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CITIZEN TTTR WEATHER: rate Mi CoM-r rkUi fU4ardf fair wMh rww wssiprraiare. CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING 'RESULTS VOL. NO. 75. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORXINO, JANUARY 10, 1919. I 'RICE FIVE CENTS BOUTIN AGREE OF He's Out Again GREATPOWERSTO PEACE CONGRESS T THE ASHEVELLE THREE PROPOSALS DELEGATIONS BOLSHEVIKI TAKE; Villi MASSACRE TO ALLOW D DEAL Nb WITH THE 0 ARBITRATE RA LI! PROBLEM 0FCIVILIAN5IS: STARTEDAT ONCE Polish Troops Defending City Had no Cannon and Few Cartridges. MARIN E STRIKE Tl BEFORE CONGRESS 9 BE ANNOUNCED Manhattan Cut Off From Outside World Except by Tubes. N. Y. FEARS MILK OR COAL SHORTAGE Statements Regarding the Situation Issued by Both Sides. Railroad Executives Present Their Plan for Private Ownership. M'ADOO ADVOCATES A HOLD ON POLICY Shippers and State Railroad Commissioners Are Yet to Be Heard. Announcement of French Delegates Expected to Bring Out Others. SUPREME COUNCIL TO DECIDE MATTERS m x. t:u ix snarr. 'KW YORK. Jan. . I bItm railroads ran brine fnnd Inin rw York by roundabout route. the hunger paint may br resM-lied aa the remit of tlte marine worker' strike, which lied up virtually all traf fic In the harbor today, accord ing to a statement tonight rrotn the office of A. H. Kralth, re. glonal railroad director. I I EW YORK. Jan. . At th and of the first day of the marine workers' strike, which virtually halted trafflo In New York harbor, the New York Boat Owners' association announced tonight the men "had signed an agreement for the 'appointment of a conciliation fcoard to arbitrate all differences. This announcement brought prompt dental from the strike committee. which termed It "an owners' welfare propo sition." Committee to Act. In this connection, Wm. A. Matter, vice-president of the Marine Work ers' affiliation,' Issued statement as serting that all settlement propositions submitted to representatives of the men will be considered by the general etrlke committee st a meeting called for tomorrow morning. For that res. on he said, the strike could not pos slhly be called off -in til then. The announcement that the striken had screed to creation of "the Ne York harbor eohcTrnttion board" was made by Joseph O. Latsmeyer, presi dent of the Boat Owners' association. Asserting that "we have no quarrels 'with our men" but that "this strike has been precipitated by just six tabor leaders and it Is high time to check Bolshevism." J-atimsyer described as "a new declaration of independence," the agreement which he .Mild author ized organisation of the board. Meanwhile many other agencies are 1 work to restore to normal condi tions in New York harbor, which were Almost unprecedented today. Union leaders declared that 16.000 men were M!e. Scarcely a ferryboat, tug or lighter moved after 6 o'clock this morning. There were no tugs to dock ocean liners and no boats to carry freight. Seeking Settlement. Regional Uirector A. H. Smith is sued a statement in -which he indi cated that the railroad administration was seeking to effect a separate settle- WASHINGTOV. Jan J Three well L-lined proposals for leglelation deal ing with railroads now are before con gress Railroad eiecutlvea today present ed to the senate Interstate commerce committee their plan, calling for pri vate ownership end operation, under regulation of a secretary of transpor tation a new cabinet officer with statutory guarantee of adequate earn ings, rates to be proposed by the roads and subject to review by the secretary American Delegation Only Complete One in Field So Far. PARIS. .Tan. (By the Associated Press.) Announcement of the French delegation to the pesce congress. In addition to bringing a distinguished array of French etstesmen Inta the arena- of the peace congress, has be gun to- give definlteness to the dele gations of the grest powers, of which the American delegation has been by Itself up to the present time. Ir Is of transportation .nd interstate com- I expected the British. Italian and meres commission amd with the cabl- , Japanese delegations now will be sn- net officer authorised to supervise nounceu officially. (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.) Tl INCOME TAXES OF TWELVE PER CENT ON EARNINGS pooling of equipment, common use of terminals, rerouting of traffic, merg ers, construction of new lines and is suance of securities. y Private Ownership. Previously the Interstate commerce commission had suggested a policy of private ownership and operation un der government regulation. Director-General McAdoo had ad vocated continuation of government