North Carolina Newspapers

THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER WATCH LABEC WASHINGTON, Nov. 90. FerMat for North Carolina! Fair Tuaaday, eelder IA eaat portion) WodnMay fair with riling tmpratur. an your sasar. Renew yeur u. aorlptlon five days btfora expiration' LuivniuL' v inc. ur-ouuvim. ur wtolc4iN lUKlrt. L.AKULINA ASJjlEILLE, JTUESD AY MORNING, NOVEMBER 21, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS V . - ' ESTABLISHED 1868. t rmm thinks amortization 'PERIODS WIN PRESIDENCY In Event He Is Nomi nated by Either of the Major Parties. HIGH COMPLIMENT I IS FOR MORRISON Receives Congratulations From Citizens Out side This State, -v 1 -36 oiroaa xni bcbbao tAaaosoooa sural, ( BROCK BIRKLSM ) RALEIGH, Nov. 20. Demo cratic Presidential possibilities, from the North1" Carolina point of view, are neither In the row of headliners the election brought out, nor In the list ""of spotlight performers the Wilson adminlstra lion created. The Democratlo part of the State cannot set a thrill out ot Smith. Ralston and Pomerene, nor McAdoo, Ford, Cox nor anv ot the others who have been ocou- pylng prominent parts In the I drama or comedy of national pol- , ittcs. It wants a real leader who -'ran talk the kind of Issues that strikes the right spot in the con V.', science of a 89 per cent American r itState. This is tne way political flop sters here figure It out, anyhow, They have been observing h press comments, Individual ex pression and the tone of the peple as registered In mass forma tion. They see a State enthusiaa- o over the Democratic outlook nd anxious as to the direction ot ffalre by Democratlo leaders in the nation. A Republican will not do in the State or the nation.. The North Carolina public has settled that at the polls and In Its individual and group declarations. It now sees jrthe big 'Democratic opportunity fend it naturally is Joining with other States in centering Interest on the man for the Job. Want Man Who W1U Attract Nation. And the man It, wants Is one who can win. The elimination In serious Tar Heel consideration of the outstanding figures in the Democratic party at present Is not to discredit them as leaders but to register the desire for a nom inee the nation will be attract ed by.' '- -S . .. : , 1 Recently; (governor Morrison pave out an expression that hit the Tar Heel point of view in es timating? available timber- within f the party. Be was asked whom br favored ;; fora the y Presidential fliominatlont ' " i' I favor : Sampson, mn a North ifollna patriot told a Democratic , into uonvenuon scune years ago rl '?'n It asked him whom he fa Wlbd for Governor." Ho meant thereby that he fa vored the man who could win. And that is what North Carolina thinks, or, certainly, that is the way politloal pulse feelers figure It out. Ana tney ao not Deueve any of the men -K most prominently mentioned at this time possess the strength .necessary to attract the 'Republican voters.- Ana a normal Republican majority makes Imper ative some Republican support. New York's campaign for Gov ernor-Elect Bmith will not go in the South, it Is pointed out. Al ready oDDOsltlon to even the sug gestion is growing. His church affiliation would disqualify him South of the Mason and Dixon line and here exists the founda tion of the Democratlo party. Be sides, a great political victory like Smith fought in New York Isn't necessarily a sign of an individ ual's -greatness. Soma doubt that OF THE INTER ALLIED BEATS PROPOSED Southern Commercial! Congress Hears Plan of Dr. C. J. Owens. DECIDE TO SUBMIT REPORT TO HARDING I Program Would Amortize Inter-Allied Debts in 66 Years. BEING ENTERTAINED BY THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN iEflnSfflftRR TO STAGE F 6 FOR SPEAKERSr - -,,:"' Judge Cocke Slated as Next Reading cienc in the Senate. fimni wwi snsiv 5 ' i tAWmooam oi 4 I . . M MHOCK tABSLSIl Ar,EIGH. Nov. 20. John O. faon, of Kinston, will get the ' jakerehlp of the 1923 House thrint onnosltlon. and then will nagin a fight between Will Neal, of Marlon, and Edgar w. "narr, 01 -Charlotte, for the ivzs ttpeaxer- srtp. These two Western repre etintatlvea and their respective .friends have had their eye on tne Speakership for sometime and as soon a Mr. Dawson gets in they will ret busy. i These fltrhta for the Speakership ordlnarlllv mat so keen- that the next Speaker can be determined before the session in which 'the f laht originated has been adjourn odw Much Interest is expected to attach to the Neal-Pharr battle as the two are among the moat popu lar members, of the Norths Carolina Jjegisia.ture. . cacn nus ju wwi. elected to his -third term. Each has made an extrordinarlly good record. Mr. Neal la from a county that usually goes Republican. He bare ly got elected when he first ran for the Legislature. The Republi cans missed ms scaip oy some thing like 28 votes. His majority It his year was over BOO, a record ior McDowell County."