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ASHEVILLEN. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING. NOyEMBEF9, 1922.
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Gathering Hangs on
Every Word, Outbursts
i of Applause Frequent.
"LET US HAVE
PEACE" HIS TEXT
Aged Ex-Premier Pleads
That France Not Be Al
lowed to Disappear.
' CHICAGO. Nov. 28. (By The
Associated Press.) Standing; with
outspread arms before an audience
; that packed the auditorium.
Georges Clemenceau today plead
ed with America to nave France
from possible extinction. '
.Patiently seeking to explain
Jirjfy the charges of militarism
Aid i Imperialism brought against
country, the old Tiger doclnr-
that France sought only peace.
mat war was being forced up-hor.
'If France does not cet the heln
: that she needs," he declared In
emotion -Inden tones, "ahe may
perhaps disappear. Athena was' a
democracy. ry great and very
fine. But she disappeared. And
If France were to disappear I be-
ave that some day th people
Kid begin to look around and
k if sorrathlng had not disap
peared that had brought light to
the world."
The aged premier's audience
hung oti his very word. Interrupt
ing him twice to drive him back
behind a loud speaking device
which would carry his weak voice
through the big house. He was
Interrupted by frequent outbursts
of applause. '
Clemenceau took for his text
(he epitaph that ho read last week
on Grant's tomb In New York
"Let'tw have peace."
"Slmc the world has been," he
continued. "It has always been the
feeling in every man's heart that
he wanted peace. But General
Grant when he uttered those fa
njious words knew very well that
before there could be peace there
must be war.
"It is a great pity that war Is
4n cruel: that it brings with it
bloodshed and things we hardly
dare think' of now. Nevertheless,
Lttfaf was really a beautiful and in-
Mrlng time, when - men were
ffv to give their lives lor ' a
tar aie ior a " ui iu m wun vuwn
lnre-ated' the -finest and., moat
Aiulelte part of human heart and
thought. -
.Aatocratlc Power Must Bo
Apsroached in Some Way.
"""But that is -done. The war Is
over. Peace has arisen. It Is
now our mission to reason, with.
xni convince others. , We must
approach autooratle power in some
way or other and convince that
power that it should set . behind
our cause. -"Therefore
' let opinions speak.
Let us reason with each other,
ciscuss with each other, even
curse each other, if that be nec
essary; but step by step through
unceasing; efforts let us strive to
achieve what moves the world--troth,
justice-, liberty and right."
Asserting- France had continu
ally called militaristic and Impe
rialistic, the Tiger declared he had
determined to give some official
(CMmm 9to Tie
Greco-British Relations
Break As Death Penalty
Inflicted On Ministers
Gounaris, ProtopapadaMs and Others Executed,
While British Ambassador Works to Last Hour
to Avoid Tragedies Lausanne in Gloom.
TURKEY
WILL
LAU8ANNE, Nov. 28. (By The Associated Press) The news of
theexecut)on' of the ministers In Athens caused great excitement
among the delegates to the Lausanne conference tonight. Former
Premier Venlzelos, of Greece, dented himself to the newspapermen.
The other Greek delegates said that without official information they
were unable to say whether the executions would have any effect
on the position of the Greek delegation.
The news reached most of the delegates while they were having
dinner and caat gloom over the entire personnel of the conference.
The various delegations had followed the trial of the former min
isters with great Interest. The delegates tonight were almost unani
mous In expressing the belief that Greece had committed a great
error in Inflicting the extreme penalty in which was characterized
as a decidedly political trial.
BE
GLAD TO MAKE
TREATYJITH U.S.
Turks Would Wipe Out
Mudros Armistice, Sign
ed With the Allies.
REPARATIONS FROM
GREEKS ARE ASKED
B
G GUNBftT
AGED BE!
POLICE,
5
BANDITS
Venizelos Says if Claims
Pushed Greeks Want
Pay for Occupation.
WIN NAME
DALLAS MEMBER
AS THEIR HEAD
fNew York Aldermen Ap
prove Stand of Mayor
Hylan Regarding Klan.
ATHENS, Nov. 28. (By Tno
Associated Press.) The six former
cabinet officers and army officials
convicted of high treason in con
nectlon with the Greek military
disaster in Asia Minor .were exe
cuted today.
The official anouncement issued
today after the execution of the
ministers says: .
