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THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, Nov. B. Foreoast for North Carolina! Fair Friday! colder Friday nlght aturday fair and coldtr. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEli ESTABLISHED 1868. MIN N G 5fl )E ACCIDENT GOES 0 TOTAL OF 84 fwo Succumbed to Inju ' ries, of All Those Hurt in Explosion. FEW ACCIDENTS OF KIND ON RECORD COMMISSION "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" JEVM-lEj jjJSj FWDAYnwORNINGrTToVEMBER 24, 19227 POWERS Not a Single Foreman of All Those Employed Among Survivors. A BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 23.- Ry The Associated Press.) Eigh fy-ifour bodies, 20 those of white men and t4 tbo or negroes, lay tonight in undertaking establish ments here and In Bessemer, the ieath toll of a coal dust explosion yesterday In Dolomite mine num- r3 ot the woodward iron com jany. near here. Eighty-two bodies ffre taken from . the mine early l) day and of the sixty Injured-two (iccumbed. Reports reached ofll- dals that those remaining In bos itais possibly an wowa recover. The bodies of 11 white men and negroes were in one unaertax a rig esuuiuHuiiivu in otwrmtir ihlle a large crew of undertakers A fc-e pared them .for burial, hun m Ir-erin nf nelsons rnnirrefirated ut the pla;e. anxiously seeking ews of relatives or friends. - One hite man and IS negroes had not een positively identified early to- ilght. . It wis necessary to sta- ion police at the entrance when nly those seeking the missing or elatlves of those known to have ost their Uvea were admitted. The plosion was declared by mining pert to- have; been a freak and far as local records show, only line third of its kind ever to have iccurred in this country. Dolo mite number 3 is a slope mine, ipenedln 1883 and operated until yesterday .without a serious accl lent. At (the bottom of the 800 foot slope is the mine railroad ard where dump cars loaded With coal are assembled and drawn by able to the surface and up the ilnnle. A string of these cars broke loose, literally dropped 800 foet to the yard, where, clouds of coal dust arose with tne impacj and a high tension electric cable Levered with the crash ignited the dust. - : , ' - The full force of .the explosion and the accompanying flame went up the mope, tne nasn or namo iro lectin beyond tne uppie sev eral hundred leet and Bring wooa n construction at the top. The mine and slona were undamaged and it was expected repairs to the and hoist would be made to resume, operations won ERS" TO MAKE RATES ARE A R G U E D Supreme Court May Es tablish Record for Length of Arguments. FOUR BATTERIES OF LAWYERS ENGAGED Schedule of Power Rates Ordered Two Years Ago Involved. RALEIGH, Nov. 23. The Su preme Court threatens to establish a new record for the length of time devoted to the an-ument of a single case In the power rate con troversy which went before it to day. Four batteries of attorneys ire fighting In four separate legal proceedings, with the Corporation Commission and the Southern Power Company virtually united against two strong groups of cot ton mills in a contest to sustain an increased schedule of bower rate ordered nearly two years ago. The Cdse which was foiisht through lengthy slttlmrs of the Corporation Commission with ram ifications that involved the 1851 General Assembly in a heated legs lative battle and which finally reached a mistrial In Clevninnl I i.ouniy buperlor Court, centers on tne right, of the Corporation Com mission to affix a schedule of rates for North Carolina ComDanv doine tn alleged interstate, business. Two Groups of Cotton Mills Have Appealed Case The two grouos of rotfon mllia nave appealed to the higher trlbu nal on thy grounds that the South era Power Company, furnishing power to South Carolina as well aa iorui Carolina mills, in .loini- or, uiicraiMLe Dusmess and that the corporation Commission, confined :n autnonty to lntra-state rate fix ing, cannot touch the schedule of rates. PRICE FIVE CENTS LATENT FROM PARIS . J : S , . f , ' is Wis sUefm af Paahlan .ia ftveni Id the dally faaftion , mw In Th Cltlaan, with juMlen at the saw. ! eat eatlnr .. . n. . , , ' . ..