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VOLCXni.NO. 38.
EIGHT PACES TODAY
RALEIGH. N. C. MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7. 1921.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
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eiG BUSINESS IS
MAKING DEMANDS
FOR QUICK ACTION
Republican Leaders Bush To
ward High Protection Rates
In Consequence
WILL NOT WAIT UPON
. COURSE OF LEGISLATION
Jfew sates Win Be rut Xato
Meet By Joint Resolution
To Oonr Period Necessary
To Make Operative Schedule
To Bo Contained la Tord-
aey Bill
SCHOONER AGROUND OFF
SHOALS AT CAPE LOOKOUT
Grew of light Men Oa Itraad-
td Vessel Landed Safely
By Coast Oaard Station
New ud Observer Bureau,
03 District Nttloatl Baak Bldg.
V By JOE L. BAIM
(By Special ImmI Wire)
Waahiagtoa, Feb. . Not eoateat'to
wait the ordinary eourme of leglala
tioa ia order that It may have tho
Underwood tariff la ratee superseded
by high protective rates, "big butiaeas"
is makiag demaads oa BepublleaB lead
n in Cmmvremm that thev Dot what it
Halteres, Feb. 6 The foursaeeted
arhooaer Gee. K. W. Trail rout
from Jarksoaville, Da, to Baltimore,
aa etrtaded today oa Cap Lookout
koala. Her itn eetistated at aia,
had booa . leaded by tkt Cout IJmN
Capo statloa fro Cap Lookout aad
reports receivtd kor oald there "was
tor tbia aa even ehstet of stvlaf
tk veuel."
Tb wrecking steamer "Beeeue" left
kor aarly today aad a expected to
reach tk diMbltd vessel ia timo to
drag bor off tb ahealt at high water.
Tko erbooaer kaa a cargo of pillag
Ur koai port ia WUmlagtea, Del
Norfolk. Va Fob. . Captal Ben
aott aad tight ntabin of tho crew of
tb fonr matted ochooaor George W.
Trultt, Jr., agrouad off Cap Lookout,
wr leaded at 10 o clock tbla moralag
rby life-savers from Statloa No. 190.
Tb Coast Guard Cutter Bemlaol baa
(oa to ker asiistaaee and it ii not ex
pected thr will b any diffieulty la
floating bar.
GERMAN PREMIERS
I
0 MAKE PROPOSA
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REQUEST WHITE TO MAKE COMMUNITY
CALL MEETING OF
FULLCOMMITTEE
Forty-Nine of 106 Members of
Democratic National Com
mittee SionMessage
CHAIRMAN PRAISED FOR
HIS SPLENDID RECORD
Spokesmen For Sifnera of Tele
gram Say They Bar "Clear
Majority" of National Com.
mittee Aa Supporters; Want
Forces of Progress Organ.
iied For Coptinned Fight
GENERA
ASSEMBLY
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GETS 001 TO REAL
NOT THE SHERIFF IRK; SIXTH WEEK
RESPONSIBLE ANO
Waabingtoa, Fob. 6. Forty nine of
tho 104 members of tb Democrat if
National committee toaigbt requested
Chairman Oorg Wbit to Issue a
tall for a matting of th full member
hip of tk National committee March
1 at St. Louie or aom ether rcatral
ly located city.
Tb requeat or tbe committee trie
embodied ia a telegram neat to Chair
Arkansas. Governor's. Proposa
For Stopping Lynching Not
Considered Sound
CONSERVATIVE LEADERS
GIVE THEIR OPINION
Wilson Banker Believes Better
Way To Check Spread of
Lynch Law Would Bo To
Penalise Entire Connty By
Making Commissioners Pay
Substantial Sum of Money
What eaa be dona to prevcBt tbe
pread of lynch law!
Tbia subject 1 receiving terloiua eon
ideratioa by the thoughtful people of
the entire South. The Governor of Ar
kaaaaa la a aieaug to th legUlafure
of that State recommeaded th pat
aago of a law making a lynching in
ay county caut for remoral of Abe
Educational Legislation -Will
Get Started This
Week
00UGHT0N-C0NN0R BILL
OUT OF COMMITTEE SOON
May Come, To Vote la House
Before End of Week; Wei
far aad Salary BlUs In
House Tomorrow and State
Wide Tick Eradication In
Both Houses Wednesday
rr t
Bit nut I a 1 1 Bi .iuai KlUOL
CHABLQTTE WOMAN BUNS
DOWN CHILD. KILLING IT
Charlotte, Feb. a Driving bar
ealemoMI oa ber wsy to Iba A lei.
tader Children Horn, a charitable
IMItBllea, I teach a Heads? Scba
tie. Mm. A. T. Sammey, wife of a
promlaoat Charlotte hanker, today
raa tewi and killed a four year
aid child. David Snyder, aoa of Mr.
nd Mr., lean Aaxder.- ....... .......
