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"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HARDING, HARBORD, DEFEND
Jtnssinns VI
Favorable Answer By
Noon Or
UNLIKELY AS TO
i Vrenr.Yt arm Russians
Jfereak E.ead, in Discus
sing the Situation.
WANT RUSSIA TO
REDEEM FLEDGES
Statements Circulated,
Many Demands on Rus
sia Already Met.
LONDON, April 14. (By The
Associated Tress) A Reuter's
dispatch from Paris tonight
ivs a French semi-official state
ment. Issued at the close of to
day's meeting of the big four
of the Genoa conference, quoted
Prime Minister Lloyd George as
having declared that unless the
Russian delegation had given a
favorable reply by 11 o'clock
5
omorrow to the proposals pre
ented this week the Genoa con
erence. so far as the Russian
question was concerned, would
be ended.
GENOA. April 14 (By the As
sociated Press.) The bolshevik
(lfatis nnd the representatives
,if France to the economic confer
e,ic. broke bread together today
it the residence of Premelr Lloyd
George, and there has been an ap
preciable rise as a consequence in
the expectations that the cortfer
i nre may have good results, even
in the moat pessimisic quarteis
here.
The occasion for th meeting of
the soviet and French delegates at
iihle wns a conference which be
jran at lt):30 o'clock this morning
i d lasied throughout the day. In
which French, Russian. Belgian.
Lallan pud British representatives
participated and during which Mr.
I.ovd George invited all of them
P. luncheon.
The meeting was called by Mr.
l.injid George for a discussion of
tup Russian problem, with the pur
P isi: of clearing up uncertain
points in the Iondon experts' re
P .i t before the Russians present
liieir final reply to it.
This tarrying of the most vital
part of the business of the con
ference Into such an tnrormai
catherlrg. where personal contact
mav possibly remove mucn or uw
imosity that has been aispiayea
the public sessions, has created
eelirg in conference circles that
comntcmise may be arranged on
the Russian problem which will
,-iTord a fcatisfcatory working basis
for he reconstruction of Russia. -The
keynote of the allied posi
tion at the conference today was
that Russia first must satisfy past
pledge b'fore obtaining any con
cessions for the future. In other
words, Russia must recognize the
debts of the czarist government be
fore soviet claims against the allies
can be entertained
Tomorrow morning the experts
f the four Inviting powers, who
were ptesent at today's meeting,
"gain will gather at Mr. Lloyd
Gi orge'a villa and In he afternoon
t hey probably will be Joined by the
p inclpal delegates of the five
' nuntrles. Germany has not been
sKed to attend these private con
ferences as she was not a party
e the nnklng of the London ex
rerls' report. The straightening
out of the moot points in the re
port would be effected at infor
Tnll meetings bfeore Germany Is
vJled In. It had been expected
'Tat Russia would make her reply
') the report of the experts to
norow, but this eply now has been
?r.rponod Indefinitely. !
The Russians have caused a
tatament to be circulated through i
M. Rakovsky, the Ukrainian pre
mier an.d other delegates, to the
effect that. Russia already has en
sited laws and made court re
forms and regulations affecting
f Jreigners residing in Russia which
meet many of the criticisms of the
London experts' ' report regarding
e soviet government, and that
ney also have expressed a willing
ness to acknowldege pre-war debts
flid signified their purpose to erase
their claims against the allies arls
from the operations of the
Wrmnge Denekln and Tudenltch
i:m!ts s gainst the soviet regime
the hilled war claims against
rtussla ere wiped out.
MVERGIXO OPINION IV
"BIO FOUR" CONFERENCE
GENOA, April 14. (By The As-
oeiated Press.) Divergencies of
,on over Kussia are reported
have developed at the meeting
! morning of the economic con
ference's "toig four" for discussion
of the Russian problems.
The participants were Prime
Minister Lloyd George, of Great
rtriuih, Vice-Premier Barthou, of
France. Foreign Minister Schan
r, of Italy, and Foreign Minister
-'aspar of Belgium. Tha Italian
delegation afterward confirmed the
report that the document drawn
r by the allied, experts on London
with the question of Russia, which
has been ths center 'of so much
discussion had not been indorsed
by the various allied governments.
Ths Italian expert, indeed, had
ilsapproved tt those clauses of the
GOMPRQMIS
RUSSIAN PROBLEM
list I, mo
Quit Meetl"
illOOUGilHEIS
L
"Preliminary and Local
Conferences" Under Way
He Understands.
