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Fall Leased Wife Service of the Associated Press . 100 PER CENT AMERICAN FOUNDED A. D.1867. Probably Rain Saturday Fair WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1923. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. LEAGUE’S COUNCIL AGREES TO SUBMIT COMPETENCY ISSUES Two Questions on League’s At titude in International Dis putes Come Up ; CALANDRA CONTINUES TO REMAIN OBDURATE Delegates Pay Tributes to America’s Leadership in Opium Fight GENEVA, Sept. 27—(By Associated Press)—The council of the league of nations after a two hours "conference Thursday agreed to submit two ques- j tions on the general 'aspects of the league’s competency in ,international complications to the ' permanent court of international justice at the Hague This was brought about by the action of the smaller §tates who sent a col lective note to the council - relative to an interpretation of the covenant. The counsel also provisionally decid ed that two other questions shall go, bofer a special commission of emin- ! ent jurists, rathgr than to the Hague court, because they are deemed to be of a political, rather than a legal na ture. One concerns the right of states to adopted coercive measures, while the other endeavors to secure the fixa tion of a country‘s responsibility for crimes committed in its territory. Walt on Salandrn Members of the council tried to in duce Signor Salandra, the Italian mem ber to consent to the Hstgue court's passing upon whether other matters, such as incident affecting national honor are also to be" excluded, but Slg- i nor Salandra was obdurate; he said he - did not want such Incidents to go be fore the permanent court and was not sure that he wanted them to go any where. The French are seeking to act as conciliators, believing that eventually Italy, will agree to a full examination of the covenant. The disarmament commission decid ed definitely that in view of the diver gencies of opinion on its contents, in cluding the clause authorizing supple mentary defensive alliances, all the governments should be requested to send in their opinions of the pact, to the league. Hence any action on the pact has been postponed until the next year. •' . Considers Humanitarian The assembly of the league held ses sions both morning and afternoon, con cerning chiefly humanitarian problems and measures to organize relief forces in distress... The leadership of the United States in the ooium fight was the subject of warm tributes, many of ’the delegates laying stress on the deep importance of the proposed opium -conference. The general view Was that the world must arrest through the cooperation of all nations, the rapidly-spreading poison ing of the human race. - NORMAL APPEARANCE OF NEW YORK PAPERS HERALD STRIKE’S END Union Men Will Vote Today Whether They Will Accept Chiefs Terms NEW YORK, Sept. 27.—NeW York’s press strike, which nominally ended Thursday with the appearance, for-the first time in nine days, of morning and evening newspapers, as individual entities,' will, it was Indicated, - be definitely concluded Friday night, when the 2,200 strikers cast their ex pected vote for peace. • /. Four proposals will be voted upon at the meeting, chief among them be ing approval of the international union’s contract with -the publishers and repudiation of the outlawed local 25, which called the strike. Creation of a sub-local also Is pro posed. Reinstatement of strikers will follow endorsement of -these pro visions, President George L. Berrji of the international, announced. Meanwhile additional m£A from out of-town manned the-presses when they gave New York its flrst news In virtually formal • form. Editorial pages, absent since the -strike,’ reap-, beared. Display advertising Increased. JUDGE WILL CHARGE WARD” JURY TODAY; ARGUMENTS ENDED No Rebuttal i/s io Order, and Day Winds Up Assailing ,. of Defense WHITE PLAIN.S, N. T., Sept. ,27. Attorney General Sherman, the- state’s ohief prosecutor in the trial of Walter S. Ward for the murder of/Clarence Peters of Haver Hill,. Mass., delivered a final appeal to the jury Thursday in argument of the case. He spoke \ three hours and ten minutes and the, defense presented by Isaac N. Mills, j Ward’s chief attorney yesterday in his four hours and‘15 minutes before the jury, was assailed ruthlessly. - Justice Wagner will charge'the jury /Friday and the fate of the accused-J will he in its hands. It will bis Watd’s 32nd birthday. ... / -- . Since the defense did not call wit nesses but rested with . the close of the,prosecutions' case }t will hot 1»ave opportunity for rebuttal. Legislators Seek Courts i In Fight Against Methods - Employed by Gov. Waltdn Restraining Order is Asked to Allow Assembly to Meet for Probe HEARING IS SET i f FOR NEXT TUESDAY Solons Go to Their Homes in Meanwhile to Await Fur ther Call OKAHOMA CITY, Okla., Sept. 27.