THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN
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ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9, 1922.
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hingle Roofed Houses
Blamed for Calamity
Involving Town.
NEW BERN, Dec. 8. The
rnerioan Red Cross, through lis
uihoin .llvlaion. Is In entire
targe of all relief work made
pressary by tne lire a week ago,
ith Carter Taylor, field director
rliet by Joseph C. Logan, ,man-
tint the division, in charge.
Tfee experienced disaster re
Workers of the Red Cross
ave been sent to New Bern by
e Southern division to work un-
Irr Mr. Taylor in carrying out the
lane of relief and rehabilitation . vitally Interested In the regulation
Vaayrlcken families Involved. New of Near Eastern waters. He was
r'Jfc'a volunteer workers, who so 'entirely In accord with the words
lijr handled the situation during of Richard Washburn Child, the
iijimmediat emergency and who American ambassador, concerning
V re continuing to givo much time the Straits' and liberty of com
I I assisting in the work, will co- merce In the Black Sea and said
f iterate with the Red Cross work-' he had listened with great delight
, who will direct the various
hsses of the work, because of
lifir training and experience. (
Miss Allie McNeill, field worker,
f the Southern division, who had
itenslve disaster relief work dur-
e the Fio:1da floods, has osen
Vilgned by Mr. Taylor to handle -
e clothing supply depot, sltuat-
J in tne pugn urocery building.
Joining t'10 Gaston Hotel.
Here all clothing contributed by
thrr communities and clothing
uirchased by the relief organlza
ion will be assembled and assort
d. More than a score of volun
ier women are aiding Misa Mc
Neill. Miss Minnie Barman, executive
Secretary of the Durham County
hanter of the Red Cross, loaned
l?J0Uti ToZrZ
aken charge of a Red Cross trav-
lers' aid desk in the railroad sta-
ion. She will interview all out
going negro families to determine
khether they will be self support-i
g In the communities to which
hey plan to go. She had been
iworn In as a special police offl-
er and will have a guard assign -4
to her, who will maintain or-
ftier at the station.
v Miss Minnie Stockton, of At
Sinta, who saw extensive service
fo Louisiana during the ' flood of
8PrlnS' has been placed In
Jtrge of a branch relief head
tarter by Mr. Taylor.- iUm
tbekton .-, had supervieion of a
-Amp of nearly 6.000 flood -.-,
jtees, mostly negroes, near Har
risonburg, La. For more tnan
wo months of this year, she was
he first Red Cross worker to go
linto the flooded area, following
ithe major crevasse near Ferriday,
F., which rendered thousands
homeless and caused huge prop
erty losses.
SCOTT'S CO-WORKERS FAIL
TO JOIN IV CRITICISM
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RALEIGH, Dec. 8. Colleagues
f Deputy Commissioner W, A.
.fott In the, State Department of
Insurance today discounted hit re-
iort on the New Bern fire and
joined in the defense of the fire
lepartment. of that city agafnat
Scott's criticism. Commissioner
'stHccy W. Wade has been out of
he city for the week so that no
)mciai action on tne ecou cnarges
as been taken, but other Are in
pectors who also investigated the
.uses of the New Bern confla
gration, deny most of hia charges.
Deputy Commissioner N. E.
k'anady made a, statement in New
Hern yesterday and today. , Jjep-
ruty Commissioner Sherwood
Broekwell, who was one of the
investigators, attributed the causa
o the conflagration to conditions
over which the fire department
had no control. ,
The shingled roof was chiefly
responsible for the spread of the
ICinHnrt rM xi
STAR WITNESS IN
.ILASMURRF.R
uASE IS F
Arrested on Contempt
; Charge Probe oT Source
of Funds Began.
WILMINGTON. Deo. After
being trailed more . than o.uuu
miles by a woman detective and
arrested at the home of hia moth
er-In-law at Charlotte early today,
Chauncey B. Holleman, missing
witness In the Dallas murder case,
tonight is in jail here charged
with contempt . of -court, while
county officials- are' starting a
sweeping investigation to ascertain
me source of Holleman a tunas..
