2.
, THE WEATHER
4 aiNIN0TON, Nv. H Forecast
: fjfh C.H Filr FfH.y end
f L5Ih, tur.ay. with rising tern
s'
Jem--
H ' 1 - ESTABLISHED 1868.
Ciiis.iiDRBiiTr
GHANGES RESULTjSLATED TO HEAD
DM ELECTIONS
n
Downfall of Lloyd
Oeorgeism xs me uvbi
shadowing jsveni.
WOMEN ACTIVE, NOT
SUPPORTING B E X
Arthur Henderson,;
Churchill Deieatea as-
oiiith Wins Narrowly.
i
lOSVOS, Nov. 16. (By The
associated Pre.) The Ion
drawn out fight between former
Premier Lloyd George and Sir
Georg Younger ham, for the time,
anded wttn victory tor in cnur
man of the Unionlat party. Young
er and hla Adherents staked their
political fortune at tne ramoua
r.rltnn club meeting which
smaahed the coalition and aent
Uoyd George Into the wilderness
on the conviction mat tne cuumrj
was ripe for a return to straight
party pontic ana in tne n re
lief that the, nation would support
.i i. Mnif.iiAii hv sending the
eoneervatlve to th House of Cora
ona witn.a gooa worm"
.trity.
fL.i. nnnnak.it Tijlb been &nl
nlv tuatlned. Yeaterday'e electlona
tave returned a parliament wiin
almost the aame overwhelming
predominance of conservatives as
the laat parliament elected in 13 1
on a wave of grateful enthusiasm
to Lloyd George as "winner of tne
war."
In the new parliament Premier
- jtnmmend a mi
nwiwr " ; , M .
i.rii. nvar all uartlea combined of
approximatejy 60.
While this cannot be properly
described aa a landslide, as the
conservatives at the time of the
dissolution of parliament number
ed about 880, It amounts to
the aame thing considering ithe
peculiar circumstance of the time
and th high hopes held by the
labor and liberal parties of the re
turn of the country to progressive
views and It may bs supposed that
(ha conservatives themselves hard
ly expected such favorable results.
It means a parliament with lit
tle changes, except that Mr. Bo
nar Law replaces Mr. Lloyd
George as prims m Ulster and that
the former premier attenuated
lollowtllg of National Liberals, re
duced by . tne elections I"JC'
fifty, will presumably henceforth
be In opposition, Instead of work
ing In co-operation with the .con
servatives. .
Th. AAwnfall of Lloyd Qeorge-
nJjnv is the outstanding feature of
th election. The coalition 11b
leral at the dissolution numbered
ni tbey are represented la' the
U'w prrtamr -Vr -m '' mm
.. .There) wlU b
among the former premiere
. L.r - I,, in take the
advice of soma of his well wisher
and retire temporarily or altogeth
er from the political utage.
The Asqulthlan Liberals lately
Improved - their, position, rising
from M In the old parliament to
62 In tne new. un i"' "" " ," ,;
labor, although it failed to fulfill
Its high hopes, has done exoeed
ingly well, rising font 76 t0 138
seats. .
While the strength of conserva
tism in the country Is a matter of
nurprlae. perhaps th keynote of
the election is the decline of Lib
eralism and th growth of the la
bor party. . . V .
Another striking feature of the
elections, la that the women voters
have taken quite an . unexpected
strong interest in the struggle, but,
however keen their interest in po-
lttical life, they do not appear to
be in the mood to elect women to
J parliament, JJ ??
c
P
LIIPS
OliiG
LTY IN
ARA
AlflE
R MURDER
Given Second Degree Ver
dict and New Trial
Will Be Sought.
"JtJOa ANOELBS. Nov. 18. -Mrs.
L u-Clara Phillips, convicted today of
; CTiond degree" murder for beating
. t Alberta Meadows to death
I with a hammer, will seek a . new
1 trial and If that la denied, will ap
peal from the verdict, it was an
nounced by Bertram, A. Herring
ton, her attorney.
"There 1 a fatal error h e
record and finally Clara Phillip"
will be freed." Herrlngton said. , I
will not ault the fight untU she
ls.M i .
The motion for a new trial -will
be made when Mr. Phillips is
sentenced Monday. The verdict,
which was a compromise one from
a Jury of nine mn and three wo
men, carries a penalty of from
10 years to life Imprisonment.
"I expected to b acquitted.
