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THE ASHEILLE CITIZEN
ESTABLISHED 1868.
"DEDICATED TO '. THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
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ASHEVILLE. N..C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 18, 1922
PRICE FIVE CFV
Legislative Program
s' Aid Is
fawn Up
Gorgas Memorial
Plans Are Merged
In Panama Scheme
$6000,000 Campaign Will
Start Soon Among South
ern People to Finance
Program
For Farmer
Formally D
t! I G HT TO TRADE
SSSlRiII
B. A. PATTON WILL
RETIREES COUNTY
E
OFFICER
E. M. Lyda Announces
His Candidacy E. C.
Crowell May Enter Race.
NAME MURPHY AND
EBBS FOR SENATE
Outlook Brightens
For Road-to Help1
West North Carolina
Forest Service Authorities
Agree to Allocate Big Sum
For Highway Opening
' Mountains
Is Part of Bureau Federa
tion Program to Be sub
- mitted at Meeting.
FARMERS' RELIEF
WILL BE URGED
More Liberal Laws Will
ljBt Sought Alon These
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17? The
program - nich the American Farm
Bureau federation will submit to
.h. national agricultural confer-
nre when It convene here next1
Wetk will call for early enactment
by congress of laws "clearly dc
nnjnff the rights of the farmers to
market their products co-operatively."
In making this announce
ment today, the bureau said their
economic and legislative proposals
would be based upon the plan
tdnpted at the recent annual con
vention in Atlanta, Ga. At the
isme time it was said Information
which the department of agricul
ture is rolleetlng on farm tenantry
and other problems will be made
available to the delegates.
The farm bureau federation said
they would urge the conference tb
tndorse a recommendation that all
ippolntments on federal boards
ind committees "be mad, so that
the interests ot agriculture shall
be protected and conserved."
Relief of the farmers' financial
situation Will be urged throngh a
pjan, which it will be suggested
.that congress enact, for long time
eredita, commodity financing based
upon warehouse receipts, personal
rural credits secured by proper ln
mrance features and the creation
of machinery that will allow co
operative systems to obtain money
dectly. -'
The transporation r policy will
nuygest immediate ' reductions in
freight rates, U savings In operat
ing costs- to be reflected in further
wto reductions, until., the entire
licrease ot, August 29 lfffO, is
i-lped out. and repeal Tf amend -V'
ment of the Adamson law "so as to
mnulllfy the .national ' agreements."
1 lie UillCL nm.w nm ai.v u
to declare for the repeal Or amend
ment of the Each-Cummins law'
"so as to abrogate the guarantee
clause, restore to the states Juris
dietlon In intrastate rates, vitalize
the railroad labor board and co
ordinate wage-making powers with
the rate-making power of the in
terstate commerce commission."
The program, it was said, prob
bly would urge development of
ihe Muscle Shoals nitrate water
power project "as an essential
measure in securing the preserva
tion of our soil resources as well
as an essential to the full develop
ment of the. industrial and trans
portation facilities of the nation."
The conference will further be
Ued by the federation delegates
o endorse a resolution adopted at
ihe Atlanta conference which
urged congress to enact the.jexport
I
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. Plans
of the University of Alabama to
found a medical school In memory
of the late Kurgen General Gorgas
have been amalgamated with those
of the Gorgas Memorial institute
! to be established in Panama. It
was announced here today. It had
ben decided first to establish the
Gorgas schopl of Sanitation at
Tuscaloosa, seat of the University
.f Alabama, of which General Gor
gas was i eradiate.
Dr. Oscar Dowiing, of New Or
leans, of the Louisiana state board
of health, and Dr. Belle Harris, of
Birmingham, president of ihe
Southern Medical association, it
was announced, have been made
members of the board of director?
of the Gorgas niemoriaf institute.
With grounds and buildings for
the institute in Panama furnished
by the Panama government, a
campaign for a $6, 000, 000 endow
ment fund for this Institution will
be started soon in the southern
states. Construction of the mem
orial building-Kthere is to bo starUd
thja spring.
It also was announced todiy
that Dr. Richard P. Strong, dan
of the school of tropical modiolr.es
of Harvard university, would re
sign April 1 to take charge as sci
entific director of the institute in
WiUhlXGTON FA0
flit 1'IMI C1T1S1
ti H. 8. C. IKVi.VD
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17. The
prospects for building the Marion
Micaville highway are brighter af
ter a visit of Commissioner Robin
son, of Yancey, Quince Gilkey,
president of the Western North
Carolina chamber ot copimcrce.
