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CHOICE MORSEL III
- DRAVjNG BLEASE
One Time South Carolina Gov
ernor Flops Into GL 0. P.
Rankt, Reportt State
UNABLE TO ADVANCE IN
THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS
War name Corporation Be-
fiss To Function la Aidinf of
foreign Xx porta; Appoint.
BBOXSTADT aUBBKXDCB TO
orirr forces, sats retort.
BeMagfara. March IT (By the
A trim tod Pro.) Kroaatadl Baa
eanaadeiod la the aailat larvae. This
aanaj la a4 mj taa revola.
Uaaary committee of Era Betas I
which baa arrived la Flalaad, ae.
waruM hy taa aatatora.
afar a real lag from Ensolsdt.
Ua rrralatiaatMa Maw aa Ua war.
ships Petreoavloveh Bad Bakaateaal.
Ceooral KaalavaaJ. leader af taa
ravalatWakMa, has alae arrived la
Flalaad.
ONLY ONE BALLOT
TO ACQUIT CLARA
F
HAMON 0
MURDER
STOLE EXPRESS TO
PAY POKER DEBTS
nut of Ent-en Meyer To I Former Messenger Tells With
Board Saisea Hopes That It
May Prore of Great Help
Taa Kaw aad Observer Bureau,
OS Distrist Natioaal BaakBldg.
By EDWARD E. BUTTON.
(By Special Leased Wira.)
WasMngtos, March 17. Bepublieaa-
iam has drawa a choice morsel, accord -
Utmost Composure How Rob
beries Were Carried On
Mecca, Oa, March IT. Many val
oabla express shipateata alleged ta have
beea atolaa by mesaeagers we j need
ta pay poker debta eoatraeted (a games
aa tba traiaa, W. A. HagLee, former
messenger, informed Jury ia Caitad
lag to report whlek torn ta Waabiaftoa States District court here tku after-
from Bout leroitna. jneee reports ,., ta tba trial af nsafa tkaa SflaJ
Kn.. r..n. ,w..t.4 ...didata Peroone ea ekargea af eoaspirdey ta
for lb Uaited States SeaaU, aad for. "teal tba Uaited 8ute govera
mar bot atuff, meteoric hot-blast artist,!
bad anaouaeed that hereafter ba waa a
Republican. T
Tbara war report that Blaaaa waa
to ba made District Attorney for tba
Eastern dlatriet of Booth Carol iaa, bot
it ii understood that ba denies this.
But that there ii pla of tha prospective timony at the trial.
kind which ia tha teaser that ii earryiag
tha former vociferating Democratic
governor aerou tha liaa into tba Ra
poblieaa ramp ia hardly to ba doabtad.
Denied further advancement by tba
rmoeraey of Boath Carolina ba aeea
that tha only hope for him aad po
litical eonnectioa with a payroll ia a
turn aver to the Be poblieaa party, eo
over be goee.
And there are Pemoerata la, and out
of South Caroline--who apeed Cole
It developad that Hofbea kaa baea
aader fuard for aoae time aad that
tba court kaa ordered that be ba eloaely
guarded tbroagboat tha trial, baeanea
of alleged tbreaU that bare been nude
a pen kia life if ka gave damaging tea
Hngkea aaid that ba had had eoaver-
aationa with ail bat twe X tba defead-
aata ia regard' to stealing expreaa ehip-
meata. He talked rapidly aad cool'.
revealing with tha a tin oat eompoenre
the theft of thouauda af dollara worth
of good.
Oa one occasion Hughe aaid that
C. B. Baker, a eondnetor, negotiated
witk kim for the parchaaa of a bicycle
and that tha wheel waa carried np and
down tha roa 1 by C B. Brinaon, who
BImb an bia wgv. and ara rlad to tarn waa oa aa opposite ran, failing to make
kim ever to the Republicans, for ka kaa tha delivery to Baker en each trip.
traia met mine aad ka stack his head
, proven a liability aad not aa asset to
tha Democracy.
Tha protectionist Republican foreea
in the Cong-rasa ara getting things
ready to make a tight to put aver a
high tariff bill, and incidentally this
baa juat piled a big lot of extra work
aa Eugene. T. Hartley, the Bta tea ills
who ia one of the main aids to
ia my door aad furiously yelled
"Where' my bicycler
"I mcaalled to kim to kaeo auiet"
"Next day, tka witneaa continued,
I met Baker and told- kim that ke
played ball, that there waa a route agent
oa my oar. 1 don't care,' ke noted
Director of tha Census Sam 1 Sogers, Baker as saying, 1 want that bicycle.'
beinff the chief statistician of the Cea.fr Dag lasgn over n.
sus at nsmifaeturera. (.oall from J Ha declared Baker waa to furious
Congress is for Mr. Hartley to furnish I that ba wonld not pay him mora than
all tha lauree aad data, ea roaaetlaaa I easa.
ia IBIS aad lDSo. as shown br
fifufea;'Br-fce hj-now tigging dawn
after tka atosiatiea. - '
Eismlaatioaa far Joke.
