Mews Observer THE WEATHER Lata! shower Wednesday ' and probably Thursday. en your paper. Band renews! Ave days lfor eipimiioii in order to avoid Biixiug. sing-la copy. . VOL CXIV. NO. 90.' WELVE PAGES TODAY 28, 192!.. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS mm MCMTCCTO 111. BAD EXAMPLE FOR REST OF COUNTRY Administration's Policy of Throwing Employed Out of Jobs Criticized .WHOLESALE DUMPING PRACTICED BY DAWES tepresentative of Federal Fed eration of Federal Employes Appears Before Sub-Committee of Conference On Un employment and Hands Out Some Startling Statements The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By EDWARD E. BRITTON - By 8pecial Leased Wire) Washington, Sept. 27. Hammering the administration for its own treat ment of its employes as one of the causes for there being so many unem ployed throughout the eountry, and charging that the government itself by throwing thousands of persons out of work has spread the doctrine of in dustrial unrest" the National Federa tion of Federal employes, represented before a committee of the conference on unemployment by Luther C. Stew art, president of llie organization, stir red up things this morning, and pro poses to keep at it. After hearing from Mr. Stewart for a short time the sub committee on employment statistics told him he was talkij to the wrong committee and should take his eas.- the committee on emergency State and municipal uchduicd nnu munv w , . , The prepared statement of the Na tional Federation holds that the gov eminent has been a contributing canst to the stagnation in present Cay work, that it has thrown thousands out of work "without intelligent planning, without discrimination, without justi fication, and without even the humane consideration of so much as one day s hotiee,'' The statement continues with the declaration, that the government violated the very standards of efficiency which it required of private enterprises when it took supervision over private industries, and that it is now over borne by the hysteria of so-called economy." The call is made for the government to set up a government policy on employment ''which shall be courageous enough to resist political clamor; intelligent enough to discrimi nate between true and false economy; business-like enough to make adjust menta for efficiency aud not for spec tacular political effect and just enough to provide that employee -b bo mu.it be i i ii t . . i . i jeieasea snail nave at lease quo notice of dismissal.' Attack on Dawes Program The statement presented by Mr. Stewart for tho National Federation is in effect a direct assault upon the "economy" proceedings of "Hell and Maria" Dawes in its denunciation of "spectacular political"' methods in the - i i - -- i i . jjiuamg ul u uuui-i, an au ifluicv ment of the administration for the way in which, without notice, it drops employes who are- due some decent con aidcration. Four remedial measures are proposed by the National Federa tion: First, that the administration shall make known its ultimate aims as to the size of government establish nienta and personnal; second, transfer of .released tmployer to other in preference to new appointments by- new civil service examinations; third, release of efficient employes to be made in order of juniority, where reductions in force are necessary; fourth, that thirt ydays' notice be given in all eases where employes are to be released, for in Washington and in many other gov eminent establishments thoughout the country employes had been reased from ths service without warning. The indict meat of government methods in its treatment of its own employes was in the sharpest of taring. And it was learned today that very sooa the Ship ping Board will dismiss some 2,000 em ployes. And while efficient government em ployes are being summarily dismissed the Harding administration is taking care of the political end of the game by its handing out of jobs to Repub-I lican partisans in violation of even the bunk "civil service" examinations pre scribed by Fresident Harding. .This is to be found in the appointment of "aeting postmasters' In order to hold ithe jobs open for Republicans to qualify, and in such appointments as that of Clyde H. Jarrett as postmaster at Andrews; in the dismissing of I. C. Thoreson for '"insolence" from the po sition of surveyor in the public lands office In Oklahoma; in the overnight . throwing out of the office Director of the Census Ram I. Rntror of Pnmmi, aioner of Public Education P. P. (.'lax ton, in the grabbing