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BOKO DAILY WEATHER foff HW X Ae ATeiw i4oaf Business, Read the Ads Daily In the Daily News Fair, warmer todayi Thuadcrehowera Sunday. Local temperature i H.. TBi L. M, VOL. XXVI. NO. 109 ENTERED AS SECOND CUM MATTI1 it rOHTflmCI, CBKENHBoao, It C. PRICE FIVK CENTS GREENSBORO, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 6, 1922 DilLT AND SUNDAY, 19.00 PER TEA! DAIU ON1T. 17.00 EEi TEA GREENS mms Doors of Home Banking Institution Are Closed By Examiner Latham L Fl HE Latham "Almost Satisfied" Depositors Von't Lose. j HEDGECOCK IS IN JAIL Uncertainty Over Solvency of Bank Due to Confusion In All Its Affairs. BLAME IT ON HEDGECOCK rata Bank Baamlnor Latham Say W . . tka Only Kmt4 at Many DeuoMt Notatlou va Iadrdauai Baak Book. Following tho discovery of an ad ditional rtiortag of IS5.000 In the fundi of tha Home Banking com pany, of High Point,, making a total hortage now of mora than llol.OOO. Chief Btata Bank Examiner Clarence Latham closed tha bank yesterday morning shortly after 10 o'clock. , . Tha order waa Issued by Exam iner Latham after consultation with tha stats corporation commission and the closing Is In tha' name of the com mission. , A notice posted on the bank door reads: "Closed by order of the state corporation commission, Clar ence Latham, bank, examiner." Basil H. Hodgecock, cashier of tha bank, who has bean under arrest for the past two1 days bu has been al towed freedom under custody of a ' policeman, was In Greensboro con ferring with his lawyars when word cam that tha bank was closed. T. W. Alnertaon. olty prosecutor of High Point, lnslstafl that Hedgecock be placed In Jail and kept there, and at 1I:M yoaterday Hedgecock was locked In tha Oullford county Jail. He raised no objection and In faot seemed somewhat relieved. Withdrawals of deposits from th bank.' which hav bn mads stead- taB1am,jporWM yjHaMCa shortag first became known, mount ad yesterday morning almost to th alss of a run on th bank, Thar was no long Una but a steady flow of depositors kept bank officials busy during th Urst ' hour and beyond question a large aum has been with drawn. No objection was mad ly bank official to tha dosing, so far aa can be learned. On tne contrary ther ar indications that they ar glad JDxamlner Latham closed the Depositor Will Gat Money. 1 Whether tho bank has any chance J nr solvency now remains uncertain. I . iu.. a.. Mr. Latham aald yesieraay m was "almost satisfied" that deposit ors would got all their money, but he would not mak any more posi tive statement than that Many peo ple In High Point wer aaylng open ly that the depositors would probably lose part of their money, and stack- holders a great deal mors, in 01 A!.!, nr the bank were etlcont In their statements. ' ' Part of tha uncertainty about th aolvency of the bank la due to tha ...in i oil ita affairs. Tne examination by Latham, his assist- ants, and private auditors has re vealed a state of confusion In many parts of the bookkeeping. Mr. Latham is tha authority for the state ment that tha only record of many denoslts Is th notation on the inai vldual bank books of the depositors. A similar confusion and carelessness mounting to what Is thought to he criminality sxlats In various depart ments of th bank, he said.' Bank officials are blaming this confusion entirely on Hedgecock. the danosed cashlr. Th preliminary i hearing of Hedgecock, set for this morning at :S0 before Judge Wal I fer Hoyal promises to attract a tra- mendous crowd. Interest in th I bsnk's situation and In the deposed J cashier, reached Its highest point in II uio Point yesterday and people there talked of little else. , ,, Following the closing of the doors of the bank, a small crowd gathered on th sidewalk, and remained there for the moat part all day long. All over the city ther haa been talk ? about the situation and the city has I fairly seethed with excitement. '' Further Shortage Found. Hedgecock spent Thursday night I at the Hotel Arthur with a police mn as "he did Wednesday night. Early yesterday morning he came to Greensboro to confer further with hi lawyers, Judge W. P. Bynum, Sidney S. Alderman, and Judge K. C. Strud wick. He was also continuing his efforts to get the bond money, $46, A00, required of him. Latham, mean time, had returned to- High Point from Raleigh, and was greeted by the news that the private auditors who have been trying to lay bare the fije-tondltlon of affairs in