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GREENSBORO DAILY NEW WEATHER Tod"? "ntord.r You Want All thm Newt About Busineu Rad the Ad Daily 1 n.rttted. INTKirn A8 8F.10NP C1.AR8 MATTER I fOCTOmt'E, UREfcNSBOUU. N r. GREENSBORO, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL 8. 1921 PAI1 T ON:.T, IT. 00 PKI YBAft D41LT AND (RTNPAY. 00 Pkilt .KAl PRICE FIVE CENTS "volTxXIV. NO. 81 MEEK1NS APPOINTMENT WAR NOT INTFNIlPn AS A SLAP AT MR. BUTLER Col. Meekins Says It Was Purely a Personal Affair. flEEDED NO INDORSEMENT ge probably Will Continue Ac tive In Hiiioris 10 nave East Recognized. ATTACKS RAILROAD RATES JJr, H(Mvrr iiciir -p-. .- - nnm- Wklffc Have Changed the "tom-HM-rrlnl (ifOgrHphy." lUilr N' B'i" Tflfnpb OfrVe. The IttfBs BnUdinc iBr Leaied Wirt) It, I 'HKOOOHU 111,1, KM. W'asii i n Ktoii. April 7. Just before rtivlnfi for North Carolina tonight, col. I M. M e c: k i n s. who will return h era next w eek to become general counsel of the alien property custodian's office, l 8 Ued a brief statement saying he was certain that in announcing his ap pointment the property custodian, Thomas W. -Miller, hud not meant to take a "slap" at former Senator Marion putler. The statement made last night by Mr. Miller referred to the fact that no one In North l aroiina had oeen con lulled about the Meekins appointment txcept Colonel Meekins, John M. More- head and .Slate Chairman Linney. out aide of the statement, the alien prop Her Embarrassment Is Solved By Groom IT TO THE PRESIDENT ON WAR VETERANS RELIEF Tells Mr. Harding He Believes Recommendations Sound. CREATE CENTRAL BUREAU eterans' Service Administra tion Would Direct All Re lief Activities. PROVIDE MORE HOSPITALS Mies Alice O'Neill, who has the dis Unction of being the first woman jus tice of the peace in Greenwich. Conn. The principal work of a Justice of the i peace in Greenwich Is marrying folks, as the old New Enerland town is a riv nmtodian said he was a regular ramous (.retna (reen for New ork .... . . ... Innrt .'us l.'nrlg nH nnimloi Miun Kepubiican who neiievea in consulting the organization about appointments. It is understood that the alien prop erty custodian. Mr. Miller, who Is i former member of Congress from Dela ware, Issued his statement because he became aroused over what he called falsa reports published In an Ashe ville newspaper regarding the pros pective Meekins appointment. The re port! were construed by Mr. Miller as involving him in tne iortn Carolina patronage controversy, with which Mr. Miller says he had and will have noth ing to do. The alien property custodian was out of the city today, but Colonel Meekins, In a desire to clear up some of the details of his appointment and persons consulted In connection with it, laid: "I have not time now to give a full itatement as I am starting for home, but can only say that I am sure that Mr.. Miller, the alien property custo dian, had no intention to slap at Sen ator Marlon Butler In the statement he Issued yesterday. Fare If a Personal Appointment. "As a matter of fact. Senator Butler corded me and was my well wisher In the premises. The truth is the ap polntment was purely personal and no Indorsements were required. Of course. I appreciate the attitude of Mr. More- htad, Mr. Linney and Senator Butler. I am pleased to say I enjoy a unan- mtoity ol consideration in. litis ease." On his return to Washington nexl : it was Indicated that possibly Colonel Meekins would make some fur ther comment on North Carolina af- fairs. Former Senator Butler also may save something to say later, but he preferred today to let matters stand ai expressed bv Colonel Meekins It Is not understood here that the Appointment of Colonel Meekins did not interfere with the loint efforts of Messrs. Meek) nit and Butler to eraln recognition of the eastern section of tha state In the distribution of patron age in North Carolina. It is practi cally certain they will continue to In sist that a riiHtrlc-t at lor nevahl n and S CO u Die nf nthr inh an tn thf eatf- ern nart of trip state and the fact that Colonel Meekins in Indorsed bv the Morehead-Linne v orcanlzation for a position In Washington does not mean that he will su hnlrif. an a f art or in state sffa rs leaving politics and turning to busi ness conn it ions l-f prhrrl I Inn ver. sec retary of commerce, revealed today his Wlief that heh freio-ht ralxx tn this country are hinrilcAnnlnir flip American business man and nrndueer both In the domestic and foreign markets. From another angle Henry W. Miller. Vice-president nf t h Nmil hern rail- y on vesterdav tnld a North Caro lina delomflnn ihut lh mllrnHria were loiing money under the high rates, that bOta frelrht ati.l nuBeonuttr f raft If had fallen iwav off ami (hot mllrnnf. are piling up deficits at a rather alarming Pate. This hunl lnlr ilnrv from t h t railroad vtewnoint. wan tn connection With th .1 1. , - I Put On frnm f'.nlHK.rr. n rinninnili Tfclaka Something la Wrong. Now Secretary Hoover, who is Inves tigating railroad affairs and slack business. bstert.. thi- Bamp bleb, rates Sri erinnlin A K . . . ! A . Whan Cottonseed rake linnri in feHlnr rattle. 