THE SUNDAY CITIZEN
"DEDICATED .TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
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ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SUNDAYMORNING, MAY 14, 1922.
PRICE 7c ON TRAINS 10c
AMERICAN PARTICIPATION ASKED BY FRANCE
'REORGANIZftTlOPi ASKS Wl. E. SOUTH
itfF STATE PRISON GIVE MILLIONS TO
SYSTEM LAUNCHED AGED MINISTERS
Initiated by Social Ser
vice Conference Held
in Greensboro. '
MANY ASHEVILLIANSi WAY IS PAVED FOR
Social Workers' to Act
With Public Welfare
Department.
TitlOlOCOS
11 BIKirt HRKLKY )
RALEIGH, May 13. Plans look
3
to th reorganization of prison church. South. i the
olina were aet in motion here
oday with the appointment of a
'Citizens Committee of One Hun-
Bred on PrisoL Legislation." ,
This commltlf ; in collaboration
With the state ( . partment of pub
ic we l rare, win make a thorough
tudy of existing conditions in the
tate prison, county Jais and con
Ict camps) and recommend
hanges that will provide more ef
fective as well as more humane
tnethods for the care and treat
ment of those convicted of crime.
B"hese recommendations will be
Embodied tn proposed legislation
ikely to be submitted at the 1922
e.slen of the general assembly.
The appointment of the com-
Inittee of one hundred comes a
he result of a movement launched
y the North Carolina Conference
or Social Service, at its recent an
nual meeting; In Greensboro, for
he improvement of conditions in
he prisons and camps.
tie priauu
I The .. ci
lal c
pJClic we
conference appointed a
committee composed of:
etoiner. or tne scnool or
welfare at the University;
W. McAllister, of Greensboro;
Irs. T. W. Bickett director of the
ate health department's matern-
:y ana meant 'hygelne bureau;
uperintendent George Ross Pou,
f the state's prison,- and Roy M.
frown. Inspector of - correctional
istltutions for the state board of
ealth.
This committee laid the ground
ork for the movement at a re-
nt conference with Mrs. Charles
. Johnson, state superintendent of
labile welfare, and it made the ap-
ointment of the committee of one
undred which is expactel to wurk
br the consumation o the pur-
lose of the movement, v
ay 'Repeaters" Show
flaw In Convict System
lis number of ''repeaters", among
most whom the state would re-
Inrm through Its prisons and con-
ct camps indicates n flaw n tne
fcstem, the commutes proposes a
liorough Investigation, with study
if systems in use In other statu
nd of ways and means for gen-
ral Improvement; those to result
a set of recommendations as tno
Issis for proposed legislative cn-
-tments.
The state department ot public
elfare. which Is closely co-oper-
iting with" the citizens' committee
now making- study of Jails and
")n camps throughout the state,
fcnnection with its study and It
,i4 reoort facts gleaned at ix meet-
Jht of the commltteo to be called
inmetlme during the summer. At
is meetinar reDOrts also will he
tirnished 'as to prison systems of
i her progressive states.
Among the detiniw questions to
e considered bv the cltimsns' com-
lilttee are the possibility of pro-
ding thorough physical ana men-
n 1 examinations of prisoners im-
.ediately after conviction In order
i determine the most appropriate
eatment; the development' of
kiecial Industries In the, states
rison, the best means of caring
r the criminal Insane, the im
rovement of conditions In the
had camps and county jails, the
'iviaabillty of reasuna&ia compen
i 'ion of prisoners when product
cly employed, this amount to be
-pd for the support of their inm
ies or to accumulate tor the beue
t of the prisoners upon rfleae;
ftter provision tor the care of
fomen offenders, and the exten
of the parole with better j.ro
ln for strict supervision uf pa
men. xlilng Sensational Aimed
i By Committee
It was explained that tns com
ities plans nothing of sensi-
"na! character. The movement
not due to any complaint against
t existing systems, but Is solely
is for the Improvement of connl-
ons and nutting North Carolina in
pi with other progressive states
Us methods ot handling tnose
nvicted of crime, i North Caro-
fa'a record for law violations is.
dlcated h the renort that the
Bte stands 16th in the number cf
Viitcldes. i
fWlth a successful Investigation
p1 resultant recommendations of
flue and promise, the movement
I expected to be brought to a
pad with the meeting of the mxt
neral assembly when prison leg-
slatlon will be among the frre-
fiost' subjects up tor disposal by
iint body. j
The following constitute tne
'mmlttee of one hundred: - ;
bevllllans Named On
"1(M" Coinmittsso
ss Louise Alexander, Greene-
ro: A. B. Andrews, Kaleigh; A.
