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VOL. CXII. NO. 160. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 7, 1920.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
CONGRESS HOLDS
BRIEF SESSIONS
Great Crowds Attend Routine
Gathering; of National
Lawmakers
ADDRESS BY HARDING
IN SENATE FEATURES
Annual Appropriation JEiU
matea To Haw Conffeii
Aggregat. brtt four 'dad
Half Bimotf Donuri; ;Un
; usually Largl Volum of
New Bills and Eesolutions
' WasBjngtoa, Dec 6. Congress reeoa
vened today with the customary brief
tad routine opening wsiiona which were
attended by great crowd aad narked
by an address, in the Senate, by Preri-
dent-elect, Harding as a unique and
historic feature. Senator Harding took
hreseat, answered his name when the
Benato roll was called and made a- brief
address from the rostrum.
third and final session of th Sixty-sixth
Congress, were receipt of annual ap
nronriation estimates aa-ffresatinsT 4.653.
000,060 and introduction in tha House
of an unusual volume of new bills and
resolutions. Senstors held ap tneir
""Miill until tomorrow in accordance with
the custom ot limiting the 11 ret day to
formal convocation.
Onlr Brief Basaiona Held.
The nrincinal husinesa of today's SOS
sums was to arrange for receipt to
morrow of President Wilson's opening
message. A joint committee called npoa
the President at the White Hoaae and
the latter receiving them in tha Blue
room, teld them ha would have "a com
Ha did not
state whether he would, send or read his
' message, but it was understood that the
fnrmAF nurflA would he nursued.
The Senate was in session 85 minutes
and the House, notwithstanding its long
roll call, only iwiee as long, new mm
bers elected last November to fill vsean
w. v.v.w m...
eiM'von iworn in and djoarnmnt
tokea nntil noon tomorrow. whe botk
kulia.. nlaa mffnv vaw.Aiv.ntP thai PrMt
Aant'm mmM. tn nroeeed to work
WWIJW yiaaaaej. aa. va a -
As usual tha Senate session proceeded
with dignified calm and the House with
boisterous-confusion. The latter' roll
caU ws taken amid a bedlam of feUel
tntions of returning membera aad ecn
VT ' versa tion af membera and spectators.
'.. fl.llarlaa ' . i
Ballcriea of botk bodlea were mill
- mtiA hnunni1a.Af Mnana-Btood la the
hajl to catch glimpses and sounds of
tha DMBaemna-a wimin. aow"
rapitol, conference of party leaders,
' cafe dinner parties and surging crowds
- in. tha corridor furnished other open-
iug seauon atmospnera.
nMffnm f af tnmorrow'a inansTura
EN BOTH BRANCHES
' ' t- .rfn.i wnrlr railed for debate
. ia, thJ Benato on the bMs for Federal
regulation of nhe meat industry, ana
' i-ttiM lnnnrJilna' nf immirration re
striction legislation in the House. The
House immigration committee bill pro-
hibiting immigration lor iwo yearn
ntit tnrlnv and tha rulea com
mittee tomorrow will consider a rule for
it immediate consideration, nnaer luni
' tationf debate,
i unu ., mo nw bills and reaora'
tions were dropped into tha House bop-
per today ana a nooa or similar "
, portion i axpeoted tomorrow in the
' c.... tk TTnnas measnrea dealt
with almost every conceivable' subject,
including propose 11 for repeal of waT
laws, for appropriation of millions of
dollars for a myny oi purpoaeo, -ion
and many measure for fanner'
relief. - -
Sfaav Casaasittea Martian.
Committee wf both Senate and House
ara to begin work immaoiateiy oa m
their aalendans from
? preceding aaaaioa and oa tha aew grist.
Call tot numerous, eomnunea aw
this week were issued by thsinaea to
j.. kr i..i.r. aaid thai tha teanlar
anproprUtloa bills would have tha right
i( way. They aaaea huh w
. .11 ih armronrlatioa bilk)
before March 4, but that considerable
other legislation would oe -aquooaeo
in." It also-wa said mat tharr prob
. .i ...i j v. . .hnrt hnlidav-recess
. SUIT .IHUV " . " .
' . about December 8 ever ew year's day
and that tha principal wora o. w wr
. , mftmr tha holidava.
liga .wtmw www - ,
' - Arrangemerrtn. sJso made today
for rerombtioa " ot numerona eongres-
, sional investigation! snpended in-prt
i. m. j.;.a 4iia vaMint saeaaa.
Among i- early eommittee , Meetings
called was a t-easiom of the Senate for
;a Mlationa -. eommittee, for next
aonventiea with
- T .... . .
