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DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ASHEVILLETnTC., MONDYMORNING, FEBRUARY 207 1 922."
ESTABLISHED 1865.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
llLlMIujliiiu
ie. Destroyers Favored
kby Chairman of Appro
'priations Committee
pffiST CLASS MUST
GO, I is oiAfiu
Made
bV Junking' Old Ships.
NO INe w uonstruuuuii
WASHXNGIXJN. Feb. 19.- (Py
i,. Associated Press.) Congress
rill sot auond one dollar for the
m-keep next year of old -warships
h,i are unable to contribute to
intfonal dofense, Chairman Kcl-
if ihe houo sub-committee on
,pprtriation which will frame
he new navy mil ftumu iw -
otmosing the appropriation of
iSi) 000.000 asked for by Socre-
lined to indicate how much might
it cut from tne "ecrel,iys cstl-
mte. Uy oarrjuis iruv mi ii u-
l-iim of "Junking' worthies ves-
.el, it was csiunaicu uy me
hsirma.n'5 associate, however,
k.i the figure would be reduced
a 51O.OO0,OOO or possibly $200,-
'iio.ooo.
"I believe congress will be wil
,t tu furnish tho necessary mon
Ind money for that part of the
-jvy which has a military value"
vlr Kelloy declared. "But there
jre scores of allies costing mll-
iotis every year wnicn axe worin
. I am not going to vote to
,on these old ships in commis
sion, nor will congress, unless it
tn be shown tnat tncy can eon
ibute to our national defense."
ilRST CLASS .
t,FTS KAYO !
Asked how he stood on the
mcstlon of turning the 640 mem
bers of the llrst -class at Annapolis
jack to civil life in June, Mr. Kel
ts' said:
"It may be hard, but tho first
lass will not be commissioned.
We will have to bo conservative in
utting tlio omcer personnel, and
n this emergency wo cannot
-nip men for boys. Some of the
ilrst-class may be taiken In. to
;ive a sprinkling of fresh lite and
itfirgy, lut with the wholesale
reductions necessary the class will
have to go. Its members have re
vived a fine education, they are
ready for the struggle of life and
heir loss will bo moro sentimental
nan financial;"
The impression was gained from
ihe chairman that he believe a
arcer number of destroyers could
o laid up than the 100 mcfttlon
Jil bv Becretary Denby.
A'AVOas LESS
UESTKOYEItS
The old rule called for four
llestroyer for each battleship.7 ha
said, "We ara to have 18 buttle--hips,
and by applying thla rule we
anight set along with 72 destroy-
ra in active commission."
Tills was the number mentioned
last week by Chairman liutlor of
he naval committee, as sufficleat,
n his opinion.
"An enormous saving can be er
ected In Junking old and worth
ies ships, especially some ot the
"lflr- cruisers." said Mr. Kelley.
Take the old Ulympla. for cx
miplei last year the cost of her
peratliin was Jt, 170, 000. i There
i a line sentimental demand to
ve her, but she ought to be put
orne place where there will be no
troh tax burden. The old cruiser
Brooklyn, commissioned in 1896,
ost $730,000 last year, and the
l!ochfKtr. commissioned in 1S9J,
out $1. 154. 001)
"I'D HlLKh
MIST GO
"Jmit ko on down the line and
' ou will rind ut.her old hulks cost
is milliLiis of dollars that are
' lyorth a tinker's dam,' for dc
'nm purposes. These old craft.
lth tmill suns are back num
"W, tiny can serve no useful
training purposes. We have got
tie them up."
Mr. KpIIpv said, however, he
antcd i,i emphasiza that there
vould be no ruthless cutting of
tppronriahoiis nrnl that new hln
hich really make up tho treaty
WW woulr be kept in lull com
mission. The enlisted personnel
ftal wuld depend, he said, upon
he number of ancient shins rale-
Wed to the Junk pile.
'There will be no new construe
wn next vear," Sllr. Kelley said.
w -1" iv.uuu.uuu will Be neeaea to
treaty."
WANT CONSTITUTION
OP UNITED STATES
TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS
NTAV YORK. Feb. 19. A ejtn-
;''3) to have the legislature of
-" state pa,, a bill requiring
fulr courses of study in the
Onstltlltion of the TTnlterl State
ILl"? nnn hublic school, col-
so "mi universities has been
artPd by the nn.tinnnl amipltv
'agile it n. j.
in movement Is beinar promoted
rousn a. committee on rnnntlfii.
instruction vcirh vnamKAP-
.0!n ,,f . .. '
V....' re tnan ou ot tho coun-
Mead nig educators.
. niinois, town. Miphbr.i.n end
Turnout now have BU(,h aHjtw
'e-'sne's statement said and as
legislature or only six state
.,! s,cssinn ot present. It I not
Pis lhal lhft bi" oula bp
'"on "ie siatute book of all
e8 for several year.
