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WAtmiAtZL en your piper, Send rnwt five clay bMOro supimttoa In order to trull mining Ingle copy. -l erv North Carolina Partly cloacy aaa somewhat anaettled Friday aad Satarday. - raleTgh, H. c.; Friday morning7 june 24, 1 92 1 r; yOLCXHI. NO. 175. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY., SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS I I 1 Ml LB ' V on " " T . I 1 . 1 ' ; - . MkW - ft. AaT M. .AV III DMIRAL SIMS REPORTS; TO SECRETARY OF NAVY A SINGLE DAY"" Morehead Henchman Hands Out Lengthy Diatribe On The Democratic Party LINNEY DEFENDED WITH RICHLY HONEYED WORDS One William H. Sanders Hands Out Dope From Morehead Camp On Eve of Hearing Be fore Senate Sub-Committee ; Congressman Kitchin Visit ing Tar Heel Heme The News and Observer Bureau, 903 District National Bank Bldg., " By EDWARD C BRITTON (By Special Leased Wire) Washington, Juna S3. The linney elans are gathering for the fray of the morrow when the negroes are going af ter the scalp of the North Carolina Re publican State chairman irith their pro test against 'his confirmation as .district attorney for the 1 Western District or North Carolina. Notional Committee man Morehead is bete on the job for "linney, as is C. B. Pugh, of Elizabeth Citr. another of the Bepublieans who ' just dropped in being former Attor ney General Zeb V. Walser, of Lcxing ton. It is reported tonight that Frank Lin- ney is also here, but he is certain to be here when the gong sounds, and with him a bunch of his devoted lol- lnwrrs ready to meet the egro on slaught. Big delegations of both colors are due here in the early morning. Whether these will hare the frolic of an open hearing remains to e seen Benator Knute Nelson, of Minnesota chairman of the judiciary committee, told me this afternoon that he expected ih aeuion to be an open one. That . , , nf uepenas, nowevor, un iu. ivuuv v Senator Cummins, wno is to apiit tie of Senator Ernst, advocate of see rot session, and Senator Overman, trnnff for the ooen door. In this mst ter formor Senator Marion Butler told ma this afternoon thaf he had been incorrect! represented in the matter, that he thought there should be an open session. Yankee Booster for Linney On the eve of the hearing William H Sanders, once of Indianapolis, later of Charlotte and Asheboro, and bow of ftrarnihATO. an attache In some capacity of National Committeeman Morehead, breaks inU print to boost the Linney game. Bandera was Kepnoneaa ecu tar in Indiana, his health brokt dowa and ha sought North Carolina after a series of letter! to Joha Morehead at fha time that tha BepBbHeaa were talking of a daily paper. He came to Charlotte, the paper was not started, end for a tuna tie was at Asneporo with the Asheboro Bulletin. Next he went to work in the Morehead office; Hia boost of Linney is also the opportunity for lambasting the Democratia party. , Jn a sheet of the National Bepubliean of Washington issued as a circular na iler the date line of Greensboro, June 80, and sent ont last night to members of the Senate, he attempted to besmirch the Democracy of North Carolina in this fsshion saying: "rt ia a notorious fact that often the Democratic primaries in the city of Baleigh have been determined Dy we negro vote. Previous to -the Democratic fiui nrimariea there was a public con troversy as to which the Democratic candidates for Governor was likely to command the most negro votes. After k nrimariea there was a similar con troversy as to which of them had ac tually received the majority of these same negro votes." Following this slander on the Demo cratic party he booeta the Bepublirane, saying: J No IMeetlaWnaHon "The position taken by Republican leaders in the State, and not only by the leaders but by virtually every man ia the raks,'js that there shall be w . appeal to the negroes as a class and no attempt to organise them as a class. It sums that there shall be no discrimina tian whatever either for or aginst them.' And he proceeds to applaud hia view, as a matter of fact" be statea, "the negroes in North Carolina do vote. P.nftnstlv. I have not heard of single instance in which a negro waa deprived of hia vote when the same thing would not have happened to him if he had been white. I hav asked nanny persons if they knew any exception to this, and variably' the answer has been no." Then Mr. Bandera proceeds to hurrah for linney, saying ho has a warn place In his heart for him. that "he would go out of his way to ditch an night and then another night nnd then an thar and another for this eameTraak A. Linney, if necessary.' Holding that Linney "is a capabls sad conscientious representative or Wis cause.