of the office of Tnited 8fates Marshal of Western North Carolina from Charles A. Webb, because the newspaper in which he has holdings criticized the Republican administration. The feeling is that the administration ought to play squire in its own employment methods in order to- be able to call upon the country to provide jobs for the jobless who would have bad employment but for the par tisan hatrd of the Republicans for a League of Nations that was eoneeired la the brain and heart, of a Democratic Frtiident. Wllaoa Not Pishing Fight And right now in the Senate the Re publicansfor whonj else could h be I t-u,b cuurnviuiuif mi vpfraa me rumor that President Wilsoa Is endeavoring la organize the Democrats of the Sen ate' against, the peace treaties." So per- rtfr cut w as mar rumor Thai tosy Demo f ratio Senators found it necessary to state that there wis ao foundation for any such reports. Senators Hitchcock, I'nderwood, Glass, and others denied xlie truth of each rumors,' that while .former Fresident Wilson had given his 1 . (Continaei on ..PiMtXlfWJ ...:. lull OLIO Methods Of Bootleggers In Uniform Are Revealed Witness Explains Multiple Shake-Down System By Which Chicago Policemen Obtain As Many As Half .Dozen Rake-Offs On Same Case of Whiskey . T Chicago, Sept. ST. A multiple shake down" system through which Chicago policemen were alleged to have ob tained as many is half doxen rake offs ob the aaine ease of whiskey, was revealed today la the government in vestigation of the police department, said by Chief of Police Charles Fitx morris to contain ,500 bootleggers in a membership of 9,000. The request of Chief FitxmorrU that the Federal authorities help him clean his own house, made last week, was placed before the Federal grand jury with a score of witnesses, most of them policemen, testifying. Multiple Shake-Down. One of these witnesses, according to officials, explained the multiple shake down. Members of the police force, or ganized in bands, he said, would ob tain information as to whiskey ship ments from other cities into Chicago and then in uniform, would rob the cars in freight yards under pretense of confiscating the liquor. The whiskey then was sold it fairly ohcap bootlegging prices, the cheapness making it easy to get euatomers to take it in case lots. When the liquor was delivered, however, a policeman ap peared ind demanded substantiati amount from the recipient lor protec tion. After the sum had been paid, Large Crowds At Opening of Rocky Mount's Annual Fair Features Include Free Attrac tions, Racing In Afternoons and Fireworks at Night BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE FOR HOLIDAY Fine Variety of Exhibits of Livestock, Farm Products and Poultry Eocky Mount, Sept. 27. The sixth an nual Rocky Mount fair opened promptly at 9 o'clock this morning when the gates were thrown open at the fair grounds east of the city, and large crowds -have been in attendance throughout the day. The crowds really began flocking out Tarboro itreet bjst night, however, aa the carnival had al ready pitched its tents and the midway was in full blast. The arrangement of all exhibits and displays was completed in Floral Hall last night, while a corps of workmen were engaged in doing the final deco rating. As a result all was in readi ness for this morning's opening. The livestock, farm and poultry exhibits are all up to standard and are attract ing considerable attention. Racing Big Feature. The first racing program was held on the fair ground track this after noon at 1 o'clock. Twelve big free at tractions have been secured by the fair management and are given before the grandstand between the heats ot the various races. At night the free at tractions begin at 7:45 and, including the fireworks, will continue for approx imately an hour. While the fair got under way today and gains in impetus tomorrow, Thurs day and Friday are expected to attract the largest crowds to the grounds. In addition to the numerous cars running between the city and the fair grounds, the Atlantic Coast Line Railway will operate shuttle train service between the passenger station and the grounds beginning tomorrow and continuing tbronuh Friday. Trains will leave the utatiou at 10:40 a. m., 12:15 p. m., 2:00 p. m., and 5:35 p. m., and will return from the grounds fifteen minutes later in each instance. In addition Nog. 90 and 81, 48 and 42 and 64 and 65 will stop at the grounds to take on and let off passengers. On Thursday evening the Nashville train will be held here until 6 