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m XUE KEATI1ER ' Fair and wanner Wedneedsyi .Thursday waeettled pvibly showers, . na your paper. Band rns fly dnyi before expiration in ordor to avoid missing a, single oopy, ,. yOLCXIILNO, 103. tPOV . Cotton Mill Respondent! Deny Authority Of Commission To -' ' ;,FiX Res ''r-i-Z SAYSCONCERN IS DOING INTERSTATE BUSINESS i. Jf ; Oommiiiion rises? Kate, ; . Judge- Bynm,"Argiiei . ,It ' ; Should .Consider Onjy 'That . s Property Reserved To The ;PuMiO;Use Exclusively In . Worth Carolina . Nearly. ai hours of omargument o 4ht petition of tha Southern ' Power Company for an increase ia rates serv ed to get' two speeches out of the way .and to get baforehe Corporation1 Com saiasion yesterday a motion on the part of cotton mill respondents to dis miss 1 ho petition on tha ground that tha Southern Power Company is en .gaged in interstate business. ..Tha motfeu was filed before JJie r gumont began. In opposition to st Vf; 8. O'B. Robinson, chief attorney for the Southern" Power Company de voted a good portion of hia four hour speech, while Jadge W. P. Bynum, of -Greensboro, who fdllowed for tha re spondent, nrgued earnestly that the Commission has no authority to fix the rtea of the Southern Power Company, but maintained that if the commission assurrles this authority it must be lim ited in its hilr making basis to that part of the system which ia held Tor tha public use exclusively in North Carolina. - The motion to dismiss, presented by E. fcj. Parker, of Ornhaw, tor .the cot ton mills, after a brief preamble as aerta that "the petitioner hat not made out such a eate as that, under the cob titntion and laws of the State ef -North Carolina it is'entitlcd to have the eom- mission fix rates for , it.''; These are the reasons cited: , Tho petitorter ' skowt amrmstiely I that it ' ia engagrd tn ' interstate eon' Jmeree in all its etiitiea in flie State ex rionn nroniw h ing that a rate be fixed for the trans potatior and ' snleof eleetri current moving - in . interstate com we rcei ; 4 'Petitioner hat offered.no eridenee from' which thi Commisaitjn' esn -ftnd egregated iralue of Hs property .. de voted to the public ate in the State Of. North Carolina or a net laeomefrom it North Carolina haalaesa subject t the jurisdiction of this Comaiation.- "la that any ratee 7, xed by ' thi Commission increasing existing ratee will result in discrimination agaiast the North Carolina customer of the South era Power Company as compared with tha South Carolina customer of that same company.. f ' "That any. order msde by this Com mission fising rates would hffee the effect of abrogating existing contract and that such aetioa on the . part of this Commltsioa in this cans would be la derogation of the rights of these proteetanta whe hold contracts with pe titioners ia violation of Article 1, fleetua 10 and the 14th ameadment to 'the Constitution of the United -State r , rAad I. B. Dake Looks On.. The hearing yesterday brought fre quent minor passages between attor- v., .kli rftatni-hMl tha eaua- ecowiy nimii of J. B. Duke; presidonfof the Southern Power Company, who, neither entiling nor- frowning, neither partien- larly interested nor particularly disin terested, neither piqued nor bored, ' .watched the proceeding through, sitting with handa folded Icroas hia lap, thumbs rubbing slowly together, while he eonnmed many cigars. ' The head of the power company came with hi private tar and officials . of the eompanyr They sat for the most part deeply engroaaed In the .argument of the attoraeya. The number included besides Mr. Bobinioa, E. C. Marshall, treasurer 1 Z. V. Taylor, preaident of tha Southern Public Utilitie Company, appearing aa attorney ; Norman A. Cocke, attorney W. 8. Lee, Tiee-presi-dent aad chief engineer; John C. Me" Oowaa, attorney. On the other aide of the feace repre senting cotton mills opposing the in crease were E. 8. Parker, of Orahara; Jadge J. Crawford Bigg, of Raleigh; A. C Mangnm and A. C. Jones, of Oae tea; B. B. Kelly, of Owenaboro; T. C. Guthri, of Charlotte; Ben Trotter, of Sprays J. U Crowell, of Coneord; W. P. Bynnm, of Greensboro; J. H. Bridg es, of Henderaon. Ai It. Brooks, of Greensboro, represented the municipal taterests iavoWed. Apparently George Wilson, of Gaston, attorney for cotton mills lined np with the Souther Power Compnnjr ia Ita petition for Increased rates waa.the only attorney present appearing 'for these interest. . 