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i The Weather Fair and colder Wednesday; Thurs day lair. i . , ' - v V Complete Service ; Of The Associated Press 'CEOXLDE VOL. CIII.N0. 330. WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY. MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1920. WHOLE NUMBER 30,094. J.. DENT NAMES CHARLES R. CRANE CHINESE MINISTER Appointed To Same Post By Taft And Then Re called OPENS NEW CHAPTER IN DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS Inside Story Of Previous Inci dent Was Withheld From Public ffashinKton, Feb. 24. Charles R. Crane, of Chicago, business man, ' mil lionaire and world travelr, who was appointed minister to China , by Presl dent Taft in 1909 and recalled while on the way to Peking for "talking too much," has been selected by President Wilson for the same do sir to succeed Dr. Paul Eeinsch. , ; Mr. Crane's selection by. the President opens a chapter of diplomatic history which, although, forgotten by many, was one of the most lively incidents in American foreign relations. ' - :. Regarded as. Offensive. It was ciuite generally stated and be lieved by many in touch with foreign i affairs that Mr. Crane's recall in 1909 was at the instance of the JaDanese I government, which was reported not only to have regarded his appointment as offensive, but objected also to the man who Mr. Crane was taking- as private secretary and adviser, and who was quite well known for writings con strued as an ti-Japanese. '.. - . . None of the real inside story of Mr. Crane's recall appears on such diplo matic documents as "were permitted to become public, and, as the records stand. President Taft changed , his mind about Mr. Crane's fitness for the post in the Far East after agreeing with 'Secretary Knox that Mr. Crane bad "talked too much" and been "in discreet" in some of the speeches he made while on the way to San Fran cisco to take an army transport to IMna. , : Mr. Crane came again Into public notice during President Wilson's ad ninistration when the' 'president offered; J which he- declined. -Later Mr;-Crane was a member of the commission head ed by former Secretary Boot, which went to Russia, and he has generally been regarded in government ; circles as one of the few men who were "close to the President',' ' - Acceptable to - Japanese. Of course, the Chinese government has accepted Mr. Crane as being per sona grata, as It had in 1909; other wise, according to diplomatic proceed ure, he would not have , been 'selected again. Whether the Japanese govern ment knew of President Wilson's in tentions to send Mr. Crane to China can only be a conjecture, for while it is not customary for one government to consult a third government on lt.s se lections of diplomats to be accredited to another power, some official , folk in Washington feel that in view of the previous incident in which Mr. Crane figures and the general aspects of the situation in the Far Sast, President Wilson probably would not have select ed him without feeling that his apr pointment would cause no disagree able incident between 'the United States and Japan. Mr. Crane was appointed minister to China by President Taft in September, 1909. and in Chicago, while on his way to San Francisco, at a complimentary luncheon, quoted Mr. Taft as having told him of Amerfra's internist in China's welfare, and having added that wnenever Mr. Crane made a speech he ougnt to "speak it out red-hot." That utterance seemed to attract no pariticu lar attention, and latr Mr Crane at tended another luncheon at which-Wu-Tng Fane:. ChlnARe minister tn fh United States, emphasized, the. friendly Interest the United States had in China. Crane in San Francisco. The storm did not break, however, until a month later, when, In San Fran cisco, Mr. Crane got a brief telegram from Secretary Knox, on the eve of embarking, ordering him back ' ' to Washington. The reason for the sud nen change was hot made public at the time, Mr. Crane professing ; ignorance of it, but diplomats In Washington be fan talking . about his speeches, and i began to leak out that