North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" THE WEATHER Forecast North Carolina: Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday; con tinued warm; gentle cast to aouth winds. H PAGES TODAY ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 17, 1922. PRICE HVE CENTS. MELLON STRTES CHARGES IN FIGHT BLAIR FALSE fo Ridiculous as Not to Ordinarily Require No tice, He Says. COMPLAINT MADE TO THE PRESIDENT Checking up Shows Many Republicans to Be at Official Posts. WASHIXN u i u.n, june jo. , Charges in a statement circulated ; among members of congress Inj connection with the Blair-Dover controversy in wi "'"' ""n or La oor wbr proclaimed here key positions in the treasury de-today at the federation's conven partment were held by democrats; tion by leaders of bolh organiza were declare? oy dcltcihi; Ion, in a formal statement today, to be "so false, for the most part so ridiculous," as ordinarily not to jHiouire notice. flrhe statement whicn made Its pearance today at the same time it became Known mat iti nouae members had signed a memorial to the president praising Assistant Secretary Dover of the treasury, was further declared by Mr. Mel lon to be the "product of a few jelflshly ambitious employes and some discredited former employes." Circulated with the petition was a document giving the- names ot almost 150 office holders in the treasury and internal revenue bu reau were declared to be demo crats and occupying key positions. Many of these, house republican members circulating the petition said, were disloyal to the present administration and through their lack of co-operation were holding up the work of the government. The list of names Included officials In the office of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, the office of Commissioner Blair, of internal revenue, and the different units of the revenue bureau as well as un r Secretary Gilbert, who was Jacribed as an "active democratic! politician wno toon me stump for "Governor Cox in the cam paign of 1 920." Commissioner Blair when In farmed of the petition and docu ment said he would make no com ment for the present while Secre tary Dover was in New York. "Since the inauguration of Mr. Harding as President of the United States," the document said he be came aware that "he was not re ceiving the party support !to which he was entitled and upon Investi gation he found' that the demo cratic ring was In as complete con trol as It had been during the pre vious administration. In order to correct this situation to effect a reorganization along par.ty lines, he secured the services of Elmer Dover, a known staunch republi can and organizer and made him assistant secretary of the treas ury. "To carry out this progVam, a committee of republican of known Integrity was selected to foure Intelligence with respect to he personnel of the Iiuroau of in '"rrvl levenue. This committee vis chesen with the knowledge and approval ot the secretary of the treasury, commissioner r.f in ternal revenue, deputy . commis i;nr and assistant deputy com m:sslonpr. The deputy commis- 5ner ordered the selection and oroved the personnel. "This committee jriven ex plicit instructions and delivered its information to an agent of tho bu reau of internal revenue carrying .vithnr'ty for the tpe.?!ii work ligned by Commissioner David II. Blair. "In further efforts to reorganize the burau, Mr. Dov.-r prepared a list, naming for key positions to torn the nucleus, members of thli cnnmlttee and other known loyal lidniln.'stration men and recom mend their approval This was nJJt approved and within the Inst JO dayj every member has cither 'een 'emoved or transferred to videly scattered plntt without Laving heen given tl-e least pref e:e.ir0 , t the location. m tne income tax unit, of the. yn demoted and transferred ther an, lnf.iuneiI four m(.mhers "J ueorge Washington post. No. 1, or the Ajinerican Legion, who serv ed their country In her extremity Ifl l ha rlj ... - "It Is not believed that the Resident of the United States or liny lovfll A m.... la terance the degredatlon and humll '"Uon to which these men have hen and are being subjected In that th.v a ym v,-l .t.nj J A mgnt like commo-n criminals na thelp former- associates .have J oen -warned not to associate with 'nem or In any manner communl ffcte -with them under