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DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAYMORNING, FEBRUARY 27, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
THE
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ill HUNK
Simmons Declares.
Utempt to hold
DOWN LiitfiDijAiiuiN
iLodee and Mondell Hop-
ing to uet -.way x rora
Capital During June.
WiiaivoTox irRiAg
THI AftHETtLLI CITtZIN
,Bt II- C BRYASTI
WASHINGTON. Ft. 26 IXepub-
icaru r running from campaign
promises- .They are now reaay to
iitch th Soldiers bonus, the much
,ltrl14cd reorganization plan, the
partisan
anti-lynching lrill. and
l)ier measures that have been un-
"Uurlni; the last session, says
nator Simmons, the House and
Senate leaders framed up an ad
journment agreement, and would
V
have carried It out bitort. the War
finance corporation provision that
has helped so much to ease the
fearful burrlon of" tho American
farmer hid it not been for the
protests, of the democrat and a
(W progressive republicans. Thea
tre now planning a get-a-way to
douse responsibility. They fear the
laws they promised to enact."
Within the list ten days a ma
lority of the influential adminis
tration p. lots in the hou.-c ins
launched a hurry-up campaign tor
u, early adjournment. With tear
jnd trembling G. O. P. wise men
we tending every energy towards
holding down the. legislative pri
rrani. ratify coxfkkenci; irrs
TMK OXL niG AIM
Tim present plan is to ratify the
Arms conference treaties. T iis is
0 ti? done without reservation it
uotathle. but if .---uch things art titc
ittry to ratification they will he
.ceepted. The arms conference
.till he 'the big achievement used
v the republicans in the cotnins
'igiU for the next cons.' -.
Leader Mondell and I.eadi r
KocIkp wmi Id h.vvc ongies.i adjourn
irlv in June. That U the sched
;ile n iiv. huwivii tiiU day .ind
hen they in.o-l '-cpvidci the ;n rny
tin fei i nci- t.-citic-i, th.: tariff, the
i,,iu el s oonus. a suub.iiy m- lot
iii rrhant m.ir... the roorginirt..-
nn ct tne department. , fii.u-
ncl'.inu bill, ana numirau supply
e.isui'e. ,
Tiie ranatriu canal t - -' po ll
lias already h'st-x pig- -h-I 'd
ad the anti-lyncho.-t rr.cas ire )s
eauing to a quiet tlcei.ng place
ii the senate.
In private, .t ;.; nr. 1 ' e.o.o Vf
-publicans ad.o thV. it wo'.iU ii-H
a good ;hing t'.- p.ts a tariff
.ill at this tin., bur initu .ts in a
fier.il m',x-u and i"w svei- House
and Senate provision and leave
t that way unr.; iox-i f iture sos
On of congic.!.
Will Be Provided With
Current for Commercial
Use by First of July.
(ltv B. G. IjEIPEH)
Staff Correspondent of The Citizen.
ULI) FORT. Keb. -o. Ampic
Current for telephone, lighting and
-ower Hystcms for both Old on
nd Black Mountain will be avail
able hy the middle of June or the
hst day nf July, according to plans
nat have become known here, me
iiowpi- project be'VA now in course
t uovtiopnicnt upon tne upper
alawb.i river by Col. Dan S. Ad
ns. prominent business man of
'Jl.l Fort.
i uloncl Adams intends cventu-
Hlly io develop three power pro-
its upon the headwaters of thfl
at;iwr..i. but two are now bclns
.instructed to furnish approxi
mately 3f,o horsepower that will be
'.nt from a power house at the
fl,ot of the mountain both at Old
Fij't and over tha Blue llidge bar
;fer to Mlack Mountain, where the
hiark Mountain Telephone corpo
ation intends to handle the rlis
!ibti!ion of the current in its ter
ritory.
At Old T'Art the power will he
:'l'hcd by Cblonel Adams directly
r 'he llchtlnir nf fue town, for
'hii.h lie was granted a franchise,
'"id fnr t,e operation ot several
"i.n'iis requiring power. Among
h"o will be a roller flour mill and
l I'Ordage lir -wlnrinw nnnli rnr.1
till, to he fineraH in what wn
"rietrly used jis a knitting factory
the Snilthern stntlnn Th
S". mm is now teing erected up
ii what foe many years served as
" Public baseball field beside the
.'''V'oad tracks.
'"Phone system at Black Mouri
has been decided upon with
'"" promise ofadequate -current
I1?'" summer from the Catawba
WUh hte cessation of acttv
at the, I'erley and Crockett
;''tiber niiu in Black Mountaini
A, ,0"'n found it necessary to
"W' tineporarily upon the Mon
;''it association tor electric cur-
iirv,, "scd in the telephone and
" system.
w Hie the two-stream develop
mmL 0 tbe completed eariy this
Servby clonel Adams is to
cZ ce..but from 360 o 0 horse
iirnnn: Is undetood, the third
rnposeel develonmnnt win hrinir
ti 'P t0 approximately 600 horsb
lh. "ntl It in hoped to put
vera R thil'd Product this
'niirorf . Mi.iuiiiB win im re-
'he hI,,." comrIj.t the building of
i. " i-'iirauv miner construe-
SUr'n.-,hn hea(1ater o tht
BLACK MOUNTAIN
I OLD FORT IN
IFOR POM
Railway Incomes For
T 1
4 Declared S.S1 Per Cent. Return
On Their Tentative Valuation
WASHINGTON-. Feb. 26. Net
operating income of railroads In
the t'nited States, sums available
for interest, dividends, rentals,
and surplus of the corporation
owning: the properties, amounted
for 19 J I to SOI j. 62o.61l. accord
ing to compilations made for and
issued today hy the Association
of Railway Executives. This was
computed by the association m
represent a return of 3.31 per
cent on the tentative valuation
fixed upon all railroad property
by the interstate commerce com
mission, and covered reports from
all of the L'Oi class one railroads.
