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» Maske Deiccon VOL. 34 PLYMOUTH, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 11,1923. NO. 39 \ PROTEST CAPTURE 60LDIERS MAY JOIN CHINESE IN AN EFFORT TO ROUND UP BANDITS. SITUATION VERY SERIOUS Other Nations May Also Take Action as Result of the Capture of For eigners By Bandits. Washington.—Action of Chinese 'bandits of Shantung province in hold ing ud an express train and capturing a number of foreigners, including ID Americans, has created a situation re gard >d as seriously affecting the con tinuance of friendly relations between the United States and China. The sit uation is held by some officials as containing elements of still broader scope, possibly entailing other gov ernment in a similar entanglement with China. Minister Schurmann at Peking, in an official report to Secretary Hughes openly characterized the develop ments as serious and was immediate ly instructed by the state department to press his inquiry, and make strong representations to the Chinese gov ernment. Still other steps were said to be •Isa nt'Airmcc' Tint rtfFim'ila lioro fToclln. ed to throw any further light on the course taken by Minister Schurman. It was indicated many phases of the stiuation which could not be the sub ject of detailed instructions from Washington were left in*the hands of Mr. Schurman for execution. One of these was understood fo he thej question of initiating a concerted military action against the bandits, in comperaton with fho Peking govern ment in the event the Chinese authori ties proved importent and no oth^j# Ef fective way of attaining the release of the prisoners was found. !w. The council of the ministers of the various governments represented in Peking is expected to meet to discuss' a couse of action. Acting Secretary of War Davis, aftfer a conference with Secretary Hughes, anounced that the war de partment was being informed of the situation and was ready to “back up'1 any plan a proved by the council of ministers and the state department. Under the final protocol signed^in September 1901 by the governments which participated in the Boxer ex pedition an international military force has baen maintained in China for the purpose of keeping open com munication between the capital (Pek ing) and the sea. In accordance with this agreement the United States has at present a force of 35 officers and 888 men sta tioned at Tienstin under command of Brig. General William D. Connor. Of ficial government statistics show Bel gium maintains one officer and 14 men at Peking. The British 31 officers and 944 men; the French 24 officers and 1,050 men; Italy one officer and JB5 men; Japan 59 officers and 1.0S2 nien, an dthe Netherlands, one officer and 76 men. There is also at Peking one battalion of United States ma rines stationed as legation guard. Increase Shown in Grain Export. Washington.—Exports of grain from the United States during the last week were 4 601,000 bushels compar ed to 4,083,000 the week before. Flour shipments from the United States amounted to ,276,000 barrels, before. European countries were the largest takers of American grain. Figures as made public by the com merce department, comparing ship ments for last week with the week be fore follows: Barley, 297,000 bushels against 219,000; corn, 1,394.000 against 1,403,000; oats 273,000 against 226, 000; rye 596,000 against 790,000; wheat 2,041,000 against 2.448,000. Vessel Manifests Can Be Demanded. Washington.—The United States can compel masters of arriving ves sels to submit manifets showing the articles aboard, including those whose importation is prohibited, thtf Supreme Court held in a case brought by the Government from the State of Wash ington against Wesley L. Sischo. The ninth court of appeals had held that Sishcho could not be compelled ^to report smoking opium , he had aboard the vessel because its impor tation was prohibited. Because of the importance of the case in the enforce ment of prohibition and anti-narcotic laws, the Supreme Court reheard the case after it had, by an evenly divid ed court, sustained the lower court. HEAD-ON COLLISION IN CUBA KILLS TWENTY-FIVE Havana.—Twenty-five persons are reported to have been killed and more than fifty injured in a head on collision between Hershey electric trains near Camsi, prov ince of Montanzas. No Americans are reported as being among the casualties. The trains were rounding a curve at»high speed when they crashed. Fire broke out imme diately in the wreckage and a number of the victims were burn ed to death in the blazing coaches. Most of the injured have been taken to Mantanzas on a special train. COAST TO COAST ONLY HOP AVIATOR FLY FROM NEW YORK TO SAN »DIEGO WITHOUT A STOP. Lieutenants MacReady and Kelly Complete Flight of More Than 2,700 MILES. San Diego, Calif.