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Pi ra HE i vo U XVI. NUMBER 65. Associated Press' Sept. 1. Reports that Dublin. ,.t liiir ( rittitn was poisoned i (ircu ii ;itc(t Here at tne time oi ms death three weeks ago again be-; came prevalent today. . The iead-j m.y physician has informed the; correspondent that there is talk ;if cxhamms the body and iiold- in im uuie;sy. FRENCH CABINET TIES "COGNIZANCE" DF DECISION 'Bv Associated Press) i'r.ris Sept. 1. The French Cabinet today simply "cognfv;- unee" of the decision of the Rep j man Moratorium question, neith-i-i approving nor disapproving. but r of ;;ct liieiiTs -a rv. erring the entire liberty later develop action neces- :;ii. in case make other j I v j TO FLY 110 GREAT BRITAIN I London, Aug. 31. The reguia- tions for the "Circuit of Brit-! ;iin? Firing Handicap, for which! the Kiim has given a sup, havei been issued bv the t. i xvwvaL aciu ( lub. vh ich 7 is ' conducting tlfe race. The race will commence Fri day. N'ntemoer b ana will con clude llif following day. The vourse will be approximately 550 j miles, starting and finishing at j the Wciddon Aerodrome, Croy- i don. ! t onjM't itorx must land at cer tain control stations, and the a ir- piMies will be handicapped on a time allowance basis for the con-l piete circuit, a proportion of the ! t.'tal thm- handicap to be- allot - tea to each section. Entrants and pilots must British subjects, and the bo aii- l-'lanes, including the engmes imst be entirelv constructed Tli 'ii1-' iritisii Empire, ilie cn- i. The tnmcM i',.,. is 25. Officials of the club sav tliat curies luive been promised b.y tlie Dukf ff Sutherland, Presi nt of the Air League: Lieuten- iim-i"ol(;nf.i v ra n k K VIpf'iMn vice-eliaii-iium. of the Royal Aero! Uub; Sir jSnmuel Instone. Tn Air Line: Sir Henry White A-r;i)lnne (Vmipanv, T.td; fV-ii. Seott-Paineand A. ButU'v. jlanv well,4vnown :iuuili ni;inui aeturmg compan- i ! are tlie ra;. preparing machines for ; - I The rn. D. C, Sept. 1. j Peace negotiations! Stilt Hit nthracite operators! , t ay ; aiunraeite op i. '-'u (';. if l t i i Ujv.u'sxod today at the!' IV. i: '''e eonfereneo .between 'Kiyf Reports THUTiFedeirai ftRTHUR GRIFFITH Police Un WAS PniSIMFIIiTo Make H U I W W W IB h. W IF. i RACERS is i mis iBHISflBLE iiardmg, Wee ret ary ; maintains Ins court at rez wui fi Senator Reed of all the pump of the ancient Sara--ia. fRced said fiu-t! pens. Overwa vear ago he grant- i'fM' delir. tkji-t the situation i so publicity as to ne-inadvisable. FOUR O'CLOCK EDITION Drive Against Radls mm&vjuu iu isjl BEHIND : RAILROAD WRECK AND BOMB PLOTS. ACTIVITIES ARE FOLLOWED - BY TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF INCREASING DISORDERS. DISCLOSURE OF PLOT KILL RAILROAD PRESIDENTS TO Chicago, Sept. 1. Police of the federal operatives here are un- .1 1 J. - .1 A tier ur tiers louay to start a vig M i orocco Laughs While urope Discusses Future (By Associated Press) Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 1. Spain is torn with emotion be cause France and England are about to meet in London to dis- ems rangier ana Moroccan at fairs generally, -without inviting Castilian diplomats to participate in the deliberations. British and French statesmen are agitated about the conference, as are also French and British commercial concerns " with a de sire to engage in development work in backward countries. -out; witn tne true tataiism o 7... . - - i - j in its walled gardens and laughs at the bickerings of the Chris ; Tians who have been fighting about Morocco - for more than three centuries and still find themselves in hot water in spite of the agreements made in the j Algeciras conference which I gave France a protectorate over t- A1.,.t;,., . . 