The arrest of Holleman was ac
tually effected by Sheriff George
4 JacKson. . or Wilmington, in
Jharlotte early today, but the
sheriff was acting on information
supplied fcy a woman detective
who had chased Holleman from
'foington via Greensboro, Dur-
and Raleigh to Charlotte,
" to Atlanta, through -.Missis-to
Laredo and El Paso and
i(a. k to Charlotte.
I If
eman is the main State wit-
in the case against Herbert
s, charged with killing Joe
-aweir, Atlantic Coast Line en
tn "er, during the rail strike hers
t July . . ..
Dallas' trial has twice been post
oned by res son of Holleman's ab
ence from the city. Holleman has
Tiade-no request for ball. Solicitor
Wood us Kellum announced to
night, adding that should he do so
fie WOUM mk 4h. iriauiiI a .
large ss consistenf in view of the
witness' repeated absences from
coart when the cass has been
G-Jlsd. )
OUND
Tchitcherin Abandons His
Hostile Attitude Toward
The Dardanelles Question
i
Bolshevik Delegation Again Informed They Will Not
Be Admitted to the informal Discussions
of Naval and Military Experts.
LAUSANNE, Pec. 8. (By The
Associated P r ess. ) Georges
Tchitcherin, the bolshevik foreign
minister, abandoned his previous
ly extremely hostile attitude re
Carding the Dardanelles question
at this afternoon's peaceful ses
sion of the Near Eastern confer
ence and expressed approval of
the Turkish proposals for regu
lation of the Straits, with the res
ervation that he must see the
actual words Qf the sections cov
ering the various points at Issue
before he could give full approval
to them. ,
Japan todav spoke for the first
time on the Straits problem. Bar
on Hayashl. the Japanese re pre -
, aentative, said that Japan, as a
, power having great shipping inter-
: ests In the Mediterranean hoped
1 for trade In the Black Sea and was
to the statements of Ismet Pasha
on behalf of Turkey, who had ap-
proached the difficult problems in
sympathetic and conciliatory
manner. Barm Hayashl added
that th address of I-ord Cuir.on.
the British foreign minister, naa
assured mm tnat
solution of
CAN CREATE THIRD
Forecasts Democratic
TlnTninat.ifin in SflTiat.ft
.. -.-
by Next Election.
(grnii Cm-pntm ru ii CiiuJ
MIAMI, Fla.. Dec. 8. William
Jennings Bryan stated Unequivo
cally in an exclusive Interview for
your paper today that he , would
not aid in the formation of a
third party and that he would not,
therefore, bolt the party should
such an event take place.
"I have been answering the
question of a formation of a third
party f about thirty years,, when
ever there is a pronounced divis
ion in the. old parties there is a
ways talk r a .new party but it
takes some great e&argency like
the Civil Wax to form new party.
It is much easier to secure reme
dies throue-h existing parties than
to organize a party large enough
to become a dominating influence.
The split in 1912 in the Republi
can party did not roauu in
organization . of a separate party.
It was simply a bolt by an Indl
,.ii.i Th. nni-tv Hied four years
later when Mr. Rorfsevelt went
back to the Republican party.
"The Progressives can exert a
much larger influence when they
substitute a balance of power than
they can as a regular party. Take
for Instance tne present iruSir.
eive Bloc. It is estimated that 0
Republicans and Democrats will
identify themselves with this bloc.
If 15 are in the Senate and ,26 in
the House, they may be able to
dictate to both parties in both
houses, whereas 15 Senators and
25 Representatives as a separate
larty could do little.
"I see no prospect of a third
party but the longer one is con
nected with i-oliUcs the less able
he is to prophesy. Tou can never
tell what a day ncay, bring forth
in politics.
"The question as to whether 1
n,M hnlt the iwirtv should a
third party be formed Is purely u
hypothetical question, i uu
h.ii.vo T should answer such a
question when I do not believe
that lany sucn conuinscm.; .....
arise.
"The election returns cannot be
construed other than as an ex
pression of dissatisfaction with
the Republican administration.
They have had the White House
unanimously, the Senate by nearly
two-thirds, and tne Mouse Dy
than two-thirds. They have been
able to pass or repeal any law that
they wanted passed or rSPo.u.
