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Partly cloudy ' Thursday; iday' "fair ' ff . 'VvmM kggE Kt 1 -7 ! V-" H l i?fieS Today . v-.V---::,':'M fts"''f""V . v yo ;-,y y . , VOL. CIII.-NO. 342 VILlVnNGTON, N. C, THURSDAY. BlORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1920. i OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. GIVES AN EAR 10 COUNSEL OF MANY, BUT APPROp LITTLE president-elect Listens to Advice From Number on Variety of Subjects - - ROMISES NOTHING fives Impression; of Desire To Be sure-rooiea wins Admiration By MARK SUIUVAW t (CopyrfKM. T Star) - WASHINGTON, Dec. When Sen- itor riai ui us " joy afternoon he had spent almost (xactly forty hours In ' the capltoL n4 saw a good many persons and they told him a eood many things. Hard L himself did more listening: than Uilklng. About the only thing that he kim.pif initiated was a movement looking to as early action as is rea dable on what is conveniently caljed the League or tvauons quesMun,,Dui is, fact the wnoie pruuiem ui uur iur- ien relations. He -brought , thla up slth several memuci a ui uxic committee on lorejgn-retttiiuus ua rith other senators, and urged action o their part looking to arriving ; at common ground for action. ., . - Senator Harding- has been himself a memoer of the foreign affairs com mittee and sat wun it aunns; au in Bes3lons that dealt with the League of Xatlons. He Knows me various points of view held by individual members. tnA he tried on Monday and. Tuesday ' v. a hAsrlnnine toward flndine V Am m 't ' T A i am common ground on which - all j these differing views can meet. :-r Heard Many Things . : tws is about , the only ' affirmative thing that Harding did, about the only thing in wnicn ne woK ine jniuauyB. But he listened to a' lot of other things. Among the sugestions laid before him by one or another of .those who: called wert the following: ".: ;w '.;;;;:;' He was urged to name his, secretary nf state and his secretary of the iasurv immediately without- Waiting until he had made, up his mind about the cabinet as a whole. The idea of those who urged this course was..that the names of these two officials would carry a certain " amount vpf r weight with the public, and would give busi ness- men -ana "owerenninww'-a basis upon which" to make' their calcu lations for the future. ; It- was tirged, ilso that these twdi officials . should have a good deal of time -before -the h of March ln which to study their problems and prepare ;. themselves , for prompt action after they .take" office v 4 To this suggestion Senator Harding pve no sign of assent or dissent. He was urgrd to ask the commlttoe on finance or the senate' 10 oegm to hold meetings immediately, for the purpose of preparing a ' tentative pro-, gramme for revising the taxes. About this suggestion Senator Harding did nothing except to express i a . whole hearted conviction that the taxes ihould be revised as early as, practi cable. " "'" - ' Would Extend Bonds . . - ' Incidental to this plan for' revising the taxes, Senator Harding was urged to give his indorsement to a plan for refunding the government debt, a. plan which would extend all. th ' Liberty bonds for sixty years and would divide the refunding issue Into three classes of bonds: one class free of -.income taxes on large Incomes; ' another free of income taxes on medium ' Incomes, and a third free of Income ataxes on mall incomes. The purpose of 'this Jivlsion is, of course, to "make the new issue as atractlve as possible to different groups of investors. v ; Senator Harding was urged to assert leadership of the Republicans . in the present congress, without waiting un til March 4. He was urged to act as If he were party leader ' arid to .put Ms shoulder behind a. v programme of legislation for the present session: . To this urging, apparently,' Serator Harm ing showed ravter marked dissent. ' He was urge to make some public utterance in .he snip-) of jndorseram of the budget hill, to do what he could 'o Press the budget bill through, the Present session of congress. . Except to express the hope that ' the budget Mil would pass in the present session. Senator Hardinar did nothing about this. : . Senator Harding was urged te seize the first occasion possible to make a 'Peech or some other public utterance bout the troubled state of business. He was urged to say : something that jrould sive comfort and assurance ; to those who have been harassed ly the fell in prices and the slow-up, irt busi es. He was urged to say ' that all this is merely a normal episode : of liter-war conditions, and to try to locus th minds of the business men the country on the hopef ul - signs '"the situation, and to. say 'that we "ave every reason for hopefulness and very reason for knowing that : the Pression is merely temporary.'