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ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft ft t! -ft - ft ? ft ' ft x THE WEATHER WATCH YOUR IiAlCIi i, T .1. If you wish The Sun-Journal continued to your address, send a renewal before expiration of, date that appears on the label of your paper.' CLOUPl' TONIGHT. SUN v DAY CLOUDY. A' t PROBABLY RAIN . f li'l NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATOUDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 30, 1922. SIX PAGES TODAY, CUNDED 1876 PRICE FIVE "CENTS ft ft ft - - ' f ' ' ft i n r Ah Si ii4s 1 NX f Y 4r I II mill 'In hi i ' .;j l U; iyiiJIljli tl IMllillii MmM) mmM -mmM . ' ,, . - . .., , . . , ' ' ' , . ernetkyTeU of '-Boll ' Weevil - Campaign-Mans. . - : ' 'v - ' ill at sMllliJIM k. . I 1 I i ESOFFE GUEST . POLICY ill! Zependent Commission.- of I l.-anciers Urged To Study Reparations Question ... I LIVERS OPINION IN NEW HAVEN ADDRESS . . . i T I-anUma He Suggests That ct:n cf the Allied Pre miers Be Awaited . 'VASHIXGTOV Dec. 30. (By "H-:a,(i Press) Disclosure by I'lrj- Hushes in his Sew vcn speech last inght of the; f or the.Vashinfrton govern- ; i ; t that an International Com- ' ,sloa.f -nanelera...inphid!ins --H,BnVLajsM well "ho called , i n uiiitieml a method of set ut for tlie repurations cries, ; , ..rcntly JeAves the next move ' 1 the handa of the allied prem '..is'. fj ; " - The -American" suggestion ;' Mr. Hashes specified, waa". offered; as an alternative in" the, event th'a the premiers at their Paris meeting next Tuesday, failed -to find a, baeis for adjustment to .heir views "among themselves." -' , - ' The Secretry stressed the view that ppttlement by the premiers was to be hoped for. He , pointed ou that failing in such an agreement, the world might be facing the employ ment of forcible means to collect re parations from Germany and" outlin ed the danger to ,' world peace .the American' government foresaw in that course. '. .' .. , , The plain warning to allied states men that the United States could not look with favor, on attempted forcible collections was " reiterated by Mr. Hughes in his address, and the fin ancial commission plan put forward as an alternative that would "open t hopefully" the way', for ican helpfulness, - , As a finrt condition-- of appoint ment of an. ' Pconomtc: commission however, Mr. Hughea specified that the whole, question of Pormflnv'qi OS- EE FOB capacity to'pay and methods of pay- - -& ment must be "taken out of politics," of .the -Klan. This action, he . said. He emphasized that the distinguished was decided at a conference here of forces assigned ' to ' recommend . not J ijeads of the state organization at only a financial plari of payment but which a reporter of a, New Orleans the amount to be paid, must be freed j newspaper was permitted to attend, of doemination of foreign offices and ( - it was said that the investigation the necessity, of obeying political would probably be started within the instructions. The problem must be next. 48 hours. " ' . aquared with economic fact3 alone, he ! officials said that if it shbuld de said, and relieved of all the question veiop that any individual member of of sentiment and , clashing political th. klan in Morehouse Parish had opinions, recriminations and counter-1 charges, which have blocked recup eratlon of Europe up to this time. It was this method alone, the Sec retary's statements; plainly indicat ed which, in the, view of the Amer ican government would make pos sible American economic ald;to Eurqpe up to this time., .' . It was this method alone, the Sec rtary'is statements plainfly Indicat ed which", in the view of the Amer ican government would make possible American economic, aid Ao. Europe. He dismissed both proposals -for . a general economic conference -and dis cussion of allied debt cancellation a; impracticable proposals. : . WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR COMING WEEK WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. B(y ?As eoclated Press) r-Weatherj outlook for the week, beginning Monday: .; - '' South Atlantic and . East Gulf States: Rain at the beginning of the week and again -about Thursday or Friday; otherwise fair. Temperature, normal or above until near end of the week; then colder. Mrs. H. B. Simpson, of Alliance, re turned .home last night after spending the day here shopping with .friends. A Western newspaper- asked its readers to name the twelve greatest painters In the