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Partly cly Sataraay en your fctper. f b4 rcfl flv lefre ftpirtio la erdt la w-J Ci.s.j unci copy. Saadayt nrbbly heal kw en; Mild tarmUtM. VOL' CXIV. NO. 72. "JEN PAGES TOdAY, 'tf'T RALpCH. N. C, SATURDAY K10RNING, SEPTEMBER 10. 1921. TEN PACES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Co tton Prices Go Upward - LE:FU!iAL ANNOUNCES NAMES OF MEN TO SIT AT CONFERENCE TABLE TO -Martlet turns timer. Intense EritemtiPt of fVat Few Days Appeaif To Be Sulr aiding;' December Contract Recovers Approximately -$7J3Pef Bale HELDFR01VLH0ME 1 .ft- HARD Glil REPUBUCAHS PLAN REDUCTION OF TX FOR JUDGE AIM ..J..- - ; . I ' KEEP UP COURAGE '1 hi flepublicans Stand Good Chance Election Of Senator SECRETARY WEEKS JO . ' VISIT CAMPJOM0RR0W v ' . . , . Head Ot Wu Department Bene- dule4 -Tfr Visit JayetteTUie idTeillBeport Tor V Henry Lincoln Johnion By vSanaU 8aB-Coinmit.ee; Hat "lltUe Cjhance To Win TV. Vw4 and Oberver Breu 603 Piatriet National Bank Bid J., By EDWARD K. BRITTUJH (By SpeclaTLeaeed Wire) Washington, Sept. 9. "You've' heard of th boy who whistled he passed tbgrav yard st aicht in order to keep up hi courage, ot course,'' said a prominent Democrat to me today. ' ''Well, that, is what President Hard lag la doing ss he informs the country '"of what monumental accomplishments hav beem achieved by the present Cen tres which is bow off -on a holiday. He i whistling right now, patting him self aa4 the Bepublien Congress on the back, because of the coming election for a UnrHd Rtstes Senator in New Mexico. The election tomes oa Septem - ber 2Mb and the Republicans need all " the whistle.fe which, the President can "puekfr up jrfa lip, of . the present ostlook is that New Mexico is going te be a grTe yard for Bepublican hopes. "f It is not the need of another Bepub lican Senator that U agitating Presi dent Harding end the other, Republi cans, lane and small, but the Presi- drat baring inter jested himself Into ,-the matter the New Mexico election takes oa National importance. It will be a black eye, fbr the administration if a Democrat is elected. . And it looks to me as if that is now a certainty, and that there is a possibility that the -.- Democrat iu the race may have more votes than both the regular and the independent Republican candidates com bined. The people are learning ovr gala what an old humbug is the Re publican party, and are preparing to teach it another lesson." Bring Back Disqaictiag News tz. I Bepublican who intended quit a holiday front the' halls ef Con Y Vessa era drifting back, with th news that the folks "Back" nbme are? uftn arm t the failure of Congress to fane tioa la performance . o.f . the pledge! i made by Bepabjlwa spellbinders, nd by th Republic platform. They let members of Congress know that the Harding brand of "normalcy i not to their liking, and are calling for that prosperity that was promised, but which fail to materialize. And the country generally i taking note of unpleasant facts of hard times that continually bob np to discomfit the Re publicans as tho advance ag&nts ofl goou tunes. The word from New JotY that prep (rations am being made for hundreds of , thousands of homoleas a4 jobless in that city this winter with the other word from Chicago of soup houses be ing needed for the poor. But Boston news gives the Republicans cold chills, even in these hot days of September. That work is so hard tor get there, that there are so many able, bodied men bog ging for jobs and going without food for days at a time, is being emphasized in .that city by men being put up on th auction block on Boston common, stripped to the waist as in the slave markets of old, end bids invited for their services as laborers, simply for their food and lodgings, tells a tale of Sordid poverty and hard times that no mount of Republican sophistry can belittle. As U'illinm Gibbj McAdoo puts it: 'Do you prefer Bepublican normal cy or Democratic prosperity.' Weeks to Visit Camp The plans now are foT Secretary of I war weeas to be w rayettenit en jjitto Camp Bragg, m order to look 6'ter4TC"rTyuipadJtJ!h8 tiOll-ISluewil.h.aha-i rtrry-TifHaagrojt, -givea of the anproafrnni " l I'lal j reefrCanrp Bfaire informs rittlroad trti"cTr5h(9iii3iaga;ttroliaw nd reservahons made oa the 'rtttH -. man for -th--Uip- to -J&tjretterilhl TH1 Camp Biasg-jja