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BY TWO LARGE FINAL CK FOR SIAMESE to in out irk GUTTER IE'
s iiniicrp , ni nnm i tuiimp r i aBjrwssn
r iiuuulj 'j : it rLUlsd i. ? wind ;h,.;r?,-tra
t has, K. Barker ctvncloded his
in 1 1 ukiry with an address
i iwht to the iiit'ii and boys on
.., "Ui-.-tponsitility of the Futher to
;,. aiiti gave a large audi
, , something to think about. Hi
,!, in the afternoon before the
ni ii and girls also was heard by
au hence that tilled the audito
u'ul he took occasion last night
, lApress nis maims xor un inter
shown in his work.
Tlir speaker was introduced last
, !.t hv Rev. V. Oscar Goode after
, , Milt nt Watt Shuford had ah
i;'k.mI the program for Saturday
I .Monday of .Miss KlizaU'th Bain
., is to im-ak here upnder the
-nui'S of the Rotary club.
ii: Marker told his audience last
;t some simple facts about life
..; i-mihaized the importance of
i; moral living. Every man an
,. who heard him went out of the
, 1 with a definite impression that
i.v sinned against the laws of CJod
ni man he also would sin against
,; .If and those lie would love later
In tiie afternoon the speaker scor
i... ni fain tendencies on the part of
a,-m.ii and girls and filled out the
ot.t'na- hi- gave before the Rotary
i;,. ihM.n.
n. 'Caikir told the men that a
v.i.m:.:i who hiid been criminally as-
.luited a negro or a white man
j,ist as puie aiul innoeient in
i)t of (ioii as she was before
i,, MiilYrcd this outrage, but that
;, ! who had been seduced by
;, man with whom she kept
, ..i,i.;ifiy was ruined forever. Her
i 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' injury might not be as great as
ii,.; of the other woman wronged,
hut i.vf soul had suffered more. The
j.eker pleaded for the chastity of
v...mai;h.od and told young men that
toy should keep their hands off
:. Marker made u plea in behalf
i,f . (hence in the home. He said
itmc'-n ought to be taught to obey
.aunts, and made the point
vV i!' a child, to quote the Bihl'-S
; "i.M.-.iehl Mj) in the way he should
ii- would riot dopail from that
' i .
l.. lucre wux never nj-
trio r said or written than
a.-d the exception to it but
the rule,
tlu-r way to make the comrau-1-tter
for cveiybody is to elect
who would enforce the laws.
A i
) i '
Im -,v. voters are officers and they
.!. '. j;i!c t'ni'ir powers to other men.
If ;...! havi' a sheriff' or chief of po
);! who vi'in't enforce Jaws, Ir.
r..i ;! .'aid, they ought to be kicked
..i;t. Ilt i i' he told how they do things
::i I. ' h-.me town in Ohio, which is
. vwr, h. Iniingly Republican. Some
' i,;. a "yellow dog" is nominated
i . the pnnuiry v.m all the Rcpubli
i .,1,-: la:-p on their collars and vote
t i him. The audience roared and
),. ,i4.. if it was that way down
h.-ii'. and many indicated thai parti
;,.ni.hip was too highly advanced.
Ir. Marker said he was disappoint
ed in congress and he was not sure
that he would not be disappointed in
Wai m ii (J. Harding. He said Mr.
Hauling should go after congress
with a club and make it do something.
In a brief way he referred to the
ku kkix, saying it was not necessary
l .i it to enforce the laws. The men
i i the ciiiiunu'iiity should see that
sinlatoi's are apprehended.
lb Marker came here for the pur-po-e
of showing how this community
i'.iil.l he made better. Nearly 2,000
pi i -.my. heard him at the two
ni" tings, and he undoubtedly caused
"iiy sensible person who heard him
to 'hiuk.
By the Associated Press.
I'atia, III., March 31. The first
M'tual stoppage of work in the south
ern lllionis coal fields occurred
hortly before noon todaywhen 800
miners stacked their tools and went
home,
We trust our Kreat hearted inter-
al revenue collector will excuse the
ti-ar stains. Ohio State Journal.
