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THE ASHEVXLLE CITIZEN 14 Pages 112 Colasns FAIR r ESTABLISHED 1865. SIATE'SSCHQOL ISSUES BE SENT TO COURTS Constitutionality of Five1 , Million Issue Is Now J Questioned, 'Reported. GOVERNOR HOPES FOR DECISION Sale to Durham Bank Will Be Used as a Test Case Want Action, j crn sirs Katun j trior K hrku.V) RALEIGH. & C. Jan. 30. The constitutionality of the state's five million -dijllaf school bond issue Jim been questioned and an early test caBe before -the supreme court has been planned. The bond Issue was authorized by the legislature to aid various localities in the state Vn building nign ana grammar p-ade schools, tne am wnicu tms issue would site being sufficient to place a standard high school in IS counties which haVo not one at this lime. Governor Morrison and the council of Kate recognise thta question as being a serious one be cause the supreme court has de cided that a town, city or county cannot contract a debt to build a school house except through rt vote . u munr. o n i-1 the nlun fit the. state for distributing the Are mil lion dollars to be derived irom tne bond sale is through loans to the school authorities. POLICY IS, VERY OLD itua nnllntr l.nrri-iwincr frnin the statao build schools has been followed 17 years ana no question has heretofore been raised, but the iir.ro nrrurrajn In ho important that it will haveto be tested. bank, of Durham, .of one-half ml - itrt AnXlnr nf tho flve-nillllnn-dol- lax issue, on a 4 1-2 per cent bid will result in an agreed case, and it will be presentea to tne supreme court as aulckly as the matter can be put in ehape. This is the only sale of school bonds that has been made. . . Tne governor is nopeim lum met court will uphold the law as there The eoverno is hopeful tnat tne IB It UCllUlU HIMVlvlivt. ... I - between the, Stephens cane from m.n.lAIU mrtA h. PafUm 11 Dim V. 1 1 a 1 ailv tow 1 . r which it was decided and the pres- iuwu nuu in; v1 In the old ctwes held that water ent proposition, the court has- wot KS, electric um iwin. are necessary public expenses, but tbe school; houses , are not, and a. . . . V. r. . ,'u ,1 fn (lit works, electric, lights. "tould not be contracted for on I exeeot i vote of the people. I y , , . IKClPEPj ; :i , -r :; ,y ' : ipislINtJIUi There is decided distinction, it . i - i w..n.A iKa Biclri'i I is c)iisiuf bu, ucwiusi V I scheme must be carried out under . i m . . .1...1 nmtrlat ftn nf t h i I constitution . for a six months school ternu' And schools cannot be operated for six months unless there are school houses, nonce the recognition of loans for construc tion purposes of this character as neccsearV public expense. The Stephens cate, upon which 'With other cases, 'doubt as to thejssues constltutionalltyls based, slmly decided that the purchase of a school house to not necessary city expense under the constitution. NEGOTIATIONS ARE PKuqUJaDiWO WJ5LL, declaims oBRiawy MEXICO CITY, Jan. 80. (By the Associated Press.) Negotia tions between tho Mexican govern ment and New Yortc bankers are proceeding wii satisfaction to ail concerned and every day Wngs a settlement nearer, said X'resident Obrogon today. Referring to the agreement with the American oil men. X'resident Obrcgon asserted that an amioable adjustment had been reached, but lhat for convenience says the ex port taxes to be collected tinder the decree of last June are i.iere !v deferred indetinitely awaiting a tiual agreement with the-bankers. President Obregon explained that the money collected for those trass to be used for payment on ilio foreign debt and that inas much as arrangements havo not v t been made the revenues are to be held Intact for future use. r The government has reserved the right, however," the PrealdenA ld Ki. "to notify the oil men at any tin,. u. MirMHM iitiHm the sne iilllVi I 1 1 C 1 U T UU 1,1-U w 1 . - - . f . cial export tax are to be paid. us was exceeaiusiy his statements with regard io oil and financial affairs. .... f v. - ' General Obregoa 'admitted that he had received "tome data rela the to the alleged activities of certain persons . In the United States, working in conjunction with certain Mexican exiles, to fo ment a revolution i Mexico.' Answering a question" as to what course tiie government would pur m e, General Obregon said;' - BID we can onry-aeavwun ; ' allecert ennunimtor. nn we enoouasldjcted for conspiracy. We can only . deaKwith these ter them.1 If, as has been suggest- The anti-trust law offense specif d certain North Americans who (cally charged was entering Into an Stare hharged wi t h v conspiracy agreement on June 1, 130 for the jigalnst this government attempt purpose of fixing prices, and pre-Jlo- enter Mexico, we ehail proceed venting competition in restraint of fordinglsf'- -tx-r-'c- : The President declared1 tfcat con- ymion. generally, in -Mexico were od : ' SCHOOL St Pi;niTF,M3K"r PAVS GOOD JOXET AEW YOEK, Jan. 30. A. onow-1 nen. Bunday school superintendent, thought lie -would beaOood Bamar- '"n last ween wnen mrs. jio"iu Sullii-Jin's complaint that' a mn pmcnea ner leg in movin pic- ture theatre proved a bftomerang. So he put lip $10 bail '-lor her . u .n...Ji 'i .m.rr that fshe -waa In the habit of being aot ncyed by men, " . , f v - - Today Mr. Snowden fU that he na Ouen ill-repaid." Mra, suiuvan-l could nor be found when the case dn paid th forfeit and then tainoi a bench warrant for her ar-lfrom tne omiinjwn.