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Senator' Simmons Avers
Whitewashing; Will
Not Be Accepted, y
may INVESTIGATE ,
. SHOOK NOMINATION
Camp Bragg Only Field
in Southwest for Long
. Range Guns.
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WASHrNGTON, Jan. 1?. Sena
tor Simmons said today that the
Halm ol Senator Newberry that
the" vote In the senate in his cane
was a indication of hitpself and
all concerned was absurd.
"It may be a vindication so far
as the republican party goes," de
clared Mr. Simmons, , "but not the
senate,, of the peonle of the United
States. The votes cast for New-
i berry were by republicans. There
"has been - no vindication for the
avowed, corrupt expenditure of
money for the purchase of a seat
In the United States senate. The
people will not accept the action
as a vindication for Newberry. Tl
matter is now in their .hands, and
beyond doubt they will jpake it
clear that no amount of white
washing will be accepted by them
as an excuse or a vindication for
the notorious corruption and men
ace to tha Integrity of the govern
' rnent of a confessed purchase ofa
seat in the congress of the United
States. ,
"No additional evidence of this
corrupt purchase is needed for the
resolution; seating Newberry upon
its baret face admits it. Newberry
admit that he was drafted by his
pajiy to be a candidate for the sen
ate and he looked to it for the
means necessary to win. the elec
tion. This could mean nothing ex-,
cept that the republican party, as
well as " Newberry Is Responsible
for the corrupt methods by -which
his election was reported accom
plished."'.. ;
Senator Overman said tho action
of the senate republicans would
help the democrats. , , I
CLAIMS EX-SERVICE
MANTlX ELIGIBLE LIST
The nomination of .John W.
Shook as postmaster at Clyde may
be held up in the senate for an In
' veslfgation. It is' asserted that Mr.
.Shook, who is a brother of the late
JeaAViley Shook, waa at the bottom
of the eligible list and was- pulled
' over 'fen ex-servlca man, Vaughn
' H. ' Byers, ' democrat, -and a promi
nent republican, Mark Haynes.
This was done by' National Com-
HERRY, V
t.-The Junaluska postofffte contest
giving concern here. Miss Emma
White waa tbe only eligible, but
Mr. Morehead has demanded that
a. Ej. vvarq, a uruuiur ui iwjire-
sentatlve Ward, be given the place.
It is said that Mr. Ward was a
democrat when he went to western
North Carolina but has sine Join
ed the a. O. P. force. -I-
Mrs. Le Slater Overman, wife of
Senator . Ovorman, took tea with
Mrs, Woodrow Wilson today. She
Haw and talked -with Mr". Wilson
and found him bright and alert-
W.-U Campbell, -son of Dr. J.
Ike Campbell is her to look into
the contest against Representative
Doughton. He is assisting J. J.
Brltt, as, attorney for Dr. Camp
hell. Mr. Doughton has secured
Clyde It. Hoey to carry on the
work started by th late Oovemor
Blckett. It may be the middle of
February before the arguments arq.
heard. ; ;".
DETENU LOCATION
OF GAMP BRAGG
Brigadier General Bowley, offi
cer commanding Camp Bragg, ap
peared today before a sub-committee
of the house military affairs
committee, to defend tho locatjqn
of the camp., He said it Was the
only field in the southeast where
there is room enough to fire the
long ranjre guns without Inflicting
"Injury on thl people, outside.'- He
pointed out that it is necessary to
have a safety zone beyond thei
range ot the guns.
. Generat Bowley contended that
the land is not of any great agri
cultural value. When members of
the committee asked him if it
would "fee possible to concentrate
Fort Hill and Camp Knox in Camp
Bragg he declined to state his full
n l l n -v..- i f-- w D-xir la
Wiisr enourh for all.
vlttj TO HOLD RAILROAD
: EARNINGS ABOVE DANGER
' WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. Eco
. nomies of railroad management
and Increasing efficiency of tail-
road labor have failed to hold rail
'road earnings above their dangejr
mark, according to railroad pres
idents testifying today at the in
terstate commerce- , commission's
investigation into transportation
rat levels. H. K. Byram," presi
, dent" of the'Ohicago. Milwaukee
' and St, Paul, appearing for west
em carriers, andW. lfc Mapother,
president of the Louisville and
Nashville, for the southern district,
both joined In declaring' that the
"nxistence of present rate levels aid
(yjnlntenance of the principle that
'carriers were entitled to a six per
ceni return on me vaiue 01 ineir.
Iiroperty were ' absolutely neces
sary to the existence of a satisfac
tory transportation system.
