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V - 'H " 'iiv?i CIRCULATION: DAILY MORE THAN DOUBLE) SUNDAY MORE THAN THREE TIMES THAT OF ANY OTHER WILMINGTON PAPER. Weather Showers Today; Cloudy Tomorrow 10 Pages Full Day and Night Service of the Associated Press. 100 PER CENT AMERICAN FOUNDED A. D, 1867.—VOL. CXL—No. 101. WILMINGTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. Eight Bearded, Shabby Men, Four of Them Americans, Freed By Shantung Bandits ___'__ T,ast of the 77 Taken on May Sixth Reach Civilization Once More released WITH ALL CHINESE FORMALITY Parley With Envoys of Peking W alk Off Turn Present Port folios Give Over Prisoners TS 4O0HWANG, June 12.—(By Amo iatVd Press.)—Eight bearded, shabby men. your of them Americans, the last th" 2” foreign prisoners captured Chinese bandits from the Shanghal p'eking express near Suchow, May 6, arrived at the Tung Shing mines near Tsaochwang this afternoon. They came down the mountain side from their prison in the temple of the clouds on Paotauku mountain, in Sedan chairs on donkeys and some walking, with an escort of Outlaws. At the mine compound they saw the last of their brigrand hosts and were loyfuliy greeted by relatives and friends who had gathered there to we'come them. Baths, clothing and food were awaiting them and on a railroad siding stood a special train readv to take them to Tsaochwang. It is expected that all. or the ma jority of the eight will proceed to Shanghai tomorrow. The eight mem- , bers of the ragged remnant of the original 27 are: Americans: Ma]. Roland W. Pinger, T y. a., Manila; Leon Friedman, Chi cago and Shanghai; John B. Powell, Hannibal. .Mo., and Shanghai: Lee Sol-| onion. San Francisco and Shanghai. French: Emile Qenesburger, Shanghai. Italian: G. D. Mucso, Rome, Italy, and Shanghai. Tim closing scene of the six and one half weeks of negotiation for the prisoners’ release was staged with all Chinese love of formality. The stage was the village of Tsiliho, 15 miles front Tsaochwang, and two miles down the mountain-side far from the temple of the clouds. In the center of Up* group of bandit chieftains and Chinese officials stood Roy Anderson, American, long familiar with Chinese customs and the chosen intermediary of the Outlaws and the Peking government. -.JpoBL W -c-. "*% Armed with a corhtnresirftr fas per sonal representative of Tsao Kun. pow erful Chilhili military leader and in spector general of Shantung province, and with authority from Tsao to sign up guarantees demanded by the bri gands, Anderson opened the final ses sion. Accompanying him were Sen Shi Tsen, commissioner of foreign and Nin kitig and several other Chinese of In accordance with ancient Chinese custom, Anderson asked the bandits to nominate their “elder brother’’ or spokesman with power to act. The American explained that he was there in ihe role of “peace-maker,” an office sacred throughout China. He reviewed the situation, told the bandits of America’s traditional friendship fOF I’hina. He said that the United States had been deeply grieved by the kid naping. In reply to the outlaws’ demands for foreign guarantees of immunity from punishment and other terms if the cap tives were released. Autderson explained that this would be possible only if the -foreign powers took over the gov ernment of China, a course which he ’ emphasized the brigand chieftains themselves desired abo^e all to avoid. 'Then Anderson had finished Gen. Tiao-Yuan. representing the military governor of Shantung, read a document which recited the enrollment of 2,000 outlaws in the Chinese army, the pay ment to each of 220 and the distribu ■ lion of uniforms. "hen the crisis was reached An derson. supported by General Chen, aeked for the immediate release of the eight foreign captives. The outlaw chieftains parleyed among themselves. Then a messenger left the circle and started up the steep t’aotzuku mountain. The formal agreement for the release of the prisoners was produced, signed by the two chief spokesmen, one, Roy .S ou Anderson, of Atlanta, Ga., U. S. and the other the “Chinese elder brother,” of the brigands, Sun Kwei . Tfu. In a few moments the messenger re appeared and following him, accom panied by an armed detachment of their guards, came the eight prisoners r,f Paotzuku. They passed through laiiiho and headed for the railroad, 'rf“ men once more. Kelease by Chinese bandits of Amerl rai1^ anrl other foreigners held as hos since May -6i ended the emergency far as the safety of those indivi imis ',vas concerned .but forecast the beginning of prolonged and difficult negotiations with the Peking govern mtnt ito insure the safety of foreigners in future. Tbo state department was Informed today of the release by the American fonsulate at Shanghai. Officials con fincd their comment to expressions of satisfaction that the prisoners. had come through the ordeal safely. It '■ as indicated however, that questions of indemnity and of guarantees against rppet.ion of such outrages would be 1 n hn up j,y the diplomats In Peking ,l the first opportune moment. No Plan Yet -o fftr as is known here, the Peking diplomatic crops has not as yet work f'i out any 'definite proposals as to "fure guarantees to be required of the Peking government. There have been <m“ expression of vlewd in that dl* '" tion but the task, of preparing A Program that should have' practical V3l|‘e and also be within the power of Rr 1 omplishment of the'government sit ing at Peking is involved In peculiar difRoulties. - ■■ Through all the centuries the Chl »ese have lived to a large: extent with (Continned on PlLge . \ Degree Work Feature " Order Eastern Star Meeting in Charlotte CHARLOTTE, June 12.