Has Played Martyr But He Seems Really Plain Crook W illhini II. VmliTHiu of ><??? ^ <irk. Sitprrinli -mli-nl of !':?? Stiili* Vnli-Saloon liauur. I la* Kept l'|? ( rj ol IVr x'rntioii in I- ol'Fonr Imlirtmi nl (jol His Money from Mv?li-rion? Fricni! New York', January William II. Anderson. superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League. on trial here for for g? ry, asserted yesterday that $20,u0u which lie got hold of was given l*y a "mysterious friend" whoso name he did not know anil who has since dis appeared. Ry ItOW LAM) WOO II C03?ri?M. IV24. by The Advance New York. January 25 ? Martyr | or potty crook? That, in the last analysis, is the question on which twelve Jurors mu?t vote when the trial of William 1 H. Anderson, state superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, and stormy i petrel of the wet and dry fight in i his State, comes to an end. probably ! late today. Technically, the^rial is one to de termine whether Anderson was; guilty of third degree forgery In or dering (he books of the league al tered to conceal the fact that he had forced O. Bertsall Phillips, a fund ( solicitor, to split commissions on league funds which he had collected from "dry" adherents. Hut Anderson, perhaps the most forceful slinger of invective who ever dodged the libel laws of New York State, insists, in scorns of bulletins which lie sends almost daily to the press, that the whole affair is a frame up. ? ugineered by tlio "liquor inter ests" to discredit him and wreck the league. The league stands back of him asserting most vehemently that he has done nothing wfotig. It Was with the air of a martyr, calmly resigned to hfs fate, that Anderson sat through the present action of the state's case, and it was as a martyr [hat the friendly part of the audience in the court room re garded him. as they watched the big. : sleek figure </f the man loll non chantly in his seat at the trial table. "Isn't he magnificent?" whispered one minister in the audience to a re* porter whom he had seen talking to the defendant, and whom he had talk- n as a friend of Anderson. "We have been praying day and night for his acquittal." Hut Assistant District Attorney Pecora, who was conducting the case against him. proceeded on the theory that Andersc/n was a peity crook. The whole line of bis ques tioning was designed to show that Anderson, In effect, was the Anti Saloon League of this state, and that he conducted it principally for per sonal gain ? not hesitating to levy tribute from a collector who was making a better thing out of it than Ills "boss." When Anderson was burning up the district attorney's office for in vestigating the charges Phillips bad brought against him. he said, among other things, that It would be a ?"cold day" when he or the league j could be brought to trial on any , criminal charge. lie also' said that if he were tried it would be before It was a cold day when rhe trial started - Just ten degrees above zero. Hut he was placed on trial before a Haptlst Judge. Arthur S. Tompkins, The prosecuting staff, while affilia ted ttTTTr ~ Trmnmmvr torppvn s to be composed of protestants. Hut there is at least one good shaft left in the Anderson quiver, if An derson happens to be convicted. For, of the Jurors sitting in Judgment on him. nine are avowed "wets" and three are "neutral," professing no opinion one way or the other. The state of the public mind, however, rather than a deep-dyed conspiracy, will lihve to be blamed for this, for of the 47 talesmen examined for the Jury, there wasn't one who would .-ay he was dry. The record stood 34 wet and 1.1 "neutral." If Anderson beats this charge be has only four more to face ? two in dictments for grand larceny and two for extortion, all based on league fi nancial affairs. MO\<XJllAM ON STOCKING London. January 25 ? There is a certain luiivote about wearing one'n monogram on one's stocking. A diminutive monogram, or single ini tial is Bow embroidered on the in step on the side of the ankle. tWV fashion makers say. FIND EMPLOYMENT FOK EX-SKKVICE MEN Washington. Jan.