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VOL. XVII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY KVKNINC, M.\U< II Ul\ i:U7. SIX PACKS. NO. 69.
City Council Calls Halt
In Expenditures Pending
Survey Financial Status
Decide to Make Certain
NfCfii?ary Work 1* Pro
vided for Before Milking
Additional Oi^Iuvk
BII)S BEING CIIKCKKI)
Final Payment to Turli
and Gutter Contractor*
Held Up Pending Survey
?-of Sidewalk Damage
I
Till. Cil.i Cuumil?flatly
called a halt last night in ex
penditures 011 various street
and other improvements,
pending a survey of the finan
cial situation with a view to
making certain there is
enough money to cover proj
ects definitely pledged in the
passage of the recent $100,
000 bond issue.
This bond Issue, passed l?jr the
recent General Assembly, was In
troduced by Representative Wil
son, of Pasquotank, with the un
derstanding that It was to pay, in
sequence, for the resurfacing of
some 20.00U square yards of R*-I
Klan block streets, re-setting the
brick streets not already re-set,
and furnishing oil penetration for
the recently laid gravel streets.
Mayor McCabe announred from
a report by City Auditor Snowdcn
that already a little more than
$33,000 had been borrowed
against the bonds. and had been
spent, and that some $5,000 was
due besides, making nearly $30,
000 of the $100,000 already ac
counted for. though no definite
action had been taken toward
either the resurfacing of the Bel
gian block streets, or for the oil
penetration treatment for the
gravel streets.
As partially offsetting that,
however, City Manager Forehee
slated thai .most of tho? brick
streets had been re-laid. These,
as has been noted, constitute the
second Item In the mandatory pro
gram upon which the bond issue
was conditioned.
In voting to check further ex
penditures temporarily, the Coun
cil exempted a sidewalk on West
Ehringhaus street, torn up when
the street was paved. It was or
dered that this sidewalk be com
pleted at once. Its estimated cost
Is $900.
The session opened with a
statement by Mayor McCabe that
he had been approached by M. I*.
Gallop, member of the Utilities
Commission whose term expires
aext month, with a declaration
that he did not wish reappoint
ment, and with a tender of the
post to himself. Mr. McCabe said
he told Mr. Gallop lie would ac
cept It, but later heard street talk
to the effect that the "Ferebee
gang" on the Council was trying
to drive Mr. Gallop ofT the com
mission and supplant him with
the mayor.
"I know nothing of the 'Fere
bee gang'," Mr. McCabe declared.
"I think Mr. Fere be has made a
highly efficient city manager, and
1 certainly shall support those
Who support him. I want you gen
tlemen to understand that I am
not a candidate for the Utilities
Commission."
The Council then turned to con
sideration of bills on the bitumin
ous surfacing for the Itelglan
block streets here, and on the oil
penetration for the gravel streets.
]ds were closed. Then about a
representatives of paving
tnpanics were heard. City Man
ager Ferebee wan requested to
ifOrk out all bids on a square
yardage basis, and submit his fig
ures at a special meeting of the
Council Monday afternoon at 1
o'clock, with a view to letting con
tract then.
It was announced that the
Council would meet again Monday
nljjht at 7:30 o'clock lo consider
bids on the $100,000 bond Issue.
The Council heard at length a
request from the Standard Oil
Company for permission to erect
so oil storage plant on the site of
ths old Commander mill, on Front
street. The company's plea was
presented hy Attorney J Kenyon
Wilson, who declared It was pur
posed to erect five storage tanks,
and to connect those used for oils
with the Suffolk & Carolina Rnll
rnad spur nearby by means of a
pipe line. All gasoline and kero
sene would be pumped directly in
to the tsnks from vessels In the
harbor, Mr. Wilson stated.
The company would spend
about $100,000 on the property.
Mr. Wilson continued, and would
undertake to make It highly at
tractive by planting shrubbery and
doing other decorative work. The
hazard would not be ln
_ seel. he said, holding that. In
rtOllty, there was less danger from
* gasoline tank than from a build
lag, since If it caught Are It would
?urn )||(e n torch, giving off no
?parks to endanger nearby prop
oft*.
