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DOCTOR IKE ILL
CONTEST SEAT OF
EIGHTH
DIM
!T
Republican Candidate Sends
it Telegram To "Farmer ..
BobDoughton
. SERVES NOTICE OF HIS
' IN I tN HUN IU tUNItil
A
Democratic Incumbent Prom.
isesTo Air Lot of "Dirty
Linen" If Old Guard CandL
' v date Wishes To Enter Fight;
Wilton McLean Entertains
For Cameron Morrison
The Newt and Observer Bureau,
1 603 District National Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
(Bjr Special Leaaed . Wire.)
... -Washington, Dee. 22. Doctor Ike
Campbell kas decided that at least he
kaa the goods to "expo rotten voting
eoaditiona in the South? and ia a pre
sumptou tort of way served notice ea
"Farmer BobToaghtoa today that
there'a going to be a battle royal over
the seat of the member from the
Eighth North Carolina district.
The preliminaries to tie official no
k tice required by the atatutee came in
this morning bright and early and It
area ino ungmn).. cigu " j
. Doetfir broke the newt gently as
possible ana in a rouna-aooui way
' asked "Farmer. Bob" to name a bitch
ing ' pot somewhere in the district
' where. Ui a two might' meet face to face,
agree on the Queensbetry. regulations,
I name the. r seconds and start the old
' ball "a-rollia."
Quite true, Congressman Doughton
has been expecting something like this
to eome' along and throw a black eloud
aerosa the otherwise bright skiea of the
M.n if VinH hnver. an
ticipated that when the Doctor was
ready to announce a contort-ne wonia
do it witlr sufficient formality to lend
the requisite air of dignity to the flgM
and not start off harassing bot it
Campbell Senas Tcbrgraau
"l ha. 4wn all along that Camp
bell has tk DraM ot sTernmeBt
mule," Mr. Dougbtea taid this morn
ing, explaining at ' the time that he
used the word ."mule" to aroid a rhyme,
"but I didn't expect him to begin the
thing this way."
The way"referred to was the Camp
boll telegram, which, while quoted sub
stantiTely rather -than literally, aald:
Tloaws adriae Where yo will be Frl-
a . O . . 3 . - T ... mmi
yoiF nd ' S(rv notice of contest eterl
your neat tne nexi vongreaa.
AH wf ha- Congressman's plana, at
the time he received the telegram call
ed for a trip to Laurel Springs, his
home in .Alleghany teunty,- where he
ipeets to spend the recess holidays.
Visions of a long drawn-out fight with
eharges nd counter ' charges, aubpoen
' ats, attorneys, briefs, hearings' nd a
tkonsand other things- connected -with
InnwmmA lufflM ll im It it
tempted to formulate his reply to thei
caustic wire irora toor ie. nom,
he drafted an answer after this
fashion :
"I expect to be home Friday and
Saturday, but my plans are suhjeet to
such emergencies as may arise.'
Rt far Action.
' The dispatch of the message, infers
mall if not offleiauy, set ue-eiage
' for action and the next more must
eome from Doctor Ike. He will likely
meet the Congressman aome place e
the. hillsides of Western North Caro
lina Christmas Day, and while all ths
world is echoing "Peace on earth,
good will Jo men," aennd the first
notes of a tight that promises to be
a scream from the first affidavit to
the final judgment.
"Let him go ahead.' Farmer Bob
- said this morning. "If be wants his
dirty linen nired, I am willing. If he
Can find where I received a thousand
' votes by corrupt methods, I am will
ing for .him to takethe seat in Con
gress." .
-whoa fthe two joint debater- elash
this week, there are going to be some
' pretty plain words spoken, unless the
"present frame of mind of Mr. Dough-
ton undergoes a great change. He has
X been exceedingly patleat about contest
-talk and now that it has broken en
an otherwise dull day about the Cap
- itoL be proposes to wage juat auch
a fight to retain his membership in
' Congress as has made him Hie most
spectacular can vnsser in NorfkCaro
1 Una for the last two decades.
- u tij lliut Got
Campswll evidently has Jatisfied the
ReDublicla CongTessionsl eampaiga
V committee that be can support with
CVMamihiev - ..." , .
testimony his eharges and those jointly
it. k. i.mM J. Britt thst unfair
methods were need in the November
election; tor prevent the' Republtesnt
in some ofth counties from voting.