—Today it is but a single span across the continent. Frim New York to San Diego is only a hop. The Atlantic and Pacific are terminals in American’s air lanes— and if one wishes—there are NO stops between. With tile arrival af Rockwell Feild. near here, of the army monoplane T-2, piloted by Lieutnants Oakley G. Kelly and John A. MacReady, the first non-stop flight across the United States was completed. The time from Hempstead, N. Y., to San Diego was 26 hours and 50 minutes and 48 2-5 seconds. The distance is estimated at be tween 2,700 and 2.S00 miles. The airmen received a warm greet ing when they were sighted over the city a few minutes before they land ed at Rockwell Field. Airplanes JFCUi the’ field and naval planes from Noi'fL Island escorted the two lieutenants to the landing field. Whistles of fac tories and from warships in the har l bor also joined in the greeting. Both aviators were in good physi cal condition when they landed and after being greeted by army officials were taken to the officers' quarters. The historic flight b»gan at Hemp stead with Kelly in the pit. ’ffie T-2 cleared the hangers at the end of the flying field by inches, nosed up for elevation and turned its nose toward Rockwell Field. It did not stop an inch short of its goal. Spectators at the take-off were held in horried suspense for a mo ment, when it appeared that the large plane would not rise in time to clear the building at the end of the field. It was the second start. Lieutenant Kelly having turned back after the first attempt when it was apaprent the T-2 would be unable to clear the buildings. Roaring westward hour after hour in the supreme attempt of its his toric career, the T-2 was awaited in every city, town and village through out the long line of flight and tele graph instruments during the after noon and night told of the passing point hours ahead of the tentative schedule announced. An average speed of more than 100 miles ITn hour was maintained for the trip. Seven Killed in Train Wreck. Salt Lake City.—Seven persons were killed, one is missing and 30 were injured in the wreck of Denver and Rio Grande Western passenger train Number 2, east bound, at Wood side, Utah, according to official ad vices received at the offices here. The dead: Arthur Hookey, at tached to the naval training station, Great Lakes. Illinois; Mrs. E. C. White, Soldiers Summit. Utah; E. C. Partridge, Provo, Utah; F. R. Rader, locomotive engineer. Grand Junction, Colo.; Albert Anderson, fireman, Grand Junction. The train baggage man, according to advices, is missing. A list of those injured, according to railroad officials, will not be avail able until the arrival her of a special train from the wreck. Most of the pasengers were said to have been from Pacific Coast points. Two engines pulling the train of 11 cars were overturned, killing one engineer and one fireman and the baggage car and smoking coach crash ed into the wreckage. The eight pas sengers killed were occupants of the smoking car, it was reported. Meager reports were received and officials of the road said the cause of the wreck was unknown. One re port said the two locomotives were swept from the tracks by a landslide. PRODUCTION IS AT HIGH LEVEL PRONOUNCED WEAKNESS SHOWN BY THE CHIEF SPECULATIVE MARKETS. INDUSTRIAL SHARES DROP Cotton Lost Nearly Two Cent* and Wheat Reacted Approximately Four Cents. New York.—With production still holding at high levels, itnerest in financial and business circles center ed during the past week in the rather pronounced weakness shown'by the chief speculative markets. The average of industrial shares listed on the New York stock ex change declined four points, cotton lost nearly two cents and wheat react ed approximately four cents. Among other commodities which show a ten dency to decline were copper, lead, rubber and sugar. Meanwhile publica tions of the prices indicates compiled by Dun and Bradstreet brought oul the point that the movement was a continuation of the heavier tendency in prices which became evident in April. Diverse explanations were offered for the declines and various interpre tations were placed on their signifi cance. In some quarters it was held That thp rAnpHnns: wpvp a natural an companiment of the slackening of the buying movements which have beer so strongly maintained during the ear ly spring. According to this view business seldom continues in a steadj stream, but comes rather in waves One such wave admittedly has ended and a new one would not be expected to start immediately. Those Who ex plain the situation in this fashion alsc point out that the season of the yeai is at hand at which buying natural!} | would slacken. Another group of observers main tain, however, that other forces arc at work. They point to what they de scribe and claim that the output ol labor is now diminishing. Productior costs they aver are being inflated In spite of this view conditions ir the cotton industry are cited. Manu facturers are reported to have acquir ed substantial stocks- of cotton at the 30-cent level in addition they have since be enforced to increase wages Jobbers and retailers meanwhile, are not confident of their ability to com mand higher prices and their buying has fallen off. Under these circum stances the manufacturers are reduc ing their rate of operation and are buying less cotton which naturally af fects the price of comomdity. With the latter some three of four cents be low' the price at which manufacturers are carrying their inventories the question of profits, is of course, very much to the fore. Sioux Nation Wants Big Sum. Washington.