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COMMIOF
LHie ASSURED,
ZEB VALSFR SAYS
4- , 1 .-- -. t- snsaasesainemsBmen
Lexington Republican Visits
, Washington To Set Some
; , Senators Straight
REPORT flAS IT THAT '
' FNE PROGRESS IS MADE
Senator Srnst Loses Interest
In fight Ob Worth Carolinian
, nd Can't TeU When Hear
; ing Will Be Had ; Secretary
Mellon Proposes Liberality
' On Prohibition Measures
The Nsws and Observer Bureau,
603 Diatriet National Bank Bldg,
By EDWARD E. RITTON.
,' (By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Hay 14. "Very uneer
taia. We havea' Idea," wa the
answer that Senator Emit, ehairaan of
' the ub-committe having in charge the
investigatiom .ia the negroes' protest
against the confirmation of Frank Lin
ey for District Attorney of the West
. era District -of North Carolina, jar
me when thjia afternoon I aaked him:
Whea is there to be hearing by
year committee en the Linney matter f"
That was all he had to' say, and he said
it with a smile that indicated it was a
matter that was now troubling him
' he was hot at it to throw Linney to
, the "demnitioa bow wows" when the
' firs pretest of the negroes struck the
judiciary committee.
"Linaey is going to be confirmed is
the way that former Attorney General
of North Carolina, Zeb. V. Walser, of
Lexington, put the mstter to me sa I
talked with him in the lobby' of the
' Baleighi hotel an hoar or so before I
' ' had my talk with Senator Ernst. Mr.
Walser assured me that he was not in
' .Washington on polities at all, just meet
ing up with friends and enjoying
things generally. Be had seen some
former eolles-e mates of Ann Arbor,
Michigan, among: them Representative
Crouse, of Detroit. : During the morn
ing he had called at the White House
rnd had a talk with some friends there,
but, there was no politics in it. "Bat
during my visit to the Capitol," he
-i ill 'T HM MHt nn with una Mends
whom I told of conditions in the State,
nud that, it would be doing the right
thing to confirm-Mr. Iinaey.". .
. Smooth' Way iFee Unney.
, And there a litUe bird that told
me that n Zeb Waleet talk With, heee
witit who" 'Ssjet or called" en wss
smaethinr "the way. for cPrt I "
that If, -Walser had. xuld f w . I
affairs were running. in Nona Carolina
aad that it would be a good thit for
the Bepubliean party in North Carolina
if Linney were confirmed. And it is
said that he talked with some of the
Senatora were alleged to be hot in
the collar about plain talk of Linney
' about shutting the-negro opt from the
registration book aad the ballot box.
Among these fighters of the confirma
tion ef linney that Mr. Walser is said
' to have talked with is Senator Moses, of
of New. Hampshire, who asked, many
questions of ths North Carolinian and
who left the impression en him, to tht
little bird says, that it was not Jisccs,
. aary to see him again, so clear had bee
the explanation of the value .of th
juusney ; cvauiiuaviun b oub ia i.i-
7 answers to his questions. All of which
is good reading for Mr. Unney aad
his boosters. And Mr. Walser assured
me that ha waa very highly pleased with
t his talks with friends on the hill. His
' missionary work it is understood has
' born fruit, and he certainly was of a
decidedly ptimistie state of mind as
he talked with ma about the outlook
for the eoafirmatioa ef Mr. Linsoy."
If .Linney does ge aver the burdlss,
that . the aegraee have erected, the
there is going to be a lot of explaining
that the Republican at New York, Illi
nois, New Jersey, Ohio and Kentucky
will have to hand cut "to their- negro
, eastituents. And with states where
they sre the balance of power it will
take some mighty tall talking to satisfy
i them-that the linney attitude for the
V Bouta, who a oinereas arciiuae ior ine
negroes of the North and West is the
correct thing. I lean that there is now
a great bit of murmuring among the
' negroes : because there has not been a
aegre already appointed ai Registrar
. of the ''Treasury, the position about
which, noma five hundred or more white
women ef both parties protested against
being held by a negro, as they did not
went to ho hnmilinted hr linvins to
work under the direction of a negro
and take orders from him. And-the
negroes are asking about all the plat
form talk and pledges of the "Bepubli
eans as to the treatment that was to be
' , accorded them with Beiublieaas. having
ths jobs to give out And they eon:
' tinua to ask that there be a negro as
sirtsnt Secretary of labor and a negro
assistant Secretary of Agriculture.
Blair right Wears End.