, Mr. Phillips said, in commenting
on the verdict. "They did not
give me a fair deal. I am going
to ask my attorney to appeal and
believe with another trial I can
be acquitted. I do not think I
will go to the penitentiary. But
If I have to go there I could face
life In that place with the earn
poise I have here. It would not
make much difference to me. All
my hopes are crushed any way." -Th
three women member of
the Jury voted for th death pen
alty until th final compromise of
j second degree murder was reach
I ed. It was said. . In the early bal
i lotlng there were four who voted
' to acquit. The Jury reached an
r , agreement late last nignt alter ma
Judge, the attorneys and court at
taches had gone home, but the
verdict m not returner" until this
i morning. According tr members
' of the Jury they did not consider
the insanity contention set up by
the. defense.
Mrs. Pggy Caffee. the state's
star witness, who Mrs. Phillip
testifled wielded the hammer that
killed Mrs. Meadow, was released
iim technical custody today.
STATE FAIR AGAIN
Women's Organizations
- ui otaio uainer 10 nan
upmt irogram.
i BODY AT WORK TO
i REVISE SCHOOL LAW
Abernethy Is Certified for
i &nort Term Tom
1 Third District.
rtALKIOir; Nov. 16.-Fn.-tng at
announced deficit of S25.00U th
North Carolina Axrlc-ulturul So
c.oty will meet at noun tomorrow
in the hall of the House of Ren
to htyir the roportj of the ofttcers
vi iih. aocieiy on tne izz slate
mir. ino proposition or nnancing
the fair throujth the deficit which
the latest exposition broueht and
the election of odlor-i will be the
ifiijitiia, initLLcia ocure tne or
ganization.
Thd ge leral msetm.T of the at
ricultural society will folljw the
meeting or the executive commli-
Ina -jrhink ...Ml V. .1 L I J - . , a , 1
i:i the olflce of the socletv.
.ui. i-.uii.ii Aiiueroni, presiaent
of the fair, will preside over the
committee -. .V V, aA.dinn t u .
society later. Mrs. VanderblK ar-
rives early tomorrofr morning.
MRS. V.AXDKRniLT MAY RE
I'RKSIDKXT ANOTUKK TKIUI
ItALBIOH, Nov. 16. Mrs.
Frilth V,nla.t.ll. ...Itt 1 . j j
. m. ui.w mi, un ekienaeu
a third term as president of the
North Carolina Fair at the annual
meeting tomorrow of the North
Carolina Asrrlcultiiral Rnrlafv 11
is understood she will accept.
Borne complaints as to. policies of
the fair will be aired during the
these will inject any "issues" Into
. U . I. .. 1 . .
i""iis n not Known.
Representatives of women's or-
mini.dllnn. n f 4h. , . & .111
a legislative program. Movie cen-
eumuip win ue one ot ine princi-
,"- .,VUI BIS I ' , fl I, JJUOdl 3 1,1 IC J
want broucht before the next
General Assembly. The list of
ltepis Is long. The meeting will
be attended bv renresentatlvea of
the League of Women's Voters,
federation of Women's Clubs, W.
C. T. V., Business and Professional
Women, the Federation of Parent
Teachers Association.
The Special Kducatlonal Com
mission appointed by the laat Gen
eral Assembly to study "the school
law and submit to the 18x3 ses
sion a pregrara for their revlsal
is here looking into the state
school system. It will be la ses
sion through tomorrow. -Program
Hardly Head, Before)
Next Session. Gathers.
' C-rman H. : Ot Conner, ' Jfi1.,
tli a program would hardly be
ready until shortly before th
Opening of the next session as
much investigative work remains
to be done. Tentative suggestions
have been arrived at and if these
prove practicable the school sys
tem will be greatly benefited, he
said.
The commission's studying, the
whole system of school operation
particularly school . finances. Dr.
E. C. Brooks was in conference
tv,:Ui ln "mission tod.-.
senting various details of tlio
school plans.
It is composed of Mr. Conner.
W. C. Dowd, Sr., Charlotte; Senator-elect
D. F. tilles, Mariou; Tho
mas D. Warren, Newbern, and M.
T. Weatherman, Btatesville.
The State Board of Elections
met this afternoon for the especial
purpose of certifying Charles La
ban Abernethy aa Representative
in Congress from the Third Dis
trict.' This was done so that Mr.
Abernethy could take hla seat in
(CuiK- m rr fto
BR
DGE IS
0U1ETT0L
LO
GREAT EXODUS
Hughes Demands Proper
Protection of Governor
' for Mexicans. X
BRBCKEVRtDGB. Texas, Nov.
