THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
, THE WEATHER
I North Carolina: Partly cloudy Sat.
urday and Sunday with loci I thjn.
dershowers; no change In tempera
ture; moderata aouthweat wlndt.
HP AGES
TODAY
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
E BATE
ON RAILWAY RftTE
MINGISSEI
P'
Commerce Commission to
Take Evidence Here
October 2 to 21.
EVIDENCE TAKEN
IN SOUTH LOCAL'
Only That in the East
' Will Deal With Inter
fTerritorial Rates.
WASHINGTON', June 9, The
following announcement was made
tjds by Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Joseph B. Eastman
vith retpect to the subsequent
hearings in southern class rates.!.
We have had some difficulty in
assigning the time for the differ
ential hearings because of insuffi
cient knowldege as to how much
t.OTA will bin renlilred.
' The dntes fixed are as follows;
It Unlit d States court rooms, At
ITinta, beginning September 14 and
continuing until September 23.
T'len there will be an Intermission
of a week and the hearings will
b resumed at United States court
rooms in Asheville on October 2
and continue there until October
SI.
"Then -we will begin at Hotel
?t. Charles, New Orleans. October
lo, continuing until November 4.
Ve wi.l then go to the Great
Northern hotel, Chicago, beginning
November 6 and continuing to
November IS; then to .the Mer
chants Association rooms. 233
Broadway, New York, beginning
November 20. We have not as
signed any closing data at New
ork.
"It may be necessary to assign
tome hearing for the presentation
of rebuttal evidence.
"The lif'fcrlngs at Atlanta. Ashe
ville and New Orleans will be con
fined to, the presentation of ev;-
ULnc . with respect to rates "apply
g within southern classification
Wrritory and the hearings at Chi
cago, end .New iork will be con
f'ned to the presentation of, evt
rUnte With respect to inter-territorial
ratts. We feel it desirable
to ir.ake that separation not only
fir the convenience fo counsel
who are interested In the inter
territorial rates only, but also" be
cause tho participation of the auto
eonvmlsi-loners in the case is con
fined to i lie rate within southern
teititory and if we did not separ
ate th? matter in that way, i'
wot, d be necessary for them to
re present at Chicago and New
Tprk and thus take up unneces
sary time on their part.
"There are two exceptions to
that program.
"It appears that the rate be
tween St. Louis and point na
within southern- territories are
c oselv rliled with the rates li
fojtnern territory and have been
included in that category in the
presentation of ,the carriers evi
dence, (fe the rates to and from
St. Louis will be covered at the
hearings at Atlanta, Asheville or
New Orleans. The same is true as
to any evidence that may be of
fered with respect to the rates
liom the group Including Ports
mouth and Ironton, Ohto, Ashland,
Kenova and Huntington, West Va..
Which are closely allied with th
rnies w thin southern classiflratlo i
territory.
t"I will also announce that this
llfive Mt that time in the end
f V"0uld be. Aflveri hv aervlnir n t,i o-
w ! ''fed report ' and preparing that
proposed report with a- gnod d?al
ot care V am afraid If we did
nit do that the decision would in
effect be a proposed report.'
SAVS HEREDITARY TRAITS
MAY BE CHANGED BY RAY
Professor In Zoology Giro State-
nient of Discovery In Andres.
KCHNECTADY, N. T., June 9.
By the Associated Press.) An
nnuncement that he had succeed
ed In changing the sex of-unborn
banana flies and otherwise altering
their hereditary characteristic by
use of the x-ray, was made by
James W. Mavor, professor of zoo
logy at Union colleger In a com
mencement week address before
the alumni of the school.
while he did not predict any
actiral application of his dls-
eries In the direction, of efforts
alter the transmission of her
editary characteristics in animals
or planta, Professor Mavor said
he did anticipate they would be of
treat help in making a "sound
foundation for the therapiutlc use
of x-rays."
"It. la of more than academic In
terest to prove that the mechanism
of hereditary can be modified by
n external agent such as x-rays,"
h said. "Although the whole ani
mal wag exposed to the rays while
the egga were In the mother, this
striking and far reaching effect on
the inheritance of the offspring
was produced without apparently
"nertmg the body of the mother
herself in any way."
The banana fly was selected for
the experiment, he said, '"because
he great mass of data concerning
" hereditary characteristic al
r"dy amassed made It possible
to check accurately any altera
tions effected by the x-ray.
