THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
, " ' "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF ' WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA-
THE WEATHER '
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,t . South Carolina rir
?u!y? S"nday unt.ttl.d. Probably
s,,uSw svday afternoon or niht;
rruch'hna (n temperature!
and South Carolina sir
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH, 18, 1922
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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(epuDiican Leaa
ers
Divided On Size Of
Army NeededBy U. S.
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DISCUSSION
ion
OPFiume Ordered
By Italian Regime
HARD CQA
L
mi Nun
WAGE AGREEMENT WEST VIRGlNlft IS
Committee of Eight En
ters Long Series of De
liberations Friday.
MAY NOT FIX NEW
SCALE BY APRIL 1
IS.
BATTLESHIP
Lewis Declares Soft Coal
Task of Setting Up New and 1 T" ouit uuu
Stable Government En- Mines Must Suspend Op
trusted to Sanna
Jill Declares Cut Pro-
Wed for Is Too Drastic,
"False Economy."
OUSE MAY REACH
VOTE DURING DA i
k Least Four Attitudes
Ve Developed on Pro
l posed Measure.
WASHINGTON. March 12. A
Terence of opinion was voiced by
-mbli-ai( loaders in the house to-
iy 0VC1 wie Hlu ut uiu Jim) uui-
eonfiderauon or me army ap
p,iatii.ii bill. N sooner had
lulrmati Kami, 01 me liniuar,
airs committer, expressed oppo-
im to anv reduction in tne en
,il or officer strength than Rcp-
rntativc Alonaon, repuniican
in, declared lie apprcAcd ac
ta of tlic sub-committee which
tUPtl tUe Olll HI PIUVIUIUK Uldl
July 1. the cnnsiea personnel oi
regular army must bo cut to
,000 men and the number of
fins decreased to ll.uuu.
General debate wah roncluded
p today and indications were
It tlie house would reach a vote
hnrrow or Monday on sections
lie bill relating to the size ol I lie
toy.
kith inrly lines disregarded to
vruin extent the house niembcr-
Ip appeiireu lu ne uiviucu into
he maie croupe one ueiexmin-
;o (land by the committee ree
mfndattons, another preparing
dpniaml an army ot 00,000 man.
le the third was lining tip in
nport of the war department
rich requested a pay allowance
llicient to maintain 150,000 men
A 13,000 officers during the com-
; fiscal year.
PITUR ANS ART IX
Lli THREE CAMPS
Republican? were said to lit
presented in all three camps
kile most of the democrats were
meclcd by their JHders to Join
e ''jniall army" forces.
Jr. Mondell. declaring that the
jtaommittte which drafted the
I had not gone too far In pro-
ini! pay for no more than 115,-
(U men and ll.uuo oincers. saiu
..was convinced efflcieney would
bo sacrificed, that the force
luld be sufficient for all peace
lie Purposes and that it could be
ckly expanded into c.n emciuni
:iting organization in case oi
tergency.
During tho debate Represcnta-
Harrlson, democrat, Virginia,
wed that Secretary Weeks, af-
insisting a few weeks ago on an
try ot 1 lit). vuu men, was ou.
wins a willingness to accept a
iuction that Would bring tho en
d personnel down to 130.0(10,
duly below the present strength.
SHN DECLARES ITS
rU DRASTIC" Cl'T
ROME. Mar. 17. (By The
Associated Press) Military
ocrupiitlon of Flume has been
ordered by the Italian govern
ment. The army corps at
Triesf will be used. The task
has heen entrusted to General
Sauna, to whom it has beep
suggested that Carabineers be
chiefly employed for the
maintenance of order.
The occupation of Pi time by
the military is considered as
necessary to the application of
tho treaty of Rapallo, which
charges Paly with tho polic
ing of Kin me. Tt is stated that
that in sending troops into the
city Italy aims only to ensure
the election of a legal govern
ment which will be capable of
maintaining order and pro
moting industry.
eration That Date.
MAJOR CflART IS
Work Is Ordered Resum
ed by Dentiy, She Being
Picked Under Treaty,
WASHINGTON NOT
TO BE COMPLETED
No Decision Reached as
to Which Ships Shall Be
Airplane Carriers.
STORMY MEETING KitdinWoaUkn-Affansi.
HELD IN FRANCE
ISBEINGSOUeHTTO BE F1NISHED0N CONFERENCE ,7- . 'A '
aajusiea KsOmpensanon ocneme
French Delegation Bitter- j
ly Attacked in Paris
Official Gathering.
TARDIEU DECLARES !
FRANCEHUMILIATED '
Will Never Again Attend ;
Meeting Not on Equal :
Footing Others.
'Propaganda Both For And
Against Treaty Is Charged
In Senate's Debate Friday
GIVEN LIFE TERM
UNDER VERDICT
New Trial Asked in Mur
der Case-Wife Will
Seek for Divorce.
ariiing members of congress
"false economy Is thcTioorest
d ot economy." Chairman Kahn,
he huiis..- military affair. com-
tee declared that a reduction in
sine nt i ho regular army to 113
enlisted men and 11,000 ol.l
as proposed in the measure.
mid be "altogether too drastic a
at 1 h1 limp "
w California representative held
iwy provisions shoiilrt ue miic
loO.ono men and 13,000 officers
ran the poming fiscal year, as re-
'tM bv the war department, or it
Itws were, determined to direct
Mui'tii.n in the interests of ccon-
thm the enlisted Strength should
be decreased below 1 40,000 men.
fviewlm; the military situation
fr to the entrance of the Lniteu
s inio the world war. the chalr
awrrird that "by reason of our
of preparedness, we were com-
4 to rpend during the 19 months
were in the war the startling sum
:(,0ijii iiii.i.owi."
lien compared with the expendl
' of ilir American people for
pyre 01- nnn essential commodi-
TALBOTTON. Ga.. March 17. A
letter received by Mrs. AU. Mc
Niece this mornijij, threatening
her life, has been turned over by
her to Solicitor Frank McLaugh
lin, it was lcirped here tonight.
