1
COLDER
ESTABLISHED 1868-
SHEVILLE 5101
couple on Way to School
Where Miss barker
wasi a Teacner. 1
X3ITY IS SHOCKED
BY THE TRAGEDY
Physician Thinks Sharp,
Former war ' Y " sec
retary, Demented.
! -
Jtiss rjorothy Parker, of this
city, and John Turner Sh&rpv, a
voung man of Waycross, Ga., are
both dead- as the double toll reap
ed "In a tragedy that hag horrified
the community and prostrated the
girl's parent, Dr. and Mrs. J. M.
Farker, of Edgemons- road, Grove
park.
The tragedy v took place at 10
o'clock .Wednesday morning when
Sharpe who was escorting Miss
Parker along Charlotte street,
reached a point almost In front
of the' E. W. Grove office,
fired a heavy revolver at the girl's
bead and sent a bullet through
his own' brain. ' Miss Parker
died'1 without regaining eon
sciousness before medical aid
reached the' scene, while Bharpe
breathed his last as he was being
rushed to the Mission hospital.
; Tje sola eye-witness of the mur
der and suicidt as it developed be
fore the coroner's hearing, was
Miss Marguerite Douglas, of J 3
Pearson drive, who had been vis
iting frlendn on Lawrence place
and was waiting for a street car at
the fountain in frnt of St. Mary s
Kpiscopal; Church When the trag
edy took place. It was she who
notified the authorities, running in
to a house on Charlotte street
shortly after the fatal shots were
tired. . , " ''
Harry L, Parker, an engineer
employed by the E. W, Orove In
terests, hurried forth from the-
stone office building following the
shots. Miss Bessie Chunn, also ac
companying him to ; render any
possible assistance.
Arriving- In thre 'of: four min
utes after- the shooting, Captain R,
"liUther, of the detective force
fid Coroer E. K. Morris wer on-
ble trf Identify the feleod-stalned
bodies.' . -, .' ' . '. r :
Text books scattered about bore
the name :f anolrier---glrr whom
Captain - Luther knew personally
arid, therefore realised that fho vlo
tim was , not the yving lady of his
acquaintance." Dr. C- A. Coegrove,
of the Grove Park school, was
called upon to assist in the tctontl
flcatio.n. but could not recognize
Miss Parker, although she had en
tered uppn her second year as a
teacher Qf rench. in the school
he head. '
MOHIEH TDEimEIKS :
HER DYING DAUGHTER
: It was then that Captain Luther
suggested calling upon Mrs. J. M.
Parker, not dreaming that he was
requesting the mother to Identify
her own dying daughter. ' Almost
simultaneously Dr. Parker arrived,
the parents both being prostrated
at the terrible sight. They were
escorted from the scene.- Miss
Parker died-about 20 hinutes af
ter the bullet entered -her right
temple. ' ' -
Her body was then taken to the
Lewis .funeral home, (.formerly
known as the Red Cross'undertak
ing establishment). and later mov
ed to the home on Edgemont road
Where It -wll remain until tho fu
neral services, plans for which
have not been completed, pending,
the arrival of George Farrar Par
ker, the Brother, an Interne at a
Philadelphia hospital. He is ex
pected to reach the. tfty this morn
ing. ' :.-;.;;:; .-' ., .-
Learning the facts of the case
from Miss Douglas, the eye-witness,
Coroner E, R. Morris decided
a formal Jury would not be neces
sary: The hearing was heidln the
fifflce of J. T, Jordan, Jr., in , the
Oates building.
ne body of Shame, who died within
minutes after he turned the bis
.i canore revolver upon nimseir.
also taken to the Lewis parlors where
it awaits shipment to waycross, Ga,
today. The young man. who had
been making his. temporary , home
outing the past trjre months at the
oosraing house operated by J. B
xitcKeraon, si Charlotte street, war
known to a number of prominent cltl-
xens her who are at loss to under
(and the - mental condition, thai
fought about the travedv. .
Miss Bharpe, slslter of Mr, Sharpe,
has visited each summer in Aahevllle
for years, and hs been a guest In the
Parker, home. Miss Parker also had
visited tier friends in Waycross In
years past. John Turner, Bharpe had
knwon Miss Parker for a long time
and on Tuesday night wss a guest at
dinner In the Farker heme,
MISS PARKER i
L.URBO. to her death
Wednesday morning he called mas
to . telephone, reaueatlns to
her once more before he left
Hhevllle, as he had announoed his
intention of doing at once,
From the attitude of, the couple
when they passed her yesterday
morning in front of 6t, , Mary's
church, Miss Douglas believed them
to be the best of friends, Miss
Parkery so Miss Douglas Informed a
Citlsen. reporter, was smiling pleas
antly and both were conversing In
low,' normal voices, Mr, Bharpe was
carrying a parasol over Miss. Parker
and himself. They crossed ' to-- the
right hand side of Charlott strt,
still chatting good naturedly, said
Miss Douglas, and upon jeichln the
pavement, Mrs. Bharpe continued his
position upon Miss Parker's right
thus putting her out next to the curb.
