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Press PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS VOL. 41. No. 112: KINSTON, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1923 PRICE FIVE CENTS il Inlfc jMNSTON French ilitoriom now D i fi rto s t P e In Oayo Official of By E. D. MOREL, M. P. (Editor of "Foreign Aff&tr") Copyright 1923, by .the United Press) London, April 12. Let us' face thU problem of "security for France" with clear heads. Let us begin by expressing the utmost sympathy with the victims of the devastation wrought jn the invaded French counties during the war. Let us fully allow for the shuddering horror with which the people of the invaded province! must envisage the possibility of another such manifestation. ' Hine expressed that sympathy, having made that ack- nowledgment.. let us also t assert with all the earnestness of which we ie capable that we approach this question with one desire and, with one only, to seek a solution which shall be fair both to tjie people or r ranee lateu iv pf "r ' " r tin.- Alia nrnblem of-., obtaining "aeciirlty for France" is discussed, the -assumption is always made by those who, ince 1914, have forgot- ten all the history they ever knew, that France has, at successive per iods in his history, been the repeat ed and systematic victim of German , amazing' delusion: is fostered tr statements like those - of Lord Grey, who .reminds at intervals that France has been invaded by, Germany three times in century; a statement strictly true in fact, yet conveying an entirely , erroneous impression. A Wood Feud. The facts are, of course, that this blood fued (between France and Ger many) has been in active operation for over 250- years, and that during most of that period Germany: has been overrun, dismembered, and de vastated by French armies to such n extent that the marvel ia Germany ' survived at all. .... ... In the. 17the century, profiting by the great struggle between Protes tants and Oathdiics in Germany, French imperialism sought .to ag grandize itself territorially at Ger many's expense, and to fix itself per manently upon the Rhine. , The setoure of the Lorraine in 1870; the seizure of Strasburg in 1681;- the devastation oi tne raiaunaw: which included the Wholesale destruction of orchards, vines, ana crons, ine sacs. n nt cities and the infliction of in calculable miseries upon the popula tion, a process which tasted, from i7 tot 1697 these were so many .iitnwi in the orev of destruction, ' which turned the greater part of Germany into a desert, by the armies of Louis XIV. , , The military ' operations of Iaiuis left France mistress of the Rhine and the German lands grovelling at the feet of the conqueror. The ascendancy of b ranee over German life tost for tho next, half century, when the power of , the French Bourbon kings began to le- cline. Fifty-years .later (1792) the scene changed, and we find a combined Prussian and Austrian army this tlm invading France to save the French monarchy from ' destruction. They were speedily -driven back. ? ' Four years later French armies gain crossed: the Rhine and poured over German soil. For nine years ' the German papulation underwent a repetition of the Horror inflicted upon it by Louis XIV. In 1805 Na poleon created1 his 'confederation of of the Shine" and all Western Ger many was dragooned into obedience : to his sway.' :j ,: .- ;V ; '' In 1806 the French armies entered Berlin in triumph, the1 museums- and ' art galleries were ransacked1 nd the contents carried off to Paris. Prus . sia was torn in pieces; Four - years later Napoleon annexed- the northern coast of Germany. But the tide turn ed, and before" another five years were up the French imperiial armies were driven over their own borders, pmrsud on to French soil, and finally defeated at the hands of the Prus sian, Austrian Russian, and British troops. Another half -, century and once again the daftm of the French mili tarism to determine the destines of Germany was advanced But' much had happened in the interval. France claimed the right to prevent unifica tion oi iiermany. Picking a ouarrel with her, the emperor of France finally declared war, The French armjos again Invaded Germany, only to fce defeated, driven back, and pur sued to the walls of Paris. The Great War. Forty years of peace followed the defeat of French imperialism until the Great War. The truth of the matter is ,., that French, imperialism