'j . Soath Carellaa Valaca. The South Carollga tax eiluaHnii of tha Sonthera Power Company' property figured large'y in tht early part of the eesaioa and eroppea ous si imrrTi. during the day. Judgr Biggs at the beginning inquired of the representa tive of the Southern Power Company ifi they were going to file these valna ; tions a they had premised. Be re ' eeived a negative answer, which brought from Judge Bigg the announcement that he had the valuation and would file than if the Southern Power Com pany would -wot. Mr. Robinson was -very willing then to submit -the figures aa information but not as evidence, while Z. V. Taylor was opposed to ub sitting them at all. It ended with the presentation of the report of the South Carolina .Communion bearing 'these ratea, acknowledged as true report by -' Power Company officials. Judge Bigg waa not sure whether he had filed them or whether the Power Company had aa-reed to the filing. , ' "About the only good yoa have done' with that information ia to Crowd np 'eaur taxes in South Carolina, declared iti. iContinwa Oa Pag Tosrj TVtlEl BRITAIN ENCOURAGING GROWING OF COTTON fBending Every Effort To Escape JProm Dependency On United ,. t States Por Cotton ' ' 1 Washington April 12. Great' Britain is bending every, effort to escape from dependency upon the tTnited State -far raw eottsn, according t a report to the Department of Commerce, today from Commercial Attack Detail at Loadoa. To this tad, Mr. Deaiiia aaid, England is eneourag ing tha' production f cot ton ' in; the-former German possessions ia -East Africa- obtained under man date and ia ' her "ww eolonial poeses iona. ,. '.v t" "While our; ewa ' people hays beef considerably aroused by tha ee-ealled British domination of ' the world's petroleum resources, -Mr.' Dennis said, "ftrtle-attentioa has' beea paid t the obvious fact that as. a result of tht war increased- opportunities for the projj nation f raw cotton have develop od within the '-British- empire. . The British have seised vpea that fact and systematic efforts a being, madsvby the empire oottoa '; growing committee to stimulate cotton growing withla the empire. Commenting ea the present interna tional cotton aituation, Mr. Dennis de clared that by the end - of July the world's supply of ' uneonsumed eotton would amount to 11,580,000 bales of 300-pounds each. This he said, would be the hupest carry-over in the world's hiatory. , Collapse of the European market ai well aa the markets of Poland., and Finland, he said, had brought ea -the over-supply. - Effort of the public to bring down the price of cotton- fabric, ha aaserted, had done much to weaken the market. - State Dramage Convention Hears Hon. A. F. Lever -and Other Speakers Elisabeth City, 'April 13. With a baaquet tonight at the Southern Hotel which wu ettteaded by approximately one hundred derigates, the first day of the eleventh aniual eoavsatioa of the North Carolina Drainag Convention came 'to a close. " .;V- '- - ' .A, aovel feature of the TnWg's en tertainment wat music frovifled by a double quaTtette ' from the' Ofclored State. Normal herd and the whola sa- aembly joined . ia singing f f amillat folk; aangv led' by Boy . Hofmeister, of Community Service, laeii. 1 There was a set program ef peechei but among those called oa to respond to toast in the course ot the banquet wa' former 1 JCongresamaa John H. Small, president of the association; Colonel Joseph Hyde Pratt, W. L.' Co boon, of Elisabeth City; and Francis D. Winston, of Windsor. . formal sessions of the aaaoeiation were held in the assembly room of the Chamber of Commeree .this morning and this afternoon. Speakers at the afternoon session were S. H. McCrsry, of the United States Department of Agriculture, who poke on the economy value of reclaim ed awamp lands; Major W. A. J3raham, eommisaioaer of agriculture, who die euaaed tha development and progress of agriculture in North Carolina, and commended highly the work of the North- Carolina Drainag Aaaoeiation; Judge Francis D. Winston, who made r ringing apeech commending the work of the association, stressing the fer tility of the soil of this eastern eection and the need of 'drainage to take off the surplus water, and Col. Joseph, Hyde Pratt, who atresaed a Preifdent Smhlr had done earlier in the session, the need of draining adequately the cul tivated lands of this taction by the establishment of drainage districts. . The big speech of the day wa made by A. F. Lever, of the .federal farm loan board,' who aaid in part: "The farmer has no syitem'of market ing his product! except to put on the market during three or four months of the year the products of twelve month of toil. Pricea on hi prodaet in variably drop at the very eeasoa whe he ha to, eoavert them