some one' was "uenaed. . It finally developed that a story ap pearing in a Western newspaper, ac credited to Mr. Crane, and represent 5 him as attacking the Manchurian Hreements between China and Japan, ere the real causes of his recall. The "ry also appeared in the Japanese ps ana caused a considerable reae on in Japan over the supposed view 2 the new minister from the United Cretarv TCnnv i emit. A a TAmATit a- , v tOOUCU Cf D ka ,J A" A w ying that, while 'in the department preparatory to leaving for his post, fici learnea irom mmo' oi- in that tbe government was mak mffan examInatlon of those agree aiid "without the knowledge or the y of oe connected , with ntn... ?artment' S&ve out' a newspaper mint he effect that this govern som Was PParlng to protest against nw the Matures of the agree th. and that the Promulgation of .'ft only awaited the return of niclal who waa tQ formulate t; Had an Indiscreet Talk. . . -'-reiary Knox's official 'statement that m . . . ... . jav, r. wane naa "aamiitea v,ns had an indiscreet talk with s. '"Porter." nrA v v. w- j i "e(i the rnnrliiDlnn thot tVi. o-nn the form fnw. lvlue aemanas mat l snail m- PA, . . .. a a . . - Crane that his resignation Jill be Pro.ij "eptea, ,ana i nave aone bo. -lent. To f . ir. - . - i i. i- Kn' "rred the views of Secretary oumst "ereatly regretted the clr- ,rane announced at the time PRESI DECLARES STATE S CHAIN GANGS BLOT UPON CIVILIZATION Hinder Reform Of Prisoners, Boyd Reports To North Carolina Club (SpedaJ o The Star.) Chapel Hill, Feb.' 24. "The county chain sang as It commonly exists in North Carolina today is nothing' more than, a blot on our civllixatlon," said R-E. Boyd, of Gastonla, In his report to. the North Carolina club of the Uni versity of North Carolina, meeting to hear recommendations from- the public welfare, committee on reconstruction work on jails, penitentiaries, and chain . gangs. ' . -; ' -The county chain gang' is a primi tive plan for punishing misdemeanors by county authorities." Mr. Boyd on tinued, s"It is crude, oftentimes cruel, and invariably degrading. It effective ly hinders the reform of prisoners and their restitution . to society aa useful citizens. It should be abolished." j Specific recommendations . made by the -welfare committee included the 1 fill m A a auuuvmn 01 me county chain gang system of the convict lease system, and or the turnkey? fee and food allowance system or the convict lease system,. and farm was recommended, together with compensation to the families of the prisoners, the use ' of indeterminate sentences and of frequent paroles,- and estaDusnment or vocational schools. The committee also , recommended that some state body, such' as the state board of public welf are; or state boardJ of public health should Inspect at fre quent intervals the county Jails,. and notify . the judge of the circuit court of faults, the judge to have power to enforce improvements - and . send the prisoners to another county jail until conditions were improved. . : " : Special emphasis was laid by the committee on the success of the prison farm idea both, in North Carolina and in other states. "The. .penitentiary and farm for felony convicts Is 'doing well in North Carolina," said Mr. Boyd, "but its' usefulness could be Increased by the institution of a few new poli cies." t ... i Atnohg these ? were mentioned greater attention' to the diversification of crops and - the care, of livestock, compensation to the prisoners' families, and the teaching of. farm trades, such as blacksmfthlng; carpentering, plumb in ar. orcharding, trucking, the care, of flllvesto'ckj butter makingfr.po4trjr .rfc. HOUSE MASSES UP MILITARY MEASURE Republicans Decide To Defer Ac tion Until After Presiden tial Campaign Washington, ' Feb.- 24. Universal military training will be omitted from the house army reorganization bill and be the subject of separate legis lation at the next session of con gress, beginning in December.'