- Bcffh also advanced the need of
further wage reductions .' as the
only possible source of additional
earnings necessary to meet fixed
charge and held up federal con-'
, trol1 of wages and working condi
tions, now hj,. effect through , the.
railroad labor ' board as responsi
ble-lor unnecessary and unjustifi
able) ' pendlture at the present
time. IThe 'board "toy Inflexible
rules made it Impossible to adjust
wsero scales to nWttfie; changed
rauuuuuu onaiuim," a r-
said. ; .' ... li
IinpliV.ed by the swsy o vern
ment agencies, both In the 'u'
lion of wages and regulation "P"
erations," Mr. Afa'nnihep o "
tone and only lefUree to tei
or p
ejlcits."
ling funds to
Ford's Offer To Purchase
And Lease Muscle Skoals
To Be Sent To Congress
United States Lost
Leadership of World
By Refusing Treaty
Nations Denied Justice They
Sought, Says Woodrow I
. Wilson -
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.
Woodrow Wilson declared in a let
ter written by him January 3, to
John H. Williams, of San Francis
co, and published in The Bulletin
today that failure of the senate to
ratify the treaty of Versailles de
prived the United States of the
leadership of the world. His let
ter, in reply to one from Williams
saying his work had made possible
the Washington conference on lim
itation ot armaments, said:
"Tou are right in thinking that
the United States war entitled ,to
leadership in the league of nations:
Indeed the countries associated
with us in war, and the many loss
powerful governments which had
benefited by the results of the war
had already accorded us leader
ship; and the pity of the failure of
the senate to ratify the treaty of
Versailles was not only that the
nations who took part in the fram
ing of the treaty were denied by
our act the Justice they sought to
secure by Its terms, but also that
the United States was deprived ot
the leadership of the world."
Officers Search for Dead
Body in Hominy Creek
Section.
Under the heavy blanket of
snow which fell yesterday in the
Hominy Creek: section at its junc
tion with the French Broad, lies
the body ot an unknown woman,
robbed and murdered by masked
men, according to information .re
ceived by ths police; last nigbt.
A mysterious communication.
signed "X" and addressed "police,"
was received lata yesterday eve
ning at headquarters. It reads; '
"Go to the mouth of Hominy
Creek, and there you will find the
body .of '& woman, who I saw
robbed and S murdered by two
masked men. I am afraid to sign
my name, for they said they would!
do me likewise." i .
The note was scrawled with a
blunt lead pencil on a piece of
brown paper. The envelope, plain,
bears the Axhoville postmark, and
was stamped through the postofllce
at 1 o clock yesterday afternoon
It was received at police head
quarters at 6 o'clock, but was not
opened until later in the evening.
Chief ot Police W. R, Messor
turned the -note over to the sheriff's
department," and an investigation
Was begun. Deputy Cheriffs Duck-
ett and Dillingham, alter sr eearcn
of several - hours in the ' darkness
and snow, wers finally compelled
to abandon the hunt until aayugbt.
They jvill be re-enforced : this
morning with additional men, and
tho sear will begin In earnest.
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Monday, January 1& The goal is one
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The foundation is beinx created by
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the national and International services
of Woodrow Wilson twice president
of ths United States, who furthered
the cause of human freedom an4 was
Instrumental ill pointing out effective
methods of the co-operation of tha
liberal forces of mankind. ;
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dual or group that has rendered with
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eral thought or peace through Justice.
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Asheville CItlsen .'. .
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Isabel Cathey ,,..
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STRIKE BY RAILWAR MKN
OF IRELAND POSTPONED
BELFAST, Jan. 1S (By the
Associated Press.) The strike of
rallwaymen called for Saturday
midnight , has been postponed as
the result of prolonged confer
ence today between the railway
managers and the minister of la
toortn the- northerw eblW-ae tut
as It would affect the, Midland rail
way and the Belfast and County
Down railway- .
MYSTERIOUS NOTE
TELLS OF UN
ROBBED AND SLAIN
"DEDICATED
This Debision Reached in
Conference of Govern -.
ment Officials.
DRAFTING PROPOSAL
IN CONTRACT FORM
Offer Will Be Put Into
Contract Before Sent
to Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.IIcnry
Ford's offer for purchase and
lease of the government's nitrate
and water power projects at Mus
cle Shoals, Ala., will be referred to
congress for flrflll derision, it was
announced today at the conclusion
of conferences between govern
ment officials and Mr. Ford. Ac
companying the Ford proposal
when it is transmitted, Secretary
Weeks said, probably would be the
two offers received from Frederick
Engstrum, of Wilmington, N. C.
and C. C. Tinkler, of San Fran
cisco. The decision to forward the
three offers to the leirtdative
branrh of the government. It was
Btated. was reached after consid
eration of the question by executive
officials lasting over a period tr
more than six months. Under the
the laws regulating disposition ot
real estate and other properties
owned by the federal government,
it was said, the department officers
lacked authority to take nnal ac
tion and were compelled to refer
the Muscle Shoal offers to con
gress for Its consideration.
