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RALEIGH. N. C, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 2. 1921.
TWELVE- PACES.TODAY
PRICE: FIVE CLNT3
a lews siMia ows-su-v
If Hiram Johnson Hafln'tBut-
, ted In He would -"Already
' il Have Been Sworn jn . ,
APPROVED FOU PLACED
- BY ANTI-SALOON. LEAGUE
,....- . j- ... ' . ... .. ;
. District Of Colombia Victims OX
Bent ,'r Profiteers Going; Into
" Courts To Reoover Excessive
. Charffes ; Week Of Polities!
- Activity IV Washing; ton
s Pr?mied;'i v., -.,; "V
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" The News aad t)beerver Bureau,
603 District National Bank Building
- (By Bpeeial LetKd wire) -
" By KDWARD U BRIXTON f
Washington, Hay L David H. Blair,
ef Winstoa-Salem, U here. He arrived
today bat will not be owora in tomor-
row ai wae the plan whoa he left bar
after being, given the. assurance that
he wu to be the Commissioner of In
fernal Revenue."- If Senator Hiram
Johnson bad not butted into tba mat
ter the schedule would have been ear
ried oat en time, but Hiram bai no re
card for schedules and at his behest tha
nomination- la atill on tba wan in tha
Scant. And tba action of tha Cali
fornia Senator k not alone proving
source of anoyance to Dave,, but -to
ethers, lor there are those who are
deeply aonetrned about t regulation!
which are to be issued when the' new
Commissioner of Internal Bevenua (eta
into action. - - .'
There are we wine ana peer regum
tloni which are le .be Usned, a' matter
which coaeerna both tha "dryeTsand the
weta. The people who. beliere in
' blowing the froth of beer, ere if it la
to be from a aide bed that they do tbia,
are waiting ay the-enxiotie beach to
ee bow mneh l the real eld atnff
they will be able to negotiate: for, while
ea tn aaner nana- tne Ana-oaiovm
Leagne wanta to dry np the whole buet
naaa and put it on the blink. ,, .., " "
) - , Anti-Saloon .lean Anproree ".. J -'
: Hxi Blair Ja known, to iav the ap
vroTaT .of. tba Anti-Baiooa Ieagna .ofl-
eiali. They, eayhat ha . la all right
for a atrict enforcentent the'Vol
atead aet, and they au eonntina: a
alia te do the tbinga whicb will aid la
putting tha lid, on tight. Benca they
are anxioua to tee the matter nettled,
and, to hat Mr. Blair n th job ai
r.eraieklr a poMibU. - That 4 will be
Aatrmad In, lima-ana be sat down
aa absolutely eertain, ii all aigaa da not
fail. The I oreee of the adminlatratioa
will line dp aolidly behiad him, and. it
la ot felt that a on man flUbueter by
Senator Jo anion wlU amount to a- bill
of .tennaVii: '.,..'; .
. Bat it ie agreed that Hiram propone
to get off bia cheat the accumulated
wrath which he- haaetlrrea-np against
the Kortlu Carolina,, delegation, which
failed to giro him even a complimentary
vote at the Bepabliean r National con
vention when be thought he waf in the
running for tha nomination for Freil
dent. That ha will nncorer aome old
aorea ia trtnin,.aad that he will any
oma' naaty. thinga. about taetiea that
threw him . down at. Chicago, with
eapeeial streaa about the way the North
Carolina delegation acted, ia to be ex
pected. ;' V-.V' : ' ' ""j ,
There were a aumocr ox jorw Caro
linian! who were hard hit by profiteer
ing landlorda daring the actir waf
period, and aome of iheae even aub-
aaitted te rent increaaea niter xne u
trict of Columbia-rent eommUrion bad
giren deeiaioa in their faror, rather
than bare aa erer luting conflict with
nagging landlords or - their' agenta.
Now that the Supreme Court of the
United. SUtea baa decided that the Ball
rent act ia eonatiUtional they art pre
paring te go inte" court to reeorer ex
eeaa auma paid ia by them to hold en
The ttenalty that the profiteering- land
lord "will pay will be double- the
amount of the electa charged,' half , to
fro to the tenant and half to the gor
ramaat. The rent eommiulon ia be
ing ewamped with legal problem! be-
vuw v. .m.w v - .
ia to-be a bill in Congreaa adding to
ita force aa attorney who -will tackle
the legal aide, of the questions coming
before the commission, xnere are nun
Inula of thousand! of dollar! inToWed
ia the maay cases and tha landlords
are not at all happy orer the outlook.
For some weeks Washington naa naa
' h epeeial quick- collection of mails on
the "mall early" plan, which has proven
a bit thing for the business men of the
city, and has aided la expediting gov
ernment business.
