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THE WEATHER WASHINGTON, Dec. i2.Forea for North Carolina; Fair and much colder Wednesday; Thuriday fair continued cold. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN ESTABLISHED 1868. (Frequent Clashes Are II Seen At Beginning Of 'DEDICATED TO TI IE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA' LASHEyiLLE, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING7 DECEMBER 13, 1922 PRICE nVE CENTS WATCH THE LABEL On yew paper. It will tall feel when your eiiaocrlptlon oson-oa. Renew five day before expiration, and yon wont mm an laaue. COLLAPSE ALLIED Dougherty Proceeding E nmm pari rv i iil.IIIIL.IIU I nilLLI SEEIWS COMPLETE acient's PROPONENTS GET F UST VICTOR! Keller Will Offer First Evidence on Third of 14 Specifications. CHIEF JUSTICE NOT TO BE SUMMONED Oyster Testifies Wicker sham and Gompers Will Be Heard Also. Merchant Prince Dies Tuesday At Philadelphia Home WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Hea-- on impeachment proceedings j Ifught against Attorney-Genera! i(Ugnerty Dy, uepresentatlve Kel- ffr, Republican. Minnesota, wero opened today before the Houso Judiciary Committee. They were marked by frequent dashes be tween members of the committee ml Jackson H. Ralston, counsel lor Mr. Keller, llrst as to tho icthod of procedure, and seeond :i to th- relevancy of testimony The Minnesota Representative on the first skirmish, the com iittee voting; in executive sessioa .Iter an hour alid a 1ialf of: vrangling in the open to hear first evidence on three of the M speci fications designated by Mr. Keller I instead of taking up the charges : . the numerical order in which they were presented originally. Another decision " was against 'iio summoning of Chief Justica "aft, whose presence had been re ii . jested by Mr. Ralston for the iiurpose of confirming a letter vhioh Mr. Taft wrote in 1912 hile President, to the then a;-Irrncy-general, Wlekersham, and w hich whs read Into the record luring the day. The committee iield that confirmation would be iit.nocessaiy. This letter and one written to Mr. Taft by Mr. Wickersham con- litutcd the principal evidence -tihmimtted today. They both dealt ivith a pardon or Willard N. Junes, convicted in Oregon, in 19;7 r alleged land ' frauds, and re ared to alleged activities of Wm. Burns, appointed last year by . Datnjherty as. chief of the ba-j L Jj-Q1 investigation or tne lo hjpnent of Justice, in connection wuej me drawing or tne jury in She Jones case. introduced o Support . ! marten, Jtalston 6asvt; . The purpose of their introdul?' tlon into the record, Mr. Ralston xplalned, was to . support the charge in the impeachment speci fications that Mr. Daugherty had Appointed to ositions "of great importance and large financial ai d Moral responsibility." men who are untrustworthy, corrupt and dan gerous tj the liberties of the people of the United States." In the TOckersham report ti .ho President it was set forth that -Mr. Burns, who then was employed ty the. government under Francis I Hency as special prosecutor In il.c land fraud cases, obtained in chance a Hst of prospective petit rirors who were to be, called :rt ihe nial before Judge Gilbert an1 'i n ufter 600 of the '2,600 names had been found satisfactory from lis standpoint their names had "n allowed in tho jury box. . President Taft. in replying t' 1 CntiHug4 M Pan Twritc Bonar Law Now Indicates Balfour Note Will Not j Be Scrapped. VIEW REPARATIONS TANGLE AS ACUTE U. S. Not Approached Re garding Cancellation of French War Debt. Exchange of Nationals Sought By Turks Dashes Early Settlement Hopes Action of Israet Pasha Follows Earnest Plea of Am bassador Child in Which Protection of Mi norities and Territorial Refuge Urged. ATTEND dimmons hives farm STATE BAPTISTS Bloc Crushing Blow: Prexpnk A mpnrlmontQ mm uUimnmuN ' Jtrre "lafi John Wanamaker, International ly famous merchandiser, and) one time Cabinet member, when he served as Postmaster General, died Tuesday at his home In Phil adelphia. He succumbed to a brief illness In his 85th year. The body will lie in state Thursday, at Bethany Presbyterian Church prior to funeral services held there on that day. . f ; , - JOHN llitl SUCCUMBS AF STATE " MUMIRf PAL f LEGISLATIVE 000 HLAWS ELABORATE Mayor Roberts of Ashe ville Again Heads As- socia.t.ifin for Vpnr (Bt tnoct Ka LEIGH, n frr-Hiing numerni Jhe Jiiinicipal fh CTTKBff VWWt S17I1AO .Tiaaoaoooa Brrai, (Bt BltOCI BiRSLtX) Bee. 12. Recom mernus amendments to rt 1 Vlnann. 