the bank Hall found a further shortage of IIS,. OO0. The shortags mentioned on the warrant for Hedgecock's arrest was slightly mora than 17,000. ' Furthermore, th withdrawal of money from th bank was becoming alarming and there was In Immediate prospect a real run on tne deposits. Faced with these two situations, (Continued on Pag Four.) Lawton Minister Is Charged With Arson (Br Aaoditad rreu.1 Lawtou. Okla Mar I nt or matloaa charging arson wera Sled la a Justice's eoart ken today against tko Rot. Tkomaa J. Irwin, who kad resigned aa pastor of tka Pint Presbyterian church, and H. C. -Lewta, a member of tko church board of aosolous. also resigned. Tko charges followed aa Investi gation conducted by' tko county attorner . into alleged Incendiary rea wklck have occurred at tko ehnrck on aeveral occasion. Last Saturday night Rev Mr. Irwin waa abdaeted br tkree anldentined me a and found after midnight ly ing la mudhole aear Mcdlclao park, tka aeeac of a. bathing pool marriage ceremony performed by tka mlnlator ' laat summer. Tke county attorney laanrked an In vestigation Into tko abdnetlon and Indicated today that ko would drop 'It. Intimating- tkat ke , had obtained informatloa supporting tka tkeory tkat tke abduction waa "a frame up." FILIBUSTER ON I1FF CHARGED IN SENATE: IS El Simmons Disclaims Disposition to Delay the Bill. REPUBLICANS TO BLAME Senator Watson, of Georgia, Replies to Senator Watson, of Indiana. BONUS GETS IN DEBATE MeCi her Mateo Amended Bill Will Reported goon. When the Tariff Measuro Will ke Bide, tracked Temporarily. (Br AsndiUd Tnm.) 'Washington, May I, JTrequent and somewhat prolonged discussion today la ilhai asasts ss owoobosi,ejsa, was unnecesssry delay in the con sideration of the tariff bill finally culminated in a charge by Senator Wataon, Republican, Indiana, that there was a filibuster against the measure. "There Is no otbsr object and no other purpose in the measure being adopted to delay Ita' passage," Sena tor Wataon declared. "The object Is to delay th passage of the bill as close to the day of election as Is possible. Nobody Is being fooled and If I hav my way we will be hold ing sessions dally from' 11 o'clock in the morning until 11 o'clock at night." . Watson Anawera Wataon. Senator Watson, Democrat, Geor gia, interrupted to say that Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, In charge of the Democratic light on the measure, had asked certain mi nority senators to present their views on particular itema In the bill, but declared It waa Intended the pre sentatlon should be without filibuster and with no purpose of delay. Declaring that It waa Immaterial aa to what agreement had been made between Senator Simmons and his Democratlo colleagues, Senator Wat son, of Indiana, declared there had been unnecessary delay; that the "whole proceedings" had been for the purpose of flllbustsr and that so far aa he was concerned It would not be tolerated In th future. "If th Republicans, who are r' sponsible to the country for leglsla tlon and who must answer to the oountry for their acts, will stay here to the limit of their physical endur ance, we will quickly pass this bill," h added. Simmons Denies Filibuster. Earlier In the day both Senators Underwood, of Alabama, tne Demo cratlo leader, and Senator Simmons, had declared that there was no dis position on the Democratic side to delay passsge of th bill. Th soldiers' bonus also got Into the debate when Senator Walsh, Democrat. Massachusetts. asked Chairman McCumber, of the finance committee, If the amended bill was to be reported soon and taken up Immediately by laying aside the tariff bill temporarily. Senator McCumber said this was planned and that he hoped to have th bill reported with in a week. Senator Watson, of Georgia, aald the Republicans themselves were responsible for long delay on the tariff, citing tha months taken in committee consideration. Weather Forecast by States. Washington. May 6. Virginia: North Carolina: Generally fair and slightly wsrmer Ssturday; Sunday partly cloudy, probably local thun dershowers. South Carolina, Georgia: Fair Sat urday; Sunday partly cloudy, prob ably local thundershowers In Interior, little change In temperature. Extreme northwest Florida. Ala bama: Generally fair Saturday; Sun day local thundershowers. Tennessee: Generally fair Saturday; Sunday local thundershowers, cooler In west. Louisiana, Arkansas and east Texas: Saturday and Sunday partly cloudy. r Oklahoma: Saturday