Princess Mary's Trousseau Is
Last Word In Feminine Wear
Forecast of Dull, Rainy Weather Fails to Dampen the
Ardor of Enthusiasts Over Approach
ing Royal Nuptials.
LONDON", Feb. .'. (Ry The
Associuted Press.) 1'rincrss
Mary's trousean is described as
"youthful-looking and the last
word in smartnes".'' In contrast
with her magnificent bridal gown,
of cloth of silver, with gossamer
over-irlress embroidered with pearls
and sold and court train on white
dutchess satin the remainder of
her trouscau is of marked sim
plicity. Most of the frocks .'ire
seven or eight inches Off the
ground and they reflect the new
notes in early spring fashion the
low waist, the girdle, tiie (Irecian
straight shoulder-to-shouldcr ieck
and round neck, the bell sleeve,
the short sleeve and the three
quar.ct, adapted to the various
times of wearing and many other
fancies that will be seen in- flood
tide presently when spring is really
here.
The "going away" dreis is in the
soft shades of pink and blue, for
which Princess Mary has always
shown a preference. It is of powder
blue charmeuso embroidered In
long narrow line panels from the
yoke to the hip of the dress in
self-colored silk and coral beads
and crystals with a sash of blue
charmeuse tied loosely at the side.
Over this will bo worn a mole
skin wrap. The sleeves of this
gown are of elbow length and the
bodice Is cut only slightly low in
front.
Flowers have inspired Princess
Mary's new evening dresses. One
is of blended orchid mauves.
Georgette arranged over a satin
under dress fantastically worked
with Arum lilies and silver sequins
forms this dress and it is full of
harmony for a bride with golden
hair and rosebud skin.
PRICELESS LACE IS
GIVEN FOR KRESS
Queen Mary gave Princess Mary
some priceless lace from her noted
collection, and this has been made
Into a simple dinner dress with
draped net sides, held in by a
chiffon waistband. There are tiny
pink roses at the waist and pink
rosses at the foot gathered in little
fresh clusters.
Blue has been utilized for two
additional evening dresses, one of
sky blue satin and chiffon with
diamante shoulder straps and belt
and a second of sapphire blue and
gold with a short under dress of
tho two shades. There is also an
eau de nil chiffon gown that is a
triumph of the dress designers art.
It shimmers from neck to train
with gleaming iridescent spangles.
A real lace evening gown in
deep cream color is made with
straight panels and a draped baby
bodice; the skirt Is slightly draped
at the side and caught in at the
low waist with a chiffon sash held
in place with bunches of dark nnd
light pink roses and finished with
a big bow at the back. There are
hunches of pink roses holding up
tho cascading lace at the bottom of
tho skirt, it is mounted on real
lace net. A black georgette and
sequin evening dress is embroid
ered in panel design with the se
quins, and is made in very straight
lines with square neck and short
sleeves, and an embroidered girdle
'round the waist.
A grey crepe jersey afternoon
frock, embroidered in its own col
or, has a round throat and J
pleated at either side -and finished
with two little sashes. A tea gown
in sweet-pea colorings has mauve
chiffon pleated over llue with fine
white lace edging it. the over-dress
and a sash in the colorings of the
gown being finished on either hip
with a huge begonia. An after
noon frock of point de Flandre , a
gift to the princess, is especially
tinted and mounted over biscuit
crepe de chine; the waist-band of
old rose and blue satin ribbon has
floating ends at one side.
There is a navy sergine coat
Croclia new material that is very
fine and light. It Is embroidered In
royal blue silk and black round
braid In trellis squares. T he
sleeves are big and wide and there
is a steel girdle with oxidized jet
and steel buckle.
For wear over the wedding
dress in driving to the abbey is a
lovely Russian ermine stole wrap,
very wide on the shoulder and giv
ing the effect of a cape with stole
ends. There is a fringe of the
ermine tails round the neck and at
the-back of the eape and stole, and
it is lined with white 'brocaded
velvet . and covered with white
chiffon. There is another ermine
stole two yards long and 14 Inches
wide, lined with crepe de chine.
The going away coat Is of mole
skin with alternate strips of the
fur running reverse. The set-in
sleeves are kimono shape and there
are six rows ot the fur treated as
bands at the foot of the coat. A
tnole pillow muff will be carried
with the coat.
