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VOL. CX1V. NO. 41.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH. N.' C , WEDNESDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10. 1921.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
PRICE; FIVE CENTS
PLAN TO ENDORSE
FORDNEY BILL AT
E. P. Wharton Flooding State
With Letters Outlining The
... Proposed Program ,
BANKER WRITES WARD
ASKING FOR ADVICE
Congressman Prom Pirst Dis
. trict Tells Constituent That
Greensboro Man Knows That
Protective Tariff Is Praud;
Hyde County Banker Appre
hensive 6f Propaganda
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Ban Bldg.
By EDWARD E. BR1TTON
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, Aup. 9.The tariff poli
ry of the HepuMican party is to be
. found in the monstrosities of the Ford
ney bill, a measure that holds within
itself greater burdens fur the masses
nnd favortism fur the selected lew than
did the. horror of the. Payne Aldrioh
tariff bill. Yet it is the Fordney tariff
hill that is sought to bo endorsed by
the people of Xprtli Carolina and of the
. South, in the- meeting. of tho-Sentse
. Tariff association at. Grv-enshoro -this
month. And that is the god of high pro
tection that is to he worshipped at that
meeting is being found by those who
have made, investigation of the pur
poses of the meeting called by K. P.
Wharton, of Greensboro, president of
the North Carolina division of the
Southern Tariff association.
President Wharton is bombarding the
Rtate with notices of tho meeting, call
ing for attendance at; it and for the
endorsement of the policies of a high
protective tariff which arc tho moving
spirit of the Southern Tariff associa
tion. North Carolinians should remcm
ber as they are called upon to back the
plans of the meeting that it was nt the
Atlanta meeting of the eamo association
that there was endorsement of the
fraudulent and sham "emergency tariff
Wit" at that meeting, and that when
.. tflp measure was before the Senate Sena
tor Mef'umticT, in charge of the Villi in
the absence of Senator Penrose, quoted
tho list "of Southern governors and other
prominent Southern men present nt the
meeting an an endorsement of a Aim
flam measure that has already shown it
self to bo a fraud. Even the Republi
can, will admit that, for it is proving
a hart rather than a help. '
What Wharton Proposes
Here is the way that president Whar
ton goes after the support of the North
Carolina bankers. In a letter to C. O.
Powell, president of the Farmers-Atlanta
Bank at Aboskie, lie announces
that the Senate is now "engaged in
formulating a measure that will direct
ly or indirectly influence tho value of
every security in yonr bank and every
product in your community," urging
that Mr. Powell join in tho Greensboro
meeting as an endorsement of a dim
that has already been outlined in the
Fordenr tariff, asking for the ''unami
rnous co-operation of the bankers of
North Carolina as well as the bankers
of other states. Enclosed to Mr. Pow
ell were resolutions which he was ask
ed to endorse. Here aro the resolution:
"First: That the tariff policy of the
67th Congress was definitely settled at
the November election.
"'Second: That we recommend such
tariff schedules on Southern products as
will equalize the cost of production In
this country with that of foreign coun
tries, so far as may be consistent with
the public welfare, such schedules to be
so placed as to fairly distribute the bur
dens tad benefits among all industries
without discriminating against any sec
tion, class or product, to be the end that
there may be maintained American
.. standards of living in every line of. ef
fort. ""Third: We are opposed to tlie doe
trine of free raw material on agrlcul;
"tdrtl, pastoral 'and mineral products.
"Fourth: We appeal to all Congress
men to give a prompt consideration to
the economic welfare of the South by
favoring the same tariff iwliey for
southern products that is applied to the
products cf other sections.
"Fifth: Agricultural, pastoral and
mining products of the South do not
eome in competition with the products
of our debtor nations and a tariff levy
will, therefore, not interere with the
payment of our foreign loans"
Ward Shows I' p Wharton
Mr. Powell on receipt of tho letter,
and resolution from Mr. Wharton wrote
to Congressman Ward saying: ''I will
thank you to advise if it is consistent
and advisable for us to endorse tame."
la reply Mr. Ward advised against
aigning the Wharton letter and resolu
tion, his letter reading:
"Your letter and attached papers from
Jfr. Wharton are interesting. It is only
other evidence of the efforts on the
part of those who enjoy the benefits of
pablie plunder, to enlarge their forces
aid strengthen their influence.