Actual transmission of the pro
posals was not expected to take
place for at loaSt two werks. It
was explained (that the Ford pro
posal tirst would be drafted In
contract form y law officers of
the war department and be sub
mitted to Mr. i'ora ror nis signa
ture before it was submitted to
eongress.
DRAFT PROPOSAL '
IN CONTRACT FORM
Whilo the legal departments are
working on the contract form. It
was -stated. Secretary Weeks would
prepare a report for congress con
taining what "comments" he be
lieved its members etiouiu nave
for their information.
Explaining the action taken by
the conference. Secretary Week
said he was disappointed in that
Mr. Ford declined to agree to cer
tain modltlcatlons. of his plans
which were held desirable by bit
conferees. One of these was known
to be that affecting the reduction
of the 100 year lease1 period. The
principal modification agreed te by
Mr. Ford was that guaranteeing
payment annually of tour per cent
interest on the; coast of construe
tions of dams numbers t and S, re
gardless of tbe cost whereas at
first he offered Joterest . only 4f
J,00,000. . v
Secretary Weeks' statement, ex
plaining this agreement follows:;,
"Mr. Hoover and I had a long
consultation with Mr. Ford about
his offer for Musofe Shoals and
have brought up for consideration
Various phases of It. The only
modification which Mr. Ford is
willing to make Is based on our
request that v there, should be a
guarantee of the limitation of cost
of building dams No, 2 and No. S
and, in that matter, he has offered
to pay 4 per cent interest on the
cost of the dams from the time of
their completion to the expiration
of the contract. - That, of course,
means on the amount of money
which, has hot been returned to the
government through the authori
sation plad made in the original
proposal , .
"The offer of Mr. Ford is going
to be put tn the form ot a contract
and sent to congress." t
REFUSES TO AOCKPT "
It: was explained that
Mr.' Ford's
modification
relfusal to accept the mod
proposed for reduction of the 100 year
term prvjably would give congress an
added tass In connection with Its con
sideration or the offer. Existing laws
regulating lease of properties pos
sessed by the federal government It
was explained, Jimit the maximum
lease to less than a century and con
gress probably would have to modify
the statutes In the event It decided to
accept the Ford proposal, . ) ,
Mr. . Ford, ; howeVer, Wss said to
have expressed an - unwillingness to
agree to a shorter lime on the ground
that the financial Investment he
would Involve a greater amount of
money than he was prepared to spend
under any time period less thau, 10F!
years. . . ., .
Several members of both the house
and senate made no effort tonight
when - Informed that the contract
would be submitted to them to, dis
guise their fears that both houses of
congress - would be divided on the
question when it reached tho stags ef
consideration on the floor. Whllo the
contract will be urged for acceptance
by many members from the sooth
whose" constituencies are Kttowa to
favor tha Ford proposal, it was an
ticipated that no Bmall nnmber from
other sections of the country would
oppose its acceptance, ;
leac.uk council unablf:
to settle vilna dispute
GENEVA, Jan. l!.--(By .The
Associated Press.) The league of
nations council acknowledged its
inability to settle the Vilna dispute
here, today and turned its effort
toward adjusting, the trouble In
eastern Karelia aneV northwest
VRussia, The Vilna matter, Jong be-.
fore the council was turned back
to the countries' party to the dis
pute, both the Poles and Lithuan
ians promising te try again to
reach an agreement. ,,
During the Karelian discussion
the representative of Finland de
clared that the soviet had imposed
impossible taxation anj forced
labor upon the Karelians who felt
compelled to take up arms to drive
outthe "oppressors."
Ho mention has been made -of
the Washington conference in any
of the councils public sessions, but
Ore council tonight directed Sir
Eric Druromond, secretary-general
ot the league, to remind the league
members. xtihe , first and, second
assemblies recommendations re
garding limitation of expenditures
for armament , -
r ( -
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEV1LLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 14, 1922.
KITCHIN FAVORS
FAVORING FREE
Advocated Free List
Keeping in Line, -With
Party Since 1867, He Says
FINAL DISCUSSION
OF IMPORT DUTIES
General Hope for Bill to
Be Reported in Senate
Around March 1.
SCOTLAND NECK. N. C, Jan.
13Kepresentatlve Kltchln, demo
cratic leader In the house, who has
been 111 at his home here, declared
tonight that he had never advo
cated a free tariff on raw ma
terials. His statement was made
In connection with a declaration
by John H. Klrby. president of the
Southern" Tariff association, after
adjournment of its meeting at
Washington this week, to the ef
fect that the "solid south" would
be broken unless tho democratic
leaders repudiate the tariff polity
announced by Mr. Kltchln.