* 2T?, Appoint ment of a permanent committee of the Ciiamher of Commerce of the t'nit?d Stnt?s to co-operatt* with the Veterans' nuresu In findinK employ-* mant for rehabilitated former ser vice men was announced today by Julius llarnes. president of the or ganization. ! WOULD REDUCE TO LESS THAN HALF Proposal for Manufacture of Cheaper Fertilizers al Mils-! cle Slioal- Suliniilted lo Sec-] relary Weeks Today. Washington. January 25 ? A pro posal for the manufacture of f?*rt il- ' izers at Muscle. Shoals. under pro-] cesses designed to reduce its cost to farmers to "less than half" of pres-J ent prices, has been worked out byj experts in nitrogen production In ( association with three Southern j power companies wheh have offered ? $100,000,000 f(rr a fifty year lease' on the Government's wartime project, and prepared for submission to Sec- . retary Weeks today. As a supplement to the lease, the offer contemplates the formation of a $5,000,000 corporation t?r manu facture up to 50.000 tons of fertili zer annually. LYONS WOMAN WANTS THAT REWARD NOW Suit for $2,700 with interest has been brought by Mrs. Penelope Lyons, young grass widow of this city, against th?- Fidelity and Depos it Company of Baltimore, Md.. the young woman claim jng the Sl.ooo and 10 per cent of all the money re covered. which was. offered by the bonding company as a reward fur the capture (if J. P. Svkes, Jr.. de faulting collection teller of the First and Citizens National Hank. Sykes ahsconde.l on Sunday prirrr to Labor Day. 1!)22. $25,000 short in his ac count*. Mrs. Lyons spent eight months with Sykes while h?? was a fugitive from Justice in the hills nf Montana, after which she left him and returned to Klizaheth City wh?-re agents (?i the Federal Department of Justice elicited from her informa tion that led to Sykes arrest. 'The bonding company disputes the claim on the ground that Mrs. Lyons was an accessory before the the fact to the crime. FAI.I. IN WASHINGTON TO TELL STOItY MONDAY Washington. January 25 ? \ Albert Fall is bark in Washington Jo t <*1 1 his own story about tin* series of recent disclosures which have made hi:n the center of the sensation whore counterpart the National cap ital has not seen in many years. He arrived last night in response to the summons from the Senate committee and will appear before it Monday. SERIOUSLY BURNED IN IIIC.II POINT HUE High Point. January 25 ? One man was seriously burned, another was overcame by smoke and taken to a liospltal. and JiixetL -aUiur? ? x u m lu 1 n ? ? ed sprains and bruises In jumping fron# tin- 4<-ronil story win?4o\\> wlii'iij Tim trrrtTiy destroyed ;i hoard IiTi? house here. Einmett Usery is in the hospital In critical condition from burns. EIGHTEEN CONVICTS ESCAPE FHOM CAMP Ashevllle. January 25 ? Kv?yy available deputy in Madison County .was today seeking is cirnvlcts sever-? all of them were serving long terms for murder and* other felonies who' escaped last night from the recently i established convict camp near Mar shall. Two negro murderers were captured here. AUTHORIZE PURCHASE LAND FOR ASSEMBLY, Ashevllle Ja/iuary 25 ? Th?- Wes tern North Carolina diocesan con vention in sessldn here to-day au- . thorlzed the purchase of a tract off land and buildings at Kanuga Lake near Henderson vllle for an episco pal Assembly ground. The purchase depends upon the action of 12 other! dioceses. SPEAKS TONIGHT TO THE AMERICAN LEGION Captain W. It. Rodman, depart ment commandant of the American IX'?lon. will address the ex ? rvlci men of the city ?t a nfeetlng Friday night at 8 o'clock. In the V. M. C | A. parlors. He wlfl be arcompanh-d bv Charles Sloan of the veterans' de partment. All ex-wervlee men an urged to attend. TO MKKT IX VOHKH K Richmond. January 26 ? The Vir ginia Democratic Convention yester day decided to meet in Norfolk on June II. I Ol M?S "SI PKIMSACK" 1( H N RATION" j ? - ? ? ? ? i Lf.:.:*' . i | Dr. Alzamon Ira Lucas. shown hero with his son. will conic to New York City from Rochester. N. Y., soon to conduct a ".super-race conven tion." Lucas claims the sex and vocation of a child can he predetermined. MILES VS . FEREBEE Ol'T FOR SHERIFF | Another candidate for sheriff Is I formally anm/uucing his candidacy! for thai office in this issue. Miles j \\\ Ferebee. of the Klizabeth City Motor Car Company. Mr. Ferebee has served this dis-] trict in tin* North Carolina Senate j and has always taken an in tertuit in j local politics, hut ho points out that this is the first time that he has sought from the voters of Pasquc-j tank an office the emoluments of which amounted to qnything in a financial way. Chrirle* c-.irmine announced hi* candidacy Thursday, hut political gosEip i> to th" effect that there will l>e a number t/f others to throw thcir-i hats in the ring in the race for sheriff In tin- nea?' future. Sheriff; Reid is not expected to seek re-e!cc- ! lion this year. It is also indicated that there will more 'than one candidate for the office of trial Justice and for prose cuting attorney, though the candi dacy of P. Ssiwycr for trial Jus t !