THE ASHEVILLE CITIZET
THE WEATHER
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10 TODAY
WASHINGTON. March 28. North
Carolina: Showers Wed.: cooler In
the Interior; Thursday unsettled and
colder, probably rain.
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Uf.t(Vff MOOUCU III
"Par Clearance" Is
Now Made Permanent
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I' I H I L UllUL UIIIU
niiilL UUILIIIUII
OURT DECISION
I a in aii.iiaiiu
JU U II I ULUIUIUI1 u I Ul
FILED IN GASESAYS
Reserve Sank Must Ac-
3pt Exchange Drafts
Tendered by Plaintiffs.
PLAINTIFFS' NAMES
NOT TO BE LISTED
. , ')m,
Reserve Bank Through
Counsel Has Taken Steps
to Appeal in Case.
OHAULOTTE. March 23. The
umpora.ry injunction against the
federal reserve bank of Richmond.
btained by certain North Curo-
na banker about a year ago. In
ill go-called "par clearance" con
troversy, is made permanent In a
decision filed (today by Judge L.
u'uhh of the stil t A sinipHnr court
n a result of the recent hearing
f the case at' Monroe, N. C.
The defendant federal reserve
Wnk is , "hereby permanently en
joined says the decision "from re
nting to accept exchange drafts
irhen tendered by plaintiff banks
a payment of checks drawn on
ihpm, Under the option Riven
them under the provisions of the
called "par clearance" act of
he 19:1 legislature of North
Cacollna..
The defendant Is also enjoined
from returning as dishonored any
hack payment for which In ex
iiange drafts by plaintiff banks,
or either of them, has been ten
dered under the provisions of said
act and defendant refuses to ac
cept the same;" also from protest
in; for non-payment and check
payment for which In exchange
dratt hag Doen tendered oy piain-
;ft banks and refused by the de
fendant bank. The reserve bank
! further enjoined from publish
ing of the name of any of the
plaintiff banks, about 250 in num
ber, in any list or publication de
signed lo be circulated among
ankers or others without the ex
iliclt consent of such plaintiff
anil?.
Ai previously forecast, the re
ierve, bank, through counsel has
uJkb formal stews , to carry the
Ipeai. and the controversy is et
fueled to be taken finally to ihe
Isupreme court of the United States.
H. The controversy centers in the
Un of the right C.limed 6yl
the state .ufcKJ.a chanferTJX-
;hanee fee for the clearance oi
sbecka drawn upon then! and to be
frte from alleeed threat or an
Bojfanca by the reserve Vank, while
the latter Insists upon a policy oi
universal "par clearance.'
FEDERAL BANK TRIES ITS
CASK IN GEORGLA COURT
ATLANTA, Ga.. March 28. The
recent decision of Federal Judge
Evans upholding the Atlanta fed
eral reserve bank In enforcing its
iir clearance order In collection
M checks will be appealed to the
United States circuit court, it was
wnounced here today by counsel
ifof Georgia banks which sought
'.i enjoin the reserve bank, lne
n.uouncement tollowed the formal
,S3ng of Judge Evans oder.
FK1LITTES ARK ASKED
FOR BRITISH AVIATOlus
WASHINGTON. March 28.
Sy direction of the foreign office
London, the British embassy
tare has requested the state de
Wtment to have all proper facll-
:e extended to Sirs Ross and
with Smith. British aviators.
Wtn they reach the United States
u their attempted aerial clrcum-
wisation of the world.
Sr Ross, with his brother, Sir
with, accomplished the flight
'urn England to Australia more
am a year ago. Their latest ven
tre will involve start from Lon-
pn April 20. the first stop being
p France. The rout lies across
rope, .Asia Minor, In-
I
X China. Japan and Siberia. The
"elite will be crossed at Bering
rait, landing being made on some
the Aleutian island and at
Ounalaska !n Alaska. The course
will he across Canada to the
lft0 vrhAro it will m'infir tn the
iWMheast tn New Vdrk. Thence
l line will be along the New
wjland roast to New Xound,an''
ptoses the start will be made
WW the Atlantic.
