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Some of These Days . United
States Senate Will Fix Date
To Confirm Linney
EXPECT TO FIX DATE .
NEXT WEEK FOR TALKS
Senator Simmons Will Speak
Briefly and Senators John
ion and Borh Will Speak at
Length; Senator Oyerman
Sits Steady and Lett Other
i Folks Do The Talking'
The Ne ws and Observer Burea
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Il By EDWARD I. BRITTON.
' 1 (By Bpeeial Leased Wire.)
Washington, Aug. 3. That popular
gave, putting off to another day aetion
ob tnc nomination or rrank A. Linnev
for district attorney for Western North
Carolina and the nomination of the
Georgia negro, ''Link' Johnson, for re
corder of dceda for the District o'
Columbia, was again played in the
Seriate this afternoon. 80 often has it
been played that' the count of the
number -of time hat been lost.
Thii afternoon 1 agreement waa to
bring the matter up aoma day neit
.week to oe what action would be taken
in fixing a date ior hearing the matter
M a number of Senators are to apeak
on both nominations a date will be
fixed, and aa aome of the Southern Sena
tor! are engaged in collecting aome
data on Henry Lincoln Johnaon, time
ia being given them to complete this
investigation.
Senator Simmons will speak briefly
against the confirmation of Mr. Linncy
and will vote against both him and
"Link", Johnson. It has been aaid from
time to time that Senator Overman had
not definitely made up his mind aa to
hit vote on the Linney nomination.
Talking of this report a man who usu
ally knows what he is talking about
said:
Expect Overman to Oppoec.
''I am not in the slightest degree? in
doubt about how Senator Overman will
Voto, when this Linncy nomination Is
before the Senate. He ia aroma- to vote
against Mr. Linney'i nomination, just
as he is going to vote against the nom
nation of Heary Lincoln Johnson.
While he asked the Senate judiciary
committee not to report the nomination
unfavorably without giving Linney a
chance t fee heard, in hit own defense,
lie kao held to hb right to -vote la the
Senate aa he deemt at ahould vote
Ton tan nut H down that he will east
Wa vote against the nomination and
Bank ea that statement, i I know
anything about Senator Overman, and
I think I do."
Accordingly I am predicting that
both (Senator Simmons and Senator
Overman will rote against Mr. Linney'i
confirmation aa will many other Demo
erats and a number of Republican Sena
tors, Borah and Johnson among them
y Representative Ward is of the opin
ion that the Federal reserve banks are
loooaening up on loans and terms, and
holds thii as being a good sign for the
farmers. He says that if the Repub
licans had not wasted time the early
part of the extra aesaion by fooling
with the emergency tariff bill which has
done no good, a bill passed to fool the
farmers, and had at once acted npon
a suitable revenue measure, submitted
a tariff bill and then had adjourned
Congress and gone home, the country
Would be in far better shape. That
the Republicans have botched things
np for the country, and at-the same
time have gotten themselves . into
mess with the country, is his View.
Invite Simmons to Speak.
Senator Simmons has been Invited
to address .the annual convention of the
State Association of County Commis
aioners of North Carolina, which will
be held this year on-August. 18 to 13
at Washington, N. C, the invitation
being tendered by R. K. Davenport, of
"'tMstonia, secretary and treasurer.
The senate haa been compelled to de
cline, the invitation due to the fact that
the committee on finance is now holding
twice daily hearings on the tariff bill,
these to continue for some time, and
when they are finished the committee
will at once commence hearings on the
measure. At Senator Simmons is the
ranking minority member of the Senate
finance committee, the responsibility of
the minority ia this pending legislation
devolve largely upon hm and he, there
fore, finds it extremely difficult, if not
impossible to absent himself from
Washington at this time.
Not Serioaaly Impaired
Congressman Ward it informed by
the coast guard ofSclalt that the serv
ice along the North Carolina coast from
Currituck to Carteret it mot to be as
much impaired tt wai feared at one
time.' He it informed that the service
It undergoing reorganization, and that
whle the force operating the stations
will be depleted there will be no lots
of positions to employees, the plan be
lag made arranging for transfer
other parte of the service.