The Dave Blair confirmation awaits
the comUg of -Thursday afternoon en!
the promised vote at the executive ses
sion, of the Senate. It was reached on
'. Monday afternoon in the regular order,
but as I have stated it was a .-reed to
' ' have the matter go ever till Thursday
afternoon -because of. the abaeaee of
Senator Reed who . is to make one ef
the anti-Blair arguments on the Senator
Johnson side of the batting list, It
waa learned today that yesterday after
noon when the Blair nominatioa was
reached that Senator Johnson took the
' aoor and had entered into his argu-
' meat against the confirmation of Mr.
Blair when there waa an interruption
with the 'statement that a Senator
- Seed, oesirca to oe neara inns ins mat
: far should go over. t Then 'came the
agreement fo Thursday afternoon. But
Senator . Johnson had J in a . fsw
swipes at the action ef Mr, Blair and
the ether North Carolina Bepubliean
delegates - who . "betrayed';; him ; at
'Chicago by refusing to be guided by
ine Kgausea pmnwy th i norm
- Carolina in which, he won the day. ' It
, will all be hashed ever aad rehashed on
Thursday s afternoon when . Senators
. Coalvc4 Pa t n ImiX
LEADS INSURGENTS
IN UPPER SILESIA
mai
First " photo af General Korfanty
leader of the Polish insurgents in
Upper Silesian Korfanty. was- Polish
Plebiscite Commissioner when the re
cent vote was taken. He is said to have
the support of the' French in hie at
tempta to retain 8ilesia (or Poland.
Elizabeth City Utility Takes
Steps To End Litigation Over
Its Plants :
ElUabeth City, May 24. The Public
Utility Corporations which supply
Elkabeth City with water, power lights
aad sewersge have flatly rejected city
council's recent offer of $325,000 for
these properties and Howard E. Crook,
of Baltimore, president of the affili
ated corporations, has put, the -city on
notice that on July 1st, operation of
the sewerage plant will be discontinued.
A temporary injunction - had been ob
tained to rcstrsin the city from pur
chasing the utility properties.
These f sets became known here this
morning when a letter, handed to Mayor
Gaither by President Crook waa made
public Mr, Crook's reason for rejec
tion of the offer' is that the price
offered ia too low and that 47,O0O tho
valuation set on these properties
hero by- th af filiated companies; whea
negotiatlena looking toward. ' their
purehana were JwgusV it svjutf ami fair
o..Tr""'',.,i v'mf the fact that
.... w .,iua vwaneira
offers taoMM.U worth, whila to aaake
the trip from Baltimore to Elisabeth
Cityfofonfneo with members af
the 9USciL it is thought possible that
his decision to reject the1, offer was
f cached' only after, he disaovsred upon
reachisaT hre that any purAase of
these properties by the preaent munici
pal administration would result in
litigation.
f It. ia a" fact that aa advertisement
ordered iaserted in last Monday's issue
of the daily Advance, giving the publit
notice that the sewer company would
impend ; operation ? waa . cancelled "by
vira from - Baitlmort wheu Council n
of f reached President JJrook.
f The'prefenf worth of thrproperties
oftheWtHUieevplant here; is' 3efl,000,
fecordipg to the appraiia) of po. Dab
pey B. Maury, of Chicago. ; "
RQB8ERS GAG 'AN AGED
MAN IN BILBQA STORE
Tvfo Bandits Get Twenty Dollars-
From" Merchant" and;
-'" Make lUoaje ''" - .
h Durham, Vy 24-Joe CarpenUr, aa
saednjan who operates a store near
Bllboa,' was gagged and bound aad his
f lats i of bminess robbad'iait ' night
t 'o'clock bytwo masked men. The
bandits escaped with about M 1m cash
and some merehsndiss.-ijCajpsntsr sa
a big car driv by the atore; and, atop
a short distance up the road just be
fore tho robbery, bat psld no attention.
The men entered with drawn revolver!
and masked shortly afterwardU tod.
bound Carpenter, throwing him across
a bed ia the rear of the store. After
the men had left Carpenter managed, to
work hie wrists loose and remove tht
gag from- his mouth, .but wss toe exhausted-to
untie the cord arouat his
ankles. He shouted for help and man
aged to crawl to the door, which had
been latehed by the intruders, and let
James Medlin, O. W. Matthews and H
W. McMilUnd in.
Funeral services for Mrs. D. 8. Mar
shall, aged resident of Durham, who
passed away yesterday at her borne on
Boxboro street, were conducted this sf
ternoon, at 8:30, o'clock, Bev. .Michael
Bradshaw, of - Memorial Methodist
Church, officiating. Mrs. Marshall had
been' ill for .some time. She was the
widow of the lata A. M. Marshall, aad
was long a resident of this city.
