THE LEATHER
WASHINGTON. March JO. North
r,rli Shewers Friday: wirmtr In
MriK; Saturday unsettled, probably
tnswtrs Saturday morning.
IL CONFERENCE
EATIES GIVEN
I
L
Administration Com
pletes Ratification Pro
grain Ahead of Schedule.
Wa's bill of
sights is upheld
i1 Borah Fearful of Assent-
to Aggression, Votes
; in Amrmative.
' WASHINGTON. March 30.
flu senate completed Its part of
the arms conference program to
dy by glvirg Its approval to the
lut two treaties of the group of
rtven aubmitted to It for ratifica
tion. On the final ratification roll rails
:h affirmative expression of sen
nit opinion was all but unanimous.
Not a single vote was cast against
the far eastern treaty, drawn to
rurantee a new 1)111 of rights to
CJjina and there was only one dis
iMitlng volfifi when the constitu
tional "advice and consent" was
t wven to u
I ih Chlnesi
I Inectively,
' 'iThe mon
t Atlflcation
iven to tne pact for revision of
nese tariff. The totals, re-
were 66 to 0, and 5S to
momentum with which the
Atlflcation program wn swept to
i conclusion exceeded the expec
attons of the administration lead
ers, who had not hoped to end the
Isbate before tomorrow night. By
he day's accomplishment tho sen-
te set', a new record for action,
four . far-reaching International
nvenants having been ratified
Irithln two days and six within the
at week.
3rtuallyno difference of opln-
in developed over the far easten
rraty, although Senator Borah,
jVjjubltcan. Idaho, expressed a fear
tht It and the other tar eastern
jistlements of the arms conference
mlrht be interpreted in years to
Itome as giving moral assent to
111 the acts of aggression that have
n committed in the past in the
rlent. He was among thoe. how
ever, who cast tneir votes tor rat
ification.
!, Over the tariff treaty several
itiiTP exchanges took place, with
jienator Hitchcock of Nebraska
find Senator King, democrat, Utah,
i lading in criticism of American
articlpation In the fixing of Chl
i He customs schedules. Senator
ling cast the only negative vote
the ratification roll call and
Inator Hitchcock left the iham
fc and did not vote.
J ijn defense of the treaty. Senator
I Bderwood ot Alabama, the nemo
I tfeie leader and a delegate to the
I inns conference, deolared all of
I till, powers already were involved
IMtreatiea stipulating China's tar
f iff schedule and now were acting
ther to ameliorate the rfm&z,
y.lin id jfa'4HrtwUcable
( 4 Final senate-' action on the trea
1 ilea broufht to n end a deternw
VVs4 campaign et the administra
iw3 tenders, which has kept the
stnate in - recess from day to day
for weeks and has virtually pre
vented, transactions of legislative
hualness wince deibate began in the
Tap treaty on February 21. Most
of this period was taken up with
Iht fUfht over the four ipower pact,
and since It ratification last Fri
day the obstacles in the pathway
of quick completion of the admln
Utmtlon program had faded hourly,,,-
.
A compilation of the results of
the seven ratification roll calls
jhows that on five of the seven
traatles the senate acted with vir
tual unanimity. The votes follow:
Jap treaty, 67 to 22; four power
treatv. 67 to' 27; nupplemental
four power treaty. 5 to 0; naval
limitation treaty.. 74 to 1; subma
rine and noxious gaa treaty.71 ?
t- tar eastern Ireatv 66 to 0, ana
Chinese tariff treaty 68 to 1.
cunnir iriLira nvPTl NEW
LAWS WITH. VttXJsivn
illekneeta KMIcmASt Tariff B
Reported Next ween.
a-AesHtvrvTflN. March 3
'TffltlaHv ' matters Including the
tariff and "bonus were cu
with TMt4nt Hard in r today by
Senator Rmoot. of Ulah.' ranking
republican member of the finance
committee. v
The Utah, senator reiterated the
tatementa of " .other ? majority
members ot the finance committee
that the tar ff bill would oe re
jotted next week to the senate
anil riven the rlrht of way as
Won n an nnnnrtunlty had been
rtvsn senate members to study the
WW measure.
With; "respect -to bonila legisla
tion, Senator. Fmeot maid that he,
u i member of the finance com
mittee, before which the measure
I" now pending, would urge that
(h bill be revised o as to pro
vlde; by taxation, funds sufficient
io meet payment to tormer sol
vit: men. provided In It.
