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'7 OF lipilS
President Nominates Gastonia
. Lawyer For Western Dis
: trict Attorney V
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ALL APPOINTEES GO OVER
Tphr Motley Morehead Under
stood To Be Referee Por Re
publican! In North Carolina;
Linney. and Tucker Slated
For Appointment! At Die
trict Attorney!
",." ;-', " ' "mi ,'T:''
. . i 'The New and Observer Bureau, -'
f 003 District Nation"! Bank Bldg.
i b. it, 5. poweli ; .
JU. (By Especial Leased W;ire.)
,.;Washingtoa, Day. 10. A Meoil belch
' - of nominations sent by President Wtl-
sea to the Senate today, tor confirma
tion, Including the name of Stonewall
Jackson Durham to? be United State
'.iiSf W?im, evpawTa
indieatiosf from tow Old Guard as to
the fitc'of Bemocratie "nominntiont be
Iween now and Marrh 4. . I
. This it that the Republican will let
then all ever and the word cornea
. atraight from Senator , Boed Bmbot,
next to Senator Wataon, and -eloaest
man ia Aha Senate to Boca -Jearoer,
' who wilt determine the poIVie of the
Republican in the eominR fear yesM
unlen he ia rem oTtd front the teen
of action. . .
i The Ropublirana, some of them, say
- . po&tirely rut the nomiaatipwa ot nmre
than two thousand postmaaters, sent to
the Senate day, before yeatorday, will
meet the heme fate, Tbey assert aome
what che'atily, that no quarter will be
. ftivea jind not a few Demoerata reply
' fiiat none will be asked. '
Linn mi klarkai "la Aeasrd'
Dnrkam will, " however, probably
terve until March when the new At-
tomey General under Hrdina will
likely recommend for 'the job Frank
Iilnney, necording te word that cornea
i to Waahinitoa. One of the best u
formed BepubJienna in the State, who
- i ia Washington naff like hnndredt of
(" Ms parry, men in the country, waiting
for iiehtning to strike, tarn that xaa
.' ney and Morehead are ia complete ae
eerd and that the State ehairaaaa will
get the District Attorneyship- in the
West while In the East the Hi-la will
. so to Irrin B. TucaJWef wit , 'y
.This, Ee publican .pointed Alay
41iat Iinwey'a reecnt visit to . totte
was for the parpoee of seekln e nrerd
- and harmony with Morehead and thai
,he would not officially announce his
' randidacy fot tha WsWel attorneyship
until an 'agreement had beew reached.
Morehead. any thta. aptbority t is going
to be the referee of Senator Harding
; in Nurth Carolian and as such will ree
' ommend both linney and Tucker for an
' attorneyship. Tucker's s recent an-
-louneement-that he would . neck ap
pointment, avers this Bepublieaa-.f did
Mt come until he. too, had reached a
aatisfactery ' understanding Awith Mr
Morehead." .. v.,
- Batler-s Hand Knaad. - -'
Benrding the stntus of Senator But
ler, -the informant who wna frank "to
ea that he 'could not afford te M
' . nunted" smiled broadly and asked: t
, "Do yon think Butler really wants to
.be Secretary at Agriculture .v
Bntler. be says, wants the ambassa'
aorship that hCorehead and. Will Bays
promised to give him if he would let
North Carolina politics ' alone. Lest
this little promise of nearly a year ago
be forgot ten. the cabinet, boons was
launched, to keep Mr. Bay reminded.
That Butler fulfilled his part of the
. bargain, this Tar'Heel said, wna demon
strated when' he refused to snake the
rac for the legislarure this year or to
go ia the Ninth district and take the
' stump for Jaks Newell. Efforts were
made to get Mr. Butler to apeak ia
Charlotte during the campaign.
These things are bare incidents in
the coming battle, for pi. The broad
side Senator 8moot delivered today is
I soma real indication jof what tan gea
Jeral potier of the Bepablieajt lenders,
land as much goea for PreaideaMeet
' Harding at the saml time, ia going to
be 'with reference to appointment
made reatly M U the future by jprta.
ident Wilaen ' ."; :'T ' ''
,, . Soldiers Have PrcferfaKe. .
." So far aa the appointmento of poat
wiasters arc eeaterned, -ihm American
legion has warned the Republicans
that soldier candidates mast be given
preference when - they aaUafartorily
paee the civil aerviee eznaninationa.