M 'edJUjig cording to tne tlaluiiMiL-JBccrtrf Weeks will be accompanied by General Ilarbord, assistant to General Pershing, the chief of staff, and by Colonel King. At Camp P.ragg they will be shown the value of the Camp by General Bowley. Bo unless there is a quick change of plan Camp Bragg is soon to have its chance to show that it is too good a place to be put in the diarard: More Troable Par Johnson - - Troubles multiply for Henry Lincoln JohnSori, the Georgia negro member of the Bepublican National tlommittce and the nominee of Presidelt Harding for the position of recorder of deed of 1 Jkhe--- Dieiet of -Columbia. - Johaeoa, still ill from a attack of paralysis, but reported as improving, now faces ah unfavorable report from the District - of Columbia Senate Co'm&ittiee. Borne time after his name was sent to th Senate there was a roll of the committee-made by Chairma Ball of .the Com mittee, and this was favorable. But th report hung fire. There were rumors on top of rumor that the Re publican wanted "Link" to resign his National committee membership before he was confirmed. Bat "Link was shy .-ahaut doing this, fur )a warded U be confirmed first. The "bird in th hand' looked to good to give it wings, and so' Now th new is' that the nomination of Johnson was referred to a sub -com mittee following delay- in reporting his nam to the Senate, this at th re- - quest f Senator Harris of Georgia, ' (Coatisned oa Pag Fear) : TSew Twk, Sept, I. Coatlaued "' ToaUc,wiar wide llnetuatlons, telgt d today ia th eottoa laarkei, slthough the ; laUnse excitement et th at1 few dfjt ksd somewhat subsided 1 - Marks filter. - Bcutkra lling held ia check s opening advance bora ef renewed strvagta in IiTrpoel, but liquidation ct long aeouat held vr yesterday' break caused sharp reactions ia'the fnosw Th alliag, however, sua fiuea less active than oa prtvtoui reaks ar4 th market becta decided ry ftmcr ia the afteraooa. Near mcaths ed th dvane oa r- yorJi that the gride of new crop jt ta ia the bouts west was being lowered by Showers and apprehension that a tropical disturbance reported near the coast of Trinidad might aus more I Wilson - Market Sjslls Neariy T, 500,000 Pounds InThree Days; Average $21 Wilson, Sept. 9. Over a quarter, mil lion dollars has been, released in Wil son county and all parts of the new bright leaf belt as a . result of heavy sale oa the Wilson market during Uisflnt three days ef the ll21 .!;! aoa son. ' Official " figures fijrnished by H. B. Johnson, supervisor o sales of th Wil son market,' show thai sales Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday totaled 1,408, 032 pounds an average of nearly a half million pounds a day, The tobacco dur ing th three days eold-for 3P6,n.8j an average of $21.02 per hundred pounds. Mr. Johnson, who is secretary and treasurer of the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade, gives the fligure as covering the tales week ending Sep tember 8. The price averages for the three days were: Tuesday, the opening daW of the present season, 120.18 per hu dred pounds; Wednesday, 122.49 per hundred pounds; Thursday, 2QJ1 per hundred pounds. Sales Thursday were the heaviest reported so far this sea son, totaling 653,194 pounds, and sell ing for eil6.771.4t. "Blocked" Sale Sale cm he Wtlstm market have beea "blocked" so far, the triple sales fore working 11 -of yesterday without disposing of the offerings,- which, if all had beea cold off would hve amounted to over three' quarters of a million pounds. The market was also ''blocked' today, with ' prospects for more than 500,000 pounds being dis posed of. It will be necessary to sell tomorrow to clear the warehouse floors. The Wilson market is holding up strong in percentage of good tobaccos for which there Is a brisk demand .There- has appeared a tendency for stronger prices for the better grades and indications point to a still higher average for bright lugs, cutters and wrappers. There appears little pros pect, however, of stronger prices ftr the common grades, which are selling at figures much out of proportion in comparison with the better grades. The low grades are averaging aroubd $i atd $5 per hundred, with near medium grades running from $8 to $12. The upgrade in' prices begins with bright lugs, which are in' strong demand. May AveVage 23 Cents Local tobacconists believe the Wilson