Surviving the i deceased are four
daughters, Mines Nellie and Madge
Marshall, Mrs, h. C. Norton, all of Dur
ham, and Mrs. T. M. Smith, of Baleigh
oae son, W. T. Marshsll, aad one broth
er, J. D. Beau, of. Scarboroagh. "
DISPENSES LIQUOR TO j ?
SICK, CALLED TO COURT
Charlotte, May 2 4. -.A . heading, in
which Police Chief Orr has been called
on-to show why he should not ; be ad
judged guilty of contempt of court ia
not turning over all liquors i the sher
iff, waa continued 'until tomorrow -whea
it waa. called before. Judge', Harding ia
Superior court toda, v.'r v , ;
Chief Orr, who for several moathi
has been dispensing whiskies to the ales
with the eonsent of former Public Safe
ty Commissioner Page and Polie Judge
Jones,' waa cited to appear' before the
judge. ' ,:.-, '-'..' ? .-
I do not deny.thst'I.hava'tiven
liquor for-hospital -and medicinal pur
poses,' aid ths Chief. "I have doctors'
prescriptions to show for all ef it.. I
hare ma mpelpgiea. Id nakft,' ' ' .
HREATENED SU1
CAUSES
REFUSAL
BIGGER NAVY BILL
PASSED BY S E N AT E
BY BIG MAJORITY
. , j . , ,
Way Paved For Passage Of
'Borah Amendment For Dis-
.armament Conference
PROVIDES INCREASE
FOR NAVY PERSONNEL
Economy Drire Against Half
BiMon Dollar Appropriation
Shattered On Boll Call Vote;
Party Lines Broken In Vote
Fixing- Personnel At ISO,
000 Men For Next Year
Washington, May S4. The economy
drive against the $405100,000 naval ap
propriation, bill waa shattered in the
Senate today when many increases re
commended by the nnval committee were
adopted. '
By a. vote of 45 to S3 the Senate
adopted a committee amondment, op
posed rigorously by the economy forces,
providing for ,a personnel of 120,000
men ss against 100,000 authorised by
the House. Afterward, in quick succes
sion and without demands from ths
econofy advocates for roll calls, com
mittee amendments calling for increases
aggregating about $43,500,000 were ap
proved. The roll call on the navy peraonnel
apparently broke the attack of Sen
ators who have been fighting to overturn
the increases recommended by the naval
committee. The way also waa paved for
paassge of the bill tomorrow or Thurs
day after prospective adoption of the
Borah amendment for a disarmament
conference.
May Rasters Appropriations.
There were reports today of negotia
tions looking toward restoration of sp
propriations for a new Pacific coast
base at Alameda, Cal and for continu
ing drydock and dredging projects at
Charleston, S. C. Whether these nego
tiation! figured in the vote today sus
taining the committee increases waa not
disclosed.
Psrty lines were broken in the vote
on fixing the nsvy personnel at 120,000.
Thirteen Bepublicans voted to hold ths
personnel to 100,000, but the loss of
these Bepublicans to the committee pro
visions waaa offset by fourteen Dem
ocrats who voted to keep 120,000 mea
is th navy.t,
v Among committee increases adapted
were $15,377,000 for pay ef parson net,
$3,800,000 for reserve forces, $8,793,000
for provisMfting, $7,500,000 for fuel a.
ita transportation, and. $5,000,000 for
the marine corps' quartermaster corps.
Nearly all of these Increases wers
bound np in the decision for a personnel
at 120,000 men. ,
Lsnroet Opposes Increases
.Senator Xsmroot, Bepubliean, Wis
consin, led the battle today against
the committee; increases, and again
warned the Bepublicans that the coun
try would not ataad for them. Ha ws
joined by Senator Hitchcock, Democrat,
Nebraska, who announced that ha would
Vote againat the bill if the committee
increases should be substantially sus
tained; . . ' ' J .