" Weather onnrtlMnnfl are favor
M an attempt will be made to
Ireland directly irom incw
'Ulndlanil fniinrarfnir the course
'ken by Hawker, otherwise the
N& win ho directed to the Az-
ori thencft in th. ITlnrrvneftn con
I'mcnt at Portugal and up the west
to the point of starting.
W adventurers will use a Vlck
Viking Arrrphlbean" plane
fl,cll. its nam lnKnt fw can be
l"?fln rm either lnrt or water.
T1 provided with wheels which
.S,ilhclr!'wn irrto recesses In the
of vnt. nontoons when mot
toed. S
Orr.H (X)AI, AHF,At TO
AKT 1 X RTY -THREE DAYS
.ASHINOTOT. March 28
Ai2?rn approximately 82,-
. "uv ion.
of hltiim1nnn coal in
V .u . j. .
'cen lssued Joints today by
m , a oureau ana me geoiog-
h ?.ney- "his was in addition
tons on the upper
'''flocks and 674,008 tons held
JModueerg at mines or interme
f' Points. Estimates based on
KJm ni which coal his been
t XYI tLM . L ....
" i ne mines repent lv lndl-
reserve of st least 83.000.-
I,l0ne bv Aprlt J-jqual to the
Jimp -"waW fn4 of
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EFFJtlENCY HURT
Bl CIVIL SERVICE
aaa a i
Tf
Expects, However, to En-
iorce It, as All Other
i Laws While Attorney.
COULD D0WITH
FEWER WORKERS
Declares Workers Under
Civil Service Hardly as
Energetic as Others.
WASHINGTON. March "S
Belief that the civil service is. a
hindrance to government efficien
cy was expressed by Attorney
General Daugherty. testlfvinc re
cently before the house appropria
tions committee.
"It is probably a cratultious un--
geetion, but I believe tho civil ser
vice is an interference to some ex
tent in the discharge of public."
said the attorney general as minted
In the printed record of the hear
ing. "About one half of the em
ployes In the department of jus
tice are under civil service. While
I am attorney genei'al and while
the civil service law is In the stat
utes l win enforce It and observe
it as I expect to enforce and ob
serve all laws.
"I believe if it were not for the
civil service we could get along
with less than two-thirds of the
number of employes under civil
service and probably get twice as
much work out of them."
Asked by a member to explain'
Just: how that might be done, Mr.
Daugherty said:
"I suppose the department of
Justice has as good employes and
as faithful who are urjder civil
service as those who are tinder
the civil service in any other de
partment but they are not as anx
ious generally to be in place to
commence work on the dot as they
are to quit work before the dot. I
would rather take the recom
mendations of a political commit
tee, either democratic or republi
can, a self respecting committee
for the appointment of n. mn nr
rwoman, than to be comoelled to
go mrougn tne requirements of
mo cjvu service to secure an em
ployee. They are hardly ' am
bitious, hardiv as enereetle nnilr
the civil service as are those not
unner civil service.
"I discovered both before I
c?mn here as attprney general and
sintMt4nfc civil' service employes
spend too much time In trying to
woik out pians to make them
selves secure in their position.
While this situation cannot be
rcmeaiea at the present time, still
it is worthy of careful study."
HARDING BREAKS GROUND
FOR JIEMORIAIi TO MEADE
WASHINGTON March 28.
President Harding stood bare
headed in the rain today in the
national botanic garden, just west
of the rapitol. and turned the first
spadeful of earth when ground was
broken for the memorial to Major
General George Gordon Meade,
commander of the victorious union
army at the decisive battle of Get
tysburg. Secretary . Weeks, Gov
ernor Hproul, of Pennsylvania; Sen
ator Brandegee, ofj Connecticut;
George Gordon Meade, grandson
of the union . leader, and George
Gordon Meade, Jr., a great-grandson,
as well as Lieutenant General
Nelson A. Miles, participated in
the ceremonies. The President
was accompanied by Mrs. Hard
ing and the chief Justice of the
United States and Mrs. Taft
The spade used by the President
in breaking the ground was used
in beginning work on the Lincoln-
and Arlington memorials.
SOUTHERN LUMBER MEN
OPTIMISTIC OVER FUTURE
NEW ORLEANS, March 28.