penalty of losing their positions, notwith standing the fact that those who nave been transferred are etlll of ficers of the government and have renewed their oaths of allegiance within the past week. "The above removals and trans fers were suggested and promul gated by the democratic ring which is still in control of the bureaui" TWO NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATS ON THE LIST WAiHINOTON SrfldU TRB AIHvir,a OITltBM t h. k. c. v4,vr WASHINGTON'. June 16. The lid blew oft In the Dover-Blatr row toriav IV,,, c,n..t.... w -1 1 ... Y back nn. Ha i.khA,1 salt In th J? I" of a lot of congressmen. wan n(?cn niaiea in inii cor respondence this week Represen tative Bcgg, of Ohio, and others on spitol hill were trying to ease Mr. Dover a step or two ahead of Blair. The Washington Post of today car ried a long list of names of al leged democrats, who were serv ing under Blair. A check up to day shows that 39 of the most pro.minent ones mentioned declar ed themselves lepubllcans on their application blanks for their arov- ......em posittons. For liwance - - u ' . . . i- . , n i a I nee, 1 CI'U.I can of the moss hack variety, was charged with bein" a democrat. Justice was taken Into the revenue 'I Hl'S VafranT;infynInneT"W. w. Chapntan, and rendered himself very popular Jn the state because of hla partisan activities. He ad mitted today that he was virtually compelled to leave the state be- ICuHmrt mm tif Tf) AMERICAN LABOR AND LEGION ARE ONE IN PRINCIPLE Declaration Made at Con vention by Leaders of Both Bodies. GOMPERS. M'NIDER AMONG SPEAKERS Second Blow Aimed at One Big Union Devotees By Meeting. CINCINNATI, June IB (By Tho Associated Press.) Unity in the principles of bolh the American Legion and the American Federa- tions amid the applause of the con vention delegates, who Include practically every prominent labor leader In the country. j "The American Federation nf Md Hanford MflcX1(,eri national commander of the legion, "both have as common enemies those who seek to tear down the lawful integrity of our nation." Samue' dumpers, president of the 1 ederation of Labor, added iater the reply "there can be no division In the joint ranks" of the two organizations as long ng' both , continue to hold the .Ven Ideals of irrruum ana jusuce. wnne George G. Berry, vice commander ot th legion and president of the press. mens union, declared that pa: misunderstandings were due to a few member') of the legion. In both the legion and the federation, Mr. Berry said, "it happens th.-t some body Is going to break thi rules." In hi" speech Mr. MacN'lder told jt.he delegates that the. legion knew i "no creed, no se-t. no class, no dis tinction of any kind except be".ween the constructive and destructive forces" and he added that the am. i bitlon was to keep the legion "fair, tolerant, clean and American. With the conclusion of the ad dress, the delegates broke loose a demonstration that continued sev eral minutes. The only Important work done by the convention was Us second blow at the one big union Idea, which came before the d?ugaies again by a resolution propotiig adoption of a universal label. Tile proposal was voted down. SHIP CAPSIZES AXD ELEVEN ARE MISSING HAMBURG. June 16. -(By The Associated Press.) Eleven mem bers of the crew of the Brazilian liner Avara were missing late to night, following (he turning over of the vessel while It was being haul ed out of dry dock at the Vulcan ship yards here this morning. Onei hundred and twelve other members of the crew and ship yard workers were rescued from the hold of the vessel. Eighteen of the survivors were unconscious when taken out, but were resuscitated through the use of oxvgen. A stewardess was killed In the accident. The capsizing of the steamer is attributed to her having been Imperfectly balanced when released from the dry dock. HIGE BIRD LIGHTING ON WIRES IS KILLED HfiPEwr.TJ,. Vai. June 16. The city of Hopewell went through a evening Dr. Kenneth J. Tfohl ren oerlod of darkness for eight mln- dered a sharp solo. Yesterday utes late last night due to a huge crane allgnung on ine uiibiihb-: sion wires of the Virginia Railway; and Tower Co.. near ernoaie. A short circuit resulted when the bird hit the wires which car ried 110,000 volts, killing it In stantly. COOLIDGK WILL SPF.1K IN PATRIOTIC APPEAL RICHMOND, June 