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VOLUME XXVIII, No. 362
MAUDE MOORE BACK
' IN LIMELIGHT
Charges Husband With
Mann Act Violation
DEDICATE TOMB
New Yorker Mourns, But in
Vain, As Father Lives
TACOMA, Wash.—William J?tubbs,
a hotel keeper, is in jail Tuesday on
a charge of violating the Mann act
preferred by his wife, Maude Moore
Stubbs, recently acquitUd at Knox
ville, Tenn., of the murder of Leroy
Harth. Mrs. Stubbs alleges that
when she arrived here from Knoxville
she found “another woman in her
home and that her iqisband asked
her to earn her own living."
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dedicate tomb to
UiSHOP POTTER.
NEW YORK.—The tomb of Hora
tio Potter, sixth Episcopal bishop of
the New York diocese was dedicated
Tuesday in the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine which he founded. More
than 200 prominent clergymen and
laymen attended the ceremonies.
Bishop Manning spoke of the life
of Bishop Potter, his work in found
ing the cathedral in 1873 and his suc
cessful efforts to restore amity be
tween the Episcopal clergy of the
'’North and South after the Civil war.
ALMOST BURY THE
WRONG MAN.
NEW YORK—An attendant in a
Brooklyn hospital picked up a num
ber plate that had fallen to the iloor
and placed it on the wrong bed. The
occupant sf the bed died, and James
Crowder, a painter, was informed his
father had passed away.
Crowder bought floral pieces and a
caket and rented carriages for a fuh
eral. It was a sad Christmas week.
His sister was first of those tQ pass
by the bier at the final service. She
fainted and in a moment Crowdtr
discovered the dead man was not his
father.
A telephone call quickly brought
the news that the father was still
alive. Today he had recovered and
was back home with his children.
MAKING PROEE
OF LYNCHING.
KEY WEST, Fla.—Although a cor
oner's jury quickly reached a verdict
Tuesday as to the cause of the death
of Manual Head, local coffee shop
proprietor, who was taken from the
jail here early Monday and lynched
after he had shot and killed William
H. Decker, prominent in the cigar in
dustry here, examination was con
tinued into Decker’s death. Excite
ment incident to the slaying and
lynching had entirely abated Tuesday
night.
Head met his. death at the hands
of unknown parties, the jury found.
WOMEN SUING
BROKERAGE COMPANY.
NEW YORK.—Alleging the firm’s
failure to carry out an agreement,
Mrs. Eudora F. Walsh and Mrs. I.
Towsend Burden are -auing Allan A.
Ryan and Company, stock brokers,
the partntrs in the firm, individually,
and the Guaranty Trust Company
and Alvin Hntermyer, as trustee, to
recover sums totaling $634,363. which
which they affirm is duo them for
transactions in Stutz Motor stock .
Complaints filed in both cases de
clare that Mr. Ryan persuaded the
plaintiffs to transfer their accounts
from other brokerage houses, prom
ising to invest in Stutz stock and sell
such stock at the peak of the then
rising market. The latter part of the
alleged contract, they aver, the brok
erage house failed to perform.
PRESSURE BROUGHT
FOR IRISH PEACE.
LONDON.—Tuesday was regarded
in southern and western Ireland as
the beginning of “truce week," which
is to be devoted to bringing public
pressure to bear in favor of the rati
fication of the peace treaty. An ex
tensively signed, petition from all
classes of his Constituents has been
sent to Dr. Patrick MeCartan, former
representative of the Dial Eireann in
the United States, imploring him to
actively support the treaty, instead,
as he has announced his intention, of
merely abstaining from either voting
for or against it.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
TO RETURN HOME.
COBLENZ—Nine hundred and sev
enty-one American soldiers, 22 offi
cers and an overseas casual detach
ment of 38 men and 16 destitute for
mer soldiers left here Tuesday for
Antwerp. They will sail for the
United Utates on board the transport
Crook Wednesday. All the men are
frowl the second brigade. They ex
pressed regret at having to leave in
asmuch as the exchange situation is
favorable and the holidays are on.
MISSING GIRL
IS FOUND.
