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Weather Partly Cloudy Today Tomorrow 100 PER CENT AMERICAN 10 Pages Pull Day and Night Service - of the Associated Press. ■ - / * \ i CIRCULATION: DAILYMORE THAN DOUBLE, SUNDAY MORE THAN THREE TIMES THAT OF ANY OTHER WILMINGTON PAPER FOUNDED A. D. 1867.—VOL. CXI.—No. 104. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 16, 1923. ; OLDEST DAILY JN THE STATE. Speculation as to Extra Session of Congress on Ship Liquor Set at Rest _■ * «*-» ........ Treaties Will at Least Have to Fall Flat Before it Will be Necessary NEGOTIATIONS ARE IN EARLY STAGES May Continue Some Time; Many Points of View to Be Con sidered From All Angles; Status of Ships While Within the Three Mile Limit One of Most Important; Another is the Feasibility of Granting an Extension of Zone to 12 Miles; Some Favor Only Declarations From Nations as to Opinion 1 on Phases of Law. WASHINGTON, June 16.—Specula tion as to the possibility that a speolat F8!Slon of congress might be called t„ deal with the ship liquor situation through amendment of the Volstead act was set at rest definitely today at the white house. It was said that President Harding had no such plan .In mind. The white house spokesman did not indicate whether th?s also applied to the question tha-t a special session of the senate might be found advisable rie iid the state department’s efforts to in. an Me to treaties dealing simultane ously wHh the ship liquor question i.nn rum smuggling prevention prove f i,, 's:-ful. There was nothing to ln ilicire. however.! that administration ..fn.hiu or. attempting as yet to for ■ Ii at plans based upon the assump tion that the American reciprocal treaty proposal will be accepted ahead. Still In Early Stages Negotiations are still In the earliest • run es without any Indication what ev. r of an official or semi-official char art, r having been received so far as known by the government as to the probable attitude of tho maritime pow ers on tlie treaty proposal. It Is made evident in official circles that It would cniipp no surprise should the conver ra'ions now in progress continue some t me. Ther are many points of view involved both as to the International Firms of ships within any territorial Jurisdiction and as to the feasibility of granting u. limited right of search beyond the three-mile limit. The dis o iFsinn up to this point is understood not to have been “brought out many of these matters except as the Ameri can viewpoint has been made known in presenting the treaty proposals. The whole question of definitions that would make it certain that the right of veavrh proposed should not be hr ?.!!-■ emergency employed as an exten sion of Territorial jurisdiction beyond ■ miles is still to be threshed out. It is understood that state depart ment suggestions have . favored a rather simple form of declaration upon rtf's ..f tile points in the proposed implies. it remains to be seen whether p.r.e of the European, powers would !•. s.’isRort with this method. ,even l lr tin y were prepared to reach an. cur emeu! granting concessions on | lsith s.i.s for the specific purposes' Fought 1'mloubtcdly no maritime! mover would commit itself to any language that it regarded as' in the bust ambiguous in setting up the rigid tut:i■ ions under which alone an ex bttr.io I of the right of. search could ’■ m vowttod. '. • • * I M\:K poses property ' hrriiiVM. June 13.—Police tonight -'■•p ir-.iii; ing for Bruce Hartman, pro- ; '*«.. alleged to-have entered • rh'-int of John H. Jones*.. choir di | ,r r..r Evangelist B. F. McLendon, Mock) at a local hotel here !?"t iM-iit ard to have stolen personal valued at *400. Hartman had ^ ••• 'r’ended by the singer, wno dis ' i' ■ ’-nhopry when he returned V ‘ ,-vi e.MA.is ,)|tsi[e.Sua.\a aijl uiojj , --- - j tliri.K ( H1FH WI<V3 , 'I ’’ V1 IKK. June In.—Little t.hief, ... .of' the Rancocas el -idrien by Ear! gande. today :I1" !,■■.; the Kin.000 Brooklyn handi vrur,' ,,*f the oyeirns card at j 11ok. I hinting. Harry Payne 4 n-.-s , n try. and the favorite, was, 1 ■ 11■ 1 :ool Knohbie. another Kanoocas 'bird. The time for the mile | • ’’ — 1'!1 was 1 :50. • | Threw 87 Cases of Real Stuff Overboard NEW YORK. June 15.—Whfn the steamship George Washington ar rived today from Europe, an officer stated that 87 cases of liquor had been thrown overboard just outside the three mile limit, in accordance arith the treasury department ruling prohibiting the bringing of liquor into American ports. Officials of the United States Line made a vig orous denial, stating that none of their ships curried liquor, except ns required by law for medicinal pur pose*. _____ ■ . * FRENCH INTERESTS TO ACCEPT AGREEMENT ON AMERICAN STANDARDS ' Advise the Conference at Wash ington of Their Compliance With Rules WASHXNTON, June 15.