- wait no esbonnes. ha declares that "to prevent hia confirmation now, for the reasons illoresL after all this notoriety, would be to alga the death warrant of thl earn In North- Carolina, a far as an active formidable organisation ia Son V hir bertha, shall canned mora sudden or mors complete disrup tion than this would bring- to the Bo publican party in this State. This - would leave tha State in the hands of dm mistical party without opposition enough to impose even a degreo of r- atraiat Aad ai Itaia in addition so s arose injustice to a capable aad, repnt- ablo man aa wan as the worst thin politically that could bo-fan the negro himself ia whose behalf thia opposition ia ostensibly urged." The form letter ia evidently the keynote npoa wo tea tha linney fight for confirmation will ' be made, for it would appear that it his the Morehead a actio and backing; Bastaeaa Coomaaoa Slasae -Aad while the BepabUeana are ftght ing evr tha jobs aad ar mobbing it towards tha pie coaater th basinets of .tha country continues to t to too now we. Hero are noma of .the facta aa we get back to the Harding "normalcy iCootinonel oa faga JwaT wtej.;.iitlLiftJj!!i)wsim - II ERIC SPRINGES Breakfast ia Riverside, Cat, one Davis, Los Angeles sportsman and aviator. Accompanied by Eric . Springer, Riverside, Cal., thia morning in the Cloudster and attempt a non-stop twenty-lour for 28 hours the big machine will be put tip, 36 feet long and It feet high. The will consist of 650 gallons of gasoline. Veteran Labor Leader De nounces New York Publisher In Fiery Address Denver, Juna 23. William Randolph Hearst as denounced on the floor of the convention of 'the American Feder ation of Labor today by President Sam uel Gompers as a "traitor tcdjtho cause of America, to the eause' of freedom, an enemy of labor and of Ireland." The statement with many other de nunciatory remarks regarding Hearst, made by President Gompers ia reply to a question from tha floor as to his stand on the Irish question, was charred snd applauded by the delegatea. The veteran labor leader declared Hearst had attacked him because he had declined to be "chained to his mad chariot for the presidency of the United Statea" sad beesuse he had tried to see to it that Mexieo shall go undis turbed aad not overran by the Ameri can forces." Deft a ing his stand on the Irish ques tion President Gompers declared that he had carried out every declaration of tho Federation extending sympathy and aid to the Iriah Republic xhs only real charga against me ia, and I plead guilty to it that I have not freed Ireland, he said. I challenge any man to show I.have been faithless to any declaration made by the American Federation of Labor or that I have been false, faithless or negligent to any of its directions. HWhen tho American Federation of Labor declared that policies be pursued, even if they drove men to jail, I did not falter in the fight or in the faith President Gompers expressed regret that he bad to discuss this matter be fore the election of officers. DR. GILBERT ROWE IS PROMOTED TO EDITORSHIP Greensboro, June 23. Bev. Dr. Gil krrt T. Sowe, at present editor of the North Carolina Christian Advocate, has beea elected book editor and editor of the Quarterly Review of the Southern htethodiat Church by th-3 book commit tea of the church in session at Nash ville. - Dv. Rowe will .ceeeed Bev. Dr. Frank Thomas, whose death occurred some weeks ago. Ir. Rowe has filled all of the more important charges in tha Western North Carolina Conference. He is son of the late Rev. Dr. J. C. Rowe and at the last sessioa of the conference waa elected editor of the Christian Ad vocate, a position which ho has filled wonderfully well. Dr. Sawa