"The sentence of the court-martial
was delivered this morning
Messrs. Gounaris, B&ltazzis, Theo
tckis, Protopapadakia, Stratos and
t'eneral Hadpanestis were con
demned to death and were exe
cuted this morning.
"General Stratlgos and Mr.
Goudas were sentenced to penal
servitude for life. The military
defendants were also sentenced to
degradation, and the following fines
were Inflicted: Gounaris 200,0fl0
drachmas; Startos 355,000 drach
mas; Protopapadakia 500,000; Bal-
tazzla 1,000,000; Theotokis 1.000,-
000 Goudas 200,000 drachmas."
Astatement Issued by the court
martial which condemned to death
the former ministers, giving the
reasons for Imposing the sentences
1 t death, says In effect that the
defendant knowingly - concealed
from the people the danger in
volved in King Constantino.' re
turn to the throne and that, al
though Greece .was breaking awoy
from her alliances, they did their
utmost to consolidate Constan
tino's throne In order to enjoy ot
t'ce under him.
"By terroristic methods," tho
statement adds, "they stifled all
public opinion contrary to them,
arranged with General. Hadjaneetis
a pretended offensive against Con-;
stantlnople and thereby brought
about the enemy's offensive and
the collapje, of the Greek front m
Asia Minor, thus deliberately de
livering a large part of the army
to the enemy's hands.
'They therefore were convlctel.
In connection with several articles
ot ttie military and penal codes of
conspiring to commit high trea
son." i
IOJGLAXD BREAKS WITH
GREECE, MINISTER LEAVKS
ATHENS, Nov. 28. (By The
Afwoclated Press.) -The British
minister, F. C. Lindley, has notiflel
the Greek government that Greai
Britain has broken off relations
with Greece, and that he Is leav
ing Athens tonight.
C. H. Bentlnck. British member
of the financial control, remains
here.
The British minister at Athena
recently informed the Greek gov
ernment that if the prisoners were
executed he would depart.
The action of the Greeks in face
of the britlsh representations may
bring serious results to their gov
ernment, according to official
opinion, not only In the withdrawal
of moral support, but also in the
refusal of financial assistance by
the great power. -.
The precedent of such, action by
the British, it was suggested,
would probably be like the brake
In diplomatic relations .with .Serbia,
in 1903. as a result of the murder
of the Serbian majesties by revolu
tionaries. . , ,
It was pointed out,' however,
that the sentences given the form
er Greek ministers have not yet
been carried out and that there
e m row rwj
LAUSANNE. Nov. 28. (By The
Associated Press.) Turkey will
be glad to make a general treaty
with the United States and will be
happy to begin negotiations at any
time, Ismet pasha informed The
Associated "Prs.ss tonight.
The representative of the Kcm-
allst Government has hot yet be
gun any treaty pour parlers with
Ambassador Child, but said he
stood ready to inaugurate an ex
change of views at the first availa
ble moment. Ismet showed lively
Interest In the reports that a treaty
of amity and commercme would
probably be an outcome of the
Lausuntie conference and asked
for information as to whether tho
American people wanted to de
velop their friendly relations -with
this country.
One Policeman Killed and
One Bandit Are in
Tuesday's Clashes.
NOTORIOUS ROBBER
STILL AT LARGE
Bandits Resist Officers
Attempting to Recover
Stolen Car.
LE No Attempt To Conceal Efforts .
EFN t nutt run i7 B:ll.
Ship Subsidy Bill Is Amended
NG B
French Action Planned
Against German Secret
Official Communique De
clares Proposals for Sat
isfaction Not Talked.
SESSIONS SAID TO
CONCERN BRUSSELS
Purported Military
Schemes Are Published
Fully in Paris Press.
BEN BURMJI
EMITTED 1
BISTOL DEATHS
Makes Brief Statement
of Denial to Press
Awaits Grand Jury.
ATLANTA.
Ga;. 'Nov.- 28. Dr
Evans, of Dallas, Texas.
was elected Imperial wizard of the
fftV-Klux Klan today by the 1m-
CnMai session here, to succeed Colo'
itU William i. Simmons, founder
off the present klan organization.
' The new office of emperor was
? -created for Colonel Simmons to
; which he was elected, for life.
