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SIXTEEN PACE? TOdXv.v ' ; ! ' f G RALE1CH. N: C AlIDAY, MORNINC. APRIL 1,1921 . .
VOL. CXIII. no. 91.
V;-.'(SIXTEEN PACES.TpDAar. v PRICE- FIVE CL
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PiSCUSS AFFAIRS
Former French Premier Com
pletes Formalities Prepare
; .. tory To Negotiations
'administration must.
FACE LEAGUE QUESTION
W. j -i m it r -i -r '. " A
ku&ng Coiifers With Leading;
"Reimblicam To Get Slant
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On Pore! Situation col
Ik Keeking Drops In Tor
I ConferncoWitli ( Potior;
i Many To Attend Conference
!.The '&' and Observer Bureau,
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V.. By EDWABD X. BBITTON ,
W.V,ir.(rtoa. March 31. It j
Loted !irt the visit ef eourtrty to Pr
,l.f Hardinr navlns-. Been PSIO oy
b... . Vlviani. former tmitt W
France, who" thai' country's special
L tha enmnlimaata and Utter-
- . '77.-
M ths good wishes t IDC prnunn ox
frnnee t the American president, hav
log. visited " received the visit of
(eeretary or bum xiugne. ana
pressing pleasure,' U still o the Job,
Ind the "howdy dbee'' having been said
(presumably ready to get down
the ret object of hie journey hero
irem France. "W-i .'.i-.. -
jTha.it' it to do! with international
Ll.tlnfi. floe not take a prophet to BU-
Unto.', It ia evident that tko former
temier, who I April WIT ; wi in
faihington on ipeeial aiiariom, ooeki
I. hare the United State five it tup
brt to Tnmrn in tto .undertakings With
tard to Gemanf, and aa Frmee- it
.l.nrkinc member of the Lea foe of N
bna. a Franco i one with the other
u.l Ninatriea of Earovo and Sonth
toeriea, aad North America likewise,
kick havo aaboeribed to tko eoronut
ro is eertai to eomo at oomo tinn
j the eonfereneei la Washington anen-
of tho league and the view of tho
rdiag adminismtion ooognt.
Hardlaa- Haa Conroreneen
t iniiit be eonsidored oleo that Juet
'ore' tho President saw Spoeial, E-
f Viriani he had ft eonlereneo witn
nator Lodge, and ho will talk with
mlirr Huathes. and Tort probably
irbert Boorer. Aa all and each of
at one time or other have given
leorae to tho eovesnnt in aomo ahapt
'other, it Sa fair t" rarmiao that tho
td of President fTarding h not
art wartooa. to their riews. . Ant ho
lot take into eontiderntipn tko rela
bs of the United States with tho rest
the world, if he still haa ia aiind
i -repeatedly oppressed desire to hao
a eonntry return to period nor
jley. BearUg these things in mind,
Hooks as if there will bo something
tng in tho next f e day la getting
Id of tho real policy of tht adminis
ftiof as to our international reta
ins.. It Is eertK that tho former
prefer is tkinf the poiitioa that this
iintry should make no separate peace
Hh Germany, as this would cause- tho
jthdrftwsl . of tho American troops
m tho. American occupied aiainn.
understood " that ho -will make no
ntien of any desire of rranes to
to the United States to cancel tho
bt owed it by Franco! hie position be
thnt France is willing to pay it.
Pratident Hardintf took a day off
Uar for the first time aiaeo he enter
8 the White House.- No appointments
tid been made to sea him, aa his wisk
s to have a free day was stated, so
hose who wished to earwig him today
jhmit offices hnve to wsit fill tomor
owi. CAhd as tomorrow is eabinet day.
here will not be a long stretch of
ioore for the office seekers 'and their
Mckers. There were lot of callers yes
jerdar. so it will bo seen that the Pres.
ident hsd to pay ia adTanee and will
tare to pay oa tomorrow for the rest
(hat he wanted for today. Hot tn rros
Ment foond ttimo to hcind ont a batch
It: appointments, several Jwley plmna
being handed ont to Bepublieans ia the
Diatrict of CoIUmMa. Maryland ana
(oath Dakota. . .
