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raleigh; n. c. Saturday morning, may 28,1921.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
AS COMMISSIONER
New Head Of Intenial Revenue
' - Ha Many Responsible :r
' . .'. . Duties Ahead ,
FRIDAY THE 13TH HIS :
. . NATAL AND LUCKY DAY
former President Taft Slated
".' Tor Chief Justice And Ap.
' pointment Exoected Soon;
. . President Harding May Con -
' aider . Britt Tor District Su.
( preme Court Vacancy .
? The Newt' nd-Observer Bureau,
y' 603 District National Bank BUg,'
! 'By EDWARD E. BB1TT0N "
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missiouer of . Internal Bevenuo David
H. Blair. Shortly after 4:30 tbi after
noon he took the oath of office and a
onee entered upon his duties, signing
mai1 and taking kold of pending mat
ter, for none days having been dili
gently studying the V of affairs of
the bureau. It bad been understood
1UUS HO UIBJU. RUI VUKVW UWH Hi yvw-
tiea till tomorrow or Monday, bnt his
commission arrived from the White
House just abuot 4:30. Mr Blair quietly
took the required oath and went to work
I happened in a few minutes later cad
talking with him he said: e
"I am very greatful for the support
givea me by my friends who asked for
my appointment, and to' thooa who stood
so staunchly by me ia securing my eon
firmatioa. I enter upon the duties of
the office with the purpose of render-
ing the best service to tne government
-and the people of this country that ia
in me. I realize that the responsibili
ties which rest upon me. and I will en
deavor to discharge them with fidel
ity Friday His Lpeky Day
There kad bee a some talfc that Mr.
Blair did not desire to be aworn ia on
a Friday, held by, some as a hoodoo day.
Others had said that there was nothing
ia this that Dave Blair waa bora on a
Friday, and Friday the 13th at that.
Bo I asked Mr. Blair what about it, aad
while he agreed that, he waa born on a
Fridav the 13th. ha declared that ke
did mot regard that as aa vniuety day,
either to be bora or to take office.
Responsibilities crowd upon the new
official. Many - tax matters ' pre for
attention aa the 'office has been vacant
fit emit a while. Thea there art the
natters relating to the prohibition Jama.
tne issuance or regulations. lor us
o beer for medicinal purposes, ' the
breweries Which shall be permitted to
do this, the number ot prescriptions
doetdr will bo allowed lor wnlasey ana
the regulations affecting the distribu
tion of wine for sacramental purposes.
It will be seen that there ia maay aa
hour of diligent atudy and bard work
at kand for Commissioner Blair. '
Taft For Chief Jaatice
Beporta have it that the Be publican
leaders with the assent ot President
Harding have decided upon the selec
tion -of John T. Adams, of Iowa.
chairman of the Bepublieaa National
executive committee to suceoed Post
master General "Will Hays who Is
slated to resign at the meeting of the
committee called to meet here, on June
8. The slated vice cfifrirman. is Balph
Williams, the Oregon member of the
National committee, as successor to Mr.
Adams who now holds that position.
If there is no bneking In the commit
tee it is said that that shite will go,
through.
Opinion increases here that Presi
dent Harding is to offer to former
President Taft the petition of Chief
Justice of the 'United States, and that
this will be done at an early date. The
view is that President Harding, Hading
that with delay in making appointments
his difficulties multiply, that delega
tions pile oa delegations with pressure
for this man aa dthat man,., is going to
get rid of the appointment of a Chief
Justice very soon, snd that Mr. Taft is
to be the man.
Britt May Get Consideration
Inquiry said to have been mads by
President Harding as to whether or not
he would have to make a selection for
Judge of the Supreme Court of the Dis
triet of Columbia from among res!
dent of the Diatiret indicates that he
is looking beyond its limit for a sue
eesor'to the late Justice Oould. The
view here is that it should be a flfy-
flfty' split. Three of the justices from
the district, three outside, and as Jus
tice "Oould wss a resident it is argued
that kis successor should eomo from the
District or some one long identified
with it.
