North Carolina Newspapers

(f k server North 4 CsroHaa-Falr; with slowly Ji rising temperature Sunday and Ionday. ;f , , year paper, but r V days Jefore IWr,Ut , in oroer to avoid tin single oopy. . VOLNcXIirHO..-1 21, '$4" -THIRTYIX PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 1. 1921. -t - THIRTY-SIX IVVGESTODAY f fCEr SEVTOf CENTS JOHIJII -FORCED TO DELAY FLAYING rim or DURHAM MAKES IT. IIIUiL niltuD . UNANIMOUS FOR . HIM OF OH Derails III WAGE SCALE ON KNOX RESOLUTION TO DECLARE PEACE ALTER TAX VALUES ATTACK AUTHORITY nrvT mm ORDERS REDUGTIOII Ithe senate adopts ''LAI: COMMISSION TO OF BLAIR'S RECORD OF ALLIED COUNCIL GOVERNMENT SHIPS r Senate Talks All Day On Krtox Peacft Resolution and No : . Executive Session Held . CALIFORNIA SENATOR ' ON PROGRAM MONDAY Collects Data For "Cussin' . Out" Speech Against Hard. ing Administration; Linncy Asks That His Appointment Be Held Up Until He Can Close Up His Personal Affairs The News and Observer Bureau, 603 Diitriet National Bank Bldg. By EDWARD E. BUTTON. (By 6pcial Leased Wire.) Waihington, April 30. Tha "flaying" that Senator Hiram Johnson bai promised to give the Republicans of tha North Carolina delegation to Chicago over tha head of David Blair of North Carolina nominated by President Hard in for Commissioner of Internal Revenue failed to materialise today in the Senate. Not became Senator HI had suffered a change of heart, oh no, bat because there was so much talk of the Knox peace resolution that there was no time for an executive session. So Senator Johnson had to defer action until Monday. And on Monday-Dave Blair was" slated to arrive and to take . over the job. In the meantime it la understood that Senator Johnson is adding to the pile of shavings that he is to set off about the North Carolina Republicans who "betrayed1 him at Chicago, when he waa after the Republican nomination for President. Incidentally today be is known to have been seeking the initials of J. W. Cannon, the father-in-law of Dave Blair. The fuse is now set to go off on Monday, if the Senate goes into entire, session. But as see the matter it will be only the ease of "eusain' 'em out" on the part of the California Senator, wtih the confirma tion of the nomination of Mr. Blair to follow. It was after 7 oclock tonight before the Senate adjourned, and there waa aome eiDectation up to the very last moment that there might be an i executive session, but the Senators were tired aad hungry and thors wm none. .'." . IJhmv Asta i-oat sonemsni. Tha week has rasaed and tha nomine v- of Fwnk Llnney to te district f V attorney . for the Western district of ' '; , JforMM Carolina" Ka 'ot- reached 'tha i"v Senate. . Bat that does not mean that I ' he it not going W D appointed, zor ) II chwi lavs wimi-w - .uv position. There has been an effort en if' the part f aome negtoe to block the appointment pecans ox ine leuer puo Ushed troia him addressed to the Dem ocratic State Chairman Thomas J. war den, fa which were suggested matters aa to getting rid of the negro voters, but that has got nowhere, so 1 am in formed. The real reason that the appointment baa not been sent to tha Senate is that Bepublican State Chairman Linney has let the Department of Justice know that be will not be ready to take hold till about the middle of May, but he has to close up some of bis personal busi ness. His request is which has held np the appointment but it will eome forth about (lie middle of May. Speculation keeps on bubbling forth about the naming of the auccessor to the judgeship held by the late Judge Pritchard, with no one aa yet being able to do more than hazard a guess as to the winner of the handicap, for after all it may be a handicap, that of are. which will decide the race. Attor ney General Dougherty has made it plain that he desires to have the younger man appointed to the bench as ... Federal judges i so that the appointees i : '. mar be able to serve for a longer period, befor tie retirement age creeps i upon them. That waa also the idea of i Colonel Soosevelt when he became Presi dent, and he set the age limit at S3 ; - years, and stuck pretty close to it, ex ; cept in a few instances. On this score I of age upon which the Attorney uen- era! sets somi stress. Bynaa Has Beet Of It Judge William P. Bynnm, of Greens- bore, has the best of it for lie waa bora in McDowell county on August 1, 1841, his birthday coming this year. Judge Edmund Waddill, Jr., of Vir ginia, gets the worst of the entire list considered in the active running for he will be M yeara old on May 22, .