' Canada dealing with military deserters,
' aa athav nnllnlahed buslaeaa. It was
aa treatiea. azeent the
Colombia treaty now en, the Senate
calendar, wouia rooeiva oaiV waan.ar
tion. .-'v '"-: "
: it 3 .1- ' anmlnaiions. Inelndinc
. reeeas appointments, are expeetedto be
eent to tne eenava uj ..
. within a few days. An are to be re
ferred to eommittee with sentiment
strong among Bepnblican w
insetion on all Important appointmento,
leaving the office to be ailed by the
miu'l --
ail ministration.
.MWWa( ... 'L I
, Maay Kaw Bills.
' Of the mass of new bills and Tesohv
4 l Aflat 4. traduced ia the Hoaae today
liana iatroduOed la the Hoaae today
only Um were of general Importance,
All of them and thonsaada fraam preeed-
in sessions, will die aniens naetad
hiifora Match 4. Among the new House
mcuto&aT was a bill by Bopresen-
n.Ur Bemblieaa. California,
to exempt all liberty and Victory bonds
from taxation. , . '" -
Benresentative Baer, ' Betpnblican,
f . t J M .
a Ttrovide for aa tomoaiate embaTge en I
Wheat. ;
i.,BeprenUtivCai-Jtopnerson,liernrieoraing w repoirs, xiavarniu, -.wnica
licua, South Dakota, offered a reaolsUon I
ICofitiaaed aa Pare TwelveJ'
FIRST LADY OF LAND
MEETS NEXT FIRST LADY
' Waahiactaa, Dm. ITar tha first
tiate wathia tko osemery af the ala.
at attaches of tha Walt Hhh, a
Flrat Lady at ska Land entertained
today a next Flrat Lady of tke
Land. -
Mrs. , Flame Knag Harding,
wife af the PrasMent-elact. waa tba
gaaat af Ha Edith Boiling Wilson,
wtf af tha President, at am iafor
aaal tea far tw at th Execs Uve ,
Maaataa bit tkla after . Mm.
WUm BMt hat gaaat la tha fraat
hall aad aacartad k vr te the blaa
After Mra. Wliaaa and Mra. Hard.
tag had chatted a white they walk
ad a boat tha Whito Haaaa throagh
tha Croca had Bad Baaaaa and tha
8tat diaiag raaaa, aver which Mra.
Harding will h called naaa to pre.
aide, after Beat March a., Mra. Bard
lag did not saaat tha PrasMant,
wha had reUrad to kia atady mm
. tha aapcr fiaar to read, aar was
aha abawa ever tha Whito Haaaa
kitchen. "
Mra. "Hardiag prepared toi depart
after onending aa haar with bar
hast ass aad had- aiegrsasad aa far
aa tba fraat daar whaa Mrs. WU
aaa, saddcaly raceUecUag detaila
f tba White Haaaa hoaaahaU r
gaaisattoa which aha had fargettea
to Impart, Invited her back aad
they withdrew -again to tba Blaa
Kama, when they talked far an
other J salaatoa.
Mra. WUaaa'a Iavltatia .to bar
reived by Mra. Hardiag la the fere-
m aad aha lasasedlatoly
I ala a - aha r .114 ai
alaa - aha called aa a
frieade la Waahlagtoa.
North Carolina Governor
Among Visitors at Open
ing of Congress
'. e New and Observer Bureau
tXi District National Bank Bldg
By B. K. POWELL
' fRv Stiaeial leased Wire)
Washington, Dee. . Exercising hie
privilege as one of the forty-eight
lUW.muvaw .mm vw.w,
j.r Biekett. Af Nortk Caroliitftv oceu
nimA Mt ia tko oedaU Benato of
TTU-.A flt.laa. Am anil fcjtaVrA
s nfj J IgajkSCaV HMIrnjs weavr
Prosideat-eloet Harding' swan song
tn his Henatonai cAueaarnea.
The Governor was escorted to the
1amliAT hv aaninv Benatar freat
North Carolina, Foraifold M. Sbnmoaa,
and eat between the Tar Heel soloaa
Hurinr tha brief aesaiot . which
featured by the presence and the
speech of Mr. Hardiag. Spses waa at
a preaMura anywhere, and all gallerlea
were filled, and many Tar Heels in the
feoital were denied a won a. ua
'ext chief executive because they did
lot ask for gallery tickets early
enough.
Lyoa Among These Present.
& .i..t Una., I. T.vna
l. ..1- nth.. Tar TTaal aa the
floo aave the aecretarieei to Senators
pimmons aad uverman. air. jyon was
escorted t .the chamber by Hubert
Martin, secretary to Senator Over
naa an1 ha had tha nrivilesres of the
floor for the session also.
Indications from 'the White House
aad from folks close to Mr. Wilson
are that the exeeotrr will personally
mum hafara tha Coaareaa tomorrow
and read at least a portion ef hs me.
aage. Ne official annoancement naa
been made but it is widely believed to
niirht that tha President will go ia
person to th Capitol tomorrow.
