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Walton from tIt- governor’s seat having been iccomi'I'--' d. the state legislature ;hai>ect its plans today for .a general in vestigation ot the administration and to "consider anti-Ku Klux Klan legis tation b> lore adjourning. The lower house, functioning through suli-eommittees under its gen „r3] committee on Investigation and impeachment, continued its inquiry nt0 affairs of various departments of state, with indications that one of its rnvn members and at least one other nate official will be named in impeach ’,ent proceedings before the work is omi'lete. Meanwhile, numerous meas ires directed against secret organiza tions soon are to be acted upon in both houses. It was solely for this Kork that the deposed executive called the special legislative session wihich brought about his removal.- . Trapp Gives Views Governor M. IS. Trapp, former lieu p-nar.t governor, who succeeded Wal !fin. made known his desire today for j ,-nmpiete wind up of all matters al ready undertaken by the legislature before lie asked the body to recess antil January, then- to reconvene to onsidor a revised program for the -late which he will propose. Describing himself as a representa tive "of the throbbing heart of hu manity and the highest ideals of .Vmerican citizenship” Walton today struck hack at the verdict of the sen tie court of impeachment which con victed him of 11 charges of official misconduct and unanimously voted for his removal by declaring in a ffiibllc statement that he would fight to the last to retain his office. The former governor made a plea for financial support, promising that the legality of his trial, which he -haracterized as not only illegal, “but disgraceful as well” speedily would l,e determined by the highest court in the land, in this he referred to hia application for a feder^l^nJunCJ:io»'-.td annual the proceeding* of the senete ■ourt which will be heard for the •econd time tomorrow by United States District Judge John H. Cotterall, here. Other developments today included: Announcement of Che house board of •n.anae-ers that articles of Impeachment have been drafted and will be present poon m tne nouse against unane® If Ruth supreme court commissioner, ind one of Walton’s present advisers, in connection with alleged irregulari ties during his term as a member of the state board of affairs. • Introduction in the lower house of a resolution to expel Representative Murray Gibbons, former speaker, on charges that he interferred with the October special election and that he commercialized his official influence to 'S obtain executive clemency for a fl I nancial consideration. An introduction in both houses of two or more anti-Ku KIux Klan bills, both providing drastic penalties. Formal filing of the written verdict o? the impeachment court with the secretary of state. The report of a sub-committee of in vestigation charging that per capita expenses of maintaining the state penitentiary increased 100 percent dur ing Walton's administration and set ting forth other alleged irregulari ties. Gotham Cotton Exchange Guarding Its Quotations NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Members ©t the New York Cotton Exchange which* have out of town branches or connec tions have been reqpired to attend a meeting of the exchanges business conr duct committee Friday afternoon to discuss plans for further safeguarding fhe organizations cqtton quotations. The conference is a part of the ex _- !_a. _ .., OoMvf '- ' of unscrupulous cotton brokers "lt“, it is declared, have mulcted small Raders in the south of several millllon dollars. "livery effort is being made by the "rehanre to prevent its quotations be 'n? as.-d by individuals or firms POS T'S as cotton brokers who are not msmbers of any of the recognized ex lianecp. "Louis Brooks, chairman of business conduct comnflttee, de clared. Mr. Rroolcs said both the attorney "‘■'Ioral end the district attorney In 'f* Yor!:. are co-operating in the ca'.r.paipn to rid the cotton business "f "fly by night” brokers. Administration Papers Rapping Building Plan „ By II. K. C. BRYANT i' ashinotox. Xov. 20.—Adminis ration papers have opened a campaign ^n, the Tirog-ani of the house committee nrr public buildings and grounds for ut construction of public buildings. Representatives John Langley, of vent nek j- chairman of this committee, etc: been planning to bring out a bill •“vering the nation. Bills providing appropriations totaling *500,000, 'l| "ere introduced during the last ‘.