THE ASHEVILLE CTHZEN, MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 1919.
CONTRACTS PROBE
! PROVES A FAILURE
Investigation a Disappoint
; ment to Republicans.
Garrett's Minority Report
Praises Record of the
War Department.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.; RePu""
cana ar. sorely disappointed In the
, lnvertls-atlon of war contrM"
Oraham committee, out ot which Xhey
hoped to et valuable campaign
v thunder. '
. Tha committee 'majority "PO"
meant nothing but a dealre on the
Mrt of the republican, to leave the
raatter In a vffu and uncertain state,
subject to aueplelon and Irresponsible
crltlolum, but Representative Oarrett.
Tennis, who made the minority
report, refused to allow the portl
an detractor, and slanderers to
cape .0 easily, tor on hi. report he
poke wHh great force and e oauence,
1 admtntaterlng to the republican ma
jority a castration that rob. them
at all the pleaaure they hoped to
njor tn serving their party.
, After six month, of work the Gra
lam Inve-tlgatln committee. lnsu
tuted by the republican Peering com
mittee to March out all war con
tracts, ha. been forced to confess us
failure in securln the campaign ma
terial It had been hoped for by the
republican.. The Investigation of the
' committee developed the remarkable
tact that although the war depart
i ient negotiated 10.000 written and
oral contract. Involving more than
eighteen Mlllon dollar., only eight
transaction, could be found, which,
according to the admls-lon of the
committee, were subject to criticism.
Of these eight ca.ee. tho prober,
failed to .pacify except In n nta"c
the nature of the irregularity. The
republican, had virion, of great party
advantage in the Graham probe and
the beat lawyer, on the majority aide
of the houee were .elected for the
committee. No limit wm placed on
the number of peclal attorney., ac
countante and auditor, to be em
ployed. The ooit of the Inquiry was
f 61,000, and it wa. the mo.t unprofit
able expenditure of money and time
, in the history of the smelling, com
mittee. Representative Garrett .ubmitted a
minority report praising the remark
able record of the war department
In handling the thousands of con
tract, under stress of war condition,
and adjusting the claim, growing out
- of their cancellation on .hort notice
after tha MtotoUetv;!.
- Involved' Iborlng Men. .
''In hundred, of caae. the character
of tho institution, and factorle. at
which these contract, had been filled
had been almo.t completely changed
by reason of the war contract," said
Mr. ; Garrett In hi. , minority report.
"Commercial production had been
ahaniinnMl and every energy and fa
cility had been bent to eupplylng the
war need, of the republic The liveli
hood of unnumbered thousand, of
laboring men wa. tnvoivea. it m
.upermoet' importance to the public
' weal that theso institution, might re-
'.'' turn to a peace basis and again enter
aommerciat production, . giving em
ployment to labor and eupplylng the
peace need, of the country at the
earliest possible moment. All these
element, must be taken into consld-
' ration In connection with these set
tloments, and It should be remem
bered that many of them were made
in the winter and spring and that con
dition, have since changed. In fair
ness, these settlements must be judged
- a. of the time they were made and
not In the light of subsequent de-
. velopments whloh it was not possible
to forecast with accuracy; nor may
i it be reasonably expected that uni
formity and exactitude ha. been at
tained in a task involving almost ln
. finite variety of commodities and call
ing for a wide range of knowledge
and .kill In estimating the values in
,; volved."i ,
This statement was made with par-
: ticular reference to the charge of the
' republican, that some of the article,
had increased In market value after
the settlement, and that the govern
, ment lost large sum. of money by it.
, failure to hold for a higher market
,r Rode Over Country.
Tot month, past the Graham com
mittee has ridden oVer the country,
sometime in private cars, with a large
: staff of "expert.," visiting various
plant, which had government con-
tracts -and endeavoring to smell out
fraud whloh from the Immense num-
! ber of contract, made It confidently
believed eould be unearthed. The
Junkets of the committee have been
the talk of the congress.