- Senator Swanson, of Virginia, .rank
ing Democrat on the naval eomulittee,
however, supported the committee pro
gram, 'declaring that with the aviation
and other programs of the navy 120,000
men ware needed. Senstod Underwood
Of Alabama, Democratic leader, who
voted for the 120,000 personnel,' mad
a lengthy . address advocating interna
tional disarmament agreements, but
opposed disarmament by the United
States, in the absence of an agreement
with other powers. ,
FLOOD GOING AFTER "
' COL HARVEY FOR SPEECH
Washington, May 14. Ambasisdor
Harvey's pilgrim dinner Speech ia Lon
don, came in for further, congressional
attention today,. Representative 71o&di
Kemoerat, Virginia, introducing a reac
tion proposing to ask Secretary
gughes if certain statements attributed
i the ambassador were ofieial utter
gnces," delivered - by , instruction or
whether they had been approved or dis
approved by the department. t '
; Mr. Flood wanted to know particular-'
ly whether Mr. Harvey was "voicing the
sentiments and policies of the United
States Government when he waa quoted
as . having said that "the declaration
that $ war between England and the
Unite! States has ceased to be con
ceivable is no more than an assump
tlon." .- . .
CONVICTION OF M00NEY '
CONSIDERED INJUSTICE
San Francisco, May S4i A statement
that the district attorney "believes that
an injustice was done ia the conviction
of Thomas 3. Mooaey f-r a 1016 pre
paredness day bomb murder and will
present to the governor evidence sub
stantiating this belief tbst will compel
him to act" was made today by Milton
U'Ben, sssistapt district attorney In
Opposing a motion to release Mooney
under a common law pleading.
KtTMBER OP PERSONS ARE
KILLED DURING FIGHTING
Bueass Aires, May 24 A number of
person! are reported to hare been killed
or wounded during fighting today in
the port rone when union laborers at
tempted to prevent non-union workers
from unloading ships. -
Bevolvera were used during the fight
ing aad firing continued in the affected
regioa, this afternoon.
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT TO RETURN
. TO WASHINGTON THIS MORNING
Washington, May ' 24-Ths presiden
tial yaeht Mayflower, witk President aad
Mrs. Harding and gu eel a aboard on the
return trip from New Yolk, reported
lata tonight that she waa between the
Virginia Capea and was proceeding up
Chesapeake bay on the final leg of her
run to Washington. She is expected
her. About S o'clocA tomorrow, mitifitt
PROMISE TO HELP
CHURCH
m
DRIVE IN A M E R 1 C A
enn-sKiinssss.il Si .
Southern Presbyterian Assent
bly Refuses To Consider Join
ing Northern Church
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
REGARDING DISARMAMENT
Question Of Uniting Five
Branches Of Presbyterians
Brought Up By Telegram
From General Assembly Of
Northern Church ; " Changes
In Powers Of Committees
St. Louis, Msy 24,-Co operatioa "ia
all practicable ways" with tie church
unity eampaiga of ths Council of the
Churches of Christ in America wss
voted at the sixty-first General As
sembly of the Southern Presbyteriaa
church here today.
The assembly also decided to eon
tribute aa equitable apportionment of
an ezpenss fund of $300,000 for the
aupport of the church. The method o(
providing this was referred to the com
mittee on systematie beaeficenee.
The aesembly declined to make any
recommendations on a movement for
National disarmament outlined in a let
ter from the council, captaining that,
"while we would hail with joy any gen
eral movement looking toward reduc
tion of armamenta, we feel that this is
a matter that should be handled by the
council itself, rather than by ita eon
atitufnt bodies' acting in their separate
capacity as enurenes.-
No Action At This Time.
Te quesMoa of uniting the five
branches of the Presbyterian church
wss brought np by a telegram from the
general assembly of the Northern Pres
byterian church, expressing hope for
closer, relations or the two sections. ,
In reply, the assembly sent a mes
sage ''reciprocating' the sentiments of
fraternal rcjard," but explaining that
action by the Southern church had been
postponed for a yjar and "we deem it
at this time inexpedient 'i take any
runner actions
. The assembly adopted a committee
report defining the duties of the com
mittee on systematic, beneficence and
stewardship sad recommending that it
be designated the "assembly a com
mittee on stewardship.'' .
" The assembly voted asraiast tenf er
ring sdviaory aad executive powers oa
the committee."- Wrt prescribed ir da-
it.w.w,4 aSministrative.
i t amnalgaa
The committee will bars complete
control of aU campaigns for fnnda ia
the church, and will "seek by review
and recommendation to promote the
buiiness betterment of our assembly,
Work in the foreign missions field
was outlined by aeversi speakers. Jtev,
h, C. Sraythe, of Najroya, Japan, assert
ed thst of 85,000,000 persons, only about
0O,wo are of Christian faith.