S E. Y. Clarke, who has 'served
as Imperial wizard pro tern, during
5 i vera i months illness of colonel
Simmons, was named as Imperial
i giant. , i
i AU)EK,MEX APPROVE
I CLEAN VP OF KLANSMEN
NEW YORK, Nov. 28. -The
board of aldern-en today adopted
'a resolution approving the standi
taksn by Mayor Hylan In ordering
Police Commissioner Finright to
drive the Ku. Klux Klan from the
city.
i The resolution described the
Han as a "menace which has
acouraged the South and West of
this country, has at lost reached
the city of New York and Is en-
' deavoring to work havoo and die
aster in our midst."
, Other terms applied to the klan
in the resolutions were: "an out
law organization" and a "nest of
scavengers and profiteers. " As to
he present situation, the resolu
tion said that the klan "through
no oi us nireiings has openly do-
lared the Intention of that organ)
Uion of capturing the city,"
LUT8ION PI-ACARDEDj :
JOKE THINKS GOVERNOR
BATON ROUGE. LaM Nov. 28.
The mansion occupied by Got
rnpr M. Parker . waa placarded
Hng the night with printed no
. of a "naturalization" cere
Vof the Baton Rouge Ku
Xlan scheduled for Thank
night. governor on arising "this
ng and looking across the
"m grounds saw hundreds ot
BRISTOL. Va.-Tenn., Nov. 28.
(By The Associated Press.)
After a brief preliminary hearing
In which witnesses described the
scene which met their eyes early
Sunday, when, raking among the
smouldering ruins of the Ben
Burchfleld home here, they found
the charred bodies of five persons,
believed to have been murdered
as . they slept, Ben Burchfleld,
estranged husband of one of the
victims and stepfather of another,
waa sent back to the Sullivan
County, Tennessee. Jail late today
tn. await investigation by the
grand Jury of the charges of mur-J
der ana arson ut "
placed against him. Burchfleld
did not tell his story during the
hearing today, the defense offered
no witness. Burchfleld. however,
himself made a brief statement
to newspaper men In which he
declared-that he had "nothing to
do with It." '
"I liked old man Smith and con
sidered him one of the best
friends I had," Burchfleld said.
I have no Idea who couia nave
Smith and tne otners,
rr.nno in rows appearing i
rwi
icniii.irf mt ft
PARIS. Nov. 28 (By The Asso
ciated Press) What action Francs
Intends to take with respect to
German reparations in the event
the Brussels conference falls
though, is not officially disclosed.
although details of the supposed
plan ot the government are pub
lished very fully by the Paris news
papers. . Two important meeting have
been held, one yesterday at Elysee
Palace, at which President Miller
and presided, and those present
Included Premier Polncare. Louis
Bathou, president of the repara
tions commission. Marshal Foch,
various cabinet - ministers and ex
perts, and the other, a fun cabinet
oouncll today. . C
An official comnumlque issued
after the cabinet council, - merely
says,:
"M. Polncare Informed the cabi
net about the meeting held yester
day at Elysee Palace, with regard
to which the most Inaccurate in
formation has been published."
' The foreign office, taking cog-1
nlzanoe of these reports, has
authorized The Associated Press to
make the following statement: '
"Th. ftifnrmftflnn trfvn In . the
French newspapers ' this morning killed Mr,
mi.hb. .a th. 4fu.nt.inn a. riviimi . be aadea.
Palace yesterday Is very lnao- Bol Collins, son-in-law of J. W.
.nnl. - -Am a m.tt.r nf fur nn n. Smith, one of the VltctlmS, told
clsions were taken In regard to of the condition of the five bodies
what action France would take If when he examined them soon ai
she failde to obtain satisfaction at , ter the fire was extinguished. Col-
Brussels. tins declared that me saui u
"What actually took place at 'each of the five nf.hd.
yesterday's meeting and at today's crusnea. .ppiuxiiu,
cabinet session was an exchange Instrument. ' .......
. . ... . .... . i , rvtiilna nhm- testified that
ot views ill uixp...uun v mo - . -
Brussels conference. There was Smith hs 1 800 late Saturday H
no question of the cabinet giving said the money was m-
icmtiu m rw Tl of a sale of property.
