Dmllpam Momjvg MZEMD
YESTERDAY’S
CIRCULATION
Vo Issue Same Day One Year Ago
8945
thirtieth year.
DURHAM, N. C., TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1923.
PRICE—Daily, 5c; Sunday, 7c.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
PUZZLE OVER HANDLING
OF LIQUOR BAN PROBLEM
_._— A_ _ _
Whole Question More In
volved As Study of Prob
lem Continues
BIG fs~S U E's
_ t
Involves Intricate Points of
International Law and Re
lation
damage likely
Business Enterprises of
Porto Rico and Virgin Isl
ands Fear Great Suffering
From Liquor Ban
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, May 28.—The treas
ury’s problfitn of applying the su
preme court’s recent ship liquor de
cision appeared,to be growing more
Involved as deeper study was given
the views expressed to the state de
partment by the diplomats of Eng
land, France, Spain, Italy and the
Netherlands. In connection with tfie
representations of France, Ambassa
dor Jusserand conferred during the
day with Secretary Mellon, but there
was nothing to indicate heir confer
ence had eased the situation.
("While the officials >vho nave been
pondering over the regulations to hs
promulgated under the court decis
ion, continued to examine laws1 and
legal proceeds, some treasury offi
cials were giving attention to what
was declared as “the disadvantages”
that may accrue- to America’s inter
tiation if application of the decision
Is necessary. There were many in
formal decisions between treasury of
ficials aqd representatives of other
departments regarding theis phase of
the problem but nothing tangible
appeared to have resulted from the
meeting.
Meanwhile renewed consideration
Was being given to the elasticity of
the provisions in the dry law giving
exemption to liquors for medical
use. The treasury has not decided
to'employ those provisions as a way
cut of the maze, but in this connec
tion, it was hinted that the French
ambassador had directed attention to
the laws ot his own country which
required ships to carry liquor as
crew rations.
While M. Jusserand’s suggestions
to the treasury were reported to
have been largely of a general na
ture, it was indicated they had made
clear the attitude of the French gov
ernment.
It also became known today that
damage which rigid enforcement of
the law’s new construction, barring
liquor from territorial waters of the
United States might do to their trade
had been pointed dirt to the treqaufy
by business interests of the Virgin
Islands and Porto Rico. The Inl
ands, it was p&nteff'out-, enjoy profit
able business from many ships that
atop for bunkering and the belief
was expressed that if there was no
arangement to meet the situation
both Porto Rico and the Virgin Isl
ands would suffer commerciad losses.
Former Vicef # President
*'■> Plead For a Return to
Christianity and Church
(By the Associated Press.)
Spartanburg, S. C., May 28.—For
mer Vive President Thomas Riley
Marshal delivered the commence
ment address at Converse college to
day. Mr. Marshall spoke without
notes and said after the exercise
closed that he had not prepared a
manuscript of his speech. He Indi
cated himself as an ‘antique, a bit
of the ancient furniture that has
been set down in the north among
the adornment of political and eco
nomic life." ^His greatest boast, he
so id, was that he was born a Pres
b> terian and a Democrat and had
Ver departed from their teach
ings.
Mr. Marshal’s speech to the col
lege graduates was an urgent plea
for a return to the ideals of Chris
tianity. America, he said, was
founded upon the Christian home
and America cannot survive If the
Christian home is to dlsapear.
The speaker pictured the changes
that have come in life as the coun
try has developed, and atferring to
,he, disposition of the people to dis
cardMhe old things and adopt the
new, he said:
"Let- me warn you in the south
to set your face against these un
tried Innovations, preserve above all
i else the ancient ideals of the Chris
tian religion and beware of those
who try to convince 'you that a go
ing is good because it is new.
America is going to be what she is
by the work of her women. Do not
let the ballot deprive you of the
Weals' of your Christian home.”
"In my generation,” said Mr. Mar
shall, “a young man looked forward
to a plot of ground on which he
might build a home; he is now look
ing to a flat and a flivver. You can
take it from me that there is no
government that can conscript me
to define the family In a boarding
house.”