control for five years aa an alternative for early relinquishment of the roads from federal management Shippers and representatives of state railroad commissions are the two principal groups which have nt yet presented their views to the senate committee. Among the objections expressed by senators to the railroads' plans, out lined by T. 'Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the association of railway execu tives, was that If government super vision were vested principally In a sec- etary of transportation, politics might play a large part In railway policies, and there might be no constant policy. These questions were raised ly Sena tors Cummins, of Iowa, and Smith of South.. CRfPltSJeu.. .'.,.'--,'-- - Another Objection. Another objection waa thait if the railroads are guaranteed by law an adequate return they should not also have power to determine rates, even though these rates were subject ts veto by the secretary of transporta tion and modification by the interstate commerce commission, senator un derwood, of Alabama, suggested that the government should have the au- horlty to dlotate details of the rate structure. The railroads' attitude, as explained to Mr. Cuyler, who la a director of the Pennsylvania railroad. In that the regulatory powers given the secretary of transportation and the interstate commerce commission, would De sur- ficlent to protect the public against j Leading figures Known. The leading figures, like Premier Lloyd-George and Foreign Secretary Balfour for Great Britain. Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister Bon nlno for Italy, and Viscount Chlnda and Ambaasador Matml for Japan, already are known, although not of ficially appointed, but the designation of a full lint will bring into being the real directing force of the congresa, consisting of twenty-five members representing Ave great powers of ths woria. It will be this supreme council of the great power which will guide and shape the deliberations and re sults of the entire congress and. while all the other powers will later, nave a lull hearing and voice, It will be the . great powers which will Initiate and direct the general con duct of affaire. The personnel of the French dele gation la recognised aa exceptionally strong. combining . the political, diplomatic, financial economic and military sagacity of France. The ap pointment of Jules Cambon Is par ticularly gratifying to the American delegation owing . to -ir his la timet e knowledge giitt' "sympathy - with American affairs, resulting from his long servirs as ambassador In Wash lngton. Diplomatic Strength. M. Cambon. with Foreign Minister Plchon, will represent the diplomatic strength of the delegation. GOVERNOR BICKETT ASKS FOR LONGER SCHOOL TERM, BETTER ROADS, DOUBLE TAX-ON AUTOS AND OTHER TAX CHANGES Wants Features of Legislation Recommended by Dr. Joyner Carried Out by Leg islature fand Pleads For Constitutional Amendment to Exempt Farm Mortgages From Taxation Gives His Views on Roads Question. Klotx, besides being minister of finance. Is recognized as the financial leader of the French parliament. Captain Tardieu furnishes the eco nomic authority. A French protocol proposing the exact procedure of the congress was submitted to the American delegates at about the same time that the French delegates were named. It Is now being studied and it 1b noted by ! the American delegates that a num ber of their suggestions have taken ' ...:. (By W71 JMartln.) , , RALEIGH, -N. CV Jan. f. Senators and representatives of. the. North, Car ollna general assembly at noon today received Governor jB&kett In Repre sentative hall and. listened with In tense Interest, and-, much enthusiasm for nearly two hours while the gover nor In person: presented bit biennial message.'': f.-.v 'Vvl? -V ...Bo jriaor 'features f the m r fdrsw utMtrsts-f-llplgtrse thinr wouia os aimcuit to indicate just what statement or . reoommendation elicited th greatest expression of ap proval. . His .declaration for ample tax provision for assuring six months school under the new constitutional LJl, amendment and for giving the teach- correct serious complications aa to state and county tax statutes, and from 'Brown to canvass ths vote on tha November election for (lata offi cers In joint session' Friday.. The senate refused to put the league of nations resolutions through Im mediate passage, sending It to Judi ciary committee on objection of Sena tor Morgan and Others. - This was much as in lh case -of tha federal prohibition resolution' yesterday, not as' indicating any rormiaa.bie epposi. lloa. lo aslhatf n (CONTINUED ON PAGE- TWO) (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO) PURPORTED SINN FEIN IRISH CONSTITUTION Ten Instead of Eight Per Cent on Earnings After 1918. Provides for Self-Govern ment and Congress For the Emerald Isle. SINN FEIN AIMS. 