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WEATHER Fjilr today and Thursday. VOL. XXIV. NO. 44 GREENSBORO DAILY NEW ENTERED as SECOND class mattfb 7ZTZ. L . ., .., "' ""- i . '-::::, -, , -mz-- Lg-w,. c,KENSBoo, f' GREENSBORO, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, 1921 Ai";" 1'ou Won yl , News About Businett Read the Ada Daily GERMAN PROPOSALS T(30 PREPOSTEROUS TO BE CONSIDERED FINAL SETTLEMENT OF GERMAN INDEMNITY IS STILL IN DIM FUTURE daIly only, it oo mi ybab DAII.V AND HUNUAl. t 00 rKB EAB PRICE FIVE CENTS" 20,000,000 Bumps a Day For the Earth Allies Will Decide Thursday On Their Course. AN END TO NEGOTIATIONS AD That Germany Offers In Rep arations Is 2,500,000,000 Pounds Sterling. CLAIMS BILLION IS PAID Tkia I Coupled With the Condition That Vpper SlleaJa Remain Ger man Aliio Free Commercial Privileges Restored. (By Associated Press.) London, March 1. When the Ger man delegates faced the allies around the table In Lancaster house today with the object of coming- to a final settle ment of the German Indemnity, a gtilf was revealed even wider than any pre ilctlons had forecast. Germany counter-proposals fell so short of th tilled program drawn up at Paris that the British prime minister declared: "The German government appears to have a complete misunderstanding the realities of the position," and terse ly adjourned the conference after Dr. Simons, the German foreign secretary, had presented the document and tried to advocate its reasonableness. The belief prevails In the allied eamps tonight that the negotiations have ended and that the allies are on the eve of action. Their reply la ex pected to be an ultimatum, clear and Imperative. The following bulletin was Issued after i. brief meeting of the heads of the allied delegations this afternoon: "It was decided to consult the Judi elal and military advisers tomorrow elth a view to Informing the German delegation on Thursday as to the meas ures the allies propose to take." The word "measures" and mention of only the Judicial and military ad risers are considered significant. Dr. Btmons offered what experts est! mate would amount to 2,500,000,000 pounds sterling,' of which Germany claims 1,000,000.000 pounds sterling ha.-i already been paid In money and sup plies. This Is coupled with the condi tions that upper Silesia remains Gef (ran and that free commercial privi lefes shall be restored to Germany throughout the world. Compared with this proffer, the al lies' terms renuired the payment of 11.100,000,000 sterling and th lowest Germany was expected to put forward Inf, while Germany wants 400.000,000 vat something over 1,00.0,000,000 ster- , ling, while Germany wants 400,000,000 terllngralsed by a German foreign loan, In which she professes to believe America would co-operate. The German delegates still are of the opinion that their proposals and the Itatement of Germany's economic con ditions may be taken as a basis for dis cussion. An advance Into Germany by the al lied armies is In no wise assured, even If the allies feel obliged to give an ul timatum. Economic pressure may bp attempted Instead. No support for the further use of sol diers has developed In England, and If as Advance movement Is undertaken it will be a French and Belgian measure, h which Great Britain will co-operate enly from loyalty to the allies. The ( English generally feel that they have enly a secondary interest in the indem nity questions because, they have grad ually' become reconciler! to the belief that they will get little out of tier--Hariy at the best. "AMILY, IX AUTO, STRUCK BY , TRAIJV AXD A LI, BADLY. HURT t (Special to lull. News! Danville. Va., March 1'. H. F. Drewry, his wife. Elisabeth, and daugh ter. Merle, all of Lima, Ohio,- were brought to the general hospital late toll evening severely injured In a ratl y crossing accident at 2 p. m. today. The family, in an automobile, followed y another containing Prewry's son-in-law. T. B. Davis, and his wife, were n their way from Andrew, 3. ?C. to Lima. The daughter was driving the w and was going across the track Ik"1 thc Danvllle train hove Into view. The grrt'had presence of mind to re 'Yerse. stripping the gears, but throw's- the auto almost clear of the t-ack lien the train struck it. demolishing In front. The gJrl. has an Injured Pine, the wife Slbroken leg and Orewry dislocated hip. ALISBIHY CHILD IS HI HT -BY A1TO I.ATK YESTERDAY tsperial to llailr N?w , Salisbury. March 1. Mary Watson, w-year-old daughter of tj. Watson. M Injured on Long street this after on while going home from school by eint struck by an automobile. At wl hospital Dr. W. w. Campbell, famous di rector of the Lick observatory. Cali fornia, who has announced that not less than 20.000.000 foreign