"Wharton' knows, as well as you and
I, that the Fordney tariff and all other
protective tariffs ire frauds on the ag
ricultural interests- Ha knowa that ag
ricultural products are exported and
look for their' markets, in foreign
jKirts, and that export muat certainly
be stimulated by Imports. Be knows
that (hipr cannot bring money to
American porta to buy agricultural
products, bat that these, products are
exchanged for thing produced ia for
eiga eouatries. ' He know that taxing
inTport cannot increase their activities,
and knowing these things, he know
" that tariff eaafeot ' rtimu l t ' aiporta
tion of agricultural product, and raise
' their price to your depositors, whs are
Hertford count farmers. He know
farther that hi bank ha mad nor
moaey aiae October 1913 thai ia any
other eight year of It exmteaee, ea t
.that the eight year , Kt bee a low
tariff year, giving to direct protective
tariff to agricultural product, bat his
gas ia strong aad the haad be play
came a four flush. ' A long . aa th
tariff start ia politic, th beaeSeiarics
V JCeaUaaed oat faga Twsv)
GREENSBORO MEET
GOVERNOR SMALL AND FAMILY AND
PLACE WHERE HE WILL BE TRIED
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Copyright I'r.derw oml and Vnderwood.
The lower phoiograph slums Governor Len Small, of Illinois, who yes'erday
submitted to arri"-t by Sheriff Mi ster on charges of defrauding the State of about
$2,0W,(i0O while he vas State treasurer, with Mrs. Small and their grandson at
Springfield. The upper photo shows the obi state house at Springfield where
Governor Small w ill be tried. It was hero that Abraham IancoTn made some .pf
his famous speeches.
Quarry Bottom
Evidences of
Barrels of Goldfish All That
Was Found When Water
Is Drained
SOLICITOR NORRIS TO
PURSUE INVESTIGATION
Throng Overwhelms Guards In
Rush For Fish; State Will
Fill Up Hole
The answer of the pumps is "Noth
in(f-" J
The Rock Quarry is empty, save for a
few putrid gallons of black water, a few
bewildered crawfish, a few discomfited
terrapins, some thousands of battered,
rusty tin cans and kindred species of
junk. No drmviied automobiles, no
secreted eases of liquor, no grisly dead
bodies. Nothing.
The bleak, can studded walls of the
pit gave no substantiation of evil fore
findings as-titer water shrunk inch by
iii'.h down tleir sides in the week that
flic pumps spluttered away at. the south
eed r.f the hole, tf t-here were evidence
of crime there, it has been swallowed
up in the maw of the deep debris that
has accumulated since the quarry fell
into disuse.
Wherefore ' everybody is delighted.
Solicitor. N.ojrjs.is JcligUtcd Jluit .noth
ing developed to further complicate the
situation that was evolved out of the
finding of two drowned automobiles in
the quarry three weeks ago. That mat
ter ho will bring beforo the grand jury
when it next assemblas in tho middle
of September. Probably not before then
will there be further sensation with
its genesis in the quarry.
Day of the Goldfish
Goldfish came out of the inky residue
of the seven million gallons of water
yesterday. Barrels of them came out
in the seines of sundry fishing en
thusiasts who went down into the pit
after them. Thousands of citizens came
from near and from far, citizens who
would have spurned the idea of owning
a goldfish week ago, 'and fought for
fish, begged for them, bought them,
stolo them.
