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0R0 DAILY NEW WEATHER You Want All th Aewa About Buin$ Kad the Ad Daily iodu ; Sunday air, ooler. GREENSB VOL. XXIV. NO. 82 UNION FORCES DIVIDED ! AS GREAT LABOR WAR IS BEGUN IN ENGLAND Further Efforts May Be Made To Resume Negotiations. GENERAL STRIKE TUESDAY Labor Leaders Expect Tieup To Force Government Surren der In Three Days. SOME LEADERS NERVOUS t'osaerTBflvr Labor Men fear Such I nrniployment "That Few But Thimr Out OC Work Will lie l.rft To Strike." Special Ci.ll t. Dally twl iCoprrlcnt- l01- b Phlladelohla Public- Lcoier) London. April 8. Tlve economic war fc.tween organized labor and the Brlt- l.h government began today with tha union forces divided. The fact thai the triple alliance executive committee called a naiional strike for Tuesday in dtead of tomorrow aa expected caused astonishment in London tonight, and was Interpreted as meaning that the union ranks were split, and that further efforts would be made to resume nego tiatlons between the miners and mine owners. The triple alliance strike called by the leaders for Tuesday will soon de velop Into a general industrial stop page, labor leaders predict here to night. An executive of the labor party said the general tie-up would be so great that the government would be compelled to come to a settlement in three days. Little doubt Is expressed as to the reaponse to the strike call. The rail way men are confident of the support of the outside rail association, which Is not affiliated with the national union, but has voted support of the mine r Ttrlkl. The longest ary labor men give as a 'possible duration of the atrlke Is a fortnight. Moderate labor leaders are ecldedly nervous over the ituatlon. and even Justice, the organ of the British social democrats, says of th. strike: "It Is Indeed a struggle. If the whole of the trade unions of the triple alliance come out there will soon be tuch unemployment that few but those out of work will be left to strike. Up until tonight many union headi, Hill were hopeful t.at something would turn up that would encourage a compromise. The idea of a state loan to the mining Industries, proposed by Secretary Frank Hodges, of the mln era' federation, was considered by manv. labor men to be the only way out. The loan could be repaid, they said, out of the profits the owners ex sected to get when Uie Industry slaked up. It is generally conceded that former mrvlre men are. going to be a danger ous element In the situation. Most of lh men in the three big unions have eeen army service. One worker point ed out that the troops now concentrat ed In London were youths who had sesn little of war service while the strik ers had passed three or four years In the trenches and "know how to handle a fun." Large numbers of unemploy ed ex-service men now in England who hare a grudge against the government for what they consider Its ingratitude . could also be utilized If the strike be comes so serious as is dreaded in many quarters. AROUND TWO MILLION MK.V WILL IK ASK WORK Tl KSDAV (Br AMOtlkled mm. I London, April 8. Tuesday midnight, unless there is some new development meantime, wlil see the commencement of the greatest labor struggle in the country's history. Approximately 2,000.000 workers then will have ceased their duties in pro test against what they consider to be an organized attempt or! the part of the employers to enforce a general re duction in wages. This is the central fact of the labor situation as it developed today in a breakdown in the miners' conference and a consequent decision by the triple alliance made up of mlnersand rail way and transport workers for the first time Bince it was organized, that Ita entire membership, roughly esti mated at 1,000,000 miners and 6OO.000 eaeh from the railway and transport workers' organizations, should quit work in support of the strike of the miners. The government's standpoint, as Voiced by Premier Lloyd Ueorge in a srief speech in the house of commons this afternoon, is that the action of tns .miners and the other members of 'he triple alliance Is an attempt by di rect action to Intimidate parliament and the nation. The premier announc ed the military and other measures which the government intended to take to defeat this attempt 'The Standnolnt of the miners is lhat the sudden removal of control of the roel mines i- the result of a pact be tween the tr. Tnme-t and the mine owners to ,-im the owners to enforce