16. Breckenridge was quiet to-
aay roiiowmg u mvuub j uj
of scores of, negroes and Mexicans
who left town because of alleged
threats and intimidation made by
a crowd of men who paraded
through the negro and Mexican
trubances or disorder have been
reported. .
City and county official have
promised th negro and Mexican
resident all protection possible.
A , message signed by District
Judge C. O. Hamlin and others,
was sent to Governor Neff saying
the situation was not aa bad aa
report Indicated but suggested
that one or two rangers be sent
to Br ;kenridge for the "raoral
effect if their presence."
Mayor C. H. Fulwider also in
formed Conaul General Ruls at
Han Antonio, that he had promised
Mexicans all protection possible
when a delegation called on him
following the parade and alleged
threats. He denied report that
protection had been refused the
Mexicans, pointing out that Consul
Ruix-s message to Governor Neff
yesterday "1 a great injustice to
me" in view of the steps taken to
protect the Mexican.
ADEQVATE P rHES
DEMANDED BY KCGHE8
WASHINGTON, Nov. If. Sec-
w i A.aaMeal( fltn Y fl
i retary Mugnea
thirvernor of Texas demanding
" nrntactloa be ac-
corded Mexican national, at Beck
enridg;. Texas.
tne Mexican embassy to be In
dinger of mob violence i
J?oTp..d by a protest received
from the embaeey last night. The
Mexican not. followed P'n;
tlon o th. previous day of "
iir nrotest with- respect to an lu-
NR
wlfJG
THE ASHEVILLE
"DEDICATED
G REAL ESTA
ANSACTI
CAL PR
PERTY
Exchanges and New
Buildinj? - Involving
Around $185,000 Disclosed
Realty deals, with announce
ment of a new building at Bllt-
mere completed yesterday, in
volving both residential and busi
ness property, amounted to ap
proximately $186,000.
With the purchaae of nronertr
on Brook Street, BUtmore, by. R.
E. Bowles, from C. N. Wrenshall,
Including th Postofflce Building,
rtv residences and two vacant lots,
totaling a frontage of over 160
feet, at a figure given as around
146,000 and announcement that
several store will be ereeted at a
cost of about I4t,000 real estsU
activity' hi Siltmor is again -oo
cupyinc tn attenuon of bualneas
interest. , . ,
Three realty deal involving
around 110,000 were eompleted
by C. C. Millard and W. H. Laaa
ter, with buainess and residential
property handled. . .
Oeorge Stephens nurchased IT
feet of undeveloped business prop
erty, below Trinity Church, on
Church Street, from Millard and
Lasater.
Rosebank Cottage, Albemarle
Park, was sold by Mr. tephen to
Messrs. Millard . and Lasater and
the real estate firm acquired lt
feet of business property, located
on the east side of Church Street
from Donald Qillis and Miss Wad-
dell GUIis. The property Is on the
east side and extends South from
Hilllard Lane.
Th BUtmore . property ha a
railroad frontage and It la under
stood that a spur track will be
placed in order to serve tne store
and that Messrs. Dickey - and
Scruggs., who own adjoining prop
erty, -will also place a spur track
to serve their property.
The nrooerty acquired oy, nr.
Bowles starts at the BUtmore Sta
tion and extends along th .rail
road facing on Brook Street. The
buildings, it - Is stated. will be
erected on the vacant lot and th
balance of the property will prob
ably be placed on sale in the near
future.
The new stores will face on the
Pin., end a larare Dart of the ad
joining tract Is close to t)ie BUt
more business center. "
The Postofflce will not be af
fected by the tranafer of the prop
erty, it was stated last night, and
will remain st the present !oca
tlon. , - "- ''
DECLARE POWER SALE -
INTERSTATE CWMfllKJWJa
( cmmm n, s.srKU.
nnnnMcmnnn. Mnv. 16. The
Revolution Cotton Mills and the
r, .i i. uamifirturins Com
pany of this city and the Bellevue
Cotton Mill, of Orange County, go
the jsortn uroun ""v''"-
Court in their controversy wiia
the Southern Power Company on
questions of law, according to on
of the nrst two mmm j - -ment
made tonight.
Those questions are three, a
overruled by Judge Bryson at
trial of the case at Shelby last
June. The three mill conteno
that when i th Southern Power
Company sell electrical energy
generated in SoBth Carolina, to
North Carolina mills, the current
Is Interstate Commerce and so not
subject to the rate- making pow
ers of tne iMorin ws
tlon Commission, that the North
Carolina statute, la not broad
. w .nv.r tha ease, the two
contention operating to be a com-
plaint tnat tne t,w- . ,
Jurdlctlon: and that th rat la
discriminatory, being higher, it la
claimed, than th. rate at wnicn
, Southern rower dihiu
.n to almilar. consumer in
South Carolina.
