THE SUNDAY CITIZEN
THE WEATHER
WASHINGTON, April St. North
and S. Carolina: Partly cloudy wea
ther and rising temperature Sunday
and Mondiy. .
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"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. G, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 30, 1922.
PRICE 7c ON TRAINS lf-
Food Supply Growing
Short In Isolated
P Flood Refug
MAY TAKE DAYS
TO
Backwater Invades New
Sections of Three In
undated States.
WATER iTpOURING
THROUGH CREVASSE
JOO Miles of Valuable
JFarm Land Flooded by
, One Levee Break.
NEW ORLeTnsT April 29.
With approximately 3.600 square
miles of territory flooded by waters
pouring through threo 'breaks In
tho Mississippi river levee and
overflow waters from Its swollen
tributaries, it was estimated to
night that 70,000 people are home
less or are still occupying homes
in the flooded area. These figures,
unofficial and incomplete, were
based on reflorts received from the
flooded areas.
Approximately 1,200 square miles
including valuable plantations In
Concordia, Catahoula and Tensas
parishes in Louisiana are covered
with water, from the break in the
levee near Ferrlday. The water
from the crevasse at Poydras, be
low New Orleans, has spread over
a 'territory of about 125 square
miles, and 100 square miles of
Itf d has .been inundated by the
fak at Myrtle Grove, 35 miles
w New Orleans on the west
Bank of the river. It Is estimated
that 1,750 square miles In the
lower Yazoo river basin which in
eludes Yazoo, Issaquena and War
ren counties. In Mississippi, have
been covered with back water.
- Back water has also invaded
other sections of Mississippi,
Louisiana and Arkansas, but no
estimate of the extent of the land
affected has been made.
The work of caring for rapidly
increasing numbers of refugees in
the camps established In the flood
ed sections was still progressing. A
serious phase of the food situation
developed today when It was re
ported from Harrisonburg, La.,
where a refugee camp waa estab
lished to care for those rendered
homeless by the Ferriday break,
that a food Shortage was threai
ened. It was said that all stocks of
food in the town were becoming
exhausted and that unless supplies
were brought in without delay the
situation there would become crit
ical. A boat load of provisions left
Xew Orleans for Harrisonburg to
day but owing to lack Of transport
ation facilities in the flooded zone
it was believed that several days
would lapse before the supplies
would reach there.
Reports from Harrisdnburg, La.,
late today that the 1.000' residents
of that town In addition to 500
rr-fugees from Catahoula, Coneor-
Qi and other flooded parishes in
ft eectlon face starvation unless
od supplies arrive speedily, have
greatly lntensinea me giawiy
W . - i i...,.inn r, ti A nvnrv
U1W LIUUU BlLUtttWO, .--
gency Is tonight trying to over
coma the difficulty of transporting
iiipplies to the stricken people.
With depleted stocks of food re
ported from all the refugee eainps in
, Conftiwnf '" Mi"
AND PLAN MASS
KING JAY 13
Organization for Better
Roads and County-Wide
In Its Scope.
Vl'relimlnary organization of a
rtiral wia pluh which will be
county-wide In it scope took
place yesterday morning ata meet
ing of progressive -citizens held In
the law offices of E. Zeph Ray,
who was elected temporary chair
man. Tentative plans call for gather
ings to be held In every, township
Ta the county In preparation for a
- big meeting and rally -at the coun
ty court house May 13 at 1 o'clock
' in the afternoon. The rally will be
held for the purpose ot perfecting
a permanent organization and get
ting Immediate activity on rural
roads and highways. --
The meeting held Saturday was
addressed by Dr.. Eugene B. Glenn,
president of the Good Roads asso
ciation. Dr. Carl .V Reynolds, Ar
thur Penland and others. Dr.
Reynolds waa elected temporary
In a strong resolution adopted at
the preliminary lession,, it is de
lared "good roads "are nectssary
la the welfare and prosperity of
fSVry section of the county and
LIt the present system of upkeep
and maintenance of tho unimprov
ed roads and highways has proved
a failure." The 'system' Is de
nounced as "intolerable and inde
fensible," ,
' The organization will advocate
that each township have its own
tax -money, including Its percen
HUNGER
1
ROAD
CLUB
tage of automobile tax oe ;o"ju
to the upkeen of the roads within"
, its own borders." Following is the
resolution, which sets out the pur
poses of the road club:
"That good roads are necessary
lo the weltare ana tniin
each and every section of the
countv. o
"That the present system ot up
keep am), maintenance of the" un
improved roads and highways or
the cdunty is a proven failure, en-
tl..i.. i . . j . .. Wa nut. .and
-sieniandTTtf ttle"nwplirwn'
system these roads ani highways
ee Camp
TO OBEY
.ASSED AS
POLITICAL MOVE
Leaders of Mingo March.
