North Carolina Newspapers

SHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER j south Carollns: Fair and H '.yj Tuesday Ineresslna 12 PAGES TODAY ATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 6, 1922. PRICE HVE CENTS. THE A 1 -DEgfC INDUSTRIAL ConstiMionality of State nuu l,uuut nci is Dewre Supreme Court This Week mm in i FORECAST . ! iIXvflTit. Rp.rvice 'is Views in Report i'iflgonConditions. Us CHANGE igGFEBRUARY Uf M1118 Employing March 5. A sreat indu.tr.al Im- & forth, month of March today by tne un.u P 01 .-.:.( .ervlce in con- W rennrt of trim i -- Lament condition. ""L.!1. from 231 of the prlncl ?Crlal nter., with but few '2 ihow a f norml im- F .nt in employment mum Director Jones of the ser- iTannounced, "ana Dreaine an f ,Klc spirit of hope and con- f ""in the future. weatnor Fmployment conditions showed .noa.teraton during &s studies, only one-haK '. . opnt moro men being Snorted payrolls et the month's dXn at its beginning. Only J IWI . IJ,1.I.,M . textile anu poi". denced increased unemployment j this was more than mado up iMItlons to working forces in July til other lines. Of 65 Cities trom wnicn maus :j ire fathered by tho depart- 1(jt, 44 snowea Biimu iren-om- increase in employment, mmc incllKn'ng Manchester. N. II.. a Kile center, witn a payron ue (iM of 66.3 per cent, reported mermen on payrolls. New York U retorted an Increase In em Lnent of 1.9 per cent, while licafo Daa a nn-rraM- ui uuc l(o( ooe per rent. lumber and Winner product Uis in Nortli ami .Smith Carolina, irglsand Florida reported a net weaae In me momn oi is jonr their employes, while S5 rtlllier factories showed a gain-- dry law commanders. in tho MASS IETKFII WASHINGTON'. March '. A 'the state constitution can regulate number of cxeeptionally Important such matters under contracts wi.h cases are listed for argument in j street railway companies, the supreme court this week. ' Charles Ponzi, of recent nolo Prominent anions these lire three I riety in Boston, because of his cj cases from North Carolina de- j plolts in promoting; "gct-iioh-signed to determine the eonstitu- quick" schemes, will be heard tlonalUy of Iho child labor act. ! through counsel in his effort to cs- Ihe government selected the case capo trial in Massachusetts courts piiinnmn n nil im Tlinil rAVUh NU UUNUbilHUUbtll bKAVt BILL ARE H EL0STR00PS ARE SENT against tne Atherton mills as a test case for the group of actions but has abandoned that and has substituted the Drexel Furniture company case. The decisions In tho lower federal courts In these cases have all been adverse to tho contention of the government that use. imposition of an excise tai upon the products of a factory or mine Which employed child labor was a valid exercise of the taxing powers or the government for alleged violation of state statutes. I'on7.l Is now serving a sentence in a federal prison. W hether a railroad must include In its calculations of the distribu tion of enrs among coal mines those Intended for fuel for its own in a case appealed by the Lamber Run Coal company of West Virginia against the Balti more and Ohio railroad: what con stitutes violations of the narcotic act, and procedure to be observed Control of the Pennsylvania i in Us enforcement and what con public service commission over stitnles a soldier In the application street fip fare in flint .hi. wilt ' !be argued in cases brought lv the borough of Edgewood nenr Pitts burgh, which contended that bor oughs and municipalities, under or Hair rates on railroads, con tested by the Louisville and Nash ville railroad, are among other cases upon the list for early argument. PROHIBITION NAVYIWrlR'S REACH SOON READY TO BLAMED FOR BIG Screen of Fast Ships Will Endeavor to Stop In flux of Boozer WASHINGTON, March S. - The prohibition "navy" will be ready for operation In Atlantic coastal "waters in search, of liquor smug glers sometime this month, it was declared tonight at enforcement l.eadquarters, Arrangements have been com pleted officials said, whereby (lie prohibition bureau Is to have the uso of submarine chasers not now being used by the coast guard. Nino of these little craft, former navy lerrlers, are said to be im mediately available for transfer to HUNTBLOGKADERSiLlST OF SUICIDES I IK. Payroll figures in the tox- It industry also showed a slight icrease, but the prevailing senti i!rjt was said to be "uncertain as future conditions. Employment reports from Vir- tiia, the report said, "continued libow reductions throughout the it. Textile mills reported a hull decrease In the number of taptoye as compared with the irwious months, as did Virginia Ml mines. I Georgia the textile outlook is described as "unfavorable" d employment generally "shows lie change over last month." "ftiliur