1 pi anA the j-ity Ptannliiir-Af.-t and chnncen in n- mate Reveue Act the North ftHnilina Municipal Association, "meting - here .today, laid the i-i"undwork for an elaborate pro- jKi-am of legislation to be brought "'rorc the next General Assem bly. The actual work of preparing 'he program. 'which will call for a :na.s of legislation the association 'insiders necessary to the succes iil operation of municipal govern ments, was Jeft with a legislative "inmiuee neaaea Dy ranK v;on-I'-r, of Asheville. It will meet prior to the General Assembly. oallatln Roberts, Mayor or Vsheville. wae re-elected president f tho Municinal Association for ne ensuing year, and the follow ng other officers vera named: "irat vice-president. Mayor Clark, "I ureenVJ p- nnj vlen.nreai. lent Mayor Klrtrlri p iiDiirhn: Mrd vice-president. City Secretary """O""'. ninston-Salem. C ty "' 1j. Llowell of Raleisrh. "S re-eienterl uAMlDnl.l.auiii..r Tho association a ruulll. hirn j. " - - v. """"nucea by Mr. Condor, , " empathy to New Bern, llme announcing; its m "h8 that tno cl'y "wU1 arle "i"c or the disastrous uiiuuen wh(.K .k. ha. 4..-. 1Me1 to a tnnr. hAa,4tl,.l n'v c'ty. a better place in jayor Clerk, of Or Sciation's Clerk, of Greenville, set machinery against ce Act by contains SO or thJ m.. , 7 macnine .or7'nH?lt. It. com cit io - - ".iiiinuoni against the ge at thA . ate- Tne "ct' P" " extatln " h8 ,PlaI lon in 'he absent". "a'on was due to " Snvona in m.th ;e TE SIOBTILLAIES Obsequies Will Be Held Thursday Afterfloon at Philadelphia Church. PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 12. Fu neral services for J.chn Wanamak er. Internationally famous mer chant and former Postmaster Gen eral, who died today will be held Thuraday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Bethany Presbyterian Church, lo cated in a neighborhood onci prosperous, but no longer sugges tlve of either beauty or wealth. In that edifice, which long has been known familiarly "both by tho.se who worshipped there, and others as "John Wanamaker's crturcrn" Tho body of the merchant prince will lie in state Thursday from 19 o'clock until noon. The interment jwill bo private. In the family vault in the picturesquely situated cem etery of St. James the Less. Ilov. A. Gordon McLennan. Pastor of the Bethany Church, will conduct services both, in the church and at the vault. Mr. Vanamaker, who was in his 86th year, had preserved him self In a remarkable manner, his active participation up until a few months ago in affairs civic, politi cal, industrial and religlouS, hav-1 ine been regarded, aa almost with out parallel. Although he had not been in his usual vigorous health in the last year, Mr. Wanamager was identified prominently with the movement to celebrate the JOOth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with a world exposition in 1926, he having been a leader in the ex position in 1876 which marked the 100th anniversary ot mat sumo historic event. . - The death of the great merchant came at 8 a. m., the Hour wnicn for more than lialf a century saw him at his place of business. The Wanamaker stbres'in Philadelphia and New York wero closed Imme diately and .will remain to until after the funeral. Men prominent In all lines of endeavor joined in expressions of regret at the passing of Mr. Wan amaker and tributes came 'from the high, the low, the rich and the poor, business associates and "business rivals. ' President Harding, Governor Sproul. Cardinal Dougherty, Governor-Elect Gilford Pinchot a'Hd others prominent In ' the official and religious life of the country paid personal tributes to hrs life J.'i.VIKiN, Dec. 7 (By The A .riate, Press. )L-The collapse if (he Allied nremlers" ,o., j here, it Is becoming evident. was even more complete than at I His' supposed since the one otit- sniii.iing development which had been seized upon by the optimists, namely the scrapping of the Bal-fiiin- note by Great Britain is nnw said to have been acclaimed pre maturely. Prime Minister Bonar Law ad milted as much In the House of Commons this afternoon and from other sources it Is learned that the haste on the part of he con tinental press to consider Lord n.iiiniir s utterances as a thing of the past is unwarranted It is stated that Bonar Law in talking with the other Allied pow ers, only Indicated that Iord Bal four's principle (refusal to con sider any remission of