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ANGRY MOB STORMS
BUILDING TO GET
NEGRO PRISONERS
Former Deputy .Constable H.
. tTa,4Aff A -I 1AJ Awn. fAiimtiJ '
Shot In Assault On
Courthouse
FIVE MEN CARRIED TO
GOLDSBORO FOR TRIAL
FROM STATE PRISON
CoL John D. L&nfiton Heads
Guard of Hundred Citi.
sens; Trial Begins In Wayne
County -Superior Court f St.
froet Charged With Harder
of Hennas Jones; Assault
On- Courthouse Hade Early
In Night; Durham. Machine
Oun Company Hurries To
Scene To Protect Prisoners
Goldsboro, Dee. 8. Herbert lrll,
former constable la Wayne County,
was ahot when a mob attacked the.
Wayne County courthouse tonight in
ii " II i II il H mmiii. iiMiiiiJiliTlOTflllllFfl' IMIiriUXM I
' ed this afternoon. .Futrell, who was
snot in the abdomen, apparently by
member of the mob, was removed from
the scene in an automobile and whether
or not be-was killed eould net
V . leaned.
' The assault aa the courthouse same
at nine o'clock and in the firing of
about three hundred or more snots, all
the window lights on one side of the
building were smashed, i Futrell,
.cording to the best in format ion avail.
able, led a party of fifty men against
the west door. While this crowd was
, forcing the door, sniper from several
T -- points continued firing. Under" the
weight of the aasailnnta the door crash
ed open, bnt when Futrell fell, shot in
, 'v the abdomen, the assailants withdrew
taking the body of Futrell with them.
Garriaaa Didn't Sheet.
The report spread i0ediate!y that
Futrell- hadr been shot by members of
the garrison. This was vigorously
denied by guards on the inside; of the
SiL CoL' John D. Langston, who was
charge of the deputation that served
ia the courthouse when the - negroes
' wer put oa trial today, and who view
ed the attack from taa-adge of the mob,
declared tonight that not a shot was
fired from the court house. 0 . ' A
,, . "The party el about fifty sut which
Futrell led against the west door,1 said
CoL langston, 'was the target of
sort of cross fire from snipers situated
at ; various angles. I was outside the
courthouse at the time and saw Futrell
on the porch,, turning about ia various
direction) shouting to the men about
him. A oertT of snipers off to the side.
near me, tppened fire about the time
that Futrell fell. He was removed in
aa automobile while the party with him
dispersed.
At the time of the assault upon the
Jail,' most of the guards were on the
thiro floor with the prisoners, barri
eaded behind mattresses and furniture.
A amall guard wo left on the second
floor, but these men, according to their
statements, didnot fire.
Darkest Gaard Called Oat.
I The six of the mob wis variously
estimated. Some figures placed it as
high as on thousand men; other put
it a low as several hundred. The
smaller group that attacked the west
door waa composed of not more- than
half hundred men.
With the first failure, members, of
the mob scattered about the Streets,
some going home, others making threats
that they would get the negroes beforei
day. It waa well knowa that troop hid
been ordered and the report was that
these would nnrive ia Goldsboro-around
midnight Those who were better in-
formed, however, understood that the
special train with the Durham Machine
Gua Company, ordered to the seen at
the request of Judge" W. A. Pevin,
treeld not arrive antii around o'clock.
Members of the garrison were sure,
however, that they eould withstand any
attack, antes dynamite were resorted
to. The guard was ruuy arraea ana
determined that t He negroes-snouia
not bo taken .
J All. GUARDED BT CITIZENS"
HEADED BT COL, LANGSTON
Goldsboro, Dee. f. Between five and
.. six hundred grim bnt determined cit-
isees gathered at e unio suuon
beta this afternoon,, deputised by.
Sheriff Grant of Wayne Bounty, to
guard and escort tva aegroaa Harry
ColwelL alias Wad WUllama , alias
u.w rharriia. Frana" "William. Jess
Foster, George Pears" 11 and Jim Hill,,
ta the eenxtBOUse, wuere snoruy
their arrival, the negroes were.ar
""raigaed, charged with the murder of
Hermaa Jones, a merchant at bis coun
try home aa the public highway en
anile east' of Goldsboro on Sunday
Bight," November 7th.