Avery, Morganton.
J. F. Barrett, Asheville; Brock
arkley, Raleigh: R. F. Beasley,
oldsboro; J. J. Bernard, Raleigh;
ss Hattle Berry. Greensboro; ur.
aymond Blnford, Guilford col
8: W. T. Bost, Raleigh; Dr. E.
Branson, Chapel Hill; ur. m.
rooks, Raleigh; A I Brooks,
reensboro: T. E. Browne. Ral-
fh; T. R. Buchanan, Durham.
Claiburne Parr. Durham: Herlot
larkson, Charlotte; J. W;.Cone,
reensboro; Mrs B, Cooper, Wli-
ington; Mrs. Sidney I,, cooper,
enderson; Mrs. R. R. Cotten,
r"ce; 3. Elwood Cox. High Point;
I'dge E. H. Cramer, Southport;
r. H. W Crane. Chanel Hill.
Josephus Daniels, Raleigh; Bis-
'P Thomas C Darst Wilmington
MOge-iV..
"ughton, Bparta; W. N. Everett,
$10,000,000 Goal Laid Be
fore Coriferencfi for Its
Superannuates.
ON BIG COMMITTEE ELECTING BISHOPS
Majority and Minority
Reports Submitted on
Four Year Rule.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., May IS.
(By The Associated Press) De
claring that one of the urgent mat.
I ters facing the Methodist Episcopal
care of super
annuate ministers, and their de
pendents, speakers told delegates
to the 1 9th quadrennial general
conference of the denomination
here tonight that every support
must be given a plan to raise a
fund of 310,000,000 or more for
that work.
The meeting, held under the
auspices of the board of finance,
brought to a conclusion this week's
program of the general conference.
The speakers included Bishop
W. F. McMurray, Louisville, Ky.,
and Dr. L. E. Todd, St. Louis, sec
retary of the board of finance.
Details of the plan which was
authorised by the -conference
earlier in the week, were explained
and it was brought out that the
campaign would be conducted en
tirely within, the church member
ship. Announcement of additional
details will be made by the board
later and the obtaining of subscrip
tions will start early lrf 1924, it
was stated. '
Each charge In the church wlli
be asked to obtain a minimum
amount equal to the amount assess
ed for its pastor and presiding eld
er during- the year 1922-23. Sun
day schools, Epworth leagues, wo
men's auxiliaries and laymen's or
ganization alsoiwlll participate. in
the campaign. !
Partial disposal of one of .the
major matters to come up at this
session was accomplished at to
day's business meeting when the
conference authorized a commis
sion of 15 six ministers and nine
laymen to study reorganization
and consolidation of the Various
church boards. .
Members of the commission will
be chosen by the special commit
tee; Each state conference iate
today submitted the names of one
minister and one layman. The com.
! mlttee was etill In session late to-
Working upon the theory that ";f-7'" Hu-m.-
Rlnn. whtrfi will r.nn,l o. V.
. . . i.v vuiiiuiiH-.
general conference four years from
now," will contain .the names of
several women, it wes said.
Besides acting upon the board
reorganization proposal, the con
ference." concluded a quantity of
routine business at today's session
and officials said prepared the way
fr the election of bishops and
other church officers to begin Tues
day.
Mlshop William N. Alnsworth, of
Macon, ua presided at today's ses
sion and the devotional address
was made by Bishop H. M. Dubose,
of Berkley, Calif.
It was learned this evening that
the committee on temperance and
social reform has tentatively agreed
upon a resolution placing the con
ference cm record as condemning
"mob rue, organized or unorgan
ized." Efforts within the committee to
have the resolution mention one
organization In particular, tilled, it
was said.
Proposed modification of the
present rule whereby pastors and
residing elders may not be kept
on one assignment more than four
years Is contained In majority and
minority reports to be submitted
to the conference within a fe
days. The majority report would
leave the period of service within
the discretion of the bishop. The
minority report urges that all time
restrictions be eliminated.
WIIXIAMSTOV POMCR
. FORCE FIGHT DCETi
GREENVILLE. S. C, May IS.
As a result of a pistol duel at 7:40
o'clock tonight In the town park at
Williamston, 1 miles from Green
ville. Police Chief S. 8. Hale, 48,
and Policeman Ryan Cox, 35, who
comprise the town's 'police force,
are both In critical condition at the
Greenville city hospital. The chief
has one bullet wound' in the ab
domen, while Cox was wounded
twice In the throat and in the ab
domen. - '
The exact cause of the verbal
disagreement preceding the shoot
ing is not known.
