T T Obs and TUB VEATUUt North Carolina ' Partly tloady .Wednesday and Tbartday. WATtU LABEL on your piper. Snd renews lv dart Iff or expiration In order to avoid missing a ingi copy. - erver VOL tXIV. NO. 27. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C. WEDNESDAY MORNING. JULY 27, 1921. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS stews . ' n ' - ' ( r STRONG PROTEST AGAINST ADVANCE IN FREIGHT RATES Representatives From All Sec tions of Eastern Territory Join In Protest , TAR HEEL COMMISSION ISSUES STATEMENT ITorth Carolina ' Commission Says The Proposed Increase "Wholly Unjustified" and Points Out That Country Now Looks For Modification In Rates The New and Observer Bureau, 603 district National Bank. Bldg., . By EDWARD E. BRlf TON' ' (By Special Leaaed Wire) Washington! Ju,y 26. The North Carolina traffic association, the chamber of commerce of North Carolina, the North Carolina Corporation Commis lion, and various shippera of North Carolina were all here in force today at talk'd meeting held for the pur pose of discussing what should be'done ia the matter of having carried out the order of the Inttrstate Commerce Com munion in the freight rate case in which North Carolina is so vitally in terested. The decision of the Interstate Com- Btrce &HHtHnMwn"mtt( "dieerHRino- tiona against the Mate which came with the Virgioi itics rates has brought from the railroads a rale propowiMivlneh cutting out the discriminatory rates increases theso rates very highly, while at the same time Wilmington, New Bern, and other coast cities have their water rates taken from them and what the railroads term "dry land" rates substituted, these on the basis of freight rates to Uoldsboro. Adopt Strong Protest. The meeting took place at the Ral ifh hotel, and there vero present not only representatives from North Caro Tina and Virginia, hut there came men from almost nil the largo cities of the eastern territory to give aid and ad vice. There were some . loO or more people present among these represen tative of traffic affiliations and eham bers ot commerce, ol New York,. Bach: ester, Philadelphia, Baltimore, El Biira, Boston, Chicago and Pittsburg. AlMhesc joined in heartily with th,e North Carolina view, there being alio j co-operation ob the part of the rdpro- 4 aentatlvc from Virginia. The jnrrt- ' ing wa rpirited one and was pro 7 - longed, another meeting to be Held to narrow when the railroad will be ires the "ultimatum, of the tippers' organisation. Presiding over the meeting wai A. J. Maxwell of the North Carolina Corporation Commission. After a discussion lasting from .1 o'clock till 6:30, a resolution was adopted, this representing tie views of tho Virginia and Cnrolina shippers, be ing concurred in by the representatives ' of the eastern1 seaboard cities, this reso lutioa reading: "Resolved, (1) that the order of the Interstate Commerce . Commission in docket 10, 500 and 10,513, does not con template a general advance in ratea from eastern citiei to Virginia cities and a disruption of the relationship between North Alatntie ports. "(2) That good faith demands that the carriers proced to publish in con formity with the decision of the com mission iit 10,500 and 10,515 the rates ordered established oa basis of present rates. "(3) If, after compliance with the Commission's order, the carrion ish to make any further changes, that euch change be handled in an orderly way as provided in case of other changes in ratea. That further general increase ia rates to the Southeast are not in con formity with the general tendency of the times, nor in accord with the policy expressed by the traffic executives in conference .with, the shippers on, Decem ber 14. 1320." Present Ridkwloas Prep st. The feeling among the representatives of the shippers was that the railroads had presented a ridiculous proposition in the Way of increases in ratea and there was determination not to accept these rate. The opinion of the meet ing a expressed by J. H. Fishback, the Washington attorney, who has kept in dose touch with the situation and represented the shippers rith CqI. Albert Cox and IT. R. Beam an of the North Carolina traffic' association be .fore the Corporation Commission, is that: ' The fight ia going to. b woa for just frcgiht rates.. There will .be no aubmis . sisa to the unreasonable position taken by the railroads. There it no justice ia what they propose. 