Hugh Little, chairman of the Mc
Dowell county highway commis
sion and John McBee ot the North
Carolina state highway commis
sion. These gentlemen conferred
with officials of the forest service
today. They were presented by
Senator Overman and Representa
tives Weaver, Doughton and Bul
wlnklr. The forest service auth
orities agreed to allocate M0U, 000
of the road
that runs through to five miles of
forest reservation. The two coun
ties involved will put up tho other
$50,000 or $60,000 needed for that
part of the work on the 28 mile
highway.
It was pointed out ry me norm;
this road would result In mutual
benefits to the producers Tf moun
tain apples, cabbage and other
crops and the peoais in the cotton
mili and furniture factory districts
south of Marion. It would connect
up the Barnesville-Ashevillc road
which runs into Tennessee and tho
main state highway running from
Salisbury to Asheville.
EVIDENCE GIVEN
IN THOMAS CASE
15 CONTROVERTED
Essential Details Stated
Tlby State's Chief Wit
1 ness Contradicted.
Mrs. Nash, Luke Young
and Digges in Race for
Register of Deeds.
Announcement by Senator Mar
cus Erwin that he would enter the
democratic primary for the nomi
nation as solicitor of the Nine
teenth judicial district, comprising
Madison and Buncombe counties.
which was published exclusively in for tho construction
rno i.itizen Bunaay morning, C lin
ton K. Hughes, a well known
young Asheville attorney, followed
with an announcement Monday
that he would do battle with Sena
tor Erwin, has set political gossip
to going at a rapid pace. J. E.
Swain, solicitor in this district
prior to the election of Solicitor
George Prltchard. republican Hnd
encumbent, has announced e will
probably enter the democratic pri
mary also. His entrance would
make the race lor the democratic
nomination a triangular one, while
it is generally believed by republi
can leaders that Solicitor Prltch
ard will have no opposition from
his own party.
Discussion of public candidates
for the state senate from Bun
combe began with Senator Erwin's
announcement which took him out
of the running, even though he had
served only one term, and the name
of Plato D. Ebbs has been promi
nently mentioned. Mr. Ebbs serv
ed in the lower house of the gen
eral assembly, having been elected
from Madison county, on a demo
cratic ticket. .Due to the large re
publican majority that county gen
erally gives, the election of Mr.
Ebbs, a demotrat, has been taken
as' a county-wide reflection of
credit upon him as a citizen and
representative. He has been mak
ing this city h la home for some
time and is engaged In tho whole
sale grocery business here. The
names of Judge J. D. Murphy and
John B. Anderson have frequently
been mentioned in connection with
the Senatorial race. Judge Mur
phy has served on the superior
court bench and as chaiman of the
county board of education lias-accomplished
much for the educa
tional system of the county. Last
night Judge Murphy, said he had
no formnl statement to make, and
that he had not seriously consid
ered entering a race for any ojlice.
His term on the county board of
education expire this tall.
..Democrats, in talking, of, rob-
able candidates in the June .pri
mary, have within the past few
days discussed practically every
county office. A number of county
officials have been Interviewed by a
P D I All 111 ID P D II 11 CI Enormous Idle Sums
mmmmmi uiiiiul 0 Capital Await
RAMI! 1 1 p I nl v r
IK Good Investments
uuuivu niiL IILLU
NOT SATISFACTORY
Ruling Is Made by State
Text Book Commission
New Ones Recommended.
EDUCATION BOARD
WILL ACT SOON
Consideration and Deci
sion Is Expected to Be
Made in February.
WIlZSN't Illd
tAKVOKOrflB MOTSL
rS, MOCK S.RUSI)
RALEIGH. Jan. IT. Most of
the textbooks used In tho gram
mar grades of North Carolina pub
lic schools are found unsatisf.u
tory by the state tf xtbook com
mission in its report to tho board
of education. The report, made
public today, recommends new
books on a variety of subjects from
grades one to seven.
The arithmetic used in the
Tuesday's Bond Market Is
Strong Proof of Confidence
Shown By Investors With
- Cash
rrr.tin!an that the rnmnletinn of ! Bra 111 ma r grades the commission
FORMAL NOTE
CORDIANTf
Of
15
CONCORD, N. C, Jan. 17. Tea.
timonjr contradictory in essentfc!
details to that given earlier In the
day by tho state's chief witness,
Olobie Lawlng. 18 year, old gtrl,
was furnished by several witnesses
introduced later by the defense in I representative of The Citizen, and
the trial of O. G. Thomas, Char
lofte automobile salesman charged
with first degree murder la con
nection with the killing of Arthur
J. Allen, Concord master plumber
at Kannapolis last October ut
night.