-' j ' '.. I Ms, '-if ?' . , DOMING EVENTS CAST THEIR SHADOWS BEFORE On the decision of the Supreme Court will depend the final word as to whether the Corporation Commission shall sav how, much the Southern Power rimnanu ., charge for its power in view of the fuct that, although its main office is in North Carolina, It sells its power jn ctner states. - BY BILLY BORNE J " n an will v-iL y 'm quite I Clemenceau Arid French Policies Attacked, Defended In Senate; Battle Now Over Ship Subsidy STERLING SIDES R FRENCHMAN ROUSE CONVENES HOU R EARLY 0 How Mrs. Felton Looked When She Reached Capital When the toys are In the windows. In a mot alluring way. Then his thoughts begin to wan , der To that grand and glorious day. When he keeps his clothes neat and clean. And always combs his hair; When he doesn't tease the dog and cat And with school work don't despair. When he does the chores willingly And doesn't even pout . Old Santa Claua is on his way, There'a rt the slightest doubt. Lausanne Conferees May Establish Two . Treaties Wracks an fin time to Iday. The Corporation Commission represented by Assistant Attorney General Frank Nh th Southern Power Comnanv rr,.. sented by five attorneys, are seek- ns me o'smissal of the appeal. They are fighting their battle sep arately bu seeking the same de cision. The two groups of millj ,.Z are, f kln' the ame decision, although fighting the battle sepJ trately, owing the different cofiten- I u""t a to legal points. AlUwwys ToW to Take Thought Nemssary I,1ZZ ""T" vourt : instructed sttortirs rurhen tha . k. ,u . "f.Mry-Wh RfumehCnd it cioka -how . as though it will go through tomorrow. r In that event I' ' IB thOTUffht a nur AA 1 '.. have bern established for the length of time allowed by the court i ne first rrnnn J n mn aSinfLt.hthf,rn Po- Company! i ' .ummismon is Phi 1,1?. " ana u- Newton. The mills are Cannon Manufacturing Company. Highland Park Manufactur ing Company. Cabarrus Cotton MIUs, Anchor Mills, Johnson Manufaoturin Company, Brown Manufacturing Com pany, Jewell Mills, Inc. Voreott Mills, Inc., A. M. Smyra Manufactur ing Company, droves Mlils. Inc., i rranicnn tort on Mills. Patterson Man I ufaeturing Company. Amason Cotton .uius, oamnner aianuraoturlng Com pany. Efird Manufacturing Comnanv Wlscassett Villa Company, Tucaror gotton Mills. Gibson Manufacturing tompany. lyoray juuia ana Buckeye cotton an 11 is. Ths zeoond group of mills, retire- sented by Mr. Parker, of Greensboro, and John J. Parker of Charlotte, con sists of the Proximity Manufacturing company, comprising tne ramous Cone system of mills; the Revolution Cotton Mills and the Bellevue Manu facturing Company. Kepreoeniing ine soutnern rtrwer One Will Be Between Turkey and Greece Re garding frontiers. REMODELED SEVRES TREATY FORESEEN Turks Noncommital on Demilitarization of the Dardanelles. ' ljrls believed about 40 tf the ' who lost their Uvea wore ia vard at the foot or tne siope id were killed by thwrconcssldn. Of these, six were foremen, the last wiping out all ot the mine musa Tha deadly aiteroamu Formed immediately and accounted tor the remainder of the victims. A peculiar, feature discussed to- Day by -officiate of the- wooawara Company was the fact that when rescue parties cutctrm ho mrhlda miners' head lamps on tne caps ot some vi '" " "" i "inennwa dv Tillett and UuUiria were burning. - ' ! T'o! leffa' nrm- Juds J. Craw- Safety precautions observed by he Woodward Company prevent ed an appalling disaster. rour hundred and eevcnty-five men were in the mine at the time. The breaking otf eleotrio cables with the crash' and blwt threw the cir cuit breakers and the motors op sratlng the ventilating fans, came to a standstill. Immediately gasoline-operated emergency fans were put 1ft working order, three min utes after the blast. Thirty minutes later the first ulnar to' emerge from the slope appeared. The mine was cleared of Hie after-damn within a short Ume and the miners still inside received free air. The mine is jonneeted with Dolomite No. 1 and altogether there were four it n h surface, t The miners m h iniMr wnrklnars sougni mi i . .,!. nt afrneted bv the i Company In this four-cornered fight '"IT..-" .11 of those I are W. S. Robinson. Jr., K. T. Cana- MRS. CORA WEST KILLED WHILE ON MING TRI Lrightened, She Runs to I susband, Dogs uause I VGun to Discharge.