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FOUNDED a. D. 1867.—VOL. CX.—No. 19.
WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE.
FOR HIGHER STANDARDS
IN POLICIES OF PARTIES
declares voter far
ahead of his party
; IS LOSING FAITH
Appeals For the Crusaders of
Jackson’s Day and Heroes
of Lincoln’s Time.
«(H IT GUM-SHOEING” IS
advice to republicans
Game js>f Politics Is Played On
Levels Far Below Intelli
gence of the People.
o., March 21.—Inviting; his
„rrlv in "quit gum shoeing” for votes
rid adopt a clear-cut and fearless
’ „rsn>. Senator Borah, Republican,
plPm. ii.-cia'red in an address here to
that by such a course Republican
[.a.hts could put an end to a third
rtv movement which now appears
Improbable."
■■political conditions are distressing
..satisfactory to both political par
<Vy said Senator Borah, speaking at
> ha: lin t held In honor of Abraham,
Lincoln "v ''le republican county com
ul'iU(,L. "The voter is alarmingly in
(|.,pendent. Party lines are shadowy
and uncertain. Party leaders seem con
[„ ,d The rank and file are distrust
ful Uu| vet the people are deeply
rnd profoundly interested in public
qn-stinns and eager for information
... all political problems.
If j were to suggest the underly
i. ., funnementals of American politics
ids time I would unhesitatingly de
ihat it consists in playing the
min on too low a standard—far below
hvri of both the intelligent and
..mimi-m of the voter. The problems
.• pressing for attention Are in
ii. nie ways the most difficult ever pre
fi-imrl to tlie American electorate. Wei
k; c,v these problems are here and no
„:•„■ ,an be unconcerned in regard to
Hut we seem to lack boldness
iiiai determination in dealing with
People Lack F*aith
In my opinion what we really..Jack
i5 no I. capacity, mn hit elTectual under-;
sanding of the task, but a want of
faith apparently in tlje willingness of
the moderate to follow a bold and de
urniiimd program. We are still trying
to 'hold together and win battles
[luoiisr’a ihc power of patronage, the
appeal to past party-achievements, and
denunciation of the opposition. It is
a fearful mistake. It is bringing us
to the brink of political disaster and
ruin. The people are far ahead of their
barters, both in conception of duty
and of courage. If we can once under
stand this fact, and believe it, we shall
res-tie the republican party from its
perilous* situation and render incalcuble
servier 10 the country.
"A democrat in the days of Jackson
was ?. crusader. A republican in days
of Lincoln was an apostle. .Give the
people the issues and the program and
those iterioc days in party politics
will return. The men who have brave
ly put aside expendiency and sought
justice fop justice’s sake have had the
greatest following politically not only
in tin ir own day and generation, but
in the hearts and minds of succeeding
^Derations. We ought to think of
that at the present time.
fan Stop New Parties
"T do not turn aside to discuss third
party movements. Such a movement is
not imji.isildc, not ever improbable,
hut the parties have it within their
l|f,'ver put an end to all such move
tr.fnt« by courageously meeting and
•1*alin« with the problems at hand-in
thorough fashion. Let us make no
mistake as republicans about the seri
"iisnesj! of the outlook. TQ misread the
Popular demand at this particular junc
:urf? means something more to .the
party thnn temporary defeat. The un
d*rrurrrnt is strong and somewhat un
n,h- but it belongs to any party which
d;sor>v*-rs it and harnesses it to the
tasks of the hour.
‘if 1 am not greatly in error there
' * (h mend in this country for a poli.
|!cal P^rty which will put behind us
!'|f‘ vengeance, the passions and the
•utol' rriM- e «,f the great wrar and build
,r tr"' future under the Inspiring
of a new day; « party which be
■;‘‘v,*s ’!I the constitution of the United
■'a party which knows that it
' sfti'-r to build up communities at
Lian bureaus at Washington; a
"i;:y h’eh believes that this great
, is " ide enought in are and
j^ul ^noweb in principle to do justice
' giv,. protection to all tongues, all
'1l ‘s- a!] religious found within its
l!'lnand that all it demands in
iS acknowledged allegiance to
ij’^ government, loyalty to American
and obedience to law; a
'Ttivc enough to denounce and
, ’ rt riin«mh to disown as enemies of
peace all who would
1> the baleful fires of racial
,V|,*K,'is intolerance.
