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VOL CXI1I. NO. 46.
TWELVE PACES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 15. 1921.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
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SENIOR SENATOR
SUPPORTS SMITH
TOWNER MEASURE
RALEIGH WOMEN WILL
'MAKE THEIR OWN HATS
Leadinf Women of City flock
To Millinery Class Organ,
ised By Woman's Club
Senator Simmons Second Mem
ber of Tar Heel Delegation
Favoring the Bill
PROVIDES FEDERAL AID
FOR EDUCATION IN U. S.
Representative Brlnsoa, First
To Endorse Measure, Gets
Letters of Approval From
Prominent Educators; Flurry
Orer Democratio Reorfani-
sation Has Subsided
New Bad Observer Bureau,
60S District Natl. Bank Bldg.
Br JOE U BAKER
(By Spatial Leased Wire)
Wasbiagtoa, Feb. 14.flenstor Sis
Wions has torn out la support of th
Emitk-Towner eduratioa bill, whiefc
would apropriate annually 10O10O0,0r0
lor federal aid la education aad would
create federal departmeat of ed.
cation, wkoa head would b member of
tke cabinet. Tka kill waa dietnaaed to
enpoaing tka kill.. While Senator Sim-
weaa did aot come rta for tlje'blll la
what One aald at that time, it la taaraed
that ka kai since aald privately that
ke favored tka measure, aad la tka
eeeead member of tka North Carolina
delegattoa to to decide. The firet waaj
Bepreecntejive Briason, of tka Third
district, who recently vara tka News
ad Obreever'a eorrcvpeadent a
treat strongly favoring the bill.
Si are ka faro out that interview, Mr.
Briason kaa had a anmber of letten
fro at prominent educators ia North
Carolina endorsing hie positloa aad x-
reeeinf tka kopo that tka bill will be
fi sally enacted. KotabJe among tna en
doraement be kaa received lnUeae let
tera were tkoaa of E. C. Brooke, State
Superintendent of Publie Instruction,
aad Dr. 1 A. Williams, a member of
the faculty of the State University.
B1U Gaining Strew rtk.
It ia apparent that tka bill ie gaining
atren(th, area in the aeetioa whera it
would meet
Wkea ampertlre member of Ike
millinery tins aoUbllahed kjr the
Raleigh Weasaa'e Oak assembled
for the fire Hate yesterday the
aambece aaad aeeeaaary tka crea
tive ef I we c leasee 1 teed of eae
aad roe rtealag af tke re latrallea
keeka agalaat f anker applicants.
Tke fact that BUI.Ifh weceea are
keaeetly aaateae te reduce tke east
ef their mllllaory. aad have faith
la their ewa ability to anake their
owe bate waa deatenetrated at the
latitat BMetlaf f th aaa ergsa
laed aader the aaspleei ef the basse
ocoaemkc department ef the CJab.
It had heea anticipated hy
the ertaalaere ef kke claaa that
eeewtklaf like tweaty weeaea might
ke preaoat, hat If waa the aetaal
ceaat ef those w be completely Hik
ed the ream where the meeting waa
kelaf held aad overflowed late
the hall, away etaadlaf three fh the
eatlre aaeetlaf la their latereat la
the sakjact.
Maay ef the leadlag weeaea of
Raleigh were present, aad thee,
eagkly lalereeted. Se many ppll.
catieaa for adaileeiea to the claaa
hare heea received Ikat the heme
ceaemlc aertat kaa had te
form Iwe claaa ea laatead ef the eae
originally lateaded, aad kaa heea
fereed te eleae the rvgletratlea
keeka te fartker spsliceala.
the, Raw
laaaa which
ea Meadaya aad the ether ea Wed.
aeedaya. Tke c earns will emkraee
the making ef hat frames ef all
aorta aad aeereariate aad taetefal
trimming.
NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL
SENATE OPPOSES
ANY
TO ITS MEMBERS
Tables Measure Proposing Gift
of New Consolidated
Statutes
HOUSE VOTES FOR REPORT
ON REDUCTION VALUES
Representative Connor and'
Veal Offer Xesolution CalLI
inf for Investif ation of Fhy
aioal Condition of Confeder
ate Soldiers' Home; Short
Term Notes Validated
The Seaata latt night eounded what
ii regarded by letdera ia that body ae
a deathkaelltotbe bill granting a bonui
of S'JUOto member! of. the Ueneral A
aembly, whirk la aaid to be farored
by aground robin" bearing the eigna
turea ef a majority of tke Uouee mem
bership, aad ia alto aald to bavebtea
dee la red eonatitotional by mem be re of
the Supreme court and the Attorney
OeneraJ. Opportunity to trit the aenti
meat ot the Senate ca.ie on another
hill, already paieed by the Uouee,. git
UKrRBCKDENTED HONOR
rAID TO SECRETARY DANIELS.