Testimony of Miss Lawing and
several defense witnesses dealt
with what transpired at the, mo
severaLcontemprated entering the
primaries for nomination for the
second tlm. Mrs. L. Exum Clem
ent Staffo . first woman represen
tative in the general assembly in
this or any other southern state,
will probably be a candidate to
succeed herself. Her legislative
record is. said to have met with
general, approval. Harry T. Net
t n the .hnntlni of A en ami ties, who represented Buncombe in
ment of the shooting ot Alien ami , . . . . , igi. renin c
- ,.t. nrinr thereto. The , the legislature jn r.ms y.
Jones, defeated candidate in the
witnesses were in the immediate
vicinity and all heard UlP shots,
they said. Miss Lawing testified
that, about five minutes elapsed
from the time the two automobiles
said to have been driven by Thom
as and Allen, met and stopped Jtnd
the moment of the shooting. De
fense witnesses testified that the
n,m hrt hnrdlv stonned when the
firlns occurred end that, while! board of
SEEK PRECEDENT
OEPORTAT
AMERICAN NEGRO L
REA1IS TAKES UP
ION CUDGEL AHI
YNCRING BILL
last primary, and Myor J. r
Kltchln. of Biltmore, are among
those mentioned as probable fcan
dldates for the house. Buncombe
has two representatives in the low
er house.
PATTOX NOT TO
SEEK RE-ELECTION
Chairman B. A. I'atton,' of the
county commissioners,
Cmtfeus m Tnt !'
Man Wanted in North
Carolina Develops Intri
cate Case at Toronto.
f
W TORONTO, Ont Jan. 17. -(By
ljhe Associated Presa.) Time yel,
I io ed documents of "slave trade '
days toHay were being thumbed
industriously by Canadian officials
in their search for precedent iu
international law upon which to
deckle the case ot Matthew Bull
nck, American negro, who-fe de
portation on a charge of inciting
not is demanded by North Caro
lina authorities.
In delving Into the ancient court
records, the Canadian barriatera
have found at least -one historical
near-parallel to the Bullock case
-that of an Aaserlcan negro
lave, one Anderson, whose extra
dition was demanded In 1862. on
he ground that he had slain his
master, an Ohloan named Pigses,
Bullock's cause is belnz plead
ed by Canadian members of his
,fm race, and by public officiate
Jfvho demand that the negro be
Uklven every advantage ofthe-im-nilgration
laws and the' uiterflV
tional courts, in order thatyfcanada
J luiltlliuo- 1MB tlHVClf
"'orth Carolina authorities. 7 An
derson's case was oleaded by Ab-
raham Lincoln, then President of
the United States,, and by British
abolitionists, who based their de
fense ot the negro on the ground
that "no- stave can rernaln one
when Ae touches British soil.? "
. Ii 1863 American authorities
a uemanaeir. Anderson's -extradition
on the ground that he escaped
from bondage in Ohio antt Vhen
ooui to be recaptured, had ' mur
acred hismaater. Dtva-es. .
When the negro was caught In
fv-anaaa, tne old "tusitlve slave
Mlaw" still was in effect. But the
f sshes of the British abolition were
still hot, and, eentlmentj In favor
of the negro's claim to Canada
, naven of refuse ran atronr. .,
h e- emanciDation - nroclamatlon
-4-i-Hthe--hokl. .U
american slaves. ' But,- slthough it
Hrengthened British sentiment In
'or o Anerson,' President Lin-
CmMrm tm fit fif)
V.:
SENT TO PREMIER
Prance and America Both
Get Bid to Attend Con
ference" at Genoa.
LONDON. Jan. 17. (By the As
sociated- Press.) Raymond. Poln
care, the new French premier, has
sent a message to Premier Lloyd-
Genrge-epressing the desire in be
half of the French government to
repeat assurances already given
privately, that France- Is eager to
resume "cordial examination of
the various questions at- issue be
tween the two countries." He is
convinced that the two peoples,
"who have been so closely allied
on the field of battle, should be
able, with common Interest, to
maintain peace in. Europe and to
assure execution 'or; tire treaties
signed and the reparations dam
ages caused by invasion"
The message, together with the
reply of Mr. LloydrGeorge, was
given out by tho foreign office to
day.! - 1
"My colleagues and I received
with great satisfaction your cor
dial reaffirmation Irr behalf ot the
new French government of the as
surances We exchanged last Fri
day," says the -prime minister.
Describing It as superfluous to
repeat the British government's
views so recently published,
Mr. Lloyd-George concludes: "We
desire only, as we are too glad to
note you also desire, so to settle
the outstanding problems that
nothing may impair the complete
ness of the entente between your
peoplo and ours and thus carry
tho comradeship of the wsr Into
the higher task of bringing the
European peoples togother In a
Just and abiding pact of peace."
