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waw- "pi A VP Y NE WEATUER IW an 4 fA News About Butineat Road the Ada Doily Cloudy Todayi Thursday Knlri Warmer. VOL. XXIV. NO. 65 RiTKkEn 48 SF.10XII CUSS MATTER AT POSTOmCK, CKKFAyBOBQ, N C. GREENSBORO, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1921 bAlLT ONLY. ir.M TO TIA BAIU AND UWAJ, l 01) ft VIAI PRICE FIVE CENTS ITALY SEES COALITION Mary Jane, Bride of Nephew of Pershing Woman Who Earns Big Wages. WITH BOTH AN OLIVE SHIP FACE CHARGE OF LOIS WEBER If the Sprig Is Spurned He Will May Also Be Wanted For Wall Only American Woman Film Director, Write and Marfcr'a Her Own I'hota-plnya. Street Bomb Outrage. THIS IS NOT YET PROVEN GREENSBORO BAIL Then Resort To the Club. GIVES OUT A STATEMENT Is For Harmony At Greensboro Conference Even If He Has "To Fight For It." WANTS NOTHING HIMSELF But Declares Mr la Not To Sit Silent ( and See Frienda of Prltehnrd Or Duncan Ignored Attarka Sena torlal Redisricting. Daily Newt Hurrau and Telefriph OTflr,, Tin Biro BulltHof (By Lmtd Mire) By THEODORE) TILLER. Washington, March 22. Former Sen ator Marion Butler left Washington tonight and on Thursday will show up at the Republican conference in Greens boro and offer the olive branch of peace to the Morehead-Linney tac tion. If that sprig; is spurned, then Mr. Butler may be expected to reach be hind and bring forth -a big; stick for such use as fighting weapons may have in North Carolina's Republican politics. This is not announced In so many words in an interview with former Senator Butler authorized before leav inff here tonight, but that is precisely the object of his visit to the stats. Formally, In the course of his state ment, Mr. Butler says he is for harm ony "even if I have to fight for It," also that he doesn't propose to sit sil ent and see the friends of Judge Prit chard or Mr. Duncan punished or ignored; that the use of the word "or ganisation" is a bad way to try to fool this administration, and finally, that he will insist that the collectorshlp of the port of Wilmington is given to the senatorial district composed of Sump, son, Duplin, Pender and New Hanover counties. ' In addition, Mr. Butler says a 'Vicious bit of treason" was the action pf the last legislature putting Samp son county in the same senatorial dis trict as New Hanover county and the people will be asked to repudiate such action at the next election. Mr. Butler called today at the de partment of justice to see Attorney General Daugherty. It is believed that patronage matters were discussed, but the North Carolina visitor said ha could not talk at this time, about Tha 'con ference, t Olive Branch and a Club. On Thursday the scenes will shift to , Greensboro and as before figuratively suggested, the Butler stage props will Include both1 an olive branch and a -club. The former senator is said to! prefer to use tha former and to par ticipate in a party love feast; but . the big stick will be brandished if the party is found to require a black-beard horo to chase the Moreheaar ana tn Unneys back Into the political,. wings. uerorc proceeding to tne resaing 01 Jlr. Butler's caustic statement, a bet ter understanding o the situation may be gained by a review of recent eventa, in connection with the Impending fac tional row among the Republicans In Korth Carolina Irrespective of Mr. But ler and his quoted remarks carried be low, the Dally News correspondent has gleaned this authentic Information: Former Senator Butler and his fac tion are exceedingly displeased be cause Mr. Morehead, Mr. Linney and other organisation Republicans came to Washington at inauguration time and held a series of conferences with out consulting Mr. Butler in any way. Mr. Butler had previously Indicated to the Morehead-Linney group that he waa quite willing to confer and harmonise all differences. . Mr. Butler and his friends feel that the Morehead-Linney group not only slighted them, but went back home and told of the slight. They are also aware that President Harding has just indicated to Oklahoma and Tennessee that he Is not going to hsve anything to de with factional wrangles and will make personal appointments if the Republicans in any state cannot get together. , la going to North Carolina former Senator Butler Indicates he will make every effort to come to some under standing with Morehead and his lieu tenants, but if these overtures are re jected there is a glint in the Butler eye, that shows a determination to make trouble. In- other words. It Is known to be the position of the Butlerltes that If they make one more effort at com promise then responsibility will be somewhere else If the factional wrangle continues and