CONDEMN PUGILISTIC BOUT TO
BE PULLED OPP IN NEW JERSEY
winona Lake, lad May 24,Condem
nation of the "cominct pugilistic mill
n Jersey uty, w, j July was ex
pressed in resolutions adopted ' today
by the 133rd general assembly ef the
Prssbyteriaa' Church ia the United
States of Amtrica. The resolutions ore-
isnted, by the aassmbly'a beard of
temperance . and i moral welfare, an-
proving the Volstead -net, . expressing
regret over the dismissal of a large
number of prohibition; enforcement
agents, urging a nstiea-wide eampaiga
for Federal censorship ef moving pic
tures and Federal eaaetaceat of uai
form marriage and divores laws, did
not pass until an amendment regard
ing the Dempsey-Carpeatier fight bad
Deea inserted, ju -loaitton to ex
pressing, eondemustios of the fight,
the. amendment commends the nn
Jersey ministers who have opposed)
toe about. i '
The assembly works 1 rapidly today,
Aeeompjiibmeuts laeludtd.the election
ef Bet.. Louis Seymcur Mudge, of
Harrisburg, Pa., as Mated dark, aad
selection of Dee Moines, Iowa, as ths
meeting place of the 334th assembly.
Atlantic City, N. 3n waa tht ea,ly other
piaee prcposeu.
; In addition to approving the Vol
stead act, ths assambly urged the
pesssge of the supplementary meas
ure designed to msis the act more
effoetive. Especial cara waa asked ia
the- selection of a federal prohibition
commissioner if a change is mad.
Minister of the e'.urch wore in
structed that when asked to perform
msrriage "ceremonies they should si
(trtaia the facts an.l refuse to marry
persons not entitled to a Christian
marriage.
ARRESTED IN SALISBURY
TO SERVE VIRGINIA SENTENCE
Salisbury, May 24. Kent Greer, High
Point young white msn, wanted 1
Virginia to serve a six year sentence
for stealing aa automobile, waa cap
tured by Sheriff Jim Krlder when he
drove into Bowan county today in a big
touring ear. Oreer is said to be a bad
man, having been Implicated in sev
eral robberies. He was lodged in jail
here to await the arrival of Virginia
officers.
COMPLETES SECOND LEG OF
AIR TRIP ACROSS CONTINENT.
San Francisco, Msy 14. Arriving at
Redwood City, Calif., a abort distance
south of San Francisco, shortly nfter 7
o'clock tonight from Los Angeles, Can
tain Eddie Bickenbacker, former Amer
ican ace, completed the second leg of
his journey to Washington by airplaas.
Try To Eliminate Apprearlatiew.
. Washington, May U Uasueeesaful
attempts were msde in the House today ;
to eliminate from the deficiency appro
priation bill provisions for expenditure
by the Department of Commerce of
250,000 for development ef foreign
trade-and a like amount or assistaaee
to domestic industries. Opposition to 1
the items came chiefly from Democrats
through , points of order which wers
QKicklx irxetnilcde , . - .
BANKERS GATHER
III GREENSeORO 10
HOLD COHIOII
President W. A. Hunt En
couraged Over Improvement
In Business Outlook
HENDERSON MAN HAS NO
GUARANTEED REMEDIES
Henderson financier Strong
Believer In "Supply and
Demand," Which He Thinks
Has Been Abrogated Just
How; "Look Pacts in Pace,
He Tellsj Bankers
Greensboro, May St North Carolina
bankers, hundreds of then, from -every
community in the . Stste, crowded
with Greensboro citizens into the
county courthouse here tonight for the
opening meeting of th twenty fifth an
nual convention of the North Carolina
Bankera' Association. Bankers from
other States, notably from Virginia,
a large delegation coming from Nor
folk, helped to swell the ssesmblage.
The main feature of the evening wss
the taddreas of the president of the
association, William A. Hunt, of Hen
derson, Mr. Hunt discussed the finan
cial and business situation, without
offering any "nostrum guaranteed to
euro in three doses." Ha made no at
tempt to ander-estimnte the effects of
deflation on business but wss sure
"our problems are well in hand." Con
fidence, prudence and a faith in "great
people of a great State with undimitcd
resources, was ths keynote of the ad
vice he gave.
The invocation was offered by Bev
Charles T. Myers and ' Claud Kiser,
mayor of Greensboro, welcomed th
bankera to Greensboro, the first time
in twenty years that they have held
the annual convention here. John W.
8impson did the same thing for the as
sociated banka of Greensboro. J. B.
Ramsey of Bocky Mount, msde a very
happy response, following which Air.
Hunt delivered his nddress.
' Mast Work Oat Oar Salvatlea.