Told Utterance Was to
"Save District.'"
ADMITS MARCH IN
DEFIANCE OF LAW
Treason Trial and Base
ball Game Divide Inter
est in Charles Town.
CHAR.LESTOWN, W. Va Arll
29. (By The Associated Press)
A treason trial and an amateur
baseball game shared here today in
interest, with the same man as
central figure in both, but although
the game hsd the larger attend
ance, even tho longest home run
could not produce the thrills of the
story in court.
Details of march through sec
tions of three counties, the com
mandeering of a railroad train, a
battle in which a machine gun and
unnumbered rifles spat from West
Virginia mills all flowed to the ear
of Jury, court and spectators in the
matter of fact tones of Ed Rey
nolds, coal miner and self-Implicated
leader of a band that had
these experiences. William Bliz
zard, sub-district president of the
United Mine Workers, charged
with treason and now on trial, led
a similar band, the witness, de
clared. The baseball game in the after
noon which drew attention the
court had held in the day was be
tween the team of the United Mine
Workers, ever man of which wan.
here In connection with the armed
niarch trials, and picked players of
the town. i
"We were going to klP Don
Chadn and that bunch and march
on through Logan to Mingo and
release the men In Jail there." Ray
nolds testified. Don Chatln, fur
ther questioning brought ou, was
sheriff of Logan county, and "that
bunch," the deputy sheriffs with
whose aid the defendants believed
Chatin had prevented union men
from pervading . the Logan coal
fields.
"Benevolent Relief
Project Describt-d.
j- Even when his direct testimony
naa nnisnea ana Harold w. Hous
ton opened the cross-examination
or the defense, by asking about his
arrest on a charge of collectlnr
money under false pretenses, the
witness did not make any display
of emotion but calmly gave -his
story of collecting $600 from a half
dozen mine union locals for "benev
olent relief" payment of part of it
for two grocery bills that had been
incurred in Jeffrey, which he had
previously designated as a base tt
supplies for the fighting men on
j the miners side, and delivery of the
rest to m. i,. Haptonstall, acting
president of District No. 17, of the
union, who .he said, had given him
authority to make the collections.'
His first testimony was of a meet-
ing in cnarlestown August 7, 1921,
at which he said he heard Presi
dent Keeney speak about condi
tions in Mingo county.
After the meeting, he said, he
tCuttimri m fust Tr
!
ES
BY
Zeb Vance Camp Will
Place Memorial Tree on
. Courthouse Lawn. .
As living evidence of a ranidlv
fading generation, a whltn t.m I
be planted .on the court houso lawn
by the Confederate Veterans of the
Zeb Vance camp.
And long after the hands' which
gently packed the earth about It
have crumbled in dust, it will live
as a mute testimonial to a valor
ous army of the departed "the
flower ot southern chivalry."
. Not to keep living in the hearts
of a people warm and tender mem
ories for a mighty army ot the
past in the troe planted no defi
nite object is needed for that, for
wherever a southerner's heart
beats, It beats' but faster In mem
ory; but as a memorial to their
departed brothers, and in ciom
memoration of a cause for which
they fought, these aged veterans,
bowed with the weight of many
years, will place the tree gently,
and pack soft eirth about It with
trembling hands, mayhap dropping
a few tears In the oak's cradle in
sorrowful memory of other times
when tho fresh earth wis falling,
not on a living thing, but on the
graves ot some comrade parsed on
to the reunion.