was pas tor of Central Methodist Church at Aaheville, the Charlottl churches, Wei- ley Memorial at High Point, presiding e'.oer of tho Greensboro district and pastor of ono of the leading churches m winstoa-Balem. Ho ia regarded as oae of tho braiaiest men in tha church and oae of tho greatest pulpit orators ia North Carolina. WANTS TO PROHIBIT SALE OF MOONSHrNE LIQUOR Kiastoa, Juna C Frank Taylor, who waa sued by H. C. Y. Peebles here for alleged violation of a deed'a terms for bidding the use of property sold by Peebles for tha manufacture or sale of liquor, has won the. suit. The deed specified that no "lieeased' distillery or aalooa should be operated aa the place. Frank, Taylor waa convicted of eelliaf whiskey a year or two ago aad served time. Tho question-of license did ot eater iato tho com. J. L. Haarne, a former eity solicitor, brought tha action for Peebles, who new re sides at Beaton, Mass, the property ia now owned by Frank Taylor aad brother, Bam Taylor. . Tha Jary foaad agaiart tha plaintiff. L0UISBURQ NEGRO HELD - ONL CHARGE OF RAPE Loaisborg, Jaaa 13. J. H. Maloaa, colored . preasiag . elub proprietor - f Looisburg, waa held for tha next crimi nal terns-of . Fraaklia Superior court without bond. Magiatrato A. W. Alston, Tuesday on a eharga of having commit- to criminal aasaalt an a negro giri. Tha evidence) before - tho Magistrate rave tho girl good character aad ia d tea ted that tho asaa had taken, the giri ia bis car to f to church but went to another jnaeo. InsUad. GOf ASSAILS HEARST S RECORD t v.; THE CLOUDSTER morning, breakfast in New Tork the next through its paces. The plane is of the power plant consists of a single 420 PINEHURST WOMAN NOW DENIES GRAVE CHARGE Jim Maples Still Held In Car thage Jail In Default of $5,000 Eond Carthage, June 23. Although Jim Maples, of Pinehurst, Is in the Moore county jail held In default of 5,000 bail for criminal assault, the charge being that he held his wife and forced her to submit to an assault by negro, Jake Smith, later facta brought to light cause many to doubt theVnana guilt. Hia wife was in Carthage yesterday consulting an attorney and she denied the charges, stating that while he was drunk she had trouble with her hus band and had had him placed under a peaca bond. Aftfr they had "made tip and re turned home and were fitting together talking, she said a crowd of men ap proached their house in the Pinehurst neighborhood and carried Maples away. He was taken to Aberdeen and given a hearing before Justice Wicker, who held him for trial in the Superior Court. The negro in the ease, Jake Smith, who drives a gasoline wsgon out of Aber deen, waa freed. IB I Charlotte Man Named Presi dent of The State Mer chants' Association Greensboro, Juno 23. Wilmington was selected for the next meeting place of the State Merchants' Association, which closed its annual convention here tonight. Officers for the ensuing yenr were elected as follows: President, B, F. Roark, Charlotte; vice-president, A A. Josephs, Goldsboro; executive eoe retary, J. Paul Leonard, gtatesville; treasurer, A. W. Buncn, of Statcsville. After the auditing committee re ported that it had found the books of the secretary of the association, J. Paul Leonard, in good condition and his re port was accepted by the convention. the committee, on resolutions made n-iigthy report whica wae thoroughly discussed before the vote on the va rious aectUons- wat takea. Among the resolutions passed by tLo delegates was one, extending the rympathy of the North Carolina association to the fsm- ily of the late Col, Frederick W. Gal braith, former commander of the Amer ican Legion, and to the legion. Maay Resolutions Adopted. Resolutions urging the immediate at tent ion of the governor and tha legis lature to the evil workings of tho re cently enaetcd municipal finance act, opposing the pure-paint law passed by tha State legislature, seeking the aid of the commissioner of internal revenue in the removal of tho red tape eon nee ted with the blanks issued for tho collection of income taxes, recommend tag tho combined i fforts of tha State merchants ia destroying the sale of promotion stocks ia thia State and at tacking the practice