TRorSAXDS OF DEAD
0
FISH FOUND OX COAST
"iLmYiTrvT. v r .Tune a
"ousands of fish, ranging In slie
from one Inch bottom feeders to five
'"ot tharks are dying along the Pen
aer cnaet. and are being waheif upon
'P bsachea over a stretch of 20 miles
u ' J. H. Hamilton, county officer,
view,.,! the fish today and Immediate
ly wired . the government fisheries
jureau, asking that experts be sent
ir" to Investigate.
Or. Hamilton Advanced the entnlnn
that the fish were killed by lightening
during the severe electrical storms of
tne past few days.
A local aMilnrlt aAvmnfA tfc Antn
on that an oil guiher or subterranean
'rmquake is responsible for the oc
currence. He rtteit th Instance nf
tons of dead fish appearing on the
unace w the sea Immediately after
i ar a so
Local health aiithni-IHea ha taken
Jrompt action to prevent the sale of
"en caught within a hundred miles
(MILL
p seen.
REPUBLICANS IN
DRIVE FOR FALL
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Estimated Million and a Half
to Be Raised, "the
Sky the Limit."
TH IHHITH.Lr CITIZI
'HI' H g c. BMAT)
WASHINGTON-. June 9 Fright
ened by recent election returns re
publican leader will collect a huge
campaign fund for the fall contests.
John T. Adams. Chairman nf th
r"P,ub"('3n ni"nal committee
--..v. a .jtlit et--rei meeting or a
few wealthy party men here thin
week and decided to let down the
bars to contributors. The limit of a
contribution $1,000 fixed, by Will
H. Hayes, was brushed aside and
nothing between earth and the skv
will be declined.
It
is estimated that million
and a half will be raised to try to
save the congressional election's In
November- One million will he
provided by the National Commit
tee and a half million by the con
gressional committees but the
former is to have charge of the
campaign. The five hundred thous
and dollar deficit from the last
election is still held in the form of
notes. The present purpose of the
republicans to save their baron,
not pay debts created by Hayes. It
Is understood that all of-the big
interests protected by the tariff bill
and favored In the hew tax meas
ure will be fried hard for cash'
Federal office holders will be given
an opportunity to drop something
In the hat.
"Let the heaven be the limit." !s
the slogan of the collectors. Na
tional Committeeman Reynolds of
North Carolina will he notified of
his quota.
SOUTH CAROLINA
BANKERS MEET 11
Governors Morrison and
Harvey, Judge Bingham
Among Speakers.
Governor Cameron Morrison.
Governor Wilson O. Harvey, of
S.mth Carolina. Judge Robert W.
IJinghan. publisher of the Louis
ville Co;:rler-Jnurnal, Louisville,
Ky., iand other prominent speak
ers win appear on the program of
the twenty-second annual conven
tion of the South Carolina Bank
er's association, to be held nt the
f-ailery Park hotel, June 13, 1
and IS.
Governor Harvey is president of
the Enterprise Bank of Charleston
M-.d v.iil attend the conference f
epeaAer nd as a representative
if his tank. . .
E. P. Grlce. cashier of the
Pt.oples National Bank, Charleston,
and president of the association,
may bo unable to attend the con
vention on account of illness.
The complete program has been
nnno-jmed as follows: call to or
der of convention, Wednesday
mornlnj,. June 14, at 10 o'clock,
president or vice-president; Invo
cation, Fev. E. K. MoLnrty, pastor
of Central Methodist church; ad
dress of welcome, Junius O.
Adams, president of Natlonel
Hunk o Commerce; response, E.
P V'andiver, president of Carolina
Natlona' Rank, Anderson; presi
dent' address, secretary's repor,
James H Craig, state bank ex
a .ilner, Columbia; appointment of
commitees. nominations, resolu
tion,, and ling and memorial; re
port of legislative committee, re
port of aptlcultural committee.
Addrefs. Judge Bingham; ad
dress. Ki'ed N. Shepherd, executive
seru-tary of the American Bank
er's assiicir.tlon, New York; round
table discussions and Introduction
1 1 resolutions from the floor for
c muderation of resolutions com
rniUfe. An autornohile ride through
Biltmore estate and to Btltmore
Kor?st Country club, compliments
,.f Ihr Aoh.vllio ri.nrlnff lUnn.a
association at 4 o'clock and a reJ
ceptlon and dinner at 8 o'clock at
the hotel, will complete the pro
giam fcr the flrst day.