(By Bteelal Leaeed Wire.)
wtoehlagtea, re a. 14, Aa aaaee.
eedeated eemplimeal wee paid See
retarr ef tke Nary Baalela tonight
whoa he waa ealertalaed at a din
ner at the Wlllard Hotel hy meat,
hero of the Natal At aire Committee
ef the Meaee, Otheea who were la.
riled te he geeato of Ike committee
were Ike A aetata at Reeretary, tarclea
1 Weed eery, a I the kereee chlefa.
Tke atajeeltjt at tka akemhera ef the
committee, of cearae, are Repahll.
aa, aad the ealertalameat ef a
retiring cabinet heed ky a commit
tee ef teegreea of which the majority
are membera ef eaeiher political
party la wltheat preceeeat.
Party liaaa were threat aalde la
the eipreaataaa ef pralae and rem
ateadatlea by reeamlllee BMmhera
fee the ecklereeaeale ef Secretary
Dealela' elgkt yeere ef naral ad
mlalal ration.
RepreaeatatlTO Britten, of llllaela,
raaklag Ropekllcaa member of the
re aa ailt tee, declared that of all the
meeakera ef tke Ml-getag cabinet.
Secretary Dealela alcie weald Uare
oflce with hie "Sag dying at top
meat" deeplte the "avalanche ef
crltkiam" he aad weathered at per.
leaa of hie admlaaatratlea. Repre.
eeatatlva . radgetl, ef Teamen a.
Demecralic member, declared the
record ef the nary a admlaietratiea
daring the war waa eae ef "apatleaa
parity.
OHIO CONGRESSMAN
IMPEACHES LANOIS
ON ELOOR OF HOUSE
Charges That Acceptance of
Baseball Job At $42,000 a
Year Is a Crime
SENATOR DIAL ALSO
WILL FILE COMPLAINT
Ohio Representative Sweeps
Aside Opinion of Attorney
General Palmer That Judge
Landis Ia Within the Law;
. Matter Is Referred To Ju
diciary Committee for Action
L.:mUjr. attaari-W
will meet weekly, eae I -A;,nm ,h. pnn,litai.j Rt,i..ii. I
With tka Toieo of Senator Swaia the
oaly one rained la direct defenaa of
the meaiark, the Mil tid on the
table by aa otci whelming rote.
Two houre of - pulitieal log-rolling,
I with tke remaining 40 minutea deTotel
to the lntroductioa of nearly thirty
PASFS THF I flWFR HflllSF M1'11 tha paaeagc of a meaeure d
Vote Down Amendment Pre.
Tenting Expenditure of
Money .
Waahingtonrfeb. 14. The naral ap
propriation bill, carrying approalmately
393,000,000, wne pasacd todny by the
'Houae after it bad deeiairely voted
dowa aa amendment which would kava
prevented tka expenditure of any part
of -the 190,000.000 provided for battle-
ahipa eonatruction until aa international
diaarmamena conference ' ahall have
been called by the Freiident. Tka
with rtroagw oppoeiUon, the South. 4t, ofated byj SepreoanUtive
Tha Rnath U the atatea riahta toeUoa of pa,
i.. mnA t l.u haan .rrued I feated 114 to 30. i
.. . . rJli.i ' danartmeat . weuldl TU-Houae alee Yefuaa4 U. eut the
V he I aaotUp iutevereaee with,. , tfc Moaat JihaUwpold avaBabU for
1 rlghti of tha atatea. Senator. Simmona w avy- duuowc pror
. doe aot believe ta'e'Smlth-Towner bUIf during the eoAtnt' Bleal year te S0r
' trctpaanra a pea the righto ef tka BUM.
I)rin tka Senate debate, ha aaid on
; ibia subject.; - , , 7,
fit aeemi to ma that tt ia one of tha
Brat biila of thia character that waa
(Jrawa by eomeone who waa a atatea
to puniah peraoua who tura in
fnice are alar me, eoaatituted the open
ing of tke legiilative week in the
Houae.
Tha final reading Of tha re'iolutioa
validating tke action of the State
Treaaurer ia borrowing money at 6 1-4
per cent Interest waa made tha occa
sion of debate for tka first hour of
tha eeaaion, and with that off ita hanh
attention waa tuned to a resolution
calling for a report of all property
valuatioa reductions made by the Stato
Tax Commission.
Both matters were passed, after the
debate had vanrn itaclf out, aad tha
Treaaurer ia able to wire his agents in
New York that the notes authorised by
him have been validated, and the Tax
Commission, if the Senate concurs ia
tha Hones action, must furnish reoort
ef reductions ftvea lne the fpeolal
eeaalanL ' " " ' , .
t None of the ollli la th Houae were
of wide import, owe than taa reae
lutloa offered jointly by Representa
tives Conner and Neal calling for aa
iaveatigation of tha eonditiona eaiat-
000.00. aa propoeed by Bepreeeatatlra
Dickinson, Bepubliean, Iowa, aad by a
rot of tH2 to S defeated a (notion .by
Bepresentatlvc BUatoa, Demoerat, Uf ,t th HolB, for Confederate Sol-
aeaae. tv nnruun me nut tor inc Ji,a. Taa raanlutlna Wna not on lta
porpoae of cutting tha appropriatioa I inm.Jiat. km,,, and will coma no
rirhts man. because it ao careruiiy ana tor conatraetioa work te az.wu.oou and I. tha ftanata this meralna.
