THE WEATHER
North Carolina, South. Carolina:
Generally fair Friday an Saturday)
littla ohango In tamporaturo.
THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
"DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA"
ESTABLISHED 186&
egionnaires Demand
pawyer's Removal By
Vote Of 601 To 375
.1TC0NNECTI0N
Jl HOSPITAL-WORK
UTTER. SEVERED
Lcree, However, to Ac
cept Pledge of Aid, Hop-
ing He Will Redeem It.
(PRAGUE MAKES BIO
FIGHT FOR SAWYER
leegan and Owsley Most
Prominently Mentioned
for qommandership.
NEW ORlLEANS. Oct. 19.- (By
he Associated Pre.) The
American Legion after a long busi
es session in which a resolution
Ris adopted criticising severely
Hgadier-General Sawyer, in spite
, fT the protest ot the Legion's hoa
f httaltzalion commissioner, A. . A,
Iprague, of Chicago, tonight enter
tained General John J. Pershing,
kead of the Army in France, and
jhade last minute preparations for
the contest tomorrow for the, se-
ution of Us national officers.
yOut ot the' names ot candidates
ur tne national commanaersnip,
Tlliam F. Deegan. of New York,
bid Alvin M. Owsley, of- Denton,
Fexas, stood forth most promin
ently. If the gossip of the lobbies
tnd committee rooms was any in
iicatlon.
LDoth assert confidence that their
mpaigns will be successful.
either man had anything further
'add early tonight to his pro
unciamentoea already made pub.
c, as to his stand on Legion pol-
:les.. Owsley in his report as head?!
f the Legion s Americanization
nmmisslon had laid stress upon
-hat he termed the necessity for
100 ner cent Americanist " total
inclusion of immigrants from this
lountry for an Indefinite period,
Lirrectlon of altered deficiencies in
fextbooks dealina- with .the war In
uch manner that the uermans
ave been given too favorable re
ort.
beegan Will Continue
tonus Fight , , .
Itaefcan has chosen as his prin
eV policy continuation ot the
f.Yns flcht. ' l " '-" ' ' -'
Both Indorse the policy and the
rnru oi HandfraMeeiwM'jini
resent commander.. "
xratthjtv Musnhv. of Blrming-
lam. Ala., , Wiiose nam wa sug-
ested several days ago by Milton
. Foreman, of Chicago ns a jprom
ing candidate, had practically
ithdrawn from the race tonight.
Another name' which continue;
be discussed Is that of Joseph F.
Wilkesbarre, Pa a
jrmer state commander of the
ogion in that state. -
It is hinted tonight that a resol
lion, calling for definite action In
-half of universal peace- might be
itroduced tomorrow by .legion
atres who also are members of
ie Inter-Allied Veterans' JFedera-
' Although'' the' -''Inter-Allied Vet
ans formally, concluded their
invention Monday, an executive
immlttee" ot the , organisation,
npowered by the convention to
.ke what, action it deemed expe.1i-
i fnru-ii ril i n e . worlu
ace. has been in session here all
- j . A ttt Avnflttlfl to maKo
! Statement shortly covering its
TherWblutlott ittncktng nnd de
andlng the removal of BHsr
ieneral Sawyer. Prident Kard
tg'a personal physician, from the
I.st of Kchief co-ordlnator of the
t&rrt iospUalizatlon. board was
iopred fcy the convention by-a
bte of 601 to 875. - rhi.
ialmft D Sawyer. Bprmu P.
Stated the issue BveralweeM
. .
Mm
mm
EMPLOYE OF DUKE
Is Charged With $4,000
Forgery, uisappewo
When Asked About It.
warrant was issued today for the
warrant - wli.on. for
many year nrMrusted employee of
Aler B. Duke, of the famous
tobacco family, on a charge of
tfTher complaint to the grand Jury
alleges that on August 16 last,
i while- Mr. Duke was 4t Saratoga,
Wilson forged a. $4,000 check, us
ing the money, it is said, for the
purchase of an automobile. When
the next bank etatement wa re
turned. It llcea. S
,.j h. cancelled check and
altered the statement. cc"n""
for the $4,000 by charging 11.009
to household expenses in i
u ana to the A. B. Duke
I Mr. Dulte' secretary found the
fclscrepancy later and asked W 1
W about it September 18. Wil
n said , he was -too busy to in
fftigate then, but would do so
pie next day. He went out and
as not been seen since. ?
Wilson began his service -with
Mr. Duk as an office boy and rose
In the position of bookkeeping at
15.600 a vear. He If married, ha
a comfortable home In Ridgefleld
Park. N. J. and owns a 11.000
fcoat. .
1RRI
MAINS
Miss Morrison Now
Shares Honors On
Kisses From Hero
i-'
General Pershing Gives
Iowa Standard Bearer
a "Mansized" Kiss.
