The W1 ews and " J7ZE VEATUiR' Kert Carolina! Partly cloudy Ttiitf and lalurday. erer en your tapsr. Bead renewal five dsyi ttfor expiration In ordtr to avoid tattling ingte topr. - ,vol cxiy. no. 22. JWaVE PAGES TODAY. U RALEIGH; N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 22, 1921. TWELVE PAGES' TODAY. PRICEiTlVfc CENTS oos L IN THIS SECTION Tar, Heel Senators and Con gressmen Have Heard Noth " ing of Reported Famine SLUMP IN BUSINESS BUT NO .STARVATION 0. 0. P. Administration Brings "Hard Times" But No Such "Hard Luck" Conditions Ob tain In North Carolina As Eeported By The Public Health Service Recently The News nnd Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD E; BRITTON. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, July 21. That North Carolina is not to be included in the list of States of which the public health service in a press bulle tin issued 'a few days go says ":i veritablo famine has been developing in the rural districts of the South and particularly in those of the cotton belt, which stretelies from Eastern Texas to the Carolina!,'- is emphatically tic rlared by the Senators and Representa tive! from the State, who also declare that there is no evidence that con ditions of food in the rural suctions of North Carolina are such as to threaten an outbreak or epidemic of pellagra, despite tlrf statement of tho Public Health Service '"that pellagra would show a heavy increase this year was foreseen last full, when the cotton market failed." Tho "famin in the United States," publication of the public health ser vice; carrying the report that th' people of the Southern States in whic'. cotton is raised were so bad put to it that thov were using a '"hnrd luck" diet that would bring on pellagra and result in a heavy toll of life, being called to the attention of the members of Congress from North Carolina brought from each and all of them the reply that there were no such con ditions ns set forth. With only statement larking from the second district, as Congressman Kitchin is out of the city and recuperating in North Carolina, hero is what is said by tie m : 8enter Simmons!" With cotton . and tobacco prices lit a low ebb the furmers of North Carolina have man aged bv hook or crok to get along, despite the low prices of their crops, Conditions are not at a point where they are not able to get a suftieicntcy UHO OCATE of good food. I have not heard a word - of there bing any ghortago of rations among them. There is. nothing to th'. report that thev are ia. such, n ion dition to threaten an outbreak ' of pellagra. They art; asking . only tint measure of relief as in other States in order to meet their obligations."' Senator Overman: "While people in some parts of the Stato may be suffer jng from tho en eft a "or the low prices of their products, there is no truth in the chargo that any one in the Stirte is near the point of starving, and there fore, at the point of being overcome wih pellagra. So far as my observ tions and information goes there is nothing to this report of famine threat ening. Those who are employers would see to it that tenants hrrd tho neeossi tics of life. Our people are a liable people, and while there, is. adversity owing tn tho crash in tho market, they ' tale this matter philosophically, Mid -look to the futuro for better prices In North Carolina we have gone through trials and tribulations before w survived the days of the hardships of the civil war and of reconstruction; we went ahead despite five and si cent eotton. Our State ia a State of s ' brave people, and we are working out onr own salvation. We are not starv ing in North Carolina, neither is there ny condition to threaten an outbreak of pellagra." Representative Brlnaon : There , is "56 iign of starvation of, the first dis trict and nothing of any breaking out in pellagra-. Because- of the- low price V of eotton our people are vary much de- pressed, they find it difficult to borrow money, but there is no such condition as to indicate famine, lack of proper food, or K-n epidemic of pellagra.'1 Representative Ward: "There is no . thing in the publication which fits any part of the Third disriet that I know " of or haTe heard. If there are any who are goffering from tlap need of proper food it can only be among improvident white or improvident negroes. I have "" " heard nohitng to indicate such a eon ' dition. Rejreacntative Pou: ''There may be a few scattered eases of pellagra in the fourth district, but nothing Ucyond the ordinary. There ia