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I ". ; New iti Observer riiE wpArnr.it North Cars:H- 7. J- V.'-'n'-s. day. Thindij pirtlr cloady "4 warmer.. 1 w Before stetl aad avals' VOL, CXII. NO. 182. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C!. WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 29, 1920. TEN PAGES TODAY PRICE; FIVE CENTS SUGGEST NATIONAL POLICE BUREAU TO I TY COBS' TO BE HONOR GUEST AT BANQUET IE I '!:.-'..... -:i. -.-' CABINET POSTS E POINT OF SERVICE Charles E. Hughes Under Se rious Consideration For Sec- retary of State . EXPECT ANNOUNCEMENT Native Tar Heel Breaks Rec ord For Service In Congress Set Morrill CEREMONIES IN HOUSE 3 s,. c WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS ne a. BRINSON OPPOSES HARDEN&NEARING A UNCLE JOE CAN NO IKING EM DECISION ON SOW OLDEST HER II OF CONGIESW JF, CHECK GRIME WAV Third District Representative . Believes Membership Should Be Kept Down REPUBLICANS DON'T WANT - TO LOSE ANY MEMBERS Southern States In Any Event Will Betain Their Own; New s Bern Member Contrasts Massachusetts and North Carolina; Sets Eecord Straight On Tariff Measure The News and Observer Bureau, ? ,' 03 Distri National. Bank Bldg., (By Special Leased Wire.) - Washington, Dee. 28. At the hearing of the eensus committee today on the rearrportionmenXof the. House of Repre sentatives, the eentiment against in creasing the membership manifested itself and strong pressure was brought to bear against that feature of the Siegel bill which increases the mem bership to 48.1. Representative Brinson.J member of the committee, who was forced to curtail bis holiday visit home to attend the hearings said he was op posed to a larger membershlrijthan the present number of 435. He thinks prob ably it is already -too large for the proper transaction, of business, and lhat certainly any larger number, would add to the confusion incident to an ! unmanageable and unwieldly body. "Tk .....t.nii;.... 1,1.. wi .,..,. t ''tion to Increase the membership to 483'' said Mr. Briaon, "is to prevent any State front losing a representative, as the contrary would be the ease on any ratio from the- present np to and in eluding membership of 482. However, there are a number of ns who believe , that the number should be kept down instead of Increaaed, and it is not cer tain that the Sicgel bill providing for a membership of 483 will retain the favor that at first seemed evident." Want To Retain Strength. If the present ratio of 242,267 popu lation should be maintained, entitling the House to 435 members there would be a loss of 12, one each" to Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,- Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Rhode Island, Ne braska and -two to Missouri. Republi cans hesitate ' to - deliberately throw way any representation in those states' and to escape such political folly they hav been inclined, to safeguard them- selves by increasing . the membership ,.. .aw.rfiigbasjTfcbe exigency 'of -the oe- '- canton requires, but there are some Republicans who believe it both inex pedient and unwise to keep o.n increas ing the membership of the House mere ly to meet the lack of growth in p'opn .. lation"of some of the Bepubliean states, aad it is possible that the number may 1e, fixed- at leu than 483 even if a num ibet of states shall suffer the loss of some representation... U If a membership; of 450 should be fpreferred and so recommended it might Tfeo through, .for then there would be only a loss of. two representatives, one each to Maine, and Missouri. With any . number between 460 and 483 the same Ion would prevail. ---- North Carolina wonld have two addi tional Congressman with the House 'membership fixed at any number from 475 'to 483, inclusive,' bnt would have but one additional member with the present House membership or ny num ber np to and including 474.? Southern States Secure. , It is a difficult matter to reduce the representation of the Southern States and not disturb the representation of . Republican strongholds, but Represen tative George Holden Tinkham, of Bos ton, ban felt impelled to preserve rep resentative government by introducing and having enacted a bill to cut down the Sooth's representation on account of alleged denial of the right of suf frage to the negro population of that section. However, he has not made much progress with his measure be cause Many of his fellow-members feel that those who live in glass booses ought not, to throw stones.' The Tink ham bill is based largely on the consti tutional limitations on the ballot in the Booth, yet his own State constitution has similar restrictions aad limita tions. With a view of meetimr rMr. Tink ham's contention by administering to , him his own medicine, Mr. Brinson has taken from1 the" constitutions of North Carolina -and Massachusetts, provisions j-.