' There is ftuite A bit of recurring talk
' that the Wilson 'executive order aot
- only will mot be revoked but that its
provisions will be extended. ' " -"
' Two case of French W. Graham, at
Wkin, ia'un illpstratioa here. The
Wnahinftan loblfy , of the Legion has
takes aa interest ins this case, just as it
. baa to the ease of A. B. ilprria, who
after theJdorebend -3tty nppointment
. and the Xcpublieajta have bee told thai
Graham must be confirmed. ' A
-Senator Basoot and the Old.Gunjdera
. are going to find it hard aledding to
ntaintaia policy of rejecting all Dem
ocratic aominationa where the NAmeri
uia Igion takes a hand In the aitaah
tioB. As a elaasi the sppointmenta of
soldiers to comfortably paying govern.
', ment positions have been steadily gre
-ing in number. asTl Jn many cases the
political affiliation) of the veteran has
, had little to do' witA'the dwpeeitioa of
hie ease, --r-v-" - -
v s Basmsvsng For Kepnblienmn.
Morria, at Morehead pity, and Gra
ham, at Elkin, are both Democrats but
they art not politicians. ? Both kavn
received pnafersnce by virtue .of the
civil service examination and aot by
the inveatigatioa which has been cus
tomary in selecting postmasters for the
better paring "Office. Belay to the
eonfirm&lioa of these tee mea, as ia
numbers of cases throughout the eoua
try where the circumstancea are simi
lar, will result in the Republicans run
ning counter to- a' law they pot en the
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UNITED STATES H AVAL
?V v PROGRAM. WILL STAND
Decision of ToreitfnGovern
r ments Not To Affect U. 8.)
V ' Daniel i Declares - '
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'Waakingtoa. . Dm. U. Dcpkioaa , of
foreit KOTnnBta at to their immedi
ate BATml profframa will aot affect tha
Aaiwieatx Navy Department' bnUdirtj;
proftmm er IU reeommeadatioM to Co
rftaa,. Secretary Daatolk- declared to
aifht ia eommeating on the aaaouaee
nt by the Britifa. ehaneellor of the
eseheqne'r that Great Britain had de
cided to aoapenl aarai t onatruetioai
atit the leatoM of the. war had been
worked eat. ,- ' . '
"My ncoaimendatioB to Congreae
with regard to oar aatal policy," said
Sir. Daoiela, "hsTO already been made
afcd'wiil aot be ehaased nnleai aome
thiat; aioroeeca, bappena."
The Naval .Secretary aeon ted the idea
thai the United gtaiee wm entering
into a awraj bydla( competition with
any nation and declared that present
and recommended buildiny eimply look
ed, to the "rounding1 oat'' of the nary,
aappletnenting the great boildlni pro
gram adopted in' 1916. '
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FISCAL STATEMENT
ns or
1 D- ChAu In (O.,
Board Shown 'In 'Consolida
ted Balance Sheet'
Washington, Dec 10. The -Shipping
Board made public tfcsight a'"eonoli
dated balaaos sheet aa of June SO.
1920, giving Snaaeial traasaetions - of
the . board 'aad the Emergeaey Fleet
Corporation front their inception ia
1917 to that date. It showed total lia
bilities of . t33786r27M and assets
of the same amount and it was thUlr. Bahey. He . believes that the rSO
trat complete Snaneinl statement to bill
issued by the Federal agencies whiehTTi
built 'the great government-own e mer
chant marine. - f
Tha board apparently did aot .under
take to ahow the total amount which
had been expended and Hacal officials
when -aaked as to this amount, said it
could aot be computed with any degree
of accuracy because of the system of
aeountiag ia use ia the .early days of
the board.
The liabilities given ia the '"consol
idated balance sheet" aa made public
included apropriatioas by Congress of
$3,113,217,110; "reserves of ' TS5H8r
SIS aad ether liabilities of snore thaa
100,000,000,. tha whole tobrirng $4,050
746jm. The total liabilities of S337r
SSOM tepreaeated tha diffeteaee be
tween the $4,000,00000 total , aad the
excess of expenses over revenues front,
perntioaa, anles and- the like, which
was placed at 51J3439. , ,.' v
Beveanea from operations, .sales of
ahipt, t4h, were given aa liS2845S
and expeases n eita4.,JMve
auea fresn oparatias of vessels flrsre
817711 and expeases of the osera-tioas-lJK29J7.
the apparent net
loss from operation being $185,125,037.
Vessels sold brought $296,515,344,
while they cost the beard $3308376,
making tha total loss oa these transac
tions $42,268,331. ' '
In its capital asset "the board listed
toe vessels owned at $3,0701Z.763, thia
sanv representing axpeadituresfor con
struction. 4urcbaaa aad recoaditioalag.
The value of . ship yards, property aad
equipment fuel ejl stations, real estate
aad buildings, " automobiles, ' launches
and the like war placed at $158,895,243.