Mr. Wilson declared a gasoline
tank wouldn't explode, due to Its
construction, adding thst similar
(Continued on Psg? 2)
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glomr
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doln
wfl re
W ereai
W Nail
) ? ga
t< 7N (th C.OLW.IL
V.to cal! halt in oxpvn
<|?iii?-?*^ for improvement* uti
hi ni-..' t.L w?rl;?ulnlcmU hm I
h.fri di ermined definitely.
Iterelvnl hUls for oil pene
1 i ?i? fur gravel streets and
surfacing for rock sirefiii. 1)1
rec'-'il tint those im figured
out .mi v.rdagc basis and nub
mitt <l fcr letting contract?
? f:<-rini,.ii m l <?vi.?nL
Award*(| |)r. c. H Williams
refund ??! jitney fare for two
?'iu ? .ii u.m mm
repair affW being wrecked by
city truck .
Iieferrcd action to Monday
aft* rnoon on request of Stand
ard Oil Company for permission
to erect storage plant on Coni
mander mill property.
Voted 14i pay Chamber of
Commerce $250 annual rent
for use of quarters.
Withheld final payment to R.
C5. Litsslter At Company for
curb and gutter pending sur
vey of damage to sidewalks re
sult ittg from company's opera
tions. with view to deducting it.
Will meet Monday afternoon
at 1 o'clock to let improvement
contracts, and Monday night at
7: no o'clock to consider bids
on recently authorized $100,000
bond issue.
CINDERELLA ACT
"PEACHES"ENDS
.Ml
and Bark Sho
lo Poverty
Vurk. Mar~22?/AIM
,;r,rl"(rr
Urowninx, todav ?... w
XronL-th? ?"Parat?l
?"hso
""I Pay her a con" h" I,c',d
the "? 2 v. ar'oW w"''li'l, """ "C!llnR<
sr
i?;. ter"'5"'r
3S? ri-~ ?
.?rI?^,?^tnn,">U"d nro"nl"?
? worhdUVr?i,ah;.ord ??-???
handed down ?t. rday a, C?rn?o"
sSBSSSt*BS
sfrts&jzj-srsi
ttriS'f''' """ ,0<l ??
?|"?I not bi. annovod
1 lien came tears.
>?-" h".y ?*
^"??:z:un -"M -
drowning has no money, and any
money to finance the addlUon.I
.??" kxim ttioo" in
wi?oM*dhi"ir.i5e<!!?1.0" b""n
rr\,s2;
lo II" th. tn^lv... ovor, m." ' J
?oauh wi?, ,lnKU '<
?"P?rallnK thorn ,ro?''
th.lr tnnn>y at iho further ....
"f their Kond name."
K/?HTKK\ < WtOI.IV* m\KM
niutJh",'u"Art:" Mv HT'TK
?i, Mar- 22- ?IAOi
Three Kastern North Carolina
"I" ,jlllrh rp"-nllr. >111
He llquldatm hr the hanhlnn do
Of (hp .Sfale Corpora
hankl'nT" .* ,h* ,lov?11
The hank* are located at Wanh
Ingron. Itelhsven and Craawtll,
S^i^0jsss:js
site's?
wlndu " w|" ?P"llte
wlndln* up or arfaira of ih? tt,.
'"i'' '""hi", official, ban."
Her Great
Problem
Illlly Well*, pictured here, was
In love with Clay Curtis, llut she
was fascinated, enslaved, by Dnl
Itomainc. Head uhout her prob
lem in "Daughters of Midas," The
Advance's great new aerial by
,Anne Austin. A thrilling story of
love and of the curse that was
laid on three girls" lives by money.
Turn to Page 3 and start it today.
U. S. Unable Make
Treaty With Mexico
| Washington. Mar. 22.? (AI1)
?An Intimation that the United
'states had been unsuccessful in ef
| forts to negotiate a commercial
I treaty with Mexico was contained
j today in a State Department an
nouncement that the smuggling
|convention between the two na
! Hons would be terminated on
March 28.
