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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER ... in with mild PAGES I D TODAY I Net" V,dy: VVtdMdy fair I w'J ttronfl eeuttt wind and V JSlei 'shifting Taerts night. DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NO RTH CAROLINA" ASHEVIIXeTn7c7TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH 7. 1 9227 " J ESTABLISHED 1868. PRICE HVE CENTS. ilRi IKES .... His "Pro Guarantees Return on :t..fa VMJ1T1T.. 1 piiwavo Z.A??JSmPRffPOSAL HAD ' " Sent to f ersuuonjr , . Muscle Shoals. -ASHINr'TON. Mar. 6. Inves-V-.'bv the house military .private imem i-unn and oneration or rem ate, r"111 uyo-i.".- - iment's power, anai' " o-ejects at Muscle Shoals, mnidlv neascr a con- kli.. mo"-" r r' .-.,., and annroached & two day. or the nd of thoj I on the subject, com-. lug nc'""-- - .tee members said tonight. . v....n Chairman A conference ur,... i... nltlotto raalllt- fcahn ana tP -"" y; - -I In the annouiitc.u ,Sotution authorizing the cdwmlt members to visit Muscl Shoals !j v plniiv nuuiu ...... , the hoie soon, was one of the .iundmg developments. Other Soy o the third' and last 7 before the committee, that hmltted hv Frederick E. Eng- rovides tor & j " - fw properties ana mni on una" B"r "' ""'a "".TA. Iting company iu uo ..-..vv., ect to government. k f v Th.' committee alao received in- ormally copies of a new proposal hid, was submitted today at the -u department by Thomas Hurap- on a general contractor of Wash ington, U. t. -ine uiier iuiiuwcu Meiy uie ousimi -v "nfltrum. allowing for completion md operation of the shoals pro ctl including the manufacture of itrntes and fertilize- compounds. , the event the government de .ded to finance the development ly reimbursing the operating com- ativ whlcli wouia uo ctf-uieu uy Mr. Hampton. Till ENt.INF.EU ATTACKS AM; OFFERS j. E. Levering, a clvu engineer it Los Angeles, Calif., attached th ffers before the committee, ln udint those of Henry Ford, the Mibama l'ower company and Mr. Knv.trum, which, he declared, ailed to rise to the dignity of contracts" but more nearly re embled "well worded hand outs.' We Hi been associated with Mr. gstrum, Mr. levering said, but lked out'" when that proposal rit modified. ! Frederick E. Engatrum, of Wil- minntnn XT 1 ' m.H. a nlan ho. .It the house military committee that the government complete the Muscle Shoals, Ala., projects as a "fond business proposition." He rurtlcularly urged completion of he rx nitrate plants and said hey could be made ready to man future nitrates and fertilizers by in additional expense to the gov- unment of about 17.000,000. ' One of the nitrate plants, he a:d, "already has cost the gov- inment f 1 3,000,000 and the other 110,000,000. 1 submit they could re completed for $7,000,000 and would be a good business propo- tion to do it. "Obviously it Is economy and irood business to finish this dam order to harness this great water power now going to waste mfi mako It pull these two plants na ;iroduce the nitrates and fer iliters for which there is a crying eed that Is nationwide. It is ad nitted thai these things should be loot, and that their accomplish rrcnt will greatly promote the general wrlfare. Indeed, such an ctomplishment will do more than 'fiy oilier one thing to promote ne success or agriculture, con ribute to general prosperity and twiutcly provido tor the national ffense. 10 DO WORK AT 1HK I.KAST VOKF I submit, that my proposal pro Kiel for doing these things in the Host efficient manner at the least. ossiDic font, and also guarantees most liberal cash return to th wvernmciit after the Investment." Mr. EiiKstrum said he regretted ha. & w. Goethals, builder 'the l'an.ima canal and retained ' the engineer to supervise the otnnlpt'n,. nf f . . i ci i 1 " "1. ,I UOUIB OI1UIL1B Vt in the event the Engstrum of- I T ll -i , . - ' - -J l . ,j return from California before "ednesday. In Mr. Goethals" ab- rnee. it ernlslnort nth., mn. neers of Mr cih.ii' flm lJked to be excused from testify liK as Mr. Goethals was alone fa- 'llllr With th Mliaxl. Ck,.1. n- Ct5". Chairman Kahn annnufiea . "V hp intended in nhnfr tuitYt tTTry McllPn of treasury "'o iinancial situation respect S the Muscle shoals projects, and i.k , H""roy was willing he be nxkeri to nnnur hofnr. enmmiiie,. before the hearings 1 r-.. T,-verlng, of Los Angeles. ,"' "!'' ,'r was a civil engineer, ,,r """1 hv 'ho committee at the lv,hr, KnER,ium proposal, Mr. fbjvn!; "wa" foonilh nd r""l.-r nut l.lln- .V,. v ji. wn'Hi '!',''? rower company.- He "fn ,, Air. uoetnais naa "Kht here "to throw dust II', 'r'nniittee,B eyes." M Fnritrnm'i nothing hut aost-plu , ' ." " Il would make profits 'nil 1 i.er e. . 