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TWELVE PACES TObAY. RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1921.
.TWELVE PACES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
11 f PUBLICANS OPEN
ANOTHER FIGHT ON
WILSON'S RECORD
COURT OF PRESIDENTS NEW HOME
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Resolution Adopted Calling For
Itemized Statement ot War
Fund Payments
DEMOCRATS ASSAIL IT
AS EFFORT TO DEFAME
Republican Leaden Deny Ef
fort. To Discredit Chief Ext.
entire; Congressman ' Byrne
Defends Achievements of
President; 'Peanut Politics
Sty 8. 0. Member
' Washington, Teb. 15. After heated
debate the House late today adopted
resolution calling upon President Wll
OB for ilemiofd etatemeat showing
disbursements and allotments of ths
150,000,000 war fund ruted by Con
gress. The reeolution, whieh waa adopted. 111
lo 79, waa attacked by Demoerata who
charged tilt It waa put forward at
. tin. in defame and malign Presi-
i lures bjr the Amtriun peace eommwioi
4 at Pario fanned, tbe flame oa tha Dem-
I esratis side, and tnjraad the dsbate Into
f strictly partiaaa channels.
, , Good Defends Cm4 Intentions.
' Chairwan Good, of tha appropriations
Ieommitti who reported tha resolution,
," introduced by Bepreeeutative Gould,
, Republican, New York, declared that If
' ' any injustice had beB dona ths'Presi-
. dent, the Demoersts were reapoBsibla,
- by attempting to ereate the impreaaion
that "there, wai aomethlng erooked in
.' the money ipending," when the resolu
i tioa itself did not intimate that there
had beca anything improper. Mr.
Good declined to offer an amendment
calling open the various gorernment
departments for aa accounting, which
- was tic method adopted. Democrats
tatad, in asking for an accounting of
: Spanish-American war fundi in Presi
.' dent McKinley's dsy.
i .' After the chairman had made a prs
liminary statement as to what had beea
hewn by partial reports of expend!'
tures, Representative Byrna, Democrat,
V .' Tennessee, declared that while ha had
lie objection to adoption of the resolu
lion, ho thought the information should
. be sought from departments to which
tha money had beea. allotted. Tha
President, he said, had nothing to do
with the actual spending, that more tbna
fwrflftht of the fund had been ae
counted for. and that it was merely an
attempt to n ate it appear he waa un
willing to present the record.
--The American people will never for
get the great achievements of Wood row
Wilson, said Mr. Byrns, 'and his name
will Ull the brightest pagea of history
after his detractors are dead and for
gotten."
Representative Rogers, Republican,
Massachusetts, attacked reported sxpen
ditures of the peace commission at the
Hotel Crillon in Paria, calling attention
jrpeeiflealy.to an item of 0125,000 for
damage to the hotel property. Be said
ha did not know if chandeliers -were in
the damaged list or at what hour of
the morning they might have been
broken. -
' Representatives Byrnes, South Caro
lina, and Dewalt, Pennsylvania, Dem
oerats, bitterly assailed tha resolution,
' Mr. Byrnes insisting - that Congress
alter the Bpamsn -American war "did
not attempt to insult Melnlev . Mr.
Byrnes said he did not believe there was
a man small enough to question the
nonesty ot the president, "or no peanut
politician amall enough to question the
amount paid for his faod."
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A view of tha rear of Preaideat Wilsoa'a new residrace at S340 S street.
Northwest, Waahiagton, D. C, which the Preeidcat and Urs. VTilaoa will oeeifpy
after March 4. The beautiful court affords aa excellent spot for the Preaideat
to enjoy sun baths and to get exercise.
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a iipis UL'tn wi iun ri,-ir.riiini iir 1111 11 11
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VICTIM REPORTED TARIFF ARGUMEN
"KILL IT," SLOGAN
SENATE SESSION;
BOWIE IS BEATEN
Republicans Made Proposal To
Democrats Not To Challenge
Voters In the Iredell Election
Senate Refuses To Accept Con
ference Report Embodying
Caucus Action
M'COIN ASSAILS DELAY
ON NEW STATE PRISON
Declare! It I Ho Leu Tbu
Crime That State Prison
Which Could Accommodate
1,S00 Craiy People Should
Be Used Ai Prieon For Hun.