-i. """"--;; Mf.-TO said hfr l,nrtn4ntrl.tdayComp1tta Investigation of iuccd them to eacU '-other in l(lf.tt cave and Its content. ' Pound Continues Show Improvement In United States NEW YORK, Jan. 30.An other buoyant advance in Brit ish exchange rates to highest levels since August, 1919, was the feature of the day in tho financial markets. Demand bills on London rose to $4.28, a pain over last week of 3 1-4 rents but reacted from the maximum quotation before the close of tho markets. All the allied exchanges, especially French and Italian bills, regis tered concurrent gains of 10 to 12 -points, while Dutch, Scan dinavian, Spanish and Swiss rates rose 10 to 23 points. Brokers associated strength of the pound sterling with the marked improvement shown by Great Britain's fottign trade balance together with purchases of British bills to meet Febru ary payments. WASHINGTON IS BLESSED S Weather Bureau Reports That Storm Has Pass ed and Danger Over. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Uright sunshine and thawing tem peratures did much today to re store normal conditions in Wash Ington and tho middle Atlantic section 1 burled under Saturday's severe snow storm. Forecasts of the weather bureau were for a continuation of the fa voahle temperatures and it was generally believed that tomorrow night would, see a complete re- lumnllnn nf Ihn u T I l'l i lianent. ed In many cases since the storm h . Washington although helpful in removing tho snow seemed to contrast strangely with the deep gloom of spirit hanging over the city as the result of the Knickerbocker thcat-e disaster. NO DANGER FOD SHORTAGE .mi asngcr oi a ioou jjnuiLiiac in the capital passed away during the WM.JF Limit " . . - . . n , I . .. . Normal schedules were resumed I Kv train (ha Tliinuvvnntj an.l r J 'J da,,, a V. ,. uv . J .... Baltimore and Ohio at noon and oaiuniuie una vniu ui nui-iii uu tonight railroads entering the -Ity from the south reported complete service, umciais cr n aum-uuc Coast -Line and Boulhtpn railway atscrted first - reports . of delays ......... ..1.1 1 were exaggerated o, . ... ...i. I micm vmi Wl uric woo, .ivi jo quickly resumed. WTiile-Tnany lines were opened tip today, the two traction companies serving ,i. . -1 . . . i a i . , 3 i . . Jle t-iiy autiea n wouiu uo mic tomorrowbefore some of their .. . .J.J i . I..J .1.1.. i. outlying and suburban sections could be released and . tho lines cleared for traffic." Alarmed b they theatre-catastrophe, apartment house and business house owners continued to give much attention to clearing roofs of snow and nearly every hour hrousht rumors nf the oollaine of some large' building. All these rumors, noseevcr, proved wise. Tteports from Baltimore. Phila delphia and other cities in the rath of the storm also tol4 of rapids restoration of normal con ditions. Heavy seas, however, still were being experienced In the vi cinity - of Hampton Iioads with several vessels still in danger. NORFOLK HAVING ITS STREET CAR TROUBLES NORFOLK. Va.. Jan. 30. Thos. 8. Wheelwright, president of - the Virginia Railway and Power com pany, appearing before the arbitra tion board on wages of the carmen today, declared that unless the city council made (rood Its promise to suppress Jitneys, the company would not put in enect- any wage scaie recommended Dy tne arDitraiors. ' Members of the council said they did not feel bound by the resolu tion, as the company's part In it had not been entirely fulfilled. The arbiters late today agreed on the wage scale, but refused to make their decision public. A copy of the findings will be sent to the com pany and the carmen tomorrow, they said. Four street cars were run In Portsmouth late today,, the first cars operated since the start ol the strike two weeks ago.. The cars were manned by men from Norfolk .and carried police guards. CHARGE LANDLORDS . WITH HIGH REN To NEW YORK. Jan. 30. Twenty one corporations and U Individu als engaged in the beating and ventilating branch of the building inriimtrv. war indicted hv a Su preme court grand Jury today for violation of the oonneny anu-trusi law itiva other neraons were-in- am h flv tndicted for con- " ,hre. labor leaders, ffc&SZ Louis Oebhardt. , ,! John T. Hettrtck, .code of prac- tice lawyer, who is aeVvtaf prison parole, eneoave announcea loaajr, " re new Indictments, charging violation vuw, auu--u""., ' " 1 trrjvx , , , 1 Y At ,r. Tin V , . v HIS INVESTIOATIOX - : --- '. . . I U rristoIV Va.