4. V. 1 i r.V. I - Pan,,sa zo,ne of influence in tlr; ' cUiu. cxeciLeu au. miciudt- lonai zone which, comprises ran- gier and its immediate environs.! This international not been a great zone has success. It j I has engendered as much ill f eei-: imr as have international settle-! j ments in China and other baci':-j i ward jbountrise. Commercial I flourished, while the Arabs sat j calmly by and watched Eur: . peans squabble. ! maintain j influence Spain's efforts to herself in her zone of brought about such disastrous iniiitary operations against the Moroccans that Spanish govern ments have fallen at short inter vals for the, last 18 months, and British and French politicians I have let. it be known that Spain "si l inability i makes it to keep her zone imperative that quia som j steps be taken to protect the rest of Morocco against the j spread of the hostile spirit which j prevails against European ' domi i nation in Northern Morocco, i I When the-British gave up Tan- cvier late in the 17th century they GCS1 troyed the mole which pro- i tected shipping. Since that date i international quarrels" have . al Jways prevented Tangier from )h?;vinor a satisfactory harbor. ! Ships are forced to load and un ! load in the open and wholly un- protected sea. Consequently, j Tangier has lost its ancient im i portance as a commercial center ! and serves only as the port for j the territory immediately behind lit. Casablanca, in the French" flip. South of .Tan- jjag 0'een extensively devel-; t i n.. i, ori lmo nnnn ItV TI P m (XliKl xiicj Vt'c rrr-patest ro greatest port. Sultan Nulai Yusef is ?inmmallv ruter oi ivlorocco r.A o nrvmr.Tiv dominated by French interests a concession to construct for Tangier the hac- " " -.c . SCOTLAND NECK, N. O ; Operatives deir Orders Vigorouis o rous drive against the radi ea:.3 and agitators believecl to be. be hind the-railroad wreck and bomb plots. ' Their activities were followed by twenty-four hours of increasing disorders, bridge burnings and dvnamiting railroad properties throughout the country. The disclosure of the allaged plot to kill three rail road presidents, or kidnap mem bers of their families, was made during the investigation, accord ing to the Chicago Herald exam iner todav. bor nhe has needed for nearly three centuries. "Other nations objected to this concession on the ground that "the sultan ex ceeded his -power. But tUo French government insisted thai Mulai Yusef is rtiler of the Mor occan Empire, and can inakti such concessions legally if the jijiiiLs ui liiieresteu powers arej protected bv proper guarantees ! Tangier is less than 40 miles irom Gibraltar and controls the em ranee to the Mediterranean m such a threatening way that England is not inclined to view the proposed improvements with calmn ess,;: andut f-thig-eene sion has grown a general rumble from European powers which made it necessary for Mr. Lloyd George, the British Premier, to call a meeting between the French and the British to con sider the Moroccan situation. Spain feels her prestige is threat ened by the failure to invite her to participate in the London con-, ferenee, but her unsuccessful mil itary activities in Morocco, and the greatly divided opinion in Spain as to whether King Alphon- so snouid continue Spanish, ef forts to subiuo'ate the Snam'sb I zone bv force, have weakened Spanish protests ain and France. to 'Great Brit- With Afghanistan, Turkey, j India, Arabia and other Moham-i medan countries in ferment, and' Bolshevik threats that all Islamic i countries will unite in opposing I European control and encircle the Mediterranean with revolt which will finally be" extended to the Far East, unrest in Morocco has demanded careful attention! from European chancelleries Every effort has been made to get the United States interested in the movement to quiet Euro pean differences as to how af- fairs should be handled in Nor- t S thern Africa. The Arabs hail the European dissension with great joy and boast that Christian influence will soon end in North Africa. They even predict the return of the Moor to South Europe. Foreign occupation has made ; but a slight impression on Tan-( gier It is more oriental than j many cities thousands of miles tot the eastward. Nor have centur-j ies of international intrigue andj jealousy greatly changed thej life of this ancient city which, inj the Middle Ages, was one of tliej greatest Mohammedan centers ofi learning. Its dominant architec tural ieatitre today is the-mos- ques, with