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1 HIT A TTD TT TK 20 PAGES TODAY NIGHT EDITION A AND EVENING CHRONICLE a GREATER CHARLOTTE'S H 0 ME- NEW S PAPER " niARI-OTTE NEW f Established. Dallv. rS t"6 CHROKICLE Established. 1WS. 1SS8 Saaday, 1810. CHARLOTTE, N. 0, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1921. NEWS THE CHARLOTTE 'EWS f Consolidated f PUIPI? TTIVI? ' TF.NTC . THE KVKXING CHROMCI-E J May 8. 1014,.! RIVjCj F 1 V Ci VfiiMi- . - tnnr vM A UTrt- . ft in ' i "T--"-" : " : 1 . , ARE TO SERVE REEK ARMY jlavc Been Forcibly Taken prom Homes and Made to Join Greek Forces FLAGRANT VIOLATION When Men Have Protested, Mistreatment m Jails Has Been the Result. S-nv'.ii June 17. By the Associated press. American citizens are being jir.presstHi into the Greek army by asnts f the Athens government and Gforg? Ilorton, United States consul enera! here, hss made a vigorous pro ject to Governor General Steriades against the cpnUnuanse of the prac tice. For many months past, Ameri (3r.s. even men who served in the army in' Franco, have been taken forcibly from their homes or from vessels ar riving from the United States and com pelled to join the Greek forces. 'There have been scores of such cafes in Athens. Smyrna. Patris and srnilii and only those able to escape i-d ret into communication with Am- friian consular officers have obtain?d rdrss. In many instances, they ha'. he(n stripped cf their clothing ;r.d their passports and other papers ;-iv.? leen confiscated. When they hive pr "f sted. it is charged ihat they l.r.. Veen handcuffed, thro"-vn into .-ii'.s ar..i mistreated. VIOLATES AGREEMENTS . Confil General Horton declares this re;:1:! :' the Greek authorities is in S-isrant violation of existing: agree- nnts Let ween the United States a.nd C::-v ..-. counting military exemption to i-rsor.s naturalized as American citi 5r.s prior to February, , 1914, and who although naturalized since v.. t time, have served with tbe Amcri- u". ariry or navy. Ore vase is cited as typical of many rr:va; James Raftel, of New York Ci'v. who was cited for bravery in the Avzcr.r.i- campaign and who has been ".ejvir: 5 a disability allowance of $50 a r.:or,:h from the United States govern n-.er.:. ras recently arrested by Greek authorities at Mitylene. He came to i!r tee as an American citizen to be :virr;ed. but was brought to Smyrna "r.fier guard. He escaped surveil i.rcc ar.d appealed to the American cr.sri coneral here -whose energetic ac 'ion resulted in the man's immediate rt-:ase. Raftel is now returning to V.v York with his wife. KE.MEDY NOT FOETIICOmNG Ooverrrr General Steriades has re- .te '.'y promised to remedy the situa- : r. and has repudiated the action of ).::. or Greek officials in detaining Amer !i eitizen?. but, despite his efforts cirepts of American continue. . Mr. riorti n has appealed to "Washington to -Hke a peremptory demand upon the ' -reek government to discontinue this reach of the agreement existing be- t've'n the two countries. GREEK OFFENSIVE HALTED. Constantinople, June 17. (By the As Ficihted Press) The Greek offensive gainst th Turkish nationalists has le-en halted while final decision of th2 i'ritish to back up the Greeks is pend In any case, however, the Greek3 are expected to launch a local offen sive erst of Ushak. where the Turks !'e badly placed. This offensive will b? rrdered for the purpose of main taining the prestige of King Constan t.r.e. fjrneral Ismet Pasha, comma n of nationalist troops at Eski-Shehr, Is? summed up the Greek position by saying: Thry are in the same position as a r'2n who has started to sneeze and fnl? himself unable to do so." 't is believed here that the Britten 2rt waiting to see if the Turkish na tionalists are willing to accept the re used Sevres treaty, which was discuss at London with nationalists repre sentatives last March. WOMEN OF BRISTOL PLAN GHOST PARTIES Bristol, Ya.