—• (By Associated Press) The pyrotech nics that have kept Oklahoma afflame since, Go. J. C. Walton opened his war on the Ku Klux Klah and state legisla tors in' turn instituted a drive to im peach the executive, ‘ began, to fade out Thursday night with a- long, - dull court-battle in prospect. / The first move to test in the courts, the‘legality of the Special session of, Uie lower house of the legislature, called by members who hold it is their right to investigate the official acts of Governor “Walton, was/taken in state district court here. Sixty-seven house members applied for a temporary in junction restraining * Adj.. Gen. B. ■ S. Markham and all members of the Oklahoma national guard, from ihter ferring with meetings of the house. No order was sisaued by the court’ during the brief proceedings and by agreement, hearing on the petition was set for next Tuesday before Judge J. I, Phelps. . Members Go Jgone ^ Meanwhile the house members who1 gathered here and attempted to con vene, only to be dispersed by military authorities acting Under Instructions frqm- the governor, began to leave for their homes. * A pledge was signed by the legisla tors that should the courts finally de cide they have' authority to meet as an impeachment body, they will, con vene upon call of Representative W. D. McBee of Stephens county, one of the leaders of the legislators. Expressing satisfaction) with the situation, Governor Walton declared "the fight is over, so far'as the house is concerned.” • Demobilisation Is Expected There were, indications tonight that within the next few days, the gov ernor would modify. his martial law regulation*-*«»6-retire ihe. greater ;P«»i of the: troops now mobilized. No relaxation in the investigation into cases of mob violence will follow however,’it was mads plain. The in junction petition tiled by the legisla tors declared that the action, of Ad jutant General Markham In dispersing them when they had gathered at the capitol yesterday and in continuing through force and arms to prevent an assembly “was and Is without authority of law and was and is an Invasion.of the constitutional and civil rights of plaintiffs.” The legislators, denied in the peition they have been guilty of any offense and disclaim intention to commit any breaches of the’peace. Petition Touches Impeachment' "Under the constitution and laws of thfe state , of Oklahoma, the governor and other elected officers are liable and subject to impeachment; and un der the constitution and daws of the state of Oklahoma, It is the duty of the house of representatives to present all Impeachments to the senate sitting as, a court of impeachment, and to flraw'up, approve and present articles of "Impeachment and to prosecute the same before the senate, sitting, as a court of impeachment through' a board of managers appointed | by it.” It related that the house members were dispersed when they assembled "in good faith” to determine -whether impeachment offenses had been com mitted by any officers subject to im peachment. ’ . ----**- . Kiwanians Celebrate Their Exposition Day CHARLOTTE, Sept. 27.—Several hun dred members of Ktwants clubs ( of, North and South Carolina attended the "Made, In Carolinas Exposition” here Thursday, “Kiwanis Day,” which was; featured’ by a luncheon given by the local Club to the visitors. Addresses were delivered by Alva Bumpkin of Columbia'district governor and Harry Adams, of Raleigh, governor-elect. ’ Hundreds of representative women of the - two states ' are expected to visit the exposition "Women’s Day” which will be featured by a luncheon at which Mrs Palmer Jerraan, of Ral.efgh, presl- ] dent of the North Carolina Federation I of Womens*Clubs will spe$k. Officers! of other stats, organizations of women will be honor guests. Marines Win Rifle “ Team Match Title '.'CAMP PERRY. O., Sept. 27.—The United States marine, corps today yon l. ■ i * . __i —ijk a toom thfl ffifl,-' unitea States Hittimc vyii- . .7 « ■ the national rifld team match, thi fea. ture event bt the National Rifle Asso ciation tournament, with a score or 236, sixty three points fceter than that made by the United Staten cavalry team, which finished second. The match was fired over five stage* and brought: the tournament rto' an end with its _completion over the 1000 yard range#- the1 United .States. Infantry third with 2766. fourth place went tb "the navy, which outranked the Coast Artillery. Bfotlv these teams had spores of 27601 Sixty-nine teams of- ten men each competes, • - " ' -• si ORB EARTHQUAKE TREMORS TEHERAN, Persia, Sept. 27.