It Is their intention to eul jo nonu) em o stosj i sujq powers that be. Mr. Batter's Statement. Now for the statement of Mr. Butler, who said he was going tonight to his plantation at Elliott but would show up at Greensboro when the Republi can state committee meets. Asked why he would attend the Greensboro meeting, Mr. Butler spoke as follows; 1 do not care to go Into the matter now further than to say that I am go Ing to the committee meeting not In the Interests of individuals as much as In the Interest of a principle. First, I want to see the principle of local self-government recognised and lived UP to In rood faith. Under it, the coun ty Republican committee will control all local appointments without the In terference of any state or district boss. When ijeral counties are concerned, then the committees of those counties should control. The action of the last legislature in putting Sampson county In a senatorial district with New Han over county waa done to try to dis franchise my county. We will ask the people of that new senatorial district at the next election to repudiate such a vicious piece of treason sgalr.rt free government. Under these conditions. I shall ask that the collectorshlp of the port of Wilmington be accorded to 'bat senatorial district composed of the counties of Sampson. Duplin. Pender and New Hanover. There Is s reason for the application of the prin ciple In this case. "Next. I want to see the most com petent and deserving men placed In all Positions of honor, trust and profit, and if that should happen to include men who were Harding men before sad at the convention It should not snythlng to their disadvantage There Is nothing that I want for my self. I do not propose to sit silently and ae the friends of Judge Pritrhard and sir. Duncan, who were also Sena tor Harding s friends, punished or C sored. If 1 can help It. Those bi tktnk that they can use the word "or ganisation' to Induce President Hard tag to reward Ills enemies Instead of his friends par this administration a rT poor compliment. 1 wss forced '' a hinsaiy arcgram at the last eeavention. aa now I am for "raseay. even u 1 ksve te tight ter iu I M I J. -A Vx "Mary Jane," the mischievous girl of the Buster Brown cartoons. Is now on her honeymoon, but not with Buster, but Capt. Frank Pershing, nephew of General Pershing, whom she married recently In New York. In real life "Mary Jane" was Mary Jane Outcault. of Flushing, N. Y , the. daughter of Richard Outcault, the cartoonist. SPY SYSTEM SUBJECTS Methods Used By the Pennsyl . vania Debated All Day. THE SYSTEM IS DEFENDED Unions Charged With Coercion In Attempting To Make All Employes Join. MR. WALSH MAKES REPLY Declares the Road la Flgktlns; For tae Open Shop aad That It Maintains a Spy System Calllmr For a Bla Expenditure. Chicago, March 22. Charges that the Pennsylvania railroad was fighting for the open shop and that the road mam talned a spy system before the. war, were the subjects of a heated, all day discussion before the railroad labor board today. Brigadier General W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania, charged the unions with attempting to force the closed shop, and Frank r. Wa4sh. labor attorney, retaliated with declarations that the Pennsylvania had maintained spies and arsenals to take care of labor troubles. The whole day's testimony revolved about General Atterbury's stand that he could negotiate agreements with his own employes but that no Just and reasonable agreements applicable to the entire country could be written by anybody. He also maintained the right of the minority to a voles and" charged the unions with assuming to represent all employes and using coercion In at tempting to make them join the union. Attorney Walsh opened his charges of a spy system on the Pennsylvania with a statement that H00.000 had been spent In 19M on the road's police sys tem. General Atterbury explained that thla amount covered all protective measures, such as crossing watchmen vnd similar employes. Under ques tloning, howeaer, he admitted that the ro.d did maintain a spy system but de clared he could not say how much had been soent on that department. When Mr. Walsh asked the witness If the road did not have "little arsenals at various points where you kept guns and revolvers," Chairman K. m. uanon halted the examination on the ground ih.i it was arett ng away trom tne in ,,irv ordered bv the board. Several board members Joined in the subse nuent discussion but O. A. Wharton, la bor member, finally Insisted that the .vaminitlan continue ii. w.lih then e inbiini-d that the rule on discrimination agamm any em ploys becae ot union affiliation ik. most ImDoilant ruli- then- l was ' His n,...tl.nl h Ifll't WIT Intended to ituation .ulsht arise and had arisen on the Pennsylvania where disputes betwrtn employs and the rosd could not he settle! despite Gen eral Atterbury u statom.nl that all the men on the road h.i grown up to gether." A closed shop, either union or non union, was denounced l the general, who said a worker shouid hj' the right to I.e. or not to be. a union man. Taking up General Atterbury's mi nority report. chairman oi nit r.. way executives labor iommitte. In which he stood aKa:n!t boards of ad justment. .Mr JM l-en-u ...