TALBOTTON. Ga., Mar. 17.
Major Lee II Coart. planter and
former army officer? was sentenced
to life imprisonment in the state
penitentiary on conviction here to
day of tlie murder of A. 1". He
Niece. Shortly after Judge George P.
Munro had passed sentence in ac
cordance with the jury's verdict of
guilty with recommendation for
mercy, counsel for Coart appealed
for a new trial and a hearing was
set for June 17 before Judge
Munro in Columbus.
The jury which took the r-ase
early last night was out more thadi
14 hoifTTi before reaching its ver
dict. Major Coart. tlie only witness for
the defense, told the jury that Mc
Niece, who was county superin
tendent of schools here, had alien
ated Mrs. Courts affections and
had refused to cease his attentions
to her, although once ho had
promised he would. He shot and
killed McNieee in the hitter's of
fice in an altercation ecer the af
fair and when McNieee appeared
to threaten him with something in
his hand, he said.
A pencil was all that was fo'und
In MeNiece's hand. Sheriff Wat-
i kins testified, while a statement
made by McNieee before death de
nied any wrong doing and said he
was shot without provocation.
Mrs. McNieee, who" testified for
the prosecution, sprang the sur
prise of the trial by declaring
Coart had forced his attentions on
her for several months before the
killing, once seizing her in his
arms and kissing her. The state
claimed the former "officer killed
McNieee out of a "desire to
possess" Mrs McNieee.
Sirs. Coart. who, according to
the sheriff, has visited Coart but
once since his arrest and that
shortly after it took place, ij pre
paring to file suit for divorce, it
was learned during tho trial. She
also issued a statement denying
his charges that she was Intimate
with McNieee.
XKW YORK. March 17. The
anthracite coal mine owners and
workers' committee of eight to
night began to organize for a bins
series of di-liherations iri an effort
to avert a general strike by mine
able settlement of their wage disagreement--.
'
President J. dm L, Lewis, of the
international organization of Tint
ed Mine Workers and S.i:uinl I).
Warriner. chairman of the opera
tors policies committee, both mem
bers of the committee of eight,
were optimistic. They expressed
doubt, however, that a new wage
scale could be drawn in lime to
prevent suspension of mining op
erations in tho hard coal field on
April 1.
The whole mining industry, from
the digging of tlie coal i-i the col
lieries, to the shipment, distribu
tion and sale to the consumer.,, will
be taken into consideration in nc
gotiating the new contract, u was
said.
The miners expressed a deter
mination to "get down to the bot
tom of costs and profits" The
owners wer2 equally emphatic in
asserting that every angle of th
industry should be iono into.
"Despite the great divergence of
views with which we begin nego
tiations I believe the committee
intends honestly to try to work out
absolution of the wage yroblem in
yie anthracite mines." was the
Vatement of Mr. Lewis. - '
Neither he nor Mr. Warriner.
speaking for the operators w&uld
predict upon what bosis wages of
the miners would be computed;
whether the demands of the uni
versal adoption of the rheck-off
system would be considered; or for
how long it was desired that the
contemplated new contract should
extend.
"The labor situation is con
stantly changing," said Mr. War
riner. "The cost of living is going
down, there is considerable unem
ployment. Higher wages In tlie
coal industry are Impossible at
tiiis rime. The public would hava
to pay the increase, and it is not
prepared to do so."
Mr. Warriner refused to esti
mate what portion ot a possible
cut in miners' wages m'.i'ht be r
fleeted In reduced prices of coal to
the consumer ,
With the appointment of the ar
bitration committee of eight, the 35
representatives of labor unions wha
came here to present their 19 de
mands to the operators last Wed
nesday departed for their various
districts to await the outcome ot
the negotiations.
Work in the. mines will continue
they said, until April 1. when the
1920 contracts now in force expire.
If, by that date, the committee . f
eight has not agreed upon a new
scale tho mines automatically will
suspend operations, in accordance
with a recent decision of the union
wage conference at Shantokln.
Pcnna.. and remain idle until a
new contract is signed
HESPOXSIBIMTY IS I P
TO OI'liKATOKS. HE SAYS
NEW YORK, March 17. A re
fusal of bituminous coal operators
in the central competitive field to
confer with the United Mine Work
ers on a new wage agreement an
nounced at Washington today by
Secretary of Labor Davis "will in
evitably force suspension of the bi
tuminous mining, industry on April
1," President Jolin L. Lewis, of
the international organization de
clared here tonight.