into cash. Thia ayatem, or rather lack ef system of marketing puts a terrific burden upon the railroads. , They have to maintain throughout the year An organisation and equipment equal to the aeeesaity of the peak load in the three months' period when crop are moving. Whe paya for all thia equipment! You pay for it. I have -no cure for tht present acute conditions we are facing, but I have a suggestion for the day when things one more approaches the aor mal. "The federal reeerv act waa not de-, tgned to aid the farmer but to meet the commercial and banking need of the country. Section 13 of that act waa designed to help and ia helping to meet the short term credit needa of the farm er ' but ia not providing for hit long yfm credit meeds. It ia not adequately providing for hi short term credit need. The farm loaa act is intended to take car of the farmers' long term credit needs. . "Other branches ef industry when they need money to run their business pool their assets, put them ia the hands of a disinterested truitee and issue debentures or bond against these at set; So farmer muat find a way t pool their asset in crops and ia lands, put the min hands of aa Interested trus tee and issue debenture against them. So wiH their long and abort term credit need' eventually meet. The farm loan act, when it .begin to function, canaot be expected to meet all the long term credit need! ef the fanner. That -- would be - impossible under present condition. But when the first seriea of bond hat been told, the re lief will be started 'and other serin will an tura be offered as each succeed ing aeries it sold until the situation 1s Imetjand tht--problem of rural eredita aoivu. ; . -" jS -. j Double Card, Pel ,Gme,. Saad hilla vs. Csmdea and Baeca. . Pine hurai, To-oa. tiiS, 4rt DISCUSS NEEDS OF -EASTERN CAROLINA '921. ; TWELVE PAGES TODAY, ' II liUfll OUIIUUL -WORKERS BEGIN SAlSllilEETIIIG Dr. A. Brown Principal 'Speaker At Opening Ses- ' ; siort " 1 OVER TWO HUNDRED i DELEGATES REGISTERED lilore Are Expected From All Parts Of State Today; Meet, logs Are Being field in AndL torium Of Baptist Taber. - nacle; Will Continue Through Thursday Night This SfrBK. Mr. Joseph O. Brown, prssldina. Official timekeeper, Mr. Hugh Parka. 10:10 Worship anr sons service, led by Mr. John A.' Park. lt:4l Scripture reading prayer, kDr. M. A. Barber. -lt:SS President' meaaage, Mr. Gilbert T Stephenaoaw ll:lt 80ns. 1:10 The Sunday School and the Bom. Dr. Oilbert Olaaa. - 11:05 The Test ot the Teaehar, r. wm. A. Brown. ll:4t Report of exaeutive com Ittee. Mr. J. M. Brouabton. mate M. Brouabton. lt:tl Ileport of treasurer, Mr. E. 8. CTow. Annouaoementa. Ad Jour; This Atti The convention will divide Into Children's. Toung People's, Adult and Administrative aectlona. See aectlOBal proram. This Kmhg: Mr. Oilbert T. Stephenson, presid ing. Of (total timekeeper, Mr. Hugh Parka. 7 :4t Worship and aong asrvlee, led by Mr. John A. Park. I :jt Scripture reading and pray er, Dr. W. W.sPeale. 1:10 New Thouahta from aa Old Book, Dr: Wm. A. Brown. 1:45 Son. 1:5 What the North Carolina Sunday School Association Is and what ft aims to do, Mr. D. W. Sims. t:lt Offerlna for auppert of the State Sunday School Association. t: The Call of the Hour, Dr. Joseph Broughtoa. .Adjourn. The annual convention of the Norjh Carolina Sunday School Association be gan last night with the auditorium of the Baptiat Tabernacle, in which. the aeaaipn . are being held, packed, hun dreds of Baleigh people joining the 103 out of town delegate already registered. Delegates are here from all portion of the Btste and other are expected today- The .convention . trill continue, in aesMou through, Thursday night . V "On time.aU the time.r waa the met eegs dtlivered last night by Dr. William A. Brown, a member of the staff ef the International nun day eeneoi Assoc 1 tloa. .who delivered, tha wiaeinal ad' dress of the, opening session, speaking upon the . anbjeet ''Secrets of Sunday tfehooUHueeess. - . r The "secret" is the slogan of tht convention, each ef the speakers being restricted to a maximal) of 85 minutes aad an official timekeeper being, pro vided for each session to see that time limit are not exceeded. Dr. . Brown, who waa introduced to the convention by ita president, Oilbert A. Stephenson of Winston-Salem as "the Dr. Brown who is so well and so favor ably known to Sunday School workers in North Carolina'' spoke in a graphic manner, highly; pleasing, to hi auditnee, illustrating his remark by means oi a blackboard. H began hi address by requesting the audience to rise end give the salute with uplifted hand, in