nlants. however were feared to be entering tho season peatest activity and probably iould Increase their payrolls for fveral months to come. North Carolina's situation was iparently a duplicate of that ob- inlnj in her sister states; tex tl and lumber plants showed pall changes and small fertilizer ctorles reported addition nf r.90 wkers to their rolls. Reports rom individual towns Indicated fceiurpluj of labor was chiefly to k found jn the "floating" type. Ht Winetoii-Salem and Wilmlne- m recorded an ovrrt-iunnlv In anmi. filled lines. Florida recorded unemployment skilled and unskilled labor con 'ded with nhnsnh :ita rrilnna unH Seating" luhnr. hut n nlrtf nf nr.. Nun was declared to be evi nced throughout tho state. AE AND FEATHER CATHOLIC PRIEST fas I'rlcst ncatcn and Ordered tu u-ac loun. WIU Obey. SUTON. Texas. Marcb K. Tlev Kelln:, ;,i, ;,l I'lttlmtir nlor "'taken in :i innnii, ii',' r, rui IIUI kll OWII lasi nijfht. xevrrolv h.iln "tarred and' feathered by a par ? masked mcn. V 'fCas.,-1 was nmiirnAd tnr tetiun. Ijpv. KellMr t.r. to l,,-,vc town and stated " he wi.uid ,i k,, it t.,. .i, ptoM ,,, ,,10 : not "mem. r" 01 nil iirc.-inivaMr... K... " 'roteM.mtfl and Catholics. MALL PREPAPTNa I FOR TRIAL TODAY '-"I'.Atio t,-i. (a' In I'll r., f.nsement New York and Chicago ; Additional Forces Sent tr veterans Urge Enactment Reenforce Troops There of Compensation Bill. HARVEY'S RECALL ASKED IN CHICAGO America Only Creditor Nation Only One Not Giving Soldier Bonus. E SMTIO niiT n n i ur Help Conditions During Three Years of Control, Hall States Order Preserved. RAPALLA TREATY TO BE RESPECTED Military Occupy Village of Grenova to Prevent Slav Enlistment. - ' Second Year of Harding's Regime Is Opening Up With Many Big Problems Ahead . . . iSflfS BREAKDOWN NEW YORK. March -riesulu- rji.'Mi:. March -i P.v The As- llons urging enactment by congress isocbited or the proposed five-fold plan bonus for world war veterans, were adopted todny at. four mass meetings of former service men, held under themispices of the va rious veterans' assoriallutis. Represent nth o Lester I) oik. of New York: Martin Mcf'ue, former state senator a ml 'Warren Klsher, nation conununder of ' i,., ... , E. Governor Vej-non Curtis spent 'Co nnktng final ar fr"' the onenln? 'n cha?"" ,nn'orl'cw of their trial i unntii t jh v in no- 'wd thu f,at through einbezzle- t i at in erest on mublic. funds, . I . cif . ... it- ... ,SUPi r(llcr cnutlse,j for KOVeriHC n n.l 11 j -r.-.. " associate counsel refused to. ...'I l0 rrv,nl what their lin. nf tinn iaA..i . Athanth'",n,;ral B"'ndage stat X , "iat0 ls dy and "will ..' anj atiemnts t fii.ihr fEGR0 GIRL IS ALLEGED FORGER ate , " i"i Lilts united ind riMarsh!,ls offies at Cle-ve- "lli's m! :i,rrivrd tiere today Wth rpe , " accused of forginc fk. - , compensation K! "f $:I0 oaoh Tl, .11 A in a'coni muted at Dublin, Cd" ? T-',B nBo girl was 4 vili i:,,??.; nl- " f federal court here. IL WAGE FIGHT yUMES UP TODAY " nes Vii ,ll'seHi 'iransporta- Pre.. ,w "Pen their fight over U" hero?.. KSWlftonSr'- "I" hav.horn,Dhoard- Mere thn i75 n. Place notninn. mrt .v a mov wh'ffh a "ytr ly r,,n?Iany """OUP" of m- center prooosals for w Of 12,144 Taking Lives in Year in America, 76 Are Millionaires. NE;W YORK, March o.- Reac tion following the war wis blamed tonight by the .Save -a-Life league for the large number of suicides in 1921, tventy thousand of which were estimated to have taken place in this country. The number of cases brought to the league's atten tion was ;,144'or which 8,410 were tnMcs and .1.7 4 3 females. "This waste of life, tho result of recent disturbed economic condi tions and the aftermath of war." said n report by Uarry M. War ren, president nf t)i league "has caused commercial failures, logs (.f i r.ioloyment and much real sufTe---! inp. The growing' complexity of i our modern life, the feverish un rest, rili nor, divorces and question able dress, unhappy home relations, the decline nf reiirious sentiment, and other things have caused de ranged nerves, depression and less self-control. With improved busi ness which is sure to come, the sui cide rate will be reduced and pros perity and happiness will return." One of the striking features of tho report is the increase lr the number of suicides of children which was 477 In 1919. 707 in 1920 and X5K in 1921. There were also 509 war veterans among the sul fides last year. All classes of soeloty were- In cluded In the list of those who took their own lives. Tljero were 10 ed itors. 40 students, 51 school teach ers, 21 clergymen. 39 brokers, JS7 Judges and lawyers. 