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Weather Fair Today, Colder Tomorrow 10 Pages World, State and Local News Daily FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CX—No. 116. WILMINGTON, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. 20 Measures Introduced In Legislature; Speaker Appoints 26 Chairmen Four Bills in Senate and 14 by. Representatives Sets Law Making Mill to Work MORRISON’S MESSAGE SET FOR NOON TODAY New Worthless Check Law and Act to Require Service Cards to Employees Proposed RALEIGH, Jan. 8.—The introduction of four bills in the senate and 14 in the house, and the announcement of 26 committees in the latter body featured tonight’s session of the 67th biennial general assembly of North Carolina. The announcement of the committees came in as a surprise. They had not t>een expected until tomorrow. ' "A bill introduced in the" senate to night sought the repeal of the statutes of 1903, which related to land charters granted the Carolina-Tennessee Water Power company for operation in Cher okee county, and was akin to Repre sentative Dillard's measure, whioh was launched in the house last week. A bill to provide that corporations and employers issue service iou«n employes, who leave their employ-— letters which set forth the term of service, reason for leaving and whether the services rendered were satisfactory —was introduced in the house tonight by Representative L. J. Lawrence of Hertford county. Representative W. 11. Matthews of Charlotte brought out a bill, which’ seeks to make the giving of worthless check* a misdemeanor and punishable according to the dis cretion of the judge. The senate session was brief, but the bouse transacted business for nearly an hour, when they adjourned until noon tomorrow, at which time Govern or Cameron Morrison will deliver hlft message to a joint session. A iO-day extension was granted the budget com mittee to report. Following is a list of the house com mittees appointed and their chairmen: Engrossed bills, T. L. Gwynn, Hay wood county; corporations, R. T. Foun tain, Edgecomb county; corporation commission, C. A.' Gosnev, Wake county; constitutional amendments, R. O. Everett, Durham county; claims, jjcrt E. Dennett. Alison county; court# and ju-r.cial districts, T. C. Bowie, Ashe county; insurance, Julius Brown, FItt county; insane asylum, H. B. Gaston. Gaston county; public buildings and grounds, L\ P. Rodgers, Iienjierson county; library, Robert E. Taylor, Vance county; senatorial districts, Q. R, .ixitoocka,- .&r., .Canvb‘i*iai:d -coujity; justices of the peace. It. W. Smith, Pitt county; drainages T. C. Whitaker, Jones county; propositions and grievances, Walter Murphy, Rowan bounty; private and public school laws, George H. Cooper, -Franklin county; military af fairs. A. W. Byrd, Wayne county; ju diciary No. 1. Lindsey Warren. Beau fort county; judiciary No. 2, E. W. Pharr, Mecklenburg county; journal, L. J. Lawrence,-Hertford county;^inter nal improvements, F. F. Cohbon, Pas quotank county; game, Frank B. Hooker, Pamlico county; immigration, Levi Hill, Greene county; institution? for the blind, H. L. Nettles, Buncombe cunty; expenditures. Van B. Martin, Washington county; salaries and fees, Edward S . Paiker, Jr„ Alamance county; mines and mining, J. S. Wat kins, Granville county. The legislative program, which the North Carolina legislative council foi women will advocate to the general as sembly, was reviewed in a meeting here late today of the executive com m.ttee of the council and given final approval. The bills, which incorporate the legislative desires of the council, have been drafted and are ready toi submission to the legislature, with the single exception of that which is *n~ tended to harmonize the prohibition + u a THitinnai laws, Mrs. Palmer Jerman. president of the council, announced. The legislative council for women las secured the introduction of its •seduction” bill, which is drafted to remove the disqualification of a woman to testify "in her own behalf” on an indictment for abduction or seduction. This bill was introdduced by Repre sentative Frank B. Hooker of Pamlico, channels for introduction of the other measurts for which the council stands have not been arranged. . . Equal guardianship rights for both parents, while living, over the persons and property of their children are Pjk> Vided for In one of the council s bills. Another makes women eligible for jury service, with an exemption proviiuon for mothers and young children. The council's bill to amend the election laws as finally decided upon would make one slight amendment In the present law, although the womens ultimate objective . is the Australia?* ballot. The substitution of "shall, for nay” where the law directs th^t yie election officials may rope off a balPOtr. ing place at the polls is the extent o the council’s proposed change. The executive committee of tne council today heard ' ClAfetifce Johnson, state welfare commissioner, on the subject of making- tHd “Age or consent 16 years instead of 14^ye,ar® 1 the present la*w provides: ‘ “NO single woman can dispose of her until she is 21 years df’A^e', bbt ‘she IS considered under the law to have suffi cient intelligence to dispose of ber. ’-■ody after she is 14,” Mrs. Johnson said in addressing the committee. .