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VOLUME TWENTY:
WILMINGTON N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 19X4.
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Pelegation From Virginia Ap
peared In Washington
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Ciaimsn i nai unless nemeaiai Legis
lation is Obtained Tobacco Raisers
of Oin Dominion WHI Have to QUit
BuSlllrSS. , V. '
Wa fhiiigtan, June 24. Represent
tat'.VtrS Hi me V ll Sl.H4HVlStUU Ol tile
r avn.-! Ji;aueauonai ana up-opera-
ti'6 I 1111)11, ui AiiiBHta, vcic I1C1C
toiiay M urge the Federal . Commis
sion :ipinintea to investigate me tu-baci-o
industry in this country ?to
mate limueuiaie report oi us min
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ings.
D M. Rlankenship, secretary, said
unless the commission completed its
investigation and suggested some
form oi remedial legislation soon tne
tcbaecu ;uovers of Virginia would
flaw to in t ousiness. tie oeciareu
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the cost of production f was .so. far
above the selling price -that it would
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be impossible for th Jtarmers to con
tin ' p much loin'.ci' trader present con-
dit it j:-.
Ipanr of one hundred' Virginia to-.
bo growers appeared before the
joint i oiigressronal commission, wnicn
i-, im i sligktion of the tobacco indus
try uhiUt consideration.
Fivsiiletrf D.- M. Gannaway, of the
union, aslftl that the commission com
plete its investigation at. once and
urged creation or a Government ru-
Ireau t'ui marketing tobacco and, if nec
essary, maintenance of a representa
tive in Kurope to contract for the sale
of tobacco with Foreign Buyers.
"We f ee no way in which the farm
ers mav grow tobacco at a fair and
remuneiative price, Gannaway de
clared
T AGAINST
EXEMPTING LABOR
V h: liinton, June 24 Petitions for
and. ai itinsf the labor exemntiorf clause
in the Clayton' anti-trust bftl and'' in
the ''.iiiil i v: civil Mil nr h'pB'innine' in
reach ih,. White House. One memor
ial from the Chamber of Commerce of
the i'unerl Rtati mivnortlne to
present tAvo hundred and ;f if ty: thou
sand lm: s.inPHs men, received today,
prote:i,.,i against exemption as "class
legislation in its worst form."
LOSE LIVES IN STORM
fViedi i, hshafen, Germany, June 24
The i .,,iioS 0f ten fishemen were re-
covf-rt-,. uxjay from Lake Constance
and at N ast twenty-five more are miss
! -I, ved to have been drowned in
,he ,; ' n storm Which broke over
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iccialTnvitation.
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' ''arolijaa. Press Associa-4
ill be one' of the most in- 4
'up; of all. Two. big ad-
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are scheduled. Attor-
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-neral Bfckett will speak
Constitutional Amend- 4
and Editor R:,F. Beasley, h
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"'I oration. Th'p npnnlf nf
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ton i 1 , ; rfftritlnlrtv- thooo lwi A
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ROTES
FISHERMEN
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Presiding over sessions of North
Carolina Press Association at Oceanic
Hotel, WrightsvilJe Beach. He deliv
ered his annual address this morning, f
using as his subject, "The Editor Must
Be. a Crusader".
JACK
READY FOR THE FIGHT
..Paris, June 24 Jack Johnson, cham
pion heavy weight pugilist; will weigh
about 'two hundred and ten poVinds,
when ihe enters the ring Saturday for
his fight with- Frank Moran, of Pitts
burg. This means he will he about ten
pbuhdsrjheavier- than when he fought
Jim Jeffries. Both- fighters are going
J through hard training.
KING PETER
THRONE
TO
Belgrade, June 24 Reported to,
have abdicated King Peter left Bel
grade today for Baths, at VranyaJ
Southern: Servia, and a note issued
by the 'official agency in announcing
the King's departure did not say he
had abdicated, but confined itself to
the statement that the King had signed
a Ukase, entrusting the government
during his absence to Crown Prince Al
exander. NEW RECORD FOR
JoUannisthaV Germany, June 24
The World's record for duration flight
was jmftde! here today by Gustav Bas
spr a .fiierman ;airman He remained
in tli ,)r eighteen .hours and ten min
utes, ryithout landing. The best prev
ious 'rorl.iwas fourteen hours and
seven, minutes.- : -
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WOULD SLOP TIPS TO
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runicnaiHiiu
Washington, Jurfe 24 Tips to por
ters' and waiters on. trains and steam
boats in Interstate Commerce would
be prohibited by a bill introduced to
day by Senator Works. At .same time
it .would raaKe it unlawful for an env
ployer to pay such low wages that
tips were necessary for proper com
pensation 6 the'employe.
