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9 THE WEATHER Forecast for North Carolina: Prob ably hower Friday and Saturday; moderato ttmperature. GENOA IS FEELIwAmw R'h Marks Sale PIHITICm WflUFQ Of Six Millions Of State's CDnIM Ik! r ll PflDr (JuTIILMJ HlLUIIUI L Nationalistic Sentiments Multiply Man Thought Is Internationalism. RUSSIA INSISTS ON SOVEREIGN RIGHTS Expresses Discontent at Not. Being Informed of Powers' Intentions. OKNOA, April 27. tBy the As sociated Press.) While the pow ers were today preparing the de tails of a document informing the s jvict delegates what the power cxpecte'i of them and what the l owers on their part were ready to do - for Russia, the Russian delegates issued an open state Tlmcnt which pertinently expressed neir discontent because they were r.ot being kept informed of what tne powers intended to do. Tnelr statement insisted that Russia would protect her sov ... eieign rights and contended that sue alor.e wai following the fuh ilamentol Ideas of the Cannes resolution touching the questions of reciprocity and economic con duction. The text of the state ment foi'ows: "Aftei the meeting of the ex perts ft'- which the Russian view point on the first seven articles of trie Lor.tlt.n experts' report was p-esented In detail, no news has come to us concerning the attl " tude which the powers will pur sue. Russia has not the least do s're for a rupture., but she is de termined to safeguard the prin ciple ol her sovereign rights and the principle of reciprocity, which Is the only possible basis of a community -of people and eco nomic reconstruction. "such indeed, constitutes the I j'funddmentfil idea of the Cannes W resolutions and we believe that it is Russ'H olone which remains en tirely faithful to the Cannes reso lutions in all their essentials." The document of the power which is to be handed to the Rus sian delegates was considered to day by Premier Tjloyd George, Signor Schanzer, M. Barthou, M. Japar and Baron Hayashl, at Mr. , Lloyd GeoTge's villa; it wllKb submitted to -the sub-commission on Russian affairs tomorrow. Immense Interest Is concentrat ed In the probable text of Mr. Lloyd Ceorge's non - aggression pact, aereral drafts of whleh have been drawn. It Is learned that one of the drafts contains the proposition that the members of the little entente shall mutually a res to organize a kind of flying army corps, "which will act as in ternational policemen; to protect the frontiers and punish violations of the non-aggression agreement. It is understood that the Idea emanated from Russia, but sev eral delegates gave It as their opinion that there seemed little chance of Its being Incorporated. As the conference assumes the broader aspects, certain Indications come to the surface that two dis tinct political waves, which, being contradictory, are difficult to .re concile, ' are surely spreading throughout Europe. One Is inter nationalism;, which the thinkers of 0 almost all countries are preaching; the other Is nationalism. The latter has flourished particularly since the ereat war and the birth r new states through the treaty or Versailles has only served to mul tiply nationalistic sentiments'. While few statesmen dare to speak openly of the possibility of altoininir tAmB tnvm lit federation 'f the European states, it Is learned j Mint many of them secretly pos-sr-ss ambitions to bring about har mony between nationalism and in ternationulism, and the Aasls of tins new European construction Mould be principles of equity. Jus inn and the fellowship of man. -Many conference circles re marked today on the coincidence thai two leaders so, widely apart 'i Uovd George and Rev. Don T.nici Hturzo, leader of the Italian " :itholic party, should be exhorting Ltirope that it must move along be lines of Internationalism base 1 hi equity and Belfrrestralnt, as well " justice and charity, u is unun stand that Mr. Lloyd George has a profound ambition to make his non-aggression pact the precursor "f a broad movement to btlng all ii f. people of Europe, nciuumt, v vol . l...ll.,,fllW utiuw . I nt anrf IIHrmailT. CIUSW W"' K' licr, perhaps as the first step to vards some form of European f d"rat:on. IU.IND-GIRTj ABLK TO TELL COLORS BY ODOIt ,i ( UlCAGO, April 27. Blue s. U iileto Miu-vlns' favorite color, ai- 'bough It does not have as pleas- m. a smell as-some otner comrs. i smells like tnK, oui ra " gins, who is IT years old and a nipil of the Wisconsin School for the Blind, says she doesn't m,nd the way blue smells It s a pretty : 1(ldej Women fainted and be 'lor. .. '.. Lorn, hysterical. One girl atfempt- AU colors smell differently, miss