7 be hinnH mnr chmnlv from Texas to Hr.lii.rwl tho,. trnm Tvxam to Kanass. inmolhlnff fa Mrnne with transportation in vt Umuorii hfiiff. tSin. lhon If I"', nur tnn I Knit) freight bv Uiilor frnm A I ta n t if Dor t S from Hamburg, (iermanv. or Liver- Pool. Pn,u, . . . u... i. Olethinr Ufr.n .lfV, Irnn.nnrlotlnn That Secret a r Moo ver Is i fn vim ed taat h.r. ...... .. it). and New England couples. Miss O'Neill, who is Mill In her 20s. won dered what would happen at the first marriage she performed. It has been the custom of Greenwich Justices klRH the brides. Should she uphold precedent and kiss the groom? The first groom, however, decided the ques tion for her by gallantly kissing her hand. Is Expected To Be Launched In Parliament May 1. DAY IS ALWAYS EVENTFUL German Refusal To Pay Repara tions Makes It More Im portant This Year. ENTENTE CAN USE FORCE 1fl,ng busing this .1 n d that it made plain 'Conf nud On I'sg Three J Both 11 Hand and Polneare Favor TMa Method Bat the Former President - la LtkHr ' Make Finance Baafas of Hla Attack. Srwiai Csbli ta Dally Hswi. By WYTHE WILLIAMS. (Copyright. 1921, bt Pbllsdelphla Public Ledger.) Paris. April- 7. The absence of ex- President Poincare from yesterday's session of the senate caused signifi cant comment both by senators and Premier Brland himself and it Is ru mored In the best informed circles that M. Poincare Is getting ready to launch a parliamentary attack on the Brland ministry May 1. That day is always eventful in Europe and will be especially impor tant on the allied calendar as contin ued default on the reparations bill aft er May 1 gives the allies rights under the peace treaty not only to threaten Germany with troop movements but to force the collection of reparations by the best and quickest method and Premier Brland already Is committed to "force."' So Is Totncare. The use of force by Marshal Foch ana me French army was Poincare's platform in the last contest for the premiership of France. Premier Brland apparently satlned the auctioning senators who inter pellated him on his foreign policy and. the session closed with success. tut n remarked that Poincare. who usu- aliv follows in minute detail eer phase of the French foreign policy. as not even present to put questions to the premier it ts presume mm M. Poincare will launch his attack on the finance issue, especially if M. Brland comes through with an allied military expedition Into Germany mi- May 1- M. Brland apparently is profiting by the friendly expressions from the Harding administration and his accord with England ne is equal ly fortunate. In reply to questions on the I'pper Silesia situation he explained that It would be two or three days before the allies could complete the recount of the votes and that as France is for execution of the treaty. Silesia will be settled according to the terms of that document. la nfroinmrndrd That There Be a Con tlnuoiiH Building Program 1'ntll the rrd Are Met Prompt Action la F.npertrd. "Washington, April ".Several speci fic recommendations, chief among them the creation of the veterans service administration to take charge of gov rnment relief work among ex-sol diers and to he headed by a director general, responsible directly to the President, were contained In the re port submitted today to President Harding by his special commission In vestlgatlng the case of veterans. Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago, chair man of the commission, told the Presl dent as he handed him the report, that he believed the recommendations were sound and that they would prove satisfactory solution of the troubles existing In the present administration of soldier relief work. Early action by President Harding on the report Is ex pected. Recommendation number one pro vides for the new agency, and gives it jurisdiction over the bureau of war risk Insurance. the rehabilitation division of the federal board for vo cational education and such part of the public health service as may be necessary to care properly for dlaabled soldier's. It also asks that a director general assume charge of the new agency with full authority to obtain necessary facilities when those already available prove Inadequate. This pro vision