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, March !M. The cotton
market showed renewed firmness at
I he opening today, owing to an un
favorable weather map; reports of a
..oil tone in the stock market arid
general business improvement.
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Hickory cotton 10 l-4c.
.11, 1915
(By Max Abernethy.)
Kaieigh, March HI North Carcli-
na national guard units for the first
time will be sent to four different
camps this summer for their annual
litteen day period of field training,
it is announced at the office of tle
adjutant general here today.
The change has been made bv the
commanding officer of the fourth
Corps area under which the North
Carolina guardsmen are serving.
Heretofore all branches of the State
guard have been sent to Camp Glenn
and Fortress Caswell, but this year
the encampment will be held' at
Camp Glenn, Gamp Bragg, Fortress
Monroe or Caswell and Camp Mc
Clelland during July and August.
Under present plans the 12th
infantry will go to Camp Glenn in
July; the 117th Field Artillery will
go to i amp Bragg in August; Com
pany G. 200th Artillery will go to
Fortress Monroe during July and
the 421st Company, Coast Artillery
eniner to fortress Monroe or
well in July.
Cas-
The following units will encamp
in August at Camn McClellan. Ala
bama; Second Squadron, 10!)th Cav
alry; Iroop D. Cavalry: 30th Sianal
Company and Company A. 105th
Engineers.
North Carolina bias made the best
record at reorganizing of the Na
tional Guard since the world war
and it stands near the ton of the list
in total enlistments at tins time in
the Fourth Corps Area-
Increase in the volume of taxes.
paid on property for State and
county purposes in the last 11 years
lai nearly doublet, the total for l'ilO
being $11,400,000 ay against $22,-
')00,0()0 in 121, according to figures
obtained here.
There was not such a big increase
n 1J20 over the year previous, the
l!20 figures being arcund $21,000
000.
Taxes levied on propeity for gen
eral purposes now, however, are not
for State purposes but for the coun
ty, every dollar whi:h is paid to the
vacisou shjnfts and tax collectors
stays at home" and is used within
the county. The State is raising its
revenue from iuconie inheritance,
franchise and automoi :'o license
sources. 1 he .State, .t course, levies
a tux for school purposes.
Positive assurance from head
quarters has reached the Chamber of
Commerce that the Standard Oil Com
pany will in the near future remove
its plant from Eighth Avenue to the
-uburban site recently purchased by
the company for this purpose. The
letter affirming this in part says:
'The property has been purchased in
the suburbs of your city for the re
moval of our plant from its present
location. We are handling this mat
ter as rapidly as we can and I assure
you that tho removal will be made at
the earliest date possible."
The location of the oil and gasoline
tanks in the heart of a rapidly grow
ing residential section has been a
source of constant worry to many
people living in the neighborhood of
the Standard Oil Company's premises.
The fire menace and dangers inherent
to an explosion there have been
pointed out so frequently that the
Chamber of Commerce felt the need
of taking some decisive step in the
matter; and at the last board of di
rectors meeting the secretary was
instructed to investigate current ru
mors regarding the purchase of
another site and the possibility of
prompt action by the Standard Oil
Company in moving away from its
present location.
FRAfElEPLIES
Paris, March 31. France replied
today to the nota from the United
States concerning payments of the
tost of American occupation in the
Rhineland. , " lmW
The French note repeats recent
declaration of the minister of finan
ce before the senate that France
J recognizes the rights of the United
States in the matter. The only ques
tion is W whom the request for re
imbursement 'sih'ould be made to
the allies or to Germany.
The French foreign office charac
terizes the note as a mere acknow
ledgement of the American embas
sy, however, considers the note an
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STANDARD WILLINe
IB HUE IKS USE HOTEL
EJANB
acceptance of the American conten- conftssjon3 are really needed? Flor
tion , lida Times Union. , . ,.J.;.
HICKORY,
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, March 31. The death
of Rvsa and Josefa Blazek, the
"Siamese twins," has left the Cook
county probate court with a legal
pioblem which apparently will be
difficult to settle.