Ifflttlt tHITS vm.ii APPLY
TO MELONS, 18 DECLARED
'PW CtrrMtmimf, Tl itrW CiHtl
RALEIGH. March SO.-'-Through
the efforts ot Itha Norta Carolina
corporation commission, the car
in this section have agreed
to hiciude in the 10 per cent re
duction In nn aerleu'.ttiral
products, to expire June 30, 1923,
watermelons and cantaloupes. W.
V. 'Womble. rate . clerk, makes
Sollo the following letter from
Oreen, Mce-presldent ot the
uthern Railwas:
i'l now beg 'to advise that at a
Jfnt conference of . Southern
jes. it was concluded that the
i 1, pr ent roductlon should be
j ended to apply to watermelon
! W cnntuloupes such reduction
Mpire June SO, 1922. and to
subject to concurrence of our
jnnectlons in other territories."
fcRmcT of enrr is set '
Aside BY LOOSIAKA JUDGE
iATOX ROUGE. La., March 20.
fne verdict of guilt returned by
iiury last night In the case of
ajiey e. Chaney, f Plaqu
La., charged with tettlng
lo a residence at which Ms es
JKed wife was a guest, was set
' today by Judge .Brunei, in
flft court and the' defendant
fused pending anew trial, The
. ft tated there were lrregular-
" " me arraignment.
MATE
HI
ESTABLISHED 1868.
BETTER
IMPORTANT PACIFICATION
PACT IS MADE BY IRISH
Reorganization of Ulster
Police Is Agreed Upon
by Negotiators.
CO OPERATION OF
IRELAND PLEDGED
Measure Is Viewed as
Most Important Since
Accepting Free State.
LONDON, War. 30. (By The
Associated Pre.vs) Winston Spen
cer Churchill, the imperial secre
tary for the colonies, announced
tonight in the house of commons
tho terms of the most important
agreement yet reached between the
representatives of the northern
,and southern governments in Ire
land for brlnfing about peace in
the strife-torn country.
''The a,gfement which. Was resett
ed;, with unexpected expedition at
the jconfertnce between delegates
of the Irish groups and representa
tives of the imperial government,
far transcends In importance the
pact arrived at between Michael
Collins, head of the provisional
government, and Sir James Craig,
the Ulster premier, at an earlier
stage in the negotiations.
It provides for the reorganiza
tion of the police In Ulster on a
basis satisfactory to the religious
leanings of the people of the north
and the south; for, the triat of per
sons charged with serious offenses
by a speolal court composed ot the
highest justices; for general co
operation between the north and
the south of a most promising
character and for assistance from
the British parliament to remedy
the unemployment difficulties In
Belfast, which rendered the carry
ing out of the previous Craig-Col-lins
pact almost impossible. .
The fact that the representatives
of the Dublin, Belfast and imperial
governments set their signatures to
such an agreement, is regarded in
political circles as the most signifi
cant and weighty happening since
the Irish treaty was signed. The
conference sat throughout the
whole of the day but there always
was a most hopeful and cheerful
spirit manifested by all those par
ticipating in it.
NATIONALISTS CONDEMNING
THE OUTRAGES IN IRELAND
DUBLIN, Mar. 30. (By The As
sociated Press) -The Irish pro
visional government apparently
guarding against- possible attacks
by the republican insurgents this
afternoon placed a strong guard in
the city hall and about 60 uniform
ed soldier under orders of the free
state section of the army, entered
the Bank of Ireland later in the
afternoon.
The averagt, nationalist opinion
was reflected today by the lord
mayor of Dublin, who insisted on
having added to a resolution
adopted by the Dublin port board
protesting against disorders In Bel
fast, a clause also condemning out
rages in the rest of Ireland
The decision of last Saturday's
republican convention here to
abrogate the agreement recently
signed by Michael Collins, head of
the provisional government, and
Premier Sir James Craig, ot Ulster,
because relmposing the boycott, is
being energetically carried out.
Orders' have been Issued in various
towns against buying Belfast goods
and threatening fines for disobedi
ence. The orders are affectinr
many traders who are cancelling
Belfast orders.
Circulation of Belfast newspa
pers as was the case before the
boycott was lifted, is being seri
ously Interferred with. At Dundalk
the edition of the Belfast Evening
Telegraph was seised today and
burned.
