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WINSTON-SALF.M, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 14, 1921.
KVKRT
MORNING
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STEAM ROLLER FOR
HARDING PROGRAM
IN WORKING ORDER
To Mexico?
Medical Men of North
Carolina with Others
Smash Malt Opinion
PEACE PROSPECT
IN BRITISH COAL
TROUBLES SLIGHT
E
MERGEfJCY BILL
SCHEDULED FOR
PASSAGE FRIDAY
Debate To Be Limited So That
All Danger of Vexatious De
lay May Vanish
BORAH'S PET HOBBY IS
ONCE MORE INTRODUCED
Domestic Legislation, Including
Army and Navy Bills, To
Be Considered
(Br Th' Aasociatad Press,)
Washington, April IS.; Congress
squared away today on the adminis
tration program outlined In Presi
dent Harding' address yesterday..
In harmony with . the President's
recommendations, the house today
arranged to expedite the emergency
tariff bill, passage of which is ex
pected Friday, while in the senate
I he resolution to end the state of war
with Germany and Austria was In
troduced by Senator Knox, Republi
can, Pennsylvania. .
. Bills Introduced.
Many bills, In both senate and
house, designed to . meet , executive
proposals of the President were In
troduced. In the . senate, Senator
Borah, Republican, Idaho, reintro
duced his naval disarmament resolu
tion, proposing to that end a three
power conference of the United
states, Great Britain, and Japan. .
In preparation 'for the emergency
tariff debate, the house today receiv
ed the formal report on the bill and,
after an eleven-minute session, ad
journed until tomorrow, which was
set aside for general tariff discus
sion. Debate Friday is to be limited
under the five minute rule and a final
vote on passage is hoped for before
adjournment - , ' , v. ,
; Colombian BUI.' -
Discussion t the $25,000,000 Col
nmblan treaty was resumed today
with Senator Kellogg, Republican,
Minnesota speaking in opposition.
Committees of both, senate and
noils plan to begin work on the
long program of dameetlB ieirtaJaJlon.
The army and navy appropriations
bills which failed in the last Con
areas are tb have preference status.
Fiscal and agricultural legislation
a loo are to be ' given prominent
places on the schedule, . with the
temporary Immigration restriction
bill one of the early measures to be
pressed..
COLLIE IS NAMED
TO REVENUE POST
Former State Prison Superintendent
Selected for Chief Held
Deputy
(By 9XTIM B. WARREN)
Raleigh. April 13 J. K. Collie.
former superintendent of the state
prison, has been named chief field
deputy revenue commissioner by
Colonel A D. Watts, according to
authoritative information today. Mr.
Oolite will take up his duties with
(he new department immediately af
ter the first of May when Colonel
Watts takes charge of the new job.
mciai announcement of this . ap
pointment has not yet been made,
but it will - be announced sometime
in the near future.
Mr. Collie is an experience man
in revenue work. ' Prior to becoming1
superintendent of the state prison he
was connected with the internal rev
enue department. He was appointed
superintendent of the prison by Gov
ernor Blckett and served four years,
making a very enviable record In
handling the prison business, tie Is
highly regarded In Raleigh where he
has lived for four years.
WOMEN VOTERS IN SESSION
(Br Tits Aaeociated Prat)
Cleveland, Ohio, April 13. Today's
nessions of the second annual con
vention of the National League of
"omen voters! accomplished little,
'he afternoon session being devoted
'argely to discussion of the preamble
"f the recommendations of the na
tional board of directors and execo
five council as to plans and poli
cies, as presented by Mrs. F. Lou)la
Maae, of New York.
General Amnesty for Prisoners
Convicted Under War-Time Laws
Is Asked of the Administration
By Ttis Aaaaeiaied rreaa)
Washington, April 13. Any action
toward general amnesty for prisoners
convicted tinder the war-time espion
age isws Is not contemplated until
after a state of peace has been de
clared and the government will con
tinue Us policy of considering each
case on Its merits. President Harding
and Attorney General Daugherty re
ceived visitors urging the release of
Eugene Debs and others held under
uch convictions. Delegations also
railed on Vice-President Coollda-e and
Speaker GHlett at the capltol where
I hey were told their pleas would be
given consideration and that the ad
ministration would deal justly with
the matter.