... . . r 1u.iJi,.a mm MkA
10 tins ensrge, jvpuui- jf i
Republicans proved themselves, to be
the. better jammers and ia, the prtienJl
Jar eases eltetl eaiuea me totmi mm
while be won out in the Congressional
- fight-"'- -i '- '"" ' '! '' '
The Democrats here be Here the Re
publicans want as much as anj-rtiat
else to find out what happened to 'all
- ths snoney. they .ant Into North Caro
lina this year. - One of the eterks to
the committee who served as exchequer
1 for the party made the statement ia
the House office- building a few-day
ago that "we literally poured money
i into North Carolina". '
' Dr. Campbell, whose home ia at A!be
xiarle, makes eeth that he received at
least 1-900 of this money. Hia state
ments, both sworn' tot ire not clear as
to whether ho received $1,500 or A2.000.
Both amounts show sad beside a wad
of money was sent to John Morehead
tot aistribution la the eighth ninth
and and tenth districts.,- Doctor lite
admit that, ho never spent but $l
during the eampaiga and charged all
km expenses: against- the Rational er-
. faaiaatroa np her. He mat going to
aead anjthing en the contest beeanse
11 - t . .
(Ceatlaswd ra rag Two!
Only. Four Opportunities
Out of Sixty-three Remain
Four opportunities for Christmas service, out of a total of sixty-three pre
sented by The. News and Observer, remain to be taken.) Fifteen were accepted
yesterday and it ia presumed that 'early this morning' the remaining four will go.
AU of the opportunities, presented through cooperation of the Associated
Charities, carry' th endorsement of the organisation as worthy eases. Select
one of the remaining opportunities, telephone The News and Observer and secure
(he address. " ".
The opportunities taken yesterday and those yet to be selected, follow:
OPPORTUN1TT NO. .
Widow with one son. Both work.
Woman does house work.
OPPsjRTUNITT NO. It.
Taken by Mrs. B. O. Dearen, 433
Fayetteville street.
, , OPPORTUNITY NO. 14.
Old man. Peddles books and works
all he can; Deserving. "
OPPORTL'NITf NO. ,
Tafcea by Mrs. J. H. Finlator.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 2
Taken by Mrs. L. B. Flourney, 811
Glenwood svenne.
OPPORTUNITY NO. II. '
Taken bv a friend.
OPPORTUNITY NO. M.
Taken by Mr. Warren ljkiwkipj, 435
Halifax street.
OPPORTUNITY NO. SC.
Taken by Epworth League, Central
Methodist church.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 4t.
FamJy of 4, mother, father, little
baby and little girl S years old. Mother
and father both been sick. Father work
ing, but gets very small salary.
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ORDER STATES TO
INCREASE RATES
Arkansas and Minnesota Di
rected To Adopt Interstate
Passenger Fares
Washington, Dee, 22. State railway
commissions of Arkansas and Minnesota
wer ordered today by the Interstate
Commerce Commission to increase State
passenger rate and excess baggage
charges to the level now prevailing ia
interstate commerce. Trie commission
held, that present eharges in ths two
states amounted to a discrimination
agaiast interstate traffic.
Both Arkansas and Minnesota sre
numbered nmong the seventeen states
who refused to grant a SO per cent in
crease in passenger fares last August
to conform with the increase ia inter
state traffic and the decisions . today
mark the first action to be .taken by
the commission . since hearings were
given aevea states her recently. The
commission previously ruled against the
tnara eommiamoaa ox new Mors, ana
Wlseaaiia ' and,,, those . case aow -are
being fought out ia the courts. .
The two decisions handed down today
ere simitar. Th State commissions of
the two Bute granted aa Increase in
freight rates but due to existing Stats
law claimed they were powerless to
raise passenger fares and excess bag
gage rates.
Ia Minnesota the State rate for pas
senger fares was set at two cents per
mile by th legislature but the earners
aeeured an injunction at the end of the
Federal control period, which prevented
the 8tate commission putting pre-war
rates into effect la Arkansas the maxi
mum rate also was two cents a mile.
Ths Interstate Commerce Commission
ia ordering the raise in fares quoted
the transportation act as its authority
to raise state rates in opposition to
lawrmade by legislatures.
Changes ia the Arkansas rates muat
be made by February 15 and in Minne
sota, by February 1, the Interstate Com
merce Commission ruled.
CONDITIONS ON STOCK
EXCHANGE ARE. IMPROVED
r
New YoVk, Dec 82. Conditions in
the stock market today were more or
derly. Leading issue recovered pert of
yesterday extensive dechnes, but spec
ulative share were in process of fur
ther liquidation, .with consequent aew
low records.
