THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
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"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA'
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
iCHHGESEU
ILSTW
, nf T.ohnr Tlflvia'
jlppeal Is Said so Far
V to Have no Result.
U COALMINERS
.H J. A WAA
favor waiKuui. u -n. ce
ment Not Reached.
tvnltNAPOLIS, Ind.. March 10.
.1" .'.."ikp vote of soft coal min-
... completed tonight by lical
tfa rp,l throuchout the
SSrtfy an" though' the exact re
(ounuj . j,nown for a
n1rns Wi'i
3? offlrlal" of the United Mine
...Snn Vi a n Ka?iutT A
u-nrkers or Amcm. e..--
..i.Ara r-.ISL mm J"'w
for a
, t out on April 1, unless a new
rtje agreement is made in the
meantime.
eh.nees of Retting a wag con-
f.rence with the operators of the
central coiiii".-uc." .
n western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indian and Illinois, seemed re
mote to 1110 uinuu tmcia ui iiu
hangc in tne aii.ii.uuo ui uiniawn
!,nninc an interstate conference
suited from the appeal of Secre-1
ary of Labor Davis for the twoi
.idea setting togetner. ine oniy
legibility ol a cuiiierence aa vivw-
i) by union omciais was ior me
-nvernmcnt calling both operators Governor Mfvrrisrvr. 'Mam
nat union neauuuai icrs imu any
iformation that such a cill was
contemplated by administration if-,
Mais.
What may happen in the renn-
fflvaiila anthracite held dt?;vinds
m the outcome of tne meeting pe
cn union officials and operators
at New York next WeJnesday. To
he extent only or naving arranged
:ra joint conference is the htiike
ituation in the soft and hard coal
iiclds different, though no referen
dum vote was cast by tho a ithra-
ite miners. Their cenventjn.
iiowevcr. declared- for a suspension
event a new wage agreement did
M provide for wage advances. In
he suit coal neias tne miners asK
;he retention of their present basic
ago scales.
The international executive
iioatd of the union ended a four
Uy meeting here today with the
announcement that Its last day's
ivork was purely routine business.
No consideration was given the
trike situition, members said,
adding that all questions relating
in the strike were for the policy
rommittee which has not yet been
ailed.
President John 1 Lewis aid no
Jate for the policy committe-
iMtlnjf has been sot Tabulation
' the strike vote will begin ne.xl
tiursday. Though the vote may
be overwhelmingly In favor of the
triite u is not neceas&rUy final for
ie policy committee h ii broad au
thority for dealing tfith any emer
ency question that ir.sy arise in
connection with th- strike, 'low
ever, the union officials have not
manifested any intention of off
'ftting the strike in absence of any
conference with the operator.
Kennedy Besought Her to
Have Marriage Annulled
-Decide on Divorce.
LOS ANGELES. March 10, Mrs.
maljnn? Obenchain on trial
jwged vvith murdering J. Eelton
Kennedy, the man she swore she
wed. matched wits today with
wputy District AAtorney Asa Keyes
an all day cross-examination.
he was asked to tell of her rela
"ns with Kennedy. Arthur C.
h"rch. jointly indicted with her on
nenargf of murder, and Ralph
Obem-hr.ln. her divorced hus-
""u. now one or her attorneys.
vnncuy. Mrs. Obenchain re
nted to Prosecutor Keyes, was the
n ho commanded her love. She
"M she never loved Burch and be
itved hn nvr irum, iii, uh. Hj.
I'lwed Kennedy Induced' her to
fle Mr. Obenchain within a
I'honth of her marriage, wlilch took
January 1. 1919.
Mr. Keyeg had read from a let-rd-aterl
in January, 1919, gPnt by
whleh was the fnltnwintr nassare:
My lrivo ia vnni'a. It won't hn
'""T Ur,; l we can ho top-other"
Whir rlirt
I. JUL III Villi K .T I. A 1 V- - '
'veyes hskr,i.
"I m int he had induced me to
ae mv niiKnH o.ii. thA oa-
fndant. .c,e said Kennedy had
nwoughr her lo have her marriage
annulled, but that later It was de
cided she would seek a divorce.
'It. KfVf snrantr n nrnriaA hv
J'king Mrs. Obenchain If she had
thv.1"'" married to Kennedy "on
in hlch seas." After a lonsr pause
'le replica "No." Mr. Keyes did
V": 'nuicate what, If anything, was
W'nind the question.
Wuest ior.nl Concerning Burch
'' Obenchain repeated that he
"as s, riu.lv a friend she had known
!.nrc thej h id nMended college and
hot shf HPver had any agreement
'la lion In taLo tho lifo of k'en.
""dy.
The 1 ro-cxamlnation had not
""n coinplet-d when court ad
'niirnr, ,,uil Mn-rtav. Mr. Keves
id he then would ouestlon Mrs.
..-""iit.n .iDout the shooting 01
"nncdy i Beverly Olen On the
"Sht of August 5.