- I Mrs. Cora West, a young wo- I rrian, was almosf instantly killed in rne arms of her husband, i"Teo j. West, at dusk yesterday when they were hunting about five miles from the city and one 'of . their dogs ran against - a pump gun, causing the weapon to discharge, according to statements made by tne husband to the sheriff a ahort time after -the fatality. ! The accident occurred about five nines from Ashevilla in the vicinity of the quarry not far from the IWeavervtlle Highway. The body was Drought to the chapel of Hare and Reynolds and the matter reierred to Coroner E. R. Morris. J-Ate last night the coroner was un- eciaea as to whether he would tiold an inquest, but said he would first consult with relatives of the deceased before making known his Weeping and in a disconnected manner, the husband told the . -w. t iu a representative or 'ine n at the undertaking estab lishment shortly after his wife sd, breathed her last. He. said 5? may left town in their car l tour dogs and a sack- and t in the direction of Weaver- le. When they had gone about v miles, he said he noticed Vme birds. Stopping the car, ao rdlng to the story, he' took his un and walked quite a distance ia see if be could find. inr true" l't them. Later ti thnuiht Ihn BAILEY STATES RIS NEW ATTACK IS OT PERSONAL The Office and Not the Man Criticized Regard ing Tax Commissioner CHARLOTTE, Nov. t. The of fice and not the man was referred to In his recent remarks about the tax commissioner and the, other questions " he raised are public ones and not private matters, J. W. Bailey declared here late to day in reply to a statement issuea in Raleigh yftsterday by Governor Morrison. Mr. Bailey who come to Charlotte to address the Broth .rhnH nf the First BaDtlst Church jesua view oi query. LAUSANNE, Swltseriand, Nov. 2 8. -f( By The Associlated Press.). Two ' treaties Will- firobably grow out of the Ljeussjone Near East conference If It has a auccessful outcome. One wiU ' be a treaty between Turkey ad Greece set tling their boundaries and adjust ing the problems which have aris en directly out of their conflict at arms; the other will probably be the revamped an'd revised ttpaty of Sevres, designed to put Turkey at peace with all the Allied pow ers which were , at arms against her In the great war. The latter treaty will doubtless contain provisions for -the regula tion of the Turkish Straita and it Is likely that the Russians will participate in framing It. Thrace occupied the attention of the conference until late tonight and again will be under discussion tomorrow. A sub-commission ''un der the presidency of General Way gand of France is struggling with the question of Turkey's western boundary, the full commission ter ritorial and military questione hav ing found it advisable to turn the matter over, to experts ror a re port. Joseph C. Crew, the Amer ican, minister to Switzerland, and P. Lammot Belin, of the Paris embassy, are the American mem bers of this sub-commission. . Says Sense) of Honor Docs Not Permit Disclosures. The Turkish' delegation opened the sluice gates of communication this evening by receiving the bri gade of newspaper correspondents, and provided by far the most amusing press conference since the Lausanne conclave inaugurated its labors. General Ismet Pasha himself did the talking. He took a fling at the other delegations which have been divulging the proceedings of the secret conference sessions, by sol emnly declaring that bis sense of honor in the sac redness of agree ment prevented him from making public what had gone on behind the closed doors. Then he jumped -to the question of the "love , marriage" wnicn somebody told him had taken place between the Balkan states and directed against the dangers of Turkey's return to Europe. Personally," tie retorted, i haven't heard a thing about this marriage.' " A vivacious woman Writer from the Balkans lnterpect ed. "But general, you were not invited to the wedding, were you ?' ismet laugnea nearuiy, out as clined to give an answer. "The Journalists want to know about the 'love marriage' between Turkey and Russia," was the next Central American Conference To Be Joined in hy V, S, A j . .... ,i Gathering Decomet a Six- Power Discussion or American Affain. WASHINGTON, Nbn 23 (By The Associated Press.) Complying vwlth, the estre of the Ave Central AinerleatriKov c.-nmenta. toe state ueparimeni announced today that the Unit ed States would pfcrtlcjBM for mally In the confereitce of- Cen tral American- affairs?" which will meet here December 4 to discuss matters- of mutual In terest to all six countries, In cluding limitation- of arma ments. Secretary Hughes and Sum ner Welles, former chief of the Latin-American . divlslop, State Department, has been appoint ed by President Harding as American delegates to the -conference, now. widened to a six- power discussion of American affairs, the governments rep resented being Costa Rica,: Sal vador. Nlcarauga, Guatemala and Honduras. ; 1 MOTO DRIVE By MT TOORIST S BEGUN RCLUB American Automobile As sociation Field Secretary Speaks in City. A united drive for motor tour ists was started by the Board of Governors of the Ashevlllo .Motor Club and representatives i from other