A sidelight an the protracted rever
sal was furnished by .the failure of a
prominent" stock exchange firm, whose
immediate difficulties are traceable to
th tens credit situation, the banks,
according to reports, ealling loans on
depreciated collateral. . '
. Another feats re of the onsettlement
was -the announcement that the stock
exchange had been requested by mem
bers to investigate .the durations- of
several stocks recently undet bear pres
sure. Among these are Houston Oil and
Replogle. The former last week made
a precipitate break of more than 10
points, . while Replogle collapsed ' 22
points waa the chief factor ia yester
day's demoralized trading. s
Gains outnumbered losses at the Ir
regular elooe- f today's market, but
the consensu of opinion in conser
vative circle was that further read
justment" would, have to take -place be
fore confidence could b restored. $ale
approximated 1,400,000, the bbn mar
ket also recording ajarg turnover at
variable reactions. - ""r. -
Among the .day eo as tractive devel
opments war anaeuncementa of extra
dividend by several industrial and
Inane ill com panic, notably the Ameri
rna Shipbuilding Company and th New
Yrk TiU and Mortgage Company.
TWO SOUTH CAROLINA TOWNS
STRUCK BY A TORNADO
. CohmbU. . C. Dm. ZSw At least
two &Mta Carolina town war
track by a tawaao this- afteiaooa,
Imsetcae to The' State fro Bar.
watt and Xaama setting of the loss 1
of ea life at the termer town aad
deatractkaa of property at both.
. TORNADO IN ALABAMA. -
. Eafaala. Abx, AW. IXv A tornado 1
pansed torn snik aorta of Eafaaln at
It .o'clock that morning, aarooting
trees s desnolishing a number of
hea s, bat a report of tans of life
have bee eclv. altka rV-eU-
IsW are down aad Megrswk
servk) a tt-lng -co ad acted
dlBcahma, snaking roeoiat of detail
alow.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 44.
Taken by Mr. Leo Heartt.
- OPPORTUNITY NO, 4.
Taken by Mrs. A. A. Bowltnd and
Mrs. K. 8. Rogers.
OPPORTUNITY NO. M.
Taken " by employes Balcifh post
office. OPPORTUNITY NO. U.
Taken by Band No. 1, Baptist Tab
ernacle. OPPORTUNITY NO. U.
Taken by Mrs. W. H. Mills, Boylan
avenue.
OPPORTUNITY NO. Is.
Taken-y Raleigh Storage Battery Co.
- OPPORTUNITY NO. IT
Taken by Mra. E. B. Flournoy, 811
Glenwood avenue. '
OPPORTUNITY NO. IS.
Taken by Miss Nell Battle Lewis.
OPPORTUNITY NO. M.
Taken by Miss Nell Battle Lewis.
OPPORTUNITY NO. 11.
Mother, father and little boy 5 years
old.
Pete Herman, Bantamweight
Champion, Outclassed In
New York Bout -
Madison Square Garden, New York,
Dee. 22,--Jo6 Lynch, the littls boxer
from the west side of Manhattan Island,
who jumped into prominence about
three years sgo as a likely boxer, won
the banter weight championship of the
world from Pete Herman, of New Or
leans, in s 15 round battle at Madison
Square Garden tonight.
The men weighed ia under 11
pounds, ss called for ia the article of
agreement, at 2 o'clock this afternoon,
but th official weight by the Stat
boxing commission when the men en
tered' the ring tonight were lit pounds
for each. Lynch looked the much more
drawn q the two men when the bout
began while Herman was in the batter
condition so far as looks Went. Herman
was an odds-on favorite, three to two
being freely offered that he would re
tain his championship. :
In four of the rounds Herman bad
th better of tho argument but in only
.on ot these bed as any decided advaa
tag over Lynch. ' -
George Thompson, of 8aa Diego, won
over Willie Spencer of this city? Boy
Moon, of St. Paul, knocked eut Jimmy
Martin, of Brooklyn, nnd Johnny Duff,
of Jersey City, outfought, Midget Smith,
01 raaama, in in tnree preliminary
contests.
First Rowad.
They began with' light sparring,
Lynch landtnir left to the head. At
close quarters Herman sent both hands
in-rapid succession to the body Lynch
jabber left to ths face and booked
nis right to tne neaa. Herman swung
right and left to head. Both boys were
palpably nervous and were lust fee Una
each -ether out. They exchanged light
body blows and lust before the ell the
cnampion lanaea its ana rignte in
rapid succession three times to the
body. There was no damage don ant,
Raawd.
After an exchange of body blows
Lynch landed a hard right hook to the
head.- .He landed another hard rJght
ana missea a ten ior xne ooay. Tt.y
exchanged left to the face. Lsnnh
tried long left Jabs for the body, with
out damage, and they fell Into a clinch
Lynch Jabbed his left to ths nose and
the bell found them In a rally at c
quarters, both playing or the I
mostly. Lyncb's round.
Hraad Three.