.,XEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19.
Miss Msrgarel McCauley, ot
Mason City, Iowa, came to the
American Legion convention.
In seie.on here, to carry the
banner for herv8tate. Bhe car
ried it to the platform ofvthe
convention hall, today where
General John J. Pershing stood
while being given a rousing
demonstration.
"the demonstration., about
that time, was setting (well out
ot hounds, and other standard
bearers had rushed the stage.
The general then brought about
the climax by courteously, but
firiply kissing Miss McCauley
a man-slzedklss.
Miss MeCaulejr tonight takes
her place beside Miss .Angella
Morrison, daughter of Governor
Cameron Morrison, ot North
Carolina, who was kissed by the
Oeneral at Raleigh, oH Tuesday,
during the demonstration at the
State Fair. . ' , .
ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JOCTOBER 20, 922.
PRJCE FIVE CENTS
WATCH THE LABEL
- - . 1. 1 .
On your apor. rt will tall you whan
your eubacrlotiaa sneirot. "Itnaw five
dayo eoforo osalratlon, ana you won't
mien ah Isaus.
RAIL!
MERGER
IN S
T
URGED
0
KIN
METER!
P H A S E S J F LIFE
Pershing Wants National
" and -World Questions
, Both Understood.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct.' 19. "It
gives me a particular sense of
gratification and honor to beV the
guest of the American Legion and
under. the spell of Us annual con
vention, feel -again the exalted
spirit of our great war army,"
GeneraJ Pershing said in address
ing the Legion's national conven-
-Hl6n here today. "It is especially
ntung that we gather here in. an
nual reunion where you cscognlxe
no title except that of patriotic
impulse-, ppr,rak exepV-4hat
loyal aet-rtce, and-no credentials
except the scars of honorable bat
tie. Thus to me the thousands of
delegates representing1 the great
army ana recalling the ties of in
timate relationship of other dyn
stire the heart to lte depths ami
moves us to a1 higher plane of
patriotic resolve.
"As-we recede from the period
or the great war, we think less ot
its rigorous discipline, -the priva
tion and drudgery that often deep
ly impress us at the time, and
come to cherish more highly, the
memory or anectionate comrade
ship and mutual sacrifice and re
call more" proudly the patriotic de
votlon of our association.
No army of any such size as
ours was ever raised, equipped.
trained, and sent to battle In so
snort a time and none ever fought
more gallantly nor with such strlk
ing vital effect upon the outcome.
'Without . awaiting the- verdict
of the future, let us today, not. as
soldiers boasting or victory, but
as broadminded citizens contem
plate the fullness of our national
effort and measure Its bearing up
on ourselves as men, both In our
relation. to the nation as a whole
and, to our countrymen as indi
viduals.
Urge's Care In Choice of Nation'
LtrVvmakcrs. .
"When people decry public ofll
clas, criticize the Courts, oppose
the Administration of law, the
remedy Is greater care In the se
lection of uiw makers and Admin
istrators. A . public official who
definitely Ignores tM rights of the
people oecomes a tyrant, usually
supinely listinis to the outcry of
th noisy minority and acts In the
interest of the few instead of the
whole people. ;
"All laws' are alike for the offl
cial and the citizen whether we
consider them 'as Individuals or or
a group. A society that takes the
law into its own hands is worse
than the- tyrant.. The leader of
any association who incites the
mob to crime, or who upholds or
excuses violence among his follow
ers against citizens in the exercise
of their rights la worse than the.
individual who. commits the-crime
Societies . which encourage disre'
spect for law and order,, deserve
only condemnation and have no
place In our social scheme of
things. .
"Among our best citizens it is
the ex-service man . who ever
stands ffquarely and openly for
the preservation of order and for
the protection or personal liberty.
We would abolish war if we could,
but as long as hatred and Jealousy
exist among nations, wars are pos
sible.- . '
"May I suggest, that. In the ex
erUse of the duties of citizenship,
the exrservJce men should be in
tereetel In all phases of our na
tional life as well as. in our itner
national relations. '
"It Is the wish Of all our people
to nrovide without stint wry care
for the unfortunate soldier who
bears the scars of war. Ths nec
essary agencies have been gener
ously created to administer to his
needs until' restored to health and
usefulness. Let the vigilance of his
comrades leave nothing undone
that will hasten his restoration to
health and strength.
"It la an extreme pleasure both
aa Legionnaires and as a people to
welcome among us the representa
tives of the veteran organizations
of the allied' armies. If any re
minder wrro necessary, their pres
ence brings back our association
In comradeship with their gHnt
INTO REGIONAL
GROUPS TAKEN UP
Hearing Under Direction
of Commerce Commission
Opens in Atlanta.
