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*>’• ••"* * i “5 -rirf v.4; * T ■] . i; ;>X & •;•, =': , ' ' ^PN>ED A. D. lm.-^VOL. CX.^-N0t 167. WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1923. \ ■? * .. ‘Bis; •* ' v^S'-. .,X:. .■■■■'. r 12 Pd!J?£S Average Circulation 8,000 OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. Senate Votes Down Amendment proposing a Referendum f . ^ frthe People aVNext <’*V General Election, v GENERAL REVENUE SlLL 1 - '<46®[ THIRD READING . ^ fYJl AUlClIUlUCUtS puuglli ators are Voted Down; Only M-'k ■ 0 Si&f i;V One Negati^; Vote Against ftieasure,Tfife Being-Cast fey barker, of ' Wayne; Brown Amendment te Increase Tax on Income Loses 21 to 27 ; Gen eral Education Bill Passes Without an Amendment; Sen ate to Consider Anti-Han Bill Today/1. ; /; .//“•; -i //'" V. • .y' > • s 'Fe/’iSv-say . the A«bocl at&ipl JPteSs.) Voting flown an.ametfd! ment^JpFoposlng- ^a referendum to the peob&kt the next general election, the senate tonight passed the Bowie raU ttoad bill . on ltd third rending and the ^measure Will be "ratified awF become law. It provides for $10,000,Q<*0 for the •construction df ■ a trunk line, railroad through the / tektreme northwestern counties, ahd in addition, tor the par ticipation of., the state’to the extent of 19 per cent of the costs of the buiid ■ ing '-vt five branch railroads in the northwestern portion h*. the ptate,. ^ 5 Shorn of all amendments which mem hars of the senate sought to attach to the general revenue bill, the measure passed its second reading In 4h upper house tonight by a vote of iTtol.The single' negative Vote was by Senator Wayne, who stated that Vote was. “a. pretest.oy.ee .the ^ffeat df .^^^amendthuBt/^hich would '•hove destroyed the exemption from taxation of stock in lorelga eofpora I rfons held in this state. '> ^ The Brown amendment to increase -t£e tax on incomes above ^10»000 lost by a vote of 2t to 27, after briefjiebate in which Senator Long stated that the . approprtatipns whi^h ®re in prospect cjvere based on the estimate of reve-, nuc under the act as It was wrltten in^ .cgardl^ ^ires^t ^c^r Sonhtor' parser Introduced tonight n amendment tb require all owners f Htnek or other security of foreign orporatlons to file them, together with hej* market value, with the state pom ilssioner of revenue, and'to subscribe he information on path as to whether he securities were taxed in. the state f their issuance. This was lost by Ote of' 29 to 19. ] , ni i- on •-After the senate had voted 21 to 20 onlght for the Hicks amendment to he Giles farm loan bill, providing for he appointment of. a’ commission and he appropriation of $1,000 for investi atioh of the mints of the proposition he author of the original bill moved hit the bill and all the amendments ffered be tabled and the motion pre ailed, marking the'death of the meas -he Harris “anti-theft” automobile 1 passed the senate tonight and go eg >.h<Max Gardner, of Cleveland, and L 'Long, of Halifax, were added to , board of directors of the railroad npany created by the Bowie bill by s passage in the senate tonight of a asure -which already had thp In •aement of the bouse* ’he general education hill Passed Its rd reading in the senate tonightand ufirte a law without having been jjected to amendments. Senator rker, of Wayne, pffered twp amend nts orfe to permit appeal of the >Dle’ tn \the superior court in the cfcse consolidation of school districts by . board of education and the other provide that the board should not ue bonds without" the voteof the >ple of the district affected, but :hdrew them; and announced , he uld write th^in into a separate bm. Consideration of the “anti-Ku Klux ut" legislation tonight was. set spe l far tomorrow mprning. VARS EH. AJIKSDMENT AIM®Jro kill stock exemption yp V * RALEIGH, Feb. 2 8.—(-BJ ■ Press.)—-The Varser amendment to tne \ general revenue bill intended to strike but the provision which Provides ex V eruption for taxation of stock in for^ > eign corporations owned by resident fCNorth Carolinians .failed of passage to de 1 ' i\orm ’ * ., - f laj^oday, after the^dev°tion of .f^atteSioOn- session of the senate to ■Sk, Tonight, the bill again was in order, j;with,the Brown amendment to the m i come tax levying section b®*or® J."Senate. This amendment would change , the provision which proposes a flatus per cent' tax on incomes above; $10,000 : bv nlacing a graduatory tax on m 1 comes mounting above tba* ®S1UJ,£ *5““ ;.'Kit per cent for the first, $2,500 in excess ir of lio.doo. to thq constitutional Umi tatlon of 6 per cent for all incomes in excess Of $25,000. - • . t. The Varser amendment lost By a bote of 25 to 23, with two-senators SnairedT»On the roll call the ayes were >:Ml and the noes, 24, but Senator Hodges ’.ii’ihf Avery. Republican, Who had indlca *stod in his