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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER H PAGES TODAY WASHINGTON. April 20 Forecast North, South Care.: Fair Fritfay, pr0o. Sat, tlowyl rising tm. .Tenn.:Falr with rising ttm. Friday and Saturday. DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NO RTH CAROLINA" ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 5734 TE DEMOCRA CY RENEWS PR OGRESS PLEDGE Gerinany Will Accept Allied Ultimatum On DELEGATION SAID TO B E D I V I D E Di ITS POLICY Russian Position on Ex pert Report Not to Block Negotiations. 3uSS-GERMAN PACT WAS TO BE SECRET Declared to Have "Leak ed" Through Indiscrete Communists. GENOA. April 20. (By The As nociatcd .Jress) The economic confrrcnW was tonight rithout a definite, settlement of the Russo Gcrnian Incident after a day given ever to private conversations, con ferences between the Germans and Russians and all sort."Tbf ententes, and a great assembly of the world's preps, called by Premier Lloyd George, who addressed the news paper representatives of 40 nations and announced that the Germans would accept the conditions, im- 2 fed by the allies and that the Issian attitude toward the Lon n experts' report would be such that further negotiations would be possible. After Mr. Lloyd George had made his statement, the Germans announced that they still were con Kidcring their reply to the note of the big and little ententes denying them admission to discussions (if the Russian question unless tht Husso-Oerman treaty was rescind ed, ur at least amended and ap proved by the conference. The Germans are said to be di vided In their delegation, this is the reason for their delay in com ing to a decision for submission to the allies. The Russians also have withheld ' official publication of their reply to the London experts' report, which had been promised for today.' - . In short, the day closed with no definite advance over the position the previous day, but with a gen eral feeling that the Germans will take an attitude which will make the situation easier and pave the ay for a conference agreement on ine uussian problem. One of the Italian delegates said J the German Answer wan pxnecteil Kriday morning at which, time Sig- nor schanzer, the Itallaji foreign minister, would convene a meeting "f the allies together with Ru mania, Poland, Switzerland and Kwertcn, for art exchange of ideas "n tuo Russian renlv which rnav delivered by then. Ificcording to the French spokes- I ft tonight thtk H r, In iT-it o f ,i n f the allied powers, not France, iiflor the announcement of the fiUMo-German treaty had prepared t resolution for adjournment of the on Terence. The delegation brought me resolution to the meeting which drew up the" protest to Ger many, hut beinir satisfied with tho UPON Prent Vh; 'oluVlnn Lm " '"rnment or confess Its Impotence pre?ont the resolution Tills prtolt Trench-- were not so optmistic as Ulovd rioot-f-o' rrrtainlv h'rflnro ; not willing to pay a nrico with out limit merely to bring about a iiircessful conference. As indica tive of the confusion here, he ex plained that the French Informa tion tonight was that the Germans "light decide to go back to Berlin, With tllA iinrlerntnndlno' thai they should return to Genoa when their participation In the deliber- "tions was required. 'I'TtMANS AfTKn Tf) AVOID 'IT-ARAXCR OF DISIXJYALTV f JtUF,NOS AIRB:S, April 20 -(By Associated Press) The Russo- 'j'.rnian treatv orlelnallv wu In- tended to be kept secret, La Na- -'On s Rome corresnondent in a dls- I'.'lcll 1n him nonAt toHav cinvs hfl I'Ss learned from trustworthy urcep. News nf its sliming, he leaked out in conference clr l'ies tliroueh tho Indiseretion of the '"than rnmmiinisFi tn whom the Russian delegates to the economic fi'tifcrenca divu4sred it Therennnn th (iprmflnn. in or- der fo avoid suspicion of a disloyal ""Huue, decideu it was best to ' ommunlcate the treaty officially. 1 ne corresDondent names the 'ommunlst deputies, Graiiadel and tiombacci. areT among those to 'hom the treaty was confided. M'llNKON SAYS XtKGIMK XHXS TiKST FKIKXDS DOWN ATLANTA, gI, April 29. Hen Linooln .tohniMin. netrrn renub- 'i''.in nationni cnmmlhrAmati from Borgia, who came to attend ' a meeting of the John W. Martin O' tlon of Georgia republicans to ) critiebjed President Harding havinir vlnlirtAd natronage "Rieementa and "turning down his t friends,'' those who were first cpouso his cause and candi- Crfry. "AllVwc ask for W some little sov, some recognition," he said. It i; I fi H T v. n is SI NK IX tULLISIONj CUKW JlEoCX J I BPEx-hs kinva Anrll 20i fBv The Associated Press) Tho Mun- line steamer Aeolus, bound fom Rio Janeiro to Montevideo, "olllded with the British freighter Aro early today off the coast of ruguay, says a wireless message wcived at the Munson line omce ,,ere. The Aero sank, but all of nr crew were saved. The Aeolus, only slightly dam- J ... arrive flt HUNDREDS ARiVlED WITH RIFLES III B ELFAST FIGHT Gunmen Go Boldly Into Open in Worst Disorders Ever Seen There. MANIFESTcTlSSUED TO DAILEIREANN Labor Calls for One Day Strike and for Dail to Show Authority. EELIfAST, April 20.Bv the Associated l'rt-ss.)