"Mr. Davis' statement places the
responsibility for any suspension
or" strike which may occur square
ly upon the shoulders of the op
erators." said Mr. Lewis. "The
operators refusal to meet with us
constitutes a oomplete repudiation
of the terms of their contract with
WASHINGTON. March 17 See-: PAK1
retary Denby today ordered work j social' il
on completion (if the battleship today "'
West Virginia, building in l io- Pert Sue
yards of the Newport News Ship-j nies,
building and Dry Dock company, fairs
resumed, that vessel having been I nons ui
Ma
selected for completion mm ad
the battleship Washington under
the terms of the naval h:'iit;:;ieit
treaty.
the tr i
U red p.,
inr.ton .,
oto: of
The special naw board, .ocnleci j t lie com
by Head Admiral Mo Kirov, wlii.li
investigated for thn Rccrci.iry :.e
degree of completion of the to
ships. Secretary Denhy's anni.tinc -ment
said, found the West Vir
ginia to be S(J tier cent lini.-iie.l as
compared to the 69 per nit com
pleted status of the Wasnington.
Work on the Washing: m will
remain suspended as s th" rise
with other new battleships ;.,l
battle cruisers which arc slated t"
be scrapped or converted when
the treaty has been ratified and
ratifications have been form. illy
exchanged. The Washington ro
under construction at the yards f
.he New York Shipbuilding com
pany at Camden. K. J.
I'.y the terms if the treaty, the
I'nited States was to complete tv o
snips "of the Wo.st Virginia" class,
which w ere tinder const met ion
when the conferenca was vailed
and on their completion to com
mission these with the fl-ct and
withdraw from the active foives
the older battleships North Dako
ta and Delaware, wlikh will e
scrapped. The third battleship of
that class which will . included
In the treaty fleet Is the M.i i yli n,l
now in commission.
The battleship Colorado, of .
same class, is undo,- coni u. tieei
et the Camden yards hut so near
ly completed that she was lour
ed as a complete ship in tlie 1 1 1 1
discussions and these two. ih Col
orado and the West Virginia will
be the vessels to be added 1 i -;.c
fleet as the equivalent in the
American navy for Japan's ictcii-
tion of the battleship Mutsu.
The navy department has not
yet reached a decision as in which prt
of the three battle cruisers near
est to completion ate to be, con
verted into airplane carriers.
It is generally assumed, how-ever.-
that the Lexingtonr tniiMIng
at the Kore River. Mass., yards
and the Saratoga under construc
tion at the Camden vards will be
converted while the Constellation
at Newport News will be scrapped
i:
r.iut In
in Was
of M
miei .
The I i , i
i 'cm on ' i
peoiHlly I"
failure m
prelimin.i r
up to tli
M. Sa
perfect I
' h l.V i liv the A.
' ss I - The a ppca r.i in e
'liner I .1 iu-.i r, .m,l .l
. minister of Ihc c, . lo-tl''-
join! f orcii: ii .ii -i
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ll' -sired c, in m. ois of i
i id iimb riak Mini ec.
bv I r me .it t j,,. v ish -, i
Client i olltei ene- .1 liout
sti.llni"sl lnc! 1 n-s of
si-ill ill M ils. M. S.ll
1 the l'lcne',1 delc-.iti,.,!
'"tl after the depai Hire
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WA.-'IllMI'I'uN. .March 1
nt hi r sii-,
I .l I list
tl e.ltV Ic
t-d iv i:
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hour .is I
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tl- I'lllC
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.in.l W.il-
the real nature of the four power
a re i t'seni en t must be .Inured by its
pi'.n I ii a I oi'ont ion. Mi J ol, us oi
..scried in. t so far a ; actual w i i-.l .
mi; Went ;!i.. AiikIo .liiianes. alli
ance e..,ic, o.llv UIlliloM'k.d .IS-
uression i:i c.i, .tern Asia and I r,
"11 1 a 11,1 tl at if it le.-lllv Was d,lll-
i-ei.'ii- in in.. I'm!..! State--, as ar-
i WANTS MINORITY
I REPORT ENTERED
ON BONUS PLAN
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llein...
s of -.ell
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foil'
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.d w!
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bitterly ati.icke.l
e. IIISC Of Its .llleeed
he represented a! tin
'. deliberation;; loading
f i m I power treaty,
nit eMilessed liinise'f as
satisfied with Ho- result
I i Iroia th
Senator l,,h
pa l with ll
lla m " in an
1 1
'I ll
nit.
All Kb.. .lap,
Cl"t t,,
a un a nil
i d-."
w Uo
support'
d
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I.io.o
si, ,, i . I sin d In siipportci s ,,f t ll
i t . ,,, I pott . r t u . tip. re, is, ci I
t w oil lilo lines. Jiidscd lo 'in
i;,,,i same pro. ess. he as.seiie.i. :1c
hi. 'i i (our potter .a t tnp;ht easily I- , I
In many d.ingeis in aclual u.n--
tic".
. Senatoe Wac-oii charged th.i"
the "inonex 1 1 o ' I was hell i lid
the treaty and icciiing lh.it liltliu
tool, one of the American dele
tti i was a grea I coriiora i i ui
lb
Hi.
of the Washington corifercn
far as I'raip e was concerned
protested viipuoiislv aamst
widespread report that the French
delegates had gone to Washing
ton witlio.it prepi, ration. 1'ranee.
;c said, w.i- as well prepaid a.s
any other tiowcr as bad been
shown bv lie i suits who h he d
scribed .is 1" rfeet ly satisf,Li . im .