- . questions on the s:mement of the mi nontv group Atierbury d-ciared na tional boards would .ead to nationa - arol ivni irs.il ru. jti '- i- i t-oai'er as a syndlca.lst and American feleruticn Labor luder. , :nl by which ,r.untltiv( of lh' ! the railroads were ni-nlc'l The ceneral a eo read froi a ler iara- tton of pnr.cii.es by the 1'leielanit chamber of co-nmerc r.d signed amorg oher president "f the bee. head of 'lie V.'Krren S S't ne. rerineerfc. and W. G. a ntliti Thia decla- tCoatioued on Page I.) However, the Department Of Justice Is Continuing Its Investigation. ARE HELD INCOMMUNICADO Shackled Haad and Foot, the Prlaoaera Are Taken Prom Steamer at New Orleans and Hustled to the Parlnh Prison. (Br auocUUd FrtaD Washington. March S2. Investiga tion of the five men landed In chains today at New Orleans from the freight er Rushvlile has as yet failed to un cover any evidence connecting them with the New York bomb explosion last September, it was stated tonight by William J. Flynn, chief of the bureau of Investigation of the department of justice. Mr. Flynn added, however, that the Investigation was being con tinued. The men are charged specifically with mutiny on the high seas, Mr. Flynn explained, adding .that they would be tried In the federal court of New York. Other officials of the bu reau, after receipt of reports from New Orleans, also expressed the opin ion that mutiny was the cause of the men's arrest. The detention of the. ve men was reported to the department only 10 days ago, Mr. Flynn stated, adding that all preliminary reporta to Washing ton had made It appear that mutiny waa the reason for their being taken Into custody. The department, how ever, It waa Indicated, was not over looking any possibility that all or some of the men might have been connected with the bomb explosion. Shipping board pffloiala said they had received no - reports of ' a mutiny on board the City of Alton on which the men shipped as seamen, it waa ex plained, however, that such a 'matter would be handled by the New York office of the board before a final re port Was made to Washington. PRISONERS ARE HELD AT NEW ORLEANS IN SEPARATE CELLS New Orleana. March 22. Held In sep arate cells In the Orleans parish prison tonight were five men who classified themselves as seamen, but .whom It waa Indicated through statements of Capt J. H. B. Vanweeldern, of the New York and Cuba 'line- freighter Rushvlile. and implications of depart ment of justice officials might be wuftted tn New York in connection with the investigation of the Wal street bomb plot ot September It last. Shackled, hand and foot, the men were, taken from the steamer ., Rush- vlUa.Jtodaf,,;' bustled.. tfl.:.jAs.. , psJlsJh prison, booked under tha names aPhillD Bender. Lionel Kuebreesuff , Ru dolph Dorsh, Hani Randin ana tienrik Llpan. then held Incommunicado. After Captain Vanweeldern related the manner In which the men were captured and the difficulties encoun tered In moving from Rio de Janerio to New Orleans, he. too, became uncom munlcatlve and 'tonight would make no further statements. Department of justice officials said they were await ing Instructions. ' Last Saturday whan the Rushvlile waa approaching thia port the master wirelessed tha department of justice requesting that they care for five "con sular prisoners." Elaborate prepare tions were made for Handling tne cap tives and they were treated as des perate men from the time federal of ficers took them over from the ship ruard under which they were In charge. Orders Issued by the master of the Rushvlile were that no member of the crew should discuss the prisoners with outlsders under penalty of salary de ductions. The captain, however, re lated the circumstances leading up to his acceptance of the men as Invol untary passengers. Late last month, according to Cap tain Vanweeldern, the' United States hlDDlna board steamship. City ot Al ton, then near Rio de Janeiro, received a wireless message presumably from officials of the United States govern ment, requesting arrest of the 'five men. A fight started and, according to Captain Vanweeldern, it