TWO ROADS WOULD
JOIN SOUTHERN
The Appalachian and
Gainesville and North
eastern Both Favor it.
ATLANTA. Oct. 19 Hearings
were opened here today to assist
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion in planning a syM'm of con
sc'.idation of the railroads ot the
United States Into IS regional
groups. Cnder proposals of the
commerce if V.i nil salon, three of trte
1' systems would be organized In
the South, one around the Houth
ern Railway, one around the
Louisville and Nashville and one
around the Illinois Central Linen.
With Examiner T. P. Ilealey, of
the Interstate Commerce Com
mission presiding representatives
of short lines throughout the
South appeared at today's session
and gave reasons for the, allocation
or their lines, and others will tes
tify at tomorrow's ses.iion.
The Atlanta and St. Andrews
Bay Railway, extending from Do
than, Ala... to Panama City, J"la..
expressed a preference for the
lxulsvllle and Nashville because,
H. V. Wolfe, vice-president and
general manager, said the Louis--
vine and Nashville seemed to give
better service in hauling lumber
to distant markets. ,
Two roads preferred the South
ern Railway the Appalachian, ex
tending from Florida. North Caro
lina to Parsons Junction, N. C,
and the Gainesville and North
eastern in Georgia, white the Sa
vannah and Atlanta , (Georgia)
and the Eastern Kentucky, River
ton to Webbville, Ky., wanted to
Remain Independent.
A number of other witnesses
presented evidence, 1 both written
and oral, and J. A. Streyer, of the
American Shor-r Line Railway As
sociation, appeared for Short
Lines not represented by official
witnesses.
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PROTEST OVER
SHIP SEIZURE
. WIDEJN SCOPE
Xow Develops That England
Wants All Activities Con
fined to Own Waters.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l.-liri
ieneritatl.mil of the llrltlsh tiovcrn
ii:iit to i he Plato Depuit men: lii
I i ntemlnir against seisure bryon I
the thrt'tf mile limit of the Canu
Man m-hiiuner Kmerald. held aa
l'tiuor smuggling suspect, were if
tld-r scope. II was learned to.l.i. ,
than at first kow n. In adililio i
ti dealing with the specific ca-n
pf the Kmerald. Hi llritlrh win
n.unlf atio't presented tlu view
that ihe recent American nrilur
limiting prohibition enforcement
operations to territorial watvri
should apply to all previous seiz
ures of British craft where It him
not boon established as a malic
of fact that the venel wax wild
ing contraband ashore in her ou i
boats.
The American 'answer to ibis
claim that the government s pres
ent policy have retroactive clYei".
and automatically release a n-,
slderabH number of British ves
sels seized as smugglers will In
deferred until official data as to
the Emertld care Is at hand. T,i -F-tate
Department transmitted ttv
tritlsh , communication to the
Treasury Deparment today with n
toquest for a statement of the facts
of the Emerald sejsure. A. de
tailed officii 1 report -from the otii
cera responsible for the selzutg h.is
not reached treasury officials.
CHANGE SCR
Withdrawal Of Unionist Support
FRANC
MA 0
DIARY HALL GAVE
ADMIRAL SIMS IS
V HEARD ON NAVY POLICY
CLEVELAND. Ov. Oct. 19.- tBv
The Associated Press.). The
United States Navy was riot .pre
pared for war in 1917, is no better
prepared today than it was, then
and never will be prepared under
the present organization plan, Ail
mh-al William H. Sims recently re
t. red from the United States Navy.
declared in an address today -ba
M the City flub.
The Navy Department at Wash
ington bungled and mlsmanag-tl
the fleet during the war and lnco
the war J here has been no clea?
indication or a disposition tp put
tnv navy iiyo ngnting trim, Ad
miral Sims asserted. , ' i ... .
The navy haa not been proper!"
.Iu...u.uv., nuiuiiai onus Kaill, DO
c-aure of mistakes made at Wash
ington. When I came back from
me war i tould have sat tight ami
et thingi take their cniirnA a. 1
could exncie the mistaken i iho
hope that they would not be made
again.
TO MRS
IS BEING
.MILLS
RATE HEARING
SESSIONS AHEAD
Expert Testimony Shows
Bulk of Wealth in Sec
tion in Three States.
CHARLES E. BELL
ON WITNESS STAND
Expect to Reach Conclu
sion of Testimony in
Rate Hearing Today.
completion of all testimony be-
commission sitting in Asheviiie at Dispatches Forecast Thev
lo bo reached by noon today, I win ae set Aside or
Charles K. Bell, traffic expert-of Partiallv Annulled
the Virginia Shippers' Association. rd.rua.liy AnnUliea.
.M'SS !:'.Mzr,ke ""Ifeel bitter over
nates for forthcoming hearings j DISARMAMENT-MEET
England, and Not Amer
ica and Hughes Blamed
for the Situation.