A Mrs. Obenchain stepped from
' 'stand her appearance gave evl-
Synced. lin Sh6 hM "
proscutlon opened Its cross
""Pinatlon at the tlm she first
eiLKe."ne,3r I" 1917 In Los An-
if. . ?ne testified to his making
o,,l ,er ar,y ln their acqualnt-
'te and said that while he cared
,nnt,rr ,le ws under obligations to
"ouier grl. Their nmiiit
MRS. OBENCHAIN
CROSS-EXAMINED
1 KENNEDY CASE
'Hil 1 uubi, a, mis. sne at ssamoro,
. '" and thev i .,h- I ..in.
niry were locrernnr ire.
Phe reiterated JierJestI
America Demanding
Payment of Army's
Upkeep By Germans
Must Be Forthcoming Be
fore Reparations Allied
'Ministers Told
PARIS. Murch 10. (By the
Associiiletl Press.) demand
rrom I ho lulled tSatcs Hint
9U 1.000.000 for Its expenses
In connection with the occupa
tion of the Rlilneland he pnid
before any reparations were
Paid was nrcsenteri in tho ni.
lied finance ministers at their
meeting- this morning.
WASHINGTON,' March 10.
(By the Associated Press.)
Secretary Hughes refused, to
lay to comment on the news
from Paris that representatives
of the t'nlted States govern
ment had prcscutcU a demand
to the allied finance ministers
that the expenses aggregating
2 1 4,000.000 sustained by the
lulled States In the occupation
of the Khincland be paid be
fore any other reparations.
There was nothing that could
be said on the subject at this
time, Mr.'nuglies declared.
lIVHHilflE'
STATE SELECTED
to Help in Drive.
C!TIZN' Ns rCBtI
TARROBnrr.B BOT1L
(In MOCK BAHKI.EY )
KALKIGH, March 10. The aD
nointnient bv Governor Morrison of
a campaign committee in each
county of the state, whose pur
noe will he or organize and nut
over the "Live-A t-Home" move
ment, marks the beginning of the
real campaign throughout the
state. These appointments were
mailed today to the farm demon
stration agent, the homp demon
stration agent, the superintendent
of education, the sunerintendent of
health and the welfare officer of
each county, with the suggestion
that they add to this nucleus the
editors of the local papers and oth
er interested citizens who are will,
ing to give some time, thought and
energy to the movement.
In writing to the omciais named
Governor Morrison declared that
they are In position to realize more
fully than anyone else what a de
plorable handicap North Carolina
has had in the practice of a large
part of Us farming population of
neglecting to raise at home proper
food for the family and feed for
live stock, and that the burden and
opportunities of changing til is situ
tion must rest largely with these
agencies.
VIGOROUS ACTION IS
BKING URGED
The governor urges prompt and
vigorous action. He is confident
that a big start can be made this
year toward economic independence
for the farmers of North Carolina,
but he realizes that such a result
can be accomplished only through
the hard, earnest work of the agen
cies called upon and of the think
ing people of the state as a whole.
The governor's letter is being fol
lowed up by a letter from Supt. E.
'. Brooks to all county superin
tendents of education, a letter from
Dr. VV. S. Kanktrl to the county Ml
perintendents of health; one from
Mis. Clarence Jotinston. head ot
the hoard of charity and welfare,
to all welfare officers, emphasis
ing the Importance of the present
campaign and urging upon then;
their effective and vigorous partici
pation. Similar letters have . al
ready been sent by Director B. V.
Kilgore of the Agricultural Exten
sion service to all farm demonstra
tion aients and home demonstra
tion agents.
Throughout tho campaign em
phasis will be placed upon the im
marketa for garden truck, dairying
and other products, the farmers
will avail themselves ot their op
phasizing the commercial possibili
ties of producing these things. It
Is presumed that where there are
mnrut themselves of their op
portunities, but the commercial op
portunities in the state as a wnoie
are negligible as compared with
the opportunity and Importance ot
every family producing Its own llv
lngupon its own premises.
STRIKERS ALLEGE
AN ILLEGAL WAR
Protest of Alleged Misuse or Power
Made In A. B. A. Case.
ATLANTA, Ga.. March 10. A re
view of the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic strike history and a protest
against what is alleged to be an Il
legal war on tne sinning
through misues of the powers of the
government In aiding their adyer-l
sarles. are embodied In resolutions
adopted hy the Joint union officers
committee handling the strike, copies
of which were made public hre today
by J. M. Larisey, chairman of the
committee. ,,,
These resolutions, it Is said, will
be forwarded immediately to Attorney-General
Daugherty, members of
the Interstate commetce coinmls
mlsslon. the railroad labor board,
senators and representatives, from
Georgia and Alabama, and to Albert
B. Cummins, senator' from Iowa, au
thor of the transportation act of
1920.
The resolutions charge, that J. B.