was with ex treme difficulty thst the men were subdued, placed In Irons, and taken to Rio de Janeiro, where they were lm prisoned. They were to be shipped to New York, where they were "wanted. The American vice consul at Rio de lanelro. according to uapiain van weeldern. requested the Munson line steamer Yoro to take the quintette to New York. Still heavily guarded the men were placed aboard the Yoro, and 7 II .n .he In soms manner, i l . . .w -Hnahvins caotaln. started a furious fight. Ths Yoro's maater speedily re turned them to the Rio de Janeiro jail. About that time the Rushvlile came In to load coffee for New Orleans. Vice Consul Thomas managed to per suade Captain Vanweeldern to attempt transportation of the prisoners. "We accepted, and here they are," the skip per concluded. The prisoners, spparently between 25 and !o years of 'age. were ssld to be for the most part well educated, some speaking several languages. The officers of the Rushvlile spent the day and part of tonight In the of fices bf the department of Justice. No Indication was given as to when the prisoners would be taken to New York, orders spparently being awaited. Aside from a reporter from an after noon newspsper. who managed to talk to one of the men and was able to to peer through some of the bsggage before he was excluded from the par ish prison, no one outside of federal officials has talked with ths men. STONEY POINT HAS AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE Three Sterea aad Three Dwellings Baraed r'tra la Believed Of In cewdlary Ortsjlau I special la iiuir S Statesvllle. March 22. Three store houses and three dwellings were de stroyed by fire st Stoney Point this morning. At 2 oclock fire was dis covered on the outside of R- L. Flncan- non s store, and made a clean sweep of all buildings to the Hines store, this being saved by a bucket brigade waicn kept the shingle roof saturated with water. There is evidence going to ebow that the fire la of incendiary origin, tne store being first robbed and then set on fire. The. totsl !o is vsriouslv estimated t t:.0V4 to lis.000 with small Insur- aoca. This Eventuality Seriously Ad vanced In Italian Chamber. AMERICA LOOMING LARGE In Every Debate On Foreign Re lations As Well As In Press Discussions. DETECTIVES BEING TRIED New Light la Thrown Oa Efforts Of Aeuf and Zimme-r to Apprehend Ilergdoll Never Tried Te Kidnap Evader. SsHlal Caila to Dalit Neat. By CtULIELMO EMANUEL. (Cwrrliht, lti-Jl. hy Ptuladelldila Pulillr Udsw.l Rome, March 22. Is America alowly driving toward a coalition with Ger many and Russia? This eventuality has been seriously advanced In the chamber during "ithe foreign relations debate by several speakers as a warning against the gov ernment engaging too deeply In the policy of sanctions against Germany. Socialist speaker and Slgnor Itltti s followers appeared to consider serious ly the prospect of America, Russia and Germany being arrayed as a counter poise to England, France and Japan. America la looming even larger In every debate on foreign relations aa well as In press discussions. Indirect ly addressed to her was the point made by various member of the chamber that the reparations problem will re main 4naoluble unless Joined with that of lnter-allied debts. There la no de nying that the Idea, long proclaimed by the authoritative Corrlerre Delia Sera, of a combined settlement both of German reparations and lnter-allied debta ,1s gaining strength. Practically the question can be summed up as follows: Does It pay England and America, both creditor and exporting powers, to allow Germany to be helped to export too much, driving oft British and American Imports from Italian and French markets, as only such excess of Germany's expbrts abroad oould en able her to pay the enormous amount of reparations? Would It not pay better both credit or states to reduce the German bill, and gain Franco-Italian concurrence by re ducing an equivalent amount what France and Italy owe) to London and Washington? It is a faot that Italy would gladly renounce all reparations from Germany if once relieved of her war debts abroad; but until than Italy must insist on getting paid by Ger many and must support, although un willingly, the French . reparation policy.- in,' : Thoughtful observers remark that Germany Is cleverly maneuvering tor future Industrial domination ot Europe through ber suggestion for paying the reparations bill by letting the allied countries pay only half the value of her exports, while Germany would compen sate the difference o , bar own Indus- trlairsts.