lluiMrtn.. i.ind. after giving a i m at am rr iwv H ''marlwbi demonstration before th Chicago Medical society. Green smells like glass, she plained, although she dldn t say Just what glass smells like. The girl was able to read news paper headlines by passing her fingers over the page, , and could distinguish figures ln newspaper Pictures by smelUng- the amount of 0 ink on different portions -of the''" , the deck drop. Piviure. Bhe "saw" one picture rl"1 t their military training, "ith four women, and picked out, 1 ..m stirred. They woman with gray hair accurate VK IOUS SQUIRREL HOLDS TOWNSMEN AT BAT ANDERSON, S. C, April 27. folk who reside In the neighbor 'ood of East Whltner street here "'re going armed today because nf a vicious squirrel police were unable to find and kill, Many feared the animal was "uffering from rabies and when It '""aped out of a tree yesterday and bit Frank Stone, a motorman, Vprcly on the right ear and hand. He went to work this morning Pnded on heavy walking sticks, but an old negro woman carrying bundle of clothe appeared with mall hand saw for protection. ESTABLISHED 1868. Road Bonds CriftIK MR BCRlAtl . I Y lltOLK BAHKl.KY i RALEIGH. April 27 Six billion? nf four and a half per cent serial bonds with h premium of J6.oon and a 60-day nation on Uie other nine millionsresulted from today's bond sale, before the council of .t-lu in nrkii.. t . -! 1 marked tn. -effort to get Xor!h Carolina paper. The Citizen's National hank of Raleigh, and the Wachovia; Bank and Trust company, of Winston Salem, Jointly took this issue, and the option. Not less significant was the offer both of the American Trust company, of Charlotte, and the successful bidders of today. The Citizens bank and the Wacho via bank offered to take the fifteen millions for four and three-quar ter and to pay a premium of $238,000. The Charlotte bank offer-! ed the same rate, with a premium Harding Saved From Being On Board Men Deck Collapses; Dedicate Monument To Grant Twenty-eight Injured and Half Minute's Warning Saves Hundreds. PANIC OlTSTEAMER WHEN DECK FALLS Presidential Party Not Aboard Through Quick Change of Plans. CINCINNATI. April 27 Accord ing to the Cincinnati police 28 persons were injured In the col lapse of the deck on the steamer Island Queen while on the voyage to Point Pleasant, Ohio. The most seriously Injured as reported by the police is Wilbur Morgan, 15 years old, a student of Man chester, whose back is probably broken. SERIOUS DISASTER IS ONLY NARROWLY ESCAPED POINT PLEASANT, Ohio. April 27. (By the Associated Press.) President Harding's trip up tho Ohio river today to participate in the one hundredth birthday anni versary of General Grant, narrowly escaped serious disaster when part of the third deck, of the steamer Island Queen crushed to the deck below, carrying with it some 200 nersons. OnlV hiilf a mlnntA'a warning by cracking timbers gav!t the gi-oafequestrian statue and a achool children's band and many others on the deck below, time to get from under the crashing deck. That the President and Mrs. Harding and others in the presi dential party were not aboard the Island Queen, was due to advice of government Inspectors, late last night. They advised against the President making the trip pn the old pleasure boat because of her condition. Consequently, the Pres ident and his party were assigned to the Cayuga, a government boat, which led the flotilla of seven steamers from Cincinnati bearing between ten and fifteen thousand people. . The flotilla was ' passing New Richmond, Ohio, seven miles be low Point Pleasant. The Cayuga with the President aboard, leading the procession, nad cleared the village, New Richmond ,.. 1 vl J;T Ai7Znl ,bn T ,f citizens, however, did " f the change in plans which put the President aboard the Cayuga. Tliey began firing rockets as the Island Queen with Its 3,000 passen gers ; came abreast. Thoso on board crowded to the front decks to witness the spectacle ashore. -Unna ' dKaOH OfPl'tt Hlfl.VlnC ATii ovorvhortv w.i a in high spirits. Gives Way Under ..Feet Of 300 Suddenly Miuidenlv there came the crash ing and grating of timbers under the feet of the 300 on the third deck. They felt the floor sink. Thov stood silent, apparently awe- , atruck for half a minute. Then came a deafening crash. The en tire forward deck dropped. Still there was no panic. The Manchester, Ohio, School band had been playing intmedl- fltnlv under tho deck. There were . 