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NO. ,1.
LZREAPP0U1TED
FORSOmE OFFICES
Aivrxcmcnt From. Fourth To
Thi.-d Class May do ine
Trick, Homer Lyon Learns.
irtt? HOLE LEFT. OPEN,
CONGRESSMAN INFORMED
CivE Service Commission May
Dc tf da Otherwise, Aislstaat
Postmaster General Writes
. Nomination of Taft Tor Su
preme Court Expected; Per
: "iniasr tfoaMe To Visit State
IJ, J?fn u4 Observer Barean, , .
BOJ District National Bank Bldg,
1!
Hy COWARD E. BRITTQS - - -
' ra. - X TP!...
Washington, Jus SO. There J i
streak of food luck for pottmastera tf
the fourth elan whost ait
idrnnwd to third elan in. th tanounet
meat ' that hM . . Congressman
Lyot: from Third Aitnt Postmaster
Cetera! Hubert Work, if tu t,ieii
fimiew Gomntirtl grcr end ih Bt-
I nblleaa ndilalitratlon doet oi toll
bull en th ptaa outlined tt Bepreeen
Utirt Lyon. Inquiry bud beet msds of
kin toneernitg 4h atatut ,tf .. pev
aatteri tf the fourth clas when their
office bteamt third tin, nd vrtt
to the Postottct DepartmeBt about tbt
mattar. And htr i th reply kt ka
reneived front f Assistant Potinuitar
iGeaeral Work
lf tte Civil Berrien ; Coramiuioa
tonrur, it way be peasibl to facilitat
the appointment of third elaee pottmat
ten by th mppointment of the present
Incumbent, Is thoee ease whera
fourth elatt eJfic la tdvaactd to a
third class oSce, To aectrtaia whether
br ant tie tervte would probably bt
Irnentted ty rtaprmiBtiaeat, f
kr enxiout t gt all laforaatloa per
bi ubU a?r tta fartet7HnJ
kioBt at to the o,ualitjr of tho eerviee
hi aueh footlk elai postmaatff ka
bee a rn4majr.i Enaoewd le lie of
bCctt whkh o be aiat4 -ana
We will arprit tf itoa U woa
It over aad aa'iao-"'" " mjji
If tha aertir ia any ofBeowith which
fcoa are f" A
I , HmO Na Xxprrted.
j L ! !! lottr tho d&jCuTHnii
t fii! Tosn. ki IrpBrtmnt ia to ad
Jeilfe fouith alaie poetmaeterl tBithird
t:s V 5tmfc " whero th ofttet e
ft!iich they k te rherra karo adraneea
U valine ttk K ia Kit. i? maI nmwn
-for foorth pottmartera a.TectL
ft ia hardly thnght that tha Ckil Ser
rife Commuvoa will objoct. at 4 ao it
)oi ki good for th nea who office
hT beta idvaaeed to th titltd claia.
I la replying AaelataDt Poitmaster
general Weti, ConrcMmaa Ioa aaid
m perti . s. ;.- f
f "I aot ttt th Icpartnual will ta
ippoint th preeeat poetmaeleii if the
Civil frrke -CommiMioa Miear. J
fcar checked r th list and lad tk
EollnwiEj office ia my dtitrieti
i!ope MU!i,Joltoa, Dale Ctk, fab
Huff, I'erkton,' Anglfr, Boardata afd
pouaeiL I petfoaall iaow aumbr
- bt th ptDi.iter at thee pce and
bar received petitions and Mler of
ladoraenient frnra tho othfii I feel
jluiU eure thtVth pronrat ptstauMUr
M ach of thrlabov office er at tho
kreteat tiuo firing entire ttt ifn'tloa."
' f Thr art iy portmasten t North
Ckroliaa who wll bo reappoiuud If th
prenio aiad If atad gooi b th Civil
rrrv Commifiiori, tho list f poitof
jfice of th ff uth dam araneed to
the third elati North Care'Mta beiott
fingitr, Atkin' , Battlebor, Baker
Jri.Ie, Bcltoa. 1 tie, Buie Creek, Baa
liera lh, lUy' rn, Boardmja, Candor,
ClenUBii, Cou -il, CulbeiiOi, CaaJUr,
(Diitawbe, Coanl .BpriEgi, Jary, Clill
bide, Cijda, Bklias, Dorar, Klk Park,
lEUerbe, Fuqu jr Bpriar, fair Bluff,
Plat Bock, Ga yiburg, Garhad, Gate
. Irille, .Gmlonl Collnge, , lw Birr,
Hop Xlii:s, Hi hlaadi, Jackioa Sprint,
Jamenilie, J feraoavillr, CioweU,. I
jem, Maeon, 2 4jnoli( Mot at Pleaaant,
OPineTiil, Sair.Td, FiTta 6unbor.it,
EITreatoa, Wooilad and Yatkinviil.