- Mrv hnewy, --who ha no l.
drea, baa beea cMplcBa la the
eammaalty for ber love of children
and hoc vorfc In behalf f orpbana
aad needy Hill onea. She oaffered
a eollaaa felUvIng tho accident
aad her eeadltUa taaJghi ia rtpmrt.
d aeriova. Ber era I pkynlclaaa ar
In attendance.
Tk accldeat waa pronounced an-aeoldabla.
With iU calender full of epecial
ordera filing definite periodt for the
eonalderatloa of pending mattera, th
Oeaeral Aaeembly, eattringtodajr upon
th tilth week of ite eeuloa will add
momentum to legiilative machinery,
aad tk ead of tk week will likely Dad
material additioni to th ConeoUdated
Hututee. k
While It la unlikely that either
I U'Ltt. . J t A . V . lk.LHT.lUt. I
I I In ma Of rm 1 1H n m IHiBal rurniB 1 1, Him ml inr I I BtFAlltkBl IB la T n el anBBi in II ITT fl mm I
WILSON DECLINES :
REJUEST OF LABOR
ON WAGE PROPOSAL-
CHAMBER TO FIGH
T
FEDERAL CONTRO
L
National Business Organization
Against Coal and Packer
Regulation
Waihington, Feb. Enactment of
the pending billa for Federal regula
WirNoHnrnt gate Conten
tions of Executives Nor Sub
mit Them To Congress
BELIEVES QUESTIONS BE
SETTLED BY USUAL MEANS
Expresses Confldea' That -Such
Matters Be Loft Safely
To Railroad Labor Board
and Interstate Commerce
Commission, Two Bodies En
trusted With Decision
Washington, Feb. S.-Freiidrat Wil
on today refuted tb requeat of Bail
road labor I'nioa repreteatatirte that
he investigate railroad tzeeatlea'a
clalmt before the railroad labor board
that the carriert muat adjuat wag t
face baakruptey. He alto declined to
submit tho matter to Congress.
ine 'resident set forth hi poeitiea
i the appeala mad to him ia tola. "
gram addressed jointly lo two of tk
railway lahor unions and to tha Aaeo-
Bouse Ways and Means committee the
other day by Colonel John P. Wood,
president f the American Wool Mann
fnetiren' Association, and subsequent
developments showed that the Bepublv
can loader, who will bo la complete
control of both branches of tb next
Congress, ar considering step to put
high tariff rates immediately Into et
feet, without awaiting tha enactment
'of the new Pordney bill, which will be
- introduced in th bouse aomstim In
April. Hearings preliminary to tbe
writing of tbia bill bar now been
tinder way for more than a month, but
it will be some two weeks after the
extra riioa is convened before this
bill will be ready to. be reported to
th Bouse, and of course there will be
gat ions To London
Berlin, Tab. 6.-th Premiers of tb
several federated states of tho German
nation were ia eetaion with th Berlin
cabinet her until late this evening qrr
tb reparations questions, the meeting
being followed by tb announcement
that complete unanimity prevailed
among all tho participants ia tb con
ference. Tb speech of Foreign Mini
ster Bimont ia th Beiehstag had been
given onqualified endorsement by th
representative of Bavaria, Baden,
Wuerttemburg, Saxony and th other
states, it waa stated.
Tha conference was presided over by
'V
Chancellor Fehrenbaeh. Dr. Bimone
several weeks delay in its Snal adoption. I spok at length and was followed by
Two plans are being1 considered by other members of tb cabinet after
th majority party leader to meet the which the visiting premier wore heard.
situation, aad both of them contemplate th debate continuing until T o'eloek.
noting new and higher rates into opera Th invitation extended by tb en
tioa by joint resolution pf th two I tent for Germany to send repreeeaU-
Houses. On is to put through 'mrly fives oa March 1 to th London confer-
in tb extra session a joint resolution leace on reparation is eoaatruod her
linking the rates of th old Payne-1 ., indleatin-that th allies exnoet Ger
AUlrien bill operative during the weeks, manv to aubmlt eoanter nroDoaale and
and maybe months, it wig require to that th negotiation at Brussels by th
snake operative th rntdf which will b Bn financial and economic af-
eontalned in tho ne Fordney ' bill. f,i tra therefor superfluous for tha
I M eiucr is xnnx aa soon as me new i yma j-
Fordney bill reaches tb House, put I t... . n...m Uuatrw. ahin.
thbs rate In effect by Joint rwliitta -..- andaance hava beea arrlTina i
Tessa.
Th. meeting of tie full National
committee should b " held, tb signer
of th telegram declared, "in order that
th forces of progress may be or
ganixed for continued constructive,
patriotic action in the succeeding four
years and for righteous and richly
earned victory ia 1824."