--Jn''raet thrs amotfiits to (re mendously pushing German Industrial expansion with the result that Osr man goods would flood Europe, while unemployment would Increase In Eng land and America out from otherwlae desirable market, , In such a light must be read the criticism addressed today by Deputy Amendola, ex-Premier Nlttl'a lieuten ant, to Ambassador Rlocl, atemptlng to effect a compromise on the Italian debt In Washington. . To be frank, Rlocl initiative get little press support here, being considered hasty and unauthor ised. Nor can It be said that Count Sforsa's reply can be Interpreted' a fully Indorsing -the ambassador, and certainly parliamentary opinion I trongly adverse to the debt's queetlon being compromised before the repara tion problem 1 settled On the contrary, t lie re la a formula appearing In several speeches express ing widespread trend of opinion which can be stated a follows: Every bel ligerent must pay according to the limits or potentiality and this principle must hold both for Germany and a tor the allies. Amsrlca, while rightly pressing that the allies should not pre tend to impossible things from Oer many, must not pretend Impossible things from u TWO AMERICAN DKTKCTTVES ARB ON TRIAL IN BADEN enlsl Cat Is tll Seam. (Casrrujiit, 131, kf rhUaoaliials rwUt LadssM Eberbach, Baden, March 22. The eaae against the American deteotlvea, Neuf and Zlmmer, appears In a pew light since tne two Americans as well as their former Oerman helpers stated be fore the court at the first hearing their trial Monday that they were not guilty of having attempted to kidnap urover Bergdoll, the draft dodger, on German territory. 'No such thing was ever planned." Neuf told the Judge. "We wished the German police to do the arresting and Intended aolely to hold Bergdoll until their arrival. When the police did ar rive, however, the men refused to lay hands on Bergdoll and arrested us In stead. Thla moment was need by the slacker to eacapa in bis car at top speed." The truth of this statement la proved by Neuf's possession of an order Issued by Lieutenant Moore at Coblens. em powering the two Americans to requeet the German police to arrest Bergdoll. and the credibility of Neufs words waa Increased when Zlmmer, aa well as ths four Germans told the sams story. Bergdoll repeatedly triad to pull down the construction of the defense but did not succeed. Neuf and Zlmmer are well satisfied with thsir attorney and are awaiting the verdict that will be delivered tomorrow with calm con fidence. The trial Is taking place be fore five. German Judges in the presence of an officer of the American army from Coblens who expressed to your correspondent his belief that the verdict would b not guilty and predicted the releaae of the defendants. Forecast By Mate. Washington. March 22. North Caro lina: Cloudy Wednesday; Thursday fair with rtsit.g temperature. South Carolina: Cloudy Wednesday. cooler In south and central portions. Thursday probably fair. Virginia Kair In north, cloudy In anuth portion; Thursday fair with ris- ng temperature. Oklahoma: Wedneanay partly cloudy. warmer, Thursday partly cloudy, son.e whst unsettled, warmer in eual and south portions. Last Texna Wednesday and Thurs day partly cioudy. somewhat warmer n north and ct portions. WeM Texas We-lnesday generally fair, warmer. Thuraday generally fair. nioderat- t. n.i'erature. t pper llcaiu tale Aaanaeea. Berlin. March 22 The final vote in the piehtarite in t'pt-r Silesta. as an-nounc-d t'-dav hy Ine ln'-Ta!lted com riaio.n. ia tjermsny 7i4", Poland 1,1 I.I. v l f ; I ' Xki 'Verbs i"' " Harding Is Expected to Urge Free Use of Canal Legislation To Allow Passage Of American Ships Without Charge Will Encounter Special Opposition From Country's Railroads But the President Pledged It During the Campaign and It Fits In With His Foreign Trade Program. Dally Ntet Bsfass aad Tilafrash Offlea. Tat Hum (ullslsf l Usu Win) By C. W. GILBERT. (Csx-rlibt, 1121. Sf rbiladtlptila Puttie Udtsr.) Washington, March 22. President Harding la expected to recommend leg' Islatlon In hi first message granting free passage through the Panama canal to Amerloan shipping. He will en counter special opposition from ths American railroad on aooount of the serious financial condition In which ths railroad now find themselves. Becauae of the low freight rate on shipping " prevailing and the high freight rate charged by the railroads the competition of the oanal route Is now serious. If the tolls charged for the passage of ships through the eanal are remitted It ia feared by the rail road that Ihls coropstltion will be ruinoua , Railroad opposition te the remission of toll upon American shipping la the eanal more than anything else dsfeated the free toll legislation when It was before Congre In 1311. though at that