- -! A Senate change next term la exDected to take place at the read- g clerk's desk. Mayor Brough 'nj of Troy, who has held the for several session, la exa cted to give way. to Judge Phil p Cocke. Asheville lawyer. Judge Cocke has been besought i liy Senators from several sections f i become reading clerk and word ! from Asheville is to the effect that I he will take- the place. Mr. Brough j ton la now serving as mayor of (Troy and It has been reported he wiu . not be a candidate tor tne place. The report, however, lacks his verification. : .. i CHICAGO, Nov. 20. Foreign trade was the subJact of the ma jority of speeches tonight in the conference of consular representa tives of the Southern Commercial congress, which is holding its fifteenth annual convention h ere. ' Disunions on world peace an.l tlie" achievements of Congress wer hoard. A specific plan for amortization of Inter-allied debts and Germr.rl reparations which would wipe the slate clean In 66 years, was pre sented to the Congress by the In ternational Trade Commission, a subsidiary organization. The debt amortisation plan ac companied by an exhaustive review of business conditions in European countries, on the strength of which the commission arrived at its fig ures t what the German can pay. The commission says Germany will be able to pay 12 billion dol lars under the 66 year funding plan proposed. The plan proposed la to collect the Interest due together with one half percent on the principal, the first year. As, the , principal grad ually decreases the Interest will grow less eacn year ano me amount applied to amortisation larger. The commission's table for payment of the . German repara tions would start with an initial navment of 1360. 000.000 Interest and $60,000,000 on the principal. Bv the tenth year tne inmrai payment would hav docreased to $341,713, ous. a v ano w prmviiJ. pavment Increased to sjs.zso, 391.03. " Col. Myron m. Kooinson, preei- dent of the American wanuiac turera" Export Association and a member of the Inter-Allied High Commission, discussing the foreign debt, merchant marine subBldy and the tariff law, said America must have a merchant marine, not only to curry Its foreign trade in peace, but to serve as, auxiliary ships in war. , - ' : - , "I 'can sea greater future at this time, than ever in the history of the country," ha said, "and the more ew t do to help the rest of .the world, tha better." , .,'.' N'eed liCodeniMp Baaed ' On Patriotism .; .;' Ir. Clarencev JT. Owen, president of the congress, in his annual ad dress, declared that "what America needs today la leadership based on patriotism and not partisansmp. He discussed the needs ot an amendment to the Federal Farm Loan- Aot to provide for short-term credits; a constructive reclama tion program; an. attractive land settlement plan for ex-soldiers with cash bonus as a possible al ternative, secretaries of education and public health with the rank or cabinet members; concerted agri cultural organization by all the States; credits to European na tions; purchasing surplus Ameri caa oropa; eo-ordlnation of the railways, highway and waterways as transportation agencies, and many other problems. Tomorrow, ambassadors and ministers of eight European and South American countries will dis cuss International commercial re lation. Senator N. B. Dial, of South Carolina, will speak on the present cotton future contraot law. I a . ; : BY BILLY BORNE ! i . a:0RCHE3'nn - - r uf. -QeA!0 so;n, vr 0 station po? v rCSw RARD AT JOIN T 0 SPEAK HP SESSION IIMG BILL CHICAOO, Nov. 20. (By The Associated Press.) A speclfi pro gram of amortisation of the Inter allied debt and German repara tion which. If adopted, would wipe out all debts in sixty-six year by the payment of interest and, an additional one-half ot one per cent on principal annually. was presented to the Southern Commercial Congress in session here today. This plan, evolved by