Th 49 committeemen congratulated
Chairman Whit oa hia work in tha re
cent campaign and added that they
too "beg to wish for Mr. Whit many
year of happiness and added useful
ness upon tbv retirement which he aa
Hy
th sheriff that is to blame, they
poltt out. and a way mnat "b found
to penalis th entire community for
permitting such outbreaks rather tbaa
a single individual.
Heriot Clarkson, of Charlotte, who is
a former solicitor and for many years
a leader in law enforcement, believes
th National Guard should be thorough
ly orgs nixed and available for being
called out oa tb ahortaat aotict.
Penalla Kntlr Community.
CoL J. T. Bruton, Wilson banker,
would peaalix th entire community
and mak th connty commissioner
Bounced, shortly after November fad, responsible for tb raising of aa ap
his private interest would mak it
necessary for him to seek."
Spokesmea bar for signers of th
telegram said they counted among
their number a ''dear majority" of th
National committee adding that six
members of th executive committee
supported th move although they did
not alga th telegram, and that sight
National committeemen with whom they
were nnabl to get la touch had in
dicated support of th movement. They
declared, that those who signed th tela-
gram included committeemen who tup.
ported Jam M. Cox, William O. Me-
Adoa, Attorney General Palmar and
Ambassador pari at th Baa rraaelaeo
onvanuoa. ' ' ' '
Copy Of th Tetagraaa.
proeiable sum" to b raised within on
year.
J. Allan Taylor, prominent Wilming
ton butinaat man, favors a. thorough
investigation by th county commis
sioners aad a provision for tha removal
of th sheriff on th ground of con
spiracy in th event it is found he has
beta negligent ia th discharge of hia
efneial duties.
A. J. MeKinnoa, of Maxton. would
hav th State offer a substantial re
ward for aoaeieUoa of any persoa for
,ob Tiolenee and would give th ex
treme penalty to every person convicted.
The view of thee fonr men, wk
ay fairly be said to represent eoa-
aajvaUve thought - among leader nf
week will ice disposition made of The'
Welfare measure, tick eradication,
State wid stock law, 'and the bill to in
crease th salaries of statutory State
officers. All of these matters hav been
set for definite action during th week.
Lanneh tWktoel LaglaUtien.
Tbia week will tee th educational
legislation proposed for this session
of th General Assembly definitely
launched.
Skeletonised, th program laeludea:
1. Public school revenue law to pro
vide rands for th public school.
X. Provision for teacher training and
the tupervitloa of teacher training.
). Provision for securing funds for
building school houses
4. A revisioa of Us Bute's test-book
law to make preparation for the adop
tion of texts for the elementary Schools
some time next year, ainee all eon
tracts sxpirs in Juns, 19S4,
LxfZ'lT"'" 0mmun,1etion kp'tK Vli e
States, iosebfi H"'Tfrter firetTdTenf of f'
the brganizatlon, in announcing to
night tbe opening of the tight, declar
ed Quit the coal and packer billa would
"substitute government for private con
trol of two of the great basic Industrie
of the country."
President Defrees also aanonaeed
that the Chamber would line up ite
fourteen 'hundred member ergaoixa
tion and more tbua fifteen thousand
firms, corporations and individual as
a meant of making its fight effective
oa National basis. He said copies of
a brief prepared by th Chamber to
''point out th dangers contained, in
the two bill." would be eent to mem
ber of Congress tomorrow together
with a personal letter "asking careful
onelderatlon of argument advanced
age&aat tha measures." The brief call
attention to the provision ia the lire
J rZl T.w" wa n P?- " 'or voluntary regtetration
poMd by th State Edueatiw Co-mi- p..,, aBll tda, t7. ,ffMt of
MVtl
Against
a total of S4J41M0 for
1B20-19S1. Dr. E. O. Brooks. Rorxria
teadent of Public Instruction, ha ree-
ommended, and the Budget -Commie
sloa concurred ia the reeomntendation
that $5,17000 win be aeedsd for th
year 1981 aad U2S.
Th bodget summary for the depart-
n amoant
pending enactment nf tk bill by Cen- Bwli. JuriB the pMt few dajrs it , The toWrram as Mde Mbiie here br "P11 . ffi ia t. meat far WtO-lOSl and tk
f n-s snd ite approval by Preeidcai wia u,, )r0T,rt,t'sUff y,t"n (i'ueTa" Lev. foUowaT ,p0,M?,tt fro " mi lfZt follows,
AUTding. . - , aeonomle xortt who under th dt
Cencrni Kevlaioa fn rrcteruw. .,i. . TT.i.e ijmtin tterwmann.
vne ur us oilier u i uuo. .v. ,l.l.t of .. . are aa.