. In its final report, mentioning eight
transaction, which, in the language
of the committee report, "seem to
have been obviously tainted with
fraud," the committee makes no
, recommendation, and fall, to specify
the nature of the fraud, except in
one Instance.
- Speaking in support of his min
' ority report. Representative Garrett
showed that In the particular cases
. . which Invoked criticism from the in
vestigators, the negotiators on the
part of the government were repub
licans. Mr. Garrett concluded one of
the most caustio speeches heard in
the house this session with a criti
cism of hi. associate, on the com
mittee as follows:
"I wish to say to you. Mr. Bpeaker,
that those honorable gentlemen with
whom I have been associated In this
gruelling work, these gentlemen of the
majority, are capable of better thing,
than hunting flyspecks. And I believe
. that In Justice to my friends, the
gentlemen from Illinois and the gen
tlemen from Nebraska, the steering
committee, or whatever Influence
there is should call on these efforts.
Raked from End to End.
, They have done everything they
can. If there were anything there
they would have found It. The war
department has been raked from end
to end as with a fine-tooth comb.
If they had found anything they
would have brought it here before
now. Mr. Speaker; and I suggest that
' they be relieved. They ought not to
have4 imposed upon them the task of
Insulting their own intelligence as law
yers by a political exigency that re
quire, them to bring in such a thing
as this. ,
"Give them an opportunity, sir!
. . They are able men. Give them an op
; portunity to go at something that is
constructive and maybe they win be
- able to pull that aide into perform -
- lag something in these critical times
for the good of the republic.
"I resent the imputation of fraud
contained la this report. I resent it
in the name of my party, one of
whose member, happen, to have been
the secretary of war throughout these
jrruelling years of war. I resent it in
aShe name of friend. In that depart
ment, men of different poutioal faith
RUTHEHFORDTON AFTER
BETTER TRAIN SCHEDULE
Dennis Lovelace, Sentenced
to Electrocution, Loses
His Appeal.
(Special to The Cltlxsn)
RUTHEHOFRDTON. Deo. 21.--
Accordlng to a Shelby rtlspatcn u.
the Greensboro Dally News the
liw ! v,.. Tin..mA r TrariA jivemitlve com-
mlttee recently held a meeting In fie
court house to consiaer 1110 io......
a .... , Atn .m..na nt Ruther-
Bigneu 7
fordton asking tho corporation com-
misslon or me state i , u.i,'
ern train between Marlon and KocK
. . , . . ... vfaftAM ..rh mornlnff
for the arrival of train No. tt from
AsheviUn.. The iiutnenorciion
are nnxlou. for this train to be held
1 .. , rwAf tn rlv them bet
ter mail and passenger facilities from
a m. IV... aMmi 1 A Tn -1
tn Went, DUl Ctnc.uy ; I
- iH naHlAn and Milt A. DfOteilt
against the change because it would
cause local travel 10 in
tlons on the main Una of Southern
north and South at Blacksburg each
morning." 1 "
Friends or it. iennis imii:'-.
is . w ..iiwav fl.ffmnn. who klll-
wards, near Rutherfordton last Au
gust, Will regrei 10 learn uui
laco who appealed to the Supreme
court through hi. attorney., has lost
hi. appeal and ha. been sentenced
to electrocution, however, his friends
are still hopeful that hi. sentence will
be commuted by Governor Blckett.
Logan Walker construction com
pany, a recently organised corpora
.1 wi.k on authorized raoltal of
12,000. have the sub-contract for the
graded road Deiween vyHinrum
Marion. .
Cltisens Manufacturing eompanv,
conslderajion being $8,000.
It is ieama uim u hihiucibuii.
of the Round Hill Baptist church at
. r m.,n a nlanttln. in linVA eleo-
trie lighU Installed in the church at
an early date. m power -secured
from the -dynamo at the
Round Hill school ouuaing.
