IE AS
E CIT
THE WEATHER:
North Caroline- Rata Wednesday ;
Thursday colder.
CITIZEN WANT ADS
BRING RESULTS
VOL. XXXVI, NO. 98.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HEILL
IZEN
Fl
RST EVIDENCE IS
PRESENTED IN SEN
NEWBERRY'S TRIAL
Newpapermen Give Testi
mony on Publicity In
Campaign.
JAS. W. HELME MAKES
STATEMENT TO JURY
CAPT.DELA ROSA
WAS PLANNING FDR
INVASION OF TEXAS
Several Witnesses Testify In
Probe on Mexican
Situation.
COMMITTEE HEARS
STORIES OF MURDER
Let's Tote Fair
By Billy Borne
Admits He Was "Worked"
Into Running Against
Henry Ford.
Police Captain Tells of De
vastation of Five Mor
mon Colonies.
!
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 3.-
First evidence In the election conspir
acy trial of Senator Newberry and 122
co-defendants, was Introduced today
when J. O. Hayden, Washington, cor
respondent of the Detroit .News and
James P. Swelnhart, head of that pa
per's New York . bureau, gave testi
mony bearing on the Newberry pub
licity campaigns. - Previous to the
calling of these witnesses, James W.
Helme,
candidate for United States aer,
O. L,
EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 3. Addl
tional stories of murders, plundering
ana otner lawlessness said to have
been perpetrated upon Americans In
Mexico were told to the senate sub
committee Investigating Mexican af
fairs at the committee's first hear
ing in El Paso today.
E. E. E6ke. formerly a contractor
employed on a Mexican railway, told
of the murder of, his son and added
that the men responsible for the mur-
been well accounted for.
senator in the 1918 democratic prl- ,y'"ur' "l r-aso -ponce cap
mrv in Michigan, and one of the Biinea concerning the Oevasta
defendants, made to the iurv a state- "on "nd abandonment of the fiv-
mni whinh h mill waa "humiiiat- -Mormon colonies In Chihuahua, an
ine" " ocnuuz, lormeriy or the Blay
' I mntr nnin.. , . . . . ..
Helme s appearance was unhorald- MMrrJn ,wiu v,Z i.i v....
J"tLJ"! knowledge and "persona;
v. .suu wav v. w a ina BHITIAI Bit fTuraWI hv silma! CJ .
llDWh "Sf;: K Smith democrat. An
- ."r. "T.. " r.T. I. presided at the meeting.
1?" """""s"" ,T T' SchuIU. father of four sons who
Henry Ford. -Murfln explained to the fomrht a.in. n.,n. - "
Jury that this was done to prevent roborative testimony regarding the
democratic votes being cast for Ford alleged dual role played by Luis De
...... . il num. wno. otners nave testified
lT I... 1 . .11 II..-. ,.IJ I . . . . '
naa nuicu d mi. J-uuiim vum was a leading actor In. the attemntoil
you," said Helme. I am making execution of the plan 6f Han nie.ro.
this statement because I seem to oc- He said that at one time ho saw De
cupy a position apart from the other J La Rosa, then a cantain in th "...
ueienuunia, out tne recimi is a on ranza army, drilling troops on the
Humiliating. - parade ground at Victoria, capital
lielme said that Samuel O'dell. of the state of Tamaulinao. tt nniri
another defendant, who - was state he was told at the time by soldiers
treasurer in 1918, told him that if he that De La Rosa was drilling the
-peat 'ora in the democratic nrl- men lor the "Invasion of Texas.1
znary ana ora won the republican Kllllnz of Sawyer.
nomination," all the republicans Schults told the story of the kill-
would turn to-bim in the general I 'ng or an American named Sawyer,
election. "Bawyer,' he said. . "was an ' old
Explains Motive. ' man. He went back to the United
Helme concluded with an nnsiann. states ana .returned with a wife.
tlon that his motive was "to eliminate ne day the Mexicans came to his
one of the millionaires, from the cam- house and shot him in the stomach
paign." ' t, ,- because he hesitated when they de-
"HDonfllng monev in a eatnoalm r """" -. unow wnere n tent nil
may be lcgaK but I am an idealist and M1" w" to,d It was
hold it to be a moral wrong." ha said. and she pointed out the place.