Dr. Clar ence J. Owens, president of the Congress, and hi associates from material collected by the Interna tional Trade Commission whtch In vestigated conditions In moat Eu ropean countries, is to be submit ted to President Harding and Sec retaries Mellon, Hughe and Hoov er. A preliminary report already c m ran nj TO CANVASS CI TODAY IN BEHALF COMMUNITY FUND Hope to Raise $35,000 and Complete Budget for Next Year. . An effort will be made today to complete the Community Chest budget of $95,000 by raising $36, 000 and several hundred workers will leave the Masonic Temple this morning, armed with blanks and pencils, ready to canvot every. In dividual in the city who has not subscribed to the chest, according to announcement: (ast 'night 'by Harry EL Oruver,' secretary. n : entnuswsuo r -meeting was held at the Masonic Temple last night, at 6:30 o'clock and final in structions given the workers in an effort to "go over the top." Men will canvass the city today in the interests ot the chest and It Is be lieved that a record will be estab lished by raisins' the quota in one day. Sam P. : Burton, general chair man. Is optimistic over the pros pects of success In the one-day drive and assisted by his four gen erals, Edgar Qreene, J. A. Goode, Bernard Ellas and George Wright, of divisions A, B, C and D, will direct the canvass of Asheville. The budget .for 182S was prac tically two-thirds raised in the cam paign several weeks ago and it was decided at that time to continue the work after a period of several week. The final results of the canvass will be known early tonight and the workers and team officials will gather at the Masonic Temple at 6:80 o'clock, when the final reports will be made. -. Contributions may be made in cash, subscription for a lump sum or divided into partial payments. German Cabinet Is To Be Announced Officially Today Cuno's Ministry Recruited Chief lv From Among Middle Parties. FIKRLIV, Nov. 20. (By The As sociated I'res) Wllhelm Cuno is Germany's fifteenth chancellor and the grst non-partisan, non-parliamentary holder of the post In the new republic He has succeeded In forming his new cabinet but an nouncement of Its members will not be made officially until to morrow. . It ,was indicated tonight, how ever, that among the hold-overs will be Andreas Hermes, minister ot finance? Dr. Heinich Baung, la bor; Dr. 6. Gessler, defense, and General Wilhelm, 'Groener, trans portation. Chancellor Cuno's ministry will the three middle parties, who hav be chiefly "recruited from among agreed to support him, while three or four of the members will re ceive, their appointment on -non-political grounds. The first pronounced bourgeoisie cabinet of Republican Germany en ters upon its functions knowing that it will be confronted by the uncompromising opposition of the United Socialists and Communist, but hopeful of winning the benevo lent neutral tolerance of the strong Nationalistic party, oi the Reich tag. nriiT nrinnf utn titAiiu LIT FROM ES PARKER ON PL Aft Governor Promises Thor- ough Investigation in Louisiana. it 3. V. MORAV INDISPOSED AT HOME MKAH LONDON tXttTDON', Nov. to. 3. V. Morgan Is lndlsooseo at his home at Wat ford. 17 miles outside London. A telephone Inquiry at his residence to night elicited the Information from one of Mr. Morgan's chauffeur that Mr. Morgan had returned home from London today 111. The chauffeur de ellned to state the nature of Mr. Mor gan's illness or to give any other In formatlon concerning -Mm. A report was in circulation today that Mr. Morgan was to make a trip to Berlin. At tne ornces or Morgan. Grenfell and Company, bankers, it was said Mr. Morgan was In town. but no one In the bank was aware that he had made any plans to visit the oerman capuai. , CHURCH WD PLACE FOR APPLAUSE IS VEWOFJISHOP Rebukes Raleigh Meth odists Who Thus Rejoice at Peele's Return. Florida's Former Governor Is Found Not Guilty Of Charges Of Holding Negro In Peonage PBN8ACOLA. Fta Nov. 26. (By The Associated Press.) Sid ney J. Catts,' former governor of this state, was found not guilty by a-Jury in Federal court here to-nla-ht which tried him on a charge of peonage. The Jury deliberated nnlv nine minui.es. in urn suecu characterised the case from tha be ginning. The former governor was alleged to have neia jonn iionry Roger, in bondage on nis iarm, after he had been pardoned from life-time .entence dunnc nis term of office. A second indictment charged him wltn Boiamg &a Rrnwn In the same manner, his trial today dealing with the former.