Hale has a wife and four chil
dren, while Cox Is unmarried.
Underwood Says Republicans
Penalize Ambition To Learn
WASHINGTON, Mny 13.--Re-i they are raising the tax on very
publican proponents of the pend-J thing that goes to make a book or
ing tariff bill were charged today, a newspaper. It may be snid that
in h senate by Senator under
wood, of Alabama, the democratic
leader, with "penallzing the Amer
ican people. In their efforts to se
cure knowledge, education and the
advantages tJiaf grow of educa
tional development." He was dis
cussing a 5 per cent Increase In the
present duty of 15 per cent ad
valorem on Ink which the senate
approved. " ': .
Senator Smoot. of Utah, ranking
vesubllean on- the finance commit
tee, defended the 6 per cent In
crease, saying that it was neces
sary because provision was made
In the bill for Increasing the pro
tectlon on the ingredients of Ink.
He gave It as his opinion that the
increase would not be borne by
the ultimate consumer, but prob
ably would be. taken care of by
local competition. This view was
disputed by Senator Underwood.
In this bill," 8enator Under
wood said In discussing the sched-
ft A ule. "the majority are raising toe
are raising the tax on'printers Ink;
A
DEPUTY
OF Sill
SHOT IN
Fired on From Thicket
After Raid Injuries Se
riousBrought Here.
Rv H. Chambers, deputy sheriff
jf Swain county, was shot from
a.nbush and seriously injured yes
terday while returning f:om
mountain raid 'with - a captured
jtill. Air. Chambers, according- to
information furnished The Citizen
hael b. -cUv. for he. past nm
vpari in ' ll'fH K I II sc II n inm wnifl saeo V
Interests" snd It is believed tht
lie was shot by some one who har
bored a grudge on account of this
activity. ; . r ; :
H was brought to the Meri
wether hospital late yesterday for.
medlca; attention . and Investiga
tion showed that a shotgun had
been used in the attack and at
least TV U.'rd shot landed In the
lfft slc ot his face, neck and
chest, Mr. Chambers will lose hin
lelt eye it was stated last night
by the aite'ndlng physician.
Mr. Ch&mbers, In addition to be
ing a deputy sheriff at Smokemont,,
Sva:n county, is employed as sec
tion foreman for the Oconeo-J-ufiy
railroad, running up In th
mountains to the Champion Fibre
company's development, He wai
made a deputy about two years
eso and lias been employed by the
railroad since It was first operated,
aljout four years ago.
It is stated that Mr. Chambers,
In um,iany with Andrew Collier
was waiklng down the railroad,
about two miles above Emokemont
and they were carrying a captured
still, U.e former having the worm
tn his hand. As they passed a
1-iurel thicket, It ts stated, which
Is about 80 feet from the track,
n unknown person fired at Mr.
Chambers. . t
Ha was reported last night as
retting falriy well, considering hi
condition. It will probably be
necessary to remove the left eye
ball. EVERETT WU.,r ADDRESS
TAR HEELS IN CAPITAL
WifUMOTOK acssis
TSS AtRSTlLLS OIT1ZIM
fT H. II. O. IRYAST)
WASHINGTON, May 13. The
North Carolina society will be ad
dressed at the 30th of May cele
bration oy it. u. ttverett, of Dur
ham. K. K. Brlttnn annoiinneri to
day. The meeting will be held aft
the Waxdman Park hotel instead
of at the Wlllard as planned. Fol
lowing the address will be musical
selctlons and thd annual ball.- Miss
Margaret Mansfield, daughter . ot
Representative Mansfield, of Texas,
has been engaged tor a violin num
ber. Jb 1. Vliy vi mv, mat il i.
only a small amount, but when the
tax Is Increased on every item In
a bill which covers 4,000 article,.,
a burden ot taxation is imposed io
a pofnt where men of moderate
means In the United States are de
prived of the advantages of life
which they are entitled to hsve be
cause prohibitive taxes are, levied
at the custom, house for the' bene
fit of special Interests that are al
ready prospering and growing rich.