'AGREEMENT REACHED. TV AS HI NG TO X, Jan. . Corpora tions will pay income taxes of twelve tier cent on their 1911 earnings and lej&len instead of eight per cent there- late today by senate and house con ferees dn the war revenue bill. The conferees adopted the twelve per cent rate for 1919 collection, as proposed in the bill as it passed the senate, the house managers agreeing to elimination ol the house provision levying an additional six per cent on undistributed dividends of corpora tions. In reviving the corporation In come tax affecting earnings of 1919 and subsequent years, which the sen ate had fixed at eight per cent, the senate and ho use .managers reached a compromise making the rate ten per cent. Tt is estimated that under the new rates the corporation tax will yield about $750,080,000 ' this year and $600,000,000 annually thereafter. The conferees also . adopted, sub stantially, the senate provisions al lowing deductions in calculating cor poration's Income taxes,' of dividends received from other ' corporations. They also approved the senate pro vision exempting so-called personal service corporations from the cor poration tax rates, ., but added an ' amendment to deny-such exemptions ; to tnese corporation where nrty per vent or more of income la derived from profits or commissions on. gov ernment contracts. , The sens te plan of providing for payment of Income taxes In four in stallments instead of three as propos J ed by the bouse bill, also , was ap proved. : ' v . f In revising the Individual Income I tax section, tha conferee adopted the ; kouee provision requiring Individual LONDON. Jan. 9. The first publi cation of what purports to be a Sinn Fein constitution for Ireland, was made today by The Globe. This ha a particular interest In view of the Sinn Fein proposal to hold an .Irish congress In the near future. The pre amble of the constitution runs as fol lows: "Whereas, the people of Ireland never have relinquished the'lr claim to separate nationhood; and, "Whereas, the provisional govern ment of the Irish reputolic at Easter, 1918, in the name or the Irish people, and continuing the fight made by pre vious generations, reasserted the in alienable right of the Irish nation to sovereign Independence and reamrmea the determination of the Irish people to achieve it; and )' "Whereas, the proclamation of an prish republic at Easter, 1916, and the supreme courage ana glorious sacri fice of the men who gave their lives to maintain It have reunited the peo pie of Ireland under the flag of the Irish. reDUDUC we. me delegare rep resentatives of the Irish,, in congress assembled, declare the following to be the constitution or tne in em. The article then sets forth the Sinn Fein alma at securing international recognition of Ireland as an lndepen dent remibllc and declare that having achieved that status, tne irisn people hv a. referendum may ireeny cnoose their own form of government. l say that tne Sinn rem organization shall "ln the name of th sovereign Irish people deny tne rtgnt ana op- noce the will of the British parliament and the British crown or any foreign government to legislate for Ireland.',' It also says inu me orgmniaauon win "make use of any and every means available to rendr impotent the power of England to hold Ireland in subjection ojr military ' iorce or otherwise." . The purported constitution aeciares that a constituent assembly shaft be COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S WILL LEAVES FORTUNE T FOR HIS WIDOt Late Ex-President Left Es tate of About Half-Million, is Stated. PLATE EXCEPTED. OYSTER BAT, N. T. Jan. 9 Colonel Theotfore Roosevelt's will made In 1912, was read to members of the family at Sagamore Hill to day and probably will be filed with the surrogate of Nassau county to morrow. . Although the value of the former president's estate was not made known, It was understood to amount to not more than $500,000. Ac cording to Attorney George C. Cobbe. of New York, who read the will, the document provides that the entire estate, with the exception ot the family silver and plate, shall be held In trust for the widow during her life, and gives her power to dispose of it by will as she sees fit. In the event she leaves no will,, the estate Is to be divided in equal parts among the children. The silver and family plate, Mr. Cobbe said, are to be divided among the children, as Is a $60,000 trust fund left to Colonel Roosevelt by his tamer. The will named as trustees Lieu tenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt jr., ana w. c;mun ttooseveit, a cousin of the colonel. Mrs. Roosevelt, who was unable to attend the -funeral yesterday, will visit the grave In Young's Memorial cemetery-tomorrow, after which she ill leave Sagamore Hill for a brief visit to - Colonel Roosevelt sister. Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles. at Farm lngton. Conn. Hundreds of visitors thronged the cemetery i today and it was learned that on of the reasons for the stationing of a military guard of honor about the grave was to pre vent "souvenir' hunters" from 'carry ing away h tlOTi tributes. STORM WAimXGS WASHINGTON, ' Jan. . Storm warnings are displayed on th coast at and north of Cap Hattras. while hm disturbance reported over norlda ers adequate salaries Instead of the present ridiculously small compensa tion stirred great applause. Road Mrlntenaiice. The insistence that there must be advancement not only In road build ing but in road maintenance and that thM county that builds roads and then falls to provide amply for their maintenance -is like a farmer planting a crop and then falling to cultivate It, brought a storm of applause both fo the principle expressed and the ch&r- ecteristlcally Impressive manner In which this view-point was expressed. The governor's views on taxation met a strong response as did his rec ommendation that the state convicts be assured a status of, "prisoners of' hope" in being placed at the state farm under conditions that will assure the best development of their morals and he'lth. Mis presentation of North i olinu's part In the world war brought vociferous applause as the governor waxed more eloquent tn his recitation of the deeds of the1 state and the nation In this titanic. struggle that has In the victory of the allies brought assurance of world wide freedom and brotherhood. ItTMulutioiiH Ratified. In addition to receiving the gover nor's message the senate ratified the resolution of yesterday relative to the death of Roosevelt; received from Senator Cowper a Joint resolution for Incorporation of the league of nations in the world peace negotiations: from Wright of Rowan, to regulate gas companies to prevent inferior gas; from Stevens to print one thousand copies of the Supreme court ruling in Southern Railway vs. Cherokee coun ty, making necessary legislation to t refrain from rushing any measure through the legislative mill. Both hcuses received resolutions In memory of W. 8. Wilson, deceased legislative librarian and both ad journed to 11 o'clock Friday. Senate and house committees on rules tonight decided to report to morrow for adoption this session rules iij force 1917 session with regulations to safeguard against a "flu" Invasion of the legislature. belt mtllJ6nJJk,jtimpcMry to raised to secure me reaerai aia OOVKKXOK KPKAKS RADEIOH, N- C. Jan. 9.-Appearing personally before the senate and house of the North Carolina general assembly In Joint session hls morn ing. Governor Blckett presented his biennial message, recltlug In striking terms the entry of the United Stales into ths world war soon after the ad journment of the last session of the legislature two years ago; telling or North Carolina's splendid part at the front and In war support at home; predicting a splendid harvest of per manent peace and unprecedented urosnerltv for the state, the nation and the world at large as Just ahead; and giving specific attention to af fairs of state as they apply to the work of the legislative session. I'rge Educational Features. In hlH- recommendations h.) urges those features of legislation recom mended by Dr. Joyner, retiring state superintendent of public Instruction, including necessary machinery to ap ply the new constitutional amendment for six months minimum school terms and for a companion law for six months compulsory school attendance. He urges a liberal support of the work of the state board of health and the prevention of Issuance of licenses for the marriage of persons having a dis ease due to vice. He pleaded espe cially (or legislation that will assure "longer and better schools." Dealing with the road problem, he urged that every county be required .. ,- ;.y t make ample provisions for good road upkeep as well a for general road building, this to apply ' parti cularly to road that are constructed through bond issues. ." Kowd Question. Concerning ths proposition" that the United States appropriate On hundred million dollar for roads, North Caro lina to. raise a sum equal to her allot ment of about twe and a-quarter