M . Puincai e, on t lie ot her ha n.l.
was mure guarded in his stale
ments. lie did not adversely cnt
icisc but at the same time lie was
not oyer-cnt liusl.'ist l. in his ap
proval of the work done liv l'i
nuer l'.iianil. When cha 1 lenged
by Andre Taniieu, who said I'lain e
th
than then
In the i oiirse of
charges ..' 'pupa ec nih
a lid a ga .list I lie t i ea I v
bv th .i.s-r- sni, s,
I proillleed .i 1 1 dp ci !
I su ppori Hi. as-'-rt puis
the d.'hale
I." bol'l f. r
wet-., in id,
but no oii.-
evulen.e to
or ask.'. I f..r
Ml
itit llp'tlee
( i nprol
lpplical am
took Pliee
lor Willis,
il Senator
M is-4oiiri.
Ircalv A
bv ;l'iia-
tor Spencer declaring the p;p I to
be "an alliance for ejutferenre"
I nt not I'cr use of force, was assail
ed by Senator Willis, who insisted
that no .soil of 'alii, line" v.as .on
teioolate.l :n, I tout liie -inaeli of
had siilTeie.l the ,eriiest hun ill i , i... u, Hoe . ...I,,.-.
anv m v .' 1 1, ill
He. la red lo Ii" at Wei
ll." ; 'ti."( f the ..-, n i
The tiiseiission oyer
of the term "a Ilia nee'
la i g. Iv bet tt eeu Sen:
republican. Ohio, a
Sp. in .-r, repuidioaii,
both supporters i-f tin
.spec, h r.-cenl iv mad
I
lasscd the treaty's friends. Mr.
Spencer stood bv his definition and
his chctactet iz.il ion of the foreign
relations coin uiit t co "no alliince"
i eserv at am aa "a t iili.nlons aii
surdity. '
Ily Senators France. Johnson
and Walson it was declared that
the dictionary definition covering
tlie, treaty, mattered little and Vhat
IIARDIVftS HOSTS AT
DINNER FRIDAY NIGHT
OBEXCHAIX JVRY NOT
YI'TT AGREED ON CASE
VoCATIOXAIj TRAIXTXii
CENTER TO BE OPENED
LOS ANGELES. Mar. 1 Taj-The
jury in the case of Mrs. Madalynne
Gbenchain, charged with tlie mur-
M:.;;;,
"in ,,
tli A tl.. Mil..-.'. n..nnUAa
k inn, eemrparative insignific-r or.,J' e ton Kenneay, alter ue-
be contended, as he ouotnl a aerating aDOiit two nours and a
unit, R'llllliru LO eoui I, HI1I1UI.V
utter 4 o'clock this afternoon and
asked to have a portion of the
Will Provide Highly Specialized
Course for 200 Men at a Time.
''l.V nf statistics
Hue the fiscal year 1921. the
was told, when appropriations
"if nmiiar army, national guarrt
thf nruanizArl f-srvp n iren-e-
tl MlSfill!! nnfl fVin ti.ihlln nnt
1900.(1!.,) (nr admission to theaters.
-rtj. cabarets, baseball games
Other rtllerlaliimentii' tl 111 nflfl.-
fur tnhiteco and rslRteii materials:
W ,"i for candy and chewing
5SJt.nno.nnn for sodas and uon-
"'ii1. an I jutti (ion nnn r,.r npmeiial
nm.-ni
NlNG COMPARE
uiMER NATIONS
mpa rmir the rvno,rliliii-. of the
'"I fniti-s during 1920-1921 on its
wttli that expended by other
''US, Vr. ;.,h IJ u TTua
(' e lieiirtltnvrto t.ariU tin m,': -
' " i r capita, whilo those of
intisi, empire, exclusive of de
"rif's amnioitci rt tr.i: l w ftrifl
llfr capita; France,
!'-'-..'.' per capita; Italy
HI ttfi Til oai- nanllu u ,wl
i'" !l"yHor l-rJH per capita.
"iitist.ni with other leading
c i.,c Mze of the army In com
;ai with the population. Mr.
'" t'Mt for tho year 1931 the
'1 lie Amoriar. armv
, - . i ..".I,
I'T i
. 14 47- n.-i.. . ... - .
Li in-ii.i, , . ...
maiiiuiiied i the etgular army,"
I '"formed, howi that
urn It,, ls ollar"l illh afford
jl?!?0''?" nd national security
1 l;, ,n 35O.0O0,Ov0,00C
ui our nal oot ..
"oi vvtruiiu.
L0 WiTHOlTf BArL '
ni 'EALING CHARGE
frMSIW. N:C, Marh
T'rate'8 court at Mocks
lent 7!,.'ni' .known inde
, Ji- t.ibac-o buve hr .na
-'""I vJv'i"htl!.7' nf Davle county.
1,.. 111 Slea ne mnnov lm
hrvi -Mr!V ,Sufian M'cDniel.
,-.V'tll""t bail for trial In
iiilani 1 wUlirrmi i-wurt nl
" "'" population, while the
V .';reat Ilritain was 7.34;
1.1 . lt:t r B IT-
China 4,nti
testimony lead. Judge Sydney N.
Reevo directed that this be done.
The foreman of tho Jury said at
least one of the jurors was in
doubt concerning the testimony ot
a prosecution witness regarding
automobile lights he said he saw
in. Beverly Glen on tho night Ken
nedy was slain. The uncertainty,
the foreman said, was whether trie
'ights came from the ear In which
Mrs. Obenchain and Kennedy
drove fo the glen or from one
which the state charges wns left
in i side road by Arthur C. Ilurch,
co-defendant. fturch, the prose
cution alleged, hid In a clump in'
hushes waiting for Mrs. Obenchain
and Kennedy.