Swannanoa
ouriwMiMfti T)no. 80. Mrs. An-
.1. v .nil Mm R. H. Caton BDent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
the Ml.se. watKin. on xne owannanua
''rlie many friend, of MrTFord learn
with regret of hi. death, which hap
pened at his home in Statesvllle the
lost of the week. Mr. Ford spent
some time here and made many
friends.
r-m r, a Wilson was called to
BUtmore Sunday on acocunt of the
serlou. illness of her slater, Mrs.
Trantham. . ' . ' ,.v
The Hign scnooi ciosea mmjr witu
an excellent program in-celebration
of "Aycock Improvement day." Rev.
n a tBrii mLflii an address on the
life of the late Governor Aycock and
what he meant to tne .cnooi. or nonn
Carolina. At the close of the ex f
rinea a. treat wa. served the school
by the faculty. .
Miss Katnenne wnson aim .
Wendel Patton spent Thursday .hop
ping in Ashevllle.
. muin of Ashevllle. made aulte
an Interesting to talk to members of
the Epworth league at tnis piace n-
da&r)'Bagwell of Falrvlew I. conduct
ing a singing class at the- Baptist
church. ... ...
Frank eherrtll. or Asneviue. spent
a few days her this week with
friends.
w r t U7)i(lann entertained a
mlB.
number of young people at her home
Tuesday -ligni.
Miss Awa Buckner, of the Montreat
nrM.,i .Ahnnl h.a Arrived to snend
ui ,i ... ........ - 7
the holiday, vrlth her ulster, Mrs.
Br. Buckner.
The small son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wiley Orasty is seriously ill.
Mrs. Joe Duncan, of Ashevllle, spout
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Robert
Young.
with whom I have come In contact.
in whoso Integrity i nave connaence.
f rattan 11 In the name of the liv
ing millions of soldiers. I resent it In
the name of tne momers oi tne sol
dier, who died In France and who
"have their place In the warriors'
h..mn vnu ahull not. at least with
out my earnest protest and my feeble
dispute, cause those grieved souls and
bruised hearts to suffer more by un-
(.Kirim iv A nirinir inHL nn muiiiiiiib'
tratlon under which they fought for
uAi Minntpv wa. Anne inrouzn vim
fraud. I challenge that statement and
demand the prooi.
Contains its own sugar
In this stuixfybodyouget
a reay cooked cerealwith
its own sweet flaLVor. not
from sugar added in mak
ind,but sebMeveloped iTom
wheat and malted barley.
SaveSuar
by eating
Grap
"Theres aJQeason"
at Grocers.
Made by Postum Cereal Ca Battle Croek.Mich.
BROWN MENTIONED
TD QPPOSEGRAHAW!
MciXimmon, of Maxton,
Does Not Want Job,
Senator Brown Figuring on
Retiring for Rest
and Study.
f Ashevlhe Clttten ttureau,
i M Merchants' Bank
! Building.
(Br JIXK B. WARHEV.l
RALEIGH. Dee. 21. Wenator J. A.
Brown, of Columbus, will make up his
mind sometime In the near future,
whether or not he will allow his name
to be used as a candidate for com
missioner of agriculture in U e
cratlo pramary, it wa. learned from
those close to the Columbus county
man, who were in the city today
The senator from the southeastern
part of the state, who was Influential
in the passage of much of the pro
gressive legislation put on the boons
by the last legislature, has tho matter
under consideration. Quite a consid
erable number of people have ap
proached him about the suggested
. i v. , n Ana anil fill. It 18
said, he has given the answer that he
is not now ready to mane a UCu,o...
,n th' .,.,., .h.nklnir
of giving up all politics and devoting
a year or so 10 rest anu oiuuj.
very much Interested in the progress
of the lower Cape Fear ecUon of
the state, and in the fight that m l
have to bo made on tho boll weevil,
vhlch has made its appearance in his
Unity He is tnereiore tunuv.
at the weevil will make big I"'08
i tho production of cotton in that
section of tho country, but that ulti
mately it will prove tho blessing In dis
guise it nas hiw p "'" ' J"
seotions of the south where, it has ap-
,i it -nrin lead to a dlverelnca
tion of the farming interests.