Amnesty Program ''"'
The delegation, numbering nbout
200, represented organized labor and
political and civic organizations and
their presence hei was a part of a
general amnesty progrsm carried out
today In the leading Industrial centers
throughout the east and middle went.
Those calling on Mr. Harding Includ
ed Morris Hlllqttlt, ,- of the socialist
party; Norman Thomas, editor of the
Tomorrow, New Tork, City; Jackson
Ralston, attorney for the American
Federation of I.abnr, and Albert De
Silver, of (he American Civil Liberty
Union. " -.
ARGUMENTS
E
E
Lawyers Fail To Approve Com.
mission's Hint To .Limit the
Time of Debates
COMPLICATED ISSUE
PRESENTED IN FULL
E. S. Parker Opened Yesterday
( for Chain of Cotton Mills
Which Have, Contracts
Bt jn R. WARREN 1 , '
The Wtnalon-Salnn Jounul Raleigh Bonn,
Marekaata National Bank Building.
Raleigh. April 13. Attorneys rep
resenting both sides of the Southern
Power Company hearing did not like
the suggestion of Commissioner
George Pell that some time limit
should be. put on debate, and the
lawyers are speaking as long as tney
wish. There Is little Indication that
the hearing of argument in the case
win De completed oeiore 'inurway
night. This will be the case if all
the lawyers here tor this hearing in
sist on being heard, and the corpora
tlon commission is going to allow an
tb make speeches if they desire, and
there will probably be no' limit set
on speeches. So far only four
speeches have been conoluded.
E. S. Parker, or Graham, openea
the debate this morning. He spoke
in behalf of a chain of cotton mills
who have rontigict with the Bouth
ern Power Company, and devoted a
greater portion of his speech to the
alleged discrepancies in the valua
tion of the property of the company
in North and South Carolina.
IWmiaoemcnt vaiue.
The appraisal of the replacement
value of the South Carolina property
was made by the J. G. White Com- ,
pany, of New Tork, but the com
pany has not- taken these figures as
the basis of calculation for rate mak
ing. Mr, Parker called attention to
the' fact that "the corporation com
mission fixed the tax value of the
property in North Carolina at about
I1M06.000, which was one-half of
White's replacement value.. The
flrtirna are far different in South
CroWna. where, .ttw, tax value .la H.
000,000; the replacement value aDout
$25,000,000 and the valuo placed on
the pouth Carolina property by the
company Is $81,800,000; This does
not Include going concern value,
which the company claims should be
considered in making the rate that
will bring about a fair return on the
valiyo of the Investment.
Mr. Parker contended that the
commission should not take the
South Carolina property into consid
eration at these figures.
Aubrey L. Brooks, attorney for the
North Carolina Public Service Cor
poration, which now has a case
against the power company pending
in the supreme court, followed Mr.
Parker. Mr. Brooks was not one of
the attorneys for protestants who
signed the motion asking that the
rase be dismissed by the corporation
commission on the ground that It
was not within the Jurisdiction of
this rate-making body. For by the
circumstances and entanglements of
this case Mr. Brooks Is contending
In the supreme court this week that
the Southern Power Company is sufi
Ject to the regulations of the State
authorities. Mr. Brooks' ellent is
seeking an order from the supreme
court which will force the power
company to continue furnishing
power to It In the future.
This case is up for a hearing be
fore the supreme court this week and
some of the attorneys appearing be
fore the corporation commission will
also appear before the supreme
court.- Some of the facts connected
with the case before the irureme
court have already been heard In
another case, that In which the court
held that the Southern Power Com
pany was a public utility and could
not charge one customer more for
power tbarilt charged another.