-Tenn., June 17. A noise ; at cannot be accounted for in a fnf 1 :n ,he residence section herj is holding the center of interest and hundred!" of people visit the place 'ay- An investigation conduct ' TIl,-irsday in the presence of city mcialg and newspapermen failel io -wu HOUrce of tne strange sound, woh is like a woman's moaning. Tbe seems to come from under , the floor. Intf-rrst in the occurrence is so kesn rfd arranements have been made bv JCitty women to give "ghost parties" "haunted house." Guests will be n7i 10 the society seances. The '('s has been heard at least a dozen Rs a day and always in the sam.3 near the hearth in a front room, estimators have gone under the '"hh whore the nol lse seems to be 1o- c no,sp appeared to be directly in 1 ' &nt "f thr-m. At 11 o'clock there w-re ,;,t"al nundred people in the vicinity "he Hunily of Marshall Godsey, which cP es the house, is making arrange fr'trts to move. RAILWAY AND SIGNAL WRES ARE CUT DOWN T lv '",1f-'n- June 17- (By the Associated . hg,A campaign of widespread cut- ','... ' railway and signal wires' and rlf 's of signal cabins around Ipi- ' uu-nded by violence against . !'Kn- was carried out during c at i by men, who, the police de t,J. . Wf-re Sinn Feiners and mem or the Irish Self -Determination vn-Kue. t.K mf'n were arrested. The official . '. statement said: Cia-fJ men arrested give local a.d- tw iney are young Irishmen be for"' Ll ana 22. It has been known j som time that the heads of the lr',i Self-Determinatlon League in ith l I I I 111 L CSUUUUCllvv Tie Krvoalln Trtok T? oniiKHK i n fcurri "'hlch has been ' declaring ths Ballots Indicate! A' Continuation of Strike of Miners 51n' " (By the Asso ciated Press.) The ballot of the coal miners on the question of a strike settlement favors' a- continuation of :L'f stTm"ie was officially announc tnis afternoon. i NOT TO REPLY TO LETTER0F HOLT Progress of a Preliminary Character on Proposed Association is Made. TVashington, June 17. By the Asso ciated Press.) Hamilton Holt's letter calling on President Harding to dis close his plans for an association of nations to replace the league has failed to draw any reply from the adminis tration and indications are that none will be made, at least for the present. Mr. Holt headed the pro-league Re publicans during the campaign. It was said at the White House today that his open letter made public in New York yesterday had not yet been re ceived. Further than that, officials re fused to comment. The impression was permitted to go out, howecer, that, if President Hard ing relies to the letter, he will not enter into any detailed discussion and that, so far as the administration is concerned, the association plan must remain for the present in an indefl nite status, as the administration pre fers first a definite settlement of peace and a restoration of stable conditions in Europe. NOT PRESSING PROBLEM. Some persons in the confidence of the administration said today that prog ress of a preliminary character on the proposed association had be;n made and that at least one draft of a plan had been made by an , eminent authority on international law at the request of President Harding. Th President, thesa people say, has not approached the point of giving ap prcval to anything final, and the indi cations are against any international negotiations on the subject in the im mediate future. One draft of an association plan pre pared at tne resident s request is understood to be constructed about the principle of a world court and an international conference for the d'., cussion of creations likely to lead to war. . This was the principle advo cated by Mr. Harding during his cam paign. There . are no outward indie l tions that he has changed his posi tion; HIDE SPECIFIC STEPS. Both AVhite House and State Depart ment officials continue to decline to reveal what specific steps the Presi dent has :n mind to, carry out such a policy. Although the President's first address to Congress was , interpret-1 by some as favoring ratification of the Versialles treaty with broad - reserva tions, there is as , yet no indication that he , is preparing ?tor re-submit the treaty to the Senate. ; " On' the contrary,' the indications are that . Mr. Harding is developing his international polivy step' by step and dees not care for the present to com mit himself beyond the first phase of the process, ' which the administra tion feels is the passage of a Con gressional peace resolution. . LANFORD LAUGHS AND CHATS WITH COUNSEL Spartanburg, S. C., June 17. The State closed its case this morning against Tolliver Lanford, charged with the murder of Glenn Foster and Guy McDowell and the defense immediately began putting up its witnesses. . Lanford's attorneys are seeking to prove an alibi for him. It will be con tended that alleged bootleggers had planned to kill Foster, seL)owell and Lanford and that McDowell and Foster fell victims of the plot while Lanford escaped. The jury was given permis sion to visit the scene or the killing this afternoon. , The