?'; :-' Particularly he was urged to say nat the new administration would be mpathetic and would energetically wt about doing everything possible tQ '"mulate national prosperity. , , Glvvs No Answer --. An the?e things were , urged upon senator Harding, and as to practically Jf1 t tnfem he did nothing. He, gave ne impression of wanting; to .be very ,ure-footed. r .; ..(... , - ; pn hethei ay of Senator Harding's hut bro,Jeht up the subject of cab i appointments, or' whether. Senator f-ardir himself broueht up the sub let. tl.P present writer has no knowl- 1 fdf. but. kfl, ' "" 1B oi-rongiy inciiuea to . vno . that while Senator Harding, Is innnit s ,u"v," .uuu6ui t.nwoo ointmenta. nonn v.a rr TKAm s t unA tments, none has yet been tend Ted. Quit. ... . : ; - : :. tet.... ; tinrjoriani ana, more in- Kat s a nnman way man tne topn.r! of Pntls and statesmanship -nectei with Senator MriHnor' visit 5e Z , J,er8onai. impression he made. aa tv. . . : -.-. -----t Ijttv V newspaper men, some nu , thftm, In'-a body. He met the , in a v. . ... . -j .. . .. : . ... . . .... TYlftt t- MviA ,i UVJ no ne meveimer v'ajf.lly or in groups, ra consider continued on Page Two) - HARDING ATTACK Oil EUROPEAN ' DlPLOMACf Silif LES ASSEMBLY LEADERS Canadian Creates of Stir ByV An ' AUusW to Old World J ; i Statesmanship ;: GENEVA. Dee. 8 (By the Associated Press). The liveliest commotion T. the assemblyof the League bt Nations has experienced 'was provoked today by N, W. Rowell, of ; Canada, who expressed his views regarding European states manship in a way that startled diplo mats of the old world! ' , , , u C 1 A sharp debate, arose over the recom mendation of the committee, on techni cal organizations - that thet assembly propose to the governments to set up under the, auspices of the, league three new organizations on nances, transit and health, with annual conf erences on these subjects. ' ;' - Mr. RoweU objected on the ground that it was impossible f or distant coun tries to send their best . 1 mer, abroad four times a year to attend the assem bly and the conference,, fond declared that the result would be to throw these organizations under European Influence. The assembly, he held, should .not oc cupy itself with these questions.. ; v . .Canada, at any rate, he said, felt that they were questions that' should- not be allowed to fall Into European control. "Fifty thousand Canadian soldiers under the sod in France and Flanders is the price Canada has paid, for Euro pean statesmanship," he cried to the as tonishment of the entire assembly, and the dismay of some of the delegates. : 1 Arthur Balfour Tand lr. Fisher were plainly -affected by the thruet f rom . a uritisn dominion; they remained mo fUoniess In their seats through vthe bal ance of the debate, with grave faces. '. Lord Robert Cecil, representing South Africa in the assembly, in a gentle way softened the blow by-saying that he agreed with much that Mr. Ro well had said, but bought; Mr. Ro well was mis taken in supposingthat the organiza tions would fall under the control of Europe. ' rt;"".-- - Several of the delegates suggested to Mr. Rowell that his words' had created a different impression than he had in tended. The Canadian delegate took the floor again and, said he did not mean to attack European statesmen, and, rather 'than give offense, ' preferred nto withdraw ' his words,1 ; -' - Mr.-: Rowell was v supported t by ; Mr. Miller of Australia and was mildly, tak- n;.to task by. Oabrite. 'Han&taux! of France -Jr. Gastba JOa- Cunha of Bra zil, wjho had Offered, "amen4xneht '' etvoa. yrna jne' otnersv -a however, in agreeing to ;let the" question go over untiLi tomorrow: in the meantime en aeayors wm ; oe made to arrive at compromise.' Some of the principal del elates wearying of the protracted dis cussions are somewhat discouraged in their efforts to hasten the work of the assembly v and are talking of ; going home. M. Vivian!, who has been away f rom ' his law practice for nearly a month, said he would not stay longer than the end of this week. - ..The general opinion, however, is that it will be impossible to finish before the end of next, week unless the de bates are summarily