"Times are better," Mr. Hunt do
elnred, "but we are not out of the
wooda yet Times will be better if we
keen the sober lessens learned in the
months of depression." Hs blamed
the lack of functioning oa the part of
the law of snpply and demand for
economic trouble. "If thing " people
aanaY ta sat, to. wear, , to hoosa theaa,
conld be height witk the asm nub that
the price waa governed by the Jaw of
supply aad demand our economic
troubles would soon solve themselves,"
but the "law of supply and demand is
aa dead as a New JCnjiaad salt maca
erel." he ssld.
Economic salvation is a problem for
everybody to work out for themselves,
Working together, Mr. Hunt asserted,
MWa must and will work out our own
salvation. It is useless to psss the hat
and expect the government or the
Dublie to make good onr losses,' he eon
tlnued. "The government cannot make
good our losses or insara future profits.
The nstion cannot aaderwrite every
maa who goea farming. It cannot
boost prices against at world condition
nor extend eredit where eredlt ia aot
due.
At ths same tims, the speaker da
dared, th government must do some
thing to sustnia the cotton, tobacco
and other Industries upon which the
aaUon's prosperity aopeaas; ins Droscn
link in ths distribution must do re
paired, and the solution must eome
(fans combined action and eo-operntio
by the government and the business In
terests, not in a policy of regulation
' . . I L -i' ...t.
Saa compulsion, oat rai vi -
tence.
: He sees a larae ner eent of ths farm
rs weathering the storm and declared
that the bankers are in sympathy with
them. It ds absurd, hs said to say that
agriealture is flat oa its back in the
gutter. One thing tna agriculture neeai
right now, ae aaia, - is mora doouihb
. v ... 1. n
Leek Facts la race.
Look the facta in the face, Mr. Hunt
tnld his fellow bankera, but do not
lose courage. Bunninst around telling
ena another tale will aot neip, ns
uld. fWe. as a State, are not facing
bankruptcy." The case cans ror aeroic
rlnui of self administered remedies.
Tho present situation ia the result ef
a wild orgy or extravagance, nigu
IiToflte and artificial and we are suffer
Mtrihntlnn from the violation of
ai-tain economic lews. But he took
cheer from the beli-jr or our oes
rted men that the economic position
sound, even after eight months of
th W drastic deflation in com
modity vsluee and the most vioiem
slump in . general Duainess ,wus d
has ever experienced."
"If we sell we must also buy and if
we sell more thnn we buy we must ex
i,mt .mt eredita." Mr. Hunt explain
ed. "But we must do more," he eald,
"We must concern ourselves wnn ine
those countries whors it has been im
restoratioa of ths gold stsndard in
paired or destroyed." He gsvs thanks
for the Blue Sky lews snd the lnsur
snea commissioner for largely relieving
the burden of carrying ths get-rich
quick crowd nd the armies of specu-
lata. ....
A trihnta to the American bankers, to
the bankers of North Carotins, resl men
witk bresdth.of vision, scops of faith,
strong personality snd resrh ef service,
wes paid by Mr. Hunt. They deserve,
he thinks, merited tribute for the man
ner in which they hare discharged their
trust through the days of readjustment
The banker cannot escape ths tremen
dous responsibility In the discharge of
his obligations. Mr. Hunt stated, sdding
that the banker ha a wonderful oppor
tunity for leadership.
The president of the asssciftlon told
of the pleasure it gives aim aad the
ether member ef the organisation to
meet ia Greensboro, and expressed him
self a appreciative of the trait reposed
ia bias tiy the argsaisation. us spoke
XQmtiaocd f fan foui), ." .
ONLY riv:. VOTES AGAINST :
3M,Mt SCHOOL BOND ISSUE
Reldsvllle, Msy t. -Oaly five hall
lea were cast against the) three hun
dred theuaaad dollar bend Issae for
scboals ia the elsctlea here today
eat af the entire registration, oaly
IT failed to vote.
DESIRE FOR PEACE
KEYNOTEOF LIFE
Memory Of Georgia Editor
Honored At Exercises At
Monument In Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga May 2i. America's de
sire for world peace waa voiced here
today by John H. Atwood, Kansas City
jurist, spesking at ths memorial exer
cises at the Grady monument here in
honor of the 71st anniversary of the
birth of the Georgia orator and Jour
nalist.
Wreaths were sent by governors of
many states, including Massachusetts,
where Henry W. Grady made many
speeches during the serennes and eigh
ties, and by Boston and other cities end
many organisations in the North na
well as scores ia Georgia. The monu
ment was re-unveiled by Betty Black,
three-year-old granddaughter of Grady,
and the wreaths were piled sround on
its bnse.