-fa!ntn. tit ha tistlnt. which show.. that there is little difference in that, suffrage limitations in the east and that of the Southern States. Contrasts Two Bute. -' Here is article 10 of the Massachu setts constitution: '? "No person shall have' the right to vote, or bo eligible to office under the constitution of the commonwealth, who shall not be able to read the "eonatl- . tutioa in the English language, aad write his 'name; provided, however, that : the provision of this amendment sbtll not apply to any person prevented by ' physical disability from complying with ' the requisitions, nor to any person who now has the right to vote, nor to any persons . who shall be sixty years of age or upwards at the time this amend ment shall take effect" ' - Section 4 of article of the North Carolina constitution , is a follows: i "Every : person presenting himself for registration shall be able' to read aad write any section of the constitu tion in the English; language (and be fore he shall be entitled to vote,' he hall have; paid, on or before Yth first day -of , May of the " year in which be proposes to vote, his poll tax fof the previous year aa prescribed by article S, section 1, of the constitu tion). But ne male person who waa on Januar L 1 or at any time prior thereto! entitled to vote nnder the laws of any State in the United States wherein ha then -resided,, and no lineal - descendant of any such person shall be denied the right to register nd : (Continued on Pago-Two) - o I Others Under Consideration In. elude Will H. Hays For Post. master General, Harry ,M Daugherty For. Attorney General, and Herbert Hoover For Secretary of Labor Marion, 0., Dec. 28. (By the Asso ciated Press.) After weeks of con sideration and consultation, President elect Harding is Hearing a decision on several of his most important cabinet appointments. It may be said authoritatively that "so far no such decision has been made and that any suggestions he may have dropped on the subject hare been of a tentative and indefinite nature. It is reasonably certain, 'however, that in his talks h;re with leaders in many walks of life, he has indicated clearly what mon are uppermost in his mind as he asks for advice on the make up of his official family. Names Mentioned. . TboBe who have discussed the ques tion with him intimately believe that appointments under very serious con sideration include the following. Char les E. Hughes, of New York, Secretary of State; Charles G. Dawes, of Illinois, Secretary of the Treasury; John W. Weeks, of Massachusetts, Secretary 'of the Navy; Will H. Hays, of Indiana, Postmaster General or Secretary' of the Interior; Henry Wallace, of Iowa, Sec retary of Agriculture; Herbert Hoover, of. California, Secretary of Labor; Harry M. Paughtery, Attorney General. How many of these actually wilt be given the places for which they now are most prominently Mentioned is a question that even Mr. Harding him self, is not yet prepared to answer. Already several shifts have leen made in his tentative appointment slate as he has worked his way toward a bal anced and harmonious .cabinet and other changes are expected before the last decision ia made. - ' No Definite Selections. " It is certain that for several of the places mentioned the President-elocthas more than one man under consideration and that the list of seven possibilities given here is far from complete. In regard to most of the cabinet posts de cisions may be deferred for several weeks and the intervening period of deliberation may change the whole faee of the problem and make one guess at the present moment as good as another. Mr. Harding's selections for Secre tary of State and Secretary of the Treasury, however, are expected to be known definitely within a few days. At the same time he may make public the name of one or two others on whom hs has -definitely decided for membership in the cabinet. Aside from the seven names men tioned, recent gossip about Harding headquarters has brought to the fore, the names of several possibilities who hitherto had been in the background of cabinet speculation. Among these are Joseph -Dixon, of Montana, prom inently .mentioned for Secretary of the. Interior; Charles D. Hilles, Nof New York, discussed for Secretary of Com merce or the Treasury, and A. T. Hert, of Kentucky, whose name has been associated with the portfolio of war. SAYS ATTACKS ON SOUTH