62 boy, an(i gj,.s, many boys tn knee trousers. But the half minute' warning saved the boys. At the first crash, they began to scurry toward the -tern Some however did not make t ln time and were caugbt. The chairs on which they had been seated however held the load f or ge4,ondi lone enough to permil . ... i uftt.v. before the tlmber ana human weight crU8lied t,e chairs The crash of the falling deck re sounded from bow to stern. Many .. . ,uA Bid.mop wiih cnnking. I others thought the boilers had ex- . overboard, Officers " ' ... ...)i-f tibe. Officers shouted orders for peo ple to remain in their places and keep quiet.' Military ofllcew anj CSncinnutl police, of whom there were many on board, also caution ed against becoming panie-strio-k-!: The eleventh division band was on the d-k immediately - above but wnicn ill-fated deck. Tlwy heard the - . laylnK a BOft air and senslog the situation the director aWly struck up a lively tune The muLic drowned . out the cries of children and women. It- no doubt nad great effect in preventing pan ic , thSwhaut the forward dexika. The island Queen was the fourth i line of the flotilla. President Harding dIJ not learn of the acci dent uStit the Cayuga moored at the Point Pleasant landings. . tohV 4D NOT HARWOOD joSull"kcretary TO REILY vrcW YORK. April 27. Newtpap- carrying a cable dispatch from STa Juan Po'o Rico. .ATV.- " lhZHMw' have bn ?etary to Governor Relly have bee, to .correct th; nam. of v John secretary, wnicn a"""' THE ASHEVILLE DEDICATED To N. C. Banks of ;:i4 e Were really the i best bids, but the stale council thought it better .finance to sell i nmr ami a nan per cent paper to- da, and. in thai actian the public j will doubtless asiuiesi;e. . j Tin. i surer Lacy said tonight tha.i two millions of this money has I been paui out in short-term notes. The first ihing he will do, there fore, will he in make payment of these obligation. The issue is for roads and ihv program . will take ail that Is in sight. There were many other bidders today, 13 in all. Inn only three were able to lake ibe. entire fifteen millions. Kliz.iln-lh Cite hankers offered three 1ms of fifty, thousand each at four and a half per cent, but the stale desired, to bulk Its millions. Thus, are fulfilled the scriptures, and the proahecv of Governor Morrison before the slate cnnveiit tion ih.it , he L .,m . ' t. i bonds for less than five per cent. Memorial Is Gift of the Nation to Memory of President Grant. GIVE MONUMENT AS "SYMBOL OF PEACE" High Government Offi cials Attend the Dedi cation Ceremonies. WASHINGTON, April 27. The massive oronze memorial to Gen eral Ulysses S. Grant, the gift of the nation to the memory of tho great Union soldier and President, was dedicated in the Botanic Gar dens today with impressive cere monies, in which not only the sur viving comrades of the general participated, but also the vice president of the United States, Cnief Justice Taft and associate Justices of the Supreme court, members of the senate and house, General 1'ershlng and other high officers of the army and navy. The dedication Included a parade of soldiers, sailors and marines, midshipmen from Annapolis and cadets, from West Point, patriotic, societi'e and veterans in blue and gray. When the memorial was un veiled by Princess Cantacuzeene, granddaughter, and Princess Ida Cantacuzene, great granddaughter of Gcneial Grant, scores of pigeons swooped from captivity at the base a saiute of sit guns Doomed rortn at Fort Myer across the Potomac while the "doves of peace" circled above the memorial as Jf loath to leave the statue of the man who brought peace to a stricken nation nearly bO years ago. Inscribe Prayer of Grant in 1865 As tvo large American flags were unfolded from the towering figure, a green wreath with the inscription "Liet u ave peace" slood forth In bold relief. It was the prayer of General Grant de livered in Washington In 1865 vhen h bid his army farewell. Secretary Weeks, In an address presenting the memorial to the government on behalf of - tha Grant Memorial commission, re echoed this prayer when he said .it the conclusion of his remarks: I "l wis!' t"8 world today might fervently voice that prayer, and by ., d j d a 'Detwee I wish the world today might ! nations p.nd save future genera tions from the horrors of war " President Harding, unable to be present t.y reason of his attending the Grant services at Point Pleas ant, Ohio, was represented by Vico-Prtsident Coolidgo, -who de livered the principal address and accepted the monument "on be half of the . government and the people of the Cnlted States." A beautiful, wreath sent by the Prewdert was placed at the base of the memorial along with others presented by congress, the United States Supreme court, army of the Tennessee, army of the Potomac ICtntinuet em Ttro tT 6HtUNK a eir S0MC. t ' AT , AND 30MC. WEflf? WEAR EM UH THIS' f t r 's llL' A. Mieft of T5JE-L IKECHCWNG TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" ASHEVILLE, N."c7FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1922. POD M FOR HAS THREE IN TO I LS ,. - . 