Taa oepuDueaaa aava Doam aaie aa
ksad tha country a let af bank Vboat
reducing tha .aamber . af Federal
rrwr to taa fan af bit, masingera
required to aecouat for all shlp-
asea, in aaadJU told af Ue ia-
ta- ajaipmenta axtar that tuna
aad the Impossibility of keeping ree
ards beeauae of tba congestion. He
amid ke atolo from tka fall of 1917 aa-
ployes in Washington, tad their erica I til Angust, 1920, when ka waa arretted,
of Democratic extra vtrsaee warn heard I Niaety-alua times out af a hundred, ka
throughout tha land while tka election maid, k divided the abfpments with tha
eampaiga'ef 1920 waa la progress. But defeadaate preaent
now that the Republicans are oa tha Through shiptnsnta war easier to
job they dad that it ia a different story take tkaa short haul segments, ha
- that is to ba told, for the work of declared.
the government must ba done, and it I Tba witness related how doors ba-f'
- taken wbrkera to do it. Tha public I tweca tha exprene ears were thrown
" 1 gets statements of tha discharge from open en trips. "That gave ns twa ears
tha serriea of employes of varioua da-1 of shipmsata ,te look ever to aea if
partments, out insrs is not so maen i mire waa aayiniBg uu we wan tea,
publicity given to the fact that tha I ha explained.
Civil Bervice eommisaioa is still busy I Thea wa often played poker to
. on the job .of examining pmple.lo get I getharon tha.--tana. 1 played -fro-
eligible for varioua lobe that opea no I Luaatly with i. u Johnson, c. r. He-
. and must be filled. Bight now tha eom-1 htillan and C W. Pearca, three of the
miIon has given noUca wat tMi atdfadsta.-
. to ,be examinations during March aad "We did not talk much about ateal
the flrst hslf of April for accounting ing while wa were playing, 'but when
and statistical elerks in the Interstate I one of us went broke we had to get
commerce .uommuaion at salaries rang- ( something ont af tha . shipments to sell
Jury Returns Verdict of "Not
. Guilty" After Being Out
Only 40 Minutes
MEMBERS OF THE HAMON .
FAMILY NOT IN COURT
Woman Charfed With Murder
of Jake Hamon, Republican
Politician and Millionaire Oil
Man; Beceirei Verdict With
Tears In Eyes Bnt Says She
Is Very Happy
REPUB
LICANS TO
INSIST ON TARIFF
BILL THIS SESSION
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Standing Pat On Its
Original Proposition
ANTI-DUMPING ACT TO -
BE INCLUDED IN ACT
Abandon Idea of Passing
Emergency Measure Bnt May
Place Embargo On Importa
tion of Wool and Other Pro.
ducts On Free List; Commit.
tee To Oontinne Its Labors
Ardmore, Ok la, March 17. Clara
Smith Hamon today was acquitted of a I
charge of having murdered Jake.U
Hamon, Republican National committee
man and millionaire railroad snd oil
promoter.
The jury was givsn the ease at 4 :S0 p.
. aad returaed to the eoartroom 40
minutes later. B. T. C. laiugh ridge, 73
Washington, March 17. Republican
members of the House ways and means
committee stood pat today on the pro
position thst a permanent tariff bill
should top the legislative program of
the new session of Congress.
This view was expreased at a eom
siittee eonfersnes, which took up among
other things the question of preparing
and rushing through the Houne the
year old foreman, ssid only one ballot aame anti-dumping bill parsed last set
was taken, a secret one, confirmed by
a rising vote.
Clara Hamoa obtained the informa-
tioa fully sevsn minutes before the
verdict was rendered in open court snd
sat, surrounded by members of her sideration.
sion together with sa added American
valuation mesaure. Tha latter may
be incorporsted in the same bill, and
ths committee sdopted a resolution re
questing Treasury Department officials
to framo a rough draft for its roo-
famlly, half smiling, half afraid to be
lieve the nods of assurance that were
beat toward her.
Jarv Renders Verdict
Whea Judge Thomas W. Champion
mounted the bench and received an af
firmative respqnsato Jiia question;
Gentlemen, have yon reached a ver
dict t" her eyes followed the motions
of tha bailiff aa he received the verdict
from Mr. Laugh ridge and handed it to
the clerk to read.
-Clara Hamoa gasped audibly in the
tensely silent courtroom, drooped for
ward ia her seat, only to ba seized from
behind by her younger brother ''Jlm
mie," aqueezed violently and kissed.
