THE WEATHER
r.rrirt for North and South Csra
rrldav: Saturday lncrt-
- W-lZMmma. warmsr on tho cott
? aurd.7.
isiiiisi'j
I tLFltSNtii
IB H PACT
's.tor K e e a xhscussbb
luationin Pacific Under
l Treaty Offered.
forpUBLICANS ARE
P SCORED BY HIM
!s,v Thev Are Ashamed
to Hear Debate Acting
Under Command.
wSHlX(iTOX, March 16. The
of tne irrrconcnaoies
,inst the
four power Pacific
"i continued without abat
te-
;fns pf waning interest and the
tho senate today despite
sent V
jispositlon of leaders to regard
,ti(lction of the pact as a fore
DM conclusion,
jvir more tlian three hours, in a
W . .l,iU i.t.r r.f tti
late cnainnci , which fiw v.iv
..II v... ,4aa,teil Spn:tnr
m. WHS H
fefd democrat, Missouri, assnneu
,oth the four power ana nnai
,'ftics which, ho said, would lit
,rw. . .,f (he T'niterf States.
. position of "helplessness, in
the Pacific. He charged that the
,(, underlying the 5-5-3 naval
.., , haH Keen misrepresented
fetiKi ..- ------------r----.
ind Pit in, ,ne rBLUI1 "BUiea
iis own designed to show that su
T.rloritv of speed, armament and
Lwiliary craft would greatly in-
,titfe tho relative sirengin 01 uie
British and Japanese navies.
mi. . iiib.aiikI aAnatr'. atneote
WJS ltUCITUpHVU L'y pcuaiuin w no
. . I. -......... -.-u.
questioned him on minor points of
formation regarding tho naval
intimates lie submitted and when
it had tlnished the debate drifted
other subjects. Tho administra
tion leaiiers iiirqo no tjuuri 10 re
ply to the attack, maintaining that
wterday's agreement to vote fin
ely on the treaty on March 24 had
rushed all possibilities or an ad-
herM vute.
Toward the end of his argument,
Ktnator Keed trained fcia Are on the
jdlminutloii of interest in the de-
4tf, nothing for the Kecurd that
present and flaying the republl-
nly two republican senators were
lina who had stood with him
ajainst tho Versailles treaty fcut
now were supporting the four
power pact. These men, he said,
iid heard the commanding voice
of their political party but kept
any from the debate on the sen-
jite . floor because they were
'uliamed."
In view of senators who have
kanvassed the situation carefully.
pt two big issues remaining to be
Mien In the four power treaty
xht revolve about the foreign" re
f.iona committee's "no alliance"
rtesrvatlon and the compromise
IiMervatlon that is to be proposed
Warding participation Of outside
jt'wern In conferences over Pacific
uestlons.
ENGLAND'S CABINET
CRISIS MORK INTENSE
Indian SerrrlarTshln Reiorltcd:
Unionists Oppose Premier
LONDON. March 16. (By the
Associated Press) The Earl of
Derby's rejection of the Indian sec-
etaryship. coming after failure of
he unionist's meeting on Tuesday
o give Prjme Minister Lloyd
orft a vote of confidence, forms
he chief topic of conversation in
Mlitlciil quarters whero the effect
n Lloyd George s tenure of office
i warm! .- debated.
The refusal of Lord Derby to en
tf the government is believed to
iave bi ii jinal and even the most
.rdest coalitionists are manifestly
liuioliH in view of the failure of
Tiieday's meeting and the obvious
iwoenthg of .the deterrnimitlon of
mvny cunservalives to cut loose
rem tfci' coalition.
The priinicr's political ' enemies
'rtlare It is impossible while de
pending mainly on unionist votes,
f'i luge that it Is time he rocog
id the fac t and made" his threat
f' tejinalion definite.
RATE OIL SALESMEN
iKE MKKTINO IS CHAKJiOTTE
ClIAKl.OTTK, March 16. In
!ie every member canvas con
iucf'd by Second Presbyterian
hurch. 578.000 was subserved for
hiirehs annual budget.
The goal, i84.00O. .: the largest
ruitial budget ever undertaken by
If concregarton.
lSilt. AM
ub,,;,iti hi oranaaru cum
n.v within the territory of Char
'tle branch are meeting here for
'"cushion of hnsineft.s enpiltiions.
r'ieir conference opened Thursday
norning Meetings will continue
'n.ul, 1'il'lay when lubricating id)
ialesmen will iralher. f!. M. Tiv-
r. general manager of tho local
ranch, is conducting the confer
nee, North Carolinians It) attendance
V. T. Devane, FayettevlIU'
: u, ,!i!r;Uh, Salisbury; J. M.
rnorter, n yyae Fali.mont;
- ' 0111110111!, Asnevuie; rt. n.
P r 1 n c a wii i . Tn r
ream, CharlnHo. IV W V.al
ayetleniie; g. L.' Kellv, Greens
iro and .7. -v. Byers ChA-lotte.
PIP.UHY EXPRESSED
l n AFRICAN VMONS
Hte i,
t Prevent
orec In Wage Controversy
lie i ' '"arc-" io.