market will average around S3 cents a pound this season, an increase of 20 to 23 per eent over last season's aver age.' However, farmers will .not get as much for this year's crop as tliey did last year, as production is esti mated at from 33 13 to 40 per cent under the 1920 total. In some sections in Wilson county the crop is poor, chief ly 1 bocauso of dry weather, but )n others the weed is of falrjy good quali ty riTl3trai---svlJl4id color. ColorfuJ and well-bodied tubni rTTj nm slii,ii igh. , art how-1 section the "opening da. live rnr-3ig3lL-AjsujalIc for . food- tobacco "3r- esriiuf a" wha ha tobacco of pood nnautv to - eoaTert some their prodrfft into jeaslu. "STtrvmhetest, warehousemen" and buu-J 4he slawltw ' to mActthw-TTTfp-Trlow1y,--a"r ft-1 "teare ghtttiTig the market tnay cut doin the avernee. Their advice is that gradual marketing will maintain the demand, or probnbly strengthen it as a result of a fuller realization on the part of the manufacturers of the drnjtie cut in production - this year. Prices-Averag Same Prices continue to average about the same for the different grades. oB'diffqf ent markets. Markets setting up high average are selling a good percentage of the better gTsdes, whereas those hanging around $14 and $15 a hundred are handling a large percentage of. the lower a-rades. which are selhnir at prices far below the cost of production. The price average on the Wilson market will begin to soar as soon ss first curings or primings have been largely disposed of and th "middle of the sulk," or bright lugs, cutters and wrappers begin to predominate in the offering. It would -not be surprising that if in the next few weeks the daily sales will go above the 130 mark, Other market will likewise hit aa up ward trend when , the good tobaccos begin coming in in considerable quan tity. However, in, some sections ' the percentage of the better trade appear to be Iurht and market ia those tion wflj, do -well to set up a seasonal average of $20 unless a better demand for all grades sets in. ;..- . Advance Lead Prices. New York, Sept. 9, The American 8melting and Refining Company todav advanced the price of lead from 150 OUAR ER MILLION DOLLARS PAID OUT eent pound, t ,4-00. V geaeral rains ver 8uaday Suck s de velopment, it was fearnd, might damage th gride of 1 great deal tf epea eoT ton ia th belt and eaqs "la appreei-1 t. I- AV. . .J ..A i hv. . i turn -aiu. v . v v : vi- tos ia the local (tack. Deauad DeveUplaf. There also wers rumor that somo demand for th eoUoa held her avail able for delivery oa contract was de veloping because of it attractive graiir and staple, aid Southwestern spot Ann war reported buyer of October and reccmber ia th latetrad-BC-. S' December, which had old at 18.40 a yesterday's break, touched 19.95 on to- ' day s late advaneej recovering approxi mately 7.75 per bale from the low point of the reaction. Th general market closed steady st advance f CI to 135 points. Methodist Conference Hopes For Success Of Present Peace Negotiations, , . Ijondon, Sept 9 (By th Associated Press.) The world's conference of Methodists, at the outset of this morn ing's session, adop'fd a resolution de claring the con fere nee hoped a complete success would Town the negotiations be tween the British government and the Irish Republicans for a solution of the Irish question. The resolution said: ''This conference, representing almost forty million adherents is watching with prayerfu land deeply solicitous inter est the present sttempt at a satisfactory and permanent adjustment of Irish af fair and fervently hope that complete success may crown th aegotiatiohs." The delegate ananisnously ordered that copies of th resolution be sent to Prime Minister Lloyd George and Eamonn De Valera, the Irish Republics leader. The queition of a Methodist union was the chief topic of today's program. S. D. Chown, of Canada, who presided spoke on Christian unity and six speak ers discussed I'Tbe Aspects of a Meth odist Reunion." These were Henry Smith, president of the tTnited Method ist church; Bishop K, D. Mousoa, Methodist church, Souths Si' Robert Perk, Jame R, Joy, Henry J. Taylor or the Frimitiv church, and Huhop U. C. Clement, of the Africa Methodist Zioa Church. All the speakers emphasized the need of Methodist unity. Biehop Mouzod said that all branches of the ehureh were solidly united