- having been born in Virginia on May V 2, 1855. Judge John Rose, of Balti r ' more, celebrated hia sixtieth birthday three daya ago, on April 27, having been born in Baltimore April 27, 1861. The ' last of tha "Big Four" in the contest said by some to have the inside track because of the personal friendship be tween. President Harding and himself. " Judge Ashler M Gould waa born on October 8,-1859, and this year will be ' ' 62 years of age. He la not a native of the Un.ted States, having been born in Lower Horton, Nova Scotia. He has been a a associate justice of the District of Columbia 8upreme court ainca 1902, nearly nineteen yeara. There is aome talk here that if Judge would is appointed that former Con ' . gressmaa and ex-Assistant Postmaster General J. J. Britt, of Asheville, will succeed to. the toga. on the bench of the District Supreme court. I am not inclined to that opinion. I feel pretty aura that he is going to land something, for I happen to know that President jl Harding likes him, but when the Pritch 7 ard boys, eons of the date Judge Pritch ard called on him and advocated Mr. Britt aa the choice of Judge Pritchard aa big successor, President . Harding .... inquired very closely into the question sits whether Mr. Britt bad ever served en the bench. He bad not, and so I am snaking the guess that when he lands a job it will be either in the Postofflce : Department or in tho Department of Jnstiee, with the accent on the the Post offlce Department. The) Asheville dele- . gstio . to boost bin for .the vacant (Continaal ea fag SUtecaJ -.rp," A I It'a safe to say that Dr. John M. Manning, brother of Attorney General James S. Manning, will bo the next mayor of Durham. He has no opposi tion although the woods were full of prospective candidates until he an nounced his eandldaey. He is a mem ber of the board of aldermen at pres ent and after next Tuesday bo will be mayor. He wUl have the honor of launching the first administration unde the new city charter which provides for tne city manager form or govern ment. He is 64 yeara old and baa lived in the Bull City for 34 yeara. Postoffice Department Names Large Number Fourth-Class Postmasters The News aad Observer Bursas, 008 District National Bank Bldg, By EDWARD E. BRITTON. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, April 80. The Postofflce Department announces that acting Postmaster Jonathan E. Parker baa been appointed postmaster at Parker, a fourth class postoffite, and that com- missions bava been issued to other North Carolinians as postmasters of the fourth class: Buna, Daniel E. Cons; Cnunpler, Robert U Plummer; Curfew, Winnie M. Reel; Dana; Joseph H. Stepp; Delwood, Mary H. Fowler, (married); Ientos Marvin A. Haul- moroi Oalrock, Davie) H. Midgett; Horse Shoe, Jessie L. i Ionian; lake Landing,-Norflcet " la, Mann i -Hertoa, S. Lawrence MeQuiret Okisko, Perga Miller; Rockwell, Fred . W. Xhrtts. Saw Mill, Charles A. Craiet Suughaven, Mildred at. Kornegayt Tuxedo, Juath- arine Shipmaa; Wiady Gap, - Florence Johnson. Tha Poatoffiee Department also an nounces that it haa accepted tha pro posal of the Elkin National Bank of Elkin to renew the lease on the pres ent quarters of the post office there, located on west side of Bridge Street, between Main Street, and Gwya Avenue, for term of live years, from July 1, 1921. Leas to tenclude equip ment, heat, water, light, vault and parcel post and postal savings jural ture, when necessary. The ..delegation here from Wilming ton to arrange about the monument to be erected in Wilmington in honor of the memory of the New Hanover county dead in the world war perfected these arrangements today. The sculptor chosen is J. Maxwell Miller, the archi tect la W. Gordon Beabo, and the menu faeturer, J. Areher Limireck, all of Bal timore. The delegation was composed of Mayor-elect Jamea H. Cowan, Col. Wnlker Tnylor, and E. T. Taylor. They left for their home tonight, and have the promisej.that the' monument will be ready for the unveiling on "Armis tice Day." November 11, 1921. On behalf of the Order of Moose of Wilmington, and ofthe city of Wil mington, Mayor-elect Jamea U. Cowan extended an invitation to Secretary of Labor James J. Davia to visit Wilming ton. Secretary Davis, who is a per sonal friend of Mr. Cowan's, accepted, but