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The daily times., 1922-01-25
.CH|NA'S RIGHTS
OVER WIRELESS
The Uncompleted Portion of
the Naval Treaty May Be
Taken Up at an Early Date.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Consent
would have to be given by the
Chinese government for erection of a
wireless station in China according
to a resolution introduced by Elihu
e. Root at the arms conference.
The resolution after discussion was
referred to a drafting committee with
view to considering it with other
agreements thus far reached on wire
less subjects in the far east.
While the far eastern committee
was engaged in consideration of the
wireless resolution arrangements
were made for meeting of the Five
Power naval committee; whether the
Pacific fortification situation, the un-
completed portion of the naval treaty
would be taken up, was not ascer-
tanned. Other minor matters in the
pact were understood to be ready for
The daily times., 1922-01-25
POE APPROVES
FORD'S OFFER

Washington, Jan. 25.-Support of
Henry Ford's offer for the Muscle
Shoals plant was announced today by
papers attending the National Agri-
cultural conference here.
committee consisting of Carl
Williams, Oklahoma City, chairman;
j. c. Cunningham, Ohio; Herbert
Myr1ck, Massachusetts,; Samuel
Adams, Illinois; and Clarence Poe,
North Carolina was named to call on
Secretary Weeks in regard to the
matter.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
MARKETS
COTTON MARKET.

New York, Jan. 25.-The cotton
market sold back to nearly the low
point of yesterday, opening easy at
decline of IS to 81 points. March
renewed selling promoted by lower
Liverpool cables and apprehension of
labor troubles in New England mill
Centcrs.
New York, Jan. 25.-Cotton fu-
lures opened easy, Jan. ITO, March
1925, May 1913, Oct. 1874.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
MISS WOODARD DURHAM
RETURNS TO KENTUCKY

The many friends of Miss Wood
ard Durham will regret to learn that
she was Unexpectedly called home on
account of the illness of her mother,
and left for her home in Danville,
KY, Monday afternoon. Miss Durham
has been spending the winter with
Mrs. Graham Woodard.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
STOCKS.

New York, Jan. 25.-Leaders or
yesterdays stock market continued
to strengthen in the early stages OF
today's session American Car rose
two points and Gulf State Steel !
La. Electric Storage Battery lost
small fraction. The more prominent
steels made moderate gains and rails
were firm aside from Canadian Pa
ciae.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
PROMINENT EDUCATOR
AND CHURCHMAN DIES.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 25.-Dr. J..
S. Moffitt, until recently president of
Erskine College at Due West, S. c.,
and one Of the prominent men of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church died here today after an ILL
ness of several weeks.
The daily times., 1922-01-25

The committee of 100 acting for
the six railway shop crafts ordered
the rejection of all railroad shop
rules as promulgated by the United
States railroad board and which cut
time and one half for extra work
from the shipments wages.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
OTHER REASONS ALSO
France Has Refused to Discuss
Reparations at the Genoa
Conference and America
Thinks Such Discussion is
Necessary to Economic Re-
covery All Over the World.
(By David Lawrence.)
(Copyright 1922 by The Daily


Times.)
Washington, Jan. 24.-Just why
the United States government will
not be represented officially at the
economic conference to be held at
Genoa in March is for the moment
the most interesting story in the
capital.
No one reason but a combination
President Harding from accepting on
behalf of the United States the invi-
tation recently extended by the AL
lies to help reconstruct Europe and
indirectly the economic situation of
Continued on Page ~
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12 O'CLOCK MARKET

Jan. 1920, Mar. 1926, May 1894,
July 16.48, Oct. 1894.
Spots Wilson market 16c
The daily times., 1922-01-25

w. H. Mullen of Washington, D.
c., has been acquitted of the muir
der of Edwin Skinner, tobacco
salesman of Danvi1le, Va, in a Lynch
burg hotel December 4.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
NY. COTTON CLOSED

Jan. 1925, Mar. 17.1O, May 1912,
July 1880, Oct. 1912, Dec. 1855
Spots 1875, very weak.
Call money 4 per cent.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
BOARD
OFFICERS REDUCED.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Reductions
in the wage scales of officers and men
of the shipping board vessels amount
ed to more than Is per cent effective
Feby. 9Th, was announced today.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
WEATHER.