o'clock of Until the last train has come in from the fair grounds. Fridav School Day. Vr'iAnv. the eoncludina day of the fair, will be school day as the local schools will grant a holiday, 'while all ohnnla thrnuffhout the eountv who de sire to do so may let their pupils out that day to come to the lair, un rri- Ar,v nflnrnnnn nt 4 o'clock at the fair grounds the Rocky Mount high school and Red Oak highs will stage a gridiron battle. All the local business houses will close Friday afternoon, whilo the banks will be elosed after noon Thurs day except to the tobacco interests in case sales are not over by that hour. EXPLAINS HUNGARY'S TROUBLES Geneva, Sept. 27. Count Apponyi said today that Hungary's request was due solely to her controversy with Austria. "Hungary,'' he added, ''does not ex cuse the West Hungarian disorders, but explains them by the patriotic exalta tion of a population ceded to Austria against its will 8AYS IMMEDIATE STRIKE OF RAILROAD TRAINMEN IN U. 8. WILL BR CALLED Chicago, Sept. 27-An Immediate strike of the l8,m railroad train, aaea employee! American reads will he ordered If the strike rote wew being counted favors it. JaascO Msrdock, vkc-prealdeat of the or ganisation, aaaoaaeea' tonight "Aa a matter of fact.' said Mr. Martteck, "a strike really has been etherised" already iy the leaden. The salante the veto hi coaated the strike order will he lasaed provided the vote farera strike, and there U little chance that It wsm't The leaden will jut oppos the wishes of the men. Cowitlng ( the strike kalleta will he ceweletre within a few days. other policemen would raid the place and after collecting another protection fee, would "confiscate" the liquor, re sell it and repeat the process of graft, sometime! half a doaen times, before turning the whiskey over to a favored saloon keeper for sale by the drink at high prices. Thorough Investigation According to Federal officials, the in vestigation will go back to the ''Mike Do Pike" Heitler ease, where two bands of uniformed policemen fought for pos session of a carload of liquor, valued at 165,000, and shipped here from Ken tucky. Detective Sergeant Eddie Smalc. absolved in that case, now is under ar rest with two other detective sergeants in connection with the present investi gation. He is charged with extortion. Charles F. Clyne, United States dis trict attorney, tonight still was pre paring a fuU. report to Chief Fita morris, in which he promises to name everv member of the police force mrin whom ha has evidence. Half a dozen police commanders were ques tioned by Mr. Clyne today in addition to the policemen taken before the grand jury. It is believed they, were asked nhont reports that policemen had been een intimidating government witnesses in the case and offering them money not to testify or to leave town. J John Morehead Names Win-ston-Salem Man To Succeed Frank Linney Greensboro, Sept. 27. The election of C. A. Reynolds, of Winston Salem, and a lot of talking were the only hap ywninea of anv note at the called meet ing of the executive committee of the State Republican .party which, was held here today. The name of Mr. Key nola waa placed .before) the eonvehtion soon after it had Been called to order and the purpose of the meeting stated by Gilliam Grissom, secretary, W. O. Braniham, of Durham, taking the floor and nominating the Winston Salem miui. Woman's place ia the committee and the party was also gone into but nothing of a definite nature was done, the com mittee deciding-it best to wait until the Wate" convention next year before takinifjnv definite action, although the r : . . ... . i i, organization or women to vote wie ne publican ticket will be rushed as fast as possible. The meeting was open for a f ertai lenzth of time or until Mrs. Mary 8e tie Sliarpe had completed her speech in which she pledged renewed efforts for the party and urged the great need for a thorough organization of wonieu of the faith in North ( arohna. Chairman Reynolds, acting upon a sueiestion from the committee, then proceeded to inform the members of the Democratic press that their room was more desirable than their company and politely asked that they take them selves from the room, and eujuy the scenery from the outside. It was learn ed that a general discussion of the in tcrnal workings of the party was the topic of diseusion behind the closed d.or, that, of course, being mingled with words not suited for ears of a gentle Democrat. The fight which had been expected failed to develop and the faction man waa