Telegrams and petitions against the
continuance of the 10 per cent lax ea
carbonated bottled drinkt are continu
ing to reach membert of congress. To-
dajRepreentatlv Bnntoa received .1
telegram of protest against the tax
from the Morchead City Cora Cola Bot
tling Company laying that If It wai mot
eliminated it will drive at oat of bail
nest. ' -
. A petltloa eigned by M Goldtboro men
' 'alt protests against the tax.
. Increase Parcel Peal Rate
, Report! -have reached both Senator
Simmons and Senator Ovennaa that the
Postmaster General had issued aa order
increasing parcel pott fatee oa larger
packages, a specific ease of Increase be
ing heard of iron Smithfield by Senator
" Simmons, where the rate oa 48 poaadi
f rom Smithfield to Rom Bill b aaid to
have been Increased front 61 eenta to
9S cents, while the eipreaa rate ia SI
rente, the ida beong that the tnereat
, wai for the purpose, of aiding tht ex
ICoatlaaed, oa fag 'oar), jj
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CARUSO BIDDING AMERICA FAREWELL
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When Enrico Caruso, noted teno, Mrs. Caruso and baby, Gloria, sailed from
great ovation bv Jhe throngs that gathered to see them tail. Caruso was taken
ropolitan Opera House in New York, but
day aa a great surprise to the music loving
Tunnel Caves In
From Quarry;
Dynamite and Convicts Will
Transform Tunnel Into
Ditch Today
DRAINAGE LOWERS WATER
LEVEL FOURTEEN INCHES
Tout Hundred Thousand Gal
lons of Water Already Re
moved; Work Will Continue
Four hundred thousand gallons of
water hid flowed out of the Jtoek
Quarry and Jowered the water-level 11
inehet before the lraing. tunnel caved
in aome time before daybreak yesterday
morning and temporarily held up the
work of revelation and reclamation of
drowned automobiles, liquor and per
haps dead bodict believed to be hidden
there . ...
Thirty or more feet of water remain
to to pumped out before any definite
knowledge of what the pool nay oa
taln, and answer be given to the ques
tion that haa been uppermost la ' the
minds of Baleigh people einee two
''lost automobiles were fished out of
the quarry two weeks ago. Pumping
operation! will be continued on an en
larged scale at toon aa the oustruetioa
in the tunnel is removed.
Dynamite and convicts worked all
all day converting the tunnel into an
open ditch, and more dynamite and
more eonvicts will renew the task this
morning. Thirty men will be put to
work in place of the tea who were
there yesterday, and by night it is
hoped that the outlet will be re opened.
Meanwhile two lusty little gasolene
pumps worked away at the" seven mil
lion gallons of water in the quarry,
but without noticeable effect on the
level of the water. They worked under
the handicap of throwing the water over
a 20-foot elevation. Considerable water
flowed down across the adjacent corn
patch.
Little Pamp at Work
The cave -in was due to the soften
ing of the earth in tno lower end 01
the tunnel bv the water released from
the quarry. The exact location of the
obstruction wai not found, and it was
deemed bett to dig out the whole length
-of the tunnel from the point where dirt
rwill have to be moved.
Plant reverted yesterday to the initial
decision to use the big 10-inch rotary
mn wad. by the Highway Commis
sion,.aml this piece of machinery will
be installed as soon at the -water it
reduced to a point where a rock foun
dation can be secured. A 35 horse
power gasolene engine will be. used to
drive it instead of electric powor, at
was first considered. The smaller
pumps will be need also.
Though the four hundred, thousand
gallons of water were noticeably con
spicuous by their absence, the water
level of the pool haa not been lowered
to the point of revelation of mysteries
and secrets. . There it a dark belt
around the tidet of the pit. 14 inches
wide that indicates how much the
water hat fallen, but that it all. '
But little water will be removed to
day. The long, tediout work of ditch
ing tht taaael it the immediate task
of the workmen.. Most of it it through
hard, sun-baked clay, with tome rock
toward the bottom. - Numerous charges
of dynamite were exploded yesterday
ia effort to toftea the. task. Mr. Farm
er thinks that the ditching ran be com
plefed today and water started flowing
agaia by night.' 'Another foot eta be
iakea out by natural drainage.
