North Carolina Newspapers

THE WEATHER Ferecaat foe North and South Carolina: Partly cloudy Thucadav and Friday; little, changt In tempera, ture. Russian Reply Is Still Withheld At uenuu RED DELEGATES E REPLY France Still Remains Firm, Regardless of Bel- ! gium's Attitude j GEHMANSREPLYAS ! TO REPARATIONS: Impossible to Comply; W f 11 W 1 on March 21 i GENOA, May 10. (By the As-1 sociated Press.) The economic-! conference cannat stand many more days of strain such as il has undergone In connection with the; framing of the allied memoran dum to the Russian delegates and the rumors connected with :he Prussians' reply, which has been eagerly awaited for three days, 'jut was not presented today. The great question hearing on the reply is: What will the atti tude of the Russians lie- towjrds foreigners' property nationalized by the. soviet government? Clause 7 of the memorandum was drafted and rfdrnJfed to meet the objec tions of the. French and Belgians. The Relglans flinally refused up proval and the French approved it with reservations. Kvery effort has ieen made by the allies, and the frman as well, to have the Rn ians make concessions relative to the restitution of the property of foreigners in order to prevent dis ruption of the conference. The Russian reply to the allied memorandum was ready for pre sentation this forenoon, but was not delivered to the allies as expected at the last moment, after a con versation between Foreign Minis ters Tchilcherin. of Russia, and Schanzer, of Italy, It was decided the reply would have to undergo some alteration. M. Tchltcherln left Genoa at 2 p. m., returning to Santa Margher its to consult the other members of the Russian delegation. It was not exptcted. therefore, that the reply could be presented until to morrow. The fact that the delay was due to M. Tchitcherin's visit to Signor Schanzer was regarded in some quarters as a favorable indi cation. In a statement hitaded to th Associated Press before anything definite was known concerning the Russian reply, the French delega tion announced that France's atti tude on ihe foreign property issue as regarU Russia would probably remain fiUJi, whatever attitude Bel gium might eventually adopt. The attitude of the French dele gation is the result of public opin ion in France, which is bringing great pressure to bear on the gov ernment to make no concessions Regarding the Inviolability of prnp I Ctmlmr4 in Punt Tn'ft COMMITTEE FOR E FAILS TO AGREE Recognized State of War Exists; Factions Will Report to Dail Today DUBLIN, May 10. (By The As sociated Press) Peace in Ireland seems afar off. The dail elreann ecace committee has failed to reach a ba.is for a settlement be- ween the opposing factions. The ) port of the committee, presented oday, was confined to the bare an nouncement that after 11 sessions (he two sides had failed to agree even on a basis for peace. Further more, they were not agreed In a Joint report on the reasons for fail- Those on the treaty aide had pre pared a atatement of their case but it was decided not to hear.it until ihe other side had prepared a cor responding statement. The clal' eireann will tomorrow consider the two reports. The important question was Im mediately raised as to whether the truce terminated this afternoon or continued until at least tomorrow morning. The dail did not pro nounce on this point, the idea as expressed by Speaker McNeill be ing that the discussion of .such a question implied the admission that before the conference there existed . a recognized state of war. 11 RT TO TRV SMAMi IS " COMTLKTF.D WKDNFJSPAY 1 WAUKEGA.V, 111., May 10. (By Xhe Associated Press.) The Jury to try Governor Ien Small, charged w ith conspiracy to embezzle state funds, was completed today and tomorrow the trial will get under POSTPON AT LAST MDMENTIGOERCE - i IN IRELAND OF CONSERVATION way, taking of testimony will bejtion; started before noon. The Jurors are: Alexander Smith. : g Greeley, chief forester. Wash 4!), contrsctor, married; George I inpton, D C, "Timber Cutting nnd single; William Barnard, 28. Vrn Igwamplng;" M. W. Stark. Colum Matln, 2S, grain elevator foremm, u utt Ohio; "Skidding Logs by In the British West Indies, land-lgteam hn Team," E M. Kulflll, scape gardner. married: J. P. Feld. : sunburst, N. C. 26. taxicab owner, single; Frank j The annual dinner was given in Readorn, 37, steel mill, worker, tne ballroom ot the Hotel Sinton married: W. C. Peppkow, S. I postal clerk, married: Ralph Peter son, 32. hospital fireman, married: Gen. Beckman, 28, brick maker, widower; lAwrence Buss. 56 b.