: . rvlas of Frbifht Cars "
: The American Kailway AssoesltioB,
in giving soma figures o statiatiea to
&ay, oeelares thr.t VUrch Mrd was a
Record-breaking, day in tho hiatory-of
lAmcrieaa. railroada, in tho Mmber of
jturplns freight ar, that ia oars not
(required for transportation of "current
traiBo. Tho number war 59injd la
ha increase of JfiTt ears over tho for
mer reeord-oMitlo oa Marckrl, 1919: dur
tag the. deellne in paeiness following
he signing of tho armistice. Tho, rail
loads report that- tho increased ham
ler of surplus ears- ia due almost en
lirely-to falling off in the shipments
W eoai, aad that .with tho increased
ktumber of surplus cars there was afos
h decline in tho number loaded wjth
Mvenu freight. . r ' i . , ' v
I i It is being aeeepted .today that Viera
trill be-aa appointment of internal rev
hne eommliwloner before the end of'
Kko week, and I eaa find no one here
who thinka that Dave Blair, protege, of
: Be publican national Committrem.in
;3(orehcd, has ghost ef a show for
rthe place. ' It seems to. bo1 aeeepted that
Ubaeph H. McDermott, of West Virginia
I win u( rrwianv nanuss; en o ice
Mhieh moana that Secretary of the
fBreasniy Mellon will .have tho asms
rtoieo while the. backers ef Col. Ed
ahrd Clifford, of Illinol. express them
Wives as atlll having hopes tht the
pteaidential favor may bo bia. - ; ',
. Largo Attoadaaco Ispectod
While tho War Finaneo Corporation
his not given ont the names of the
Southern bankrea .it has invited to
Die epnfcrence to be held Ja Waahing
;tm neat Mondny to discuss methods by
kich, cotton and other southern agri
rdrnral products may beet ho financed,
ft I was learned today , that' a Urge at
tendance ia assured. Mid that there will
be1 a number of North Carolina bankers
present. It is reported that several
jetler nch meetinga are planned.
anng' these one at which. " Herbert
(Cent! sard Page Two.)
FRENCH ENVOY TOf " -.
I DISCUSS LEAGUE
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Boa Vlviani. former - Premier of
France, haa arrived, la Now York. His
mission his beea much diseussed. It is
said he brings to , President Harding
French suggestions for modifying tho
League of Rations ( Covenant to moot
United Btatos aentimenu .: v
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FOR LATE
Prelate Buriei With All The
J Hdnors: Roman - Catholic -
-' , Church Can Bestow ,
Baltimore. Md, March ' ilv-James,
Cardinal Gibbons, ' arehbiahop of Balti
more; was buried , tohay with all the
honors that the -Soman Catholic church
could bestow on one 'ef "its princes.
Into ths Cathedral of tho Assumption
Uf the Blessed Vjigia Mary ths grt
atone pile, about which ths Cardinal's
whole life" revolved poured prelates of
equal rank, diplomats and statesmen
front Washington, high officials of ths
land and Bute beliad served and mem
hers of' his owa flock. Outside, ia the
rain, were massed bareheaded tboussada
who aaable to press Into the church,
stood reverently" for three, hoars while
the puutiacal, cquiem mass was. being
sung. v ''?'. ' t'.-
During of eorviea--a picture
ful as a tapestry-of ths JUiddlo Ages
suddeaiy . beeome animated Arch
bishop John J. Gleanoa, .of St. Louis,
took the pulpit and looking down oa the
bier of a fellow chnrahman, etilogited
tho late Cardinal as ''the great leader
and soldier,,, the great,, .legislator the
far-viaioned educator, the greatpatriot,
the kind !, gentle, aid- man. vj:
The " serviee . ended shortly ' after
o'clock after the Cardinal had been ab
solved of lit sin, and the- long- reees-
aionsl s atreamed from . the Cathedral.
Th came dust. With ths' fall of ev
ening tender hands lifted the frail body
of the churchman from-the great pur
ple catafalque oaorhich it had rested
ia state for four day and" placed it ia
a simple coffin of cardinal purple. Then
tho casket was boms' to. the white mar
ble eryptniidor 'the seoctasry, in which
sis ethos, Archbishops already . war
sealed. A simple ceremony witnessed
only by tho closest; and dearest and
then the door of Rhe' vault swung to.
In this maanervames. Cardinal Gib
bons was lata to rest Deneatu the esthe-
drsdia. which he had beea baptised, in
which fee .had beea caaseerated to the
service of God; ia which ho had been
aimed tho youngest Bishop of his time
aad which in later years ho had beea
elevated to Arehbiahop and Cardinal;
Keaslem. Thing ef Beaaty.
ThA la.t 4itin i.m mmm A .Kin. .
beauty symphony of sound and color.
The Cathedral waa half-filled whea the
head of tho procession entered the
doors shortly before ' 10 .o'clock. Ihe
laity were seated from the rear of the
church forward to' ths foot of the
randleUighted bier en which rested ths
Cardinal ia his arehbisho'pV vestments
ana -mirre. Toe entire- forward part
of th Cathedral was raaaned - tar tha
clergy, ,T : .' i.--'
Tho organ pealed. Into the' church
tied a "double column - of seminary
ehoriatera. . .Behind them tame Driest
almost. without number. There wore the
wkite-surplieed secular clergy and then
members of variona religious' orders-.
