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C. C. C. 10 NEWS AND OBSERVER. RALEIGH, N.

FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 10, 1922. MORE TESTIMONY AT FORD HEARING General Beach Not Opposed To 100-Year Lease; Ford Not To Testify Washington, Feb. advisability of reducing the time clause In Henry Ford's offer for the lease of Muscle Shoals, governmentowned lands from 100 to 50 years was questioned indirectly today Major General Lansing H. Beach, chief of army engineers, in testibefore House military committee. Referring to the general policy of the government not properties for a period exceeding 50 years, General in his testimony at the second day of the hearings of the committee on the Ford proposal, said that "it is not always advisable to apply one general sule to things big and small." Differs With Weeks.

Secretary Weeks, who was heard by the committee yesterday at its opening session, declared repeatedly that in his opinion it would ute wise to permit the lease of public lands or properties to private interests for so period as 100 years. General Beach, however, said today that it was "a question in A9 big and important a matter as this whether the 50 years rule would not work a hardship." It was his belief, the general continued, that in disposition of the properties at Muscle Shoals the paramount consideration should be the effect upon the nation's defense rather than the manufacture of fertilizer. The country, he said, should not "caught again" without an adequate nitrate supply. The disadvantages of installing power plants in Alabama and establishing a market for their output were dwelt upon at length by the engineer chief. He said it would be comparatively easy to install a plant at Niagara Falls, with a another mar: ket close by, but it was quite feat, from the standpoint of time, to do 80 in sparsely settled gion like that about Musele Shoals with only four cities within reasonable distance.

Williams on Stand The engineer officer was preceded on the witness stand by Major General Williams, Chiaf of Ordnance, who occupied the greater part of the of properties Ford day's sessions explaining, valuationoffer. He estimated that the Warrior power plant and transmission line could be salvaged for 000, or more, and declared under examination by committee members, that figure was three-fifths of all that Mr. Ford had offered for the nitrate plants and other properties. These properties, it was estimated, had a scrap value to the govornment, of $16,272,000 $8,812,000 it made and would partially be operative and the remainder salvaged. The policy of the War Department, Gen.

Williams explained, how. ever was opposed to the serapping of properties concerned. He added late: in response to that it was intended to complete the Wilson Dam and maintain nitrate plant Number 2 in the event private development failed. Chairman Kahn received word today that Mr. Ford would not appear personally before the committee, but would send properly aceredited rep resentatives.

DENY GOOCH'S CLAIM FOR $3,000 SALARY Commissioner Landis Hands Down Decision In Several Baseball Cases Chicago, Feb. Cincinnati National League club's title to the services of Cliff Markle, transferred Cineinnati Atlanta Southern Association elub in July, 1921, was affirmed in a decision handed down today by K. M. Landis, Commissioner of Baseball. The decision of the board of arbitration of the National Association denying Lee 0.

Gooch for $3,000 salary as manager of the Richmond team for the 1921 season was affirmed by Judge Landig in another decision. The major league clubs and three minor league clubs were fined by Judge Landis for violation of the waiver rights of the other Southern Association clubs receiving the services of Player Stellbauer. The elubs fined were: St. Louis Na tionals, $150; Detroit Americans, $150; Houston and Fort Worth, $300 each and Nashville, $800. Stelbauer ultimately was transferred to Fort Worth from Houston by way of the St.

Louis Nationals, Nashville and the Detroit Americans. Joplin and Charlotte were fined $750 for the transfer of Lloyd Smith to escape the operation of the draft the Commssioner holding that the assignments were nullified and allowing the draft of Smith by the Boston National League team. RALEIGH NEGRO ACQUITTED IN WINSTON-SALEM COURT R. W. Rourk, negro real dealer of Radoigh, was acquitted this week in the municipal court of Winston Salem on the charge of embezzlement.