time the powerful opposition fof Senator Elihu Root to the bill en the ground that It violated eur treaty with Great Britain and President Wilson's vague suggestion that It would seriously em. .eaurraae. etlnv.tta his relations with ear tain foreign, power, contributed to maklns free toll impossible. But at this time the railroad opposition I more aerlon because ( the grave financial oontlon In whloh the rail roads find themselves. In 1212 canal competition did not threaten the sta bility of the .road themselvss. It merely promised te reduce their prof it. At thl time It will Immensely complicate the problem before the gov ernment of aeourlng for the railroads an adequate return upon their capital invested. . Iskslnd All American Skips. In 1(12 the Republican position was In favor or no toll upon American coastwise chipping la ths eanal. All ths leading Republican with a tew exception, Including - benator Root, were for the bill. It ha remained the party position ever since, being reaf firmed and broadened In the Chicago platform of 1220 so that now the ad ministration Is committed not only to remission of toll upon ooastwlse shipping but upon all American mer chant shipping passing through the canal. Prssldent Harding, In his speeches during the campaign, empha sised hi declaration for the free pa, ag of American ahlpa. But If the railroads are weak so I American slilppll g. President Harding has two weaklings on Ills hands In stead of one. The nation own a mer chant marine on which It I losing $1,000,000 a day. It must make a mar ket for thee chip. They .can only be operated at a dlaadvanlage compared to British merchant (hipping. Our sea men's law governing condltln of sm- FOR ANEXTRA SESSION Formally Summons the Congress To Meet To Receive Com munications. APRIL 11 IS DATE FIXED Washlnffton, March Jl A form.! call for extra asa!on of Conffresa. to mt "On Aprtl 11 and rocctvo lev lalatlv communications from tha naw administration, waa racolvad today from Praldnt Harding. Nona of tha apeclflc probms to' ba laid baforo tha la lilatlT, branch wra named In the proclamation, tha Praa ident merely declaring that an extra ordinary occasion required that Con- creaa convene to receive such com munication as may be made by the executive." Mr. Harding already haa Indicated. however, that the tariff and taxation will be foremost In hla meaaaaje to the special aeaalon. He la expected to make a special plea for prompt relief the nation's agricultural Interests. and the list of recommendations may uch many other subjects, such aa the railway situation, the merchant ma rine and Immigration. One recommendation relative to re construction measures mtthln the gov ernment machine itself is eapected to suggest the creation of a general oom mivleon to diapoa of many kinds of property arqutred by government agenciea during the war Whether the meets will touch on foreign relations Is a matter of speculation, but the Pres ident has Indicated that hta primary desire for the seion Is that tt work out a plan of governmental and indus trial1 rehabilitation' at home. A program for the setts ion haa been iiacuaaed at a Series of conferences trw(B the Pre.,dert and leaders la the senate and house and although definite dec.sions sttll are to be made, a feetirg of confidence is man if eat that 't-.p-re will he a working agreement that mill etpdMit Wgiftiative business from the atsrt. From choir girl to movie director is the achievement of Miss Lois Weber, who boasta ot being the only American woman In the field. Miss Weber, who was formerly a choir girl In Allegheny, Pa., ha been writing scenarios and marketing her own play tor ths past 19 year. Thl brilliant woman who I earning over 150.000 a year, knd haa acquired m vast fortune through her enterpriae, 1 on ot the few that can snap her finger at the movie "magnate." ployment upon American merohant ship maket the coat of cperating them higher than the cost of operating Brit ish and othsr foreign shipping. Thl country ha not the experience In for. elgn trade whloh England haa. More over, where passenger ship are con cerned the dry law ot thl country make travel on an Amerloan vessel lea pleasant for moat person than on for eign ship. On way te bring about a parity be tween Amerloan and foreign shipping In this part of the world I to favor American ships passing through ths Panama canal by a remission of tolls. It 1 thl consideration which led the Kepubllcana at phloago to deolare for no tolla aa all American shipping In stead of only on coastwise shipping In which there waa no ormpetitton be tween thla country and foreign, na tion. -V Becauae Mr. Harding ha thl task of building up trad In American