the form of the letter "B" ia the mute alDhabet. symbolisine .the Sunday School slogan "A Bible in the hsnds of a teacher for every man, woman and ebild in the world." Hinging his address upon an analogy to a limited train, Dr. Browa laid down aad defined five rules which must bs observed if a Sunday School is to be "on time, aU the time." ' Saaday School 'Rule. The rules are at follows: Start right, stay on track, keep moving, go all tne way, and quit when yon got there. The speaker laid particular emphasis on the last rule, asserting that it would' not do to "quit when you are through," for noSunday School teacher who 1 sum clentlr prepared ever ret "through." He also -emphasised the importance Sf keeping every part of a Sunday School program withia its proportionate time limit - Other speakers at the eeeaioa last alsht were: Mrs. Mand Junkin Bald win, superintendent of the children's division of the International Suadsy School Association and Professor H. H. Harris, Professor of Beligious Pedagogy in. the Candler School of Theology of Emory University. Bev. Daniel Iver eon, pastor of the Tenth Avenue Presby terian Church of Charlotte, conducted the opening devotional exercises aad J. A. Browa, of Chadbonrn, aeted as time keeper. -Dr. Weston Bruner, pas tor of the Tabernacle, conducted the eerlDture readinc and prayer. Professor Harris spoke upoa "TheH Place of the Teacher." He aaserted that a Sunday School i not a species of a revival, but is a school and that the primary function of a . Sunday school teacher is that of any other teacher, which ha defined as the creation of skill. Ht asserted that the par ticular task of a Sunday School teach er it to cultivate skill in right living and- malntaintd that while n Sunday school teacher must possess the same qualification - as any' -other teacher the .first essential it that he or she ahall live such a life as to Insnirt stn lrnts to emulate the life of the Mat ter., t.i. ; -. -. N ' . JI ) deprecated . the . phrase chaae ter. building,1' declaring that character eaa not be built as a house, but that a more perfect analogy is that of tht growth of a plant oiifinAv.onunr OUi Mrs.. Baldwia spoke upon "Some ef Childhood's Bights.;' She addressed her self particularly to parents aad arged upoa them their duty to their children and to the church to aee that children art give the advantage of every re ligious epportuaity. -The convention will hold a .session this morning at 10:30 o'clock, another Continued On Fag Four ' PICK MARYLANDER IE Judge W. P. Bynum, Of preens fcoro, Believed To Have Best Show In This State t i. IhImself BRITT KEEPS BEFORE THE PRESIDENT -'V-'-. '". President" May". Select' Best Available .Man Irrespective Of Territory ; Dare Blair Seei 'Secretary Mellon Begarding Commissioner ship; Stock Of Twin City Man Growing The Newt aad Observer Bureau, 603 District Rational Bank Bldg. V By EDWARD B. BRITTON. ' (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, April 12. The death of Judge Jeter C. Pritchnrd offer another vacancy for the Republicans to fill and there is to be a clamor for the place of circuit court judge. It took only the new of his death to reach -Washington yesterday to bring considerable gossip as to whom would be named aa his sue eeaeor with a canvassing of the points of the men who might be considered for the position.. The Federal district over which Judge Pritchsrd presided eon sifts of tht States of Maryland, Virgiai North Caroline South Carolina and Weat Virginia, and candidates from act of these etsvtea will be 'heard from. The fact that North Carolina haa had the judgeship la held by some to mili tate against Its ehaneea to aeear the position again, while others hold that this will be no bar, that the whole as eisioa will rest upon ihe qualification ef the man. And again there are those who say that aa) South. Carolina haa a circuit judge, that North Carolina will not be in it this time, but that he northern end of the district, Maryland, will get the pram. Expect Maryland To Win. - The consensu of opinion here among Republicans as I have gathered it ia that Judge William P. Byaum, of Ureensboro, has the best look in from the 8tte, though there Is J. J. Britt, of Asheville, whom it is believed will have hia bgt trung red nn high for the notice of the President, unless he hold that hi candidacy for the judgeship might militate againat that which tie has 'set into motion to get back. hiione time poeitlon Of third assistant postmaster general, hit apslieetioa for that posi tion being one of the thousand! - fr pteeM thai as ea the desk r pjgeoa- aoie 01 tne aeu or rottmaster Ueneral Hay. There will be s candidate from Virginia likewise, this In all probability Judge Wattle.