—Full accept ance "by the French cotton trade through the Havre cotton association of the terms of the agreement reach ed by the international cotton confer ence held here early in the week was communicated to the department of agriculture officials today by Pierre Du Fasqulr, the French representa tive, who also represented Belgian and Qerman cotton interests' to whom he made similar recommendations for ac ceptance of the agreement. In making known the French accept ance the department for the first' time indicated the terms of the agreement. An official statement announcing tho Harve association action said: “The agreement reached provides for the adoption of American standards as universal standards for cotton of American growth, with the understand ing that the s United gfatvre 'Cotton' standards act permits trading on the basis pf millimetre designation. The department of agriculture agrees that In the event that changes become ap parently desirable, provision will be made for a revision of these standards by representatives of foreign cotton exchange in conference with represen tatives of the American cotton indus try and the department of agriculture. ' “The secretary of agriculture agrees to take such action as may be neces sary under section four of the United States cotton standards act to vest in the members of the Havre arbitration appeals committee the authority to de termine finally the true classification as to grade and color, in accordance with said standards ofcotton of Amer ican growth exported from the United States. This decision has been made in order to avoid the difficulties and delays which might result were all final appeals referred to ■Washington.'* I REPLIES TO LABOR PARTY. •LONDON, June 15.—(By Associated Press.)—Replying to a question put by a labor member In the bouse of commons last night, Prime Minister Baldwin denied the government con templated any declaration implying ap proval of the Ruhr occupation. He said the government’s views regarding the occupation had not changed. -f--— ADVANCE GUARD ASHEVILLE. June 15.—Several hun dred school teachers from all parts of the south and from far scattered states of other sections, today arrived at the Asheville Normal, as the advance guard o fthe 1,500 or more expected to make up the student body of the Asheville summer school, actual sessions of which begin Monday morning. ORGANIZE INSURANCE COMPANY RICHMOND, Va„ June 15.—Organi zation of the Tine Insurance Company with a maximum capital of $1,000,000 and a minimum of , $250,000 was announced here today when the con cern was chartered by. the state cor poration commission. The. company will specialize in abstracting titles end little guaranty business, operat ing in Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. - . , .. E?d, Schumacker is president of the concern. Harding Wants Law to Stop Alien Smuggling; Will Ask Legislators For A Remedy wVv, 11 nctox, June 15.—President .'^tiling expects to call" to the atten 10(1 of the next Congress with a view '"antme,jit of remedial legislation ’.“"I'PTeaslng number of aliens being ‘"ll'KKleu into the United States. announcement was made today the White House where lt^ was said nat the President feels that the stead >; increasing ‘'bottlegging” of aliens j. 1t; a serious problem. The govern 10,11 It was said, Is attempting vlgor I'js'y to prevent the illegal entrance 1 Ellens and liquor, one of whioh Is •sarded as about as troublesome as other. ' , . . Government officials who Imre stud ^ the problems arising from the “hggiing of aliens were Said to ; bs . somewhat apprehensive of collusion in thA countries from which the aliens come?™ though recognizing that any collusion Is without sanction of -the ^aecretan?^Davis,*who has been study ing for several months measures,; to *tnn the illegal admission of aliens, estimated “ofay the basis ^of latest reDorts that there are in New York ap nroximately 6,000 Chinese who gained admission to the United States In vio lation of law. Their deportation, even So inaNewVrhk alone wluld c4 the "gov ernmen t at least a million dol ia**.' v H * ; 1. ■ • -i.'* V\ - TRAGIC CHAPTER IN LIVES OF i®TER AND WIFE |g)LDEI) —fi; 0 Judge Devin, y-, •pXig Habeas Corpus Prqjtilflg, Told th«|gllf|g§ MOTHER WON FIGHT FOR HER^CHILDREN Special to 'The Star. LUMBERTON, June 15.