Optimism over prospects of great
er business activity in the lumber
Industry during the current year
featured addresses delivered at
tho opening session of the seventh
annual convention of the Southern
Pine association here today. The
convention will continue through
tomorrow.
R. M. Hallowell, of Elizabeth,
La., vice-president of the associa
tion, In his address opening the
convention, declared that the "bus
iness of the nation now seems to
be coming ut of the shadow," and
predicted that it would Improve
steadily. -.
Edward' Hlnes of Chicago, urged
the importance of action by the
association to protect the public
against deception and .fraud in
grades snd measures in the pur
chase ct lumber from dishonest
dealers. 1
THREE LAWSUITS BROUGHT
OYER LOSS OF SWEETHEART
CHICAGO, March 28. More
than 20 years ago Erick Nord
strom lost his sweetheat and sued
the city of Chicago for damages.
Today another suit for $50,000,
an outgrowth of the old case, was
recorded in Nordstrom's nams
against the city. '
In the early -nineties, Matheldt
Sevenson came to the United States
from Sweden. Erick loved her.
His suit was lost, he alleged, when
a citv detective circulated false
stories about him, and Mathelde
married another. Nordstrom' sued
the detective and the cky for 126,
000. , O. B Swift, then mayor,
agreed to pay the sum if the suit
were dropped, xsorustrom ciaimea,
but never did. In If 14. Erich.
again sued the city, this tlms for
tiQ0O. . b ""nimnv came or it,
aln.
Die
E UPON S2.
CHARGE FDR GAS;
ENDS jJlftTIDN
Agree Upon Increase in
Rate of Fifty Cents
Adequate Supply.
Through an agreement between
Mayor Gallatin Roberts and offi
cials of the Asiieville Power and
Light company, whereby the gas,
rale will be 82.10 per 1,000 cubic
feet, a settlement was reached yes
terday of a controversy of many
months standing. The present
rate is $1.60 per 1.000 cubic feet
and the new rate wHt go lnto4ef:
feet on April I. '
City officials are well pleased
over the result of the negotiations
in view of the fact several months
ago the state corporation com
mission proposed a rate of $2.30
or 70 cents higher than the pres
ent rate. As soon as the decision
was given out by the corporation
commission, the city board In
structed the city coxpoiation coun
sel to take an appeal in the case.
This was done and the question
was referred to the superior court
of Madison coutity. Since that
time the matter has been pending,
but will be dropped In accordance
with the agreement.
The new gas rates will be as fol
lows: $2.10 for first 10.000 cubic
feet; next 10.000 cubic feet, $1.5;
all over 20.000 cubic, feet, $1.1)0;
discount 10 cents per 1,000 cubic
feet, it paid, within 10 days, mini
mum charge net, $1.50 per meter.
The present gas rate 1s $1.80 first
5,000 cubic feet; all over 5,000
cubic feet. $1.10. discount 10 cents
per 1,000 cubic feet, minimum
charge 60 cents. The rates pro
posed by the corporation commis
sion were: first 10,000 cubic feet.
$2.10; next 10.000 cubic feet, $2,10
discount 10 cents per 1,000 cubic
feet; minimum charge net, $1.60.
Expend 9200.000 In .
Making Improvements
When the corporation commis
sion first reached the decision for
increased rates, the body instruct
ed the local company to install
new equipment and make other
additions and improvements in or
der to bring the quality of tho gas
up to standard. Within the last
few months the gas company has
expended some $200,000 for addi
tions and improvements. It was
argued by the company the Ashe
ville rate was the lowest In the
state and that they could not re
lieve the situation unless the rates
could be Increased.
According to H. w. Plummer,
vice-president and manager of the
company, in recent months about
three miles of new mains have
been laid snd a new generating
plant' and distributing system has
been Installed, whioh will furnish
the satisfactory amount or gas to
the consumers.
"The additions bring the quality
of the gas up to the requirements
and standards of the corporation
commission;" said Mr. Plummer.
"The generating plant is now In
operation and we are sure if any
trouble occurs In the homes of the
consumers. It will not be the fault
of the plant, but is caused by some
local trouble. Many times the
trouble with the stoves or the aux
iliary pipes. If in the future any
difficulty is experienced we would
appreciate it if the consumers
would notify us 'phone No. 87B.