FOR HOME CONSUMPTION democrat Declares Bill To In crease Size of House Will B Passed Washington, Dee.' 28. Declaring there would be no "force" bill passed to reduce Southern representation in Congress, Representative Aswell, Louisi ana, Democrat io member of the House Census committee, predicted today the Sjegel-bill, which would make the memnersmp or iongress nnaer ine present census 484, will be reported 'out by the committee and passed at this session of Congress. "The Siegel bill will pass because it is fair and non-partisan,' Mr. Aswell declared "in a, statement following the beginning, of hearings by the: census committee on the bilt - . " "These attacks on the South are for home consumption' and members . of Congress understand that." . '"We are willing for the committee to bo .a medium by which . they may relieve themselves, of - this partisan, political bank," Mr. Aswell said. - FATHER Or HEFNER BOYS CAUGHT WITH S GALLONS OF LIQUOR IN POSSESSION Hickory, Dee. 28. Joha Hefner, father of Cecil aad Dock Hefner, waa yaght with eight gallona of liquor tonight hy Hickory offlcera aa he drovo Into hia aUbles. The lienor waa 1st keg kmrled dor fodder. Hefner gavo bond., . Emmett Mitchell, star witnsoa Ira the Uppard case, , abo waa la the wagon bat ho disappeared. Hefner waa with Us two sons all threagh their trial In conneetioai aad seat oca for the mnrder of Glenn Llpnard. The elder aea drew fifteen years In the Stats rlsen bnt by an al leged eonfesaioa yesterday by the yoanger son waa exonerated of blame for the killing. The yoanger son was given a sentence of seven and a half years In the penitentiary. : ft-- fr t d V i- a 4', 1 , Ty Cobb, new manager of th Detroit Tigers, has sent definite word to his Detroit friends that he will bo in tha'l city thela'tter part of January to lie the guest of honor at a banquet celebrating his acceptance of the managership of the team. Men high in baseball circles, including President Johnson, of the American IiOaKue, and President Beydler, oil the National, will attend. The above photograph showTlie tleorcia Peach" and Frank Navin, owner 'of the Tigers, signing the contract in the Hotel Belmont, in New York, several days ugo, which made Cobb the successor of llughey Jennings. Cobb will receive a salary of 30,000. r 1 GALBRAITH IN REPLY 10 HOUSTON Legion Hea& Declares Secre tary's Figures Regarding Bonus Too Large Washington, Dee. 28. Testimony by Recretary Houston, of the Treasury, before the Senate finance, committee yesterday placing the cost of carrying out the pending adjusted compensation or soldier ' bonus bill at $2,300,000,000 was characterized by T. W. Galbraith, National Commander of the American Legion, in a statement tonight, as ''a scuttle-fish skirmish to muddy the wat ers so that the principle involved can be clouded in a lot of figures that mean nothing." v Mr. Galhraith estiuited the maximum amount the bonus bi would cost the government il,878,8O0,O00'. "Secretary Houston's whole presenta tion of the matter," said the' Legion commander, "was misleading and de signed to frighten the country into . repudiation of its obligation to ex -ser vice men. The general impression was eonveyed by his testimony that the passage of the adjusted compensation bill would entail immediate appropria tion of billions of dollars by the gov eminent and seriously cripple the fi nancial condition of the Treasury at the present time. The facts are; that appropriations necessary to carry out nil features of the bill, except that of cash compensation, would be negligible for this year and for several years to eome and that appropriations for cash compensation are not nsked nntit July, 1921, and are to be spread over a period of two years.'' ITALIAN FORCES STOP BOMBARDMENT OF FIUME Fiuman Delegation Makes Be. quest For Suspension of Firing By Troops Rome. Dec. 28.-Firing on Finnic by tho Italian blockading force will lie suspended, it was decided at a confer ence in Ahbazia today, according to ad vires received here. The suspension was requested by The director of national defense at Fiume and the mayor of the city, who net General Fcrrario, commander or the blockading; force, to discuss the possi bility of ending hostilities. At a conference in the morning the General informed the delegates that pourparlers were impossible without prior recognition of the t&aty of Bapallo. Such recognition having n,it been given, the-delegates decided to return to Fiume to discuss the matter and asked for another meeting in tho afternoon. They also requested a sus pension of the firing, which was granted. WARM RECEPTION FOR COLBY AT MONTEVIDEO ' - Secretary of State Guest of , Honor at Many Social Fane, tions In Uruguay " .Montevideo, Dee. 28. Bainbridge Colby, American Secretary of State, whe arrived here' today, faced a busy nroeram of entertainment, which will continue until Friday night. In addi-J tion to other .functions planned in his honor there has been added a ball by the American colony,' dsneing party by the Uruguayan Club and banquet by the municipality. Elaborate police arrangements were made to control the throngs leathered to greet the Secretary at the dock. :. Immediately after landing one of the first acts of the Secretary was a call on President Brant. V ' Two -Dominican agents, Traaeiseo Benriques Carvajal, . former president of Santa Dominro, and his . nephew, Max Henriquez Urena, who are - here ia the interest, of their: country, de clared yesterday they had no intention of discussing the independence1 of San Domingo with Mr. Colby, They declared they were' pleased with the recent an nouncement from Washington 'that 4he United States government planned soro to permit elections ia San Domingo, but asserted they would not abandon their mission, as It is their desire to mske Hoeth Americans better acquaint ed with Ban jBomingo. ...They, say that island is entitled to play a larger role ia Pan-Americas affairs. tt V i i STEPS TO PREVENT FREEING CONVICTS Arkansas Governor Orders Out Machine ' Gunners On The Strength of Reports WIDESPREAD PLOT TO RELEASE PRISONERS State Officials Take Immediate Steps To Counteract Any Ef. fort For Wholesale Delivery of Prisoners From Penal In. stitutions ; Two Oklahoma Outlaws Included Little Rock, Ark., Dee-, 28. Reliable reports of a widespread plot to free convicts in the State's penal institu tions were responsible for the mobili zation of the Pino Bluff machine gun company of the Arkansas National Guard, according to a statement to night y Governor Brotign7"Tbe plot, the Uovernor said, was reported to him by penitentiary officials and involved plans for the release of Tom Slaughter and Fulton Green, Oklahoma outlaws noW serving life sentences for murder. .Withholds Details. Governor Brough declined to discuss details of the reported plot and tho plans, of the State authorities to coun teract it, but stated that the troops would be kept on duty long enough to prevent tho contemplated escape and make"raeticnlly impossible carrying out plans for a wholesale delivery later. The Governor also declined to say whether tho plot included reports of outsido aid to the convicts, as was the ease several days ago when trus tees at the penitentiary confessed that a similar pilot was on foot to release Slaughter, Green snd other convicts. From other sources it was lenrned that the troops stationed at the peni tentiary will conduct thorough search of the convicts and the buildings within the walls, for sans, weapons or other tools or material which might be used in an escape, nnd under orders from the Governor prohibit any visitors within the walls. ' The troops detailed to Little Rock were scheduled to arrive shortly after 8 o'clock. Sent To Prison Camps. Slaughter and Green are confined at the penitentiary at Little Rock emd principal precautions are to be taken there, but it was learned detiu-hmeiits of the Pine Bluff company also will be sent to tho State farms nt Tucker, where white convicts are confineM, and to Cummings, where negro convicts are imprisoned. The Governor's action in calling ont troops, followed a confer ence today with penitentiary and mili tary' authorities, during which it was stated the reports of the plot were given him. He said it was not known how -widespread the plans may be. Six of the twelve prisoners who es caped from the 'State convict farm, at Tucker Sunday night were reported to day as surrounded on an island in..th4 Arkansas, river near Pastoria, Ark. Two of the men were recaptured shortly after . the escape was staged. There was no information ss to the where abouts of the other four. - - . Machine Ganners Leave. Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. 28. Twenty members of - a. Pine Bluff company of the Arkansas National Guard with ma chine guns and a supply of ammuni tion mobilized this afternoon under or ders from Little Bock, will leave early tonight ia automobiles for aa unan nounced destination, it was annotfneed today. Officers of the company refused to indicate where the men would be senr or to give any intimation as to the. reason for mobilising the detach ment. . " . . RAILROADS' COAL BILL . NEARLY. 100 MILLIONS .Washington, Dec 28.