DEPARTMENT SAYS
00D PRICES ARE
ON WAY DOWN
tuiwUI;VC:T0X' -b. t9.'-The
by ti .". Drlcfi lnd- maintained
rls fri '" "V r un re-
Htle. , '""'""eniative cotnmu
?hrUKhout the United
"', SnownH . A
r een. , " nvej-
'lth ii ,January as compared
odav Dember- " wai announced
over.H wurm,t th 30 dn' Wld
It Vrii i thf rlrt 2 of the
'lie culinary requirements
w.jne average family, decreased In
"r fieslr egBs.
wumhb neing in ine
ENBY'S FIGURES Taxable Incom
in i. iitreae uunng lear iviy;
f ii rv HCCCPTCi average income nearly $4,uuu
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. Tax
able incomes of individuals re
turned to the government for (he
calendar year 1919 showed an in
crease of nearly M.OOO.OOoSflOO as
compared with 1918. according to
statistics issued tonight by the in
ternal revenue bureau.
Kor the year 1919 there were
5,332,760 individual returns filed
for a total income of J 19. 859. 000,
000 as agHinst 4,425.1 14 returns for
a total of i 15,924.000.000 for the
previous year. The tax collected
on the 1919 returns amounted to
M. 270, 000, 000. which was an in
crease of JU1,908,000 over the
year 1918.
Personal returns of incomes of
11.000,000 and over totalled 6," for
1919, compared with 67 in 191S,
while for 1919 there were five re
turns filed for incomes of 55,000.-
000 and over.
For 1919 there were six personal
returns of income from $3,000,000
to $4,000,000; seven of income
from $2,000,000 to S3.OflO.000; 13
from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000; 34
from $1,000,000 to $1,500.0110; and
60 from $760,000 to $1,000,000.
AVKUAGK
NUT INCOMK
The average net income reported
for 1919 was $3,724.05. the aver
age amount of tax $238.08 and t he
average tax 6.39 per cent.
The number of Joint returns of
Berlin Reports Envoy on
Trip to Moscow With
Terms Genoa Meet
r.F.RLIN, Feb. 19. (By the As
sociated Press.) Carl Kadek and
Leonid Krassln, representatives of
the ltussian soviet, areon the way
to Moscow with proposals from
France, Great Britain and Ger
many looking: toward Russian eco
nomic reconstruction. While M.
Radek was here presumably to dis
cuss only economic problems, the
VofHiehcZeituaK says his motives
were chiefly political, and allegey
ho was getting Information neces
sary for tho preparation of a soviet
program for the Genoa conferenco.
The Vossische Zeitung deacriben
Kadek fls one of .the. .greatest living;
propagandist aiid" 'comment .ap
his ability "to twist all sorts 'of
political discussion to the advan
tage of the soviet."
The bolshevik negotiators n
finned the German official they
believed both England and France
'are endeavoring to outbid Ger
many for Russian trade but piadl
It clear that Russia must deal with
the nation giving the best terms.
FKF.Nt II ASK DKIAY
l'AjtlK I'cb. 19. The French
Kovcrnn'icnt. desirous of making
proper preparations for the Genoa
conference, has announced that
the. work of French experts might
teduire three w eeks more, accord -In
1 7 the Temps. The government
has therefore informed all the par
ticipating powers that it will not
I.e possible for France to take part
'Im the conference if called ou
March 8 and has asked the Italian
government for a .postponement.
TKMPS AC.AJXST IT
I'ARia. Fob. 19. Referring to
the Genoa conference the. Temps
says today:
'It is manifestly impossible for
u to go to Genoa, as the British
government ha not replied to the
French governments note. The
memorandum was delivered to the
Hritlsh government two weeks ago,
and no reply has yet been received
in I'arls. It is evident that France
cannot be requested to ronaidc
such silence as a Bign of appro
bation." Bandits Call At,
Dinner Party and
Are Served Well
0EAI N. J Feb. 19. A din
ner party at the home of Mrs.
Sarah H. Robertson waa inter
rupted Saturday night by a mask
ed bandit, who was admitted by
the hostess and at the point of a
revolver robbed her of a handbag
which, she told the police contain
ed jewelry valued at $50,000,
stripped her four guests of their
valuables and escaped.
Mrs. Robertson waa called to
the front door while entertaining
her guests and there ws confront
ed by the robber whose face, ex
cepting the eye, was covered by a
white mask. He leveled hia re
volver at her and In sham tones
ordered Her to hold up her hands
and keep silent. He tore a dia
mond eunburst from her throat
and with the weapon pressed
against her body, forced her to
return to the dining room.
WANTED ALL
AVAILABLE
Before the startled guests could
realise what was happening, the
bandit flourished his revolver,
commanding them to put un their
hands and warned them not to
make an outcry.
While the Intruder instructed
his victim to turn over their val
uables. Mrs. Robertson tried to
conceal the handbag with her jew
els. The robber observed her,
however, and snatched It from
her. Gathering up the loot that
had been deposited on the dining
table by the tightened guest, the
imnd.it then warned all to keep
quiet for five minutes, backed out
of the room and fled.
Th nollce learned that a wo
man- and a man were seen near the
Robertson home shortly Detore ui
robbery. It la believed the woman
waited in the motor car and aided
the thierf to escape.