—Sever , 1 iy t* Hi /VI, i J. ^ u , parthquake ehqckj have been felt at (terman, where much damage has been lone." .Tremors also have been exper ienced at Bujnurd, Rafsenjjan, Bain and Anar. :*?;It is reported that smoke ,s issuing: from a mountain aear Bujjnurd, b GERMAN SITUATION PRESENTS MUDDLED j UNCERTAIN STATi T^-•fe jg State of Emergency is Declared By Stresemann and Bavarian Factions .. BERLIN, Sept. 27.—-(By Associated Press).—A state of emergency has been proclaimed by both the Stresemann j government and the Bavarian govern ment, presided over by Premier Von Knilllng, and for the moment the situ ation in Germany is a complicated and uncertain one. • No indication is manifested around government ■ quar ters, however, to take an unduly tragic view of the turn of affairs, crowned by the latent exchange of amenities between Berlin and Munich and the ap pointment as dictator in Bavaria of Dr. Von Kahr, who during his days, as pre mier of that state, was the especial tiane of, the Berlin chancellor. Although Herr Stresemann and his assistants were visibly nettled at the precipitate manner in which the Ba varian action was carried out, dhe Berlin government heads, Thursday night, professed the belief that they once more have become the victims of Bavarian "idiosyncrasies" and seeml ingly realize their Own ability cor rectly to appraise Munich pyschplogy despite their past experience with Ba varian diplomacy. The talk, of revolt and secession by Bavaria is scouted in official circles in Berlin,- where the impression is given that the two governments are in com plete accord with respect to common aims and that their proclamations in no way collide. At the chancellory it Sras stated that Herr Stresemann was convinced Premier Von Knilllng was sincerely desirous with co-operating with the central government in the present perturbed internal situation, but that the Bavarian premier nat urally was 'forced - to. take full cog nisance of. the conflicting currents which complicate the Bavarian situ ation, and which,- in no event' could be controlled by the Berlin govern ment ’ • . -The central government s proclama tion takejs. procedencsHOver 'the Bava rian manifesto and also establishes that General Von Lossow,' of the Reich_ swehr, who has been appointed mili tary commander fti Bavaria, has su perior authority to Von Kahr, in that he • represents Dr. Gessler, who has been virtually created military dicta tes for all Germany by the terms of the government's proclamation. The two governments, it was adaea, are closely co-operating, and the po litical leaders here are Confident Chancellor Stresemann’s adroitness as a negotiator will avoid any ruffling of Bavarian sensibilities. ... . RUHR REGULATIONS REMAIN IN FORGE, PENDING DECISION Allied Authorities Desijre to Wait Until They Observe Effect of Edict PARIS, sept. -a.—t-tsy assuchwu Preps).—All orders and regulations is sued by the allied authorities In the Ruhr will be maintained, it was said in oificlal circles Thursday, until the situ# ation in Germany clears and it becomes known to just what extent the passive resistance has ceased in consequence of President Ebert’s proclamation. Dis. patches from Berlin, gi^e no basis for any conclusion as to what turn of events may take and the allies can only continue to wait and watch. Former Chancellor Cuno’s reparation offers are regarded by the allies as haying been superceded by the later developments, it is learned, and the Germans -Will be expected to make en tirely new proposals. If they decide to do so then the allies are ready to turn the reparation clock hack to January 11 and consider the whole, sit uation anew, provided they are assured of earnest co.-operatlon from the Ger man government. ? y . SIX DROWN IN RIVER POINTS A LA. HAVHE, Jja.. Sept., 27 _glx men were drowned Thursday nikht when they were forced to leap into the Mississippi river after an ex plosion in. the engine room . of the power boat Reliance, plying, between New Orleans and the lower coast. IN KU KLU|’WAR , g—sss I ggfefe This Is Mayor O. A. Cargill of Okla homa City, whoso authority has been practically'nullified by fcroverno'r Wal ton’s action placing-all Oklahoma un der martial law. , . , ' WHISKEY IS CURSE TO DRUGGISTS, SAYS Pharmacists Cannot Jj&ord to Carry Tax-Free Alcohol he Declares ^ BOSTON Sept 27—''The greatest curse wished on the Retail druggists of the country, was putting whiskey and alcohol into their hands," Schmelr ' er of Kansas City, asserted .Thursday at the convention of’the National As j soclation of Retail Druggists here. Mr. ‘ Schmeirer’s statement was made in reply to one by Charles F. Ma«n of De troit, favoring tax-freer alcohol. "We cannot afford-to have tax free alcohol in drugstores,”«*ohmeirer said. The. is coming when you will be ashhm ed to say you are in the- .retail 'drug ’business. We must legislate liquor out Yhindled as it is! ^juoripfeoiiig To^e made and sold by bootleggers. “We can sro to the government and suggest that it establish, dispensaries all over the United Slates to sell liquor at *2.50 or *3.00 a quart.