address previously that he was opposed to the amendment, voted "'"aye and'is request that he he re .eorded Against the measure turned the ;.Jesuit in favor of the original bill, iyfpf:: in the debate this afternoon Sena tors Hicks, Haymore, Parker, Johnson ” of Beaufort, and Parser spoke for the ■Amendment, while Senators. Del.any. Baggett, Bellamy and Long addressed the senate in support of the bill with Its "exemption” provision intact. Sen . atof Varser closed the argument af ter Senator Long, who had led the fight fdr the bill, had concluded the discufi* slon of his forests. ■ ' , * Senator Bellamy stated thatrone citl . sen of Wilmington, who left the state because ©t Garolinft vOf foreign stpeka, died lh New Tork and his adopted state collected a million ■K (.Continued on Page Two) . . k ^ ''.»!■ , ' 'fX LU •; XSHEVII.E, Feb. 28.—After the J“*T returned a verdict of not guilty ** tht came againtt Walter Fisher, charged with the murder of George wevis, Judge Henry P. Lane, at • Sjrlva, stated that they had ‘ffeturn rd a verdict, which in h|s opinion wan shocking to the people of the county and of North Carolina by disregarding the greater weight of . unimpeachable testimony” and n ' pressed the hope that when they were discharged in the ease that “it ‘ would be forever from the court.” ■ i JOSHUA JUSTIFIED BY JURY Verdict Is Justifiable Homicide in Defense of Mrs. Widdifield, (Spdelal to tke Stnr.> FA YETTEV1LLB. Feb. ' 28.—Joshua Widdifield, who yesterday afternoon shot'and killed his son-in-law, Ed War rax; a formep' soldier from Milwaukee, iyis.j and surrendered himself to the Taw immediately after the shooting,' is tonight a free man, haying been clear ed by the coroner’s jury, which today sat on his case and declared that thb killing of Warfax was justifiable homi cide, i, V The jury’s .verdict 'was the result -of testimony by Widdlfleldls wife an4 daughter, corroborating his ownj* that he shot in defense of his wife, wh<yn Warrax had attacked with a chair. The evidence given by the gir% for merly Tnea Widdifield,. who married Warrax 18 months ago, was taken at the Widdifield home on Monticello Heights as the shock of the. tragedy was such thgt she was unable to go to to the undertaking parlors where the inqdeat was held. She told a pitiful story, declaring her husband had. pawned her clothes and sold hey :dlfleh?^anP"tis write,. which waa^S roborated by the daughter, Warrax came to the house Monday night and declared that he was going to take the girl away with him on an 11 o'clock, train, though admitting that, he had no money. He returned yesterday af ternoon and when Mrs.‘Widdifield rem onstrated with him, he seized a chair as if to strike her, Widdifield, who had been cutting wood in the yard, entered just then, lifted a pistol from a table drawer and fired four times, the last shot taking effect. J. L. Bell, assistant ticket agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, testified that Warrax told him Monday night that he Was going to get the girl or get Widdi field. A telegram sent today to the .home address in Milwaukee given by War rax to Fort Bragg officials brought the reply that no such parties were known there. School Children Find $2,000 in Gold Coin SANFORD, Feb. 28.—Burled treasure In the form of gold coins to an amount approximating 82,000 was discovered on a newly made street here yesterday by children on their way from school. The children, thinking the 20-dollar coins were large pennies scooped up handfuls and rushed home, informing their companions as they vlent. Two traveling men are said to have arrived on-the scene and appropriated the greater portion of the treasure. The money was contained in a glass jar, which had been broken, and Its contents washed to the surface by the recent heavy rains. The new street crosses the site formerly occupied by a buggy sht/d, and nearby the scene of a one-time negro cafe and barroom. There Is no clue as to how the treasure camf to be burled, or who did It. PROPOSE FIGHT OS KIAS. CHICAGO, Feb. 28.—A national con vention to discuss the posslbilty of an organized country wide campaign against the Ku Klux Klan will be held in Chicago some time this spring, the American Unity league announced to day after a two day anti-Klan rally here. U.S. Commttnication Regarding Ne>j? Castle Affair Transmitted^ Through Harvjey INVESTIGATION F *■ TO BEAR OUT C This Is Made- Plain by the Stiite Department’s .J Communication WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—The British government was notified today by-Am bassador Harvey, in London, that. the United States had issued orders 'that] its consulate at New Castle-on-Tyne was not to be re-opened, and that dis position was to be made of the lease of the consular premises. The decis ion grows out of Great Britain'S'can cellation