‘Not to 'nact a law raising the age of consent to conform to the age-of supervision i<y. the juvenile court ip inconsistent und unjust.” she continued. ' Retention of the state-wide primary,, enlargement of the public welfare Pro . ► ram of the state and opposition to the imposed “blanket amendment’ whejre-, i»y the national woman** party would -mend the federal constitution to re move, at one blow, all legal inequajl-| • ' s between the sexes are included 4n . tne legislative plans of the council. Chief emphasis will be placed upon; measures designed to co-ordinate^ na-, Serial and state forces tor prohibition , * uforcement when the-council writes j i; v v*m trv /«iif thA inharmonies in | I-1-> ■ \Yade to Introduce 5 Local Bills Today By BROCK BERKLY Star Bureau, 312 Tucker Bldg:. RALEIGH. Jan. 8.—Local bill* Representative Wtade of New Hun over expects to introduce at tomor row’s session of the greneral assem bly include the ^following;: An act to provide for the Austral ian ballot, j An act authorising: the county | commissioners to fix the salary of a clerk. i An net authorising; the judge to fix i the salary of a eburt stenographer j for New Hanover superior court. An act putting; Mrs. Helen G. Lane on the pension roll. V_____> State Wide Game Law Will Be Introduced in Lower House Today Star News Bureau. 312 Tucker Building. • By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Jan. S.—The' first of the State-Wide game bills will be introduc ed in the house tomorrow by Repre sentative James E, L. Wade of New Hanover. Mr. Wade made public the text of his bill tonight. It provides for the appointment by the governor of a commission ofi tlrree men, who shall take over the powers and duties of the Audubon society. Each of /the three principal divisions of the state shall be represented on the commission. A game warden shall be appointed for the state, and as many deputy wardens as necessary shall be named for the enforcement of the game laws in- the various sections. For a license fee for hunting, Mr. Wade specifies $3 the year for a state resident hunter’s license. $1 for a county resident hunter's license, $15 for a non-resident of the state, and $25 for a non-resident, w*ho is not a resi dent of the United States. A person j will be permitted, of course, to hunt on his own lands without a license. The bill provides for hunting sea sons as follows: For ducks, geese and brant (except wood duck, coder duck an(vseman, the killing of which Is pro hibited at all times), coots, gallinulqs and Wilson’s or English snipe, Novem ber 1 to January SE njx^bHowd*^ for sord and- other" rails, September 1 to, Noverryber 30; black bellied and goD den plover and greater and lesser yel lowlegs, September 1 to December 15; woodcock, November 1 to December 31; dove, October 11 to January 31; bob whites (partridge or quail), December 1 to January 31; wild turkey, grouse, pheasant, deer, rabbits, o’possums, rac coons, foxes, mink, otter, skunk, musk rats and bear, November 1 to January 31, provided that bear and muskrats may be taken and hunted v th traps only from February 1 to April; 1. Foxes and rabbits may be hunted with dogs only from October 1 to October 31, and from February 1 to February 15. The game commission is authorized to shorten or lengthen the closed sea son dates, and shorter dates may be confined to any .particular county. The bill also contains numerous other pro visions covering ail the types of game In the state. Among other things, it prohibits the hunting or killing of any wild water fowl in the waters of the state from any floating box battery,, or float not on land at the time. Twenty-five ducks is placed as the limit for the day’s killing. Sale of quail and other types of kind is pro hibited. Boards Of county commission ers are authorized to offer.a reward of DO cents for each scalp of a chicken A fine of from to $50 or imprison ment from one too 30 days is specified as punishment for violating any pro vision of the act. SOLO Si S IN HAVANA HAVANA, Cuba, Jan S.—The Pan American railroad steamer Cristobal, carrying an American congressional' excursion party of 106 members, ar rived here today from the canal zone and was greeted by Maj. Gen. E. H. Crowder, special American represents* tive and legation officials. They will continue their voyage tomorrow for Norfolk, Va. SYDNEY STRIKE ENDS SYDNEY, N. S. W„ Jan. 8.—The sea men’s strike which began three months ago after a wage dispute, has ended/ and there is a general resumption of activity on the water'front. U. S. REPARATIONS PROPOSALS BEFORE FRENCH SOVERNMENT ‘American View of Inquiry Into Problem, -Outlining Nation’s Thought, Sent to Paris OFFICIALS BELIEVE PLAN WELL RECEIVED At Least in Some Quarters Abroad There is Evidence | That Suggestion is Favorable WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.