The session for the second day
will ope'i with addresses by Gov
i; nors Mrrrlson and Harvey and
If. Goodwyn Rhet. president of tho
Peoples Hank, Charleston. Report
cf group committees, reports of
convention committees, unfinished
business and adjournment will end
the bunnife program.
A trip to points of Interest and
the annua! banquet will conclude
the convention. ,
BISHOP KIIjGO REACHES '
HOME; HAS GOOD TRIP
CHARLOTTE, June .S-Elshop
John C. Kilgo. of the Methodist Epis
copal church, south, who. has been
ill In Memphis, arrived st his home
here tonight under the care of l)r
B. P. Turner, and two trained
unrsea. He stood the trip well, ac
cording to Pr. Turner who said that
his patient had had a good day. The
himself appeared In nn spirits and
Joked with those who met him at the
station.
Bishop Kllgo was brought home In
the private car of Fairfax Harrison
president of the Southern railway.
of which the bishop ts a director.
Members of his family who met
him at the train afterwards express
ed surprise to find hta condition ap
parently so favorable. In the am
bulance, on the way to his residence,
the bishop, noting the white uni
formed ambulance drivers, Jocularly
remarked: "Well, the Ku Kluxers
have got me."
Bishop Kllgo became 111 on his way
home from Hot Springs. Ark., where
he had been attending the general
conference of the Southern Methodist
church and waa taken off the tram
at Memphis.
Dr. Turner will hold a conference
with the bishop's physician here to
morrow, It was announced. ,
REPEAL OF POSTAL RATE
;INCREASE8 CALLED FOR
WASHINGTON, June 9, Re
peal of the last of the four In
creases second class postal rates
originally Imposed under the war
revenue act of HI" Is provided for
In a bill Jntroduced today by Rep
resentative Kelly, republican
Pennsylvania. It would take oft
specifically Increases which went
Into effect July 1. 120, July I, 1921
fturotrtaTMgtTr-thg'prcwnf gone
system of postal charges and put
the rata back to that carried with
the Increases wnlcu became enrect
Ive July 1. im-
00
S
TIO STRIKE
IfGEJEilEQ
Interpretation Placed on
Coronado Decision by
Supreme Court.
LABOR FEDERATION
TO CONVENE SOON
Rail Union Heads Call on
Presidents to State
Needs of Workers.
CINCINNATI, June 8. Protests
of ovgan'ied labor, as voiced here
today at preliminaries for the an
nJal convention next , week of the
American Federation of Ijibor,
centered against the Supreme
c urt, the congress and state legis
lator In general.
Samuel Gompers, president of
the fedaratlon, in addressing .i
club of business men. Interpreted
tne Supreme court decision in the
celebrated Coronado coal case a
a negat on of the right to strlk
and declared that organised labor
would appeal to congress for new
legislation setting aside the de
cision. In criticising the Supreme court,
Mr. Oompera said that he expected
to be "tiken strictly to account"
for his utterances, adding that "I
do r.ot run away trom a fight."
"Rut, It has come to a pretty
pass," he continued, when an
American citizen can no longer
discuss nnd criticise the decision
of the cTnirts. Any one. If he feels
o disposed, can criticise even the
president of the Lnlted States, or
the I'r.ited States senate or the
enngrese. Pray of what flesh are
the members of the Supreme court
tha- they are above criticism be
yond thai of the President of the
Uiited (States?"
"In his wpeech. Mr. Gompers said
the Coronado decision made Inter
national unions, indorsing strikes,
liable for damages, and h assert
ed this meant the unions must
withstand "constant litigation or
go out of business."
"If you compel men and women,
rogardltss of conditions." he con
tinued, "to work against their will
you have re-established slavery.
Some pvople are impressed now it
tlm time to- take advantage of the
wor.t'ng people, reduce wages and
break rp their organizations and
under the 'open shop' weaken or
uefciroy the unions. '
In this connection,--fie warned
'.gainst "driving the bargain too
h.ird,". asserting that a "day of
reckoning will come" and adding
t'iat the organized workers are
the "grealest stabilizing force" In
the country. Referring to rail
union chiefs, he said they had pre-vented-strlkea,
which he eaid had
been detlrt d by the union membeis
generally, and he concluded with
tne expression if a hope for th
time wnen tne employers and m
pioyes would solve their problems
at the conference table.