—Provision for an annual educational loan fund of $900, and the report of the treasurer showing that every Eastern Star chap ter In the state had made contribu tions during the past year toward the support and maintenance of the Ma sonic and Eastern home were the out standing features of today’s session of the 18th annual convention of the grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. The report of the educational fund and endowment fund committees were also read and degree work given by Mlspah Chapter No. 36., OVERMAN NOT TAKING LEVIATHAN TRIP AT THE PEOPLES EXPENSE Says “Nay Pauline” After he Counts the Cost to Tax Payers By H. E. C. BBTAJPT WASHINGTON, June 12.—Senator Overman is here and has announced that he will not go on the Leviathan trial trip at a cost $600,000 to the American people. He can always be counted on to guard the treasury when the peoples money is in danger. He was inclined to accept the Invitation of the United tSates shipping board to cruise a week on the fine new ship, but he counted the cost to the tax payers of the country he said, "Nay Pauline.” This simple statement form Senator Overmans office today explains his at' titude. Senator Overman has declined the invitation of the U. S. shipping board to take the trial trip on the Leviathan. As it seejhs the expense* of the trip will have to be pai<$ by the tax paye** of ths yjonntwC -senator, ^Overman is a merater of the appropriat ions commission, before whom this matter would probably come if it should be taken up by congress, and he desires to be in position to give in dependent and impartial consideration If it should be instituted. Senator Fletcher of Florida, an nounced today that he would accept the Invitation and go as a sort of sen sor. That may be very hard to do. Senator Ooverman has adopted the wise plan according to his friends. Senator Overman came here today to attend a committee meeting. As a member of the special committee .created last session to examine work ing conditions of prisoners of Laven worth and McNeil Islands has a definite xlan that he will recommend. The committee meets tomorrow being un able today to find a quorum. "For the sake of humanity,” he said, “I think something should be done to make conditions at the prisons better. We tried an experiment at Atlanta of having the prisoners make mail bags, they did so and made the bags for the government at a profit. Now I am in favor of putting these prisoners out at Lavenworth and McNeil Island on a big farm. Let them get plenty of sunshine and fresh air and they will be better off and we will make better people of them.” ■ Senator Overman said, crops in North Carolina, are in good shafe and that prospects for wheat and cotton es pecially are bright. In his opinion the state has not changed from its original standing support of Woodrow Wilson. "North Carolina Is a league of na tions state,” the senator said, "and in favor of something being done in the world to stabilise conditions.” William S. Clark, 76, Tarboro Gtizen Dies Had Been 111 Several Weeks Suffering Much i __ TARBORO, N. C., June 1*.—After a lingering Illness of several weeks, at tended with much suffering and pain, William Samuel Clark, 76 years old, died here this evening at 7:16 o clock. The deceased was a son of Samuel a. and Mary Watson Clark, and was born June 19. 1846, near Hamilton, in Martin county. Norih Carolina. His rudimen tary education was under the tutelage of local schoolmasters at Hamilton, and in the spring of 1861 he matrioula ted In Dr. Deems’ school at Wilson. Later he was a student at Jewes Mil itary academy in Hillsboro, from which heifmU2aMr. Clark! being then in hi. 28th year, opened a general merchan dising store in Tarboro, and since that time he continued to reside here. From 1899 to 1907 he was chairman of the board of commissioners of Edgecombe rnimtT and prior tb this he was mayor o? thftown of Tarboro. At the time of hU death he was a director of the Jefferson Standard Idfe Insurance C°iri?,fn,w.eased is survived by is -.