would permit the lease or pur chase of hospital buildings whenever the demand exceeded the supply. Care is suggested in the framing of new legislation creating the adminis tration to avoid present Inconsistencies of law affecting the three existing bu reaus. Particular request Is made that no statutory limftatlons be placed on the director general as to the number and salaries of his employes. Number three says that pending the enactment of new laws. Secretary Mel lon, of the treasury, shall issue orders to the heads of the public health and war rfsk bureaus, authorizing the lat ter bureau to take charge of the public health activities and personnel engaged In providing medloal care for the veter ans. Tne enrect would ne to consoli date these bureaus under one head by exeoutlv order without waiting for Congresa to act, or risk delay from that cattae. - r The next recommendation provides for an Immediate extension and utiliza tion of all government hospital facili ties with such mobilization of civilian medical services as may prove practi cable. An Immediate and continuous hos pital building program Is asked In the fifth recommendation, which suggests that Secretary Mellon's committee, re cently appointed to report on sites for new hospitals, be directed to report concerning the type and locations of the required buildings. It adds that ap propriations should be made available by Congress which convenes next Mon day. The sixth calls for exertion or hu manizing influences to impress the sick and wounded with the fact that the natlr-n is entirely concerned In their welfare and rehabilitation. The last makes Immediate use of the $18,600. (00 appropriated by the last Congress for new hospitals. FATE OF WILLIAMS TO A El Planter Accused Of Murdering 1 1 Negroes Takes Stand. DECLARES HIS INNOCENCE Williams, On Stand. Points To His Negro Boss As Man Having a Motive. MANNING CANNOT ESCAPE BRITAIN MAY YET AVERT ITS INDUSTRIAL CRISIS Flevealh Hour Intervention By Mojd George May Pave Way for Hettle mrnl of Trouble. tt"htr,RTnn Aitril 7 -- Virginia I "n - ttled alhur L-PI.U, ni Wat nrHl wturdar ra httu - . - - nth rami,.. Ir-,- rtttre "lerifla v-.. f.-. .... ,t sr.. m-m Mil., i . Urtfav TKariBjii l-. . j r fair CAVI HIT NOT HRIT41N t A HRI BKRI)I.L BACK Sprtist CaUt Daily ltwi iropFTifhi l -J 1 . t PWIlsoi riblk Ldrr London. April 7.- Canada n extra dile lirover Hergdoll. but i real Br 1 1 a i n rannoi. in the opmion of legal experts nf th Rovermm nt who ha e bei-n n the request or me n 1 1 ru Knizland fctet the siackei ennary a-id turn h . m ..er to an authorities 1 He onenae i annua working f rum TU v h : r h h e raiiitable. : (i rhar gel mfrat-'t ion Mr : fi tr i )i i Tyondon. April 7. Another day of tense alternations or hope ana rear ended with one of the prime minis- r" characteristic eleventh hour in terventions, bringing renewed pros pects that the grave industrial crisis will be averted. He announced in the house of commons tonight the willing ness of the government to participate in a conference to discuss the question of pumping before other matters were considered. Informal conferences continued throughout the evening, moderates like Mr. Asquith. Lord Robert Cecil. Arthur Henderson and John Hubert dynes, working hard in an endeavor to In duce the miners to relent on the ques tion of pumping, and It was supposed that the whole question' was turning on this slender hope. Premier Lloyd (Jeorge had been ab-i sent during the latter hours of the de bate on the situation, but returned to I the house unexpectedly at 11 o'clock and informed the members that the Kovernment had agreed to a course whuh it is believed practically cer tain the miners will accept the call ing "f : conference of owners and min-.-rs to li.-t u. with the government the difficult v relative t pumping the mn.es before touching upon the ques tion of u ages and other matter in -vol ed in ' li demands of ; he. rto-n hat tept xa ! t ad ! d t" th-s f change of front h re unknot n as yet MM l,e ,i! Ue pr. i t w en Kng in ri'l and r i . is i n .!! fr" ard. ! K o e r r. r? n t with n - I HKKT T i MM 4I.O PHOlllll) O -alllF. JOB" Chi. tuat'i u ne t t ' ed iharge in terr- r ids Aiahan s ea'er Krwis lie offi. t -ful prepai ,,rei!ni- id p cunt l" p r i . b a b ' hotter cloudv Fndfc tn ; r rrla par pr.