dred Conricte
"Kill It!' waa the slogan sdopted ia
the Beeate yesterday. Two maasuraa
were defeated outright, and action was
delayed oa three others by - sending
them to committees. By a vote of K
to 0 the Bouse refused to accept the
conference report embodying the ae
tioa of .the Democratic caucus oa the
bill to abolish the office of tre.iaurer ia
Ashe county. The Senate also refused,
hy a vote of z3 to fl, to pass the
Bargwya till for the electioa of the
Dr. Campbell's Star Witness Givee Details Of Agreement
Submitted By Old Guard Leade Jn Which Democrats
Acquiesced; Says Norwood DeSetor-Politician Profited In
Vote By Agreement.
fttateevill. Feb. 14 U C. Wagner,
Srotuioeat Kepuuliraa leader ia Ira
ell county, etar witness for l)r. Camp
bell ia his afort to unseat Congreat
aaa Doughton, put a erimp into the
doctor-politician's efforts to discredit
tha Democratic majority, ia the Eighth
district today.
Wagaar aaid that la the early part
ef 192U, the leaders of the Republieaa
party la Iredell county held a confer
ence sad -after much discussion eon
eluded to submit a proposition to the
Democrats that no voter in Iredetl coun
ty should be deprived of the right to
vote er should be challenged on ae
eouat ef the failure to pay poll tax.
The witness further stated tht the
Republirsa conference sent a committee
to wait upon Democratic party managers
and submit the proposition.
This proposition was readily ac
quiesced ia by the Democrats, he eaid
and the wit ocas stated that the agree
ment so entered into wss kept ia good
faith by all tarties, both Republicans
sad Democrats.
The witness farther stated that
Campbrll waa advised of this agree
ment in Iredell eouaty prior to the
election and ia the opinion of the wit
aess. Dr. Campbell actually gained
votes by this agreement.
Today wkea Dr. Cawphell Parted to
offer testimony that some of the voters
in Iredell hsd not paid their poll tat
Ex-Uovernor Birkett interpoaed aa oh
jeetioa to the teatimony saving that to
attempt to .disfranchise voters in Ire
dell count v who acted upoa the solemn
agreement ia the utmost good faith
was Inconceivable and a damnable out
rage oa the eitiaenship of Iredell eoua
ty. At the cad ef the second day's hear
ing ia the Doughton Campbell congres
sional contest. Dr. Campbell had suc
ceeded in showing some irregularities
of a minor character but had not de
veloped any evidence showing thst il
legal votes were cast
Ths hesring ia moving aloag at a
slow pace aad from the large number of
HOUSE AE
URNS,
WITHOUT ACTION
ON ROAD MEASUR
E
Five Amendments Are Still
Left Pending When Body
Quits
WILL RESUME BATTLE
THIS MORNING AT 11
Party Lines Smashed In Con.
sideratlon of Bill; Republi.
cans More Than Making Up
For Defection in Democrat,
io. Ranks; Opposition Not
As Strong As Expected
Combining their strength with sn
eer tain supporters of the road bill, the
opposition to the Doughton-Connor-
Bowie road measure won ouf when
Representative Doughton waa about to '
force a teat vote last night after three
hours of achate, aad by a vote of 63 -
to M, the Bouse adjouaed without
action. '
Five ameadmeate to the measure.
ranging fro nithe- Darilen proposal to
Increased Efforts Taken In Senior Senator Takes Cue
New York To Prevent
Spread of the Disease
SECRETARY OF NAVY AND '
( MRS. DANIELS (ENTERTAIN
Farewell Dinner Tendered the
Members of North -Carolina
Congressional Delegation
. , Ths News and Observer Bnreaa
603 District National Bank Bldg.
' (By Leaaed Wire)
WamtfteMPeD."-1
notable social eventa of the Wilson ad-
ministration took place at the home of
Beeretary or toe Wavy and. Mrs. Jose
' phus Daaisl4WB Wyoming avenue this
' evening. It took the form of a sort of
farewell dinner to members .of the
Worth Carolina congressional delesa
, tion tendered by tha Secretary and Mrs.
-.. Daniels, sites which tha home was
. thrown open for a reception for ell of
the members of the Korth Carolina
Boeiety. The latter ia one of the largest
of the State societies In Washington,
. aaa is u eaumatea that probably five
' hundred Tar Heels, who are temporari
ly in Washing-toa aalled at the Daniels
home tonight.
Onsets at the dinner, in addition to
embers of the Morth Carolina delega
tion were Assistants Secretary of the
Treasury ana Mrs. Angus W. UeLeaa;
Mrs. A. W. Bag ley, mother, and Miaaea
, Bella aad Ethel, sisters ef Mrs. Daniels.