RESTRAINING WRIT
GIVEN BY COURT
Union Men Still Gaining
Strength in the Penn
sylvania Fields.
WASHINGTON. April 14 Upon
j leaving the White House after a
j conference with President Harding
I today. Attorrjey-General Daugher-
ly sxid he had gained an impres-
sion that "preliminary and local
' conferences" were now going on
. betvrecn local unions of coal
: ::.-!nra and the operators In bitu
' n-.inous fields. He intimated that
t'o'e Impression had been gained
; from contact which he had with
' ,i:f?e;nt parties on his recent trip
to lr.dianapolis. The visit there
i was occasioned by his desire to
i get in touch with legal aspects of
the governments prosecutions
aimed at the miners' union officials
and coal operators charged with
violating anti-trust laws.
White house officials later 'dis-1
euased briefly the coal situation,
and intimated that the govern
ment might In the future have
proposals to submit to the con
flicting parties.
President Harding and his nd-
IConlinuei Pff Twfll
T BUILDINGS
IN DUBLIN HELD
BY OPP
Anti-Treaty Forces Stage
Biggest Coup Effected
by Them Yet.
DUBLIN, April 14 (By The As
sociated Press) Early this morn
ing the biggest coup yet affected
by the anti-treaty party wan car
ried Out. Some 300 armed men
marching In two forces seized the
four court buildings, formerly the
seat of the national court of jus
tice and ths four courts hotel near
by. No opposition was encountered.
Two or three constables on duty
were arrested but were liberated
later.
Guests at the hotel were ejected
and the two buildings were forti
fied, passersby being pressed into
service, filling sand bags and pil
ing us stacks of books and docu
ments. The seizure was reminiscent of
Easter week, 1916, when the same
buildings were beaeized and simi
larly fortified.
Great alarm was caused In Dub
lin when the events of the early
morning ibedame knownj, lasting
until the information was vouch
safed by the anti-treaty men that
the buildings had been taken be
cause they were more fitted for
their headquarters than the pres
ent quarters In Rutland Square.
This explanation, however, failed
to reassure many people who are
apprehensive that the adjournment
yesterday of the peace conference
may prove significant, especially
as it is alleged that the Independ
ents gave no guarantee that acts of
violence would be avoided.
MORE FORCES ARE ADDED
TO THE UNION ELEMENT
PITT3BUROH. April 14. Con
tinued closing of non-union mines
in Fayette county by organizers of
the United Mine Workers were re
ported tonight by Vice-President
P. T. Fagan at headquarters here.
No Frlck coke company mines
were added to the list affected by
the strike today.
Latest additions to the union
ranks, he said, had been made in
the Indian Creek region where six
Independent mines, employing
about 1.200 men were closed. Ef
forts will be made by the leaders
to form the strikers Into local un
ions of the mine workers tomor
row.
Mr. Fagan said his reports from
Westmoreland county Included the
closing of 15 mines yesterday and
today, bringing the total of closed
mines to 35 and striking miners to
about 16,000. .
PhilH) Murray, International
vtce-preildent of the United Mine
Wofkers of Amenta, who Is here
to spend Kaster with .nts family,
today predicted there "will b a
serious bituminous coal shortage
throughout ths country inside of
four weeks.
Without attempting to minimize
the magnitude or the struggle
ahead of the union forces, Mr.
Murray, said the continuation of
a 100 per cent strike among the
union miners, with steady acces
sions to the strike ranks in the
non-union fields Indicates "certain
MP
COA
MEN NEGOTIATING
GOUR
TO
success for our cause."
DUE
CRITICISM
OF STATE'S TAX
5
People Don't Want to
Pay for Improvements,
Should Ban Bonds.
THINK REPUBLICANS
START COMPLAINTS
Morrison Calls Attention
to Cheap Cost of Big
Bond Issue.
crnziM kiwi nriiAiT
TIRROfternH HOTSL
It SBOCg HRKLEX)
RALEIGH. Auril 14. To ea.se
the minds of the fearful. Governor
Morrison todav called attention to
the low cost of the $S. 700. 000 bond
Issue for extending the state's ed
ucational and chirlta'oie institu
tions. Tax-paying time has called
from the pockets revenue for the
counties, and the state is receiving
an undeserved amount of criticism
and false allegations as to taxes
over which it has no control.