The Confederates are dropping
oft. one by one and two by two.
and yet, as the ranks thin, those
who are left step in and "carry
on." Only a few gather now at
their meetings each month, and
yesterday they paid tribute lo the
memory of two who answered tne
last roll call since the meeting In
March Captain J). L. (iudger and
Comrade James Allen,
And when the last Wearer of
the Gray, all his comrades gone
heforo reaches the time for his
own great "Journey, to join that
group of "ragged.,",' red-nosed an
gels," In the lost reunion, who
knows but what, turning his fadel
eyes toward the Conlederato oaK,
he will in fancy ee In its green
foliage tlt billowing banner of
ika.Cuiiledera.Ci'and,. go.tQ,Jotri.
I his comrades with peacetul dreams
on
LI
BUYS
GRAY TO
HONOR
COiftD
PAN
TI
A
YES, IT'S GETTING MR. BROOKER'S GOAT
By BILLY BORNE
CHILDREN FAIL TO
SEE
T
Told to Confer With
Daugherty He Will Act
On Individual Cases.
WASHINGTON, April 29. (By
The Associated Press) Checked
somewhat by failure to see Presi
dent Harding, the "children's cru
sade" which invaded 4he capital 37
strong today on behalf of 114 war
law violators now serving prison
terms, got little encouragement
from Attorney-General Dougherty
as to recommendation for execu
tive clemency, and. were uncertain
tonight of their nczt move.
Reaching Washington early this
morning, the party, composed
mostly of children under 12 or 1.1
years old, reached the WTilte
House shortly before 11 o'clock -to
be told that there was little possi
bility that the President would see
them. The police stationed at the
gates informed them of the regu
lation against carrying banners in
side the grounds and the placards
were- checked outside.
Before their arrival, Secretary
Christian announced to newspaper
correspondents that the President
would not see the crusaders, but
that they would be given "every
consideration by. Attorney-General
Daugherty. .
A ray of hope for at least one
mother and her son when Mr.
Daugherty was received almost im
mediately after leaving the Wrhite
House. Mr. Christian, who con
sented to see a small delegation
from the party composed of Mrs.
O'Hare and Miss Mary G. Fendall,
well known locally in social work,
had explained that proper proced
ure would bo to see the attorney,
general, arid that he would mako
an appointment for them. The attorney-general,
after listening to
the appeal,, made by Mrs. O'Hare,
announced that he was "opposed to
a general amnesty" but would take
up "each case individually when
application Is made, and give care
ful consideration on Its merits."
In any action that he might take,
Mr. Daugherty added, "he would
give great weight to the question
of whether the prisoner was suf
ficiently impressed by his punish
ment and with the laws of the land
he had violated"
Lady Astor. Sets
Overman's Necktie
Straight For Him
Distinguished American
Bom Leader Pay Com
Born Leader Compliments
Southerners
Tv nnriui mif
W1RRINOTON BCSIaQ
. (9Y II. K. C. BRYiST)
WASHINGTON, April 29. Lady
Astor had the senate going today.
She made of It a two-ring circus,
and the salons liked the perform
ance. Tonight each and every
senator she met treasures some in
deed pr word. Senator Overman
will never forget her, for she
straightened his tie and told him
she was proud ot all southern
statesmen.
Accompanied by Senators Swan
son and Glass, Lady Astor went
about the senate chamber meeting
senators. - When introduced to
Senator Knute Nelson, a hard
boiled republican from Minnesota,
she said: "You are nice enough to
"admire you, but I do not like
wXat you advocate." she told Sena
tor Todd. - . '
HARDING
IES
YCUSADE
. "Oh, you are a real Tar Heel?"! Every foot of alluvial land in Cata
Lady Astor exclaimed when shnhoula parish, La., Is inundated by
was Introduced to senator uver-.the
man. "Why don t you fix your
tie?" she added, as she stooped
forward took hold of his pretty,
four-in-hand tie, and adjusted It to
meet her views.
Senator Overman is one of the
best dressed men In the senate, but
this morning his neck piece was a
little ..askew. Lady Astor righted
it and congratulated the senator on
j being from the good state ot North
Cfirolinfl.
! A little later, when Senator Sim
mons presented a trio .of Tar Heel
Juris,
Lady Astor said:" "I sm do-. Hart, Harrisonburg and Jonesville h )0 mat y errors were given a very
J "tosee'you g6'oaT56tnn:rttrbrTn-fenitCM' btoUr-otir-fjrpi.C- pnceiilag"snif others n
IlKhte
senators.