unJustltWili,, reduction in wages "he sttltude ol the railway men is that unless there is support of the miners Present, a similar dilemma will face i'he railway men when the railways rl r,eased from government control. "he refusal of the miners to yield on the question of permitting pump J' to return to the mines had as I's olive a conviction thst the with drawal of the pump men is the only weapon In their hands. They argue n' w'"ks cessation of work wnl not really Injure the mine .wn rs. who. considering the depressed cendltl.,n of Industry. have ample locks (,r coal on the surface They br 'hiU ,h' mne owners have h i i" V" """ f''' "pon themselves by "eluding the pump men among those lea J r"n'rar'" will be cancelled un- ,n"v accept new wage terms. k n" through Joint discussion, but Th "'"" owners themselves sub ,r'""ents of the miners find no Ir"'' '"""P' on the part of the ex th.' "H'lll newspapers. All the - , """Pspers condemn them kn?. nd regret Is ex- r,asd that the miners refused to " to the advice of men like Her- n'lnued on Page E'ghl i foree.., By state.. hinston. April 8 Virginia rnoer. - ",-. .--unoay generally T'r "d colder, 'orth 3nH C 1. .. ... ' nl'" P,r"' cloudy Salunlay L lo"l showers cooler hv .n T night' Slinil.v f.lr H ....r O-. ,l. LIT .11U .iurday ... . . . .,,u I , - i-uuua ar... faturuay partly ciouily. I nm'rs in east portlcn. roM- ral: "'T fa r,rth portion. Sunday trir- terkarlas Saturday fair cooler Sjn fair ""y fi: Sa,urd nl Sunday itfn t.n st T.aas Saturdsy an1 CNTKRKn AS BEIOW CUSS JUTTER ai POSTOmiK, niCENKUWO. S t. Idaho School Girl Wins $5,000 Prize Miss Katherlne Butterfleld, 17-year-old Welser, Ida., high school girl, who won the Firestone scholarship for the best essay In the national essay con test In which 225.000 hlcrh Hrhnl at,,. dents In all partB of the countrv iar- tlcipated. The scholarship, four-year university course valued at ,5,000, is offered annually by H. S. Firestone. Miss Hntterflelrl was taken to the White Hosse. where President Hard ing congratulated her on her achieve ment. GRAVE SECRET OF THE SEAL OFCONFEDERACY James Jones Dies Without Re vealing Where He Hid It. JEFF DAVIS' BODY GUARD Obeys Confederate President's Request To the Last To Be Buried In Raleigh. MR. HOOVER NOT COMING Unable To Attend Convent I cm Of North Carolina Merchant In Greensboro, Ntnte To Be Represented At Farm Conference. - niy News Bureau nd Tflrcnpb iKflr. The lifti lull din (Br Tued Wirt Washington, April 8. Taking; with him to the grave the secret of the whereabouts of the great seal of the confederacy, which he hid when Jef ferson Davis was captured. James Jones, the negro bodyguard of the president of the confederacy, died here today. Jones was a North Carolina negro and his body will be taken to Raleigh tomorrow for burial. The aged colored man had been falling for some time, but even an death approached he kept silent about the confederate seal. Throughout his long life, with his latter years spent in the government service in Washington. James Jones would never reveal what became of the confederate seal. "Marse Jeff" had bidden that he never tell and he never did. Veterans of the union and confederate armies, newspaper writers, curiosity seekers, and curio hunters from time to time urged Jones to re veal where he buried the great seal. They argued that the civil war was far in the past and the seal should be produced for the inspection of the younger generation of today and the generations that are to follow In a re united country. Always James Jones shook his head and to the end he main tained his silence. The negro bodyguard was with Jefferson JJavis when his rapture was affected; in fact, he Is said to have warned his master of the approaching enemy, hut President I a via did not escape In time. Jones accompanied President Davis to Kort Monroe, where he was placed in prison. Jones was born in Warren county. North Carolina. After the war he head ed a negro fire department In Ra leigh and became a minor city official tr turned Republican in politics, but always voted for Representative Wil liam Ruff In Cox. of North Carolina. who represented the state In the house in the 48th and 49th Congresses Later when Mr. Cox became secretar of the I'nited States senate he brought Jones to Washington with him and aaw him a messenger's Job in th1 senai-v That was In 1S93- Since that time h Ims had several jobs about the rapltol and was a messenger In the senate stationary rnpm until a short time before his deat h Secretary llooer Can't Attend. In a letter snt Senator Simmons today Herbert Hoo er. secretary "f i-ommerce, expressed r'i;rM that lie would he unable to attend tho conven tion of the North i'ar a Mer.hant aorlat son. to be held i ' '"n r" June ::i to 1-3. Serre-arv U-er ex- pressed his desire to av.