BALTIMORE —Mis* Lila Dale Rus
sell, 23 years old, of Albemarle, N.
C., 'who disappeared from the south
branch of the Young Women's Christ
ian Association, was found Tuesday
afternoon at a local hospital where
she was admitted sWortly after her
disappearance on Christmas night
The girl's condition is not thought
to be serious.
Hospital officials were puzzled over
the girl's identity until Tuesday when
she revealed her name.
BLOCK ISSUANCE OF
STOCK CERTIFICATES.
JERSEY CITY, N. J.— Plans of ma
jority stockholdtrs of the United
Cigar Stores of America to vote an
Issuance of $5,000,000 In preferred
stock to retire outstanding notes and
obtain working capital were blocked
Tuesday by a temporary Injunction
obtained by minority stockholders.
The stockholders’ meeting, called for
today tVks adjourned pending a hear
ing Friday before Vice-Chancellor
Sttvenson In Raterson.
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FAIL
SUBMARINES lif
SE STUMBLING
BLOCK OF ARMS
CONFERENCE
Situation Wednesday Ap
pears Hopeless, Declares
Lawrence, As Nations Seek
Solution
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
(By Leased Wire to Augusta Herald.)
(Copyright, 1921, by Augusta Herald.)
WASHINGTON.—ShaII the subma
rine which wrought such havoc in the
European war be the means of
wrecking the concord of the major
powers at the Washington confer
ence ?
For days the nations gathered here
have wrestled with the question in
vain. Some delegates despair of any
settlement of the matter at this con
ference and suggest a ne.v meeting of
more nations to discuss submarines.
Others insist that more patience will
achieve an agreement.
The trouble lies chiefly in the aban
donment of the formula used at the
outset, namely agreeing on a principle
that should govern naval strength be
fore discussion each kind of craft. It
Mr. Hughes had not insisted on ap
plying that idea to the question of
battleships, the conference would have
been unable to ’reach any agreement
on larger craft either. Mr. Hughes
declared that national needs was too
vague and indefinite a rule to apply
and that existing strength could alone
be used in trying to effect a compro
mise of national viewpoints.
ANOTHER PRINCIPLE
IS INVOLVED.
There is still another principle,,
namely, the relationship of the sub
marine and light cruiser to the battle
ship as a technical unit for the naval
experts have always had plenty of
ratios determining how many subma
rines, destroyers, cruisers and auxil
iary craft should be proportioned to
each battleship fleet.
But) Great Britain started out by in
sisting that all submarines be abolish
ed. America refused to accept that
viewpoint. So <ll# France and Japan.
Much arguments was used as to the
defensive value of the sutmiarlne and
emphasis was laid upon ‘‘national
needs” again. The eonfusion of these
two principles led ttve powers further
and further aptray until Mr, Hughes
again tried a compromise by propos
ing definite ratios of submarine ton
nage. France opposes on the ground
of national needs.
When the history of this conference
comes to be written it will be found
that the failure of the American pro
posals at the outset to include definite
ratios for auxiliary craft had as much
to do with the prolongation of the
conference and possibly its last-min
ute failures as any other factor. By
contrast the initiative of the American
delegation in establishing definite
ratios for the battleships stands out
as proof of what might have been done
if the program had been all inclusive.
The British don’t want any subma
rines built, but would agree to 60,600
tons. On the other hand, talk of post
poning the issue until another and
larger conference could be called in
which small nations would be included
has only served to accentuate the Bri
tish view that if no agreement is
reached they must be permitted to
build submarines without limit. In a
race between Great Britain and
France, the latter would be hopelessly
behind as neither to funds nor the
materials are available for extensive
submarine programs. America, too,
would be at liberty to build countless
numbers of submarines.
SITUATION LOOKED
HOPELESS WEDNESDAY
While Wednesday the submarine
situation looked hc.ieless, it really not'
be regarded in that light for the pres
s .re of the British and Americans
can be applied in such fashion as to
compel an agreement in the end. But
if the ratio of submarines cannot be
settled, it also upsets all calculation
on other auxiliary craft. No nation
v ill be content to build a limited
number of lifht cruisers and de
stroyers if, on the other hand, the
submarine is unlimited. For the late
war has shown that destroyers and
light cruisers are the real weapons
with which submarines can be fought
effectively. And 'the British spokes
men say plainly that if there is no
limit on the number of cruisers that
can be built or their size, it will not
tie long before the cruiser encroaches
in tonnage on the capital ship and
endangers the vr'ues of the capital
ship agreement.