no epidemic or ; rnpi6rem1crcm " people on 'auffering Unaneially from the low price of eotton and tobacco, but they do not ... . lack proper and nourishing food. Kenreaeaatlve Stedmaa: "I tee peo ple from the Fifth district constantly tome almost every day, and I have not - heard breath of any such and of famine or pellagra. There it detti r alien in my durtriet that I know of, id the health conditions I, understand to be excellent." Kewreaeatative Lyee: "Like the other part ef the South the people of North Carolina art hard -hit by low prices for eottoa and tobacco, but .there ia no tuch condition of want of proper food, of famine, .or f pellagra, ia the Butt district that described by the public health Service. There tat been pellagra 7 all ever the South for years and there ' knight be tone scattering cases in my district, bat there ia nothing to indicate any animal Increase. Our people are able te ret proper food aad I take ae -:.. l. the Tepwt." -------- Bepr attlvo Haswrf ."There, ia - pellagra -af any eenaequenee ia the rVventa district that I hare heard a heat If there U tuch I de aot know ef it. eiCewtlaeed ea page fear.) BACKING UN SEND WARSHIP I Demonstrate Ability of Airship To Destroy Camtar Fight-, ing Ship DENBY CONGRATULATES AIRMEN FOR COURAGE Former German Battleship Ost friesland, Which Took Part In The Battle of Jutland, Sinks 25 Minutes After Aerial Attack Was Begun; Bombs Menace To Warships On Board tho Destroyer Leary, En- route to Norfolk, Va., July 21. By the Associated Press.- The ability of the )airplane to destroy the capital ship was demonstrated today off the Virginia CCapes. Army bombers, launching projectiles weighing one ton, sank the former Ger man battleship Ostrlcs!and, a 23,000 ton heavily armored ship, in exactly twenty-five minutes after they opened tboir' attack at 1-:15 p. m., from an altitude of approximately 1,700 feet. Two bombs which landed overboard within a few yards of the port quarter gave tho ship her death blows. Seven' bf the one ton weapons were dropped by as many army ptancs which camo from Longley Field, Va., 80 miles away, but immediately after tha two had exploded near the port quarter, the Ostfrieslaud began to settle - bv the stern. Those bombs were launched by separate planes within a minute of each other, the first at Vl .'lCi p. m., and with in five minutes the ship's quarter deck was slightly uwasli and he began to list to port. As the water, rushing in through rents, torn in the hull by the 1.SHH) pounds of T. N. T., which the bombj carried, Hooded compartment after com partment, the big hulk went over gradually until she had turned bottom up. She was then badly down by the stern and as she started the final plunge the bow rose high out of th sea to disappear slowly. Once A Great Ship. Thus tho end camo to a otiee great ship of the-. lecrman navy, which took an important part with the German first battle squadron' in the Battle of Jutland and reached home safely after having struck a mine laid bv the at tacking British grand fleet. Naval men and. many others of the thousands as sembled on half a score of warcraft viewed the end of the big ship almost in awe, but the Army men, and pattt cularly the aviators, were highly elated. Many of the regarded this as proof of tho claim of Brigadier General Mitchell, assistant chief of the Army Air Serv ice, that tha airship was making the battleship obsolete. With the sinking of the Ostfriesland the airmen during the month of joint bombing tests off the coast had sent down by means of bombs practically every type of hgliting ship a subma rine, a destroyer, a cruiser and a dread naught. In addition, Navy airmen had found and bombed the old battleship Iowa while that craft was seeking to ap proach the const from tea under radio control. Denby In Statement. Soon after the Ostfriesland disap pearcd beneath the surface of the aea, Secretary Denby, of the Navy Depart ment, who with Admiral CoonU, chief of naval operations, and many other high Naval officers, Army officers and members of Congress, had viewed the bombing from the. Naval transport Hen derson, issued the following statement: The plunge if tho Ustrieslnnd, when she sank after the terrific poinding of tho last few days, ended ono of the most remarkable and interest series of experiments ever cpnductd. They have been practically perfect in co ordination between he two tserviee, and have been characterized throughout by a fine apitit of- -eomradeebBi- Scientific- con clusions of the utmost value