The reading of the testimony
showed that the witness said l e
saw automobile lights flashing on
the trees along the road leading
through the glen but did hot lo
cate them definitely. He said,
however, he did not see lights shin
ing in the place where it was cot.
tenntd Burch left his ear.
The Jury later retired for the
night.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17. Fa
cilities for 200 former service men
will be provided at the new vet
erans bureau training center to uo
pened about May 4 at Chick
Springs, near Greenville, 8. C, ac
cording to plans made public to
day bv Colonel R. I. Rees. assis
tant director of the rehabilitation
division.
"This school, ho said, is es
tablithed for the purpose of giv
ing vocational training to men who
i.ive received maximum benefit
from medical treatment but who
are not vet capable of entering In
to lull time training. They will Be
given highly specialised vocational
training and the best medical
treatment.
"The shops for the training of
our men will provide practical
courses in tho various phases of
the automotive industries, possibly
five or six in number, the build
ing trades, Including house con
struction, plumolng, sheet metal
work, tailoring, shoe repairing and
electrical trades as well ns several
phases of agriculture, probably In
cluding the growing of small mor
than the 1922 figure.
WINSTOX SALEM SCENE
Of TRICK ACCIDENT
WINSTON - SALEM, X. C.
March 17. A small motor truck,
whle passing down a steep grade
here lite today, got from under
control of lbs driver, John Mitchell.
plunged 'across the sidewalk and
pinned two person, lAfayette Hay
wood and Miss Nora Wllburn
against the wall of a brick store
building. At the hospital wnere
thev were -taken, it was said that
Haywood's injuries were slight
and that those of Miss Wllburn
were serious, but not fatal
Mitchell was arrested ana Uter
GEN. CARR RECOVERING
FROM INFLUENZA ATTACK
1 released! tinter 'bondT"
DURHAM, N. C, March 17.
News of the death of Julian S.
Carr, Jr., who died this morning
in New York from a heart attack.
was received In this city with gen
uine sorrow. General Julian S.
Carr, father of the deceased was
crushed by the news imparted to
him by his nephew, but It was
thought tonight by those in close
touch with him that the news
would have, no ill effects upon
him. The general is. slowly im
proving from an attack ot lnflu
enra.
The body of the deceased will
reach this city tomorrow worn
ing. jne runerai win ue neia
IsomTTImtTTuMday"
President and Party WVill Ioc
St. Augustine For Home Today
ST. AUGUSTINE, Ma.. .March
17. Taking advantage of ideal
weather President Harding spent
the entire day on the golf links
playing 36 holes. He went out di
rectly after reading the morning
papers in company with Under
Secretary of State FlJtclier. Nlch.
olas Murray Butler of New York
and Cass Gilbert also of New-
York. The President lunchfed at
the club liousi and in the after
noon played the course for the
second time during the day:
Tonight the President and Mrs.
Harding entertained at dinner at
their hotel, having as their guests
a company which included. Secre
tary and Mrs. Woeks, Dr. and Mrs.
Nicholas Murray Butler, and Miss
Sarah Butler, former Senator and
Mrs. Chauncey M. Depcw of New
York, Attorney-General- Daugher-
ty and Under-fiecrotary of State
Fletcher, Brigadier-General Saw
yer and Secretary Christian.
Plans for the return trip to
Washington as announced by Sec
retary Christian call for the Pres
ident and his party to leave here
tomorrow and to reach Washing
ton Sunduy.
The President, it was said by ad
ministration spokesmen tonight,
had made no appointment to re
ceive any delegation of the house
on the question of a soldiers' bo
nus on his return to Washington.
The President was said tonight
to be unchanged on his position on
the subject which was outlined in
his letter to Chairman Fordney.
namely to pass a sales tax to raise
the funds or postpone the bonus
legislation.
tion of I" Tl v centuries by In ill
eluded 1 i-i nit the early delibera
tions M. I'oincarc replied:
"I am not the sponsor for the
Frct-iuli delegation. I had nothing
to do with lhe shaping of jts poli
cies or the naming of its mem
bers." Later in the discussion Deputy
Esi tidier, a member of I lie navy
commission, said lie regretted the
fact that France's naval program
hud been "so badly laisrepreseni-
To this M I'oincarc replied:
M. Sarraut has told you of the
"past I am speaking to you or tne
future. Never shall r ranee attend
another conference where she will
not be treated on the same footing
wilh other countries."
It was tactily agreed between
the intei pellators anil the govern
ment that there should be no dis
cussion in the open chamber of
deputjes on the Washington com
pacts before the senate ratifies or
rejects them. The probability of
amendments being made in the
agreements by the American sen
ate was taken into consideration
In reaching this (oncluslon . A ma
jority of the commissions seemed
disposed to postpone the matter
Indefinitely, but while giving M .
I'ointcare their confidence, the
hope was freely expressed that the
government would not make rati
fication of the Washington pads a
nnicstion of confidence.
All official communication issued .-.(J Ashcville men. Vernon
after the meeting said that -M- miiley and Speck Anders, were ar-
I'oincare declared that all the con- irsf,(-, ,,v ,llr. icers. and two
ventions signed will be submitted ,, onr nf hrm containing fi a
lavvvei- and attorney for the Anglo-,
la pa n "s bank, he ,e. laied
Ml. Itool could lii expected to
work lo: I a h.tler and stronger
c one. it" in the tar cast.
