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CHARLOTTE. N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 24, 1921.
PRICE FIVE CENTS, DAILY SEVEN CENTS, SUNDAY.
TO
VOTE ON MOVING
CO MUSE
House Overrides Report t
Committee on the Matter.
VALUATION PETITIONS
Number Received Asking for
Modification; Other Petitions
. Favor Expansion Program.
Cbarlett Olim res' Burma.
Twboroofh Hotel.
BY R. K. POWELL.
RALEIGH, Feb. 21. Overriding
the action of the committee on
counties, cities and towns which re
ported unfavorably tbe bill submit
ting the question of changing tbe
courthouse of Rockingham county
from Wentworth to Reidsvrlle, the
nouse Wednesday by a rote of 77
to 2 adopted the minority commit
tee report, and then pasted the
measure.
Utvers petitions purporting to
come from landowners, asking tbe
general assembly to correct the
"injustices of revaluation" and to
authorize a reduction In the land
values for taxation, were laid before
the lower branch Wednesday morn
ing. These petitions came from
about one-fifth of the counties of
the state.
While It did not appear that tbe
signatures were not bona Ode, It
wm apparent that the petitions
were prepared la the capital since
they were drafted upon stationery
of the "Farmers Educational and
Co-operatire Union of America," the
postnfflce address of which is shown
as Raleigh.
Following are the counties peti
tioning for relief from the valua
tion of the revaluation act:
Cabarrus, Harnett, Randolph,
Cleveland, Carteret, Oullford. Row
an, Pitt. Davie. Hertford. Forsyth,
Currituck, Caldwell, Caswell. Nash,
Stokes, Ciowan, Duplin.
Want to Aid Railway.
Representative Qulckel, of Lin
coln, introduced the bill which
would authorize the state to sub
scribe for and purchase three mil
lion dollars stock in tbe proposed
electric railway from MU Holly.
Gaston county, to Boons, la Wataujra
county. '' '
i. proposed railway-Is-'- VtSRM
promoted by North Carolina citi
zens under the name of the Blue
Ridge Development company. The
bill would have the state subscribe
for stock up to the- three million
mark to match a like amount
bought by private subscribers.
The Rockingham county bill pro
vided interesting discussion and In
cidentally consumed virtually three
fourths of the day's session. With
the bill backed by two representa
tives and the senator, all from the
county the committee voted Tues
day afternoon 1! to one to report
the bill unfavorably.
Overnight Change.
Overnight the disturbance became
more dangerous looking for the
Rockingham cltlsena lii the western
psrt of the county who had con
vinced the committee members that
the county seat should not be
changed from Wentworth to Relds
vllle. nor should the question of
change be submitted to a vote of
the people. When the house con
vened at 11 o'clock, It was evident
that a flffhjt would be staged on the
floor.
The minority report was filed by
Grant, of Davie, republican member
of the committee. He with Tobe
Connor, a democrat, aided and
abetted by Crisp, of Dare, saw no
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LUMBERMEN ARE UNDER
CHARGE OF VIOLATION
OF THE SHERMAN LAW
Suit Filed by Government
Against Southern Pine As
sociation, 61 Companies and
69 Individuals.
IB
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23. Charging
violation of the Sherman anti-trust
law, the government today filed in
federal district court here Injunction
proceedings against the Southern
Pine association, 61 corporations
and 9 Individuals.
Granting of a permanent Injunc
tion for the purpose specified would
amount to dissolution of the asso
ciation, it was explained.
The suit alleges the association
t has operated to urtal production
to enhance prices and that as a re
suit profits on sale of yellow pine
advanced from 1 4.41 a thousand feet
in 1918 to $30.85 in 1820.
The suit was Hied by District. At
torney Carroll, in compliance with
instructions from Attorney General
' Palmer, and is based on a report
of the federal trade Commission,
which Investigated activities of the
ry association.
Judge Farls set March 1$ for a
hearing.
The petition asserts that "because
of the rapidly Increasing prices for
yellow pine lumber, the price fixing
committee of the' war Industries
' board established maximum prices
.for stjch lumber, which were In
legal effect on and after June IB,
118."
3 "The defendants," the petition
v continues, "coacortedjy ' adopted the
; position that these maximum prices
should be regarded as In fact mlnl
. mum prices and frequently exceeded
these : prices." . ,:',
Corporations named as defends
ants. Include: S "
Stearns Lumber and Export com
tany, Pensacola, Fla.; Standard
U Lumber company. Oak, Fla.; Bag-
dad Land Lumber eompany. Bag
' ;fl : i dad, Fla.; W. BY Harbeson Lumber
V, , company, Defunlak Springs,' Fla,: ')''
DR. J. 6. GAMBRELL'S
CONDITION CRITICAL
MACON. Ga., Feb. Dr.
