n . 5 ::',.: .-,......". . . IX T Ui; : i: J ifl ,'vr V rrc7L4x iw tfr. Sand raaal It ay bafsr aairatl sad inM mlssta- a stasia war. ' North Carnllaa fair Ratar. dayand Saaaay, aot Basra change in . the teataemate. erver 11 lili -W VOU GXIINO:,164. EIGHT PAGES,t6dAY '.RAIXIGH. H C, SA PRICE: FIVE CENTS c V- durham included . In another batch '7 OF lipilS President Nominates Gastonia . Lawyer For Western Dis : trict Attorney V t O. ....... . 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 T". T" UNITED STATES H AVAL ?V v PROGRAM. WILL STAND Decision of ToreitfnGovern r ments Not To Affect U. 8.) V ' Daniel i Declares - ' . i. i '.. . '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. ' - . i ,K. . - I I! I D 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 5 ' . - 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 , 1 1 - (, 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$' ss-: