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VOL. CXII, NO. 171.
TEN PAGES TOD AY RALEIGH. N. C. SATURDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 18, 1920.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
BRUTAL KILLING
AROUSES ANGER OF
BELHAVEH PEOPLE
WHey Radcliff Beaten Up and
Then Shot By An Ital
ian Laborer
POSSES SCOURING-WOODS
IN SEARCH OF ATTACKER
Trouble Started at Lumber
Camp When Foreman H.
Hall Broke Up Gambling
Game; Wiley BadclifT Testt.
fled af Trial Favorable To
Hall, It ! Said .
' Washington, N. C, Doc. 17. Pounded
la tbi face 'With a heavy hammer i
til kit feature ihad beea mashed Into
pulp and finally ahot through the
aead by a ballet fired from a rTblvr
at eloae range. Wiley Radeliffe, age 21,
oa of Daniel Radeliffe, of Pantcgo,
m allied hut night at Belhaven.
Posse today are scouring the woodt
la the vicinity of Belhaven, searching
for the Italian Iaboree who is charged
with oaring committed the act Blood
sounds from Raleigh arrived this' af
ternooa and will assist in the search
The entire tows is wrought up to
high pitch of exeitement and intense
feeling hajr- been stirred up against
the Italian. Three other' Italians were
with ban at the time and one of these
has been arretted and ia bow being
held in jail.
Troable Started At Camp.
The killing was the outcome of
trouble whirh occurred in the eon
traction camn of the new Byde county
railroad 1 -M week. A number of Ital
ians are employed ia the building of
this road. On Tuesday night, after
"ihey had finished their day's work
the men became engaged ia a gambling
frame it' is learned and raised such
"siistuf banco that the foreman, II. J.
Hall, ordered them to quit. One of the
Italians, snid to be the same one who
killed Radeliffe, cursed Hall for bu
interference and the latter immediately
pounced upon him and gave him
sound Itnting. The Italian went to
Belhaven the next dir and had, a war
rant sworn out fr Hatl. nail was ar
rested and n preliminary hearing was
- held. At this hearing Radeliffe was
one of the witnesses and bis evidence
tiai favorable to Hall. .The Italian,
it is snid, swore to "get even.
With three of his countrymen, he
went to-Bcfaavcn last wight and 'for
about half an. hour the t our men hung
round the -place; where Badtliffe't ear
was-, parked. Crowing inpatient, they
went dowa town and located Radeliffe,
who was standing on the street, talk'
lag to three- or four 'of his friends.
Finally they left him, going into a res
.- taurant, and he J tar ted across the
atreet When ho did to, the Italian
.accosted him i and, without warning,
began to strike him across the facer
, with the hammer. Radeliffe cried for
" -aeiix TUe Italian thca drew his rcvol
, ver and halding it against the man's
left temple, fired. Radeliffe fell to
the ground.
. ' Angry Crowd Gathers.
WitWh five minutes after the shoot;
in the streets of Bclhavea were filled
with an angry mob who immediately
atartcd on a search for the Italians.
A po, headed by Deputy Sheriff
Marvin Jones and Bev. Hayes Farrish,
was shortly organised and patrolled!
t all or the streets ana outlets irom
Belhavea. In the search they arrested
one of the other Italians. A diligent
effort was made to have him divulge
the whereabouts of the man who did
the killing, without success.
Radeliffe was taken to a near-by drug
tore where a doctor examined him and
prontuneed ' hit condition hopeless,
Ha died throe, hours after the shooting.
He was 21' years of age and leaves
a wife of six months, a father, mother
and several brothers and sisters.
DEFENSE CONTINUES ITS
EFFORT TO PROVE ALIBI
Trial of Three Men For Murder
at Morganton Without
Further Incident
i Morganton, Dee. 17. Ia the Lippavd
order trial today the defense bent
every effort to establish alibis for the
three men, Lone Young and Dock and
Cecil Hefner, who' t re accused ,of the
crime. Almost the entire evidence of
the morning and part of the afternoon
was introduced to prove that. Lone
YonneV movements on the fateful
sight could be accounted for. Some
testimony was nsed to show thst Dork
-Hefner waa ia Hickory aad the first re
cital nt what will be used at Cecil
Hefner's alibi was made just before
court adjourned this af ternooa, by
Carol Echard, who claims to have been
; with him almost continuously from 7
' to 1:30 oa the night the alleged niurder
waa committed. Cosrt adjourned oe
foro Eehsrd'a eross-examinatioa had
" beea completed. '
'-, There has beea tone surmising at to
" whether the " defendant themselves
would take the stand and their at
torneys, A. A. Whttner, would make ao
. sUUment as to hit intention to put
-Uthem oa or keep, them off. Asked tho
direct question this afUraoea the
" father of too Hefner boys, John Hef
or said that he didn' know about
Young bat i hey were going on.