bottoms in hi hand It I not doubted that he rlll reoommend, and Congress will, pas, a law permitting all American hipping passag through ths -oanal ex empt from tolla The damage that this will do to the railroads will not be suf ficient to deter the administration. Ban. ator Cummins, who Is more concerned with' ths fate of the railroads than anyone else, himself favor remission of toll ta Amerloan shipping' la the canal. . . El (tec tlve Oesasmtltsw ta Railroads. The Indirect ubsidy to American shipping Involved In thl legislation will be considerable, The maximum toll new I 1I0 per Bet ton registered. From thl the oharge run down to 72 cent a ton for ship traveling in Dal- ast. Thus a 10, 600-ton ship would ay from 17,200 to 112,000 for a pa ag through the canal. At present the canal I an effective competitor with the railroads owing to the last Increase tn freight rates en the latter. Records of the war department show that In the first five months after the new rate went Into effect, Septem ber to January II, the tonnage of ves sel passing through the canal totaled (21.072 compared with ((,(( In the five previous month. In January of thl year the total tonnage waa 1(0,2(1, mors than double any month preoedlng the Increaae of rates., The effect of discrimination In favor of Amsrlcan shipping In the Panama canal toll will be to put traffic be tween thla country and Latin-America and traffic between th.eaat coast of thl country and Australla'and Asia largely ln the handt American ship It fit In with th vlgeroua trade policy to which the Harding admlnl tratioa I committed In Latin-America and In tha orient. It will tend to fur ther the division of th world for trad purposes betwoen thl country and Great Britain, of which lgn are be ginning to multiply. AN APPEMS HARDING Asks For 'Resumption Of Trade Relations, Says Mpscow Wireless Message. WOULD SEND DELEGATION London. March 22. Th Russian soviet government haa appealed to President Harding and th Airloaa government to resume trad relation with Russia, says a wireless message from Moscow today. The soviet government proposes to send a delegation to the United Statee to negotiate a trade agreement, the message adds. The appeal which I made by the All-Russian central executive commit tee, euggests that negotiation be 'arte Immediately for the resump tion of trade. It aeserte that there has been a. long existing hope for friendly relations with -the great northern republic.- refere ta the hos tility of the Democratic administra tion." trusts that the preeent govern ment will "appreciate the great ad- vantage which would ensue to both Republics by th resumption at trad relatione." and declaree that It la te th Interests of both nations to remove the wall which now separatee the two countries. When many olher atate have eon eluded treaties with Russia, th ab sence of normal relatione with the United Stales, the appeal say a. appeara a a "trange phenomenon-" wo orrtriaL oriiTio II stEX.'KIVED WASHIBOTO Waahlngtoa. March 22. Official con firmation waa larking ber tonight of information containued In Moscow wireless ad t lees received la London announcing that the Russia soviet goversment had appealed te President Harding to resume trade relation with Raseia. tfspnnsibl officials refrained front dtaw-naaing the siteatioa apertflcally todty. FIRST TO TAKE STAND IN GASH HEARING Presents Loss Of $400,000 In Raleigh and Durham. FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS Zeb Taylor, Of Public Utilities Company, Protests Against -Short Hearing." TOO MUCH IS INVOLVED P. A. Tlllery, Manege For the Raleigh . Pleat, Thlnka That the "Kmer Seary Hate." mill Are Mere "Living Tnrlrfs.1 Tbt OreenSMra Pally Ness ftltlt, Harrhaiiia Nauaaal Suit llej. ', By W, T. MORT. Raleigh, March 52. -Carolina Power and Light company ot Raleigh and Durham, first to take the stand to Jus- . tlfy the emergency gas rale mad ef fective six month ago, today presented a oomblned loss of abont 1400,000 In the two town for the past six years, and was atlll testifying late In the after noon before the corporation commis sion now hearing these gas appeal. The Raleigh company, which own the Durham plant, led off In the bur den ot establishing the righteousness of rate which were prayed In Septem ber. At that time the local company declared today the high emergency rate were not money-maker but life savers. The company defended them aa permanent tariff, and about thl the whole battle rage with 11 town mak ing powerful warfare against the scale employed. i Th commission room wa crowded with attorneys, representing the Pro testant oltlea and the prayerful manu facturers. The hearing had difficulty getting a