Following the killing of Jones the
aegroe were rushed to the Btata pn
iteatinry for safe keeping. When the
officers arrived from Baleigh thir af
zteraooa th train was surrounded and
the aegroen alighted ia eompany with
officers deputised by Sheriff Harrison
of Wake aad local officer and - wet
marched from th train te th eourt
bona, a distance ef several blocks.
The sidewalks oa both aides from the
atatioa to th eourthouse wero ' lined
with hundred of people but ae dem
nstratioa whatever was made by thes
spectators, who fell ia Una behind th
civilian guard and 'marched to th
courthouse.
Began Trial Under CaaraV
Her a guard abont an hundred In
anaaber was stationed anaer tna leaaer
ship of Colonel John D. Langston and
Major Matt H, Allen, ia ease that an
attempt should be made to rush the
officers while ths negroes were being
arraigned. As the civilian guard filed
" i
LAWYER WITNESS
ACQUITS TWO MEN
Mike Whitener Breaks Prece-
dent'By Testifying In Be
half of Clients
Morganton, Dee. J. Doek" and Cecil
Hefner and Lonejr Young were held for
Superior eoort without bail, at the
magistrate's hearing here this after
noon on the charge of the murder of
Glenn Lippard, the young man who wu
found dead on Sunday, November, 21,
just off the road between Hickory tad
Bhodahiii. Heretofore all the Investiga
tion! havejbeen conducted from Hick
ory, borne of the murdered man and of
the defendant, but the fact that the
eoene of the marder waa jut across the
Catawba-Burke line in Burke county,
brought the eaaa within the jurisdiction
or JUurke county court.
ahflplofter of ky
released tin the charge of being aeees
sories after" the fact. To bring this
abbut Attorney A. A. Wbit.ener, who is
representing the defense, resorted to the
unusual procedure of taking tBe stand
as 'a witness for his clients, swearing
that he himself had sent Jim Hefner
after Lou Lynn, star witness in. the
case, but not ander arrest st th time1
in question, for the purpose of hnving
nor brought to his oniee for examiner
tion. . ... :
The State was working on th theory
thst it was the intention of the elder
Hefners to get the young woman -who
appeared ss the only eye witness to the
tragedy safely out of th way,
Magistrate W. r. Uallyburton, before
whom the hearing was held allowed Mr.
Whitener to make the motion for the re
lease of John and Jim Hefner and is
th course ef hi plea in their behalf
granted the sttorney'f request to be
worn a a witness, following this
testimony the magistrate ordered that
these two defendants, who had been
under bonds of 42,500 each ,be released
and that th other three be bound over
to th December term of court without
bail. Also that Lou Lynn be held ia
jail awaiting th triau A number of sv
toraeys stated after tha hearing that Mr.
W Interior s appearance as witness at ths
same time a attorney is probably with
out precedent In the criminal history of
the btate. -
The fearing occupied 'practically the
entir afternoon beginning at & and
continuing until after sundown. , Th
evidence introduced waa substantially
the sama as heretofore reported daring
the investigation in -Hickory. Though
the State introduced five other witnesses,
it was the evidence of Lou Lynn, the
19-year-old whit girl, who has figured
so prominently in the ease, that wss
used to greatest advantage. No attempt
was mad to show that Lou has other
than a most unsavory reputation she
herself admitted withsnt hesitancy on
the stand circumstances to show her a
product of the underworld.
However, she clung tenaciously to her
original story snd though at times th
defense was able to confuse her as to
time, distances and points of more or
less minor Importance she gave repeat
edly the sams testimony in the main
that she had given Solicitor Huffman
last week. Upori eross examination she
developed a sort of spitfire attitude and
ia measuring her native wit against the
legal ability of "Mike" Whitener the
girt held her own every step of the way.
Woman Tell Her Btory.
"I will ie 10 years of ag the 21t
of December," she said. The Saturday
of the murder she had spent ia Newton
ia eompany with Gordon Whitener and
Minnie Young going in wmtener s ear.
Beturaing late ia the afternoon they had
gone to Minnie's horn about three miles
from Hickory. They got something to
est at Lipe's store spent a short time at
Dempsey Hill's) went back to Lipe's
a while and stopped th ear at Harney's
Ichurch, where they saw several other
ears ..frank Holsclaw was on of tnti
party sad Lou talked to bun, ah testi
fled, for about an hour.
