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VOir CXII. 'NO. 162. ; - SIXTEEN PACES TODAY.
RALEIGH, K G. THURSDAY. MORNING, DECEMBER, 9, 1920.
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LIIJIIEY WAIITSJO
BE THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY HIMSELF
Parker and Newell' Also' As-
pired, But They Come Down
at His Behest r
LINNEY-BUTLER COMBINE
, FOR DISPENSING SPOILS
- Speculations ,; As . To , Probable.
Lineup of Republican Pitt.
ronage Slate BomiwhaT up
, "set By Announcement That
V Linney- Wants Job;' He and
' Sutler Bunting Deer "
- Word eomet down fromsthe moun
tains that Frank Jinney, eight years
'chairman of the State Bcpublieanexeea-j
five committee tad tojnctima candi
date for gubernatorial honors on that
ticket, hai flipped hit bat la the ring
at aapirant for the United Statet Dis
trict Attornspthin for the western dis
trict. . ,V - t J
Comet also hard oafbe heels of this
erneiouslv allow Master Jinney aa an
iliannted and unanimoue Held when he
eomet up to the political trough to be
fed some time early, next .junrca.
The se)f sacrificing ones are hs X
Parker: recent aspirant for tha GovsV-
'norsbip .of the State," and the other,
Jaka Newell, reeent candidate; for Con-
s-ress from the Ninth district. JBOio
these sentlemen had made tentative ap
plication for the job, but, are unwilling
to stand in the way of "the leader of
the Republican hosts when he wants
something.
' Morehead Left Oat
The Linncy announcement is not
quite in line with speculation that have
been bruited about aa to the probable
divisions to be made ia the spoilt of
tlm recent eanmaurn. uiaef was gea
rally supposed to be after the job of
eolleotor of Internal . revenue, and
tome of the lesser brethren were slated
for the leaser jobs, Such, aa ji now ap
iM.ra Iiinnpr in after.'.
And it would appear that the Iinney-
w. .1 1 . ! 7 Ml .11 . 4U. A'.m
Xiuiier coiBDiniuoi wiu uitw. wi um-
tribution of favor in the ,8tate for the
naxt four rears instead of Mr. More-
head. The job isiot yet hit, but the
fact that Parker and Aeweu naro -tided
the sniaute he eUTered , fcis
. dictum would indicate that he hat the
titration tolerably well U hand, and
with hit Sampson teanty eolleagat,
should b able to-run things to the
satisfaction or himself ana : ait eoi
- The reeent flurry Orcr the appoint
ment of Butler to tha cabinet as
minister of farming hat apparently
aubeided, and ha stands about where he
stood before it all happened, slated for
some diplomatie mission. The hurried
seehjag of endorsements by anybody
who would sign on the dotted line hat
turned the Butler cabinet amoitioa in
to somewhat of a joke, and it is gen
erally trailed et whenever it, it men-
' tiaiid at alL
What disposition wDl be made of the
anndrv other omeet to bt reappertionod
after March 4th has not been disclosed,
nor does it appear which of tht candi
date! who sacrificed themselres unuer
tha SemoeratiA kralanehov last month
are U be rewarded for their taerifieal
devotion; to thelrv party. Parker It
denied tha thing that he wasted, Newell
ia denied tha tarn place and for tut
tamo reason. -; :. - -.
Pnun New Ilate.
' It appears unlikely that they will go
atirely unrewarded and aome of the
lesser job will no doubt be bestowed
npo them. There ia the marshalship
of the west, and aho of the east pro
Tided tha Daka of Bruaswies wiu eon
tent to get out of the jray . without be
ing shored. Tht eastern district at
torneyship will go to somebody, -the
nllMinnhin of tha Dort -of Wilming
ton, and tht Cblleetorship of 'Jateraal
Bevenne. - Abo somapoirtofflees, pro
Tided Harding rescind 'Wilton t civil
service order. . - - .
. Mr. Iinney has retired to a swamp In
tha eastern section of the State for a
few day a of chasing deer, aad perhaps
meditation npoa tsa - proper aajon
wisnt of things, that will'aasut when
n.nllm . Inautrarated. ' Kwnor 'la
these rrta has it that Butler to also
after the asms doer aa ia being chased
by: Mr. Iinney, and when taerttop for
breath, it may be that they-wilT discuss
other things thta tha weather, tht pre
valent prices of tobacco and cotton, etc.
aad wbea they emerge xrom ine swamp
tha new -. dispensatioa may become
clearer.
