THE WEATHER
Foreeart North and South Carolina .
fair Friday and Saturday; na changa
In temparatura, Tannesaa. tloudy Frl.
ana 8at- no ehang In tamparatura.
BRINSON FUNERAL
ID BE HELD III
p BERN TODAYl
Congressman Had -Gone
Home to Die, Facing
Death Courageously.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
IN PAYING HOMAGE
Big Loss Felt in EJeath
Botn in State and at
Washington.
NEW BERN, N. C, April 13.
The funeral of Congressman S. M.
Brinfin of North Carolina who
riled here at ' 6:30 o'clock thin
morning will be held In the Kit st
Ramtst church of New Hern, Fri
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clnc!;. The
tenj' e will be conducted by l;ev.
V. V Ayers, pastor ot th church.
Ti,e burial will take place in
rerfar urovs cemerery nore
l-tually the entire North Caro
delegation In congress will H-
tmd the runerai together wrn
other members of congress na mod
by th speaker and vice-president.
In addition a number of state
officials from Raleigh will atieud
Th.R failing: health of the North
nrnllna congressman date1? buck
in me Close ot ine campaign in
191 He died In a hospital at New
Hern where he had been since la t
Saturday, when he returned fr-m
Battle Creek. Mich., where lie had
undergone .eatment.
rrr aA-vnFNTES TEATIf
WHEN I-OWER HOISK MEETS
u VKHIXHTON. Anril 13. rter-
resentatlve Brlnion s death was an
nounced to the house when it met
by Representative Pou. It was In
the formal statement delivered on
such occasions and Mr. Pou an
nn..nffrl that later he would offer
, resolution calling for a memorial
session. The house at once an-
Oned out or respeci ana nags
ordered at half-mast. Sen
Simtttons made the announce
ment to the senate ana it also aa-
lourned.
At 9:40 o'clock tonight a funeral
committee named by Speaker Gll
lot and Vice-President Coolldge
left for New Bern to attend the
funeral tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'oJockln the party were, Repre
sentatives Houghton. Weaver,
Ward, Lyon, Bulwinkle, Hammer,
Rowling, of Alabama: Sandtln, of
Ijouistana; Iowery, of M.slsslppI;
Tyson, of Alabama ; Glynn, of Con
necticut and King, of Illinois: and
Senators Overman, Craway of
Arkansas; Idd, Qt Dakota: Har
reld, of Oklahoma and lodg of
Massachusetts. Senator Simmons,
while on the committee could not
leme Washington.
Mr. Brlnaon was well liked hy
publicans and democrat. He
a; a member of the comrnittso on
onsus, education, coinage, weights
md measures. His work on the
.-n.Us committee was noteworthy
luring the discussion of the sue
"f therhouse and he led the fight
leainst an Inereas at Ihis time,
fieecased Married Miss Scales
Of Salisbury In 1901.
on January i, isui. in
nan-led to Miss Ruth M. Scales,
f Salisbury, who died January 19.
I'M", two months before he en
rod congress. One daughter sur
vives, Mary Steele Brinsoti. She
i In Hchool here and lert mr
7 V last night hut did not r.
iVaaf.in time for the death of her
hr
'Tt'ara hraverv In the faC Of
chat he knew was inevitable, was
by Mr. Brinson. He had
on In a serious condition ir
eral days.
llarlv last week physicians at
Krtiile Creek, Mich., informed liiin
ib ould not live. He came ai umt
' Washington and told his peers
srv that he knew It was "all but
-." hut that he wanted to get
i-mto die In New Bern. This
hi' Thursday night, friaay nigm
hv went home. Mr. Brinson knew
-b nd was but a matter of a few
in. ..th was not. however.
x,fted o early. Cancer of the
liver is, said to nave uwn no-l-Hst
summeY he went to Johns
ill rkins and had temporary re.
ff o v an operation, It was thougnt.
i" vould mend. Ho caught cold
vhil attending the Arms Confer-
Irjt" and that hastened tne enu.
f Held In High Esteem
Vng Ashevlllo Friends
Representative Lsrinson win
A-Wille several times within the
na few years and was Known ov
number" of people here who held
bun In high esteem, Mr. Brinson
cent considerate time at. di"
fiilte, where ha lectured during
the v m. r A. summer meet-
ts He was widely known as a
-""irer and always Identified Mm
with those in this section of
'!-' state -n-ho were interested In
.,l'r,iM i nAMMn ii nttv iiiil nf
'l r'h..ln. . nf vnnA will.
f'fath Will Result In
"ciued Political Vg
RALEIGH, April 13, A the re
suit of (he death todav of Con-
"essnin Brinson, the "bloody"
''n'j rjiHiricc laces wnat in a
r" od to prove a heated congres-
-t'lfll etrVit
At least three aspirants for the
f'-t are mentioned by persons In
paligh familiar -with the political
ohllltlRji ih thof nfhers mav
0". Chief interest In the June
iary in the state is expected
enter on the third.
liad been expected for some
'n- owinip to tne condition or ni
!laHh, ba a consequence of which
11 Til Aitai HHe.an.nli ..nnrlMataa
perted within the next week by
Ih 4 . i a M i. il
Matt H. Allen of Goldaboro, Dr.
r" Larr or jjupun county nn
'iirles La ban Abernathy, of New
I P' m whn uraa. that, nn nnnain f nf Mr
"ilea! contests in -the state, are
petitioned as likely eandidaKe.
