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ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1922.
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Information Respect
To The Naval Treaty
li)
SITUATION
Members Informed That
No Minutes ""were
Kept of Conference v
w.nrMfl MAY OB ;
YNOTEESPOND
-xhtTiltin Senate men
latter Is Brought Up
' ; fopConsideration
'...cuTOOTONV Feb. l.i-S5il
iuTtati sa the four-power i'a-
t'V hnm today- -with
1 '"Lniry tilt reciting in a-re-ireUmJ?a2L:
i.nt Harding, for- "
iStw. information to how
"treaty was negotiated. .., ,-.-.
in liou of general discussion.,
m?k brought to the surface, va
M-2e
Mstlve strength of supporters
... infrmtion. The reso
S of request bad the rapport
i republican nd democratic lead
. ilike and wU approved with-
t record vote. - ;. '
While it awaited the President'
!r, the foreign reiauons c" -
.1 A.MAeA to go ahead with
sitwr treaties resulting , from the
am negotiations In the hope that
,11 them might be pressed to
rjtiflcatlon without considerable
, n meeting late is the
itj, the committee completed Its
re41ng of th navai umiuuran n
sbmsrine trestles wnnout onnj
aotn llcht anv Indication of Appo
rtion. Tomorrow It win rcao
ihroagh the general far eastern
md Chlne tnrin paus.
mTTHPOfK . 1 - ' ,
WANTS TO KNOW
flimator Hitchcock, of Nebraska
nnklng democratic member of the
committee and leader of the un-
niiccejtful fight for ratification of
an treaty of Versailles, presented
th resolution- requesting full - in
formation from , the President.
Wita tome nunor ; cftahgea ' in
jilmieology, it promptly was ec
yptrt by genatore Lodge, or was
JiehuMtU. and Underwood, of Ala
unit,. republican. -land democratic
Knit leaders, respectively, and
fh members of the American
oewjsuon to tne arms eomerence,
ilthough each declared he knew
w Information regarding ths foul"
power negotiations that was . not
ilready before the senate. V-
Senator Underwood, explaining
it length , why no record of ' the
atoutlon was kept, declared the
nejotutlons could not be earrted
m in a publlo way because they
wtertted principally the abroga
tion of the Anglo-Japanese ,alll
n a subject on which the Amer
"in, delegation could -speak only
y private suggestion... The. "heads
w delegations." Sir. Underwood
Hied, conducted directly most Of
t! international exehanges. Jead
BfWfo the tmalv . .
Glaring himself "am'ated" that
m minutes of so important a dls
cumion had beon kpt,- Senator
Hitchcock replied that hi resolu
!n, at least, might result in some
jiJt belnir thrown on - certain
HlMtlons rained tt- tinrH In In.
irprettion of the treaty : terms,
wnawr Johnson, republican, CalU
'. ao oectared a further x
Pinitlon aa due the senate and
Ai(ri(n people, since the 900
wgvoook of data submitted with
Boiues contained- scarcely a
trerencs to the four-power paet .
nit!'.1Prldflnt Hardln "will rs
i;iit.lh? wolutloa Vas uncertain
wnight. In view of the absence of
I HuShes, who has gona to
Jw?". U was indicated, how
as B-ulV acUon would b takn
th Z. ,1 aa POM'hle. beoauss of
th0 featies completed
totaL41' tn" tte'-
liith Eorpll'r lven h thr
aSl..nate 'Wtrs have not
ft fcL,he,r lntetion of bringing
, li i order t,ut the full scons and
M JL. 'our-power agree-
Jxxlr. . : ' understood, Mr.
iw put mto the senate record
four .p" of no, "nt tn
n Siat1ry Pwe to .Portugal
h. ie,herlana8- declaring that
m i.f?Wr , PMewlons . of these
ZectM0"! ihe 'would b.
-tiMciXi tht ""torles are to be
CnLtt"rr th trety provis-
ruarr i was Bent on Feb.
ence .(m wW1? th anna-confer-'"M
sUll was in session. . -
f AOTBEB IS ARRtaSTED
Ww rntil'i Fa- rh. a
Vm wSH1?"! ago
wh7 . lo ";ne tore again to
rTif.. hen warrant chare-Iris- en.
itwitd. man waa Hanged,
Seelev u i. ' : '
the Civ:.. v aw y
In 1808 ,i ,tlm: " H IPPearcd
nvr. Amwiff0 lhe "-Mahoning
Racco '!J,horltl arrested Eocco
wi-km i!nf.iy-onvicted and
v'osaidhe'hd dl.:
(..i-now evldenc. k.. k...
om .th ca n1 today he
.iirdocfc .;iiC.rr.,,""t harglng Jim
'"-"dock """n the warden.
t-u. noi oeon apprehend
y CX,r'o?1n!1Ta' attornV'y
ft, of vf'-o the house of deln-
froa this Jul . f snral assembly
msfl, -.'-succeed ed to
t nd Mr .I?;nlmn,tr of the
'h' In,Jr.ci0,,nr "' ' the
mm
, , wmmunicatioo
Seventeen Made
Rich Haul From
y Chicago People
Estimated Bischoff's Gang
Got round Seven Million
Dollars
CHICAGO, Feb. 1g Leslie Har
rington and 16 others alleged to
have helped him in "borrowing" a
sum estimated at as high as $7,
000.000 Trom poor investors, most
ly of fcreisin extraction, were nam
ed In true bills returned by the
grapd Jury today, according to of
ficials in the states attorney s of
fice. ....