VlRGIKIA FOOTBALL -
: -SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED
' nwlottesvins. Va- Beei b?-Tb TJnR'
iMrtr hrtuiffcaront orujre rout. juwswxnrarm
- Ttrtity of TirginJa footbay tenoaoio
for 1921 -was anaoaneed -today, at fol-
t''i lows, with ont on data:
flenbsmber Si. Davidson tt Charlottea-
viUe; October 1, WUliam tad Mary at
?' .Charlottes-rills j October 8, University
of Bichmond at Charlottesville Oeto-
, ber 13, Virginia .Military lnsotuto- as
Lexington J October 22, Johns-Hopkins
- at Charlottetville. October , Priaeo
; ton at Priaeetoas November 6, Georgia
at Athens; November. IZ,;. open
I Thanksgiving Day," North Caroliaa at
Chapel Hill. i ' ' .
f , RUtLINGTOM MAKKET 18
, - FLOODED WITH TOBACCO.
Burlington, 'Dee. eV-The. Burlington
tobaeeo market hat been flooded with
Ubaeeo aanng ins pass wo. mm oia
rest break of tha season occurred here
Monday morninj. All of the ware
hoaset were filled io overflowing with
the weed and the streets fronting each
of tha warehouses were to congested
' ktat traffic was almost' stopped. The
prices pAtvailing, oa ttio locftJ market
linve- held no remarkably, well darytg
Dm pact few days- There ha beon a
t' lit dfoline on the lower grades of
t !"j, bit t!ie If!'"' gr-..'"e have
'(fi l:r''or fh-m i -v.ioii. '-.
.MRS. MACSWINEY,
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- .,A. group of -prominent people welcoming Mrs. MacSwiney in New Tork. The photo shows members of the reception
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IUI I I af nu I , IH I k all.llai U Hill a VV I III .
3 iEIr iM BESTARTUNG
Thirty-two nominations For
tPaj ' " a ,
kosioince . Appomxmenis
. Accompany.lt.
LUMBERTON MAN WILL :
BE CONFIRMED IS BELIEFJ
. "Ml JL ' m " V
But Kay Be pifferent Story To
Write About Fate of Post.
- office. Aspirants; Will Be
Pressure Prom IT. C-Repub
licans To Prevent Democrats
. From Sharing In Spoils
The News aad Obaerrer Buroaa
003 District NatT Bank Bldg.
By B-'K. POWKLL
(By tt&WVtim "WifsT"
v Waahingtoa, Dee. Presideat Wil
aon today tent So tho Senate ior-eon-Snaatien
tht nanit of Angus Wilton
McLean, of tcaibevtoa, to bo Aasistaat
Secretary of the Treasury and thirty-
foar new postomco appoiiueea la the
State. Ha . alto teat tha asmes of
twenty North Carolinians reappointed
to pottoffieh jobs for eonflrmition.'
Mr. McLean win,- it it "generally
thought, bo eoafirmed withoot any op
position from th Bepublicani in the
genate. Ho has been nil along a part
ef the treasury staff and hit new berth.
without Additional salary.' is much la
tha aasfiro of an. appreciation for kit
fiat servieot at head ' of the war
finance corporation aineo Eugcna L.
Merer retired. : '.
Of the postofBce nomination!,' theje
may be another story. In tht bsteKof
mora than two thoasand aenjt for eoni
flrmation today art. appointments for
vacancies in' Qreensboro, Winston
Salem, WUkesboro, KUnatoa, Clayton,
Elxia, i(adin and other choice pmms
over the State. The . reappointments
art au. lor small offices. :
Wade Net lacladed.
The name of Robert T. Wsde, now
swung rnuuim a wnmu
not included ia the list aad nothing
can be learned at to tha developments
in uus paracumr ease. . rinmuui
Morehead City rosideata have teveral
dart insieted that Mr. Wade hat hand
edin hiev resignation at the request
of both Senator rjunmons aad Beprt
SeBiative Brinson and ihat A. B. Mor
ris, tht aoldier candidate, would , be
appointed., - r r -
Nothing to knewa. of "Wade's reslg
nation nttho' aOet of -Congressman
Brinson or. at ' the office of Senator
8inmona. - Tho - oostoffice, department
alsoia not' disposed ,to talk about tho
waaewuuavcaseju tish srro a-iew
day ago by-Morria aad Morehead
Citv frieads of his developed the. rac-
gestioa that ' tha Amorieaa Lcgioa has
tarred BetKe' on ' Cbngreesmsn aria-
ton that- Morris most bo- givea. the ap
pointaenL This eaaaot be verified.