AEROPLANES ACTED
i;. t F0NERAliSC0RT
Vienna, June , 24. An escort of
?w6nty aeroplanes, flying mourning
flags,, formed a'guard o ;honqr at-the
funeral today of the - nine Austrian
officers, killed jh the tragic air catas-
last Saturday.- An enormous
f J IA . U.A J - - u
of people Vas , present.-
I concourse
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Big Fire In Manchester.
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JOHNSON
TURNS
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AIRSHIP
DURATION
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early today caused the' destruction of,ernor Slatbm'essage willbe flliy
a; number' of business rbuil dings,: caus-1 ered tonjpoW. y s -
'Q Rtimate"d -at eight 'hundred! "Wl i . . , . ; r
Mediators Turn 'Attention to
the International Questions
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DISCUSSING PLANKS
IN PEACE PACT
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Delegates. Feel Coh
fident the Federals and Cdnr
stitutionalists Will Get To
gether. . N . . -. . . '. ,
Niagara Falls, June 24 Farther dis
cussion of those planks of thepeace
"program which relate to international
differences between the United States
and the Huerta Government occupied
the mediators and delegates today,
while awaiting definite understanding,
PRESIDENT PARDONS
FOUR DM
Withholds Decision as to Two
' Others, While Rest Must
END MARKED UP TO
THE NOTED CASES
President Assigns No ReasoKs,
, But Said to Have Followed
Closely the Recommenda
tions of the Attorney Gen
eral. Washington, June 24 President
Wilson today commuted to expire at
once the sentence imposed on Michael
J. Hannon, of Scranton, Pa., Frank H.
Paintervof Omaha; Fred J. Mooney, of
Duluth, and William Shupe, of Chica
go, all convicted in the "dynamite con
spiracy" cases trial at Indianapolis.
The other twenty defendants, includ
ing tle leaders, must begin serving
their sentences tomorrow in Leaven-
worth penitentiary. Clemency forjors Friday will formally-grant a par-
J;v H: arry and Paul J. Moran, both
of St Loliis, was withheld while they
have opportunity to submit separate
petitions.
No memorandum was given out
companying the announcement of the
President's action, as sometimes is
done ihi'such cases, but it is under
stood the President followed closely
the recommendations of Attorney Gen
eral McReynoids. The four men whose
sentences were commuted had a minor"
.part in;tha conspiracy. Petitions set
ting fortli Jndividually the applications
of the other-two for executive clemen-
! cy will be received.
The twenty-four men who applied
for a pardon were convicted of con
spiracy and transportation of dyna
mite in . Interstate Commerce for;
wrecking of buildings and other struc
ture In .the" labor war between the
structural iron workers' organization
and the employers. . The cases grew
directly flUf .of the dynamiting of the
Los Angeles. Times building and con-
fessions bf-the. McNamara Bros.,,.
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GEORGIA PROHIBITION
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Atlanta j fla k- .Tnnfl 24. A bill
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ameridihg; the Statewide prohibition
law is ! among the measures to ne
considered by t, he Georgia General
considered by thev Georgia
'dav for' a fiftv-day session.
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or instructions issueti by the Consti
tutionalists, who are expected to come
here. ' - ;' v" "'J
It was said- that at least one of the
planks would be framed as a protocol
today and others agreed upon
Lby end of-the present . week, if the
purpose of the principals is fulfilled.