-b-t. fa . i 1d-r ifrman g ernn; oi.is! of e Hit ext r ad 1 1 . . vwf J doe- r, .'e.t ' w : p d ir Pi;. I t KlH"'l rfl , total mor- t t an j proc "line -n t i ter . r a.l t -v. a t , ! fc.at.g of ii, a- a i " ' ' ' ' a ' ' " ' ' Attorney tienernl Naya Negro Who Has Confcaaed He Committed Murder At Direction Of Wlllnma lm To Be rincrd On Trlnl. Covington, (ia.. April T. The fate of John S. Williams, accused of the mur der of 11 negro farm hands, will rest with a jury tomorrow. In even, dis passionate tones, the Jasper county planter, testifying in his own behalf. today declared his "absolute Innocence of the charge of murder and when court adjourned late today the trial had been concluded except for the two losing arguments and the judge's charge. Williams will be either convicted of the murder df one of the men. for whose death he Is specifically on trial or he will be acquitted, for attorney: on both sides argued this afternoon that there could be "no half wa v ver diets." and the defendant himself told the Jury In so many words that the killings were "murder." A verdict of murder might be accompanied by recommendation for mercy carrying life Imprisonment. Clyde Manning, negro farm boss for 14 years on the Williams place, whosa confession implicated the planter, was pointed to by Williams as the man having a "probable motive" for the killings. Charles fj. King, pleading for Wllliums' acquittal, told the Jury that Manning, ignorant of the penalty for peonage, had become alarmed at th3 federal Investigation and that the evi dence Indicated he was the only per son who hid a motive for the killings. Mr. King asserted the defense ex pected to rely largely on Williams' alibi," which he said Williams had es tablished "as far as possible" by de scribing how he was at home the night the three negroes were killed, and as serted the state had offered no legal corroboration of the testmony of confessed accomplice as required by law. I Names Will I am a Guilty Man. Graham Wright, assistant attorney general, pointed to certain testimony as corroboration and said the law left It to the jury to make final decision on that question. He termed Manning In capable of planning and carrying out the crimes, "under the eyea of Williams and bis family," and named Williams as the guilty man. Manning also will be put on trial for the murders, It was announced today. the time to be decided later, and his attorney. B. Marvin Underwood, said be would not enter a plea of guilty- "Clyde MannHng shall not escape declared Solicitor General Brand In urging conviction of Williams. I could not under the law permit him to escape." Manning had testified for the state that by Williams orders the negroes were weighted down with rocks ana thrown alive Into rivers or knocked In the head and buried where they fell, and Williams, taking the stand today, briefly recited all he said he knew of the deaths of Lindsey Peterson, Willie Preston and Harry Price, the three drowned the same night In Newton county. He is on trial for murder of Peterson and he did not go into the other cases. The defendant, accused by the state as "Oeorgla'ji most atrocious murderer," has watched the proceedings calmly throughout the trial, even smiling once or twice and today he was as cool as any of the spectators who packed the court room almost to suffocation to hear his story. Those were the first criminal chnrgee of any kind ever filed against him. he declared. In his 64 years of life, and told, proudly, it setmed, that his four grown sons were among the first to answor the country's call to war. He admitted he might have been techni cally guilty of peonage as he had worst ed negroes who owed mm money. Jie had so Informed federal investigators when they first came to the farm," he1 added, and also had declared he al ways paid and fed the negroes. These agents replied that the negroes on his place were among the "best fed and lothed " they had seen, ne aeciarea. jr he were technically guilty of peonage most Georgia farmers also were.' he added. 1 am absolutely Innocent." he told the Jury In conclusion, as he reverted to the murder charge. William On Stand I'aawom. The slate bad rested earlier In the ay wlh Introduction of Hena Manning-. wife of Clyde Manning, and Sheriff H. L. Johnson of Newton county. In an ffor to corroborate parts of Man ning's story. The woman testified the negroes left with Williams. Manning and Charlie Chlsholm, the night they last seen alive, as Manning bad declared. Sheriff Johnson said Man- nina identified the three bodies found in Newton county and later confessed and told where the others could be found. The negro's words were borne out by invest igat ion. the sheriff said Williams was the only witness for the defense, appearing on the stand un sworn, which, under Georgia law . pre ented cross-examination. The fact that no other defense testimony was in trod uc d perm i t ed W 1 1 1 iam' cou nsel to open and elope No limit was plac id on the t : rue i.f :i rg u me ti t s and f on r attorneys f pok e t oil a y . Mr King opened for the d fenne fol lowed in order by Mr rtghl for t h state W. H. Kev. of Montic.