In detei mining the disposition of
the $100,000 estate of the twins, the
court must determine whether Franz
is the son ol one or both of; the
twins.
The court must determine' wheth
er Rosa and Josepha were one per
sonality if they constituted separate
entities. If they were one nerson-
lity, the son will inherit the prop
erty of both.
If they were two di.inct person
alities, Rosa being the mother and
Joseta the aunt, only Rosa's half of
I the estate would tro to the lad. while
Josefa's half would go to her father
and other relatives.
GE
COMPLETI
By the Associated Press.
Washingto'n, March 31 Commen
cement of work to complete the Wil
son
darn and to construct dam No.
3 at Muscle Shoals, will be proposed
to tne senate by Senator Norris, he
announced todv on his return with
other congressmen from the big
plant.
"It would-' be an economic sin,"
Senator Norris said, "td let these
vast projects stand in idleness. We
should appropriate at once for their
?oirwnletion .
The, senator declared lie would ad
vocate the quickest for the army en
gineers to begin work and estiinatt
ed that $7,500 000 would be neces
sary to carry on the work the first
year.
BU1S
US
S
By the Associated Press.
Miami, Fla., March 31 A radio
message from Nassau, Bahama is
land, shortly before no'an today re
ported that fire wrecked the 300
room Colonial hotel this afternoon
and for a time threatened other
building.
Ht IB ASK
By the Associated Press.
What are the coal miners asking
for in new wage contracts with the
operators '.'
Briefly, the anthracite miners
want increased wages, the bitumin
ous miners want to retain present
basic scales, and the operators in
both fields want walge proposals,
Wihiile iboth sides , include various
ether demands in their wage pro
posals, the main issue is wages. Tn
brief, the miners' demands are as
fellows:
iBituimirious .Removal of differn
tials within and between districts
so as to result in increased wages
for some workers and reduction for
none; establishment otf the 6-hour-day,
5-day-week; and and o'ne-half
for overtime woi'k, and double pay
for Sunday and holiday work: week
ly paydays: a wage contract for two
years, ending March 31, 1924.
Anthracite 20 percent increase
of wages for tonnage workers, and
$1 a day advance for day laborers;
abolition of sub-contraetinj; through
individual! 1 agreements: establish
ment of the "check-off system of
collecting union dues by operators
withholding sums from miners'
wages; uniformity of wages lor
similar occupations; extension of the
eight-hour day to include all work
ers; a uniform "cr.'nsideration" day
wage for miners whose wage is re
duced by Jbniolrmal working condi
tions: increased pay for overtime
work: contract for two years, ending
March 31, 1924.
Los Angeles authorities record
ing to press reports, are now relying
on confessions to solve the Taylor
murder. Well, that's the way to
solve the mvsterv. but how manv
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OF PLANTS
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in e ra s
N. C, FRIDAY EVEWING,
engines cost the i "
New York Cen-iBy thp Associated l'n
le.net s:i nnn nnn! Northpoi t, N . Y.,
Pennsylvania ami
tral railroads at
irore man tney would have cost
their own yards, the interstate com
merce commission held today in a
report on this wcik.
The Atlantic Coast Line railroad
which also contracted repair work
in 1920 was justified in so doinyr, al
though it also incurred excessive.
cos.ts, the commission held.'
ji .1
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Five members of the commission
dissented from the majority opin
ion. J he commissions invoiagation was
instituted on complaint by the Amer
ican federation of labor which de
clared the railroads named in sending
repair work to the Baldwin Locomo
tive Company and Railway Construct
ion Company were evading the spir
it of the railroad labor board's or
der. The cost of repair work done for the
Pennsylvania the commission said,
"included in some instances work
paid for twice." The commission
indicated in the case of the New-
York Central that no ulterior motive
was responsible.
Similar findings were said as to the
Pennsylvania in regard to work the
commission concluded for dishonest
motive has no support in the report.
NEW YORK'S' CIGARET COMEDY
Springfield Republican.