Expenditures for construction or and
improve ment to Bousing project and
tmaaportatioB facilities were-given as
(ffiOijm. 1 It was explained that all
of these flgurea represented ator costs
aad aot the present value. ' '
Current aasets listed ia the bslanee
sheet included accounts receivable at
S293,7925S; general cash and cash
fund 9e4751i iaveatmenta S30J17,-
rS8r: note : receive ble ST024SJHT aad
mate rials, supplies, snip stores and ue
like, $143,400 pi7. ' , r
MAY GET BRANCH BANK
: FOR TWO CAROLINAS
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North an4 South Carolina gen.
atora Take Matter To Gov-:
'v ; ernor Harding ' ,v 'r
"Washiagtoa, Dec "10. Senators Sim-
men tad Overman, of North Carolina,
aad Smith aad Dial, of BoBtn OnroJina,
eallei sa Ooveraor Harding of the
Federal Beservs Board, today relative
to a arqaest Sled with . the regional
kda at Richmond more thaa a year
ago asking forx the establiahmcnt of a
branch bank to serve the western part
of North Carolina and Seath Carolina.
Ooveraor Harding ' Senator Sim
mons said, agreed to call the attention
of the bank ot Bichmoad to the pro
posal aad intimated that he atight add
that the board would possibly act if; tha
nucftmoaa , baas: aejayed aocunoa wo
KUST PAY DECEMBER
-J X TAX INSTALLMENTS
Waahiagtoa, Dee, , 10-Postponement
of - the MTBteat of the I)eeeAi-
ber' 15. Uttallment of taxee-l
Is impcseible, .the Senate was told Jo-
day by member, of its fusses aoatmit-
tel.' Actiaur- Chairman lieCumber said
soma snesns most bo found of raising
$1,?29 ,000,000 by Jaaaary 1 ia addition
to the anount expeeted la Ireia the
saeath'a .tax payments.
Senator Smoot. ' Be publics a, Utah.
aad Seaator Bimmoaa, Democrat, North
Carolina, ranking - Democratic mem
bers ct the Snaaee committee, agreed
that there . would be ae oostDoaement
aed the Trmar said the sountry onghfj
to M so advised at once. . v
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SOtTTHEKN BAILWAT A8K8 ; ' '
FOB S MILLION BONO ISSC
Waahiavtna. Tlaa. tTI Tka Anntkurn
Bailway Company asked pertission of
the' Interstate 'Commerce Coanmistioa
today to issue $5,900,000 development
nnd guarantee .mortgage bonds at 4
per ecat; payable Apri 1, 1958, to be
pledged: aa aeeurity inprt for a gov-'
eminent loaa of $3,j,000 ta be ex-
. .-J f-.
NORTH
CAROLINA
LEADS W
. MAKlilOUOR
More ThanFifth of Tllicit Dis
rtilliries Seized Were
Tyken'Here k
COLLECTOR BAILEY GIVES
FIGURES JN ANNUAL REPORT
redsral and 'State Prolibition
; Affects Onjy Quality", nd
Price-; of: Uquor, He De.
clares'; Agents Judicially Re.
baked ,Tr ' Too tfreat Zeal;
. Tax CoBectibni Misleading;
"I expeet Illicit distilling -to continue
to flourish ia North Carolina," declared
Collector AV W. Biilev yesterday com
menting tiponj the report of the Com
miasioner of Internal Bevenue which
makes the . startling revelation that
more than pne f ith of the illicit dis
tilleries destroyed ia the United States
during: the vast year were found in
.
vwvua, www ww.a-r
aKKThlHniK Rtafa ' aad ' T
; ;M
ifftctr the" gualiny and price
the quantity. I tusptet that the outrut
of liquor ia as great as it has been at
any time, ia oar history, Mr.1 Bailey
continues. Anybody who wants it can.
.get moonshine liquors ana monkey rum
at will in Haieigb. JL isspect mat this
1 staetment to true of many other towns
and cities ia, that State,"
Noeritieism. of ' the prohibi
tion forces in the -State ia made by
ea who bavd beea at work ia the State
'are made a remarkable showing, mors
than SO distilleries per Bin,' Seme of
the agents .have la .Judicially re,
buked for toe great-xeSl in the per
formance ' of their duties, he says.
"None haa been rebuked for failurs
to do jus aury. - . - - ., .aw
' - State's Taxing Power.
Leaving the diaagrsetbla- situation
as to prohibition.' .enforcement in ths
State, ths rOolIeetor turns to toe gigaa-
tie collectieaa that have beea mads
ia his department during the . year, and
in reviewing the report declares that
North Carolina's taxing power must
not be confused with the fact that
$162.0O0OO'wa eoUeoted In the State
during tha fiscal year. More than $108,-
000 XK) was paid for tobacco stampa.
aad SUjOOOLOOO ia exeea profto taxes,
which was really ?aid by tha whole
.world that Wfhr Ul Btate'S products.