The Tren It, with characteristic skill
in diplomacy, now withdraw their
conditions in connection with th cap
ital ship ratio, and accept the figures
set for them irrespective of whether
there is an agreement or a disagree
ment on submarines and auxiliary
• ■raft. This looks to further bargain
ing on auxiliaries.
Temporarily, the submarine issue Is
shelved in the hope that comprehen
sive agreements can be made on the
number and size of their auxiliary
craft but the conference will hardly
confess failure on the submarine is
sue until the ratios that shall apply to
ev ry other kind of auxiliary craft
are exhaustively discussed.
TO AGREE OH SUB LIMITATION
Masked Bandits Get Booze
ISSUE INJUNCTION !
AGAINST KU KLUX
170 “Bonafide Members” of Klan Seek Re
ceivership of Property , Funds, Documents
and Records of Klan. Also Disposal of
Cert pin Officials
ATLANTA, Ga.—Receivership of
all property, funds, documents and
records of the Ku Klux Klan is
sought in a petition filed Wednesday
in the Fulton superior court by 170
“bonafide members” of the Klan,
headed by Harry B. Terrell, Lloyd B.
Hooper, F. W. Atkin and A. J. radon,
Jr., deposed grand goblins.
Judge John T. Pendleton granted
a temporary injunction against the
Klan, restraining the organization
from disposing of any oMts property
and from disbursing any money ex
cept for ordinary expense, which it is
GUN AND POISON
Figure in Near Dual Tragedy
at Allendale, S. C.
cousin’sTnvolved
One Shoots Another and At
tempts Suicide
ALLENDALE, S. C.—Earl Frampton,
a well-known young farmer of this
section, lies desperately wounded at a
hospital in Charleston, and Lewis
Davis, his cousin, who is said to have
shot him, is recovering from a dose of
strychnine which he took Tuesday aft.
ernoon immediately after the shooting.
No word had been received here from
Charleston Wednesday morning as to
Frampton’s condition. He was shot
through the abdomen, the 38-calibre
bullet entering the left side in the rear
of the body and coming out on the
front on the right side. Davis was
rapidly recovering from the effects of
the poison Wednesday morning, at
tending physicians reported.
The shooting occurred at the Davis
home, two miles from, Allendale. De
tails of the affair are very meagre. It
appears that Frampton, who is a first
cousin of Davis, lived at the latter’s
home, together with his father and
two sisters.
A resident of Allendale happened to
pass the home shortly after the shoot
ing took place, and reported the af
fair to Sheriff Bennett upon reaching
Allendale. The sheriff and several
deputies immediately weijt to the
scene, found Frampton ‘ seriously
wounded, and discovered Davis up
stairs with an empty bottle of strych
nine by his side. Immediate attention
was given to Frampton and he was
rushed to Baker’s sanitarium in
Charleston by local physicians.
Davis stated, according to the offi
cers, that he had taken all of the
strychnine in the bottle—ls grains—
and requested to be allowed t»> stay
in the room a few minutes. He was
taken in charge by Sheriff Bennett,
however, and brought to Allendale.
He will be removed to the Barnwell
jail when his condition warrants.
The father of Frampton is said to
have made a statement shortly after
the shooting to the effect that Davis
had been making queer threats and
had appeared to be otherwise mentally
unbalanced during the past six
months, but he could ascribe no mo
tive for the shooting Davis Is said to
be very wealthy, having just complet
ed an expensive home near Allendale.
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Llnwood
Frampton, of Allendale, S. C., brought
here Tuesday night suffering from a
pistol shot wound in the abdomen,
was reported Wednesday at the in
firmary where he is a patient as be
ing in a critical condition.
