THE WEATHER
'' .A Seuth Caroline Psirand
TnBHdM? ith mos.rsts tsmp.
ifi-"
Will Be Advised
of Confer
enceNotKept 'viDEES CALL FOR ,
ffSfix PASSAGE
ival Treaty and Protec
tion of Possessions
Cause of Uneasiness
rr.irii!oti movea 10 ni.i
''n f ihe arms conference
f"?f . .ndsy bv bringing quickly
hU lTL .n the principal ls-
":,-ui in their considera-
.""Tl ....e.
Tn &gnrclation8 commit-
mibllcan leaaers cuniviciou
K ..irvev of opinion On
P nrof the eight conference
'IT... laid before the senate
r he result that it became ap
Kh'M.int what particular
Lnt .against what pamcu..
t"" X? n.noBltion was prepar-
Bltion w
heaviest
. Urect its heaviest Are. -tlTsatne
time President
frdlnf canvassed opinion In the
S legation regarding the
' If. rWieA for informa
!S Vthe four-power treaty n-
W " tne. , '. i. h. Vnnwn that
ru"" rontiition of re-
iii reply to
-..( ui d oe sem iu i wi-.v
Wr than Monday. He is ex
Strito tell the senate in a brief
i aee that no stenographic rer
kof the negotiations was kept
L practicable.
'uuix
i0 UEPIA".
!Th committee discussions de
doped few surprises in their dis
itnr of senate sentiment. In the
ww of the republican leaders they
Mrmed the expectation that the
loir-power treaty would encount
ir p-eatest opposition; that the
tital limitation treaty would be
rMttioned by some senators be
iuM of its provision against fur
to fortification of Guam and the
Wlippines, and that the general
fit Eastern and Chinese tariff.
fitjUH might have some oppon
Ltti among those who had hoped
o see the conference give China
peater measure or inaepenaence
m foreign interference.
The treaties relating to the I-
fini of Tap and to submarines
m poison gas now are expected
it the leaders to meet with the
ieitt opposition of all and some
tnttora believe tney may go
hrough without a dissenting vote.
rro BK NO
1ESERVATIONS.
It also is the belief of those whtji
kre piloting the treaties through
he lenate that none of them faces
ippoMtlon strons enough to men
c aeriously ratification or even
o uiure adoption of reservations.
Op the other hand, a reserva-
ion to prevent use of armed forres
ider the four-power pact' witnOSl
e express authorization of con
ess, has rained ho much support
n the eommltlce that some repub-
m membei's think it will be
:0Mfd there. '
A second resolution talked 'of in
xciiHioh of the four-power treaty
poold provide automatic termtna-
fm oi the agreement should any
taitory power violate It. Sev
rai aratts ot each of these pro
'Oiali have been prepared by ln
lividual senators, although heither
mbeen formally presented In the
ommlUee or definitely endorsed
any organized senate group.
nun me ionnai reading of the
'mra! Far Eastern and Chlnosn
arlff treaties today the commit-
completed its formal prellmi-
j t.immation ot all the arms
onffrence nacts cxi-pnt that t...
Oitlg to Yap. The Yan troatv
, hs been-'discussed in a gen
ral way without formal reading,
rn the committee meets Mon-
CRAWFORD SUBMITS
0 MANSLAUGHTER;
ETITION PARDON
SA1I8BCRY, Feb. 17.-While
'a case was hpinir k ..
'? today. ftntalnVSlV
A.J n . '.
"-y conducted,
il iS , lorney" submitted a
ns t?i.?a'wiH,18hter- He wa be-
fcond desree muVde 1 for
'toLZ 'i'neer D. S. Hlnton
ii spencer Uecember 5.
ririt,"v.y "it of
made hv it , -rawiora,
uo Dy Hlnton and h.orH k..
"king a a. caU!, bottle-
visath In . r r 1 l"ul caused
ii,Jn frw hours.
K'uvt m, the
ian h. i w-ouia
M to a.nd ou' of defer-
FMaircM . """mission verdict
Sentenc hi. . v ' '
"t it 1. "ut Decn Passed,
OTr:too under
"flior in11".6.' P'i'Uon to ths gov-
'a. :nr,lon captain Crawford
Jur' . every member of
ft yea-. Le.b" ."Forty
lot to w" . ler Mopney was
a....aeath m his hert ......
ilnlngham Uon fowrded
to
warrant authorfz-
alaver "'el of a man wanted a
r r. -
oitwi.C?'"c Ipng since boci
"vej, r,f '.""fne except by rol-
stain man nntn v,
S"a"l attOrnV Whlr.k la.
nt the the InformaUon
ne?r riil0D. 80URht "-r-;iSh
A' iavors. nalri )-.