-Mo. t;a. for the defense, and Sop.cLtor General ttrand for the p at. M Howard, 'ornier cnii c r 'iih ? fo.'ii 'Jeorgia ui.t cli.se for ! pr'.ae.-u' ion tomorrow making t I f' r M fuldn s of t t da v ir.d th flr.a! pl'a will be made by ,reeu K I..;non of M on l ire 1 1 o. chief cur. ' I f r t ' . il fernln n t A bnu I t hree hours .in f '"i to ,. consume.! to- Marshal Foch Coming On a Visit to America It Is Understood In Washington He Will Leave France Soon After Viviani Returns, But He May Not Come Until October. When He Is Invited By the American legion Will Visit Country As Compliment To American People. (Mil N. Biirtau tnd Tfttfiiph Offlc. Th. Hip Bulldlu iBr Lut Kin) Br r. v. t.ii.m;nT. irowliht. 1921. br PhlltdalDliU Publk l1r.l Wanhlngton. April 7 Mar.hal Koch Is to follow M Vlvlanl to this country. It In th. plan of th. French govern ment to send him with a view to Im proving relations between this country and Kranut. The date of hi. vl.il is Indeterminate. Here in Washington it was understood that he would leave Paris shortly after the return there of Viviani. But a dispatch from Kansas City says that he ha. been invited by the American legion to he present at a convention to be held there at the end of October. The state department will furnish a ship to bring him to this country. Marshal Koch's visit will not have to do with the administration In Wash ington as Vlvlanl's has H. comes as a compliment to th. American people whose army In Franc, he commanded in th. last months of the great war. Hi. appearance before a convention of the American legion will be singularly appropriate if he should delay hi. com ing till October. It I. expected that the great marshal will be a popular hero. A. the commander who won th. war h. will meet with great acclaim. From the French point of view hi. visit will b. good political strategy. On. reason for th. uncertainty a to the time of Foch'. coming la the vagueness of this country's plans. Th. French naturally want to time Foch'. presence In thl. country most effec tively. If an international conference 1. held In regard to the unsettled term, of peace, the varlou. question. In die pule alluded tn In Secretary Hughe.' Yap note, it probahly would b. unwl.. to have Foch s visit coincide witn mat conference. His presenc. In that oas. would be dwarfed 'by the conference. Harding'. Amkltioa. Such a conference 1. the latest sug gestion and there ..em good ground, for believing that It ha. been put forth eml-offlctally for th. purpo.e of let ting the American peopl. knowt th. policy with respect to It EJurope Is gradually evolving. 8uoh a conference would b. consistent with Secretary Hughes' position in hi. note, regarding Tap. that it reserve, all right. In all peace settlement., whether under th. T Bench Warrants Issued For Four Men Charged With Selling ...Intoxicants. ICE COMPANY IS INDICTED (Spatial to Dallf New.) Albemarle, April 7. Somewhat of a sensation was created In Albemarle to day when Judge G. 8. Ferguson, who Is holding Stanly county term of superior court, Issued bench warrants ror j. a. Hann. of Badin: J. B, Hammond, of Badin; H. T. Sawyer, of Badln, and J W. Goodman, of near Albemarle, upon motion of Solicitor Walter B. Brock which motion was based on the evi dence of W. J. Adams testifying In court as to sources from which he had obtained Intoxicants. The charges against these men, tt Is understood, Is for selling extracts and patent medi cines containing sufficient alcohol to Intoxicate persons who partake of same. J. S. Sapp Is a merchant of Badln and also is chairman of the Republican executive committee of Stanly county while J. W, Goodman Is a traveling patent medicine salesman. It Is under stood that bills are now before the grand Jury against these parties and It is not known whether the caites will be tried at this term of court provided true bills are found. Another matter of Interest is the fact that the grand Jury has found 13 true bills of indictment for false pretense against the Albemarle Ice and Fuel company on the grounds that this com pany has been giving its customers short weight. For aoma time there have been rumors that people were protesting that this company was giv ing short weight but only this week did the matter come to the attention of the grand jury with the above results. Tan Blalock, charged with the mur der of Pearl Thompson, of Norwood, was arraigned In court this afternoon and most of the afternoon was taken up In the selection of a jury. There are a large number of witnesses, both for the state and the defendant, and It Is expected that