S. P." Cobb, resident engineer of
the Phoenix Utility company, the
concern installing the new plant,
has collected detailed daU. rela
tive' to the quality of the gss and
this will be forwarded the corpo
ration commission.
cronnit RKPTTBLIOANS OF
EIGHTH ARE ORGANIZED
ATHENS. Ga., March 28. Re
publicans of the eighth congres
sional district enectea ibiuqu'o
nrremlzation here today for the
purpose of organising the mem
bers of their party and decided to
hold another meeting at an early
date to enroll the women or norm,
east Georgia. Chairmen wero ap
pointed for each of the 14 coun
ties In this district at today's gath
ering which was attended by sev
eral state and national leaders,
IhcttidIh'lirThmpr'narrman
of ths stats central committee.
BIGGER CADDIE NEEDED
(By BILLY BORNE)
Amundsen In America, Works
On Arctic Exploration Plan
Outlines Details for Aerial Dash for "the Roof of the
World' Says Much Can Be Accomplished
by Aeroplane's Use.
NEW YORK, March 2S. (By
the Associated Press.) As fasci
nating as a tale by Jules Verne
was tho plan lor aerial exploration
of the "root of the world" sketch
ed today in full for the first time
by Captain Ileald Amundsen, dis
coverer of the South Pole.
Arriving from Norway, the ex
plorer plunged at once into the
work of organizing tho expedition
which sails Jifne 1, from Seattle
to drift across the North Pole
an expedition which Amundsen
expects wiil. revolutionize Polar
exploration skid Trovid a short
cut to invaluable scientific knowl
edge. The expedition which sails this
time for the North Pole will not
be like those, which have preceded
It, according to its leader.
Its vision will not be consigned
to a few miles on either side of
the ship but from the a!r it will
be able to take in at a glance ob
jects 200 miles away.
It will not be for years cut off
from the outside, lnotwtd it will
talk by radio four times a day
with Washington and when it re
turns in three or five years it will
know what the civilized world has
been doing during its absence.
i It will not have spent years
charting merely a narrow strip,
but, with the aid of aviation, will
be' able to chart 1. 000, 000 rquare
miles, sketching the currant of
the air as well as those of the iea.
For centuries scientists have be
lieved that currents at the North
Pole have boen responsible for
cllmaittc phenomena, in the part of
the world in which civtuzed man
lives and Amundsen hopes to ac
complish with his airplanes in a
five years voyage wTiat would take
40 years, millions of dollars and
many lives it only a ship and dog
sleds wsre employed.
It Is upon his two planes that
Amundsen pins his chief hopes
and it was upon one of them that
he focused his attention as soon
as he stepped ashore today.
Hardly had he landed than he
PAUL NIILUKDFF
ESCAPES DEATH
BY ASSASSINATION
Russian Officers Would
Revenge Czar's Death
Panic in Crowded Hall.
BE RUN, Mar. 28. (By the As
sociated Press.) An attempt was
made to assassinate Prof. Paul N.
ililukoff, former minister of for
eign affairs in tha Russian pro
visional government, wplle he was
addressing a gathering or itussians
tonight.
The attempt was frustrated by
Vlaydlmir Naboukoff. who himself
was killed by a bullet aimed a;
Milukoff.
Prof. Milukoff was not injured.
He was immediately surrounded by
friends who hurried him from the
hall. His assailants were two for
mer RuDlan officers, who shouted,
"We will have revenge for the
death of the czar," as they fired
from front seats in the auditorium.
Prof. Milukoff was speaking on
his recent visit to the United States
and regarding the European sit
uation. His address was moder
ate in tone and non-political.
M. Naboukoff was secretary of
state in the first Russlsn parlia
mentary cabinet under Prince
Lvoff. He was a noted authority
on crin-.tnology and editor of the
Russian newspaper Rul In Berlin.
Naboukoff was' sitting on the
nta behind Prof. Milukoff. He
leaped in front of Milukoff as the
assassin fired and fejl dead with
two bulletg through his body. Sev
eral persons in the audience were
slightly wounded. About 12 shotj
were fired.