Rourk, who was required to give 8 thousand dollar bond when he last week in the Wake County court house on a warrant sworn out by the Winston chief of police, fought efforts of the private prosecution to continue the case. Judge Hartman, of WinstonSalem, required trial, and at its completion not only exonerated Rourk, but censured the prosecution. REAL VERDICT ESTATE FOR DEALERS COMMISSIONS GET. Greensboro, Feb. C.

and N. 0. Aker, trading as the Southwest Land company, were given a verdict of $7,500 in Federal district court here today, against Mrs. Eula Neal, of Ashe county commission for selling a tract of land for $55,630 in Ashe county. After a contract by which the land company was to get all over $40,000 secured for the traet was thrown out of court by Judge James A.

Boyd, the motion to recorer was amended for services rendered and the $7,500 verdict was the result, Ailments Of Hollywood Movie Colony Diagnosed Murder of Taylor Turns Public Attention To Moving Picture World Again; Small Proportion Who Allow Senses To Become Beclouded By Sudden Prosperity Blamed For Trouble With Industry Los Angeles, Feb. recent murder of William Desmond Taylor, widely known motion picture director, has caused public attention turn toward the motion pieture colony at Hollywood here and numerous inquiries about that colony and the life of its people have followed. Hollywood is the general name assigned to a section of Los Angeles, lying about eight from the downtown business section. Many motion picture, studios are scattered through Hollywood and thousands of persons from classes society are employed at the studios. Where so many types are gathered, there variations of character and morality.

Some of those who come lots as humble extras succeed because of some trait of personality in reaching stardom almost I before they have become known erally in the industry itself. times it is real ability that drives them upward. Sometimes it is the favor of director or producer; sometimes it is a pair of cross eyes or funny legs or unusual size that provide the needed leverage for the lift to success. When people spring from poverty to affluence, often within a few weeks, their mental equipment is not always equal to the strain. They have money, an unaccustomed toy, and they spend it in bizarre ways.

They may buy automobiles of the usual styles and finishes known in the trade here as "movie trick machines" or may, take to having "wild parties" they may indulge in other forms of relaxation and excitement. Many of them spend all they make. One well known male' star testified ARREST TROUTMAN MAN ON A SERIOUS CHARGE Iredell Planning Big School Celebration In April Statesville, Feb. Sherrill, a well-known young white man of Troutman, is held in jail here on a charge of cohabitation with a young girl, Lona Cavin, who is under 14 years of age. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for some time this week.

Sherrill is 29 years of age and has been married about four months. He is of a good family, his mother residing in Hickory. He makes complete denial of the charge. The warrant making the charge against the young man was issued by Squire W. J.

Lazenby, beling sworn out by the girl's father, M. Cavin. The Home and School improvement campaign for Iredell County, closes on April 23, and this be a red letter day for the schools of the county, This is a continuance of the campaign which was productive of fine results last year, entminating in a big gathering here a year ago. Prizes will be offered and it is now expected that Dr. E.

C. Brooks, State superintendent of publie instruction, and Hon Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy, will be present and deliver addresses. The Brown Bag Company, with principal offices in Statesville, has charter, and a formal organization effected in the chamber, of Company commerce 118 an rooms author- this ized capital stoek of $10,000, but has begun business with $5,600 paid in. The officers are: F. L.

Johnson, president; Flannigan, secretary and treasurer. The board of directors the above named gentlemen L. Murdock and includes. G. W.

Henry. ROGER MOORE ENDORSED FOR DISTRICT GOVERNOR New Bern, Feb. Moore, former president of the Wilmington chamber of Commerce and president for two terms of the Wilmington Rotary club, was unanimously endorsed for next governer of the Seventh District of Rotary clubs in a "One hundred per cent" meeting of the New Bern club at its regular monthly luncheon tonight. The ruins of Uxmal, Yucatan, have been described as the finest on the American continents. BROWN CALF OXFORDS With rubber heels $5.00 Thompson Shoe Co.