the remainder of the week will be consumed by the trial of this case. Both Blalock and Thompson were connected with prominent fam ilies of the county and a great deal of Interest Is being manifested In the trial treaty of Versailles or under the league of nat ions to none of w hi eh has the I'nfted S'ates been a party. It is known to have been President Harding's ambit ion for a long ( line, ever since I he meet lugs with t he best .nlnds. to have an International confer ence at Washington which could sup port the pari flea t ion of the world and lead to a new and practical association of the nations of the world This idea was discussed by him with his visitors at Marlon. The semi-official suggestion of such a conference at this time Is obviously one move in the contest between the state department and the senate. One weakness of the administration ts that it has so far as the public knows no program. The proponents of the Knox resolution have a concrete plan, the prompt making of peace by resolution. The resistance In the senate lo the abandonment of Its pet project almost forces the suggestion of some alterna tive by the administration. The calling of a conference which would bring representatives of Great Britain, Italy, France, Japan and Belgium here would undoubtedly be a popular move. It would he flattering to the national van Ity to have the real peace of the great war made In Washington. Hugrfcea' Poller la a Broad On. Moreover, for Mr. Hughes' general policy of which an International con ference here may be a part there Is much to be said. It Is a much broader Idea than the making of peace by reso lution. It would settle, or attempt to, all the disputed questions left by the Paris conference to trouble the peace of the world. Also It starts off with an insistence upon American rights as unaffected by a treaty which we have not accepted and by a league of nations of which we are not a member. The weakness of tha Knox resolu tion which has led to Its being laid aside temporarily and perhaps per manentiy la that It settles nothing ex oept a technicality, the legal state of war existing between this country and Germany. It leaves ail the questions that arc vital to the United States and to tha world to be disposed of piece meal. And so far from asserting our rights as ft belligerent In the lata war It Impairs those rights by depriving us of the status of a belligerent. PEOPLE OF THE STATE WARNED 10 LOOK OUT FOR BLUESKY ARTIST. Police Asked To Arrest Unlic ensed Stock Salesmen. BEASLEY MIXED UP IN IT Former Welfare Commissioner's Indorsement Played Up Big In Advertising. ANOTHER TAR HEEL ALSO IN THEJROSSWILL CASE Negroes Said To Have Exerted : Urtdue Influence Over the .iaie m ma itostv x: t ll'TnNt!1 ''halt In ; i.tt bai k snd f .r 1 1. Mr tf'.r ,T..! onion; Fr:da !aturda Kridsv . Sarur.ia;. ..id-. DM- llrrral. 4lr. MI X II. I I 1 1 M'.H ! 1 l Ml 4 til r,d ..... ... ri the champn " a :. .,, f . ti a ma i ? . k tci n her . e . a:r. of the t x ; d H pin -of T hi;. . r M-t hi-: HI IK.IMil I. HTTt H: 1ST Od I with t '.e nn .-! it wn ;u, r tr:! vi on. I f ii w . K ! e i ;., . rr.or i i nrfv".n- tlu w I ; " f : ' 7 K-Ti - t a- '1- ;d. .1 ' l.y :.t( ! f -: :!! r.-n- I .'-re ' r-' pre - .- : .-.) ,,f ' .-,.! r -a- pr.-l-. I..,n t .. -d w r j . -1 -1 . . t h j f n,f V ' ', j n . . r , u n t JOHN DRAPER CONVICTED AS LEADER OF THE MOB Found t.uill, r ,railag Atfark Oa llallfaa Jail. Ht la Haea SIMM! aad ant ac4 f tear la Jatl. l. nrhhurg. Vs. April 7 John I'ra lar. chatKed with being ringleader of the mob thai stormeii Halifax Jail on the trior ni ng nf Mar. h 21. where Jim l oleman. h negro, w as being held In connection w'lth the murder of William IU kman, a white man March 20, war found guilt v of a ssh uit hv a Jury in ihe Halifax circuit ourt this afternoon it n d hi n j i ii n i s h m- tt t fl t d a i one ea r in ja : I h nd it fi ne of f .'."ft John Mart in, n 1 t -j n.- f i.r I r a per a k '1 t ha t the verd l r t. t airir a ontiary to the law and the evidence and J ij-!kp V Hr k S'l le ! Hat -ir.Jii;. morning as the dale tor hearing xi k i j in en t 1 fivi "Hi' m are - harjid with b .HK rne,Til.ers "f the molt and their trial experr.-d to !.kf p!ae at th next -iTi ..f the lla.i'm iir.-iir "tirt mi it' or. w . ' ' 1 A ' I ! n J anifS S r me a f inAe-d . M r liiht . I'te Ti, th. I, Mil I a M H Ki V. II IHI'KH l 1 M Mar;., v h . n t o i .n -,rr pr: r. 'i't.r-f that H i pr a r- ne n a Jot-: V a a- ro:i. f :ited rr o. 