All members of the Tar xieei aeie
gatioa ia Congress were en hand for
the third seasiea et the Sixty-Sixth
Congres at noon today with the excep
tion o Representative Zcbulon Weaver
who was ia New York on business.
Kltchia a Once Barly.
Bepreseatotive Clande Kitchin easae
to his office early today aad appeared
to be ia fin shape notwithstanding hie
set back aa a result ef aa attack ef
acute indigestion several days ago. Ha
kaM a ahart eoafeiwnea with the DemO-
cratia members ef tha ways aad mesas
eommittee Just .before the session to
day and later appeared ea tha floor
with his colleague- ' - ' ' I
Under the reapportionment -bin in
troduced in the. House today by Be pro
se natir 8iegeL ef New. York, . the
Chainaa of the . Census committee,
North Uarouaa-ls entiuea vo two aa
ditioaal eongreasmea. '
ev. Km sill Javalna laaathv haaV-
ing aad an ef the hardest figbt in
the eongress f oreaaadowed in tne' xina
ham resolution introduoed in the
House also today to reduce repreeea
tatioa la Booth era states.
While ha .dons not nam norm, wa
it.. aia anlnlui, SanMaxatativa
Tiakham singles .eat several 8outhern
atates and compares tne voie ia me
State to the total population and stacks
taa' iw againss ue ' ngnrea sr a
western Stale, where no vert of the
population ia disenfranchised. :
KENTUCKY WEED SELLS
JOR LOWEST IN YEARS
Owtnsboro,
Ky Dee. Lowest
priM. u -7Mr were quoted at the
opeBmf wf tt. Green River district
tobllM4 arket bare today, whaa 100
poeads er aar jear sola Zorsa aver
age ax align uy less wan ava aouare
a naaaJa. Twa-thlrda . af the
wer, rejected th sale. lAst yeara
.paaing day. prieoa arerared 22.15 a
kaadrs4 0B a sale of 63500 pound.
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MASSACHUSETTS HIGHS O
, FLAT FLOE1DA CHAMPIONS.
. '
, Beaton, Dec. C The Haverhill - Ugn
eehoors football squad aamberiag 24
players and eeaehee, left Boston tonight
T..V.11. VI. a aiaat Dnwal
high school en Satarday. Nearly 100
friaads et the team aeeompaaied it Ae-
claim tn ivew cngiaaa enampioBsnip,
pounda to tha man. ' - ' - ' . '
accaatea.
aamber ef
HARDING'S SPEECH
HEARD BY BICKETT
BICKETT BEFORE
COMMlTTEETQ ASK
AID FOR FARMERS
Governor Tells Legislators
Federal, Reserve Work
' tog Backward
TAKES SPECIAL REPORT
FROM 48 GOVERNORS
Aa Hesalt of HeariBfa, WMcb
Wer Concluded With. Tar
Heel Governor'a BUUntent,
Beaolntion Tor XoTiTal of
War- Mnano Corporation
Kflported Farorablj
The News sad Observer Bora a,
60S District National Bank Bldg
By B. X. POWILL.
(By Speeial Leased Wire.) ,
Washington, D. C.,'De& 5 Ooverner
Thomas W. Biekett told the Joint
Congressional eommittee investigating
the agrienltural aitaatioa in the eona
try this morning that the Federal
Beserv board, is patting the stopper
Th Governor went ' before the eom
mittee with the report ef - a special
eommittee of the conference ef Gover
nors held at Harriabnrg last week. The
report was written by the Tar Heel
executive and had been previously in
serted in the record of the hearing
before the committee.
A a result of the hearings, which
ware concluded with the statement
of Governor Biekett this morning. Sen.
a tor Groans, of North Dakota, chair
man of the Senate committee, will res
port eat for favorable action tome
the resolution of Senator Norria, .of
Nebraska, directing tke Secretary ef
tha Treasury to revoke his order ef
last May suspending tke activity of
the War Finance corporation aad di
recti ng also the Federal Beaerve board
to "loosen up" with member banks
and extead liberal credits oa farm
ing paper.
Ixsect It Te Pass.
The Norris resolution is a joist ree
olutioa aad it was clearly . tke eeatt-
ment of the committee today that it
will be passed ia both branches of
Congress this week and signed by the
President by the first ef the next
week. Originally, it was ffered
concurrent resolution "suggesting te
th Secretary af the Treasury and the
Federal Beaerve beard that th War
Finance eerprwetloa 'be revived aad
that the Federal Beaerva board be "re
quested" to lend aid to. tha . framsts
through a more liberal radiseeant pel-
icy.