of exaggerated ad vertisement, with recommendations that each local association make invest! gations of all aueh alleged advertise ments were among tha more important ones acted npoa favorably by tha Con vent ion. Approciatioa to tha local association for its entertainment during, the con vention la this city, a vote of Thanks to tha return' officers for their good work, provision tasking the secretary ot the association an executive officer of the assoclatioa and for a two weeks rata tioa for thia officer- were among the long list of resolutions effered by C. K. Griffith, of Charlotte, chairman of the resolutions committee. A vote of thanks to tha local prese aad botet people for their efforts ia behalf of the coaves- tioa was carried ia another resolution passed. Not To Coatlnae Attorney. The leport-of the ways aad enseal committee waa made by , Chairman Elmer OetUager, of Wilson, who ef fered two saeasiree which -drew eon siderable diseussioa from tha dele gate. ' It waa roeoaatended that the dues of tha aaaoeiation remain tboH same. In order to meet the expense of increased activity of tha aaaoeiation, oae of two . schemes were suggested. First, it waa recommenced that as mcnt bo placed on tha lootl asroejationa, which would bring into tha State body i treasury a sum of iJXfli -aeeoadiy, waa auggeeted that fifty merchants cf tha amociatiea- pledge ; themselvee to rive 125 each during each quarter for tha ntxt rwr. Bevartl names wera Bl eared for thia pledge thia morning. -It was further recommended that provia- NEXTGQNVEN rjrXCoafiaiea' oi'Ta'jtaTouT) DAVID R. DAVIS morning, is the schedule of David R- he intenda to start from March Field, Hour night to rew lork. Carrying Mel biplane type, S6 fret wing tip to wing horsepower Liberty motor. It's cargo New Federal Budget Director Says Congress Fails To Pro vide Needed Funds Washington, June 3. Declaring Con gress had provided pitifully adequate machinery for the new bureau of the budget, Charles G, Dawes, director designate of the bureau, announced to day that in organizing his office he would hava to put chief reliance on the volunteer services of experienced busi ness men. '"When the call came to me to take this place,'' said Mr. Dawes, in a state ment in which he appealed to business men to give their assistance without compensation, "I had the same abhor rente of the thought of leaving private life to engage in such a task as you have. Only the thought that if I de clined the President's call in a time of business emergency- like this I would regard myself as a pusillanimous quit ter the ? est of my lif erkd ma to aceept. U Uera la one or. yon. wno. after en' Joying the benefits of great prosperity, success, and prestige under the protee tion pf a government which you claim to love, declines to accept thia call ex cert for reasons of life and death, you conscience will be cursed by the same conviction. Congress, the statement said,, had given the budget director authority to choose only four paid assistants at a salary of not ovcr6,000 each. "One might as well be banded a tooth pick," continued Mr. Dawes, "with which to tunnel Pikes Peak. In addition to the volunteer aid t be summoned, the new director said he would ask the War Department to do tail to his bureau Brigadier General Georgo V. Mosley and Col. Henry 8mither, because of their experience ii organization work in the A. K. F. He announced that William T. Abbott, his associate in business in Chicogo, would serve temporarily as assistant director and that Francis J. Kilkenny, his con fidential secretary, and J. C Roop, of New York, had offered also to eontri bute their services. The period for which the volunteers ere to be summoned will begin August 1, a month after the budget law becomes effective, and will continue until De cember 1, when the annual budget Is to be submitted to Congress. JUSTICE AGENTS Y North Carolina Officers Are En gaged In Investigation of Disappearance ot vessels Department of Justice Agents i North Carolina, under instructions from Washington, are working oa the ease of the mysterious disappearance of a number of steamers and schooners, tome off the Coast of North Carolina Krederick O. Handy, agent