^w^Mrs Dossle G. Clark; five rin hters Mrs. Marsden Bellamy, Mrs, j* Do*uglas Taylor and Mrs. J. Haugh L lames of Wilmington, and Miss „ . Ttr Clark and Nan G. Clark, ol Tarboro- also the following sons: W. a Clark. Sam N. Clark, and D. Rus **Tho1*nn'eral ^t^be beld from Cal vary church Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. . v - WORLD COTTON MEN TO ADOPT UNITED STATES, STANDARDS FOR TR^ Reach Agreement by Exchanges in b|;ier Countries WILL SIGN UP DOCUMENTS SHORTLY WASHINGTON, June 12.—The inter national cotton conference reached an agreement today for the adoption of the United States official cotton stand ards as the basis for the world cotton trade. Signature of the agreement was withheld pending confirmation by cable fron> the • various foreign cotton ex changes. The conference adjourned until June 18 to await replies to the recommenda tion of the foreign delegates that the United States standards and other questions agreed upon be adopted and their signatures placed on the docu ments. The members of the conference agreed upon the issuance of the follow ing statement o,f its proceedings: “The international cotton conference, composed of representatives of Liver pool, Havre and other continental cot ton exchanges, together with repre sentatives1 of the American cotton trade, and the department of agricul ture has adjourned until Monday, June 18, after two days deliberation on the United States cotton standards act which goes into effect .August 1. Satisfactory Solution “It is hoped by all that a satisfac tory solution of the difficulties con sidered has been attained. The main I question under discussion was the I adoption of universal standards, which standards the European delegates have I agreed to recommend for adoption by | the various foreign legislatures. “The result of the deliberations of the conference is being cabled to the various foreign legislatures and it Is hoped that within a few days confirma tion of what has been agreed to at the conference will be received.’’ The conference was called by Secre tary Wallace at tho request of the British cotton associations, which de sired to present their views on the new cotton standards law before regu- I lations for its enforcement finally were adopted. The new law provides that all sales and shipments of American cotton in Interstate and foreign cora .meroftmust be-^n accordance with the Unithd States’w/Tfcial cotton standanls. Heretofore much of the American cot ton sold abroad has been on Liverpool standards. Law Provides The new law also provides arbitra tion through the department of agri culture of all such sales and shipments. The Liverpool Cotton association has conducted these arbitrations in the I past and considerable dissatisfaction has been expressed by American pro ducers and exporters because they had no representation in the arbitration board. Numerous difficulties were presented to the foreign cotton men by the new law and they asked for the conference to determine what business adjust ments would have to be made by for eign merchants handling American cot ton as the result of it. Minor diffi culties were quickly surmounted when the foreign cotton representatives met with American government and com mercial officials. Yesterday was spent in preliminary discussions, while today the principal proposals of the foreign Interests were advanced and counter proposals put. forth by the American officials. Universal Standards The Americans for a long time have intended for the adoption of univer lal standards. The British cotton men, >n the other hand, have urged the idoption of Liverpool standards and :he maintenance of Liverpool arbitra ion. Every concession that possibly ■ould be made within the provisions >f the new law is understood to have seen given by government officials in heir endeavor to benefit the cotton rade at home and abroad by seeing the ’ormal adoption of universal standards. The compromises offered by the Americans, it is believed, will be ac cepted) by the cotton trade officials ibroad on the recommendation of their lelegates who have negotiated the agreement here. FORECAST BY STATES WASHINGTON, Juno 12.—North Car olina: Local thunder showers Wed nesday; Thursday partly cloudy; mod erate southwest winds. Tennessee and Kentucky! Generally lair Wednesday an^l Thursday; moder atete mperature. Virginia: Cloudy, probably showers Wednesday; Thursday cloudy, moderate temperature, " South Carolina and Georgia: Local thunder showers Wednesday; Thurs day partly cloudy; moderate southwest winds- _ ,, Florida, extreme northwest Florida: Partly cloudy in interior and local thunder showers near the coast Wed nesday and Thursday; ^gentle, varia ble winds. jr Elected to Board HENDERSONVILLE, June 12. Dr. •VV. W. Parker, of 'Lumberton, was elected a member of the North Caro lina Board of Optometrist Examiners, succeeding Dr. A. G. Shlngler, of Ral eigh. whose term has expired at the semi-annual session of the boar£ to day. ' Five candidates passed the state ex amination asi. follows: George C. Hodgens, Raleigh; Robert J. Pearce, Greensboro; Abraham Hosensteln, Dur ham" David N. Morrison, Reidsvllle, and Joseph