-The ' worst fighting Belfast has yet experi enced occurred ir the east end to night when several hundred men, all armed with rifles, participated The gunmen came boldlv into the open, lying fl.it on etrec-t corners and shooting frantically. A hot encounter also witnessed In the Short Strand district, where po ll no used machine guns freely. The total deaths through disorders here today were fifty wounded. DUBLIN,' April 20. i Bv the As sociated Tress.) Firing broke out tonight at 11:13 o'clock and at the hour of the Tiling of 'this dispatch was going on heavily at the Wel lington barracks. Beggarsbunh and elsewhere. MAXIFEKTED Dl, DEMANDS THAT lOUT A I THORITY DAIL ASM DUBLIN. April 20. (By the As sociated 1'ress. ) A manifesto is sued this evening by the labor par ty and tha trades uni..n congr:--calls for a one day strike and de mands that the dail eireann assert Its authority, reunite the army un der a single command and accept the responsibility of government or confess its impotence and mak? way for the people to decide the is suca. The manifesto says the lord mayor and the archbishop of Dub lin have bten requested to. Invito the representatives of the execu tive council of the dissident sec tion of the army (that headed by Roderick Roy O'Conner) to the adjourned session of the peace con ference between representatives of the free state and the republicans next Wednesday. U asserts that the labor party and the trades union congress have consulted the leaders of the con tending parties and forces and have been assured on all sides that many deeds of aggression and via. lenco were committed by groups or individuals without authority. Ev cry effort was being made to re- dtlce to a minimum military inter-1 ventlon in civil affairs. It i3 declared by the manifesto that It is for the dail eireann, when it meets next Tuesday to' reunite the army and bring it under a sin a Bin-) gle command so that it may defend the. nation and its liberaties against foreign intervention. "T'ue country demands that the dail should assert its authority and l accept the responsibilities of gov- ana muse way lor inn peopic, h declares The manifesto says the demand is made on behalf of 300.000 organized trade unionists and tens of thousands of other persons out side their ranks. Only Three Persons Arc Struck By Bullets. Notwithstanding almost con tinual firing throughout last night, the citizens of Dublin today were relieved to find that little 4amag9 had resulted to property and that only three persons had been struck by bullets. Buildings attacked, particularly tho telephone exchange, showed numerous marks but the offices ot the provisional government, whicli were under fire both from the front and the rear, escaped un scathed. Every 'night some dis turbance arises" 1n the vicinity of the government building as well is the Beggarsbush barracks, the headquarlerg of the official troops, but no serious attempt has been made to capture either i place, which a few men can hold against any forces not provided -with ar tillery. One aspect of the situation which is regarded as sinister, is revealed In a statement published by au thority of Rory O'Connor that the section of the army operating un der his executive is not attacking any barracks in Dublin or under Beggarspush control. O Connor i has been so candid in his frank ad- minions of resDonsibtlltv for histfost down to meet hte size of the acts, having owned up Immediately that he carred out the assault on the Freeman's Journal and that he has directed daily destruction of copies of the independent, in pun lshment for its refusal to carry outMhis disparity between, manufac his orders, inai nia ueniai oi knowledge of the attacks on bar racks has had much weight with nponle who assert that if O'Connor was connected Wltn tne nnks he vrould admit It. The. conclusion drawn by those who ac cept O'Connor's word is that Bome force owing no control to any fac tion is operating Independently 'dl"" the provisional, govern- (li "- !TvUY DENIED HAIL; IS REMANDED FOR