shortened. ' ' British Embassy Bars Irish Investigators Ambassador, Declines to Vise ' 'i Passports of Six Named ; v .; By Commission ' WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The - special committee ; of six, ; which. , the commls sion of . the committee of one -hundred now holding hearings here on the Irish question had hoped to send to England and Ireland to gather ' nf st hand in formation, will not be', permitted to visit Great Britain. ' "William sMacDonald, secretary of the commission, .was Informed -in a letter sent today by R. L. Craigie, first sec retary of the British ambassador, that "the proposed visit to British territory is not agreeable to .his majesty .gov ernment," anil . that therefore .. the am bassador '- will not vise the passports issued to members of the committee by the American state department. ;; :? x . Mr. Craigie's letter, apparently, -was in reply to -one , from Mr. MacDonald niaking formal . arfpllcatlon for ; vise "of the; passports.-. .; - : . ;; ,-i;V...i.--Yi1, REAR ADMIRAL M'GOWAN RETIRES ACTIVE DUTY South! ; Carolinian r$il ;Leave Service December 31 " WASHINGTON, Dec, S.Rear Ad miral Samuel 'J, Jcqc;wan has resigned as paymaster general and. chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts of the; navy and has. retired from active duty. It was learned today. i ':'--::::J:s f' - His resignation ' had - been ; aocepted by President Wilson to take effect De cember 81. h ;' The Admiral retired un er the" 0-year - clause ? affectln bureau chiefs passed J by .congress rlast year... Admiral McGowan had been , paymas ter general of ;i the navy fince July 1, 1914, a period of . service as j chief ; of the bureau of supplies and accounts only exceeded twice in the liistory of the -service. f He was charged , during the war with ; the task of ; supplying the navy with - supplies of all descrlp nr,m ndx afnee the war the great sur- tiIiim : of stocks have been . disposed! of under his -direction i -mini McOowan entered' the navy 1' 1894 from South Carolina and at- tained tn rana. m- reor -""" " ni6.viHe will probably, be succeeded Dy- near -Auiuit'! , , . hif ftt the bureau, nrob- ably until Maroh 4. .v . 4 MEN" RESIGN. WOMEN ELECTED TONCALLA, Ore. Dec. 8. Matriarchal government was. In effect in Yoncalla irh. -wnmen were recently elect ed to v. all municipal offices, including -, a mavor. navmg taiten j men places last night-when the men'incum- bents resigned in a Doay m ui meeting. ' - - :, , , ' " - . 7 " Motion ACREAG C0NFEGE AGREES ON 50 PER CENT CUT Bankers Are Asked to Withhold Credil From bseCWhd; ; ; Defy Agreement " 1 , 1 .MEMPHfS. TENN-bccS.'w-per cent cut in cotton nroductlon in -1021 and curtailment in the acreage planted m ""on to one-third that of the total area in culiyation. was asrreed unon at ' the - acreage reduction conference nero today of - southern bankers, mer chants and farmers. k ,: To make the plan effective, machin ery was set in motion to restrict cred its : to Individual farmers, merchants, factors or banks unwilling to agree to the acreage reduction ; plans, -i ; t , ; The ; plan embodied ; In the ' report of the acreage reduction- committee was adopted ' by a practically unanimous vote of the , conference late today. .' It Includes the' formation of an organiza tion in every township in the cotton states' to ' secure v the ' supnort of -the growers, and their adherence to pledges 01 reauction. - . ; , '. Organization' .work Dledred hv th bankers present will begin immediate ly, and under the provisions of the plan will be complete by January 15 next. . The resolutions adopted call on the banker and credit - merchants In the cotton , states "to .use their utmost. n. deayor to ,bring about the enforcement of a cotton acreage reduction by refus ing 10 aavance any. money to any one interested in farming of any kihd who does "not , plant enoughs food, and feed crops ror their own use. V .-. ,'. Landowners - are asked to " share in whatever crops may be raised on his isnas on a percentasre - basis and not require and,' fixed sum' of moneys or pounds of cotton for rent... .i ; ' , A" system of bonded warehouses for cotton ' and a classification vbf 1 eotton that will be amnlA to nrotAot it f.Am weather damage and make t a safe eol- lateral on which to borrow mohey was indorsed, '.-'i : -..'' .i--: " -;:(; A system of co-operative marketing Crops . was favored and.tha work of th American Cotton, association In an ef- xort ,,to stabilize the . price In? cotton, bring about a reduction of acreage" and improve marketing -methods' was an: proved.