I L-niei oi ioiicw u- i
also described the condition of tlie
'bodies found in tns ruins oi
Burchfleld home, and repeated
)ii.m.nt. which he said Burch
fleld made to him at the urne oi
his arrest In JOhneon wiiy,
a mitt Rurchfleld told him he
rode a part of the way from Brls-
.nl tn .Tnhnann fitv In an niltO-
I mobile with a man whose name
ha 1M not know. Officers who ar
1 rested Burchfleld late Sunday told
clothing and a small clot or niooa
which they claim was removed
I from the prisoner's collar waa ex-
I hlblted as evidence.
Hundreds of people attended the
hearing. Dozens were unable to
.obtain seats and stood la the
windows and aisles of the little
I court house on the Tennesse side
of the town. There was no dis
Burchfleld. brought here about
noon today under a heavy guard,
sat throughout the hearing, an
, ( tgiiiSMia as r Tw)
, 1
LAUSANNE. Nov. 28. (By
The Associated Press ) Ismet
rosna objeted today to the Near
East Conference to references to
tne Mudros armistice (signed by
the Allies and Turkey in 1918)
and insisted that the Mudania
armistice, relating to the Tureo
week war, was, regarded by the
Kemalists as the onlv one ..under
wnicn tney were operating. This
brought a protest from Lord Cur
zon, who said Great Britain cer
tainly regarded the armistice
which the Turks made at the end
of the great war as stilt In force
and could not accept the sugges
tion that mention be made only of
the armistice negotiated at the end
of the recent fighting between
Greece and Turkey.
This difference arose at the af
ternoon session, when Turkish
financial and -economic questions
were under consideration. Ismet
Pasha and former Premier Venl
zelos engaged in a long discussion
of the claims Turkey and Greece
have against each other. '.Ismet
insisted upon -reparations from
Greece for the losses : suuffered
by Turkey when, as he put It, -the
Ureeks retreated recently and de
stroyed toe'ttmyrna area. . ..
, M. Venlzelos said that . If the
claims were pushed, Greece would
insist on having payment of the
expenses of Greek occupation of
Turkish territory at the request
of the Allies. He added that
Greece would le claims against
Turkejr for the losses suffered by
the Greek refugees driven from
Turkish territory, which far - ex
ceeded any sums Turkey ; could
compile . and suggested mutual
abandonment of the , damage
claims. . i
The Smyrna tragedy cropped up
during the discussion of re para
tions and caused a bitter exchange
between Venlzelos and Ismet
Pasha. Venizelos had admitted
that during the Grecian retreat.
Turkish villages In Asia Minor had
been burned, but said this was only
bv military necessity. He charac
terized the Grecian retreat to
Smyrna as a rout, but Insisted that
the Greet: army had only burned
property during that retreat when
they were fired on by the Turks.
ismet retorted: "The Greek army
burned the entire region. Tne
Greek army was thoroughly dis
organized, but verily, the army's
destruction section appears to have
operated exceedingly well."
Baron Hayasht, head of the Jan-
a-iese delegation, gave a dinner tn-
i lgnt in honor of the American
delegates. Ambassador Child, Min
ister Grew and Rear Admiral Bris
tol. There were indications that
the Japanese are in accord with
the American view, the interests of
Cwfeuu m rmt rail
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 28. (By
The Associated Press.) Krom the
recesses of a stolen automobile,
four bandits early this morning
shot two Columbus policemen,
killing one of them.
Tonight one of the four bandits
had been shot dead, two had been
captured m two gunftghts with
police posses and one was still at
large. The dead are:
Patrolman Oranlson P. Kochler.
A bandit known to his pals only
as i tsui. -
The wounded are:
Police Corporal Roscoo C. Frld
die, of the Columbus force.
James Martin, . S5, ont of tho
bandits, who attempted sulcldo
when about to, be. captured by a
posse.
The dead bandit wua found in
his gang's automobile this morning
near wesi jencrson, 16 miles West
of Columbus. He evidently had
been struck by bullets fired by
Corporal Frlddle, (as the police
officer lay Injured on a sidewalk
emptying two revolvers after the
bandits fleeting car. .
Two of tho bandits, Martin and
"Loomlse" Cummins were cap
tured this evening following a gun
fight- In the woods near Lilly
Chapel about 20" miles Southwest
of Columbus. The fourth member
of the gang, described by Cum
mins as being Edward Lewis, a
notorious postoffice robber, was
still at large. Cummins told police
t,hat Lewis was the member of the
gung who had shot the two police
men. ,
When a posso of Columbus of
ficers closed in on Martin, he dramatically-pointed
a revolver at
his head and fired in an attempt
at suicide. Physicians clay Martin
and rl4dle' will live. . v,
i Scjres of Columbus and Spring
field policemen and deputized cltl
sens were scouring' the woods and
hills Southwest of Columbus to
nlirht for the -one mlsslHir bandit.