1 feel convinced that tho -order of the Interstate Cor poration Commission will be fully sus tained before wagct through with this Batter.. I -The meeting ia setting forth its posi ,tioB let it bo known that the proposal lot tho railroads would not be coid ersd, all sections represented agreeing ia tail position. The rate pro posed by .he railroads stowed increase from the lae'l including Pittsburgh, to the Can ada line and to 4ha Atlaatie, and dowa to the Chesapeake Bay and into North Carolina, an the 'last three classes .of freight iaereased . being the most of tho traffic to North Carolina.' 1 As showing tho interest of the later state Commerce Commission ia the meeting, it wak represented by Director f Traffic Harding,, while J. H. Fishbaek, CoL. Albert Cox tad 41. H. Beamaa rep-t-weatsd the North Carolina Traffic As sociation. ' Cem-uisaiontr George. Pell, W. T.'l and A. J. Maxwell, of the North Carolina Corporation Commis Siox. with theni being W. O. Wetable, tho . rate- clerk of tlU commission. There were also' representatives of the chamber of commerce of North Carolina.' The rtsotstioa adopted was offered by - W. H. Chandler, repre eating the Boeion Chamber, ef Com , CaUaao4 ea rage Seveaj POSTPONE ACTION ON NOMINATIONS OF REPUBLICANS Dual Appearance of Names of Frank A. Linney and Henry Lincoln Johnson SENATOR SIMMONS HAS CONFIRMATION HELIHJP Amendment To Norris Bill De signed To Facilitate Market ing of Farm Products; Sec retaries Wallace and Eoose velt To Speak at Greensboro Congress The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Building, By EDWARD E.'BRITTON. (By Special Legsed Wire!) Washington, July 26. There was a dual appearance of. tho nominations of Frank A. Linney, white Republican-,' and Ilenry Lincoln Johnson, negro Republican, before tho Senate exeeu tivo session this afternoon, both with a favorable report from the commit tees to which they had been referred. But tlirro wns nothing doing in either case today, and the matter of the North Carolina wjtite Republican State chairman and the mutter of the Geor gia negro Republican nntional com mitteeman, the first for district at torney -of thr "Wcsfrrtt District 6T North Carolina, the second for recorder of deeds of the District ' Columbia goes over to another day. Coming up in regular order executive session tlrere was no action, for Sen ator 'Brandt gee of Connecticut, stating that Senator Simmons desired to be heard on the matter, requested that the nominations go over as Senator Himmons was unable to be present at the executive session. The Senate agreed and so the nominations are still help up. The understanding is that when action is taken there will be opposition -voked ;ab- by - Senators Hiram Johnson and William K. Borah to both nominations. Indeed, it is said that Senator Johnxon will ask something about the record of '"Link" Johnson and tho ttt.OOO which it is claimed went into Georgia against th Johnson presidential nomination candidacy. And Senator Borah it is understood, will have something to say in the Linney case. It is expected that both cases will bow be reached quickly. Sabstitsts For Norris Bill. In the Senate today there was of fcred an amendment ia th nature of a substitute to what i known as the Norris bill which has boon before the Senate for some time, ita purpose to aid the farmers in tho marketing of their crops. The substitute pro vides for the pnrchnso of farm prod ucts in the United States to aell the same in foreign countries, and is said to promise more of value to the Southern and Western farmers than did the Noris bill. It was introduced by Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, but it will be of special interest to North Carolina to learn that the bill was drawn following a conference participated in by Senator Simmons, A. W. McLean of tho War Finance Corporation and Eugene Meyer, Jr.. managing director of the Corporation. These gentlemen framed the substitute which was introduced by Senator Kel-'ORB- It provides mean by which tho War Finance Corporation will ar range for finances tor banks both State and nation, also so as to covert both advances which have beea made on cotton, tooacco ami other crops and to make advances