bo minutely and ia such great detail of eliminating a aeetioa which preveata Aa soon as tka bill for free eooiea of
guards tha rignta of atatea ana men w toe use ot stop-watcnes la nary yards tka consolidated statutes waa read
avoid anything likeeentralliation. 1 1 and araansna. v I in the SenaU, Senator Varser
wanted to out that thought in the I The measure, aa it aoea to 'the Ban- 4a M aaat and daeLued
Eeaator a (Senator JLing; mina wub a i te, however,' earriea aa amendment
view of auggesting that tha particular I offered by Bepresentative Oliver, Dem
aneaaure did not aeem to come la tha oerat. Alabama, that na nurt of tha
category ofbUla which ha has hereto; o,000,BOO carried for new craft shall
fere deaouneed aa interfering with the 0n sbiM on whicn eoutruatioa
Tifht f atatea." r J I has hot aUrted or for which contracts
lempelacry Featarea. - I .- not beea let. Chairman Keller of
Senator Simmone also strongly p-T th anh enmrnittaa that fnmj w. htii
provaa we compuuory aoenuua - Nurrced Ur this limiUtien, anying tt
turea of tha bill, discussing which, he W0M tae, that work eo?ld aot be
-I am heartily ia favor of the pna- , lix fleet aabmKrine,
that ha for one eould not support each
a moaaure aa it was ia effect an in
crease in eunipcrtsation and that each
member of the General Assembly knew
when he became a candidate the amount
of salary attached to the office and
that he -did aot regard any Increase.
direct or indirect, aa-coasUtutionat or
Justifiable.
Senator Harteell declared that the
General ' Assembly baa aot a bad pre
cedent back ia 1777 when it voted each
member a copy ef the colonial Statutes
and
5K SF-sSS SS'-S
aa tha benefit of thia fund unless It
provides for compulsory edueatioa will
. ... . . . . . . . . , ,k.
be calculated to eoeree the atatea of the
TJaiea that are lagsiagr behind ia that
respect to adopt compulsory education,
la tha interest aot only of that atate,
but of every flat aad avery secion of
" lh-aUte.' : . .. ..
Despite the growing sentiment- for
thia bill, no hope ia bow held out that
It can be passed at thia session oi un
(reaa, because ef the few days ot; the
eeeaioa remaining ana 01 me umi
ailu of bnaineaa, ahead of it. But the
bill will be reintroduced early ia the
- ezt Coagreaa aad a determined effort
asade to gat it enacted into law ia time
to! give 5t atatea the beaellt of, thia
- ftrderaraiO- uy jvss. -
, Brii'i NamiaaUeaia
Bepreaeatative Brijrttn," today aomt
h.tH four vounr Tarv Beela as eaadi
dates for the'Aanapolia h'aral Aeade-
any. They are: Harry tiounai ss
' ' Henry G. Epstein, of Ooldaboro, Robert
"Id ward Cook, of New Bora, aad E. H .
Grady, of Kenly. rirat alteraatea for
-' theaa fear priaeipalav named are: Cul-
lea Blaekmaa Batch, of Mount Olivet
- Barlow Chapia, ef , Beaufort,; . Robert
. C. May, at Trenton, aad fi. 4. uavia, ai
.- . Beaufort. '. I -
; Tka Civil Berviee Commiaaioa-
, beea officially adiriaed ef vacaaeiee U
. the poatmaatership at Ahoakie and De
, Sita, The former ia.a preaidentkl aad
the Utter a fourth etasa affiea. Notice
' ef examinations ta fill thee aeaaeie
trill be givea ahortly. aVading filling
the vacancy at aooaaie, aruv i. yu
looikbv kaa beea appelated acting
vontntaster. His eommiaiioa dates back
. aa. January tfi. ' -
Three foartk elaaa poatmaatera ta
Kerth Carolina war named today. They
nr.. ; - . .. ' ' ' '
HiwWea, Ckarokee eoaaty, Joka B.
Dearer, te aaceead Jnmaa JL Miller,. re-
igaed.
' ortoa, Jaeksoa ewaaty, B. Lawrence
XeOulrc, to succeed Colia McGoira, re
ajgned. .
