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WARMER, INTERIOR
should sign up in the Co-,
operative Marketing cam ,
paign for cotton and ' to
bacco. It'meanst betters
prices. . '
FOUNDED 1876
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY. OCT. l. 1921.
Single Copy: Five Cents
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Critical Stage Is Reached IniTife- Irish Situation
iiiuionr Has
muse ii
DFEHENGE
Angry Dispute Marked Ses
. sion of British-Irish Leaders
Held Yesterday
v OFFICIALS ADMIT,
. SITUATION IS GRAVE
Believed That Next Few Hours
Will Settle the Fate of the
Irish Question
I.ONIJOX, Oct. 1 5'. following the
conference of Sinn Fein leaders and
memberavof the British ' cabinet yes
terday afternoon, it was stated, .today
bvbne -of "the . Irish delegates that
there is very little prospect - of
; reaching air agreement on the Irish
Question and that all parties al the
con)aiaenObe'' realized: this to be; a
fat. t '. , ' '
. . iln- spite of this assertion, -however,
it is understood Yha several addi
t fonal .sessions are to . be held and
that a final effort is to be made to
reach a basis of common understand
ing. " Angry dispute over Irelands stand?
ing is reportedto have, occurred, a
the .session yesterday afternoon and
the spirit of . harmony, which had
been in evidence at previous ses
sions is now a thing of the past.
The gravity of the situation is ad
mitted by British sportsmen and
it is believed that the next tew hours
will be of acut,e importance . in , the
negotiations, determining .whethef
either- side will be willing to relin-t
quish its claims ori certain ., points
where there is now a wide divurgence
of opinion. t :
SUIT ON NEWSPAPERS v
PROVES A FAILURE
CHICAGO. Oct. 45. Judge Harry
Fisher today sustained 'the demurrer
of the Chicago Tribune to the $10.
000,000 libel suit brought by the city
of Chicago. He 'declared the city" had
no cause for action and denied it the
rght to amend its petition. . -
The city brought identical suits
against the Tribune and the -Daily
News, . calimaing the papers had
printed - false statements regarding
Chicago's financial, standing and
thereby had injured the city's cred
it. ' .-
Judge Fisher declared the portions
of English common law and statues,
which restricted the liberty of the
press had not been inherited by this
' 'rountry. : 1 . - ' .
"This action' he said, "is not in
harmony with the geniuty ' spirit and
objects of our institutions." . , .
: The decision was of far-reaching
importance to newspapers as the, suit
was the first on record in which a
municipality, soughlt ;ithe i. right i
r criticise it. .'. . . '
REPCRJ ISSUED ON ;
' ' , ILLITERACY IN U. S.
ljirf (By Assobiated Press).
- "WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. Five
western states Montana, Idaho, Wy
oming, Utah and -Washington had
less illiteracy -among -their native
irhitG. populations in 1920 than any
- other. ; sttes, it waa shown in figures
. made public today by the Census Bu
' reau. f . - -, .
The native .. white population of
those five states classed as illiterates,
namely, unable to write, amounted to
' . of "1 per cent.
UvOF N. C. IS FAVORED
OVER SOUTH CAROLINA
'. (By Associated Press).
. COLUMBIA, S. C., Oct. 15. The
University of North Carolina is fav
ored in the football game here today
with i the University of South Caro
lina. The former has t stronger team
and the South Carolinians are forced
ta nter the contest with at lesat two
..of i-the regular players out of. the
game. '
WILL APPROVE BIG
LOAN TO CUBANS
: (By Associated Press).
"WASHINGTON, Oct. 15; The U
S.. government stands ready to . ap
prove the $60,000,000-loan by New
York bankers to" Cuba, it was stated
today, by high government officials.
The part to taken the govr
ernment in the matter of the loah
will be: Imited, however, to approval,
it was said, officials adding that the
government would not place .itself in
the position of standing itself re
sponsible for the loan.
Some men suffer in silence; some
for lack ol silence. y
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President .Takes ; Up
; R: Strike Situation
,f ' ' ' tt (By Associated, Press)
-A - r-WASHINGTON',1 Oct. 15. President Harding today
assumed active leadership in the government's effort to
settle differences between the railroads and their em
ployees and designated - as the best available agencies to
'avert: serious complications the .public group of the
Railroad Labor Board anci the membership of the Inter-
- state Commerce Commission. x '
.' The President brought together the three public
representatives on the wage board and the full mem
bership ef the commission in a meeting to consider not
only the threatened strike hut the whole question of a
readjustment of railroad rates and wages..
The three wage board members, Chairman Barton,
G. Wallace W. Hanger, and Ben W. Hooper came to,
Washington at the President's urgent- request and went
with him to the office of the Interstate Commerce Com-
' mission where all the members of the commission were
waiting. He remained there for 15 minutes before re
turning to - the, White -House,: where a statement was
issued. -i .