"In asserting that I advocated
the doctrine of free raw materials
in my declaration of democratic
tariff prlnclpleand policies to my
democratic colleagues of last ses-
sesslon, he misquoted mo, jvir.
Kitchin said, -weitner ty spewn
nnr writimr have I ever advocated
the .so-called doctrine of free raw
material nor can he point to a
single utterance I have ever mads
or a single word I have ever writ
ten showing that X tavorea or aa-
vanced such a- doctrine as a part
of the creed, or principle or policy
of the democratic party.
"I have frequently .tavorea ana
advocated that certain raw ma
terials should, be put on the free
list and therefore bo untaxed, as
have more than four-fifths of the
democrats In and out of congress
for more than a half century, ever
since tho democratic act of 1857,
DISCUSS IMPORTANT END
WHOIiE TARIFF PltOBIiEM
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. -Final
discussion of the basis of assess
ing the import duties which are
to be written Into the new tariff
bill was started today by republi
can members of the senate finance
committee. They hope to reach
a decision on this, the most Im
portant and diffitfnlt, phase of the
whole tariff problem, before the
end ot next week and then the
actual work of constructing the
rates will be undertaken. The hope
now is that the bill can bo report
ed to the senate around March 1.
Besides discussing the American
valuation plan and various substi
tutes with members of the tarlft
commission and the court ot cus
toms appeals, - tho committeemen
received -from "the" senate republi
can-farmer-tariff bloc recommend-
attops as to rates on farm products.
These included a suggested amy ot
10 cents a pound on snort staple
cotton, which always has been on
the free list, and a rate of it cents
a pound on wool on the basis of
the scoured content as against the
ii cents proposed lb, the Fordney
bill. Kates at increases over .those
in the Fordney bill oty wheat, oats
and many other products also were
urged.
In entering upon their discus
sion Ot the basis of assessing duties
the committee members had In
conference with them Thomas O.
Marvin and William Burgess of the
tariff commission and Judge
Marion DeVries,- a member ot the
court of customs appeals. They
endorsed the plan, outlined in an
amendment proposed yesterday by
Senator Hmoot of Utah, of assess
ing duties on the -basis of the sell
ing price of the Imported article In
the American market rather than
on the value of the comparable
article produced . in the United
States, the Fordney bill proposal.
LAN CASWELL TRAININO
SCHOOL ENLARGEMENTS
. - - emsvs's KBWS-ssssts
tuuoKKNts sen SI,
'is trtocx HHKUir)
BLimojr, N. C, Jan. 13. Gover
nor" Jl Tn and the budget com
mission tAit today In. Kinston kintfr
Ing into-tee' needs of the Caswell
Tralnlne ' school for feeble-minded
children. The investigation Is ' the
outcome of a series ot conferences
between the Governor, council of
state, budget commission ana mem
ber of the train ni school s board
of directors, as to the appropriation
of additional funds for further ex
tending the Institution so as to ac
commodate larger number of chil
dren. x '. - -
Appropriations were-made ny tne
legislature for extending the schools
and tie facilities have been doubled,
but the suggestion Is now made that
a ipart of the appropriations of ths
legislature tie used for putting' the
completed buildings Into oftnditlon for
immediate use of the school is one
the newest ef state institutions
and the work. Ming pertormea mere
Is of exceptional Importance, tit
governor and council of state feel.
A conference of farmers and coun
ty agricultural agents ot the cotton
growing sections of the state to dis
cuss plans for controlling boll weevil
damage has been called foe January
4, at the State college here. A num
ber of talks will be mads on this
subject by experts and definite plans
formulated for fighting the jmenace.
tinvnif, RFKKRVK BOARD
TO GET FARMER-MEMBER
fSf H. 0. 0. 3Mttt ;
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 Pres
ident Harding has Indicated that
ho will approve legislation pro
viding for a farmer as member of
the federal reserve board.- It; was
stated today, after a conference at
the White House ' between air,
Harding and - several prominent
senators, that a measure to that
end would be put through con
gress and the President will sign
it. , - .... .
.Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota.
republican, and Senators Smith, of
South . Carolina, and Simmons, of
North Carolina, were- Invited to
the White House , to discuss this
proposition.
Prestdent Harding has been on
both -sides of this question. At
first It was indicated that the
White House was opposed to any
such scheme, but .later he virtual
ly announced he was not opposed
to putting a farmer on that im
portant board. ,
CHANT DELAY TO OERMArtV
ON REPARATION ACCOUNT
CANNES, France. Jsn. 11. (By
The Associated Press.) Ths allied
pseatlees ssalssles) tt a aeai.J
Terence Here tossy eaeteed to
grant a srevlsianal delay te Osr.
many en her reparations aqseunt.
MATERIALS OF
OF WESTERN NORTH
FOUR ENTOMBED
AS TWENTY ACRES
L
Three Injured and Others
Have Narrow Escapes
From Death.