J. B. Gtunbrell, president of the
Southern Baptist convention, and
former president of Mercer uni
versity, Is orttieally ill la Dallas,
Texas, aooordlng to teenage
received hare tonight. -
His soil nd di ughter, the to,
ter Red CVoss nurse daring the
world war, left here tonight for
Dallas.
I. T 11
RETAIN PLAGE
Needed to Fight Republican
Protective Doctrine.
Would Repeal Some of the
Taxes and Add on Some More,
Partly Through Tariff.
BY H. E. O. BRYANT
WASHINGTON, Feb. M. Friends
of Representative Claud Kitchln
want him to remain ranking mem
ber of the ways and means eommlt-
tee.
io siana oy tne nistoric nemo
cratlc policy of a tariff for revenue
only. It 1 believed he will stay
en mat jod
Selection of Representative Finis
uarrett, or Tennessee, as active mi
nority leader, and nomination of Mr.
Kitchln for speaker, la the latest
plan of house democrats. Mr. Kltch
In, under this arrangement, would
remain head democrat on the ways
ana means committee where ha
wishes to be in order to flight re
publican protective doctrines and
measures.
The original Plan was for Mr.
Kitchln to withdraw from the ways
ana means committee and become
minority leader. This change was
contemplated In view of a stroke of
paralysis he suffered a year ago.
His health has greatly Improved re
cently and his physicians say he can
undertake the work on tariff and
revenue that would be required on
the ways and means committee.
The action of Representative Gar
ner, democrat (Texas), In support
ing the republican emergency tar
iff bill has caused Mr. Kitchln to
reconsider his proposed withdrawal.
He believes somebody should fight
the republican tariff 'cure-aUM doc
trine. Mr, Garner voul4. eueeeed
nhn aa head of the deotoerat et
we ways -ana t
A meeting of the democratic
forces of the house la planned for
the Friday evening preceding-' the
special session of Congress, expect
ed to convene. April -4.
A new plan of taxation which, it
Is believed will have the support of
the Incoming administration, was
proposed in a bill introduced today
by Representative Longworth
(Ohio), republican member of the
ways and means committee.
He would repeal the war and ex
cess profits, transporttton and soft
drinks taxes and reduce the surtaxes
on higher incomes to a maximum of
40 per cent, cutting off a revenue of
$890,000,000 from these sourcea As
a substitute he looks to a protective
tariff and a change in the taxes on
corporations to make up the amount
lost. His measure provides a way
for settlement definitely of $1,250,
000.00 of disputed taxes.
Mr. Longworth stated that Intro
niAiw.ru I
duction of the bill was not with any
idea of having it considered this ses
sion, now rapidly nearing an end.
but for the purpose of getting the
matter before the public.
Here are the amounts that Mr.
Longworth would knock out of exist
ing revenue laws. In force since 1917:
Reduction of income surtaxes to
a minimum of 40 per cent. $124,-
000,600; repeal of the excess profits
tax, $450,000,000; transportation of
freight at three per cent. $166,000.
000; transportation of persons at $
per cent. $110,000,000; seats, berths
and stats rooms at eight per cent,
$$,000,000; fountain drinks (soda
waters and Ice creams, etc.) $40,
000,000. The sources of revenue to
replace these, revenues are discuss
ed by Mr. Longworth as follows:
"In the first place I estimate that
a tariff law based upon the .protec
tive principle; which - will no doubt
be passed before tbe adjournment
of the next Congress will produce a
revenue in addition to that now re
ceived from the customs houses of.
In round numbers, $850,000,000.
"It will therefore be necessary to
provide additional revenue to the
extent of something Uke $540,000.
000. I propose in this bill to repeal
the present exemption of $2,000 for
the Income of corporations and to
place an additional tax on corpora
tion incomes of five per cent. This,
according to the most recent treat
ury estimate will produce a revenue
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Fair today and Friday.
It doesn't take a dressmaker to
ruffle a woman's temper.
JO JO SAYS I
LEAGUE COUNCIL
81! WE
Mandates Message Discussed
in Strictest Privacy.
SUMMARY IS HANDED OUT
U. 3. Government Never Con
sented That Island of Yap be
Under Japanese Mandate.
PARIS, Feb. 2?. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The American note
respecting mandates occupied the
council of the league of nations
throughout the day. The note was
discussed In Ihe strictest privacy
and the council decided this evening
to Issue only a brief summary lor
publication.