“tigress, and will be reintroduced in coming session. North Carolina .“"Sressmen have asked for' 25 pro J'l ■" 11 cost of *4,965;000. Other i h.-m states would like about as nY 111 proportion. Entente Seems, Certain of ent CLINCHFIELD LEASE COAST LINE BRIEF answers Objectors Will Be Filed This Week With Argument Before Commis sion December 27 * The final brief In the controversy before the interstate commerce com mission over the 999-year lease of the Clinchfleld- to the Atlantic Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville railroad has been prepared by the law department of the Coast Line, Clarence H. Davis, assistant general counsel, admitted last night. It will be sent to Washington this week. Generali counsel George B. Elliott Is expected] back from Florida this morning. The grief is a reply to the briefs offered in rebuttal to the first brief] of the Coast Line and its associate'] company by Forney Johnson for thej j Seaboard Air Line, the city of Charles-j ton, the city of Charlotte and the re-j ' oeiver for ;the Georgia and Florida.) The brief answers them all and Mr. Davis intimates that it is a pretty fair piece of paper, as law papers go. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion has set December 29 as the dayi for final arguments and it is expect 1 ed that its decision will be given. t shortly after New Tear. ; Wearers of the Gray i Are Again Acclaimed WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.^-The wearrs. of the gray were acclaime.d again by speakers of the first formal sessioi} tonight of the thirtieth annual con* vention of the United Daughters of th$ Confederacy. f, Addreses by prominent speakers j were interspersed with the singing ojf‘ southern .melodies, led by the United States Marine Band. The session opened with the playing of “Dixie' and concluded to the marital strain^ of The Star Spangled Banner. The colorful sesa$o»r-yr»a followed by an informal -reception t^th^atnagaf,ot;. fleers and delegates to theAconVenlUm by the officers of the district divisiofi. Among the speakers were General •W B Hhldeman commander lnchi|r of’ the United Confederate Veteran^; Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, president general of the Daughters of the Ame^ ® « xi YXT MoDnn a Id L&G. commander-in-chief of A® Sons pf Confederate Veterans and Edward F. Colladay, representing District of CP lumbia commissioner. Body of Lost Baby Found in Basement NEW YORK, Nov. 20—Swinging flashlight around a dark tenement basement on the lower east side, gas repairmen today, discerned among tjie litter the still form of a litJe body & ing face downward upon an egg crate. Thus ended the search which a score of detectives have conducted since October 26, when four year old Iryin Pickelny was reported missing >>y parentsThe lad had been lured.to the basement by a degenerate a « e cnH smothered to death. An autopsy satisfied authorities that he. had been been killed on the day he disappeared. ° A man’s hand clasped over the mouth and nostrils, probably caused by su^fi cation for there were no wounds on the b°Poiiee who'were searching basemefits a block away when the gas repair men Reported their find, tonight tknew Their lines around the neighborhood and began an intensive search for a man Wlio a six.year old girl told them tnvUed her six weeks ago intone Mime basement where the murdered boy’s body was discovered . i five soldiers hurt i BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.—Five service len were Injured by the explosions of everal hand grenades at the UnUed ♦otes armv ordnance depot at curtis av «>1S™ ternoon. The men, all #uf erTng from lacerations and contusions, rere taken to the post, hospital, at amp Meade, where it was said ton ght ha” none were dangerously wounded 'he grenades, were being packed) for hinment It was stated. Nearby bijild ^gs were shaken by the explosion | and windows broken. provisional j^Jlper of Accord is One R^^. '^'or Coolness |rd it LONDOjJlIpERNMENT Mgg CUTELY; PLEASED Germ^j^iarge d’ Affaires Em phasizes Renunciation of Throne by Prince PARIS, Nov. 20.—(By The Associated [Press).