16. -Vice-President Calvin Coolidge will be the municipal speaker at 'he opening of the campaign to raise $10,000 for first payment on Ken more which was the homo o? Pet ty Washington Lewis, sister of George Washington, at Fredericks burg the night of July 6. It Is proposed to make Kenmore the shrine of all America. STATE ELKS CHOSE LYONS AS PRESIDENT DUItHAM, June 16. Selecting High Point as the convention city for 1923 and with the election of officers, the annual convention of tha state B. P. O. E , reached Its climax here this afternoon. The convention closed tonight with a dance at Lake wood park. Arthur Lyons, of High Point, was elected president of the association, and T. H. Kahoe, of New Bern, waa re-elected secretary-treasurer. 'Lower Civilization" Troops Undesirable For Occupation BERLIN, June 16. (By the Associated Press.) The presence of troops of "lower civilization" under the conditions of military occupation Is undesirable not only in the Rhineland but anywhere in the opinion of Major Gen. Henry T. Allen, commander In chief of the American army of occupation, as expressed by him in conference with the American press represen tatives at the embassy. He was being interviewed regarding negro troop units in the Rhine. Gen. Al len will return to Coblenz tonight after a two daya social visit to Berlin. General Allen said In his con nection with the Rhineland high commission he had been present at a number of conference with Germans with regard to the pres ence of colored troops in Germany first with the clergy, then, with - ,,!,, with the newspapermen In all of which It was emphasized that It would be better if these units were replaced. 1 ' " Qenei al 111 A Hen srtd most of the actually black units already had departed. All the Slnwaese had gone and only a part of the Madagascar troop remain ed. However, there were about It, 000 colored troops still ln HUNDREDS ARE AT PHILftTHEA MEET Mrs. Btfckner, State Sec retary, Reports on State Activities. fflpwii Cmnmomtmcl, Th At"Uli CtttMfn) HBNDERSONVILLE. June 16. "No United States senator or rep resentative has ever contributed to the republic as did Marshall A. Hudson, when he organized the Baraca-Phllatheas." declared Rev. Dr. H. C- Morrison, of Wilmore, Ky., speaking last evening before the delegates to the annual North Carolina convention, which opened here yesterday. His text was chos en from the 28th chapter, I Chron icles, verses 8 and 9. "We thank God for this great host of young men and young wo men with the Intended purpose to atand by the Bible," he continued. "Baracaa-Philatheas If you go out and visit the sick, put flowers In (ne penitent1ary) care for the needy cheer the sad you are doing the work the Master left us to do. In carrying out your splendid plan of standing by the Bible, you have grasped one of the great princi ples of life and make religion prac tical." A splendid spirit is being mani fested by the delegates there be ing more than 500 in attendance. I There are a large number of Itors from North and South Caro lina, Kentucky, Texas, New and Michigan. Music is being furnished by the Erlanger band and quartet. Last morning a Joint program was held 1 ana m ine anernoon m seniors and Juniors held separate meetings im In the evening another Joint ses- ! sion was held. Of much Interest was the Inter esting report submitted by Mrs. N. Buckner. of Ashevllle. eecretary of the state union, Her report fol lows: ' "Aggressive Christian . Service," our convention motto, is very x presslve of the spirit and work of our young men and young women of the BarRca-Philathea Bible classes of North Carolina. Our Slogan: "Let us go up and possess the land for we are well able," Is particularly applicable in view of the accomplishments of this year's efforts. Aggressive Christian service dis covered the wonderful opportuni ties offered In - this reconstruction period when the minds of our peo ple were yet unsettled, and a spirit of unrest prevailed everywhere, creating a desire for power and greed for gold, and met the situa tion with deeda of Christian kind neae and the clarion call to the House of the Lord. Aggressive -Service Is Performed. Aggreesive Christian service as exemplified through Baraca and tPhllathea haa been powerful Rhine, composed of north African units, among whom a number of what are