! The .department, in whose
j hands has rested the long stand
lug and delicate situation lnvolv
I ing American property right in
j Mexh-rr.?honied a TifirmaT state
ment explaining that notice of ter
mination of the treaty has beeu
| served on the Mexican govern
ment last night by the American
embassy at Mexico City.
In the absence of a commercial
treaty or other arrangements with
[ Mexico to "safeguard American
) commcrce against possible dis
' crimination." the statemont said,
""the American Government did
[not deem it advisable to continue
(the smuggling convention which
?might In certain contingencies
??hind the United States to eoopara
! Hon for enforcement of laws or
decrees relating to tho Importation
[of commodities of all sorts Into
: another country.
The smuggling convention has
? direct hearing on the American
[embargo on arms shipments into
[ Mexico. Under the convention
| even if tho embargo were lifted,
the United States wnuld ,he re
quired to notify Mexico of Im
pending shipments from the Unit
ed States of arm* or any other
(commodities prescribed from Im
portation under Mexican law.
j Whether the recent secret cor
respondence with Mexico Involved
,a renewed American effort to ne
gotiate a commercial treaty with
that country to protect Amerhan
, owned properly, has not been din
{closed:
Prince Of Wales
I Takes Another Fall
I floldenby, Northamptonshire,
j KiikIhnd. Mar 22. (AP) Th?
/Prince of Wales was thrown from
llhls horse today at the first Jump
!In the Army point-to-point steeple
^.?hase. but escaped Injury.
lie displayed his cool-headed-1
ness hy lying still during the few!
I seconds required for the rest of i
the field to gallop paSI.
As soon as the danger of being
Jumped on by another horse was
over, he arose, none the worse for
, his experience. Ills horse was
;caught after some difficulty.
The jPrlnce Intends rldlnr an
? other of"his string. Lady Ppone In
the Belvoir hunt point to puint
race at (lurrowly, near (Jrsntham,
| Thursday.
I The Prince's frequent falls
(have caused agitation from time
'to time against hit strenuous rid
j Ing Nevertheless he continues his
Interest In horse* and racing
Only last Wednesday he lost
Manners cup point-to-point race
at the Bicester hunt meeting, rld
; Ing one of his own hunter*.
HKARf H FOR MK.X WHO
CM VP. WOMAN A HKATINO
Raleigh. Mar 21.? I AP) ?Of
1 fleers today continued their search
for three Barton's Creek township
fsrmers who sre alleged to have
beaten Mrs. Fannie Davis. 76.
Sheriff Turner's deputies
1 sought Otis Harrison. Sade Itsy
and Gaston Jones, who. the wo
! man aleged. visited her home. De
? molished psrt of it and stole her
1 provisions.
SAPIRO'S SUIT
FAULTY, JUDGE
TELLS COUNSEL!
Declaration W ill
I'rolialih lie Kilrd Wrd
ihmLiv .Morning; Com*
I'roiniM^ lit- I.oiifz l)rav%n
CAMEltUN lU^L'llINSlBLL
Alitor Dearborn ImJepen
drill Insist* Tliat lie look
Knlire K?'H|)oiihil?ilily in
Articles l'iil?li?lie<l
[ Dotrnit. March ui fXP) =YIip
; pin lilt If T*k declaration in Afltim
11 1 1 ' r' 11 1 ?" -
.alnit Henry Kuril wan pronounced
; faulty and in need ?.f hi vera I
aim nduicnts today by Kcderal
Judge Kred M. lta>iiiofid. of CriiQ?i
, IU|ddH. Mli'li.
"The declaration as It stand -
Is insufficient in many of its al
lotatluiiH," said the Judge*. "I
suggest to counsel I hat before th
case ran go to the Jury it needs to
? be amendihI in several particulars
to clarify the Issues mi that lb
trial can bring ahout an equitable
result."
The declaration constant of "I
{counts Including 1 11 points and
makes 5paragraphs.
| TJie first count was lieing taken
I up when Kord'a rounsel made itn
allegation of insufflci? ncy.