Progressive Store" 120 Fayetteville St. INQUIRY ORDERED IN HAMILTON CASE Grand Jury Places tion In Hands of Three of Its Members Three members of the Wake County grand jury were yesterday appointed to conduct a thorough investigation of the killing of R. H. Hamilton on the Milburnie Road on the night of December 26, and report to the full body at the March term of court. The unusual course of action was taken by the grand jury, because of the illness of Solicitor Herbert E.

Norris, whose advice was stated to be needed and desired and whose absence was assigned as the reason for failure to go into the matter at the present term of court. The committee, which is composed of Foreman L. H. Mills, Paul H. Lee and R.

B. Brown Was authorized to subpoena witnesses and employ a stenographer to record evidence. Hamilton Was found dead in a Ford automobile. His companion and fiancee, Miss Irene Guess, of F'aleigh, stated that Hamilton was shot by two negroes while in the automobile, but other evidence was produced tending to show that the shooting was done some distance from the road and the story of Miss Guess was questioned by the coroner's jury which lasted for a week. Investigation by the grand jury was recommended by coroner's jury and the subject of a special charge, to that body by Judge W.

Devin, when the present term of court convened on Monday. The grand jury was discharged for the term yesterday and court is expected to adjourn today, the most important cases remaining for trial being those against Laurence Gatling, son of Postmaster Bart M. Gatling, who was arrested as the result of an automobile collision on the Milburnie Road, and J. J. White, with assault with intent to kill upon C.

M. Jones. Louise Price Acquitted. The principal case disposed of yesterday was that against Louise Price, who was acquitted of a charge of shooting M. Frank Ellington, a farmer from near Wendell on Oetober 7, 1921.

When arrested, the woman set up a counter charge of trespass against Ellington, but when the case was tried in City Court the trespass charge was dismissed and Louise Price was sentenced to twelve months on the roads, from which judgment she appealed. Road sentences were imposed upon four negroes, three of them being from Raleigh. Elbert Jones was given a total of 14 months on a combined charge of attempting to kill his wife and carrying concealed weapons. He thanked the judge warmly, explaining he expected at least four years. Two other Raleigh negroes, Cleveland Poole and William Penny were found guilty of stealing a pair of field glasses from George Williams' tailor.

shop on Exchange Street. Pooler who is under sixteen but has been found incorrigible by the juvenile court, was given four months, while the older negro drew a full year on the road. Chester Jordan, another negro, drew four months for making whiskey. Benson "Invincibles" Fayetteville, Feb High School defeated Fayetteville High School in a pretty and exciting game of basketball here tonight by a score of 47 to 31. Fayetteville was leading at the end of the first half, 24 to 19; and with Underwood playing an unusually brilliant game at forward, ha doutplayed the fast visiting team.

The break came when Underwood and Andrews went out of the game on personal fouls shortly after the second half opened. Parker at guard and Hudson and W. Johnson forwards played good basketball for Benson. VANCEBORO WILL SECURE Hustling Craven Town Makes Plans To Connect Up With New Bern New Bern, Feb. with 750 population and one of Craven's flourishing towns has about to secure electric current for lighting and for commercial purposes.

Mayor Stonewall Jackson and his board of aldermen have just enacted an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds to the amount of $15,000 to connect the town with the New Bern municipal power plant via Bridgeton, a distance of 18 miles. The ordinance advertised in local newspapers, unless a being, petition to put the issue to the people of Vanceboro for a vote is filed within thirty then it will go in effect and negotiable bonds to the amount of $15,000 to mature in fifteen years will be issued. There is going to be less cotton grown in Craven county this year than in many seasons, according to prominent farmers who have been asked to express their opinion of the effect the invasion of the boll weevil will have on cotton acreage. A cut of between 35 and 50 per cent in cotton is forecasted by some. And in place of cotton, food crops and forage with less tobacco than last year will be the substitution.

It is more evident section every day that the farmers are getting away from the old idea of raising cotton to get rich. The "feed yourself first" slogan is being accepted with encouraging enthusiasm not only in Craven, but in Pamlieo, Carteret, Beaufort, Onslow, and other neighboring counties the Craven Agricultural Committee went into action a few weeks ago. Everyone of those counties endorsed the diversification program outlined by this county by promptly appointing committees to co-operate with the local group in carrying the facts to the farmers. When delegates and two members of the Pitt county commissioners heard W. W.