The Collector's stoteasnt to a f ol-
. Mt aava - Just' received tha anaual
report of the Commissionet ot Internal
Revenue, year ending June - SO, 1920.
Ths showing as to North Carolina aad
the other Southern States, while Indi
cating tfeut Prohibition Agents have
beea doiag their full "duty as a rule,
is a reproach to oar eirilixatioa. Hero
are the faetstetal number of: seizures
ot illicit distilleries : IA the United
States wfcain the year, 14,337.. Total
number ia North Carolina, same period,
mi - . ... - .. j'
: Half In Three SUtea.
That is. one-fifth of the seitures
of distilleries, made la the United
Statea was nude ia tli glorious old
North State " Srst at Bethel, eta, and
first ia moenahlningete, Ths selsurea
ia other Southern states .were a fol
lows! Georgia 1,089; VirgiaU 116S.
So half Ue .diitUleries ied 'in tha
United States were seined ia these three
Souther' ptatesBeetk Carolina dds
to the number l), Tennessee.) 828,
Alabamai 3mi total for thee six
Southern fitatee about 1000 out of tha
entire Bomber of 14JS7.
"I call attaatioa to ths fact, that
wo have leas .thaa fifty Federal pro-
hibition agents is( the State. ' Three
thousand . aeixaros , at dittillerlea , by
fifty mea ia en year is a satisfactory
record. Sixty seisurea per man per year
satisfies me that the men as a whole
have beea doiag their duty. ' .
"I.eaU attontiba . to the fact that
under judicial oaatraUoa ot tka Ra
tional Prehibitio Act' penalties will
be mack less fresa bow ea thaa they
have been. Borne of the agent have
beea Judicially rebuked for to great
teab- la he psrfbrwisnce . of thetr
duties. None has been rebuked for fail
art to do his duty.'
Cemtiaae to Flojrlsa. '
I expect illicit distilling to eon
tins to flourish in North Carolina.
Anybody thai waste K eta got moon
shine liquors aad monkey rant, at will,
ia Baleign. I auspeet this statement Is
true of many .other towns aad cities
ot this State Complaints from all
direction indicate mat liquor are
beUg made aad sold! freely Jthroaghout
the Statea Prohibition, State aad Fed
eral, affects the auajity.aad price, but
aot the quantity.- 1 suspect thai ths
output of liquor hi this elate it as
great as it ha beea any time ia its
history. '
These facts sre disagreeable. But
tbey are tha' facts. ; W must reexsn-
Wlth taena.X . . ' v. '
"l call ateation to ' another feature
of i4 Commiationers report. The
total tf collection ia this Stath for
ths year was $182,665,947.23. Of this
sum, tobacco taxes account for .$108,.
457.156AS. These . taxes ? are indirect
tales, collected by manufacturers, but
paid by i consumers jutrougboat ths
Who Faye Great Tax- f
They are aot said' by, doodIs la
North Carolina aot . one per' cent of
this sum to-'paid by people .ia North
Csroliaa.' - While giving due credit to
the fact that this $108,000,000.00 is col
lected ia ths State, it would be a fatal
blunder to estimate the Bute's wealth
or :ax-paying power ea this basis. .
--'"Our payments of incomes aad excess
taxes amounted te $442WJ9. This
wnuid measure our" tax-paying power
bat fog the tact that tha excess profit
tax is also aar indirect tax paid by the
eeuiumer.' Our Cottoa mills sell to all
tho world and; they paid- in the larger
OP III
jC""-sed ea Pars T.ve).
Legislative Relief for
Farmers Appears Certain
Senate Reaches General Agreement to Vote Today on Reso
lution Reviving the War Finance Corporation; No Op
position to Legislation and Passage of Resolution Ap
'' pears Assured; Capper, Dial and Smith, of Georgia,
Lead Debate. ' ;
Washington Dee. 10. Legislation to
provide relief for farmers confronted
by falling prices occupied the greater
part of the Senate's tune today and
when adjournment was reached there
was general agreement that a vote
would be ahea tomorrow on the agri
culture committee's resQlntisVfto revive
the War Finance Corporation. '
'' The debate oa tb measure, lead by
Senators Dial, Democrat, of South Car
olina, Smith, Democrat of Georgia, and
Capper, Bepubllcan, of Kansas, brought
forth no pronounced opjHitipn to the
legislation and toA'gbt tjt'nattr Or on na
Bcpublieaaof North Kakota, expressed
confidence that' the measure would ,be
adtsted.