. Peteeaai, Iforthamptoa eoaaty, Cor
aeliaa Beale, ta sneeeed Grady B. Par
ker, mirwed. - - v,
. - Pemecratle Flarry Dies r:j
'. Tke flarry created fay the demand
made upon Chairman George White
that he call a meeting af the fall Dem
ocratic aatioaal committee a boat March
let at St. Lsaia or-noma ether central
."J ta take steps toward reorgaaisatioa
iCoat'aacd mm rage Two)
far as ita main features' were con
cerned, waa approved by the Houae
practically aa it waa reported by the
appropriations committee. Seduction
of the enlisted personnel of the marine
corps from approximately 27,000 to
30,000 men waa agreed to today without
comment, aa was the decrease .to, the
enlisted strength of the navy from
143,000 to 100W0 mea. , '
CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST
. OPENS AT STATESVILLE ?K.d
Bickett Chief -Counsel For
Dougrhton,; and Brit( for
BUtesville, Feb. 14 The Doughtoi-
Campbell Congraaalonal ' eoatest, - m
which Dr. Djc Campbell is after Cob
greaamaa B. ti Doughton's seat, opened
thia morning at U e'eloek la tha eoart
houaa 4er, - jMi,vvt '
Ex-Govaraor T. W. BUkett, aa ehiof
eauaael for .Mr.. Dovghtoa, la aaaisted
by W. G. Turner, JL, C Caldwell, Long
Journey and Lewis Lewie, local
attorneys. Dr. Campbell's chief eoua
seL J. i. Brilt, ia- aewiated by A. .
HoHoa and Z?. P. Dulia. . . - v
A anmber ef witnaaaea were exam
ined ' today,' but nothing developed of
aay eoasequenee beariag oa the regu
larity ef Ue eleetioa ia Iredell eoaaty.
-Tha urestigatioa ia expected to last
for aeveral daya.
subsequent legislaturea every time
new code was published, up to and in
eluding the present volume compiled
in ISIS. However, the Senator rrom
Cabarrta considered it high time to dis
continue the euatom and announced his
intention to vote against the bill.
Sonatora MeColn and-Carlton expreated
similar views, both clearly having in
mind the much discussed bonus bill
though bo direct allueioa was made to
that measure. Senator timer ijong
wanted to kflow if tha Senator from
Vance did not receive a copy of the
statutes at a member of the 1919 Gen
eral Aeaembly. "I did, but I did aot
vote for it then; win act vote for it bow
agaiast the principle," replied
the Senator,
- Senator1 Swaia thea rent forward aa
amendment providing no member should
receive the book naieaa a requested
H. The amendment waa countered by
others. Senator VeCoin vropoaing
that the act should kpply .onir to the
senator f rem Ty rail aad Senator Grima
anggeating that all members aot re
questing the book ehould be givea S20
ialiea thereof. .
tbo ocnaie caea imia ue om ana
all amendments oa the table npon the
netioa af Senator Taylor.
Impertaat BUle raaead.'
.The Senate last Bight paaaed tke
medical practice act . aa it came from
tha Houae, a conference between the
pkyticiaaa aad . the osteopaths kaving
reesjted in ' an amicable arraagemeat.
Tka bill as paaaed provides that the
states el the osteopath shall be a a
Changed, "la order to obviate the
aeeessity ef reUraing taa bill to- the
stease, tae eommiUee aay Fublie Health
withdrew its amendment clarifying the
etatus . af -' tke ' ekiro praetors. Tht
Chief of Police Tew, of Golds
boro, and Others Swear
Futrelle Led Men
..WiUon, feh. 14. Polka Chief Tew,
of Goldaboro, was the atar witneaa for
the State ia the ease of H. B. Futrello
tha first of four Wayne county men te
go oa trial ia Wilson County Superior
Court on the charge or being members
of a mob that stormed the Goldaboro
jail last December in aa unsuccessful
effort to get possession of five negroes
held there ia connection with the mur
der of Herman Jones, a grocer.
Tew testified that Futrelle waa the
leader of the mob that formed arouad
the eourthouaa and when warned ta
desist from the effort, the police chli
mid, the defendant jflaecd aa auto-
ma Ua pistol against the officers stem
ach aad eommaaded him to stand aaide
while the crowd paaaed.
The polio chief waa also a witneaa
to' the shooting Into '.the courthouse,
he testified, by Futrelle aad aaid ethers
also ahofc f Fatrcll vaa wounded by a
pistol bullet fired front the Inside of
the courthouse by vohiatary guards oa
duty there ' .
Prominent Goldaboro eitlxen want
oa the etand hia afternoon aad swore
positively that beyoad m doubt Futrelle
waa tha leader of the n ob aad swore
the men ia the mob to get the priaoaei
at all baxarda. They aaid that soma of
the mob wore masks, ' '
Futrelle with C. H. Lanrrtoa, C. H.
Thompson aad Davia lngton waa la
dieted on ehargea of attempting to
break into the eourthouaa ahortly after
the diaorder at tha courthouse and tha
were moved here by order of
Judge Dcvin.
When court took a recess tonight the
State rested ia the eaae against Futrelle
and the defendant will have hie inning
tomorrow. Aa Boon aj it is finished the
eases against the other three mea will
be takea up ia order.
GEORGE CATHEY KILLED
IN HOTEL IN ASHEVILLE
Notorious Buncombe .County
Character Shot Dead By
House Detective
DERAIL THREE PULLMANS ESlSSfii'.
. BUT NOBODY- IS INJURED V.m. W t.. teguu.