1 lnc ovcrnment, 'Vho f"r ,no contractors, '"r' d1 m!; Mr' Engstrum. - He touid h , ,. .ar,mv engineers pnyhodv " rK as c"eP s "ITII CINC1Y.VATI BOSS Pon.1"- Mr!'i C.-Loul, '"tiav wi.b Seldfr- c'n to terms ' " o ZTr aT Augu,t Herr" nd s , " Clncinntl Nationals, e Vei. Hc,1on,ra't p'ay wlth r'lder V .if' Ro"h, star out- inn,, i un'y still un- "Ith Prr.irf . pxPcttil to confer L I re,ident Hermann late to- posals Genoa Economic Conference To Convene Tenth Of April mum gr',. J5 '-It v 1 v" "- fc me han l.lorgio Hotel In Genoa,, where the April conference to settle economic problems will be held, the exact da having been determined yesterday. PARIS, Mar: 6. April 10 ban caused mild surprise at t he Flench oeen oennueiy seitieu upon as the dato for the opening of the Genoa economic conference. Italy, from Whom a request for delay had been expected owing to the cxlendetl cabinet crisis last month, informed the foreign office today that she would be ready on that date. The French government will have five representatives at the conference, one of whom is puite likely to be Premier Poineare him selfgut for a few days only. The Italian noto announcing readiness to proceed on April 10, Unlooked For Snags To Delay Bonus Bill For Several Daysiz New Bonus Plan Gold Brick, Says Senator Simmons WMBIKOTON urSKATl ! 1BI IHHVtlLIJ CIT1I.V i f II ft. C. BUY AST' I WASHINGTON, March 6 Senator , Simmons said today the republicans -are now trying to sell the ex-service : men a gold brick. The new bonus scheme would not work at all. "No bank," said he, "would want to let out money on the proposed ..iAal.. I. urnntt ha., 1a vn th. year, without the Interest on theld?' in their further consideration money. The proposition under con-'' compromise soldiers' bonus bill slderatlon in the house Is a bad one vim a resuu inui ine lormai pre from every standpoint. Republican I sentation of the measure to the leadefs cannot expect such a measure to succeed. TO. CHINA HALTED President Warns Against Violations of Law Regard Munitions. Washington! March 6. Shipments from the United States of arms or munitions of war to China was postponed by President Harding today In an official pro clamation. ' The proclamation was issued in accordance with a joint resolution approved January 31, 1922, by congress, which provided, "that whenever the President finds that in any American country, or in any country in which tho United States exercises extra-territorial jurisdiction, conditions of domestic violence exist, which are or may be promoted iby the use of arms or munitions of war procured from the United States and makes pro clamation therof, it shall be un lawful to export, .except under such limitations and exceptions as tho President prescribes, any arms or munitions of war from any place in the United States to such country until otherwise ordered by the President or by congress." The proclamation states that, whereas it is provided toy the Joint resolution that whoever exports any arms or munitions of war in violation of the proclamation shall on conviction be punished by a fine not exceeding $10,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, or tooth, "I do horeby warn them that all violations of such resolutions will be vigorously pros ecuted." Power of prescribing exceptions and limitations to the application of the resolution by congress were delegated by the President to the secretary of state. KC KMJX KIjAX SUIT IS STILL IN THE COURTS i ATLANTA, Ga., Mar. .. Argu ments on a general demurrer to the receivership suit' against the ku kjux klan were not concluded today and will be taken up again tomorrow. Counsel for the klan contended that Henry B. Terrell and the oth er original petitioners had no case In that they had previously been expelled by tho klan and that the others who Joined them in the suit should first appeal to the klan's kloncilium or council. Efforts of the petitions to bring Into the court 'copies of telegrams relating to the klan failed when Judge George L. Bell dissolved an order to that effect against the Western Union. . . - BEGIN DRIVE TO BRING , . kOWER PRICE FOR EQ08 NEW ' YORK, March . Market Commissioner O'Malley . today an nounced a drive to bring eggs to the lowest price level since the war. lie haa obtained promises of co operation from many large chain stores. One group will offer eggs to morrow at 2a a dozen. ARMS SHIPMENT B PRObLAiT ON wm 1 J. ri t' n nrfl is tiV1HSPt -','? t Iyj- foreign cifnce, as it had been un officially said that Italy would not be willing to enter the conference during h'uly week, regardless of whether she was ready, but the news is greeted with satisfaction as it is realized that the problems to bo discussed are momentous and imperative. H was officially