<??- i- i lie only fr/rmal announcement thus far. George J. Spence. Incum bent. bus not signified whether he will seek re-election or not. FI.VMES SWEEP It \CUSE HOTEL Syracuse. N. V.. Jan. 2". l-'ire which swept through the Manhattan; Hotel in the enter of the city mused, at least one death. Injuries to a score, and property damage estimat ed sit $100,000. Two persons are missing. !^u : Chat terton. aged <>7. leaped to death; from the third Hopr. Most of the 40 I guests cut off from escape by the stairways leaped to life nets or wen carried down ladders by firemen. CANAL IS IN NEEI) OF FORTIFICATIONS Colon. Panama. January 2f? ? 1 .1 lirigewrtnf rrri lyl^teat warfare al -th? , Canal Zone report that the Canal i exposed t o enemy attack because of lack of fortification*. SUGAR AT PENDER'S NINE AND HALF CENTS Sugar at Pender's is (I 1-2 cents a pound. My error the price was quoted sit 12 1-2 cents in Thursda y's paper, and The Advance hastens to make correction on page eight to day iind c.*n the front page as well. Hangs Wash Hit ton may be president of th? United States, but. that doesn't pre Jc!,n CoolWjre from hanging out Ills household wash at tho Coo lldse home rear Tlymouth, Vt. MELLON WHITES TO SEN \ I O|{ COlf/KNS Washington. .Ian 25. While It.- : -tmiHten-n-"Hon*f?-twmhfi s wi'H1 today * considcrim; lli?- proposal to draft a I on plan ax tlx* basis, Secretary Mel lon renewed the defense of his pro-' posal In another letter "to Senator Couzens. Republican,' of Michigan. Couzemt liad challenged Mellon to_j t - 1 1 the country what ?? IT< *ot tin* Mel lon plan would hav ? on Ills own per sonal taxes', but till- Kcrrt'tiiry'fi reply did not mention that subject. In stead, he again Inquired whether the present high surtax rate bad not Im pelled Con/ens to Invest a large part of his wealth in tax exempt securi ties. Three "Angel Women" In The Teapot Dome Scandal Ily ( AIKH.VN IIIOM# r???rl?ht. IW?. by Thr A dvArftf Washington. Jail. 25. Th? ?? nrr thre?' "woman angels" to f hf? Tea*pot Dome ho a mini. II tit con trary to what Is supposed to h?> the rule in such eases. nonn of th< women f inure on * the side of the alleged "easy money." Tin- wom?n involved are Mr*. Alice lloosivelt Longworth. Mrs. M trion Hannlster. ?lsier of ("artrr Glass. and Mrs. John l>. Sherman. of the (general Federation Of Women* Cluhs. It wax ?t tlio home of Mrs. I, on* worth last Sunday that a confer?'nc?' of the Roosevelt family was held with* it restiltetHn Arclile' RWixv-V^lfif r?sUna tlon frotn his vie# presidency of the Sinclair-owned oil company. | and his testimony before the Senate committee Implicated ox-8ecretarv of th* InterlCT Pall In the naval oil grab. 1 "That Is what T. H. would have had him do." Is the comment in j Washington. Ahd the carrying out of her father'* policies I* the Intense desire of Alloc fioom-veli Longworth. Alrn. liunniMrr \a author of ;t 4.r? P'a ?*? -tihamphlnt in which alie limit up a carefully. studied attack upon \ho f.il Imm>. much reneinlillng a lawyer's brief. The pamphlet, which ?tre**e* t h?* assertion t h ;? t i'n leaning of the oil field* wan a be trayal of flu- Navy, is being widely distributed. -and Im counted on by t h *? Democrats to provide much pc? litlcal in the presidential campaign, Mm. Hherninn I* chairman of a committee of the Federation of \V?/inf;OH Clubs which keep* cI?jm>Iv in touch with all tht In t>**l 11 k done to conserve the nation's natural re source*. The Federation, acting on report* from the committee, has been f1v??n much of the credit for having canned the r<>NlgnAtfon of Spcref.irv Fall. Mr*. Sherman ha* been a student (ft conservation for twenty * year* and wan closely associated with Plnchot when he was chief forester. i 'Great Deal Going On At National Capital <$iil W lirtln r \n\ of ?J tirl- \n\ ulicrr. \\ i ! T i \ ? 