V has been the Wight of the European continent for the past three centuries and the curse of the people of France. It has been the persistent disturber of the peace; continuously aggressive force, .against which, Europe has had to coalesce again and again. It has de cimated the people of France with its wars, reducing he population in appalling numbers. ' m Such, then, is tho historical setting in which the present day demands for "security for France" ia seen to lie. The' conclusion aurely is that Germany needs protection quite as much as does France! ARBITRATION Suggested by 'American' Government in Angora Matter. (By. the United Press) Washington, April 12. The United States government favors arbitration of any conflicting claims growing out of the grant by the Angora govern ment of extensive concessions to the Chester-Goethals group, it was stated today on high authority. This gov ernment's position is that it is not directly involved in the controversy because it -was not a party to the ne gotiations. ' The concessions involve valuable oil and - mineral rights, v Europe, Britain anq to meir neignpors and calcu- BELIEVES IN COOPERATION AS AN AID TO FARMER Bankers of Section Hear In teresting Address by Head of State Extension Ser viceMany Attend Ses sions Here ' The fifth annual meeting of Group 3 of the iNorth Carolina Bankers' As sociation was held in Kinston Thurs day. Chairman U. ; E. Swann of Baaufort called the meeting to order shortly after 11 o'clock in the Ki noca club rooms. Pastor 'Lee Mc Brids White, of the First Baptist Church of Kinston. pronounced the invocation and L. J. Mewborne, late president of the Chamber of Com merce of Kinston, delivered an ad dress of welcome. Mr. Swann mad a brief report. The principal address of the morn-' ing was made by Dr. B. W. Kilgore, director of the North Carolina' Ex periment Station and Extension Ser vice. "Relation of Purchasing Pow er of Farmers to Business" was the subject of Dr. 'Kilgore's address. He emphasized -the fact that the farmer was the' largest producer, seller and borrower in the country; yet enjoyed the poorest facilities for all three activities." The farmers of the country constitute a third of the population; and the farm" crops' last vyu,vvuruuu wnn an- naunronai irve and a third billions in livestock. Farmer's Part in It AIL Dr. Kilgore brought out the fact that the purchasing - power of the farmer when restricted .awef limited by low prices, affected all industry and- produced many commercial fail ures. He emphasized the fact that big crops, as a rule, brought less money than Kd the small crops, and said that it was characteristic of the farmers after one season or a per iod when production was moderate and in keeping y with i consumers' prices, to produce bumper crops, njr ifn. frn i jjit:.i rft.?!: which invariably brought on tfepres. sion. He declared that he believed fully, in cooperative marketing, that public sentiment was behind it, and that it would have a -fair, trial. While 'he stated that it was his opin ion that the adjustment of produc tion to conformity with farm pro duction as not as " practical or as easily accented as was such adjust ment in well organized industry, that nevertheless the cooperative marKet inr evstem would be a means of reg- uaking and adjusting the production. He Tef erred to the spend id support that the banks of North Carolina were giving to the cooperative associations recently organized' amongthe farm ers, particularly the Cotton Ooopcra p Association, which he said handl ed $20,000,000 worth of cotton in the past season, two-thirds of wnicn was financed bv the state bankers. , Following Dr. Kilgore's address, an open meeting was neia witn ine gen eral topics suppested for discussion n f rtllow! .'.!''' ' -' ; "What is an Unprofitable Account and What js the KcmedyT" "Are Banks Extending Too Much Free Service?" Adjournment was taken shortly after 1 o'clock for luncheon,, which was served in the Kinoca Club rooms, by the Kinston bankers, who were hosts to the convention. Thare were about 60 or 70 in attendance. After the luncheon the visitors were taken in autos for a sightsee ing trip out from the city. 46 HOURS Cleveland Girl Thinks She Can Dance 10 More, and Break Record. (By the United Press.) '' Cleveland, April 12. Miss Helene Meyers, 21, today became the new holder of the record for continuous dancing. She passed the old fiiark of 50 hours and two minutes held by Alma Cummings at New York. Cleveland, April 12. Miss Helen Meyers completed her 46th Jour of continuous dancing today. She de clared after a second olive oil mas sage that she was 100 per. cent stronger and felt like dancing 10 more hours. The dancing rord,.i 60 hours and two minutes set by Miss Alma Cummings at New York ap peared to be in jeopardy. Cotton Mill Pioneer Dead. Griffin. Ga., Apnl 12.