- - If hit Bam gpet Into the pot hi friends propose to put np a game fight for him. The dangerous mam a against North Carolina aad Vir ginia i regarded as Judge John Bote, m.r ' or naaryianu, ana there are those who are confident that Maryland will be 4h winner when' the announcement come. Davw Blair ia with nt yet, lest they forget, and he doesn't propose to let 'em forget hi eaadidacy for Commissioner (f Internal Revenue. Hia engagement today with Poetraaster General Will Hays had to be called off, a the head 01 toe posiorace dopartosFiit waa slightly ill and wat not able to be at his office. But Mr. Blair saw Secretary of the "reasury Mellon this afternoon nnd had quite a talk with him. What impres sion the North Carolina aspirant made upon the Pittsburg bsnker is only prob lematical. And it now is definitely understood that President Harding will nominate for the positioa of Internal Revenue Commissioner the candidate who hns the approval of Secretary Mellon. , , . Blair Calm On Mellon. 80 it will be seen thst the important thing is to get Mr. Melltta to sice np the man who applies as the man for the job. And there are those who are bet ting tht Republican National Commit teeman Morehead got a ray of hope for hia protege, and that the visit of David H. Blair here, and hia engagement to see Secretary Mellon means that he has a good chance to land. In other words,' it looka as if Secretary Mellon had said he 'would like to have a look at Dave. And there is a well defined rumor thst the North Carolina candidate will see the President tomorrow. But Dave will not look up former Senator Marion But' lor. There waa a field of 38 when the starting bell rang, tat, according to Mr. Mellon, thia ha been reduced to six. Dave Blsir is understood to be one of the sextette, and there is an undercur rent or feeling that Secretary Mel loa may apring a surprise among politi cian by selecting a prominent business men, perhaps a bank president; for the job. It is evident that the Secretary of the Treasury has in mind thnt tha Com missioner of Internal Revenue Ja more important a a tax, collector than at aa enforcer of the prohibition lair. There has been an intimation that he might draft for the positioa a big banker who has the genius of organis ing. From that view point there ia to be considered Bruce Helms, of New Tork, who ha been enddraed " most strongly by a big grodp ef New Tork bankers. The South ia going to fight hard to retain the place, and there is talk that all the forces of Republicans of the south are planning to unit on some one man, and push him. T. B. Hert, the Republican National Committeeman from Kentucky, had a meeting of Kentucky Republican here, and-takes that vtew. Ue stands strong with President Harding, at one time being-held' a the choice of the President for a cabinet portfolio, either with the War Peiertroortt or the Navy Depart ments.'. The list now held te be la tht running include the names of nrcDer- mott of West Virginia,' Cliffordof Ill inois, Blair of North Carolina, Hlalr of Virginia and Michigan, Helms of New Tork nnd nn other held back so that all the othen aspirants might, think thst each had a fighting chance. With Com missioner Williams resignation accept ed yesterday, aad William T. West, eom miaaioae ia charge of aeeouata as act- . , . ' . rXCqnttoued Qm Pan feuxJi ' -1 harding REJECTION LEAGUE WR HEELS.UNABLE TO COMPREHEND !T Position Of President On League Of Nations Still Has Everybody Guessing VAGUE AND NEBULOUS T- ON-FOREIGN AFFAIRS Senator Simmons Disappointed While Senator Overman Con. siders It Platitudinous; Con. gressman Kitchin Thinks "Message About As Good Ai Could Be Expected Th News snd Observer Bureau C0. District National Bang, . Building. By EDWARD E. BRJTTON , (By Special Leased Wire) . Washington, April 12. Greeted with aaelaim by the Republicaat, boosted as a wonderful utterance by1 Republican paper, th v first meassg ef President Harding to the 87th Congress assem bled now in extra, session, evoked w praise from the North Carolina mem bers of Congress, all Democrats. Com ing direct from the reading of the mea aage by th Preaident in person, the North Carolinians were asked for an expression .of their views, and these they gave briefly. That the message as to international affairs is a vague and aebuloua affair ia the consensus - of opinion, that Preaident Harding is still apparently ia the dark as to th final attitude he ia going to take it the view taken.. That he seems to have th idea that America should be heir to all the accomplishment of the Ver saille pact without our taking on the reaponaibilitle is th opinion that ia given. . Her ia briefly what the North Caro lina members have to say of the mee ts: ,.