i'uultita and Ecdemptorints, Balpieians
ana Jesuits, fasslontsta In . their
black caasorkg, Domjnieans '- ia whide,
sandsled Franeieeaa monks . is rone
girt robes. ;-. '. , . i,-
: Bain fatlina aa ths nroeeeeiAn tArt
caused a alight change la plans for the,
procession, instead or marching into
tho Cathedral from Calvert HaH college
with the priests of leaser rank as had
been intended the abbots 'and archab
hota, bishops and arekblshoDS. Cardlnala
O Council jad Begin and Archbishop
John Boncano, Apostolie flslcgate, tied
la. from behind the altar after having
onierea jne enfrea rrom the rcbiepia
co pai residence rn tne rear,
AMERICANS RELEASED BY
THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT
Washington "March SI. The a War
Department today annouaeed that Carl
NW and Frans : Zimmer. the two
Americana impriaOncd in Germany for
aa attemut to kidnao Grorer Clevelanit
Bergdoll, America draft deserter, wars
reieasea at noon today.. .1
'me release waa crdrred hv the Berlla
foreiga ofnee, Brig.rGea. H. T. Allen.
eomiuattding at Coblens, reported. The
German commissioner at Cobleaa, after
a telephone . on veraation with, Berlin,
noticed General Al'ea at noon todaV
that the scntwnc'ee had trn remitted
"pendinif good ehavior'' and that ths
men would probably reach Coblena'te-
LAST RITES SAID
CARD1L
FRAI .CE EXPECTS
TO
DEBTS TO AMERICA
i Former Premier, Vivian. : Sets
ai nest KeDorts ot tnort to
. . Secure Remission , f
ASKS FOR MORAL SUPPORT
V OF THE UNITED STATES
Collection of Eeparitiont rrom
; Germanj I)ifonaiel By
French Earoj In Conference
With Senator Lodfe; Makes
No Suggestion of How Amor.
.' lea Can Eeader Aid , ;
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Waahiagtoa, March tl. Problems ia
volved la the collection by rrsaeeof
reparations from Osrmany were dis
eussed by . Bene .Vivian! envoy extra
ordinary from the French Bepnblie,
with . Senator Lodge, enairmaa. of the
Foreiga Belatioaa eommittee, and ether
Amerioaa officials t a dinner, tender
ed the, former French Premier, tonight
by Ambaasador Jusserand. , : t q . ,
' M. Tiviani, in eonftrenee wUa8ona
tor Lodge and George W. Wicker sham,
former attorney geaersl of tkc United
States after the ainaer , reviewed at
soma length -Result of the recent Loa
doa conference, ia which the allied ro
paratioa demands were refused by Oer-
Those close to M. vlviani were emphav
tis ia disclaiming any request by him
for material aid to France, atating that
he suggested only the - extension of
moral edpport" by ths United States
ia what waa reported to be a grave
international . , situation ' : eoairoating
France.
" Franco Expects to Pay.
The former. Premier, it ia said ew-
deavored to act at rest all reports that
i ranee .lntenoea to ass tor any remis
sion of its debt to ths United States.
Ia asserting that France would dis
charge all financial obligations to this
eonntry, ba took occasion . also it waa
said to eet at rest any presumption that
the . official viewpoint ot Trance waa
represented ia any way ia the reeemt
contention ia the Preach parliament
that's debt waa due Franco by America
ia unpaid loams datiag from tho revo
lutionary War. .- ;t .V ; -v..,'.:,
While, not desiring to ' present an
alarmist view of ths situation confront
ing the French Republic,, 1C Tiviani it
was said, pointed eat in conversation
with certain- ef -those present at the
dinner, tho depression nndsr whiek the
French people were laboring - in the
face of nianv unsolved Uroblema affect
ing tho relations of France with Ger
many, r '.vv" -;- '; '
M. Vlviani was said to have pointed
out the barrier which France offers to
ths westward spread of Bolshevism, and
la envisaging the possible renewal of
Bolshevik offensivishis year, to "have
emphasised the hefrty approval 'with
which the recent reply of Secretary
Hughes to the Bussiaa .Soviet goveray
ment'a invitatioa to ester upon formal
trade arrangements had been, received
in France." . " ' " ;
Officiala present . at the dinner em
phuised that' ia his conversation M.
Viriani made no suggestloa or sons rote
proposal for Americas aid. It waa said
that he had endeavored merely to pro
sent the situation in which France
found heraelf at ths moment, without
offerinjr any aunestioa as to the form
of moral assistance which the . United I
States might render. ' - :r
He waa understood to have atated
merely that France eoald not proceed
to the task confronting her without
the moral support of ths United Btatos
as well aa the allied powers)
No attempt waa made by the former
Freneh Premier, it was said to enter
a discussion or tns precue pan
United States might take in the future
European affairs. -..',' - - "
So far aa was disclosed, the question
of ths wlthdrawaf ot American troops
from the Bhine or ths conclusion of a
sparstrTace betweea tha Ufttea
States aad Germany did not cater Into
ths conversation. ?