known as "black sol diers" are enrolled. None of these were under hla command, he add ed, and there was no prospect that any would be. Oeneral Allen expressed the hope that shortly no troops at all would be required on the Lhlne. He declared the occupation, of the Ruhr was "too terrible to think of and a move that no body wants. "Even the French do rot want to occupy the Ruhr except In case of direct necessity," Gen eral Allen asserted. Ha intimated that the danger of disorder In case of such occupation was too great for it to be lirjhtly contem plated. As regards the withdrawal of the American troops from the Rhine, General Allen said he had no idea how long the remaining contingents would stay. For the present the American soldier was BianamK uy wura in uuniircuun with penalties to say: "You go home on the next boat'" Gen. Allen made it clear that while .Frenah troop were being orought In. his sector would eon- tlnue to be lislinctiy Amoncin. 10 WE- HAVE WITH US AGAIN- By BILLY BORNE There Is A Car For You In List Of Automobiles To Be Given Free By The Citizen CANTON FALLS; DR. SUN FLEES ABOARDGUNBOAT Forces Taking Canton Said to Be in Sympathy With Wu's Program. FEKINO, June 17. (By The As sociated Press.) The forces of General Chen Chaung-Ming have csptured' Canton, the capital of the South China government, accord ing to an official despatch from Canton. Dr. Sun, the dispatch says, has fled from Canton aboard a gun boat. A telegram received by the for elen leeatinns here tnrini- mi vm ho ! forces of General Chen Chlung Mln,l""ul are 01 extraordinary value. have occupied Canton, the seat of Dr. Sun Yat Sen's abut hern China government. It is understood Chen Chlung Min Is sympathetic with the plans or General Wu Pel Fu for re- funlflcation of China but he has not yet publicly endorsed Wu. TERS WILL KEEP HANDS OFF OF DANCE RALLS Q Takfl Ufl T Piral ifiA - - . 1 WT T 11 fiut use innuence on 'Congregation. Decision to use their moral per suasive influence on their respec tive congregations" with reference to the proposed law to permit the operation of dance halls here and to leave "the legal side of the I question with the legal authorities") was the consensus of opinion of the members of the snecial rnm-i mlttee from Ashevllle Ministerial i IN association and representatives 0fl,mPnort' It 'ha experience of women s organizations at a confer-1 ence yesterday with Mayor Galla tin Roberts. Thus a jiuesf.on which has been under consideration for seernt weeks was brought to an abrupt I nlr-K side, and after once you con end. In addition to the mayor at-'vlnre vour friends of your determ tendlng the conference were: Rev. ''nation to succeed, the rest Is easy. Dr. R. F. Campbell, of the1 First! You ti11 have plenty of time to Presbyterian church, chalrmaf-; I yur name In the first list Rev!. Dr. R. J. Bateman. of the ths charter member list Thousands First Baptist church; Rev. Dr. E. K. MoLarty. of the Central Meth odlst church; Rev D. Atkins, Rev. Willis G. Clark, rector of Trinity Episcopal (?hurch; RevL B. J. Sor gee, of the North Ashevllle Bap tist church; Mrs. E. B. Glenn and Mrs. Charles A. Webb. This subject was first brought up when It became known the board of city commissioners were consld-1 erlng the passige of a law permit- 'nation m now. ting the operation of public dance nomination Coupon halls In Ashevllle under, strict su- -"rr,w Many Vote. pervlslon of the municipal authorl- The nomination coupon has a ties. Thl measure, If passed, Willi 'ac' value of 5,000 votes, and four take the place of the ordinance.10' them he accepted for any which prohibits the operation of public dance halls, or the giving of public dances to which an ad mission fee Is charged, this statue having been enacted more than a year agrt. The ministers are of the opinion that the new proceedings are pure ly a legal matter and Bhould be handled by the proper legal au thorities, while they will use their Influence In their respective pul pits In their appearances before civic clubs parent-teacher organi zations and other places. Therefore, no recommendations were made. A shotrt time ago the ministers' special committee Invited the co operation of the mothers of the city and various women's organi zations. Several meetings were held, but nothing tangible resulted. Later it was decided to postpone