-rn In Paris, laborer, married-, August Irfrsen, 64, gardner; Han Johnson, 62. born In Denmark,, steel null wnrker. married: John K. Ijirsen, I night, he fell from a box car and IfboTnin SwectenrpiHnierrr'w ""sals l ried ESTABLISHED 1868. isunierence B I SUP MUSTBUY, Has Already Been Forced to Play His Trumps, bimonds Says FRANCE TORETAIN POWERATARMS Position Enlists Sympa thy of Rumania, Jugo slavs, Czechoslovakia Ry FltWK II. SIMONDS. ( Spiral Finrrtpmilmrr. r AlS-rtll, CiHrtn I WASHINGTON. May 10 There have been so many crises at Genoa that one hesitates thus to name the present situation. What Is clear, however, is that the Con ference is reaching a supreme test. It was (ailed to deal with the two problems of Russian reintegration and of European stabilization. The first question was to he dealt with in an agreement between Russia and the o;her European states: the second, by a general declaration, a document of guarantee uttered by all stales. Now. after four weeks we have seen a. Russian agreement pro duced and submitted to Russia. Rut despite all the efforts 'nward harmony in these weeks, France and Belgium: the principal cred itor of Russia have declined to sign this document and it has been sent to the Russians lacking these important signa .ures. Moreover, although it has fallen short of French and Rclgian requirements, It i npacl i.-n llv (.dt'tatn lr. I.a ia- jected by Russia', since it carries no promise of a loan, the h I p f . consideration of the Reds. ! Peace Pact Question Is i liaised Meantime Meantime the question of the pence pact has been raised in a concrete form. France has defin itely staled that she will not. sign such an agreement unless it leaves her free to act. under the Treaty of Versailles provided Germany fails to meet reparations payments and unless it specifically binds Russia to accept the frontiers as they now exist. Finally France asks that this pact be signed by all European nations and run for 10 years. What this means is clear. France will not surrender her right to use force, to occupy the Ruhr, 'if Germany defaults. Thus she reserves the right to disregard the Integrity of Herman soil, but the Lloyd George pact is designed to establish a mutual guarantee of all territories against invasion. The second French condition in stantly enlists Polish and Ruman ian support, for Rusamia in Bes sarabia. Poland in F.astern Galicia have territorial disputes with the Soviets. In the name of things, ton. fMHnMetf on Pin, Tirol L T AS FEDERAL AIM Appalachian Congress Is In Convention at Cincinnati CINCINNATI, May 10. Strict attention of southern states lum bermen attending the seventh spring meeting of the Appalachian lagging Congress which opened here todav'at the hotel Slnton for three days, ' was called by F. G. Norcross president of the congress 1 to the demand of the forestry di vision of the Department of Agri culture of the I'nited States gov-, ernment that the American forests ' be conserved. In addition to repeating the communication of ' the United States Government. Mr. Norcrose, in his annual address Invited the lumbermen's attention to the atti tude "of the interstate commerce commission in holding the freight ratea on low grade lumber at a point where he said it vimially Is impossible to ship the production. Appointment of a committee by the congress,, was urged by the president to confer with the secretary-manager of Southern Hard wood Tariff association in an at tempt to have the rates reduced on the lower grade cuttings from which the lumbermen derive their Greatest source of revenue. A talk on "Timber estimating and mapping of today," by Henry H. Trion, Washington, H 0.: fol lowed bv a discussion occupied the major portion of the afternoon pivngram. Today's addresses were: "Traffic and Transportation Problems." J. H. Townsend. secretary-manager Southern Hardwood Tariff assocla- Practiral ways and Means nf Forest Conservation." Col. Wr tonutht. SWITCH MAN FALLS AVT ms HEAD IS CUT OFF MACON, Ga., May 10. Ten minutes before B. T. Jordan. 