- This was . agreed upon tonight , by republi can .leaders and Chairman Kahn, of the houOv military, committee, after two days" of informal conference. . The agrement is -.looked - upon as eliminating any possibility of repub lican action in the house which might wlll Vemain' with the' government ad be interpreted as a stand on universal ministratlon as chief of the depart tralning In- the coming presidential mnt nf wavs and structure ! vin campaign, ana wiw leave ne pariy s attitude; a possible 'subject for con sideration in framing, the platform .at the national, convention In June . : . Members of the ' republican legisla tive j steering committee, Including Representative Mondell, the floor leader, apd Speaker Gillette, were un derstood to have largely -based their objections to action at. this session on political aspects, It being their, recom mendation that consideration be de ferred until after the convention. DEATH AND INJURY IN DYNAMITE EXPIiOtlON Miami, Fla., Feb. 24.W. E. Doglas. of Arch Creek, Fla:, ; was ; instantly killed; Br Inglesr of Wampsville, N. Y., was probably fatally injured, and C. iMV. Douglas, of Lulu, Fla., father of the man who was killed, was slightly Injured this, afternoon by an explosion of dynamite which they i were trans porting in a email boat on ! Biscay ne bay, about ten miles from here. The explosion Mew the boat topieces. MATHIAS ERZBERGER RESIGNS AS GERMAN FINANCE MINISTER Resignation . Came As Climax To Day Of Sensa- tlOnailoni 111 i-ilUGl OUil ngamoi ivaii uci- r f erich, Former Minister Of Treasury y Berlin, Feb. 24. ("By the Associated Press ) Mathlas Erzberger.l minister of finance voluntarily resigned from the cabinet today. ; 1 ,, : . rzberger's resignation . came ... as ; climax to a day of sensationalism In Ms libel ult against pr.v Karl Helf-. friCh forraer - minister of the treaa--SSP Theature H this testimony, it was 'considered, left Ertberger no other choice- than to relinQulsh the PArdlng . tr the testimony of States Attorney Messerschmidt, : which was given with the utmost . reserve and caution. Ertberger had ved large amounts of his , private funds to 1 Previously testimony" adduced from Switzerland RAILROAD LABOR TO ASK PRESIDENT TO VETO MEASURE Propose To Carry Their Opposi tion Through To A Finish .Washington, Feb. 24. Railroad, la bor decided ' tonight to ask President Wilson to veto the railroad reorganiz ation bill. : .. ' . '. - - In a memorial to be submitted . probVr ablv 'late . tomorrow the . renreBenta.-: tlves of the two million' union- work ers will request the President. to with ' Id his signature from the measure until' they can present a brief of their reasons why it . should not have exe cutive approval. Announcement of the unions' de cision was made by B. M. Jewell, act ing president of the railway employes' department, American Federation of iAbor. Pass on Validity Knowledge of ' the President's in tentlon to - have Attorney-General Pal mer' pass oh the validity of ; the reor ganizatlon measure did not deter thfc union leaders from their determinea course of action.. Their claims were said to" be aside from any. question of the validity of the bill., and , they therefore : purposed to carry the oppo sition, through to ; the . finish. :. , The next step in the union program, which will not be developed definitely unless the bill is approved, is to test the constitutionality of the : law. Var ious methods of 'bringing this' about .were suggested, but all will be held in ? abeyance pending : the President's action. l- Labor Provrlsloas -T Labor provisions of the . bill admit tedly , will be the most bitterly as sailed by the unions, but the- plan also contemplate attack , on , the- financial sections, which labor holds' to be "un fair to the taxpayer A and a .burden on .the r government,? ;riThe dividend provision ., of. the Jaw -also will come in for condemnation. It-was Indicated. ; ONE KILLBDj FOUR HUB.T ,. . , Roanoke, Van Feb." 24. J. M. Riley, a" Western Union, lineman;, of Orapge bftrg, S. -;C.i ;was instantly killed and four compaions: were seriously in jured when a hand car on which they were riding was . wrecked., by1 Norfolk and ; Westerns passenger . train; Nov 22, to mtormauonieceivBu . owe wuiguu RADICAL SHAKE-UP ; SOUTHER RAILWAY Number Of High Officials Have Accepted Positions On . Other Roads . Chattanooga, ' Tenn., Feb. 24. Re ports of the radical shake-up In the official personnel of the Southern rall- roau were confirmed here today and changes which are 10 become effective March 1 given in considerable detail from an authoritative source ' The changes'involve the transfer ana promotion, of r a number of officials. 