for the growing crops, providing means by which the abnormal surplus accumulation of staple agricultural products may beiyield approximately four and a half exported m substantial quantities I lie measure is one that the adminis tration will support and Senator Sim mon says that it i a measure which win oner large relief in weeting the present serious conditions.. It. is for cuch a measure that he with the others of the agricultural "bloc" have hr-en making a fight. It cares not alone for finances to handle the ac cumulated surplus crop but to care for the coming crops, the plan being sue a, a to enable banks and any reputable and responsible financing institntion with sufficient resources to take advantage of it to help the fanners, it provisions broadening the pnwer of the War Finance Corpora tion in the matter of agricultural prod uct and livestock. Invited Wallaoo and Roosevelt A delegation of North Carolinians headed by Senator Overman called upon 'Pta'T rf Agriculture Wallace and Auiilant Secretary of the Navy Roose velt and extended to them an invitation to address the Southern Tariff Congress at its session in Greensboro. Aumut 15. 16. Both the secretaries gave aseuranecM tney would make every effort to be present and expressed a deep concern ia the South' itudy of tariff problem. "North Carolina i interested ia tariff legislation," Secretary Robert of the Greensboro Chamber of Com merce laid, and we waat th mf capable students and ablest debster of the nation on the program. We are going to have a largo attendance of representative citizens ef North Caro lina aad ef the South at the eongre. In my opinion it will be representative of Soathera Kafiment, - The following member of the North Carolina committee accompanied Sena tor Orermaa: a W. Roberts, secretary Greensboro Chamber of Commerce) George F. Newman, Greensbore; Burks Hobgood, Durham i George Ceoer, Ben demon George West, Washington; C. E. Hope, Wati-trillc; W. G. Tamer, Stateivil); J. H. Cowan, mayor of Wil mington; Norms T. Chamblist, aeerc tary Becky Moat Chamber h Com merce. - . The PoatofBc IXaartment iibotnee that H ha reauested the Civa) Service Commission to hold examination at (Ceattaaed on peg tar.) Customs Official Attacks American Valuation Idea George C. Davis, of New York Office, Says Tariff Rates Would Have To Be Overhauled If Valuation Provisions .Were Adopted; Would Cause Unending Litigation Washington, July 26. Overhauling of rates in tho Fordney trriff bill will b; necessary in order to permit its ef fective administration, the Senate Fi nance committee was told today by George C. Davis, chief of the eompara tive value bureau !n the New York customs house, Mr.. Davis declared further that' if Congress adopted the American valuation plan of levying im port duties even more radical ehangej :n the rates would have tr follow. Attack' Valuation Plan. The American valuation plan as a substitute for the prjs-.nt system of as sessing duties -on foroijrn values w:is attacked by the custom official, who saw irj, it the eamo to: "unending liti gation and- - general tyim up of the importing business." lie added that as drawn, some of the t-tes in the bill, administered on an Amsriean valuatio-i basis, meant a "positive prohibition" of importations. lio di I not, however, enumerate the commodities of which he spoko. Mr. Davis said that none knew what the effect of the change would be and predicted it would tako years to learn, Flood Of Protests From South Regarding Pellagra SALES TAX MEETS ICWOSITI House Committee Will Not Con sider It, Fordney Says; Tax Suggestions Washington, July 26. The sales tax as a method of raising any part of the four billion of revenue needed by the Federal government next year is opposed by members of the House ways and mean committee, Chairman Fordney said today at -the- opening of tax revision hearings. Only four days hove been set aside for tho hearings and Mr. Fordney suggested that wit nesscs refrain from consuming time in discussing such a tax. Imposition or "pufchaM taYTOpeal of the excise taxes oa candy and bottled oft drinks and amendment of the estate tat brovision were among suggestions made to the committee by witnesses. In addition, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, in a communica tion, urged a general turnover tax