DROPS IN CAVE OF
LAXGE COAL MINE
President of Company
Leads 75 Workers in
Clearing Debris.
SCUANTON, Pa.. Jan. 1 Foilr!
men were entombed,-three were
Injured and several others had
narrow escapes from death today
when 20 acres of land dropped in
a mine cave of gigantic proportions
in the National mine of th,o Glen
Alden Coal company.
Seventy-five men attacked the
mass debris, coal, rock and earth
from thHr different angles, but
had not obtained any trace of the
minding men lato tonight. W, W.
Onglis, prestdent of the Glen Al
den company, personally supervis
ed the work of the rescuers and
was hopeful that the men woum
be found alive.
With the exception of the four
entombed miners, ell other em
ployes In the affected district have
been accounted for by company of
ficials. The missing men are:
Edward Hughes, section fore
man; Al 'Reese, electrician and
prominent locally as a sprinter and
athlete; John Barrett, laborer;
Michael Kelly, laborer.
Trwldont Inglls In a statement this
afternoon, attributed the cave-In or
"In squeexS" to- the small pillars
which had Seen left standing by an
other company which formerly operat
ed the mine, and which hail Blurted
to disintegrate by reason of the huge
weight they supported.
The area effected by th cave
eovurs five city blocks. Finsures In
the surface are dlscarnlblo for 800
feet west of Plttslon avenue. But
notwithstanding Its great sise the
cave caused comparatively small
damage to the surface property.
Three Injured men were removed
from the mine shortly after the acci
dent and taken to a hospital. All
are expected to recover.
Great excitement prevailed In the
vicinity of ths affected area. The
squeese vas accompanied by a roar
and rumbling that could be heard for
a grest distance and which continued
for about nve minutes, inrousnoui
the day there was further -evidence
of settling, but It was not as distinct
as that which accompanied by the
first shock.
'TERRIFIED" BV HUSBAND
WIFE PRINKS POISON
PARIS; Jali. II. (By the Assd
oiated Press.) Thoma Stewart
Ilvan, of the Paris staff of the
Chicago Tribune, firmly protesting
his Innocence, was being held i
Santa, prison tonight in connection
with tne serious uiness ot nis wire
due. It is alleged, to the taking of
poison tablets while in Mr. Ryan's
room at a hotel Here. Mrs. ityan
is a California woman.- She is a
violinist and Is known profession
ally as Miss Audrey Creighton. She
is in the American hospital where
the physicians tonight held out
little hope for her recovery
No formal complaint has been
filed against Ryan. He la being
held on a deposition made by Mrs.
Ryan. His counsel contends this
deposition makes no mention of
"violence or compulsion," but Mrs.
Ryan took the poison when "terri
fied," -
Mr. Ryan snpeared to be un
shaken when he told his version
of the affair to the examining mag
istrate ' this afternoon. - He testi
fied he had made no threats and
did not lock the door of his room
wh'le Mrs. Ryan was there with
him. He said he had told Mrs.
Ryan jokingly he had poison in his
handbag when she said she did not
wish to live, but he thought she
was pretending whon she took the
poison.
When aware Wiat she had swal
lowed the poison, he stated, he
despairingly attempted to cut h.s
throatwith a pocket knife, but
was ablo to summon aid and carry
his wife downstairs. He took her
to a hospital Immediately,
t . I, .
"HARDLXGESQUE WOBBLING"
TO BENEFIT NEWBERRY
CHICAGO, Jan. 13. The senate
resolution seating Truman H,
Newberry, was attaoked in an ad
dress today by Senator M. O. Stan
ley ot Kentucky as "the latest ex
ample ot Hardlngesque wobbling."
"We are told," said Bcnator
Btanley "that , the President was
the real author 0t this anomalous
rcsolutlpn Just passed by the sen
ate at once damning and saving
the senator from Michigan. We
can feel some sympathy, I suppose
for an administration which comes
to the rescue of one who has saved
Its bacon in time ot direct heed.
"The league of nations was re
pudiated through the organization
of the senaJA and not through Its
conversion, ajut the senate was or
ganised by oa e vote-Mi vote that
was out on bail. '
"The Harding "followers accused
Woodrow Wilson, ot weary wob
bling. There certainly Is nq, dan
cer of the present Presld?n.t grow
Ing weary ot wobbling, for that is
his natural gait."
HUNGARIAN OFFICIAL
, , EN GAG. IS IN DUELING
BUDAPEST, Jan. 11 Count An.
ton Sigray, supporter of ex-Km'-porcr
Charles, in the laetter'e first
attempt to regain the Hungarian
inrone, and M. Banff y, Hungarian
minister of foreign affairs, met on
tbe dueling ground today to settle
a dispute - over statements the
count alleged were made by Pre
mier Bethlen and Foreign Minister
Banffy in the national assembly
in connection witn cnanes' latest
attempted coup. The duelists ex
changed shots but neither was hit
A meeting also occurred between
Minister of Justice. Tomasany .and
Deputy . Rokovsiky. They fought
with swords and M. Tomasany was
siigntiy wounded in tne arm.