The mooting created a panic
among the audience which num
beredabout lJOfland xnanyjeu
p ins wire Injured in the rush for
the exits. .
hastened to a confercm with
John M. 1Hrsen. a governor of the
Aeronautical chamber of com
merce of America. After lunch
eon came the announcement that
the larger of the two planes se
lected by the explorer would be
the all metal Larsen monoplane
which on December 29. flying over
Mineola. L. I., in zero weather, es
tablished world's record for con
tinuous flying of 26 hours, 13 min
utes and 35 seConds.
The plane. Captain Amundsen
explained, was being supplied by
M.f. Larsca at his own expense.
Amundsen is confident that the
wmsoplane the eyes of his vessel
Maud.e will be able to do Its
work well, permitting sallies to
either side of the vessel and send
ing warnings of ice fields and dan
gerous currents that should be
avoided.
The plane already has tried its
wings in a temperature of 48 de
grees below zoro. Last year Mr
Larsen made a 8,000 mile round
trip in the ship from New York
to the Arctic Circle by way of Ed
monton. Alberta, and the Peace
river and reported that the plane
handled n well as if it were being
riown in the tmimy airs of Florida
Amundsen said today he expected
to encounter a temperature lower
than that in which the plane al
rady has been tested.
Besides the monoplane. Amund
sen will take an aero scout plane,
a smaller British shin will be used
only within the vicinity of the
Maude. The monoplane, with ft
cabin in which It persons have
been carried, will he self-support
ing. It Is equipped so that it can
carry large stocks of fuel and pro
visions and to it can be ad lusted
skis, wheels or pontoons, so that
It can land on sny surface. Lieu
tenant Oscar Omdel. of the Nor
weglan naval air force, who ar
rived today with the explorer, will
pilot the ship.
Amundsen had not decided to
night whether he would carry out
U. S.
KILLED BY SHOT
IEANT FOR JAP
Tragedy Occurs When
Korean Assassination
Plan Fails Four Hurt.
SHANGHAI, Mar. 28 (By
The Associated Press) Mrs.
W, J. Snyder, of Brazil, Ind.,
was killed today and four oth
er persons were wounded
when two Koreans made an
abortive attempt to assess'
pate General Gllichl Tanaka.
former Japanese minister of
war. upon their arrival here
from Manila.
Mrs. Snyder was just stepping
off the ship and was not more
than 20 feet from the Japan
ese general, when the Ko
reans opened Are. She was
sccompanled by her husband
on a trip around the world.
The Koreans, who were ar
rested immediately, made a
full confession that their pur
pose was to kill General Tan
aka. JUDGE KEN YON PRESIDES
OVER HIS INAUGURAL COURT
CRESTON. Iowa, Mar. 28. For
mer United States Senator William
S. Kenyon, of Iowa, today presided
here over his first session of the
federal district court for which
post he resigned his seat In con
Stress.
Judge Konyon flayed the viola
tars of the Volstead act law in
charging a grand Jury to investi
gate numerous violations and
uiged that the public taks upon
itself some responsibility for the
enforcement of the dry statutes
"The bootlegger." Judge Ken
greatest social menaces in the
touniry-
MIA
Senate Will Ratify Treaty To
Limit Naval Strength Today;
Democrats Promulgated Plan
Ml
H I
IN RAILjjRIKE
Western Maryland Rail
way Yards Are Scene of
Serious Disturbance.
TAKE UP MATTER
OF GETTING TROOPS
Trouble Follows Attempt
to Lower Wages and
Increase Hours.
HAGfJRSTOWN, Md March
2S. Rioting broke out In the
yards of the Western Maryland
railroad lato tonight when an at
tempt was iald to have h?en made
by non-union employes to turn an
finc. Members ot the federated
slmns and crafts ami of the main
tenance of way employes unions
who went out on strike last Sat
urday herausn of wage reductions
were said to havo interferred with
the non-union workers and rail
way guards we-re declared to have
rtiseharced revolvers In an elTon to
quell the disturbance. One man
was reported to have been wound
ed. The rioting, however, continued
with ro sign of Immediately abat-
ng. Railroad official were un
derstood to have communicated
with their general officers at Bal-
Imore with tho possibility that
atate troops might be called for.