"14 ha ,? "an?.e the sheriff with-
hmd nan,7 ""iln.e unde'- an.usv
I ' "" wa hi.. , na re
Wed in v-0"ed- Th dlyoroe
tht H is said. DUty coral
to
--urer .n.r-h , , warmer
?J.Jmi4a '"the southeast
bure., ,'l7.""rw or ' the
ht t..,u,r"U tn its fnr-.t
?ru ..iV.,'.-wy weather thXt,
4k1
ran
r P tn .1 . - '
.o:'s;
'"tar, ' rounniann. mnv-
IiHIte!
WMMYi
1 linn . 1
-"
THE ASHEVILLE
ESTABLISHED 1865.
Republican House Will Pass
Bonus Legislation, Fordney
Declares In Announcement
WASHINGTON. Feb. IT. -The
outstanding development today ;,i
the bonus legislation situation was
an unexpected announcement in
the house by Chairman Fordney.
of the ways and means committee
that the bonus bill would be readv
for presentation to a caucus ot
house republicans within the next
ten days.
A moment after this statement
was made a shout from the . e
publican side ot the chamber when
the chairman, lifting its voice to us!
highest pitch, declared the soldier
measure would be passed by a
publican house.
Breaking into the thick
row over cnarges by Kcpresentj-1
tive Garner of Texas, ranking den.-'
ocrat on the committee that "the '
bill was being framed secretly wiih j
the-aid of representative of the
American legion, Mr. Fordney
shouted to the democratic side i
that the republicans did no: diem !
It nrnnor to seek advice on the 1
bonus from those iinalterabiv op- I
posed to It
MVCH
BONIS TALK
"There is no power in the house
ence to the bonus on the fioi-. bo
nus talk swirled throusb. the corri
dors, and fpr the time beins discus
sion of plans for cutting the army
and navr annrooriation bills was
forgotten. Republican members of
the ways and mean committee,
meeting morning ami afternoon,
went over details of the proposed
bill, without giving any intimation
as to the exact form of the meas
ure to be reported. The calling In
of John Taylor.' vice-chairman of i
I the legion's legislative committee. I several quarters today.. T. C. At
i and Richard Jones, representing i keson, Washington representative
veterans of foreign wars, provoked
the protest of Mr. Garner and his
appeal that the house step in and
prevent the republicans meeting in
secret with witnesses favoring the
measure, without admitting demo
cratic members, to listen, at least
to the deliberations.
How far sentiment was swinging 1
SUES SCHOOL QFiQBREGOLM FEARS
MERCHANTS
ILL
HAVE FULL TERM
Arrangements Completed
For Aid From State
- and Federal Fund's
Decision to continue the school
of salesmanship, under the direc
tion of Mrs. Ella 8. Tuttle. with a
fall 4S weeks course, was reached
lost night by members of the Mer
chants' association, at a special
faB"1 m Beting ' In the association
rooms on Broadway.
- George W. Coggin, supervisor of
trade and industrial education for
the North Carolina department of
education, was present and out
lined to the members the require
ments necessary before the school
could come under tho scope of the
state and federal vocational de
partments, thereby practically
covering the cost of the school.
The state and federal boards will
allow the school here one-fourth
of the director's salary and the re
mainder of the expense will be
bdrne by the membera of the Mer
chants' association, ss they have
not the requirements.
The merchants, It Is asserted.
have promised their ro-operatlon
and will allow employes to attend
the sessions, which will cover a
full course. The work covered is
under the direction of the state
and upon successfully completing
the course, students are given cer
tificates by the state board of edu
cation. ASHEVIIXE IS FIRST
CITY TO HAVE FILL COtR.SK
- Ashevllle is the first city to mako
arrangements for the full course
In North Carolina, Mr. Coggln as
serted last night, and he was im
pressed with the manner in which
the merchants have agreed to sup
port the rehool. Clerks and em
ployes are allowed to attend the
school without deductions from
their wages, it is declared, and the
employers are more than repaid
with the increased efficiency on
the part of the employes.
The classes are held early in the
day when employes tan best be
spared, it is ststed. and the ma
jority of the members of the as
sociation have agreed to allow the
largest number possible to attend
the sessions.
' The federal funds are obtained
through the Sinlth-Hughes bill for
vocational education and allows
each store a pro rata amount In
accord with population. W. I.
Brooker, superintendent of city
Lihools, will have charge Of the
uisoursement or me junun lor una
rtato and federal boards lp Ashe
vllle and It is expected that he will
show considerable Interest in the
development of the school. All
sessions will be eld in the rooms
of the Merchants' association and
at various times the director will
visit the stores and attempt to put
into practice what has been taueht.
144 HOURS INSTRUCTION
IS GIVEN EACH EMPLOYE
At total of 144 hours instruction
Is give each employe enrolled, It is
declared, and the training win
make efficient ralesmen out of
many clerks who have failed! "to
see beyond their Job."