Governor Biekett, in Ms talk before
the committee, declared that the sit
uation in the South, la more than dis
tressing:." It would be impossible to
use word te overstate the alsmving
condition, he contended. '
"I don't think the government ought
to interfere to hyild eotton off th
market" said tha Governor, "bat it
ousht te assist th growers la holding
it for th market.1 The eoaseasas of
opinion among the governors at Har
riabnrg, h declared, was the men who
make cotton aught to be helped.
"There ia a 'shivering demand new
for cotton," he continued. "There is no
ever-prodi etion and it!s a question ef
when the international financial taagw
can be straightened oi."
Praises Ha Meet Farmers.
Praises for the farmera of North
Carolina, who, the Governor said, are
being drivaa to desperation, Waa in
cluded in the statement. . He explained
to member of the eommittee tUat the
farmera are told that there is a redoe.
tion of three hundred per' eent in the
price of cotton planted aa a forty
eent tmsl while the staff they want
to bay has only dropped twenty per
eent. v
A diartositioa te ernsaae against
planting cotton is cropping eat in some
sections ef the State sad the state
ments of a well know Edgecombe far-
s)er, who has declared his inUntioa te
plant clover and peas another- year
aad go oa the exchange and buy cot
ton, was cited. . ' - , '
Previous to tha statsment made te
the eommittee by Governor .Biekett,
Eugene F. Meyer, former head af the
Was . Finance Corporation, read a
lengthy statement ia which ha criticised
at times rather sharply k attitade af
Secretary Houston. . -' .'": i
It was th opinion of Senator Groaaa
tfaat the 'War Finaaee Corporatioa will
be functioning again within a few days
and that if the Joint reaomtioa direct
ing tha Federal' Beaerve Beard to med
ify it policy with, reference to redis
eoaata ef farm paper, the financial sit
nation in th West and 8oaU wUL.be
nwtertaUy helped.. , -
FATORABLB BKPOBT MADK ' " . T
. BT AG RICULTUBTAL COMMrTMtX
Washington, Dee. I Bevivnl ef the
War Finaaee Corporatioa, and actiea by
the Federal Beaerve Board permitting
extension by baaha ef liberal credits
te farmers would be directed ia a Joint
reeolution drafted late today by the
Seaate agrieultaral eommittee. The reso
lution will be reported te the Senate to
morrow by Senator Groaaa af North
Dakota,' : tk agricultural- eommittee
enairmaa, who will ask for immediate
eoasidaratin. - ' r , :..
Member af tke eoinadttee drafting
the reeolutioa eipreaaefl eenfideaee that
enough. 'votes ware assured to bring
about is prompt passage bat member
of tha finance committee indicated that
they weald ask that it flrat be referred
to them for consideration' inasmuch as
th Wsr Finaaee Corporatioa was cre
ated ander a bill drawn by their com
mittee. , ' -.'- c
t Beetotation af tha War Finaaee Cor
poration to famiah financial aid - te
farmera she would be presented in a
concurrent reeolution presented today
(CenUaned an fage Twelve '
HARDING CABINET
BEGINS JO ASSUME
DEFINITE SHAPE
Three Names Stand In Fore-
ground For Appointment As
. Department Heads
WILL HAYS SLATED AS
POSTMASTER GEIIERALL
John W. Wetkf, of ktAiaachu
aatti, Liieljr To S Beer,
tir ot KAry and Uktrf U.
Datif hirty, ' of Oalo, Attir
h7 Oanarali It&ny Xarati
for Secretary of. State
WaabJngten. D. C. Dee. 6- (By the
Associated Preoa-Speeulatloa about
the possible cabinet selections of the
incoming administration was cast into
mora-definite lines today by consulta
tions between President-elect Harding
and, leaders of hi. party in and out
of Congress.
Three names wkfclf stood in the fore
ground tonight among the many dis
members
ttjetts, for Secretary of th
Navy; Will H. Hays, of Indiana, the
Republican national chairman for
Postmaster General and Harry M.
Daagherty, ef Ohio, the Harding rre-
ceaveatwn manager, for Attorney
General.
Prominence also was given by the
day's conferences to 'the possible se
lection of David Jayne Hill of New
Tork, former ambassador to Germany,
as 'Beeretary ' of State although such
leader as Charles Evans Hughes
EUhnrBoot, Senator Philander C. Knox,
Senator Henry Cabot IiOdge, Senator
A. B. Fall and others wsr prominently
mentioned for the portfolio in some
marten.
Begarding the ether plaees in th
new official family, gossip was less
definite aad the list of possibilities
wss widened rather then narrowed by
the days developments.