- ,."t, 1: lo.'' ,' In . addition to. resolutions offered feremje gives iu indorsement, to sii w; ana. souna nians Jookirn? thrfhm extension; t long, credit, to f orelgn.-cus- v tomrs of . certain rort r Mmnrtfnn sub or.ail untenderablA RArtan hl 1 the United. States.', U' ' v The acreage reduction plan.' as of fered by rt- the cammittee" t of ' Which Colonel - W, B, Thompson,'. New. Orleans, was - chairman. ya.nd composed ' . of a banker, a 'merchant and a; farmer' from f each ox ,the . cotton states, was adopted after spirited debate. v. The organization ".work in Its' pre liminary, is left. tothe various state bankers ; as now. The presidents - of the associations are . asked to appoint ' a - state . central committee . of- three bankers,' who, shall In : turn, appoint: a committee in each county consisting' of four farmers,, . three .merchants ' and three bankers, ' which will have- super vision of all .work In' each county and arrange :, for organizing . each town ship. ' The first duty; prescribed-for the township : committee IsV to list all till able : lands,, and their owners ..and also to list the merchants of the community, .Following this a county mass meeting to he held at : a date . not later , thah January 15, at wbloh every' farmer is to be . called on to sign the acreage rer ductibm tpledge Is to ; be called. The merchants also will - be asked ltd sign a; pledge , not to f urnishmoney or : sup plies - to -those who are unwilling ' to comply with - the - reduetion agreement. .. The convention adjourned after adoption of the acreage reduction plan. PROHIBITION RULING WILL HlfRT SHIPPING Immigration Bill Would Also Injure Lines, Says Benson ( WASHINGTON, ' ; Dec. 8.. American passenger, ships will probably suffer in competition' with fdreign ivessels as a result . of the ' ruling- of the Internal revenue ; bureau that the prohibition laws apply unreservedly to. American ships, .Chairman Benson of the United States "shipping ' board, -. said tonight Little difficulty;- in the" sale . of the board's passenger liners because of the ruling was anticipated; by the chair man, but he said the passage of an im migration bill excluding, aliens would materially affect shipping by reducing the revenues of . the - trans-Atlantic lines. . . ' . " w-VUi?" . : CHARLESTON HIGH WINS ' COLUMBIA, S. C.,,Dec 8. --Chariest on High school won the high' school- foot ball championship of South Carolina by defeating Chester High school, 10 to 0, here rthis afternoon. , " - ' CHARGED WITH USING CAGE v TO TRAP PROHI OFFICERS - SAVANNAH, Ga Dec, 8. AHefring the defendants- had constructed y a cage in'which to catch federal pro hibtion officers, Wllliam.vG4 Turner assistant United States attorney to-, day filed before Jludge, Beverly f D Evans a petition- in eq.uity; to abate: as a nuisance the further , use of the premises occupied by? Sam . Clark, Mrs. Sam Clark, and t William. F. Stockton. ' -. ' , The cage ia said to be constructed J just insiae tne . iron, uour . ot .im place ,of - business and is : controlled with ropes running to the' bar,, 'A few days ago . Federal Agent" Martin was caught and held jn the cage un til the whiskey, had: beVn removed in the bar. The officer is Said to have been held a prisoner for thirty 'minutes. '-'',, ' ' Judge Evans granted a temporary injunction restraining further' oper ations until December 18, when, the case will be heard. '.'.',: kMdowandDaug I I f -', 1 : - Iff.;- .? J! III 4 VV : Ii: W - Aft zn . Ill u- - , I a 'Recent picture of tae- widffwjam little dangster o Jake HamoK. Oklakoiiia . national cmmlttcemawl"lis' believed t b' at? by Clara - Smlta Bamra. Supporting tie dj-lag tateTOent'.ot fsreif .iisMttd'-lMmeTerrMri Ha mon kolds to tke belief that tke girl kad itotklng to de vritk tke shoethiK and laslsts tkat-skewtU oi proaecate .tke ckarges. Oklakoma legal officials take k sUitereat .-vtew-rof tke'luatte' sS'i ' " -;-vV?i :fly, ;iV - ,Vf-j' II A fl I f J H iiiiiiuiiiu ' t-. r VJ5 " 3fZ '0 ' - . - Back : at, His; Desk:He Begins Laying: foundation of lrM v:- y ' Administration v '-J .--.. y-i-iCar.?-,; ' - ? MARION, Ohio; 'Dec.. 8.Presldent- elect Warding returned . to . Marion to day.., to lay-1, the .