undoubtedly will result from the scries. An out standing and a most admirable feature has been tho splendid courage and skill of the airmen. I congratulate them with all my heart. Major General Charles F. Menoher, chief of the Army Air Service, who also waa aboard the Henderson, declared in a statement tbat he did not think the sinking of the Ostfriesland showed that the battleship was doomed, but that it did show hat the aerial bomb eonsituted a real menace o capital ships which must be met. A cold material faet has been demonstrated," be said. "That fact is that the battleship can be sunk by the aerial bomb. That's tho real lesson of this affair. The only thing to be done te to view that as a cold, material fact and attack the jiroblegi accordingly, ' tiir "i i i . . 1 1 x nave no cnangea mj mina ai an to the result of the bombing maneuvers. I hare always contended tbat thejiomb did. constitute a very grave menace to the capital ahip and that extratrdiaary precautions had to be taken to meet the menace. That s the whole story Take Sanaa View Naval officers and tnost of the mem- ben of Congress tretewt were under stood to have taken the tame view. Naval expert! said the aeience of naval eonst ruction bad not progressed to the point where a ship could be built which would withstand inch explosions s those occurring almost directly alongside the Ostfrieslsnd. They-ttid the probltnaref protecting the battlethi would have te be attacked lost at was that or pre eeiat hem against erpedo ' boat aad later tubmtriaet. General Mitchell, who hat personally directed the work ef theArlfiy bombers ia the tettt, circled arouad the sinking ship and wat give a cheer by tht guests ea the Headertoa wheat he passed that vessel after heading hit EE S porsuit Diane for Lengley field. General Henoher titer teat hint the following radio saeasaget "Conrratnlatleat te yea aad entire aircraft brigade oa jot brilliant per- omaace otday, 0 BOTTOM w-SEA Confusion of Purpose Holds Up Plans to Drain Quarry t One Automobile Tire And One Drowned Negro Harvest of Grappling Hooks Yesterday; Application Made For Per mission To Fence Off Quarry Aneh Charge Admission; Subscription StartethTo" Pay Expenses of Drainage; Ask Governor To Order Work Done - Confusion laid hold of the scheme to drin.rhrtoek Quarry and lay bare its niystefles'yestirdoy, and a multitude nf counsel worked at cross purposes throughout the day to the end that nothing was done. The work of the divers was slowed up, and the day's harvest yielded nothing save an auto mobile tire, and he body of Joe Mer ritt, a young negro swimmer who went down with heart failure and was drowned. Application for permit to fence off the grounds contiguous to the Quarry and lay a fee upon U whn gathered there to watch the progress of draining the pool was made to Secretary of Htnte J. Bryan Grimes, chairman of the Building and Grounds Commission. Permission to drain was readily grafted; bflt the Tent ing privileges were held up until a meeting of the Commission can be held today. Payment of the cost of drainage is the avowed intent of the plan to charge for admission to tho environs of the Quarry, with a' small admission fee. While many aro willing to pay, or say they are, the scheme will have small bid for popu larity among the thousands who gather there daily to watch the progress of events. Yesterday's crowds were big ger than ever, and upwards of 5,000 were there when the body of the young negro was dragged out two hours aftcj it went down. L. Work to Cost $500 The Quarry itl undoubtedly " be drained, whether by public subscription, or application of gate receipts, or through the use of public money -for defraying the expense of the operation. The cost will approximate J.VX1, since ew transmission lines from Bloodworth .reef to the Quarry will be needed. he motor to lie used is triple phase ype, anil tne oruinnry iignung wires n ill not dw. Tho hat was passed among the throngs yesterdav bv a group of friends of I. W. Simpkins, who has contracted to get the cars out of the water. licss than 1NATE E Lloyd George and De Valera Fail To Attain Objective; May Try Again Soon Ixindon, July'21.