ia unable to fix any date at present. Former Congressman John H. Small left tonight for New Orleans, basing accepted the invitation of the Missis sippi River Valley Association to be its guest at a big meeting to bo held in New Orleans on Tuesday and Wednes day of next week. The association is interested in the matter of river trans portation, water powers, and Mississippi (Continued en Page Sixteen.) Sharp Difference NEW APPOINTEES FOR POSTMASTER Between French and British London, April 30. A sharp difference of opinion between the French, on the one aide, and the British and Italians on the other, arose this afternoon ; at the meeting of the Supreme Council to eonaider enforcement of the treaty of Versailles, and the steps to be taken to enforce payment of the reparations by Germany. Premier Briand, of France, who bad the support of M. Jasper, the Belgian foreign minister. made a strong fight for the Paris plan, which inelud. immediate occupation of the Hoht region of Germany, while the British prime minister, Lloyd George, and Count Sforxa, the Italian foreign minister, brought up new proposals an. der which the conference ebould decide how the obligation was t5 be satisfied and then issue an ultimatum which would have a brief time limit, to Ger many. The experts tonight are consid ering' the two schemes and will report a anothi -. meeting of the Supreme Council, Sunday ymornlng. So serious was the" situation consid ered that Mr. Lloyd George, who was accompanied ia the conference by Earl Canon tha foreign minister, called an' Cabarrus Commissioners Seek , Ing Mandamus To Force a Re-hearing DRASTIC REDUCTION OF CANNON PROPERTY BASIS Court Action Started Before Judge George W. Connor Testerdaj, With Summons Returnable May 10; Claim Commission Without Antbor. ity To Reduce Values Alleging ex parts proceedings an lack of legal authority in its considers tion and judgment of the appeal of tha Cannon Manufacturing Company, Concord, the Cabarrus County Com missioners Instituted mandamus pro eoodings yesterday against the Cor po ration Commission in its capacity aa State Tax Commission to compel it to bring into court the records of the ease. Summons in the esse was made returnable before Judge George W, Connor, in Raleigh, May 10. Reduction of the property valuation of the Cannon mills after the County authorities bad taken the valuation as the basis for its tax rate, alleged re fusal on the part of the Commission to rule formally on the county's excep tion to the reduction, precipitated the court action yesterday. ' No member of the Commission was in the eity yes terday except Jadgo Pell, and bo de clined to discuss the matter. Yesterday's development waa fore shadowed by the formal exception filed to the Commission's ruling of January 4th, 1921, served upon the Commission on April 4. H. 8. Williams, Cabarrus county attorney, C. V. Harris and J. 8. Griffin appear as attorneys for the county. The action ia filed, ia the urns of the members of the board of county commissioners, W, B. Ward, chairman; A. Ci Lents, C. D. Alexander, J. T. BuaselL and D. 0. Piatt. The summons was served at noon yester day. Reduced Nearly St For Cent. The original valuation placed on the Cannon properties and certified to the General Assembly at the Special Ses sion last August was $7,713,010. On this valuation the county authorities bsaed their tax rate, and directed the sheriff to MA37.08J. On April 4 J. S. Grif- petition was beard from the Cannon interests for a reduction- in values, on Jannaay V 1921, as order waa) nleeY re- reducing the' value ot -the property to 4jr,08S. OS' April a J. a Grif- Sn. attorney for the county. Hied ex ception to the order. Cabarrus Lost Money. " The complaint, a copy of which waa served upon the Commission, sets forta that the General Assembly: provided that appeals should bo heard in the eounty in which they originated or in an adjoining eouaty; bst tho appeal was beard in Raleigh j that the Tax Commission was without authority to "altar, amend or change said assess ment;" that the aggrieved eounty had no opportunity to change Its budget or tax rates and that ita revenues have fallen $10,000 short because of the changed valuation, which ia described as an "ex parte and unlawful action." Tho petitioner seta forth that be has been unable to obtain from the State Tax Commission a formal order de clining to grant the request for a re hearing of the