generally fair; Sunday partly cloudy. West Texas: Saturday and Sunday generally fair. , ( , Treaty Is Not Violation. . Paris, May 6. (By Associate! Frees) In a long not sent to the German government, th reparations commission fails to find any Imme diate violation of the treaty of Ver sailles In the provisions of tha Rus-ao-German Rapallo treaty, but re serves to itself the, right to ex amine closely the application of the treaty and taken any action neces sary to protect the allied Hen on all German reaourcea. BY BANK EXAMINERS IN NATION'S BUSINESS Economic Machinery Generally Is Strengtened. REPORT TO CRISSINGER Comptroller of Currency Hears From Examiners of the 12 Reserve Districts. FIFTH DISTRICT IS "FAIR" III the Main a Notable Improvement lit Condition- Throughout tho Country la Reported Br ' Examiner. (Br AanclaU rna.1 Washlhngton, May S. General strengthening of the economlo ma chinery of the nation was reported today to Comptroller of the Currency rlslnger by the 12 chief national bank examiners representing the federal reserve districts of the coun try, at their annual meeting here. In the main th examiners said there has been a notable Improve ment In business conditions through out the country, togethef: with re stored confidence and a favorablt outlooK for the future. The belief was expressed, however, that prog ress towards normal conditions would be gradual and not an overnight ac complishment. In the New York district business generally shows a wholesome trend, although still depressed in all lines, according to L. O. Borden. "This depressed condition," he said, Is believed to be still due to our western and southern agriculture situation, to taxation, to the still too- high living costs and to labor costs." In the New York district, he con tinued, It Is hoped that the Genoa conference will be the first step to wards future beneficial conferences hlch will prove more economical than political.. The proposed soldiers bonus legislation., he added, "while strongly condemned la not having much effect because of firm faith In President Harding." Philadelphia is well on the way to recovery, as well as Cleveland and New England, It waa reported. RJrhmond District Report. Less favorable reports from the Richmond district were presented by W. J. Bchechter. "Industrially con dttlons ar fair," he said. "There Is probably less unemployment than Is found In the large cities. The agrl cultural situation Is serious but the farmer will be able to combat the Ju?lLagtl. , lgfll,T. wimmaonlsl situation In general Is fair but noth Ing to enthuse over. Financially condltlona are probably poor, but not so much due to cotton as to bad loans In years gone by." Florida conditions ar better than any state in the Union, according to J. E. Pole, of the Atlanta district. "Ther Is little reason to doubt but what real prosperity In this district ss well aa the entire country," he said, "depends largely on a restora tion of a satisfactory foreign de mand but even under the most favor able conditions several years of thrift and hard work will be neces sary before this section can hope for complete recovery. "Farmer are generally giving at tention to diversification of crops and the cost of cotton production will be less than last year. The cit rus and truck crops In Florida have been splendid with satisfactory prices and therefore the situation In that state is probably the best of any state In the union." Farns Morale Retarnlag. Considerable decrease in ths grain on hand in the Chicago district was reported as well as heavier exporta. "The morale of the farmer Is slowly returning," John S. Wood, of the St. Louis district, declared. "The Increases In prices of grain and live stock have renewed his hope." Reviving purchasing power of the farmers was reported by Howard M. Sims, of the Minneapolis district. Kansaa City is "over the hill," ac cording to Luther K. Roberts. En hanced prices for cattle, he declared, have restored the value of farmers' securities and rising values of hogs and corn are helping conditions measurably. Cotton condltlona are good, he added, and tho outlook genf erally most encouraging. "There can not be an improvement under a year," according to Richard H. Collier, of the Dallas district, "and no great Improvement under two or three years. Two or three crops have to be made before Improvement can be made. The perpetuity of small banks depends on this." Pacific coast bankers look to inter