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THE WEATHER WASHINGTON. 0c. M-Fo-fctit for North Cnollrn: Fair Fr'dny and Saturday; riling temperature Saturday. 1AY CONFESSIONS JlPLICATE 45 IN Hptatements on Morehouse J Murders Now in Hands I of Authorities. 'KOIN TO APPEAL EXTRADITION CASE s Remanded. Without Prejudice to Await Ar rival of Papers. PA STROP. La. nor. ;t..,pv fhe Associated Press Forty-five ersons vi e re implicated in the iTiireliouee kldna ping ami murders f last August, a'-i-oriiiiiir Ik two onfesslons reported late today as ellvered by representatives of the icpartment of Justice to State uthorities at Now Orleans. f no fatates legal orflco at New Vrjcans declined to comment on 4Kie subject, stating they would eitner ueny nor anirm it. The confessions will not be made ublic, it was regarded hero, until ie opening hearings begin at i strop In January. it wan stated that the signer" of w ' confessions have been granted' ntnunlty by the Slate and are be-I is secreted along witli other wit- e.sses and will be called upon to testify. However. It Is regarded here as Wmble the arrests of some or all rmen named will take place be- ure the open hearing begins. FTesistent reports, but lacking fflclal confirmation were in clr illation today that orders Tiad een Issued to the National Guard otnpany at Mer Rouge to be p re ared to move at short notire. hesse troops were atationed there lo hold down a possible outhreak among the citizens of that com munity who are In kostlle ramps and are also assigned to assist the civil authorities in making arrests. The suspects are resorted as un der constant surveillance of secret service men and no difficulty was anticipated In locating thoso Who sre designated for arrests. Governor Ami Fleral Men Map Out Program. At New Orleans today behind closed doors, the Governor, the attorney-general, his staff of legal assistants and the four Depart ment of Justice men were mapping out the future course In the inves tigations Into the death of two men, believed to have been victims of a mob. What took place at the morning csslon was not disclosed. At its oncluslon the Governor announc- ea ne woma leave mr Baton iiouse and would not attend the uight I session. . . r it was known that volumes of aavidenee was arono over ky the NG FTfcnf ! and the discus'.; T. 'iJsWf iirthv. . i f Friends of Dr. B. M. McKoin, rrar mayor of Mer Rouge, were disappointed today when they 'learned he had been denied bail, at Kaltlmore, where he is under ar rest on a charge of murder in con nection with the case. His friends had promised to put up any amount of bond necessary. A fund is being raised In this and adjoin parishes to be used In defense of ;he physician. In the meanwhile a deputy sher iff armed with a warrant charg ing Dr. McKoin with murder was co route to Baltimore. Sheriff Carpenter said today he expected that McKoin would join rtnrnett in the parish Jfi 1 1 here by 'Tuesday. FIIREE JUDGES SIT IX THE MckOIN CASK THURSDAY BALTIMORE. Dec. 28. Attor ney Robert U. barman, counael for Mr. B. M. McKoin, former mayor of Mer Rouge, La., declared today e would appeal to the j-cuerai ireuit Court of Appeals for a rit of heabeas. should Governor Litehie, of this State, grant the re- uest of Governor Parker, ot ouisiana, for the return to tnat (ate of Dr. McKoin. Dr. Blctvoin, NEGRO PAROLED I CUR S NDT R STMAS ELEASED ecause Friends Did Not ielp Him Get Out Papers Are ovenooKea. arms wsw rio K, BROCK lABHHY) RALEIGH, Dec. 28. Paroled ,-. Aavm Kernra Christmas so that ftie could spend the holidays ad nilnistei'intr to his motherless ehll- ;drrn, Jackson Weaver did not get "trav from the Wake County Vhaingang until today owing to the -'failure of county authorities to .transmit the Governor's certificate fof release. -. I Weaver, who Is a negro and a former employe of the secretary of state's office,, was paroled by Governor Morrison December 20. His wife had died and the execu tive sought, to comfort the or phan children by returning their "father to them. The parole pa "' pers were turned over to the Wake County sheriff who handed them on to the head of the county chaingang system. This authority failed to deliver the papers to the superintendent of the camp where i Weaver was stationed. Inquiry haying; been made to i.iy as to when the prisoner could , fo home, the Governor's office in vestigated