Herman landed a hard left hook on
tna law. After. some In-flarhtlna- Her
man sent his right to the back ot th
neck and Lynon crossed Ms right hand
-to the jaw. sending Herman to the
Lropea. When they came to ths center
01 tne ring L,yncn aroe nis right twuw
to the body and swung his right to tlra
ribs and again to the head. Herman
clinched and Lynch aent a short right
to mi neaa oiore tne Den: Lyncns
rouna.
' Rmi r..F.
' Lynch hooked his right tv!o4 to the
neaa ana Herman was forced to clinch.
After the break Lynch shot his right
to the head agafrL Lynch jabbed lefts
to face and hooked his right twice to
head. Herman was cautioned forbidd
ing. Lynch awnng hla right high on
the bead and droev rights hard to
body The round waa LyncD s by
large margin.
taaW fin.
Lynch planted two hard lefta on the
head, the second one staggering Her
man. Herman leu snort for the body,
Lynch landing left and right on the
head. Lynch hooked bje right to the
ear. Lynch forced hla tnan all over
th ring and had all the honors of th
round, during which Herman failed to
as m soiia oiow. -Reaa
Sim.
Most of Herman's leads were h'ort
Lynch' 'right enabling tilm to land
long lefts o th faoe and head, at
close quarter. Herman -planted left
and right to the body and then Lynch
landed four rlghta to head and a left
ea the body without a return. In th
box In a- thai ensued Herman nrovad to
be the . cleverer and had ths round by
more man a anaae. - -'.
Rhm gvem. " . '
, Lynch eut loose with twe f right
swings which Herman blocked.1' Lynch
hooked right to th head. Herman
atepped In but Lynch drove him back
with left and right to the face. They
exchanged body blowa aad were spar
ring at th bell. Lynch' round.
, . - BMkl KISTht.
' Lynch popped a bard left to Herman-'
nose and ducked safely from a
right bwlng. Lynch jabber hi left
twice to face and stepped Inside of
Hermans leads. Lynch missed two
right awing. Lynch jabbed hi left
ehangvd body blows. Herman 'missed
several blew jtnd outboard Lynch to
V end of th round. . Herman' round.
- v Mmum4 Jltoo.
There Was a Harry of ln-ng-htlng and
then Lynch landed a hard right upper
eat to the jaw.-- The crowd was then
shouting for more action. Lynch book
d a hard left to the jaw and at close
quarters Herman aent . hia left aad
right to the body. Lyach'e round.
" RMIbM Tmi V'
Lynch jabbed left and swsng his
right to th bead. Herman landed a
couple ot hie favorite body Mows. In
aa exchange of' lefts Herman drew
blood from Lynch's mouth with a stiff
hook. Herman .bored ia snd tried to,
follow, op with another blow- to faeqf
but waa .short. - Lynch, snissed a right
LYNCH WINNER 111
BOXING CONTEST
(Continued en Pege'Tw)'
COAL
OPERATORS
HELPED TO DRAFT
Witness Tells How National
Coal Association Dealt
1 Witl Government .
FIGURES COLLECTED ON
PRODUCTION OF FUEL
Secretary To President Wilson
Kept Informed of All Steps,
Association Official States;
Coal Sold To War Depart,
ment at $11.50 Ton Last
Summer
Washington, Doe. 22. How the Ns
tional Coal Association, an organization
of eoal operators, dealt with the govern
ment and eoped with the fuel shortage
last summer wer " fields in which
Senate investigating committee today
spent ten hour.
' J. D. A. Morrow, a vice president of
fie organization, told how the associa
tion drafted order for the Interstate
Commerce Commission to issue en trans
portation matter, paid the expenses of
th United State Geological survey
in collecting official figures on eoal In
duction, kept Joseph P. Tumulty, sec
retary to President Wilson, informed of
til steps, and successfully fought pro
posals to re-establish a fuel adminis
tration, ollhongh coal prices continued
to mount .
Bold Geverasnent at Advaneo,
'D. W. Went, th association presi
dent, testified to purchasing for th
War Department at the height of the
shortage 150,000 tons of coal, for which
the government paid IU ton, while
another corporation which he controlled
was mining and selling contract eoal
fdr t320 snd 13.87 a ton.
The examination of the two officials
of th association was enlivened from
tlm to time as Bjenstors produced cor
resuondcjMJ takea from the organisa
tion' files during n unannounced
search, of it office in Wsshisgton last
Saturday snd Sunday, and questioned
lharply the purposes and public interest
of the steps taken by the assoclstion
and government ageneies alike.
Mr. Went! declared that his pur
ehsse of eoal for th War Department
had been mad over protesT, and agreed
to a auggestion of Senator Calder, Re
publican, New York, that "it was bsd
basiness for tb government ana in
creased the dlffietflty for thV public.' j
' Cot Bl Ommlsatoa.