The tendency to farce which fie
quently crops out in the government
ol the greatest city in the world is
illustrated by Police Commissioner
Enright's valiant attempt to enfo'ree
a proposed ordinance wbieh wnc
never passed. Monday nie-ht the more
festive districts of the eitv were dis
mayed uy the appearance of uoliee-
men who ordered women to stop
smoking in hotels, restaurants, thea
tres and cabarets. . Tuesday morning
it was announced that-a 'mistake had
been made and' that the noice commis
sioner had been misled by a clerk's er
ror. Ihe measure has been pending
before the board cf aldermen all
winder, but had been sent to the
committee on welfare, Avhich is com
monly regarded as a graveyard for
incipient legislation. The police com
missioner knew so little about the
activities of the aldermen that when
a clerk erroneously sent- him a cony
of a measure that had been nractic-
ally defeated along with measures
that had been adopted, he could not
detect the blunder.
Nor can it be said that the news
papers were much surer of their
ground. The World yesterdav morn
ing .published abundant evidence.
that the ordinance had never passed
but did not say positively that it had
not- Some of the ether papers hint
ed that there was mystery in the
ordinance but refrained from, deny
ing that it had been passed by the
board. It may have been suspected
that Mayor Hylan's administration
was playing a new trick on the city,
and that there had been recourse to
irregular means of procuring enact
ment an absurdly conceived restric
tive measure which would be vig
orously resisted were there known
to be any possibility of of its being
passed. And there mav have been a
feeling that the preterit crty gov
ernment is capable of anything. But
the New York papers are inclined
to treat with indifference the do
ings of the board c'f aldermen unless
there are prospects of sensational
development on a particular occa
sion. This is in nne witn a growing
disposition on the part of the press
to disregard all but the more im
portant or more striking actions of
legislative 'bodies.
The incident affords fresh vproo't
that New York's government needs
watching. But there is compensa
tion in the hiumorour remark at
tributed to Mayor Hylan on hear
ing of Coromissioner Enright s ex
ploit: "I make it a oolicv in my ad
ministration never to interfere with
the ladies .for they will do as they
please anyway". If Maor Hylan
would only develop a sense of hu
mor, the most distressing features
of his administration might disap
pear. Its intentions are almost cer
tainly not so bad as they are paint
ed, but its standards c'f perform
ance display a sad lack of humorously-poised
self-criticism
IRISH FREE STATE
By the Associated Press.
London, March 31 The Irish Free
state bill became a law today when
King George gave his assent to the
measure of lords decided not to in
sist on an amendment it had adopt
ed and an adjustment was reached.
BILL IS NOW LAW
MARCH 31, 1922
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at noon today .
By the Associated Pres.1;.
New York, March 31.- Twelve
men, including several leading cus
toms officials in New York left this
port yesterday on the cutter Sur
veyor, uaed to rim down j&nugglors,
were reported .-missing today.
-The jparty slated for Bayville,
L. I., where they were to take over
the yacht Edith, recently seizt-d
witlr $200,000 worth of liquor aboard.
They had not reached Bayville at
noon today and radio messages
failed to disclose their whereabouL?.
A northeast storm prevailed off Bay
ville. By the Associated Press.
Helma, Ark., Mar. 31 The situa
tion at Old Town, Ark., 17 miles
south of here where caving in of the
first line leaves of the Mississippi
river began yesterday because of
flood waters was described as crit
ical today.
Two more feet caved in today and
the string current from the Mississ
ippi side is? pressing1 swiftly agaimij
the Arkansas side-
WILLIAMS!
fJy the Associate! Press.
Williantston. N. C March 31-- A
jury in Martin county superior court
today acquitted Charles Godwin,
former cashier of the People's Bank
of this place, of irregularities in
coiurc-i'tion with a shortage estimat
ed at $150,000. The jury had been
out since yesterday.
E TONIGIT
By the Associated Press.