The itnercst annually at 5 per
cent on the construction bonds will
be 1335,000.' Not one cent of prop
erty tax money will be used to
meet this additional exinense, one
third of the franchise tax or one
third of the inheritance tax being
ample every year to pav the in
terest. The bond issue is merely
an Investment in a better educa
tional system and better charitable
institutions and the masses of the
people w ill pay nothing towards its
cost .
The state levies no tax on prop
erty whatsoever, the governor
again would remind the people. As
a matter of fact, when it comes to
general taxes, the average citizen
meets only the income tax in so
far as the state is concerned. The
state raises the remainder of its
revenue from special taxes, lnher
Itanre. franchise, insurance, gaso-
line taxes and other special sourc
es. Indicating the way in which it
gets money, two larate corporations
will pnv to the state more money
in taxes than 82 counties.
As to the county taxes, the gov-
CiMfri n Pngt Tiwl
IS L
TO
REST AFTEii
Delegations From Wash
ington and All Over State
Attend Obsequies.
NEW BERN, N. C, April 14.
Business was suspended this after
noon and hundreds of persons
crowded the First Baptist church
to pay final tribute to Representa
tive K. M. Brinson, who died yes
terday after a long illness. The
funeral also was attended by num
erous friends of Mr. Brinson from
all parts of North Carolina, as well
as special delegations from the na
tional senate srrd house of repre
sentatives. Scores of persons were
unable to enter the church and re
mained outside during the services.
The services were conducted by
Rev. W A. Ayers, pastor of the
First Baptist church, assisted by
Rev. Daniel G. McKlnnon, rector
of Christ Episcopal church, and
Rev. J. N. H. Summerell, of the
Presbyterian church.
MANY ASPIRANTS ALREADY
WORKING TO SUCCEED HIM
WASHINGTON, April 14. The
death nf Reoresentatlve S. M. Brin
son precipitates a bitter political
fight In the thira congressional
district, where many aspirants are
already at work. No sooner was
the funeral of Mr. Brinson over
than did a campaign tor his seat
In the house begin.
Here are persons looked upon as
candidates: C. L. Abernethy, of
Newbern; Capt. Fitzhue Whitfield,
of Clinton; Matt Allen and Col.
John D. Langston, of Goldsboro;
Dr. R. L. Crr, E. J. Hill and
Rivers Johnson, of Warsaw and
ex-Sheriff Hargett. of Jones.
Certain Incidents within the next
few days may indicate who the
winner will be. It Is said here that
Abernethy, an old tms runner in
that district, has a fine show this
time. Much depends on the candi
dates against him. ' Of course if
Wayne is to start two and Duplin
three candlates and Craven one
the Abernethy stock will lse, for
he has proven himself a very good
runner in former campaigns.
H Is expected that a special elec
tion will be held so that the newly
elected member can serve out Mr.
RHnann's cresent term. The man
who wins in that would likely win
without a contest in November tor
the 68th congress.
MORE NAMES ADDED TO ROLE
THIRD DISTRICT ASPIRANTS
ClttCIW NSWt
TAssoioras notsl
IB UROCK lARliSK)
RALEIGH, April 14 The names
of Thomas D. Warren, fprmjr
chairman of the democratlo' state
commttteerand Col. Jno. D. Lang
ston, Goldsboro attorney, have been
added to dozen other Thin) dis
trict democrats as likely candidates
for the seat In congress.vocatod by
the death of Mr. Brinson. Colonel
Langston is a law partner of Matt
H. Allen, who has been consiaeiea
a probable candidate for some
time.
Raleigh democratic leaders are
intensely interested in tne political
situation "In the bloody" Third,
resulting from the death of Con
gressman Brinson. The district's
hi
ANSWERED
BISON
LENGTHY
ES
Disquiet Rules
Among Palestine
Jewish Circles
Arabic Press Urges Organ
ized Attacks to End
Homeland Enterprise
JERUSALEM. March 28 (Cor
respondence the Associated Press.)
Open advice to the Arabs is be
ing given by Palestine, the lead
ing Jaffa Arabic dally, to copy
the Egyptian example and orga
nize real attacks so as to compel
the British government to abolish
the Balfour declaration making
Palestine a national homeland for
the Jews.
This, couplpd with Lord North
ellffe's assertion made while he
was in this country that tho a was
bound to be an upheaval in Pal
estine soon, is causing rreal dis
quietude In Jewish circles.
Easter-time always has been an
anxious period in Palestine. Even
in Turkish days special troops had
to be concentrated In the large
cities to guard against disorder
among the Christians and Mos
lems. Now that the Chriv.'aus
and followers of Mohammed nre
politically united against trie Jews
however, the latter and them
selves In great danger. Thy still
remember that the Jerusalem dis-
turbanee and the troubles at lsf
fa took place during Easter week.
