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RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL 19. 1921.
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RALEIGH PRIMARY
NARROWS CONTEST
FOR MAY ELECTION
Administration Candidates
, Lead Except In Race For
u Commissioner Of Public
S Safety Where Mooney
; ham Fall Behind
SHERWOOD UPCHURCH HAS
MARGIN OF 70 VOTES
loha Bray, Commiiaioner of
PubUo Work! Foils Heaviest
VoU With Total Of J.tJO
CulbretJVi Show Ol'fttretifth
and Sears Weakness Bur
prises Of Day's Remits
Wit, a vote, fully oat thousand on
iter expectations, Balelgh's municipal
primary yesterday narrowed dowa th
laid of candidates for city officers to
bs alaeted May I to Mayor T. B. El
dridgs and Ettgsns B. , Culbreth for
mayor, J. Sherwood Upehureh and A, H.
Moonayham for commissioner of public
safety, John B. Bray and B. I. Pool for
eommlasionor of publis worxa and W. 0.
Harria and 0. A. Goaaay for Judge f
the city court.
Tha administration candidates lad in
bach raea except that of ooraraiasioner
of public aafety, in which Sherwood
Unchurch tame iUt ahead of A, H
Mooneyham by the indeeiaive martin or
70 votee. While Mayor Eldridge" lead
ever Eugene Culbreth waa considerably
beyond thia, tha 267 vote sdvantsgs he
polled doa not prelude a eloae race to
tha finish. On the other hand, John
Bray almost doubled the Vote 6ffcia two
opponenta, it. 1. roois ana u. a. win.
low, lending the entire ticket, while W.
C. Harria polled almoat ai heavy a ma
jority against hia opponent, C. A. Gos
nay. . 'v
Siiteaa Toted Oa.
Sixteen candidates in all were before
tha Raleigh sleetorste yeaterday, five
for the-offiee of Mayor six for the of
lice of Commissioner of Publle Safety;
three for the offir" of Commiaaioner of
Public Works-, and two for the office
ef City Judge. The two high eat ia
each division hare the privilege of en
tering the election two weeks from
yesterday.
The total registered vote, under the
hew registration ws ,H3, including
t?i women, and it had been generally
eonesded that the tarloai raeta would
irlng out full MOO otei. Bowsver,
only 4821 otes were eaat for otnee ef
Commiiwioner of Public Safety?
s Calbretk Surprises.
The heavy vote of Eugene Culbreth
'for Mayor and former Sheriff J. H.
Henri' evident weakneaa were- the ear
prisei of the day. Upehureh lead had
been alraedy discounted ainee even
aoma of the administration supporters
ad ealculatedjhat with Birdeong. Ell
ington, King, and Smith the race
Mooneyham would loae aome of hia nor
nial atrertirth hi r oosjiiUiroentary and
pledged vote that would lioid only for
tha firat contest.
Unchurch on tha other hand,. Contends
that he will got the majority of tha
vote eaat for King and the other candi
dates. Both Upchureh and Moonayham
a well as Eldridge and Culbreth, it ia
expected, will draw a much larger vote
In the election, two weeks' henee.
Many women voted yesterday. The
novelty of the thing haa worn off, now,
and the appearance of women at the
polls occasioned very little eomment
and almoat no eonfuaion. The myatery
of the blalot box haa alread ybeen ex
ploded, and women approach the box
with mighty little more eoneern than
thev do the kitchen cabinet.
Approximately 300 negroes were reg
Istered for the primary and scarcely any
ef them got by without a challenge. At
the heaviest negro wards, committees
ssid. to represent the Baleigh organlza
tioa of the Ku Klux Klaa challenged
very negro who presented himaelf to
vote Many were able to aatiaiy me
lection officials and eaat their ballots.
Others failed in the simple teata and
were ruled out.
0. B. EATON WITHDRAWS
FROM RACE FOR MAYOR
Wlneton-Salem, April 18. Upon the
adivce of hia physician, O. B. Eaton
this afternoon withdrew aa a eajlidate
for mayor of Winston-Salem. He was
one of two aspiranta to ba voted on
ia the democratic primary April 26.
tha other candidate being Alderman
James Hsnea.
Mr-EVuuu.aarve4the-eitymixtfien
J ears aa mayor and made a fine record,
a hia statement thia afternoon he aayt
that he haa never made the raea when
o many eitixena from every eeetion
f the city have urged him to ran as
during the past few weeks. Mr. Eaton
mphaaizes hie contention that Wins
ton Salem needs a mayor who will give
hia whole - time to the dutiea of the
office and the bnndreda of eitixena who
were urging him to make the race
shared ia thia opinion.