The international side of . the 'contrp-.
versy wift be cleared- up, leaving the
"question ; of selecting of a Provisiouai
President aud "other internal problems!
to conference of iepresentatives of thie
pbsijutipialfcsts and Huerta Goyetn-
ment:;i '.' '
. Notwithstanding reports1 from. New
Orleans quoting the Carranza spokes
man as casting doubt jon the probabili
ty of such a meetingt Confidence" pre
vailed in American quarters that ulti
mately the two Meiican factions
would be brought together. If is un
derstood efforts of Washington Gov
ernment were bent in that direction,
although it was admitted here-.that
arrangefnents have not' yet been per
fected justifying public announcement
from the mediators. .
TESTS OF
TO RE WADE TODAY
Ilammondsport, Ind., June 24-A
series ot severe-tests, beginning to
day, are to be niade with the air, boat
Ameiic'a in which Lieutenant John
Porte and George. iHaliett ip'lan tofiy
aero&s the Atlantic. The first' trials
yesterilay .were successful.' The aero
plane will .be shipped to r-'St. JoUn,
New Foundland, early 4iext month for
,a start. The weight , carrying tests
were planned for today. Lieutenant
Porte said the America fulfilled his
every hope and made him more cer
tain than ever of being successful
in trans-Atlantic flight.
PAROLE FOR SLAP
If i tOHlltli GIRL
Trenton, N. J., June 24 It is under
stood here the board of prison inspect-
ole to William t -A. Death, one qf the
four men,- convicted in 1901 for. the
death of Jennie -Bosschieter, a. pretty
young mill girl, found dead near Pater-
KIRS
AIRSHIP
ac-;son, after having been in company -fat
Death and other men convicted of her
murder. The law permits the parole
of prisoners who have, served 'a third.
their terms. Death has ser.ved nearly
half his thirty-year sentence arid has
been regarded as a model prisoner.' ,
QUIET TODAY AFTER
NIGHT OF TERROR,
Butte, June 24-Quite prevailed to
day, after rioting between the B,utte
Miner's Union factions, in Union Hall,
last night, which. ?esUJted jtn one man
killed, one' fatally : ijUred: and prop-
erty valued at one hundred thousand
dollars destroyed by dynamite. : Doz
ens of shots werW fired and more tnan
twenty blasts of dynanlite set off dur
ing the nightf 'Governor SteVart, !
I Helena, was preparing to issue a- call
J - .- .;-,t-'- -fer . .
for troops to prevent disorders ' uey
tween tne warring uiuiot, . .
London, June 24 In the presence of
1 a large and highly distinguished as
semblage, Walter Hides Page, the
American ambassador, received Ihe
honorary degree of .LL. D. at the
convocation .exercises at Oxford Uni-
t versity
today. ' Other recipients of
honorary degrees were -Viscount Bryce
of Dechmont, former British ambas-
sador v at ' Washmgtoipan4 Richard
Strauss, the Celebrated fvienna Com
poser.- ,
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Mr. Beasley, who is editor of the
Monroe Journal, will deliver the an
nual orator at the press convention
tonight. His subject is "The Tyranny
of the Status Quo".
SWEETEST KISS
" " SHE EVER HAD
Washington, June 24 President Wil
son today gave a little Los Angeles
girl what she described as "sweetest
liiss I ever had." The child 'was Laura
Margaret ' Reilly, the ten-year-old
idaughter of Charles Reilly, a Princeton
graduate, who had called at the White
House 'with the .parents. ' After the
father and mother had shaken hands
with the President, Margaret' stepped
up" "tedpleaseI, '"Please Mr'. President
I want to'iake, a kiss from you back
to California." , n ? . f t ; " - , ..
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"Certainly", said the President, Mar
garet left thje White; Hduse, builltiig
with joy.
SIX HUNDfiED BETTER
CARRIERS ON STRIKE
Paris, June 24. Six hundred letter
carriers, on a strike owing to refusal
of the French Senate to include in
the postal budget some increased al
lowances, today barricaded them
selves inside the Paris Central post
office, of which they took possession
last night. A force of eight hundred
policemen surrounded the " building
while the authorities considered
whether to storm the place and' forci
bly expel the strikers.
A deputation of business men ; call
ed, on the Minister of Posts and in
formed him that Paris already had
suffered.: to the extnet of two hup-
kdred thousand dollars by interrup
tion of the mails and this would be
greatly increased unless the Govern-
jment took means to restore the aer-
l.yice.
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- Cattle Kaisers Oianize.