"Thar la no escaos from re
sponsibility. Some reaction might
h. ernectert but we have seldom
had a reaction so , widespread or
so uniformed. For instance, ths
press dispatches stated that ths
Republicans lost T seats In the
House tnat mey now
did not gain a single seat now Seld
by the Democrats.
, "The Democratic gains were
made in both the city and the
country the revolt among farmers
M ; laborers being equal and
noticeable. We not only came
near to carrying the House-, but
our gains in the Senate were pro
portionately great. Only one-third
of the Senators, 32, wers !le.:tcd
this year. We made a net gam
of eight. At that rate, Jf !t con
iimiM wa will secune a majority
fin the Sens by the next election.
"The most significant fact
brought out by the election is the
growth of the progressive senti
ment in both - Republican ana
Democratic parties. It is not a
question of personalities but of
principle." "
SAT NEGRO HELD IS
. ESCAPED PRISONER
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Dec.
S: A negro, whom ths police say,
is Robert King, who escaped four
years ago from the Statepenlten-
tiary at nifin". wnre w
serving a 10 year sentence on con
viction of manslaughter, is In Jail
here, having been arrested a short
distance south of the city. The man
denies he Is King. A guard from
'the State penitentiary called hers
by wire Identified him as King,
The prisoner will be removed to
Raleigh at oaf
ONLY
MERG
NOT
PARTY SAYS BRYAN
the Straits question was nearing.
Lord Curzon opened the session
with 'a long detail of points on
wnicn the Turks differed from the
Ententes' plan and replied to ques
tions on' which. Ismet Pasha , had
asked further information at the
morning session.
The only harsh note 1n the ses-
sion came when M. Tchitcherin
and M. Rakovsky, also of the Rus
sian delegation demanded that
Russia be admitted to all infor
mal discussions, which may take
place between the military and
naval experts of the Turks and the
Entente on the Straits question.
Lord Cui-zon held this would be
Impossible, as these discussions
would be Informal and wholly un
official. In opening the session Lord
Curzon said he was glal the Turks
had accepted the principle of de
militarized zones on "the Straits,
provided they were assured ade
quate protection; that the Turks
had accepted the principle of free
passage of warships and mer
chantmen In time of peace or war,
and slso In -principle an interna
tional commission to regulate
commercial navigation.
The Turks withdrew their sug
gestion that the powers should not
be allowea to maintain warships in
the Black Sea, so that this ques
tion wa not discussed at the aft
ernoon meeting.
TO
RE PROPOSED FOR
THE BOND DEBTS
Will Be Coincident to
Proposal to Limit
State Indebtedness.
OITUStt KWB 0AO
TABSOBOOOB iotsi,
IU BROCI BARtLtH) '
RALEIGH, Dec. 8. A proposi
tion for a redemption or amortuta
tion fund to care for the State's
bonded indebtedness with consti
tutional amendment guaranteeing
the use of the funds only for this
purpose, will be presented to the
General Assembly by Governor
Morrison in conjunction with his
constitutional amendment proposal
to limit the amount of indebted
ness ths State may contract, it was
announced today. . -': . '
Governor Morrison's opinion
comes out strongly in favor of
a sinking fund to meet the bonded
Indebtedness as the bonds mature
with the provision for an absolute
safeguard for the fund. He al
ready has begun the preparation
of the plan he will submit to ths
Legislature. Assistant Attorney
General Nash has been asked to
prepare an act. In connection with
the constitutional amendment pro
posal limiting the State's indebt
edness, that will contain another
constitutional amendment careful
ly guarding the refunding measure
after adoption by the Legislature.
The Governor thinks the yield
from the present revenue bill and
from the automobile and gasoline
taxes will easily justify the ex
traction of say $250,000 from the
general revenue of the State and
1250,000 from the automobile and
license taxes, to be placed in the
sinking fund. He has become con
vinced that this would not in the
slightest embarrass the revenues of
the State. In fact, he has decided
to advocate the fund only after an
investigation that showed the
State's revenue would be ample
without the necessity for a tsx
levy of any sort. The desire not
to leave to another administration
the burden of determining ways
and means of meeting indebted
ness incurred for State develop
ment during this administration
has also prompted the executive
decision.