of the exequatur and of rec ognitic ... of Consul Slater and Vice Consul Brooks, who were charged with discriminating against British vessels. The state department was advised late in the daw by Mr. Harvey that b,e had handed Lord Curzon, British for eign minister, a note giving the decis ion of the American government apd its reasons for’ pursuing such a coprSe. Several notes on. thereontroversy, pre viously had been exchanged, the; one today being in reply to a communtea tlon from Lord Corson, dated Decem ber 2-7. ■ ■ ■-, p; -- The American note today reiterated that a, thorough - investigation; shown - conclusively that "the charges preferred - can not be »u b St an ti ate d- ’ - ^ The text as made puhl id at-Abe department follows: ,<-. "On behalf of my g^pThmeiit I *ave. the honor to inform your lordship of the receipt of note Oh December 27, l?w3» you state the decision' o£ the British government with regard to ibe- cancellation of the exequatur and-^recognition, respective ly, jit Mr. sppr><dnd Mr. Brooks, con sular- and vi«e-conau*ar at New Castle on-Tyne, * f "In the circumstances, I am instruct ed to-inform your lordship-that orders have been issued not to re-open the consulate and to dispose of the lease of the consular premises. "May I call once more to your at tention tl^ftett^t^^a^^^^^^ in government and that the evidence se cured convinced my government that the charges -preferred can not be Sub stantiated. . “My government desires me, further more, once again to point out. that al though it has never questioned the right of the-British government to cancel the exaqutur of an; American consul on the ground that he Is per sona non grata, It considers that when specific charges1 are advanced it is compelled to mpke the most thorough investigation in order to clear or dis cipline tiie alleged Offender. My gov ernment must, moreover, call in ques tion the accuracy of the parallel which your lordship found in the cancella tion in 1856 by the government of the United States of the exequatur of the British consuls at New York, Philadel phia and Cincinnati. The evidence against these consuls was developed in Judicial proceedings which' showed them to be guilty of violating the laws and the sovereignty rights of the United States.” Explosion Kills Six On Destroyer Hulbert MANILA, Feb. 28.—Six persons are reported to have been killed In an explosion on the destroyer Hal bert. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—No report had been received at midnight by The navy department as to an ex plosion on the destroyer Halbert. The craft, la command of Lieuten ant Commander F. A. Braisted. Is attached to the Asiatic fleet. Her oreW numbers about. 128 men. THOMAS FINLEY PASSES BELFAST, Feb. 28.—Thomas Finla^ who as bugler, sounded “charge” for the gallant light brigade at Balaklava and thus started the wild ride immor talized by Tennyson, died yesterday at I Drogheda. Finlay’s death followed closely that I of Thomas W. Shaw, a member of the famous brigade, who died at London,! | Ont., Sunday night. THE DAY IH WASHINGTON The senate voted, 63 to 7, to lay aside the administration shipping bill and take' up the filled-milk measure. American delegates to the Pan American conference at Santiago were given detailed instructions at a con ference with Secretary Hughes. ! The French embassy announced it Had "reliable information” indicating an anti-French movement which threatens an "armed uprising” in the RThe Interstate Commerce commission informed! the senate that the anthra cHe coal situation did not warrant pri ority orders or an embargo against elThet B°rltishadtbt funding bill was ,t£rred by President Harding and treas ury* officials immediately went to work “n final details to put into effect the reTh”daenaterapprojdj»»ttloh» committee work the house Si66D0008to“continue it* work. the house 'Postmaster Goneral ’Worjc recom mended to President Harding- that se lection pf postmasters be vested solely. In the postofflee department and that examinations by the civil service com mission be abandoned. The senate banking committee fa vorably reported the nomination of D. R. Crissinger, comptroller of the currency, to.be governor of the federal reatne board, but deferred action on the nomination of James .O. McNara to become comptroller. Chairman Lodge, of the senate for* eign relations committee, was told, by President Harding he did not regard it as vital that the senate act at this session on the proposal for American membership in the international court established by the league of nations. President Harding nominated former Representative Towner, of Iowa, to Bucoeed E. Mont Reilly, as governor of Porto Rioo; Dwight Davis, of Mis souri, to be assistant secretary of war, and Frank W. Mondell, Republican floor-, leader In the house, to succeed Mr.' Davis as a director of the war finance corporation. HARDING’S SHIPPING ILLED iY SENATE tratioif#ubsidy Bill was fore the Tapper House* FlSar One Year^o a Day. IOTION TO. L^Y ASIDE IS MEDIUM OF DEATH The "Vote was $$> to 7; House Had Previbpily Passed ' Same jAfa w -it sure WASHINGTON, Feb: 28.