Winners Of Citizen 's C- Word
Puzzle Contest Announced
WARNING LETTER
PREVENTS DEATH
0FWH0LEFAMILY
Sender Declared to Reach
Scene After Note, With
Revolver
MACOX, Ga., April 29. A let
ter that Louis W. Randall, boiler-
maker, is alleged to have written
to his warmest friend late today,
asking that he look after the
bodies t t Jiis children, started au
investigation that landed Randall
ir. Jail. ' n:
According to the sheriff. Ran
(I -ill had started out to kill his
whole family, but delivery of the
letter was speedier tunn had been
filiured. The close friend delivered
the IeUer to the sheriff and trv.
o-al deputies began a hunt for
Randall.
At the Randall home where
deputies were placed to guard the
children. Mandall walked in with
a bag of oranges in one hand and
a new pistol with three rounds of
cartridges, in the other, all
wrapped in paper, according to the
officers.
Butler Believes in
Importance of the
Woman's Platform
Simmons and Overman As
sure Tar Heel Delegation
ot Support of Measure
WilfltNaTQ XnRIAO
TSi AKKKTlt.t.S OITUIS
rr v. n. v. tm-AST)
WASHINGTON. April 29. For
mer Senator Marion Butler thinks
that the declaration of the women
at the Baltimore conference of the
National League of Women Voters!
is almost as important as the fa
mous Ocala nlatform. H did not
compare the two sets of avowed
principles, but he wan verv Inter-
ested in the one many years ago.
and is interested in the other'
day. Of courso he is glad the
proposition to endorse the Ford
plan for Muscle 8hoals was turn
ed down. He said the women
were surprisingly well informed
and adopted a resolution asking
congress to accept the offer which
would make the largest amount ot
nitrogen at the lowest price for fer
tilizer. Senator Simmons, and Overman
were called upon .by a North Car
olina delegation of women hero on
the way trom Baltimore today. In
the Prt were: Miss Iouise Alex
ander of Greensboro, President of
the North C'arjlina league; Mrs.
Charles W. TUlett. Jpff Charlotte;
Mrs, Julius Mf Cone.- Qreenboro!
Miss Sallle Portch, Kaleigii; Miss
Mary D. Tyler, Greensboro, and
Ml(s Gertrude Well. ' Ooldsboro.
The Tar Heels told the epnators
that their organization has endors
ed these two fundamental princi
ples: First, the Independent cit
izenship of. married women, and
second, the" outlawry of war by
any proper measures.
Both Senator Simmons and Sen
I ator Overman assured the delega
tion mat usj views in regaru to uio
two questions presented are fjuite
in accord with their own and they
will give them earnest bupport. A
Norlh Carolinians and democrats.
Miss Weil said they favored the
League of Nations.
,500 IIOMELKSS NEAR
l'EIUUDAY, IS ESTIMATE
NATCHEZ. Miss., Audi "29
break in tne Mississippi levee
near Fernday and ,iuo people
have been driven from their homes,
according to the estimates today of
N. R. Cotten, of Jonesville. mem
ber of the Louisiana state flood re
lief commission and the Tensas
levee board.
Rhinehart, near the line of La
salle and CataWula parishes, the
present terminus of the Louisiana
and Arkansas railroad, ts the near
est -point of rail communication.
Concentration camps for refugees
have been established at "nine
I their flooded homes.
Allmond Jones, 206 Ran
kin Avenue, This City,
Captures First Prize.
PRIZE WINNERS AND
WINNING LIST GIVEN
Miss Johnson, Easley, S.
C, and R. S. Eskridge,
Swannanoa, Get Prizes.
Allmond It. Jones, 206 .Rankin
j avenue, Anheville, Is the winner of
tne first prize ot $1,000 'in Th
Citizen's C-word picture puzzle
Jg.ime.
miss vv .nine juonson, w hwuij,
8. C. wins the second prize ot
f.jO, while the third prize of $200 i
Is awardi d 11. 8. Eskridge, Swan
nanoa. Announcement of the names of
tho prize winners was made yes
terday by the judges, who were
JtllBB Qu- en M. Carson, principal
of the Park avenue school; A. ,1.
Hutchins, principal of the Ashc
ville Hlvh school and V. It. Patter
son, cashier of the Wachovia
Hank and Trust company, all ot
Abbeville
The following Is a list of the
prize winners and the amounts
they- wi'l receive:
1 irst Pi lie Allmond If. Jones, i
208 Rankin avenue, Ashevllle, $1,-
'000.