They were beting aided by huge
torches and searchlights manipu
lated by members ot the Columbus
Fire Department. ,
t The four bandits started the bat
tle with the officers this morning
after they had been arresed at the
-request of Cleveland - authorities
for having stolen the car In which
they were riding. They opened
fire on the officers with a - gun
taken from -under 'the cushion of
the' car while the police patrol
was being called. They sped away
after killing Koehler and Cor
poral Frlddle lying on the ground,
fired a fusillade at them from two
pistols he had taken from them.
, Three of the bandits were seen
late today to enter a -farm house
about three-quarters ot a mile of
Lilly Chapel. The police were no
lfled and quickly surrounded the
house and opened fire. The gun
fire was returned and many shots
were exchanged. The bandits ran
out of the back door ,of the house
and two of them disappeared Into
the woods. The third, Cummins,
fell, Injuring his knee and was
captured. Police say he made a
coplete confession.
Irt a confession to authorities.
Cummins Is said to have declared
that the men formerly were em
ployed by an agency as mine
guards In the Pittsburgh mining
district. They were en route from
Cleveland to South Indiana, he
said, to rob a bank there.
ACTS 0
ni
AT BALL W
AIRED BY
DDIES
LL BE
BOARD
Incident Regarded by
Harding as Showing
Laxity in Prohi Laws.
COURTS-MARTIAL
NOT ANTICIPATED
Anxious to Get at Causes
in Affair Staged in
Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. Ap
polntment of a naval board To in
vestigate the "disgraceful" con
duct of midshipmen at a ball art
Philadelphia Saturday after the
annual Army-Navy football game,
was announced late today by Sec
retary Denby at the conclusion of
a lengthy conference with Rear
Admiral Henry B. Wilson. Super
intendent of the Naval Academy.
The Incident, It was said, was
not discussed at today's cabinet
meeting, but President Harding
waa described s regarding It aa
a discouraging and fceplorable
manifestation of laxity In prohibi
tion enforcement and as being de
termined that his administration
should keep vigorously behind Its
commitment of law enforcement,
Secretary Denby, In announcing
the appointment of the board of
Inquiry, the membership of which
was not mads public, emphasised
that Its Investigation would be di
rected toward fixing responsibility
for conditions that made possible
SH
PP
UNDERGOES
E TUESDAY
N
LL
BIG
IF
S
All of the Essential
Amendments Are Pro
posed by Republicans.
OVER TWO SCORE
ARE PUT FORWARD
Subsidy Scheduled for
Vote Not Later Than
4 P. M. Today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. . Radi
cal changes In several provisions
ot the administration shipping bill,,
all of them proposed by Republi
cans, were made today by the
House aa it approached a final
vote on the measure. , More than
two score of amendments were
offered, but less than a dozen were
approved.
In quick succession amendments
proposed by Democrats, hostile to
the legislation, were rejected.
Practically all of them came from
four Democratlo members of ths
Merchant Marine Committee
Representatives Davis, of Tennes
see, Hardy and Biiggs, of Texas,
and Bankhead, of Alabama.
Frienda of the bill, encouraged by
their success In turning back the
Democratic attack, predicted they
would hav a comfortable margin
on ths paanag vote, scheduled for
the "disgraceful'' Incident, and I "t later than 4 p. m.. tomorrow.
was not Intended to bring to book
the midshipmen themselves.
Court-mavtlals of midshipmen.
he Indicated, were not expected
to result unless individual features
not thus tar brought to his atten
tion were developed by the loves,
tit-itlon. Tke purpose, he said,
was to ttrevent a Repetition of the
affair rather than to punish-par
ticipants. The board, it was add
ed, also will seek to determine
whether officers of the Naval
Academy had been, derelict In
their duty In con nectloiv. with the
affair.