-n-i th:s con - K,,r that be ha de--hr;ed 1 1 i engagements for th beraii he thinks h- 1 imam m Washington John Skeltnn W;!".-)-. comptroller nf the ,irfr. urged t arr.-ri .t:i "al Ijv r the com men- !'eM the State ro: U-ge 1 h ; s ear idrtr T tation is extene-i ! f mons at the revest of U S. t; acting president of t It is arnounctd h labor oflVia'a ' tcaUd an artiP iart S:at- college. That fart", ar.d : Caio :-a -ii tr 'arr labor conferen. e . a - d 1r ;r 1 4 nd IT. bv the re-'i'-' if" of the leaa-i . sa .1 i: ll f ,:, rth ' l T-n.p aril W I rSr. ' iri-r w i gar . state T'l r.f r-r-i.i, .I I.IT.1 M iy , I d ' e" farm -reprf .1 a- th. Karrre-a n .rr fan Ked'- ( it ?i I. E :.t GREENSBORO, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL His Note On Yap Is Received With Shocked Surprise. FRANCE QUITS REJOICING There Is Movement In Paris To Draw England and France Closer Together. RETAIN PRESENT TREATY England and France Are Opposed To Reopening the Whole Pence Ques tion and Mnr Adhere Obstl nalely To That View. PtllT News Bureau and Telegraph OMre. The Kim Building (By Leased Wire) By C. W. (ill llKltr. (Copri-iKht. 1921, by Philadelphia Public Lertfer.) Washington. April 8 The Hughes note on Yap has caused a profound im pression in diplomatic circles abroad. Dispatches hoth from London and Paris show that the note In interpreted as re-opening the whole peace quest ion. if it is Concurred in by the great Kuro pean powers. If England, France and Italy want this country in Kurope they must be ready tio effect a pacifica tion of the world which shall be ap proved by the Harding administration. The first reception of this doctrine Is one or s nocked surprise. French re joicing over the efforts of M. Vivian! stops short. After all, the postpone ment of the Knox resolution was not resolved upon to please France, but In pursuance of a larger aim. to-wit: that not only should we make no sepa rate peace, but that the United States did not recognize the peace that had been made and that the United States should get together with Its late allies and make a real peace. "Misgivings" are reported to exist In the foreign office at London and In the Quay d'Orsay at Paris. M. Hriand. the premier of France, has to give Kn gland assurances. "I repeat that I won't give England the Impression that we are desirous of abrogating that which has been agreed upon." The movement at Paris in the direc tion of the I'nited States is followed by a hasty movement In the direction of Oreat Britain. "My very good friend, says M. Brland. "whatever may have occurred, we two may be counted upon to hold together." France, which sees In our friendship a possible request to throw the Ver sailles pact into the pot, Is alarmed. England has a similar thought. Eng land and France draw together moved by a common anxiety. France Aaka Question... How much of what was settled does Mr. Hughes want to re-open? asks Paris anxiously. Does he want Ger many to pay American pensions? Will he pay for seised German shipping as Mr. Wilson agreed to do? France wants to know Just how much she commits herself to before accepting the Hutrhes doctrine. She cUnga to the. traaty of TC,OH,,irB- " i" one Paris paper pathetically remarked, all France got out of the war. It Is Impossible to say here how much Mr. Hughes wishes to re-open It Is probable that he does not know himself how much he wants to re-open All he knows Is that in his judgment the peace of Paris U Htm i of negotiation. The pacification of the world has not been effected. And his plan Is to let us approach the problem In the broadest way possible. The peace to be written If Mr Hughes has his way may be largely supplementary to the peace of Versail les. It may not, 'probably it will not. lead to the denunciation of the Versailles treaty. It may even lead to this country's accepting that treaty supplemented and modified by another and later that treaty which will com plete the pacification of the world and lead to the full association of all na tions. This doctrine of Mr. Hughes thai1 peace has not been effected has facts on j its side. The Paris conference, despair ed of making a real