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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS, DAILY-SEVEN CENTS, SUNDAY,
t ii ir -r
UHITED ESTATES
HAS HOT ACTED
111
Awaiting Information At to At
: titudi of Allies.
TIME IS RUNNING SHORT
Counter Proposals on Repara
tions "Absolutely Unaocept
abls" Franco Declare.
WANTS RAILWAY FARES
REDUCED ONE-THIRD
WAaBUrOTOW, April IT, A
AM redaction) of M 1-1 per ess
la ptmtfgn raise through the
ef wile booee H pro-
la a Mil latrodaced today
by BMiimln Hood, drsso
ml, Virginia. I would direct the
Interstate wmw it km
to Umm books of not Iras than
1.00 aulles at tale rednotioe frees
the established raw.
Mr. Hood Afdiml diaro was a
grow tag drmaad from tha pebUo
lor lower ratea, with reports from
Mf ectlous Indicating eVis-tss
d travel hem ass of ba
of tha present tariff.
DOCTORS
AND
STATE HEALTH
OHDTOEETH
Joint and Harmonious Session
Held at Plnehursl
FAJUa, April ST-(By tha W
l.) The Gt
oa rrparmlJoaa aa
to rwtdesit Herdlag a
Waahtagtoa ara aaaohMrJr
orptaNf. aad tha Frifa an
ta tha ITallad States, M.
kaa bee aaUfcd ta thia effect. Tha
prapoaaJa ara rbaraotartsad by gov
araanat oOctala aa "a step heck,
ward,' aad ara declared ta (tea ao
promise of a satisfactory aattla
All cyea ara bow taraed oa Wash
ington, where tha eonalor propi la
are Seder adrlai meat aa h concerns
tha autiada of rraaoa. Tha general
frUac la that aompatloa of the
Rahr rngloa of Grraaaay la aaaroid
a bee, bat H la believed la aoaaa Or
tare earrly poaalble that la aoaaa
war tha Berlin government aaay bp
made ta aaderataad through Waab
tagtoa tha (rarity of tha atiaatkm
aad tha rear n rial taot that ao pro
posal oaa ba mimed wi d by the
rraarn coraraotaat aalrai
tha Part eoadlUoaa.
DECLARES
MUNICIPAL FINANCE.ACT HELD
INVALID BY ATTOPJfEY GENERAL
Clerical Error in journal of the Senate Proceedings of the
Last Legislature Places Larger Cities, et SUteWith Ex
ception of Winston-Salem In Bad Way Financially; Un
able to Sell Bonds to Pay Indebtedness. '
THE BOARD IS ENOORSED
Opposition to Tonsil Operations
Is Dissipated; Dr. Royster
Probably New President
0115
Bins
CAUSE OF W
Root of Peril Threatenin
Japan and United States.
SIMMS STUDIES SITUATION
WASHINGTON. April tT.By
tha Aaaoctated Prss. The Ameri
can (orm m tot tenKht till waa
without any official Information aa
ta tha attitude of tha allied power
with reaped to Oermanra counter
propoaala on reparation. Cones-
qsectly a reply to (ha eommunlce
Uoa reealred from Berlin yeaterday
haa not yet been prepared.
The news or tha allied govern-
menta are expected to ba transmit
tad through tbelr ambassador here.
with whom Secretary Hughe con
ferred yeaterday. None of the en
voy called at tha (tat department
today, bat an Associated presa dis
patch from Paris thla ernln( an
nounced that inatmctlona had (one
forward to . Ambassador Jueserand
, ta Inform the United State thai tha
Germaa propositions were unaceept-
able ta France. It waa assumed that
X. Jseserand would make thla
known officially to Mr. Htt(he to
morrow. Dispatches from Brussels Indicat
ed that in Belgium tha German offer
also waa retarded aa unaatlafactory.
There waa no word aa to the views
of tha other Interested power. It
was understood, howvrer, that of
ficiate did not neceaearlly regard aa
significant tha action of Oreat Britain
In, requesting Its representatives In
Berlin to Inquire Informally regard
Ing the new German offer with a
view to making clear the terms of
years over which the payments
would run.
Administration officers continued
today their policy of alienee with re
gard to the whole reparations ques
tion. It was understood, however.
that an element of tha aituatlon
which they have under consideration
Is an Intimation from some of the
allied govern menu that tha n
traaamiaafoa of the German offer by
the I raited State would Involve the
American government la some meae-
nre of respoaaibUlty.