Wheeler McKay, Asheville. protests appointments By H. Ek C. Bryant WASHINGTON, June 12-—Senator Fletcher, of Florida, said here today that the Washington administration was playing politics with the federal farm loan bureau. This Is stirring up a lot of trouble and vigorous protests against such a course is V*,n* “ent to him and other congressmen Dw Forces 'Win a Fight in Illinois w —^-' V SPHJlfOFIBl>D,, III., June 12— “Drf" forces _ sslnefl the edge on* ‘‘wet” members In today’s light over prohibition In the Illinois assembly when the senate defeated tonight, 32 to 18, the bills of Senator Marks, Republican, of Chicago, to repeal the state prohibition and search and selsnre acts. Earlier In the day the house voted 78 to 70 to take off the table and place on the calendar the O’Grady bill repealing' the same acts, sub ject to popular referendum. This action, “dry” members declared, did not pledge the house to pass the repealer. —;-j ONEllLLED; TWO ARE INJURED WHEN A SAW MILL BOILER BURSTS Nat Sylvester Mill Man of Rich lands Meets Instant Death (Special <« the Star) NEW BERN, June 12.—Nat Sylves ter, wealthy business man, was killed instantly; Hugh Miles, young book keeper, believed to have been fatally Injured, and Paul Patrick, fireman, se verely scalded, when a 100-horse power steam boiler exploded and wrecked the Banks & Thomas gin and saw mill at Riohlands ■ this morning at 11 o’clock, It was learned here over long distance telephone, this afternoon. The explosion, thought to have been the result of a defective injector on water connections to the boiler, com pletely wrecked the plant, at a loss of $10,000, hurled one end of the boiler, weighing some two tons, a distance of 260 yards, where it struck the ground, bounced up and crashed through the roof of the home of Wai ted Rand, injuring Mrs. Rand and her little daughter slightly. Residents of the little town rushed from their homes terror-stricken as their houses rocked from the detona tion of the explosion which, it was said*-was heard tojj miles, around, to drag The oodles of dead and injured from- the "ruins. Mr. Sylvester was In the mill at the time arranging to have some timber sawed and was killed Instantly by fly ing boards. Mills was buried beneath the wreckage and badly mangled, while Patrick sustained his scalds in the boiler room. Hall ■torm, Too Growing crops of every description were leveled with the ground by hail at 2 o’clock this afternoon and will be a total loss, according to reports reaching New Bern from the section along the Gordon road for about six and one-half miles beyond James City, add from the Riverdale sections. News of the hail storm, which is said to have been one of the most severe that has ever witnessed this section of the state, was brought to New Bern by J. Wilcox, rural mall carrier on route 6, who was forced to take refuge at the home of W. A. Cahoon, about six miles from New Bern on the Gordon road. I Mr. Wilcox said that stones fell at the Cahoon farm the size of a goose egg and that the ground was covered with the stones for a depth of between three . and four inches. He said the stones | ranged from the size of a marble to that of a goose egg, with varying shapes. One stone he had was six inches long, bpt was flat. Mr. Wilcox said that people living along the road reported that many chickens had been killed by the hall stones, but no re ports were made of domestic animals or livestock having been killed. British Have Little Success as Mediators on Reparation Matter Diplomats Aiming for Formula to Save Faces LONDON. June 12.—(By Associated Press.)—There is no sign tonight that the British efforts to aot the part of the conciliator between France , and Germany have yeC met with success. There was no further meeting of the British cabinet today, but diplomatic | purparleurs continued at the foreign office were believed to be aiming at some formula to save the face of both Prance and Germany. “Amnesty in the Ruhr" is the phrase met with in the preBS of London, and it is believed that the British effort is to persuade the French government to get back to the original idea of civil, as opposed to military, occupation of the Ruhr as the only basis upon which England vould again Join France and Belgium in a joint note seeking to have Germany abandon passive resist ace: The British government was never acquisced in the military occupation of the Ruhr. The German contention is that even if Beglin. as France desires, rescinded its orders for passive resist ance the Ruhr workers in the occupied region would continue their resistance. The idea is that amnesty in the Ruhr might lead to abandonment of resist ance, but the difficulty is that Premier Poincare, by dropping his military measures, would be admitting failure of the occupation to achieve the de sired results. If this difficulty could be surmounted it is thought it plight be easier to reach an allied conference including Germany. The suggestion is made by some of the British papers that the im passe presents tan excellent opportunity for intervention by Washington. U. S. Willing for Foreign Ships To Bring Liquor In Sealed, It Limit Extended - f Search and Seizure Line Would i Then, by Agreement, Be 12 Miles Out STRICTLY ADHERE TO SUPREME COURT RULING Public Health Service Draws Line Closer About Use of Whisky on Board WASHINGTON. June 12.