WANT PRESIDENTS TO
STATE NEEDS OP LABOR
CINCINNATI, June (By Th
Associated Press) Six railroad
presidents, accustomed to solve
"the complex problems of the rail
roads," were called upon tonight
to announce a solution of "how
much fuel shall be put In the hu
man boilers of section men nnd
their families, so that they may
produce and maintain a safe road
bed" by the heads of 11 railway
labor organizations who Tuesday
decided to take a strike vote of
their memhershlp as a srotest
against further wage cuts, due
July 1.
Th. statement was In a reply to
a Joint statement Issued by H. E.
Bryan, president of the Chicago.
Milwaukee an dSt. Paul; Hale
Holden. Chit-ago, Burlington and
Qulncy; W. H. Finley, Chicago and
Northwestern; J. E. Gorman, Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific; C.
H. Markman, Illinois Central, and
8. M. Felton, Chicago Great West
ern.
Pointing to the Rail Executives'
association; that the employes "arc
interested sincerely in their lob
and their homes and few employes
in any Industry .have more good
reasons for doing so, the union
leaders declared this etatemen7
them of accepting "as Just
reasonable the minimum wage
22 rents an hour, 111.04 a week
$48.92 a month and $563.04 a year, I
which Is proposed for the section
men." i
The labor heads declared they
welcomed the opportunity to dis
cuss with practical railroad of-!
flclals the problems of the Indus
try" and asserted that "the hope
for the railroad Industry rests
largely on the extent to which rail
road officials discuss frankly with
their employes the problems not
nlone of the Industry but of the
employes themslvee. v
They, therefore, asked a "frank
discussion" of the executives' state
ment that the employes have
been expecting a reduction and are
making preparations to meet the
new scale.
KANSAS CITY MAN IS
HEAD OF HTARIAN
LOS ANGELES. June 9 Ray
mond Havens, of Kansas City, Mo.,
waa chosen president of the Inter
national Association of Rotary
clubs at the final business session
of the 13th annual convention of
the organization this afternoon.
Directors elected to the Inter
national Rotarlon hoard todav
were Harry Robert Craddock, of
Minneapolla, Minn.; Ralph Bristol,
of Ogden, Utah; Herbert C. Wil
son, of Worcester, Mass.; John
Turner, of Tampa, Fla., Robert
Patterson, of Dayton, O.; Alexan
der Wllkle, of Edinburgh, and R.
Jeffrey Lydlatt, of Calgary, Al
berta, Canada.
RICCT INCIDENT NOW
CIOSED SAY OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON. June 9, The
Incident created by the public dis
cussion of tariff questions by Am
bassador Rlcci. of , Italy, which
brought criticism on the floor of
the senate, has been definitely
closed ao far as the American gov
ernment Is concerned. The amhas
sgdm saw Osei'tlary Hughe tof
yesterday ln relation to the mat
ter and It was learned authorita
tively! today that the conference
elided, the matter. ,
GOMPER
i
Gigantic Cotton Mill Chain
May Be Established By Duke
In Carolina Mill Territory
Charlotte Hears $50,000,000 Concern Will Be Formed
to Create Biggest Textile Enterprise
In the Entire World.
CHARLOTTE. June 9. Thil
cltv Is agog with excitement today
over report that a 150.000.000
textile company is to be launched
here to operate a chain of mills In
the Carolinaa, with headquarters In
Charlotte. The report cornea from a
New York paper. Charlotte mill
men all either denied knowledge of
the transaction or were non-committal
in the matter. The report
was broadcasted from New York by
news agency.
The probable basis for the re
port, It is declared by local cotton
mill men is that J. B. Duke is In
spiring the most gigantic, mill en
terprise ever attempted in the
world and that Charlotte will be
the center of movement if it goes
through.
The news agency said tentative
plans for organization of a com
pany to operate a large chain of
mills In the wouth with Charlotte
as headquarters, are being consid
ered by a group of well known
cotton manufacturers and capital
Winners Of Prizes Will Prove
Ability To Run Up Earnings
In The Citizen Auto Contest
INTERNATIONAL
BANKERS DEFER
LOAN DECISION
To Resume Consideration on
Loan for Germany 3
Months Hence.