, ENGLISH CABINET
COMPLETE MONDAY
London, May 28.—The new govern
ment, completed by the appointment
of Sir Laming Worthington Evans
os postmaster-general with a seat In
the cabinet, started its active car
eer in unevoi ..tul fashion.
Stanley Baldwin, new prime min
ister. was elected leader of the party
In place of the retiring premier An
drew Bonnar Law, at a party meet
ing which mi noteworthy only tor
, the absence of Loyd Birkenhead and
Austen Chamberlain, the lattor of
whom was evidently aggrieved at
being Ignored to the formation of
the government.
STRIKE SPREADS.
(By the Associated Press.)
Essen, May 28.—The Strike
movement is spreading through
out the Ruin1 and fresh walkouts
among the metal workers and
miners are reported in nearby
occupied territory.
A general strike called at Ham
berg as affecting the iron work
ers there belonging to the Stinnes
interests. Communists manifes
tations at Wanne became so
threatening that the French in
tervened for the first time as a
result the .demonstration collap
sed.
EQUIPMENT ABLE
TO HANDLE TRADE
Railways Have Enough
Equipment to Easily Care
For Traffic
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 28.—Railroad
spokesmen at the Interstate Com
merce commission hearing today
presented evidence which showed,
they declared, that freight cars and
locomotives had taeen procured or
were in process of delivery in suf
ficient quantity to take care of pros
pective business dur.rg 1923. R. H.
Aishtort, president of the American
Railway Association, pointed out
during recent months, with tarffle
volume breaking all seasonal records
car. shortage had been constantly di
minishing and freight movements
continuously, bettered.
The inquiry ordered by the com
mute.! into the subject some weeks
ago reached the stage of hearings
today. Mr. Alshton, who incidental
ly told the committee that reports
of traffic handled during the week
ending May 19, indicate 991,000 car
loads had been taken on the rails,
whs followed by statisticians who
outlined phases of the exact state of
railread equipment.
Dr. J. F. Parmelee, director of the
bureau of railway economics testi
fied that railroads would expend this
year a total of $676,500,000-for new
rolling stock, of which $197,000,000
would be for new locomotives and
$415,000,000 for freight cars. In ad
dition, for improvements and exten
sions to road beds and terminals,
he said, carriers would-expend $432,
000,000, all with a view to expedit
ing our movements and' Increasing
capacity. \
CoinrjjTshloner Patter, while que-s
ttblitfis Mr. Aishton, pointed out that
difficulties wtih coal supply, due to
labor and transportation tieups had
been frequent, though roads had
been handling upwards of 10,000,000
tons of coal a week for a brief time
would not result in flooding mar
kets, getting coal prices upon a
strictly competitive basis, and
thereby shutting down a large num
ber of cpal mines whose production
is made'at a high cmost, releasing
labor supply and relieving the situ
ation for the general public.
Mr. Aishton agreed that such an
expansion of movement might have
the result, but said that terminal,
track and car conditions''would all
need to be studied before he could
express an opinion as to whether
such a coal movement was possible.
DEiEiiiis
TO HANDLE COTTON
Secretary Wallace Adapting
His Department to • New
Standards Act
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 28.—In an en
deavor to find a satisfactory basis
for the regulations to carry out the
new cotton standards act which be
comes effective August 1, Secretary
Wallace, of the department of agri
culture, conferred today with a
group of cotton men.
Public hearings conducted during
the last month in the south have de
veloped widespread approval of the
new act, it was reported, but opposi
tion has developed in some cotton
exporting centers.
A delegation of Liverpool and Man
chester, England, cotton merchants
are now enroute to this country and
have been granted a hearing by Sec
retary Wallace at which the export
ing provisions would be disc. ssed.
Representatives were present at
today’s conference from the Now
Orleans cotton exchange, the Texas
Cotton Association, the American
Cotton Growers’ Exchange, Atlanta;
the Savannah Cotton Exchange and
Arms of New York, New Orleans,
Houston, Memphis and Dallas.