When Jeter C. Pritrbnrd ww e made a
mem birr of the court he kad become
identified with Washington bcemuo of
his membership in the Senate.' It may
be that in ease President Harding got
eutside the District for a man, that
J. J. Britt, of Asheville may have a look
ia for the appointment , But there is
the greatest kind of pressuro ' hers for
a local man, the "unwritten law" of a
court with knlf of its members Distiret
men, being, Urged to the limit, and of
course. Wsshington people are urging
that this "law" should be ohaerved.
To Faraish Complete Boaters
Senator Simmona recently took up the
matter of securing a roster of all the
men . who served ia the World War
from Nash county, ns the eotrnty com
xalationers of that county intend to
make a roster of all service men in the
late war. The Senator today received
, advice from the Bureau of Navigation
Havy Department, to the effect that by
isgust 1st ef this year it ia expected
that a complete list of the names of sll
; mea who served la the Nsvy during the
World War M1! be furnished to the ed
tstaat generals ef each State. The War
Department stated a short time age that
the compilation ef their lint of all men
' k. mmvwmA la the World War would be
'furnished to the adjutant generals of
each state oa or about July 1st.
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all day and goes to bed with the chickens. Ho la Howard Parmenter, of Way
land. Man., who inherited the fortune of the lmt Johnathaa Parmenter, "overall
millionaire." "It's worth more than money to me to work hard, and go to bed
at sunset Tell the city people to come
Parmenter. Ho is shows here with one
Wake Forest President Calls
On Graduates To Show
Leadership .
Wake , Forest, May 27. "Truly you
are standing in the morning of a new
ay' -aald Prealdont William Louis
Poteat ia the baccalaureate address be
fore' thf hundred nd five graduates
of Wake Forest College today in the
closing of the College Commencement
for ml.' , " ., ''. yj, ,.: ,-. i V -i
Dr. Poteafs address took the form
of a survey of iho world's political oon.
trtieHk at the present and the apparent
causes and remedies, wfais ko hbeliev4
would only 'be brought about by the
carrying out ef the policies of Ameri
ca's great leader, Wood row Wilson, aa
waa voiced by him ia tha Versailles
peace conference.
People Must Solve Prebleaaa-
"Tho present problems that confront
tho world today are not to be solved
by corrupt politicians and diplomats,
who are responsible for tho present
state of affairs, but rather by tho peo
ple," explained President Potent, "and
upon you."' said ke to the graduating
class, "rests the responsibility ef bring
ing tho nation out of its present state
of degradation resulting from the war
into tho true ideals of America."
According to President Poteat tho
great outstanding policy that must be
recognized and followed throughout the
world today is that of Internationalism.
And only through the efforts of Ameri
can statesmen and sacrifices of Ameri
ca can this humanitaian ideal-be
brought about
Ths commencement exercises begsa
with the Senior orations, the six repre
sentative with their respective subjects
being: D. T. Hurley of Bandolph
eounty who spoke on 'VThe Democratic
Destiny"; C. F. Gaddy ot Union eoun
ty, who took as his topic of discussion
"Playing the Game"; R. K. Carter of
Wake eounty speaking on 'Truths about
North Carolina"; A. B. Whitehurst. of
Pitt eounty, whose subjert was "The
Nemesis of History;" B. C. Brown, of
Henderson eounty, with "Tin College
Man end Leadership"' as his theme, and
G. B. Phcrrill, of Watauga eounty.
who .selected the timely subject of
Ths Baptist Crisis in North Carolina."
The judges of the senior orations
were Dr. C. E. Brewer,, of Meredith
College; Dr. J. J. Hurt, of Wilming
ton, and Dr. B. W. Weaver, of Mercer
University. The judges rendered their
choice of the best orator as being A.
B. Whitehurst, who was thereby de
clared winner of the A. D. Ward Senior
Orator's iModal. Whitehurst'a speech
was especially pertinent to the present
condition of the world from a historicnl
and political standpoint and brought
forth tho commendation ef all ' who
heard it
Honorary Degrees Conferred
Following the conferring of the regu
lar college degree to .the graduates,
Prof. E. W. Tiraberlake, dean of ths
College, read the recommendation of
the College faculty and Board ef
Trustoea as to the . conferring . of the
honorary .degrees. Seven honorary de
grees were conferred, three being the
degree , of . Doctor - of Divinity, three
Doctor of laws, and ons Doctor of
Letters.