The aid. of the federal and state
vocational boards to' assure the
full course has been obtained after
considerable effort On the ntrt of
officials of tha Ashevllle swoela
tion and withi the help of' Paul
Leonard, state necretary of the
North Carolina.' Merchants' . asso
ciation! s Holme Bryson. president
of the. Ashevllle body, has worked
untiringly for the permanent es
tablishment of the salesnSanshlp
school and . has at various times
written to tha superintendent of
federal vocational education and
the state department in tht Inter
est of the school tn AshevUle.
j ; Ht IS NOT WELCOME
SAN1 FRANCISCO, Feb. 17. The
Japanese consulate here late today
announced that Instructions had been
received from Toklo to refuse a vise
- issiposs 1 1 ml Mrii jMlsae
Sanger, head of the birth comrol
league, who Is in San Francisco pre
paring to start on a tour ot the far
east. Lack of the vis will prevnt
hr landing in Japan, It ws nld.
"DEDICATED
to the sale tax'as a means "of raid
ing revenue for. the bonus, as ad
vocated by President Harding, was
the subject of unending discussion
among members. It was evident
on all sides, however, that the re
publicans were determined to out
the bill through the house, regard
less of what mieht lcqiinen Tn If
I in thet imnitn In L .u,. i.:n
... i..., o.i.aiT. 1(, , , M L 1 1C Ulil
is in hape for consideration by a
republican eaurus within the time
set by Mr. Fordney. leaders said it
would be pas-en" prior to March
BOM'S IS
CERTAIN
"Theer is no newer in :Ue houte
to head off the soldiers bonus now"
'aid a republican leader, which
seemed to be the view of most
meruben insisting upon its turly
passage.
Democrats opposing the measure,
insisted, on the other hand that
obection to the sales tax was so
strong in some quarters that if that
Dlan t,f meeting soldier payments
was presented squarely it might be
defeated.
But ii the sales tax- method is
r.caorted to. it was said President
Harding would view with favor a
tax on production rather than cn
general retail sales. The executive
was said to favor this form, for it
ivae. he believed, the simplest form
of this tax and would avoid prob
lems of exemptions which would
probably arise in case a general
retail sales tax wis decided on.
OPPOSITION
TO SALES TAX
Opposition to the sales tax pro
posal, however, was expressed In
of the National Grange, character-
ixed it as "designed to shift ths
burden ot taxation from those most
able to pay it to those least able to
pay." and Samuel Gompers. presi
dent oi the American Federation
of. Labor, declared that it would
work "an injustice uooti the whole
people."
IS
FOR REVOLUTION
United States Forces Are
Held In Order In Case
They Are Needed
WASHINGTON". Feb. 17. Ad
d:ticnal government advices re
ceived today from the Mexican
border and points beyond tho line
indicated that the Obregon gov
ernment regarded with some ap
prehension signs .otincjoient-jrevo.-lutlonary
movements, particularly
in the vicinity of the border. JustJ
v nai iniormauon ine Mexican au
thorities possessed as to the ex
ten, of the unrest which occa
sicned their apprehension was un
known to. officials of the state and
war departments; but It is known
that this attitude among some Ob
regon leaders has been noted by
American observers, even in Mexico
City.
SITUATION
The reports reaching Washing
ton from the El Paso region,
wniie unofficial in character, show
clearly that the Juarez situation
! Is full of uncertainty. sMexlcan
officers are said to have disclpscrl
tjjeir feeling that an uprising
against the Mexican government
is impending. American advices
so tar as known, contain nothing
to confirm this -belief gained from
any independent source though it
was pointed out today that the
rr'-cautlonary measures taken bv
Brigadier Oeneril Howze in hold
ing his two cavalry regiments on
post at Fort Ellas last night in
readiness to prevent firing into
American territory indicated tha.
Am'-rlcan officers shared the ex
pectation of the Mexican federal
commanders that an outbreak
way coming.
There was nothing in today's
advices, it was said, to warrant
any step at this time, toward aug
menting General Howze's fonces
or otherwise strengthening the
border troops.
GETS HIS
PLANE BACK
EL PASO, Teias.. Feb. 17. W. P.
Atwell. American commercial aviator,
MOVEMENT
n.wc.i. nniriirni commercial avutlor. - tr-itrertv woro
who was held by Mexican officials i f,. dfh th. 1
for SI hours after he had made iilmP"8 the rn
forced landing 15
tn M smith nf
Juarez. Mexico, on Sunday, received
his plane today following a confer
ence between American Vice-Consul
Harper, General .1. J. ' Mendes, com
mander of the Juares garrison and
General lugenio Martinet, command
er of the northern military sons of
Mexico. The plane was flown to Fort
Bliss from which point the ablator
will resume his journey, Dallas Texas
to Nogales Arlsona.
He was carrying a passenger and
was forced to land when he run out
of gasoline.- General Mendes safd he
felt It his duty to Investigate the
landing on account of its having been
made so near the point of the clash
between federal troops and rebels
last week. Atwell said he landed In
Mexico because the flat country
there made It safer than on the
American side.