During the recent foreign trip of
Charles J. Brandt, consulting mar
keting specialist of the department
•f agriculture, in the international
institute of agriculture; at Rome,
passed a resolution favoring the
adopting of universal standards for
American cotton based on the new
cotton standards act of the United
States. • Mr. Brandt conferred with
Italian cotton spinners and with
Liverpool and Manchester spinners
during his trip, explaining the work
ing of the new act.
Aviators to Dayton
/ . (By the Associated Press.)
Dayton. 0„ May 28.—Oakley O.
Kelly and John A. MacReady arrived
at McCook Held at Silo o’clock to
night from Scott Field, Belleville.
Illinois. They Went at once to Me
morial Hall, where a dinner In their
honor was being held. When the
two pilots entered the auditorium,
tho aaaambly of 1,000 cheered for
amoral minute*. " '
* •
KITCHIN STILL CRITICALLY ILL
Wilion, N. C.. Alay 18.—While some improvement was noted to
night the condition of Representative Claude Kitchbi. formerly
oiinority leader in the lower branch of congress, was still very serious,
and his physicians do not feel very much encouraged over his chances
»f recovery, according to Mrs. Lewis Suter. the congressman’s daughter.
Mrs. Suter said Mr. Kitcbin had ”a very bad morning.” but began
to show signs of improvement during the afternoon and felt some bet
ter tonight. He has been a patient at a local hospital for several weeks
suffering with stoiriach trouble which followed an attack of influenza
several weeks ago.
VIr. Kitchin had apparently shown much improvement until two days
ago when his condition became serious. Airs. Kitchin. son and daugh
ter are at his bedside.
Wilson, N. C., May 28.—Representaative Claude Kitchin, who is
seriodsly ill at a local hospital, was resting comfortably at 1130 o’clock
tonight, according to the head nurse. He was sleeping at that hour and
the nurse though he was some better.
Seventh Annual Meeting of
International Kiwanis Is
Being Held
large" cr o w d
Over 4,000 Delegates^n At
tendance At Meeting,
Much Enthusiasm
KIWANIS GROWING
300 Clubs Added to List
During Past 12 Months
of Activity Declares
President Ross
(By the1 Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Ga., Jfay 28.—A policy of
bringing about closer relationship
between the farmers and city folks
“Square deal for the under privileg
ed child—a future citizen,” have
been carried out during the past
year, George H. Ross, of Toronto,
Canada, told the Kiwanis club Inter
national in their seventh annual
convention here today.
It, was estimated tonight by con
vention officials that more than 4,
000 delegates and visitors from the
four corners of the Kiwanis world
of the United States and Canada
had reached the city, while others
were to arrive.
Preliminary activity during the
day included a luncheon at the city
auditorium \vi -o plates were laid
for 2,000 guests and an afternoon
joint conference, wherein district or
ganization, club organization, dis
trict conventions, club progi^lns,
committee jre, were discussed.
Hundreds of delegates brought
along their wives and other mem
her* of the. family, and these were
not overlooked tyr the • local com
mittees. /The women were given a
luncheon in a local hotel.1 an auto
mobile trip to Stone Mountain,
where the •- Confederate me
morial is L.'ng carved on the face
of the mountain and a receiptlon,
at which Mrs. George H. Ross, wife
of the international president, was
the guest of ' onor.
Tonight the president was follow
ed by the announcement of conven
tion committees, trffe introduction of
international affairs and the glee
club and qu .rtet contents. More
than a score of musical agt ~.
tions are attending th«, convention.
These include the Highland Pipers
the Houston glee club, of Houston,
Texas, wTner of last year’s contest;
1 the Asheville, North Carolina, band
and others which did not compete
in tonight’s contest.
President Ross in his address de
clared Ktwante in the past eleven
months has grown frorh 802 clubs
with a membership of 68,001 to 1,040
clubs and a membership of 78,753.
“While over ,200 clubs have been
built since the Toronto convention,"
Mr. Ross said, “It does ndt follow
that extension work has been un
duly pressed. On the contrary the
greatest caution has been exercised
and no club was built that was not
first recommended by the district au
thorities. Mt is hardy necessary to
"Assure you that your trustees are
seized with the importance and nec
essary of orderly development
al ushroom growth would prove ruin
ous to our organization, e Ther
must be no weak clubs, for Intel-a
tional Kiwanis is only as strong as
its weakest local club.