All-of those named,' It was re
ported, were charged with operat
Ing a confidence game. Similar ac
tlon was expected, according to of-
nciais or tne state a attorney s of
fice, against Raymond J. Bischoff,
on woose operations Harrington
was said to have modelled his own
ana into wnose artalrs an invest)
cation has been in progress for
several days.
B1SCHOFP
TKSTIF1"K8. ?
"ln his testimony before a. ref
eree In bankruptcky, Bischoff has
estimated his own liabilities ul
$4,500,000 With assets of less than
11,000 in Cash. Others, however.
hava, estimated Bischoff s linbili-
"ties at approximately 17.000.000
all collected in the form of loans
during the past two years by the
ie-year-old promoter.
Ths belief also was expressed
by officio Is tn the state's attorney's
o tflce that the losses of the thou
sands of. poor investors who trust
ed thetr money to Harrington and
Bischoff might run as. high as $11,-
uvu.vuu. ...
The sum. it was expected, would
be increased by an investigation
now being made of several small
concerns .who Imitated the meth
yds of Harrington and Bischoff.
FOLLOW DAYS OF
R IS H DISORDER
Collins Calls on England
': o: Continue to Carry
, rOut the Treaty . ,
OHUECHILirASKS !
; - TREATY PASSAGE
Sir James Craig Appreci
ates Action of Loyalists,
y-. Statement Says .
-'Belfast. rb. -(By The
Associated Press.) The. city of
Ueltast - today bors; a mournful
aspect." There were many funerals
during the day of persons killed in
the, recent disorders. The proces
sions in all cases were escorted by
armored cars and lorries Contain
ing soldiers, while strong forces of
police, . and troops pcoupled ths
danger tones through which the
corteges passed. Several of the
victims were buried with -Orange
honors. There were no untoward
Incidents. -
- During ths afternoon and even
ing the city was quiet except for a
sudden outbreak of firing late In
the afternoon, which was quickly
suppressed. There wars no casual
ties.. ' -.-..-v:.
Sir". James Craigl the Ulster pre
mier, presided over v meeting of
his cabinet ' tod ay, "which after
wards issued a statement express-
ing appreciation tor the restraint
shown by the loyalists of the six
northern, counties and appealing
for a continuance nt "such praise
worthy conduct," "I-:..
on ciancmtL .
DUBLIN, Keb. !. (By The As
soolated Press.) Michael Collins,
head . of. the . provisional govern
ment, tonight sent a long tolegr.im
to Winston Spencer Churchill,
British secretary for ths colonies.
It was in the nature of a mani
festo) to the British people, asking
fair play for the treaty in respect
to the recent .happenings in Ulster
and for the apportionment of the
blams for them- ,in the proper
places, : ;!;":.: ";. V'; :-A
Alluding , to the suspension of
the evacuation of Ireland by the
British troopsi the message said:
' The1 best way the English gov.
eminent can help us is not by sus
pending, but. by carrying out ths
treaty, thereby convincing Ireland
that England is really delivering
the goods thla time." ,
CHURCHILL WANTS
PASSAGE
LONDON. Feb. 1$. (By The As
sociated Press.) In moving the
second reading1 of the Irish free
state bill In the nouse ot commons
today; Winston' Spencer Churchill,
secretary for - the colonies, laid
stress on the necessity ot giving ef
fect to the treaty by, clothing the
provisional . government as the
treaty provided with lawful powers
and enabling It to hold an eleetloiv
at . the earliest moment. , -
"It ts the view ot the IrWh sig
natories of the treaty," he aid,
"that an Irish republic had been
set up hy the Irish people at the
eleHion arid that the republic only
could be ..: converted Into free
state, by the decision of the people.
We don't recognize the Irish re
public and never will." '
SOVIET IS v ,
IMPROBABLE ' "'
Alluding to the report of a coup
d'etate to overturn the provisional
eovernment. Mr. Churchill said
"There n re those who think the
present 'Irisrl government ' may"' be
overthrown by a coup a etate, ana
a. red soviet aorernment set UP
The British government does not
MAN
FUNERALS
, (CtXancS s rm nwj
HAD
FAVORS
GENERAL SALES!
TAX FOR BONUS
i
Failing ta Push Such Pro
gram, Advise Postpone
ment Bonus Action
AGRICULTURAL BLOC
IS READY TO SCRAP
Chairman Fordney Inti
mates Strongly will Be
No Postponement
WASHINGTON'. Keb. 16. Pav
the soldiers' bonus with a general
tax or postpone the lesrteUtion was
President Harding's advice today
to congress.