'T. C. Powell, vice-president, who has been ; In charge of the traffic depart. ment. has accepted a position as ;ylce president of the Pennsylvania rail road; B. M. Durham, ; chief engineer, structure J President, Brown has ; accepted a po sition as vice president of. the Sea board , Air Line ; R. H. Bakar, genera manager,' will be connected with the St. Louis Terminal- company; C. 5. Erwin, superintendent of the Atlanta division, ; wlll ; be general - superinten dent: of - the "Mobile and Ohio railway, ' The following officials of the South ern have been promoted: . - J. H- Sitanfleld,v superintendent of lines" west, succeeds. Horace Baker as general manager, and Is succeeded by J.. W. Washum, superintendent of IJnea east; F P. Pelter, . general superinten dent of the Georgia, Southern an Florida, will be general .superintendent of the Macon division; 4 Charles . Chan dler, trainmaster' of the Birmingham Atlanta division,, will be . superinten dent ; of the division; J. C . Austin, trainmaster of the ' Birmingham divis ion, will transfer to the Mobile di vision; as superintendent " No names ' were mentioned as possi ble successors - of . Vice Presidents Brown and Powell and (Chief Engi neer Durham. A-l ' '. . . Dr: HelfCerlch Invdved JSrzberger In numerous questionable transactions in connection .with, the issuance of rim port and : export permits, and other misuse of his official position- and in fluence In furtherance of ventures in which Erzberger Teas alleged to ; be interested. : ; , ;;. ' - : .;The '.; official statement announcing Erzberger's .retirement t from, the cabi net bases his action . on his desire :: to have an investigation: concerning ids income ,tax without reference to or in considerationof his official, position." . -The resolution h was tendered to President Ebert, who -ordered' an ' in vestigation of. the ilrtcome tax incident conducted with aU volU tvezil.- NEW JERSEY HOUSE PASSES 'WET' BILL AMID MUCH TUMULT f : p ale Has Arranged For ; Con f ?sideration Of Measure gf Next Mondaf '; S 4lTS PERCENTAGE f :j ALCOHOLIC CONTENT measure, Agreed To By Both Parties, Has Sanction Of Governor. v Trenton, N. J.,' Feb. 24.Amid scenes of tumult "amd cries for recognition, by members on the floor, after two- hours debate ! the New Jersey House of As sembly late this afternoon passed a compromise "wet" bill fixing three and a half per cent alcohol by volume, which Is declared to be slightly stron ger than the 2.75 . beer ,of war - time prohibition., days, as the ; legal limit for beverages in New Jersey. ' ,-The bill was agreed:to by wet demo crats and wet republicans and had. the sanction of Governor Edwards. It was presented to the house in' the form of a committee substitute for the Bar rett four per cent, bill, which was the democratic measure, and it was pass ed by a vote of 37 to 21. ; The house, after passing ' the ; bill, adopted a resolution to hurry it to the senate' for quick action i there, but as the senate had then adjourned for the weekN nothing more 'can be done with it until next. Monday,, when; the senate hearing has been : arranged for. r j The passage of the bill today was prompted by the desire -of Attorney General McCran to havethe measure on the .New Jersey statute books in order to fortify him in", his proposed action before " the United States su preme court next Monday o;iipset the prohibition amendment and the Vol stead act, which ' proceedings he has been, directed to institute -by Gover nor -Edwards, who-- was elected on a distinctly wet issue." ,V . It Is believed thai the senate will pass the bill.. . , '.,, : weds white Girl Will Attempt To Annul Muskogee, Okla.. Feb. " 24. Judge Robert Williams, in federal court, has issued; an injunction asked by the Na tional Surety company restraining the Guardian of Jackson Bar nett, ' said to be the wealthiest -Indian in" the world. and federal . Indian officials here, from giving away any portion of the Indian's fortune.. 