ThN district polltlea were aired
allt'it. ,h. ..... V... t 4hm
, iiiv nuiif ujr i c.inuii u l hid
ntpau participated in by Mr.
vii(liliiaj I.-1ICI iiuui.iiat-.uii
t-AO i
W hearing tha news today of
ESTABLISHED 1868.
Government's War Contract
Cases Said Withdrawn Owing
To Pressure On Department
Former Investigator, Who Quit Post, He Says, Be.
cause Evidence He Uncovered Not Followed
Up, Makes Serious Charges.
WASHINGTON. D. C. April 13
Charges that the government's
cases for recovery on aircraft con
tracts from the Lincoln Motor
company and tho Wright-Martin
Aircraft corporation were with
drawn from United States attor
neys "because of the Influence ex
erted ,y persons outside the de
partment of Justice" were made to
day hy I. I,. Scalfe. a former in
vestigator m th department, who
recently resigned because, he said,
proper action was not being takn
to follow up the evidence uncov
ered .
Scaife. formerly a major in the
air service, issued his Btatement in
reply t.i Attorney -General Daught
erly announcement in Columbus
last night that he had rebuked
Scaife for prematurelv Rhine on
information regarding the Lincoln
Motor car. Scaife declared Mr.
Paughetty never, discussed the
Lincoln case with him. hut charged
that Senators Townsend and New-
berry. f Michigan, had been In-i
slrumental In influencing the at-
torney-general to withdrawn the
Lincoln case from the United
POLLOCK'S SHDE
STORE ATTRACTS
I
Handsome Addition to
Patton Avenue Open
For Business.
Pollock's. Ashevllle's newest
shoe store and one of the most at-
MAN
VISITORS SURRENDER RIM
tractive in the south, formally Cossarkr. was locked up In Lud
made its initial bow to the business! low gtrei Jail tonight after a day
interests of the city last night and of frantic efforts by several law-
it was in every detail an auspicious
opening. Several thousand" people
viewed the handsome quarters at
39 Tatton avenue and after It
years of successfully working to
his present business. L. H. Pollock
has a store second to none from
the standpoint of beauty in any
part of the state.
He started in busineas on a small
scale 11 years ago. on Biltmore
avenue and every few years has in
creased the scope of his trade. A
handsom store 4n Greenville. g U
and the present attractive store on
Patton avenue will be the only
fttores operated by Mr. Pollock.
At least $30,000 has been spent
In remodeling; the new store and
the fixtures of a silver-gray, pur
chased from the Atlanta Show
Caso company and Installed under
the personal direction of Fred
Boyd, assistant manager, are
among the best ever installed in
the city and attracted wide atten
tion from visitors to the store last
night.
Space Is provided In the shelves
of the main floor for at least 2,500
pairs of shoes. Mr. Pollock stated
that 'ffcerg, size nd shape will be
carried for the benefit of custom
ers. Hanan sboes will be Included
as a feature of the line.
N'ew Store Is
Well Lighted
The store Is brilliantly Ughted
with ten large ceiling lamps of a
silver appearance and the fixtures
have to be seen to be appreciated.
Ride show casies, about three feet
wide, are provided at various
places In the store to show to ad
vantage the latest models In foot
wear. A complete line of hos
iery Is also carried U) stock and the
latest styles from the fashion cen
ts rs are displayed for the approv
al of milady.
The children's department, espe
cially decorated and arranged to
please the kiddles is an outstand
ing feature of the store. A raised
platform in the center of this de
partment surrounded with movlog
toys: rabbits, bears and other ani
mals tastefully painted on the wall
and with small chairs, will make
this part of the store an easy place
for tired mothers to hold the chil
dren while new footwear Is being
purchased.
The floor covering Is of tlle-lin-eoleum
and matches fixtures and
Interior of the new home. An of
fice and two rest rooms are located
In the rear of the sto and are
lodged behind fixtures of silver
grey. The commanding front la the
moat attractive part of the new
quarters. Stairs leading to the
basement and to the second and
third floors are located near the
front. The woodwork of the en
trance is American walnut, natural
finish, and wa designed for the
store by Mr. Boyd. Six display
windows are provided and are
curved In an attractive manner.
Cut glass electric fixtures show to
advantage the footwear on display.