It la believed that tha state depart
ment ia not ready to accept this view
of responsibility on ita part, pro
vided ita efforts ara confined to a
' mere transmission of tha communl
cation without endorsement of any
kind.
As only three days remain before
the data aet by tha French govern
ment for the beginning of ita move
Into additional German territory. It
is expected that a reply to the Ger
man communication will not be long
delayed.
President Harding left Washing
ton today on tha yacht Mayflower
for Hampton Roads to be asbent
until Friday, but It la not thought
likely that this will serve to delay
the American answer, aa it la un
derstood that the administration's
plana were agreed upon at the ses
sion of the cabinet Tuesday. Should
there be any unforeaeen develop
ments In the aituatlon, tne President
(Ceatlaaed ea Page Twe.)
Finde Many Look to Harding
to Take Initiative and Avert
Another War.
JO JO SAYS
Is IS "" usin iiaf-a
BY WIUAAJC nOLIP SIMMS.
(Written Expreaely for Tha News
paper Enterprise Association.)
SHANGHAI, April ST. Tha heavy
fog of devbt, suspicion aad hatred
which, prior to 1114, hun( over tha
Balkans, has shifted to tha far aaat
and unless it can ba cleared away by
some definite movea wa tha part o
tha three government principally
Involved acts which will admit of
no two interpretation another ooa-
fllct seems Inevitable.
Guff of a highly dangerous ao rt la
daily being spilled out here in tha
Orient, adding to the confusion. The
wildest rumors ara always In the
air. generally without even a shred
of truth ia them; but each adda it
mite to tha general tension and thus
doaa Ita little bit af harm. Soma of
tha ah re wd eat observers -American,
British and Japanese u are J
their perspective, living as they are
in thla turbid atmosphere, driving
homo on newcomers the need of im
mediate steps to clarify tha aituatlon.
And America ia alwaya the goat
whatever tha combination of dire
ful events perdlcted or eared.
Dopes of England 7
Soma have the United 8tatee and
England i tobogganing at terrific
apeed towarda war on tha theory
that since Germany la down and out
America alone atanda in tha way
of Great Britain's commercial domi
nation of the world.
Others are convinced the United
Statea and Japan ara headed Jn the
direction of an Inevitable clash on
the ground that their ambitions can
not be reconciled in Asia.
A third category of sidewalk dip.
lomats aee Great Britain conniving
to push America and Japan into a
war with each other for the double
purpose of removing Japan as a
dangerous commercial rival in tha
Orient and from the high aeas aa a
rapidly growing menace to Britain's
merchant marina.
And then there's the group who
profess to believe England wants the
United States and Japan to fight so
she, England; will not have to fight
America, while a fifth aphool of
opinion preach that Great Britain
would like a Japanese-American war
so that both Japan and America
would receive such a setback that
she would remain undlsputedly In
possession of the field. i
Call on uaraux.
These are some of the things
folks out here are talking about. But
it la by no means all they are say
ing Everybody is guessing and the
wildest (ueaaer wins.
On one thing, however, all think
ing men in the- Orient, whatever
their nationality, are agreed upon
and that is the necessity for a show
down.
Great Britain, Japan and the
United States these three nations
alone are the nations which must
decide what is to be in the Far East,
and as matters stand nobody knows
what any one of them intends to
do.
President Harding, many contend.
holds the key to the situation.
These are anxious for him to take
the initiative in clearing up the
whole bad business out here. Four
moves, they consider, would do the
Job.
First, to announce to the world
a do - unto others - as - we -would
- be - done by, thoroughly
American, non - grab - foreign pol
icy with particular reference to the
Far East.
z Second, free the Philippines as
proof that America means what she
says and for the psychological effect
on the world. .
Third, press armament reduction
PIN BHURaT, April IT, OeneroM
approval of the policies of tha etate
board of health and the pledge of
tha profession to make thoee polldee
even mora successful In the future
aaave today whsa tha state medical
society and the members of the stats
board of health met la Joint a
Ion.
It was the most largely attended
meeting of the two bodies since
tha Joint session annually was mad
mandatory by legislative act. and
tha keen Interest developed prolong
ed the session for three hours, dur
ing which period there was extend
ed aad general discussion, particu
larly with regard to the tqnall and
adenoid operations being conduct
ed among the school children. At
the end th'ero wss unanimous vote
that the work ahould coatlnue under
the plan now followed.