—A sad and tragic chapter In the lives of Rev. I. N. Clegg, Presbyterian minister of Rowland and Mrs. Annie McIntosh Clegg, of Richmond, man and wife who have been separated since last August was unfolded in court here today when Judge W. A. Devin, heard a habeas oorptis proceedings brought by Mrs. Clegg to secure the custody of their three youngest children. The mother won a partial victory only, getting the children during the vacation months from June 1 to Sep tember 1, while the husband will have them the remainder of the time. The court’s order is effective June 21 at which time the children—Arohie, Mar garet and Ann Monroe—aged live seven and ten, must ge given into the keep- j ing of the woman who brought them into the world. The children have been with their father. A son, aged 12, was not involved in the proceeding and b» remains with the father all the time. The order provides that father or moth er shall be privileged to visit the chil dren and have free access to them at any time. ine petitioner was required to file a bond in the sum of $5,000 to guaran tee return of the children, she now be ing a resident Of another state. Mother Weeps. Mrs. Clegg wept almost continuously from the time the children were pro duced in court when she saw them for the first time since February and ran to them and embraced them until Judge Devin rendered his decision when she broke down cotnpletely and had to be taken from the court room. I Emotion ran riot throughout the day from the time Mrs. Clegg took t he stand to tell of their domestic difficul ties until the last word of H. E. Stacy, of her counsel, Was -offered in argu ment. Mr. Stacy, recently bereaved by the death of his wife, came near break ing down himself when he told the clpurt he knew by bitter gxperlence the difficulty of rearing a chUd*wtrhch the hJpther love was absent. His appeal for the mother In this case was de clared by many who heard it to be without parallel here. • The petitioner's case was presented by herself and her two brothers and by affidavits while the respondents did not introduced any witnesses, confin ing their testimony to affidavits. Reviews I.ifp. Mrs. Clegg reviewed her life since she was married to Mr. Clegg in 1909, declaring she did all of the house work until her health failed. Then her hus band took complete charge of every thing, hiring and discharging servants, and would not let her correct any of the children, she'declared. Conditions gradually became worse until she found them unbearable longer, and she went to the home of her mother in Rich mond, she said. Taking the two girls i where they were placed in school. Her 1 brothers labored unceasingly to effect a reconciliation, they testified, and fi nally a contract was entered into by which she agreed to return to Rowland for a short time to save Rev. Clegg embarrassment with his churches, it was testified, he in turn agreeing to let her take their youngest child when she returned to Richmond. Ku Klux Cnlls. She kept her part of the agreement, Mrs. Clegg declared, but the night be fore she was to return to Richmond the Ku Klux visited her. She stated she had gone to her room and was pre paring to retire when she heard her husband go to a front room which had been locked. Twice more he went and finally called to her there was some one-down stairs who wanted to see her: After repeated refusals to tell her who it was she went down and was greatly frightened to see a num ber of robed and hooded figures in thei hail. One waved a letter at her but she refused to take it and later in the night when she had again retired to her room and locked her door the letter was placed under it. She would not read it then and did not read it, she declared until Dan McLaurin, of Row- , land, went to Richmond and gave it to I her saying a stranger on the street I handed it to him and asked him to de- j aver u. Ku Klux Letter. The letter was signed K. K. K, or Ku Klux Klan, she did not remember which, Mrs. Clegg declared, and asked of her that she not leave her husband because of the effect It would have on his work. She was also asked to leave the children with him. They would be taken care of, the let ter stated. In November Mj*s. Clegg testified Mr. Clegg came to Richmond' and got their two daughters. She was awaiting their return from school >vhen she received a message ftom her husband dated at Lillington and saying "children all safe.” Somewhat puzzled she made inquiries among her neighbors and found that Mr. Clegg had taken the girls while on their way to school that morning. Answering allegations that she had left home frequently to give recitals, Mrs. Clegg declared that during their five years’ residence in Rowland she had given but two recitals there and one in Fairmont. Her husband Carried her to the latter place In his automo bile, ’ she asserted, and charged her $5 for the gas. She also had to'pay half that amount for getting the car pulled out of the mud on the same occasion, she declared. Mrs. Clegg related incidents of oruel treatment, alleging that oh two occas ions when she was correcting one of the children Mr. Clegg slapped her against the wall. She told of finding a will he had made leaving everything to ;the children and with hot tears Rushing her cheeks declared "he willed (Continued on Page ,fiCwo» Cancer Experiment Patient in Hospital NEW YORK, June 15,—Nilas'Anna EUltn, 20, of Spring Valley, N. Y„ was removed to a irard in Bellevue hospital this mornMg after having been exposed under X-rays of 250, BOO voltage for 66 hours In an effort to effect a cancer cure This was the first time that an ex periment had been' conducted for such a long titme and with such high voltage. Dr. I. Seth Hirsch, di rector of the Bellevue X-ray labo ratory, said It would be several weeks before It could be determined whether the experiment had been successful. t • --J CAROUNA^COTTON SEED MEN CONCLUDE BLOWING ROCK MEET Elect Officers and Hear Address From Railroad Head on Final Day BLOWING ROCK, June 15.—Disous sion of claims of cotton seed crushers against the government, explanation of plans of the railroads to give shippers a part in efforts to Improve transporta tion and election of.’ officers marked the conclusion here today of the joint session of cotton seed crushers asso ciations of North and South Carolina. R. A. Wall, of Clayton, N. C.. was elected to head the North Carolina as sociation and M. L. Bert Jordan, of Hartsville, S. C., was'chosen aS presi dent of the South. Carolina organiza tion. Other officers chosen were: North Carolina, association—W. F. Marsh, Raleigh, vice president; H. A. White, Greenville, N. C.. secretary treasurer; South Carolina—B. F. Al ston, ”Jr., Union, S. C.. vice president, and Russell Acree, Columbia, re-elect ed secretary-treasurer. K. W. Marett, retiring president of the South Caro lina association, was presented with a gold watch. Plans Outlined Robert Studebaker Binkerd, repre senting the easterii'group of the coun try’s railroads, made a trip from New York to outline in*i£3etail the plans re cenUy .adopte^.,by. t^t%J6a,i^>isi;s.,foi gel-, ting tlie aid -of ,*h;nperyl'in meeting transportation problems. He described the plans for decentralizing the' car service division of the American Rail ways association and told of the meet ing In Atlanta May 11, last, at which the southeastern regional advisory board of shippers was organized. The car service divisions of the American- Railway association, he ex plained, is instituting throughout the countr ysimilar regional advisory Doards or snippers wno are to meet periodically with designated railroad officers.. Each sharing in responsi bility. he continued, is to work in har mony toward constant improvement in transportation problems of its region. Carriers’ Program The carriers’ program,’ Mr. Binkerd said, calls for them to have their cars and locomotives back in pre-war con dition by next October. By the first of September, he said, the roads as far as possible, wfll have their own coal stored and they will make ah earnest effort to induce consumers, wholesalers and retailers to lay in as much as pos sible of their coal supplies during the summer. Efforts to bring the average load ing of freight cars up to 30 tons and to increase the average daily movement of freight cars to 30 miles for the en tire country, are part of the plan. Through the advisory committee an ef fort will be made to induce shippers to aid in earlier Btoring of coal, loading of all cars to capacity as far as pos sible, reduction' of»reconsignment ship ments and restriction of to-order bills of lading, and to lessen the demands by shippers of m re cars than they can promptly use. Christie Benet, former United States senator from South Carolina, who was was one of the other speakers of the day. told of the linter claims of the crushers against the government. R. E. Harrison and Donald F. Reed. Wash ington attorneys, associated with Mr. Benet as counsel for the linter claims committee of the Interstates, Cotton Seed Crushers association, went into details on the same subject. VOTE OF COXFIOE1VCE PARIS. June 15.—(By Associated Press).—The chamber of deputies late tonight gave a vote of confidence to the government on its domestic pol icy. The vote was 380 to 200. PREMIER DAXCEH NEW YORK, June 16—The Prince of Wales has been voted premier dancer of the world by the National Institute of Social Dancing which announced today it had sent him a number of new steps, one named, in his honor. BOY DIES JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., June 16.— While enroute to first base at Chuckey this county, In a baseball game yester day afternoon, Marshall Stonecipher, aged 12 years, was struck behind the ear with a thrown ball. He died last night. depends title. RYE, N. Y„ June 15.—Miss Alexa Sterling, of North Hempstead, former national champion, successfully defend ed her Metropolitan women's golf title today, overwhelming Mrs.' G. M. Hecks che.r, of Pipping Rock, >1 and 9, in the 86-hole final. UNDERWOOD ENDORSED MONTGOMERY, Ala.. June 15.