—It was accepted as certain In [Paris tonight that the entente will sur-^ ivive the present crisis, but there Is Ivery little enthusiasm for the compro mise through which the break was averted. The impression in parliamentary eir cord is one of the reasons for the cool ness toward it. The fact that the British government was riot ready to signify its acceptance after Considera tion of more than 24 hours, .necessitat ing the postponement of gnal action by the allied council of ambassadors, is interpreted as evidence that the accord is only moderately pleasing to London.' Partially Persuaded The copcluson is that botli sides are only partially persuaded and neither concerted, and that the conflict is sure to break out again when electioneer ing considerations have been elim inated from the situation. The only definite result that appears clearly from the negotiaton is that former Crown Prinee Frederick William's re- I turn to Germany will be allowed to drop out of the discussion. The French government is said to ! have been trying for several days to keep secVet the fact That when the German charge d'affaires called on Count Perritti, the French director of i political affairs, the other day, he j brought reaffirmation of the crown prince's renunciaton of the throne of Prussia in 1918. He also gave assur ances that the German government would under no circumstances tolerate 1 the return of former Emperor William to Germany. These assurances were considered in the ambassador's council as practically disposing of the Hohenzollern ques tion, and it was the general opinion that there was nothng more to be done in the matter than to ask the Berlin government to confirm the assurances formally. It was the willingness of the French to separate the question of penalties from the summons Upon Germany to facilitate the work of the 'inter.-allicd mfliMwpM mijttfcel ,mlaoIan._UuUo**de-’«'n agreement "i»d#»fble. on- that- question, but it' Is remarked that there fsmdtJtt iiig final in the accord, since'France reserves the right to take action in case the German government fails to afford the requisite security to the military mission. In Same Boat It fs pointed out in political circles that If there is an advantage to the British government in preventing a break in view, of the, forthcoming elec tions in England, the French elections are only five or six months off and the French campaign must also be taken into account. The mpresslon in parliamentary cir cles l® quite unfavorable. Deputies discussing the supposed substance of the accord in the lobbies today remark ed that Poincare, while very categori cal and uncompromising in dealing with the cjiamber, showed unsuspected elastcity and accommodation when faced with the eventuality of a break with Great Britain. • “Briand fell' from power for making no lees significant concessions to Lloyd George,” one deputy remarked. "It was not worth while to depose him if his successor finds it necessary to follow the same polcy.” • The premier may be obliged to reply to attacks when the interpellations on the foreign policy of the government are resumed. Friday. Discussion of military control in Germany was post poned last Friday on M. Poincare's ex planation that he could not speak on the subject while the negotlatons were in progress. Capt. Williams After Fisher National Park Bt H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Captain Edgar Williams, of Wilmington, is coming to Washington to urge the ac ceptance of his proposal that the fed eral government take over Fort Fisher for a national park. He will see Senators Overman and Simmons and house members. FORECAST FOR NORTH CAROLINA WASHINGTON, Nov. 20—Fair and warmer Wednesday; Thursday cloudy, moderate east and southeast' winds. Fathers Deniten and Marion To Be Invested This Morning Catholic clergy of many states! will be present at St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral this morning to witness the elevf“°“ of Kt Rev. Christopher pennen. 0$ this city and Rt, Rev. Peter Q. Marioji. of Hendersonville, to the order of jnon , I 81 The*"' installation services at the ca wm8he?he DceWhfrant%rth Cr soiemn stessgfil choir, directed by James Owen l^eiuy, Fttfher DVennenn**fRl°he at ho^e ^hon-' or of Bishop Hai^and Bishop Rwssell and the other, visiting clergy, also to a number of his .layman friends. It is an interesting fact that the two Catholic ministers who are this morn ing to be made domestic prelates have been close friends for many years. They were both born in the state of Pennsylvania; both educated at St. Vincent’s college, in that state; were ordaned priests about the same time, and both have accomplished much for their church since coming to North Carolina. It is a further interesting fact that Father Dennen has succeeded in build ing in Wilmington, and Father Marion in Asheville, two of the finest Catholic churches to be found in the south. The pro-cathedral • in Asheville was