ease by which the val uation waa reduced, but has been told verbally that there would bo no re hearing of the case. The petitioner wants the records in the ease brought to eourt, and from that expeeta to be able to re-open the whole ease, with probable restitution of the original tax value of the Cannon property, Clalaa Ex Parte Hearing. At the bearing held on November 25, it ia allesed that the eounty authorities had no information that tha ease was to be heard, aad were not able to be present and make protest. The order waa not issued antil the Commission had had tho property re-examined by several of its staff of assessors. The order ia the ease was In the form of a letter addressed to the Register of Deeds of Cabarrus County, which was turn certified to the sheriff. Tho petition concludes; "That a peremptory order issue out ! this Honorable Court directed to tho State Corporation Commission ait ting as the State Tax Commission, di recting and commanding that the rec ords of the matter in the appeal of (Continued ea Pago Slxteea.T of Opinion immediate meeting of the British cab inet to discuss the matter. Today's meeting of the Supreme Council was a protracted one, M. Priand taking a long time to explain tho Trench plan to Count Sforxa and M. Jasper, who bad not the advantage of being preaent at Hythe when the French premier discussed the matter with Mr. Lloyd George . Only this morning waa it made known that the British had a new scheme to offer, which was communicated to M. Briand" when be went to Downing atreet at noon for a short talk with Mr. Lloyd George. It waa explained from the British side after the meeting of the council that the new move waa made owing to the finding of the reparations commission that the German indebted ness waa 0,600,000,000 pounds. This, it was said, greatly altered the situatioa as It was necessary ia applying the penalties that the provisions of the treat: should bo observed. It was no surprise to find Count Bforsa supporting the British plaa, as h bad beea kaowa Italy was strongly opposed to occupation of the Ruhr un less it was found absolutely necessary . I (CeaUaned on Pago BlxteeaJ Allies Acquainted With Views of United States On Repa rations Matter FURTHER STEPS BY U.S. MAY BE UNNECESSARY If AHied Supreme Council De cides German Reparations Offer Is Unacceptable As a Basis of negotiation, Some Action By American Govern. I ment May Be Taken ' Washington, April 30. The next move In the reparations controversy, so far as the Amerieaa government is concerned, of conferences here looking to a settle will await tho outcome of the sessions ment of the wage dispute between the of the Supreme Council, which began American shipowners, tho Shipping today at London. The allied governments have been acquainted with the American point of view with regard to the general sub ject as a result of the conferences which Secretary Hughee haa had with tho diplomatic representatives of those governments. Briefly stated, this view is that Got many must pay to the limit of ber ability, but that the imposition of auch terms as would prevent ber economic recuperation should be guarded against. Tbia ia in entire accord with the viewa of the allies, officials said today, point ing out that Premier Lloyd George bad repeatedly stated . that Great Britain had no desire to rush Germany economi cally aad that the future of British trade depended upon the recovery of Germany industrially. No Farther Move Events may so shape themselves, it waa said today, that a -further move on tne part of tho United States will be unnecessary. Should the Supreme Coun cil decide that the German proposals are of suen a character aa to form the basis for renewed discussions, It was explained that it would not be neees- un fnr tha TTnlrjul Ataf tn transmit tho German offer to the allied govern- meets, as they ' already have received copies of them direct from Berlin. iz the tMpreme council decides, bow ever, that the offer is unacceptable even aa a basis for negotiation, it is under stood that some further move by the American government might be expect ed. What officials have la view In this event la carefully withheld. It is sua gescea, nowevoiw tna aweo ttermsny already haa indicated rami-o facially a wulingneea to put rorwara snocunsa pro- WUIUKIWH V yus eWeTWer BUVIUUSU WIV posala, it may bo that tho United States I ca body might be named by Beere will suggest such