The floor Is of Ohio flint-tile,
grey and white and the calling of
the entrance is natural walnut.
Basement Will
Attract Business
The basement is 135 by to feet
and in the rear Is located the lat
est model machinery for repairing
shoes and will be operated by
competent workmen. A complete
line of shoes will be carried in the
basement and entrances Are pro
vided on both College street and
Patton avenue.
The Blue Ridge Decorating com
pany handled the Interior paint
ing and decorating, with the excep
tion of the celling, which waa
under the skillful hands ot R. A.
Jackson and Ed. Austin. A. J.
Huvard Installed the plumbing.
A aix piece orchestra furnlahed
music for the opening and a num
ber ot visitors enjoyed dancing
after the crowd had thinned later
in the evening.
Irving models, attired in Jhe
latest In men and ladlea wear
with footwear from Pollocka, was
a feature of the opening and at
tracted considerable attention. The
models, were clothed by the fol
lowing merchant for the occa
sion: Bon Marche, Lowenbeln-Ru-tenberg,
Austin-Vesey, E. h. Price,
The Man itore, Royea and I. W.
CJaser. .
InnratTmaTeTyrWegf-amg-or
' - - j i
-.nwafu t nn on inn uiieninx , i i .
CteKsw a Tut TkrMl
THE ASHEVILLE
DEDICATED
States attorney at Detroit, after
Assistant Attorney-General Crim
had refused to do so.
The report of the auditors on the
Lincoln case. Scaife declared,
showed payments of more than
$9,nnO.Ono. and In the rase of the
Wright company over-payments of
more than $5. 000. POO. Of all the
aircraft contract cases Investigated.
Scaife declared, only the Lincoln
and Martin cases had been present
ed to the I'nited States attorneys
with instructions to proceed and
they later were withdrawn.
Sralfe's charges In detail were
read into the Congressional Rec
ord Tuesday by Representative
Woodruff, of Michigan.
In taking issue with Attorney
General Daugherty's comment to
day. Scalfe's statement declared
"The trouble with these Inves
tigations is that they are stopped.
There Is a big blast of the trumpet
and the chase is announced. Small
animals have a very hard time but
the real nuarry is Jumped, the at-
torney-general becomes weary,
When he returns from the hunt the
hares are chasing the hounds."
JAIL SEMENQFF
WHEN BONDSMEN
Frantic Efforts Made to
Renew Bond but Fail
Wife Offers Jewels.
NEW YORK. April 13. General
'Iregorle Semenoff. ataman of the
yers to g?t a bondsman who would
give lo.OOO ball to Sheriff ivagle.
Semenoff waa arrested laat week on
a, tivll variant and freed on ball,
bat his original bondsman refused
to continue as surety.
The general gave himself up to
Snerlff Ktigle In the latter's office
til 2:30 In the afternoon and from
tnen,.unvii 4 o'clock sat Vatchlng
with eager eyes every person. who
entered the door. But aa each hew
person turned out to be anything;
but. prot pectlve bondsman, the
Craahck's countenance fell. Even
the. mllllary mustaches which
adorn hl face seemed to droop
as the time drew near for him to
enter t'..e sheriff's automobile for
his trip to the Jail.
Madame Semenoff. his young
wife, was rourageous during the
afternoon. She begged the sheriff
to take her Jewels for the bond.
But ho muldn't, he explained, al
though she could offer them to a
bonding company as collateral.
This morning the general went
t i his lawyer's office and founJ
tnere a representative of the sur
ety company which had furnlahed
his ball. He we told that be
tduse c,f the notoriety his cae
tmd brought and because company
oiMclals thought it unpatriotic to
act a.i bondsman for a man
charged with atrocities against
American soldiers, they were go
ing to surrender him at noon.
Just he'ore noon, Colonel Geo.
Koupsky, who waa Bemenoff'e chief
aide In Iiussla and Is now help
ing him here, was mopped hy a
pollcenir... on Broadway and
Marched. Kroupsky had a re
volver and narrowly escaped going
to jail uinil he finally showed a
permit.
Just after 2 o'clock General
Semenoff. Madame Semenoff and
tv.o or three friends, lawyers and
Interpreters started for Sheriff
Nagie's cfllce. M. M., Beecher,
counsel Tor the surety company,
was there, and after Madame
Bemenolf had counted her chain of
maris ar.d her diamonds which
hid been held as collateral, he
t irned the general over to the
sheriff.
Meanwhile, the proceedings
htought against Semenoff by the
trustee for the Youroveta Home
a.id Foreign Trading company, a
New Tor-; concern, were called be
fore rter .1. Olney. referee In
bankruptcy, and David AV. Glaze,
a Semfnoff attorney, was com
1 elled to ask an adjournment be
cause Scinenoft was held by the
f-heriff.