-Tenn., Jan. OW- Declaring that moiestaUon by na- tlves of the mountains na pletely destroyed T'n?ri-?; scienuae wurw; - Benhams. In which . ",u.n"t WITH DIN ob-1week. Dr. Ales Hrdllcka . expert DEDICATED ARE IT! PERMITTED TAKE y Supreme Court Holds That Ljquor Cannot Be Taken From Buildings. RULING- REVERSES A PREVIOUS ONE Justice Reynolds Dis sents McKenna Hands Down Majority Opinion. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 Intoxi cating liquors, stored in govern lhent bonded warehouses, cannot be withdrawn by the owners for their own personal use, the su preme court today held In a de cision delivered by Justieo Mc Kenna, and dissented to by Ju. tke Mclteynolds. Such liquor can only be transported from the bonded warehouses, Justk MoKenna stat ed, "to a wholesale druggists for sale 'to him for purposes not pro hibited." The court in a previous decis ion had held that owners could withdraw from private warehouses liquor for their own consumption or for the use of their family or their bonafide guests. Today's rul ing marks a wide distinction be tween private and bonded ware houses. Justice McKenna on thin point said that "mere ownership waa not the equivalent" to possession, and declared that under the, Volstead law, "there must be ownershle and possession in one's private dwell ing, and that character cannot be assigned to the bonded warehouses of the government." The casea before the c-ourt-Tlid not, he said, have the effect of de priving those who held warehouse certificates of their property with out due process of law nor did it amount, he added, to the taking of private property for public pur poses without just compensation DID NOT TRACE MJNl'TELY Referrlna- to the eontention.that the prohibition amendntent und the Volstead act if -epplled to liquor manufactured and lawfully acquired before the amendment and the law becamo effective would be void, as taking from property iuj essential attributes of the right to use it. possess it and enjoy It. Justice McKenna stated that the court was "not disposed to trace the elements of the con tentions minutely, as they were all answered by the former decision of the court In the national prohibi tion cases n': '..'. Referring to that part of the lar Which permits on to tjso law fully obtained liquor in his home. Justice McKenna asserted this right cannot be construed to- ex tend "to liquors not so eltuated, or to put it more pointedly, an in tention to make all bonded ware houses of the country outbuildings of its dwellings." '".?-.. Declaring he had been tnxdfs agreement with the previous decis ion of the court in holding that liquor in private warehouses could be lawfully moved by owners to their residences for consumption, Justice McReynolds asserted that If the doctrine laid down Dy tne court in that case -was good i would' permit owners' to withdraw Ununr from bonded wrarchouses. and he urged that unless the court took that view it should "frankly" withdraw its former decision. In the present cases liquor was en trusted to government warehouses as pormitted by the statute, he said, but the owner "is denied the privilege of taking It home because that warehouse is not contributory to his dwelling nor an adjunct thereto, nor an outbuilding con nected therewith." The decision grew out of a con solidation of four cases, all brought against Internal revenue collectors to comperMhem to permit the withdrawal of the liquor. In each case the decision was against he owner of the warehouse certificate. MARY PICKFORD IX COURT AS TJSCAI, CARSON, Nev.. Jan. 80. The Nevada supreme court, after hear ing oral arguments today on a mo tlon of Attorney Fowler to have tlit divorce obtained by Miss Mary Plckford at Minden. March 2, 1820, annulled, took the case under ad visement. The court has three months in which to make decision unless the case is resubmitted be fore thtt time. , Fowler contended that the di vorce of Miss Plckford from Owen D. Moore, another motion picture actor was obtained by fraud, since, he said, she deliberately swore she had no other residence than Genoa Ne vada, although both she and her husbaad were bona tide residents of Los Angeles. Gavin McNab, attorney for Miss Plckford, assorted that the attoi--ney-general's act was "gratuitous and meddlesome action and inter ference' bv a stranger, without warrant in law and against pubUcJ policy. ' ne aeciareu inn nivwiui decree was Irrevocably final since neither party had appealed.; P. A. McCarran, former chief Justice of the Nevada supreme court, followed McNab, - saying tliero was no aggrieved party in the esse and therefore no founda tion for the suit.- , , GOVERNOR MALL'S CASK IS BEISO . TfilEP - WAUKEGAN, III., Jan. 30. (foy the Associated Press.) Two assis tant attorneys general of Illinois, and the state attorney general of Sangamon county today-fought tO block the efforts of attorneys for Opvernor Len . Small and Vernon Curtis, Grant Park. 111., banker, ro obtain ' separate trials for their clients who are charged with em-bev-lement of state funds. ' This, the' last and final motion preceding setting of the trial date, hod developed a legal fight as bit terlj waged as any -which have marked the six month since the indictments were returned By the Sangamon county grand. Jury at 8pringfleld, July 20. 