11 .' ':'''''':, The company is on the bond of Carl J. O'HarnetV of ;Henryetta. Okla.. I'ar nett's guardian,' and David BuJd; us, cashier of the Indian aefensy. bra. f ; " Barnett , disappeared frni his farm r.t-ai Henrietta last Saturday, eloped with Mrs. Emma Lowe, of Kansas City and was married yesterday at Coffey- ville. Kas. ' ' Gabe E. Parker. : superintendent of the Indian agency here, 1 said : when told of the wedding that the govern ment would . take immediate steDS to have the marriage annulled ' on the ground that Barnett Is an "incompatent and a ward ef he government." , FINDING OF BODY REVEALS MYSTERY Man's Body Buried In Pasture Vidalia, Ga., Feb. ,24. A murder mystery . was revealed today with the finding of the body of Burley Phillips, a well-knowjn automobile livery oper ator, buried--in a pasture near John son's Corner, in the southern part of Toombs county. There was a bullet hole in the head. : - Phillips left home last Thursday, telling his wife he was to take a partf. to Johnson's Corner. He eald he .would return the same night. Friday his wife received a tettegram sighed with his name from Claxton, Ga., stating he had sold a car to a Jacksonville, Fla., party , and would have to drive the car through to , Jacksonville. ,v i r Phillips had $100. on his person and this was missing when the body was found by a farmer. , " . . SENATOR HI JOHNSON OHIO'S SECOND CHOICE He Has Agreed To UseAOf His Name 'y- . ' Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 24. Senator Hiram Johnson, California, at the re quest of Senator Warren. G. Harding, today consented to allow use of his name as 'second choice candidate for the republican Presidential , nomina tion in Ohio where a number Qf dele gates have indicated they would j like to make him such a' choice, George B. Christian, secretary to Senator Hard ing' announced tonight! . Senator. Johht son, enroute to Waslrfngtonj.. was in-, tercepted in Ohio, which made his qualification . possible. ; : SEVERAL PLAYERS RELEASED . ... New York. Feb. 24. The Vew' York Americans tonight- announced the . re lease: of Third "Baseman- J, Carlyle Smith to the Washington . American league dub; Outfielder Albert Wick land to the Toledo club of the Ameri can association, and Outfielder t George HalaB.to.the St Paul-Club.".alst.,o the American associatioar RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY Rival Labor Organization Alleges , Combination between Labor Leaders And Administra . . tion Officers In Handling Labor Chicago, Feb. 24. In e statement mailed 'today to members of congress, P. F." Richardson, ; president of the American . Federation of ' Railroad Workers, an (independent -organization with headquarters in Chicago, made charges against officers of the United States railroad . administration, inti mating there was T a conspiracy be tween the officers 1 of the American Federation of Labor, and. railroad ad ministration officials. ' including .Direc tor General Hines. Mr. 1 Richardson's statement alleged that from 65 to 95 per cent of the members of the American Federation of. Labor railroad craft unions were literally handed over to those organ izations by a form 6f conscription or ganized' by the federation. It was sajd letters and communications ad PLAN TO HASTEN : FINAL DEGISM ON PEACE TREATY Administration Leaders Taking r: Council Among Divided - Colleagues 1 Washington, -Feb. .23. Plans to has ten a final decision on the peace treaty were made by senate republicans to day; while the administration leaders were taking eounsel among their di vided colleagues as to-what should be the; final democratic- stand - on ratifi cation. ' : : , ::-: . -' w Bring' to Conclusion ' The republican determination " to bring ,' the Question to a conclusion was annotmced .on the senate floor by party leader, Lodge, who said, i that while 