^-(By the As sociated Press.) American proposals for an inquiry into the German repara | tions problem by a commission of fl ' nariciers, have been transmitted to Paris, but still await definite French reaction to the plan, although a pre liminary answer has been received here. No time limit was involved in the suggestions as put forward by Secretary Hughes, it was said authori tatively today, and the plan still is be fore the French government. It was made clear that the outline of Ameri can thought on the question had been sent to Paris through official channels prior to the premiers meeting on Janu ary 2. Secretary Hughes did not trust en tirely to the informal method of sug gestion in his speech at New Haven when he discussed the plan. Although it was not indicated today in what way the French government had been ad vised officially of the American views, it was assumed that Ambassador Jus se.'and was given a very definite state ment for that purpose, and that this was amplified in later conversations. There has been ample evidence Amer ican officials hold, that the suggestion was well received in some quarters abroad. What is lacking apparently, is a clear understanding of the French position with, respc.ct to the plan and hope has not been abandoned in Wash ington that it may yet prove a means of escape for the-allied governments from the consequences which It is be lieved in official quarters here must tlow from drastic measure of forcible reparations collections. The French reply already received Is not regarded here as ci nclusive. It leaves the way open to ultimate accep tance of Mr. Hughes’ suggestion, it was indicated although so far as can be learned, officials in .Washington are in the dark as to whether France will turn to the alternative of economic studies. Since JWr. J.iu§neB spcrui "-l Haven.-no authqrieed spokesman lias actual seizures iri the Ur fir region as planned by the French. Yet there is no mystery about the view In Washington as to what probably' will follow, for the secretary frankly stated In his New Fa von ad tress what those views were. He. pointed out that economic authori ties .held that, forcible.measures ‘‘will : not produce reparations payments but might tend to destroy the basis of those payments which must be fount in economic recuperation." The view of the Washington govern ment on this point has not change-, nor 1s itllkely to change without very defi nite proof that the French plan is workable and will produce reparations payments without precipitating com plete collapse in Germany. That view point, as well as the proposal that in ternational financiers be called, was fully presented to all the allied powers] before the meeting of the premiers in Paris. Despite action of the senate in the resolution expressing the opinion that (Continued on rage Two) $20,000,000 in Bonds to be Sold by JState Star News Bureau. 313 Tucker Building. By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Jan. 8.—The state will sell $20,000,000 In bonds Wednesday, Treasurer B. R. Lacy announced today. Fifteen millions will be highway bonds, $3,373,000 in construction bonds, and $1,700,000 school loan bounds. . The' amount of the highway bo'nds previously sold is $20,000,000 and Wed nesday’s sale of $15,000,000 will leave only $15,000,000 more of the original $50,000,000 issue. The school loan bonds are the last of the $5,000,000 issue authorized by the 1921 general assembly for a loan fund to-aid coun ties in the construction of flew high and common school buildings. Bond sales are conducted by the gov ernor and council of state, Treasurer Lacy being a member of the council. Leak In Embassy Liquor Stores Charged By Prohibition Officials WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.— (By The As sociated Press).—Charges that much of the illicit' liQuor retailed recently by Washington bootleggers came into the United States . under consignment to the foreign embassies and ,legations here have'developed a situation which, fn the opinion of federal prohibition authorities, embraces many disagree abWhn0etofflclaltseof the federal govern ' wm not discuss specifically the ^cent l auor raids which. Washington nol*ce officers declare h*ve provided Ss «. s,4,™s- ““ .«»«• ”• theory that come intoxicants permitted ih*? LVrv under diplomatic courtesiy have found their way into illegal chan n*mhe prohibition officials have started . cheek bn diplomatic shipments to de termine whether the representatives of In? country have been receiving an ^nawnHy abnormal supply. The pror apparently *ntrv necessitates formal application by the embassy to | the state department, which, it was said today, is sending a copy of each such application to the prohibition bu reau for its information. A' further check is being made through customs officials at ‘Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia, through which ports the bulk of the diplomatic liquors arrive. Officials were hesitant today to say what action would be taken, if it was definitely established that an embassy | was receiving- supplies of liquors plainly in excess of the requirements of its staff, but it was indicated that the state department would be re quested in such a case "to take the matter up with the ambassador or min ister in question in the hope of obtain ing his voluntary co-operation toward remedying the situation. The logical remedy, a high official of the prohibition bureau said today, would en.tail th* co-operation of for eign representatives In Washington to hold their applications for jiquor to normal requirements. I GRADY DELIVERS CHARGE WITHOUT MENTIONING KLAN New Judge Holds Court at New Bern, But Sticks Strictly to Judicial Matters POSSIBLE MEMBERSHIP NO PUBLIC CONCERN —r-''. To Newspaper Men he Says he Belongs to no Order Whose Oath Conflicts With Duties < Special to the Star) NEW BERN, Jan. fi.