SUPPLIES PRIXCESS
HER F06TWEAR
In North Audley street ia, that
very quiet and unimposlng shop of
Mr. Albert Welch, whose grand
father made shoes for King George
IV and other members of the older
generation of the royal nouse. uo
dav he Is supplying Princess Mary
with some of her mosf Important
footwear, including a pair of peer
less white satin woven at Brain
tree destined surely for the great
est of ceremonial occasions, lna-
1921 Are
! which operate the greatest pro
; portion of American railway
mileage.
For December 1921. th net
; operating income of the roads.
; not considering returns of the
! Petroit. Toledo and Ironton. was
j $51, 510. 478. estimated to repre
I sent an average rate of 3.44 pet
cent on the aggregate capital.
' The total operating revenues
I for 1921 was given as $5,669,
I 83$. 000 or 10.1! per cent less than
: the tot-.il for 1920. and total oper
ating expenses werp $4,602,425 -'WOO,
a decrease of 21.1 per cent.
j much as they aie to hae a pair;
I of lovely diamond buckles, given;
1 1 by Queen Mary, set amid a light
j pleating of tulle and chiffon.
I These shoes represent the high
est craftsmanship of the country
in their faultless finish, as do two
other pairs in the richest gold bro
cade and silver figured satin.
Princess Mary wears shoes cut
on the smartest lines, but without
any exaggeration. Tho heels in no
case exceed one and three-quarter
im hes in height. Two pairs in what
is technically described as "dual
stylo" that is to say. with straps
tli.it are cut in one with the rest
of the upper are in grey antelope
and brown suede respectively. One
pair is silver tissue and brown In
tho oxford style.
Princess Mary, like her mother,
has n standing order that neither
paradise plumes nor ospreys shall
appear in her millinery. She very
much likes the nresent style of
'small, closely fitting hat. rather
sharply turned up from the face.
An effective example on the lines
a part of the trouseau is in black
satin, upon the upstanding brim
of which are set flat conventional
daisies in jade green tipped with
gold. Most becoming is a swathed
turban in gold tissue "round which
are folds of this beautiful fabric
shot with blue, rose, and a deli
cate green drawn together in a
large chou at the side.
OXE HAT LATEST
TRIMMING NOVELTY
There is one hat which has the I
very latest novelty for trimming
in a spray of flowers formed of
small sjiells tinted wit pink and
blue upon a shape having a raised
brim In sapphire blue velvet,
lightly veiled in grey lace. A black
satin hat has a long trail of the
small flowers of the borage plant
in. its curious tones nf blue. For
country wear is a hat of rather
mushroom shape in green suede
with narrow ribbons of green and
gold and similar In style is an
other in fuchsia shading.
NOTABLE WEDDING
CEREMONY PLANNED
LONDON7, Feb. 26. (By The
Associated Press.) The air min
istry's weather forecast of dull,
rainy weather for the first few
days of this week, has failed to
lessen popular enthusiasm over
Tuesday's great event, the wedding
of Princess Mary to Viscount Las
cellos in Westminister Abbey. It is
fairly certain that a combination
nf nno nf London's worst fogs and
ia torrential downpour would not
prevent multitudes trom lining
the route which is to be traversed
bv the state carriages bearing the
bride-elect and King George and
Queen Mary to the abbey.
Against the vagaries of the
weather, water-proof shelters have
been provided for the several
stands in front of Buckingham
palace, whence the procession will
start and about the west door of
the abbev. Should the skies be of
modish 'Mar blue," the state pro
cessions, which are to be part of
the elaborate wedding ceremonial,
and the beautiful gowns of the
wedding guests will afford the
populace a spectacle of surpassing
elegance.
The carefully selected toilettes j
of the more man one mousanu
women guests will make the event
a gorgeous show of gowns, jewels
and other fineries, the furnishing
of which has been a welcome stim
ulent to the trade of the dress
makers', shopkeepers' and business
people in general.
LONDON ALREADY THRONGED
WITH VISITORS
The hotels and restaurants itre
sharing in the 'benefits. Tonight it
was more difficult to find lodgings
even in the humblest establish
ments than at anytime since the
coronation of King George. The
restaurants and clubs have lab
ored in their endeavors to cope
with the avalanche of patrons, the
numbers of which are being in
creasing heavily by excursionists
from all parts of the kingdom and
continent.
As far as, has been ascertained.
George Harvey the American am
bassador and Mh Harvey will be
the only Americans fortunate
enough to receive Invitations to
the abbey service. It is known
that there are dozens of trans-Atlantic
visitors attracted to London
by the wedding who are endeavor
ing by the exertion of influenre in
diplomatic, court and blisiness
circles and by the expenditure ot
large sums- of money to obtain the
coveted tickets of admission.
The dressmakers and milliners
who made the dreses ajid hats of
Princess Mary are to be her guests
at Buckingham palace tomorrow,
when they will have a glimpse of
the marvelous accumulation of
wedding gifts exhibited in the
state rooms.
TEAR'S RENTAL EARNED
BY WINDOW SEATS
Some of the enterprising ten
ants of offices in Piccadilly and
ntbor afreets which are to be tra-
Iversedby Viscount Lascellos and
his bride will realise a years
rental from the sale of seats in
windows, ad keen Is the desire of
the people for ft glimpse of the
1Cmmw m i Tm
IS
STATE ASK BONUS
BILL BEJENAGTED
North Carolina Depart-
ment Calls on Harding to
Put Bill Through.