Results In Downfall Of British
Premier; Law Will Name Cabinet
E
ACHIEVEMENTS
OF ARMS PARLE!
WILL SOON TAKEs
PREMIERSHIP OF
BRITISHCABINET
Andrew llonar Law Will
Take Hold Government
When Party Acts.
SOUGHT
Officials Say Latest Clue
Leads to Prominent New
Brunswick Family.
RXOINEKR AND FIREMAN-
ARE WRECK VICTIMS
PKC'ATtJR, III.. Oct. 19 Wabash
fast nassenser iraln v " ir...
bcund wan-deralled near- West
Lebanon. Ind., tonight at H:30 o'clock.
It is reported that Engineer Charles
Schmuscee. Of lWtnr la k.I.J ..
der the wreck which is burning. The
"-iimn is kh in to oe latally hurt
None of the RlAnlnir
fails. Ko Ian8euaTera arm rrw.rtod
ha fn In Mi j "1 . w
w iiai7 iujureu.
DANIFIS.TO
-w . -mm m ss I
TONIGHT IN C lfY:
TO SEE LEADERS
Address Opens in Super
ior uourmtcoom To
night a80 'Clock.
Citizen, of Ashevtlla. nnl viL.
combe County have a rare treat
awaiting them thin vnino- r
o'clock when Jesephus Daniels, of
naieign, lire-long- member of the
party ahd orator of nation-wide
fame, is scheduled to deliver an
address. -
Upon his arrival in the Land of
the Sky, Mr. Daniels will be wel
comed by a reception committee,
composed of Judge Thomas A.
Jones, J. C. Martin. D. H'deh Ram
sey, Haywood Parker and others.
He -will be escorted to Grove Park
Inn, where he will be a guest duf
ing his stay in -the city.' In the
afternoon conferences will be held
between Democratic leaders and
Mr. Daniels.
Judge Henry B. Stevens has been
(framed to preside at the meeting
tonight and Louis M. Bourne, of
the local -bar, will introduce the
speaker of the evening. Promptly
at 7: SO o clock a musical program
will begin In the Superior Court
room and the sneaking will start
at I o clock sharp.
retary of the Navy under the ad
ministration of Woodrow "Wlison,
Mr. -Daniels gained for himself a
worldwide reputation and his exec
utive ability was proved unques
tionably by the rapid and safe
transportation of the thousands of
American soldiers to and from the
battlefields of France. ,
Mr. Daniels haa been a student
of American political history for
years and in his address tonight
will lay bare facta, which so tar
have' not been called to the atten
tion of Democratic voters. He is a
man of letters and possesses poise
and an eanv flow of words, which
seldom fafl to create a favorable
Impression upon vast kudiencee. It
la believed he. will present consid
erable statistical data that will
prove ot Interest to Democrats.
NEW BRUNSWICK. K. J.. Oct.
19. (By The Associate Press.)
The latest Investigation Into the
double slaying of the Rev. Edward
AVheeler Hall and Eleanor R.
Mills, choir singer which the au
thorities have been guarding with
such secrecy that they have con
sidered It essential to remove their
official headquarters to- Bound
brook, N. J., leads directly Into the
home of "one of the leading faral-
4-lies ot New Brunswjck," a county
omciai saia lonignt. c
This official declined to permit
his identity to be revealed in con
nection with th. ilatilm.nl np Ih.
further comment that It. was on
the promise of this new Investiga
tion that Governor Edwards last
week granted the fcountjr, authori
ties several dnvs grac in which
to continue their inqairs( without
State supervision.
Less than twenty-four hoars aft
er it became known that the
county pYosecutons, through the
obtaining,, of signed statements,
had built up a theory that the
couple were, slain, In a vacant shed
move than four, miles from the
spot where th.eir "bodies were
found, the authorities were ridi
culing "the story tonight.
"We're Investigating Jt. ' yes,''
said Prosecutor Beekman when he
wns asked about this development,
whicla concerned two autoists who
reported hearing screams for help
coming from the barn. It seems
highly improbable, however;
"Ridiculous" was the only com
ment Prosesutor Strieker would
make,
Examination of the floor of -the
building which was formerly used
as a school Is said to huve failed
to reveal any trace of blood stains.
When asked about, the two
handkerchiefs and comb, that had
been found there the police were
silent. . They pointed out that If
the murders were committed in
this shed It would have been nec
essary to carry the bodies around
or through rew Brunswick .to
reach the Phillips farm where they
were found.
The authorities admitted they
were attempting to trace the diary
or Mrs. Mills, which. It is stated
she gave the rector In exchange
tor .nie. They also said considers
tion was being given to the possi
puity tnat Mrs. Mills' diary had
been a starting point of the crime
ana that the establishing of the
actual time of Its discovery among
his papers, is considered of great
value in the case. .