world, and immed iately a lot of husbands entered their wives in, the contest, Business Outlook Is Bright Prostiects Are Favorable If or j Better .Con ditions During , the Forthcomings Year. : NEW YOpK, Dec. SO. Stock and bond prices generally closed the year at reateriaJlr higher lev- , els, Avliich is ot only a reflection of the mark'ed tmprovesnent that, lias taken p?ace, in business, and 'industry during the . last twelve "months but it is- also construed : by New Tork conservative bank- , ing' Interests as an indlcatioii of etlil further progress during the oorrting year. ' . -...... " , v .lie year closes with conditions favorable-for a-further apprecia tion" "or commodity and 'futurity prices in the opinion of the Una 11- . cial community. Unfavorable and nnexp,!Cted developments in tfee political and economic situation abroad are generally considered as the only probable obstacles to arrest the improvement in fcusi- , ness and ; the .financial world, which began in the trouble of 1821 and has continued with few temporary interruptions until ibe present time. r-; j v v The prediction-of further busi- ness prosperity is based , on sev-.. eral well knOwns facts.- Foremost -: among . these H the easiness of the money market" and the use sum available : for commercial , - credits. In addition, most stocks . of merchahdisfe'are:low railroad traffic i close - to- record levels, "; exports are increasing, the irin cipal European' : exchanges' are heading back t par,, .and the Eu- ; . ropean economic .situation, shows ; signs of Improvement, exports are increasing md unfilled orders for Louisiana Branch of Klan To -, a ', . . . . Conduct Its OrnTnvestiga tion of Kidnapping NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 30. The the Ku jviux ' Ji.ian win senu its own agent in r, TV.TnfoHrnaia "PprlcH tn invpstierntn the widnapping'-and killing of Watt :! Daniels and Thomas Kichards last - a imvinf- ' n nnofrli -r w . on QnnniinfP- Augti, uiuiue, w anything o do with" the kidnapping and murder , of Daniels and . Richards they would be outlawed and th Klan j WUU1U aaoini 111 uuianinig tiii v. v. i. victions before the criminal courts of the state. , . " 1 INVESTIGATE KILLING , . OF FRED ALLISON MORGANTON, N. '. C. .Dec. 30. Preliminary investigation, by Solici tor R. L. Huffman, of the recent kill ing of Fred Allison, 29-year-old au tomobile . mechanic near Lincolnton, included , a discussion of -the case set for today with, L., J. Allison, of Charlotte, brother of the dead man. Fred Allison was fatally wounded in an exchange' of . shots between three alleged liquor runners in an automobile and Deputy Sheriffs Bax ter and Miller, according to Sheriff Abernethy. While a coroner's jury indicated, its belief that a shot by one of his companions caused Alli son's fatalwound,. Mr. Huffman said a physician who examined the wound expressed the belief that the bullet had been battered by striking the automobile before entering Alli son's body. , , The last of the visiting Shriners w"ho attended the mid-winter cere monial session of Sudan temple held in this city on Thursday, left yester day morning returning'' home. Each and every one. of the visitors report ed having a most enjoyable time, : 1 KOI TO ma I1E5W1 3 i ! 1 " ra.ih-oadi ciiiiipment aao the larg-; est m years. ; i iff . j Othti (AtomMr' PifmS' arc pert. Inj 'the' Vct, that':nO! big strike aTe f threatening' . or 'pending,, ' gicat i amount .xof construction . wcvk is Wir in -arrears, despite , . - a record breaking year of activity . . ' in tlie. but ding industry, automo- bile production reach a new peak ' which probably will he exceeded -next year, while gasoline con sumptlon has been he highest in f. history ; and . electric companies .rt are doing a record business.,- .. . CHICAGO, loc. 30. (By Assp- n ciAtcd Press) Optimism f or 4 permeated summarizations from a business standpoint. of the : year now closing, us made public .. . today by some of .Chicago's lead- ' ers in flnanccand industry. They gave their reasons for their sat-. isf action with the situation, chief of which were: - . : ' I 'ward trend of trade;; - v.r . . Increasing, business activity.! -. A one: .of greater confidence. ; , ' Imrovetl cqndilions of agricul---.. ture.- t . ? . Favoiab!e - condition of bank reservesv intfrest;.rates and credit. ; . : structure... ' ' '. .' . -t- f ' ! v- More normal relatlonshjpVi. s tween prices .of- different classes - of commodities. - , ' j : Better foreign exchange quota . . lions. .