built first. It was designed by Gustivno. St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral 'was built a few years later, and is almost an exact du plicate "of-thC'ASitieVi iUTlf6 ii s e6 f wor ship. ; TO WALT’S MEMORY City ot Camden,' 'Nf. ~3., has bought and dedicated the modest house at 330 Mickle-st to : the; “Good Gray Poet”—Walt Whitman'. .Here the poet lived during the . last few,years of his life. Photo shows exeref^s at the dedication. ’ / FUNERAL SERVICES FOR E. F, POWELL TO RE CONDUCTED TODAY Young WhitevHIe .Banker Will Be Laid to Rest in Native > - City at 1L o’Clock FIANCEE TO ATTEND , V' : FUNERAL OBSEQUIES y, ... (Special to Vi- uwwaiu ran «vi i 'ducted tombrro w;-We<jAbt(day, mo’rntng at 11 o'clock, from Ms ,la.fe residence. His body was brought home this morning from .Fayetteville, where he was rushed after the tragic accident at Raeford, accompanied by his family, all of whom were with him when he passed away. There were also friends from manlr places and a touch of poign ant sadness is added to the tragic af fairs by the presence in the! party of Mr. Powell’s fiancee, Miss Hallie Ross, of AsmBbro, to»whom he was to have been' nwffiried^exactly one month from today. :'f 5 It waJjon* the way . home from a visit tP^dlss Ross that he lost <his life. The funeral services will be con-, ducted by Mr. Powell’s pastor, ■ Rev. I. T. Newton, and Revs. Andrew J. Howell and D. M. McGeachy, with in terment ■ in - Whiteville cembte^y. The pallbearers' will be: honarary, R.' C. Carson, K. 13. Council, W. O. Page, George R. McNeill, John George, J. L. Britton, H. L. Lyon, J. E. Thomp son, C. Clark, J. A. Brown, and Drs. R. B. Whitaker and J. C. Williamson; active, R. M. Lewis, J. T. Lazar, D. M. Thompson, F. M. Hester, Clyde Council, T.'S. Memory, A. W. Baldwin, and Dr. T. Formyduval. Mr. Powell is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Powell, and .Robert J., Junius K„ now living in Warsaw, Wiliam, and one sister Mtss Mary Lou Powell. He was married about four years ago to Miss Rebecca Scott, ' of Graham, who died after a very ; few months of happy wedded life. Among the out of town friends are Mrs. J. K. Powell, Warsaw L Misses Hallie and Julia Ross, Arthur Ross, Mr. Burns, Ashe boro: Mr. and Mrs. J L. Scott, Dr. and Mrs. Mel Thomp son and Col. Don Scott, Graham; Mr. and Mrs. Harley Oliver, Dr. and Mrs. James &all, hhd Mr. and Mrs. Hunter G. Smith, Ifftj^tteytlle; Dr. and Mrs. T. C. JTohnsan, Lumberton; Dr. J. C. WUJlamsdn, Florence. While just 31 years of ago Farrior Powell made for himself a place In the business world that was Unusual and It will be hard for Golumbus bounty to recover from the shock and errldf f\f hlS dfiH.th. News Digest GENERAL Walton starts move to annul senate verdict. Entente break averted. Body of lost baby found in New York.. ‘ ■.. " ' • v • " STATE P'uneral of Powell to -be held today. Court begins at Whitevllle. Ship comrilission to resume sessions. LOCAL . . Catholic priests to be invested today. New business enterprise coming. Brummitt to Deliver Fayetteville Speech PAYETTEVIL.EE, Nov. 20.—-Dennis G. Burmmitt,; forjner speaker of .the house of representatives of the .North Carolina legislature, will deliver thd address at the Elks memorial service here on 'December %■'' The service will be held in the Broadway theatre'at 3:30 in th« shexjiooa1 Evidence Before Veterans’ Bureau Hearing Represents But Fragment of the Total This in Relation to Both Neglect and Corruption, Says Gen eral O’Byan PUBLIC SESSIONS NOW OVER, COMMITTEE SAYS Mrs. Mortimer Appears to Have Testimony Introduced But She Fails WASHINGTON. Nov. -U—.Matters presented in the public hearings before the senate veteran’s committee con stitute “but a fragment of what, has ; been developed, both in relation to the ■ fiegiect of the disabled and to corrup- • tion and waste in the veteran’s bureau,; j John F. O’Ryan general counsel, de clared tonight at the close of the iphb Ilc phase of the committee s inVesti gat ion. . I General O’Ryan listed scores of re-| ports of special inquiries which have been made in all sections of the coun- I try and which embrace local bureau i offices, hospitals, government voca tional Schools and the work in univer- | aities and collages where former ser vice men are training. He announced that these will be presented to the committee, at the coming business ses- j sion, at which all of the matters under! investigation will he revised and a .re- ] port to the senate formulated. j Dramatic Incident ] - A somewhat dramatic incident