Tears came to her eyes and the other
memberr of her family cried with her
as aha crossed to the standing jurors
and haltingly thanked them for their
verdict.
I am the happiest woman in , the
world, she sbid.
There wss no intimation from the
White House as to whether .the Presi
dent had approved the program agreed
upon Monday at a conference of the
ways aad means snd Renats finance
committees. The President hsd ex
pected to sse .western member ef . the.
former committee who have been in
sistent in demanding that the tariff be
taken up sbead of revenue revision
but the meeting wss postponed st his
request and Chairman t'ordney ex
plained that he hsd sent Mr. Hsrding s
list
BEASLEY LEAVES
WELFARE OFFICE
FOR PRIVATE LIFE
Resignation Reluctantly Ac
cepted By Commission In
Greensboro
WILL GO TO TEXAS TO
ENTER PRIVATE WORK
Has Served As Commissioner
Since formation of Board of
Charities and Pnblio Welfare
In 1917; Organised Wei
fare Work Authorised By
Assembly of 1917
Roland T. Bessley, Commissioner ef
Poblie Welfare sines tks formstioa ef
State Board of Charities aad Public
Welfare ta 1917, relinquished the plsee
yesterdsy whea his resignation was sc
cepted by the commission at a meetiag
held in Greensboro. Mr. Beasley's
resignation has been In the haads nf
ths board sines March 7th, aad beeomee
effective at once. He accepts a poeitioa
with ths Internstionsl Pstroleum Cnm-
peny,
Keen rsluetance was expressed by ths
bosrd in scquiescing to Mr. Beasley's
desire to return to private life after
three years of service to the Btste.
Resolutions of appreciation of his serv
ice! were pmM. Jit wai urged to re-
consider his determination to give np
the work, but he for some time past haa
been determined to leave public, ufe.
The commissioners hip ef Public Wei
fare was created "by the General As
sembly of 1917 to supervise the work of
the department throughout the Btata,
aad Mr. Beasley was ths unanimous
choice of the hoard. He assumed the
office October 1, 191?, and since then
has devoted his entire time to the or
.1 I -,t i . t U"HJU nip ,nur, mnw w in, wr-
want to discuss the situation.
Absndon Emergency Tariff.
Meanwhile there were other move
ments nnder way wblca would have the
effect of giving interests demanding
it an emergency tariff. There has been
much discussion of the proposal by
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, to put
an embargo an wool, wMch was included
in thd Fordney measure, passed by the
She need a secret passage from the Senate and House and vetoed by Mr.
court room to escape the crowds which I Wilson. Congressional and adminia-
threatened to overwhelm her with eon- trative circles were said to be planning
gTatnlatioaa. te put an embargo on ether products
- -fanirtt hsr Diana for- the- future now en the free list. Allhouih thev
were incomplete, saw and wembern of I ad beeaj advised of such, a movement.
her counsel offUr attorneys" sal " Sha members of the wsys and menus eom
is aaaaiderina- m timber ef business I suttee declared that tba question of pre-
prepositions, accord ing to 'Walter Scott, P,rin" n1 "rgeney tariff
General Assembly,
Ne gafcesasr Cheoea
No successor haa been chosen to fill
the vacancy. For the present tha office
will be in charge of Mrs. Clarence F.
Johnson, who has been Mr. Beasley 's
assistant for the past three years.
Carey J. Hunter, of Raleigh, vie chair
man' of tha board, ia chairman of the
committee to select m successor to ths
retiring commissioner.
Mr. Bessley will spend the remaiadsr
of the week in Raleigh, aad after the
ef fort Worth, Texaa, one ef her coon
eel. but what sha shall do In the im
mediate future is undetermined.
Her father, J. I Smith, ia seriously
ill at El Pas6, Texaa, and it was said
she might return there to be with him
in the lset days of what is .termed aa
illness which may ba fatal.
M era Vera of Hamon Family Absent.
None of the members of the family
ksd been definitely abandoned.
Agreementjraa reached at the meet
ing today that the anti-dumpine- aal
valuation bills should not delay con
sideration ef a straight tariff bill for
the reason that it did not fit the situs-
4l JeU a. A- AV . M 14. a
WSVuW to. "!L!! aKltf
committee had changed front on prior- " nmm " i 1 ,1 it. " .
ity of tariff er revenue revision, Chair- turtf ne- "Ld "J?1 l t.hfc."5?:
.J--1 j !.- i. :n i men. uu urvwcunwa w. - -
Antonio,' Texas; where he -will be ajso-
elated wifh hrft business iateresta. In
his letter f resignation, addrcsssd to
Chafrmaa W. A. Ulair, Mr. ueasiey
sayst
1 hereby submit to the board,
through you, my resignation aa Com
missioner of Publie Welfare, aaid
resignation to take effect at once.