PARIS, Juse 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) The International
bankers at a session held tonight,
virtually decided to adjourn for
three months and then resume
consideration of a proposed loan
to Germany.
, Although the bankers' commit
tee will meet again tomorrow
morning to complete Its answer
to the reparations commission, the
decision to adjourn was taken
this evenlsg 'after its members
had agreed that in view of the
situation created . by reparations
commission's: vote sothing could
be done at this time toward ar
ranging a large loan for Germany,
The final decision is expected t)
be taken tomorrow by the bank
ejs. NO official communication
was issued tonight.
The bankers held two sessions
today, one this afternoon and the
other this evening at which there
was a lengthy discussion of tho
draft of their final declaration to
the reparations commiaiii'i:i. In
thiji declaration the bankers prob-
ably will state fully their views on
the financial situation of Germany I citizen offers its friends who par
together with their recommenda- ticlpate In the "Circulation Drive."
tiona. I Some of the princely salaries dur-
The reply of the bankers will Ing the next eight weeks salaries
not be made public by them. They
will leave the matter In the hand
of. the reparations commission to
do with' It as it seea fit.
" . ,-
GENERAL BLANCO'S BODY
RECOVERED FROM RIVER
LAREDO. . Tex., June 9. The
bodies of General Luclo Blanco, splendid vote getters, or cam
Colonel Aurelto Martinez and palgners we may say, but they
Major Garcia, killed by Mexican
cistoma guards and soldiers
Wednesday night as they headed
an alleged Invading party in'o
wiexieo, were recovered from the.
Rio Grundc today.
POPE PIPS TO HOLD
CONSISTORY IN NOVEMBER
ROME, June 9. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Pope Pius has de
cided to hold his first consistorv
of the creation of the new car
dinals, rraai.il I xrnMu.. -
ana cjrd'ng to reliable Information ob-
OIta:nrd in Vatican circles.
ists The new company. It Is said,
will he headed by one of the lead
ing cotton manufacturers In the
south.
The most likely basis for the
rumored enterprise. It Is said. Is
that J. I. Duke, may have plans
which will lead to launching of
monumental project, upon comple
tion of the SO. 000 horsepower elec
tric development at Mountain Is
land and that one million spin
dles would represent the ultimate
and not immediate goal of Mr.
Duke's undertaking. The largest
group of splndleage under opera
tions of single system In the south,
Is that of the Cannon Mills. River
side and Dan Mills st Danville.
Va. have the n onu largest. The
C. V. Johnston group Is the largest
In the immediate territory, w.th
15V00O spindles.
W. .1. Chambers, today bought
from Ie Kinney and associates the
Kinney building. West 4th street.
th consideration being 111. '.000.
The structure 1s office building of
thtec stories, not a year old.
Popular, Representative
Citizens Soon in Friend
ly Rivalry.
DON'T WAVER, BUT
ENROLL NAME TODAY
. ,
SUreSt Way tO Win AUtO-
mobile Is to Make
EarlV Start.
.
There is a great deal of fun lo be
had hv ioinlna the "Circulation
Drive'' and competing for the tig
automobiles and other prizes. Call
ing on old friends, renewing ac
quaintances and making new
friends will afford a great amount
of pleasure. One will find that af
ter entering the race and signify
ing an (mention to win,' friends
will rallyto one's support amaa
Inglv. Nothing Is more human
than lo wish to be on the winning
side. Do you ever notice how dif
ficult It is' to find a man who will
acknowledge that he voted for the
losing candidate In the election?
They are scarce, Indeed, and the
same spirit will manifest Itself In
the "Circulation Drive."
Rut the nrat thing to do Is to
show your determination to suc
ceed by sending in the nomination
coupon and then getting on the Job
quickly and securing some votes to
be credited opposite your name
when the Initial list appears.
The Campaign Is Short.
Right weeks is a mighty short
time In which to earn sum tre-
, mendous prizes as The Asbevlile
equal to the presidents of some of
.the biggest banks today, lou can
be one of these If you realized It.