"Vdney labor ennnril. renre-
iuo.000 tmde- unionists
"ay adopts ft resolution express
s nohearted sympathy with
,11 . flRllt "ftalnet the armed
. ' '"ipitallstrt," and promii-
aio urged workers to organ
lnr ,prP,v'"t srmed forces from
ae Australia to reduce
sps as o r. .ii , .
fouth Afri -a. was -aono in
0pEN TRIAL TODAY '
hlriVufT??',8- March
it UnLr ' ,a!lM D- Jon,- Promln-
If. ; .M.?rr Ann law-vat .FhAm
"' jun"'I!ll7 'returned by a
; H jT? yesterday, will be ODened
""KxincM . -r,rouW morning, It was
of , nlKht. following- conclu-
L1" court ,J.r whlch eecupifii
'Mi Jr toiisy. Jones i nliaerf.rt
' .in'Oriinriation nt funri. mta
2 OI lM.1 - " " ..v.
JSTABUSHED 1868.
lican Confusion Basis
Of Democrats'
They Can Win Next House
WINr.TO! ri
. HIUL1 rmzi.s
' ' S C. Kli; ,
WASHINGTON. March 16. Pol
itics is beginning to hum liere. The
confusion in which the republicans
have landed themselves has had
the effect of encouraging demo
crat sociaUsts and laborites. Dem
ocratic leaders believe that they
have a good chance to win the next
house and trim the senate lead
down. This, of course, would help
them in the 1921 Presidential elec
tion. Therefore, a hot contest this
rail is certain.
The fact that the republican
leaders in Washington have dec ided
to make a srrab at four North Caro
lina districts, which back into the
mountains and suread to industrial
centers, shows just what niav he
expected. At this far off point of
view epi-esentatlve Kess. head of
the republican congressional com
mittee, and other prominent iind
active party workers, think that
they .can round up old time repub
licans in the mountain counties ami
Land every cotton mill man. or
manufacturer who believps In pro
tection hut vote tlie democratic
tieke.t on account of local condi
tions in the smith. That is the
reason the 7lh, 8th. 3th :md 10th
districts have been .singled out for
aggressive and vigorous effort.
For months it. has been plainly
intimated or even suggested that
the negro out of the front rank of
the O. O. P. army many congress
men could he elected in Dixie. The
clean-up in Georgia was part of a
southern campaisn to educate
wavering democrats that the negro
was to play a minor part. This im-
T,rsaiiin h a ,1 i Or, r. a,...-t -l,... !-.
iclent Harding punctured the plans
of his party by making the Bir
mingham speech.
KNOCK Ol'T BLOW IS .
Oi l: HEPl JIMCANS
North Carolina politicians com
ing here from the executive com
mittee meeting last week predict
ARMY POSTS OFfWIANY TESTIFY IN
COUNTRY CANNOT DENIAL OF STATE
BE MAINTAINED
Appropriation Slated Will
Not Train Reserve Offi
cers This Year.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Kla.. March
IS. --(By the Associated Press.)
Secretary ot War Weeks plans to
tell the senate committee that "it
is Impossible with a small force
to man the 2!0 posts throughout
the United States," he said today
in commenting on the action of
the house appropriations commit
tee In reporting a bill carrying
$:70. 353,030.67 and providing lor
an army of 115,000 enlisted men
and 11,000 officers. Maintenance
ot all posts, Mr. Weeks said, if
the house committee's figure is to
stand, would mean that the small
number at each post would be re
duced to guarding the property.
PROVIDES ONLY FOR PAY
OF OFFICERS IN TRAINING
WASHINGTON, March 16.
Acting Secretary Wainwright said
today that the proposal ot the
house appropriations committee to
cut the $4,000,000 Hem in the
army appropriation bill submitted
for pay of reserve offtrers to $250,
000 would prevent the carrying
out ot plans for the training of
some 18.000 reserve officers dur
ing tho year.
The $4,000,000 item. Mr. Wain
wright said, was submitted to cover
pay of tho officers when called to
active service for their annual 15
iay training period. 'With the
turn the committee proposed to al
low, he added, it would not be
possible to give this training ex
cept to auch officers of the reserve
corps as were willing to attend
without pay and at their own ex
pense. Mr. Wainwright said the matter
was serious from the point of view
of the war department since it
tended to discourage men with
adequate war experience or other
military training from entering
the reserve corps. Upon the suc
cessful completion of that corps,
ho added, depended the whole na
tional defense project worked out
in the act of 1020.
AMERICAN r.IRL WILL
WEI) FRENCH COCNT
Nlew of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
Announco Approachinc Wedding
PARIS, March 16. (By The As
sociated Press.) Hugh Campbell
Wallace, former American ambas
sador to France, and Mrs. Wallace
today announced the engagement
of their niece. Miss Sally Beecher,
to Count Jean Bertrand Be Luppc.
Miss Beecher Is the daughter of
the late Theodore Beecher, of New
York and a grand daughter of
former Justice Fuller of the su
preme court. Her fiance, who is 34
years old end a member of an old
French family, was a squadron
commander in the French ai'iatlon
torps during the war. He received
the medal of the Legion of Honor
and tho war oross, and was cited
three times for conspicuous gal
lantry'. nA mici e ift fit atpd rnp
ANNUAL. COLLEGE ADDRESS
OJtniKNSBORO. March l.-Among
the speakers at commencement exer
cises of Greensboro college, the
Methodist Institution for younr wo
men here, wilt be Josephus Pamels.
publisher of the Raleigh Newa and
Observer, and former secretary of the
navy. He will make the annual ad
dress to the graduating class on the
morning of May M. when a big class
will be awarded diplomas.