In the r,eantim, th way. gaged in the drafUnf -ftf the German
. . . . V. .-"V Mnch of tha nrea
which will contain probably the highest
rates the country has ever set up. It
Will be pretended that it is to acebm
plish a general revision of the tariff
- lair, though it is hard to see how any
general revision can bo accomplished
until the world gets back to something
akin to "normaky." Even some of the
Republican protectionists 'are admitting
now t1mVKia'intVuUiSlirna
time is not wise, because conditions
that prevail now may not obtain eix
months, or a year or two year hence,
and rates that may be regarded as fair
now may be totally unfair s year
hence. Even as staunch a proteetioj
1st aa Bepresentative' Nicholas Long
comment ia re
gard to tbe situation warns the gov
ernment against pinning it laitn oa tne
possibility that the attitude of the na
Washington government will eupply
Germany with moral backing. These
commentator nrge the government to
present Germany's eat strictly oa Ha
own merit.
"We the aderaigaed member ef the
Democratic National committee, proud ef
the history end traditions f ear party,
especially of its matchless ' record of
achievement tinder th leadership of
our great President Wood row Wilson,
and aware ef the solemn responsibility
devolving upon oar parry to fight con
stantly for the principles which have
ever been ite glory, to be always mlli
taatly en guard aa the champion- of
the right ef all the people, respectfully
nrge you to call a meeting of the Dem-
BUSINESS PICKS . UP
aad Observer, are preeeated for the
consideration of the readers ef this
pcpori .
Let State Offer steward.
Replying to year letter of January
Slit will say that I do not think the
State eaa be too harsh la -lie punish
men. for lynehmg provided the traniab-
meat ia properly placed, but I would
not advocate a law to puaiah nay man
or officer without being convicted of
wrong or. neglect of duty. Therefore,
it seem to me thai a better remedy
tbaa the law suggested by the Governor
of Arkansae eaa be found. The sug-
1. For teacher' salaries, 1M0 II, 4,-
000,0001 1SZ1-S2. M ,600,000.
1 For teacher training, 1030 21, 124,-
500; lUSl-Si, A01,2QO.
8. For vocational education a ski im
provement in high school Instruction,
192011, $81,000; 1821 22, $200,000.
4. Stat Board ef Examiners, 1930 21,
the prevmioa weald be to fere reri
tratloB and later giv th government
awatrol ef tbe operation of the indus
try:
Scftrrlng- to the coal bill, the brief
otnta out that the Preaideat under
rertaia supposed eoaUngeneie" It em
powered to fix price and omnUuioae
anl to deal in coal, control th produc
tion, movement and dittribntioa ef
coal.
To this control aad to the method
by which it ia to be gained,'' continued
the brief, "we file oar protect. The
war inevitably led to vast lucre in
rederal jurisdiction end control not
only of the freedom of business but
ef the freedom of the individual eiti-
xent. Thia was readily assented to oa
rreeident that all qoettions dealing
with railroad labor ad management
might be left anfeiy t- th twe
bodice enjruvted nnder tbe transport
tion act with such matters the rail.
road' labor board aad the interstate
commerce commission. H according
ly informed the labor aad carrier rep
resentatives that he Wis submitting '
copies of telegrams received from them ,'
to these twp bodies aa "the only action. ,
deemed aeeesaasv." Thb President
telegram read as follows:
"X hsv carefully eonsiderad the .
oral telegrams addressed to me dealing
with the labor questions and railroad "
managemeat now under consideration'
by tbe railroad labor board ia Chicago. -
Cttea TrBBsportatlon Art.
"The transportation act annm
Feb. 8, 1920, te a greater cxteat than
any previoue legislation place all que.
tioBt dealing with finance aad rail
road management and accessary rate
under the jurisdiction of the interstate '
commerce commission hence all que-
iuna involving ma expense of opera
tion, tke necessities of tha railroad
and the amount of money necessary t
secure th successful operation thereof,
arc now under the jurisdiction ef the
commission. At the eame time tha act
place, all Questions of disDubs between
carriers and their employee nd smb-
orainate ofllciala under the inriadletliw
of the railroad labor beard, maw altlt,e-
in Chicago. This board is uniMud of
three member soaatltutlag the labor
group representing the employees and
subordinate officials of tha carrier! ;
thre members cpnatitutiBr th man-
agemeat group, repreeeoting the car
riers; and three members constituting
tbe public, group, representing the
public So far aa I am advised the-
the part of all, and by none more board may be relied oa to rive careful
000; 1921 92. 150,000.