. us give to the country a
'^‘-b and fearless program. If we
;j *d quit gum shoeing for
\otes here and there we
n' ' "bly make our party invincible
'v,!| bring honors and strength
«, r,,,untT-y. We have found that
r f0 create a bureau and
':1,'uuibility than to devise a
^ assume 'responsibility. If
. , S'-v. nj eould be relieved of
. t' • •'* ".l-hn- party expediency and
' 1,1 ' «*Tvfce cleansed of political
m, ‘ ’ ;i!or the questions which
T"'"* w°uld grow simple and
;,j ■ half our trouble, would dis
111.. taxes gasomxe
11.. . March *2.—The senate!
is■ "Mina general asseni&ly early]
len« passed the Ozlln sufostl-j
tdsniit,,. tax measure in.itoaing a
14 aioti
"Ul;
1 r fuels for financing the
;";'""'!|y system. ' ‘
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Four Whites Missing
In Hunt, For Indians
SALT LAKE CITY;'Utah. MVirch
21.—Pour white settlers, members
of a posse whileh left Blanking, San
Juan county, last ni^ht to trail the
Allen canyon band of warring Piute
Indians, failed to return this morn
ing, according ^to word received
here. The fate of the missing pos
semen is unknown. At dawn today
a new posse of 30 men left Brand
ing to continue the hunt for the
Indians who are said to have taken
refuge in the mountains north of
the town, where they are familiar
with every trail and canyon. Up
wards of 40 Indians are reported to
be virtually prisoners of the white
residents of Blanding. Yesterday
there was a running fight between
the Indian band, said to number 12,
and white possemcn. The Indian
youth known as “jW Bishop’s boy,”
was shot and killed and two In
dians were wounded. There were
no casualties among the whites.
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SOUTHERN FRUITS HIT
HARD BY GOLD SPELL
Peaches In North Carolina Dam
aged Up To 80 Per Cent;
Other Crops Suffer.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Serious
damage to the peach crop in Georgia,
Texas, Alabama, Arkansas and North
Carolina as a result of the recent cold
wave, was reported today by the
United States department of agricul
ture.
The damage in Alabama, Arkansas
and Georgia is estimated up to 50 per
cent of the crop. In Texas, 60 per cent
of the Elberta buds were killed, with
less damage to the early varieites.
Early advice from North Carolina indi
cates damage up to 80 per cent of'El
bertas and Hales, with less damage to
Belles and other early varieites.
The strawberry crop in the Ham
mond district of Louisiana is reported
damaged 25 per cent. In Alabama the,
blooms and fruit h»(<*; been killed! but
the plants are unhurt. In Arkansas, a
15 per cent loss on White county Klon
dykes and a five per cent loss on
Aromas is reported.
Practically no damage to strawber
ries in the southwestern Missouri, nor
the western Arkansas, east Tennessee,
and the Bowling Green, Ky., sections is
reported.
Onions in the Laredo upper counties
of Texas were retarded, but apparent
ly not seriously damaged. Plantings in
the lower Rio Grande valley escaped
injury. Early potatoes have been
frozen back in Louisiana and Alabama.
Orrlck, Missouri, and Kaw valley coun
freeze is a total loss, but will be re
planted. Early potatoes In South Car
olina and Florida were not injured.
Early sweet potatoes in East Texas are
The Mississippi crystal spring dis
trict suffered on carrots a 30 per cent,
loss; beets 40 per cent.; peas 75 per
cent.; cabbage 25 per cent., and toma
toes 10 per cent. Tomatoes and early
beans in Louisiana show 50 per cent,
damage.
Beans were slightly damaged in
South Carolina. Beans, cucumbers and
small truck crops in Alabama were
killed,.but will be replanted.
Fallis Case Not Over,
Says Road Official
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Commissioner Wilkinson, Char
lotte, Issues Statement.
CHARLOTTE, March 21.—W. C. Wil
kinson, member of the state highway
commission from the sixth district,
stated here this afternoon that the
commission’s investigation into the
chargee brought against W. S. Fallis,
purchasing agent of the commission,
had not been completed.