A resolution offered by Dr. J. How
ell Way, president of the board of
health, was unanimously aoopiea.
laying down the policy that no mem
ber of the board, and ao paid em
ploye. ahould bold office In the medi
cal society, ths health officers' as
sociation, or any similar organua
tlon in ths state.
A resolution coming from the sec
tion on pediatric wae offered by Dr.
I. W. Falaon, of Charlotte, and
adopted, urging the manufacture
and distribution of toxine antl-tox
Ine for the prevention of diphtheria.
Dr. C. A. Shore, director of the lab
oratory of hygiene, announced that
preparations were wen unaer way
and thla new weapon for the de
fense of children's Uvea would very
shortly ba available.
Following ths report or tne eec
retarv. Dr. W. B. Rankin. In whlcn
ha briefly outlined the policies of
the board and the methods pureueo.
ths snlrlted and prolonged discus
sion began with ths offering of a re
sort br a committee of policies, ap
pointed at the last annuel meeun.
Ths waa submitted by Dr. J. Hi
Cbarletie Observer Pereae,
TerWeaea Hetai.
iyr,e. rowrxi
ItALElOlf. Asrll IT. Attorney
General James S. Manning today
ruled that the municipal finance aet
of 1(11 la invalid aad la doing ao
held (hat a clerical error In ths Jour
nal of the senate proceedings can
only be corrected by tha legislature
Itself.
It Is a lerrlOe blow to the larger
cities of ths state. Ilk Charlotte,
Asheville. Raleigh, Wilmington and
Oreeasbero. Unless they get relief
they are debarred from levy lag taxes
sufficient ta west Indebtsdneas bow
outtendln( of approximately two
million doliara
Ths Issue waa raised by bonding
attorneys ta whom the act had been
submitted In connection with the of
fering of municipal paper Issued un
der the provisions of the aew law.
They Investigated tha records aad
found that ths bill Is not reoorded
on the senate Journal as paaarn( a
roll oall rote on final reading. The
eonsututlon oxpressly says that
taxation measures must paa their
several readlnga on a roll call vote
and be so reoorded In ths Journal.
"Unless ths legislature corrects
this error," City Clerk W. I Dowel I,
of Raleurh, said today, "asrsral
towns In ths stats might Just aa wsll
nail up their- doors and go out of
basiaeea. I see ao ether way out af
lbs difficulty."
Mr. Powell waa ' la ths senate
chamber wbea ths present aet was
aader eeaslderatien. It had paa
all readings and waa properly re
oorded aa ths Journal whsa Bene tee
asms, of Wlnstoa-aalem, proposed
aa ameadmenl rest rioting tha lory
ia his tewa td IS eenta
The adoption af thai ameadmeat
enseal ta tod tha reeoasidaretlea af
tha third read log vote, watch ap
peared ta the JoarnaU aad another
rett ealL' The final roll eaD at aet
shown ea ths reoerd bat It appears
eathe original bllL
Bending attorneys questioned, he
aeoretary af state as ta the defect
ad the aeoretary transmitted tha
Inquiry ta the attorney (sacral re
s, seating a rultn(.
"Tea Inquire whether yea, aa eus
tedlaa ef the reoerd, have authority
ta permit the chief clerk te amend
ths Journal so as te make It accord
with the entry an the bill Itself."
Judge Mannln( states la firing his
ruling.
"We are clearly of the epinloa yea
hare ae such authortry- he aaya
it la only necessary ta state one
reason, amon( several which exist.
why yon do not have this authority.
"The section (of the constitution)
HIGHWAY COMMISSION TO
SPEND 10 MILLIONS THIS
YEAR IN ROAD BUILDING
Confirmation 4Of Blair Is
Held Up By Hiram Johnson
Old Not Vote tor Calif omian at CHARLOTTE BANKER ON
Chicago Convention.
s
VENGEANCE THREATENED
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
No Danger, However, That
Confirmation Will be Lacking.
JUDGE BYNUM HAS CHANCE
North Carolina Republicans
Are Asked to Present Man
for Western Marshal.
ea race Two.)'
Defendant Found Not Guilty of
"Mob Violence."
Trial of Will Reevee, Charged
With Murder in Connection
With Lynching, it Begun.
ins wins
LL
QUICKLY AGREES SHJI TO PHISON
CAMILLA, OA.. April IT. M .K.