Those receiving the dtyrree of Doctor
of Divinity were Dr. C D. Graves, ef
Dublin, Ga., formerly of Wake Forest;
Dr. John J. Hart, of Wilmington, ani
Dr. B. W. Spilman, of Kinston.
Those upon whom the degree of
Doctor of Laws were conferred were:
Dr. Oscar E. Sams, president of Carson
Nswman College of Tennessee, Dr. R.
W. Weaver, president of Mercer Uni
versity, and Hon. Joaephus Daniels,
former Secretary of the Nary. "
Thef degree of Doctor of Letters wss
conferred upon Mr. Horsld E. Porter,
well known author, better knawn In
f the world . of literature as "Holsworthy
Hair. who ia now riving at Plnehurat
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' Those receiving degrees were: Bache
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MINISTER HALTS
"Now, Shoot If You Dare,"
Dr. Harmon Tells Men Who
Attempt Enhance
AaaevUlo, May XT. Bev. G. S.
Bsrsaaav who held of a asked
mob at Hattlssbarg, MUa., la kaewa.
la Aahaville, where ho has fre
o.aeatly visited. Bv. Mr. Harsaoa
has delivered lectarea at Blao Klage.
having vfautea tho laatltatloa last
aammer. Oa ' accaaloaa .ke . baa
, 'spoke froas palptta of Asheville
charchea. W;. ,,.'..'.-
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ia kand. tho Bev. G. 8. Harmon, a
Methodist . preacher, late last night,
stood off a masked mob latent upon re
moving Caeey E. Joaea from the
Methodist kospital here. Jones was
wounded yesterday by J. B. Mosoly af
ter be had shot and dangerously wound
ed Mrs. Mooely. Dr. Harmon, commis
sioner of the hospital, upon learning
that feeling was aroused against Joaea,
scaled himself ia the dark at a window
which gavs kirn a good view of the
street ia front of he hospital. Two or
three-automobiles soon drove by, arous
ing the parson's suspicion, and he called
up the police, asking for more guards.
Before they arrived, kowever, a a am
ber of masks men slipped into the
yard, and one of them bandaged as
though injured, stepped upon the gal
lery.
Dr. Harmon refused to allow him to
enter, but others of the party entered
through a window only to Snd them
selves confronted by the preacher, who
warned them not to come up the stairs.
' Doctor, we arent going to make
a racket," said one, ''we just want our
man.
"I am a Methodist preacher," replied
the doctor, "in charge of this hospital,
and responsible for all ia it We have
sick women and sick mea ia. here, aad
they are already tora up over this dis
(urlnnce and yoi dare not eome ap
those steps unless you cross my dead
body. . Now, shoot if yon- dare, you
may kill me, but you shall not com ap
tnose steps.
Hearing the screams of nurses other
members of the mob oatside made a
break to gain entrance, but Dr. Harmon
again levelled his pistol and threatened
to shoot, forcing them to retreat The
uioli then dispersed and a few minutes
later, when- Sheriff Edmondson, arrived
with ' deputies, the tension kad been
relieved.
ELECT FITZGERALD AS
SUPERINTENDENT IN PITT
Greenville, May 27. Mr. B. G. Fits.
gernld hat been elected by the county
board, of education aa superintendent
of publio instruction of Pitt eounty
for a term of two years, beginning July
1st, to succeed Prof. 8. B. Underwood,
who resigned a few weeks ago to accept
the . position ot superintendent of
schools of Raleigh.
Mr. Fitxgerald needs aa Introduc
tion to the people of Pitt eounty, as he,
prior to tho World War, waa principal
of the Bethel graded schools, and dur
ing the summer of 1919 did some special
work at Grimealand nnd ia the office of
the eounty superintendent in this city..
While in tho eounty ho wpn a host of
admiring friends who will be delighted
to know that be ia to return.