Taken In all Its ramifications the
case being heard probably involves
more money than any other ease that
has ever come before any tribunal In
the State. In addition to the cotton
mill protestants there are other cot
ton mill owners who have fallen In
line with the power company's pe
tition ttr an increase In rates, and
they have attorneys here to speak
from the standpoint of these cotton
mills, which constitute a majority of
the spinning interests in North Car
olina, Those in the committee calling on
Mr. Daugherty Included Francis Fish
er Kane. Bwlnburn Hnle, Otto Chrls
tenson, counsel for the convicted I.
W, W. leaders: Samuel B. Caatleton,
counsel for Bugene V. Debs, and other
lawyers representing the political
amnesty committee.
Daugherty Tencnt
Attorney General Daugherty, in a
formal statement after the delegation
had called on him, said he "'would be
Inclined to be lenient In reaching a
decision" on Individual rases.
"i listened carefully to their argu
ments for grsntlng general amnesty"
he said. "Their statements were
practically the same as those which
were presented to my predecessor in
office and I shall consider them care
fully in connection wltn the suojoct, i
and after consulting with the president j
and the senate committee which has
been appointed to determine whether
Or not any policy should be adopted j
to extend general clemency to ihem. I
I assured the delegation that In the
any Individual cases presented td me
and where the records showed It lo
k. ... i .1,1,1,1 h. inclined
meantime I wouia camuuj , unmuci
to be lenient in reaching a decUion.
However, individual . cases were not
permitted to bs discussed at this In-
terview." ' , - . - i
1
II CASE MAY
GEO
THURSDAY
ril'
General Hath L. Scott, former
chief of staff, now retired. i men
Honed as pro bible ambassador to
TARIFF MEASURE
Caucus Report Holds That Pro
posed Bill Will Toss Mil-
lions To Trusts
DANGEROUS JOKER IN
1 MATTER OF EXCHANGE
Program Denounced As Worse
Than That of Famous Ford
ney Conglomeration ,
By The Aaaoeiatet Preas.)
Washington. April 13. House
Democrats bound themselves through
caucus action today to stand against
the emergency tariff and anti-dump-Ing
bill and Representative Kitchln
minority leader, made public sim
ultaneously a statement of views of
minority members of the ways and
means committee bitterly assailing
the Republican temporary tariff pro
gram. . ,, c . '
Sharp differences arose In the
caucus on the question of Instructing
Democratic members to vote unre
servedly against the emergency mea
sure, but it finally was carried by a
vote of 70 to 9. "After tho cauous,
Mr:'"KltehlnTlfdty-ted that "less
than a dozcrt Democratic votes will
be cast for the Young hill."
Tosh Away MiUlons
In the caucus report the Republi
cans are accused of tossing Into the
lap of "three great trusts," the pack
ers,, the sugar trust, and the woolen
trust, $776,000.01)0 a year,,rand of
seeking to disbar any future trade
with the central powers and smaller
states in Europe through "a subtle
and dangerous joker" in directing the
secretary of tho treasury to tlx the
value of foreign money as a basis for
levying duties on Imports'.
The present bill is characterized by
tho report as even worse than Its
predecessor, the Fordnoy measure,
and It asserts that if any advantage
will insure anywhere from the new1
proposal It will be to "the trusts,
speculators, and profiteers." It also
calls attention to provisions of the
Republican national platform and In
quires whether "any honest Repub
lican can Bincerely vote fur this bill
in the belief that It will reduce the
cost of living."
Young BIU Now
"We note thut the bill has been
changed since the lust session of con
gress," the report adds, "from the
Kordncy emergency tariff bill to the
Toung emergency tariff bill.
Figures presented purported to
show that the actual Increase In liv
ing costs resulting from enactment
of such n law would be sbout $2.