After some legal sklrmtehln. Hav. returneu .to me -' nouse
REVOLUTION BREAKS
OUT IN VLADIVOSTOK
Outbreak Local In Character and Revolutionists Control
City, Gen. Graves Wires Allied Troops Patrol the ,
Streets to Protect Property and Citizens.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. Another revolution has occurred In Vladivostok
the Siberian port through which the American expeditionary forces are being
returned home.
Major-Ucneral Graves In o message dated January 81, received today at the
war department reported that the outbreak was purely local In character and
that the revolutionists were In control of the city. Allied troops were patrol
ling the streets to protect cltlsens and prevent robbery.
The platform announced by rhe revolutionists, the general said, declare
against civil war In Siberia and for the eni of foreign Interference In filberlaq '
affairs. In announcing General O raves message Secretary Baker said the revolu- .
tton would not Interfere with the departure of American troops. - i
FORMAL REPLY TO
SM
5'
1TCKS
IS
MAD
E
BY N ELS
Bawyer- was dead, t appealed t to
uenerai Kafarrete. asking him if bo
satlons in December 1917, with Fred- a P"" Jin Po8
riir r- o.i t -ir xr l to run down his murdera 'We don't
ed your : assistance' was Nafar-
navy. He said on direct examination f," KZ' dd w? "2
den was placed en the stand ah the
first witness. He testified to conver-
that Cody tried to hire him as cam
paign manager for Newberry. On
cross-examination by Martin W. Lit
ileum, ne
that of
lng to drive all of you Americans
out of here.'" "
As an examole of indignities to
which he said Americans were sub-
agreea mat the Job via K-i,if u
8TOUD Of
somiers wss sitting. They arose as
Persons to Be Tried
In list Given Envoy
PARIS, Feb. 3 (Havas.) Paul
DuTasta, secretary of the peace
onference this evening handed to
Baron von Lersner, head of the
German delegation the list of per
sons whose extradition Is demand
ed from Germany.
THE HAGUE, Feb. 3 The Asso
ciated Press was informed today
that any demand on Holland for
the surrender of former Crown
Prince Frederick William as a war
criminal would be treated by the
Dutch government probably ac
cording to the Dutch extradition
treaty with Germany and it would
be a question for the courts to
decide rather than the government,
as in the case of tho former em
peror., t .
WOULD RID TREATY
FIGHT OF flED TAPE
Cloture Rule Obstacle
Plans of Senators.
to
Treaty May, Be Sent Back
to Committee Senator
Borah's Statement.
fceannuart.r. ( n.-it ;n,..,. 7 was passing the br-
...minir,, r.iiMi .-iTT. 1 rcltl font of which a
examining political sentiment In Mich
igan.
t uJonTlnT-and TenonTd h
. Aih. uZ??IP.Ztrf-J!?m?xlMl lonK he was within throwing dis
cs approached and one by one spat
wealthy" but that he had advised I both Uance rowing ais
WrercamnaieT"'':., ' . American who
saxeed with him n,i .. " -i I 'CTlu' ""lJr ?"r tramioaa
th xr.t.K-i r,.r . 01 passengers had been burned to
New Vck inrt 7h K " . aoaln w tne t-mbre tunnel In 1914.
lrolVrSrVfL. th8 tMo -fry of that
penditures. n. ,
of oZrtZ2?0tl. . "? the Mexican; . eaders,
. . . ' .r in noicn me to nave teen
said
latter told Hayden that 1 I, JZZ? JZT Ax,f?? "u ,' . ?d
that Ktn h.l llj 1 Z , mnum wi any Buaro At mo north-
tnat King nad explained when ho ac- ern end of tho tunneL a, tnln hrin.
cepted the position that "h. .nt ....lr . VlTrl!: ' TUn e,l
v W'. j VT I V. "-""- " wnero it collided
' with the burning
Cars Plunge Through Bridge
15 to 25 Negroes Are
Killed. 7
-ma, sno iwrainea ana Mas been estimated at
Hayden would be from 25 to 250. Whan th SSuI:
; - via a .