- Need of Cacaoratloa. '
Stimulation of agriculture through
exports . was declared by the speakers
to be enj of the prtneipal reasons for
urging revival of s the War Finance
Corporation. Indirectly, It would result
.UULVbPjl UUIfLV
r IIL0LI1 1 T lILLQ J
TO NOBEL WINNERS
LAward To President Wilson
Accepted By American Min-
Ister To Norway
Christiaaia, Norway, Dee. 10. The
distribution et the Nobel prises wai
made here this afternoon. The prln
cipal awarda the peace prixes for 1919
-rand 1920 were given respectively to
Leon Bourgeois of France and Wood.
row Wilson, president of the United
State. The peace piixes were pre.
seated la the Storthing during the aft
ernoon at a ceremony which was shorn
of all. ostentation. Ths literature aad
ether -prises were delivered this, even
ing in. the Academy of Muses ia the
presence of the royal family. ,
I ; The document presenting the peace
hprise to President aad also the Nobel
Medal were, received by , Albert O.
Sehmedsmant, thsAmsricaa mroiator
to NorwaF, who , road a message of
thaakl from Resident ' Wilson
..President Buen, of the Storthing ex'
pressed th delight of the Storthing and
Of the nation that President Wijson had
beea awarded oae of the peace prices.
He. characterised Mr. Wllsoa aa the en
ator of the League of Nations and
thanked him for his effort, to promote
international peace. '
. Minister Sehemedemann said ia bis
address: ,
' Ths honor bestowed ' on President
WUsoa ia of slgaifieaac and of the ut
most satisfaction to m. To have the
privilege of accepting on behalf of the
President the-evidenee of bis appreeia
tioa of his -efforts to replace discord
with harmony by appealing to the high
est moral forces ot each nation ia an
event to be cherished . . ... He, per
haps as much as any publie man, is
eeasdou. of the fact that ths-time ia
f past when. each aartoa eaa live only
anto itself. Bis labors have beea in
spired with the idea and the hope of
galeae nana, p unsA,as ajuivwi men
It is impoi&ible to make, a proper
estunats of President Wilsoa aad of hi
great work ' for international : peace
until time has revealed much of that
which for the present must be a sealed
book. . . , 'No mere fitting word of
appreeiatioa could be voiced thaa that
contained ' ia the President s meeeage
which acknowledge great honor son-
aorrva in aw.
SEABOARD TRAIN KILLS
PHYSICIAN AT.CAMERON
Dr. A. 1. Jones' Automobile
Demolished By Train.
--- Hitting; It .;
Saaford, De. lODr, A. F. Janes, of
CamereaKwaa killed when his automo
bile was hit by a northbound Seaboard
Air Lias passenger train No. 4 -this
morning about 11 o'clock at ths depot
crossing at Cameron. This traln does
aot stop a Cameron. Dr. Jones esr
is utterly demolished and he was
badly broken np. 1 He was brought to
this place oa the same train to be car
ried to the Central Carolina Hospital,
bat whoa the train reached here It was
found that his body was lifeless.
Ths remains win be carried to Sl-
loam early Saturday , morning and ths
faaeral services win be held Sunday.
Dr. Jones, who was a native of Surry
county, had'' oaly beea practicing medi
cine in Cameron for about alx month
bat had made many warm, friends who
are "deeply grieved over , hi untimely
death. He served "21 months in the
army, being oversees - for tea moathsi
aad was 29 year .old.' A year ago he
was married to Mies Opal Whltaher, of
Siloam, who survives him.-1 His fathsr
snd mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones.
of Ararat, two brothers sad three sis
ters also survive, f , -
ONE YEAR RULE LOSES
OUT IN S. L A. A. MEETING
, ' ... .
Gainesville, Fla, Dee- 10. A motloa
to establish a one-year rule ia - the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Asse-
eiation, making athlete ineligible for
football team until they had beea oae
year in the institution, was tabled at
this srternoon s sessioa of the annual
meeting of the sseoeiation. Ths : vote
r'l J2 t ?j
ia stabilising conditions . generally, it
was added.
"There ia not a living market for
fern .ptlueta in' the United States to
day," Henator Capper told the Senate,
adding that tha closing of bank a ia
North Dakota indicates thst agricul
ture, our Jiggest business and . the
foundation of our wealth and prosper
ity, is close ta demoralisation and
ruts. The banks were closed, he said,
because they sbuld aot collect from the
farmers, who were unable to pay be
cause there was no .market for their
crops.
. Farmer the Goat
"We 'have gone about this thing of
deflation all wrong,", he continued.
"Tha farmer has been made the goat
so often that it was thought, he-could
be safely made -the goat ia thia big
aVenuttoaV He itannpt -carry it He will
not carry it. He, law aaid-'aa and is
stating so today.