national effort to bring about world restoration, , according to Harry L: Machen, of the Ssn Francisco dis trict. TEN SEMINARY MEN ASSIGNED TO WORK North Carolina Graduates of Union Theological School Given Charges in This Stat. ISpertt! to Dillr "n. Richmond, Vs.. May 6. Ten of the 29 member of the graduating class of the Union Theological seminary, a Presbyterian institution, who will get their diplomas at commencement exercises next Wednesday will carry the message of the gospel to various parts of North Carolina, It was an nounced todsy. Some of the designated fields are permanent and some temporary. The assignments are: Thomas Robert Alexander, of Matthews, to Mat thews; Ernest Ollmer Clary, of China Clrove, to Wilson; Francis F. Comer ford, Holston Valley, Tenn., to Ox ford: William Murphy. Currlo, of Carthage, to Clayton; John Kerr Fleming, of Elmwood, to Acme; Ar thur Lang, of Portsmouth. Va.. to Ashboro; John Walter Mann, of Meb ane, to Mebane: John Malrom Mc Bryde, of Red Pprlngs. to Chlnqua pln;Robert Edwin McClure, of Wil mington, to Garland; Charges William Worth, of Wilmington, to Wilming ton; Bruce C. Bnney, of Wallace, Is going to Fort Worth, Tex. The meeting of the board of trus tees will bo marked by the 60th anni versary of membership on the board of the Rev. H. G. Hill. D. r of Max ton. This will bo the 48th annual meeting whlc.h1e has attended in succession. , LITTLE ENTENTE FOR T BNTILALATER DATE Joffe Is Off to Moscow to Con 1 fer With Leaders. RUSSIAN REPLY DELAYED Further Complications Over Memorandum to Russia Expected From France. LLOYD GEORGE MAY QUIT IC Memorandum la Not Accepted By France and Belgium, Premier Plans to Return to London at Once. Acceptance la Indicated. London, May . (By the Associat ed Press) It la now generslly believ ed, says a Reuters dispatch from Genoa, timed midnight, that M. Jas par, the Belgian foreign minister will not maintain his opposition to the memorandum presented to Russia, which it is indicated, France and Bel gium will accept as now framed. If the memorandum Is not accept ed, Premier Lloyd George probably will return to London Immediately. LITTLE ENTENTE IS FOR A!f ADJOURNMENT OF CONFERENCE (Br Anottital rnn.) Genoa. May 6. It was asserted here tonight that the little entente, In view of th complications that have arisen over the memorandum presented Dy the allies to the Rus slans, contemplate proposing an adjournment of the economic con ference until the problems which now are unsettled can be taken up with some probability of succsssfully Iron. Ing them out. Adolph Joffe, of the Russian dele gatlon, started for Moscow tonight to confer with the all-Russian cen tral executive commission now In session In the soviet capital. While the Russian delegation has full pow ers to act at Genoa, It Is desired that M. Joffe explain the progress of the conference to the -committee, which has suthorlty to ratify agreements entered Into. The Russian reply to the allied memorandum Is not expected to be presented for two or three days, but according to members of the Rus sian delegation, It will not neces sarlly be delayed until M. Joffe reaches Moscow. Further complications over the Russian memorandum may arise to morrow on the return to Genoa of M. Barthou of th French delegation, who has been on a visit to Paris and discussed the situation with Premier Polncar and the membera of his ministry. Belgium still Is obdurate In her Insistence on a new ctaua in Ik. anasa.sa.ilnsls as lattng ' to 'the treatment of private property. It Is reported that M. Barthou will aubmlt such a clauae as a substitute for that at present con tained In the memorandum. Even If the entire commission on Russian affairs agrees to approve a new clause, It will be difficult to Induce the Russians to accept it, as they are now complaining bitterly of the present clause and the French and Belgians are insisting upon new provisions which will be much more dramatic. They are demanding that they must be guaranteed that the Russians will not eventually turn over the property of foreigners to new owners. 