Ths note deals specifically with
the mandate attributed to the em
peror of Japan over aH former Ger
man Islands In the Paclflo north of
the equator, and calls attention to
the fact that tbe United States gov
ernment has never given its consent
that the Island of Yap be Included
in the territory under Japanese man
date. The reservation Is taken on
the ground that Tap has a very Im
portant bearing in the matter of
cable communications and that no
power can limit or control its use.
The United States declares Itself
hot bound by the tertrp of the man
date and asks that tbe question be
submitted to a new Investigation.
Members of the council consider It
necessary to confer with their gov
ernment regarding the America
note, and. with this in view, they
forwarded the text today. 'It is
therefore considered unlikely that
any decision will be reached at this
session. It was suggested this af
ternoon that the whole matter might
be referred to the supreme coun
cil and it Is declared that It was In
reality that body which attributed
Yap, along with other northern Pa
clflo Islands, to Japan, and this was
the principal point raised in Secre
tary Colby's nate.
Farther than this It Is expected
that the council will merely ac
knowledge, receipt of the note and
give assurance that It, will be dealt
with throurh the proper -ehannehv
' Tit summary , tft. American
"Th nnrnnunt Of the United
. j
State declare It seises tne oecaaen
to send the council or the league- a
coov f a note addressed to Earl
Curaen (British foreign minister) on
November 20. setUng forth in detail
tbe views of the United 8tates on the
responsibilities of mandatory pow
ers.
"A copy ef the note has been sent
to the French and Italian govern
ments. The United States govern
ment draws the attention of the
council to the request made in that
nonte that the projects of mandate
Intended for the society or nations,
before they were submitted to the
council be communicated to tne
United -States government and that
It have precise indications on the
nr indoles on . whlcb tne unitea
States conditioned its approbation.
The United States governmev
has received the text of the mandate
attributed to the emperor or Japan
over ail former German isianas sit
uated in the Pacific ocean north of
the eauator. which text was approv
ed by the council of the league De
cember 17 In Geneva.
"The United States government
declares It- has never given its con
sent that the Island of Tap be In
cluded in territories subjected to the
mandate of Japan.
"It recalls that it has already so
Informed the governments of Great
Britain, France, Italy and Japan, In
forming them at the same time that
ltsreservation rested upon the opin
ion that Yap enters necessarily into
any project or system of practical
communication by cable In the Pa
cific and that no power can limit or
control Us use.
"Consequently, the United States
government Is moved to declare re
spectfully that it cannot regard it
self as bound by the terms of said
mandate and desires particularly
that note be taken of Its protest
against the decision of the league
council of Deceember 17 upon this
question.
"At the same time it asks the
council, whose action resulted evi
dently from an Inexact representa
tion of the facts, to submit the ques
tion to a new Investigation, which an
equitable solution requires."
DRUGS SEIZED IN A
HOTEL IN GREENVILLE
Value of Seizure Placed at
$6,000; S. Epstein, Occu
pant of Room, Arrested.
GREENVILLE, 8. C, Feb. 21.
Forty-nine and a half ounces of nar
cotic drugs, valued at over i,ooo
was seized and a man giving his
! name as S. Epstein, of Washington.
was arrested at a local notoi nere
this afternoon by the city police
and turned over to the federal au
thorities. State Internal Revenue
Inspector W. It. Bradley of Colum
bia has been notified and Is ex
pected here tomorrow in connection
wtih the seizure.
Epstein denied knowledge of the
morphine and cocaine and declared
that the handbag in which they
were found belonged to another
man who shared his room, and who
was registered as J. Morton. The
police watched the hotel all the af
ternoon but Mortnn did not return.
a
OJTE MAN CARS.
BPAHTANBUHO, 8. C. Feb. 28.
The local traction company, in
adopting the one-man type of street
cars-and-thereby reducing its oper
ating force, today announced that
preference would be given to mar
ried men in employment Single
men were thrown out of employ
ment today as a result, .
U.S. Navy Second To None
Is Where Congress Stands
Washington Officialdom is Aga
Program AmerlcaWHI Not
Expecting" Other Natio
BY H. B. HTWRi.
WASHINGTON. Feb. ' Th
United States will not take the lead
In naval disarmament, 1 expecting
other nations to follow A good ex
ample and do likewise.
Neither will it agree to "naval
holiday" in lieu of a general agree
ment on disarmament or restriction
of armaments.
This nation will go along with
other great nations in an agreement
to end the competitive piling up of
armaments. It wilt accept the ut
most Umitat'on that can be agreed
upon. Provided
That under any agreesnent limit
ing armament the United States
shall rank second to noske in the
naval strength that Is left to ber.
That decision, reached by the
leaders of fhe naval committee of
both house and senate and known
to be In accord with the; views of
President-elect Harding, furnlahes
the keynote to the Incoming admin
istration's naval and foreign poli
cies. There is a general sympathy in
Congress with the proposals for a
limitation of armaments. . The de
sirability of reducing naval expendi
DIXON PLEADS
FOR PICTURES
Censorship Bill Gets Favorable
Report From Committees.