on all vital matters and divided only on the question of adminis tration. Regarding the question, of union of the Methodist church and the Methodist church South, in the United States, he declared amid applause that those two great Eplscop; Methodism! in America must be one, or must answer before the judgment bar of God. Sir Robert Perks said he believed a union of all the Methodist churehet was on the eve of accomplishment. Mr. Joy made a plea for a reunion of American churches, which he said, was desirable, practicable and inevitable. INJURED WOMAN IS IN. CRITICAL CONDITION Columbia, 8. C Sept. 9. Mrs. Henry Hendrix, wife of a promineut planter, of Montmorencia in Aiken county, is in a critical condition as a result of an attack by two . negroes, who later last night were lynehed by a mob near Aiken. A coroner a jury todny return ed a verdict that the negroes came to death at the hands of unknown parties. Mrs. Hendrix was injured about the head with a hoe and cut in the back with an axe. Robbery apparently was the motive. ine uendrix home was rjiijnsnrkiid iffer, Mrs. Hendrix was at- .aeea,...J)Ht1-Htiarutjriukj;wi,. the Hendrix farm. They wrelliano a rtkAdeJto,.ilttilled with 1 1 euueri JAPANESE. DELEGATES -COMING ,N THREE-SHIPS -"Tekifr, -Srpt' ,-fBythi-Associated JrlftasJ. .Im,- japaBcsa, , dslegation to tbe iortheoffikg- -Washington conference oa limtrntton of srmamerfts, number ing nearly 200, now plans to sail in three groups: The first, on the Steam er Korea Maru, October 1; the second, on the Shinyo Naru-October 13. and ADOPT RESOLUTION ON IRISH QUESTION the third and most important, pXThrfmissioJiand 8upt. A. S. Barnes, of the Kashima Maru, October 14. The naval group of (he delegation haaded by Vice Admiral Kanji Kato, will sail on the Korea Maru. This group definitely in clude Captain K. Tamanashi, Captain N". Sutsugui Y. Ueda, Commander T. Hori, three lieutenant commanders and two lieutenants. The two chief delegates to the con ferenee are understood to be minister of marine, Kits mi Ambassador Bhia- ehara. WARNING TO SHIPPING IN CARIBBEAN SEA i 'Washington, Sept. 9. The, weather bureau tonight issued th following storm warning: "Advisory 10 p. m.: Tropical storm central Friday night in longitude 68, lititud 14, approximately and moving west' northwest, increasing ia intensity. Dangerous for vessels ia Central Car Ttbba Sea Beit 8 lioun. --r - COMPTROLLER FSSUES , NATIONAL BANK CALL, Washington, Sept 9. Th Comptrol ler of the Currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks t th close of . businessJuesday," 6ep IcAber ft, v. '- . Governor Morrison Heads Dis tinguished Ust Of Attend ants At Services - G0LDSB0RO CLOSES UP , TO HONOR HIS MEMORY Paitor.Of Deceaied Jnrlit Pays Tribute T6 ferricee Ben. dered Hii Adopted City; Hun- dreda dome From All See tioni Of State To Pay Trib ute To Hia Memory (8pecisl to the Kewi and Obaerver) Ooldsboro, Sept. 9. With th sim plicity thst h had often , eipressed a desire should be observed at his funeral, th last rites for Judge Wil liam Reynolds Allen, for ten years a justice of th North Carolina Supreme court, were conducted from th resi dence of -ttiw deceased jurist here this afternoon at ,.5:30 o'clock. The inter ment was in the fsmily plot beside his father and mother 'in -Willowdale cemetery From all sect ions, of the State hun dreds of friends including Oeveraor Camerou Morrison earn to pay tribute to the memory of th distinguished lawyer. Kvery business house and public building was closed from 5 o'clock and all manufacturing enter prises suspended operations for the re mainder of the day at the hour for the funeral. ' - Served Hi Community. There wa a vast throng of people present at the services at the home and at the grave. The simple services were conducted by Rev. U. T. Adams, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist church, of which Judge Allen was a member for many years, assisted by Rev. O. -T. Watkias, pastor of the Goldsboro Baptist ehureh. Ia addition to his distinguished service to the State, Mr. Adams pointed out the line service the jurist had rendered his own city and declared that he was looked up to and loved by every member of the entire community. Be referred to Judge Allen's wish that simplicity should mark his funeral. The minister in accord with this wish spoke very briefly. Colleague Attend