staled that should a request for delay come from any quarter, Franre would acquiesce after threat nuiiiin nau asiecu, uui wouiu not , i-mmui ire nucn i i-qufsi previous to iTFail to Confine Bonus to Adjusted Service Cer tificate Option. DEMOCRATSDESIRE TIME TO CONSIDER Would Provide Certifi cates Could Not Get Away From Banks. WASHINGTON, ways and means War. 6. House committee rc- publicans encountered some appar-i nnllv tinlnnlre,! for KriAffs late to- house will be delayed for several days. It was understood that an unsuccessful effort was made to confine the bonus largely to the adjusted service certilicate option. The other differences were said to have been unimportant, f After a forenoon sessloh of the majority committeemen. Chairman Foroney announced that it was the plar to complete the bill in the afternoon; introduco it in the house immediately and formally present it tomorrow after a session of the entire committee. It seems that the proposition to rcauire tho democrats on the com- . n,i h,f : i. -C "."-I consider it, met with some oppo sition from the majority side and it was indicated that when the measure was put in final form by the republicans the minority mem bers would be given time to study its provisions before final commit t,o action. The bill will be taken up again tomorrow by the republi cans, it said. TIXHMCAI, chaxoi: IN COMPROMISE PLAN Changes made In the bill at the two sessions of the majority mem bers today were said to have been largely pf a technical character. CemmittJeemen declared that no important alterations had been made in the compromise plan eliminating the cish bonus except where the men were entitled to $:0 or less and substituting a bank loan section to the adjusted serv ice certificates title authorizing na tional and state banks and trust companies organized under state laws to loan certificate holders up ro 50 per cent of the adjusted serv ice credit. Representative Longworlh, of Ohio, a memberWf the committee, told newspaper correspondents he thought the former service men would have no difficulty In realiz ing on the certificates, saying that tho amount of each loan would be small and that the small banks would be asked to advance only a comparatively small total. Tho certificates would not be re discountable by federal reserve banks he continued nor could the bank making the original loan have tho certificate: redlsrounted by other banks. He added that the section was so drawn that the certificates could not get out of the hands of the banks except through transfer to the govern ment. DOUGHTON IN RACE FOR RE-NOMINATION Formal Announcement Expected From Illjn In Few Dajs. WASHINGTON, Mar. . Repre sentative Doughton will be a can didate to succeed himself. He has marie no formal announcement but It is understood he will do Jto In a very short time. His democratic friends demand that he remain In the house for the reason that he will have Important' committee as rlgnments in raso they.wln. He would be at the head ot the pub lic roads committee. . Having won his contest against Dr. J. Ike Campbell, with hands down, he will take a larger republican toll in November. The only thing that makes Mr. Doughton hesitate about running again la that his business Interests In the atate need his personal at- tentlon. But It haa been pointed out to him that If he retired now the republtcana would go after the district with gloves off feeling that he was afraid of the democratic strength. It Is dollars to dough cuts tonight he will run. . LLOYD GEORGE TO CONTINUE AS THE E Authoritative Reports In dicate He Will Hold Premiership. IS INFLUENCED BY UNIONIST MEMBERS Conservative Members of Parliament Hold Pri vate Discussion. I.OXDOK, March 6. (T.y The Associated Press.)--The impression is general tonight that the political situation has been relieved of con siderable strain in the past 24 hours, authoritative reports indi cating .that the prime minister has decided to continue in office. Influenced by .his unionist col leagues, particularly with refer ence to the international position as it would he'affer.ted by a change In tile premiership at this time, Mr. Lloyd George Is said to be at least ready to hold his resignation in abeyance. It Is understood that assurances of the support of these leaders were given last night at a dinner given by I.ord Uirkenhead at which, in addition to the prime minister and the lord chancellor, there were present Mr. Chamber lain, Kir Arthur. Ilalfour, Lord Curzon, 3lr Kobert Stevenson Home and Sir I-aming Worthing ton Evans. Meanwhile, Mr. Lloyd George was confined to his room In his Downinu s;reet .residence all day suffering from bronchial ratarrn; i, received no visitors and is ex pected to leave Wednesday on his i doctor's orders, for a. rest of a I week or longer at. his old home at Cricoieth Wales. 