'a ' 'I'la try with Mayor r ca r.i hIm t -p .. r. gjlar pr, r.t "t tcdj a rnd to ward Hi major ttj H io't,iTinn i n nt month TRIAL IS FAR FROM END ( ' (8Mrlsl ts DlUr INn Monro., April 7. Th. Rom will trial. In which 100 odd caveators ar. at tempting- to break the will of th. lata Mag-gla Ross, m.ld'.n whit woman or thl. county, who left a larr. ..tat. to two negro.., cos. Into th. eighth day with little prospect of completing It before the la.t of n.xt week. Rela tives of the Ross woman ar. ...king lo break th. will on th. ground that Maggl. wa. w.ak minded and Incom petent, and that undu. lnflu.no. was ex.rt.d upon h.r. Som. of th. .vfd.ne. ha. been of a sensational nature, being to th. ef fect that th. nagro woman, Mlttl. Ball Houston, slept In th. same bed with Maggie Rosa, forced Mia. Res, to at tend to her negro baby, wor. Mag gie, clothing and In other way. forced Maggie to do h.r will. Th. fir. of th. caveator. I. also directed upon R. A. j Hudson, prominent farmer of th. Mar vin community, who acted for year. a. confidential business ag.nt for Mag' gle Hoss, and who I. a legate, under her will. Wltnease. Cran. and Robert.on. near neighbor and pastor, respectively, of Maggie Rnss. put up by the propound ed testified th.t Maggl. wa. thorough ly competent to make-.- will, basing this conclusion upon conversations they h.d with her shout busln.s. mat ter., while numerous witness, for th. caveator, have testified that Mag gie wa. weak physically and mentally, dominated by her strong willed sister, and by the negro beneficiaries of the will. If the will stands an estate consist ing nf about 3lj,000 In rash and 1.400 acres of fin farm landa will go to two negroes who war. r.ared on th. Roa. place and In their home, eicept beque.ts totaling about sit.uuo to inaiviauais and chsrltable Institutions. If It Is broken the e.tate will be divided among everal hundred second. third and fourth cousina, there being no nearer relative.. Among out of town wltne.se. sum moned to testify In the case are sev eral dlsllnguisnea anenisis wno wn. be put up to anawer hypothetical ques tions as to tb mental capacity of Mag gie Ross. Dr. Albert Anderson, neao of the state Insane asylum: lr j. n Hall, of We.tbrook s.nlt.rlum at Hlrhmond, and Or. Isaac Taylor, of Hroad oak sanitarium at Morganton. may be called tomorrow. UHTRK T KKI1KRATEI) 1. 1 B VI)WK Mf.V.T l AI.HKW ARI.K tncn.i i. bear 4-m.i All.emarle. April 7. Albemarle to .! wsa hosleen to the 11th district of the Kederatert women s ciuo. aooui 411 prominent la.lie, from vsrlous cities and towns of western North 'arollna were prr.ent. among them being Mrs. i'. C Hook, state president, of Char lotte nnrt Mr. Kufu. I. liwyn. district president, of Ienolr I ...legations w ere present from Inolr. Morganton. Hick ory. Newton. "tKte.vllle. Salisbury and Ansonville Hefore the regular meeting wa. opened the lo, al club gave the delegate, an elal.orste luncheon In the handsome home of Mr. J K. Iton. on North H.rond street Th.. big '.atiire of the ocra.lnn wa. he aridree. of Mrs Hook, whli-h rlo.ed 'h.- program of the meeting oit Mm ih r !". BK THWOV oi T or o:l BT rjreenvllle. S ' April 7 The fed eral grand liirr here today threw out about 5fi caes rharging violations of the .ele.lle aeri s t. In which the men bS'l b.en notin.-l to report to th. loral board In November. Ils. but 's.ied to do o be-au.e ttte armistice ha'i been Signed in the meantime. The grand Jury took th. position. It waa announced that while there might have been a technical i-.iatlon .f the law, there w.e , wilful rloistton .nd the .se, .row d ot be pro.ecuted. t'ommlwloK,r .de la... Stlngrlsi0 t'omment Oa Operatloa. Of k. . t'omp.iiy.W.k. lleellBe. T. Reduce V.lw.tloa. Tb. Qmnarjor. Dtr Nee, BureH, 30. Il.rr.auui N.tleul luk Bids. By W. T. BOUT. Raleigh, April t. Thirty-four North Carolina cltle. were warned today by insurance Commissioner Btacy W. Wade that th. blu. sky artist I. abroad In the land separating North Carolin ians from th.lr monsy. and with th. outcry go, a request that th... unli censed saleam.n be arre.t.d. Synchronous with th. telegram, to th. polio, chief, of th... municipali ties waa glv.n out a statement by th. publicity department of th. insurance commissioner's office In which tha In ternational Petroleum oompany of Texas ta attacked, and th. nam. of a distinguished North Carolinian I. called. H. la Roland K. Heaal.y. of Monroe, headquarter. Raleigh until a fortnight ago. Mr. B.a.ley resigned : hi. position of oommlsslonsr of public w.lfar. to co to Texas, and th. oom pany, with a .ens. of advertising pro portion, make, much of thl. acquisl tlon. it play up B. C. Wll llama, an other Tar Heel. It la thl. series of olroum.tanota which bring, a stinging comment from th. office of th. Insur.no. oommla.ton ar. . Hi. fre. use of Ueasley's nam. I. explained In th. light of th. freer .m ployment of It