Boutwsli waa found pat (uflty at the
charge af vlelatlaa the anew 1a-
Jury In Mitchell
county superior court at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. The Jury retired at
3:91 p. m,
The trial of Will Reeves, charged
with murder, was Immediately
taken op.
Boutwell ana Keevee were two or
nine men arrested In connection
all War. for the board of health: Dr
Ia A. Crowell, for the medical socle-1 leace aV by a
rr. aad Dr. J. af. Parrott for tne
hospital association. The same re
port had been previously adopted
without dissent by the house or dele
gates.
The report gave endorsement t
every policy now In effect and urged
the continuation of each. Opposition
to tonsil operation clubs waa voic
ed by a number of members, while with ths lynchln( of Jim Roland, a
tha methoda pursued and tne oo- nerro.
lecta aimed at were defended by The iurv to try Reeves was select
others. This was the only point that led late this afternoon, after which
called forth a debate and when the court adjourned until 1:10 o'clock
vote waa finally called a complete tomorrow morning.
understandlnr had been reached. "Considerable evidence will be In'
and the opposition had faded away, troduced aaainst Boutwell In the
Tomorrow moraine tne nominat- mob violence case, saia ooirawr
Inr committee will renort on officera General Gardner.
fnr the fnllnwlns- vear. It is under- Tha defendants refused the pro
stood that Dr. Hubert A. Royster, posal today to try the defendants
of Raleigh, is to be president, and Jointly, although at ths opening or
Dr. W. T. Parrott, of Kineton nret the first trial on aaonoay iney were
Ivce president. Dr. L. B. McBrayer. willing to agree to thla.
who has been acting secretary for The trial of Reeves is expected to
three years is understood to be the be completed late Friday or eariy
choice or the committee ror secre-1 oaiuroay. i ne veruiui in una o,
fori? This fact in vHw af tha raanlu.1 It ia exnected. will determine what
tions adopted at the Joint session to-lection, if any, la to be taken
ay, la causing considerable discus
sion tonight, since Dr. McBrayer la
n employe of the board of health.
Winston-Salem gets the meeting
next year.
The councilors today, by unanl-t
mous vote, directed that Dr. A.
EUlng and Dr. Ivan Proctor, both of I
Charged She Framed Up Rob
: btry joj Unelo at WellfortL
Two Principle W F. Catee
and T. fisher, of Charlotte,
" Aleo Oven Seven Years.
OLD NEGRO WOMAN IS
REPORTED LYNCHED
ATLANTA, Ga., April 27. Mob
violence against negroes in another
Raleigh, be reinstated a members Georgia county waa brought to light
of the Wake County Medical society, today when a letter from the sheriff
The two physicians were dropped af-1 of a county In aouthwestern Geor-
er associating themselves in prac-1 ria. waa made publlo in reply to one
tlce with a former osteopath. They from Governor Dorsey asking verifi-
appealed to the state society with cation -of charges that three negroes
Dr. J. M. Temnleton pleading their hud been lvnched. one an old negro
cause and Dr. Hubert A. Royster de-1 woman who was thrown Into a
fending the local society. The coun- nrv and drowned.
cllors were in session until the early Names were withheld ata the cap
hours of this morning and then af- ol pending an Investigation into the
ter sleep rendered their verdict,
Tonlsht the Carolina hotel is glv
in (a dance for the visitors.
PLANTING OF COTTON
MAKES SLOW PROGRESS
Advances Northward Toward
Northern Portion of North
Carolina; South
Finished.
Fair today and Friday; not much
change in temperature.- .
. Perhaps the rekson the god d pus of
time is fickle is simply because she
is' a goddess, therefore neccstuirily
feminine. ;
(Centura. 4 ea Pace Twe.)
CAROLINA BOYS PASS
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
BY H. E. C. BRYANT.
WASHINGTON, April 27. An
nouncement was made today by the
war department of the . following
candidates from North Carolina to be
admitted to West Point July 1. fol
lowing examinations held in March:
Thomas Byrd Whitted, Jr., Char
lotte; Geo. Patrick Lynch, LaG range;
Samuel Zebulon Lamb, 211 North
Road street, Elizabeth City: Pierre
BaCot Deneon, 42 North Saunders
street, Raleigh; Edwin B. Reams,
Jr.. 618 North Liberty street, Wln-
Mlfin.Mul.nl' John StmjihAll Palmar.
' ;! W t Divine street, Dunn.