1 heeoiHl Prize Miss Winnie
IoIiiimiii, Fastey, S. C, 350.00
Third Prlie It. N. Khkrldgc.
Swaiiiiaiia.!. S2OO.O0.
Fourth ITtzo Harriett G. Wat-
ki. . AfclicvUlo, I00.00.
Fifth Pilze Mrs. W. A. Klatlery.
11. F. V. Xo. 3, Hcndorsonville,
$75.00.
Sixth Prize Mrs. T. .T. ARh
Mortli, 0 Brook Htreet, HI 1 1 more,
VOO.00.
K venth Prlzo Mrs. F c n n f e
Snlrlcn, 3.1 Kant street, Abbeville,
H7.SO.
Klaihth Prize Mrs. K, I Ten
der. Mars Hill, $30.00.
Ninth . Prize Rev. T. A. Cos
grove, irove Park school. $20.0')
Tenth Prlz B. B. I-noir. Jr.,
Tl. F. 1). No. 1, Franklin. $3.00.
Eleventh Prize Mrs. W. H. Sln-
clalr. Hendersonvlllo
$15.00.
Twelfth Prize Mrs. Enestlne
Henricl 160 ti. Converwo street.
Npartaidmrg, S. C, $3,00,
Thirteenth Prize Mrs. Cliao. U.
Miller, lilark Mountain, $10.00.
Fourteenth Prize Dear) W4 An
derson. 37 Fairvicw San., Afclic
ville. $2.00.
Fifteenth Prize A. I)e Forest,
Box 68S, Asbevllle. $3.00.
In submitting their report of the
list of winners the judges added
ihe following statement, signed by
them all:
"We, the undersigned, acting as
final Juases of The Citizen C-word
Picture Puzzle Game, have given
our tamest attention to the lists
submitted and do hereby award
he pr:zes in the order given
aoove.
(Signed) QUEEN M. CATvSON,
A. J. HL'TOIINS.
V. It. PATTERSON.
Winners Now
Ueiiiff Notified
The M.nners of the prizes are
now being notified and checks cov
ering their various prizes will be
dialled out to them within a few
d .ys.
Ciieeklnir of Lists
By the Dictionary
Before the checking of the va
rious Huts could be started it -was
necessary for tho judges to agree
n a list or words upon whlrh
ouiu b- based the actual check-1
.11 TUao iiiiJ n n .. t 1 I '
Ing. They used as a start a list
submitted by the artist and to this
wns added a number of words sub
mitted by the various contestants
a.id which were not even thought
f y the prtlst himself. When he
.m-u .P',rtUJle-he J""1 ".ld?
that such .1 large number of words
were' to be found and 'the" words
the contestants submitted prove
that they spent considerable tiipe
t-.id thought in making up their
lists.
A.i words submitted by the va
rious contestants were "checked
by Webstr.rs , New International
Dictionary, and, If it could bo
f:und tr at they were contained in
the picture, they were included In
the correc list.
After laving arrived at a list
unon which could be based the
checklng of the papers, the actual
checkln was started and for va-
rlous reaions many lists were
i.iim:nated. Some which contained
rMHsne m fw Tw I
NEED
1
TO LIGHT
L
Women of Party Banquet
ing at Capital Hear
Letter Read.
CRITICALTURNING
POINT NOW HERE
Clearly Falls to Demo
crats to Bring Out Lead
er for People.
WASHINGTON, April 29 -Former
President Woodrt w Wilson de
W
SON
DECLARES
clared in a letter read tonight at'",!le
a dinner tendered to Chairman
Cordell Hull, of the democratic
national committee, by women
members of tho committee that
"this Is undoubtedly a critical
turning point in the affairs of man
kind, and It clearly falls to the
democrats ot the United .Slates to
lead the way to tno light.'
The letter was read unexpectedly
by Mrs. Emily Newell Hlalr, of
ashlngtnn, and was received with
cheers. It was written under date
of April 23 and was in reolv.tu a
letter from Mrs. Hlair in behalf
of tho women committee members
Inviting both Mr. and Airs. Wilson
to attend tonight's dinner.