on all business transaction a a part of a general tax program advanced by it as the result of a final referendum vote among the commercial and industrial organization within Its methhership. Other recommendation of the Cham ber of Commerce were repeal of excess profits taxes and war excise taxes, both those on transportation and communi cation and those levied in relation to particular businesses. In the place of these taxes a tax on ait turnovers was urged. A tax on personal expenditures was urged by Representative Mills, Hepubli can, New York. He told the committee that such a tax would -encourage thrift and penalize extravagance. A some what siiuilnt proposal wa presented by C. P. Landreth, a Philadelphia manu- facturer, and F. P. Miller, a manufac turer, of Downing Town, l a. They suggested a tax on all purchases by i dividunls, partnerships and corporations and estimated on the basis of current bank clearances that this tax would billion dollars annually. Amendment of the estate tax provis ion of the revenue law so in estate would, not be required to pay more than one tax in five years was urged by. C C, Dcford, a lawyer of Young town, Ohio. The witnes cited an in stance where through the death or a husband and hi widow within a period of nine day the same estate had been taxed' twice within that time. TWIN SISTERS 91 YEARS OLD AND STILL ACTIVE Leaolr, Jnly IS. Mr. Greer, mother of Milton Greer, living three mllea eat of town, m Jl'year of age, and ia aow visiting her twin niter, la 'Aho connty. Mr. Greer and and her aiater are both en Joying good heahh, nnd are very active for ladle aaftwachlng th centnry mark. . Their Uvea -. aad activities fern a remarkable Inci dent, aad skew the longevity which may be attained la the climate of this section. . PASSENGER ENGINEER ON S. A. L. MEETS DEATH AS TRAIN NEARS SUFFOLK, VA. PortamMth. V- Jnlw lUUs. 4agna- (ram th Scry nsawtk of his engine an Seaboard Air Lin train Namber Id boat Urea miles at of San-elk, V, t address iremark to his engineer, the flremaa, Hsnry Mas a, dlscs-rered that th tare -astir was raaafng wlthowt a pilot. A hasty search reaviared him that tho sagtascr B. H. Bsckasr, f this city, wss iMt th lecsmstlv sr Under asd that th train, earrylag pctra from Birmingham and Atlanta, i wa. Hrlly raaalag away.' :- , " ' .- , Hastily haltiag the train, the Irs. maa aad ths rest sf th crew west back along th track akwat a qr ter of s mil, where . they fssad the bsdy sf Bsrkncr. His body, slightly mstilated, was fownd along. Ids the track Baehner, the theory la, wa knocked from ths tender by lowhridg. - whereas the customs service, witu nearly fifty years of experience under the present plan had back of it court rulings, accepted business practices and a. generally slaoio loundation upon which to work. All of this would be lost in the change, he declared,- and another-era of litigation gone through before eorreet interpretation could be bad (f the bill's provisions. Wonld Increase' Work. Mr. Davis said there would be an in cretsc in amount of work placed oa the customs rervice by the new dntv bnsis. informing the committee that it could require that every package entering customs would have to be examined. A present, he saw. inspectors examine only about 10 per ttvi of the imporK Exai.inntion of all would bo required, he asserted, by the bill f provisions call ing for valuations, on-a comparative or cocipertiftve basis. Chairman Penrose said he saw need for an army of men in assessing the duties undr the plan. The committee, also heard- Thpmas O Marvin and William 8. Culbertson members of the Tariff Cemmlssion, ea:h of whom favored tho American valua tion plan. Teleorams From Southern States Deny Epidemic or a State of Semi-Famine DECLARE REPORTS ARE DAMAGING TO THE SOUTH Meantime, Public Health , Ser vice and Red Cross Prepare To Investigate Washington, July 26. Quick response was made today to President Harding's call on the Public Health Service and the Red Cross to meet the reported threat of a pellagra epidemic in a largo section of the cotton belt. - Official f the two agencies set im mediately to work in an endeavor to carry out the President's roquest and late in the day hold a joint conference Officials of eight Southern states made their reipons la th form of a protest thst no such scriou