Miss Farker was on her war to the
Miss Dorothy P
Killed By
Then Takes Own Life
POPULAR GIRL OF
Y TURNER SHARP
Jfirov Park school. Just as they
' -Reached a point almost in front of the
stone office, Bharpe drew his revolver
and fired bis strloken companion fall
ing without an emery . Hi then turn
. ed the; gun upon himself eaid the
I witness, the second shot following the
I first in a very few seconds.
When taken from the dvlrig man s
, . tfwHiwS m rt Twti
THE
arker
Man Who
Over Hundred Ships
Said Operated By
Whiskey Syndicate
Expect to Prove "Message
of Peace" Was Upon
Regular Run
RALEIGH. N. C, Jan. 11. "The
government expects to prove that
the "Message of Peace" is one of
more than a .hundred ships that
have been regularly operated with
carpoes of whiskey between the
Bahamas and the United States by
a syndicate composed of American
business men." said United States
District Attorney Tucker today,
"Mr. Tucker's statement was
made after a conference with It.
A. Kohloss. of Salisbury, state pro
hibition director, whn, arrived here
yesterday rrom Wilmington, where
h stored more than 1,000 cases
of liquor taken frcrni the British
scliconer which was recently
Duanaea on ucracoKe bar.
Kohloss left last night for
Washington, where he will make
a report to Federal Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes. Both of
ficials will go to Wilmington Sat
urday for the hearing before a
United States commissioner.
The captain and owner of the i
vessel are out under bonds of II.-
0C0 each while the bor.d of 10,000
required for tba release of the ves
sel has not been given.
FIGHT FOR SEAT
IN SENATE RESTS
Intense Interest Shown in
NewbeTry Contest by .
Both Parties.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 The
fight in tha senate over the right"
of Truman H. Newberry, republican,-of
Michigan, to a seat in the
body, .which has ljeen contested by
Henry Ford, his opponent in the
1318 election, continued in 'all of
its intensity today. When the ses
sion ended tonight, predictions f
tns outcome- generally were held in
.abeyance, so uncertain had the re
sult become. It was agreed lmnnr
leaders that the outcome rested on
the final position to be taken by
(ewer tnan hair or a dozen sena
tors, whose attitude has, not been
disclosed. , ,
" Hopes for a vote ' today were
dashed early by last-minute de
mands of senators desiring -more
time to speak. Even an attempt
by Senator Spencer, republican,
Missouri, who is leading the New
berry" supporters, to obtain an
agreement to vote at o'clock to
morrow was blocked. Senator King,
democrat, Utah, objecting. Mr.
King suggested the agreement
might be entered into tomorrow if
brought up then.
The introduction of two new res
olutions dealing with Mr. New-
berry right to a seat also com
plicated efforts to bring the' con
troversy to a close andV deferred
agreement on a possible voting
time. As a result of the new reso
lutions being put In, those senators
whose time had been exhausted,
under 'the hour limitation imposed
by unanimous consent, again could
gain the floor and several took ad
vantage of the opportunity.
QUESTION OF
PUBLIC POMCY
The resolutions brought in to
day, both to declare the seat va
cant, were A7 Senator Own,;' of
Oklahoma, and Walsh, of .': Mon
tana, democrats. Mr. Owen said
he had sought to eliminate an dis
putes in the controversy so- that
the senate could determine solely
whether It wasv sound publlo policy
that such large amounts of'saor.ey
should be expended in a campaign..
Mr. Walsh's resolution represented
a recasting of his original proposi
tion declaring the seat vacant, but
rardratted "to express in firmest
tone" a statement of the senate's
views with respect; to the welfart
Of the nation wnen large sums or
money are used in a campaign
flection. . ' 1 ! ,
The possibility of a move by the
democrats to seek to-recommit the
Whole case to, the senate elections
and. privileges committee, tempor
arily set aside during the day, wero
talked of again after the close of
the debate. No decision was reach
ed,! however... as to wnetner sucn a
motion should be made. Leaders
said tonight that further Informal
conferences would be held among
the democrats before the senate
meets tomorrow. r"
LANDSLIDE COMPLETELY ,
y DESTROYS SMALL TOWN
MESSINA, Sicily, Jan, II. (By
the Associated Press) Ths land
slide at Ban Fratello has brought
abGut complex destruction of tho
little town, The total casualties
ara not known but scores of bodies
r believed to have been buried
In ths -debris. Two bodies have
been'; found.'." ' . ! . ', v V-
AH the people have been driven
out of the town by the alldes,
ether walking or using ox-cars and
wagons. They havs Invaded the
adjacent villages In search of shel
ter and rood. -The siloes resuueu
from ths incessant rainstorms of
the past week.