Chairman Fordney, of the house
ways and means committee and
McCumber of the senate finance
committee, said today they did not
think the bonus bill would be post
poned, but were silent as to a sales
tax.
Leaders of the agricultural blocs
were outspoken, however, against
this tax and threatened to counter
with a program which would in
clude re-enacmeiit of the excess
profits and higher income surtaxes
and an increase in Inheritance and
some other taxes. This plan aloo
was favored by some democratic!
leaders.
Proponents of a sales tat pro
fessed to be confident that because
of the strong desire In both Iho
house and senate to put through
the bonus bill at this session a
majority of the members would
come to aocopt this levy rather
than see the bonus program de
feated.
TAXlOOKfl
rilQCABLiE
Pending furthor reaction from
the country, there seemed to be a
disposition on alp sides to move
slowly. The President's letter ad
dressed to Representative Fordney
was read at a John meeting ot re
publican members of the house
and senate committees dealing
with the bonus - question, who
agreed after no me discussion, to
leave the matter In the hands of
the majority members of the house
committee.
ia suggesting a general sales tax
aa ths only commendaole plan
of raising funds. Mr. Hardin; said
no oeueveo tne American peopie
would accept such a levy for this
purpose, adding that It would dis
tribute the cost so that, 4t would
be borne by all of the people and
would not contribute added -dim
cultleei to the problems of read
justment. :
If congress would not adopt such
a tax, . the President wrote that it
would-be wise to let legislation go
over untfl 1 there was a situation
which would "Justify the large out
lay," Calling attention -that ths
administration wa i "driving toi
Urg economies,? pushing the dls-:
position ot surplus war proporty
and it has other transactions under
consideration which ought to prove
a great relief to the federal treas
ury, Mr.' Harding added: - . 1 ,
MAY L.KT IT -OO
OVEIt ;,v.V
"It Ib not consistent to enact leg
islation : in anticipation of these
things, but it would be a p-rudfnt
plan to await the . developments,
and I can see in such a postpone
ment people are so genuinely. Inter
ested." ..
: Copies olf the President s letter
were made available to the house
and senate Immediately aft r -the
delivery of the original to P.o-pre-sentaxive
Fordney in the early af
ternoon. There was brief open dis
cussion of the communication in
the senate and none in the houee.
but it was the chief topic of con
versation in the cloak rooms of
both houses.',
: Republican s-leaders generally
withheld comment, but Representa
tive Garrett of Tennessee, the dem
ocratic leader in the house and
Representative ' Garner, - Texas,
ranking democrat ' on the house
ways and means committee, issued
a formal statement In which thoy
asserted that "there has been from
the begglnning a purpose upon the
part of the. republicans to engraft
the sales - tax system , upon . the
country, so that there may be a
cenwal reduction ot the tax on
wealth."
Leaders generally,' both republi
can and democratic said it war too
early to undertake any prediction
aa to whether, if the issue finally
came down to that, the bonus bill
with a sales tax provision would be
defeated, -y-v - 'p ''.Vv.i'ii,;
CHAMBER FAILS TO
WELCOME BONOMI
; IN ,,C0ME-BACKM
.ROME. Feb..a.-.('By the Asso-
ciated Press.) In the chamber of
deputies today Premier Bonomi in
a Speech on the ministerial situa
tion declared ne presemea nimseu.
before the . chamber to request a
dear and explicit verdict on the
question of confidence. ' '. - ..
. Reviewing tne international poi
lov rit the sovern merit Signer Bon
omi claimed that publlo order had
been greatly improved and tnat tne
budget deficit had been reduced
from eleven billion lire last year
to five billion lire for the current
yoar. - The next budget, he antici
pated, would be only three billion,
lire. .. :.",.' :.
Concerning Italy's foreign policy
the premier pointed to Italy's role
as having been to jmpan 10 me
great' powers the spirit of moder
alton' and conciliation by which
alone the- reconstruction ot Eu
rope was possible through moral
disarmament and the Insurance ot
peace. With regard to the Genoa
conference, Bignor Boniml said:
-. "We have undertaken an en
nnunent -toward Europe 'Which
we must keep. We shall be ready
on the date fixed for the conference
which" up to the present has not
been changed."- '. ";
Th statement' of the premier
was coldly received by the chamber
especially when he dec tared that
the Internal situation had been
ameliorated, from several places
in the chamber of deputies shout
ed thA is not true." , The passage
in his speech emphasising a les
sening In the budget aencii, now
nri-ei received with approba
tion and : the announcement that
the income of the country nea peen
augmented by soo.ooo.opo lire
well received
Award Contracts For New
Fire-Proof Buildings At I CITY
Oteen To Cost $350,000MU
Awards ot contracts aggre
gating $350,000 for work on
the public health service hos
pital at Oteen. weft announc
ed by the treasury yesterday,
according to Associated Press
dispatches received byThe
Citizen last night.