—The ad ministration. shipping , bill died today just a year to th^ day after It \yas ! born. On February 28, 1922, President Harding, appearing ht a joint session of congress, urged 'enactment of leg islation designed to build up an Amer ican merchant marine through gov ernment. aid, and identical bills em bodying the views <0f the administra tion w$re introduced. In the senate and house. ^Today the" bill then introduced, after having passed' the house in the meantime,' met its''tteath in the senate through adoption o£ a motion to lay it aside., ' V,.. » '%’> The end of thtfj.* legislation, which the President has Advocated with all the powers at his:,command, leaves the adminis^-ation .Uijhere it was a year ago in dealing: with .the three billion | dollar investment Ml war-built ships. The ask of , liquidising this' invest ment already has been made the sub ject of study and thb plans under con sideration are .to bh announced soon after congress adjourns Sunday; The death of the Shipping bill came -quietly and without-the bitter discus sion which, marked Its hectic career. Under agfrOempift previously reached yesterday the senate promptfy, . at 1 o'clock, proceeded la vote on the mo tion of Senatbr Robinson^ of Arkansas, the acting; Eleihocratie .leader,, to -send the ship measure back to committee. Administration leaders, including Sen ator Jones, Washington, who has been in charge of the legislation in the sen ate, had. ndicated their opposition to this .course, and thn-dnotion was voted down'.48 to 36. ... 3,' day filibuster. Senator Lada, Republi can. of North Dakota, mdyed that it bo laid aside in 'favor of the fllled milk bill, and motion was carried $3 to 7 with the Republican leaders vot ting with the majority. .The action meant the death Of the shipping meagr ure in as much as Senator Jonas bald told the senate he would make ho fur ther efforts to call the bill up before adjournment. .. ; The action was also taken' to mean the end of such legislation for years to come for President Harding has let it be known that, the administration plans no attemp^ to obtain" considera tion for- the bill at the- next regular session of congress. ' The fllled-milk bill, which prohibits the shipment in interstate commerce of evaporated or condensed milk when made from skimihed milk and such oil substitutes for the - withdrawn butter fat as cottonseed and cocoanut oil, was debated intermittently through the remainder of the day. Agreement was reached for a vote late tomorrow on the measure which has passed the house. ... dealt the ter a four Arrested in New York for Embezzlement in Leaksville in 1920 NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—Carl Country man, of LeaksvillS, N. C., who describ ed hfmself as a lecturer on-prohibition, was arrested, today as a fugitive from justice in Rockingham county, ,Ni C., where he is under indictment for em bezzlement from the Bank andfc Trust company of Leaksville. Police said they found letters ad dressed to members of the Ku Klux .Jcian of HobOkbn, N. J., in Countryman's possession, WINSTON-SALEM,' Fen. Carl Countryman, arrested in New York to day, is charged' with the embezzlement, three years ago, of $425 from the Boule vard Bank and Trust company, of Jjeaksville. He went to that section from Illinois and first engaged in teaching, being superintendent of the public school at Stonevllle. Then for a while he was im the leture platform, later going ito Spray where he organ ized a stock company and started a weekly newspaper known as The Sig nal. in which John M. Morehead, for years leader, of the Republican party in North Carolina, was a stockholder, it is stated that he secured a loan from the Boulevard Batik and Trust com pany, putting up government bonds as collateral, anil-that later he presented a check on another bank, taking up his note and securing the . government bonds,, thereupon disappearing. The 'check, it is said, proved worthless, and the hank immediately took steps to have him arrested on an embezzlement charge. At one, time, it appears, Coun tryman was heard from in Europe where newspapers are. said' to have printed maliy articles about him, an nouncing him at one time; as a former candidate for vice-president, and at another time as an official of. the Boy ■ Scouts of America., ^ > i • A telegram was receive®, this after noon by H. H. Qwynn, president of the Boulevard Bank and.. Trust company, notifying him of Countryman's arrest, and informing hint that Countryman had declared that he would resist com ing to North Carolina, President Gwynn Is jquoted as saying that his hank will take eyery possible measure to have the accused brought to the state to | answer to the charge Against hijm ;; Calendars of Both Houses' Congested But Adjournment Is. Looked for by Saturday v I . Morning Star Bureau. 