"For some time I have felt a grow
ing desire to return to private life, but
NEW PRESIDENT OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Dr. Z. M. Cavlaess, sm im.. .
eigh physician, wke was elected presi
dent ef the ReJeigh Chamber af Com
merce at the as seal meeting last atght
Dr. Caviaece haa bssa a member ef the
organisation for nearly alee years, aad
was a director daring ths past year.
The new president ef the chamber came
to the city from Zebaloa ia 1911. He
is a native af Randolph county. Dr.
Caviaees practised medieiee st Wske
flsld beginning in 1903 nnd later moved
to Zcbwton. Besides being a privets
praetitlonsr. Dr. Caviaeao is tha Wake
county physician, part owner of, the
Caviaeas Prodars Co, ef Raleigh, aad
a director la the Citlseaa beak aad ths
Hank ef Zebuloa, both of Zebulon,
PRESERVE RELIC
OF ANDY JOHNSON
DR.ZJ.CAVINESS
IS ELECTED HEAD
E BODY
of mm
Annual Meeting and House
Warming of Raleigh Trade
Organization Held
JOSEPHUS DANIELS IS ,
dd up ni rnriirn
Claad- Barbae la ElecUd First
Vice-President, and V. St.
Cloud, Second Vice-President;
Beports of Officers and
Departments Shows Much
Activity Daring Past Tear
Tks Bslelgk Ckamber ef Commerce,
at lie annual meeting lsst bight, sleetel
Dr. Z. M. Caviness, well known local
pkysiciaa, president of tka srgaalsa-.
tioa for tha coming year to succeed
Howard White, welcomed Former Secre
tary of the Nary Daniels koms sgsia aa
tha guest ef honor and principal
speaker, and held a house warming ia
tha asw quarters on the third floor of
the Gilmer Building. Over a hundred
members attended.
Besides asmisg Dr. Caviness as pres
ident, the chamber elected Claude B.
Barbee first vice-president and Virgil
8t. Cloud second vice nreaisent Tha
names of Dr. Csviaess and Messrs.
Barbse aad St. Cloud were submitted
by a nominating committee composed
or J. K. Broughton, O. C. Scarletta and
John A. Pack, and tka nominees were
unanimously elected. Mr. Park, on be
half of the chamber, thea expressed
deep spDreelstion for the service ran
dered by Mr. White during the past
Cts. nf Tormaceo Will Rirv TnT Ba pweeeted the retiring preai-
DUIiamg USeO OY I ailUr eup, appropriately engraved.
President For Shop
lag from $100 to 12400 a year; Sup- to the winning; players so that wa could
erintondent and Director, bureau of
. liberies, $1,500 to $1,800 year; Lay
inspectors, bureau of animal industry,
$1,080 s year; veterinarian, bureau of
animal industry, $1,900 a year.
A poster for general distribution,
with 'wanted for the eivil service com
mission? in big black letters is now
being sent eat broadcast to many po
rtions to be filled, tha first paragraph
da ths poster eaying:
"The government always needs men
lad women for employment ia ths
get no.i money with which to eon
tinue the game. On of the players
would buy something from the one that
went broke, if we could And something
that he wanted.
NO FEDERAL FARM LOAN
BONDS BEFORE APRIL 15
' Washington, March - 17. April IS is
the earliest date sa whieh ths new Fed
era! Farm Loan bonds can be ready
eivil service. The civil fores U so large f" i"l"ev "''Ifl
that great many vacancies are con
stantly occurring." And the Bepubll
r cans are finding out - that these va
cancies must be Sued.
A Washington! who has lean, ayes
'for the eSsnges in administration in
tonight.-, The action ef Congress Juat
before adjournment la extending the
sail ssriod sf ths-bonds has new
f sitated the preparafiomsriaw platet
for engraving the boafla. - .
talking witk me today said that while IhAKDINO OKDKR9 KBTTEW
he waa seeing great Bombers sf -appH-t ; or CASH OF BUGKNB DIBS.
aanm xor pouucai positions in naaa-
.hriAiL that ha waa anva that Aim I WaabUgtOn,
would
march 17. President
rr r" Tl" Hardin has asked Attorney General
if there had bee special rate, for ths I '.!W' "i!