SwiTnhart al.n u.i ' ."""0, tho relief
oonversinr f X.- 7"'. . that
N.e.b6, CSdi.dacy I". ald!. n" haddlminishtd enourt tS
ho,;" in 'r ln. uers t enter. Maximo
..ii . k7.. r luey wiu vmuiio, was arrested in EI Paso but
mnnv Aii.n V SrzL i. sti- "us saia no thought he was still
three of the defendants, objected to
jurmer proceeaings on the ground
inat tne indictment was Insufficient
j i mac u 01a not anege any know.
Jedge by the defendants of any acta
which would be offenses under tho
federal law.
Judge Sessions ruled against the!
Anoiner legal point was brought
vp at the morning session when the
i7..o muuaiieu an intention to link
yruvwions or tne state elec
v . wun lne federal statutes.
juoge sessions had previously ruled
that by the union of federal and state
laws proper campaign expenditures In
"i"h,f;!Ln.. 'fl V.""60 State, senator
ncaa IIMUICU fOaiOU.
'""IV Attorney-Ganeral DaJIey
said tonight that oven If tho state law
wriSPiud generally lt would not
at, vvi v 41 1.140 VdrB DeyOnd the fadApal
limitauon of 110.000 for atnV
Continued on Pago Two
CLATTOX, La., Feb. S. Two
trainmen are known to have been
killed arid 15 to 25 negroes, are be
lieved dead In the wreck of St. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern passen
ger train, which plunged through an
open drawbridge over tho Tensas river
at 7:30 . o'clock this morning.
Tho two known, dead are James
Casteel, fireman, and and Sam Me-
Cullen. express messenger, both white.
Most of tho other reported dead were
lft tho negro coach, the only passenger
coach to go through tho draw. Ao
Cording to reports the cars are' in 80
feet of water and none of the bodies
have boon recovered. Survivors say
mat tne engine, express car and ne
gro coach went throusrh the - draw.
which was open to allow the passage
01 a steamnoat ana tow, and It is be
lieved that on account of a heavy fog,
the engineer did not see the signals.
. James Taylor, the engineer, had
his leg broken and received internal
injuries. Taylor went down with the
engine but manged to make his es
cape from tho cab after the plunge
Into the water. The mall clerk and
some others who were standing on tho
platform of the express car annan1 h
DECLARES SOCIALIST SPAT
. ......... -
UPON THE AMERICAN FLAG
Brooklyn Stenographer Tells Assembly Committee She
Saw Solomon Insult Flag In 1917 Suspended Assem
blyman Denies Her Statement.
AJLBAOT.
Brooklyn
NY
Feb.
campaign expenses. K t.ni . StT"-'ya . stenograpner, Ellen B.
out that federal vtuvers,-is. today testined at tho as
. 1 IBUerai lows forbid cumlM umhh imii.i.n,
purcnases of newspaper adr.ii; " "
til kLJLLV:? A1.4 V that.h. hadeV,n one of them
ladrpd fii.i m. Ti: acanow- unao Bolomon spit upon tho
iror"5SL41,.0a had American flag In war-tlmo
. "-ww. 1 Thftr mum a hurst nf rxvT.
CUMMINGS SPEAKS iSLZ STSsTSJSg!
AT PARTY MVVTTWrt i ea ner tesumony In a letter to Speak'
hw or Tnaaaeus c Sweet, "because I
lle achievements of the has committed treason against their
democr&tte party, an attack upon tho country." - ,
republican party for lt. .tntZl , .1 .
ward tha " S'ri, prorapwo ay an occasion
for haon marled "J!? p,J 41 "-tlon. told her story in tho fol-
Ji"0 marked an address by lowing words:
X muT-TTf , "atln"' demo- "J "member that In the summer
S?ri- 5mltteo chairman, at a con- of 1117. a detachment of soldiers
came to Ninth street, and Sixth ave
nue. urooKiyn. tor tne purpose of
ference here tonltcht of uart iHr
from central and northern Nw vri.