1 s.vltehman. finished his run to- ih yard train REiER: QUITOR FRANCE. UMBERMEN LD THE ASHE VILLE DEDICATED VETERANS OP "85 IIP P n aa IB High Tribute Is Paid to Lee by Speakers at Charlotte MANY OBSERVANCES ARE HELD IN STATE 0. Max Gardner Is Speak er of Day at States ville Exercises Gathered around the graves of 'heir unknown comrades on th : Nevvtor Academy grounds. 72 Con- federate, eterans yesterday pail ' tribute to the" memory of the' un i known t onfederate dead and ft tile concision of fitting memorial .xerrlscs t red a volley screws Ihe graves of those who paid, the su :'i.ne m-. liflce in a skirmish near Hot Springs during the struggle between t he states. Overlooking the grave.' of tlv" unknown Confederates stood th monument erected by the Ashevlll? chapter. - United Daughters of the Cmfcdintcy jn 1903. Around this monument were floral offerings, while beautiful floral designs decorated the graves of the. de parted. With this previous act perpetu ating the memory of those sol diers who have given their lives for the lost Cause, the memorial services in charge of the Confed erate Memorial association, and i conducted at the direction of Mrs. I. .1. lates. state president, kindles anew In many of the younger gen eration, who went to honor, rev erence for the ".Wearers of the Grey," dead and living. i Troop K Cavalry. C. S. N. G., I acting as a mounted escort or I honor, lead the groiiip that y ester- nay auernoon wenaerf tneir way through the city and to Newton acedy grounds. Rev. in-, o. J. i Chandler eulogized the Cunfeder-! ate soldier and the spirit which I makes them forever famous). The! Invocation was pronounced by Rev. L. W. Colson. pastor of the Balm Grove Methodist church and Rev. Mr. Feimet offered a prayer. Graves mf Confederate soldiers bur led at Riverside were decorated by the Daughters. Confederates Pajuwd HeyoiKl I .a st Year. The names of the 21 Confederate veterans who during the year pass ed into the beyond echoed through out the beautifully decorated Ma sonic temple yesterday morning as the roll call was made silence be- ing the answer, w hile those gath i ered to honor Confederate living and dead stood with bowed heads. Those veterana, some leaning up on canes, aome with atoope-i should ers and all with grey hair, rever ently and bravely listened to the name of a comrade who had pasted on during the year, with the full knowledge that the thinning of the ranks is certain lo c laim others are another Memorial Day. The exercises at the Masonic temple were attended by members of the Aheville and Fannie Pal tjn chapter of the I'. 1). C, Zeb ale Veterans. Sons of ('onfederate V ance i mip of I'nited Confedtr Wterar.s and others Interested. Mis. I,. E. Fisher, president of the Asheville chapter, and Mrs. ,)rhn H. Wallers, president of the Fannie Patton -chapter, presided jover ine session, tonowing wnicn n hot dinner was served by the I Daughters to ihe veterans and their families. The sinking of America. ' unde the direction of Mrs. James G. 8tike.ep.tli r, opened the exercises and Rt" J. S. Williams pro- frounced Ihe invocation. The Con I federate Note." a recitation by Miss Kyeiyn Roberts, followed. An ssay on Matthew Fontaine Maurry. by Miss Patricia Edge corth, T.h'ch was awarded a prig? of $5 in gold, by the Ashevillo chapter, I". D. C. came next. Pa triotic songs Interspersed the pro gram. An essay on Jefferson Davis, by Miss Christine Curtis, which won the prize offered by Fannie Patton chapter, was next read. It was fitting that Mrs. Mary Walden Williamson, teacher in Ashevllle High school snould award both prizes which were won by her stu dents. AVilh Mrs. .1. S. Wallers, taking charge as presiding officer. Arrh- Cmhiwrf n rBB 7VI KLLP-MLMUHT COMRADES GREEN N. XI T S M I rfiriiiKinv-V . 'O' A WtaT V . IL '4 T'-UVl M U X 1 w iw - v ; m wi v?