contention ol the State is that Lanford had a grudge against the two men ana lurea tnem 10 a poay ol woods near the city and shot them to death. Two witnesses have sworn that they saw Lanford in an automobile ' in company with the two men on the af ternoon they disappeared, driving in the direction of the spot where their bodies were found. Another has testi fied that he saw Lanford returning to the city alone late in the afternoon. A letter addressed to Lanford was found on the ground near the scene of the unlink, and several witnesses have testified that automobile tracks found n a lonelv road near the scene or tne killing were made by tires of the same make as tnose on uauiuiu Lanford, it is understood, will en rjftnvnr to nrove an alibi. He does not seem to be greatly interested in the trial, and chats and laughs with his .rmnspi unconcernedly. The case will probably not go to the jury before tc morrow alter noon. STATE NURSES END ANNUAL CONVENTION Wilmington, June 17. Election of officers, choosing of a place for the 1922 meeting and decision to create a fund for nurses featured ; the closing session of the North Carolina Nurrses Convention. Greensboro was chosen as the convention city next year. Mrs tv ,,r warden of that city was re elected president and the other officers ;L.on follow: First vice president, Mrs. Columbia Munds.. Wilmington; sec ond vice president, Miss Pearl Weaver, Asheville; secretary. Miss AnnaHower- ton Charlotte irea9vrert-,w ScLean, Greensboro; directors for two years, Miss Lena iapi f 7. i,v,i0 csf Winston-Salem. TO" fri." fa order to creite a fund for nurses, that every member of I Una iur i"4' t (,,. - yar- cam. '.tr, should ive ,her earn nis of October 28 for this cause, the v v.! iha anniversary l the PROTECT Y FROM MIGRANT International Federation of Trade Unions is Finally Repudiated by A. F. L. KU KLUX CONDEMNED Unanimously Repudiate One Big Union Idea Without Any Discussion. Denver. Colo., June 17. Efforts to unseat all male delegates who did not wear a union label on all articles of wearing apparel were de feated by an overwhelming vote to day in the annual convention of the American Federation of Labor. Denver, Colo., June 17. Demand that Congress take action to protect the na tion's interest against the "growing menace of Japanese immigration and colonization" is made in a resolution submitted today to the annual conven tion or the American Federation . of Labor- The declaration, submitted bv M M McGuire, of the San TTancisco labor council, has the approval of the Jap anese Exclusion League of California, j-.os Angeles Anti-Asiatic Association, and the Japanese Exclusion League of Washington, various patriotic, civic of fraternal organizations on the coast. The Federation Thursday unanimous ly repudiated the "one big union idea Without discussion the action of the committee on organibation in non-con curring on a resolution calling for "one body of workers through amalgamation federations and protective agreements" was sustained. CONFUSION REIGNS The convention was thrown into con fusion several delegates, by objections, denied the negro delegation permission to introduce a resolution condemning tne mob violence of the "Ku Klux Klaft or White Caps" of the South. Presdent Samuel Gompers had great difficulty in restoring order, as nearly a score delegates jumped from their seats and demanded the names of the dele gates who had objected. He declined to give the nams. As the confusion increased, ' William Hutcheson, president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, arose and said: "Tf -yotr want to -know" who the ob jector is-r-it is I." The resolution also provided that steps be taken to have the government abolish this unlawful organization known as the Ku Klux Klan or ' White Caps" and that the federation use its "best endeavor to protest . organized labor as represented by the colored workers". The executive council has finally and completely r repudiated the Internation al Federation of Tde Unions as now conducted. This announcement was made - by President Samuel Gomners, who made publi : a copy of a letter sent to tho secretarit of the European trade union movement at Amsterdam. OFFENSIVE AND INSULTING Afttr denouncing as "offensive and insulting" a recent communication from the international federation asking . the council to reconsider its action in with drawing its affilation, Mr- Gampers. on behalf of the council,'. - in the letter said: . "Insofar