- -foundations oft.h'is'J aoministratton and its policies in con., Bultation 'with many ''of the-nation's lesgUitesmenV.X- . "Thv meeting -of minds," t he. promised dur&ig. the- campaign will begin early next -week af t'er.N he ; has disposed of accumulated "corireepondenco andi has put into 'more 'concrete .form the aues--tlons "hoj wants to, ask ' those who come' here' to - confers withVhim. - , The League' of (Natidns . will' be. fdre- most In - his .' discussions, bt several other " problems' 'will ' be,; kept ; in ..inlnd as he gather -Mvlce" .and prepares Wm self ' for. oxecntive ' respdnsibllity " ' Throughoutthe .campaign, "and since, Mr. ' Hardinghas "' declard many times that, there are urgent Questions, to be, decided in tbe.f natioh's domestic - af 4 fairs and to.thesa he iwlll 1 give lalten tion in some; of .his ; conferences, here. ' : ' .'--:fFavora''RVrsTaalsa.tlon''' ? 'V ' For. . one Vthlng ' he hrfs advocated a reorganization -of ' several government' deparments-ytoMnsure-better ' business efficiency and he ;.ls . expected before March 4 ! to' discuss that subject -with some of the country's - most . successful business ' executives. Meantime, i too,.' he ' must' choose his ' cabinet and must f rame" the taxation ? program ne v win ; recommend ; to - the extra V session - of congress to- be 'followed soon ' after his Inauguration. Upon . most of the -subjects he made some-progress during his two--day .visit in . Washington,? but. the real" work of his- administfatiqn build-, lng. isyet .to -be '.done.''r V ;.'';''' - i-s His . mind refreshed by his long play spell he evidenced today uA' keen desire to 'get - vigorously-- into 'the - swing j of the task before, him . During .his abi sence in .the. south,-. he has devoted his time' almost, 'without r interruption to rest and ;-'r'eere)eiUoi'putttak4'no-.lh background entirely; the trylhgf p. rer sponslbllitlest of the Presidency. He told his friendsthat this vactlon prob- ably would be -his last respite before he retires from vthe white , house,, and he tried to make : the most of , It." x y. - - "'. Feel Ready yf or . Task . y:i , He considers .that, .the : change, pf mental atmosphere 'and the ; excitement of, travel have benefited .him immense ly, but tie' showed today that he real ized , that ; It .was oyer ihyy attacking; at once the stack .of letters, thatrhe "found awaiting his attention: . To clear his desk, wilUrequlre hard work during ithe remainder of the weeK. ror ne nas given virtually , no attention, tq correspond ence, since fthe.; election; :vv" s,,y .t : The .President-elect--and Mrs. fHard? ing may move .td' some southern ' resort some,'-"tUmo.drinsT.:yJanuarytbut-..hey expect to i be ' in . Marlon ; continuously uhtil " aftejrihe 1 holidays, Within this period ;Mr, " Hardin gr hopes td conclude the League of Nations conferences and tn orather I much. 'Important-? data, on d6mestlc- iuestione.i Xm 'U ; Senator. Hitchcock, of Nebraska; who j led President Wilson's senate" fight for ! ratification .of . the Versailles ; treaty and Senator Shields;' rff Tennessee, . an -op- . ponent of ' ratification,' 'will be' among the first j Democrats to be consulted by the President-elect ; in his league con ferences. He will also .ask the advice of several prominent 'women- regarding the league; but the list has not' been TAKES!! j completed, K,.J , v. ' '; V . " - u ' r k'' v'- s. ' -i " ,s T' . T ' ' ' " I1LA D WATERWAYS ; v 7-.. . , v ITUiUtU MlW I III Rivers- and - Harbors 1 Congress l-.-w.- nears Auuress joy;4jaKer ; ana rJuexanaerL'i? WASHDJGTON...' Dec ; 8. --Importance ofa studied and a systematic,- develop-, ment of the country's waterways - as a nVeaiis , of" rellevfngcO'geation ,lh rail--rbad traffic, particularly-;4n; hralk com modities and 'ot lnsurtn Werjreconomlc movement- Of -exporirei'ght ;was ; em- J phasized. 'by ' speakers at the . opening' session .here . today..-or, -the . national rivers and harbbrs!;;.t&nirca ' Secretary;: Baker -tol the" congress the country! facjedVapertod. :when j it must conserve to -the utmost its' trans-' pdttatioh -i.. resources v. and , facilities wWle; Secretary of .-Commerce Alexander- ' emphasized the -f importance.' of cheaper?, movement- of jjxpdrt freight from the interior-it the United States" Is fo'.maintaln an" exporf;trade com mensurate '"with the: carrying -capacity of Its new merchaht marine. ;- -J." t Both" declared these necessities could be ' met ' only by a systematic deVelop-i ment and use of -Inland waterways! - ST :thihk- we ' are5 coming- to. s realisa tion,''; Secretary Baker said, -that the mania-- for ''speed ' In transportation ..is an, unwise- one funless, It le at' the same time discriminating ;' mania. . Great bulk commodities"' drawn at A express speed Is ; a . waste' 'of "the . natural re sources of the" country-i-f -v -. 