Wall, solicitor general of the Cordele
circuit who has been commissioned
special assistant United States attor
ney' In the government Investigation
of strike disorders, "is unlawfully and
unjustly employing the powers of tne
office and using the processes of the
court in the Interest of the receiver
and In violation ofthe constitutional
rights of the members of this com
mittee." ,
POSTAL EXAMS FOR
APRIL 8 SLATED
WASHINGTON, March J An
examination will be held April I for
postmasters at the fQllowlng offices:
Draper, salary 1,700; Highlands,
11 800: Leaksville, 12,000; Morven,
$1,300; Plttsboro, 1,00; Spray, 12,100;
Sylya, 1.0. , t .
COMMITTEES FOR
1 '' s ill.'ol,, 0,, A.. . . n . n 1. . I . mnA Wavnaa.
Tne examination win un iwnuuuw
Wntl,. Ru" -,; ."""."r ""i 1. announced at Table-
COMMITTEEMEN
DEFER TAKING UP
BONUS MEASURE
Will Not Hamper Pro
gram of House Voting
on Bill in Ten Days.
FORDNEY ANSWERS
CRISSINGER ATTACK
Harding of Reserve Board
Says no "Frozen Cred
its" Would Result.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 10. An
nouncement by Chairman Kord
ney that the house ways and means
committee would meet Monday in
stead of tomorrow, to consider the
compromise soldier bonus bill, was
the chief development today in the
bonus situation.
Inability of several committee
t members to be on hand tomorrow
prompted postponement of the
meeting, according to the chair
man, who declared, however, that
the delay in obtaining committee
action on the bill would in no way
affect the program which calls for
a vote in the house within ten
days.
Favorable report on Monday by
the committee of the revised bitl
which provides for issuance of ad
justed compensation certificates to
war veterans Is assured, republican
and democratic committee mem
bers agreed. They generally were
of the opinion that no further
changes of consequence would be
made in the measure.
Several committee members are
expected to vote against reporting
the bill to the house but a s;ife
majority is said to feel that tho
measure is a "satisfactory" com
promise. Mr. Fordney. on his return late
today from a western trip, refused
to comment on the announced In
tention of Comptroller of the Cur
rency Crissinger to advise national
banks. In the event the bill is en
acted with material change, not to
accept certificates as security for
loans to former service men.
Mr. Fordney declared, however,
he was certain loans to war vet
erans would in no way seriously
affect the credits of banks mak
ing the loans. Governor Hard
ing, of the federal reserve board.
Lhe added, had expressed approval
of the loan provisions and offered
no objection to the measure on the
ground that loans would result in
"frozen eredits" as contended by
Mr. Crissinger.
PLAN TO VOTK ON BILL
MARCH 20 INCHANGKU
liepresentatlve Mondell, republi
can leader, aid today that plans
for a house vote on the bill under
suspension of the rules on March
20 were unchanged. As this pro
gram would bar amendments,
leaders expressed the opinion that
tnere was jio possibility of a tax
I raising provision beingattached.
With debate limited to less than
an hour under the suspension of
the rules program various mem
bers of the house are expected to
take advantage of lulls in debate
on other matters during the com
ing week to air their views on the
bonus question. Several members
are said to be planning to comment
on the stand taken by Comptroller
Crissinger.
Amendment of the bill to pro
vide for the issuance of adjusted
compensation certificates to the
heirs or estates of service men who
died during the war or who may
die before the act becomes effee
tive, was advocated toBay by Rep
resentative Andrew, republican, of
Massachusetts, in a letter address
ed to all members of the house.
"Omission from the bill of such
a provision," Mr. Andrew contend
ed, "involves injustice, has no war
rant ln logic and out to be recti
fied before the bill is presented to
a vote of the house."
PLANNING TO PUSH
WORK ON HIGHWAY
Lee Highway From New York to
California Ready ln Two Tears.
WASHINGTON, March 10. Plans
for the competion of the Lee
highway from New York to Califor
nia are so well In hand that within I
two years the memorial highway will
be completed, according lo announce
ment today by the Lee Highway as
sociation. 1
A survey of road conditions pre
pared by the association, state the
road from New York to Washington
Is hard surfaced throughout, that of
the- 400 mile stretch from Washing
ton to Bristol, Va., only a few miles
are of unimproved dirt, and that tho
federal government had arranged to'
appoint a superintendent of main
tenance for the Virginia roads and
will arrange for necessary repairs and
upkeep.
From Bristol to Knoxvllle. Tenn..
the road Is either hard surfaced or
contracts have been let for repair of
that portion unimproved and from
Knoxvllle to Chattanooga, a distance
of 118 miles, only 18 miles of roadbed
remain to be Improved.
from Chattanooga to Muscle Shoals
the portion of unimproved roadbeds
is greater than anywhere else along
the highway, the association said.
adding that Alabama officials had
pledged their support to plans Inaug
urated by the association and that
by December 1S23 the highway wfl.
be In perfect condition.
NEGRO IS PUT TO
DEATH IN CHAIR
Eleven Attempts Fall but Twelfth
Js 1'ronotinecd a Success.