General Martinez spent the day In
Juaret inspecting troops and visiting
outposts. Me reiterated his assertion
yesterday that there was no sign of
revolutionary activity in his district.
START
INVESTIGATION
INTO HOTEL FIRE
RICHMOND, Vs., Feb. 17 Deputy
City Sergeant Cavedcre aite today
summoned the grand jury called by
Judge D, C. Richardson of Hustings
court, to consider the, findings of
Chief of Police C. A. Sherry resulting
from his investigation of the Lexing
ton hotel firs February 7, which , re
sulted In the death of 12 persons.
Judge Richardson after reading s
report on an Inquiry made' by the
police Into tha disaster. Issued an
order for the empaneling Monday of
a special grand jury.
ALLEGED BANDITS HELD
WINSTON-SALEM. X. C, Feb. 17.
-At a hearing before Magistrate J.
C Bessent here this morning, Char
lie Huffman, Roy Huffman. Grady
Cheek and J. D. Cardwell, of Wln-ton-Salem,
charged with attempting
to rob the bank of Kernersvllle. were
ordered h!d In ball of 12.500 for the
in iv bonds the trio went to Jail
Hoy Hurrmsn , m '",
,.'B ..r.V.fVrrvln.lvesterdsy. afternoon, the bov go-
conceded 'weapons '
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY
MAY LEAVE THE CABINET
lb .fWr vv i
Xfii )
lib' M i ii
til1" ;Vv
nERBERT' IIOOYEK.
rnlLAULLrrWA. reb. I. An otter ot $n(J,UUU a yearibc. Now, Mr. Woolwine, in the
for five years to Srcretary hi Commerce Herbert Hoover to be- f' t place I -lid murder Taylor
, t , ' , . i r- -I hut I know who did il. but what
come director or tne proposed oesqui-ventenniai exposition in
Philadelphia in 1926 has been made by Edward Bok, it was
announced today by Mayor J. Hampton Moore. Mayor Moore
said that Mr. Bok, who is now in Florida, had written him to
this effect, and that the matter would be placed before the cen
tennial committee with Mr. Hoover's answer.
I
NEAR UNIVERSITY
ThreeUniversity Students
and Driver Are Killed
Friday Morning
I
UTS
AO
FOUR ARE KILLED SHOW GAIN
tHtt cwrnsmtv n irtejiPi CM-)'. WASHINGTON. Feb. 17. Re
CIIAl'EL Hll.L. Feb. 1". News! sources of tho national banks of
of the tragic automobile and train I the country, exclusive of rcdib
cpllision In Kat (Durham, result eoiints amounting to 19, 420,000.
ing in the death of two University j ong at the last call on December
of North Carolina students and a pi. showed-an increase uf $40B,
local Jitney driver Wtth serious in-, (mo, ooii over tho previous call in
juries to one other student and i September, according to an analy-
more or less minor injuries to two
others, first reached here between
4 and 5 o'clock this morning.
shortly after the tragedy is said ,
to have occurred.
Dr. K. M. Abernethy, the unl-
versity physician, was called nt j
this hour nnd notified that tlcnrK"!
T. Peoples, of Townsville, GA -, M.j
Hadley, of Mount Airy, students
of the university, and F. V. Tiryan.'
a jitney driver, were dead, imdi
Charles 3. Iceman, of Monroe, an
other student, seriously injured
and not expected to live. P. Roncy.
of Goldsboro, and .1. C. Spach. of
Winston-Salem, two other (Un
dents in the car, were reported
badly but not seriously Injured.
The" university physician and
Charles T. Woolen, business man
ager of the college, after getting
in communication with the par
ents of the men involved in the ac
cident, left for Durham. Reports
heard on the
"
were well known in the university.
and the entire student body was
saddened over the thought of the
fearful wreck, and mourns as a
i. . . . ,u i .. ne .v... ... . . . . it.
UUUl 11IU IIWH UI ItIV HUT II IITTIII III!'
i ,
ovor the tragedy was made, in the,
college chapel this morning, and j
other memorial services will be
held. A I
ALL WKRK i
FOPVLAK.
All of the men were popular and
held in high esteem in the col
lege. George T.' Peoples, known
among his friends, us "Pop" Peo
ples, is a graduate of North Caro
lina State college, where he was
one pf the most popular men on
the campus. He enrolled in tho
university last fall in the school
of commerce. Though this was
his first year here he had made a
large number of friends and was a
member o f the PI Kappa Alpha
fraternity.
Charles J. Iceman, who died uk
a result of his injuries, was also a
member of the PI Kappa Alpha
fgraternity.
WERE FIRST .
VEAK MEN...
George Hadley conic to the uni
versity in the spring session of last
year, after-attending Trinitycol
lege the year previous. He, too,
had a great host of friends uf the
campus and also has a brother
here, W. B. Hadley. p. Honey Is a
junior in the university, and J. C.
Spach, formerly of Trinity, is in
the same class.