312 Tucker Building. By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Feb. 28_-With both houses running: In high, adjourn ment sine die Saturday night of the general assembly was looked upon today as within the scope of possi bilities, although the calendars are still congested with multitudes of state and local measures. The revenue, appropriations and machiiipry bills and the educational bill are well on their way now and with the fight over the Parker amendment to the revenue bill set tled this afternoon, no unusual de lay is expected in setting: them through to ratification. The Volstead bill and the Bowie railroad bill are finally out of the way, and the Ku Klux Klan meas ures stand out as occupying the most conspicuous position on the legislative program for the latter half of the week.y The senate hadset today at noon for hearing the Ku Klux bills but the fight on the foreign stock ex emption clause in the revenue bill forced postponement. Senator Heath of Unioh, coll earne of the introducer of the house measure, Mr. Mtlllken, was expected to aiik consideration of his , bill tomorrow. The senate com mittee on secret societies has a substitute bill which it recoin-, mends over the Mllliken bill, but Major lieath is seeking; to get the house measure through. It strikes directly at the klai^, while the sen ate bill virtually exempts It from the provisions of the measure. A bill increasing Judicial districts and placing the solicitors on a sal ary have been causing worry to both houses. The house has been holding the judicial districts bill to see what the senate would do about ^the salary bill, while the senate has been waiting with the salary bill to see if the house will put through the judicial districts bill. What hu mor the two bodies are in as to these measures is a matter of un certainty. New bills slumped materially both In the house and senate to day, but tonight a mass of local iheasures were shot through on second and third readings. Grist Bill Providing Aid For Ex-service Men Passes Second Reading in House Measure Provides Vote of People on Issuance of $2,000,000 Bonds to Provide Nec essary Funds PROPOSES ADVANCE OF $3,000 TO VETERANS General Omnibus Supreme Court Bill Passes with Several Amendments RALEIGH, Eeb. 28.—(By the Asso ciated Press.)—Disposing of the the house passed on secohd reading the Grist bill which would provide aid lor ex-service men of the World war towards the owning and establishments of homes by a vote of 91 to 13. t The bill would provide a vote ol the people on the issuance of 92,000,000 in bonds from which sum derived, ex seryice men would be entitled to loans after proper investigation. to an amount not to exceed 93,000 on interest of 6 per cent. The bill was explained by Represen tative Grist and after Representative Prudeh, of Chowan county, opposed the bill, Representative Connor, of Wilson chairman of the house finance commit tee, pleaded that it be submitted to the people; said he thought the people were entitled to vote on the issue and pre dicted an overwhelming majority for it at the polls. Representative Parker, of Alamance, also supported the bill and Represen tative Park, of Halifax, attacked the measure, declaring it dangerous and likely to set a precedent which would pave the way for raids on the state and national treasury. The record, in the first division ol the regular army, of Mr. Grist, authoi of the bill, was cited by Representa tive Gaston, of Gaston county, whr declared Mr. Grist was one of the great est soldiers North Carolina gave to th« World war. T T iVU - the house then took hold of the gen eral omnibus supreme court bill as nexi In order and passed it with several amendments. Aroun'di one of these however, more than an hour of debate was centered. Representative Rankin of Rockingham county, offered th< amendment to strike out the name ol E. D. Pitcher, Republican, certified tc as a member of the board of educa tion in the pridiary and insert name of B.'Frank Mebane, former member also a" 'Republican. Representative Townsend, of Harnett county, chair man ofjthe educational committee, op posed the amendment, charged that a paid lobby had been maintaned b\ those interested in Mr. Mebane since the opening of the session, and that he knew of votes being swapped on meas ures to secure enough votes to pass (the Rankin amendment. Representa tive Murphy, of Rowan county, declar ed that in aB much as the senator from Rockingham and one representative favored Mr. Mebane, while the ofhei