LITTLE nOCK, Ark., March 1)
After 11 attempts by Inexper
ienced electricians to electrocute
James Wells, 18 year old negro.
had failed, the 12th was pronounc
ed a success and the murderer's
life was snuffed out In the state
penitentiary today. The prisoner
was examined between shocks
The scene in the death chamber
was so revolting; that most of the
witnesses and convicts present left
and but few were there when
death was finally pronounced. Ful
ly 20 minutes were consumed ln
putting the negro to death.
Well went to the chair singing
and without assistance and ha con
tinued his sons until the first
charge of electricity went through
his body.
, The youth was convicted of
killing Peter Trenz, a Germa"n
farmer, near Monticelk). Ark. He
was one of tha convicts who es
j pd with Tom Slaug
Mohandas Gandi
Indian Leader Held
On Sedition Charge
India Office Makes An
nouncement, Declaring
A'o Trouble Occurs
BOMBAY, March 10. (By
the Associated Press.!- In
dia ' a no n-c o-opcralloilt
leader. Mohandas K. Gandhi,
has been arrested at Ahmod
abad, 310 miles north of Bom
hay. He Is charged with se
dition. LONDON. March 10. (Bv
the Associated Press.) Mo
handus K. Gnndhi, tlr Ii'iliun
co-oM'rntlonlst loader, li a s
been placed under arrest.
This announcement was made
by the India ofllco tonight.
" No details were given s t'
the place and inn oner of lilt
arrest, but the announcement
says there has been no trouble
so far.
Norris Preparing Measure
for Operation of Muscle
Shoals Plant.
FURTHERCOMMENT
BEING WITHHELD
Senate Leaders Decide
Not to Take Trip to
Muscle Shoals.
, WASHING TON. I). (. March 10.
'Members of the house military
committee which has been Investi
gating offers for the government's
war propei ts at Muscle Shoals.
Ala., declined to (omnieiu on the
announcement in the senate today
by Chairman Norris of the senate
WILL DRAW BILL
FO COVERNMENT
0 01 PROJECT
agriculture committee, that he w as I chief Justice. lie eoubl not .1 -drafting
a bill to create a govern-1 sume the assignment power would
ment-owned corporation to devolop
and operate the power and nitrate
plants.
Some of the member however,
professed to see in the Nebraska
senator's announcement several ator ( umniins said, were need M
features which thev said might not urgently to correct present "sharne
be in harmony with the admlnls- ful" administration of justice and
tration's policy of keeping the gov- the congested condition of federal
ernrhent out of private business, court dockets.
Senator Norris. In making the an- The bill went over for further
nouncement. explained it was ot j consideration.
intention to favor government op
eration as against private opera
tion of the plants, but that he con
sidered his proposal worth the
senate's study.
Another development today was
the decision of senate leaders,
made public by Senator Norris.
not to make their trin to Muscle
Shoals until after a vote on ihe four
power treaty. The prevailing
opinion was that the visit would
be delayed about ten days or two
weeks on that account.
Chairman Kahn of th house
committee, also declared he would
not go to Alabama to inspect Mus
cle Shoals. He said the trip would
not .go to Alabama to Inspect Mus
cle Shoals. He said the trip would
not be of assistance ln visualizing
the various proposals the commit
tee has been studying nor did he
conceive how It would help in ad
justing the legal complications the
committee has revealed in con
tracts executed by the war de
partment with the Alabama Tow
er company and the Air Nitrates
corporation, giving those cojicerns1
optional rights on the Warrior
power station and nitrate plant
No. 2. In the event they were ever
sold by the government.
The rommittee confined its ef
fort todav to an examination of
Colonel John W. Joyes of the ordi-1
nance bureau, war department wlin
defended the contract executed
with the power company, contend
ing it was a reasonable and Just
contract, otherwise he would not
have approved it.
He will complete his statement
tomorrow.
AMERICAN STEAMER
MAY NOT BE SAVED
HAMBURG. March 10. (By the
Associated Press! It is feared the
American steamer West Munham.
ashore off Helgoland, will be a tt;
loss. Effort of ten tugs to free be
have been unavailing. Barges, how -ever,
are attempting to salvage a
part of her cargo of 250,500 bushels
of oorn for Russian relief.
The West Munham, on her way to
Ilbau, went aground In a thick fog.
Nearby fog horns, It was allrced. hail
not been working for f4ve or six days.
The chief inspector here jof the Amer
ican shipping board lias gone aboard
the steamer to make an Investigation.
Morrison Declares Court's
Criticism Of Watts To Be
An "Uncalled" For Attack
TAKBOIOCna SOTSL
CiTBlS'l HIWI SCfl.O
rs i nor jr barklbyi
RALEIGH, March 10. Tho -attack
of Chief Justice Olark on Tax
Commissioner Watts seems to Gov
ernor Morrison an expansion of re
sentment "because he would not
declare an act of the General As
sembly unconstitutional." The gov
ernor declined to give out any
statement on the action of the su
preme court and the attack of
Chief Justice Clark on an executive
department of tha government.
Yesterday's prospects of one or
tnore statements in reply to the
chief justice died today, and beyond
S brief comment by the governor
urlng a conversation little was
heard on. the "supreme court sen
sation." - - n
When asked for a statement.