It waa about 8:30 eh thought When
"Dock" Hefner earn along in his Ford,
followed shortly by Cecil Hefner, Lone
young and Glenn Lippard in Cecil's
"Hud." OS three Were seated on th
front at of th ear, Lippard ia the
iddle. They stopped to talk a - few
snlnnte then the four men went oa oat
the Bhodhiss road. ; Lou "stayed a bit;
possbly 23 minutes, she said, and then
walked on out ths earn rosd that ths
Hefners, Young and Lippard had taken.
At the bend of the road shs found
them playing poker end stood by as aa
Onlooker. (Questioned again at mis point
she said it was dice -they were throwing.
There were two pistols in the crowd,
one without handles. She asked where
the handles were end told one ex the
men aha didn't believe it would shoot.
Doek said. "If yon doa't believe it, I'll
try it" He put his hands ia his pockets
but did aot take out th handle and ho
shooting occurred then. '
Haa Uaart at uaaor.
On eross examination she told that
that nartv had a a sart of Uanof which
they passed around several time and
admitted that sb took a drink avhea
It waa offered her by Lippard who she
aai was her sweetheart. Cross exami
nation also brought out that th gam
was bins slaved em the running board
of on ef th ears oy to ngns or a nun
light and th moon and that money
was being passed around freely. -
Lou said that after they had played
for thirty or fort minutes Lone accused
Lippard of having Stolen a quart or nil
linnnrs Lona hit LirjDsrd ("tfleen" she
called him); thereupon Cecil oaid. Ton
eant run over Lone where I am at."
Seeing that a fight was on the girl
begged Qlenn, "Come on let's to," but
'" " .Continued on Psge Ten.). . i
DECLARES STATE'S
CONCEPTION HISTORY
STUDY ALL WRONG
Dr. J. G. deR. Hamilton Makes
" Speech Before Literary and
Historical Association
DR. JOHN SPENCER BASSETT
ALSO DELIVERS ADDRESS
Distinguished Authority from
Smith College Speak On
' "Bitf America and Little)
Americans" ; Other Sessions
of Association Will Be Held
Today and Tonight
. l yield to none In my deep pride
and reverene for those men who to
nobly and heroically carried the ban
ners of a lost cause bnt I submit la all
seriousness that their achievement are
not so vital, in our history s are the
facta that North Carolina has bean at
time first in mortality from typhoid
fever and homicides, farthest for a
long stretch of year In white) adult
mala illiteracy and at least close to
last in recognizing the overwhelming
J. G. DeB. Hamilton, president of 'the
North Carolina Literary aad Histori
cal -Association in the presidential ad
dress before that body met night whsn
he questioned the conception of his
torical study in this Btate.
Dr. Hamilton sppks on ths subject
of "Vitality in History," and waa fol
lowed by Dr. John Spencer Bassett who
discussed "Big America and Little Am
ericans." The opening., session of the
f . .. , L.ll t . il . ... J!.
association was neia in toe uuituriuia
of the Woman' Club. Th second ses
sioa will b held this morning ia th
Senate Chamber, State Capitol build.
ing, to be resumed in the auditorium
of Meredith College tonight when Dr,
John Erskine of .Colombia University,
will speak on "Patriotism.''
This afternoon, in th interval be
tween the morning and evenitaff ses
sion of the Literary and Historical As
sociation, The North Carolina Folk
Lor Society will hold its annual meet-'
ing. The session starts at three
o'clock.
. Dr. Hamilton delivered his Address
last aight after Bev. W. W. Peele, pas
tor of th Edenton Street Methodist
Chaveh had offered the Invocation.
S ViUUtr JTcatGf History-
Dr. Hamilton, discussing ths various
conceptions of th nature, value ana
content of history, accepted , for the
purpose, of his discussion that defl
nition which characterizes history a
"AH w know about everything man
ha ever done, or seen, or thought.
at Bosed, or felt.
"What of all the things that nan
haa done, seen, thought, hoped, or felt,
have values for the average manT The
dramatic' The unusual t The heroic t
Or, on .the other hand, the normal!
The customary T The humdrum, eondl
tions of life for the mess of ment
What is the test the seid teat which
shall determine what, is purs metal
and what ia -mere dross T
"As I see it," he eontinned "vitality
is the flnal test to be applied, and by
vitality I mean that charaoer in event
or movement which make it a de
termining factor, for good or for evil,
in the shaping ef the conditions, pres.
ent and future, of the generation in
which one lives, which gives sounder
notions of human and social interests,
which relates man to the business of
living.