Service. Chief Justice Waiter Clark and Jus tie Piatt P. Walker, W. A. Hoke and W. P. Stacy, of the Stat Supreme Court atUaded th funeral terries of their late colleaga. The actlva pallbearer war th fel lowing younger member of th Golds bnro bar: Col. Geo. K. Treemaa, Hugh Dortch, Edw. M. Land, Samuel F. Teagnc, J. Faison Thomson, W. Frank Taylor, Kenneth C. Royall and W. Bayard Yelverton. The honorary pallbearers were the members of the Uoidsboro bar in a body as follows: Congressman George E. Hood, John B. Hood, E. A. Humphrey M. T. Dickinson, C. G. Best, W. W. Peirce. H Bland. E. A. Slmpkins, H. B Parker, C. H. Edwards, O. M. Loveloee, Col. A. C. Davis Col. John D. Lnngnto Judge W. 8. O'B. Robinosn and W. A Doese, and the following citizens of Goldsboro: Capt. J. B. Edgerton, C. Dewey, Capt. Nathan O'Berry, Joe Rosenthal, George C. Koroegay, George A. Norwood, W. T. Yelverton, Col. Jos E. Robinson, F. K. Borden, George C Royall, L. M. Michani, M. J. Best, Lionel Weil, Robert H. Edwards, E. A Btevens, Thos. H. Holmes, Dr. W. H. Cobb, W. T. Harrison, Dr. C. F. 8tro snider, B. G. Thompson, A. H. Edger ton, Walter D. Creech, Colon n. MoOre, John R. Crawford. There were scores of floral designs sent by loving friends, the grave being covered with the profusion of tributes. Miny Diatlngnlshed Visitor. In addition to practically the entire membership of the bars of Duplin, Iienoir, Johnston, Sampson and Wusnn counties, there were many distinguish ed visitors from other sections of the State among them being the following Former Governor T; W.Kickctt, Baleigh President Chase, Cnherstty Of North Carolina; Federal Judge H. G. Connor, of Wilson; Judge Frank Daniels, of this city.; Judge W. A. Dcvin, Oxford; Judge John H. Kerr, Warren ton; Con gressman S. M. Brmson, New Bern; Corporation Commissioner AJ. Max well; Tax Commissioner A. D. Watts, Attorney General . James S. Manning, Insurance Commissioner Staoey Wade Solicitor Herbert E. Norria, Judge J. Crawford Biggs, Josiah William llailcy, of Raleigh. Others attending the funeral includ ed Frank r.impton, private secreatry to Senator Simmons;, Bate Clerk W. 07 Womble, of tfee State Corporation Com- Methodist . Orphanage, Raleigh. MEMBERS OF WILMINGTON BAR DEEPLY REGRET DEATH Wilmington, Sept. 9. Deep regret was expressed' by members of the Wil mington and New 'Hanover county bar last evening when the npws of the death of Supreme Court Judge W. R. Allen ----- (Continued fag Font) NO WILMINGTON MAN IS J ON THE SLACKER .LIST Wilmington, Sept. fTher la aot on man tram' Wllsolsf toa or New Hanover Conaty listed la th list of slackers, draft dodger and deserters, aa contain1 la th Caagreasieasl Record, al tkga thr ar a aamber of Nortk Carolinian named ia th list. Per son wh have seen th Hat tx prsed snack' pride l"tV 'bsc from th list of a single representa tive f W ilmington. Th Hat In th CapUaat Bee rd th very latest baaed by' th war department, having Jast beea revised, and th asm f tho wh appeared mm prevleas list 1st error kav beea mltted. Minimum Jetal)f UJ200,. 000,CXXAim Of Finance - Committee Members SIMMONS OPPOSED TO PROFITS TAX REPEAL v 1 1 1 North Carolina Senator De clare! Propoied Reduction Of Income Surtax Ratea If "Indefeniible" ; Hitchcock Is uei Statement Attacking' Sepeal PropoiaU Washington, i 8ept, 9. A minimum total tax of .!OO,OO0,000 for this fiscsl year is the aim of th Republican member of th Senate flnwnce com mittee in revising the House tax bill, Chairman Penroae said today after conference of majority committeemen , Thi is approximately 100,f0j.l,lMX lea thin treasury experts have figure.! th House measure would yield, but is th total which Secretary Mellon hai told th committee will be necessary for the conduct of the government, pro vided th economic in departmental expenditures agreed upon st the Whits Hon conference last month are af fected. N Saeclfre Revision Neither the whole committee, which met this morning, nor trie majority members,' who were in session this af ternoon, reached any agreement on specific tensions proposed yesterday by Secretary Mellon. There was pro longed discussions of some of them at both sessions, with .the Democratic members launching their fight against retroactive repeal of the excess profits taxt reduction of the income surtaxes te 25 per rent ,and restoration of the transportation taxes st half the present rates. After the meeting ef the majority members, Senator Penrose said that while the drift of sentiment among the Brpublicani seemed to be in favor of repeal of the profits tax a of last Jsn nary 1, the situation was such that the drift might change in the direction of repeal as of next January 1, as provid ed for in the H . measure. Btnmeas Against Rep! Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, .Making, fit the ix, Jtomoera4le' mem ber of th committee, declared against retroactive repeal of this tax aad char' arte fixed as "indefensible" th proposal of Mcretary Mellon to reduc th in come surtax rates from 63 per cent to 25 per cent, effective Janaary 1, 1922. H declared that the 33 per cent maxi mum rat fixed ia th House bill was too low. During the day Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, acting Democratic leader, issued a formM sUJcjnent attacking tho proposals to repeal the profita tax and cut the surtax rates, declaring such action "very objectionable." Ho added that such incomes as 500,000 or more were "contrary to tho public, interesti" and could be 'limited and restricted by taxation." Begin Revision Today. Actual revision.pf the House, hill will be undertn'ln tomorrow by t he whole committee, Chairman Penrose said, S ding that it was the plan to take it up section by section. Declaring that there bsd been a "pleasant and harmonious interchange of views" at the session of the majority members, H -nator Pen rose asserted the indications were that these members would vote "fairly well together when we e: mo to final de eisions." While no action as taken to bind those present, ho added, substnn tinl progress was made In "clearing the atmosphere. . . Official treasury figures prepared for the committee show that with the six changes recommended yesterday by Secretary Mellon, tiieJ House bill would yield $38S,455 rM0 this fiscal year, or 116,000,000 less than the Hounc measure in its present form, and r2.7H5,7O,flft0 for the calendar year 182'.', or 9 500,000 less than theJUi'im bill. Loa for Year. Losses from the Houstfthill fur th' fiscal year would be tJuO.WKJ.OOO. All through repeal of the jrofits tax, and gain would be ,34,00O0O as follows: Corporation tax increase, $160,590 ,000; transportation, $6T,5WI000; insurance, $5,000,000 and jmrftnnery, coMiietics and proprietary medicines, $.l,Uio,0OU. In the Calendar year 192; tho losses from the House bill wonld be $510,000,. 000 $450,000,000 profits tax and $0, 000,000 capital stork tax and the gains would be $414,50,000, as follows: Increased corporation tax, $267,000, 000; transportation, $Ul,000,00OTinsur nnee, $10,000 ,000, and perfumery,, cos metic and proprictarv medicines, $G, 000,000. FIVE PERSONS MISSING AS RESULT OF FLOOD nan . Antonio. Texas, bept. 10. Five persons are missing and property dam age estimated at thousands of dollars haa been caused in the down 'own busines and reatdenial district by an overflow of the San Antonio river and th Alazan Creek he-re early this morning which is described as bein'g the most serious flood here since 1913. Th river in the downtown district broke er the embankments protect ing St. Mary's Street shortly before 12:30 o'clock this morning and sweep ing down St. Mary's street into Houston and thence north through Navarro Street, I inundated the street in the heart oft the city over an area of about six blocil and four blocks wide. Th water rose suddenly following rains of two" day with a precipitation exceeding seven inches, and two children. A neighbor report ad two children. A neighbor reports eeing their housa washed away. , Charles Grant and wife. Grant was seen to hand hi baby to a neighbor snd enter his house in search of hi 'wife. Neither ha been seen sine. s . LOW TncrKATfBES NOW STORM IN MONTANA Helena, Meat, 8pC 9-Wlta rain er aaavr la sssay part f th state sad eaably law tesssevatarw. MaatAaa today U aaviag th art aataaaaal tana of ta 7ar. Cold er Uatght with th swereiry nearly freeslng I ta weather hare' faro. caat far th atat. Th Reekie near Helena at th foethlll war whit. Ia th Imssta aw fell ia th valley her. Ta tswest taasra tar wa $4 degreaa Helena. RAID FOLLOWED BY IDE Narcotic Officer Takes Own ; Life After Spectacular Raid On Greek Ship New York, Sept. P. One of the most spectacular drag raids New York has known ended Uday with