Mr. Went said aeeeived commi
lotions 'amounting ttrsTBWO oa th imf
f ehaaes. Senator Calder, producing a
sheet, said that " Minions or ions- naa
been obtained for the army by other
buyers daring September and October,
at prices ranging from IS.90 to 18. An
other report, from the Shipping Board,
saying that bunker eoal at Hsmptoa
Boa ils during the summer and fall had
cost the Shipping Board SieK) a ton,
in qusntities, Mr. Morrow treated by
stating that it "wis as inexcusable an
example of goveramen lnemctenry ss
Levss? sswN
Chiefly, lbs examination touched tne
actions relative to eoai snorugs laaeo
by the government agencies, presum
ably in the interest of consumers at
large. Senator -. Kenyon, Bepubliean,
Iowa, armed witk minutes of the sssocia
tlon'a executive committee meetings,
read "a resolution which authorised the
"drafting of an Interstate Commerce
Commission order to mske the mines
immune from" damages" for failing to
fulfill eontraeta to furnish coal.
COLBY REACHES SOUTH
AMERICA ON HIS VISIT
Rio Janeiro, . Dee." 21. Bainbridge
Colbr. American Secretary of State, de
clared here today he had not eome to
Brazil to expouad aay theories, but to
return the visit to the United riates
nf President Pessos. Hs asserted he
bsd come to convey eoms expression of
American sdmiration and satisfaction
over the' xomarkable progress Brazil has
made. ""
"The unbroken cordiality that has
marked th ?elationt-ef the two eoun-J
tries for more than a century, ne saia,
makes for mutual helpfulness." '
While there was little demonstration
of publie enthusiasm upon the arrival
of the secretary, aewipapere aay that
this was due to -the personal character
of Ve mission. Journals extend a wel
come to Mr. Colby and -comment upon
tho Importance of hit visit in telstion
to the bonds between Brazil and th
United States. . . .
SHOWMAN LEAVES AN ESTATE
VALUED AT A- MILLION
Bars boo, Wi, Dec 22. The will of
Alfred T. alngung luea ior prooate
the Sauk county court today, shows the
estate to be valued at l,05fsS. The
balk of the estat goes to th widow
and a son, Bichard T, Singling, who
alto ' is bequeathed a one-fourth in
terest in the eo-prterhip of 'the
Singling - Brother show. ' Alfred . T.
Rlngliag formerly had a kome ia
Baraboo. .. C'"' ', j
MAUD PUTS X? END TO v '
, MIGHT PBOWLINGS OF THIEF
rrineetea, pse, 1 A thtof has
beea saesking Into the bara daring
the night aad atealiag milk glveit
by a w owaod by a Johnston eean
ty fanner swar her. The planter
determined to either catch ta eal
prlt.or t aa cad to his aetMttes.
A few night ago th cow waa Trans.
frrd from r regalar ataU. nd a
yeaag male - was - plseedVtkrela.
That alght the farmer sad his fssa.
Ily were aroaaed by racket in th
vicinity of the, barn. ; Th planter
grabbed hi shot gaa an raa to th
bara yard, koplag to catch th thtof,
bat h escaped, leavlag battered J
milk sail, a mall steel aad .cap
ia tbi stall of th msle. The vlalto
of th thief to th barnyard' hav
RAILROAD
RALEIGH'S POPULATION -IS
OFFICIALLY FIXED AT JT.IJ
Th population of Rsleigh has
been officially fixed at 27.C7.
Mayor Eldrldg yesterday received
a letter from Sam L. Rogers, di
rector of the ceasns, snnoancing
that all publlcatlona ef the l2e
ceneus will contain a footnote, stat
ing that aa area containing 2,tS.
neraona has beea annexed ot the
city since tsking T th ccnss
which gave Raleigh a population of
24,118. .
Enamaratloa sheets wer checked
over by the Mayor and disclosed the
names of 2,38 persons living In
th annexed area and It waa found
that persons In the area had not
beea enumerated. The aasisaioas
were . occasioned by th failure to
laclade several sections In the en
meratlea district. -
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Discuss Possibility of Reaching
Common Ground On
League Covenant
Washington, Dee. 22. (By The As
soeiated lwess-. William J. Bryan, who
visited 'Presidentelect Harding at
Marion, recently held a lengthy eon
erence today with Senator Borah, of
Itjaho. a leader among 'Republican op
ponents of the League of Nations. (
The purpose of Mr. Bryan's visit
here, is was stated reliably waa to dis
cuss possibilities of scouring sn agree
ment or reaching some, common ground
BRYAN AND BORAH
HAV
CONFERENCE
the movement toward a concord-llj'"
for maintenance of world peace, from
hat could be learned of his conference
with Senator Borah, it was said that
the views of Mr. Bryan and the Idaho
Senator both were unchanged. It was
indicated that Senator Borah remained
implacable toward any arrangement
involing any internatinnavl alliance.