This announcement adds more interest
to tho developments ia thw ease.
tTTATK HAKES EFFORT TO1
, CORBOBOBATE WOMAN'S 8 TORT
Marea, Gavr I- W-The creator
part of tho State a testimony hero to
daw in tho oreliminary hearing into.
tho death last Juas of Fred D. Shepard,
alleged victim of a pouon-plot lor nia
fortune, was devoted to efforts to cor
roborate tho story yesterday by his
i.t.r un. Alice CraadalL that Mrs.
Annie Cutta told her Shepard was po4
owed by his wife aad tho other throe j
sltftfldtnt. V . - ; . y.-
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FATHER BLAND AND HIS
M CHILDREN GATHER FAME
AND MOVIES TAKES NOTICE
Washington, Dec. IT. Tho fame
af Reuben Bland, Beta fort eosnty
father of thirty-fonr children, will
soon be knowa to ovary movie fan
In tho land.
How the arrival of the children la
the Bland family cost Congressman
Small many salts of clothes for tho
father hae beea told under promi
nent headlines la tho pram all aver
tho coantry.. What the aewapanere
haven't dona, the movie are golag
tO do BOW. 1
- Representatives of tho Fox Film
Company, photoplay exhibitors and
publishers of the Fox "news Its",
screen weekly sent representatives'
with the magic .camera .down .to
Washington today with Instructions
to ge to JRobersoavllle, where Far
mer Bland lives aad make lots of
pictures of Father Bland aad all
the little Bland.
Rival film companies were ap
prised of the threatened screen
"scoop" today and after conferences
here this afternoon another battery
at camera artists packed their1 bass
and started to Washington. Mr.
Small picture and tho last suit of
clothes will be lacladed la the film
which the Fox people are going to
nsake.
BURGLARS GET BIG
mm "hill"
With Skill oi Professionals,
They Sweep Through .;
Five Dormitorjes ,
Chapel Hill. Dee. 17. With . the
nerve and coolness of professionals but
with evident familiarity with .their
grounds, burglars swept through fire
dormitories at the Universiy .of Korth
Carolina last night jnd stole approxi
mately thirty watches, a number of
pins and other valuables, and several
. . . ....
nunurea aoiiart in casn.
They got away as clean as a whittle
and thus far ao clue as to their
identity has been found. 'In nearly
every instance Ue burglars entered
rooms where two mid three students
were sleeping. In at least one room ap
parent ly they came through a window
-as the .door was locked and showed no
signs of having been tampered with,
Ia half a dozen rooms students woke
up while a Btranger was in the room
Questioned as to his presence there in
edeh instance he replied, ''I beg you
pardon, h must have stumbled in tlyt,
wrong room in the darsT. ,
As the fall examinations are on now
and many student are up late, the
reply did not seem unreasonable. The
familiarity shown with the Diversity
bulTdings and the evident haewlcdge
of students' habits would indicate tlat
the burglar were sure of their grofhd
and the big scale of job and sheer
daring. University officials said, indi
cated professional work.
Losses were reported this morning
from the Old East building, New East,
South, Old West, and New -TOst.
The night watchman of the campus
saw a man enter the T. A$. C. A., turn
on the light In the office, and start
looking through a desk. When ques
tioned, he said be was looking for a
paper and left.
students report that a Ford car was
on the campus and it is thought the
men escaped in it. One of them is de
scribed as of short, light build, with
dark hair and a checked gray cap,
The other was also short, but much
heavier. University officials earjy thi
morning telephonod the police in kll
nearby towns to keep a lookout.