Crowd la faith f el
The crowd it it ill faithful, and all
day it eddied about the enviroat of
the quarry, coming ae near at the fence
with itt barbed wire cap, would let
them. New weiAer ttaadt weat np, mT
one of these pitched the previous day
lost hope; aaffered ma-stroke or tome
thing aad weat away., Competition It
keea, aad far into the night last night
the hot, thick air -resounded with the
criee at Tendon ' who had things to
drink that were tee-cold.' -
The arrival of a be-speeUcled pro
fessor from the University armed with
a email dip aet imbued with ,aa acade
mic interest la ash. served to renter at
teatloa apo the ereatnrea of the dee(,
aad gave rise tttpecalatio at to what
ia to become of them whea tha water
ia all gone. ' The professor wanted
specimens of all .the fish la the quarry,
and Mr. Page gave Mm permission to
? t jtCoatlneed-oa, aiga. foerj
was thought recently .to be improving.
world. He wag; 4 8 years old. '
And Stops Flow
Install Big Pump
HOIVALMII
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American Valuation Plan Adop
ted By House Not Likely To
Pass Senate
Va&hingtoa, . An. 2.-r-Tbe - Senate
finance committee practically completed
itt hearing today H-Aurif-valuation
provisions in . the .Fordney Tariff
Bill preparatory to determining later
in tho week whether they thall be re
tained as the baaia of assessing duties.
Three witnesses remain to be heard on
the subject tomorrow, after, which tht
dye embargo, seetiom which waa atfieksn
out br the House, will be taken r. for
Will FAVOR
tfrief testimony. Ita" fate alto'triO rnjeat-JVrjdda-, t -Ttla 1pproprlatleni
determined in tha serial of executive
meetingi which will begia Thursday.
Chairman Fenrote announced that
Democratic at well ae Republican com
mittee members would participate ia
the executive consideration of the Sua
subjects,
At a result of change ia procedure
many Scnatort declared the American
valuation tectum at drafted by the
House had tmtll chance of receiving
committee approval. It waa said that
none of tho Democratic committee mem
bert favored it and that several Repub
lican! would oppose it. Sentiment hat
been evident in the committee for ae
coptanee of the modified home value
plu4 proposed by George C. Davit, of
the New York customs house.
This would place the burden of prov
ing that imports were comparable or
competitive with American products on
the domestic manufacturer instead of
the customs service. The home value
baaia. it is claimed, would be installed
only in cases where proof wn forth-'
coming of tht limilanty of the articles,
in which event its proponente believe
there would be little room for litigation
over customs decisions as to values.
The point was made todty by Thomni
J. Doherty of New York representing
tho national eouneil or importer ana
traders, that the House bill hod givta
no definition of the terms "compara
tive" and ''competitive .' He dastard
they could be construed in a sen's of
wnys iml that the net" result would be
an adlesi tangle of eontreverv.es over
whether particular import! had coun
terpart! , in the - American nbohsale
market. He also asked the eommilttet
for a construction of the phrase "princ.i
not market" from which, under hj bill,
the prices for the home valuation' mut
be taken for assessing auties.
The committee also heard tovernl
other witaottra during today'i it-hion,
mott. of whom ipoke in favor of the
home value plan. .
JUDGE M'NEILL DIES .
AT HOME IN LUMBERTON
Well. Known Robeson Citiien
Passes After An Illness of
Onlj Few Honrs
Lumberton, Aug. 2. Judge T. A. Mc
Neill,, well known Lumberton eitlren,
died, early thrt morning, following in
'iHness of a few hour. The deceased
was. 72 years old tnd'tpett practically
all his life in Robeson county. He was
a -itudent at tha University of North
Carolina whea the Civil War breka oat,
He left college aad catered the army,
erring four years.' After "the War
closed be went back to tha University
aad graduated ' ia' 1868 securing hit
law license tha tame 'year. ' He prae
tieed first at Rockingham and later at
Maxtoa. He came to Lombertoa in
187a. - ... r
He waa tha flrtt president of the Na
tional Bank of LuaibertOB. the first
bank organiied in Robeson county, tad
held the' positloa antll-1893 whea he
wrt elected 8uperlor court judge of the
Seventh district. He served at- jiidgt
for 8 yean, declining to offer for re
election. , He wai ene of Robeson's
most loved and highly respected eiti
aeas aad hit unexpected death' wai a
shock to hit many friends. ' . .1
. The funeral will be conducted from
tha Fretbyteriaa Church of which de
ceased wit" aa ntlre member- here,
burial here Wed netday at 8 p. m., and
interment will be -mido ia) - Meadow
OH LAST VOYAGE
n
M OS?.