T. Ri fW Han, PlnM.
It fi ezDected that thia week will see
the handing out of a large number of
the choice political plums ty the ad
ministration, and among these it is
understood that there will be a- num
ber of North Carolinians, who will get
places on the government pay roU. Be
publican National Committeemair-John
it, Morehead ia expected to be in the
city during the week to press for jthe
appointment of the North Carolina (Re
publicans of the "hog combine1! elate
and some of 'these are expected te get
theirs before the. week alips into the
past. The appointment ef Bepublieaa
State Chairman Frank Linney ia to be
- named as eooa aa he announces that be
ia ready to take, hold as District At
torney for the Western District. The
hardest fight to get aeroaa .the hurdles
on the way to the .pie counter is that
which is to be met by B. W. Ward, of
Raleigh, 'elated for the position - of
Marshal of e Western District. Tliere
avre Bepttblieans who are gunning for
bia scalp, and there will be something
Innaing. , - "' .-. ' ..
President Harding calls for agree
ment among the contending factions ia
the various States before be makes ap
pointments, nnd that ia what be wants
to have nettled before be delivers the
goods to North Carolina Beplblleana.
.tie nan oeea a muen narasaoa man witn
the conflicts that, have .: arisen , in a
iCaatnaed.ea Pnga TwO ":.
BEGINNING THIRD TERM
' . STATE HEALTH OFFICER
' DR. WATSON SMITH BANKIN.
. Elected . last , Wedaeaday aa aeeretary
of the North Carolina Bute Board of
Health. During the twelve years since
he was first chosen te direct the public
health work in North - Carolina, - JJr.
Bankin - has acquired . , international
recognition for bin achievements. Half
doses European nations, have sent mis
sions to North Carolina : te-stady bis
work, and he himself has received very
notable inducements to ro to Europe
o do health work. He has declined
them all and is determined to stay in
North Caroline. .; "
JSlnce be, baa beenia the service of
the State, Dr. Bankin has been elected
president of the American Public Health
Association, secretary and later presi
dent ef this Conference of Secretaries
of State and ' Provincial 'Boards of
Health ;. member ef hygiene. board Of
I .if. ' lCttMalnn ' Tn.Htnt.'' rtr TVr.
Rankin ia a. native Tar Heel.iborn at
Mooreaville in 1870. After grnduatioa
at Davidson college and the University
of Jdirvlaad. be was a member of the
teaching staff ef the medical school at
Wake Forest. , later becoming dean,
which position he held until he was
chosen head of the State Board when
it was organised la 1909. ' . .' .'-
COLONEL WATTS WILL 1 "
' ' TAKE OATH. TOPAY
Becomes Commissioner Of EeV.
ennft This Mornlngr.Collia
l"" ;To.8ejpirr-
Colanel Alston D. Walts,. ef JCredell
county,'' will take the oath of ofSee as
Commissioner ef Bevenae -of- .North
Carolina this morta4 t It qWock' in
the effiea, of Oovernow Cameron J&wtit
son.. . Tha eath will 'be- administeresl by
Associate Jastiee JUIea. f . the State
Supreme court.". The ceremony will be
very- brier,' anattended-qy wnyvbtnte
dignitaries. The Governor via Out of
the city. , r':V'i'.; . ,; ., A
. From tha executive , aineeswthe new
eonunissiotter. will, repair, to tbe.Senate
chamber - where temporary, offices for
the new commission have been arranged.
J. B. Collie will assume-, the. duties
ef deputy commissioner, and the present
forces of the State tax eeuHnieaion-will
be moved over from tha State Depart
ment building, and the work of the new
organization will proceed, v ;A - '
Colonel watu arrived rathe ey rrom
Charlotte last night nnd for the- pres
ent will make his home at the yarbor-
ugh hotel. No . announcement has
een . made by the- eolonel ,as : to any
phase of bia clans aa commissioner.
Among the' first work to come up will
be the review of the -property vslus
reductions ordered in nboat half of the
eonntiea of the State. The new-commission.-
beside the . commissioner, is
composed of the chairman of the 'Cor
poration commission ana the outs At
torney General. , - ,
NO OPPOSITION TO PRIMARY
TICKET IN MOREHCAD C1TT
Horehecd City, Uiy Mt waa this
week . announced that the , ticket, aomi-
nated in the primary election . held
the first of this . month - would' be un
opposed: in Tuesday's municipal elee-
tion, Mayor W. B. Wade-having with
drawn from the eon test, for mayor.
The ticket to be voted da Taeacday
will, be s or Mayor- T. Wade; for
commissioners, 8. 'A; ' Chalk, ; D. B.