selected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank A. Linney with all the ease of a greased pig Seng through a Sunday School picnic. Mr. B ram ham, who had been men tioued fur the positiuu, battened to place the Winston-Salem politician in nomination to keep from being nomi nated himself. John M. Morehead and his organization are in control of the organization and as the vacancies which will occur when the office hold ers resign will be filled by committee men appointed by Chairman Reynolds, and therefore increase the strength of the organization. John J. Parker sent word that he ab solutely waqld not have the job; Junius Hardin, A. A. Wbitner and a number of others, inclnding Mr. liramham, ab solutely refused to entertain for a moment an Idea of the place, therefore it was left for Mr. Reynolds to should er the job which he will hold until the next State convention is held. The opposition forces kept quiet to day, talking in secluded groups and laying their plans for the coming year when it was confidently predicted that the present faction in control will aot even have the nerve to offer a man for chairman. While the meeting eou' l not be clllcd a love feast, it was a eut and dried affair, Morehead and his men running the works while the opposition held their peace, listened and planned. None of the members of the com mittee now holding office resigned al though it il expected that Mr. Reynolds will get their resignation in short order and will thin make his appointmcuts. MORAVIAN PASTOR CHANCES CHURCHES IN TWIN CITY Winstoa Sajem, Sept. 27.-Rev. H. B. Johnson,, xhty hs-een -faster f Fried' bery Moravian Church since April, 1917, has resigned Hid iccejited a call to the pastorate of Fries memorial church here. He will take charge No vember 1. " " Mr. Johnson is a native of Wisconsin and came to the Friedberg charge from Grand Bapids, where he served a Mo ravian chorea as pa) for for more thin alat Jtrs. -r -y" " REYNOLDS LANDS OB AS CHAIRMAN A.C.L mm so THERN RAILWAY MEASURES L Injunction To Prevent Collec tion of Tax On Watts Assessment CLAIMS DISCRIMINATION IN COUNTY REDUCTIONS Real Property Reduced 26 Per Cent, Tax Rates Increased 104, But Reductions Don't Touch Railroads, Is Claim; No Figbt To Be Made On In come Tax Provision Denying that it is a citizen of the State, and pitching its fight on prac tically the same basis adopted by the Southern Railway, with the omission of the attack on the validity of the franchise tax, the Atlantic t oast une Railroad yesterday entered the Federal Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina seeking an injunction to pre vent the collection of tsxes levied up on it in the thirty counties in which its lines are operated. Interlocutory injunction against the collection of any taxea assessed upon values fixed by Commissioner of Revenue A. D. Watts is prayed for in the complaint, copies of which were served upon the Governor, the Hcvennc Commissioner, the State Auditor, the State Treasurer, and the Attorney Gon oral. Copies of the complaint have been served upon the sheriffs and tax collectors in the counties involved. Values Down, Rate I p. Decrease in the values of real prop erty aggregating 26.11 per cent, which increase does not apply to the property of the complainant, and an increase of an aggregate of 104 per cent in tax rates in the thirty counties, which does apply to the property of tho complaint ant, is alleged in the document of OS pages setting forth the grievances of the petitioner. The complaint is signed by George H. Elliott, genernl counsel for the railroad. The Coast Line bases its attack chiefly upon the alleged discrimination worked against the company through horizontal reductions in real estate values ia the several counties, ami eon- tends ffrat-thw reduction, api'ryliK on,y to certain classes ,6f property, is a violation of the constitution of both the State and the United States.' The complaint cites the alleged violation of the interstate commerce laws as a secondary offense. Pay Franchise Tax. While attacking the franchise tjx on the same basis as does tho Southern in its fight begun a v.eek ago, tho Coast Line agrees to pay the tax under pro test and await the jiulgini nt of the court. No mention is made in tho com plaint of the ineotno t provision in corporated ii. the constitutional amend meats ratified at the polls last November. The complainant fixes .'