The baccalaureate sermon wilt be
hiua K fiM irtiMimi If. T.Awil.
president of the general conference of
the Memoaisi rroiewjmi uuii. h
Sunday. May $1. and who will also
maks tha address that evening to the
college Y. W. C. A. -
NOMINATION REJECTED
WASHINGTON March 1 Person
al objection by Senator Harris, demo-
day te reject the nomination of Henry
J. Keller lO p posimanier i ""i"""
4 villi' , t'lasa office.,
THE ASHEVILLE
"DEDICATED
Belief That
that the democrats will unite for a
real old-time knockout blow to the
republicans in November. To be
gin wi'h. party lenders will try to
keep down quarrels tn the various
congressional districts. It looks
now as . if the nominees will be:
Ward, of the first district: Kltchin.
of the second if he desires to run
again; Brinson. of the third; Pou,
of the fourth; Stedman of the fifth:
Lyon, of the sixth; Hammer, of the
seventh: Doughton of the eighth;
Bulwinkle of the ninth, and Weaver
of the tenth. In some of these dis
tricts where opposition sprung up
and contests were promised the
would-be candidates have thought
better o their plans. One or more
withdrawals have taken place. The
atmosphere appears to be dealing,
and the republicans who show up
j will have to defeat men now in the
house.
' AltPKNTKTt WOKLD BK
j BADLY DLFKATKD
It is said by republicans that if
John G. Carpenter should decide to
carry out his threat he would be
badly beaten in the counties other
than Gaston, for the purpose to
oust Representative Bulwinkle af
ter n fCale term would be so un
fair and unjust that it would react
in the rest of the counties of the
district. That is the view taken ot
tho situation in Gaston.
The IS:'-.' congressional campaign
promises to be badly mixed. Wo
men will play part, and Samuel
Gompers and his lieutenants are.
going out to save their organiza
tion from obliteration. It luus been
made plain here that the women
politicians are hopelessly divided
on the issues brought to the front
by the adoption of the suffrage
amendment. The .National league
of Women Voters, now strong in
North Carolina, and the National
Woman's party, fighting with mon
ey and determination 10 put
through its equal rights program.
ICutiltimfil en 'ffffe lol
LOBBY CHARGES
Insurance Men, Attorneys
and Legislator Heard in
Mississippi Probe.
JACKSON. Miss.. March 16.
Insurance company representatives,
attorneys and a member of the
Mississippi legislature testified be
fore a house investigating commit-1
tee today in denial of charges
made by" Governor Ieo M. Russell
that a "nernlcious" lobby, with a
liberal use of liquor, had been irr
operation in Jackson to influence
legislation favorable to certain lire
insurance interests.
The witnesses, which included
J. II. Doyle, assistant-general
counsel for the national board of
fire insurance underwriters. W. II.
Watkins, of Jackson, associate
counsel for several fire and life
Insurance companies, all declared
that, so far as they knew, the
charges made by tho governor were
unfounded.
Likewise, they declared, they
knew nothing, except what they
had read in tho newspapers of Uie
suit filed against Governor Russell
by Miss Francis Birkhead, a for
mer stenographer, or antitrust
proceedings recently Instituted in
Covington county against a num
ber of life insurance concerns.
The governor had charged that
the suit tiled by Miss Birkhead
was "fostere!, aided and abetted"
by certain fire Insurance concerns,
In retaliation for anti-trust pro
ceedings instituted by the state
revenuo agent and had indicated
a belief that fire Insurance inter
ests had instigated the sulis
against life insurance companies.
The legislature since has) order
ed tire latter suits abated.
The question as to whether Miss
Birkhead, now in Memphis, will
be summoned to Jackson still was
In abeyance tonight, the commit
tee announcing that no decision
would be reached on that point
until depositione obtained in Mem
phis by a sub-committee yester
day had been called by the full
committee in executive session.
MISS BIRKHEAD DENIES
CHARGE IN DEPOSITION
MEMPHIS, March 1 A General
denial of the charge of Governor Lee
M. Russell, of Mississippi, that the
suit for $100.O0 damage filed by
.wins i rance inrisneau ejrainst uov-
ernor Russell had been fostered or
"instigated" by certain fire Insurance
ronipanies, was made In the deposi
tion given, here Wednesday by Miss
Hirkhead to members of ths lejreila
tlva Investigating committee, accord
ing to a statement made tonight by
Thomas R. Foster, Miss Blrkhead's
attorney.
Mr. Foster said that depositions
taken In his presence from Earl King
and S. A. Wilkinson, attorneys, were
to tho effect that Miss tflrkhead bad
asked them to file her suit against
Governor Russell in the latter part
of November and the first of Decem
ber. 1920. He added that the taking
of Miss Blrkhead's deposition was an
after-thought of the committeeman
as she happened to be In Mr. Kings
office when the other two statements
were taken.
FLAPPERI8M 8EEN IN
AS REVOLT OF YOUTH
CHICAGO. March 1-There Is
nothing mysterious about the flapper
she Is lust a female who has lived
down thousands of years of hypocrisy
and now has become what she most
desired to be for ages, a human be
ing," Dr. Irfe A. Stone, head of the
Chicago department of health, said
today in an address before a health
conference.
"Flapperlsm or modern feminism
Is just the revolt or youtn, added
Dr. Stone. "It is the resumption pf
the original status of mankind.
JURY IN THE COART CASE
ORDERED TO BED AT 11 P. M.
T.sXBOTTON, Qa., March 36 The
jury in the case of Major Lee II.
Coart, charged with the murder of
A. B. McNIece, was ordered to bed
at 11 o'clock tonight after deliberat
ing Ave and a half hours. Six or
seven- ballots were taken, but no In
formation could be obtained on how
the Jury stood.
For the first tlms since the trial
began, Mrs. Lee H. Coart appeared
at the court house tonight, at the re
quest of Solicitor-General Frank Mc
Laughlin, but she did not enter- the
court, room. No explanation was
made a te ov af pieseoM M
rtfiilre 1 1 t
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY
HELP iN STRIKE
Gomners Savs Operators
Place Selves in an Inde-!
fensible Position.