011Ce luSpeCtOrS fjXpeCt To Recover Millions Taken by Bandits. EFFECT ARRESTS IN DRAMATIC FASHION Officers Pose as Brokers and Trap Closes in on Three Suspects. NKWTORK, April 27. Postof fiee authorities today believed they were in a position to recover the cresler nun nl' the 12 500 0110 loot taken hv three armed bandits in I their daring raid on a mall truck ,n" horsepower engine ran con on Lower Hroadwav last October. ! Unuoiisly fr IS hours on one Working ttrelemly since the.'S";;,'" '" f: PDHtniHsfr-geiieral himself started Vm.Y , . t i ' -,i L .Mni.-.d.i. h f,, h rh. I he fuel used is oil. either mm- hers. poPtoftlc.e inspectors annnunc td that their six months work had men wm" hey' agn Vaol United States Commissioner Hitch-1 cock on the charge that they had found them , trying to dispose of $76,000 worth of securities which had formed part of the plunder. The arreats, it became known, were made yesterday, in dramatic fashion, in two of the largest down t-iwn brokerage houses which had turned over their premises and staffs to assist the inspectors in laying a trap for the trio. More arrests in the immediate future were promised. The fact that news of the arreels did not become public until a day after they were made illustrates the secrecy with which the inspec tors have been working. Ijast leriday. Inspectors; claimed they had received word that Ijouis and Jack Wolfe, dealers In silk goods and Jacob Price, whose busi ness was not given, were trying to dispose of securities listed as among those stclen. PeJiver Securities to the Inspectors on the brokers, whose names were not made public and obtained their consent to using their quarters for carrying on negotiations with the suspecm. One Inspector, posing as a broker, got In touch with the Woifes and arranged for them to call at the brokerage office. ' When they appeared, nearly a score of Inspectors w-ere scattered around the office. Some posed as customers, others guarded doors and elevators. The inspectors Claimed to nave ciosea negouuins for the WUesat slxtyper c,e"Vof North Carolina in the fre front Of their value,, but asserted -Jbat , of vrogl.F Dr. Ry8ter requested one of the suspects demanded to See the color of the broker er money before producing the bords. ' lie was shown thousands of dol lars borrowed for the purpose and expressed himself uatisfled. When he returned, inspectors stationed near their partner's pri vate office, Jumped forward with drawn revolvers after a pre-arranged signal had told them the securities had been produced, and arrested the two In the meantime, in another' hrokerae-e office. Price was alleged to be dickering aver the sale of more bonds. He was placed un der arrest in the same manner. JPlnns to Thwart Trap of No Avail After the arrests had been made, the inspectors claimed to have learned that Louis WoUfe had laid elaborate plans to thwart any trap that might be laid for him. According to the Inspector's story, he brought several friends to the brokerage office carrying j packages similar in snape io own, but filled with worthless pa per. His theory, as Interpreted by the Inspectors, was that if they had been stationed there, they would be over-sealous and seize the first person appearing with a suspicious looking package, enab ling the bearer ot the securities to get away in the confusion. The poBtoftlce men asserted this ruse would not have worked even If they had been hasty on the trig ger for the cops mobilized for the arrests had been ordered to seize all persona attempting a quick get away. Assistant United Slulcs Attorney Cablll said Price had offered to sell him $790,000 worth of bonds. NOW FOR THE STRAW HAT By BILLY BORNE fWl STRAWS MWQO. etrrrNE swam s ALWAYS qooi CLEANING - Vr vtejy seen sorefi ooo fr SSK? tSaLm ? msratr you'll K V I ill pCl Wm oon op cun r? 