1NIOMST PARTY IT1V1.S TO MEKT conservative members of ! ment are meeting privately in the house of commons tonight to discuss the entire position und it Is reported that a meeting of the rational excrutivorf the unionist party. conviuismgNrcpresentatlvcs 'from nil parts of the country, is to be called for March 14. While dennite guarantees of the support of the rank and file of the unionists were not given at the P.irkheud dinner. It is understood (hat assurances have been received in the past few days that this backing will be considerable. A unanimous agreement Is said to have been reached at last night's gathering that Instead of the coali tion breaking up, steps should be taken to coalesce it into the tamed f naUonal party. Announcement . . j .1 i-m of the policy decided upon i i awaited in Sir Artnur uniiour bj address to his constituents in Lon don tomorrow. He is credited with using his best endeavors to per suade the premier to continue at least until after the Genoa con ference. SUPREME COURT IN OAS RATE CASE WASHINGTON, March fj. The (New York state law of 1"8 w'n'n ! provided that gas snouia ne turn- lsied consumers in New York city at a price not in excess of 80 cents per thousand cubic feet was de clared by the supreme court to be confiscatory as to gas furnished during 191 S and 1919. l Tho opinion which was unani mous and was delivered by Justice Mclteynolds in three cases brought by the attorney-general of New York and other state officials against the Consolidated Gas com pany of New York, held that "rate making Is no function of the courts and should not be attempted cither directly or indirectly." It sustained, however, the derision of the I'nited Stales dislrict court, which held tho prescribed rate, "had been confiscatory since Jan uary 1, 1918, and would continue so to be." Separate opinions also unani mous were delivered by Justice McReynolds in the Kings County Lighting company and tho New York and Queens Gas company cases. In the former case, Justice McReynolds said: "We are satis fied that the court below reached a correct conclusion and that none of the points relied upon for re versal are adequate to justify any such action." TWO KLANS ACTIVE CALIFORNIA TOWN TAFT, Calif., Mar. 6. Five au tomobiles carrying masked and hooded men in the regalia of the ku klux klan were drlved to the Baptist tabernacle, of the Rev. VanDyke Todd, at Fellows, last night. Three members of the band entered the tabernacle and Informed the Rev. Mr. Todd that they were "for him." They do nated $15 to the church. The Rev. Mr. Todd has been flu object of two communications re cently, both of which were signed "K. K. K." The first threatened him if he did not discontinue ser mons against lawlessness In the oil fields. A second letter a few days later commended his pulpit stand against the "open town" element and declared that the "tripple K" had no connection with the first warning. Much evidence has been found to Indicate the existence of two bands of night riders in the oil fields, one of which, In the belief of Mayor Harry Morgan, of Taft, and other city officials, is a char tered chapter of the klan. Mem bers of the "fake klan," It is said, have been seen clothed In black hoods. TAR AND FEATHERS FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERS and feathering will be the punish-! ment for hlrhway robbers at Wood lynne. near hers, in the future, Mayor William D. Kramer announced to night. Many residents of the com munity recently have been held up and roDDea of small sums M MINISTER "we have obtained a big tank for'inr was without authority ovei melting tar," said the mayor, "and I a bountiful supply of fe.th. Th. J '",",.!. )nI,,rh . nrn .next man caught In a holdup will be"culr Inasmuch aa parole tarred and feathered and carried through the streets aa an example to the community. "In taking .this step the cltlsena or Woodlynne believe they can break up th praotlo within a short time.'' Wills $10,000 to 'Y' Secretary Who Proved His Friend Soldier Who Dies at Oteen Remembers Friend of War Days remembering the great kind nesses extended to him while in the .service at Camp Sevier, where he lost his health, Fred erick Emery Hankston. soldier who h is answered the last bule call, in his last will and testa ment directs that James 11. Wright, jr., former V. M. C A. secretary at the cantonment be given the benefits to he derived from a 110.000 war risk i.isur ance policy. The will was probated in tlio office f John II. Cathey. clerk of the superior court, Monday. The deceased. In his will stales while he was ill at Otcvn, Mr. Wright was