Fer North Carolina cloudy with
snoE or slest late tonight or Thurs
day: rising temperature Thursday,
fresh northeast and east winds.
The daily times., 1922-01-25

MRS. WOODARD BETTER.
Mrs. Graham Woodard, who has
been ill for several weeks, is improv-
ing but is still confined to her room.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
LIVERPOOL OPENED

Jan. 9.92, Mar. 9.87, May 9.S6,
July 9.77, Oct. 9.43.
The daily times., 1922-01-25

The Republican national commit
tee still owes $70S,161.32 for the
campaign of 1920 which resulted in
the election of President Harding.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
CHICAGO GRAIN OPENED

Wheat, May LIS 7-8, July 1.O2 l-S
Corn, May So rs, July SIS 5-S.
Oats, SO IA, July 40.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
MIR. CHARLES FLEMING
IMROVING.

We are pleased to learn that Mr..
Charles Fleming who is sick at his
home on Broad street is improving.
The daily times., 1922-01-25

CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSED
Wheat, May LIS, July 1.02.
Corn, May So SIS, July SIS 3-S.
Oats, May 80, July 80 7-S.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
NY. COTTON OPENED

Jan. 1925, Mar. 1922, May 1851,
July 1928, Oct. 1896.
The daily times., 1922-01-25
LIVERPOOL CLOSED

Jan. -, March 9.91, May 9.9O,
July 9.S4, Oct. 9.54. Closing steady
The daily times., 1922-01-25
1e O'CLOCK MARKET

Wheat, May LIS 3-2, July 1.02,1-S
Corn, May So 3-S. July SIS LIZ.
Oats, May 38 3-4, July 80 3-4.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

plane in the city than in the rural districts
certainly in New York.
But how is prosecutor, who sincerely
wishes TO be impartial. to avoid being made
use of? Suppose not long before an cleo
tion his boss sends an emissary to him with
concrete evidence tending to establish a
technical or even a substantial criminal
offense on the part of an influential Office
holder of the opposite party? If he is sat
isfied that crime has in fact been COM
mitted it is his duty to act; yet the motive
animatinS those behind the prosecution
cannot be misinterpreted What is he to
do? In some cases the attack takes the
form of a request for an Investigation" or
John Doe inquiry" into the conduct of q
city department or public office. in the hope
of starting a scandal or landing some
politician. This, of course he can properly
refuse. and should. As everybody knows
these Investigating" Grand Juries are
apt to become great nuisances. the only
result of their deliberations often being to
subject the taxpayers to large bills for the
services of expensive experts and counsel
Sometimes. although not often. they really
accomplish something.
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Charles Seymour Whitman Ex-Governor of New York. District
orney His conspicuous
with the Rosenthal
g 3, cA~-sElL eHoro. CO

be discharged against its will constituted
itself a permanent body and unearthed
such mass of evidence as not only to
prevent any ''whitewashing" whatever but
on the contrary. to put the politicians
badly by the ears.
There is no office, not even that of
Governor of the State, or OF Mayor
that so lends itself to self-aggrandize-
ment and self-advertising as that of Dis
trict Attorney. 1t can be made a stepping
stone to almost any other and higher
place. 1t can be continuous performance
far more thrilling than any detective story.
melodrama or feature film, and the public
can be readily educated up to the poin:
when it demands a new reel every day. A
fierce light beats upon the District Attor-
neys office. The successful, or sometimes
even the unsuccessful, prosecution of
cause celebre will make it's incumbent
famous from one seaboard to the other.
The reputation that comes from the per
formance of a duty well or bravely done
is the just reward of any Office holder
But the temptation to concentrate all ones
attention upon the finding and exploitation
of sensational cases may be very great
particularly if the prosecutor is himself a
skillful trial attorney and expects in per
son TO hear the applause of the multitude
and to feel the laurel upon his own brow
His gravitation toward this decenSuS On
Arerno is facilitated by the ambition of the
police and the eagerness of the press for
startling news. Now. a District Attorney
who prosecutes in person even only the
most important trials. provided he gives
the time to preparation that such prosecu-
tons require. has little time left for any
thing else. Can he be much blamed for
delegating the detail work OF his office to
others in order that a notorious murder
shall not go unpunished and the majesty
of the law made a laughing stock?
The District Attorney who is seeking
fame rather than that inner consciousness
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Whitewashing by Jury.