the war debts) could be superseded as Great Britain's contribution to a general European settlement of the war debts and reparations ques tions, but with a definite gain for Britain In view and not merely she wished to be generous. The HrUish policy Is said to be centered on re-establishment of trade and commerce, stabilization of exchanges and bringing to an end the almost continuous Allied conferences and disputes over re parations and war debts. The pessimists believe such stabiliza tion of Kurope's economic life would not be realised through Britain's cancellation" of the debts due her if at the same time the French were permrted to carry out coercive measures to obtain their indemnity from Germany. Willing to Sacrifice if Others Allies Are According tp the official view. the British are willing to make great sacrifices, but the other al lies must also sacrifice some of their interests. Unless Great Britain sees an ult imate gain through the policy of cancellation, it is stated the gov ernment could not carry ou auch a program for the British tax payers would rebel at .having to shoulder the debts without benefit. The belief that Great Britain in tends to sound out the American, Government's willingness to take home action in reference to Allied debts as the possible cancellation of the Fench debt, is asserted by Daily Telegraph's diplomatic ex pert. The French delegation to thfc adjourned premier's conference was represented lat night as holding that the British might ap proach the United States before the January 2 meeting of the premiers to ascertain whether America would be willing to con sider either cancellation of the French debt or participation In a conference for consideration of such a step. ! , i- l In tnis connection n once graph's correspondent says: rees-T "It Is the Intention of the German -tCMrtimie S"n"l I.AV8AXNK. Dec. 12, (By The I Associated Press. ) Ambassador Child today made an earnest plea to the Near Fast conference for the protection of the minorities in the Near Kust and creation. If pos sible, of safe territorial refuge for special populations. Tuesday's appearance of Am bassador Child before the Ijiu- ! President Spillman Re quests His Successor Be Selected. RE-ELECTOFFICERS WITH LONG RECORDS sanne conference in the capacity 1 to have the League of Nations ad of speaker was his third ijnpor-' minister the affairs of the mlnorl- luslon of all foreign Interference in Turkey which he said would vrn Aptinn Taken on Pro protect would th reniiilnln. ml. AO AtUOU 1 ttKBIl Oil X"1U norlties, as the Turks had ulwnys been able to gel along with other tuitions when they kept out of prlltlcs and were not stirred up by outside influences. Ismet declared Turkey would not. accept Lord Curzon'a proposal posal to Move up Con vention Date. Hundred Killed Or In'mred In Boiler PoS;on ncti ay pn pirinFPQ Ul U.U.I iLLMULMU CHARGESATTEIWPT WINSTON-SALKM. N " . lec ; 13. When licv. Dr. W. A. Ayres. ( pustor of the First Baptist C'liurcn , ai New Bern, arose tonight lo de- Relieve 25 Employed in Boil er Room Are Under The Wreckaae. ME tant appearance In tho presence of that body. On his first appear ance he spoke for the open dour policy in the east, his second ad dress was in discussion of the freedom of the straits. His plea tor sale territorial refuge for spe cial populations gives a new angle to tne attitude of the Washington Goernnient looking toward the earlier broad polity as laid down by Mr. Hughes for the protection of minorities. ties as that would mean Ihe for-I Hat State Conventon In its ninety eign powers would continue their I second annual session, he faced tli LAUSANNF:, Dec. 12. (By The Associated Press.) Ismet Pasha, head of the Turkish delegation, dashed the hopes of the Near Kaslern conference for a speedy and satisfactory settlement for the protection of minorities in Tur key when, in an address nt this afternoon's session, he insisted up on an exchange of the Greek pop ulations in Anatolia for the Turk In Macedonia. He demanded cx- interterenco In Turkish affairs ana encourage the minorities to ap peal to the League of Nations. This plan, he asserted, would re sult in the exploitation of minori ties for political ends "under the lying cloak of humanitarlanisni." The Turkish chief delegate re viewed the entire history of Tur key from the time of ihe conquest of Constantinople. The Turks, he said, had lived peacefully Willi the Greeks and Armenians, until a hundred years ago, when tho Hus stans began agitating against the Mohammedans under the pretense that Russia was the protector of orthodox Christians In Turkey. Ho charged Russia with being responsible lor the attack Glad stone made on Turkey in behalf of the Armenians and maintained that the so-called Turkish atroci. - ( Cenlmtt'd tn foot 7"fw) HAVANA. Dec. 12. -(By The Associated Press. I One hundred "v wuiKinen wero killed or lnjuwa liver the wrmon before the lb. p- 0(, n n UMpr x,)l0Bi,m wnll.h , wie. l eil the Kstrella Sugar Mill, I ne.i i' 'aMi.if; tic .