Mr. Wilkinson’s statement, made to
a newspaper representative In the
presence of a witness whom he (Mr.
Wilkinson) summoned, was; “The in
vestigation has not yet been completed.
Until it is I have no statement to
Monday Chairman Frank Page of
the commission stated that in the re
sult of the investigation was nothing
“reflecting on the integrity of the pur
chasing agent,’’ at the same time mak
ing public a resolution to this effect
adopted by the commission.
faia-is was given clean
BILL BY THE COMMISSION
’RALEIGH, March 21.—W. S. Fallis,
wiio, as purchasing” agent for the state
highway commission, waS given a
clean bill of health by the commission
last week, in a resolution declaring
that investigation of charges brought
by Charlotte automobile ' dealers had
developed nothing reflecting bn the
integrity of Mr. Fallls, today resigned
as purchasing agent. He will be trans
ferred to the engineering department
and a re-organization of the purchas
ing department will be made.
AB-MOCKS deny reports
CHICAGO, March 21.—Armour' and
company have not yet taken over the
packing interests of Morris, and -com
pany and when the deal Is completed
there will be no general dissolution of
the Morris organization, F. Edson
Whits,- president of Armour and com
pany, said in a statement today’ deny
ing reports that the deal was com
pleted and that. 7& per cent of Morris
employes “were to be discharged.'
QUART LAW IN FORGE
YET, RUT THAT DOES
NOT HELP THE WETS
Supreme Court Decision Does
Nothing to Help the Cause
of Liquor in Carolina.
IT KNOCKS OUT FINAL
HOPE OF LIQUOR LOVERS
Turlington Bill Section 10 Proves
To Be the Greatest Joke
of the Dry Era.
BY BROCK BARKLEY
RALEIGH, March 21.—The Turling
ton prohibition act does not repeal the
old quart law, either expressly or by
implication, the supreme court held to
day in an opinion on tl>e first case
testing- the validity of prosecutions and
judgements under the old law, since
the enactment of the new.
The case was that of state vs.
Eugene Poster from Franklin county,
argued last Wednesday and quickly de
cided upon by the court, probably in
view of the multitude of similar cases
on the dockets of the state courts.
Chief Walter Clark devotes but lit
tle space to upholding the continued
effectiveness of the old quart law with
the enactment of the Turlington law.
Foster had little on which to argue
for the arrest of judgement, anyway,
the court finds. Two and one-half gal
lons of liquor were seized at his home
December 24. Conviction was brought
about under the old quart law before
the Turlington law went into effect.
The chief justice sums up the Foster
case with the statement that ‘‘legisla
tion in this case justified conviction
of the defendent on the charge in the
indictment and there is nothing in the
Turlington act which is in conflict
therewith.”
Blow to the Wets
He adds: ‘""he fact mat the new
act is more extensive and more far.
reaching in its requirements does not
repeal the former act, either expressly
or by implication.” The upholding by
the high court of the old quart law
knocks the blocks from under section
10 of the Turlington act, which the
hopeful among wets intrepreted as
clearing the way for unlimited stor
age of liquor in one's own home. The
Turlington law itself will not seize
the home stored liquor, but the old
quart law which has not been disturb
ed in the slightest, will continue to
make the possession of more than one
gallon prima facie evidence of the in
tent to sell. Instead of finding in the
legislative move to validate pending
cases under the old quart law legisla
tive cognizance of the repeal of the
old law, as argUed -by the defense in
the Foster case, the supreme court con
siders it more reasonable to assume
that the house, which killed the valida
ting bill passed by the senate, "deemed
enactment of .the senate provision un
necessary.” It there uy, the court evi
dently feels, gave legislative cogni.
zance to the continued effectiveness
of the quart law.
No Conflict In Laws
Even in the absence of this assump
tion, the court “can not consider the
inaction of the house in any aspect
as an adjudication that the latter act
repealed the provisions of the statute
under which the deefndant was convic
ted. And the statute under which
Foster was convicted was the quart
law. The court referred to the re
pealing clause of the Turlington act,
manifesting care to specify that it re
pealed “all law's in conflict with this
act,” and pointing out that the pro
vision of the quart law making the
possession of more than a gallon prima
facie evidence of the intent to sell was
not in conflict with any provision of
the Turlington measure.