. i I uon sougai oy actei Beepers. The bill
Petersburg. Ta. Feb. 14-Three rear! provide that aa' pereo shall occupy
Pallmaa eara ea train No. 81, erne of la aax.ia a hotel witkoai irat regiater
the fastest train aa the Atlantic Coast! ing la hi or her true name aad girt g
Line Railroad from, new I era te Ha-iaja c aer lawrui addreea. n amend-
vaah: aad kaowa aa tha "HTana Spa-1 ateat waa adopted making it lawful for
eiaL , were derailed at 1 tti thia after-1 a false nana te be need oa tka register
boob about six mile Berth ef taia atty.l provided the proprietor be ia formed
Beyoad a alight shaking an, a eae of the I privately af tka trn name af tke pa'y
passeager were injured. .. . .. . I registeriac ...
The eanse of the accident B ankaewa. I Aaotaer mearara paaaed last alrkt
Tha train waa ea tha dewa -grade, at wa Houae bill of iika teaar aaa
Walthal, a email tewa betweca raters-1 Senate bill prarioaaly paaaed, delaiag
burg aad Biehmcnd, wkea. tke tkre J the crime ef burglary hy cxpioaivrs
rear Pullmaaa jumped the track. Quick I end fixing a pwaiahateat tkerefor af
wors . on us van - ax ue eaunaeer I aytt .laaa taaa ZS u, aaana tka a ao
stopped tha train withia alx loagtha. I years.
After aa hoar's delay, tha traia pre- Kegra Refarxuary par Bare.
eeeded wikout the Urea derailed ear,! FUaator Tariae Ut a!kt l.taaaWad
the paaaeBgera mt which, transferred tel '
otker aoaclioa, - , " ' : JtCeat'aaed Ob Faga Twel
Asheville, Feb. 14. George Cathey,
one of the most notorious characters ia
Buncombe eoaaty, waa ahot and almost
instantly killed here tonight nt 10
o'clock in the lobby of the Langren
Hotel by the houae detective, J. V. Bel
ley, who it under guard pending the
coroner a Inquest.
(lather is said to have registered at
noon aad to have beea drinking. The
occupant of taa room next to hi com
plained te tb elerk that Cathey, was
creating a disturbance and Cathey was
ordered out Tha detective says he went
to Gathy ia the lobby aad asked him
to. leave quiely. Ha claims that Cathey
reached for hia gun aad tha (hooting
started; Each fired three time, aad des
pite tha fact that thirty or mora guests
were ia the lobby at tha time ao eae
was hurt aad only one ahot took affect
in Cathey, thia bullet catering hia body
over the right Jung: .
Cathey la connected with maay af the
best families it tke eoaaty although
he kaa led a checkered career. H nerved
the Brjaaiaa-Amerieaav war Several
year ago h was shot ahd seriously
hwonaded by tk chief . af police of
Waynes ville. Be aa beea arrested aa
aumeroua oeeaaiona ea whiskey eharges.
at oaa time being caught with a solid
carload af whiskey aad beer at hi roai
bona at Sky land, aaa bare, fi skipped
a tkre thouaaad dollar bead aad was
later pardoned. During tha great war
h worked ea a troop aalp betweea New
York aad, France aad wkea hie ship
was soak by a submarine i aaid te
have curaed tb Germaa U-boat captala
who reaeaad taoaa. ' - ;
FEDERAL TROOPS REMAIN
IN WEST VIRGINIA TOWN
'Waahlagtoa, Feb. 14-Order war
lasted by tk War Depart eat late to
day ta -atop . prwperaUoM for witk-
drawal of Federal troerp freat
Wast Tirwinia coal fields. Baaata
Satkerutad, af that Bute, eanomaoed
after kaving pewaeated ta the depart
ment a request ta4 tha troep be re-
aiaed there daring tha peweeat trial ef
aaia worker aad ether at Williamaea.
Beaatar Butherlaad aaid h weald eoa-
fer witk Secretary Baker and . ether
War Department sf&cisJa , tomorrow,'
wkea a final deciaioa aa ta withdrawal
e flke troops wenld be deeiisd ea. . I
Washington. Feb. 14. On charges of
high erimeP and misdemeanors, Federal
Judge Keheeaw Mountain Landis of
Chicago naa impearhed la the House of
Representatives today by Bepresenta
tive Welty, Democrat of Ohio, because
of hia acceptance of the office of su
preme arbitrator of baaeball while still
serving oa the bench.
In tsking tkis step the Ohio member
CENTER OP rOPl'LATlON STIl.L
CONTIM'ES TO MOVE WEST.
Wsahlagtea, Feb. 14. Tke "coaler
ef pepolatloa" aa diecleeed hy tke
lM eeaaaa te located la Ike ealremc
saetkeaetvrn corner ef Owea caaaly,
ladlaaa II Bailee aeetkaaat af tke
town af greater, iaa eeaaas karesa
aaaaaaced today.
Darlag Ike teat decade, Ike ccater
af pepolatloa reatlaaed te move
waatwsrd, advancing t.l mllas (a tkal
direction a aaat eae-arth af k mile
aortk from rllaamlagtoa. lad, where
tl waa lacated by the eeaaaa of III.