That no formal offers had been made
waa emphasised by Mr. Harding him
self to sight an the only comment be
ana willing to make on reported aelee
tions et his discussion of the subject
with Benubliean leaders "No place ha
been offered to anyone," th President
elect said, "beyond that I can only
reply to questions about the cabinet
with a -sweeping assurance that I have
nothing to ay.
Mr. Hays. Mr. Dsugherty and Mr,
Weeks all were " pretest at today'
eeafersaees with Mr. Harding on this
and otter subject. Throogbou ths
campaign these three wr among -Mr,
Harding's eloeeet advisers on ques
tions ef policy, all having been mem
bers af tke Bepnblican campaign com.
mittee.
- Another eloee friend of the Presi
dent-elect, wha took part in the con
ference, waa former Senator ueorge
Sutherland of Utah. Heretofore hia
name alas 'ha been associated with
cabinet gossip but- today the impres
sion gained ground that he would pr
for eoms other appointment, either
in the diplomatic service or to the,
Supreme Court.
LABAN JENKINS SLATED
FOR TREASURY POSITION
Defeated Candidate for Con
gross Due To Receive Place
Under Harding
AsEeville- Dec 8. Nearly all local
Be publicans greet with pleasure ths
rnsaor coming from Washington that
Jenkins, defeated here by Congress
man Weaver, for a eeat in th House
of Bepretentntives from this district,
wlil likely hand a position as assistant
Secretary of the Treasury ander
President. Harding. Mr. eJnkins is one
of the most successful bankers ia
North Carolina, with 'connections in
Charlotte, Oastonis, Shelby and Ashe-
villc
In tke mean urn Bepublicans here
are conducting active campaigns to get
the pie that will fall in Western North
Carolina. Chief among them Is Brown.
low Jackson, of Hendersoaviile, who
is te be the strongest contender
for the place new filled by Marshal C.
A. Webb. Dan Hill and Qllie Fits-
rvrald are expected to ran a neck and
neck race for the job as postmaster at
Asheville, although Postmaster Gudg
era time does not expire or two more
years yet, - ' . 1
a vr T v. ft... V...
- MT. Jk. . . vaT, - WW mmm uwa
paster ef the First Baptist chareh ef
Wsynesvills, for ths pa-i sis yean, has
taken his eoarrecauon-' oy snrpnae
and anaouneed hia resignation te taks
affaet Januarr L In order that he may
aceopt a eall. to the Baptist chorea ef
Wttliaxstoain Martin county. . .
BOTH PLAT WITH C0N - ;
, - ,f . OJJB OF THEM KILLED.
Aahevma. Dee. . News has beea re-
eeivad here af the death at Frsnklln,
Maedn eovnty, of Willie Cartas, 8 year-
aid eon ef Mr. and Mra, Frank cnrtia.
wha. waa 'instantly, killed when 'S .t&
caliber rifle in the hand ef his brother,
Thomas, was discharged. The older boy
was tryiag to take ths gun apart, whica
it- was believed was aaloaded wkea it
davsharged and ths ball penetrated the
heart of tke smaller boy. Death was ia
rtantajseons. 1 '.- '
ABHASSAS NEGBOES GIVEN
- - - . NEW TBIAL ON EKKOB
little Bock. Ark, Dee. OV-Oa the
grenade that the Phillip circuit court
had erred ia refusing to permit intro
duction ef evidence to support a charge
that prejudice ia the exclusion of
aegroes had, been shewn in selection
ef the petit jury, the Arkansas Supreme
Court today reversed and remanded for
new-, trials the esses ef sis ef the
negroes nndcr death sentence for al
tered participatioa in rioting in Elaine,
Ark, In October J919.
SENATOR HARDING
SINGS SVAN SONG
FOR COLLEAGUES
Republican President-elect De
livers Speech In Senate at.
Its Opening
CONSULTS LEADERS AS
TO FUTURE POLICIES
Ifldioatea That Special Sefaion
4f Con&resa Will Be. Called
"oIlowinff His Inauguration;
Learea Tor Marion This Aft.
ernoon;. Given Oration By
Senators
Washington, D. C'Dee. . To put
into practice hi doctrine of consulta
tion and good "understanding among
public officials, President-elect Hard
ing spent today at th capitol taking
stock of the legislative problems that
await the new session of Congress aad
in turn seeking the co-operation of
congressional leaders in th tasks k
will confront as etyef executive. f
din a unigue pare to the
opening of the Senate and in a short
address bespoke for the coming four
year a spirit of teariKwork between
executive and legislative branches that
he expects to insure the highest na
tional efficiency in public affairs at
home and abroad.
Te Call 8peclal Semiea,
Later after conferences with leaders
ef both Senate and House he announced
that he probably would call a speeial
session of Congress son after his in
auguration to attempt a revision, of the
nation s tax schedules. Both ia hi pn
vate consultations aad ia his address
in the Senate he aaked -that the three
months remaining to the present Con
gress be used without attempt at par
tiaaa advantage to clear away routine
end lay the ground work for construe.
tive legislation after March 4th.
