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VOL CXIII. NO. 30.
TWENTY-DC IT PACES TODAY RALEIGH, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1921. TWENTY-EIGHT PACES TODAY ' PRICE: SEVEN CENTS
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OFFER PRESIDENCY
OF STATE COLLEGE
TO 0. MAX GARDNER
. Proposal Comet To lite Lieu
tenant Governor To Head
Institution
"PRESIDENT riddick has
. NO INTENTION TO RESIGN
Capital Gossip Baa It That An.
anal Meeting? of Trustees
Will Eetlrt Dr. Kiddick and
Nam Hi Sneoessor; 'Mr,
- Oardner Will Decline Honor
If Officially Tendered
ii
tetirement ..Dr. Wallace C. Rid
dle, prosidsat ef the Nortk Cnrolla
College ef Agriculture tad Eagtaeer
lngaad the eloetloa ef O. Mas Card
mar to rueeeed aim whea the aaaaal
meeting ef tka Board ef Trustee aext
JrtWomf wnjlofflelaj elretee" about
Postmaster For Fifty-Two Years
With Perfect Record Behind Him
Weehtaftoe, Jaa. tt Swore at tk r4.
DeaartanoBt la Waaklaetaa haw that
la at Wast cava Tar ! stmal
who m atajr ea tiva fee, refardUoa (
waotao Uva RepahlJcea or Psmssrnll
Mr la la ft.
BJ la B. D. Spring, Ml It
at MU Creak, la Be if art .
ty. Be haa beta bonding t Ika auU ta
Ptroa af Utat aaVa alaaa Jaaaery M,
IMS, Sfty-tw yoara ea laat Tesaeay aad
there Ma aerer Mam mark agalaat Hav
Bay psetsMts deartBat ' oMclete. Tkla
rasscd a( aaallaaaaa eerviee la hwiii. by
aaa other aaataiaaaar la tk oeatry. la
la B. J. Baa, af ClaaayllU, Lcklgh eeaaty,
Feeae, who wae appelated November 11,
IMS, Bad therefore haute Sprtagoru reeord
by Hula awn thaa thraa goer.
Caatala aariarar, aa ba la kaava, waa
kara Marck 1. 1IM at Caaa May, K. aad
waa a aaafariag aua la bla aarly 4aya.
aarrlag la taa V. B. Navy dariag tka War Batwaaa Ika SUtaa. Wltk bla
fatkar aad alttor krataar ba aaav to Baatb Craab la 1844 aa4 aafag4
aaataaafalty la tka aaw aiUI aad atora baalaaaa aaUl INT vaaa ka aad
kla bratkar ratlratL -
Ba aaiaaa4a nataiaaWr aadar Oraat'a adatlalatratlaa aa4 baa baaa
aataaaaUy attaadlag to tka affair af tka afltoa rm ataca. Ba aav aaa
aa aaalauat bat 'ahraya aaabaa aat tka raaarta biaawlf.
Tka aatsry tka trat yaar ba waa la aBaa waa 1T bat h baa aaw twwa
ap to araaad ISM a yaar.
Ia tka 4a ra wkaa Caatala Barlaflar trat aarrad aa paataaater, N waa
caataaaary far avaa faartk alaaa aaatnatira to ka ckaagad wltk aack
ckaaca la taa aaUtleal wlad. Caatala arlagar, kawarar, aaaaaftd to
c
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CAPT. B. a IPBIMGBB
FULL AGREEMENT
OH INDEMNITY BY
SUPREME COUNCi
L
Under Arrangements Just Com
pleted Germany Must Dis
arm By July First
EVERYBODY SATISFIED
WITH RESULTS OBTAINED
Allied Council Adjourne To
Meet Afain In London Vert
Month; Trench Premier Ex.
preaaea Pleaanre Ore Solid
front Shown; Will Share In
Oermanj'a Prosperity
tha atoraaiaBt to ratira Dr. Kiddick,
bat it ia aa lonfar aa epca aaerat tkat
.Mabara of tka Board of Traateat ara
- ready to aeqaleaaa la bla ratiraaieat,
- - aad avartaraa kara beea ma4a to Mr.
Gardner to aecapt tka poat aa bead af
tha iaatttvtioa af whick ka u aa
. aid m nut.
Whilt admlttlaf wlthoot roaerratioa
that ka had been approached witk tha
qoeation aa ta kla witUnraeaa to aeeapt
tha prfiidentr of 8Uta Collece, Mr.
Gardner waa aot diapoaed to eoaslder
. tha potrutial offer aerionily. Ha aaid
tkat ka appreciated tha honor, but that
- h did aot feel that be eon Id aieaaur
ap to the ffreat alma of the inatitatloa:
Dr. Blddkk Nat ' Iafaraacd.
- Dr. Riddick waa anrpriaed whea the
T natter waa brought to bla " attentiea
laat klRht. Ha aaid tlfkt ha had heard
' nothing of it, aad placed little credence
la tha report. Ha haa ao preeeat ia
'tentloa of retirement from tka preal-
deney of the intitution nor could ba
, . beliere ' that Mr. Oardner, whoaa toU
broke tha tie ia hia favor aa tha 3rd
- ballot whea ka waa eheeea pr aaid ant.
would consider tha onee.