- SenstorJOvermaa I "The message-of Preeidn4Harding waa full ef plati tude. A to the League of Nations nobody even now know exactly what ha ill -do " ' Senator Simmonar "I waa very much disappointed in what h bad to tay of th Lagu ef Nation. I had expected hint to prreent some concrete plan for dar .eohsiderutlfin, some plan for our part in stabilising world affairs and bringing about peace in co-operation with ur allies. Instead we have some platitudes aft-out hia willingness to co operate without outfutinir' any definite plan. The substance 1orSll he had to At. 1 - I . . , . ... " . 1 say on mis suujtxt whs mm ne wm 'scrap' the League aad have nothing to do with it. The balance of the mea aage sraa interesting alpng lines ex neeted Some 'thinn anirireated were very gold and I presume that some of the legislation he intimates he favors will be paaaed with the co-operation of both parties yehile aome will meet vig orous opposition." Representative Claude K 1 1 e h 1 a : "About vs good as could be expected from a Republican. That is all 1 care to ssy." Representative Brinson: "I'f any body can tell exactly what tha Presi dent means in hia discussion of the League of Na'tiona I would like to know H. He waa vague. So far aa the pres ent Lengue he would appear to hold it as desd, and would not have us ratify. And then he suggosts the very things that are in the League in some sort of aa agreement. Other parte of his mes sage rad in it good Republican doctrine on the tariff of protection, against the excess profits tax and presumably for a tax on gross sales, 1 tax on the average eitixea while going easy on the rich, and the profiteers, by cutting out the excess profits tax." Representative Hallett S. Ward: "What he had to ssy as to the League of Nations I can't for the life of me get at clearly. He objects to the present league with Article X, which is the part thst gives strength to the League, but then doea not want it even with that article out. Ha beclouds any ideaa he may have with i multiplicity of words. He wants a league of sonle sort with no force to it. Then ss to what he says-as to the racial question, hiv proposition for aa inter racial commission of five whites and five negroes. It seams to me that he is after getting the applause of aome of the wealthy negroes more thaa anything else by his statement as to that matter." Represetnstive' Charles M. tTtedman: "I do not think that any one can un derstand exactly what the President mean concerning his position on the League of Nations; His ideaa as to that eem lf confused. . BftiTrvBTrta'tlve Homer L. Lyon: "I will have to read the mcssnge over to get idea exactly as to what he he means ia certain matter. It wa a very pretty speech, but mighty littl said, a beau tiful talk, without saying much. 1 can't tell hit position on the League, for it ia still wiggle and wobble.: It is not a message that one can find much in exeent a reiteration of Republican poli cies.'' Representative William C. Hammer : ''I think it ts the moHt platitudinous message, ever given. He would cut off expense to th rich snd put the bur den on- the poor. It is an anomalous and paradoxical message. He advocate reducing1 expenses and lica offers a pro gram that will Increase them. At to the League of Nations be appears all mixed up. ft Ja about ha good aa was to be expected. He. speaks of the high coat of living being affected by government expense but he docs not tell ns bow to cut down expenses." . Representative A. L. Bulwittk!: "The aieasatt waa just In line with the prom isee of Candidate Harding In bis ad dressee during the campaign. There v- XCo& tinned ga Pag FpuiJl Proclaims final OF VERSAILLES BY UNITED MESSAGE PLEASES SENATE LEADERS Pat Harrison Wonders What Independents and Pro-Leaguers NowThink Washington, April 13. Gen real ap proval of President Harding's declara tions In bis first message to Congress today that the United StOee could have no part in tie present League ef Na tions and that the stats of war should b ended by Congrcssionnl resolution waa expressed by Republican Senate leaders, both of the ''Irreconcilable'' and ''Beaervationlat" group. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, the Republican leader, who led the long fight for reservation to the treaty of Versailles, said Le wa extremely pleased'' by the meaaage, which he de clared "separates up from the lecarue and approves paassge of the Knot reso lutlons. Senator Johnson, ef Californis, and Borah, of Idaho, leaders of the flrre eoneilables," expressed .gratification that the President bad definitely re jected the present league and had de clared for restroation of peace by Con greaaional action. They expressed doubt, however, that the treaty of Ver- rsaillea with the league covenant ex eluded could be put into shape for rati flcatloa a possibility auggested by Mr. Harding. 1 Hitchcock Disappointed Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, act ing Democratic leader, who led the Wileoa forces in the Senate for ratifl-' cation of the treaty and League, en- pressed disappointment nt the Presi dent message. H declared that by refusing to enter the League the United State bad refused to take part ia the effort to stabilise the social, business and governmental condition of the world, without which, he said, there could be neither a revival of business nor prosperity. "I am wondering," Senntor Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi, said ia a state meut tohight, "what the thousands of independent voter, Pro-League Repub lican and Republican leader who were tssured or insisted that the beat way te have America get Into the League of Nationt and have the treaty of Ver Sailltt ratified wat through the elee tion of Harding at preaident, onw think." ".What tht Preaident aaid about Jhe league suited me, waa tne comment 01 Senator Reed, of Missouri, a Demo cratia treaty "irreconcilable.'" Senator 'Norria, Republican, Ne braska, said be was pleased to "wel eome the President to the ' fold of the irreeoncilablee. Senator Poindcxter, Republican, Waahlngtoa, said the plan for an asso elation .of nationa "still was in a ae buloua state. Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, Re publican, "mild reservationist," de clared the President would "be able to work, out an association of nationt and i peace program that will be satisfac tory to all." FRENCH AGREE WITH AMERICAN CONTENTION Reply Of Trench Foreign Office To Note Of Secretary Hughes Received . Washington, April 12. (By the Asso rted Press) The French government in replying to Socretry Hughes' notes to the four great powers regarding man dates, ia understood to have expressed substantial agreement with the Ameri can government a contention that the United States hss surrendered none of its rights in the former Gerrrtaa over seas possessions through it failure) to become a party to the treaty of Ver sailles. The French reply a received yes- terdsy, .but whether it will be mnde public hss not yet been disclosed. It was described today in official circles as a formal response from ths French foreign ofiice. . The reply from Grest Writain also re ceived yesterday waa no more than an acknowledgement of the receipt of the American communication, it was learn ed today. This serves to strengthen the opinion in some official and -dtpttrtnatie eircles thnt iirrnt hritnln would e.v Change views with Japan before making a limit resnonnc. Franca, in its reply to Mr. Hughes, is understood to burs reiterated its expression of the hope that the Yap mandate question may be settled by direct negotiation between the United State and Japan without involving that country as a principal to the con troversy. HEAVY FROST DAMAGES , .FRUIT CROP IN EAST 8tantonsburg, April 12. A heavy frost, did much damage to fruit, vege table and corn crops in this section Mondny'nlght. The fruit crop is thought to bt most entirely wiped out and in jimny places corn and vegetables were killxd to auch an extent that replanting will be necessary. y ONLY ONE VOTE AGAINST bqnds-aLfour OAKS roar Oaks, April 11. Oae ssaa In this tow feels mighty lonely to- eight. He cast the' ealy vote against' school toads in the election today. There were 124 Vetera Whe weat te . the polls wd gave their anpaert to 1710 aong van leg nildiug a. new. tkaey . PRICE: FIVE CENTS STATER t SPaaa- emm aaam asjnnj ammmmW WlW Asks For Congressional Dec!a ration Of Peace In His Ad-; k dress Before Joint Ses- : sion Of Congress- s ACCEPTANCE OF LEAGUE' V WOULD BE BETRAYAL OF THE ELECTION MANDATE ' ' ' 1 s isaai - -..- -.