ANOTHER PREMIER CALLED
LOMON, Feb. I. The Home cor
respondent of the London Times
sends th report 4tit ex-Premier
Glolltll ha been charged by the king
to form a new ministry. -
ALLIES PROPDSEiHUNDRED HORSES
AGREEMENT WITH BURNED AND BIG
RUSSIAN SOVIETEBARN DESTROYED
show Big
I ft M SI SI SI
husbands and wives fur 1919 was
2.858.597 and the number of wives
making separate returns from their
husbands whs 53.534.
The number of corporation In
come tax returns, other than per
sonal service corporations, for 1919
was 320.1 98. of which 209.634 re
ported net. income amounting to
$9,41 1,000,000, with a total tax of
$2,175,000,000, compared with the
1918 figures of 317, 5T9 corpora
tions filing returns, of which 202.
Ofil reporter! a tolal net income of
$8,361,000,000 and a tax aggre
gating $3,158,000,000.
FIVE CITIZENS MAKE !
SIXTY FIVE MILLIONS i
WASHINGTON", b. lSKlve .till-'
j?ens of the t'niter! States reporter! an i
aci;rei;ate prnss revenue of 1319 nf
$.,0!",.")72. aeronlliig to an official
report issue, I by tlm treasury depart -ineni,
deductions of $11.16.1.673 were
Bllowed. bringing the net income to
?.10.624,891 en whirh the government
col'ected $3:i,.101,O8.1, or 6,1.77 per cent.
The analysis of the Income of these
five taxpayers, made by the treasury,
showed that less than $75,001.1 came
from "wages and salaries," none from
"linslneM." S0 nnit 1mm "1,01-1
I ships and personal service corpora
tions $11.(100,000 from "sale nf real
estate, stocks, hnnds. elc." $2.009
(from "rents and royalties." S 16,000. -
"00 rroin dividends
$6,713,000 from i
Interest and Income tax for the bal- i raged around President Harding's
ace about $380,000 from interest on s,JKgeStlon that the bonus be fl
governmeiit securities not entirely I u.. i- ... , u ' i,.
exniept from taxation.
Three Men Injured, Two
Seriously, at Indiana
State Fair Grounds
IXUIANAPOUS. Ind., Feb. 19
The large brick horse barn at the
Indiana state fair grounds here and
about 100 valuable horses were
burned early today, causing a loss
estimated at $200,000. Three
horsemen also were burned, two of
them seriously, in attempting to
rescue the animals'.
According to Assistant Fire Chief
Hoy), the tire started from an oil
stove and, as the loft was filled
with hay and straw, t lie flames
spread rapidly, trapping the ani
mals and sleeping hostlers in the
burning structure. The slate roof
on tho barn Is belioved to have
saved the -large coliseum. Just
across the road, from serious dam
age. OWNER HAS
NARROW K8CAPE
Harvey Kusby, owner of Lord
Busby, a valuable pacer, which was
burner to death, narrowly escaped
after beins seriously burned when
trapped ill the stall wilji his horse.
Fifteen hundred dollars in, cur
rency, which lie was said to have
had with him. was burned also.
A horse which Frank Meyers was
trying to rescue becamo panic
stricken and fell on him, pinning
Meyers to the floor, and he was se
riously burned and trampled be
fore freeing himself. F.dward Wood,
another horseman, was slightly
bih-ned.
The dead horses are said to in
clude 60 of the 67 sent here from
Camp Knox for use of Batteries
A snd C; several polo pin ponies;
Governor Warren T. McCray's rid
ing horse; "The Great Roe," a
$15,000 mare recently purchased
by Thomas I.). Taggart. and several
show horses owned by L.on Mc
I'onald, grand circuit race driver.
The horses that escaped roamed
tho northeast section of the city
and a number had not been round
ed up tonight.
CONDITIONS ARE
IMPROVING. SAYS
Executive Committee
Meeting Southern News
paper Association Soon
CHARLOTTE, Feb. 19. Stead
ily improving business conditiona
In the south are indicated, in the
opinion of Walter V. Johnston, .of
Chattanooga, Tenn., secretary
treasurer of the Southern News
paper Publishers association In
the replies to a recent question
naire which he sent to the 250 odd
members of he assdeiation.
,"I found," said Mr. Johnston,
who left here tonight for Chatta
nooga, "that ,in almost every case
the circulation of the newspapers
is grpwing steadily and that ad
vertising was from 10 to 33 per
cent better for thrf past January
than for January 1921.
JOOI
INDICATION
"This is a mighty good indica
tion that business Is returning. If
it were a few isolated cases It
,might not mean so much but the
fact that both the circulation and
the advertising are increasing a a
general rule throughout the south, j
seems to me to be a mignty goon
indication of business Improvement
generally.".' "
Mr. Johnston announced that a
meeting of the executive commit
tee of .the Southern Newspaper
Publishers association will be held
in Chattanooga February 27, when
the time and place for the next
annual convention will be fixed.