Mrs. W. L. Crimea, wife ef Dr. W.
li. Grimes, died at a local hospital here
today after brief illness. Besides the
husband, she ia survived by aa infant
on, mother and sister, the two latter
reaiding ia Baltimore. Mrs. Crimea whs
a native of Hartford county, Maryland,
aad was married to Dr. Grimes in 1917.
ANOTHER DISASTROUS
BLAZE AT HENDERSON
Sanderson, April 18. A ' carelessly
hssdled snatch that ignited gas fumes
in front of ths Landis Motor Company
started a lire late this afternoon that
caused damage to the extent of $100,
000. the home of the motor eoneern and
the Banner tobaeeo sales warehouse
being destroyed. A building aeroea ths
street occupied by the Star Pressing
Club was badly damaged and several
automobiles and motor trucks were
burned. It ia understood Most of the
loss 1$ covered by insurance.
CITY PRIMARY VOTE
Bare la the vote for the eandi
datea for city offieea Is the municipal
primary yesterday:
Mayc
Eugene E. Culbreth.
T. B. Eldridge......
Ed. XE. Foray tha
Joaeph H. Sears..... '.7...
1,808
2,077
7
eio
72
Edgar Womble
Commiaaioner ef Pablie Safety
Ed. G. JBlrdsong 889
Delink D. ElUagtoa 116
O. G. King 418
A. H. Mooaeyham .....1,466
Chealey a Smith 196
J. Sherwood Upehurch 1,536
, Cemaalaetoaer Pablie Worka
John Bi Bray........ 2.9S0
B. I. Poole 1,534
D. H. Winalow 103
Jadge City Coart
C. A. Goaaey 1,714
W. a Harria.. 8,851
IN FOREIGN TRADE
March Foreign Trade Three
Quarters Billion Less Than
j Year Ago
Washington, April 18. America's for
eign trade last month waa nearly three
quartera of a billion dollars lesa than
in the name month laat year, figures
made public today by the Department
of Commerce ahow. Exporta for the
month were 8384,000,000, aa compared
with 8820,000,000 in March 1920, while
imports were only 1252,000,000 aa com
pared with $524,000,000. This left a
trade balance for the month of S1S2,-
000,000 aa agaiaat 296,000KX) ia March,
1920.
For tha nine months ended with
March exports aggregated $3,509 ,000,
000 and imports $3,009,000,000 while for
the corresponding period of last year
exporta totalled $6,050,000,000 and Im
ports $3,759,000,000.
Exports of gold ia March were $700,-
000 aad imports $106,000,000 against ex
ports of $47,000,000 and imports el $17,
000,000 in March a year ago.
' For the nine' months ended with
March gold exports were $131,000,00
and imports $481,000,000, compared with
exports of 409,000.000 and imports of
$60,000,000 for the corresponding per
iod laat year.
Exports in March were $105,000,000
less than February and the smallest for
any month sines before the World Wsr.
Imports in March, on the other hand,
were the largest since last December,
totalling $48,000,000 mora than in Feb
ruary. The trade balanee for March
was the smallest since last September
and waa only slightly more than half as
large as it wSs in Feburuary.
Killed by Lightning.
Hickory, April 18. Charlie White,
aged 23, and unmarried, waa instantly
killed Saturday afternoon by a atroke
of lightning at his home in Alexander
county, 23 miles from Hickory, accord
ing to a meaaage received here today.
His mother snd sister with him on the
porch, were slightly injured. I
LI SHOWN
Daniels Tells Work of U. S. Navy
In Defeating the U-Boat Terror
By J08EPHUS DANIELS
Former Secretary of tha Navy
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ABTICLE 6
The German U-boat almoat got the world's nerve.
Thia hidden foe of civilization gliding swiftly beneath ths surface of tha
sea, and sending its missile of death snd destruction without wsrning into the
vitals of great ships, wsa ths biggest element of terror ia the war, the heaviest
tax upon morale, until
Suddenly the tables turned.
News fiaahed through tha naval and military organisations of ths allied
and associated powers that there was virtual mutiny ia ths Germsa fleet. Ger
man sailora were refuaing to obey the ordera of their eommandera. Submarines
were lying in hsrbor because men declined to take them out to the hunting
grounds la tne ocean lanea and channels
Homenow we bad got the nerve of
Then we knew the end was nesr.