the reason for his de Xension when the head of the con Jict system was questioned as eo - ibo continued confinement of the 4 negro in the face of the parole pa- pers, he replied he had overlooked the matter. f "Ho friends came by to ask for -Milm." It was exolalned. with the added statement that usually friends or relatives of the paroled man see that the papers are deliv ered to the camp superintendent. The superintendent got the papers iter the inwestifration snd Weav er was released this afternoon. ' ESTABLISHED 1868. Question Of Adequate Protection For Foreigners In Turkey Now Threatening To Break Up The Lausanne Conference , . ! . EXTENDED STATE SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL BE SOUGHT! More Money for Rural High and State. Normal Schools to Be Asked. emus sw cn40 T&ISOBOCttS SOIU. t 1 AI i-t:f. rut . m K"nrt : ivtensiou of the State's progrft" i for development of rural higi schools, additional appropriations for building purposes at State in stitution of file' character ' of Cul lowhee Normal and Industrial School and the Appalachian Train ing School, and the increase of fa cilities for teacher-training, will be among the meet important recom mnedations the State Department of Education will make to the General Assembly, Dr. E. C. Brooks told a special committee of city superintendents here today to dis cuss school laws and financing with him. The committee of superintend ents, headed by Superintendent C. I. Coon, of Wilson, went thorough ly Into all the phases of school legislation lo be asked of the Gen eral Assembly. Dr. Brooks report ed the. superintendents in agree ment on all the new proposals and their support in the presentation of the department's new program is promised. Normal schools 'under the super vision of the Department of Edu cation find themselves, like the higher institutions of learning, still cramped despite building ac tivities of the past two years. While the University, State Col lege, Women's College and the other institutions are seeking ad ditional appropriations so that en largement 'Of their accommoda tion for students may be continued, Dr. Brooks will seek extra, funds for building purposes for the Ap palachian Training School, Cul lowhee Normal and Industrial School, Elisabeth City State Nor mal School. Fayetteville State Nor mal School, Slater State Normal School and the Cherokee Indian School The S3. 000.000 school loan fund, created by the 1921 General As sembly, la serving as the financial foundutlon for the construction .now of (15,000,000 worth of school buildings, and, as these are erect ed, money will be available for further buildings. The past year has seen the extension of the rural high school system to Include every county and Dr. Brooks wants the good work to go on so that every child will have the oppor tunity of a high school education. As more and larger schools are erected the demand for teachers Increases, creating the need for great facilities for teacher-training. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction will present a plan for teacher-training that he believes will handle a threatening shortage of instructors and raise the standard of teachers available. GRAXD JURY I.VQCIR.Y ' HAS BEE.V POSTPONED RICHMOND, Vs.. Dec. 28. Grand Jury investigation of the murder charge against Thomas Pollard, young real estate and In surance man. who is accused of killing Mrs. Thelma Ham Richard son, his former stenographer, at the Pollard home here, on the night of December 11. has been postponed until January 4. It was announced today by Common wealth's Attorney Dave Satterfleld. Postponement of h Investigation, the commonwealth's attorney said, mde at the request of. Rich- lard Evelyn Byrd, special prcse- cutor. who nas oeen retained oy members of the dead woman's family. Mr. wvrd It was said, will be detained in Washington, and cannot attend the grand Jury ses sion on January 2. the date orlgin- ally fixed for the investiaralio THE ASHEVILLE TIME. TO EXCHANGE IT my nn.LY borne Ambassador Childs Warns Turkey Not to Iso late Herself Like Russia. CURZON'STIEMARKS TO TURKJ3CATHING Mosul Controversy so Se rious as to Cause British Fleet Ordered East. LAUSANNE, Dec. 28. (By The Associated Presa.l Ismet Pasha j lias failed to persuade the Unit-d j j btates and the European powers i ! t at frurkish laws and Turkish jJltiTnW"kfford adequate