86 physicians, seven mayors, S8 heads of large corporations, 76 millionaires, SO wealthy women and 83 bankers. In cluding 37 hank presidents. The oldest suicide was 100 j'ears old and the youngest five years. All sorts of reasons were given by the victims. One man hung himself because his wife was "too good" for him: another because his wife was spending all his mon ey, another because he could not stand the noiso of a neighbor's niano and because his wife refused rti kiss him. One spinst'-T took poison, leaving a note that "no man in the world i. tr a,,,,,l(rl, fril- I, A ' Qlirl a tortliAhcMtks and 100.000 Square; oth((P took ,Pr Ufe because her I nited American Wur Veterans spoke In favor of the fionus tn an assemblage In Lexington theatre. "Honus opponents tell us," said Representative Yolk, "that If we get the bonus the couniry will be put Jnto a condition of financial ruin. Yet congress helped the rail roads with a bonus when the roads faced financial embarrassment, "The United Slates is tho only creditor nation in the world and I ready yet the only nation thai has failed to eive its soldiers a bonus." Mct'ue declared that the asser tion of opponents of adjusted rnm"i li'i ed to iiensKion for veteran that a bonus I if thc-.c sin would burden the pli 1 1 1- with ad dition taxes was "bunk." "Don't permit congress to smother the bonus bill under a snmke screen," he said. "While you boys were in France, there were ii lot of nioral cowards in con gress who pilowed themselves to be frightened into putting over an amendment and a law which threw thousands nut of work and cost Hip government millions of dollars taxes, more than enough lo Press. 1- -The siMiatiim at Flume is considered most, grave. The Italian government .'eels the delicacy of (be position In which Premier Facta and Foreign M.n Icter sVhnnrcr bae heen placed, but. H determined In respect loy ally the treaty of Kapallo. The iow of tho government Is. that it must combine with its desire to maintain Inter national pledges and llvn on terms of peace snd cordiality with Its neighbors. In consideration for the Italian nalmnal feeling. The first objei t of Hie cabinet therefore is re-est.iblishnient uf order In Finnic. To this end 500 carabineers have been sent to reinforce an equal number of carabineers al- n I'm mo. A brigade of In- faritn is also on the spot In addi tion to Alpine troops, whilo the army corps at Trleaf has been nileiei to supply further fortes hould be considered nec essary MILITARYOCCUPY GRENOVA VILLAGE I'll Mil. March 5. ' By Th As sociated Press. I Perfect order was maintained he?e today. The rity bore its usual Sunday aspect. Dante Square In the centre of the town. and the principal streets of e citv were crowned vi:n people WASHINGTON. March f..- t Ity Iho Associated Press. I The sec ond year of tho Harding adminis tration llods congress grappling with the arms conference treaties, the soldiers' bonus, tariff, :hi ;'ubrldy, appropriation bills and scores of oilier measures with the November elections wailing I" "' ai a probable scale to cietrrmin political succesi of 1 at hio ed. In lb" face of the almost lnil lengthening program, republicoii leaders '. Irtually base forgotten their previous .lune adjournment goal ami many now are talking of July as the ttlrid-tip dale. week opponents aiso expect to get into action, but the real light, over rc.serMi t tons Is now "uinijer the surface" witli pmppects of It not rt'.icltiug the open floor for several wci-k.". The llarding-lirandegee "no alliance reservation Is regard ed as assured of adoption, but lights arc Impending on ii number of others promised from both re- results i publicans . and democratic qunr : tns Friends of the four-power treaties n.mtinuo to express optl 1 m I m tn over tho prospects of ratlfl latlon, ilrsplle th conceded opin ion generally nf t he long and hard 1 fitilit facing (lie four power tneas j tires. OF LEADERSHIP IS 'ASHSRING' this same bonus. I refer tn ; discussing I he events of last week. amendment and Prohibition C o m m I s s i o ner Haynes said tonight it would take about two weeks to man and equip the sub-chasers for duty as a pro hibition sea patrol hut declined to divulge his plans for meeting ;n their own element the swarms of rum runners, said to inftst the At lantic coast, lest valuable 'nform ation reach the ears of wily liquor skippers. It was learned however, that prohibition authorities contem plate a screen of swift ships oper ating from Maine to Florida and In tho Gulf of Mexico, to prevent the landing of illicit alcohol. Sub oliannrs tn form th nrohlhltlon n.B r.efl..fala en irl era lietnV loaned by the coast guard as it is (unable to commission them for this service because of lack or funds and trained personnel. The ships are 110 footers and are now scattered at the v-'.ous coast guard stations but the pro hibition authorities plan to cen tralize their activities, probably