- - j 'It Is Only Fair To Say To Tha World In General, And . T Our Associates In War In Particular, That The League Covenant dan Hare No Sanc tion By Us," Declares Presi dent; Would Ratify Sections' Of Treaty Which Specifically Protect American Sifhts Emergency Tariff Heads Leg. islative Recommendations ' tloti of the Versailles League of Nation! by the Ameritan government wat pro. ' claimed to the world today by Presi dent iianting in a solemn pronounce went of the foreign policies of hia ad lniatratioa. ! Speaking before the new Cnrress. as sembled to write a program. of political and economic reconstruction, the Presi aent declared acceptance of the league would be nothing short of betrayal mt the mandate of the November eleetieaa, Instead, he asked for a Congressional declaration of peace aad for ratifies, tioa of those sections of th Versailles! treaty which protect specifically Ameri can rights aad interests in the war set tlement. . 1 t.r-'. I "In the existing League ef Natioaa. world governing with it super-power, thia republic will have no part." ha said. VI I. -: . m. . ... world in general, aad to our associate la war ia particular, ttat tha learn covenant eaa have no enaction by .' awpaBticaa ueanaesatrato. " The declaratioa was anawered by at tremendous demonstration, la which Republican Senator and Represents tive led, while most of their Demo eratl colleague eat ailcnt aad ansmik ing. After weighing the word of the Chief Executive, the Senatorial group ef treaty Irreeoncilablee .tonight was elaliaiag a complete victory, predicting that even the parts of, the treaty as- dorsed by, Mr. Harding saver would receive Senate approval. , t" . Ia hi reeommeadstioa for domestic legislation, tha Preside gave, greatest . attention to tariff and tax revision and to the railway aituatiou, though he en dorsed a list of lesser measure whiek Congressional leader declared murht prolong the special session aatil tha snow flies. Ho also took occasion in hit sddresa of nearly an hour to declare his faith ia a maintained marehaa marine and in the prieiple of armament - reduction without asking- for-tegisl. tion on eif : subject, x ' Bmergeacy Tariff First. ,v , A a emergency tariff to correct aerioas ' disorders in American industrv 'waa placed ..t the head of tha President' requests, sad within aa hnnr after ha finished speaking, the House way and means committee agreed to report to morrow tha emergency measure named tt the last kesslos and vetoed by Presi dent Wilson. For the permanent tariff biH that -is to be .framed later, Mr. Harding made no specific sanest ions except that it follow the principle of protection. Similarly, the Preaident rafrainad from detailed recommendation aa taxation, contenting himself with a general discussion of the situation with an addod reminder that his party pledged itsilj ia the lust eompaiga to repeal the excess profits tax. He alas) recalled the campaign promise to or. ganise a separate government Departs ment f Public Welfare, but made nn recommendation whether a cabinet of. fleial should be pieced at ita head. , , Declaring that ratee and operatinc an peases of the railroads must be lower ed, Mr. Harding asked, that Congress investigate the whole transportation problem. He recommended e-ordi na tion of all yuvernmeatal agencies deal iug with former service men, strength. ening of the Federal laws .affecting highway construction and malntenaaea, enactment of budget lei, station, aad a Congressional inquiry into lynching and race relations in general. Generally Expected. - Mr. Harding'a definite stand again1 Hie league eovenmt wa not a surprise to Republican lenders of th Senate, although the enact warding of th declaration- waa ha unsettled question until shortly beere the executive left for the Capitol to deliver his address. The first draft of tt manuscript waa completed aoon after midnight, wad when the proof sheets fame from tha public 'printer; thia morning the Presi dent cancelled the regular Tuesday cabinet meeting and summoned Repub lic un in umbers of the forciga relation ' committee to the White House. Ia.ee. ference with the committee member " the President considered the foreign ' relation seetioa of the stress for more thaa aa hour, hearing th advice" of Mild Reservationist as well a ' Irreconcilable before finally putting his manuscript into hia pocket for the. ride to th Capitol. Without, excep tion,, tie Senatora prevrntt expressed -afterwards their satisfaction with th President's views, though there was , wide divergence of view among these regarding, the likelihood of an early , ratification of the Versailles treaty ; with the league and other portion omitted. . ' Treaty Rtataa Indefinite. It-wis' pointed out that the treaty , was not now before the Senate, having' been returned to th Whit Hons after the second failure to ratify it. and flat Mr. Harding hadrshowa no indication that he meant to re submit it la the near future, .In his addres today hs . ICtmtlnnnd am Pag