The healing go on tomor
row affrnoon. The general was
worried roout Madame Semenoff,
he said, because ahe has. been 111.
When olonel Kroupsky, who
had been busy all afternoon show
l.tg the permit to carry a revol
ver to every deputy sheriff In the
office, promised to care for his
wife, the general smiled again,
said he whs ready and started for
h.s cell. '
AGRTmTTRAI, BIjOT HAS
BIG IjEGISJLATIVK PROGRAM
WASHINGTON. April 13. Leg
islation providing long term credit
for farmers, reduction of railroad
rates, adequate tariff protection
for agricultural products and de
velopment of the Muscl Shoals,
Ala., projects as a fertiliser pro
ducer, were announced to the son
ate today hy Senator Capper, re
publican. Kansas, as among the
objectives of the agricultural bloc.
Other legislative aims of the
bloc detailed bv Senator Capper,
who recently succeeded, tj the
leadership of the organization, In
cluded measures to give the farm
ers representation on the federal
reserve board, to restore state con
trol . over state railroad charges,
and to brand all fabrics and clotha
with the amount of wool or cotton
cortalned.
SENATE BODY PKFKR8
WORK OS BO.Vt'S BILL
WASHINGTON, April 13.-
Consideration of the soldiers bo
nus bill has been deferred by the
senate finance committee until
next Monday. At that time, it
... .la.aJ 4nAav . 1 . lnmiTljH
offices, decision will be had as tolls not regarded as violation of the
a program. It Is the present In-
W Htr m-lals wf hy Amer
4... n latinn flaw weelt TirnDaillV I
lean tesion next week,
, - - ----- . - -
on Wednesday.
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 14, 1922.
f
!
BE UNITED ON
London Experts' Report
on Russian Problem Ac
cepted by Them.
REPARATIONS AND
ARMAMENT BARRED :
Neither Will Be Discussed!
Due to the Objections
of France.
GENOA, April 18. (By The As
sociated Press) The "big four,"
Lloyd George. Barthou, Schanzer
and Kajtper. have decided at a
meeting to present a "united front"
when the soviet submits its counter
propositions for the restoration of
Russia.
This action is to imply formal
acceptance by the four powers of
the Ixmdon experts' resort as a
basis for the treatment of the Rua
slan problem. The allied govern
ments had not previously pledged
themselves as bound by the report
of their experts drawn up in Lon
don. GENOA, April 13. (By The As
sociated Press) The financial
commission met in the afternoon,
Sir Robert Stevenson Home presid
ing, and formed three sub-commissions,
the first on currency, the
second on credits and the third on
exchange. Each sub-commiaslon
Includes representatives of the flv
inviting powers and of Germany
and Russia, and also five repre
sentatives of the smaller countries.
At the suggestion of Cnalrman
Home a committee of eminent ex
perts now in Genoa was appointed
to help the three sub-commissions.
Basil Blackett, controller of finance
of the British treasury, was named
as president of this, advisory group.
When Chairman Home asked
the German finance minister, em
troduce their suggestions for
amendments to the London ex
perts' report, Dr. Andreas Hermes,
the Germa nflnance emlnlster, em
phasized the impossibility of Ger
many balancing her budget bur
dened aa she was with foreign debt.
He did wish to appear controversial
but merely desired to state a fact.
Russia's suggestions presented
by M. liakovaky proved a rathar
dramatic featurs of the session
Me again raised the 'quealton of
disarmament, insisting that all at
tempts to establish needed equili
brium of national budgeta were fu
tile until all countries gradually
disarmed.
The chairman rejorned that ev
erybody was entitled to mention
the cause of his government's
budget difficulties. He might for
his own part mention the burdens
of debt owed to England, on which
no Interest was paid.
Sooner or later, declared M.
Rakovsky, the world must con
sider disarmament. Then at the
chairman's request he withdrew
his disarmament amendment, af
ter which he took up the gold
standard.
Although all sessions of the
commission are secret, It is learned
that M. Rakovsky proposed a mon
etary convention to terminate the
Increase in the price of gold and
decrease In the value of paper
money. He criticised what he
tsrmed the capitalistic regime and
suggested many ways of re
forming it.
REPARATIONS WILL NOT BE
TAKEN CP FOR ACTION
Genoa, April 13. (By The As
sociated Press) While rumors of
a sensational nature were flying
thickly about Genoa conference
circles today, most of them be
ing promptly disavowed, the one
fact that appeared to stand out in
this somewhat clouded atmosphere
waa that neither the disarmament
nor reparations question' would be
brought up for specific action
against the opposition of Fram-e.
The disarmament discunslon had
centered In the rumor that Prime
Minister Lloyd George would pro
pise a military holiday for a fixed
time. This was flatly disavowed
this afternoon by ruenYbera ot the
British delegation.