New Tork oa May 28th they were given
ill last spring while singing at the Met
Announcement of his death came yester
Secretary Melton's Suggestions
For New Taxes Find Lit
tie Support
Washington, Aug. it. Suggestions for
new taies made by Treasury Secretary
Mellon apparently found little support
today among members of the House
Wayt and Meant Committee. Some com
mitteemen were plainly outspoken,
while othertj without entering into the
a'rgumenta advanced for or against the
proposals, aaid it wee their judgment
that the committee.' - effort ahould he
directed toward easing the existing bur
den. With this end in view, it was ex
plained, the Republican members of the
commitloe bad before them today Chair
Committee; Eugene Xleyer, Jr., director
of the War Finance Corporation, and
Director General Davis, of the rallrotl
administration. Mr. Meyer aad Mr
Davit were called in to discuss railroaJ
financing and the chairman of the in
terstate commerce commission probably
will be questioned later on the same
subject
Chairman Fordney said the purpose
was to get specific information nt to the
financial needt of the government and
then to determine just where cutt could
be made. He stated that Mr. Meyer had
told the committee that under the plan
recently submitted to Congress by Presi
dent Harding the railroad financing
could be taken care of without more
than temporary assistance from the
Treasury from time to time until the
securities proposed to be issued could
be marketed.
Should this prove the rase, it was said
a material cut eould be made in the
Treasury estimate of 475,000,000
needed for tho government next year as
that included $545,000 jw- for the rail
roads. It was recognised, the chairman
explained, that the Treasury had taken
into account maximum expenditures tni
he added that assessing all the In forma
tinn now before the committee lie was
of the opinion that large reductions
could be made in the estimates,
Chairman . Fordney also explained
that the new tax law would be designed
to ma for a number of years aad that
Uie rates ..ahould nt. be fixed. for such
a length of time on conditions bolieved
now to be only temporary,. He thought
there should be immediate reductions of
a half billion or more in taxes even
though that brought-about a deficit at
the end of neit year. This could tie
wiped out, he added by revenues aftvr
expenditures hid been . returned to
something more like normal
The new taxei tiiggestcd by Mr. r.d
Ion ore designed, it became known to
day, to yield a total of approximately
r.'eO.OOOMW, of which $100,000,000 would
come from automobiles, 145,000,000 from
the ttamp tax oa bank checks aad about
70,000,000 from the three eent first-class
postage rate. The Treasury secretary's
memorandum at presented to tht com
mltteo still wai withheld today pending
tome slight revisions by Treasury ex
pert. It may be made public t"o'
row,-
FORECAST N. C. COTTON
- . CROP AT 604,000 BALES
Department , of Agriculture
Gives Detailed Figures Ac
- cording To States
Washington,. Aug. 2. Cotton produc
tion by itatei forecast. by the Depart
ment of Agriculture aa of July 25, with
the GOO pound bale as a standard, fol
Iowa: -
Alabama. 443.000. bales this year and
last- year: Arlxona, 5,000 and.
102,785; Arkansas, 708,000 and
California. 40.000 and 74,000;-Florida
14,000 aad 17,906; Georgia, 1,088,000 and
1,414.852; Louisiana, 79,000 aad 880,770;
Mitaiatippi, 72(000 and 882,892) MU
sourL 49J0O0 and 76,828; North Care
Una, ' 004,000 aad 912,197; Oklahoma,
506,000 and 1,12U78; South -Carolina
857.000 aad 1.610.471; Tennessee, ft.'!,
OOO-.aad' S23.P80; Texat; 1,44.1.000 aad
4,226,370 Virginia 15,000 and 20,206; all
other itatet, 8.000 aad 12.616.