-'The fanning business cannot exist
unlet credit and market conditions art
remedied anAa." :
UflUIIlN " l'IIMLLUV
UMlALNiiq UUI .111.0
WITH C. E. HUGHES
No Confirmation of Rumor
Hughes Is Slated For Job of
Secretary of State C
Marion, 0 Dc 10. In fulfillment
of his campaign' promise fir d ''meet
ing of minds-to determine a new
American foreign policy. President
elect Harding today began a-month: of
conference her by seeking the fad-
vice ef Charles Evans Hughes, Repub
lican nominee for the presidency ia
What passed during .their talk of
several hours was not revealed, for
afterwards Mr. Hardingr maintained si
lence aad Mr. Hughe would oaly say
that international problems had beea
eoneidered in relation to constantly
changing condition and. with a view to
solution along the lines laid, down by
tha ' President-elect during' the es
paign. e - ': -
Neither would eomment' es Widely
eireulated reports that the conference
hat to' do a'10 with cabinetappolat
ment and other practical questions of
administrauoa building. Mr. Hughes
Has been mentioned many times aa a
possibility for Beeretory ef State aad
his arrival her at the head of , the
President-elect's list of ehoaea eon
ferees served to enliven speculation oa
his availability for the premier -port
folio n tne next cabinet. ,
: While the two were closeted to-,
gather. Colonel - George Harvey, the"
New York magaxino editor, appeared
ea the scene for a visit, which, It wss
said, might last for severs! days. It
was the second tims Ae hsd come here
at aa hour when queetlons affecting
the country's International relations
were awaiting solutioa. He spent two
weeks nt 'Harding's headquarters just
prior ' to Mr. Harding'a address Of
August 28, terming ths Versailles
league a failure aad proposing forma
tion of aa association of nations.
SHRINERS TO GATHER
AT SAVANNAH IN 1921
Los Angeles, Cal- Dec. 10. Imperial
Potentate Ellis L. . Garretsoa, of the
Order, of the Mystio Shrine, today an
nounced that the naaual convention of
tho Bhrinera wilbe held at Savannah,
ua aexs year, instead or Aiiantie Jity
a previously intended. The convention
date win be cnanged from June to Mny.
HORACE E. DODGE DIES
. AT HIS WINTER HOME
Millionaire Automobile ' Mann,
facturer Passes - Away at
- Home at Palm Beach '
Palm eBaehfla Dec It. Horace
. Dodge, - millionaire automobile
manufacturer, died at bia winter home
here' tonight.
Detroit, Mich, Doe. "io. The death
of Horace E. Dodge at bis winter bomei
la Paha- Beach, Fla, 'tonight waa aa
expeeted by his acquaintances and
friends here, who aad aot barned of
Mr. Dodge's serious illness. Bis health
had beea impair! however, "since aa
attack at iaflueaxt last winter. Ho left
here several weeks ago with Mrs.
Dodge, apparently ia good, heskli.,. j
Mr. Dodge hsd beea sole head of the
Podge Brothers automobile 'interests
sines ihe suddendeath early this year
of Jon a Dodge, his , elder . brother.
The brothers founded the automobile
bosiaess that bears . their nam eight
years ago, after engaging in the manu
facturing of automobile parts a usee
ths early days of the iadustry when
taey'weto associated with Heary Fond.
- U. . Steal Tonnage Besertv . ,
New.' York, Dec, 10. The ' monthly
tonnage report of the United State
Steel Corporation, made publie . here
today, showed 9,021,481 tons of. on ailed
orders ea. fcsnd November 30. This ia
a decrease of 1113,371 tons from last
month's uanlled orders' which totalled
93652.. : - , ; :-; ...
Saspeads Kates ea Leg. . .
' Washington, Dee. 10. The lolerstate
Commerce Commiaaion today sue
peaded from December 10 to Arli $
the operation of the proposed cancel
lation of distance rates oa logs In car
load lots between points ia South Care-
iiaa.. .,.;
ES
IMMIGRATION BILL
" , I
Mann Amendment To Restrict
Immigration For One Year .
Passed Easily
PROPONENTS OF BILL
ARE STILL CONFIDENT
Representative Knutson De
clares Foreign Governments
Are financing Thei Move
ment of Radicals To ThrtJiiL
ted States; Strength of Op
. position Forces Grows
. Waahlngtott, Dee. 10. Amendment of
the Johnson .bill to -reduce the-twoi
year prohibition against immigration
to the United Btntea to fourteen months
and charges that foreign governments
are "finaaeing the movement Of radi
cals to the United fltStea,' marked an
other day of debate in the , House on
immigration legislation.-'
fT" -ann, epuoi.can, of IJUmis, te
reduce the embargo- period was a sur
prise to advocate of the lesislatioa
aad constituted the ft rat victory for
Representatives Siegel, Bepubllcan, ef
New York, nnd Habath,. Democrat, of
Dlinola, leaders of ths opposition. Pro
ponents of the bill-eewever, weiswnot
dismsyed snd said they were confident
of favorable disposition v-ef the mesa
are before adjournment tomorrow.
lUstrietlea Period.