7. Supervision of school building and
elerk of loan fund, S1920-Z1, 912,000-
1991-29, $12 am.
fit a J Iia a- . m uii-
... -am.tik.t.AlrVAl llll 4l.i S - tv I ' 7 . . - . . I O. AUaUlUl-VfAVUr VI DUUIItJ COW.
in kAditnN vAnuLinA .::::"rT'ZrZ7" w::ru i" e" " . wo, imn who.
oerati National committee to be held
Tuesday, March 1, at 8U Louis or ether tim that T .nuM mah. 1. th.t
centrally located point, in order that j treB, penalties be given to every per
New Bern. Feb. 6.-rIt was announced
last night by official of the Federal
boat line that a tteamer would arive
hava thlt nnrnlnff from northern sort
worm nat tamiuea tnat 1 1 nat oeeome wit, - wrw tor Oil city and that aa-
convinced a permanent general revision othe, ghip, probably the TJlster would
is not feasible now. Nevertheless,
Chairman Fordney, of the ways and
Biraas committee, insists that sueh re
vision is feasible, and will be done.
That the Republican party, ia the en
actment of a higbj tariff . law at this
--tune, .. will not have the . full support
.ef the manufacturing interest ef the
sail Tuesday for Baltimore with freight
from here. The line ia earying a large
amount of freight from here to the
north and at spring draw nearer ship
ment era becoming heavier aad larger
ia number.
Beginning Tuesday the) Atlantic Coast
line railroad will place freight service
country is beeriing plainly apparent- betereea here and Wilmington back upon
ttepreecntatives ox at leatt two large the daily schedule, doing away with the
aanufacturing interests have appealed
to the committee not to raise tke
present rates, the automobile and silk
manufacturing interests. In the ease
of the former, the appeal was nuanl
maiia-Thenilk. manufacturers are di
vided, come seeking raises and other
urging that the Uaderwold rates eon'
tiwne -if, indeed, they ahpuld not be
Naturally the automobile mannfactur
tra do not want n high tariff against im
ported ears, for the reeeen that Ann
- ica axportt milliont ef dollar worth
tf automobiles causally, but imports
-a very few. Last year autompblle ex
" ' port amounted to afouad 200XX),000.
. Only a fsw car of foreign mate were
brought in. The automobile 'maker
f,nr th.it if prohibitive -tariff against
, th few high-priced rrene and Brit
- iiJi cart that ar imported d.' set up,
England, aad Fraae will retaiUte aad
' , . urn what promise to be part of tne
country s moat proniaoie roreiga traae,
- - Fear WetaMatory Itofja.
Tn silk manufaetnrert fear retalia
tory steps by Japan, If a prohibitive
tariff agtinat ailk importations tt
- adooted. While virtually all of Amcr-
ica's raw tilk 'comes from Japan that
empire farniahe three-fourths the world
' supply of raw ailk ef Anjsriea ' ailk
Mneamntion. 94 pet cent ie mnanfao-
- tared at hem. Tk importations from
Japan, are ef eilke that are not mtnu
faetared here, hence do not compete
- with tho American silks. Maanfaetnrara
fear that ft tha TJaited rgatot mt
rwohibitiv tariff against the importa
i tioa ef maaaraerarea mx rroa Japan
the aatteT wiU relatiats with tan oa
raw ailk cxpaat to the Catted Butt
that will divert tkat eemmeerty to Xng
tend, . rrtac,. Belgium.1 Germany jmd
ether oantrie tkat treat her fairly ia
- tariff a To ear off Japan ailk tt-
' port to'th United Stater wwald mean
the ekattitg Jewa f b American
mill, which hut year turned cwt
. rXfiOCfiOO ef silki.
Ctinadn and Argentina ar als tkreai-
(Cew tinned On Page Two).
trl-weekly curtailment, dn to tho pick
ing aa on shipments. The Dill-Kmemer-
Truitt Mills resumed operations and to
gether with increased ahipmentt from
lumber mills especially, bueineet ia much
heavier than ia recent months, and give
evidence of an increase, officials of tha
road, taid last night.
TWO ARE WOUNDED
for continued ejmstrnctivs, patriotic
action in the succeeding four years and
for a righteous and richly earned vic
tory in uk.
We congratulate our chairman aad
hit astoeiatet upoa their valiant aad
patriotic efforts tn the recant
paign nnder the leadership of that
splsndid Democrat, Gov. Jamee M. Cox,
of Ohio, gad beg to with for Mr. White
many years ef happinese and added
usefulness upon th retirement whieh
he announced, ehortly after November
2, hi private interests will make it
necessary for him to seek," -
Those signing the telegram included:
Charles Williams, Traaeesee, and Sam
nel B. Amidon, Kansas, vice chairman
of the National committee: Mrs. J,
923,000; 1921-22, 25,000.
k nHU-M . u . i . - i i i . . . . , - . . i . - n - -
n u.ina i t.ws : roauiir uina me Dnsinesa interests, inland infiut .a-.i. ,i
1920 21. .OOO; 1921-22, 95000. Uj,w 0f the national emergency. We Questions within it. Ju,i.di,tu,. T-
M 1. V ... A lOWLVT M1 I V I . . I - -w
,u'w5 oiivo, nowever, we are voicing not seek to influence either of thau hAW
only the business, but also the popular upon . anything which has beea placed
hv ih; r si i wiinw ineir junsaietioa oy congrea
the quickest possible liquidation of I would h iwiu An.. -
this overhead control ao repugnant to I objeotion. '
American institutions." , "It wouM ...;c..t.
kind and that the State offer a reward
for eonvietioa of nay case of mob
violent. - V" -
A. J. McKINNON.
Maxton, N. C.