"When seer, tarv of state lie was
a party to t l.e rap.- of Korea l.v
Japan,' aid S. naior Watson.
Tne ticoria senator also slid it
was signilie.ilit that Holland had
licen d.-ni. d niiniissjoti lo the four
power Ircutv, although he said,
iicr insular possessions were larger
than the Fren. h."
"Fralioo was brought in becaose
she has lne largest standing army
nthe world" Senator Walson con
tinued. "Fngland rind Japan need
those soldiers. Holland has no
military strength to contribute."
line of the 'list results of Hie
four power treaty Senator Wal
son predicted, would be cancelli-
lion of tin: allied debt to tip I nll
ed Stales. He pointed out that a
place on the new debt commission
had been given to fv cri tary M l
lon, of the treasury, who. lie said,
not onlv was iissa. lated with Will
street but was holding Ills office In
violation of Hie law. ll) added
that "som"hody ought tu arrest
him and send liim to tho penitentiary."
JULHV 8. CARR. JR..
IS DEAD AT NEW YORK
Well Known ."Hosiery King'' Suc
cumbs to Y'car's Nervous
Breakdown
(SfteUl Chi nptndtu. Tin Jit!l rUin
DURHAM. March 17 Julian S.
Carr, jr.. president of the Durham
Hosiery Mills, known as the
hosUrfy king, died at the Penn
sylvania hotel in New York city
at 7:30 o'clock this morning, ac
cording to a telegram received by
his family here.
Mr. Carr suffered a nervous
breakdown about a year ago, it
was said. Ho was a son of Gen
eral Julian S. Carr, commander in
chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, who himself has been
very 111 with pleurisy at bis home
in this city. Mr. Carr a wife and
brother were with - him when he
died.
HHSULL CHIEF PITCHED BATTLE
AND DEPUTY ARE FOUGHT IN 0 P E N
TARGET OF SHOTS AT SPRUCE PINE
Alleged Rum Runners
Fire at Them Ashe
ville Men Arrested.
.MARSHALL, Mar. 17. In an
encounter with blockade runners
at an early hour this morning on
the outskirts of town. Chief of
Police Powers and Deputy Sheriff
lteitor had narrow escapes when
I the men opened fire on them.
Alleged" Moonshiners De
clared to Attempt to Open
Saloon in Town.
to the chambers of parliament as
soon as they are ratified at Wash
ington and that judicial applica
tion of the Boot resolution on sub
marine warfaro will be examined
Into at the conference at The
Hague at tho same time as the
question concerning all methods
of warfare are dealt, with.
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
IMPROVED WOODS SAYS
Less Work Is Sought Through Em
ployment Bureaus, More Jobs.
WASHINGTON, March 17. Ue
ports from widely separated states,
from Michigan to Texas and from
New York to Kansas, show an im
provement in the employment sit
uation, according to Colonel Ar
thur Woods, chairman of the
emergency committee ot the Pres
ident's conference on unemploy
ment. Referring to the "unprecedent
ed" ttmount. of winter outdoor work
and. the added improvement to be
expected with fho s appraac'i of
spring, Colonel Woods said:
"There seems to be a slight fall
ing off in the number of applicants
for work nt tlie employment bu
reaus, coupled with a correspond
ing Increase in the number lor
whom work Ls found by these
same bureaus."
FLORIDA TEACHER IS
SMOTIU'.RED TO DEATH
Was Hunting for India ll Holies
When .Mound liave Way With Her
HAMMER IS PREPARING
TO ANSWER STEVEASV
Expects to Make Historic Reply on
Place of Jackson's Wrlh.
W4HHIK0T0" IMHH
TH1 iJITII.I,l OlTUtM
(Bll ll. B. 0. RYiST.
WASHINGTON, March 1 7.
Representative Hammer is prepar
ing a knockout for the argument
that Andrew Jackson wrfs bom In
South Carolina. He will not re
ply to Representative Stevenson of
South Carolina until he has mar
shalled all the Information pos
sible on the subject. His purpose
is to give a complete, answer that
will live In history. Tenders of
assistance are coming to him from
:riT torU of tourect
TALLAHASSEE, Flu.. March 17.
Miss Kmma K. Boyd, a vocal
teacher at the Florida State Col
lege for Women here, was smoth
ered to death whllo searching for
historic relics in ati Indian mound
seven miles from here today.
Recently Miss Boyd, It Is under
stood, and other young women of
the college, had engaged workmen
to excavate the mound and while
the men were still engaged, Miss
Boyd accompanied by two other
curio hunters, went there today.
While standing in one of the clear
ings the earth suddenly gave way
and burled her. Physicians who
arrived after the body had been
recovered said her death hail been
caused by suffocation. Miss Boyd
was a native of Iowa and had been
a member of the college faculty
for four year.
JUUE3 CAMBON TO BE "
HEAD OF FRENCH BANK
PARIS, March 17. Jules Camfenn,
who was French ambassador to (Jer
many at the outbreak of the war and
who has held important posts In the
foreign office ' since that time, has
rRlgned to accpt the presidency of
the Banque de Paris et Pes Pas-Bas,
according to the F.cho de Paris. M.
Cam Don lately has presided over the
council of ambassadors which deais
with questions touchltiE on the
I crTTftTotrw -we peace tiesWi.
gallops of moonshine whiskey,
seised.