Ths break in the morale of the great
navy of imperial Germany has no pre
cedent ih military history unles it be
found in ths collapse of Buaaia. But
Russia a vaat horde, when the era ah
came, waa aa undisciplined mob com
pared with the organised, highly-trained,
euperbly-diaeiplined naval forces of
Wilhelm Hohenzollera. German naval
personnel was of high type. This was
especially true of ths men eeleeted for
U-boat service. Only some extraordi
nary pressure, some paycholngieally
ahattering phenomenon, could be suffi
cient to produce panic in the souls ef
such sailora.
What had happened!
U-Boata Never Betara
For weeks U-boats had bora putting
out to sea from their nesting . places
oa ths German coast, and vanishing as
utterly as ths bubbls which bursts
while ths child watches it. No trace
was left of them, - no record of whst
fate befell them. The Germsa admir
alty kacw enly that ae wireless re
ports cams from them, that they never
returned to their base. Their com
rades ia the dangerous gams of ua-
dersea saaasalnation missed them, and
there spread through the ranks ef the
men who went dowa into the deeps to
wait for their prey ths fear of a secret
terror, a mysterious Nemesis, which tor
tured mind and nerve and shook ths
morals of the strongest.
Now and agaia there Draped back to
port U-boat whieh had Suffered dam
age from sontact with this concealed
feril, bu$ which, had -flscsptd epajnlste.
STATE CAN GET
ALL MONEY NEEDED
FOR NEVY PROGRAM
Council Of State Hears Report
From Governor and Treas
urer On Finances
WILL BE ABLE TO SELL
BOND ISSUES SOON
la Meahtima StaU Officials Are
Asanred That North Carolina
Oaa Got Money As It la Bo
quired from Tim To Time
At Favorable Termtf'On Short
Term Notes
"We are going ahead with our build
iag program with absolute confidence
sad knowledge that the State eaa get
money aa it Beads it," declared Govern
or Morrison yeaterday, following
meeting of the Council of State
which the Governor and State Treasurer
B. B. Lacy laid before that body the
reault of their, investigations of the
money situation la New York.
On every hand, according to the Gov
ernor, they found assurances in New
York that money would be available
withia a ahort time at the legal rate of
interest ia North Carolina and that by
the time large sums are required for
the building program laid out by tha
1BZI session of the ueneral Assembly.
North Carolina can get ths required
amounts at favorable rate ef interest
until the Ave per cent bond., can be
sold.
Money can be had now In New York
for six per cent, but it carries the atipu
latioa of maintaining deposits st three
per cent ia the New York banks. Ae
cording to the mathematics of the Gov
ernor aad the State Treasurer this
would In effect be tantamount to an In
terest rate of nine per cent. Aad money
is not required on such terms.
, Following ths meeting of ths Oouneil
of Stats Governor Morrison issued this
statement:
Should Be No Delay
"We had a meeting of the Council
of State this morning to sonsider the
course to be pursued by the State ia re
gard to financing the constructive pro
gram adopted by the General Assembly.
Mr. Lacy and X spent more thaa a weak
in New York studying the situation.
We submitted the information obtained
to, ths Council. After full considers
tion, we earns to the conclusion that
we ahould proceed aa rapidly as we can
withia sound business prineiDles to en
large the institutions for ear defective
aad unfortunate people, and the last!
tutlons for higher learning, and, with
the construction of our roads; that
there should be ao delay whatever en
account of any supposed inability of
the State to promptly aad adequately
meet onr contracts.
"There ia absolutely no question but
that the State can borrow, pending the
sale of tne Ave per cent bonds provided
for, and under the authority given the
Treasurer and Council of 8tste by the
General Assembly, all the money it
may require upon as good terms as any
body in the United States can get it.
The credit of the State is abovs all
question, and everywhere we were met
with the statement that it waa only a
question of Interest. We deem it un
wise upon any terms to borrow eight or
tea millions of dollars at six per cent
or above, and redeposit it In banks at
three per cent We would probably
(Continued oa Page Two.)
todvdina trtiwlstua srt fanln laatwum. SMlveiaa
of transport.
Uermany.
destruction. These survivors told I
story whieh only intensified the dread.
They spoks of solliding with mines,
blades below toe surface ef the sea.
implements ef destruction, whose pres
snee could not be gueasad. Ths U-boat
ran into them aa a man might rua into
a low-stretched wire stretched aeroaa
his path oa a dark night By putting
together the evidence of those who
cams back, aad ths unuttered test!
mony of those who had become forever
silent, the German admiralty under
stood. Mors to ths point is ths fact
that ths sailors on the U-boata under
stood, and whea they understood tbsy
refused to ge to sea, and ths spirit of
their refusal spread to their comrades
ia ether breaches of the German naval
service. The whole magnificent fighting
organisation begsa to disintegrate!