—If the crowd that'filled the Craven court room this morning- had expected Judge Henry A. Urady, new superior judge, ot Clinton, to make any reference to hifc member ship or non-membership in the Ku Klux Klan, in his first charge to a grand Jury, they were- sorely disap pointed. He gave his time to judicial matters, arraigning the bootlegger, ap pealing for Justice for tenants at the hands of landlords, asserting the su premacy of the white race, and talking about the klan-matter in an interview after court. Judge Grady reiterated the state ment nfade some time; ago that he did not think his membership or non-mem 'bership in the organization a matter of public concern, and added that he did not belong to any secret or fraternal organization, whose obligation con flicted with -hie position as a judge or as a citizen. , I CIO not COJIMUCI Lilt? .ittu O..-- VW whether I am or am not a member of the klan a matter of public concern,", he said. “I am holding an elective of fice as judge of the (superior court, and in the conduct of thattofflce I invite the criticism of the press. The only pur- j pose that I have and the only feeling | that will actuate roe in discharge of my duties will be to see that equal and exact justice is meted but to all parties and litigants, regardless of their race, color or creed. •, "I am willing to assert that I am not a member of any secret or fraternal order whose path-, obligation or ritual Is at variance with my oath as judge of the superior court, or as a citizen of the state of North Carolina, but to the con trary each and every organization to which I belong requires of its members over and above every other part of its obligation, absolute loyalty to the gov ernment of the United States, the laws of North Carolina, and the constituted authority under which we live.” In his '-harge to tba -grand jury. Judge Grady spent much time.on boot legging, for, he sald^ln his opinion, it was next in th^,c:ai<eioj$ of sin to, “the * “It produces more pefjury than any other offense, arid no man is safe against a liar;'* he said. “Men will re port an adulterer for decency's sake, they will arrest a thief, and bring him 'to justice, they will form posses and hunt murderers, hut they will shield and defend the worst bootlegger in the community and call It honor." "R.emember the laborer is worthy of his hire,” said the speaker, in conclud ing a plea for the defenseless tenant, in which class the majority of negroes are. “In the division of profits the white man js the dominant factor, and injustice on this score serve hut to add .one more faggot to the flame of race hatred that so unfortunately exist in this state,” he declared. The white man is the negro’s superior, morally and intellectually, and the latter has nothing to do with government affairs ns a race, but under such conditions, the white man Is charged with a sacred trust, it is his duty to see that the negro gets justice, was the suBstanee of his discussion of the negro’s legal status. Judge Grady'* first case was that of Raymond White, 19-year-old Cove City white boy. He pleaded guilty to st<^re breaking, and the court accepted it On Solicitor Jess H. Davis' recommenda tion, and allowed the defendant to pay the costs, on condition he would report good behavior for tW years under recognition for $200. , 1 French Troops Start Move to Dusseldorf COBLENZ, Jan. 8,—(By the As sociated Press.) Four train loads French and Colonial troops from Muyence passed through Coblenz this evening on the way to a con centration center in the outskirts of Duesseldorf, where it is estlmat ed 60)000 troops already havC been assembled. Seven more troop trains were scheduled to pass .through Coblena tonight. . Military trains also are forming at Herbesthal and leaving for the new reparations front. Duisburg dispatches say the Belgians are concentrating there ready for an advance. The workers here have spread the rumors that the mines are to be. flooded. when the troops enter the Ruhr and that a general strike will be declared in protest against tho invasion. The 230th French. Held artillery, and the 158th infantry may move. . but their commanders are reticent as to their plans. . No srecial in structions have' been received from Washington at American head quarters here and the occupational duties in' the American area are going om as usual. MAYENCE, dan. 8.