IS TOLD DELAYS
CAUSING CONCERN
Col. Owsley Declares
Oteen, Kenilworth, an
Inspiration to Him.
President Harding lia been
called upon by the North Carolina
department of the American legion
to redeem the campaign pledges
of the republican- party and to in
tervene in behalf of the adjusted
compensation bill. The action was
taken last night prior to the de
parture of Colonel Alvin M. Ows
ley, chairman of the Americani
zation committee of the legion, and
a wire was immediately dispatched
to the President, urging that he
take immediate steps to fulfill the
campaign pledges in behalf of the
ex-srvice men.
The telegram, signed by Tom
Bird, state commander, follows:
"The North Carolina depart
ment of the American legion re
spectfully urges the Immediate
passage of the adjusted compen
sation bill, now Mending before
congress. Klghty-t wo thousand ser
vice men and women in this de
partment, affected by this measure,
are deeply conterned over the re
peated delays in handling of this
measure and view with alarm the
refusal of the present congress
to redeem republican campaign
pledges in their behalf.
"They expect full and complete
fulfillment of this promise. Their
present distressing condition calls
for irnmcdate relief. North Caro
lina has faith in American states
manship and relies upon your un
questioned patriotism to point the
way."
Colonel Owsley left last night at
9 o'clock for Indianapolis. Ind., and
before leaving took occasion to
point with pride to the two gov
ernment institutions in Asheville.
Oteen and Kenilworth hospitals.
He asserted that after visiting the
two hospitals he has a higher con
ception of the work of the Amer
ican legion and will go forth to
his work imbued with a higher
meaning, of the opportunities the
legion has to serve and the debt
the legion owes to the members
who were disabled while respond
ing to the call "over there."
While in Asheville, Colonel Ows
ley made several address: Friday
before the Klwanls club and later
In the day nt Oteen hospital; Sat
urday evening before ex-service
men at the Masonic temple and
yesterday morning at the Citizen's
Bible class at the Majestic thea
tre. The national official of the
legion made a strong impression
on his audiences here, and is
without doubt the "silver-tongued
orator of the American legion."
He Is not one of the speakers
that goes from place to place flay
ing the government and officials
for "the failure to provide the
proper attention to ex-service men,
but rather of tho type that pleads
for the needed help disabled ex
service men and the men who wore
the khaki In the fight for the ideals
and principles ot American gov
ernment. Colonel Owsley made a decided
impression on his audience at the
Masonic temple Saturday night Im
pleading for the proper education
and teaching of the men and
women who adopt America as their
home, asserting that proper teach
ing of the responsibilities of Amer
ican citizenship will ellmlnato a
long slacker list In- times of
emergencies.
B I G WATERWAYS
E
Washington Scene of a
Number of Conventions
on Inland Projects.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Water
ways transportation jiroblems ex
tending from the Great Lakes to
the Atlantic and to the Gulf of
Mexico wift occupy the attention
of the five important waterway or
ganizations which will hold ses
sions here during- the week. These
include the National Rivers and
Harbors congress, the National
Merchant Marine association. South
Atlantic States association, Middle
West Merchant Marine committee
and the Mississippi Valley associa
tion. A unusual degree ot Interest Is
expected to attend the Joint de
bate on the St. Lawrence river
project, which will be held Wed
nesday under the auspices of the
Rivers and Harbors congress, in
which Governor Nathan L. Miller,
of New York, will speak for those
against the project and Governor
Henry .T. Allen, of Kansas, and II.
H. Herrick, of Chicago, will sak
for those supporting if.
All of the associations are in
terested in American shipping, and
opening discussion of the situation
generally will be submitted from
the floor of the convention ot the
American Merchant Marine asso
ciation and resolutions will be
adopted expressing the views of
the association, it was announced
today.
Striking: refutation ot the charge
that the people of the interior sec
tions of the country are indifferent
to the development of an adequate
merchant marine, it was declared.
Is shown by the personnel of the
delegations that will be at the
conventions. Governors of many
states and mayor of the larger cit
ies are said to have appointed
committees, while several cham
bers -f commerce In the interior,
besides shipping organizations and
national commercial organizations,
ar expected Jx .have representa
tives preaaoc
GATHERINGS WILLTOHNQ MISSING
COM
THS WEEKSANDS RENEWED
INSUPREWIECOURT'S
RECESSTO END:
BIG'CASES PEND
Shoe Machinery Case, and
; Suffrage Amendments
' Must Be Acted Upon.
OWNERSHIP OF OIL
LANDS IS PENDING
Status of Public Service
Corporations and "Fu
tures" Involved.
WASHINGTON. I'.ti -Th'
Mipremc touit will in-'c: tomorrow. '
h iving been in i n Mil' c .lam.
jilt h. prep.n :ng ..oinions i.i ;
. .--".' s argutil or ith'-iwi-ic Milunii
ted dm ing t he in csi't't term. A
t.i'iniici- of hill'"! tan- . aes ;i".iw
decision 1 1 1 1 sti.tulil Mm coin! I'oi
!..u the piaciic of le.-cnt veil-
Mll'lr of t'l.ill ill lie disposed of
upon reconvening.