F. P. Bryan, the driver ot the
machine that collided with the
train, had only been a resident of
Chapel Hill for several weeks. He
was employed by ,L'T. Durham as
a Jitney driver. Mr. Durham has
received a telegram from V. A.
.500 for the l Bryan, of Dalevllle. Ala., to have
rrrfTW'Tlff Se-oelhlcJrl
Bryan; of Dalevllle.- Ala., to have
was Hryan's original home.
The automobile left here
late
, ---,if . m ,. ri.
OF WESTERN NORTH
MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1
HI BANKS
S FQR
THE YEAR 1921
White House Says Report
Shows "Financial Con
ditions Improving"
S!(ed tmiight bv Comptroller
j of the Currency Crisemger.
The condition of the national
K,.l,. I On...n,l,.. li aaefll.r,,! ft
"vei-v saiLsfactorv" and called at-
tention to the fact'tiat until Hcp
tcmber I heir resources had more
or less e.teadllv declined from their
psak of $22, 71 1,000.000 In Decem
ber, 1919.
Conditions of the national banks,
as reported by Mr. Ciissingor, were
said in a formal statement Issued
by the White House to show "the
most satisfactory return in the
financial afTalrs of tha country that
has been registered by a bank
statement since Ihe conclusion of
19 1."
CONDITIONS
IMPROVING
'It. demonstrates.'' the statement
lontinued," that the process of li
quidation has been proceeding it
.such kn excellent rato that it. may
i fair v
e said that we arc wen on
the ibarl to getting the 'frozen
credits' thawed ouU In this re
Kurd, Indeed, 11 Is by far the most
satisfactory showing that has b
mndn since the nhrase 'frozen cred
. , .
its was invented
It must be borne in muni, the;
statement s.vid. "that the national'
banks represent considerable less
than half the total banking ca
pacity of the nation. It Is. there
fore,' af to assume that the state,
savings and private banks and trust
companies have' experienced the
same turn in tho tide that is noted
in the case of national banks. We
may, therefore, conclude that the
figures for national banks t.-.ay
o f 1 1 , V.a AnttnA In ,,i-fli- lit. rrrtt
an approximate representation uf
the situation as to the entire oank
Ing establishment of the nation.
TH.K PKAKk
IS PASKIil)
"Under any analysis, the liguues
indubitably demonstrate W th
PCHK or nquiuaiioii nnu conse-'iocoi
depression wai passed .-somewhere
between September 6 l-i.it. .ml De
cember 31 last, and that Uie ten
dency lias been stenlily toward
Improving business and less reli
ance of business upon tho support
of the bank.-).
"Of precisely like tenor are re-i
cent advices from the war finance
corporation, which reports a pro
gressive liquidation of Its loans and
a general Improvement of condi
tions In the agricultural industry.
Recent stabilisations of prices for
agricultural staples have brought
the farmers to the point where
they are able to realize something
tit least approximating costs .of
production and can look forward
hopefully to still further Improve
ments in no very distant future."
BONOMI'S FAILS AGAIN
ni-ivit- t-.h it hh- Thin Audi
elated ' PrVs-i-retniir Honoml's
cabinet was defeated In the eham
ber of deputies this evening on a vole
of cnnft.lence.
1 lit vois was 2sA to
, I"
CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
922.
SAiSWIILLOETWbrtoe
r' r" BSP
W f mm I MIIIIIWIII I I
IF HE SHOWS UP
Letter Purporting to Be
From Miss Butler Re
ceived by Woolwine
SAYS HF. KNOWS
REAL MURDERER
Is Willinjfto Tell All He
Knows If He Himself
Will Not Be Harmed
I. OS AMlKI.Kv Feb. 17 lni
iiilinirv for IMw.iiil F. Sands from
lu'oserut ioo on a rharce of nibrz
sleini'tit prrfrrred agiinvt him last
August b W'illi.ini Uesniond Ta
Irir, niurili-rerl film director, was
promised lonlszh! by Thornaw l.ec
Woolwine. disirict attorne. firo
vided S.-iikU provos lils innocoiH-e
of the slaying of Taylor and can
"untangle this inurdev mysirrv."
Mr
Wh.olwiiie's promise to the j
missing lormer niitlcr-secretary to
THylor wa-- ioad In a le"er he ad-
dressed to "F.dwnnl I'. Sands, ;
I nrougii Hie runnsneis in nn-
swer to a letter he received and
whieh purported to have been
written by Sands. The letter, which
was signed "K. IV Sands.'' was dat
ed February 14. The writer de
clared be whs living In Ios An- j
geles and Inquired whether, If lie ;
surrendered and established his in-1
nncenoe of the murder of Taylor, I
he would be freed of the onbo7-i
lenient , barges.
SAYK in:
KNOWS THF. MAN.