In tracing this clue the authori
ties learned today that a man
Identified as Edward Carpender. a
cousin ot Mrs. Hall, was seen to
leave the Hall home on the morn
ing on which the bodies were
found, carrying a trav filled "with
what were said to be papers. Car
pender admitted having been at
the Hall home, but said that' what
he took away were the minister's
vestments, which he said he car,
ried to the church.
definitely arranged as follows
New Orleans, October 30; Cin
cinnati, November 9, and New
York," December 4. Officials be
lieve that the hearing before which
the carriers will appear in rebuttal
will not take place at Washington
until after Christmas.
Changes In schsdule were found
necessary from November t to ,
in the case of the New Orleans
meeting, and November 20 to De
cember 4, for the New York hear
ing. -
That the interasta of Virginia,
and the Carolines are In many
points similar and that the three
Mates mentioned are naturally en
titled to lower rate levels, was the
contentioa of Mr. Bell, who oc
cupied the stand all day Thursday
and who will likely conclude his
testimony by noon today. Mr. Bell
entered one of the most exhaustive
exhibits at the present hearing.
Attorneys for the carriers an
nounced that they would not cross
examine Mr. , Bell until a later
hearing.
Virginia and Carolines Have
Bulk Of Wealth In Section.
Excefpts from the exhibits of
the Virginia traffic expert are en
lightening. The population of Vir
ginia and the Carollnas per square
mile Is larger thah that of the
other Southeastern States, he dam-
onstrated showing also that the
vaiue or agricultural products, jf
WILL CONFER IN CHEATHAM
j . CASE NEXT MONDAY
fSrwial Crfinwnr- TUt AilinUll'CUUtm )
SALISBURY. Oct. 19 Further
action in the matter of the State
against H. H. Cheatham, the pro
hibition officer charged with the
killing of Doug. Dunham, is being
held up awaiting a conference to
be held In Salisbury next Mon
day at which trme it will be de
termined whether Cheatham Is to
be tried in State or Federal Court.
The warrant charging murder, that
was gotten gut by County Prose
cutor Ben D. McCubhlns. and sent
to Statesville last night for service
on Cheatham was held up t"day
by Mr. McCubblps and the prohi
bition officer is being held under
th original bend of two thousand
dollars.
6EAAOARD AIR LINE
- TRAINS TO RESUME
the first section exceed ihouc nf
other Southeastern States com
bined. A case In point, he cited,
to show' that Virginia vegetable
crop totals 65 million dollars:
North Carolina, 35 million dollars;
and South Carolina 22 million dol
lars, comparing this with the 24
million-dollar crop of Florida.
Production Of tnhnnon In .h.
Virginia-Carolina group he showed
as greater than in other . 8outh
astern States combined, the same
oeing true of orchard fruits. Virr
ginia, produces apples In larger
quantities, almost, than all other
Dimes in tne (southeast taken tO-
He contended that the tonnage
in other Southeastern States is
made up largely of low grade com
modities, In so far as freight rates
are concerned, being such articles
u cum, coae, pig iron, clay prod-
ucis, pnospnaie rock, sand and
(lavri.
. The nature and magnitude of
manufacturing Industries of Vir
ginia ana the carolnas are of a
more varied cliaraoter, he further
contended through hin exhihlin
and f of a higher grade than In
otner southeastern States. This he
illustrated by the fact that in the
three States mentioned there are
114 establishments per thousand
square miles an asrainnt 7S ! .,i.h.
lishments In other Southeastern
territory; that the capital in the
rsi mree total J12.013.000 per
thousand aquare miles, while in
other territory of the Southeast It
Is but, 19.658,066 per thousand
square miles. The value of prod
uct in the Virginia-Carolina terri
tory he placed at $16,4,75.000 per
tnond square miles, against $8,
696.686 per thousand square miles
In other Southeastern territory.
Cotton Goods Also Show
Im-errating ComiwriNon.
Cotton goods, he showed, furn
ish other interesting comparisons.
Of the 85,380,000 spindles In the
United States, 16,380.000 are In the
South, and of this (0 per cent is
found In Virginia and the Caro
llnas. The value of North Cam-
Una cotton goods alone he placed
at -1318,000,0000 In 1919. South
Carolina. $228,000,000; Georgia,
$192,000,000, Tennessee, $22,000,
000; Alabama. $79,000,000, and
Mississippi, $8,000,000. Leather
goods in Virginia total $21,000,000
in value. $i?.ooo nnn t Vnrtv,
Carolina, with the nnlv ni rnm.
PjUtor being Kentucky With $8.-
'"' in learner goods.