Splendid Ability being
I Thrown. Away. -
There' are hundreds of persons
who possess every qualification nee-
essary to make a winner In the
i big "drive."- They, would make
i don't realize It. They have never
tried their hand at securing votes
or selling subscriptions, and they
themselves do not know their ahll-
ity until It is tested. You who
are reading about the splendid au
tomobiles and other prlzea would
perhaps be driving the $3.44.90
Cadillac automobile at the end of
the elght weeks "drive" If you
would make the test now. Doubt
less everyone has heard the story
of the young man who was asked
If he could play the violin. "I
don't know,' said he, "I have never
tried." No on will question this
- C rmUnsifi m flff. TVw)
BAREFOOTED
By BILLY BORNE
DAUGHERTY
HAD
PHILLIPS HELD
TO SHIELD SELF?
Charge Made by Demo:
cratic Congressman From
Georgia, on Floor.
PHILLIPS LOOKED
FOR ARREST, SAID
Quoted as Saying His
Prosecution Would Not
Be Necessary.
WASHINGTON. June 9. The
case of J. L. Phillips, chairman of
the Georgia Slate republican .com
mit tee, who Is at liberty on $25,
000 ball following his arrest on
charges of conspiracy to defraud
the government through contracts
for disposal 'of surplus lumber,
was brought up again today on
the floor of the house. .
Representative Woodruff, repub
lican, Michigan, asserted he had
been Informed from three separate
sources that rhillips had stated h
week prior to his arrest that the
case against him probably would
not be pushed further than his ap-
L prehension. Phillips, according to
n it n .i i. i I ;
il I . IIUlllll Ull, lirlll llin I.II7I1CL inur
"things on the hill, (the capltol.)
has come to such a condition that
certain authorities deemed hi ar
rest neceaBary but were prepared to
let the matter rest thre."
The charge that Attorney-General
Daugherty had used the Phil
lips case to "shield himself from
public criticism," was made by
Representative Iarsen, democrat,
Georgia.
Representative Begg, republican,
defending Attorney - General
Daugherty, declared if he waa
"one-half as guilty as some people
had charged,"' the President and
the public would soon find It out.
The Ohio member sharply criticised
"attacks by Innuendo" on the at-
torney-general, who, he declared.
was Just starting on the big task
lnnyng ,0 put war graftrr" ln
, Taking up again hi statement
'that nobody went to Jail as a re-
ult of congressional investigations,
Mr. Larsen broke In during a tu
mult, wllh half a dozen members
seeking to speak at once, with the
statement that "Martin, Mulhall
and Lamar," went to prison after
congressional Inquiries.
Mr. Ijtrsen Insisted . that a con
gresslnnal Investigation was need
ed now.
"It alone will satisfy the de
mands of the public, let the public
know and understand, he declared
"that the attorney-general, who
himself I under fire, has not the
opportunity and will hot be given
the opportunity to cover up teatl
mony that might show the guilt nf
various parties."
Mr. Larsen charged that efforts
had been made to "bridle the
press of the country."
"I am sorry lo say," he added,
"that it has not all been made by
the distinguished attorney-general,
but the chief executive of this
country, has, In my Judgmentun
dertaken to do a thing that con
gress itself Is not permitted to do.
The constitution provides that con
gress shall pass no law abridging
the freedom of' the press. Yet the
great executive of the government,
the man who Is supposed to exe
cute the laws, comes out in the
papers and criticises the press be
cause the press has seen fit to com
ment upon the various charges as
mad against his distinguished t-torney-general.
The attorney-general
Is under fire, and the chief
executive criticises the papers thai
would dare speak out and let the
people know, that would transmit
to the public Information given
dally In the congress regarding his
acts and doings."
FRENCH MISSION WILL
SAIL THIS MONTn
PARIP, June 9. (By the Aso
elated Press.) The French finan
rlil mission going to the United
States for consultation with the
wr debt funding commission
there expects to salt June 24. It
was announced this afternoon that
M, Parmentler, who la to head the
'iilSBion. had engaged passage on
the llr.er Paris, sailing for New
York or. that date.
Borah Warns Against
Coal Price Probe If
Any Profiteering Seen
Efforts to Bring
Up Bonus Bill to.
Go Over Few Days
McCumber Gives Out Meager
Statement on Program
for Enactment.
WASHINGTON. ,fne 9.- Efforts
to obtain senale 'consideration of
Ihe soldiers' bonus bill will be de
ferred for at least ten days, it was
stated today authoritatively
Whether It will he taken up by
agreement among republican lead-.
era or without the consent of some
remains to be obtained.