ELECT ALBANIA MEMBER
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Forty-eighth Member Admitted
To The League As
sembly Geneva; Dec. 17. (By the Associated
Press).The forty-eighth member of
the League of- Nations Albania was
elected today with surprising; unani
mity and no one was more surprised
than Albania herself to find that the
would be represented on the floor of
the assembly at the closing session to
morrow. The committee on the ad
mision of new states bad i reputed
unfavorably and all hope of Albania's
election had beea abandoned. -
Lord Robert Cecil, representing
South Africa, and N. W. Rowell, of
Canada, led ia the final effort for the
admission of Albania this morning on
the floor of the Assembly. To tho sur
prise of all, the French and British
delegations abandoned their opposition
and Albania was elected unanimously,
The perpetual question of Armenia,
came up again tun arteraooa in toe
form of a proposition by the Rumanian
trevernment to participate ia interna'
tional military Interventions.. Take
Joneses, bead of the Rumanian dele
gation,'aid h bad authority from hit
government to propose that a forty of
from 40,0X0 to bOjOOO men be organized
by the power to intervene in Armenia,
and that the Rumanian government
would furnish Its quota. The assembly
AmMA a vefev the (fate" to tha. as
sembly committee which ia, considering
the Armenian question.
ASK FOR INVESTIGATION
OF THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY
New York, Doev 17 A Congressional
investigation of the textile Industry
was asked ia resolution adopted to
day by ' the - executive council - of the
United Textile '. workers of . America
which assembled her to consider the
action af maaufaetorer ia announcing
wage cut effectie. this month.
The resolution, whteh requested that
special attention be given the actios of
the" manufacturer arged members of I.
the union not. to strike at this time,
because a strike would; be "very satis
factory yto the employer aad would
greatly assist them In the establish
ment - of their eo-called "open shop
propaganda." s-, rv .-,
OVERMAN PLANS TO
E BILLS
OF WIDE INTEREST
Junior Senator To Present Twin
Measure To The McArthur
Road Bill
ANOTHER MEASURE TO
RESTRICT. IMMIGRATION
Challenge To Republicans To
Carry Out Pledges As To
Americanism; Governor W.
P. O. Harding Accepts Invi
tation To Speak Is Winston
Salem Nnxt Month
The News and Observer Bureau,
003 District National Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL
(By Special Leased Wire.) .
Washington, Dee. 17. Senator Lea S.
Overman within the nest day or two
will introduce and get behind two bills
ithat will be of. considerable Interest to
(the nation. One of them, dealing with
the immigratiin subject, is Ies inter
esting, to North Carolinians than hit
proposed road measure, which wiirfind
its , way into tho hopper tomorrow.
Following a conference, the junior
Senator bad in his office this morning
with T. B. McDonald, director of the
Duhlu) road bureau-, he decided to in
troduee in the Senate a twin bill to the
MeArthur road bill in the House carry'
ing appropriations of $2,350,000 an'
nnnllv fnr North f?TAllnS
Both the North Carolina Senators arc
earnestly interested ia getting for
North Carolina ample appropriation to
continue the road building in the State
and they realise that legislation most
he pressed now if appropriation ire to
lie granted by Congress in time for the
General Assembly to take it eue and
aft accordingly.
Road Questroa to Front.
The presence in Washington again
today of Governor-elect Cameron Mor
rison and the return visit here today
of State Senator W. B. Cooper, who will
become Lieutenant Ooxernor early ia
January, hat brought the road qvtUm
prominently- to the front and both of
these officials-elect have been urging
road legislation, upon the North Caro
linian delegation - in Congress. The
other bill that Senator Overman will
introduce early next week would re
strict immigration into the United
State for a period of five years ln
stead of the one year period provided
for ia the bill which hat just been
passed in the House.
The junior Senator think the House
bin entirely too light for the -situation.
He has been receiving -saany- letter
from various parts of the country di
recting attention to so-called weakness
es in the House bill, a number of them
eoming. from North Carolina.
The Southern member of Congress
and some of the Western members are
prepared to vote for any kind of an
immigration bill, the stronger it is the
better it suits them. Member rep re
senting districts in New York, Illinois,
Ohio and States in which the principal
cities are located are opposed to dras
tic legislation because of the foreign
vote back home.
Challenge to Republican.
Such a bill as Senator Overman pro
poses will challenge the Americanism
about which the Republicans boasted to
much in the campaign. It will be, in
the last analysis, up to them to furnish
the votea for passing any immigration
measure but the proposal of Senator
Overman will find out - where they
stand If it gets no further.