basing the main fleet nt New York with a strong squadron on duty in Florida waters. While the coast guard will re tain tho title to the submarine chasers tho prohibition bureau will bear the expense or their op eration. Enforcement agents will bo on board each boat. pay the prohibition Volstead act." Other honus meetings were held In Hrooklyn and I he borough of Queens. CHICAGO. March 5. Several hundred former service men to day attended a mass meeting In n local iheatrp as part ijf what was said to be a nation-wide demon stration In favor or a soldiers' bonus. Resolutions adopted called up on congress and President Hard ing to provide adjusted compensa tion for former service men and to recall from IjOtidon. Oeorgo Har vey, American arnbossador, , U. S. REVENUES when faclstl and former d'Aiinun 7-.it trgionnarles carried out n coup d'etate, forced President Kanella to relinquish office and installed a new government. my the postofflee. the tele graph headquarters, the nunleipnl huildincs and the palace were guarded by armed volunteers to day. Tho remainder of t lie city showed no evidence of tho mili tary occupation. The village of Grenova, where it Is asserted former President Zanella's police men were trying to enroll Slavs has been occupied by the mllitiry. At neither Grenova nor at Susak. nor along the frontier of Jugo slavia has ny untoward Incident occurred. It Is asserted mat me .fugo-Hlav soldiers were urged nj I rr 11., n.H..mtn to tnln tllOm In OFF $65,000,0004aidlnS Zaneila but that ,thosol- Uiers fiisarmen i i"""-"""'" saying they could not move with out Instruction from Belgrade. Deputy Glunta who led the fa clstl in their attack on the govern- Frlday and uepuiy The treaties are to bo paramount in the senate and the bonus bill in the house. broadly speaking, during the next few weeks, with the probability of the tariff bill be ing reported to the senate within 10 days or two weeks. Republi can leaders hope to dispose of all of Iho treaties befoi e taking up the tariff or bonus bllla In the senate. Appropriation bills, administration .spokesmen declare, are advanced more than usual at this date, due to the operation of the new budget system, but much delay on the army and navy a pprojirta tbrn measures is OMieotod. The Itrst administration broad side In behalf of the four power Pacific treaties is to come tomor row in the senate from Senator New, of Indiana, republican mem ber of the foreign relations com mittee and conlblant nf President Harding. On Tuesday. Senator Kellogg, republican. Minnesota, another strong administration sup porter Is to speak. . I'uiing the The compromise soldiers' bonus measure drafted by republican members of the house wnys and means committee Is to be laid be fore the lull committee this week and possibly brought before party conferences. That material changes yrt face the bonus legislation be fore it Is Dually evolved Is being predicted widely. The senate tomorrow will con tinue the light over the proposal lo rnltiryo the appropriations com mittor, similar to tho new house lioccdiiro under the budget sys tem. T ie change Is being fought as a pnynsed "concentration of power," senate lenders also hope :liis weekto begin consideration .f the department of justice meas ure to cretite a number of new ri der.U Judges to relieve congestion In the federal courts. These meas ures, are to be- sandwiched In be tween the four power treaty dis cussion, with the latter scheduled to get exclusive right of way In another week or 10 days. First Year of Republican Administration of Na tion Reviewed. SAYS FAILURE IS REGIME'S FEATURE Defeated Democratic Measures Now Seek to Put Them Over. Democrats Responsible for Progressive Acts Passed r Income From Tax Iiw Slumps lu January. Compilations Show. WASHINGTON. March fi.-Gov ernment revenues collected during merit palace MOUNT VESUVIUS AGAIN ERUPTING Feet of Iava Arc Reported. XAPLRS. March 5. (Bv The Asso ciated Tress.) Mount Vesuvius Is again In eruption. The phenomenon bejfan with two mild shocks of earth quakes which were followed bv co' lanso nf the eniDtion cone 200 feet Hiitrh which stood Inside the crater. ine tail ot tne cone n. - paniei bv rumbling and explosions' and the throwing of ashes and in-1 candescent stones. Lava poured out from the crater In streams and In the 24 hours since the disturbance becan it covers an area of 100,000 aquars f CP-tr The lava has formed roiwd Ihe crater an Incandescent band more than 300 feet wide. The temoeea ture o' this molten mass is 2.000 de (tree Fahrenheit, The width of the crater Is now 1.S00 feet. Professor Malladra. director of the observatory on 8Vesuvius. descended ' into the crater at the bcEinning of the erup tion. The lafat scorched his face. . WOMAN, AGED55, HELD IN HOLD UP NEW TORK, March 5.