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GREENSBORO DA LY NEWS LEATHER The Greensboro Daily Newt la tha only papar in Guilford County that guarantees its circula tion through tha Audit Bureau of Circulation!. Weathen Bala aad wanan todays eloedy tea loirew. Lacal Test pi H, S I. M. VOL. XXVII. NO. 146 crmro ai gscomt claim tuna at Kwromci, OMWBioaa, it a GREENSBORO, N. ' C, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 1922 MILT AID WNDAT. It. 00 m TIAI DAILY Wtl, IT. m Till PRICE FIVE CENTS Allies' Leaders Cannot Agree; France Seems Bent On Going It Alone I'- " " 'T ''' ' '' ' ' " ' 'r T' ' I i j ii mm a an. NEXT STRUGGLE WITH INS ON I Premiers Agree to Hold Con ference In Paris. MORATORIUM UP JAN. 15 If Prance Acts Alone British Expect Calamity For Edi fice of Europe. PREMIERS EXPRESS HOPE key Declare Tkere Exist Today i Better VnderstsBdleg Aaaeag the Allies .Lloyd Deer- Laaghs At Mr. Beau Law. -, , Leadea .Dee. 11, (By Asse- . ' elated Free.) -The anted sewer - toala-ht eeess to be leeklag te the .Halted States as a laat'hepe el "preveatla a Malta break ta . Ike entente ever reparation, fol - lewlaat apea tke collapse of the , Xeadoa reparatloae eoBfereaee. Despite of Iclal explanations Bad - f . tke decision te eeatlBae the die eaaaloas In Parle, tha allied , premlera after three dare eeaver- . saltan Bad theaselvea la what I. appear t be roasplete dlragree ; ; ameer over reparation.. .Aajoarw . ' aunt ta Jaanary la an effort to . delay ' a Utile leaser tke appar - eetly laevltaBle split Ja allied ' salty. ' r - ' London, Deo," 11. (Br Associated Press.) The London conference on Cerman reparations, generally de pcrlbed , aa the critical conference ended today In agreement only on an other conference, v The next link In the long chain of the allies' itrugglea to get together Will be forged at Parta January I. ; There will be a fortnight then left for the allies to ptrree tupon aoma program. : The 'moratorium granted the Ger mans expire January 15, and the kext payment m account of repara tions which "Germany protest she la Unable to meett will be dne on, that sate.' v v Another futtl round-table session f the diplomats would seem to mean : only fulfillment of the French plans j. for Independent action, which British rtuflnfoa believes would apell calamity rdr the tottering edifice of European prosperity and sow tha seeds for a future great war. ':... ' ,"' The agreement 'to. disagree only temporarily, the diplomat assert was consummated In three days, em bracing four meetings of the allied premier. The rock on which har piony foundered was the British re fusal formally to countenance the Fre:h project for partial occupation pf the Ruhr and the taking charge of Important German Industries. The British cabinet met this afternoon pud registered Its refuaal to co-operate with France In such measures. Premier Mussolini's propoaala for settlement were treated courteous ly, as was due the head of a power ful nation, but were not taken seri ously aa a panaoea for the German alck man of Europe. The German pot waa rejected unanimously, with the general comment that It meant Dierely eparrlng to gain time. The British government submitted po general plan to solve the dead " lock! tt practically offered to cancel France's debt to Great Britain as an Inducement for ascaltng down the - amount of the monetary demand upon Germany. The French, Italian and Belgian premiers, with their staffs of experts, will embark for home to morrow. This conference resembles aeveral af its predecessors in that tha con feree Inalat It has not been a fail ure, that Its dissolution cannot be de scribed ' aa a deadlock, and, In gen , eral, that there Is a better under- standing; among them then before they met. Certainly this attitude pic tures their hope. If not the realities. However, steadfastly she miy stand aloof and protest her detachment from these European debates, the United States cannot prevent her same from being jnvolved and the possibilities of her participation be- lna- mane the suDlect or SDecu atlnn. (Continental politician contend that Preparations and the adjustment of J, war debta cannot be separated and that tna united mates cannot avoid , becoming party to the solution of these problems. Premier Bonar Law, who has re mained a sphinx throughout the three days' conversations between the silled ministers while the oth ers gave out the newa and views re garding the proceedings, Is not ex pected to unseal his Hps until he ap pears In the house of commons on Thursday to speak on foreign policy In general, but British official cir cles do not express optimistic views regarding the breakdown, of the con ference. , After Mr. Bonar Law's speech Thursday, the floor will ,b taken by Mr, Lloyd George, who tonight is eald to ba chuckling at the thought thet'even the tranquility of the. new - conservative government has been unable to bring the French Into line on a rational reparations settlement. There Is said to be hope of tur- ,ther conceeslona by France before . the continuation of the conversations at