Addresses wero given at tho din
ned bv Senator Thomas J. V, alsh,
r,f Montana, and Senator Jnne. of
New Mexico, and Chairman Hull.
The letter from the former Pres
ident follows:
"I need not assure you that our
hearts will We with you all at the
dinner on Saturday evening, but
unhappily my body is still so lame
that 1 can not venture to promise j
to be present and crave your In-!
diligence of my nelllshness in
keeping Mrs. Wilson at home also
with me.
"t need not assure you and the
ladles associated with vou ot my
keen lnterist in what they are un
dertaking and my earnest hope
and belief that they will succeed,
This is undoubtedly a critical turn
ing point In the affairs of mankind,
and it clearly falls to tho demo
crats of the United States to lead
Ihe way to the light. Worn on gu.ah
athoec who are to gather at tho
dinner on Saturday evening are
sure to contribute to this great pur
pose the Invaluable stimulation of
their enthusiasm and devotion,"
E
WRECK A. F,L
Says Plan Made in Mos
cow Would Create Red
Revolt Federation.
WASHINGTON, April 29. An
alleged new scheme, devised in
Moscow, for destroying the Ameri
can Federation of Labor and its
constituent unions and replacing
them with a red revolution feder
ation, Is discussed at length
by
Samuel Gumpers in an editorial
artlcloMn the May Issue of The
I'-fderationlst, official publication
of the American federation. The
scheme was devised a few months
ago, according to Mr. Gompors'
article, -which says it Is proposed
to destoy and disrupt the American
Federation ot Labor by changing
the form of certain ot the organi
zations affiliated with the federa
tion and that when this. reorgani
sation is effected the unions shall
be affiliated with the bolshevikl In
ternationale at Moscow.
One ot the best known American
"reds," tho article says, spent sev
eral months In Moscow in consul
tation with LenlnJ, Trotzky and
others and It was at these confer
ences the plan was formulated.
"This new scheme would be
colossus of American labor has
carefully selected single represen
tatives In 1,000 American com
munities." it continues, "and these
are the men who are to overthrow
the American Federation of Labor
and who are to direct the new
structure. Readers who have ob
served the proclamations that have
come from Moscow are fully aware
of the fact that it Is the hope of
Moscow to follow the overthrow of
the American Federation of Labor
with the destruction of the Ameri
can government.
"The whole scheme is presumptl
ous to the point of being ridiculous.
It merits serious attention only on
the fact the determination of Mos
cow to undermine democracy is
backed by an unacrupulousness of
conduct that knows no limit"
SOl'TIIERX CHINESE
SQUAlmOV IS CAPITItED
SHANGHAI, April 29. (By The
Associated Press.) The forces of
Sun Yat Sen, head of the south
Chinese government at Canton,
have captured the entire southern
naval squadron, It was stated In
unofficial dispatches published
here today by foreign and Chinese
prese.
The attack on the vessels, whie
resulted in their surrender, was
...
carried out by aircraft in con
Junction with South Chinese troops.
The aircraft bombed the vessels at
Pah Wu-ten, 20 men being killed,
30 others wounded on board the
.cruiser Hal Chi, in the initial al-
itak, the reports state
Ijiter there was a further bomb
ing attack on the vessels near
Canton in the Whampoa river, the
Hal Chi and tho other craft at
tacked surrendering.
nv t. nr'r mkf.IiY
AMBASSADOR 'JO '.U1L1UI A ;
PARIS, April 29.- (By the As
sociated Press.) Count Perettl de
La Rocca. political director of the
foreign office, is likely to succeed
Jesn Jules Jusserand as amhas-
sador (o the United States as soon
the former can bo spared by
Premier Polncare, It was s.ated
today. The retirement of M, Jus-
OMP
CI
NEW
FOR
Jserandaccordlng to present plans; jni, ,
will' De- arrnReff-tJrtng- ''nlTTStrsTTOatlun:
summer visit to Parts.
Soviets Mast Forego
Frontier Propaganda
Commissioners Hold
ATTEMPT MADE
TO ASSASSINATE
RED COMMISSION
Were Requisitioning Church
Treasures: All Escape
Death From llomb
I
i:k;a.
luted I"
April 20 (Hv
tv tbe-Ao ,
ess.) An a
to
assassinate the mem
hers!,
wiun !
of the Russia soviet" commits
requisitioning rhunli treasures nt
Tver, on tho rignt bank of the Vol
ga river, it was c;i tried out isckq
ga river it was reported in soviet
official quarters hero today.
