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The Weather Wilmington's Only Leased Wire Associated . .. . Press Newspaper Partly cloudy Monday; Tuesday .fair, no change in temperature. v- cam; Stage or river at Fayetteville 8 a. m. yesterday, 8.7 feet. at eounde: VOL. CVII-No. 56. WILMINGTON, N. C, MONDAY MORNING; MAY 2, 1921. OtDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. i . . . " ' - ; FRANCE AND ENGLAND GET TOGETHER AGAIN ON REPARATION PLAN If Germany Doesn't Pay Amount Due They V Will Seize Revenue Sources WILL OCCUPY RUHR Meanwhile France .Will Proceed With Her Preparations for Invasion LONDON, May 1. (By Associated Press). The British and French gov ernments have reached an agreement of how to deal with Germany, to com pel payment of reparations and exact Immediate guarantees. In broad out line, it is agreed that the allies will make a declaration tomorrow, bur. not to Germany, i - ' ..." They will announce that the repara tions commission will-notify; Germany as to the amount she is required to pay and how it is to be paid, together with the : proposed financial "controls. The allies will then announce -that within ten days, this period being sub ject to possible modification by the supreme council tomorrow, ; they will proceed to carry out the penalties if the terms are not accorded, to. The, plan provides for a comprehen sive scheme of supervision and-control of German's sources of, revenue.- It io not yet completed, but while the -x-perts are still working ' on it France will proceed - with .all her military preparations for the occupation of tne Ruhr. The French government will tomorrow order the inobilization of one additional class. This is the general result of an agitated day: of conversa tions and conferences that seemed likely to end in charp disagreement among the allies. The agreement'was brought about by the-intervention of the Belgian foreign minister, M. Jaipar at a meeting. of the "supreme - council this atfernoon, , The whole' subject will come up fir discussion asain at another meeting oi the council tomorrow morning. Both sides feel that they, measureably suc ceeded in having their, policies ac cepted. The French parliament is. not in -session, so M. Briand was able to accept a short time extension without having to explain to the chamber forth with, whiU-MrXloyd George has atls-. fiedo some degree ' opposing libera.! opinion."..; ' . . '..:' The French premier asked for British naval - co-operation, '. suggesting the - Wookade of -Hambur2. The British; prime minister replied that American public opinion would not approve of such a course, and ' he did not:, agree to a blockade : which would Lrinr the allies into controversy with the United States. M. Briand ' agreed to this point of .view. He added that the' course of the United States had been absolutely correct. , '. , . Uneasines still exists among the French ' delegates over, the possibility rthat Wastiinsrton may endeavor to mediate; they declare this would, not -be' acceptable to them. The cause of this impression is not clear, but some of the-delegates, have made it under stood that it did not originate with the French ambassador, . M. Jusserand. M. Briand and-the whole French delegation are sitting late tonight with General Nollet,- president of the in terallied commission, who was sum monded by the French premier from Berlin to give his views. Notwith standing the agreement, the French are not entirely satisfied' with today's de velopments and with the idea of an ultimatum, which is believed to hve been largely, due to the influence of the British ambassador to Germany, Lord D'Abernon. M. Briand was averse to delay, and it is reported that he had undertaken that," Germany's compliance failing, some move should be made to day. . '- Indeed, the French premier had de clared before the meeting, of the coun cil: ' . ... - ' . ' "I am decided upon the commence, ment of new penalties from today. I mean by this that the necessary order for mobilization will be given this evening. Such is my position. I can . not act otherwise." . . 