Some years ago a hullabaloo having
been raised on the eve of an election over
the conditions prevailing in certain parts
of Manhattan, it was proposed by certain
astute leaders of the political organization
responsible for the city government to in
stitute one Of these Grand Jury inquiries
for "whitewashing" purposes. 1t was
pointed out that, the life of the Grand
Jury being but single term. or roughly
thirty days. it would be impossible for it
in such a short space of time to get any
real evidence. The inquiry would serve to
quiet public camor and the jury, after
going through the usual motions. would
adjourn with some sort of a "presentment."
assuring the confding citizenry that all
was well and urging them to be of good
cheer A man Of prominence was hand
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
By ARTHUR TRAIN.

r DO not for an instant believe that any
New York prosecutors in chief have
been susceptible to the influence of
bard cash in matters of public duty. One,
or possibly two within living memory,
although not in this century, may have bor-
rowed rather freely from their assistants
who disiked to be unobliging, and some of
the notes given in exchange may still re-
main outstanding, but, after all, 1t was I
family affair and the assistant doubtless
owed his salary" as they used to say, to
The favor of the borrower l take no stock
whatever in stories of jury fixing; and L
ann confident that our Judges are above
suspicion. But it is easy To see what a
demoralizing effect the mere suspicion that
the District Attorney was conducting his
office for the benefit of his friends or
political supporters would have upon those
whose business properly brought them
there. Yet so insidious is the effect of
power that it is difficult for young
assistant 10 avoid adopting an attitude of
absoutism toward the applicants for JUS
tice who line the benches outside his door
and crowd about his desk-all the more so
owing to the inherited idea on the part of
most of them that justice is something to
be bought. This is so ingrained that | used
TO have great difficulty in refusing the
PR sents brought openly to my office or
sur urreptitiously to my home, by grateful
comp'ainantS to whose enemies | had sue
ceed' in having administered the Occiden-
tai Equivalent to the Oriental bastinado
OF bamboo cage. If / refused a Kurdistan
carpet or a Manchurian shawl the giver's
face would instantly register the conviction
that | had sold out to the other side one
Syrian bishop brought an entire van
load of objects of art to the house and
had a hard time to get rid OF him There
shabby Spanish grandee who tried
TO force an ivory inlaid guitar upon me-
Tom Lee the Mayor" of Chinatown, kept
the entire Office force supplied with death
dealing cigars and their stomachs lined
with sharks fin salad And there was a
really beautiful young woman who threw
her arms about my neck and held me in a
close embrace out of gratitude for my hav-
ing sent her husband to the penitentiary
l have no doubt that similar incidents oc-
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

picked in advance as foreman and in spite
Of his objections was pitchforked into the
job. So far all had gone as per schedule.
Unfortunately for those in charge Of the
the man in question. having
once put his hand to the plow, declined
to turn back and the jury; refusing 10
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
The District Attorney: His Temptations

case or "go easy" than for his metropolitan
brother, who, save for the unseen conduits
holding the political wires. is apt to be a
stranger to all parties concerned. From
such experience as have had should be
inclined to believe that the administration
of justice was conducted on a far higher
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