peace, made a half peace, signed ft hastily and then ran away. Rut though facts are on the side of Mr. Hughes, technicalities favor our late allies. A trv-aty of peace nas been made and accepted by all but one of the chief belligerents. England. France and Italy may cling to that treaty and refuse to admit our rights as a belligerent. Legally they are In a position to do so. Economically and morally they probably are not. Prance Adhere To Trent 7. The first response from abroad will be what ft Is today in England and France: "We shall stick by the treaty. Your contention that the whole subject of war settlement is open is absurd. Most questions were settled at Paris. We shall be delighted to nego'late the unsettled questions with you." France will adhere -to that view rather ob stinately. She has been U-d to bellev. that the Versailles treaty ts her only security for he future England cares les for the Versailles treaty and mnr1 to get trade restored Still the Ver sailles treaty gave hr certain things, certain mandates, certain shipping op portunities which she highly prizes. She will cling to th treaty for a while And further, one point of her nnhev Is not to break with Fiance. She will support her neighbor arross 'he channel In a determination not to Imperil the rights gained under the treaty for a time after those right fm to herself of comparatively little Importance The effect of allied diplomacy will concentrate on finding the answer to two j 11 1 j ' - r for riitng fh Hugh- note that is Mi': ;, T, ,,p n o. net - Hon Mi it full impor Th ) two questions are firs' H'W fai docs Hughes in seeking t" hae th-' prizes of the war placed hn k upon fh n Rotiation laMe arid how far wi l th' t "n t d State en ri puffing upon the; same 1 1 b 1 e the t 1 . 1 c w h u - h 1 u r 1 1 p e J nanis" WhM price w :1 pa v f stt'j t.H - k i ti the chim t .i ft 1 v whr Mr Y::..n st t Tans'1 Are we wi'hngj to hrma financial a:d to Europ-' What ! -I I '. d.rf Ifrdrrg n,en he! - a:d the a' .! w,ir I'-an Va' .ed as sets' 'an they be i;ed f"r trading purpcse in a r.w cnr.r rer.f-e of pace ; w Tad- t'.eii for certain ma fr.i' which t ' war a ! n r: a r. rro-.( ' 1 ng w h ; h t 1 a ' a d e li : p I.i Bf l" TIIIHI: I. Ml tl i: S-IIH IHIIMW TO HIIRKI ' - at -i re-'rr.TT-t 1: i a 1 r, aa- ' f.r - v lfis To -,rr" .r.oa srjc attack. -"We are do ni; I rra- rr "i : r.rdr tuir- .- (M''rv ir1 are nit n !f ! d T-r-e r r"s Ml''ff w II he tiKn irt of -h!i d'ppirti srrUe. MR. PELL THINKS THAT He Brings Back Hope From Conference In Washington. ROAD NOT HOSTILE TO IT The Southern. It Is Said. Willing To Give Bettur Service To the East. YEGGMEN GIVEN 14 YEARS Portland ed and Chnrlea Conway Are Hrnt To Penitentiary From North ern pi on For Hohblag the Bank At Con fray. The areetiftttowi Dally Newi SureKn. 30a MarrhanU Ktliontl tUok Bld. By VV. T. HOST. Raleigh, April 8. That through t rain from (toldsboro to Cincinnati ts not a thing Incredible, Judge George P. Pell said today after returning to Ra leigh from Washington, 1 he seat of gloom. The proposed highball from Golds -boro meets opposition from the west because this train would displace No. 1 1 weBtbound from Salisbury. and leave the westerners going in their natural direction, dependent on the alarm clock entirely. That train which leaves Salisbury about 8 o'clock in the morning lays a burden on the passen gers along its route until It ges half way to Asheville. The westerners must rise early to catch It. They have avoided these Inconveniences by having No. II running three hours behind the earlier train. Hut Judge Pell brings back hope. He hears from dependable sources that the Southern believes it possible to do bet ter. The company never has been able to Justify the long wait In Goldsboro for passengers who come In from Wil mington and Morehead directions, These travelers reach Goldsboro about 11 In the morning and there they re main until 2 In the afternoon. That! awful Selma junction shlhboleth ti not a circumstance to the Goldsboro con-; nectlon, albeit. Goldsboro can furnish advantages over Selma as a loafing Dlace. The railway company hopes to start its highball through North Carolina by embarking near 11:30 a. m. and reach ing Greensboro about 4 p. m. That would connect with southbound No. 86 and give through travelers full oppor t unity to make a southern trip. It would likewise give western North Carolina oeople a break between Nof. 21 and 36. Hut its chief purpose would be the establishment