The consequence of the supreme
court decision is that the widely her
alded wet hope known as section 10
is the prohibition joke of this prohibi
tion era, for while the section specifi
cally. permits the possession of "liquor
in one’s private dw'elling while the
same is occupied and used by him as
his dwelling only, provided such liquor
is for use only for the personal con.
sumption of the owner there of, an^
his family residing in such dwelling,
and of his bona fide guests w'hen en
tertained by him therein” and the
court in quoting this section under
scores the words "bona fide”—the act
itself does not repeal the quart law
which made possession prima facie
evidence—also undscored by the court
—of intent to sell.
Foster had two and one-half gallons
in his home. That was accepted by
superior court as prima facie evidence
of intent to sell. He was tried under
the quart law before the enactment
of the Turlington law and for that
reason alone he would deserve no re
lief under the new act. Rut the new
act does not repeal the old and if
Foster had been caught after March
1, the date the Turlington law went
into force he could have been as easily
convicted.
Wet Hope Is Gone
The supreme court’s decision did
nothing to help the cause of liquor,
it rather knocked out the last hope
those who had placed their trust in
Section 10 in the very face of the
heartless section 2, which makes the
very purchase of liquor a misdemean
or, and wets now find nothing in the
act to trust whatsoever.
It is down on liquor and it shows it
no quarter. It is against the law to
buy it, its against the law to trans
port it, and by bringing in the live
and kloking quart law, its a violation
to keep more than a gallon in one’s
own dwelling.
WON’T IMPAIR POST SERVICE
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Post
master General New has determined to
do everything possible to conserve ex
penses of the post office department
to keep them within available funds,
but will do nothing "which will seri
ously Impair” the postal service, it
was asserted today after a confer
ence' he held With Assistant Post
master General Bartlett, and Post
mast erE. M. Morgan, ut New Yoik. De
claring a number of the difficulties
confronted the postoffice department
because funds available from appropri
ations for the’ourrent fiscal year were
inadequate to .conduct its business un
til July 1, • Sjlr. Ne'w said new compli.
cations had been added by the adop
tion of the budget system.
BACK TO CONSTITUTION
IS THEME OF ADDRESS
IN LUMBER CONVENTION
Atwood of Chicago Declares That
Statesmen Have JSPa Sup
planted By D gs.
NEW FORESf/V aWS IN
NEAR FU7 PREDICTED
%
acturers Urged
Lumber
To PreK. For Formula
tion o# Legislation.
NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—Imme
diate enactment of federal forestry
legislation was predicted by Dr. Wil
son Compton, secretary-manager of the
National Lumber Ivtanufacturers asso
ciation, in an address at the opening
session here today of the 2lst annual
meeting of that organization.
“Get Back to the Constitution,” was
the theme of' the address of H. F. At
wood, Chicago, and he discussed at
length a number of the leading public
questions of the day based upon the
underlying principles of that docu
ment.
Describing the present state of the
nation, he declared:
“Taxes are multiplying with rapidity.
Disrespect for law is on the increase
and the average age of criminals is on
the decrease. Legislative enactments
are so numerous as to cause great con
fusion and proposed amendments, to
the constitution threaten to throw it
out of gear.
"Statesmen have been supplanted by
demagogs who are advocating all man
ner of paternalistic proposals which
threaten the security of property rights.
Conditions are such that an ever in
creasing number of people are asking
the question, ‘What can be. done to
bring order out of chaos?’ ”
Dr. Compton and the other speakers,
including John W. Blodgett, president
of the association, urged the lumber
manufacturers to prepare themselves
to take a leading part in the formula
tion of a wise and constructive forestry,
and reforestatioh-policy for the coun
try.
Dr. Compton called attention to the
fact that the special senate committee
investigating the various phases of
this subject is now holding sessions in
the south and he appealed to lumber
men of this region to avail themselves
of the opportunity to supply data and
otherwise and make themselves heard
in the discussion of such an Important
matter.