as our affiliation with the International " Federation of Trade Unions at the present time is concern ed, we must repeat the former declara- tions made in our communications to you, emphasize- them, if possible, and await the hour at which it may be pos sible - to fulfill our hopes of a united movement on a basis that accords with the philosophy of democracy, with au tonomy for all, freedom for all, and a common goal of a better tim-j for all the toilers and all the peoples.' Reviewing the alleged revolutionary activities and war manifestos of the in ternational, which caused the council to severe connections with the Euto- pean movement several months- ago, the American labor chief further stated that American labor must "decline to accept your dec'arations and proclamations as truly expressive of tho sentiments of the; whole trade union movement of Europe". . AMERICAN APPROVAL IS MOST NECESSARY Paris, June 17. (By the Associated Press) Dr. Gastoa da Cunha, presi dent . of the council of the League of Nations, has addressed identical notes to the prime ministers of France, Great Britain, Italy and .Japan with regard to the urgency of having the approval of the United States before decisions can be taken on mandates for the former German colonies. The contents of the note have been com municated to the United States govern ment. Dr. da Cunha, after summarizing in his note the situation created by the attitude of the American government which has indicated . its ; intention not to make representations . at the com ing meeting of the league's council on the mandate question and the position of! the council itself, says: "I, therefore, venture to ask the. prin cipal Allied powers to be good enough to make every effort to arrive at a solution of the points under discussion between them and the United States so as to enable the council of : the League of Nations to settle the whole question of mandates before the next meeting of the assembly. CLLDJ FAIR Hharlotftft and Vicinity: Fair and continued warm tonight and Saturday; hiehest temperature Saturday about 96. Gentle west and southwest winds, VnHh Carolina and South Carolina Partly cloudy : tonight ' and Saturday. icntinued warm. . - mm S3 . -0 m 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1-r-i- r NEW BERN Will BE HOST I m TO YOUNG FOLKS h- F. Gore, of Wilmington, Is Elected President Of The Organization. CONVENTION CLOSED Charlotte City Union Wins Banner For Best Work During Past Year. With New Bern agreed upon as the next meeting place, the B-. Y. P. U. convention, which met in Charlotte Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, came to a close "Thursday night. L. F. Gore, of Wilmington, was elected president of the convention for the coming year. Other officers elected were: First vice president, G. G. Pridgen, New Bern; second, Mrs. M. O. Thornburg, Gasto nia; third, G. G. Morgan, Asheville; fourth'. Miss Dovie Prevatte, Lumber ton; fifth, Miss Vera Blalock. Winston- Salem; recording secretary, Miss Louise Miller, Greensboro; press reporter, Walter M. Gilmore. The convention was declared to be one of the best ever held, and hun dreds of the delegates expressed the de termination to win at least one soul to Christ during the year. W. F. Powell, of Nashville, Tenn., made the culminating address. "Mv Lord and My Life" was his subject. The first proposition established by the speaker was the reality of the Lord's relaticnship -to man. He then pointed out that God has a divine plan for ev ery life. He said that Jesus earn as a sacrifice, and therefore man's pur pose is to sacrifice. Jesus also came to serve, and man should serve, and likewise save. Tho state senior . banner given to the union making 'the highest average in the standard of excellence was awarded' to New Bern, that place hav ing made 94 per cent. First church, Lumberton came second with a grade of 8 per cent,: and the First church of Rockingham came third with a grada of 86. Burke Fox, of Wilston-Salem, presented the' banner. BANNER TO, MARS HILL The banner given to the school that makes the highest average was given to Mars Hill college for an average of 9o. t Buie s Creek came second with an average of 85. . One. union at Wake Forest made 99 per cent, but the other unions .there failed to. report and Wake Forest was ruled out of the contest. Dr. Luther Little, of Charlotte, pre sented the school banner. . Ninth Avenue Baptist church of Charlotte Won the junior banner with (Continued on Page Seventeen.) VICE PRESIDENTS ARE CHOSEN BY RiOTARIANS Edinburgh, Scotland, June 17. Three Americans were elected vice presidents of the International Association of Ro tary Clubs at the concluding session of the convention here yesterday . after a vote by ballot. Ralph W. ummings, of Lancaster Pa., was elected first vice president with 749 votes; "Billy" Cop- pencK, or council isiuu, lowa, secona vice president with 526 vote, and H. J. Luther Stark, of Orange, Tex., third viie j resident with 520 votes. Dr. Crawford C. McCullough, of Fort Williams, Ontario, was unanimous ly elected president of tne association on Wednesday. The : trophy for the club with the best traveling record was secured by Longmon,t, Collo. Wichita, Kas., was second Worcester, Mass., third, while San Francisco secured the women's at tendance trophy. The international gold trophy was won by the United King dom. . GROSS IS ASSIGNED TO MUNITIONS CASE Newark, N. J., June 17. By direction of Attorney General Daugherty, As sistant U. S. Attorney Gross today charge of the investigation of muni tions found Tuesday aboard the steam er: East Side at Hoboken and believed to have been destined for Ireland. Mr. Gross received a telegram from Washington directing him to make a thorough inauiry to determine if any attempt had been made to violate a fed eral statute by a secret snipment or arms.- He was ordered to institute prosecutions in Federal courts if such action seemed justifiable. Mr: Gross said he would appear be fore the Federal grand jury and ask in dictments if he was able to fix respon sibility. Special Agent Stone has been assigned to the case to determine whe ther Sinn Fein agents were trying to smuggle arms into Dublin. - COTTON MAKES LOW FIVE-YEAR RECORD New Orleans, June 17. The price of cotton dropped to the lowest point re corded in five years on the New Or leans cotton exchange today. July con tracts sold at 10.63 cents, a loss of over a cent a. pound in two days. APPEALS FOR RECOGNITION. Washington, June 17. Dr. Sun Y-at Sen, President of the Southern Chin ese. Republic, has appealed to President Harding for recognition of his govern ment. The Elmford Murder the second instalment of Wadsworth Camp's highly interesting - and in- triguing detective narrative - The Gray Mask will appear - in ' next Sunday's sisue of THE NEWS. Each story is com plete in . itself yet they are ' mas terfully, blended together into a sev; en-chapter story of mystery, love and adventure. ' America Has A Strong Reason Against Recognizing Obregon COTTON STRIKE SETTLED Manchester,-England, June 17, (By the Associated Press.) The cot ton strike was settled today, the United. Textile Workers, at a; joint meeting, accepting the employers' offer for a settlement. PAR CHECK CASE UP ON JUNE 22 Judge Yates Webb Will Hear Argument on Con stitutionality of Law. Richmond, "Va., June 17. Judge E. Y. Webb, of the United States district court for the western district of North Carolina, has set next Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in Charlotte, as the time and place for hearing thc- argument on the constitutionality jpf the statute which prohibits North Car olina state banks' from h6noring checks presented from without the state through the par clearance system of the Federal .Reserve Bank of Rich mond. The hearing also will involve a mo tion to remand the case to the Nortl? Carolina state courts. Official notifica tion of the date of the case was re ceived here today from Judge Webb by Maxwell Wallace, counsel for the Fed eral Reserve Bank of Richmond. Tho North Carolina law provides that a minimum charge of ten cents be de ducted for service from the payment of all checks sent in from outside the state. This is reported to have dis rupted the par clearance operation ;i the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond in North Carolina and resulted in con siderable inconvenience to many lines of activity here doing business ia North Carolina. The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond does not honor checks for the North Carolina state banks, which are parties to the suit, numbering more than two hundred of the five hundred banking institution chartered under the. laws of that state PHILIPPINE REGIME FACING BANKRUPTCY Washington June 17 The Philippine government is facing bankruptcy, Major Leonard Wood and former Governor General Forbes declared in' a cablegram transmitted today to Congress by Se cretary