roruuer uracea. i - '
Por the three-chief J offices ' invrthe
State which have betniVaeantiroeeaOy
tha President .has tuuacd Thomas
Marnhy. Niion -L. ' Crnnf ord and . Rob
ert B. baan at Greeasbors,. Winstoa-
Baiem and . Kiaston. reepOctirely..' Ap-
poiatmCatt ' aa ,aetiag Postmasters,
pending their formal . nominatioB, aavt
previonaly been made, ' Murphy sao-
eejida A. W. Wavlaad Cooke Bt-OrMna-
boro, Craaford succeeds K. B. ,Uailo-
way at Winstoa-Stieni na Siu n
ceedt W. JJ. 1jsJ1oibs at suaston.
Tht other .new appoint meats, are:
Black .Moantain, Jnlina A. Heillg,
Tie W. C HaJL deceased: Clarkton,
John K. Clark, viee,0O. H- Carrie, to
aigned; Eliza be thtowa, B. fcV White, Jr.,
vice . T.' MeCulloagb, JrT' resigned ;
Lsarlaburf," sV U. MeKensie, Jr, vice
G. H. BnssolL. resigned: sOUvt,
John Ik Smith, Tie B. ,A. Summerlin,
resigned; Bieh equare, James T. Jrut
reQe, vice C G. Conner, resigned; An
drews, Pearl V.. J'arker, vice -,W". B.
Walker, resigned; Badin, T. W Belt,
Ties J. A. McBaV deceased; Beaufort,
Kym6ad beaUey, vice B. B. Ar-
ingtea resigned; Benaoa Jaliaa Good
win, vice I K. Htevena, resitrsed; Clay-
toa, Elwood B. "Kelly, vice N.' K. Pool,
resigned; CrrstweU, Alfred N. Alexan
der, v ire E. 8. Wood ley, declined;
Duke, relix M. McKay, vice K. C.
Yarbero, . resigned ; tlkin, French W.
Graham, vice J. K.'jHall," resigned';
Leaksville, James H. Birhsrdmn, vice
W H. Iaae, resiened ; Bosemsrv, Wil
-ned M Wft To). .
WIDOW OF IRISH
President . Declines To Send
Delegates To DiMnss .
Disarmament ' v
Washington, Doe. 8, President Wilson
today deeliaed the invitation of the
Lea rue at Natlona to tend delegates to
tske part U tha disenssioa of tht dis
annament commission.
The JPresiilent informed tht League
of Nations tobnefl that inasmuch aa thai
Carted Statet waa met a member of the
league ha did not feel Juttifled in-appointing
a commission ""to take tvtn a
do facto participation." "
Tht United States, 'however, the
President declares, it ia sympsthy with
any plan for. world disarmament.
. The1 reply of tha President to tha in
vitation of the league eonneil was trans
mitted today through ; the State De
partment to Paul Hyniana, president of
the council. It follows: '
7 have i the honor .to" acknowledge
reetipi of poor eablagram of Po
eember 1 inviting the government of
tht United Btatcs to nam represtnta
tivaf to ait with the military, naval and
air .commissions ef the league la a
consultative capacity during tht dis
enssioa by -the commission on tho re
daction of armaments, tha considera
tion of which it to be undertaken by it
forthwith at the request and oa be ball
of tha eonneil.
The goverameat of the united
Statet is most sympathetic with any sin
cere effort to evolve a constructive plaa
for disarmament which ia accessary for
tha economic rehabilitation, peace and
stability of tha world. Tho President
ofthe United States ia deeply interested
In thia onaatiaa .aad ia .most desirous
co-operating to this tnd, but as the
government of the United, Ktates ia not
a member of tho league ht. does not
feel Justified la appointing a commit
ioa to takt even a dt facto participa
tion ia the deliberations of the eonneil
or of tho commission acting oa behalf
ef tha council ia tha execution of pro
visions In tht covenant of tht League of
Nations." "
BRITAIN D0ESNT-WANT
ANY JRISH INVESTIGATION
Declines To Vise Passports Is
sued By State Department
' : . To Committee
Washington. DeeC 8. -Tht- special
eommittee of six which tha commission
tf the) Committee of One Hundred
aovr hplding hearingt hero oa tht Irish
question had hoped 'ta - toad to Eng
land aad. Ireland to gathor(Srst-haad
information will- not . bo , permitted to
visit Great Britain. '
William MacDonald, Secretary of, the
Commission, was informed in a. letter
teat today by B. L Craigie,' flrjt Sec
retary i ef the British Embassy, "-that
"tht proposed visit to British territory
is not agreoabla to hit Wajeity's gov
ernment." tnd that 'therefore, tha Enf
bsssy' would not : vise the passports is
sued "to members ef tha -eommittoa by
me American eraxe juepanmenw
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW Isi
REPORTED AT ASHEVILLE
'i . - - i - l .1--. .