1 - ) Income Returns By May 15 Must Be Paid With Renalty Oraenibore Dtlly New, Bimsn, No. 9 Woodwud Bulldlnj. Raleigh, May S. Commissioner of Revenue Watta said today that the law permits income taxpayers who have not filed returns on or before May 16 to voluntarily do so by paying a penalty of 6 per cent, which pen alty in no case be less than on dollar and one per cent a month or fraction of a month from March 16 until pay ment is made. The commissioner may grant an extension for a lawful reason if applied for before May 16, which extension will obviate the pen alty and permit delinquents to pay the tax and simple Interest from March 16. All persons who have not made re turns should do so on or before May 16, send along' with the tax the amount of penalty and Intereat, or submit their reasons for failure to file on or before May 16, and ask for the extension. Two Arrests For Robbery. "- (SpwUI te Ddtbr Nun.) Henderson, May 6. Two arrests have teen made In connection with a store robbery at Klttrell on infor mation furnished by Guy Barnes, who Is in jail In Durham county, after having been brought back there from Miami, Florida, where he was arrested. Robert W. Maynard ann waiter Mcunee were the men arrested here last night and placed In jail, the alleged crime having been commuted, it is charged In the war rant, on or about March 19, 192S. The store entered was that of Smith urotners, snil the articles taken, ar charged, Included cigarettes, shoes, watches, snd some money. Georgia Hangs Negro Legally. Anderson, S. C, May 6. William Ravenel, negro, convicted of rape. waa nanged at 11:16 o'clock this morning .at the Hart county home, near Hartwell, Georgia. Ravenel de clared on the scsffold that he was Innocent of the charge of attacking an aged Invalid white woman near Hartwell In the fall of 1921. Trade Review Unqualifiedly Declares Business Conditions Greatly Improved .New York, May 6. Dun's tomorrow will say "Constructive . elements that have been gathering force for' aome time past are now xertlng a more potent Influence on general business. Im provement In sentiment, which has recently become clearly defined. Is supported by actual gains In transac tions, both In number and magnitude and unsatisfactory phases are less conspicuous. "Practically without exception, basic Industries reflect renewed ac tivities, metals, lumber, textiles, hides end leather and other Important lines, all disclosing revival, and many prles are at highest levels. "Notwithstanding keen competition If Civilization Is To Be Saved To the World More Christ-Like Spirit Must Be Injected In It, Lady Nancy Astor Tells 5,000 Home Folks ON NATIVE SOIL Wit and Beauty of Two Na tions, Back In "Ole Vir ginny," and Happy. SPEAKS FROM OLD HOME By ERNEST B. HUNTER Danville, Va., May 6. With her customary keen and brilliant wit. playing over a background of deep spirituality, Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor, described here as ths wit and beauty of two. nations, standing on the second floor of the old home, on ths corner of Broad and Main streets, in which she first saw the light over 40 years ago, told ovsr 6,000 of her home folks that If civilization Is to be saved for the world more Christ like spirit must be inserted in it. She beseeched her hearers, especially the women, to seek a wider vision of their political duty, break away from the narrow, localised way of view ing a situation. In a voice ringing clear, the little Virginian, descrlbsd hers today as ths beauty and wit of two nations, pleaded for a better understanding between the English-speaking peo ple. "Be suspicious," she told her audience, "of all politicians and all people who try to run down Great Britain, not becauss It Is Great Brit ain, but because it Is the birthplace of civilisation; and If America goes back on her God save America!" At The Old Horn Place. Th scene at the old home place was a touching one. As the Astor party entered the house, a band led hundreds of college students and children of the local schools In sing ing "Dixie." This was followed quickly by "Carry Me Back to Old Vlrginy." The vivacious little falr halred woman all but lost her almost lnerasable smile; she remained mo tionless. In deep meditation. But th great throng of homefolks soon brought her back to life with a rousing ovation. It was real home-coming celebra tion and probably no other woman was ever received In Virginia with such a wholehearted demonstration of affection. hecsremoriIea comme'hoed prompt ly at 10:10 o'clock in th city coun cil chambers, when Lady Astor waa givsn a large gold key to th town by Captain Harry Wooding, Dan ville's veteran mayor. Th city council was summoned In special session, with Col. A. B. Car rlngton, president of the council, pre siding. The chamber was handsome ly decorated in flags of Great Britain, ths United