Significance was given Mr. BryanS
call upon Senatoi Borah because of tho
former's recent talk with Senator Hard
ing and the former cabinet premiers
oirossibfisv aft, his Marion visit, of
hoTtcfulnese for a solution or the world
peace problem. Senator 'Borah' also
discussed the subject with Senator
Harding for an hour during the lat
ter's stop over here early this month.
Information contained here frnai
Senators aad others who have con
kerred with the President-elect is thst
Senator Harding has formulated in hia
mind only the broad, general outline of
fleeting an arrangement for peace and
ha not yet come to W consideration
of details of sny plan. Some who have
visited th President-elect, however,
tat that he apparently docs not eon
tern plat absolute discard of the treaty
of . Versailles, but is considering in
eorperatioa of certain features at least.
developing in hi peace policy. Among
the expedients taid to be under con
tideration at Marion is adoption of a
new set of reservations removing all
question of American obligation aad
expressing merely American adherence
to principles believed helpful toward
preventing war.
Establishment of a world court and
development of a new coda of inter
national law and procedure are other
features of Senator Harding s thought.
according to word brought . hers from
the Marion conference. Difficulties of
establishing a world court or substitut
ing some such plsn for theTeaguo of
Nations, however, are being discussed
privately among Senators.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
MURDER SURRENDERS
Oklahoma Sheriff On Hand To
Take Her In Onstodj When
She Arrives
Juarer, Dec. 22. (By the Associated
Press.)--Clara, Barton Smith, wanted in
Ardmore, Oklahoma, in connection with
tho murder of Jake L. Hamon, Okla
homa millionaire, arrived here tonight
and immediately was taken into cus
tody by Sheriff Buck Garrett; of Ard
more, who had arrived on the border
aa hour before.
After . Miss Smith stepped off tho
train which came from.Chihunhua City
he rushed to Bherlff Garrett, shook
hands wih him cordially, and czcsim
d: "Mr. Garrett, I am so glad to see
you".
The sheriff then conducted her to
a waiting. automobile and -the party of
peace officer and attorney drove to
ward the home of James U. Smith, the
woman's father. '
The surrender of Mist; Smith ends a
sesreh which led fli rough the Oklahoma
And Texas oil fields into Mexico snd
which- began November. 2t when th
prosecuting attorney at Ardmore ob
tained warrants charging herewith the
shooting of Hamon and with a statu
tory offense.
Hamon was ahot ia his hotel at Ard
more ' Sunday, November'' 21. He
walked to the hospital where he stid a,
gun he, had been cleaning ,.was aeci
derttaty discharged. He died Novem
ber 28. '--.-i-
SON ACCIDENTALLY KILLS
MOTHER IN-ORANGE COUNTY
Durham, Dee. 22. Mrs.' Susaa Bishop,
80, a resident of Orange county, Slid
this morning whil being rushed to. a.
local hospital, this city, . following aa
accident in which she was shot by her
12 yesr old son,' Cleo.: Lost night
bout S o'clock she was sitting in her
room, while her son " epped outsi le
aad gpt a shotgua to make ready for
boating, returning be nnbreeched it
ad ' the .:- was
ecldeataHy - dia -
charged, the entire load striking Mrs.
Bishop ia her right side. 8het dil
within a mile of the hotpitaL
' Joe Btetcher Incspaeltated!, ,
Omaha, Neb- Dec 22r-e Steeher,
f Dodge, Neb, formes heavyweight
wrestling champion, is at a hotel her
suffering from neuritis ef th neck and
left arm. BTe plana to remain, here un
til hia condition ia considerably im
proved before gplng to his hone for
sevsxl weesk ompWt -rest. . - - ,i
BITTER FIGHT IN
HOUSE PRECEDES
TARIFF ADOPTION
TAR HEEL MEMBERS
Congressman John Small Makes
Strong Speech Against
Tariff Bill
The News and Oberser Bureau,
fi03 District National Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
Washington, Dec. 22. Every Tar
Heel member of the Congress present
today voted against the Fordney-Green
tariff proposal voted on in the Hous
late tonight after the Republicans, with
the votes of labor-farmer Democrats,
had put throiarh a rule limiting debate
aad shutting out amendments.