MOORE WAMED TO HOLD
. r.iwAf is The
State Department tonight aitaeunoe
.v , a...in,.nt of John Moore a
th American rtprawnUUTt en the
,. .tr..- at commission of Jartst t
consular enangss m im
ternatlonal 'w. Th conmitsslon m
formed oursuent to rseolotlon
adopted by th Washington Arm
cmuMtim. Mr, Moor Is "ow at
the Hague, where the eommlssloo
J scheduled te bold it first meet
Is December I
h-- -i DnUQHTttf WCfcftr ,,j ji
TO THE UP-BUILDING
ASHEVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 17, 19X2.
ISN'T IT ABOUT TIME?
BY BILLY BORNE
WVY DONT THEY
EVER HAV A
WOTHEFf AND
DAUGHTER WK?
S
01
.LED
WA
LKER PO
ORIH OF 772
Board of Elections Chair
men in 33rd Senator
ial District Meet.
AiN'DRBWS, N. C, Nov. 16.
The chairmen of the boarda of
electlona of the various counties
comprising the Thirty-Third Sena
torial District jmet here today and
canvassed the vote for O. B.
Walker, Democratic candidate and
R. A. Dewar, Republican candidate
and declared the vote a follows:
Walker 8,08; Dewar, 7,3:6, or a
majority for Walker of 7J,
Mr. Dewar represented this dis
trict in the last session of the Gen
eral Assembly and the vtctary for
Walker show ai-curn over worn
the Republican the Democratic
party In the district which ts nom
inally Republican.
Mr. Walker's friends first esti
mated his majority in the district
to be 400 and the official count
which raises the figures to a viz
rjemocratic majority was the signal
for renewed Jollification among the
Democrats over tneir victory in
this district which has been In the
hands of the Republicans for some
time. Walker's home folks at An
drews gave him a handsome ma
jority. F
DIALS TO GET
TERS
LU
s
T
GROIR
LEADER
Mills Receives $500 as
Share of Publica
tion Bights. t
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Nov.
16. Original letter said to have
been written by the Rev. Edward
W.'Hall to Mr.' Eleanor R. Mills,
who was murdered September 14
are to be given to the authorities
tomorrow by Miss Florence North,
attorney for Charlotte Mills, the
daughter of the slain woman, it
was announced tonight by Special
Detective Maaon.
James Mills, widower of the
choir leader, today received $600
of the 61.000 which Miss North is
said to have obtained through the
sale of the publication righta of
the letters. Thess letter are ex
pected to figure prominently in
the case In connection with the
prosecution's claim that Mr.
Frances Noel Stevens Hall, widow
of the rector, had knowledge be
fore the murders of the Intimacy
that existed between her husband
and his choir leader.
Detective Mason also announced
that the prosecution would present
to the Grand Jury testimony of
two more wltneaaes, whose stories
have never been made public. The
stories of these wltnesaea, he said,
were considered "trump cards"' In
the case which would almost sure
ly result in th returning of Indk
ments. ' 1
The story of Mrs. Jane Gibson,
the State' alleged eye witness of
the two killings, has been- checked
up In every way. Detective Mason
said, and all attempt, to And flaw
in it hav failed. Her atorv was
strengthened further today by the
announcement of the authorities
that they had found the driver of
the ramshackle wagon which Mr.
Gibson said she followed to the
soene of ths murders when ah
was searching for corn thieve.
ADDrno.tAij KLEcnow
, EXPENSES ARE FILED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Rep"
rntatlv Doughton'a after-elec-tion
campaign statement how a
total of expenditure of 61.776.
which, anded to previot-ly
reported, bring th total cost to
i 166.00. No report hss been
Oled alec th election by hi op,
ponent. Dr. Campbell. Represen
tative Bulwlnkle reported expendi
t..ra afta- the election of $6t.
and 64,17 htfore. Representativ
Peu after-election report snows
a total f 1640. Th um for
r..rly reverted war J6 and l,v
s ,
AN S
OF WESTERN NORTH
i
h no fit t!tr j
'ions
ill
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A1
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ODY
North Carolina Wins
Year's Award for Best
Historical Work. .
BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. 16.
Following the most heated debet
that haa been heard on the floor
of the convention here to United
Daughters of the Confederacy to
right voted, to aid In the remod
elling of tha Lee Memorial chapel
nt Washington and Lee University.