their numerous whit e minarets-, scattered over the hills covered with nvaiied gar- dens rich in subtropical foliage. The city has such an ancient his-1 robbers who looted many chur torv that its residents apparent-; ehes, chapels and convents before still ly regard a few centuries of re- and during the government- re and tarded growth as nothing in the ; quisition of church treasures have life-of a place which was impor-j tant long before the Christian! era, and scorn the efforts of poli-i o ieians of new-born nations to maintain Africa. mastery over Norto.; FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1922. BABE" RUTH SUSPENDED r ii :(By Associated Press) Chicago, Sept. 1. "Babe." Ruth' is again suspended for three: days for language .to um pire Connolly Wednesday. palaces on bosphorus are for rent to Million aires A By Associated Press) Uonstantinople, Aug. 31. Th Sublime Porte is considering sr iously the note from the Al'" , XT i ghCommiss io ne r regari?. the Reduction of governme jin ployes," and it is expected 'that action -will be taken which w ll betaken make good the monthly deficit of 500,(0 Turkish pounds in the wages to government servants. Im addition the Sublime Ports has decided to abolish the Lega tions and Consulates in various neutral countries. Orders have already gone out for the closing down of "Legations and Consu lates lin Madrid, Berne. The Hague and Stockholmn. Sever- d government buildings or see- ondaty importance will be evac uated and rented to private con cerns Some palaces on the Bos phorqus will be rented to million aires.1 , f The economy measures provide also for the reductions in the sa?- hoohnasters, -liospital nurses, and' office boys; the abolition of superfluous govern- ment offices and the retirement of a -large number of army and navy officers. The Finance Ministry has de cided to withdraw worn paper money notes from ' circulation. The governmetity together with two delegates of the Ottoman Public Debt, is devising a plan to this end. Worn, paper-money of one, two and a half, five 20 and 25 piastres notes, will be with drawn from circulation and re placed by metal pieces of equiva lent value. No more metal money than the amount ot paper I monev withdrawn .will be struck s GUARDS DF RUINED BUILDINGS (By Associated Press) London, Sept. 1. Vigorous at tack on four courts buildings in REPUBLICAN ATTACKING Dublin, Raory di-rders anditbat have made communitv fair spectacular stand "against Free; States troops started this morn ing, according to a dispatch to the Press Association. It Is as L,M ""- At : here that the Republicans :ackmg troops guarding sumed are atta the ruins of the buildings CAUGHT (By Associated Press) -jscow, Aug. oU. amaoio jewels stripped from the historic icon of . the Iberian Tirgin by robbers who -broke into the fam-. bus Iberian chapel at the gates of the Red Square on April 7. have been recovered by the Mos cow police. Thirty members of a gang of been arrested, andloot valued at many millions of dollars has been recovered. The jewels i f rom the Iberian-icon alone were estimated worth neerlT n POLICE RUSSIA TELEGRAPHIC SERVICE 75,000 Bales Is The orecast For This Year TESTIMONY SUBMITTED R.R; LABOR BOARD TODAY A OF FORTY-EIGHT CENTS (Bv Associated Press 1 Chicago, 111., Sept. 1. Spokes men for over a hundred railroads submitted testimony to the Railroad Labor Board today in the hearing of the Maintenance ! Way lrjL - for a minimum wage of IV-.. cents an hour. The Bor e ;s expected to hand down a .sion within the next two WEATHER REPORT For North Carolina: Gener ally fair tonight and Saturday Gentle to variable winds. OR MINIMUM WAGE Restraining Orde By The Government The Striking State Fair Oct. 16-20 . Raleigh, xr. C, Sept. 1. Th? effort to make the sixty first an nual North Carolina State Fair ! Oil October 16-20 venreseiitativ. of the - entire- Stat e- - - of -North Carolina is receiving the person ai attention of Mrs. Edith Van- J dcrbilt, president of the Fair. io pains are being spared to make the representation apply to, attendance as well as to ex hibits that will be on display. Aside