—(By th/As sociated Press.) General be Gout te, accompanied by his staff, will leave for Duesbelflorf tomorrow morning. On his arrival he will act in accordance with : instructions, • which may be given him by the Rhineland high commission. SUN YAT SEN HOPEFI,T, SHANGHAI, China, Jan.. 8,—SJun Yat Sen, deposed president of. the South. China republic, who fled , here for refuge lfst. summer, expects his army, which recently captured Wu Chow, to retake Canton, within two weeks, and restore him to power In the south, he announced today. 1 Louisiana Marshals Her Legal Forces to Dig Deep Into Mob * Murders in Morehouse Parish Twelve Witnesses Summoned to Testify Today, Including Fath er of One of Victims and a Granddaughter of Mer Roup^ Mayor—Yesterday Devoted to Prepara tory Conferences in Case La., Jan. 8.—Legal forces °t * Louisiana prepared to nigb v ’V.; deep tomorrow into the tra'-of Morehouse parish, the tor slaying of Watt Daniel and Richards, whose deaths have |$|^ch&rgr6d by Governor John Ttf. Par to “klan murderers.” % Today was largely one of conferences In preparation for the resumption to morrow of the open court hearing, with testimony in the record already to show that the two men were put to torture and death by means of a spec ially devised machine of punishment, after being taken prisoner by what was described as a black hooded mob. Twelve witnesses were summoned to day to testify. Their testimony is ex pected to deal largely with the capture of Daniel and Richards and the finding of the mutilated and decapitated bodies in Lake LaFourghe two weeks ago. Other than the; announcement of the list of witnesses the removal of a company of the state troops, sent here to act in conjunction with civil author ities, was probably the most important surface development and tended to al lay an impression that martial law was in prospect. Approximately 100 state soldiers still were on duty here and at Mer Rouge tonight. J. L. Daniel, father of Watt, and him self a victim of the hooded band, is to FACE TRIAL TONllT FOR KILLING IN 1920 Magistrate to Hold Preliminary! Hearing for Alleged Slayers J of Lincoln County Man j GASTONIA, Jan. 8.—Robert L. Grice j and John Carswell, arrested today in | connection with charges of assault and ; murder, will be given a preliminary i hearing before a justice of the peace j here tomorrow night on the charge pi j murder, Solicitor Jphn G. Carpenter an- i noune'ed tonight. The men were j charged in warrants today with the murder of John Ford, of Lincoln coun ty, who, with Ranson Killian and two young women, were engraggd-iitCj-an fcfrr* y tifT ftfe "ti igm'-^t-^^mTrer. 7,' 1920, which resulted in the fatal shoot ing of Ford and serious Injuries to one of the women. Today's warrants were obtained after it was announced that one of the women had accused the men of Killing and of an attack. The arreets were the first in many months in the case which caused the grand jury to remain In session here for weeks after it occurred to investi gate reports attributed by officers to the survivors, that they had been' at tacked by two negroes. Carswell and Grice made no state ments today, except to denny the charges. They have employed an at torney to defend them. It had been, planned to conduct a hearing tonight, but the solicitor said he had found it necessary to issue subpoenas for witnesses he desired, in cluding Killian and the young woman who he said made the affidavit. The other girl also will be brought here, he Hearing on Change of Venue Postponed CONCORD, JaH. 8.—The hearing on the motion of attorneys for O. G. "Red" Thomas for a change in venue for their client was postponed this afternoon uh til Tuesd&y morning when it will be resumed in the Cabarrus county supe riod court-with Judge Jamis L. Webb presiding. Postponement of the hearing came after attorneys’for the defense had of fered 40 affidavits in support of their claim that a change of venue should be allowed. The state announced that it.had been unable to prepare its affi davits in time for the hearing and Judge Webb thereupon ordered a con tinuation to Thursday. Thomas was recently granted a new trial by the state supreme court after paving been found guilty last January of second degree murder for the killing of A. J. Allen at Kannapolis on Octo ber 25, 1921. be recalled to the witness stand tomor row. The elder Daniel started his tes timony Saturday afternoon but did not finish. He told of being taken into the woods by members of the mob and flogged, and of the disappearance of his son at the same time, but appar ently had much more to tell. In addi tion to Mr. Daniel, the list of witnesses includes his granddaughter, Thelma Dade, 15-year-old daughter of Mayoi Dade, of Mer Rouge; Sidney White and “Nip” Nichols, who were in the auto mobile from which Watt Daniel was taken, and several other men who were halted by the masked band at the time of the kidnaping. ■Whether any of them will testify as to the identity of the members of the hooded mob cannot be foretold. Thus far none of the witnesses have been able to name members of the mob. T. S^mraes Walmsley, assistant to Attorney' General A. V. Coco, was named today as spokesman for the state’s legal forces. His first interview with newspaper men was confined td an announcement of the list of prospec tive witnesses for tomorrow. He