'EM NEW AUTO MOTOR MAKES 300 MILES ON GALLON FUEL To Cover That Distance at Expense of Five and Half Cents I SYKAltSK, N. Y., April , Three hundred miles ov an mud- j . mobile on a gallon of fuel costing j five and one half cents, is the j ! claim H. II. Klmer, treasurer and' xer.ttal manager of the tilobei ! .Malleable iron and Steel company! ot tins city, makes tor an engine : b signed y himself, revealed to j I the directorate of the company at j i:s .niimul meeting hero today. In-j : it i na: ioiia lly known engineering' j e(1(.rt;s, including Arthur West, 1 chief engineer of the Bethlehem j Sieel corporation, have inspected ; .Mr. Klmer' engine and are said (to have pronounced it hundreds of vears ahead of times. I Hire tull sized models were tested before the directors today. ""' of the models, a one cylinder vegetable. No Ig nition or carburetor is used One H",' f '-m 2.600 toMoO V . n" f t "- 11 1 u mi u r i $ in uhn- eil on the chemistry of cording to Mr. Klmer. nil, ac- S ON CITY Dr. E. B. Glenn Elected as Councillor in the Tenth District. WINSTON-SALEM, April 21. The next annual meeting of the North Carolina Medical society will be held In Asheville. This was journed shortly after noon here to day. Officers were also elected for the ensuing year, Or. J. Wesley Long being unanimously chosen as head of the society. Dr. 11. A. Roy ster'of Raleigh, retiring president, in making the report of the house of delegates, stated that, if he had had the opportunity to choose hiR successor he could not have been better suited. He described the new president as a Kacheua .in statue and a Goliath In Intellect a man who wll, kee the ,.,,....,, ,.., - Doctors Jjockett ami Fletcher to escort the new president to the chair. Dr. Iong was received with enthusiastic applause after which he accepted the honor conferred upon him in an appropriate and graceful speech, Ir. Fred Hanes of this city, was chosen first vice president; Or, T. C. Johnson of Wilmington, second vice-president and Dr. B. L. Long of Hamilton, third vice-president. Dr.. I B. Mc- j Brayer is secretary-treasurer, Dr. Eugene B. Glenn. Asheville was elected for councillor in tenth district. " the Morrison's "LUo at Home" Campaign Endorsed. "Dr. Cyrus Thompson, of Jack sonville, one of the best known members of the society arose at the closing session and asked permis sion to present a resolution en dorlng Governor Cameron Morri son's "live at home" campaign. The .society voted unanimously In favor of Dr. Thompson's resolu ton and the secretary was in structed to wire the governor that the medical society most heartily approves of his activities In en couraging horn production of food stuffs. Tbe meeting was well attended, there being registered 528 mem bers. Asheville' nearest competitor for the next meeting place was Pinehurst. Dr, Glenn 'was appoint ed chairman of the committee on arrangements for the nxt. meet ing. Among the Ashcvillo phyi ians, who attended were Doctors Fletch er, McRae, Elias, Kdwards. Griffin, Img. Stevens. Green, Harrison, Ward, Hartwell, Cocke. Reynolds ConMnMfttf en N'lt P90 SEASON MEDICAL SOC ETY NAME ASHEVILLE CONVENT " CITIZET BANKERS SELECT! RESERIE BANK Wins Over Bruton After Hot Debate With Aid Of Small Banks. PAR-CLEARANCE. IS 1 CAUSE OF FEELING: Is "Bankers .Agricultural Convention" With 508 Members Present. IMNKlU'ltST, N, t. April 27. Vesierday s threatening political 1 loud broke into 11. regular storm at today s session of the state hankers convention 'and in a tight oyer the nomination jf Ninth Caro lina's ' member on the hoard of governors of the Richmond re nere bank, gave air to a bitter ness of feeling- within-' the family uf banks over pur-clearance. Three addresses "Oil-operative Marketing." by Oliver J. Sands, of Richmond; "The Uve IrHock In dustry," by J. W. Vnnglian. of t'artorsville, Oa., and "The Federal Reserve System," hy Governor Seay, were the day's features. Hut the contest between W. B. Drake, Jr.. of Raleigh and Col. .1. I". Hruton, of Wilson, over the di rectorship from this state for the reserve bank, added to the pro gram a bit of excitement and warmth that gave real and genuine spirit to the convention. Mr. Drake received the endorse ment of the association as Colonel liruton's successor by a three-to-one vote, after an attempt had been ntade by Bruton partisans' to leave the selection of the director to the member banks of the fed eral reserve system. This sugges tion brought Drake supporters and small town bankers particularly to the convention floor, with the declaration that since the federal reserve hanks had sought to force par-clearance on them, they felt they had a significant Interest ln reserve bank affairs and conse quently, a right to express their preference as to a director. Those opposed to endorsement by the convention had Insisted that only reserve bank members should make the selection as other state banks had no concern. "Convention's Action VI a ken IVo Difference" Mr. Drake was placed )n nomina tion as the convention's choice by W. C. Wilkinson, of Charlotte. A half dozen friends of Colonel Rrn ton arose to'state that regardless of the