A I 1 1 1 1 S th" c.ises n, whl.il ilc
i i-- tins nny he cxpc'-tci! oo Moo
la , or in the mi r I'm lire, .i 1 c 1 In
' lined Shoe .Machinery coipoi.i
lh n and llt SI n ml. ml Jus! i
co-npaiiv. cases l.oih under tic
I'l lvton ni t, lii.iigim; the forme
tiiiooch lTtsc base, on patent
r.;it. and the Lit .-i- hv , onir.n t .
on i t.pyrlghtcd articles, with en
ton-jug arrangements which max
ha( the effect of lessening coin
petition. 'lillc to Vlllll.llile ol
I.. nds in the bed of Ke,l tnei. ok
I; hn ma. claimed bv the slate the
Viil tal go rcn ment . ami Hiilill-u.-ils
is involved in another nn1
while others will determine th"
(onstiltitioii.iliiy .r the woman's
Milfi'ige amendment, J-lalc and mn
r.icipal ( ontrol ov er- puiiih- sen n
corrtor.it ioii he cow er of the toil
cral government, by the exercise
of it, taxinc (lower, to regular-(.-lain
exchanges under the "fiiline
trading net" ami whether Mod.
yard dealers and traders are en
gaged in inter-state i oinmcrce. and
l nil be regulated hy the "Mm I;
juril." act.-'
A number of transportation
cases, some of vital importance,
whii It are due to decision include
pi ococdini.s separately brought bv
the slate of New York, W'iscos.t
and Texas challenging the .lints,
diction of the interstate coinntei-ee
commission to fix rates upon in
ttasl.ito traffic and numerous pro
(codings to test phases of liability
of railroad corporations .during
federal control, f-everal with refer
ence to the federal employers li
ability act.
The obligations of government
arising out of the requisition of
coal and other acts during the war
are at issue in several cases now
hi the hands of the court and the
goHernmeut is seeking a final de
termination of the status of the
emergency fleet corporation as t-i
whether as a government estab
lishment. H is exempt from suits.
Write stitutes imposing taxes
reguiating insurance companies
and for the enforcement of prohi
bition laws are involved In a num
ber of cases, some of which may be
included among those disposed of
tomorrow. Automobile owners will be Inter
ested In n decision the government
teeku which would prohibit oil
companies from loaning the equip-p-ent
used at the various gasoline
tillirg stations throughout the
r untry on the ondition that th
products of competitors will not b
handled.
TAYLOR ARRESTED
POUGLA.t. (in. Feb. f.-V. 1.
Taylor, whose arrest wns ordered by
a coroner's jury In connection with
the death of Kdward Funk, of Fort
Wayne. Ind.. and who escaped from
a deputy Friday night was arrested
enrly this morning and is now In jail
here. Funk's body with lite ihroHt
cut, was found In a woods near here.
Taylor denies tho charge.
POLICE EFFORTS
His Detention or Elimina
tion in Taylor Case
Goal of Officials.
LOS ANGELES. Feb. " ! . - A
concentration of police efforts to
find Kdward F. Sands, misdinrt for
mer butler-secretary of William
Desnyind Taylor, was announced
today by detectives attempting to
solve the mystery of the murder of
the film, director here the night of
February 1.
I: was planned lo begin tomor
row by assembling data for hand
bills to be sent throughout, the
country to supplement ihe infor
mation regarding t Ii missing man
I already distributed broadcast.
Herman Cline, poll.' lieteclive.
pointed out that w',-..le no reward
was offered for the location of
I Sands against, wiumi a f-'iotiy
. charge is on file here, revvards -,
tailing $4,.'i(m liav.t been olfered
'for information lea. '.Ing to the ar
il est and com icliori of the inur
I derer.
j "We have run dawn lip afier
I lip without, result, ' said Cl;ne.
"Now we will concentrate upon
1 finding tands with the hope mat
we shall either prove correct our
first suspicions that he has Infor
mation bearing on the crlm.s or
eliminate him."
Absence of anytnint? approach
ing what they termed a "toe hold"
in the way of a clew, caused sher
iff deputies and district attorneys'
agents to take an enforced holiday
in the investigation today.
A police sergea it was reported
tonight, to have ana to San Fran
cisco to search for a woman to
whom three teleg.-a.Tis beaiint' on
the Taylor case were sm-l i hive
been sent on Ihe night the direc
tor was murdered, and one the
iei day.
Bulk of Allied Governments'
Loans, Publicly Held in This
Country Paid Back, is Stated
NKW Yi 1 1 : 1 l et.. ; - l-ss ,
lh.ui Ms million of the original
total (,f,$-'.:iST.Iiiil.nil(i in loans to
to the .illie.l governments in Ku
lepe. issued publicly in the I'nit
cd S'a!c. is now outstanding.
This .i announced toilav hv
Thomas Ijinont. of .1. P
Morgan and lonipany, who a I
it ha f i -iucnt lv I. ecu saal liiat
Ameinan hankers e--e uigingj
cam i llation of the allied de .ts'
on the throw that they are lie ivy 1
holders of Kii'-opean bond
"S,i main inaccurate and rx
aggeiatci siateiiientM hae been,
made is the amount of Kim.
lie, in government loans now held
bv private investors in this r. .mi
ll v ." Mi. 1 ,a moiit sniil. ' t ha t it
may be of adv.nil.ice to throw
some ligii! on the situation.