FAMILIES STARVINO AND ' v
' MINERS MAY 00 TO WORK
4 ;
TITRRlS HAUTE. Ind., Jan, 11, t-
Ass.-tins that their families were
starving, 700 ceal miners, employes
of seven mines owned by the Clin
ton Coal company, met In Clinton
tndnv tn ennsiiier a resolution to re
turn to work immediately, The msn
hv (tMm nm strike sinoe last Oc
lief en order of the United Mine
Worktrs because of trouble between
1
HEADS
opersteee and pumpers.
"DEDICATED
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15
STILL OBJECT OF
DEVALERA PARTY
Will Continue Fight Ex
pecting Elections In
Ireland Soon.
DUBLIN CASTLE IS 1
BEING EVACUATED
Release of the Irish Polit
ical Prisoners Hourly
, Expected.
THB ASSOCIATED PRBtsS )
DUBLIN, Jan. 11. Announcement
of the release of the Irish political
prisoners is hourly expected. Accord
ing to Desmond Fllsgerald of the
"Inn feln organisation, the figures
furnished by the Dublin Castle au
thorities show that 1.100 persons are
still imprisoned, including H charged
with murder, 121 with attempt!
murder,. 478 possessing arms and its
with crimes of violence," while others
are minor offenders.
' Never would he under any condi
tions take 'the oath of allegiance con
tained in the treaty. Alluding to the
Irish republican bonds he declared
they would be redeemed by whatever
government was eventually establish
ed, and added that a meeirng of the
leaders of the Sinn Fein party would
be he'd tomorrow to consider the
general position.
An important development today
was the issuance of a manifesto by
the Irish labor party stating that
labor would participate in the elec
tions to secure representation in the
new free state government. The
method adopted In summoning those
who are to ratify the treaty l held
In Inriicflt that ttA RHtlah Avmtrm tr.
avoid friction in the transference of
the authority In Ireland. Instead of
acting directly the British govern
ment acted through the dail cabinet,
leaving the dail to initiate execution
of the treaty.
The Associated Press is officially
informed that the heads of Dublin
castle will do their utmost to facili
tate and expedite the provisional gov
ernment's taking over of full author
ity. Arrangements have already been
made for the speedy evacuation of the
auxiliaries, and as soon as the treaty
is ratified by the southern parliament
evacuation of the army will begin.
Any of the existini Irish official
whom the free state dismisses must
be compensated from the Irish funds.
excepting the auxiliaries and the
black and tans; who will be com
pensated by the British government.
The auxiliaries probably In many
cases win te employed tn the British
crown colonies, but the black and
tans are technically regular recruits
or the royal Irish constabulary. The
date of thetr recruitment will furnilh
evidence of the purpose for which
they were employed, and whatever
happens to.the rest st the police force,
mey win ai pe dismissed
' It 'la believed that all considerations
of technical legality will be set aside
In the. transference to the provisional
government, with a view, to expedit
ing affairs, and necessary nmcaedlnm
will 4atr be, validated by an act of
indemnity. ;
EVACUATION OF IRELAND :"'"""
IS OWDEWEO BY BRITISH
LONDON. Jan. ll.J-It Is unoffi
cially reported . that the Drltish
scheme for the evacuation of Ireland,
which was postponed before Christ
mas, has been ordered carried out
Immediately. There are busy scenes
of preparation at many of the south
em military, stations and in somel
districts, it is said, the troops are;
actually under orders for departure.
Tbn auxiliary police are being
withdrawn from Cork and the south
ern stations; some have already de
parted. START MACHINERY FOR x
OPERATION OF TREATY
DUfJUN, Jan. 11. (By the As
sociated Press.) The summoning
of the southern prallament to meet
Sat ui day by Arthur Ortfftht, presi
dent ot the dail eireann and his
cabinet, has started the machin
ery for , putting the : treaty into
operation. Half a doten huge vans
backed in front of the chief sec
retary's offices tn . Dublin Castle
this' afternoon and removed stacks
of official documents and effects
cf the secretariat and police de
partments, , thus , beginning the
evacuation of the castle the sym
bol to Irishmen for centuries of
British control. .'
Eamon de Valera Informed ths
correspondents that - he "believed
his party would ignore the Satur
day meeting of the parliament. In
response to an Inquiry regarding
nis pians ne satd he intended to
continue the fight for indepen
dence: he supposed elections would
be held within six or -nine months.
Valera, like the . signing of the
treajty tn tendon, would be held
under British threat ot renewal of
wrafare and therefore, he would
not accept the verdict as the un
coerced will of the people.
"Tnere is a Dig line ot cleavage."
said Mr. DeValera, "between those
standing for dependence and those
for Independence.",, .
PROMINENT; ATTORNEY "
, SENTENCED TO PRISON
CLEVELAND. .Ohio. Jan. 11.