The keraasj attrikaled the west,
ward saevemeat la the Uat decade
"prlaclpally la the lacreaae of mere
than 1. ao, SO B papalatiea of
Ue Stale ef California.",,
GOVERNOR WOU
LD
EM
PRESENT
SIGN UP DRIVE
STARTS IN VANCE
Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association Start Cam
paign For Marketing
HendecsoB, Feb. 14. Tka signup
rampaiga for the Tobacco Growers' Co
operative Marketing Association of
Virginia, North and South Carolina was
Haunehed here today with a meeting of
farmers Uitt overflowed tka courthouse.
The first man to sign the growers' ron-
-,' VT' Tl)nWv- townslin. althfibeh
Uw maklnr--oth' arwirtaftcr- a crime
reither misdemeanor or felony. The
opiaioa was rendered recently by the
Attorney Oeneral oa the writtea request
of Mr. Welty, who had questioned the
Judge right to hold both positions.
Before proceeding to the floor of the
House, where his eharges were read, Mr.
Welty refused a request hy Senator
Dial, Democrat, South Carolina, to in
dude ia Ua geaaral indictment state
msttte attributed to Judge Landie ia
refusing to send to jail a young Ottawa,
Hie- bank elerk because of the belief
that officials of tha hank were respon
sible for the clerk's speculation by fail
are to pay bim a living wage.
Dial To File Complaint,
Senator Dial, oa receiving the Ohio
Representative refusal, announced he
would file eomplnint agaiast Judge Lan
dis with the Department of Justiee and
late ia the day attacked the Chicago
jurist oa the floor ef the Senate, de
scribing htm as a "freak and a
"crank. Tke South Carolina Senator
characterised Jadge Landis' statement
Uat tha Ottawa bank elerk'a employers
ware ia a moaaure reapoaaible tor the
youth' theft of gMpoo a ''the moat
Bolshevik doctrine I "ver heard, aad
added, that If tb action takea by tb
judge la 'paroling Ue elerk amounted
te eaeearagemrnt ef each, act aa those
of Ua elerk, "it id striking at the
foundation of oar government."
No Coaameat In Hoaae.
There waa Bo comment ia the House
whea Mr. Welty concluded the reading
of a formal lndletmsnt of Judge Lan
dis. On his ewa motion, as is custo
mary ia such proceedings, the indict
ment, waa . referred to the judiciary
committee, without debate. Lea than
n third of U membera present voted,
and a number af scattering voice wore
lifted in oppoeitioB. Nobody aaked
for a rising vote. Representative Sher
wood, Democrat of Ohio, aitting 1 the
front row, eiappea Bis nanas out oiner
wise there waa bo indication as to how
U House felt.
The BCXt SteD Will b by Mr. Welty, I makin a fv mtllianair.. iinn
who will appear, possibly this week, be-1 and thrnue-h en-nnerativa markntina-
fore the judiciary ewnmittee, witk ueh I distribute this same money among U
wiineaaea aa no neee ni so can, u aupu-1 growers themselves.
Dr. J. T. JoyaeV, presideht of the State
association, had fin If bed his explana
tion of the plana ef the Reenciatiott and
tke eon tract wkich binds the growers
to market their tohareo through the
association for a perloA of five years.
Asserting that sometrnng was wrouj
in the pre aerit system of marketing
tobacco, Dr. Joyner went on to explain
bow eack individual grower sells In
small qnantrtiea on to rat market,
witkout adequate marketing informa
tion as to supply and demand or prices
on other markets, without standsrdira
tion of grades or eta' il.ced prices for
different grades. Tb grower sells o
buyers thoroughly organised, expert
judges of tobace skilled and experi
enced in buying, wbo aro supplied daily
with marketing i formatioa and wkoae
buainess iateresta and duty to tbeir
employers, either as speculators or
manufacturers, ia to eliminate compel!
tlon at far as posaible by eombinatloa
or otherwise, to deprea price and buy
aa cheaply i posaible.
The grower knows how to produce,
he know little or nothing about mar
keting," aaid Dr. Joyner. "He
largely at the mercy of ergaalsad buy-
era wk knew all about marketing. - U
he mils aa fee geaeraJIy mart beeaas
or financial pressure, b must ecu at
u buyer' priee.
Tk remedy offered for this condi
tion tinder whieh tb grower have suf
fered for years I a co-operative ma'
xsiinr aaaociauoa formed of growers
only, for grower and without aay out
slders ia it Such aa organization is
provided for la the contract which the
grower are now signing up, and whicn
waa thoroughly explained at Ue meet
lag today,
Vane county, on of the 4rst In the
Mate to thoroughly organize the. State
tobacco association, has township com
mitteee organized and expects to com
plete the eigning up of more than 00
per cent of Ue tobacco grower with
in the next two weeks, la Ua worda
of Dr. Joyner, they . are ready to "quit
PRISON OF STATE
Proposes Abandonment of the
Scheme To Convert Prison
Into State Hospital
FARM, HE SAYS, OFFERS
NO ADEQUATE PROTECTION
Would Retain Site Recently
Purchased By State Tor Use
Purely For Parminf Actiri.
ties By Prisoners; Provide
Otherwise Por Hospital, Ad.
rises Governor Morrison
Mcmliera of the council of State aad
other - State officers yesterday eoa-
f erred Kith Governor Cameron Morrison ,
relatirt to his proposal to ahaadna Ut
projected removal of the State Prlaoa
system to the ewly acquired ait ea
the Csry road and Ue conversion of tht
present Stat prison into a Stat Ho,
pltnl for the Insane.