unusually kind to him. I'nder the terms of tho document. Mr. Wrigl t H to in herit the property of the vet eran located In Uluk Mountain. To his sister-in-law, Mrs. John Emma lludgins, of Man chester, (la., Mr. Tl.'tnRston leaves his diamond ring an l to hut father-in-law, he leaves his automobile. REOPEN IN TEXTILE AREA AS Position "Satisfactory" to Owners and Those Now Striking. PUOVIDKNCE. It, I.. Mar. fi While strikers, thousands strong, went on picket duty early today at more than 20 Ilhode Island plants affected by the strike, three plants that had been closed for six weeks resumed work and another that had reopened last week continued running. No figures were given out at any of the mills in opera tion today as to the number of workers reporting, but In each case it was stated that .the position I was satisfactory. Strikers to- niglit alao professed to be satisfied with the results of their program of "intensified picketing'' inaugu rated this morning. In tho lilackstone Valley two mills reopened. Tamarack So. I, at Pawtuckct. owned by the Jenckes Spinning company, nnd rhr. plant of the Crown Manufacturing com pany located just over the Massa chusetts line in Attleboro. At Hope, in t ho Pawtucket Val- lev. the Hone enmnnnv'a milla which resumed last week, were running today in the flllimr and weaving departments. Notice had been served by strike leaders that a test would be made at this plant this morning of the right to picket on a public highway but tho plans of the strikers were changed at the last moment. All strikers from other villages were stopped by sol diers at tho outsikrts of Hope vil lage. Sheriff Andrews, of Provi dence county, reasserted his rul ing of last week that none but could picket the com erty an(i decared that f .t, era wished to make a test .case he was reaay. An attempt was made to rush girl pickets through the cordon at nope. five girls entered thei guaraecl area on an cleitric car alighting near the mill entrance. They were escorted to the village limits by soldiers. Despite tho unsually large num ber of strikers on picket duty and the opening of new plants there was little disorder In the fextile area. The single disturbance was at Ilellcfont, in the town of Cran ston, where a truck load f work ers on their wy to the Imperial Printing and Finishing company's plant, were stoned by a crowd of strlko sympathizers. The driver of tho truck, a child who was sitting on the scat with hint and several workers were cut by flying stones. SMALL TRIAL WILL COME UP APRIL 3 iBt tiik mmciATBO phhks) WAUKEGAN. III., March . The trial of Governor Iven Small, on charges of conspiracy to embeiale state funds, was postponed today un til April 3. . The governor asked slity dave de-1 lay on the ground that his presence I n-rn wouia nuertere with letting of sprtrtg road building contracls. Judge Kdwarda granted 30 days delay on the usderstanding that no more de lays would be asked. City Official Given Contempt Sentence and Is Granted Writ New Orleans Commissioner Was Charged With Aon Compliance NEW ORLEANS, March 6. City Commissioner of Safety Stan ley W. Ray, escaped temporarily a sentence of 48 hours Imprison ment for contempt of court late to day when Justice Ben. C. Daw kins of the state supreme court granted him a writ of prohibition restraining enforcement of the sentence imposed by Judge Rich ard Dowling In district criminal court earlier In the day. Commissioner Ray Superin tendent of Police Guy Molony and other police tofflcers were sum moned to appear before judge Dowling this afternoon for their failure to release Harry Ashton and Philip Bloomflcld, convicted on a minor charge In a municipal re corder's court and ordered paroled yesterday by Judge Dowling. The police superintendent and his as- commissioner was declared guilty DrcauDC ui tin oruers 10 city couri and police officials to prevent the release! of the prisoner City attor neys who obtained the stay of sen tence contended that Judge Dowl- tne recorder's court In these par- had not been denied by the mu ntctpal court and the only manner in which he could have had juris diction wa in the failure, of the recorder to act. MILLS P REMAN HOUSE-FAILS TO E T Refuses to Suspend the Rule and Appropriate Million Dollars. NORTHWEST TRYING TO PRODUCE CROPS Seeking to Determine if Land Is Only Good for Grazing. WASHINGTON. MarO, iV - ! a close vole the house refused today to suspend its rules and i:i.