A copy of the letter follows:
"Dear Sir: This letter will proh-'
ably surprise you, when you read
it. 1 am taking this liberty to
write you to make matters more
easy for you. In the first place I
am Mr. Sands, although a friend
of mine is writing this letter under
my dictation. Mr. Woolwine voir
need not look over the world for
me for I am -living right here In
I ,os Angeles and am reading the
papers every day. Concerning the
J.I.VIOI ion Mice i 101 op lino
with you. Mr. Woolwine. I haven't
had tiny peace of mind since the
murder and 1 have come to the
conclusion the quicker this thing
it, olfl.l .!. Knlto,. tt t.-A oil
assurance have I from you to
know that you will eccept my story!
'none.' Therefore. I wsnt a
guarantee from you that If T sur
render myself into your hands and
it I established by innocence of the
crime you w ill set me free.
"If you will do this. Mr. Wool
wine, I can untangle this murder
mystery for you. You may answer
nie ih any of the Los Angeles pa
pers. "Thank you,
"E. F. SANDS."
WOOLWINE
is wu.i-ini;.
Mr. Woolwine said when he
realised Its importance in case it
proved genuine, he called a con
ference of police detectives and his
own special Investigators assigned
to the case and that their unani
mous conclusion was it would be
best to answer tho letter on the
chance it was genuine and might
result in the solving of the mys
tery. Still "Hammering"
Away About Birth
Place of Jackson
WMHIMITOX stssu
Oil 4ftNRTI!J- CITICKN
I tin II K. f. SKVi.Vri
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.WH-
i Ham C Hammer, North Carolina's
champion in the coming debate in
the house over where Andrew
dackson was born, has girded his
Intellectual loins and is ready for
the contest; He received com
munications tendering suggestions
today. Representative William V.
Stevenson, bis opponent and the
challenger, has bean preparing for
this bout for many days. It Is said
that he has letters and other ut
terances of Old Hickory stating
that he was horn In Bouth Carolina.
But what the fighting President
had to say on this subject is not
considered convincing evidence. Mr.
Hammer has one or more great
historians on his side, and he will
drive the Tar Heel argument with
force when the debate Is on. I
arn ready Willi my lac.is,
n 4fA.,t ... U. Bi AnAnB-,-. Inilav
"1 expect to demolish the theory
that Jackson was born in L nion
county."
llA.,,nlr,tilfl llTtVl-,-,A. Iuu th
' support of every
member of the
,, ..,... i,..i.ii,i.. ' ,..j..
i.-fti f r.n t-riAi-jtvuTti.it us n
"We are all studying history. There
is no doubt in my mind that Old
Iflckory first saw the light in
North Carolina."
A native South Carolina congress
man declared today that Stevenson
should explode the "Mecklenburg
myth" as he goes along.
It begins to look as If the South
Carolinian had bit off more than
he can chew.
j
ALBRIGHT WILL BE
CONFIRMED, SAID
iHfmtt lutnnndeiirt. rn iiktiillt l-iiismt,
; . lYlV TX.VZTr
I postmaster f Charlotte. trViless
charges Involving the nornhiet's in
! terrltv are filed and sustained con
flrmation will soon follow. There l
i considerable opposition to Mr. All
bright In cfrtain republican circles,
but h number of democrats who real-
! "a that a. republican it to have the
job have 'indicated a re&dtneM to ak
permit his nomination tn go throneh
Action on the Aihevllle and Wil
mington iKHtOffles eonteift" are ex
pected soon. Dan W. Hill will b
appointed for Ashsville There is
some doubt as to the Wilmington se
lection., TAR HEELS IN
SOUTH CAROLINA
WA.SIWNOTON. Feb. 17. North
Carolina's population In South Caro
lina Is increasing. On January t.
1M0. the census bureau reports there
were iO.OID natives of the state who
iiaU-Jiiuve.
I,.-..
conijiare-
with 2.8 Per cent of the
tola! population of South Carolina
ten years before. Of these, 42,o80
ar whites and i.tw negroes
Poeiofflf vsca'ne f exist at cre
iCl.y and DUIt-,.
i
I
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Elementary Schools
Are Selected Friday
Bullock Winner
i
Again in Fight
Against Return
State is Attempting to firing
cgro From Canada
For T ria
HAMILTON, tint.. 1-Vw.
tradition of Matthew lillllo.
srn. to the I'niled Stairs t.
j trial in Norflina. N. '.. on (
of attempicd nuirdi i of
: -y.x-
k. ne
i stand
h.irces
ltabe
iaior during racp riots there, was
refused today by I'ounty .hnlge
SuUlcr mi the ground of insuffici
ent evidenced Judge Snblcr de
crorrl thai uilnessc. mol innu
hero from Norllna, t,. U'stifv
,'ignin-t the negro
F.ullock recentlv won a fight
again.st dejiortation to Norlb Curo-
iH , llieflv through the intersec
tion of the negro population of
Toronto and the commission of lin-
lnjgrnnoii Holding that the negro s
conduct had been good during his
IHV here i
VfOilK
FVIUliNCi;
llullock w.is i cHi-rested here to-
day on a United Suites cMiudietimi
warrant He vvns taken In custody
Vs he was about to shirt work for
a contrnctory by whom he had
been employed prior to his first
arrest.