—Sen ator Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama, was given the unanimous endorsement of the state Democratic executive com mittee for president of the United States, in session here'this afternoon.' Stamboulisky, Erstwhile Peasant Premier, Killed By Soldiers in Home Town -— mi*--1i Shot in Course of Attempted Rescue by Townsmen; Guard Pursued Him Three Days ADHERENTS PUT UP A STIFF BATTLE At One Time it Looked as Though he Would be Suc cessfully Rescued SOFIA, June 15.—(By Associated Press).—Alexander Stamboullsky, pre mier of Bulgaria from the time the peasant government was formed under his leadership in 1918 until he was overthrown last week by the Bulgarian army, was killed this morning in the village of Vetren near his native town of Slavoritza. He was shot in the course of an attempt by a party of peasants to rescue him from guards who had captured him yesterday after a three days’ pursuit. Stamboullsky was brought from the village of Golak where he was cap tured. He announced that he had im portant documents at his Slavovitza home and was permitted to set out for Slavovitza in an automobile sur rounded by guards. On the outskirts of the village a party of peasants blocked the road. Abandon Premier Under the fire of the peasants the guards abandoned Stamboullsky and the peasants proceeded to esoort him j toward the village. Eo route a band of soldiers attacked the peasants with I rifle Are. It was during the short, stiff fighting which followed that Stam boullsky was shot—virtually on the threshold of his birthplace. Stamboullsky, as a captive, was ex pected to be brought to Sofia by the noon train today. When the tr^in ar rived at the station the streets around Alexander square were choked with citizens eager to get a glimpse of him. Shortly afterwards they learned of his Pennant' Made Arrant It wm a peasant who arrested the former premier at Golak. Stambou lisky went to a tile-making establish ment and ordered a large amount of til?, paying 300 leva to bjpd the bar gain. - Regognlafhg him lii spite of tills disguise the merchant suspected- the purpose of the transaction was to de develop friendly contact so that he could communicate with the mayor Of | Slavovitza, thereby getting in touch i with his adherents. ' The merchant summoned assistance and told Stam boulisky he was under detention. Stamboulisky then declared to place himself in the hands of the new au thorities and wrote a letter to the chief of police at Vetren offering to surrender. The officer arrived several hours later with a detachment of sol diers. After starting for Sofia the former premier asked to be permitted I to driver to Slavovitza and it was the i granting of this request that led to his death. The Sofia newspapers continue to publish various versions of alleged iry regularities and scandals of the peas ant premier’s regime. The government has! issued a warning against the printing of uniformed principles. Trains are now running to all points In Bulgaria and private messages are permitted over the govSmment wires. His opposition to Ferdinand’s policies resulted in his trial for trea son and he was condemned to life im prisonment in the early part of 1916, but about three years later the armis tice intervened and he was released. While in' prison he wrote 18 books and worked out many of the legislative and social reforms, which, later, as the administrative head of the country, he began to put in practice. One of the measures which aroused the greatest opposition to his regime was the trial of the members of the former minlsteries on charge of trea son for embroiling the country in war, and this, opposition was given potent expression in the recent parlaimentary elections, when several of the former ministers while in prison were return ed to parliarnentary eseats. The closing phase of his regime Bras an attempt to seize the power as dicta tor in legal form. Summoning King Boris to Slovitza he ordered him to sign a decree to the effect but Boris begged for time to consider the step. The decision of the opposition parties to over throw the government by force quickly followed. In the hectic days since the fall of his government charges have been made that Stamboulisky had his eyes on the crown itself and that he had laid definite plans to seize the throne, i proclaiming Himself Alexander 2nd, ' early in September. SOUTH CAROLINA STOPS PClLMAN SURCHARGES COLUMBIA, S. C„ June 15.—The South Carolina Railroad commission today Issued an order directing all rail roads operating In the state to ceasfe collection of the' CO percent Pullman surcharge r,n and after August 1, on Journeys between points within the state. The order was issued following a public hearing at which the principal railroads with lines in the state were represented. ASHEVILLE FESTIVAL SEES “PAIS" THE SECOND TIME ASHEVILLE, June 'i5.