Strenuous nbjejtltms to the pro
posed chang.) in the building were
made by members .f the Virginia
delegation led by Mr. C. H. Boil
ing, of Klch'noi:!, who argued that
for reasons of sentiment the shrine
should be left Juat aa th Southern
general had built itj .i t "
More than thirty, peraans hid
spoken upon the question before
th vote was taken, the delegates
supporting the plan of remodell
ing by an overwhelming majority,
Dr. Henry Iouls Smith, president
of the university, was present at
th session and refuted statement
that the chapel had been saorlllii
lously used for football rallies.
The Raines banner, presented to
the state which collected during
the year the most historical dnta,
was presented at the night session
to North Carolina; ths Rose lov
ing cup to Mrs. J. H. West, his
torian of South Carolina; ths An
na Robinson Andrews medal to
Miss Ruby Thornberry, of Jack
sonville, Fla.; the Hyde Medal to
Miss Beatrice Meaghen, of the
District of Columbia.
Mrs. Asa Rountree . presented
the Youree prize which went to
Mrs. Phillip Holt, of North Caro
lina, Mrs. Lee Trammel!, of Geor
gia, and Mrs.- D. D. Bradford, of
Pittsburgh. Tha St. George Kog
era Schuyler prize was presented
to Miss Edith Pope, editor-in-chief
of the Confederate Vetera.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 16.
After election of national officers
at the morning session, a luncheon
at which each state was represent
ed at a separate table and an au
tomobile tour of tha city this after
noon, delegates to the annual con
vention of the United Daughter
of the Confederacy tonight ob
served historical evening.
, A lively fight developed In tho
annual election between Mrs. W
13. R. Byrne, of Charleston, W. Va..
and Mrs. Chappel Cory, of Birming
ham for the office of corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Alloe Garner was
elected by a majority of 154 votes.
Headed by Mrs. Livingston Row
Schuyler, the new official roster in
rludes: First vie prealdent - general
Mrs. Frank Harrold, Amerlcua, Ga.
Second vice president general,
Mr, France E. Ross, Riverside,
Cal.
Third vice president general,
Mrs. W. E. Massey, Hot Springs.
Ark.
Corresponding ' secretary, Mias
Alice Garner, Ozark, Ala.
Treasurer-general, Mrs. J. T.
Hlggins. St. Louis. ' .
Historian general, Mrs. St. John
A. Lawton, Charleston, S. C.
Registrar-general, Miss ldr
Powell, Chicago, i ':
Custodian of crosses of honor,
Mr. Eastbrook,' of Ohio. Custo
dian of flags and pennants, Mrs. J.
H. Crenshaw, Montgomery, Ala.
While it was expected that the
matter of remodeling the memoria'
chapel at Washington and T.et
University would be brought up a1
the morning session, the election
occupied the entire period and this
question was postponed until later
sessions.
The Virginia delegation Is atl
to be divided on the proposition,
some cor tending that the r ho pel
should be left Just as General Lee
built It, and others wishing to en-.
Urge it at an expense of approxi
mately flSO.000.
mAxt DAMAGE SOTS
IX TOBACCO SALES
RALEIGH. Nov. 14. Fifty-four
damage suits were instituted by the
Trt-Btat Tobacco Growers' Co-Op-eratlve
Association In Wake County
Superior Court today against M grow
er Hi tl counties, asking damages of
spprOrtmstely 660.600 for alleisd vio
lation of the co-operative ccn tract.
Damags are sought at the rats of
five cent a pound for al liobacco
alleged to have bn aold outside the
association and the suits filed today
Bring ths total atartad In tne wake
court to
OSEN NEW
CITIZEN
CAROLINA"
NATION'S DEFENSE
Y Al OF
! Representatives of
Schools and Colleges
' Gather at Washington.
WOULD IMPROVE
YOUNG AMERICA
Weeks Lays Army Statis
tics Before Washington
Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ik. -In-
lir leadership of the War Depart -1
ment, repreaontutiven of American
, m boots, college anil organisation
; dealing with (ha mental ami phvsl
I uul betterment of tre lace went
1 Into conference here today in the
' hop that a systematic method of
I developing young Americana to
I better rltlsonnhlri could be evolv
: oil. As a basis from which to pro
I reed, the "Onfren e was tnld by
I Kt-cretary Weeku lliut statlstlca of
Ithe war-time druft system showed
Tit per cent of the men. i nlled for
examination to physically sub
normal and disclosed a deplorable
; percentage of Illiteracy,
j Mr. Weeks and General l'erah
ti.g and Uri '!ler-Oenrul Wllllnri
lrlter, who alao addressed the
conference, laid at reus on the fact
that war experience had demon
trated that a great proportion of
the physical defects disclosed
could be corrected by proper sys
tems of phyaie.il training and de
velopment beginning In Hie
schools.