Weeks, whrf asked immediate action on - a bill authorizing the island government .to increase the limid of in debtedness from $5,000,000 to $30,000,00.0 General vWoo"d and Mr. Forbes said the national bank, with which the is land government, provinces .nd muni cipalities are requested to deposit al! funds, and "practically insolvent . "We feel the faith of the United States is pledged in support of the sol vency of the Philippine government and the situation -is so critical we concur in urging immediate relief on the gen eral lines; recommended by the Governor General fin extenaing debit-making pow er of the government' said the mess age. . v The War Secretary also transmitted to the House a report from a Mr. Fair child who, he said, was one of the lead ing American business men of the Philippine islands. The message said "All export products stagnant; prices falling in many cases below cost of production. Many failures; many more expected." . NAME JACK DEMPSEY AS A CO-RESPONDENT Pawhuska. Okla,, June 17. Jack Demosey. pugilist, was made co-respon dent in a divorce suit filed here today in district court by F. R. Boulanger, an Osage Indian. In his petition, Bou lancer alleges his wife, Lilly, has been carrying on "clandestine correspond ence with one Jack Dempsey, of Los Angeles. Calif.," and claims to have letters written from Dempsey to ner The case probably - will come to trial in September. Attorneys for Boulanger announced that the pugilist named is the neavy weight champion. CARSON TREASURER OF SOCIAL WORKERS Spartanburg. S. C., June 17. The Southern Textile Social workers1 as sociation, at the closing session here todav. selected Gas'tonia as the pla.-e for next year's meeting and elected the following officers: Rev. George C. Gibson, Winnsboro, S. C. president; Miss Pearl Wycrie Greensboro, and Miss Katherine Doziar, Oreenville. Georgia, -vice-presidents Miss Nil Pickens Gastonia, secretary, and E. G. Carson, North ' Charlotte, treasurer. . : DIVER SLOWLY DROWNED.' Sault Ste- Marie, .Ont., June 17. Damon S. Godfrey, of this city, a diver, was slowly drowned today 25 feet ur. der the surface when his helmet be came 'loosened, water seeped in an! his suit gradually filled. Tangiea lines, found when his body finally wa-? hauled up, . told the tale ot why he had been unable to signal his mates on the lighter. k . CALA HAD A HAND? Buffalo, N. Y., June 17. Salvatore Cala, 31, arrested at the village of Eden, 15 . miles from- Buffalo, shortly after noon today, admits that he had a- hapdin the , killing of -Daniel F. Kaber, of Cleveland, two years ago, District Attorney Moore said in a message to the Ohio authorities after Cala's capture SEAY SENTENCED TO. HANG. Florence, Ala., June 17. F. ,Whi Seay, convicted of slaying his bride, was today sentenced to "be hanged on July 22. The sentence is suspended pending an appeal to the - state Su preme Court. GREY LAG WON HANDICAP. New York, June 17. Grey Lag to dav won the Brooklyn handicap, whicli was run at AaueSuct. The: race was worth $10,000, - t Mexican Constitution Itself Bars Any Insurrectionist From the Presidency. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, Staff Correspondent of The News Copyright 1921, By Xewa FublUhlns Co Washington, June 17. The Mexican situation has taken on a new angle. Thus far the differences between the Obregon and Harding administrations have been centered on . Article 27 o the Mexican constitution, the United States claiming that Mexico's assur ances that the article would not b: retroactive in effect should be specific ally covered by treaty and the Mei cans insisting that they cannot inter pret their constitution in a treaty. But it develops that the United States government indulgently om'.t- ted mention in its negotiations of one very important point covered in an other article of the same Mexican con stitution which might have been made the basis for refusing recognition to Obregon if the Harding administration had been disposed to follow in the foot steps of President Wilson. BARS INSURRECTIONISTS. That article it is number 82 says that the President of the Mexican P.e public shall have certain qualifications among them this: "He shall not ;ha"e taken part, directly or indirectly in any uprising, riot or military coup. The Department of State has on file a statement made by relatives of for mer President Carranza alleging that the Obregon regime was responsible for the death of Carranza. The ev: dence is much