—(By Asso ciated Press.)—The United States gov ernment is understood to be willing to permit foreign vessels to bring sealed liquor supplies into American ports provided an international agreement is reached to extend the search and seiz ure limit to 12 miles. Ambassador Jusserand of Prance had a lengthy conference today with Sec retary Hughes, who had requested his presence at the state department. N« statement was made afterwards by either party to the conference as te what had been discussed, but the con versation is said to have dealt solely with the situation growfng out of the supreme oourt ban on ship liquor with in American territorial waters. It has not been disclosed, how far the Washington government has gone in approaching foreign powers, whose shipping is affected by the liuqor ban, with its new proposal, nor has it yet been made clear how the administra tion would carry through its part of such an arrangement, if it were agreed to by other governments. Further Evidence Further evidence of the United States government’s intention to adhere strictly to the supreme court’s con struction of the prohibition law with respect to liquor aboard ships in American waters was given today in a ruling by the public health service for bidding the use of ‘‘medicinal’’ liquor for “dietary” purpose by ship’s crews. Given a share in the administration of the Volstead act, under the recently issued treasury regulations carrying out the court’s deoision, health service officials ordered its physicians in all parts to deny permits for release of liquor for other than legitimate medi cal purpotw^-The treasury aecepted'^ha decision as its policy and henceforth it was declared, regardless of circum stances. no circumvention of the'hard and faBt ban on beverage liquor will be allowed within territorial waters of the United States. Want Wine The French liner France appeared in I New York today for the right to with draw sufficient wine to ration the crew as required by French law, em ploying the medicinal liquor clause of the law and regulations as the means by. which it could be done. Public health service officers stationed in New York communicated with their head quarters here and Acting Surgeon Gen eral White made the ruling which fol lows directly the edict handed down by the supreme court. While the treasury, through the pub lic health service, ■ was drawing the lines tighter about the use of liquor aboard foreign ships in American wa ters, an administration spokesman at the white house asserted he did not be lieve congress ever Intended the gov ernment should be confronted with a situation such as it now faces. The official’s statement was accepted gen erally as forecasting that request might be made when congress convenes in December for some change in the dry law that would permit the govern ment to extricate itself from the situ ation In which it now finds itself. Congress Can Provide Relief Unless congress provides relief, as some officials hold that it can, while others take the contrary view, the president was said to believe there was no other course but to enforce the1 statutes as interpreted by the courts. Nothing came from an.v diplomatic quarters here to indicate any foreign government was considering further steps in efforts to get relief for its na tionals. This caused some treasury of ficials to believe such moves as may be made hereafter, if any, would be by foreign ship owners. Word came to the treasury during the day that some ship lines already had made plans for storing liquor sup plies at ports of call nearby to their American destinations but outside this government’s jurisdiction. By so do ing, such vessels would be able to re plenish their lockers on the outward voyage and yet comply with the finding of the supreme court decision making three-mile limit the deadline. During the day it had been declared at the white house that President Hardiqg saw no way in which tha executive branch of the government could exercise discretion in the matter; that he believed it was obligatory on the administration to enforce the law rigidly as interpreted by the supreme court, unless congress saw fit to amend it. Announcement also had been made that the public health service had in structed its officials at various Ameri can ports not to permit foreign vessels to withdraw from medicinal liquor stocks a sufficient quantity of bever ages to supply crews with th^ir cu's tomary rations while within American territorial waters. In' the event foreign' governments. look with favor on the proposal to per- ] mlt American coast guard craft to op-. erate 12 miles from shore in pursuit | | of smugglers. It Is believed in some ' l quarters that the administration would t advocate amendment of the Volstead act to permit liquor on foreign ships, under proper safeguards, to come into the territorial waters of the United States. Others • In touch with the situation, however, are of the opinion that the real solution of the problem would be to make separate treaties with the (Continued on Page Two. ) 1 ) ‘ '• ' - ■ ; • ■ ■ -/ ' ' Bulgarians Demanded Surrender of Premier SOFIA, June 12.