Hug Drifts Piled Up On , The
Mount aini Sarrounding
t
Asheville, Dee, 8c Ashrville today ex
perienced tho heaviest' mow of the win
ter, bat it has been impossible to meas
ure it, 'owing to the, wet ground, which!
canted .the snow to melt as rut as it
felL The flakes were record-breakers
la tisa aadtha snow fell for several
aoors. " -1" :r; - - to - V 1 .
Tha aatantabrs surrooadinr iheville.
many, of which Jiavt beea covered with
snow .for several weeks, today present
the appesrssoo' ef the Alps with hugl
sW drifts piled ap oa thorn. ' , ' '
Or Mount AlitchelL wklck is -t tht
ishest PointCast of the Xockiee, snow
storms 'have 1 been occurring for j a
manta.' n ':':;'. '
I DmMos Capital Btork. V'.p '
WinstonAilem.. Dec, 8. The Vanols
Company, a preeperone' local indastry,
Increased -its - authorized capital
stock from Svo kaadrod thousand to
one million dollars; v " . V- , .
" am- la Wlartoa-Sakaw ,. -
Wlnnton-Salem,, Dee, 8. Tht ; first
nowstorm-of the season visited this
eetinn Jn this afternoon tnd tonight.
Jt i vj a id- re tU-da'rain,"-,;!:'
MARTYR; ARRIVES
Investigation oi Affairs
Cumberland Ry. and Power
f . Co. Begins Today
RECEIVER J. R. BAGGETT
; GOES TO NORFOLK, VA
The Offices of Corporation Are
, Moved When Stock Selling
Plans of Organisation Ha.
tare; Eeoeiver Not ( Hopeful
' of . Saving Much From
Crash of Conoern
jfiarOinp1' developments aahy. ' grow
ont ef the investigation; o the- tffsirs
of the CumbsrUnd Bail way, Power
tad. Ugh Co, - which , begins) today
hen Beceiver John B. Baggett
LIlllBgton, roaehst Norfolk,' whlthet
tht genersl offices of the.eorporatiol
were moved several months ago when
the stock' selling plant of tht. organi
sation ware well along toward ma
turity. .
, No examination of tht. books hat as
yst beea made ' by Mr. Baggett, but
local investigation of ' tbs company's
operations la several sections- of the
State led him to make tho. statement
last night that ha was not very hope
ful of saving a great. deaWrem the
wrecked company, which ,waa forced
into the hahdt ef a receiver, last week
when U faUes' to meet' the interest
due on -outttanding bonds
The Cumberland Bail way, Power and
Light t-Compahy hsd v its ' -beginnings
in the State in February, 119, when
it , wit formed vith H. L. Jones is
president to -dig np, the-disused street
railway laid tomt years tfto ia Fay
ttteville, and later covered over with
street , improvements. At that time it
contemplated an extension of the ex
isting track to Csmp Bragg. Its
original capital stock was 8200,000.
Small rower runts. .
In Mar of the cresset year the au
thorited capital was swelled to one
million dollars. Tht company branched
out. going into' a docen. small towns
and villages in -North .Carolina,' taking
over the local power plants, and se
enrinf . franchises for -interurban rail
wart. Most of -the plants, it is nnder
stood, wsre taken on lease, and a rental
pttd for their use.' - -' .' -' N
( Two districts t were .covered hy the
proposed electric railway linev The
flrst extended from uiungton. ru
quay Springs, Varina and irony
BDrinirs. ' The. second -inelnded. Wen
dell, Middlesex, Locamt, Kcnly,, Micro;
Four Uaks, tnd . fine , Jevei. r emtu
n lints ' were taken ever in . meat of
these towns and' operated by,' the com
pany. In , to -far. at Mr.: Baggett " eaa
determine,-this was the' extent: of tht
actnal work' done by the company, ex
cept in Ftyetteville, where some move
was made' toward' extending the "tracks.
The ' offices of thei company . were
meved'Outaidt the State, and an exten
sive campaign, of -ttock telling', and
bond -selling begun; , It i is 'estimated
that more than half a' million "dollars
has. beea' invested iby farmers and
others in the bends mt tht totopany,
aad along with ibe bonis, they, receiv
ed blocks of stock- ia the corpora tioa.