- ijrzzw . TO THE- UP-BUiLDING ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1 922. MANDATE OVER PALESTINE GIVEN AMERICAN OKAY Council For League of A'o tions to Be Asked to Confirm It Today A.i T."2i ine. tl-4. Karl of Balfour Informed! I ia !imDi!a nf naHnn. tni'kl Tii. morrow be will reguest the council of 'he league to confirm the Brit ish mandate for Pales: lne during us forthcoming sessions, accord-1 log lo information obtained to night. The Karl of Balfour wi'I t 11 the council that there no 'onger is any adequate reason foi wi'hholding approval of the man date, a-. Great Britain and thej United St ites have Just concluded a form-il ; agreement after one year's i .. ofiations. lie informed the leagi.e today that final ap proval of the mandate by the American government came to the British government from the slate departn.tr,: at Washington in a re cut note. REPAIRS IS HELD ILLEGAL ACTION! CONTRACTING OF i flood Waters of the Mississippi riv- RailwaV Labor "Rnflrdi"' Pouring through the: crevasses in TT MW JVMU, h ...... . rf... . . Rules Letting Work Is violation of Rules CHICAGO, May 10 (By The As sociated Press) contracilng shop repair work to outside firms by a railroad company was declared a violation of the tra nsnortatlnn set and contract provisions conflicting "no uie wages and working rules laid down by the railroad labor board, were declared illegal. In a decision handed dow n by the board today. The decision was charac important it has rendered since it terized oy ine board as the most establishment. The decision, which Is Ihe first of a series to be handed down on ! oa l lah. r L 'rmn "1 1 e.A LZJL Tv?' lhe :n" cra .rol it " ,,hf, le"l Ur.nen.i,th'Tuin,"; H.ybor, its . . .. ...... .it- ...urtMi lire d P pronouncement went "to the! vitals of the transportation act No more important dispute," the decision added', "has ever come before this board for adjudication." While the decision applied onlv I to the one road which last Septem- ner contracted its repair work to the Biirriham Car Repair company, the general principles Involved will govern all subsequent decisions. There are how 38 such cases pend- 1 ing oetore the board, involving 17 railroads. F.aeh case, however, will be de cided on its merits, the board said. ! but the principles of the Indiana Harbor Belt railroad decision would stand. Under the decision, thou sands of former railway employes now working for contractors a' wages varying from the board scale are brought bac k under the board s Ihose laid down by the boa rd a re p V' f J NGTON, May. -Gov, likewise. In effect declared illegal n' v' . TJ t''"' and .he contractors employes re-1 l"? Mf ', J'V ' J00'1'' inr.d m ih. nrbnv ,.,.i;. nrn.ia..!" !he f,ont a leading pos- mulgated by the board . . "'"' - c v ! Prwylent Could Nullify Transportation An. The hoard said that if a railroad company could remove its em- ntove fri-.ni lha 1 n r(l (. I,.r, r.f iVia! hoard, as was contended In the In diana Harbor Belt railroad rase, "then the entire transportation act can be nullified and the will of lhe congress set at naught." At the present time various roads have contracted to independent com panies; the work of shipment, main tenance of way laborers, clerks, firemen and oilers, hostlers and signal men and the board declared tlmr If one class eould hit taken out from under the transportation I act. "there is not sound reason why ! each and every railroad employe in the United States cannot be given like treatment." "The object of the transporta tion act was to prevent interrup tion of traffic, growing out of dis putes between carriers and their employes," the derision said "Such controversies had. for years, periodically harassed the public r'MiOiiit' tin Pnct 7Va ALONG ABOUT. THIS TIME By BILLY BORNE OF WESTERN NORTH HELP I FLOOD Wide Appeal Will Be Made by Red Cross and Harding " MONEY, CLOTHING BEING COLLECTED 500 to 1,000 Refugees,! Wholly Destitute, Must Be Cared For 90 Days WASHINGTON, May 10. A country. wide appeal for fund lo aid I he destitute In tlx- flood areas of i he MI-Kslppl valley will ho made hy the American Red Cm. tomorrow through, I he Red Cros Courier, Tlie. appeal will he add roved par ticular l.v lo all chapters of ihe oigiinlnilon by .luiWc John Barton Payne, national chair man, anil will he supported hy a leiler from' President Hard ing. It was announced