TRIAL 'MIAMI, Fla Aprtl 20. Circuit T..,ira I tannine' todav denied bail 11 " f " . ,. . . . .. . to Kdgar t . rally, oi l nicago, Dmuniumitut mo i a writ rf habeas corpus, and or dered ,h!rr hold, in jail for trial at Ihe' Miy term of court for mur nr In th "'Kt degree In connec t'on wit.' the. shooting to death o'' Hundreds Are Killed And , Thousands Injured When Ammunition Is Exploded Thousands Are Wounded and Heart of Monastir, Serbia, Is Blown up in Greatest Disaster of Its Kind in History. . lil M.ltADK. April 20. (By the Associated Press.) Four hundred carloads of ammunition anil high explosives stored near the rollro:! MhiIoii at Mmia.Mii-. southern .Serbia, exploded Tuesday at noon, kill ins! several hundred persons, wounding thousands and virtually de stroylg the heart of the city. One-half of the city's population was rendered homeless. The vietims were mostly ehildren and soldiers A ehureh in which the children were worshipping', collapsed under the detonation, hile the Imrraeks in whieh 1,800 soldiers were having luneh was destroyed. . Immediately after the explosion. Ore broke out in various parts of the elly. The panic stricken Inhabitants tied to the nearby nowli and mountains from which they wntehed thrl.- homes burn. All telegraphic and telephonic communication from Monastir with the outside world was cut off. The first news of he disaster reached Belgrade from refugees. The disaster was one of the greatest catastrophes of Its kind In his tory: ATHENS April U0. (By the : Associated Press.) Advices from Salonika today report great loss of life as a result of an explosion of war materials stored 20Q meters from the Monastir railway station. Hundreds of ehildren were burled In the ruins of a church on which shells fell and It was believed 1,8:)0 soldiers were burled In the ruin of their barracks, which were demolished, the advices state. The disasyr occurred at noon yesterday. Details of the damage and number of victims are lacking, but the dispatch received here said It na.i known the death toll was large." The soldiers were liaving dinner when their barracks was destroyed, and a large number urc known to have lecti killed. The railway station was demolished. Tires Immediately broke out in several place and the Inhabitants lied In panic as th en.lrc town was endangered. II LAUNCHES TARIFF BILL II SENATE Simmons Advises Minor-1 ity Working Diligently ; Report Not Ready. WASHINGTON. April 20. Launching the administration tariff bill today in the t senate. Chairman MeCumber, of he fi nance committee warned manu facturers, factory labor and re- 1 NISTM t illers alike, that a protective tarin ( to cope with the situation. In alone wouTd not bring a revival of many cases, thTt-mtrt? plif. bur-mesa; that thewmust be a re- iciai,urW8 ' and hospital in ductlon of coata 19 ,.tno ternes are succumbing to Jmpo-er- resrh o the consun w noc ket jthmcnt and t toTd 'time proUsf,erity '' Jgg- dying in the street. Senator Jiciurauei iu ni , o rrrtnee costs was for tho manu f.icture.' and the retailer to be s-itisfied with "must meagre" prof its for a while and for the factory unploves to increase their effi ciency" to the highest possible de gree." In view of the present high cost of living. '-he added, it would hr "mist unlust" for the manu- Iticturer to begin his economy by cutting wages. . "This proposed legislation will jopen the way to prosperity in the United States but it will not tin aided bring about this result," de c'ared t'.ie senator. "The Ameri can neonie must do the rest, and .. . . i t tn Bfiv n vectrA to ;r' Ami.;.,.,n manufacturer and t.ie American laborer in our fac- torlcs. This bill is Intended to rind I h"l!eve it will, sufficiently protect ;. "ur market against any xcessive foreign invasion, but Just remember that over 00 per cent of all -your products must be con sumed nr.ht hero at home. Says Bn Ik of Incomes Not Terser Tnan Before War 1 thin'v I am clearly within the a -tual fact when I say that two tnirds o: the American people, the bread winners in the United States aie not teceivlng an Income any freater han their pre-war In come. The net earnings of the i.gncultuial class are, on the whole, l e!ow the pre-war Income. lieu of i ants the added taxes and ! 