Strengthen Natleaal Gaard.
Tonr letter in regard to my opinion
of asking that a law be made making
lynching in any county cause for re
moval of the sheriff of that county, to
hand. .
If nnder oar constitution such a law
could b passed I am in favor of it
I am thoroughly in sympathy with
th Idea that there mutt be more ttrlet
enforcement of the law in regard to
lynching, whieh it a blot oa our civili
sation. - -- . ... -
I am ia thorough accord with the law
D. MeNael. Alabama: Samuel B. Hieke. I enforcement utterances of our Gov-
. . ' . . . I t t n
9. Adult illiteracy, 1920 21, 95,000: OVVA LEGISLATORS V0TP
iviin, eo,uw.
10. Chief ' elerk, stenographer end
office expentu (1919 19), 1920-21, 913,-
188; 1921-22, 921,000.
Totals, 1920-21, 441M; 1921-22,
9347000.
Take Over Normal Scheela.
Asking that the budget for teacher
training bo almost trebled. Dr. Brooks
expresses the belief that the Appala
me, therefore, to take any action which,
would Interfere with the orderly
NOW BY ELECTRICITY "I? "f f?te"ui:m-'!
-mwH vi ua me niAriBU lioor DCMrai
n . i . "
Basalt of Ballot On Any Meas
are Ascertained Almost..
Instantly By Clerk
Louisiana! O. G. Johnson, Mississippi;
Mrs. Biehard L Manning, 8. C; Mrs.
F. L Melntire, Georgia; Mrs. J. E.
Friend, Louisiana f Henrietta Mitchell,
Mississippi, and John Gary. vana,
a C.
IN FAMIU-41UARREL Mffl6M01AOI
imamnu ur run lui
ernor in hie inaugural address. I be
lieve that a call should bt mtdt to tht
met of our State to reorganise, the Na-
tioa Guard in every section of the
State. When I Wat solicitor I had a
great many threats of lynching and I
took no chances, but had the Guard
called ont at one.- In one eta, a mat
was tried for Jjtlifa with aQatlingJ
Dunn. Feb. 9, As tha reenlt of a fam
ily quarrel, Joseph Jemigaa ia suffer-1 Ormond Beach, Fla, Fsb. S-The
ing from serions knife wounds ia thai houseboat Victoria bringing Preaident
back and arm aad.B. H. Jtralgnn, hit elect Harding back to St. Angnttine
. i. -..t k- .ah , kMn at A I mania.
liii;. I Ia reference to the criticism that the
He got a' fair trial aad it brought peace
to the connty.
I understand, from what I eaa see
Dee Moines, Feb. A. Bepresentativet
in the low legislature vote their
ehiaa Training School, the Cnllowhee I opinions on roll call now with their
Normal School, the three negro normal I finger. No longer docs the clerk call
schools, and the ;: Cherokee Normal I the roll anxl tbe member vote with bit
School be placed under the control of I lungs. " r
the Department of Education, becom-1 - One result of ths change it a saving
ing a part of the public school tyltem, f of fifteen minutes to half an honr in
aad real normal schools as thty were taking a roll call vote,
iateaded. He will ask tkat th present Wkea a question it put to a vote
board of examiners be abolisbed and every representative may vote at the
that a department of tb certification asms time. It ia difficult for anv to
of teaehcrt be established. wait and tec what tome one cite wil)
For the purpose of building school do aad Ut bit vote follow.
houses, Dr. Brooke proposes a five mil-j Since the tetsion two years ago tn
lion dollar bond issue to be available electrical., voting device hat - beta ia
aa a loan fund to tht eoanties at a I stalled ia th houie, and already hat
rate not to exceed five per cent aad been used, Oa each member' desk it
to be repaid in twenty annual install-1 a little device to wbiek he carries a
H
and -all the matters mentioned la your
telegram are within th jurisdiction ef
one or the other of those bodies: aad
I in their action I think wt stay repose
enure eonnaenee.