; Regarding the alleged drinking
incident as. having been establish
ed as facts, the board, it was said,
will not Investigate at Philadel
phia, but will confine its sitting to
Annapolis, . The Department's , in
terest In the episode, it was' made
clear, was strictly a matter of mili
tary discipline. . ,
Btate Prohibition Director Davis
of Pennsylvania, who was In con
ference here today with prohibi
tion bureau officials, declined to
comment on the liquor allegations
further than to say that appar
ently the stocks of contraband
beverages had been taken to tho
city for the occasion of the Army-
Navy game and distributed In the
vicinity of the hotels. His con
ference here had no connection
with the midshipmen s affair, he
declared, but was for a discussion
of "departmental matters."
Admiral Wilson returned to the
Naval Academy tonight, and was
understood to h ave with him the
names of the Investigation board.
If. was Indicated unofficially that
Rear Admiral A. H. Robertson,
assistant chief ot naval operations,
would be the senior member and
that It would be made up of
ranking officers on duty in the
navy department. Secretary Den
by said he did not expect to tes
tify at the board's inquiry, and It
waa Indicated that Secretary
Weeks akso would take no part.
Plan lo Authorise Payments
From Merchant Ship Fund.
Among the Important changes
made in the measure during ths
day was an amendment by Chair,
man Madden, of the Appropria
tions Committee, nniklng it neces
sary for Conaress each year to
uthsymm"irrtmfr mer
chant marine funds toopertt
kr
REASON TO BE THANKFUL
BY BILLY BORNE
t blunt
Mr.
LOCK UP TBI OFFICE
AND DO YOUR XMAS
. SHOPPING
1 tYS APE LEFT.
l effi
or American ships. T
At the. suggestion of Represen-
luuv. AKiipunua,- . j viinBjrttuiiia,
ranking Republican on ths mar.
Chant marine committee, ths
House decided not to make Gov
ernment aid available to Indus
trial concerns such aa the Stan
dard Oil Company, for the opera
tion of vessels carrying their own
products. The bill, as amended,
permits such companies, however,
to receive assistance for transport
ing cargoes of other shippers.
' Aa expected, ' Representative
Bankhead proposed that the bill
specif Jr that compensation was not
to be paid to any opgrator whose
ships carried liquor. The Su
preme Court, It was pointed out,
might decide that American ships
outside the three mile limit, were
not subject to the prohibition law,
and the Bankhead amendment
was offered to make doubly sure
disbarment of liquor from Ameri
can vessels. -
Still Voting to Make American
Alcrrhaat Ships "Dry."
Mr. Edmonds quickly offered a
substitute for the Bankhead
amendment narrowing its scope to
provide that ships should not re
ceive Government aid for voyages
on which liquor was carried. After
brief discussion the Edmonds sub
stitute was adopted, 64 to 11.
There was a general assault on
the provisions ot the bill relating
to the powers of the shipping
board but they remained Intact
Until one section, stipulating that
the general accounting office was
not to review the board's determl-
nation of the amount of compen
sation to be paid, was eliminated,
at the suggestion ot Representa
tive Graham, Republican, Illinois,
by a 52 to 46 vote.
. Another amendment approved,
i made Balling vessels of 800 to 1.-
000 gross tons eligible for Gov
ernment aid.
Mr. Madden's amendment pro
viding an annual Congressional
check on the payments of compen
sation was offered after Mr. Davis
had attempted to strike out the
provision creating a merchant ma
rine fund from which payments
would be made.
I Provides Congress Most
Authorize tho Contracts.
The Madden amendment re
. tained the merchant marine fund
section in the bill but required
! that no payments were .to be
md to operators having- con
tracts with the Governmont until
after Congress had authorized
them. There was a difference of
opinion among House members as
to its probable effect, although Jt
was generally agreed that it did
away with a permanent approprla
tion. afforded a check on expenditures,-and
probably would remove
one of the features considered ob
jectionable by. members wavering
in their stand on the measure.
Representative MrDuffle, Demo
crat, ot Alabama, supported an
amendment which, he said, wou'.d
prevent railroad -owned steamship
lines from competing with private
owners through the Panami
Canal. Mr. McDuffle read letters
Into the Record from ship owttr
era In Mobile and others.
House members were appealed
to by President Oormpers, of the
American Federation of Labor, In
letters sent out during the day to
defeat the bill. Exjjreulng the
opinion that it would plac a tre
mendous drain on the Treasury
without effectively Rehabilitating
the American merchant marine,
Mr. Gompers declared that labor
denounced the bill as a "fraud,
j robbery and wholly Indefensible.''