: "It seems that those who fcelleve
In a protective tariff now have
reached the point, where they de
mand a prohibitive tariff and, so
far. as they are able, they propose
to build up a tariff wall so high
that no Importations can come In
and that the American manufac
turer may have a monopoly behind
the tariff wall and exploit the
American people to hli heart's de
sire." Senator Hitchcock, democrat, of
Nebraska, offered an amendment
to continue tht Underwood rate mi
ink. but it wa rejected, 31 To IS.
FF
COUNTY
AMBUSH
TREE IN FERTILE SOIL
By BILLY BORNE
U. S. MISSIONARY
SERIOUSLY HURT
BY MEXICAN MOB
Woman and Co-Workers are
Driven From Home; Wo
man's Thigh Broken
, EL PASO, Texas, May IS. Miss
Elizabeth , Streater, a Methodist
missionary worker of the Torreon
district Is at Durango City suffer
ing from a broken, thigh bone re
ceived when sh was thrown into
an Irrigation ditch by a member-of
the' Mexican mob that drove her
and her five co-workers, Mexicans,
from- Sao Juan fle MezqultaU on,.
May 4, according 'to reports re
ceived from the Interior today.
Rev. J. P. Incaster,. presiding
elder of the district, received news
of the mob's action in a telegram
t Torreon City and hurried to
Durango, according to advices re
ceived by Mrs. Lancaster, who said
her Information was that one of
the Mexican workers was also bad
ly Injured. The co-workers consist
ed of one woman and four men.
SATURDAY NIGHT
FIRES RESULT IN
561.QQQ. DAMAGE
Leader's Loss Estimated
at $55,000 Furniture
Store Loss $6,000.
The disastrous fires, both of un
determined origin, did damage to
r'ne!!. "JftSZ
town district last evening and this
morning. The total loss Is esti
mated at over 160,000156,000 In
the fire which visited the stock
room ot the Leader department
store, on Patton avenue, and 16.
000 in the fire In Gibbs and Sor
rells' antique furniture store, lo
cated at 88 Lexington avenue.
The fire In the furniture store
was discovered at o'clock this
morning, and It required an hour to
extinguish, due to the arrangement
of the furniture, which was so
closely stacked as to make It Im
possible to reach the heart of the
blaze without moving and cutting
a path through.
Owners estimated the loss at 36,
000, and said practical Iv no Insur
ance, was carried.
Fire of undetermined origin In
the stock room of the Leader de
partment store, on Patton aenue in
the heart of the uptown business
section, did damage between ,7:16
and 8:80 o'clock estimated by the
owner at 356,000. ....
. The stockroom, located over No,
14 Patton avenue, and next door
to the main building occupied by
the Leader, contained a stock of
shoes valued at (35,000 wholesale,
and winter goods and, women's
wear valued . at between, $20,000
and 325,000. Twenty-five per cent
of the stock was protected by in
surance, 8. I-. Blomberg, owner,
said. , .. '
The alarm was sounded at about
a quarter past seven, with prohab'.y
100 customers on the three floors
of the main building. None were
injured in the rush for exits, and
the main building wan not dam
aged at all, smoke and water be
ing scarcely .perceptible atter the
fire had been extinguished,
.- Pennell's Cigar store and the
AshevIKe Berber shop, directly un
der the stock room, suffered dam
age from water, coming through
the ceiling. The, extent has not
been sscertalned.
Coming , at - the rush - hour on
Saturday evening, a crowd ot near
2,000 people congested the street
for upwards of an hour, while the
firemen battled with the flames.
Half-shaved customers rushed out
from the barber shop In frantic
baste with the first cry of fire,
end a few moments later the water
began to pour through the celling
In torrents.
, The blaze, considering the in
flammable nature ot the slock,
was quickly extinguished. The
store was closed' tor the night, as
wss Pennell's and the barber shop,
hut will be opened Mondav murn
Ing rennerrs thiy mom-me.
L
OF
0.0. P. IN
Disagreement Becomes
Acute 1 Before Prohibi-
tion Officer Acts.
SALISBURY. Kay IS. At i
meeting of the Rowan county re-
,Oubllfttn executive oomiiltUe; this
Wfternoon R. A. Kohlom resigned
as chairman of the committee. Just
as n slated some weeks ago he
would do. His resignation was ac
cepted with regret and he was giv
en a rising vote of thanks for his
services a chairman. On motion
of John W. Frirk, a member from
the country, Dan W. Goodson, a
Southern railway engineer, was
unanimously elected chairman and
he accepted, stating in his speech
of acceptance that he was not a
member of either of the factions
Into wh.'ch the party Is being brok
en locally. The mew chairman la
niling only the unexpired term of
Mr, Kohloss.