by th. oil company. Th. Texas oompany which thrsw lta eru.l lasso ov.r Mr. Beasl.y duly appreci ates It. eatch and dot. mightily on him. It do.an't fall to play him up a. w.lfar. man who has Investigated thl company' olalma and I entirely catla fled with th.m. Th message to th. polle chief .ay: "ror th. protection of your olty I request that you b. on th. lookout for unlicensed atpok salesmen. Thar. I ev.ry indication that many wildcat took oampalgns will b. undertaken soon. At present ther. I not a licensed blu. .took aalesmsn In th. itat. Ar rest any man you find offering .uch .took and report to thlst department ror lurtn.r instructions. Please glv. thl messsg. th. wldeal publicity pos-' slbl. in your community by po.tlng oople. and Using newspapers Mr. Wad think th. rsnswed aetl. Ity of the blu.tky f.llow J probably -Indicative of Improved financial eondl tlon. th. operators of thl kind of get rich keh.m. generally knowing about when and where to And money. Hun dred, of thousands In monsy hav. been lo.t r.oently and at least two banka destroyed by th liberal loan on thl kind of pap.r. . mood of Ady.rtl.lac Matter. , Th. publicity department of th In surance offlo. .ay today: Norm Carolina I b.lng flooded with advertising matter bearing th. nam. of th. International Petroleum com pany, of Texas. San Antonio, T.xa. It I persuasive and optlmlstlo in ton.. It tall of vast fortune, m.d. In oil and quot. the stock of auoosful companlea, oites th.lr snormou. dlvi- ' riend. and paint rosy ploture. of a luiur. mao. nappy and ear.-rree by an Inveetment of a few dollar In th.lr stock. It I th. .am. old line of bunk that ha relieved sucker and asy mark of th.lr moa.y through all th age. and would not b. particularly dangerous in North Carolina but for two facta, both or th.m artfully set out: - i --rir.t, that Roland F. Bea.l.y. lata oommlaeloner of public w.lfar. of the stat. of North Carolina,' la now work- -Ing for th. international. Th com pany eay. that It afford th.m 'pecu liar plea.ur. lo announc. that. Roland P. B.a.l.y. lately commissioner of public w.lfar. of th. .tat. of North Carolina, haa been added to th. .laff.' Th. announcement goes on to .tate that Mr. Beasl.y csm. to T.xa, In vestigated their proposition thorough, ly. etc., b.for. accepting a position with th.m and that h. ha. unbounded faith In th. company. . ' Hecond. th. announcm.nt go., on to tat. that Mr. B. C. William., vice president of th. company, who gained hi. Information at first hand by actual experience. 1. anoth.r North Caro linian. Th. International, therefore, feel. In soms degree a personal rela tionship to th. public of th. Old North State. from Information reaching hi of fice Inaurance Commissioner Btac.y W. Wad. I. convinced that many thou sands of latter, carrying thl. prop aganda hav. com. Into th. .tat during the pa.t week. Coplee of the., letters hav. r.arhed th. In.uranc. department from arhool teachera. minletera. so cial worker., newepaper men. real ..- tat. dealera. lawyer, and other.. Th. letters vary slightly In form. Mr. Williams, who say. th.t he practiced law for 20 years In North Carolina, take, c.re of his bre hren of the legal profession. Mr. Wade eates that the Interna tional Is not licensed to do business In North Crohn, and that no cntract which the com pan" may mak. would be enforceable in any court In North Carolina. Cntll the company lubmhi a full and complete statement to hi. of fice and la properly Inveatfgat.d aa re quired by the law of th. state. Mr. Wade earnestly requests all cltl.en of i the state to let this stork, and all .lm- 1 liar .lock, severely alone Th. com pany I. seeking (o do bualnrae la North Carolina In open and flagrant violation of the law and the fart that two North Carollnlana are officer, of th. com pany, serve to mak. th. company' criminal operation, all th. more repre hensible. The rompsny promise, a cash dfvl dend of 4 1 -1 per cent In April, but tt financial statement. dated March 17, 11.21. contatna nothing substantial up on which to base euch a promt.. "The ln.ur.nre department regret the neceawlty of making thl. .tat. m.nt. especially ainc. tb. company ap pear to be very proud of It. -personal relationship to the public of h. Old North mate.' but It ba. no ehole. la the matter, elnce the company I. try ing to do buatneM la North Carolina la ' violation of Ike law. Mr. Wad. feel, th.t If the proposition wer. an the level .nd tb. cempany a proopcta .'I that Messrs. Beasley and William. claim far It. they w.ald not ba afraid to shew their bend nd aabmlt t aa (Cantlaoed .a fag. For.
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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