situation a has been pictured exist. Surgeon General Cummin g and, Dr. Joseph Goldberger, pellagra expert, of the Public Health Service, met in con ference with Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman, and other Red Cross official The session was quite lengthy and no informttion as to conclusions reached was disclosed, Dr. dimming stating that he would make a report tomorrow to the President. Response From Sooth. I he response from the Kouth was widespread aad varied. The Georgia Senate passed a resolution denouncing the report of a pellagra epidcriic as "damning," and the secretary of the State board of .health declared the disease showed no increase. The Macon Chamber of Commerce telegraphed a protest' to the White House, while Florida's State health of ficer contended his State showed a de crease. The State board of health of Alabama also claimed a decrease. The Tennessee health board reported nothing unusual. South Carolina ad mitted an increase, but no "semi famine,' and contended there 1aii "nothing alarming." Arkansas report cd "nothing alarming,' and Iouisiana reported a decrease. Mississippi arknowl edged twice as many cases this year as last, but disclaimed an epidemic or a acini-famine. ' In ail cases the State Health officils took vigorous issue with .the report of the Public Health Service, which has pvblicly estimated that due to impover iabed diet forced upon -them by -depression of the ectton market, at least ltXl,- 000 persons in the Southern cotton belt wouia nave pei.ogra and tuar iu per cent of tli cm nut die. Dr. Cumnimg said tonight, however, that the Public Health Service would stand by its figures. Latter From Senator Dial. Acting upon a letter from Senator Dial, of South Carolina, who called to hi attention published reports of the Public Health Service announce ment, President Harding wrote Surgeon General Summing and Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of the eeatral com mittee of the Red Cross, urging thrm to take appropriate steps to meet the situation described to him . a being fraught with "semi famine" and threat of an epidemic of a ravaging disease.. No sooner had the President's let ter been published than protest and denial began to pour down. Public Health Service officials pointed out that their report only gave warn ing that unless something were done to remedy a "particular kind of semi starvation bow said to be prevailing, many deaths from pellagra would fol low. s After retting oat that the depression ot ths cotton market and conditions generally have reduced thousands of persoas to a limited diet, which pro dace pelligra, th Public Health Ber ries report said: "It take aboat iv mcnth of this Dartienlsr kind of sc.ni starvation be fore pellagra begia to manifest Hsclf, but after that it doe wtta ppainnr tepidity. The second stage is bow we 'J aader way," Ssy He' Nst "Alsrmist. 8eator Dial aaid today h wa aot aa "alarmist" -ad na Zerrtood that nellacra epidemic did set exist, bntf might be sxpeetci, nndir th conditions pr-valent. especially -amonf mall eot toa pUatera. Senator Dial said that he knew many laborer whs have beea laid off, workmen aad m.-i3 farmen we,- ', (CMUiaaed M fat SereO DEFINITE ORDERS TO ABANDON BRAGG ISSUED BY WEEKS Secretary of War Adds Camp Jackson and Camp Bragg. To Scrap Heap FAYETTEVILLE TO ASK FOR RECONSIDERATION i Government Will Retain Land But Troops To Be Trans ferred To Camp Knox Near Louisville; Land Condemna tion Proceedings In Federal Court To Be Ended Today Washington, July 24. Reduction of the United State Army to a peace time strength of 15,9M m,n will be accomplished by Jnly II in accordance with the decision of Congress when it refused to ppro prlate fond for pay of a greater force after October 1. With the reduction Secretary Weeks an no need today, there wonld be a genera) . redistribution of troops, practical abandonment of seven of the great war-time army canton menta, placement ot many organi sations on the inactive list snd keletonisation of others Into ma. terlally. reduced. trenirthsi --- The cantonment to be abandoned "at the earliest practicable date" announced by Secretary Weeks are Camp Devena, Maaeachuhetts; Sherman, Ohio; Pike, Arkansas; Grant, Illinois; Jackson, South Caro lina; Meade, Maryland, except for a small