bodies col lide with the earth every day. De spite these 20,000,000 bumps the earth wags on. The atmosphere, however, averts many tragedies, acting as a cushion and buffer and also wearing away by friction many big and little visitors from space. The friction makes light. That's where the shoot ing stars come from. BY VOTE OVER 4 T0 1 There Were 1,605 Voting For and Jl Against the Change. WOMEN SOLIDLY FOR IT About 700 Of the 790 Women Who Registered Voted Most ly For the New Form. fO HOLD ELECTION MAY 3 At That Tim Coum-llmen Will Be Klrcted, Taking Office May 10. Primary, If eeded. Will Be Held April as. Oreensboro EMI Tl Will Give the University Total Of $1,490,000. STATE COLLEGE $600,000 College For Women Gets Addi tional $300,000. Making the Total $875.000. THE 'MOVIE' CENSORSHIP The Bill, Considerably Scarred Fnsaevs Hern ad Reading In Senate. House Adopta Sennte Amend ments To Road BUI. IS Senate Favors Measure To Make Southern Power Live Up To Contracts. PAR CLEARANCE ROW tnniirhr It wa said the W ent of her injuries could not yet be A conference setting-up meeting at wnded hy so leaders in the Western vrtn Carolina Methodist ere today laid plans for raising a mil " snd a half dollars as this confer ences share of the l33.rinii.non to l "Seised for education in southern Metho The Oreensboro Dally News Bureau. 408 Merchants NaUonai Bank Bide. Rftlelgh, March 1. The senate to night passed on second reading the Elmer Long bill to require the South aril Powaut company to carry -out Its contracts already in force regardless of what rates the corporation commis sion may fix. The. vote tonight was 23 to 17. This Is the bill which was re ported out of committee without prejudice, the committee vote being a tie. Passage on final reading tonight was held up on a technicality. After a hearing that lasted for some Ime this afterncon the committee made an unfavorable report on Pharr's bill d repeal the par clearance act of the resent legislature. The vote was 8 to There were a number of bankers present at the hearing today and also officials of the federal reserve system. A minority report will be filed and the fight taken to the floor of the general assembly. The Democrats held a caucus tonight, urlng whljh It was decided to intro uce a measure at the present session of the legislature making it a felony for anyone to make an assault on a registrar of election. . 1 JACKSON COIIXTY ELECTION CASE REFERRED TO, REFEREE I Special to Dally Ness.) T Ashevllle, March 1 By consent or counsel Judge B. F. Long, presiding Judge of the Jackson county Superior court, today appointed J. i. Jiaiitraec. nt Murnhv. as referee to near ine quo warranto proceedings growing out of the Jackson county election contest. The case will be heard at Syl.va and will be started at once. ' In Its flnal analysis It embraces every county office In- Jackson, the citizenship of the Cherokee Indians to 'vote and the ex tent of the Jurisdiction conferred upon the county board of canvassers, and the question as to whether after an illiterate voter has registered the vote can be challenged. THREE TAKS OF OITCEX ARE I TAKEN TO CARI SO'S APARTMENT New York. March I Three tanks of oxvKen were taken - tonight apartment famous tenor had t-een op, da y .f Telle Hoi ston to ti h o i:h TONS OF LOAN IMMINENT ashington:' March I. Treasut y ' cutis were prepaririK ton'atht turn T to the senate Judiciary comnr.l - "Vera I th th Knrico Caruso world ill with pleurisy. who rated on earlier in the him of a collection of le of the pleural cavity The significance of the further cie- conferenre livery nf ntyacn. tr,- urn recce., ac cc... the tenor suffered n:s nrt reiapae was troubled with a vc'uk.niicg of heart action, was net e v p ,s i n-il in- mtiniciitii.n with the ''! apartment was cf, rued newspap, I men alllci-h the last offi-ial v. ..r.i in.rn .. this afterncon sad he was resting f.crtal-l.v citizenship yesterday again asserted Its progresslveness and adopted, by an overwhelming vote, the managerial form of city govern ment, me vote, wnen the polls were closed at sundown, stood over 4 to 1 In favor of the change from the pres ent commission form- to the managerial form. Of the approximately 3,350 regis tered voters, 1,986 voted. There were 1,605 who favored the change and only 381 who opposed It. The majority, according to the official figures, was 1,224. At Morehead precinct, city hall vot ing place, 1,033 votes were cast; 830 for and 203 against the change, and at Gilmer precinct, chamber of cqm- me.ee voting place, a total of 953 votes were cast; 775 for and 178 against managerial government. The women manifested considerable Interest in the election. Although no accurate check was kept, it Is esti mated that approximately 700 