A contract for construction
work on the hospital at a cost,
ot $297,694 was awarded to
Kanninc and Qulnn, of Nor
folk. Vs., and a contract for
mechanical equipment at a
cost of $63,500 to the Union
Electric company, of New Or
leans, said the dispatch.
Blue prints and specifica
tions for large fire proof In
firmary wurds, three stories,
have been completed and
while the exact date on which
actual construction will begin
has not been announced, It Is
certain work will start at aa
early date.
Demolition ot parts ot the
old main infirmary ward Is
about complete, this work hav
STATE WILL NOTi
HELP TO ERECT
BUILDINGS NOW
Brooks Advises Superin
tendents of Counties to
Go Slow on Contracts
RALEIGH, Feb. . Notice to
all county superintendents that
contracts for new school buildings
should not be let with the 7 ex
pectancy of receiving financial aid
from the five million dollar auth
orised school fund have been sent
out by the state department of ed
ucation. .
A discovery of a technical error
In ths issuance of the bonds, - In
volving the question of authority
of the rounties to make loans for
school purposes without a vote of
the people, has resulted In pro
ceedings to test before the supreme
court the validity of the plan for
distributing the money among the
counties. 1 ; ' -i ,
VP TO THE
SUPREME COURT . ', ; v
A number of ecrtintics, expecting
the money to be forthcoming, have
mado plans for erecting school
buildings, and the notice from the
department of education bearing
Dr. E. C. Brooks' signature ad
vises against starting work under
lne expectancy of. receiving state
aid at this time. Much in the way
Of school building operstloss de
penda on ah advantageous '. decis
ion by the supreme court when the
test case goes before that body.
The bonds were authorised 'by
th'e, last regular general assembly
to aid counties in extending their
school systems. After spending an
entire week considering a new set
of text books for the stale 's com
mon schools and t hearing agents
present the various merits of their
books, the board of education an
nounced today that it expects to
complete it task tomorrow night.
It will have made virtually a com
plete selection of new hooks tn be
Installed in the common schools
next term.
n.taMXO IN TRIBUTK
TO.NATION'S BANKERS
NEW YORK, Feb. Presi
dent Harding paid tribute to the
bankers'. ot the country for their
share in bearing the nation's bur
dens, in a letter read tonight at
the annual dinner of the trust
companies of the United States.
"I think every 'American who
appreciates difficulties ot the epoch
through which we are passing," he
wrote, "must, recognise, that the
country owes a great obligation to
the wisdom and discretion of the
banking community which, is so
well represented In your association.-
: , , .-t-i
"Whether In war or in peace, In
the era of hostilities Or the equally
difficult one of reconstruction fol
lowing hostilities, the bankers
have been an able and sound alli
ance. They have ably assisted in
carrying the difficulties of our
country. ; There are many Indica
tions of confidence and these will
presently begin to lighten the bur
den which the leaders of business
have been compelled to bear." ,
TWO ARRESTED ON
A FRAUD CHARGE
PENSACOLA. ' Fla.. Feb. "
William- Lee - Popham and Jinn J
Miller Popham, his wife, were ar
rested in Apalacbicola today ana
I taken before the United SfateB
W-ommlssioner at Tallahassee, hav
ing been . Indicted by the granl
jury of the Federal court ot the
northern district' of Florida, in
connection , with the wide-spread
campaign ot publclty given to the
oyster growing association charged
wltn using the malls for the pur
pose of defrauding. 0
It is alleged that during the oast
IS months they have taken in
pearly a million dollars through
shares of stock in -the company
which they have sold to people In
and outside the state of Florida.
and that these Shares which have
been sold beyond the limits of the
stste are worthless, owing to th
wording of the Florida laws, the
laws of the- state declaring that
the oyster bottom Is not transfer
able, ejreept to cltlsens of the state.
WILLi NOT COMMENT
XASHVlLXE, tenn Feb. 1 .
W. J. Hale, president lof the Ten
neesee . .'-grlcultural and Normal
school for negroes, tonight declin
ed to comment upon an Associated
Press dispatch from Washington,
saving that Director Forbes, of the
veterans' bureau, had demanded
his .removal from control of the
Institution. - i '
". BIO FIGURES HERE .
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. The
Joint appropriation - committee of
the .house and senate laAe tonight
reported, out the budget bill carry
ing a combined appropriation- of
$21, lit. 205 for the two years end
ing February ZJ, 1ZJ, and a to
i-uary 29. 124.
ing bem carried on under an
appropriation of $100,000 for
remodeling buildings at the
hospltul. WingH to be desig
nated as "A" and "B," extend
ing trom the main portion of
Ward I-ll will. bo constructed
of concrete and brlok. will be
three stories high and aoconi
rnodato over 201) infirmary pa
tients. Major Miller, command
ing officer at the institution,
stated last night.
Utcen Is now thti second
largest governmont institution
of its kind in the nation ami
the source of gratification to
nil former service men and or
ganizations Interested In the
welfare of the disabled Ameri
can veterans of the world
war. The expenditure of ncar
lv half a million dollars in
making permanent the Institu
tion will make It the largest
and best hospital for the treat
ment of patients who contract
ed pulmonary diseases trom
all causes while in the service,
including being gassed.