The commission carried out its
requisition according' to the reports
a member of tho "Mack Hundred"
threw a bomb into the Cathedral
of the TransllRiipatioti. an ancient
N ono wa, ,lllr.,., ,,ut, !B tx.
plosion shattered many ancient
'statues and windows, and the main
I (loots were turn from their hinges.
EXEMPTION
BY
Mellon Intervenes in Ac
tion Taken on Wilson
Fund Contributions.
WASHINGTON. April 29. Sec
retary Mellon today ordered with
drawn, pending further consider
ation, the ruling ot the Internal
revenue bureau that contributions
to the Woodrow AVIIson Founda
tion were not exempt from Income
taxes.
Announcement of Mr. Mellon's
action was made in a letter to Sen
ator Glass, of Virginia, made public
tonight by the treanury. The let
ter was made publlu following a
conference ot Mr, Mellon, with
Assistant Commissioner Smith, of
the revenue bureau, 'acting tn the
irosenoe ot Commissioner Blftlr,
The letter to Senator Glass said;
"The question ot whether the
contributions ' to the Woodrow
Wilson Foundation were exempt
from the federal income tax has
only come ts my attention since
the publicity given to ihe ruling
made. Whlls the eaae ulrTem es
sentially from the MoKlnley Mem
orial association, it seems to tne
that In the present ruling due con
sideration has not been given to
the effect ot the congressional In
terpretation as to wht consti
tutes an exclusively educational
purpose as in tfe Incorporation ot
the Roosevelt Memorial associa
tion. "I have accordingly asked Com
missioner Blair to have the ruling
heretofore made reviewed with a
view to determining whether the
contributions to the Woodrow Wil-
I son Foundation should not bo
treated In the same way as those
made to the Roosevelt Memorial
association. .
"Under the circumstances! It has
seemed to mo proper that I should
advlne you of this action and that
the ruling will be withdrawn pend
ing further consideration of the
matter."
KERMIS WILL BE
ALLASH E VILLE
ENTERTAINMENT
Sponsors Hoping to Make
Festival Annual Event
On Par With Mardi Gras.
The Kermis festival will be an
all-Ashevllle-celebration and It is
hoped within a tew years to have
the eyes of the nation on the an
nual entertainment. Just as they
turn to New Orleans for the Mardi
Gras. The entire city will Join In
making the firm venture a. success
and July 11, 12 and 1.1 has been
designated as the dates for the first
July Kermis or festival
Outstanding among the features
to be presented Ihe throngs that
are to visit the city during t tie
three days will be the work of the
Indians of the Cherokee nation.
Kermis will remain the name of
the festival for the present, al
though it ts stated the committee
has endeavored to secure a better
and a more fitting name but noth
ing acceptable has been suggested.
Plans were Inaugurated by the
Rotary club, but have been ex
tended and made an all-Ashevllle
celebration through an invitation
to the Kiwanis and Civitan clubs
to participate. The two latter par
ticipants were Invited to Join the
Rotary club under the distinct un
derstanding that, the proceeds de
rived shall be allol'ed to such
charitable, educational, artistic or
social purposes ns may be agreed
upon by joint action of the three
clubs: it being clearly understood
that the Rotary dub retains nkin
dlviduul claim upon the profl.s or
any portion thereof.
The festival will be under the
general chairmanship of M. A.
Ersklne, assisted by Mrs. John
Mac Rae as organizer and plans
are being rushed to completion to
provide a celebration which will
bring nation-wide notice to Ashe
ville. "
Tho parade on the opening day
will be Interesting- and beautiful,
and Troop "It," North Carolina
National Guard, ot Asheville, will
provide feats in horsemanship,
drill and escort his majesty, the
mountain monarch.
Thp crowning event of the eele-
TTi(Tlaraie nniieTcIng,
RULING
fill
WITHDRAWN
FIRST ARTICLE IN
T
ACTED ON
compromise Looking To
neienuon 01 .national- :
a.: - fi : i. i.
izauun in oigub. i
RUSSIANSTSKING i
RESPONSE TO NOTE
i
French Delegation at Ge
noa in Accord with Home
i
Cabinet Views.