Slalenients as to Ibe ainouni of
De Valera, Irish Republican
Leader Is Asking Volunteers
Denounced Treaty and Hopes for Something Better
Than the "Flabby Softness of Pro-
posed Free State.
I.tM KKH
Ass.icial oil
Y.ilot.i. in,
loVVfs ,111,1
tinned his
K l-'eb
I 'I ess
,iliOlliieil
1 1.111 v .1
J i". i rty t ho ,
I la in, in 1 e- '
bv l.iaiii .Mel- !
lb, land, con -
iiui'.iign toilav The j
last niglu al KiinK ;
paitv speti
where .Mr. HcValeia 'delivered :i :
speech at noon tmay in his ow n -constituents.
Aftm vv arils lie tuo
toreil here, finding the la i ge square 1
packed with pimple and the, ap
tuo.iiiies to the squa reclined with
uniformed vobinleeis. On the
platform were the bud mayor ami
l orporation ami many other prom
inent persons.
UeY.ilei ,i spoke briefly, and vig-
orollsh. I 'enouncing the treaty,
he said.
"We are like a parly set out to
cross a desert, we have res, bed a'
green oasis, and there some would I
tell im In lie down anil rest. But '
we must go on. The path we arej
ii..sklng you to Ire. id Is the narrow
path of sacrifice. Don't allow
yourself lo be lempted by the flab
by MifinosH of the free slate. Mold
on. ami in the end you will got
something you can be proud of"
Kesolulions supporting the Ile
Ynleni view' were carried by ac
clamation. .Mr. Poland, in a speech, de
cla red .
"If c arc weak. England alsnj
is weak; her- troubles are piling
up; she can never attempt by force
to conquer thin country, and we
must show her that she cannot
achieve by guile what she failed
to do by forte."
After the meeting, Mr. DeValera
received the volunteers.
BRITO-IRISH MEET
SEEMS SUCCESSFUL
LONDON. Peb. 26. ( Fly the As
sociated Press.) The delegates of
the Irish provisional government
conferred! for un hour and a half
this afternoon with Winston Spen
cer Churchill, colonial secretary;
Sir lUninr Greenwood, chief sec
RADIO CONFERENCE
TO CONVENE TODAY
; Favors I'lilcst Compensation for
DI.HUblotl Men.
WASHINGTON. ' Feb. 26. Sec
retary Hoover's radio ( onfe.renre
jCilIed for the purpose of invostl-
i gat Ing nil questions relating to the
use and development of the radio
I telephone, meels tomorrow con
fronted with the problem of al
lotlng "wave lengths," in tho air
llo the various classes of users Of
the new means of eonimunlciiliun
to climlmte Interference
Mr. Hoover will be the "personal
representative of the Arnerie.on
small boy." he has-announced.
I'uder regulations now In force
wave lengths are allotted ranging
from about. lltIO metres for ama
teur broadcasting to 1600 metres
and above for government stations
and long range communication
with ships and point lo point iom
niunicatlon on land.
K.Vperts of the department of
coiiiiitercc who are charged as far
as possible vvilh the enforcement
of regulations designed to prevent
":i monopoly of the air," by the
telephone and telegraph oompinioi
Lilt it the sane time assigning the
ether waves so ns to permit the
greatest use of wireless telephony
for 1 1 iiiiiierclal purposes and a.ria
tour rievlopnient, have found il
iiooe-Jsiry lo rc-:i rra nqe the pres
ent allotments of the air lanes.
SOFIA SCENE OF
MILD DISORDERS
SOFIA, Bulgaha. Kb. 26.--Hy Th
A.HotaLeil I'ressjilHlcnn mal luii hy
the Rnvprnmnt to rlimlnnte a Hitigk
hMtfr in the Bulgarian alphabet ha
been I'-fponsihlp for mild rl tpturbwuc-f
in tiiis olty Vfriterday afternoon po
lice, su pressed a de most rat ion by Mo
dems to ftympaihy with the 18 tmi -vrisity
professors who ha been dis
missed f rom I py places for prol est -iiiK
ajainsl official a boll Hon of the
letter by the nrvrninpiii . The au
thorities have inken steps to make
t ItPir dervee effect I e hy m t it t cert -oorahlp.
CHICAG0AN SHOOTS
1 WIFE, CUTS THROAT
INMANAPOUS. Fh 2 Kdsjr
Fiady. nf ('hicniio, vvhe ni-ohahly fa
tally wounded hi uifp.Htjd then ? I -templed
suicide ut Miami, today, suf
fered a rie-.-v(Hi.i breakdown seveial
weeks ago. and had gnus to Miami
lo recuperate, according to Frank J.
Morrison, secretary-treasurer of the
Cole Motor Car Company here.
Mr. Frady was pres.dnl of a large
sutivmobile distributing agency In
Chioago handling motor cam and had
been prominent In the automobil in
dustry for many years.