Other reports were that the
Russians and the Germans were
preparing to leave the conference
unless reparations and disarma
ment were made part of the agen
da. These were also officially de
nied. It was pointed out that it was
till too early for any of the pow
ers to quit the conference on the
rround that the gathering was not
developing value to their iniereMs.
so the proceedings have not reach
ed a definite enough stage to Jus
tify such action before the home
publics of the various delegations,
which were thoroughly advised in
advance regarding the agenda.
The Russians and the Germans
meanwhile are both busily engaged
In trying to digest the report of
the London experts on Russia, and
both ! are becoming increasingly
dissatisfied the further they delve
into It. It seems improbable that
the subeommlsaion on Russian af
fairs will be able to meet tomor
row, as the Russians declare, they
have not been able to assimilate
such a comprehensive document
sufficiently in the brief time they
have had since its presentation.
Their requests for additional time,
it is thought probable. Is also In
spired by a desire for a fuller com
munication with Moscow.
Adolph Joffe. of the Russian del
egation, declared today that many
of the recommendations in the re
port wsra "quite absurd" and de
signed to put Russia under a for
eign yoke, "the same as Turkey
and China."
Aa to the disarmament and rep
arations issues. It appeared clear
that the conference eould not con
ceivably entertain any resolutions
relstlng directly to them unless
Francs consented to a change in
the agenda. It is impossible to
prevent members of the conference
from discussing reparations and
disarmaments but were discussion
agenda, ' and all members are
- fojedgi
OTT nil
nf questions that have been
IP,
Mi
RUSSIAN POLICY
bar-
d. -
OF WESTERN NORTH
Man Dies After
Three Years of
Continued; Sleep
In March and July of
1921 He Showed Brief
M'oAinf Signs
For.T SMITH, Ark.. April 13.
Jim K.s linger. rho has been
asloep riMitmunnsly for three
years died at the county hos
pital lid ay.
Kshnter for eight year a
roun: . barge would have been
63 vfin old June T.
rhysirians say lie was not
suffering from sleeping sickness
but from mental paralysis. He
apparently nns insentient to
pain, was immobile and his
C.ves wei e closed.
In March of 1521 Eslinger
for a few seronds showed signs
of awakening hut he again re
lap! d into the comatose state.
On .In!; I. 1921. he opened
his eves said. "1 ain't where I
was." and soon f.-ll hark into a
coma
He was fed with a spoon.
Two of the Nineteen De
mands of Miners Touch
ed on in Rebuttal.
NEW TORK. April 13. The
anthracite miners' and operators'
sub-committee on wage contract
negotiations which has been in
session here since last March 15,
took a five day recess tonight with
out having i.egun formulation of
an agreement which would settle
the present strike. Members of the
sub-committee announced .h-
would
new i heir labor next
week
Two demands of the 1ft sub
mitted by the miners prior to the
strike, were touched upon bv the
operators today (n rebuttal of the
arguments already presented by
the strikers.
.J?rnmnd Vn' whl,'h for
settlement of future grievances
upon a basis of equity, without us
ing conditions of 1922 Hr a prece
dent, was discussed, without any
agreement being reached as to its
Incorporation In the T1AW rnnlranr
.L Llh?Ip controvrej, wag aroueed
"..n ucnimin r0. ii, was Intro
duced, providing for payment of
contract workers on the legal basis
of 2,000 pounds to the ton Instead
of by the i.240 or "long ton" on
carload lots. This demand waa op
posed by the operators on the
ground that it would add nearly
10 per cent to fhe wages of the
miners In addition to the 20 per
cent sought In another of their
demands.
S. D. Warriner, president of the
Lehigh Coal and Navigation com
pany and spokesman for the op
erators, asserted that a shift to
the "short ton" method of welgh
Ir.g the coal would "contribute ma
terially to the $170,000,000 In
crease in costs of production which
the public would pay at the rate
of $3 per ton of coal purchased If
all of the miners' demands were
granted."
Represllatlves of the miners,
held that", since the legal ton was
2. P00 pounds a;id the product gen
erally was sold to the consumer on
that basis, the miner was entitled
to payment for digging the extra
240 pounds.
Bituminous coal operators who
have offices here today rJio ntnd
the receipt of telegrams from the
Connellsvllle and Fsyette regions
of Pennsylvania where the unions
have been concentrating their or
ganization efforts since the strike
was called. April 1, that the sUike
was spreading. .
All coal and coke operations of
the H. C. Frlck company were sus
pended today, said one message.
In another the bltumjjious oper
ators informants predicted that till
of the steel Industry's mines In the
C'onnellsvlllo region would rlose
before the week-end.
The Republic Iron and Steel
Worker', mines and coke plants
also were reported to have been
so thoroughly unionized that no
attempt waa being made to oper
ate. Philip Murrav. vice-president of
the United Mine Workers of
America, declined to corroborate
these reports, other than to say
that "the strike Is spreading rap
idly through regions heretofore
strictly non-union."