Willis. C. L. WU1U. B. H. Dowdy and
Asheton Willis. ' " ' -
Daniels Tells Why
Was Not Sent
By J03EPHUS DANIELS ;
Former Secretarv af tha Narv ' '
Camtaht. If 11. fa Job. W. TM1U fw.iliM w
Brit. 1.. Cwdl mma thttu.htf rrmnem. An ri.til.
mr.i. hi-lodln. ttiMUuai Intt hmn Uwuh,
ImIimiuis iMtorJiintna. V'uaUiorlMd nmiua)
"Why don't you send - Admiral Mayo
and the powerful Atlantic fleet into the
war tone I men naked ma during the
war statesmen, naval officers, civilians.
Ueu still ask me why ' I didn't- send
Mayo and bis dreadnaughts to the
Aorta fen.. v . r
Probably - the man" who waa most
interested in the answer to this question
was Admiral Mayo himself.-- --. -
He wanted to go. He wanted a chance
to meet the Germans. He. could think of
aa aorta a.' argumente whxihe 'should
be allowed to take his fleet and lie
in wait for the enemy somewhere in the
North Bear and every; time he thought
or n new one, ne onerea n. . : -
. a . . a . . "
It Waa a qonstion-wpon 'which there
was a division in . aad cut ef the
My cwa first inclination was te dis
patch cur whols fleet, except a few ves
sels necessary for eoast patrol, to wat
ers wnere , ue- chance for a fight was
more promising than ca this side of the
ocean. - - . - - . -. , ; . -
- Blacked By LorisUca.
But against thia . inelinatioaand ia
answer ta Admiral nfayo's , persuasion
arose a very definite -and substantial
argument - - - t.1
.Mr m .... " . . .
Th naval, and military readers will
II0DKGS
GERhlAIIYDIRECT
COUNCIL DECIDES
. - . sn-sjmpsssssasm.ssa1,--,V.-- v '
British i and French Govern-
ments Reach Agreement On
' How To- Work Together
NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF - .
DEMANDS BEFORL TODAY
..f , i
Proposed Plan - Provides For
Comprehensiva ,' Sclieme) Of
Supervision sad Control fit
Oerm&ny's Sources Of Ser.
nne; Trench Delegates StOl
Insistent On Occupation
London, May L (By Tie' Associated
Preaa.) The British and Freveh gov
ernments have reached an agreement en
how - to deal with Germany to compel
payment ef reparations and. exact im.
mediate guarantees. -' In broad outline
it ia agreed that the Allien will make
a declaration tomorrow but not to Ger
many. ."'v-- . .- . '
. v . - , . pww
tiona commission will notify Germany
as to the amount she is required to pay
and how It ' is to be paid, together
with the proposed , financial controls.
Tha allies , will then, announce that
within ten day, thia period being- sub
ject to possible mod ill cation by the Su
preme Council tomorrow, they win pro
ceed to carry out the penalties if the
terms are not acceded to.
Te Central Secrcaa ef Beveaue.
The plan provides for a eohipreben
sire scheme of auperviaioa nnd control
of - Germany's sources of revenue. - It
is ' aot yet completed but while, the
experts are still working on it France
will proceed with all her military prep
arations for the occupation of the Buhr.
The French government will tomorrow
order the mobilisation of one addrtional
class. This in the general result of aa
agitated day ef conversations and conferences-
that seemed likely to -end in
sharp disagreement among the allies.
The agreement Waa brought about by
the intervention of )he Belgian foreign
minister, M. Jaartar. at a meetiaat of the
Supreme Council thia. afternoon.. The
wneie auDpeet, wui came ap for dis
cussion agaisf at another meeting at the
council tomorrow morning.- Both sides
feel that they measurably succeeded ia
having- their polieiee accepted. The
French parliament, ts not ia seas ion so
M Brian d waa able to accept a' abort
timsi extension, without having ta ex
plain te tha chamber, forthwith, while
Mr. lioyd George has satisfied aom
4rreo -opposing liberal opinion.
, The French Premier asked for British
naval - eo-eperatioa, auggnsting -the
blockade of Hamburg. The British
prima minister replied that Amerkaa
public opinion' would not approve of
suea a course, ana he eouid not agree to
a blockade which would bring the allies
into controversy with the United States.
iL BrmnA agreed to this point of view.
He added that the course of the. United
Btatca had1een absolutely correct.
Fiwadf 'Dclegases Uaeaay.