- The court took tne case mis morning, consumed l than an hour in selecting- a Jury and ad vanced rapidly into a night ses sion. At the conclusion ot testi mony at 11 o'clock both ide waived argument and Judge W. B. Shenpard delivered hi argument. The government announced iu case closed witn tne conclusion oi testimony by Ed Brown, and coun sel for Mr. Catts immeaiaxeiy moved that the court instruct tnu iiu-r in return a verdict of not guilty on the ground . that there waa no evidence to show that Roger was forced to work again! hi will and that there was no evi dence to show th evidence of debt. Judge Sheppard overruled the motion. Th testimony of Roger ws the outstanding feature of the evidence offered by the government during the afternoon session. , , , . ' The negro who was sentenced -to life imprisonment at Ktoseeme 1 years ago at the age of IS for thv n.urder of another negro during a gambling row, testified that upon being given a conditional pardon in December. 1020. he met Gov ernor Catts at eanderson where he had been working with a road gan a few minutes after hi formal re lease. Th governor told him, th-' negro said, that "when you mak-; a year,- you'll be free." Asked bt Assistant District Attorney Hoft man what he meant by "making u year." the negro replied: "A year on the Catt farm." He later ex plained that the year waa to oe made in payment for the pardon iroued to him. D. F. Howell, Sanderson, became interested in the negro and ar ranged, Mr. Howell testified, to pay th usual attorney' fee for Rover U an effort to obtain a pardon. Roger, Mr. Howell testified, waa to repay the Arm either In cash or labor, which ever would be moe; convenient If he was successful In obtaining a pardon. Th Arm paid the fee, Roger was pardoned, and then, according to Howell, the -ICMami m rwt rwj RALEIGH, N. C, Nov. 20. "Tho church of God Is no place for ap plause," Bishop Collins Denny shouted Into the applauding gal leriee ot Kdenton Street Methodist Church this morning In rebuke when an outburst of rejoicing that followed the announcement that Rev. W. W. Peele, for four years pastor of that church had been returned for another year, setting up a new precedent for the iv. t.i Carolina Methodist Conference tha: shortly afterward aajouineu. Bishop Denny withheld the ap pointments for the Raleigh dls trict until the last and the assign ment or tne isaenton street unurcu was not read until th end and the Galleries of the church, ntieu wuri members ot the congregation who had earnestly urged the return or Mr. Peele. immediately broke into applause when the minister's name waa called, but th bishops re buke brought silence. The appointment follow as an nounced today: Durham District: Presiding elder, M. T. Plyler, Burlington; Front Street, W. B. .North; Webb Avenue, N. E. Cole trans. Burlington circuit: Lindsay Frazler. ' Brookdale circuit: B. T. Hurley. Carrboro: J. W. Autry. Chapel Hill: Walter Patten. Dur ham: Branson, H. G. Ewlng; Cal vary, D. E. Barnhardt; Carr, J. H. Buffalo; Lakewood. W. C- Ball: Memorial, M. Bradshaw; Trinity, A. D. Wilcox; Pearl Mill. H. M. Wellman; West Durham. J. W. Bradley. Durham circuit. W. F. Craven;1 Eno, D. M. Sharpe; Graham and Haw River, G. M. Daniel; , Hfllsboro, J. E. Blalock. (one to be supplied): Leasbur. H. K Nix; Mebane. N. C. Yearbv: .mi uon circuit, J. Baacoms Hurley; Alount Tlrxah, J. C. William; Per son circuit, B. C. Thompson; Rox- .-oro, Vans Memorial, J. B. Hur- .oy; East Roxboro and Longhurs.-, J J. Blames, supply. Rougemon: circuit, J. F. etarnes;, South Ala mance circuit, W, R. Hardesty, ITanceyville circuit, J. T. Stanford I tofessor in Trinity College, H. E. S p n c Conference . missionary secretary, A. D. Wilcox. Ellabeth City District: - -Presiding elder: C. B. Culbreth Chowan; Columbia circuit, M. W Hester; Currituck circuit, J. P Bross; Dare circuit, R. N. Fltts, supply; : Bdenton, J; V. Knight; Klizabeth City Firat church, N. H. D. Wilson: City Road. H. E. KMyers; Gate circuit. E. R. Clegg, IJatteras, J. M. Jollff. snpnly; Hertford, B. B. Slaughter; Kenne WASHINGTON, Nov 20. As surancea were given Governor Parker, of Louisiana, today by President Harding that wherever Federal interests were Involved in the alleged activities of the Ku Mux Klan in that state the ted oral authorities were ready to ex icna run co-operation. This