- Believed to be Implicated In the hold-up of the Niagara Trust company at Niagara Falls, and theft of 112,600 In cash and 62,50 In securities. Martha Fuller. 55, was held without bail today for a hearing in Jefferson Market police tomorrow. Khe was arrested st 34th street and Firth avenue late last night, and is charged specifically with having un lawfully in her possession six Ameri can Express money orders said to be part of the Niagara bank loot. FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEY DEAD MIAMI, Flaw March 6. J. Em met Wolfe, United states district attorney for' Florida during the tiooond Cleveland administration and widely known jurist, died here today. Judge Wolfe served In both houses of the Florida legisla ture and presided over the circuit eourtvat Pensacola at one time. Several months ago he resigned the office of Judge of the criminal rourt of record on account of ill health. CHICAGO LABOR BACKS FORD OFFER CHICAGO, March 5. Acceptance bv the government of Henry Kord'f offer for the Muscle Shoals project in Alabama was urged .today in a resolution adopted by the Chicago Federation f Labor. JOHN F. WILSON OIE8 VENICE!. Cal., March o. John Fleming Wilson, author, died at his home here today from burM suffered yesterday. on woi Id conditions. Germany One man left a note stating "bo ware of grass widows" and another killed himself "for the good 'of the I. W. W." In Now York city there were 840 huicides last year, an increase of 103 over 1020. Ireland has fewer suicides than any other country on earth. Mr. Warren declared in his comment on world conditions. Gearmany leads the world, especially in child suicide. Japan has many thous ands of suicides annually and Chi na is said to have a half million every -s ear. KUKLUXKiAirS HEARING IS SET Petition for Tleeelverslilp Will Be Argued in Atlanta, lotfaj. ATLANTA. Ua . March 5. The petition of Henry B. Terrell and ap proximately 40 others far a receiver ship for the Ku Klux Klan ls set for hearing before Judge George L. Bell in euperior court here tomorrow. The petitioners allege the order I bankrupt and 'that they were droroed from membership when they sought an Investigation of Its affairs. W. J. Klmnions, imperial wliard and several other officers have been enjoined from disposing of their property pending the hearing. They have Issu ed statement denying the allegations REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO FIND MISSING PETROIT, Mich., March 6. Police of Detroit and Canadian border citlef tonight redoubled their efTorts tr locate Ray Besse, who disappeared with his two young sons Friday, fol lowing reports from attending physi cians that Mrs. Besse was in a seri ous condilton from shock. Besse dis appeared with the boys after telling his wife, it Is said, that he intended to "do away with them t,o make het suffer." Mrs. .Besse, according to physicians has become partially paralysed since the disappearance and her condition tonight was said to be grave. REJECTED SUITOR SLAYS GIRL, 17 FREDERICK, Md., March C Sum moned from her seat st the family table where a meal was In progress. Mls Arta Jenkins. 17 year old, wai mil.1 lertav hv llarvev Oartrell. who. according to the pollc was a rejected suitor. Oartrell os said to have then turned hi revolver upon nitnseit out inflicted only scalp wound and recovering, fled Jn an automobile. The machine was found later aban doned a short distance from Freder ick. Searching parties found no trace of ClartrtU. January the first month of oper ating of tho revised tax law show ed a decrease lu receipts of nearly $65,000,000 compared with Janu ary, 1921. according to rctiorts compiled tonight by the Internal revenue bureau Suvlrh have telegraphed l'remiei Facta and Foreign Minister Schan zerithat the present situation in Fiume can be solved only by plac ing the city under an Italian royal enmmifoner. In their dispatch 'u.. ioim that even the followers Receipts during January aggre-' 7.nn.lla now acknowledge this gated $131,000,000 against $196.