Simplicity U Observed
The memorial was msrked by the ex
t re me simplicity that characterised
Grady' life. Mr. Atwood, born in New
England and long a resident of Ksnsaa,
waa the only apeaker. although the Gov
ernor of Massachusetts, city of Boston,
snd other states, elties and orgsniza
tions were represented. The Bev, W. H.
Glenn, sn a god Methodist preacher who
wss Urady a pastor, delivered the invo
cation, and Rabbi David Mara pro
nounced the benediction. At the close
the flag at Five Points, two blocks sway,
was lowered with a salute by ths Geor
gia Tech R. O. T. C.
B. I O'Brien, Boston editpr who rep
resented the Commonwealth Of Massa
chusetts, suggested in a luncheon ad
dress today Hhat ths memorlsl exercises
In honor of Grady who died In 1880,
be made an annual affair. Mr. O'Brien,
W. H. Lord, of Boston; Melville E.
Stone, counsellor of the Associated
Press, and other visitors, including Con
federate, aad Union veterans, took part
in the exercises.
Describing Grady a's "a maa of peace
Mr. Atwood told the taauaands of per
sona who filled the streets sround the
monument, tht Orsdy "tasght- th
JTorth that mea deemed wrong by their
aroiaer or tut or aexiia oe wrong
snd not wicked t h taught ths South
that mea might b victor without being
vindictive.''
Lighted All America.
"The lamp held up by Grady's hands,
fed with the oil of brotherly regard,
iigntea all Amerirn, Mr. Atwood con
tinued, and prayed that such a beacon
might some day illumine the world. He
turned aside from his prepared addreaa
to urge that American business mea
in nil lines regard it aa a duty to take
affair profit and not "what they can
wring rrom men's necessities. -
Voicing a plea for more intensive
Anierieanism ia the face ef the unrest
that ia shsking many nation of Europe
and that is felt ia this country, he said
it appeared that the South had little
Barest and that it might corns to pi
that the South would show the North
"the wsy back to sanity- and safety"
and now to buttress anew th foun
dation of th nation.''
The aftermath of tho war, he said,
has beea marked by Alshevik doe-
trinea thst w can bavo government
without authority, production without
supervision, a Bute without? morality
ana manhood without honor."
SEVENTEEN NEGROES TO
BE PLACED ON TRIAL
Kemored Prom State Peniten
tiary To Be Carried To War
ren ton Por Hearing
Warrentoa, May S. Trial of 17 War
ren county negroes for participation in
aa alleged riot at Norlina oa th night
of January 22d, ia which Baby Traylor,
white, wss seriously wouaded and three
other white mea and three negroes were
slightly wounded, v.lll commence some
tunc tomorrow In Superior court which
convenes this morning, Judgs Grsnmer
preeiding. '
Bheriff B. S. Davis aad deoutias left
ior naieign looay, ana win Dring baeK
rrom me mate penitentiary the 17 ne
groes, who hnve been there for safe
keeping since January, after two of the
alleged principals in tho tragedy had
been taken from the Warren county
jail and shot to death by a mob. So
licitor Garland . Midgett will be as
sisted in the prosecution by Messrs. B.
B. Williams and Tasker Folk, of- Wnr
rsnton, while John K. Woodard, of Wil
son, will sppear for the defense.
NOTHING OFFICIAL RECEIVED
REGARDING REPORTED CLASH.
Washington, May . Official ad
vices had aot been received her today
concerning the reported elash of Amer
icans and Japanese at Shanghai. Offi
cials, bowsver, on the basis of press
reports were not inclined to regard the
incident as serious.
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MANDAMUS DENIED
II SUIT AGAINST .
TAXCOfVIMISSION
Cabarrus Petition To Settle
i axing Authority In Court
Dismissed .
JUDGE CONNOR UPHOLDS ;
, COMMISSION S POSITION
Ruling's On Property Values Are
rinsJ, snd Hay Kot Be Ke.
viewed By State . Courts ;
Plaintiff Will Carry Issue To
Supreme Court; Ho Heaxinp;
Until Pall Session , a
Cabarrus county lost it fight to
compel the State Tax Commission to
corns into Superior court aad defeaet
its ruling in ths matter af th Caa.
non Mills property valuation ysster.
day whea Judge GeorgrW; Connor de
nied it petition for mandamus. Notice
of appeal to the Supreme court waa
filed by attorney f r the county, aad
the fight will be continued is tho
higher court, eoming up ia regular or
der at th fall session.