Several hours aftejr he. voluntarily
appeared before county officials- lo.
day and made statements which
led to' his Indictment on charges
of embenlement, Wtyliam E. Pat
terson, prominent Cleveland attor
ney, and former president and
treasurer of the Forest City Wool
en mills company, pleaded guilty
and waj ssntencfcd to -from two to
twenty years in the Ohio peniten
tiary. ... -, ; , ,. . , .
The first intimation officials had
of ths case was Jast night When
two attorneys, frisnds of Patter
son, requested an appolnr.menr
witti county ? prosecutor Stanton
today. Ths friends, .after confer
ring with Stanton, summoned Pat
terson who made a statement In
volving ths mbezslement of mors
than JTM0O In tho last thrs
years. He is a member of set
rat, clubs and formerly wag dis
trict superintendent 'of . the Ep
worth league.
MORE AMERICAN TRADE
WITH EUROPE DURING 1M1
WASrOMOTON, Jan. 11
Amer
countries icsn raae wmi European
was greater by 77,OO.O0
1.00 In 1821
tnan during the . last pre-war year,
aooordlnc to an estimate hasad
on 11 months statistics made public
tonight by the commerce depart
ment, Evn.wltlvth higher Value f
the dollar the department declared
trade with IBurope was larger -than
In (via.
Trade bevween the United - States
and Latin-America Increased by )M
per eent In value during
192
l - a
compared with li, the
showed, ' --- ,
summary
M
SVXLLE CITIZEN
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE. N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JA!
Ford Plans To Make Of
Muscle Shoals Project
His Greatest Achievement!
i Would Immediately Plan
lages Extending for 75
to Be Made into Great Industnal
Centre of the Country.
DETROIT. Mich., Jan. 11. The
Muscle Shoals plan of Henry Ford
contemplates one of the greatest
undertakings in the history of in
dustrial America and if the De
troit manufacturer obtains pos
session of the project in Alabama,
he will take immediate steps to
make that part of the south ne
of the Industrial centers of the
countV. The Associated Press
learned' today. His plan, it be
came known, includes develop
ment of the property as a model to
be extended eventually to many
other parts of the country, -:
'Mr. Ford's proposal includes the
building of a city 75 miles long in
the Muscle Shoals region. It
would be made up of a number of
larso towns or small eittes. This
is in line with the manufacturer's
view that men and their families
should live "In small communities
hero so benefits of rural or near
rural life would not
be entirely!
lost. ' His proposal to the govern
mentment Includes leasing of the
property for - one hundred years.
But before the expiration of half
that time he proposes to turn the
completed project over to the peo
ple of the district or to the gov
eeffent in such a way that no one
In the future will be able to make
a personal profit from the under
taking. He will arrange, that neith
er he nor any of hia heirs may
realize and monetary benefit from
the Muscle Shoals plants or the
power developed, tt became known.
Mr. Kord proposes to make the
project, if the government gives its
consent, the outstanding achieve
ment of his career.
The Muscle Shoa'ls project is,
however, only the start'of a great
er program it became known. This
Includes the development of wa
ter power facilities In many parts
of the countix by which persons in
those communities would derive
power to run manufacturing
plants, light their homes and run
0
GROUND FOR NEW
To Begin Excavation for
' $150,000 Structure
- This Mdrnina:,, .
The formal ceremony of break
ing-ground for the 1150,000 addi
tion to the Y. M. C. A. building, at
4:8 o'clock, yesterday afternoon,
marked the beginning of actual
construction work on the long
planned and much-needed wing to
the present structure.
L. L. Merchant, the general con
tractor, will begin dirt excavation
on a large -scale it 8 o'clock this
morning. This work will require
30 days for completion, and then
the concrete foundation will be
ourd. -. '
In accordance with notion taken
by the board of directors in its an
nual meeting Tuesday night, the
work will be forwarded with the
greatest possible expediency, und
the addition is expected to bo com
pleted before fall.
J- V. Martin, for l years presi
dent of the local association, struck
the first pick into ths ground on
the east side of the building, where
the addition , is to be erected, at
4:39 o'clock. He was closely fol
lowed ' by V all' the directors "and
other officers of the body, and L. L.
Merchant,- contractor, and for the
next few minutes the dirt flew un
der the efforts of the at other
times dignified board of directors.
struggling mahfullyv against, the
nearly f rosem earth, and braving
the chill wind and driving-snow.
Those taking part, with pick and
shovel, in addition to .the ones
named, were , F.: 8. Smith, , vice
president; A. Q. Barnett. secretary,
P. R. Allen, treasurer; U. A. Dun
ham, chairman of the finance com
mittee-, and Secretaries VfrVf.. Ed
wards, S. J.
Psrklnson. and Dan
Ualford.
T n an' lnKMH.1 ,.!.'.,. . 1 .
.ii.ui iiiai town vu uiuao
present President Martin said:
"This is he realisation of ' a
dream cherished by all of lis for
many years. The actual beginning
ot the work will bring pleasure not
only to ourselves, but also, to the
many boys and young men nflthe
community, whothave been watch
ing and -waiting for - this much
needed, development. -
"For several months the associa
tion has been without a physical
department, and - great need has
been felt for the gymnasium, swim
ming v. pool, - bowling- alleys and
showers f which tha addition will
give us. .