! After Judge Raymond's pri -
nouncemeni William Henrj (Jalla
'fcher of Saplro's counsel protested
i that it was a late day'for the do
fense to bring the matter up.
| "Do 1 understand counsel to
Intend to Hay that he thinks tin
declarations should stand without
(amendment?" asked the court.
' "Oh. no. no. no!" replied Callu
igher. "<lt will he amended."
I "Of courae that Is up to the
< discretion of counsel and corlaiul)
not of tin? court," replied thi
| Judge. ,
Ho Itldnd 11m r till!?JUll W?d IIM'lllK
could he made at. any time Inn
urged that they l??- made a.s soon
as possible.
The first count contains 20 ]
legations of libel and it was one
jof the 20 under discussion.
| Sapiro'a counsel Hiiid they pro it
ably would file the amended dec
laration tomorrow morning.
Testifying in Aaron Sa pint's
$1,000,000 liln-l suit against II- n
| ry Kord. W. J. Cameron, editor i?r
the Dearborn Independent, as
sumed full responsibility for i v
ierythlng published In the weekly
and denied it devolved upon the
1 motor car manufacturer.
Saplro. Chicago attorney, who
hrcame widely known for organiz
ing farmers* co-operative ag?-n
clcs. alleged lhat he was damaged
by anti-Jewish articles printed in
the Independent.
"You're the editor; he sure you
are right." became a formula for
Mr. Kord'a remarks to him. Cam
eron testified, when he nought to
'go into matter* or the editorial
policy of the publication, of which,
as president. Mr. Kord was titu
lar l|e||d.
Kven after the Independent n -
celved a demand for retraction af
ter it had printed articles naming
Sapiro In connection with ;m ? h
ternatjonal hand of Jews neck In--;
to dominate American agriciiitui* .
Cameron aald Lliat ilr. J uiJ 4jur
,'nulla MtIII whm applied.
"Did he ask how far you had
gone?" asked William Henry Gal
lagher. chief of Sapiro'a rounsel.
"I never discussed details with
(Mr. Kord," was the reply.
T e 11 e z Optimistic
About Relations
With Mexico
i
Washington. Mar. 22 ? fAI'l
(Mexican Ambassador Tell-x con
ferred with President cool Id ge
;and Secretary Kellogg at th?- Cool
Idltt residence on Dupont Circle
jlast night and today he *Hid he eii
Itertained nothing hut fhe most
? opt4m WHc rrf ~fntwp- rrtn -
I lion I between the U. H. and M?*i
I CO.
I'KICMlllKNT SKK.H Xo
CHAXCK. CUMi: HOI Til
Washington. Mar. 22.?(AIM
.?Prospects of President Coolidge
going South for a brief rest this
spring were virtually killed lodav
at the White Mouse. It was ?nid
the President doubts very much If
he can get away to accept ?ny-of
the Invitations.
JKWKI.KKN \T M%SKOItl>
Sanford. Mar. 22.? IAI'i The
I North Carolina retail Jewelers'
convention opened today to con
tinue through tomorrow.
An automobile rid# lo the peach
orchards was offered by May ?r W.
H Flits, in welcoming address, to
which W K. Chears. .^anford. As
isolation pr?slderft responded.
Packer's Son a Stock Pens "Hand"
'TOWARD
rass
. WILSON ,
Tin* Hum* of 1M% :u?! Wj! !Mii??-i.hi i?ra?lniil?*. 1? In th?
MlL'lal rilSi'.IV" ll :? .lL?? Mil (lie |>.<V I ? ?11 tit ill'* KtOtik y.llll*,
mIii'I*1 yoiiiir. \YiJ-**u i.. I in li?:? I?h.iIkIi*|?h. llo lii iht* *oR
<?1 Tliumim i; \\ iI.miii, iiiilii-M.itii i>,u kir, mid li nt;uttns to loam Uio
liiihiui.MK 11Kin iiic bottom .up Wilson I'* *hnw-n hi te wlilt hta burse
ii~\" iil"^VTt?tr*~atT-. ->? i'i U?" W:l "it >" im wfc ('lm ;?i;o. ?