States and the Southern Confederacy and, vases of beautiful roses the national flower of Eng landIn every nook and corner. Only a limited number of people, many of whom were relatives of Lsdy As tor, was aDle to gain admlttancs, owing to tha limited space. "To Please Astor." Mr. Carrlngton, with Lady Astor to his left and Lord Astor to his right traced .the Idea of the meeting, de claring that It was supported by the people of Danville. "We weloome you to Danville as the woman who has achieved greatness in the world," said he. Facetiously. Mr. Carrlngton told Lady Astor that the numerous "T. P. A." signs hanging from every wire on Main street denoted "To Please Astor." He next read an ordinance dedicating a city atreet to Lady As tor which was then presented to the visitor, the text being Inscribed on parchment and enclosed In a leather folder. Captain Wooding, who remembers Lady Astor's great-grand father, was next Introduced and he presented the gold key, giving her the freedom of the city. It was gilded, made of wood grown on the Cottage Hill estate, the plantation where Lady Astor's father was reared. Th mayor's address of weloome was eloquent, it rose to the highest peak of oratory. He told of Vir ginia's Illustrious men but referred to Lady Astor, the daughter of Vir ginia, who has won world-wide re nown. "We trust." said the mayor, In conclusion, "that you will never for get that none will follow more close ly your future career and wUb greater Interest than the city of Dan ville. As Lady Aslor rose to reply, deep ly moved by the references mads to her, tha audience rose and gave her a round of applaus. Tickles Her Aodlrnre. She sld It waa difficult to apesk. "It Is lisolutely Impossible for me to tell you how I feel over this fine wrlrome.r she ssld in a voice full of emotion. She told her audience that she had not prepared a speech, but she ..ceded (Contlnusd on Page Two., for orders in different quarters, wholesale markets are more fAvora bla to aellera and the trend toward firmness may conceivably be carried further. "From a condition of hesitation and waiting, buying In varioua channels, although continuing conservative, has quickened and broadened and diver sity of demand Is a more noticeable feature. "Purchasing had Bssn so long de layed In many Instances that replen ishment of supplies wsa finally neces sltatad and options of this charac ter constitute much of the current business. "Weekly bank clearings 7,690,-331.000." Lady Astor, Member of Parliament and Daughter of Virginia, Comes Back Home ; If? 4 tViz ;t: ? , v& h( U I.'?, f . I? IrMs- ft ffl f' i j If nrf;aasniiiiii n'"'" - "'""- John Underwood Killed In Automobile $nmsh Friday Morning In C. G. MARSH HELD Coroner's Jury Declares He Was Speeding While Under Influence of Liquor. FOUR IN WRECKED CAR (Br AsKctiUd Trm.) Carthage, May 6. John Under wood, former mayor of Fayettevllle and former member of the North Carolina legislature, who was in stantly killed In an automobile acci dent early today near West End, this county "came to his death while riding In a'car driven at an unlaw ful rate of speed by Charlea G. Marsh while Intoxicated," according to the verdict rendered by a cor oner's jury of Moors county follow ing an Inquest today. Marsh Is Arrested. "We find the said Charles G. Marsh culpable," the verdict of the coroner's Jury (Concluded. , Following the Inquiry, Marsh, who Is a Fay ettoville automobile dealer, waa ar rested snd held without ball pend ing preliminary hearings. Marsh re tained counsel and announced that he would Institute habeas corpus proceedings if refused bail. Marsh declared that nil memters of the party were perfectly aober and that he lost control of the car In a sand bed, while going not more than 30 miles an hour, the car turn ing turtle, Underwood was pinned beneath the car and lived only five minutes after being rescued,. It was said. En Route To Greensboro. Marsh and two other occupanta of the car were injured but not seri ously, though one man, Leon Ander son was unconscious for' a time. 