"Last year the delegates In con
vention decided upon a policy of»
closer relationship! between the
farmers and city folk. This man
date from the house of delegates in
common with all other directions,
has been faithfully carried out. At
the Toronto conventjon, Kiwanls for
the first time undertook by resolu
tion a single activity. This activi
ty Is best summed up in the slogan
also adopted—"a square' deal for the
underprivileged child,
a future citi
zen.
He declared he knew of no work
that "yields such dividends In pure
satisfaction of a duty well and truly
performed as does the work among
the under privileged children."
“Our motto—we build—is more
lHan a mdtto," declared President
Ross. “It is a chalenge to our best.
It tells us that if our work is to en
d6re we must build according to ln
internaitional laws of God, not made
with'hands, the human soul.
"It is suggested with al posibl*,J
respect that we talk less of servic
and practice it more; that we r
quire of ourselves, individually,'mo
performance and_lesa ^promise.*
PEMBROKE POLICE
WOUNDED MONDJl
(By the Associated Press.)
Lumberton, N. 6., May 28.—J
bard Lowery, chief of police of
broke and 'for twenty years m‘
uty sheriff of Robeson county,)
a local bftspital suffering fror
shot wounds inflicted today an|
sicians say that his conditio
prove to be fatal.
It is alleged that a man,
Locklear shot the officer
be was collecting taxes,
went this afternoon to the
the shooting, three mfiesj
Pembroke, bdt po arrests
reported late tonight
FORMER GOVERNOR.
OF MISSOURI DIED
DURING YESTERMY
Joseph W. Folk, Prominent
Legal Light of Nation
Died In New York
PAR TY LEADER
Recognized As Authority On
International Problems of
Government
CLEAN POLITICS
In All Campaigns Was Clean
In Activities — Credited
With Cleaning Up Mis*
souri Politics
(By the Asrociated Press.)
Washington, May 28.—Joseph W.
Polk, former governor of Missourf,
and once a leading figure >n Demo
cratic party politics, died today in
New York.
Joseph Wingate folk, one time
governor of Missouri, presidential
candidate, leading light In the
Democratic party for manv ./ears,
and author of numerous important
state laws, was frequently' referred
to as "the man who cleaned up Mis
ffouri politics."
His success in stamping out cor
rupt practices in the political af
fairs of his adopted state attracted
nation-wide attention Just after the
Spanish-American war, and so im
pressed the people of Misourl that
in 1905 they swept him into the
governor’s chair. Under the laws
of that state as incumbent cannot
succeed himself as governor, but
becomes eligible after an interven
ing term. Folk served as governor
until 1909, and, according to his
many • friends throughout the state,
could have returned to the job at
any time since.
He was born in Brownsville, Ten
nessee, Ovtober ‘28, 1869. His pre
liminary education was obtained in
the public schools of his birthplace,
following which he waS sent to Van
derbilt University to study law. He
was graduated with the degree of
LL.B. in 1890, and secured admis
sion to the bar wi.thin few months.
His first shingle was hung out in
Brownsville.
Looking for larger fields four
years later, he moved to St. Louis,
where his ability and forceful en
ergy soon brought his name promi
nently before the people and was
rewarded by his election to this cir
cuit attorneyship of St. Louis. It
was while serving in that position
that his road to the executive office
was pavecl. His popularity grew to
such proportions that when he was
nominated for governor by the
Democrats he swept the state by a
plurality of 30,000, desepite the fact
the Theodore Roosevelt's leadership
gained for his ticket a plurality of
some 125,000.
Among the reform statutes spon
sored and carried by Governor Folk
were Including the Missouri law re
garding child'labor and providing
for compulsory education; and anti
lobby legislation; anti-race track
laws, and the statutes which make
possible the removal of * derelict
state officials who fail to enforce
the laws. He also found time to in
troduce and do much for the idea
of public . utility commissions as a
part of city government.