LiaiMjr (lie At StataetilL t '
Th Unary eM is at a taadtil
titinf for tie priatiaf th tetti
ony 'jitea ' th hcir of th
bwgro protest fcgniaet tha eontrmatioa
land a th ropy for tho paster did not
irrh tho goyrranieEt , arintiaf office
jtn.til todar, ing - to lorn mii np
in the offiro of Benator Irast who ex
jpresrd fcimatlf : a ovano to hiring
Jt printed. And thar i anietah obout
:' .beiag'itia.U fcubli. I'ili topka to
ib printed are 1ntend-d oaly for
jme)r ef th " judkU-'f . committee
eni U'h ntW ft-n a tore vha desiro to
ll.sre enpie. It Bity b th-t tho commit-'t-e
iU orier the report aad palilie.
Mt f hi hn at beta dn yet. And
jth P.f-jt lics aro wanillinf to hsr
J o aridch ef the no of th turreader
j thi itfrro. ( ef lina-y get to the
j'- 1 J t tj e t(""riirT vatM are bnp
i J lit it e ? r.-a ;hem, and that
' t P'lUirit. at- least iu
i " -i I, k i r n.a U rinw in th
CXIV.
jl'-"'' ' tie ; nste d etrift eemmit
' ' ;t t"-rrnw w;n ia all prob-i
i !;-, ! '-p f Corj;ree for j
!' i! i h."'f! to be eipeeiej
' : ' . ! t Thi"t In '
1 ' rf ! i r .
'- ' ' -i .. ' 1 to t . .
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SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
FRENCH BUILD VILLAGE FOR WAR HEROES
Or . : 7 - ' 1 ...
I
it tv f en of th (Ireets of "Victor Villaie. oa tha outskirt of Pari
eri-luilvely. The Tiling wa boilt by
r'rane. Many partially or totally disabled Heroes ana tnair ramiiiea win tnus
Harding Calls
DealForMmlnlTie Army
mm killsi
Severe Rain and Thunderstorm
Visits Elizabeth City Sec
i 5 I tlon of State L
ElUabsth rtityi jam JO. Paa ine
kQdgott, four year old daughter of Mr.
and Alia. Ion llidgett, waa Instantly
kiDed at tho hom of her psreita near
Camdea eOnrt house, four mile from
her during a sever oleetrieal storm
tbi ifteraooD, , " ' ' ' ", '
- The tragedy ooeurred at JUd wUra th
ehild and JViiUra trarfles, a neighbor'a
eight year old on, wr playing ia tho
back yard, Tho two had rua tindrr th
shelter of omall milk house it the
tlm bnt tho boy wa only it tinned by
the stroke, l lie b8 ttitvered erpion-
whea T-hvsundar hurriedij -aictid
from ia.- ibetb. City hud ;jchel
tb Km, .
Th it arm, a local tbonitcrst'enB, a
eempaaled by beary rainfalband high
wind, descended upoa this city tliii af
ternoon with little Warning. Xiraba were
ton frm tree oa nearly ry reii
deaeo street and th street wer flood
ed With water. .All ever thoity wires
were dowa and at least thre light aad
power elrtuit wer broken. ; Linsnien
wr busy wlthi a few wiinntn fier
th rain bad subsided, aad tha broken
elreuita mended befor BightfHll. U ''
Uow far th atara ((tended unto
Camden and Currituck 1 &ot know but
It did sot rmch nor than thre mile)
and along tie Norfolk Boathrew railroad
ia th direetioa of Hertford. Peonlo
arrtring her oa tar- afternoon1 trala
from Baleigh had parsed through no
raia and wer astounded at this city 'a
flooded aad debria atrtwa atreet. T
PROMINENT WHITAtERS -
. : MAN DIES SUDDENLY
Bocky. Mount. Jun' m&-1f. ,'B.