The strike is the sauel to the
akir.g over of the WeMern Mary
land railway shops and niainte
nance of wjy work by the Dick
son Repair and Construction com
pany of Youngstown, Ohio. The
wtlk ou,' wsi called as a protest
against a reduction In wages and
an increaso in the work day from
tight In ten hours, the unions de
mandlng that the contracting firm
restore the rate of pev. rules and
working conditions established by
the United States labor board
while the shops wero being oper
ated by the railroad.""
The men aleo protettd against
loss of their seniority and riding
privileges with tranwfer ot tho
shops and the contractors. Th
question of the legality of rail
roads contracting with private
firms for shop work is pending be
fore the labor board. The strike is
being directed from Hageratown
where the operating headquarters
of the railroad are situated.
MINOR DISTURBANCES MARK
THE EXTENSION OF STIUKE
About 1,000 People Are) Idle In
jjawrence, Mass., Textile (strike
LAWRENCE, Mass., Mar. 28.
More active picketing resulting In
Increases in the ranks of striking
mill workers and two minor dis
turbances marked the second day
of the extension of the New Eng
land textile strike to seven mills
here. Approximately 9.000 per
son as compared with 7,500 yes
terday were said to he on strike
and it was estimated that 7,000
more were idle. The strike was
precipitated by a wage cut ot 20
per cent.
The disturbances occurred when
the workers were leaving the mills
tonight. A woman picket in front
of the Everett mills attacked a wo
man workvr. police Intervened
and crowds gathered, but dispersed
after police reserves were called.
Al workers were leaving the Wash
ington mills, one of those not af
fected by the strike, two revolver
shots were fired in the air. A large
crowd gathered but there was no
further disorder.
Officials representing the mills
which announced the wage cut as
serted tonight there was no need
for action on the part of the state
board of conciliation and arbitra
tion as they were determined to
fight the issue to the end. On the
other hand, labor leaders said they
were ready and willing to lay the
case before the board. During the
day Mayor Mahoney and Alderman
Carr went to Boston to request the
state board to take action and
were assured that the hoard had
the question under consideration.
Although officials of the Pacific
and Everett mills asserted that
their mills were running with as
largs forces as yesterday, strike
loaders maintained that their
forces had been Increased by 1,300
from the Pacific mills alone. In
the Everett mills many workers
left the plant at noon.
TWO WOMEN MADE MAYORS
IN EMXTION8 IN IOWA
DES MOINIS, Iowa, March 28.
Activity of women in the politi
cal affairs of Iowa towns and cities
at yesterday's elections brought
about election of two of their num
ber as mayor, one as city treae
urer; victory to candidates they
endorsed in other towns, the de
feat of Sunday motion pictures nt
Ames and New Sharon and the
rnsttlng of the town's pool hall al
New Market.
Women mavors were elected at
St. Charles and Calamus, and st
Counc.ll Bluffs, a city treasurer
was named.
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED
IN NORTH CAROLINA CASE
Wr.VSTON-SA.LEM. March 28.
'Formally arraigned in court
here today on the charge of kill
ing H. B. Ashburn, an insurance
agent, J. L. Peak, through coun
sel asked for trial In another coun
ty. The petition was denied and
tha case set for trial at the next
term ot superior court.
EX-EMPEROR CHARLES
IN SERIOUS CONDITION
FUNGHAIi. Madeira Islands.
Mar. a. (By The Associated
Press) Former Emperor Charles,
pneumonia,
ous.
His condition Is terb
Espionage System
Over Business is
McLaurins Charge
Declares Kusiness Submit
ted to Greater Activity
Than Were Aliens
ATLANTA. Mnr. 28. The fed
eral trade commission and the de
partment of Justice are cuivinc on
an espionage system over business
thfit is greater than the espionngc
system over enemy Hliens during
Hie w;ir, .1. I(. McLaurin, Jackson
ville, president of the Southern
Wholesale Grocers' association, ile
clarert here today,
"The present administration
promised us less government in
business and more business in gov
ernment," declared the speaker,
addressing the Georgia Wholesale
Grocers' association convention.