—The second presentation of "Pan in America" prize lyric drama of the National Federation of Musio clubs, tonight proved a tri umph over the initial performance and with the' nationally renowned artists and gorgeously costumed participants was a multi-colored spectacle and stu pendous in its proportions; • This afternoon the balloting for 48 new. directors of the national federa tion -was completed and announcement of the results withheld. The new board will meet tomorrow and elect officers and chairmen of. the Important com mittees of the federation. " ■,• , - > • ;■ . '.*5 , r-----^^ Wake County Police Make Third Big Haul RALEIGH, June 15.—Wake coun ty officers last night made their third big: haul within the past 30 days of liquor alleged to have; beeyi brought here from New Bern and with it captured Harjry Lee Bancom, Raleigh white man. Bnucom has recently completed a sentence at Fort Brngg, imiH)sed' for draft-dodg In*: and while in ,the custody of mili tary authorities was convicted in the United States district court for white slavery. Only 18 gallons of what is alleged to be Craven connty corn whiskey was captured last night but over 70 gallons was seized in .eaclf of the other raids. .- — ■ ■■ .. m ,J HULL CRITICISES AS WASTEFUL TRIAL OF STEAMER LEVIATHAN “Million Dollar Joy Ride” is Classification Given by Democrat Chairman WASHINGTON, June IS.^—Chairman, Hull of the democratic national com mittee reiterated tonight his charges of waste and extravagance in connec tion with the proposed trial trip of the shipping board liner Leviathan. Replying to the statement issued last night by .Chairman Lasker of the board, Mr. Hull, deolared responsibility for the “million dollar joy ride" could not be shifted to demooratic officials of the last administration since the contract for reconditioning the vessel was not signed until 1822. “The proposed investigation of Chairman Lasker’s so called "million dollar joy ride” said Mr. Hull's- state ment “and this administration of th<S shipping board generally, rather than criticism of his leviathan junket, may hav furnished the reason for his be lated "explanation” of that now more or less joyless affairs. Before the democratic national committee made any Comment upon it .Representative William J. Graham. of Illinois, sched uled as the republican leader in the next house, had canoelled his accept ance of an Invitation, and was quoted in the public press as saying: “The trip is not necessary; the ship had one trial trip from Newport News to Bos ton, why take another? x x x x this is the most unjustifiable excursion I ever heard of.” "Why did not Chairman Lasker make his ‘explanation’ at that time? - "Chairman Lasker in an attempt to screen himself dates the inception of this junket from the administration of the shipping- board under John Bar ton Payne, a democrat and refers to the reconditioning oontract as the “Payne contract." John Barton Payne resigned from the shipping board and became secretary of the Interior on March 15, 1920. Specifications for re pairs to the Leviathan were sent to prospective bidders by the Emergenoy Fleet corporation In October 1921, 19 months after Judge Payne had severed his connection with the shipping hoard. Bids were opened December 30, 1931, 21 months after Judge Payne’s with drawal. The contract ifo-as let to the viewport News Ship Building and Dry Dock corporation, on February 14, 1922, 23 months after Judge Payne’s retirement from the shipping board. "Chairman Lasker’s assertion that criticism of this Junket is unpatriotic is. worn-out trick of .republican pol - iticians "caught with 'the goods.” I repeat, however, that if the Leviathan junket constitutes any factor in hast ening Mr. Lasker’s retirement from the shipping - board the amount ex pended would be dirt cheap even though it should exceed a million i dollars.” RATIFY MERGER ST. LOUIS, June 15.—Stockholders of the Dorris Motor Car company, meet ing here today, ratilied the proposed merger with the Haynes Automobile company, of Kokomo, Ind., and the Winto Automobile company, of Cleve land, Ohio, Into a corporation to be known as the Consolidated Motors cor poration, with assets totaling $19,000, 000. CODE FOR CIVILIAN FUG USAGE ADOPTED AT WASHINGTON MEET .... ^ Promote Study of Words and Music of “Star Spangled Banner” UNPATRIOTIC TEACHERS AND TEXT BOOKS SCORED^ All Persons Employed in Pub lic Capacity Must Pledged Their Allegiance ■WASHINGTON, June 15.