000,000,000 a year. The statement says
that the bill would have a "gratuity
of $125,000,000 annually to the "su.
gar trust." $560,000,001) annually to
the "meat and beef trust, the pack
ers,' and more than $100,000,000 a
year to the Income of the ""woolen
trust.'
KELLOGG FIGHTS
COLOMBIAN PACT
Quotes Roosevelt in Argument
Against Payment of Twenty.
Five Millions
(By The Aaaoeiated Preaa)
Washington, April 13. Ratifica
tion of the $25,000,000 Colombian
treaty would not he keening faith
with Theodore Roosevelt, Senator
Kellogg, Republican, Minnestota, de'
clared today in opening debate for
those opposing the pact in the aenate,
Acceptance of it even as an amend
ment, Senator Kellogg asserted, would
be a "pusillanimous act" and "
shadow on the brightest page of the
hlstory'of American aceompllahmente,
(Senator Kellogg also placed in th
record a letter written by Mr. Roose
velt In 1917 In which the former presi
dent declared "the crux of the matter
la as to whether we ought or ought
not to hnve rccognlr-ed Panama."
"If we did badly," Mr. Roonevett
wrote in iflorence lo Panama's re
cognition, "wo are in honor bound
nw to restore both Panama and the
Canal Zone to the bandits from whom
they were then severed." ,
INDICTED FOR MCIIDER
(Br Tha aaaoeiatad Preaa)
Florence. Ala., April 13. Trial will
begin tomorow of fourteen members
of an atlfged moonshine ring who
were Indicted by the federal grand
Jury today on charges of having con
spired to bring about the deaths of
W. A. Romi'ne. Andrew McPeters,
Calvin Hlghfleld. Don Stephenson. B.
R. Helllngsworth, and Henry Oar
gis, prohibition enforcement egonts.
BAKERS EliECT OFFICERS
(By Tha Aaanciatad Preaa)
Birmingham, Ala., April 13. Jake
Quint, of Savannah, (la., Is selected
to head the southeastern association
, of the baking Industry next year, with
i A. M. Dnrsey, of. Jacksonville. Fla.,
, vice-president, and J. B. Everidge. of
coiumnus. ui treasurer, according
j to a committee's state announced at
I today's sessions of the convention..
DEMOCRATS GIVE
SCATHING
ROAST
Vigorous Protest Against Designation of Beer as "Official
cvemeaj $ major o tea man support Connor tor juaga
Prichard'a Pott; Friends of David H. Blair Confident He
has Fine Chance for Great Position.
(By FRANK
Washington, April 13. J. T.
Guilford county board of health, Greensboro, and James M.
Parrott, M.' D.,".F. A. C. S., president of the State Hospital
Association Kingston, are signatories with a large number of
other eminent physicians from
Drotest against designating malt liquors as "Official Medlcai
Remedies". TJio protest, addressed "To whom it may concern"
is as follows; -v ' ,
NOT LISTED AS MEDICINE
"The undersigned physicians of the United States desire to
place on record their conviction that the manufacture and sale
of beer and other malt liquors for medicinal purposes should
not be permitted.. Malt liquors never have been listed in the
United States pharmacopoeia as official medicinal remedies.
They serve no medical purpose which can not be satisfactorily
met in other ways, and that without the danger of cultivating
the beverage use of an alcoholic
SUPPORTS CONNOR.
Representative Stedman is supporting Judge H. G. Connor
for appointment as successor to the late Judge Jeter Prichard.
He said today that he intended to make a personal appeal to
President Harding iniiehalf of Judge Connor, when he will set
forth his great qualities in judicial equipment and efficiency,
(Continued on PageTwo) '
ER COURT'S
RULE REVERSED
Supreme Tribunal Upsets De
cision In. Tyree vs. Tudor
NOT ACCORDING TO LAW
Opinion Holds Judge Finley
Should Have Permitted
Case To Go To Jury
(By JTIjH B. WARREN)
Th Wloatoa Salma Joatsal Kalatgh Batata,
Merelwais' at;al Rank BnJWlag.