- The consum er will get'good liquor and the boot logger chnAot live. The government will-make Its revenue and wW) cut down our ’taxes.” • Deorlblng conditions in Kansas City Mr. Schmeirer asserted that there were 400 cjrugstorb and that one rule only was demanded, that he must be.a daw abiding qitlzen and run his drug store according to th4 laws, of Missouri-. “We tyere not able to find 75 of the 400 who-were law abiding , citizens he eaid.’,v ■ ’ - • • • • EXCHANGE ATTORNEY i TELLS GRAND JURY OF CHARGED THREAT j Probe Continues Into Remarks Said to Have Been Made by • . —' Officals , NEW ORLEANS, > Sept: 27^-H, If. I Pomeroy, chairman of the New York ; stock Exchange law committee and ; e. T. Tefft, chairman of the committee I on quotations and comissions, Thurs iday appeared before the grand jury to i support the charges made yesterday i befort that body by Seymour L. Crom 1 well, president, of the exchange, that : certain legislators had threatened : reprisals against the exchange unless personal favors were granted. It was understood that Mr- Pomeroy told the Jurors bf a meeting in . June ; 1921, with'two legislators. When asked I after his examination, if this meeting i was to discuss the return of stock ex change wires to certain bueketshops, Mr. Pomeroy said: - ■ •• yes, I will tell you that much, but I will not give you the^na/nes of the legislators”. , : The grand jury’s Investigation grew out of an address made by'Mr. Crom well last Monday before the American bankers’ association , at Atlantic City, in which he made the, charges against i the -legislators, without giving their 'names. • . , John Skelton Williams Goes % Before Commerce Commission; Opposes Clinchfietd Lease t • By HI E. C. BRYANT . « ' - "WASHINGTON, Sept. 27:—John Skel ton Williams, former comptroller. Of the currency, was the chief -witness in the Clinchfleld lease hearing before the- interstate commerce commission Thursday. Be opposed it unreservedly. Mr 'Williams sought to remove sug. -westions that Spartanburg and other towns along' the Clinchfleld would be y-t a disadvantage if that .road was not placed in the hands of the -Coast •’Line and Louisville and Nashville, Mr. Johnson asked him it Spartanburg’s commercial future was at stake Br-; Williams declared emphatically It was not and pointed to the service ndw re ceived from the Southern. He stated that Marion-, and Johneon: City: both would continue to prosper even, if the lease were denied and the Clinchfleld ,1‘C jna'de a bride* line. C- R; «5#j»ps, V|c# president of .ihe ..Seaboard, had been on the stand during the morning. ; v.-iln 'williams gave/ad ,Int}mate.ac count ot the origin of’ the Seaboard ip qualifying himself as an expert. Names of Pierpont Morgan, GSbrge W; Perkins, John, W. Gates, Thomas For tune Ryan and others'famous in the, railroad’s history, came Into the story. It had already been testified that the Seaboard originally wanted the Clinch field : Mr. Williams declared the sea board once ’almoet owned the Louisville add Nashville. - -According' to the wttT ness, it was Morgan who, using the ■cable from' Europe,.caused the Louis-' ville and Nashville to be turned into the hands oT the Walters interests and thus linked with the . Coast Line.., t.... m., vis. ,-V .a Curtain Rings Down Over -■ Food And Fashion Display; Shaw is Ringing Success FEDERAL RESERVE’S SURVEY GIVES DATA ON SEPT. BUSINESS -- .Slight Decline is Noted Although Figures Are Higher Than Year Ago WASHINGTON, Sept. 27—Although production In basic industry declined slightly during August and early Sep tember, the output still is larger than a.year ago’ the federal reserve board said in a survey made public Thurs . day night,. The lowered output has been due partly to a usual seasonal trend but the figures disclose that in every month this year it has been at a higher level than in any similar month this year it has been at a higher level than in any similar month of the previous five years. ■ Railroad freight shipments were larger, in August than in any previous month'-oh record. The board found 1 tnat general wnoiesaie iraae mumucu .12 . percent In August and early Sep tember over the previous month and pointed out that this