CutcBin, retired rehantiad proi4
near ousinest man or widtakit, died
at hi homo la that towl Inst night
Awarding to tho iafornnloa tweeived
hr. Mr, Catehla retired rear) lust
night, complaining that hi Wa feeling
oaaiy. jus apparent rcmessnoa
aroused hi Wife about '(lock and
npoa inrestignting she ft ,y hiin i
aa naeonacioa mndtt.na.. W aeref
rallied and denth folliwiJ ia Irtout at
noar. up vntu thi tiwi Mr. cutchia
had boea la th best of kfeltt, and th
xaet cans 'of hi desti ktijaot yot
beea learned; ,:L 1 i
Th docead, who wJ dt years o
g, waa th o ef tie Mo J. 11.
Cutchin, and . promia-ilty identified
throaehout. thi section l"f the flat
II ia survived by hi fide aad one
daughter, Mrs. 3, B. WiB ah r. ' f
KINSTON FL00Da);3Y 1
HEAYY D0VVWP0IJ3OF RAIN
4
Eiaitoa,
eloudbiirst
city thi
flooded tha
evening water
p at Biany
Irm is old
rroeeinfrt.
ai commiaaiotL '
Clk er-
petted to b ia. darki'Si
for. hoar.
iieary crop damage is a-ed. " J
KIWI AND OB3ER
l lTO GITS '
rVU. DETAIL!
Bit FIGHT
Compile detalw !
tk Dempaey-
Crswtler f ht at )
1 citr,
arday aftrr, fu
Ik champion.
hip of tho world.
U b received
rr, rooad hy
by tk w and O
rosed, blow Ky iln.
aid the Infor-
wiauoa farniah4 b
ateraphea a'
it rlieo Ihlo office.
Tko publie geaen
f Is Invited t
thi snatiaveo and e'
d patch wi 1
be read from a win
w of the fir
and (Jhrvrr hoildl dr ea Weit Mar.
I I Hrxt, i mt!irii,. wUfcj I;,
I r. t. I
j 1M bai-'o will IdecM whether
i l ' tal. t r ratals) It
i A .., in the i. a of J-s
mm
Jua 20. A i
trert of It
is kneel 4
Th iigMi SJ
and tie ;
RALEIGH. N.
public aubieriptioa and fund ar being
For Square
Calls Attention of Congress To
I Provision Involving Dismis
I : sal of Men
FURTHER LEGISLATION
p1CES$ABYAS REMEDY
Peelarei Diamlaial of Men To
; Cut Army To 100,000 Would
' Work Injuitioa
' "Wellington, , Jun 30.-Trsideut
Bardmg signed today th annual army
appropriation bill, directing reduction
of Jhe jregnlaTr -army to 150.0(n wa
by October 1 lt at ; th cam tint
advised Consreef that, ill hi opinion
further Ifgislirtioa might W roquintd
io teller tha government, or the .
barrassmeBt of Tiolnting its oWigntieoi
to enliitcd mea whose discharge the
radneuoa fxu piaho Beceasnry. '
Beennwi of a provisio! in th lill
f orWilding th 'V,-PpaTtmant;.to x-
need tii fc-tuvl amount , pproprlited,
in rtesmenr lata thar it Ah, i.rttor
of the act wer followed grard in
justice might b don in th dismissal
of men who tad enlisted under
dell nit Contract. . t ,
VmM aak Wnr W.IUf :
Th BwreUry of Wr. "ai.f"th
Prefldent in hi tnessng to Congreu,
"will seek to avoid th ereation of any
aeneit, , proibirrdBctt-di
velop in jiwt proeeednr to reduce
our enlisted force I will report to th
Congress at th earliest possible day
ana ask it td raUet the emtrraaa
ment of th Secretary of Wsr,"
Tb Presidont ia understood to bare
adopted this course instead of vetoing
the measure beeaus th; fiscnl year
for which th bill, appropriate! funds
oegini tomorrow,' f j
" Metaago . To .Coagrooa..- i
Air.. Bardiag ont thi message to
tut oenat sad Jiouset r- r ;
"I am advUIng the Conares of nr
approval otJlBJOtjaJillljjiaklng
provision fr the maintenanc and
support of th United Statea gray for
ta ssei year img Jaly 80, 1922
I cannot-relist ealllng to' the attea
tion of Congrea jt thia. time the Tory
great embarrassment in carrying out
ita proviaionl while dealina? iuitiv with
th enlisted force of th army so that
a later call for . a alight modification
may not 1 wholly without notice,
lo bill necessitate very large
reduction i tho enlisted personnel ot