protection i 'il.. thai lifn nnH nrnnrtv nf fnf. elgners residing In Turkey and the Near Eas conference stands in gruve danger of breaking up on this' question. Eurdpe and America insist that special courts upon which foreign Judges sit, must administer Justice to foreigners in Mustapha Kemal's republic. ismet Pasha declares that such courts would be an in fringement on Turkish sovereignty. In fact, he reiterated this declara tion so often at today's stormy meeting of the commission on capitulations that Lord Curaon re torted: "I beg that Ismet Pasha wrap up and place carefully away In a cupboard this question of Turkish sovereignty, which nobody wishes In the leist to offend. Turbsy Is not the only country which enjoys sovereignly, many other powers have it and frequently greater powers than Turkey submit ques tions to international tribunals without fear of impairing their scvereign rights." Ismet had declared that Turkiah laws and Turkish courts were the equal of any in Europe so often Lord Curzon continued, that he had actually come to believe it. Not What Turkey But What Rst Of World Thinks, Counts "But the Important thlna- Is not what the Turkish delegation thinks about Turkish justice, ' added Cur- n. "but what the rest of the world thinks about it. England's King George IV convinced himsnaf that he led the guards at the tattle of Waterloo, but nobody else ever believed it, and history does not record it. The plain truth Is, Turkish laws are based on Moslem law and were drawn by Moslem Jurists and the ologians. The Judges are unedu cated, poorly paid, and dilatory. The same Is true of the police, and the whole mechanism of Turkish Jntice is defective. Under Turk ish courts foreigners cannot con duct business in Turkey and It will be impossible for Turkey alone to get the machinery, transportation and food necessary for her recon struction and development." Marquia dl Garronl, M. Barrere, M. Bomtard, Ambassador Child and Baron Haras M all spoke in support of the proposed courts for foreigners, upon which foreign Judges designated by the Inter national tribunal at The Hague shall sit. Under this plan Turkey would be permitted to select Judges from the list submitted by The Hague tribunal. Ambassador Child's Talk Make An ImpmtMion. Ambassador Child's warning that Turkey will align herself with oth er nations which have repudiated their obligations If she wipes out all the capitulations and does not grant something instead of a guar antee of her treaty pledges crested a marked impression In the confer ence and was gratifying to the Al lied delegations, who regarded the address as advice to Turkey not to isolate herself as Russia has done. Japan, which herself was obliged during a long period to accord the same extra-territorial privileges to foreigners as Turkey, Intervened in today's dramatic debate in the role of mediator. Baron Hayashl coun selled Turkey to be patient and conciliatory. Ha recalled the many long years which passed before Japan succeeded in freeing herself from capitulations. Freedom had finally been attained with the help, of the European nations. He pleaded with Ismet Pasha to adopt an attitude similar to that of Japan: he was certain Turkey would receive every help as shei 1C !! rl rtf 'll "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH ASHEVILLE, N. C, FRIDaV"mORNINGDECEMBER 29, 1 922. IS EX ECTED ON INCOME TAX State Forces Confer With Watts Preparatory to a. January jjnve. - . tiasotocaa aVrsfc l, tnOCt SAIIMLti ) R-A LEIGH, Dec. 2is Revenue Commissioner A. D. Watta' staff of deputies, charged with the col lection of the State's income tax, came In from their respective dis tricts today for a conference, pre paratory to the 1923 drive for taxes. The Income tax blanks go into the mails on the night of Decem ber 31, and from the morning of January , to March 15 the depu ties will be in charge of gather ing the expected three and a half millions North Carolina, individ uals and corporations will pay on their incomes. The totsl income tax for 1922 was approximately 82,500.000 but times have been better this year than they were the previous jear, more individuals have held Jobs paying salaries above the exemp tion limit, and the corporations have made more money; so a mil lion dollars increaae In the grand total is the commissioner's predic tion. It will be the second annual in come tax