" Boise, Idaho, June 4 Cattle - ahd
horse raisers from seven States met
here today to complete the organizaj
tion of the Northwestern Cattle and
Horse Raisers' Association. The as
sociation is to embrace the States.6f
Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Utah and Northern Nevada.
One of its principal objects will be'the
securing the national and. State; legis
lation of benefit to those engaged In
the industry. x .
Templars Meet in Helena, '.;f
Helena, Mont., June 24 Helena was
decorated with Masonic emblems' to-
Lida ., honor of the Knights Templar
of Montanavwho gathered herein cdn
siderable number for the annual meet
ing of the grand comirianderyi; The
session will continue two days and
will be marked by several ndt&WTe
features of entertainment lay, honor
of the visiting knights arid their ladles.
Prohibition for District of Columbia.
Washington, June 24 Absolute pr
hibition for the District of Columbia
was proppsed in a bitf introduced! to
day of Senator Works, of CaliforniaV'
Souvenir Dance Tomorrow Nighfcf
At Lumina complimentary to'' Press
Association Exhibition Dancing.- Mov
ing pictures. Advertisement."
Subscribe to The -fcYtsnlns Dlspatctl
Forty-Secojd pua,Ccmyen
tion Opened at Oceanic
Hotel Today.
SEyERAEMj;
ADDRESSES DELIVERED
Public Wifirli : Attri
ney General Biclett To
night 'Putclj Supper and
Other Social Features
With possibly the largest attend
ance in the history of the organization
and with every prospect of its being
the most pleasant and profitable con-
Wention yet held, the 42nd annual ses
sion of the North Carolina Press As
sociation, composed of some 140 lead
ing newspaper men of the North
State, is now holding forth at the
Oceanic Hotel, Wrightsville Beach.
Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach
feel honored v indeed to have this gath
ering in-their midst for a few days
and the visitors are' being royally en
tertained. President Clarence Poe, of Raleigh,
arrived early last evening, and Seo
retary. J, B. ShejePjao
midnight trNearly all theothe:
members arrived last night either ; on
the early' trains or at midnight. 'They
went through to , Wrightsville Beach;
TlThevitqtS tnet at- tnelfreacli ttioiti
years ago and many of them are pleas
antly remembered by Wilmingtonians.
Mr. Sherrill, the popular secretary, in
which position he hacs serTd fpc many
years, has many" warm friends in Wil
mington by whom he was most cordial
ly greeted. , , . .
The association will, pontinue jh ses
si6n through tomQrrqw . nightand on
Friday the members, will; go for a trip
down the Cape ; Fear :rtvejc. as guests
of the Southport Commercial Associa
tion. The convention opened at 10
o'clock, being called to order by Pres
ident Clarence Poe, of Raleigh, edi
tor of the Progressive Farmer, who
asked Mr. William Laurie Hill, of the
Presbyterian Sta&dard, of ' Charlotte,
to offer tlie opening prayer.
Visitors Welcomed.
President Poe then introduced to
the editors Wilmington's esteemed
townsman, Hon.' George Rountree,
judge of the Eighth- Judicial dis
trict, who, in behalf of the press of
Wilmington and the citizens gener
ally ' of the city and the beach, ex
tended to the visitors a cordial and
hearty welcome. ' Judge Rountree
was heard with peculiar interest by
the newspaper men and in course of
his remarks he made several sugges
tions for their serious consideration.
He paid high tribute to the newspa
per men of the State- as a whole and
In the preface to his address spoke
in high praise of President Poe, de
claring that he knew of no man in
the State who had done more for
North Carolina during the past few
years than Mr. Poe. This declaration
was greeted with a round of ap
plause. In another column of to
day's paper will be found' the princi
pal features of Judge Rountree.'s ad-i
dress. Brief mention was made by
Judge Rountree, of the rich history
of the lower Cape ' Fear section and
he also spoke of the progress that is
now being niade in the upbuilding of
this entire section. The beach, he
said, is one- of. the most delightful" re
sorts anywhere and brings to this
section hundreds of visitors every
year. But above all these things is
the well known reputation of- Wil
mington and section for abundant
and discriminating hospitality. ?: Many
members', of he Press Association,
he' said, are known personally to the
people- of this section and are held
in the highest esteem. Those whom
Wilmington ' does not,, know personal-
ly,? he said, have on this occasion
been - found to be mostv worthy and
to all a most hearty welcome was ex
tended. . Judge Rountree said" that" if
the visitors dd gap .enQy temselyes
it would not be"becaus the people
Jipf the. community had nottried to
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PUBLIC INVITED. :
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The North Carolina Press As-)
sociation extends a (cordial invlI
tation to the Wilmington public- 4
to attend any and all of Us ses-4 f
i sktns. The session
tomorrow1 .! .