4, -V C' ! H.J Markham, president' fpf the j clared . it .would - be . a r mlstal-;e ;to turn over : ithe transportation , or . neavy iTreight to iriland water lines las it was from the shipment . of' sufth freights that .the'failrdaffs" derived, a large pro portion of their - freight ; carrying profits., , .r . ;-r : vr.v fimT I' ' WARRANTS ISSUED FOR ALLEGED MOB MEMBERS Four; Said to Have ; Had, Part In r?f-v Jail Attack - y u GOLDSpORO, vDecy ; 8-Four. . addi tikinal warmntsy were .issued " today by Judge -Wr ' Air Deviny, araln8t 1 alleged members of the mob that stormed .the courthouse here'' last Thursday .. night in ah attempt to lynch five negroes being tried for murder. v 5 -: .:.' ';.,.. vy The four, men, one of whom was. Re publican ' candidate r for ! sheriff in ",the November., election, V were arrested and released 'under 81,000 bonds for. - their appearance before ' Judge Devin- at the next term of criminal court In Wilson county Additional), warrants ' will be issued as soon asysufficlent . evidence .is secured, thej Judged Aeclaredy : i v t y, ARDMORE VERT ' ANXIOUS . ' ; V TO APPREHEND - WOMAN - xrARDMORE, Okla., Dec . 8. Russell B, Brown, county attorney, .late sent' the following telegram to .Sheriff Orndorff at El . Paso, Texas,: in con riectioh with-search for Clara Smith;' alleged, slayer of;Jak"e. L. Hamon.; , -y ."Understand you have- reliable .In formation v as v ton whereabouts ; of Clara Smith "Hamon, Will you ad vise at once by wire'ifUhls ls.true?, Please do. notlet' anyone give' you the impression that we do ;not want her here. We will take any and aH steps to apprehend her when advised by you that you know or ner wnere abduts.""; v i 'TAX-TARIFF REVISIQU ! TO START QUICKLY-SLATED Republican Chairmen of Senate : ' t and House : Committees i Announce-Hearings - WASHINGTON," Dec.; 8. Republican members of congress , took , the first stepV today toward reyision of " tax and,-; tariff laws ' at" the : extra session to-be called soon.. after 'next March 4. Chairman - !Fordneyt - "of -the , house ways and means committee announced that; his committee would begin hear ings within a few days on revision of the tax laws, these ' hearings to con tinue until January' 6, when hearings will : be. started on tariff legislation. Almost simultaneously with Chairman Fordneys announcement. Senator Mo Cumber of North Dakota,- acting chair man of .the senate finance . committee. issued' a , call for, a meeting of t that committee -. for tomorrow' when plans will be . made for: hearings slmflar' to those contemplated-by the honsr com mittee, ;,,r...w. : " r The" senate and houser": committees alike hope to conclude their hearings by the end ,of tho' present" session. Tho house committee, Chairman Fordney said, expects to' be- able .'.to begin the I work of . drafting.- the' new: tax - and session'. is'.convenetfi The seaater .com mittee's' hearjiigsare! expeoed to1 be briefer r than those' planned-, by- the house committee; v - Chairman -Fordney's r announcement followed a conference -of ' the majority members ; of the ' committee., i He said tnat as soon as,.the.copinilttee had had' time to study the tax recommendations contained in the- annual report of - Sec retary Houston'; of ."the-; treasury sent to congress today; .he would invite Mr. Houston to ..appeal bef ore r committee and explain his views :more iully.' The treasury will be asked-to designate an official to . report' him at the . commit tee's sessions. V The; ; committer's prp grara the chairman said, will be an nounced from day to day asithe hear ings proceed. ; : : .-, : i -. - . v Chairman Fordney; said today that he had in mind- a definite plan for sim plification - of. the taxron:- 'corporation incomes. - On- of his - proposals is 1 a flat tax on thenconi8eof rair corpora tions havig no auallflcations or other modifying 4 provisions. -Mri Fordney also said it war his -desire'' that the Income tax. laws be made So simple that a: corporation ' w)ll hot- havf "to1 hire- ann expert- lawyer', to flgura now. mveh it'l owesegovtnment:Tir!