Contention of th Tag Comnkss.loa
that the General Assembly bad made)
its rulings oa tax assessment final .
and not subject to court review waa
upheld by Judge Connor ia th brief
judgment written after the aa had
beea argued. Attorney General Maa .
ning appeared for the Commission, aad
Charlea U. Harris. H. S. Williams aa v
J. 8. Griffin, presented th caa for
the complaining county. The can
was heard ia chambers, the regular
sessioa of the court baring adjourned ,
for the week,
Sumon in th proceeding was Issue!
mors thaa a month ago when the Ca
barru officials sought to have th Tax
Commisiion reversed ia it order re- '
dueing the assessment of th Csnnoa -Mills
by approximately three million
dollars after the County Commission,
ers had fixed the tax levy for the year.
Beeanse of the reduction, it wss al
leged that the eounty lost 115,000
in revenues which eoujd not b ton. !
pensated.
Maay Similar Cases. - "
Hundreds of similar orders have beeat
entered by the Tax Commission dur-
ing tbw'past several month; many of
them reducing assMunonta and many
ether raising assessments, Th pro'
ceding in the Wake courts have bsoa '
watched with keea interest throughout
the State because of the fact that upon
its result would determine the begin
ning of other similar actions by other
counties wnera TsiuaiUina wm muium
after the tax levy had beea made. " -
By agreement the issue upon whkhi "
the case was determined yesterday waa .
ths right of the court to intervene ia
the administration of the tax laws of
the State. Judge Manaing plead tho
statute that make th rulings of tho
Commission final, and if oa that ground
th mandamua to compel the Commis
sion to com into court witk its fee-
ord waa denied ia th following or '
der:
This cause coming on to be heard,
before Hie Honor, Gesige W. Coaaor.
Judge holding th court of the Seventh.
Judicial District at chambers ia tho -eounty
courthouse oa this the Z4tk
day of May, 1921. (said cause having;
beea. front time to time by consent.
continued until this date,) apoa tho
petitioa and demurrer filed herein tho
the second section of said demurrer
having, by permission of tho court
beea soasidered aa a pis ia abate
meat; and the court having heard nr ,
gumcnt of counsel representing both
petitioners and resondeata being of
the opinion that the petitioaara arc o
entitled to the relief prayed for ia
th petition. i - '
It is, therefore, ordered by tho
court that , the writ of maadamua
prayed for in th petition - be aoH
granted and that th Mid causa be aad .
the same is hereby dismissed .end that
th respondent recover ef th petition- '
er the costs of this action to be taxed , .-t
by the Clerk of this Conrt." , f'
GASTONIA WOMAN GOES TO '
CHINA AS A MISSIONARY.
Washington, May E4. Twenty-eight -
young women, trained a medical, evan
gelistic, and educational mbalonariea,
are thi summer and fall to be seat
to foreign fields for service under tho
auspices of the Women's America
Baptist foreign missionary eoelety. Oa
of the number is Miss JSmilis JH.
Schultz, of Gsstonia, who Is to be seat
to Eact China. -
Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Johnson, ef War
w, reached Washington this morn-
ing, xoiiowing incir marriage ac war- -
saw yesterday afternoon, the nride bar
ins luruienjr ueou Aim viitu, cti
: a l i mi Y .
They will spend some days here.
John Wilbur Jenkins, who has be a
visiting m Baleigh, has returned to
Washington. 1'ormer Congressman .
Clyde B. Hoey, of Shelby, is a visitor
here, eoming to Washington on some
business matters. -
Among the North Carolina visitor - -
ta Washine-tan are Mr. and Mr. I I .
Hackney of Charlotte; Mrs. 8. M.
Gray and Mrs. G. JU Gilliam of Hall-
fax, Winston Adims, of Charlotte; C.
P. Ambler aad A. u. AuiDier or Asne-
ville.
Weald Indemnify Cotton Grower.
Washington, May 24. Federal fnnda
for indemnifying cotton grower la
areas when no ei ' ton -on:s are estab
lished to stamp out th pink boll worm
will b sought through aa amendment
teTlie"- deficiency bill, , provided the
states affected put up a li" amount,
Hcnntor Sheppard, ' Democrat, Texas,
said today. - Th smeadment, he said,
ill i ovide that 1200.000 or th 000,000
already appropriated for the pink bety
worm wtrk be made available for th
non-cotton snne work a th federal
ljhai ef th fua-Ja.