The whiskey tram was composed
of three n iitomohiles. In front was
l roadster, the '"pilot" car, and
close behind followed two touting
carr. Th'e officials placed their
automobiles across the road and
waited for tlie party.
When the pilot car reached the
rbstructlon the driver sprang out
and ran back down tlie road, the
officers pursuing. The second car
(me up, and this Was boarded by
the officers. In it were the two
Asheville men jjind 6S gallons of
whiskey, they sily.
While one officer held these men
vviih the car. the other attempted
to stri the third automobile.
which Is believed to have borm
the greater load of the whiskey
Four men were in this ear. itn.l l.
tlie whistling of revolver bid'cts
tney passed around the officer'
cars and escnped.
The officers did riot, fire nl any
of the nn.
Th" whiskey was being run from
Tennessee Into Asheville, the 'of
ficers, report.
This afternoon Bailey made $1,.
000 bond bn charges nf transport
ing and assault with a deadly
weapon, and Anders made $2,(i)'
bond.
f Sppn'fl ( orMponrf'Mf. thn AihntlU ClliloO
SPRUCE PINK, March 17. At
tempting to open a saloon In thn
main street ot town! three alleged
moonshiners met with disaster
here when officers descended on
them.
In a pitched gun battle with the
officers, all three were seriously
wounded, and their stork of wet
goods confiscated. Tho officers
escaped unscathed fVom tlio hall
of bullets from the guns of tho no
torious mountain characters.
Styles, one of the men. Is in bed
here under guard, with three bul
let wounds; another, Tinsley, is in
the hospital at Altapass, his con
dition grave, and tho third. lK-n-nev.
Is being held in Jail at Ba
keisville, In default of $6,000
bond.
When Ofllivrs Wright and Sul
lin approached. the three men.
standing over suit wuea filled with
their goods, all drew guns and
threatened the pair. It fs said. The
otfiei'is backed off and opened lire,
tlolr marksmanship Proving su
perior to that nf the three.
Penney. who was slightly
wounded, escaped, hut close pur
suit found him m Jail at Bakers
ville a short 'due later in the day,
where lie was given medical at
tention.
ARRESTS IN T AY I A 1 1
MI BDI ll ARE III MORED
DIVIDF.XD OF HANK 4l
EXGLAXR Is 1X REAM,!)
Has Not Exceeded ii Per em,
However. Slnec Hie Year (SDH
NKW YORK Ala reli 17. -The
Bank of England, which has dis
tributed a five tier rent dividend
send-annually since 1914, has In
creased tho rate to C per nt. a
cablegram lo a financial agency
here said toda .
annual rate of 12 per cent ha
I.uS ANGFLF'H, Mat !' 1'"
veritied reports thai two mep
wanted in connection with the
murder February 1. of William
1), ThvIoi-. film director, had bcun
takeii'into custody In Lower Cali
fornia, near McMruh. were reliv
ed here lolligll'.
' Two Los Angeles deteclivi f. UP I
i der imli iie'.iotis of the disti u I at -1
tornev were said to be scan ll ng j
I onora and Lowe,- California
I towns. Just below the line im two
I former Canadian soldiers wh '
I were in Taylor's command "'''.
j sens Dunn lhe World war.
I These men, lhe authorities ccd ,
j .were believed to l.e the ,,ne., w loc .
on the night of January .'II. w. t j
iri veil a ride near Austin in ,
A divi'iend at. an (dange county, by I .. A. Co. I. ai
not rancher of Santa Ana. l ock i.u.-i
Mellon Disclaims Attempt
to Argue Merits of
Compensation Bill.
gillettIback on
job at capital
Declares He Is Not Unal
terably Opposed to Sus
pension of Rules,
WASHINGTON, Mar. 17. lie
v elupinentM today In tho soldiers'
bonus si tun (ton iiuliuded:
The return to Washington of
Speaker (iillett with tlie a n nuiitice
meiil that he Was "open to arifs.,
iiieni" as lo permitting tho bom
bill to bo called up in thn bolls
next Monday under a t-uspcnsh.i
ol the rules.
An unexpected visit to the capi
tol by Representative Kitchln. ot
North Carolina, thn democratu
house leader, who urged his pnriv
members on the ways and mean,
committee to submit a minority
report opposing certain tcatuns
of tint bonus measure.
An attack on Secretary Mellon
Comptroller of tho Currency Criss
Inner. Wall street ami others, de
livered In the house by Ilepn
scnintlvo Krear, republican, Wis
consin. An announcement bv Repre
sentative Tread way, of Masfa
chusetts, that he and Representa
tive Tilsoii, of Connecticut, boll
l cpiihlloah members of the way
and men n.l committee, would Mib
mil Joint minority views on Hp
bonus Mil.
A disclaimer by Secretary Me
Ion in a letter to Reprcsenlativ e
Frear that be had attempted lu
any of his letters regarding th.
botitin legislation "to argue the
merits of the soldiers' bonus."
RcluriMiig this evening from a
trip to 1 loridii with Presldem
Harding, Speaker Glllett told
newspaper correspondents lie had
brought no message on tho bonus
for hoVse leaders from the Pre!
dent, lie said he -was still of the
opinion expressed before he de
ami-fed from Florida that tin
bonus measure should not be taken
up under a suspension of th"
rules, but added that ho would not
make a final decision until after
he had conferred with his friends
FORDNEY AND OTHERS
TO SEE tilLliKTT.