the discussion until all the young people, attending school away from home, could return for their sum mer vacation and could be consult ed about the matter. PAYMENT IS MADE PARIS, June Id (By The As sociated Press.) Germany today paid the rru,ar monthly Instp'l ment of $0,400,000 gold marks for reparations. Splendid Roads Radiate m All Directions, In viting Motorists. nomination coupon worth 5,000 votes Launching of Great Circu lation Drive Opportun ity for Many. The "Circulation Drive" Is a busy organization It offers no apologies for putting a lot of in dustrious people to work U earn big rewards. Boosting the circula tion of The Ashevllle Citizen la ,lask at hand and the prlzea to be awarded those who are most auc Everyone who goes to work to earn the b!g things offered will be u ..m.v imn.euiaiy oeneniea. i.oon inioiiioniio the technical questions of credits, Splendid Tourist. debts and treat men t of private There are six splendid touring property owned by foreigners In cars In the prize list. "I would Russia, which must later ba ne be, tickled to receive nv on. negotiated with the 'Russians. The mem, was the exclamation of a young married lady who entered the "Circulation Drive" veaterdav morning. "I am certainly tired of j riding on the crowded atreet cara , that are generally going in the op j poslte direction when needed. I j am going to earn one of those von ain giving, and Put the amount saved to another nsei" That's the ; proper "caper." - Thin newspaper i has provided a generous and cost- ly list of prizes, and all ona needs ! Is a desire to own one. coupled with a willlrgnesa to work, plus a little determination and grit. The secret of success In any undertak ing lies in not becoming discourag ed; being able to do a good day's work today and start out tomor row with the same eagerness with which you began the day before. All Important Matter Is to Start Now. The all Important thing about the entire procedure is the start, and after once the start is made one is surprised at the esse with vvhlch thfr friends rally to their everyone wno has canvassed their friends up to the present time that they have received splendid en couragement from all. It Is only numan to wish to be on the win " PPle are eagerly awaiting the Hist publication of names, and those whose names appear In the nrat list will be fortunate indeed, we. are going to auggeat that you lose no time In making your decis ion, and that If acquiring a prise In value from $3464 down to a liberal cash commission for your spare time Interests you in the leastby all means get your nom- i one memoer out oe sure to cup them from the papers and send them In, aa they are filed away carefully and will be turned over to the Judges when the big count takes place. You will waste enough spart time during that time to earn one of the ten automobile In case you do not enter the "Drive" and com pete for them. LONG EARTHQUAKE IS RECORDED IN ST. LOOT'S ST. LOUIS. June 18 An earth quake beginning at 3:04 and con tinuing until 3 30 p. m., was regis tered at the St. Louis university's se'smographical observatory this afternoon. It was Indicated the tremors were 1,860 miles away In a southeasterly direction, probably In Nicaragua. The most severe shock was recorded at 3:10 o'clock. $60,000 FIRK AT . LINCOLN TONr N. C. LINCOLNTON, N, C. June 1. late tonight completely destroyed the Llncolnton creamery and ice cream company's plant, and a now tee making plant attached there to, Involving ' a toss estimated at $60,000, partially covered by Insurance. SIL POWERS E CHANGE 1 SOVIET JPING; Secure Enlargement of Sub-Committees, to Gain Representation. KARNEBEEK YIELDS to newspapermen; Half Hundred Corre spondents Recognized and Given Quarters. THK HACJl.'E, June 16 .