collection of the State on a systematic basis and the rev enue department has learned much through the experience of the first collection. The deputies ex pect to handle the Job better than they did In the first collection and to gather in the returns and the money with less Inconvenience to the tax-payers. MEETING OP TRVRTFES OF BAPTIST HOSPITALS, INC. WINSTON-SALEM. NT. C. Dec. I At the first meeting of the board of trustees of the Nor'h Carolina Baptist Hospitals. Inc., held here today, organization was effected bv the election of E. L Davis. Winston-Salem, president, B F. Huntlev. Wlnston-Selem. vice-president: A. Wayland Cook. Greensboro, secretary; J. Wilbnr Crews. Winston -Salem, treasurer. These officers With A. E. Tate, of High Point, make up the executive committee. B. I Davis, who ts named presi dent, is a division manager for the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and is a graduate of Wake Forest. I. O. C. KrSPE-NPS RATES ON BOX SHOOKS rOmriO crfir. Tkn irtlf CiMwul WASKrVGTON. Dec. 28. The In teretatn Commerce Commission an nounced today l 'ad ordered a sus pension or rates on box tonke from Carolina and Virginia points to east ern trunk line territory. New rates were to have pone Into effect In Jan uary, but they are held up until April JX. Mlu IUcHle Miller, of Mtulla. who Is attending school In Richmond. Is here visiting h uncle. S. B. Miller, secretary to Representative Dough -ton. . Mh W, B. XeHresa and daughter. Klliabeth. of Stateswllle. rt visiting vrea. Mattress' sister, Mm. R. H. Mc Neil. . MISS ALEXANDER TO BE FIRST WOMAN "COP" Crri.uii TH rWe OREENftBCRO. Dec. 2.M1s Lou ise Alexander, president of the North Carolina League erf Women Voters, well known throughout the State by reason of bar participation In wo men's cbrlo and political activities, will be North Carolina's first woman policeman, according to an announce ment marie tonight by Chief of Police Cnitehfleld. She will be sworn In on January 1. Miss Alexander will have charge of a new department here, fingerprint and Identification. an elaborate system having been lust installed here, and she will make a special work of the examination of criminals. MILLION N STATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OFF CIAL TO BEjlPOSED Control of State Freight and Bus Movements Is Aim of Baggett. WOULD CLEAR UP COURT CONGESTION State Senator Announces Constructive Plans He Will Sponsor. I.lLLIN'liTON, N C. He. 2S illy the Associated rrcss.t- l.ei; isl.itinu iWigncd to itc the, of tire ,.f State Highway Traffic fnm .nissi.mcr cuntrul freight and i.b't line; in relieve congeaiinn of '.Superior t'ulirt raletnlais, ami to equalize school txe throughout N'orth Carolina, will he sponsored 1 l.y Senator .1. It. l'.HRKell, of the i Twelfth District. In addition to his anti-Ku Klux Klan measure, he , ,i iinounred tonight. "I ant aiudyitis am! making . olans," said the Senator. ":o ititro i cluce a hill to create a Highway TrafTlo ConvmtsMioner, or a Com missioner of motor vehicles This nieaMirc would provide for the rontrol of freight ntul bus iit.es established on the Slate highways mid regulate the speed and iit'i'P menl of motor vehicle used for hire. It also would rcguldte the .schedules and provide lor a t ea sonable compensation to the State for ihe use of the highwavs by those who undertake to es'alilish commercial lines. : "It is my opinion that with prac i tlcally 6,000 miles of State hlgh ' ways constructed and under n ' struction and nwlntena nee. 'hat these roads can be made to be of I great service to the State and peo 1 (ile living along the line of these, I If we establish a Commissioner of I highway traffic lo protect Ihe man uho goes Into public service ss a j common carrier on these highways land at the same time protect the r.nt,Ue hv Viavinc him nav so j much per ton per mile and a'so requiring him lo give tmna tor the maintenance uf his schedule and equipment and for damages that he may cause to other peo- pie or property through negli gence. , This will bring Into the opera-j tion of these roads a numtier of; reliable. well equipped bus lines and freight carriers that will be as serviceahie to tne pet, uving along the highways th, -all-roads are to people reiidiinf aiong their routes. , "There, is no reason vhy these ' highwavs should not furnish to lh i farmers a means o transporting uAMtaht.i nnuitrv. ecrtis