"When this work Is finished
Ashevllle will have one of the fin
eat' and most moder 'T' buildings
in the country, representing a val
uation ot approximately a quarter
of a million dollars.
"The gymnasium win be of regu
lation size, and equipped with all
modern physical apparatus. The
swimming pool will also be of reg
ulation slxo, and a modorn ".Itera
tion plant will be Installed.
This means that alt tit water
In the pool' will be In clieulatlon
continuously, and kept thoroughly
filtered. Tha building committee la
now working on plans ifojr the
plantA
BLUNDON FACES .
. - COURT CHAROES
RICHMOND, Va., Jan.' II. The
prosecution in the ease of Colonel H.
O. Blundon charged with embessle
ment Of fudds of ths -Commonwealth
National bftnk of Reldvllls, beganits
attack upen the accused today, the
second da(r of the trlaL in the United
States DleVlct court here.
BllmlnatHia of ths preliminaries of
the opening day enabled consider-1
Die progress to be made and 11 wit
nesses' were introduced by the prose
cution. Announcement wss made to
night that the govsnrnnent expeats
to rest Its eass after ta taking of
testimony en Monday. . .. - . ...
RECTORS BREMRtS SITUATION
' 'V... P.
OF WESTERN NORTH
yURY
12, 1922.
Chain of Cities and Vil-i
Miles Along the Region
mnchineiy on the farms. One de
tail ot the plan Is the harnessing
by farmers of every creek and
brook that crosses their property.
Mr. lord expects to leave about
noon tomorrow for Washington to
confer with Secretary Weeks re
garding his proposal of leasing the
Alabama plant. If the government
accepts Mr. Ford's bid. work at
Muscle Shohls will be started at
once. The nitrate and other plants
would be run by steam power,
pending the time the great dam,
that will require about two years
to build, has harnessed the water
at this point. Then would follow
development, in the opinion of Mr.
Ford until within a comparatively
few years an industritl center
greater than Detroit, would have
t.. ' '
Mr. Ford believes the Mue;ie
Shoals plan, if consummated, will
be the stsrt toward development of
'ho Mississippi river valley. The
manufacturer Deiieves mis valley
"could run the United States if
the water now going to waste
could be utilized.
Eventually In Mr. Ford's opin
ion, the government could derive
enough revenue from these power !
projects to support ilsojf, thereoy
revolutionising the financial sys
tem of the country.
Mr. Ford has bent the greater
fiart of his energies during the
ast few weeks to whipping into
shape his plans to develoo the Al
abama district in the event he ob
tains the lease from the govern
ment. He has held a large num
ber of conferences on th'.s matter
and his program Is known to be
ready. This program includes
definite steps toward development
ot water pru-er in every part of
the country. The manufacturer
does not believe it practicable to
carry power for long distance! and
therefore has evolved.Ji plan to
provide each, fitstrict to use its own
SloJect.
HQ
OSIN
EREST
SUPREIdNCIL
Upon French Parliament
Vote Today Depends
, , Fate of Cabinet.- -.-
CANNES, Jan. II. (By The As
sociated Press) The situation in
Paris, to which city the French
premier is speeding to meet the
cabinet and parliament has a
greater interest tonight in su
preme council circles than In the
work, of the council itself, but it
is contended the councils work
shall proceed as far as possible
during"!. Brland's absence.
The council will sit tomorrow
at 11 o'clock In the morning, with
Mr. Lloyd GeoAto nresidinr and
M. Loucheur replacing Briand. In
tne meantime the German delega
tion is meeting the reparations
commission, which has asked for
an answer to Its previous demands
for information regarding Oer
manys' announcement that the
January installment would not be
paid.' " "'
A, sub-committee this afternoon
adopted the general outline of tho
program for the Genoa conference.
The program begins with the com
prehensive word "peacn" following
the preamble tn which It is ones
again strongly emphasized that the
complete tranquility of Europe is
essential if the Genoa confersnce
Is to amount to anything.
Besides peace, the other sub
ject Include financial concUti
that Impede the revival of trade;
foreign credits and the economic
situation generally: the tariff and
restrictions of trade that have
been practiced since the armistice,
transportation and ths interna
tional regulation ot bills and lad-
ing, ,
- Ths Italian delegation explains
that fts negotiations with Mr.
Lloyd- George regarding the pro
posed Franco-British ' pact, have
been confined to-ths request that
understood as -' not changing the
any agreement oi this sort be
relations of either party with a
party.
Italy recognises that, not having
a frontier with Germany, she
could not .logically become a party
to alliance designed to secure
Francs on her eastern frontier.