Nowhere have the misconceptions as
to place, -tunetion and value of his
torical study been more apparent and
more striking than n the field of the
history of the Htates of the American
union, Dr, Hamilton, maintained, and
then took up the discussion of North
Carolina's attltnds ss a case la point.
"If the things which I have indicated
constitute history," he continued "must
we not revise our past attitude towards
the history of the State as we have
taught it snd chiefly emphasised itf
Let as ask ourselves frankly If we
have aot been inclined to emphasise In
that history the things which are, if
vital at all, of secondary importance
in reaching correct judgment concern
ing the things which have made m
what we are, or concerning the prob-ij
lema -of th Stat today. As- a result
of the teaching of our history doe the
average North Carolinian have any
background of knowledge and training
by which lis -can analyse existing sit
uations in order to bssl opinion con
cerning them and oonduct in relation
to them uron a sure foundation f Have
we not. ia a tooeager desire for pri
macy, too frequently selected for em
phasis happening whieh have had lit
tle or-no reel influence on th later
life of our people, which play no part
;n onr. life today. ,-, Similarly, have
we not Ignored th conditions. - move
ments, and tendencies which have vl
tality,' which would serve ' to explain
ro n way w are wnat w are, an
analysis of which might render as
more espsble of shaping oaf' destiny
fair- the better t Fssnkly, have we aot
sought to writs and teach th things
lee Ancestor worship, to breed perfect i
contentment, a smug satisfaction, with
what w are and . hive beea, rather
thsn to emphssixe the larger and' more
significant fact calculated to ' breed
dissatisfaction, a divine discontent
which Tnis-ht lead Ma faster alone the
paths f progress?" ' u '
Psst Not All Gloria,
.Tor ths evidence . is overwhelming
that our past hss not been all glorious,
snd thst its inglorious fes tares rather
thaa their reverse hsve constituted a
large part ef the normal Conditions
which bars' shaped our present
We art reminded at every sighrw
the State flag that we elaim ' certain
primacies In th- straggle sgsinst the
mother country ia defense of the prin
ciple ef no taxation without represents-
'ICopflnned e Pge TwoX,
LEAGUE VOTES TO
POSTPONE MAKING
ANY AfflDIIITS
f - ( .
Resolution Adopted Providing
For Committee To Con
. slder Changes
ARGENTINE DELEGATE
ONLY ONES TO DISSENT
Solaria Message of Gratitude
fltttt To President, Wilson
For, Way He Responded To
Appeal To Act As Mediator
Between' Armenians and The
Turkish Nationalists '
1 " 1 11 .
Geneva, Bee. . (By The Associated
Press.) Ameadments for revisions held
the floor of the assembly of the League
of Nations today," the debate bringing
out clearly" that amendment of the cove
nant was in the minda of nearly all
th delegate, some f whom were more
pressing ia their desire for a perfect
instrument than others, bnt all think
ing of a revision that would remove
obstacles to th entry of th United
States.
Bowell,of Canada, when he insisted
that adoption of a resolution by a com
mittee should aot be understood ai
closing the door to presentation be
for this assembly of other amend.
ment thaa those proposed by the Scan
dinavians, is said to hare had in
mind the article that hss beea sub
jected to much contention.
Want to Knew Hew America Stands.
The delegations f th British domin
ion have beea studying how to ap
proach th assembly on this question.
The eventual proposal 'to eliminate
Article X ia somewhat compromised by
the general understanding that eon
aideratioa' of all proposed changes
should be postponed until studied by a
special committee. This understanding,
however, came largely from the anxiety
Of ths delegates aot to precipitate re
vision until the attitude ef the United
Rrttaa andar the new government is
known. "
Leoa Bourgeois, ef th French dele
gation, ia pre -occupied lest th inves
tigations of the committee should lead
it ta eoasiasr aneranasusinvwiTuisi
raviaioa of r the treaty ef Versailles,
aad. he daawaded today that it n a
dentMid . that the committee' should
declare itself Incompetent to consider
anv amendment ta th covenant tunc
involved' modification of the treaty.
Moment ef Great Saspense.
The close of the debate brought a
moment of great suspense, when Sen
ator Paeyrredon, of Argentina, who
failed to take part in the debate, voted
alone against the resolution rejecting
consideration of amendments to the
covenant at this sessioa. The presiding
officer. M. Hymans, hesitated as if un
able to believe that a single delegate
would prevent unanimity.