action ot the convention, the selection, of a director would be taken to member banks of the re serve system direct as those banks alone were concerned In the mat ter. They held It would be unfair for banks having no concern with affairs ot the reserve bank to wish to dic tate as to the selection of a director from North Carolina. Banker Beawell, of Plttsboro, rallied the small town bankers to the support of the Raleigh finan cier with the declaration that, as the reserve bank has forced par clarence on the little fellows, they have now a very Important inter est In its affairs, and that they are entitled to a voice in selecting a director. They want ene friendly to the small banks, Mr. Beawell said and he characterized Mr. Drake as possessing this qualification. it was only 10 minutes until the dining room would close and 400 bankers were fearful of losing a good meal, when President Dumay halted the speechmakers and put the matter to a vote. The conven tion voted first to express its senti ments as to the directorship and then it voted for Drake. Nearly a score of bankers had points to make on tho subject and the argument reached a sufficiently high temperature once to bring out the charge that delegate had been brought to tho convention pledged to Drake, which course, was held "Improper." indorsement by the association does not Insure election of Mr. Drake, but tho reserve bank mem bers have made It a policy to carry out tho recommendation. Each state has a director. Colonul Bruton has held the place from this Btate since 1he organisation of the reserve system, he having beon recommended by the association four years ago. The addresses of Mr. Hands and Mr. Vaughan was delivered this morning proceeding the contest over the directorship. The after noon was spent by the hankers watching the races and playing golf and tonight, they gathered for Governor Heay's address, talks Federal Reserve In Technical Manner The Richmond reserve bank head dealt with the subject of "The federal reserve system," in a more or less technical manner, with tho .use of charts, he showed the syH-tem's affix I on economic conditions in the country during the past year. Ho put up un able and comprehensive defense of the svstem. which this morning was agricultural address, as "The declared by Banker Vaughan in his greatest financial system t.tfj all times." , . . The annual report on association affairs was submitted by T. A. V'z zell. of New Bern, who served a half year as sofretarv snd by Allan T. Bowler, of Raleigh, re cently elected full time secretary - Of the '! banks In tle slate. 641 V members of th aoencialion. Nevr banks oiienfd la-t year, totalled l. while 1 wore closed and eight con solidated during that period. Mr. Sands,' who Is a Richmond banker and a director of Uin tohacoo growers' co-operative association. EroiiKht out the expected .advantages of co-operation among tobacco (arm or in the marketing of their crops. He Interpreied tbe theory of 5Stem alon banking terms ami advised the hankers to give their support to the movement, asuurlng them mat It is mining into full fruition and it ile-noinil-i their assistance. : "I'oHd'itiun have not changed-materially for the belter in I'M) years, he mid, referring to farm- conditions. The farmers are waking up, however, ami tilings will "ot continue u, tliey tufve been. They are learning tli value of co-operation Jiwl a the buMlnes men. the bankers snd all ruber clashes ot successful men have learned, and profited thereby. Hacking up Ids declaration that the fnrmor has not been getting bis due slure. Mr-.Pands Polnied put. that In The iobaiV'o indimtrv oii.y the Tarriier lia. mil been iirusnerou. I, tlUlilllit tin banker and champion of diversifica tion among agriculturalists, in Mi 1;iiWm4 t rit Tin DRAKE MEMBER r 16 PRICE FIVE CENTS. Flood Waters Drive Families From Homes Into Refugee Camps Necessary to Urge Everyone to Soon Aid Flood Victims Ask (lover nor h to litsue (Ivti eral Call For Ah nistance WASHINGTON-. April - 7 . - I n til the governors of Louisiana and' Ati.sslsuuppi appeal to the people, for flood suffereis along the low er Mississippi river, the Amerii an .! Red Cross will not feel warrant ed in asking President 1 larding to Issue a general call for assistance, it was announced today, Based on reports showing great property damage, Representative Humphreys. Mississippi, in tele grams today to Governor Parker ot Louisiana and governor Russell of Mississippi suggested that they Issue forthwith appeals wllh the understanding that this would be followed quickly by a request of Red Cross to President Harding to urgs the people everywhere to meet the emergency situation, I F Prominent Financiers Are Alleged Participants in ; Swindle Scheme. NEW YORK, April 27.