WOMEN DF STATE
IN MEETING IN
THE OUEEN CITY
League of Women Elect
OfficersTwo Asheville
Women Delegates
101 CrrwHi. TM 4lMH CUinn)
GREENSBORO, Feb. 18Adop
tion of a progressive legislative
program, organization plans, elec
tion ot orncera and the rendition
of report and recommendations
mixed with several notable ad
dresses formed the major actlvi
ties of the sessions of the annual
convention of the North Carolina
League of Women voters, held
Mere today.
The legislative objectives dcrid
ed upon today Included a fight for
the retention of the state-wide pri
mary law, state aid for worthy
mothers unable to care for their
children because of poverty, the
Australian ' ballot, a reformatory
for delinquent women, better mo
tion pictures, raising the age of
consent from 14 to $ years and
equal rights for women as guard
ians of their children.
OFFICERS
ELECTED , i
Officers elected are Chairman,
Miss Iulse , Alexander, Oreens
bojpo:.,i fjrst Vlee-chairman,: Mrs.
Herbert He well Carthage; eei-ond
vice-chairman, Mrs, , Josephus Dan
iels, Raleigh; third -vice-chairman,
Miss OerU-ude Weill, Goldboro;'
recording secretary, Miss Lassie
Kelly, Frartkllni corresponding
secretary, Mrs. J. W. Cone, Greens
boro; treasurer, Mrs. li. J. Outh
rcy, Charlotte.
Delegates elected to attend the
convention of the national organi
sation, to be held at Baltimore
April 20T8J, are:.' Mrs. T. W.
Blckett, Raleigh: Mkw Gertrude
Weill, Miss Louise Alexander, Miss
Mary uwen uraham, Kaleigihr Mrs.
J. W; Cone, Miss Sallle Dortch,
Raleigh; Miss Lassie Kelly, Mr.
Palmer Jerman. Ratafgh: Mrs. C,
W. Tlllett, Charlotte; Miss Harrett
F.lllott, Greensboro; .-Mrs. ...J... y,
Gudger, and Mrs. Charles M, Piatt.
both ot Asheville, are in the list
A eWAm.. .... i
This morning was given over to
reports of department heads and
officer and speeches : by Miss
Doris Graves, national organizer:
Mm. Catherine W. McCulloch, Chi
cage, woman lawyer, and Mr.
Julian Bailey, Aiken, 8. C. third
regional dlreiitor, Mrs. Graves re
ported thV Ave new leagues have
neen lormed at Wilson, Qastonia,
Newv Bern, Charlotte and ,,Rooky
Mount.
Mrs. McCulloch spoke on the
necessity of uniform laws for wo
men, and for art amendment to
the national constitution providing
no - discrimination on account of
sex. Mrs. Bailey talked on organ
ization.
At ; a - luncheon dividing the
morning and afternoon sessions,
Mrs. Maude Wood Parke, national
president, spoke, urging the wo
men voters -4o set a. high mark
and work hard for it. Mrs. Siokett
told of the work the state will do
In maternity welfare In connection
wltn the national government.
She ipoke tn the afternoon which
saw the business of the conven
tion concluded with the adoption
ot resolutions ana elections.
At tonight's meeting Joseph us
Daniel, former errstary of th
navy, spoke, and Mr. McCulloch
again. There , was o f lsvor of
polities in the meeting.
COLT WILSON LAMB ,
IS NOT EXPECTED
TO LIVE, REPORTED
' TiMnomi svrsb
(It BltOCM HMLSYt
RALEIGH, Feb.. 1$. The death
of Col. Wilson G. Lamb, of Wil
liamson; chairman of the stats
board ot elections and one of the
state's most venerable cltlsen i
near, according to mesages receiv
ed here from Rocky Mount, where
he I in a hospital. He cannot live
Trut a few hours or a few day at
the most, It was considered.
Colonel Lamb was en route to
Baltimore, for , treatment for kid
ney trouble when his condition be
cam uch a to necessitate his
Immediate entrance Into the Rocky
Mount hospital. - Members vot his
family are at his bedside. He ha
been a prominent figure In the po
litlcal life of the state for many
year.
STARS' ARE t'SFna'l.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1. r- The
stars are keeping up to date and
now are giving tip ; on coming
scandals. Professor Qustav Meyer,
Hoboken ' astrologer, who every
now and then scan the heavens
and predict dire tlUugssaid i hi
bulletin today: ,v f -v
; "There will be many sensational
nandals among women In high so
eiety, beginning on Sunday and
continuing until February 2 J."
THREE
MEMBER
SCHOOL
RESIGN
Act Following Board's Re-;
fusal to Accept Lowest .
Bid for Construction ;
MAYOR WILL NAME 1
SUCCESSORS SOON
Shake-up of School Gov
erning Body Com
pleted Thursday
In the resignation ot W. M.
Smathers. W. Vance rtrown and R.