1 lJ:r <"<m ilirliru < :jrivnl? v( \iiu I'.iMmiii: MmiiiI I!. !'- ? i O ii'in''-. tif'ins.iti* hi In* Sn 11 i:j i?\\n? iwviihm i: r . >r'( ? ? i ?: i'v 1 ? a.i?u WV.shinyrtoii. Jan. Hi. Tn n ouXfUlrr tlv national capitid nowadays must sivni like1 a stroll crowd ? -iwry l>ody headed in J dijerent directions. io anyoneoniiK4 urouna i!u? - it nation looks hardly less con- i fusing. Not since 1912 has 1 here been so much tfointf on. s ? liuch that will lead nowhere, so iwch that is presidential poli [ics and so much that is the re- J uilt of a natural accumulation >f public business in this, the most important session of Con gress in 11 generation. Tax revision admittedly .stands but as commanding paramount inter est It Is moving along as well a* ran he expected. The bill is still In the hands or the Ways and Mean* Committee with efforts being made by the Itepuhlicans to join with th* llpmorrats in framing a non-partisan measure. The Senate rant tackle the subject till the House gets through with it. So the Senate is all tangled up In investigations ami hearing* about various questions Including 111'* stih i.-ct of rcrimntxlni: Hie Soviet gov-, . rnni.'iil In llussla, tin- I'-ok P'-are plan and llie Teapot l)om<- oil con t rov. rsy. \< for Russia. tin- Investl-alinu v ill clear tin- air an to most |Milnls. 1 11. tinal deelBlon In' within tlx- 'lis ci-tloii of the I'resldent anil Secre i ,r\ stat>- nnyliow. i The imiuiry into the alleged un 1 proper u?'- of money in stimulating nubile interest In Hie winning Bok plan which urges peace \ la the ' I,epcn?' of Nations Is already a 117. *le. Tie Teapot Dome investigation hid-* ralr to be t In* most important ,,r II for political purposes. Senator I a l-'olb'ite will claim nnirli or the , r. 'lit fur alarling II. though ? nator Walsh "f Montana. Democrat, lias I most effocllv, in f' rr. ilne out l lie furls. At I bo moment III" invr ii .11 1 oil lias Simply developed a sus pirioii Hint for Serrelarv Albert ,n ?r ill.- Interior Deparlnieiit made a contract for I lie finvcrnniont In dispos" of Oil b ases, for wllicll It i* alleged be was ill some wai coin pi nsaleil when lie resigned bis place in -the Harding cabinet. Suspicion i Il t evidence and Mr. Kail may be :thl? to clear up doubts when be tes tifies. i nil seems to he creating all sorts of trouble not only in the tangled nuest ions of foreign policy In the Near Kast. but in Mexico." The ad ministration Is being criticized for ||. | pi nt: th' Ohrogon government with the sab* of munitions and f??r wending American naval vessels to, prevent the rebels from Intercepting Vmeriean commerce with Mexico, es pecially' in the vicinity of Tain pirn, the heart of the oil region In co Mr. Hughe# defends bis policy | on the ground that It is not inter vention but moral support to a v?ov- , e r n in e 1 1 1 which I ins been r ccogn i ze ; I 'resident Coolidge Is salllnir along inn/ LilcJieUito of the" Htotfiu. Hu~ knows tax legislation depends large ly on the adroitness of bis leader shif 1 1 ? - is opposed to a soldier; bonus bill but nmv find thai Con- 1 speiis will pass the kind of a niea? -im- he run approve. -one that doesn t call for so iiiurli of an outlay of rash as has been proposed. The lion ?? advocates are biding tl.elr lime wailing for the la* bill lo reach (In door on the House anil Senate Where amendment* can be lacked on. d< baled and voted upon. Meanwhile. Mr. f'""lld*' ""J1', him "If concerned not about I lie nominal ini campaign. Init what will con," afler it II' ha* i. airly good ?iarl for the nomination. tin "CnnlMac Again" rlubs ar, inci.a' Inn In number. Hut the nliirmin Phase of the politic^ outlook I* II" rl 1st r' Ill'- Ultiiati'in in tin- atrrlcnl lural regions, particulars the North west. Mr. Coolldlc's message to. Congress lo provide machinery for ilnni.rl. ? V ' 1- f- f"' 'tiers I* d' sliin-d. or course, to ni"' I an ten noinlc emorn. ncy. bill It Will have political effects. The West Is rest lens. Tie Republican strength us n ally comes front thai section, f'on-j tress is a slow?