Tom Dixon and Colonel Meek
ins and Mr. Barber Clash
in Joint Hearing. 1 ' f
Charlotte Observer Bunas. 4 "
Tarsonaga Hotel, "
BT K. E. POWE&b. ..J
RALEIGH, Feb. St.- Proponents
of a state censorship of movlngt pic
tures won, vtlM ' inlUaifc-aklrmtsl,: fee,
fore the legislata re th f tern oon
4 4roe -the-sestets ' eeuiaimeiff"VtUn g
seven to six and the house commit
tee 14 to 11. reported favorably the
McColn-Vareer-Matthews bill.
The result was surprising but It
is not believed by friends of the bill
that )t foreshadows the final result
when the measure comes to tbe
Poor for its second and probably
warmest fight.
For dramatics the bearing sur
passed every legislative fight of the
session. Dr. Thomas Dixon tackled
the state ministry and the federation
of women's clubs and won a spectac
ular Intellectual battle in spite of
a temporary defeat of his program.
It was Dixon against Colonel Ike
Heeklns, Mrs. Charles C. Hook, of
Charlotte, Mr Henry Perry, .of
Henderson, and Rev. Milton Barber,
rector of Christ church, this city.
In combat with the ladles Mr. Dixon
was nothing 'If not gallant but in
debate with the species of the male
he was deadly.
' He pounced upon Meeklns at the
outset and left that silver-tongued
statesman of the east so befuddled
that he had Moses Initiating the
decalogue Instead of serving as the
human conduit for the transmission
of the Commandments to the poo-
Die.
In his tilt with the Rev. Mr. Bar
ber Dr. Dixon was eminently in his
own element. It would have been
difficult for him to have picked a
more inviting field for slapping the
high church.
He wrung from the Raleigh rec
tor the admission that his assault
on the movies came from informa
tion supplied him by other people
and not from personal observation
of the screen.
The argument of the ladies was
altogether entertaining and' to some
degree threatening. Mrs. Hook in
formed the solons that she spoke for
20,000 'organized women in the
state, and left with them the
thought of an army of female voters
aroused over the newest reform.
The club women, she said, have
joined hands with the W. C T. U.
women and the battle is on. If this
general assembly doesn't provide for
the censorship, she warned, tho
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WESTERN COUNTIES TO
ORGANIZE BUSINESS BODY
Meeting; March 9 to Organize
Western North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce.
ftpeoial te The Observer.
ASHEVILLE. Feb. 21. First
steps were taken here today for or
ganisation of the Western North
Carolina Chamber of Commerce, to
be composed of representatives of
each of the 21 counties from Watau
ga to Cherokee.
Ballots were sent to several hun
dred prominent citizens throughout
the section. Three directors will be
named from each county, and these
will meet, here March t, to perfect
the organisation.
Promotion of the general Inter
ests, development of the natural re
sources and assisting in extending
the trade and commerce of western
North Carolina, is stated by W. M.
Peyton, one of the organisers, as the
ebjeots of tile chamber. An all time
secretary' will be employed and per
manent headquarters will be opened
In. this city. A membership cam
paign will be held the latter part of
March, The association plans to co
operate with all commercial asso
ciations already . existing within the
territory.;
inst Any Let;Up in Construction
Take Lead in Disarmament,
ns to Follow Example.
tures la emphasized by the Increas
ing difficulty of raising taxes to
meet heavy governmental o lega
tions. Also, there is an ever-ln-
creasing insistence in letters from ,
the "folks back home" that some- !
thing be done to relieve the tax
burden.
Naval Conclusion.
Congressional leaders, however,
after serious study of the whole dis
armament proposition have con
cluded: First: That the most effective
way to promote an agreement limit
ing armaments is for the Un ted
States to go ahead on her scheduled
building program, which, if con
tinued, will give her the most pow
erful fleet of capital ships in the
world by 1924.
Second: That under any agree
ment limiting naval forces the
United States must have, relatively,
the same position which her pres
ent naval program assures to her
a force at least equal to that of
any other nat on.
Whatever the decision of Presi
dent Harding may be with respect
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AIR ill PLANE
RECORD BROKEN
Eight Bags Taken From Frisco
x to New York In 34 Hours.
New Trans - Continental Air
Mail Record of 33 Hours' and
20 Minutes is Made.
, HAZELHURST, N. T., Feb. 23.