Distressing letter ar eoming to both
tho North Carolina Senators and mem
bers of the House' telling of the finan
cial conditions in Korth Carolina. A
typical letter eame today from J. W.
iiollowell, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce of Kenly, in wh-leh he com
pares the farmers of the State to a
herd of cows accustomed to green pas
tures suddenly looser! "en barren
land. Senator Overman wrote Mr. Hol-
lowell ! -
"I acknowledge receipt of ydur high
ly esteemed favor of December 15 and
in reply beg to say that I realize the
distressing conditions thst now exist
in the Southern and Western States.
Will Continue Fight.
"We are trying to get through legis
lation, if possible, to help the situation.
The Senate has pasted two very impor
ant bills thi week, the effect of which
I thtnk will be good, and we shall con
tinue to do everything we can to re
lieve the situatien.
'"The truth of the matter Is there
were tremendous crops railed this year,
much' larger than we expected, both of
wheat and cotton and we have a sur
plus supply. We have Jutt been selling
among ouraelve and what we want to
do it to open up foreign trade for these
product. We want to - give credit to
the allies ao that they can buy our
wheat, cotton and tobacco which will
make demand 'for them ad thereby
increase the price. .-. . ,-
"Rest aasuxed that w are going to
continue to do everything that caa be
done ia the way of extensioa-of cred
its to help out the situation.
Governor Hardin to Bneek.
Federal Reserve Board, indicated ia a
letter written to Senator Simmons to
day that he will accept the invitation
of the Winston-Salem chamber of com
merce and, address. ' the membership
some tim1 toward the latter part of
January.: ; , , ,
Col. John D. Langston. of Goldsboro.
far among the business visitors la the
capital today. ; y ' . v .;,.
Burton Craiff. ttrominent Winston.
Salem attorney, it here oa sudnoss,
Mn9 aad Mrs, Henry A. Page are
ttere' Mr. Page came to continue treat-
. . m.
vbbi w. 111 eyes. n- ". -
WILL SEND ARMY PLANES
TO SEARCH FOR BALLOON
New York, Dec, IT. Two army air-
planet will . b teat to Albany from
New. York tomorrow morning to search
for the naval balloon A-6JS9S, missing
ine its start from the Beckawav
Naval air station five days go. v . '
INTRODUC
FINAL POPULATION FIGURES tOR
UNITED STATES SHOW 103,708,771
Washington, Dec 17-Population of the United States oa January 1 this
year, as enumerated in the Fourteenth census, was 105,708,77), as announced
today by the Census Bureau for certification to Congress to form the basis for
reapportionment of the members of the House or JBepreteotativcs from the
various states.
The new figures show a gain of 25,663 over the- pfcumlaary figures announced
October 7.
These are the final population figure of the country and the states, the
statistic announced early in October having been, the preliminary compilations.
The populations of the btates is as follows:
Alabama
Arlsona
. :,jis.it
31.0
. I.7IZ.t4
. X,42.lt
j.:j
. l.ise.tn
211.003
. 417. 7S1
. S.7
. j.ssj.ss:
.- l31.S
. t.4KS.:0
. I.S.39
. 1.404. 01
. 1.7SS.2S7
. 2. 4 IS. 630
. 1.7S!t.tO
. 7SS.0U
. 1,44.1
. 1.S52.J.S4
. i.r.x.4i2
. 2.3H7.176
. 1.70.U
. 2.404.055
. 64S.SS9
. 1.2.J72
77.407
. 44281
. s.Ls&.soe
30.3
.10.14.23
.Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
(Jeora;ia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana.
Maine
Maryland'. ,
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire ....
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York .
Here Are Opportunities
For Christmas Service
r i ;
First Opportunities
v
The-'first list of twenty-five oppor
tunities fOllOWSt
OPPORTUNITY Na 1. '
Woman with two small children and
mother, husbands deserted. Very de
serving. Worn works in mill.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 2.
Mother and daughter., botK feeble
and old. kfother bedridden, lalyghter
help support both by handntJrk and
tewing. "
.OPPORTUNITY NOO.
Old lady, feeble, work When able.
Very deserving.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 4.
Widow with two ton. All work.
Sons young and very smart.
OPPORTUNITY Na i.
Father, mother and three sons. Fath
er been tick sometime unable towork
Very distressing circumstance. Chi!
dren 8 years, 4 year and 3 months.
OPPORTUNITY Na . -
Widow with tlx children. Very smart
woman and vary deserving.