the army and it is doubtleas that this
roduetloa can bo . brought about with
out th summary dismissal of many
'thousands ot man who hart a right to
expect at th hands of the government
the" rams moral obligation , which the
government requires ef the whta they
enlist for service. " , .,f s ;
WM Dcmoralls itrmyl
"In perfect good' faith the recretary
of War will proceed to rcdue th armv
to figum contemplated by the - Con
gress. Th normal rrpi ration, of n
listments ; probablyA wm - approximtt
on half th reduction which th C
gross has directed aad every effort fUl
bt mad go meet th requL-emenU'of
th Coajres at th earliest possible
day. I would not feel justified ia ask
ing th Fecretary ef War to Bforct the
dlsmlaj.il cf men who hare enlisted for
depart term of -swvtraj There ser mi
to bo a moral obligation Involved, the
violation of which would be demoratoK
ing te Hi spirit of the army itaelf, aaH
might prove a very scrjous disoeurage
ment whet alitmata' ar desind fa
th fatur. . f . .. "
I hTt thotiRht I otght to ssy the
thing to th Congress now beeaaa in
its earneat desir t geduot th army
rwrsonntl and limit army expenditure
the Centres ha eapcaUy pturld-'d
that a deficit h) b created. Tlie
eecretary of War will seek to avoid the
creation of any dfjit, but it a, pos
sible deficit develojs ia a just' pro
ectur te reJur out. enlisted fureea, 1
will report to tho Congre at the
srllent ponaiM dar and k them to
rci eve t' e embrrsM rrat of tls -rotary
ef War, and ui k such J rot i. s
as Will t vnc'rv"i9 dl j tlr v ')
our en -'ed rn n
k--p f :ii with the
fuilest poetibl rlerr--'
ile al:
; ti
: t
He
C0B-
C, FRIDAY MORNING. JULY U1921.
built for war hero and thir fain'Jiei
raised for aimilar Tillage throughout
o nonsca rre or cnarg. t
Measure Now In Senate and Is
Expected To Go To President
' Harding Today ;
"ryaiTngtoB. , jBiir- to,-Praiaaat
Harding tomorrow ti ipected to recelr
th eompromi Coagrional resolution
ending th state f war with Germany
aid Austria. " V
By vote of 2fi3 to W, the Boast to
day adopted th tonferenet draft of tb
resolution and it waa taken np In tha
Senate aTfeirJieuTf later ia aa tffort
to eornj lct it enact ment, but , went
trer, after. an konr'a debate, nntil to
morrow with- favorablo action then, aald
W ti smrdr;
' Puvnssion In botk jBonaU .is.d Ilouie
contcrcd mainly on tthe provlsii-n j
to entmy alien preutrty. and t'ao on
'trorWrjf ':ndJii .th state of ai
by decmrmpeac,r byepalteJ the
war resolutions, Representative Flood,
of Virginia, sonior Poxoerat ot th for
clgn affaics committee, said the cointry
hai been saved frciii humiliation by
doc ision to aeclart tat ef p. 'ace. Sen
ator Knox, Bcpablican, Peansylvania,
author of the original peat meaaure
sal.l that cither method would accom
plih tho dealreA-wilt,:'7r.'r-f
That treaty; of peae li to follow
the peneo resolution waa suggested hy
Senator Knoi And other during fca
ato Uisetuuion Beferring to th reso
lution's prcvUiont for holding tnemy
Mien rroperty, Senator Knot aaid it
meant '"luthuig but an expression br
CongTi-ii thst we do not Intend to bar
ehimn f tb United Btate (against
enemy imn tries) ignored, waived or not
rrsitcetnt. - ;
"Thia is only a auggestion," Senator
Kncx fcntinnid, "tolbo Frtsideiit when
bt comet to aettle the terms of pence
with Genua nv, that these things thould
b taken uUT9t Tho President may
ignor th suggestions. Th statns of
uffalx than may be such when wo come
to negotiate that treaty that w snay ba
more lenient with-Germaays- or w
might require mor dnutie ttmu."