!W,054,7H4 as the rightful value of its property figured on a mileage basis, and upon the basis of its income for the past year. The values fixed by the State Tax Commission for 19Ju were $."n 867,800. It objects to the five year average of earnings taken by tli Revenue Commissioner as a basis for fixing the rate, and cites the statement that earnings for 1!L"J fell ,tVX,,4W from t2,m7H in 191. Talk of Ccnfuaion. Outstanding in the complaint is the tabulation of the result of returning valuation to a county basis from a State basis, with the resultant varia tion of standards tluit hns sent tax rates up an average of 10-4 per cent In the thirty counties included, values of real property have shrunk from 707,216,iil in 1P20 to .'22,4)lr1(KI in 1921, and the average tax rate of the 30 counties hae doubled. It is contended that the reductions do not apply to tho railroad, and that the doubled tax rate does apply, with the result that faxes are doubled. No date has been set for the hearing of the case in the court, but it is under stood that it will be heard before Judge H. G. Connor here. T'ndor the Federal statutes, three judges are required in such cases two other Federal District judges.. Similar arrangements are to be made or the hearing of the injunc tion action brought in the Western d is trict by the Southern. Is State Corporation. The first move of the State will prob ably Ne to ask that the action be dis missed upon the grounds that the peti tioner it a resident corporation of the State, and not entitled to take its net tion to the Federal t'-oiirs. No answer has as yet been definitely determined upon, since Attorney General James S Manning is in Charlotte indefinitely on private busmen. The following county sheriffs are in eluded In the officers against whom in junction is sought: , J. H. Harris, Beaufort; J, W, Coopef, Bertie; F. L. Lewis, Brunswick; J. O. (Contlaaed oa Page Two.) STATE TO BORROW MONEY FROM COUNTY FOR ROAD Charlotte, Sept 27.--Cbsirman Frank e, ui me iiorm Carolina rugftwtv Commission, will be in Cmwlotte Wed nesday to sign the contract drawn up between the Mecklenburg Highway Com mission and the State Highway Commia siotf, whereby the Stte 'Commission will borrow from the county money to Der manently improve the States ville roJ between Charlotte and JHuntersviile. The Mecklenburg Commission, at a called meeting today, signed ihg contract for the road between Charlotte and Hunters ville. Mr. Page will determine tomor row which of the two routes,-that by Derita er that by the Stateiville road, shall be the rente f the Ststesville highway between fharlotts ggd IJunlerr fiiie, ., 10 FEDERA M BY EMERGENCY RELIEF FRAMED MANUFAGTURERS Committee Unanimously Agrees On Recommendations To Help Unemployed TO SUBMIT PROGRAM TO FULL CONFERENCE Personnel of Manufacturers' Committee Includes Charles M. Schwab and Samuel Gompers; Other Committees Also Completing Recommen . dations For Relief Washington, Sept. 27. Unanimous agreement upon emergency relief meas ures on th part of manufacturers to be recommended to the National confer ence on unemployment was reached to day by the committee in charge of this branch of the country's employment problem. The committee's report, which was not mado public, ia to be submitted to the full conferenco for adoption when it reconvenes on October 5. It was un dcrstooll, however, that the report would suggest some rearrangement of working time to permit of a more mini erolis employment of workers by the manufacturers. Personnel of Committee. The manufacturers' committee, which was the first to complete its emergency leconimendations, includes in its pejyjon net l naries Al. rvnwnu, or .ew nin; Samuel Gompers, president ofcthe Amer ican Federation of Labor; Mr". Sarah t'nnbny, secretary of the United Textile Workers of America, and Vt . II. Stai k house, of Springfield, Ohio, chairman. Other committees were said to be rapidly completion tneir reeiuiuiicndii lions for emergency measu.es to meet the unemployment situation. Tho com mittee on state, and iminu'iiiu! mens urea and public works was understood to have about finished a report which would suggest greater activity on the pnrt of communities n ml municipalities in public works, with special attention to increased road construction as a means of lessening tho ranks of the involuntary idle. Public Hearing. The first public hearing of the eon foreuce was held today on unemploy ment statistirs and a number of wit tiesses presented data for the use of the delegates. Labors unreadiness to accept work ut reduced wages was as signed as a contributory cause of the unemployment situation by Russell F. I'helps, director of statistics of the Massachusetts Labor department, while Harry !. Jacobs, president of the Ex Service Men's Employment Bureau, do dared tho problem among former sol dlers as to find positions for the great percentage of illiterate and unskilled men, too weakened from their service for hard labor. JURY IN POPE CASE IS STILL INCOMPLETE Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. 