A. H. Axholm, chief of the bureau of
foreign and domestic commerce, Wash
ington, who reviewed- the work- and
plank of that bureau’, and Congressman
Sydney Anderson, of Minnesota, were
the other speakers at the first session
of the convention which convened im
mediately after the adjournment at
noon of the annual meeting of the
Southern Pine association.
The Southern Pine association and
the Southern Cypress Manufacturer’s
association were joint hosts at a ban
quet tonight to delegates attending
National association.^’ convention with
their wives and daughters.
John H. Kirby of Houston, Texas,
president of the Southern Pine associa
tion, was toastmaster.
Hanover Cases
In the Supreme Court
Several New Ones Are Filed
With the High Tribunal.
By BROCK BARKLEY
RALEIGH, March 21.—Several cases
from New Hanover county are before
the supreme court this week. They
include the following::
James Williams, negro, under sen
tence of death for criminal, assault
upon a negro woman. The crime, it
is alleged, was committed on October
25, and the prosecuting witness and
victim, Marjorie Bannerman, alleged
that she was attacked three times in
the same day by Williams who threat-1
ened her with a shotgun. Williams
admits immorality but . denies any
force, contending consent on the part
of the woman. Assistant Attorney
General Prank Nash argued the case
for the state, with W. P. Jones and A.
T. Warren, Jr., appearing for the de
fense.
James C. Davis, agent United States
railroad administration and Seaboard
Air Line company vs.. Hilton Lumber
company. John D. Bellamy and Son
appear for the plaintiff and Oates apd
Herring for the defense.
Roberts Hoge Shoe company vs.
Hugh More et. al, argtied by Wright
and Stevens for the plain ff and Fair
cloth and Fisher, Weeks and Cox for
the defense.
Agnes Sanderlin vs. city of Wilming
ton, argued by J. F. Head for the plain
tiff and K. O. Burgwyn for the de
fense.
The case of William Wlmes vs. L. B.
Mankin and J. A. Hufham and wife, is
submitted'on briefs.
TRINITY COLLEGE LOSES
DEBATE TO NEW YORKERS
NEW YORK, March 21.—Debaters of
New York university tonight won the
judges’ decision in a debate with rep
resentatives of; Trinity college of Jforth
Carolina. The New York team upheld
the negative of the question: “Resolved
congress should provide adjusted conti
pensatlon for ex-soldiers.”
ORIOLES TO TWIN CITY
BALTIMORE, March1 21.—The’ main
body of the -Baltimore International
league baseball club lefttonight to join
the first contingent of players'at their
spring training camp at Winston-Sa
lem, N. C. Manager-Owner Jack Dunn
did not accompany the party, he hav
ing only yesterday buried his son, and
only' child, Jack. Dunn; Jr., secretary
and treasurer of the club, who died
of pneumonia after a (short illness. It
Is understood he does not contemplate
visiting the training camp this spring.
NOTED WARSHIP IOWA,
RADIO-CONTROLLED, IS
BATTERED BY SHELLS
“Fighting Bob” Evans’ Proud
Battleship Slowly Sinking
After Serving as Target.
MOST EXTENSIVE TESTS
FLEET EVER HAS MADE
Supef-Dreadnaught Mississippi
Attacks Old Hulk With 5
Inch and 14-Inch Guns.
ABOARD U. S. S. MARYLAND, PAN
AMA BAY, March 21.—(By the Asso
ciated Press.)—Hammered by the big
guns of the super-dreadnaught Missis
sippi this afternoon, the radio con
trolled battleship Iowa was slowly
settling tonight.
Twice the now old hulk, which was
the proud ship of "Fighting Bob"
Evans in the battle of Santiago, came
under the range of the Mississippi’s
guns and each time was severely pun
ished by reduced charge and shells, es
pecially designed in the hope they
would not sink her.
President Porras, of Panama, Secre
tary Denby and a congressional party
from Washington, Percy Bennet, Brit
ish minister to Panama and high navy
and army offlceers, watched the firing
from the fleet’s flagship Maryland
which stood off about one mile as the
Iowa steamed along at 14 knots under
the radio control of the mine layer
Shawmut.