in charge in North Carolina, yesterday declined to discuss details of the workings of his departement in tha matter but it ia known that several agents have readv been assigned td tha Jobs aad have gathered data that may be of Importance ia the clearing up f the mystery that nas already aroused mem bera of Congress aad cabinet officers, aad that now promises to develop lata tha ranking mystery story ot years with A possible proof of tha recurrence of piracy conducted under the most ap proved and efficient methods e( mi Six vessels have 'disappeared from Newport Newn, Va,- alone. Tha North Carolina coast, lamed in- history rot the operation of pirate craft, ia pee f.try suited for each operations, even as it wat auited ia tha early days for tha depredattona of Edward Teach aad kindred .epirits who ravsjred. tho ship ping in the waters of North Corollas aad Virginia. - . Cotton . Association to Moat. -Aaheville, . June t3.The Cottoa Mannfietarert Association . ot ' North Carolina will hold their aaaaal gather ing ia Aahevilie July and 9, with head quarters at tha Battery' Park hotel. This convention is expected ta attract a. large, number of aottoa msaafao turera in tho State, on aoeouat of the critical eondltioB of thia laduttry DAWES CALLS FOR VOLUNTEER HELP PROBING PIRAG t&MEglioiirttt etrastryv STATE P R1SQN RALEIGH FOR LIFE udge T. B. Finley Holds Pub lic Ought To Be Protected From Doctor LAWYERS FOR DEFENSE WANT TO GET RELEASE Make Impassioned Pleas For Slayer of Chief of Police In Thomas ville ; Solicitor Bow er Surprised at Effort To Se cure Freedom For The Prisoner Greensboro, June 23. Dr. J. W. Tea- cock, Thomaaville physician, acquitted by a Rowan, county jury ia.Davidson county superior two weeks ago oa a charge cf the murder of Policeman E. Taylor, of Thomaaville, which occurred early in May, will be taken to Raleigh at once to begin his stay in the State hospital for the criminal in sane. Judge T. B. Finley, presiding over special inquisition held here this afternoon to determine what should be done with the Thomasville doctor de cided that in the best interest of the public safety, that Dr. Peacock should be sent to the hospital for the criminal insane and kept there for life, or un til, released by a special act ot the general assembly, or until such tuna as he shall have been declared entirely rational by a properly appointed beard and this report shall have been accepted both by tho plaintiff and the defense, Will Protect Pablie In ordering Dortos Peacock confined to the hospital Judge Finley held that the jury returned the verdict of acquit tal after the testimony ot the experts had been offered showing that Doctor Peacock was suffering from an insidi ous disease of the mind known as para nioa which was ssid by the experts te be long lasting and which might break out at any time. Dr. Peacock is being sent to the hos pitai not aa punishmeat but aa pro tection, for the publio at large accord ing to Judge Finley. Tho jury has passed upon -the case he stated and the defendant cannot now ;bo punished but he can be put ia a place where any further outbreaks will and hua unable to harm the public X. . Baper, of the Lexington bar made a strong speech for tho defease de claring' that Dr. Peacock ia now aouad of mind and should not betaronfined the State hospital for thocriminal in sane. Judge Finley held that, the inquisi tion waa held, itiie afternoon as pro rided by law in such cases aad that the burden of proof retted on the defend ant to show that he ia not of unsound mind. Judge Finley does not believe (hat the law means thst a man may raise and " lower the curtain on" his mentality and commit a crime aad thea return to normal. In common with the testimony - of the experts" he held that paranoia ia na insidious diseaae and believes that the law ia plain on the point that when men has committed a crime and is pro- Bounced insane at the time of tho com mission of the crime that if it la not proven beyond a shadow of doubt af ter the commission of the crime that he has returned to a normal mental status that he should be committed to the hos pi tnl for the criminal insane. Strong and impassioned apeeches were made by Solicitor