Inauguration and if the railway rates TmTTZZ JZZT.YZ .ta.
snd the cost of Uving la Washingtoa I j1-"," ""i f.!! V
were not so high. That is helping to
keep ths crowd sway" said he, "and
- if some ef thoea fellows sow cooling
their heels ia reception rooms doa't
soon get government jobs they t will
have to go te work
Caa Mr. Meyer Stake) It Gat
During the debate ia Oongreee aver
- the lagismuoa to rectors ths War Fi
nance Corporation functions, in ths
desire te secure larger foreign mur
der the espionage net ia Atlaata peni
tentiary.
of Jake L Hamoa was in tke court I "V, VT. JJi V.mlV Importnnt work. With the adjournment
room ejacu the Jury returned Its ve,. chairman," is emphatic f' ntor, after Us empharJe
diet. Mrs. Hamon. tke widow, and berin nrri " L T .v! tadoraement and continued support of
10-y.ar-old 3tH left when 5iB.!SifA...tt the welfar. work, that .tlm. ha. now
I "v-u,waia am cava v nuvv as aatg, stiucu Ulilsla I . . '
"M w" " ,n.7;. V Member, aaid there was no sign of
7 tT II , T ii -I . weahewng and that BeprcsentoUvas
-WaSr--iiM-in 9etrfjer, wers standing alons for revenue
""u,,"" " """ vytw4, icgisjatloa Brst of all.
Clara Hamon, 30 inches sway. U ., Saya Wee Demaads Tariff.
nm ones aunng ins entire trial R.nr.nt.f(v. v.. p.n,.Kit...
1.I.V I. 1 11 ... .1, .V. I . . ' - . '-..v
"" muaj, am mo jorta ustota, a member of the eom-
two women appear to become conscious mittee, declared the passage of the anU
or eaen ower except on tne aaygtney dumping bill would not- satisfy the
testified when each regarded the other West, aa most ef the farm products of
cioseiy. mat section wers oa the free list.
arrived.
"I lay down the work with keen re
grot that is eompenssted for only by
ths knowledge kirbni'iaoTearpabTs
hands will assume both its burden ana
the joy of carrying it on. , , .
'TermiteToTisstiTrthr DOiTdTnd
each member thereof, of my deep sp
Tiraetation of the. suDPort and eon-
flrienea that have been accorded me. If
there has been the Slightest suggestion
of discord it boa never coma to my
ww.ww WO, a UB LHI ir.i iiat. I . . ... ....
Tonight at ths home of Mrs. Jake "Ths man on the veree of b.nkrunt ears, and l believe tnat wnst one Decs
IT.!... tf ... mmA w .ha k.' ,x ,.t. .7. .. L. sceomDlished under your wisaom una
- - www i . w WUIDU1IUK LU LID 1,11. nil .Mill I - -
been told of the verdict and that she
would not be antil tomorrow because of
her physical and mental condition. Jake
I Jr, said that if his mother was
given the information of the acquittal
after such brief eonsideretioa by the
jury it would "tend to throw her into a
(Caa tinned aa Page ThreeJ
"The Wert is up against it hard and
(Continued sa Page Two.)
DKXBT STANDS BT FAMOUS
DRY ORDEB OP DANIELS
Wsshiagtea, March 17.- Secretary
Deaky will not reacted former. See.
retary Daniels much dtscaassd rdar
ahallshiag the win saess an beard
neval vsesile.
The Nsvol SecTetiry-Isrnsday
that leaving Natloaal prohihltlea
ant sf ssasiderattoa he waa heartily
la accord with' Mr. Daalelo aa the
abject aad thst he did act believe
a "oaf peril's guard af nsval effl
eers eealg be faaad who waald favor
rsadndlat ths DaaUU ardor.
RAISE OBJECTIVE
mm MARK
Fayetteville Already Past
nFfOmand--StHhGoing
strong on T
directioa must be recognized as aa ira
nortant chanter in North Carolina his
tory, a lasting testimony to ths finest
Impulses of humanity ana toe states
manship ef our people. This great sys
tem for the protection or tne neipiess
and ths safeguarding of neglected
ehildrea will ba retarded with satisfae
tlon by North Carolinians everywhere
ia ths years to come.
EUGENE MEYER NAMED
CORPORATION DIRECTOR
...Waahlnaton. March. . 17.-rZ O g as
Meyer, Jk, of Tew Torh,, fodsy was
elected managing aireetor
Finance Corporation,
FoyeUevUlc. March ITTwovTof
campaigning aad nothing to eampalga
S wuh myyvm Ml a. as. V.
Wholesale Liquor Business
Will Be Put To Death May 15
IT. Ths -whele-
Waahisgtea, March
ilrttTroduemrf A-erman far- Unr e-tabliahmaat, brethe, af
whs had formerly held a port tioa aa
the corpora tioa, took issue with Scers
tary Eeastoa. It will ba remembered
that Mr. Heaatea eppossd the loaning
of publie moasy ta export eompeaiee.
1 Mr. Meyer, advocated it ia a Tigoroae
paper and declared such ass sf trsaa
ary resources waald " sarely increase
foreign markets, partioularly for sottoa
mm arhaaL - - ' .