Judge Snider, however, refused
to giant extradition papers on tho
strength of evidence before him..
STATE IS WORKING ON CASK
i ( $pcn)l Cormpimitttcl . ih iibrnUlt ( lli,-fii t
KALKIGK, Feb. 17. The slate
! of North Carolina is proceeding In
j accordance with pibser icgnl re
I qtilrcments to bring1 Matthew Bui-
lock, negro, flow under arrest at
Hamilton. Out., bat k to 'Warren-
j ton
(. overrun- Morrison suid to
l ...l - . .
" ' 8 Y "h,:n i",krrt for a "tement
on the case.
He declined to have anything to
say as to the suite's moves In get
ting the negro , extradited from
tanada. but he let It bp known
that his department had taken the!KrfuIe arithmetic, language and
proper steps in accordance with ! grammar for grades four thromrh
state department requirements to
bring Kullock here for trial
In due course of time, It Is
thought. Bullock will have been
returned to rhls state. It is likely
he will be confined In the state's
prison pending his trial on charges
of inciting to riot, in connection
wltli racial troubles nt Wprrenton
several months ago.
T FAILS TO
RAISE STRENGTH
TO BEAT-LEWIS
Deposed Mine Leader
Loses Appeal for Rein
statement In Union
, 1NDIANAPOU8. Ind., Feb. 17.
--Alexander Ilowat, expelled Kan.
sas mine leader, lost his nnn:tl
fn,- fnin.lalnm.,.) t ,1.- l l . - t
Mine VmL t ,i,,.i.. ..
face of unoltlcliil tabulations of
the roll call of the unionV. con -
vention which was eoinnletcd late
today. The last 100 votes cast
swung the maloritv to the admin-
istriitlon forces, headed by Presi-
dent John L. Lewis and the l it -
ter won b.V approxlnintclv 60 votes
out of the 3.900 votes cast.
While the defeat was wliown
only by unofficial tabulations of
the vote Mr. Howat tonlglu con
ceded he had been beaten, as also
did his principal supporter, Frank
Farrhigton, tho leader, of the tll
Inota miners.
The official vote will not be com
pleted until tomorrow when the
roll of absentee delegates will bo
called, but Mr. Howajt said he
doubted that anv material change
wtnlld result, from the additional
balloting.
HOWAT
HAS 4'HANCi:
In effect, the vote aiipioveJ :!iu
. . ntilulnn -,r II,......, , I f..l .
lowers ny rresine'H Jonii L.. Lewis
I wh. -"aid he nctdd because of
the
, J . . ' , l" .,, , "
i-l-Tli-l I'J Ulllll. (Til I I. V I , J HJ 1-,'LU. I
01
: 'O " M IK MS WH OrUI'rCO O.V lllfOaC IrtTCO ailOlllCU. lllH til
'.. " -
appeal tho expulsion order to the i
"Dion's exia.ui.lvo board, ami in
event of Its refusal can bring the
I question before the union s next
convention which will bo hci-.l ,i.
1924.
Surprising strength was shown
by Howat during the day's roll
call and the result was not iIoCci
tntned unofficially until 100 of the
last 200 votes wero .cast against
him. The final vote was 1'JiiJ to
1H6K and efforts were being mad j
otiight iiy his supporters to mns--r
a strength to overcome this
despite their leader s coi-e...i;o.i
of defeat:
t.AVi: A
f.ooD FIGHT
Rve the,,,
gave the,,, a yood lui,:.
said Howat. and then he adU,d:
"l suppose now I will have to get
out uf the l.'nited stales an! g,
to Rusla."
Mr. Lewis said he was confbl- nt
that the unollicial vote was ;.-uti-
' servatlve, and Ii j
, t JU) "As (jest to.
iioenircteu tl.
LilH Wi'liar; u
the union. Mr. l iv.-ilnutoii ?n d
he regarded the ou as brtal'
mg Mr. Lewis' utre nt . i within tha
union, for he dt-o und the rem.:,
'means that Lewis' in a dead bi.'l
now."
As -soon as th-i oiTicial vo'o is
completed tomorrow, the uiln
cmcials plan to direct the con
vention toward its main obivt.
the framing of 'ho union's wse
policy, i
CABINET MEETING
WASHINGTON. Feb. IT-The. cabi
net meeting today, It was said at the
White House, whs devoted to n il is
List simanm!,"1 tviim
reference lo the question of cheaper I
transworiatlori and also the agitation
lor lower freight rates. What deei-t
" 7nv " reacue.i, was not
, sniiniiiw-"'
(X PAGES
U TODAY
TWENTY- CONCERN
TO PUBLISH THE
S FOR STA
E.