Bight bags of mail, dispatched from
San Francisco t by- ah-plane at 4:10
yesterday'momtng, arrived at Hagel
Hurst- JFim today .t 4:10 p.
nUltstabltohlnt cro-CPUBtr snail
record of Jt fcouTe'.andJ!. nllnutes,
with allowance for time zone obanges
in coast-to-coast flight. "X
The -man was trans 'erred front
plane to plane In a relay flight or
dered by the postofftee department
to establish a new cross-continent
mall plane record. The plane which
arrived at Hazel Hurst was piloted
by E. M. Allison, a member of one
of the four teams which took part
in the trans-continental race, two
planes leaving Hazel Hurst Field and
two starting from San Francisco at
the same time yesterday morning.
One of the westward bound planes
came to grief when Pilot Bf M. Leon
ard was 'orced to descend yester
day at Dubois, Pa., on account of
bad weather. The second west
bound plane reached Chicago yes
terday and was unable to get away
today.
The other eastbound plane crash
ed to earth at Elko, Nev., yesterday,
killing the pilo.t Capt. W. F. Lewis.
Captain Allison piloted one west
ward bound plane as far as Cleve
land, where It was taken over by
another pilot on tbe second lap of
the relay which ended at Chicago.
He then took the winning plane in
charge at Cleveland and returned to
Hazel Hurst F'eld this afternoon,
bettering the time set forth for the
flight by the posto flee department
by a margin of two hours and forty
minutes.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 23. Post
office department officials, while
gratified at the achievement of the
air mail service In delivering at New
Tork tonight mall which left Ban
Francisco yesterday morning, said
the most remarkable part of the en
tire performance was the all-night
flight from Cheyenne, Wyo., to Chi
cago, a distance of889 miles.
The all-n'ght flight, made by Pilots
Frank Tager and Ja1c Knight, dem
onstrated the feaslbil'ty of night
flying, officials said. With this state
ment they coupled the announce
ment that order had been Issued
to prepare for regular night flying
on the New Tbrk and San Francisco
route, probably about May 1.
Otto Praeger, assistant postmaster
general, described last night's flight
between Cheyenne and Chicago as
"the most momentous step In civil
aviation." He added that it would
mean "the speedy revolutionizing o'
the letter transportation methods
and practices throihout the world." '
LANDIS WOULD OUTLAW
BETTING ON BALL GAMES I
BOSTON, Fob. IS. The arm of
the law should be long enough to
permit it to reat-h to the bleach
ers and stand at baseball park
and call to account all who, bet on
games, in the opinion of Judge K.
M. Landls, baseball' supreme arbi
ter. Jadaw Iiandls. In a letter nerelv-
ed today by Representative Hugh J.
Laoey. of Holvoke. oommenUne on
tiw. I... Mil . tk. '
tna?' "aa T oUpici. i
pacing in tne tin-owing of games,
said he thought the offense should
be a felony with a penalty of from i
two to five year Imprisonment.
WILMINGTON CHAMBER IS
OPPOSED TO 5 CENT TAX
WILMINGTON. Feb. J . Incor
poration of an ad valorem tax of
five cents for state purposes In the
revenue act ppendg before the
legislature i in direct contravention
of the pledges made by the Demo
cratic, party during th recent cam
paign, the executive committee of
the Wilmington chamber of com
merce declared tonight, In a strongly
worded petition of the house and
senate finance committees and to
Uovernor Morrison. . .' -.
LABOR ADOPTS
. nrP iniTinM
ft ULULnNHIIUIl
OF PRINCIPLES
Refusal to Recognize Certain
Injunctions Called For.
LEGISLATION IS URGED
Law Declaring Labor Organi
zations Are Not Co-Partnerships
is Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28. Enact
ment by Congress of a law declaring
that labor organizations are not co
partnerships and "shall not be so
treated In law or in equity," is de
manded by organized labor in a dec
laration of principles adopted tonight
by representatives of national and
international unions affiliated In the
American Federation of Labor. .
The declaration, which was ap
proved after an all-day conference
here at which Samuel Oompers, l
president of the federation, presided, I
also called for the "immediate
restoration of exemption from or the
repeal of all antl-comblnation and
so-called conspiracy laws."
Condemning the use of the Injunc
tion under present laws, the declara
tion asserted that the "only immed
iate course" through which labor
could find relief "lies In a flat refus
al on the part of labor to recognise
or abide by the terms of injunctions
which seek to prohibit the doing of
acts which the workers have a law
ful and guaranteed right to do."
"Labor realises fully the conse
quences of such a course. It was
added, "but in the defense of Amer
ican freedom and of American insti
tutions it Is compelled to adopt this
course, be the consequences what
they may."
Institutions "Imperilled.'