organizations, at a special meeting, held at the Langren Hotel and featured by an address by Charles O'Connor, field secretary of the American Automobile As sociation. , I An effort will be made by the members to place the Aihevilla body in the rank of the! active clubs of the Triple A Organization and the benefits to the city through chamber or commerce cot opera tion will be of great value,! it waa stated after the meeting, was well attended. Field Secretary Charles nor, of the American Automobile Association, at the request Ashevlllo Motor Club, stoepid over tAnliht fin Wealth. made his repiy in w ismet lost nis capuvaima; wiv Al 111 IB uui rvflivu ,1, atwt.vuw ' ' "That ia a marriage that baa actually occurred. Everything they say about it is true. We nave'. treaty with Russia and very good relations with Russia.' , The general speak no English and but falterlngly in. irencn, ana for this reason bis remark about Western Thrace were -difficult ' to understand. "We want a fair rote, without terrorism," he declared. Turkey 1 dedicated to liberty and aoea not believe that people should be held . in ' bondage against their wishes." He regret tel to .epot tfct the Greeks were deporting Tuncisn residents from Macedonia, and Western Thrace. Asked if he counts upon loans and credit from England or other countries. Ismet answered: "Cer tainly, Turkey offer the finest in vestment in the wecld. We are looking for a flow of capital from ICtaMm m rr fWl form nf a dictated statement wnicn in mM he thought the "office of tax commissioner should be re habilitated and this would be true no matter -who occupied it." Mr Rnlleva statement saia; Th. riovernnr seems to be dis posed to take a personal view oi four questions thiferre of a public nature. My statement set out that i .hnurht the legislature should reduce the volume1 of taxes and adjust the burdens of taxation, that the issuing of long term pub lio bonds should be curbed, that ...... nrimarv ana wbuww - ' - should be strengthened to prevent corrupt practices and that the of fice of State Tax Commissioner, h. neraon or character of Its occupant, should be rehabilitated. "These are puoiio im" are addressed id mi and not to the Governor. I am n, much surprised that he con- .n. ih.m in the' nature of an attempt crt ; which O'Con- of the on a recent inspection trlpjof the highway between Columbia! 8. C.i and Rome, Os, via Ashevllfe, for conference on this road With the Motor Club and Chamber of Com' mere officials," advlslnr that through his efforts as representa tive of the Triple A Organisation he had arranged with iuslness men of Newport to raise Binds to guarantee keeping open t a road from the Tennessee line t Wolf Creep Gap to Newport id the West, as this feature ha I . been overlooked In the contra t with the builders of the htghwaj . Work Necessary to Kara Road to Newport Open. ' " in nu aaares last man Mr. O'Connor stated that an organisa tion like the Motor Club would be necessary in aiding the pejsple of Hot Springs and Newport ti keep-1 Inr this road open rathr than. have It closed for . from If to 18 month. I Mr, O Connor ' was aeled by President Beadle to atale how FEDERAL POLICY TOWARD COTTON STRY STATED Meeting Is Preliminary to aTl A. A. . vonon mates confer ! ence in Memphis, .y. WJUJillJiUTON. V irtu Government's policy with regard to all phases of the cotton industry . . u lomgni oy members of the Department of Agriculture's Cotton Council to the Cotton Con wence held in connection with various cotton growing state, who haye long been active .In oromot- v.o ann uoniu oi colleges -of the .an annual convention nf the Am. sooliition of Land Ornnt; Colleges. Presidents, extension direct ing the cotton Industry and ex perts in every. line of cotton-grow ing ana .coKon marketing were brought together to discuss a def inite policy. The conference was premillnary to the Cotton mates Conference to be held in .Memphis Secretary Wallace ow the Depart early In December and Which ment of Agriculture will attend with several government cotton experts. (-. rv, . , , j- i COnfcremr Developed from 1 ' ' ! Ideas of H. A. Morgan - i ? Recommendations made by the Cotton Council of tfeDepartment of Agriculture, after many confer ences in which experts In every branch of cotton growing or marketing participated, were laid before tonight's conference which was developed from the ideas ot Dr. H. A. Morgan.