All of tnese tnmgs tne miww
willing to talk about, and on all of
them he has a very decided opinion.
...... hi. .nnnin. for the commls-
sloncrshlp of agriculture, he has little
.a .1 akA aa VSrlll Vttall'A
to say, otner mm umi no
. vi. .nm.tlmn in tho near fu-
m i, turn ii.iiiu " " - . -
lure about that. If he Is going to run
the announcement win mo iua
The only other man who has been
mentioned in opposition to Commis
sioner W. A. Graham Is Mr. A. J.
"Sandy" McKlmmon, oi jtiaxtwu. n
is understood on very reliable autnor-
.i . u.vimmnn haji dlscour-
lir limi i
aged all use of his name in connec
tion wltn me prnt.- "--
will have plenty to keep him busy
. , . v. HAV, 11.. vnnrti wltnout
bothering with the commissionershlp
of agriculture. re n ucciut
Ions about the way the department
i., wA hut he feels that
he will have to stay out of the race
this year.
X" hjuaii - - -
ence Gray, of Ashevllle, Is spending
the noiiaays wn n
and Mrs. J. B. Gray, at Cullasaja.
Miss Harrlette Klnnebrew, of At
. . i - knma frtr- the holldavs
ianu, o ---------
t n.iAnri thn weddlna: of her
HIIU " . - ' - ' . , ,
sister, Miss Nannie Mae ninneorew,
which will occur on wonaay, ueceni
ber 22. ,
atnnn vlnn.hrAw. a former resl
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dent of Franklin, Is .pending a few
days in the city. '
Mrs. Coleman ,of Arabl, Go is the
guest of Mrs. B. C. Kingsbery.
Mr. Tom Porter is at homo for the
Mis. Laura Jones, who has been
in Cincinnati for the past several
months, engaged in T. W. C. A.
work, is expected to arrive on Sat
urday to spend tne nonuays wiui rei
u ir A n.nnalt Yt a a flrntio to St.
A... ' - - " --
Augustine, Fla., to spend the winter
months.
Mr. Frank Dillard made a trip to
Ht. AUgUBtine, nn.. ihui wc., ,c
. i .Via M nt tVl fa WAPll
Dr. J. C. Owens 1. spending the
1- I . tlatntnli mm hll.lnAal
Mrs. George Campbell left Sunday
for Atlanta, wnere no cupuuto iu
make her home In the future.
Mrs. H. II. Jarrett and Mis. Annie
Jarrett are spending several day. In
Atlanta this week.
Mrs. M. L. Kelly and Miss Lassie
Kelly lert lasi ween to spend several
weeks in Kustls, Fla.
A. W. Horn made a trip to Blue
T" i .j nn nn Vi ii ai n a thin wnalr.
Mr. Henry Cabe made a short trip
to Cornelia, Ga the first of this week.
Mrs. Furman West, of Soda Springs,
j Franklin
esNuts
THREE MEMBERS OF
FAMILY BENEFITED
Jackson Gains 12 Pounds
By Taking Tanlac Wife
and Father Are Also Be
lieved of Their Troubles.
"Tanlao soon ended my trouble,
and I gained twelve pounds by taking
it." said W. B. Jackson, of 724 North
41st street, Birmingham, Ala.
"I work at rtght," he continued,
"and eating at unusual hours gave me
Indigestion. My food would sour on
my stomach and I suffered terribly
after every meal. I lost weight -and
became so nervous I couldn't sleep
hardly at all. Smoking too aggra
vated my trouble and I had to quit It
I felt all down and out and was mis
erable all the time. I tried every
thing I could hear of, but got no bet
ter and was Just about to give up,
when I read about Tanlac helping
someone having the samo trouble that
was worrying me.