Governor Morrison said he did not
desire t comment on either the
opinions of court or of Chief Jus
tice Clark "at this time." but he
did classify the criticism ot Colonel
Watts "uncalled for."
"Tha general assembly of North
Carolina levied gn Income tax on
all incomes ln isorth Carolina al
OwiaC-CtrUia ncinl mmntlnni.
DEMOCRATS DPLM
FIRE ON MEASURE
FOR NEW JUDGES
Enforcement of Prohibi
tion Is Declared to Be
Involved in Bill.
I BROUSSARD ONE OF
! BILI7S ASSAILANTS
Cummins Urges Extra
Judges Needed to Cor
rect Congestions.
WAS1I1XOTON. March I . A
new light. Involving enforcement i f
prohibition, opened lodix in the.
senate during console! dt ion o.' a
bill In authorize l'J additlon-il fed
v 1 .1 1 district judges. I eii" leivitl.
senators opened liio 0 the lull im
teediately, soni" opi.'islnrf more
judges, others erit;c;sin ; ihc as
signments p reused for .lie eii"i
judgc.i and others opposing a pro,-,
vision which. It w.i.s .-aid. oiicht
place dry" Judges in slates,!
or vice versa.
T h e prohibition on I'm 1 rmeni
question was brought up by Sena
tor J'.iotissaril. d'eniocrat. Louisi
ana, one of the lending opponents
of the Volstead law. He said the
bill's pi ovl.-lon authorizing t he j
ihief justice of the supreme court j
to assign district Judges to work in;
other than their own states might
result in trials by Judges who yverej
"ln"it in accord with I he ideas of
the community."
Senator Caraway, democrat. Ar
kansas. ?aid lie had been approach- !
ed by a man urging support of I lie
bill and told that "the only excuse '
lor the assignment provision was
to meet a situation caused by re.
fusal to certain judges to enforce
the law.
I Senator Cummins, republican,
Iowa, in charge of the measure
said during its consideration by
committee bad not heard any sug
gestion that sonic organization was
liphind th. loll fnr Ibe oiirnose
l.i- tuniin, l'.n'v unit iitsfiereii maces, mu.cair no iiooi iv,-
Ifiat he deplored "any narrow or
sectional view" in dealing with the
bill and lack of conlidenee in the
be abused
"lfI believed ihat I would want
to abolish all courts." (aid Sena
tor Cummins. '
The extra judges proposed. oe;i-i
CONFESSES THEFT;
' PLAN EARLY TRIAL
-V
I'lllLADKUMIIA. March 10.
Walter A. I'nger. former assistant
treasurer of the lr. Thomas W
Kvans Denial Institute and Mu
seum fund, was today held In $50,
000 bail on charges of stealing ap
proximately J190.000 of tho fund's
secSHOen and money, lie will be
given a speedy trial.
"I stole the money." Cnger con
fessed today to the police, "and I
want to start my sentence and get
it over with. I took the money to
make my mother happy."
linger was arrested in a rooin
irg house last night after being
missing 10 days. He had been In
the company of John McDemment
who, detectives Fakl, has a poiiiT
record. A neighbor recognized Mo
Dement and became suspicious of
L'nger and Informed the police
In his cell earlier in the day.
jger. detectives said, confessed
r1ot most of the money in buck
et shops and other broker odlces.
TWO CONVICTED ON
FEDERAL CHARGES
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.. March in -A
verdict or guilty on two counts w"
today returned by a Jury In I'nltrrl
States District court In the case of
.1. J. Huntington and J. II. Con
nelly, charged with using the malls
to defraud and with conspiracy to
defraud. Sentence was deferred
pending a motion for a new trial.
Huntington and Connelly, accord
ing to the testimony, attempted to
defraud - Marshall Hlnchman. of
(Jlendale. Ind . of cash and govern
ment bonds approximating in value
20.000.
Postal inspectors from manv sec
tions of Ihe country attended the
trial.
EXTEND TIME FOR
POPES' ELECTIONS
ROME. March lO.tny The Assn.
elated Press. V A papal decree will
he made public shortly extending tn
15 days the Interval between the
death of s. pope and the beginning of
the sacred conclave to elect his . suc
cessor. Cardinal O'Connell, archbishop
of Boston, told The Associated Press
loday.
among the? exemptions being sal
aries received from federal ohlces,
but did not allow exemptions for
salaries received from state otlU.es.
"I am rather surprised at tli
criticism of Colonel Watts, because
he would' not d "lare an act of the
general assembly unconstitutional
and allnjv exemptirms which the
general assembly did not allow. It
is very unjust." .
The governor added that declar
ing an act of the general assembly
unconstitutional "is such a serious
matter that It seems to have made
some . of the Judges and their
friends very mad that they had to
do It. instead of poor Colonel Watts
doing It for them. Kxecutlvc of
ficers have no Judicial power, and
they ought to excuse Mr. Watts for
refusing to accommodate them."