Simple announcement in yesterday
morning's News and Observer that there
would be a dispensation of fish brought
the multitude in such profusion, and
with such determination, that the
guards were overwhejmed for the first
time since the plnce was roped off for
the safety of -tha 'public. They over
ran the place, went down into the hole
itjelf and demanded fish. Extra police
men were called, and extra guards
thrown out about the enclosure, extra
ropes stretehed hastily, and more fences
built
Gaarda Orerwhclated
But not even then did the fish-eager
snuttitud respect the bulwark reared
for the protectioa of , the faithful
mechanic laboring over the reluctant
pumps. Not that those in the ran of
th army -of fish-hunters were unwilling
to stay put; the pressure from behind
was too great Thoee ia frost , were
just thrust over th fences, and torn
few propelled unwillingly dowa the
itetp tide of th bole. Th throng be
came amobthatdemindedCsh, and th'.
machinery that Guperiateadeat Terry
had devised for th dispeaaatioa hastily
broke dowa. ' . ,, .
"iW Mitchell, hetmaa of the ataff
of Highway Commission mechanics,
npervUeaded th ceiaiag, with the as
(iataac of reUjs of cob r let to aaaa
. (CoatUaoi ew fag fwa.)
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VH,.U,U,L i 1.
Bare of Any
Hidden Crimes
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Forty-seven North Carolina
Offices Included In Hard
ing Quizzes N
The News and Observer Bureau,
tiO.I District National Bank Hldg
By EDWARD E. BRITTON
i Hy Special leased Wire1
Washington, Aug. 9. A big batch of
President Harding's executive order
postmaster examinations wore announc
ed today for places throughout the
country to take place ou September
1U. In the list issued there is given a
list of 47 vacant positions in North
Carolina for which examination are to
he held on that date. " Tho post offices
and the salaries arc;
Angler, UluO; Badin, C,100; Ban
ncrs Elk, 1,1UQ; Bayboro, tC'iO
Black Mountain,, f-'fOO; Boardman, fl,
!; Candler, 1,400; Candor, tl.lKHl
Caroleen, $1.24X1; Clarkton, $1800;
Cleveland, J1JKX) ; Cliffbittc Jjl.400 1 Coi;
nelly Springs, 1.400; Cooleemee, fl,
,3lKU..,X:uiii)yil, i,ll'iU.Elua-CuUtgey M.-
iiiO; Fief. her, f 1,400: Franklin, fiKi;
C.arysburg, tlX); Hope Mills, f 1,400:
Huntersville, "$1,VK); Iikc Junnluska
M.10O"; Uaksville, $2,000; Lowell, $1,
;00; Mayodan, $1.AiO; Moncure, $1,000;
Montreal, fl,Ki; Morven, $1300; New
port, $1,.100; Parkton, $1(K); Pine
tops, $1,100; Polkton, $1,100; Pomona
$1,600; Princeton, $1,W0; Hichlands,
eliK); Kurarilall, 1,000; Sanatorium.
100; Seaboard, $1,200; Sparta, $l,tl
Stoney Point, $1,200; Trenton, $1JM0.
Vass, $1,200; Weaverrile, $1,60:'; Wed
Jefferson, $1,W; Whitakera, $1KK);
Whittier, $1,000; Woodland, $1,200.
Kxaminations are not to he held at
the offices named, but at other places
in North Cnrolina, the eompet:tors for
the offices to take examination at any
of the following places which they de-
aire, the list being: Albemarle; Ashe
boro; Asheville; Burlington; Chad
bourn- Charlotte; Lunn; Fayetterille ;
'asfoni.i; dolushoro; dreei.sboro
Hendersonville; Kinston; Lenoir;
Lumbrrtou; Jlorebcad City; Morgan
ton; New Bern; North Wilkesboro
Rocky Mount; Salisbury; tsiaford;
hhelliy; Statesrillr; Tarlioto; Wades-
boro; WayncsTiIle mcldon; Wilming
ton; Wrnston-Salem. '
Application form 2,241, and form 2,
223, containing full information as 'aj
the requirement to he met and the
characTr of the examination to be
given anay be obtained from aay on?
of the vacancy ofiicoa listed.
The President today sent "to the
Senate the nomination . of Felix M.