The Mississippi, coming over the
horizon at 19 knots opened fire with
5-inch guns at a range of practically
six miles to demonstrate the kind of a
barrage attacking destroyers would
encounter. Eighteen salvos' of six
shells each were fired, 16 direct hits
being- scored,
Turned away, the Mississippi later
came hack at the same speed and at a
much longer range fired five of her 12
14-inch rifles in 16 salvos. A hit was
registered in the fourth salvo. The
Iowa executed a turn in the hope of
escaping the Mississippi’s Are but the
gunners kept the range during and
after this maneuver, in which four di
rect hits were scored, two of them
along the water line tearing hole? in
the hull.
Six other shells landed so near that
officers estimated they would have hit
the target ' on riccocket had the pro
jectile been battle type. One shell
pierced the upper deck but the radio
control mechanism was undamaged.
Tonight they were endeavoring to
keep the Iowa afloat until tomorrow
for further tests, which are planned
as a climax, to f'Ue.njoaP*extenstyc ma
neuvers ever held by' the United States
fleet.
The Mississippi tonight attempted to
locate the Iowa by the use of star
shells.
Gala Day at Wilson
For The Exposition
Carolina Beauties Will Be Voted
For “Queen” Today.
WILSON, March 21.—With the Wil
son woman’s club winning first prize
for the best float in the parade staged
today, the attendants of the Eastern
Carolina exposition began turning their
attention tonight to the opening of
the balloting tomorrow for the selec
tion of the "queen" of the exposition
who will be crowned Friday night.
Tomorrow a score of beauties of
eastern Carolina will he introduced to
the exposition throngs and inter.muni
cipal rivalry is keen.
WOMEN'S CLUB DAY WAS
GREAT EXPOSITION' EVENT
WILSON. March 21.—This was a gala
day* for Wilson and the 46 co’unties
that made possible the Eastern Caro
lina exposition now being held in this
city. Being “Women’s Club day,” there
were ladies here from every section as
representatives from the various wo
men’s clubs of the fete.
The spectacular street parade today
was the drawing card. There were
22 floats in line, representing indus
tries of Wilson and adjoining coun
ties.
Miss Lois Long Riker, the pride of
North Carolina, a noted soprano of
New York, sang at the exposition
building to a large and appreciative
audience this evening.
Tomorrow, is "Queen’s day,” and two
diamond rings valued at $500 each
will be awarded to the ladies receiv
ing the largest number of votes, ofie
to the successful Wilson queen, the
other to the successful lady whom the
counties at large.
Billy Sunday, noted exangelist, has
accepted the invitation extended him
to formally close the exposition next
Monday, and he will speak at the ex
position building on that day at 3
o’clock.
FORECAST BY STATES.
Virginia: North Carolina and South
Carolina: Rain Thursday or Thursday
night and on Friday; mild temperature;
increasing southeast and south winds.
Georgia: Cloudy Thursday; probably
local rains in west and north portion
Friday rain; mild temperature; increas
ing southeast and. south winds.
Florida: Fair Thursday; Friday
mostly cloudy; probably showers in
extreme north portion; little change in
temperature, moderate to fresh south
east and south winds.
Extreme northwest Florida and Ala
bama: Showers Thursday; Friday prob
ably rain and cooler; much cooler Fri
day night; fresh southeast and south
shifting to west and northwest winds.
‘ ‘ GOTHAM AGOG oi’ER MURDER
NEW YORK* March 21.—The ques
tion “Who , Is. Mr- .John Marshall, - of
Boston?” tonight vied in public in
terest with that of ‘Who killed Dor
othy Keenan?” when the police ended
a week’s investigation, apparently as
baffled by the crime as when they
started. At least fivo persons know
the real nafne of the dead model’s
elderly admirer, who was with her a
few hours before, she died,'but all re.
fuse to break" the web of’ secrecy.