(By the Associated Press.) The eonversntiona between Mr. Iloyd George and Kamonn De Valera, from which it was hoped the basis for n Irish peace conference might emerge, have boon terminated for the present without that objective having been at tained. At the final meeting of the British Prime M inister and the I rush Sepuhlican leader todav, Mr. Lloyd George submit ted definite proposals whieh were rep resented as the considered judgment of himself and his cabinet as constituting suitable gTOund for a full-fledged peace parley, based upon his interviews of the past week with Mr. Do Valern nnd Sir James Craig, tho Ulster premier. These proposals, it is learned authori tatively, comprised less than ten articles. Whether they met with a flat rejec tion by the Irish Republican leader or were taken by him witbous comment for review bv himself and his colleaguet in Dublin, in the hope they might contain the' nucles for negotiations, was con cealed by the brief joint communique issued after the meeting. This read: 'Mr. Llnyd George and Mr. De V alert had a further conversation at 11:30 o'clock this morning, lasting about an hour. The basis for a further confer ence has not yet been found. Mr. De Valera has' arranged to return to Ire land tomorrow and to communicate with Mr. IJovd George again after further discussion with his colleague. Mr. De Valera aad his colleaguet, if- ter their rrtura t Irian-e4dqiarters, expressed their anxiety for the attain ment of peace, despite what af least the temporary impasse reached. TWENTY-THREC. PERISH ON BURNING SCHOONER Pcnsacola, Fla.. July 21. Twenty- three lives were lost In the burning of the two masted sehoacr Viola off the Gulf const near West Bay late today, according to twenty Chinese survivors nho were arrested by Sheriff Coram, of Bay county. The Chinese are said to have been bound for Chicago. The aptain of the schooner -has not been located. The 20 Chinese, who are in jail at St. Andrews, assert that 23 of tbe men on the Viola were drowned when the schooner barsedr bat-e4ia4tweie fni - rvMito find, any trace pf the; bodies tonight and are of the opinion that the prisoners manufactured the story. The officers of the Viola are said to have escaped through the woods to West Bay and thenee by automobile to hipley. Sheriff Ellis of this coun ty, it searching all trains here ia aa effort to locate-the men, aad he hat called the United Stttet amthorhiet to hit aid. Te Trans tart Paeaaaate Tampa, Fla Jtly 21. f. L. D. Can, representing a shipping , organisation operating forty Skipping ' Board v re st Is, hat opened office here for the purposes . ef handling pheephtte skip- Bents from this port to foreign eon a. trie. The vessels ate operated from Golf te Europeaa Berts. Headquarters- ire ia Kew Orleans, DM t Age at 1M Tears. " fort, Meyers, Pit, Jaly 21ruerl services were held here today for aim. Caroline A. Holland Ooodaa, who died yesterday-at the home ef her ton, E. Good , wealthy South Florida cat tleman, at the age ef 100 years. She it believed te hare been the aldeat woman florida, I t - TERM PEAC CONFERENCE $100 was realized. Bagwell and Bagwell made, application to Colonel Grimes for fencing off privileges, and a number of influential citizens urgedthc use of the State's contingent fund for clearing out the water. The Governor has at his disposal certain funds to be used in the prosecution of crimo investigations, and rewards for fugitives, ete. ' Wade Has No Law Another day passed without official notice being taken of the. situation that has monopolized the Intercut ef cearal North Carolina since the first news of it was carried in this paper last Mou day morning. Insurance Camniissiuimr Stacy W. WnJtv definitely declined to take oflicial action in tho matter on the grounds thai the law only authorircd his department to prosecute investigations of arson. No other official has taken action in the mater. Commissioner Wade did offer a con tribution of $100 toward paying the ex penses of draining the pool, and the use of detectives to assist any interested insurance company in their investiga tion of tho preseuce of automobiles in the quarry. Ue communicated with the National Association of Underwriters, and urged them to contribute to the necessary expense of removing tho water from the Quarry. Mr. Wade's contribution to the fund will bo avail able when the remainder a,f the needed sum hns been raised. Charlie Farmer .Ready . Charles G. Farmer, superintendent nf the Mechanical Division of the State Highway Commission, was ready to move 'at a moment's notice yesterdny, but did nothing in the face of the con fusion among those nho are promoting the drainage of the Qiiayry. Purvey of of the pool was niada by the Carolina rower and Light Company, and prelim inanea to erecting new transmission lines were gotten out of the way. Formal application will be made to Governor Morrison