Premier - Bethlen and Prime
Minister Banffy were accused by
count Higrey ot joining in deciara'
tlona tnat he had a promise not to
participate In monarchical plots as
he had connected himself with
Charles' last try tor ths throne in
October. -
is
CAROLINA"
Arms Delegates Prepare To
Turn Spot-Light On Shantung;
Open Up Kiao-Chow To Trade
Disarmament Of Minds Great
Need, Says Raymond Poincare
Who Is To Form French Cabinet
PAiRlS. Jan. IS. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Raymond Poin
care, who has assumed the (ask of
forming a ministry to succeed
that of Aristldc Briand. sa'd to
night that ho did not think that he
could complete his work before
Sunday evening at the earliest. '
Poincare added that be had In
formed David Lloyd George of
British prime minister that he
wold be happy to confer with
him at the British embassy in
Paris tomorrow.
It was while receiving deputa
tions from the principal groups in
parliament this evening, that M.
Poincare gave out this Informa
tion. ,
"As you know," he said, "Mr.
Lloyd George very kindly express
ed a desire to talk with M. Inl
and's successor. It he was ap
pointed, when he passed through
Pnris from Cannes, bound home
ward. I have Informed him that
I will be happy to confer with him
at the British embassy,
"As our conversation will re
quire several hours, thus delaying
Mm
BILL NOT PART
OF ALLIED DEBT
McCumber Announces
After Conferences With
Senate Leaders.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, The
soldier bonus bill will not be mads
a part ot the allied debt refund
ing bin, .Chairman -Mncumner oi
the senate finance committee, said
tonights after a series of confer
ences had been held between sen
ate leaders to discuss the desirabil
ity of merging the two end it had
become known at the White House
that President Harding did not
look with favor upon the sugges
tlon that they be combined.
Ths foreign debt bill,' Senator
McCumber said would be taken up
by the finance Committee Monday
in the hope that it would be put
in shape at that time for reporting
to the senate. It was the intention,
he said, to eliminate some of the
features to which the treaty de
partment has objected and. which
has resulted In the measure being
held in committee for several
weeks. These Include provisions
for semi-annual payment of inter
est and that the interest rate shall
not be less than five per cent.f1
Although the merger plan was
originally received favorably by a
number of senate leaders, the
President was said to regard it as
Impractical, and his view was re
fleeted in further conferences to
da between senate leaders.
The President's objections to the
merger were said by callers at the
White House todsy to be based on
his desire for the assurance that
provisions definitely would be
made for payment of the bonus. Po
far as the refunding bill is con
cerned, he was said to believe that
the refunding process should be
developed to Insure returns from
the allied loans before steps were
taken to pledge them for a bonus.
He was represented, however, as
not hostile to the suggestion that
the Interest or principal of the al
lied loans be used for paying the
bonus once they wero available," ft
was stated definitely that he also
would not oppose a sales tax for
the purpose of paying the bonus
If congress should decide upon that
plan.
The President, however, was said
to regard as impractical a sugges
tion that over $400,000,000 lh the
hands of the alien property cus
todian be used for bonus payments,
these funds It was said, were re
garded as pledged technically to
private individuals whose property
was taken.
RESERVE OFFICERS WILL
r NOT BE REPLACED NOW
WMSIMOTOK SntSiV
1B lasSftlLS OITISS.1
-- (It H. I. 0. MKiiST)
.WASHINGTON, Jan, IS. Sen
ator Overman has been Informed
by Director Forbes1 that ho does
not now contemplate any execu
tive ordes putting civilians. In
charge of tho medical work of the
hospitals for the disabled e,il.i; rs.
He was informed by the director
of the veterans bureau that the
proposal to dlsenroll thfl roterve
officers of the public health ser
vice has been abandoned.
Bunh a plan was considered but
the howl and protests against It
blocked the proposition. Mr. Over
man was told there Is no proba
bility of any such thing now. .
Senator, Overman took this mat
ter up on the receipt of Istters
calling attention - to the program
outlined for the change.
JPATERS NOT IMMUNE .