Mine Barrage of tit Miles
Across' the North sea, from Norway
almoat to the Orkneys, there had been
stretched a mine barrage 230 miles in
length. It was the biggest and most
successful innovation ia naval warfare
the world had ssea up to that hour. It
consisted ef more thaa 70,000 mines.
It Was into this barrage ths U-boats
wsrs running whenever they attempted
to get around the north of ths British
islee into the open sea.
It waa new factor ia ths wsr, a sur
prise for Ton Tirpits. A Moloch of ths
sea, with big jaws, pawsrful eaougb te
devour the biggest submarine, had be
come the unseen and unknowsble
; ICeayaic- Pie ElghfJ j
WARD GIVES VIEWS
D. OH CHIEF MATTERS
M BEFORE CONGRESS
Congressman From First Dis
tnct Puts Direct Taxation
. Problem First
OPPOSES POLICY OF
CUTTING APPROPRIATIONS
Major Stedmaa Haa Conference
With President In Retard To
Appointment Of Judge Con.
nor To rittrritchATd'8 Place
i Butler's Views On Judge
ship Hatter )
News sad Observer Bureau
60 District Natl. Bank Bldg. '
By EDWARD E. BR1TTON
(By Special Leased Wire)
Wssblajgtonu, Apri 18. Represents
tive Hallett S. Ward, ths ae- - member
of Congress from the firat North Csro-
una district, has den alts views concern
lag matters which have to do with af
fairs before the extra seaaioa of Con
gross as I found whsa I had a talk with
him todsy. As a rsault of some of the
things hs said, I ssksd him to sllow me
to quote him. sad he save ms ths "so
to it sign." Here are some of the
things which hs hsd to say.
"It is vary plsin to me." ssid Mr
Ward, "that to occupy ths tlms of this
congress with polities would bs to 'fid-
dls while Borne burns.' A work new in
all the history of this government is
before us that of constructing a ays
tern ef direct taxation ia time of peace.
Nothing more difficult and important
hae been done since the Constitution
was constructed.
Dlvss ia oa ths watehtown with
hia army of lobbyists sad his forces
of propaganda, trying to see that be
escapes as fsr as possible and dumps
the load on Lauras. I have read
so much of his propaganda, and read
it ae anxiously seeking light that
have felt myself yielding to It
want the right thing done. I want the
wealth ef the world to bear its full
equitable ehsre aad not one ounce
more. I worn t say yet as te ths sales
tax, but. it must sxsmpt ths things ea
sentlal to life snd health, such as medl
eiaes and common household aecessl
ties, before I eaa vote for it.
. Waats More Highways
"Ths spirit of ths timss calls for fed
era! aid to highway const ruction louder
thaa ever, before. It is unfortunate
that at this particular juaeture we hear
much aboat cutting approprtsuoss
just as there are ao many pressing ns
eessities for necessary; pablie work.
is a day ef construction,- not ef sou
traction. The appropriations for high
ways, and rivers snd harbors ought to
be large,-- I believe ia large appropria
tions wisely expended for the public
good, and we could have them if ws
were permitted to follow the rule ef
letting everybody end everything pay
according to their ability.
"A separate peace with Germany Is
simply Russian. It is dishonorable and
unnecessary. An inter-raciaL commis
sion as recommended by the President
is a profound absurdity and would ,d
harm.
"To me the moat significant indica
tion I have had in thia Congress and
the most unfortunate, waa mads on the
floor of the Houae by Mr. Mondell of
the majority Friday, juat before ad
journment I understood him to ssy
that the immigration bill would bs re
ported Monday and I drew the clear
inference that it will be rushed through
as ths emergency bill haa been. If
thia is done, I cannot use too strong
language ia disapproval of that course.
It is not a party question has not a
semblance of legitimate polities in it I
hsvs strong views on the question snd
will hsve ao opportunity to present
them for want of time to examine the
bill and eollect the information' re
auired.
President Harding heard today from
Congressman Charles M. Stewmsn of
real res sons why he should name Judge
Henry Groves Connor as judge of the
Federal circuit court to nil me vacancy
Muaad bv tha death of Judge Pritchard.