Veteran Continent Hiker
Rescued Fran Poverty Is
Victim Of A n to Accident
\\a? on W 21 y lo Church lo
Offer I laanlv>^iviii^ I'raj
r r for Kimln?-? of
I ricn?l> W lu ll Struck III
Car
Now Y'?rk. M.ir. '1 J. i.M'i
Ktri(>ki-n il'iwu liy ait aut.?m
Willie nil Ills v ay ro fhlMTil I-. | ? l>
dor Thank giving lit prayer fi?r
having lit????? from iIm- ?l<
rest povrty l?y i ? * I in i i.* -r- who r?
memIn? !*? ? 'I Ills fatiii< ;i? a ?t'ws coii
tlnent waller, Ivl*'a i d I'.i.v mi
WcMuii. y?-??l old ydi-a'l..in I.
Ill rlM- nhadow of death f???l i\ ta
Hi. Vlnci-ni Hospital
At oti?' Ilvn?* :1m iiriiui oT Kd
ward l,ay.--?n \V?s?ofi waj Oil ev
ery |oiiKii<> liiti hi- exploit.* hid
liever lirout'.iii liim ar> < on^ldvr
1'hlA h-V/diiie.
Wltli axe ain| poverty i-amc Mi
lieus and r??? ii!ly the old man \v?i
found sick ami i|pntlini< in a tin
ren t flic mon i tutis-lsting only on
the rharlty of filcniN wiiu could
111 Afford t?i tdiare with him
Ah he Imd imw hei-n a N- w
York police ri'iinrlcr, ill*' N? ? w
York l're?* ('lull form* d a i'?nr
mlttee to rul*o a fund and tIt? r>
aponae wan I in mod In c* :u:i| J>iiii;.
After nnntrrouK contrihu: ion ?.
A/tne Nlrholt . |i|a> Wright and
)irndlici t .1 wii'k HKO Srfllli d.iv ? ? 1
aside f .JO.OOO the lot* r* st to t:o
to tlt*? ajcd walkj-r a* Joins ?? he
Ilvfil.
Ycaterdav \V>*lon. alia en
tirely recovered and wi:|i 'I n.nikv
kIvIiik In bl* hort out fiom
his lircrnvlch ViMrtie? |i<?tii?* ro in
tend church aerviee*. A* 1??? plid
*Iim| a?ros* th'? street at K?vtifh
?venue and I lth Htxci't. h'- lax
with the long firm stride of hi'
d?y* of Kiory. lie failed i ? ????? mi
automobile lea tin# down upon
him. Wc*ton WHy carried In* i **?.
Vincent'* Hospital do by and I'
wan found that It" hal ?rft?*r d
hend lnjur!? mhh'U I' t?
were critical for a in.in ??; hl< , *
and Infirmity.
TilKRE 1MKN nil. IN
KNGINK lAI'I OSION
Panvllr, 111k . M?r. Si. -I AIM
Three m'-n were reported kill'd
today In a locomotive ? xf'o^lon
Ht. Peter. |!!-.. In-tween Salem and
HI. Klmo.
aokii vvoxtN levies
UFnyNtf, l.a . Mar. 22 Af
ter weatherlnu attack* or pneu
monia and <mal1 pox. Mrn l?e*lre
Htnute. of Lafayette, who 1? #r>.
I? able to wait* and want* to
learn the rh?rWton.
NEW BERN GETS
CEMENT PLANT
MainiiMil h !M:iiiiif:irlnriii^
\rtiliirr Pifiuiicrri l?y
.Miil-W ???( I :?* | > i I. < I
Kdlfii'h. M.i r '12. t AI * t N'W
?!?? Hi 1...I.1V v. i : ??!?? t? rl :ih III"
jilli* for iiKirmiioll? r* iih iiI iiiauu
?*i?H?riti:? |'l:?r?t fii?:?by mid
uvi?t*lrrii ' i... il.