The retlrln chairman remains a
mnvbr of the committee. While
the executive committee was In ses
sion, "Chairman" J. H. amsay and
some of his friends, representing
the other wing of the party, were
holding a conference In the eame
building, but there were no over
tures or communication passing
between the two meetings. Mr.
Kamsay hears that rrlmar!s called J
by himself were held all over the
county Friday and delegates elect
ed for the county convention he
has called tor next Saturday. The
executive committee meeting was
attended by 60 or more men be-
- jMu the members of the commit-
tee. Local republicans profess to
believe that since all the fight w.ta
over Chairman Kchloss, the dif
ferences In the party will ba
patched up soon.
Row Over KnhioM Began ,
Some Weeks Ago
Disagreement among the republi
cans In Rowan county reached ait
acute stage following a mild rcw
In the county convention held some
weeks ago, when the convention
elected Captain J. H. Ramsey as
chairman to succeed R. A. Kohloss,
who la also national prohibition of
fleer for North Carolina largely by
the grace of leading democrats, and
when he saw a movement to oust
him he declared the convention d
journed. A few minutes later the
same crowd elected Captain Ram
sey, former postmaster and a
splendid citizen, as chairman.
Mr. Kohloes eince called another
convention for today on the sup
position that.h was still chairman.
In the call Mr. Kohloss stated he
proposed to resign and select his
own successor. - The declaration to
select his owtt ' mcceeor' aroused
the republican element In the coun
ty to white heat. Not content to
j see the autocratic threat or tne
prohibition officer to overriaa
republican form of government. .1.
D. Dorsett, ot Spencer, a foi-mer
chairman and late manager for Dr.
Ike Campbell In the congressional
race, became spokesman tof the
constituency in Rowan and in an
open letter attacked Mr. Kohloss
through the press. His letter tol
lovs: "It is evident that Mr Kohloss
has not been a citizen of thle coun
try long enourh to realize :that the
people select their own leaders in
stead of allowing' self-consUtuted
dictators to do Hi This might work
In his native country when he left
there, but even in Russia today the
people have demanded a voice in
their governmental affairs, The
plan ot the organization- of the re-
pubilcan party is malority rule, and
not to permit an officer to 'select'
his own successor. The red-blooded
American people settled this
question with England In 1876. and
the republicans of Rowan county
propose to have majority rule in
their party affairs. ...'--Slgned)
"J. D. Dorsett."
SENATE ORDERS PROBE
r OF RISE IN GAS PRICE,
WASHINGTON," May 13. In
vestlgatlon of the recent nation
wide increases In the price ot gs
ollne ws ordered today by the
Hfltff!. m
0
RESiS
CHAIRMANSHIP
ROWAN
LEAGUE
NATIONS
IS
American to Be on Inter
national Body for Co
operative Study.
EUROPE MUST KEEP
PRESTIGE, IS SAID
Y. M. C. A. Cables Offer
to Feed Russians in
Constantinople.
GENEVA, May 13. (By th
Associated Press.) A league ot
nations protectorate for AlbnnU
was virtually decided upon by the
council of the league this after
noon after Italy's objection h;d
Italy, through hr representative
nu the council, Marquis lmperiali.
had, liointed out several days ago
that she could not accept such
drastic participation by the leagii-i
in the government of Albania
v.-ithou. osurances that Important
Italian ;nterests In that country
would be safeguarded. The coun
cil intimated that some of the fi
nancial, economic and legal ex
peita who ate to be appointed by
the league to assist the Albanian
government would be chosen bv
Italy ami thereupon Marquis Im
perial! withdrew his protest
This la the first time, league of
ficials printed out, that the league
has assumed such extensive obli
gations In the administration of
any country's internal affairs, rho
decision was the result of a re
quest by the Albanian government
tor the Hague's assistance In Us
endeavors to have Albania make
a place fot herself among the na
tions of burope
The council also decided today i
lo appoint some prominent Amer
han educator to membership bit
the international commission
which I" to make a study of in
tellectual co-operation among the
t.ations. This commission will be
composed of some of the most
prominent educators of the world
It will Milve to work out a plat
for the solution of such problems
fs the exchange of professors ne
tween countries, relations between
jnivereitles. international reforettoe
books ad similar educational ques
tions.