27. The origi nal venire of 75 men called as pronpee tive jurors in the trial of John II. l'ope local attorney, charged with murder, was exhnunted today and an additional venire of 100 men ordered suuiiiionek for to morrow's session. The count of tlr tentative jury, v. Iiii-Ii has several time, numbered twelve, was e'even tonight. The defense was overruled today in its contention that it nas Lhe Jjurdeu of the S'ate under the first degree lour der charge tn show that, l'ope acted pre meditatively td effect the death o George 11. Hickman, local theater man ager, who was killed when be resisted the robbe'rv of bis theater by i rank Raw lings. The defense brought up the wint yes terday in eb,i''etint: to a hypothetical question asked of prospect ive, jurors by the State. The court ruled today that under Florida law the principal in the second part shares equal'- with the principal in the first part the respon sibility for any rrime resulting from a conspiracy. Pope is charged with having conspired with ami prompted Rawlings to commit the robbery. HEAVY BIDDING STARTS AN ADVANCE IN COTTON New York, Sept. 27. - Heavy bid li: for cotton ("day resulted in an excited advance which forced Ib-cember con tr-uts ?..fi." :-i:d Oc'ol-er contract.. ?.2T. a bale n'.ove .yesterday 's close. This was the first "notice il.iv" fur cotton to be delivered on October con tracts. Notices for between 'I,im..i and h,Vni bales were iicd. This was con siderabiy in eie-ss of upec's'ion" Strong foreign and domestic trade in terests comjictcd eagerly and it a repor'ed th.'it .l.;-:in'se brrns vere sac eeasfnl bidders far .'.".inwi bales. s;i of which will be drawn from the loeal stock, which is 'in! ' be ot i. ;. d-tr-able grade and stap e. Near month shorts became frightened ttbefl they s'ih I iff ensile the notices were taken care of and they hastily covered, rapidly forcing prices up a hundred points The upward moveim-nt also was stimulated by better trade re port an4 decressed cmp estimates. Last prices were firm at net gains of 33 to 128 points. TO RUN SPECIAL-TRAIN TO LEGION CONVENTION Asheville, Sept. 27 An American Ltgian lliecial Uiin. . .will 1 -operated through North Carolina's princip' cities Friday, October 8, carrying dele gates to the national convention at Kansas City, according to announce ment by Tom Bird, commander of De partment of North Carolina. American Legion, who with Cale K. lturgeas, State adjutant, and Bob Deny, of OV nsboro, were la conference at Salisbury today with .officials nf the . fces b-sSfd and S libera Bailrvada, - SOUTHERN TRAIN BUMPS "WORK TRAIN OFF TRACK BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPS Haw River, Sept. 27-Engineer Cy Lawsoa, palling aa. tastbonnd freight o tho Soethem Railway, bamped Into work train, one mile weat of hero, and knocked lro ears off the track this afternoon. .Engi neer Lawsoa waa badly bruited up and had to bo taken to tho hospital at Burlington. Tho work train of six ears waa being pushed to Bnrl lagton, tho engine .being .In .the rear. The freight waa coming down tho grade nt a fair rate of speed and forty earn behind tho engine. Five cars of the work train were knocked clear of the track while the sixth one waa battered up., Tho engine appears little tho worse for wear thongh the cow catcher waa battered ap considerably. It waa neeeeaary for afternoon trains to transfer paasengera and mall while the track waa being repaired. HALF MILLION FOR E War Finance Corporation An nounces Loan To South Carolina Bank The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD E. BRITTON Washington. Sept. 27, Tbe War Finance Corporation announced today that it has agreed to make advances ud to .''00,0OO to a South Carolina bank against obligations of a Southern ex porter secured by cotton stored in ware houses awaiting eiport. It calls atten tion to applications received for ad vances from banks and individuals re questing their "share of tho billion dollar aerirultural credit-' imd nsks that it be stated that there is no allocs tion or apportionment of the funds it handles, that each application stands on its own merits, that