WILL BE TRIED AGAIN
MACO.V, Ga., Feb. M. The second
trial of Or. M. ('. Mitchell, a negro,
once convicted of the cahrge of mur
der by poison hi cunnoelirin with the
I death or his nephew. Henry . Mitchell
I will begin here Tuesday. About $25. .
non In Insurance, purl nf which is
, with Ihe Rdvu-iiiuent, la involved in
foi e.g-t gov ei nnient ' i tide lit educes
held hv Americans have beeti as
high as' live billion dollars.
' I-'oi- su, It statements as these
thete ate no supporting facts
whatsoever.
"of the total .itnotmr of these
allied co ernmcm loans still out
standing the amount held hy the
banh.is I lie in se 1 v es, as shown hy
a careful canvass, is negligible,
liankeis .no merchants. They buy
s.vuiit'es believed bv them to bo
sound amt s.il them to investors.
In ilie same vvav these foreign
hi. ins vvei-- ills! i itnited among the
invest, n of th.- lountiv who still
hold i hem
Mi. Lull.,!,! added that this
siib:e, i wa entirely apart from
the indebtedness of itreat Itritain,
l-'raii.e and Iinlv ',., the 1'nitcd
Sta'es p,,v ei n meii t .
retary for Ireland, and Sir Lulling
Worthiiigtnu - Kva ns. secretary for
ii t .
Itoth sides are reported to bo
taking a cheerful view of the situ
alion. Tho discussions are said
to have proceeded so smoothly
from their coiumencenient that Mr.
t'lniri hill wns able to inform Pre
mier Lloyd tieorge. who hail been
In readiness for a call, that he
need not disturb his week-end.
Arthur Griffith and his col
leagues started on their return to
lieland tonight.
Mr. Griffith, after the confer
ence, said he wns satisfied that, the
Itritlsh government wns standing
by the terms of the treaty.
Until Mr. Griffith and Mr. Dug
gau seemed hopeful thnt a health
ier atmosphere would prevail be
cause of iho mutual recognition of
each other's difficulties.
ELECTION7SDANGER
AVERTED, DECLARED
ULLPAST. l. 28. -fBy The As
Hociiited Press Kanion 1 Valera,
in continuing his electioneering cam
paign, was received last night at Kn
ots. County (iare, with enthusiasm.
Knnls Is .Mr. DeValera's constituency,
lb- was met at the station by a uni
formed guard of honor nnd escorted
by a procession to a hotel. The town
wan illuminated.
In ncknowledgliig the reception ac
corded him, Mr. flrValera said he
and his followers had heard strange
things In Dublin that 80 per cent of
the Irish people were willing to fling
away the nation's birthright.
"Do you believe it?" asked one, of
his auditors.
"No," replied Mr. DeValera, "1
don't. I am certain that as long an
there Is one of the brave Dalcanslans
left. Irish aspirations will never be
abandoned."
The speaker declared, however,
that the danger nf fighting an elec
tion that and threatened the people
had been averted for the moment. He
said he was satisfied If mistakes were
to happen the people were determin
ed that the nation was not going to
he fooled again.
TRAVERSE CITY IN
TOUCH WITH WORLD
Cut Off From (ommunlivatioii hy
Storm for Past IVur Day.
DETROIT, Feb. 2f. Although.
many communities still are i off
from the outside world, public1
utility companies and railroads
made progress today in penetrat
ing . northern .Michigan, swept last,
week hy the most severe. .Ice ind
wind stornls In tho '.date's history.
Cadillac's fire alarm system has
been put out of order by the storm
and arrangements wero mido to
day with factory owners to Mistrial
tires hy means of plant whlsiles.
The streets are being choired, of de
bris. Work of utility company crews
Is hampered because of lea on
wires and poles. I'ermanent re
pairs cannot bn made until a thaw
results, It. is said.
Traverse City iiad Its first com
munication with tho oilslde world
in four days when .1 telegraph wire
was repaired. Travelers who have
braved the glare o," Ice In Ihe Tra
verse City region report a sce:ie of
desolation Is presenirj throughout
the entire district. Fallen tele
phone poles and l -eee blo.-k the
roa ds.
Reed City reports :hou?ands of
valuable fru.t trees in tin I .icln
ily have been destroyed.
FIELDS COULDN'T
HAVE DRIVEN CAR
, IXni.WArOLIS. 1,1.. Feb. -6.
tiny Hrniightc.it, a federal narcotic
iHiuiit of Ihis district, tonight said
Hai ry M. I-lefds. who is under arrest
In I'etroit, slid who profenses to have
driven nn automobile that carried the
slayer of William Desmond Taylor, in
Los Angeles. Cat. February 1, could
nnl have been in Los Angeles on thai
day Hroiighioii said tie arrested
Fields In Murrain. N. V., February 1!,
one day alter the slaying. Kruiigl'-
ten said Fields was litken Into cus
I todv on a drug "peddling" charge
.and later mined over to Detroit au
i I horii les vvhfre he was wanted f-n
' passing worthless checks.