Increase was much greater tha'h usual at this sea son of. the year. Sales of clothing, drygoods,and shoes showed substantial gains in the period covered by the survey as compared with July and also were larger than a year ago. Betil trade likewise In creased in August over July and sales in all reporting retail lines were larger than In August, 1922. Reportg from the larger department stores, covering all sections of the country, shows sales 12 percent above last year’s level. " After a decline during July and the first part of August, the volume of bank credits in use regard a seasonal Increase during 'the last week in August and the first two weeks of September. Total loans and demand deposits of banks in the federal re serve system,, reported from the princi pal cities, Increased during recent weeks, reversing the trend of the pre ceding months. Loans chiefly for com mSrv&l -and aUjTlculWjar purposes wejg higher by $122,000.0<»0 Vnd set a Yidw record for the year. Investment hold ings of these same banks, on the con trary, continued to decline. - The demand for currency, arising out, of crop moving and fall trade, has been: reflected in an increase of $82,000,000 in ‘money circulation between August 1 and September 1. •Money rates were. flrmer during the first two weeks of September but eased some what afty: the 15th at which time the government floated its Sep tember issue of certificates. STORM WARNINGS ARE ORDERED DISPLAYED FOR A NORTHEASTER Tropical Disturbance is Moving up North Carolina and Vir ginia Coast The Wilmington weather bureau re-, ceived this message at 10 p. m. Thurs day night “A tropical storm, central In latitude 31 and longitude 76 is moving northeast off North Carolina and Vir ginia coasts. For the riext 24 hours mariners should exercise every pre caution.” ' This was signed Bowie and is from the Washington . headquarters of the bureau. .. . The local office also was told to or-, der up warnings of northeastern storms at 10 p. m- between Wilming ton and the Virginia capes, - Wilmington Is not likely to feel the full force of this storm which Is ex pected along some time during the forenoon. It will get a sideswipe of wind and rain, It Is expected. But the | storm, proper Is going out to Sea. WHEAT GROWERS ASK GOOLIDGE TO RECALL GRAIN CORPORATION i Farmers Are in Serious Straits, They Say* and Need - • . Relief •, , . . WASHINGTON, Spt., 27.—The wheat growing Interests of "the central north west suffering from low prices for-the “groin, laid- their case directly before President Coolldge and other adminis tration officials today with- a request that congress be called in speofal ses sion tor. enact legislation to revive the United States Grain corporation.. ' The president ‘together -with Secre taries Wallace and Hoover and Manag ing Director'Meyer of the war finance corporation, received the proposal as presented by a delegation of .a dozen bankers' and farmers from Minneapolis, federal reserve district, 4;but made no promise! . Members of the' delegation said, however,' that Mr. Coolldge -show ed a deep interest ip their proposal With regard to the grain corporation and also in their request for reduction In freight rates .on wheat and flour, and they left th white house after an hour’s conference, pleased with the re ception'given-their views.. - - - ^ ' 1 f ^ “* .. -• ' r. • X I Mrs. Hattif Taylor Schiller’s Great Achievement is Warm ly Appreciated MISS JOSEPHINE REHDER | DANCES SEASON’S BEST I Besides Beautiful Models, Young Men and Children Cap , Fitting Climax > The enthusiastic applause of the largest audience yet to attend, warm tribute to the ingenuity and careful lagor of Mrs. Hattie Taylor Schiller, director, and Wilmington merchants, placed the final' seal of approval on the city’s third annual Fo<M and Fash ion show at the closing of the three day exposition of beauty supreme at the city auditorium last evening, and the spectacle was called greater than either of its predecessors without a dissenting vote. Official check on the total attend ance for the three days had not been completed late last night but it was confidently predicted that the figures will be considerably in excess of tho?e for the shows of the past two years. Already plans are under way to make the show of 1924 even greater than me one Drougnt last night to go suc cessful a conclusion. Clever Allegorical Preface The show was cleverly prefaced with an allegorical . scene' depicting the passing of the fashions of 1923, with their Egyptian trend, and the arrival on the scene of 1924’s creations, which have an Oriental motif. Pig-tail Land, with its mandarins and coolies (and coolie girls), was ihosen as most re presentative