.1 A Afkur. fort Ihi: ??. MMi
ItfHIi. tuM .!'??> A- i| |*r<-<?n
ben thai d< lilt if ?i? fnih of - (!???
.villi I |ii t, i Uiillhi In aunoum-i il
la tor.
Mr. Ark?-V. In -wIlli
? itli'T !???"? ?;ii i .? II-' . |?an I?p? ii
i!h tin- yiir'i- for i-?'v?*riil davs invr**
ftlfCatiHK ;?'>i l?* 1111?-H |'ii locating
Mit !i a jklrtfi* in K i li-Mi North
f'ai*olina.
N?*w ll' ln wm ?r*l? <t<?d for ad
ijac?*?it iJcii'tslJM or 11in?? ? 1 and
.'Im li.ni |?r?rinl'on farililk* Thtr
i'nvf>iiiinturft have tli?-in
i.clvi-s ftK Kri at'v p]<-a-.<?<! with tin*
iproH|M?? ? - in Craven county.
T'-iit ntlvi* f>l ji n - i al I for I Tic
.erection ?if a plant to cost atmtit
;W,?0fl,0lll| Willi ;i rltpac-Jly of m
miillion an*l n ?|iiarl?'r liarnd* of
i ?*mcnt annually.
Tit*- m'Bii;iii . r'-pr'^'itiil lv,??*
ror?f?-rr?d with Oovi-mor M<'l#can
? /I'Tfliy aliotr N r'h (VirnlinM'N
? ilHtud- ?or.-:ir?| foi'?-|';n ?-;if?ltat.
iTIo-y al>? . .i11?mI t ? hi- H<-imau
?JUyson. Kt;ii' iooJokImI, hut Mr
? I'.i. niti. jIi .iii ai
tendIn?' l' ? -'outturn Minim; con -
f< rom->
|?(H-iitioo ' w r?? ron?i*l?*r'"I n?*;?r
?Itof ky MontiL. Tartioro and VVII
ton, wh?ir- 11??-r?? iiii' jiI-'i I liny
(| i:i el in menial
I il.vM'i? .
Georgians Visit
Old North State
tlJikitfft. Mar 22. ? f AI*?
????%*?? inor-fl? i ? l,:?io??iu T. Itnr?l?*
mm hi Htm*.*. v?*r;?l fi"m
lion* ?f ill' ?! ??'? I? -If,
inrc 'I'lvl*"'!! IIov? rm?r M?
l^-im 'ih<*y would utIv#* hor#? ???-!
iilKbr fr? go lii"? ii -ttnlv of North
c'Mrnllnn Kovernni*'iii:?l w'lioil*,
with m vi"? of fi'Mniifti'liim |
Uicin f'?r hd'lpiioii !ii ?h?'ir own I
ftdli' ;?l thr. JtpitruaHllliK
(Ive
BOARD TENDERS !
I!OAI> QUESTION
TO GRAND JURY
. ". 1
( miiiiIx ( oiiuiii^ioiitTo Rr
Invalidation Into
\lt?*rulion* in
Sunt') I'ifstirc*
I\ SI'KCIAL SKSSIUN
Nuiimv* of \\ iliir^"* I'n*
M'lihil, ami Olltrr Data:
I *<11<I i ? i:; Kr\alualioti of
l'ro|H>rly I >i?ru<*!*?*<l
A Knmljiirv liivr*!|R?i Inn In * ?? ;
v-.r'ni:* ??'urrnuir "into th**
riii-iioQ or l'H?nin>laiik Couti
" 1 ' 9 1 1 '' 1' 'I"" i'i 111 TiI
ly W.IH ri*|iii'sii>il Tne.-*
d;.y |?\ tie lloaid ??f County CniN'
tili<?iitilers, in M|ii*rial session. A
week's i?*rm of Superior Court op
ciiimI here Monday, with Judge F.
A. I Kill lets, or Cold shorn. presid
ing.