of the 790 women who were registered voted and their vote was almost a unit for the change. Voting started at sunrise and con tinued steadily till sundown, which. according to the registrars, was cf.:0y o'clock. The voters visited the polls In an almost continuous sttream, and never . was there very much conges tion. Practically everybody who want ed' to vote had an opportunity. At the city hall approximately 500 votes had been cast till noon, and about 475 had been cast at the cham ber of commerce. At 2 o'clock at tha chamber of commerce 574 had voted, 460 of them for the managerial form. At 2:30 o'clock 612 had voted at this precinct, and 682 at tha other. The sentiment of tha voters as ex pressed, by many was for "a change," and they gave their 'expression to their sentiments by casting their bal lots for the managerial form of gov ernment, which was "the change'' open to them. It Is not believed, however, that they voted blindly, for wide publicity to the provisions of the proposed plan had been given. By the new plan there will be a council composed of seven Me 'elected. t large fromhe olty, who will enact the laws of the city and hold the manager, whom they will'emDloy. responsible for the faith ful and efficient enforcement, ef these laws.' They will, also, elect from their number a councilman who will serve as mayor and preside at the meeting. The salary of-the mayor,, according to the plan, will be 1750 a year. The salary of the other lx councllmen will bo 1200 a year. That of the city man ager Is to be fixed by the council. It Is the undrestandlng that the salary will be large enough to insure a .good and efficient man. The councllmen will be chosen at a primary to be held. April zo. ir, How ever, there are not more than 14 can didates, the primary will be ellrn; Inated. The election will be held May 3, and the new officers will take office May 10. The position of the present, commls- alnnem ha been that the commission form is good, and they, therefore, fav ored its retention. They defended it llihnc.crh -there was very little evl- rfn cf concerted efforts oh their rtupt vuccterciav. .. Mayor Stafford stated yesterday aft- rn iiist before the polls closed when It was certain that the change had been voted by a tremenuou. n. Jnrlty that the people had expressed their desire to have the managerial ,em nrt should have what they n believed, however, that before much could be accomplished by officials working under any ion... en visions would have to be made for ad ditional revenue. ........ Just what his plans are he did not state definitely, although It Is rumor ed that he will he a candidate for a prace on the council. He said that he might move to-hls farm In the county and take life easy. He stated, also. ,u- v, hn heen accustomed to ae rial vie tory. pus ril..lnation Irl public anairs. ami the chances are that. If his friends want him and will elect him. he will serve the city under the new form of government. Although the advocates of the man- form have l.een commerce. e,e the most optimistic of them .......I..' cn.v.,1 that the victory would take the nature of a landslide. On ac count of the fact that both sides had conducted c,ulet .ampalgns. neither had a very accurate Idea of the strength of the other. There were, however, a few who were willing to that the. vote wotliu .Je e u w cha nge. whom the eyes of f'.cueed for tome .,.,1 attltuct.. she would the managerial form. wag one in favor eireeiishoro the state ha elavs to see l:ik- towaf'l e.f the u pon a I ft a rum. i for- ons e,f d government 'e doruments will be s.ibni It.-. I werdance wiih a resolution adw" the Cemmittee today, eliree tng S letar Houston to produo- a i Tresp... d-n. e MOI.A.S OK I'orereraeect ly Tl"-.: in: a K By r. h Stales. I''. lice. I , It read V ad. pt a new- r premises greste I satisfac tory re l l hat have aire, ' There -'I' se-V.-r ; that havt- aire which cir-ensb a - .1 num. r us e eg the rh.enire The t.e'ief 1" ier ret'utati nel willing i i e.f being a all times to sure, provided It .fflcle nc-y or than th adopted the form towns in the state adopted the fe.rm rriose yesterelay. rs are contemplat- lore on old The u-tttstero Palls Ness Bureau. 90S llerrbanu National Bant Bids. Raleigh, Merest 1. Differences be tween the appropriations committe and senate proponents of the 820,000,00 program fo.