Now. Mr. Meyer kaa been appointed I noaaewmsnt today made tt clear thers
' .a taa baard alaar witk Mr. A. W. V. I would ha as farther exteaeioa af time
Liaa, f North Carolina,' aad others. I ths eieeutiaa ef the seateaes waald
u, Haaatoa ris-ht ar was hfr. I o munca a-n.
aader aeataaee proaoaaeod today
Prohi ration Csaaaaiaaieaaw Kramer.
Altkeagk aa opiaiaa readered by At
teraey General Pasmsr bast December
said tke wfcslsaalar had as legal right
to asatiaae la basis raw, internal reve
aue aad prohihitisa effleiats decided to
gnat soma tame ia whieh ha oeala
aaload stocks withsat too heavy-meae-
tary lasses. Bat Mr.
Meysrt An who beUeve thst ths War
Fiaaaee . Corpora ties ahoald oeatiaas
snd look te see it enlarge markets, par
tieuharty for South era cotton, will heps
ta see ths workings saceesaful. "The
ealy way ta restore prosperity te thr
Seuth or a .meteors or st
fCamtlaasd oa Pago TwoJf
Mr. Kramer, however, opened tha way
far the retail draggista to obtaia aaa
ptisa for preeti Iptieaa, i anas. lag; ths
baa oa withdrawals from beaded ware
ksaata. For ssroral moatha each wars.
hssssa desss have beea sleaed. ' The
ardor today makes it aoocibio for ths
retail owtgwt to
direct with the headed
Wholesale druggists win be tefcea care
en later, Mr. Kramer indicated, by
(mating them similar privileges.
Dealings bctweea retail druggists aad
ether parehassrs aad tks headed ware
houses later will be United by res
hoioaa, which officials declared would
bs drastis aaeagh to satisfy the meet
ardeat dry advocate.
They maot be based, however, it was
added, en Mr. Palmer's opinion. It is
plan aed to put them ia affect about the
time tha wholesale heases go out af
exiatoaeo.
Be far aa the wholesaler is aeaesrasd.
Mr. a.rsmcr said, his oas task aow is
to get rid of the stocks as head. He
will act be alls wed to taersass hie area-
oat holdings hat there are no strings
ties., to him ia selling to druggists,
either wholesale or rotad, befors May
15. Offleials aanoaheed aa Sgaros eea-
earaiag tha ameuat of liquor held by
tha. wholesalers, but aaid they believed
the stacks largely wwaid bs disposed
f before tks doors are closed taaH.l
metnv when ka Mourned from tke Cor
Doration last May, was re-elected oa
i. i.lL.,. .v I, . . . I ha mntioB ef Anns W. McLean, who
mvjr aauerea as lunen I ',, ' ... - . ... if
eon at aooa today and found that they J"?4 the PosiUoa 'nterim. Mr
had already raised- mora money thaaiM.cLeaa, however, remains as director
ther set Dut after, aad thaw mnw.A of ths corporation.
objective ap from $4000 to 100,000, and
added another story to the prospective
T. building. ,
With assay reports still outstaadlag,
ua ruaa paasea U goal by fSJHl, aad
with Highlander fervor the slsnsmsa
sung a doxology aad set eat aaew. To-
mvmmvmm. mmA Va.w m .L . M .
Pts5ta;kr Paris, March lT.-By ths AmociaUd
ia ae diapositioa te stop antil the Cape I Press.) Ths decisions of ths London
i oar metropolis is s sen red at a building 1 reparations conference, ths occupation
ecf n to . aone ia tas Wats. of raaidorf and ether German cities
camTia Srorf'toua7 " MM
The artlllarymea are ae maeh interested is penalties sa Osrmaay wsrs sp
in ths eampaiga aa any maa ia Fay. proved by the chamber of deputies this
enevuie, aao uey aave jraiaoa aad are I afternoon by a vote that was virtually
.L??J -Aai-.e for ths ialUH. aad
i n m.m .-. i. . - . - commanieia. in a vmv..j
HI. ,IWWIH ,(
The former Secretary of the-Nsw.
who wss introduced by j. M. Broughton,
made sn informal talk. Mnraul,, tila
Nsshvflle, Tean March IT. A dilapt-1 pleasars in bsing at home srsla and
dsted little bulldins nt Greenville, in thanking tke members of the chamber
Eastern Teaaeeaee, upon the front of for thalr hearty welcome. Mr. Daniels,
., . k o.. .i... "a Jnhaaaa uri" th courc of his talk, rseom.
whieh onco hung the sVa. A. Johnaon, mfuiti h efffUo of a
Tailor," aad which waa tha place where memorial in Nash Square to ths Balaiarh
Andrew Johnson, the man who succeeded men who served during the world war.