tonight. ItlVF.K FM.I.S RAPIDLY north i uom ichsri tin fcr the colhM-tlon of relief mi.nev . . ... . , ; and i loth he for rtes lute fam i driven from .heir home, by the continued today by a Joint committee of New Orleans business i I mTiRin in i UN. I IMS IAIN Hr I lu I 1 1 II U IV ILL UL SOUGHT OF PUBLIC and fraternal interest. In anii nC'he county commissioners In tlie he action of the Louisiana legisla- lure in authorizing the borrow ing of nuarter of a million dollara fori flood sufferers In Louisiana. l! was slated that hetween 500 J to I. Dun refugees, hrnueht here' ' fr cm the flooded terriiorv are to. i tally destitute and will have to hej provided for during n period of I rum CO to 9n days. ; Ihe Mississippi nvcr remained stationary here lodav. the tauae 1 'WrinK fee, for ,he last threp day,. From Virksburg north ward the river is dropping rapidly. A stationary gtnige ai Natchez led weailier bureau ofncial' to believe that a fall will begin to manifest "s,lr n ,h!" P"1'11 "h" " fpw 'K' "''" river south ihe river is expected to rise I.,.- t ;n ,,av . an MONTHS GIVK.X MAN roit ,rvi.; oiTK.N.sK i SALISBURY, May 10. Grady I Wilson, young whi e man. pleaded guilty in Rowan Superior court to day to an assault with Intent tn j commit rape, nis victim being a lH-year-old girl and was seni to the county roads for 30 months. A special venire of 8." mert had been summoned and a large crowd was present to hear the case. Judge Ray cleared Ihe court room and heard a number nf witnesses on both sides to determine the se verity of sentence. COOPK.lt POSSIBILITY I'OU FARM M)AX BOARD ftih It V for the vat-ani'V i.f h f bH . era I farm loan board, caused by Ihe resiggnatlon of A. F. Lever. The appointment for thi, place is expected to be announced by Presi dent Harding tonight. Governor Cooper, In company with Senator Dial, i f South Caro lina, attended the exhibition ten- nis matches on the While Houseinf a supreme court decision today h,rihLp"r..M. ,a",1' '"lnf'"T"1! holding them responsible for cash with the President. (ng rSP( New V(lrk exchange GOLDKTF.IVfe XAMK IS . cheeks. WITHDRAWN BY HARDING W A SHI NGTON. May 10. nomination or iat (.OldSteln. ot St- I'Ouis, to he Internal revenue collec tor for the eastern Missouri district, was formally withdrawn by President Harding tonight. The action, It was explained, was taken at the request of the nominee. Mr. Ooldstein's request that the nom ination be withdrawn was made in was made known in the senate to day by Senator Spencer, republl a ietter to the President and this can, Missouri, who recommended the appointment. Ji CITIZEN CAROLINA" Simmons Charges Republicans With Efforts To Enact Tariff Measure With Indecent Haste Watts Denies Rumor Recent Order Restored 1920 Valuations No Change In Procedure as Provided By Legislative Enactment; Commissioners Are to Sit as County Equalization Board In July j T4r.onri.H sural. r n Mti l,t RRtC 'SI KrK iH It .' RALKIGII. May "10. Denial of I the report that a recent order had ; been made by the stale board of I equalization restoring the .1920 (valuation of real estate in couniiei which made I'dtictlnns in 13-1 was i contained in a statement Issued to, ! day by Revenue Commissioner A j I). Walts, prompted by the public. Hon of the report In at least one j slate newspapev.. i Declaring Ihe retiort Is entir without foundation, Colonel Watts explained the revaluation status. I." ' i. I . ..." ...1 " ; .;..J iienerai .viannuiK aoci ociviiik me . . . . . ... ..... I'" l'" ' ' ' "r ""is ai e i nai a m i (r no in- h'''" of r,,u,ll offlclals had written ' asklne if the law peimlttecl further' ! aenrl'a' reductions In the assess-j '"ents of real estale to he made by. assessments of real estate to iethls board could not discharge this, np ' ounuv couuinssioin-i ,;"'- The commissioner n as oi ine opinion mat in prov imnna of the Marninery Act -oi m.'i prn - v iding for general reduction by the three methods therein set fori h : horizontal reductions, reva luatlqns and redut lions in Indiv idual cases. under one of which all rountieshhe geneial values of real property had acled. were limited to the year.! tvhich was fixed under Ihe. Machln- 1921. and that the assessments finally made for that year would stand ii ml I the geneial assembly provided for another assessment of reaJ estale. Allorney-General Man ning agreed with the commission in a ,.,,, en opinion, which opinion together with a letter from the commissioner, have been sent to lhe clerks of the boards of county commissioners. Applies tn All Years . In Some Cases "Of course, the provisions of the low for increasing the assessments where buildings have been erected since lhe assessments were made lasi year, and for reductions wheie buildings have been destroyed, ap ply to all years. 