of a service straight through North Carolina to the west. Its greatest, advantage would be the relieving of heavily burdened no. 139 which is alwaya bulging with hu manity. This train ia as much Ilka th orig inal design as possible. The railway workmen have been after It a long time. Thev Were held up In Ratolffh by the Selma connection. But the Selma trouble can be attended to now and otw-of the. eralns now splitting the eastern section through to Greensboro can be taken off. The morning tonic, "short dawg," which Is taken at 1 o'clock, can be left for 8:62. a better hour. Thta Is the news that Judge Pell brings back and he believes that there is a very good opportunity to put this train on the rails shortly. He does not think it near time to give up the fight in which is a very commendable railroad Interest. both by the em ployees operating the trains, and by the officials directing operations. Aa Eaatera County Head Up, From a prominent eastern lawyer. who withholds his name solely because he does not care to get Into verbal as sault and hattery and savea himself by asking that hia county be denied the limelight for the moment, comes to the corporation commission a story of tax valuations that shows hie peo ple with heads up still. This lawyer lives in one or tne iar east counties. "Oar commissioners Jointly with the board of appraisers," he writes, "made a horizontal scale of 10 per cent on county property last Monday. There were only three men who appeared before the board to ask for reduction. Of course, there la gen eral complaint In the county like there is In every county about high taxes, but most of complaints based on de pressed conditions generally. I know this county, the property and folks, and I do not believe there should be any reduction particularly when values are so much higher In some other counties. Again. If reduc tion Is made then unless we have an increased rate, we will not have suffi cient revenue to run the county gov ernment "1 know that there are a few cases (individual ) where values might be lowered but more that should be raised. "It was a surprise generally that any reduction was made and If any appeal made to the boards I failed to hear It. I have talk ed with several prominent men about this, office holders, who know conditions in county and others and all feel as 1 do about it. "I do not care, for It to be known that I have written to you aboui this unless it becomes necessary, and If it does. I will not hesitate to take defi nite stand about the mater, 'openly and above board." ' The letter was written to Chairman Torn I,ee. of the state tax commission Mr. !ee did not give the name or the county fir publication because he knew it would he possible to drum up a row wt'l giad'y furnish the name f the la w v e r and the rnunty If anybody deir. it e think the ron tnhijti'in s mi p t oma t n of returning s.inity and fone ..f the counties which ' '"on t i n u M4 iOH U It l IM 10 i l Minn in n r ti ihi iiv ISWIU i PalLt NNII Sh I mini r Apr ! SHli.liury ll.m lo.rnts l'"lav . ri .r Mry prvi- Mayor ; W I '. S ' I ., , I t ., ti'l I. . ad rri i n is' ra I ion a vote of , n -.,!- i . . l. re lining him land Six of bin rt'i!,rmm for th.tr ran Ididateti hk.iii Tuo of the pri-sent 1 hoard did ii',- ii.tt the nr.. Kor jmavor S'r.lr ,:r:i-d t-iirv uard and reii.w-d i,'- i" M H.n.t.r- l' ii i ; tl '. ' nn-l Mr .!atti,K p M.'or. , . i-.t : .H .1 U uiia. . and it i Mi rr r s-. Rtr r men for al ilint it l'i- . ytv.n renomina te a-. 1 f. It- - .' I! I. Malta. I ley I.I' II. i s .1 ' . I ro d. r. )!. 1. J-Iul'sn nnl 1 l.inr N"t n iii.y worn en .iil I " - - " ' n - iiott. ' r; a f inn here i''Jt -J Tl HHl . t- e, ...n I tl i.ll I.M lilt I It I IV HOKIIH J Ml. Tv J- . - Th-; r?'.ii f V' 1 Ti i f ! u f-w l a s ago fr r ; . ; . t - - - ' b-.i. S r -o:r.r '. si. 't".e :r, , rderers' . . a' ' ' ' ' c '. ( '.urtv Jail hr t.- s M- sshd y s throat ( 's-.-.t :i 'r-'i h'S head 9. 