--(By! The Associated Press.) The pres-i sure of the maller Kuropcan coun-' tries, especially those adjacent to I and having vital political and com- merciul Interests In Russia, today C forced The Hague conference to!Bn1 having used profane language form sub-commissions of thirteen Instead ot eleven members, as had been plann"d bv the allied leaders This Is Interpreted by all ihe delegates as indicating not only a determination not to be shut out of the Important discussions by the greater powers, but as manifesting eagerness about the future of the disorganized Russian statu The pressure surprised everybody by its force. Foreign Minister Van Karnebeek of Holland, was entrusted by the conference with -the task of nam ing the members of the three sub coinmlsslons. and the personnel will J be announced Monday afternoon, to which time this afternoon's ses sion was adjourned. Van Karne beek already has begun negotia tions with the smaller powers, e peclally the Baltic states, In an ef fort to satisfy all nations In the, formation of tho com missions of the conference. Virtually all the twenty-nine countries now represcnled at The Hague have signified their inten tion to Join the main Russian com mission. France haa reserved her I decision regarding participation until after the meeting in London between 1). Polncare. the French premier, and David Lloyd George, the British prime minister. Younger leaders to Got In Spotlight. The conference, in the absence, 01 ine noniinaiing political njcuir-n who guided the courses off the in ternational gatherings at G..oa and Washington, teems destined to bring into the limelight another and younger group of leaders as representing the great power They Include Sir Phillip Lloyd Graeme, of England; M. Benoist, i look(l appears two new commit France; Baron Avaz.eno, Italy; pbirantlnn and protective. M. Statu, Japan; M. tattler, Be - Th rtulcg of th flrt w, t0 glum, and M. Van lvarnebeek Hoi-1 tnfl WPr(.,ary Anen T. Bow- land, and already they have begum, , publishing the Tar Heel niwti cuuiis iu Bnufi ifo mn. v. Liie viu? loi cni. vt At their Initial private meeting last nlcrht. ihev decided unnn the scene of a main Russian commis-1 alon with three sub-commlsslone I wnlch wouid detailed study to details of this project were to be submitted at today's session of hte conference, Karnebeek Files White I lug to PreHS. Foreign Minister Van Karnebeek. of Holland, displayed the white flog to the newspapermen today and the Carnegie peace palace, neat of the International conference on Rus alan affairs, capitulated to the world's press without a renewal of yesterday's battle for the ad mission of the correspondents here to report the sessions. A half hundred correspondents from all over the world presented their credentials at the pajace gates before the 11 o'clock session. f inally word waa sent to the newspapermen that press rooms were being prepared In the palace, which would be ready In the aft ernoon. Jonkheer Van Karnebeek opened thia morning's session of the con ference with another address ex pressing the hope that the out come of the gathering would be satisfactory. M. Cattler, of Bel gium, spoke on the plans for the organization of the conference which he said would probably be formed into one large commute, or commission, with three sub commissions, on which the Invit ing powers and Holland would be represented, together with five other powers to be designated by the conference. CONFER AGAIN TODAY ON St'BSIDY MEASmE WASHINGTON, June 16 Repub lican leaders of the house will roti fer again tomorrow with President Harding on tha question taking up the administration's ship auhaldy bill price to adjournment. Sale Of Booze On Ship Board Vessels At Sea Held Legal WASHINGTON, June 8. Sale of liquor on ship board vessels out side the three mile limit is permis sible, under new treasury regula tions Issued today, according to l. A. Vise, general counsel for the prohibition unit. This Interpretation waa taken as settling for the time being th i con troversy over liquor on government ships precipitated by Adolphus Buseh, 3rd, the St. Ixuls b-ewer, when he wrote President Harding that the government was ?nt,'ngln In the bootlegging business by per mitting sale of alcoholic beverages on shipping board vessels. Solution of the problem. AVayne B. Wheeler, general counsel of tho Anti-Saloon League, declared to night, lie In "excluding nil ahlps that sell liquor from American ports." Legislation to this end Is being considered, he said, asserting that by putting both American and for eign vessels on an equal footing with respect to liquor the competl- be removed. The new regulations were not drafted with the Intention of Mi lling the queatlon ot liquor on ship ping board vessels. Mr. Viae aald and, In fact, , were written before that question arose. Aa drawn, Rail Men Plan Strike Confab With U.M. W.f As New. Slash