' rot us eeeaaion, the Daaiela home
was, of course, handsomely decorated,
: aaa mere was mane and dancing. The
famous Marine hand eereaaded on the
second floor during the evening while
ntusW for the dancing was played try
ue navy yara Band.'
Secretary aad Mrs. Daniels were as
sisted in receiving their fellow North
Carolinians by Officers of the Washing,
ton North Carolina Society, of which
E. . Britton is president. The viee-
presidents arei M. M. Mosely, CoL
Terry Lyon, J.Lee Boat. Mrs. D. T.
Hartley aad CoL Alexander Williams,
Ths secretary -treasurer -it - Xugeno
Hartley. . ,
: Swlgert Cup Beea. Other Banning
aad Baraess Baeea. Pineharst Todav
S:io-Adv.
New Tork, Feb. 1& A third death
from typhus reported to city health de
partment officials today, caused In
creased efforts on the part of both city
and State authorities to prevent epread
of the disease, brought here by im-
migraata from infected regions jf
Europe.
While Health Commissioner Cope-
land enlarged his force to insure in
spection of all .immigrants arriving
hero, either on boats directly frost
Europe of by steamshipa or trains from
other American porta, , Dr. Lelaad E.
Gofer, health officer of the Port of
New Tork, hastened his plans for de
lousing and cleansing, nil arriving tm-
migranta. At the aameitime, Commit.!
From Reductiog Made In
Charges for Sugar
.The News and Observer Bureau,
Cj'i District National Bank Building,
By JOE U BAKER.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington. Feb. li Tsking his cue
from senator Smoot s amendment to the
Fordney emergency tariff bill reducing
iae auiy on sugar irora inree cents so
oas cent n pound, Senstor Simmons,
ranking Democrat on the Donate finance
committee, riddled the so-called emerg
ency .tariff bill this afternoon with the
strongest speech he has yet msde on
that suhieet.
The Tar Heel Senator congratulated
the people of the country that the Re
publieaa majority ia the Senate had
after being, bombarded from the Demo-
sioner of Immigration Wsllls went to?douh, v.iB j,-a e'-sHka
WaahinvtAV fn. . ..... ''vlk I - .. . . . .. . . ...
' - w-..-vw i nui naen noma, aaeided that is will
labor Department sfflriala.
at the port cjnarahtiae station pre
parations were made to turn it over to
Federal control by the State officials
in charge. The change, it was said,
would make available n larger staff of
physicians snd inspectors. In this eon
neetion, State health officials denied
reports that n twelve day -detention
period on incoming ships had beea
ordered.
Dr. Copeland today notified railroad
officials st Boston aad other porta to
inform nun when immigrants who dis
embarked at those points prepare to
start for New York m order that in
spectors may meet them here and
examine them.
exact front the people, ia the) interest
of ths best sad cans auger growers a
toll ef only 6100,000,000 aaaually in
stead of 1300,000,000, as would hsve bees
done had they adhered to their plan of
imposing a duty of three cents a pound.
I am n bit puzzled, said Senstor
Simmons, to understand whv ths ma
jority in this chamber, if the amend
ment of the Senator from Utah reflects
the sentiment of ths majority, have
changed about this question, hsve abaa
doned their proposal ia ths committee
to add three cents a pound to the pro
tection accorded sugar, snd are now
ready to content themselves with only
one cent additional. I think this smend
ment had tha. unanimous- vote of the
Ellia Island, snaintained under iuris-l -4 l- i- .l. u
aimon ox ins uniiea ointeo immigra-1 mittee.
uon service, is not responsible for the I in tha flrst discussions of this bill,
uvtrrmtuBMua im quarantine ox snips I m. thnub w.. Hfnl1 hv
wBujiuui uianaae, or iuc the Drorwnents of ths committee amend
cleansing of vermin-infested passengers
and baggage, Supt P. A. Baker, of
bills Island explained today. These
duties, he added, were those of the
port health officers, which in all ports
of the United States except New oTrk,
are under the United States PubTi
Health Service.
"Wo are charged with many things."
Mr. Baker said, some of which we are
not responsible for."
Immigration officers, Mr. Baker said.
are not permitted to visit incoming
ships or to hsve contact with pas
sengers until they are cleared by 'the
health officers. First and second-class
ment. It waa defended and insisted
upon by the Senator from Louisiana.