McKay to be postmaster at Duke,
Harnett county, and .William If. likt
to be postmaster t IjilesTille, Aatoa
county. The present postmaster at
Lilesville -is Joha K. Kirby, but the
result of the rsaminatiea for tkt third-
class poatome there were bat two oa the
eligible list Of then Albert D. Heary
stood Int. while William M. LUoe was
second. However, if r. lilea get Mhe
place, hie endorsement akewiag him to
be, a veteraa of th world war, while
among kis backers Are Bepubllcaa
National Committeeman Joha L More
head aad 11 buiaese mea at LiletrilU.
ladcr th Hardiag ardcr Poit master
GIVE SCHEDULES
OR EXAMNATIONS
Vj.; (Coallaaed a rag Tw4 ,
IIILEY KILLING
AT WALSTONBURG
REMAINS MYSTERY
Prominent Greene County Man
Shot Dead As He Lay Asleep
at Tobacco Barn
BLOODHOUNDS FAIL TO
FURNISH ANY EVIDENCE
Widow of Dead Man Tells of
Family Discord Over Pur
chase of Automobile But Un
able To Furnish Any Clue Ai
To Killing; Was With Hus
band Until Late In .Evening;
Snow Hill, Aug. 9 The killing of
William Whitley, prominent Walston
burg farmer and mer-hant, remains ap
parently as much a mystery as on last
Wednesday night when he was shot
dead as he lay asleep in a wagon nt
his tobacco barn near his home. Dr.
J. H. Harper, county coroner, summoned
a jury and the-dead man wife ntid the
three sons testified, but no other evi
dene has-been taken. The rerdirt in
awaited with keen interest in this sec
tion.
' -Wreriff. F Herring secured blood
hounds and hnrried to the scene- of the
mysterious killing, but they did not
take up any trail, Whitley was killed
with a pistol, but no weapon of any
kind has boen founud on the premises.
various rumors have been iu circulation
regarding sensational developments
which have been in the air but they
have so far proved to bo unfounded.
Contrary to report, there have been
no steps taken to drum the well on tho
promises to find if there had hern a
weapon thrown in it.
Testimony of Widow
Mrs. Whitley was placed on the stand
to testify lit the coroner s bearing. She
told the jury that she had been with
her husband at the tobacco curing iiarn
as late as M :'M o'clock and that shortly
after midnight she heard a pistol shot.
Hef testimony wn corroborated by the
by her ld-yenr-old son.
An nnrolirobile, which she had pur
chased in June, had been the cause of
family discord, she explained, as ber
husband had opposed its purchase. He
refused to sign the note with her and
she went ahead and bought it anyway,
stating that she had told him that lie
should never rido in it.
Husband Jealous of Man
Tom Hayes, a tenant on her htir
band place until about two mouths
ago when he moved to another farm,
had gone riding with her in the car on
several occasions, the admitted, and
this had made her husband jealoua of
tho man. She told of having been out
with Hayes in the automobile at night
nnd said they had been on friendly
terms.
.She told of her husband having made
threats against her and her sixteen
year old son, and that about a month
ago lie had attempted to strike lifr
with a plank. She told him then, she
said, that thero would lie more to
the plank business.
None But Family There
On the evening of the death there had
been no one on the premises, so far as
he knew, exc pt members of the
family. It was the first night, that her
husband had stayed at the barn. She
had been with him until late in the
evening. She did not have a watch but
she thought it was about 11:. 10 o'clock
when she went into the house to go to
Iwd;
The boys were placed on the stand
and told substantially the same story
as the mot-her, according to those pres
ent at the hearing.
Whitlev was a wealthy man and be
sides nmiiiig a large farm was as
sociated with his brother in the mer
enntitP bnsiTfefs tit Wststonbitrgv ' rfc
was about 4) years old and his wife
gives'"her age as'T.S'.'
Tom Hayes, who is now living about
a mile from the Whitley home, is said
to be about 30 yrnri old, and is a mar
ried man.
LAWYERS TAKE UP DAY
IN LEE HALLMAN CASE
Unsuccessful Attempt Made To
Show That Defendant Of
fered To Compromise
Monroe. Aug. !. Taking of testimony
i i the trial of Lee Mailman, charged
with a capital offense in connection with
alleged criminal assault upon Miss Lou
ise Tolbert, of Concord, was concluded
late last night, and argument of counsel
has occupied all of today.