MORGANTON'S NEW HOTEL
IS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
(SfteUt 7rrfmMM, TU AiknUt CiKtm)
MORCANTON, Mar, 80.--Mor-
ganton'e new hotel has ' been
named tne caiawen. nononng
Burke county' only governor. Tod
R. Caldwell. This name was the
unanimous choice of stockholders
in meeting here this afternoon. The
hotel will be opened about May 11.
George R. Mansfield, of the U.
S. Geological survey, haa gone to
Jonas r'.dge to make; observations
and make report on the famous
mountain light. Mr. MansfleM
Vias'sent to Morgan ton upon the
insistence of Senators Overman
and Simmons., He expects to spend
a week or more In this vicinity.
THE ASHEVILLE
"DEDICATED
NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES
(By BILLY BORNE)
Republican Economy
Campaign Largely a
Fraud, Hull States
Harding' 8 Aloofness Gives
Rise to Excoriation of
Republican Congress
WILMINGTON, Del., March
30. Speaking at a meeting of
Delaware democrats, here to
night, Chairman Hull ot the
democratic national commit
tee, referred to President
Harding's decision to take no
active part in tho coining con
gressional campaign and de
clared that "the most terrible
commentary on this congress
is the fact that republican
leaders who could stomach
Jv'ewtrrylrra cannot stomach
" the sitting,; republican con
gress." He attacked the republican
administration's conduct of in
ternational affairs, particu
larly the treaty with Germany
and described the republican
campaign as largely a fraud."'
COUNTRY CLUB'S
EXPANSION HELD
TO BE NECESSARY
Member Agree Larger
Club House and More
Grounds Essential.
Needs for enlargement of the
golf course, clubhouse and addi
tional tennis courts were discussed
at & Joint meeting of the board of
governors and the directors of the
corporation o t the AsheVllle
Country club yesterday at 1:30
o'clock. The entire membership
of both boards, it is stated, agreed
tt was .necessary to expand and
the needs for a swimming pool
were also stressed at the meeting.
The board of governors Is com
posed .of Dr. T. P. Cheesborough,
chairman; Charles A. Webb, Stan
ley Howland, C. Rankin, Dr. F. L.
Hunt, C. E. Rudd, Dr. C. 8. Jor
dan, Dr. J. A. Sinclair and W. R.
Campbell. The directors of cor
poration comprises H. W. Plum
mer, Dr. C. V. Reynolds, P. H.
Branch, F. L, Seeley and Haywood
Parker. .
The questloh of having an ad
ditional nine holes added to the
wourae and possibly an entirely
cew iK-noie course was discussed
and Dr CheesborouSrh wis au
thorized to appoint a committee
from etch of the boards to inves
tigate the proposition, including
the ntur.ber of additional holes
needed, linanco and favorable sites
for a larger clubhouse. If It Is de
cided to change from the present
location.
The following committee Mis
been named and will report at
om future meeting: H. W.Plum
mer and Haywood Parker, from
the directors of the . corporation
and the following from the board
of governors: George Stephens, C.
U. RudJ and Dr. J. A. Sinclair.
- It Is asserted that all officials
of the Country club are enthus
iastic over the prospects for en
larging the golf course, clubhouse,
construct a swimming pool and
additional tennis courts.'The com
laittees appointed will probably
make recommendations as soon as
they are in position to secure in
formation regarding land for the
enlargement of the golf course
and definite action will. ! follow
their rtport.
A second course of 1 -holes will
probably result for a, , decision to
have 1 holes added and two
courU would serve the devotees of
.he golf game at the Ashevllle
Country club. :
There nre at present 600 mem
bers of the club and officials as
sert that an average of 110 golfers
daily use the present course, .
SIR JOHN CRAIG EATON.
MERCHANT FRLVCE, DIES
TORONTO,
Mar. 80. Sir John
Craig. Eaton,
K. R., one of Can
ada's greatest merchant princes,
died tonight,' 5 ,' r 1
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING. MARCH 31,
OLIVIA STONE ON
STAND COLLAPSES:
COURT RECESSES
Girl on Trial for Life
Mothered by Jail Matron
as She Testifies.
NKW YORK. March .10. Olivia
M. P. Stone, graduate nurse, col
lapsed this afternoon o,i the wit
ness stand at her trial on a charge
of murdering Kills Guy K'inkead,
fjirmer Cincinnati corporation
counsel, In front of his Brooklyn
home. Two state alienists, after
examining her, said it would be in
human to question her further,
and Supreme Court Justice (Aspm
all adjourned the trial until to
morrow. A series of letters demanding
money from Klnead, sprung as a
surprise by,.Jilstant District At
torney Wartiasse, appeared to
bowl her over.