The suggested half million dol
lar fund is used merely to illus-1
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DANIELS
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OF PATTERSON
MEMORIAL C 0 P
Miss Fries, Winston,
President State Liter
ary Historical Body.
WALTER LIPPMANN
ON THE PROGRAM
"Publish Only Your Best
Personal Opinion" Is
His Admonition.
RALEIGH. N. C. Dec. 8. With
the election of officers and the an
nouncement that the Patterson
memorial cup for the best -book
published by a North Carolinian
during the year has been awarded
to Josephus Daniels, former sec
retary of the Navy, for his book,
"Our Navy at War." the Stat.e Lit
erary and Historical Association
adjourned its annual session here
tonight.
Walter Lippman of the New
York World, delivered the princi
pal address at the closing session
of the association.
Miss Adelaide Fries, of Winston
Salem, was elected president.
Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire,
first vice-president; Dr. Benjamin
Sledd. second vice-president: Mrs
Joseph E. Pogue. of Raleigh, third
vice-president; and R. B. Houae,
of Raleigh, secretary.
The North Carolina Folk Lore
Society, which held Its annual
meeting today, re-elected Its offi
cers. They are: W. J. Andrews,
Ralelrh. president: Mrs. W. H.
Reynolds, Winston-Salem, - first
vice-president; Mrs. 8. Westray
Battle. Asheville, second vice
president; Miss Maude P. Minnlah,
of Lenoir, third vice-president; and
Frank C. Brown, Durham, secre.
tary-treasurer. .
The lone resolution passed by the
Historical Society was one advocat
ing country free libraries supported
by the county authorities.
RALEIGH, Dec. 8. (By Th
Associated Press.) When the
peace conference at Versailles was
deadlocked on the question of rep
arations: political pressure In
Great Britain, lead by the North
cliffe press, caused Lloyd George
to switch from the "Heavenly
Peace" to the "Hellish Peace
after he had decided in favor of
the former. Walter Llonmann. a
former secretary under Colonel
House and at prcssent an associate
editor of The New York world,
declared here tonight.
Mr. Llppman's address. "Ths
Cult of the Second Best." was de
livered before the North Carolina
Literary and Historical Aaaoeta.-
tlon, Ms related how ' very
prominent me:nbr of tn "jrrfcrt
administration ' told mm ana a
few friends, "that of coune a
large part" of European debts to
this country are uncollectible, but
when asked "whether it was not
Important that this should be ex
plained to the American people."
had replied "Congress would prob
ably eat him alive if he blurted
out such an unpleasant act." "
This was given as one instance,
he said, of where "a man of great
ability In high place was thinking
one thing privately and saying an
other thing publicjy." 1
'I was at Paris through some
part of the peace conference, and
nothing seemed to me so utterly
depressing ns the contrast be
tween what the men on the inside
said in private and what they felt
compelled to do and say in public.
"The Treaty of Versailles has
been much criticised throughout
the world since it was published,
but wa ".t scverei, criti
cised" by the Insiders at Paris be
fore it was puhlisheJ. Neverthe
less there were th'.pgi ra. Into
that treaty which every expert
knew were unworkable and dan
gerous to the peace of Europe, be
cause outside the conference peo
pie were howling for those things.
"Our own delegates at Paris
were forced to accept provisions
in that treaty which they knew to
be bad, because every jingo in the
Paris press, every jingo in Sena
tor Lodge's party, every tory in
England was demanding them.
The story is now r-ublio property.
Tou have oily to read Ray Stan-'
r.ard Baker's stcry based on Pres
ident Wilton's documents to see
CMfM m TiMl
THE FROG.
BY BILLY BORNE
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'TIGER' HOPEFUL
AFTER HARDING
READS MESSAGE
Sees Possibility That
America Will Have Con
tact With Europe Again.
ADMINISTRATION'S
LEADERS HEAR HIM.
Tells Givernmental and
Diplomatic Gathering
Message One of Peace.