Foreign relatione and the League of
Nations were discussed by Mr. Harding
along with domeatie problems aad
possible cabinet selection ia his long
string of conferences with Senator
and x Representatives. Th ranking Na
tional leader of hi party outside
oi Congress also were present at the
consultations -which Will be continued
most of tomorrow.
With his departure for Marion late
tomorrow afternoon' the President-elect
win bid good bye te actual parfiei
patiea in th proceeding of the Sen.
ate, although he will retain hia title
and office until early in the New Tear.
He revealed today that he had decided
definitely to resign hi' Senate sest
between January 10 and 18, when a
change of State administration ia
Ohio will permit the appointment of a
Beepoada To Ovatloa.
Mr. Harding' address ia the Sen.
ate was In response to sn nfation
that greeted his appearsnV for th
opening roll-call - and wa delivered
at the luggestion of Senator Lodge,
of Massachusetts, ths Bepubliesn lead
er. who called attention to the fact
hhat for the first time, ia history
a PreaiiWnt-alect waa nreaeat aa a
Senator. Vice President Marshall see
onded the suggestion by lesviag his
place and assisting Senator Hsrding to
the rostrum.
Visibly affected by the courtesy
shown him by his colleague and. by
crowded galleries, th President-elect
voiced deep regret st ths surrender
of bis associations for six years, in.
eluding both Democrats and . BerAib
licans, in his tribute of affection snd
respect for his fellow Senators. He
termed campaign charge of a Senate
Oligarchy a "harmless fiction and
declared that as President he would
regard both Senate aad House with
high esteem, , but without a thought
of any surrender of co-ordinate eoa
stitutional authority. "
Bslievca Ia Ce-eperatlen.
Our governmental good fortune,1
he said, "doe not lie in a ay surrender
at either end of the avenue, bat in the
co-ordination and co-operation which
bcomes the two in a great and truly
representative popular govern Beat.
' -We are facing no easy taak. I
am sure that the necessity ef wis so
lution will inspire ns te work together.
to take common nonnaet, te be tolerant
of oae another snd to givs the beet
that is in all of as."
Applause 'from - both sides of the
-chamber answered him and after: th
brief Senate secsioa adjourned Bepub
lieans ana Democrats crowded around
kirn te shake hia hand and offer their
congratulations. Everywhere he went
about the Capitol he waa besieged by
crowds, and scores, of callers swarmed
sboat his efflee all dav in the hope of
s conference with him. .
The President-elect's talks with eon
gressional leaders aad with .his political
advisers took place la the office of
Senator Lodge, where he went as soon
ss hs reached the Capitol and remained
moat ef the day.s Among tha Senator
who saw hint there were Brandegee, of
Connecticut; Curtis, ef Kansas; Calder,
of New York; Watson, of Indiana; New,
ef Indiana; nnd Borah, of Idaho, Will
H. , Hay, th . Bepublieaa National
chairman; Hjry M. Daugherty, the
Harding pro-convention manager; for
mer. Senator .Weeke, of Massachusetts,
aad .former Senator Sutherland, ef
Utah, also were present at most ef th
conferences. -'. - ' -.'.'--"i
i - Wsnts Te ' .Clear Decka.
"I preached throogkont the campaign
the gospel of understanding, ssid Mr.
Harding tonight in explaining the pur
pose of his visit, "snd I am .trying U
pat it into practice immediately. I
don't want-these three months to be
wasted in gaining any ""partisan ad
vantage.. I bars asked Senators par
ticularly to expedite, the appropriation
' (Continued ea Page TwelveJ ' '
PROPOSES INCREASE OF
CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS
Representative Siegel Would
Give Horth Carolina Two
Extra Members
1
Washington, Dee. 8. A measure pro
posing to increase the House of Bepre-1
scntatives membership from 433 te 483
as a result of the 1920 census aad an-
wT Xedhh.TtoH
but with little) prospect of action on
them nt this session. The proposal to
add 48 members to tha House was of
fered by Chairman Siege), of the House
Census committee, while the other, a
resolution proposing a conatitutional
amendment to limit the total represen
tation, waa offered by Bepreaentativ
Hull, Democrat, of Tennessee.
Representative Tinkham, Bepubliesn
ef Massachusetts, also introduced his
reeolutioa directing the House Census
eommittee to investigate to what extent
negroes are denied the vote in Southern
States aad to recommend a decrease in
the representation ef State according
to th extent of disfranchisement
Bepreaentative Siegel' measure would
give 23 States additional representation
as follow:
California, five ; Michigan, New Tork,
Ohio) nnd Pennsylvania, four; Illinois
aad Texas, three; Masaachusetta, New
Jersey, North Carolina, two, and the fol
lowing States one each; Alabama, Ar
kansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland,
Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ore
gon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Air
ginia, Washington, West Virginia and
Wisconsin.