representative favGred Mr* Pitches he desired to abide by the convictions ol the majority dM^e Rockingham dele gation in the general assembly, and a vote on the amendment carried It by a majority of two/ / ‘ Mr. Townsend then asked that the bill not pass on' Its third^Mpdlng thal he might draw'an-amendment to pro vide election of county boards by direcl vote of the people. >*I hope this house does pass thli bill tonight then, if th 5 gentleman from Harnett wants'' to show his temper, Representative Bowie, of Ashe, shoutec and Representative Connor took th< floor, but failed to make his point con cerning Mr. Townsend’s action wher Mr. Townsend withdrew his request ant announced he would .abide by the vot< of' the house. Thqn .tbs -equalisation bill, with ma ehihsry prbvided. for Its operation, in cluding the -provision that on the fir* of June of .June each year the stati treasurer'.will certify to the county concerned’the amount it will draw passed third reading, and the bill pro viding1 the treasurer issue short tern notites to. protect the bond IssiieS vot ed by the general assembly passed iti •second reading by a vote of 88 to 0 The measure was introduced by. Mr Murphy and was explained as the uaua short term note bill introduced foi each general assembly to protect th. (Continued on Page Two) iff:," ///'. BILL AUTHORIZING COURTHOUSE ANNEX PASSES IN SENATE Proposed Bond Issue , Also Pro vided for New County Home—-Other Bills . m bi?i*»ay . 3TZTiiefcer Building. By. BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Neb. 28.—The senate tpnigjit passed' on third reading; the bill authorizing' the commis sioners of New Hanover to issue bonds and build an annex to the courthouse and to issue bonds for the construction of a county home, while the house today put through third reading the bills creating a boxing commission for Wilming ton, providing the Australian bal lot system for New Hanover and Craven counties and regulating the fees of New Hanovet officers. Other bills passing the two houses on third reading included the following; In the senate; Amending the Charter of Whiteyille and provide a penalty for delay in the payment of taxes. In the house: Authorizing, Golds boro to establish a street railiway; providing for road construction in Bladen county; fixing the salary of Robeson superintendent of schools; relating to salary of weights in spector. Representative Lewis introduced a bill amending the road act of Pender county. The Australian ballot system for New Hanover leaves the county under the state primary system, but accepts the Australian system for balloting and as to classifica tion of ballots. Credit Legislation In the Senate Well On Way to Passage WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Farm cred its legislation was put well on Its way to passage in the house tonight, but a final vote was deferred untIV tomorrow because of the absence of a number o members. After the house acts the bill will be sent to conference for 'adjust ment of differences with the senate. Th measure, ■ a combination of the Capper, Lenroot-Anderson and Strong bills was called up today under a spe cial rule limiting general debate for four hours and at a night session it was considered section by section ,for amendment under a rule limiting dis cussion of each amendment to five min utes for each speaker. Chief opposition Was voiced by Rep resentatives from eststern states, with members from the west and south giv ing almost solid support. Representa tive Luce, Republican, Massachusetts, was in charge of the opposing forces, while leading the supporters in the de bate were Chairman McFadden of the banking committee, which reported the bill; Representative Wingo,” of Arkan sas,ranking Democrat on that commit tee’ and Representative Anderson, of Minnesota, Tencher of Kansas. Repub licans. ' - i Charlotte Concern Suffers Fire Loss CHARLOTTE, Feb.' 28.—Fire discov ered here shortly before midnight to-: night damaged, the stock and build ing of the Charlotte Waste company, on West First street, to the extent of $25,000. Firemen, aided by a fire .wall, prevented the building, from being en tirely destroyed. The fire Is believed -to have been caused by a spark from one of the cleaning machines used by the com pany. / , . -- ' ' M a . - * ■ ■_« ENGLAND SET RIGHT REGARDING RRITISH OBLIGATIONS TO U.S. Harvey Clears Up Misapprehen sion at Dinner Given by Che Pilgrims .. . ^ CHANCELLOR BALDWIN j IS ALSO A SPEAKER < •'"Vi ~~Zr~ Occasion In Celebration of the V* Funding of British Debt to United States LONDON, Feb. 28.—(By th® Associ ated Press.)