1921 Son of Princess To Wed Greek King's Niece v'fy Ida ,r' IT ' ' f . . M J WMIJ,lTlMl Wllltam B. Lsecls, son of Princes i Anastasla of Qrescs, who Is enssr to wed Princess Xenla. the 17-yer-old daughter of Orand Duchess Marie, and niece of Kins; Constantlne. It Is reported that the wedding will probably take place at Athens in June. The young- couple plan to reside In America. Ueeda Is 19. Princess Anastasla was at first upset at the news of her aon's proposed marriage on account of his youth, but finally lave her consent. Nations Abroad Fear That Our Policy Means Re-opening of Mandates Question. EXPECT NO EARLY REPLY llr Aaw-UUd rMal Washing-ton, April 8. Secretary Hughes' notes to the Japanese, Brit" Ish, French and Italian governments on mandates are being .Interpreted abroad, according to Information In dlplomatlo circles here, as stating an advanced position of the American gov ernment. Some diplomats who have studied the tut of the cpmmuaiaaUon to oreat Britain as made puouc Dy the state department are apprehen sive that It may be considered aa re opening the whole subject of man dates. Full exchanges between the four governments are expected before any one of them replies to Mr. Hughes. In the opinion of some diplomats here, Japan's attitude will determine the po sition to be taken by Oreat Britain and France and possibly Italy. This Is based Upon the agreement entered Into by Great Britain and Franoe with Japan In 1916, before the United States entered the war, whereby Japan was to receive the German Islands In the Pacific north of the equator. This agreement. It Is explained, was made when the activities of the Ger man submarines demanded a re enforcement of the entente naval forces bsyond their own resources to meet, and the opinion Is advanced that since Japan fulfilled her part of the contract, Great Britain and France feel bound to carry out the agreement If Japan insists. If Japan Is willing to modify Us position with regard to these Islands, and particularly the Island of Yap, however, the view of diplomatic observers here Is that the European allied governments will gladly accept the solution. In a way the present situation Is regarded as somewhat similar to that obtained when Italy Insisted upon In voking the treaty of London In Justi fication of her claims In the Adriatic section. Both Great Britain and France sought to Induce Italy to abate her claims In the matter of Flume, but let It be known that If Italy Insisted they would execute the provisions of the treaty of L,ondon, cbnoxlous as were those to the United Stales The Adriatic settlement finally was brought about through direct negotia tions between Italy and Jugo-Hlavla and It was thus found unnecessary to invoke the provisions of the secret treaty made by the European allien before the I'nited Stales became a belligerent. In the case of the tresty of London. It was asserted that President Wil son was ignorant of Its existence be fore his arrival In Paris for the peace conference, but the entente contention Is understood to be that the nature and extent of the agreemnt with Ja pan was dlacussed In Paris In connec tion with the peace treaty. AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK WRECK NEAR HIGH POINT K. M. Roker aaa H. foteal Suffer rata- rial lajurle. aad Are Takes Ts Hlak Pnlnl Hopllal. (Special ta Pallr Nal Utah Point. April I - An automobile, drlyen by It II H"ker, and a truck collided at 6 oVlork Ihl. afternoon on flu- (;reenhorn road about three mile, out of thm rlty. The ear was demol ished and Mr linker and II. Poteat. lto u as a paeenaer In the rar. were both painfully Injured Mr. linker suf fered a badly rut lip and a bruised arm. and Mr t'oteai reieiv,,iK 'ar.-rationa about the face. A small boy. who was also in the car. un injured The name of the driver of the tru. k ,oiild not be learned Messrs. Holier and I'o'ea' lie In greennboro and .fated t'.at tl.ev were on their way honi. from II . at h Point hen the Si'rl- dent happened Neither It H ll'ker nor II. Potest are n.ied In the ' ; n ti nbo r o mv direc tory or 'lie t. ei ! ' i!ir..'. r Noth ir.K 'ouid ne ,,&rrid iar ruaiht in Ihe rdir:i two rren named ti:ni BKTM M IIV S'o, k V.lm At miHi: ti i ft -The lion h.i I. I n teen IlLih.- n t fit r - :it,!- ret .-id i y be -r.'l Kin 'a rid in ti-i omina L iifMki ba . n adfl tr.e lupoa an 'J l ajar i .Jrnt; .Ma. to hie1-, the Rua.f-.-K 'irnih pa-e trtat bad Kua'anteerl ajionotry The in hab rar-s h d'trirt are ft em ini'i ! r-.t' :w- Fin'sr-4 tlAIlT ON'Y. IT.OO PU TIAl DiUY UiU BUNOAT, 00 FES THAI FATE OF WILLIAMS IS WITH AGEORGIA JURY Several Hours After Case Had Gone To Jury There Was No Sign Of a Verdict. ACCUSED WEARS A SMILE , Cavlnglea. April t. Tha Jary . trylag Jofca I. Wllllasas charge of aaarder f aa ( 11 tarsa kaada, waat 1 bed at 12iM a. aa. today wllaaat kavlag reaehed a verdict, after ! aaarn delleerattaa. Covlhtor O . Aprjl .Thn tat 0 John'S. 