M. Viviani, France, relieved' the ten
sion when he. remarked -that postpone
ment of consideration of amendments
involved only a questioa ef procedure,
oa which ananimity was not necessary.
Therennoaw vthe chairman declared.
adopted the resolution, which provided
that th Scandinavian amendment be
studied by a committee to report to
th council and giving the committee
authority to consider any other amend
ment that may be proposed.
MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE -
SENT TO PRESIDENT WILBUM
. UCUDI.j . -
Press.) Despatch of a solemn message
of gratitude to President Wilson fur
the way he responded to the appesl of
the council of the League of Nations
to act aa mediator between the Arme
niana and ths Turkish nationalists was"
proposed to the assembly of the League
by Paul Hymans, it president, shortly
aiter today's session of ths assembly
tiffins.
After th opening ceremonies, M.
TTmn aanonneed Mr. Wilson's offer
to mediate in Armenia, ana resa w
councils reply. That body informed
Mr. Wilson that it is asking th Bra
salian and Spanish governments whieh
yesterday offered their services aa me-
a stars, to aommunieaie airect wnn
Washington "regarding th means of ae-
tioa. ' ' .'
- AnpUne Wlasoaa Kcniy.
The reading of Mr. Wilson's message
drwearty applause from th sparao
lv itlteil hnnaa. . A larae Dronortion of
the delegates are suffering from eiolds,
snd were aot present at u Beginning
of today a session. -
HI Hvmans also sronosed thst mes
sages of gratitude be teat to Brazil aad
ftn&ia. ..
Lord Bobert Cecil, representative ft
the Union of South Africa, rose and
said thanks were also due the Preach
detention, particularly Bene Viviani.
whose eloquence, he declared, had ia-
spired "this meritorium effort to save
Armani.. "
Germany" protest against acceptance
by th League of what the JJerua gov
ernment deemed falsified returns from
the plebiscites held ia the Eupea aad
Maimed?' districts along th Belgian
frontier, haa beea rejected - by the
council. - ;
,. T Admit CesU Rica. -The
sutr-committee considering appli
cations of smeller state for member
ship in the League haa decided te re
port favorably upon the admission of
Costa Biea, but unfavorably oa Azer
baijan and Lichtensteia. This; body
Will recommend to the parent eommit
K.t a favorable ranort be made
npoa the proposition advanced by Pres
ident Motta, of Bwitzerlaad, whieh
wenld provide that state .not aavlng
sufficient importance to become ' full
member ef toe v League would have
special status.
- Jt has beea suggested ia this ennee
tion thst they might be given seats la
th assembly for purposes ef onsnlta-
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jContlnne en fsg JcaJL 1 J
URGE FINANCE CORPORATION
TO RELIEVE PRESENT CRISIS
BEFORE FARMERS OF NATION
FARMERS
PLIGH
GOESTO CONGRESS
Senator Hitchcock Plans To
Make Available Federal
Reserve Profits "
PLAN REHABILITATION
OF WAR FINANCING BODY
Billion Dollar Credit To Ger
many Advocated By New
York Man; Governor Hard
ing Appears Today Before
Joint Congressional Commit,
tee On Agriculture -
Washington, Dee. 2. The plight of
farmers due to falling prices was
taken today to Congress.
Agricultural committers
by falling prices preliminary to devis
ing relief measure. They decided to
ask Secretary Houston and Governor
Harding of the Federal Reserve Board
to come before them tomorrow after
Eugene Meyer, Jr., former head ef the
mar Finance Corporation, had declared
that rehabilitation of that bodv would
go a long step toward furnishing the
desired relief by, finsnclng exports of
surplus crops.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, told
the conference he planned to introduce
e the profits
irt
measures making available
of the federal Reserve Ba
ing to about $60100,000 for loss to
agricultural interests. Governor Hard
ing, with whom the Nebraska -Senator
conferred, issued a statement saying
thst neither he nor the board bad takes
any etnad on th proposition. He de
clared he had eritieized Senator Hitch
cock's plan, but that the matter was
ons not within the province of the
board ns it concerns the nse of funds
which the law required should be paid
izfto the treasury.
Aaveeaiaa Carssan CradIL
Legislatioa extending a billion dollar
credit to Germany was advocated be-1
fore-the joint committee by J. J.