J
I'.umTf Tcld It Most
Tv I me tx-lf Help - v
J'T)W' fcUr: of Balfour warned the
nations of Europe today that they
wjuUI lou? what prestige they hvt
In America unless. In making
peals for iild, they show somo In
dication of trying to hl: them
selves. J-ils warnltyt was voiced
lit com ect Ion with dlscussln by
Hi coui.cll of the league ofipa.
tlons of I he American rolitf ad
ministration representative at War
refugees in Constantinople.
The offor on which Lord Bal
four baked his remarks employing
words vih ch plainly starred- the
council, was presented by Arthur
C. Ringlrind, American relief ad
mlnlsraion representative at Wav
riw. It, proposed that the relief
udmlnlnrxtion continue the feed
Ins itiu maintenance of 27,000
Russian tefugees , in Constanti
nople for four months upon the
condition that the members of th
luigue riiisu $30,000 to finance th
cvativntioi; . of the refugees int.)
Europe at the end of that time.
The offer entails an expense of
$ 125.000 tind Is subject to accep
uint e by' .'une 1.
Mr. hlnrland at the same time
and the Y. M. C. A. had cabled
l.n offer of 350,000 for the voca
tional training of these refugee
ufitr their removal to various
European centers. He explained
the reliot administration had da
let mined It was of no use to con
tinue the feeding unless deflnito
provisions were made tor the fu
ture or the refugees.
Lord Balfour Immediately
pledged .Great Britain to give one
third of the amount needed to
meet tl e American offer.
Aim rlcans Interested In
Il.iropcun Welfare
"The United States unfortunate
ly Is not a member of the league,"
said Ixird Balfour In addressing
the lonrorence, "but is quite clear
that an Important sectlen of the
American publlo it deeply eon
cerned with the state of affairs In
Kmope. America has shown it
self ready and willing to assist in
restorlrg the world, but, what opin
ion can ;hty form of the Europe
they are oeked to assist if It turns
out that their Europe does not
find the narrow margin of 20.000
pound) Herllng needed to meet
'.his generous American offer. The
league would not only lose casle
among its members but would losi
T.hat prer'lge it has In the United
Statts and It would be one of the
Cm.m Hi fift MlMl
PROTECTORATE
ASSURED
ALBANIA
Opening Naval Oil Reserves'
Is Criticised Before Senate
WASHINGTON. May 13. A I ploitatlon," and especially against
petition to the senate protesting the lease given the Sinclair inter
against government leasing of ests In the Teanot Dome. Wvo..
naval oil reserves, received from
the Nations! Association of Inde
pendent Oil Producers, was read
In the senate today by Senator l.a
Follette, republican, Wisconsin,
whose resolution for an investiga
tion, of the
adopted.
leases recently was
The petition declared that the
"delivery of the navnl reserves to
the Standard Oil-Slnclair-Bnneny
Interests constitutes a return to the
era ot land grabbing and carpet
bagging whose hydra-head of in
iquity was crushed by the policy of
President Roosevelt almost a de
cade ago."
W. H. Gray, president of the In
dependent producers, of Tulsa,
Okla., signed' the petition and ad
vised Senator lFollette that the
association had authorized a com
mittee of oil experts to assist In
the forthcoming senste Investiga
tion. Th petition, it was said, was
drafted at a recent meeting at
Tulsa of tha association's directors.
Protests were made in the peti
tion against the policy of secre
tary of (he interior and the secre
tary of the navy "in opening th
..rvi .1 Ihls time tor ex -
PUBLISHERS MAY
HEAR HARDING IN
ASHEVILLE MEET
Has Encouraged Hope For
Some Time He Would
Visit This Section
Piesltlent Harding may speak at
the annuhl convention of the
Sou their. Newspaper Publishers
association, to be held at the Grove
I'urk Inn. July 10, 11 and 12. ae
cording to information received
from ofhoials.
The Association numbers the
leading newspaper publishers of
the south In its membership and
President Harding Is the owner
a 'newspaper. It Is believed this
w.U len 1 weight In favor of a de
cision to visit the Asheville con
vention. For srre time the chief execu
tive hns l.een Intending to visit
Western North Carolina and It ts
thought that he will address the
convention, and t the same tlmo
v'sit Asheville. He hns been ex
tended no-konal invitations at va
rious time? to visit this section
and each Ume has given those ex-
tc.idin" the Invitation encourago-
ncnt that he would come,
OLDEST TO HELP
Aged 103 She Contributes
to Recognition of Pub-'
lie Service.
. WMSINQTMI SRKSAO
iUciTiixs emus
tf H t. V. Ssli.VD
WASHINGTON. May IS The
Woodrow Wilson Foundation . of
New York reports Its oldest con
tilbutor la from North Carolina.