- president of the University of Tennessee and who has made several tours ot the cotton belt on Investigation ror the Department of Agriculture. One of the principal subjects covsred In the recommendations is the flghtagainst the boll weevil. To overcome lu ravages. It was said to be of first' necessity to ma ture the largest possible crop in the shortest possible time. To accomplish that end the Cotton rnunrirs recommendations in clude: .. . , . . Selection of wen arainea, ier tile soils: if possible only land capable of producing, with reas onable fertilization, at least half a bale per acre. .... Preparation or a goua u liberally reniusea. Planting of good seea or im- . ..rlv maturing . variety, recommended for the locality by the State experiment station and the Department oi Agncuuur. Using Single Kind of . . Seed For Acre RecommeiHlod , planting of seed of a single va riety by 'entire communities and counties. Securing and maintaining a field through proper planting, nd -Hb-eral:'nse of seed -and , rly na frequent 'cultivation.' . . -"O Destruction of all possible adult weevils, i ' ' ' "; , picking -and destructU-n .of all punctured iuares eiery week or i a : rf.v. for a month, if not eoiiipned to P0!"". AtJIf,' M Picking ot cotton In th FWJ ramldly as pomlble n lmmeaiairi, Milne all cotton ataBM. thereby da stroytng the food supply and breeding places of tne weeii. . Bnni.. or deanlnc up, our- in. . wiTit.e nt . woodland, trash or rubbish. In which the, weevlla sue n-An.nn.-n,io,n far -controlling ll hall m..ull were .formulated before the announcement of the Florida State plant board of Ita new method for reducing weevil injury to aaort artanl raHnn; and - In view Of tne DISCUSS SHI Green Opens Contest witn Statement of Ben efits Expected. REPUBLICANS HOLD CLAIMS TOO BIO Bankhead Says Standard un to Get Money for Own Hauls. WASHINGTON, Nov. it. r Brought up in the House the Ad ministration shipping bill was commended and condemned dur ing five hours of debate today In which leaders on both sides of the Dttitio took part. AH told, five speeches three 'or and two against the measure were made. Two full day. of aeoaia remain before he bill will oe iaia norore the House for amendment. Meeting time tomor row was advanced an hour. Chairman Green, of the Mer cnant Murine Commission, which framed It and Representative lSd wards, Pennsylvania, made the principal-arguments for the bill Representative John M. Nelson, nepuoucin, . Wisconsin, was se lected y the Democrats in charge of the opposition to first urge lu aeieat. Itepreaenlatlve Bankhead, of Alabama, Democratic member ot the Merchant Marine Commis sion, attacked the bill at length ana itepresentattve- Watson, tte publican, Pennsylvania, defended it briefly. The good which he believed would come to the country through operation of an adequate merchant marine was emphasised by Chair man Green In opening the fight. He contended It would give em ployment to thousands, retain In. the United States $300,000,000 an nually in freight payments, pre vent the necessity of the country facing another war-time tonnage crisis, and right the Injustice dno the American Marine over a long nerlod of - years. Hitting squarely at the opposition, Mr., Green told boa-. t aovernment had aided buUt hialiwaya.. and then deplored Its failure -to, PUt the flag at It proper standard ori . the aeaa, Edmonds Meew All Attack lavltr Questions In "giving a detailed, explana tion nf the bill, lnvltlns? auestlons ahd meeting all - attacks,' Mr. Kd ninn,l exnressed .belief .that most shipping people wanted It passed, nithniiLTh he declared they had di- niaveii ullrht Interest in its frmln.- and had not attempted to dominate or direct the committee. . k. ; , American shipping, he declared had been cursed by leglshttin and i patchwork navigation laws. Declaring the government was proposing to rob Peter to pay Taul, Mr. Bankhead told the House tin issues Involved anu tne contem plated expenditures were j grent that It waa the duty of the hill' proponent to show there wj. rt other remedy for present shipping conditions. He characterized it ui a "monstrosity." , "Under this measure." he said "'the Standard Oil Company, own ing' its own tankers to move it own oil for its own benefit, Is to bi handed out of the treasury fou or five million- dollars annua".') I si rrv :- ( i ,. . 0 ATE Mrs.