WASHINGTON, . Dec. 8 (By
the Associated Tress.) Georges
ciemenceau, closing his visit to
Washington this afternoon with a
"formal" address, expressed the
hope that diplomacy would find
the way to bring Amerk-a. back
into European affairs through
what he Interpreted as an "overj
ture" by President Harding in his
annual message the Executive had
read to Congress a few hours earl
ler.
"I was greatly comforted." said
the war-time Premier of France
"when I read in the message o(
your President the following lines
They are not very long, but they
are very suggestive:
"'The four power pact, which
abolishes every probability of war
on the Pacini;, had brought a new
confluence in maintained peace,
and I can well believe it might
be made a model for like assur
ance wherever In the world any
common Interests are concerned.
"So you see," continued the
Tiger, "that even those who are
aupposed to disagree really agree
at the very bottom of their feel
Ings and reasoning power. That
Is what I ask and I hope this la
something like an overture, that
some light will be coming, and I
will be very glad if It comes from
acy will have something to say
America and I hope that dlplom-
about it,, and talks may be engag
od In which I am aure can bring
nothing but good for us all.
No Comment at White House
On Tiger's Reference.
When Clemenceau'a reference to
the President's message was call
ed to the attention of the While
House, it was said that there waa
ao comment to be mads and that
there was no Intention of elabor
ating on the Presidents state
ment to Congress,
Clemenoeau's address, delivered
before an audience which included
many diplomats, government offi
cials and members of both Houses
of Congress, waa In its essence,
the "peace message" he first de
livered in Chicago. But, appar
ently sensing that official Wash
ington would judge of him and
his mission by this speech, he
spoke deliberately, and chose his
words with groat precision. ,,
H Wetted "the history of r th
war; paying tribute to the part
America played In It, but declared
that the United States had quit
too aoon, leaving upon Europe ths
responsibility for enforcing the
Treaty of Versailles, which he said
was largely the work of American
minds at the peace conference.
"My message Is peace," he ex
claimed. "Peace by any means.
Tou have got the League of Na
tions, you have got your three
power arrangement, you may do
something if you like.
Of course the League has ths
advantage that you can go there,
maybe with soma reservations to
keep yourself free of Its dangers.
I do not knpw, but I suggest now
that the League has done much
for Austria and Siberia, and it has
dons it In a rather good way. I
do not know if you have any
Arhericap observer at the League
of Nations. Thers must be some
where a man who is watching for
you.
"I do not ask for money. I
ask you after I have gone to think
over the matter, to examine as
nearly as you can it you have any
duty; If, having fought for a cer
tain treaty that was brought to
you by President Wilson, your
chief, you think your responsibil
ity is engaged.
"And my dear friends, I know
if you have thought of it, you will
have a feeling that your respon
sibility is engaged.
"No people ran live In a state
of Isolation. Tou have got the
best frontiers in the world.
But you have your guarantees as
your. President said today, and I
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Harding Would Scrap Rail Board;
Would Restrict Tax Exemptions;
Registration Of Aliens Proposed
Text Of Hardltv's Message I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The
President l)"an his -naidrcss by
railing the atU'ition of Congress
to gener. il world conditions, vbiih.
he said, still are seriously disturb
ed as the result 4 the war. He
asserted "thj inevitable readjust
ment ot thi social and economic
order is not m.ire lhan barely be
gun" and continued:
"There never again will be pre
cisely the old order; Indeed, I
know of no one who thinks It to
b desirable. For out of the old
order came the war itself and the
new order established and made
secure, never will ermit its re
currence. "It is no flJture of speech to say
we have come to the test of our
civilization. The world has been
passing Is today passing through
a great crisis. The conduct of
war Itseltls no more difficult than
the solution of the problems
which nc.srlly fellow. I am
not vspeaklng at (his moment of
the problem In It's wider aspect
cf world rehabilitation or of In
ternational relationships. 'Hho ref
erence is to our own social, finan
cial and economic problems at
home. These things are not to be
considered solely of problems
apart from International relation
ahip, but every nation must be
able to carry oj for Itself, else Its
international relationship will have
scant Importance.