LABOR'SVERSiON
SAID ERRONEOUS
Hard Coal Mine Owners
Meet to Frame Response
on Wage Demands.
WASHINGTON. March 16.
Bituminous coal miners who have
voted to ceaf" work April I. "come
what may. will have the support of
the American labor movement in
their struggle.'' President (rompers
of the American Federation of
Labor, said in a statement toniaht.
I'oal mine owners, "bound by a
solemn agreement to confer with
the workers upon the terms of a
new agreement." after thdt date,
'have refused to abide by the
terms of their own pledge." he de
clared, adding that "no gioi.r t.f
employers in any industrial con
troversy in this country has ever
plai od itself in a more indefensible
posit ion."
"The citizenship of Ameiica. can
draw from this conduct lnt one
conclusion." Mr. (lumpers con
tinuej, "and that is the mine own
ers wish it to be understood that
the pledge of mine owners is value
less. They are willing to break
their own word if by doing so They
can reduce wager or weaken the
union.
"Fronts and povve" with the
mine owners come first. The Unit
ed Mine Workers of America have i
an honorable record of agreements
honorably kept. The Industry for
20 years has been conducted upon
the basis of negotiation and Joint,
agreement. The mine workers have
met every demand made In those
agreements. What they ask now Is
negotiation and agreement. The
thing they want least of all is to be
compelled to cease work as a Dual
protest gainft the dishonor p
employers. Thp cause of the mirt
era Is just and in that just cause
they will have the united and un
swerving support of the great labor
movement of our country."
Xo action was taken today by
tho government affecting the prob
able break In the industry and the
officials conversant with the situa
tion appealed convinced that noth
ing more could be done to adjust
the disagreement in advance of its
final development.
J. I), A. Morrow, vice-president
of the National Coal association
made public tonight copies of a
letter he has addressed to John L.
Iewis, president of the United
Mine Workers, complaining that
the union had "sent broadcast" er
roneous versions of testimony given
by the coal witnesses seeking rail
road rate reductions before the in
terstate commerce commission.
Mr. Morrow declared he had
never testified that average selling
prices of bituminous coal were
$10.50 during 1021 out of which
miners received $1.97 as labor cos
but had fixed the total cost of
mining bituminous coal during Oc
tober as averaging $2.69 per ton
against an average selling price
received by the mine operators of
$2.43.
ANTHRACITE OPERATOP.S
ARE FRAMING 11' ANSWER
NEW YORK. March 16. Oper
ators of "4 anthracite coal mines
went Into secret session here to
night to frame their answer to the
19 wage demands sirbmltted by
leaders of organized labor in the
coal fields.
Whether they will accept, reject
or counter the demands of the
Mners will not be made known
until tomorrow, when owners and
workers will hold a Joint session.
Regardless of the outcome of
this conference, it is generally
predicted by both sides and by
official observers of the United
States department of labor, that
the anthracite mines will suspend
operations after April 1. The ob
ject of tomorrow's session will be
to determine whether a protracted
suspension or strike may be avert
ed by an ofTer to compromise the
wage question.
Secretary' of Latior Davis, here
today, banished all probability of
government Intervention in the
present negotiations.
"The government will maintain
a hands-off policy, and will give
the owners and miners every op
portunity to settle their differences
peacefully," he said. "Unless a
protracted suspension of lengthy
strike results, reaching a climax
which will result In direct Injury
to the consuming public, we shall
not Intervene.
"What policy the government
shall adopt in such an event will
be decided when the emergency
actually arises. We need not cross
the bridge until we come to it.".
COVRT EXONERATES MAN
BEATEN BY MASKED MEN
Is Brought to Trial on Grave
Charge and Found Not Guilty
(Spmtal CmnvminM, Ttit itknUlt CUitai)
GREENSBORO, Mar. 16. -Alvin
Norman, young white man of High
Point, tried in Superior court here
on a charge of criminal assault,
his alleged victim being an 11 year
old girl of that city, was today
found not guilty.
Normanfc arrest and Indictment
followed action by a band of men
wno seized him two months ago
on a street in High Point and took
him to a lonely spot in the country,
Cogging him soundly.
Police investigating the beating,
arrested him on a charge ot Inti
mate association with the girl, who
Is under the age of consent.
BILL WOULD COVER LOSS
TO ROAD IN BUILDING
WASHINGTON, March 18. A bill
by Senator Fletcher. democrat.
Florida, for payment of $$7,000 by the
government to the gulf. Florida and
Alabama railway for losses In build
ing additional trackag during the
war for th navy department at the
Fensacohv Fla., air station, was
passed today by the senate. The bill
now goes to the house. Senator
Fletcher explained that the trackage
was ordered by the government but
was uaoompistM watt til armistice
BITUMINOUS COAL MAJORITY
IMIMEHS TO H A V E HEPOP
OF WESTERN NORTH
MORNING, MARCH 17, 1922.
FILES,
IX ON B I L L
CREATING B DM US
Petition Circulating for
House Republicans to
Confer on Bill.
FORDNEYGIVES UP
ACTION ON MONDAY
No New Taxation to
Create Funds During Fis
cal Year, He Says.
-WASHINGTON. Mai 16 There
wc:e jut two developments today
In the soldiers' bonus muddle one
w.n :!ie ft I i ii if by Chairman Ford -ivy.
i'f the way.o and means com-niiK'-e.
i'f ihe ntalority report on
the i-nmprnmiNp bill, which was
e.-itiinateil to rost the covernmeni
a .:a! of $4.0? S.7 1 '. .'l.Mi The
oilier was the circulation of a
petition li- Representative I.ine-berK'-r,
of California, a former
ser ! e man for a conference of
hoiW republicans for next Tues
day evening- to disi uss the bonus
legislation.