Joins Democrats in Urg
ing That Measure Be De-
feated wnen vow uomea.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.- Dem-,
ocrath: members of the house were
aided today in their ngni against
the Dyer antl-lynohing bill by Rep
resentative Reavis. republican, Ne
braeka, who during debate on the
measure, declared - It was evident
that some members of congress
sworn to uphold the constitution
were ready to "ravish" it. With
emphasis he urged -defeat ot the
bill, asserting Its passage would, be
an unconstitutional usurpation of
power by the federal government
All afternoon the bill, carrying
heavy penalties for persons partici
pating in lynchings and for officials
who fail through negligence of
duty to prevent them, was alter
nately commended and flayed.
Representative Burton, republi
can, Oho, declaring that lynching
was the. darkest blot -on an other
wise splendid civilization, asserted
there was only one crfma to which
it could-be compared cannlbal
t . t. ..vtn states, he aaid,
the'lives taken by lynching have
been more than those under the
decision of the courts.
An.- nenreaentatlve Saunders.
..nllMien.. Indiana.- had .declared
1. ap. v.. nrt ouestion as to the auH
, . , - , Ar- with thu
question, .istfw:i" 'r"V?Cr '
Simu.erB.t. VirslnU. attacked the
bill on constitutional grounds.
Later Representative Dalllnger,
.,n,.hiirn. Massachusetts, advo
cating enactment of a drasUo antl
lynchlng bill, uld he could not un
rixratand why members of con-
.-. so sure that the supreme
court would immediately declare
.k. rvp meuiure. if enacted, un
constitutional, were waging such a
determined fight against It. -urv,v
Ann't vnu nass It ana let
the iupreme court knock it out If
you are so ire h is unwwiiii
tional?" he asked. -v ' - '
Representative Mondell, repubii
lpader. ' Inform h-
Jut he hoped general debate on
the-measure woum . u vi,iiv.uv
tomorrow. . ... ,At
Wilson Foundation
Fund Is Increasing
In Asheville Daily
Intensive Campaign to Take
Place Today and Tomor
row By Committeemen
An intensive campaign will be
made todny and tomorrow by ths
committeemen. who have been ap
pointed and agreed to serve on
the Woodrow Wilson Foundation
furd campaign in wuneonme
county. v , '
Committees In every section of
the city and all parts of the county
expect to complete the work with
in a few days which will place
F.uncombe In the lead amontf
counties of this state, in a univer
sal effort to do honor to former
President Wilson and provide tor
future recognition of . those who
perform extraordinary service to
humaninty. and the cause ot uni
versal peace. ,
It Is hoped by the committee
that all persons who desire to con
tribute see the nearest committee
man, forward check to eltner or
the, Asheville newspaper or Ihe
stats chairman today or tonlor
row. Immediate response by all
who have expressed a desire to
participate in the Wilson Founda
tion will proDaoiy mage uuncomoe
the first county In the state to re
port generous support.
Tha fund as contributed through
The Citiien follows:
Mrs. Geo. W. Vanderbllt .
W. B. Henderson, Quebec
Asheville Cltixen , . . .
John H. Cathey . . j .
Mrs. John H. Cathey , .
Isabell Cathey ......
James Cathey . ,
Martha Cathey,. . i , , ,
J. C. Wike, Bapphire . , .
Mrs. T. R. Morrison . . i
Herbert TV Miles . ., .
Edward d. Miles . .. . . ,
Hulhurd P. Miles , , .
Henry T. Sharp , .
FRANCE GETS BID TO
GENOA SESSION
PARIS Jan.l7. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) An official Invita-
Plrtlf M Fti Jt?M
lists as "unsuitable." The fifth
grade history glvlos the story Of
tho I'nlted States is not In con
formity with the course of study
it is declared. The language unil
grammar series now on the adopt
ed list for grades three to seven,
inclusive. Is declared "unsatisfac
tory and should be changed." The
geographies for gradej four to
seven. Inclusive, are unsatisfactory,
It Is heid. and out of harmony with
outline course of study. The sc
ries of readers tor grades four
through seven are unsatisfactory,
the spelling book for grades two
through seven is not satisfactory
and does not conform with the
coue of study. The elementary
hOience (book for grades six and
seven la out of harmony with the
course of study. The present
health education books are out, of
date."
Civic government books for
grades six and seven are said to be
unsuited, and should be discon
tinued, drawing books for the
grammar grades also are unsuited,
it is declared.
The commission, therefore, roc-,
ommends the discontinuance of
the use of all these books and rec
ommends an entirely new series.