MAN HEuThALF CENTURY IN
OLl MURDER CASK RELEASED
Nichols Frel When Thirty Days
Elapee With No Move In Case
TU8ACLOOSA. Ala., April 1 J.
George Nichols, held here in con
nection with the alleged killing of
Peter Mooney. st Rome tin.. 51
vears ago. was released from rus
tndy last night by order of Judge
Henrv B. Foster In circuit court.
Nichols was arrested several
weeks ago on a warrant sworn out
In Jefferson county which charged
that he was Hlram Nettles and
that he was responsible for the
death of the Rome, Ga . man. At
a hearing In circuit court here on a
motion for his release under ha
beas corpus proceedings. Judge
Foster sustained the defense. The
state appealed the case and Nichola
was remanded to prison.
Thlrtv days having elapsed since
that hearing without further move
being made by the Floyd county.
Ga., authorities, Nichols' release
was ordered.
COl'RT SETS ASIDE RtMNO
ON GIRLS t'SE OF LIPSTICK
CORKING, Ark., April 13. Miss
Pearl Pugeiey was ready to resume
har atudit in the Knobel school
today following rendering of s
verdict in her favor by Judge W,
W. Bandy in the "lipstick" case
1 ere last night. Judge Bandy said
h would issue a writ of. man'
(inmus today to have the school
board st l aside its regulations bar
ring students who use cosmetics.
NEGOTIATORS OP
HARD COAL MINE
WAGE IN REGESS
8
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ptembrr because she violated
the ruls
CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
LEVEE MiiESimmons Says Tariff
SUPPLIES SENT Most Un-American Of
TO FLOOD AREAS niniTtTT
Second Fight Will B, All DlllS 1U HtStOty
Made to Protect Land j- - -
rSS SIMMONS GET S ASSAULT ON NEW
FLOODED DISTRICT
Are Either Inundated or
Surrounded by Spring
Tidal Waters.
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. April 13
With the Mississippi river (it Mem
phis showing t.nly n sligi.t fall
with a -tallonary stiise pi-edlcted
for tomorrow, followed h a grad
ual ri ,-is tho flood waieis in iIk
upper rievs mmp southward, (-n-giiieers
and levee official, prepared
for a second fight to protect t li :
cultivateM lands back or the ievees!
from overflow Sand hags andj
other flood fighting Ini plements i
were sent out to threatened points!
in large quantities today.
Reports received by the I'nited
States engineers here tonight were
satisfactory. MaJ. I. R. Kerr said
Conditions at points along the lee
Between t airo and Arkansas City
and Roscdale, were unchanged, he
declared.
WILL ALMOST DOl'BLE
LENGTH OF M'B-LEVEES
HELENA. Ark., April 13 Levee
engineers at Old Town, 17 miles
south of Helena, where additional
sloughing of the front line levee
occurred lata In sit night, today an
nounced that, they Intended to al
most double the length of the sub
levees and barricades which have
been built at that point.
The slougnlng whlcn occurred
last night is not so threatening aa
first reports Indicated, engineers
reported tonight. Additional men
were put to work today extending
the sub-leveea and barricade.
According to engineers two
weeks will elapse before the crest
of the second rise now coming
down the river arrives at Old Town
and they express themselves confi
dent that protective measures now
under way the levee at this point
will stand the long strain.
The sand bag and timber bar
riers that were built behind the
original cave-In at Old Town la
being extended to take care of the
enlarged area.
The present area covered by
back waters compares almost iden
tically with previous floods when
conditions tn the White, Arkansas
and Mississippi rivers were tha
same as those now existing, but
then- th territory 1 ?u ur little
developed.
Southern Phillips county has
been held back for yeara by lack
or roans, ana development was
slow until about three yeara ago
When the construction of modern
concrete and asphalt roada waa be.
gun. Following the beginning of
the road syatem. however, vast de
velopments were taken and thou
ssnda of acres of new land wera
opened to the plow.
Nine Villages Inundated
Or Cut Off By Flood.
Nine villages, centers of farming
and commercial activities In South
ern Phillips and Eastern Arkansas
counties. Ark., are either inundated
or surrounded hy water as the re
sult of flood waters overflowing
th Arkansas and White rivers
backed by the high stage of the
Mississippi river, which hss spread
over an area of approximately 236
square miles in some places to a
depth of ten feet.
Th$ villages are Elaine, Iam
biook. Counties. Lundell. Ratio.
Melwood. Lacotila, Modoc, and
Ferguson.
Refugee colonies have been es
tablished at Latour, Lexa, Barton
Junction, Helena Crossing, Helena,
Oneida, Lakevlew. Waban and
Elaine. The Mlseourl-Parlfic rail
way has set out 150 boxcars along
Its tracks for use of those who have
abandoned their homes. Most of
th refugees are negroes, although
there are many whites. The Red
Cross Is assisting the needy.