She l Mrs. Beck v Jane Pack, of
Mount Airy, and aha was born dur
ing the first administration of Pres.
Ident Monrle. She is 103 year old.
Through Dr. Orren Moore, ot Char-
lotte, she has sent a gift of 81
With it came another gift ot II for
his one-month-old daughter. Mary
Moore, "thus giving to North Car
olina also," the Foundation an
nounce, "the honor -of furnishing
the youngest founder of the prises
in recognition ot distinguished pub.
lie service." in making this an
nouncement, it was saJd: ?,
"Mrs. Pack todaj bscams 4 1 qtn4:
it of the awacds being created In
honor ot former President Wilson,
At the age ot 10,1 ahe became l
contributor and attained for her
elf the honor ot being the oldest
subscriber to the endowment Of the
Woodrow Wilson. Foundation. ; A
gift of cm dollar 'for her was ent
by Dr. Orren Moore, of Charlotte,
who also sent a contribution of one
dollar for . his one-monlh-old
daughter.
"The life of Mrs. Pack, or 'Aunt
Becky,' as shs Is called by those
who know her tn the town where
shs lives, has coincided with part
of the life of every President since
Washington."
Many other aged persona in the
past few days have been among the
contributor to the fund of 31.000.
000 or more that is sought, it was
said at national headau4rtera.
Mrs. Louise Henderson, a Colo
rado woman 81 year old, Is the
oldest -contributor In her state,
while the record In Ohio Its held by
Margaret J. Monroe, aged $8, of Co
lumbus. North Carolina, in addlr
tlon to the 101-year-old contributor;
! hag sent through its state commit
tee contributions from Mrs. Rateh
ford, of Gaston county, aged 97,
and R. 15. Joyner, of Statesvllle,
aged 96. a veteran of the Confed
erate army.
t'HARLOTTK SCENE OF FIRE
WITH U)SS OF 15,000
f6pill fWMjiwtrfwiie, TAf Athnttt PtHimi
CHARLOTTE, May 13. Within
10 hours after finishing touches
l.iid bent put on a 320,000 addi
tion to the building, fire guttd the
1o; branch of the Western News
paper un'on on North Graham
Klreet early Saturday morning. A
damagu o.' 3125.000 came as the
result of te flames, whose origin
is undetermined. In addition to
the building, there was paper
suck storej on the second snd
third floors valued at close to $70,
01)0. Thdt la a total lose.
GEORGIANS STORM JAIL:
BEAT TWO WHITE MEN
LUDOWIOI, Oa., May 13 A
meked mob stormed the Jail here
at 2 o'clock this morning, taking
two white men prisoners out and
seriously beating them. The men
wer Barlow Mlddleton and Carl
ton Young. .
district. The petition urged auo
against any policy "which would
tend to perpetuate a monopolistic
control of the oil industry."
"There exists no emergency or
n.nB.a , ,, 1 . i j V, . 1 1 ... .. - . , V. -
( openinff ot tne navnl reserves,
there being already above ground
an din storage the greatest amount
ot oil that has been In storage In
the history of all times," the peti
tion continued. "The turning over
ot governmept lands to large pipe
line Interests for exploitation will
have the direct result ot depress
ing the price of crude oil without
In any way relieving the people of
the onerous and burdensome high
prices of refined products.
"We ask that the committee in
vestigate the contracts referred to
with a view to determining whether
or not they tend to perpetuate a
monopolistic control of the oil In.
dustry and whether or not they In
tend to violate the spirit of the an-
ll-trust laws of this country and
whether or not the effect of thes
contract will be to ereate a mon
opoly ot the oil trade with th
' n ajV
I
IN
WOULD HAVE U. S.
GiM BODY PROBING
SOVIET JFFAIRS
America WouldHave
Dominant Voice but Not
Be Bound by Action.
DEADL0CKOBTAINS,
FRENCH OPTIMISTIC
Conference Scheduled for ,
Today, Hoping to Reach
Compromise.
GENOA. May IS (By The As- "
soclated Press) Franc ha ap
pealed to the United States to par
ticipate tn the proposed Inter
national commission to Investigate
the Russian situation. The Ameri
can ambassador, Richard Wash
burn Child, informed The Associat
ed Press tonight that such a pro
posal had been submitted to him by
the French delegation. .