Paris: otherwise there appears to bs no certainty that the British ' and French can accommodate tliclr different vlewpointa, A wider ' breach than now exists between the French and British has been pre vented by the recent hardening of the British attitude toward Germany, - The Germans, In British opinion, conl tlnue to be their own worst enemies. Violations of agreements and out rages against allied officers and va- r t V u a " ' - a " against foreigners In Germany have so Irritated the British, tnat snouia the French Insist .upon carrying out 1 J :'i ' A.dHiiari am Dim 1A . I outdoor apart i Indoor eemfertl golf, 1 ... ' j .. - - irk- P.M.H-. Di I hursu N. C. Races Wed., I p. m. AdvL Riots Break Out In the Polish Capital ' Warsaw. Dee. 11 (Br - Ass, elated Pre.) Rletlag la wkleh there was leas of life and iajery te auuer persona marked tke eese r - e tke swearing 1st ef 'Oabrlel Jfamtewtea aa president ef Poland teday. It la estimated tket SOWe ma rl emails ts, saestlr atadeata aad aekeet beysv seagkt te areveat tke laaagaral eeroaeay, bat beyead pelt last tke aew presldeat with anew balla tke deaaeastratore ae eeaipllBked aotklagv Naratewlea seaeked tka aaaeaably kaaker aad took the oath ef Meat ta tke areaerlbed ferae, bat eary la tad preeeaee ef the radi cal aoa-Pollab saeeaber, aa the natleaallst raaalaed away. eanwklle aarJeaalleta aad yeatka fell apea aad beat aereral radical aad Jewteh depatlea. . The eeelaltst depaty, Plotreyeki, waa ae hadly mealed tkat ke la aet expected te reeever. TOGAUSEAPOWERFUL FIGHT iN THE SENATE Cannot Be Shoved Through At Preseitt Session. DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED . - ; Senator Simmons Does Not Think a Filibuster Will Be . Waged Against BilL WILL CONFIRM F ARRIS Mere Started Te Have Geveraaaeat Bxtead Aid la Developing Boath pert late a ileal Pert May Beeeai Coaling Statlea. ' DtITt Mi Sorwa SIS llbN (ulMbK lr Lamd WMI ' By W. A. BILDEBRAND. . Washington, Deo. 11. Another note worthy parliamentary battle la pres ently to find a place In the legislative annals of the Congresj, Jit,. Is grow ing Otit of the efforts of the admin istration, set In motion in the sen ate today, to bring about the enact ment of the merchant marine govern ment aid bill. In the preliminary stages of this battle gentlemen are seeking polnte of vantage with a view to getting the most possible out of the contest, politically. Some hope was attributed to proponents of the measure today that the govern ment aid proposal could be enacted Into law at the preaent session, but others, while recognising this possi bility, were Inclined to think the en terprise could only succeed at the price of an extra session a very high price, the Immediate followera of the Preeldent are certain to think. As the curtain went up for the fight today there were soma develop ments not without significance. A great many observers have taken It for granted that a filibuster would be rtaorted to If necessary to defeat this Harding measure. Democrata, How ever, may make haata slowly when It comes to lending aid and comfort to the La Follett band, an element In the senate that haa been accredited with aa Intention of talking the- bill to death.. Senator Simmons said to day ha waa unaware of It If there was any serious proposal to conduct a filibuster. Senator Overman :t cer tain to discourage any such inter prlee. Tha North Carolina senator take th view that a deliberate filibuster Is only justified when some great, fundamental issue la at stake, such an Issue as affects the organic law of lie iana, nut he thinks when such bills are brought up as the ship bill tha Republicans, having the majority, are entitled to legislate, and that they should be permitted to assume such privilege and responsibility. Most of the minority members will probably take tha position that their party will have performed a mani fest duty by giving the provisions of the measure a thorough airing, and lot it go at that. Fear Troeble at New Bern. Some apprehension is still felt over the possibility of trouble at New Bern, where there are so many Idle hands. Senator Simmons has re. oelved a radiogram from General Shanks, commander of the fourth corps area, Atlanta, saying: "In reply to your telegram of De cember , the equipment of the nt uonai guard unit at New. Bern will be expedited. Tour telegram has been repeated to the adlutant aranarei of North Carolina with a view to sending a company of the nainn.i guard from another point In case of emergency requiring It before eouln- ment can be supplied.' Of course, the national guard of the state would be used should ths occaalon arise." ., W. B. Reynolds, commandant of the ooast guard service, called at the dfflcs of Senator' Simmons today to say that a number of tha coast guard bulldlnga at Morehead City would be made available for the rehabilitation work at New Bern. The buildings to be thus used have been marked. Ths officer also stated that the coast guard cutter and crew would be at the service of th people of rew Bsrn until a solution had been found for their