cur even to-day in most cities with for
eign born population.
A prosecutor can hardly be blamed for
feeling that he is a sort of All Highest
when he is surrounded. on the one hand.
by ignorant suppliants for his grace. who
regard him as a Little Father; by syco-
phantic subordinates, cheap politicians and
court officers who tell him that he is the
greatest little man on earth; by bootlick-
ing shyster lawyers and his own hired
process servers and lictors, and, on the
other-and by no means the less dam
gerous-by the many distinguished MEM
bers of the bar influential business men
and bankers. holders of high public Of
flee and women CT social prominence who
find his career romantic and interesting,
who listen eagerly to his narratives of
crime and criminals and all of whom are
glad to be on friendly terms with one who
may at any moment prove highly useful
The New York herald., 1922-12-03
Sops to Prosecutors Vanity.

The very fact that comparatively few
law and that most lawyers avoid the prac-
tice of il surrounds the District Attorney
with an atmosphere of mystery. His word
goes" much further than that of some
checked up. He can blast and blight an
enemy by a skillful innuendo, or he can
put him in a totally unfair and prejudi-
cial position from which no explanation,
however sound or truthful, can for the time
being eXtricate him. His words in court are
to large extent privileged. If he wants to
"pigeonhole" or smear a case he can do
so in such a way that no one can prove it;
official act with such a smoke screen of
technicalities that few dare even criticize it,
In word his Office is the most val
liable political asset in the community for
his party or for himself, for he can an
nihilate his enemies and eXalt his friends,
disclose or conceal abuses as may be most
expedient and pose as a champion of the
people and an enemy of-the politicians
even when in a receptive" state of mind
or in actual negotiation with the bosses.
1t is much harder for a country prose-
cutor, or the District Attorney of small
city, who very likely has a personal
acquaintance with the defendant or his
family. to Withstand pressure to drop
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

Continued on Follorino paoe
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

r DO not for an instant believe that any
New York prosecutors in chief have
been susceptible to the influence of
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White Skirtings
at 39c Yard

NOVELTY Cord effects, Gabar-
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that are extremely popular for
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All arc Sc inches wide. Special,
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a KNITTED Artificial Silk
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Children S
O,.gandie
and Wolfe
Dresses
(Reduced From
1926 and 1885,
No7O ESQ

A DORABLE little organdie
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These have been extremely pop
ular this season and should he
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Full fashioned
Pure Silk Hose
at 200 pr.
White and COlOrs

A MOTHER shipment Of
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Wash Satin
PetticoatS, $50

a SPECIAL lot of Sha-
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Skirts in smart tailored
styles will be featured to-
morrow at $50. These arc
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ished; shown in white
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Checked Din1ity
Featured at
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45-Inch MerceriZed
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THIS is mercerized in the yarn.
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Heavy Cotton Huck Towels.
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TOWELS -
Evening star., 1922-05-08

fas been transferred to the screen
with telling effect. From start to
finish there is tenseness about "The
Crimson Challenge" that keeps the
folks in the audience squirming in
their seats.
The story concerns the struggles Of
honest ranchmen in Lost Valley to
protect themselves from cattle thieves
and murderers: the murder of the
heroine's father: the determination to
avenge her fathers death; the ulti-
mate Success of the heroine. who has
been taught to handle the fighting
irons and who Stays the villain when
she leads the settlers against the cat
tie .rustlers. The melodranatic part
of the scenario overshadOws the love
story of the heroine. '
Wonderful views of the wild west
ern country add to the success of the
picture, the expert photographers
missing nothing of the action. and
bringing out everything with telling
clearness. Miss Dalton's supporting
company is headed by Frank Campeau
as the villain, and their character
work Is such as to subordinate the
others.
The added attractions include one OF
those farces wherein trick photogra-
ply plays An important part: movie
chats with great leaders of labor and
industry: the Pathe News and a mu-
sical program of merit.
Evening star., 1922-05-08
MISS HALLAM ON FAITH.