a course. I taries Davis aad Hoover, la whose bands -stay asaa stepiy. It had baaa thousht that a mdIt to Germany wonld go forward by tonight by reason of tne expected move orin' exprcs m mora unm tomorrow. French troops into additional German Secretary Hoover declined to discuss territory tomorrow. It is stated, bow-1 nattar, but Commerce Department ever, tha the adoption of -these fur- ther measnrea to enforce the payment of the indemnity assessed against Oer- many would not close tue door U fur ther negotiations, Both President Harding and Secre tary Hughes are giving eloso attention to tho whole situation, but it waa in dicated today that they did not look for further development before Monday, at the earliest. They conferred at tne White House today, but H was matlo known that the conference had to do with other matters, indicating that there had been no developmente of moment ainco the discussion of .'ie reparations controversy at the cabinet meeting yesterday. FUNERAL SERVICES .FOR DEAD AVIATORS ARE HELD Bodies of Two Men Killed at Pope Field In Airplane Acci dent Sent To Homes Fayetteville, April 30. Funeral ser- vieea for lieutenants Hardeson J. Hart- man and Joseph E, Virgin, who were illed in an aeroplane accident at Pope Field late yesterday, were held at Camp Bragg at S o'clock this afternoon. The body of Lieutenant Virgin was sent to the home of his mother, Mra. Joseph . Virgin, at Norman, Ok la., leaving ray- ettevllie at 6 o'clock in the afterncon, I accompanied by Chaplain Kobtt Wnite, I while lieutenant uartman a body was shipped to his father, John S. Hartman, Heading, It, at V oclock tomgbt. Lieutenant Challenger going with the remains. The funeral aervices were with full military honors, and were conducted by Chaplain White and Chaplain Bonner, of the Fifth Field Artillery. Delega- tiona from the Masonic and Elk lodges! of this eity and a large number of Fay etteville eitizene were present to pay a tribute of respect to tbe two young offi cers, who met death at their pott of duty. An immense floral deaign waa seat by the eitiaens of Fayetteville. and othere by the two fraternal orders, of which the officers were members. Both the young men were popular in Fayetteville and much sorrow has been eaused here by their tragic death. Virgin had recently joined the local lodges of Elks and Masons, while Hart- man was also a member of the Masonic order. Lieutenant Virgin bad planned to attend the North Carolina Elks con vention at Goldsboro in June as a dele gate from the Fayetteville lodge, go ing in tbe piame in wnich be waa killed yesterday and be and Ireitenant Hart- man made a flight to Goldsboro this week to select a suitable landing place. Polish Grateful to America Washington, April SO An official dis patch today te the Polish legation from Warsaw said general manifestations of j gratitude te America for ber aid to Poland occurred yesterday ia Cracow. Masses were said ia all churches and at all schools. One bear was devoted to lectures oa America. A testimonial ad dress of gratitude to Herbert Hoover was tendered to Sepresentativea of tho America mission ia Poland. . - - Chairman Benson Takes Only Action In Connection With Marine Strike WOULD CUT SEAMEN'S v PAY FIFTEEN PER CENT No Agreement In Wage Con troversy Between Ship-Own. ers and Marine Workers Reached After Several Con. ferences; Government May Appoint Mediators Washington, April 80. Just ons con crete result earns today out of a series Board and the marine workers. That was aa order by Chairman Benson to sll operators of government merchant craft to red use wages 15 percent, ef fective at midnight tonight. Apparently none of those participat ing in the conferences was prepared to say what would be the full effect of the order. William 8. Brown, president of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial As sociation, said the engineers had been instructed not to sign any articles call ing for wage cute, while Andrew Furu- seth, president of the Internstional Seamen's Union, stated that the mem bers of his anion had voted against signing such articles. Hopefal of Arbitration Chairman Benson's order came while President Harding and his secretaries of Labor and Commerce were consult ing en the advisability of appointing commission of three to medinte the con- Ths suggestion that such a commission be named was made by the Union representatives, who agreed to abide by any