After that amendment had been bom
barded in the Senate and it had been
shown tBat if it - was adopted sugsr
would cost ths people of this country
heresfter, as long as this proposed meas
ure remained in force, about $300,000,.
000 a year more than it now costs them,
we are suddenly sdvised that the Louis
iana sugar producers and the Senators
on the other side of this chamber are
ready to content themselves with in
creasing -ths price, of this essential of
life $100,000,000 a yenr.
'I refer U that simply for ths pur
passengers are examined oa board sh.p r0M 0f showing how recklessly if I
snd steerage passengers, .due j to their mar QM thst tonn-the committee
great numbers, are sent to Ellis Islaad whieh fr,mea thl bm id np(m the
where they are maintained at the ehip's ..... u ..i k- i..r.rM ht.
IVfUkBB Hltiil mU.M.I I . ' ...
bill, framed in this sort of n wsy, with-
allillatre" 5Te I ent."- consideration, without due ro
d incased or vermin-infested immigrants . , . ... ... I, ,fc- i. ..a
from coming in contact with other." er-
rivala housed at Ellis Island.
EXONERATED OF BLAME
gard to the interests of the people end
the serious effects that these rates may
J.haTn,nioaJU
- - r -M.Hliil.f, tha - D.hnla of tti Is
9- n uia m . i rr--
run eMlXINU UAItltT country that the Hepnbllesa party has
HHaaKa X I It mil en annmessM ani9 Jaekmrfr SHI if itnr itta
Ashsrille, Feh. li JV. 'Beilly, for-1 rnssion. has decided that it will exaet
mar service man and house detective i cf ' the people in the interest Of . the
fut Uil Kngrcn Hotel, aa exonerate I aasja and beet sugar producers of this
today by a coroner a jury-oa charges I country only aa aditional tXOOflOOfiOO
Of kilUag George Cathey. in the lobby la year instesd of an aditional 6300,000,
of the hotetJast night. 'The jury found 1 000 per year so was its original purpose
that he shot ia aelf defense.- Cathey end intent. The people of --this country
had' registered at 'ths hotel, and was sre very much to be eongratulited upoa
ordered out whan V created m disturb- that fact," ' X '
aaee. JBe reseated and started an ar- -CaUlsg attention to , ths fact- that
gomaat. Senator Smoot's. latest amendment to
It appears that Beillv beat Cather to I the committee amandmnnt leaves out
Sis gun and shot Cathey three times, I us limitation upon ins operation ox wi
the bullets entering m space within, one
inea or each other.
BIO PIIB DESTROYS TWO
LARCI STORES IN KIN8TON
Klsnnsm, Feh. kX-rtro "ee nde.
tcrmiaeM origin wirtaaUy awesn away
the stereo and stack of H. fltadtam
and Adlor Brothara, dry gwada snstw
chants, here tasslght wtth- aattmsasd
seas of users than hundred tbeaw
eMIara, paxtially. cwrered by
- The fire wan diet peered at :
bat It was was a Bin nwarty naidaigM
that ft was completely aaec esmtrot.
The aUanuon aremen fought
vaOantr te Bare the neJIdlncs and
at 16:2S wheel It 1 e,a aa If Ihalr
eTotts) ware le he of bo avail earned
near attenUoa BeiactBaBr es the
ssrrinc os prepecty anrrenadlng ttse
two atara hwiMlaga, which are fee the
f the
tartff which was contained Inxthe com
mittee -amendment, - Senator ' Simmons
said i "Under the original amendment,
when Cuban sugar reached eight cents
a-peuBdthea this additional duty was
ro he suspended,' Bat thst is' net true
of the umeudmeBt of the Senator from
Urns, I believe, he does not provide for
the suspension . eX tin. duty, however
kige ue prate ez uuoea sugar may rise.
-I de not nay that ia a Joker. ,1 do
not nay that this ia the change ia ths
situation which hss caused ths Louisiana
Ssnators- ea readily to acquiesce in ths
redaeti en of 66 t-i per cent In the pro
tection that they had demanded, and
thought they wore about to scenic; hat
I do any that kt Is very algniaeant,
that if it was thought neeeaaary to im
pose a praviaiea aaa pending ths opera
tion .of these lncroaocd duties when
Cuban sugar reached cents a pound,
under the original propeaitiea, that pre-1
Thrfen should bo eliminated la this rre
pesition. The BcBator from Utah
prohsbly can explain that. I have 000'
myrtoicd some what hy tt." J
people. v
Without dens4e, votes were svmaea
oa two resolutions coming over from
the House, the resolution requiring the
tax eemsniesiea to supply information
as to reductions that havs been made
in assessments of corporations being
referred to ths Committee on Finsnee,
sad ths -resolution inviting Thomas
Dixon to address & joint session of ths
QeaersA Assembly Thursday at noon
being sent to the Committee on Tropo
sitions snd Orisvsnees. The Utter res
elation occasioned the birgest isngh
that hss broken out in ths Senate dur
Ing the session.