Virtually all these letters which
he asked her to identify, demanded
money on threats of divorce or
breach of promise suits. Mr. War
basse eald. But when each was
shown to her, she stoutly denied
the handwriting was hers.
'IMIbs Stone," asked Warbase.
"would you tell a lie to save your
life?"
"A lie, a lie," ahe murmured.
"I would not."
As ehe apoke, she crumpled,
fell heavily forward and lay In a
heap almost at the feet of Justice
Asplnall.
A'fter a recess. ( Justice Asplnall
called In the jury and after tell
ing them Mian Stone wan In col
laipee dismissed them. She wm
taken back to jail in a taxicab.
Weakly and Brokenly, fclie
Tells Her Story
From the first, when ehe took
the stand this morning ahe hd
testified 1 weakly and brokenly.
molt of the time weeping. Several
times smelling salts were applied
and frequent rests were given her
so he could regiin her- compos
ure.
She said KInead had tired ot
her, left her, married another wo
man, and then avoided her to the
extent of hanging up his telephone
when she called him.
But in the afternoon there was
a slight change. The challenge of
the letters lntroluced semed to
rouse her for a time. Her teens
ceased and she leaned . forward
now and then, her eyes, flashing,
a she told Mr. Wafbaase that the
letters were mysterje to her. Then
she slumped back and in a voice
again broken, by, tears, deolared:
"I dont know, whether I -wrot
that or not."
It wa after ' letter written on
Hotel Maniferirt stationery hed
been, showll her for the 20th lime
that she collapsed.
Only one other witness was
heard during theday. She was
Mrs. Mas Allen, a stenographer of
the Hotel Ohalfonlt. Atlantic City,
who testified KInead had intro
duced Miss Stone to her aa his
wife.
Matron Wipe Tears From
Eyeav Gives Her Water
Between, aobs, she began telling
of how a trained nurse she went
to Yale hall in Atlantic City May
18. 1918. to attend KInead. Her
story waai interruipted whHe Mrs.
Mary Brennan. matron of the Ray
mond 1 attest jaJl wiied her eyes
and gave her a glass of. water.
Then aha resumed - her testi
mony, recounting the story of her
life. Miss Stone seemed on. the
verge of a complete breakdown as
aha tfava her testimony, Once a
five minute recess wm taken to
permit her to recover heraeK.
FUve days after she went on the
Kinead case, she eald. KInead pro
posed marriage and aha aocepted.
On the. steps of the city hall, she
added, Kunead told her that there
was another woman in Cincinnati
who had a-claim nn him nr.d .that
ha-cauld not go through a forml
ceremony, yuat then, ; H slipped a
wedding ring on her finger, she
said and told her that he was so
prominent a lawyer that' be knew
the simpler ceremony was Just aa
legal and ha had enough Influence
to straighten the whole matter out.
. She eald she believed him and
that they then went to a liotel and,
registered as Mr and Mrs. Ellla O.
KInead.. of Cincinnati.
Then ehe described her "honey-
lmoon"sl Atlirttia, City and New
once, ahe said. JClnead gave her
, t. vieniMns'ae ff nmtl
OF WESTERN NORTH
w
RECOMMEND
SALE OF PLANT
TO HENRY FORD
Some Modifications in Of
fer Are Declared to
Be Necessary.
INSPECTORS' ARE
ON WAY TO CAPITAL
Heflin States His Belief
That Ford Ought to
Have Industry.
K.M'.W ILLK. Tenn.. March ,",i
"We may reronimend thnt it be
sum in rora, was the suuement
tody by Senator Norrls. of Ne
braska, chairman of the senate ag
riculture committee during the
brief stop committee niaiii
her this afternoon on its return
trln to Washington fivm the Wil
son flam, where the committee had
made an inspeoUon of the Muscle
Shoals plant.
"We wnnt Muscle Shoals dcMl
opeil." rontlnuel the senator. ' It
Is an unsettled proposition at pres
ent. Whether it shall he leased or
sold or completed by the govern
ment Is the hie qtiewtinn to settle.
There are some ditfloulties which
some people do not understand
and the greatest of these Is the
Gorges plant which was built by
the government and the Alabama
Power company, independent from
the plant during the war for tlie
purpose of furnishing power to the
biildiii'f and planus at Musule
Khoals. Ford has Included this In
his offer. This inakes a very dif
ficult lejra! tangle.'