The propoecrepresentattoB would- be
Aa.A.xiasia ox ana munnu to
the House I
the prescntvratio of one House member
to 211,877 inhabitant and ander this
plan no State would lose a single seat.
Argentina's Proposed Change
and Other Amendments Go
.Over To Spring
Geneva, Dec 6. (By the Associated
Press.) Argentina's amendment to the
covenant ef the League of Nations, re
jection of which caused tne delegation
ef that country to leave the assembly
on Saturday morning has been referred
te the assembly for consideration at
it next meeting. Honorio Pueyrredon,
head of the Argentine mlsstoa, told ths
Aaapeiated Press today that hia delega
tion would leave for, Paris on Wednes
day or Thursday. , . i '
"Today deeialoa of tha assembly
finally settles th onestiaa for Argen
tina.'-, he said. "I shall ntaks x few
calls, give several laaehae and leave for
heme the middle of tke week. I was
williag to Consent to the postponement
ot all Argeattaa's ameadments except
those regarding the admission of all
states and tha sleetioa of th four elec
tive -membera ef the council, but the
assembly baa seen fit to resort to a
technicality ef procedure la a matter
vital to the life of the lea sue. I
sure American pnblie opinion ia with as
in this matter, nnd I have slready re
ceived indication of this ia cablegrams
from Chicago.
Seaor Pusyrredon intimated th with
draws! of Argentina from the assembly
might be followed shortly Ivy a formal
announcement of that country s lnten
tion to retire from the league Itself.
N Chaage la Article Tea.
Consideration ef aa amendment te
the covenant ef the League ef Nations
which would eliminate Article X has
been postponed by the assembly of the
League of Nationa until the next meet
ing. This amendment, which was pro
posed by C. J. Doberty, a member
of tha Canadian delegation, hns been
referred te a committee, which has
been Instructed to submit a report
when the assembly holds its next ses
sion.
The resolution of the Argentine dele
gation providing that all .sovereign
states, aaleas they remain outside of
their ewa will, shall be recognised as
members of the . league waa the first
item oa tke agenda ef the assembly
todsy..
It was planned also, tr possible, to
take ap the report prepared by Bene
Viviani. of France, and N. W. Rowel I,
ef Canada, ea the relation; hetweea the
assembly and eouaetl of tie league
. After today's session na openea,
Peal Hymaas, the presideat, presented
Senator Pueyrredon 's letter to ths as
sembly, aad said he had expressed per
aeaally to the head ef the Argentine
mission his deep .regret at the atep it
had taken. ' '
Lord Robert Cecil, delegate for the
Onion f South Africa, thea took the
floor, aaying: ' "If other delegations
should be allowed to take the asms
aten' whea their d reposal are not ac
cepted, it weald be impossible for the
league to make nay progress.
"The act ef a si nils connivy," uon
Robert ndded, "eaa diminish ear faith
in the success ef the league, after the
great stride that bars been nude to-.
ward the object m new. an ua is
aeeded are courage, eaador and consid
eration for en naother."
Aa Error la Tactics.
It is declared" her that virtually
every delegate regards Argentina' ac
tion aa aa error ia taetiea. .
After Lord Bobert e address, us ss-
mbly proceeded te disease today's
.-.il. without further reference te
the withdrawal ot Argentina. '
Ujaimsr nrssuui, dw.,-,
that Mr. 'Doherty'a amendment elimt
aaUne Article X from tke eovenaat ef
tke league, and that presented by the
Argentina delegation regarding tne ad
mission ef all states be sent to com
mittee without debate for etndy. A
report en them will be submitted te
the next session of the assembly , a
special committee would Uls them nn.
der considers tion' under a motion
adopted by the assembly. " ' . t ' ;
During the discnasioa Mr. Doherty
ssid that while tho.Canadiaa delegation
felt that its ameadmeat waa, oas that
might well be diarawed aew, as the 1
opiaioa seemed' to be that. all amend-
ante should be doslt with in th
. v
LEAGUE POSTPONES
ALL AMENDMENTS
iCentlnoed en Page Two).
CONGRESS TO HEAR
ISON'SISSAGE
AT SESSION TODAY
Unless Plans Changed at Last
Minute, President Will
'w .