Organised labor in the declaration
set forth at length the principles
tor wnicn it stands and call upon
the- people of th United State to
rally with labor "to the defense of
our Imperilled American institu
tlona" , ' ' ;i
Employer are warned m the dee
laratlon that labor "not only Insist
upon, maintaining th present stand
ard of wage and .working- condi
tions, but aec If res- I ts solemn pur
pose to continue It struggle to fur
tbr Jmorove . .those, .etamdaeda.'C . it j
The dsolaratios 'charged, tsoms
jtoalansMvihe-e-tTWtea States
wita supporting nt times In secret
some of the "Insidious, propaganda
or raaieai Kuropean fanaticism" be
cause of their "common antagonism
to the trade union movement."
"There la an unscrupulous and a
natural aptitude for intrigue In thts
rsnaucai propaganda." the statement
said, "which makes it a most subtle
menace to every democratic Ideal
and Institution In our country."
Repeal by the states of all Indus
trial court law and all restrictive
and coercive laws. Including the
commonly known open port law of
Texas, was demanded, together with
"freedom from decisions of courts
holding trade unions and individual
members thereof liable in damages
for the unlawful acts of others."
. utnrr itecommrndaaona
Other recommendations made by
trie conterence in the declaration In
cluded: Prohibition of immigration for a
period of not less than two years.
More general application of the
Initiative and referendum in the po
litical affairs of the United States
and of the states.
Removal of the power of courts to
declare unconstitutional laws enacted
by Congress.
Election of Judges.
Restoration of an adequate federal
employment service.
Administration of credit as a pub
lic trust In the interest of all the
pepople.
Investigation by Congress of the
activities ot private detective agen
cies In the field of Industrial rela
tions. The declaration also called upon
the workers to "resist the effort to
destroy the trade unions, whether bv
th false pretense of the "open
shop," the usuraed authority of
oourts through writs of injunction, or
otherwise.
Onmnni Make Statement.
"We call for united aunnort In
the protection of standards of wages
and conditions nlreadv gained," the
declaration added, "and. we um.-
mon tne workers to continued ef
forts to Increase the consuming
power, raise the standards and lm
prove the conditions of life and
work."
Issues of the "rost serious char
acter affecting our people nnd our
renuhllc" are faced bv organised la
bor. Mr. Oompers declared In a states
ment onnnlng the conference.
"Tt, Is not nonxlhle to forecast the
manner In which the conference will
deal with these hmuR." he aild
"hut It Is certain that the thought ex
pressed would he for the benefit of
our country and for the advance
ment of the Interests, standards and
freedom of our people."
The Issues "In the main are known
to all. thoiish not understood bv all."
nmu air. unmi)ri, aiming mat "our
concern Is for the democratic institu-1
lions or our country, and for th
safeguarding of our freedom wher-
" 7 attacked.
wnemer tne atmcKS
are Vnade
by
P'u "action
or by the
In-
(Centime ea Fare Hnn.)
AGRICULTURAL BILL IS
PASSED BY THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Over a
running fire from senator who pre
sented detailed objections to tta pro
posal for increased expenditures,
the senate tonight passed th agri
cultural appropriation bill,, carrvlns
.approximately $41,000,000, for the
operation of that department for th
year beginning next July. This
amount -la nearly , 000,000 In excess
of appropriations for tbe current
year, and almost 11,000,000 lu ex
cess of amount allowed by the
houee, to which It was sent for oonf
ferouue after the senate's action.
CARUSO PLANS TO GO
TO EUROPE IN SPRING
NEW TORS, Feb. 3S. Dr.
Antonio Stella, one of the special
ists attending Enrico Oaraso, the
tenor, who is Ul feore wttb ptoar
ley, said tonight that the tenor
wlU sail for Europe about the end
of March If hi condition con
tinue to improve. A trip to At
lantic city hj a been planned dar
ing hi convalescence.. Mr. Ca
ruso' condition w
improving steadily.
SCHOOL CAUSE
IS PRESENTED
Train Loads of Educators Be
fore Committees.
McCoin Resolution . Loses and
Will be Reported Unfavor
ably to Senate.
Charlotte Ohsenrer Buruu.
Tarbereo Haul.
BY R. E. POWELL.
RALEIGH,' Feb. 21. Train loads
of educators from Charlotte, Greens
boro, Asheville, Wilmington and
other big town In the state swamp
ed down upon a legislative com
mittee tonight and made an imprest
atve plea for twenty millions
hleher education.
tor
Captain Bob Williams, of Ashe
ville. and Mrs. Chaa C. Hook, of
Charlotte, were easily the strongest
proponents of th bigger program.
The hall of the house was packed
almost as tight as It was during the
censorship fight of th afternoon and
it gave Mrs. Hook a demonstration
when she concluded her talk. . .