Boa weeki ago, Mr. Gardner waa told
by a delegatloa of atadeata of BUta
College that 'petition were oeuig cir
, rulated among tha atudeat body aaking
' tha Board of Trniteea ta' same him
. pranideaV ba aaid' yeatorday, -bar -that
1 antU .hd waa approached witk definite
troDaal 8atarday Korniag, ka had aat
.,r - . conaideM
conaiderod tt M aerloaa.
Virion renorta of diaa ectloa a wont
tha etndeat body kara gained circula
tion, and Dr. Biddlek made aa denial
r" of the fact that hia admlnietrati'oa bad
aererai timea beea aoafrontod witk 41 nV
: aaltiea kriaing Ml af their djaeatUfae
- - tion. Ia ao f ar aa it known, witk tha
' asaentlaa af aaea the board lnreiU-
gated atadeat aomplaiata, aa omoiai
eognlaanca of theae matUii hw been
.tokea by the board. : V - .
'Tha eloie peraonal and political
- frlendihip of Dr. Biddick and Mr.
, Gardner make ' tha propoatl to awap
ona for tha other aurprtiing to Dota,
leea deadlock between Dr. Riddick and
, the lata Deaa Btaeey, of tha umrer
aitT Mr.- Gardner.' who waa ttaa
member - of tha Board af Trniteea,
broke the tie la Dr. Biddiek'a favor,
--- M Traataaa CoaUafc
Tour year late Dr. Biddick repaid
tka debt when Mr. uaraner oeeamo
. candidaU for tka Demoerotie nomlna
: tioa for Governor. Dr Biddick anp
- ported kim actively, aad without reaer
vation, ad among tha atadeat body,
JUr. uaraner waa very, iuju. ,.w
- ' vote taken daring the progreee of the
campalrn showed aa overwhelming
. rentiment for Mr. Gardner, and dnrfpg
tha Demoeratia State aoaveatioav-ata-
denta headed by tha aoilega bana,
tiMid m' demonitratioa before Mr.
Gardner Hotel Mr. Gardner' chief
nnonant. Caaaroa Morriien. wha
: now Governor, wal alio a gueet at tha
; hotel. . ' - ' w
Tour aaw member of the Board of
Troitee will be appointed py uovar
; norKorriaoa ta ftU expired tarma ba
fnra tha annnal meeting la May. The
" Board ia campoaed of 16 member. Only
-ii.t f tha member" of the Board
, which alerted Dr.- Biddick are atill
"?w.tl''!r4 bT. yLv'-PP. -v). Ia juh tfmmMt pt jh .river Md J J !om,, b.HI, which at the
."r I W P..4 k. v..h U.-. ,. . . 7.". - a ,IV"' """"" rf,v' Y I ... ..t ... . mm ,nm ,rr -
aeiia. aoea 1 loaaeco ar III .... r , iwhw vi .u. ..u. ..... i fii m..h,. Thli bMma kurni r,... t.ki. ...I . K
ParU, Jaa. . (By The AaeoeUted
Pre.) Fall agreeaeat aa reparatloa.
Oarmaa disarmament and all other im
portant qnestioat before it, wa reached
by tha Supreme Council af the allies
whea it adjourned at 8:40 thla evening,
Caatala Bartaaer la a man of malar haklta.
kaa'ran Manlly aweuar mti.&AijnrW-l?
wffe aad aaa aaa wha la at ken. v
Bla aMee; brother, wh waa partner wttk klm la baalaea far forty ream,
Ta atlll living bare, kavtag rearkid tka ripe ago at M yeara.
After tka beaiaalag a Mr. WUaaa'a Adalalstratloa. wkea all feartk
daaa paatmaatera were to ba 'roapaelatod aaaor the Civil Serriea. Captalm
airlager a. Ball led aader the Clrtl Berslee ralaa aa well aa aevaral ataera,
Tka Paatauater Gaaaral had aetkerlty to apaalat aayoaa af the I rat
three wha ejaalieed, aad wkea ha learned af tka aery ieaileat raaard aad
Mg service af Caatala tpriager, he detormlaed to reappalat kins, regard
baaa af pelltlca. '
Wkea Caatala (pHagec caate to North Carolina he aaa a Bepahlicaa. It
m geaerally aadorateod tkat ko ka arwaya rated for the Bepahlicaa caadi.
data for Freeldeat, aad at tka aaau tisna far tka Demacratla ticket la SUto
aad eooaty nutters. It may bo noted that ba haa alwaya aapported Cea
gramma a Jeka H. SmalL .He haa alwaya lived modestly aad almply, aad
yet cwmfertablr aad haa alwaya beea loyal to hia aeausaaity, hia eeaatry
aad hi adopted State.
PROPOSE
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1
BALLOT IN BILLS
GIVEN SEIIATE
aaBBmaBBmammmaaaHW "
One Measure Calls For Submis
sion of Constitutional Amend
ment To Voters of State .