7 . GERMANS UXCOXCERXED OVER ALLIES LONDON CONFERENCE BERLIN, May 1 rTh.e German.' gov ernment does" not propose to get into touch with the London conference while awaiting President Harding's answer to the German proposal. This declaration was made today by a member, of the -government who, in discussing the rumor that a suggestion was coming from the entente that Ger many present fresh': counter-proposals direct to the supreme council at Lon don, said: "So long as the door to Washing ton is , open to us we do not- propose to knock at other doors." :; The government took a.holiday to day, and most of the members of the cabinet were not even informed of, the Passage of the - Knox resolution. The foreign office also Is without news from Washington which might; forecast tHe early prospective receipt of a reply -t the German counter-proposals." - MAY DAY IN PHILADELPHIA IS THE QUIETEST IN YEARS PHILADELPHIA, May 1. A parade in which several veterans of foreign wars participated marked one of the quietest May days In years Two meet ings of alleged radicals "which were scheduled to be held, Were forbidden hy police. Scores of persons gathered at the meeting halls, found the doors locked and policemen on guard. . , TAKING PICTURES OF DARK - CONTINENT AT TWIN CITY WINSTON-SALEM. 'May 1. A .. re Plica of a Congo village has. been con structed on Mill creek near this city, and this week 2,000 local negroes, dressed In regulation grass skirts will cavort before a movie camera In a pic ture depicting life In Af rfca to be made by a local filn C0mpa1fy."'A. In attack the village and cause a riot. i .' : . I II I Bride of J. H. Flagler The Steel Millionaire Mere is the nrtrt. picture or the young aivorcee wno .was secreiiy marfiea to j on ma gnat cently. aiiss 'II I . .:-:: ::: ::;;, t , - , ' ' t: ..:?:;lj::5K:!K: ' i y t - - o In : ;1 : ll ; a 1 ! ill ' emi v y , JEEP'S: : n h. Fiagier,; muKi-mimoHair steel war, Kut cotton e-ooa ar at 'leasf 9.6 i: . "f.l-lt?f . la e. at Copake Falls. N. T.f reV n 'nMrYt:h t.nwnun n7ieVwprKer reiusai. -teiiwrtolr . Mrs. Flagler " formerly; .was 'rth ,rviMa,, tw . mh ' Pjanenson 'nwMii atriceramB4Wennecker shlppigf board io jsrooKiyn. iter nrei -nusoana wag- jamtsiUj.it.,,. uiviscni, jr., - wnom ,sne aivorced in June, 1920. She is 33 years old. , ? STATE OFFICIALS MARK TIME, AWAITING ACTION OF COUNCIL IN LONDON Final Developments May Come ? With the Meeting of Council f -. Today STAND FOR ALLIES Germany Must Pay, America Thinks Sum Should Be :' ; Within Capacity . WASHINGTON, ! May 1. Officials at the state department marked time to day pending final developments in re gard ' to German reparations at the meeting of the allied supreme council in London. Interest was 'manifested,' however, as to the amount of repara tions it had been decided to Impose as a result of the agreement reached by the British and French today. All comment was withheld because of the session of the council schedule! for tomorrow . and there was no inti mation of, what steps would be. taken in case the situation should warrant further action by the United States. - It was reiterated, that the -American government stands ywith ' the allies in holding Germany responsible to the full extent of her ability to pay, bu,t?"lhat any plan which would unduly restrict her economic recuperation - would - be regarded as unwise. In case the terms arrived at are in accord with this posi tion," it is expected c that the German proposals will not be forwarded from Washington, . . . . : . , - - The extension of time reported a agreed upon .by the delegates to the supreme council, if for only ten days. Is expected , to give - opportunity for American official and public opinion to register . Itself in the new , reparations riamAnds.' Whether that period will oc utilized .'by . .Secretary Hughes ; for further- conversations with the al.'ied di plomats here, was a question on which officials would not comment tonight. .." BRIAND IS - DETERMINED ' TO TAKE STRONG ACTION LONDON, May, 1. M. Briand. dis cussing the situation with the French journalists," according to .th3 Iondon Times, said: - ; ..1,.'