- i n.rteen oodles nave covered TOR 1 COMMEND RIEAIT SAY COMMUNITY CHEST PROGRAM IS NOT JET OEAD Circle of Public Spirited Men Working on Plan to Fill the Chest. The Community Chest Isn't dead, by a long shot. At least it won't be if the resurrecting powers of a little company of patriotic, as well as self-interested, citizens of Ashe vilie can pulmotor the corpse. It seems that a few of the city's tax payers and rcntpayers met togeth er socially a few days ago and the talk turned to the failure to lill the Community Chest. One of the company is reported to. have said: 'U' a civic shame and an eco nomic catastrophe to let the chest fall down. - i lelieve that, includ ing the few here, there are two or three hundred other persons in the city, all friends of ours, who can be made to see the absolute neces sity of filling the chest and will be willing to underwrite the def icit." "How much is tho deficit?" ajik- ed another of those sitting about ! WOuld have everything ready for BUILDING IN CITY Supervising Architect to Favor the Erection of Adequate Building. WAiHISOTOS VCRSAO tas AinavtLia rrrizaM tf U. B. V. HIY.T) WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 James A. Wetmore, supervising architect, will recommend to the House com mittee on public buildings and grounds that a new site be ac quired and an adequate building be constructed for the postoffice, Federal courts and other purpooe at Asheville. ' - , He said today he had not re ceivd an offer of a free site, but If he hiLft'He fceuld do nothing wlttt it until, Congress, .authored hlm to accept it. lie explained tnai squabbles over, altes delay hl of fice more than anything; else. 4 The first thing that must be set tled, Mr. Wetmore said, is the title of the site. This must be done by the local district attorney's office. He added that if the Asheville peo ple would expedite action they POINTST 0 DANGER OF FEDERAL TAX ON STATTS BONDS Morrison Gives Tar Heel Delegation in Capital His Views. W1IHIKGTOO C0 TSS AHT1I.I. CITIB1H V H 0. Bl.iAXfJ WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Gov ernor Morrison today had a con ference in Senator Simmons office with Senators Simmons ana man and the members of the North Carolina delegation in the "Governor Morrison laid before tv,. nmrrMsional delegation his views In earnest oppostjlon to the recommendation maoe oy dent Harding in his message, that a constitutional amendment be adopted permitting State, county and municipal bonds and securities to be taxed by the Federal govern- ""Governor Morrison thinks that .1,1. wAnirf t. almost, rf not quite, fatal to the great public works and public improvements that are go ing on now in great volume in North Carolina and the other c.., to. H thinks that If the -H.i.iai government should be .iiiah .n, tax state, county and municipal fcends these poliUcul di visions and sub-divisione would be unable hereafter to float their bond issues at a reasonable figure and that a very serious situation would be presented when the time comes to refund the outstanding Issues of BUte, county and munlci ple bonds He conteqda also that the State and other political sub-divieions are now receiving In the high price they get for their monda with the resulting lower pricea at which these securities would be taken in the market The delegaUon in Congress heard Governor Morrison with great Interest and the members stated that they would thoroughly Investigate: and consider the situa tion he outlined and the views he expressed. The Governor pointed further that the bonds are held generally outside the States that issue them and the States themselves would get very little of the money raised, by any tax Imposed on them. They would be taxed where owned, not where issued. The Governor is on his way to West Virginia tor the Governors' conference. fhe big round table "A little Icbh than J30.000," was the