Mr l.inebergei- announced lo
nigh' that there were tit) signatures
to tiie petition, or. ten more than
the number required under the
rules- for a conference call.
Ch;.ii;man I'ordney declared em
phatically that it still was his de
termination In bring the bill up
Monday under a suspension of the
rules, if that could be done, and
if no: to call it up Tuesday under
a special rub- if such a rule coubl
be obtained.
FOHDNKY WOt Ll) NOT
LIMIT I) I ill ATE.
The chairman went on to savl
that it was not his desire to limit
debate; that If the measure was
taken up under a suspension of
the rules he would ask unanimous
Consent for two days of discussion, j
which would throw the final vote
over until late, Tuesday. ;
The estimate In the majority re
port that the total cost of the
bonus would be $4, 098. 719. 350 itiH
based upon Hie assumption that
70 per cent of the 4,458, 199 vet
erans who would be eligible foi
compensation would accept adj-t
Justed service certificates; 2 1-2
per cent vocational training, aid;
10 per cent farm and home aid,
and 7 1-2 er cent land settlement
aid. The remaining 10 per cent
would be paid In casli after pas.
sage of the bill under a provision
requiring veterans w hose adjusted
compensation would not exceed
$50 to accept cash.
Total cos's under the various
options of tho bill were ostimnted
as follows; Cash payments, $16,
000,000; certificates, on account of
deaths. $ 57 7, Ti 7 1 . 00 0. and on ac
count of maturity. $3,lft4,S2.'),850;
vocational training, $52,325,000;
farm and home aid, $186,000,000.
and land settlement. $1 12,000,000.
The greatest cost in any single
year was estimated at $3. 154, 82 3.
.150 in the fiscal year 1943 when
the certificates then outstanding
would mature. The costs under all
other options except the certificate,
would cease, the report said, in
1927. The last payments under
vocational training would be in
1926; under farm and home aid.
in 1926, and under land settle
ment, In 1927. After that time the
only cost each year until the year
of maturity of the certificates
would be payments on account of
deaths of holders of certificates,
COST IN FISCAL YEAR
OF 'aS ESTIMATED.
The cost in the fiscal year, 1923.
the first year after tho bill came
Into operation, would be $74,279,
000, the report said.
The report said no provision had
been made for raising revenuo to
meet the first year's cost because
a majority of the committees was
satisfied that "no new taxation nor
special provisions are needed un
til after the expiration of that
fiscal year. H added that any
estimate of government expendi
tures for 1925 and the amount f
revenue needed on account of the
bonus "would necessarily be very
Inaccurate at this time."
NEW EXAMINATIONS TO
DEVELOP ELIGIBLES
Those for Montreat and Lake
Junaluska Arc Mode Public,
WASHINGTON, Mar. 16. As a
result of second examinations for
fppoJntment of postmasters at
Montreat and Iake Junaluska,
Itepresentative Weaver wfts in
formed otday of eligible Hats, dif
ferent from those reported ss n
icsult of the first examination.
The second eligible list for
Mor.reat follows: Albert it. U.vi
man, first; Chester ('.. I.ord, sec
ond, and Mary O. Parker, third.
The second eligible list for Iake
,'umluska: Anna M. Gloster, first;
A. Eugene Ward, second, and
Emma D. White, third.
It is claimed that the result of
the first examination did not suit
John M. Morehead, and In re
sponse to his protest second ex
aminations were called and held
for these places.
Lord was not on the first eligible
list for Montreat, but he Is on
the second. Morehead is for Lord.
Ward was not the first eligible
list lor Lake Junaluska, but he is
on the second. Morehead is for
Ward.
Representative Weaver said this
tild Its own story.
PART OF GEORGIA ROAD
WILL NOT BE SCRAPPED
CAMILLA GA.. March 16AIthough
the Interstate commerce commission
granted permission to Receiver It B
Pegram to Junk the Ifawkinsvllle and
Florida. Southern railroad, announce,
ment Is made here today that the
section of the road from Ashhurn to
Camilla, 52 miles ta to pass into the
hands of the Pidcocks and be op
erated In conjunction with the Geor
gia Northern and Flint River and
Northeastern railroads. Turner and
Worth counties have agreed to give
financial aid. c. W. James and Frank
Pldeock attended a mass meeting here
today, at which this agreement was
reached. The government's valuation
of the property was $700,000 but the
terms agreed upon are said to be
much less.
CASE TRIED AGAIN
LYNCHBURG Va., March 1-The
prosecution in the second trial of R.
T. Shields and Lonnle W. Morau,
charged with the murder In Novem
ber 120 of W'. H. (Pat) Johnson,
presented much of Its evidence today
when the ease wss opened at the
RutburfamBblU.curityoourL -
CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
Arrest Or Prosecution For
Amertcan otton Exchange s
memuers,
Ni:V VlilIK Mar, Ii IS.---Chief
.,-to ... M..A.I.... .. 1 ,...1 .,... 1 !
.M.
a ".lohi'poe-'invekiotion thd
I requested the
district attoi net i
1 either to draft warrants for in
arrest of certain oPlci.ils and mem
; bers of the exchange or immedi
. atelv to lay before a iand jur
; evidence of bucket shopping.