start.. And after the open ing under the examination of James H. Pou, the commission began to sus pect that It would be lmpi Isoned a fortnight with these cities. Mr. Pou Indicated his willingness to examine by any methods suggested by the com mission. He had agreed to everything that It had suggeeted, and If there was a new on h would adopt It. There wa a bit of ehadow boxing for a few minutes when Zeb Taylor, of th South am Public Utilities company, rose to protest against any disposition to cut thl hearing ahort. H put an end to the talk of any Incomplete hearing. Tayler Has akarp Tonga. "Mri Pou haa just come from the Su preme court where five very dignified and distinguished gentlemen have given the full time of the court to the determination of a title, to a mule," Mr.-Taylor said, hi soft volo having; th co of a dove and the ating ot an adder, "We think w ought to be given time to try eut an tssu which Involves million of dollar and con- eerne 1(0,00 North Carolina customers. And I do not wish to b demagogical when I say it, but there Is a forum l'e. tore , whinh we are trying this case, vsry much higher than thl. It l publlo opinion'. Whatever thl court he fore which we are arguing today, does we are not left without remedy. But If we lose be for the court ot publlo opinion we lose everything." la these 100 or eo word the Char lotte man hushed the talk pi getting through with the ease. P. A. Tlllery. local manager of the local Carolina Power and Light oompany, and vlos- . president of the corporation, wa In- . troduced a th first witnss. Mr. Tlllery gave the rate tor gas charged by hi company until Septem ber, 1220, as ll.M a 1,000 teat gross, $1.(0 net.. The rate now are 12.(0 groa nd cent a 1,008 las lor easn. He went back to pre-war times te find the changes' In wage, coal, materials and all thing comprising th chsnged cost of production. Attorney John Hinsdale, Jr., representing Raleigh, could see nothing tn th aeven-year back-track, but th witness continued. Coal In UK coat th oompany de livered 2,l( a ton, he ald; now the price I J7.2(, an Increas of 102 per cent. Coal oil used In the manufacture of gas coat then (.f on th 100 gal lon and 10.t( now, an Increas of , p eBti w ln iu were 12 a day for head stokers, M now, or a gain of 100 par csnt. Regular stoker then coat 11.71, and now 12.11, aa Increase ef 140 per cent. Common laborers could bs had for $1.24 a dsy, now they are worth 11.71. Oasflttera receiving 22.20 then are paid IS new, and the gain Is 100 per cent. Helper were worth 21.(0 and ar paid .7 now, aa increase of 110 par csnt. Mine Item. Tax, 26 1. -How about minor item, such a tsxseT" Mr. Pou ssked, aad everybody, tittered. The queetlon really sever wa answered. Th lawyer and th witness wsnt Into th valuation of th Raleigh plant and there have been five different valuation placed oa It. He amplified tbe entire number and gave the return on that basis. . Th hlght valuation set oa th Balelgh plant on tha beef of repro duction last year, wa I1.1M.I74 and th lowest for actual sost on th book was iflO.lu). There was a tax value 1 (Continued on Page 2.) 1 . LIEUT. COL. SHERRILL ' SUCCEEDS MA J. RIDLEY Halv Tar Heel Will. Assam; Other Dattea. Be Chief Military Aid Te Preeidewt Herding. Daily Tat Ian SulUlM 1ST Lasml Win) Waahlnaton. March 22 Lieut. CoL Clarence O. Sherrlll, corps et eVglneere, whs relieve Major Clarence S. Ridley of the sams corps of hi duties la charge of public buildings and ground In the District of Columbia and also as chief military aide to President Harding, waa aa active participant la tbe world war and made a Ane record. A native of North Carolina. Lieut. Col. Sherrlll I an honor graduat of th United State Military academy. class ef 1101; an honor graduat of the army school of th line, clae of ltot, and a graduate of the army staff col- . lege, class of 120T. In addition te varied engineering du ties and command of troops In the Phil ipplnee and on the Panama canal, Lieut. Col. Sherrlll has had Important river and harbor assignments at Mobile, Ala, and New Orleana, La. At the latter place he was In charga of th lower Mississippi levee during the . great ioods of 1212-1212. CARDINAL felBBOM (IP lirTIOJI takes a I romn Tim Baltimore. Md, March 22. Physician attending Cardinal Gibbon announced tonight that hi Illness hsd taken an nfavorable turn. They said, however. ' they believed there waa a Immediate danger, but they made It Main that they were not encouraged by hie symp tom a Monslganr John Honzenn. the apo. tolir delegate et Washington, eialted the Cardiaal this afternoon.
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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