Tlio mmriilHhlofiors In regular
.session Mo inlay. Mareh 7. vuli'il to
iih?"I again for* further considera
tion of the "fi'wkr road" situa
tion. After itiMciiwhiK vurinim re
ports hi i-on Ion with tho a I
alleged rhatiglng of figures ill en
isiiMeriiiK surveys mi various of
lll<* projtcl*. |h.-y went before |||e
grand jury, nave ntmes of wit
nesses to he miiiimoned. ami ten
?Ieithe allegations which had
been made before thein.
Former County Highway Kngt
tieor J. It. Ford, under fire lu eon
lie* linn wiih the surveys after his
resignation and departure from
this eity iu the middle of January,
voluntarily returned several week*
ago and offered an explanation,
for the alleged changes. He
ed that li*> ehauged none of I he
figures in <|uestloil. explaining
.thai several alterations were
made by the surveyor who did the
work, and that these were merely
in th** nature of corrections of an ;
t otln-ly. legitimate character.
Not entirely satisfied with Mr.'
Ford's explanation, the County '
Commissioners today decided to I
present the matter 10 the grawd j
Jury. On the Other hand. Chair
man S. (J. Scott and members of,
t!?f Pasquotank Highway Commls*
sl?n. under whom Mr. Ford was
employed directly, repeatedly'
have expressed entire confidence j
in liini and a disposition to accept ?
In-, statements relative to the j
iii-ms in question.
It'.'sldcH presenting the highway,
in.111m*, ihe County Commissioners
? ioutiiM-nd'-il the Installation of
'fireproof (Inorn on the vault In the!
??uiirfhousc. uh needful protection)
fur rh" t'ouniy recr?rd?.
In the course of their gCBslotij
preceding tltefr visit to the grand
jury room, tip- Commissioners ells
-cussed ai length plans fir tha|
forthcoming revaluation of prop
erly in the County. for tax pur
pMKI'M.
Transport Speedtng
Toward Port With
x Many Sick
Shu Francisco. Mar. 22. -<AI*) j
The I lilted Hiati'M transport.
Chateau Thiery, 7u? miles fronvj
San Francisco. raced toward thin]
i"" i at maximum snecd today |
whll ? -lilps doctors fiiiiklit to
stave off an attack of Influenza,
which ho far ha* seized 58 of lhe|
fioo or more persons aboard.
Four have died uhoardship |
since the irannport left .Vew York
for her Pacific coast destination. j
Tin Chateau Thiery Ih carrying ;
t'-crults drawn from all parts of
the country. Several officers and |
th'dr families also are aboard.
The wireless message from the
transport did not say that the
I four deaths were caused hy Influ
enr.a hut such was assumed to he
the ease.
IW.iUHe of Ihe emergency sit I
nation 'he Chateau Thiery will he
warped Into her pier without he-j
lux stopped for quarantine.
Tension Relaxes
In Balkan Trouble
Paris. Mnr. 22. ZAP) The
'tension arising out of the I'alo
Jugoslav Alhanlan controversy. (
ihad relaxed today. This was at-i
rrlhu'eu to the prompt steps tak-;
i n hv the J'arls, |I?>r 11n and l?on
don government*.
After a hri.sk exchange of views |
? api'aLt. there was further nego
tiation today.
For the" most part ihe dlplo
fttiifle efforts are understood to he
fit reeled toward satisfying Italy
'withoir bavin* to involve the
pood offices of the league of Na
i "Iinctl Italy declined (0
acc pi the authority of the council t
1n '{owe In the dispute with
ilreeie over the Island of Corpu.
Jtut the urgent summoning of ihe
trouncli -nil remains a possibility,
'and the powers interested will ngt
hmlmir to do this ahould the sfT-j
nation show further signs of be
lonnnic aggravated.
SHANGHAI HAS
-fShEWSAfm
FOR FOREIGNERS
International Settlement
I'rotwteil l?y Steel Kin^
?f Armed Forres Ik Sur
rounded l?y Plundering
yi HMA KJKCrKD
A I'Vw S 11 c e e e <1 e d in
Breaking Through But
Were Ke)?ul*ed; llrit i?*lm
Kill at l/ea^t Twelve
Shanghai. China. Mar. 22.?
i ai' ? h'iriHK ineir "rirt^fi In tiro
air and yelling wildly. a mob of
r.lHMI ( lllll.x- I lie
rubble of the defeated Northern
army ruxliiil Hip thin British cor
don guarding ibe Northern area
of the international settlement
i here at 4 ; 30 o'clock this after
noon.