.i. "I am "determined to exact that nev penalties shall be launched today- that Is, that the mobilization, of .our troops shall be decreed .this evening. "If during the next eight days the Germans-make proposals -we "shall see if they deserve a hearing. .. By. propo sals I imply acceptance pure and sira nle of the sum fixed by the reparations - mUtiMi'. - 8.600.000:000 ' pounds, as well as arrangement' or. thi methods and manner oi paymenu. ,; "Any German proposes lfnjust. con tain sufficient guarantees to satisfy us. These would consist especially , of tha establishment of 1 a debt "commission, the 'taking of -customs and a levy on eX'l'rcari act in .no other fashion ; my back is to the walL" RECOVERY; IN BUSINESS HAS NOT BEEN SPEEDY i ASMt WAS PREDICTED Nevertheless, Says Federal Re serve Review, the April Outlook Improved PRICES THE PIVOT Extreme But Uneven Range Is Noted Between Lines- and . in the Same Line WASHINGTON, prices appear to May 1. Retail be the "s.tickirvg" point in. the country's . readjustment process,, the federal reserve board said tonight in a general review of business .nd financial conditions for xApril. Other factors retarding readjustment i which became effective t-midnight were said .to be high transportation last night Secretary Da vis "conferred charges, wages and coal and steel ( vith union "heads on the wage contro prlces. , v, J very, which threatens a general tie-up Complete business recovery, the 'shipping '-at"; Atlantic, :Pacific nnd board continued, has been slower than . i'uU i.orts. but without apparent defi was predicted generally at. the close n-ite result. - ; ; ; . -,i of the past year and expectations that ' Inasmuch " as the union?' have : r this spring would see " economic nd quested that - a - wage commission, be business readjustment? fairly;-. - com- appointed by ; direction ; Qf Presldeht pleted, have not been realized." Nev-Harding to adjust 'the dispute, . nnd ertheless, it added, the month of April shipping. board officials have aaid-tney has given evidence of an- improved would follow the wishes of tne Presi feeling. dvloping with rgard to busi- . dent, J,t was said tonight .that the next ness and the outlook generally. ' j move 'wouid perhaps : come fro m .the t s , - . i , ship owners. '. t V : - Prrces,A the review- continued had o. ,;Lt , C'r- been the pivotal point In the business hr.W JfwJlZ? ? " situation since the recessidn movement 0,"rdvrt began last autumn. The fall in whole- ll h '2IaZ' twl lr f -r?S1" , . . . , . . , , x dent to decide the controversy.- as re sale prices, which has been continuous K- : a v. li'Tx and iat- time nrnoinitate ' it -"-'.i .blared i quested by Union heads. At the .-.yhilo appears tc be S?ZS D S house it was; reiterated that the matter appears to be in a process ?r ,rrfst; , had been placed ' by the President en- SabiliW Ifrir S? Zrti "rely in tne hands 'of Secretaries stability durinr April. ; Wis and Hoover. . . . ' : Extreme unevenness in pr.ee reduc-. At tne department , of labor, ho tions,; however, the board said, is onejovor ,t ot,. J. of. the striking feature, In the-present f industrial:, situation. While in many important lines of wholesale trade lTe- legale trade we- war prices exist, in other lines com- .11.1.. 1. X. -I li.--K'.t,U-. , , i " " ?vi" "Jfl1 AV!'-,:Te plained. thef finished .Products in the ' samo In- uusiry. j . - . :. . . - .aw conon, me ooara aecmrra., is Iower than the 1913 level and wool Is ier industry; the ; dlerepancy- ji greater,. -the: board; asserted, the1 even presenV-Price of skins .being one-third under pre-war levels,, while - the. price of shoes-ig -twicefas high, as in 1913. While labor - has been ' participating in the readjustment process, the, board continued, ' the. participation has -.; been uneven as between different industries, as well as -in. the different -sections of the country .ajnd.dlfferentv. groups of labor. , ' . . , The - agricultural - situation during the month was-characterized 'as gen erally, favorable,. although' lie.jfrult growing, sections Buffered $-from:cold wayes. Good - progress has been made in plariting'a crop in the( cotton- states, the. board said, while grain t movement has .' increased. .