difficulties. Governor Morrison Is expected here tomorrow, and It is expected that he will discuss some phase of the New Bern situation among other matter. All tR members of the delegation are to meet th governor tomorrow at . th office of Senator Simmons. Notloes to this effect wer sent out today by Secretary Hampton. Will Ceadna Farrle. Developmenta today polntel to the early confirmation of th nomination of Vernon Farrls as postmaster at Henderson. Mr. Farrls arrived here today, accompanied by T. T. Hicks, and Mr. Hicks exhibited his client aa (Continued on Page Tan.) Make Body Conform to Present Census Figures. GAIN FOR THIS STATE Proposal Contemplates Increase In Membership From 435 to 460 Members. TWO STATES LOSE VOTES PreTtaleaa ef Oeaatlratlea Maadatery JanenlazlaaT That Chang kaU Take Place After V Ceaaaa'l Takea. : Bellr Km Bams im Majnet Ofta. II AlbM BulldU (Br Laaed Win) By C. W. GILBEHT. IDWrlsM. Ills, sj ruieWpela futile leaar.l Waahlngton, Dec. ll--Congreslonal reapportionment on the bails of the last cenaus la likely to be adopted at this session of Congress. The plan agreed to now Is to Increase the house from 416 to ISO member. Thl Is a compromise between those who wished to keep the house at Its pres ent else and those who wished to In crease It In proportion to ths growth or population revealed by the last census. A bill providing for 4(0 members died in earlier aesslons of the house but 'conferences of Republican lead era reached an agreement to re vive it. Various considerations havs led the leader to feel that action must be taken at thla aeasion. The consti tutional provision requiring a reap portionment after the decennial ses sions Is mandatory. Never in the history of the country haa Congress failed tfi obey this provision of the constitution. The difficulty of agreeing upon a reapportionment Increases each time one becomes necessary aa the house Is now unwleldly in membership and to adopt basis of representation which would keep th membership stationary would mean that states which hav not gained In population would lose member and their delega tion cannot be Induced to vote for. an apportionment which will cut down their numbers, - Two Statee Lose Vote. Even increaalng the membership by it will cauae two states. Main and Missouri, each to lose one congress man and the opposition esthose two states to losing votes combined with the opposition of representatives' to making the house any larger and more unwleldly than it haa been strong enough to hold up the hlU. . With 4 membecj California will gain four congressmen! Michigan nd Ohio three each. New Jersey. New Trk, "Pennsylvania and TexaiL.tw()i each.-end fJonnsctlem, JeorgianmuT nois, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina and Oklahoma cne each. ' Forty-five of the 41 state legisla tures are In session thl year. After the apportionment bill la passed by Congress th atata legtilatpr have to redlatrtct the states. A most hav blennal legislative aesslons un less a reapportionment bill is passed by Congress this winter redisricting cannot take plaoe until' after the 1H4 election. ( It is felt that Congress cannot af ford to violate the constitution and that It would be politically inexpedi ent for the Republicans not to make the changes which would Increase the electoral vote of states normally Re publican before the 19J4 election. It' Is the purpose of Chairman Siegel, of the house committee on census, which haa charge of reappor tionment legislation, to call his com mittee together and prepare, a bill on the 460 basis for presentation In January. Ferecaat By (tare. Washington. Dec. 11 Vlrlnl.- Rain with mild temperature Tuesday followed by much colder Tuesday iiis'ii. rreaneroay rar and much colder. , North Carolina: Rain and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday cloudy and mucn colder. 8outh Carolina and Georgia: Rain and warmer Tuesday: Wednesday oiouay ana corner. Florida: Local rains Tuesday and probably Wednesday; warmer Ip ex treme north portion- Tuesday: colder in north portion 'Wednesday, Extreme Northwest Florida: Rain mitn mild temperature Tuesday Wednesday cloudy and colder. Alabama: Rain Tuesday;, colder Tueeday afternoon In north portion Wednesday mostly cloudy and much colder; probably local rains In south portion. Mississippi: Rain Tuesday, colder in me interior: much colder Tues day night; cold wave In extreme north portion: Wedneaday partly cloudy and much colder: probably local rains on the cosst. Tennessee: Rain and colder Tues day; much colder Tuesday night witn a cola wave In west portion. Wedneiday fair and colder. Kentucky: Cloudy Tuesday: nrob. ably rain in aoutheast portion; much colder Tuesday and Tueaday night with a cold wave; Wednesday fair and continued cold. Louisiana: Tuesday unsettlsd: local rains, eolder In the Interior; Wednesday cloudy, rain on the coast, colder. Arkansas: Tuesday, rain,' colder; cold wave in west portion with tern- perature about 10 degrees Wednes day morning. Wednesday fair, colder In aoutheast portion. Oklahoma: Tueadsy ' unssttled. probably anow; cold wave with tmperature 14 to 20 degrees Wednes day morning; Wednesday fair, warm er In west portion. East Texas: Tuesday, unsettled, rain In the afternoon or night, cold er except In southeast portion: Wed nesday fair, colder in southeast por- tlon; sold wave In northwest portion with temperature II to 2: degrees Wednesday morning. West Texaa: Tuesday, unsettled, snow In north portion; colder with a cold wave except in extreme west portion; temperature will be two to 10 degrees In north portion' Wednes day morning; Wednesday fair, ris ing temperature. .'