OTHER REFERS TO OFFICES
CREATED ?Y STATUTES
Becommendatioa For Short
Ballot la On of Laat Made
By Gorernor Bickett Before
Retirement and Waa Kin
braced Alio In Hia Inavfural
Addreaa Poor Tears Ago
Governor Bickett' parting recom
endatioa for a short ballot are em
bodied la two eoapaaloB bUla Intro
duced ia tha Seaate yeeterday by Sena
tor J. Walter Lambeth, of David soa.
The bflls provide for the appointment
by tha governor of all heads of Mepart
'Sr.
BITTER ATTACK ON
OLD GUARD SCHEME
TO CONTROL MONEY
Republican Steering Commit
tee Wrecks The Rivers and
Harbors Bill
SMALL FILES MINORITY.
REPORT ON MEASURE
North Carolina Oonrreaiman
Declare. Xew Method Worae
Than Ciariam of Cannon's
Day; Lttle Hope of Belief
Held, Howerer, As Commit
tee AH Powerful
The New aad Obaerver Bareen,
SO) District Nalloaal Rank Bldf.
By JOB LIAKII.
(By Rporial Leased Wire.)
Waaklagtoa, Jaa. . It waa the
Bepnblieaa steering committee of the
Hoase that wrecked the river and har
bor appropriationa bill aa written by
Growing Wrve of Discontent
Over New System Breaks
- Out With Fury
DIPLOMATIC MEASURE
PUNCTURED TO PIECES
No General Attempt To Wreck
Bin But Membera Simply
Seek To Register Violent
Objection To Manner of
Its Framing; Representative
Small Draws Applause -- ----
Waabington, Jaa. K. A growing .
wave of dtaeoatent ever the new y.
tern of framing big appropriation mea.
area broke la the Houas today with aa-
etneeled fury.
The upshot of k all waa the virtual
riddling af the eight million dollar dip-
Remarkable Tribute To 'Fifth
District Congressman On
: His 800i Birthday ;
The New aad jObearver Bureau,
,' 7 90i Diatrtct Rational Baak.Bldg.
y a, -- - By70B L. BAkEB
(By Special Lteatd Wire)
committee. Under these arrangements
Germany must disarm by July 1, dis
banding all her civic guard lot pro
vided for ia the Versailles treaty.
Germany will bo called apoa to pay
la forty-two annuities on a sliding scale
229,000,000,000 gold mark. Her ei porta
will, ia addition, bear aa export duty
of twelve per cent that will go to the
allies. Oa the baai of hurt year' ex
port, thi would give tha alliee
000,000 gold marks, or twelve per eent
of whatever money in which tha ei
porta are paid for. Thus', it 1 esti
mated, the drat payment made by Ger
many will be 3,250,000,000 gold marka,
tha export tax being paid entirely in
cash.
It ia pointed oat that, beside being a
tare method of collection of the repara
tions, ft will act as a protective tariff ia
eountrle that are neighbors of Germany
which ar likley to be flooded with fotxi
made ia Germany at a ear low coat of
Miami, ria-, Jan W rroiident-OJoet I production boaauaa of U reiauveiy low
Harding eompletcd hi
nailed ia making peace aa it wa ia I to appoint tha BecreUry of State, the
making war.' Count Sforra, tka Italian I Auditor, the Treasurer, the Snporlntead-
the coafereaee had resulted to the aat ltoraey General shall be lodged la the MmBU,tL'
m.!.. - In....... tr... ,k. . u.ut I A week or mi
V. .T.IUW U W . .. V V.. W...HV.. V B UU ,H. VJ. L . ......
A protocol was signed approving the ment the officers named would be ap-
reparatioaa scheme a agreed by tht pointed by aad with the advice and
special committee ' appointed oy the consent of the Senate aad would be re-
rouneil to eoaslder tha subject, and also movable by the Governor for ineota-
tfce report a the disarmament of Ger- petaney or miacoadurt In office. Th
many as presented by the military i bill provtaee in wnen me ameno-
I eunmtttea ncaeia anau do
H. Bneail. of NoHh Carolina, ranking
Democrat oa the river and harbor
President-elect Leaves Late
Today , For Fishing Trip
, j Among The. Keys
! house best trB!s kct Tate, of the tSSJy'ta
.1 ..j ,:.onspient1y eaa be offered la foreign fTr JTTh.
it today and ling- J Um price, ta forelga " Lf.Z
ment
marked' Tor Short Ballot' aad
"Against Short Ballot.
The other bill provide by legislative
enactment for the appointment by the
Governor under the same condition of
the statutory officer of Commissioner
of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor
aad Printing, Insurance Commissioner
and Corporation Commissioaer.
Under th term af the bills, the
change would become effective Jan
uary 14, 123, when tha tense af the
D re sent officers expire.
No ether bllla of importance were in
troduced yesterday- aad, aader a pro
viona agreement, only routine matter
aad local leg is la tioa were eoaalderod .