.' rtoduetloa,lB Lower California fMer)
this rear, not Included ia the I'lited
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AFTER A RELAPSE
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Great Singer Dies at 'Motel In
Naples, Where He Had Been
Brought Hurriedly
EXPECTED TO RECOVER
LESS THAN WEEK AGO
Removal Trout Home at Sor
rento Recommended In Or
der To Hare Operation Bat
Weakened Condition Pre
rented; Ajed Mother at Bed
side When End Oomes
Naples, Italy, Aug.' 2.-(By the Aso
ciated Tress.) Caruso died 'today. Tho
great singer, whose ultimate rn-overv
had' been hoped for under the benign
innuenres or his own Italy, passed aav
at 9 o'clock this morning at the Hotel
Vesuvius in this city. He had been
brought here hurriedly from Sorrento,
on the Bay of Naples, where less thin
a week ago he avowed his rcturnii.g
strength and expressed tho conviction
that he would sing again aa ia the old
days. . .
He had been able to visit the. famous
sanctuary of Our Lady qf .Pouipeiiv
giving thanks offering for his recovery.
He went also to the Island of Capri,
where he attended a luncheon in his
honor. But soon afterwards unfavor
able symptoms in the form of a nigh
fever manifested themselves and hir
wife tekgiaphed . to a Rome tpcoialist
come to horrento; it waa then dis
covered that a new internal atisceta
had developed.
laruso s removal te Home for an
peration was advised, but be showed
such weakness that it was impossible to
transfer him further than Napk-s,
where ho arrived by sea Sunday even
ing. lour eminent physicians were
called in consultation and their ex
amination showed the presence of sub
phrenic abscess, accompanied by severe
peritonitis.
An operation to be performed at noon
today was decided upon, , but the
patient's condition became suddenly
worse at 4:30 in" the morning and ho
died soon- afterwards. Prior to this,
heart stimulation waa reported hourly.
Ia- order that Caruso should not tire
himself, the attending physician order
ed him not to speak, to during bit last
night he uttered no word. Of the mem-
bert of hit family present at the death
bed the most pathttio waa hit old
mother, who had alwayi clung obstinate.
ryte her lltfla heme, despite kef ton's
effort! to aeeostom her to the material
comfortt of life.
Wife it Bedside.
Present alto tt the bedside were his
wife, who was Dorothy, daughter of
Park Benjamin, of New York, Caruso's
little daughter, Gloria, and hit ton
Bodolfo, hit brother, Giovanni, several
nephews and the composers, Vincenzo
Uellexza and 1'aolo Longone. .
For a time after his arrival in Italy
Caruso showed improvement, his na
tive air having a beneficial effect
Nevertheless, he conserved his strength
and for thii reason waa obliged to re
fuse a request to sing at a reception
given by the Admiralty to Crown lrinre
Uirehito, of Japan. . That his Voire re
mained strong and clear was evidenced
when recently he tang before the to
prano, Hidalgo, and the baritone, Mon
tctanto, who expressed their delight.
Health Failed.
There was grave anxiety, however,
when Caruso only a few -days ago, be
gin to show signs oft depression. The
rising temperature which -had rharac
terieed previous attacks recurred, and
steadily his condition grew worse until
Saturday when he suffered from violent
pains in the abdominal region. The
medical consultation followed tnd it
was apparent that the patient was not
suffering acute physical pnin, but that
jiia heart wat weakening rapidly.
Uxygen was administered nnd other
measures, were taken to prolong his
vitality.
At his own request Caruso's body will
be embalmed, tnd the fnnernl service
will be held tomorrow. It is recalled
thtt when he lay gravely stricken In
New York he had expressed the wish
that he might die in Italy, tnd bow
all Italy it mourning that thii sad wish
has come to pass.
Enrico Caruso, for more than 25 years
a celebrity in the world of song, th
tenor with "the golden voice idolized
by millioni in America and abroad, had
an artistic career at well known as that
of any famous statesman or military
lender. He was born in Naples. Italy,
f February 25, 1873, the ion of Mareelliui
Caruso, a mechanic, who detested mnsir
but wat penuaded to permit hit ton
when 11 years old, to aing in the
ehurchet of hi native eity. 'An un
prom if Wig pupil, for three yeart he
studied under Guglirlmo Vergine
pledging hit teacher that when ready
for a profestional carer r he should pay
him one-quarter of hit earnings for th
following five years.