. Winds: V , Sandy Heok to Hatterasi Fresh to strsng southeast and south and weather thick and rainy Tueeday. Hatteras to Florida: Fresh shift Ing, and weather overcaat Snd show sry Tuesdsy. . French Professor Makes a Powerful K Marine Discovery v Paris, Dec. 11. (By Associated Press.) Ships may proceed safe ly through fogs or shallow chan nels, lost vessels loaded with treasure may be discovered and floating mines located by the electrlo depth finder, the inven tion of whlosv has Just been an noupced, according to Professor Langevln, the Inventor. Profes sor Langavln holds the chair of general and experimental physics In the College of France. "During the war I began work in thl direction, for the purpo of helping the allied navies lo cate mine, he explained to the Associated Press today. "However, my work waa not completed until after the war. My apparatua ha been success fully tried on a extensive scale by the French navy. It la evident, however, that Its widest applica tion must be on ships of com merce." " The apparatua la eonatructed on a wireless wave principle and objecta are found within a given .radius by meana of what Professor Langevln calls "wave eohoea." Th apparatus Is small and may be attached to a vessel's wireless equipment. "Elastic electric oscillation currents ars given off," the in ventor explained," and theee ra diating in any direction and for any distance more than IS feet, register any unusual obstaoles In the water. When the current strikes an obstacle It la Inter rupted, and sends back to ths ap paratua the signals which I des cribe as echoes. If It Is desired, one may measure the depth ef the sea for several miles." Soviet Delegate Says He Won't Sign Allied Project. OFFERS A SUBSTITUTE Russian's Policy Would Give Russia Indisputable Control of the Black Sea. Little is accomplished Laaaaaae' Awaits Oateesse ef Leadea Ceafereaee Careea aad Bam, Deal lag With Turkey aad Raaw. ala, Betabllak Aa Bafeat. v '" '" '.' " Lauaenne, Dee, 11. By Associated Preaa.) Russia ha net abandoned hope of forcing her position on the Lausanne conference concerning the oloalng of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus. or at least of reducing to a minimum the number of foreign vessels which will be permitted to pass through these waterways to ths Black sea. M. Tchltchertn called on Iamet Pasha today with counter proposals. He Informed Iamet that Russia would aurely never sign a Straits settle ment which followed the lines of ths allied project. The allied project Is that the Stralta shall be open to aa many warships of each nation as are possessed by the greateat maritime power of the Black sea, which will certainly be Russia. A a counter measure Tchitcnerin asked that the Turkish delegation support a plan whereby foreign na tions could dispatch through ths straits only one-third as many war ships as Russia maintained In the Blaok sea. This, he argued, was only fair to Russia, because the entente powers could always amalgamnte their forces and thus be aa powerful aa Russia. Ismet Pasha told M. Tchltcherln that ths world wanted the straits opened on a reasonable basis and that Turkey should not combat the wholo world. Little Progress Made. The near eastern conference, which made little progress today is plainly marking tint to await th outcome of the London reparatlona negotiations. Lord Curson and M. Hnrrere. In deal ing with Turkey and Russia, have established an Anglo-French entente at Lausanne, whlcii they hal hoped would be atrengthened by a repara tion understsndlng between Eng land and France at London. There I an Interlocking of interests Involved which re of great concern to both Turkey and Ruesia. as well ss Eng land and France. If a Christmas re cess Is decided upon. Ismet Pasha may hasten to Angora to consult with the national assembly. Russia and the Inviting powers en gaged In an exchange of notes to day relative to Russls's Insistence upon having her naval and military experts admitted to the Informal discussions between the Turkish and entente experts on questions bearing on the straits control. These notes were merely formal statements Russls's demands to be heard In all (Continued on Page four) THE DAY IN The. senate began consideration of ths administration shipping bill. Hearings were begun by a houae committee on the Mississippi flood, control bill. ' The weather bureau reported that a ever cold wave waa sweeping over th country from the west. , The Bupreme court, sfter handing down several