- ; , . r - -: : Little , demand for cpai'.is reported, the board said, but petroleum; jrodtic tion has gained. - The influence -which the recent reduction in steel, prices will exert is still uncertain, the -board declared. Cotton consumption -figures for April were unavailable, but for March in" the country,' as a whole, amounted to 437,933 bales, or- less than 25 per cent below the total for March of last , year. . A continued, iacrease- in the manufacturing activity of ' the silk mills was reported." " ;; - v , -".V While " the earlier reports - indicated a very large reduction in cotton j acre-" age, reduction is . now generally un derstood to be not'as great as had pre viously been Indicated,:, 'the -board's April business .and ..financial'. . review says. - In the southwest, the announce ment says, it : is reported the decrease will be at least 25 per cent, and as much as 50 per cent In some sections.; In the southeast, it says, conservative estimates place the reduction at. 10' to 20 per cent, from last year's acreage. In California and Arizona the acreage this season will be reduced as much as 50 per cent in some sections, and much of it will be - volunteer cotton grown from last year's plantings. . The use of fertilizer for cotton has been "considerably less than during previous years, being . . estimated at about one-fourth to one-third as.much as used a year ago, , the report states. There was greater . stabilization in the - price of raw - cotton during ' the month, according to the report, and the. price of gray goods after declin ing" to'6' 1-4 cents a' yard, advanced slightly " '.-; . j Nevertheless, the New, England dis trict reports that at present prices, the spread between a pound of cloth and a pound of raw cotton is only 22 1-2 cents, 'whereas a -year ago it was approximately $1, It says. , "Textile mills in the - south . are re ported : to be running approximately full-time in the Jtichmond bank's. dis trict. 1 Some orders are being received for4tj;oods tised for . printcloths," it says, and orders- for-future delivery are aiso being taken' by knitting mills in -the district. . Wage , cuts in the southern mills have been more drastic than In 'Other sections and it is said that many people in tne traae ciaimf ... mm I thar. the reductions havo been in lf.ai.n ing with the. -lowered prices for raw material. In the Atlanta district, a number of ropQrtingj mills show an increase in yardage. - of '4.5 per cent over J? e oruary, auiiougn mere was -a decrease of 22.1 .per cent,- as com pared with a year ago. The Increase in orders on nana ttunng tne month was' negligible, but mucn greater than a year ago,-when" new orders were not acceptable oecause or. , tne press of work. It. is . said . that few .mills, art as yet working, at full-day capacity, although a number indicate orders on hand which - will require full running time- for several weeks for - their com pletion. The increase ' in yarn output, by pounds, of reporting yarn mills was 8 per cent during xne mown, aiiuougn totals were - ZD. z per cen ueiow inai month, a' year .ago. Tn.ere nas Deen a recent in creaso In-export aies of cot- (Cohtlnued on I'age xniee.' I nhmvf: o . hli- VilrVi than hafora tlit I . m V, w ..... V. . .s . - . ....u... vww.w . ...w , ..... - Z i t . - urnuiHLo ?gy hi olh .... t., . . i REGARDI HE STRIKE OF THF Rli:i UNIONS " r Whitexuse Says Secretaries Hoover and Davis Are to ' Settle Matter THEY DO NOTHING Meanwhile the Strike Hasn't Actually Been Called by Union Officials WASHINGTON, ' May 1: While re ports to both shipping board and rep i resentatives of - marine workers here today indicated . that some workers J were walking . out rather than accept i the board's waee cut of 1 r tiap rent.. .IV' -A; uZnYZr7ll ;Z7X.1Z Til lt ' ! 1 Iv..'-, ? "V ..l"e JL',ai i ter was still In the' hands of the Pres- ! ident, so far as the ' appointment of ; a I commission was concerned." Secretary ! HooverJ commerce department, rofflciaW said,has yet taken no step in the mat ter. 