was in reply to a request by the gov ernor for government heln In cut. ting off from ,tne organisation in uouniana, tne iy,r"M'and en aniiregnment wniou. he. asserted. was receiving from the outside. At the White House conference oeiween tne prealdent and Mr. l-amer, attenaea also bv Attorney General Dougherty and Attorney ueneral of Louisiana, A. V. Coiio, h was agreed that-the state gov Tnmrni wouia oe lully able take care of the altuatlon, Tim governor oallod attention to the campaign he has been conducting against tne klan for months an declared in a formal statement la siitd on leaving tho White Houso inflrf. regaraiess of cost or conse quences a most thorough Invrnti gatlon would be mad of reported liuu uses. Donk Report Mado By Waaliuiirton Pa Jhe rame time, he vigorously i.ini -BBS in Louisiana any such situation as that described In articles written bv a Muff pendent of th Washington post and published over the country. In t.ltuHT i? the, Pmt wblch mio . . -. i-arner said tne state ment In these ariiina .- . 1. ' klan has reduced th sovereign . V VL lo lne vassalagi I "ivuiiDie empire," was one 'he most .maxlng inaccurate Observat nr.." K- . . rml ,"" " vcr Known , '.i..imrnn 10 mak. Arriving her early today from Baton Rogue. Governor . Parker Wlth BM-n. chief of the bureau of investigation of the Department of Justice, before iu Lite w n l r ft Hnns mi.. man jasa lor more Vv r na conclusion sued thi statement for the Preei dent: it tLTmemrm ttint a.. m .-vuioiaim win nn runv ni. u . 41. ... . - T avuiO .J f" ot ""uatlon. There ..unuii, at tnis tlm for th Federal Government to do except to give assurances to th State authorities-that wherever Federal lw !"? r ,nvolvi. Federal au- .i.an reaay to extend, full co-operation." ; In hU letter -to Th Post, the Louisiana Governor said that never since he had been reading newspapers had he known a writ er to 'build such a fanciful super structure on such a slight founda- ui laci, as was don in the article sent to Th Post from ouge and "printed with ucn display In your Issue of 8un- oay. m anaea that the. article w a sianoer on Louisiana and it Chief Executive." Th Governor declared there was bsaolutely nothing" on which oould have been based the state ment that "the machinery of State Government has almost ceased to funotlon" adding that there never oeen tne most remote idea on the part of any one In Louisiana of appealing to the Federal Govern ment "tO ao Into the Klilta .nt Louisiana and take over the ad ministration of government." CAPITULATIONS BIGGEST QtKSTlO.V AT LAISANJTE PARIS, Xov. iU.--tuy The Asso elated Press.) Ismet Pasha, chief Turkish delegate at the Lausanne peace conference, has again been In structed by the Angora assembly positively not to yield on the question of capitulations, according to .au thoritative information reaching Pari. These Instructions, It la said were en in view or the probability that on of th biggest .battle of th con ference will be fought over this point, th Turk .Instating that foreigner be amenable to the Turkish laws and courts and th other nations declar ing that their nationals be accorded extra-territorial rights. . It Is pointed out that, rightly or wronaly from th l uronean nolnt of view the Angora fl'wsrnment places Ha request for ahumion of th capitu lations first In hnnortanna nn its lut of peace term Re-enact Historic Cus toms as 67th Congress Opens Third Session. HOUSE GETS NEW WOMAN MEMBER Good Prospect ''Grand urn i.ady" From Geor gia Will Be Seated. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The 7th Congress today formally opened its third session. Itfs life u a special session will be only two weeks, but In that time, it is the hope of President Hnrdlng that substantial progress will be made on the ndmlnlKtrntlon's merchant marine legislation and consider able advance work done On the annual supply bills which must be handled In the regular session, be ginning on December 4. Historic customs of the opening of a new session were re-enacted (oday in both housea and the reg ular preliminaries were gone through In brie routine meeting. Adjournment followed as a murk of respect lo, the late Senator Wat son of Georgia and the late Rep resentative .Nolan, of California. The President hss arranged to address a Joint semlon tomorrow in behalf of the shipping bill. His message is expected to be delivered at 12:30 o clock. The Senate ad Journment postponed