The proposed reduction of British
officials serving In the f'a'cstine
adftiinlstratlom and their substi
tution by Jewish offlcals a!no is
helping to aggravate matters.
"Every British official removed
from Palestine," asserts the Ueit
I'l Makdes, a Jerusalem Arabic
dally, "means the tightening cf
the strangle hold of Zionists
among our government. We must
resist such a move with IoCe,
even with the last drop of Arab
blood."
OF
CITY
ARE INUNDATED
Thousands Driven From
Their Homes at Beards
town, HI., Friday.
NEW ORLEANS, April 14.
With the crest of the Mississippi
within a few inches of ths top
of the levees here and a forecast
by the weather bureau indicating
an, additional rise, every flood pro
tective agency In the city was on
the alert today to cope with any
emergency.
However, government engineers
in charge of the levees, dock
boards and experienced rlvermen
were unanimous In declaring that
there is no danger whatever
threatening In the lower reaches
of the river. -
Today's forecast that a stage of
22.6 feet, six-tenths of a foot
higher than the previous high
record established In 1916, will be
reached here, caused no appre
hension or alarm among the levee
officials who insist the levee
could stand even a greater strain
but preparations were made to
meet any cmergenry.
Reports today from Plaque
mine, La., where a newly con
structed section of levee had
shown signs of weakening stated
that the engineers had won their
fight and no further trouble was
anticipated.
Governor John M. Parker to
day sent telegrams to the police
officials in the river parishes ask
ing them to give every assistance
possible in helping to strengthen
the levees during the emergency.
The governor also ordered that
all livestock be kept off the em
bankments. The lower sections of Arkansas
City were reported flooded today
to a depth of several feet. The
business section is above the back
water, however.
SECOND UPWARD CLIMB
IS LOOKED FOR IN MV.MPHIS
MEMPHIS. Tenn.. Anril 14
The Mississippi river, after falling
slowly for two weeks from a neak
stage of 42.6, was stationary here
today at a height of 40.2 and ex
pected to start Its second upward
climb within -the next 36 hours
as a result of the spring flood now
moving down the waterway. The
second rise Is expected to bring a
crest stsge of close to 42 feet,
seven feat above flood stsge at
Memphis within the next 10 days.
Reports from the, levee lines in
the Memphis district -from Cairo
to Arkansas City Indicated that
all the embankments were now
in good shape and believed by
engineers capable of withstanding
the added flood pressure.
ILLINOIS RIVER STILL
ON RISING TIDE FRIDAY
BEARDSTOWN, 111., April 14.
Waters of the Illinois river con
tinued rising today and three
fourths of the population of this
city of 8.600 had been driven
from their homes or were resid
ing in their second story rooms.
Half f the area of . the city is
now tinder water.
Railroad tracks of the Chicago.
Burlington and Qulncy. the only
road still able to operate trains
here, wer threatened by the ris
ing waters, A force of S00 men
worked to maintain the roadbed.
Another large force was at work
on the south Beardstown levee
which protects 6,000 acres of
wheat1 lands.'
During; the night 30 more fam
ilies wer compelled to leave their
homes and Join the refugees in the
high lands. Some difficulty Is be
ing experienced in maintaining
sanitary conditions, as many of
the sewers have been broken, flo
far it Is difficult to estimate the
damage but valuable, stocks in
several stores have been ruined.
Crest of the flood Is not expected
LOWER
1
ARKANSAS
! for another day at least.
REFERENDUM
DE PROVIDED
s
Measure to Legalize Act
ion Passes First Read
ing on Friday.
ALL COMMISSIONERS
BACKING MOVEMENT
Double Numbefl of Re
quired Petitioners Ask
for Election.
A referendum ordinance, rsjling
for a new registration and special
election on the proposed bond is
ue of one million dollars passed tno
fltst reading at the hoard of city
commissioners yesterday morning
The referendum ordinance will be
redrafted and the registration and
election ordered following the
third reading, it was stated, and
the voters of the city will have an
opportunity to voire their approval
or disapproval of the bond issue
through the ballot box.
Commissioner K. L. Fltapatrlck
moved the adoption of the refer
endum ordinance nnd It was sec
onded by May.ir Gallatin Roberts.
Mayor Roberts Mated that he
would personally vote for tne
bond Issue and lend his support.