"In view of the foregoing, it does nob
seem w lie to comply with your tuggee
tion that th matter be submitted t
the Conrret -, and the only action deem
ed necessary ia to submit copiee ef th
! telegram! received from rbi iii fmm
th representatives of .the railroad
executives to the interstate eommere
commission, and to the railroad labr
board, fpr such action aa thee bodiec
may deem win in the premiaot; this
wiUbe done." -
My.
ttxtt were levied H the variout eoua-
ties of th Stat to tht amouat of
9900,000 ia excess of tht ten' per' eent
Dacn ana arm tu.a, jz. raigs, Mi-iieei xxnramg sou m ch. jtwsjwsune -------. - . .
father, b Udly cut through th Uft fro hU vmitlo. emlee, mad. np b,st in th. pr of th. 8teth
wrist. Ths wounds, it ia admitted, were
inflicted by Lonnie Jack to a. aoa-ia-
law of B. H. Jeralgan.i in Jaekton't
home eeveral miles east of Dunn late
last night.
B. XL Jtmignn it on of tb wealth-
iett farmert and business men f this I
section. Be ewnt a large plantation
time today aa oka neared th end
of her trip. When eke stopped for tke
night tho was twenty tnilee south ef
Ormoud and about a 'day tailing; from
kor deetinatioa.
Pleas of the party- were vaeertain
tonight,. bnt it H possible tomorrow i
ran may be interrupted to permit
ear Dnnn and also awna aad onarate gnme of -golf ber r at Dtytoaa.
a Urn varan hare. , I II such a stop tt mad th Premdeat-
. . 1 . . m. vi . v a.
IiMtta Jaekaoa la raekanad eaa af wui . proowuiy mm -mea
Augustine ' uatil Taeaday. Th enly
atop mad ' today waa at Titutvilla,
where Senator Walter Edge, of New
Jersey, Joined th houseboat party at
a guest of hit eolarajrue, Beaater
Jeeepk Frelinghuyaen, . ewner ' mt th
vtetena. . .. . . .- .
tk beat farmer ef th community. He
ia a eon ef G. I W. Jackson, f Dnnn,
owner ef oae ef ths largest and beet
farms aontiga to Dnnn.- .A
ALABAMA JCBT TJNABLX TO
AGBXB ON LTNCHING CASE.
Hamilton. Ala, Ttb. S-The jury in
th trial of Sergeant Robert J. Lane
tor waa ordered to bed toaight at 9:20
uons to oentinn its deliberatioaa te-
rrw. Th inry tt that honr -had
been lacked cantor 29 aoara. The fore
man reported jbet before retiriag that I adl the negr with a blow .that erashed
ATTACKKD BT NBC BO MAN
KILLS BUM WITH BVCGT SHAFT
Thorn arville. Gs, Feb.' a After his
threat had Bee flatted few a aegre. W.
J. HarreU, yeiag whit man last night
ptrtec np a Broken bogy ana ft ana kUl
a agieemeat wnc in tight.
The Jury he-h4 the-
bat heed. The near wat identified at
1 Lee B. -Bttr, 5. A Coroner t jury ex
frS9
o'eleek - iae night - The trial ntnrtod 1 ertttd HarreU. - Th
mst Monday and wt en ef the hardest I win recover.
fought legal battle inr tho history of
Alabama criminal precede re. - I - Sewtk Caiwilna Jdg Itt.
Lancaster aad the thtr indicted Chester. S. C Feb. Sy Gewrne W.
tnardame nre member ef Compear I Gag, an associate Jawtiee af the South
M, ef TntsaletBa, wh wore stationed I Carolina Supreme eoart aad for many
at Townley, Walker connty, a tk date I year a well known ' circuit judge, it
ex ta lynching. , . , , ; -enutaoy Ul at km heme here
ernor it calling for reorganisation of
tht National Guard throughout the
State for the' eaforeemeat ef law and
for protection In ease of threatened
lynching. I believe that with kit
courage better conditions will prevail
tn the State in regard to enforcement
X law against lynching.
HEBMOT CLABKSON.
Charlotte. N. C. 1
Make Commissioners Btspsatthla.
I tm in receipt of your letter of the
Slit alt-- reference -to the
Brooks call attention to tkt fact that
tht Constitution it -mandatory en the
point that aufiUitnt taxes be levied to
provide a tlx months' school term aad
tb touaty , commissioners are made
liable for default in this. In addi
tioa. he maintain that the 9900,000 it
only a seven per cent increase and as
such was hardly more than a mis mar
ginnl protection against failure to col
lect aatieipated tasee.