The board of education probably
will consider adoption of the books
recommended next month.
The Report covers eiglit pages
n ml Hots three and four books as
recommended to succeed those
boojts that should be eliminated
from the cuxrloulum.
Arithmetic books suggested for
tho second grade are: First Jour
neys In Nutaberland, Work and
Plax WlthiiNumber. and. the Lit
Ale Folks fumuor Tftwke. The
commission gives preference to
Anderson arithmetics for grades
"yiree through seven.
First BodV In United States His
tory Is the preference for fifth
grade history. Makers of North
Carolina History, or Young Peo
ple's History of North Carolina are
wanted Instead of the new one now
used In the sixth grades. Ameri
can Beginnings in Europe is
thought preferable for European
beginnings of American History.
It suggests for the seventh grade
a History of the People of the
United States or a Brief History of
thj? United States.
Smith and MoMurray language
series gets preference for language
study in grades three through sev
en. Human Geography is suggested
as prcferablo for fourth, to sev
enth grade geography classes. For
fourth thruugh seventh grades
reading classes the commission
prefers Studies in Reading.
Revised edition of the New
World speller Is suggested for
grades two through seven. Studies
in science for the elementary sci
ence classes and the Child's pajr
for Health Education are Hmong
NKW TORK, Jan. 17. The
enormous sums of idle capital
seeking investment channels
through this market are evidenced
not only by lower rates for call and
time funds, hut more especially hy
the many actual and prospective
domestic and foreign underwril-
It was slated today that sin,'e
the beginning of the new year thoj
bond market has shown such pro
nounced recovery as t enable the
,-lositg out of a nmthor b.'n';
ing syndicates which had long
been hanging fire.
Today's market was strong
proof of the confidence shown by
investors, the new svjyuu-ii rail
way $30, 000,000 b.iiul isaiio being
largely over-subscribed befor.) any
public offering was made. Among
the new foreign issuos an interna
tional banking house actively iden
tified with French municipal offer
ings during the war announced the
virtual completion of a $25,000,000
bond loan to the depar'mcr.t of the
Seine. France. Local backers also
closed negotiations for two Cana
dian provincial loans aggregating
$8,000,000.
EXSERVIC
MEN
Redefining Open Do
Policy In China Latel
American Suggestion
IT
S
L INTEREST
MILLIONS
HON!
IN DISARMAMENT NO
Almost Fourteen Million
Opinions Are Forward
ed Advisory Body.
DIVINE AIDIS
SOUGHT BY MANY
Almost Three Hundred
Thousand Favored Ben
evolence in Limitations.
PROPOSAL UNDER
DEBATE: DECISION
T YET
REACHED
Would Create Board to
Examine All Conces
sions in China.
Senators Hear Harding Will
Name Farmer As Compromise
Reserve Board Bill Enacted
E
ARE SUBJECT OF
CAPITOLJESSION
Number Stated Is Mini
mumVConference Open
ed at the Capital.
WASHINGTON. Jn. 17. Fed
eral hospital capacity for a mini
mum of 82,000 patients, with pro
visions for 173 employes foreach
200 natlents. Is nlanned by the
government in its hospitalisation t
program for former service men
Brigadier-General Sawyer, presi
dent of the hospitalization board,
declared today In his opening ad
dress to the conference of officers
In charge of government hospitals
serving veterans of the world war.
The conference, which Is to con
tinue through the week, was called
by General Sawyer to-discuss co
ordinate plans for the operation of
federal medical institutions to pro
vide the best of rare for all pa
tients in whatever department, they
are being treated,. Nearly hun
dred officers from hospital ot the
public health seryice and the med
ical departments of the army and
navy were ordered, to attend,
"Today," Oeftertt -Sawyer said,
"ttfbre are being: )ospftallzed under
government control, In federal hos
pitals, 22,440 "world war veterans."
There are now under construction,
he continued, 7.592 new beds and
2.500 more are contemplated under
the new Lnngley hospitalization
bill, while there are at present 107
federal hospitals engaged In the
service of the War veterans.
In order to standardize the op
eration of government hospitals, It
has been decided. General Sawyer
declared, that there should be one
doctor for every 20 patients; one
nurse for every 10 patients; one
occupational therapist for every
50; one social worker for every
60; 14 vocational trainers and as
sistants for every hospital of 200
patients and 1,10 additional em
loyes for each such hospital,
"This arrangement," he said,
"provides that all patients will
have equal care and attention of
such a similar type as to guarantee
to all classes of patients the best
professional, nurse and domiciliary
attention that can be given, no
matter In what department they
are being treated."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. (By
the Associated Press. ) Interest In
a high degree on the part of the
American public In the success of
the Washington conference Is dis
closed by a statement published to
day by the committee of general
Information of the advisory com
mittee to the American delegation.