Commisoaonei" Htapatrick vnjeed
also hlg approval of the proposi
tion and declared lie has always
favored parks for the city.
ft. J. Sherrlll. commissioner of
public works, stated yesterday af
lernoon thai he did not know the
referendum ordinance was to be
placed before the commissioners ai
the meetig yesterday morning and
he was detained at the site of the
automobile tourist camp. He de
clared that he Is heartily in favor
mi placing the bond Issue before
the people for their uplnion.
Charles G. Lee acted as spokes
man for the citizens present and
presented the referendum ordi
nance, stating that a tolal of 2.139
names were signed to the petitions.
Under the section of the law gov
erning the passing of ordinances
upon the petitions of citizens it Is
cited that the petitions may be
signed by electors who would be
entitled to vote for a successor to
the present mayor.
The number of signatures to the
petitions as required, It is declared.
U 36 per ,cejH,pf the.number of all
votes cast for all candidates for
mayor at the last municipal elec
tion. According to city officials,
this would mean only 1031 names
would have been necessary to call
the election and that over double
the number has been secured.
Many Attend the Meeting
Of the Board
Those present at the meeting
yesterday morning were: .1. V.
Martin, Mrs. Florence C. Martin.
Mrs. Curtis Bvnum R. H. MoUuf
fle. Charles G. Lee, R. R. Williams,
Rev. Dr. R. .1. Bateman, A. G.,
Barnett. K. ('. Greene. Wilbur
Devendorff, W. M. Smathers, N.
Bucltner. Don Kllas. Dr. E. B.
Glenn. W. L. Brooker. S. G. Ber
nard and Klngsland Van Winkle.
Mr. Lee was the first speaker
and In an able, manner presented
the referendum ordinance and the
petitions to the board of city com
mlssloers. R. R. Williams made a
short tailc in the interests of the
bond issue and in a strong man
ner presented the needs for city
parks to take care of the children
of the city so that It would not be
necessary for them to play in the
streets, where the danger of pass
ing automobiles should be reckon
ed with,
8. G. Bernard requested that
the county registration books be
used in obtaining the sentiment
for the bond Issue and said the list
could be purged of those not qual
ified to vote when the election la
called. He also mentioned the In
crease and taxes and declared the
referendum ordinance as presented
carried no provisions for the funds
of 130.000 to $40,000 per year to
provide the upkeep and expense of
the proposed building program.
Mr. Bernard stated that he had al
ways paid hjs taxes and mentioned
the increase in tax rate the bond
issue would mean.
I Mr. Williams again took the
floor and urged that a new regis
tration be called, stating that It
was necessary a fair test of the
sentiment ot the people as It. would
mean they would have to register
before thev could vote. He declar
ed the opposition would also have
an equal oipiport unity to show their
strength on the merits of the bond
Issue.
Klngsland Van Winkle request
ed that the bond issue be looked
upon as a business proposition and
not as a sentimental problem, de
claring that it was more than "sob
and sigh." He further declared
that If a new registration Is call
ed, he doubted the validity of the
former registration books for the
municipal election.
He also called attention to the
Improvements needed for the city
hall and urged that thoughtful
consideration be given beforw It is
decided to place a bond Issue of
oqe million dollars before the peo
ple. Mayor Rcberts pointed out that
the petitions signed by more than
the required number called for a
new registration.
Rev. Dr. R. J. Bateman stated
that he was not prepared to pre
sent any financial or business facts
on the bond Issue and declared
the sentimental side of the prop
osition should not be forgotten.
He stated that oply recently he
came near running over a child in
an automobile, which would have
meant sorrow to himself and the
parents of the child for the re
mainder of their lives. He urged
that parks and playgrounds be
provided and also stressed the ne
cessity ott the other parts of the
referendum ordinance.
Witbur Devendorf. manager of
the Battery Park hotel, declared
rmH4 a fto' TimI
MILITAR Y PLANS
Warding Support Claim For
Naval Enlisted
Least 86,000
WASHINGTON. April 14 --President
Harding, m his tin! public
litleranrn on the TJ'J.I nnv.il Mil.
declared In a letlei pi enroled to
day to the house that while Hie
decision must f with cmmrcsH be
would lie Rieaily l!sappointed. .i i
he helieved the coimiiv would !o
if the enlisled forre was cut lie
low 86.000. j
The opinion was not scut gra
tuUously. h was kiu'ii in ii'-
SHMIPH in rt IC'U,-ni. I'M ill, i i -n
ident's view hv Kcpresenin 1 1 e
Longworth. Ohio, one of the lead-,
era In the fight to defeat the. pro-j
po.al In the bill limiting the force
to 67,OH0 There had been uoof-i
tidal statements to the effect ihat'
the President opposed a drastic i
reduction in personnel. hihI Ilia:1
he stood for the figure proposed!
in the MrArthur amendment. I
In presenting Ilio letter toward!
the close of an all day debate.1
Mr. Longworth said he was glad
to accept the challenge from:
friends of the measure as framed i
to Hnd out what the President!
wanted and to let the house know.