Braner, of New York, who claimed to
represent the German government,
wane, senator Bmoot of Utah aa-1
aouneevT he would propose an embargo J
oa imports 'of wool foa, relief of Amor-1
iean wool growers in a bill he will offer I
Monday. I
jfepresentative ivmpboll, or Kansas, I
. n J .1. . . . . . 1. . I
uticwu mv uniuu ui vim grain cur- i
porntion, about 100,0O0,0O0, be made I
available- for loans to farmers. I
Mr. Meyer told ths joint committee I
. V . . IL. ..4 - . - . l. ,tr in: - I
,u m, iinuai ins nr xuuncsiins oiaie nr sghttng Democrats even
corporation was passed four months I if soma of them hsv.n'r. tmhul
aft the Armistice and intended by
Congress to bridge over the situation j
j cin,.v vu,ui
nomic eond.tions were restored.- He
wu cuuuiwu m wure luuso huich
Congress hsd in mind in enaeting thei.t. Wan. in .
measure ana tnat restoration or -trie I
. . ..
corporation would have a tremendous I
stabilizing effect.
Farmers Will Bnra Corn.
Farmers in some sections of Nebras
ka have said they will burn their eora
because at current prices it would not
pay for the coal, I C. Scroyer, secre-
v. ociuTBr, ,cr- 1
tary of the Farmer Union of the Btate
asserted. He urged further credits ia-
mediate flnancina- to exnort sumlns
erops, a protective tariff, and sppnint-
ment of a "dirt farmer" a Secretary
of Agriculture
Opposition to the 'revamping" of
war time government agencies for
naaea tins nnantim , n,u n I
a statement by Senator Edge, repre-
sentative of New Jersey. He was an-1
sinns. ait said, tn tialn th. farm.,. mA I
other classes eaoallv. but added that I
consumers were tired of high prices. I
"The oalv dnrnble and InfslHMn I
barometer of business is the law ef I
supply and demand," Senator. Edge I
said,.Hand to set np an artificial, un
economic and false structure far the
maintenance of paters' because some
certain industries -are suffering, is
only postponing the evil day when all
business and Industry, including the I
farmers, inevitably 1 must . fnce the
music" -
The joint committee hearings may
continue through next Tuesday.
STATES VI LLE TEACHER'S
CONDITION IS CRITICAL
SlatesvillcDoe. 2. The conditio ef
Superintendent D. Matt Thompson, of
the Stateaville graded schools, who was
struck by an automobile Tuesday eve
ning while crossing Center street la
front of the poetoffice and seriously
injured, remains anchanged. He is ia
the Carpenter Davis, Hospital, where
he wss taken immediately sfter the ae
cident, bat - has never regained : con
sciousness.
Considering hit age his recovery is I
regarded as very doubtful. . . ' , I
. I
Stint 1 ART COLBY WILLi I
START ON JOURNEY TODAY
Washington, Dee. 8 Secretary Colby
plan to leave Waahingtoa tomorrow
oa the : first stage ef his voyage to
Houth America, to ; return the recent
visit of President-elect of Brazil, Epis-
taei Peasoa and- President Baltssar
Brum, ef ITroguay and to be th guest
of the Argentina government at Bue
nos Aires.. Hs will nail from Norfolk
oa the battleship Florida Saturday, ac
cording to'ine present plans.
HUNGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS ,
AFTER SERVING SINCE JULT I
Budapest, Dec. 2. The Cabinet head-1
ed try Count raul Teleky as fremler I
resigned today. The . Ministry was I
arajed on July 0, lajt, ,
HESTER'S REPORT SHOWS
DECREASE IN COTTON
New Orleans, La., Dec. , 2. Sec
retary fester's New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange statement issued to
day covers the monthly movement
to the close of November. Com
pared with last year, it shows a de
crease for the month in round
figures of 633,000, sn increase eom
ifred with the year before last
of 43,000.
The total for November was 1,
790,261 against 2,449,698 last year.
The amount of the crop brought
into sight for the four months
from August to November inclu
sive, is 900,000 under last year.
The amount sines August 1 shows
receipts st all United States ports
2,649,872 sgsinst 2,808.577 last year.
Overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomae rivers to North
ern mills snd Canada 217,371
against 534,145 last year. Southern
mill takings exclusive of eonsump
tion at Southern outports, 9.W,
000 against lS08,S5a last year. In
terior stocks in excess of those held
st the close of the commercial
year 514,271 ag-ninst 889,896 last
i liMun iur tun iniir mnnini aninnir i
close of Novmber 4,340114, sgnniat
5,240,874 last yar.