'The state board of equalization approved sll the general reductions made In 1921 in all the cduntlea of LOSE Ml BY Benson Must Pay With Life for Shooting Driver Who Hit Buggy TimosemH nnrsi, rnirf,i .rvm at i RsAt' i i sbocs mukliu ) II A LK I Gil, May 10. Two Rich mond banks lose 40.00ll by reason N., L. Massey, late ft! business man, purchased from President G, A, Norwood, of lhe National Bank of Goldsboro. four New Vork exchanges, one for Jl, one for 6 and two for J2. The checks, written out on , ordinary banking paper and without perfor ation, were raised to amounts ag gregating more than $40,00(1. These the Broad Street Bank and the Virginia Trust company accepted The checks came back from New York unpaid , when they went through Ihe Ooldsboro bank's ac count, being turned down for lack of funds. ! Iack of ordinary precautions I demanded in good business was al- h niohndcomp-nles. which tution to make good the losses The decision was accompanied hy a dissenting opinion of t-he chief Justice, who contended that a de murrer granted the Goldaboro bank should not have been al lowed by the lower court because Ihe admission of such a court mo tion presumes that all the facts f stated in the complaint are true, ann mis admission gives cause ior action. In a capital case from Iredell rnunty. Judgment of the lowei court Is affirmed, and Hob Benon must pay the death penalty for the murder of J. Robert l.!shma'n. Benson killed Irishman when thej la.ter ran Into hi, buggy vvh an sutomob le 1 he defense asked fur , a second degree verdict, hul the court accepted testimony that Dish- RICHMOND BANKS MAKING CHARTERS COURT'S DECISION LAW VIOLATION T " ":" pay nenson ir YHIu'ie" lo himself and damages to hiShlcbv . Kepi It from passing as I was op- t-,invTr7'iv-T.ir-.- ; I 'seci , framing charters of this AIF FDITon-IN-CHIH extraorulnarv character. The bill OFTAIt IIFM, SF,MI-WFF.KIA'!,he lok Us place ,.. th. ' u lfptf.nl Cnntipnnitnet, T' Athtrillt fttlttn I J . ' " V.EI; "U M"y ,,0'"-J"k i Itor-in-chlef of the ' ar Heel, the university semi-vveekly new..pH.er. i .ii mr iiiiMtoii niM.iiK eic-ii ions neuiipenn n- ass. a member nr . h. nere yesieraay. Mr. vvarte won foul over Charles .1. Parker Jr., of Raleigh, by a vote of 676 lo 623 in one of the most Intetvstini po litical races th,t thia campus has iinessed rur some time. The new editor-in-chief succeeds Jonsthan Daniels, son of Josephus Dsniels. editor of the News and Observer. He served as managing editor of the Tar Heel this year, and was athletic editor of the pa per the year pervious. In other literary work on the campus he has distinguished himself as asso ciate editor of the Vacketv Tfack and the Csrolins Magazine, and was editor of the. University Hand- L bookjcom m only know n ss th book, commonly known ss t Freshman RiBic, the paStyei7r PRICE FIVE CENTS. the 'V state. The reduc ed values ! stand unjil Ihe general assembly j pro ides for further revision. I which, in regular course, will be . done hi lis next session. I "For Ihe pasl 15 or SO ear I t here Uae been two sections in the '.Machinery Act. to-wll: 77 and 7S. , w inch constitute the board of I county commissioners, the board of ' eiiiallzation for the counties, and ill is provided thai this hoard for thin tmnutsc haH have a meetinjt! 