—A gavel in the hand? of a judge has been substituted for a tomahaw'k in the hands of a brave by the great Sioux nation in its fight tc recover about $750,000,000 from the federal government as payment with interest for lands and property taken from them by the pale-face years ago Of this total demand more than hall billion dollars represents interest. The suit of the Sioux, said to in volve the largest sum ever sought through judicial action, will be filed in the United States court of claims r-nunael announced and will snecifv 40 spearate counts. The claim dates back to the days of the gold rush in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Deadwood coach Sitting Bull, General Custer, the Little Big Horn, Old Fort Laramie, Wound ed Knee, Red Cloud, Spotted Tail Chief Gaul, the White Ri.ver train, and other historic persons and points ot interest. The Sioux contended that the Unit ed States has left undone many things provided for in the treaties of 1851 and 1868, that millions of acres ol their tribal lands tvere taken from them, their game slaughtered and theii ponies and tepees seized and theii funds spent improperly by the gov eminent. They demand $156,000,000 and interest for the Black Hills and surrounding territory, charging that the United States, aware o fthat area’s wealth in gold, connived in its sizure by armed force in 1874 and 1875. Killed By Heavily Charged Wire. Raleigh.—Ben Ellis, 9-year-old sor of W. J. Ellis was instantly killed when he touched a heavily charged electric .power line at the State school for the blind that had been broken bj blasting operations at the school. NEW STATE OFFICE WRECKED IN BLAST. Raleigh, N. C.—Four members of the staff of the State ,;hemist, occupying offices on the fourth floor of the west wing of the new Agricultural building narrowly escaped death when the office was wrecked and the entire building shaken by an explosion of gas from aleaklng pipe in the ceiling of the room. Damage estimated at $1, 000 was done the building. Heavy steel laths and plaster were ripped from a wide area of the ceiling, steel windows with heavy plate glass were blown out ward and the furniture of the office was tumbled about in wild confu sion by the blast. H. T. Allen, State chemist, F. T. Ward, C. R. Warlick and Miss Sallie Palmer, who were working in the office, escaped without a scratch, al through steel and glass and plaster rained about their heads. OPENS’ WAR ON R])M SHIPS NO VESSEL CAN COME INTO AMERICAN WATERS WITH LIQUOR. Notice of the Decision Will Be Com municated to All Foreign Coun tries. Washington.—The American gov ciuiucm,, idiviug u puaiuve yuaiuuu witii regard to the transportation of liquor into territorial waters of the United States, decreed that the rigor ous interpretation of the prohibition law given by the supreme court shall become effective June 10. Secretary Hughes was requested by the treasury to communicate no . tice of the decision to all foreign gov * ernments. The treasury which has juristdiction over all prohibition en- j fprcepaent suggested that the state ; 'department advise foreign govern Iments that all ships entering the | j three mile limit will be subject to the new application of the law without1 exception and that no further pro nouncement may be expected from this government regarding the effec tive date. While the position adopted by the administration appeared to leave no road for*a backward step, it seemed certain «that representations will come from some foreign governments who may regard the court’s interpretation of the’ iaw as an infringement of their i rights. Secretary Hughes was said to regard the position of the American government as sound and with plenty of precedents establishing the rights I which it has assumed. There were. 1 on the other hand, some government 'officials who believed the United ( States could not fail, in the interest of (international comity, to take notice of protests by foreign governments, if any are made. Washington embassies and lega tions of practically all of the mari time powers of the world already^ have advised their home govern ments of the court decision. It was indicated that the attitude taken by i the United States government as to 'application likewise Would be made known to the foreign offices of all na tions probably before the state de partment’s communication is received through American diplomatic repres entative sabroad. While state department officials are of the opinion that the decision has in no way infringed upon treaties with foreign gevernments, it is not certain that the foreign powers will j dULcyi luai view. in lau, ouiuc '-ii*' . jlomatic quarters already have let it j be known that limitations imposed by the decisions are in direct conflict with treaty provisions, particularly in trade I agreemnets guaranteeing equality of treatment to shipping. Great Increase in Total Imports. Washington.