'today; and - tomorrow had, been allotted .'to consideration of pressing legislation, - he -would: call up i , the treaty again 4 Thursday and woiuld ask that If - remain the ..business ftha - Meantime the r : democratlo a - leader. Senator, Hitchcock, vetoed. - for, the present. the proposal, for . a'- partyj-cau- U8, " sponsored by democratic senators;- who - want to end the long con troversy .by taking . the - republican reservations as they stand. .Senator Hitchcock? said he had- talked ? to. those who differed rwith. him as to the; course to be adopted, and. had about decided that to call a. - caucus would be inad visable.! '".. -r ' : - ' C- K-i-j? - - ; ', ' " i- . : ' Want No Haty-Action . -: In .some quarters it . was: predicted that under the program - outlined - by Senator Xiodge the " treaty . could be brought to a ratiflcatioon vote within a week or ten days. ' The Irreconcila ble opponents of ratification ; are ex pected, however, to "Insist there be no hasty action, and no one could predict with certainty "how much time they might consume In debate. The - decision of Senator . Hitchcock not to , call democratic - senators into conference:" caused surprise, among those who had advanced the' sugges tion.' and they predicted that , some sort of a - party , get-together ;f would be held before the ratification vote waa reached. . . , .- . AMERICAN ' REPLY TO ADRIATIC NOTE IN DAVIS' HANDS Notes Will Be Published Simul taneously On Both Sides Atlantic - Washington, Feb. -24. President Wilson's reply .to the entente premiers on the Adriatic question was dispatch ed tonight by the state department. It is expected to, be in the hands of Ambassador Davis at -London tomor row and will be delivered as soon as it-can be decoded. v OfHcials still declined to discuss the communication,, but it- is known ; that in exchanges. with the premiers . the President has rriade an ' linequivocal statement 'of ; the American govern ment's position, especially with regard tov the ' forming ' of- agreements without the parUcipation of this country.' - ; '-'''y- y ':f'" "J"'' It Is understood that ",in his latest note the President does not .return pre cisely to , the "arguments ; and ' decision announced in the note of December 9, which - formed the basis of ; the Adria tic agreement to which the United States subscribed, as important events which have occurred in Fiume sine that 'time are "said to have necessitat ed modifications In; some respects iw meet the changed conditions. , However, the President : is said to have refused to agree to the terms p the settlement arrived at by the pre miers and sent to - Jugo-Slayla as an ultimatum. : A: "; - "' . Acting Secretary Polk -1 endeavor ing to arrange for the simultaneous publication of the correspondence on both sides of the Atlantic, and it is regarded now as probable, that, the notes . : will be made public, in Wasn iTiftnn soon after the President's reply JJa delivered at London and Parts. dressed ' to the railroad administra tion from the American Federation of Railroad Workers t were ' turned over to rival organization of the American Federation . of Labor for propaganda purposes, and Mr. - Richardson . said- he could furnish ,. documentary evidence in support of the charge. It also was claimed that joint submissions rela tive to -disputes and grievances w,ere held up as long as ten months, while those of the craft union, were return ed in ten to fifteen days. Richard charged - that threats of force and violence were 'resorted' to, and that one - of Samuef Gompers aides, employed in . the i government service, had told Rchardson he would be ; killed. Richardson - charged that the Anderson amendment to the rail road bill was drafted by Gompers. o PROHIBITIONISTS IN IRON COUNTY Will Make Arrests Anyhow And Attempt To Recover Miss ing Wine Iron River, Mich. Feb. 24. Maj. A. V. Dairy mple, prohibi tion enforcement officer, and his assistants arrived from Chicago tonight to clear up alleged viola tions of the prohibition law, but took no immediate action. There was no excitement. Local offi cers did not meet the