Harding Snys Time Not
ItllK' for Ifcvpcr Cut.
The President's letter bearing
tne (late or today follows
"My Dear Congressman Lons
wort h :
"I have lo acknowledge your let
ter of Inquiry addressed lo me on
the tenth Instant. If 1 were to
address the congress formally I
could say only what I have al
ready said Informally because I
am well persuaded that It Is not
wise to make so drastic a cut In
the naval appropriations as has
been proposed In the measure now
pending In the house.
"I do not riouht the good fjl'.h
of the committee majority In be
lieving a suitable navy can be
maintained under the llmltal'ons
fixed In the pending bill, and I
am heartily In accord with eviry
consistent effort to deepen the cut
in governmental expenditures. At
the same time. I must believe in
the good faith of the navy depart
ment nnd our naval advisers who
sny very emphatically that It Is
Impossible to maintain wlthlr. the
proposed appropriations, the stan
dard set for our navy which was
made the base of the Internatlnn-
iii
TARIFF SHOULD
E
Quoted as Believing It
Should Be Enacted Be
fore Bonus Measure.
WASHINGTON, April 14.
President Harding was d'evlaired
today at the White House to be
of the opinion that tariff legisla
tion should be given precedence In
the senate over tne soldiers bonus.
Although It was made dear that
the President had received no re
quest from republican leaders in
ths senate for advice as to which
measure should be taken up first.
it Is understood that the views "f
both the chief executive and t
senatorial leaders coincide inTWs
respect.
I'nder present plans the tariff
will be taken tin In the senate
next Thursday while the finance
committee takes up the bonus bill
with the possibility that It may
make radical changes In It as it
was passed by the house. When
the bonus measure has been re
ported to the senate It will be tak
en up for consideration, during
lulls in the tariff debate. Tub bo
nus bill Is expected to be readv
for senate consideration in about
a fortnight.
Benjamin C. Marsh, managing
director of the Farmers National
council declared in a statement to
night that the tariff bill reported
by the senate finance committee
was "the worst of th,e many gold
bricks handed farmers by the pres
ent administration.
'The whole scheme of the tariff
bill as reported to the senate "he
added, "la evidently to permit
highly protected manufacturers to
continue the same profiteering
which they carried on during the
war. Whatever the text of the
tariff bill it Is clear that the du
ties levied on manufactured pro
ducts are on the American basis
cost ot production while those lev
led on agricultural products are
on the basis of foreign cot of pro
duction." RYE AND SCOTCH K)fND
ON SHIP KNTERING.WMTHAM
NEW YORK. April 14 The
two masted schooner W. F. Dodge
id tn h hound from Nassau. In
ih. Tthmaa for 'HI Pierre. Mi -
uuelon. with a load of liquor, was
seized by a police patrol an she
was entering tno narrows eariy
today. The police said they found
25 barrels of rye whiskey and
403 cases of Scotch. The vessel
was flying the British flag. The
police ald no documents were.
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PASSENGER TICKET OFFICES
OPENED BV AIR. IANK
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn
April
14. Keeping pace with the er
l",f
progress, an airplane company
which commercializes In trans
portation, has opened a downtoan
passenger ticket office here.
Under the sales rule, tickets
are transferable. For :nstance. a
passenger on a trip by air to Chi
cago, turn hi return ticket over
to some one in Chicago who will
make the return flight, while he
may contlnu on his way.
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TAKE PRECEDE C
Force 0( At
Men In Letter
t.il enfetence an, I which s:nil.ird
up hae proclaimed to the wo; 1,1.
of cour.M' the decision nutsi he
i:h C'Oigress. but 1 should n t be
! frank mi replinn to join iununj
I if ! ilid not say that I sh;;il be ,
.KicHtly disappointed, ancl I bc-
lire the coun'r will be fciea'U l
disappointed. If i he ap;u ..pi intion
' to w hich ihc navy must ami w 1!
j.'ldhfi'e. is leiliiced to thu P";nt!