decision, adjourned un til January f. Chairman McLean, of the senate banking committee, announced that hearlnga would begin tomorrow on the various rural credits bills. Nominations made several weeks sgo by President Harding to the United States coal commission were confirmed by the senate. The annual supply bill for th de partment of commerce and labor, carrying 126,100,000, waa reported by th house appropriations committee. President Harding approved court martial findings on midshipmen at th naval academy In connectlonvwtth re cent nasings. Th Central American conference adjourned for a week after the Coata Rican delegation had resigned on ac RUSSIA BELIEVES SHE CAN WIN AT LAUSANNE ON BLACK SEA POLICY Opponents Block All Attempts For Quick Action. LITTLE PROGRESS MADE Present Indications Point to Measure Being In Senate For Many Weeks. WILL NOT FILIBUSTER eaator Harrlaoa Denies that He or aay Other Democratic Senator Plaaa Filibuster against tke Measaxe. Washington, Deo. 11. The admin istration shipping bill was taken up today by the senate and was sub jected Immediately to a baptism of firs at the hands of Democratic op ponents. Chairman Jones of the commerce committee which reported the bill Ssturday after making several changes in the house draft called up the measure. His opsning statement In behalf of the legislation, how ever, went over until tomorrow be cause of the time consumed by the Democrats In several attacks on the measure and by the reading of the entire bill and both majority and minority reports In compliance with a demand by Senator Fletcher, of Florida,, ranking Democratic member of the commerce committee. The Democrats atarted their at tack as soon as chairman Jones made his first move in the legislative struggle which Is expected to occupy the senate tor weeks. Senator Jones proposed first thst the senate pro ceed to Immediate consideration of the ship bill but objection from the Democratic side blocked this move until after tha regular calendar Tied been disposed of. The commerce committee chairman next suggested that ' tha senate beginning to morrow meet an hour earlier but withdrew the propoaal in the face of objections from several Democratic aenators and chairman Norrls of the agriculture committee that this would interfere with the committee activities, . Republican supporters of the bill rather expected an attempt by the Democrata to prevent the taking up ofrthe bill but the motion was car ried , without dissent upon a viva voce: vote. The next move by Sena tor Jones a proposal that ths senate on quitting work today recess In stead of adjourn in order to expedite consideration of the bill however, was nsed by three Democratic aen ators as a vehicle of attack on- the administration policy with respect to Itself. The proposallater was ruled out of order by Senator McNary, Re publican. Oregon, who was presiding, on a point raised by Senator Harri son, Democrat, Mississippi. Criticise Harding's Art lea . Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, led off in the attack with a criticism of the administration's course In postponing house action until after the elections on what he described as "ooncededly unpopular legislation" and then bringing In pressure to bear to hasten enactment of the legislation "before th members of Congrea hav had a chanoe to re flect on the expression of ths people at the polls In November." The ship bill, Senator Robinson said, sntered Into the fall campaign In more than fifty congressional dis tricts and in every case, he asserted, the candidate supporting ths legis lation went down In defeat. Senator Harrison In arguing hia point of order denied that he or any other Democratic aenator proposed to filibuster against the bill. He criticised the action of the adminis tration In calling the special session at which the house passed the ship ping bill and at which hs said the aenate had done "Just four Mings." "One , was a very extraordinary proposition," ha continued, "and one which the American people wel comed; namely, the awearlng In of a woman for the first time In ths his tory of the American Congress aa a aenator from the state of Georgia. "Another was equally welcomed by the American people and was more welcomed by senators oh the other side of the aisle (the Republican side) and that waa the resignation of Mr. Newberry. "Th other two propositions that came forward before the Congress were matters that were not offered In good faith, that war attempted here in a sham battle In order to ob tain colored votea throughout the country the Dyer antl-lynchlng bill, which all senator on the other side knew was dead at the moment' It was born, and the Llberlan loan proposition during the consideration of which we saw senators on the other side, like the king of France with forty thousand men, march up the hill and then march down again. By votes furnished by the Republican majority the Llberlan loan waa sent back to the sleep tnat Knows no waking." Senator Harrison declared that to accomplish "these four things" the (Continued on Page Ten.) WASHINGTON