A few score succeeded in break
1 in is through in the weakly held
alleywayx, but they were quickly
rounded up. disarmed and turned
bark Into Chinese territory. TlT? ~
main bodv of the invaders were
slopped by the llritlsh troops
without firing- No llrnish casual
ties were- reported. ? _
The attempt to Invade tho set
tlement followed a day of Inter
; in It ten t firing between t4u? North
jernera and Cantonese guerillas in
! the native Chapel district,
j Shanghai's international Rettle
imonl, harboring thousand* of for
eigners and protected by a steel
! ridk of armed forces today was u
'veritable Isle of safety, surround
?ed by the anxry waves of Chinese
i fighting, rapine, looting and ln
icendlarism.
With tho native sections of the
city utterly given over to rioting,
plundering and bloodshed In
which both tho victorious Canton
ese and tho defeated Shantungesw
took part, the foreign defender*
anxiously paced the iharhed wire
boundaries and repelled all at
K'mpta nr invasion?
Cut off by tho Cantonese army,
those remnants of tho Shantun
Komo forces liot engaged In looting
hIrove to pierce tbe barriers and
gain the protection of the foreign
fighting men against their eue
mi or.
Hundreds* of ihem were admit*
ted after surrendering their rifles,
but others, throwing themselves
in appurcnt frenzy upon tile for
eign defenders, were repulsed bjr_!
foreo of urms.
In oils clash a few score aua
ceeded In breaking through, but
were <|ulckly ejected. Another
charge broke when tho Hritish op
ened fire, killing nt least 12 and
wounding about a score.
An armored train, manned toy
while Russian*. allied with the
?Shantungese. moved up and down
III.' railway to I he north. Its ar
tillery belching shot iu every dl
rectlon. One shell struck the
premise* of the Presbyterian mis
sion in tli?? International settle
ment. canning much damage hut
luckily Injuring no one.
Regular troops of the National
ist army were approaching tho
< ha pel taction of the native city
ibis evening-and were expected to
occupy It tomorrow.
The municipal authorities of {ha
internatlontl settlement announce
I hey win taitc mops Immediately
for the maintenance of essential
services In the settlement. Volun
teers are Invited to assist.
He vera I three pounder and
trench mortar shells are reported
to have fallen in tbe northern sec
tion of the M'tilement but no cas
ualties have been reported.
It Is understood that the Jap
anese disarmed and admitted sev
eral hundred more.
Cantonese regulars arriving In
the Shanghai north region ?je
precipitating their foes' efforts to
escape into the foreign territory. ?
Sniping, fires and looting con
tinue in the Chapel quarter whore
moi?? composed partly of Shan
tungese soldiers, partly of ordi
nary criminals and partly of Na
tionalist gunmen, hold sway.
The streets arc strewn with
dead. In numerous cases the rob
bers have cut off women's flh
K? i to obtain their ring*
Kvery place holding tho promise
of loot has hern cleaned out, but
? he problem of the criminals la
how to get away with their booty.
As they lesvc the city they are
met with swarms of entering loot
eis and bloody fights occur.
Numerous innocent people
were reported to have been klMod.
tieneral 1*1 Surrenders
Shanghai. Mar 22 tAIM-^lt^
Is officially announer that Oen*
eral P| Shu-Chen. commander of
the northern defense forces at
Shanghai, has agreed to surren
der Ills ispltulatlon ?i? ar
ranged yesletday in negotiations
with Chang Ksl-8hek. Nationalist
Onnrallsslmo.
The Kuomlntang. or National
ist. flag has been hoisted ovef
Oencral PI Shu-Chen's headquar
ters. but many thousands of Shan
tungese soldiers _ la certain s*e
tions this evening were still una
ware of th? surrender.