-Capt. W. J. Kincaid, ;82. pioneer m the cotton mill business in the South, died today after a prolonged illness. ace KINSTON TO BECOMEIIOWARD CARTER IS BOOSTING: CAPITAL FOR EAST CAROLINA Sectional Chamber of Com merce Establishes Head , quarters Here NATIONWIDE PROPAGANDA Is Carried on By Organiza tion 49 Counties in Ter ntory Local Bankers Vice-President and Treas urer Chamber The brinirinff of the headuuarters of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce to Kinston will put this town in the limelight more than any other in the 43 countiss comprising tine orgamzcionTs territory, it waa declared today by Willard T. Ky.er, secretary of the Kinston Chamber of Commerce. The offices were first located at Greenville, and for some months have been at Goldsboro. ' N. G. 'Bartlett, of Georgia, widely known among commercial secretaries, is the secretary-manager of the or ganization, which carries on an exten sive propaganda in all parts of the country and seeks to hasten the in dustrial and agricultural develop ment of the coastal plain country. Kinston has been called the "parent city" of the. organization. The Cham ber of Commerce last month staged its first annual exposition of Fistarn Carolina products at Wilson. The re moval of the headquarters to Kins ton ia expected to stimulate local business interests to increase hotel facilities here in order that future exhibits may be staged in the city Local Officers. Kinston has two officers of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of .Com merce, Herbert H. Taylor, vice-president, and L. J. Mewborne, treasurer. Both men are bankers. George C. Rovall "is the Dresident. residine at uoJdsboro. Other officers and direc tors are located in a number of towns. With an (increased force, it will take $5,000 or more annually to carry on the work of the organization, it is estimated, and this sum will not suf fice when the chamber of Commerce now an its infancy, jias hits its full stride. Y - The decision to move headquarters to Kinston was made late Wednesday afternoon at an annual meeting of the chamber which was attended by a.pepfui delegation Irom Kinston. many representative East Carolinians were present. - FINAL SESSION OF PRESBYTERIAN BODY Reports From Committees on . Home Missions and Sunday School Work Show Splendid Increases. Next Session at Falkland At the evening session of Alber marle Presbytery Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church encourag ing reports from the Oonmrittea on Home Missions disclosed an extensive growth of interest in mission wdrk. Additions to the church and contri butions exceeded those of any year in the past 10 throughout the pres bytery. Inspirational addresses were made by Eev. II. H. Leach of Swann Quarter and Eev. Daniel Iverson of Tanboro. . Special music was had un der direction of iMrs. Robert Mc- Geachy and a duet was rendered by Misses Anna Pharr and Mabel Bost. Thursday morning Rev. A. W. Crawford of Greensboro, superintsn dent of home mission work in the North Cardlina Synod delivered an address. The Committe on Steward ship, through its chairman. Rev. F. H. Scattergood of Elizabeth City, made an .interesting report. Kev. Hector (MoDiarmid, chairman of the Committee on Sunday . School and Young People's Work,, made bis re port, which showed gratifying addi tions to the communioni of the church, and a marked increase in the amount of gifts to the chur,chss ot this presbytery. - i Albermarle liresoytery has iour representatives in , the Presbyterian General . Assembly, which meets at 'Montreat this summer. Two minis ters nd two laymen were appointed as flolw: 'Rev. Stanley,, White of Roanoke Rapids and Rev. W. B. Neill of Rocky Mount, John B. Sparrow of Washington and W. A. Hart of Tar boro. The next meeting of the presbytery will be held at Falkland. The Com mittee of Resolutions of Thanks pre sented report thanking the First Presbyterian Church of , Kinston, Pastor McDiarnvid and the Christian people of Kinston for their generous service ' in behajf of the meeting', and