count of the political situation In Costa Rica. Secretary Hughes, at a hearing be fore a house committee, emphaelsed the necessity of adequately compen sating men who enter the diplomatic and conaular service. Chief Justice Taft expressed wil lingness to testify at the house Ju diciary committee'a hearing on the Keller Impeachment charges against Attorney General Daugherty. Further reduction In railroad rates on hay and grain was urged at an In terstate Commerce commission hear ing by representatives of a number of states west ft the Mississippi. Administration leaders decided to seek enactment before March 4. of legislation authorising the alien prop arty custodian to release 10.000 trusts, valued at 11,000,000 to 110.000,000. The treasury appropriation bill was msde ready, after brief hearlnga, for reporting from committee to the sen ate tomorrow with but few amend ments. Expansion of the federal govern ment's conciliation machinery to en able It to deal effectively with nation wide Labor disputes was Indicated by Ku Klux Klan Denounced By Judge Brock In Talk To Forsyth Grand Jury Jurist Declares That It Is a Sad Day When Sworn Officers Take Oath to Support An Organization Founded On Preju dice and Passion Asserts That Members Are Cowards Wants Them Outlawed. (SeKlil to Rtllr Ntwi ? Wlnston-Salsm, Dec. 11. Judge Brock, in his charge to the grand Jury at the opening of Forsyth Superior court today, took a rap at the Ku Klux klan. While he called no names his remarks were so clear and convincing that his hearr ers were oonvlnced of what he was shooting at . He declared that there exists "an organisation or organisa tions gotten together for the purpose of regulating oher people's business" In their acta throughout the nation, and Indeed within the bounds of this state. "They have been going around under the cover of darkness, with a mask over their faces assuming the powers that rightfully belong to the courts of ths nation under the authority given them by the constltuJ tlon of the United States," he as serted. The Judge declared that under the constitution every Individual cltlsen of the nation la entitled to certain rlghta and privileges among which are life, liberty and prosperity, but that there are some people who are banded together In organlsatlona and bands who would tear down the very principles of the constitution. In this connection the Judge said that It Is a sad commentary upon preaent day conditions o know that right here within the state of North Governor Russell Exonerated In Federal Court of Charges By His Former Stenographer OUT 28 MINUTES Verdict Follows Four Hours of Dramatic Supplicating By Attorneys. ASKED $100,000 DAMAGES lar aanUlil heal Oxford, Miss.. Deo. 11. Lee M. Russell, governor of Mississippi, was m...tad h a lurv In United States of seduction and other serious allega tion by a verdict finding for the de fendant oln a ault for damagea Insti tuted by Ml France Cleveland Blrkhead, stenographer. vThe verdict the climax of one of the most sensational lawauita ever filed In a Mississippi court was re turned at t:0S o'clock, Juat II min utes after the arguments were con cluded, Instructions given and the case submitted. Neither of she principals were in the court room when he Jury pre sented Its verdlot. Governor Russell, with Mrs. Russell, went to the home of his brother Immediately after the jury retired. Members of his oounsel also had left the court room. Miss Blrkhead and her attorneya left at the aame time for their htel. And the crowd which for a week had packed the court room to ita capac ity had passed from the building evidently In the belief that no Imme diate verdict was In prospect. Sev eral newspapermen, court attaches and a handful of the more determin ed of those who had followed the trial during Ita week of sensational developments, not more than a soore of men, remained when the Jury filed In with Its verdict. Find Fer tke Defendaat. It contained only the aeven word "W. th Jury, find for th defend- " . Judge K. R. Holmes, who presided at the trial, was In ths lobby of the building when word came from the Jury that It was ready to report, and court was reconvened. The Jury filed in, Ita verdict was read and within three minutes from the time ths ver dict was presented court- had ad journed and the trial of Mississippi's most widely discussed case in a de cade had passed Into history. Submission of the case to the Jury followed four hours of argument In which pleas brilliant and abounding with dramatic and Intense supplica tion, were made to the Jury on the one hand for the exoneration of the governor and on the other for a ver dict upholding the contention of the young woman that she had been wronged by the state executive, and deserving of redress. eagkt tlOOMM Damages. Miss Blrkhead had asked (or 1100, 000 damages. Fifty thaoueand dol lars was asked on each of the two counts, one charging seduction and the other Impairment of health as a result of an alleged operation which she declared Mr. Russell had connived at. The verdict was returned by a Jury composed bf men rsnglng In age from 4t to 70 years. All are married. Thirty-four witnesses were examined during th eeven days the case has been on trial here after having been filed first in the United States District court st Jackson, where it was dismissed for want of Jurisdiction, rented is the state court st Jackson, the state capital, but withdrawn from the latter court when aervlce was obtained on Mr. Russell when he came to his home here to vote In the September pri mary. Rainfall aad Teasprratarr. Washington. Dec. 11. Official weather bureau record of tempera tures and rainfall for the !i hours ending at I p. nt., in the principal col ton growing areas: Max. Mln. I'reclp- Rtatlon Temp. Temp. Itatlon Atlanta ) 31 0. Birmingham . . . . 