' Uneasiness atill exists among the
French delegates over the possibility
that Waahinftorf bit andearor tm m.Hi.
ate they declare this would not be
acceptable te them. The cause of this
impression ia not clear, hat aome of the
delegates have made it understood that
tt doee not originate with the French
smbamaeur, hi. Jusaerand. - - ,
M. Briand and the whole French dele
gation are sitting late tonight with
General Nollet, president of the inter
allied commission who waa summoned
by the French premier from Berlin to
give bis views. Notwithstanding the
agreement the French are net entirely
satisfied with" today's developments, and
the idea of aa ultimatum, which is be
lieved to bavevbeea largely due to the
influence of the British ambassador to
Germany Lord D Abernon. M. Briand
waa averse te delay, and it la reported
that be had undertaken that, failing
uermaay s. compliance, aome more
should" be made today. .
Indeed the French premier bad de
clared before the meeting of the coun
cil: I am decided upon the commence
ment of nesr penalties from today. I
mean by' thia that the necessary order
for mobilization will be given thia even
ing. Such is my posityn. X cannot act
otherwise.- f '
Atlantic Fleet
Into War Zone
understand-at once what X mean and
the force of the argument. Possibly
my civilian- -readers may be a little
puxaled. It ie reasonable enough to sup
pose that the word "logistics" refers
to logic, had so to some i well-consid
ered strategy er taetiea. Commonly it
doea hare reference to logic, aad. ia
ita particular aae by naval experts, to
what might be termed the logie of
hard .facta,
., Before defining . it further, . and
showing ita application to the prob
lems we. are considering let me tell a
little story , suggested to ma by this
mention of logic . .
A prominent and influential man was
one day trying to persuade President
Wilson that - a certain proposition he
had nude was right and wise aad even
imperative., When he found that he
waa falling he summed ap bis effort
ia the emphatic declaration I
?But Mr. President, it fa the logic,
ftida 4akawvrr.-a Klan ' .em'xM ami atnahtiAnl
Tee," said the President, "that would
be all right except for one thing."
"What is that J!" asked the man ia
deadly earnest. His ' sense - of humor
wae unhappily deficient. '
The President smiled, and then said
quietly, but conclusively t . .
There is na such thing aalsgie."
Aad the President wae right ia the
particular instance under discussion.
There must be no such thing aa logic
if logic is ta be aa obstacle to doing
the .big and brave and daring thing
(Continued Pa Purs Four.) J
MOREHEAD BACKS BYNUM
FOR FEDERAL JUDGESHIP
1 , CaarletW May Wsks femora,
bead, Bspublkaa Natlennl eeamlt
tssmsn, from North Carollaa waata'
f ' Jadge W. P. Bream appointed aaa
easawr to the late Judge Prltchard
to the beach af the clrealt court -
: of appeals la eaae the appointment '
cornea te North Carolina. In earning
. thane who have been epokea for the '
. place today, Mr. Merehead said
Jadge Bynnm arertepped the satire
field from. the aUadpoInt cf pre
fcesioaal aaaliSeatloaa aad ability. '
GERMANYWAUSOIi
Will Not Get In Touch With
London Conference Until
r Harding Makej Reply
f - ... - . '
, Berlin, May 1 The Carman gov.'
. eraaaeat doea aet propose to g
into toucJi with the Laadea caa.
, fereacc while awaiting Presldeat
1 HardMga answar to the German
, praposoL . . - -,r
Thia declarntlen was made today
by a member cf the government
, who, In discussing the rawer that
n sn neat Ion was earning from theY
entente that Germany present fresh
eeunter-prepsesls direct to the 8a
preme Cennell at London, aaldt
"Sc leag as the deer to Washing.
, tea Is open to aa, we do act pre
pose to knack at ether doors."
The government took a holiday
today, aad meet af the membera
Cf the cabinet were act evea In.
farmed of the pesaasje cf the Kacar
rseslntlea. The foreign efflce nlsa
In wHhent aewa f rcaV Waahlagtoa -which
might forecast tha early -pectlve
receipt a fa reply to the
Carmia ceaater-propeaala.
STATbT DEPARTMENT MARKS
TIMS PCNDING DEVELOPMENTS
Washington, May 1. Official! at the
State Department marked time today
pending final developments in regard
to German reparations at tha meet
ing Of the allied supreme eouncil in
London. Interest waa . manifested,
however, as -to tha smeunt of repara
tions 4t had been decided to impose
aa a result of the sgreement reached
between the t, British ' and French
today. ? .. . a .-. '
'All. comment was withheld because
of the session of the council schedule!
for tomorrow aad there waa aa intima
tion of what steps would be taken in
the ease the situation should warrant
further action, by the United States...