"I think Ford ought to have It."
said Senator He.flln. of Alabama,
'"but It Is unsettled question as to
what congress will do about It.
However we are all agreed that
the project sou!d he completed."
HOUSE COMMITTEEMEN IV
EAVOR OF FORD'S PROPOSAL
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.. March
31 Wjme mom hers of the hntife
mJHtHry affairs committee said to
day they believe Henry Ford's of
fer for Muscle Hhoals would be
reported favorably should he
agree to pay the cost of condem
nation of land overflowed hy the
const ruci ion of dam No. 3 and
modify his contract as defined hy
terms of the federal waterpowor
act, except that a 1U0 ears leaip
be substituted for the 50 year pro
vision of the act.
Members of the house military
affairs cotnmluee and the senate
agriculture committee stopped
here today a few hours enrnute to
Washington after a three diy in
spection of the Muscle Shonls pro
ject. The committeemen said that In
the event Mr. Ford failed to make
these modifications in his offer.
M-'ltonsider'ed ilkoljJ that th com
mittee will recommend to congress
that appropriations he made for
the government Itself to complete
Wilson dam. leaving the other fea
tures of the project in abeyance.
Members of the house committee,
while loath to allow use of their
names in regard to their vlewa as
to the best disposition of the
plants were frank to tay that their
Ideas of Muscle Skoals had been
revolutionized by their trip.
"I had always voted agalhBt ap
propriations vfor the dam and the
nitrate plants," and an influential
republican member. "1 had
thought that Muscle Shoals was
nothing but a big graft. But 1
saw my mlstaike. ' It is something;
which we cannot afford not to
complete. I believe that In the
event the Ford offer is not ac
ceptable the, government Itself
must finish the dams and operate
the plant."
This feeling was echoed by sev
eral other of the members of the
party. The vital factors in the ae
eentance or non-acceptance of the
Ford offer are hound up wi me
modifications above outlined.
"Mr. Ford has offered 85,000,000
payment for the plant,' said one
member.
"The shoals must be finished
said Senator Norrls. commenting
on the results of the inspection
Other senators said that If no
nrtvate offer could be secured
which was favorable by all means
the government Itself should com
plete the dams.
"We have now a background
with which to consider testimony
presented bofore us,' said Senator
Ladd, North uaKOia. ine -ate
committee will likely go ahead
,11 v, it. umImii immediately, we
m -Teatlr impreased with
th. nnantttilities of th TiroJeCt. It
must be completed."
The party arrived lvere at 5
o'clock Thin morning and worjs
driven at once to Signal Mountain
where they were entertained at
breakfast as guests of the Cham
ber of Commerce and other civic
bodies of Chattanooga. The only
speech wan a brief address of wel
come by Mayor A. W. Chambliss
and a response, by Representative
Hull. Afterw4rd the party wse
taken on a s'ghtseeinjc tour to
Lookout Mountain, returning to
the terminal station at, 10:80
o'clock. Here, prior to the depar
ture of the train, the people gath
ered by hundreds and extended an
ovation to the visitors. -
FRADV COLLI PSES, HIS
HEARING 18 DEFERRED
MIAMI, Fla.,., March 80. The
collapse of Edgar C. Frady, Chi
cago automobile. man, accused of
the murder of put wife, on his
way to court last night, has
brought- a halt temporarily to ha
beas corpus proceedings institut
ed by his lawyers. Tne-nearing
was put over until next Monday
by Judge Brannlng, who visited
the prisoner in- his cell and de
elded he was ' unable to appeal.
Frady la alleged to have shot his
wife 7and cut hia own throat sev.
eral weeks ago in a local hetel.
ONE MAN IS KILLED BT
EXPLOSION ON LAUNCH
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 80. A
E. Dunlvan, an automobile sales
man, is dead and H. C. McClan
ahan is seriously burned as the
result of the explosion ot the gas
oline tank of a launch on Wolf
river, north of the city, early to
day. The two men were coming
to the city in the launch and the
engine la believed to have back
fired, causing the explosion
CITI
CAROLINA"
1922.
No Prospect Of Coal Shortage
Davis Says; U. M. W. Leaders
Willing To Meet Operators
IN
DEBATE ON COAL
STRIKEACT!ON
Advisability of Asking
Harding to Mediate
Under Discussion.
SENATOR BORAH IS
CONSIDERING STEPS
Indicates He May Later:
Call Committee Together '
for Conference.