Interest became intensified late last
aigiit when counsel for the prosecutrix
unsuccessfully attempted . to introduce
eridenee to rebut Dr. Oren Moore s tes
timony. The evidence sought to lie in
troduced tended to prove that a tenta
tire offer of compromise bad been made
by friends of the defendant.
Again this morning a sharp clash oc
ear red when . T. Cansler objected to
the argument of J. J. Parker concern
ing evidence tending to show that the
victim of the Uegd assault had been
dragged. Upon hi objection being over
ruled, he requested that the stenogra
pher be called aad that part of Parker's
speech be written into the record. This
r-Hjneat waa readily granted.
FORBES IS DIRECTOR
OF VETER ANS' BUREAU
Waahlagtaa, Aaf. Chart K.
Farbea, of Waehiagtoa aula, new
direct of tk Bar of War RUh
Imraraaea, waa nominated by Prvoi
Wwt Hardiag today to bo director
f tk Toteraaa' Birrs, created
, b? tk Sweet kill.
IWEET BILL SIGNED
Waakiagtaa, lag . The Sweet
kill, re-araaalaiag - rrkmat
aarrtr to evtereaa of the world war.
ws igaed today hy rroatdeat
Hardiag. , - -
DECIDE 10 REDUCE
FEDERAL EXPENSES
AS WELL AS TAXES
Expenditures and Taxes Both
To Be Cut By Over a Half
Billion Dollars
HARDING, MELLON AND
G. 0. P. LEADERS CONFER
Repeal of Excess Profits Tax,
Half of Transportation Tax,
Higher Income Surtaxes, and
Nuisance and Clothing Lux
.ury Taxes Decided Upon;
Eaise Corporation Tax
Washington Aug. P. Reductions of
approximately $6000,000,0(10 1 in taxes
and 520,0t0,000 in government evpen
ditures this fiscal year were agreed
upon late today at a conference between
President Harding, .Secretary Mellon
and Republican leaders of the House,
including members of the ways and
means committee.
Specific tax reduction? on which it
was announced agreement, was had in
cluded: Repeal of the excess profits tax, retro
active to last January 1 , $450,000,000.
Repeal of one half of the trnnspor
falion" lax, effeclivo next January 1,
$i:to,ooo,oo.
Repeal of the higher income surfmes,
retroactive to last January 1, $!to,000,
000. Repeal of the so called nuisance and
clothing luxury taxes, $riO,000,000.
Raise Corporation Tax.
As an offset ngainst'this cut of $720,
0(io,000, it was agreed to increase the
ineomo tax on corporations by probably
2 1 2 per cent instead of five tier cent
as heretofore proposed, effective as of
last January 1, to yield an additional
$125,000,000.
Decision was had, it was said, to
abandon nil new taxes suggested to toe
House committee last week by Secre
i.iry .ii iroii, including a licence tax on
automobiles, n bunk h vk stamp tax
nmt tm lnrToirse of one cent in th" first
class postage rate. ' Republican of the
ways nnd menus rninnilttee are T
meet tomorrow' I'd draft a new revenue
bill on the basis of the revisions r.greed
upon nnd leaders said it was hoped to
have it ready for a conf.'renc of I hi
House Republicans next Monday. Hope
for its passage by the Hoiuo on August
20 was expressed.
Cut Expenditurea.
TTnflcr tho agreement reached nt the
White Houso conference, government
expenditures fins year would be re
ditced from the previous estimate of
$454,0tK),0O0 to $4,034,000,000 and the
income from internal taxes would be
cut from $.1,670,000,000, to $.1,07.1.
000,000. The total income from nil
eouTces was estimated at $4,0.'iri,000,0(tO,
including $.170,000,000 from customs.
$41X1,000,000 from miscellaneous sources
including $140,000,000 more than here
tofore estimated on the sale of war
salvage, and $100,000,000 additional
from bnck taxes.
Cuts in expenditures proposed includ
ed . 43MpMJ6 for various government
departments and agencies ami $170,000,
000 on account of the public debt.