I where the limitation "of enlisted i
men and appreu! Ices is below
No presentation of tne suii-l
Htli'ii. which ha come to my no
tice, has served to alt -r tint
opinion
"I itnnateiy perhaps, the lower
ftsureK proposed may bo r-vir'ied
and I hope it will be possible
through later interna: ional o-ncerl
but the trend toward peacr and
' security ought to be tn III ml;-'
isiablisheii before fcotnu: bcoiti
j Ihe limitation to which we ore
: t;l idly committed at the nr.crn.i
Uonal conference.
" cry trulv yours.
"WAllltKN ii. HARDING."
I The vote on Ihe enlisted provl
I ainn section will come tomorrow,
j on the eve of the Imttle both sides
j tonight still were claiming vic
' tory.
"Kverythlng is due anil the bill
ns written will pass, said Chair
man Kellcy, who is In charge of
Ihe measure.
Will Win, Says M' Arthur,
I'nlotw Supporters Lcjive.
"We will win unless tno many
of our supporters leave town for
Kaster, said Representative Mc
Art hur
mr ot Oregiin. republican
iher of ihn naval committee.
mem
ready with nn amendment pro
viding for 86,000 men the moment
the section Is reached.
Friends of the "hlg navy" had
rlannpit early today to force the
fight oer until next week, but
Chairman Kelley resisted all at
tempts to delay. When the
measure was called up to be read.
Item by Item, the clerk had bare
ly mined a page when the light
marled on the enlisted question
and It raged unceasingly until
night. In the end the house,
worn out by hours of talk, quit
nine pages ahead of the disputed
provision.
One amendment wac accepted
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HOE PURCHASE
IS EXEMPT
ALL TAXES
Saves for Borrower and
Lender, Erwin States
in Address.
Notes, mortgages and other evi
dences ot Indebtedness given in
good faith for the purchase price
of a home, when the purchase
prices does not exceed $3,000;
when the notes and mortgages
shall not run for less than flvs
years or more than 20 years and
the Interest rats shall not exceed
five snd one-half per cent, shall he
exempt from taxation of any kind.
,larcus Erwin, state senator snd
ey, stated In an address be
fore members of the Ashevllle Real
Estate Board, st the Chamber of
Commerce last night.
The meeting was the regular
monthly session and one ot the
outstanding features was the an
nouncement that the Ashevllle
body Is now affiliated with the Na
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards, which Includes at. least
300 organizations throughout the
I'nlted States.
Vorne Rhoades, forest supervisor
made a short and interesting talk
on the future water supply, deal
ing with the forest problem.,.
In speaking on the subject of
taxation, Htate Senator Erwin
brought out facts and figures from
the laws of 1919, which several
real estate men assert have here
tofore passed unnoticed.
According to the old method,
previous to the 1919 tax laws, Mr.
Erwin stated, a loan of $S,000 at
the rate of six per cent carries In
terest of $180 per year, the pur
chaser of the home pays a county
tax of 84 cents on the $199 valtio
tlon and a city tax of $1 on the
00 valuation, a total tax levy of
SI. 84 on the 1100 valuation,
amounting to I&6.20. or a sum total
cost of 1235.20 to the borrower
The holder of the notes and
mortgage pays the same tax on the
money loaned, (solvent credits,) as
the borrower
I55.20. At this rate
I he nolnted out the borrower Is
'paying at the rate of .0784 per
cent on his loan and tne lenaer is
ceding a net rate, after tax re
duction, only .041 per cent on his
money
He declared that If the new tax
law Is applied on a $3 00" loan
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per cent is charged, the borrower
will pay f I n 5 per year, with no
taxes and will save J70.20.
At the same time, he stated, al-
i trMiisrn ine inuer win rctcoD uin.y
I 1 a V .ym ,,,vci.7i. ,,,, ,
money, ne win ne exempt, irom
paving tax on this home purchase
loan and will save $40.20.
His description of how this ap
plication of the lax law will save
money for both the borrower and
lender was received with marked
attention on the part of those
present and it Is expected It will
bo applied to many loans in the
future, it wss ststed last night.
LOAN
I
TI01 ARMY
POLICY QUESTION
IS DEVELOPING
Mission Must Be Changed'
or Men Requisite Pro
vided, Declared.
ARMY STRAINED TO ,
BREAKING POINT)
Unpreparedness Is Blam
ed for Part of Pres
ent War Debt.