of tiffe Orient, and accord : ingly the curtain rolled back to dis ! play a dozen charming coolie , girls, I with their queen all decked in white, enthroned in state. Conclusion of a I Chinese dance down the long runaway j heralded the advance of the fashions, i and then began, to continuous applause, the triumphant procession of the flow er of Wilmington’s beauty, with charms I enhanced by the best’of the new crea tions Wilmington shops have secured for the fall.. Miss Rehder Dances it Ont The headliners of the evening were Miss Josephine Rehder, presented as “our own Mae Murray” in one of the film star's original dances; Miss Marie Bonitz; the' queen; and tittle’'■'Mias Dorothy Mallard, a tiny three Cr four year-older whose dancing drew the re peated applause of the house, and would: have reflected credit to the name of Irene Castle herself. '■ Mrs, Schiller is Honored As . fitting tribute to the work of Mrs. Schiller, director of the show, the .closing .event of the - evening was presentation to her by the Merchants’ association of a handsome planinum wrist watch, together with several beautiful floral offerings; Presentation was made by Miss Josephine Rehder, and while Mrs. Schillers speech of ac ceptance was a short and to the point, "I thank you,’’ her manner clearly In dicated her surprise and delight. Others whose efforts contributed largely to the success of the event were 1pVill Rehder And G. W. Polvogt, who had charge of the decorations, and the in dividual > members of the Merchants’ asspeiation, whose combined efforts could not; be surpassed for harmony and productive results. Wilmington folks, in the Pood and Fashion show, enjoy annually an event both unique and. artistic, and well worth the seeing, In the opinion of out of-town visitors, who attended the show in large numbers. Pew other, cities In the Country have an event ap proaching in> purpose and completness the annual exposition of styles her'e, and regret was expressed by many last evening that arrangement had not been made for moving pictures of the spec tacle. 1 Men’s Fashions Too An unusual turn was given to the performahee by the showing of young then’s styles along with those for wo men. This feature of the show was under the direction of Albert Solomon, of tlje firm of Solomon and'Shrier, and was well received. Firms showing in oeder the flower of women’s wearing apparel for . the coming season, were: Platt’s, A.. D. Brown and Co., Belk Williams and Daneobaum, all with hats deslgne'd by Mrs. Schiller, and an exhibition of gowhs by Futeh’s. The. displays of all the merchants received generous applause, and a number of very charming costumes were shown to advantage by Wilmington's beauties. Diving into the technical side of the display, the Oriental effect In the new fashions, is just barely perceptible to the masculine, eye, and does not force Itself on the'vision with such vivid colors and patterns as did the Egyp Little Boys Parade „ ; A toucjh that lent charm was . the solemn promenade of little men under six years of age, who did themselves proud in the season’s -latest. While the orchestra played “Yes,. We' Have* No Bananas" one tot, abashed by the glaring lights and the sea of upturned faces, turned and fled precipitately from the.; stage, and no threats, or entreaties could Induce him to return for the debutantes of a dozen years hence, and received much applause. . Names of all the charming models,, whose grace And beauty contributed largely to the . success, of the show, could not be secured. The pretty coolie .girls Who sat in court throughout the display1 were Misses- Betty Willard,. Maggie Cantwell, Elizabeth Solomon, Katherine Cowan, Josephine Hinton, Charlotte Maffitt, Katherine Carr, May Bethany Sivley,’ Ida Lee Crocker, Eliza beth Stevenson, and Elizabeth Parsley. /Booth’s Draw Visitors ■ Of much Interest to the large crowd were the booth displays, comprising showings of-the choicest wares of the Wilmington Printing Company, the largest in 'the South; Will Rehder, the florist;, W, Munroe Furniture Com-, pany, Wilmington Furniture Company, the iRexall Store, Nuroberger’s Market, C. W. Polvogt, Chlpley’s Universal Mo tor'Company, witji its big new Lincoln; (Continued on Page Two) , - - ‘ I - | V" . 