WASHINGTON, April 27. Plant
ing of cotton continued to make
slow progress in the central and
western portions of the belt because
of rather frequent and heavy rain
fall but in the more eastern states
conditions were more favorable and
work made satisfactory progress, ac.
cording to the national weather and
crop bulletin today.
Planting advanced northward dur
ing the week toward the northern
portion pf North Carolina, and some
planting was accomplished In Ten.
The crop is up to a very good
stand in central and southern South'
Carolina and planting is practically
completed in that etate, but germin
ating rather slowly owing to cool
nights. 1
Recent cold weather also hindered
germination in Georgia where con
siderable replanting will be neces
sary. Local, excessive rains were unfa
vorable In the Mississippi valley and
the soil continues too cold and wet in
the northwestern portion of the belt '
The condition. 'of the crop In Texas
Is mostly poor and the stands un
isfactory In many localities. Recov
ery from the recent cold weather is
slow in Texas, while late reports in
dicate considerable damage in the
northwestern half. i
situation, which the sheriff said had
been "very bad" but which he de
clared was improving as a result of
efforts of himself and the sheriffs
of three nearby counties whom ne
called to his aid.
Mobs were riding every night,
beating and killing negroes; accord
ing to an appeal the governor re
cently received from a negro who
said he had fled from the county.
Oa.i;. after the old negro woman had been
Varuiinal .-..j tt. ralallvA. an afraM
UIVTI.VUi . . u . . w V- " - 1
it was said, to remove her. body
from the creek for burial. The
sheriffs letter, telling of steps he
had taken and declaring that con
ditions had improved, said the trou
ble started on the killing or a con
stable by a negro. . .
"Tim nearo that killed him Just
murdered him for no cause at all
and the same negro the next day
shot anotoher man that waa feeding
some bogs on tne river nana,"
said the sheriff. He declared the
constable was a man who held the
respect of his neighbors and that he
had frequently served capably as a
deputy sheriff.
SPEED BOAT DOCKS IN
HAMPTON CREEK, VA.
HAMPTON, Va.. April 27. The
Gar II, piloted by Gar Wood,, of De
troit, docked In Hampton creek to
night and will not continue her run
to New York until tomorrow morn
ing. Although Mr. Wood left, Nor
folk earlier in ' the afternoon - with
the Intention of attempting to brave
the northeast storm now blowing
down the coast, he altered that, de
cision Just before passing through
the capes and turned back. Gar II
has 12 H hours In which to make
New York, according to Mr. Wood
but he declared he will complete the
run. In ten hours,
; (PARTANBTJRO, M. C April ff i. J
nances . ach marts, young vwhKsn
woman, was cod tic ea py a Jpry in
court of general session thla nniffl.
ing ea the charge ef being aoc sry
to tne assault and robbery of her
uncis. W. B. Acres, at Wellford last
January, and was glvsn a aantance
ef seven years ImpnuMnmenC W, F.
Oates and T. M. Fisher, who lata yes.
terday pleaded guilty as principals
to the crime, were each given a
seven-year sentence this morning by
judge w. p. areens, who declared
the crime to te ene of ths foulest
that had came under his observation
during a quarter of a century.
The jury in the Sen marts case waa
out 12 mlnutea Immediately after
ths verdict waa announced C P.
Slma, one of the woman's attorneys,
made a motion for a new- trial aad
the motion was pronvcly overruled
and sentence pronounced.
J. G. Galbralth. attorney for
Fisher and Oatea,. mads a plea for
mercy on the ground that the. men
had admitted the crime, expressed
their sorrow and on ths fact that
they had borne good reputations
prior to this time. Judge Greene
said he felt profound sympathy for
tha parents of the young men and
the young woman, but that he could
not in Justice to the public at large
Impose light sentences aa he had
been asked to do.
Oates apd Fisher heard their sen
tences without displaying any emo
tions. The young woman was ap
parently unmoved when the verdict
of guilty waa announoea, but seemed
to be' stunned when told that ahe
must serve seven years in prison.
She wept continuously until removed
from the courtroom and carried back
to her cell' In the county Jail.
Judge Greene, In passing sentence,
stipulated that the men and the
woman may serve their sentences
either In the county Jail, or on the
county chalngang, or in the state
penitentiary. Supervisor Vermin
and Sheriff Miller will decide
whether the parties are to be kept
here or sent to the penitentiary. The
courtroom was crowded during the
trial of the Schmarts woman thla
moralng and yesterday afternoon.