'Union .heads declared that they , witt" foion i what action,: tn' Pr'xMiit';iiai Moirh what , action tne President: had .'taken , t v,, f response.. to their ; request. . .While orders" for a 15 pep cent; wage the con tl T5r- troversyvwould; waitvahylaeT tion President Hardinl.mlghttake. So rar, board officials stated, - few " ships' have been held vin port -because of, the men . refusing to: sign-af'th-e' reduced wage ' e ;marine la-- placed 1n the . Ultimate disposal, ojf .: the v bpr. problem havingbeen- pli hand -of Secretarles-Dayis and Hoover, t according to whiter was believed A T " - . t "V-" ' 111 De PfTO.weenon . or a jr'-irtirrlr.fA'r" Vi--H" u party by, the. .wo,; secretaries tt' serve withv.tem as V-bda'rdi It ;-- was - saicf, would'fuflllthe1,TequIrementsv'of ;the union's' ' 'request. V -VM Vv" ' 'i -v-- - : ' - :' -'' ,-:. ':' '"rJl'CC STRIKE NOT CAtrjKJD, BUT ; V ' - ..' THREE "UNIONS HEJECT1 ntrtpnitt i NEW, YORK,"' May l.-Although"! union leaders declared 'tonight thatA-strlke had not1 been? callojdthree rh'arlne. workorsv . unions, ? meeting liere " today, voted to reject vthe- 15 per cent!'-wave cut proposed by. the United States ship- ping- boards until "the proposed work ing conditions 'are modified. : - Vi ; The . three organizations , were . ? the International Seamen's union; the Ma rine Firemen, Oilers and Water Tend ers', union : and) the Marine Engineers' union.:-- X V?V '::VV4 A- "'' : - At all : three, meetings the. marine workers, voted rto reshjp. only on ves sels - offering 'the'v former wage scale with : former conditions, v which have beenrefused by. private owners and the shipping' board. ' . , Union leaders here term the suspen sion of work a "lockout" and. declare that the .owners are attemptine- to r- store the twelve-hour day without pay- tii-iii. uveiiufle, inis, me union men Insist... amounts - In : realitv to a wage cut of -40 to 50 per cent rather than' 15 per - cent. f -- .. . - The marinf workers predict that ap proximately; 20,000v seamen and 10,000 oilers and : firemen will leave ships ndw in portr'rvere: within the next twenty-four hours. No pickets will be posted, it was said, unless steamship owners . attempt 1to -- employ .: strike breakers; A- . Members of the seamen's union tnhv no action on the report of Andrew Fu rusoth, Its president, who, is -in Wash ington ' awaiting" the results of an. ap peal to President Harding-to prevent a nation-wide :tfe-up of sea-going ves--sels, following the failure of the con ference . between . employers and workers. The .action : iaken by the . marinfi workers here ' today -was reported by wireless 'to. all ships flying the Ameri can flag. The cr.ows of vessels at. sea, It was said,, will not be affected -immediately by the 'walkout vote, ; as. they aro sighed under .the old conditions to the ' end ?of 'the voyage. ABOUT J.-OOO SEAMEN ARE , ; AFPECTBD . AT MOBILE PORT MOBILE, ; Ala-V May 1 Marine union ""'r V:Tr2"VJT .;-'Vw officials, here tonjght .said about 1,000 men wouia p aueciea ai juoDiie-.'Dy . . , . . . .. . orders, received from, national: officials at New York to "refuse to. work or sign on. any. . shjp j for anything less than la3t year's agreement -and to come off all ships immediately.: .,..;. - . "-; ," The ordeys .were received by locals vthattKe-labor dert- e Bl"ir'.;r v.ifj. - 1,Y r " A' ,'r"Tr"'btIntial economies." ' Notwlthtand Ui LIltT ilia.1 1 CiUCtit .uliCip .yxu ,V (ILCI tenders' union," the marine, engineers! union and the cooks . and- stewards' union.- Union rmasters,mates and pilots are not included in the orders, it was explained, .their .co.ntracts continuing in force, until -August!.' '..-. The orders of union,, officials .. affect not only the ships in service here, but the approximately.- 50 - vessels tied up In; this port. -. The shipping, board tug nuKey lert ,ior jacKsonvuie, tf'ia.., mis afternoon manned by a non-union i ing law, ne aaua, uu a. oou.uuu.wgu crew in the flreroom and on deck after I less-than the estimated collections the firemen and .other union employes - for 1821. chiefly because -of the shrink affected by: the-orders -refused to sign "age in business. -. ' - ' " '" ihearticles presented ' "The estimate of about ??545.000,- President Harding at i -3 i r i f . In one of i the greatest military spectacles . since .before ""the- war, the At lantic fleet, off the "Virginia capes, passed in review for the first time before its new commander-in-chief, "President Harding. After .reviewing the fleet President Harding boarded , the battleship Pennsyllvahla, and greeted the of ficers .of the fleet. The arrow points to President Harding, ; r - Prop of Federal Taxes AVoiild Repeal Excess Profits ;Tax and ; $2,O0Chi Exemption on ' r Corporation ; ; Limit Incqme: ITa ' to 4,0ef?: Cent . This Vf ,; t ' rTaxes, . and Apply WASHINGTON, May 1. Four specific 000 for payment to.'the . . railroads.