Interest wae defaulted in ' the beads
last week,' ' tnd ' Lillington "eitiaeni
skedforthe appointment of , a rt-
eeiver. . r i t.:r: .
Defaartod Iatoreet oa Bwnaa.
Ia . Lilliagton. ' the comptny . hsd
taken over a email electric light plant,
towered by a j gasoline . engine tnd
furnishing lights to the municipality
tnd to private eiUxent. Tht planttwat
being i operated. at less of 8200 per
month by toe' town, ana ' me city
fathers were glsd to get rid of It for
a rental of 8190 per months and ita
street light free. Some minor im
provements were msds In the, plant by
the lessee company," it is ttid. - '
. . How far the losses of the bond hold-ers-in
'tht corporation msy be protected
easnot be known until Mr. Baggett
ttket ever-the . hooks; jBumors-. bars
beea curreat for -some, weeks' that the
company hsd - considerable money oa
deposit la Baltimore, banks but cheeks
given on its North Carolina and' Nor
folk bank during-the past few woeks
art said 'to have ( been returned : un
Honored ... ' . . ', :; ; . ? . '
Tht, securities Cf i-the Veoyoratiot
tl' .(CorilM4 on rage Two)- ' 1
BODY ON FRIDAY
Supporters ay That Senate
Leaders Will Not Oppose
A Measure In That Body ,
BILL FOR FARM RELIEF
FLOOD UPPER HOUSE
- to
Virginia and North Carolina
Tobacco Growers Ten Oonx-
mittee They Are In Same
Plight As Otber Agricultural
Interests; Hears Germany
Wants Extension of Credit
Washington, Dee. 8. Proponents of
legislation to revive the 'War Finance
Qorporaftion and thereby afford relief
to farmers confronted by falling prices
plan to call uptheir measure in the
Senate Friday and tsk for its immt
diate passage. Senator Gronna, Republi
can," North Dakota, 'in- charge ot the
resolution gave this notice today in
asking that the. Senate let the matter
co ovr until the later date.
consent or by majority vote,
While fsrm relief legislation was be
Int temporarily postponed in the Ben
ate the flood of billttto ex-tend relief
to tho farmers continued in the Hons.
Amonir the various measures was a bill
by Bepreientative, Strong, Bepubliean,
Kansas, to direct theC committee en
Banking and Currency to investigate
what legislation would be necessary to
permit the "proper financing" of farm-
trt and ttock raisers.
Credit for Cotton Para
Representative Lee, Democrat, Geor
gia, put la bill authorising the Fed
eral reserve board to take action nec
essary to extend liberal, credits to cot
ton farmers while Representative Baer,
Republican, North Dakota, re -Introduced
his easare which would pro
hibit wambling ia foodstuffs and spec
ulation in stocks and bonds.' Kepre-
sentative Caraway, Democrat, Arkaa
ass. offered a bill to wevent'the- aale
ef cotton and grain ia- future markets.
Printins of teitlmow taken ia hear
ings before the Agricultural commit--'
tee was ordered rushed' to cpmptenen
today so aa to be in the handt of BeaA
store-when tht measure comet npv'
The eommittee resumed Ha hear lag
with a view to framing additional re
lit' nseasnrtr and, was told by Virginia
and North Carolina Tobacco grower
that they were in the same plight at
tht other agricultural interests. Other
tobacco mea will be heard tomorrow
and Friday the wool growers from tht
West will present their difficulties,
Credit For Germany,
. W. W. Brancr, another witness who
claimed to represent the ermsn gov
ernment, urged thsrxtention of a bil-
Jion dollar credit to Germany for pur
chase of foodstuffs and raw materials
from America. He said that under .the
Versailles treaty Germany, ia arrec.
meat with the Allies, could make suet
a Credit a first mortgage and give H
priority over 'all reparation claims.
Conversations hare already been car
ried oa between Germany and England,
Italy and Belgium0 ith the purpose ef
securing such permission Mr. Braaer
said. Members of the eommittee, how.
ever, told Mr.. Bjguer they did net be
lieve.. Congress would rote such aa ex
tension of credit to Germany aad he
then suggested that it might be ar
ranged through the War Finance Cor
poration,
COTTON EXCHANGE WANTS
WAR FINANCE CORPORATION
New Orleans, Dee. Sv Denying any
Kdetira oa the psrt of the Southern
cotton interests "to noia tne staple xor
speculative purposes or- to force higher
prices," the New Orleana Cotton Ex
change direetora tt a meeting late today
adopted an appeal to the Louutaat dele
gation in Congress to seek reviv.il of
4ae Vwtr finance corporation "only to
clear the obetnretiona ' clogging car
L trade avenues. The appeal was tela
graphed to members of the delegation
at Washington.