THOUGHT METAL POLISH
WAS WHISKEY DEAD
JF.RSKT CITY, K. J., Feb. 1
Robert Alexander, an expert account
ant died here late today from drink
ing metal polish that he thought was
whlskev Mrs-. Agnes I'rimtJi. of
IHHIIlnum
TENN
PUBLISHER
liquid I in a serious condition In thai The proJ,rt contemplates the pay
city hospital. m,nt of forty oer cent of the tax a
Mr. John Gramski. owner of I orlghiallv Imposed by the June rie.
saloon In which the conencllnn ' ow, and meana th paymenMo th
mircbaseil, was nei'i pemnns en m-
i vest Iga lion ,
coin
EJLLtV'"-
U 11 ILL I imp in American
TODAY BEGIN IIS
Generally Believed Com
mittee Will Report Out
Sales Tax Provision
FARM BLOC WILL GO
TO THE MAT, STATED
Some Favor Reporting
Bill Out Without Provis
ion for Raising Money
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19. The
k (i.,4
today to be so nebulous that re
publican house leaders still were
unprepared to venture even a
guess as to what plan of financing
ultimately would be agreed upon.
It was understood to be their dis
position to let the question simmer
a while longer in the hope that
sentiment would so shape itself as
to facilitate the task of those who
will frame the measure.
It developed today that beneath
Ihe surface of the storm n hlah has
i.Ktxv.tu i'.t n nrtic.i iat inn Ti itnn
been a lot of quiet talk in support
of the proposal of some leaders
last week that the legislation be
made a general charge against the
treasury with expected savings
through cuts In regular appropria
tion bills relied upon for tho financ
ing of a portion of the initial cost.
When first suggested by Repre
sentative Mondell, of Wyoming, th
majority house leader, this pro
posal seemed to meet with consid
erable favor among tho rank and
file in the house, but the idea be
came all hut submerged by the
wave of talk that swept through
cloakroom and corridor after the
President's letter to Chairman
Fordney of the ways snd means
committee, had reached the cap
itol. WOt M GO
A liONG WAY
Irrespective of the bonus, there
apparently was a determination In
the house to reduce sharply the
estimates for both tho navy and
the army and that possibly $200.
000,000 would be cut out of the
supply bills, for those departments
alone. Such a sum, it was said.
would go a long way toward
meeting the first year's cost of the
cash payments to tho former serv
ice men.
Views of the majority of the
ways and means committee on this
plan has not been publicly devel
cped. These members will meet to-
narrow to po tato the whole bonus
ouestlon. 'but an immediate d
cielon as tb how thVbonau will be
financed la not expected. Propon
ents of the. sales tax however, sre
understood to be prepared to force
I heir fight In the committee at the
earliest opportunity.
SALES TAX
18 LIKELY
Some, opponent of the "les
levy oonoedo that there are suffi
cient votes among the majority
members of the committee to re
port out such a tax. but declare
the question of expediency must
enter into the final decision. The
first consideration, they raid, is the
probable effect of such a tax on
the minds of the people generally
and the second the known effect
that will be produced among re
publican member of the house.
If such a tax Is proposed to a
party conference, the opponents
assei't they will renew the fight
which was waged successfully In a
similar conference in 1920 when
the first bonus bill aa presented
with a sales tax attached. Failing
to win the caucus, they declare
their fight would bo carried to the
floor of the house with the ex
pectation of almost solid -support
from the democrats.
It is understood to be th,e hope
of the leaders ot the agricultural
bloc that the committee will re
port out a bill without any specific
WORK ON BONUS
provision for raising the funds nSbe at least two stories in heighth,
the senate finance committee flicl i with a large basement. It should
last year. President Harding lias
said that he could not look with
favor on a measure that did not
carry ways of financing it, but it
was understood to be thought ofra(ii0 concerts.
some of the supporters of such aj iv. jj,., Welch announced to
bill that with a large sum made j hi congregation that beginning
available through reductions in the with the first Sunday In April he
estimated cost of conducting the,wm conduct revival services and
egular government establishment wll be assisted by Mrs Mary
a situation would be created which steldly, now of Gastonia and form
would remove executive objection. 1 erly of St. Louis. Mrs. Steldly was
1 I formerly associated w ith "Cyclone'1
MEXICAN FORCES (McLendon and resigned tn take up
n-r ... s iwork of the same character.
IN CONTROL OF ' "Mixing . Hraln and Religion,"
SITUATION, REPORT
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 19. (By
Tho Aasociated Pre.) A wetk of
,, n rn ,1 1 n ravnlla flovtt.ffhAnt nnrth-
DKw.,.u.v. w., wu,,VUw ...
ern Mexico ha left the federal
government force entirely In con- jMt night and he could clearly un
trol of the situation, according to , derstand the sermon throughout
Information obtained by the war ! by tne uge of tno Wrcless appa
office here. jratus.
In the state of MIchoacan, where I
Colonel Francisco Cardenas with
more than 200 men, 1 reported to
have revolted, the complete dis
persal of the rebellious faction is
expected during the present week.
The rebel activities In the north
are centered in th state of C'hi
hauhau, but energetic measures
haveN been taken by the govern
ment! and the small uprisings
there are said not to have pros
pered.