It was announced that Senator Bokia
son. Bepublleaa, of Ashe, hnr row
home and will aot return natu Thurs
day of next week aad it waa tacitly
agreed to defer eouideratios. of the
bill ir the- aboliliaa of the-affiea af
Treasurer la Ash eooaty antil hia rwld la. the Miaaiasippi valley, ho aaa
turn. The bill wa returned to the I direct that each be doae and. work ales
fb form af a men-1 where ia tha eoaatry would automati-
ouse,. refusinr to eon-1 ealrr atep. - srv
aar . U the Senate amendment whiea I , Three member cf. 4ke sub-eommit-
prmlta the present Treaurer, wha It a 1 1, Dam peer, af Row Terk, and Davis
ore ago th New aad
Observer rorrespondeat got from th
rivers aad harbor committee the
North Carolina item aa recommended
by that committee after hearing the
estimate and rrcommeadatltthi mtdt
by tha army engineer. Thee were
printed, also the statement that the
bill carried oa the whole apTtropria
tioaa approximating 25,000,000 but
whea the bill wae reported to the
Hoase Friday, H waa fouad that the
appropriationa had bora cut te a lit
tie less tkaa ,13,000,000, aad instead
of specified sums being recommended
for designated work, a recommended
by the. army engineer, th committee
recommended a lamp aunt aprrroprm
Hon, tha money to be expended during
1922, wherever the Secretary of War
aad tka army eagiaeera shall direct.
Coald Show Favoritism.
If it ehonld kappea that the' sw
Secretary of War what ta show favor
Itiam to the Kortk Atlantis coast, ar
the South Atlantis coast la harbor im-1
orovemeat work, for laataneo. theriS
will ba ao way te prevent him doing
so, If K should .bappea that fee do-
idea all tha meaey should be expand'
Imi .... .1, .4 .v. 1....- -
- . - - - - -. . - r I nnnn. r ' - , f v , . . ,
1 r. aa I. ......1 I maul aa li..! Ka..b ' ... 'Z 4 ' I ' 'il.l
7" 1 if . .T. I KatbL. -a - . II"7-i.. Jli wmxm nm wu wuxm. - I NorU CeWoJinm. DwnocrsU. vortttd for
4mm iuaw axakarma aaarvem jeawvaa, - aweyawi.
place will be filled are W. E. Daniel, a
brother-in-law of Dr. Blddlek, H.-L.
Kt.Bi.' A. M. Dixoa aaa w. n. am-
ts. 'Mine, twelve ember of th
""Board ere W. BV WUliamron, Dr. Clar-j
eaea Pee. W, B. Boaaal, X. a. .vaaa,
T. T. Thoraera I CUrVB. B, Wo
land, M. B. 8tieklyr a W. Gold, B. 8.
Boyd, U. J. wuiubs, sis ji
linger, v - '' "-;.-'
FJltriGLtI.Q OF GOODS TO
; AMERICA IS INCREASING
New York. Ja. tS-SmnggliBeV of
ends late tka United Btate t fcflag
- carried oa to a greater axteat tkaa
ever before, declared a etatement to
day from the collector of custom for
the port ef New Tork, . Brtoa B.
Newtoa. Customs officials seised $1
000 pO0 worth af commodities last year,
mneh af which waa foaad to be amug
. , gird, ha aaid. - ; , r " ' ' "l '
Oollajloa between w ef atoans
ahlp and professional amugglera her
k iitmified th eviL whieh haa be-
eome ao widespread that th collector
ksd little hope ef dealing aatutaetonry
' with the ei tuition antil some aew
-thod af collecting' import taxes is
p-t into operation. " -" ' ' '
Prohibitioa also wa "blamid by Co
locto Newtoa a a contributing aaa.
.. 1 haoo aseearnli' vadinr thw -dry)
liws, he aaid, hT taclfaie to- breadea
the eeepe ef their activities aad at
tenrpt to murtlj aaythlng tkey think
ay evade inspector. -.
rouble Headers January Harness aad
flxie lat cc, rineharst. Wedae
4 . adv.
-xl v-J. w.j '.i o "wy 'rrzr i
aaa and Dmocrato Vled.trUh . a., Ufa. Haxdta. 'ada th. W, ,??"t XT'.'
. . ' m - - W --w a BfTitj aa, , UIUU aVVaa.UIW Vat wMV fviraia-
aaathef to extend fslleltation and pay I St August!,' set him ashor It mM- tiona plan, from the Traneh point, of
artemooa at th pier of on of th I ,iaar. i that it associate th aUio , la
atiaml beach, hotel; and after a roach-1 the' benefit of Germany' prorpcrity,
eoa aaa a gam or goir ka ehaagaa
to piece en point of order. ' whieh
elimlaated fund intended for conduct
of Amerieaa business abroad. -
There was a6 general attempt te
wreck the bill. Member simply o(h:
to Register violent opposition te the
malrner ef lie framing, not all ef the
member were willing o go that-far,
for- mewy-of these whr objected strea-'-aously
to some of it provisions were
aawiUiag to seise npoa teclnieat '
grounds for it destruction. On mem
ber, however, attacked Item after item
and they went out as without authority
of law.