today fo order the (Continued on Pago Four Request For More Definite In formation As To Allied Loan Status Made J O " - Washington, July-"!!. The adminis tration'a refunding bill wat held up to day by a call from the Senate finance committee open Secretary Mellon lot nadditional and more definite infor nation as to past commitments with respect to the nation's foreign loans The tariff -bill will reach the eomjnittco tomorrow and will require prompt at tent ion, so it appeared uncertain to night when further action can be taken upon the refunding measure. Secretary Mellon was requested by the committee to examine thoroughly all records of negotiations nnd agree ments made by the Wilson sdministra tion regarding both the principal and interest payments upon all loans made allied governments and advise the coiu, mittee at the earliest bpportunty of the extent to which such negotiations and agreements commit this government and deprive the treasury of freedom of action in futuro transactions. Secretary Mellon, 'when he appeared before the laance committee today, was bombarded by a rapid fire of ques tions aimed by Democratic members to develop to , what extent he considered himself bound by the negotiations con ducted by the Wilson administration, He stated that so far as refunding ne gotiations conducted by former Assist ant Secretary Rathbono for this gov ernment and Mr. Brnchcllt,...lur .-.the. IvfitijK '"government were concerned there had been no commitment of th government. He xepeuted that it might be embarrassing should this govern ment attempt to revise the arrangr-ment for the deferment until April 1922 of payments upon accrued interest inas much as the agreement had been ol served by the Americaa government fo: xwo years. Mr, Mellon taid he could not at this time tdvise tho committee whether there had been other negotiations which would restrict him ia his negoti ations. Until he had an opportunity to fully inform himself of all essen tial details of former negotiations, the treasury aeeretary said he could not outline to the committee definite plans or policies but would attempt to collect all . primccal and interest now oweJ the United States, "taking care of all 1 llghll me hale; EIGHT PERSONS LOSE UYES WHILE IN BATHING Heaatea, Texae, July IIEighl stnm were drowned aad three there Brer death , were rescied when aiiteea dekfatea U tht B tint Yaeef People's L'b annual , state eacsta patent , tt , Pslseloa, forming bathing party, were eaegat la the andertew of the Calf of Mexico at the mewth ef Gree.a ' Barest, tweaty-twe ssllee from Ptl actea, Jata tadtj. . BANK OF ENGLAND CUTS RATE TO 5 1-2 PERJCENT London, July 21. The Bank of Ent land today reduced its rate of discount front per cent te 513 per cent. Announcement ef tha reduction re moved the uncertainty which hat been prevalent ia the money market during the past fer weekt, ' The chief factor fating the way te the reduetioa has been cheeper money, which was brought about by the ttagaa toa ia trade aad tht intUtiom ef credite fhftmgh gartraaeat borrowing. ' HAIT ACTION ON REFUNDING BILL 0 V ERNMENT HEADS b REPLY FROM JAPAN Bf lieve Tokio Government Will Consent To Discuss Far Eastern Problems ANOTHER EXCHANGE OF VIEWS OVER SITUATION Japanese Ambassador and Sec retary Hughe? Discuss Sit uation. Resulting From Ja pan's Reluctance To a Broad Discussion of Far Eastern Matters .. -. Washington, July 21.- !lly llm A-w ciated Press. R mewed confidence that Japan will consent to a broad dis uision of Par Eastern problems as part of the disarmament conference was evident in official circles here to night after another informal exchange f views between the Japanese and American governments. During the day" tho Japanese am lassauor, Huron wiutciiarn, called on Secretary Hughes at the State Depart ment and they are understood fo have discussed at length the situation result ing from Japan s reluctance to have the Par Kustern questions subjected to debate in the disarmament negotiations. It was indicated -afterward that the mntnal exchange as regard .d ns help ful by both sides nnd that the ccm vernations soon- might . roach a .stage making possible n more formal iliplo mntic correspondence on tho subject, Attitude I nshsken. There was every evidence that tin American government remained un shaken in its belief that to definitely eliminate any subject from tho scope of tho confer;'iice beforehand uiielit prove a serious barrier to the disorn ment discussion itself. On the other hand, it as indicated that