121. ' The outcome may be known to morrow when C. C. Leforgee, chief of the governor's lawyers, present the. closing argument.! It la con. sldered probable that Judge Clair C. Edwards will give art immediate OWNERS BONDED I TO THE UP-BUILDING ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY V- 'eement On Shantung Is Reached By Japs And Chinese WASHINGTON. Jan- 30. An agreement on all the prin ciples Involved in the plan for return of Shantung province to China was reached tonight by the Japanese and Ghlneso arms delegations. After the two groups had been in conference for nearly "seven hours wrestling with the tlnal problems of restoring the TslngUo-Tsinanfu railroad to Chinese control, word came from the committee room, that only details of phraseology of the proposed treaty remained in the way of a complete agreement. The basis of the settlement is understood to have been the plan supported by President Harding, providing that China pay for the road in treasury notes and that Japanese ex perts bo retained in the oper ating personnel during the pe riod ot payment. It was announced however. LEGION TO ACT HEAD INFORMED Charges That National Officials Are' Not Working for Jobs for Veterans. wmnixoTox ssiun tss Mflsmis cmzss c, n. i. a. iRrs.vrj WASHINGTON. Jan. SO. These North Carolina nominations for postmastep-were sent to the senate today!, Sam L. Frank, Franklin, and Arthur H. Glbbs, Whittier. North Carolina congressmen here are not satisfied with the ef forts of the national officials of the American legion to keep the administration from disregarding the ex-soldler preference provis ion o the law in making appoint ments. ' Representative Brinson called the attention of Col. John Thomas Tayl, vlco chairman of the national legislative committee to the Mqrehead City contest. Col onel Taylor sent Mr. Brinson a letter enclosing a newspaper clip ping to show the position of the legion as "relative to political appointment,-" . " brishon ' (-' CALLS HIH HAND ;;,'. th response Mrv Brinson wrote: "I bjive jut recervea your letter of the 37th Instant together' wlthl the newspaper- clipping, which you say expresses the policy of the na. tlonal organization of the Ameri can legion as to the appointments to federal office. ., 'S J'l.rfote the following statement in the newspaper clipping which you sent. "We are for preference for the veterans but cannot make individual recommendation:" We are watching to see that the prop- ,-.f ,nla- .Kn .law im BUN WANTS graven :to ex-service applicants." ; , , y'lt would be" Interesting to know Just what Is meant by these seem ingly conflicting statements. It would also be interesting to know what your organization will do when after 'witching to see that the proper preference under, the law, is given to ex-service appli cants,' you find that an ex-soldlcr, as in the Morehead City cane, is holding office, has led In two ex aminations unjjAr the civil service and yet Is .to be displaced if the President's nomination : of a re publican 'partisan is confirmed. 'The ex-servlue men In North Carolina. I 'feel sure, will watch with Interest td see If their offi cials here at the capital will re main seated,1 with hands folded While men with fine ex-service rec ords tre turned out Of office sum marily, after rendering effluent service and standing at the head of the eligible list. "If the high officials are to re main Inactive and inert-while of fice, while ex-service men have won by civil service tests sre taken from them by partisan; politics, then the ex-serice inert of the country generally should be In formed." GEORGIA BANKER IS PLACED ON TRLVL ERTJNSWICK,- Oa.. Jan. 30. L. Carter, former president of the Jesup Banking company and vice president of the. Odum Banking company, was placed on trial in the Glynn superior court here today on a charge of fraudulent Insolvency of the Jesup Banking company. A wagon load of records, documents, etc.. were brought into the court room to Be used aa evidence. . Only one witness was examined late this afternoon after a Jury had been se cured,, , . V'C V.;',--- 'The trial will last three or four days, . MSW BOND ISSUFTO BK MADE SHORTLY WASHINGTON. Jan.' S0. The farm loan board is preparing a new bondsjsue to be made short ly, it was said today at the treas ury. ' Officials said the Issue prob ably .would amount to about $75. 000,000. Interest rates have not yet been determined, it was said. The board wilt have to decide whether to dispose of the new bonds at a premium-' or lower the rate to below S per cent under ex isting conditions In the apnd mar ket, . . , ...... CITY COMMISSIONERS ' , WOCT4 SEIZE SHIP NEW ; ORLEANS.' Jan. . 