JUDGE DANIELS HOLDS v.V
; NEW LAW INEFFECTIVE
Makes Permanent Injunction
Afainst .Operation of New
Cumberland Primary Law .
Fsyrtteville, March Sl-Finding that
the munJolpal exeentive eommittee
which.has for years conducted the city
nrimaries in Fayettevills Is demd-
eratfe agency and cannot be changed by
the legislature, judge rranlt A. van
iels in Cumberland Superior CourV4o
dav sustained the restraining order lo
aned two weeks ago by Judge George
W. Connor against thooperation ot tke
local primary " law passed by the re
cent legislature; thus making the' n
junction permanent. . . . ; '
H. McD. Bobinsoa . representing the
fiiende of the act gave aotiee -of ap
peal to the supreme court v .
The law would have changed the
Democratic executive eommittee- to ' a
aon-partiaan agency and placed it la
charge of a non-partisan primary, if
the act were upheld. . It would impair
the freedom ef political righta, declared
Judge Daniels, who sited the ease of
Sampson county, where ths Bepublieaa
party machinery is runnlag affairs and
where he 'doubted if the legislature
could tell ths Bepublieaa ciesutive com
mittee how It should conduct ita prl-ry-'
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PROMINENTASS MAN -
PASSES IN CHARLOTTE
Vast, c March Sl-J)aiiisl Pmith. Sr.,
one of "Vass best known residents, died
at the' Charlotte Sanatoriu today. Hi
rji' ihia will be. brouiilit to Vast for
burial Interment will bt at Cypress
church near hers, with Vlawnio honor.
Mr. Pmith, is survived by one 'brother.
Mr, W. P. Smith, of this plsce. I
form n emperor criArira'
TO KET.URN TO SWmaLAN0
' y lea na, March 1U The Hangartaa
Charge el'Afairea has notified Aus
tria that former EmperM Charie
wtH return o wltserUnd. The
Bwtas sniaistee sod ares that Switser.
land wui agree te hla retsrn.
Vienna, March Il-(By the
elated Pnaette of the -feretgti
mialoaa. hers today ( get ta
nhenle eeamaaWattoa with iu
atea la Badsnest and received a do.
nlal ef tho rumor of the reelgnatlem'
of the Regent orthr. - . -. '
; The miaalen waa assarad that Ba.
danesl iwae quiet ' aad that i Berthy
had the sUastleu In aad. ', -' - f
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HARDING JAKES UP
Holds Conference Designed To
" Obtain. Data On ' Every
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.s i nnyra ws t iwuiciil J,p
'Washington, March i IL President
Harding began bis dUgnosit of the rail
rokd situation today . by consultation
with ths two government agencies that
have kept closest watch; ever : th pulse
of toe natlon-s transportation system
during the after war periodeof read
justment. . o , -
For more than' two hoars the Preet
dent waa' closeted - with E. E. . Clark,
chairman of .the Interstate Commerce
Commission,' and tB. M. Barton, chair
man of thl Beilroad, Labor Board, in a
conference designedf- to .provide pre
cise data on every angle of , the- rail
road problem. The executive asked not
eniy, for inf oraation . but for frank
opinio na of how serious -the condition
ef the carriers really . ia and what
remedies can be applied with greatest
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premie oi rewuiis. -;
s To Coatlaaa Canferencea.
Other conferences, at which - railroad
managers and employee eaa present di
rectly their recommendations,, are ex
pected to follow but it was said st the
White House tonight that definite dates
for these consultations had not yet been
txed. Decision waa deferred on the
appeal of. the Railroad Employes da
partment ef the American Federation
of Labor for a joint meeting. of rail
road exeentivea and railroad workers.
aanounecd at Chicago, While ' House
officiala declining . to comment until
the 'Federation telegram ' was officially
before the Presideat,
Details of the conference betweea Mr.
Harding ana the two ehalrasea were
not .revealed but it waa indicated that
there was no disposition to attempt a
decision oa nay speejoc subject, it
said the President waa holding hie
mind open until he fathered all avail.
able information and had -canvassed the
best opinion of those familiar with eon
ditiona. '. ;S- - 1 '.' '
The inf ormatioB laid , beTort the
Chief Esteutdv ia nnderstood to have
Included detailed figures en the recent
earnings of the earriere, whoso execu
Uvea have, painted a black pioUre of
tha prospect unless government relief
it given. At tne same tune the confer
ence had before it the petitions of shin-
pers for lower freinhtXrates to norm it
them to compete with foreiga goods in
American markets aad the pleas of the
railroad employee against any reduc
tion m wage.