Statements
that the operating costs of the
railroads In the VJrglnia-Carollnas
territory are lower than In other
portions or the Southeast; that
the rate levels have always been.
are now and should be lower than
in Otner Southeastern tat-rltnn-
Exhlbits were also InrhMoH inJ
tendlnr to show ihm r ......
Virginia cities to the Carolnas
should be lower than the carriers
propose. Mr. Bell came out in de
termined Opposition to th. tnllfOO-a
rate basis proposed by the car
srs,-Deing in lavor of rates made
upon a grouo or zone hnf ii
claimed that the application of a
strict mileage basis would result
moat disastrously to every line of
uumness and commercial enter
I'.y rltWrf H-slMOM)S
l -.m.l ( amnunn XI i,l,ll, rul.-tn
WASillNClTON. "fct. 19. Paris
despatches serve to inuke plain th
unpleaxaiit fait that Trance la al
mini certain to follow with reapoc
of the Washington treaties the ex
ample of the rnltrd States In trie
cue of the Trealy of Versailles
and the whole reauit of the Amerl
can Conference will either be lost
or; have to be supplemented by
new agreement.
The explanation of the French
course should be easy for the
American public to understand In
view of their own experience with
the Paris results. It is Ihe settled
conviction of most Frenchmen and
of a majority of the French parlta
ment which has to puss on the
treaties that the French represer.'
tatlves to the American Confer
ence were oulgeneralled Just as
most American believe President
Wilson nd his associates were i'ji
generalled In Paris. They I elievo
that the superior skill of the Brit
ish not only inflicted a gravo hit
initiation upon France but led the
French diplomats to put their
names, to a treaty gravely dlnad
vantngeouo, to France.
HughcM Not Blamed for
Ignoring French ,
There are three main rrltlcUms
to the Treaties of Washington from
the French point of view, laying
aside the Four J'ower 'treaty
which excites little French Inter
est and perhaps as little opposition
In' the first place the French re
gard 'Mr. Hughes' aourse In nego
tiating with the British and the-
Jitfnse or 4"ur weeks while in
French rebresentatives wero prac
tlcally ignored as a crowning In
sult to France. Tney ao not oiame
Mr. Hughes or the United States
but charge It up to the wrnun sum
and manipulation. Time ana again
since the Washington Conference
M. Briand has had to defend him
self in the French Parliamept
.. , , .uA nil.,., tlinl hat con
UKttuini III", v.r. ."-v
sented to a procednre which was
intolerable and his defense has
never carried conviction.
In the second place the French
are 'totally unwilling u ri"
ratio for capital ships which places
them In a position of couplet in
feriority. They do not miena iu
sign a treaty wnicn eaoiwn
ratio of 6-8-1.75 as betwoen them
selves and the British and the Jap
anew. They argue ttist bcrore the
outbreak of the World War tliclr
navy was equal to that of Japan
nd tnat oniy tne nuoiiw "
conflict, when all their steel was
devoted to shells to fight uermans
N4k'?TV I
prevented them from maintaining
their naval strength at a respect
able figure.
Recent Lom Pal Them
ltclow Treaty Status
It is true that they now have
only a small navy, and that the re
cent loss of the France, one of tne
best units jn their navy reduce
them below the 5-3-1-75 ""'
is true ...o tl-l'J-::.
ALL
OF
CTIM
FRED VI
AZ ING HAS
Andrew Bonaryjw, on whose
shoulders the mTTTitlo ot the pre
miership now falls may not hold
that office for a lengthy term. He
takes the- task of naming a now
cs bluet at a link of hi health, as
he has been in retirement owing
to hla physical condition for sev
eral inontlia, up until recently.
NEGOTIAT ONS
FUND NGOF'D
TO BE DE
FE
ON
B
IED
NNIN9 INGQURT
Admits Suffering "Cruel
ty, Indignity, Humilia
tion" as Midshipman.
ANNAPOLIsTocT l "1, h?
was the victim of hazing of a
brutal nature, and
Juries that compelled
U. the navitl hospital where he has
reen a patient for the last two
weeks, wan testified to today by
MI.lnhipn.on William H. McGregor
or Bren-.trton. Washn.. before the
naval courtmartial tth Naval
Academy. The midshipman on
trial for the offense Is Bruce H.
Loblnson, of Chandler, Aflzon.,
member cf the first-class.
Entering the courtroom on
trutches, McGregor stood foe near
ly" three-quarters of an hour, flis.