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AUTOS CAUSE BANKRUPTCY
BUFFALO, N. Y.—A marked
shrinkage In the demand for wagons
is given by the Wayne Wheel Com
pany. of Newark, as the chief rea
son for a voluntary position in bank
ruptcy now before the federal court
here.
Marries to Solve
Passport Problem
GENEVA.—Marriage is for a
woman, the solution of the
problem of getting passports to
various European countries, the
difficulties of which became al
most Insuperable after the war,
a Lucerne business woman lias
discovered.
Before the war this woman,
who Is well educated and good
looking earned SIO,OOO a year
by obtaining orders for m.Tl
nery and furs from royalty and
aristocracy In the several capi
tals of Europe as a representa
tive of French and Vlenneae
dealers.
After the war while her for
mer patrons had no money for
luxuries* a ziew class, the war
profiteers, demanded her atten
tion. The passport problem has
hampered her, however.
She then formed the plan of
marrying men of different na
tionalities (every race can be
found In Switserland) and pay
ing them to let her divorce
them as soon as she had estab
lished a passport In her new
citizenship
She at present has seven ex
husbands.
THE ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES—THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY HOMES.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 28, 1921,
stipulated must not Include salaries
of officers and employes.
The petition further seeks the re
moval of Edward Young Clark, im
perial kleagle of the Klan, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler, head of the propaga
tion department, both of whom are
made co-defendants to the suit.
An additional feature of the re
straining order is that the defendant
corporation and the two officers nam
ed, are prohibited from banishing,
suspending, expelling or prosecuting
the Klan members whose names ap
pear on the p.etition as plaintiffs.
RAID FOR BOOZE
Federal Agents Striving to
Make Augusta Dry
GET LOTS OF BOOZE
Three Places Raided. County
Officers Aid
The second move in their avowed
determination “to drive the bootleg
ger from the face of the earth" was
made here Wednesday morning by
government men, assisted by county
police, which the result that three
local places were raided and a con
siderable quantity of liquors captured.
Headed by Special Agent Verdel, the
government "Flying Squadron," com
posed of five federal agents and as
sisted by County Policemen Hardy
and Gibson, began early Wednesday
morning their second holiday crusade
in Augusta against tho vender of al
coholic beverages.
E. M. Green's store at 101 Telfair
street was the first on the list. There
the government men report that they
seized 60 quarts of bottled and bond
whiskey, 13 one-half galon Jars of
corn juice and 13 bottles of gin. Pro
ceeding from there the place of R L.
Summers at East Boundary and El
lis street was raided and six one-half
pint bottles of corn seized. 1
From the eaetern end of the city the
officers darted to the southern sec
tion There they met with litle “luck,"
Sydney Jackson being the only vic
tim in that territory. Jackson was
arrested at his place of business on
Twiggs street and the officers charge
that he had a bottle of liquor in his
hippocket.
The government agents are meeting
with success in keeping their visits
here a secret, th.s being the second
successful v.sit to Augusta within the
past two weeks. The southern lead
er of the prohibition campaign, whose
name is not known, stated upon tils
recent visit here that the prohibition
force* in Georgia are determined to
clean up the state.
MURDER AND ARSON
Brothem Held for Burning
of Farmer’s Home
MACON, Ga.—Charged with mur
der and arson, in connection with the
burning of the home of W. J. Knight,-
16 miles south Mcßae last May,
Elisha and Dave Bishop, brothers,
were arrested Tuesday. People at
tracted to the scene of the day burn
ing building found the body of Knight
nearby almost burned to a crisp.
Officers working on the case state
that the Bishop boys were stepsons
of Knight, and bad v feel|ng had ex
isted for some time between them.
ABANDONS TRIP
Harding Not to Qo to Pine
hurst, N. O.
WASHINGTON—WhiIe there were
no official statements, Indications at
the WJjiite House Tuesday were that
President Harding had abandoned his
tentative plan to spend a portion of
the holidays at Plnehurst, N. C,
The president had a full list of en
gagements for Wednesday and one
of the members of the cabinet .was
authority for the statement that the
cabinet would meet Friday, as usual.