Indianapolis, March 31. The Kan
sas industrial court order extending
the present wage agreement between
miners and operators in Kansas for
30 days will not stop fhe suspension
of work by union miners at midnight
tonight, according to John L. Lewis,
president of the united mine workers
of America.
"The strike in Kansas will become
operative at midnight and will be
came thoroughly affective, said Mr.
Lewis.
DIES ON TRAIN
Sy the Associate 1 Prets
Washington, March 31. Fred A.
Howard of Wilson, N. C, died today
on the train on which he was being
hurried to Johns Hopkins hospital
at Baltimore.
JUMPS INTO RIVER
3y the Associated" Press
Chicago, March 31. W. T. Finton,
vice-president of the National Bank
oi the Republic, left his office to
go to lunch shortly before noon today
and committed suicide by jumping into
the Chicago river.
FORMER MAYOR DEAD .'
3y the Associated Prega.
Fayetteville, N. C, March 31.
Thos. J. Powers, 78, former mayor
of this city, and well known through
out this state, died at his home here
today.
' The Dove of Peace is always pick
fcig on Senator Borah. New York
Tribune.
FLOOD STAGE AT
OLD T01I IS
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By thu Associated Press.
Indianapolis, March 31 The last
day c'f work under the present wage
'contracts was completed today by
the 500.000 memlrevs of t.b
mme workers of America.
Officially their suspension of
work was set to beg-in tonight at
midnight, but virtually it was to be
gin six hours ahead of schedule, for
most miners quit work at that time.
A complete tie up of union field.?
in 20 states predicted today by of
ficials of the united mine workers
cf America at headquarters here
ami they also asserted that 100.000
non-union workers would lay down
their picks. Presideiiit John L- Lewis
said 000,000 men would join the
walk out, his estimate including
non-union miners. No final instruc
tions to district leaders were to be
issued today and officials declared
any move averting suspension was
now impossible.
"We are now ready for any fight
forced upon us by the miner oper
ators", Mr. Mitchell said. We have
tried in every way possible to avert
the strike. Twenty states will be af
fected by the shutdown and the only
union men expected to continue coal
producing are 5,000 workers in
southwestern Kentucky, whose con
tract with the operators does not ex
pire until April 1, 1923. In addition
forces of non-union miners are ex
pected to strike.
Pennsylvania will turn out the lar
gest number of men and other states
to be affected are West Virginia,
Ohio, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Texas, Maryland, Mon
tana, Wyc'ming, Colorada and Wash
ington. iCTION OF C
By the Associated Press.
Washington, March 31. The Amer
ican legation at Havana has been in
structed to protest against the act
ion of the Cuban government by
presidential proclamation in Washing
ton the privilege of re-exporting to
ports of original goods held in Cu
ban customs houses.
The action of the Cuban govern
ment, according to advices from Ha
vana received today by the depart
ment of commerce, revokes the privi
lege of further re-export to the ports
of origin without the payment of
customs duties which privilege had
been granted, to foreign goods enter
ed for consumption, but not yet clear
ed through the Cuban customs.
The,, period named for clearing
goods expires June 30 and six months
thereafter the goods may be sold at
public .auction. The value of the
goods is $00,0010,000. Most of the
goods are American textiles, ma
chinery, leather and general merchan
dise. NEW CABBAGE ON MARKET
Mr. J- O. Whisnant brought his
first load of new cabbage to market
today and left it at Whitener & Mar
tin's. He was informed that Mrs.
John Newton beat him a few hours,
and replied that it was perfectly all
right for the women to beat him.
Mr. Whisnant has been eating slaw
for several days.
STILL VERY ILL
By the Associated Press.
Funchal, Madeira, March 31 Al
though his fever diminished during
the night, former Emperor Charles
of Austria-Hungary who is ill with
pneumonia, remained today in a
serious condition. He is at times de
lirious. ONE BANDIT KILLED
By the Associated Press.
New York, March 31. One bandit
was shot down and three others cap
tured today in a battle with eight
detectives at 31st street and Park
avenue.