Representative John Small, dean of
the delegation, made a ringing apeech
against the proposal declaring that "if
members on this side of the House
are to cvmaln true to one ancient prin-
icple of the party to whose doctrines
they subscribe, they cannot favor a pro
tective tariff for agricultural products
aimply because the farmers of their dis
trirts are favored and oppose in the
eomingM'ongrcss a protective tariff
probably with more onerous ached
ules thati wore contained in thevPnyne
Aldrn-h bill.-
Representstive Claude Kitchin, rank
ing Democrat on the nays and means
committee had not returned from the
State today and his absence wus keenly
felt suiong the Democrats, particularly
the North Carolinians.
The neat ranking member of the
rommitee barring the "lame ducks" suj-
porteiJ the bill. Representative Uarner
of Texas, making a long speech for it.
r ear Members Absent.
. Four members of the Tar Heel dele
ration were not present. Representative
Hoey, who left foe his home lust night,
but who was paired, Representatives
Robinson, Kitrliin fend Brinton. In his
speech, Mr. Small said:
"Unquestionably, Mr. Speaker, the
drastic decline in the prices of agricul
rural products has aroused the intorcit
of the entire country, and everyjior
nial man would be willing to do 'all in
hia power to give relief to the agri
cultural interests. This bill proposes
a high1 arotoetiv tariff upon certain
agricultural produeta with tho avowed
rurpose of -preventing importv and
thereby enlarging th demand and in
creating th price of farm products,
I cannot vot for th measur. There
are time when principle must rise
above expediency. If I understand one
principle of the Democratic party, it is
opposition to protection for protec
tion's sake. It ia in favor of a tariff
"In which- the primary purpose shall be
to rsite revenue, and not to keep out
importations. ' The purpose of this bill
primarily, ia not to raise revenue, but
it ia named as an emergency measure
for the purpose of increasing the price
of farm products.
Means Only a Beginning. .
"Next spring or next summer a ma
jority of the next Congress are coining
here with a tariff bill, proposing a pro
tective tariff not only upon farm prod
nets, but upon various manufactured
products of the country. It wilt be
such a bill as ao Democrat can afford
to support. Aad1 yet any Democrat who
votes for this, present bill cannot con
sistently of) pom that bill. I would not
charge the distinguished chairman of
th committee on ways and meant or
the majority of that committee with
playing politics, but.if it were possible
for a great party to play politics with
such a serious subject ss the welfare of
the farmers of the country, they have
done so in reporting this bill. They
have, in the introduction and advoeay
of this bill, embarrassed Democrats of
the House who represent agrieultral
districts. But it seems to me that if
members on this side of the House arj
to remain true to one ancient principle
of the "party -to whoso doctrine-they
subscribe, they cannot favor a protec
tive tariff for agricultural products
imply because the farmer of their
districts are favored, and oppose in
the coming Congress a protective tariff
bill probably with more oneroua ached
ulea than were contained in the Payne
Aldrich bill.
"The Payae Aldrich biH was repu
diated by the people in 1V10 and was
on of the potential factors in over
turning a Republican majority in Con
gress. It ws the chief issue in the Na
tional eampaiga in 1912 when Wood
row Wilson was elected President. No
Democrat can afford to wnlk into the
net which has beea spread for him.
He will compromise his political integ
rity and weaken hia party.-'.
PRISON SENTENCES F0R
THREE BURKE COUNTY MEN
Two of Defendants Oet 15
Tears Each and Youth Gets
Half Their Term V
Morgan toa, Def 22. Cecil Hefner
and Lon Young were sentenced fifteen
years each aad Dock Hefner seven and
a hslf years st hard labor ia the State
prisonbr Judge Shaw this morning -as
their trial for the murder of .Glenn Lip
pa rd was being concluded. ' Their at
torney, A. A. Whitoner, immediately
rare notice ef appeal to th Supreme
fCourt - and - their- bond wer fixed at
twe It thousand dollars eacl for Cecil
Hafner and Young, and eight thousand
dollars for Dock Hefner. . At at bit
hour tonight bond had, not Deea
arranged aad tho tare will probably
remain in laiL .
At first Judge Shaw gave! 11 the
am sentence bat following an impas
aioacd plea by Attorney Whitener to
consider the youth of "Little Dock",
the term ws rut in half for th young
eat eisjhe defendants.- Dock is only
sixteen. ... . : ... . f
OPPOSE MEASURE
Passage of Fordney Emergency -Measure
Comes After 8 -Hours
of Strenuous
' ' Debate
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
LEADS FIGHT TO DEFER
APTIflM nm DDnrtrtc ti
rw lull vi rnuruorib
Representative Henry T. Rainej
Threatens To Keep House In
Session AU Night But OverJ
whelming Majority Bowls'
Over Offerings With Alac
rity; Preliminary Skirmish.