NAVAL APPROPRIATION
BILL TIED UP IN SENATE
Deadlock Will Cause Technical
yLapee of Tunda; PJan
"5 Emwgency Btaolution
Washington, Jun M.ObJeetion
us reaucuon in in ftaval appro-
nation bill today tied tip th measure
i the Senate -and, with all oppropria
tim expiring with'th fiscal year at
nidnight tonight,' caused technical
kp in funds. -'
. Final fliipoiitioa of th bill tomorrow
ws the aim and hop of leaden ot both
the Senate and House, cot they were
prepared to rush through aa emergency
resolution continuing present naval o-
priaUoas should th deadlock continue.
Numerous coaferenoea wer held t
day betraen kienate leader and one it
was decided to yield t tho Hons on
U point! and rush tha bill to the Preei-
dent to avoid lopre of th appropria
tions, ; ; ";' -".V--.t '
later it was decided to throw th ra
ti re matter into the Benat tomorrow,
with, th result, in doubt.
; rjenst oppoaitlon, to th Doute eon-
ferenc report wa largely on two item
elimination of all provisions for air
plane enrriers and a bouse amendment
broadening the Navy retirement law
so arto extend rckular retirement psy
and other privileges to a!ited men as
wl,, o6te ra' of tb reserr corps,.
ARTHli GRIFFITH CETS
" TXLEASE FROM PRISON
Du!
,"0-(Ity the Awocuted
Grir Ui, f.'iin.ler of the
.uiraiuin, and rro?eor
, pre'nlent of l1- C.aelic
'"a. 1 from '3 'Ji:t Jey
a.''lrnn.
Prcin'
f inn
John
Iv
pri.-
ADOPTED !H HOUSE
of mi
MAIi'S JEALO
. DIES IN HOSPITAL
Miss Lola Ecklin. Who Was
Shot By Leslie Cox, Sue- '
? cumtjs To Pistol Wounds ,
PARENTS OVERCOME BY
: THEIR GREAT DISTRESS
Brave Fight For Life Made By
Yonn, Woman Who Was
. ' Shot Swday Right By Yonog
- Man Ia Kt of Anger; Telia
, Friends She Ead No E-WO
Toward Cox "
WaahingtonJuniJOlfier a valiant
and cneoaragoont fight for life. Mist
Lola Ecklin, '; who was shot twlct by
Leslie Coi5nndyftrnoo bicaus
th wa i ,tht tomptny of nnother
yoing man, died thia morning, at T
o'clock at the Washington hospital, just
8 hour after the death of Cos at th
Fowl Memorial hospital.-' " ?
Sh waa coaaeiooa almost nntil "the
last moment in spits ' of tht aeut paia
Thick her wound csosed br. Mis
EcUiaV-vaft.VnaeidF.JA
tht lym'pnthF of th ntirt city Jn tt
nfortnnat affair, which, waa ii no
way her fault,. "While th battled for
life at tht hospital, teoret of call war
made there daily by her friend,, who
wer anxious to keep in touch with her
condition. - " a '--;(
'.Th body was removsd front th hos
pital shortly after noon today aad waa
carried to th Ecklin home Neighbor
a-cTIRcWwIlirtcari it-enming dowa
their cheek, mm and women alii,
gathered at tht horn in tho tffort to
b of torn terries or to reliTt ti
distress of tht girl's relative. Th
girl' parent war ?. tompletoly r
whelmed with frief. Mr. EckUn. after
tht strain ft f tht part threw day, gve
ont shortly befort tht body waa brought
home. Tht t-otbtr it alao tuffering
treat aniruiah. -
t--Thw-irrTretth
before 7 o'clock this morning. Her con
dition bad been declared boptlmt mt
rat hnnra hf nra then. - Oa Monday
and "TtdiF tht" teomedi -tor
toed ehane of recovery . and taw
number of visitors with' whom she talk-
,i .ymIw MBtirdiar tha ahootim. . -' .'