Mr. Fitzgerald : graduated from the
University of; North Carolina in 1919,
and haa taken post-graduate work nince.
He has served with success in the
schools of Johnston' and Orange coun
ties, and haa also served as superintendent-of
school at Belmont, N. C. At
present Mr. Fitzgerald holds the posi
tion of county superintendent for Har
nett county.
Mr. snd Mrs. Fitzgerald and child
will arrive some time during tho latter
part of June, so that he eaa bo ready
to take np the work July let.
MISSISSIPPI MOB
ALL PROPERTY OF
BERGDOLL SEIZED
BY UNITED STATES
Alien Enemy Custodian Takes
Over About Million Dollars
Worth; . ..
DRAFT EVADER BRANDED
AS ENEMY OF AMERICA
Mother Had Holdings Under
Power Of Attorney; Her Tes
timony Before Congressional
Committee Started Proceed
infs; First Selrore Since
1919
Philadelphia, May 17. AU tha prop
erty of Graver Cleveland Bergdooll,
draft evader, who la la Germany, valued
at about $850100, waa seised here today
by Coloael Thomaa W. Miller, aliea
property euitodian, for. the United
States government by order ef Presi
dent Harding. With it wss seized the
property of his mother, Mrs. Emma C
BergdoU, and ot kis brother, Erwia
BergdolL who Is serving a sentence In
the army - disciplinary barracks at
Leavenworth, Kansas, as a draft eva
der.
The aetioa waa taken under a new
ruling which permits the government
to take over the property of those who
have foresworn their allegiance. Berg.
doll, having escaped to Germany nnd
announced himself aa a German eitl-
sen, made himself liable under this
law. lira. BergdoU was given Ave
days to turn over to the local repre
seatatirea- of tha alien nronertv ens-
todiaa aa account of all ' Grover's
property ia this country, both real and
personal.
Caa Get Her Property.
If this is done, the remainder of the
BergdoU property will be returned to
her. If it is not, the entire estate
will remain ia tho hands of govern
ment officials, and la addition she will
be liable to imprisonment for contempt
The value of the seized aetata owned
by Grover BergdoU ia estimated at
830,224. Summarized, it waa explained
by ' government officials, the seizure
means:
AH of . Bergdoll's realty, mortgages
and bank aeeounts, including kis share
ia the BergdoU brewery, will be ad.
ministered by tha goverament, in
stead at by his mother, wka has held
the property under power ot attorney.
. AU of kis funds mm deposit ia
baaks
are i be administered by the govsra
ent.
Bergdel! is cut off absolutely from
his financial resources in this country.
If his mother trios to communicate
with him in any way, she wiU make
herself liable to a jail sentence. If
be wants kis property, he must return
to the Unted States and file a claim.
If he does, that, he must go to prison
and servo his term. Every cent of
expense connected with the seizure of
the estate will eome out of Bergdoll's
pocket
Mash Tacata Beetdeaco.
Mrs. BergdoU 'and her 88-year-old
mother must vacate "Castle BergdoU,"
Grover's home here, from wheh he es
caped whea brought here to search
for the "buried pot of gold.
' Under the war trade board license,
as amended last Monday, JG rover Berg
doU ia classed as aa alisa enemy,
which deprives him of any protest or
claim aa aa American citizen
Mrs. BergdoU csnnot touch a cent
ot her own money, or of Grover's or
Erwarda, untU she has satisfied the
government suthorities of the -exact
ownership, and until Grover'a posses.
sions hnve been separated from those
of Erwia and her own. She cannot
cash a check.
BERGDOLL NOW BRANDED AS
ENEMY OF UNITED STATES
Washington, Msy 27. Grover Cleve
land BergdoU,. by reason of his escape
to Germany, ia now held by the Ameri
can government to be aa "enemy'
within the meaning of the trading with
the enemy art. This ia explained ia a
statement by Thomaa W. Miller, aliea
property eustodiaa, which was made
public today at aia office here. It fol
lows:
"At the personal directioa of the
President of the United States aad ta
accordance with the opinion of the at
torney general, I have gone to Phila
delphia today to seize each property be
longing to Grover Cleveland BergdoU
as hss beea reported to the alien prop
erty custodian ss being his own prop
erty, or ia whleh he has any interest
whatsoever, whether owned and ad
ministered directly by him or through
power of attorney given to any mem
ber of bin family.