N OGERMAN OPPOSITION
TO ALLIES "NEY TERMS"
CANNES, France, Jan. 11.. (By
The Associated Press) The Brit
ish memorandum of the proposed
Anglo-French pact which was tel
egraphed textually to London, de
clares Great Britain makes tho se
curity of Frsnce a problem of ner
own and that she will be ready
again to throw in her forces as
in 1915, if French soil is attack
ed. ... ,,. . ; , ,
The desire of Germany to, partici
pate in the consortium which is go
ing to engage in the enterprise of
restoring Europe, including Austria
and Russia, to normal conditions, Is
counted upon to overcome any best
fancy she might have to subscribe
to the allies' "new'terms."
Although not , named with v Great
Britain, France, Italy. Belgium, Ja
pWn and the United States as a par
ticipant in the proposition for set
ting up the "central International
corporation' as ths new institution
would be called, Germany was spe
cifically named as an important fac
tor In central-eastern Europe thst
ought to help lift Europe out of her
present troubles.
HNAU TERMS roR
REPARATIONS PAYMENTS
The final terms for reparations
payments that the German delega
tion will be asked to accept are 720,-
wv.uov gold maraa ana reparations
In kind to the value of 1.760.000,000
gold marks annually.. France, fi
nally renouncing any part of the one
billion marks already paid,, will get
1,1X1,009,000 marks of ths payments
CAROLINA"
AT,
OP
HALTING TRAFFIC
! One Killed and Many In
jured by worst uaie
of Winter.
MUCH SUSPENSE IN
SHIPPING CIRCLES
Radio Says Danger Passed
by Vessel Bearing A.
E. F. Men Home.
VASHlNOTON, Jan. 11. -The
storm centered Tuesday
night over northern Alabama
moved east-northeastward to
the vicinity of the Virginia
Capos todsy and tonight its
center was In the vicinity of
New York city, where the bar
ometer read 28.80 Inches.
The etorm has been 'attended
by heavy snows and rain along
the middle Atlantic coast.
Winds of gale force have pre
vailed along the entire Atlan
tic coast.
Storm warnings remain dis
played along the Atlantic
coast at. and north of Capo
Henry. The weather bureau
announced tonight the storm
center will move northeast
ward from Its present position
and the snow will end general
ly over tho eastern states.
TIE VP RAIL TRAFFIC
IN PART OF VIRGINIA
WINCHESTER. Va.. Jan. 11.
Twelve to 1 Inches of Rnow cov
ered the Cumberland and Shenan
doah Valley tonight, blockading
country roads and Interfering with
railroad traffic to the extent that
some freights were cancelled. The
storm was believed the worst since
the winter of 1920.
AROUSE FEAR IN
SHIPPING CIRCLES
NEW YORK. Jan. 11. (By the
Associated Press.) This section of
the country was lashed today by
the worst gale of the winter a
gale that at 2 p. in. reached s
velocity of 90 miles an hour off
Sandy Hook.
Vehered in with snow that later
turned to hail and rain the storm
buffeted New Yorkers without
m rev. carrying many across slip
rery sidewalks and plungtng them
fate downward in slushy streets.
Umbrellas were torn out of man
a hund, window glass fell tinkling
Into the street, mall package boxes
were p'own- over and traffic gen
erally hampered. . Many pedes
trians were Injured.
Several tall stacks fell before
the wind. One. 30 feet high, top
pled In JTrenton, N. J., falling on
feed wfffes that supplied traction
lir.es and tying up service for near
ly two hours. A chimnejr'lJI fett
tali- crashed In. Brooklyjui . . .
Harbor traffic was hard hit. A
number ot small boats were, blown
frorrt their moorings and incoming
liners were held at Quarantine by
high Vinds which made It impos
sible for health officers to board
them.1 With ths weather bureau
sending out the first full gale
warning in many years, there was
a tension noticeable In shipping
circles.
Borne concern was felt for the
disabled army transport Crook,
with nearly 1.000 persons aboard,
despite radio messages that re
pairs. had been made and all was
well. .
Outside the city a full strength
ot tba storm was felt. New Jer
sey and Long island, especially
along t,h coast were hard swept
end at several points a tangle of
telephone and telegraph wires was
reported.
' ..Several hundred men, wamen
and children, storm struck, ap-
peuled to the municipal lodging
houser for succor. Preparations
wsra made to supply food and
clothing to the needy. x
Many .freak , incidents marked
r.ie storm.
AVIATOR HAS 1118
TKOLBLE COMING DOWN
- A Garden) City, Long Island,
Pilot C. B. D. Colver. flying a mail
plana from Cleveland and Chicago,
reported ' he had been unable to
land even (hough he gave his
plane) the gas and nosed her down
almost perpendicularly. Encount
ering freak wind that swirled up
from the earth, the machine, nose
down, seemed to hang for several
moments dead still In air. Then
ths pilot flew over IJazlehurst field
and anchored his sleet-coverdd
chip by lashing It to a motor truck.