until tomor row the effort of Mrs. W. H. Felton or Georgia, the first woman sen ator to be aworn in as successor to Senator Watson and serve at least one day. Overflow galleries witnessed th proceedings in both Senate and House and viewed the hubbub in exenanges greetings and feltclt ation until stilled at noon by the gavels of Vice-President Coolldge and Speaker Glllet formally rail ing the extra session to order. Th Senate was In session IS minutes and the House adjourned at 12:49 0 clock. Tne House had a new woman member, Mrs. Winifred Maaon Huck, of Illinois, Joining Miss Alio Konertson of Oklahoma a a sit ting member of that body while Mrs. Felton received the attention both ot senator and galleries ot Adjournment of each bod v. fol lowed adoption of the usual raeolU' Hons of notification and th re ceipt of formal announcement, of tne deaths of mmbr. ... Oeorwla "grand HW'W, ra. V M. . Mii Mrk..Uk "w m. i. -a.. senator, was th star, meufiior vf tn. cast in to opening (wetie to- y of the convenlnr ot Congrena, Her effort to be aworn ft) and it ror a day wa fore aver until tomorrow. There was good pro pert tonight, that lucoess. would crown her hope nt taking, the oath tomorrow and becoming the first woman senator In fact a well a name, if only for a day. The $7 year old woman, todav wa all but an actual senator, oc cupying a seat on the senate floor for hour where ah wa cheered by fhe gallery crowd and wa congratulated by senators, repre sentative and officials who throng ed about her. Hh was. feted also by crowds about the senate and ws photographed and dined. or all senators taat. oresont or future, Mrs. Felton ws the first to appear today on the floor. Ac companied oy former. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and wear lng a blaek bonnet, fur roat and wnite gloves, she arrived more than an hour before th noon con vening hour.- Shaking out her silk dress and lac collar, ah waa given an absent senator' chair next to Senator Harris, Democrat, Georgia. Gallery crowds, largely compos ed of women overflowing Into the halls, cheered and applauded the white-haired woman as, shortly before the senate convened, she wa escorted to an ante-room to receive a huge bouquet of 87 red roses. Again the crowd broke Into noisy demonstration as she re turned to her seat. Clasped in her lap rolled In brown paper she held her commission as a senator, re ceived two months ago by appoint ment upon the death of Senator Thomas E. Wataon. Alleged Scheme To Get-Rich-Qaick At Vets' Hospital Fails rurnm mnr in LiLnlil LUdL IN UNIFORM SALARY FOR SOLICITORS WILL BE SOUGHT RALEIOH. N. C. Nov. 20. The General Assembly ot 1923 will be asked to Increase the number of Superior Court judges In North Carolina from 20 to 24 or 30. to place all so licitors In the Stat on a uni form salary and to change lb period of a Judge's residence In one district from six month to a year, it was decided at a Joint meeting ot three committee of the North Carolina Bar Associ ation here today. Reports obtained by II. M, London, legislative reference li brarian and secretary of the bar association and submitted to tha bar association committee today shows that the smallest income of any solicitor in the Stat un der present fee system Is $7, 200, while the solicitors in-two districts each received In fee more than $14,000 last year. LIS CHARGING MURDER G ROM ANTED NT fS T 0.09. htm 4, the: WKS rJ Copland. wUWI proutthl'l t T S foV Juiigo Webtt 0fsF4itl'tl!:'Vrt GOVERNOR M SEEKING MEMBERSHIP SUCCESSOR DETROIT. Nov. 20. Senatorial qualifications of no fewer than a Revenue Officer Held Under Bond of $7,000 for Murder. - - rffrwtt Cminnimtt fu itewflls-i'CMm) SALISBURY, K., 7eMov. CO. In Roean ISuperior Court today, Solicitor Hayden Clement got ' a true bill for murder against ft. It. Cheatham, the revenu officer who la charged with th killing of Doug Dunham, a ' whit man of thU city several week ago, ; Application feaa b mad for th rraov of IJi' ct t Fd- ral Court and kn order moving It i eaftected to be aiad thl week.' Cheatham continue at liberty on- Oil! bfi Court several week ago. A true bill for murder was also -scurd. today against-: Lea - Me Harge, who t charred with hav ing willed Deputy Sheriff Props, of Cabarru County, at Kannapoll last Friday night. Motlarg la Un der medical treatment in Hows a jail suffering from bullet wounds received during nt troum witn th officer at Kannapoll and If