"BergdoU, in addition to his other
crimes against this country by reason
of his evasion of the draft laws and
subsequent escape, ia today 'an enemy'
under the trading with the enemy act.
rThe intention ef the alien property
eustodiaa Is to administer aad operate
the property seized from BergdoU to-
dsy as that of any other enemy's held
by him until Congress directs what die
position is to be made of the enemy
property in the hands of the custodian."
Salesinaruhip Suggestions
Nearly everyone baa something for
sale merchandise of some kind,
realty or services.
Tho great world of workers kave
their ability and experience for sals,
aad the finding of the right market
for their labor ia one of the Im
portant provinces of the Went Ad
Columns. '
But the Went Ads caa serve yon
hist as effieieatly if yoa have only
some old furniture to dispose ef,
something yoa would like to ex
change, or if you seek employment
for part of your time.
If yoa kave something to sell
saake ana of the Want Ads.
Mother Is"Pmnfally Injured
But Child Escapes Unhurmed
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Mrs. Mary Bradley, of Canton,
proaching Train And Rescue Tot From What Would Have
Been Certain Death; Glancing Blow From Locomotive.
Asheville, May t7-zUeiag witk .. a
swift moving Southern passenger train
thla afternoon, Mrs. Mary Bradlsy, of
Canton, reached her five-year-old daugh
ter, who waa playing upon the track,
seized ths tot la her- arms aad leaped
from la front of the engine just as
tho puot struck ber m glancing blow.
- The little one waa playing la front
of the home, which ia one mUo oast of
Canton, whea tha train bound for Ashe
ville approaching from behind a curve
bore down upon tha scene, , It was al
most, upon the little girl before the
mother saw what was happsaiag.
The mother was painfully injured
about the head and face as a result of
being struck by the eagine but the
child was unharmed.
III FAYETTEVILLE
Mayor MacKethan Secures
Other Men To Take Places
i Followino Walkout
FayetteviUe, May 27-Mayor E. B.
MacKethan ' announced . this evening
that a sufficient number of new officers
had been sworn ia to replace ths sevea
policemen wko walked out at 4
o'clock thla afternoon, owing to aa in
crease ia hours and a cut in pay. At
a meeting of the board ef aldermen
this morning, following notice of t'ie
threateaed strike, Chief ot Police J I.
McLeod aad the police committee were
empowered to select mea to take the
plaea of the strikers. By 8:30 this
evening Chief McLeod kad chosen his
mea, tho Mayor waa called to his offl:e
aad the new mea were sworn ia.
Chairman G. B. Patterson and other
members of tha police committee stated
today that at a conference with the po
licemen last night it was explained t" at
tha . salary cut and increased hours
were a temporary arrangement, maje
necessary by tne eity a financial strin
gency and that they would possibly bs
given more pay and shorter hoars when
the budget was made ap in June, and
that the officers agreed to work wader
these conditions until tho reaular
LaieeUiig is Jinc.r,. fc- ,
Whea members of the force were
elected Monday nignt tneir pay was
decreased from 8125 to 8100 per month
aad their hours increased from 8 to 12.
Tha' striking officers, in a statement
this afternoon, declared that they were
quitting, not because of the eat ia sal
ary, but because of the longer hours.
, The men who went out .include five
patrolmen aad twe motorcycle officers.
Tha chief, assistant chief and ona. desk
sergeant remained at their posts.
While the number of men appointed to
night was not given, it waa stated that
they were sufficient to take the plnee ef
the patrolmea and motorcycle men.
whUe A. B, Williams was made a desk
sergeant.
AGREEMENT ON WAGES
MADE BY, SHIPPING BOARD
Tentative Conditions To Be
Submitted To Local Unions
Sunday
Washington, Msy 27. An agreement
oa wagea and working eonditiona was
reached tonight between representa
tives of the Marine Engineers' Bene
ficial Association and Chsirmaa Ben
son, on the shipping board, in tha con
troversy which hss threatened a tie
up of American shipping. Tha terms
will be submitted to -the various local
unions Sunday for ratification.