detachment, and BiagK, North Carolina Those to be re tained ander the plana of reoirsnl xation are Dix, New Jersey; Travis, Texas; Lewis, Washington, snd Knox, Kentucky. War department orders directing the abnadoonieiit ..of Camp Kragg AtJ.aje.L- tevillo and Camp Jarkson at Columbia, S. C, will not hold up tho prosecution of condemnation proceedings brought in,' Federal Court against land owners in the North Carolina camp ares, in volving about 50 individual cases, and the taking of vidneo in the tnt of thes issues will be concluded before Judge H. i. Connor today. According to advices received from Washington last night the War lc partment will retain powacasiou of the ISOKXl arre bought tr Camp Tlragg for use In such emergencies as may art ia th future. Sugestions are aiade that it will be used for civilian military training camps. Troops now stationed there will be removed to Camp Knox, 3o miles from Louisville, Ky. Washing ton dispatches are not altogether clear on the movement of the regiments at Camp Bragg. Ask for Reconsideration Fayetteville heard of the second act ual aliSndonment of the camp last night, and took immedintc steps to have the War Department reconsider the order. ''Camp Kragg has looked sicker than this before, declared one rayottertlle citizen as ho departed for the capital to take up the fight that began four years ago when General Leonard Wood came down to North ( arolina anil al most gavo the ramp to the Cape Fear metroolis. Disturbed though they are, Fayette ville is by no means hopeless about the ramp.' They have had ramors of aban donment and actual abandonment be fore. They are leanii.g strongly upon the possibility of support from General J. J. ersliiiiB who is understood to hold the opinion that Camp Bragg is the finest site for an artillery camp in the United States. Just what steps will be taken after the Fayetteville citizenry mobilize its energies will not be known until their scouts have reported from Washington. Mack Land In Litigation , Thirty tho'usand acres of land remain on the unsettled list, but since tho gov crnment is to retain the land for emergencies it" Is presumed h?-e that the litigation now in progress will not be interfered with. Some consternation spread among the litigants hero latt night when the information came that tho camp wns to be discarded. 1ind owners began to wonder if they uere going to get anything but poisilily rents for their lands.- - Most of the perturbation -wis in the camp of Neil! H. Blue, who owns a lit tle mora than 11,000 acres of 1ml tor (Contlnsed on page fonr.) ABANDON PLAN TO HUNT FOR LIQUOR SMUGGLERS Washington, July W. Plnn for the Naval co-opera tio a ia the bunt for liquor smuggler along the North At lantic coast apparently have beea aban doned, prohibition official declared to day. They had beea discussed tenta tively with th Navy Department, offi cials said, but it wss founds he prohibi tion nnit would have to defray expenses of the craft need and lack sufficient fund. Th prohibitum force are go ing ahead with th assUtaae bf the coast guard, it wa idded, ia aa effort to tweep th sea ef ths tram, ranaers. Justics department agent art assigned a special requests but ara aot taking part ia the general drive. . FLAMES BADLY DAMAGE STEAMSHIP MAURETANIA Southampton, England, July M. Firt which broke out .yesterday oa the steamer Maaretania while sua wa lying at her dork hers was extinguished at 4 s'eloek this mora ing. Decks C, D and E war completely destroyed amidships Balooa paaaeager was war) scheduled to sail ea ths Mxnretania ' Saturday will be accommodated ea ths Bere agarla ad ths Car-mania, while those whs had booked steersg passag will b di tribated irkeng other ship of the Csaard line, according U aaaoaaeemeBt this ornlBf. ILLINOIS GOVERNOR UNDER INDICTMENT ; v ' .