ITtOM LIBEL SUITS '
FRLNTINQ DODGER LISTS
NKW YORK, Jan. 13. Newspa
pers' which published the "draft
dodger" lists Issued by the war de
partment are notjlmmune from li
bel sults ty persons erroneously
listed as deserters, the appellate
division of the New Tork supreme
court held tpday In a suit brought
by Charles J. Hyman, of this city
against tfie'1rai''Ptibllshtng-rfrm-
pany, publishers of the Sew York
world,
BONUS BATTON
tho efforts I expert to begin to
morrow to obtain the collaborators
I need In the new ministry, I do
not think the cabinet can be form
ed before Sunday night at the ear
liest. "Parliament having decided to meet
Tuesday I must be able before ap
pearing there to familiarise myself
with current discussions before the
allies and particularly concerning ths
deliberation at Cannes.
"Other conferences are likely In
the near future. They have their
uses, but I believe It would be bet
ter only to summon t.h supreme
council after the ambassadors bavs
co-mipleted the preparatory work. In
my opinion the supreme council ought
in principle to meet only for the ex
change of signatures."
M. Polncalr told the delegates
concerning the cabinet that he did
not Imagine any one expected hint to
form a purely political ministry. ;
"No one denies," he declared, "the
frnavlty of the situation. We are
Ivlng through hours now as serious
as those In 101-4. Union Is more nec
essary than ever. Above all we must
secure disarmament of minds i there
must be no consideration of persons,
i "Peace Is the Indispensable work
we will have to accomplish. It must
rf CwOmhS m Hi Tim)
IS
STATE WITNESS
IN STUBBS TRIAL
A. B. A. Fireman Claims
He Witnessed Killing
of Engineer Reed. -
FITZGERALD, Oa., Jan. 1J.
Joe Battoh, a fireman oit the At
lanta, Birmingham - and s Atlantic
railroad, who said he was an eye
witness to the shooting of Engineer
W. T. Reed on July- I, was the
main witness for the state today,
in the trial of Fred Btubbs. one ot
14 men charged with murder.
- Button identified Btubbs add O.
C. Fairfield as being tn the group
of men, whom he said, fired upon
ths locomotive in which he ,and
Engineer Reed were riding; on the
night of July 6. : , .,: --
The taking of testimony began
this morning following the selec
tion of William Fussell as the
twelfth Juror,
In the late afternoon the state
closed after Deputy Sheriff Rob
erts, who -brought Wubbs 5 here
from Daytona, Fla., following his
arrest, told of an alleged confes
sion made to him by Btubbs tn
which the defendant Is said to
have stated he was "on picket duty
on the night ot the shooting of
Engineer Reed. Btubbs claimed
according to the witness, Fairfield
said, "Here comes those scabs;
let's get 'em," and fired twice at
the engine, Btubbs thsn began fir
ing, according to the alleged con
fession, ss repeated by the deputy,
DEN1EH HA VINO
MADE CONFESSION
Btubbs was the first witness for
the defense lata this afternoon. He
denied having made a confession
and endeavored to show that at
the time ot the shooting he was
not on picket duty, but was at
home with his wife and family.
The state announced that O. C.
Fairfield, whom county authori
ties allege has confessed to an al
leged plot to nre upon tne loco
motives, will be placed on the
stand tomorrow morning in re
buttal.
Mrs. W. T. Reed, widow ot the
engineer, was ths first witness
called today. he told of the
death of her husband.
There a number of doctors call
ed, following which Batton took
the stand. -
On cross-examination Batton
staled that at the time ot the shoot
ing ne did not know Btubbs by
name, but later Identified him.
Judge Oower cleared the crowd
ed courtroom of all persons whose
names are In the Jury box. order
ing them not to return until after
i tie trial ot Btubbs had ended. A
uaniii was stationed at the.doo
to carry out the court's orders.
Charge of Treason
Is Brought Against
- Miners Union Heads
LOGAN, W. Va.. Jan. 13. Trea
son is charged against four mine
union omclajs In Indictments in-
uucu .muni me auu returned to -
day by the grand Jury here, deal-
Ing mainly , with the "armed
march" last' Aulgust. that came to
a forced halt ar th Logan county
border. C. F, Keeney, and Fred
Moonoy, president and secretary
respectively, of district 17, United
Mine Workers of America. Wll
Itam Blizzard, president of sub
district four and A. C. "Andy"
Porter, secretary of sub-dlstriot 2
are named in the treason indict
ments made public.
Three hundred indictments to
day were In addition to those un
der Which 94 men are now held in
the Loran county Jail for trial and
like the former ones, are mostly on
ctutges of conspiracy or pf aiding
and abetting other men against
whom charges of murder were
made. , The four union v officers
against whom the treason indict
ments were brought are among tho
mon now awaiting triafcon the oth
er charges.
Keeney and "-hit MJour ofUccrs
under Indictment a. -if accused -1
undertaking to ovcri. ow the gov
ernor' proclamaC.m of , martU'
law In Mingo county, ot raising an
I army to wage war aaralnst the
j statue of? Wees Vivg'M'.sr ens) ef eewv4
1 muting overt . acts n connection
I with the other shirks.