-:. T ;rth - way s't asd - moans chairman- de H:lared that 'sc. ldy ' Secretarji-Biftus j 1 ;t?ffi;ilPprt::h o new! mi of' the secretary ja,nd. hop but apprdxf- mately a bimotr and a Quarter dollars as: unriecessarrVfry idrdney said. "Just for example;. Tteinta $H1,000, 000 for the war, riskjlnsuralce 'bureau, r think that IS a.r hundrdMSllliOA dol lars ' ororettdehlicK- ,y "With" the proposed j eons- ldatlon of the ; various soldiers ,. relief agencies Into' one bureau , we can save a hundred mill6n and eliminate .35,000-, clerks' in Washington.,.. The, . secretary . wants $76,000,000 for rivers and" harbors - Im provement. I do, . not, ' think::- congress will grant- any; such sum-this. year. With Beij Of Terroir Nevertheless, Says IMrs: Mac- f JSwmeyltl'yArVi " to Get:6u '-.''"'.": ':--- .-'-y----JC-r'J : A .' ', "y WASHINGTONt'- Ded,' f. Charges that . the . British government has kept alrve and continuously-stirred religious prejudice - la " Ireland and- sought through a reign, yof ... terror ; to' starve that country" into submission, , brought to a conclusion : eight hours .; of fteti mony - today by Mlss Mary.'. MacSwiney, sister of the; late, lord mayor of Cork! before c the commission from' -the .com mittee of one - hundred 1 investigating the Irish auestion-,?"--,-?-. : f.. -a ' . Miss . MaeSwineytdld ;.thfe."1commlsslon that -she ana Mrs, Muriel t Macs winey. the-. lord , mayor's iwidoW,-i had : ? come from Ireland : to .'"aid the - commi ssion in obtaining Athe true ; f acts.", ,r. f1 She, made ; the - predicition that. Ire land would . gain its 1 Xreedora even though "England had . to, be v beaten - to tho . ground." ,' Her sister-in-law will bo beard tomorrow. yi,f r 't: Miss MacSwiney. punctuated her story-of the movement for Irish ' free dom .with, the assertion that the unw ted -States had not lived up. to-, its ideal OI ' msKios ; w . wsrN .gMi ,iur uo- mocracy." f ':-.- .. ".- V . .' 'y ir-- .. - .."We . are' not y disturbers,".- the wit-, ness said." "We 'want 'Just .to be left alone. ' We are'nottusing coercion and we will not .be coerced. . y We 2 simply want England to clear out; na'll forgive Jier df everything,; if she will only leave us alone." . ; ; V-i'- i "We are "going to get bur freedom," she continued." 1 MThat every 'Irish Re publican .knows,; for. you cannot , keep ln continual slavery a: people everyone of whom: Is' ready to die -for. his' -country - ' -. " : y- ''7 ' : '- . 1 v"The British 'government," Miss Mac Swiney said, "has instituted a reign of-terror -in Ireland. . It . seeks to de-j stroy property "and; to 5 throW people out of work; It wants to starve , ui into submission. The Irish- people don't want war. If England wllV get. out, we-- will establish prosperity in our republic, : We will keep' our ports opeA J and promise to let no one , use them a 5 war base."-'- -.-r'.'- i ,; RINEHART 'BUESOTED CAPTAIN - - V- -' CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va Dec 8.-1- Hollis Rlnehart, Jrv of Charlottesville, halfback on this year's University of Virginia eleven. -1 tonight was -elected ; mates''; or gyernmetaijexiiwttur sa-o tney nd received , a 'rldlculd-isly high, ". Vr., K , T -leaaers - would -v"l wrr thW.rt- o captain of the 1921' football team. The schedule for next season, with only one open date; was announced as follows; September-24, ' Davidson at y Char lottesvUlef' October L" William v and Maryr at Charlottesville; October . 8; University- of Richmond t . Charlottes ville; October 15. Virginia Military Institute at Lexington; . October V 22, Johns' Hopkins at-Charlottesville; Oc tober 28, Princeton at Princeton; No vember 5, Georgia at Athens; KeTem ber 12,' open; Thanksgiving -day, North Carolina at Chapel HUL; - , , . "- . 1 . - - - - " FARMERS' RELIEF ACT FOR PASSAG 1? i IN .SENATE TOMORROW; Senator Gronna Is Assured - of Body's . Readiness to Accept - His Resolution HOUSE ALSO BUSY Numerous Measures Designed to Tide Farmers Oter Are . OflFered By Members -1 NEW ORLEANS EXCHANGE , ' URGES LEGISLATIVE RELIEF NEW, ORLEANS, DeC i.-Deilying any desire on the j?art of the sauth eft cotton interests "to hold the ta'- . pie -for. speculative purposes or to' fdroe higher . prices,"', the New Or- , leans cotton exchange directors at a. meeting late today adopted an( ap- i peal: to the Louisiana delegation to congress to 5 sepku revival -of the war finance corporation "-"only to clear the : obstructions clogging our trade 1 avenues." The appeal was telegraph ed, to members, of " the delegation at Washington. , ' v- i:A. Cp-operatlen of ill southern cot tbn exchanges In "the s movement to revive the .war finance corporation was urged. - ."We contend that jus tice and equity demand that the na tional government which, finances trade movement for foreign nations during, . the. war to the -extent 6f many billions of dollars, should aid in fostering and cleaning the chan nels of i; American trade- to enable others to. buy: from us the produce which Is . clogging our trade ave nues," said the. telegram. ; v ' ' ; WASHmOTdNVJbee. ' tbnonents ; of ,-t the; gUlatioi;tp revive tje war'- ' ' finance :oorporation : an thereb-r aff rir ,J relief to'farjners; confronted by falling v ,z a 10 ' vaii up meir measure; " 1 " -s"mi naay ana asK ior its . inmiediate passag'el f -y-'.