H. McDuffle, throe prominent busi
ness men. from the city school
hoard, yesterday a bomb-shell was
exploded at the city hall and the
shake-up of the body, which has
charge of the management of all
school affairs, is complete,
liut two of the original members
cf the school advisory hoard
named by Mayor Roberts to assist
In tho expenditure of the $550,000
In the enlargement of the city
school system, remain, these being
Mrs. Curtis Bynuni and O. C. Wnr
ley. The appointment of the ad
visory body was valld'.ated by the
rtata legislature at tlte special ses
sion last December. Under this
statute, each member has one vote 1
In all qusetlons and. upon the
resglnatlon of any member, the
major. Is empowered to mmo a.
successor.
Yesterday Mr. Roberts stated he
hart the naming of the successors
under consideration and would
confer with business men and aiS
pounce the appointments Imme
diately, He expressed regret that
the three member of the board
lias seen fit to take this step, as
serting they had rendered valuable
services to ths peopl,of Ashevill
and they had been just In their
decisions and their loss would be
a hard one to overcome. ''All
thive ot these gentlemen are of
the highest type ot business men,"
said th mayor. "They have
served faithfully and earnestly.
They have labored and they, have
helped solve the problems that
have confronted the people of
Asheville In these necessary Im
provements to the best of their
anility. . This 1 indeed a lose,
which t regret very much.''
BOARD HOLDS
LONG SESSION, - -
J iist before the board convened
fsterday morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. McDuflle held a short confer-
erue with the mayor and the city'
chief executive placed the reetgna-
tion of Mr. McDuffle in his Docket.
The cssion was long, lasting until
aocut, i . o'clock-
After all business had been
transacted. ' th mayor stated, "I
have a letter ' which' I. want 10
oifcr for your spnsideraUon.'' He
re'ia tne rouowing' (lommunicatloa
ttomSMt. McDuffle? -
"Chnirman nf th., Ck s.hl
Bourd: - i
Feeling thst I have been forced
into a false postion by my actions
on this board and tor other reasons
wnicn i ao not tnlnk. it necessary
to explain, 1 hereby tender mv
resignation as a member of the
board, to take effect immediately,
and act upon It at this meeting,
I ' cannot serve any , longer.
Trurting you will fill the vacancy
a once witn some one who can
serve more successfully and more
efficiently than I have been able
to do, and thanking you for your
prompt attention, t,j i .
- ! "Yours very truly, "
fSigned) "R. H. MoDUKFIE."
Hardly had the board members
recovered from their aurnrtae
when ". W, M. Smathers arose and
tsnaerea nis resignation. Thera
aa nothing for the board to do
dui o accept them. The reslgna
tlon of Mr. Brown was mailed yes.
terday and has not officially been
acted upon, but there Is no choice
ana wnen tne board convene
again there will be three new
numbers was the aftermath of
tiaf'on of Mr. Smathers:
Tfi i Hum inil Mimhin of
School Board:
W. M. KMATIfKRS
OFI-ERS RESIGNATION
HC-Ing flrmlv Of the cnnvtetlnn
that it la my duty, as a member
of this board. In ths discharge of
my duty to the public; to vote for
tne awara or the schoo buildln
contracts to the lowest responslbU
bdder and to proceed to the run.
structlon of school buildings a
onj as possiois, ana reeling that
there is a disposition nnt tn nnr.
sue this policy, I hereby tender mv
resijrnauon as a. memher nt tka
Asneviue Bcnool Board, effective
at once, ,.- -i- - -
(Signed) "W. Jf. SMATHERS."
lit resignations nf the thr
members was th aftermath of a
meeting TUCSdav ftrnnnn whan
the majority of the board voted to
rejeci tn Dirts rnr ths construct Inn
of the new school, building on the
Logan property in West Asheville.
The lowest offer was mait tw n.i.
vin Building company, of Green
ville, 8. C. Willi th n.-rf Inoul
bid was submitted hv r. t. m.-.
viisni, local contrantnr.
ine. question of locsl labor ws
oroogni up and representatves
iron, mo jaDor unions declared the
eOUth Carolina rnmmiv imn.n. I
from another state many colored
wfirkmen In completing sddltiotts
at St. Genevieve's and wnuM rn
so in case tney seoured the West
Asneviue contract.
The position wss taken by Mr.
irown, Mr. McDuffle and Mr.
Smathers they wsre representin
Popie or Asneviue and could
not see how thsv could turn rlnwrt
the lower offer, when It meant a
saving or some 11,800 to the tax
payers, These gentlemen arc all
p.ominent Dullness mn fr
Smathers being a member of the
fltnv of M. V. Moore and company
anc' former presidept of the Mer
chant' association, Mr. McDuffle
oeing a member of the Northnn
McDuffle Hardware company and
prwwent of) the Kiwanli club,
while Mr. Brbwn t connected with
the Asheville Mica company and
bis taken a prominent part in
civic problem for years.
PLACED IN
DIFFICULT POSITION
In speaking to a representative
of The Citizen t yesterday, Mr.