Mtde Debet la Naalee.
He made his debut in "L Amico
Francesco' at the Naovo Theatre, Na
plei, in 1894, latot toured Italy tad
Birily and wat engaged for four season
at La SeaJa, Milan. Subsequently he
tang ia St. Petersburg. Moscow. Warsaw
Rome, Lisbon, Paris, London and lead'
lag eitiet ef Germany. When he
came to the Metropolitan Opera House
la New York oa November 2.1, 1903,
the critic! did not go into ectlacies over
him. One of then wrcte, oa the open
ing night t "Slgnor Caruso (as tht
Duke ia Higoletto') bat many of tht
tiresome Italian vocal affectations tnd
whea he aeglctts to cover hit tone, as
he alwayi doet whea be becomes ttren
nous, hit voice becomet ptllid.
It ii intereitiag to observe thtt whn
Caruto mide bit Naplet debut he sang
the title tola four timet for which be
received 100 frinet, a ptlr of itage
thoei, a nit Of fleshingt and a neexer
chief. Borne yttn later Maurice Orau
th impreeario. negotiated with him
llag lri America for 1700 a month but
' T-CpnUnntd, o fag JoarJ ,
OFFICERS CLAIM RUM
RUNNING CONSPIRACY
Stm Terk. Aeg. J. federal -dale
tUiasrd tonight to have rri.
dear ef a rass-raanlag .(irfracy
itUUf sraU neat raM la
tart-ea cIUm aleag itke Atlantic
arabMrd. which weald go far to
ar4 rleariag as the Mystery mf
tkaatm ships far several ssoatha
retorted babkblag a aeuide Ike
far
.IC
Tkle rials made after the
lieeor-ladeo arkeoaer Heory L.
Marshall had keea seised ( Allan
tie City and bmafct lata this port
with fur of nr trcw by the roast
gaard ratter Seneca. Her csetsia
aad mate escaped la a swift asotor
beet.
Federal strati declined to rovtal
the astore of the evldeoce at their
ronovaad, bat Intlasatrd that asote
tkaa oa vsssrl waa eogrge- la
landing liaoer along the react from
Maine to Florida. Fir orllrf was
riprrsoed that tkcoe were the light
lea rrafu which mariaera had dr
rlsrrd oa reaching sort had keen
sighted at tea bat hid rtfased to
answrr signals.
No specific enasplalat this far
has bera lodged against the schooner
Marshall, which with hrr cargo of
more than hit raoea of liqaar It
bring held by arased gaardt pond
ing farther iavestlgatloa. Hrr
rook and three sremea are being
detained aa Material witnesses.
Although the srhooenrr woa oat
side the three-aiile limit and was
flying the British Isg whea oho wss
rixrd. Frdrrsl officials asserted
they were jastlned la taking charge
of her by the evidence of con
spiracy in their ooeseasion.
Washington.-Ang. X. Records of
the Barraa o Navigation show thst
the spoonrr Henry l Marshsll,
seised eat Atlsntlc City today., was
transferred from Amrrtcaa to Brit
ish registry In February last, offl
clala aaid , today.
ILLIISi
Former Comptroller of Cur
rency Goes Before Congres
sional Commission
Wshiuto, Aug. . -.Policies of the
Federal reserve board during the past
eighteen months or more were attacked
today before a joint cougreasional com
mission by John Bkolton Williaml, for
mer Comptroller of the Currency, who
charged that the board had displayed
undue favoritism in. lending to New
York betaking groupi while Southern
aad Western borrowers were unduly
curtailed. Then wif,Mbondant ground
for complaint of discrimination 'iy far
mer generally," he added.
The Congressional commission was
appointed to inquire into tho Agricul
tural situation and sunimond Mr. Wit
liams in connection with its investiga
tion into credit facilities for, farmers.
Many of Mr. William's asaertions
were challenged in rroea examination
by Representative Odgcn Mills, Re
publican, New York, a commission
menilier. Who was armed with volumes
of statistics. The clashes required com
misioa rulings time and again. Dur
ing the exrtininaton Governor Hard
ing of the Reserve Board and several
other of its officials were prose nt.