- in proposals I f of rTevision; of . the;, federal 1922 is -made 'necessary 'by . the pro taxes are made to "congress. ;)y;Secre-; visions of- the. transportation act ; and tary.: Mellon, with ia' .-recommendation increased , estimates by the director-' j for early-actiQn;;"so,thetnSv,.i.ta!ses cin be . a fl f6r this ca.le"ndiif i-fcar;f TK?y ( - --,':v. , t made" wood .by,, j orp0rate Tproflts -or a. flat , additional income- tax on corporatlonsr to ;yieic an, rgate pfe'Ween v iOOv.QOO.OOO and '$500,000,000, ' . . .. n -....( Reail,l3tmentoi income.. so that, uo income, will pay more; than 4 0 , per - cent , this. 'irear.and - J35,- per cent thereafter, ' with: a 'i view .to ; producing nd-e-rec-a te- r ev e n'vi.e-B', .substantialljt ' equivalent to the .'estimated , receipts 1 from" theincomeVtax' uhder . the .exlst- l ing- law.-- , - - j. .Repeal of the so-called; luxury taxes ftoirettier with the "hdlsance'' taxes such J as--those, on soda-,fountaln.; drinks, but retention "f -.the! transportation "and miscelianepus sales taxes. ,- 4 r . Vlrri position -'of sufficient .new, and additional taxes of Vwlde Application", such.as increased;.stamp , taxeS or . cenf ictax on the , use of automobiles, to' 'bring' the total revenue .from. In ternal taxes, after, making the changes abov? suggested, to about $400,0.00,000 In the fiscal years .192? and 1923M ... ; - The treasury, secretary's suggestions am contained In a letter to Chairman Fordney of . the. house -.ways, and means committee which "i was made public to rtayr at the treasury ..department. -v copy of it also was transmitted .-to Chairman . Penrose of 4 the- senate fl na.nce committee. '. ; .Mr.. i Melon suggests adoption of ad ministrative amendments to. the Rev enue, laws simplifying collections and final - settlements and permitting under safeguards the carrying over of. net losses by taxpayers for one. year, as a deduction from Income of succeeding yearjb - : -'"'"'.'' --'; ':" - ' : s" "v: '''' ;J ,tThe treasury Is not prepared", Mr; Mellon says, " to recommend at this time Tiny general sales tax and partic ular yil the . general sales tax is to supercede the highly productive specific-tax-now in effect on many non essential articles. - " . 1 . ; Mr, Mellon also says that he wishes it were possible to recommend, the re peal of the transportation tax, but ad(3s that it produces annually around $330,000,000 and. its r?oo.il cannot; be aifedtd with safety 'unlc?J coriKress has an acceptable 'sub-ititute to offer". : The- secretary of the treasury also suggests to congress thai it niay be 'advisable" to take some action by statute or by . constitutional amona ment; to restrict; further issues of tax cxemtt securities. " : Emphasizin,? -that the expenditure for this ' fiscal year had been .at tfcft rate of five billion, Mr. Melloi warns congressthat the" nation' ''cannot con- lii,A'rn snend at this shocklnar rate.. i r. ; . i. A st,,!,r,f!ii mits in current exaendl- tures,. he says, offer the only hope ' or effective relief from the tax burden. .'Thi. last congress, 'he goes on' to sav. "made a creditable .record in re U U0 IC. V.M.. ' , -. . " ducing appropriations and it affected j t . ing tne reauceu ui ia kmu-, evert" expenditures have continued un expectedly high and the reduction : in expenditures has barely kpt paca with tjie shrinkage In .receipis. j Mr; Mellon' says that estimates fr the . fiscal year 132J ,rc ubjct ,f to great uncertainty as tu both receipts and expenditures. The estimated col lection of $3,700,000,000 of internal tax es is based on the provisions of exist -tLma-i.i f . tiW evfpsa nroflt's : tax and ! pect, according: --to .-; the , estimates, of JlttUSe statements. It I i j-Lu''j' o;nnA 'innnvnS 'oTHmnfion ' anv substantial nvufljihU'ftijfiJHH f vn Great Naval Review J Si o ( : It s , i oses a on IS r. New General Taxes : i general of railroads.: ,., In abi drastic, cuts in- mlll,taryr,;aridt.i jpenditures, there .is almost-i aijsence oi n"dj.jiayal. ex- no . pros- Pnl l DDIMTCDOr OTDIVC ; gf ILLinili I LIlO'.O I MlVL vf , -.