D Bates Affect Truffle . H'
On feature aaid to have been gitea
particulag attention was the relation f
freight schedules to volume of traffic
Borne railroad executives have express
ed the opinion that present rates are
so high as to. gurtail traffic and really
reduce earnings, while others have to.
ken an opposite view, In that connec
tion .tne r resident waa told that the
recent reduction a la rates en feeder
cattle in the South and alfalfa ia the
Northwest and .Middle West had been
followed by a large increase in the
amount of these commodities shipped.
MARINE CORPS AVIATORS
REACH PARIS ISLAND
- Charleston, C March II.
Marine Corn, aviator reached the
Merino Cera station on . Parle
Island near Beaufort, Sooth Care.
Una, tale afteenoer at 4 ill o'clock,
. having left Fayettevllle, North Car.
eliae at lilt o'clock this after.
The lying men are scheduled to
leave Paris Island tosnerrow naom.
Ing st 1 o'clock for Daytonav Fla,
listed as tho next refaelllng statloa.
. The aviator reported that th
Fayettevllle-Parls Island flight waa
without Incident. Major Tonua C
"' Turner, chief of Marin Corps -arte-
'' tie, has charge of tho flight which
Is due to end la the Virgin Islaads.
NAVY CONTINUES ITS
SEARCH FOR BALL00N1STS
r- r . -va ,
. Penaneola, flau, Mareh'l-To pro
mote the search for. Chief Quartormaa
tor G. B.' Wilkinson and his four com
panions, missta in a naval ballooa
ainse March 82, offlclals at the naval
air ttatloa here tomorrow will estab
lish aa' advance base at Apnlachieola.
A aub-chater In ommand ef Ensign X
K. Fuller haa been dispatched to get
as statloa ship and men. from the res
Bel will conduct a thorough search of
Inks .Wimieo, the canal and bayous
from snail boats.
" Ths dirigible C-7 will leave early to
morrow to continue the search and will
be aided by a flotilla ft aeaplanee and
flying boats. The seaplanes will havs
headquartera on the sub-ehsser but ths
dirigible will be forced to return to
the Station her because of lack ef
laadig place at Apalaehieoln. .
HIGH BCHOOIr PLATER IS "
' . KILLED BT PITCHED BALL
Tlmmewavnie. S. C, March, 11
Klrke White. It, ef thl pise wse
hit oa the head by a pitched 'VaU
la a baseball gams between Ties.
Wasvl'lls and Florence High Schools
hers yesterday . afternoon tad died
this afternoon as- s result ef th la.
jnry. He wss his way te, a hos
pital at Florence hut expired when
about two mile outside of that city.
RAILROAD
TANGLE
OMIi.OUS OUTLOOK
.V 4 . . , . , , -i
Success' . or Failure of . Coal
Strike Depends On Meeting
f . of Transport Workers -
wnnifFRR suspininiis'."
OF WAGE REDUCTIONS
Xegard Attitude of Crovernment
and Mine Owners At Prelude
To- OeneralttemptrToBoi.,
duoe Wafer and Abrofao
f National-Agreements; Plan
Complete Tie.TJp , ;.
LoBdoa, March SL (By the Assoet
ated Press) Sueeess or failure for the
National toal miaers'eetrike which, hat
beea ordered to . begia at midnight, 4a
expected to depend upea the results
of. meetings ef th railway and trsss;-
rpoit workers 'called for carry next week.
Those wke had beea hopeful that
the railway mea and transport workers
would dad a way out of tho difficulty
received - little to - reassure - them.
statements issued on their behalf after
morning conferences. - Thee ttate
msuts were te the effect that th sttt-
tuds of mine owner aad of th govsm-
msat wet regarded by the railway men
and transport workers as a prelude te
a general attempt to reduce wages and
to get back to tke old days of district.
uaieeo oi national negovmuoas,
labor disputes.
' The National Union of Bailwaymea
haa called a conference of delegate for
April 6, -at which it, will be decided
whether the milwaymsa Will support
the miners. The transport workers also
have decided to! call a meeting ef the
executives of all the bodice affiliated
with them tor April 8 te take similar
Outhrsak Said to he Osahaoen.
Ths outbreak is said, to he ontiaoue.
wm penoas poms was van uere i-h
increasing likelihood of the entire triple
alliance, nnmberinw almost 3.000.000
workest, laying down thsir tools. They
point te ths fact thnt aa identical situ
ation, as regarda th railroada. will be
hUmost certain te coma up again in Au
gust when government control cease.
On this eeeeujj, they argue, the triple
auiaace msy see Ot to make tho miners'
earns a test case. .: v.."
Th temper of the- miners for the
walkout is ladies ted la thsir strike or
der which inch-dee the pumpmen i and
otner workmen who are sssential
keep the mines in - working condition.
This, howsver, it la declared, will be
countered by the government employing
naval bub to go late the prta, if it ia
r necessary to take such action to prevent
ue vu I nation of (he mine. The .givers
meats plan, it la understood, even con
template measures for th- earryinjr en
of the vital services eves in, the event
or a walkout by th entire triple alii
safe. Efforts to avert sink a con tin
gency are continuing and ia some quar
ters ths belief is expressed that the
railwsymea and the transport workers
may online their participation in the
miners strike to, refusal to 'handle
ooal.