, It waa reiterated that the: American
government stands with. 4 the allies la
noldiag-tiermnay- laapaMttda-ta tS
foil extent af her ability to pay bat
that any nlan which - would unduly re
strict her- economic recuperation would
be regarded as unwise,' In ease the
terms arrived at are ia accord with thia
positioa, it ia expected that the Ger
man counter-proposals will , not 'be
forwarded from Washington":
The extension of time reported as
agreed upon by the delegates ' ta the
Supreme .Council, if for only 10 days,
Is expected to give v opportunity for
American official aad public opinion to
register .itself on the new reparations
demands. Whether that period will
be utilised by Secretary Hughes for
further conversation with tha allied
diplomata here waa a cjuestion on Which
officials wonld not comment tonight,
I
Adoption Of Knox Peace Reso
lution By House Not Expect
ed This Week
Washington, May 1 The Knox peace
resolution will be considered by ths
House and the emergency tariff bill and
Immigration restriction bill by the
Senate in this, the fourth week of the
extra session of Congress. Establish
ment of a Federal budget system will
also probably be considered in , theJ
House. '
Adoption by the House of the declara
tory peace measure ia not expected be
fore next week. The Knox resolution
sdopted yesterday, by the Senate by
the more than two to one. vote of 49 to
23, will be transmitted to the House
tomorrow for reference to the foreign
affairs committee. - ,
tight of way ia the Senate this week
ia to be given the emergency tariff and
immigration restriction 'bills. - Chair
man Penrose! of the Fins nee - Com
mittee hopes for passage - of the tariff
l-ill this week, but other leaders predict
two or more weeks of debate.
The army appropriation bill, .fixing
the size of the regular establishment
for the new fiscal year, probably will
be pessed by the House oh Tuesday,
with further fighting scheduled between
advocates of aa army of 150,000 men,
now provided, and those urging larger
forces. ,: ' '' . 1 -;" "'
Followinr the army bill, the- Housd
has a special rule pending for1 paasag)
of thf budget system Dili, for adjust
ment with the similar bill passed last
week by the Senate. ,
Work oa the $393,000,000 Nary ap
propriation bill passed by the House
is. to be started this week by the Senate
Naval committee.
Agricultural relief measures are being
prepared by both ' Senate, and House
agricultural committees with the pack
er control bill the first in prospect for
reports from both committees, s
Big Savannah Plant Closes.
Savannah, Ga- May IV While a num
ber ef the smaller Job printing plants
in Savannah, mostly whose proprietors
arc working printers, have signed the
44-honr week agreement, the plant , cf
Braid aad UUttoa, the largest of
Savannah, shut down Saturday aight
for- aa indefinite period. . Two other
large plants working non-union men are
AMERICAN ACTION
fLLl AULAn
UU0I If LLI nllLMU
FOR BOTHHOUSES
aot affected. ;- ' "
MELLON OUTLINES
TAX PROGRAM FOR ?
' -. '. ... ,' '- : I
. r ii i in,
Secretary Of The Treasury Rec-J
V AMflMAH,! D.M.AI f$ CiIiIMaI 1
viiiihciius nc(icu ui rcuciai
' Excess Profits Tax ,;
GENERAL SALES TAX .. '
' OPPOSED AT THIS TIME
Also Bequests jRepaal Of So.
Called Luxury Taxes Togeth
er With "Jfuisance" Taxes
Such As Those At Soda Foun.
tains ; Would Continue Trans.
' portatlon Tax Tor Present
; Washington, . May 1. Four specific
proposals for revision of the Federal
taxes are made to Congress by Secrc
tary. Molloa wh a reeommeadatloa for
early adtioa-so the new taxes can be
applied Vor this calendar year. They
are: .
Repeal cf the exeeas profits tax
aad the existing tl.eec Income ex. '
emptloa af , corporations, the- losa
af reveaaa to be made good by 'a
nsedified tax. en corporate profltn
""jer a Sat additional Income tax ca
cerpo rations to yield aa hggregata '
ef between $40e,iee,e09 and t5N,- -t
aeo,ece. -
Keadjuatment ef Income tax rates
sc thst aa Income will pay mora
thaa 4 per cent this year aaeT U
per coat thereafter, with a view to
predaclng aggregate reveansa sah -.
atantlally "eqniraleat ta the set,
aiated reeelpta from the Income tax
nider tha 'existing Inw;
Repeal af the nil called laxury
r taxea together, with the -Nntssaca"
taxes each, as these 4 node foan. ,
tain drinks, bat retention ef the
. transportation and' mlacellanaeaa
specific aalsa taxes. ' -
Impesltlea ef snfflelent new and
additional taxes of "arldo sppliea
tloa, aech as Increaaea) aaamp taxea
ar lies n taxes en the aae ef auto.
mobiles ta bring the total revenaea f
from Internal taxes after, making.
, the changes above suggested , ta
' .Liiil ' S. mJU AAA AAA Hu.1
'k.
' aam lasi mnd --' -- A
- - - , Penrose Cats .'Capy:.:-.,;:,,
Tie Secrets fy's' suggestions are con
tained in a letter to Chairman Fordney
of tub House Ways aad Means commit
tee which waa made public today as tha
Treasury depnrrmenV A opy of It also
was transmitted to Chairmaa Fsnroaa,
el tha Senate FiUanee C onus ittss. ,
p-lIfTlfellon suggesl's adopUoa of ad
ministratlva amendments te the ree
aue laws ' simplifying eolleetiong 'and
Cniu settlements and pejmlttiof under
safeguards, the carrying over; of act
losses by tax payers fa rone year an a
deduction-from ineamea of sueeeediag
year. -
"The. Treasury is not prepared' Mr.
atelloa soya, to recommend at this
time any general tax; and particularly
if the general sales tax is to supercede
the highly productive speciis salsa tax
now in effect en many relatively non
essential artieles.' ' ,
Cant Repeal, Transportation Tan.'
Mr. Mellon says also that h wishea
It were possible to recommend the ra
pe la of the transportation tax but adds
that it produces snnuslly. around $33V
000,000 and its repeal cannot be effected
with safety "unless Congress has aa
acceptable substitute to offer
The Secretary of the Treasury also
suggests to Congress that H mar be
"advisable" to take action by statute
or by constitutional amendment to re
strict further issues of tax exempt se
curities. : '
Emphasizing that expenditures for'
this fiscal year hove been at the rata
of 45,000,000 Mr. Mellon warns Congress
that the nation "cannot continue to
spend at tbia shocking rate.' Substan
tial cuts in current expenditures, he
says, offer the only tmpC of effective
relief from the tax burdea.
"The last Congress," he goes on to
Say, "made n creditable record in re
ducing appropriations nnd it effected
substantial economies. Notwithstanding
ths reduced appropriations, however, ex
penditures have continued unexpectedly
high and the reduction in expenditures
has barely hept pace with the' shrink
age in receipts.
Future Expenditures Uaeertsia.
Mr. Mellon says that estimates for the
fiscal year 1923 are subject to great
uncertainty as to both receipts snd ex
penditures. The estimated collections
of $3,000,000,000 of international taxes
sre based on the provisions of existing
law, he adds, and are $850,000,000 less
than the estimated collections for 1921
chiefly because of the shrinksge la busi
ness. The estimate of about $546,000,000
for payment to the railroads in 1922
is made necessary by the provisions of
the transportation act and increased es
timates from the director general of
railroads. In absence of drastic cuts in
military and naval expenditures there
is almost w prospect, according to the
estimates of any substantial available
surplus evea in the fiscal year of 1922,"
SHOCKS FROM EARTHQUAKE
REGISTERED IN WABHlNCiTUN.
Washington, May V An eartkqaahe,
described aa severe aad located prob
ably la Central America, was 'recorded
ca the aelsmegTsph st'ecrgetewn Uni.
varsity beginning at 11:4 this morning.
The tremcra continued until 1 a. m-, the
maximum iateaslty being reached at
Hit. .-.-
UlfKXPKCTED SOURCES.
Mm. Wlggs of the Cabbala
Patek ears: "Wt never can tell
where our pleasures ars eomlng
from." The asms Is true often
times of our work and buslnsss.
Opportunities appear from the
most unexpected sourcss espsclal
4r If the Want A4 Columns are
watched carefully. . .
The hoeta of people who each day
scan the Went Ads are Impelled by
many necessities and desirse to seslt
the buyer, ths seller, the worker,
the employer, the Investor, the
landlord and the ssrent. To all of
these the Want AdS'-oarry Import
ant messages. ...
Phbhe- w-our want ad man wHI
gladly call for penr ad.
'STICKING"
BLAMED ON RETAIL
PRICES FOR GOODS
NO FURTHER STEPS
TO PREVENT STRIKE
- - - -.-. . - -. . ; .....
Reports . Indicate That Some
Marine Workers Have AI
ready Waited Out - '.
Washington. May, 1. While reoorta
to both the Shipping Board nnd repre
sentatives of the marina worh.rs here
today indicated that some workers were
walking out. rather thaa accept the
board's wage cut of IS per cent which
became effective at midnight last night,
Secretary Davis conferred with auioa
aeadr on the wage controversy which
threatens a, general tie-up' ef shipping
a lii..!.' w is. a M .
as jiu.niic, racino ana uuu pons, dui
without apparent definite result, v
Inasmuch as tha uaioas have request
ed that a wage eontmiaaioa be appointed
by direction of President Harding to
adjust tha dispute and Shipping Board
emeiais have said they would follow
the wishes of the President, it waa
said tonight that the next move would
perhaps come from the ship owners.