Faith is a practical, natural law
and is used by scientists and IN
ventors to put the elements of the
universe in the hands of mankind
declared Anna Maud Hallam. lecturer
and psychologist. in the opening lee
ture of series to be delivered. at
Polls Theater last evening.
Miss Hallam told her audience that
faith is not a supernatural law, be-
cause it directly affects the everyday
life of human beings. Its practical
application. she said. leads to health.
happiness and material prosperity. as
well as contributing to the spiritual
welfare of man.
Never for one moment" she said,
should we so live that life becomes
monotonous. There is no reason. ex-
cept that of ignorance. why any OF
US should lead mediocre lives. have
poor health and dwell in poverty. The
basic. fundamental laws of life. in
telligently applied, will lead us out
into the sunshine of wellbeing.
THE laws of life operate with
mathematical precision. with unvary-
ing certainty. Man lives by faith.
consciously or unconsciously. He has
learned to control the external laws
of nature He has learned to operate
and of the air He has built up his
knowledge of these laws through cen
turtles of thought. Only recently has
man turned the searchlight of science
upon himself"
Miss Hallam quoted incidents from
the lives of the Wright brothers.
Thomas A. Edison and other we'll
known inventors.
The lectures will extend throughout
the week. Next Monday Miss Hallam
will open a course in practical psy-
chology.
Evening star., 1922-05-08
'Photop1ays.
METROPOLITAN-Norma Tai
madge, in "Smilin'' Through"

madge, in "Smilin'' Through"
In "smilin' Through" First National
film production of Allen Langdon
Martins stage play. exhibited at the
Metropolitan Theater this week, Nor
ma Talmadge scores probably the
most signal triumph of her screen
career The dignity and forcefulness
of her portrayal of the dual role en-
trusted to her have seldom been
euualed by other cinema artists, and
had she not long been acknowledged
a picture star of the highest order.
her efforts in this photodrama would
assure her that station.
The story, delicately and delight
fully treated, is of two generations
of lovers. Robbed of happiness when
his bride, Moonyeen, is murdered by
jeremiah Wayne, q rejected suitor, on
her wedding day, the husband be-
comes embittered against the entire
WAYNE family. Year0 later, he adopts
Kathleen, niece of Moonyeen, and
cherishes her tenderly. But so violent
is his prejudice against the Waynes
that when Kathleen falls in love with
Kenneth Wayne, nephew Of the
he harshly forbids con-
tinuation of the romance.
Kenneth goes to war, but Kathleen
cannot forget. The lover returns.
crippled with wounds and reluctant
to reclaim the girls love. Kathleen
heartbr oxen by Kenneth's seeming
coolness, prepares to leave her guar
dian. The latter, fearful Of losing his
Evening star., 1922-05-08
ADJUSTMENTS
GARRICK-"The Hole in the
Wall"

The rage for mystery and crock
plays has resulted in bringing the
latest Offering in this line, The
Hole in the Wall" to the Garrick this
week for consideration. After "The
Boomerang" the Hole" is u big drop.
although it is expected that Earle
Foxes appearance as leading man
will fill in the big gap that yawns be-
tween first-class play product and
one that slips back to almost ANA
teurish construction. The story Is
improbable from every angle, and
while the stock company tries In
every way to put the play over with
true artistic instinct and mystify the
audience. the action is such as to al
most anchor the cast, from the stars
down to the supers.
Jean Oliver is sent to jail Tor TWO
years through a frame-up by her en-
ployer. Mrs. RAMSEY, who fears her
son may fail in love with the girl
Jean comes out of jail bent on re-
venge. and working with several &C,
QuaintanCeS of the underworld with
whom her prison experience maze
her familiar. slips into "a fake spirit
ualism parlor to work on the nerves
of her enemy. A supposed real mes
sage makes the girl return to the
straight road, and. all ends happily.
Mr.. FoXe plays the part of news
paper reporter, and has the medium s
parlor raided, meeting and falling in
love with jean. Miss Lyon. as Jean. Is
convincing in the part, and especially
as Nine. Mystera. the role taken after
release from prison. is acted with
dramatic force. The remainder of the
company did everything possible with
their thankleSs parts