- Wi H. Felton,. eight y-svH years old, Georgia's "Grand Old Woman," and the first member of hor, sex to act as United States Senator, la shown on the 'step ol the Capitol in.. Washington. TALK ROB c MM 0 KS AS wmm Republican leaders , for ew Bloc Too Numer ous for Good Results. BOSTONIANS REAE PLEAOF Jlbtli EOR REALIGNMENT ... . . - WASinNGTON, JTov. an.. (Hy TIms Associated Press.) uonsiacrauon by Nonate li-ino-of Alabama, in the next aesslun to Huocrmi Senator Underwood crate of the w-lcotlon of loader wtui begun -xniouHly Unlay at suvcml private conference I'mnt wlUcli It appeared that choice probably would Ho be Vorth CaroUna and Senator ween Senator Simmons of -lobliumn, of Arkansas. . Mcnator Underwood who rw .arnrd bore today announoed wntly that becaase of tlU lain for the leadership when faith ho would not bo a oandi l" slx)-i;iKhlli Congresa sn miblce and would retire Inn-h S. Tlio leadership vacanry was iscuased by seteral Domocratio rroups today after adjourn ncnt or the first Democratic inference of the. pnent et-Ion. Hitchcock and Borah Say French Attitude4 will Bring New War. UNITE IN TRIBUTE PAID CLEMENCEAU Hitchcock Admits U. S. Fails in Duty to Europe, WAS H rNGTON, Nov. 33. For mer Premier Clemenceau of France and hi mission to Amer' lea. as well as the policies of the present French' government were nubjeoted to a bi-partisan fir to day In the Senate in a nearly two hours' frank discussion of Franco American relations. ' Senator Hitchcock. Demoorat, ':. i Nebraska, former chairman of the - iroretgn Relation Committee, and leader ot the Senate force which. sought ratification , of the Ver- lallles treaty, waa Joined by Sen ator Borah, Republican, Idaho, prominent treaty opponent. In the criticism. Both rejected the plea at M. Clemanbeau for oo-operation between America and France for leuee as long a present French policies are. pursued but Ben -i tor iterling, RepubUcan, South Da kota, who followed with a brief Jefenee ot M. Clemenceau, sup ported the French statesman' as- j iertlon that French tear the Oer- nan militarism was Justified. 3 Senator Hltchoock flayed the French policies toward Germany, ffhich, he said were sbarsn" ; aamlng .particularly the repara .lona demands an-. use ot blaole troop in Germany, France, he do- jlared, might have had a more ap propriate spokesman than Id, Jlemenoeaa and be called upon ; he jformer to "Justify In future; oedhes In thl country the French, policies which, he attacked. , - "While Clemeneaau hag not i been known a an extreme mlll taiast. a oompared with Polnoare and some other atateamen,4. said Senator HHchoook, "be haa.eatab llshed a reputation of representing an entirely harslj polkgr toward Oermany.", f u . The Nohrttoka aena t or dd ad tt his purpose was not ao--aauan ) . criticise Clemenceau but rather the policy of the French government toward Germany and- said it had been reported that Clemenceau lost bis position because of hi ' mildness toward Germany, Amer ica:, has been honored by the former premier' visit, the aenator aid. and observed that Clemen- cean himself had Invited criUciem of hi remark. j When Mr. Hltchoock ald ha agreed with the former premier's1 , assertion that America had failed to fulfill Its duties in Europe, Senator Borah, Republican, ot . .i k M N SOT M E F COU promising resulU expeorea iwr r. iaa condiuons, me save It m clearly deilrabl that Of th FlOr Ida nl.n .hmiM he made la each Of the different State. lmnmieiuant of the anallty of eat- ton. th Cotton Conndl declare be comes more essentia! aa ths atandara of living of cotton producers rtsea Recommendations are made for th encouragement of production of cot ton above ana t w ' A. A. A. club were installed and there being no economic justlncattoa the advantage the Ashevtlfc mem-. tor growing fibre lea than of aa ber of the dub would sve by,ta "engta. . . the club becoming a re Jo ilxi LJC? part of the A. A- A. Mr. CC ,mio, , KTSSSi I'ia'Si T.'Zt Too m.nv stated that the standardised elub was composed of eight kinds Af rrttLnn are ntented la tae depart I same losalltv. r.i,ntn onirklv In a Tells America She Can not Desert Her Associ ate in World War. BOSTON!' Nov. 21. (By The As sociated Press.)- Oeorges Clemen- ocu, th Tiger of France, today stood In Massachusetts' historic Hall of Flags and cried out to America that aha could not desert her war asaoclates. "You are prisoners of your own nobleness," he declared. The aged war pre mier of France-arrived here today to find the warmest reception he ha bean accorded since he landed. He delivered two half hour ad - dresses. He spoke first in city hall and again In the Hall of Flags at the Htat House- where Governor ot introduced him. Both addresses were Impassioned pleas for America to align herself again with France." Boston turned out everything i: possessed in the way of military display. Major-Oeneral Clarence R. Ed wards, commandant of the First Army Corii area wa among the party of notable, led by Lieutenant-Governor