I Durham Lawyer Opposes Plan
To Have Strong Republi-
can District
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National BankiBldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wirs.) (
Washington. Dee. t The Tar H
colony abont the National canital show.
interest today in The News
na wt) server s story of yesterday with
1 Florence u aa. increase la the Con-
fcssional delegation because of th re-
tpporuoninent en the basis of th asw
eenraa flgnres. Sumpter C Brawleyi of
I Burhnm, himself a potential candidate
I 'r Congress, was particularly interest-
eu in view or the fact that it ia rtro-
posed to split the "Imperial Fifth,"
the territory from which he comes. He
was here today in eonfe'renoe with
Frank Hampton, secretary to Senator
nimmons. .
ur .ii i ....
i. am uineiir OTDOSea to the em.
tion of a strong Republican district in
the State.'' Mr. Brawlev ... '"Tti.
Democrats in the mountain rm.nHi r
. n. . - . . '
ia years. They hsve aot only held their
strength, but they have been making
Tv-is:aini. to taut them off from hope ia
I, Congressional contest would cause
the dnmneraev nt h hill. J...-
svuaaasji awMVUB lUfl JISHB
s-muinnai i,ht 4. h. .u: .v.
.v.- , tVl.
esrries them to the polls.
aentackv Furnishes EnnnU
"Kentucky has given the nation nn
example of this 'concession' bv Demo
erats. When that State was redistrieted
io. l9V,Jhe Tenth and Eleventh dis
i. d .
"IV :7r .T . , .
" "J' "nd last election they
?turn.,.d ined majority grester
,v "Jr0""?, ,1
f0' of "1.e Tar "fr " th
,he "PPortionment will not be com-
p'ete,1 b' th.t Congress until after the
I"""'"' "sgisiature aa-
Journs, favor a Congressmau-at-large in
''."J ' lr,t'n "ew Congressional
district. The Slate is not apt to draw
but one additional Congressman, ae
corJn to iUth uthorities ss Director
of th.8 Census Sam Rogers and "Farmer
Bob' Doughton, whosh interest is some
ftted by the proposal to give
the Republicans a solid district in his
Territory.
There is going to b an attempt made
to keep tho bouthern Htates from get-
ting any increased representation. The
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments
arc concerning the Northern ltepubli-
eans a little, it was indicated here to
day. Representative Siegcl, of New
York, who is chairman of the commit
tee that will present the reapportion
ment bill, is getting a great many let
ten on the subject. .
.. Na Apportionment B1IL
i iv taa ai.avvu a ilia vuiua wuuy ,ua
T. tk -. L. i .1 ..V. .
there haa been no bill drawn for eon
sidsratiov of the committee. Other
members have drawn bills which they
propose to offer independently, but
hearings will bs held on any bill that
is offered. One of the proposed bills
n existence would give North Carolina
two additional members and increase
the representation in Georgia fslso,
A Congressman-at-Mrge from toe
State would bring oa the liveliest kind
of a fight, .in the opinion of some of
th wise ones, Brawley , undoubtedly
would be a candidate.' and bs is
friendly to all the elements ia the party,
2LLT:,SS Z
sociates of tbs latter, and he was for
a while prtnUry 'manages, for Aubrey
L. Brooks in th latter's 'race against
Senator Overman.- Her would draw
Strength . front both sources.
Carolinians la Washington.
There ia ' every prospect that there
will be a keen fight on the .reappor
tionment bill.' Representative Sam
Brjnson, ' of - New Bern, wh- returned
to the capital today, is u Tar Meol
member of the committee.
Miss Fan Barnett, secretary to Con
wresaaaa Clyde Hoev. reached Wash
inrton this morning from Shelby, her
bom. She will remain here for the
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X.. ' XCeaUnned ea, Psg Two).
DISCUSS PLANS 10
DIVIDE DISTRICTS
GOVERNORS WANT
CONGRESS TO HELP
Conference of State Chief
Executives Want Loans To
' Forelgn Nation
ADOPT REPORT ASKING
EXTENSION OF CREDITS
Financial Situation Cause For
Gravest Concern, Declares
Committee Beport; federal
Reserve Board Urged To Ad
vise Banks To Adopt More
Liberal Policies
Harrisburg, Pa., Dee. S. The Govern
nors' Conference today adopted a com- '
mitte report urging the Federal gov-
n to foreign
can foodstuffs and other products te
relieve the critical situation confront- -ing
the nation's farmers. Th report ; V
further urged the Federal Beserv
Board to sdvise all banks to ndopt a
niierai policy or renewals'on farmers' .
indeblsdnesi.