The two men, whose homes are at
Charlotte, N. C, in January last as
saulted W. E. Acree, aged pump
keeper for the Southern railway at
Wellford, this county, while he was
at work in the pump house, and rob
bed him of I860, which was after
ward recovered. The Schmarts
woman is a niece of Acres, and the
stats claimed that she told the men
one of whom was her paramour, of
her aged relative's habit of carrying
a large sum of money on his person
and then planned the robbery.
T R. X. C. BBYAJfT.
waattiNUTOif, April IT la a
spirit of revenge Senator Hiram
Johneoa. of Csnlferala, has held ap
tne eonnrmatloa or David H. Blair
for eommlalsoner ef Internal reve
nue. Mr. Johnson asked that aoth
Ing be done la this matter until be
arrives here from New York to
morrow.
The reason assigned far thW action
was that Blair was oaa af the dale
rates pledged to Johnson .ror the
presidency by the North Carolina
primary but later , "sold out, to
Harding. ' .
In writing from Chicago Jane 14,
hurt. The Observer correspondent
said:
"Mr. Johnson said that ha would
"pay his respects ta North Carolina
and ether states ia which he
primaries, hut from which
esjvd na votes."
This la the first opportunity Mr.
Johnson haa had to carry out that
threat. . Mr. Blair Is tha eae.to fasl
his lash. - ... ?
Mr. Blair wUl be confirmed hat he
may. pear a .tongue laaaing xren
ttoartna Hiram.
i ' Mereheed Took Lead.
. Republican National Commlttse
mai. Moreb.ead opposed, the prspa-
staaa-CD give Jonas a eompumea
tary vote at Chicago, 'la this Mam
ha was supported by Mr. Blair aad
' . t
1
'.
ill. G. UISOO
GOES Oil STATE
1
Charlotte Banker Named t?
Succeed Worct H. WoofJ.
APPOINTMENT A vUEPTED.
. - .
Governor Morrison llakea Ho
Comment on Ktrtyatrfck Pro
tect by Ch lamber Commerce.'.
V
W.S WILaUJ(80!f.
SPEAKS
TREGDE
Vircinia-pryland-D. C Annual
Ivomerenpo neio.
ure of the .Tar Hesi delegation. Featured bv Criticism and De
Vor thla he mast answer ta the Call- r9V"H 7 f,THlwn "w
fenee of .the ' Federal
Reserve System.
ALL EVIDENCE HEARD
IN THE JUNCMAN CASE
Special te The Obeerver.
ASHEVILLE, April 27. Evidence
in the case of Major J. G. Jungman,
deposed commandant of Oteen pub
lic health service hospital, charged
with public Intoxication was com
pleted late today. Counsel for the
prosecution and defense will argue
the case before the board, following
which a transcrip of the evidence
will be made and the board will ad
journ to meet in Washington and
render its decision.
Although the hearing was behind
closed doors if Is understood charges
that Jungman was drunk at a local
club last January were not sustained
by the evidence. Major Miller of
Savannah ia acting commander at
the hospital. Major Juagman is in
ths city awaiting decision of ths
board in his case.
foralaa.
It was stated today that Mr. John
eon will throw bricks at everyone of
the North Carolinians who refused
Ia Mt. Va him at lhtiaaA If thalr
names ae ta ths ssnats. Hs can ds- mawibubu, va.. apm lis
day confirmations but not prevent Crttlolsm and defense of tha ederal
tbem. reserve avstam were heard todav bv
at. 4vnnwn Jinu mat m a iiuiui I . , ,4 ,. ,
Carnllna. delaeallon to the national "
convention was legally bound to him. fsrsnce or. credit men or Virginia,
He charged at ths time that they Maryland and the DIs trlct of Co-
sold out ana he win repeat tne jumDU,
cusses the Blair nomlnaUons. "UB uacu-a.ua. uu.
It Is contended by Johnson that hs noon or tne system ana or tne metn-
earried North Carolina bv about oaa or in leaerai reserve Doara, J.