and dairy producuvsto markets. s .v as -he railroads now carrythem But in order to make this depend able, the rate for handling Ihese products, the schedules and equip ment and operators nms:. be under public control in practically the same manner as ,1-e railroads are at this time. "1 shall support a proposition, or Introduce a bill to create some method, either bv Judicial ar rangements by increasing the judges or segregating our criminal Judges from our civil Jurists and creating circuit courts, to relieve the congestion of our calendars. I would do away with Juvenile Judges, and let the Superior Court criminal Judges handle all crlm Inal'casea. Under this plan, the State would provide an industrial school connected with a larm where the boys and girls of each circuit could be sent and cared for under the management of a good man, who would he under the direction of the Judge of the circuit. 'This would make our Juvenile criminals responsible to the Judge and at the saem time placed under his care In an institution under his direction until such time as he could have an opportunity to study the welfare officers and superin tendents of the school and farm and determine the best course to follow in each case. If an Inmate could be Improved, proper steps in that direction would be taken. If the Judge should find that an in mate could not be Improved, then he would have the right to pass such sentences as in nis juugmri.i would be in keeping with the crime. "I shall support any legislation looking to the equalization of our school tax throughout the Stale for State schools," he continued. "It occurs to me that we must ar rive at some point as near as pos sible where the taxes for school purposes will fall on all property . X. .noptlv and the bur- dens upon the people, regardlcs of what County they live in. and will be aa near the same as pos sible. "T am In favor of going forward with our State highway building program and providing the, neces sary funds for the work to be csr rled out In accordance with tne conservative estimates ot 'he Highway Commission. We can not stop this work In the middle of the stream; we must jo tor ward and complete It," he said. McCCBBINS APPOINTED ENROLLING CLERK RALEIGH Dec. 28. Secretary of State Grimes today appointed E. B. McCubhlns. Salisbury lawyer, enrolling clerk for the General As sembly. He succeeded K. B. . Nor veil, of Raleigh, who has held the place for several sessions. He de clined reappointment. CORONER'S JTRY TO RESUME INVESTIGATION 8ANFORD, N. C. Deo. 28. The coroner's Jury today was expected to resume its Inquiry Into the kill ing of Mrs. Laura Waddell, who was -found with her head split open in her home about eight miles from this city two weeks ago. AS. R. MANN LEFT ESTATE OF $350,000 CHICAGO. Dec. 28. The late Congressman James R. Mann, who died in Washington. November 30, left an estate of 8250,000, which will go to his widow, it was dis closed today, when his will was Died for probate. CITIZEN CAROLINA" Harding Throws Administration's Full Power Against Borah Move For World Economic Conference Wilson Advised fa, aassi Day Success win ,ik f tuna movement Is Assured I isSf.y I j 4A I Ya I norV V WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Prienda of Woodrow Wilson who are raising a 81.000.000 fund for the perpetuation ot his ideals, celebrated his BCth birthday to day by sending him word, through a delegation which called at 111 S Street home, that the success of their movement was assured. At ihe same time, the "Annate adopted a resolution offered by Senator Harris, Democrat, (ieor giu, expressing "pleasure and Joy" st his recovery toward health. The resolution was put through quickly with a chois of ayes from the Democratic side of the cham ber, many Republicans, apparent ly, paying no attention to its pur pose. Unanimous consent for imme diate consideration of tse resolu tion was a-sked by Senator Harris and no objection being offered the resolution was passed before some Germans Ask Inquiry On Ability To Meet Payment E IN TARHEELIA TO BEEIVEEHEATRE Owners' Association Is on Record Against Fed eral and State Tax. rSsxiaf rtrf-rtm Ti ilrSI CiMnl G liE KNHBORO, Dec. 28. The Motion Picture Theatre Owners' Association of North Carolina, just before ending their mid-winter meeting here this afternoon, took steps toward the erection of a.n su diloriiim. either