American officials had no desire to t'.ym ul.it list of tho -questions that it thinki should lie discussed and would be ouite content if1 the Tokio government simply agreed t -ow -intrt the eonfrrrnrr with an open mind as to consideration of anything . vital h distrrmanieiil agreement. Those in e.hnrge of tho preliminnrv negotiations here have heard with much interest the suggestion that some nf the troubles of the conference Tnithf ho obviated if such questions as tin- disposition of the Pacific islnnd of Yap and the control ef Khahtung peninsular Kayo eettled before the -delegates aa scniDia. Aiuiouan omcioi comment is larking, It is manifest that such a de velopment would bo highly plensing to American officials nnd that some steps may be taken to speed these questions toward solution. Yap Matter I'p It is considered entirely likely that to this end negotiations, regarding Yap, over which Japan was awardeik a man date by the League of Nations, may be actively resumed in the near future. In the case of Hhantung the indicated view of the State Department has been that any dispute. . over sovereignty should bo a subject of negotiation be tween Japan and China. Iteports have reached here that Tokio is ready to un dertake such a negotiation ami it would occasion no surprise in well-informed circles if China were encouraged to tike a similar attitude. JAPAN VVOl'LD NOT DISCLS8 SHANTVNG AND YAP MATTERS Tokio, July 2!. (Hy the Associated Press.) The Japanese cabinet, the IjCirhi Nlehi Shinibuu says today, has uecitiea lo pauiripaie in me proposed Washington conference with n general program of not discussing questions nf fecting sovereign rights of participants, and also not to discuss the Shantung and Yap questions, which it is held were decided by thu Palis peace conferonce.1 A delegation of peers representing all the parties visitW Foreign Minister ehtda-ttrdnyn,rrpes'fJ6ii'ed""hlin coming the conference, according to the Yomiuri Kim bun. Viscount Veliida ei ponrrded his views! Trith relation to "the conference nnd the Anglo-Japanese nl liance, says the newspaper, and added that although the ijuestions of Hhantung and Siberia were popularly supposed to be included, these matters had in fact been decided at the Taris conference. DECLARES ENGLAND' MI ST REPLACE OBSOLETE SHIPS London, July 2K (By the Associated Press;. The Prime Minister, IJoyd George, declared in the House of Com mart today that it was essential for the government to proceed with its policy of replacing obsolete capital ahips of the Navy. Mr. Lloyd (jcorge made this declaration in answer to quest iona con cerning tbo governments naval pro gram. . L ships, the Premier taid, would not lie affected by the forthcoming conference on disarmament ia Washington, which he assumed "will be a complete suc cess." ' "'The Prime Minister was spoaking con eerning the four capital ships provided for in the NavaJ estimates. FOUR PERSONS DIE IN BOARDING HOUSE FIRE Cleveland, July f 1. Two women and two children were barnrd and tuffo ented to death in a bearding house lire shortly before noon today. Tbe women were Mrs. Elits Moeemaa, 70, and ier daughter, Mitt Xillie Moaemat, Si, pro nrlctort of .the. bearding house. The children were Helen Etankovich, 3 years, and relit Bttnkovica, ,2, taid to have beea left at tbe boarding house recently by their father. All four were found dead ia bed, the child rra ia the arms of tht women. , Mlahstef I Aanaasiasted Belgrade. July 21. By the Ataneiated Prcss:)Mwlttr of the Interior Irash hoviet, of . Juge-filvh. wss shot dead this morning by a rente Bosnian Com ajunistjJhe ataaetia. wat arretted, EXPEC FAVORABLE REPUBLICAN TARIFF BILL PASSES HOUSE AFTER HARD FIGHT TARIFF FAILS -TO i if 1 1 Congressman E. W. Pou Shows Folly of Building Up Wall Around All Imports The News and Obvrvcr Bureau, tin;! Di.-trict National Hank I.ldg', By EDWAKI) F-. BRITTON 'Bp Special Leased Wire) WuidtintftiMi, July 21.