-.s a bill authurir.inK aii appropriation of 1.000 100 for the purchase of seed grain to he ns" 1 in the drought stricken aicas of iho northwest. With five mrniben: otini; "pre sent." tile vole was 191 to 99. or six votes short of the two-thirds need ed for passage i Sharp debate preceded the vote. I Proponents of tho bill derlarid the i situation in the northwest was crit ical and contended tho government should lend assistance. Opponents of the measure, most of whom were democrats, held, however, that It had not been shown that the farm ers alfected wire destitute of had exhausted tlU'ir credit resources. Representative Momiell. f Wyo ming, republican leader, urging passage of tho Hill, raid that set tlers in North Pakota. Montana. Idaho and Washington, the tour states chiefly affected by the legis lation, were carrying on u "great experiment" t" determine whether crops could be grown on their lands or whether the soil was good only for grazing puposor. MOXDEMi CliAIMS GKNMlAli BENEFITS "The question is ere they lo abandon their homes and their struggle or are thev to be given the opportunity to pursue tho experi ment which meads more to the country as a whole than to them. , individually or coiiceuveiy, n. Mondeli stated. Speaking In opposition to Hie measure. Representative Garrett, democrat leader, Tennessee, de clared it was time for tho republi can majority in congress that is "making a pretence at economy" to use m;ro discretion in advocat ing bills that call tor government expenditures. He said that no evi denco had been presented to tho agricultural committee, which re ported the bill, thai farmers In the northwest were in destitute clrcum- The agricultural appropriation bill last yeur carried $2,000,000 for the purchaso of keen gruin to be loaned farmers in the northwest. Representative Buchanan. 'Texaa, a democratic member ot the appro priations committee, old the house that at hearings before the sub committee preparing this years agricultural appropriation hi"1' was brought out that only $600,000 of the $2,000,000 loaned farmers last spring had been repaid. HEFFLINSAFTER RESERVE BOARD WASHINGTON. Mar. 6. The resolution introduced by Senator lleftin.-democrat, providing for M Investigation into alleged political activities of officials of the Atlanta -hank waa referred hi the senate today to Its banking .. ..r.,tv,tti fnrieon- lina currency iuii Vl slderatlon. The vote was 37 to 2i with all democrats and half a dozen republicans voting in the liK.live. -it,- iieflln snuirht last week to send the resolution to the senate's rnnimlttee on contingent expendi tures but was defeated. The mo tion to refer it to the banking com mittee was declared by Mr. Heflin to be a move to "chloroform" the proposed investigation. Ho said he legarded the banking committee aj unfriendly to the proposition. The resolution was tho out growth of alleged distribution by officials of the Atlanta bank of copies of a speech by Senator Glass, democrat. Virginia, In defense of Iho federal reserve board and re serve system. In that speech, Mr. Glass also criticised Mr. Ilefiin's frequent attacks on the reserve board and officials of reserve banks. A t.A,A,l fltrht reunite,! from Mr. Hetlln's request to send the reso luttcn to the evrcndltui cs commit- t'.f. PEAKE, IN CUSTODY PASSES ASHEVILLE WrNKTON-SALEM- N. C, Msrch Having given up his fight aualnst extradition from Knoxville, Tenn.. to Winston-Salem. wher he Is under Indictment charnlnr him with the murder of H. B Ashburn. an Insur ance agent. J. L. PoaKe arrived In this city thin afternoon, nccomPan ied by a lieutenant of the local police force. Miss X. C Phillips, of the Western I'nlon telegraph office In Greensboro, on being eonfronted with Peak said, according to the police, without doubt im was the man who nt the tele gram from Greensboro rpnueslins Ashburn to he In his office here on th nlo-ht nf th murder. Interviewed In the city la 11 today. Peak denied any connection with the crime and declared that he had wltnessee to show that he In Knoxvlllo when Ashburn wae killed. Peske. In custody or a Wtnslnn Salem officer, arrived in Aehxvllle late Sunday night, and was held In the city Jail here for safe keeping until morning, when the trio from Knoxvllle to the Twin City was com pleted, A MEniCAN LEGATION I'RG ES CHINESE TO ACT IN CASE WASHINGTON. Mar. 6 The American legation at Peking has requested the Chinese government to take immediately all possible measures to apprehend and bring to trial the robber who murdered Dr. A. L. Shelton, an American missionary, at Batang. on Feb ruary 17, It was announced today at the state department. The an nouncement said that action of the legation at Peking followed re ceipt of a telegram from an Amer ican missionary at Batang, giving an account of the murder. Dr. Shelton wa a medical missionary of the Church of the Disciple of Chrlt. First news of his death wa received In a telegram yester day tiddressed to the general mis sion board of hi denomination at fit Louis, 0 MILL DRDUGH Senate Asks Harding To Give Information On Four-Power Pact Has Judgment for More Money Than m Is In the World SAN JOSK, Calif.. March B Henry .1. Stuart h.is a valid claim to all the money there is in the world, and some besides, but he never will collect it. Judge J. 11. Welch In stirrlor court today entered a formal decree making record of the Judgment lie granted Stuart against Geo. Jones last week fur $304. 