.knew that k wat wot hiumTf
tb U raid to bar tmartei -ow ne
ocea-ioai "and I do not .' harbor any
hard feeling tgainst him. I am a
sorry for bint aa I can bo and X hop
that kt. via not J.--v ir?
fEven when k grabbed my arm tnd
swung m around, aad when I aaw tht
msiverTla-nl hand,--eUa atc-anTt
any idea that he would actually aboot,1
she aaid a nnother timtv , : : . 1
DENTAL SOCIEH CLOSES
ITS ANNUAL CONVENTION
Wrightavillt) Beach Gets Ifext
. Convention of Horth Caro-
JliJJlnaiAssociatlon' V
Charlotte, Jun S After telecting
WrightsvUlt Beach for tht next meet-
ing place ana ,. insauuns; iia bvwij
elected onleert, tht North Carolina
Dental Society adjourned ita conven
tion thia morning. Addressee wort
md by Dr. T. a Heatwole. of Baltl
more, ancT Dr. Harry B." Johnson, of
Atlanta. , . .
The bona of delegate! preteatod
memoriala aa followet "Pr,. Bustell
Graham Bherrill,' tf Ealeigh. by Dr.
EL a Iinobergcr, f Baleight Dr.
Dan W. Parrott," f Kinston, by Dr.
J. G. Pool, ot Kinston; ' 'Dr. J. H.
Getty. of Forest City, by Dr. Alexan
der Newton, of Forest Cityj Dr. A. M.
Dula,'! of Morganto, by Dr. L P,
Joter, of Morgaaton. "
Tho last bnsinetf wat tht appoint
ment by tbt new president. Dr. W. M.
Robey, ot standing committeet at fol
lows: -. '
ExeeutiTt J. H. Whler, chairman,
Greensboro; J. H. Jadd, Fayttttrillt;
J. A. hi tLung,. 'Winston Rale m.
Ethics J. H. EdmondeoB, coairman.
Wilson i W, T. Tiartin, of Benson f W.
B, Ramsey, Hickory. 1 : v.
LrgialatiTO F. I Bant, chairman,
Asheville; J. M. Fleming," . Baleighj
E. J. Tucker, Itoxboro. -
AadittngwDft-Whitleld Cobb, chalr
maB, P. a Hull, Charlotte! J. 1L Hol
land, fta tesrillo. r
Oral ilygien J. 0. Watkias, ekair
maa, TVinstoa-fialem, J. C Johnston,
Raleigh; C O. Keirer, Charlotte.
Program H. I Keith, Wilmington;
Pr, B. M. Oliv. FayetUviIle,
Republicans Beginning To See
: The I'InrNorlh- Carolina
That stmt North Qtrolint Bepubli
eant ar beginning to see th light is
Indicated by the follivwing enmnrunt
cation from a Prriag Hopt eitirea re
ceived by the .Ittor tf tbt New tad
Observer yeterda;i
To th I liter:
There is a very prominent ant in
fluent,;! biitifeo maa ia ear town
wh from tv s'andpointa ef both
prme rle an l pnli.T", 'ha ' bee B '
life li-r.g l: i '..!. ilran and whnrt
fjn:i .-, ;: t a sr.sa, has l-a..
ef t5! s f- H snt or-ler f;"n
f th tt-ciserv cf
IXTEni PAGIf TODAY.'
FOFaJSR'ERESIBErrr
TAFT GETS IIIGHE
JUDICIAUPOSITIGn
FXOFESSOK PRODUCES EAR OF
'' " CORtf CONTAINING RED, '
' WHITE AND BLUE
" V '- KERNELS ,';:J"r -
Chicago, Jaa 19. After " thre
Tears of experiment, Professor Wil
liam L. Woodbara, of Northwettera
Valveralty,' kaa produced aa ear of
corn containing red, white aad blaa
kernels, h aanboaced today. '
..Profeosor Wcodbur asserted be
weald be able U perfect hla
so that . th - rows of kernels
would ahow ootid snarka of red, whit
aad blue. Tk colored cora waa pro.
daced ky crossing red aad wait cart
t make bla oars, according to Pro.
feasor Waodbarn, aad then grart
tng tk thro rarietle. ' 1 , 1
0
Chairman . Fordney ; Defends
Tariff Measure While Demo'-;
. i;: crat Criticizes It
Washington, Junt 30. fiharply con
flicting yiews' gi tw tht tax. burden to
bt imposed on th American people by
th administration's tariff bill wert ex
pressed today by Bepublican and Demo-
erttit leaden of tht House.