- No 8In ef Tlotdlac.
The govsrnmsnt in 1918 smployed na
val mea lor the pumping of mines dur
lag ths strike at that time, but it ii
said should the regular mine pumpers
now be called Out, scores ef mines inevi
tably must bt flooded, at there are in
sufficient asvsl force available for the
work.
Neither sids of the eontroveMv show
ed signs of yi-ldlng today and the situ
ation tonight generally it regarded at
tne most serir-us since tha iBlO mine
strike, when the workers keld out for
sixteen weeks. .-,,
Uns important Question which ha
arisen Is whether the movement is
strike or a lockout of the miners snd
whether the men eeasinr work will ha
entitled to the unemployment dole.
t The government has prohibited the ex
port of coal-beginning tonight unless
noer ucente. it the stopptge of work
a hi mints Becomes general the gov
emmeni intendi considerably to ikl
strict the railway services.
GEORGIA TORNADO KILLS
ONE AND INJURES MANY
Bif Property Logg Prom Storm
That Hits Northern Part
, of Albany, Oa.
Albany, Oa,' March 31. Th northern
part ef Albany "wat swept by a toraado
Into today' that killed one man, Injured
60 persons half dosea terioualy, and
cnuaed property damage estimated to
night at several hundred thousand dol
lar. : ' - '..'.
The tingle 'victim of - the storm wst
a negro carpenter, John McCoy, 43, who
waa helping build a bungalow and most
of the injured were negroes: The 'tor
nado destroyed or partially wrecked ap
proximately a hundred dwelling, but
it 'greatest material damage waa to a
doaen or more large -industrial plants
which were in ita path.
Hundreds of person will be thrown
ont of work sad scores wtrs hornolcss
tonight, bt it wa believed that local
relief measures would, be sufficient (to
care for all. ..'.., ..-it:.: ,Vi
The' ttorm swept stretch of terri
tory, about a huBdred yards wide and
a mile and a quarter long, seme times
passing ever building only to descend
with trashing fores a feir ' hundred
yards fsrther. Escapes that verged on
the miraculous were teeouuted tonight
by survivors aad it waa regarded as re
markable that only one life wat loaf.
' Miiry beautiful shade tree long tht
pride of the city's 12,000 InhnbiUnta,
were dmrtroved and tho rraridntjind st
the bsseball park waa wrecked. Charles
Inmaa, a young man who took refuge iu
tho grandstand, escsped with A sprain
ed bk snd bruises but his clothes
were almost torn from his back.
SOUTHEBN
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ISlRUDEL JOLTEj
PIT f THB POOR MONOPOLT.
V ' ; (Nsw York World)
-') How eaa aay one with heart that
It not ef adamant fall' to sympa
thise with th American Telephone
ind Telegraph Comaaay after reed
Ing the explaaatlea by- Presideat
Thayer ef th nouoveieut metitss
whrh dictate the rslelng of. th dlvt.
dnd VaU from g to I per centT ,
' - Th ehaage I made, w are told
to bring the stack above oar la the
market and thus farilltato th dis
tribution' ef further oscnritles ' In
the golden future. For It ohoold he
unneeeessry Ve eaptain that the not
slblHUm of killing esmpetltloa and
capltalltlBg th- eernse are net ex.
hsaated by th Issue of a fer paltry
hundred mltttons t ef holdiag-eem.
paur Block.' ' -J I '
' Simply as n matter ef local pride.
New Tort should hs th us pise
to whimper at being ashed for a M
per eent Ineroon ia telenboua rates
aa a tartala-raiaer to the Intro ate.
" Nobody known ths .sufferings of
the poor widow Sad orphan i only
widows aad orphans egsr ' own use
nepoly " tecuritlse who-' have' beea
trying te keep the welt from the
steam yacht with n mere S per cent
drridend on' aeeutlties aelowleaaly
tase than too teUpheao ,trani of
llMo,Mt ' people will bear; The
rwflten who are -getting 4 1-4 per
coat . on Government bond ere paid
partly In . sentiment and' perseaal
nstlsf action. . The - peer, telephone
widow goto no poster to haa- In he
wlndewi Bet even a "Id A. T T.
Ltan" katten adorns her simple hut
modmh evening gown. '.-.