7 . .... . . i Vhen Vf deduct the renw, or in ccst of upkeep of the homes of another one-third of our popula tion who are also bread winners, it will be found that their net in come is btlow the pre-war In come. "When T say that these people rannot rpend any more than they earn I think I have sufficiently foreshadowed the necessity on the pnrt o.' the manufacturers of l.iinging down the production cost of their commodities to win the j purchasing reach of this vast army of American farmers and Ameri can . was? earners a reach that canno'. "Stend one inch beyond the limit of their earnings. We have tried to help bridge f.iis gi'lf between the production ost of manufactured articles and ne rensjrami ability to buy them by doing what we can to Increase tile purchasing newer of the !?tnr iWid it is now up tn the turer to do his part to orlng his eonsunnrn porketbook P'nnts Manufacturer To Be Pienaed Hlth Lc "Knowing that the principal c:st of Idle mills and idle men Is Hirers' cost of production and con sumers r.MHty to pay. I think I can suggest a course that will do mere for our national prosperity man i-n ov nmiminuutu u.v any kind o; law., tariff or otherwise. let the employes Increase their ef- with a most meagre return unon his investment for a while, then t.'f the employes Increas etheir ef ficiency tn the highest possible de piee. '"lien If the retailer will hist felir.'.v the .manufacturer, th-j ureal A nerlcan public, now hun grv for more and hetter things will stive employment to all to supply Its demands and old time nvohperity will again reign 1 U (k- Un4 Afte1 fienator Merumber s ad dress there was a dispute between republican nnd democrats as to procedure with a result that the -sdinc cf the 440 page bill was Ml DEATHS FROM FAMINE ARE WE ALARMING Goodrich Declares Fam- me m That Country Is Now Under Control. TARIS. April 20 (By The As sociated Press.) Russia's popula tion is dying at such an appalling rate, declared reports received to day by 'American relief agencies In Paris, that the doctors are unable Th 8jluaH0n throughout the country is assuming grave propor- tions. SAYS DKATIIS FROM AOITK STARVATION MM 1 X ISHING WASHINGTON. April 20. The American relief administration now has Russian famine under control in all the accessible districts, former Governor Goodrich of Indi ana, declared today after confer ring with President Harding and Secretary Hoover upon his recent Investigation of conditions In Russia. Mortality among children has been redlcedV to normal, he re ported, and deaths from acule starvation among adults are rapid, ly diminishing while the morale of ttie people In the famine districts has shown nn extraordinary change for the better. Control of the Russian famine until next harvest, Governor flood rich asserted, was purely ,t ques- ; tion of railway transportation, "the degenerated administration anu equipment of the railways" giving no certainty as to the continued movement of supplies. He doclarol there were enough supplies on the way to Russia or stored In ports to control the situation until harvest if they could be delivered to the famine regions, but added that congestion at Junction points, where as many as 60 trains have u.a. atnllaH fnr wBukn threatened been stalled for weeks, threatened the continued movements from the ports. - The former governor said there was every indication that the seed provided by the American relief administration would ba sufficient to provide for the next harvest. Jic spoke in glowing terms of tne work of the American stiff in the famine districts and declared the members naa organizea i nous !.'- Df committees In the various cjin munlties to a high point or eiu ciency. "The gratitude of the Russian people towards America Is " un bounded." Mr. Goodrich said. The word 'ara' initials of the Ameri rc!in felM sdmtT1jstratlon which is the protective sign on the wnoie distributive machinery from cars to warehouses and kitchens, has been embraced as a word in the Russian language expressing the generous action of America. "No doubt poverty will continue in Rua3ia, more particularly in the cities and larger towns for a long time to come, but this great dis aster of famine from drought will have been overcome after the new harvest In August. Except for the amelioration of Inherent poverty from economic demoralization the work nf the Americans will nave been accomplished. XEW PLANE WILL BE SEX 1 E SENT TO I'OiaXGlESE AlllMW LI3BON. April 20. ( By the As sociated Press.) A new hydro airplane will be shipped by the government to 9t. Paul's Rocks tu enable the naval captains Sadura and Coutinho to resume their trans-Atlantic flight, interrupted by the virtual destruction of their machine In landing at the rocks. The new plane will bear the name "Potugal and will be taJcen to the rocka on board a naval sloop. Jt is belived here that It will be at least two weeks before the airmen can resume their . flight to P.lo de Janeiro FEEL LEVEES L Many Miles