McColn Assslls CoveraorS Pisa
Though ae definite setion was taken
oa the matter, ths biggest storm of the
session gathered sround ths MeCoiu
resolution to postpone the effective
dste of ths law requiring insans ary
lumt to reeelvs all persons making ap
plication from July 1, 1921, to July I
1923. While defending his resolution
nn the ground of aeeessity, 8enstor
MeCoin answered opposition by assert
log that it was a complete "mystery'
to him why nothing hss been dons ia
pursuaaee to the legislation passed two
years ago providing that the state
prison should ne made avaiisbis for
tbo-etsto Hospital for ths Insans.
Ths Senator from vanse went fur.
tber end declared thst "It Is no less
ths a a crime that the state prison
whieh could ' accommodate 1,200 erary
peonls should be used ae e prison for
100 prisoners." Ths Senstor thought
he hod n solbtion for ths "mystery,"
and attributed the inaetioa to "sub
ordinate- officials, who- sit in wsrm of
fices snd enjoy the comforts of the
present stats prison."
No direct allusion was msds to Gov
ernor Morrison s proposal that ths
plan to remove the state prison be
bbsndoned, bat a clear-eut sentiment
in fsvor of making immediate provl
sion to accommodate the insane per
sons aow ia ths jails of ths sevsrsl
counties wss developed.-
Senator Bartsell started the discus
sion by ssserting thai he eeuld not
support ths McOoin bill
u am in favor of sending aa archi
tset to the state prison tomorrow and
beginning work on getting some plaee
ready for ths inssne people of ths
State, and I will not support any plan
to dilly-dally with this proposition for
two years longer," declared the Senator
from Cabarrus. Taking the floor again
to support ths motion of Senator Nash
that ths bill be re-referred to ths Com
mittee on Insane Asylums, Senator
Hartsell sxpressed n desire to be heard
ofore the committee, whereupon Sens
tor Brassfisld promised full hearing
to sir parties interested.
Senator Burgwyn of - Northampton
asked Senator MeCoin if he did not
think that the appropriation of a mli
on dollars iaafeonds would be prefer
able to fifty millions in rosds.
1 do, but ths Budget Commission
hss pointed out how this work' esa be
dons for 6350,000 by utilising the state
prison,- replied -the Senator from
Vsnes. .
In reply to 'anofhsr eiuestion from
Senator- Burgwyn, ; Senator MeCoin
Final Slate and Discusses
War Debt With Banker
St. Augustine, FJs, Feb. 15. Presi-
(lent elect Harding today finally review
ed hit cabinet decisions with his cam
paign manager and prospective Post
master Gsnerit.vWill H. Hart, and re
ceived from a member of President Wil
son's pesce delegstion unqualified
sursnces that no agreement for can
cellation of the allied war debt, was
mads at Versailles.
Ths conference with Mr. Hays, gen-
wiruessee io oe examined it appeare
thst it will be sometime before the work I
stated that Dr. lie Iredell eouaty la eomploled. . t J ,,B, I
I H U W-V si H''l ' lftt--ss::li.
, pip,' iii rnw wvimr J urvatss TO ' r
Jane, to minor changes in the phrase- , !
ology were pending before the House,
aad Representative Doughton, sure -ef -' '
his position, was fightusg 'sgainst tha
ppoeittoa - iVr an adjemrnment.
The battle which broke over ths long
heralded road bill carrying a fifty mil
lion dollar bond issue will be continued
this morning at 11 o'clock, and ths in- -
diestions sre thst ths General Assembly
has set itself to the bitterest fight that - t -
hss been waged, in many, sessions. Cn-
I oked for opposition sprang up last
BARLEYCORN
Confers With Will Hays On Prohibition Enforcement Meas-
r A 11. 1 a I
ure May Lead To Ad Testi
ficandum Proceedings
Ths proposed prohibition enforce
ment measure, whieh will probably go
before the Legislature with the com
bined backing ef the various prohibi
tioa ageacies aad Governor Cameron
Morrison, will comprise the remodelled
Cooks bill, lodging eaforeement powers
ia the hands of ths Attorney-General
of the State.