Some confusion was apparent tonight
regarding the appointment of a com
mission by -direction of the President
to decide; the controversy sr requested
by salon beads. At the White House
it waa reiterated that the matter had
been placed by the Presideat entirely
in' the bands of Secretaries Paris aad
Hoover,'
- At the Department of labor, however,
it. was said that Secretary Davis had
not been so informed by the President
aad it was-' indicated that the matter
was still in the hands ef the President
so far. aa the appointment of a com.
31asioa ' was concerned. Secretary
oover. Commerce' Department officials
said, baa as yet taken no step ia the
matter. Union heads declared that
they also were without information aa
to what aetioa the Presideat had taken
in respoaae to their request.
While orders for a 13 per eent wage
cut were Issued Friday after ths
marina workers' refusal ta accept Chair
maa Benson's proposals for a new wsge
agreement. Snipping Board officiate de
clared, tba final adjustment at ths eon
trovsrsy would await aay aetioa Presi
dent Harding might take. Bo far,
board officials stated, few ships have
been bald in- part because cf the mea
refusing te sign- at the reduced wage.
Ultimate disposal of the marine labor
problem-"having been placed iathe
heads of Seoetariee Davis aad Hoover,
according to White- House statements,
it waa believed that the labor Depart
ment ' eoafereaeee- with union heads
might be preparatory to selection of n
wsge commission.) Beieetlon or a tnira
party by the two secretaries to serve
with them as a board, it was said, would
fulfill the requirements of the unions'
request.
BANKERS ARRIVE FOR
PINEHURST CONVENTION
Members Of Zxaoutive Council
Of American Bankers' Alio.
elation To Meet -
Pinehurst, May l.-Jourteen pullmans
rolled into Pinehurst this morning snd
disgorged the executive council of the
American Bankers Association, which
will assemble here ia conclave and in
cidentally play golf through this week,
Today a arrivals included sll the officers
of the association and members of the
executive council from every State and
territory in the union, together, la many
instances, with their families and sec
retaries.
The only North Carolina bankers that
have already arrived are; W. (1. Wil
liamson, of Charlotte, and James A.
Oray, ef the Wachovia Bank A Trust
Con of Winston-Salem, but n good at
tendance of the State bankers is ex
pected in view of the litigation now go
ing on between the State and Federal
Keserve Desks.
FIRST OFFICIAL LIST OF -
DatAFT EVADEKS REPORTED.
Chicago, May 1 The first official list
of draft evaders in the sixth armr corps
sres, embracing Illinois, Michigan and I
Wisconsin, naa Deea reeeirea ai ton
Sheridnn, it was ani.ounced today. The
list contained 17,000 names.
The names will be printed and sent
out to newspapers, postofflees, draft
beards, county sheriffs and chiefs of
police. A reward of $S0 will be offered
for the capture of each man named on
the lists, ,
MANY ATTEND DOUBLE
FUNERAL IN HIGH POINT
High Point, May 1. More than 2,000
High Point citizens attended a double
military funeral held here this after
noon in Wesley Memorial Me-Uipdist
church for John D. Grant aad Bert
Whitehart, who were killed in aetioa ia
France. The church auditorium was
filled and hundreds stood on ths out
side. Bev. W. A. Lambcrth, aad other
local ministers were in charge of the
funeral services. Members of-ths local
post Veterans ef Foreign " Wars aad
American Legion attended. Music was
furnished by the Elks bend. The in
terment was in Oakwood cemetery here.
W. HERMAN B08EM0ND DIES
AT HOMI IN BILLSBORO
Hillsboro, Msy J. W. Herman Rosa
mond died suddenly- of heart failure
last night at 11 JO in his apartments at
the Corbinton Inn. The funeral will
take place Monday" afternoon at S
o'clock.' He is survived by his wife,
mother, father and several brothers and
sisters.. He waa ia hir 40th year.
BRITISH FORCES WITHDRAW
r . FROM PERSIA. SAYS REPORT
t Biga, May ' l.A i wireless message
from Moscow today - announced the
withdrawal of the British from Persia.
A Russian 'diplomatic missiuu baa ar
rived in Tehrerani ths Portion, capital,
ike measaca adds.'
POINT
Federal Fteserve Board: Find!
Stumbling Block To Court
try's Readjustment ' . 'K
FREIGHT CHARGES ANQ
WAGES BLAMED ALSO IN .