Comes , PROSECUTION OF CHARLOTTE CHIEF SOUGHT IN COURT v Chief Orr Says Grand Jury's Action is Political At' tack On Him. CHARLOTTE. N. C, June 16 Recommendations lhat union be taken "In the proper cmrls" against Chief of Poin t Walter 11. Orr, on charges o! hivina male an assault on waiter . uuiiit'i-isun In a public place wero submitted to Judge T. B. I' lnKy. In Mecklen burg superior court late today. Chief Oi-r - t mli,iit characterize' the action of to grand Jury ,is a political attack nude by enemies! of his and declared thai those I hose names were announced as having appenrti. es wltnewM arei hi political enemies. One oil them, F. N. Littlejnlm, Cnlet Orr s.iiil in his statement, "U orga nizer of the ku klux kUn in Chai i itte and 1 have absolute proof of l: " ' Chief Orr U"nied both o ine marges. ATE BANKERS' MM TTEEIflEN r nreiPWiTcn Hill , 1VH mm letVfeavWIWiaill Btaaaar Brooks of Hendersonville Adds to List of Stand--- ing Bodies. ffnI rrnfffeHirn, Tfta iikfHll Pititm 1 HENDEKSONVILLE, June 16. c K Brooks, president of the atata bankers' association, of this city, hns Announced the appointment of bankers who wilt-serve on the va rious committees during the ensu ing year. In the list prepared by President Ranker the first Issue of which will appear In July. This magasln will contain exclusive banking news, state, national and International, and will be mailed to bankers only. The chairman or the Protective committee and his staff will study and devise plajis for the general protection of the bankers, aa a ufA0iia,i1 uoaln.t f fl mm n rl .ih ..i,.iti...,-. r,r .i.t. n ni u -! Uiinal banking laws. J. Mack Rhodes, cashier of the First Bank and Trust company, of this city, is one of the committee on agriculture. The finance committee, probably 't(ie mot important of any In the list, is headed by F. F. Fagan, of Rocky Mount. J. H. Kllpatrick of Canltin Is also a member of thla committee. Paul P. Brown of Aahevllle Is chairman of the committee on pub lic education. V. R. Patterson, also of Ashevllle, is on the clearance commltlee. The association president, Mr. Rronks. Is ex-offlclo chairman of the legislative committee, the next perhaps In Importance to tha fin ance committee. A strong list of assistants has been named by Mr. Brooks. The names of the committees and their personnel appear below; Finance: F. F. Fagan, chairman Rocky Mount, N. C; T. A. Ozzell, New Bern, N. C: A. M. Dumay, Wash ington, N. (V, R. E. Jones, Char lotte, N. C; J. H. Kirkpatrick, Canton, N. C. Finance Su h-Omimlttoe: This committee Is designated to Investigate th matter of conduct ing an Insurance agency. K. E. Jones, chairman, Charlotte, N. C; F. F. Fagan, Rocky Mount, N. C; H. M Cox, Mount Olive. Public Education Paul P. Brown, chairman, Aahe vllle; M. H. Jones, Elisabeth City. N. C; M. G. Mann, Tarboro; W. H. 8pradlln, Jr., Greensboro; U F. ComHm'4 mm p.g Two) however, he said, they would ap ply equally to American and for eign ships In permitting Intoxicat ing sea-stores within the 3 mile limit under the customs regulations' which provide that, while in Ameri can ports all liquors on board a ship rtust be sealed up. It was freely predicted tonight at prohibition headquarters, however, that an early opinion would be forthcoming from Attorney General Daugherty definitely ruling on the question of liquor on American ships. HIXSIIAW SAYS HI SCH HAS "PI T ONK OVER" CHICAGO, June 16. Adolphus Busch has "put one over" and his present position In reference to en- iorcing ine proninition laws on American ships Is "above reproach and deserving of-the highest com - mendation." Virgil Hinshaw, chair- man or the prohibition committee said today In man!. national a state- "It I a sad commentary upon our government that It haa remain ed for America's foremost former brewer to reveal th big leak In that n-ttnnal itmlnlilrallnn rtf th. prohibition amendment," continued the statement. TWENTY-SEVEN MILLIONS CUT PAYROLL Definite Recognition Comes for "Living Wage" and "Saving Wage." BOARD SAYS ALL 1 SHOULD AID ROADS Not Taking Position That Working Man Should . Bear the Brunt, CHICAGO. June 16. (By The Associated Press.) Trunlng nearly J27,0OO,000 from the annual pay roll of 125.000 railway employee by rutting clerks, signal men and stationary firemen from two to six centa an hour, the I'nlted