, - Serves A a Wsralag
The attack served aa a warnlnV f
what may be expeetcd next week whea
the House, begin consideration af tha
army and the naval appropriation bllla.
I gave , loader cause for serious
thought a to whether the sifpply me. .
arc could be put threurh before tha
close of, the sessioa on march 8.
Heretofore the diplomatie bill haa
beea prepared by the foreiaa affair
Mmmittee, ia intimate touch with aeeda
aad reejairemeirte erf th acrvie. Tha : r
same rule applied to other committee,
but under the new system th ranking '
Bepahlicaa aad Democratic member ef
the foreign affair committee,, for
example, were transferred to a'oa
committee ef
tribute to Major Charles SC. Btedmaa,
the Sth N. C. District Congreasman, ea
th occasion of hia SOth birthday anni
veraary. A da tribnto to Major Bted
maa waa made by Bepreseatatire Bank-
head, af Alabama, selected by the Demo
crat to give voice to their felicitations.
Bankhead ia a aoa ef to late SBaterli..i
l!"..f,.T.VV" ; Witt the party, af frbad, fce a
auimra f Oimia enitoma waa ad-
hi plan to permit him to remain for ded aa fourth oa tha list ef pVnaltie
tha week-end there. H waa quartered adopted by the council. The other
for the night ia a winter eottag ont- three arai- ErtoMloa of th area of
ing Biseayae Bay, aad . Will not start oeeurmUomi occupation, of the Bnhr
ror tna ahing fronnda antil late to-1 i.t.it; fne.i m dmItmG9rmnj
to the league af nations.
was th laat of th "Confederate Briga
diers" la tha Senate aad who died laat
eompanled him along the coast the
rresident-eleet took - luncheon at a I
The proposal to svpply pentltie te
The Senate adjourned at 11 iSS nntil
I ealock' Monday alght. 7
i Hoaaa Si sal in Perf aactary
Only perfunctory business ef making
a legislative day with , the passage of a
few local bill, aad the introduction of
a few mora of aimilar importance de
veloped daring the half hour aeaaioa of
the Hen yesterday morning, and at
10:30 adjournment waa taken antil 8
e clock tomorrow night.
local tick bill got tka approval of th
House, t Pasquotank eouaty continue
SJESira Z ". Played ,. If o. th. Miami Beach
oldest member t the House, 1" '"Cl'J CL.J. "TIZZl j .
third
the reparationa and, other agreements I it faith in local determinatloa, aad ia.
waa presented by . Premier Uoyd witn ta concurrence ox the senate, to
0 sore's. - . . I vote about ttck and ao feneec the Srst
- - M a l
According to the term of the ar- pr. aurua county a reprcMBta-
ax tae neuw, j it . j I wub . .. 1 ,- . . .. . ' " . r . :
-Uncle Joe" 'aaaoa. who it U, and IT? JO" ',"7" WJ T.a rangepient the annuities aad export " proviaee atoea
On.nl Sh.rwaf' Ohio, whn. It? WM ami-annually. Di-1 fT-,?? townahipa and withhold
being hia aeniora.
Following Bepresentativ Bankbead t
speech, the entire membership stood a
aa expression of esteem for Major tjted
man, and business waa suspended for
several minute while members from
both aide crowded around to ehak
haada with tl a Major. A aimilar
demonstration followed ia the Demo
cratic cloak room wher former Gov
eraor Cex, of Ohio, who waa visitor
there thia afternoon, war among those
privately aa the gnost of former Gover
aor Wlnfleld T. Dnrbia, of Indiana, aad
Trod Upham, ef Chicago.- treasurer of
th Bepnblieaa National committee.
No Olfleial BoccpUoa.
Plan for' aa official reception were
abandoned at Mr. Harding request,
but a reception committee headed-by
rrank B. Schntra, of th Miami Herald,
mat th Victoria and escorted hir ap
u Day., crowd gatbarod at th cause
way draw to cheer the President-elect,
...... . ... n..mBta wiTI ba I vuisra.
eight per cent for the first two year,
tlx per eent the third and fourth yeara.
and Ave per cent thereafter. Ger
many i f orbiddea to establish ror-
PACIFIC NAVAL BASE
FIXED AT ALAMEDA, CAL
two week almoet day aad aightr go
ing ver report of tke army engiaeer
aad making wff recommendation for
the continuation of work daring 1921
They made ap a report and submitted
it to the river aad krabora committee.
Tke latter approved it, and thaa th
partisan steering committee took
hand. Thia committee arbitrarily or
dered the appropYiatloa cut mora than
fifty per cent, erfrom. 18,721,830, a
the river and harbor committee, fi
ned ly recommended, ; to 112,489330 a
The steering committee si a purely
parties eemmlttee. It pre
tend to be nothing elie. It sit in
dark room aad decree what legislation
shall paa ' aad what aha 11 aot. It
functions much la the same manner a
the Speaker aaed to function . ia tha
day of Czar ri4 In the House. Ia this
eaa it overrode the recommendations
of army engineer aad members of a
House eommittee- who had, devoted
sign credit without th approval .of I Congressional Committee Set. d"yt 1"hu atadying th
th reparation commission.