Th criticism of tale act ef tardy
Jostleo reveals n public danger. (Ja.
lem each tntemperat atterancea can
he Beatrsined the Whole heaefleent
system of capital and dividend Is.
saaa ot Wall Street by Wall Street
for Wall Street may yet crash In
nttsr ruin, - . ' ' ". -,
M1EAN TELLS OF
Member of War Finance Cor-
poration Not Optimistic Over
- Outlook In Europe l
1 Lumbertoal VUreb. llA. W. MeLeaa
raturaed last sight .to Wsahingto after
a short visit to Lmbrton t yesume
his 4cUi daile with eh .War Finance
Corporatioa. Whsn asked for a state
ment ia connection with th dispatches
front Washington to the effect that .he
and ether msmbera of the War Pittance
Corporatioa are trying to do something
t aid ia
the exportation "of Americaa
eottoa. Ia reply Mr. McLean said : -"At
a eonferenee on Monday ths di
rectors of th War Finance Corporatioa
after consultation . with . Beerstary of
Oommsreo Hoover aad Secretary ef
Agriculture Wallace, decided to arrange
conference with a few bankers from
each of ths. cotton-growing States a
Monday, April 4, for ths purpose of die
cutting, with then, plana, to look Into
the exportation -ef cotton to European
countries, Tht war rinanee Corpora
tion haa beea authorised by law to ex.
toad credit to American ' exporters or
American bankers ia connection witk
the exportation of cotton and other pro
ducts to foreign countries.
, Mast Loan to Americana.
The corporation cannot, however.
uader the law extend credit to foreign
concerns. Credit must necessarily be
extended to Americas exporters - or
Americaa bankers. No sdvances eaa
b made until the sals of ths product
hss been arranged ia the foreign eoun
tries. Of eesras the cotton cannot be
exported except by thlp-loedt.- It is
manifestly impossible for individual
farmer or svtn small group of faraert
te de thia within the provision!-of the
act ef Congress and obtain the financial
relief direct, because they cannot ar
range the contract for sale en the other
sids, and for Mho further reason thst
ship-loads of cotton arc required. The
War Finance Corporation, therefore, if
it does anything la the matter, ia bound
to deal with cotton exporter! or large
banking groups who eaa provide for
sale of large quantities of eottoa and
who can protidc for movement in ship
load quantities. So fur, the large ex
porter and bankera of the South have
shown very littler disposition to take
advantage of th act to help out the
general cotton sitnstion.
Ths Wr Finance Corporation hopes
to lay before the exporters and bankers
a. plan that will encourage them to un
dertake the enterprise. If ths farmers
aad others interested in cotton were or
ganised into corporations or associa
tions ia the tame way that the Cali
fornia . fruit grower are ' organised,
there would bt no trouble in arranging
tnese cream. ine irouDte wua tne
Southern farmer is he is not organised
in a financial wny. - It Is impossible now,
n snort time, to provide these organ!-.
aationt except possibly through- some
of the ferge banks thtt tre carrying
cotton - and which, of course, are in
terested in exporting cotton. . ? - ;
Foreign Conditions Unfavorable,,
.ff&ked aa to ths general demsnd ia
Europe for cotton, Mr. McLean stated,
that tht conditions are not at all favor
able,. He stated that confidential ad
vicrt i-orhinr - from - foreign : eott ntrits
show that while there it need for cot
ton in these countries, they ere wholly
unable, to buy .on. account of their de-1
predated enrreney, and their general
lack of security. lie says that in a
great many of ths countries in Europe
condition ' tr Very nlucn like those
which existed here at tht dote of the
Civil. Wtr, and that the population ef
these countries 'ar spending every
available dollat for foodstuffs and there
fore art unable to buy clothing or raw
material, suck s cotton, that cuter into
the manufacture -of clothing.-;.;. i' 7
- It alsd appears, he says, that la rg
Supplies of clothlsg held -by the vr)uui
warring countries at the close of' the
(Ceatlased on Page Two.)
PLANSfOR COnON
BELL CO.
MaxweH Calls For' Show D:v .
, of American Telephone ' trJ
... Telegraph Co.'s Profits In
' :- North Carolina i
BOMB FALLS AT CLOSE
OFiFOUR DAY--HEAR I r. 3
Ckes To ftoot of Issue, It Is
, Claimed, and Indicates That
t. Commission Will Not Permit
Apparent Bleeding of South.
:'oni Bell To Go On tTnchaL
lenged With Preer Plow ' of
"-.Profits"-' ' i
. The Southern, Bell Telephone and
Telegraph Company taking tor t rati
! increase approxlmatiag 23 per cent ia
it Jorth Carolina xchaages, received
a , rude jolt Ja, the clotlag hour ef ita
hearing before the Corporatioa Commit,
alon yesterday thortly after noon when
Coaantbsioaer A.' J, Maxwell asked for
a thowing of profit ef the American , .