Chairman Fordney, of the ways
and means committee, and otln
republican house leaders, expected
to confer with the speaker at tin
capltol early tomorrow. It Mr
Glllett refuses to entertain a mo
tion on .Monday to suspend1 tin
rules and there appeared to be a
growing belief at the capltol tou
that he would there was a possi
bility that the house republicans
would hold a sarty conference to
morrow night to discuss procedure
In handling llio bill under a ppe
cial rule.
The conference by Representa
tive Kitchln with tho democratb
members of tlie ways ami jneaio
committee: developed a difference
of opinion among those member,
as tu whether there should be a
minority report Representative
Gainer, of Texas, declared 1p
would not. sign such a repori'
Representative Oldfliild, Arkansas,
declared a minority report would
be filed and it would bo signed by
some democrats who' voted for tin
bill. As . now contemplated by Mr.
Kitchln and others favorable to hr
plan, tho report would declare
against the bank loan provision nf
the adjusted service certificate
and in favor of the original cash
bonus provision. The vocational
training, and home and land aid
titles did not meet with objection
in the conference called by L
Kitcliin.
Tile democratic leader who ha -beep
absent from congress foi
nearly a, year oil account of m
health, did nut appear on tic
floor. Ile wen t direct to his oltli .
where pioniineni democrats wet.
invited to rneoi hun. He remained
at the cupitol for an hour or more
but tisido from those who con
ferred with him few members ol
the house knew that he wa: In
Washiimtoti.
li.VHITIVi: HOD Y OF
STATE PRESS CALLEB
lo lie Guests of Sherrlll Hi Con
cord; Will rick Meeting Place
i liM
ill. pre
a I 'i t
all lo.
' iltl. Alar. I
spleil! of tin-
been paid by the Bank of England reported threats he said th
for h wh.de .ear since 1X00. niade and which, after Tavlor w a
The increased dividend was ant killed, he inlerpreted .s having r
agreeable surprise to international j fm-cd to the director,
bankers. Even those with Influen- ; According to stories I old he;,
tial London connections seemed toic-lnee the film director was slam,
have no intimation that siicli ac-j,, told a dinner companion jo
tion was Impending. London during the war of a soldier
The larger disbursement, com-: who threatened bis life This sol
ing so snou after the reduction ofidier was subl to have been i see
the discount rate, was accepted giant in his company.
leal ill (
I I I .1 I
eeline
llll'll! I:
lis . 1 t;
." Mr S
.if.,
.1. P. Sher
Nortli Car,.
v issiM ia t , . ci. lias Issued
meeiing of l he executn .
e of tlie asMici, itiotl to I"
.I d l 'i id av . Mai ch ;' 1
ii , for iho purpose of
ie time a n.l plai n for t h
ii'ef uiK ot' 1 lie assoi Ultici
liie: . The jiierllbers M il
heiaaH's guests at lunch-
' he meet i.i a rid bit ' t
here as proof of England ,s steady!
recovery to normul or pre-war eon-j
ditions. . !
DRASTIC REDUCTION IX
BRITISH AIR FORCES
LONDON, Mar. 17. (By Thf
Associated Press) Drastic reduc
tions in the estimates for the nir'
force for the coming year were
PIONEER COM, EXPORTER
DIES AT PALM IIEACII
NEW YORK, Mar. 17. Word
reached here tonight of the death
at Palm Beach, Fla , last night ol
Willis Glovert Townes, ioneer li
the eastern coal, export' movement
anil former i tml&aian of tho flnanc
committee of the national demo
announced today. The estimate 1 era tie executive committee. in
provide 9.93B.600 pounds sterling j was president of the United State,
for normal services and 959. K00 for. Coal nnd Coke corporation, witr
wor liabilities. Last year's figures; offices here.
were 13, 809. 000 pounds sterling fori Mr. Townes, who was .", I vcar,
normal services ails' l.47l,"0 old. i survived by a widow am
pounds sterling for war liabilities. ' one daughter ! unci al services
A reduction in force eipial to two will be he'd nt AiiRiisla. Ga Sun
"wjtprara-tijr"!1 ' proyuuru 1 U.o
vv 11 b.. t 1K1 ;i on a v i- n to Ho
J.i' leu,. 'I ' a j ll I lig M'btnil,
The ei ill: lull lee is compiled t, t
.1. I: Shot t il! 'hairtoaii. Mi flea
r;, e c . ,1,1.. Mrg ip-. ,i. I: E. Prie.
Uiitherf .: 'Itoa. .1.1" Hurley, Sab1
luiiv, 11. L. .I.ftro.--. Greensboro
Clai'.-n. I 'i.e. I: .! igb : It B. Vai
tier. Lexington, ami' W. Giles .Me
an nr. lleailfiill.
CAN I1 V PREMIER II S
TENDERER RESIGNATION
WINNIPEG. .vTuoh I :. Premi
r T. C. Norris, tendered the reu
nation of his cabinet to the lieu
'enant-govcrnor this afternoon
iflen Air. Norris had cifeiT .'
with Sir .lames Atkins. It V as m
ii, uncoil his resignation was tin
ier consideration. It is understood
.bat Sir . I itnes will tall upon Co
cadet's of lhe other legislative
z p' for 'he.r ooir-io-m bMur
h e ilinc definitely "n t.ie . "'lrt
, .1 ( 1 1 1 1 1 I I IP IMS' II