S
HUGHES FLATLY REJECTS
RECOGNITION OF SOVIET
GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA
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French Army Seizes
Sixty Million Marks
DLESSELDORF, March 21.—(By
Associated Press.)—The systematic
collection of funds to cover the ex
penses of repairing the property
damaged by German sabotage, be
gan today, when the French seised
(10,000,000 marks from the Duessel
dorf city treasury and main postof
fim Twenty-seven officials of the
German customs and the tax col
lector of Duesseldorf were arrested
by the French, charged with at
tempting to disregard the Franco
Belgfan regulations. Hans Sachs, a
young German workman, court
mnrtialed on the charge of shoot
ing and wounding a French soldier
near Essen, has been sentenced to
15 years imprisonment—the heavi
est sentence imposed since the be
ginning of the occupation. Sachs
will'he taken to Met* or elsewhere
(n French territory to serve his sen
tence.
GYRUS JONES’ SLAYERS
FAIL IN HIGH COURT
Five Negroes in Death Cells Now
Face Electrocution Unless
Governor Commutes.
Bv BROCK BARKLEY
RALEIGH, March 21.—Ger Williams,
Frank Dove and Fred Dove, negroes,
slayers of Cyrus Jones, mail carrier of
Onslow county, got no relief through
their appeals to the supreme court and
an opinion today finding no error in
the trial places only the chief execu
tive between themselves and the elec
tric chair.
The prisoners have been tried before
an able and learned judge, by a jury
fairly and impartially selected accord
ing to law and there is no ground, or
even plausible pretext upon which we
can base a reversal or modification of
judgment,” the court, holds.
WilHatns and the Dove brothers are
evenin'!? of'August"1L 19232. Willie
Hardison,, tried for complicity In the
murder, is scheduled for electrocution
April 27. Williams and the Doves are
awaiting the 'fixing of dates for the
electrocutions by the governor.
John Miller, negro, convicted of kill
ing John Sutton in Lenoir county, and
now under sentence of death at the
state's prison, also lost his appeal, the
lower court’s decision being con
firmed.
Little Damage Done
To Goldsboro Fruit
Hundred-Acre Orchard in Wayne
County Is Safe.
(Special to the Star.)
GOLDSBORO, March 21.—Little dam
age was done the 100-acre peach or
chard along the rim of the sand hills
southwest of this city, according tc
the investigation today- of the owners,
S. F. Teague and Thomas Norwood.
The buds are still green and lifelike
just as they were the day before the
cold wave swept the state.
C. H. Teague, who has charge of the
orchard and who had 20 years’ experi
ence growing peaches in the real sand
hill belt around Hoffman and Aber
deen, expects 3,000 bushels this 'year
from the 2,000 six-year-old trees that
will bear.
He expects a full crop because the
15 per cent damage is a surplus of
buds that It would have been necessary
to shake off the trees later on.
This orchard is on a rim of sandhills
three miles wide which extends toitfurd
the coast. Here the sand ridges are
real hills like the sandhills up in
Moore county. Mr. Teague says that
the soil Is even stronger than it Is In
Moore county and does not hesitate to
predict another peach producing belt
in the state since his arrival this
spring.
j He said today that he had conquered
the San Jose scale, which cut the yield
to half last year. Eight thousand
trees have been put out here this win
ter and spring.
Judge Places Heavy
Sentence On “Rummer”
Liquor Law Violator Gets Two
Years; $10,000 Fine.
CLEVELAND, O., March 21.—Carry
ing out a threat made several hourt
before—that the law’s limit would b«
meted out to all liquor law violators
found guilty after entering pleas ol
not guilty—Federal Judge John ‘ M
Klllits of Toledo, sitting here today
sentenced Joseph Biener of Pittsburg!;
to two years In the Atlanta peniten
tiary, fined him the maximum of $10.
000 and in addition ordered him to pay
all the court costs.
Biener was indicted with six others
June 3, 1221, on charges of conspiracy
to violate the federal prohibition law
All were convicted. ■
Biener asserted-he did not take tfcf
witness stand because he did not have
time to prepare his case properly.
“I’m not interested in your alibis and
I'm not interested in any plea foi
mercy you may make. You caused un
necessary expense of a second indict^
ment before you were finally brought
‘her* to stand trial.
SALVATION OF RUSSIA
CANNOT BE CONTRIVED
OUTSIDE AND INJECTED
The Russians Themselves Musi
Create Conditions on Which
To Base Helpfulness.