The Maaa amendment actually limits
the restriction period to one year, re
ducing by one-half the period orig
inally proposed. Aa- amended, ths bill
cannot be enforced for two months
after passage aad eaa be applied only
fourteen moatha from the date of
passage.
Another ameadmeat offered by Rep
resentative Mann exempting Um Phil
ippine Island from application of the
measure was adopted by viva-voce
vote. Tho Illinois member, ia '. offering
the amendment, said the Philippine
might soon obtaia their nrflependenfS
aad further . legislation by thia gov
ernment iwa aot desirable, v i
Opposition stressor.
Thd day debate developed a
strengthening of forces opposing the
bill.' Bepreantatlv Maaa and other'
influential members announced their
opposition "to tho . measurh, Beaaons
given for opposing it covered a wide
field at subjects, including charges of
laxity against the administration in
enforcing existing laws; that tha btU
was extreme aad radical, leading to
permanent restriction of immigration:
that it would deny asylum to "oppress
ed peoples," including the Irish, and
return them to "tyrannical govern1
menu" for punishment.
Knntaea Makes Charges.
marges that foreiga government
"are financing the movement of radicals
from several countries in Europe to
the United Btatee,' were made by Rep.-
reeeniauv aautson, Kepubliean ,'Miu
ssoia, who Opened debate ia ths
Bouse oa the Johnson bill.
"Spaia ia a ' seething mass of an
archy, Mr. Knutson declared, "aad it
government is dumping it oa the
United 8tta. We have more now thaa
w know what to do with. We ought
ra uepon wem. no added that if ton
nage were available from ten to fif
teen million Europeans would migrate
m America witata a year.
Another ameadment agreed upon by
tne committee would permit the entry
of the wife of a citixen er of na alien
who bad signified hi intention of .be
coming naturalised during the two-year
period la which immigration would be
impended by the bill.
SENSATIONAL WHISKEY
RAIDS AT ASHEVILLE
Talk of New Chief ; of Police
Among; Developments PoL
lowing; The Balds
Asheville, Dee. 10. Possibility of a
new chief ef Dolice in sneeeeil
W. D. Taylor,' announcement of a huge
ma meeting at tne city auditorium
Suaday 'night, at which tha Buncombe
County Prohibition law Enforcement
League will hurl it second gun and
the finding ot probable cause in seven
eases against aa alleged bootlegger,
were developments of the day in Aahe
ville's most sensational whiskey raids
ever made, perhaps, aot exeettiar the
time whea Judge Frank Carter, aitting
as a , committing magistrate, had all
hotels and drug stores here raided. .
Ho far Commissioner of Police Fus-
patrick he not carried ont hi threat
to suspend poUeemea who have beea'
swore ia a special deputy sheriffs, de
spite hi writtea order to the effect
that he would.' It ia aot generally be
lieved here now that he will suspend
them. Publie-sentiment, led by 'prac
tically every minister ia .the city has
vigorously denounced thia attitude, of
the esaamlsaioner and talk, of a recall
ia heard oa many aides. : -
Following the mass meeting Suaday'
aight it is fully expeeted by those ia
touch with ths lituatiaa that the matter
of a new chief of polke, ia the interest
of harmony, will be aelected by the city
beard. Nose of ths aelieemen who
have beea sworn in' as special depdjy
thcriffi will resign, they state, sad
neither will they resign f rem the force
of police la. the meantime, ihe sher
iff! department and the police, are eon
tianing their raids under- the suepiets
of the law eaforeement ague, with
two detectives, here from Biebmond' to
assist them.. . - - '',:." I
FORMER CONGRESSMAN V''
y , i B. LEWIS A SUICIDE
Moateauma, Ga, Dee. 10. Former
Congressman , E. BT Lewis, aged 65,
preaident of the .First National Bank
of Moniexuma,-aad also president of
ths IjcwU Banking Company, of this
eity, shot Snd killed kimself this aft
ernoon, .
OPPOSITION SCOR
i HOUSE FIGHT Oil
EIID DISTURBANCES
Pemier Uoyd George An
nounces Double- Policy In
, Handling Situation
CONFERENCES ON IRISH "
SITUATION TO BE HELD
Martial Law To Be Declared In' .