"Doubtless our own people have
emerged from the world war tu
mult leas Impaired than most bel
ligerent powers: possibly wo have
made larger progress toward re
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR ANARCHIST;
STIilS UP STORM
Ward Declared Among
Those Favoring Services
for War Law Violator:
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8. Repre-
sentative H. 8, Ward, North Caro
lina's Progressive, has taken an
other stop forwards, Mscordlno; to
Mra.;.etW.niisjisisnihtr ',if
the NatmnaJ Woman's Party? aWi
now active in -the Joint amnesty
ci mniitte to get the President to
free prisoners who interfered with
the war in various ways. In a
letter sent around to members of
Congress today, Mrs. Baker said
Mr. Ward waa one of those who
endorsed a memqrial service 10
bs held here at the theatre fiun
riav to lilcardo Flores Matron, a
war time prisoner who died there,,.. ,tt,n, t.Vi". JLi
two weeks ago. i
Mrs. Bnker. working for the
Joint Amnesty Committee, , haai of the pnllt. Th,( -.,,- .. ."
Cde.,UPbvVtUng"enu"mbremr of' h hla wVndTTut' 'this
Congress by getting a number of muc.j, t,e said-
fTtoTn'S m.r.nr If Senator Simmon, realize, that
mor'Sr 'seeT'VnhSnor "Vf
Magon. who was sentenced to 21 ' J JT , C?nt2?U0"
year, for publishing an article IniS?!,
if which he was editor
i iBia
in i-Js.
, , . .
Among those listed by Mrs. I
Baker as "endorsing" the meeting
In memory of Magon, are: Repre- Can win if he will consent to en
sentative Keller. (Republican. Min- ter a ,crsmbIe wlth Benator l"n
nesota): Repreaontave Huddle- derwood and others of his coteries,
ston, (Democrat, Alabama): Rep- hm ih nn. ih-.i I t.T-1
MIMi 1, ln l If-. . r,.-,.J,
Mississippi); Representative Logan.
.... ..... v. . . v . , , , . I , ,.iiiu.i.i,
(Democrat. South Carolina), ani
nepreseniatvo warn. . ,
.no speaKers ror tne occason
are: Mrs. winnrea Mason huck,
i.mijr.mi.n irom Illinois: ur, ,
John A. Ryan, of ths Catholic
University here; Mrs. Harriet Stan
ton Blatch, Mr. Robert Morie
Lovett, editor of The New Re
public. Some of the House members
named on the card sent mif hv i
Mrs. Baker denied that they au -
inonxea tno use of their names.
jthey realize that' the people back
home may protest against such
action on their part:
Ths flies at the Department of
.rustles show that Ricardo Flore.
.Magon was a Mexican anarchist.
T ho was forced to leave Mexlcn In
1919 because of anarchistic teach
ings as editor of "Carranza dc
Eispoja Tie La Piel Do Oveja," a
rabid publication. In which he ad
.ocated the overthrow of the
established government and th.
substitution of anarchy. Hs came
to tne united States in exile with
ms orotner, Enrique, and was
connected with a radical publica
tion "Regan Racion" at Los Ari-
eeies. m jszo, under section 211
of the criminal code, for printing
articles mat tended to Incite mur
err na assassination, he was
given 21 years, the severe penalty
being because of previous convic
tions. He had been convicted be
fore under the espionage act and
twice for his anarchistic attltuda.
He, with two other members, were
sentenced to one year and 11
months at McNeil Island for vio
lation of the neutrality act. .
WINSTON-S.. IiEM CHILD
IS KILLED BV TRICK
WTNSrTON-SALEM. N. C. Dec
I. Jeanette Harls. four year old
daughter, of Henry Harris, mer
chant of this city, was run over
and fatally injured this morning
by a truck driven by a nergo, Fred
Douglas. The accident occurred
while the child waa crossing the
street with her nurse. Douglas was
arrested and is being held pending
Inquiry. . .
COAST LINE SCED OX
BAD ORDER AS CHARGE
WtLMINGTON, Dec. . Attor-
1 ny-Genersl Dsughter today en
tered suit In the Federal Court
here sgalnst the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad for $1,100 for haul
, Ing II bad order cars over sn
; terstate Commercs Commission I
! highway. i
r
construction. Had we es
caped the f..y and railway strikes,
which had no excuse for their be
ginning and less Justification for
their delayed settlement, we
should have done Indefinitely bet
ter. But labor waa insistent on
hoiiilng to the war height and
heedless forces of reaction aought
tne pre-war letrtls. and both ere
wrong.