'nil t Via uvenn.l XloOclui i I 1 1 It- nil- ( giv ing nonce of the meeting, and it shall hear all individual complaints made of over assessments or under assessments unit shall lake and' testimony and decide the In dividual esses presented to it; the purpose or tnis ueing to equalize values in Ihe county and not for .he oinnose iif makliiB nnv eeneral revision of tax values made during , )lr a),csment years. The supreme ,Tiurt neld in 1910 and 1911 thai , uuiy except on i ne second monuay n July of each year." iri ol Mannings opinion t u Here Wuoled j The attorney-general's opinion j follows: i " regret there is some misap-. ,o rnriifliMI CO cor cioicniloii in ery Act of 1921. "Section 28 and Its sub-divisions were amendments Ui the revalua tion act of 1919 and were enacted by the legislature of 1921 to meet Ihe unusual depression whic h had occurred, or was supposed to have occurred lu values of real estate generally throughout the state. In order to meet this condition which had followed the revaluation of real estate under the act of 1919, Ihe legislature prescribed that the board of county commissioners, sittlns In Joint session with the board of review, could adopt for Its I respective county one of three methods, to-wlt: horizontal reduc Hon, revaluation of all real prop erly, or the hearing of petitions by Individual owners of real eatate. "All of the counties of the state t('lMl' H T I PERPETUAL HELD Overman Writes Bankers He Must Turn Down Re quest to Promote Idea WASHINGTON. May 10 Sen aioi Overman has notified Alan T. Howler secretary of the North ''arollnn Tankers association that he caniv t coinnlv with the request of his organization to support the poposltlon lo grsnt hankers' sjcinllona perpetual charters. In a Icner ! Mr. Bvvier he said such v law would be contrary to the con.Mlliit'onal provisions of the t.ile a.id nation, and the prinel pils of Ihe American government. Senate r Overman's letter is clear ot.t . and definite. It was In re sponse ic the resolution adopted by the '.ankers ai Ihe Plnehurst meeting ill April declaring mac cne fi .social Kin lavuis ine granting or perpel in, I charters to national hanking i.ssoclatlons subject lo i c a.ioiiable limitations and safe Miards to be prescribed by law'' nd "et dorses legislation now pending iti congress relating to th" granting of perpetual charters to rationn' hanking association.'' "In rc .iy I beg lo say," Senator Overman answered, "thai I fear Jus consideration was not given to i;-;;:":'-,, cannot g ve my support, but feel compelled to oppose It. "Article 1. section ti of the ron s'itulion rt North Carolina which I have tvvorn to support as well a Ihe c c nsf II ut inn of the I'nited Sidles contains the following pro vision: Perpetuities and monopo lies are i c tiuary to the genius o.' a free slate and ought ncd to lie allowed.' I am unable to find w here the ' government has ever t'anied ic perpetual charter to an.- corporal. on whatsoever. On th i,.iher band, for a century or more Mi has b'en considered contrary to I public iv,,icv to arani charters in perpetuity. Tho i.n ',...i' u,..,... ' v ;,. 0r nr.iH ,nn u . r, , avnr (lf ,-epor.ed ... lhe senate and an attempt mad- , driv. il through with whip and fpur. I oblected. however ..I (I ir. 1 nilisequently Investigated '' " hi been considered by j ,, ni v 8,,d its able chairman. Sena- !,.. Met.ean, of Connecticut, and ot cemniittee, both assured me that tney are opposed to any such legis lation :nn will not support the lull witr.out amendment and I doubt if there are a dozen sena tors w ho. will vote for It when It co.nes up it is clearly out of line with the policy of the government nnd really against the fundamen tal principles nf the government. ' I assured the senator who in troduced the bill, however, that I .touM It- glad to extend charters fee 50 yea s. or even longer if de vied ami make It in harmony with ether chatters passed by congress for public purposes, and I think this amendment should he adopt ' 1. and I am told bv the Intro 14 PAGES TODAY BILL'S PURPOSE Republicans Put Under Fire by Senator In Wed nesday's Address REPUBLICAN PRESS IN CONDEMNATION 'Even Hat Manufacturers Trying to Get Harvest: Hats on Free List WASHINGTON, May 10. Sharo clashes between, republican and democratic k-eders marked senate consideration today of the tariff bill,. Referring to the night session, dec ided upon bv the majority and starting tonight. Senator Simmons. North Carolina, democratic lead er, charged that the republicans were "driving with whip and spir