WASHINGTON. April 14. (Br
the Asdoclated I'rem.i The que- ,
t on of nillit.u y preparedness arose '
today in the senate appropriations)
lominittee during its consideration
of the army appropriation bill.
Discission of the stiMect was brief
but senator, said ihe question of
a nitlonal policy had grown out Of
the tight over the house reduction
in the size ,,f the armv.
Major-General J. G. Harbord.
ibpiitv chief of staff, and Brlga-I
dier-General Win. lAsslter, In
charge of military operations and
training, appeared before the com
niillee to preent the war depart
ment's views on the subject ot the
house cut. the former insisting that
the organisation was strained to
the breaking point now, under the)
forced reduction of a year ago,
and the latter describing the plan'
adopted, by the department for the)
building up, at low expense, the
fijLU'es required In a national emer
gency.
If provision Is not made for '
160.000 men," said General Har
bord, "then we who are charged :
with operation and maintenance of
the work must ask congress to re-l
state for us the mission of the)'
army."
The statement followed a sertea;
of questions by Senator Hitchcock.'
democrat. Nebraska, who contend
ed that the "European idea" of
prona redness had been proved
wrong by the world wax. General
Harbord declared that the United,!
States would have saved mujah J '
money upon which It Is now pay;
Ing Interest If it had been proper's
ly prepared for war. The work
done by the American army, he)
contended, was at extraordinary
expense and would have availed
nothing had not gallant little'
France held the line unJJl We got) .
oijr machinery going. , , "
Mr. Hitchcock argued that thr
Unltd States; had "fooled" all Eu
rcpe in getting actively and effec ;
tively into the fray in less than a,
year. To this, the general answer
ed that had the preparations taken' ,
place ahead of the declaration of
war, Germany "mlrht have felti
different about engaging us."
The Difference) 1 jumped Into f
I m mouse Public Debt
"We did It in a year, true," con
tlnued General Harbord, but had
we lived up to the national de
fense tot. carried out Its terms In
good faith, we certainly would'
have saved Immense sums that)
now enter Into the public debt
upon which we are paying 195 1."
000,000 interest annually."
General Harbord pressed the)
need for officers and men to d
'whit the public expects of us." It
Is the work outside of the actual!
army functions that require the
extra personnel, he declared, addv
Ing that congress, by its apuroprU
a Lions, and otherwise, had shown!
that It believed such work waar
worthwhile and thus the army hut
come to regard It as "our mission."!
He reiterated that to cut down thss1
strength to 115,000 as proposed byl
the house meant that "something,'
somewhere would have to cracki
would have to go undone." '
A potential army of 2,000,000))
men Is the goal set by the wart
department In laying Its plans foi(
national defense, according w
General Lftsslter. The 2. 000,00
men" army would be composed ttfl,
three forces, he suid. "one-sixtht
being assigned to the regular,
two-sixths to the national guardtl
and three-sixths to the organise
reserve. As in the world war, lit
lime of hostilities, these forces!
would be at once merged into a
homogeneous entity, under unified,
federal control. j
If the broad plan on whlolL
work is now progressing is abanJ
doned. he warned the committee
the United t:ates "will have to
face In the next war. the same cha-t
otic conditions as heretofore."
The present authorized strength
of UO.O0O men, the witness saJdv
permitted the department to main
tain only 89.108 aa Infantry and,
9.17 8 as cavalry troops ready fori
instant service nearly (0,000 men
being required for overhead, ad
minlstrative und Instructive duties
of various sorts. 1
Since the tactical units are at
present below full strength, even
this theoretical available force ot
Infantry and cavalry Is larger than
could be actually depended upon
in case of immediate need, he add'
ed.
KING CONST.VNTINK SEIZED
WITH ATACKS; IS BETTER
ATHENS, April 13. (By thei
Associated Press.) King Con,
stantlne was seized With a sudden!
attack of vomiting at noon today
(Thursday) similar to that ha
suffered last summer at ReM
Shehr. while touring the GreelO
war front. He was In a state ot
exhaustion after the attaek bus
a bulletin Issued this evening
his physicians said he had almost
recovered, i j
BILL EXTENDING USE OF
FEDERAL RADIO IS SIGjftSD)
WASHINGTON. April H.-4t!Kt
bill extending use of the govern-;
ment's radio facilities for commsiH
rial snd press purposes until Junni
80. 1925, was signed today by!
President Harding. j
The 'bill, given executive approv-j
a) today, does not apply to mes-
sages to China.
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