Ureatet Activity Is In
Southern Flood Area.
VICKHRL'RU, Miss., April 13
The Mississippi river guage here
today registers 62.8 feet, a rise of
two-tenths of a, foot In the last. 24
hours. Reports from all points In
the third Mississippi river levee
district stale that the greatest ar
tlvity prevails along the levees In
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louis
iana. The levee near L'ucra Landing.
Ark., Is being "topped" with aand
bags for a length of three miles,
raising the enbatikments to meet
the announced stages Indicated In
yesterday's foretset ot 51 feet at
Greenville and 53.6 st Vlcksburg.
both of which would establish new
high records.
Hmall slides on the railroad em
bankment at Arkansas City have
been repaired. Two miles of low
levee at Gaines Landing have been
topped with, sand bags. Three hun
dred feet of the landing at Panther
Forest which was built to standard
grade, also have been topped. The
leakage at that place haa been
stopped.
.MaJ, J. A. O'Connor, chief engi
neer of the third Mississippi river
dlstrlrt, has Issued warning to
all bouts, tugs and launches to slow
down to five miles an hour while
operating In the Yazoo ranal In
front of the city Boats on the
Mississippi are also cautioned to
run slowly when there Is danger of
throwing waves that will wash the
levees.
The water coming In Just south
of Brunswick, In the upper partj
or tne county, wnere mere is no
levee protection, and the back
water through the Yazoo tanal and
river, Is encroaching upon more
land every hour. The lower Kazoo
basin is almost a level stretch from
Yaioo City to Deer Creek, a dis
tance of 15 mtlea, and fro mV'leka
burg to Gary, in Charkey county,
a distance of 35 miles.
The imchita, river Is above flood
stage at Monroe, La.
MORE ADVANCES BV WAR
iivivici,' nnnv rrnivi.'n
WASHINGTON. April 13. Ap
proval of 83 advances for agricul
ture and livestock purposes aggre
gating 12.834,000 was announced
today bv the war finance corpora
tion. Distribution of the loana in-
fltlvses' t
Alabama $33,000; Georgia 1133,
000; North Carolina i:5,000,
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
M
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FOREST
RESERVE
MONEY liADMINISTRATIOIIi
Senate on His Plea Makes j Will Penalize Export Bus
Appropriation One of iness Is View of North
$575,000. I Carolinian.
COMMITTEE VOTED
DOWN THIS FUND
Notable Fight Is Won byjlf Adopted It Will End
North Carolina Senator All Talk of Tariff
for Amendment. j
WASHINGTON. April 1.1.
Senator Overman won a Potable
flht Irs the senate this afternoon
when hr offered an amendment
which war. adopted Increasing tin'
appropriation for ibe Appalachian
forest trservallon $500, "00 to
")75.000.
In explaining the need of the
money l.e said:
"Every dollar which Is proposed
to be appropriated by my amend
ment is needed and will he ex
pended In the purauance of law.
amendment which I have now
ie amendment which I have now
offered but by a narrow margin
ihe committee voted It down. All
of the members of the committee
were In favor of the principles In
volved and wera In favor of the
ap-propritttlon, hut voted It down
lv a narrow margin on the ground
that fo- the present this work
should ha delayed. I don't see
why the appropriation for thl
great purpose should be delayed
any more than appropriation! for
national parks or any other pro
ject shuuld he delayed.
"The house of representatives
has before It now a bill which has
hesn reported favorably hy the
agricultural committee of that
body ar.J which Is on the calen
dar, appropriating one million of
dollars for this purpose, whereas
tha amendment which 1 offer pro.
poses an appropriation ot only
H500.00D
Secretary nf Agrlcnlrur
A .so for Amendment
"We ate Informed by the com
mission on which the senate Is
represented by two senators and
the houte of representatives by
two members of that body, and of
wnlch the secretary nf agriculture
Is also a member that the appro
priatlor Is absolutely needed In
o-der that contacts which have
been made may be completed. Op
tl jns have been obtained on land
it a very low figure and If the
approprioilon provided for by my
amendment Is not. made the op
tions will expire and the govern
ment will have to pay twice as
mueh for the land as l hey csn get
it for tnder the present options.
"Representatives were here from
North Carolina, West Virginia and
all over the Appalachian region
and I think that everybody Is in
favor of this project. We have
impropriated every year from one
to two millions of dollars ever
sln.-e tin- original act was passed,
and now If is proposed practically
to leave nut th appropriation for
tne purvhnse of the lands) and to
provide i.nly n sufficient sum to
pay fo; the administrative ei
penses. I think the -ivork is be
ing done In acquiring the forest
lands Is en excellent thing: It Is
s conservation: everybody says I'
is right and the good work should
be carried on. and yet It is pro
posed ti let it wait for a vear.