The official here have never
taken serioualy the rumors, ot an
attack against Juarez although the
war office has made all necessary
precautionary preparations in the
disposition of lufflclent troops In
that region.'
MEXICAN OIL
TAX ANNOUNCED
MEXICO CITY. Feb. 19 (By The
Associated Pre) The basis upon
which the heads of the American oil
companies last September reached an
agreement with the Mexican govern
ment relative to the payment of ex
port taxes under the decree ot June
were divulged today In the nntlineiT
of a decree given out by Minister offfl
the Treaanry De LaHuerta. Tff?oTr-T
deere lacks only
the signature
IB1 ' Peeom"
Mexican treasury ol approximately 14,
.." neeos.
a a w g f ivhii
Judge Resigns to Give Whole
Time to Baseball and
Legion
CIllL'ACiO. Feb. 19. Judge K.
M. landie, who announced his res
ignation from the federal bench
esterday, today told of his plans
to devote more time to the Ameri
can legion besides his duties as
!,abXmc d"'ut01' f ur8anl"d
"The American legion is the
greatest insurance pulley this na
tion has," he said. "It is our
standing guaranty of peace snd
liberty. 1 am deeply devoted to the
legion and shall help in whatever
way I can."
Judge lndls said that one of the
first things lie vill do when he
leaves the bench will he to make a
swing around the baseball trail
ing camps in ihe south. "I'm
rookie at this game myself," he
said. "I want to study the training
-.utnrv, rt'V.r... V. .. U.A
plaint lhat promising- rookies have .
rot been given a fair show. Some
of them claim that they have ar-
rived but are not Riven an oppor
tunity to prove it. Some of them
on the other hand think that they
have srrlved when they are not
I want to have a look t this
spring training system and study
it."
YOUNG PEOPLES'
CENTER PLANNED
BY
Chestnut Street May Have
$20,000 Structure For
Various Features
Decision to construct a modern
community hullding for young
people, similar to structures now
being erected In various parts of
(he state, was reached at a con
ference yesterday morning at the
Chestnut Street Methodist church.
The structure, it is believed, will
cost approximately $20,000 and
sketches of the building already
have been made by several local
architects.
This building, according to the
present plans, will be not unlike
others that are now being built in
Charlotte. Oastoriia. Greensboro,
Richmond, Va., and other parts of
the south. Tho paramount purpose
of the building will be to serve as
Mr neuter for young people, where
they can enjoy theme'es and
participate in social gathering in
the evening. It is planned to h:tve
attractions each night.
Next Sunday morning members
of the church will take a vote on
whether or not a new location
should be secured for the erection
of a modern edifice, in adrllti in to
the community building. l!v. E.
n. Welch, the pastor, says his
church Is located In the midst of
some 10.000 people and should it
be decided to secure another lo
cation, It should be within R rad
ius of two or three blocks at tho
lntereotion of Chestnut street and
Monroe place.
The church having already de-
r,jer) to construct tho
inuntipity
building, it Is only a matter of
time, that a new edifice costing
something like $100,000 will have
to be built to take care ot the
meris of the grow-in congregation.
"When the community strncturels
built," states. Rev. M. Welch, 'V(
can' use the auditorium until a
churrh is built. The question w hich
will be voted -n next Hurday will
be whether It is tho deslro o! the
members to demolish tho present
church building, and use tho same
site for the new building, or on
the other hand, secure another lo
cation. Our plan is to have our
community building as a unit of
.),. church. The structure should
contain special sco;ons for adult,
juniors and intermediate and an
auditorium. We could have spei lnl
attachments for the receiving of
was the subject of the minister at
the services last night. It was
tranemitted by wireless to several
home, equipped with receiving In
struments. 10. A. Jockson, Jr.. who
,iives on niiiuii
lives on Hillside street, reported
nia instrument worked perfectly
ILLINOIS MINERS
STICK TO HOWAT
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.. Fb 1S
I Continued nnancial support at last
until April 1, was pledged today tn
Alexander llnwat and other expelled
Kansas miners of the United Mine
Workers nf America hy the Illinois
district delegates to the union's we
eial convention that In Its final srs.
slop yesterday refused to consider
llowat'a appeal for union reinstate
ment. The pledge given unanimously by
the Illinois delegates came as a
olimax of a long meeting that waa
marked by aeveral speaker severely
condemning President John L. Lewis
and other International union ofTlcers.
who expelled Howat and his follow,
era on the ground of refining to obey
convention order directing that
strikers be ordered back to work.
COINO TO OPEN SHOP
NKWPORT. Ky., Feb. 19. Official
of. the Newport Rolling Mill company,
whose workers have been on strike
for aeveral month, intimated tod.y
thatlheejitlre plant may be operated
up on "open shop" nasi. In a ttate-
menL.lh mill uffitilal dls ii
in view of the temporary restraining
order Issued yesterday by Federa'
Judge Cochran against any interfer
ence by striker wllh mill employees,
there now I ne strike on at I he mill,
insofar as Ihe officials of Che com
pany are roneerned.