proper security must be given. Applicants are advised to familiarize themselves with the terms for loans, and that in North Carolina circulars telling of these can be ob tained from any bank, sta-te or national. A notice issued today is that under the law there ia no limitation to the amount which the corporation may ad vance to national banks, the mirtter be iug controlled by the terms and eondi tions of the War Finance Corporaton act and sound business judgment. It makes this statement as it hae received innuiries fora some national banks which inq$ite they are of the opinion hat section 6202 of the revised sta tutes prohibits them from receiving advances from tho corporation if their ontslnndine bills navable or other ob Mirations representing borrowed money equal the capital stock of the bank, an opinion which the war fina-nce corpora tion says is erroneous. Invite foolidge to Speak ' The Interstate Commerce Commission today promulgated an order suspending till ileeemher 7, l!'-'l, the operation of schedules providing for the cancella tion of the commodity rates on box shook from ii..ibts in - Georgia; North Carolina nnd South Carolina to eastern points, leaving applicable instead tlie existing rates. Senator Simmons and Congressman lirinson today saw Vice President Coolidge and extended to him the invi tation ot the Wayne county Agricul tural Association to speak at the fair to be held ill (loldsboro Oetul.er 4 to 7. The Vice I'resident will give his answer tomorrow, saving today that if he found that be hud no conflicting engagements be thought he would be aide to accept. Senator Simmons ex tended the imitation at the request of his personal friend, Csjptain Nathan O'Berry. of (!oldsborn. Watson Declines Invitation Senator Tom Watson, of Georgia, to day declined the invitation extended to him through Senator Simmons to deliv er an address nt the Kinton Fair on O.'tnber 11. His reasons are stated in the Tetter of Senator Simmons to Charles F. Carroll, editor of the King ton I'aily News, that "besides the fact that Senator Watson thinks he ought not to leave Washington at this time in the present legistatie situation, he tells rue that he lias a rule that he has followed fer l"i years past, and that rule is never to nifke an address at a f ;ei r or upon nny other occasion where an admission fee is charged " This no tice will end the hopes of any who ex pected t" secure the" presence of the (ieorga Senator at any fair where ad mission fees are charged, and is- a notice also tli.it Clinton will not hear him if theie is an adoussinn fee when he i expected to speak at the Sampson rountv fair. BISHOP LAft'BUTH DIES IN YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 27. - News of the death yesterday uf Bishop Walter R. Imbuth, of the Southern Methodist church in a hospital at Yoknhomn, Japan, was received here today by rel at ives. The death of Bishop Lauilmth fob owed an operation performed a few weeks ago. News rf his death, however, w.is a great shock to his friend here. His fa'her, James William I.imbuth, was a missionary and is buried in Japan. It is not known here whether the prelate's body will be returned to this country or be buried in the Orient, (lie scene of his life's work liishop lyimhuth was born in Shang hai, China, but educated in this oirtie try. His career became as a medical missionary 'from the Southern Method ist church in China following his grad uatior. from the VantferbjK Vmre rsity School of Medicine in lt77. Pmce then his life has been given to the mission ary interests of Lis church. In 1910 he was elected a bishop, and for years he bad been reeogr.ir.ed as one of the lead ing figures ia the missionary movement of the Christian world. One of his re rent achievements was the location of a Methodist mission in the Ceage eeast try, the Srst of hi ehurcA In Africa! conoN XPORTER BITTER FIGHT Oil TAXATION BILL III SENATE EXPECTED Notice Given By Simmons ol "Sweeping and Jadicar Amendments To:Measyre SUGGESTS COMPROMISE ON SOME PROVISIONS Democrats Might Accept Sales Tax Provided Such Levy Should Be Necessary To Eaise Needed Revenue; Plenty of Objections When Bill Is Taken Up Washington, Sept. 27. Tax; revision legislation was put under way today In the Senate with indications, of a bitter fight to come over the more important provisions of the measure reported by. tho finance committee. Notice was given by Senator Sim mons, of North Carolina, ranking: minority member of the committee, that sweeping and radical amendment would be offered by the Democrats and he added that if tho sponsor for the manufacturers' sales tax would accept those amendments, serious considera tion would lie given to such a sales tax , . 