Co-operation of, all Southern cotton
exchanges Ja tht movement' to revive
the war Snanct corporation waa urged.
We contend that justice and amity
demtnd tbtt the national government
which financed trade movements for for.
sign nations during the war to the ex
tent of many billions of dollars should
aid in fostering and clearing the chan
nels ef Americas trade saOleiently to
enable at to tell to others aad to enable
others to buy from nt the produce which
is dogging our trade avenues, aaidVtht
telegram. -.'.-'.. "
REAR ADMIRAL M'GOWAN
-SENDSJN RESIGNATION
Waahinffton, Dee,'' 8. Bear Admiral
Samuel 3. McOowaa hat resigned at
psy-master - general and . chief ef the
bureau of supplies aad accounts of tht
navy and Ins--retired from active duty,
it was Itarned today. Hit resignation
hat beea accepted by President Wilson
to takt effect Dee.1L. Tke admiral re
tired under the 80 year clause affect
ing bareau chiefs passed; by Congress
last yetr. ? '
Admiral McQowtn has beea pay-
matter geaeral of tha navy alaee July
1. 1914, a period ef service at chief of
tht bureau 'of supplies ' aad, accounts
only "exceeded twicer ia the history of
the "service.-;- B was charged ' daring
the wtr with the 'task of providing the
aavr. with ' tutnllee of alt description
and since the wtr tha' great surplus ot
stocks has beef disposed tf under his
direction. ' , , . , V . ,
AsTmiral McGowan. entered the navy
1894.. from South Carolina aad at
tained the rank ef Bear Admiral ia
1910. He will probably be succeeded by
Bear Admiral C. 1. Peoples, who will act
as .chief . . ef . Bureau- . probably aatil ;
March i . - . .... '
WILL CUI PRODUCTION V
OF COTTON 50 PER CENT
Curtailment of Acreage Agreed
Upon In Conference Southern
Farmers and Business Men ,
Memphis. Ten, Dec L-A Sfty
per coat cat ia ewttoa pro4actioa ia .
1H aad cirtailsnoat la the -acreage
planted la esttstai to eao4klr4 that
of the total areav ta caHivattoa, was
agreed asea at the tcreaaw rodac
Hon coaftreace) here today of'
Soataera tankers, aiercaaata aad
farmers, tad t nuke the plan f
fecUvo ssacklaery was set la saotioa 1
to reotrlct whorever accessary
credits to ladtoielaal faraacra mer
chants, facta rs or kanka aawllirag
to agree te"th acreage redaction
lean.
Tha pi a, esabodied la the report
of tbo acreago swdacstea 'cwmmlUeo
waa adopted by a practically aaaa
Imoaa vote of the eeaferwaco lato
today. It iaclasloa the foraaatloa of
aa orgaalsslioa la every tawashlp
la the cettea atatos to aecare the
tapport of tha wrowsrs, aad their
adaoreace to ploas of rodaetiaa. .
Orgaaisstioa ' work aleelsjod hy .
tho baakert araawat, will swain Inu
sacdlately aad aadsr tha provisions
of tho plaa will be practically coss
pleto by Jsaeary IS aest. '
ropean Statesmanship
Geneva, Dee. 8, (By The Associated
Press.) Tht liveliest commotion tht
Assembly ef tha League of Nations has
experienced Was provoked 'today by N.
W. Eowsll, of Canada,- who expressed
hla views regarding European ttatesf
manahip la a way that startled diplo
mats of tha old World. A hot debate
arose over the recommendation of the
committee, oa technical organisations
that the assembly propose to the gov
ernments tt set up nnder the auspices
of the Jeague three aew organizations,
fl nances, trsnsit and health, .with an
nual conferences oa these subjects.
Mr. Bowell objected oa the ground
that it was Impossible for distant coun
tries to tend their best mea abroad four
timet a year to attend the assembly and
the conferences, aad declared that the
result would be to throw these organisn
tiona under Earopean influence. The
assembly, kt held, should occupy itself
with these questions.
Canada, at aay rata, he said, felt that
they were questions that should not be
allowed to fall late Snrepcaa cost rot
Canadian Striata Bssnbi-
Fifty thousand Canadian soldiers
nnder tht sod in Prance and Flandere
is tht pries Canada has paid for
European atateamanihip, he cried to
the astonishment of the entire assembly
aad tht dismay ef some of the dele-
sates.