'WinlaTrnr,''icua'ol' th mur der of 11 rro tarn) hands to hid peonata condition!, want to tho jury htra . lata today, but th early hour of th nlfht won away 'without word a to Its' deoUlon, Judo John B. Hutcbon, proaldlnv, charged th Jury on thr vrdlot, murder, which, under Georgia law, would carry th death penalty; mur der with recommendation for mroy, which automatically carries lit lm prleonment, or acquittal. Spectators and court attach dlscuislns; th probable verdict, also talked, of th poaatbt-Iltfe of a mlitrlal. Th oloslns; arguments that occupied the day, admittedly powerful efforts by two attorneys with brilliant legal reputations, drew a crowd that filled every Inch of th Newton county court room. The spectators maintaining ,the good order of previous da ye, silently listened, but they showed no less mo tlon than th defendant. Williams, surrounded by his wife and family, watched attentively as he heard himself denounced aa th author of on of "the atate's moit atrocious crimes, and was as little affected, out wardly at least by the plea for his acquittal. Arguments and charge over, and the caa In the hands of the Jury at p. m., the Jaaper county planter re maind In the courtroom, chatting first with his wife and family, hia face wreathed In smllee at something that was aald. Soon he wai one of a group of men who drew thlr chairs together and talked aa friends do when they gather around the general itor at th county seat. Williams was placed on trial her for murder of one of three of his em ployee drowned In Newton county and the state arranged In event Of ac quittal to hold him on the other two indictments. Deatha of the eight killed tn Janper county are to be Investigated next Monday, and department of jus tice agents announced If he war ac quitted of all the murder charges, they would a r rent him on peonage warrants. The deaths of the 11 negroes took place between February 24 and March , following a federal Investigation Into alleged peonage there February IS, and former Congressman Howard termed the place a "plague spot." Only the 11 negroes who had been paid out of jatl and were working out their debts to Williams were subject to the "dreadful contagion of death." he de clared. "The others," he said, "seemed to tr able to live and move freely without being affect!! by this con t air Ion, this dleeaee of death." The lawyer aald phyeirtana always MotiR-ht the cause of a pestilence, and added, "we mum do h same." HKTHOmflTN WOIT ('HANHR Tl H K OF iNMAIi MKKTIIsO Koanoke, Va . April I. Further con- (deration of the 'hrlMlan education movement and routine reports occu pied the Malt I more conference of the Methodist KbltM'npal church, south, in its second day's session here today. In the morning a resolution to change 'he time for the conference session from April to October was defeated and m prop', -till to abolish the office of Sunday school field secretary for the onf erertf-e was rejected Irglala Wgr Hle-trtl" iHp-.ii ib liir v t Ianill. a. Aprii .Sa wa re reived here This morning of the elec tro'-utin -arIy o,sy in the state peni tentiary of i 1 N-p S drtor. a Halifax county negro who eariy In March was '-onwrted of a criminal assault on L,ot- tie V I'unntnifham, a respected ne- ; uren The man's body, it was said, 1 would be ue1 in niedi'-al research. a-iwlffed i barse mt Praage. Atiaota. ia . April Willmrd On -nel! a well known farmer of Pike rnunty. was acquitted of the charge of P"piur b a jury tn the Lotted aUates diKtrtct eoutt here today. PRICE FIVE CENTS STATES MUST KEEP UP AID WILL BE STOPPED Harding Declares the Present System Is "Folly." IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY President Suggests That License Fees Be Made To Maintain the Highways. SAYS THIS CAN BE DONE Hia Declaration aa Vp a Nw Qaea tlaa 10 He BrouBkt Bafoni k KonS anveallna la Oraeas borw Tala Slala. . D.I It Nam Bunau asd Taltttaps OfflfiS. Ta. Kiui lulidliis ' Lfi Win) Br THBODORB TILLKR. Washington, April I. Prssldsnt Hardlnc today flrmly announced that' his administration was acalnst any additional fedsral appropriations for good roada until the atatea acres to a permanent system of maintenance. Un less and until that la dons, th Pres- . Ident plainly Indicated, there will be no good roads legislation. The Presi dent said It was "folly" for th fed eral (overnment to aid In bulldlns; roads, only to have these highways be come more or less impassable there, after because of th lack of state maintenance funda. President Hardlnc'a declaration of policy makes doubly Important