Griffin's analysis of the conditions occasioned by the coming of the weevil and his review of the policy adopted by Craven in a meeting recently they openly endorsed the work and invited C. Kirkpatrick, secretary of the Craven committee, and Mr. Griffin to address the farmers of their county at a mass meeting during the next week with the view of interesting them in orgainzing against the weevil. SELL THREE VESSELS FOR SUM OF $23,600 Norfolk, Feb. sale today of three vessels by the United States marshal -to satisfy libel judgment realized only $23,000, though one of the vessels cost approximately $600,000 to build a few years ago and the others cost.

$100,000 or more each. The steamer Morganza, whieh was built for the government during the war and which cost approximately $600,000, WAg sold Wright, of Callaghan Atkinson Company, of Norfolk, for $2,850. The barkentine Marsala, valued at approximately $100,000 when built, was sold to Mr. Wright also for $15,500. The third vessel, the steamer Moritz, was sold to John A.

Klaunice and George Mucemeek, of Brooklyn, N. for $5,250. CANADA WILL GO TO CONFERENCE AT GENOA Ottawa, Feb. will be represented at the world-wide economie and financial conference which opens in Genoa March 8, it was announced after a cabinet meeting tonight. WINDSOR CHAIRS New Lot In Our Window To Be Sold for 1-4 to 1-2 OFF Their Regular Prices At to off these Chairs are so attractively priced that they will not linger long.

Pick out yours from our window. Just a Few Two More SixMore Piece BLANKETS Bedroom Suites In grey and taupe HALF-PRICE Some attractive plaids, solid $98.00 colors; pink, old rose and blue, but to close out at half- Out of a dozen we have two price. left. Hurry! ROYALL and BORDEN "Where Quality is Higher Than Price" LODGE MEETS TOO MUCH OPPOSITION Withdraws Amendment Designed To Give New England Leviathan Job Washington, Feb. effort by Senator Lodge, Republican, chusetts, to have inserted in the pendent offices appropriation bill amendment which would allow government navy yards to bid on reconditioning the giant liner Leviathan encountered so much opposition in the Senate today that he withdrew it, announcing he would rerew it later.

The amendment proposed would require the Shipping Board to obtain bids from navy yards for reconditioning work before letting contracts to private yards. The board recently received contracts from private yards for recondittoning the Leviathan and New England interests have been attempting to obtain consideration by the board of a bid from the Boston navy yard. Senator Lodge, in withdrawing his amendment, stated he was compelled to leave the Senate. He asserted that the amendment ws in the nterest of economy because the government yards could do repair work the many instances more cheaply than private yards. Senator Overman, Democrat, North a member of the appropriacommittee, however, interjected that the information before the committee had indicated that private shipyards could do repair work more cheaply.

Senators King, Democrat, Utah, and Hitchcock, Democrat, Nebraska, pressed explanation as to whether the amendment would compel the government navy yards to maintain large forces and Senator Lodge stated that the direct purpose of the amendment was the repair of the Leviathan, upon which no navy yard could give an estimate under the present law. Senator Spencer, Republican, Missouri, asserted that the amendment would result in an estimate, which would not be binding in the final cost, and that should the work be undertaken in a navy yard it must be completed there, although the ultimate price might be higher than tract bids. from private yards. FUNERAL OF 138-YEAR OLD INDIAN IS HELD Cass Lake, Feb. that was mortal of Ga-Be-NahGewn-Wonce, 138 year old Chippewa Indian, was consigned to mother earth and his spirit wished godspeed with funeral services according to the white man's creed, attended by Indians and whites here today.