- state. Institutions hav reached an agreement, following con ference with the governor, and the sen ate today adopted amendments to th appropriations bill which will add even II, 000, 000 to the first recom mendatlons. The motion to reconsfde the vote by which the Long substitute was killed on Monday night was mad by McCoin, nnd the agreed amendments offered by Senptor Long. The million dollar will be divided so as to give the following Increases I addition to these ptovided for In th appropriations bill: University, S500.00Q additional to the 1990,000. Morganton Insane asylum, 8150,000 1 addition to that same amount provided in the committee hill. State college, (50,000, making a total of $600,000. North Carolina College for Wome at Greensboro, $300,000, making a total of 8875,000. Censorship Paisse Seeepond Heading, Considerably, scarred from the sena torial battle and somewhat changed in Its apeparance, and prov.slons the mo tlon picture censorship bill passed Its second reading In the vpper house to day by a vote of 24 to 15. While do termlned efforts were made three times to eliminate the censorship feature and substitute therefor an amendment mere ly providing that showing of the kind of pictures prohibited in the, Wll was misdemeanor, all of these effort! failed The bill Is far from1 the documerit It was when the ladle Induced senators Varaer nnd McCoin to Introduce It, but the essential feature of the ssonsorshlp le retained. The proponents of the measure made many concession in or der to get the bill passed, and aoin o these' concessions,- tt Is declared, will prove too great a burden for the law to carry. As evidence of the straits of the sponsor of the measure, an amendment was allotted which will give the Republican representation on the board of cei aor. to prevent polltl cal propaganda of th Ilemoorutln party being thrown on the silver creen. This amendment was offejetl by Cox. of Randolph, who had. heard somewhere that a wefl-knbwae-sVAfih i aronna politician wouia oo named on the board of censors. Likewise he had heard that motion picture elected Jim my Cox governor of Ohio. He did not want a Democratic board of censors who would use the screen for political purposes The chair was about to rule the amendment out of order a not ger mane, but did not do so, and the -senate promptly killed It. Cox Immediately began a little investigation of hi own to find out how the 11 Republican mem fcers felt about the bill, and this activ ity caused Senator Vareer to make a motion for reconsideration of the vote by which the amendment was burled. Th' wa done, the amendment .resur rected and given life by a unanimous vote.- So at least one member of the board will be a Republican on the state's payroll. The -amendment offered by Walter Woodson, an out-and-out opponent of the bill, who frankly admitted that he would not vote for It even If they adopted his nmendment, was the hard est fought. This was adopted and pro vide that newspaper advertisements of motion pictures must tun the gaunt let of the board of censors Just as must other advertising matter. Every ad vertisement of a motion picture In the state will have to be submitted to the board before It can be placed In the papers. The vote on the bill follows: For Bine Brassfleld, Burgwyn. of North ampton; Byrd, Cameron, Carlton, Car penter. Dewsr, Erwln. Hamilton. Bar gett, Hnrtsell, Lung, of Alamance; Mc Coin. McGougan, McKlnne. Nash, Men dtnhall. R.'lnhardt. Rotlnson, Scott, Taylor, Varser, Winborne. Against Hurgwln. of New Hanover; Del.aney, Ditnlap, Gallert, Jones, of Stokes; Long, of Halifax; McCunoch. Oates, Outlaw, " Patten, Raynor. Sams. Stubbs, Swain. Williams. Woodson. Paired lli'mgarner for with Brown against. Griffin for with Cox against. Lamhcth against with Walker for. Wil liams against with Jones, of Edge combe, for. The only other feature of the legis lative session today wa the Introduc tion of bill by Senator W. L Long. of Halifax, making it unlawful for persons to appear in public wearing a dress which disguises their Identity. The bill bad been expected, and Is clearly aimed at the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, which recently held a masked parade in Raleigh Th nam of the order, of course, is not mention- d In the hill. whlr(i covers all kinds ,f orgar.liat hens ' Put so far as Is known the K K.K. is the only organ isation t which the bill would apply at the pres, nt time The honse in a long sessle.n Vorked local matters, but found time to et'eentlnue-d On 1 'age Four.) Harding Will Pick Man To Succeed Will H. Havs W hen Chairman Hays Enters Cabinet He Will Resign As Head Of National Committee Hert, Of Kentucky, Has Good Chance Of Being Selected, Although Elmer Dover, Senator New, J. T. Adams and C. D. Hilles Are Mentioned. Pallr Neeea Bureau and Telecraph Offlcs. Trie Bins Bulletins. (Br I'aseel Win) By C. W. GILBERT (roprrtgnt, 1021. by Philadelphia 1'uWlr l,retfer.) Washington, .March. 