the mysterious suicide of the chief raider. Frank J. Fitzpatrick, head narootie investigator, Ira thirteen agents in a gallant charge up the gang plank of tho Greek steamship King Alexander, and engaged ia hand to hand fight ia which volleys of shots were fired, five seamen wounded, $100,000 worth of drug and whiskey emaed and nearly 325 men aboard the vessel rounded up for examination. Th raid over, Fitzpatriek stepped into a wash room on tho Braooklyn pier where the King Alexnnder was tied up. iwo snots racg out. nupatrica was foind dead, both bullets in his heart, Bnlcide a Mystery. The suicide completely mystified the raiding party. Thoir only theory was that their chief, who, they said,, hnd been worrying over his health, suddenly hd become demented in the excitement of the fight. Tonight they ere await ing the arrival from. Washington of Col. O. O. For re r, executive assistant to the chief of tho narcotie division of the Internal Berenus Bureau, or dered to New York to make a thor ougti Investigation. Th " raid had ' 'beta elaborately plaaned by Fitipatrick. ThrougH stool plgeoa he had arranged for the pur chase of $80,000 worth f whiskey and drugs, which were to ' b delivered through a porthola. Preliminary payment of $l,300to a ship' officer and $300 to a watchman were alleged to have been mado. Bright and early Fitzpatrick and his agents showed up, approaching the ves sel in launches. But the suspicions of certain members of tho crew wen aroused and they opened lire as the motorbonts vjrew near. Landing under fire, the millers roihej the gang plank. Tho fire continued as the party jumped on to the deck. Then the fight started. Finally reinforce- tncnts srrived. It took some time to subdue those who resisted, but nt last 15 men were arrested on suspicion of being leaders of a sniugitling gang. Later United State Marshall Power ordered all" members of the crew brought to the Federal building for ex amination and 30 deputies and SO po licemeAJvere assigned to the task. The five wounded were taken to the Long Island College Hospital. It was while he was returning to his headquarters' that Fitzpatrick startled his men by committing suicide. They had no warning of his act, for he seemed in high spirit after the raid and congratulated his men on their courage under fire. ROBBERS SECURE $3,000 ' IN MONEY FROM STORE Bloodhounds Sent To Roxboro fcut No Trace Found Of The Burglars Rruhoro, Srpt. . Robbers entered the store of the Longhurst Mercantile Company last night arid made -away with nearly $3,000 in cash and also carried off shoos ond other articles. The safe Was opened with hammers. This morning bloodhound wcro sent for. Officers are busy iu trying .to se cure clues. H is thought that owing to its having been pay night at the' COiion mill inai ine. nera was u"e someone who knew of this. NEW AGREEMENT WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT Wsh:n4ttoa, Sept.,; The ifitornat ronal Mercantile Marine, through its president, P. A. S. Franklin, todaw sub mitted to the Shipping Hoard a new agreement entered into with the Brit iah government as a substitute for the agreement which bound the corporation '' -frmi poliey titjuriou to ihe Interests of the British mercantile ma rine or of British trade." NEGRO MOB THREATENS MEMBER OF THEIR RACE Charleston, Sept. P. AngAatus Wes ton, a younjf negro charged with crimi nally assaulting a negro girl of eight, was spirited to the county jail , here early today from MeCiellanviUe, where it is raid a mob of negro merf wre gathering for the arrowed purpose of yaehrng the prisoner. Retail Price Increase Washington, Sept.. t. Increase in the Atxjl a a t err 4t A II i. ftaf aiai rfS ATM . pared with Jnly ihowri in statistics fori fifteen additional cities, made public today by the department of labor in cluded ' Norfolk, five per eent; CUarlostoa. MYSTERY S. C. four pet cent SecrelugheSrrM And Senators Lodge Antf " UnderwoSd To Repre , sent The United .. . 