Not Read It
COMMITTEE FROM SENATE
TELLS HIM OF OPENING
Lodge Heads Dalef ation From
congress ana Acta As
Spokesman; Wilson Host
Not Shake Hands With
Them; Difference of Opinion
As To Physical Condition
Washington, Dec 6. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Unless President Wilson .
change hia plan at the last moment he
will not address Congres personally ' ,
tomorrow, but will send a message la
written form. It will ba read to Hons v
snd Srnste sitting -in separata sessions
as waa don with the President mes
sage last 'December and waa th cus
tom until Mr. Wilson began the habit
of addressing Congress personslly.
ln rresiaent did not make known
day at the White Hons to formally
notify him that Congres wa in ses
sion, but member of th delegation left
him with the impression that he would
not appear before Congress in person.
Th President's statement to the eom
mittee was that he would "communicate
with" Congress tomorrow.
Ledge Is Spokesman.
Mr. Wilaeav received hi eongressionsl
visitor in the Blue Boom. Senstor -Lodge
of Massachusetts, the Bepubliesn
leader in ths Senate, was ths spokes
man and he and the President thus net
face to face for the first time since the "
League of Nations covenant and ths
penes, treaty were defeated ia th Sea.
ate nnder Senator Lodge' leadership,
with hia visitors. They were ushered
into the Blue Boom by White House
attendants and then Mr. Wilson appear-
ed from an adjoining room. He wore '
a blue sack auit and used a can. Oa
entering the door he smiled and point
ing to his cane, said: - x
Ton see, gestlemen, I eaaont yet
dispense with my third leg."
The eommittee waa at the White
House only a few minute aad ths Prssi- . . -dent
remained standing at ths door of
th room during the interview. Some
of the visitors said that ia walking kis
left leg evidenced his affliction and that
ha kept hia left hand ap across his
cheat. ' - - .
Shews Evidence f Kinase, v
Beside Mr. Lodge the White House
caller war Senator Underwood ef Ala
bama, the Democratic Senate leader,
and Bepreaentative Mendell, the Be
publiesn House lesder; Chairman Ford
ney of the House ways and means com
mittee, and former Speaker Champ
Clatk. ' Some of them aaid the Presi
dent still gave visible evidence of his
long Illness, but that considering the
character snd duration of bis sickness,
he appearednununslly good eondi. , r .
tion. He ws described as having put
on much weight' - ; r
There was a difference of opinion as
to -tha President's voice Oae of the
caller described it as hollow and low,"
and said that it wa with dimeuity tnai
he heard what th President had to say, '
while other Said that while net as
robust ss before his illness, Mr. Wilson's ,
voice wss rood snd that ths Executive '
spoke elesrly with only a slight diffl
elty in enunciation. '
Washington Alive wit a naatars.
Washington has been alive for the
last two weeks witk "positivs' informs,
tion that the President would person
ally show himself before Congress to
morrow, taking tba or.portunity to ap
pear in public for the first time sine - -he
returned "a very sick man"' from'
bis League of Nationa speaking trip '
ia September, 1919. '
One act ef report had it that the 1
Presideat would appear ia an invalid. . t
chair, while another wa to the efnVet
that hs would walk to ths Speakers
desk aa nana! and demonstrate the .re
peated atatement of hi friends that his
health has been sufficiently regained to
enable him to get about without an as
sistant. "
Some of the President's friend were
trtngly of the view that he would do '
well to take ths opportunity to make
his last annual communication to Con. ,
gress th occasion for a dramatis ap-, '
pea ranee ia person, revesting his actual ,
physical and mental eondltioa to Goa ,
gress snd ths country, after fourteen ,
month of partial seclusion during
which he had been seen by few. -
Other Cm nasi Prevailed. , ,
President Wilson, it is said. Wss seme-, -
what inclined to take tke opportunity
to appear in person, bat other eoansel - tj
preveiled. It was urged apea the, s (
President that no i-al occasion existed
for making a personal journey to tke , - v
Capitol and ttat hs -ought not te poo .
sibly sndsnger his progress toward -
health by the fatigue and trsia that ,
suck a record-breaking appearance
would entaU. - - ' ' -T!' -
These is nothing te prevent the Pre- - ' ,
ident from changing his mind before
noon tomorrow, but the probabilities ; s r
are be will not go. His message kas
been completed snd is ready for trans-. .
mission by messenger.' There has been ' .
no intimation a to it contents, but .
there have been various reports tnet ..
la it th President discusses taxation.. ,
the sirrieultural sitastioa aad many
other subjecta.
COTJtT SETS ASIDE INJUNCTION v
AGAINST THE SHIPPING BOARD -Washinirton.
Dec 6-Ths injunction
against the Shipping Board forbidding
the sol of former German liners, is
sued by dirtriet suprsms coart oa sp.
plication ef William Bandolph Hearst,
was set aside today by the District
court ef appeals. Subsequent action
by Congress , authorizing tne eai or
the ship. the court - aaid, made the,
auestioa involved as to . the boari'a
power a "moot'' one. . v -