J. C. Bower and by H. II. Bin i, of the Lexington bar Mr. Bower characterized the crime as the ' foulest that has ever beea com mitted in tha fttate of North Carolina.' He further declared that be was shock ed and surprised thst Mr. Baper should eome into ths court and try to get his client off after the comqibMlon or auet a crime and it had been proven to the satisfaction of a Jury that he waa insane taan. Dr. Peacock was in the courtroom throughout the trial and was never Bictved by the talk. He heard the order of Judge Finley with tha utmost calm and appeared absolutely nninterettc in any of the proceedings. It was announced here this afternoon that tha sheriff of Davidson county would probably take Dr. Peaeoeq to Baleigh tonight to eater' the hospital. EDGECOMBE FARMERS TO DISCUSS MARKETIN Tarboro, Juae 23. The farmers of Edgecombe county have beea sum moned to meet in the courthouse Friday morning at 10 o clock to discuss with Hon. J. T. Joyaer aad Dr. B. W. Kil gora tha features of co-operative mar keting, by which it ia believed the problem of fair prieea will bo solved Tha peanut co-operative contract, the first by the way ia which tha farmers of tha Sooth have Joined together for mutual benefit, drawn on tha linea of tha California f arisen protective pel icy. if now practically out of the way, sine mora than SO per cent of the peanut raisers have sigsed it. Now we atast have some lorta er bargain be twee a tha farmers for raisers of cottoa and tobacco. If tha farmer eaa get together, see tha advantage of operative marketing, and protect their erop from slanghter prices, thia sec- tioa, aa well as every other section of tho Bouta, will immediately revive ia prosperity. , ; 8ETEX PERSON! MPORTtD ' KILLED IN THEATRE COLLAPSE. Johnstown. Pa.. Juae - Seven per- toes ar reported ta hav been killed sad maay Injured in tha eoUapsa f the Grand Theater at Bameoboro early t fr eight. According ta telephone message relayed hero aver wire damaged by severe steer, aiae. persona wera rea- eaed from tha raia and seat to Bpaag- tft' eopttaai- Submits To Denby Memoran dum ofWliat He Claims He) Said In London Speech Washington, June 23. Secretary Dcnby expects to announce tomorrow Is decision in the case of Sear Admiral Sinn, recalled from London to tell the secretary exactly what he said in recent speech there, reports of which quoted him ss severely criticising Irish sympathizers in the United States. The admiral reported to Mr. Denby this morning and declared that he had been inaccurately quoted in accounts of his speech. The secretary promptly rifsfructed him to stnto in writing speci fically, aa far as possible, the instances n which be had been misquoted and to ive, as closely as he could a text of hat he sc'tually said. Less than two hors later the admiral had transmitted is report to Secretary Denhy and re turned to a local hotel to await the outcome. Secretary Denhy careftiHy studied the anHtaJV repqrt this ifiPHioim ind than took it with him for otudy this evening. Admiral Sims. has submitted the statement I asked him to give me," Mr. Denby said, "and I have read it. I can not discuss any feature of it at this time. My final decision will be made publie soon, probably tomorrow after- so - ' noon. ' Stands By Order Approving Appointment of Committee of Enlisted Men "A morale committee'' on every ship the navy would promote better morale ia the entire naval service snd would not depriv the captain of the ship of the power of discipline, declared Josephus Daniels, former Secretary of the Navy lost night when his attention was cslled to the action of Secretary of the Nary Denby in relieving Captain Clark D. Stearns, of the battleship Michigan, for having permitted his crew to disenes dis'irdinnry matters with him. Captain Stearns' ship morale com mittee was created with the approval of Secretary of the Navy Daniels dur ing his administration and last night the fornjer Secretary stood by hia origi nal position: - "A moral committee consisting of omeer anr enlisted men, such aa win instituted ' by Captain Stearns oa the Michigan, oa every ship In the Navy would promote better morale In the entire naval service," said Mr. Daniels. "It would