1 States ' y ' - EACH NATION TO HAVE ITS "BIG FOUR" DURING DISARMAMENT MEETING '3ff Fouri1 Of fiTt dnat Poweri To CoBititot "Sn prema' Body" Of TntTaJjavT armament Conference; CM neae And Other Deleg-atlona To Sit With General Confer, enoea When Tar Zaitera Qneationi . Come Up, White Home Announcement Sayi; Armament limitation Dii cnaaion To Be Carried On Only By General Conferencer Of Twenty Memberi; Ex pected Underwood And Boot Will genre Washington, Sept. 9 President Hard rag to.day announced the full American delegation to the disarmament confer f enc. It consists of four members: J, Charles Evani, llaghes, fecretary of State, former Justice of the Supreme Court, one time candidate for the presi dency and twice Governor of New York lawyer by profession. Elihu Boot, em Secretary of Wari later Secretary of State, former Senator from New York, lawyer, jurist, and statesman of international reputation. The late President Roosevelt, his elos friend and colleague, once paid tribute to his attainment by describing him as "the ablest man in public life in Amer- -ics." Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator from Massachusetts, Republican floor leader, chairman of the foreign relations com mittee, long time student ef Interna. tiona.1 affairs, and author of many work of sw historical nature, Uadervreod Get Flsc Oscar W, UndfrWood, Democrat, sen ior Senator from A la mail , leader -of -his party in the Senate as he was in the House of Representatives; regarded by colleagues of both parties in th Senate chnmher as "safe and sane,' law yer by profession and in public and political life since 1892. He wsa for the treaty of Versailles and the League, of Nations (ovenant, with or without reservations. These four will represent America at the table at which will be gathered four from each natjun represented. Expected to Serve Confidence that both Mr. Root and Senator Underwood would serve wa expressed at tho White House. Sena tor Underwood's position as minority leader in the Senate, where he might b called upon to support any treaty or other agreement reached, was not ex pected to preclude his acceptance. In event, however, tti.it he should find it impossible to serve, it was intimated unofficially that John W. Davis, former Ambassador to flreat Britain, might bo the Democratic, member of the American delegation. Mr. I'nderwood at present is in the niountaios of Tennessee. The conference proper or what might bo termed its "supreme body,'' will con sist of twenty members, U was An nounced, each of tho five major power being represented by a ''Big Four." An understanding to thi effeot has been reached with the other powers according to the While, House announcement, "Rig Four" Delegstieni duly, the "Big Four" delegates from ea;h of the five allied and ssociated powers will sit in the gincral conferanca on armament limitations. The dclega tion from China, which was invited especially because of Far Eastern prob lems, .will sit with the twenty delegates representing tho principal powers, it was said, ouly when Far Eastern prob lems are under discussion. Represents., tives of Belgium, Holland, and other na tions, it wa explained, will occupy a similar status and come into the powers' conference, only when their Far Eastern interested are affected. Armament ques- 10ns, it was emphasized, would be left solely to disposition of the supreme body of twenty. Other Members Unknown s No official advices regarding the make ,y of tho othor powers' delegations have lieen received) but Secretary Hughes, It is understood, is in touch with this question througfih conversations hcrj . with the diplomatic corps. -'After the announcement of the four American delegates, it was said that th next step wouid be the selection of advisory bodies. This personnel, at .lcatt.sa.far as tha United atii to is eo. cerned, probably will be limited ta . twelve or fifteen, including a staff of army and aavy experts. The advisory personnel also, will include one or mora ' women. i Womanhood Represented The American advisory bodies, it waa said, would include "representatives of - -Americar); womanhood, labor snd other, American interests peculiarly interested" in armament problems." The advisory . , delegation, it was explained, would not operate separately as a group, but a outstanding interests to be gives a . voice in the proceedings ; . foreign governments may hav njor frr less members in their advisory-er supplementary bodies, no limit having been placed on their number. Tho question of a eTtajr' general ' for tho conference is being considered. George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia lawyer, has been mggeated fur .the posi tion, but officials ar not yet ready for lOgnBoBnceBeny i tJi..