Departmental cuts included $.'i0 ,000,000
War Department, $100,000,000. Navy
Department, $1 00,000,000, Shipping
Board, $2.",000,(KHi Agriculture Depart
ment, $2.1,000,0110 miscellaneous and
the estimated payments of fVt'l.OOO,.
000 to tho railroads.
The $170,000,000 previously esti
mated as neesaary to retire War hav
ings securities and Pittman Act cer
fllTrates wITl be taken care of through
refunding operations, it was stated,
the treasury retiring these securitic-i
by borrowing in the op n market.
ORDERS INVESTIGATION
OF PRICES OF TOBACCO
Washington, Ag. the' Federal "
Trad Commissi or waa directed, un
der a rtoolatlon adopted today by
' the Senate, to investigate con
dition of the tobacco 'trad. Includ
ing price to producer and cos
tume ri.
Senator Smith, Democrat, South
Carolina, author of the resolution,
told the Senate that there was no
market at all for tobacco of some
grades and farmera, he added, were
asing the tobacco for fertiliser.
On the other hand. Senator Smith
tsld, price of cigar and cigar
ette were at "their war-time peak."
p:publicans give
newberry clear title
Washington, Aug. 9. Republicans of
the Senate privileges and flections com
mittee today voted Senator Truman H.
Newberry, Republican, Michigin, whose
election in 1918 was contested by
Henry Ford, Democratic nominee, a
clear title to his seat. Democratic com
mittee member all voted ia opposition
and the long contested ease now gees
to the Senate for final derision. The
committee vote was 8 To 4.
Bill To Control Trading
In Grains Passes Senate
Washington, Aug. 9. The Capper-
Tincher griio trading fioatroi bill passed
the Senate today ia record time. It
took let thaa two hoars, most of which
waa devoted to a speech by (senator
Capper, Republican, Kansas, and now
goes to conference.
A it passed th Bouse, the bill im
posed a prohibitive tax apoa puts and
call tad other speculative taansactions,
aad also apoa eichsnges which do aot
become "contract axarket'' under gov
ernment snpervisioa. It alio admitted
co-eperativT association to member
ship apoa eichaagc.
Tk priacipal Henate ameadmeata
propoe ta Modify th roeord which
SHERIFF BESIEGES
STATE CAPITOL AND
ARRESTS GOVERNOR
E
Reports Show Prospective
Production Cut By Quarter
of Billion Dollars
Washington, Aug. 9. July's consta-nt
hot weather and lack of rninfall re-
luced prospective production of crops
jnoro than a quarter ot a billion dol
lars. Today's crop report of thj! . De
partment of Agriculture showed fore
asts reduced by millions of bushels
compared with a month ago. The re
luceil estimates of "corn, wheat, oats
and white potatoes alone, -aggregated
:iPtl,000,0OO bushels and the prospective
loss of production, calculated on August
1 farm prices, amount to $S;!,5fKl,o00
for white potatoes, $04,SO0,()OO for oats.
$."0,000,000 for corn and $54,400,000 for
whefrt. .
Almost every crop i's .adversely af
feeted by the a Invest constant high tern
perature and shortage of rain. The
damgc to while potatoes wu extreme.
Forecasts of Crops
Tho August crop report forecasts the
production of the country's principal
farm crops nnd estimates ' their cundi
tion on August as follows: t
Winter wheat: Preliminary esti
mate of production, 544,000,000 bushels
(Spring wheat: Production forecast,
214,000,000 bushels; condition 66.6 per
cent of a normal.
All wheat: Production forecast, 7."i7,
00(1,000 bushels.
Com production, ,1,1ii2,0O0,0im bushels;
condition H4..1.
Oats: Production, l,l:j7,oon,000 bush
els; condition (W..V
barley: Production, 1 71 .000,1100 bush
els; condition 71.4.
Rye: Preliminary production esti
niate, 64, .100,000 bushels.
lluckwlieul : Production, 1.1,000,000
bushel; Condition 87.?; acreage rt'l,
two.
White ' potatoes: PrndiirTioh, 116,
000,000 bushels; condition (iTi.H.
Sweet potatoes: Production. 111.
000.000 bushels; condition N4 .".