Chairman McCumber of the fin
ance committee, who will pilot the
legislation on the floor, hai in
formed senators that In fixing a
time to call the bill up he will
try to suit the convenience nf most
of them. He said he realized that
there were those on each side who
had to he absent from time to
time because of primary campaigns
in their states and who desired to
be present when the bonus Is con
sidered.
IS CALLED FRIDAY
0! PLATO 0. EBBS
Defeated by R. R. Rey
nolds in First Race by
171 Votes for Senate.
Ppon the request of riato D.
F.bh. who was 171 votea behind
Robert R. Reynolds In the race
for the democratic nomination es
state senator ln the Runcombe
county primary last Saturday, the
county board of elections yester
day morning ordered that a second
primary be held in the county
Saturday July 1. There were three
candidate In the first race, Mrs.
Charles Malcolmn Piatt being
eliminated.
Whether Ellis C. Jones, second
highest In the race for nomination
a Rhllcitorof the Nineteenth Ju
dicial district, will ask for a second
race against J. Edwin Swain, waa
not definitely determined yester
day, Mr. Jones being unable to
give a final decision. However, it
Is generally believed he will not
enter a second contest against Mr.
Swain.
In the first srlmary no majori
ties were given for solicitor, sena
tor, commissioner of public hlgh
way. auditor, and constable of
Asheville township. Ben M. Collins
early In the week requested a sec
ond primary against W. W. War
ren and the county board of eleo
tlon ordered this election for
Asheville township. It Is believed
neither Mr. Reagan or Mr. Walk
er, aecondn In the other contests,
will enter a second primary.
Since it was learned early last
Sunday morning that- five second
contests were possible much Inter
est ha centered around the dis
cussions regarding the cost of
second primary and the effect one
would have on the nartv. It was
not known until vi.tarH.'i mr.i-r, i
that Mr. Kbbs had decided to de
mand a second primary, when In
his request for the second contest
he made the following statement:
Statement By Ehhs
Given In Full.
"By the terms of the primary
law I find myself charged wllh the
ponsib 111 v to Tsav heth -
,Te trouble of ascn'alS-
heavy res
er. to save
Ing the will of the majority of the
voters, the democratic nomination
for the state senate ln this county
shall go by Inconclusive minority
vote. 1 have deliberated upon the!
matter aa long as the law allow
and have sought assurance of my
duty through the counsels of the
good and disinterested party friends
upon whose advice I was mainly
Influenced to enter this race. I
have endeavored In the best of
faith to put aside every consider
ation of pride and self Interest and
to shape my course with regard
solely to the larger welfare of ihe
democratic party and of the whole
people of Buncombe county. I
make free to avow that I have
given less consideration to the few
hundred dollars of money that
might be saved or lost to this $90,
000,000 county than to tho possible
effect of my decision upon the or
ganization and morsle of the par
ty; but 1 hope that I have given
Just consideration to both. Upon
one point I can speak with confi
dence; My decision has not been
Influenced In the least hy resent
ment of the malignant slanders
against my character and conduct
which were cunningly put out at
the eleventh hour of the late cam
paign I did not permit myself to
be disturbed by them at the time,
and certainly they could' not influ
ence my action now.
"Stripping this question of every
consideration personal to myself
and to my competitor and dealing
with It solely In its large public
a-sperts, I am constrained to de
cline the responsibility, under the
circumstances, of committing the
democratic party to a minority
nomination for this office. It Is
the disinterested opinion of the
party men best qualified to Judge
that the vital welfare of the demo
cratic party of Buncombe county
requires that the Issues arising up
on the senatorial candidacy of Mr.
Reynolds nhould be fought to a
clean cut finish with the leas pos
sible delay. It Is their opinion, In
which I fully concur, that weak
ness and compromise now would
enormously Increase the difficulties
of the settlement that, ln the na
ture of the. case, would have to
come later.
"If I were at liberty to consult
my own personal convenience and
advantage, I would choose' the
contention; but. having put my
hand to the plow, I cannot look
back. The Issue 1st Joined and I
tcMie m Tn ni
PRIMARY
ASSURES
OP EFFORTS
I
Pending Outcome of
Hoover's Action, Investi
gation Is Held up.
HOOVER WILL BE
GIVEN FREE REIGN
If He Gets Co-operation,
Borah Would Not Open .