Raleigh, April 1$. Two of the five
unimportant case nanaea aown oy
the supreme oourlr today wore ap
peals from Forsyth county. They
were Guano Company vs Supply Com
pany in which there was an appeal on
account of exception to ruling about
proceedings in filing the papers In
the case. Affirmed.
Tyree vs Tudor, In which the court
reversed the decision of the lower
court In a case where Judge Finley
non-suited a case in which suit was
brought against Geo. C. Tudor, father
of Bynum Tudor,-on account of an
auto accident in which Ruth Tyree
was killed. The lower court held
that tho father of the young man
driving the car was not liable for
damages and the case was non-sutted,
Th supreme court holds that this
does not cover the law and thai the
father of Bynum Tudor is financially
responsible, and the case should have
gone u the Jury.
SENATE RECEIVES
E
Would Declare Peace Immedi
ately With Germany
TO END WAR TECHNICALLY
Would Preserve All U. S. Rights
in Versailles Treaty and
Alien Property
(By Tha AasMlated Preaa)
Washington, April 13. In lino with
the recommendation In President
Harding's message, a resolution to
end the state of war with Germany
and Austria was Introduced today by
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania. It la
similar to the one adopted previously
by congress and vetoed by former
President Wilson.
Senator Knox's new resolution dif
fers little from that which he spon
sored before. As suggested In Presi
dent Harding's address yesterday It
contains no general offer of American
poIljy with respect to future action by
the United States, but Is confined to
i measures for ending technically the
' state of war with the imperial Ger
man and Austrian government. n
also would reserve to the l-nltod
States all rights and privileges under
the treaty of Versailles and to alien
enemy property seized during the war.
SOVIETS REJECT RADICAIiS
HKNT FROM AMERICA
(By The Aismlated Praa)
Washington. April 13. Refusal of
tho Soviet Ruilsn government to
permit depnrters from the United
States to enter thst country nas iem
iwirarlly held up a party of 7i Rus
sians. Including 40 radicals and mem
bers of their families, the depart
ment of labor announced today. The
party was scheduled fo sail from
New Tork for l.lbau tomorrow on
the steamer Manchuria but depart
ure has been postponed
'There has been some' dlfTlcultv n
connection with the previous party of
deporters which recently arrived St
fjbsu from New York." th state
ment said. "No statement can be
made as to the probable length of
time the party now In New Tork will
have to be held."
STORM WARNING IHSIT-.D
.Washington. April 13. The weath
er bureau announced tonight that
advisory southeast storm warnings
were displayed it I p.
An the
UN
SOLUTION
rulf coast, bay St. Louis. Mississippi, State prior to hi election io ths gov
to Cedar Keys, fU, ;, . , . . i ernurship in l'l., . . ' ,
W. IjKWIS)
J. Battle, D. D.member of the
all over the United States to a
liquor."
T
Estate of $30,000 Is Left To
Widow and Children
PRIEST HONORED BY POPE
Hendersonvllle Bar Endorses
Britt for U. S. Circuit
Court of Appeals '
.... - (gp,c,i tg Tha Journal.)
Ashovllle, April 13. kludge J. C,
Pritchard left an estate valued at
$30,000, according to terms of the
will admitted to probate today, which
provides that tho property be equal
ly divided between the widow and
four chlldrem Mrs, Thomas Rollins,
Dr. A. T. Pritchard, George M,
Pritchard and McKlnley. PrlU.hard.
The will requests that a silver cup
presented the testator when he left
the bench of the supreme court of
the District of Columbia be pre
served in the historical society hunt
ing or elsewhere where It can be
kept as a testimonial. Jamas J.
Britt was named In the will as ex
ecutor. ,
, Dignity Conferred.