award it would make. It was supported by rVeretavy Davis. . Both Mr. runneth and Mr. Brown were hopeful tonight that tho eommla- I slon would be appointed and a sutpea slonof work by tile marine employes averted. On the other hand. Shipping Board officials declared that Chairman Benson was opposed to mediation by a commission. His position from the first has been that at least a 15 percent wage redaction -was necessary and that tne responsibility rested with the own ers and tho men to eome to sm aarree ment without bcrdsnlnr tho President. At tho White Hovae late toflnv H was said that the President did not Intend fa ' fannllnt- ashmen ten! ' i.t k. I n-n-- w w j wwhwivb, V " w ",o ui wnoie manor naa peen I placed. Meantime, however. Secretary J Davis bad left for Philadelphia and did I officials said that he probably would I aae no action witn respect to tne sp- I pointmeat or a commission ia the ab eence ef Mr. Davis. Chairman Benaon left for Annapolis before bis order reducing wages was made public. Ia hia absence officials said the order would stand unless in structions were received from him to the contrary. The existing wage agree ments, exeept those with deck officers, expire at midnight tonight, it was ex plained, making a decision by the bosrd aa to future wagea immediately neces sary. Oaly Geverasneat Employes The cut will spply only to employes on government ships. The ship own ers hsve contended for an even larger cut and 1 were "etpreted by Shipping Board officials to follow tho example set by the board. It waa atated that evea if the men refused to sign up at the new scale there would not be aa immediate general tying up of ship ping on the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf eoasts by reason of the faet that many vessels sre at sea and the men must serve until they are brought to port. The service, however, will be at the existing wage scale. Shipping Board officers said they had laid plans to kesp the government fleet in operation in event of any walkout by the present erews. It was stated that there were some 30,000 seafaring idleat this time snd that little difficulty ia manning the ships wss an- tieipated, Uihnr Department officials estimated that a general tying np of American merchant ships would result In a loss of approximately 11,1)00,000 a day fig ured on the value of the craft. This it wss explained did not take into ac count losses which might accrue by reason of tying up freight. On the other hand it was said at the Shipping Board that the government might save money if the snips did get tied up because many of them are being operat- (Continued on Page Sixteen.) Democrats Force In Army Appropriation Bill Washington, April 30. Holding solid frent against a Republics n split, Democrats loitti through ths House to dsy an amendment to the srmy appro priation bill eutting down the enlisted force to 150,000. Tbe Kahn proposal for a bigger force never got to a vote. The bill as approved by Secretary Weeks made provision for 1CS.000 men, or 12,000 more than the number fixed by the measure passed last session and vi-tred There was no certainty, however, that tbe 150,03 figure would stsnd, for ths vcte today was in committee of the whole and the House may d'emaal a separate vote on the amendments ia nag the bill next week. Tbs amendment for reduction of ths enlisted strength to 150,000, tho lowest figure suggested in the long debate, was affctd . by neproteatauvo Byrnes, GENERAL CLEAN UP OF POLICE URGED Fulton County Grand Jury Makes Charges of Incompe tency and Corruption Atlanta, April SO. Charcos of ia- compteney aad corruption la the police aad detective department Of Atlanta with recommendations for a complete reorganisation of the force and dis missal of every policeman and detective who may be shewn to have beea con nected with aa alleged ring of swind lers and gamblers here, were made in presentments returned hero today by the Fulton eounty grand jury. The jury recommended that the po lice board be aboliahed and the de partments be placed under one man who shsll be held responsible for the eonduet and operation of the entire department, that better aalaries be paid the men and that no officer be allowed to have eourees of Income other than hia salary. The presentments followed lengthy inquiry into operations ef alleged "con fidence men" who are declared by So licitor General Boykla to have taken in more than 