more tangible than that which President Wilson possessed con cerning the part played by Huerta in ordering the death of Madero and it was because Huerta was believed to have gotten into office as a result of violence to his predecessor that Mr. Wilson absolutely refused to recog nize him. The Department of State now has been urged to act because it has a stronger case against Obregon than President Wilson had against Huerta Mr. Wilson based his objections on the broad principle that peace would come to Latin-America only by refus ing to recognize governments that ob tained power by force and by assisting only those governments which were legally elected as a result of orderly processes.. - The Mexicans themselves inserted a clause in the new constitution to pre vent ambitious citizens from- ejecting those who had been legally elected and it is therefore argued that the Hard ine administration would be justified in refusine Obregon recognition be cause of the provisions of Article S of - the. Mexican constitution, for one of the first tenets of a recognition pol icy is that the executive of a country shall have been, legally elected. , AWAITING MEXICAN ACTION, The United States government has thus far, however, declined to use Ar ticle 82 as a basis for action and has simolv preferred to await Mexico s t. titude toward another article in the same constitution which in actual prac tice has violated verbal assurances given the "United States by the Car ranza regime when the latter was -ex tended a de lure recognition. , The American government does not ask that the constitution be changed but that the varying interpretation. -i be cleared up by a definite statement in a treaty which shall protect Amer icans aeainst retroactive legislation. It was learned by the writer today, for instance, that the WTilson adminis tration was eiven assurances at Mex ico City through Ambassador Fletcher to the effect that the Mexican consa tntion would not be retroactive. Mr. Fletcher now is under Secretary of State and is a guiding influence in the Mexican policy of the Harding aamm istration. He has given the Harding administration the benefit of his rec ollection on the subject and the Amer ican case is based not so much upon the. laneuaee of Article 27 of the Mex ican constitution as the way the article artuallv has worked out in practice. The American government is still waiting for the Mexican to take tho next step but it is evident that the Washinsrton authorities are not asmuon impressed with the inviolate character of Article 27 when they have reason to suspect that Article 82 governing the qualifications of a President are subject to dispute and could if desired he made the basis for a reiusai oi r-23 nsmition. That is the viewpoint here, disappointing as it may be, to those who had hoped ior tne eariy resump tion of diplomatic relations between tho two countries. i PRIVATE HEARING OF M'LAURIN IS ORDERED A continuance of the trial of W. TI L. McLaurin, charged with attempted criminal assault upon four young srirls was again ordered by the recor der .Friday to allow the defendant's counsel time to prepare his case. The court room was crowded with men expecting the case to he heard Judge Jones announced that the ca&a will be heard Saturday morning in pri vate session and. regardless of the crowd which may assemble, the room will be cleared. Within a few minutes after these remarks had been made, only the usual handful of spectators was present. McLaurin was not brought to the courtroom Friday, the understand bavins been reached before court con Vpnfid that a continuance would be eranted. He is being held in jail. The defendant is alleged to have tak en four- girls, ranging m age from eieht to -eleven years, for an automo bile ride, during which an attempt at criminal assault was made. DUTY OF FRANCE TO PRESERVE LIBERTY Paris. June 17. (By The sgociated Press.) Raymond Poincare, former President of France, writing in The Revue des Deux Mondes concerning an alliance between Great Britain nd France, which has been discussed in political circles for the past lew weeKS, says: ', "We are friends of Japan, but Eng land is the allv of the Mikado's govern ment. Tomorrow a thousand questions may arise in the Pac-ific between the United States and Japan, which would intensify racial strife: "How far. would England be drawn in bv her alliance? Nobody can say rt is,' then, our duty to preserve our iberty so as not to be ourselves involv