at the Jackson Training School for Boys. Concord, or the Children's Orthopaedic Hos pital at Gastonia( is to be present ed the institution. A committee was named to make decision between the two in stitutions to investigate and form concrete plans, and report at the annual convention of the Associa tion. It was decided to hold the annual convention at Wrlghtsvlllo Beach, in Summer of 1923, exat date to be fixed later by the Exec utive Hoard of the Association. Officers of the organization hold over until election of new ones at next convention. Percy Wells, of Wilmington, Is Preaident; K. V. Dardine, Charlotte, and n. Stev enson, Henderson, the two Vice Presidents; II. B. Varner, Lexing ton. Secretary-Treasurer. Resolutions adopted condemn what is called "Graft and Rob berv" practiced, according to one resolution, by the American So ciety of Authors. Composers and Publishers, "under the guise of the music tax." and pledge efforts to have the Federal music tax re pealed. Another resolution approves the Better Film Organization and .It pledgea efforts of the movie men to its support for better programs and relegation of objectionable pictures by "co-operation with Jhe publlo without Invoking the im practical and Impossible scheme of political censorship." Objection was made to the state privilege tax on motion picture theatres, called unjust and reduction will be sought at the Legislature. a iiriiutU'ft committee was named to keep In touch with pro ceedings of the Geners.i Assemnty In regard to matters affecting the Industry. 1 INSTITUTION PRICE FIVE CENTS On His Natal M a Ut foundation senators who had been engrossed a Cttw minutes before in listening to President Harding's letter to Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, on the Borah world economic con ference proposal realized what It was all about. The text of the resolution fol lows: "Whereas, the Senate has heard with great pleasure the announce ment of the rapid recovery to good health of former President, Hon erable Woodrow Wllaon, be it Resolved, that the Vice-President he reo nested to convey to the ifonorable Woodrow Wilson the pleasure 'and Joy of the Senate of the United States because of his rapid recovery to good health." The former Preaident spent his birthday quietly. A group of men and women stood In the rain in front of his, home hoping that he - (CimMsuM n ftit rkriel Chamber of Commerce Has Definite Request to Act From Business Men. GOVERNMENT STILL MAINTAINSSILENCE French Government Prac tically Completes Plan to Seize Forests. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Fur ther aspects of the move for an American commission tr Inquire Into Germany s capacity to pay reparations came to light today when the Chamber of Commerce of the United States made public a. definite request that German business men that such a commis sion be appointed. The request waa transmitted through the German Industrle-und-Ha-ndelstag. a national organ ization representing German busi ness Interests. Jn reply to the Chamber of Commerce expressed gratification at the confidence tihown in American business lead ership, but deferred a definite de cision pending discussion of the reparations question by the coun cil of Allied premiers at their meeting January 2. The correspondence as made public contains no reference to previous discussion of the project although it is known that In a Jess formal way the American com mission plan has been under con sideration In Germany, the United States and other countries for sev eral weeks- Only one allusion is made to the fact that the plan has been discussed also with officials of the interested governments, the cablegram of the German Indus-trie-und-Handelstag saving mere ly that "the German government will be plessed to welcome sm h a commission" snd open to it all sources of information. State Dcrmrtniont Remains Unwilling to Talk. State department officials who have been unwilling to discuss in any way the commission proposal alnce it first was disclosed in a re cent Associated Press dispatch from London continued silent to night regarding the w'hole pro ject, the White House officials would pot reveal whether the move was one of the things Presi dent Harding had in mind when he. wrote to Senator Lodge today regarding the efforts now being made to be helpful In solving the European economic problem. The