(1BNOA. April 29. (By the A4
isolated Press.) The powers have
prepared tho preamble of their,
mugnu charta for Russia; It out;
II les how Europe will give practl-i
c.i I tlnar.dtil and economic help to,;
permit that great country's restor'
atlou and reconstruction. '
Across the Asiatic litoral Japan
promises to contribute her portion
of money to assist in the reorgant
v.ition o" Russia, and although the
i'ftited Slates is not mentioned in
the preamble. It is wide enough
In scope to take In the whol ,
world, for Its lramem voice th
conviction that once confidence 1
felt that foreigners can normally
mgnge in enterprises In KussU.
the banks nt all countries wilt wlll
Ing.y advance funds to their cltU
..ens to invest In Russia. Great
Britain and Belgium, as well as
Japan t a lesser degree, are plac
!ug credits at the disposal of en
t?rprlscs in Russia; Franco wlK
provide railroad material; Italy
will help by Inland water trans
ports, and all will participate lit
tin international consortium. .
The sub-commission on Russian
affalis has already adopted ar
ticle one of the document, whloK
directed against propaganda by
the boirhevlkl or attempt to:
change the existing frontiers. Thii
has chief reference to Besarabia.
now annexed by Rumania. An
arrangement was also -reached on
tne momentous question of the na
tlonalizralcn of private ' property.
Apparently .some compromise on
the project has been devised by
the jurists whereby the soviet are
able to adhere to their great doc-. '
trine of nationalization and slmul
toneously satisfy the foreign gov
ernments and peoples by granting
the use of the property. Instead of
aomittlntr actual ownership. Tho
text of this article has been kept;
secret, but It will come up again
Monday for consideration. ;
LM'ferenees developed between!
England and Franca on the ques
tion of Russia's war debts. Franc
Insisting that Russia recognize
them in their entirety, thought
ready tn scale them down later.;
The question was left to a com
mittee '
On th'. question of war debt
EtiKland proposed that the per
centage whereby the war debts
were to be reduced could be de
cided by the supreme court of the
United States. During this dls-:
nuBsion, M. Barthou . said Franca
was willing to grant facilities for
payment i-uch as a moratorium
and W 's tven ready to consent to
i vductlmis at 'a later date, mean.,
while France, demanded unnualtfl-
(Cmtinuti m ftn rml
f
IS
MUSIC FESTIVAU
Citizens Underwrite Fes
tival for $15,000 Bal-,
ance Monday.
The underwriting of the Ashe-'
ville Music festival for this year
Is practically assured, according to
Frank S. Smith, chairman ot ths
underwriting committee of th
board of directors. A guarantee of
approximately $15,000 had been
secured with a number of workers
yet to report on the results.
Mr. Smith was confident the ad
ditional funds for the hudaet f .
21. 000 will be raised without any'
difficulty.
j nose wno have underwritten tha
festival in past years have re- ''
sponded, regardless, of the small
deficit In ihe treasury last year,
he stated, and beginning on Mon- ,
day an effort will be made to reach 1
those who have never been ap- )
proached. 1
The festival . board will meet
Monday night st the Chamber of
Commerce and it is hoped to have
the full 21.000 subscribed in order
that negotiations may be entered
into with the Philadelphia Sym
phony orchestra Hnd the work of .
arranging a program ot artists
started.
liueatlons ot vital importance to
the festival will be discussed at
the meeting Monday night and the
directors are urged to be present.
The meeting will be called to
order promptly at 8 o'clock.
Wade R. Brown, director, will
probably come to Asheville again
in a few days and consult with the
directors regarding artists for the
festival and other details.
rOTTER MADE CTIIEF FOR
t'UJCK SPRINGS PLANT
WASHINGTON, April 29. Ap
pointment of Andrew Po'.ter chief
ot the-veterans bureau rehabilita
tion division at Atlanta, as super
intendent ot the Chick Springs,
sanitarium at Chick Springs, S. C.
was announced today by the vet-,
erans bureau. The ranltariumj
which will be opemid on Monday
ts to rare for 250 former servleie!
pnfle fir- u fWTT! rTrpftr-ni tr nr st u
diseases.
RECONSTRUC
PUN
GUARANTEE
0
ASSURED
I IUI a comemea rnn.
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