METHODISTS
G ALL1 VAN Wll L
BID
0
South Carolina Construc
tion Concern Already
Preparing Its Bid
NO CHANGE IN THE
LOCAL SITUATION
Mayor Will Likely Name
New Members of Board
During This Week
Announecment by J. F. Galli
van, president of the Galllvnn
Building company, of Greenville.
S. C. Ih.it his company will sub
mit it aecund bid fur the West
" oumim. was the
only development in tho situation
Involving the erection of new
school buildings yesterday.
Mayor Gallatin Roberta has
reached no decision on the au
ipointnient ot members to lill the
vacancy In the school advisory
board, it was learned lam night,
but it is believed that the, vacan
cies will be tilled early this week.
The Giiliivan company submit
ted a bid ir $00.70(1. Ilio lowest id
tho lot. but nil bids were rejected
bv voto of the boui'd. resulting in
three members. William M.
Kinatlieis. W. Vance Brown and
Ry II. Mojliuftle, resigning. The
next lowest bid submitted was by
L. L. Merchant for $10u,000.
Not ' withstanding announce
ment 1'VtUav by Mrs. Curtis Uy
mini that sho would nbt resign
trom board, rumor was per
sistent Saturday and yesterday
that she would iiund in her resig
nation. Mrs. Rynum staled last
Saturday that ahe will not resign
trom the board.
Mr. Galllvan implied last night
that as far as he vajj concerned
tho rejected bids were forgotten
and tho only wav he would act
would be to submit a second bid.
He said that urrangumom are
now being made to havo the bid
ready un the day they aro opened
by the school advisory board.
The following sjKned statement
was given to a rcnrreacnUitlvo of
The Citizen last night:
"Several articles have uiimitmI
in your paper In connection with
the letting of the contract for tho
West Ashevllle school and several
itonm cirricd statement that
were mialoading in regard to the
G.lllvan Hullding company.
DENIES HTATEMENT
OF HAVING NIXiltO LABOR
"In reference to negro labor em
ployed by us at tho college build
ing of St. Gt)uevlovc-trf-tho-Plnej,
we notico one stutemont where it
la" Marged that we work over flu
per cent negro Ubor which was
Imported from Bpartanburg and
Greenville, South Carolina. This
statement is not only untrue but
altogether unwarranted. Un the
contrary moro Than 60 per cent of
the mechanics employed km the
college building live In or near tho
city of Ashevillo and many of thu
carpenters were white wen who
also live in and around Ashevllle.
These mechanics and carpenters
receive as high pay fur their
services a Is paid by any one
I else. It will be observed that on
every building located In Ashe
vllle there is a certain percentage
ot negro labor. There could bo
therefore no just roitMsni of thin
company for onupiovliia a small
percentage of negro labor when It
is universally done bv all contract
or whpther residing In North
Carolina or elsewhere.
"It also has been stated lhat
the material used by thl company
Js purchased In South Carolina
and a weak effort is made on this
account to pre.iudlco this com
pany. In building the college
(building above referred to, ma
terial used in its construction was
purtihascd dn Ashovlllo as tho fol
lowing I tat iff customers will show:
PURCHASED SUPPLIES
FROM ASHEVILLE MUMS
"V. II. Westall and company,
lumiher; Woodward and Atkinson,
lumber; Citizens Lumber company,
Asheville Paint company, Mer
chant's Transfer company. Htone
and drayiwce material; I'lekens-!
Hiudley company, sand; W. 11. i
Westull and company, cement;
Bluo Ridge Lime company, Ashe
ville Supply and Foundry com
pany, reinforcing steel; Piedmont
JJleotrto wm-pany, electrlo fix
tures; Sugg and Hrltt company.
I'luinblnfc, and W. H, Arthur ami
company, roofing and sheet metal
work.
"Jt is not the intention of this
coinpany to get into a controversy
and all that is desired Is that the
truth be known and soread broad
cast to the citizens of Ashevllle.
This company has established It
self in your city for tho purooee'
erf conducting its business In a
fatr and .open manner and Is not
afraid to cohnpete or work by seal
ed bids or otherwise. The repu
tation ot the company is such
wherever It is known that its cus
tomer can count
upon honest
workmanship and moderate prof-
Its.
"(Signed)
."( ALL-IVAN BLDU. CO.
TO INVESTIGATE THE
ALLEGED DYE LOBBY
WASHINGTON, Feb 19. -The sen
ate investigation of alleged lobbying
by dye Interests In scheduled m start
tomorrow, with the first day of the
hearing being taken un by state
ments from Senator King, domoc.rat,
Utah, who Introduced the Inquiry
resolution, and Senator Frellnnhiiy
sen, republican. New .Jersey, whose
amendment to the measure broaden
ed the scope -of the Investigation to
include importers as well as Ameri
can manufacturers.
It waa charged In the original
resolution that American dye makers
had ftmblned to force establishment
an emargo against Importation of
coal tar dye and chemical used in
their manufacture.. Th move of the
manufacturer was made, the resolu
tion, asserted, so that they would be
able to produce American dye with
out competition from German source.