ARREST SEQUEL TO
I DEATH IN ACCIDENT
IIPJII POINT. Feb. ... W. Fiance
Fverharl, n' Tnoinasv Ille, was arre.V
ed here today on a chnige of man
slaughter, as the reRiht of an a, -cident
to an automobile which hr
was driving lust night, in which Lena
Farriiigton of High Point, was so
badly injured Ihai he died few
hour. alter. Mr. Ren-hurl was re
leased this afternoon on bond. All
ot lift" girl, in the esr at the time of
the accidenl. was thrown out but riot
injured. Miss Farrington s neck was
broken.
MOTHER SEES SON SLAIN
BF.LFAST, Feb. 26. .lames' Hughes
20 years old. waa the victim of a fatal
attack Saturday night by thres men
who rushed out on him from a aide
street. The killing was witnessed by
the young mans mother,
t Two men were fire, I on whlie
. crossing Millfie'il. a Sinn Fein section
'of tln city. The men vvtto did ihe
i shooting afterward apologised, say.
ing they had mistaken their intend
d victims for "specials."
T
BEER URGED BY
LABOR IEADERS
. i
Executive Committer of
Federation Calls on Cit- .
izens tq Back It.
ACTION FOLLOWS
INVESTIGATION
Would Not Repeal
Amendment, ut Change
Interpretation of It.
W ASHINGTON, l-'eb. L'. Re
peal of the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act and substitution
of a measure permuting sale of
I light. vrlne and beer were urged
today by the executive council of
tho American Federation of Ijibor
in a statement which called upon
..ill citizens to join with labor or
i ga nidations in a campaign with
these objects In view. The state
ment denounced the Volste-'d e!
as "a social and moral failure
.ind a "dangerous breeder of dis
; content and contempt for all law."
I The council, w hich concluded a "
week's session Saturday night.
I previously announced Its intention
to participate In the congressional
elections tliruuglia tion-partlvm
campaign committee which will
endorse and oppose candidates of
major political parties, or enter in
dependents If that course is con
sidered most effective.
'Before this decision was reach
ed'' the k ouncil's announcement
said, "there was caused to bo made
an exhaustive Investigation ot th"
Volstead act. It was shown, by
this Investigation that there had
been:
"A general disregard of law
among nil classes of people, in-'
eluding those who niado tho law,
"Creation of thousands of moon "
shiners among lioth country and
city dwellers. .
"Creation ot an army ot boot
leggers. v .
"An amazing Increase in the
traffic in poisons and deadly con
coctions nnd drugs.
"An increased rate of insanity,
blindness and crime among the
users ot these concoctions and -drugs
"Increase in unemployment.
"Increase in taxes to city, state
nnd national governments amount
ing to approximately one thousand
million dollars per year."
The federation .dld" not " proTM
against the constitutional amend
ment embodying the prol.. iltloit
policy, the statement emphasized,
but considered the Volstead ac.
"an improper interpretation of the,
amendment," and stood Instead tor
"reasonable interpretation In order
that the law may be enforceable;
and enforced."
CASE EOR STAID
Injunction Suit Against
Federal Reserve B?rk,
Scheduled to Be Called.
CIIAULOTTK, N. C. Feb. :. :
(Hy tha Aaaoclated Press.) An-;
other chapter In the. year-old con
test between the Richmond fed-,
enil reserve bank and, more than
20U North Carolina banka and ,
trust companies operating under .
state charter, popularly known as
the "par clearance" caae, will
open In Jnlon county auerlur
court at Monroe tomorrow, when
the trial of the Injunction Mil -brought
by the state, banka against .
the reserve bank is scheduled to,
begin.
The Issue Involved In the trial is
whether the state court injunction
issuwd against the Richmond bank
last spring at the instance of 'h
state banks shall be made perma
nent or dissolved. The temporary
injunction restrains the reserve
hank from endorsing as "dishon
ored'1 checks drawn upon the
stale banks because the latter
charge e.vchangefecs for clearance,
as they have authority to do under .
an act of the North Carolina leg
islature of 1921.
The reserve bank, which op
posed the passage of the act, in
sisted upon clearance of checks at
par even after the law became ef
fective, pointing out that It did
not require the .state banks t"
charge exchange on checks, but "
merely permitted them to do so.
and that such a course was con
trary to the fixed policy of the fed
era I reserve gjatem. It. aent a cir
cular lelter to North Carolina
banks com erned, advising them
that if they Insisted upon ch -f
ing exchange for clearing chtckt
through the mails, the reserve
hank would have the checks on
thesH banks which came into its
possession presented at such banks
by messenger for i tlle( tion, and
if the banks refused to pay theiii
without charging exchange, the
i hecUs would bn returned by the
Richmond bank endorsed 'dis
honored." The state banks, through
counsel, thereupon obtained n .
temporary injunction lo restrain
the reserve bank from carrying out '
Us announced purpose.
When the injunction came on
for hearing in the state court, the
reserve bank, through counsel. .
took a transcript of trie case into
the federal court at Charlotte,
seeking transfer of jurisdiction
from the state to the federal court
The state banks, through their at
torneys, oppoeed this action, and
after a lengthy hearing he"!t
Judge K. Y. Webb, the case at.
remanded to the stale court foi
final hearing. Attorneys have in-',
llmated that the case will he car
lied finally to the supreme Court
of tho I'nlted States
LlGH
WINE AND
PAR CLEARANCE
BANKS UP TODAY