from the exhibits. the horse racing and other amuse-! ments at the Fair, the annua I football game between theUm- j versity of North Carolina and i the North Carolina State College1 in itself draws thousands of vis- n O.VUVXi.x UUim i' Jill I Week, most of whom stay over! ' ' I uu-iwu u;- mrtjc.uavs in oruer properly take in the Fair. So, what is of Fair officials is most concern to not getting thej crowds here but making them feel at home after they, come. Profiting by her experience of last year, Mrs. Vanderbilt has personally interested herself in the beautification of the build ings and grounds and improve ment of sanitary conditions. j The management is aliso en j deavoring to make visitors feel more at home by incorporating s far as possible, the feature successtui m so many places. s 1 ! The main attraction about a fair I to some people is that it affords an opportunitv to meet acnu; I auces ,lld exchange experien Everv attention wiil be paid m opportunitv to meet acnuain- ences. paid to 'that type of person. The grounds and buildings have been ;made more commodious, more entrances have been -provided and.- the comfort of visitors is being emphasized in all arrange ! ments, which include greatly im- proved eating places. i Speeial attention is being paid to the attractions that accom: pany the Fair. In addition to a large list of free attractions by trained experts, therewill be a number of features in which vis itors themselves can participate. The horse show and the dpg show are two innovations while community singing and the sing ing of folK songs will also be featured. A unique competition has already been arranged by the Raleigh Evening Times, the newspaper having offered a prize for the most freckled boy m North Carolina. The man agement is desirous of arranging other contests of a similar tnre. 5 CENTS PER COPY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE BASIS ESTIMATE ON CONDITIO" ' AUG. 25th, WHICH WAS 57 PERCENT NORMAL. (By Associated Press) Washington, D. C, Sept. 1. This year's cotton crop was fore cast today at ten million, five hundred and seventy-five thou sand bales, the Department of Agriculture, basing its estimate on the condtion Aug. twenty fifth, which was fifty-seven per cent normal. By states included: Virginia, conditions 68 percent and fore cast twenty-three thousand boles; North Carolina, 65 percent a ad forecast seven hundred and fifty thousand bales; South Carolina, 46 percent and forecast six hundred and eighty-seven thou sand bales; Georgia, 44 percent and nine hundred and sixty-eight thousand bales; Alabama, 60 per- i cent and eight hundred and twenty-six thousand bales. Granted Against Shcjp aft&men fcJIX STRIKING SHOPCRAFTS UNIONS AND THREE OFFI CIALS RESTRAINED FROM INTERFERING WITH THE OPERATION OF RAIL ROADS, OR THEIR PROPER TIES, ! (By Associated Press) Chicago, 111., Sept. 1. Attor ney General Daugherty today, in j the United States Court, 'filed j suit in equity against all strik i ing railway shopmen's unions. ; Chicago, 111., Sept. 1. The I United States Government todav granted a temporary restraining order against six striking rail- ! road shopcrafts unions, three of ficials and the members, from in terfering in any way with tha operation of the railroads, or their properties, on application of Attorney-General Daugherty. The order is in lorce un- Sept. 11th, pendin a hearing on . i -I . J f tlle Government .s application fo.: permanent writ. TISH GDTTOM STIC (IF OPTIMISTIC Associated Press) Washington, D. C Sejt. 1. British cotton interests are "pro. ! f iimdlv pessimistic" of the fu ture, while the French consider their prospects bright, according to the report to the commerce de partment today, from Edward Pickard, chief of the -Textile di- vision, who is making a of the conditions abroad. survey COTTON MARKET TODAY'S MARKET , October - 1- 21.96 December . . - 22.22 -Janifaey. - - 22.10 March .. 22.17 May 22.10 YESTERDAY'S MARKET October 22.47 December : 22.65 January . . p.4S March 22.oo May 22.45 n -nm STS flR FUTURE; i HeIl i . (By n
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