30. Warrant for the seizure ot the steamship Noocalulu, of Pensacola, Fla..' was Issued iq United States district court today- as the result of a suit filed by the board of com missioners for the port of New Or leans. The port commissioners Al leged that th steamship owes thorn 13,463 as .wharfage charges and that the master.pt the vessel had refused to pay it and had intended putting to sea. . i i.. OF WESTERN NORTH MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1922. On Monday that in order to work out the remaining details, the two delegations would meet again tomorrow. Dr. Koo of the Chinese, predicted that before tomorrow night a final and a definite settlement could be announced. None of the Japanese would t'imment on tho stntus ot the negotiations prior to a formal announcement an I no one vho attended tho meeting would disclose the exact ex tent to which the plan sup ported by "good oflirers" of the President. Secretary Hughes and Arthur J. Rilfour. had been approved. "We made considerable 1 regress on .rhe basis sugftosted ' by "our friends. Mr. ' ll.ilfotir find Secretary Hughes," Dr. Koo said. Pressed for details of the settlement, Dr. Koo said that he did not care to go Into de laib; as he thought the two meuiaiurs wuui'i ivani 10 niaKe fmtiMit'4 m Fwh rtmPi If PREPARES FDR CONFERENCE TALK ECONOMICS Arrangements Being Made as if Every Nation Will Send Delegates. ROME, Jan. JO. (By The Asso ciated Prewi)The Italian govern ment Is continuing its preparations for the organisation of the Genoa economic conference as if all the countries, that have been invited, Including the United Ktates and France, had'" unqualifiedly an nounced their, intentions to bo rep resented, . 4 Prefect Riccl, of Genoa, came to Rome today to conferred with Mar quis Delia Torretta, the minister of foreign affairs, Angelo Mauri, minister of agriculture, ajitt Ku genlo Bergamasco, minister of the navy, who have been commission ed to arrange the preliminary de tails in connection with the con ference. The prefect has requisi tioned the royal palaco of the anci ent Doges for the sittings of the conference. , , : . : ''It Is reported thatJtie Russian delegation, headed by .TlKoIal Le nine will be accompanied by 30 servants and five coo fcn. Tbe Associated - Press " corre spondent was Informed today by tho minister of foreign affairs that there probably would be no hotol available for the Journalists and that an obsolete traus-AtlantIo lin er, moored at one, of 'the piers, would be the home of the writers during the. conference, -Slgnor Rlcci has Instructed tho telephone and telegraph adminis tration virtually to re-wire the city completely in order to give the visiting delegations private tele phones in their quarters at the ho tels so thst they may be in direct communication with their respec tive governments. , WORLD COURT IS ORGANIZED AT THE HAGUE 0f MONDAY i THE , HAGUE, Jan. 80. (By The Associated Press.) At the first informal -and preliminary slui ting of the permanent court of rn-l ternotlonal Justice in tne peace palace today, nine ot the 1 1 Judges andtwo supplementary Judgeswere present Dr. B, T. C. Loder. or hoi. land took the chair pending the elec.lon of a president. .. It was decided at today's sitting to request the secretariat of the league of nations to provide a court with a provisional secretariat. The first Public meejng ot the court was fixed for February IS .J Among the Judges present today was John Basgett Moore ot the United States. . REMAINS OF NOTED CHEMIST WILL BE TAKEN TO RALEIGH . . eriiMX'i Kwi rcfy t T4WH111IWOB sarfu tMCK nRxir.r) J RALEIGH, Jn. 30. The body of Dr. Charles Baskervllle, noted chem ist of New York, whose death oc curred Saturday night will reach Rallgh Wednesday night snd in terment 'Will take place In Oak wood cemetery Thursday mornlmt. Funeral services will be held In the church of the Intercession, New York. Tues day and a short service wll be held at the grave here. Mrs. Bsskervitle, who survives formerly was MUs Mary Boylan Snow, of Raleigh. TOO LATE TO SAVE KU&SIANS, DECLARED LONDON. Jan. 30. (By The As sociated Press) Dr. Fridtjof Nan sert. who Is closely identified with Russian relief, expressed himself In srpessimdetio manner in a state ment to press representatives this afternoon regarding; the famine In Russia. "It is too late to save the people of Russia," he said. "Whatever is done they will die by the millions. Livestock Is dying everywhere and if nothing is done there will pres ently be none remaining. Twenty American dollars will keep a horse alive, but a human life can be sav ed for IS shillings, that sum would keep a man alive until the new harvest. " - "You may talk about the hor rors of war. but these people suf fer for weeks and months before they die." ,..:.