- Counting tbt fret list, tht average
duty rata wat estimated by, Chairman
Fordney, of tht ways and means com'
mittct, tt between 18 tnd 20 per cent
ompared with 18.33 FsyatAiarlctttref
age and 8 per tent under tht present
Underwood measure. Mr, Fordney in
sisted,'however, that tho sversge, after
an accurat estimate, would rang lowtr
Uta Parne-AJdnch schednlcs. ; . !
' Taking issue with th ehairnvan. Rep
resentative Garner, Texas, ranking
Democrat on tha committee, declared
th rates, considering the American
valuation provisions, wer kigner than
the i tnytariff bHl tased byen
groat slnct tht Civil War, Quoting
statements of Bepnblicam) that the
bill, if pasted, at written, would bring
in about seven Jin ndred million dollars
annually. . Mr. Garner ' charged . this
meant aa additional cost ef at least two
.billion, do! law and "that - tht larger
portion ot this bnrden would, full upon
tht fetal neees-iriet of life. :, ''
; Mr. Fordney had announced earlyin
fht day. that h would issut tuto
msnt showing in detail somt tf tht es
sentiat provisions of ' th till, tnd
eleariag up many points tf difference,
but a rush of work, at later laid, maa
it impoeeiblo.j - ' '. J ' ,
Point rntrovryrie
Th npshot of all tariff talk verified
prediction made befor th bill was
introduced Wednesday that tbt ones
tlon whether tbt new relet, taken as a
whole, were higher or lower than th
Payne-Aldrich duties would b th sub
ject, of unending and rerUstuig oa
troTrsy and diaeuwion. ' T .J
In th absence of the expected state
ment from Chairman Fordney, members
generally fwind. tht 348. pagt .biU ai
meat bewildering. There wa resent
ment sraintt torn of th schedules by
Bepublieant, , but lbroadly .., peaking,
members stood on the bill according to
oartT affiliations. ; Thert wat howl
from torn Democrat evsr th free list.
which, they insisted, bad been too
shsrolr reduced.
Befort going into tht preliminary
Bepublican eanetit tonight, many rep
resentatives said it would take two or
three sessions to adjust til difference.
Mr. Fordney' plan to hart tht till re
ported Saturday, after a meeting ot tie
full committee, was changed, and th
moetinf waa Utd tor Wednesday.
In view of the demand from memb
er for information, Chairman Fordney
gave tut word during the day that the
opening eauens would not bt ablt to
reach rail contested ground. t ,
SKELETONS PLACED ON
FREE LIST IN TARIFF
Washington, Jane 30. The man who
has no skeleton in hi closet, and who
might want one, will find by turning to
paragraph 1631 of tht new tariff bill,
introduced yesterday, tnarne may get
U abroad without payfl auty.
la putting skeletons on the fret-list
tht Wayt and Means Committee bad ia
mind tlso other -anatomical schemes.
Turning from th grave to. the gay,
other folk interested in th bill will
find that th tariff on poker chip has
been reduced ten per cent. , . ' 4
' Th old Payne-Aldrich bill bad
poker chip en the free list. - ,
He said that if any man theuld rail
hie a Republic from this day on,
b Would consider th charge highly
slanderou tnd would et h
s.im then nd there. "l'e-s:ii l that
tli nomination ot Htnry Ltneola
Jofcstou, wcgro; tf Georgia,' for tlie
P".: - of iiceoriler of L'ee iJ f ir
the I'.h'r" t of Ctiluiii!..ia ari the
Slronif int.mation 1 h it CI.-.- s A.
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Senate Confirms :Ncm:r,:"::i
of Taft To Succeed l:M
; Chief Justice White C:
spite Some Opposition
DEMOCRATIC SENATOHS
'STRONGLY DEFEND TAFT.