In December, 1013, Mr. Williams said,
one New York Htate banking institu
tion, which he described as ''known
for speculative activities borrowed
1130,000,000 through the New York Fed
eral Reserve bank. No law waa broken,
he said, but several other New York
banks, in hard and good times, were
allowed to hold out large amount of
reserve loaus, while western and tuuth
em borrowers were being pressed to
reduce loans. Mr. Willitms resd mem
oranda and letters interchanged be
taccn himself and Oovernor. Harding
over the situation of which he com
plained.
The board, adopting the policy of
forcing up interest rates he said, was
indirectly responsible for 30 per cent
interest charges prevailing in New
York money markets, and this "drained
off funds from the -farming sections
Mr. Mills met him at this stngn With
a series of statistics tendiag to show
that Richmond, Minneapolis, Dallas, At
lanta, Kansas City, and Ht. Louis banks
were borrowing much greater sums pro
portionately than New York institu
tions.
"You've seen the 6gures, haven't
ynuT' Mr. Mills demanded during in
terehanges in which Mr. Williams told
him to 'go to the Reserve board for the
statements.
One borrower of call money had to
pay 200 per cent to get a 11,000,000 loan
Mr. Willisms said, although Mr. Mills
insisted he had misinterpreted the ar
rangemcnt, tnd the charge wat S3 per
rent. At the same time he added, wet
tern Institutions rrditeounting were
"obliged to put up collateral of 100
and 100 per cent in excess of the
amounts they got."
"Give ns one example of that' Chair
man Anderson instructed the witness,
but after an interchange, Mr. Williams'
repeated re,onse, get it from the Re
serve Hoard" wat accepted at final. Mr.
Millt likewise went into rules rstnb
lishrd by the Board for credit control
tnd the creation by it of a "basic line,'
which determined a bank's borrowing
limit. Governor Harding will follow
Mr. Williams probably tomorrow.
FATHER DROWNS WHEN
HE GOES TO RESCUE SON
Klaalea, Aag. r Floyd Berwick,
prominent cttisea aad basinet mi
of LaGraage, waa drowaed la Bat
ton'a mill load two atllt from
tkl lc late today la aa effort
to aave oao of hla son vke had
called for help. The hoy waa saved,
bat Mr. Berwick, waa Jassaed lata
the toad withoat relieving kit
clothing aad ahaea,' hlauelf waa
aolied with cramp aad taak oat
of sight Hla llfeloM body was re.
corsrod at t o'clock tonight. Sar.
riving Mr. Berwick ar hi wlf
ad 'oa, tkUdrta.' v-- - - -k
NEWS
ATTACK ON BOARD
TRIfJKLE LEADS 0!
EARLY RETURNS If
VIRGINIA ELECTION
Wytheville Man Given Early
Majority of , 15,000 Over
Harry St. G. Tucker
TRINKLE WINS OUT
JN HENRICO COUNTY
Democratic Primary In Virginia
Final Act of Hard Fought
Contest For Gubernatorial
Berth; Neck and Neck Race
For Lieutenant-Governor In
dicated Richmond, Aug. 2. Incomplete re
urns from tho democratic primary elec
tion in Virginia today iadicated that
nomination of K. Lee TriliVle, of Wythe,
for Oovernor, by a majority of 15,000
to 18,(XX) over his opponent, Harry St. '
Georgo Tucker, of, Rockbridge, aceord-
ng to the Richmond Times Disnstch
figures.
The total vote east probably exceeded
150,000. Reports on the Lieutenant
Oovernor am insufficient to determine
tie re-ult. A count of reteurns to mid.
nijl.t showed Senator Junius E. West,
followed by Senator Julien Gunn, of
Henrico, and- Drlcfato Kenneth New-
eoiuher Uilpin, of Clarke, that the vote
from the strongholds of either, as yet
ti.reitorted, might icsult in a dei'jed
.'liange in their relative positions. Wll
ta.n tnllirt Fitr.ttnpb ef Northafnptjn, -finished
ln-it.
Big Lead in Ninth
F.e ikeley D. Adums, of Charlotte, u
rciioninuted as u member of the State
CVrpcration . Commission, by an ovi r
Ml ( lining niajon y over Elben 0.
lolkes, of Richmond. It is prob-Me
that Mr. Adams' majority may reaib,
W.000.