1. Choice of the successor to Will H. Hay a chair man of the Republican national com mittee will be made by President-elect Harding. The member of tha com mlttee here for today' meeting are waiting the word from Harry M. Daugherty, who 1 to be Hardin' at torney general, and who I Ma polltl cal adviser. If Mr. Daugherty Indicate a preference his man will be named Until the sign come from Marion th various boom for the chairmanship have no special- significance. John T Adams, of Iowa, who wa defeated for the place by Hay I again a candl date. The friends of Alvln T. Hert, of Kentucky, who wa a candidate for a place In the cabinet, have broenrht hi name forward within the past few days. Yesterday there sprang up a good deal of talk of Elmer Dover, who was secretary of the national committee In McKlnley' admlnlstra tlon and who had chart of Harding' campaign In the northwest. Th names of Senator Harry New and of Charles Dewey Hilles. both of them former chairmen of th national committee, are -also mentioned but it 1 doubtful If either man would accept unless strongly urged to do so by President elect Harding. Mr. Hert look like the most prob able choice of Mr. Harding. Th Ken tucklan I a close friend of both Mr. Daugherty and of John W. Week, who are the two members of Harding' cabinet who will have th moat. Influ ence upon him politically. Hert I very popular in the organisation. He 1 a man of wealth. He I able to give much of hi time to the work of the party. And Mr. Harding would prob ably be. glad to make up for disap pointing Hert' ambition with regard to the cabinet by supporting him for tne national chairmanship. Elmer Dover also ha trong con-1 ocratic candidate, Mr. Cox. nectlons with the President. He I an Ohloan by birth, having gone into busi ness In the northwest after he ceased to be active In politics. He was pri vate secretary to Mark Hanna and make secretary of the national committee by Hanna. At. this period he. became a close political friend of Senntor Har ry New, who 1 one of Preslelent-eleot Harding's closest political asuoclates. Dover lives rather far away. In the northwest, to be chairman and some question exist as to whether he could give sufficient time to party work. Probably Mr. Harding would prefer Senator New to anyone else but Mr. New has been chairman and 1 not at traded to the Job. He moreover has a hard fight to he re-elected In Indiana and It is thought that this will occupy all hi energle. Unless Mr. Harding Insists, and In view of Mr. New' diffi culties In hi awn state it Is not be lleved that he will insist, the Indiana senator Is not likely to take the chair manship. John T. Adam I th candidate of the old line member of the committee. He I understood to have the support or men like Senator Watson, of In diana, and Senator Penrne, of- Pennsyl vania, but the letter of pro-German In clination whloh wa used to defeat him when he was candidate against Will H. Hay, I still recalled. And there la no lgn that hi candidacy 1 making any progress. Ho I not up- posed to hav a good a chance to suc ceed Hay a ha either Hert or Dover. Mr. Hay will follow precedent In resigning from th chairmanship If he enter- the cabinet. And the President I always allowed to nick hi own chairman of the national commute. The President I th leader of hi party- and for the sake of peace in the party he want one of hi friends a national, committee chairman. Presi dent Wilson selected the two chair men of the Demqorattp national com mute preceding peorge White Vance McCormlck and! Homer Cummin. George Whit wef chosen by th Dem- FOREIGN POLICY PUIS v Republican National Committee Practically Certain To Re duce Representation. MUST ELIMINATE NEGRO D&llr Keren Shims and Teletrapei arses, I Darlty Nesrs Burns ass Telecrann. tnm, . .,.-,,-..;. asaiHm Bafldai IB lasanl WtHtflf '" .'-te Una AiiUim IBs Utmi HlpcY' Washington, March 1. Whether ttyv- Tjhlngton,' March 1. A bill for ATTHEMSESSION? Chairman Langley Is Anxious To Bring One Out, But Commit tee Will HardlyLt Him.. "AMPLIFIER" WORKS FINE Immediate Reply As To Mesopo tamia and Yap Follows. ENGLAND BOUND TO JAPAN Must Lend Her Support In the Yap Controversy Because Of Secret Treaty. WILSON KNOWS - ABOUT IT It Was Fully Explained At Pnrla Peae Conference Britain ' Have Mrs potamtnn ronreaalona Were Uraate By Turkey. IsmIsI cutis tt Osllr Heat. . . By CARL W. ACKKRMAPf.- (rerrrrlfht. 1991, bj rhllarmphla rtiblM Utkw.l London, March 1. The Ledger Nwi Service Washington dispatch giving an outline of Mr. Harding's foreign policy and which I sent Sunday night to all allied representatives at th session of th peace conference here brought forth an immediate reply today con cerning Mesopotamia and Yap. The statement that Mr. . Hardin; would aupport Mr. Wllon's position re garding Mesopotamia and Yap and In sist upon a show-down before ntoring Into any achem to help collect allied indemnity from Germany was given moat' serious consideration, The reply which I am able to cable wa given by high authorltl and open up a new angle In the Yap con troversy, namely that Great Britain Is bound to support Japan because of a cret treaty- negotiated with Japan ix week befor th United State en- ' tared the world war. This confidential pact wa fully explained to Wilson at. Mi Pari conference. an-l ic ' that the n-oilern. l.