The agreement was reached at a con
ference with Secretary Davis after
Chairman Ben to a had discussed the
situation with President Harding sev
oral hours. If the terms are neeepted
by the locals the agreement will be
signed to remain in effect for one
year.
Tho aetioa was taken regardless of
the decision of the American Ship
Owners association, which was eommu
elected to Secretary Davis today, to
refrain from entering . into any agree
meat with the mea. .The' shipping
bard, however, it wss pointed out,
operates four-sevenths of all American
ships.
Secretary Davis left for New York
Immediately after the conference to
attend to some personal affairs but it
is understood be will see representa
tives, of the ship owners there.
Tha terms of the tentative agree
meat were not made publie but In gen
eral they ar understood to follow the
lines previously laid down or provid
ing for a IS per cent wage reduction
aad making some changes in overtime
roles and working conditions.
HARDING SIGNS EMERGENCY
TARIFF BILL LATE IN DAT
' Washington, May 27. Ths enter,
geaey tarif bill was algaed lata to
day by President Bardlng.
. - The new Uw will become effec
tive tomorrow. It will effect for
a six moataa' period moat fsraa pre
ducts and carries a provWoa'de
algaed to prevent the damping of
foreign goods la this reentry.
' la event at adoption, by Congress
. of the Loagworth resolution under
which aew Import duties here ate
effective Immediately a pea Intro,
section of tho permanent tariff
bUL Hoaao leaders aald It aaterally
weald aaaeiasde the oawrgeacy
aaeaoare which carries only a faw
Items compared with tboassada la
tha general UI.
Hease Repabllcans plsn to meet
Wednesday night to decide whether
the reeelatloa shall be made a party
leeae,
POLICE ON STRIKE
Rushes In Front of Ap
Members of the trala crew regard
tha woman's s scape from death aa little
short of miraculous. A matter of split
seconds took ker body aerose ths second
rail, where the torn part of the loeomo
tive struck the woman a glancing blow
oa the head.
' Bleeding aad dssed, bat with the
child tightly clasped la her arms, mem
bars of tho train crew picked tha worn.
aa from the place,, where she kad beea
burled beside tha tracks. After first
aid was rendered nnd Mrs. Bradley was
placed aboard tha train, which was
backed 'into Canton ' and a psyaieiaa
called. He found tke Injuries-were ul
superficial. After the wounds were
dressed, Mrs. Bradley aad her daugh
ter were taken back to their home oa
tho traia.
Court Says. Charlotte Chief
Technically Guilty For Dis-
pensing Booze
Charlotte, May 27. In the contempt
enaa against Chief ef Police Orr,
charged witk not turning over 63 quarts
of bonded whiskey to the court out of
an allotment of 103 quirts. Judge W. F,
Harding this afternoon held that Chief
Orr wss merely technically guilty in
that he did not keep the liquor in his
possession for further orders from Su
perior Court. The judge said that the
chief put himself in position to become
ia contempt of eourt before aa order
to turn over the liquor was issued.
The judge said that during the flu
epidemle he himself kad issued aa order
to kave 20 gallons of whiskey given
for medical purposes and lie queatioaed
whether or not ha had the right to have
dona it He knew that neither a mayor
nor sheriff ksd the right. His charge
waa tbat the chief was technically guil
ty until he could produce that written
records where Beeorder Lawreaeo Jones
had ordered. him to turn-over the li
quor. Judge Jenes made affidavits to
ths fact that ke had ordered tka chief
to do it.
There wove affidavits also from Com
missioner Page. Colonel Kirkpatriek
eounsel for Chief Orr, produced pre
acriptioaa ' from leading physicians,
written request from ministers, and
signed orders from his superiors, and
oa these his eouaael asked for the dis
missal of the eonrempt charge. Chief
urr, no saia, in dispensing liquor for
hiedlclnal and humanitarian purposes,
was acting in sceordanee with a prece
dent of long standing at the city hall
Colonel Kirkpatriek contended that the
chief had never illegally dispensed any
whiskey. Counsel offered a testimonial
from Mrs. W. B. Lindssy, president of
tho W. C. T. U., thanking Chief Orr for
his efforts to uphold the prohibition law.