-t'oiigressuiiin K. V Pou knows of the iniquities of the, Republican tariff. His continued service in the House ef Representative.! h:rs given kirn a wide range of vision" of Kcpuhlnnn policies ami plans. He has learned that their iroinises to the people amount to nothing when the interests eall upon them for action that will benefit the few at the eipens. of tho luirtiv. The present condition throughout the country show- that tho Republicans nre failing to meet the necessities nf the times, and talking with Congressman Pou as to coml'tioui and the remedies whi.'h the Republican .party--! precrtlH-tf lie hird -things to say which ring the U-ll on tlwse mat tors, ami giv.' the note of warning ti tho people that they must not be de celved bv the Republican tariff bill the Republican that it is a snare iriol a delusion. In' regard to this .Mr. Pou said: 'KeT.v person-who emors tn W;lh ingtou bring the sniiie report. There is no prosperity in nny part of the na tion: The biiMneH man i-a-n borrow money only by paying a very high rate of interest. The farmer sees not one ray of hope in the future. He would be contented if he had reasonable as surance of xt price whi.'h would pay the cost of production, but unless there i a change in existing condition the fanner can not reasonably expect a nxic.iut.hia runmunlity wkuji -w4l pay the cosf.'of product ion. There is de predion '-nrnoirhfihg almost to despair among those engitged in agriculture. Not since the Koohcwlt panic of 1!7 lias tho condition of the nation in at most evcy line of endeavor been so depressed. Favors Prohibitive Tariff "The remedy offered by tlie.Uardtng administration is the PoWlnoy turiff bill. What may we expect when this bill becomes lawf I served on the ways end mean oniirittee with Mr. Fordney and I thiink Tknow what hii tariff views are. When the Payne !:nv was tinder consideration he time nnd again gave expression to his views- build the tariff nail high enough to shut out everything which can be pro duced or manufactured in America. I do not pretend to quote his exact words, but he certainly favored a pro hihithe tarift against the importation of commodiics whi'h could be produced inside his proposed t.n(f wall. The bill he has reported contains the highest rales ever written in nny tariff bill which has become a law. From the operation of mii Ii a law nobody but a lunatic should expect relief from ex isting conditions. One statement should he siifllcient to prove this beyond "nny doubt, rnr the first tune in the his tory of tariff legislation, America is a creditor nation. - OthtT nations one ua more than twenty billion of dollars. Just how one expects thfse debtor nntions to pay even the interest on this vast sum, it we puss n I a r i it lull wHiien eer- tuinlv shuts out imports, is a problem which nobody has attempted to ex plain. More than this, manufacturing of many commodities in America has outgrown the domestic market, Just how these great companies nre Jo find a market for the goods they manufac ture if we build an insurmountable tariff- -w,Ttt 'tr- Bftotlfer- piroimfrr-wnte1t' nobody has attempted to explain. It is nxininntie in com mens that a ship sent 4rad- loaded "with goods must also return loaded if foreign commerce is to live. We Kill Merchant Marine. 'President Harding with eoiphatic gesture deeland to (ongrcss in his per- nallv delivered niee.i(i: (following the example recently revived by . Mr, Wilson) that America was ti have a merchant marine. Just how this prom ised merchant marine is to survive un der the operation of a prohibitive tariff is also a problem nobody baa at tempted to explain. There is Stt ex planation and only one. A merchant marine tan be built up under such conditions if supported by a huge jrov- crnment subsidy jwiid oiit of tho Na tional treasury. W ithuut the aid of a subsidy our merchant marine cannot Mm -igit ytftus-un'ier m row- ney tariff law. "Tl,( ration tins ncu-r in prosper ous aa under tht Wilson administration. But for the ;reat Federal reserve act whieh hit masterfuh leadership put through Congress we would today lie in the midst of a panie far more, tragic in results than the panic of Ti or the panie of l'.H;7. For some strange reason in the last election, the penple of America voted for a change. The pres ent tdministration rode into power upon the platform damn Wilson." It it bard to understand why France sent the great Clemeneesii into retire ment. It it equally hard for toW people to understand just - why the American should vote or a change from conditions which existed" under the administrstion of Mr. Wilton. The coantrj, it now partaking ef the fruits of the change for which the people so overwhelmingly voted, The flavor of the fruit it somewhat bitter." Training Camp ' Open Columbia, 8. C, Jaly 21. Eleven hun dred young men of th South between tbe age of 16 and -I encamped al Camp Jetasea for army training, began I drill ia earaeet today with ' military - 1 cnlesthenir it a beginner. CoL Andrew Hero, Jr, it ia command at tte camp. PROVIDE REMEDY Democrats and Dissatisfied Re publicans, However, Keep