Besides officers of the exchange
Magistrate MoAdoo slid the fol
lowing oersons had been involved
so far In testim.mv t.'l.en at the
"Jehu loe" hcannjs:
!
undrr!
Martin tioulke, trading
thg name, of Ander
patiy.
in ami i'iiih-
rtni Leonard C
A. T. .leniunj;.
Cooheu. trading under the nam.
of Kdwari'l L I'alniej- and compain
R,n moml !:ilrnrr.
Mio ii:uuo of I'ahii'M"
Ir.uliitr, unde:' I "The evidence shows,
and cotuoanv.! ltiet nail of the tt.insai
sr.. and Kan-Mhis exchange were simp!
dolph Kose. i.. (tiding und' r name
of Kose a ml Son.
A. W. Graham, formo Is of Ov
ford.'N". '.. president or the Ameri
can Cotton exchange and author
of the cotton figures act. and Ceo.
W. I'ratt. secrelaiy, are included
among the votlleers involved in the
I testimony
Magistrate Mi Ado.
said
j lETMLEI EXPLANATION
OI' LAW IS GIVEN
The written request f'"' warrants
or a grand Jury inv estigation goes i
into
detailed explanation of the f
law defining bucketshops, prohibit
ed under the penal law. The law
"Is clear ami explicit.'' tho magis
trate said, in establishing legisla
tion to prevent "fictitious and
nialvo-helievo sales" and defines
as a bucket shop any building or
place "where any contract pro
hibited by this article or offered
to he made." j
.Magistrate McAdoo criticised thei
exchange for lowering the unit
llinn which
wagers' were, made
ftoni 100 to 10 bales, and added
that it "was a serious misfortune
E
SENTENCED FOR
Late Millionaire's Son Is
Also Charged With
Transporting Liquor..
DKTItOT, Mar. 16. John Duval
Dodge, millionaire eon of the late
John F. IJodge, the Detroit auto
mobile manufacturer, was sen
tenced to five days In the house of
correction and fined $100 by Judge
Charles f,. Bart lei t. In recorder's
court here today when he admitted
driving his automobile 23 miles an
hour three miles in exress of the
sseed limit. He was immediately
taken to Jail.
Judge V.artlett also recommend
ed that Dodge's driver's license be
revoked for a year. Mrs. Dodge
wept when sentence was passed.
As Dodge was being escorted to
the county Jail to spend the night,
preparatory to being transferred
to the house of correction tomor
row, he was served with a sum
mons in a damage suit for $10,000
instituted in behalf Of Edwin
Hchultz, 12-year-old newsboy, who
is said to. have been run down by
Hodge's automobile several weeks
ago.
The speeding charge was filed
against Dodge March u. His coun
sel today asked for a continuance,
saying hi client was unavoidably
detained in Kalamaioo, where he
was arrested Monday charge with
driving an automobile while In
toxicated and illegally transporting
liquor.
Judge Bartlett refused. an
nouncing a bench warrant would
be Issued for Dodge if he failed to
appear.
The Kalamazoo rase Is the out
growth of a ride following a dance,
early Sunday in which Dodge, Rex
Earl of Kalamaxoo, and three girl
students of Western State Normal,
participated and which resulted in
Emmelyne Kwakerner.k, one of the
girls, Jumping from the automobile
and sustaining Injuries. Dodpe is
under $7,000 bond to appear for
hearing there March 21.
HARDING TO REMAIN IN
SOITH FN TIL S.VII ItDAY
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., March 16.
rrtv Tho Associated Press.)
Decision of President Harding to
add one more dav to bis vacation
YOUNG DQDG
SPEEDING IN GAR
stav here was announced today by ! ! onforence over the railroad
Secretary Christian who said the I8""" a?all11?1 J:ta'e Tax Commis
nr.iHr,'(loi nbnn.H now to llo,lfr A- i- Watts was begun to
Presidential party planned now to
leave here Saturday afternoon and
reach Washington Sunday, shortly
after noon. The President Is tak
ing advantage of the bright sun
shine to golf and rest. A game in
the morning was followed by a
quiet afternoon In his apartments.
Governor Hardwiok of Georgia,
who Is motoring through Florida,
called on President and Mrs. Hard-
InfilA nnu hit! s-Acmanta ami a f t a i-
wards was their guest at lunch-
eon.
fipeaker Gillett, following thei
chance In ih President's nlnns
left for Washington tonight where
he Is due tomorrow afternoon. The
speaker said before leaving that
he expected to confer wfth chair
man Fordney and other house
leaders in Washington, Saturday
over the parliamentary situution
u.l-i in. Lidi ouiiiriiini v siluu 1 0 1
it, the house with respect to the
plan to call up the bonus bill next
Monday under suspension of the
rules. He goes to Hprlngfield, Mass.,
to speak on the arms conference
treaties Sunday hut. said he would
be back in Washington. Monday in
time to preside over the house.
VERDICT NOT &UILTY
IS AWARDEO BLACKMON
LANCASTER. S. C. March 1.
After three hours deliberation, a Lan
caster county Jury tonight returned
a verdict of not guilty in the case of
Thomas Blackmon. member of a
prominent family, charged with kill
ing his cousin, Jeff Blackmon, last
November 2.
The trial began this morning. After
tho Jury was completed, the state
Introduced eight witnesses and the
defense Ave. Bach ld wu allotted
4i minutes for argument and the case
wss delivered to the Jury after a 16
minute charge by Judge Bowman.
.self defense was t nlta Of tne
(isiai
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
umciais zougnt
l"C ' 'if l.t I SO uu 11 1 ber
il.ioes who indulged :n
of t,.ini!i.ns" and their
1- --S, s must have been
of foo.ish
;his form
aggregate
SI. -at It"
.1
h,u
, been bet let he sa id.
had higher thin
if tlic tin:
Inn ha)..