By appointment, Msjor Stedmsn called
on the Preaident at iu:iiu ana oaa a
eonferenee ef some length with mm.
Tn that conference Major St, man, by
invitation of the President, spoks at
laneth. ths Preeident saying to kirn:
"I am not in s ourry, i am gau to
hear you."
Maior Sladman declared to the Preai
dent that there waa no man to be found
better fitted for the poaition, whether
in or out of the Federal service, ia or
out of the State, thaa Judge Uonnor;
that the North Carolina Federal jurist
ia a man of the highest moral courage,
liinalv nf ntirnnai?. intetrritv. legal at
tainment and Judicial temperament Be
told the President of toe matter or
the appointment of Judge Connor by
President Taft and declared to him that
both BeDublieaa and Dsmoeratis. law.
yere of North Carolina would agree
uron the eminent fitness of Judge Con
nor. And whea Major Stedmsn had eon-
eluded the Preaident aaid to him that
he was (lad he same. Hs ssid hs hsd
not yet taken np the matter or tne
judgeship, or given it sny consideration.
Major Stedmsn says that there was no
indiestioa of whst decision might bs
resehed ia ths matter.
I wss received most pleasantly by
tha Preaident," he said. "He gars ms
(CoatiBBed ea Page Two.)
. Time Honored
Custom
la primitive times, one man raised
maize (Indian eora), another hunted
and trapped for pelts. They ex
changed ths fruits of their labor oa
a basis of "You work for ms, 111
work for you."
That basis, although modernised,
has never fundamentally changed.
Aad the modern way of buying, sell
ing or exchanging whenever H is
necessary 4e to ass the Want Ads.
U. S. Will Not Tolerate ;
War in Central America
American Government Bound ty Treaty Obligations To
Protect Panama in Event of Hostile Move by
.-v Costa Rica; May Take Drastic Action
Washington, April 19 (By the Asso
ciated Frees.) Wsr between Panama
aad Costa Biea growing eut ef the
present boundary dispute will not bs
tolerated by the United States, it was
learned yesterday suthoritstivsly.
Both governments srs understood to
hsve been informed that the obduracy
of Panama over the acceptance of the
VLite sward, insisted upon by ths
American government, must not be
made ths basis for tliS rnswal of hos
tilities. It Wss not revesled In whst msnner
the United States had made known
thai it would regard hostilities with
kees displeasure, but it wee aaaumed
ttat representations had been acnt to
both Panama City and San Jose.
Kamors of Conflict
Official reports received hero recent
ly have indicated that peace on ths
Isthmus was again about to bs disturb-
sd. These aaid Psnsma wss mobilizing
her army to meet sny aggraaiva from
the nortL, while Coats Eica was assum
ing a bellicose attitude snd had been
assured sither formally or informally
of ths setive support of Salvador, Hon
duras and Guatemala.
Ths American poaition is understood
ZEBULON V. TAYLOR
Corporation Official Dies While
On Private Car Of
J. B. Duke
Greensboro, April 18 Zebulon Vance
Taylor, former mayor of Greensboro
and prominent corporation official, died
suddenly this morning oa board the
private ear of Jamas B. Duka, president
of the American Tobacco Company, near
Fredericksburg, Vs. His desth followed
that ef his wife by firs months to the
day.
Mr. Taylor's death was ascribed to an
attack of acute indigestion. He was
sn route to New York. '
Ths body was brought to Greensboro
snd taken to ths horns of Colonsl snd
Mrs. J. L Scales. Interment will be
ia Greene Hill cemetery but the hour
for the funeral has not been arranged.
4Ma, Taylor waa 63 years of age, Al
though born ia Sparta, Tenn.,' Mr. Tay
lor spent his youth, and his mature
rears ia Guilford, the native County of
his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. I Tsylor,
of Stokeadsle. After limited school op
portunities, Mr. Tsylor begsa Us career
as a practising attorney in Greensboro
sad while yet a young man. became
He wss engaged ten rears aato bv J. B
miss, nesa or ths southern Power Com
pany snd Southern Publle Utilities!
company, to use a place of resnonaibil-
ity in connection with the development
or inese properties. Mr. Taylor s
initial efforts with these corporations
was largely m connection with the de
velopment of the Piedmont Northern
Bailwsy, sn slectric rsilwsy lins in tha
two uaroiinas, but later he became preai
dent and general manager of the South
em Public Utilities Comuanv.