!tegO(mmim$y all -inanai.beilr" -!
audience. He should be given a
royal greeting by the Wilming- f
4 toq. public, as well as
by the
! members
tipn.
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of the Press
Associa-
make their stay a happy and profit
able one. .. "";
Judge Rountree concluded amidst
a round of applause! -.
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The response was made by Maj. H.' .
A. London, of Pittsboro, editor of th:
Chatham Record and practicing a
torney" of thatv city. Major London i
responded to the address "of welconi ' -:'".;
when the editors met at th beaehj "
four years ago, when" the welcbmia'.,;v?f-?
nrlHrta . waa modo Viv r To m aja ' Xt'
6tj the leading members of the ?f
Association. Thirlyears ago, said
Major London w&-.president of ;wtMs)4i-
association. 10 mm rresiaeni, rps
paid a high tribute. -
Maior ijonrlon said .Tlh , nrannallv:i. . r !t I
appreciated and knew . that all , tht.
nit. . 1 . jj i t ;"'V i
hearty welcome extended; by ; Judg - :j;;
Rountree. The " hospitality - of . this - vio
section, he said, had been widejy
known since Colonial .times. Major.
London said he spoke as one who was :
reared almost in this section. ItV
gave him great pleasure, he; said, to
again visit the beachnaijd see the
wonderful improvements that . nshre
been made. It you, go down the .'
beach now, he said, you see a number.,
of fine hotels, cottages, club houses',
pavilions, etc. It will scarcely bp
realized that this only a few years
ago was nothing more (;th?n; asii ?
bar. He recalled that ?years ago ihej
ofen came across to the beach from
the sound in a sail boat and the only
thing he saw on he island was ..Qn,it$f
old tumbled do wi house. Now it la, ,y;
one of the most; popiiiar and one .of,."..-;..-;
Wilmington itself, . he said,'' . is
enough to! . attract every : North Car-;
olinian, especially i the editors. He
then briefly recounted a few of thej.
many historical incident's iij which
and with which Wilmington is obn'
nected. i . -
He again expressed v the apprecia
tion of the editors for the remarks of
Judge Rountre of the high praise
paid to the press by him ; in his ad-'
dress of welcome.. Major- London
said that he would say, and' defy, cgni
trauiciion, mat no ciass or men in tne.
State has done ' more And is doin .
more than the '.poorly -paid? 'patriotic,1
public-spirited editors df "North CaftK
lina foe the progress" and ' advance
ment of the . State. "This 5 statement,
was greeted with ap'plahs'e: ' tt
He also spoke of th6 gfeat powT
of the press, of the ' g66d purpose it'
serveswhen rightly usedri and of the
influence for bad if abused.:- H4 urgv?;:f H
: -frv- ? 1 f'3 - -4 .s -""'v. V
conservative-, y el progressive policy .J'
upon which ( they have ' oiillt in "the
past and t5 strive daily t6r the" ideal "
in newspaperdom
Greetings. v ;
Poe announced
President Poe announced -greetr ' i
Ings in a cablegram frpnVAmbkssa'r;
dorWalter N. Page, London, a North' r , .
Carolinian ; also a telegraW Irom Sfec - .
retary. of the Navy Daniels, x statlnig :
that he was sending a: special delir- :i i " '
ery letter to the convention. PresI. :-'V-;;.-r .
dent Poe also read a letter receive ' -from
, .:. Dr. T. N. Ivyof 'JNashville ; :'t : -,"
Tenn.Hfrmerl3r) of "this;;State, andj;
one : time president offthb -Press, -,.A9& yft0':
socjation. -He sent greetings v to the v,
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