"The purpose of the meeting," said the White
. House statement,, "was a broad consideration of the pos
sibility of an early s adjustment of railroad rates and
wages, in the expectation that it would contribute to the
'industrial revival."
No specific mention of the threatened strike was
made in the ; statement, r 'although it was indicated that
the situation had brought Mr.- Harding's plan to a head.
-It' .was assumed that the strike proposal formed the prin
cipal topic of discussion at the conference. ,
The statement issued at the White House outlined
the President's belief that the, public gfoup of the wage
board and the members of the commission could do most
for the public welfare if they worked' in cooperation. It
also 'emphasized the opinion held in -administration cir
cles that a readjustment of the whole rail situation
would be of ' the greatest possible' aid toward a general
'industrial rehabilitation.
Advises The
lo right
County Agent , '.lawton today- ave
out the following instructions to the
farmers of Craven county relative to
guarding against the ravages of the
boll weevil on next year's co:ton
crop: .
"The farmers owe it to hern
selves to take every precaution
against the boll 'weevil. And it
Jsf imperative that they take
these precautions at once.
"The. thing to do now is f or
each farmer to plow under his
cotton stalks and to plaw as
deeply as lie can. This will he
fnstrnmentaol in killing out most
clean ont his ditch hanks and
burn off all the trash on Lis
Farmers
Boll Weevil
fields. I'nless we do these things
now 1 am afraid that Craven
county is iioiiii' to lose the
' greater nevci-maee of her cotton
crcp ne.vt year.
"The boll wtM'vil d il cojisider
sirile damage tins yenv. f)iit this
was the f;:'st sensiiii that it has
maiSe ifs aiiK'ai'aiK'e telt in many
.v'M"s. !i obtami'tl ;i soodil start.
Iiowever, and will he ready to
take u its wink ne.vt year where
it It It il this lail. So is wid pay
the farmers to he caret ul and
Kiiard acamst the spread of the
Iest. They can do tiiis if they
will get to work right now."
Tariff makers have an exaggerated
idea of their duties.
OfEcsrsi Believe ' It Had Con
nection In Murder of Youn g
Jersey Girl Last WeelCl
NEW DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED SHORTLY
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New Thcu-ht ,-That Killing;
Done Elsewhere and Bcdyi
Dragged To Wood 3
NEW TORK,? Oct. 1 5 A mystor
ioun motor car, spattered with mini
and b'ood, is thff lates;t clue through
wnicji the drtsctiveT of Madison, N.
J., are trying to solve the murder of
Janet Lawrence. Tho car wVis 'lound
in West Sids Of Manhattan Thursday,
a month after it had been stolen. The
New York police communicated with
the Jersey authorities, so that an in
spection of the automobile may . he
made.
Since ' Janet... wasc.slain - last Thurs
day 'right na.ny; persons have believ
ed" ithat the killing fc-was done at -a
point distiint fi-oai :Klnxen'S" Woods
and" thei body r carriesii, or. dragged
there..-.Jha; failur.fi ot& Jho Madison
police .jf to prevent the wood 3 being
overmrr. hy sightseers, rrittspa ins on
iterqffion pf: much ''evidlnc,er l?utr, des-
'pitff' the - tramiied. .cndii.in.. of; ,the
woods,, ythere vfas considerable sup
port for the theory that the:. girl was
attacked and . killed ejsevhore. .
The multilated hody . was found
three hours .sfter " Janet disappeared
and the log sow w.hf-h it was resting
was. in a1 section which - had been,
searched an hpur previously without
anyone discovering it. Only a email
poojy of blood was- found'' where ;. the
corpse, with twentjr-five; d'ee'p wounds,
had bn" placed., ., v
No-vHood stains vrevei discovered
between? he." body andfhe street. A
few feet.aw'ay, a dirfbad, with the
intenyons'of automobile tires, stret
ched throUKk thewoods. The body
had virtual -hen' drained of blood
when . found ; T?he weapon with
which the child -was slain is still un
discovered. A chauffeur of Madison informed
Chief of Police Johnson that last
(Thursday he saw an automobile with
two men holding a woman propped
between them hiding near where
Janet's body was found. Inquiry re
vealed that the woman in this car
could not have been the slain child.
Another local chauffeur said that
Janet frequently asked him and other
drivers for a lift when , sh,e was
shopping downtown and was often
accomodated, but he did not know
whether she ever asked strangers" for
I a ride. i
j Detective Brennan of Madison came
j to . New York last night to confer
with the police here about the spat
tered car. The owner of the machine
from whom it is said to have been
stolen, has been located. Examination
of the jnud avjU. be made and samples
taken to Madison tor comparison wth
the mud in the road through Klax
on's woods. '
Scrapings of the blcxsd will also
be made for analysis. Whether the
stolen car is known to have been in
New Jersey in the last week has not
been revealed.