3 I. .. T 1 ..k UB A pUrt Ul kllO 11111 IFtl HllS KUrUID yiU- vided such a levy should prove neces sary in order to raise the needed rcveifij. rienty of Objections. Objections to specific, .sections of the bill came from the Republican as well as the Democratic side of the chamber and Senator 'Inroot, of Wisconsin, a Hepnblican member of the agricultural "bloc," proposed amendments to the income surtax provisions under which cxistjr rates would be continued np to fiper cent on incomes exceeding 100,000 Stith an alternate proposal of it 50 per cent levy on incomes of from $Ui,ikiO to fltm.iKK) and a 60 per cent rate on those above $300,000. I, i.i ! , L t.:ii iiy lining inr 0111 up uuuer su agree ment to accept uncontested committee amendments to the original House measure, tho Henate made considerable progress on proposed changes to some of tho administrative features. None of the levy provisions was passed up on, however, objection being made in each case. Consideration of tlie bill under this same agreement will be con tinued tomorrow and Senator Penrose, of Fennsylrstnia, 111 tharge" of the measure, gave notice that he would seek to have the Henate meet an hour earlier each day in order to expedite consideration of the legislation. In offering objections to some phases of the bill, Senator Simmons told ths Senate that it was his judgment that in enacting peace time tax laws it would be better for the Senate "to strike out boldly on new lines instead of tinkering with uud trying to repair a machine that was created to meet other circumstances and conditions." He declared that ho would Vote against the bill in its present form, describing it as "the most horrible and unjust proposition of taxation that has ever been presented in this clumber." Wants I niform Taxation. The amendments to be offered by the Democrats, Senator Simmons continued, would be designed to "produce some thing like uniformity of taxation be tween the different classes and groups of tax pavers in this country and will remedy some of the class discrimina tions which re, k throughout the hill." He added that "the favoritism which this bill displays towards the corpora tions of the country ami against the partnerships and individuals is so great that most of the partnerships will dis solve to incorporate and every indivi dual in the country who can if pos sible, would like to convert his oiera tions into corporate form." There was sms discussion today of a tax on the undivided profits of corpo rations held so as to avoid payment ot revenue to the government. Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, said he hoped that no effort would be made to pass a law which wonld force corporations tn distribute their profits as dividends an this would tend to prevent them from living by sufficient surplus to meet a business slump. Senator Simmons and Senator King, Democrat, I'tah, sai 1 there would be ao disposition to enact such a law, but that some means should be found to prevent corporations from evading tlie payment of taxes. Senator Smoot told the Sen ale that he did .not think there would be many concerns which would make enough in the next several years to have any considerable surplus left after paying regular dividends. OPEN SHUTTER CAUSED SINKING OF SUBMARINE Two Lives Lost When Under sea Craft Went To Bottom In San Pedro Harbor Iis Angeles, Cept. 27. Opening of an inner torpedo door while the out board shutter was open and failure of an interlocking d'-vice to operate caused the sinking last night of the navy submarine R 6, with loss of two lives, in Satf l'edro Harbor, it was officially announced at fleet headquarters today. J. K. Dreffein, of San Pedro, was drowned, and Wrahk O. Spsulsburg, of Towers Lake, North Dakota, was trapped ia the engulfed craft. Bot'u were sea men on the R 0. Tlie sinking occurred wljile the K t! was moored with right other submarines to the mother ship Camden. That the inkinir was acreler-vled bv inrush of water through opened vents and the con ning tower, also open due to tho ex cessive warmth here last night, waa the opinion expressed by Besr Admiral II. O. Sticknry, commander of the Pa cific fleet train. 'Be witnessed it from the deck of his flagship, the cruiser Frederick, moored nearby. . Diving crews expect to havt the S t raised by-twmonttwr- It tonalnr toner U ail feet Mdcr wnter,