oc curred at the final public sessions with j the appearance of Airs’. Katherine Mor timer, of Philadelphia, wife of Elias H Mortimer, principal accuser of for mer Director Charles R. Forbes, in an unsuceessful effort to be heard in what her counsel said was a vindication of her "character and good name. Chairman Rged announced that the committee will decide later whether she will be placed on the stand to answer such questions as her attorney, Ean iel T. Wright, might prepare in writ ing and the committee might regard as relevant. These questions were fur nished the committee later in the day after there had been an agreement that in any event Mrs. Mortimer’s -testimony at a private session of the committee two weeks ago will be made public ^Senator Reed said the committee could not recall anything in the record reflecting on Mrs. Mortimer character addins that where slie was ref'-rJfd l° was merely for the purpose of oris pf?kcnt’when A'eteranR'Tiureau »f aiKB wei’d . under 'discussion. . Wright repnqa tnav — in. mind the testimony of her liusband and of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Williams, of Philadelphia. May Meet In Private. There may be several brief private sessions of the committee during the next two weeks for the purpose of ad mitting to the public record certaip re ports and documents gathered by in vestigators, but Senator Reed declared that to all . intents ahd purposes the publics are ended: The committee will not decide before'next week, he said privately, ; whether it will hear Mrs. Mortimer. • , _ . Many “odds and ends were cleaned up*: during the seven hours the com mittee sat today One subject of in quiry was the leasing by the veterans bureau of . the hospital site near San Diago, Cal., owned by the Mack Cop per company. XTbe lease was signed on June .15, 192*2 for a period of 13 months from June. 1 and $35,000 was paid, out by the government on the '.signing of the lease in the representation that, a foreclosure was-atout .to take-place.be cause of the non-payment of interest due on a mortgage on the property giv en by . the Mack company. A, F.' Mack Vice president of the company appeared with a request to be heard. Senator Reed told him the re cords showed that only $25,000 in in terest .payment was made by the com pany and that the committee was in terested in knowing what became of the-other $10,000. The witness said he got $5,150 and his brother, John Macl^, $4,850 in payment of amounts they had advanced . the company. Mr. Mack declared that so far as be knew there had been no payments to Charles- E. Crarrier, former general counsel, or any other official of the bi reau in connection with the lease, nor had any inducements tjeen made to the veterans bureau to enter into the lease: It developed that the negotia tions were carried on by his brother an agreement was made that John Mack should furnish tile committee with an affidavit as to the whole transaction. Testifying that the property first was leased by the army during the war, I Mack told of many, difficulties en countered in dealing with government officials and asserted that his company had been “ground between the upper millstone of the government and the other millstone of the holder of the mortgage on the property.” RUM ROW BARGAIN HUNTERS THRONGING TOWARD HOOCH FLEET Pre-Holiday Season Sale Starts Off Jersey Coast—Cases Visible From Land HIGHLANDS, N. J„ Nov. 20.—(By the Associated Press).—Rum row today opened its pre-holiday sale. At sundown more than a dozen bottle fishermen from points along the New Jersey and Long Island shores could be seen dashing toward the fleet of liquor carriers, now five strong and anchored about seven miles off the Ambrose channel lightship, at the entrance to New York harbor. Several share craft had - visited the fleet earlier in the day. At dusk- ,riine' ‘ speedy boats were alongside the tfum fleet, whfle others could be seen approaching from Sandy Hook Bay and the Long Island shore. Having made an early start, the ped dlers w£re expected to complete two trips during the night, according to ru mor ashore. . Cases Visible One of the rum fleet had a large number of cases visible. They were stacked on her deck, ready for prompt delivery to smaller craft. A vessel identified ashore as the dis patch boat of a New 'fork rum syndi cate lay alongside the\largest steamer. Ashore It was believed that no coast guard cutters >vere in the vicinity and that the smugglers would have a clear field. It was rumored along the Jersey coast that a brisk husiness was expect ed tonight as unfavorable weather late ly had been handicapping runners and bootleggers were reported to be pressed with demands for bottle Thanksgiving and Christmas cheer. Reports received about ten days ago were to the effect that a heavy rum fleet was on its way from the Bahamas with a. $500,000 cargo. COAST GUARD UNAWARE NEW’ YORK, Nov. 20.