Likes Grain Elevator Idea
Herald Reader Says Time Has Come When Farming
Must Be Carried on In Different Way
Augusta, Ga„ |
December 26, 1921. |
To The Herald: |
Some time ago the farmers read with great Interest In your pa- |
per an account of a large grain elevator that would be built In An- |
gusta in the near future. Now you are coming down to business, ft |
Is a settled question that cotton cannot be raised at a fair profit uri- j
der the present conditions, consequently the farmers are going to j
grain, hay, potatoes, hogs, and the like, but Augusta Is not a grain |
market at present, there will he thousands of bushels of corn, wheat, |
oats, peas and potatoes raised the coming year, but the question Is |
how will the farmer convert these products Into ready cash without j
peddling them around the streets? What the farmer wants Is a mar- |
ket for grain, juat as he wsnts, or did want, for his cotton. Augusta j
Is very widely known for its cotton market, so now If Augusta has a I
grain market, or an elevator, where the farmer can store his grain. I j
think we will he in a position to "Live at Home". ,
Waynesboro, a town much smaller than Augusta, has Its elevator, |
which has rendered valuable service to the farmers of Burke County, |
and I can see no reason why AUGUSTA cannot support one.'* The time i
has come when farming must be carried on in a different way from !
depending on King Cotton as a money crop, so while you are trying to j
make Auguata a “GREATER AUGUSTA" why not. give a thought to |
the farmer? Get your grain Elevator in operation, and besides ren- j
dering valuable service to the farmers In this county, It will put Into |
circulation thousands of dollars In Augusta that would possibly go |
elsewhere.
Youre very truly, |
A HERALD READER AND FARMER.
SELL IENWOOD
FOR $316,000
Twenty Acre Tract and Im
provements Now U. S.
Property
DEED FILED HERE
U. S. Attorneys and Attorney
of Property Holders
Confer
The Lenwood property, consisting
of twenty acres on which stands the
United States Public Health Hos
pital No. 62, has been sold to the
government for a consideration of
$316,000, according to tho warranty
deed which was filed in the superior
court at 1:30 o'clock Wednesday after
noon after a conference at tho United
States court house between Charles
D. Russell, assistant district attorney
and attorneys and trustees for the
parties of the first part.
Negotiations looking toward pur
chase of the property by the govern
ment have been under way for tho
past several months and Mr. Russel!
has made several trips to Augusta on
that business. However, the final aV
rangements were not made until the
noon conference Wednesday.
The parties of the first part appear
in the deed as Henry S. Cummtng,
Frank 11. Barrett and Grover C. Max
well, trustees under a deed filed Feb
ruary 28, 1920.
The property is situated on the
southeast corner of Wriglitsboro road
and Ithlnd avenue. It Is bounded on
the north by Wrightsboro road; on
the east by Rhind avenue;\on the
south by lands of Sarah G. Stokes,
and on the west by lands of D. B.
Dyer.
The transfer also includes two lots
on the south side of Wrightsboro
road, near Monte Sano park, fronting
132 feet on Wriglitsboro road and
running bark 214 feet on Maryland
avenue. This property is triangular
in shape, and Is known as lots num
bers 1 and 2 of a plan of lots known
as the D. B. Dyer sub-division of
Julia M. Warren tract.
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APPROVE TREATY
Convention of Sinn Fein
Clubs O. K. Pact
BELFAST.—A convention of Sinn
Fein clubs of North Donegal held at.
Buncrana, has adopted a resolution
by unanimous vote expressing satis
faction with the Irish peace treaty
as embodying the essential of Ire
land’s freedom and safeguarding Ire
land’s honor. Reports submitted be
fore the vote showed that each dis
trict in the constituency favored rat
ification of the pact.
The reso'ution called upon the six
Dali Eireann members representing
the district not only to vote for tho
treaty, but to use their Influence to
bring about ratification. Failure to'
do this, the resolution stated, would
be regarded as betrayal of the best
interests of the country and gross
contempt for the opinions of the con
stituents.
Donegal, although the most north
ern Irish county, is under the south
ern parliament being one of the three
counties excluded from Ulster under
the government of Ireland bill of
1020.
URBAN COUNCIL OF
NAVAN APPROVEB.