Demoei
1908, Kg
Bryan SM
an arnr F«
and atUhc
the govern
platform W
state »oliti<
v i (o Arnett
governor
of Missouri, he
attlarge to the
convention of
illlam Jennings
lous figure. Bry
e fast friends,
n of the former
to the lecture
retirement from
his return to prl
nounced his candi
dacy for president on the democra
tic 'ticket and opened campaign
heajtauftrtMt.;,, Ik Joplin, Mo. His
led equal rights,
ill tariff except for
irvation of state
election of senators
His following was
far a time he threatened
state, half of which
he late Champ Clark
itlon. Mr. Bryan sug
Mlssourl delegation
but while the proposi
ig considered, Mr. Folk
rlthdraw from the run
irow his strength to
j incoming democratic ad
p. Folk was appointed so
tie state department by
Wilson. Later he was
chief counsel for the in
bommeree commsision, a
ne held more than four
hough he still maintained
with the state depart
F counsel.
! latter capacity he attracted
J>lo attiention by taking a
the famous Harry Thaw
«rhen Thaw was deported
tiada In 1918. The defend
tlmed violation of his rights
Btizen and appealed to the de
ent of state to make represn
to the British government,
however squelched the action
ding Thaw's rights bad rot
F violated.
die’s connection with the Inter
commerce commission carried
through many stormy cases, in
r, (Continued on Fago Hlns.)
MARYLAND TO FIRE BIG GUNS 14 MILES
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For the first time in American naval history, the U. S. S. Maryland, Americas greatest battleship, mount
ing eight 16-inch rifles in her main battery, is to discharge her missiles at a target, 120 feet long and 40 feet high,
stationed over the horizon 25,0000 yards, or 14 miles away, to test the accuracy and dispersion of heavy navy
rifles. As the'shells at that range will come down almost vertically and as the target will have no breadth, the
possibility of hitting it is minute. The Maryland is the only American, ship having a gun elevation of 30 de
grees though the newly constructed West Virginia and the Colorado will have Similar elevation. The maximum
range of these ships is 30,000 yards, or about 7.500 yards further than any other American ships, though Eng
lish vessels have equal ranges. The firing, which will bee held on June 7. oft riney Point, Chesapeake Bay. will
have for its object an effort to get congress to overrule President Harding and order the elevation of guns on
other American vessels. __
GOVERNOR SELECTS
TELLER f OR BROOKS
Head of Teacher Training
Will Fill Place If Brooks
Goes to N. S. State
(By th * Associated Press.)
Raleigh, N .C., May 28.—A. E.
Teller, now director of teacher train
ing in the department of education,
Governor Morrison this afternoon
stated will succeed Dr. E. C. Brooks
as superintendent of public Instruc
tion In the event that Dr. Brooks
is e'.ected by the trustees of the
North Carolina State college as suc
cessor to Dr. W. C. Riddick, whose
resignation was accepted by the
trustees today.
• . Members of the hoard of trustees
today following their meeting and
when the name of Dr. Brooks was
brought before them, were positive
l in,their declaration that Dr. Brooks
would be elected. Dr. Brooks has
intimated that he wjll 'accept the
tender.. '%
Dr. Riddick, after seven years as
president, retires to devote" Ms
whole energies to the work of the
engjncerlngrdepartment. one of the
four major divisions of the institu
tion's work, under a re-organisa
tion plan adopted by the trustees to
day.
WILL OF WALKER WAS
PROBATED ON MONDAY
(By the Associated Promt
Charlotte. N. C., May 28.—The will
of the late Justice Platt D. Walker,
of the North Carolina Supreme Court
who died last Tuesday, was filed for
probate here today. The document
disposes of real and personal prop-,
erty at. Charlotte and Raleigh as
well as corporate stocks owned by
the late Jurist. ■
Mrs. Ala Mordecai Walker, widow
of the deceased. Is named as resi
duary legatee of the estate and sev
eral bequests are made to relatives
among them being Platt Walker
Oavis and Thomas Walker Davis,
nephews, and Mrs. Alice L. Everett
and Mrs. Marie G. Walker, sisters.
Mrs. Walker Is named as execu
trix and Platt W. and Thomas W.