be the introduction on ship board in a modified wsy of the honor system whirh hss worked so well in American colleges. It nould not do prive the captain of the ship of thr power of discipline but would be strong help in securing the best and most aatiafactory discipline ltHDiiM encourage a better understanding anr closer co-operation between ofuccrx and men. Instead of weakening dis cipline it would undergird it. DENBY REMOVES CAPTAIN FOR APPOINTING COMMITTEE Washington, June 23. Secretary Denhy has taken action oa reeommea datioa of Admiral U. B. Wilson, eom mandor in chief of the Atlantic fleet. to nip in the bud any tendency toward sovietism in the navy. Captain Clark D. Stearns of the battleship Michigan hss been relieved for having permitted his crew to discuss with him disciplinary . . , i matters vesica oniy im me my rum maadinc officer. Captain Stearns issued the order which brought about his- detachment with tha approval of former Secretary Daniels, it Is understood, but Secretary Denby Is said to hold, that while in tended to improve' morale of -the en listed personnel. aDprovsl by. the d aartweot of tho course wouald establish a precedent that might injure discipline even to the point of sotting up soviet rule in the Bevy. Mr. Denby said today that the main tenance of discipline vss vested by statute solely ia the eommsnding offi eers of ships and that it waa contrary to tradition and the established custom of all naval services to give the crews disciplinary authority, direct er ad visory, to any extent. The Secretary denied, however, rumors that another battleship captain had bcenrelieved for allowing his erew to voteSa what aavy yard should be ths home port of the vessel. Such a vote bad been lakes oa a dreadnaught of the Atlantic fleet, he eaid. aad the aavy department dis approved ths Idea, but no action had beea taken. The order issued on the Michigan pro vided for a ship morale committee to coasint of four petty officers and tea other enlisted. men. Among duties assigned to it was in veatigatioa aad a report to tha captain oa diseipliBary eases which the captain might require and transmission to the captaia from tha crew of suggestions tending to iaereaae the efficiency of the ship ar the naval service, ' COMPLETE AGREEMENT ON NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS Washington, Juae , S3. Complete agraomeat wae'reachvd lata today by Senate and, House ctaftreea on th. natal-apprrpriation bill. The measure as agreed oa, will Barry approximately (17 million dollars. ' The total of ths compromised bill comiarca with 106 million contained la . the awisure parsed by tho Ponato sad 3M milllivi appropriated by.th Huuse. Tha meat are aa ajrreed ta tarries tha Bortt .Ktmlmeat requesting aad antharixing the President to eater lata Bgo:iatios Jot disarmameat coafereae at which tha United States, Oreet Britain aad Jar-aa woald be repre tented. ; 'The recommendations rf tha cos force now retora ta the Hour for ac tio .and If adopted la bui wiu toes ba-swa toHa8saatc. . ..... . , ' DANIELS STRONG FOR MORALE BOARD COMPANY IN COURT Federal Judge Knows of No Law To Make Corporation Furnish Electricity EXPECTS, HOWEVER, TO PROTECT TWQ CITIES Court Will Endeavor To See Way Out For High Point and Greensboro So That They, Will Not Suffer From Litiga tion of Corporations; Pro tect Property Bights Also Greensboro, June 23,-The North Carqlina Tublic 8ervice Company has lost in il initial effort in tho rL...t courts, to win a judgment ordering that me eoiit&ern Tower Company continue rurniabuig it current for distribution n the cities of Greensboro and HinV Point. Judge James E. Boyd, who has pre. sided over the trial of the case which) haa been in progress here since lastl Thursday morning, decided that sfteri considering the Jnw and the fM. presented in the case that he knows of n mw wncretiy the Southern Power Company can be compelled to Continue V. o pow" t0 the North Carolina ublic Service Company for distribution in tho two cities named above. .The formal decree earrviiiv th W... ment of the court will nPnl.M. sinned at 10.-S0 o'clock tomorrow uWi '.?; J'.'te Jam" J-.