A testimonial from Frank C. Tolbert,
of Salisbury, a Federal prohibition
agent, dated May, 1921, congratulating
Chief Orr on the manner ia which he
had performed his duties as chief of
Folice, waa also offered to the eourt.
n addition, City Beeorder Lawrence
Jones and the commissioner of publie
safety stated that they had ordered the
chief to give out whiskey for medicinal
ana Humanitarian purposes.
MANLY M'DOWELL DIES
AT HOME IN MORGANTON
Veteran Political Leader In
Western North Carolina
Had Long- Been ID
Morgsnton, May 27. Col C. Manly
McDowell, who has figured prominently
for years in political circles in North
Carolina, died at 10 o clock thie morn
ing at his -home here. For mere than a
year Colonel McDowell had been in fail
ing health and since the first ot the
year, practically aa invalid. For sev
eral days death had beea expected at
almost any moment
The funeral will be held at Grace
Episcopal ehureh hero Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Colonel McDowell belonged to n
family that has been prominent in this
section of the State since Revolution
sry dsys. Hs wss rated s( a man of
diseriminating judgment, high sense of
honor and keen Intellectually. A natural
leader of men, be had a big following
or loyal friends and held ths reepoct
ef all, even those who differed with him
politically and otherwise.
Mrs. McDowell died about a year ago
ana since bis wire's desth, Mr. McDow
ell had been a broken man ohvsieally.
They are survived by two cbilldrea,
Miss Alsrgaret McDowell, a younc girl
in her teens, snd aeon, Charles Manly,
Jr., two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Walton
and Miss Cora McDowell, and a brother,
Mr. Ham McDowell also snrvlses.
Until hs resigned recently en sceount
of his health, Mr. McDowell had been
Federal Revenue agent for. this State
with headquarters at Greensboro. He
bad beea ia tbe revenue service alnee
eafly in the Wilson administration.
Previous to thst hs had served seversl
terms ss Sheriff of Burke eounty and
had held other positions ef honor and
trust
RECEIVER APPOINTED FOR
STATE BANK AT ELK IN
Wimton Salem. May 17. Ju5gs Webb
presiding ever Forsyth Superior (Court
this afternoon appointed Alex. Chat
ham receiver of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank at Elkin. Tho institu
tion has capital of fifty thousand dol
larss aad appointment of receiver was
by agreement of State bank examiner
aad stockholders. It is believed that
most of. paper had by bank can be col-
Jeetea. ..
JUDGE DISMISSES
CONTEMPT CHARGE
ABANDOri HOPE OF
N
Disarmament Proposals Cause
Brisk Clash Over Several
Amendments ; '
LEAGUE CONTROVERSY
IS FOUGHT OVER AGAIN
Senate Also Clashes Over Re
cent Dismissal Of 110 Mid
shipmen Trom NaTs! Acad
emy; Other Amendments To
Naral Appropriations Bill
Hot Disposed Of ViV
Waahlngtoa. May f7. Final aetioa f(
disarmament questions and against be
ginning a aew Pacific coast naval base
was takea today la tha Beasts, but
other amendments to tha 1493,000,000
naval appropriation bul were not dis
posed of whea adjournment was takea
uatil aext Tuesday, over tbe Memorial
day holiday. " V '
Disarmament nroDosals enussd a hrlak-
elaak today over amendments ot Sena-
tore Pomsreae, Ohio, and Walsh, Mon tana,
Democrats. With the Borah
amendment "authorizing and request
ing" tha President to call a three Dower
conference to discuss disarmament al
ready ia the bill, Senator Pomerene of
fered a supplementary amendment
It would have authorized the Presi
dent to suspend American naval con
struction for aix months "ia order te
arrange tha conference and if a dis
armament agreement should be reached
to stupe ad construction la part ar ia
whole. The proposal waa boa tea twice,
onco oa a point of order sustained by
Vice President Cbolidge, and agaia by
a record vote, 29 to 37, for suspension,
of tho rules to nuke it ia order. -
Even a livelier tilt ia whleh tka
Legauo af Nations controversy waa
fought over agaia developed oh Senator
Walsch's amendment, which would have
required tha President to send Ameri
can representatives to sit with tha dis
armament eomanissioa jef tho League of
Nations "ia a. consulting capacity."