Most of the arguments have' been
advanced. It was a pleasant sort of
meeting, but one bit of friction, and
this from a ruralite who wanted the
"public schools" to gst a part of the
big fund. . Former Senator Alt
Scales was willing for
part of
to go this way.
C. P. Wharton, of Greensboro;
Dorman Thompson, of , Statesvllle,
Dr.- Howard Hondthaler, of Win-'
ton-Balem. former Senator Stable.
of Salisbury, C. B. Newcombr of
Wilmington; F. 3. Ho bgood.j el Ox
ford; and Mr W. P. Swift,, .of,
Greensboro,- were thaotber speak-i
e th lienatg tpnlifct
ablv on tbe oComrIutibn oft
yesterday demanding) that- the .board
of director of the state prison make,
an explanation to th general as
sembly for tts failure to vacate the
prison property and' turn it over
to the state hospital for th Insane.
In double quick time It sat down
on the Vance senator's resolution
and acted favorably on th one to
repeal the 111 law which .directed
the transfer. The committee held
to the' opinion that the annual re
port of Superintendent Collie insuf
ficient explanation for the board and
although the board was in session
here today it . did not offer to add to
the Collie accounting.
Senator McCoin announced to
newspapermen tonight that he would
continue his fight, on the floor al
though he conceded the defeat of
his move and the prevalence of the
governor's views about the prison
No serious attack win be made on
the board. It appeared tonight
Transcending in Importance to the
Industrial life of the state 'Is the
double-barreled hearing tomorrow
before the house and senate com
mittees on the Parham and. Long
bills affecting the Southern Power
company.
The Long bill seeks to force the
Southern Power company to con
tinue its contracts irrespective of
the views the corporation commis
sion takes of its application for an
increase in power rates. The Par
ham bill, which Is related bt.a dlf-
rorent kind of legislation, Tirovides
(CaUaad ea rags Eleven.)
WW. the Newt?"
The feeltnff of those close to Hard.
I rig Is that the whole question of
cabinet personnel Is aa good set
tled, although formal aoneptanqe
i re still to be received from three
men selected.
William Porter und Charles Wtlke
arc sentenced to ao year each In the
penitentiary for robbery of the Bank
or. uiasgow, va
Eight bag of mail are taken ffoaa
San .Francisco to New fork within
14 hoar by alrps ne, making a new
croea-oontlnent recoid for tbe post-
omoe department.
A "declaration of principles" la
adopted by rcpecatatatlve of na
tional and International anion affili
ated in the American fBderatkn,
Petitions signed by "land owners",
coming irons about one-flfUi of .the
oountlce of the state, asking the
legislature to comet the "injustice
of revaluation", are laid before the
bouse
Protest against passage of the
Wlnalow bill is telearaphed to Press-
dent Wilson by B. M. Jewell, spokes
man lor tne railway employer or
ganisations. The American note reojirdtag
mandates occupies the council of
the league of nations. It la discussed
In strictest privacy. ;
Tlio Varner case I expected to go
to tho Jury today.. Three addressee
on Mr. Valuer's aide and. one on
Mr. Varner' side are heasd. Sev
eral more are to be made.
An taipreasJve plea for txu.OOu.oo
for higher education I naade by
tralnloada of advocate from, varl
on sections of tbe state appearing
before the legislative committee In
lftlelgh. .
The entire student body of the
college department of Blddle anlrer
slty In Charlotte I "on strike," " -
Bishop larlingto aspeak to a
large audience la Charlotte on
Christian Education.?
Col. F. W. Oalhralth, national
oonamander of the Aaaericaa Legion
la Cht rlotte dlstingukinod guest
lot todar.. ..;'.,". ,i ;35..V,
AR6UIKIS
' "' rt'.V J, i ;.-:'.n ,; tr'-'.f
DP
Three Speeches Made tor. De
fendant; One for Plaintiff. 7
JURY GETS THE CASE TODAY
Case Reviewed, Defense Claim
ing Guilt is Proven, Plaintiff
Declaring Charges Impossible'.
BT JOHN O. DICKSON. " ' ,
UREEN8B0RO, Feb. 21. Juror f
In the Varner case, now sweeping j
swiftly on to their hand for 'a ver- ;
diet, today heard four: powerful ar- !
gumenta of attorneys, three, of thein
trying to persuade tbe Jury that Mrs.
Florence C Varner 1 guttt; ' j
having committed adultery ! with
Baxter McRary. a negro; th other,
using every resource of his argu
mentative power to , get, them ' to
ay he 1 not. f , t(
The eighth day of the trial today
saw ne abatement of interest, in the
suit of Mrs. Varner for subsistence
against her husband, Henry B., Var
ner. of Lexington. - Rather, the Jam
I noom here, the record crowd of the
L4nal, testified to an intensification of
interest. ... ;-., ..