Btrnlnnt a chair ani
nfM . , - j . i imruy - -
i tic aweit upon tne raet tnat I ater sitt.ng on tne corner vi.i
the present is no time to Indulge table, being unable to sit down
experiments. I ftrmlv In a chair oecaun m
contrary to reoorta hein rlrru-! in ,,, i. and told the court now
lated In the city, say officials at
i no nearing. Virginia reDrrsenta-
tives and in particular former
Governor Stuart, while contending
.v.. .-Huaii.y wnn It-eight rates in
isorttl Carolina.' were not hitter
against the Old North Slate, as
some report had It, but -were rath-
CHARLOTTE. Oot. 1 Resump- er Inclined to self criticism for not
tion of several Seaboard Air Line ".putting up aa stiff a fight for low
er rates as that successfully pros-
trains In State service to become
efectlra on Wednesday, Novem
ber I. were announced today by
E. W. Long, division passenger
agent of the lines here.
Train No. $1 anal 14 will be re
sumed between Charlotte and Wil
mington, and No. 41 and No. 44
will be resumed between Hamlet
and Raleigh, according to the an
nouncement. These train were
discontinued In Julr owing to la
bor and fuel conditions.
eecuted In the neighbor State.
CALL ISRVFJ) FOR MEET
:- ' of woman s corvcrL
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Mrs.
O. H. P. Belmont, president of the
National Woman' Party, upon ar
rival In Washington tonight, is
sued call for a meeting of the
party national council to be held
here November 11 and If.
ha had been compeiiea o -
through -hree physical exercises,
u-itll finally he became exhausted,
suffered revere pains, first became
a patient In sick quarters" from
which he was afterward removed
to the hot-pital where he beran-e
a bed patient. The young mid
shipman testified slowly, appar
ently cautiously, signified first that
he had submitted to the physical
' stunts", ty reason of his beln
familiar with certain traditione
that prevailed among the student
body at the naval institution, but
Anally admitted under examination
that he o.iffered "cruelty. Indig
nity, humiliation, hardship and
oppression." a set forth in the
charges and specifications again:
Midshipman Robinson. McGregor
vaa the tnly witness to appear
before th court. ,
Status of Ambassador
Oeddes Under New Gov
ernment Is Not Forecast.
WASHINGTON. Oct.' 1.(By
th Associated Pr.T--Fal o lu
Lloyd Oeorg Government 'gripped
the attention of omolal her to
day, both governmental and -dip
lomatic, although no direct lmine
dlate effect of the change In the
British ministry further than ad
ditional delay in the British debt
funding negotiations was expected
to be apparent In relation be
tween the United State and Great
Britain. The London Cabinet orlsis
la full ot possible future lompll-
cations for all other Governments
including the United States, how
ever, and a clear understanding of
what is ahead depended largely on
the program made by ttonar Law,
designated for the ministry ir. his
attempt to form a new Cabinet.
The Immediate result of the
crisis already felt in Washington :
In the postponement of the. com
ing to this country ot the I'lrltish
debt commission heaUcl !.y Sir
Robert Home, Chancellor of the
Exchequer in, the Lloyd George
u.ovemmeni. -t
Preparations for ''discussion of
the problem of refunding the
British war debt to the UnlteJ
States through issue of long t.-rm
British securities had been made
by the Treasury and Stat Depart
ments. It appeared doubtful to
officials here today, however, when
the political situation In J.onoon
would be NiiRlclently clarified to
permit a British commission to be
sent. Another possible direct ele
ment In the situation affecting the
United States Is the statu ot Am
bassador Oeddes. In recant year
the British government lias select
ed for Important diplomatic posts
such as Washington, men or prom
inence outside the British diplo
matic service, Ambassador Ueddes
is of this group.
Naturally men specially selected
by a government for particular
posts are more affected by the' po
litical vicissitudes of their govern
ment, than, would be the diplomats
Uwho have made thit work their
life business, regardless of politi
cal changes in their own countries.
It the policies of the London
government are to be radically
changed a a result of the crisis,
possibly Ambassadors selected as
was Sir Auckland Geddea may be
recalled. j
The United States Government
also has a very direct interest In
the Near Eastern situation wl-lch
contributed to the Cabinet crisis.
Through .Secretary Hughes, the
broad . purposes . of - the Lloyd
George policy In the Near East
establishment ' of the freedom of
the Turkish Straits and guarantees
of protection for racial and relig
ious mlnoritlesT tn Turkey have
been endorsed by the l. nited States
Government. With the political
question which are involved in
determining tne metnoa ot ecur-ino-
those nuruoses. however, the
Washington Government has dis
claimed' all connection. It 1 evi
dent that the Near Eastern policy
of which political combination
control the British Government
will bo a matter of. concern In
Washington.
LLOYD GEORGE, IS
JNHORSED AFTER
SEVEN YEAR TERM
Unionists Fail to Support
Chamberlain's Fledge to
Sustain Coalition.
REFUSE TO BEAR
WORLD TO PREMIER
Ousting of Premier Is
Great Victory for Sir . .
George Younger.