Nearly 1,000 Chippewas in which tribe. he also was called Go-Se-Non, which translated into English means "Daddy of Them All" thronged this village, in the midst of the Northern Minnesota, Indian country for Order Gandhi's Arrest. London, Feb. Indian government has immediate arrest of Gandhi, leader ordered, of the non-Co-operationists, in India, according to the Daily Sketch. PLAN TO EXTEND CREDIT TO ROADS Methods of Assisting Railroads Under Consideration At Washington Washington, Feb.

of lending the aid of the government's credit to the railroads of the country are under consideration in administration circles, it indicated today by high government officials. Any such plan, however, it was stated, would not involve the use of government money for rendering financial assistance to the carriers, but the use of federal credit. Secretary Hoover suggested today that a government guarantee of railroad equipment trust certificates would make them attractive to investors and enable the roads to raise money for needed rolling stock without the expenditure of funds from the treasury. Secretary Mellon is also understood to regard favorably the idea of lending the government's credit to the carriers on the theory ally would result from improvement that better business conditions general in the railroad situation. If any such steps should be taken, however, in the opinion of Attorney General Daugherty, legislation would be necessary and in this case difficulty might be encountered in Congress.

The need of the railroads for more equipment is their own difficulty in the opinion of Secretary Hoover, who said it was up to the railroads to take the leadership presenting some constructive plan for providing funds. The railroads' troubles, he asserted, were which made any relief measures difficult of adoption at this time. He expressed the belief that if the shortage of cars became sufficiently acute, there would be pressure from all sides to remedy the situation. Under equipment of railroads, he maintained, had its effect on the employment situation and upon agricultural conditions. Secretary Mellon is also understood to coincide with this view.

Use of the government's credit has already been extended to the farmers, Mr. Hoover pointed out, in the guaranteeing of farm loan bonds. He indicated that some such method might be utilized to aid the railroad if the emergency should become sufficiently acute to require assistance. Spanish Steamer Burns Madrid, Feb. the Associated Spanish transport Palma, hailing from the Island of Majorca in the Mediterranean Sea, has been destroyed by fire at sea, says an official announcement today.

The transport's crew perished but the troops on board were rescued. The fire was caused by the ignition of gasoline. Eulogy to Miss Washington, Feb. 9-Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia, today delivered a brief eulogy in the Senate to Misa Carolyn Upshaw, niece of Representative Upshaw, Democrat, Georgia. Miss Upshaw died of injuries received in the collapse of the Knickerbocker Theater.

Waaren S. Stone, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, receives a salary oi $25,000 a I year. LEASE SHIPYARD IN WILMINGTON Texas Oil Company To Use It As Distributing Station in the divorce court recently that he was getting $700 a week; said he had $700 in the bank, as payday had just passed, that he had three automobiles, an extensive wardrobe and no other assets. Motion picture people' themselves that immoral and sometimes perverted persons are to be found in the industry, but they insist that the small percentage of these is relatively and that only their position in the public eye has made them at all conspicaous. It is not denied that some drug users are connected with industry, but the producers take the that these persons are eliminated as opportunity affords.

There are, however, scores and hundreds of motion picture people I who live lives in no way dissimilar to those of other American householders. They go to, the studios, do their work, return normal homes and spend their evenings at theatres, at home, at clubs or in ordinary pursuits. Everybody has heard the query: "What's the matter with the movies" and observers in Los Angeles think they know the answer. In their belief the trouble with the motion pieture industry is the presence within it of a relatively small proportion of people whose senses were beclouded sudden prosperity; the lack of demand on the part of the producers for a standard of morality to be observed their employes; the lack of thrift and the presence of extravagance; and the fact that character has not been demanded by either producers or public as an ment to success. ARTICLE THAT HAS GONE DOWN STEADILY High Cost of Living Not Lue To Increase In Cost of A.utomobile Tires While most commodities used by man have advanced cost during the past decade, automobile tires are a notable exception.