The UDrem eouncir decision were
communicated to . Germany tonight..
Ia tha attempt to aid Austria it
wa agreed that the alllss should fore
go reparatloa, th cost of th army 1
ties Controversy Over Lo.
cation of Bases - '
l needs or further work--not on new
I project for not on new one wa ree-
ommenden bat oa work, which waa al
ready under way.
to conaTatnlat Major BtoiSx ths fleet ef pleasure ernft lining Mparatioaa. tm cost or taa army definitely recommending Alameda
irterDrcteaUtive PoVrmated " the hou.s boat a loud P""0" "a.f11"otn" V forata, a. a aite for the acw
kfilor rltodirwixh hSiTVSi mtlea. , -v. ..... ;, . . i t -i Waa) debta to the allies la order to naval base aad for loeatioa of
-.K'fT,lLf Oae af th.'Wto oall aao-payhi. ejntbto Aartria to more . e-Ily , obtoi. .ub.ldlwy w.t eimst nav.l b
watch, for the purchase of which Demo
crats and Bepublieaa eoatributed . a
pen of more thaa S130.-
la ki speecn. Jtepreseatauve Baak-
head referred to Major Btedmaa'
service la the Confederate army then
added that -while the Major Jove aad ' j
loyal torU.a Caloa a any man la Cag'
respect to the Presidential party wa
William Jsnninri Bryan, who has a
dene hare. It i understood that Mr.
Harding accepted aa invitation to call
at the Bryaa home eome tima before he
bide -goodbye to Southsra Florid.
Washington, Jaa. 9 An agreement
definitely recommending Alameda, Call-
Pacific
other
baaea wu
outaid aid. It wa Is decided to reached late today by a-sub-eommittee
convene Ja.JhjB.nglghbQrhood.. of Trlcstlof th joint Congressional eommittee
a conference of Austria aad adjoining I considering Pacific baaes. " ;
coantriea for the purpoee of endeavor-! Controversy over locating the geaeral
ing to 'Improve economic, commeretsn, i fleet base at Alameda waa aettied aad
dnaneial anL political relation. Of. i tn up-eom.mitwe. tompietea JU r-
greaa he ha sever eurrendered hia eoa-
vmtioa of the Sixtio. Major Btedmaa
waa plainly touched by the remarkable
demonstration, and made ao effort to
reply to Beakhead'k Daek or to th
other felieiations. ,
SENATE CONFIRMS 5,000
, JUNIOR ARMY OFFICERS
ThaVictaria want-lnto dry doah I tweca . the ewitral guropesn jtatc. I port for presentation to. the iull aom-
a eooa aa aha had completed her Approval - waa givea te M. ijouca- mittee next-ionaay, ,
week' ran - from St. , AuxTietin. and ear' proposal for a gnoK)0,000 franc I The . iub-eommittee ' also confirmed
whea Mr. Harding leave for hi fish-1 eorporxtioa 1 to assist Austrlaa ladoa- previou recommeadationa for loeaUoa
ng trip tomorrow he will be aboard I trie, ia wblek the different govera-1 oa aviauoB oa, a nana rowt.
. 1 . 1 I . ... . I -Z. .f-1 -vA I WlthiHIMI I a ik.,.M K.M . . Un .
buk - Vawher-n'ir-Hi -m-a.fiiii.-4 ni- aamrntjHt- t,r vnfra-tirtrHlvi Pedro. Califernle. and destrorer and 1-watcrway- rrorn Horxoia: to Heanrort
kextrnartM 'aa a analf U.A aki,al I ...Jt a tha Bnstrlaa smlMiarraHna I BvUtiOB bases at HB DUrO. Calif Oraia. I ? '' maiateaaae, tSOfiOO.
Won Thaa Old Cxarism.
- For a partisan committee to eome ia
and ando the work oS Congressmen who
were not inspired by political - mo
tive, i "worse thaa the Czarista of
Caanna'a day declared Bepmcatative
small. ; -..
" Ia hi 'minority report, offered aa a
abatitnte, Mr. Small brought in th
bill as drawn by the eab-eommittee nd
approved by the full rivers aad harbor
committee, thea throwa into the aerap
basket at tie oh'f-the steering
eommittee, designating the amount to
be expended ea various piece et fan'
provemcat work. North Carolina items
weret
30 milee to-the south, where he expect
to remain ta complete aeelocioa for; at
least two or three day. ;
rmklag Arraaiemeato IaoaaiBlet.
Detail of tha fishing expeditioa have
BOfyet beea completed,. however, and I
with, a view to suggesting economies
gad improving the various ssrvice. ,
Manteo Bay, Scapperaong,. Pamlico,
Tar. South, Bay, Neuse and Trent river.