especially The Free Press for the publicity given the sessions. Ad journment was WKen suorwy niier noon. The OClCgaies were proviuen with a luncheon in the h-unday school hut by women of the church. ( ILL; EGYPT HAS A SECOND SENSATION 'Evil Spirits" at Tomb of King Tut Reaping Yen geance. Say Superstitious. Broken Down From the Strain, Say M. D.'s . (By the United Press) Cairo, April ' 12. Howard- Carter, co-discoverer with Lord Carnarvon of the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, has been stricken suiWonly ill. ; Superstitutious Egyptians who at tribute the 3ords recent cTeath to evil snirits guarding the ancient nha roah's mummy, declare a similar fate is overtaking Carter. The explorer, wh9 was Carnarvon's constant companion for many years, ia confined to hia'bed in the care of specialists, who announced that he had broken down from overwork and the strain of the lord s demise. ' But the natives wag their heads and chat ter that it was Carter who broke through the wall of the inner tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. They regard his illness with supers tittious horror, KLAN FIGHT AT GRAY REUNION. New Orleans, April 12. Elec tion of officers ; for the ensuing term was the main work mapped out for the 33rd annual reunion of ; Confederate Veterans when that, body went into session today. While considerable intercut was shown in the choice of new officers to lead the old warriors until the next reunion,' the Sons of Confed crate Veterans' convention, where the Ku Ktux Klan had ben injici-. ed into the fight for election of of ficers, attracted "the greatest amount of attention. According to the anti-klan forces in the conven tion, klan nartians are seeking to reelect W. McDonald Lee as commander-in-chief. 'They also de clare the klan forces defeated for reelection Adjutant-General Carl Hinten of Colorado, admitted op ponent of klan principles. Numer ous other names hnve been mention ed, but it is believed Lee has the edge on his opponents, as the Vir ginian controls the majority of votes. . :' HASN'T GIVEN UP SHIP. Washington, April 12. Harding still is in full fight agaiutt those' persons and interests he regards as hostile to, the ma;Atenance of the American merchant marine. Hard ing has a surprise In store for them Which will show that his determi nation that the American flag shall fly over, ships carrying American cargoes hasn't abated. The sur prise may become apparent follow ing a confeernce between Harding and the Shipping Board Saturday, or may be withheld for strategic reasons until later. STATE NEWS (Special to Tho Free Press) Raleisrh. April 12. The long-wind ed audit of the State's accounts now in nrojrress will cost $25,000, accord ing to the estimate of Senator W. L. Long, investigation committee chair man. 'J1'"' -- ' Must Build Station. . Raleiirh. Anril 12. There is noth ing for the Southern Railway., and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad to do but build a new union station at Selma, the Supreme Court decided in a decision handed down lata yester day. The court's findings required ay typewritten pages. ( To r reign i ioias. ; Mobile. Ala.. April 13. The Wom en's council of the Methodist Church. South, has announced Misav Mabei Jetton of Shelby, N. C, and Miss Blanche Hauser of it air ton, JN. C, as new missionaries to Brazil and1 Korea respectively. - . School Mono v arry. Mount Airy, April 12. This town has voted a substantial school bond issue by a food majority.. :.. , Tiaraiarai Trail Blazers at Miami; Make Good Progress in Trip Through "I Morasses Miami. April 12. Three members of the Tiamiami trail blazers' party which left Fort , Myers last Wednesday to make the trip to Miami over the Tiamiami trail through the Everglades, reached here this morn ing. The remainder of the party, thev reported are safe in this Ever glades 60 miles west of Miami. The first of the party reached here sooner than expected. According to word from Indian mnners received at Fort Myers -late Tuesday, the party was travellinor at a rate of only a. mile a day and was, still 30 miles from Mi ami. , The motorists are bein forced to build their own bridges and push ahead a repair lorce. . A section of the trail has ocen washed out iy tha spring rains. . Animal Imports. Wahanirton. Anril 6 The serial numbers on permits for the importa tion of foreign birds and nvammals, which has been under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture since May io, 1900, reach ed a total of five figures in February. Permits have been issued for 10.000 separate consignments. MORRISON SAYS HE ONLY WANTS TO SEE HIS NAVY STEAE1 UP Everything Else He Has Worked For Has Turn ed to Gold GOOD OLD JAWN DAWSON Is Swimming in the Proper Pool Some Other Man time Characters Ought Be in Irons Excellency's Mood Delightful Governor Morrison in his address to the Chamber of Commerce Wed nesday night declared that his poli tical ambitions had been accomplish ed with one exception. "If they run the ships for me I will be satisfied," he said. He thrilled his several hun dred hearers when he said Lenoir was the Vprettiest county" he knew of. He, referred -several times to John G. Dawson, speaker of the House of Representatives, and de clared he intended to make the pro gressives . of North Carolina appre ciate the value that Dawson had been to the State in the last two general assemblies. He paid his .compli ments frequently but ; with self-acclaimed "kindness" to his antagonists in public life. :, : " i His program for "greater happi ness, strength and1 power to the peo ple of North Carolina" was not ori ginal with him, Mr. Morrison declar ed, but had: its inception "in the hearts of the people." He 'had! been misrepresented and criticized, he said, but the thimrs he had striven for in the main had bet v written into law, "because it w, the will of the people." He dwelt upon the achieve ments of the commonwealth for the relief of its helpless charges', and the students in its crowded institu tions of learning. "God Almighty had a debt against ths conscience of this State," he assertodl and steps had been taken to meet it. He had heard the "skinflint and the miser" urge penury in public expeditures, but they had not prevailed, he said. "The last assembly completed the btates duty to uod, 'humanity and the emighitened age in which we live." He detailed the State's ex penditures for institutions and roads and other purposes and lauded1 the taxation system as a model arrange ment entailing ; hardship upon none and no burden upon the resources of the whole commonwealth. "Why, if we would we could place a tax on cigarettes of 10 cents per thousand that would return us $10,000 a day," he ai& But such taxes are not necessary, Everyone- is satisfied, he said, "but the fellow who doesn't pay any taxes now but is afraid taxa tion will get his 'chillun,' and the poli tician of the type that is afraid of any taxation at all. I have battled for God, humanity and my country through this thing," he said, "with that crowd hammering me on the head. I have no apology to make. I don't care what vou read in tho 'un informed press."' He had previously referred to a certain "organ or er ror. " The governor paid high tribute to the managers of the State's business and urged! hfc hearers not to worry over the debt, trivial compared! with thd State's ability to pay without strain, that hai been accumulated. He told of the gasoline tax netting "five million dollars annually" and of the other phases of the tax system calculated, he contended, to equitably distribute the burden. '. ,' Puzzle, Find the "Fecwee." If there is a deficit it existed a "blamed long Dime before I went to Raleigh," Mr. 'Morrison 1 asserted. "Political aspirations hinge upon showing that poor old iNorth Carolina owes more money thaA she will ever be able to pay. My God, how I'd hate to lay awake at night worrying over the fact that my state treasurer had bungled up his affairs and thinking that my political future depended upon proving itl" He added that there "is nothing in it but a lot of- er, political irregularity. I'm talking with kindness now.". He detailed the state s industrial and agricultural achievements. "And some pecwee down fit Raleigh is talking about a deficit." The "Invisible" Armada. And, the governor solemnly declar ed, "I intend to take some fun, if 1 live, out of that crowd that has been making fun of my ship proposition." The Atlantic ocean was appreciated by every state along its shore except North Carolina. "Vut 350 miles of it are of no account, he said. He hoped, he declared, to be able to live to see the day when a .mighty com merce from out of the great west crosses North Carolina by means of electrically operated railroads to ti'ie oorts of the state. "When this hap pens Eastern Carolina will be the richest spot on God's green earth." Up in the western part