WASHINGTON. Marvh 30. The';
wisdom of asking IVesident Hard-1
Ing to invite representatives and'
miners and operators to meet here
tomorrow in an eleventh hour ef
fort tr, call off the coal strike, was
considered today hy the house la
bor committee, but without action
being taken.
Relieving ther still was hope of
preventing the shut down in all
Ileitis, set for tomorrow at rnid
nlghl, two members nf the com
mittee proposed that the President
be requested to take a hand for a
time It appeared as if a resolution
looking to this end might be adopt
ed. Word had come from the sen
ate meanwhile that Chairman
Horah, of the senate labor com
mittee had such a proposition In
mind and the house committee
went at once to suggest Joint
action.
Chairman Horah explained how
ever, that members of the com
mittee had not been advised as to
! such a move, that be did not feel
at liberty to take up the question
alone, and tt probably would be
heat to let the question go over.
He Intimated that he might call
his committee to consider it later.
While John Moore, ot Columbus,
Ohio, legislative agent of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, was
giving the union's side of the
trouble, before the house commit
tee, Chairman Nolan asked if the
organisation would object if the
President should step to tho front
and Invito the warring if actions
here.
If the President were to sonu
ft
CO
mat
"the first train out would nna tnem
abofl-d. We have always been anx
ious 'to meet, them."
Asked as to the union's atti
tude toward a 80 day suspension of
the strike order, Moore said:
".j am not prepared to answer
for President Iwls. As I seelt,
the re l little likelihood of an invi
tation going out. We do not want
government interference until we
have exhausted all of our efforts to
settle the trouble. If the Ameri
ca!! people get all the coal thsy
want In April they will be satisfied
and If the government estimate of
68.000,000 tons above ground Is
correct there will be no suffering
during the next month. But we
prefer to work out our own salva
tion. "Knowing the operators as I dn,
I have every reason to believe that
they will slgnly an Intention of
meeting us."
Officer of the National Coal as
sociation were-present but were
not asked as to how the sugges
tion of going to President Hard
ing appealed to them. They offered
no voluntary view.
MORRIMON IS INSPECTING
STATE' FISH INDUSTRIES
Expect Thorough Si tidy to Result
In Extension of The Fields
ISffitt ftrrwpma'MW fka AiknUtt CUUm)
MOREHEAD CITT, March 30.
Governor Morrison and mem
bers of the state fisheries commis
sion landed here today alter
spending three days in Pamlico,
Albemarle, and Croatan sounds In
speotlng the fish and oyster fields.
The party let Edenton aboard the
fish commission boat, Atlanta,
Tuesday morning, spending Tues
day night at Mantao on Ronnoke
Island and last night at Bwanquar
ter in Hvde county.
The thorough study ride off
the fish and oyster industry dur
ing the trip is expected to result
In the formulation of definite plans
for protecting the supply now in
the waters . and for greatly ex
tending the industry. The state
budget commission, -composed of
committee chalrineiv in tiho. gen
eral assembly, will be asked by the
governor to make the trip and
look over the possibilities of de
velopment with the view of ask
ing the general assembly for an In
creased appropriation ' for the
work.
SITLL OTHER SENTENCES
ARE AWAITING CONRUN
(SM Ctrrntndmr. T ithnUlt CUUm)
RALEIGH. Mlar. 30. During
his absence from North Carolina,
Charles Conklln, while serving a
term in fling Sing prison. New
York, underwent an extraordinary
operstlon when he had grafted In
to his abdomen gianns irom a man
who was electrocuted. It seems
that tho prisoner needed these
particular glands. When the next
man wai electrocuted tney were
supplied and successfully attached
to Conkl'.n's physical makeup.
Conklln (.scaped from the North
Carolina penitentiary, while sta
tioned w.th a gang at Eton colleKe,
everal years ago. During his
period of liberty he got In bad In
several places and even now,' al
though New York gavo him up
to the North Carolina authorities,
following -a 'term' ln fling Sing,
Conklln . has suspended sentences
hanging over him in the Empire
Mate. When he gets through with
his unexpired terms in the Caro
lina buitile, . New York will be
.notified. ,
CONGRESSMEN
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Industrial Court
Orders Agreement
Extended 30 Days
Mine Officials Willing to
Meet Operators at Hard
ing's Request
TOI'i-KA, Hans.. Mar. 30.