Governor Morrison has frequently
erslly Interpreted as eonelusivs evidence maintained that hs could do more ia
that ths Republieaa national chairman the way of enforcement of the liquor
is to oecoma a snemoer oi w. naming s uws or the Bute with five lawyers and
official family, ia undersood to frnve Joha Dee nroeoedins- than vsm f
oovered evsry feature of tha cabinet 1 rural police. In n conference with
situatioa as well as various questions ot Meads ef prohibition. Govs nor Mer
policy. Ths two ware together for sot-I rlaoa sUted am -siows-aad- In the re-
oral hnurl and nHbangh no formal an
nonncemeat followed, the President
elect said their talk omitted none of
the problems facing ths next admiaia
trsuon.
Details On Peace Parley.
formed measure that will bo offered ia
committee by Bepseesutatire Cooke as a
substitute for his own measure these
views will be embodied.
Authority for the dispensing of
liquor by drug stores will be elimi
'(Cowtlaaod nn Page TVol
TRIED TO GET BOOTLEG
- LIQUOR ON MAYFLOWER
Washlagtoa, Feb. H. IaveatL.
gstlpn of aa alleged plat to blow
up the Presidential yacht t May
newer eontiuaed tonight hat the la.
V est iga tens secret asrrlce ngoBta
aad ' Waahiagtea police worn nn.
dersteod to have Bract ieallr reach.
ed tte conelBslon ttst the onn.
posed homh was too more deedly
than the average ran of noelen-
. whiskey. . , '
-Aa enlisted man of the -navy wee
still held In custody at the anew
K yard, bet the belief sweated to ho'
prevalent at patioe heads. Barters
that heat charge Involving nn aU
tempt to gnt lienor aboard the
Mayfiower would ho preferred
against hint' rather than charges
that he had eeaandrod to blew np
the Presidential yacht,
The"" snna" nodor arrest, srhaeo'
name wan withheld, wan nald to .
have told a boatewala'a tnato ea
the Msyfiowor that It wee Id moan '
meaty for him If ha nspnpnod to '
ho sa duty at a eortaia hoar and
permit a "friend to take a nock.
ngo saonrd the craft. The hoots. 4
wsia s mate rspastod
to Captain
the yacht, aad Use snan
rested. IkaUUty of
ossTios accnts to and the "homh
hen ham pored
ywstlfstt ,
Details of what happened at V ersailles I B.td from tha auhatlnL hill. T. tk.
U regard to ennecllatioa of the ten I mijB jt wju m,ilUiB the revenue
billion dollar war debt were given to I f... turns of tha oM hill afinni.tin. a9t
Mr. Harding by Thomas W. Lsmont, a
aa an Item nn tha Kill n Mt. c.
member or too morgan uannng ra i violation of the whiskey nrohibiiion
and a fiscal atUchs of the peace com- j,w. exccPt manufrstturing. whieh wiU
mission. In e ststement aftsr his eon- ,,, , tax of j;' Thi, montft miat
lerenee wun tne i-resiaoni-vn;, i tbe proceeds from the ssls of noa-
flat denial of recent stories ox a mys- sieated property used in violation of
terioua aneemens to wip u i tha law. mii m ih w. tu..
off the books, and said, as aaa aosuren nrT Mcppt M per Mnt( whjch wl R0
ths President-elect his administration y,, 0ia,e making the arrest or the
would DC as iree ana gnu.. seixures. Ths BUtee part wUl be used
f St I . !! ? i. t. AiiAotlAB I . ...
in tlin with the ouestioB
U r. Lmont's statement . 'attracted
naiilenlar attention becsuse of his la
timate knowledes of the Versailles
nerotiations and because his firm is
tha nrlncinal fiscal asent in this eoun
irr for the debtor Powers. Mr. Hard
inn is understood to havs discussed
with him his own proposal for con
verting the debts into negotiable paper,
to maintain a State enforcement sys
tem. "
The, enforcement powers will be
lodged in the Attorney-General with
authority to employ "attoraeys, coa
stables snd inspectors, and it ia be
lieved that the returns from the en
forcement will be more than sufficient
to make tha. department self support'
ins. but aa annronriation of 020.000
but nsither would comment siterwaru i will be to put the work on its feet.
on that festurs of the discussion. Mr. I While the measure itself is being
tamost did sav. however, that he found drawn to meet the views of Governor
ths visws of the Jfresident-eiect sane Morrison and to accommodate varied
and reassuring. I desires of those interested in law en
To Continue Consultstloas. I foreement, the Governor has not yet
Tomorrow Mr. Hsrding will eontinus I endorsed the measure itself. Under
sight, but the proponents of tha .meas
ure were confident thst the situation
would bo 'well ia hand whan the House
eoBvenes this morning.