Davis as executors of the estate.
Clara Phillips Coming
. (By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, May 28.—Clara
Phillip’s, Los Angeles. "Hammer
Murderess” who escaped from Jail
after having been sentenced to serve
ten years for the murder of Mrs
Alberta Meadows, was expected to
arrive In Territorial waters of the
United States sometime tonight.
Morse Trial Proceeds.
Washington, May 28.—Affairs of
the Virginia Shipbuilding corpora
tion were Inquired into today at the
Morse trial, with particular reference
to the representatives mfide to the
Emergency Fleet corporation by the
Morae company prior to the award
ing of a contract for the construc
tion of the 12 steamers at Alexan
dria, Va.
a&l
Introducing
ANDY GUMP
To Herald Readers
Something new in a daily
cartoon strip and Sunday
page.
Meet Mr. Gump, his wife,
Min, and son Chester, in this
morning’s Issue.
SYNOD HOLDS
GOOD MEETING
Addressed By Scheider Mon*
day Evening
Hickory, N. C., May 28.—The re
port of the united missionary and
stewardship committee, submitted by
Dr. C. B. Scheider Shamokln, of
Pennsyvania, occupied tonight’s ses
soln of the synod qf the Reformed
church In the United States, in ses
sion here.
The report recommends a budget
of $1,000,01)0 \ year. The chief dis
cussion tonight was whether the as
sessments should be made on a per
capita membership basis or a church
basis. In the latter case the
churches would be assessed In pro.
portion as they are able to pledge,
according to the ratilleatlon • f the
committee.
“• • * Recommendation of the
committee after considerable discus
sion of the budget section of the re
port, the synod postponed final ac
tion until tomorrow.
“Favortfbya action was taken on
the1, question of reaftlrmlng the al
legiance of the church to the federal
council of churches. of . Christian
America and the appropriation for
the1 work- ow ■ the . council was in
creased from $100,0000 per year. The
forward movement of the church al
so was endorsed, and an appropria
tion of $5,000 per year for the work
of the American Bible society was
voted.
^‘Discussion of proposal to create
a Doard of Christian education was
opened tonight and will continue to
morrow.
"Nominations to various boards."
Keeping Close Vigilance
Over Rum Fleet That
Hangs Off Coast
Norfolk, Va., May 28.—Coast
guard officials today had Instruc
tions to seize the British schooner
Monarch if Ae should pass within
the three mile zone for any purpose.
She is suspected of being a rum car
rier, liquor under guise of legiti
mate commodities.
The Monarch Is expected. It is re
ported to appear off the Virginia
coast within the next four days, and
If she attemts to enter port, revenue
cutters will take her In tow. She
has not figured in the activities of
the rum fleet off the capes, hereto
fore.
The roast guard cutter Manning
was withdrawn from the patrol off
the coast today to proceed with the
launch “Relief” to Washlngtpn, to
be on duty at the Capitol during the
Shrine convention. The Manning
carried a detachment of sailors
from New Bern, North Carolina,
who wil he used as a guard around
the treasury building. Captain D.
P. A. Deotte, head of the coast
guard division, will go to Washing
ton Friday. IIo wil supervise the
races and other nquatlc events of
the water carnival.
The Manning was replaced by the
cutter Yamacraw, from Savannah, in
tho rum fleet blockade. There will
be no relaxation in the vigilance of
the coast guard, it was unonunced
today, and the coast guard stations
along the beach, as well as revenue
craft, have been Instructed to be on
the ulert for small boats that may
attempt to smuggle liquor ashore
from the liquor squadron. There
was no trace of the yum ships off
the capes today, but dt Is believed
that the Istar and sister craft have
withdrawn to sea temporarily,
awaiting a propitious time to renew
their efforts to discharge the car
goes of Imported whiskies.
Rex D. Shelton, alleged purchas
ing agent of thj) rum fleet, was still
in Jail here tonight in default of
$10,000 bond. He will be arraigned
for hearing Monday. William L.