ed in entanglements. LEGISLATURE I LIKELY TO MEET TO HEP C!T! Mayors Unanimously Pre sent Their Case to Gov enor Morrison. THERE IS NO WAY OUT Credit of all Municipalities In State is Now Being Impaired. By JULE B. WARREN, Staff Correspondent of Tho News Raleigh, June 17. The North Caro lina municipal league Thursday decided unanimously to ask Governor Came ron Morrison to call a ' special session of the Legislature for the purpose of correcting the municipal finance act so it would be possible for the cities to manage their finances during the next eighteen or twenty months. Opinion as to what should be done about the muni cipal finance act by the Legislature dif fered from the suggestion of one citv official that it would take but half a day to make the correction, to the sug gestion of an&ther attorney represent ing a city that the whole slate should be wiped clean and a new law written from the jump. Some municipalities In North Caro lina have already defaulted in the pay ment of interest on bonds, and others nave been delinquent in meeting the in terest charges, it was developed during the discussion of the financial condi tion of the municipalities. In the opin ion of the attorneys representing cities. and some of the officials themselves, ir the law is not fixed so the cities can raise more money than' they can under the present law, other cities will de fault, and it will be impossible to sell a bond from North Carolina within two weeks time. MAYORS IN EARNEST. Following the presentation of the cause for the cal lof the meeting by President Galitan Roberts, mayor of Asheville, and expressions from a num ber of other city officials, the motion asking the Governor to call the special session was unanimously adopted, and a special committee of five was appoint ed to draft the resolution which would express this wish arid convey this mes sage to the governor. The committee was composed of Gallitan, Roberts. John Hinsdale,, city'' attorney of Raleigh, T. C. Wade of Morehead City, Sidney lC. Chambers of Durham, and John D. Langston of Goldsboro. " " President Roberts said that he had talked to Governor Morrison while the chief executive was in Asheville recent-- ly, and had been 'essured by the Gov ernor that if there were a necessity for the special session he would call one. But Mr. Roberts was sure that Governor would have to be shown very positively that the special session route was the only way out. Mr. Roberts himself said in his opening speech that the special session was the only avenue of escape from the present muddled condition of municipal finance. "We are in this condition, through no fault of our own. The legislature made this mistake which put us in" this condition, and the legislature should correct it." Mr. Roberts declared. "One of the best lawyers in the country has told me that the situation is so critical that he would hesitate to express an opinion about it," the Asheville mayor contiued. "Uuless something Is done some cities and towns in North Caro lina will have to default in their inter est payments." HINDSDALE AND CHAMBERS. The president then recognized John Hinsdale, city attorney of Raleigh, and Col. Sidney C. Chambers, city attorney of Durham, who had charge of the test suit that was carried to the Supreme Court. Mr. Hinsdale told of this suit, but sai(j there was some difference of opinion among the attorneys as to what the exact meaning of the Supreme Court decision was. Some thought tho opinion meant that the cities could raise ten per cent more revenue than Viey raised in 1919. not including the interest on bonded debt and other spe cial debts. Other attorneys believed that the interest on the bonded debt was included in the ten per cent addi tional over 1919. No one knows which of these inter pretations of the court is right, Mr. Hinsdale declared. The very fact that there is doubt intensifies the need the imperative necessiy for a special ses sion to clear up the law. A city s credit is like the reputation of a wo man. It has to be absolutely above suspision, Hinsdale declared, or the (Continued on Page Fourteen.) This Is th first time eggs have been cheap enough t' throw since th' Little Trixie Repertoire Company played . at Melodeon Hall, eleven years ago. Worn--en alius brag about- th' very, things 1 ther husbands keep still aboyj lMs and outrages in Ireland,'
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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