of Road in Mississippi Under Water, Trains Delayed. SAND BAGSFOR LEVEES SHIPPED" Flood Reaches Its High est Tide in History at New Orleans. r MEMPHIS. After another Tenn.. April CO. (lay of lighting to prevent a break n the central Mis sissippi river levee system, extend ing from Cairo, III. to Vlrksburg. Miss., engineers In charge of strengthening tho long line of em. bHiikment-s tunignt expressed more satisfaction with the outlook ill this part, of the valley than for sjvernl day.. A; the two points the most trouble has been experi enced ths week, one seven mil' eoutli of Hickman, Ky., and tne other south of Arkansas City., 9rk.. repair and reinforcement work lias been ruhed and tonight i the situation at both places Is re-I ported as "satisfactory." I Part of tho business section of' tucKman is UoouedTo.- the second time this spring with gackwater from the smaller st reams, but no damage has been reported. At OlO'town. Ai-lu coiisliU'ied a danger point last week, no more sloughing has occurred and the en gineers In charge there say thev are confident of holding the levee ;;: 1 A RICA, ALL TRAFFIC IS DIXAV ix Tin; fmodi: H GSBL'liG. Miwr.. April "(I The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad announced today that onlv ' the largest engine, ot. the road1 could-now be used over the main line of hi railroad rnn-nlnc nm'tn I of Vicksburg because of acontlnu ous stretch of 35 miles of water along its route, duo to the swollen Mississippi river. Only the I'.re hoxts of lh'se engines are higher than the water line. AIJ trains are l unning late. AValer in levee street. In the LAholeiie district or this city, fWjnds two feet deep In places. Trains arc rinding it difficult to paM through this area. Notice has been gven by officials of i ho operators of the Itoyal Route company, which operates packets between Greenville and Natehei on the ell ehcedule will be declared off as soon a theftoats are -needed for relief work. Preparations for relief work are being made by the public and civic bodies of Vicksburg. Government engineers returned today from a tour of the flooded area with data on conditions and relief measures necessa ry. Rivei officials announced here today that the situation in the third Mississippi district, was un- cnanged and that the fight to top vees and repair spot where breaks are probable will continue well into tho month of May, RIVKR RKACHES HIGIIKST STAGK IX NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS, April 20. The Mississippi river passed the Highest siage ever recorded here early today when the local gauge gistend 22.1 feet, one-tenth of foot higher than the previous hlgh record established in 1912. According to the local weather mreau the river will continue to rise, until a stage of 23 feet is reached about "STfry 10. $300,000 RELIEF BILL IS IX1RODFCED AT CAPITOL WASHINGTON. April 20.AD- p.oprlatiot.' of $300,000 for relief r flood sufferers in the Mississippi valky and for strengthening levees as provided for in a bill intro duced ("day by Representative Parks, democrat, Arkansas. Four million sand bags were hipped l.y special train from Scheneoiady, N. Y., today to points along tho Mississippi river where the water, reaching an unprece dented nigh stage has caused se rious dan age to property. The v.Rr department, who or dered t:?e shipment, advised Rep resentative Humphreys, nf Missis sippi, that the bags would be snipped to ( hicago and then di iribiitei.' flong lower river points nnere needed, between Ca rn and New Orleans. Arrangements al ready have been made for nulok listrlbu'.on for us in checking the floods. IRGEXr APPEAL MIE F)H EMKRGEXCT FIXAXCE OKEENJI'ILLE. Miss., April 20. An urttit appeal for an -emergency appropriation by congress of .t l"ast $2,000,000 for flood fighl ug purr.oses was telegraphed late t"day t., the senators and repre EentBtivos of Mississippi, Arkansas .nd Louisiana bv a mass meetln'j citizens of the ureenvilln dis- t ict. who discussed the high wate- ! lituation in this section of i h' river, , AXTI-CliniSTnX MOVE IS SPREADING OVER CHINA AMOY, China. Auril 20. inv1 ENGINEERS WILL YET HOLD The Associated Press) An snti-;cd Christian movement, said to have started with the formation of 20 such .organizations in Peking uni versity is spreading rapidly over China, according to reports reach-1 Ing here. The agitation had reach ed Amoy university, the govern ment schools and other institutions. Christian leaders and consular authorities express alarm at the extent of the movement, which Is reported to be backed by commun ist agitators. MORE LOAN'S FOR SOI TI1 ATLANTIC