"but If there ever conies a time
when there is morn government
Imposed on business than there
has been during tho last year, 1 sin
cerely hope I won't be alive to see
It."
A. J. Long, of Macon and At
lanta, was elected president of the
Georgia association at the closing
session today.
BLAIR REFUSES
TO ADMIT ROW
Harding Says Friction Is
Not Serious as Ouster
Gossip Goes Rounds.
Washington! March 28.
Reports of friction between Assist
ant Secretary Dover of the treas
ury department and Commissioner
Blair of internal revenue relative
to reorganisation of the revenue
bureau are not regarded as seri
ous by I'residtnt Harding, it was
said today at the White House.
The President was said to look on
the disagreement between the two
o.flcJals as the product of publicity
rather than facts.
GUARANTEE BI.VIR WILL
GET A FAtlt HEARING
wiiaiNOTfvir anaaio
tbs AtNarn.i.a crr.'aas
far h. it. c. snii.vr)
WASHINGTON. March 28.
David H. Blair, commissioner of
internal revenue, will not be oust
ed without a fair hearing if the
North Carolina democrats here
can prevent it.
Senator Simmons and Overman
and various house members re
sent very much the plan to force
him out of the treasury depart
ment Just because he will not per
mit hU bureau to be made a re
publican campaign organization.
Assistant Secretary ot the Treas
ury Elmer Dover was selected for
the Job he holds to make "a clean
sweep. ' Representative Fordney
virtually announced that in the
house December 1. The first move
was to demote George W. Ash
worth, republican, head of tho
customs division, hecauBe he
would not advocate the Fordney
program for the American valu
ation plan. Now, the purpose of
Mr, Dover is to make It so un
comfortable for Mr. Blair that he
will rorlgn so that his office, with
Ma thousands of employees, can
become a partisan camp.
The treasury and the state de
partmenta have never been used
to promote political ambitions be
fore. President Wilson retained
many republicans who were In
them when he took office.
"When the nomination of Mr.
Blair was considered in the sen
ate," said Senator Simmons today,
"I told the senators that he was a
man of character, and good repute,
and that If a republican had to
havo the Job a better one could
not have been selected.
Blair Has Not Retained
"It Is not true that Mr. Blair
has retained democrats in office.
He has gotten rid of all of the
democrats that could not hold on
through the civil service. These
who are after hit place want it Tor
some sta-ke that means more to
the party, and would stark it full
of partisans.
"Instead of efficiency the repub
licans would substitute the old
polls system."
Administration leaders tried to
hush up the row between Messrs.
Dover and Blair today, but made
a poor Job. at It. Tho White House
refused to admit that the differ
ences between Dover and Hlalr
had attained the dignity of nn of
ficial controversy. Mr. Harding
showed '.ittle inclination to discuss
tne case, hut explained most, em
phatically that tho executive Is the
final arbiter In the question of ap
pointments and in disputes be
tween nlficials The matter, lie
'hinks, would be quickly straight
eneo out.
Others ere not go hopeful as the
Prident. for the timer-Rlalr row
U deep ,e.Uert. and has been brew
ing for months.
Senators Watson snd Freling
Hiysen are among the republicans
who hc voiced dissatlf fart inn
with the way things were being
mn at the treasury department..
Tney have been disappointed in
reaching tho pie counter.
On th surface all was unlet
soout the office of the commts
slener 1 w. underneath there was
real wrath. Friends of Hlalr as
sorted that he would not he forced
out by l)over.
The lln--up on the Dover-Blair
row is: Dover supported by Sena
tor Waiaon. of Indiana, Represen
tative Fordney and other leaders
ot congress, and Roy A. Haynes,
prohibition commissioner on the
one side, and Blair, backed by the
President snd Secretary Mellon,
rtntl-faloon league leaders sre with
tn fmvsr TiifM in ?ht. pafMruT?
cinlest, sr.d an effori. U being made
UHMI M S fwJ
IT
DAVIS
DEMOCRATIC IDEA
OF 1 91 6 15 USED
BY REPUBLICANS
Lodge and Underwood
Both Give Approval to
Naval Limitation Treaty.