The action was taken on the reeom-"
mendation of a committee of flv govi
ernors appointed yesterday, who pre- '
sented the following report:
"The financial situation in the whole "
country is eiuse cor the gravest eon
em, but not for despair. All line of s
business are realizing heavy'lossee, but
ths swift decline of prices of farm
commodities to far below the cost ef
production threatens a National dis
aster. The., situation demands infinite
patience snd forbearance and supreme
wisdom and courage. Nothing but evil
esn result from anger or fear. -',
Urge Spirit ef Ce-o Deration.
"We believe that th tenseness ef
'ths situation can be relieved ia several
ways: ,
L Let every individual do all hs
cm to help and encourage, hi aigh
bor. Let there be a complete mobili
zatloa ef ths financial aad aplritaal
asset of every community; neither God ,
nor th government ought to be asked .
to help those who do not first make
every effort possible to help themselves. ,
Thor ought to be a united effort ia
every . community-' to keep any good
man from being destroyed because he
cannot Immediately meet his obliga
tions. Under existing conditions it
would be the acm of inhumanity and v
of unwisdom to force any debtor into
bankruptcy, if by the most liberal in
dulgence hs would be ultimately able - ;
to pay. Business failures do more thaa 7 ,
wreck business; they oft-times -destroy
men. v
'Liberal indulgence and "'renewal
should be granted by the manufactur
ers to the jobbers, by the jobber te f s .
tli merchants, ; by th merchant to
th individuals. It ia no time for. a . .
creditor to seize his debtor by the
throat and savagely say: 'Pay me what i a
thou owest.' ....-
Recommend Finance Corporation.
"2. Let the Federal government create
a finance corporation of soms sort that
will enablo the people of other lande .
to obtain from ns the commodities they ..,
so greatly need, but for which they are-
not able to make immediate payment, -
We believe such a corporation to be
entirely feasible and that its mere
creation would substantially help the
situation.
"3. The Federal Beserv Board should 1
be nrged sod authorized to advise alt . '
banks to adopt a liberal policy of re
newals. The law authorizing six months'
credit on foreign paper should be lib
erally eonstrue"d and 'renewals for a v
like period should be freely granted
wherever ,conistent with other sol
vency. The real wealth of th country
is. unimpaired. It would be a suicidal, -policy
to destroy this wealth by a ' '
premptory call .of loam. " , - . '.
Suggest Amendment I juaw. ,
"If necessary, th Congres should
act at once to amend the Federal re- ,
serve law so as to temporarily, supply . ,
additional currency snd afford more,
time in which to pay to debtor ia..
distress.
"We believe that the general adoption ,
hv individuals and by th government '
nf the tiolicies herein suggested woiijd i ' ,
not only afford material aid, but would
at orfce supplant the gloom snd the fear
of the present with that confidence so-
vital to wholesome ana successini Busi
ness. .
nnnnnr Goodrich, of Indiana, - a ;
member of the committee, said he did
ant anHrelv. snorovs its phraseology," '
though he was heartily in aeeord with
its purposes. . ...
Other members 01 ins swboiiwm
M - . ...... M ar., 1 fmnm
were uovomors oica.ru, wi .u,. .., ,,.:.r ,
Una; Harding, of Iowa; Holcomb, of
Connecticut, and Parker, or Loaisiana. ,
STATESVILLE attorney.
DIES FROM BULLET WOUND
Cf:il. Tim. e. Attorney B. B. -
McLaughlin died in a local hospital at
,30 from the errcet ox wwuuu ;
hich he lnflieted upon himself last
Sn-hs While slttinr ia his of fie here.
The bullet" entered the forehead and , '
inAaH In tha base of th brain. He was . .
nseonscions until the end came this
morning. ''"'' a
Tha funeral service will be eonduetiid ,
by Dr. Charles EBaynal, pastor of tho ,
First Presbyterian church, from ths
residence tomorrow afternoon, and the
burial Will be in Oakwood cemetery, f
Mrs MnLauahlin was aniversally belov
ed snd his nntinn-yv and nnexvectc-i
passing away has east a gloom ever
our Jowa and couimujiity, :