- ..v.; '. -.' ' fll! Tlip liniin Um UN I Ml H'nUUii Villix Will Be Effective Today Where ' Employers Refuse to Agree ' :to Time . ' INDIANAPOLIS, :ind.,l May .1 Local unions '.of the. ., international : Typo graphical, union will ,. be authorized to call 'strikes . tomorrow ' in , the cities where , employers have not agreed to the forty-four-hour week, according to Walter V. Barrett, vice president of the . union. ' . . f . Negotiations Tover the institution of the shorter work week ,in job and book printing-offices will be concluded in a number of cities before . that time, Mr. Barrett .predicted Some 250 subordinateunions 'already have signod -the new- contracts with local employers' associations. . In this number - are included , those in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati and Indian apolis., Officers 'of the international Typographical , unlon . wU I return to Indianapolis from,' a . conference - with Secretary of .Labor.. Davis and employ ing ' printers." Np announcement was made today . regarding. the result of the conference. ;'..;. v :. .. , CIIAMBERSBURG PAPERS ARE ' . - . ' AFFECTED BY THE STRIKE CIIAMBERSBURG, ., Pa.. - May 1. Members of - the ' local - Typographical union went .on strike today in an effort to force the. granting pf .their demand for a fortyrour-hour week. Two of the .city's daily, newspapers. The Public Opinion . (morning) and The- Valley Spirit -(afternoon); announced ' .tonight that they ; Will not publish- tomorrow, while the others The Franklln Re pository (afternoon), will appear in curtailed "form. All - three-newspapers have . adopted the Vjpcn' shop." BIG SAVANNAH 'PRIX TER Y IS . SHUT FOR INDEFINITE TIME r SAVANNAH, Ga:, May - 1. While a number of the smaller " job " printing plants in-Savannah, mostly whose pro prietors i are working sprinters, have signed the forty-four-hour week agree ment, the plant of Braid & Hutton, the largest of Savannah, shut down Sat urday night ..fpr; an indefinite - period. Two other large, plants .working non union mon are not affected. - PENSACOLA JOB SHOPS SIGN UP FOR THE 44-HOUR .WEEK PENSACOL.A, . FlaV May X. All ex cept" two of ' the - Job plants here have signed the forty-four-hour week agree ment with ..the Typographical union.' The shops which ,have signed employ 95 per ccnt of the job' printers in the city. The new agreement does not affect newspapers.,,. GLENS FAUIiS NEWSPAPER IS , TIED-UP ON 43-HOUR WEEK GLENS FALLS, ;N. "Y., May 1. -Five hours before . the usual hour ' for be ginning operations In the composing room of The Post-Star, Glens Falls Ty pographical' Union, 'No."" 98,' sorved no (Contnued on page Two.) - Th Yea - . ..- ... i - ..... . - --v". NO EXTRA SESSION OF ASSEMBLY TO CORRECT MUNICIPAL ACT ERROR Governor Morrison Has No Idea of Calling the Legislature Together COL. WATTS BEGINS New Commissioner of Revenue and Taxes Takes Up His Work Today By JULE B. .WARREN RALEIGH, May 1. Qovernor. Cam eron Morrison does not intend to call an extra session of the legislature oh account of the Invalidation of the municipal finance act because of an error of a senate clerk, for he is still of the opinion that an extra session would be the most expensive way (to correct this error. He is by no means convinced that the invalidation of the act will make it impossible for the average North Carolina town to get along, and until he hears a great deal more than he has already heard, he is- not going to consider calling a special session of the legislature for the purpose of cor recting this, error. Invalidation of the taxing sections of the municipal' finance act throws the cities and towns back on the act as lt-was before tho attempted amend ments by tho last session of the legis lature. .The difference between the authority granted cities, and .towns under the old municipal llnance act and the amendments suggested and introduced in the 1921 session, is tha difference between a 50-cent tax rate and $1 tax rate.. There Is also some blanket authority under the. amend ments which would aid the cities in tiding over the financial difficulties in curred by the-10 per cent limitation following the enactment Of the re valuation act. These deficits of cities