Trial of a dlvorca esse In supreme
court wss delsyed when one of the
Jurors, out for lunch, was run down
by sn automobile In the blinding
storm. He went home In a taxtcah.
leaving the case to be concluded, by
agreement, with only 11 Jurors.
Tom Kreen, 21, despite his best
efforts, was blown into a taxlcab thst
stood nearby with Its door open. Ths
machine took him to a hospital,
where he was treated for severe con
tusions. Wind borne missiles - of various
kinds , knocked several pedestrians
down, i One, Anna LaCart, 14, was
killed by a blow from a limb of a
tree which had been wrenched off by
the gale.
Several persons wer hurt when
portions of roofs and building cornices
were blown Into tne street.
TRANSPORT RACES
AOANST THE DANGER
NKW YORK, Jan. 11, (By The As-
soclated Press. ) Theatened by heavy
northwest gales which weather bu
reau officials predicted would sweep
ine norm aiianiio roast, me army
transport Crook, making II knots an
hour under temporsry repairs- war
striving tonight - to reach the lee of
ths shore In a race againtt the Im
pending danger. The vessel, Bring
ing back .43 A. E. F, man from Ger
many, sprung a leak off the v-w
Foundland banks tn heavy weather,
but a 1st radio said danger had puts'
ed and all was well.
i At noon today the trenwort'if pool
tlon was figured as about iflu miles
from Sandy. Hook and about 440 miier
off the grsnd banks. Weather bureau
officials said tonight the terrific anle
that has had the eastern part of (he
country In its grip was stilt travel
ing In a northeasterly direction, but
was moving In a circle, gradually
veering from the southwest to the
west snd tonight would be blowing
violently from the northwest. ,
Ths naval communications offlc
calculated, however, that the trans-
"V0? -?oa ?,nancJ K 7CB ,n?
before the full force of possible north-
west tale crossed her path
ous weather In the Crook's weakened
condition, ths transport 8t. Mlhle'
which was sent toner sid and recall
ed, put out again this afternoon. It
. .. , CwHuA m f rs
new
YORKERS
PTnr
a unm
Rales On Scrapping
Battleships Causing
Opinions To Differ
Japanese Troops to
Be Withdrawn From
Railway in China
Withdrawal Contingent Up
on Settlement of Shan
tung Controversy
JAPANESE TROOPS TO McK.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. I By
Tho Associated Press) Brought
I together aaain throuuh the efforts
of Arthur J. Italfour unu Secretary
Hushes, the Japanese and Chinese
delegates today resumed their In
terrupted Shantung conversations
nnd agreed on the question of with
drawing Japanese gimrds from the
Taingtao-Tslnanfu railway and all
i other troops from the former Ger
man leasehold. The withdrawal of
troops, however, is contingent on
settlement of tho entire Shantung
controversy.
Under the agreement reached
after morning and afternoon ses
sions, the Japanese agreed to with
draw their railroad troops within
three months after the signing of
a completed Shantung afcord if
circumstances permitted, but in
any event within six months of
that date. With regard to- the
other troops in the leasehold, the
Japanese undertake to begin the
withdrawal immediately upon the
Chinese taking over the adminis
tration of Klao-rhow If poeslbte
then, or in any event, within 80
days thereafter, provided an ulti
mate understanding is reached to
restore the leasehold to China.
L
L
Wants Legislature to Vest
Additional P6wer In
Executive Office.
PvTCMMONdT Va'."jan. 11. Cen
tralization ot the entire state gov
ernment In the office of the gov
ernor and . vesting that executive
with full power for the appoint
ment and removalof all depart
ment heads, was formally recom
mended today by Governor West
moreland. Davie In his) message to
the general assembly of Virginia,
This change, which Is considered
radloal, wlllfifi said, tend' to im
prove the efficiency of administra
tion and will definitely place -responsibility
for the execution "of
duties. Governor Davis asked that
the legislature appoint a commis
sion to effect a re-organisation of
state government In accordance
with this plan.
Denouncing "hypocrHes" and
"taw evaders" who, he said, are
openly defying ths prohibition laws
of the state and nation, governor
Davis proposed in his parting mes
sage to the general assembly a
constitutional amendment - which
would bar from office those who
ars "politically dry" and "person
ally wet" as a corrective measure,
the executive urged the legislature
to provide an amendment to the
constitution requiring each aspir
ant for publlo office to swesr that
he has not violated the liquor laws
since the enactment ot the 13th
amendment and that he wilt not
break these laws In ths future.
"I am not giving you a moral
letture," Governor Davis told
members of the general assembly,
"1 am only endeavoring to save
Virginia from an impending de
generacy caused by hypocrisy and
law evasion."
Appropriations to be paid out of
the general fund ot the state treas
ury during the next two years for
governmental purposes, as recom
mended to the legislature, by Gov
ernor Davis in his budget, amount
to $23,836,174.30.
Ons of the items asks that $1,-!