-A - -Vm-wH I L W "A . V ""-V - ft V Governor I-en Small, of Illinois, the principal figure in the most sensational political development In that State in manv years, who has been indicted by (Tie Sangamon county grand jury on a charge of enibeazleiiieutBf State funds. Lieutenant Governor Sterling and ver noil Curtis, a bankxr, were also in dieted on similar charges. Governor .Sjiiall'i cliiuu uf . imiu unity from urrojit and hn determination to 'resist arrest have been outstanding features in the en j j duiu-g tl.e past few days. NO EFFORT MADE Circuit Judge, However, Rules That The Governor Is Sub ject to Arrest OFFERS TO 81 RRENDER Springfield, July 20. Governor Small, from the oQce of one of hi counsel in Chicago, tonight offered to surrender himself without re sistance to Sangamon county au thorities on warrants charging him With eabesxUmcnt of state fund while treasurer trf BHnoi; Apringneld, July 2(1. Although Cir eult Judge, K. 8. Smith today held that Governor Len Small wns subjeet to ar rest following his indictment on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy to de fraud the State, while, State Treasurer warrants had not been served tonight and the Governor li ft the capital, pre sumalilv for his home at Kank ikee. Truce overtures I v State's Attorney Mortimer, ho suggested conference be tween county authorities and represen tative's of the Governor, were refiis'd at the executive office. County authorities declared they were determined to go through with the arrest of Governor Small, following Judge Smith's ruling. They designated no time for service of the warrants or the time which they tumid allow the Governor, for his appearance to arrange bond. Although Judge Smith ruled agiinst them, Governor Smnll's counsel still contended that' the rxertit ive is immune from arrest on the charges made in the Indictments. Former Governor Joseph W. Fifer, of Bloomington, 'ce lured that under the ruling of the court the (iiivcruur could be placed under arrest for the slight est misdemeanor. ATTEMPTED TO SMUGGLE CHJNESE INTO THE U. S Three Officers of Schooner Un der Arrest at Pensacola On Serious Charge Pcnsncnla ,Fla , July ?fi Warrants were issued here this afternoon for the arrest of Jack O'lnrv, alias Jack Kd dington; ikinrirh Wentzel, alias Hugo Wentcal, snd Clung Wah Lee. aliases Chester Wing and Sen Yuc., charging them with conspiracy tn violate the act prohibiting the importation into this country of alien Chinese. All the men aro now under arrest. The charges grew out of the beaching near St. Andrcwa;.July II, of the aimli ary schooner, Viole, with 44 Chinese aboard. The vessel put in for repairs following, it is said, a miscarriage of plan whereby the vessel would have been met end the hinee transferred The Chinese wero set ashore and the vessel burned. Hav County authori se later gathered them up while the three alleged conspirators wefe, arrested bv Federal authorities. The three men will be given a pre liminary hearing before Commissioner A. W. Davis, tomorrow. PECANS GROW ON GRAPE VINE NEAR MORRI5VILLE. MAIL ARRIER REPORTS. Psria growing sn s Concord grape via (srely doe sonnd a little nstty, hst H. C. Sears, mill carrier a Rests Ns. 1, Morrlsrllle, vosches for this itsryt "Mr. J. F. Conncit, prominent fir mer sa Roots No. I, called me to eee a sight yesterday that I was not sc. caactsmed to seeing every dsy pecam rawing sa a Concord-grtpa vine,'" ara Mr. Sean. "Mr. Cssncll palled aa sf fas, cat rt aper snd fsssd a well developed fralt as ir it had grown sa a pecaa-tree. There ars ether sn th via for ssyone te see. "There Is a peeaa tree aboat Ifty feet from ths vine, bst ths strange thing I how they rrd from Is) th ether. , It ts tsa mack fsr at ad if aayaaa can flgara It sat 1 Mid be glad to hear from the.1 s i, 4 f r, 1 f ,ihi V '.I'fvA I ? ' ' sJ TO ARREST SMALL ASKS CONGRESS TO GIVE CORPORATION ADDITIONAL POWER President Wants Railroad Debts Funded and More Help For Agriculture StNUS SPECIAL MESSAGE IU NATION'S LAWMAKERS First Step Toward Affording rarm credits Through War Finance Corpoation Taken When Substitute Bill for Norris Measure Appears In Senate Washington, July 26.-Partial r. sponse was made immediately by Con gress today to a special message from l resident Harding, requesting that bow. er of the War Finance Corporation be nroadoncd to take charge of funding upwards of five hundred million dol lars of railroad debt and to provide ad ditional fnrm credits. The President in his message, trans mitted by messenger, declared the gov ernment - was ''morally and legaDV bound" to fund the railroad debt and was under "an impelling moral ohli gation to provide agricultural credit Substitute Measara The first step toward meeting th. second of the two requests provision ior aiiiiuionni larm credits had in re ality been