Up to January 15. It was estimated
thai the committee had received
opinions In regard to the work -of
the conference numbering 13,878,
871. The extent to which religiously
minded people are Interested in
tho conference Is disclosed by. the
fact that, the commjtfee received
pleas for divine guidance from
10,01)3,846 people.
More than a million people re
ported themselves as favorable to
"P-tn sessions of the conference.
When U came to the extent ot the
restrictions which should be Im
posed upon armaments, the ele
ment which favored leaving this to
the judgment of the delegations
with a general recommendation of
co-opcative limitation far exceed
ed those who sougnt to place pre
else - limitations. Their number
was 11,642.685 while 271,926 of
the oetltioners favored limitation
with "benevolence and liberality"
and only 29,819 demanded com
twlete disarmament. -There were
11798 who declared wtalnst ltml
Utlon of armament, while 11.64T
advised caution In arralging liml
tation and (,454 demanded an in
crease In naval strength.
. Protests' against alliances and
ententes were . received Xrbirt ,,tt.t
369, while appeals for an associa
tion of nations were received from
1,098.095. - , y j"
DENIES IMPOBTINO
STRIKE BREAKERS
RICHMOND, Va Jan. 17. Thomas
S. Wheelwright, president of the
Virginia Railway and Power fcom-
nany. denied her tonight that men
had been Imported to break the
irlko nt conductors and motormen
on the company's street ear lines In
Richmond. Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Statements of union leaders here to
day were that men hsd been Import
ed from New York and were ouar-
tared at the power company s I. M.
(' a hnlMlnir -
ftoth company officials and labor
leaders here reported "satisfactory
nivwTMs" In the situation today In
all eltles affected by the walkout.
Union leaders here claimed that soms
motormen and oonductom at Fetors
hur had Joined the ranks of the
eirikem and that gll service overtbj
nnnmaiv nes in mai city womu
at ml.inlffht. but this was de
nied by union officials at Petersburg
tonight.
BRITAIN AND ITALY
ACCEPT PRINCIPLE
Another Inconclusive Ses
sion Held by Shan- .
tung Negotiators.
WASHINGTON. Jan, 17. B
the Associated Press.) An Ameri
can proposal to redefine the open
door policy In China and create an .
International board to examine
both existing and future conces
sions which appear to conflict with
It, was debated without decision'
today by the far. eastern commit- ;
le of the WasHlngton conference. '
The British and Italians accepts
ed the plan , in principle, but tli'
French withheld assent to some of
its provisions and the Japanese re
served Judgment pending commu
nication with Toklo. The subject
will be taken up again tomorrow, ,
With all signs pointing to a long
and Interesting discussion.
In brief, the American resolu- ,
tlon would blind the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, France, Ttaly
Belgium, Portugal and The Neth- 1
erlands not to seek special spheres
of Influence in .China nor socure
concessions or monopolies which
would abridge the : principle of
equal econoiulo and commercial
opportunity, i - - i.
China, on her part, would agree
to co-operate in maintaining that
equality and the nine powers col
lectively would authorise establish
merit of a board of reference U
review present and future conces
sions o determine ' whether thy ,"
conflict with the open door' thus
defined.
Except for Another Incojhclusivs .
session of (the 8hantung negotia
tions . amP Informal exchanges
among the tiaval "big five regard
ing.the Pacific fortification agreev
ment; the meeting ot the far east
ern committee constituted th to- -lal
of conference activities during
the day. At the Shantung conver
sations, the question Bt mines wai
discussed with no apparent prog
ress and the fortifications problem .
remained unsolved tonight despite
receipt by the Japanese of partial ,,
Instructions from Tokio. :.. . -
It was around the proposal (or
an Inquiry into concessions now
established in China, as well at -thqse
proposed In the future, that
most of the debate In the far east
ern committee centered. By soms
ot the delegates It was announced ,
that auch an Inquiry might open up
the whole question of the Japanese
holdings In Manchuria, while in
other quarters it was sjurgestsd
that the resolution might, by IB'
direction, lead to a review by the
board of the famous "twenty-on( '
demands" controversy.
in that connection It was pofht -ed
out that whereas the board's,
duties in connection with future
concessions would be conflnedun-. .
der the terms of the resolution to
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 17,-aTho
first step to bring about fOer
representation on the federal re
serve board was taken by the
senate late today in the passage of
the Kellogg-Smlth compromise bill
increasing the board's sppolntlve
membership from five to six and
providing that the agricultural In
terests shall have a spokesman
among them.