Bprwell, alias William E. Baker and
wife, who were arrested with Shel
ton Friday, are said to be in New
York, having left Norfolk Saturday
shortly after being released on Joint
bond of $5,000,
(By the Associated Press.)
Chicago, May 28.—Plnkey Mitchell
22 year old product of the amateum
ranks, and brother of Ritchie Mitch
ell, will meet Benny Leonard,
world's lightweight champion, In a
ten round match here tomorrow
night.
Leonards title will not be at stake
for the reason that neither he nor
the Milwaukee boker are
pi
HI REILY
Report to That Effect Cover
ing Case of Porto Rican
Governor Wrong
(Bv tin; Associated Tress.)
Washington, May 28.—In report
ing the resignation of Governor E.
Mont Relly, of Torto Rico, on Febru
ary 16, it was stated in these dis
patches that a grand Jury in San
Juan had Indicted the governor.
This was a mlstakb. There was a
grand jury investigation concerning
several officials but no indictments
were returned.
Mr. Itcily also has drawn attention
to another statement, on April 7,
11)22. contained In a dispatch from
San Juan, which referred to a grand
Jury presentment charging the gov
ernor and two others with "misuse
of public funds for prlvato pur
poses.” It is polnti'd out that what
the grand Jury criticized was that
the careless way the funds were
hundled might cause the govern
ment to lose a considerable sum,
and that this was not a charge of
;‘mlsuso of public funds for private
purchases."
Statements attributed to Federal
Judge Odlin in a dispatch of March
9 from San Juan, have also been
questioned by Mr. Relly. Judge Od
lin, when asked ns to the statements,
said that his reference to Mr. Relly
being omitted from the proceedings
was bccauso It was clear to him
(Judge Odlin) that the district attor
ney did not believe the statements
against Governor Relly. In what he
had said, Judge Odlin added:
“Not the slightest reflection upon
Governor Relly was Intended by me.
The evidence showed conclusively
that If his name was used, and I be
lieve It u’as used, he had no mind of
It."
The statement of the foregoing
dispatches is made In all fairness to
Governor Relly. ,
Negotiations Are Moving
Along Smoothly and Every*
thing Look Cleat*
(By the Associated Pres*.)
Lausanne, May 2S.-*-The Iflformal
conversations for revision of the
treaties betweert tho United States
and Turkey progressed so favorably
today that it is believed formal ne
gotiations can begin at an early
date. Tho conversations wero be
tween Joshp C. Grew and Ismet
Pasha and the experts of tho Turk
ish and American delegations; their
object was to find a basis on which
formal negotiations could be opened
with the prospect of a favorable re
sult.
Specifically It is the desire of tho
two delegations to replace tho
treaty of 1830 by new treaties. It
Is belleVed formal negotiations will
not only prepare tho way for a re
sumption of diplomatic relations,
but will also entail the conclusion
of conventions regulating, among
other matters, the question, of com
merce between tho United States
and Turkey aijd the position of the
nationals of tho one country of the
territory of tho other.
\
NORBURN SURGEON
TO PRES. HARDING
(By the Associated Press.)
Asheville. N. C., May 2?.—Dr.
Charles S. Norburn, U. S. of Ashe
vllle. has been appointed surgeon to
the President for the latters Alaskan
trip, and left this city today for
Washington. D. C.. to sail aboard the
Transport "Henderson" from Nor
folk June 1.
20-GALLON STILL
TAKEN ON MONDAY
Deputies Ed Couch and Donnie
Morgan of the sheriff's department,
rounded up a 20-gallon illicit distill
ing plant Monday morning while
scouring the woods in Patterson
township. The still showed signs of
recent operation, and it Is believed
that operators had vacated the place
only a short time before the arrival
-of officers. Two barrels of beer were
found near the plane
RIDDICK RESIGNS
KS HEAD OF STATE
COLLEGE, RALEIGH
Resignation of President
Came As Surprise to Gen
eral Public
BROOKS NAMED
Former Trinity Professor
Slated For New
Position
EVERYBODY PLEASED
Choice Considered As a
Wise One and It Is Expect
ed That Dr. Brooks Will
Accept Post
Herald Bureau,
Times Building.