MAI
PRICE FIVE CENTS-,
AGREE ON METHOD
AS TO SCRAPPING
OF BATTLESHIPS
Authorize : United States
to Change Some to
Airplane Carriers.
FRENCH DELEGATES ;
RETAIN AUTHORITY
Full Naval Committee to
Get Final Draft Early
Next Week.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 13. (By
The Associated Press.) With the
naval treaty virtually completed.
the arms delegates are preparing
to tfirn the conference spot-light
on, Shantung, apparently In the
hope that a settlement of that con
troversy may make it easier to go
ahead with other troublesome
problems ef the tar east
It now Is the expectation In con
ference circles that during the
next few days, and probably until
a decision-la reached, the Shantung
negotiation's will have right ot way
while discussions ot other far east
ern subjects remains at s stand-'
still. Bo far the Shantung exchange v
have taken place between the Jap-"
enea and Chinese alone, with Amer
ican and British observers present
out me next phase. of the confer
enoe program Is expected at least
to concentrate upon, the problem,
ot friendly interest of alt the gov
ernments represented here.
At their meeting today ths Jao-
anese and Chinese groups reached
an agreement for openlna- upon
the entire- Kiao-Chow leased ter
ritory to foreign trade, and tomor
row they are to take up others ot
me collateral questions involved In
restoration ot the leasehold , to
China. Their sessions are expected
to last throughout the day, and ,
will form the only item appearing
on tomorrow s conterenc pro
gram. ....
REPLT EXPECTED
HOURLY FROM TOKIO. i
In the naval negotiations, only
few details considered more or less '
perfunctory, remain to be ar-'
tsvnged. . An agreement has been
reaohed regarding methods of
scrapping, under which discarded
battleships may be converted in
some cases into atrnlane
and training ships and a final set
tlement relating to Pacific fortifi
cations awaits a reply expected
hourly from Toklo. ' ...
It present plans develop, the ,
final draft ot the naval treaty
would be laid before the full nval
committee, early, next week and
Will be publicly announced at a
plenary session of the conference' a
few days later, -
One possible element of delay jn '
concluding the ; naval-convention
was eliminated today when the
French delegation received In
struction from. President Miller
am) to eo ahead with tta confer
ence duties regardless ot the cabi
net orlals at Paris. Albert Sarram.
head of the French here. Indicated
that he Interpreted the message s
giving him full power to sign, the '
treaty uoloss some , unexpected
Question of real Importance an
pears in, the negotiations.
Under the scrapping, provisions
as finally agreed to, the United .
Utes-nd Japan are understood
to be authorised to change into
airplane carriers some of the bat
tleships now under construction!
but which under the original plan
would have gone to the scrap
neap,' while France and Italy are
to be permitted to, convert ibtn
training ships the dreadnoughts ot
their fleet which by the agreo
mept are to become obsolete in
This decision was tormally re
corded at a meeting of the "big
five today, devoted mostly to a
reexamination of the treaty draft
forjechnfM legal revisions. , .
HOLD ONE OF MOST
IMPORTANT SESSIONS
.-ThA.im'etInir of th8 Jeptnss
and Chinese, resulting In an agree- '
rnent for opening up Klao Chow !
to ..trade was regarded In some
quarters as one of the most Im
portant sessions that have beeti In
progress on the Shantung prob
lem. The policy of an "open
door" is to be applied In trad del
velopment of the territory, tlm
two delegations agreeing that all
nations should have equal eco
nomic privileges. In addition.
China Is to undertake to protect
tne vested foreign interest that
?ify . . netalled there. Kiao
Chow is to be a free nnr
Tho decision to give the Bhan- "
1 . , - 7 "" -
I Vi??.,? "V" rl.ht of "y B"
v. . s ni me naval ..tr Am-
clear up. was interpreted general,
iv as snother evidence of the fun
damental Importance attached by
conference leaders to the question
of the long contested former Oer
man lease hold. In Amerlr-vi
quarters particularly there is an.
parent a. belief ths ;, final set-
uement of the Sharung sltuthnr-i
m iiniisi inoispensable to the 'to
gram of readjustment undertikett
by the conference in the far tast.
In many ways. Shantung Is
linked closely with other Chinese
question and it is predicted that ,
when it has been wiped off ths
slste of troublesome far eastern
problems .it will he found much
easier to get on with the issue
remaining. ,
MAKf SUGGESTIONS Of i
. . CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION
' WASfirNXrrON",, Jan. 1.1. PlrruK
slon of the rules for scrapping cap
ital ships by the heads ot the flv
delegations has Involved sucsesttoru
from both American and Japanese,
representatives that certain capita!
slilp now under Construction for
their navies ie converter Into atr-
Kaxa and less, 4Q0e ton ship of
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