- ' . ly .option of the slt- 000,000 , for the mrae month last ',,,, year, the major shrinkage being In Tho'ritv Is placarded with manl the income and profits taxes which i r'gng calm. They declare jiecilned from $87,000,000 to "VvrS .1 the present "'coTections tinder the national 1 "" wl" 'be considered equivalent prohibition act increased nearly , 10 treasom gregatlng $214,000 compared wltn i WILL INVESTIGATE The advance was accounted for b ' 'CHARGE of murder an Increase of $1 44,000 In taxes on grape brandy used in fortifying! TALBOTTON, Ga.. March fi. Rwcet wines, all the other Hems The case of Major Lee II. Coart. showing decreases. former army officer. who Is Tobacco taxes Increased ibout charged with murder in connee $492,000. the total for January ( Hon w ith the shooting; of A. P.. from this noureo aggregating ?2o,-I McNieec. county school superln 433.000 against $19,04 1,000 last ! tendent, will bo Investigated by the year. The increase comes mainly i Talbot county grand Jury which from chewing and smoking tobac- convenes here tomorrow at the co, receipts from cigars and cigar- opening of Talbot county supe ettes showing decreases. ' i inr court. wHiN'0TON rnnn 111 iSSll.l" CITIE1S H ft. C. KR iHT.' WASHINGTON, March 5. The Harding administration is a ar old, and it has hut two real mile- posts in progressive legislation to bo proud of. and democrats are largely responsible for those. The arms conference, which Is bound to result In some good, was forced upon- President Harding by Senator Borah snd others not ilea cently It was announced that he would go to Plnehuret, hut the fact leaked out he waa going off for h round of golf knocked the I program in the head. President Wilson played golf if he wanted to. and never requested the White House reporters to keep It quiet. Thero were no secret visits to the White House while Mr. Wilson was thero, but frequently now prominent men slip (n and out And the newspapers here nothing about to tho White House party 1 lie ex(tnt through the merest ac. -enactment of the war tins nee c)de, , Not lone- a no Senator1 United States Expends Over Billion On Soldiers Relief Col. Charles R. Forbes Reviews Money Expended to First of the Year in Behalf of Service Men. Figures showing the United Sutes h.is spent more than $ 1 .-J0.00O, -000 in the way of soldier relief work were quoted recently by Colonel Charles R. Forbes, director of the United States veterans' bureau, in support of his contention that the g ivernnient has been more liberal and has provided greater benefits for its veterans than any other nation. Colonel Forties' figures, which show the expendi ture of $1,259,930,729.99, follows: Vocational training $2 I 2.7 24. J3. 37 Insurance ; 283,288,606.0 4 Compensation .100,1 41,766. u2 Allowances ... 2K2. 049. 1 1 0.113 Marine and seaman's insurance. . :1a. 084. 378. 43 Medical and Jiospital service. . . . 09.366.243.00 Administration 47.078.002.23 "These figures," said Colonel Forbes, "represent the total amount expended by the ;"vernmcnt for the ex-service men up to tho first of this year. At that time there were over a hundred thousand claims which had not been acted upon, and as many of these have been settled within the last two months, tho expenditure made by the government Is mu::h greater." rt . . . . - - . - 1 voionci I'orccs points out tint i.-in.)i: claims cot cm0. a toalir havo been made to the government by world war veterans lor vocational training, iionranie, and death and disability eorapensation since tho close t, hostilities, uf this number, 813.767 claims were allowed, 427,170 disallowed, and 114.i)7i are still pending. At the close of last year there -were 104.578 veterans receiving voca tional education at the expense of the sovernment. 93.914 of whom were In section . drawing maintenance pay ranging from $80 to $170 a month In addition to tuition, books, supplies, and equipment. The re mainder were lu section 3, who wen provided wlt tuition, books, etc., but drew no maintenance pay. One ot the Interesting features nf Ihe figures prepared by Colonel Forbes is the small number of World war veterans who took advantage of the government's insurance pjun. At the close of the war there were 4,000,000, if not more, soldiers insured v,;th the government at rates of less than $10 a thousand. This was known as term Insurance and could be converted any time within five years after tho end of the war. These figures, however, show that ot these 4,000,000 soldiers only 598.897 are now carrying government Insurance in one iforni or another. Oi this number 3S9.1 6? still have their term insurance, while 259,730 have already converted. i re cornoratlon was a bitter pill to Senate Leader Lodge, and Senator Simmons and a handful ot de termined associates demanded no tion on that measure before con gress adjourned. There Is not one single outstanding set that the re publicans can exhibit as their own. OV HUMAN DISCV'SSI'.S THK 8ITTATION "All of their talk about economy and saving to the tax-burdened people." said Senator Overman to- dav. "is camouflage to fool the- people. The present administra tion has not affected a real saving anywhere. It has robbed one pocket to fill another and then swapped around again. That is the truth of'the matter, and now. when their sins are about, to And them out, thay whistle to keep up courage. The whole outfit is polit ically bankrupt. F.verywhnro the people, are crying hard times. The republicans have