ANNULMENT OF DEBT IS
BARRIER TO RELATIONS
Good Faith in Discharge of In
ternational Obligations Is
Prime Essential.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—Secretar:
Hughes today flatl/ rejected an appeal
to recognize the Russian soviet gov*
eminent made to him by representa*
tives of the women’s committee fot
recognition of Russia, and, in a formal
statement declared the “salvation of ■
Russia can not be contrived outside
and injected.”
The statement which was made to
the delegation in reply to arguments
it advanced touched Russian govern
ment, trade, finance, economics and va
rious policies inaugurated by the so
viet affecting international relations.
Mr. Hughes’ discussion of these sub
jects did not reveal any probability ol
action by the Washington government
looking to recognition of the soviet,
although the hope was expressed that
conditions in Russia would change in' a
way which would make America's
helpfulness available to the people ol
the country. It is his dominant
thought, Mr. Hughes said, to find a
ground for helpfulness, recuperation
and restoration of peace in Russia.
Secretary Hughes' remarks to the
delegation which contended that world
peace and the stability of Europe de
pended on immediate recognition of
Russia by the United States, in part
were:
"I know how deeply interested you
are in promoting the cause of peace
and I can assure you that I am pro
foundly in sympathy with your desires
t .Ajndj alpas... JJ. have done the best that
’ "1 e<Juld in the discharge d¥ my official
responsibilities to serve that cause
which is very close to my heart.
Interested In Russia.
"In speaking to the representatives
of your general organization last May
I voiced the concern which we-felt foi
the welfare of the people of Russia.
. The evidence of the last year, as w«
have become even more intimately ac
quainted with the great distress into
which they have been plunged, has in
tensified that feeling. The constant and
dominant thought In ofir minds is ‘hdw M
can we help that stricken people?’
"So far as charity is concerned, it has
been poured out lavishly. I do not
think that any fair minded person cat
doubt the heart of the American peo
ple and our desire to give relief, but,
as you have pointed out, charity is not
enough. The problem is far deeper
than that. It is an economic problem
and humanitarian interests, howevei
keen they may be, can not escape th<
underlying and controlling facts.
Interference Futile
"Not only do we not desirq to inter
fere with the internal concerns of.Rus
sia; no tonly do we recognize the rig'll
of ’the Russian people to develop theii
own institutions, but such interference
would be futile.
"The salvation of Russia can not u<
contrived outside and injected. Rus
sia’s hope lies In Russia's action. If
is absolutely impossible to deal with
matters which are in the control ol
the Russian people and which until
they are adequately dealt with furnisi
no ground for helpfulness, no ground
for Russian recuperation.
"Russia needs industry and trade
but industry and trade can not be
created by any formal political-ar
rangements. However important may
be the facilitation of the transaction!
of industry and^trade through political ’>
arrangements, still those arrangement!
do not create the transactions or sup
ply the essential basis for them. You
can not support what does not exist.
“We have in the case of Russia the
need of investment. It would not hell
tV2 Russian people to encourage adven
turers or those who would wish ta g!
.into Russia for the purpose of exploi
tation. The benefit to Russia through
which her productivity can be increas
ed and the basis 0f industry and trad!
provided, must come from those who
make a permanent investment in Rus
Good Deal of Fallacy.
"Now I may say that there Is a good
deal of fallacy In which Is said aboul
trade between Russia and other na
tions, of course, other people are trad
ing with Russia and our peopre ar«
trading with Russia. Trade is going
on, so far as it can go on, but it is rel
atively insignificant. If you will ex
amine statistics you will observe thal
it makes very little difference whether
or not any particular government hai
recognized the soviet authorities witt
respect to the actual trade that is be
Ing conducted. If Russia buys she must
be able to have something to buy with,
that is, she must produce so that/Shi
can buy.
"I am glad to note agricultural con'
ditions in Russia have1 somewhat im
proved, because agriculture Is basic lr.
Russia. There is hope in that fact, but
agricultural • conditions are still fat
from what they should be. The condi
tions in industry and transportation
are most lamentable. If you need t«
know what these conditions are, I re
far you to the soviet authority, Mr,
Rykoff, and his statements last fall
which no doubt are accessible to you,
and the analysis of which I think will
correct some of the rather optimist)*
statements you have made. • • •
"I recognize fully the distinction be*
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