Bertha, Crane, the last person iden
tified who saw Janet Lawrence alive,
has hecn able to throw no light on
the killing. Chemists began a thor
ough aalysis of the blood scrappings
made from the steps of a house on the
Cook estate, near Kluxon's Woods,
for comparison with scrapings made
from the log where Janet's body was
found.
An employe of the estate was said
to be under police surveillance,
thoutrh no evidence against him has
developed.
REV, W. M. HUGGINS TO
PREACH AT TABERNACLE
The members of the Tabernacle
Baptist church will have the privi
lege of hearing Rov. W. M. Iluggins,
tomorrow both morning and night.
Air. fluggins was at one time a very
active member of the Tabernacle, hut
lor the past several years has been
a prominent fisrure in this state in
connection with evangelistic work.
having a big tent of his own. Pie is a
very forceful preacher and it is pre
dicted t:ia; he will please all who
hear him at these services.
The entire membership i requested
to he pre:i:nt at the morning service,
as a verv important question will be
brought .up at that time.
l-'og Slops llaee.
GLOrCKSTISft. Mass., Oct. 13.
Heavy fog caused postponement of
the A mcriwin iishernmn s elimination
race that will determine the fishoing
schooner that will represent the IT. S.
in the annual fisherman s trophv
against a Canadian challenger off
Halifax late this month.
in ircn quits' 'job ''K;;.
OF S.WING HIS WOOD
-r.v - -.po -'liit.ed PrG3S).-? V r
$K,Oi?NV"!iollan1. Oct. la.-The
sliiir.'i jm the Cf-nri.'in iiark is. hy
Rjyitii'sia; it .T?ft tho . fornter,' Ger
rr.'.n oir i -r rnr, v.'hq is endeavoring
.o oii:liat - imfHvoi-ahle financial
t'Ot4(i ic-its bv roduringi his 'house
hold and takinsr . other radical
n;r;i;ur('r. Today ten - members of
hi; st jilt v.-oi-e dimlssed, includirig
the -'hi?i pardoner; -who;je place
hciii bf-i?ii t.iiit.ji by . Wllhelm him-"
self. .
Clanl-ftrims rt.cw hasi . become a
hohhy vih the - former emperor,
who arrears.- to- have tired of saw
inar . and chopping- wood, i , . -
flT HALTED BY
; ii PARLEY
Denby Gcin Ahead. With
Program of Operations for
v Well-Balanced,, JFleet.
'WASHINGTON, Octf 15. Regard
less of the limitation of armament
which may be effected, by the Inter
national conference here next month,
the American . navy is , going ahead
with its building -operations to round
out a well balanced fleet.
While sympathetic with -the .aims
and purposes of the conference,; the
Navy Department is actuated by. no
ideals, and until the great .powers of
the world actually agree to limit their
war preparations, the American navy
is going ahead. ' . ' ' ,
This policy on the part of the ad
ministration has been made clear to
,the money-providing committees of
the house and senate by secretary of
the navy Denby. "
The American navy is seriously
lacking in several highly important
particulars, and the naval heads want
these holes securely plugged before
the United States enters into a com
mon agreement wit hother world pow
ers to limit future building.
What the navy lacks most are sub
marines and air craft carriers,' ac
cording to information lodged with
congress by Secretary Denby and nav
al expc rts.
.The British navy, it was shown, has
nearly twice the number of sub
marines that the American navy has,
and of more advanced types. The sub
marine tables of the two nations
ishow: '
G. fe. TJ. S.
Submarines, 1st line .... 71
Submarines, 2nd line 66
Flee submarines, 1st line . 18
TTlee submarines, 2nd line 7
Cruiser submarines 1
Monitor submarines ..... 2
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Much Interest Displayed At
Conference Held at the
Farm Life School
The conference of county teachers,
held yesterday and today at th
Vanceboro Farm Life School, proved
a. success from every point of view
find was one of the most successful
meetings of its kind ever held in
Craven county.
Much interest is being displayed
in the sessions. The conference will
ad.iourn tms afternoon.
Splendid talks on school work wer--made
at yesterday's meetirg and
there is no question but that th-.-teachers
gained much inspiration
from the meetings. A splendid musi
cal program was staged last night hy
a number of citizens from New Bern
and tms was greatly enjoyed.
BIG LOAN IS GRANTED
NORTH CAROLINA BANK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15. The war
finance corporation today approved
a loan of $235,000 to a North Caro
lina bank. The banking house has
paid advances totalling that amount
for agricultural purposes.