STATES GRANTED WASHINGTON. April 20. Ap proval of 56 advances for agricul tural and livestock purposes .ag gregating 1 839,000 was announced tonight by the war finance corpora tion. Distribution of the loans In- Ciuded: Georgia, 168,000: Nerth Carolina, f 282,000; South' Carolina, 1161,000; Tennessee, fsn.ooo; Vir- ginia, $T, 000. Party Standing On Its Record; Constructive Plans Endorsed; Gardner To Support M'Lean Mrs. Patterson Choice in Fifth For Congressman Reynolds nominates Her For Republican Stan dard Hearer GRRKNSROItO. N. (. April 20. Mrs. Lindsay Patterson ot Winston-Salem was chosen re publican nominee for congress from the fifth North" Carolina district at a meeting of the del egates to the congressional con vention here today, Chns. V. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem, natiunal committeeman placed her name in nomination and she was named by acclamation. Following the congressional convention, twelfth Judicial dis trict delegates met and nomin ated C. M. Bernard, of Pilot Mountain. Stokes county, for Judge and K. C .Jerome t Greensboro for solicitor, dele gates lo the 11th district Judi cial convention and nominated A. K. Ilolton. of Winston-Salem lor solicitor. . n i n Ul fl III HELD AT T OF FIRST PRESIDENT Proposal Made France and U. S. Celebrate "In ternational Day." WASHINGTON. April .--Ceremonies at the tomb of Washing ton, with .Marshal and Mme. .loltre and their daughter the guesta of honor, were held today by the Daughters of the American Revo. CEREMONY 0MB Mississippi, that"utlon' w" are holding their an- nual congress here. Marshal Jof- ' jimuiwmwor ,i uw?m-ua of France in planting in the grounds of Mount Vermm a tree from LaGrange Castle, the home in France of Lftfayette. and he also placed a wreath on the tomb. Another wreath waa placed on behalf on tho British embassy and Mrs. Ciobrgo M.aynard Minor, president-general, placed wreaths on the tomb of Washington and his Wife, on behalf of the organisation. A tree from Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral home of the Washing tons in Kngland also was planted In the grounds by MaJur-Ueneral Betthet of the British embassy un a gift from Great Britain. Mrs. Eleanor Washington How ard, the lnt of the Washington family to bo born at Mt. Vernon also took part In the ceremonies. The Daughters of the American ! ,,M'0,"tion were urged in an ad- dress by Dr. L. H. Kowe, director general of lh Pan-American un iens tonight "to develop a nplrit ot solidarity and community of In. tercst with similar organization throurfiom the Amcrloan dontl ncnt. "The grixt heroine of the rev olutlonajy period in Central and South America," he declared, 'stand forth as examp1en"Wtltini have an inspiration to the nation'. of this continent through the cen tury Of their independence. I look forward to the time when you 'the proud possessors of an im perishable heritage will co-opcr. ate effectively and constructively with the descendants of those who bore' the burden of the struggle In Latin-America for the perpetua tion and further development of that tfipirit of service for which your organization has always stood and which is the watchword of all, the Americas." (Mrs. William N. Reynolds of i VVinston-Halem, N C 'chairman of the committee on international re- latlons In a report today suggneted that France and the United Htates join In celebrating February th as 'International dav" to eommemo. rate the signing of the alliance be tween France and America in 1778 and the signing ot the treacles negotiated at the recent armament conference WILL WITHDHAW HOLMERS AT CAMPS LEWIS AND DIOkS WA.IIIINOTON. April 20. De cision to withdraw from the can tonments at Camp- Lewis, Wusii- inifton and Camp Dix. N. 4.,' 'he troops composing' tho division now stationed at those posts and tol -aiter ui" uni s in the permanent army posts within the two corps are have been reached n.v tner war department. The decision was made In conectlon with a prolong- study of the distribution of the i regular army on a basis to provide at t'ie same time .ov economv of operation and efficiency in training. The two cantonments wnn n are to be thus evacuated will be re talnod for training and storage purposes but with only caretaklng detachments quartered hi the posts. FORD KNOWS XOTHLNG OF RETI RX OF W AR PROFITS .WASHINGTON, April 20,- Henry Ford has disclaimed any responsibility for printed reports that he returned to the I'nlted States treasury approximately 129,000,001) in war profits. Re plying ta letter from Secretary Mellon aSkng an explanation of the report, fie Detroit manufac- turer'g