OPPORTUNITY NO. T.
Widow with ene eon. Son work.
Vrr deserting.
OPPORTUNITY Na 1
Two old ladle nad littler girl. Both
ladies work in rn.ni.
OPPORTUNITY Na I.
Father, mother and four thrtdre
Father ha. trfbeapnlot works in XWJZS& th,i
when able. Vert deserving.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II.
Old lady and one son. Beth work.
Woman doet honte work.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 11.
Old lady live alone, unable to
work.
OPPORTUNITY NO. IS.
Widow and aged mother. Daughter
works at home. Very smart.
OPPORTUNITY NO. IS.
Old lady widow, lives alone. Works
in mill.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 14.
Two old ladies living alone. Both
been sick, work when. able.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II.
Father, mother and two little girl
8 and 7 years old. Father works at
shoemakentrade when able. "
Or-l'OllTUKlTI U. IS.
Very deserving and hard working
family composed of father, mother
and four children. All work.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 17.
Woman and two small children.
Husband in hospital. ' Woman sick.
Very deserving.
'OPPORTUNITY Na 1.
Very poor family composed of father,
mother aad two small children. Father
blind in one eye, works in mill.
OPPORTUNITY Na It.
Widow with three children. Very de
serving, women works in mill.
OPPORTUNITT NO. 20.
Father, mother aad two children
Father ha ene arm, work In mill.
Very (mart and deserving family.
OPPORTUNITT NO. XI.
Very deserving family. Father tut
tubereulotil hat beea to Sanatorium.
Wife very smart, nave three little
children. . -
OPPORTUNITY NO. 22.
Old lady too tick to work. . Very de
serving. s
OPPORTUNITY Na 23.
01d lady live alone, feeble.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 24.
Old man. Peddle book aad works
-tt l. - r i 1
an DV can. isrserving-.
OPPORTUNITY Na 25.
Couple,, husband blind, wife feeble
minded. Both very smart aao work.
NEW YORK BANKEP PALLS
TEN STORIES TO DEATH
i- -
New York, Dec 17. Edward T. Gam
bier, former vice-president of the At
lantic National Bank of the City of
New York, tonight fell or jumped from
hie office on the tenth floor of the bank
building at 258 Broadway, aad waa in
stantly killed, x . i , - .
At the opea window of his office
police found a chair on which Tested
a camera, wnica lea uem to believe
thathaay possibly have been taking
a time exposure of the lighted build
ings oa lower Broadway and Nlott hie
balance and fell. On the long clung
to the street the body struck sn broke
a flag-pole at the third floor. Mr. (jam-
bier's home was ia Summit, N. J.
FRENCH CHAMBER VOTES . "
ITS CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT
' Paris, Dee. 17. The chamber of
deputies voted confidence in the gov
ernment today, 493 to 89 after discuss
ing the resignation yesterday of Aadr
Ls rsvre, war nuaUter. ,
North Carolina... t.SO.123
North l'skola f5.XA
Ohio v S.74S.3S4
Oklahoma 2.2AS.2M
Orecon w 7S.lx
rennsyivania 3.720.017
Rhode Island , ti)4.37
South Carolirla : l.tSJ.724
South Dukota 636 647
Tennessee 2.317. )H5
Texas 4,ee3,2lis
t'tah , 44s.3
Vermont 252.4 2S
vira-inia 2.30S.1S7
WashinKton l,3S,2t
West Virginia - 1.4H3.701
Wisconsin :. 2.65J. 7
Wyoming ,,.... 194.402
-live population or, the United State
with outlying- possesaloaa ia 117.H57,
t. the outlying- poateMions totalling
12.148.723. These possessions are:
Alaska (4.S
American Samoa I.0S
'iu'm 13.37S
Hawaii ISi.tll
Panama Canal Zone 22.SSS
Porto Klco 1.2t.0
Military and Naval service
abroad v ItT.tSS
Philippine Inlands 10.3SO.S40
Virgin Island C the V. 8 26.051
The News and Observer Offers
Group of City's Neediest For
Christmas Help
WILL BRING SEASON'S
HAPPINESS TO MANY
Select Tour Opportunity and
Call The Office For
Identification
Agreeable to a custom of several
year standing. The News and Observer
again this year presents a batch of half
hundred or more opportunities for
Christmas service to the people of
Raleigh. Through co-operation with the
Associated Charities, a selected list of
some 4)1 the city s neediest fat presented
without esabarrsssing identification.