reply. If we and a couple of hundred or so of our friends can t raiso that amount of money for a cause so worthy and so protective of the individual pockets of every indi vidual citizen of Asheville, then this city isn't any longer a 'big' time' town and a 1st of us are just bush leaguers," chipped Jn anoth er at the table who knows some thing about vaudeville circuits and also is interested. In baseball. The upshot of the meeting was that a special committee, of which Judge Junius G. Adams was made chairman, was appointed to can vass tho situation. No Xw General Drive For Chest Funds. . When Judge Adams was seen yesterday afternoon, he said that neither jje nor the other members of his committee were ready to discuss the details of their plans. He might be ready, however, to give out something more definite by the end of this week. He said, though, that since the matter had become more or less public it ConUftuflii oh foe sivMtm the district attorney of that dis trict so the site will be ready for acceptance. Mr. Wetmore explained further that hla office is ready to start to work on any buildings author ised by Congress on a moment's notice and the places that make the site problem easy will win. Before a site can be purchased or accepted it must be advertised for a month. The steps In the Asheville pub lic building campaign must be; First, the passage of the bill, pro vlding the money. Mr. Weaver has a measure for $2,000,000, ' Second, the selection of i Third, . the construction building. largest attendance of any first day of a st-ttc convention. Over 600 messenger were present, twice as manv as v ere present at the hrs' session last year. Rev. Ir. Avers brought a tlmel;' rtiessage to the convention. It was deeply t-: .ir It na 1 and held ihe at tention of the audience from the llrst sentence. Bused on the scrip ture aa found in two Corinthians. Chapter 15, verses three and four, he spoke on the (heme "Jlonie Mountain Peaks of the Gospel l.i the Life of the Preacher." One of the surprises of the con vention is that a very small num ber of women nre In attendance upon the session as messengers. A 'cw have come but not any larger number than have usually been present as visitors. No Action On Proposed Change In Dale The onvention snent a Hide while debating a possible change of tuna of meeting to an earlier date. out no nnal action was taken. There Is strong sentiment In favor of September instead of December. The following new pastors were introduced: Rev. Dr. Livingston Johnson presenting them to the convention- H. K. Waldrop, Mc Adenville; J. A. Mclver, Jxiuisburcr: W. J. Hanks. Klizabeth City; K. U. Ross, Hendersonville; B. j. Isen hower, Ahoskle; A. J. Smith Franklin, A. E. C. Plitmiin. Wind sor; w. D. Hughes, Statesvllle: K C. Andrews, .Vlt. Hollvi T. Y. Key n cur, Jtalnlgh; J. K. Hill. Mar shall; R. H Spiro. Asheville; f. I!. Jeales. Winston-Salem; L. W. Teague, Wllkesboro; T. II. Plem mons, Greenville; R. 1C. Redwln.', Nashvilb ; Zeno Wall, Goldsboro; W. L. Griggs. North Wllkesboro; H. K. Howard. Asheville; J. I'. Ksscx, Jackson; K. B. Dillard, Union Mills; W. M. Wilson, Flat Pock; W. D. Hnbbsrd Hi, lelo-h- J. 8. Kller, Statesvllle, and 8. H. lempiepioii, juitabeth City. i Tills afternoon the Convention appointed a committee consisting ul HeV. W. C. BrrM, Gaaronla. Hev. 3. A. Snow.VhariotMto Vis V Rem Dr. Walter X. .Inhu,. U. in a liospital In Charlotte. Th committee Is to bean- greetings from tie convention together with a token of the love of the body. Rev. Dr. Johnson, former corres ponding secretary of the conven tion, has been seriously 111 for sev eral mouths. Monroe,' Gastonia ,-anfi North vwiuesooro nave extended Invlln. .Hons for the 1923 meeting of tiie I con vent inr The Winston-Salem K I w a n Is Club will take the convention to vir.it the New Ttaptlst. hospital now u:mer construction here. Promptly at the hour set for the opening nt tne .North Carolina Pap. ll TO POOL FA O A J 1 1 - a. if OdyoAUOllulBiraUOa Farm Credit Bill Is Of fer of Political Sop. SENATE TO DELAY THE SHIPPING BILL been re-. ml 4 Injured persona v r hciiiR rared for in (MmnKiHvy. Mont of tli victims are SimnifinlH. i buttery of boilers nr reported to j Simmons Presents Sol- hnve exploded simultaneously. At I Hjerfl 'Ronilfl Hill onrl TTi lo.ial Af Ihe mnn emn.ove.l In uu um the boiler room were thought to have been burled under tho wreck age or killed bv Hying debris. A ilctachme.il of troops from