11.000 over General Wood. Under ' Tregoo, secretary-treasurer or.
the state primary law, he holds, ths the National Association of Credit
delegation was compelled to vote Jen, aeciarea tne sysiem nsja savea
for his nomination. America from financial ruin. The
nMM RaimHH rhiMM peak or nrorita .waa reached in nil
There was a fierce rumpus when Secretary Tregos declared. 'dealgnat-
the North Carolinians reached Chi- ui tne perioa wmcnfroiiowea as tne
cago. They proposed a compromise "crasy allk ahirt period." The crisis
wherebv half of them would vote reached In UJO, he said, and
for Johnson and the remainder for when deflation cam it was due to
Wand. The aunest on waa India- no regulation or mo reserve ooaro.
nantlr rejected by Johnson. ending by criticising the department
Later, whsn en route to California, jusuce ior meauuns, m.ua mu
Johnson declared he would avail pecuiinriuos oi mwicn tem.
lmlf of avarv annortunltv to aet perameni ana tne -ouyerr struts,
.nn with tha TUnrth Carolina, rial an. SS contributing factors.
tlon an 4 would keen on tha lob aa Criticism of methods of the fedsr-
tnnr aa he lived. 1 reserve board was made In ths aft
Tohnaon wu leavin the dtv when ernoon by A. F. Thomas, of Lynch-
ths nomination of Blair cams In. He urg, who declared that after al-
dld not request Borah, Norria. Ken- lowing contracts to oe maae on one
yon or any of his closest friends to oais OI sxenangs tnat basis was ar-
hold up action until his return. In- bltrarlly changed, so that while the
stead he consulted the prohibition obligations of debtors were as large
iai.r. whm vara carefully inveatl. during the process of deflation their
atino. tha airaiiahiittv of Rlair. and debt paying power had been de-
..bul tha mtn await his arrival on the crease d.
Ka.aw b n. .At An Thai VY . 1X1. iumsr. UL XIUIU1UJU0. fV
nrohihlMnn .lament haa found Blair PUd to Mr. Thomas, declarinf that
all right. He is perfectly acceptable uie numoer oi oueiness laiiures
to aU of them, Including Wayne B. wuia nave own rumou 10 uaiu-
Wheeler and the Aantl-Saloon . , .
league I William G. Buchanan, of Wash-
Tt u aaaumad that Johnson will lngton. D. C, spoke on "Character
make a strong protest against the Business Asset," implying that
confirmation of Blair and let it go at business men there are two dlf-
lereni ciiaracterv, une ousiness sua
Oaatlneed ea Pass Twe.) the Other Social.
a The credit mn will meet next in
TEN BODIES TAKEN Roanoke.
FROM RUINS OF BRAXTON DAVENPORT COLLEGE MAY
BE MOVED TO SALISBURY
Mississippi Town Suffers Heav
.ily From Storm; Damage at
Other Places Also.
JACKSON, Miss.. April ST. Ten
bodies had been removed from the
debris of the little town of Braxton,
near here, which waa struck by a
tornado late yesterday, and search
ers believe that a number of addl
tional dead will he found.
More, than thirty were Injured and
several of those In the hospital at
irlio are expected, to cue.
The storm struck first near Wes
son, 40 miles south of Braxton. At
that pwae two were injured and
property damage amounting to $75,
000 was done. It Is reported. Sev
eral botnea and a negro church
were wrecked near Wesson and
eve miles west of that piace a
sawmill ana six nouses srere de
stroyed. - At Pelahatehla seven
homes were wrecked and two in
jured, At Crystal Springs the light
ning struck a derrick slightly In.
luring two men. At Gloster, in Wil
kinson county property and crop
damage Is reported heavy.
AdaluooaJ doctors and nurses
were sent from Jackson tonight to
relieve those who have , been on
duty there, and relief work ta now
well under way.
Matter of Moving the School is
Under Consideration, De
pending on Salisbury.
Special te The Observer.
SALISBURY, April 27. It be
came known here today that at a
recent meeting of the trustees of
Davenport college, the Methodist
school for women now located at
Lenoir, the board went on record aa
in favor of moving the institution to
Salisbury. Thla of course, la predi
cated on the city guaranteeing the
school against financial loss in mak
ing the move and providing facili
ties with which to start its career In
a new place with provision to take
care of an Increased patronage of
at least 100 boarding pupils. The
school now has its capacity of 14
pupils and this year turned-off 00
applicants. '
Pastors and charge directors ef
the Salisbury district, meeting here
to plan for the educational drive.
heartily endorsed the proposed mov
ing of the school and agreed ta ad
vise the direction of all money paid
in tnia district during tne drive to
wards the school If It should be
moved to Salisbury.
Cbarletta
BT R. K, POWJEIX.