he is able to stand trial thl week Solicitor Clement will insist on go ing" Into th cas. Fifty or more promoitjon en forcement officer from over th Stat ar hr today receiving In structions from their Chief. Mr. Kohlos afnd being drilled In the duties of their offlc. W. II. McKamie, arrested nsr Saturday for selling stamp and stamped paper cheaper than the Government sells It, It being held while the postoffics Department la making an Investigation to ascer tain, if possible, wher he got thr stuff, - - ' ' "- ' CLE MEN OK A I! EARNEST 4 IN CAUSE OF WAJfCJC NEW YORK, Nov. 10 fBy th As sociated Press.) Georges Cletnenceau, advocate of France, unleashed his watory today before one of the most critical audiences ha is likely to face In America. AoDearlnc for a 15-mlnut talk be- for a group of newspaper editors and publishers at' luncheon, arranged hy Ralph Pulltser, of the New York World, the venerable Tiger plunged so deeply Into the subject closest to his Heart that it waa 6 minute be fore he could find a stoonln- place. ills auditors represented man shades of politloal opinion. Among tnetji were men wno jiad written ed itorials criticising his views on world pontics, nut st tn eno or ni aa dress they were all agreed on one flung: that Clemenceau la taknate ly In earnest abont th cause of France, and that hi addressee will o wen worm Bearing. Democrats Start Movement To Make Senator Simmons Leader For Minority Of The Senate WAsnitOTON toasts TBS ASSB.1M.8 ClttSW y h. a. o. in.vr WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Dem- ocrats here - started a movement today to make Sonator Simmon leader for the minority of the senate, succeeding Senator Under wood, of Alamaba. Senator Sim mons would not discuss the minor ity leadership or say whether he would accept It It tendered, on ac-eount6Y- tli 'heavy duties attend ant upon It. He would be also head ot the Democrats on the inance Committee, a Job Itself that requires an unuaually large amount of hard. work. At the same time the leadership Is calling for man having something like the broad experience and temperament of Senator Simmons. His friends believe he will accent If the place come to him without any serious dkrturbano In party rank. A significant Indication of hi popularity among th Democrat cam to th Senator from Claude Kltchln, minority leader of the Houae, who spent a tew day here. He dated that In talking with member of th House he found the Democrat there anxlou for Mr. Simmon to become minority leader of the Senate. Mr. Kltchln has gone horn after looking over the political altuctlon and Mr. Garrett, Democrat, Tennessee, will continue to act as House leader. Senator Simmons' position imthe party wa recognised, by Vice President Coolldge .when the Sen ate met. He appointed Senators Simmons and Lodge, of Massa chusetts, td deliver the formal no tification to President Harding that the Senate was ready for bus lness. Senator Simmons found th eleo- tlon highly gratifying and wo con gratu luted by friend for hi part in bringing about the downfall of the Republicans through his work in the Senate. A letter was received, for In stance, from Walker Taylor, of Wilmington, which read In part: ."I have taken great pleasure on several public occasion slnco the election to state tnat I considered you were more directly responsi ble for the result than tmr other one man or factor In th country." senator Simmons, predicting a comDlete rout for th ReDubll cans In 1924, had th follow epra- ment on the change brought about In th election: "It wa Just a sweeping Demo cratlo victory," h said, "and a crushing- rebuk to th Republican administration and party. "It show a trend ot public sentiment that will Inevitably lead to politloal revolution In 1934." s ALLEGED SCHEM ATKENILwORTH ' -i "n .ii i j i I. .ii Estimate $20,000 Involved in Money Borrowing and Lending Plans. . ONE RESIGNATION FOLLOWS REPORT Patient and Nurse Give Figures on Amounts They Invested. A reported plan whereby cer tain person obtained money from officer, patient and nurse at Kenllworth Hospital On alleged promise to rpay with 1 per cent Interest per month, and then loaned the money In (mailer turn to- attendants, assistant and, patient at a greater rat ot In terest, waa disclosed yesterday, when those fearing losses, a the hospital is being closed, began to talk. . Colonel T. R. Fayna, command ing officer at th . Institution, stated last night