—Analysis of the swell ing totals of imports Into the United States for January, as made by the Commerce Department, indicated an increased flow of goods into the nation from all rafts of the world. From European territory January imports were more than $35,000,000 greater than for tHe same lhonth a year ago, South American imports were almost double, and the African figure', were nearly four times higher. Detailed figures as given out by the department show the following imports by grand divisions, during January, this year, as compared with those of January. 1922: Europe $103,642,554 and $68,113 397; North America $72,104,624 and $56,528,785; South America $41,412, 535 and $22,793,043; Asia $92,208,448 'and $68,780,681; Oceania $2 804.620 and $2,456,256; Africa $17,730,099 and [$4,513,234. _ THREATENS TO CAUSE COLLAPSE UNITED STATES IS DRAGGED INTO CONTROVERSY AT LAUSANNE. TURKS ARE STANDING FIRM Legal Guarantee to Be Accorded Fori eigners ia the Cause of Lausanne.—The United States has | seen dragged into a controversy that chreatens to cause the collapse of the second near east peace conference." rhe delegates are desperately aeeklng i solution of the situation to prevent the rupture feared in consequence jf radical differences between the j rurks and the allies and the Ameri cans over the special legal guaran :ees to be accorded to foreigners, in- i stead of the former consular courts iblished by Turkey as part of the j capitulations. The controversy hinges on the au- 1 :hority to be granted the foreign legal idvisers Turkey agreed to employ, j aid also upon the possible obligations , nsurred by the allies in their fever sh activities at the last conference, vhen the French and Italians, aided j cy the American representative, inter irenecl at the last minute .in an unsuc- | nessful attempt to prevent the col apse of the conference. Ismet Pasha again offered to sign the Italian formula which was accept 3d then, but which the allies have iow withdrawn, the British never hav ing ratified it. Ismet declared, during :he proceedings, that the Americans 1 uas distinctly approved the Italian draft. Sir Horace Rubold, the British high 1 commissioner at Constantinople, said the compromise had been effected after Lord Curzon left Lausanne. ' Therefore, it was after the close of the conference and was not binding. He read a somewhat revised version if the original demands under which irrests, searches and seizures of for eigners in Constantinople and Smyr na and others of the allies, who said it consent of the legal advisers, but ar "ests elsewhere in Turkey should simply be brought to the atention of the advisers. Sir Horace was sup ported by General Pelle, the French ligh commissioner at Constantinople, and others of the allies, who said it tvas only reasonable- that foreigners should ask for special guarantees for some years after the abolition of cap sulations. Ismet accused the allies of bad faith. He declared vigorously that Turkey regarded the legal advisers juestion as closed, and said she must refuse to discuss it again. Liquor Runners Use Seaplanes. New York.—Cut off from surface ttommunication with the Atlantic rum fleet by a concreted drive of prohibi tion enforement arms .the liquor run ning fraternity have returned to air and subamrlne channels in an effort :o get contraband ashore, Lieutenant Commander Camden of the coast guard :utter Seneca, disclosed when he 'ame in off the rum patrol. Instead of fleeing this port as had Seen reported, the rum fleet had mere ly moved a little farther south of Sandy Hook and taken up more open formation, and efforts to get their cargoes ashore were redoubled. The Seneca had just located the British yacht Istar off Jones inlet, Commander Camden said, when a big ;ray seaplane swooped down beside :he rum runner and two of the fliers Cambered aboard. The Seneca put m full speed toward the seaplane but before she arrived a smaller plane which had been circling high over lead, swooped down signalling the ither. The gray planes occupants fumbled back aboard and took the air before the Seneca arrived. A short time later the Seneca sight sd two boats, ostensibly lobster fisher men, alongside another unit of the rum fleet. She sped toward them and the lobster boats fled leaving behind submerged boxes, which were believ ed to be cases of liquor which were to be towed ashore under water. The Seneca dropped a shot across j the lobster main's bow and drew alongside as the craft came to a sud den halt. The five occupants were brought to the customs house here and arraigned on chargee of being alongside, and boarding a foreign ves sel, the Independence. This it was declared, was the equivalent of enter ing dnto foreign trade without clear ance papers. Professional Cards W. J. JACKSON & SON (Established 1«95) Plymouth, N. C. UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS *V 111 Arrange for Embalming Upon Request Motor Hoarse Servloo I -.... ■■■ ..* D. B. MJZELLE ! DENTAL 8URGEON ' > In Plymouth every Tuesday and Wednesday prepared to do all kHMlq *f MODERN DENTAL WORK. I MUSIC SHOP MU8ICAL INSTRUMENTS PIANOS Baldwin, Hamilton, Howard SHEET MUSIC Quality Line Throughout DR. .W. L. DAVIS EYE SPECIALIST Graduated at Philadelphia Optical College, 1896; took post fradut* work in 1909. Offers Optical Wort not surpassed in South. 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