It hat not ytt been determined
whether the eatir school tods will be
...it,Hn af tha Governor of Arknanaa! I presented to the General Asstmbly for
th.t tha Iwialaton anaet a law mak. I snnetmtnt at this !. It it now
ing rynehing canto lor removal f th being studied very eerefully. Countjr
theriff of the county, and asking my land city tuperiatendenta wm be kept
eoiaion of Ue wisdom and justice ef informed i ta aetorminiuoa in xaia
-li - taw. ' : . . i
T think aueb a ttrmntiva maoawM.1 The road bill ia scheduled to reach
witkoat qualifying safeguards, entirely I the fiobr of th Heme on it return
indefenetblex Tho custody of the jail I irom aemminec on ring ue uay noa
i in th jailer; ma ay sheriffs d notlneeday, and possibly a veto, by Friday
live at tke count seats mob attack ot Satsrdar. The JUveaae aid nu
oabr nnder favorable eonditioaa. andlehinery act ia still ia the formative
the sheriff is not infallible either ia stage before the Joint Finance com
nntacipctteg altaek or effecting ova-J mittee. end will not bo ready for eon-
apj-rr -i ii. -i iiaertnoa oeiore ui ocginBug i nn
A law snaking- tk sheriff subject to 1 week. .
tnvtttigntien by thr county eommia-l fTatcttar am. ""
ienere, iavetigtioa mandatory oa the I Temertow morning la th nous tte
commmtionert, with, penalty f removal I Wtlfurt . bUl aad th talari biU a re
by tht ommmtioart on th ground of act for special ordera, and on Wtdnee
eas0irav. srroea carelesaneee or aaw. I air mormina . the State-wide tkk
rdiec, weald probably g a long way I eraditatioa bill cease np with t favor
to car th rynehing viL TJnder tejeh I able report from th Agriculture, com-
twoxey art alike.' "Kere
are three small lights to show him how
ht it voting. When the question it put
the legislator inserts tht key, ttd
then manipulate! the device. What be
doet it not only recorded for. bit own. I veto tomorrow, for tho fifth week f
benefit by the light on his desk, bnt I its hesrin. into the demtid of tho
WILSON'S MESSAGE NOT TBT
, BECBIVEDw IN CHICAGO -Chicago,
Ills., Feb. '.President'
Wilson's telegram to repreteatatifet of '
tha -Bailwty Labor Union and tellway
eieeutires htd not been received to
nht;lnd"iieitheT' iWpTnJdom
ment 'on tho press copies tf it other
than that they might "have eometalnt; ' -to
tty tomorrow."
Tbe rtilwty i&bor board will reeon- '
show on a board above the speak tn'
head. The members nil art named en
the board. Opposite th nam are
three lights and a alot If hit vote Is
"ay" a red light shows, aad a "T" ap
pear if tht slot. A blue light shows
and the Utter "N" "for n negative vote.
Te merely be recorded pretest aad ait
voting a white light ia used. Within
twenty seconds after the voting it
completed a photograph of the
complete record on the board.
taken automatically, ia delivered to the
desk' ef the clerk. Ia the meantime,
however, the total bnt been flashed en
the' ' tpesker's aad clerks' decks, so
the result can be Aaaouneed Imme
diately. Tha photograph it the ststc's
record. .
The machine ia controlled by the
clerk, wke unlocks it aad sets it wkea
tho .vote it called for.- Aa aeon at com
pleted he again locks the machine ,.-
PRISONER DECIDES NOT
0 CONTINUE FASTIM
roadt that the national agrcemeat
between the roads and th employe
be abrogated. The labor aide wilt
start Itt "rebutttl with E. T. Grable.
president of the United Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way employe and
Hail road Shop- laborer scheduled ta
present the first testimony. B. M.
Jewell, president ef the Bailway ant
ployes' department of the America
Federation of Labor and ether labor
leaden also are expected to pretest
rebuttal tettimoay designed to show
why th national tgreenaeatt should b
kept intact-
a veteran ef th world war, wh it in
jail here on a charge f stealing aa
automobile), recently ; decided to fe oa
Mm. Harding la Waehlagioaw
Waabingtoa, Feb: . Mr. Warren G.
Harding, .wife ef the President-elect.
returned to Washington tonight from
her shopping tear in New Tern. Mrs.
Harding, wke waa aeeompaaied by Mrs.
Harry New, wife of tko Indian 6e Ba
tor, and Mrs. Edward B. McLean, ef
Washington, plane te rata ale hero thre
r-ftwr Tbryt be-fore-Jul a ing- Mrr Hard- -inr
at St. Aagnstiaa, Fin.. - -
(CmnHaail aa Fago Twel
(Ctsrtttmol Oa rege,Tw-
Two Hort la CaJlmtaa '
Macon, Ga-, Feb a Cajriaeer W. C
Pierceall aid firemta T. W. Tana, ef
a kanger strike. He went to -bed and! this city, were aerioesly injured today
taste aix nay t, bat decided t eat when nctthbewnd (rrgia Bonthren
en th tevsath day. He daee net teem I and Florida frieght train ant bed iat
v-'ave anfftred any ill eoaoequeaeetl a loeeanetivo that wee ewitehlng in th
hit self Imposed xnat. ( rartn at ashbara Csnag a tehee fo
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