The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-05
TRAVIS TRIAL
TO BE AUG II

Washington, Aug. 5.-Cast into a
police station cell here Friday night
and held incimmunicado until near
ly noon on Saturday Edward L. Ira
Wis, former chairman of North Caro-
lima corporation commission, and
widely known throughout the State,
was released on bail late Saturday
afternoon after arraignment on a
charge Of entering into a conspiracy
against the United States and the
selective draft law.
Mr.. Travis, who resigned only
last week as chairman of the state
corporation commission at Raleigh,
spent about 16 hours in jail without
the privilege of communicating with
any Of his friends outside.
The arrest of Mr.. Travis stunned
North Carolinians located in Wash
ington, including Claude Kitchin,
Democratic floor leader of the house
and former law partner Of Mr.. Ira
Wis. Mr.. Kitchin protesting against
the treatment of his friend by the
police, stood bail for Mr.. Travis and
announced last night that he believ-
ed him innocent, "and would stick
to him to the end"
The Trial August 14th
Washington, Aug. 5.-Edward l..
Travis, former state corporation
commission of North Carolina, who
was arrested here Friday night by
agents Of the department Of justice
and admitted to bail Saturday, reg
istered off at his hotel Saturday
night and was yesterday presuma-
bly, at Columbia, S. c., where Mrs.
Travis and soldier son are now To-
Gated. Mr.. Travis told friends he
would go direct to Columbia to see
his family and explain to them the
injustice done him by the govern
ment charges.
No further sensational develop
ments are expected here for the
present. Neither the government
nor the defense will show their re-
spective hands until August IA
when Mr. Travis and his two bust
ness associates are scheduled to 60
before a United States commission
er to evade the selective draft act.
AS set out fully in the Daily News
despatchs Saturday night, Mr.. Ira
Wis is accused, as attorney for the
Perth Amboy Dry Dock company, Of
conspiring with Leon M. Green, OF
New York, and Selim B. Joseph, of
Chicago, to obtain certain contracts
from the emergency fleet corpora
tion, after which young Green was
to receive a position with the ship.
building company which would ex,
empt him from thedraft. The char
ges are denied by the defendants.
1t develops that young Green, al
one time a South Carolina newspa
perman, South Carolinian now in
Washington says that several year.
ago Green was appointed as a lieu
tenant colonel on the staff of Gov
Blease. He was at that time sta
toned at Columbia as the CORES
pondent of Charleston newspaper
The employing newspaper is sale
to have objected to its Columbi;
representative in taking place OF
the staff of Blease, and suggested
that Green either give up his news
paper connection or his lieutenan
colonelcy and gold braid, Greer
elected to remain on the Bleas'
staff. Subsequently he went to New
| York and entered other lines o
work and this week bobbed up her
ir connection with negotiations TO
the alleged $4,000 contract witt
/ -,
Mr.. Travis, who claims his con
nection with the shipbuilding con
Germ was purely professional, ma,
return to Washington by way of hi
home in Halifax or via Raleigh
where he was recently stationed a
state official. On the day Mr.. Ira
Wis was arrested here, North Carroll
ma newspapers reaching Washing
ton told OF the presentation to hir
of silver tea set by the member
and employees of the state corpora
ton commission at Raleigh. Thi
was a parting testimonial from hi
colleagues.
/ Representative Kitchen, who wa
present when Travis was informall
arraigned Saturday and gave ba
for his appearance two weeks hence
is expected to be present as his bes
friend when the preliminary heal
ing is accorded Travis on Angus
IA. If Mr.. Travis is committed h
will probably be released on ba
pending trial in the District Of Co
umbia Supreme court.