-Charles W, Morse, New York financier, his three sons and SO others, some prominent in shipping, legal and brokerage circles were accused In a federafA indictment today with having useld the malls to defraud investor In the stocks of various steamship companies. The aggregate authorized capital of the sundry corporations ran Into score of millions of dollars aftd Included the ' United States Steamship company and Its- sub sidiaries. United States Transport company, In., and the , holding organization known a the United States Shipping; corporation. 4 "The principal defendants" charged with conspiring tinea May, 1919, to defraud Investors and put their alleged swindling schema into effect by use of advertising matters sent through ths mails included: . - Charles W. Morse and 'hls sons, Erwin A., Benjamin W., and Har ry V.; Martin J. Glllen, formerly assistant to the chairman of the United States shipping board; William A. Barber, former attor ney general of South Carolina) Marl L. Gilbert, former president Ship Construc'tlcNi and Trading company. Btonlngton, Conn.; Geo. M. Burdltt, attorney for Mora In terests; Nehemlah e H. Campbell, Brooklyn, one time head of sev eral Morse enterprises; - Richard O. White, New York, former president United States Transport company; Htuart G. Glbboney lawyer; Ulenhard 8. IPoster, Orange, N. J., former head bf G. H. Foster and company, icurb broker. - - - ' v- Thcse men, the indictment! al leged, have since May, 1(11, con spired to defraud investors with a view to their own profit by diver scnomes ana artlllces. luirgo Misrepresentation lu Advertixinjr. Among these was alleged mi representation in advertising that ine uniten states steamship com pany with au authorised capital of $25,000,000 and its underlying companies, . uch as the Croton Iron Works, Virginia rftlphultd ing company and the Hudson Navigation company, were going concerns with large oontraots, both governmental and private for building and repairing ship and carrying freight and that they were paying bona fide dividends and were backed by valuable as sets, therefore to buy stocks in these organizations would prove profitable to Investor both in speculation and dividends. The contracts were not as rep resented, the grund Jurors alleged, nor were the assets and tho com panies were not paying dividends The -indictment charged that the defendants knew investors had been precluded from profiting by their own mismanagement. The "principal defendants" knew when they sent 1,000 let ters through tho mall the indict ment' alleged, that the assets and prospects of the companies "-e not as valuable as represented. Tim defendants were accused of having Intended to pay thio selves excessive salaries "to waste and dissipate" the resources of the United States Htnamshlp com pany, appropriate Its assets to themselves along wit li some of the capital slock without making uny valuable return and lo permit the corporation to incur excessive ob ligations. ; Air. Hirbnr.and Mr, Gihhonoy in statements tonight, declared themselves Innocent of the charges against them. 1 Jot h said they would ask for Immediate . trials. FIVK KiMiKD; 2 HIRT WUKV TRAIN HITS ALTO WHITE OAK, On., April 27. Five persons were killed and two others seriously Injured when 11 f-aboaid Air Line man train stiilck the automobile driven by Rev; H ".. Prlckett, of the First MethodiM church of this place late today. The dead: Margaret Sarmon. M: Paulino Parmor., four; Vera Chaney, . 14: ICvelyn Trickett. J f). and Itev. H C. " T'ricnclt. the preacher" (yliig within rfir hour. Klutabeth Prlckett, . snd Mr. Pi'ickett, wife of the pastor. CHARGE RICH IN H HAVING USED MALSTODE PAGES TODAY AT SE.E1 PLACES ALONG THE RIVER Break at Poydras Drives' 350 Families rrom xneir , Flooded Homes. OVER 4,060ARE NOW i -IN REFUGEE CAMPS Many Sections Now Noth ing but Vast Inland Sea Need More Tents. NKW ORt.KANH, April 2T 'VRii practically all hope of los ing the break In the levee at Ferri. day. U abandoned, the break t (lit to Haw having widened to 150 -ftet, levee engineers today turned, t.ieir attrnion to other point"! 