The work which Is being don
along th!'. line Is for Ihe purpose
of conserving th water power In
the country and Increasing the
low of water in the navlgnblc
rtrrnms
"I think It rannot. h denied that
it is a. good work and one which
should proceed as the senators on
tne rnmi.ilssion recommend, as the
dopartmont recommend and th.i
secretary of agriculture. Mr. Wal
lace, recommends The forestry
associations all over the cnunlrv
have endorsed It and have asked
.is to apptoprlate for the purpose
'"in en to two millions of did
l..r. wl iir the amendment which
I have orrered" merely provides for
an appropriation of S.ino.flon."
THE JUDGES
For THE CITIZEN'S X" Word
Picture Puzzle Game Announced
A. J. HUTCHINS,
Principal Asheville High School.
V. R. PATTERSON,
Cashier Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.
MISS QUEENIA M. CARSON,
Principal Park Avenue School.
When the management of The Cltlien selected thee per
sonage from a multitude of possible arbitrators, they did so with
Iho knowledge that In any sort of a competition It Is neresearj'
to have the, most capable and broad-minded persons possible In
act as Judge. They have demoted their lives to railing which
has demanded deep thought and minute decisions and are) very
well adapted to ai t aa Judges in a contest of this kind.
With citizens of this caliber acting as judges, the- contest
ants In Tho Cltlien' "C" Word ran be assured that all will
be given qual consideration anil that a fair and Impartial de
cision w-IU he rendered.
The Judges will meet on or about April 20th and the an
nouncement of the. winner and correct list of words U bo pub.
llehed In the Issue of The lit lien just n,s soon after n the work
..an be accompllshM.
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TODAY
MEASURE BEGINS
MORE IDLENESS 18
HIS PREDICTION
Prosperity.
WASHINGTON, April 13. (BX,
the Associated Press. 1 The demo
cratic attack on the administration
tariff bill was opened today by
Senator Simmons of North Caro
lina. ranking member of the senJ
ate finance committee, who in a,
statement, characterised It as "tha
most un -American bin ever fram
ed.'' He predicted that its oper
ation would "penalize our export
business, which will mean In thu
end curtailment of production and
Increased unemployment on tha ,
farms. In the mine and In the fac
tories." '..
At th same time, senators r?
tho republican agricultural tariff
bloc held the first of a series of
meetings for the consideration ot
rates In the measure which wars
fixed bv the finance committee ma
jority at figures below those sug- r
rested by the bloc. Senator Good-,
ing, of Idaho, chairman of the
bloc said also that it was ths.pnf
pose to take up Amei lean -valuation
at the meetings.
Senate Kcnllinent For American
Valuation la Strong
"There Is a strong asmtiment Inl
the senate for American value-1
tlon" he said. "I do not want tm
put all of our members on record
as favoring It, but many of thent
ars"' strongly impressed with tha
principle." Pending a decision on ths ques
tion by ths bloc, Senator Gooding"
would not say whathsr a fight for
American valuation would bs made .
OB ths floor. He said howsvsr..
that It might bs difficult to liava
ths valuation basis changed in th
senate because of tha great task ;
that would be involved in retwrlt
Ing practically all of tha ad va
lorem rates In the bill.
At thoir session today, the bloo
members, after hearlnaj spokssmsn
for the southern tariff association,
decide to support ths Increaaed
rates asked' for by that association
on peanuts, rice and copra. Ths ,
association also urged that th du
ties on sugar be Advanced from
two rents to 2 1-3 cents a pound on
full duty and from l.0 to 3 cem
on Cuban sugar, but th bloo hs
yet to determine whether it will
support these Increases,
In his statement attacking that
tariff bill, which waa preliminary
to the minority report on the
measure. Senator Simmons said
that even a cursory examination
indicated that it. waa the highest
tariff bill ever written. He added
that a tariff "more unsultsd to
present conditions If we ar lo par-.,
tlclpat In world trad, could not
well have been framed."
"If it la adopted," continued
Senator flimmons In a formal
statement, "we will hsrdly heac
much more about republican tariff
bringing prosperity. It will be st,
least one republican t irlff that will
b condemned not as bringing
prosperity. but adversity. In
msnv instances it is excessively
higher than the Fayne-Aldrleh
with added provisions authorising
the President under certain condi
tion accorded agriculture Is con
In n limit of 50 ner cent.
Onlv Small Fraction of Duties
On Farm Products At-tlvei
"So far as tlio so-called protec
tion accorded agrurulture Is con
cerned, onlv a small fraction ot
the duties imposed on agricultural
product will be operative. They
would have no effect, good or bad.
The duties on a few- agricultural
products would remiU in an ad
vane in prices.
"The high and excessive duties
imposed on manufactured nroduct-t
would Immediately result in a
great increase in the prices of
Ihinga that th farmers buy. but
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