-j.ecdable managerial most s. ien-government , , ( e. n el. v FRENCH ARE READY TO ADVANCE BEYOND RHINE Arer PrefBc-areeS io aieeaep t'sermarel On Kevi Hoar.' .etloe .koala the dtrtsi-letia rteae. I 'at ea.l Ma soTi:M:r.nti IIK T MIII:. i'RtM Atih,s France "cftolas of "V- The lrho ",r.fa,he et Mar. h I Montenegro do.! i ejueen of Italv. ei.,.,g "ls has heen adv.seet ,.f I' e and she and Kir nnjantiel are expected '- for thJ,ii,,ral K .ti g . mi'lOHS TlhlM- ejnoke. Va. March 1 .-A v . ' ,77 "n l.y ap'prnalmat. !v II on th 12 " " prefer ' Work ley approaimate !v ti -' ' , he Norfolk and We--, m r., -c ' -termine mheth.r T I - 'ft r"" working on an I-.-- basis, labor ofT.ciai yfh ' la".- r sa le. . r'i- of .'t government savf;e,1 h r, ,, ,.,r 'he- a blcr ma n ..' at a f- -n.-.. wa alm-.st cm- -i..,. a .v. ! A-r-r.-a I-ater 'tie f,-.-e- . , t n. ,, ,1. vel.t.ed and j ... - t1.. m.tr.ac.-rtal f.-rm ,t.-, "..'-,.! !-.; , . , . ; placed .-n th. j . , ,, . ;.' cia i I v train- -ti. . . , . . e 'Kit I - - w h ich .te y, , c -rt-e ih.-eiri is that Tt ,-i,i ,ivic ...rt-ori a'.a, . ,ve at "tie IT ha! a'e-. , ranager I'. take . ., . . . a -fa ir e ' ... , . -. k h the - f w i . ,. -r. a aiar n ke;o- t - , - a: and at.Ii.te, it - . e. le.j.g r,.:i h. w ;-; , , . --ore than tt.e . . , - .. , - - -, . r sl.oro I.as eiec.J- j ... ti. it ' l.:u a trial. j-j. .. 't!K Fr.-r h eryt hlna: Is In .a rt' of t he it hi ne 'or a ) imp f'irwa rd re should the e.ce-,1 -ate,! I'rep- was In rc.es this ever, inn k" : nil on for pone of s n v at tcetn a forward rt:eve. south' representation at Kepubllwn national conventions l te be out will practically be decided her this week This' was made plain her today by Will Hays, chairman of the Republl can national committee, who cam to Washington for the dual purpose of attending committe matting ' and taking th oath of offlcs a postmaster genersl. It looks now ss though the Republicans at last will cut Into th SoOth's representation. This .has been emanded between conventions for ears, but forgotten a campaign ap proached. It I claimed that the south, which gives the Republican party little represent about 16 per cent f the party national convention and too frequently wield th balano of ower. The subcommittee of th national committee, headed, by Representative Slemp, of Virginia', 1 to meet tomor row to formulate a preliminary re port on building up the party In the outh by reducing It representation and making the party more respect able In that region. To do this. Repub licans appear agreed, the southern ne gro must have less voloe in tne ai- falr of the party and the white Ke- ubllcans must be encouraged. This subcommittee was named for he sole purpose of working out a concrete scheme of southern repre sentation. On Thursday that body will report to the Republican national com Ittee and the Republican executive committee which will sit Jointly pri marily for the purpose of working ut a party reconstruction plan in he south. Those on the outside who favor reduced representation for the outhern states and those who are op posed to It will be heard. Some time between Thursday s eetlng and June 1, the national committee will meet again and an- ounce the reduction that is to be en- rced. That body. Mr. Hays explaln- d carefully today. Is under a mandate ram the last Republican national con vention not merely to consider this phase of the party's affairs, as has been donf again and again In the past. hut actually to put Into full force and effect a decrease in southern conven tion votes. A year was allowed the committee. Mr. Hays said. In which to set, and he promised that It would act within that time. Already Ttepuhllran politicians of the south who have for two genera tions traded upon the south's largs vote In Republican conventions, are In Washington The most prominent of the lot Is JUenty Lincoln Johnson, of tjeorala, the negro leader who headed and controlled that states vote In the last convention at Chicago. He will fight ' to the )ast any movement to deprive the south of Its present bal ance of power and any move to sub e, relit ate the negro in southern poli- 1 l.e , off ice To- Of l - M erhal -ls In a T. a le me r,t eerrvat ;c , iroiep -rch.rs e.e rar t a' .on r, card t-e it.mitte.i ; rrr a ,. f .f.,Kr, c as . . ' t .1 Me J i . and m . i .'-on The evening ho is eje , he t.