StateS? railroad labor board today an nounced another wage alash. bring ing total reductions under the board's orders up to $135,000,000 beginning July 1. v Clerks were cut 3 and 4 centa an hour, according to classification, signalmen S cents and firemen two cents. Approximately 1,200,000) railway employes will share the total re duction which has brought vigor ous protest from every union or ganization envolved and Is expected to result In a strike vote of 10 rail way labor bodies. The voting ll under way In seven unions. A dissenting opinion, protesting against any reduction, waa Includ ed In .the decision. It waa signed by Arthur O. Wharton and Albert! Phillips, both labor members. W. L. Mc'Manlmen, the third member, Is In the east on an Investigation trip for the board. Definite recognition of a "living wage" and "saving wage" was made for the flrat time by the board In today's decision. Although abnormal post war conditions were pointed out as objections to fixing any scientific living or saving wage at present, the board declared lhat aa soon aa this condition cleared away It would "give Increased con-, aideratlon to all the Intricate details Incident to the scientific adjust ment," of such a wage. The bulk of those hit by the new cut will be 200,000 clerka and 100. 000 station employes. Telephone glrlK, who, the board declared, have suffered from Improportlonate In creases and decreases are given a ml u I m u oi wage o f $ 8 5 a month Signalmen helpers surfer a slg cents slash. Signal foremen, assist ant foremen and Inspectors, how ever, escaped with no reduction. The 6,000 train dispatchers also escaped a cut. " Stationary engineers, firemen and oilers, numbering 10,000 were reduced two cents an hour. .- A decision covering 75,000 tele graphers will be issued by the board later. Dining car employes and thecul inary workers on the ferries In San Francisco bay will continue to get I their present pay. Marine workers wages were un touched. Figures in the decision showed that clerk will receive, under tha new scale, an average of 58. S cents an hour compared with 34.5 cents In December, 1917, when ths government took over the rail roads. Firemen and oilers have receiv ed an Increase from 21.8 cents an hour In 117 to 49.8 centa July 1. That the camera shall have a fair opportunity to profit by the revival of buslnesa in order that they may expand their facilities Is Absolutely indispensable to ihelr emrlent service to the Amer ican public." the decision said. "Their unpreparedness now to cope with any greatly Increased traffic Is notorious. Every facility of railroad trans portation has been gklmped for the last several years, and, as to mileage, there has been an actual decrease Instead of an Increase. "This statement must not be misconstrued - to mean that the employes should be called upon to bear the cost of railway rehabili tation, Improved service and re duced rates. It simply means that It Is only patriotic common sense and Justice that eve y citi zen, Including the railway em ployes should co-operate in a "or dlal spirit, should beur and for bear, until the carriers are back on their feet. "When the railway employes Oe partment presents flsures to show that the sum ot $-'.636 97 Is nec esaary for the minimum comfort budget of the ave.agfl family, it has pronounced an economic poi sihllity," the decision said. The dissenting opinion took the majority to task for the cut and declared there could be "no ques-' Hon that very great pressure had been brought to bear on the board from different sou.-ces. making it difficult to consider the case on Its merits." The net effect wis to "read Into the transportation act new bases probably never contem plated." by the framera, the opin ion said. Five reasons were named to cover the minority objections: That the baais on which the deci sion was made "are not sufficient to Justify the action taken:" that i the reasons offered for the cut go ; "far beyond the provision of the transportation act;'- that the new wages do not insure continuance of previous standards of living;" lhat hieing i all' pat! wages nn" I similar wage In outside Indus tries Is not sufficient reason for a reduction at present, and that the new wages "condemn those rail way worker to lives, of extreme) poverty." Taking up the family budget ICmMmk4 m ttn rn I