Only, Certain AreaaCIn Ire. v
land, Premier Says; Oppor
.tunity For. Government and -
' Sinn Fein Leaders To Dis
cuss Situation
London, Dec 10. (Byrfh Associated
Press.V-Martial law has.been proclaim
ed by Dublin eastle over the eity aad
county of Cork, the city and county ef
Limerick and the counties of Tlpper
nry and Kerry. j . v , ' ,
In an announcement made to tk
aw. .Hauit
to,tentun.0f the British government
to put. aown iswiessneas wuicn lor m
months ha been prevalent in Ire-
land. 1 .' .,
Dublin city and the county oft Dun
lin, lat hough they have been the vent,
of numerous affrays and of much van
dalism, were not Included in the dis- ,
trict, which is placed under martial
haw, but Mr. Lloyd George 'told the
Commons , that if conditions should -.
warrant it the interdicted sroa would
be extended. . , . t
Must Surrender Anas?" 1
Under the proclamation persons who,
without authority posses arm sr na-t
authorised uniforms must surrender ' .
them within a certain period f r lay
themselve liable te trial by eonrtmar- )
tlal and death penalty. ' . '
. The Premier said he was convinced -
rthst in kll aectloB of Ireland the ma
jority ot tho people were anxious for
peace and that the government like-
wise was desirous of peace aad a fair
settlement of the ..questions afT issue.
Te thia fend, the Premier .asserted
that the government would treat with
Slaa Fell members of parliament who
had aot' beea. "involved in the cam
mission ot serious erimes." These Sinn
Fetner, he added, would be afforded,
all protection. The government, how
ever, would aot great safe eoaduets to ...
Loadoa.to each fiinm Feia. member of
parliament as bad beea involved la ihe
eommisaloa of sarioae erimes. a.s ... ,
Spaak Is Conciliate ry Term. ,
In expressing the determination ' ef ,
the government to. put dowa disorder
ia Ireland ths Premier declsed it had :
ao option bat to continue to intensify -its
campaign against ) '""the j small bat
highly ogaaised aad' desperate minor'
ity" la Ireland which waa ""using mur
der and outrage in order to attain the -'
impoesible' and which could bring -peace
neither to Ireland nor to Great '
Britain. .
. . The Premier's statement of the gov
ernment's willingness to negotiate with
the Siaa Feia,jwhlrh was delivered a ;
his most, eonerlistory snd Tterstiaairf
ttnnner, created a most iprofoand im , ,
rpreaaion both inside and outside par- ,
uninent. n prooaniy win oe oooatea
In the House of Common , next Tues
day. ' Although: ths Premier intimated . '
thnt he thought it preferable that than
should b no debate, it is thought the ,v
Liberals will institute the discussion,
believing that martial law should not be
established in , Ireland without the se- ,
quiescence of parliament. .
ASK POSTPONEMENT OF .
PREFERENTIAL RATES
Shippinf Board1' Declares Qjt '
ration of Bates Would Hurt
U 8.-Shippinf 'j'
Washington, Dec 10. Decision to re
quest of the Interstate Commerce Cos
missioa further suspension' ef the op
eration of the preforentiarmtes sec
tion of ths Jones merchant mariaa
act because of inadequate abiDoinc
facilities at ' eertaiu ports was an
nounced today by the Shippinf Board,'
summer uniu January
The pro vie ions .were suspended Inst
summer until "January 1 upon reeom
mendation of the board. At a hearing
Inst Monday to investigate . the ade
quacy of American shipping, especially
en the Pacific coast, the board was
informed by representative of coast
ports generally that injury to shipping
would result if the preferential .rat
section were enforced at thia timaj
'-The boa A ia its deeisioa today, an
nounced, However, that as soon as sufficient-.
snipping registered ander thf
Amerieaa Sag was available for hand,
ling ths commerce of the country be
tweea all foreiga porta and the pe-'
sessions sr-dependencies sf ths United
States it would request of the Inter
state Commerce) Commission to prompt
ly enforce the preferential provisions. '
Every effort will be made, a reeolu
tioa . adopted . by the board said,' to
hasten the providing ot Amerieaa ship
ping facilities so that these provisions
Lwill be made operative at the earliest
pracuraDif uaie. "- VS.
JURYMEN DISAGREE IN
STAUNTON ASSAULT CASE
j8tauhton,. Ta.; Dec 10. The. Jury
trying Harry Hart, a negro charged
with, attacking a white girl aero Wed
nesday, wa dismissed today after hav
ing ' deliberated tour and a half hour
without Teaching at verdict. New venire
mem were summoned add the negro's
second ; trial within a . period ; of 48
hours will begin tomorrow morning.
Sta'e 'troops from Charlottesville re
mained on duty about ths, court home
snd jail tonight,. but there was ao dis
order. ; i-.'-
Hart-wa indicted and placed en trtnl
yesterday and fears of mob vinicn.
caused Uoverner Davis . to . son t i s
troops her$'
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