840, .laL'Jl'.'. 685.18. The sum represents $100, the principal of a promissory noto executed by Jones ill 1S97 Willi Interest at 10 per cent com pounded monthly. The court also allowed Stuart seven per cent on tho sum named until Jones pays il. Stuart admits he would bo willing to settle the Judgment, for one year's 'inter est. TRIBUTIQN OE CABLES BEING IGUSSED Acting Secretary Fletcher Presents Plan to Am bassadors. WASHINGTON. March fl.Plans for the distribution of all cables taken over Xrotn Germany under the provisions of the treaty of Ver sailles were presented today to the ambassadors of Great Britain. France, Italy and Japan by Acting Secretary Fletcher of the stain' de partment as chairman of the In ternational conference on com munications which Is cotuiiderlng the final allocation ot former Ger man lines. The proposal was not made public, but will be transmit ted by members of tho conference to their regyectivo govirnmmts for ieview. Settlement of the former German cable llntis In the Pacific was ef fected by distribution of thonu lines among the United States, Japan and the. Motherland at the time of the conference on limitation of arm aments, but that allocation was made contingent upon division' of tho thrue lormcr German cable lines In the Atlantic, Italy reserv ing tho right to acknowledge dis tribution of the Paclflo caWeg until her claims In the Atlantic lines had heen met. It Was understood that the Ital ian government insisted upon re ceiving one-fifth-of all the former German cables, either In kind or in monetary value, cash settlement to bo applied toward the construc tion of a cable lines from Genoa to the Azores. Interest of the United States and Japan was largely met by the allocations to thorn In the Pacific, while Great Britain hus been operating one of the former German cablos between Penrance, England, and Halifax. The French government has control of tho re maining two German cables in the Atlantic, one runnlng-Jrom Brest to New York and the other from liceat to Pernambuco. Brazil. WM HI Hays Assumes Duties as Czar of v Motion Pictures MCW YORK. Mar. Will H. Havs, former postmaster-general, took up his duties today as execu tive president of the motion pic ture manufacturers and distribu ters of America. He spent most of the first day in his sumptuous new offices re ceiving best wishes of leading mo tion picture producers, reading sheafs of congratulatory telegrams and admiring boquels sent in by friends. Mr. Hays denied he had heen employed to bolster tho Industry igalnst attacks on Its morality, as serting the following two clauses from his eonlrart told tho whole story of his duties: "To obtain nnd then to main tain the highest possible stand ards of moving picture production. "To develop fo the highest pos sible degree the moral and educa tional character of the industry." NAVY AWARDS Tift MEDALS OF HONOR FOR LIFE SAVING WASHINGTON. March 6 Ten awards of silver life saving medals of honor were announced today by Ser relary Mellon. The reeiplents In cluded i;. .1, Applegate. Norfolk. Va.. for rescuing a man from drowning In Hampton Heads, Va., June 21, 1D21. .lames It. ISrodhead. seaman Cnlted States nay. for assisting In the res cue of a ship mate from drowning in (ho York river, at. Yorktown, Va , May ift:i. Leonard 1!. Watson, mechanic United Stairs navy, for assisting In jthe rescue of a shipmate from drown ing In the York river, ,'ft Yorktown. Vs.. May TJ, 191M COTTON IMPORT DUTY O IS AGREED UPON WASHINGTON. March 8. An Im port duty of seven cents a iwund on long staple cotton th figure In th emergency tariff law Is tindorstood to have beun agreed upon today by republican members of the aenste fi nance committee who are rewriting the Kordney tariff bill, Sonis onm mltteetnen were said to hare Instated upon a rate of ten rents and rave notice that they would carry their fight to the eenate floor. In presenting their program for duties on farm produote. senators of the republican farm tariff bloc asked for a rate of 16 cents a pound and their support in the senate I being counted upon by committee propo nents of vl he duty of ten cent. Long Iu,pla cotton in rrown large- tv in Arl-nn Nw Milrli. and a.,11- i litem California. GERMAN WOULD WIPE OUT 1917 AGREEMENT, UD 10 Senator Lodge Holds to View