10 44 (I. El Paso 02 40 0. Galveston 70 14 .12 Jacksonville .... 40 40 .11 Little Rock 44 84 0. Memphis 60 34 0. Miami 71 72 0. Mobile 4 60 0. New Orleans ..... 71 60 0. San Antonio .... 70 44 0. Vlcksburar 40 .01 Carolina there are some of the high est officers of the state connected with an organisation of that kind. Tke Member are Cewarde. .Judge Brock further declared that the bands of men who go about the country with their face covered and under cover of darknes to remedy some wrong, real or imaginary, are a band of cowards, and should not be countenanced by any group of right thinking and lawful men any where. Judge Brock declared that 1 In deed a sad come to pas when men, who have taken the oath of alleg iance to the United Statea, and aworn to uphold the constitution of this great government, will deliberately ally themeelves with organisations founded upon prejudice and based on passion. An organisation such aa this strikes at the very root of th constitution, and any official who Joins such an organisation violates his oath of allegiance, he said. Judge Brock said that her are many high and noble orders In this country whoa processes are secret, but they are not ashamed or afraid to let people know their member. At the conclusion of thl part of hi talk, h urged the member of the grand Jury to ahow thetr disapproval of all such organlsatlona aa tha onea about which he had Just been talking. Novel Scheme Used To Liberate Hubby Iteabeavllle, Ohio, Dee. 11, !". Jeka Berraas. of Tlltoavllle. Okie, ebtalaed tke release ef her kae head freat,Jall en a beetlegglag charge la a Balaae aaaaae. ararday eke appealed te tker ! Edward Laeee fee her haa baad'a release, deelarlaar ska need ed kla help la sapaestlag kes v ektldsea. When IkeiM Laces te fased ta teleaee th asaa, Mr, erase left her tve efclldrea la Jala ear aad , dUappsasad,v-...,e-J-fjeaaty officials aaaeaaeed to day tkat Horrent weald be released tomorrow aad mat heate te care for tke Pre yeaaarater. Mra. Bomua kas aet yet been toned. Bruce Robinson and Stuart Hawkins Found Guilty of Hazing Fellow Students. THREE OTHERS PUNISHED Washington. Deo. 11. Midshipmen Bruce H. Robinson, appointed from Arliona, and Stuart H, Hawkins, ap pointed from Massachuaetts, were or dered dismissed from the Naval acad emy today, President Harding having approved court martial sentences re sulting from th recent ha-lnf cass at ths academy. On recommendation of Secretary Denby, the President approved modi fication of dismissal In the oases of Midshipmen Thomas J. Casey, Massa chusetts; Thomas K. Boyce, Indiana, and H. C. Fish. New Tork, to loss of one year each In their academy courses. The dismissal from the academy of Midshipman Robinson, whose home Is In Chandler, Arliona, results from his court martial for haslng Midshipman WillianrH. McOregor, of Indiana, Pa., who was taken to the academy hos pital for treatment afterward. The other cases bear on different haslng Incidents, but the dismissal of Mid shipman Hawkins alao la one of those In which physical Injury or excessive humiliation was caused to the man hased. The three cases were the command ant of the acadmy recommended dis missal but the department modjfled punishment to the loss of a year In standing, Involved charges of negleot of duty In that these midshipmen were "In charge of tables at which the midshipmen were hased," accord ing to the department announcement. Action In these caees represents a departmental policy under which the antl-haslng law is to be enforced rig Idly where physical violence is a por tion of the hazing incident, or where there has been sn attempt to cause public humiliation of an underlclass man. It is apparent that the depart ment makes distinction between hailng of this character and those haslng practices of a much less seri ous nature, which have no harmful results. The department, It Is understood, holds thst aa future officers, midship men must accept full responsibility for -their sets and all consequences, no mstter how serious thesti may be, regardless of the lack of Intent tn In flict bodily Injury or undue humilia tion. President Harding has support ed thst view In spprovlng Secretary Denby's recommendation In the cases announced today. Mount Pleasant Postoffice . Visited By Night Raiders (ST AmvxUIM toa.i Concord, Dec. 