Ttahed a, ire4cnt nakca kc-aliad-ali
fy hia ehargea. Th eommitee will
then decide wheUcr to go ahead with
the eaae. It baa the power to d lam las
the charges, aad ao report to the House,
aad adoptioa of such a report would
exonerate Judge Lnadi of the ehargea
preferred by Mr. Welty,
WILLIAM F. McCOMBS ILL
AND NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE.
New Vork. Feb. 14. William F. Mc
Combs, former ehairmaa of the Dem
ocratic National committee, ia critically
ill ana expected to di at any time, his
pnysieisns announced today. He has
been suffer'ng with heart disease for
many week at Ue horn of hi sister
ACK DEMPSEY TO TOUR
EUROPE NEXT MONTH
Hearrweifht Champion To Sail former Davidson president
Hamilton. bio. Feb. 14. Andrew
Dousa Hepburn, D. D., aged 91, former
president Of Davidson College, N. C,
aiea at uxrora today, na wa former
ly president of Miami University, aad
reputed to be aa authority on En
nan literature.
Prom New York Por Eng.
toad About March 1
Boston, Feb. 14. Jack Dempsey,
world' heavyweight champion, will
make a European tour next month. He
will co to England aad Franc for x-
hlbilon bout that will xtead over six
week. Present plan provide only for
hia meeting sparring partners, who win
accompany him, as he eaa take part ia
no contest before hi bout with Carpen-
tier, "Which, baa- been act for July H at
New York. ,
Jack Kearatr-Tjonipaey manager.
mad this announcement during a viait
har today. He aald be was in touch
with Europaaa promoter and dates for
the ehamoioa appearance were as-
cured.
SENSATIONAL DECLINE
IN TURPENTINE MARKET
Turpentine At Savannah Sells
At 6 0 Gents; Bosin- Also,
Declines In Price
I on a election of interest- tothe State,
Other Governors have frequently eoa- -
ferred with the council of State, but "!
tt ia bflieved that . Governor Morriaoa
ia th first to call the entire- admlnia- -
trative ataff ia for counsel. Mora Una
this, th Governor yesterday aaaouaeed
that he would continue to do this on
mutters which are of supreme general -State
interest. . .
Prcpacsd Plan.
Tha Governor' proposal to repeal
legislation which authorised the con
version of th present State prison late
a plant for the State Hospital and Ua
removal of the prison to the Csry- road
site met with general approval. Gov- '
ernor Morriaoa Inter in the afternooa
conferred with Dr. Albert Anderson
relative to the proposal. Although
neither eared to state th result ot tha
interview, it !a understood Ut Dr.
Anderson -la chiefly interested In more
room and If hs ie convinced teat ade
quate facilities may be obtained else
where h is net wedded to the State
prison property.
The Governor la convinced Uat th
ssfsty ef prisoner could aot bo mala
talSed aader th system proposed at - t
Us) nsw lit and beliave Uat atany
priaonera, brought bar for asfs-keep- . '
lag, would be eubject 4 attack by
mob without adequate arrangement -for
their safety on U farm.
Weald Be Bipcnatv.
In addition to this, k believes tkat
to make the But prison building, a
it 1 new arranged, auitabl for ho
pital purposes would require muck more
in tb way of expenditure than the
purchase of land aad the erection af
suitable buildings Bearer the State Hos
pital property. Legislation proposed
contemplates th repeal of law paaaed
for th conversion of tha Stat prison
property to the Htate Hospital, the re
tention of the State penitentiary a a
priaoa by t'ue fState' and the ua of th
farm acquired ea the Cary road whea
the Halifax eounty. property wa told, .
as a farm to be stockaded and worked
by ths prisoners, and adequate provlsloa
for expansion at the State Hospital.
DAUGHERTY AND HAYS
TO CALL ON HARDING
President-elect To Discnss Ad.
- ministration Policies With
Two Adrisers ;
oavannan, ua., ret. 14. What ap
peared to be a sensational decline oc
curred todsy in ths turpsntin market.