million dollars for road construction. th governor declared tiimeejf to op- nan iso ts:' in . smtMins stat t lsu bonds for th two and a be and Instated that th wis course would be to leave this to th several counties to eay whether they both desire and are willing to pot up their part of these road. He expressed th vlsw that the present stat taw. a to sand-clay and gravel road Is ample to meet the situation, but that new provisions will hav to be made for construction of great macadam and asphalt roads. H think these should be built on the- basis of th govern ment paying one-half, th county one fourth and the abutting land owners one-eight of th construction cost. The governor reiterated his advo cacy of the "short ballot" as desirable for thla stat for th administrative officers. He declared that there never was "a more tragic delusion than tha one that the people select these offi cials, lis has, he said, supreme faith In the Judgment of all th people when they know the fact. They can know the facts a to a few men on the tickets and they should vots only for the few." House For The Farmer. Tie esleaded for "a house for the farmer" In asking for the machinery to put Into operation the constitu tional amendment that will exempt from taxation farm home nortgage on homes to the amount of $3,000. He renewed his recommendation that the administration of the state prison he removed to the state farm and the great building here and gave .a splen did account ef progress in prison ad ministration. He would have the prisoners quart ered at the state farm under condi tions to Improve thalr health and morals, making them indeed, "Prleon ers of Hope." He pleaded for law en forcement and repeal of any law that 'cannot be strictly enforced. He asked for legislation to empower the gover- PADEEEWISKI WILL FORM NEW CABINET Refugees From Petrograd Say Streets Are Filled ; WithSUrvinflr. W A HA AW. .Wednesday, Jan. (By Th Associated press ) v?ln ha fallen Int I he hand ef th Bolshevik) army, 1 several thousand s w, yh dr ut tti Palish .rfta. Jarre of civilian began . t esce, pertly because th role ha v effered resists nc and had arrested i' shot th member ef th Iooal Bolb tiki committee. ' , . ; ; , . Th Polish troop, who had n en non aad only a, few cartridge per rill, and war pdr command f Oeneral , Veltko, retreated to ' Lano- " varore, where they were disarmed bv th Oermana and sent to Blalyetok There they were robbed by Hi Ger man and were started ott tot Polish' -territory. v, -n , Imnerg 8a re. - Lmbrg where the Poles ars d. fending themselves against the Ruth en lans, appears-safe for th tint be ing. - . '-' ' - if... Th political eitoatlon' at Warsaw I stationary. , As a, result .of. Inter views which tgnacs Jan Paderewskl ha had witft Oeneral Pllsudakl. Pad-4 ' erewskl ha aarsed to form a nasr cabinet, provldsd. the socialists now v holding places inrk ministry with- draw from their predominating posi- ' lion.' Oeneral PHsudskl - expressed himself a not wishing to us hi au- thortty to fore tb withdrawal of these socialists.. : ; . , Paderewskl la, working hard and making appeal t patriotism. He de- ' clares that' he himself is willing- to eacruVe "seyery ambition it only a ,, , cabinet can. tie farmed which (lis an reoognis and extend aid to - lnean with safety to themselves, a -they fear that a certain sort of cabinet - would lead to headlong Bolshevism. ' Oeneral i Pllsuadakl and ' ottier are being told Very plainly that th allies, will help only when Poland-1 in ternally united. ' ' i ' Prince HUH la Prison-' , 5 Prince Eustaoh Saplelia. who led the recent attempt to overthrow the " government, 1 still In prison. He wa arrested by th personal red guard of' Minister of th Interior 'Thugut, who himself had previously been ar- . rested. . ' -' Refugee from Petrogrmd ay that th streets are full of starving people, many of whom tiave money, but ten get no food. There ha been an out- break In Riga. Th population there I composed of Ms and EsUientana, who (or th most part are socialist and opposed te property owning, and th aristocratic classes who ar or ' German origin. 1 ... Messages from Kiev report that (CONTINUED ON I' AGE TWO, ; (CONTINUED ON I'AOB TWO) COVERNIiNTOiERSHIP Declare Railway Men Have Prospered Under Govern ment Control. .(By 8. It. Winter.