- V"..' . J i OARMBNT WORKER gTRIKC NEW YORK Jan. 10. Members of the Ladles' Waist and , Dressmakers union today picketed 40 Independent non-union shops In a strike against a 25 per cent CWt ln wages, which was Joined by 2.000 women and girls In the Fifth avenue loft district this morning, '. JuUua Hockrnan, acting manager of the strike, said 2.000 women and glrki (-already had, walked out ami 1,000 mere wosjd Do called out Detore tne and of the week.. . CAROLINA' EXPECTED REACH VOTE ON ALLIED DEBT BILL TODAY Simmons Offers Amend-: ment Fixing Time of Interest Payments. I SENATOR JOHNSON ! JOINS DEMOCRATS! Administration Appar ently Has Things Its Way in the Refunding Matter. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. By fairly decisive otes the senate re fused today either to require con gressional approval of the agree ments to be entered into with the debtor "nations by the proposed allied debt refunding commission or to limit the authority of the commission In the matter of de ferring the time when interest pay ments on the eluven billion dollar foreign debt shall begin. Despite nn agreement sharply limiting debute, a final vote was not reached. Lale in the day when tho roll calls on Htnjndnients be gan it looked as though the now week old fight would come to an end, but a reference to the agri cultural "bloc" by one senator brought a tart reply by e.nolher; that led to further discussions and finally it was decided to recess un til 11 a. in., tomonsow Those In charge of the bill hope to dispose of the measure on that day but many amendments still are pend ing with plenty of more discussion In prospect. JOHNSON OFFKK8 AMENDMENT The first amendment rejected to day was that proposing approval by congress or the bond .conversion agreements. It whs proposed by Senator Johnson, republican, Cali fornia, and was voted down, 44 to 3l. Seven republicans Borah, Brandegee, France, Johnson, La FoUette, Moses and NorrlB Joined with 2!) democrats In supporting rye amendment. Hcoator Williams, democrat, Mississippi was the only democrat opposing It. Next the senate rejected 4 to 33, an amendment by Senator Sim mons, democrat, North Carolina, proposing thst Interest on the con verted bonds be paid semi-annually or annually, Senator Williams alsTi opposed this amendment, white four republicans Itorsh, LaFolleJe, Johnson f and Norrls supported it. . Senator ; Heed,, democrat,; Mis souri than proposed Umt the com mission be prohibited from defer, ring Che interest payments by any counUry- for a period longer 'than two years, but this also was voted down, 44 to S4. Senator Williams also opposed this amendment, while flvA republicans Borah, Johnson, Kfenyon, LaFollctte and Norrls voted for It. SIMMONS STILL FIGHTING . Saratov Simmons offered another amendment limiting the time for deferring Interest payment to three yearn. This was pending when the ion ate finally went into a brief executive sessjpn preliminary to taking a recess until lis. m. to morrow. ' The recess plan wss sgreed upon after a motion to ad journ hod been defeated on a roll call. 44 to 32. In the course of dehato ' today there were charges of "slntstfer In fluences behind the bill. Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, declared that powerful financial Interests both ' In" the United States and abroad did not Intend that the Hi lled debt should be paid. Senator Simmons reiterated charges that proposed legislation wluld benefit the holders In this ifountrf of 25 000,000,000 of the bonds of the allied countries floated largely be fore the United States ontercd the war. WOMAX IS AJUIESTED ii tit. nnrarc . NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 80. Af ter gathering evidence for the past two weeks In his investigation into fires in several Louisiana towns cf "a most peculiar nature," which he has placed in the hands of District Attorney Blanchard, of Caddo par tsh, Conrad Lecos. state fire mar shal, today ordered the arrest of Mrs. M. E. Crosby, well known In New Orleans, Shreveport, Bog.xluri, LaFayette, La., and Jackson. Miss., charging that she is the held of an "arson trust." Warrants also were Issued for Mrs. Crosby's two daughters and their husbands, Mr. and Mrs. It. H. Raney and Mr. and Mrs. J. D. IUgdon, the fire marshal said Mr. Lecoz stated that extradition proceedings would be begun to bring Mrs. Crosby Into Louisiana from Jackson, Miss., where she Is now residing with her family. The fire marshal declared that his office was Investigating the de struction by Are ot several board ing houses which Mrs. Crosby op erated last year. He declared that they burned within a few weeks after she had stocked them with cheat) furniture. , AMBASSADORS TALK j TO FRENCH PREMIER PARIS. Jan. SO. (By The Asso dated Press. .Myron T. Hrrlck, American smhassador to France, and George Harvey, ambassador to Great Britain, were in conversation today with Premier Polncare for nearly 40 minutes. Afterwards the ambassadors said that their talk was of a general nature and that It did not relate especially to the Genoa economic conference or to Franco-American relations. Reference was made during the interview to the general situation, but according to Mr. Harvey and Mrf Herrick the French premier, contrary to expectations failed to take advantage of the opportunity t discuss