Figures just compiled bring out the fact that tire prices have had downward trend since the year small increase during the war and 1910, with only a comparatively after-war days. Tires of standard make can now be bought at lower prices than before the war, and indeed lower than at any time since 1910. This unusual result has been accomplished through the tremendously increased demand and use, which permitted quantity production, and in larger part by means of the BUCcessive improvements in manufacturing processes, which brought qualiity up and costs down. In Honor of Miss Sasser Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Chamblee, of (312 South Person Street entertained last evening in honor of Miss Rosa Sasser, whose marriage to Mr. Alton Floyd Rowe, of Ayden, formerly of this city takes place February 22. Games played and variou8 contests were enjoyed, after which delightful refreshments were served.

Only intimate friends were invited. The following guests were present: Mrs. L. A. Emory, Misses Lucy Harris, Ercell Holleman, Lillie Brock, Hattie Joyner, Ulva Rowe, Annie Bailey, Mr.

W. H. Aiken, Messrs. Eugene Wood, William W. Jones, Norman Duncan, David Rateliff, Marvin Branch, G.

G. Watkins, Upton Hocutt, H. Roy Fishel, and Charles H. Davis. Wilmington, Feb.

of the plant of the Carolina Shipyard as a distributing station for the Texas Oil Company was insured today by the granting of a charter to the Wilmington Industrial Railway which will connect the Carolina plant with that of the Newport yard. The Texas Company will spend approximately $400,000 in the establishment of plant here that will supply the entire State with shipments averaging four barrels daily. Local commercial interests are confident it will attract other manufacturers to the eity, The new railroad will be built private interests, but operated by the A. C. L.

Local police were today asked to assist the Pender county authorities in apprehending burglars who last night removed practically the entire stock from the store of A. G. Rhodes at Rocky Point. The burglars used a motor truck to transport their loot. The annual convention of the State Luther League will be held here in August the exact date to be determined later, it was today announced.

NEW RESERVOIR IS LAKE MATTAMUSKEET Upon motion of Mayor T. B. Eldridge, the City Commissioners yesterday gave to the new impoundnig reservoir the name "Mattamuskeet Lake" in perpetuation of the lake of that name which until recent reclamation projects drained it, was the biggest inland body of water in North Carolina. Mattamuskeet was the name of an Indian Village of the Machapungas, an Algonquin tribe that formerly lived in Hyde county. In 1701 they numbered only 30 warriors with a total population possibly not over 100.

The village of Mattamuskeet was probably on the shores of the body of water which bore that name. This tribe took part in the Tuscarora war of 1711-12. At its conelusion, the remnant of the tribe with the Coree Indians was settled on a tract of land adjacent to the lake, living in a single village. The entry in the minutes of the City of Raleigh recording the name of the new reservior follows: "Until very recent years Mattamusket Lake was the largest inland body of water in North Carolina. It might have remained 80.

for ages but for a reclamation project which drained its waters and blotted it from the map. That the name may be rescued from oblivion and fittingly perpetuated, it is now, on motion of Mayor Eldridge ordered that the impounding reservoir to be constructed on Walnut Creek be named Mattamuskeet Lake. It is further ordered that in all records, surveys, maps, plats, and other documents the name, Mattamuskeet Lake, shall be used as the usual and proper designation" of said reservior, both before and after the flooding of the area embraced within its limits." Cornelius Vanderbilt, crossed the ocean more than 30 times before The was eighteen years old. Friday BUY Feb. 10 Now Good Clothes Are Selling Here for Less Than You'll See Them Again for a Long Time.

$48.00 to $55.00 Kuppenheimer Suits $37.50 $40.00 -to $45.00 Kuppenheimer and Griffon Suits $27.50 $35.00 to $38.00 Griffon and other make Suits $22.50 $75.00 Famous Patrick Overcoats $50.00 $60.00 and $65.00 Famous Patrick Overcoats $42.50 $50.00 and $55.00 Kuppenheimer Overeoats $37.50 $40.00 and $45.00 Kuppenheimer and Griffon Overcoats at $27.50 One Special Lot Good, Warm $7.50 C. R. BOONE Good Quality Spells What Boone Sells.