done nothing to put the country on a proper peace basis except call a conference they could not resist. "For many years I have Watched Ihe appropriation bills and know the tricks used to givo a surface tinge of economy for campnlgn purposes. The people have ben-! fltfld nothing from the alleged sav ing drive." As tho facts stand now the re publicans havo a very bad reiord to present In the coming -campaign. Here are some of the things thev have fulled to do: NOME OF TI1KIK FAILI KF.S ARK KFVIKWF.D - Maintain an organization In ron gress Hiat could function. Maintain the prosperous condi tions that prevailed when Presi dent Wilson quit. To agree on any policy or ppo grain t" carry out their campaign promises. To keep faith with the disabled soldiers and to deal honestly and frankly with the ones that came through the war without an In Jury. The republicans won the last election by making war on Wood row Wilson. They mustered all the hatred possible ngalnst him. Thev won an "election on niendac- ttv and fulse nrctenfU'H " Now thev' cannot make good. The, Boston Transcript, one of the rankest antt VVIIson republican papers, which, by the way, is edited by James Williams, a son of the Carollnaa, his mother coming from Lincoln ton and his father from Green ville, 8. C, has recently denounced the house, calling it "the worst in 20 years." The New Ymk Herald, owned by Frank A. Munsey, is roasting congress every day for its legislative efforts. Even the old partisan New York Tribune is clubbing the administration now and then. On the street cars, in the hotels and even In tho public buildings here, one hears the administration severely criticized every day. "Which side Is Harding on this morning?" is the daily reminder the people pass tn each other. "He won't stay put," republicans admit In private. In a single year the White House has gone to the opposite ex treme. President Wilson took a stand and stuck to it while mil lions of persons stormed. Nothing swerved him. His friends con ceded that he was "buH headed." 1,IVK8 IV DREAD OF l'lBMC'lTY Today Normalcy Harding says one thing and tomorrow another. He is afraid of his shadow. The one constant dread he has is that the papers will print items about his golf playing expedition. Re- ctaent. Not long ago Borah spent three hours with the President one Sunday afternoon, and one lone paper picked up the fact and printed it. That let tho cat out. One year of the republican ad ministration has brought about many changes. AMERICANS HOLD BRYCE MEMORIAL Momory I F.ulogied Statesman and Friend of the Oppressed. KKXV YORK. March 6. Ameri can admirers of. the late Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador to tho United Status, who died Jan uary 22. today thronged memo rial service at the Cathedral of Bt John Iho Divine and paid silent homage to his memory 'm he waa eulogized as "a scholar, statesman, traveler, author snd fearless friend of tho oppressed." IMomorial addresses were deliv ered by Bishop WlUIam T. Man ning, head of the Protestant Epis copal diocose of New York: John W. Davis, former American ambas sador to the court of St. James and Professor Henry Fairfield Osburn, president of the American Museum ot Natural History. The three speakers stressed Vis count Dryer's areer as having been Biiccessfully devoted toward bringing about friendly relations between the English-speaking countries, "not for their own good only, but for the good of the whole worll" jis Bishop Manning ex pressed It. Mr. Davis declared that the coming harmony between England and tho L nited States would be chJefly tho tesult of Viscount Bryee's labors. Prof. Osburn' pic tured him as an Interpreter of one nation to the other. WASHINGTON. March 8. Ths republican majority in rorurr.es during Its three years control ot the government since 1918 and tb republican administration during the past year "have wholly failed to make good their pre-election promises and to rfaep tho true eco nomic, conditions and apply sound ' remedies therefor." Cordc.1'1 Hull, chairman of the democratic national committee, declared to night in a statement reviewing tin first year of tho republican party's ' administration of national a-flalrs. "The patent failure of the chief republican nol!oie3 and the aston ishing breakdown of the rcaotlon ary leadership after March 4, 1921. constitute- thu chief cha.ractnrlsn.ics of the 12 months of the Harding administration" Mr. Cordefll de clared. "The first year of this ad ministration will always be notable, for its failures rather than lta ue- cesses. "Having for teni'porary political advantage, helped to create condi tions now so vigorously complained of by the people, repuhJlcan lead era are estopped from akln to t excused for their failure to