-ts.s Of tl.fct l.l. tl- s HINtM BKI.I.. I'OI.I.OI KSVII.I.E WAX. la IT1TIV KII.I.RD ISle- ia te. halll -Hews I . ll.-rn March 1 Hiram Hell, a prominent Poller, ksvllle e.ltisen, 15 lears ',1,1. wiejs killed Instantly this afte rnoon on the Kinston re.ao wnen nis .ar t-irnei r,,r at a sharp curve in the r-ead while Kejir.g at a very fsst speed n! eru.heei his skull, stove a portion of the lolie n steercn column Into his r atht ti.ijrh and the edge of the right d'-or of the car hr.ahlng his neck anel ptnr. tK t.cs life-lee-s r.e.dy to the brick I pa.-tt.ent Mr Ite Is stotriach was ra-.nM sate'f.st the hern on the steer Ins .i lu.r.n whteh continued to blow unf:l a.r.o- leawpe.n. a nesrej. and Ki lo f .-well W to WSP driving JUBt e',. ,- ,.f Hell arrived and were able to toil! ft? t,o,ty out from urester the ear lie i.ad h'-n retired from active busi ness f- r tne past few years and is one of the I'ollockpvllle flrhest rltlsens srnl interests la naany eaterpneea. mere. lts)rw postofflc building at Ooldiboro will be offered befor the and of th present session by Representative Bam uel Hrlnson. Mr. Brihson is offering the bill now at th auggestion of Chairman Langley, of th publlo build ing committee, who want to get a list of postofflc requests rsadr for th extra ion. . e ; - Chairman Langley Is anxlout to bring out a publlo buildings bill at ths extra session, but there la doubt that will hrv his waye On two occa sions Mr. Langly and hi .committee hav been over-ridden by the Republi can steering committee ef the houss. At tha last session an omnibus bulld- ngs bill, containing authorisation for new buildings at . Oreensboro... Mount Airy snd other North Carolina points was practically ready to b' reported but'the steering committee-stenned In and halted the report. . At tne present session th stearins- committee has also forbidden a build ing bin and there- Is gravs doubf that It will permit report of such a meas ure for st least another year, possibly two year. Th steering commlttaa. In the Interest of "economy", recently out the river and harbors bill In half and for tha present things look dark tor towns that need new federal bulldlnara. However, Mr. Langley 1 ready to go aneao wnanever tne steering commit tee win let him. Senator Simmons was advised by th treasury department that the secretary nas auinorisea tne use of the old gov ernment mint building at Charlotte aa a meeting place for the American legion post of that city. The building la to be used only for meeting of th poai ana not as a social center. j ne interstate Commerce commis sion today suspended until June t and pending further Investigation propos ed freight Increases on carload lota of green sslted hides from- Chlcsgo. Milwaukee, and other western points' ... w... i-wi ana Morganton. N, C and Johnson City, Tenn. The proposed tn- wouia nave added approximate ly II eerfis per hundred to the exist mg freight rates on this commodity. nm m cnemner or tne loins Mn..... slonal committee In charge of the In augural ceremonies at the capltol. Sen ator Lee 8. Overman today participat ed in a test of the perfected amplifier or loud speaker." which will be used to throw President Harding's voice to the farthest carts of tha c.i,i grounds Friday. The amplifier todav carried the voice of than a thousand feet from t k. ,.. .. gural platform. w. J. Pomeroy, on of the electric. i experts of the Bel Telephone system. Speaking "nlnchhittjeet' e- i. - Harding today. He read the .. of Spartacus to the gladiators, a part of Lincoln's second Insumral .dde... and other orations In testing out the amplifier before members of the sen ate and house. I.1TTI. K MTCRKST SHOW II t AMI'BKI.I-IMM CHTDS CASE , easee.. ratae, bmpm , S'bury. March 1 Home Irreg dlarVles were testified to today In the Campbell-Doughton election contest, a ooaen witnesses for Campbell examined. A majority of voters mentioned to day an having not paid poll tax were pe. I. Iters who had been exempted by Rowan county The hearing la enllst ln very little Interest locslly. n-eaniTIo of Hltf p l. tRst HUM l I tTHt tlKl.l I.RAVK Washington. March I The condition or Heprepenta-ve t hamp Clark, f.e-mo-I rratir leader of the house, continues! "eitrerr-eiy grave." his physician. Dr. Jesse Shout, announced tonight. Mr. ''lark had a slight rally late in the afternm.n and took- aome liquid nour ishment. Ir. Shoup said, and la con scious. Tee fejrmer speaker's pulse alee was said to be stronger lonlatau being Premier Lloyd George ha approved the foreign offlcs draft of. th Britlih ' reply to Secretary Colby' oil not of November 26, and it Is being dlspstohed.. tonight In order that the oil contro versy may as far as possible b set tled before th Harding administration takes