11,000,000 in the last two years. More than fifty sealed Indict ments have been returned by the grand jury, which it waa announced will not be opened until later, it being stated that the bills were withheld pending completion of tho eity council Inquiry into ehargee against police and detec tives. The council committee was not in sesioa todsy but will resume ita investigation Mondny. Appreeistion of tho work of Solicitor General Boykla "in his efforts to remedy disgraceful eonditione in Ful ton eounty" was exp rested by the jury in referring to tho solicitor's activi ties against "confidence wen J Abolishment of full system for eounty officers, repeal of the statt law authorizing juries to fix sentences In felony eases and a rocommendntlon that wnere nnea are unposea uey po maoe heavier, also waa asked by tho jury. It was declared that la some courts of the eounty it. has become 'the practice to Impose neb small Anas that taeTS i$ a teadeaey to increaaa erimsa. DEAD AIRMAN ORDERED ; CONEY ON FATAL FLIGHT - Jacksonville, April 30. lieutenant Hards on J. .Hartman, killed with lieu tenant Joseph E. Virgin in aa airplane accident yesterday at Pope Field, near Fayetteville, N. O, was tie air service officer who sent Lieutenant W. D. Coney snrsy from here just a month ago ea his fatal attempt to fly from tbe At lanta to the Pacific cos it in one day, The accident which resulted in Hart- man's death waa similar to that which proved fatal to Coney, in each instance tho plane striking a tree after motor trouble had developed. Lieutenant Hartman waa aant to Jacksonville from Pope Field to re ceive Coney on hia arrival from the Pacific coast In February and due to the absence of Major H. B. Claggett was ranking air service officer bore when Coney arranged to leave on bis return flight to Ban Diego. ONLY SURVIVING WOMAN TO NAVIGATE FALLS DIES Loekport, N. T April 80. Anna Edson Taylor, the only woman who ever navigated Niagara Falls la barrel aad survived, died la the Niagara county infirmary today. Mrs. Taylor made tbs trip over the falls October 24, 1901, ia a crudely constructed wooden barrel aa a east at a fortune, but ill fortune pursued her from the time of her adventure to the time of her death. She was 88 years old. , Mrs. Taylor was towed out from Lasalle, two milca above tho falls, by river men into tbe Canadian enan nul so that her barrel would pass eer the horseshoe fall where the water waa deepest. ' Her barrel passed safely through the upper rapids, made the plunge near the middle of the horseshoe, snd reappeared in the spume below the falls within half aa hour. Mrs. Tsylor waa severely Injured and it was necessary to cut the barrel in halves to get her out. While she was receiving medical attention her barrel was stolen. Aatomobile Racer Bart. Atlanta, Ga., April 30 Turry Stone. of Birmingham, was seriously injured when his auto turned orer in an at tempt to lower the mile record at the Lakewood track hero today. Reduction Democrat, South Carolina. Only two Democrats opposed it and many Bepub. licans gave it their support. Tho vote waa 101 to 82. The House previously had adopted a substitute for the Kahn proposal, an amendment by Representative Fish, Republican, New York; for an army of 150,000, but tbe Byrnes amendment went through, and wiped it out. Bepresentativs Mondell, Wyomiag, tho Bepublicsa leader, la closing debate urged Republicans to atand by the bill aa framed by the appropriations com mittee, with its ealUted total of 168,000 but many members of his party desert ed him as the march was started down tho aisle for aa actual count. . Chairman Eabn, of the military, af fairs committee, pleaded for at least 175.000 mea, declaring the times too troublous for wholesale slashing of forces. . , . Republicans Keep - Solidly . In Line In Supporting Admin!-. tration Program - For ' World Stability - THREE DEMOCRATS VOTE ' WITH OLD GUARD FOR DECLARING END TO WAR Besolntion Goes To House With Prospects of Prompt AA. tion There; Lodge Puts It Thronfh Without Change ; Tells Senate That Treaties With Germany Will 8 Negotiated But, That United States Will Hot 'Abandon" Allies; Borah Takes Pling at Versailles Treaty aad Hitch., cock Defends Wilson " i Washington, April 10, Ths adminis tration's first step toward placing tha United States on a technical,, legal basis of peace was taksa tonight by the -Senate la adopting the Knox resolution, . Tho vote for adoption of tbs resolution was 48 to S3. Three Democrats voted for tho toss lutioa aad although no Bepublieaas voted against it. Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, was paired against it. Tha Democrats voting for It were Seaa torsi Myers, Montana; Shields, Tennessee . snd Wataoa, Georgia. Two other Dem ocrats, Reed, Missouri, aad Walsh, Massachusetts, were anaoaneed as fav oring ths resolution, Besolatien Goes To atones. Ths resolution now goes to tho House with prospects ef prompt action there. No change wss mads by tho Senate ia tho re solution as reported by tho For eign Relations Committee. It, wonld repeal tbs war reeolutiona affecting . Germany and Austria-Huaagry, ia pound alien enemy property, aad reA servo to tho Failed States all rights ' aad privileges under tho treaty of Versailles and othsr peace treaties. Aa effort to amend tho resolution made by Senator Townsend, Sepubliesn, Michigan, who moved to strike out tho clause repealing the war declaration and substitute a simple declaratloa of Kase, was defeated, 44 to 88, shortly fere the final vote.: Senator , Lodge, of Massachusetts, 'BepubUean leader, opposed -. the . Townsend amsndmeatl stating that .it hai beea considered carefully by ths Foreign Relations committee which decided that "the direct method wag tho best Senator Lodge in inaugurating debet -for ths day told tho Senate tha treaties with Germany aad others with other nations with which tho United States baa been at war wonld follow the Knox resolution. He also gave notice that tho Uaited ' States woald not "abandon'' tho allies. No Sabstltatea Offered. Substitutes for the Knox resolution -prepared by Senator King, Democrat Utah, were not offered, Mr. King said that the BepubUean majority appeared determined to support the Kaon rose . lution as offered. Senator Frey, So publican, Maryland, also did not offcf bis plaa for a general world confer enea to consider various questions affecting rehabilitation. Ho promised to offer his meesurs later. i Ths vote oa tho poses resolution' did aot eome until after 7 o'clock to night and was preceded by tons par ' Usaa clashes. Tho Bepublieaas lined up solidly behind the measure and all but five of ths Domosrsts voted ee were paired against it, Tha roll call follows I Votes For Adoption. Bepnblieaas: Ball, Borah, Brandsges, Buraum, Cameron, Capper, Colt, Cum mins, Curtis, Dillingham. Elaine. Fas nald, France, Frelinghuyscn, Gooding, Hale, Harreld, Johnson, Jones,. (Wash Ington), Kenyon, Keyes, Ladd, La Follette, Lenroot. Lodge. MeOonnlek. McKinley, MeNary, New, Nicholson, Norbeek, Norris. Oddie. Penrose. Poln dexter, Shortridge, Smoot, Spencer, Q.M.fl.M U 1 ! C.t. 1 a am umm.ut-iu, uwniuj, DHtuvinna, 1VW. send, Wadaworth, Warren, WeUer aad rviiits total, 40. Democrats: Myers. Shields, and Wei. son, (Georgia) total, I. Votes Agslnst Adoption, Bepublieaas None. Democrats t Aahurst, Brouseard, Oara way, Dial, Gerry, Harris, Glass, Har ris, Harrison, Heflin, Hitchcock, Jones, (New Mexico), Kendrlek, MeKellsr, Pitman, Pomerene, Robinson. SheDnard. Stanley, Swaaaon, Trammell, Under wood, Walsh, (Montana), aad Wll. liams total, 23. Senators Seed was paired in favor of adoption and Senator Walsh, ef Massachusetts, who was absent, was an nounced as a supporter of tho reso lution. Senator Nelson, BeDublican. Minnesota, waa paired against tho res olution with Senator Knox, Republican, Pennsylvania, its author, for it. la announcement of pairs it was said that all other Democrats not vot ing opposed tho measure and all other Republicans favored it. Urges Treaty Ratification. Ratification of tbe Versailles treaty. minus the League of Nations covenant, was advocated by Senator King. Ho denied Senator Lodge's assertion that the l'ague waa "dead' declaring It was functioning with support of thirty-eight nations. The American people. Senator King said, would "repudiate a party which makes common cause with Ger many' and separates itself front ths allies in enforcing peace guarantees upon Germany. Senator Borah, BepubUean, Idaho, supporting he resolution took a fling at ths leagus and declared that "almost every member aatioa ha virtually dis- regarded and rejected ths treaty of ' Versailles. He asserted that no provis ion in the treaty authorized the pre. ' (.osed march of allied troop Into Ger' 1 many te stforcs tbe allied reparation deo.anda. fcThy are there," be said, "only fee. ' (CeaUaaod lThtoO - .