'.: By the bill, which constitutes an
amendment to the federal reserve
act, the limited designation ot the
present law is Wiped out and In
stead of the specific provision for
the naming of two bankers to the
board, the statute. If agreed to by
the house, will direct the President
In making appointments to the
board toJiave "due regard to a fair
representation or the financial,
agricultural, industrial and com
mercial Interests and geographical
divisions of the country." The
measure also erovldes that -here
after no federal reserve bank may
enter into a contract for banking
homes it their cost is to exceed
$250,000, unless the consent of
congress la first given. ,
The vote by which the bill
passed was ti to 9. Beven of those
who opposed the proposition were
republicans snd . two democrats.
They were! Pomefene, Ohio, and
Williams, MisslsslppTT "democrats;
and Brandegee, Connecticut; CaW
er. New Tork; Edge. New Jersey;
Keyes, New Hampshire; McLean,
Connecticut; Moses, New Hamp
shire, hd Wadsworth, New York,
republicans. - . . . .
There were many attempts to
change the compromise . but all
save the amendment restricting
construction, by Senator , Harris,
democrat, Georgia, were killed.
The agreement on the compromise,
which bore thea.psroval not only
ot all the agricultural bloc leaders
in the senate but that of President
Harding as well, held fast through
out. .-.. ,- j- . '
Senator Smith,- democrat. South
Carolina, who first, offered . the
speoific provision as to farmer rep
resentation. Withdrew his, amend-
10.00 1 mem ana csiiea upvii itis"-eine
1.04 1 crane colleagues to support me
l.oo 1 substitute, which be declared to be
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adequate and XJ meet all demands.
While thet senate was -moving
slowly toward passage of the meas
ure, word was received by the sen
ators that Mr. Harding would ob
serve the Intent of the legislation
and would name the farmer mem
ber. He had previously Indicated
disapproval of the original pro
posal and the compromise measure
resulted. .
Prior to the vote there were sev
eral hours of heated debate in
wtilrh Senator Glaus, democrat,
Virginia, former secretary of the- J
treasury, and one of the authors or
the reserve act, defended the sys
tem and the board and criticised
Senator Heflln, of Alabama, also a
democrat, for the latter's frequent
attack on the board.
Senator McLean, republican, of
Connecticut, chairman of the sen
ate banking and currency commit
tee. Which was over-ridden by the
acceptance of the substitute bill,
also defended the board, but as
sailed extensively those who, he
said, were going ahead deliberately
to "fool the farmer." He declared
the solution f the present eco
nomic situation lay not In "class
legislation" but In a return of .tho
people to working and saving.
Mr,' Heflln declared the Ameri
can people were "In no humor to
fool with those fellows" making up
the reserve, 'adding; thnt It would
be a great blessing If they would
"get out so we could put others in
who are, not, dominated by Wall
street.'X
Senator Harris. In addition to
the amendment compelling the re
serve banks fo ask congressional
consent for construction ot bank
ing houses, sought to have the
measure include a provision fixing
a maximum rediscount rate of 6
per cent on all transactions. His
motion was defeated by a viva
voce vote, as was a proposition by
Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten
nessee, -to have defined notes,
drafts and bills of factors making
advances exclusively to farmers on
products In their raw state. . This
class of paper previously .has been
he44 -ineligible, lor, rsdiscoujiting by
reserve banks through an opinion
ot ths reserve-board's counsel.
8AY8 DISMISSAL IS BLOW
TO SERVICE MEN
WASHINGTON, Jn. 17. Charging
that Major Arlhur l)esn had not re
signed as assistant director of the
veterans' bureau In charge .of voca
tional rehabilitation, to enter busi
ness as was officially announced yes
terday. B. ft. Stewart, of the na
tional legislative committee of the
dlaabled veterans of the World war,
declsreil today that Major Pean had
been dlmleed. This action
taken, Mr. Stewart adfled, chiefly
because of his "refusal to subscribe
to the wild-cat scheme of vocational
rehabilitation which IMrec.lor Forbes
had Inaugurated at Camp Sherman,
Ohio.''
In a statement. Mr. Stewart de
nounced ths "htgh-harided dismissal"
of Maor Han a " "a blow straight
hi Ihe heart, mind and body of the
disabled veteran" and as "outstand
ing evidence ot the Intention of the
present bureau regime to root out
from Its responsible personnel all
those who stand consistently, loyally
and devotedly for. the best Interest of
the disabled. '
LEWIS URGES NOISTATE OFFICIALS
MUST PAY U
BACKWARD
BILL EQUITY
ALLEGED THEFT
Charge Brought Against Baxter
KhemweU. Over Patent IUglits.