--The railroads' soal bill' for the first ' nine months of this year, was 97,026,624 more than during the corresponding periodHust year, said a statement issued today by the Interstate. Commerce Commission. A, resolution : asking - the commission for a report as to the amounts spent by the roads for coal this year and lost- war' adopted .yesterday by the Senate. - ''. . . '. . The total ' foal consumption by th railroads during tta nine months of 1820 was 81,732,821 tons, while during the same period ia 1919 they used 71, ClQjm tons. , - . J.. ill ieu I 111 "wwr! . 4 ' - ' ., 1 - 'II !. . 1 h 1 v- it ' "' ! ' FILES ANSWER TO ViFE'S COMPLAINT Lexington Editor Reiterates Charges Made In Original Suit Brought By Him (Jrccnsboro, Dec. L'8. Henry B. Vr ncr, prominent Lexington man, today filed nn answer to a suit brought by his wife several weeks ago in federal cpurt here, his answer being a further assertion of his charges made several months ago that she hud been guilty of immoral relations with Baxter Mc Iinry, a negro, then living in Lexiug: tou. The original suit, the starting of4 the afTnir, was one filed by Vnrner seeking a . hundred thousand dollars in damages from McRury. Yarner declares in his answer filed in Federal rourt here today that he believes that his wife "had for several ypOTTTr priee-40- th Iflth-dsjr of August, 1020j, habitually and secretly for hours At a time received the said McRary in lier home in the night time in the ab sence of the defendant Vsrnor. Further Varnor charges that he be lieves that at other places she had had clandestine relations with Meltary. On the night of August 10, it waa charged in the original suit of iirncr, the ne gro wss found under the Vnrner homo in Lexington by a policeman nnd a friend of Varner's. The answer tiled todny is the conse quence of a suit filed by Mrs. Vnrner asking for support fron. varnor and the possession of a $50,0(K building in Lexiugton belonging to him. Mrs. Var nor declared' in her suit that she was nover alone with McRary for a moment in her life.. PRESIDENT CELEBRATES SIXTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY Informal Birthday Party Held at White House, With " " Eelatives Present Washington, Dec. 28. President Wilson, who entered the White House at the age of 06, today celebrated the sixty-fourth anniversary of his birth, his Inst birthday before retiring to the life of a privifte citizen. All of the members of the President's immediate family, with the exception of William G. McAdoo, his son-in-lnw, spent the day with him. Business en gagements prevented Mr. McAdoo com ing to, Washington, but Mrs. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, Mr. Wilson's Ison-indaw, and daughter, and Miss Margaret Wilson, the third daughter, were present for an informal birthday party given by. Mrs. Wilson for the President. Numerous nfessagea of congratulations were received at the White House dur ing the day, including one' from King George of Great Britain. Mr. Wilson spent the . day quietly and with Mrs. Wilson entertained nt luncheon Miss Marjnrie Brown, cousin of his first wife, and her fiance, Ben jamin Hill, of New York, whose wed ding took place tofligli'tsflt the home of the bride. Mrs. Wilsonjlogether witly Mrs. Mcdooj Mrs.' Sayre and Miss Wil son, attended the wedding. . COTTON MILLS JO PAY MILLION IN .DIVIDENDS Corporations at Greenville, S. .0., Decide To Make Pay. ments January 1 Greenville, Doe. .28. Approximately a million' dollars in dividends will be paid January' 1 to stockholders by -twenty rotfon mills corporations of Greenville county, according 'to-infer-, mation obtained today, from the var ious institutions. The mills, have an Krrregnte"' capitalization of about t;:o.ooo,ooo. , .v,.w. 'r . The, dividends are to be larger than the percentage . declared last year. The dividends were decided upon at a scries of meetings -of the directors.- Manufacturers -in announcing the declaration of dividends said the profits earned earlier in the. year, prior te the present depression, enabled the mills to pay substantial returns te the share holders at this time,: :,..