resulting from the Illegality of col lecting more than d0 "per cent over 1919, could" bo taken care of by Ibana or by bond Issues for this speciflo pur pose. It was when one ' city in the state ' tried - to sell, bonds ; under this blanket-authority that the New York bond . a-ttoriteys 'Investigating tlve validity of cheae' .bonds discovered thatj he amended finance bill -.was not rerdad. a-a roll call -vote- . on the "tWrd- readlrigln tfie senate. Under "the old law the cities and tpwns can levy up to 60 cents on tho $100 valuation. The amended bill gave them the right to levy. up to $1 on the 100 valuation except in those cities which have a total assessed valuation of more than $100,000,000. This proviso was put in at the instance of -Senator Sams, of Winston-Salem, whose - city is- the only one in tho state that, has an assessed valuation of . that amount. Since the taxing powers of the bill is wiped out by the invalidation, the cities will havo to worry, along with the privilege of levying only 60 cents on $100 valua tion. -Tiis authority, together with that vested in the municipal board of control - under the .old act, in tho 9Pi.nion,i of Governor Morrison will enable -practically every city to work out , of ;lts financial troubles. .,Sd- far, little has been heard from the cities or the- fiance officers of mu nicipalities about the invalidation of the taxing sections of the law. Prac tically every town and city in North Carolina is Just now engaged in the bi ennlal municipal elections, and many of the old officials are having too busy a time trying to retain their Jobs. . Col. Alston D. Watts and tho de partment of finance and taxation came into official existance on Sunday, but the colonel did not actually take charge of the taxation department until Monday morning. He has been in the city eff and on since he was named commissioner of revenue and taxation by the governor, arid has been look ing around for office space. The cor poration commission has found that it will be almost impossible to provide office space in its department for the new state official. It has been sug gested that he use the senate chamber for the present, and Colonel Watts de clares this suits him "from the ground up." ' . ' . One of the first duties of the new commissioner ,wlll be the adjustment of tax values in the different counties which ' have cut valuations, so that there will be no- discrimination be tween those counties . which have cut values - as high -as 60 per cent and those which have made no general cuts at-all. This is not. In the discretion of the commission, but the law makes it mandalory on the new tax commis sion, .composed of- the commissioner, the chairman of the corporation com mission and the attorney-general, .to make these adjustments so there will be equity in values between the dif ferent counties. The Raleigh municipal elections will be held tomorrow nt which time the two highest candidates In the first primary will .run off for the three com missloner8hips of Raleigh. While the chief interest centers in the race be tween Commissioner J. H. Moneyhan and J. Sherwood Upchurch for com missioner of public safety, the other two races are not lagging behind ; a great deaj ' in Interest. Tho mayor, T. B. Eldridge, who is now filling out . the unexprled term "of the late James . I. Johnson, Is being opposed , by C. B. Culbreth, head of the savings depart ment of the Commercial National bank. . Even the race for commissioner of public works is stirring' up much more interest than it was expected when James I. Pool announced that he would again contest with Commissioner John Bray for his Job.- Pool ran such a poor second Jn the first primary that it was generally believed he would not enter the second primary. . The board of directors, of the coun try club have decided to rebuild the club building, which was burned several weeks ago, and have appointed a building committee to canvass the stockholders for the purpose of' get ting the work under "way. Governor Cameron Morrison ' is out' of the city for the week-end; Leav ing here on Friday night, he, went to Statesvllle where he was the speaker (Continued on page two)
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