Indicated That Party Lines
Would Not Figure In Voting
Chairman Fordney Defend
Bill As Offering Belief For
Farmers
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Washington, Dec. 22. Over the pro
tests of a defiant minority, the Hous
tonight adoped the Fordney emergency
tariff bill by vote of 196 to 6. The
vote was taken at 8:45 o'clock after
rter '
1
eight hour of debute.
Political lines were swept aside
the flnal vote, 41 Democrat and iis
prohibitionist combining with 154 Tle
puhlicans in supporting the measur
while 14 Republicans lined up with 73
Democrats sgainst the hill. ,
It Was evident long before the Vote
wss tuken that supporters of the measur; ..
ursigneu io protect some twentv-nrlil
farm products for a ten months period;:
had the situation well in hand. But
Representative Henry T. Rainpj Dem
ocratof Illinois, leading the opposition
opened a bitter attack which increnscd
in intensity as the debate, wore on. '
Bitter Assault On BUI.
Paragraph liy paragraph, he assaulted
the measure while the Republicans with
loud roars of "noes" sent hia promised
amendmnnts down to defeat. A few Re
publicans supported him in bis attack J
but a seor of his own party turned ' !"i
from their traditional stand against a
high tariff to join the majority.
Opposition speakers -charged, that th
measure would send the cost of living
higher nnd branded it as class legis
lation. Defender of the, bill on the.
other hand ssid it would save tho agri
cultural industry.
Chairman fordney; of the ways nnd v
mean committee, which, .reported thvr ;
measure, in' opening debate declared th
measure was not scientific aad admitted .
it wss hastily drawn, but asserted that
it wss th best that could be had st
this time.
Representative Garner, Democrat,
Texas, speaking in rapport of th bill, i
taid he felt it was th only way in
which Congress could extend the relief
to urgently needed by the farmers, ' -
Maddea Make Bitter Attack.
Representative Madden, .Republican, v
Illinois, however, assailed bis colleagues
for "opening the wsy to a renewal af
prohibitive living costs. Pointing bin
finger at the majority leader's desk, h
said : ' 1
"YoU men will make two chops cost
$1.30 again and yhi will make our suit
of dothet cost 100 per cent more." v '
Representative Garrett, of Tennessee
said he saw "in this bHl a 'determined
effqrt,to diajde th Drmoerste party,
to make member of that party turn 1
their backs oa every principle of tax- .
stion for which the party baa stood . i
in it whole history." .' '
: Fine Political Strategy.
"I canot believe the Bepubliean lead-. '
ens seriously hop t6 get this bill , .
pissed, he added.. 'T in convinced
it is a fins pice unpolitical strategy. '
Ia his attempt at amendment Mr ,
Rainey sought to show' that the-' bill
tot the most part earried higher rates
tlinn the Payne-Aldrieh tariff. , He
als i warned of. retaliatory tariffs and
embargoea by other natopt. -
In this eonnerton, an amendment by , ,
Representative Olney,, Democrat, Ma- ,
tali Met is,, to ad mil wool in transit frosj
Australia and South America it ths
time of passage of the measure at pre
vailing rates of duty wit voted down.vf ,
Opposes Tariff Oa Cotton. , ,
' Representative . Walsh, Republics .
Masachuaetts, in ' opposing the rat
of seven cents a pound oa cotton msnu
facta re rs, ssid the cotton industries ot ''
New England were at a I tail d still now
snd predicted that an aditional" duty
would result in further unemployment '
through the abandonment of, plsns It)
reopen mills.' ' . '
During the day, a number of sena
tor entered the House chamber and -
their presence led to report that they ;
acre prepared to talk the bill to death
in the Senate. Many Republicans saidU -
tonight they were almost convinced that .
thshill would not be passed by the
Senate. - .-
Mr. Fordney said in tk ourse of th
debate, however, that he hoped to ee
Congress at i the extra session substi
tute for4iitbiH a relief measure .
which would remain in effect until a ..
scientific tariff schedule could, h A
worked out ' ; .
I expect.' he continued, "to sea Cow-':
ares re-enact either the Dingley or the
pgyn-Aldrichrehedul. , ;,' i
FRENCH CHAMBER HAS
r AN AGITATED DISCUSSION
ParU, Dee. 22. The Chamber of Deif-
nties tbi afternoon after aa agitates
debate in which the cabinet was thsrp
ly assailed approved the Drat part f
a resoluUoa aeeeptra oy tae eamne .
but failed to approve the second dsns '
by aa unprecedented tie 1W not
ing each way.' This ordinarily mesas ,
th fall of file cabinet.
Home or th aepuue seia usi ui .
cabinet had beea beaten .while other
said they wer ready to aaaept the
alsus ia amended form j. Premier
Lcygues fl nelly aoeepted the nodifed
form, whreupon the Chamber votd
eonftdenc ia th ministry 472 to 6S