Significant, ln view of the court's
opinion, la a ruling of Fed-oral Rev
enue Collector Orissom that Feder
al Judge B. T. Webb muot, pay
an income tax because the law was
enacted prior to his assumption of
that office. Mr. Orissom recently
declined to accept an Income tax
payment from Judge H. C. Connor,
holding that no law exh.ted under
1 which ha could be taxed
Republican Leaders j
Want Return to the j
Old Patronage Plan
Will Make Drive to Get
I'ost Offices From Under
Civil Service
tll!iln mr,tr
tun .Hl.ril.lB o ill in
Bj ii n i' m; vr i
WASHINGTON. Mnr. 1(1
Itcpiibllcau Ictfdrrs of the
house are going ufler more
joist. I'le hungry and hard-proif-cd
by Job tin mors they
will demand that Ihc mlnflli-c
jobs he removed nltoiyelher
I mm the civil scrvh'c. Thev
tun y leave a few of the Utile
nfllccs but nothing worth hav
ing If (hey succeed In their
present campaign.
Republicans In congress In
lend to make n drive on Presi
dent Harding change (lie
system. They think they will
stand n belter chance- now
UiHt Mr. Hays Is no) swr-liinsler-ircnernl.
'
Republicans who promised
JolM: io their heelers declare
I hey are beiiv made the
laughing slock of their con
stltiicnls. The new move Is a return
lo me old patronage system.
Congressmen wnhl the Miwer
given them lo recommend
three men for llic Mlomce.
The republicans naturally will
naine three republicans.
Asheville Is Among Cities
Reporting That Situa
tion Is Better.
WANIIINUTON. March HI. Fa
vorable renorls from widely scat-
Ind;
ineni in ousiness eunuiuoos ac-
eirdini; to a bulletin Issued cnl i.v
by Arthur Wools, chairman of Ihe
emergency coniinlitee of the na
tional conference on unemploy
ment. Reports lodn ntive of the n.t i m
wldo upward trend Mr. Woods said,
had been rceivcd from a number
of cities including Asheville. N. '..
Baltimore. Clarksburg. V. Va.. Co
lumbus. Ga.. Johnson City, Tenn..
Macop, Ga.. Boston, Omaha, Pasi.ie.
N. J.. Sacranier.to and San Fran-
CiSCO.
"From all reports the next few
necks will be among the most try.
ing of the present unemployment
emergency. As winter nears Its
end the number of families and In
dividuals who reach the end of
their resources Is bound to In
crease, no matter how hopeful the
prosiieel of seasonable employ
ment arter spring Is fairly under
way. This is the time when every
possible measure that Is at all prae.
double to relieve Ihe situation
should be adopted.
HARDING TAKING
ON HEALTHY TAN
To Return to St.. Augustine by
Middle of Week Later to Capital.
ST. ArOVSTINK. Kla , March 10 -(Uy
The Aesoclnled Cress.) Presi
dent Harding Is resting tonight
aboard the houseboat of K. U. Mc
Lean, which Is anchored in Man
tanzas Inlet, near Summer Haven,
l-'la.. 18 miles south of here. Accom
panied by Mrs. Harding and bis party
Die president boarded lln bosl sliolt
ly. after noon and Immediately started
lor a cruise down the Florida coast.
Tomorrow morning the presidential
party expert to pass through the eaM
ensat ennui and slop at Seabreeze, a
beach resort near Daytons, for s
round of gblf. after which It Is
planned lo return aboard and con
Hone down the coast. Slops are
scheduled where golf courses will he
found convenient and the party, plans
to return to St. Augustine about the
middle of nex"t week for a stay of a
day or two before leaving for Wash
ington. President Harding anu secretary
Christian worked on official corre
spondence during the afternoon.
Mr. Harding is enjoying absolute
relaxation on the cruise for the boat
Is without wireless although within
easy reach of land In ease communi
cation was desired. The president
played two rounds of golf during bis
slay at St Augustine and the healthy
I a ii which he has developed gives evi
dence of the benefit which he Is al
ready experiencing as a result of the
vacation.
AMENDS PLEDGED
IN FIUME AFFAIR
nF.MJRADK, March iO.-tr.y The
Associated Press.)---Foreign Minister
Nlnrhltch Informed parliament yes
terday that he had received assur
ances from the Italian government of
an epergetic and prompt settlement
of the Fiume, Incident which would
invntve also definite and complete
execution of the treaty of Hapullo,
Including the evacuation of tbi third
zons of Dalmatla by Italy The .logo
Slav government, be added, would
make no protest lo Ihe allied powcr
providlng tlie Italian promises were
carried out.
BANDITS MAKE BIG
HAUL, DAYLIGHT JOB
SAN ANTONIO, Texas. March Id -
; Twenty theusand. dollars In gold, sh
iver and currency and $50,000 In stale
arid county bonds together wltn
Jewolry of an unofficial usiimaied
I value of several thousand dollars.
were stolen when five bandits robbed
the new Riaunsfels state bank. T.O
'miles north of here this afternoon
jand escaped In an automobile.