that order had been out all th tlm glnt th "shaving of pay check mat It became known that AJvin D. Stultx, laboratorlan. who acted agent in borrowing and paying out certain tnontea had resigned from th service, according; to report from th hoapltal last night Whll th amount Involved can not b ascertained definitely until oanxruptey petition - o i him legal action la mad public, ai th hospital It I reported that -approximately $20,000 will repreaant losses to those who Invested in th alleged get rloh quick achcm. With order for th closing of th hoapltal by December J. trans fer of patient began eevral .lay, aeo. and th entire hoapltal is afloat with rumor regarding tho financial crash, -,- . : , Thoma V, ftarrl, pstlent. claim to hav $$to Invented In th . propoaitionl Ml " Fle'.-her , nursr, eona sjn- n , ', with ttm ..'. -n loaning hi money t anv.i.-m... who promised, thsy ajf. t ,i-. ten per pent per month. (Wing hi not aa aecurity. It ' la said the gent 1 turn loaned th money tc attendant, employes and patients In advance on pay checks, charg ing what they wr wllllngr to pay, sometimes ten and In tomt caae as-high as 20 per cent. ' Several ar Involved heavily In th deal, and on 1 rportd to have 94.000 In th proposition. V negro orderly stated yeaterday that" he had borrowed money from the agent, but did not knew bow "Shaving pay eherks W th mr term applied to such practice, and It Is worked by those who hv psv checks due agreeing to torn ovef their cheek to th agent for a "ttp nlated sum In dvanee, uually from (0 to 90 per esnt of th face value. With the transfer of patient dur ing th past few day. It oonld not be learned how many are hrterested in the alleged "get-rleh-qu', affair, but many rumor ar resulting from the reported financial eraab, believed hn mumI aa a result of fatlurs. to keep proper aoeounta and poor loans, the majority of those ob taining loans belne; sttendants, miner employes and colored patients, wn wer ready to loae part of the alary or eompesatlon cheok In rdr to receive "ready money.'' ' ,i Mr Rttilie hee nlaced hi affair In . the hand of Judge WIHIam P. Brown, although It Is generally realised at the hoapltal that all Interested In th scheme ar equally responsible In the financial calamity that followed th short successful operation of th al leged plan to pay Investor eooipara, lively huge returns. : The practice. It is ld. waa- car ried on at th hospital In denane of order Usued by Dr. T. R. Payne, commanding officer, who hortly f ter aasumlng command of th Doe- .g, pltal issued Instruction that tn . "ahavlng" of nay check would not be tolerated, it Is believed that the , "round up" In preparation to closing tha hospital resulted In the purported unearthing of the alleged plan, aide by the persistent efforts of Investor to oolleot, although some report taer had been receiving th high rat f Interest with regularity. "I only nted aa agent, wa tn atatemant of Mr. Stult to -sentatlv of Th Cltlsen but night who aald th entire matter waa tn the hands of hi attorney. Other than the note given by Mr. Rtults to those Investing la the finan cial scheme no record hav bean . mad ot th various deal aaoordlag to several Interested. . With th final closing of th hoa pltal a few day off and patients be ing transferred and th gwrsonnel awultlna orders It Is believed that the persistent effort of th Investor tn : collect tha principal Invested caused th entire matter to be brought to the attention of officials. Not being able to com In contact with tha business world I believed -to have caused th Dtlnta to be- some interested tn a plan that pr-m-lad handsome returns and resulted tn them Investing th proceed of com pensation check. , V Those who were seen by a repr. that they did not know how th money was-being handled to bring such raturns. . EIGHTY LTVE8 LOST IX STEAMSHIP DISASTER MEX3CALI, Lower Calif, Nor.'" 20. A., new estimate of SO lives Inst In the disaster to th steamer Topolobampo early yesterday at LaBonba, 69 mile South of Mexi can on the Gulf of California, waa received h tonight. Twenty-one bodies hav bn r- covered. It 1 said. Eleven wer ot children between th aiaa of 4 and 16 year. . ' Let last bight but two bodies had been recovered a woman and a child hugged to her breast. Oth er were expected to be found at low tide this artarnoom Twantv- four survivor, including nln wo men and six children, ar on their way to Mesicall, Lower California.