REVIEW OF SITUATION
Cos! and 8teeJ Prices Ooasid.
ersd Important . .factors Za
s Waj Of Setnrn To Kormal
. Conditions; Predicted Bust
nets Recovery Not Seallxed
As Predicted But Improved
Feeling Shown During; April;
Wholesale Prices Hot la
Process Of Arrest; Extreme
Unevennen la Prices fitrilu
Uf Feature
- ' ' v 1
Washington, May 1-Betail prices ap
pear to be the 'sticking point in tha
Country's readjustment process, tba Fed.
eral Reserve Board said today ia a gen
oral review ef business and financial
conditions for April. Other factors re-)
tarding readjustment were said ta be
high transportation charges, wages aad .
coal aad steel priees. ... -.
Complete business recovery, tba board .
continued, has been longer than was pre- .
aictea generally at tne close- el tha
past year and expectations that , thia
spring would see economia and business ; '
readjustment fairly completed have aot '
been realised. Nevertheless, it added, '
the month of April haa givea evidence
of aa improved feeling developing with
regard to bnsineee and the emtloot -
generally.
-Prices, tha review continued, had
been the pivotal point ia the business ,
situation since the recession movement
began but autumn. The fall ia whole- -sale
prices, whlah has been continuous
and at times precipitate, it declared,
appears to be ia a process af arras tl
they having shewn a greater degrse el
stability during April.
- Vaevea Price teducUevm, . f
Extreme uneven new in price redue
tioas, however, the board eaid ia anal
of the' striking features ia the present
iaduatriai . situation. -' While ia many
Important liaea of wholesale trade pre
war prices exist, ia other lines com.
moditiea are being sold at twice or (
evsa more than twice the 1913 values.
The same aaevenness exists, tha board
sxpjaintbetir.ca jw msterisla aad
(he finlahea products, ia ths same ia .
dustry, , .i,-; -, . ; )
Baw cotton, the board declared. Ii
lower than the 1913 level aad wool is -
about a third higher thaa before tha ,
war, but cotton goods are at least- 2Q
per eent higher thaa in U13 and woolen
cloth ia approximately twice aa high
aa the pre-war level. Ia the hide and.
leather industry, tba discrepancy ia
evea greater, the board asserted, tba
present, price of shins being one-third .
under pre-war levels, while the price '
of shoes is twice as high as in 11S.
While labor has been participating ia
the readjustment process, the board cone ;
tinned, the participation Bus been an
even as between different industries, aa
well as differeat sections of tha ec-un
try and different groups of labor. ;
. Farm Ceadltlbas Favorable.
The agricultural "situation during the
month waa characterised as generally
favorable, although the fruit growing -sections
suffered from cold weather,
Good progress baa been made la plant
ing a crop ia tha cotton Statea, tha
board aaid, while grain movement baa
increased. y -'
'Little demand for coal ia reported, :
the board aaid,- but petroleum produc
tion haa gained. The influence which
the recent reduction in steel priees
will .exert is still uncertain, tha board
declared. Cotton consumption figures
for April were unavailable, but for '
March in the country aa a whole.
amounted to 437,933 bales, or less then
23 per cent below the total for March .
of last year. A continued increase ia
the manufacturing activity of tha silk
mills was reported. .
While the earlier reports indicated
a very large reduction ia eottoa aerai
age, rduetion la now genrauy anaers -
stood to be not so great ss nnd pren
ously been indicated, the board's April
business and financial review says. Ia
ths southwest, the announcement nays
it is reported' the decras will be ah
least ZS per eent and as much aa 80 per
cent in some sections!. In tha nouthv
east, it says, conservative estimates,
place the reductloa at 10 to SO -pe e
from last year's acreage. Ia California .
and Arixona ,the acreage thia aeasoa
will be reduced as much as 69 par eent -in
some sections and much af it will be
volunteer eottoa grown from last year's
plantings.
The use 'of fertiliser for eottoa baa
been considerably less thaa during
previous years, being estimated at about
one-fourth to one-third aa much as used
a year ago ths rport states.
There waa greater statnuxattoa in tne
price of gray goods during the month,
according to the report nnd the priee ;
of gray goods after declining te 4 1-4
eenta a yard advanced allghtly. "Never
theless the New England district re
ports that at present priees the spread
beween a pound of cloth and a pound '
of raw cotton is only 231-8 cents where
as a year ago it was approximately a ,
dollar," it says.
- Textile Bitaatlen in Sosttn. - - '
Textile mills in the South ere re
ported to be running approximately
full time in the Richmond banh'a dis
trict. "Some orders afe being received
for goods need for print eloth tt says,
"and orders for future delivery are
slso being taken by knitting mills ia
the district Wage cuts in tha South
ern mills 'have been mora draatic than,,
ia other sections aad it aaid that
manv Deonle ia the trade claim that tha
reductions have been ia keeping wiia,
the lowered prices for raw material.
Ia the Atlanta district a number eg
reporting mi lie show aa increase i
yardage of 4.3 per eent ever February(
although there waa a decease or. j.j;
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