of the State people had been, prone to regard Le noir County as superior rather than tyr'ical of this section as a whole, he said, adding something about a cer tain kind of legislative talent that had come from down east. The boat lines recently established to five Eastern Carolina ' ports are already paying, he said. "I wonder what the Hon. George H. Brown thinks of that?" ... His speech "drifted around" to the mbict of lawvers. "I ve employed a few as governor." he said. "Thank God, there hasn't anybody whipped North Carolina in the courts since I've been governor." i (Continued on page six.) Cowper Harned President Chamber of Commerce; d Tobacconist Vice-Prdot G. Vernon Cowper, prominent attorney and former state senator, was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday evening. The Kinoca Club was packed for the annual meeting and banquet of the organization. The affair was the most pretentious of its kind ever held here. There were between 200 and 300 men and women present. The feature of the session was an address by Hon. Cameron Morrison, gov ernor of North Carolina, in which he dwelt upon the glories,, past, present and future, of "the greatest State in the Union, a commonwealth : whose agricultural products attain a value $100,000,000 greater than those of any other Southern state barring the 'republic' of Texas." . 0 AMERICA MAY ENTER LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND HAVE IT OVER Cabinet Member Says There is Serious Consideration of Such Step Joining World Court Considered Insufficient (By the United PressV Washington, April 12. 'Possibili ty of American membership in the League of Nations is being seriously considered by officials of the Hard ing administration, a member of the cabinet today told the United Press. The Question is being studied on this basis: - One. 'Should the United States join the .league, in carrying out the administration's pledge to take defi nite step in association with other nat:ons to preevnt war. Two. If so, upon ' what terms should the league be entered. Officials take the position that the proposal for participation in the world court of the league is only e partial step toward! war prevention. 4 REBELS TAKEN Prominent Leaders of Irish rectionists Arrested. Insur- fBv the United Press) London, April 12. Countess Mar ciewics, Count iplunkett, Miss iMac Swiney and Liam Lynch' brother, the tour .: most prominent remaining rebels, were captured by Fre State troops in Tipperary today, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Clonmcl via Dublin. ; CONSPIRATORS ARE OLAIiED FOR RISE PRICES OF SUGAR Federal Investigators Have Evidence Warranting "Drastic Legal Action." Harding is Given the Facts (By the United Press.) ' WAshincton. Anril 12. Evidenct tending to prove that a conspiracy ol sugar gamblers was responsible; for i h rwpnt buost of auear prices is to be laid before Acting ; AttorneyJGen eral A. T. Seymour in New York by Federal District Attorney Jtiaywara, whose office gathered the data. Seymour left last night after a con ference with President Harding in whkh the DeDartment of Justice in vestigation of the mystery behind the sugar rise was thoroughly canvassed. The probe, wnicn nevs Deen untier way nearly a month, is said to have reached the tioint where concrete evi dence warranting drastic logal action against those responsible tor the boosts is in the hands of the depart ment. , TO SCAFFOLD Second of Coal States Murderers Gets Death Sentence. (By the United Press.) Clarksbure. W. Va., Aoril 12. Death sentence was today passed on Phil. Commizzaro, second of the 11 alleged leaders in the West Virginia crime syndicate. He was sentenced to hang fos complicity in tne muraer of Frank Naples. Prosecutor 'Morris said he would announce shortly the third defendant to be tried in connec tion with more than a dozen murders and acts of violence in Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania dur ing the last few years. When Uie death sentence was passed on Com mizzaro ho became violent, but was handcuffed and carried back to his cell. ; . . Fines Were "Rent." Bradford, nr., April 12. When a local flower girl was fined four pounds for breach of municipal by taw prohibiting hawkers in certain thoroughfares, it was fetated that shj had aJready paid zuO poumls in fines for similar offences, but found thj forbidden route so profitable that she was able to regard fines as rent. I J. Mewborne, banker