"I felt better right after starting
on it and Improved so much, that I
was able to enjoy my pipe again and
got restful sleep. My appetite Is now
line and I can eat anything I want
and I am not nervous and all un
strung like I was before. I believe
I am In better shape today than In
seven years. My father, too, was
benefited a whole lot by taking Tan
lac: my wife took two bottles and It
helped her more than anything she
has ever taken. I win never xaii 10
recommend Tanlac to anybody I see
suffering, from stomach trouble."
Tanlac Is sold by all good drug
rists. Adv.
nr... nine V.T '.rln it ttla Hi IfStic
with "Madame Fin", Bob Shaw will
present a clever dui snowing "
in.... tiIwa tamlaa anil a rAflt Of
vaudeville artists sure to please. The
n .. V c. . ... i.n tii n n v lnnrelfl . Ill
caudeville circles of the south and
Includes In Its repertoire sucn en
tertaining numbers as "The Girl from
. V. .. lfn..U.'l .nil t'Th. TtAAlltlflll Tflle
lua ... 1 1 iij , ..w -
of Love", which will be shown dur
ing the holiday week engagement.
Harry Morris stars ior tne iruuyc
I, - Ufa Imivh nnwl II rtln OT ' rtfebrfiW
roles In which lie has gained an en
viable reputation wnony jusunaoie.
Word of hi. repeated successes In,
southern circuit, ha. reached this city
from many points, and those who ap
preciate clean but uproarious comedy
should see Harry in action. -
nanif.iii.ii anil -f-Q rnn.r in .nil
and dance are billed for a number of
pleasing turns, the team worn or tnis
couple Deing sKiuruuy wofkbu out
to win the plaudits of the house.
T lr.l. Ih.mailv.. Ba Antpf-tAlnftrS.
the team of Gordon and Berry, are
scheduled to provide a inuc oi
evervthinar". so elastic 1. their range
upon the boards.
Eccentric harmony is promiseu
aplenty When the Blue Ridge four
.-nAMKlJa V.Ar.M tka fnntHtrhta In
comic costumes, their singing being
a leaiure' or me perioritmm:, nu
to please. . In Irish roles Bob Shaw
guarantees Jest and, mirth that Is of
a callDre -consifiieni witn w reputa
tion he has gained in stageland.
With piano-accordlon the Venetian
Duo has In store abundant harmony
of the. kind that the audience' likes,
combining a little of classical with
modern and Jazz turnes In a well bal
anced program.
It Is llttel wonder that the serial
now really being talked about upon
the streets is that showing every Mon
iday and Tuesday at the Majestic, for
Big Jim Corbett In "The Midnight
Man" sets a new recort? . or , daring
action and gripping situations. No
one should miss the comic episode.
Matinee, 3: 30; , night 7:30 and 9.
AT THE GALAX.
Florence Reed In "Her Code of
Honor." A comedy, "Lost, a Bride
groom." -
Florence Reed, the talented emo-
Idaho, has arrived In Franklin to
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
Cunningham.
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Slier announce
'he entrapment of their daughter,
Mary Annice, to Mr. Harry E. How
ard, of Spencer, Mass. The marriage
will take place in the autumn of
1920. Miss SUer has been teacher of
piano In the Hiroshima Girls' school,
Hiroshima, Japan. Mr. Howard has
been for two years or more the rep
resentative in Hiroshima df the
Norton company, of Worcester, Mass.
THEATRICAL j
1 P A I A W TODAY and
JiLiik TOMORROW
I II :
if "isi
l?!!',
S". Xa.M
FLdmmrtcm co
FLORENCE REED, WILLIAM DESMOND
"HER CO DE OF HONOR"
The story throb with heart interest, for it tells of twd of
l .... Wt I -tm Himun Lor. and Human Frailty.