Chairman Cumralngs declared thatT calling for volunteers and they ask
"every democrat has a rlrht tn
In tho unparalleled record of our
party, enriched as It has been by a
leadership which has carried Ameri
ca to greater heights of prosperity
and honor and -glory than she has
over before known.
od Mr. Solomon (who was deliver
ing a street corner address) if they
might borrow his platform for that
purpose. Mr. Solomon replied:
" 'Lend yon my platform T Can you
borrow my platform? Huh, tho gut
tar Is good enough for yea. I would
ft?i. ,et you wlp your-dirty feet on
Turned 1Pii Collar .
Keenlns her e-asa f!xt n Knt.
the girl testified that a few minute.
ier a oana came along and atrnck
up tho Star Spangled Banner.
"Mr. Solomon turned up his 'coat
collar, put on his hat, pulled lt over
Ms eyes, spat on tho American flag
and sat down," she concluded.
The girl's story tonight brought
from Mr. Solomon a statement deny
ing that ho had made tho remarks at
tributed to him. asserting that never
In his life "bad he ever shown any
disrespect to tho American flag, and
declaring that it wao inooncaivahl
any member of. tho New York police
' oun tana maiKerenqjy by
while a person Dubllciv lnanita th.
American flag.
On cross-examination, tho girt tes
tified that, althogh a member of tha
American anti-social 1st learue. aha
bad not told her fio
the Bolomon Incident. Tho chair
tauiea an objection to
WASHINOTON.Feb. 3 Senate
leaders, preparing to bring the peace
treaty again to tho surface of senate
consideration next week, took up to
day tha problem of clearing away the
wreckage of .tangled parliamentary
4od tajH which, .-ih treaty carried
uuwn wiiu n wnen ip taiiea or rami
eatlon last November.. . . V .
f " Not the least of their trouble was
the cloture, which - was invoked to
choke off debate Just before the rati'
flcatlon vote and which Vice-President
Marshall la expected to hold must
come back into tho senate along with
the treaty. Tho loaders want some
sort of cloture, but they do not want
to De string-haltered by so stringent
a rule under which many senators al
ready have exhausted their full quota
oi time.. . -
The method apparently most In
favor for avoiding this difficulty is to
recommit tho treaty to : tho foreign
relations committee, - a move which
parliamentary experts say would au
tomatically rid It of Its cloture re
strlction.
' A statement declaring the recent
inter or viscount Urey and the cable.
gram of Lloyd-ueorgo brought out
the contentions of the treaty's Irre
concilable foes was Issued touighi by
oeuaior jjoran. rODUDllcan. Idaho. . It
said;-::,;v-: .-
The Weakenlnar and ininrv tn tho
league which some aonrehend from
the American reservations, would not
no felt in practise.. Thus Viscount
Grey disposes of all reservations and
renounces them as utterly InefFartiva
and worthless. Tho sad part of it Is
that he Is entirely correct. These pro
posed reservations rt Ch tint nrninfif nnv
independence. Tney do nof protect
America at all. . They are simply the
"' excuse tor railing to lo what
it is the plain duty of oatrlatln man
to do. They are tha answer nf nartv
politics to the demand by forelim irov-
ernments to surrender, pur independ-
IUW. .
One Question Involved "
The Grev interview anil T.ini.
George's cablegram ought to convince
anyone tnat there is Just one question
Involved In this controversy that la
shall we enter the league or shall wo
Stay out of It. When we enter tho
league we are there for all purposes
im cur reservations will nevor be
felt nor oven respected.
' "It has been known- In Washington
for weeks that tho Lodge reserva
tions were entirely satisfactory to tho
English premier. He would have said
so publicly long ago but ho did not
desire to offend tho President. But
after an effort to reach tho President
through Viscount Grey, which failed,
and after a full study and after con
sultation With the sreatest lawrara nf
London and some In this country, it
wss concluded that reservations con
strued by a political body from whose
construction there was no appeal
would be wholly worthless. So Lloyd
George cabled 'Lodge reservations
satisfactory; wo want tho United
States to enter tho league.' Come In
to my parlor, said the solder to tha
fly. I will take my own time in ad
vising- you now to get out."