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The Spen-' cer organization of Brotherhood of Railway Conductors of America, SE0 strong, ha petitioned Senator Sim mons and Overman and 'the North Carolina congressmen Irk favor of gov ernment ownership of railroad. The memorial not only specifies the rea- TD TURKEY BY ALLIES Force at Medina Must Lay Down Arms or Forts Will "be Destroyed. T EXTREME PA0EITEERIN6 ' . BY PACKERS PREDICTED : IF GOVERNMENT LETS 6Q Walter Fisher Wants Con , trol of Business in Hands of Government. CHARGES MONOPOLY. LONDON, Jan. 0. The allies have notified Turkey that unless the Turk ish force at Medina taye down (ts arms immediately the forts at the Darda nelles will be destroyed. The Turks have shown, an unwill ingness to surrender In accordance with the armistice terms, but all the All Material at Camp Will be Sold to the Highest Bidder. garrisons except that at Medina, which sons of the fraternal order in going on is the largest in Arabia, laid down record for the Innovation but requests their arms through peaceful persu a reply from congressional delegation ,aslon. tatlng that the suhject vitally con- l-'akhrt Pasha, the commasder at earns the welfare of the atat. Rail- Medina, offered one excuse after an- way men have prospered as "never be-1 other until he allies were forced lo am) ran(tes to buildings and mam fore under government control, sug- send an ultimatum to the Turkish gov- j moth water tanks, will be sold to the i, (By Brock Berkley) CHARLOTTE, .Ian. 9. Official or ders from the war department - to abandon and dismantle Camp Greene have been received by Col. Macomb, commander. Six weeks is the time alloted by the government to dis charge all troops there, save those at the base hospital. The base hospital1 will remain for some time yet. Work has been commenced already of teat Ihr down the buildings. Simultaneously with the order to1 abandon and dismantle the camp, comes notice from the camp quarter master that every bit of material and eauipment at the camp, from stoves WASHINGTON. Jan. . 4n era ot extreme profiteering In me.it prices. j after the food administration ceases ' to function unless control of private j cars, stockyards and terminal re I frlgerator plants is taken from the packers, was predicted today by i Walter L. Fisher, counsel for tha marketing committee of the Ameri can National Livestock association, and former secretary of th Interior Mr. Fisher was testifying before the senate Interstate commerce com mittee at hearings on the pending bill providing for government control, of these marketing facilities. The wit ness declared that "prices would bump the celling" and at the same time there would be danger of diminution of production if the gov ernment, took no action to curb what he described as a practical monopoly maintained by the five leading pack ers. Stock raisers, he said, would hasten to sell even breeding- animals to get a share of ths temporary high prices. i .- gents the resolutions. The "long haul' under private ownership ' has spelled waste, the practice of manipulating and Juggling -stock of small roads has obtained under private control, so runs tne petition. Th conductor refer, to the "able Sanagement", of Director General , of ailroads W. C. McAdoo and Indicate that bis square dealings have obviated serious labor controverie. Th reso lutions ar algned toy F.N. Cuddihy, ernment. with net tnoaroe of f L.600 r nor to convoked to formula measure Cor, yesterday ha passed beyond obawrva- Lee Ktchle, aod W. A.;ooa. aad i JfHt ratiatm tb welfare of th peojrt. (ion. tb weather bureau ULBuncd fcr a Saliaiur dale. SKVKKK STORM EXM-XTTEO. NORFOLK. Va., Jan- . The Vir ginia Coast tonight is rapidly falling ilnto the grip of what is expected to be a -severe storm. - In two hours to night the wind has added fifteen miles an hour to its velocity and is steadily increasing in force. Observers report rough ea, la rapidly develop ing. Tto wind At iA O'clock. watYty. mite aa hoiuv . highest bidder. More than $1,000,000 worth of equipment fs to be sold. : Representatives of business concerns I from) this and other states have come j to the camp to consult regarding buy-. Inp th material. The order specifies that .absolutely nothing will be left, save the base hospital. Buildings, if not bought by ths owner of land on which they are situated, will be tern down and the lumber sold by the foot. . Th lumber to be Mid amount to mar .thajt fi 5M4 ft wr UttS carload. A MANY CASITAWIES. BlTKNO AIRES. Jan. . II ts reported that there were 1H casualties here this afternoon a a result of a clash berween troops and strikers at the Va smui StH'l works. The troop i opened fire on the strikers, who rvspondc-J with rifles. -.: ''. Tlw government has stationed soldiers and artillery In the vi cinity of the steel works, ami troop front various section of the republic. Including Konarto, are being rasoed bete.
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