Oil, Hides, Cotton and As phalt On Free List MINORITY HOLDS LINES TIGHT AND WINS FIGHT ON CONTESTED ISSUES Duty On Hides Had Little Chance After Compensatory . Rates Had Been Taken Off "Leather Products ; Asphalt and Oil Duties Drowned'Un der Veritable Din of "Noei" ; Seven Republicans Voted Against Bill Oil Final Pass t age and Seven Democrats Voted Por It; Democratic Motion For Elimination of American Valuation Prorls. ion Defeated By Same Vote That Passed Bill 289 To 1 87 ; Parties Are t Divided " Squarely On Tariff Issue .". Washington,. July 2l. The RepubH- " can protective tariff bill, estimated by Chairman "Fordney to raise around fcluO.OOOMO in revenue annually, was passed tonight by the House by a vote of "'. to' 1'T -precisely tha vote by which a Democratic, motion" for elimination of it American valuation provision w-s defeated. Seven Hepub l.cans voted against the measure, whilo the same number of D-mocrata tup ported it. Oil. hides, cotton and asphalt ttood up against a determined fight to tax them and remained on the free list. the Imgwnrth dye embargo, first of live tive fiitrM scheduler to go j'-lii -the. Huui. pf r for a s.-ft- ato rte and backed by most of the Repub lican members of the ways and meant committee were throw u out, 209 to 1'XI. ,.: Democrats Cain C round. Forming and holding a flying wedge, and aided by Republicans not satisfiei with all the bill's prbritioet, the Demo cratic minority mode -the most of itt chance and won on each. The wnyt nod means committee lost out on threa of the fiie amendments laid before the House. There was not much chance of im posing a duty Mi hide and cotton af. ter the House, in committee of the whole, had defeated amendments carrying' eompent atory rates on their manufactured products. When. the oil amendment was reached there was such a shout of noes that a roll call was not demanded. A moment later " Chairman Fordney, trying to make himself heard above the din whiei prevailed during three hours of vot ing, announced that sentiment in the committee of the whole against tax ing asphalt liad been so overwhelming that it vn not worth while to go through the form of calling the rolL Flock of Amendment. Mou' than tun hundred committee amendments, rushed through during the last few days, were put np to be voted on in a block. Some merely correrted spelling In the bill, some shuffled commas, and some changed the rates, but the lH-nincr.it, still holding their force in line, compelled record, vote. Just beforv the time came to past the bill, Representative Garner, of Texas,., ranking Iteniocrsit, oa the trije .ajtil..Bm"Cr!rtrfiitr(e"'7 stepped to the front with the expected motion to send the bill hack to it framert with ins! Tactions to strike out the American valuation ana reciprocal provisions. This was where the Kcnublicana and Democrats divided sqaarely on the whole tariff issue, although thev had split widely on some of the earlier votes. - - Sill A "Monstrosity ' After the House had passed the bill and adjourned until Momhiy, Chairman Fordney. aind Representative Garrett, crf-;Tennepee., the acting minority leader, issued statements defending and denouncing it. declaring the measure a "monstmsity," Mr. Garrett assert that the Democrats were given "just five TipportOnitics to win and they won all" nre.". . . , If the hill'had been opened up for. amendment under tbe general rules ef the House," he added, Ntoit aa4ell--ing what would huve happened to it. When I say five opportunities I metn in-the House itself. Of course, we hid a few chances in the committee of the Whole and there we defeated the ie crVnse of duties upon leather aad boeta and shoes and upon cotton manufac tures. "There were only twenty-two linee of the bill out of Xfi'-O lines read for amendment. Not a member of the House excei t tne majority members ef the ways and mean -committee ud an opportunity mi . to offer it ftend ment except aa it waa aa amendment to a committee amendment. A Day ef Kctrlbatien. "By tuch methods wa this monstrosi ty passed. The day ef retribution will come." The Stfl page bill, with i'a multitude of amendment got to the 8eaate In the usual way. to be referred to Chair man peareee'a naaaea eommittee for tinkering. Ha lotg it will remain there nobody kaowt- (senator Penree said, however, th.-t open hearing weald be hid; bat that they probably would be bricy. It teemed to be pretty well -derstood by House member that when the bill eoces back from th Senate H hill not be la the time fom as patted, today, - -a - I"