"It KDI'l I 1 TO A (.I R
Willi Till . 1HMION I-.KT"
"I'iven when tin- spe. ui.i t ,:ia
earned on within the law, it r,i
tor a large means in order to meet
large losses." the magistrate
J.lll'tt, UUi i H 1. ' K I IIP Wit' I ,1 UP i'S
thri ii it) r to tltf fio-cniiVil f u s t n i ' f
whrn tho came is ofton re-liu-crl :o
a vnRrr with J IkmumI : nil
SpfiMhlo !: it IS, TItiI vhn llU'5".
of thono spfrulatini; hr far away
finni thp ('xrhangr, in Mi
ItH: (Jf Mt'1 southern n'ats.
lions
wageisi
mad
, ,,:i.
n the fluctuations of tim
market obtained he tele-
ommunication as t-. 'he ,o -und
nctjons of oilier cx
. follow 111 which ' fa Is. rep -
:ons were made to those
pllollii
1 i it ic
cha UK'
resen I
who bad risked their money in
these illegal ti ansnctlons.
"1 inn of the opinion tlifit: the
evidence Riven warrants presenta
tion directly t tin) grand jury, or
the taking of a. complaint against
the nfheers and persons in charge
of
tic American cotton exchange
i.ndu. ting a bucket shop un-
der Ihe terms of this act."
.'KartliPK witnesses who testified
at the "John Hoc" hearing Magis
trate McAdoo advised that "where
thev have frankly and fully and
without reserve irlven evidence ma
terial for the prosecution and for
the public benefit. I would advise
that immunity tic extended to
them."
The district attorney, he added,
had not asked the witnesses for
waivers ot immunity tnereiore 0117
Would not be liable, under the law,
I to prosecution.
NOT TO BE IDE
LARGER, VIEW
State to Have Garden Ex
pert in Promotion of
"Live-at-Home" Drive.
cmr.sN Mil tiu
BnTiniiqtt HOTSI.
t(I IHO'K JHA1I
RALEIGH, Mar. 16 The ad
visability of making proposed ev
unsions of the medical course to
the University of North Carolina
will be considered at a meeting of
be executive committeo Thursday
(f next week when a special com
rilttee. appointed to investigate
the proposal, will report.
The university authorities have
been contemplating extending the
course from two to four years
While no intimation as to the find
ings of the special committee has
been given out it was considered
bv persons here interested In tne
plat, that it will not be under
take!, at this time owing to the
lipanclal outlay that would ba
necessary. A hospital, thoroughly
equipped, would be one of tha
necessary additions to the college
property If the courso were ex
tended, and the staff of medical
Instructors would havo to bo in
creased. The special committee
which - has been looking into tho
feasibility ot the extension plan is
composed of President Chase, Dr.
Isaac H. Manning, chief of the
medical staff at the university, and
Dr. R, H. Lewis, of Raleigh.
The existing medical course Is of
such a high standard that students
from the university can enter with
tusc the largest medical schools in
tho tour.try. Two of the ten honor
graduates of the University of
Pennsylvania last term wore uni
versity of North Carolina men,
GARDEN EXPERT IS
ADDED TO STAFF
Announcement was made today
of tVo addition to the state depart
ment of agriculture's staff of E.
D. Powdltoh, a native of Mitchell
county, and a graduate of the state
toilege, who will become the de
partment's activities was agreed
upon as one means of making
more effective tho "hvc-at -home"
campaign inaugurated some weeks
ago by Governor Morrison. Mr.
I'.owdltch will devote his efforts to
1 piomoiiun m iiome garnens in
! h" cities and rural communities
day oy refleral .Indues Bovd. of
Greensboro. Waddill, of Richmond
and H. G. Connor, of t ho eastern
North cifrollna district. A de
cislnt) will await, several dav' eon
sideration of the points In the case
by the jurists. The suits of the
oulhern. Seshosrd. Atlantic Cons'.
Line and Norfolk Southern rail
roads, 'Involving taxes of Jj.OUO
wen heard in Greensboro several
weeks ngo. following which the
three Judges sitting held up a Ue-
icision.
'he department of agriculture
istali hegan today tho removal ,.l
I ' rt!r" ciulpinent from the old agri-
I ( unui ai niniuing to temporary
qarters as the result of the award
jeslerday to J. K. Ilea man. Raleigh
contiactor. of the contract for tile
erection of the nwe home, the cost
to l.i. $311!, 000. The new bnildiot
1 11 1, n.. . . . "
l "' " f " - ' U base
April, 1S2.1.
COTTON SHIPPED TO
GERMANS IS RETURNED
BOSTON. March U-'llie British
steamer Mackinaw in rrom Hamburg,
and Bremen, today brought hack from
Uermsnr i.nOO bale or American cot
ton shipped thero several months Hen
The cotton was returned to this
country, k was said, because market
conditions in Germany at present
wwe such that tha cotton could be
sold nwire profitably in this country,
notwithstanding tho freight charges
involved.
TWO MEN ARRESTED
CHATTANOOGA, Tnn.. March 16.
Two men suspected of being the
Boring brothers charged with slaying
Sheriff I. L, Smith, of Bradley coun
ty, last Tuesday during a raid on a
moonshine still, were arrested tonight
at Whltwell and will he brought here
tomorrow. The prisoners dtny bairn;
ill, liifcu. wanlrd , ,
IS MEDICI
SCHOOL
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TODAY
FDR MANY HELD
Release of 113 Political
Prisoners Urged in Face
of Opposition.