Lincoln as Preeidsnt of the United J"1 v noltorlu- eonrerted
atmimm. kaaaa hia baaiaaaa aaraar will opera BOUBO SHU Community
f' TwTlT a. fU, Md rrsat pip. org., be
be bought sad preserved kg the State installed iathe Auditorium as early as
ef Tennessee. possible. r. Daniels also gavs some
A bill waa passed today la ths Tsn- 'njTrytin'. .Personal recollections, and
ui....l foOowiag hia talk hs was aeeordsd a
flsavw irg kata.a iiiawaiiafj ,n, .mm s"11'! rlstne ViSfa af fhanV.
chase af the bUding aad ite maiaten-l , sUporta For Tear Made.
1I V4- -.l-w, u mmml lu. M . ... . . '
mm m nuft a unra mmm naval MI leamrea or IBe maacina.
adorned Tennessee histories fee yean, I were tks reading sf the reports of
bat the Cemmeawealth haa beea slaw sol Prosideat Whits. Secretary M. a. Baa.
take sups to preserve tke building. I maa, Mies Louise Wynne, assistant see-
Tke little tailor skop stands at ths rstsry aad treasurer, and ef the differ
corner of Stat Depot aad College I sst denartments. X. a. R.4Ma
streets ia Us sleepy little town where! mtt ted tha annual renort .f tka
Johnson, who waa bora ia Baleigh, N.I mereial department, B. & Busbse the
-i emigraiea as us ox in. av( report or us Industrial departmsnt,
served hia apprenticeship to a- tailor, Q. O. Searletto tke report of the tragfle
Johasoa opened his Irst shop in Greene- aad transportation department. Mayor
7U. '.V,,h! "V "Y? u T- a B-'Maw We report of ths eivia
to..M,,'.EUk,mkM8Cw4,,Ltaw7a"? ,0-.tt P"rt""'n d W. a Harris read the
fell to teach her yonag husband to write wpon 0f the agriculture and good roads'
and nndertake otker sdueatioaa pre- department All reports showed that
iminsnes as .Johnson knew only kit the chamber did creditable work dur-
letters when ke became bead of km a. yeaf j, line ftf ,u
owa house having never attended school dfavor. .
a day in his life. Following the address by former See- '
Johnsoa's political career begaa as nUiryi Mlyo, T. B.-Eldridg, made a
tmm,MAmmtttl, H thai eereed. .,,rl toft laro'ttawrm.-'-aa
mavor. waa elected ta tha lower honaa . . 7 r ...
f the legialarnrs, th. sis BAZ.'mmmirS WS1
.a. . . ; -, -i -",,,, ci.t auuiionum woum
uohiw b, tendered free for lit concerts- iooo
SI''??": term United iT.B fre. of eh b h oigani
States Senator, military governor of Uol. .2, . ?2Z. .
Tennessee, waa elected as vies preei- ... -i.-. .n. uli ." l V
j... . i rr.i.i o... a i... P,,M ef making the1 orchestra a
President upon the death of Lincoln. His '" ,"wJ,on-.
final political offla wss that as United
States Senator from Tennessee.
Tl l. : i .
.uumuu, wane avveraor or lennes- i,i, j . , .
toe, one. resumed hi, voctionri Imp).- "f fit ' rt of.r.
menu. He had formed a strong friend "J IK?. tiSZZ JS Xl
P,tav,.T"J.e.,kt" .r errtninatioi The business ssssioa thea
Whiand'once Ta bhSiih SToi! a-.rad' a.4 thaw present were
personal relations of Johnson and Pen- "." f?! ?" 8-
P wsra extreme cordial. Pper U- JS T '"puTch
Dr. Cavineea was then called en "for
a speech." Ths new president expressed
his appreciation of ths honor conferred
(Continued Oa Pago Fear.)
GEORGIA DECLINES TO
RAISE TELEPHONE RATES
served and cigars passed around.
Should ba Clearing Hesse:
Ia the course ef his addresrrSeere-,
tary Josephns Daniels said:
f Tha , Chamber of Commerce should
be tha elesrino hsnaa tar all that
l ti. n. .r.uk i m. n I , . . . ... ..
Bailroaa Commisaioa today declined the banks ef so city could carry ea tke
petitiea of Atlanta, Augusta, Maeoa business ia these days half so well if!
aad fifteen eUer mnnidpalitiss that it they did not act in harmony asd o
UaP--at.l--iaa ut!u jr"X ati-aTi ' m k
gtnrfTiew-itr diwasioaT nUBr -lirjeord. They ara competitors for bust.