- Joxd announced . ai t:.iu o clock tins afternoon that after iring me rarts and the law in the case he is of the opinion that there is no law whereby the Southern Power ( ompnny may be compelled to furnish current to the North Carolina Publio Service Company for distribution in tha citiee of Greensboro and High Point. ma same time and almost in tha same breath the Judge doclared thst the people of Greensboro and High Point hava no reason to fear that they will ba thrown iuto darkness by tl decree of the court as tonight he it thinking over ways and means of ar- riTwa; at a satisfactory adjustment of the situation in such a manner that tha people of the two citioa involved will not be affected by the litia-itln h.. tween the two companies. laaaler Finishes Argument Greensboro aad High Point named In tho auit ss eo-plaintiffs win and the defendant Bouthera Power Company wine in accordance with tha statement mad by Judge Boyd immediately af.; ter E. T. Cansler of tha legal staff cf tha Southern Power Company had completed the final argument in tha case. Tho court room was wsrm almost tnl suffocation as Mr. Cansler brought to a close his three hour sddresa and tha ease was before the chsncellor. Owing to the extreme heat Judge Boyd stated that no formal decree would b mad until 10:30 o'clock Fridsy morning but declared that he would tWt noma Idea as to his decision. After hearing all the evidence and all of the propaganda by tho brilliant ar. ray of legal to lust appearing for both sides he announced that he knows of no law that will eompel tho Southern Power Company to eontinue furnishinf power here. In other, words, he doe not feel that he would be justified in rendering judgment granting the re lief prayed for by the plaintiff. Woald Protect Property, However, Judge Boyd does not feel that the North Carolina Public Service Company should be caused to lose all of its property by the decree of tb eourt, therefore, he thinks thst by to morrow morning some plan will pre sent Itself whereby, the Publie Serrt e Company may be in some manner pro tected. In rendering hi opinion, which wsi in a rather informal way this after noon Judge Boyd discussed all of tha Issues that have been presented at soma' length in spite of the fact that h was plainly oppressed by the heat. Ta court held that the North Caro lina Publie Co. admittedly a publia service company, selling current fur nished by the Southern Power Co, ia not a member of the general public, only in so far as electric current for Us own u'e is needed. Con Id Have Made Contract, Neither did the court hold that be cause the Southern Power Company has connected its lines with those of tho North Carolina Public Service Com pany hss it dedicated it property te) that usage and in that manner to eom under the provisions of tho law com pelling it to eontiaue furnishing power to the North Carolina Publie Service; Company for distribution. The eourt held that the North Caro lina Public Service Co. could hav an tered the contract with tha Southern! Power Company before th old eon tract expired at the rate ashed by th Southern Power Company and that tha action ot the Stat Corporation, Com mission would have modified the eon tract had the price beea too high. H . held that the Southern Power Company had not acted ia sa arbitrary manner ia refusing to allow the Publie Servtt Company to have current apon each a Ann t mm iKav liftA J . V- VVW..h .n" J v t t A "Good" Moooatw.. - - Z Ia discussing the question propoaad ed as to whether or aot the Southern, Power Company- is a monopoly. Judge Boyd arrived at fha conclusion that if the Pouthera Power Compaay is a mo nopoly It is a good monopoly ..1 mm hIbwCbI wiAaanolw it mot - - - r - ia that It' develop tha resour ce' of aad aids to build tb State. Ha .further declared that tha Tadkia Blver offer a sits for further hydro -electrie development aad declared - that aay man or corporation may devjrlop that property si tha Southern rawer torn paay ha developed its property. IB dUCBSSing si munn w the judgment asked by th" plaintiff. Judge Boyd declared that there ar .iXoatlnitl fa.fstwJTwoJ
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 24, 1921, edition 1
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