—Coast guard headquarters stated tonight that it was aware of the reported seasonal activ ity of rum runners off the Jersey coast, but that no extra patrol craft were available -here to coihbajt the .smuggling 7r; H'v ~ The ^utW Oreshhm, dusk 5fw-r«M' row for iflrSwlRty tour of duty ahtwo swift craft which have accounted lor a dozen smuggiiers’ speed boats in the last month hurried out to Ambrose, channel to cut off run ners from Long* Island havens. In ad dition New York police boat& .are un der orders to keep a constant lookout for the latest fleet reported to have left the Bahamas. McBrayer’s Counsel Appear Unperturbed By H. E. C. BRYANT RALEIGH, Nov. 20.—“There will be no meeting of the sanatarium trustees tomorrow," Judge Walter Brock, attor ney for Superintendent L. B. McBrayer, remarked just before departing for the sand hill section this afternoon. The judge’s remark was upsetting, because all other local information has been that the trustees will assemble here Wednesday to consider Governor Morrison’s demand for the ousting of Dr. McBrayer. Judge Brock, who is associate in the defense of Dr. McBrayer, and Judge Walter Neal came to Raleigh last night to attend the Jefferson day diliner and both left this afternoon. Neither would comment on the new angle taken in the McBrayer case, but Judge Brock seem ed satisfied that his client was in no particular danger, in the immediate fu ture at the hands of the sanatarium trustees. The two attorneys are preparing their appeal to the supreme court from Judge Sinclair’s judgment in Hoke su perior court, vacating Dr. McBrayer’s office and fining him $50 as the result of his plea of guilty of buying peaches from himself for the tuberculosis sana tarium. MORAVIAN MEET WINSTON-SALEM, Nov. 20 —The triennial synod of the Southern Pro vinces of the Moravian church conven ed here this morning at 10:30 o’clock and was greeted in an address by Bis hop Edward Ronthaler. Bishop Ron thaler was re-elected chairman of the synod, John W. Fries was elected vice chairman, Rev. L. G. Lukenbach was elected secretary and Rev. Walser. H. Allen and Rev. Douglas. Rights were elected assistant secretaries. Ship Commission Convenes For November Session Today V By BROCK BARKLEY * RALEIGH, Nov. 20.—The ship and ■water transportation commission will convene its November meeting tomor row, and during a two-day executive sitting will get down to the',actual con sideration bf material on which it will base its, report on Governor Morrison’s proposal for water commerce develop msix months have been spent in gath ering information, receiving briefs from interested cities and towns on the coast and in conducting a) general sur vey of the state’s commercial situation from, the Standpoint of water traffic. ■Now! the commission proposes to begin i the task of-digging..into this mass dt material and determining lust what possibilities North Carolina’s water ways promise for wise development. It has been indicated that it may be sometime yet before the commission will be ready to submit .its report with recommendations to Governor Morrison and the council of state. What attitude it then will assume toward the pro posal for port development and' state ownership, and operation of ships has not been intimated and there has been not even speculation as to what the commission will find. Chairman B..M. Mliller, Jr., hits sent out a special call for a full attendance of the commission for tomorrow’s meet ing, indicating that the work to be un dertaken • then will be of exceptional importance WIZKE, GERMAN SPY, j RELEASED; FLURRY AT CAPITAL FOR A WHILE President Coolidge Calls Upon Secretary Weeks to Ex plain the Matter WHITE HOUSE HEARS STORY AND IS CONTENT Prisoner Saved From Death Sen-' tence by Intervention of President Wilson ! WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Orders for the release of Lothar Wlzk^ the only . German spy . convicted in the United States during- the World war, caused considerable official ^ommotioji today in 'Washington, but the orders will stand as issued two weeks ago by Sec retary Weeks, and Wizke will be liber ated tomorrow from Leavenworth prison. The former spy, however, will