Commission Spends Week
Trying to Determine
the Best Books
EXCHANGE RATE IS
NOT PROVIDED FOR
Great Majority Student.:
Enrolled Will Not Be 1
Affected, Stated
ciTUM'f si ittm;,
Tissotireus woiai.
Ir HtW l tAKKLitt
........v.,,. , Vu. . nu
' week spent In considering a multi-
Uui ot textbooks, the board of ed-
"""Hlton this afternoon announced .
: ' ,s f'w'Mon for elementary grades
I"' th states public schools, them.'
iu itMiatituii- i.ic courses ul suuiv
for the next five years.
The announcement was accom.
panied bv a statement ' setting
forth fully the position of the boaru
in making new selections nnj a-"
surtng the people ot tie state thtt
the best interests of the studnn! ;
received principal consideration. .
The board has had (Jue regard
both for the needs of the child and:
the cost of books to pupils and ti
bos mude It possible for the schools
to meet the needs of tho children
In a largo way without placing anv
financial burden upon the natron.
TWHNTY ARK v
REPRESENTED
Twenty different publishers n"
represented in the adoptions, which
arc as follows:
Scott-l'"orcman company, second
; "even;! Ulnn and company, arlth-
metie, grades three through seven:
li. C Heath and company, linn
nnd seventh grade lilntory: Silve."
mirciett and company, sixth grade
history, music series, grades two
through seven; Thompson Publish
ing company, seventh grade history
for one year, fifth grade history
supplementary-, sixth grade North
Carolina history, supplementary: .
Alfred Williams and companv. 1
North Carolina history for sixth
grade; John C. Winston and com.
panrr prlmkrr geography. supple-,
mental; Americatf Bpok compaio,
geographies, grades four through
seven, music series, grades two
through seven; How Pattersqn and
company, primer and reading,
grades one through three, elemen
tary aclence, grades six and seven;
II. F, Johnson company, prime
and reading, grades one through
three; University publishlr com
pany, readers, grades four through
seven: Iriouola Publishing pom
pany, spellers, one through seven;
Ifoushton-Mlfflln company, henlio
education, grade four: Charles K
Merrill company, health education,
five through seven; AUyn and Ba
con, civics, nvo through seven:
Z.mer and niosser company, writ-
"K. onu through seven; A. N
I ind company, writing, ot '
lthrTh '.V"' -ln fi t
?,r'if ."fi through seven will l
t"rnl,"('1 Ildlaw Brother,
Alnson. Montrer and comoim
"on,Pany, and Practical Div.;is
; r c'm',anv-
"'HIM'
or stvrv
The .course of study hns baxn
broadened and tho subject "miftc: .
tn be taught greatly improvi.il
from the first to the seventh
grades, tho board announced. The
textbook commission prepared tl)r
outline couras of study bc:forc
recommending books in order 1c.
see the needs of the school, an.!
the Htate board has followed that
outline In selecting books.
Tho pupils to be alTected by tn
change are divided among tht
grades as follows: First, 214,9ti,".
second, 105,5:13; third 90,S
fourth. 84,822; fifth. 70.286: sixth
54.0fi2; seventh. 39,553; making
ft total of 9.803.
In ihe tlrst three grades niu
additional primer and rentlin-"
scrie have been added. KjrctO'
fore only one series of readeo
!' ' "'V' """"" "
third. It was utated.
The boaro
lm adopted a second series to h"
used as u base in order to sunplv
crcat need In tluo trades. Tlui
i ono that has been widely used In-
the (date for the past three yenr
has been adopted. The speller
language, and arithmetic have bee
changed. Hut tho board made no
exchange price for those books
Therefore, wherever the chlldre:
have tho old books in the sub
I Jccts they may use them ne..i yc.
ISut when new books are to be
purchased the udopted books musl
be secured. Pupils who are pro
motcd with them, since third aud
fourth grade subjuc.t mat...- In '
language and arithmetic. ait
bound in one book. The same t--true
of the fifth, sixth and sev
enth gradu subject matter in thei
subjects. In most - grades new
books must be purchased anywa
so the cost w:lll -he negligible, it ;
considered.
L The children in the first tine
grades, sixty-two and one-hait
per cent of tho entire clement.irv
grades enrollment, will not be nf
fected materially thl year by id
change in te.xt books. But
new books adouted must become
in general use throughout the
state with the. beginning ot tin
school year 1923.
The board estimates that tha cf
feet of the change on sixth grai
pupils as follows: Books that mu.,i
be changed in 1922, geography,
cost $1.82: health. $.96; civics,
$1.12; total cost newv books for
1922. $S.st. In other studies old
I books may be used for 1?! bu
will cost as follows: Arlthm lo 7 i
cents,; , history, SO cents; Jau--
gunge, 59 cents; rending ?S cents
i spelling 32 cents and agriculture
un science, l.o; total 4...
I.