Arthur Balfour aad Mr. Fisher were
plainly affected by the thrust from a
British dominion; they remained mo
tionlest in their teats through tht
balance of the debate, with grave faces
Lord Bobcat Cecil, representing South
Africa in ithe assembly ia a gea tie way
tofteaed tht blow by saying that he
agreed 'with aaeb that Mr. Bowell had
said but thought Mr. Bowell waa mis
taken in supposing that tot -Organizations
would fall eiadet, the control if
Europe. . Be oould go .into a debaia
as to whether "Europe hsd made its
way ra the world."
WHJsdrawe Reasataa.
Several of tha delegates suggested to
Mr. Bowell that his worda had created
a diffareat imptessioa than he had ta
tended. The Canadian delegate took
tho floor again and said ssdid not
i to attack European Statesmen,
and, lather tbaa give offense, preferred
to withdraw his words.
Mr.. Bowell- was supported by Mr.
Miller, of Australia, aad waa mild!y
takea to task by Gabriels Hanotaux of
France. Dr. Gastoa Da Cuaha, of
Braxil. who. aaSl offered anv-ameadment
united with, the ethers however, in
agreeing to let , the questloa go aver
until tomorrow. Ia the meantimt, en
deavora will ba made to arrive at a eom-
prpmtst, . - ...... .
rniiR MfiRF np ai i PftFh
I WWII anas trvantsanehsasi tfeaauaw -
MEMBERS NOT ARRESTED
Bench Warrants Are Isstied By
, Judge Devin In Wayne
' , Connty Court V T
.U. . r- V;-
flnldabsm. Dee. 8. Bench t warrants
for four additional alleged members of
the mob which stormed tht Waynt
county eonrthoase last Thursday night
with tht intent to setae ana rynea
Ave terrors being -tried for1 murder,
were issued here today by Judge W.
A. Devin. The' defends nU were re
leased aader bonds est $1,000 each for
their appearance tt the next Jterta of
criminal court in Wilton teunty. .
The men arrested here, too ay were
David Biggaa, Jota Gibson, C H.
Thompsne aad ' 0. H. langston. Tht
latter wat aomlntted . by the aounty
BeDubUeaat aa Candida be for sheriff
la tht recent election. Hebon Futrelle,
who was wounded st .ha led the attack
an tha courthouse. Is being held and
rurveillane by tha sheriff, nd a bench
warrant wiu be served . upon sum at
toon at ba aa be brought to eourt
Futrellwas earned to. tht home et
tisteri ''wear Ooldsbore ' after -. tha
shooting Thursday, tight' aad later re
moved to his home 12 miles out . It
said tkit he has been removed from
his home and it being kept la hiding,
but a statement .from the thtriS tf
the county indicates thst hit wherea
bouts it, known aad tirat at it retag
kept under eloee watch, t-
. - i .-''.
HESTER KK-ELECTED RECRETAKT
UlTTWH ai.tiara earn
NeW Orleans. Dec . lieary G. Hes
ter, internationally know a as a cotton
statistician ' aad whose f hruret are ac
cepted tt official la exchanges through,
out the world, late today wat elected
secretary of the New Orleans Cotton
Exehanta for tht fifty-first consecu
tive time.' . . .. ; ,
LEAGUE ASSEMBLY
ADVISES REVISION : '
OF NATIOfiAL TAXES
E
Secretary Houston f Recom
mends Repeal of The' Ex- f ,
cess Profits Tax
FOUR BILLION A YEAR
BASIS OF CALCULATIONS
w...4 w.j.m.t w. r
IkObVlUlUCIlua XVUQiai. SM VH
Gasoline and . Motor Cars
ON G
NERAL LINES
ana, xkeaujuntiiiciit uk vviso.
ration Income Levies; TJrgis-'
.Bepeal of Tax On Soft
Drinks and Beverages ,
Washington, Dec. 8. Immediate .re- .
vision of the natioa't tax lawt oa the v
baait of aa annual levy of four billions S
of dollars for a. period of four years, .
and including aa intreate of t per
cent in tho taxes on incomes -up to
000, it urged, by Secretary Hoastoa ia
hit annual report sent todsy to Cea
CWss. ': , . ' - ;
"Bovisioa: of taxes should be efftet
ed.M Mm -Houston ' wrote . Contress. .
There can aad should be a better
than four biuions oi dQilart would be- .
incompatible with safety arjd sound
8 nance. And the country should faes
inv iBCfc rrraon win unj -
not In the future be relied v-upon. to '
yield the heeded revenue.'', . ;
The Seeretary ef tke Treasury' tald -tht
excess profile tax should ' be-'-re--..
pealed aad must, of coarse, be replaced.' ' ,
Be tahl ht believed it should be re-
corporation, ptoflta tax.'' .