- i ; : - ' . - 1 1 1 ncreased prices of Harm crops , were generally given an impor- k; tant place in the statements.. , GRAY IS MOT TO BE -: EXTRADITED ; . - Governor Morrison Refuses To Let Mebane Youth Be Taken . Back to Kentucky RALtEIGH, N. Q:, Dec'. SO. Gover nor Cameron Morrison today, rescind ed his action of earlier in :th.e week in honoring extradition papers in the of 'William- Bingham Gray.' wanted in " Kentucky on a charge of obtaining".-: money under false - pre tences,: after a. hearing held at, the Governor's office. Gray was immed iatly given his liberty. ... --'I-have made . an investigation of this matter' said the Governor,-. "and white X believe a sincere .and honest effort was made" to re-establish the school at Mebane, failure has 'been the result. I do not believe young Gray Is guilty of; any fraud.-I have found that he led his law class at the University of Virginia this year and was considered, a very bright man with an excellent future. I do notTTi tend to ruin his life by sending him to Kentucky for trial." "I want" to say,-however, that Col onel Gray should discontinue the op eration of the school, or it will get him into serious trouble," he said. Gray- was ; on a train en route to Kentucky yesterday in tho custody of Agent J. ' B. Hubbard when his father, Preston Lewis Gray advised Governor Morrison he wished to pre sent -his side of the case. The execu tlve Vescinded the extradition until a further hearing when Gray was brought here. .- NEW INDICTMENTS MADE IN WAR-FRAUD CHARGES WASHINGTON, Dec. 30. Benedict Crowell, as sistant Secretary of War under the Wilson administra tion and six "dollar-a-year" men, associated with the Council of National Defense, were indicted today by the special grand jury investigating war frauds, on charges of conspiracy to defraud the government in construction of war camps. The others indicted were: William , A. Starrett, Morton C. Tuttle, Clemmens W. .iLundofT, Clair Foster, John H. McGibbons and James A. Mears. Agricultural- Experts . An educs .uonal ..qamaig-.n:--...relativc.r aniwma; ,i-uuuu . uuum- muu wecvii, conditions 'ill.be inaugurated in the congress fs that which doe3jth. groat -ii es. wal Disjtrjct , early jris est good, to the' greatest number- Of Tnird corifi -est-ional JJistrjct early in v.A,..nnl r J. 4- niade toda by. Congressman Charley' ti. Aberneta iy. " ' . v'. , -i, Mr. Abe r iitthy . has bdtn interestin g him&elf g; jatly . in .matters pertaining to the a ncuitural development iof the distn it. He ha conferred wil h officials oil tlie : Department of Aj;- ricvlture find of. the Bureau of Ent;- mology a. ad -has .secured the assi, t-i a.nce aim jco-operauon-iQi tnese ae-i hohday in New Bern. He intends re partments in .the .proposed campaign. ! turning to Washington tomorrow Exp fits re Coming Here ;. When asked tndav. how he liked -bia A nnmlier of government agricul-..now ural 'exijCJ ,ts will come to' thia district early in- the year, .-. Mr. ' Abernet iy said -this fiiornins' and will hold meet ings and 'advise ,with the -farmen: in every, sjction of; the district. Thej Statef, TCxtenson Service also will assitl in ;th.i ; campaign, . according to ad vices ; which Mr.- Abernjethy has rec eivtid i from. Dr. T. W.-, liilgore. - 4 Sudden Death Occured 5 Lrist Night In iNation's Capital. : - " - Be B uried Here. , Mr. Clifton R., Warters, of Wash-" ingtoni.D. C. died 'last night at his. home in the (capita city. News of liis death -was brought to this city in, tel egrams to Miss Fannie: TrentwitU and Mrs. . Nettie Watson, relatives of the family. - ' " ' ' Th& messages contained no - details of the deaih, simply "Statiig that "Mi;. Warters dtd at 8:30 o'clock and that his remains would be brought to this city fjor burial. The time of the funeral is1 unknown at -this time. Mr.. Warters was a native of New Bern and lived here until about fif teen years ago when, he moved to Washington . City. He was well known and universally liked in New Bern,, he having renewed his friend ships and. acquaintances by annual visits to, this city. , , - - He was a machinist and locomotive engineer by trade, but for the ; past several years has been superintend ent of one of th largest office build ings in Washinigton, the Commercial National : Bank building: , , : ' He leaves -to mourn- their loss.