'The fourth occupant of the car waa Ned L. Grady, of Fayettevllle. The party of four are said to hsve bien on their way from Fayettevllle trf Greensboro when the accldont occurred -about 2 a. m. All the survivors of the accident denied being under the Influence of liquor, but witnesses heard by the coroner's Jury testified that' a bottle found In the car was partially full of whisky, and that Anderson, one of the party, had admitted that all (Continued on Page Two.) 2 KILLED IN SMASH OF NAVAL PLANES . Collision 500 Feet In Air Over Po-temafc- River Sends Two To Death Two Others Escape. (tr AfltorlitH FneO WsshlngtLn. May 6. Lieut. Harol 1 V, Belden, of this city and Ensign MJIIer. of the burpau of aeronaiitlcfl. wer drowned in the Potomac rlvr late today when their naval seaplnm was in collision with one piloted by L,ieutenant-Conimnder C. Y.. John son, In command of the Anacosiia naval air station, and his mechani cian, C. W. Jacobs. The last two es caped unlnji.ted. Lieutenant Selden was said to have teen trying out a new propeller and was about 600 feet up when th') col lision occurred. His seaplane fell Into th river, just below the naval air station, while that of Command.! Johnson flaw off but made a forced lamUng In 'he river and as wrocs ed. Bolh Jrhnsun snd Jacob wjr; Picked up by rescue boats. Moore County V. S. Marines Land To Guard Tientsin Tientsin, May 6 (Dy Associated Press) This city, already panicky In fear of tho consequences of the defeat of General rbang Tso Lin's troops, had a rare aurlng the night owlnjc to the arrival of eight trains of Fengtlen troops from Fengtal ' and rumors thnt they Intended to loot the town. The commissioner of foreign af fair appealed to the llrlllah ens eal for assistance. The French consul and commandant were com anniented with an Immediately reinforced the French military posts at Tientsin.' At 1 a. m. all waa quirt again. The American rralser Huron reached Taku today and disembarked 150 marines, re inforcing the American srarrlsoa at Tientsin, which In addition to ordinary defense dntlrs. Is assum ing protection of American prop erties la the Russlsn concessions. D Los Angeles Engineer Says Shoals Plan of Engstrum Is Quite Impossible. OPPOSES TORD AS "KING" Washington, May 6. Govesnmett retention of the nitrate and power projects of Muscle Hhoals, rather than their leas or sals to private interests, was urged today by J. H Levering, a civil engineer of Los Angeles, In testifying before the sen ate agriculture committee In sup port or cnalrman Norrls' bill pro posing a government-owned corpora tlon lor development (of the Muscle Hhoals territory. Mr. Levering declared the commit tee should never sccept a prlvste offer until one had been drafted on a sound business hanla. Senator Norheck. Republican, Houth Dakota, anked If Mr, Levering thought Henry Ford, who has sub mitted an offer for the projects, was embarking upon "another peace snip" expedition. "Thst's just what I mean." the witness replied, adding that ho' dnuhied If Mr. Ford hud a process by which the mannfa'-tnre of fer tilizers could be reduced by one-half their present market prices. At th(s point, Senator Berlin. Democrst, Alabama, took issue with Ihe witness, declaring that big In terests would keep "anybody from developing Muscle. Hhoals unless ho Is like Kord and has his own money." "Well," replied Mr. Severing. If we have to go to one man for every thing In tills country we ought to make htm Mine:." Mr. Levering said mueh of .he sup port given Mr. Ford's offer came from "sucker money," When the discussion was directed to the offer made by Frederick Eng strum, of Wilmington, N. C, Mr. Lev ering declared It "would be a scan dal for Congress to accept that prop osition." Mr. Leverlng's comments were the first heard by the committee on the Norrla bill and marked ths first de parture from considers! Ion of the offers for private development since tho committee began Us liiveutiga tiou last month. III F0RTHET1ME BEING Secretary Mellon Standing: Squarely By Blair. PRESIDENT TOOK A HAND And After Listening to Both Sides, He Did Some Pacifying. YOUNG TO GET THE JOB Lieut. Governor Cooper Has No Show For Lever Place senator Cap per. Republican, Is For Simmons' Proposal. DU Km Bunsa uyl lyiexripft oftfls. 