Up Discussion, v
WASHINGTON. June . 3on
gresslonal investigation of prices
charged by bituminous coal oper
ators and retailers was promised
tonight by Senator Boran, of Idaho,
chairman, of the senate labor com
mittee, at a conference with Sec
retary Hoover of tho department
of commerce, It the baslo prlca -.,
scale established at conferences be
tween Mr. Hoover and committees
of producing operators are made
the basis for profiteering.
Secretary Hoover was said to
have assured Senator Borah that ,
In further conferences with oper
ator" and dealers he would da
his utmost to prevent profiteering
and to obtain price adjustments to
protect the public, and Senator
Borah waa understood to have
agreed to withhold any Investiga
tion pending the outcome of Mrt
Hoover's action.
It waa said, at the conference
which was held at Senator Borah's
residence at the instance of the
commerce secretary, the nuestlon
of governmental action for bring
ing about a settlement of the strike :
wa not discussed.
The subjects discussed between
Secretary Hoover and Senator
Borah were said to have been the
price agreements negotiated
through Mr, Hoover and possible
congressional action, Including leg
islation. It wai said that Senator
Borah had no desire' to interfere
with Mr. Hoover's price negotia
tions so long as they were, not
made the means for charging ex
cessive prloee. But It was said
Senator Borah had questioned the
legality of the HoovarTirtcs agree
ments. '. iW, f -'
The conference lasted an hour.
It was understood that Mr. Hoover
would proceed forthwith to-secure
an adjustment of prices baaed on
a maximum price of $3t0 a ton
and also to take steps to prevent
operators from charging unreason
able price to retailers.
After the conference, Senator
Borah made the following state
ment: "My opposition at the confer
ence tonight was simply this. If
the operators and retailers work
together and will co-operate to
protect th public In the matter of
prices, I tftould no favor at this
time any Investigation and would
let this price proposition work it
self out If It will.
"Hut If the maximum which h
been fixed by Mr. Hoover is going
to be used by the operators as a
minimum price and thus pushed on
i to the retailers and the operators
ana rrutneri TOgwwiirr inna muvnn
tage of the situation to boost the
price to the public, I would favor
an investigation to force a com
plete expoaltlon with a view to
laying the foundation for publlo.
control."
!C)l,'JA'r,R STUDENTS ARE i
CHARGED WITH ARSON
SYRACUSE, N. Y June 9.
Five Colgate students were arrested
today charged with arson, follow
ing four fires in and near the col
lege town lastjiight as the climax
of annual moving up day exercises.
Donald Carberry, Westfield. N.
J .lohn Stratton. Fair Hills. N. J..
Richard Waaserman. Jersey City,
Y. M. Horton, Pultney, Vermont,
and George Corall, of Binghamton,
N. Y., are the prisoners docketed.
COMMISSION HEARS
EAST STATE CASES
RALEIGH, June 9. Tha cor
poration commission heard today
the petition of the North Carolina
Traffic association for an order re
ducing to the level of trunk Una
freight, rates the tariffs . of . three. .
short line roads ln Eastern Caro
lina. A decision by the commis
sion may be delayed a few days,
It will affect all short line roads
In the state.
FILL'S RESIGNATION IS
DEMANDED BY FARMERS
SCOTTS BLUFF, Neb., June !.
Resignation of Secretary Fa 1
was demanded In resolution
adopted at a mass meeting of
termers and business men of th
North Platte valley today. They
charged "unjust treatment of
farmera on irrigated lands and
la.-k of understanding of their
nceus for relief." '
FORD BPYS GROPNDS
FOR, ASSEMBIJNQ FLANT
NWW ORLEANS, June 9 Rep
resentatives, of Henry Ford, the
Detroit manufacturer, closed a deal
here today for the purchase of a
large tract of '.and near Chalmette,
on the outskirts of New Orleans
where, according to an announce- 1
ment, the largest automobile as
sembling and distributing plant In
the south will be constructed.
HARDING IN DENIAL
OF PROPAGANDA CHARGES
WA8HINOTON. June f
Charges by Senator Heflin, demo
crat, Alabama, that the federal
reserve board had engaged In pub-
1 Hcltv nronarand.i. were flatly de
nied in a formal statement sent to
the i senate today by the board
under signature of W. P. Q, Hard
' Inf, governor.
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