Tin' kan-n court of industrial
relations Imr Hxtnv KmknI nn
order citcmllug I lit- proscnl
nsgo egreomom between the
miners and operators In the
Kansns oonl fields for a ihtIoiI
of ( days after April I. the
dale set for the Impending co;il
miners' strike to start.
INDIAN A POMS. Mar. .10.
Official or the lilted Mine
Workers of America today in
dicated a willingness to meet
with operators at the Invitation
of President Harding, hut nti
hoe was held onl by them thnt
such a eonferenee tomorrow
would avert the miners suspen
sion of work.
Formal comment on the pro
K)nl. htm ever, was ulthhcld
by the union leader.
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RESUME PARLE!
Adjournment Taken With
All Disappointed at Not
Averting Strike.
NUW TOnic March 30. Dis
appointed over It failure to avert
the general coal strike set for to
morrow midnight the anthracite
miners and operators' committee
on wage contract negotiations ad
journed today.
Union scale committeemen and
mine officials prepared to leave at
once for the anthracite regions Of
Pennsylvania to Insure -that the
evacuation would be without vio
lence or damage to property. They
will reassemble at New York Mon
day to continue the discussion of
nlon
leaders were emphatic in declar
ing that "the anthracite strike will
be 100 per cent peaceful and
without violence of any aort."
They announced that virtually ev
ery colliery whs being surrounded
with barbed wire and barricades,
at the orders of the operator.
Last roports at union headquar
ters were that the anthracite aus-
perwlon would effect 4. BOO mines.
In district No. , surrounding
ncranton. 60,000 men will be ef
fected: In dleUirt No. 7, at Haale
ton. 25.000 and In dlaUict No. 1
at Shamokin, 77.000.
CONGRESS AVI HARDING ARE
NOT AT OUT8 SAYS MON DELL
WASHINGTON, March 80. '
Congress and President. Harding
are not at loggerheads, despite the
impression created by ','certaln
writers and certain newspapers,"
Representative Mondell, Wyoming,
republican ; leader, declared today
in a statement which he said he
hadiprepared for delivery aa an
address in the house.
"The fact is that instead of the
President and congress being at
loggerheads as these writers and
Journals would have the country
believe," stated Mr. .Mondell, "there
never has been a Ume In my quar
ter of a century of experience in
congress when the relatione be
tween the President and congress,
particularly the house of represen
tatives, were more pleasant, cor
dial, sympathetic and harmonious
than at the present lime, '
w w nvi,K. JR.. 19 INJURED
' IN COLLISION OF TRUCKS
rWARLOTTE. March 30. Wil
liam Robinson, negro chauffeur,
rtrivlnar an automobile of W. H.
Rplk. head of Belk system of de
partment stores, and Bill Gobnel,
negro chauffeur for Joa. B. Bflrd
chain of department stores, had a
c.ollleion on Utieens road Thura
afternoon and W. H. Belk. Jr.,
flv and a half year old son ot
Mr. Belk who wan riding with the
Belk chauffeur, was painfully hurt
while the chauffeur hlmseir is in
hospital seriously Injured with
perhaps a fractured skulk
The Eflrd chauffeur is in Jail
awaiting the outcome ot the Belk
chauffeur's injuries.
PORTUGUESE FLYERS "TAKE
AIR FOR LONG SKA FLIGHT
LISBON. Mar. 30. The at
tempted flight from Liabon to Ter-
nambuco, Brazil, was started this
morning, the naval Captains Saca
dura ai d t'outinho taking the air
r.l 7 o'clock. They hope to make
i i trans-Atlantic passage of more
than 4.(00 miles in 80 hours actual
flvinK time. They expect to arrive
l.i Brazil by April 18.
The first stop will be at the
Canary Islands; thence the route
is by way of the Cape Verde
Inlands and Fernando Noranha, a
short distance northeast of Ter
n.imbuco. TEN CHINESE AHE CAPTURED
ON BOAT IN BISCAYXK BAY
MIAMI, Fla . March 80. Ten
Chinese aboard the cabin cruiser
Edna I-of Jacksonville, were cap
tured in Blscayne Bay at 9 o'clock
tonight by the coastguard cutter
Vldette, in command of Captain R.
B. Miller, Charles P. Heritage, ,24
years old pilot of tho Edna 7. 'his
two assistants and the ten Chinese
were placed In the county Jail to
await investigation. Captain Miller
said he believes the Chinese were
smuggled in here from Cuba.