ARE STILL FIGHTING
MOSCOW. Feb. U. (By Th As
sociated Press.) Troops--of
Ksatern republic, the headquarters of
rovsk to the north of Vladivostok on
the railway, on th afternoon of Feb
ruary 1C. j
C.V dispatch fiotn Peking several
day ago, nnouil1 th rapture by
th Far UasternV forces of Katie-
irnvlk.l V
American Government
wilt f vti vu JKr J icvii
LaFollette Declares
T
1ERA ASK FOR
IRISH REPUBLIC
Entire Football Team Kid
napped to Be Released,
Griffith States
CORK. Feb. 19. City the Asso
ciated I'resiO A Striking feature
ol tin meeting held in Cork lodny;
cmlcr the nusplces of Kanion tie
Valeiii was the presence nf largo
minings of the Irish republican
army for the city of Cork and from
various parts ot hte county, wlu
v. pi p (iKwmhlrrl by companies un
der their ofllcers,
lonald O'Cnllaghan, lord mayor
of Cork, presided HI the piincl
pn! platform from which tho
Nin.ee ties w ere delivered. Mr. de
niera proposed the same resolu
linn" a were adopted at his meet
ing In Dublin last Sunday and re
listed virtually the same argu
ments as were then put forward
fecial tug lhat Ireland was In
greater danger than It had been t
any time In 750 years. Tho Canu
tes Marrevlcx and Charles Bur
gesi and other followers of d?
Yalcni supported the resolution.
The train on which Mr. )o
Valera traveled Saturday evening
lo C ork wns met at the railway
Million at Thurles by three thous
and, persons carrying slnu feln
funs. Addressing tho people Mr.
lieVnleni said he was glad to see
the republic was not dead '.n Tip
per., ry and that the people did
not want the Hrllish monarch as
kin of Ireland.
Arriving In Cork. Mr. DeValera
was greeted by Lord Mayor O'C'al
lnghan nnd other prominent re
publicans. DeValera. declared lie
di sired every Irish citizen fully to
iimiernand tne seriousness of the
situation and- to fully appreciate
what they were doing. He declared
that they were being asked to say
that when four years ago they pro
nounced for a republic they were
ff ol and did not realize what they
were doing. If an election ws,o
forced upon them, he aldded, lie
was sure that the citizen ot Coilc
would do their parS in proving to
the world that they still stood for
an i nan republic.
- Air, DeValcrM. challenged the
leaders of the free elate to frame
a constitution proving their con
tontlon that they could give to
Ireland perfect freedom and there
by let Ireland' know w hat It Is vot
ing for
If they can make a constitu
tion which the English king will
not be In." said Mr. DeValera. "it
may not bo very difficult for us to
agree with them."
Pointing to the question ot al
ternative pulley, Mr. DeValera aa-
serted that his task was the task
of any general with a stampeded
army; hn had to rally the people
Into a strong position behind tho
standard of the republic to the
same strong position they had held
ten- mouths ago. If that were ac
complished, Ihe British would be
as anxious to come to them as they
w ere ihh( juiy.
I Tf rTBLL TEAM nELEVSED
BELFAST. Fab. 19. (fly ttv
Associated Press.) The members
or the football team of tho Irish
republican army, recently cap
tured at Droninre, have been or
dered released by the viceroy nc-cii'-ding
to an official announce
ment Issued this evening. The an
nouncement adds that .Michael
I'olllns. head of the provisional
g ivernment. has given BNSiirancis
of the release ot additional kid
napped loyalists
FEW MIXOIt
INCIDENTS
15EI.KAST. Feb. it - t I ! v The
Associated Press. )--With tile ex
ception of a .few minor incidents
the week-end In Relfast passed
quietly. A man named Hunter re
turning from church this morning
was shot and wounded by an nrmed
party In the Springfield road.
At Co'ones. the situation now Is
quiet. The patrol are moving
aboiint unarmed. Members of the
special constabulary who were kid
napped aro sllll being detained at
Newton Rutler and Rosslea.
NOW WANT TAXI
DRIVER IN TAYLOR
DEATH MYSTERY
LOS ANOELEH,"i,,eb. 19. The
search for a taxlcab driver who
disappeared from his home here
H',oul lnfi time William Desmond
layior. mm uirecrtor. was mur
dered, was the oustanding feature
today of the police Investigation of
the ease.
The man It was said had driven
Taylor home oil several occasions i
snd detectives believe he might I
have visited the director ihe night'
he was slain.
The driver's disappearance was
reported to the Police several d.iss!
ago by his wife, who expressed
alarm over his absence. The offi
cer, in looking over bis effects, i
oiscoveren tnree bullets of the
calibre of that which killed Tay
lor and a cap similar to that worn
by a. man several witnesses have
reported seeing near the Taylor
apartments the night the director
was slain.
The parent of Mabel Normand,
film actress, one ot the last per
sons to c Taylor alive, arrived
from New Tork tonight to visit
their daughter. Miss Normand yes
terday moved from her Los An
gele residence to an unannounced
address, which, it was learned to
day (s in Altaden, a suburb of
Pasadena. Her friend said hc
was eeklng rest and seclusion.