Disturbance Moving
North FronTGeorgia
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. A cy
clonlo disturbance' is central over
sastorn Georgia and is moving
slowly northeastward, according
to weather bureau reports tonight.
Storm warnings have been or
dered displayed i on tho Atlantio
coast from Provlnoetown, Mass.,
to Hatteras, Jf. C.
Advice to tho weather bursau
tonight were that the disturbance
has been attended by heavy rains
in southern Virginia, the Caro
lines, Georgia and " Alabama.
Warnings have been issued for
floods In the irvers in those states.
Tho forecast Indicates rain will
continue In the South Atlantio
tatea and will extend 'northward
Into tho phio Valley. I
. r .. , - ,i i. . i . '
Reaffirms Views Which Led
Him to Revise Medal
Awards.
OTHER CHARGES NOT
TAKEN UP DIRECTLY
The Naval Secretary Shows
Much Feeling In Reading
Statement.
wmsm
VC0UED
Labor Leaders and Hines
Take up the Problem In
Conference.
WASHINGTON. Feb. J. Prolong
ed discussion of demands for In
creased wages between railroad ad
ministration . officials and represent
atives of the 2,000,000 employes of
federal controlled railroads, had net
ted no tangible results when the
first session Of the confarnnna nil.
Joumed tonight. .While neither Di
rector General Hines or tha liW
leaders would make a public state
ment concerning the day's negotia
tions, lt was understood that the ar
gument thus far had failed to cry
talllze Into a definite Droaram.
Director Uenerai H nes had not
presented his nroDosals In thai an-
tirety when the conference broke up
unw tomorrow, naving adopted the
policy of hearing argument from all
union neaas as each particular state
ment ot tne- governments case was
laid Derore the conference. Tho od.
ministration thus obtained nnmnra.
hensive idea of the labor view as in
dividual claims and counter-arguments
were taken up.
It was not believed tonlaht that
tne conference would result in a so
lutlon of the whole Droblem. Home
of the demands were expected to be
wnnarawn and others . nrobalv will
be compromised or- be resubmitted to
tne union membership directly af
fected. All will be threshed over.
however, ' before the (Conference ends.
Railroad administration officials
refused to discuss reports current to
night that Director-General Hinea had
submitted three propositions to the
union officials, ode of which wss that
a commission be appointed similar to
tne present com strike settlement
commission with authority to Investi
gate wage conditions and determine
wage scales to be made effective,
TARE CHARGE OP THE TOWN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. . Itevolutlonlsts have entered Vladivostok and are
in charge of the town, the war department was advised today by Major Gen
eral Graves, commanding tho American expeditionary force in Siberia.
General ' Graves' message, .' dated -January
11. said the crowds tn tho
city were orderly and that tho al
lied forces were patrolling tho streets '
to protect innocent people and to
prevent looting. .. ' .
The revolutionists' platform, tho
general -said, declared for tho end of
civil war In Siberia and tho intorfer-
ence by foreigners Imp the internal
airaira of tne country.
General Graves said the revolution
1st. had announced that no ono would '
be molested unless ho had committed
an offenso or crime In which case he
would bo tried by tho civil court No
one will be tried by court martial,
according to these advices.
The uprising was purely local, Gen- -eral
Graves said, and was In no way '
aonnocted with the bolshevlkL - -
Secretary Baker said tho uprising -would
not Interfere with the with
drawal of American troops, which al- "
ready Is underway.
While tho American army has some
stores In Vladivostok, Secretary Ba
ker said the quantity was not large.
Some supplies sold to the Hussian co
operative societies by tho - American
army also aro at .Vladivostok.
STATE Of 8E3GE. '
LCVNDQN. Wednesday. . Feb. 4.