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DAVIS REVIEWS
ATTEMPTS MADE
TO AID STRIKE
"Keen Disappointment"
Expressed Over Atti
tude of Operators.
SAYS OBLIOATIONS
NOT FULFILLED
Operators Withhold Rea
sons for Not Making
New Contract.
Washington! March 8.
While stating that a general strike
In unionized bltu mlnous coal mines
Is to begin Saturday, Secretary of
Labor Davis declared In a state
ment tonight that the situation
leaves "no excuse for advance in
coal prices," and no prospect of
coal shortage for the public
Reviewing the government's ef
forts during the last two months to
achieve a settlement In advance,
Mr. Davis expressed "keen disap
pointment at the failure of cer
tain operators to fulfill the term
of their obligation," to confer with
miners for the making ot new wage
agreement which might have pre
vented suspension of work.
"All the government's offorts in
the proffer of mediation, concilia
tion and compromise," ha said,
' have failed to save the country
from the national strike test of
ecopomlo strength between em
ployer and employe In the coal in
dustry. In this effort the President
and myself have had neither legal
right nor personal desire to dictate
any program. One desire has beon
to induce, by persuasion and urg
ence, the operators and miners to
discharge the obligation they as
sumed themselves, to confer again
for the shaping of a new agree
ment." The miners, the secretary said
had always been willing to confer
through their . union representa
tives, but the operators although ,
for differently assigned reasons in
the several localities had "turtied
their backs on a chance to lay
unrr, nui oniy to me miners, out s i
A, conference for ftie , ooerate.ru
he added, "would have removed v
any stigma of bad faith." ;-s .
"There may be faults on both 1
sides . of this bituminous dispute,
he declared, .' but the side that
openly repudiates its written and
signed obligations has crippled Its '
case' before the, bar of publlo :
opinion."
The agreement repudiated, the
statement explained, was, that conk
talned In the wage contract be
tween operators and miners in the
central competitive field, Including
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Western
Pennsylvania, which haa -constituted
the basic wage ontract for
all other coal fields In former '
years. The situation as to anthra
cite mining, it was wadded, "forms
a pleasing contrast, because oper
ators and miners are meeting di
rectly together:" -
Further,, complications In the
coal Industry, Mr. Davis continued,
were' due to the existence of over
production, amounting to "fully 80
per cent over developments in the '
bituminous fields." One result of
this, it was pointed out; was to
leave available In storage now,
stocks ot coal estimated at 10,000,
000 tons for anthracite, and S.
000,000 tons of bituminous. .
"This means that railroads, pub
lic utilities,' manufacturing indus
tries and retail dealers will have on
hand Saturday nearly two months
supply," Mr. Davis concluded. 'The
operators state s that production
front non-union mines will meet at
least 60 per -cent of the normal.-.-.'
needs of the country.
As the strike in the bituminous
industry is inevitable, the industry
Is squarely on trial toefore the pub
He. At this stage it is simply an
economic dispute In which the'
chief sufferers will be the
miners and the operators them
selves. The administration will
watch the developments and be
ready to safeguard the public wel
fare whenever it Is menaced."
Any rise in prices, he said,
should be "reparted to Washington
at once for action by the attorney
general."
CHARtiOTrE FORMS A CITY
MARKETING ASSOCIATION
Cliarlott , Klwanis is Host to
Charlotte notary Club
(Bmritl VntntptmAnm, TH AilmUlt CiHtn)
CHARLOTTE, March 80. The
city marketing', association wan
formed Thursday t conference of
official representatives of city and
county government's Clharlotte
Chamiber ott Oommeire, Merchant
association. County Federation of
Home Demonstration olulbs. Char
lotte woman's clubs. Mwcklenihurg .
County Farm bureau. E. S. Mill,
sax), farnt extension agent of
Piedmont. North Carolina agricul
tural department, and the home
and farm "demonstration depart
ment of the county.
The association propoovs to coni
duct a city market here.
' Mrs. R. E. McDowell wa mad
president .of -the association. W,
H. Pharr. president of the Nortlh
Carolina farm bureau associa
tion, vice-president and Kpe Ell
as farm demonstration agent, sec
retary. Charlotte Klwanis wag host to
day to Charlotte Rotary, there be
ing present In all about 260 men,
Rev.- Daniel' I verso n was chair-'
man -of program, Johi A.McRa
made the address of welcome. A
number of speakexs were heard
during the luncheon, the keynote '
of all being co-operation in tt
enterprise ot community bulldliuu
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