Tobacco, HHiniuo.uoo pounds; condi
tion 66.6.
Flax: Production 8.PO0.0OO bushels;
condition 70.0.
Rice: Production, 3;!,5(KViOO hujhels;
condition MUJ.
Hay (tame), 8l,00,noo tons; (wild
15,506,000 tons; condition all, HL'..V
Sugar beets, ,0O0,ooo tns; condition
H',1.9.
Apples, 100,000,000 bushels.
Peaches, .1 1 ,.100,000 hiislicl.
Peanuts, ,17,ooo,ooo bushels.
tJrain sorghums, ;i.D00,00o bushels.
Corn Crop Figures
Washington, Aug. ! - While the com
crop in practically all the important
producing fta-tcs was adversely affi"ted
by weather conditions during July, the
crop iu ail Southern states showed im
provement, the Department of Agri
ultiire's report today shows, and fore
casts this month for nil states in the
Mouth are larger than the estimntes
made a month ago. Mississippi's crop
showed the largest increase, improve
ment there for the nion'li amounting
to more than 11.000,000 bushels.
The forecasts of production for the
various sttes with comparisons witl
the July forecasts, follows:
......Virgiuiu.. . 4.1,U2t!,0U0 bunhe-U, an in
crease of 1,04.1,000 bushels; North Caro
Hnn, oH,t1sl,nno, increase .1,010,000;
Georgia, 87,R4O,0OO increase S,70l,000;
Tennessee, H.".1 Ml ,Hi' ; incrr.Tso 714,1)00;
Alabama, 75,'t(l.1,Ooo, increase 5,570,000;
Mississippi, '.M.lH.l.ooo, increase 11,176,
000; liOiiisiana, 4!'!iO,0O0, increase 2,
091,000;. Arkansas, 624123,000, increm"
2,04.1100.
FOUR CHARGED WITH
SMULGGLING WHISKEY
Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. !. Four
men hate been arrested charged with
smuggling liquor ashore in launches
from tho schooner Henry I.. Marshall
before slio recently was seized by coast
guard oflicers of this port. It was fll
leged the liquor was loaded on trucks
anil sent to Philadelphia.
This announcement was made today
by 8pecial Prosecutor Gaskill, in charge
of prohibition enforcement, who added
that he expected immediately to arrest
hero tthe captain and mato of the
schooner, who were reported to have
escaped in a motor boat just before the
two sticker was seized.
PASSENGERS REMOVED
FROM STRANDED SHIP
Ran Diego, Cal., Aug. P. All passen
gers aboard the Pacific Mail steamship
Han Jose have been landed and an ef
fort is being made to get the vessel
nff-rs.au .'ablo reef by her engines, ac
cording fo a radio message received at
the N.iv il S' ntion here today.
members and exchanges must make of
all transaction to be available to the
Secretary of Agriculture to suspend
member under certain conditions, pro
ride for government publicity of inves
tigations conducted and business trans
acted, permit co-operative associations
to rebate commissions and .release sale
of rash grain for deferred ahipmeat
from th operatioa of th act.
Senator Dial, Democrat, South Caro
lina, did aot pres as aa amendment hi
bill to regulate tradiag la cottoa fu
ture, atatiag that- th 8eaat agricul
ture committee lateaded t give it ape
cut -eoasideratioa aad k hoped for
earl actioa apoa It, - . '
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WEATHER
HURTS FARM CROPS
Illinois , Executive Capitulates,
Submits To Arrest and Goes
To Court House To Ar
range His Bonds
CLIMAX OF CONTEST AT
SPRINGFIELD ENDS DAY
OF DRAMATIC INCIDENTS
Sheriff Mester Surround! Capi ¬
tol With Deputies, and Then
Calmly Sits Down In Lobby
After Governor Small's Re
fusal To Come Out of His
Office ; Chief Executive
Finally Sends Word He Will
Surrender at The Mansion
and Sheriff Accepts Capitu
lation; Arrest Follows As
Scheduled and Governor
Goes With Sheriff To Court
House and Gives Surety For
$50,000; Charged With Defrauding-
People of $2,000,.