The dignity of monsignor and do
mestic prelate to Pops Lao XV,- was
conferred upon Rev. Father Patrick
Marlon-with full ceremonies .of the
Catholic church today. Bishop 10
lld, of Belmont, officiated.' The
honor Is tho first ever bestowed upon
a member of the chrgy In North
Carolina.
rfnror Britt,
Members 6f tha Hendersonvllle
Bar AssM-iatlon ' adopted resolutions
today favoring the appointment of
J. J. Britt as Judge of the United
States circuit court of appeals sue
ceeding the late Judge Pritchard. .
Telepbonn to Cuba.
Telephonic . conversation was es
tablished hero today with Havana,
Cuba, the first commercial calls from
this country over the recently com
pleted telephonic ' cable connecting
Key West with the Island capital.
The service was said to bs perfect.
In each lnstancs two patrons paJ
$10 each for three minutes conver
sation. Rev. Victor C. Dotty, of Whits
Rock, was elected moderator of the
French Broad Presbyterian session
here today, succeeding Rev. J. I
Hyde, of Walnut.
FIVE KILLED IN
TEXAS TORNADO
Basin Keel ton of Town Melissa Is
Wiped Oat by a Storm of.
(mat Vk)lenoi) ,
'By Tha Ataaclaled Praaa)
McKinney, Texas, April 13. Fivs
persona were killed and from 21 to
60 others injured, some of them pro
bably fatally when a tornado swept
from the west on Meliasa, near here
today, Fire followed in the debris of
the buildings rased by tho twister
and, vlrtualy the entire' business sec
tion', except the bank, and the east side
of the town was destroyed.
The tornado unroofed the school
building In which about 200 children
at clause, also caving, in the
earn walls, but seeing the tornado ap
proaching the principal and teachers
had marshalled their classes into the
basement and no child was hurt, , ,
BICKETT SPEAKER
AT W. & L. FINALS
Former Governor of North Carolina
To Make Commencement
Addrem In Islington.
(Mpaaial To Tha Journal.)
Ixington, Va., April 13 An
nouncement has Just been made -by
President Smith of Washington and
Iee University thst the commence
ment address before the 121 gradu
ating rlnsa will be delivered on June
15 by Hon. Thomas W. Bickett of
Raleigh, N. C who has Just retired
from tho governorship of the old
Nm-th State.
.v Ex-governor ; Blckett has been
prominent in North Carolina politic
for a number of years, having been
a member of the house of represents-
'. 1 1 vm hH m tt nrn.T nra1 rtt th
CHARD WILL
GOES TO PROBATE
MIDDLE OF ROAD
POLICY PLEASES
WHOLE WORLD
Everybody Happy, Says Writer,
over Harding's Handling
of Peace Issue
ADVOCATES OF LEAGUE
' SEEM QUITE CHARMED
And Even Democrats Are Quiet
ly Contented Over the Com
" forting Outlook :
(By DAVID LAWRENCE)
Special liofrMpoixl.nl Wisatos 8lsi jearaal.
Cepyrlakt, lal.
Washington. April 13 Warren
Harding may be known in hjatory aa
"the great compromiser." Juilng
by tho expressions of pleasure wnloh
cam from practically avery taction
in congress after hearing tha presi
dent's address, there can be no doubt
that Mr. Harding haa embarked on
a middle of the road course beat cal
culated to cool the. partisan passions
of tho last two years. .
The "bitter-enders" and "Irrecon
eilables" are happy. The true friends
of international co-operation and a
league of nations are pleased beyond
measure the message is mora than
they expected. Even the Democrats
are quietly saying, "I told you so,"
in referring lo the acceptance by Mr.
Harding of tha Versatile treaty aa
a basis for future foreign policy.
Diplomats Pleased. ,
And the diplomatic representatives
of foreign nations who only yester
day war despairing of America,
wondering it ths uncredlblo rumor
about a return to national isolation
could bo true, ar gratified that while
the method and phrase may differ,
while ths formula may not be so all
comprehensive, the spirit of altruism
kttll hi-eathea In America.