Matthews of Bertie, Barnes of Hert
ford sad Qulrkel of Lincoln appeared
oa the floor to Tight the bill, the for
mer throwing dowa the gauatlet of out
and oat opposition, Barnes for amend. .
ments that would tie up the bond issue
sad Quiekel for ehangee that would ef
fect the entire system offered construe
tioa in tho State. Doughton. Connor.
Bowie, Everett, Murphy and Wright '
among the Democrats and MeBeqior the
minority led the fight for ths bill.
rive minutes before the Young
motion to ndjourn waa put and. carried 1
by a narrow margin, the House had
overwhelmed a move by Matthaws to
continue the diecnasioa until today.
Doughton had relented from an nppar
satly adamant determination to sail the
qusstioa to allow Matthews to discuss
ths bill. Mr. poughtoa turaed sway
for e moment and Mr.'.Matthsws offered
a motion to adjourn.
Apparently ths House wss staying
for ths night through, snd Bsrnss was
for withdrawing one of his amend
ments, and Browa of Pitt was at ths
tune wonting to put off the whole
business of discussion snd vettnn until
todsy, when Young of Buncombe broke
id with a motion to adjoura. The ehair
ruled against the affirmative, and -on
divisioa tho ruling was ehsaged by
nsrrow aiargia. ' . -
Ths ending of the third hour of tho
session had brought ths entire mem-
Uernhip to . a fretful frame of -miadj
his consultation with Mr. Bays and ex
pects also to see Harry M. Dougherty,
his nrs-e rsntlon campaign manager,
who ia understood to be tinted for At
torney General. Several ether promm-
the provisions of the lew ths Attorney
General might dispatch special attor
aeys and inspectors into a certain
county and by mesas of ad testifieaa
dum proceedings throw out a dragnet
..I .rt lxadera are to be here later I that would clean up the entire County,
J I . l ... . 1 J .u.. 1- ..
in thS Week. I 'DU 'S 1,19 ominuu tui nii mi
v Announcement wss made today thst the Governor much more forcefully
sr.. p..u..i..lt and Mrs. Harding then . ths establishment of a State or a
-nM knH a reception tomorrow night oounty eonstabular force.
wV.nffi aom.10"'" hoUXl FAYETTEYILLE WflMAN IS
fline. her arrival from Washington lUIIRnm CICTY TUniKANn
Vrf f.nr ha attempted no .nocinll !Sm ....- ... a.; ;
duties sad hss remained In her suite I jnrw Decides She's Entitled To
natine.
- The statement of Mr. Lamont, -who
earns hers at Mr. Harding'! invitation,
follows r
"I fnimd that Pretident-eleet tiara
U wished tnnsh me- about certain
nhmn of the international financial
aituation which had come under my ob
serration during my attendance at the
psash conference at Paris in 19 is. i
found, too, thrt Senstor Hsrding has
himself beea givin. ery serious
thought to ths same situation, snd I
That For Alleged Aliena
tion of Affections
Fsvetteville. Feb. 15. Fifty thousand
dollars da DlSges were awarder by n Su
perior eounty jury here this afternoon
to Mr. Daisy Watsoa Smith for ths
stienstion of her husbands affections
by Mrs. Theresa Werner, of Atlanta,
Ga. Mrs. Werner's husband, J. U Wer
ner, residing ia another State, waa made
., . """I"""' " "
may say at once in u.. . I sward Mrs. Smith 630.000 as eompensa-
saas and reassuring, us oegsn ytion for her slleged suffering aad for
disclaiming any ability as a financier,! .lun.tinn and for th .ee-tioa af
but I must say tnst msny or nis sug-i her BUib,B,i n( $20100 punitive dam
ge-tlons were very practical aou .. u
the-result of careful, cool aad friendly I Un yr,ntr formerly lived in Fay
snslysis. - letterille, coming here from Pittsburgh,
In mr turn 1 Was SOlt to assure ins i ..a ... raUHona With J. HaatDtoB
Preaideat-eleet that there is absolutely I Bmitk. husband of the plaintiff, formed
no truth la tne statement ocing cob- the basis ef ths suit, which waa for
atnathr repeated to- the effect that St250j000. Ths trial benan Moadar aad
tha peace conference in Paria there was! ths ease went to the jury shortly after
some secret understanding oetweca B0OB today. Tbe sum awarded Mrs.