Beduetioa of the higher groups of '
the income surtaxes aeeompaaied by
increases ia tha - lower income auttax
rates also la suggested by the secretary
who asked that Congress "consider suck
a general revision, with a reduction to '
a maximum rate lower than that eoa-k
tained in tha present law, provided as. .'
eeptable new taxes of equal yield eaa '
be feoad."
The'ateretary said the plaia fact was ,
that tht present rates, which are at high
at TO per eeat could not be eueeesaf ully
tax the rich is to adopt rates that do x
aot force investmsnt ia tax-exempt
aseuritlas. - . ' i
Mr. Hoostoa tuggertt a number' el
sources et revenue which could be tap-
..J .,V. akU h niA
to make up for ht lost of revenue oc
casioned by the .changes in the tain
which ha recommended. .
' Bepeal ef tht exeest profltt taxes,
sliaunatioa of "certain of .the so-called . -luxury
taxes, including the levy on soda -fountain
and aimilar leverages, aad -readjustment
of the rates in the higher -
groups of income- tax, it prepoatd by
the Treasury ehief T0! meet the losses
brought about by- these proposed
changes, Mr. Hoostoa recommends re -
vised aad new taxes to yield about
2X)0,0OO,0OO aa follows i
A tax ef 20 per cent oa eorporatioa
profits, distributed or undistributed, in
addition to application ef a higher sur
tax rate to yield 8680,000,000.
An additional tax ef 9, per cent oa
corporation incomes to yield 8455,000,-
000. v- . i- '- .". "& . -,- .'
Beadjustment of suttax rates ea
ineomet to yield aa additional $330,.
000,000. . : . . - :-i.k- --.-:.
Abolishment of, tha 2,000 exemption .
allowed eorporitioat: ea : income to
yield BBJK0. . .
Aa increase from the present-a pel
cent to S pr cent in the tax oa in- ,
comes of 13,000 er lest aad from S pet
cent to 12 per it ia the tax en la-
comet between $5,000 aad 810,000, the '
whole estimated to yield $150000
annually."' . ' ' V -
A tax of 2 eenta a gallon ea gatouat "
for motor ears aad all other purposes.
to yield tOOflOOfiOO. '
A federal lieense tax of SO cents pel
horsepower on the use of motor ttrs
to yield 8100)00,000. s
Aa additions,! sales tax on automo
biles (other han trai.s aad wagons)
aadaiotoreyelst and motor tar aeset
torica to Tield 8100)00,000. .-..
A ID per cent additioaal Mx on the
atrical admissions to yield mflOOpM ,
Ab additioaal tax of 83 per thousand.
on cigarettes to yield $70,000,000. ' '
An additioaal tax of E5 cents pel
thousand cn eigan to yieid $3,000,000. t
An additional sax of 6 eeata pel
pound en tobacee 'and tnuff to yield
Aa additional tar i 8 per eeat en -
candy to yield $20,000,000. t -
An additional tax of. 7 per cent ta
chewing gum -to yield 800000.. .
An additional tax of 7 -per cent, el
toilet soap and tpi'.et-sosp powders, to -
yield $ifiWspao. : ' ;, ' ' - .
A lQpcr cent tax en. tne.saia py
inaanfacturers. prodncera or' Import en
of perfumes, cosmetics and medicinal
artklet la .1 ieu of - the present tax an
tha eonsnmcr .to yield $10,000,000. - ' ,
Aa additional s per eeat tax oa Jew- .
dry and precious metalate yield $2V
00000. . s
An additional .tax of 5 per cent oa
musical instruments . to . yield $13,-
000,000. ,- .
i An-additional tax of . 8 per eeat ea -
motion picture ' films to yield $i
WeaU sVceaJastrBaitaxea.
In. the readjustment of surtaxes Mr.
Hoostoa proposes the, division of in
comes into "saved"' or reinvested and .
-spent. . Un the lormer class as wonia
limit the highest tax to 20 per cent
while the Income spent weald be tub
Jected to- a tan- ranging as high as 50 ,
per -cent, y Under the, plan .proposed
by the Secretary, beomea between $5,
000 aad $0,000 weald be taxed I per
eent on the part saved and the tuna
oa the part spent. The same ratio wit a
a wraduated increase would spply to In
comes up to 30 W0 where the maximum
XCoatlaaed ea, Psge reor.l,