Mr. Harding himself survey lb
situation with ths naive onfidne
that he ha but expressed mors defi
nitely tne pledge or- hi campaign,
It la this league of nations the ex
isting one which must be rejected,
but ho utters no word of . dlsap
nroyal against Plan to us the exist-
Ing league aa a basis for change
that would suit America. He doesn't
eiose tne door on that. But of course
changes would make It a different
league perhaps tha Harding leagu
instead of the wfllsnn league. The
true friends of an association of na
tions do not care much about names
or titles. Tho passion for Interna,
tlonal co-operation knows no prldo,
or authorship, ,
Case of Hindsight.
There Is, moreover, a hops In tho
ramp of the pro-league Republicans
that Mr. Harding' league may b
even a bettor league. Hindsight I
better than foresight and the Inter
weaving of the league with tho en
foroment o( the Versailles treaty
which was conceived by Mr. Wilson
as a virtue Is now looked upon by
many true friends of ths league, such
a Herbert Hoover, as a retarding
Influence an obstacle' the batter
development of international emlty,
Mr. Hoover has contended through
out that the separation of the en
forcement clauses of the treaty from
those which have for their object In
ternational counsel and conference
would be a step forward In the his
tory of. world cn-nitl'"i, Mr
Harding has taksn up the Idea and
It Is .receiving an enthusiastic re
sponse. Of course the "bitter-enders" re
tard as Just so much twaddle the
notion that there will ever be any
kind of a league of naln with
American membership, Thsy say
they are delighted with ths message
because Mr. Harding sticks a knlf
In the Versailles treaty and carve
out tho league.
Finds No Sympathy.
Such forecast of the future may
prove true eventually but It Sod no
sympathy In the executive end of
the avenue wtifrre the inlluences for
a closer working agreement with tho
nations of tho world are multiplying
dally Instesd of diminishing. Secre
tary Charles Evans Hughes, of the
(Continued on Pag Five)
Earnest Appeal to Business Men
For- Greater Confidence Made by
Head War Finance Corporation
(By Tha Associated Praaa)
Washington," April 1$. Approval
of .an application for a loan of $2.
000,000 for financing cotton export
was announced today by th war fi
nance corporation.
Kxport of 30,000 bate of cotton to
England, France. Itulv, Portugal,
Japan and Germany Is Involved In
th transaction, acrurdlng to Kugen
Meyer, dlrectoe of the corporation.
Th application, Mr. Meyer added,
Was direct result of a recent "cbn
fernce In New Orleans with South
ern bankers. '
Application for the loan, he said,
was made by an export financing
corporation. Discussing th recent
conferences In Washington, Atlanta
and New' Orleans with exporters,
manufacturers and bankers, Mr.
Meyers declared tho results "wer
conrjdered satisfactory by all con
cerned." j
Ktoek Are Iiow. ;
Discussion developed, he continued,
that In ths general opinion stocks of
manufactured goods In the hands of
retailers and wholesalers, as well a
manufacturers, are generally very
low in this country and abroad. It
is not, however, within the province
of tho war finance corporation to
attempt to Influence business, Mr,
Meyer asserted, nor even to ad viae
business men how to conduct their
business. 1 '
"It would seem," Mr. Meyer said,
"opportune at thl moment for mer
chants to consider whether ' or ' not
conditions in the consuming market,
and in th preaent price leve. of
PREMIER OFFERS
AN OPENING FOR
Asks ' Grounds for Inflicting
Such Serious Blow on Fel-;
:m low Countrymen
SYMPATHY OF PUBLIC
TURNS AGAINST LABOR
Unions, However, Mass Solidly
Behind Miner in Determl-
nation To Strike .
' (By Tea Assaetetes) Prewy '" .
London, April 13. Premier Lloyd
George ha provided the leader of
the triple alliance with another open-,
Ing for renewal of negotiation in tho
miners' strike and tho general rail
way man and transport worker In .
support of it, by asking for tho
grounds of their refusal of the .gov
ernment' offer. And any Influence
ths labor leader who are outsld tha
orbit of th actual conflict rosy be
able to exert on th disputant seems
fop th moment to ba th remaining
lepdr thread upon which Industrial '
peace hang.