LONDON, Oct. 19. (By Th A-,
sooiated Press.) After holding
the office of prime minister
through seven of the most cr Id
eal year of British history threa
years of war and? four year of re
construction David Lloyd George
wnt into the wilderness today.
This wa the description In tin
Manchester speech of hla position
if the Unionist wing of his fol
lowers should desert him. Unonist
withdrawal from the coalition waa
decided upon today by the meet
Ing which Austen Chamberlain
had railed at the Carlton Club and
which wan attended by the coali
tion members of the House ot Com
mon and a handful of lords who
were enrolled In the cabinet.
The vote was lit to 87 against
th Chamberlain policy of pledg
ing tmS party to sustain the coali
tion and In favor of a genercl elec
tion to confirm Its course. The
meeting ' waa followed by a sue- .
cession of swift events which car
ried the coalition government lnt-j
outer darkness.
Andrew Bonar Law will' put on
the prime, minister's mantle for
a short term ot office. The king
summoned him to- Buckingham
Palace late tils evening and in
vited him to form a new govern
ment.' which Mr. Bonar Law will
undertake although the state ot
his health, which compelled 'him
to witdraw from public life a few
month ago, make it a risky ven
ture. - - - - - '
Before Mr. Bonar Law can for
mally accept. the premiership, how
ever, a meeting of the Unionist
party must be held to elect a new
leader to) caerjt out the policy ia
be decided by raucu. Thl meet
ing will be held within-. few-av
when M. Bonar Law. will be
chosen.
Swrthlng Afternoon of ;
It ii mors passed 4
K Between the Carlton Club meet-.-
Ing and Bonar Law' -visit to the
king it was a seething afternoon
of- rumor and of group gather
ing among the political factions. .
Austen Chamberlain, first visited
th prim minister' official resl
dence in Downing Street aa had '
been expected to offer hi resig
nation; several under-ecretarle
and the chief coalition Unionist
whip. Lieutenant - Colonel Leslie
Wlison had already informed the ,
newspaper that they had resirnod
and within two hour. Mr. . Lloyd
Oeorg wa In possession of the
resignation ot practically all the
member of the cabinet. He then
drove to the palace to tender them
to the king.
Mr. Lloyd Geprge -advised th
king to summon Mr. Bonar law -
and according to custom this was
dene. While Mr. Lloyd George t
hiblted cheerfulness to th few
who saw him and cheered him on
1. ftWti:i,o rt
SAYS DAUGHE
PLAYSPOLT
MILITARY
RTY
CS
E
SAYS HVSBANO WAS
THE OlUGIAL SCHIiVTTElt
ST. IXK.IS. Oct. U. Mr. Fran
cis Schlatter, widow of a man who
died In rooming house here Mon
day night, and who wa said to be
the man known a the "divine
healer" today emphatically assert
ed that her husband waa the
' original und only Fraacl Schlat
ter." '
Her assertion wa elicited by the
statement ot a man to the Lo
Angeles. Calif ) Time last nlgol
that ke was th "divine healer'
and that the man who died here
waa aa lmpotr.
Action in Rosenbluth
Charge Said to Be to
Block Official Inquiry. ; .
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-1 Federal
Judge Learned Hand today fixed
ball at $40,000 tor Captain Robert
Rosenbluth, who was arrested here
on a warrant for his removal to -Tacoma,
Wash., to face an indict
ment charging him with complic
ity with Roland W. Pothier, of
Providence, R. I in tke slaying an
October 26, 1918, of Major Alex
ander '. Crouklrite in Camp Lewi;
Washington. Judge Hand said th
present Indictment warranted a
heavier ball than the $25,000 tlxed
when Rosenbluth was first arrest-,
ed in 1921.
Rosenbluth surrendered to th
authorities today and waa arraign
ed before United States Commis
sioner Hitchcock. The commis
sioner granted a stay ot one week
In the proceedings for his removal
to Tacoma for trial on "the indict
ment In the Federal Court there
October IS.
, Jonah F. Ooldstetn, Rosenbluth' .
counsel, said he would fight re
moval proceeding. The complaint
on which Rosenbluth was arrentee
charged him with having wilfully
and maliciously assaulted Major
Cronkhlte and with having com
manded Pothier to kill him.
The original case against the two ,
men wa dropped when Attprrey
General Daugbrrty, after investi
gation of th evidence, declared It
Insufficient to warrant proeecuy
tions. , '
In prepared statements issued
today by Rosenbluth ad hla eoun- -el.
it wa declared that "this un
warranted indictment- is aa effort
to remove the tane a part of th
impeachment proceedings ' insti
tuted against Attorney-General
Daugherty and to block a Congree- '
sioaal Inquiry aa requested by The
Veterans of Foreign war.
Rosenbluth explained that At
torney-General Ihiugherty after ordering-
hi re'eave after his first