de nied several rumors of a sensational nature. In addition to the testimony to be given by Daniel and his granddaugh ter and the two men who were in the (Continued on Page Two.) HOUSE HAS RIGHT TO GALL WITNESS Can Force Attendance at Im peachment Hearings, Texas Representatives Asserts WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The house, in impeachment proceedings, possesses the power held by courts to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, Representative Sumners, . Democrat, Texas, declared today, in a report filed with the judiciary committee in the Keller-Daugherty controversy. The question has never been settled, in this country." said Mr. Sumners, who added that decision in this case prob ably would establish,a precedence, for 0rtiTrT'gfif(fiC5K;«r''rTf~w!n~eome before the committee tomorrow at its meeting to formulate a report on the impeach ment charges made against Attorney General Daugherty by .Representative Keller, Republican, Minnesota. While the-committee is expected to hold that there were no grounds for the charges, it was. understood that Representative . Thomas, Democrat, Kentucky, will fQe a minority report holding that the Keller specifications were sufficient.to demand an Impeachr ment trial. So far as could be learned, no other Democrat will sign the minor ity report. The committee report, also, it is said, will" hold that the charges against William J. Burns, chief of the department of justice bureau of inves tigation which were- aired during the general hearing, were not sustained. With the Daugherty feature of the investigation settled, the committee will take up the report of Its sub-com mittee, which held that Mr. Keller had no constitutional ground for refusing to respond to a subpoena to appear and testify. No Omnibus Measure For Public Building WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Announce ment that there would be no otnnibua public buildings at this session of congress was made today by Senator Fernald, Republican, Maine, and Rep resentative Langley, Republican, Ken tucky, chairman Of the senate and house public buildings committees, re spectively, after a conference today with President Harding. The president and Republican lead ers’in congress, it was said, believe that the treasury’s condition does make possible a general public buildings bill. The decision against an omnibus bill was regarded as precluding any Jiope for action, at this sessoin at least, on the building program 'recently recom mended by Secretary Mellon of the treasury, which would have provided new quarters for.federal activities in 140 cities at a cost of $40,000,000.' Curtis Publishing Company Wins Fight to Maintain Exclusive Agents WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Declaring that “the engagement of competent agents, obligated to devote their tithe arid attention to developing the princi pals’ business to the exclusion of all Others, where nothing else appears, has long been recognized as proper and un objectionable, the supreme court today overruled the federal trade commission, and pronounced the wholesale distribu tion system of the Curtis Publishing company lawful under the Clayton act. The decision upheld a ruling by \ the third circuit court of appeals to which the company took its case when cited by the commission. The commission had ordered the pub lishing company to desist from enter ing into agreements, prohibiting whole salers from selling or distributing the magazines or newspapers of other pub lishers. \ Asserting .that the contract complained of by the federal trade commission was one of agency and not of sale and therefore was not prohibit ed by the Clayton act, the court, whose opinion was rendered by Justice Mc Reynolds, stated that "the evidence clearly shows that respondent’s (the Curtis Publishing company) agency contracts were made without unlawful motive and in the orderly course of an expanding business.” "It does not necessarily follow,” Jus tice McReynolds continued, because many agents had been general distrib utors that their appointment and limi tation amounted to unfair trade prac tice. "Effective competition requires thafc traders have large freedom of action when conducting their own affairs,” he stated. "Success alone does not show reprehensible methods althoug'h it may. increase or render insuperable the diffi culties which rivals must face. The mere selection of competent, successful and exclusive representatives in the or derly course of development can give no 4ust cause for complaint, and, when standing alone, certainly affords no ground for condemnation under the Statute.” The evidence in the case did not show the court anounced, that the Curtis Publishing company "intended to prac tice unfair methods or unduly to sup-' press competition or to acquire monop oly. , • i .... . ■ •-■v‘ SQUARE DEAL ALL BRITISH ARE AFTER IN DEBT SETTLEMEN1 Chancellor of Exchequer. De clares Nation Seeks blit Fair Business Adjustment LIQUIDATION TERMS DEMAND MUCH CARE London Delegates Make It Plain that England Must Proceed with Precaution WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Negotiations