"Her Code of Honor b the
f loracv. ix60e -
Alco Comedy-
lAOKE SHOPPIIS
tlonal screen and stage star, comes
to the Galax theatre today, offering
"Her Code of Honor," which plc
turlzes a thrilling story of artist life
in the Latin quarter, Paris. The
scene- then shifting to New York, the
plot runs swiftly through momentous
situations ana noios tne nuuicino
suspense as to the ultimate outcome
until the final scene.
With this dual role, that of the
struggling young artists In Paris and
then as the well-to-do American girl
ln Van. Vnrlr Ilon need is Said tO
offer the most powerful work of her
screen career, ana in iaci mat tal
ented star Is reported to have said of
"Her Code of Honor" that it is the.
best picture she has ever made.
The cast presents unusual strength
with William Desmond,- himself a
star., leading the support, which in
cludes also Robert Frazcr, Irving
Cummings, Marcelle Roussillon and
Alec Fra-ncls. .
AT THE STRAXD.
Robert Warwick in "An Adventure
In Hearts." Briggs aomedy, 'TJity
Dude."
Anthony Hope's exciting romantic
story, "Captain Dieppe," has reached
the movies. First published as a
novel, tho adventures of the dashing
young secret agent proved a worthy
companion of the author's earlier
book, "The Prisoner of Zenda, which
was the starting point of a flood of
pseudo-historical literature. The pop
FREEZING WEATHER
anc cracked water fitting,
for' auto or house is the cal
amitous result. Bring it here
if its broke and save money,
time and temper.
Aftheville Welding
Co.
Phone 1116. 63-65 Biltmore Ave.
FALK'S MUSIC
HOUSE
Han a large new stock of
PLAYER PL4NOS
PLAYER ROLLS
COLUMBIA RECORDS
Give ns jour patronige. Wo
will appreciate It.
76 Patton AvnniM
, V
beet picture I ever made," says
'Lost, a Bridegroom
i
35 PATTON AVENUE
ularity of "Captain Dieppe" led Mr.
Hope to dramatize it and the stage
play wai produced, both here and
abroad. Recently the story was made
into a scenario and under the title
of "An Adventure in Hearts," it will
be shownat the Strand theatre to
day, with Robert Warwick In the star
ring role.
The picture tell, an entertaining
yarn of adventure, love and plenty
of excitement In a nobleman's castle
(1
Majestic Theatre 7N;
3:30 MUSICAL COMEDY and
lSc&25c VAUDEVILLE. 30 Cents
BOB SHAW'S
Musical Comedy and Vaudeville Co.
Featuring the
BLUE RIDGE LASSIES
MADAM FIFI"
A Musical Review with Feature Vaudeville
Specialties
A BEAUTY CHORUS GORGEOUS COSTUMES GOOD
COMEDIANS SINGING AND DANCING ATTRACT
IVE SCENIC AND ELECTRICAL EFFECTS.
THRILLS ACTION SUSPENSE
THE MIDNIGHT MAN
Featuring
JAMES J. CORBETT
(The Idol of Million.)
SPECIAL XMAS DAY MATINEE
2:30 and 4:00
STRAND
And all were playing their own little games! Love, scandal,
intrigue and woman' wiles.
Over them aD the menace of disaster. Entangling them
aOthe secret affairs of state. Engulfing them all a whirl
ing vortex of adventure.
A REAL PICTURE
BRIGGS
In northern Italy. The hero Is a sort
of d'Artagnan, escaping from tne
agents of a government that has re
fused to pay him for a hizardou
task which ho accomplished ami
which it is anxious- to keep '-cret.
Mr. Warwick is said to be ideally
cast. He is supported by Juan de la
Cruz, Winifred Greenwood, piclene
Chadwick and others. Tho picture Is a
Paramount-Artcraft and was directed
by James Cruze.
IN
TODAY and
TOMORROW
-
Three PawTis of Fate !
COMEDY