secretary said jir. rora knew nothing of the statement as : to alleged reimbursement of "the government until he had seen lln print c Pou Delivers Keynote Speech While Women Are Placed Upon Larger Executive Committee Republican Cry of "High Taxes" Is Shown to Ba Groundless, While Full Value Is Being Given for Taxes Assessed, G. 0. P. Administration Condemned for Failure C& Enact Laws Meeting Needs of the Coun try Delegations Endorsed. TiMDnnena aorw.' II, BROCK BiRhLti) RMikilGIl, X. C, April 20. Standing upon a record requiring n apology and against which rcaotlonarlsm dared not raise Its head. North Carolina democracy In lis convention today kept Its face to the front and gave impetus to the foruard march of progressive govern nicnt In Ibis nIipc. ( Tho imrty platform, adopted unanimously tonight amid cheers from, more than a thousand delegates In the convention hall, verily breathes I lie spirit of progress. Not one step backward Is taken, on the other' hand the pledge Is there to continue tho forward move until North Carolina haa for ever made secure Its place among the leaders of the union , Not only the platform, hut the Hpeeclies of democratic "headllners! was a call for continued progress. Congressman Pou, who delivered, the keynote? address and served as permanent chairman of tho meet-' Ing. offered not one apology in response lo the republican erf ot "high taxes." Ho proved tho value of tho returns for taxes, however and showed Just wluit has been done. Governor Morrison, former Lieutenant Governor O. Max Grdne and Joscphus Daniels, who were lteard by the convention this after noon called for a continuation of i in nnurreiwlve urogram and boast ctl f the record tho Iarty has made In slate and nation. I'nlike the platform adopted by t.ie repilbloean party In Winston Salem -list week, the democratic platform lias sound and concrete uccomp': thmenta to commend ani e. ulorse The concluding para graphs of the document, inciden tally denounces "the covert, un- f. nr and cowardly attack made by tne republican party in lta plat form ui-on the program for a fair nod eou'tnble system of taxation. the education ot the children and the construction and maintenance H the highway.' After its pledge to th people for the (ontlnuanee of the pro gresslvj program of government. the democratic platform promises t.iat "the democratic party will aiministiT the affairs of the state, counties and municipalities with .very economy consistent with ef ficient and progressive govern ment." . .The democratic party through its platform pledges to the people of the various counties and mu- r..cipalilies the greatest measure of control of their local affairs c insistent with efficient and or d'.rly -cvernment and the rights r.f other counties and municipali ties. " it favors the passage of a work man's compensation act fair both to . employer and employe, Exprewlng "gratefulness to the service men of the late war, It recomni' iids to tho national gnv-e-nmenl the enactment of legis lation looking to their relief. Reaffirming allegiance t party principles, commending the con jiructive policy of the democratic parly under the leaderahin of U'oodrow Wilson and endorsing .he course of the state's senator and representatives In congress. ,h" P,,,y ,r?nn'?mn", ,h? republl- ckii ad istratlon for its failure needs of the country. Getting Into affnlrs of the slate, the .parlv heartily endorses tho Present democratic administration, conrnending the action of the gen eral assembly in the constructive programs they have carled on for the matreial and Indus-trlul prog ress' of the state. ) After commending the leglela luie for tne enactment of legisla tion which lias made possible the r' markai.ie progress of the past I AO year. the platform goes on: Morrison's Administration Pointed to with Pride "We point with pride to the "'.ct tint Governor Morrison has recommended and vigorously urged liie passage of this great constructive program enacted by 'lie lust reneral assembly. "In tin; administration of his r-iTvc as governor. Cameron Morrl v,n lias Inaugurated many meas ures and movements for the moral aiiil material upbuilding of I lie tai. . "We indorse the appointment !i.v .in m r f boards of consultlnir fnecialict in visit and minister to the needs of the Insane, the delin quents, the defectives, and the ither unfortunates In the stat i nurr mi man n score or more of emiiii-nl sneclalists have visited i- o iii'iiiuunn, periorming oper ations ann oinerwise treating hun ureds of these patients without n is cent of cost to th state. The manna (! Die slate are due to lliese