11. Itobbers last night entered th postofThe at Mount llesnant. nine miles from Concord, afterblowlng off the front of the building, carried away all money, stamps and other valuables In the office. The value of their loot will not be known until a postal, In spector makes a check of the books In the office. No one heard the thieves at work and there I no clue to their identity. LIQUOR CASES MAY BE E AND U. S. GOVERNMENT Violator of Prohibition Law May Be Doubly Punished. SUPREME COURT RULES But Agents Can't Collect From Offenders of Statutes Un repealed By Volstead Act. DOUBLE JEOPARDY RIGHT High Trlbanal Says aa Act Deaeaaeed ' nm a vnme by Both National aad State Sovereignties May Be Paalaked by Each 'iy AasMttel Tnm.) Washington. Dec n w considered by th. gov.rnmnt of ma jor Importanc In th nforo.ment of national prohibition war, decided by th Supreme court today. In on of them, coming from the stau of Wash Ington, the trovernment scored a sweeping victory, the Supreme co-rt holding that both ths federal and Duani.hC?rrnm,nt P"""ts and man,.? 'J "" ""'"""'"l Ot Itt th manufactur, po.session, transporta tlon or sala I.. , .. Th. .i. liquors. . fnrnU !l ""' eomlB 'rom Call, rornla, th govrnmnt lost In Its content on that In the enforcement of national prohibition an executlvrofTI. cer can Impose and collect aa taxes the assessment and, p.naltl. lm- Ku or moss sections of ths revised tnV v;.which r,m"B -wKn5 liw Ihfu'A '"J whloh '" hiblted. " no,P"- fj- Fnlt SUtes district court for westsrn Washington dismissed a federal Indictment rhargfn.- toS Lansa. Dick Barto and others with , . a . . nii.poriina and xtoa- n,nbythCo?r?.r oon Vn'd punl.hm.nt in a t.t. court una.". :nd..fJ..m,"'l .; "".Porting . h. """"rai liquors is not I.. Vi. unoer ins federal law for the aame acta." 0,"f- Chief JaatJe. Ths effect of the prohibition amend. iiI! .?h.ch ntlally local or !? 10 int'--tte or forelen com. Nw.....IT .T' : " .w iBieieiive existed ef. " tne P0ll0r tlv tlnui? i- C,B. court con- ii i. 1'" P ot th territorial h't!m0,n Un,Ud S'te. and m tn ,lk Por of the Mmfu snin: 7Uh,n ,he,r ""'torlal limits shall not cease to exist." it .rfV.j biso congress," . - oiavung ana ehap- Buchm.?,aLr."a" Prohibition. K , -Mniu Dy uongress to ind'mch' ' ,n States, and such aa are adopted by a atata' Swrin" tn" Ul' ThSy may the niS.iH"5' Prt'""r. Inoludini the penaltlea prescribed, but this Is an InsenaraKI. I . . . . . . " ant i , , .7 or inaepend- dfct .:.Mt,T "t,0B ' ot Jurl.- . . - . wvsiuui mil. power' wn tSSHJ'. th court M landed"" that u, . :t "? interference ment .tlnM" th """I vem- nrhi hT..th .pow, ' oountry-wld. c?udlV ,T,taU pow,r " hi exoluded.' Under th nth amend- m !."UU w" 1,ft ,r". the court Mm tr"'tlons within her ShH..BUt? could not' bow.",, suthorli. act, th court added mil, TT ProhllJ by th. am.d: ment, but all prior state laws, not inconsistent w,th th. rJt, malnad In full fore. w.1? TW """"aanes. derw.n- h,r two ""relgntt... u,e..' .a0""1" from 0'erent sources', the court stated, "capabl. ter . Zf ".'I" th "m "J.otrn:l! ter within th. .am. territory. Each may, without Interf.r.no. by the other, enact laws to secure prohibl lon, with the limitation that no legislation can give validity lo act. prohibited by th. .m.namwt. 0.:'.''.; .haVrrn,T,.,,t il" a"""'" a,' Ml"t it. peace and dignity I. exercising Its own soverslgnty, not that of th oth.r." Referring to the contention by the defendant, that th.y could not be placed In double Jeopardy, the court explained tbat the meaning of th term double Jeopardy aa used In the fifth amendment to the constitution referred to "a second prossoutlon under the authority of the federal government after a first trial for the same offense under the same au thority." An act denounced aa a crlms by both national and state sovereignties, the court said, "la an offense against the near an ty of both and may be unlshed by each." Tf such a construction did not ap ply, the court stated. It would be easy to Imagine the rush of offenders to state courts to plead guilty, if by so doing they could obtain Immunity (Continue on Page Ten.) STATESVILLE HAT NO "FLU" EPIDEMIC - i . Mayor Bristol Declares That Clew ing Order Was Purely Precautionary. (SpteUI te Dtllj toi ) Btatesviile. Dec. 11. The story relative to the Influensa situation In Btatesviile appearing In Sunday pa pers was construed by some as be ing a slightly exaggerated statement of the real situation. Mayor L. 11, Bristol stated that tha comparative ly few cases reported are not seri ous and that the closing of churches, schools and picture shows for 10 dsys was only a precautionary meas ure In line with the safety-first pol icy of other towne and cities In this regard. Btatesviile s cmec executive wisnea 1 the publlo to understand that there la by no msans an epidemic of In fluensa her. and that those desiring to visit Stateavll)e or having bus iness here need have no fears of car rying out their plan of the holiday season. .
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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