—The Pilgrims cave a din ner this evening In honor of Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, who headed the British funding misr slon to Washington. Lorfi Desborough acted as chairman and the principal speakers were the American ambassa dor, George Harvey and Mr. Baldwin. The Prince of Wales surprised the Pilgrims by dropping in unexpectedly. He is a me\iber of the Pilgrims, and he explained he did not want to make a speech or to be toasted, but came simply as a member to hear the speeches and to have dinner. Ambassador George Harvey, speaking at the dinner, "said in part: “We have met to celebrate a great achievement. I do not think I exager ate when I pronounce it the first con- , elusive , settlement of a really vital world problem since the armistice. It involves far more than the greatest financial transaction reported in his tory; it bore with it enough announce ment of mutual respect aAd, I firmly believe the1 everlasting friendship of the two great nations to which the en "The undertaking, he added, "could . of solvency and stability which are es sential to the prosperity and happiness of all mankind.” The task Iwas one of appalling mag nitude, said Mr. Harvey, and the ad justment of terms relatively minor, the, world looks , for the preservation, not' have been regarded in any other light than that of a devastating fail ure if the agreement should not. win • the approbation and measurable satis faction of the millions of the people who comprise the British empire and the American republic. .That object has been obtained. "The freat majority tij coagress-pre- :; gented conclusive evidence of unmi* I :! t^kafe'ie '' 'gratification'- in the United States and the unamity (manifested in Great Britain afforded,"eloquent testi mony of the sense of relief, even Joy.” Ambassador Harvey combatted the assertion that the United States had refused to make huge advances to the other allies unlesB payment was guar-' anteed by Great Britain, declaring: “Great Britain was never asked to guarantee and never guaranteed the payment of a single dollar loaned by the United States for the use of any country dther than Great Britain her self.” .■ , The United States, according to the ambassador, voluntarily gave a pleldge that Great Britain should be held to account,for any portion of the supplies delivered to her representatives for transportation to or td be used bv an other ally. “In point of fact,”’he continued, ”a very considerable: percentage of tfee debt of Great Britain to the United States was incurred in the purchase of food and clothing for people living .in England.” .He pointed out the interesting fact that the cost of the great war in money to the United States and Great Britain was about the same—ten billion ster ling, in cash, remarking: “The human mind cannot comprehend a sum so colossal, but nbbodv here, 1 am confident, will deny that the out come was worth the money and prob ably_God pity us all-^-the lives. An other misapprehension regarding the United States he wished to remove— “U is said that we wiggled out and dunned Great Britain. We did neither one nor the other. The expiration of the three yearB during which We had agreed to bear-J:he entire burden was approaching, and on the same day bur government gave hotice to all our debtors to that effect, which was mere ly the customary preliminary to pay ment or negotiations of term*- One or two appeared and talked about the weather: .Great Britain arrived and talked business.; The outcome was the completed settlement or this greatest financial transaction in less than a month." ’ . The ambassador-mentioned the offi cial statement of the British govern ment promulgated August 1; last, con taining the specific assertion that un der the arrangements arrived at. the United States Insisted, in substance, if not In form, that though our allies were to spend the money, It was only on our security that they were prepared to lend it. ; The ambassador expressed the- opin ion that at some suitable ' time "the British government will, with equal formality and explicitness, remov? the misapprehension created by this unfor tunate allusion. t • “The simple fact Is,” he continued! "that barring Russia, which could not get our,. products,' the allies owe the United States more than they owe .Great Britain.” f . i B vfe: ■?: B I ' £ -0 -■m ■■0 "B ■B; ■I . .Three Men Held For ' V Death of Thornberg SALISBURY. Feb. 28.—A , coroner'* Jury decided this' afternoon that Rob ert L. Thornberg, who was. injured while a meinber ot an alleged drinking party last'night, and who died shortly f thereafter,'came to his death from a blow on the head, paused of the blow being unknown. Three men, also mem bers of the party, were held without bail until the inquest was completed Evidence introduced tended to show that the'blow may have been inflicted by some on or by a fall, an autopsy, having been performed this morning. go* /it. * - V,
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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