NAVAN, County Heath, Ireland.—
The Urban Council of Navan lias
adopted a reso’ution favoring ratifica
tion of the Anglo-Irish peace treaty.
This action was taken at a meeting
of the council Tuesday.
25 Bandits Swoop
Down on Distillery;
Loot Totals $30,000
Eminence, Ky., Scene of Robbery. Guards
Bound With Ropes and Locked in Office.
325 Cases of Bottled in Bond Taken
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—Twenty-five bandits swooped
down on the Blue Ribbon Distillery at Eminence, Ky.
early Wednesday, locked five guards in the office of the
plant and stole 1125 eases of bottled in bond whiskey,
valued at $30,000, according to a report to Louisville
police.
The report said all of the robbers were masked and
heavily armed. Two automobile trucks were used to
haul the liquor away, said the report, which added that
the trucks took the road toward Louisville.
Soon after the bandits departed the five guards who
were bound with ropes, released themselves and notified
the Henry county authorities. All cities within a sixty
mile radius of Eminence were notified to watch for the
bandits.
BROADER INTEREST
IS SHOWN IN N.Y.
COTTON MARKET
BY STUART P. WEST
(By Leased Wire to Augusta Herald.)
(Copyright, 1921, by Augusta Herald.)
WALL STREET, NEW YORK.—
Tho cotton market showed very clear
indications of a broadening interest
during Wednesday's trading. Liver
pool 4 made a steady showing after its
prolonged adjournment while reports
from tiie domestic goods market were
encouraging and there was nothing
to indicate that Tuesday’s advance
had attracted any increase of offer
ings from the South. There was some
little irregularity at the start here,
owing to the circulation of January
notices estimated at 3,G00 bales and
first prices were 1 point lower to R
points higher. Tho scattering spot
month liquidation was quickly ab
sorbed, however, and the market
showed increased activity and
strength with both January and
March contracts seling above, the 11)
cent level before tho c*nd of the first,
hour. This made net advances of 20
to 24 points on the active position,
and the new high ground for tho
movement attratced scattered realiz
ing. There may also have been a lit
tle selling on expectations that 19
cents at New York would bring out
spot cotton more freely, hut no hedge
selling developed, and the market
showed a very steady undertone at
reactions of 10 to 1G points from the
best.
According to local spot handlers the
so-ca'led "Christmas cotton" offering
in the South last week was In very
small volume and quite readily ab
sorbed. Ho far this week they say,
there has been very little business
only a few scattering lots changing
hands at about nwrent prices.
$50,000 FIRE
Business Section of Campo
bello, S. C., Destroyed
SPARTANBURG, S O.—Fire at
Campobello, »S. C., 1R miles north
west of this city, starting early Tues
day night, destroyed three frame
structures, Indue ing the post office
and telephone exchange, and entailed
a loss estimated at $50,000 upon two
commercial establishments, Coggins
and Cosnell and W. E .Jackson, gen
eral merchandise. Tiie brick building
occupied by H. L O’Shields, a mer
cliant, checked the flames, hut not
until considerable damage was done
to, his stock of goods. The town Ik
without fire protection, and tiie only
means of fighting the flames was the
bucket brigades. During the world
war, Campobello wa the basis of op
erations for the artillery units of the
divisions at Camp Wadsworth, and
tiie camping ground of many troops.
$100,000,000 Spent
By U. S. For Toys
NEW YORK—More then
|100,000,0(i0 was «p>int l>y the
American people for toy* an<l
Kamei during 1921, the National
(,'lty Hank tin* figured. The
factory value of toys manufac
tured in this country has more
than trebled, It li estimated,
ainco the war cut off the supply
from Oermany, clilef source, of
America's toy Imports The
value of toys made here In 1919
was Riven ns I(16,000,000, com
pared with $14,000,000 live years
previously. Ctpitul Invested In
the Amercan mills'ry advanced
from $10,000,000 In 1914 to
$25,000,000 In 1910. Toy Imports
declined from $8,000,000 In 1913
to $1,000,000 |n 1918, \ tills Im
ports rose In 1920 to $0,000,000
and to $10,000,000 In 1921,
Exports of American toys
jumped from less than $1,000,000
in 191$ to $4,000,000 last year.