Preaideat Wilson aad his advisors on I gmitb is probably tho largest amount
the one head and the Preach and I (Ter gives as damagea hy a jury in this
British representatives ss tne omer, i eouaty. ,
ha nct that tho allied tadebtod-1 "
f. ha TTaitad States SkSUld IB I S-JU.IlaB MAI .TilUli XV
-tu.1. ae i. nart bo eaBceUed. LEAVE ASHIYILLE HOSPITAL.
vilu . - . . . maneTiiie. k cu. laisnsH n. sw
s-t i. a.l fair to aav that from 1 ton. or jcaieigft, a patient at inrroiiv
start to finish ef the peace conference I Sanatorium, has iBctitated aabeaa corpus
President Wilson end his v advisors, I proeeedisgs here before Judge P. A. Me-
without exception, opposed etgorooaiy t ciroy a nspmor wwm -rris a
aad fi aally aay such suggestioa of can-
lellaUea. To repeat, taerc waa no cesa-mjtmeat,-eiprtsstd
er implied, near or
remote, moral er otherwise, as to ths
(Cawtlaasd Oa Page Two) '
! Uherty. W. C Addicks, of Baleigh, is
repreoeating the patient. It ia claimed
that flortoa waa seat to tho Institution
as aa inebriate aad now claims' that he
is sober and well. The matter will he
'heard Wedaeeday moraine;.
and the debate wss taking aa acrimoni
ous tura. Mr. Matthews was resentful ."
of ths implacable insistence of tho Old
Tiger that the thing be put to n test,
and for tha first time declared without
xeservntion that he was against the ' "
bill, and that he intended to wane hot.
tie upon it, that he regarded it aa toe
loosely drawn for safety, aad that it
contain sd too many possibilities for 1
grose irregularities and craft.
Until hs called for the question as
ths proponent of tho bill, Mr. Dough
ton had taken no part ia the discus
sion, contenting himself to sit by end
watch ths tide of debate as it dowsd
aad sbbed. Bowie and MeBee had
made the only set speeches, aad both
had won an admirable measure of ap- ' " '
plause. Barnes, of Hertford, had -t - '
spoken at aome length and with some
bitterness about 'mortgaging tho State
for 250 million dollars without the con
sent of the people," but on ths whole
the trend of the Bouse was apparently
for favorable action oa tho bill and
the rejection of all amendments,
Psrty Lisas Smashed "
Party lines went te pieces ia . ths
conoideratiitin-f : --tl1,'"hpnMinhn2r--;
more tbaa making up for deflections
ia ths Democratic ranks. Opposition, " ' "
centering around Matthews, of -Bertie,
and Barnes, of Hertford, .appeared
very much leaa formidable than waa
anticipated, by the leaders for the fight
for adoption, aad with lhe gangs of (I .
battle well defined, little or aO aanfe'...'1- .
iety ia entertained as to ths dual out-'.
coma of tho fight that has been waged -for
the measure. ..
Debate opened soon after the re
convening of the sessioa at 8 e clock
aad continued deep into tho night. A
packed gallery, a jammed lobby aad
even the aisles ef tho chamber filled
with chair to accommodate ths over
flow from the npper broach of the Gen- '
era! Assembly witnessed the opening.
battle. Sentimeat that foaad exprecj
sioa in the. cheering of the speakers .
preponderantly in favor of the
biU aa it it written.
Bowks Opens Debate. .
Bowie of Ashe opened . the debate
with what old timers in the General
Assembly declare waa tho best speech
of his career in public life. .Add renting
himself mainly to the explanation of
the measure, its provisions aad alms.
drew sach a picture of the possi
bilities af iadastrial ' sxpaaatoa . aa
brought round after ronnd of applause
from the a-ollories and the fioor. The
oppoaition, with set questioners,' under? .
took to stem tho tide ef his speech, hut
snreeded bedlyv
The members from asne picture xne
transportation aa the haadmaiden oi
eirilixatioa, destined to work eat the
tarrstioa of the Stats, briagiag tto re
motest corners next doe te tto great .
(OastlaBod ea Pagn Two,