Fishing, Contentnea, Swift and Smiths
GOES FAB TOWARD BEHOVING
UNCERTAINTT. OFFICIALS STATS
Washington, Jaa. Fixing of the
Washington, Jaa. tS The Seaate late
today confirmed th aominatioaa of
A.ai?'V U "y te rtay moat of the week, amount of Germaay'a reparations, a
COBttrmatloBS were taa aret of tk I tja haa aa aneasvment ia St. Aanuliaa ' ewa. p.m, t. .m.
preeeat seesioa and were made la open I r.brnary 7. aad th lenrtk ef kis rtsv
aeasioa by aaaaimoua eoaacat. I tha Km .ill K.
Tke aomiaatioaa were preaented by
Senator Wadawerth, ef New Terk,
chairman of the military aJrair eom
mittee. A majority af tka officer af
fected waa their eommiasioa oa tat
battlefield af Freaee. ' V-
RBW ENGLAND ENJOTINO
ITS BFBING WBATHEB NOW
Maaa : Jaa. St SpHag
waa Hi tk air today. Saul key
played marMea, baas hag game was
aoam aa arreral aaad tata aad twe
taa calimpsd 'surhsad. Ia tka
wasda af rtysaeatfc 'cave trafllag ar.
bataa, Noer" Kagtaatds - stay Saver,
waa picked by etaoblarOev J
TABaetlaa were lscM ea
Xartlh m
It wa tka Jaaaary . thaw, wttk
Bttle to thaw. Weather barvea r
porta af avow fall kavo yet to aoa
hnadrcdtk af aa tack, eid
iBkahiUata ar weaaing their swe
ar to Snd precedent. . .
th mods of travel he select for th
retura trip. If be caooee to ge back
ea the Victoria h probably will leave
aot later thaa Tuesday. ' .
Harry M. Dangherty. ef Columbnt. Mr
Harding's close friend and adviser, aad
Seaator A. B. Fall, af New Meziee, who
were among the Victoria's company, will
retura north tomorrow to attend to
basin affair. Otherwise the persea
ael of the vacation party will remaia
intact aad will be augmented by the
presence ef Mr. Up ham. wka toalcht
aewpted aa iavitatiea to go along to
tk fishing grounds.-' . -
Ta Obpooo Waae
SpriagSeld, 111- - JaaV Jahn- U
Lewis pwaidoat ef tha -rJt-6rMril'
Worker of America, who ia viaiting kis
kerne hoe, declared today tbewrgsaixa
tioa would oppose aay attempt te re
dace miner's vam.' W feci1 be said.
"oagea aow paid are email aad permit
ml ef coal at a rroonabte price.
Wage for both anthracite aad bitualn
obs miners will continue ia effect aaUl
klartk 31, i:.," . , .........
announced from Paria, Treasury affl
dais taid tonight, abould go far to
ward removing the uncertainty, fins-
eial aad ecoaomie, ia Earope. If a eer
tain iaeome caa be aaeured th allied
aatioaa. effielaja aaid, the process af
aawiadiag the tangle left by th war
caa la their opinio proceed with good
pnwpeeta ef aueees.
Except indirectly, however, official
aaid, the fixing of the amount ef rep-
s rations would be wrtaout effeet npxa
the liouidaUoa ef the 1000XX)i00
war loea to the aTliea by thi
try.- Th moral effeet ef the eettlcmeat
of tkla euBatioa, tkey- eoateaded.
might to eome extent reonlt ta accele
rating payment by the alliee ef their
debta to thia country. r .- -
The Caked State, th efflefs! ad
.-tasraiirtcanyiaieB 'ti p-
sltioa that aa achomo for liquidating
th- allied-: lea -weal-- be - acceptable
which will be payment to thi country
eentingeBt upea Germany risiaillnr
her reparation 'obligation. Th allied
debt t the Calted Mat, they aaid.
ia ,rparat aad dirtinet matte frvm
any indemaity to be exacted from Crr
maay. . . . 1
Beaafort aad Morchead City harbors,
Beaufort Inlet waterway. from Pamlico
(CaaUaaod Oa Fag Two) .
WEEKLY FORECAST FOR
THIS WEIk SHOWS RAIN
-Waaklnrtow, Ja. -wCBther
dictions for th week beginning Moa-
day ar!. --- -.
aT!JarrdttBBWe6at UBactUcd and
eold weather witk occasion si mow aad
raiaa. ' . . . .
Boutk A tissue aad Eaat Golf Etatee
CoBsiderable cleudiBeea, eeeasiosal-raJa
and temperature below aormal. - -West
Gulf State Normal tempera
ture aad oecasieaal raiaa. -
NEGRO KILLED WHEN HE
TRIES TO MAKE ESCAPE Creeks and waterway connecting Swaa
., , . ... I Quarter Bay with Deep Bay, 123,000,
uoiasooro, yaa. narsw viara, a
agero, died ia a Goldstar koapitai
early today from gun (hot wouada re
ceived yestsrday whea he attempted te
escape from poeee after being arrested
ea a charge of atealing aa automobll
aad ISS army revolver from Camp
B Oahi death bod CUrk la aaid te
have made a full eoafeoioa that he
with three white msa ttol th. auto
mobile And revolver.' '
Clarke waa optard ta Duplia aouaty
and eeeaped yesterday from the jail ia
KenaasvUlc H wa hnnted by a
sheriffs posse aad captured late la the
afternoon. It waa while attempting to
escape from th posse that he waa ahot
TBIPLB ELOPBMENT IN ONE
, FAkflLX BEEPS CUPID BUST
three
..Athutte Oty. N. U Jan.
triple elopement lavetviag
membera of aaa heaeshsld, aaaa
af whom knew af taa ether' latoa.
tlaaa, wis dlaslsmtd today wttk the
aaaoaaccmsat that -WHIUm M.