FILIBUSTER
MOST SCIEN
SEEN IN SEN AT
Republicans in - Caucus'
Vote to Continue Efforts -to
Enact Measure.- '
MAJORITY YIELDS.
JOURNALAPPROVED
Minority WiliPermit no
Rllffvnoea TTi41 Ttn
wwwwb Mr HI
Is Abandoned. ':
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. Rsv
puoucan members of the Sensts, '
after a four-hour filibuster waged
" if mocrais ana after
threats from the Democratlo side
of continued obstruction voted In
caucus tonight to continue the
fight in behalf of the Dyer antl-.
lynching bill.
A further decision was reached,
by ths Republican senators to
hold the Senate In session on
Thanksgiving daj' a most unusual
occurrence if such action was'
found necessary to break Demo--cratlc
opposition. The vote on
continuing the fight for ths Dyer
bill, which has been passed by tha
House, was understood to have
been 24 to 1.
Tha Republiran caucus brought -to
a close rather turbulent day
at the Senats wli.g of the capltoL
for Democratlo Senators actinir In
accord with a stand taken several
days' ago in party caucus, showed
Immediately upon the convening
ot the Senate that ' they propose!
to block the antl-lynchlng bill la
every possible way. - ,
Led from tha floor by fienato
Harrison, of Mlaslfsippl, the Dem
ocrats started what they frankly
rnn rt A it A r Km a . fltlliu.t.- . t.
minute the chaplain concluded tha
morning prayer. The tactics in-
tjM.Jd obJaoMonar tenh .-usual'':
ourt. of dispensing with .trer
f eadint of th Journal, numerous
iiunrum cans, -ana presentation r-r,
amendments to yesterday's Journal
on which Invariably aye and nay
votes were- demanded.- '
Journal Approved Aa Republi
cans Begin to Yield.
Senate attaches characterised tt .'
as 'the most scientifically con
due tod filibuster" carried on In tha
Senate in years and as proof of
this it was cited that only after
signs of yielding had been seen on
the. Republican side did the Dem
ocrats permit-' yesterday's Journal
to be approved. This process ue
ually consumes about 30 seconds,
but today It required four . hours
and might have taken longer, for;
when the Senate adjourned 'Sena
tor Harrison had on his desk a
dozen Or so -amendments to the -Journal
which be had prepared
to offer. , j
Not alone did the Democrats
show by their tactics that they
were unalterably opposed to con.
slderatlon ot the 1 Dyer bill but
through their leader, Senator L'n-
.I', v. .w.i, 7. j ma, huu "J plainly. ;
Senator ' Underwood taking the
floor late in the afternoon, told,
the majority leaders that th
Democrats had determined to per
mil the transaction of no business,
not even the confirmation of nom
inations, until the Republicans
ugreed to abandon tha an ti -lynch
lng measure which he character,
red as "a force bill pure and slma
pie."
"We are not disguising what Is)
being done on this side of the '
chamber," said the Democratic)
leader. "We frankly tell you that
we are endeavoring to prevent
consideration of tb Dyer bill. If
this bill becomes a law it wilt
threaten the very fabric of out
Government. But it will - nevetf (
tcHe' t raw lai
FUTURE 0
TO WEAVE
F LINE
VILLE
SEEMS ASSURED.
Sternberg to Sell Railroad
to company ir ma
Is Accepted.
Continued operation of th
Asheville rnd East Tennessee Rail
road seems practically assured
Ml the announcement yesterday
that 8. Sternberg, who submitted
the highest bid. fit. 000. at tha
sale Monday, has agreed to sell
to a company now being formed
to own and operate the Una,
should his bid be declared as ac
cepted by Judge Henry P. Lane,
of Superior Court.
J. O. Alerrimon. attorney for J.
8. Coleman, Receiver, forwarded, -
the offer of Mr. Sternberg to Judge
Lane, Monday.
- The terms under which tha
Weaverville Line would be sold
to the new company, which Is
headed by prominent business
men of Asheville and Weaverville.
should Mr. Sternberg's offer be ac
cepted, will be 20.000 for th
line and he will financ the Una
for to days, until th company
has been formed to rake ver th
railroad.
The electric line extends from
Grace to Weavervlfle, a distance) f
of f .18 miles, and serves a belt of
territory that Is being rapidly de-
veloped, increasing ateadjily th '.
paaronag of th railroad. - . .
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