FEBRUARY STEEL
REPORT PUBLISHED
NEW KORK, March 10. Th
monthly tonnage report of the Vnlted
Statee Steel corporation, made pub
lic today, showed t Ml, as!) tons of
unfilled orders on hand February 28.
This ia a decrease from January's
unfilled orders, which totalled 4,241,
678." RECOMMEND DEATH
SENTENCE. FOR MAN
MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 10
The Alabama board of pardone rec
ommended to Uavernor Kllby that
the sentence of death Imposed ueon
Tom Iambert. who killed Martha
Oilllland, his sweetheart, in Jenvrsvn
oouniy. be commuted to life ininhs-
'aliment.
BUSINESS TREND
IS UPWARD SAYS
EMPLOYMENT MAN
Charge U.S. Members
Of Arms Parley Gave
Misleading Reports
MOUNTAIN ISLANQiPACT OPPONENTS
POWER PROJECT
CONTRACT IS LET
Will Be Constructed by
I West Virginia Firm
for $3,000,000.
j PRELIMINARIES
NOW UNDER WAY
Will Develop'80,000 Horse
Power Commercial
Electrical Energy.
rpO',? rrtiinnfliiif,'ii(Y, 7 A ,llimt(l COHOI i
CIIAUI.OTTF. Mar. 10. -Contract
for the building of the 80.000
horsepower hydro-electrical plant
of the Southern Power company at
Mountain Island has been awarded
to the Uhineharl-Dennls company,
of Charleston, W. Va.. at n price lo
aggregate around $:i.U00.000, of
ficials of ihe loiniiany announced
Friday afternoon in- an authorized
statement from local otllces.
The construction work is already
under way, houses have been
erected for omciais of the contract
ing company and oilier prelimi
nary steps have been taken
The building of Ibis plant repre
sents the most colossal undertak
ing yet started In thl region,
wiih the exception of, building the
Impounding plant at Hrldgewater,
Ii is In he the second largest pow
er development which the company
has ever constructed. Its produc
tion tu be 80.000 horsepower of
electrical energy, or. exc eeded only
by the capacity of the plant which
Ihe Southern Power company built
and maintains now at Wateree. 8.
C. which has a capacity of 85.000
horsepower. The dam at Moun
tain Island will have a "head" of
t(0 feet.
The site of t lie development Is
almost on the spot formerly oc
cupied by the Mountain Island
Cotton ltiillls. swept away in the
floods, which caused the Catawba
river In July, 19Hi, to worlc dam
age of millions through Carolina
territory. It Is three miles from
Mt. Holly, from which place a spur
truck has already been built, and
Is now being operated In getting
construction materials to the site
of the development.
It Is estimated Ihat It will re
ciulrc t n oyen rs for the construc
tion of this property,
The company proposes also to
begin at an early date Ihe develop
ment of another plant at Great
Falls. S. C, where' an additional
60.000 horsepower plant will be
developed.
MR. LANIO WILL SPF.AK
IN C1IA1U,0TTF. SOON
A. W. McLean, of, Lumbertoh,
fnr three years a national figure by
virtue of his connection with finan
cial affairs of the last Washington
administration, and regarded as a
certain candidate for governor of
North Carolina In the next cam
paign, will be the speaker at a
membership meeting of the cham
ber of commerce Wednesday night
next.
RE ALT YMENWILL
MEET IN ASHEVILLE
Organize at Wlnslon-Snlem Row
land One of Vice. Presidents.
IKptritil Cftrr'uwsrfiwc, I'ht Anhnrilln Clt'J'Si
WINSTON. SALF.M. March 10
The North Carolina Association of
Heal Kstato Hoards formally organiz
ed here at meetings held Thursday
afternoon and this morning, will bold
Its first annual session In Asheville.
The mountain city, with Wilmington
and Charlotte, made strong bids for
the meeting. Tho first convention
closed al noon today and this after
noon toe. Iiuudrecl or more visitors
wero shown over Hie vHy. by Ihe local
realtors. The tour look In Hie Coun
try chili, Reynolds, Hurnavistu, Ard-
more, Salem college, Moravian grave
yard and Salem cemetery, terminat
ing with a visit to the plant of It. .1.
Reynolds Tobacco company, where
realtors were shown how Prince Al
bert apd Camels ire inset
officers rbnseri for the first year
are: David White, Ureenshoro, presi
dent; VV. (i. Jerome, Winston-Salem,
sinl W, T. Rowland, Asheville. vice
presidents; K. C. Orlfflth, Charlotte,
secretary and treasurer.
evenbreak1;een
for food prices
Fifteen Cities Show Half Prices
lllse nnd Half Are Ixiwered.
WASHINGTON. March 10. Fif
teen cities hroke even on the up
ward and downward cost of food
from January 1" to February 15.
the dcyartment of labor announced
today because Fall Hiver, Massa
chusetts, happened to stand pat.
Prices In that city did not budge
The house wife in Kansas City
got the best of the fluctuation for
lhe drw there was 4 per cent, com
parer! with the preceding 150 day
period.. Declines In mine of the
other cities ranged as low as one-
half of one per cent, which is Just
the amount of alcoholic, content in
beer under the Volstead law.