Funeral services for Mr. Tsylor will
do eonauetea acre Tuesday afternoon
st 2:30 o'clock st the First Preabvterian
cnuren, tier. Unas. U. Myers, officiating,
WAS LEADING CITIZEN OF
THE MECKLENBURG CAPITAL
Chsrlotte, April 18-rZebulon Vane
Tsylor came to Charlotte in 1910, re
signing tne preaideney of the Greens
boro ilectrie Company to become as
sociated with the Southern Power Com
pany in the management of its utilities
properties, which were at that time be
ing purchased in Charlotte, Greensboro,
anaeraon, a. u., ana wmatoa-Halem, ths
combination of interests becoming in
IV 13 the Southern Public Utilities
Company, with Mr. Taylor aa president
Mr. Taylor waa also activs in the or
ganization of ths Piedmont snd North
era Railway snd served as a director
from organization. At the time of his
death he was preaident of the South
ern runue utilities, snd siso vice-
president of the Durham and Southern
Bailway.
He was rated as ons of ths firat citi
ssns of Chsrlotte, a man of tremendous
ability, brilliant lawyer, organizer and
master of msa; slso s man of su
premo brsvsry ss was exemplified dur
ing ths street esr strike. His ideal of
aerviee was one of his master points.
He considered himself aa much a public
servant as ths mayor of the town.
Mr;-- Taylor was s mem ber of the
First Presbyterisn Church of Chsrlotte.
Hs was slso a member of Phalasx
Lodge of Masons, ths Southern Manu
facturers' Club, Country Club, Char
lotto Chamber ' at Commerce aad other
clubs snd organizations, and in these
be was moat active. He served several
terms ss director of the Chamber of
Commerce,
Most ef the official family ef ths
Southern Power Company and Southern
Publis Utilities Company -will attend
ths funeral in Greensboro tomorrow
Among these sre: Mr. snd Mrs. W. 8.
Lee, Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Marshall, W.
I. Burkhoider, E. Thomaaon, H. L,
Womaek, h. H. Adams, 8. C. Duekett,
W. Whitesides, D. G. Gaidar, H. W.
Latehieotte, A. V. Harrill, J. P. Luceea.
and others. There will be a number of
friends from Charlotte and cities in this
section.
Bev. Dr. Albert Sidney Johnson, pas
tor ef ths Firat Presbyterian Church,
of which both Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were
mhmbers, also expects to attend the
funeral.
Exploaloa Injures Twe Men.
High Point. April 18. John Sartain
and Joseph Crowder, employes is s
local laundry, were seriously injured
this morning when s cleaning machine
they wsrs operating exploded. Ths sa
tire front of ths laundry was torn
away by the explosion. Physicians at
the hospital where the injured men were
Ufcsa aa the wiU reeovet,
PASSES SUDDENLY
to be that ths Unitsd States is bound
by treaty ebligatioa to safeguard the
integrity of Psnsma and that any move
bs Costs Biea would justify drastic
action. Officials declined te indicate
wist action would bs taken if hostili
ties were renewed. They are hopeful
that ths representations msde to Pana
ma and Costa Biea will serve to prevent
armed conflict between the countries.
Garrison at Panama.
There ia a considerable force of
American troops in ths regular garri
son in ths Pansms Cansl Zone. This
is supplemented byvtls fores en the
special aerviee aquadron now' in Central
American waters, snd in sddition ths
Atlantic fleet is ia Cuban waters ea
winter maneuvers.
The reported plsa for support of
Costs Biea by tha three Central Ameri
can republics was regarded here aa
having something mors tbsn a mere
altruistic object, since they are mem
bers of Us recently established Con
federation of Central America. Costa
Biea ia expected to ratify the Confed
eration pact in May and Central Ameri
can diplomats explain that with Costa
Biea member it would be the obliga
tion of the other three to give sll tup
port possibls.
GOOD ROADS MEET
FORMALLY OPENS
Morrison Unable To Attend Be
cause Of Illness; Fifteen
Hundred Attend
Greensboro, April 18. Col. Bennshsn
Cameron, of Stagville, president of ths
Bsnkhesd National Highway Associa
tion, in ths absence of Governor Came
ron Morrison, who wss taken ill oa ths
train st Durham while ea route to Grsens
boro, delivered the chief address at
ths initial session of the good roads
meet, which opened todsy with approx
imately 1,500 members present
A community sing preceded the night
meeting. Director General Bouatree
then made a few remarks. Hs wss fol
lowed by former Senator Hobgood, of
Greensboro, who welcomed ths visitors
to this city.