009,000 be appropriated to met-L !
criminal expenses of the state dur
ing the next two years.
OFFICIALS CONTRADICT
FORMER SERVICE MEN
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Testi
mony contradicting that ot former
service men was given today by
army officers before a senate com
mittee investigating' charges that
American soldiers had been hang
ed without trial In Francs.- Colonel
Charles J. Symonds, of Camp Sher
man, 38 years in ths army, who
was tn command at Olevres, at
which place soldiers had told of
hearing reports ot numerous exe
cutions, declared - only - on man
was hanged there and that the
hanging, by his orders, was secret.
The fact of ths execution was
made publlo later, the colonel ex
plaining that the murder for whtch
the soldier was put to death had
not neen committed tn ma area,
and he did not want a big !rowd
on hand to witness It. The picture
of a gallows, supposed to be at
Qtevres, which had been Hied with
the committee by a former soldier,
was Identified by Colonel Syniondt,
as the structure built there "or one
closely resembling It."
Captain Joseph D. Hamn, now
stationed at Camp Bennlng, Uu..
declared there was not a word of
truth In the charge by Harry W,
Segal, a soldier, that, Hahn, had
taken part in the unlawful execu
tion of tw6 negro soldiers. Other
witnesses . said . they never had
heard ot a lynching, in the Six
teenth Infantry, ' as witnessos ap
pearing heretofore before the com
mittee had assorted. '
The hearing went over until to
morrow when other army officers
will be examined. .
FORECAST COLDER FOR
SECTION NEAR NORFOLK
NORFOLK, Vs., Jan. 11 With a
60 mile blow sweeping the Virginia
coast today, shipping Is hugging port
and vessels st sea are keeping off
' shore until the storm abates,
No shipping disasters have been re-
i ttv tA lu , thta ft ,n n
Weather bureau forecasts colder, for
this section. . -
GOVERNOR
ASKS
DA
CHANGE
12 Pages 96 Column?
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
WOULD RENDER
Under American Plan,
England and Japan
Withhold Assent.
PUS
VESSELS
WHOLLY
USELESS
VIRTUALLY ADOPT
, TEXT OF TREATY
Hitch Arises Over Map
Showing Jap Claim ,
of Islands.
WASHINGTON, Jan. It.. (By
The Associated Press) The "big
five" made further progress today ,
In their final revision of tho naval ,
treaty, hut encountered a. differ-. ;
ence of opinion when they came1 tc ;
lay down rules for the scrapping
of proscribed battleships.- . , -
For the American delegation it l;
was proposed that the surplus ves
sel' be rendered entirely tiseles.
France readily supported tbatvliw
with Italy Indicating a similar at
tiludo. Great Britain and Japcn
withheld assent, however, the sug
gestion being made that the uis.
mantled . ships might bo used as
harbor guards or training vessels.
When the Ave delegation heads
adjourned after several hours of y
debate the questions remained un
settled and will be taken up again
tnmnrvnw. DurlnBT their tWO MS-
slons today, however, tney naa
completed approval of the first of-"
thf treaty annexes, embodylng-'a
replacement chart, and they ex
pressed hopo tonight that all of tha
five annexes might be disposed ol
tomorrow or Friday, , ,f ,
Except for the article dealing
with Pacific fortifications, all of
the text1 of tho treaty proper al
ready had been virtually approved. ,
and should Toklo'a reply on the
fortifications provision be received
tn time a plenary session for pub
lic discussion of the compluta
treaty rfWuy be held Saturday or
Monday.- tho Japanese Indicated
today that they expected to receive
the uwalted message from their
capital by Friday night.
Indications that an agreemenl
will not be difficult, were supported
by a cjeclaratlon , ot a, Japanese
spokesman tonight that h saw n
objection Including Bonln Is
land and the Oshlma group in tha
"status .quo" agreement on. fortlfl-'
cations. It is said to hava been
over these Islands that the lssu
now referred to Tokio arose. ,
Whll' the ' delegation chiefs
were continuing ths discussions to- .
day the Japanese and Chinese re
sumed their interrupted negotia
tions over Shantung and reached
a tentative agreement regarding
withdrawal of the Japanese; troops
stationed within the proviepa.
TO RESUME FAR 11 '
EASTERN NEGOTIATIONS
Meantime, also, memiers of th
various delegations began to lay
their plans for resumption of the
general Far Eastern negotiations '
which Will follow completion of
the naval treaty. For th Japanese
It was predicted that tha Chlneso
plea for- consideration of tha ,
"twenty-ono demands" would bo ..
tjulckly ruled out by tha Far Bast- -ern
committee, a view that seemed
to be supported by American of
ficial opinion despite a minority ef
fort In the American advisory' com
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RAILROAD CLAIMS
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paid by thu: ; Central of Georgia
railroad for losses due to rough ;
handling of freight, robberies and
other causes, totalled Jl4J.89ii.SO
tor the year 1921. assistant Gen
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