and Indecent haste" to pass the measure. Senator McCumber. r puMican, North Dakota, In chargs of the bill, countered with a dec laration that the democrats were undertaking to kill the legislation by means of a filibuster and de clared that Ihe republicans propos ed to defeat that purpose. Th chaise of delay was renewed latH by Senator Smoot of Utah, rank ing republican on the senate fi nance committee, who after an ex change with Senator Jones of New Mexico, n democratic member Of hat committee, declared he was not golna to be a "prty to time killing" by undertaking to explain how ihe committee trilved at v. ery rale In detail when no ex. plunatlon would be satisfactory to tho senator. Senator Jones declared the peo ple of the country were entitled to know Just how the committee reached Its decisions on the pro posed duties. He charged that the committee had acted without defi nite Information and said the whole bill was "nothing but hopper full of different Ideas and different guesses." ' Declaring that the measure was designed "not for protection but for expolltation,' Senator Simmons told the senate time would bo nec essary for discussion. He added, however, that the minority wanted to see It passed before election as thav were satisfied the country would condemn it and those re sponsible for It. Specifically the chemical sched ule came up again today. During discussion of It Senator Hitchcock, democrat. Nebraska, declared th.it It was directed against Germany for the purpose of destroying im port trade with that country. Re marking that the senate finance committee was trying to frighten the people of the country with tn "ghost nf Germs ny," Senator Jones said that rountry had recovered only 39 per cent of its pre-war trade. "The time has come when this ghost should he put back In th closet," said he. Finally, the senate voted down two different amendments to the gallic acid offered by Senator King, democrat, Utah, and then approved the senate rate of eight cents a pound. The committee rate ol 1 1-? rents a pound on oleic acid Also was approved before the night session got under way. IXISUAI, SPF.KCH IS OFFI'.HKI) BV SIMMONS WUS1NOTO sri9 TSI 4tSlfll.l l CITUSS' (fr H a v. IRYiST) WASHINGTON May 10. Sena, tor Simmons today made an un uaual speech. He took up a letter and petition that he had received from Senator Heed of Misaohrl with regard to a rate on "harvest hats" used bv farmers in the field. They are cheap and do not com. pete with anv het of the same kind manufactured in the United Sin tea. Senator Simmons showed that even the manufacturers of all the hats that are produced In Ore Unit ed Slates ask In a petition that the harvest hats be .placed on the free list. Notwithstanding this, there-, publican majority, he said, on the finance committee haa placed duly of 30 per cent on these to force the farmer workers of the United Slates to buy hats of a . higher price manufactured by a certain favored Interest. " Following his remarks on the hirvesi hats. Senator Simmons "teased" the republicans by read ii g quotations from great, repub lican pewspipers In the I'nltert Sillies In severe condemnation it the pending tariff bill and claim Inx that "the hill Is a botch and must havH boe'i written by a bunch of rank amateurs and neophytes.'.' Republican senators became very restive under the attack but Mr. Simmons refused lo permit them to Interrupt him, telling them that he was quoting from republican and protection authorities so high that they ought to comnwnd the respect of even the most partisan republican senators. GORDON IS AHRAIGNKD FOLLOWING HOMiriUE ST1IJ.WATER. Okla., May 10. TI a r I K. Gordon, government student n Oklahoma A. and -M. c dlege, who yesterday shot and killed Beckham Cobb, another war veteran and student, was ar raigned la'e today on a charge ef murder nnd held for preliminary heai.ng May 13. Until the hear ing, Girdon cannot apply for ball. ITALIAN CHAMP TAKFS JIMMY liONDOS' MJEASrMJ HOST ON, Mass., May 10. Ceorg ( sizs, Italian heavyweight wrestllrv champion, defeated Jimmy Lr.ndos. light heavyweight 'EXPLOITATION NOT! 'PROTECTION, SAID! eh impion here tonight. 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