Dentpeey klmself wired him from Salt Th last previous sales reported wer
Ldkc City today, ke (aid, tkt ha waa " oa XHovmter 20, line when Ue
ready to start training nt once with quotation ha remained nominally ua
the idea of sailing ia two weeks. Beam changed at VZ 1-Se. Today there were
aaid Ue Bailing would be from New I iree aaiee maaa at oo cent. The drop
Terk about March L 'I did aot create much of a ensu;on in
K earns said he waa retttraing to New I the trade for Ue reason Uat ainee
rh tomorrow to clear bd Questions re-1 November 20 tiere have beea unofficial
rardina U forfeite and arrangement I iraae at a aeeiiaiag oasis ox price,
.... I A A At 1 t
for Ue Carpentier bout. v' iransaeiioas aaviog oven mane
UaaatlmaL-he-waa lookiag ever tb I at about tk 00 cent basis quoted offl
field here wiU a view to arranging for I eially today.
a bant here aext eummer betweea Demp-1 Tha high point of tk turpentine mar.
ccy aad Jess Wlllard er Frank Mara a. I ket for all record waa reached early la
. . 1 . : .a .... i i ... - i .
. ... I aprii u iaa yvar, whvb mm prn win
Bali Lake City. Utah. Feb. 14-Jaek ta, B5 . Uinrm that tlma tha Harkat
inmpeey wui gv "'-"a i no receded with considers btc trregu-
Hot Springs near here tomorrow mora- terj,7, falling below Uc doUar mark
lag, aeeerding to a tatmeat ad byj HlL Hithrto, bolder - bar re
Ue BMaagemaat af Ue springs followfj, mAkt Kk concessions
lag a nrereac, viu w om (till Uiak tk deflaUoa aa
is was bbju . - gea muek too fir.
ia freH-7 - I Ia tk meantime, the reaia market.
WclUag Becia Tralalag ' I WBfc! "old waU above S20 per 880 pounds
m.-... r.h Waiiine. tha for aiu graaea a year or a ago, e-
CiicVgo iightweSght, aoeompaamd by wKh turpraUB. Catil early U
rirv.h..ey. . Pneifi eeeat 13- Noyembr.tt quotatiaB wee at $11
Dowader. left her tonight for Hot
Springs. Art., t traia a week ia' pre
fer all grades. The last reported tale
ef roata war ea Kevember It, aad
slBC Uea tha" quota tio as kav re
mained aosBlaally aackaBged. Da-
offleial-tradiag ka beea doae at Brack
lower figures, aad U quoted prices for
roai B Br expected toot tt 'follow tb
Flat Race for ia Bwi-1 example act by tarpeatiaa. There
naratiea for kia elght-rouad ehampiea
akla eoatest wita xteany aaroaara in
St. Lea is Ftbruary 25. Wclliag will
fiaisk kia trainUg ia St. Lea.
Aaauat 'HI"
wart Cap.- Piaekarat, luaitriew, 1:43.1 k owe ver, aa qaotad abaaga la reaia ta-
rravdv, lay
St. Augustine, Fbk, Feb. 14. Final
problem relating to th persona! aad
initial polieiee of th coming adminhv.
trntioa will be reviewed in great do- .
tail by President-elect Harding during
the next two day ia conference with
the two men most directly in charge f
th political machinery which brought
about kls election. ,
Will H. Hays, of Indiana, ehairmaa
of the Republican National Committee,
nd understood to be in line for Ue
Postmaster Generalship, came to St. ,
Augustine '. night. aad will remain ua- i '
til Wednesday. He saw . Mr. -Hardiag 1
during the evening and -they are -ex-
peeted to spend several hours together .
tomorrow. - '
Harry MJ Daughe.ty" of Ohio, kead --
of the i Harding pre-eon;vetlc' camr
paign, and generally regarded as the .
next Attorney General,. 1 to reck her
Wednesday for like season -of aoasnlta
tioa with the President-eleet. It is
with these two Uat Mr. Harding talks :
most in regard ta th patronage of hi 4 r
sdministrstion and th. cavratioae
with Uem thia week are expected te
relate to many prospective appolaV
mcnt from Ue cabinet down.
It ia also likely that .ek question ;" '
as Ua inaugural addrasa aad plans for.
tha special aessioa of Congress will be 1
considered. Ia describing th purpose .
of the visit of hi two manager, Mr.
Hardiag aaid he would talk witk Uem "
bout ."general buslreee for, the fjeed
of Ue order."
Today Ue President-elect diapoesd "
of a miaeellaBciu batch of appoiat-
mente aad found time to do eonaidcr- .
cble work oa eorrespoBdeaca. Oa af .
kls companions - ia kia afteraooa golf
gam wa Charles G. Dawes, af Chi
cago, whom he hat beea urged te ap- ,
point aa Secretary of th Treasury .
RIGID QUARANTINE PUT: '
ON FOR PORT OF BOSTON :
BosUb. Feb. I-Qaarantiaa meaa-
are were placed apoa Ui pert lata
today. Vessels arriving at Ui port '
whieh cannot show a bill Of health ear- .
tifying Uat aU passengers have beea
deloueed at U European pert at em- .
bcrkatien must be deloused here aad
Is whose passage kas occupied leaa
Uaa 12 daya most be held ia Boston
quarantine to eecaplet a 11-day fuaraa- '
tiae from Ue time ef delousing. Ship
dalousad at thia port Ban be k.d her.
for U days, . .