That' such 'attempt at, mediation
will continue and that there ar still
two day before th general striko
become operative are tha only hope
ful signs. .- i . , ,
, IUer from I'rcantcr.
After th receipt of th announce,
ment of the "triple alliance" that Its
member would he called from lhir
work Friday night. ' Premier Moyd
George sent th following reply to
th alliance, ,';., j-( ,r4-'
"Dear Mr, Thomas ' (Gnerl sec
retary of th railway nnlon) and Mr.
Williams,' (scrtary of th transport
worker' federation) I ..,-.. . .
VI am In receipt of your letter, Th
decision you report Is a grave one,
Tou threaten Friday night to dlslo
oat th whole, of tn transport ser
vice of this country,, so eseanUtl to
th lif of ths nation.
"I should llko to know the ground
on which yon are determined to Inflict
such a Serious blow on your fellow
countrymen. . .
"Toor faithfully, .' " -(signed)
' , Moyd OerH."
Reply to bo Sent.
Th triple alliance sat until a 1st
hour tonight and It was decided to
send a reply to th premier' letter
Thursday morning, whan th 3llhnrtta
tlon of tho triple alliance r raaum
d. ,
A manifesto issued by th miner
federation tonight to render any pos
slbillty of renewed negotiation hope
less, apart from such yielding on th
side of th government as th miner
themselves say they can hardly sx
peot. Th government ytrdy met'
th miner half way by agreeing to
give such financial aaalstance a would
ba necessary to start th regulation of
wage on a national basis. Th miner
however, insisted on acceptance ijso
of th pooling of profits, which th
government throughout had declared
to be impossible,
This Irreconcilable attltuda I d.
prlving ihs miner of any support in
th press and apparently Is , ending
to alienate th sympathy of a larg
section of th public, who had been
Impressed during tha course of th
dispute with th Justice of th mlnero
claim for greater consideration than
the owner had given In recent
offer.
Organised labor, however. I stoidi.
ly consolldsUng on ths side of th
miner. ,
WOMEN OP M RTHoniST
I . MISSIONS IN SESSION
(By The Associated Pre") '
Richmond, Vs., April It. Th op
ening session of th eleventh annual
convention of Women's Missionary
Council of tha Methodist Episcopal
church, South, was held her tonight
with several hundred delegate from
thirty-eight states present. ,
Mr. J. P. Curry, secrstary of th
eastern division of ths council, and
Mr. 3. W. Down, secretary of th
western division, were th principal
speaker. The convention will con
tinue until April 20.
material and goods, do nob warrant
a return to mor normal procedur
with respect to th stock of raw
material and finished good carried
by merchant and manufacturers. It
would appear that cujtidence ' wag
great at the high price level of a
year ago when the business risk
wer certainly larger man they ar
now. It may be well for business
men now to ask themselves th ques
tion whether or not th present
lower pric levels do not warrant
somewhat greater confidence than
exists at the present time, Thl la
a matter for each and every 'busi
ness man. retailor, wholesaler and
manufacturer to consider lor him
self. Confidence Needed.
"If greater confidence, wer war
ranted as a matter of sound 1 busi
ness, and a resumption In carrying
mors normal stocks all along tha lino
were brought about, undoubtedly a
considerable part of th load now be
ing forced back upon th original
prodingTs of our agricultural pro
ducts and th bank In tbo country
districts would be generally dis
tributed and mor easily carried bv
th merchant and bank interested
in the processes that ar involved In
(moving th raw material through
; the various step that lead to th ui
l.tlmate conaumer. .This distribution
of tne load would result in a freer
circulation of business, and In turn
Improve that part of tho consumers'
market which tit producer-of agri
cultural ' products constitute to
great an wmv in our country.
RENEwEDPARLEY