GREENSBORO, N. ('., Jan. 17.
Baxter Shemwell, alleged fugi
tive under chaingang sentence Is
charged today with theft In ebili
o-f equity In federal" court filed here
today by stockholders In the Mays
Manufacturing company. Tbey
charge that Shemwell swindled
John F. Mays out of valuable pat
ents which he transferred to the,
.Mays Accounting Machine com
pany whose stock he had secured.!
for himself and members of his
family.
Shemwell Is alleged In the bill of
complaint to be hiding out In Sal
isbury In order to avoid rearrest
and commitment to the Davidson
county chaingang. He was sen
tenced to the roads tor 60 months
after being convicted of assault
with a otadly weapon on Solicitor
J. C. Bower, of Guilford criminal
court, and Major Wade H. Phillips
of Lexipyton, Bower's law partnar
on January 16, 1920.
. The suit also names as defend
ants Mrs. Susan Shemwell, Baxter,
ShemweH's wife, the Mays Ac
counting company and the Mays
Manufacturing company with
home offices in Lexington. . The
blaintiffs are W. J. Bhepsrd and
O, K: IIowarrrorNOrrol,Yrnl
B. F, Barbour ot Birmingham, Ala.
STEP
ON MINE WAGE
If Industrial Conflict Re
quired by Position, Then
It May Come, He Says.
HHAiMOfCiN, Pa.. Jan. 17 (By
the Associated Press.) John L.
Lewis, international president of
the United Mine Workers, today
told the anthracite miners wage
convention that there must be no
backward step in their attitude to
ward the demand of coal compa
nies to reduce wages. Delivering
what the delegates In the conven
tion regard aj a keynote speech for
the organized miners of th.e coun
try, Mr. Lewis declared:
"When I say thai we will take
no backward step, 1 say It with an
ajiprecbitlon of what that policy
means, and If It requires an In
dustrial conflict to avoid taking a
backward step, then the Industrial
sarjfllct may come.
Sir. Lewis is presiding at the
hard coal miners' convention,
which will formulate wage and
other demands to be presented to
thecoal operators before March
81 when the present contract ex
pires. Wage agreements In tho
soft coal fields oxpire at the same
time for the first time in many
vears. Predictions have been made
hy hard coal miners that instead of
agreeing to a wge reduction the
anthracite men will demand in
creases. amon other things.
After the convention adjourned
until tomorrow, a representative of
the general committee of anthra
cite operators- gave out a state
ment that "full time operations ot
the anthracite mines on the scale
heretofore maintained will not be
possible In the coming' year with
out adjustment which will pormlt
reducing the price to the consum
er." -
"The conclusion is unavoidable'
the statement said, "that full time
production cannot be maintained.
unless wages are reduced."
After stating that there are more
than two hundred thousand men
In the bitunxUjous mining industry
who are entirely deprived ot the
opportunity oS ' employment and
' thst',rts'rewfr"Wieeeite-friwaMf"
CaartMW M ttf fMI
NCOMES, BU
Commissioner Watts De
clares Case Never De
cided in North Carolina,
cimii'i ssvi tvtus
TAHesoooe SOTIb
fan inner jrxutj
TIALEIOH, Jan. 17. All state
officers, including supreme court
Justices and superior court Judges,
must list and pay Income tax on
their salaries. Tax Commissioner
Watts ruled today.
In making this ruling, the com
missioner extends a casual Invita
tion for the supreme court to test
the right of the tax department to
tax the salaries of state officials
and Judgee. Although It Is said to
have been previously held that a
supreme court decision exempted
Judges and other officials, Mr.
Watts contends that the matter
has never been decided by tha su
premo court.
"Tho case of Purnell vs. Page.
133 N. C, 125, does not decide lt,'
he says. "The only point present
ed In that case was tho right of
the state to tax tho sal.try of a
federal Judge. The rlcht ot the
state to tax its own Judges and
other" officials was not before the
court jind was not argued."
The commissioner, therefore, does ,
not recognize that cast as "settling
the .matter."
"When the question la properly
presented to and decided by the
supreme court, tha tax department
will, of course, obey Its decision,"
Colonel Watts goes on. "Until then
this department will endeavor, in
every legal way to secure returns
and the payment of taxes due tretn
all the state officials, without ex
ception, in order that all may pay
their Just proportion, under the
law, to the support ot the state
government." " j
Polnttng out that stenographers,
clerks and other subordinate offi
cials in the different department
who receive a taxable salary are
required and do list their Incomes
and pay taxes, Colonel Watts sr-:
gues that "the higher officials.
'ron the governor rtown, including
judges, should aolhe iam."'- "
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