-'a wife and. two children," Robert and Mary Warters; a mother, Mrs. W. R. Warters. several brothers and sisters. I who also reside in the capital city., j . Mr. Warters was a Mason and high in the order, being a nrnfrlber of Al- 41 MIlUflTtUT MIES ' , ma Temple of the Mystic Shrine, i ii w w lc'e'"UJ w" and the Scottish Rite bodies of thejWl" H HT' director-general of the Canitiil Titv " ' f motjon picture industry, declared at ;. y' ' - - ' !a banquet of the Phi Delta Theta ONE PERSON KILLED IN - ARDMORE FIRE ARDMORE, Okla., Dec. 30. (By Associated Press) At least one per son wa3 killed and two blocks ot frame businex-rs buildhigs were des troyed in an early morning fire here early teday. Two other persona are reported missing." Mrs. J. E. Heath returned home to Alliance last night after spending the day here shopping with friends. To Visit This Section I l realize that the mqsA important - j voric i couia nope to Undertake -in peopl& in my ditjfriet, feajd-rMr. Ab ernelhy: today in discussing the -fnat- Wter. "No . other - single aeeocy exacts sucb a loss as doea. Hue Ifoll -weevi luvitiuic, i ucueve LllclL L1H5 Llllllg WC need most is to learn how to grow cotton under boll -weevil condtions." Congressman Well Satisfied Mr, Abernethv ha3 been ; here for several days, spending the Christmas nnnii irtn as ro'm-ocontii, rS to Third District, he said that he was well satefled in every respect. .v , ' "I didn't go to Congress with any idea of making a name for mysielf," he said.' "My sole desire is to be of service, to the people1 of the Third Die-trict.-J want them to - call upon me in any matter in which I can he of assistance to. them." :"", That Is What Deaton, . of ' Catawba Wants Free , v Textbook Bill ' HICKORY, Dec. 30. "I favor a fully equipped medical college, ; for the state, free from , any entangling alliances," Representative W. A. Dear ton, of atawba county, declared to day in anhotmcing he will- ' support during the next session of the gen eral assembly, a program of ' legisla- tion designed to improve the educa tional system of North arolina. . "I do not know what the Trinity College . off ffer will be if any, . but any -proposition in order to deceive my approval-must put the state . in control," he continued, referring ' to a recent proposition made : to ' the state by the Durham institution to unite with the University in estab lishing a modern medical college to operate under a. state charter. Com plete details of the offer have not yet been mad public. . "I propose' - to introduce, and sup port a bill for free text books for the, public schools of the state." FATTY ARBUCKM3 NOT TO BE FILMED SOON, SAYS MB. HAVk Kansas Cty, Dec. i 30. The spirit of America must not tolerate an ar raying of class against class, section- I fraternity convention here recently. ' " Guard against this as you would, guard against a pestilence," he ad monished. "The country has no great er enemy than one who would thus divide the country "against it?elf. Mere agitation and"" mere motion re not progress. The, vicious circle is not the straightest distance between honest effort and highest reward. Re member that one man its better than another only when he behaves him self better. Meeting of Circle 'Three Circle No. 3 of the Jane K. Mead ows Auxiliary met in the home of Mrs. A. 'M. Franklin Friday a.fter noon, with a splendid attendance. The parlors were beautifully dec orated with holly, mistletoe, Long leaf pinw. bambo, femes. and cut flow ers. The meeting was opened with scripture reading followed with prayer by Mrs. W. li. Rouse. Mrs. La.cey. Tancaster, Mrs. C. O. H. Boyd. Mns. Wieddell and Mrs. Regan gave very helpful and inspiring poems and papers on tho New Year. Other mem bers gave helpful talks for the gpod of the meeting. We also made many resolutions for the coming year. Mrs. Franklin then eerved am brosia and friut cake. Those present were: Mrs. Lacey Lancaster, Mrs. ReganMrs. C. O. H. Boyd, Mrs. W. H. Weddell, Mns. Wal ter Sears, Mrs. Barfield, Mrs. Edga? Royal, Miss Hattie Lokey, Mrs. Ruby Sutton, Mrs. Lina Sutton, Mrs. W. B. i Rouse, M M n 1 IRVIN S. COBB IS AN EDITOR FOR A NIGHT - ; ' PADUCAH, Kj'., . Dec. 30. (Bv Associated Press).