federal of ficials; ' who went to'; a : hotel, while a crowd of curious citizens looked on. - ' ' , ' Champion, Jilch., Feb. ; 24. Denied warrantsfornhearrst-: Iron county Michigan, : 'whom he charges with. x conspiracy r to obstruct the prohibition - law, -. Major : A. . V. Dalrymple, with a : force .of thirty-five men, passed through Champion-' to night en route-to. Iron .'River with the a'vowed intention ; of making, the arrests without-warrants and recover ing eleven barrels- of wine taken from federal officials last -week. At "Negaunee, Mich.,1' Lieutenant . A. A. Downing, i commanding the Michi gan state constabulary in upper penin sula,", with a, half "troop of his men, joined Major Dalrympleand his party of sixteen federal : officers. .Five ad ditional state' troopers at. Caspian, Mich.," have 'orders, to proceed to Iron River . tonight to Join 1 the party In the morning. . ;. The, men . whose arrest . Major DaJl rymple seeks are: ' . . , . Martin McDonough, 'state ' attorney for. Iron county; five deputy sheriffs, the chief and captain of police1 of Iron River village, ; and three citizens. Neither Major Dalrymple nor. Lieu - L tenant Downlhg ' anticipated any re sistance at iron twver. - The state "troopers left - their - rifles in barracks, and, ' like .the federal agents, carried only - side - arms. 'NICK' ARNSTEIN ALLEGED HEAD OF ' MESSENGER TRUST New York Police Now Searching - Long Island For Miss-. ' ' ing Man New YorkV Feb.-; 24. Joe and Irving Gluck, ; brothers, and Wall street mes sengers, have confessed that they turn -ed over to Nicholas Arnstein, alleged head of the $5,000,000. Wall street bond robbery " plot, at least $2,300,000 , ln stolen securities, it was announced to day at the district attorney's office. ; The boys made .the confession, it was .said, because they claim,. Arn stein had "held out" on them.-The al leged transfers of . the securities to Arnstein are thought to have been made in Washington,. D. C, where he is said to have met the ; boys often.' - Police - today searched Long Island for the missing man, following Infor mation from two . actresses, acquain tances of Miss Fannie Brice, Arnstein' s wife, that the fugitive -is . in hiding there. Miss Brio, who is appearing in a Broadway production, declares that her husband is Innocent and will vol untarily appear tb explain everythlhg. MUST OBEY BtANDATIS ' Ottawa, Feb." 24. The paper manu facturing firm . of Price Brothers, of. Quebec, today was denied leave - to appeal to the supreme court, from the order " of the board of .'commerce re quiring .it to market the newsprint paper - lh Canada at a fixed , price of eighty dollars a ton. The board also ordered that one of the two partners appear before it on Saturday. , . . V LENGTHEN SCHOOL. DAY , - Columbia, S. C,Feb. 24. The house of representatives' today refused to fix the "school day In this state at seven hours by continuing until next ses sion a bill containing such a pro vision, - ' ' DENIED WAMAHTS PACKING INDUSTRY AGAIN UNDER FIRE BY HOUSE MEMBERS Fifth Inquiry Since 1916 Under ..Way With Colver On r Stand COMMISSION SUGGESTED TO REGULATE BUSINESS Consent Agreement With 1 Pal mer To Be Probed By Committee - Washington, Feb.' 24. Opening an other congressional Inquiry into the packing Industry and the activities of v the "Big Five"; Chicago packers, the house , agricultural 'committee today heard Federal Trade Commissioner W." . B. Colver, and Representative Ander son, republican, of Minnesota author of a bill carrying out recommenda tions of the trade commission for reg- . ulatlon of the industry. v . - Colver 'en the Staid. .