3. C Bowers, of Lexington, opened
for th defendant, Varner. - He was
followed by E. E. Raper, also of
Lexington, also for the defendant.
T. C. Guthrie, of Charlotte, came
next for Mrs. Varner. E. T. Cansler,
of Charlotte, ended today's ' argu
ment, speaking for the defendant. -
Two speeches remain to be heard.
J. . N. MeCrary, of Lexington, will
open (or Varner. tomorrow morning,
to - be followed by O. L. Sapp. of
Greensboro, for Mra Varner. judge
James B. . Boyd's charge to. the Jury
itlwill follow, and the case will then
oe in tne jury' nana. - VAney snoum
get It tomorrow afternoon. . ,
tfy' Oathrie Argument.
Xtc is-unbellevable,- Impossible, Mr.
Guthrie declared te the Jury,' that
Mr. Varner. should be guilty of
crimlaaisrAJjnacg with a liyer-old
negro Ha described Mra .. Varner
aa "pod's fairest- handiwork, and
ascribed the charge allegt again
lhJw-opiraoyA." ,Wiv-.. " '
"wd-tf7th case .tequeated . t
i The three attorneys for the V
Jury to consider . th . evidence, th :
character t of th- witnesses, admit
ting that -tauch alleged conduct en
tbe part of Mra - Varner seems nn- '
natural, but reminding th jury that
the unnatural I often tne true, They
cautioned 'the 'Jury against render
ing verdict in favor of Mra, Var
ner because she Is a woman, because -she
has enjoyed a high fecial posi
tion, because she had the -advantages
of wealth against a "sympathy"
verdict. ..... v ,'
Bower First to Speak. t '
Mr. Bower, first to speak today,
finished in forty minutes. -- "Let- the
truth prevail," h implored. "1 Con
cede It Is an unusual ease, but we
have shown without a shadow of a
doubt that this woman-is guilty,, and -have
plied evidence mountain high."
He reviewed the history of the case,
from the time Fred O. Sink .had"
warned Mrs. Varner five year aov
He stressed the evidence that' Mrs.
Varner had been unwilling to- have
her home searched on the night the
negro McRary was round under the .
house. Had she been an Innocent
woman, he declared, she would have -.
demanded a search of the house Im
mediately, stating that she. had d- '
(CMUUMMd ea Ton TharteesvK.c ,
PORTER AND WILKES TO ' .
SERVE TWENTY YEARS IN
VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY
Convicted of Robbery of Bank '
of Glasgow; 20 Years Added
to Long Terms Previously
Given. "
LEXTNQTON. Vs.. Feb. 21. WU-
Ua-m Porter and Charles Wilkes,
were convicted by a Jury, in e'rcult -
court here today of robbing the
Bank of Olaagow, Va. last Novem-'
ber of nearly $100,000 In Liberty
bonds and securities, and sentenced;
to twenty years each In the peni-i
tentlary.
Following the arraignment -'' ot "
Porter and Wllke Monday, the
former was placed on trial, and- by
agreement ' between attorneys, '.
Wilkes was to receive the j same -verdict
against Porter. A motion
for a new trial was over-ruled by
Judge Henry W. Holt - S
Le Woolr'dge, a Glasgow, black-
smith, th 'onl witness examined '
today, told how hi shop was brok- ;
n Into th morning of th robbery
and a crow bar taken with which '
he said th robbers gained en
trance to th bank. ' , V ' 1
Porter and Wilkes already have
sentence of IS and 16 year re
spectively aga'nst them, following
convictions In th corporation court
at Roanoke of having burglar's ,
tool in th'r possession. jx-. ? .
Th convicted men wr - eap
tured In th' outskirts of Roanoke
early the morning of November It,
a tew nour aiter-tn roooery or
the Glasgow bank, - following a
pitched toattie wttn tne KoenqKei
police. James B. Rodgers, describ
ed aa be'ng from Philadelphia,
driver of a touring caV, In which,
Porter and Wlik were r'ding, was
killed. A barrack bak containing
practically all the loot taken from
th Olaagow bank wa recovered.
and In the' automobile wa found
auart of nitroglycerin and a aet
of saf blowing tool. ',-
Porter and Wllke will b taken
to th Roanoke Jail tomorrow, an I
from thr back to th state pent
tentlary where they were ptac t
following . tneir conviction i:-.
Roanoka ' : ' . ' -
Today's verdlet waa deaerlbed
th authoritlea a the final chr'
In th oases of th bank, roi, ,
whom they believed ar re-spun,
for- many- robbwiea threugio u; t -
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