All of the Information gained
by the War Department from sev
eral years of study of draft ata
tlstlca In connection with actual
war experlonce were placed at the
dlspoaal of the conference which
divided Itself Into aub-cnmmlttees
which will report lit a general aea
aion of the conference Baturdsy.
Secretary Weeks' Deliver
The) Adore of Welcome.
In his address of welcome, Sec
retary Week said:
"National defense la the under
lying topic of thta conference. W
are assembled to consider the
mental, moral and physical fitness
of our people, and to plan how we
can all work together more Intel
ligently and effectively to attain
our common purpose better citi
zenship. We are interested pri
marily In the oncoming genera
tions, for upon them certainly
rest the future of our nation and
perhsps In a larger sense than w
may realise at this moment th
future of our civilisation and th
world. ; ' t
"The now familiar atatlstlr of
th draft, confirmed by uunierou
olht? MudHw.jj-H-nit -ha6 bm f
ha)for rull js-'fMHon bkytJuAf
ly ssh-norman j ou ean imagine
the people of uch a condition
ttpon a nation waging a war for It
life for all th hardship and pri
vations which call for a maximum
physical effort and without th
support 'of allies to sustain It.
"National health 1 o funda
mental that It can be taken aa a
fairly good Index of the virility of
a nation. History la almoat on
continuing example of nation
that rose to their greatness when
physically fit and crumpled when
they became physically unlit. Moat
of these tendenciea and evil in
our national life, which we are
now protesting against, could be
corrected If looked more to the
bodies of our people. In fart our
experience with the draft clearly
indicated that most of the de
fect could easily be corrected by
physical training and instruction.
"Hound physical training begin
ning with the grammar schools
and continuing through the uni
versities, would have a marked ef
fect for the better on the next
generation , and th future of our
nation.
Attitude Toward Nation Is
Factor of stroogth.
"W are deeply Interested, also,
In another vital factor in national
etrength the attitude of the citl
gen toward the nation. In a
crisis, such as existed during the
World War, nothing surpassed the
self-forgetful devotion to country
which Is evidenced by our citizen
ship. But in time of peace dis
turbing facts clearly Indicate that,
lacking a crisis, the average citi
zen Is not keenly interested in the
national welfare. Strikes which
Involve the discomfort and almoat
the lives of our people; massacres
similar to the one at llerriu, which
should be an Impossibility in a
civilized nation, numerous orga
nised group in our body pjlltica
atrlving for class or ssctlonal ad
vantages, absurd political Ideas,
many striking at the very founda
tion of our form of government,
embraced by supposedly intelli
gent people, local overshadowing
national Issues at the ballot box
all are signs of an unhealthy con
dition in our citizenship. Improve
ment of the physical health of our
people will assist in remedying
this condition.
"Charged with the responsibil
ity, tha war department is endea
voring to effect practical solutions
for the national weakness reveal
ed bv Its study of our national
defense problems. We realise
that we are charged not only with
securing victory If war comes, but
also with preparing our citizens
during peace so that In time of
war, theyshall, npt .loe thalr lives
unnecessarily or be taollahlyly
wasted. -
"Th department, however, find
itself In a peculiar dllemna. While
the 1 Federal Government Is re
sponsible for national Oefense, for
ths raising and maintenance of
armies and a navy, the physical,
moral and mental education of
our youth t reserved to the state
and to th people. Th federal
government find Itself with a
large responsibility, but with no
Jurisdiction over the fundamental
factor upon which aucce ulti
mately depend.
"Tb fundamental problem of
this conference 1 now before you.
It 1 obvlou that national defense
1 not a remot activity which
give employment to a relatively
mall number of professional sol
diers, but i of immediate and vital
concern to every citizen all th
Mm."
SESSION
PRICE nVE CENTS
Demand Is Made On
China Missionaries
Must Be Released
REPUBLICANS ARE
AGAINST PU
NG
Outspoken Opposition to
Leader's Proposal
Heard in Ranks.
PRESIDENTAND
MONDELL CONFER
Latter Looks for no Re
laxation of the Pro
hibition Laws.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 There
was a suggestion from some Re
publican quarters today that th
administration ship aubaldy bill
might be passed along for deters
mlnatlon by a party conference.