Smethers said he had been" placed
In a difficult position and realized
that business men of Asheville ao-
i pearea not to nave representation
err-tttetoarr Tte"said the city
had received a fair offer and eo
fr as he . could see, the body
should not have refected the o"r
' of the Gglvln company. On the
(CsilisaMl m tt$i IVvl
Chairman Hull Opens
Democratic Campaign
For 1922 In Indiana
Negro Leader is
Taken-on Serious
Charge Thursday
Head of Association For Ad
vancement of Colored
Race Arrested
NEW YORK. Feb. 18. Charged
with using the mails in a scheme
to defraud Investors In the stock
of the Black Star Line, capitalized
at $10,000,000 ot which ho is
president, Marcus Garvey, negro,
was indicted late today by the fed.
oral grand Jury Three other offi
cers and director of the line were
Indicted with Garvey, who as pres.
lilent of the Association for the
Advancement of the Colored Rsce,
has been prominently identified In
movements aiming at the estab
lishment of a negro republlcn, ill
Africa. ,
Complaints against the 'line,
cited In the Indictment. Include
residents of Philadelphia. Wash
Ington, D. C, Indianapolis, Stam
ford, Conn., and British Guiana.
Nt'MBi; : .--...t-;., ,-v'-;V
INDICTED . : :
Garvey and the other defend
ants, Ello Garcia, George Tobias
and Orlando M. Thompson, are al
leged to have falsely represented
to Investors that the company In
tended to purchase on or more
steamships and sn excursion boat
and to operate them at a profit
One of the steamers which the
complaint daclare the defendants
Informed Investors they planned to
take over after Inspection wna the
"Phyllis Wheatley," to be usel in
the passenger and freight service
between the United State and
Africa. It is alleged no such steam
ship existed.
The Indictment also charge that
the defendants represented that
(hat the Black Star Line expected,
by means of a "dollar drive" to
obtain an Immense vessel to be
used in carrying to Africa work
men and materials for the build
ing up of the great republic of
Liberia for the negro race.
Resolution Introduced
Authorizing Visit of
Committeo ' '
WASHTXOTOM, Feb. l.rirt
consideration by ths senate agri
culture , committee, of tho : Ford
offer for purchase and lease of the
government s properties at Muscle
Shoal. Ala, resulted today In the
presentation to' the senate of a
resolution asking authority for the
17 committeemen to Inspect per
sonally the project tn Alabama. A
suggestion by Representative Mil
ler, republican, Washington that
the house military committeemen.
who are investigating the offer, al
so visit the properties. "Waavtan
tatively considered by that body
but no formal action wai taken.
-The senate resolution wa refer
red to the auditing committee with
the explanation by Senator Norrls,
republican, Nebraska, chairman of
the agriculture committee, that It
was not hi Intention to request
mmediate action. , Members of
both the senate and house com
mittees believe that a visit to
Muscle Shoals would enable them
to comprehend better the questions
and work out lis solution. .
WATT TO SEE
SHOALS
Appropriations would be neces
sary to meet the expenses of the
two groups and It was said to be
principally because of that fact
that the house committee reserved
decision on Mr. Miller's sugges
tion. ' -!.,
Chairman Kahn said he be
lieved It would be possible for-the
members of the house and of the
senate, to visualize Muscle Shoals
by us of motion picture. He ac
cordingly arranged to give a movie
show In the house office building
caucus room and Invite-all -who
were Interested
3. W. Worthington, chairman of I
the executive committee of thfU
Tennessee river improvement as
sociation and adviser to, Mr. Ford
on"h Muscle Bhoals .transaction.
was the only witness heard toda
by the military committeo. Xk
offered the use of a film yhleh, lip
said depleted the developmr nt vi
Muscle Shoals from the time the
SENATORS WANT
TO SEE MUSGLE
SHOALS; PLANT
first soli was turned" to Its presantT"!W
stage of completion and revratfedi
the varions plants and power pro
Jets as; they stand st the present
tiro, The offer was accepted by flue
committee and action m the sug
gestion for a visit was deferred" si
least until after the picture ,had
peer? seen. . -' - ) ; " jV
The counter offer cf the Ailabgrps
Power companyf submitted fbt
purchase And leaso of the proper
ties yesterdav received generaCat
tention at the capltol today, .air
though It was not officially bcfw
the legislator. " '?(.
;'--.-. ... t m ,, "A- :"-''.'."
CHARGED IV X. T
"-ilEW YORK. Feb. 1. An to-1
dlctment charging extortion wjtji
returned in eupreme court today
against John C. Oldmlxon, coun
sel for Aimee Crocker GourauoT;
who Is being sued for $100,000
damages by Mr. Elizabeth SchlH
tor alienation of the affections
her husband. Bruno Schlll, A de
tective, David Ostro, was similarly
Ui dieted
The Indictment alleged that Old
mlxon and Ostro. by threatening
Diac small cnarges against rare,
Kc -hill. Induced her to sign papers
releasing Aimee C. Gouraud from
th alienation aaion.