A state of siege has been proclaimed '
In Vladivostok, according to tho Dally
Mail's ; correspondent . telegraphed ;
January 2 ,
"Japanese were guarding tho state -bank
during tha expropriation of sev
eral millions of rubles January 17,"
the correspondent adds. "Tho city is
calm although everybody- knows that
tho bolshevik! hold tho country out
side. It is reported that largo Japa
nese reinforcements are eoming.
"The occupants - of an American
train sent to Nikolsk. 40 miles north
of Vladivostok, confirm tho statement
that? tho bolshevik! aro tn full control
there and defending the town. Amer.
lean troops remain guarding; tho lino
for 0 miles -out and aro not being
molested. , . .; - .
"The diplomatlo and Consular ret.
resentatives hero aro consulting with
regard to measures for Protection of
tho lives and property of foreigners
who constitute more than half of tho
population." , .- ;," ,i ' ,
BOLSHEVIK SUCCESSES.
LONDON. Feb. An official
statement to tho British war offlcs
from -Odessa, tinder dato of February
2. says that the botshevlkl havo cap
tured Nlkolaiev and now aro march
ing on , oicnakot. , Tho - chances of
holding Odessa aro regarded as very
doubtful, tho statement adds. -
Tho capture of Odessa beTTkraln.
tan forces was announced January
SO by tho Ukrainian Dress service, ae. 1
cording to advices received in London -from
Vienna. .'.., ,
A dispatch from London. .Tannarn
21, asserted that officials there were
inclined to . believe the storv of tha
city's fall untrue. ,
1
WASHINGTON. Feb. S. Socretary
Daniels made formal answer today to
orlticlsm by Rear-Admiral William s.
Sims and others of tho policy follow
ed in awarding war decorations. Ap
nearina before the senate sub-Commit
tee - investigating tho-. awards, Mr.
Daniels reaffirmed tha views which
led him to- alter some1 of tho rocom
mendatlons for' decorations, support
ing his contentions with a long, care
fully prepared, statement,! going into
tho medal situation in detail. .
Other charges made by Admiral
films as to tho nrenarodness of tho
navy at tho start of the war and the
degree of co-operation with allied ad
miralties were not ianen up oiroctiy,
Mr. Daniels confining his testimony
wholly to the medal controversy. When
the secretary concluded. Chairman
Halo of tho sub-committee, adjourn
ed the hearing until Friday, to permit
committee members to study Mr.
Daniels statement.
Pounds the Table.
The naval secretary at several points
In the two and a half hour reading of
his prepared - statement showed con
siderable feeling, particularly when ho
countered ' tne statement or Admiral
Sims that the American navy "did no
fighting during the war." In this con
nection Mr. Daniels, vigorously pound
ing tho table, told the committee that
lt was well that Admiral Sims had
not made such an assertion to tho men
operating American vessels tn ths war
sons, for if he had, "he would hav
had a revolt in his own command."
At another point, tho secretary do-
parted from his written statement to
declare tnat Admiral turns as a. re
suit of personal differences with Ad
miral Henry B. Wilson, -former com
mander of American naval forces off
the French coast had omitted Wilson's
name from the list of offlcors recom
mended for, distinguished ; service
modals, '...'":':''.',,.,';'- ,'."'.(--."i.?
On tho controverted point of im
portance of sea service as compared
to service ashore, Mr. Daniels said
ho had not and would never "approve
a disparity between awards given men
who served on shore as .compared
with the men who went to sea.-' Ad
miral Simms, he asserted, probably
advocated high awards for many oftl-
(Contlnusd On Pope Two.)
BIRTHS DECREASING t
IN U. S. SAYS STYLES
MONTREAL. ' Feb. Kstlm-Hnn
within 150 years is what the United
States faces if tha doctrine of birth
eontrol continues in Its present an.
cendanoy, according to Dr. w. A. l
Styles, physician in connection with
the'toaby welfare committee of this
city, in an address today before tha
Montreal Catholic women's league.
In support of his statement Dr.