ee-itlemen for the great and Uiiselfisl service, they have ren dered h. manlty. r.Kxl Production Cninpulgn Strongly Endorsed "We heartily endorse the pro trram strgesleil 1v Governor Mor 'tson and erionlert bv the ilen-rt- ! nent of agriculture, education. health and public welfare work, looking in the production of sufft e'ent food for the people of the :;tAte and earnest Iv hope for the ruly realisation of this great idea, he eor.f umma-f Ion nf which is Areatly lo be desired, and which ts in line with the program for he nnluiilding of the pioral and mfwial welfare of the neople. "We heartily commend the gov error for his program looking to ;he production and conservation of fUh, ovsters and other sea food i;i tne waters of our state." ' While lacking 'the excitement a.id heat perhaps of past conven iens, todsy's meeting developed a number cf Interesting events. One of these was the announce ment fro lthe platform by O. Max Gardner that he would not be a candidate for governor In 1124, The former lieutenant governor. who was the strongest opponent of Governor Morrison In 1(20,, and who bar a great following throughout tha state, has made no announcement heretofore that would viva his position and ha has been reported as planning tn enter tie oontest and aa refrain-. Ing from further political activity.! He remains out ef th 1924 1 fight out of respect for the geo- graphical understanding within the pirty. His announcement definitely places him in the race ef 1928, however, and the concent sjs of opinion among democrat) here 1 that he will have no oppo sition. It was reliably reported follow Ing the former lieutenant govr nor's announcement that he and. his friend would support A. W.j McLean In 1924, thereby throwing! to him m inestimable amount ot frengtli, ...(. Mr. Gardner' declaration brought great outburst of applauss from both eastern and western, delegations. Another event of significance waa the adoption In the platform oa the committee's recommendation that the plan of organization of thar party be amended o as to double the number of members of the! state executive committee so that 4 full representation may be had.; The new plan will give the commit tee 120 member and 60 will con stltute a qurom. Additional Members of Committee Women. A resolution offered this morn Ing by Judge Crawford Biggs ad-, voiatcd the doubling of the com-1 mittee and the appointment ot 11 members, six of whom would be women from each of the ten coni gresslonal districts. The recom mendation In the platform leaveff, to the committee the appointment of additional member who will be women. Mrs. Palmer German, ad dressing the convention this after-, noon, declared the women demand! representation on the "board of control." For the first time in the party history, women were present aft, delegates and they had a big rep resentatlon on the convention floor. Nearly every county had one or more woman delegates. -i The convention was called to or der by Chairman J. Dave Norwood, of the state committee, at 12:15j o'clock and Invocation was offer. ed by Rev. Mr. Rayball, one of the delegates. Congressman Pou was made temporary chairman and up on motion ot Congressman W. C.j Hammer, the temporary organtza! tlou was made permanent. Abso-, lute harmony existing among all delegations, there was no necessity tor a roll call. Members of the ulatform com mittee, one from each congres sloiial district, were Lindsay War v.. ren, If. G. Conner, Jr., J D Lang-i ston, Walter D. Slier, A. L. Brooks, .1. C. Clifford A. D. Watts. Heriot Clarkson, W L. Parsons and G. W, Edwards. SCATHING ARRAIGNMENT OF HARDING ADMIXISTRATIOX, Congressman Pou'a keynote ad. dress was an extraordinarily strong argument in support of the demo cratic administration in the state and in condemnation of the na tional adniinistratian. The con-, gressman lost no time with ora-, tory or rhetorical effort but got down to a businesslike discussion ot political and economic condi tions in the state and nation, and his speecn was enthusiastically re. ce'ved. The state's provision for the care of its unfortunates, its road pro gram. Hi extension of the publia health program, a"nd the educational-program all coma In, rpr, hearty endorsement by the speak er, ilu also defended enthusias tically the system of taxation in North Carolina, declaring that the "wit of man hju) .vet to devise , more equitable tax than the lu cerne tax." "The ratevOf taxation in no emaH sense la the barometer which, shows the height to which develop-, ment has reached'' he declared, "In Us final analysis taxation 4ontlvldeo this afternoon.