as Expressed by Underwood. NEW ENTERS PLEA FOR RATIFICATION" Unwise for Democrats to Delay Action on the Pact, Says Bryan. WASHINGTON, March 6. An other' senate request for informa tion about the four-power Paclflo treaty was, cent to the White Hous today coincident with the beginning; ' of a series of addresses hy adminis tration senators expounding thJ treaty and urging its ratification. Without a record vote and with tho consent of the administration, leaders, the senate adopted after a short dobats a resolution Intro duced by Senator Borah, republl -can. Idaho, a Header of the 'lr reconcilable," asking President Harding to explain what, will hex come of the Lanslnx-Ishll agrs ment with Japan should the foul power pact be given aenat ap proval. Forecasting the President' reply,. Senator Underwood, of Alabama the democratic leader and a mem ' ber of the arm delegation which, negotiated tho treaty, declared on the senate floor that the our-pow0 and other pact resulting from th arms conference would-"wipe out' tho celebrated "gentlemen's agree ment" ot 1917 entirely. His oon -atrurtlon ot the situation waa dis puted, however, toy other senator, HIXX)GMZK NO SPECIAL PRIVILEGES Just as the Lanslng-Ish.il agree ment recognized that Japan had, "spoclal interests" in China, Mr" Underwood argued, the arms treat n iea recognize that no nation pot sesses any audi ipriv! lege or an V other rig-lit which might be con V,. strued as creating a special sphere1 r of lniluence in the far east. Sen; ator Lodge, of Massachusetts, in dicated afterward that hi view coincided with that of Senator Un derwood. . Presentation of the Borah reso lution followed an extended dli cusslon of the treaty by Senator New, republican. Indiana, who lot, the first prepared address to bet; , made In the senat by th treaty; supporters explained the tour; power arrangement as a logical and, sound development of th lonf-e-' tabllshed American policy In thaf . Pacific. He contrasted it in detal with the league of nation cov enant, declaring that nothing wasi . now proposed which would involve)' the United States in an alliance! or transgress cherished American' traditions. . i No general debate on the treatj followed the opet ing of th admins titration drive tor ratification, bul Senator Lodge gave notice thatw beginning tomorrow, he would en doavor to keep the subject isforl the senate so that debato might bet . expedited as much aa appearedj practicable. Tomorrow's eesatonj will begin with a prepared addraasjt for ratification by Senator Kellogg republican, Minnesota, and It la ex Pcte4 that on the following days! other administration senator will present their view at length. BIIVAV WOVL DISPOSE) OF TREATIES AT ONCTC WASHINGTON. March S. It wilt bo unwise for the democrat to prolong the debate over th arm anient conference treaties In thai senate, because "every day's dabale will tend to divert attention front the economic issue" in the coming congressional campaign, while th democrat will be placed in the) position of opposing "any steps to' ward peace," William Jennings) Bryan declared In a statement hen tonight. "The sooner these treaties ar disposed of the better," Mr, Bryan declared. "I do not mean tn ay that no reservation should b adopted. Anv reservation that any, democrat wants to propose ihouUI be proposed and acted upon, but there should be no unnecessary de lay. We denounced the republican, for delaying the action on the trea.ty of Versailles. Should We bring con detonation upon ourselves by da laying action upon these treaties especially when iby doing so we divert attention from the cenomio question which must be paramount in tho rail campaign " Mr. Bryan declared that the dm ocratic party had a splendid pros pect of "gaining the next congress," which would "enable ua to lay th foundations for a winning campaign in 19S1," as might have been ex pected he added, the "weakest point In this) administration 1 1U economic policy." "This was to hav been expect ed," he explained, "because th re publican party is mada UP ot twi distinct groups: tho reactionaries, who control the leadership, and th progressives, who furnish the built of the votes." The revenue bill enacted at lha las', session Mr. Bryan described as) "bad." adding that "It ought to t th leading lsttue in the west, be cause it wa the western repulbU cans who revolted against repuMl can leadership when the ballot w1 drawn." i The four-ttower pact, he contend ed. was "based upon the 30 treatlsw negotiated by tho last adminiatra-j tlon," and when the democrat vote for this treaty, he addedj "they are imply approving th! own policy, which th republicans) Jjivve adopted."
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