leave the country immediately, in ac cordance with a promise made the United States government by Ambas sador Weidfeldt, of Germany. [ Seeming Conflict | The commotion grew out of/a seeui, ing conflict of jurisdiction. Explana tions were made and Anally all was ! straightened out. Announcement was made at t)ie wai' department early in the day that Pres ident Coolidge had ordered Wizke re leased, in as much as all of the other nations associated in the late war had released their prisoners of war, and as Ambassador Weidfeldt had guaranteed that the prisoner would leave the coun try at once. When the matter wad brought up later at the semi-weekly white house press conference, a spokes_ man for the president said the chief exeoutlve had issued no orders In the case, in fact, knew nothing of the case and moreover would be little Inclined , to exercise clemency unless upon ex l treroely good grounds. No sooner was the press conference 1 ended' than the white house instituted Inquiry at the department of justice off the records in the case. Search of the records showed that the Wizke case, was a war department matter and caljs were immediately made there, but It was lunch time and no one acquainted with the matter could be found. _ Weeks Hurries Over , Secretary Weeks hurried over to the white house as soon as he returned from lunch, and In answer to the pres ident’s inquiries as to how and why Wizke was being freed, explained that the former spy had been sentenced originally to death, but 'his sentence had been commuted by President Wil son tq life imprisonment,; and-* life . prlspner could be released by order of tho. secretary of war. - '•. '*<' .' Mr! COolfdge expressed satisfaction with the explanation, but evdently in dicated that lie desired the war secre tary to make sure of his around, for Mr. Weeks, on returning: to the war de ■ partment, conferred with MaJ. Geil. I W. A. Bethel. Judge advocate of tWe army. After this conference Mr. W^elfsr stated that the orders for Wiske's re lease would stand, and the flurry wist ended. FAIR ASSOCIATION. : TO AMEND CHARTER Underwriters of , the Southeastern, Fair association held an enthusiastic meeting last night at the court house, j and voted for changes in the charter to make the association a stock company with probably $50,000 capital, erect and i equip permanent buildings and gft ready to give Wilmington a fair nexts year second to none in the state: F. A. Mathes of the Tidewater Power coni paid said he considered the action tak en last night as one of the greatest steps toward the advancement of ths interests_of the city made in a decade. President J. W. H. Futchs opened tho meeting by calling' otj Secretary Her bert Wales for the report of the fair just held. He presented a review of the financial status attested by J. B. Mc Cabe, C. P. A. President Futch outlia-.’ . ed a. proposition for the formation oft* stock company with underwriters sub-, scribing for stock to the amount bt their pledges. This, he said, would £p-' able the erection of permanent build ings, bhy equipment and have a real fair. He said the" money expended fon the, hire of tents and temporary equip-* ment would pay interest on the perma nent investment and leave over a nlctf dividend for stockholders. C. M. James, Pender county agent, said that Pender county had benefited greatly through the recent fair, with its co-operating community exhibit* and good fellowship. Motion was made by J. H. Hinton foi* the directors to secure an amendment to the charter of the association, so that it can be converted into a company and to issue and put stock or the market. The exact amount has not been determined. Secretary Wallace is Going After Packers Washington, nov. 20.—secretary Wallace announced today that he had - made a demand on Swift and company, Chicago meat packers, last week to" permit auditors of the packers aiid stock yards administration full access to the company's books, records and t memoranda. A similar demand' is be-* ing made on Wilson and ^company and the Cudahy Packing company. The packing companies are given, until November. 23 to decide whether they will give the permission, which is requested under the packers and stock yards act, or whether they will refuse access fd their records. The companies for more than a year, it’is declared, have been withholding permission for examination of their records. Secretary Wallace, it is added, has been endeavoring to reach an ami cable understanding with their offlcials* but has been 'uniUUe to do ao.