Camaguey, hundreds of volunteers from nearb sugar centrals and from this clly were working to night to remove victims from the ruins. Tha Kstrella Companla Central Aucarera is an Amorlcan corpora tion which has headquarters In Havana. AT RIGAN CONSUL MALTA SHOT A T FOLLOW caver t DURHAM MAN TO MARK HICKORY WATER SURVEY HICKORY, Dec. 12. Gilbert C. White, of Durham, was elected en gineer by city council tonight to make survey of the water situa tion here. The vote was unani mous. Work is expected on the preliminary report at once. Tharo were ten applicants. usi tnate convention. President It. " . nni.unan cai e the rcnr.nu. lives to order and announced the opening of the ;d annual session. He requested Rev. R. I. Olive to con duct a song service which was fol lowed by a brief devotional service, led by Dr. Spillman. The Illness of Dr. Josenli Gaines. nnslnr nf Rt Johns Church, Charlotte, was announced. The committee on enrollment re. ported 498 messengers present, the largest attendance at (he opening session In th history of the con vention. Comparatively few women are here aa representatives of die chumhes. Owing to a chRnge in the constitution, vha president Is now chosen at the close of the conven tion and Dr. B. W. Kpillntan gave nocice to me convention mat ne would request that a successor be to him be chosen, giving as his rea son the fact, that he had served the convention five years, and that Ins C9Hnv4 Pll trrmttml HELP HER FIGHT IT DO YOUR PART BY BILLY BORNE One Man Held Is Dishon orably Discharged Soldier People Indignant. VALKTTA. Malta, Deo. 12. (By The Associated Press.) Two arrests have been mads in con nectlnn with the shooting today of Mason Mitchell, American consul here. Mr. Mitchell was resting at his home tonight, suffering from a flesh wound in the left eldo which is said to be not of a serious nature. , One of the men arrested la Lo renzo Donelip, a Maltese who was clshonorably discharged from tho American army during the tnr after a ourt-marUal on a charge of .disobeying orders. Bonello re centlv 'Wled MiiKtV?a tnu. claim': for a. nensnm Titit was told that,' ns a difhlimfraMy cllscharged soldier, he was not en titled to one. Mr. Mitchell was shot at close range from behind, . his assailant t'l-fi.g a .3 K calibre revolver. At the impact of the bullet which lie described a's "staggering" the wounded official turned and saw bis attacker running down the street, then he coolly picked up the revolver and walked to the llrltlsh military oltlc.es nearby wht re he was itiven attention, lat er being removed to Ills home. Tho consul Is described as per sona gruta here and he has taken Jtten interest In the welfare of the Island and Its people. Tho attack upon him has aroused Indigna tion. Mason Mitchell has had a pic turesque careen as on actor, writ er, traveler, soldier itnd diplomat. Morn tn Hamilton, N. Y., in 1809, he went on the stage at the age of 18 at the famous old Broadway Theatre In Niw York. He played with Kdwin Booth, Ijiwrence 'Barrett and John Me- Cullough. ater benomlng lending man with Mine. Modjesku. He ac companied Mary Anderson during her theatrical engagements in Great Britain. At one lime lie managed the Garrick Theatre, New York. He was chief of scouts In the Canadian government through the ' Ctnlintrd n faff Hfmlrfl Farm Credits Bill. WAiHiKovott mea t i.n.Mu.a oiTuaif r v h a. c. ttar; WASHINGTON. Dec. 12 Sen ator Simmons broke the farm bloo all tu pieces last night. He shot in the middle Just like a good marksman does a clay pigeon. Administration Senators sailing under Progressive colors were planning to put over a farm credit bill that was a, mere pittance. Senator Simmons sat through a session of the farm bloc. whlct was in cavcus, and listened to the easy going, well greased program. As he drank In the Idea his dandes rose. "This proposition,1 ho assarted, "is like throwing a hone to a dog." "This la an administration meas ure. at I see it," added Mr. Sim mons. "It Is the offer of political sop to quiet the farmer. This bill would give tha farmer a little bureau above the farm loan board, and. 1 60,000,000. That would be a mere trifle, I shall get up en the floor of tha Senate and tell Just what your plan means. The farmers of the country are entitled to fair treatment. -mey deserve something oi4 , nominx. ion are trying to toot them." This was the axe that split tha bloc. Senator Simmons drove It ,, in up to the eye, Farm Itloo HeimbUcaaa