Thla amendment waa beaten 42 to
22, after it waa denounced by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, Bepublieaa
leader, ss a "side door" entrance of
America into tho league. The roll eaU
was oa party lines, ruept that three
Democrats Bhields ef Tennessee, Walsh
of Massachusetts aad Witae af Ooor
ria anted - with steps slusaa siifsasnaaj
Tha proposal for a aew naval base at
Alameda, Cat, wis lest aslly whea
senator Ball, Bepnbliean, of Delaware,
a prosniaent champion of it, announeee!
after a further canvass of senators, that
no further attempt would be -made to
reeeind the Senate's vote) striking tha
Besides the disarmament controversy)
the Senate also clashed over tho reeen
dismissal of 110 mldah?pmea' from tho
Naval Academy at Annapolis. . After
criticism and defenss tf tho Annapolis
authorities, tho Senate adopted aa
amendment providing for reappoint
ment to-a lower clam ot tho midship
men who "flunked." Another amend'
ment adopted called for a report by tha
Navy Department aa to .whether any
navy yards or stations shculd be abaa
doncd- ' u,.yi
DISTINCT PROGRESS MADE 01 "''
TAX AND TARIFF LEGISLATION
Washington, May tl Distinct pro
gress wss msda in Congress todsy oa
tax and tariff legislation. Ths Senate
finance committee concluded epea
hearings oa tea revision, completing tha
first stage of tho aew tax bill, while
the House wsya aad meaaa committee
began a final re-draft of tho permanent
tariff bill. . Chairman Fordaey said ha
hoped to have tho tariff anoaaure ia tha
House by Juno 10 nnd that his commit
tee would thea begin consideration at
taxation.
The Senate Finance committee, which
began its tax hearings May 9, ksd aa
der eonsidcratioa first tha Smoot sales
tax bill, but, although early sentiment
apeared to favor it, leaders said today
it probably would be oppoaed strongly '
in both House and Senate. The exeess
profits tax, it was said, probably would
be repealed as suggested by Secretary
Mellon.
Although the Senate committee is ex
pected to recommend its removal, its
defense before the committee by several
tax experts was said by some members
to have -made friends for it Several
senators ssid its defenss today by Pro
fessor Edwin B. A. Seligmaa, of Colum
bia University, bad deeply impressed
them. ,
Mr.eligmau made a plea for its re
tention ns againat adoption ef a sales
tax. The former, he contended, waa a
tax oa surplus and ons of the few kinds
of tsxes which, in normal times, must
dc absorbed by manufacturers and not
passed on. Competition hnd no effect
on the sales tax, he ssid, adding that it
would inevitably be shifted on to the
consumer, and therefore become practi
cally "'an income tax turned upside .
down."
BRITISH CABINET TO SEND
REINFORCEMENTS TO IRELAND
London, May 27. The cabinet baa
decided to send large reinforeementa
to Ireland and it ia rumored that, aevf '
measures ara to be adopted against the
Republican forces in the South aad.
west according to an announcement by
ths London Times.
A large number of mobile troops, tha
sswspaper says, are to be employed ia.
a systematic "round up of rebel over
lares nreae, but it adds, tho details
have not been settled, as, owing to tha
continuance of a state of emergency
through the industrial troubles, and
the need of sending troops to Sileeia,
it Is difficult to spare troops at present
i
RICKENBACKER REACHES CHICAGO
ON TRANSCONTINENTAL FLIGHT
Chiesgo, May 27 Eddie Biekenback-
er, American ace, arrived at Checker
board field at 0:29 p. m. Central
standard time, today, ia hie attempted
flight front Lot Aigeies to JVaaeaMton
G IIAVAL
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