between the American and British debt funding commission opened today with a declaration by Stanley Baldwin, Brit ish chancellor of the exchequer, tbat all his government wanted wa's a "square deal" in the settlement of its war debt to the United States aggre gating more than four billions of dol lars. Asserting that the mission which he heads was not here “to ask for favors or to impose on generosity," the chan cellor said what was desired "was a fair business settlement" that would secure for America "the repayment to the last cent of those credits which the United State/ government established in America for us, their associates in Mr. Baldwin warned, however, that, the' British governriient, having regard for the present heavy burden of taxa tion on its people, its commitments in costly mandates and other circum stances, had to consider very carefully the terms of the liquidation of the debt, lest an annual obligation be as sumed which it might be impossible to meet in years of bad trade and falling revenue. The chancellor's outline of the Brit ish position was in feply too a formal welcome from Secretary Mellon, chair man of the American commission, who explained the limitations of the law under which that commission was cre ated, a law requiring repayment of the principal of the 'debt in 25 years and a minimum interest rate of 414 iu: cent. Beyond this formal exchange of views little was accomplished:;'at to day’s brief session, which was adjourn ed over until Wednesday. At’that time a general discussion of the whole sit uation will be begun and the British mission is expected to present addi-^ tional data,'with reference to the geu-‘ ’eral statement usiimitted today by the British chancellor. i President Harding was advised lata today of .the progress of the negotia tions, .Secretary Mellon, and Senator SijioQt, Republican, Utah, another mem ber of the American commission, spending half an hour with him at the white house. Under the debt funding law. all ne gotiations entered into by the commis sion are subjected to executive ap proval and it is understood that Mr. Harding plana' to keep in close, touch with the situation as it develops around the conference table in the treasury. Spokesmen for both missions describ ed the meeting as a “very friendly" one, but it was stated that neither com mission had presented any concrete proposal as a basis of settlement. Such proposals. were expected to come on Wednesday, with indications that the American commission would await a proffer from the British. The British chancellor, in outlining his government's position, desclared tliat the settlement made here would determine tl;e condition and material welfare of the great mass of waso earners in both Great Britain and the United States. He explained that to pay the debt his government will of 'necessity have to levy heavy taxes to meet the payments and that this would decrease the purchasing power of the British working men, and reduce Brit ish consumption of American products. The result would be, he said, that both the American farmer and the Ameri can working man would feel the pinch. The British debt, he continued, was not a debt for dollars sent to Europe, UUL IU1 _UV41CS.4S» — *•■*' (foods were supplied in war times at war prices and to repay in goods Great Britain would have to send to America a far greater bulk of goods than it purchased. Payment in that manner, Mr. Baldwin declared, would affect the employment of the American people for many years to cotne. As to other methods of paying, the chanoellor called attention that his country has established large credits for its European allies so that while It was dealing with its liabilities it found a large proportion of its assets frosen. He , argued also that instead of the war leaving Great Britain richer by acquisition of new territory, the ac ceptance of mandates in some of the most disturbed parts of the world had Involved heT in vast unproductive ex penditures in policing and patrolling territories in which she had no eco nomic rights not open equally to other nations. I IN THE LEGISLATURE The general assembly convened in a formal meeting at 8 o’clock. Barely more than a quorum was present in either houee, because of the large num ber of leaves of absence granted over Saturday and Sunday. The North Carolina legislative coun cil for women held a meeting, at which they approved a program for their leg isslatlve activities. Several prominent 1 .women from over the state attended. Members of the general assembly be gan coming In from their various homes after a week end spent In con ferences with their respective const! tu ^Many phases of the coming legislat ive battles were discussed in legislat ive quarters during the'off-day around the capltol. . Interest broadened In the message, which Governor Morrison is expected to deliver to the Joint session tomor row. ' The contents of the message were guarded religiously, only a few of the governor’s confidential advisers' having any inkling of the text. ■
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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