5 . | ' . . - ■ • l.,-1 ' 1 t; f. ■ (. MORRISON ORDERS % METTS TO SCENE OF NEGRO SEARCH Posse in Mitchell County is Af-, ter' Negro. Accused of Criminal Attack AGED WHITE WOMAN ■ ‘ WAS ASSAULt VICTIM Negroes Working in Spruce Pine, Near,Scene, Leave With out Disorder RAUBlGH, Sept. 27.:—Governor Cam-- . eron ajorrlson late Thursday after noon directed Adjutant General J. Va.it B. Metts to proceed to Spruce Pineb. in Mitchell county, at once to handle a serious race situation which Is re ported to have arisen theire as >v result of an alleged assault upon white woman by a negro. ' ' 1 Reports received by the governor indicated that a concerted attempt id • under way to drive all negro labor fr,om the Spruce Pine section. . Tha executive immediately wired author,-) & ities that ,he would afford the com munity ample protection and would ?ee that rights of bpth races werei protected. The governor’s telegram, addressed to the officials of Spruce pine and to. citizens is as follows: 5 “Please call on local authorities tot-' uphold the law and protect evgry- .' body in their rights, including tha a colored people. I am directing Adjut*, ; ant General Metts to leave for' Sprue™ Pine tonight. I will afford all tha, protection the local authorities • Whyj require." * . ' ' , /. —*—_' • ■ f Posse Searches for Negro-": ■ ASHBVILE. Sept.'’ 27.—A posse 6ft probably fifty men pf the neighbor-]^' hood are looking for a negro who dt-j tempted criminal assault 'on Mrs. Mack) Thomas, . aged about sixty years, * grandmother, in the road near heffl home; about three miles from Spruce.. Pine, Mitchell County, ' Wednesday) afternon. The posse' is unorganized,.' having no officers with it, a leaditog) citizen of Spruce Pir.e stated oveijj long distance. ■ ' s 3: About 7S negroes', engaged in C0n«l structioit work, in and around. Sprucai Pine, were asked by a group of citi-’ zens from the section In which. thaii woman lives, to leave. All left With out disorder, this authority said; Spruce Pine has no native negroes. .. .. Town Is .Quiet ..Everything jn Spruce pipe la quiet, . ■it was stated,'th«tewi>einlf' ttOfneed iof. : outside help, as only the posse outsldfc - Is active. Mayor A. N. Puller is said t,o have become excited over the pos sibility of trbuble and wired .Gbvernor Morrison for help. The (fescriptlon, given of the negro is said to fit John Goff, aged 22. who escaped yesterday from the-, chain gang, operating near the . woman’s ; home. He was a trusty. .. FOLLOWING LEADER POLICY IS BROUGHT OUT IN SHIP PROBE Naval Officers Tell of How- De- * stroyers Followed Flag .; • Ship to Rocks SAN DIEGO,. Calif. Sept. 27—More complete exposition of the “deetroyer ' doctrine” by which officers are train ed to “follpw their leaders” occupied . a large share of Thursday’s session of the naval court of inquiry investigat ing the disaster in which six vessels ., trailed the U. S. Delphy to destruction ' on the rocks off Honda, Cal., Septem- • ber 8. Twenty-three lives wCVe lost in the crash. v A declaration that' this doctrine of . "do and dare and follow the leader,” : was responsible for the success of . American destroyer squadrons in the ” world war, was drawn from. otnS de- ; : fendant witness today by Admiral * Pratt, presiding member of the couft * "in order,’’ the Admiral explained to .'1 forestall any misconception, of the sp.ir ,,-? it which motives the officer’s of the de stroyers squadron, "In racing full tilt behind their flagship wherevef it may* r, lead.” ! ■■■ ■: Lommanuer wimam a>. rye, division chief in the squadron that was wreck ed, testified that at one point on the voyage down the coast from Sari Fran Cisco he had noted that the Delphy was : steering.a course that would soon,lead them into danger,'But he had hardly reached the conclusion that the course ‘ was dangerous before she signalled a , swerve into safer waters. It was difficult to check the naviga tion of the leading ship, he said but ha, was satisfied from the data, available to' hime that .night that her .navigators; knew where they were going, ■ Commander L. P. Davis of the TJ. $. S. Woodbury, fourth in line who tithe crash came, corroborated?? previous’5 testimony to'the effect that navigators of vessels astern of Delphy saw no rea son'for alarm In the course he wAs Steering. He said there was no Juiti-; ficatiop for them in .“destroyer doc trine” had they chosen to question It. t t. HIGH POINT. EDITOR DIES HIGH POINT,' Sept 2T—J. J. Parries , editor, of the High Point News, and one. of the city’s moat .prominent meh, dropped dead while talking with a friend in front of a local hotel Thurs day night Heart failure was the <sause •of death. ; ' Mr. Farriss had just left the hotel Where he attended a meeting Of the Rotary dub of which, he was a charter ; member. He had planned to celebrates hie 67th birth/lay Friday he having been born September 28,1865. Among those surviving is a brother, Dr. Char-v les Farrlss, of Deland, Fla -Mr. Farrlss held the postmastership of High;. Point under the Wilson ad-*' ministration. Arrangements ’ for - th» funeral ljad net been Concluded Thurs day night- '• i ■M mwim *' ;