DIscuhscs Economic Situation
Of I lie l armer.
"The railway, strike accentuated
the difficulty ot the American
farmer. The first dlstresa of re
adjustment cum: to the farmer,
and li will not be a readjustment
fit to al(ie until he In relieved.
The distress brought to the farm
er does not affect him alone. Ag
ricultural 111 f irtune Is a national
ill fortune.
"This Congress already has
taken cognizance of the mlatortu
nate whlJh precipitate deflation
brought to American agriculture.
Your measures of relief and reduc
tion of the Federal Reserve dis
count rate undoubtedly aaved ths
country from wldeapread disaster.
The very proof of helpfulness al
ready given la the strongest argu
ment for the permanent establish
ment of widened sredlts, hereto
fore temporarily extended through
the war finance corporation.
"The farm loan bureau, which
already has' proved Its usefulness
through ths Federal Reserve,
through the Federal land banks,
may well have Its powers enlarged
to provide ampla farm production
Cutis,-. M f (l
VICTORY
THAN LEADERSHIP
Simmons Will Not Scram
pie for, Honor OBow the
Booze Situation Stands.
maoia-Toi anilx
' ana orraas
' lit AT. . . Huron :
WASHINGTON, Doe. 8. Sena
tor Simmons returned today front
Naw pern w"re t tea,
on business mitm irrS-Htsitd
the situation . there la gradually
clearing up so far as the white
people are concerned. But the
too negro homos burned hare left
a lot of colored people in bad
plight. The lumber mill, he de
clared, would be rebuilt, and the
homes of the white people, but ths
negroes are hard up, and may not
oe able to get through the Win -
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He thlnk. th.t Ih. n '
should line up for a united front
,.st th. onmmn . ,h d
publican party. That is what ha
i
wants. Laying a foundation for
victory in the next President!:
campaign is more important than
the honor of leading the minority.
Senators Simmons and Overman
manifested keen Interest In the
message of President Harding to
day. They agree that it waa well-
written and well-dellvare hm if
was more of a news report thsn a
Presidential address to Con cress
It made no definite remedlles and
none of the suggestion mads can
be put Into legislative acts this
session.
Everybody gave strict attention
to what ths President had to say
about enforcing the prohibition
act. His first step will bs a
nation-wide campaign for better
enforcement of the prohibition act.
His first step will h a conference
with the Governors of ths States.
At that conferencs he will pro
duce fscts collecd by ths Treas
ury Department to show that if
the States do not co-operate In this
work sn almost Impossible task,
the dry laws will die upon the
statute books. After Informing
the State executives as to the ex
act situation, Mr. Harding will
make an appeal for a united front
to combat the moonshiner, ths
smuggler, and tne bootlegger.
Today, after the President had
addressed Congress, thers wss
much speculation as to Just what
the administration would do to
bolster up enforcement. Members
were disposed to point out dis
crepancies In the statements of the
President and those of Prnhlhltlnn
Commissioner Haynes. While the
President addressed the House
and Senate. Mr. Haynes was, In the
South telling how successful his
Dame against the Illicit liquor
makers and sellers hsd been.
There Is a susniclnn imnn. th
Democrats that the President, and
his party associates In Washing
ton, will make prohibition enforce
ment an issue in 19.4. Renresen.
tatlve Stevenson, Democrat, said
today It was plain the President
was going to arouse the whole
country on the prohibition ques
tion and "ask for another Repub
lican administration" to make the
law enforced. The call of the Gov
ernors would result in a political
rally.
The President has plainly stat
ed on several recent occasions that
there is no use to talk about re-
In-(pealing the prohibition laws or the
recalling of ths constitutional
amendments.
IN 1
M
IMPORTAN
PRESIDENT SAYS
. G. C. COULD
WORK QFJBOARQ
Sole Specific Eecommen.
dation Is for Broader
, Farm Credits.