- .Some memrers of the committee de- murred at the proposal , to hold the : hearings,. Representative Rainey, dem ocrat, Illinois, . pointing out that five successive congressional inquiries had been held since .1916 while othar members - suggested , that: exceedingly v : extensive records of "previous . -In-' ' " quiries, which oost the government ?2, 000 . a .volume, . should be considered , sufficient basis for action. .; ? The vote, , however, was ten to three in favor of holding hearings. , Adjournment was taken. for' the first day. with Mr. Colver's testimony un completed. . ,,'..., Representative Anderson,' arguing in . support of his bill, said that present -conditions necessitated . divorcing . the packers ' from ownership of . refriger- '2 ator cars and' stockyards, confining ?' their business to the handling of meat products, and establishing a federal commission to regulate tnem' other- wise. - ,. ' k " : - Mr. Colver disclaimed any feeling against "Big Five; as an outgrowth of the bitter controversy: which has. been aged since the trade commission's 't report on the Industry, and touched on the ; recent agreement between Attor ney General Palmer and the packers ' with the remark that,. "of itself "It is " an!-argument" fof - legislative .Tegwla i '-c tlpn." , -.-j.. "' : 2 '''' -: -.: (. RepresentatiVev Hahgen. . -Tf : Iowa, chairman of the Agricultural commit tee, criticised the agreement, saying : ,' '., Consent Agreement. '- "That consent agreement of Vth packers admits all the evil practices which have been in force,' .forgives them for it, specifies that , they are to be given ; two years more to continue all; of them, but after that time they are to confine' their robberies to the farmers who produce butter- eggs, cheese . and poultry, doesn't It?" OommiBsioner Colv&r only smiled -without direct answer. ; - ; v Remarking that .-he was' not, dis posed to "mention minor scandals," Commissioner Colver said that the commission had found that the Ar mour, Swift, Cudahy, Wilson and Mor- ' rls concerns had "an agreement with respect . to the , purchase of . their raw material, livestock In all the prlncl- pal markets." . ' , . Tendency Towards Monopoly , , This agreement, he added, "had all the effect of a restraint of trade." In- dependent packing concerns in the United States, he said, were dying off at the rate of one every three months, . ' and when specifically asked, he said, this . was the . result of the "packer practices.";. - . . '.;.' Likewise there is "aucn a thing as- -competition ' between commodities," he said, . which .the - packers, recognizing, had met by entering the fields of dis tribution of foodstuffs which might be ;. 'meat subsltutes. Their ownership ot refrigerator cars and of stockyards h offered as further illustrations of the . "tendency towards . monopoly." Federal' regulation "that is, federal contact, like national bank supervis ion," he added, would meet the situa tion. '; ' ' ' The committee deoided to gve op ponents and advocates of regulation twenty-four . hours each, after which Attorney General Palmer will be call ed to explain the divorcement decree. The committee, then will decide the further scope of its inquiry. TOBACCO EFFECT IS NOT SERIOUS ProhibitionWiil . Help America's Health Chicago, Feb. 12 4. -A new method, of diagnosing, typhoid fever, which , it . was claimed can be performed in ten minutes aV the bedside, aroused in terest today, among physicians attend-' ing 'the meeting of the American Con gress of Internal Medicine. ' The test was discovered by Prof. H C. Bass, of Tulane universityi New Orleans, who will give .a practical demon Btra- -tion of the f method; -' .. The American ; heart is likely -.to . benefit greatly by prohibition, in the. ppihion of vDr. : G, R. Butler, , senior physician of the ' Brooklyn hospital, , who is president of the congress. To-'' ' . bacco," Dr. Butler said,' la not nearly so dangerous as alcohol.- . ' . "The effect of tobacco," Dr. Butler said, "usually is temporary and is rarely more; th'n . functional, " If a , ; man has smoked too much all ha needs to do is " to stop t for awhile and his '. ; heart will. recover." . ' . ."" ENTER; ILLINOIS, PRIMARY, -' Chicago. Feb.' 24, General Leonrd Wood will enter the Illinois presiden tial preference primary,- It was an- , nounced today by William C. Proctor, Wood national, campaign charman. Pe titions will ,be circulated, at. onoe, Mr Proctor said, , . f i i H 'i :l;' ! i ! v j it i lii. 1U: iif i ! iff I ! A i ' ;i.:.:t 2' it I ii4 '2i- . r i ' t , 1 .! . 'ill" J '-' 2'i is .'!".i.Ji j ' i 7