1 where danger threatens, the most u ln-onoutu-ed of these being at Ari k.tnsas t'l.y, Ark., and riunuemine,,; 1,a. Two important breaks in th 'ovei. syriem In this state today 1: have vmphasutod the important" of levee protection work, accord-1 Ing to engineers and the planter-) are showing more willingness to co-opernte in working out protect, five measures. The second break of the dav was reported at Poyv dies, 12 mile below New Orleans,! wheie r.bout S50 families were : driven oui of the section of St,.; Uernard pariah between the rlve ; mid Lake Borgne, ', Fiood water from the crevasse, at Ferrlday, which 1 on the right bank of the Mississippi, eight mile's northwest of Natchei, Mlss.i will re'urn to the Mississippi and Mchufalaya river through th .' Black, lt wer, Ouachita and Ref! ' River, bnd will Intenalfy and pro long the Hood situation in thl aer tlon, aaya a' bulletin Issued by the local won ther bureau late today; . Heavy Ruins Intensify v Tho MltuHllon , , , Water from the Ferridny erov-i asse will cover practically cver, foot ot Concordia purish. mot, than half of Catahoula (easten r. and eouthern - section) : ' Lower i I- Tensas, southern Franklin, and ti i ; part of Avoyelles parishes. Heav,i J , rains during the lust 24 hour in i 'j! ' the Red and Ouachita river basin' - )' I Itava further intensified the flood j" 1 situation. ' tj1 - 1 ; Water now in the Mlssliwlpp'- 1 , river below Old River Is half f ' foot to one foot higher than W' ; t 1912. tha previous highest tU4H ", it record. , 1." g ! Th crevasse which occurred' thi morning on the left bank'o: " th Mississippi, 1 a miles belov-' New Orleans had widened to- 40". . f-set late today, Efforts to tie thi e tds of the leve to prevent fur-'i ther C-umbUn are still under way, nft effort having been mni ' yet to close the gap, the bat . lure and leve having caved jntofe the river, Water from thl.-' crevasse is -overflowing sugar and ' trucking lands ln St. Bernard audi Piaquemlno barlshe and will pas' through Lnks Borgne and J1reto;: dound Into the gulf. Ref unee camps have be.m es tabllshed iSt Natchez. Miss HorriJ' sonbutif, MartliiKburg and Jones-' ville, Ijl by the Red Cms wh...-. food, clothing, fankels and medl-iv fil cai attention r available lo the'. ! . homeless residents of the over-.; ff !' flowed area. More than A onn ' "' I pei sons are being eared for in iho i! ...po iunifiit, wntie nun clieeih of ethers are being cared for1 !' the homes of friends. The Mon rce, Iji. national auard enmnj-, wae aligned to duty at the Uuvr' f" ronbuig rfug camp today to ro. it operate wllh the Rod Cross m ear- is ing for the refugees. . CVR RENT SO SWIPE' MAN r t " ' ARK SWEPT AWAY" XATCHJSZ. Alius., inrll It The crevasse in the Mississippi! levee four miles north of Ferridnvi La., has greatly widened since theT break on Wednesday, according tiJ, atest reports. It is estimated thalj the gap la now over 1,600 feet; wide but hope lias not been;" abandoned of tlelng tbe ends. An inspection of the crevassei ........ ,vU, u ,i ezpeotea ; i 1 an effort to check the crumbllngt ai is' 1 1 the embankment will be started aJ fe 1? mnae today and it is expected ment will be started all1 once. sse'-i'l I It water irom the rrnvoMn M I Q ,1 i I . r v . M lyioHiiui over c-oncoratait: parish and the complete Inundation? w uiuy m muer ox nonrs;- Catahoula parish Is also feeling the effect of the flood which hiavl' eventually reach Into Tensas parish, The force ot the current la sevf swiTf at .funks, l., that houses were being swept away. Early in tha 4ay appeals for rescuers wr made and it was said that if as sistance did - not come speedliv many were In danger ot being urow nect. ( . i oieamooata operating out 'off Natchei! yvere engaged today - In f picking up flood refugees who ltadt L' sought safety on tho levees, it wnsf f stated by members of the rescue parties that the waters of the Miss issippi are pouring through the g;ip in great hiltows and ii advaftc Ing in surges as high ps the top of trees. Hundreds of refugees, arrived at Natchez today and wer carrledHo the refugee camp which ha been established by the Red Cross. It is stated by thu Red Cross that fliere Is an urgent ned. for more tents and equipment.' Reports i-eceived here from Ne"s" elltoti, I,a. , today suite that the sit uation at the lono levee on tJi line of Tensas and Mudison par ishes is extremely critical, but that a desperate fight is being made 4i hold the line. Almost daily slouch ing has taken place on thi 1vm for the past yveik. Water from the crevasse had m7r"iem:tleir VHftlTiTlaTe tridav toit was reported to (e four or five feet p in Ot fwii si ssmtaw is about four mile from the point of the break In th line. 1 1 1 i .'A - I r 1 I 1 I il 1 1 1 i I 4 r ) u 1 9 5 I f mi 1 ii f 1 I ill i 6 t lit. Hi i )? J. I I; n Hun. 5Me"3apj
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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April 28, 1922, edition 1
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