Rcpcrta that Ita framers. Mer
chant Marine Committee, would
ask for a rule giving It the right
of way without opportunity for
consideration of any amendments
except those presented by the
committee luelf, provoked out
spoken opposition within the par
ly. The rulos commute early
next week will be asked to give th
bill privileged status but it was
said there had been no agreement
a to form.
Th tariff bill was passed by the
House under an air-tight rule pre
venting any except committee
amendments and th customary
motion to recommit.
Representativ Mondell, the Re
publican leader, discussed th leg
islative program today with th
President, but without opportunity
meanwhile of talking over plana
with hla colleague. Mr. Mondell
aald th principal measure te be
taken up at the special and regu
lar eaaion wer ahlp aubaldy, ap
propriation, rural oredlta and pos
sibly some change In th trans
portation act.
Th Merchant Marin bill. In ac
cordance with th expected recom
mendation of th President In hi
message, Mr. Mondell aald, would
be taken up by th Houa aa It
first bualneas after It meet next
Monday. ' .
' Mr. .uondell said iW Jrv hl
opinion th HlxtyfwhiJk TT !'ft7',
steed ttinnitt ) a'ijnf o
some ort of rural oredlt. leifl-
letton, and added there wa wide,
spread demand in th agricultural
states for providing farmers with
loans to - extend over a longer
period than now is poaalbl through
the country' banking facilities.
The Republican leader indicat
ed that he did not expect enact
ment of any legislation lessening
the prohibition law restrictions and
declared that the "liquor question
la not at all a matter of legislation
because back of It all la the con
stitutional amendment on which
the court must base an interpre
tation of whether any liquor, such
as light win, la intoxicating."
DAVIDSON STUDENTS
AFTER BUILDING FUND
CHARLOTTE, Nov. 16. David
son College student will besleg
Charlotte tomorrow In the inter
of a building fund. They ex
pected to raise 626,000. The stu
dent body of 00 will attend the
Davidson-Carolina gam, j
A local chapter of the American
Institute of Banking 1 to be or
ganised here, Charlotte making th
other ' three being Greensboro,
fourth .chapter in the State, -the
Asheville and Rocky Mount Oth
er to be organized are at Raleigh,
Winston-Salem, Durham and Wil
mington. Charles B. Kimball, charged
with the murder of John W. Hkld
more, road superintendent of the
Mecklenburg Highway Commis
sion, today submitted to a plea of
murder in the second degree,
CATTS MAY COME TO
TRIAL NEXT MONDAY
PENBACOLA, Fla.. Nov. 16.
Indications tonight were that thi
rial of former Governor Sidney J.
Catta. charged with peonage,
would not get underway In Federal
Court tiere before Saturday, or
nr. ere likely Monday,
The case now 1 set for tomor
row on the court calendar, having
been postponed from today because
or the alow progress made In an
other case before the court. Th's
case had not been concluded, how
ever, at the adjournment of to
day's session, and score of wit
nesses here In the former gov
ernor's case were told byb their
respective attorneys that they
would hordly .be needed before
Saturday or Monday.
COMPLEX PROBIiEMg IV
HEPAJIATIONS CONSIDERED
WASHINGTON. Nov. JO Com
plex problem Involved in apply
ing German reparation dye al
lotted to th United State against
the 'German debt to this country
for maintenance of the American
forces on the Rhine, are being
considered in the State Depart
ment with F. 8. Dickson, of New
York, formerly connected with the
war trade board as a dye expert,
associated with tate Department
officials in the same capacity.
Temporary employment of Mr.
Dickson for this purpose wa an
nounced today by Under-Secretary
Phillip, who added that Jloland
W. Boyden wa representing the
department In angle of the ques
tion ooming before the reparations
commission in Parle, acting as an
observer of tha commission' pro
ceedings for that purpose.
The American suggestion that
allotments te the United States of
reparations dyea be made to ap
ply against the cost of the Rhine
land forces wa aceded to by th
Allied power sometime age.
SUBSIDYTHH
POPULAR COMICS ' " j
tiwludinf "lty " an Mef PaH.m t
"ringlet L) fllllir" "Mim d
JetT" tee huwio Hy !).-
, Cnjoy them an the dally .
esmlss e In The AanevHIe Cm,
3
ER
D
THERS A
PEAL1
FOR PRO
EGTIOti
Foreign Residents in Ho
nan Province Alarmed
at Lawlessness.