Telephone and Telegraph Company ia '
North' Carolina gad, Indicated not the
tlightett disposition to let th petitioner
get by with immcast returns ef com
polling lmportaBee at ;- rat makiag s
factor, not eouated. J-':,-1
' The proposal from' the bench fob
lowed four days of hearing for the peti.
tioaer during which time the company 'a
experts have daaed and daaaled by tho
intricacy ef their offense and brilliancy
tf their defease. " But Vie President
and Treasurer i. M. B. Hoxsey, the pride
ef the staff, wss unprepared for Com.
mlssioner Maxwell move. He didn't1
hav th flgurss, sought to draw the Are
from th target, and Hunt 1 Chipley,;
counsel, earn to . his rescue. ' Commia-I
loner Maxwell stood Inn, met argument:
with argument, paired parallel with a!
eloeer parallel,' took kis stand on the),
platform that the petitioner has already; S
erected and would not be budged. The' '
Southern Bell wilt famish the, figures,!
' , ..Bomb Fall at Close.. . .. 1
. Commissioner., Msxwell threw la hie
questions when John Hinsdale, city at
torney at Balelgh, had completed ; n
searching- inquiry. Thar had, been re
peated effort ot th part ot th eppoeiv '
tion to get at the proper distribution
between the Americaa Telegraph aad
Telephone Company of too toll revenue
that comes from the us of the A. T. or
T. line and the Southern Bell's id .
conjunction. Nobody had gene at it !
directly. Mr. Maxwell aeecptt.1 at its'
face value what, tht Southern' Bell ha
not denied, that the Ametiaaw.Coror.iiny '
own it completely. Ho went further
and took into -consideration that with
thia ownership, the; parent company
make certain profits, including th four
and n half per cent, groat revenue con
tract, out of the operatic ot the South
era Bell and thta, in addition, makea
profit out Of it trunk line operated
without expense to it through the State -He
propoaedtojumn the Droflta together 7
and view .them at whole. ( v-. :'
There wat iMstant objection. Mr. Hub..
sey wouldn't age . thst' - this wss' a
proper theory of prootdurs. Mr. Chip-
ley waa poeiuve that the whole thing
wat wrong, thst the profits of th A. '
T.-A- T. Cos had nothing to de with
tke rate ot return-which a Southern
Bell should be nllowtd. - - '- '.
""' r . Compeay't Own pit. :'. .
Then it was that Mr. Maxwell re
minded Mr. Chipley who assumed ,the
argumentative, that the Southern Bell
had Insisted en the consideration of ita
operation as a whols iu North Carolian
for the purpose of rate making, rather
than ita operation through the ind!-. '
vidua! exchanges. . -
'If we attempt' to consider the State
system aa a whole for rate making pur.
poses, isn't it proper to consider . the "
profits the A. T. and T. company la
making on its toll lines .within tho "
State!" he asked.
There was an emphatic negative from
Mr. Hoxsey and Mr. Chipley cam in "
with th argument that it would be juat
as reasonable to consider,- ia the same "
connection, the profits ef th indepen
dent companies in North Carolina witk
which the Southern Bell msy de some
toll business. , , ' f i. ,
"Well, if n on the wrong trall.yo
people put m there by insisting on a ,. ' '
consideration of the Southern Bell'c '
operations as a whole ia the State,'
replied Mr. MaxwelL
Mr. Chipley tried to draw a parallel. '
Ht pointed out that a railroad may cell V
a ticket ever several different systems -on
a long trip, pro-rating the revenue
in secordnneq with the mileage of each
system without getting any. return for .
the sale of the"iielet, ;v' .
Mr.-Maxwell met him a his own 1.
ground and offered a closer parallel, in .
tlit rotation of a railroad and expreee ;
service. Here, just as the A. T. and T. :. .
CH Company-own the main trunk linea,
the railroad ownt tht railroad kne.
Just ss the Southern Bell acquire tha.
toll call and bears ths operating ex-2
pense ef putting it through, the . Ex
press company collects the express snd
at the destination, distribute it While .
the Southern Bell receives tea per eent "
for it operating services, ths Express
Company gets fifty per eent j ; 4. -
Chipley quits.
Mr. Chipley offered no mote parallel.
He -talked around tke point, taking vsr
led taekt. "'," . " ,
'1b sorrr I don t seem able to mske '
myself clear," he ended, and alt par
ties agreed that the Commission msr
hav th information, VLhoreupon the
Commission announced- flint It would
givs the ease early eoniideratlon, de
ceived thanks of the citiea' represent .
tativet and the telephone efflciale for n
patient henring, and adjourned.' ,
-Mr., Maxwell qnestionXtt waa con
ceded yesterday afternoon, by all thiwo
wno nave ronoweq tne eac, reacni-a
the vital of the issue. There ha been
in. thia and other telephone rate hear-
inL'H in this Ktnte tb rharge thnt tle
relations between the Southera Bell ami
tht 'A. Ti and T. compuuy have . brni
tueh it to turn profits into the parent
company, pot while the Routher.a I'- I
pnri the expenic or gstheripg the tr w
There have been chargea that tl
o-i ' 1- ,
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