REPUBLICANS ARE
FAILING TO L IE
UP TO PROMISES
Chairman Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee
Charges In Address
PEOPLE WILL NEVER
BE DUPED AGAIN
Speaks to Indiana Demo
cratic Editorial Associa
tion Thursday Night
INDIAXAPGLW, Fob. 16. The
democratic congressional campaign
tn the. middle . west was opened
hero tonight by
Chairman Hull.
Of the national
committee, -with
an address in
which he de
clared almlen
ness end - Inac
tion" to be the
controlling pni
icy of (die repui) .
Ucan adminis
tration., Speaking be fore
the Inm-i-M
Democrstin
Editorial se
dation. Chair
man Hull in
serted that 'r -
republican leader "with all tlx
falsehoods exposed ana ait
promises broken" were pursuing r
rudderless course while ins" r-"-
continue to- cry out for relit"':";
added that "lu th meantlfns t
Lodges, the Newberry andiAho-?- 1
their Ilk injjontrol of-14a Jrft).u,
can pu-ty are having Ulii t
quent political Belshaaafta tsast -lithe
nation's caipttaU' . , u--
EXAGGERATED .ffi
-The democrutie Krrmain si-
ludod to the arm cotr'eenf-e
several: poInU In Tirsaaarss,-D i
one time declaring H luisnwutn
and aahlVemonts
'grossly exaggerated'" and at
other making triarg that t
repuoucan aantr: -ration inrou
the oopfcronceWllad urrendmg ,
mare ofour national awverelgnt
than had been previously eurro
dered In more than a, handui
yea ' . ,ri r
PartlcularAtJWiirtOLl1 by li
Hull on what he declared was t:t
Inability of the ropubltcan admit.
Istratioit to ccroe with disturbed ef
onomlc Conditions and In that cot)
ncction he charged that republics
leaders in 1(20 deceived the peo;
by -failing to point out the mint
nent depression. v : ft , I
"In iy Judermeat" he told til
Indiana democratic editor -eatsj i
were never more deliberately led
slaughter nor eliltlore to t
snamojos uian were xne Ajn-w-ic (
people led overUie jtf-eclpjce
pairlo condiJVns yhd Vrli butt
ness demorajKKlTItfrMbff jtittotd
republican leadership from 191$
1821. j!nrlAeiBa,,otseif
were ever more btckeyd. fllmllat
med and buncoed than th Amsi
can eleclorat by the republics
political-patriot in control ot the)
partjf a-ror to th KJverabeA elo
tion m Krrx wnv t;
people .::! j.tl leMisobu
llcnneaTwirrraT-fae ef
the economic decline to the level e
lndual.tnAl. Jhis pondltld
of altBiliMdsT IiilJ'A-r., ii4
repub
admlnjst ration
f ration, wh
rather sheepishly adnjltting coil
tioniv.-tiiUOUadkt iUuies
xvoiWiibns O00S snoHT
DUIED AGAIX '
fliiie man1 fjliali insn Hull ile
citfa.. "man tng ATnarirain wtwa
tration ahd business prosperity g
hand In hund," bat he ddd.
"never again will th AmerWn
vqUauOy Ujp faas hypo-,
crBul.trira MhOi fVJVblloan
atllnMjlonHrinsM
times referred to the address re
voonoge, in iiwanajpaua Alii crju
rjtl-
he lloscribed ,- asSrs" 'Wrigtbu
bitniiiuii in Mg (jIsJih ot -oeiH
greioooJ economy and his deadly,
silence on lifrvbfjx, scandal
which toolViei Adl i A very
notK).n He then proceeded to call
on the vlue-p resident "to give hi
vj evs-o-Uijaeslts ol the AfaaAer.
ry 4ase to the American people.
.ihmjo, fu noi aotuai out a mere
paper saving. '
th arms) conference.
re
ouisje in uoiiuco is most re.
hffiHful of that of Cat&llna. t.h
senaieT whUe'''htar iaitennuiibi r
UiUKD
CO.UMOJT SKVSE
.-""A.Tfoe tepl are aleeady uonclud
lng.t he went on. tht ft vsuiri
ut been fivlaeatalUw-sthe
AUt of thejMAlMHIlThv the
Noi,mon seuse and pracUcal sUtn.
marisnip of a democratic adminUw
- ti",
hoa 'beat mind,' which the mibUe
rA even nowvipwip as.another
repiibtlcan mjJ.hTIffnMo-called
bjt; mind In profossloB hav be-
eojnemolljrcoddlee In performance,
republicans cried 'oh. for a root or
'ULodga X Veauallsji- Uiey .-would.
nay guctsMuJIt VMOAH.ugh,
treaty proceedings within sixty
day,' end yet Root. Lodge and '
,tfh' spent, thrss mantlis-w 1 1
England.' Ifrance. Japan. Italy snj
tsflna In th recent small disarm.
Wrt p'bttnj'lfr V''J -6'
saillbs, apd osme out third
b-