who pre siled over the Chamber of Commerce two consecutive years, summed up ... the activities . of the live-wire body. His swan song embraced recommen dations of bigger things still. Ha foresaw great development of the section. Willard T. Kyzer, secretary, made an interesting talk and a bnief one. J. K.' Dixon, of the State Fish eries Commission, paid brief tribute to Kinston and urged a better road between his own county, Jones and , this city. A letter from J. K. War ren, also of Jcncs, who could not ba' present, was rend. He ventured tho warning that if Hon. Cam. Morrison ever sought to fee president of tha -United States he might not be able to ' accomplish it without, the aid of Jones, which threat was hyphen-linked with desire fervidly expressed for better highway connections. N. G. Bartlett, manager of the Eaitern Carolina Chamber of Com morce, was introduced and spoke briefly'as a new resident of 'Kins- ton. The announcement that that organization, representative of 49 counties, would1 move its headquarters here from Uolusboro, was formally : made earlier in the evening by tho retiring president. The report ot Fred. M. Taylor as treasurer showed ' that the Chamber of Commerce bad dealt in thousands of dollars in 12 months. , In (his address of acceptance and introduction of the governor Presi dent Cowper '' delivered , sparkling gems of eloquence. ' The menu for the dinner was elab orate. It embraced several counsel. The odUs and ends of the program included the witticisms of Mr. Mew borne, a dance in costume of a mim- ber of attractive girls, mass singing, and the two appearances of the Ki wanis quartet, hailed by President Mewborne as superior to any Rotary or other quartet extant. There wco r.everal casualties. E. Y.' Speed, prominent tobacco nist, was elected vice-president of the organization end George T. Skinnor treasurer. These, as was Mr. Cow per were fleeted by acclamation: A change in tha by-laws was miado, as a result of suggestion by Colvin Crown organization expert of the National Chamber of Commerce. New Directors. The newly elected directors of tho Chamber of Commerce aru Kdwin Oettinger, furniture dealer; William M. Herbert, bokerj F. M. Taylor, con nected with the Kins ton Cotton Mills; Henry B. W. Canady, hardware deal er; H. Gait Braxton, newspaperman; Eiklie Stroud, grocer; 1 J". Atwood , Bizzellj banker; W. Allen Knott, to bacconist; Thomas W. Heath, bank er; Arthur S. Copeland, merchant; L. J. Mewborne, banker; Hobcrt B. Dunn, postmaster; iRoy II. Leach, merchant; Sylvester L. Stough, drug ?tst; Leo II. . Harvey, merchant; S. .' Phil. Hines, lumber manufacturer; ; I. J. Sparrow, grocer, and Ial F. Wooten, banker. ' Jury Gets Case Negro Frar.kv" Phillips, Driver of Death Truck; Artkr George Tried The jury In the case of Frank Phillips, out several hours, brought - in a verdict of not guilty Thursday nfternon. ! Judge Thomas Calvert in Superior , Oourt Thursday charged the grand jury in the case against Frank Phil- , lips, charged with manslaughter in connection with the death of Pinck- ney Arthur, who was mn down by a truck driven by the negro defendant' on Queen Street several months ago. The jury took the case in tha fore noon. Arthur George, another negro, was tried for killing his wife. The State did not seek a verdict above the second degree. Arguments of counsel were concluded in the fore- noon. - Mr. Arthur, victim of the auto truck incident, was the elderly origi nator of the Pinckney Arthur tobacco, a famous bright leaf variety. Harding Just Will Hot Be Induced Talk Politics cn Trip; Harmless Wee hxz (By the United PressV .Washington, April 12 Boosters from "Main Sfcreet",were hustling to ths White House today with the keys to their city in one hand and ursrent invitation to Harding to visit them on his Western tour in the other. So many invitations to stop and make speeches have already poured into tha White House that if Harding were to accept them he would be away from Washington until late in next, sum mer, the 1'resiuent is reported as be ing deeply touched by the" atmarent eagerness to see htm and hear him v and plased by the assurances that ac company the invitations that politics will be adjourned for the duration of his visit, lhat s just what he wants. He told a Washington correspondent today th"t he would ahnndon the trip rather than have it construed as a political campaign,
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