18 CENTS A WEEK
CONSOLIDATED SERVICE
THOMAS W. BIGKETT
DIES FOLLOWING A
PARALYTIC STROKE
RALEIGH, N. C.—Former Gover
nor Thomas Walter Blckett, who suf
fered a stroke of paralysis at his
home hero Tuesday night died at 9:16
Wednesday morning without ever re
gaining consciousness.
Mr. Blckett served one term as gov
ernor and two terms as attorney
general of North Carolina.
Tho former governor was stricken
Tuesday night while he was seated
beside the bed of Mrs. Blckett, who
Is slightly ill. He lapsed into un
conselouness and never came out of
the state of coma. Ilis physicians
from tiie first held out no hope for
liis recovery, his entire right side
being paralyzed. .Strong restoratives
were administered to tiie former gov
ernor at interval* throughout the
night, lint without effect. Tho end
name peacefully at 9:15 Tuesday
morning. Mrs. Blckett, their ono
son. William Blckett, relatives and
c oao friends were at his bedside.
Tiie body of former Governor Bick
ett will lie in state in tiie rotunda of
the state capitol from 9 o'clock Thurs
day morning and until 1 o’clock in the
afternoon, when it will he carried to
< ’lirlst Episcopal Church, of which the
former governor was a member, where
funeral services will he conducted by
Rev. Milton W. Barber. Following the
service nt the church the body will lie
taken through the country to Louis
burg, 37 miles north of this city, where
burial will take place late Thursday.
STATE OFFICES
CLOSE IN RESPECT.
As soon as the news of the former
governor's death was announced, the
Hags on all state building* were placed
at bait mast and the state offices
were dosed. Thomas Walter Blckett
was born in Monroe, Union ounty.
North Carolina, on February 28, 1869.
He was the son of T. W. and Mary
A. Blckett. He was the oldest of four
children, whose father died when he
was but 13 years old. After attend
ing the public schoo'n at Monroe,
young illckett worked bis way
through Wake Forest College, grad
uating with the class of 1890. He
taught school for two years and en
tered the University of North Caro
lina to study law, passing the bar In
1893. lie practiced law in Monroe and
I.oulshurg for a number of years and
entered politics In 1907, when he was
elected a member of the lower house
of the state legislature. Mr. Blckett
was a member of the Democratic par
ty. In 1908 Mr. Blckett was elected
attorney general and re-elected to
ihat office in 1912. He retired from
Hie office of attorney genera' In 1916
to become governor of North Caro
lina. ending I#h term of four years
as governor In January of this year.
Since leaving the governor's office,
Mr. Blckett has practiced law In Ra
leigh.
Governor Blckett was reputed to be
one or the host Vbuters and orators
In the state
He was in great demand during the
war as a speaker and visited various
sections of the country In the Interest
of the liberty loan drives and other
war activities.
As soon ns the new* of the former
governor’s Illness became known, for
mer Secretary of the Navy and Mr*.
Josephus Itanirls, with numerous
other friends, hastened to the Btckett
home.
Mr. Rlekett was elected attorney-
Reneral of North Carolina In 1908 nnd
served two terms, retiring In 1917 to
become governor. Ife was succeeded
as governor by Cameron Morrison,
lust January.
WILSON, 65
WASHINGTON—Former President
Wilson Wednesday celebrated his six
ty-fifth birthday at. his home here.
While no deviation from the dally
program of the Wilson household was
planned many cablegrams, telegrams
ami letters containing greetings were
delivered at the Wilson home on S.
street during the day. Several of the
more Intimate friends of Mr. Wilson
called to extend their greetings In
person
HOME
EDITION
WEATHFR Au o u,ta end vicinity: Fair tonight
ssk.Pi i i iLn ana probably Thursday. Warmer.
ABANDON HOPE FOR
AGREEMENT ON
SUBMARINE
TONNAGE
Demand By France For
Minimum Sub Tonnage of
90,000 Tons Closes Door,
WASHINGTON—Hope for an agree*
ment to limit submarine tonnage waif
declared to have been abandoned
Wednesday at the meeting of the
arms' conference naval committee.