From those, say one who would do a
real bit of service this . Christinas
season, may select the opportunity de
sired, communicate with The News aad
Observer by telephone or peraoaai call
and eeeare tht name aad address of
the person or ' family rejsrssented b
uiai, vfipuriueJiy.
With many thrown out of employment
by the stringency of the times, and
with living costs not appreciably re
duced, the lAseociated Charities and
other welfare orgaaixation la Raleigh
u . .u w s"r lumm 111 tuaujr
years before.
What It M
Of course, the Christmas service that
will be rendered through the oppor
tunities will not lift the men, women
or children out of poverty. But it will
brine; a 'bit of Christmas cheer into
home that might be severely without.
This isn't charity, but a spirit of human
helpfulness, the manifestation of that
feeling of brotherhood at tho season
of the year when the world celebrates
the birth of Him who eame to bring
good will to men.
The first group of opportunities are
presented herewith and other will
follow wbea the present group is ex
hausted. A telephone call to The News
and Observer will be sufficient to se
cure the address of any of the op
portunities. Indications are that they
will be taken rapidly. Bince the an
nouncement several dayt ago that the
Christmas opportunities would be of
fered again this year, a number of calls
have been made at the office and to the
Snperintendent of the Associated Char
ities. It is suggested that in each ease,
following the acceptance of an oppor
tunity, a personal call be made upon
th person or family represented in
order that the immediate needs may
be -li better learned.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN
KANSAS THREATENS RIOT
Two Companiei of Militia En
Route To Independence
To Keep Order
Independence, Kan- Dee. 17. Oran
Small, a white boy, 17 years old, was
hot accidentally and wounded seri
ously by another white youth oa the
street here late this afternoon. A
menacing crowd quickly gathered about
tl.e city kali and did not disperse ua
til assured the. shooting was accident
ally. The incident served to increase
the tension of the sitnatioa here.
Topeks, Kan, Dee. 17. The machine
gua company of the Fourth Kansas In
fantry and ' Company A. a Lawrence
infantry company, have beea ordered
to proceed to Independence where lace
disorders occurred last night, and are
now on their way there, it was an
Bounced tonight at the office of the
Adjutant General. They will Arrive
sometime during the night.
PLEAS OF GUILTY BY 29
, CONTRACTORS IN COURT
' eaSMaaaHas .4
New York.' Dee. 17. Twenfv nine
cut ton contractors-Indicted for
Violation ef the Donnelly State anti
Trust act, today' pleaded guilty before
Justice Boh B. MeAvoy in tb crimi
nal branch of the ouprerae. court." '.
Twenty-seven paving . corporations
were flned S2.500 a individuals with
a $2,500 . fine for each ' corporation.
Two contractors not having corpora
tion were flned $3,000 each. Jutties
MeAvoy.rnled that the individual must
spend en day ia Jail fox each dollar
ef tacit fine art kHtfeVV;,-.", -.,., '
TARIFF PROPOSED
ONFARMPRODUCTS
AS EMERGENCY ACT
Republicans v Want To Pass
Bill That Will Be Effective
rr 0nc Year
BAN ON IMPORTATIONS
DISCUSSED BY CyMMITTEE
GongTjmfonal Leaden Decide
. High Tariff preferable To
fean On Imports; Subject of
Rates Not Discussed at Con.
ference; Begin Work Draft,
ing gill
Washington, Pec. 17. Congressional
leaders decided today that the way out
of Hie mate of farmer relief bills was
enact mont of an emergency tariff to
run for one year and to act as an
embargo against importations. It would
apply to wheat, cotton, wool, beans,
eotntofls. livestock and meats.
Agreement of the legislative leaders
was reached at a joint conference of
member of the Senate finance and
Houae ways and menus committees, st
which the determination also was
reached to press the proposed measure
to speedy passnge. Actual drafting of
the bill was started late in the day by
members of the ways and means com
Btittoe. Much discussion was evoked in the
conference relative to a choice be
tween a fiat embargo and a high tariff.
but the House leaders held out agaiust
the employment of a ban on imports
tions in peace time, urging'' that the
age-om custom of no embargoes ex
cept in time of war, be followed. Sen
ate members of the conference de
clared that an embargo measure vould
be put through their, branch ef Con
gress more easily than a high tariff
bill, but they finally assured thai
House conferees that they would uaP
all of their inffnenre to path the meas
lire through as soon as it ens received
from the House.