rem- ' edy them." Chairman Hull aaawrted that having defeated In 1819 and 1820 the reconstruction program oi the democrats, the republicans are now proposing the anma remedtta" to restore the country from panlo conditions which the program waa designed to avoid. Declaring that rtjpujbllcaa lead ers are just now engaged In "Oie ungracious ta.sk of trying to picture to the country's creditable record for the, Harding administration thus far,'' the statement continued: - "Republican accomplishments'',, must inevitably be welched an their merits determined In the light of republican ore-election, Senator' promises, and also In connection : with the unusual opportunities for greater service, than In strictly nor mal times when the opportunity and the need for service aje only ordinary. . The true teat of republican euc cess or failure during the past ii months is the question of whether , the parly leaders were able to vis ualise the physical facts showing i the true position of America under post-war conditions and apply such .' sound e-ionomlo and other policies as would best safeguard our eco- -nomlo and other essential interests and meet our plain responsibili ties. "The mere pointing to Inconse quential budgetary paper-aavlnge - or to the taking of only a. partial step In dealing with coui -bined domestic- and world pear . and economic conditions by a re stricted disarmament conference, when compared with the really great and fundamental (problems to . be solved, dwindle Into compara tive incignincanuo. "In me light of the true facts I charge that Ihe republican leader ship from 1918 to 1921 wholly fail ed to trrasp world facts and condi tion and America's truo relation to them. Instead of so doing these leaders early in 1919 .proclaimed the policy of 'every nation for it self and of 'commercial isolation' for ourselves." GENERAL MOTORS MAKEShnSTATEMENT Serious Meets of repression on Auto Industry Illustrated. LEAPS TO DEATH FROM MONUMENT Man In HI Health Jumps From Washington Monument. BALTIMORE. March 5. Frank Devcny today jumped to his death from the Washington monument In Washington place. Heveney had been ill and his associates declare his mind had been affected. The duieldr. occurred In the rsn tre of Baltimore's mott exclusive residential section. JJeveney, who had,glven up his position as a taxi cab starter, had returned to Balti more from Pittsburgh n, few days ago. He had been visiting there at the home of his wile's parents. Walking to the platform atoo the monument, Deveney was seen to climb over the parapet. He slowly clinib'd to iho rim, carefully low ered himclf at arms Inngth and dropped the 164 feet to the base of the monument. Virtually every bone in his body was broken. Several other person" h-ve tump ed to their death trom the same monument. HEARlflONFOR NEW TRIAL TODAY NEW YORK, March B. The se rious effects of the depression of 1921 on the automobile Industry were strikingly Illustrated in tho annual report of the General Mo tors corporation. Issued today. Net sales for last year amounted tn $325,261,110 against $370,288. 235 In 1930 and the corporation's total business for 1921 fell to $304 -487,243 as compared with $587, 320.603 In the previous year. Com menting on the report, President Pierre 8. DuPont said: "The automobile industry, In common with many other Im portant industries, has passed through a year of unprecedented dlffb ulties and hardships, 1921 having marked a period of drastic deflation from the extraordinary expansion which began in 191 and extended through the first half of 1820. "During the period of this ex pansion, tho corporation extended its manufacturing facilities and provided for production on an en larged scale to meet the demands which it was expected would con tinue. "The plans and policies which have guided the management have meant the entire abandonment of certain of the corporation's sum mer products and tho change, in design and Improvement In qua I. Ity of other lines, which have in volved heavy losses in tho liqui dation of stock and obsolete ma terial." CERTIFICATES SOLD WASHINGTON. March r.. SaU of treasury certificate of the pew issue during February totalled $11.603.S3S la maturity value an Increass of MACON, Ga., March 5. A mo-iabout $480,000 over Ijanuary. accord - tioti for a new trial for Dr. M. C. Mitchell, negro, twice convicted of the murder of his nephew, Henry Mitchell, and given a life term in prison, will be heard by Judge II ing to Lew Wallace jr.. director of savings, who declared the record vas "particu'.arly gratifying" since the treasury had not undertaken any in tensive campaign to" place these certi ficates In the hands of small lnve- A. Mathews nf superior court on t--m who are taking the bulk of the ! April II