ENLARGED LAND
CREDITS SOUGHT
His Flea for the Enforce
ment of Dry Law Meets
With Applause.
WASHINGTON, Deo. t. Presi
dent Harding, addressing Congress
today on ths state of the Union,
placed the transportation situation,
prohibition enforcement and farm
credits in the forefront of the na-1
tlonal problems pressing for solu
tion. Also hs took occasion to reply
dlrecly to those whom he said had
aaaumed that ths United States
had taken Itself "aloof and apart,
unmindful of world obligations."
He declared . theae gave "scant
credit" for 'the "helpful part".
America had aaaumed in Interna
tional relations, referring, particu
larly to the arms conferencs.
Of the prohibition situation, ths
Executive asserted there wers
conditions of enforcement "which
savors of nation-wide scandal, Hs
made no recommendations on this
score, but announced his purpose
to call an early conference of the
Governors of the States and terri
tories with ths Federal authorities
to formulate definite policies ot
national and Stats co-operation In
the administering of ths laws.
'Declaring, thers was no problem
exceeding in Importance ths one
of transportation Mr. Harding
told Congress thers was need to
begin on plans to co-ordinate all
the transportation facilities rail,
watsr and motor. As to the relief
of ths railroad problem hs sug
gested merger of lines Into sys
tems, a facilitated Interchange ef
freight cars and a consolidation of :
facilities generally. ,
Wants Federal Tribunal to ' '
Ua.e Aatiiorlty. ,
'tlii.eV1n i h ....nt. Mll.Hi. '
jiy riA. the President proposed that
1 (no Federal tribunal dealing with
disputes betwsen ths carriers and, -their
workers bs given ample au
thority 4o enforce its decisions. Ha
Voiced a preference for abolition
of ths railroad labor board and
ths placing of its functions under
an enlarged Interstate Commerce .
Commission.
Should the deolalon bs to con
tinue this board in existence, how
ever, he suggested that ths parti
san membership be abolished ta
ths end that ths tribunal bs im
partial and ths headquarters mov
ed from Chicago to Washington so
thers might bo direct contact with
the commission.
The only spsclflo recommenda
tion of the Executive for enforce
ment of legislation at this, ths
short session of Congress, related
to ths permanent establishment of
Widened farm credits. He urged
both ample farm production, cred
its and enlarged! land credits
through enlargement of ths pow
ers of the farm loan board and
BRICK BUILD
N6
OF THREE STORIES
Will Be on Corner of Pat
ton and Coxe, to
Cost $100,000..
The Brant Motor Sales, operat
ed by G. W. Bryant, nephsw of
Henry Ford, who has studied the :
manufacture of automobiles In the.
Ford Factory, has mass arrange
mente with the T. C. Smith Com-
pany for the erection of a, three
story brick building at the cornea)
of Patton Avenue and Coxa Street,
to represent an Investment of ap
proximately 1100,000 and will
lease the property. .
Mr. Bryant announces that the
building will be started at once
and will bs ready around April 1 '
and will be a strictly modern home
for the handling ot automobile
and tractors.
The structure will have a front
age of 80 feet on Patton Avenue
and a depth of 110 feet on Coxe -,
Street, with plate glass fronts,
concrete floors and all conven
iences of the modern automobile
show rooms, repair and servlcs -departments.
The deal was completed by O.
K. Leeman, of the Southern States
Realty Company.
Mr. Bryant is now making ar ...
rangements for a temporary loca
tion and will probably start bus
iness operations early during the
coming week.
"Dependable service" will be '
the motto of the new Ford agency
and a competent staff of employes .
and salesmen will be engaged to
handle the automobiles and trac
tors In this territory.
Mr. Bryant, who is erecting a ,
home In the city with the idea .of.
making Asheville his permanent
residence, is confident that the
busineaa growth and development
of thla city ia the kind that wilt -continue
and is on a Hound basis.
It Is the policy of the Ford
Company to create new agencies
as It is found they stimulate bus
iness and In no manner Interferes
with the operation of agents al
ready located In the various cities. .
It la stated that Z3 Ford agencies
are located In Los Angeles, Callt,
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AGENCY