Raleigh, May IS.—The long-fore
east reorganization of State college
is on the way. President Wallace
Riddick this morning asked the
hoard of trustees of tho institution
to relieve him of the responsibilities
of the presidency and to transfer
hint to the department of engineer
ing as dean.
Dr. Riddick will be succeded as
president by Dr. E. C. Brooks, state
superintendent of public instruction,
if he wants the Job, which is even
now in tho procesg of being tender
ed. If Dr. Brooks doesn't take it,
the plot thickens, so to speak, and
the trustees are in for a long ses
sion.
Tho truatees are for tho most part
new to tho Job—some of them might
even l>e te/med raw. As a board
they have not worked together for
a sufficient length of time to bo sure
of one another or themselves. Sev
eral of tho enlarged board named
by the last general assembly are
alumni of the institution who have
kept in touch with the college and
Its needs; many others are men of
prominenco brought in to lend dig
nity and flavor. In a year or so, if
it retain its present personnel, the
board of trustees should become a
responsible, effective governmental
unit. At present It Is a bunch o fgood
; an whoso views lack co-ordination.
But even wero the trustees a unit
In’ their notions as to the qualifica
tions of a president, tho Job of find
ing ono satisfactory to themselves,
the college and the citizenship of the
stato .would still be difficult. Tho
longer a decision Is put off the
greater tho chance for the entrance
of candidates.
Just now the friends of divers edu
cators who might 6e Interested
haven't had a chance to get busy—
the relinquishment of the Job by
President HidJlck came as a sur
prise.
Two men whose names one may
confidently expect to see mentioned
with recurring frequency If discus
sion Is prolonged are Prof. Zeb. V.
Judd of Alabama Polytechnic and
Prof. K. C. Branson of the Univer
sity of North Carolina. Whether
they have any support on the board
remains to be seen; but they'll be
kept h; the running so far as pub
lic conversation Is concerned by out
siders.
It is with well-defined relief that
many of tho local friends of State
college heard that th# presidency
has been offered to Dr. Brooks. Tl*e
last election of a president was a
long-drawnout affair and left a bit
of a bang-over. Nobody wants poli
tics to get back on the campus and
Dr. Brooks is past master at the art
of securing co-operation.
Dr. Brooks was appointed to the
state superli.tendency by Governor
Blckett in December, 1918, follow
ing tho resignation of Dr. J. T. Joyn
er. He took office in January and
was elected to his position without '
opposition within his own party in
1920. He has had much reorganiza
tion to do in his own department,
scrapping the old state board of
examiners and completing the work
of certification of teachers, J which
threatened constantly to produce a
row, with lesa friction than anybody
had believed possible.
Two legislatures have come here
with divers members pledged to
"cutting the comb” of the state au
perintendi nt. They have been hand-1
led so wisely—the superintendent is
friendly always, puts his every card
on tho table, shirks no responsibility
of .his own and accepts none of any
other man's—that before the session
closed they were all swearing by in
stead of at the head of North Caro
lina's public school system.
Some Improvement was noted
Monday In the condition of Deronda
Young, 11-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. Young, of Watts street,
who was seriously Injured Sunday
afternoon about 2 o'clock when a
Ford touring car In which he and
five young friends were riding on
Erwin road overturned. The lad re
ceived a bad blow on the head and
sustained a broken collar bone.. His
brother, Claiborne Young, also sus
tained a broken coI|ar bone, but tho
other boys In the car escaped none
the wo:so but being shaken up.
Sunday afternoon physicians at
Watts hospital looked upon the con
dition of the boy as being very
grave, but with evidences of con
siderable Improvement on Monday
morning, it is believed that he will
recove, rapidly unless more serious
developments arise.
It is believed that defective steer
ing equipment was the cause of the
accident. The boy driving the car
upon discovering that somethlvi-:
waa wrong Just before turning a
curve, pulled on the emergency
brake with such suddenness that
the car overturned. The two Young
boys happened to be on. the righ.
side of the car, the side which turn
ed first. Others escaped injury by
jumping. Among these id the car
were sons of Dr. D. H. Scanlon sad
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