Ckesa, retired New Terk maaafae
taror, aad hal aaaghtm. Bdltfc aad
E rely a, aad Bwrrted their respseUve
aula wHaia twestty fear hoar.
- Mia BdHk CkaoaBtartod tke ana.
rimaalal race yeaterday ay aUaalag
away fram hem, eeteaaibry for a
afcapptoj trip She mewled- Behcet f fasniUi
CroTta, Mr. CJuae aaietly left aoase
to asarry Mr. EUxabeth Okerg.
fefL Oa rotararng ksms they were
greeted by McCkaea'a ath daaaa--
r, Evetya. waa aad husms tk
bride tke day before at Greeawtcb.
Caaaw f Doaald Biddfe, aUeat aaa
af farmer Mayer William Bl.
di. V- v
lidated appropriatioa
99 memoer. , .... .e, ,
Thia method virtually aUmiaatad tha -
shairmea ef th committee oo far a he
wu aathoriaed to take -. any nersenal .
part la a supply bill preparation. Tke
Bepublleaa member - transferred b
came, head ef the particular sub-committee
ea appropriations, which tended
to make kirn a mora powerful figure
ea'the floor thaa hia formsr c halms a. .
Jcaloua ef their old powers, aom chair
men aad committeemen, it was aaid,'
mad no attempt to conceal animosity
or desire, to tak a whack at tha bili.. .'
Small Draw Applaase
The weak spot ia th new system, ao- :
cording to thos opposing it, was (a '
th fact that many appropriation were
authorised which had aot beea author- -lxed
bcfor. and, -which were -opea to '.,. ,
paint of order ea -tk ground of aew
legislation. There are ware by which -
the item eliminated may be put back,
cither by the Seaate, ia conference, or
by special rule, giving them legislative
leading. v. V
Defending the aew policy, Ber resent-
ativ "Monde!!, the Bepublieaa leader,
declared it waa in tha interest of econ
omy, and that 154 membera had freely
surrendsred their former righta for the '
common good.
BepreocBtativ Small, Democrat, e(
North Carolina, member of the sub
committee whieh reported the diploma-'
tie bill, declared the system was wrong
and insisted by- way of illuatration,
that members of th military commit- .
tee, who, for yeara had givea profound
study to th seed of th War Depart- ( '
ment. more properly ahoald handl th
army appropriation Mil.
There wae applaase from both aide -
of th chamber whea Mr. Small asserted '
that by thia method SS mea factually '
were dolnfr the work . that. 433 were
elected to do.
Clalme Improper Tactic .
Attacking what he described k the '
effort to eripple ' a necessary govera- " '
ment Bervice througtt improper '-tBctiesrj---Eepresentaiive
Maddea, Hepubtrcan," ox "
Illinoia, called attention to ' what he
charaetcrixed a aa odd proceeding; ' -
"Although thia bill carries nearly en
mlllioa dollar less thaa the diplomatie -'
d?onulat bill passed a year ago: b .
said, "there is opposition to - nearly
every elaus. It earrie praetieallv the .
same language used la aimilar bills ia
the past, which met with approval.,
Aa appropriatioa of tUSOMO for Host
allowances for diplomatic aad consular '
fller aad S25M0 for tha expeaao ef
the United Btatee aaetioa ef tha later '.
mericaa high commit tioa were
striekca out ea point of order.
Effort to have the bill passed today
failed whea Bcpreaeatativ McCliati.-
Demoerat, Oklahoma, demanded an
other rote aa each of the amendment
te the measure. The final veto arob.
ably will eome Monday, i j r
GOOD RECORDS RESTORED
TO DEAD FRENCH SOLDIERS .
Paris, Jam. t9. Ths good record f '
six Frcaeh aoldier ahot after a ran
miry court-martial ta December, 191
were restored by the court ef appeals - -here
,r today aad charge that they I
abandoned thir posts la the face af the -'
enemy were auashed ia ' aa aetloa
breurht '-against the gorBmntto re- M ,
4h anemoiy et ue executed-,, .
The court awarded life aanuitie e!
SfJpOraneteich .to.t .wiipw ef
Corporal Flock aad Private Gray, Pet
telot, Qnlnanlt, Bluebird aad Daraatet .
and aa annuity ef 1,000 franc to each
ef their ekildrea natil they reack their
ajoriry.. All tk award are retro-
active to 1914.