CONGRESSMEN NO?
TO ACT, IS SAID
AMNESTY SOUGHT
UNDER W A H LAW
de-.Qne Contention Held tO
Is That Prisoners Com
mitted no Overt Act.
WASHINGTON', .March 16. la
ii I the f,-.-e of apparent and 'utspok
jen opposition, lawyers and repre
sentatives of various liberal organ
i.itiona pleaded, with tlni r.ouse Ju
di.iiiy committee today to report
.1 tcsottr.mn asking trio rresl.lent
to give careful coiishicra' lou" tu
the propriety of granting immedi
ate amnesty to lit! political pris
oners, .serving long terms for vio
lation of 1I10 espionage act.
Committeemen indicated that
tin- resolution would never pass.
Instating that congress had no right
to direct the President ill such
matters, especially because of tho
Itik of opportunity to review tho
cases. Gilbert It. Roe, an attor
ney of New York, who advocated,
the general principle of amnesty,
said, when questioned, that ho
saw no Impropriety in requesting
the President, the attorney-general,
and tho secretary of war to
look into the appeals because "th
resolution seems as harmless as;
tho four power treaty."
Speaking for the American Fed
1 eiation of ltbor, kdgar Wallace
declured that war laws, were nec
essary, that they should have been
enforced but now In peace tlmesi
there was no good reason for
keeping war time offenders in Jail.
MANY VERBAL CLASHES
TAKE PLACE t
'I'hero warn manv clashes hn-
tween the members of tho com)
mitten and witnesses. Represent
tatlvo Yates, republican, Illinois.
charged that Representative Lort-'
don, socialist, New York, author!
ot the resolution, who declared her
would free men convictod of vlo-j
lence If they did so becauso of avl
deep religious feeling, was advo-l ,
eating violence, which Mr, Lon
don was quiok to deny.
Another verbal clash centered .
around Harry Weinberg, a New
York lawyer, one time counsel for
drover Cleveland Bergdoll. the.
draft dodger. In a tilt with Pres..
Ident Reavls, republican, Nebrasj;
Kit, Weinberg said he would eg!
press his "opinion on political and.
economic questions at any tlm
and in any place despite tha su
preme court ot tho United States."
Iteforrlng to the release of some,
offenders Weinberg charged that
one obtained his liberty through
the Intercession of the Italian am-i
bassador and some of hla comment'
drew from members the reminder
that they would not sit there and
hear the President and the attorney-general
criticised. Thla wan
after the lawyer had Hated that
one of the men In whose behalf,
he had appealed did not get oatj
because he didn't happen to be "a I
trust magnate." Weinberg- denied
any desire to criticise the Presl-1
dent.
Miss Carolina Lowe, of Kansas
City, counsel for a number ot In-1
dependent Workers of the World.'
members, tried at Wichita, charged
that men arrested in tho "famoust1
Oklahoma case" were oil workers,
and that the animus back of theln
arrest "wss tho determination on
tho part of oil operators to crush
any attempt on the pa:t of tha
workers to organize.'1
Frequent references were made,
to the pardon of Eugene. V. Debs
and on this point some of tlw wit-
nessea expressed conflicting views.
Many agreed, however, that Presi
dent Hardlngs list of Christmesr
pardons contained the namej of!
persons who should have served'
their terms, which, they insisted,
were for offenses more serious
than those charged against "the
political prisoners.' It was eon
tended that no overt acts wer
committed by the latter.
$1,000,000 LOAN MADE
TO AMERICAN TRUST OO.
$300,000 Received From Wai"
I'huinco Corporation Rest
Conies as Needed.
(tpteiiil Cmtufninwt, TKt AilucUtt CifMav
CHARLOTTE, Mar. 16. Thai
American Trust company, accord
ing to an announcement today, has)
been allotted $300000 of an ag
gregate loan of $1,000,000 which It
will secure from tho War Finance
corporation, the remainder of thn
11 mount to be procured as it will
be needed and all of It to be ap
plied through the local Kompany t
agricultural loans.
This is the first banking; house
of Charjotto to avail Itself of thw
opportunity of procuring loan
from tho War Finance corporation.
Otlit'r bankers of Charlotte sav
that they were able to provide
loaiia to their farmer customers
through' ordinary resources, and
unless the demand for credit van
exceptionally heavy, as the now
planting season sets in, they would
nor avail themselves of the War
Finance corporation loans.
THIRD JURY TO TRY
ARUl'CKLE COMPLETED
state Uses Eight Pemnipuirj'
liullciigcs, Defense but Four.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. IS.
The jury n tho Roscoe Arbuckle
case was finally completed a;J
sworn in at the conclusion ot th
our i Bession today. The ll.tii
comedian is facing hie third trial
in a manslaughter charge in con
nection with the death of Miss Vir
ginia Rappe, film actress. Four
vvoi.uu are on the Jury.
Final selection of the Jury caia
after tho defense had used eight
peremptory challenges and tho
s'atc four. The work of pirKuis;
the jury was started Monday.
OBENCHAIN JURY WILL
BE GIVEN CASE TOOAY
LOS ANGELES. March Iti.Wlth
argument ot counsel praeticaUv com
pleted. Indications tonight were that
the Jury in the trial of Mrs. Mad
lymm Obenohain. charged with tho
murder of her sweetheart. J. Beltort
Kennedy would retlrs at nov, tomor
row to decide upon a verdict. When
adjournment was taknn todav. As
Kevs.' deputy district attorney wu
iiarniE th't conclusion of tho flnaL
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