23 AIDm BuiUtoi (Br LmS Win) By W. A. HILDRBRAND. Washington, May 6. A number of Insiders, and sspaclally those who have an opportunity to connect with treasury department gossip, have been rather confidently expecting ths retirement of Commissioner of Inter nal Revenue Blair. It Is true that there hss been a spelt of quiescence, a period of calm following th agi tation, but nevertheless some very powerful Influences hsd been set In motion against th commissioner. It was believed this enterprise could not successfully be resisted. Great numbers of Congress members were presumably standing at the back of Elmer Dover, the asslstsnt secretary of the treasury, and the confidant of all the big Republicans since the days of Hanna. Now Mr. Dover lias a single track mind when It come sto the distribu tion of patronage and In the matter of efficiency in governmental admin istration he believes In giving ths benefit of the doubt to Republlcsns. His views clashed with those of ths North Carolina man with almost dally regularity. It was takpn for grant ed a week ago that one of these gentlemen would perforce retire, and It was very difficult for any old school Reuhllcan to envlsags Elmer Dover, the friend of the lamented Hanna, retiring before a man who hailed from a stste which never made a contribution to the Repub lican cause In the electoral college and gave so little promise of doing so. Has Been Some Pacifying, But a change or a resignation Is not Imminent today. What happened was , that the President, after listening to both sides has done some pacifying, and haa established for the moment a condition of armed neutrality. There has been no end' of speculation as to what lengths Mr. Mellon will go In supporting Mr. Blair. Thus far th secretary of the treasury has shown wo disposition to abandon th conviction that Mr. Blair's hsndllng of matters has harmonised well with the best Interests of the public. Moreover, the chances are that th secretary has presented this idea to tho White House very forcefully be cause, as hitherto remarked ths party Influences aligned against the commissioner of Internal revenue are very powerful. One hears the Inti mation that Mr. Dover favors some additional changes, and when this movement Is set In motion one Is cer tain to hear more of the conflict. One argument la that the commission er of Internal revenue can do aa much as any man In public life to promote the cause of the Republican party, and those who stand with Dover de clare that Mr. Blair has not been sufficiently mindful of party Interests . In ths various states. They argue that this Is found to be all the more Important when such accidents as that In Indiana can happen to the regular organization, an organisa tion that had not been properly nourished. Young To Get Lever's Job, The friends of Lieut. Oov. W. R. Cooper have continued their activi ties, and they still believe, apparently, that he has a chance to succeed Mr, Lever on the farm hjan hoard. But, as hitherto atsted. there Is not much chsncs of this . Some very Influen tial Republicans have made Inquiry about this position, acting upon the request of Democratic friends, and they have been advised that the slate Is complete. For some reason ths formal announcement has been with held, but It Is understood that form er Congressman Young of Texas Is In line for this very attractive posi tion, a position which Is bslng sought by msny men of prominence, who recognise the opportunities for pub lic service and who are not especial ly attracted by the salary. Mr. Landls of Ohio Is well Indorsed, but Young has the best of It at the present writ ing. The Republican floor leader, Mr. Mondell. la supporting him. On May 1 Senator Simmon appealed to senators who are seeking to pro vide an adequate system of credits for Ihe farmers to come together and out of the several bills Intro duced for that purpose, Including the Himmons mil, to evolve a bill bv way of a substitute or to agree unon on. of the bills already Introduced and to present a solid front In support of It In the senate. Democratic snd Re publican senators alike. In thet speech Senator Himmons among other things ssld: The Simmons Proposal. "With reference to the proposition I have Just msde. It does not mike any difference what committee the hill has been referred to. If we can agree upon a substitute measure (Continued On rag Two.) improentsof neuse and trent 12 Foot Channel At Low Wsler Up To New Barn Recommended By Army Engineer. Washington. May B. Improvement of the Neuse and Trent rivers up to and In front of New Hern. N. ('., so as to provide a 12-foot channel at low water and a width of ann feet at an estimated cost of tSO.OOO and 12,000 annually tor maintenance was recommended to Congress today by army engineers In a report transmit ted by Secretary Weeks. The recommendation, however, was made that no work should be done toward deepening the channel until connection satisfactory to ths chief of army engineers. The committee tald no additional improvement above New Bern in th Trent river was required.