—(By A&soclated Press)—Troops have been thrown iround former premier Stamboullsk’s place of refuge and he has been given jntil tomorrow to surrender in order to avoid bloodshed. Alexander Boteff, former president of the Sobranjo (national assembly) and former Minister of Justice Douparinoff were arrested today. A Belgrade dis patch, today, said Boteff was one of those at the head of a peasant revolt i against the new government. The members of the Stamboulisky cabinet will be detained In prison or under supervision in tlieir homes until the new parliament assembles and de jides their fate. Partisans of the over thrown government have created dis turbances in some > places, but the authorities believe peace will be re stored everywhere shortly. MORRISON FINDS OUT RIGAUD NOT A WRITER IN MONTGOMERY CASE Sends Letter to Lawyer of Prosecution Explaining Reason of Error Morning Star Bureau, 312 Tucker Building. * By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, June 12.—In the reasons for the commutation of Clyde Mont gomery's sentence from electrocution to life imprisonment, it was stated that clemency was recommended by A. G. Ricaud, of Wilmington, who prose cuted the case. The governor was later advised that this was a mistake. In looking over the papers on file the signature of a Mr. Pickard was con fused with the name Ricaud. However, the govg.rnor -toefc ■#otrm hot have altered his final decis ion in this case, the eommutation be ing. based' upon a doubt in the gover nor's mind as to whether Montgomery actually committed a crime that would, under the law, frfeit his life. Governor Morrison sent Mr. Ricaud the following telegram: “I find I am mistaken and I have no letter from you reoommending commutation in the Montgomery case. I am truly sorry, for this error and I am giving the pfress a statement and making every effort to correct the injustice done you. The ■fault was entirely my own. The statement was made to me that the solicitor had recomnjended commuta tion. I thought this meant as as you prosecuted the case in the place of the solicitor. Whereupon, I stated I had not received a letter from you. I picked up a large bundle of papers and petitions in the case to look through them. I did not have my glasses and finding a letter which Inow find was signed by E. R. Pickard, of Wilming ton strongly recommending commuta tion, I mistook the signature for yours. I do not think anybody Intended to misrepresent you and it was simply a mistake on my part. I feel that I should have commuted the sentence, and I. am not worried over the course I pursued, although the letter I thought was friem your greatly influenced me at the time. With great respect, “CAMERON MORRISON." Exception Taken Exception vfas taken by Attorney A. G. Ricaud to the statement appearing in the press yesterday to the effect that he had communicated with the gover nor in behalf of Clyde. Montgomery, whose case Attorney Ricaud prosecuted when it was first brought to trial a year ago. Fla.t denial of any such communication and an attack bn the press for “the facility and'ease with which error and misrepresentation find access to the columns of our newspa pers’* is made by the local attorney. A possible explanation of the mis take was made by W. Ft Jones, attor ney for the plaintiff, >who said that it was his belief that Governor Mo’rrison had gotten the nan*es confused and the letter to which he referred several times during the hearing as being from Mr. Ricaud was in reality from Woodus Kellum. < A communication from Raleigh, how ever, and a statement from the gover nor himself dears the entire situa tion. RETURNS DEFICIT NEW YORK, June 12.—The Minne apolis and St. Louis railroad returned a deficit of $1,161,923 in 1922, compared with a loss of $1,€36,4!22 ■ the previous year, according .to the annual report made public today. Operating' reve nues over expenses and taxes aggrega ted $1,396,671, or nearly double that reported for 1921. LAWYER DIES WASHINGTON; June , 12.— Sidney Chapman Neale, tor many, years a prominent corporation’lawyer of Wash ington, died here today in his 74th year, after a long illness. KIDNAPPER GO ON TtllAL NEW BERN, June 12.