A demand by France for a minimum
submarine tonnage of 90,000 tong was
declared by delegates to have closed
the door to any agreement the Amer
ican compromise proposal having
been rejected finally and completely
by the French.
Casting aside the possibility of
harmonizing views on submarine ton
nage the American delegation brought
forth a new proposal to limit the size
of submarines and other auxiliary
craft to a maximum of 10,000 tons.
The presentation of the French
viewpoint, bused on calculations of
her naval experts And reinforced by
approval of the French cabinet meet
ing Tuesday In Paris, was followed
by lengthy discussion, the committee
adjourning the session after two
hours debate to meet again at three
o'clock.
AIR OF FINALITY »
ABOUT DECLARATION.
Ai'bert Sarraut, head of the French
delegation, It was understood, pre
sented with an air of finality the dec
laration that France could not ac
cept loss than 330,000 tons of
lary tonnage Including a submarine*
tonnage of 90,000 tons. The Ameri
can compromise proposal would have
given l£runco about 31,000 tons of
submarines.
The British and Japnnese delega
tions are understood to have stated
that, In view of the French stand on
submarines, they would both feel com
pelled to reserve action on the ton
nage ratio for auxiliary craft allot
ted Great Britain and Jai/an under
the American plan.
Italian spokesmen following presen
tation of the French demand. It was
stated, expressed regret that France
had not seen It clear to accept a
smaller tonnage, and Japan also,
through her delegation spokesman,
declared that the French demands
amounted to something which Japan
could not hope to sanction under the
American proposal.
a WASHINGTON. France's last
word on the question of limitation of
submarine tonnnge—a reiteration of
her claim as sent forth last week
by her naval experts—will be deliv
ered Wednesday to the arms confer
ence. it was said by members of the
French delegation as they went Into
Wednesday's meeting of the confer
ence naval rommlttee.
Reports that there might be fur
ther discussion of the subject with a
view to persuading France to pare
down her calms was described by
mnnbera of the delegation as “a
Joke."
Delegation members went on to say
that. France, after consultation of her
highest naval experts and after the
decision reported as having been
reached Tuesday by the counsel of
ministers can not possibly In any way
reduce the ratio of submarines which
she considers indispensable for her
safety.
Admiral deßon In outlining last
week the needs of France for pro
tection of her coasts, colonies and
maritime communications gave the
ai/proximnte estimate of 90,000 tons.
The American compromise proposal
contemplates that France maintain
her existing submarine strength
amounting to about 31,000 tons.
WASHINGTON The American
compromise proposal for settlement of
the question of submarine tonnage
on a basis of status quo for France,
Italy and Japan and a reduction of 00,
000 tons each for the United States
and Great Britain appeared almost
certain of failure Wednesday through
objection by France and Japan when
the full naval committee of the arms
conference resumed sessions for ths
first time since Saturday.
While the nature of the Instructions
from the French government on ths
submarine question received by ths
French delegation Tuesday had not
been revealed, It was said In respon
sible circles that France would for
mally disagree to the American pro
posal unless she was allotted about
31.500 tons in submarine against ths
90,000 figure suggested by naval ex
perts as her minimum requirement.
Whether the French delegates were
authorised to make any compromise
(Continued on png* J.)
WOULD CURB CUPID
Easier to Oet Marriage
License Than Theatre
Ticket
NEW YORK—Asserting
that getting a marriage li
cense In New York was eas
ier than buying a theater
ticket, two Judges In general
sessions court Tuesday de
clared In favor of a meas
ure which would require
publication of the names of
persons obtaining licenses
and prohibiting the ceremony
for a month. This, it was
nsserted, would check run
aways and blgumy.
"All you have to do to get
married In New York," said
Judge Talley, is to "go to
a window In the municipal
building, get a flense, and
then go to another window
and get married."
Him remarks were made In
suspending sentence on a
married man who had con
tracted a bigamous mar
riage.
Judge Mclntyre said 11 per
sons had been convicted of
bigamy here In 1921.