M,t of Senator Trinklea majntfty----f.mcs
from his home district the ninth, -which
ha chums by 15,000, and which '
it seems probable he has carried by not
less than 10,01. Trinkle hat also car
ried the first, fifth tnd tixth districts,
and probnhly the fourth, hi mjiroitfer
n the fifth and sixth having been very
much greater than had been expected
by the Tucker forces. '
Carle Henrico County
On the other hand according to the
Timet Dispatch figures, the results in
the seventh, eighth, and tenth district!
are gratifying to the Tucker adhercnte.
and in the remaining districts the re
tultt were nearly at hid been expected.
iienrlco county, in which Richmond "
is tifuited, wai carried by Trlnklt br
a majority of 180 votes according to
the Timea Dispatch, and Trinkle wta
credited with mojoritiei in the er:w
voting at Danville, Roanoke, Lyaeh
burg, Hampton, Pulaski, Bristol, Harrl
onburg nnd Fredericksburg. Stautoi,
cccording to the Staunton News Ijead
er't figures, gave Tucker 1,448 and
Trinkle 433, with sixteen county pre
cinct! mining.
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch returns from
Isle of Wight county complete, gav
Tucker 12.". and Trinkle 532.
Rockingham Coanty.
Harrionburg, Va., Aug. 2. Unofficial
return gathered by the Harrisonburg
."sews Keeord from Harrisonburg tnd
Rockingham county, complete, in tho
Seventh district, gave:
lor Governor: Trinkle, 730: Tucker,
523.
For Lieutenant Governor: Julien
Gunn, 840; J. E. West, 113; Kenneth
N. Gilpin, 218; William B. Fitxhugh, 3D.
For Corporation Commissioner: W.
Duvall Adama, Jr., 1,0$0; E. C. Folkct,
158.
Ninth District.
Bristol, Va., Aug. 2. Returns to th
Pulaski Southwest Timet from Puliski -County
In the Ninth Congressional dit
trict in today's Democratic primary,
gave for Governor, Trinkle, l,248j
Tucker, 2M.
Bristol Herald Courier returns front
three precincts in Washington. Count ,
gave Trinkle 231; Tucker. 113.
Fredcrickaburg gate Trinkle 333 1 -Tucker
SS5, according to the Freder
ickaburg Star.
Other Returns
Richmond, Va., Aug. 2. The Staunton
News Iieider returns from today's
Democratic primary gave for Governort
Augusta County, including Staunton
complete, Tucker, 1,448; Trinkle, 433.
Sixteen, county precincts missing.
The Norfolk Ijedgcr-Dispatch retnrnt
from Nnnsemond County with three
precinctt missing give Tucker 150;
Trinkle 426.
COURT HOLDS WILLIAMS
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Faycttcville, Aug. 2. Marshall WU
1 in m a was today held for Superior Coart
without bond on tlio charge of killing
Deputy Sheriff A. J. Pate eleven dayt
ago, following a preliminary hearing
before Judge J. C. Mu-Hae in the re
corder's court. Tho star witnctl Wit !
Randall A. Dawson, negro, who swore
that on the night of the raid oa Wil
liams' still, in which Tale was shot from
ambush, the defendant said to hint,
uYrs, I did the shooting and meant to
kill."
He also testified that on the afternoon
of the shooting Williams handed gunt
to the negroes employed to opertte th
still with instructions to kill lay pffl
cert who might appear.
A coroner't jury ltd previoutly ro
commended that Dawton, at well aa
Williams, be held without ball. Deputy
Sheriff C. H. Driver identified Wil
liams it the maa who did the shooting.
The defense hid attempted to fasten
the firing of the shot on Dawson, but
Driver iworo thtt be taw a whit nan
ttanding at th edge of tha Woods with
a rifle to hla shoulder and declared that
to the best of kit belief Willlamt waa
the man. . v . , .
A picturesque phase of -the testimony
came la that of Sheriff N. H. McKea
ehy, who told of Aiding gua rack In
Williaml' home with tha word "trtentr
had a skull tad erott bonet Inserted ea
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