the attitude of the Unit ed States government with regard to the Genoa conforenee. ' It was the -first visit of the am bassadors to M. Polncare since he became premier. Both Mr. Herrick and Mr. Harvey tendered to M. Polncare congratulations and good a-lshes. , . V Investigation As To Cause Of Disaster At Knickerbocker Starts Capper Off ers His Resolution Calling For Investigation Kansas Senator Wanta In quiry to Be of Wide spread Xature i ... i WASHINGTON. Jm. St). Inves tigation tt the Knickerbocker the atre dJruster by a senate commit tee, is proposed Iti a resolution In troduced today by Senator Cupper, republican. Kansas, n member of the District of Columbia commit tee. It wns referred to u commit tee controlling senate expenses, as is cuutomary. Supporting the resolution. Sen ator Frellnghuysnn, repuhUcau, New Jersey, said the Investigation should be "a widespread one of the entire District government." add ing thst he knew from personal knowledge that many buildings in Washington were "flro traps" which might at any time cost scores of live. Tho resolution read as follows: "Whereas, the tragedy nt the Knickerbocker theatre last Satur day evening, resulting in the death of 100 cltlsens and the serious in Jury of many others, has profound ly shocked the poople of Washing ton and the entire nation; and, EXPLANATION UNSATISFACTORY "Whereas, the explanation that snow, although of as extraordinary quantity, whs the chief cause ot the collapse of the root appears to bo unsatisfactory; and, "Whereas, it Is currently report ed that contractors and builders, especially during and since the world, war, have Ignored, evaded or treated lightly the rules and reg ulations provided In the building code of the District of Columbia,, especially those' section which make, mandatory provision for as surance against such a terrible calamity as has Just occurred ; and. "Whereas. It has been persis tently rumorei that contrarctors and builders, determined, to mve money on the erection of residences and building structures, have acted In collusion with Inspectors ot build ings, employed by the (Ditrlot of Columbia: and, "Whereas, it is the Imperative duty ot the senate of the United Slates to know all the facte relat ing to this Inexcusable tragedy and also to learn what. It any, truth there Is in the repeated assertions that the'tafety and health ot thou sands of citixene and residents of the DlfltrJot of Columbia havo been Jeopardised by the actions of care less contractors, builders and build ing Inspector;, , - "Resolved, That the senate com mittee on the District of Columbia be, and hereby is, authorized and directed to make a searching Inves tigation Into the Knickerbocker tragedy. Including the cneTattona of builders, contractors and build ing inspectors, especially In relation to structures erected during and since the world war. "Resolved, That the committee1 be authorised to employ such ex pert and other help as may in Its Judgment be needed to obtain all the facts connocted with this dis aster. "Resolved. That the expenses ot the investigation be defrayed from the contingent fund of the United States senate." , If Senate Passes Bill Over 300 Million Will Be Avail able 'for Veterans. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-JThe Independent offices appropriation bill carrying a total of 1494.304. 238, most of which is for use by the veterans bureau, was passed today by the house and sent tto the senate. , For the bureau the bill appropriated $377,474,823 and the only change In this feature was the elimination of a provision which would have limited the number ot camps at which train ing schools might be established to Camp Uherldah, Ohio. Some of the items making up the 1100,000,000 appropriation for the shipping board came In for sharp attack, the house defeating, 171 to 117, a democratic motion to recommit the bill for the pur pose of restricting the board's ad vertising expenditures to 2500,000. In addition to 1900,000 carried tor advertising, the board has avail able 1800,000, thus giving It 11, 700,000 for advertising. DEMOCRATS WOULD RECOMMIT The motion to recommit, offer ed by Representative Byrne, dem ocrat, South Carolina, a membor of ;the appropriations committee, would have eliminated alao a sec tion providing for J50,000,000 for payment of claims. An amendment hy Representa tive Byrns. democrat, Tennessee, directing that not more than six officers or employes of the board should receive a salary In itcess of HI, 000, was adopted as wait un amendment by Representative Walsh, republican, Massachusetts, limiting such salaries to $35,H00. - Mr. Walsh also got through an amendment stipulating that no part, of the appropriation should be used by the board for publica tion ot Its own newspapors, bulle tins or periodicals of any kind. - ' OCCLINBS THIS POtT -THCRLtN, Jlaiii 80. (Hy To Asio oit4 Press.) Or? Andrews Hermes,' minister of food, has definitely de clined appointment as ambassador of the United States. Ilia declination 1 largely due to lasdlng members of his own party who desired hinv to j-etsln h!a cost in the cabined MILLIONSTQ BE PROV DED UNDER THE HOUSE BILL PRICE FIVE CENTS. CHARGES THAT BUILDING WAS President Postpones So cial Function by Reason of Suffering in Capital. - UNITED STATES -OFFICER INSPECTS Death List Remains Around 105 While Many Are at the Hospitals. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-i-TIie possibility that the mimber of dead In the Knickerbocker theatre tragedy might be less than 100 w seen tonight after the police had completed a recheck of all names lit the earlier casual'.y lists ami had made a thorough inquiry covering undertaking establish ments and hospitals. Aa a rosuK of their investigation, it was said the death list so far as deftnttel) ascertained now stood at 85. Ten names in the lists hereto fore given of tbe dead were tenta tively stricken out pending more definite knowledge of these per sons. The 10 had been listed as "address unknown" and there "had been no inquiries by relatives or friends for such persons." These were: W, N. Crawford. Albert Ba ker, E. H. HslI, Paulus Lamby, L. I... Lehler, Mr. and Mrs. Hiissell,. Maine. X). N. Walsh. MUs M. h. Walsh and a Mrs. Davis. . - The condition of Edward IT. Shaiighnessy, second assistant postmaster-general, was said to night to be "Improved" and It was added that ho was now expected to recover. , .V.,- ,. i, . .-. . WASHINGTON, Jan. 80. Inves tigation of 'hs cause of thjKnlck erbocker theatre disaster, Which caused the death of more than one hundred persons, was begun today by several agencies of the District ot Columbia government with. the . probability that the senate and the house also might undertake an ex -ba ustive Inquiry, 4 v v . ; the seriate Is Mpected to act to." morrowtem resolution b Benstor Clapper, republican, Kansas, calling far an investigation of the catas trophe by a senate committee. De spite th gnnouncement by Repre sentative Mondell. republican lead er, that the house would not au ihorls an Inquiry until District of Columbia officials have concluded their investigations, Representative Ryan, republican, New ' York, charging that the collapse of the jtroof was due to faulty construction - and would nos nave ocuurrcu jjhu v, there been proper Inspection, off- ' red a resolution proposing an In vestigation. District of Cplumbla commis sioners declared they would go in. to ovary. ihase of the tragedy which - occurred Saturday night when the roof, freighted with snow fell ou an audience of several hun dred, not only lor tne purpose ov fllni th blame but of also guard- . ing against possible recurrence of such calamities. , EJfGINKER MARES INWECTIOX - Colonel Charles K.eucr, engineer commissioner, after making a per aonal survey ot the wreckage de clared he believed the cave-in was caused by a defect in material aC soip point of the roof i support. He stated, however, that H wuld be impossible now to determine whether there had been any de fect in material. ' - Plans for the support of the roof. Colonel Ksllar asserted, In- . dlcated that the capacity for weight was greatly in excess of anv requirement In a 1 olimate like Washington's. ... Hnlldina- Inspector Healy also was of the opinion that plans for the construction of the roof were sound and practical ana tnai tne t necessary testa following construc tion bed been met. . Preliminary to an Investigation of the disaster, the federal grand Jury went to the scene of the tragedy and examinou w Age today. Wltneses wtll be called Before the Jury without de'jty It. aid. in an effort to fix tyame.- CORONER ALSO GETS ' ACTIVE D. 3. Ramsey titvm, uisrnci wi , Columbia coroner, deolaring ne would spare no enon m placing peaponslblllty; requested Peyton , Cordon, district attorney, to -the war department to assign ex pert engineers to the task of de termining the cause of the roof collapse. Mr. Gordon said ne wouia seek such assistance .Convinced that au Dome nuu removed from the debria the search for dead was halted today by officials In charge of rescue work which had gone on continu ously for 40 hours. The last bony was removed irom me , tot. it nlrht. Inspector Haly ordered the walla ot the theatre rased at once- as a safety precau tion. Unfounded reports that the walls had collapsed, killing men In the rescue party, were spread broadcast today, causing Jnuch ex citement. ' " "J--. . Careful recuses: or vne sow jiot tnnfrht that If no more Of the Injured died, the death toll Would b 106, reports rnat w additional persons had died were unverified. . V' ' . A doxert persons In hospitals, however, were reported in oilt Ical condition tonight, atthoughv E. H. Shaughnessy, second assistant postmaster-general, was said lo w greatly improved. More than 100 persons sustained Injuries ft more than a minor nature and were taken to hospitals. The tragedy caused the postt ponemeht today of practically all ERECTED 1 'I
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