The subject of the rates to be em
bodied in the tariff measure was not
directly discussed at the conference.
Members of the House committee,
which will draft the bill, vre ia
formed that the rate would be left
entirely to them and that whatever
they were, able to have passed by the
House the Senate conferee would try
to keep intact. Explanation wat made
that the reason the conference attempt
ed no decision on rates wat that such
a dlscuasioB might have resulted in a
breach and the destructten of the
whole program.
The suggestion was understood to
hare been mads by Democratic mem
bers of the conference that they seek
(Continued en Page Screau)
REPUBLICANS TO ENLARGE
j.0WER HOUSE OF CONGRESS
North Carolina Gains 2 New
Members Under The Pro
posed Changes
Washington, Dee. 17. Republican
members ot the House at a caucus to
night decided to put through at this
session of Congress a bill reapportion
ing the membership of the House to
correspond with increase in population
a reported in the 1930 census.
The definite basis for the reappor
tionment was understood not to have
been decided on at the caucus bnt most
of the Bepnblican members were snid
to favor a reasonable increase in the
House membership.
Drafting of a reapportionment bill
would be in the hands of the census
committee, of which Representative
Micgel, of New York, is chairman. Rep
resentative Siegel already has prepared
and introduced a bill increasing the
House membership from the present 4.15
to 483, and this bill is expected to be
the basia for the reapportionment leg
islation. Th Siegel bill would make the pop
ulation basis for Congressional districts
between 218,000 and 210,000 instead of
approximately 211,000 a at present.
under the messure no State would sus
tain a loss ia its representation in the
oust and twenty-five States wpuld gain
in' representation.
Representative Tinkham, of Massa
chusetts, urged the taucut to support
nis resolution directitg the House cen
sus committee to investigate to what
extent negroes are being denied the
vote in Southern States and to recom
mend a decrease in the representation
of these States according to the extent
ot disenfranebisement.
opposition . to tut resolution was
understood to have been expressed in
speeches ' made by representatives
BJemp, of Virginia,hnhn, of California
and Mann, of Illinois. Those opposing
it were said to have pointed to the
Republican gains in the South in the
last election and to have told tht caucus
that adoption of the resolution wpuld
alienste the South from the Republi
can party. 4
Thfteeacus, at. tht conclusion of the
discussion by a rising vote of 95 to 42,
decided against supporting the reso
lution. Representative Tinkhim later
announced that he would attempt to
'bring up his resolution when the
apportionment bill cornea before the
Bouse.
Decision to push through a re
apportionment liiil at this, session .was
understood to have been due to the
fart that a number bt State legislatures
win meet soon after January 1, wh'ht
if the bill went over to th extra, ses
sion it would be passed- too late' for
manjy legislatures to set upon until
their meetings two years hence. The
state legislature defln the limit ofJ
the congressional districts, the power
ol" Congress being limited, to determin
ing, the number, of -tepresentatirea a
state shall have. .-.,'
tTndet the proposed enlargement, of
the lower house of Congress, North
Carolina would gain two new -members,
making a total of 12. . , - , '
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MAKES
CHARGES
AGAINST FEDERAL
AGENTS ON STAND
U. S. Commissioner Morton '
Says Litsey and Gulley Too :
Intimate With Bootleggers v
MAKES STATEMENT-
IN FEDERAL COURT .
Unwilling To Gve Sources oi
Information Until He Hai
Obtained Permission of Hii.
Informants; 'Sensation Ii . ,
Sprung In Oases Against -Three
Lancasters
J. F. Ifsey and H.jQ. duller, federal
prohibinton agents, were yesterda)
charged with undue intimacy wltk
bootleggers by United States Commis
sioner Dr. W. B. Morton, of Louisburg
who was a witness in bench warrant
proceedings held by Judge Henry k
Connor.
The wurrant charged June J. Lancas
ter, wealthy Frnuklin eounty farmer
and his two sons, Herbert aad Lonnie,
with having intimidated end tbaeat
ened R. J). Wheeler, government wit
ness agidnst Sid Oollin and Titus Dor- '
sey, charged with illicit- distilling. -Ali
of the parties are whit nisi.