FUTURE SAFETY
MUST BE PLEDGED
Vigorous Note Is Present
ed by Representatives
of Five Powers.
t HANKOW, Province ef Hupeh,
China. Nov. 16. (By"Th Asso
ciated Preaa) American, British
and French resident of th prov
ince of Honan, alarmed at the In
crease lawlessness and the appear
ance of an apparently organised
campaign against foreigner, hav
appealed Jointly to their legation
fur protection.
' PEKING. Nov. 14. (By The As
aociated Press) Measures for the'
immediate release of th foreign
missionaries kidnapped by Chinese
bandits were demanded of the ,
Peking government today by the
American. British, Italian, French
and Swedish mlnlatera. who acted
under Inatructlona of their gov
ernmenta. The five mlnlatera, preaentlng a
Joint not, called In person and In
formed executives of the Chinee
republlo that the continued reten
tion of the missionaries in captiv
ity would not be tolerated by the'
power. Th power, It was aald,
would b compelled to act d radi
cally unloss the m last on aire wer
released and guarantee given for
th futur safety of th hundreds
pf other mleeionarle In China. -'
Th not wa couched in vigor
ous language. It la understood
that Washington Instructed Jacob
Gould Bohuman, American minis
ter, to impress upon China th ser
iousness of th bandit' aotlvltle
in detaining; foreigner for politl-
eal motive In violation of their :
treaty rights. v
" Bealde th Americana th Cap-.
tlvoa now Inolud on Greek, on
I French citizen, one British 'tub--"
Th FretMib. Minister,, represenJ -1
th mlaslng Greek. ,
L Th bandits hav aalaed the va-
Jioua nationauv wun ' m vjew oi
orcing th Peking government to
Incorporate th bind In th regu
lar' Chines army. Most of the
brlgard are, dismissed soldiers
Who eeek reinetatemeot. ,;
. Peking probably will be forced
to accede to their demand in :
order to satisfy th power. -
SIXTH JUROR CHOSEIT
IX . RERBOIf SLAUGHTER
MARION, III.. Nov. l.--(By The
Associated P r .) Sis Jurors
war in th Jury box late today at
th and of th fourth day of se
lecting a jury to try five men in.
connection with th Herrin mine
killing.
The ata'e late in th afternoon
accepted four prospective Juroru
and tendered the panel to the de
fense which exceed one with Its
second petemptory challenge and
excused another for cause, in whlcn
case the slate objected and Judge
D, T. Uartwall, presiding, agreed
to rule upon Jt tomorrow.
Attorneys expressed belief to -night
that the first regular and
special panel of ISO veniremen
would bo exhausted Friday and V
recess probably will be taken until
next week for which another panel
of 100 has been called, i
FORMER EDITOR OF u
SCRIBNER'S IS DEAD
NEW YORK. Nov. 14 Rd ae
Liverm ore Hurllnrsme, 74. editor of
Scrlbner'a Magazine from 164 tolMI. ;
died at his home her yesterday, it
was announeed today.
Born In Boston, be attended Har
vard University, leaving before grad
uating In order to become privets
secretary to hla father, Ason Bur
llnrame, then United States Minister
to C'hlna. Later he studied In (Jar
many, receiving th degree of Ph. D.
from Heidelberg. He received an .
honorary A. M. degree from Harvar
In 1001 and an honorary LIU. D. from
Columbia in 1914.
He wa connected with the Now
Tork Tribune before Joining the
Sortbner forces. i . ;
w
E HAVE
ITH US TODAY
U W. ELLIS
"AshevJle. la one of the most
Ideal apota 1 have ever vleited, th
climate la good, acenery beautiful
and the courtesy of all I hav mat
has grea.ly impressed ma" d
c'ared L. W. Ellla vice-preeldent of
the H. K. MeCann Company, Ad
vertising Agents, of Cleveland, and
In charge of the Cleveland offle,.
to a representative of The Cltimr..
"People ar' bing educated in
advertising as they are being edu,
rated in music," aeaerted th ex
pert, and each day they ar mor
and mor realizing th valu of
newspaper display spao. "
Again referring to AaheviUe. Mr.
Ellis ald that when he wa riding .
around in th city h was Im
pressed with th number of beauti
ful home, th new residence ha
lrg const acted and th general
ilgna or prosperity at j
and after spending a few day l
the city he can see why peoph
want to live in AshevUI. on ac
count of H air and attractive
cenery.
"The advantage of advertising is
being carried home." he contin
ued, "and the various mediums of
advutkdne; ar all being consid
ered with the newspaper conceded
en ef the strongest-"
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