:r;AND.PRAISEHISnCC..3i
Johns on, ' Borah and LaFcH c t : -j
X tead ln Attack On Forr.:r
' President,". Criticizing l li
"TLegal Training and Political
Jtecord; Southern: Eenators
1 ; Solid Tor; Taff With ZxC.?"
y:-tion of -Tom Watson, V, r 5
'.; Casfs'.One of -Four Vote3
FAgain8t "f Confirmation ; cf
T Komination j ' Discussion E e -
hind Closed Doors; Orermas
; Supports The Nominee,
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Waablngton, Juno 30. Former rml
dent William Howard Taft was nomi
nated 1st today by President Hardin j
to bo Chief ,Justiof-thei - l'i,i - 1
Btntc ' and Eia nomination' , was run
firmed by the genat in executive e.
ion. . s .-!,, ( : .,
' . Jht nomination wat not confim e 1
without opposition, however,' and a r t
call 'was ; dtmtnded.' Th , ' pppoii-n
waa understood to have - been '. !
by Senator Borah, " Idaho, , Join n,
California, and LaFollette, Wif - ,
all Bcpublicans, who were - s ui t i
hart criticised Mr., Taft's ; recoi l a il
hU nomination. iXI '
On roll call, howeTerriily fotir vo
were east-against confirmation:;
wert by Senators Borah, Johns.
LavFollette, tad, Senator .Watson, t
trat, Georgia, i ... x"
The final vott was 80 to 4 An
ment was reached not to wake a j .. )
loll ajt' V'V;.:,;- -'.:-: .
, - Behind nosed Door.' V
Tht Sonatt't door war - closed ( r
discussion of the nomination s'
svggctJoX"tfiSt"'MrTTaft bt Con Erie
ia ''open xeeutiT" ceion be a.r
bt i a former President i had . leca
rejected by ki opponenta,i
Benator Borak and Johnson led t! a
fight on tht floor in opposition to 'r.
Taft. will kt wat defended by i t
n dosen fjenators, including Kn ,
of Fennsrlvimm,.-.- Ellnrw, rf "
Ms ota,' and Willis, 'tf Ohio, ..'
cant, and Underwood, of Alu. .
nority leader; Smith, of South i
Hna, Overman, of Kortk Cnrolina, n i
Boumrd,''.of Louisiana, Democt.i 1 j.
. Senators Borah and Johnson wr
understood to hart centered their f ! t
0BMr. Taft' legal training, e
perieBdrtnd ;ualifie,atlone.' Accorf!
to report filtering out from the f ';
ttt chamber, Senator Johnson wn anl
to have declared that Mr. Tafia ap
pointment was 'purely political." A
aimilar thargo, " it w reported, n i
made by Senator Borah. ;
v. Taft a Politlen.-
Senator Johnson, -it wa stated,
sorted that Mr. Taft had not ro-ir i
himself as a lawyer, but as a politic rui
and had -f abandoned", hia. profi ii a
after leaving tht White House,
r The defense ot Mr. Tsft, it su . !,
wat led by Democrat. - Senator' Un 1 r
wood said that Mr. Taft bad taiado b:m
self "beloved br tht South," - d i :
that this sentiment wat due lar? ' v t
Mr. Taft'i appointment,- When i
dent, of a Southerner, the late
Justice Vvhite, to tht ISgh'est juu . ; 1
poaitioa of th teuntry. .Similar v
menta, it was reported, wre ni l 'e 1 ?
Sedator.Broussard, of Louiiin,. ,
n.atirt ttatt of the late Chief Jast.-4.
v Mack Praise For Taft.
Mr. Taft's legal learning was pr '
it was said, by Senstors Knox s ;
Willis, tht latter referring to L
perience on tin bench of Ohio.
Senator Kellogg, it was said, re' - '
to the positions ot honor held Ir ,
Taft in bar and similar associate .
Southern Senators, it was repot: ",
with th exeeption of Mr. Watsn, i ;!
Georgia, were solidly' behind '.'
point ment. Senator Smith, of f
Carolina, it was stated, diseue : ,
race question, commending Mr. Ijfr,
waa aaid, for refusing to appoint ,
but whit mea to office in South i
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AMBITION" OF MFETIMZ
GRATIFIED, DKCLAEr S T'
Montreal, June 30. "It has 1 i
ambition of niy life to be Chief J
William H. Taft declared toni' !,
now that it is gratified. I tre-;-
think whether 1 can worthiiy i i
positioa and be useful to the t
I havt received teu;r,ims
ing thst the l'r !--iit h.m v
ma t bo Chief Jut-lire of 1
State and tliat tie - ii i'e r ?.
confirmed the nonunawii,'
Taft in a algned tutcme-t, c
i hi appointment as Ci ... f J .
I am prof siiiily gr,;.-f-.I
President for tlie rmt ;. r,. '
shown that I can U:.''l ;','i :
tant duties of t:. cxai:e- r
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