the i forthcoming good roada oonferenoe at Greensboro, scheduled this month. ' At this meeting of the Bank head High way aasoolation and the United Stales Highway association th good reads boosters will faoa the realisation that (here must be a complete change In the system of federal aid to road build ing. It will be useless to talk at get ting Congress to put through a roads bill at the next aesalon, unless at the same, time the convention discusses and makes nl.n. far lining ttn ah haw. rai aiatea on an entirely new pouoy. The President'! virtual ukase Is of country-wide application and eoncarna the road policies of every atate.ln the union. North Carolina la leaa concerned than aome other atatea, because aha has recently voted 150. 009, one in road bonda and can doubtleaa take car of her maintenance obligations, It prob ably will 'be little trouble to bring that state within th provisions of th new policy of the President but It may as well be accepted aa. aettled there will be no hurried relief legislation at Washington and no legislation at all except on the basil of full maintenance of road by th slates. Th President wa very plain today on that point. At breenshoro th convention of road booster and highway , official from all over th south must approach the road problem from ft different di rection than in th past and with th appreciation that this administration I firmly let agalnat ontlnutluu of th present system. Bfalateaajm Mast B Cautaat. . - Road maintenance, the President said, must be constant, not sporadic and haphasard and highway must be kept always In repair. Th edict of Prssldsnt Harding In all probability means there will be no good road legislation at th approach ing session of Congrsss. At lsast It means that bills, such a hav been passed by Congress for th past av ral years, will not receive the ap- i proval of the executive. If a road bill I passed It will be so worded that ne state can derlv any benefits thsre under until that state formally has entered an arrangement to maintain Its highway after construction with fsderal aid. President Harding bellsvea that the llcenss system In any itat praatleal ly should pay for maintenance. It Is hi obssrvatlo that automobile and motor truck caua moat of th de struction of roada and this trafflo he think should bear th maintenance ex Dense. t Th President insists that ther must (Continued on pag six.) "Showing Up North Carolina. Rsthsr than "Seeing North Carolina," hould really b th title of Bruce Craven's artlol la Sunday's Dally New. Craven take a whirl at Gov ernor Morrison and th legislature over the road bond act and th rat of Interest fixed and aaya that ther I no chance for aa extra session of the gsneral assembly because Oovernor Morrison knowa th senat wouldn't confirm hi friend Watt. A great many people probably do not agree with Craven com of them may violently dleagre with him but usual ly they read what he ha to aay. He I alway candid to eay the least. Other Feature Articles In Sunday's News 'larladei The Aaaerlraa ghrl the aaaa aeaarlral la the warld. aay Paal -Mellewi "(eat saeltlaw awe bleeds ' raalta," It la aaather . mt th rb.nailx Jib. filaea ateriea. Waaaee'e rreeks have aabfly rkaaged, aay Aaaa Rltteaa.ase, ' aa aathartty aa sviian a'a drraa, ' la her lllaatrateal artlrle gaeday. Ilea Rllteakeaa farther derlare lhat the "loaajrr ekrrt I rata llaked la Praar." I aarlaalaa af Sherlark Halases alary. "The Naval Treaty." Rrhlad Baited Dears' ahart trae detertlva etary. - Toward aa Aaaerlraa feller" Aa artlrle aa latrraatleaal arfatrm, by freak H. niaaaada. ' Tkr kaaday arbaal leaaaa, hy D. W llllaaa T. Kills. Paae devoted t waaaea'a aetfv lllra la Kertb arellaa. dlted hy ' Mra. W. T. Beat. t.alf alary, hy Walter Hacts. In addition there will be all the news of the state worth printing as gath- , ered by Dally New pclal cor- i re.pondents; several page of aactal eventa throughout th atat: Aaea elated Preaa dlspatrhea: epeclal cable) dinpatchea to Ihe Petty Newa: aa ... excelled financial and market page and four pages of the heat comics la colors. LEAVE YOUR ORDER TO- DAY WITH YOUR NEWS DEALER FOR A COPY OF SUNDAY'S DAILY NEWS OR SEND SUBSCRIPTION TO THE CIRCULATION DE PARTMENT OF THE PA PER. NINE DOLLARS A YEAR. 'SJ sari), .in.., - , tCcntiRuei
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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April 9, 1921, edition 1
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