—M. Lucien McNeill, Greensville, S. C., and J. B. Merritt, Salisbury, N. C., charged with attempting to kidnap Frank Thomas, and Charles Thomas 3rd., sons of Charles Thomas, Jr., of Chicago, 111., will go on trial tomorrow at Beaufort, N. C., according to advices received here tonight. The kidnaping charge grew out of an alleged attempt by' the men to foroibly remove the two boys from the custody of Mrs. Nan tTfeoffrey, hed of St. Paul's school, Beaufort, N. C.' FRENCH BELIEVE THAT GERMANS ORGANIZING ATTACKS ON SOLDIERS Drastic Measures Are to Go in Force Against the Offend ing Towns | ARREST AND HOLD ' » OFFICIALS OF CITTf Seize Thirty Billion Marks as Another Penalty for Re cent Offenses " DTTESSELDORF, June 12.—(By Asso ciated Press)—The killing of three ;, soldiers—one in Gelseklrchen and two In Dortmund—within the last few day* , has convinced the French military authorities that an organized effort has been launched by the Germans to carry on night attacks against ths .forces of occupation. Hence Drastic measures .have been taken against the two municipalities. It was one of these measures—the rectriction of street traffic after V o’clock in the evening—that led to the shooting of nine Germans Sunday night when a French patrol was compelled to fire upon them because its warding to clear the streets was disregarded. Six of the Germans died from wounds received. In addition to arresting three Ger- - man officials, who are held as hostages,1 ; it was announced today by the French that no more permits would be grant- j ed Germans of Dortmund and Gelse-'; kirchen to leave the occupied area. At Dortmund it was announced by ' the French today that thirty billion marks had been seized at the Reichs bank as another penealty In connec tion with the killing of the two French non-commissioned officers Saturday night. At first the French minimized, these killings, announcing they arose out of a quarrel over a woman. To day, hovj^ver, quite another view was taken by the military authorities re garding the situation and on this ac count it was explained severe penalties were being exacted. According to German sources, sin other of the Germans wounded in Sun day night’s affray is expected to die., Two others are seriously wounded. The GermanSittseert. that among those killed was a physician, Dr. Schoene, who waa j answering a call-to-the hospital when! the patrol ordered the streets cleared. ; They allege that, doctors have permits j to be out in the streets after the cur-i few hour. S Texas Clubs Awarded j Prizes at Asheville! Program of Day Featured By Department Reports ASHEVILLE, June 12.—The Texas! Federation of Music clubs was today, awarded the prize of $100 as the feder ation having made the most consistent growth since the last biennial, the pre sentation ceremonies taking place at! the afternoon session of the 13th bien-i nial of the National Federation of Mu sic Clubs. This prize is made possible' by the endowment for this purpose of! Mrs. Cecil Frankel, 620 Utica street.! Los Angeles, Calif., who is director off the extension department of the feder-t ation. | The biennial program was featured! today by the extension department re-j porta, the state luncheon with state artists and oomposers guests of honor] and an open forum on 'a number of sub-] jects pertinent to the welfare of the federation. Tonight's events consisted of an orchestral concert with Henry Hadley conducting, and Marie Tiffany] soprano, Metropolitan Opera company! New York, and Grace Potter Carrollj: pianist, Asheville. J Discussion of the following subject® engaged those participating in the open forum: "Financing state federations anq their relations to the national,” led by: Miss Emma McCarthy, of Alabama] j “Financing a state bulletin,” led by 1 Mrs. E. J. Ottoway, Michigan; "Cotin-j j try club organizations," led by Mrs! J Malcolm Perkins of Virginia, and o,li I the “Value of divisional institutes, tii[ further' extension efficiency,” led ybjf Mrs. William Arms Fisher, of Boston, j i SUGAR PRICKS ARB APT TO REHAIS HIGItf COLORADO SPRINGS, Goo., June Present sugar prices are llkely*t,fl continue until the advent of the nex"| crop of beet sugar next October an ji November, Stephen H. Love declared ljuj his annual report as president of thjfi United States Sugar Manufacturers’ asffii sociation in convention here today. |i| It is a case of much larger demanifi] that supply, according to Mr. Love anflf he declared that from the best figure's; obtainable Americans during 1922 purls chased 5,000,000 tons of sugar, an. ini crease of 20 per cent over prevloui yaers. European sales also are on th increase, he stated. ' LIVES UP TO REPUTATION By H. E. C. Bryant WASHINGTON, June 11.—Nor/ Carolina is. living up to her repu tien for sticking to home folks, last July to April of this year 28/ migrants went to the state. Th/ very small per cent of tho landed. During April 38 arrlt/ of these left, 34. of the 264 Assembly Ope: RIDGECREST, June era Baptist assembly o: day and will continue tember 9, during whli ber of conferences a; conducted.
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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