taken in the Senate before tho Presidential message was read. Senator Kellogg, Republic Minncwt. introduced a bill drafted by Secretary of Commerce Hoover and Director Mey er, of the War Finance Corporation, and said to have the approval of thr President, as a substitute for the pend ing Norris bill to create a SIOO.OOO.OOO farm export corporation. Ths bill, aa introduced, embraced the President' suggestions to empower the War Fi nance Corporation, instead of a new federal corporation as provided in the Norris bill, to advance crcdita for agri cultural exports. The President's message dealt par ticularly with railroad financing and declared the proposal that tho War Fi nance Corporation take charge of fund ing the railroads' debt to the govern ment would cause ''no added expense, no added liability, no added tax bur den." The President described the proposal as "a simple remedy, con templating receipt and diapoaitinn by the corporation of '"amnio aeeuritica deposited by the railroads. Referred ta Cemmlttea The message was referred by the Sen ate to its interstate crtmmercs commit tee, but Chairman Cummin, in ill health, was out of the city, and whea the railroad legislation wonld be tikcn up was in doubt. Leader, however expected action within tho next fort night. Several Senators, opposing any semblance of further government sd vances to tho carriers, state privately that they would light the legialaioa. Text of Mcssags "The contract covering operation pro vided that tho railways should be re turned to their owners in as good con dition as when taken over by the gov ernment, and the Transportation Act, recognizing that bcttermenta and addi ions belong to capital account, provided that such sums aa the railway compan ies owed the government for better ments and nrw equipment, added dur ing the period of government operation, might bo -funded. There has been, at no time, any question about ths justice of funding am-h indebtedness to the government. Indeed, it has been in progress to a mensurable degree ever since the return of the railroad to their owners. It has been limited, however, to such cases as those in which final settlements with the railway adminis tration kave been effected. The pro ro.s is admittedly too slow to meet the difficult situation which the owner of the railroads have been facing, aad I believe it essential to restore railway activities and essential to the country' good f ortune to. hasten both funding and settlement. "Quite npart from the large sums owing to the guvernmenf, which we are morally and legally bound to fund, the government admittedly owes the railway company large sums on vari ous accounts such, as compensation, depreciation and maintenance. Need More Finds "The way now would seem to bi clear to very early adjustment and re lief, except for the fact that the Rail way Administration, though possessing assets, does not command the funds necessary to meet what will be it ad mitted obligations. There is no thought to ask Congress for additional funds. Perhap fiv hundred million dollars will be neces sary. The railroad administration has, or will have in the progress of fund ing, ample securities to meet all re quirements if Congress will only grint the authority to negotiate these eenri ties and provide the agency for their negotiation. "With this end in view, you are ask) to extend the authority of th War Finance Corporation so that it may purchase these rail ay funding securi ties except by the Director General of Railroads. No added expense, ao add ed investment ia required on ths part of the government, there is bo sdded liability, no sdded tax burden. It is merely the grant of authority neee tary to enable a most useful aad aS eient government agency to nse it available funds to purchase eeenritie for which Congress already ha anther-, ircd th issue, and turn them into ths channels of flnanc ready to float them.' Agrteattara! Relief "Puding proposals for relief?' aad their dlscusion have already brought to. the attentioa-of Congress th very pro mising possibilities of broadening the power of th War Finaaea Corpora- tioa for farther relief of igriealtar aad livestock production, thia carparatioa ha proven itself so? helpful ia the r 11- 4 .1 .JA.V. .1 - - & UCI usi jar orMBM) taai a sanses (Csatlaasd aa Bags ar)