-moviiig body. I'nlev* It** acts promptly. Mr. fool Ida'* will bear 1110*1 of the political resentment thtit Inevitably follows. He is nrglng Immediate action. Sen ator llrookbnrt of Iowa says the step has CO nie "six months too late, i XdmlnJstratlon officials do not llrtnk so Tile* f.el thai the various an encles of credit which ran be pro vided will core the situation anil that, as thing* improve in the auri minimi bell, even slightly, the pre* ligr of the administration will not be vitally damaged. The Northwestern rnsls Is de rlared here to be spot t v and not like ly to become nntloaai. A:.,'lculture DECLARES PLAN IS GOOD ONE J. H. Li'Uoy, Sr.. Native of Tyrrell County, Kegaril* (.eorfje I*. Carter's Supper 1 ion as IVaetirulile. Kill inlv feasible, practicable, and expedient, in the- opinion of J. H. LeRoy, Sr.. a native of Tyrrell Courtly, is the suggestion of George IV Carter of Fairfield to connect Klixaheth City and Tyrell and Hyde count ieH hy a ferry between New berry's landing in Tyrrell and Lis ters Pier in Pasquotank. "I do not regard Mr. Carter's sug gestion as a pipe dream at all." said Mr. LeRoy tcr an Advance reporter Thursday just before leaving the city for Mackeys and New Bern'. "On the contrary I regard it as the most sensible road building proposal. I have heard put forward in some lime, and I concur thoroughly and heartily In every statement made by Mr. Carter, who is generally known lo be on Q*f the most forward look ing citizens, of Hyde County. "All that vast territory , of Tyrrell and Hyde counties east of a line from the mouth of the Scuppernong Itiver i<? Swan Quarter would be added to Klixaheth City's trade ter | ritory by the establish men t. of such a ferry, and. with good roads lead ! ing to the ferry landing on both sides of the sound, Hyde and Tyr relj County farmers would flock to Klizaheth City in great number. A nine mile ferry would be considered in; drawback by tleiu because thU ferry would so greatly shorten the time and the expense of a trip frc/m Hyd? or Tyrrell counties to Kllza beili City and would give Klixaheth City a liig advantage in In/Ill these respects over Washington. "The territory to. which I have. re ferred I regard as the richest, agri culturally, in this section. In the area that would be opened to in would be Included the drainage dis trict around Matramuskeet Lake, as well as Chat part of Hyde County i north oT the Lake which, as is gener ally known, i^ the seat of most of the wealth of Hyde County. "I coilld add little to what Mr. ? Carter has said, but I concur whole heartedly in every statement he made and. in regard to the extension of the Weeksvllle road from the new high schorl building to Lister's Pier, I sincerely hope that this matter will he acted rpon favorably by the Pasquotank Highway Commission at lis very next meeting." IIA II WKATIIKIl IS ItAltll OX HO.VIM A\k? IM S ttttttVfm ? JCo dirt ? road ^ can e?JL> mii^e^ enoiign fT? stand tip Under heivy motor traffic under such weather conditions as have prevailed this week . The State road to South MI'ls, first opened to traffic on January 10, and pronounced at that time as fine a dirt road as could be found In this section. Is an apt illustration. The cold wave the first of the week caught this road wet and the thaw setting In Wednesday was followed by rain Thursday. Williams bus line missed Its trip to Norfolk Thurs day. while Mcpherson's line Fri day announced suspension of service until the road becomes again fit for travel. If weather such as has prevailed this week should fcrm t in lie. the road .can certainly be little If any improved until spring opens. COTTOX MAItKKT New York January 25? Spot cot ton closed quiet till* afternoon, de c-lining points Middling 33:4.V Futures closed at th<- following levels: January 83:10; March 13; May .13:42: July 32: SO; October 2H:03. New York. January 2"? Cotton,, futures opened this morning at the following levels ; Jatuiarv 33:40; March 33: r? 3 J May 33 ;?4; July 3 2 : a 3 ; October 2S:?3. has been under a strain for some time. The administration has been at a loss bow to solve the problem. Acute outbreaks of financial trouble have accelerated action. And ibis Includes 6nljr a few of the problems of the moment, for Itn portant treaties are pending and ap propriation bills always provide ground for debate. It's a busy win ter this. In Washington.

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