President Cameron related hlatnrv f
the trials and tribulations whieh the
good roads advocates hsve hsd to desl
witn.
"Wood row Wilsos is ths firat ureal
dant who ever gars good roads advo
cates la this country a chanes," Presi
dent Cameron declared "It was writ
tan in ths platform snd hs lived up to
is, aitnouga aeiayea xor several veers
quring nia war-time sdralnlet ration.
'WTii.-J mil i . .
TTvvuruw num realises SS no 01 n
er President ever hss. ths need and in.
eatimable value of Federal aid." be ssid
Hs lauded the recent good roads leg
islation snd declared s new day had
dswecd and that the people of this state
snd of the nstioa "havs seen the light
at Isst."
Keen disappointment snd regret were
expressed by Director Bountree snd the
good rosds officials when it wss learned
that Governor Morrison would be un
able te deliver the address of welcome.
Director Rountree stated that dele
gates had already arrived from 24 states
and that before the week is paaaed, he
expecta delegates from every state in
the union.
The eonventoin wss called to order
by Director General J. A, Bountree to
night st 8:30 o clock. Judge E. P.
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w i a.u.an. vicv-urvaiueilt OI
the United States Good Boads Associa
tion, responded to the welcome address.
Director General Bountree outlined to
the delegates the program of the week.
He told of the work he had done and
bf the importance' of the occasion. He
boosted the hospitality of the Old North
State, and atressed the fact that good
roada were one of the easentiala of prog
rasa. Director Bountree declared it waa
the paramount duty of every eity to
see to it that good roads are had regard
less nf cost and toil or taxation.
Christianity, education and good
rosds ws must hsve," he said.
The rood show, which is being staged
in the warehouse, bids fair to be one of
the most successful ever held by the
association, according to officials. Every
foot of apace haa been or will be occu
pied by tomorrow morning, ao that the
large structure will hold many things
of intereat to those interested in good
roads and road work. Practically every
thing -used ia road ootructio6J' will be
on display.
It ia expected that well over 2,000 per
sons will attend the convention here
during the week.
The convention is a joint session of
the United States Good Roads Associa
tion, the Bankhesd National Highway
Atsociation and the Good Boads Show.
The meetings will continue through this
week, and the different organizations
will slso hold separate sessions.
DISAPPROVES ACTION 1
OF DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Washington, April 18 The action of
the Democratic House caucua ia oppos
ing tariff legialation was declared to be
unwise politically snd nnsound econo
mically'' by John H. Eirby, president of
the Southern Tsriff Association, in op
ening its sonference here today. A
''silent and tremendous conflict"- ia go
ing on throughout the South, Mr. Eir
by aaid, "between ths , political and
economic influences on national tariff
licies, which will end with s com
plete rout of ths free traders.
Mr. Eirby aaid he waa Democrat and
he "challenged' the authority of Demo
cratic Congreaamea "to commit the
Democratic party to a policy of free
raw materials, especially at a time whea
it means ruin to the South,'' Hs "warn
ed" the "authorized custodians of the
Democracy'' that unlesa ths party "eaa
keen ths. faith ef ths fathers and serve
Mie people, it will perish,'' -- . "'
JUDGE BOYD SETS
ASIDE VERDICT IN
. THE VARNER CASE
Declares Certain Circumstances
Revealed Clouded Justice . ,
Of Verdict
WANT NEW TRIAL IN ; . -DIFFERENT
DIVISION
Attorney For Vsxner Spnuif'
Surprise In Asking; Tor Dis.
missal 8o That Case Mifht
Be ronght Out Za State
Courts ; . Judge Boyd Gives
Reasons Tot His Decision
Greensboro, April 18, Judge - James
E. Boyd, of Federal Court, set aside the
verdict sgalnat Mrs. Florence C. Vsrasr
.at 9:15 o'clock this sfteraosa, declaring
mm cerinin circumstances revesled coa
eerning ths formstion aad coaduet ef
the jury while with the ease, clouded
the justice of the issue and verdict
Mrs. Vsrner wss found guilty Febru-.
ary 28 of committing sudultery with
Baxter McBary, a wealthy mulatto ef
Lexington. Sinee that time shs has re
mained secluded in a local sanitarium
and has refused to bs seen or converse
with snyone ssvs her sttornsys.
Following ths ruling of Judge Boyd, '
E. T. Csnsler, leading attorney for Mrs.
Vsrnsr, made a motion that the aew
trial be moved to another division ef
ths Western Federal district of North
Carolins.. It Is known that Judgs Boyd
fsvors thia procedure, but he would act
commit himself to , a definite' ruling
this afternoon.