—A cod* covering proper civilian usage of, the American flag and conduct in Its pres-\ ence was adopted at the concluding session today, of the conference of na tional organisations called hy th>* American legion and a permanent com mittee was authorized to disseminate It throughout the country. Resolutions adopted recommended that each of the more than 60 organi zations represented promote the study of the words and music of the "Star Spangled Banner- ana its teaching in all sohools and In Juvenile organisa tions as suggested to the conference yesterday by President Harding. State legislatures also were asked to enact uniform laws requiring display of the flag in and over all schools, parks and playgrounds, and over other publlo buildings. Considerable discussion over what was described as the unpatriotic atti tude of a number of tdachers and text books in public schools, resulted in adoption of another resolution demand ing that '“all persons employed In a public capacity, national, state and, municipal, whose compensation is paid JL.ro m puum: luuua, uo te^uiieu pledge allegiance and support to the constitution and respect for the flag oi the United States." Opposition was recorded to proposals to change the offloial dimensions of the flag. A proposal Included in the report oS the code committee that the proper sa lute to the flag by a woman be tha military salute employed by soldiers In uniform was amended to read that her right hand should b^ placed oyer her heart in paying respect to the em entblem. .. The- code -covers IB rules for display of the flag and a list of 15 "things to avoid.” In addition to Setting forth the proper use of bunting, the salutes and pledge to the flag, sugestions for state legislation and recommendation that the "Star Spangled. Banner" be univer sally recognised as the national ari-> them. The rules adopted for displaying the flag include: . ' The flag should he displayed from sunrise to sunset only or between such hours as designated by proper au thorities on national and state holi days, and on historic and special oc casions. . The flag should always be hoisted briskly and lowered slowly and! ceremoniously. When carried In a parade with An other flag ot flags the place of th* flag of the United States is on thar flags own right, or when there is a, line of other flags, the flags of the United States may he, in front of the center of that line. When displayed with another flagy against a wall from crossed staffs, the' flag of the United States should be on the flag’s own right, and its staff shook! be In front of the staff of the otheit flag. ’ ' When a number of flags are grouped and displayed from staffs the flag of the United States should be in the center or at the highest point of the group. When flags of states or oitles on pennants of societies are flown on that same halyard with the flag of the/ United States the flag of the United1 States must always be at the peak. When flown from adjacent staff* the, flag of tbs' United States should b*i hoisted first. No flag or pennant should! be placed above or to the right oft the flag of the United States. ' i When the flag is displayed other) than flown from a etaff, it should be! Ilsplayed flat, whether indoors or out.! When displayed either horizontally or] vertically against a wall, the Union; should be uppermost and to the flag’s right, to the observer's left. When Jieplayed In a window It should ba iisplayed the same way, that Is, with, the union or blue field to the left of the observer in the street. ; FORECAST BY STATES. : v||f North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor gia, Florida, extreme northwest Flori da, Alabama ana Mississippi: Partly dotidy Saturday and Sunday, scattered ' :hunder showers; gentle variable vinds.' V* Establishment of Credits Urged by Mrs. Sears in Address to Women of State m “women oi tne east are more oouna by tradition than women of the south and west. We, of the east, haVe learned, however, that It requires no more effort to put over big things than it does to pul:, over small things, said Mrs. Elizabeth Sears, editor and lec turer, in an address to the National Federation of Business and Profession al Women now in convention at the Oceanic hotel, Wrtghtsvllle Beach. Mrs. Sears chose as the subject of her address Friday afternoon, "Estab lishing Credits," and urged that every, njember present give the matter their' earnest consideration. "You must do things before you can expect other people to believe la jraur abilUw" ahej wm tney dc aoie to secure sympatny and co-operation In their new enter* prises." A> The meeting on Friday afternoon wae given over largely to report* of the Individual clubs and round table, discussions of club’mechanics. the na tional federation emblem, state exten sion and an -exhibit for Portland. Tima was given,: however, for Mrs. Sears’ ad dress, which was postponed from las^ night on account o^ the lateness of her arrival. The national speaker was of course received with the greatest In terest and .attention - and her message to the delegates was regarded by many* (Continued on Page Two) 1 ' ' ; : . r ^ ;