RALEIOn. April IT-OevWTMW "
Morrlsoa ttlf afleraooa appolaU
, C, Wilkinson, af Charlotte, aa
highway commissioner for. tha sixth
district. In place of Word H. Wood.
also of Charlotte, who resigned, .'
Ths governor reserved tha aooayt- i
a nee of Mr. WUklanoa ever loaf dis
tance telephone this afternoon, to- -'
get her" with tha advios that tha maw
appointee would arrive hero earty
tomorrow and take offJea, , "
. At the tfm the Wilkinson appatat
ment was aanoaaeed to the presa, the
governor had before him telegrapttie ;
protest of tha Charlotte ahamber af
co mm arcs to 'the , decision po te ,
nam Cot Laroy XOrkpatrick. - Hat
had no oomment to make on tha pro.
test " ', i '
" .Tea MUIkaaS This T-af." ?
' The members ef tha oommhadoa
pent a. long while thla mornrsg la
eonferenoe - wtOt tha gevaraer' an'
ths financial situation, and the cr
miaeloa Is ft him ready ta spani 1 .
millions this year oa read hulldinr.
How ths money would aa rau 4 f
a matter f q.r the governor aad eau&-
dl of stale, an hands agreed. It waa
atatsd by tha members af the Com
mittee that the go-veraera erfgiaal -statement
of the 0nanciel attaattea' '
follow his visit to New Tork. ataada
The comml loa haa the Job of build
ing ths road and as they need tha
money It will be the Job af tha gov-
ernor and oounatl af state to supply
the funda ... c. ! .
It was clearly svidsnt. however,
that the plan for financing the road
program from within the state la
taking shape. The first Indication Is
ths announcement, made today, that
from ths 10 millions the lsgialatare
authorised the commission to spend
this year the total amount offered ,
by the several counties will he de
ducted. Of course these loans from
the counties are to ha paid back .
whan ths bonds are eold. but no
bonds are going oa the market antU
they can be sold for flvs par cent
OpulomMTloML ?
Whether the remaining money
necessary will be borrowed; In New
Tork or in North Carolina remains
to be seen. On thla anestioa thara
is a sharp division of opinion amour
mem bens of ths commission and tha '
council of state. The plan to sell
bonds In North Carolina Is Incnaa
Ing and It Is within the realm of poa- ,
sibtllty that the entire 10 mllUon
will come from patrlotio Tar Haela
Instead of ths wlaarda of Wall Street
There is one thing certain. Chairman
Page said tonight That la that tha v
road construction program Is .going .
forward with nothing bnt permanent
and satisfactory results in mind.'
Neither the governor, ths council ef
stats or the highway commission
want to start unlsss reasonable con- -struction
bids are received, but no
one doubts they will corns. -
Members of the commission ' who
know him, an dother folks . were
generally delighted with the an
nouncement of the Wilkinson ap
pointment. Commissioner Elwood Cox '
was eloquent In his tribute to Mr.
Wilkinson. He will have hia first '
sitting with the body tomorrow. )
Indications are that this session
will run into tomorrow night and
that adjournment will bo but for a
short time. Negotiations from sever- .
a! counties In ths state were on hand
again today and the commission pa-
(CeaHaasd ea Pa TwaV jf 'i'
"What's the Newi?"
Governor Morrison appoints W. O.
Wilkinson, Charlotte banker, oa th
state highwuy commiasion to. gao
oed Word H. Wood, reaigaed.
The . American government la .
awaiting information as to the atti
tude of the allied Dowers toward Ger
many's counter propoaala before re
plying to the Benin commnaicatton.
France deciares the new proposals '
"absolutely antioccptable." -
M. K. BontwclL Oeorgtaa, M foaml
not guilty of viola tloa of the snot
violence act. '' r !"-ti'vjv
The state boardT of healta aad the
North Carolina Medical society meet
ta Joint session a rmenarst. -
Connrmatloa Of Xavld H. Blair
for onsnai fat toner of Inirrasl revenne
la held ap la the sresam hp Hlrsosi
Johnsoa. la a spirit of revaags for
what happened at the Chicago con
vention. v-i
Attorney General Mean ing rtJ'
that tha maaucfpal flnanoe art of t -laat
leglriMtara la tevattd, V t -atcsi
m declared a terride hum t
the larger estlea of the ataaa. -
The state highway ewtrnn'!
after a long noarrrwoe with -nor
Hcrriaoa aad the neiw-'i
state, ts ready to spead eier(Mjj,f
hi road boDding this year.