000 While State Treasurer
Springfield, Aug. 9 Governor Len
Small, of Illinois, after resisting ar
rest on indictments charging embeixxle
ment and conspiracy for three week
on the plea of executive immunity or
''that the King can do no wrong," a
stated by his counsel, today finally
subniited to Sheriff Mester after the
latter had besieged the State Capitol
with deputies for several hours.
The (iovernor protested hi arrest
until the last, charging persecution
and asserting his innocence, but the
sheriff of Sangamon county was adam
ant and insisted on taking the Gover
nor from the executive mansion to tho
court house, where Abraham Lincoln
used to pract ice law, ... before accepting
the bonds, There the Governor gave
surety for $50,000 ! n out his way. to
nnait trial 011 the charge of defrajiding
the people of the State of some $2,000,.
000 while state treasurer 'through al
leged failure to turn over to the stat
the proper interest on State funds.
Was Dramatic Day.
It was a dramatic day in the capital
of Illinois nnd tho whole city was at
white heat for hours ns the climax of
the long contest between (iovernor
and county officers drew near. After
the (iovernor had refused yeaterday
to yield to service of tho three war
rants held by the sheriff, the latter
had told him si would serve the paper
today or 11s soon thereafter as possible,
either., tpiietly or with any necessary
effort
When the sheriff went to the Capitol
to perform Ins duty as directed by
Judge Smith, of the county court,
(iovernor Small, attended by several ad
visers, was iu his office and refused to.
como out at tho sheriff's request. The
sheriff then placed deputies around the
building to block any undeterred egress
of the (Iovernor and sat down in tho
lobby to smoke until the chief offirer
of the commonwealth should decide to
emerge.
Besieged Governor.
He announced that he had the ad
vantage of the besieged man, bcrauso
h had taken precautions to eat hi
luncheon before investing the Capitol
and laughingly remarked that he had
little else except the arrest of the
(iovernor to occupy his time.
The Governor finally sent out wofd
a couple of hours after the luncheon
hour that tin' sheriff might come into
his office and serve the warrants, but
the sheriff declined, saying he wa in
no hurry and would prefer to msku
the arrest putsiilo to avoid 'any teeh
1 lurgi' of interrupting executive
business. The tact of tho sheriff was
adopted from the time the indictments
were returned on July 20v
Crowds gathered nround the State
house ns the afternoon wore on and
there was a holiday appearance withia
the structures as flashlights boomed
and the high rotunda filled with smoke
Hut the Governor kept at work in his
(fbee, sending out two list of appoint
ments during the siege.
Small Capitulate.
As the shadow of Ijnroln' tnonu
te.ent in the Capitol yard grew long un
der the declining sun, the chief execu
tive finally sent out word that he would
surrender to the County officer at the
executive mansion at five o'clock, if it
could be arranged to give bonds at once.
Tho capitulation was accepted by Mei
ter, who withdrew under the truce
with his troop of deputies.
At 5 o'clock the sheriff with his
warrant, somewhat thuinbwnrn from
kng handling, drove to the Governor'
house.
"Governor, 1 am here with the war
rants," he said when he met the Gover
nor. The sheriff then read the war.
rants, and said:
''Governor, you .are under arrest
"Very well, what shall I dot" asked
the Governor.
(J. B. Gillespie, of the Governor's
counsel,- the produced a bond which
had been prepared and aaked the
sheriff to take the sureties ia th
mansion, but the latter declined.
Cees To Coart Hoaa.
"You must go with me to th court
house, "the sheriff declared.
- The Governor, catered Mcitt'a,4ltft-..
mobile nd went to the coart house,
where bonds were igned by Koy aad
Harry Ide aad C H. Jcakina. Tha
Governor then returaed home.
Governor Bmall wa Indicted by th
Sangamon fouaty grand Jury Jaly 10
oa charge ef embeialement of $500,000
of Ptate fuad aad. conspiracy to em
berrle $2,000,000. The act af which
he was accused took placa whil k waa
State treasurer.
Indictments were also returned
agaiaet Lieutenat Governor JSterLag
(Caatlaaed km far XlaJ
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