A young Detroiter whose father left
him half a million dollars on condition
that he refrain from drink has been
sent to jail for 45 days for driving
a motor car while intoxicated. This
individual does not intend to let a
dead hand restrict his priceless free
dom. New York Herald.
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PROTEST AGAINST
PRICE FIVE CENTS
LAST CHANCE TO
SAVE ROUSE
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Raleigh, March 31
-Rou
se i
biff
c nance to escape the electric chair
on next iWclidav for shooting t.
death William Whitley down Jt
Greene county seven mothes affo de
pends upon whether fii.,Ho .u,.
oio negro can convince
governor Atom son that Rous
mentally deficient.
is
This is the answer to whether the
governor would continue his sen
tence to life imprisonment following
Louses latest confession " that a
stranger earned bim home from the
scene of the killing at the instiga
tion of Tom Hayes and Sarah Whit
ley, the murdered man's wile. And
it was because the governor desired
to p to the bottom of the report
that Rouse was mentally unbalanced
that he thrice granted the negro a
respite. The condemned man's time
is now nearing an end and unless tne
governor stays the execution again
or commutes the sentence Reuse
will die in the electric chair around
10 o clcek Monday morning.
From close friends of te gover
nor it is learned that the executive
puts but little credence in the con
fession of the old negro. Whether he
was transported from one end of the
county to the other by a stranger or
by seme one he knew or whether he
walked or made the trip via mule
back makes but littU difference. The
fact that Rouse fired the fatal shot
that took William Whitley's life is
what the governor is worried over:
and whether the negro can le held
morally and legally responsible for
his act-
If Rouse is insane the governor
will commute his sentence. Tike gov
ernor may break the rule which he.
laid down when he began his term
of office and save the black man's
life out of mercy: but he would not
do so for Harris, wealthy white man
who assassinated F. W. Monnish.
Baptist philanthropist, at Ridgecrest
last year.
Final action is expected by the
governor tomorrow.
Bids for the construction of 75
miles of State highways, most of
-which will be of gravel, have been
awarded lollowinw a meeting of the
Slate Highway Commission here
yesterday at which time the con
tractors submitted their figures.
The work will be done in the firt
second, third, fourth fifth, sixth and
seventh districts. Twelve mile,
stretch is in the first; 15 miles in
the Second; 13 miles in the third; 8
miles in the fourth; 11 miles in fifth:
7 miles in the sixth and 10 miles in
the seventh.
VERDIDOT FOR $2,000
IS GIVEN WILLIAMS
Fayetteville. March 31. Two thous
and dollars compensatory damages
were awarded Henry E. Williams
former mayor of this eitv late yester
day by the jury trying his libel suit
against the Park Publishing company
and Gary B. Taylor of the publication
of alleged libelous articles in the
Fayetteville Observer in 1920, when
the ayor was owner by the Park
company and edited and mianaged by
Taylor.
The jury refused to award puni
tive damages of which $50,000 was
asked by the plaintiff. Fifty thous
and dollars was also the amount of
compensatory damages asked for.
The defendants' counsel gave notice of
appeal to the supreme court.
The case was given to the jury
by Judge Ceo. W. Connor shortly
bef.fjie 2 o'clock last afternoon and
the verdict was brought in about
5:30 p. m.
ALL TREATIES Ml
By the Associatea Pres.
Washington, March ."1. The read
iness of the United States to ex
change ratification of the arms con
ference treaties, final approval of
which was given yesterday by the
senate, is stressed in notes going for
ward to the eight nations padti
cipating. NEW CABBAGE ON MARKET
By the Associated Press.
New York. March 31. Two, in
dictments against the American cot
ton exchange and six of its officers
and directors were filed today with
Judge Crane of the United States
circuit coudt charging bucketing. The
names of those indicted were not
made public.
OFF. TO GOOD START "
By the Associated Press.
Pinehurst, N. C., March 31. Jack
Hutchison of the Glenview club of
Chicago, holder of the British golf
championship, made a fine start to
day in the north and south otien coif
championship tournament by taking
oniy j.s stroKes lor the first nine
holes.
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