TEACHERS HELD
FINE MEETING
Date of Strike Net Yet Been Officially An
nGisnced But Understood That It Willi5 '
Start' on October 30;
UNIONS DETERMINED? TO HOLD OUT-
"In&ull To Iniusy" Was Caused By Action of
Railroad Owners In Announcing Further,
Wage Redmcticns of Workers
By -Associated Press), - " 7 '. t
CHICAGO, Oct. 1 5. Railroad brotherhood chiefs
after two veaks of conference with ' their general
chairmen and executive committees . wound un their,
versions thi:; aflercccn without issuing. a strike call and
with no announcement as to their conclusions. ; High
officers cf the brotherhoods , prepared to depart 'for
Cleveland tonight, where the strike order, 'if -it
issued, will be sent out from headquarters. I :-: 1
(By Associated Fres's!)
? CIHCAGOj Oct. 15.-Sixteen railroad unrdnsavelaken
av secret strike 'vote -'arid ! authorised their officera to order -a
walk-out if "deemed advisable, C JM anion,- president of the y
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, announced today. ' ; ;
Although twelve of the sixteen will act Independiily of
the-four big brotherhoods, a joint meeting has-been called
for 2 p. m. today at which the brotherhoods will submit their
plans of action to the other organizations. ; ,.
One high union official' announced that the date of the -strike
liad been set," but declined to reveal it October' 30
has been reported as the day. ' ' v ' "
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The brotherhoods also have selected the list of ten roads
on which the strike will be effective the first day, the same
union officials said. It is understood that strikes would be,
ordered on additional units of ten roads every, 48 hours until
the roads either give in or the walk-out becomes nation-wide. '
Union leaders, who had been Jiopeful of averting a
strike, some of whom'Jiad ever-opposed. it, declared today,
chat the action of the railroad executives1 yesterday in decid
ing on further wage reductions had destroyed the last '.hope
of peace. -r
"It will be the greatest strike in history' W.'cr Lee,.,
president of -the trainmen, was quoted al'VayinyVhenV
left the union conference. "It is a life and death struggle-' '
for our organization and we are not going into this with our
ayes closed.. Our house is in order and we are ready." . .
. . . .The sixteen unions involved have a total membership of
ibout two million men.
(By - Associated Press).
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. Ninety-seven
per cent of the United Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way employees
ind shop laborers' unions have voted
to strike, J. C. Smock, vice-president,
announced today. Smock said he
would announce tomorrow night
whether the strike would be carried !
out. The vote was taken independ
ently of the four big brotherhoods,
federated shop crafts and switchmen's
union, which already have announced
strike votes.
(By Associated Press).
CHICAGO, Oct. 15. Leaders of the
railroad brotherhoods assembled here
today to consider the challenge of the
railway executives in proposing a fur
ther wage reductions of approximate
ly 10 per cent in the face of the
strike vote just authorized by the
railway men because of the 12 per
cent reduction of last July.
The brotherhood chiefs indicated
that an immediate walk-out at least
'on some roads was under cosidera-
tion following yesterday's conference
of the railroad men's leaders with
the executives after the latter had
announced they would apply to the
Railroad Labor Board for a wage re
duction. "If I were a betting man," said W.
G. Lee. president of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, "I would bet
'that there will be a strike."
"The final '.decision is only a mat
ter of. a few days," said Lee. "What
else is there left to do? Since the men
have already voted for a walk-out, I
don't see how the roads can have the
nerve to suggest another out."
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Thirty day's notice of the contem
plated wage reduction, which is tech
nically a return, to the wage prevail
ig prior to the - Increase prevkling
July 1920 is expected to b& announced
today or Monday? hy: the'railroad exe
cutives, v - '.'
LOWELL PUTSi A BAN f
UPON THE REPORTERS
CAMBRIDGE", Mass., Oct; , 15v-
President A. Lawrence Lowell of Har
vard University, in asking newspaper
men not to report a recent address
by Viscount James Bryce at the J-Iar-t
vard Union, used his own 'censorship..
Just he.fore he' introduced the 61s
tinguk'hed British, publicist, Dr. Lo- ' ,
well- leaned over to' the press tables
ind told the reporters it was Lord'
Brycc's wish that ni&ne ;cl 'his re
marks be published, inasmuch as it :
was to te an intimate talk ro'tlw un- "
der -graduate. .
To make doubly sure that the Vis
count's request would be respected,
Harvard"s president, with a' smile,
took the note-books from reporters .'
and sniffed them into . hiv. p. kec.
Then, with the rportial guns piked '
Tie introduced th speaker. . .;. .'
After Lord Bryce's address, whkli '. .f
aeau. in a ninrormai: way "with: univer
sity life, in England, Germany and t
this country, and emphasized, the :
need in public affairs. President ;.Low
elL smiling again, returned the hook.
The newspaper men did not lirint th
address. , i
The pen is mightier than the sword
and not as expensive. ,