SUDDEN "PROGRESS
IS ENCOURAGING
Many HopeThat All Con
ference Treaties May Bi
Acted Upon This Week.
WASHINGTON. "March 28 Five
hours of debate on the naval limi
tation treaty today revealed vlr
Uiallv unanimous senate sentiment
In Its favor and resulted In an
agreement to vote finally upon its
ratification tomorrow.
Throughout the day's discussion
not a single voice was raised In
opposition, although from the
democratic side there were numer
ous expressions of disappointment
that the treaty did not go further
In tho direction ot both land and
sea disarmament. Claiming a
share of credit fo rthe reduction
actually accomplished, tha rtemn-
crats at the same time sought to
show that the wholo idea of an
armament conference originated
with the democratic congress of
1916 and finally was forced upon
a reluctant republican administra
tion.
Tonight the administration lead
ers were predicting thst the rati
fication would be unanimous and
that the submarine and poison
gas treaty would be approved by a
like vote tomorrow. The sudden
sweep of progress roused hope In
HuniiiiisirRiion circles that
the two Chinese treaties might
also be ratified and the whole
group of arms conference coven
ants returned to the White House'
with senate approval by the end
of this week.
Debate on the naval treat
which began with today's session,
was devoid of the colorful touches
which had characterized the fight
over the tour-power pact. Sen
ator Lodffa. ManunhiiMHi m.
plained the treaty's provisions In
a detailed statement of more than
two hours, and later Senator Un
derwood, nt Alabama, added his
approval In a short speech, de
claring the treaty would be ac
cepted as an epochal achievement
by the American people,, regard
less of party.
Sspator Hitchcock, Nebraska,
took the lead in claiming for his
party the credit to be derived from,
the accomplishments of the con
ference. He pointed out that the
naval appropriation bill of 1918
contained a suggestion for such a
conference, and declared that the
resolution for a conference Intro
duced a year ago by Senator Borah,
republican, Idaho, was heartily
supported by the democrats of the
senate and was opposed actively
by President Harding. , .
The assertions of Senator
Hitchcock regarding the Presi
dent's attitude were denied by
Senator Kellogg, republican, Mhv
nesota, who said Mr. Harding had
been anxious for an international
meeting of minds, although ha
might have withheld approval from
some of the specific proposals In
that direction considered In con
gress. The discussion finally re
solved Itself into a league of na
tions argument, In which Senator
TL'llllnma H.mni-Dt M tvAfimlfinl
predicted that the league would
remain a political issue until the
United States had become a mem
ber of It.
Making his only observation dur
ing the debate, Senator Borah,
author of the conference resolu
tion, ssked how It could remain a
political Issue "with one party go
ing In the front door and the
other going In the back door."
MELLON ASKS FORD ABOUT
RETURN OF $29,000,000
WASHINGTON, March 28.
Secretary Mellon has written to
llenrv Ford inquiring as tn the re
ported return of $29,000,000 In
war profits to the country by the
Detroit manufacturer, it was said
today at the treasury.
Reports that Mr. Ford had
made such a return to the gov
ernment were understood to have
been investigated by the treasury
which was unable to locate the re
ported refund,
Mr. Mellon, it was declared, has
received an aeknowWgment of
his letter from Mr. Ford's secre
tary Jnit before Mr. Ford left for
the south hut It was understood
that an explanation of tha report
ed transaction had not yet been
mad".
GETS PACKAGE OF MAIL ON
THE ROAD FOR TEN YEARS
SALEM. Ore.. March 28 J. R.
I.uper today received a package
of photographs which were mail
ed to him at a town some 200
miles away In eastern Oregon
nearly 1 n years ago.
photographs were in good Condi
tion. in the possession of the postal de
partment since early In 1S12. the
photographs were In god citizen.
There was nothing to indicate
where the parcel had stopped by
tho wayside.
FRANK D. WILLIAMS MDE
MANAGER OF DIVISION
RICHMOND, Va.. March 28.
Frank I. Williams of Richmond,
widely known leaf tobaco grower
was today made manager of the
dark tobacco division of the To
bacco Growers' Co-operative asso
ciation of Virginia. North Caro
lina anil Smith Carolina.
n. Williams and company of this
city. - -