French Deputies Approve Work hSE
Of London Reparations Meeting S5 sSgr
r " " omeoTS I Tha wata
wuai ei ins I -j . jnr,. m
..rkaes.mr tha -a. I. la 1. JT" owe wmm v
n I.. TOI. J ta..lwt oVsa afposn a
mmm-trnmAmA .V ..!..!..!!. I X O
"a-mwmwwm-mmmwwm.mw-mmmwj uvea faBlV f IP U . Uae ak nTX warn waaaaa lkr lnt an1 Wr.rmmm9
-aV X. A. taa.aa a. S. t- avS. . . M I UUMmm WaV AT ..-, AVIWt.
rlMH"V Vm MM IMW OQUa- I Ul.Ua. - V.e fareftsaa. tar km MTMt-
ieVaf 1- . I la.la. .-:.af ah. etha lisrtlft mm ats
LnUhulsfced rspsrte act ; yst ta ths th.Vreramaafriatoatioa. with regard
.wa!ilC,?t,1 !f!tU UrjU U sxeeutioa sf ths treaty ef Veimilles
that the tttf theassad dollar mark has ,a a-mrin the disarmameat of Ger-
soea pesac4 already. .Many sf the Way, took oceesioa to answer Germany's
workers kara beea naaWs to attoad ths proUrt to ths League of Nations agsiast
mid-day laaehosas aad make reaorta. I tka .nua - - a. tka ena-ad that
bat word from them brings in- a ewe sf I it was a vielatioa sf the treaty. Bs
large sabarriptioaa tha aro yet to be I aaiUA tk. attaatiaw af tha chamber
added to the total. The eampaiga will I ta the f-rtt that at the same time this
soatiaae a a til Setardsy aooa. Work aootost waa sent Germany had refwaed,
en the building is expeetsd ts becia at oa tka a.a .f tha Naaiatioaa
sa early date. I eommiasios, te execute the elaase af the
crease to tke Southern Bell Telephone neat, but we have learned that eompo.
aad Tslegraph Company. A similar tition te not Ueompatible with
dreiaioa was made ia ths petition of essential co-operation. Every grocery-
Moultrie aad nearby towns. Chair- man eomnetes for trade, bnt anlaas
maa Candler and Commissioner Boifeu- Baloigh grows on a sound basis "there
lllet dissented la both eases. .ill not come increase anourh in bust.
nesa to maks eampetltione or business
satisfactory. ,
Chamber te do Its best work'
ksvs ail tha live business men ia
bershlp.
the
sharing ia
tke prosperity of the city. It is not a
treaty calling for tke puymeat of twenty duty merely, it ia a privilhf for each
billion gold marks. I to do his share toward tt greater .
-Germsny," hs said, "has violated the growth sf ths Capital city. This is
treaty ia three essential clauses die- particularly trus aow whaa iweessioa
armament, reparations aad ths trial ef ia business ta soms lines makes energy .
accused officers. Thus ths sanctions sad unity essential. . . '
as provided for ia tks treaty are ap- "No city has sack natural advantagee
plicable aad Just, as ws hava applied as to givs it a great lead aver ether -them.
' cities. Givea equal opportaalty to work '
The allied commission af control, be sad fair pay, that city will , attract
declared, waa working aader tha advise ths meat people which haa ths best
of Marshals Wilson aad Fork and living conditio as, ths beet busisese ant
might bs depeaded upoa ta satisfy ths look aad tke best social advaatsges.
reqairemeata of M. Lsfevra as to. ths Why has Baleich grows aad prospered f
disarmameat of Germany. I Because it gives what the people wast.'
XL Lefsvre said that sines ha declared But Baleigh ought ta doable its popu
ia a previous debate ia tha chamber I bitioB ia the aext census period. It is
that Germany waa makiax a asw ma-1 an to tks Ckamber of Commerce to let
ehiaa gua capable ef shooting tfteoa the world know sf Baleigk'e advan- - .
knadred a miaata its existeacs hsd beea tegee. Ws eaaaot sacceod if wa da not
proved. , The gua had tjeea foaad ia auka kaowa our advaatsges.
Kooaigsberg. ha aeelarcd. along with a - Ta March IMS. while ia Paris I wst
now typo of'sU-iach eaanon. proving j hvitcd te attend a baaqast givsa by
that us t-ermaas were saakiag aow l ths Cwvelaad. Ohia. Cha-ibsr sf Com
armament to replace that destroyed I ..rca which had seat a bia dslefatiea
nnder allies coat re L Ha aaid that ma- cf its beat basin ess men te obtain trade
terial had hooa asssovsrsd ia eaUars ef laniadtIy after tka Armistieo. That
ths chnaadsa saweaal onadeM ta ataaa-
taotara SyXw Ssid gaaa, - (Cootlaasd oa Pago, Twsv) .