-'':',' i ' ' Special New Tesr raecs at Pinehirst, Saturday at 9:00 p. m. adv. ,t Governor Edwards and New Jersey - Officials Confer On Present Situation COMMISSIONER ENRIGHT URGES BETTER SYSTEM New York Police Head Says United States Far Below Efficiency of Police of Euro pean Countries; Must Have Central Bureau To Keep Check On Criminals Trenton, N. J., Dec. 28. Establish ment of a central national, police bu reau in Washington, through which in formation could be flashed around tin world to keep a check on movements of known criminals, was one of thjp principal recommendations made at a conference here today of state, county and municipal officials called by Gov ernor Edwards to devise sonic means of comhatidg the present crime wave in New Jersey. Police Commissioner En right, oNew York City, who suggested the estab lishment of a central bureau, declared the United Stntes was far below the efficiency of police of European coun tries and that the police of this coun try could not expect co-operation from foreign countries nnttl n system of checking convicts was adopted. He as serted criminals from England were en tering this country daily throngh Mexico. Need Efficient System. "Scotland Yard nnd other European nolioe departments are unable to secure information regarding criminals from this country,"' he said, "and until we can give them sufficient data we cannot expect co-operstion from them. With a national police bureau, communica tion could be maintained with Boot Innd Yard and other great police agen cies of the world. Lack of coopera tion of the police systems throughout the country is astonishing. Commissioner Euright criticised bond ing companies for furnishing security for men arrested ns criminals, many of whom, he said, obtained their freedom in this manner, and thus hindered po lice investigations. lie also suggested that New Jersey adopt an act patterned af tor the Sullivan Law in New York State making possession of a revolver without m permit illcgnl. . mmm Deadly Weapons Question. Governor Edwards previously bad ex pressed himself in favor of stricter regulation of the sale of deadly wenp ons In New Jersey. Commissioner Eu right said that clooer co-operation tx- tween the two state is needed. He said police records of crime in 1920 compared favorably with those of re cent years and that ''whtle New York City is having a few spectacular crimes, some strocious, some tragic," he diil not believe there was a real nation-wide crime wave- -"As a: matter of fact," he said, "men have boon educated lo use firearms by recent experiences in the war and some care nothing for tho taking of human life. The country is undergoing a siege of suffering and probably will be sub ject to much pain for a few years to come, PROHIBITION AGENTS RAID WISCONSIN TOWN Make Seventy Arrests and Con. fiscate Much Liquor In Two Score Saloons Hurley, Wis.. Dec. 28. Federal nro hibition agents from Chicago visited nearly two score saloons, arrested about seventy persons, and confiscated two loads of liquors in a raid that started shortly before noon today and continued for several hours. The prisoners and evidence were token first te Ironwood and thence U Ashland, Wis, where, probably tomorraow, the men will be arraigned before a United States Cora misMoner on charge of violating, the tederal Prohibition laws. ' The raid was undertaken at the diree tion of Judge Kenesaw M. Lsndis, of Chicngo, and was planned by Frank It. Richardsoar- newly-appointed prohibi tion enforcement agent for this district. The raiding party of fifty or more was in charge of Joseph Callahan. The crowd that followed the agent grew in a few minutes to more than 200 persons, but thero was no demon stration. From the. viewpoint of a surprise party, the affair was a complete success, Federal agents agreed. While it was de clared. the saloons had not been ''tipped off" last night, apparently no great quantity of liquor had been concealed, according to many Uurleyites who watched the "mash march." Street ears were used to transport the agents, their prisoners and the seized ' liquor from Hurley -to Ironwood. A sleigh drawn by two horses followed the agents in their cleanup, and hauled the liquor to the street ears. In Ironwood a dray met the street ears and took the Honor to the special cars. Moonshine, accord-, ing to observers whe pretended to know, constituted thw principal "wet" haul, although there was ('considerable quan tity of the kind that bore brands for merly familiar sights in 'every saloon window. . DISASTROUS FIRE IN LEATHER COMPANY PLANT Wilrainirton. Del- Dee. 88. Fire which breke out in the plant of the Wilming ton Leather Company tonight caused daniarr' estimated by James I. Ford, treasurer ef ths-company, st $2,500,000 and upset plant for employing 800 men and women in relieve the unemployment situation in this city. ' The intense heat - ignited a row -of dwellings i'pposite the plant and they turntd quickly. , ... ; TODAY IN HIS HONOR War Horse of House and For. mer Speaker Has Served Nearly Forty-four Years; Will Be 85 Years Old On His Next Birthday; Hopes To Beat Gladstone's Record Washington, IVe. 28. H'ncle Joe" Cannon, war horse of the House ef I?oprcscntativei, today established new American record. With the close of a dull House ses sion he passed the mark for length, of service set by Justin Smith, Morrill, of Vermont, whe, as Senator and Kepre- sentative, served 4.'l years. 