Run to Cover I'll D.n,,l,IL.a .1 - bloo ran to cover, and rejoined the " auministration forces, and 10 or more retreated to the LaFollette camp swearing mey would swat the administration fraud. Senator NimniiHW. . ratir mm tr ha hu vj r , i A den- A -muan pjannlntf Following hla blow last- - nfo-lkfc. Mr. Hlmmona today introduced as amendments to the ship subsidy bill his larm credits measure and pis noiiua diii. jtiiui-Kin; mo snip snosiay Dili In the Senate tndav. flenatne Sim mons offered his amendments tn the bill. He called attention to tho fact that the results of the recent elecUon repudiated this bill, while the people of the country gave enthusiastic endorsement; t both the soldiers ndluated com- . pensallon bill and to the proposi tion of adequate financial credit re lief for lho""Amerlcan farmers. ; Senator Simmons sharply at tacked on amendment offered by. Senator Harrison, of Mississippi, which he characterized ai being in the nature of a mure sop to the farmers. He declared that as for himself he would demand real re lief for the farmer and that no more makeshift be offered except over his earnest opposition. Senntor Simmons said he Intend ed that the people of the United states should know whether the Republican administration pro poses to give great subsidies to ' rich ship builders and ship op erators 'while denying meagre com pensation to the soldiers i-oC Ajnerica, and while denying also any provision for real relief of CmffMMS f Per riMtff PROGRESSIVES TO PLAN ELECTION DF PUBLIC OFFICIALS Keating Presents Plat form Which Contains Only Six Planks. BILL' FOR DEPARTMENT E HOU f'LKVKLAND, O., Dec. 12. (Hy The Associated Presti.) Re fusal to peat representatives of the Workers' I 'arty of America, adoption of resolutions for. future political action, which did not mention the formation of a third parly, a broad program of organi zation and the naming of a national- executive eommittoe of 21 members were the results of two t-'turioiiB here today of the second conferen3 for progressive politi cal acinic wnen adjournment was taken late today to night. The question of seating four rep resentatives of the workers' party Was quickly disposed of this morning when the credentials committee in a supplemental re port declared that "since the Workers' parly was not In harmony with the conference Its represen tatives be not seated." The report was adopted without debate. The purpose of the conference as .declared in the report bt th) organization and finance Commit tee wae the nomination and elec tion of presidents and vice-presidents of the United States, United States Senators, Congressmen, j members of the state Igislature and other state and public offi cers "who are pledged to the in terests of the producing classes i Provides Half Million for Prosecution of War Fraud Cases. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 The 33,000,oun appropriation bill for the Departments of State and Jus tice, carrying half a million dol lars for investigation and prosecu tion of war fraud cases, was passed late today by the House without tecord vote and with less than 30 members in attendance. Willi this, the second supply bfl f f the seeslon, out of the way and ready for Senate action, the House immediately took up the J25.000V 000 bill for the Departments of econveue to-; Commerce and Labor, agreeing to eliminate general debate, which on some measures runs a full day. The 1H23 budget will be reported tomorrow. An amendment by Representa tive Black, -Democrat, Texas, which vculd have required the attornev-t-eneral tc account for the funds, and for $500,000 heretofore al lowed, was thrown out on a point cf order after an hour's wranglj. Ihe Black amendment sought ts obtain the names of all persons emplpoye-i by the department In war fraud work and the amounts paid each. Charge f 18,000 a Tear Salary Is Paid Attack on employment by the) Department of Justice of hlght salaried accountants was made by Representative Byrne, Tenneasea. ronklng Democrat of the Appro- ana to tne principles of genuine prlations Committee. Mr. Byro democracy in agriculture. Industry , declared 'n addition to a chief aa and government." Meetings id the rmintant at lid. 000 a year ho baaL -"" rm Tt-) : , . (C..iie m rri Vos7 - ' ' -
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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Dec. 13, 1922, edition 1
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