Dr. Mor'on appeared as a witness for
the governjpent. OrT cross eiarainatios
he was nskcrl concerning the reonta.
tion of Mr. Li f sey as a officer. Dr,
Morton stated he preferred not to re
ply, but when pressed for an answer,
stated that they are generally believej
to be too intimnte with Juiie Lancas
ter, who is reputed to be the head el
an organized band of bootleggers. H4
broadly intimated that -Lancaster had
been shielded in his operations by pro
hibition agents, but did not make thai
direct charge.
When asked by Ren Yarborough, at
torney for the defendants, for specifis
instances. Dr. Mnrbnn stated he had
been informed by Wen in w hom he had
confidence tha Uuljey and Lipsey had
been sees to carry away a quart ot
whiskey from Lancaster's, and that 01
another occasion they had obtained tea
eallnns a whiskey from Lancaster's
home and carried it to theVr room in
a Kaleijzh hotel. Whea askeil tht
name of his informants, Dr. Morton
stated he was unwilling to give fhem
without obtaining the permission el
the parties concerned.
Llfsey Further Implicated.
Mr. Lifsey was further implicated bj
other witnesses. Wheeler stated he ap
penred here to testify against Colllni
and Dersey and was told by Lifsey
that he could go home, a he would
not be needed until the following Fri
day, and that when he returned on
Friday the graad jury had adjourned
Wheeler U now in Wake County jail,
where he was sentenced for six months
at this term of court. Evidence against
him " Consisted of an old, rusty sti
found in bis yard and a quart of whis
key, found tinder his pillow. He in
sisted at his trial that both went
"planted", by June Lancaater, who ae
rompanied Officer Lipsey and Deputy
Sheriff P. B. Deans on the raid. He ,
also stated that Lonnie and Herbert
Lancaster threatened hit life in tht
presence of Kmmett Valentine.
Convinced Of Frame I'P-
Judge Connor wrote to Dr. MortoS
in regurd to the -matter anTl the com
missioner replied that ho would aot
have bound over Wheeler nad we knowa '
what he learned subsequently as he bad
become convinced that the arrst wat
a ""frame' up."
At the hearing yesterday. Commis
sioner Morton testified that in th trial
in hi court, June Lancaster had inter
rupted the proceedings by rising and
threatening Wheeler. He stated tb
jniler had volunteered to go Wheeler' t
bond and that a number of 'good eitb
tens had not only protested belief la 1
Wheeler's innocence, but had advised
the ,old man to leave" the community,
because of fear that hi continued
presence would result In his being
harmed by the Lancasters. Wheeler
acted upon the sdviee and left th
eounty.
Deputy Sheriff Dean stated that pro
hibition agent Ben H. Meadows had
told him that he wat leaving town, but
was expecting a report oa Wheeler and
asked the sheriff to get June Lancas
ter to accompany him on the raid. He
said that the report was brought by
Sid Collins and that when he got to
Lancaster's house ho found Lifsey
there and the federal officer accom.
pnnied them on the raid.
Will Daniel testified he had worked .
constantly with Wheeler just prior to
the old man's arrest and the latter
enuld not possibly bars been engaged
in making whiskey. 1 .
Commissioner Morton alsq testified '
tuat the trial of Collint and Dorsey
had been continued for ten day at the
request of Lancaster, who stated h
would in th meantime produce proof
of Wheeler' guiltA Judge Connor yes
terday ordered the fw6 men placed an. (.
dcr bond of o0Q each for their appeaaw
ance at the May term of court.
The hearing of the Lancaster eaf
Will be continued today.
Wheeler waa one of the principal
witnesses against Spain Bailey and
others who were tried sometime ago
for shooting Deputy Sheriff Wall at
still. He admitted on cross examina
tion yesterday that he once bought an
other man's wife for twenty-flve cent
and a bottle of whiskey. , -v. ',
Bailey Makes Statement,' ,
Collector of Internal Revenue, 3. W. '
rtailev. who waa in the court roam
during the hearing, later, made the fol
lowing comment:. '
'Report have frequently eofce te '
qie reflecting upon some 'or in pro- -bibition
agent. I have made an in
arliiM rule ,of forwarding thee re
port to the proper authorities aad re-'
quested investigations. Formerly these
report were referred to vol. t u,
Vanderford, Revenue Agent ia Charge.
afore recently, $h.ese reports have beea
, (Ceatlaaed ea Page Two) ' .
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