9 monthe and 24 days. The former speaker "will begin tomorrow adding new time to his own record with the hope of reach ing the ripe old age of 100 and bearing Gladstone's record of 5.1 years in the British House of ummons. -"Uncle Joe's", achievement will be celebrated in the House tomorrow, with Champ Clark, himself a veteran, who retires March 4, leading the speaking ceremonies. Mr. Cannon also- will speak nnd many of the older members will ask time for a few remarks. Young aa Ever. Walking about the corridors of the Capitol today, chewing his long black cigar, Mr. Cannon told a friend there was no use offering a little advice to younger representatives berause some body else alna.vs was thinking np smart things and attributing them te him. The remark, charged to Mr. Can non, that they put spurs on the heels of army officers to keep their feet from slipping off the desk, was never ut tered by him. "But, what's the use!" he asked. Elected Twenty-three Time. Connting his victory in the recent landslide, Mr. Cannon' has been elected to Congress 23 times. He is now ending the 44th year of service. First elected in 1872, he has just kept coming te Congress ever since, with the excep tion of two bad Novembers, when hie people failed to return him. On May 7 ! will K H.1 Burn ,M V- of hit friends remember that he was ben at Guilford, N. C. He served eight years a speaker, and has been doing committee work so long he has forgotten- when he started. "Gladstone served 53 years in the British House of Commons, and with good election luck, I hope te- bent that," the former Speaker said. "I have had four years of absence I didnt ask for, and hope to 'reach the fifty three, but then, you never can tell." RED CROSS-INTERPRETER ESCAPES FROM CAPTORS Paris, Dot?. 28. Miss Irene Knign Vetch, an interpreter for tire American Hed Cross,, who i was captured by the Bolsheviki with Captain Emmet Kil patrick, of Vniontown, Pa, at Nove Alrxievska October 29, when detach ment of Budenny's cavalry swept dowm the west coast of the Sea of Azov and surrounded the town, has arrived in Constantinople after escaping from bet raptors, sayi a dispatch received by. Red Cross headquarters here today. ' When Jdist Knignvetch last saw Cap tain Kilpa trick he was being" taken Moscow, the despatch adds. The Bolshes viki planned to transport bim north ward from Moscow for release ia res turn for Russians, whom, the Bolahea viki allege, are being held by the United States government. Kilpatrieir, expects to leave Russia by way of Vis borg, Finland, in a-few weeks. ' Miss Knignvetch is a daughter of Prince Knignvetch, head of the Bus1 sian Red Cross and a cousin of the late emperor. RESUME DEPORTATION OF RUSSIAN RADICALS Washington, Dee. 28. Deportation of Russian radicals hss been resumed it was said today at the Department eC Lsbor. A number of Russians were started borne last week and another hatch of twenty-five will leave; Nettj York in about three weeks. The radi cals ' are sent to Li ban and moved thence by rail Into Sovtci Russia. ' Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, self, styled Russian Soviet Ambassador, whe ii to be surrendered on January S oa a deportation warrant, will be sent te Russia via Libau, it was said' at tAe - department. . There are about 600 Russian radicals awaiting deportation at New York aad eisewnere, uui ineir movement nas oeeni I eld up pending the outcome of nego tiations with the Esthonian' government for permission for them to pass through that eonatry. " . EFFECT COMPROMISE IN : NEW HAVEN EQUITY SUIT ; New York. Dec. 28. A ' compromise in the, 150,000,000 stockholder's equity .iilf airain.t William : Itnekefelljie anil other former directors of New Tork, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was effected here teday when Federal Judge Charles M. Hough ordered the action discontinued. ".'('. K "" , The terms ef the. compromise pro vided that the individual defendants. against whom waste aad mismanage ment were . Charged, pay the New Haven, the corporate defendant. $2,500,- 000, which counsel for the road tonight said had been done. Them the judge published aa order allowing the lawyers for the complain ants 1833,333.33 third , of the com. promise sum upon their application for fees, disbursements, aad expenses, te feid set ef ikp settlement mon.--, V
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