- Irvin S.! Cobb, held , down the job of - managing editor last night of the News-! Democrat, the paper he .left in 1004 to go to the New York Sun. From hist oid desk, a fixture in the Ne-is-Democrat office, he sup erintended preparation of copy and, among other things, wrote a signed story. - : . ' , Many Paducahans - visited tho office to see Editor Cobb in action. Mr. Cobb, a uative of Paducah, was visiting , his mother, Mns, Mamie cobb here. Responding ,to g an urge to "get back into harness." I he' accepted an invitation from G. H G.oodman, , publisher of the News-Democrat, to' hold the edi torial reins for one night. - . El JAILOR TO TIE! DUTIES IBEJflTEt Commissioners Also Made Cur . ... - , . . i i - - i . . ' tailment in. the County's Payroll -Yesterday . : , i , ; The county commissioners, In .'session yesterday afternoou, fol- v lowing- the joint meeting with the : " city aldermen, chopped o several . names from the county's salary list and made reductions in pay in other cases. , " ' Two members of the road -force were discharged. Owing to ., less work in "the county auditing J department one of the employees J there was released ana the sal ary'fo the assistant to the audi. . tor was- cut from' $25 a week to .. $18. . - - :r ...- . W. Whitford, of this city, vas elected jailor, succeeding Win field Oaskins, whose term of of-, floe with that of the old board of . county commissioners, who went . out; of office, a few weeks ago... Mr. Whitford will begin his du ties at once., Mr. G a skins has not yet announced his plans for the , "future. ; The commissioners also' die- . cuss a number of other matters of routine business. , Oyster Roast at Country Club The Country Club wishes for its mr.mbers a Happy New Year. It cor dially invites them to an oyster roast to be gtven Tuesday evening, January 2, - at 7:30 o'clock. All guests are kindly requested to bring 'their own oyster knives. Hudie Green will be there in all hie glory for the dancers and those. who wish to take part in bridge or other games are requested to bring a deck of cards with them. Hosts and hostesses for the evening will be Mr. and Mrs. M. dW. Steven son, Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Patterson, Mr. and Mns. Jesse Claypool, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bayard Whitehurst and Mr and Mrs. John Guion. B fl SB Lewis and Demp Signed F SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30. JM. "Strangler" Ijewis, world champion heavyweight wrestler, announced today that alrange mcnts have been completed for a mixed match witli Jack Demp scy, heavyweight pugilistic title Jiolder, and himself. Liewis pro duced signed articles covering the match, which were drawn at Wichita, Kansas, and carried the signature of Jack Kearns, man agev for Dempsey. The articles,, sportiiis BTites or mix Chief of Police Bryan - Has Received Appli cations For Permits. 12 NEW STORES Nassef To Erect An En tire Block of Build ings on Pasteur St. - - ' . ' ' '. .. : . Further evidence of the .vgig'amio building boom which is to be inaugu--rated, in New Bern during the corn ing year is seen in the fact that ap proximately eighty permits for; nr. w. structures within the .city - limits have been issued by Chief of Police Bryan within tfie past four, weeks. This eclipses all records, for East ern Carolina and is- indicative of ., th? immense ' amount of . construction work which vill soon be in progress here. Among the permits are twelve for brick buildings which will be erectej by Mr. Nassef on Pasteur' street. Two others. are for frame business bu'M ingsj -while the remainder ' are for residences. of Bif Corrifr , ti. V-' '-'i ":' ' -: -' '' WILMINGTOJ The Commerciar failed to open it.' notice was posted by W, P. Folger.i aminer, saying ' tmrrx been closed by ofder V. troller of Currency and tlf:,,, examiner had. taken 'chare:1 ! - Mr. Folger, who. has been! ing-the bank's books for sevl refused to make any statemeiitiTTn than to refer to the-, to-nz-l ,otuv nosted on the rlonr of t)i irtitiitinii One executive, wl:o declined to nftf mit hi3 name to be rsod, .raid: " "I believe that if the bank la -riy' perly managed that 100 - cents , on S every, dollar, will be paid, to dp-nosi-tor,s." v, 1 ' , ' - Closing of tha institution came a a surprise generally,"! itrwaB said-, by 1 Wilmington , business ; men; . . : , . Thomas E. Cooper is president of the bank" and . EteuteAant ?..; Governor' ' W. B.f Cooper is a 'director, and -'for- merly . was execute wjd of tlie. bank. The Chdrles E." oth! Betlf Horace C, Coopeit many assistant cas J Rev. P. B. H,an Messifc where he V trict Christian chi He will be in the j at both services I ed. r observed rules an helifl.vn Ijewis I "We i There ail be worl wtiac yof - when I V world ij learn ti chainpl of CO putt L V r 1 n' ) V . V'-.. .,
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