WAGNER IS POPULAR
PirrsBI Ri.il. Feb. 19. - ' Hnnu
Warner, former i-hortsmp o' the Pitts,
hurgh National baseball teni was te
day eleeled president of the greater
Pittsburgh Baseball asoeiatien. an or
ganisation coiTiooeed nf mot of the
a amateur bssehad clubs nf the city
MM
S HEARTSAYS president
HAS LQSFSIuHT
OF THE ELECTION
Little Difference Between
Wilson and Harding,
Senator Declares
SAYS TREATIES ARE
"BAD AS LEAGUE"
Midwest Senator Attacks
Republican Administrv
tration In Speech
MILWAUKEE, Wi., Feb. 19.--The
"twin pillars" of the America i
nation fr e e d o m and Indepen
dence are today being battere '
down hy the "vandala fo prlvllfif
and monopoly who have secured
control of every branch of goverr
mi tit and are using Its great pow
er, both In domestic and foreign
policy, to protect ami extend their
t normoiia wealth," Sentor Robert
M. IaFollctte told a meeting hi,.
commemoration' of General Fred- v
erlck von Steuben, the revolution
ary leader.
The Washing ton conferenc"
which lie declared had only one
primary object "to make the world .
safe for' imperialism" waa con
demned by the senator who at r
tacked the admlnlsraion of Presi
dent Harding for what he callc'
It attempt to encroach upon -th
congress 1 o n a 1 prerogatives, to
hamper lite,' agricultural bloc and
to thwart passage of the aoltie r
bonus bill. The people of ttv
United States must determine.
Senator LaFollette declared
"whether they will return to Ui'
funfaniental p r I n c 1 pie' itpo.t .
which their government was en.
tnbllshed and devote their live
and energies to bulldlug a great
reoplo! or whether they will fol
low the path along which Wood
row Wilson and Warren O. Hard
ing have attempted to lead 1licm
of l-ecomtng a great western em-
p:re, a party to thbSvorl4 Intrigues,
hatred by all peoples and respect-1
ed by none;
AGAINST '
HARDING
"President Harding, it would ,
seem, either did not take th-
running of the laat election -!
rinusly to heart or has forgotten
I: altogether for on July 13, 121;..
when the bill to provldo compen
sation for the veteran ot th,
World war wa under considers i
tlon, he ao far overstepped th"
prerogatives 0f hi office a to ai
pour before the senate' snd argu
aiirThst the passage of the pend
ing measure." -
Turning to a discussion of for
elgi: policies, Senator I.Fotttt
said that the lesson of the clefeai
ot the league of nation by con
gres'i had apparently been lost on '
the present administration or else
"l he forces which controlled PreaL
dent Wilson and also controlled
President Harding are o powerful
tllitt they both prefer political ex
tinction to resistance of their die
tntee "WCi.SE THAN
THE LEAGUE"
"Th Ink Is hardly yet n"ry." tlv
nutor aid, "uion the signature '
ot tho delegate of the Unltur,
Stair to new trestle and a n',
alliance which in many reaper''
are more inlquitoua and fraugli '
with greater peril to the United
Suites than waa the treaty of Ver
so i I les.
"The Tour power treaty Is noth
ii.cr more or les than a bindini;
alliance with the three great Im
reriullstlo nations of the present
time, which pledges the United
States to place all her resource ot
men snd money at their dlsposii
whenever they are attacked."
LOSERFAnTTO
MAKE REPORT,
ATTORNEY SAYS
NKVV YORK. Feb. 19; Though"
hundreds of complaints of stock'
swindling through the operation '
bticketshops have been received
and indictments returned again 1
marly a score of brokers, Dlrtri":
Atterney Hanton tonight expressed
the belief that not ten per cent of
the fraud victims had reported
their losses. ,
He said he thought many per
sons with complaints to lodc
withheld them for fear of publicity
that would bring ridicule on them
as 'easy marks." A large num
ber of letter and telegram le
ecived by the district attorney bn'
rover followed up by a personal
Mil. led him to believe, ha added
Hint the writers would rather beat
their losses in silence than let it
known that they had engage.!
'either in Investment in wildci;
seciirliles or gambling in -bucket-'
sr,ojK. .
MARINES PRACTICE
REAL WARFARE
AT GUANTANAMC
GCANTANAMO. Cub. Feb. 1!
(By the Associated Press.)
Actual battle condition have bee-:!
apmixlmated in the work of th"
sailors end marine of the United
State Atlantic fleet, now engage I
in winter maneuvering here. Land
ing force of five hundred men are
ent shoro daily from the ships bi
the harbor going through the
work of landing as if they were
under hostile fire.
Marine, who landed a 130 mil
limeter crun from the battleshl:i
Florida have mounted the piece nn
n tractor, and have heen engsgeil
In target practice. The bluelack-
inaililfH 1HnnTn,gu,i U'
n-tents have been at work on ths
Sfle range,, using rifles and ma
chine gun in their practU.
1he emir battleship fori e h
becn -carrying out maneuver oil
Vhe harbor, perfectim! tt.i d"fn
against torpedo attack.