On Ihe other side of Ihe ldcer
tho twin cuies of St. Paul and Min
neapolis kept down any possibility
of rivalry by showing a food cost
of " per tent earn.
As a reminder of what used to be
the report set forth that what a
man eats in Baltimore and Fall
River now costs him 47 per rent
more than he paid in 1313. Those
cities split even in the upward
trend since pre-war days.
INFLUENZA SCOURGE
CLOSES SCHOOL
SHRKVEPORT, La.', March 10
With 40 per cent of the pupils 111
with influenza, the Zwolle, La., high
.school hs been closed, according lo
reports reaching nere today. The
epidemic prevails In 75 per cent of
Uio homes there, It Is said.
PRESS ATTACKS
ON NEGOTIATIONS
Knowledge of P r o c e e d
ings of Conference Con
cealed, Senator Says.
: ROBINSON STATES
I PRESS SUFFERED
Makes Charges on Floor
of Senate During Flur
' ry of Debate.
WAS-IIINUTOX. I). C. March 19,
Pressing their attack on the
manner In which Ihe four power
.Pnelfle treaty was negotiated, the
treaty's opponents declared on the
senate floor todav that the Ameri
can delegation to the arms confer
ence not only concealed knowledge
of the negotiations from the re
public but was responsible for the
dissemination of misleading reports
concerning them.
At the time when announcement
or the treaty s conclusion was "Im
minent" Secretary Hughes.. It was)
asserted by Senator Robinson, dem- '
ocrat, Arkansas, told newspaper
correspondent that he had no
knowledge of any auch project. Aa
a result, the Arkansas senator de
clared, the press not xmly was In
accurately Informed but correspon
dents assigned to the conferencei
si ffered professionally because
they placed reliance on what Mr.
Hughes told them,
nouncement. explained It wita his.
That the secretary of state had
made such denials waa character-'
lited by Senator Ixdge. republican,
Massachusetts, another member of
the American delegation as "In
conceivable." Mr. Lodge declared
that the project for a. Pacific con
cord had been discussed bv hint
with Mr. Hughes before tha con
ference began. v
Senator Robinson's charge waa
mado during a brief flurry of de-
bate Just before the treaty waa laid
snide for the day to give right ot
way to a Judioiary bill. At first
(-the administration leadara had op-
posed Interruption df tha treaty
discussion lo take up tha bill, but
so many senators asked for more
tlma to prepare their speeches that
a truce had been agreed to, Sen
ator Ijodgo announced, however,
that .tomorrow ha would Insist that
the senate reach a vota on tha first
of the proposed reservations.
The democratic leader. Senator
Underwood, of Alabama, also a
member of tha arms delegation la
to make a prepared addresa for the
treaty as soon a tomorrow's ses
sion begins. Several of the "Ir
reconcilable" opposing the treaty
have been waiting to hear Mr. Un
derwood's speech before preparing
their own. The first reply to the
minority leader Is expected to be
mado Monday by Senator Johnson,
republican. California.
OF;
RUSSELL CASE
Insurance Men's Attorney
Asked to Help Prose
cute Governor.
JACKSON. Miss.. March 10. R.
L. MciLaurin of Vlcksburg foe
some time general counsel in Mis
sissippi for fire insurance com.
panles which withdrew from tha
state after filing of anti-trust pro
ceedings by the stale revenue
agent In 1920. told a legislative in
vestigating committee today thai
he had been Invited to ,1oln a
counsel ln tho damage suit filed by
Miss Frances Rlrkhead. a forms
stenographer, against Governor
I.ee M. It usee 1 1 but that he had de
clined. Governor Russell in his message
to tho legislature, charging per
nicious lobbying by representative
of fire Insurance companies and
asking that an Investigation be
made, also charged that the suit
against him waa fostered by cer
tain fire Insurance Interests.
The testimony of other witnesses
today des 1th largely with occur
rences at. a meeting here Febru
ary 20 of the state organisation o
local fire Insurance agents in con
nection with an allegation that co
ercive measures were used to draw
support to pending Insurance leg
islation. ,
Neaily a dozen members of the
agents' organization testified that
no such efforts were resorted to.
The meeting In question waa at
tended by officials ot the Mississip
pi Fire Insurance company, a
home company" whioh announced
their endorsement of a pending btlt
to authorize the formation of a
rating bureau after conferring with
the agents.
CALIFORNIA FEELS
LIGHT EARTHSHOCK
PORTERVILLE. Cal.. March 10 -Residents
here were awakened about
3:30 this morning by an earthquake,
which rattled windows. moved doors
of their hinges and threw furniture
around. People rushed into the
streets, but no damage was reported.
LOS ANGELES. Cel., March 19.
A light earthquake shock was felt
here St 8:27 o'clock this morning. The
tremor lasted but a few seconds and
no damage has been reported.
FRESNO, Cel., March 10 -An
earlhqiiske shock wss felt here t
3:20 o'clock this morning but rin
Ulamag was done.
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