OITIcs. , . Urttaln maintain In her not that her concessions la Mesopotamia war granted by the Turkish government be fore the war and that th British man. date In Mesopotamia ha nothing what ever to dowlt these pre-war business agreements; - furthermore Britain has no deslrs to execlu.le th United States from Mesopotamia, but h Is following th policy laid down bjf Mr. Wilson at Paris that In order to make ths learnefc of nations, effective ls, non-member hould b excluded from mandate sones. - Regarding yap the whole tnaida atorv follow: W . - f Ths I tory of Yap. When Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare, ths British admir alty Informed th British cabinet that i wa imperative that Britain hav mor ships. Th only dountrv In tha world outside America, whloh had not yet declared war, which could supply these ships was Japan. Britain accord ingly approached Japan and asked If th Japanese would undertake to patrol th Mediterranean and Paolflo. -Japan replied that sh would bs willing - If ' Britain would support her claims to Oerman possessions at tha final .near. conference. The. British government was reluctant t enter Into any such agreement but th admiralty Insisted that If tbe war Wa to b won England would havs to meat Japan's trm In ordr to ob'ala ships. Th foreign of. flc accordingly entered into ths agree- -ment with Japan. Six weeka after. ward America entered th war. ' At the Pari conference Mr. Wilann was Informed of this agreement but ths British stated that they were not at all avers to - revision. Mr. Wilson. ' throughout tha preliminary n.arnti.- . tlon. protested against Including Yap in ths Japanese mandat. At th flnal sitting, however, where Sir Mauri Bankey acted aa confidential secretary. President Wilson did not formally ralaa objeotlon, and Yap was Inoluded la Jap anese maudati territory. i nus toaay,. whatever may . ba tha sentiment of the British naonla or tha aeaira or ins government, the fact rs- mslns that according to ths final terms of ths peso treaty and Oreat Britain's promises to japan, there is nothing Britain can do to altar ths situation snd In th viewpoint of th British government, th question , f Yep . Is I purely a question between ths United mate ana japan. In th opinion of th alllsd govern- j tnknt there has been no trickery and i they cannot understand why th Ledger t forecast of Mr. Harding's policy shsuld ' refer to that phass of ths peace con- ' ference In such terms. As far as American participation In ' the league of future meetings ef th ' supreme council ar concerned, there I at present no disposition oa ths part; of th allied premiers to take ths Initi ative. They will await Mr. Harding's , formal statements on th dav ar hta Inauguration. PARI NBWBPAPKst WAIITf TO KKEP PKACK WITH AMERICA tansies' CaMe le BsIP, Seas. . (rjsirrtjM. 121, br PhiiaSeistrls rnklk lukn 1 Psrls, March l.Referring to ' th Harding administration's International attitude as outlined In a Ledger New Service Washington dispatch by Robert Barry, to the effect that th United 8tatea waa not to be bullied into tits league of natrons without first getting a show-down regarding Meaonoeamia and Tap. today' L'Homm Libra, form,, crly Clemencesu' paper say: 1 a speaker moralo.-rT-" Jmiejo I - . - - iwrm.aatM novsr in the world. Their open hnnd I larara and generous, their closed fist Is re doubtable and stable. There la not si Kuropean nation that can dream of risking a conflict with the United) States. Germany under William II ruled over Kurope. and one bappy day got ine ioea ot occupying Haiti.- Ones grumble from Washington and Oar- many went back to her hoi. Th Eng land of Salisbury pupil of Kea cornfield -de.i red to mix in the affairs of Venesuela. In the form of a not In-( finitely dlssgreeabU and edited la a tone uch as Knar land never suffered from any other people. Ornver Cleva. nd forbade England to Interfere In - mtter tht did not concern her. Eng land did as told. ' "Cleveland was a great President and a Democrat. Harding le a Rasak. i lean, which party ia more Imperialist and more national than the other. France has great obligations both to i England and the I'nitad tttatea, -but with the latter est has no conflict, aot ! even a point of friction. It is to our Immense advantage to be able wl'hoat sacrifice, without humiliation to keep friend with tha strongest and richest people en earth. t , im lnc the failed States protest concerning Mesopotamia the French governmen must Insist that the agree. ment of Han items ba revised for It " would be a smcrilega to asnbrott tws great republics aver the qnaetsM of t oil." ncd today. ,,e IC- tl.e I 1
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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