Submission of a large number ef af
fidavits and also speeches by four at '
torneys, two for either party, consum
ed the entire day. A large aumber ef
witnesses attended the hearing. Judge ,
Boyd spoke for fifteen minutes before
announcing his decision,
Grenada For DecWea
Judge Boyd stated that several facts
introducsd la. the affidavits for the
plslntlff furnlshsd suf&lclent grounds he
sst ths verdict aside.
The f set that F. T. Thomas, Juror, Bad
expressed aa opinion before the sonars
sion of ths trial that Mrs. Vsrasr was
guilty, was one, he said.
Another, he deolsrsd, lay In ths al ,
legatioa and statement la aa affidavit
that officers ia vrhose care the Jury had
beea had permitted the msa te talk te
seversl kinsmen. . .. 4
A dieerepeney ia the testltneay of
Mr. Vsrnse while on ths stand, he stat
ed, wsa a third reason for a aew trial.
Mr. Varner, it was brought eut, had
written Judge Boyd a letter stating that
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testified relative to Mrs. Varnart visit
to her mother sines their marriage He
had stated that Mrs. Vsrner had not
visited her mother sines 1907. Hs ad
mitted in the letter to Judge Boyd that
she had visited her mother sgalu in
1917.
Attorneys representing Mr. Varner
denied all but ths Utter allegation,
which waa admitted. However, Judge
Boyd maintained and ruled, that they ia
themselves were sufficient, he dssmsd, '
to emphasize ths possibility of error ia
the verdict
Judge Boyd refused to commit him
self to either aide definitely, but ad
mitted that he had hia sympathies like
snyons else.
No date was set for a new trial. Tnis,
with the court jurisdiction, will be an
nouneed later. :
Csnsler Springs Surprise.
E. T. Csnsler, representing Mr. Var-
sprung a surprise this morning
when hs saked Judgs Boyd to est the
verdict aside, dismiss ths action
brought by Mrs. Varnsr aad 1st it bs
fought out in ths state courts. Judgs
Boyd rofused to do so and ths motion
of Mrs. Varner's attorneys that the
verdict be set sslds wss taken up, the
complaint and part of the response sw
ing laid befors the court when tt ad
journed for lunch, to meet again at.
2:30 this afternoon. ,
Mr. Csnsler motion cams as a sur
prise, as the verdict of the jury, re
turned on February 28, wss a victory
for his client Ths hearing this morn
ing wss on a motion by Mrs. Vsrasr'
lawyers to have ths verdict set aside.
Neither Mrs. Varner nor ber husband
wers on hand for ths hsaring today.
Ths eourt room wss sbout ons fourth
filled with curious listeners. E. T.
r- - n - nv. . . l ..... li si Km.. a
Lexington, snd Z. V. Walser, snd J.
B. McCraxy, of Lexington, are hsr te
look sfter Varner's interests. O. L.
Sapp, Of this city, snd T. E. Guthris,
of Chsrlotte, srs Mrs. Varner's lawyers.
Sapp Starts Argument
Immediately after Mr. Canaler finish
ed . with - argument on his . proposition, - - -
O. L. Sapp a-ttorney for Mrs. Vsrner.
started to argue oa the proposition, but
Judge Boyd ruled that although ia aa
ordinary divorce snd alimony eaas the
Federal eourt would be without juris
diction, as argued by Mr. Canaler, the.
latter Quoting a decision of the North
Carolina Supreme Court rendered by
Justice Hoke, that an act of the legis
lature, ante dating ths decision, con
cerning a woman's Intereat in her hus
band's property, puts the ease under
the jurisdiction of the Federal eourt
when it involvea two persons holding
citizenship in different states.
Judge Boyd took occasion at this
juncturs to eenaurs severely persons
who had by nswspsper articles at
tempted "to undertake to influence the
actian of the court." Such persons, he
stated, ahould by aril means sign their
namee to their articles. Ths Judgs de
nounced such sction ss "underhanded"
and aaid that he might aee that their
Identity became known; that hs might
summon newspaper proprietor te re
veal tneir identity. -
Presents Motion
O. L. Sapp thsa proceeded with the
reading of the original motion hia
motion for the setting aside of the
verdict, complaining that it was cob
trsry to the weight of evidence, thet
the plaintiff did aot havea fair aad
impartial trial and that avewly dis
covered evidence ia behalf ef the plalsv
tfCestftoajsct en fate TjtaIv ,