- -' --:5 -V ' '-. ?iior f Grpniaai ; Republican ortht '. - pakta, .m charge of. the. . resoJuUdn. gavethls -notice? today ja' aaKlng that : t. ey-arfnate iet'the attei ,kV ovV'-'uhitl . the -latery dae. - ..-- AU- A 'jy5 Q - Nt-yi.ii i yroposea. legislation: assurances-that " not; oppose they. the. senate either "blr hnanimoii- Mnnonf or by tthe -majority -of the vote.- k , - wniia,:farm relief; legislation 'was be tngf temporarily 'postponed In the sen . v ate, the 'flood of bills to extendi Teller Among-the various measures was a bill Dy Jttepresentaivey Strong Republican.y Kansas, to direct, the t committee on un.ing -ana. currency to investigate what : legislation -would be' necessary v to- permlt( the i?proper flfianoink" ot farmers and stock raisers; ' VI Representative Lee; Democrat,. Gedr-- oral reserve board to take action neces- J luwwiiu uuenu cnuil CO It Oil farmers, ' while ' Representative Baer, y Republican, North Dakota,.. re-Intro- ' duced' his measure WhlchVwOuld pre- ' hibit : gambling in foodstuffs and spec ' " ulation in stooks and bonds. -;' - i . -Representative Caraway, Democrat, ? Aiiuiflia-, paerea a to prevent tne : sale of cotton and grain In. future mar-ketay- -";.'yv .;r-''v "w 'V Printing of testimony taken - in ' hear ing before the agriculture committee was ordered. -rushed 'to completion to- c . day so' as to be., in . th hands ; of sen ators when the measure comes, up. . v The committee resumed its hearings, with a vlew to framing-additional relief meas.ures, and was itold. ;by Virginia '. and North' Carolina f tobaooo grower s, , that they were fn the- same 'plight as thw nth -Hn It rira 1 Interests. Other. - ' tobacco men wilL be heard tomorrow, and Fridarv the wool ' srrdwers from the west will present their difficulties. -y y , ' . W. W. SBrauer, who claimed to rep- j resent the "German government, urged. the extension of a billion dollar credit to Germany for the purchase of food- . stuffs and raw materials from America He said that under t the, Versailles treaty, iGermany in agretment with th 1 allies, could make such , a credit a firs mortgage "and give It priority over alt reparation claims: 'Conversations hate , already been carried c;n . between Ger many and; England.' Italy and Belgium 1 with therimrpdse of eeeurinfc such per- mission.' Mr. Brauer said.V Members -of tthe 7 committee, , however, ( told Mr. Brauer they ydid' aot believe congress would "vote such -n extension of credit to Germany; ahd then he suggested that it might' be arranged through the -war firianeecorporatlOnvi . .tJ' BIKJS RACE tJNCHANGEp ' " NEWi YORK, J Dec. ' 8; -The -relative' positions -of the c6ntestants-In the. stt"-day race at Madispn Bquara Garden remained unchanged at -11 o'clock, to night,: tho-71st hour. tBrocco and Co burn were leading the field with 1.1T, miles and slxape to their; credit ;.t . ; The ' DeBaets-Petsyn ' combination and the" Van' Hevel-VandenbUrgh team -were ' tied ; for second place, a lap be- 7. hind. - The remalnder df; the 'field Was tied at 1,178 "miles,.y40 laps with the ' exception- of Buter brothers,1 who Were . one lap bhlnd and Grimm and VandU. vale,, with 1.178 miles, two laps. , ' The record for the' list hour is 1,448; miles,' six- laps,' made 'ift '1814.- J' ' ; :.";-t' ' . INVESTIGATE FIRE.- "-' ' r - -i ORANGEBURG. S. 4C Dec 8 In vestigation was being -made -today to U determine whether, the nre. wnicn ae-y stroyed the large "cotton storage -ware-y house of sthe Farroers Marketing assd-y elation hero' early today .was f in- cendiary origin.: Totals loss was' esti mated 'at-.8lt,00ft.:';:'f-;v-yyy';.V.; - ;' !v " GAME CALLED OFF''- ;.. r GREENVILLE, S. C, Dec." 8.-i-The pro-' posed championship' football game be tween the -University Of South Carolina, and 'urmani"'untverlty has Jteen' calle: offjby' mutual consent, according to word received here today frem;faui:r; members at Columbia. -V
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