Fuller, which met I Mm at the station. Outside had bean massed fight ing men of every ort that the city couia muster. Up Boston' winding atreets the cavalcade moved, through atreets lined with cheering crowds.' After ceremonies at City Hall, Clemen ceau wa escorted to the State House. Entering, he. paused sev eral momenta before a statu of Washington. Beneath the high dome of the Hall of Flags, the Tlger'a first greet ing went to a blinded aon of hi. native France. The "Blue Devil' who lost hi sight In the great drive of lilt, waa Private Guy End In, now a atudant at Harvard. K R T; Early Favorable Action Expected for Pierce ; Butler for Tribunal. ; WASHINGTON, Nov. M. The nomination of Pierce Butler, of Minnesota, to be Associated Justice of the Supreme Court of the Unl ted States to succeeded William R. Day, ot Ohio, resigned, was sent by President Harding today tev the Senate. Mr. Butler Is a prae tlclng attorney of St. Paul. f years of age. and a Democrat. Mr. Butler was admitted to praoa tJce before the Supreme Court oa May it, 114, and alnce then fre quently ha appeared before that bench In the argument of Import us out an honor because of our sexj ant cases, Including the Minnesota -.Kiworos scaajti fV It V. HiAKT VI1" WASHINGTON, Nov.- JS Th honors paid Mrs.. Felt, in, the dis tinguished Georgia woman ap pointed to the Senate to succeed Thomas K- Watson, were altogeth er pleasing to the suffragists. They were toil much In the nature of a bouquet., given to bay them oft. "These men think . they are smart," said -an Illinois; woman here demanding the nomination of Florence King, a Chicago woman. Federal district Judge. "They hand Just they give us a seat ip a street car, or buy us a box ot candy. The last election shows Just what they think of us: one short-term seat in the i House. Governor Hard wick hud his own ambitions in mind when he named Mrs. Felton. Con gresswoman- Robertson - goes out after her first term. Jeanatte Ran kin went the same way. There must be an end to that sort of thing The women must and will fight." That is the way some of them feel about It. ' Everybody was Im pressed with the sblllty and worth Ine&s of Mrs. 'Felton. Noone ob Ject to her personally, but It Is the "air" of jtho male politicians that mey resent. . i a Mrs. Felton Is a remarkable woman. She was remarkable long store sne reached her ripe old age. She and her husband were real characters In Georgia. Dr. Felton, a country physician, was elected to Congress as an independ ent for two or three terms The Democrats could not defeat him Hi wife, much younger than him self, wss a brilliant country wo man, witn courage .arid daring. Over th name of "Wool Hat" ahe started a political ' sensation in Georgia by writing a scathing arti cle roasting the political "bosses" and practices of the- day. Her Identity did not become known for some time, but when It was reveal ed that a woman had wielded the pen the excitement Increased. She waa abused but ever after respect ed, and dreaded. Mr. Felton is T years old. spry, - UMwi m fw. ftoJ rata rase in 1911. decided by Jus tice L jghes. The appointment will restore to the bench the political equation which existed when Jus tice Clark resigned. , He, a Demo, crat, wa succeeded by Justice Rutherland, a Republican, but by selecting a Democrat to auoceea Justice Day, Republican, the court will again stand six Republicans and three Democrats. Chief Justice Taft and Associate Justice Van Deventer are more in timately acquainted with the new Associate Justice than are their colleagues, but he 1 known to them all. With the former he was engaged In the Grand Trunk. Pa cific Railroad Company arbitra tion which occupied much of the attention of Mr. Taft while he wal In retirement kfter leaving the White Houae. In the arbitration Mr. Butler wen his contention asv- counsel tor Canada, Mr. Taft dis senting. In th Senate the nomination' wae-ref erred to the Judiciary com mittee, where it will be considered next Monday. - A favorable report Is expected to be made promptly by the committee. Democrat! a Senators having freely expressed their approval of the selection. It Is considered satisfactory to th Renublicans. The nomination will place upon the bench of the highest tribunal another lawyer who has not won the ermine by previous service up on the bench. Like Justices Holme and Brandeia the new Jurist never . served In Congress or occupied a csblnet or other Important Federal office- . I r
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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