Styles said that tho number of chil
dren under tho ago of five per 1,000
women of child bearing are 'n -tho
United -States has decreased SO per .
cent In the last century. It was ot,v -
immigration and the birth rate of
the foreign Population -that keut
births ahead of deaths, ho claimed. . .
CHARLES RIGHTFUL KING,
v SAYS ARCHDUKE JOSEPH
LEADER OF GUNMEN
j KILLED NEAR HOME
CHICAGO. Feb. 3 Maurice (Moss)
Enright, known a tne chief of Chi
cago gunmen - and a participant In
many labor fends, was shot and killed
as ho stepped from his automobile in
front of his homo tonight.
Five men in a black automobile
with closed curtains, according to wit
nesses, opened fire on Knricht heore
ho could draw his revolver from his
overcoat pocket.
A fusillade of shots was fired, all
taking effect. Ernirht waa daaii wh
bis wife, attracted by tha shots, ran to
tho machine.
NO NEWS OX TESSEX. '
DUNDALK. Ireland. Fob. . The
steam packet Iveagh which loft Liv
erpool for Dundalk Monday night,
with naaaanaera m rtA rm haa n . -
to why she had not done so and or rived, causing great uneaaineaa
she had not mentioned the affair. Crowds havo gathered outside the
nntll nearly three years after it had ! rates at the head of tha wharf await.
occurred.- . lina- iws of tho vesicL
GLIMMER OF LIGHT
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Senate
and house conferees on railroad re
organisation legislation after a dead
lock for weeks over outstanding fea
tures of tho Cummins and Rech bills.
tonight saw a glimmer of light ahead.
The Joint committee of - the two
houses made- marked progress at to-
day's session through agreement of
tha senate members for elimination of
tho compulsory consolidation 0f rail
roads and establishment of a trans,
porta tlon board provisions from the
Cummins measure.
Several vexing differences, however,
remain to be adjusted before tho ond
of tho month when tho railroad prop
erties aro to bo returned to private
control and operation, Chief of these
are tho labor and anti-strike provis
ions of the senate measure, , !
BUDAPEST. Friday. Jan. 30.
(By tho Associated Press)
Former Archduke Joseph, some
times referred to as tho most
popula'r member of the Haps
burg family, referring today to
the royalist tendency in Hun
gary, said to tho correspondent
of ths Associated Press.
"Charles is the rightful king of
Hungary until tho people decide
otherwise. It Is a dangerous
question to have a king here
when tho whole world is in such
a state of revolutionary unrest.
The disorders in Germany may
force the people sooner or later
to re-establish the HohensoUerns
as rulers.
"As the Germans long- hav
been accustomed to dynasty rule, .
tbey may not And any other so
lutlon for their difficulties in car
rying on a government. '
"As for Hungary, I am certain
she will -recover her territorial
integrity. This Is best for tho
peace of central Europe. It is
probable that the lost provinces
will be returned to us willingly "
by our neighbors -on account of '
then- town troubles and tho bol-"
shevik menace.. It Is not neces
sary for us to think of using -force."-
ADMIRAL JELLICOE
ARRIVES IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Feb. I. Admiral Vis
count Jellicoe, accompanied by Sir
Robert Borden, prime minister of
Canada, landed at Portsmouth today
from the battle cruiser New Zealand.
and proceeded to London. -
Viscount Jellicoe was recently re
called to England shortly after his
visit to the United States when he had
nearly completed a tour - of Great
Britain's poseesaiona throughout tho
world. It was announced that tho
visit of the Canadian premier to Lon
don waa strictly in a private capacity.
HAVE YOU BEEN ENUMERATED?
If not or if you hav? any doubt, fill out the coupon be
low and mail to Philip C. Cocke, Assistant Supervisor of
the Census, 3 . Library Building, Asheville, N. C.
M0n January 1st, 1920, 1 was iivins at the address given
below, but to the best of my knowledge and belief I have1
not been enumerated there or anywhere else." '
' . ... . . .; . . v-?..- f-,:,-.--! -.-'
-name ...
Street and Number
City
(In mailing- mark the envelope
tag-e not required). .-,
'official business", pos-