The ambassador understood that
the French proposal suggest, that
the United 8tates. If the invitation
Is accepted, would have a dominant
voice In the action ot the commie- :
slon, but would not be bound by .
her acceptance to any decisions of ,
the commission, which she did not
approve.
v It the United States accepts, ' '
France would agree to the Russians
being represented in the commis
sion.
Premier Lloyd George and M,
Barthou were in private eonfer
ence for two hours this afternoon,
apparently without reaching aa
agreement for solving the Anglo
French deadlock on th plana to '
continue th discussion of th '
Russian problem. ' Th sub-corn.
mission on Russian affair auto met
and argued for mor than thrss ;
hours without definite results.
Mr. Lloyd George will have a
conference at his villa tomorrow,
morning with Baron Hayaahl, M,
Barthou, M. Jasper and . Bignor .
Bchanier in an effort to reach ft
compromise. ' )' v ' x
After the meeting of the sub
mission, Sir Edward Orlgg. under- ,
tary to the British prim minister, ..
said there had been progress but -gave
no definite explanation of Us
natur. Th French nd British ,
delegates, he asserted, wer well
on the road to an agreement, but .,
nothing deflnlt wa reached. " As
counta of thtmtln by mennhei .
f other d)ettons, however, gl"
llttl lndtctln that a eompromU
as any nsaforJ ..'', '- ;-!'...?
i The Russian lv announced
that they will not iwcept any plan
excluding them from the discus- r
slons." On on thing all the dele
gation agree, th Inviting powers,
th llttl sntsnt, and the Baltic ,
entente, as well as th neutrals.
namely, that somehow th United
States must b induced to partici
pate in th mixed commission. M.
Colrat, French under secretary of
state, informed Th Associated i(
Press that be still felt confident of
an accord. Franc 1 still unwill
ing to have Russian alt with th ,
mixed commission diwsusslng Ru
stan flnancee. but fuggestion have 4
been made that a 'special com mis- .
Ion of Russian experts be form
ed, which may b called In by th . .
mixed commission, whn Jt deslr
information. i.
Again th Ruslaia declare that
they will not accept any such plan,
as that would not b dealing wUh
them on an equality bals. and it l
difficult for the delegation to find t
any plan appealing to both In
French and British and yt not of
fensive to th Russian. ; -
CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS
MADE AS TO AGREEMENT
GENOA, May 13. By th A-'
eclated . Press.) The , political
gub-corcm'jslon of th economic
conference, after holding two aes
rions todkv for dlcuslon of th
Russian rply to th al!ld mem
orandum, adjourned at olocK
lo meet main Monday. After ad
journ mnt delegate aald consid
erable progress wa made toward
an agreement concerning the pro
poed mixed commission to fur
ther tudy of th Russian que
tltn and toward th proposed non
aggcessioit pact.
M KELI.AR CALLED TO ; w;
ORDER TWICE, SATTODAT .
Objections Interposed to Chaj?
Nevfu'-rry "Bought Hl Set'
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WASHINGTON. May 13. Sna
tor McKallar, democrat, Tennessee, ;
was twice called to order in the
senate today by Senator Robinson, ;
democrat, of Arkansas, in the
chair, during a discussion of lglh
lstlon to curb enatorial campaicn
expenditure. -
Senator - 8 pen cer, republican,.
Missouii, who hsd charge of Sena
tor Newberry' case In the senate,
(blotted to Senator McKellar'd
statement that Mr. Newberry had
"nought his seat," tha chair rul
ing Senator MoKellar had violated
the rulss against reflection upon a
follow member. When Senator
McKellar declared Senator Town-
send, republican, of Michigan, hurt
mace s.atement which, ne saia.
wire "absolutely false," tne cnair
directed benator McKellar to take
his seat. '
feenator McKellar and Bpencor
whangeJ charges that their stt-
.iK'nts were made for partisan
polil'cal "purposes. Senator Spn-
ter said Senator Newberry had not
been prcsfcuted by Michigan o.
H ers because he said there were
no fact.) to warrant action. Senn
tor McKe.lar replied that "th
reason thos . men indicted and
tried M . Newberry and found him
guilty v as because he waa guilty.'.'
In the house today Representa
tive Frcaer, republican, Wiscon
sin, Introduced a resolution which
would reciulr senator and repre
sentative elected ! to til sworn
ktitemert of their campaign-expenditure
before taking the oath
of oitlco Those falling to do so
wmld be denied their seats or In
case they had bn seated and
evasion of the law later discovered
would be rubject to expulsion. Th
same penalties would be provided
for these exceeding the maximum
expenditures permitted by law.
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