correspondence between the lOefcev n Ff SwWJ COMPLETE Reports of The Associated Press Supplemented by Jit any Spe rial Correspondents. " ' DEFEA FORECAST T(D AM T M tl MP KIT , i u ii iiiiiliiuiiiuii i ripiu pmiinp hj ribnj aiHi.ua Harding Asks Adminis tration Not Be Embar rassed in Present Plana, presidentTagainst debt cancellation Statement From Lodge Virtually Only Light on Newest Development. WASHINGTON. Dec. 28. Sen pte warfare over the Borah pro posal for a world economic eonfet-. ence reached a dramatic turning point tod i when President Hard . :ng threw the full force of th Hdnilnistra tiou against Senator Korah s plan as contained In an amendment to the naval appropria tion bill and In a letter read in the Senate, virtually asked for its defeat. , Another day's general debate followed, but action went over. Plans were made for a vote to morrow but so many more Sena tors desired to speak that, with forces favoring the Borah rider, reported sparring for time In an effort to recruiting, delay over the New Tear's holiday appeared pos sible. Defeat of the amendment was nredlcted positively by admin I'tratlon loaders and conceded, upon the present status of the battle, by Its companions. The President's letter was ad dressed to Senator Lodge, jf , Massachusetts, the R e p u b llcan leader, and said the Borah amend ment would create "false lmpres. sions" abroad as well as at home, to the embarrassment of what the administration already la doing to ward aiding Europe. Evidently drafted with great care after con. sulfation with Secretary Hughes, however, the communication failed to give any details ot the negotit. tions it hinted were in progress. Neither would the White House, state nor State Department official divulge any further Information on the subject. They declared the af fair was necessarily veiled in diplomacy and left developments shrouded In doubt. Virtually the only light thrown or the negotia tions came from Senator Lodgi. during the Senate discussion, when he said that cancellation of the foreign debt was opposed by the President snd wu not Included in the negotiations. v Suggestion For Free Hand Arouse Interest A suggestion from the President In his letter that Congress "free the hands" of the Allied debt com mission "so that helpful negotia tions may be undertaken" devel. cped special Interest in the Senate. Senator Lodge said he was author Ised to state that the President- meant that time for payment of principal and interest of forelx debts might be extended. Senator noran, however, in brief comment on the President's letter, charged that the administration proposed in effect to cancel the foreign debt by deferring payments "until the seventh or eighth generation has passed over the Jordan." In discussions at the State Dee partment, rumors of the admlnls- HUFFMAN OPENS INVESTIGATION OF ALLISOJLDEATH Physician Explains He Did Not Testify That Companion Shot Him. M ORG ANTON, Dee. 18 B. L. Huffman, Solicitor of the 16thJ teinf ideal to 4 ln-1 rVedf Judicial District which Include Morganton. announced hern nlphr fht tl KA mtarA n vestlrailnn of f h ctavHna, nf W Allison, of Chsrlotte, on Sundari night In a gun battle between si lered Honor rnnnera ,nH A .nnt sheriffs. Mr. Huffman as.M fe Iiaa ed to gel Into Lincoln County nexti weex ip pursue nts plana in the. matter. CHARLOTTE. Dee, It. FoT lowing announcement here todajf by relatives of Fred Allison, whet was shot and killed on Sunda.J during an exchange of shots be tween deputy sheriffs and the un known companions of Allison wh were charged with liquor running that an Investigation of his dealt would be asked. Solicitor R. I Huffman. of Lincoln County where the shooting occurred, to night stated over long distanc telephone that he expected to un dertake an Investigation as soo as he was able. At the same time. Dr. G. Ti Crow ell, a physician who testlfle at the coroner's inquest whl I rendered a verdict that Alllao was shot by one of his compan Ions, stated that hia testimony wai not to the effect that the bullet which killed Allison was presum ably fired by either ot his eotnl pan ions, but that it was nred at distance of 20 feet or so. and ha passed through some object beforj it struck Allison in the head. Th physician also stated that ha hsi sought to snow tnat toe caUDrj of the bullet could not be definite ly established inasmuch as it w.4 badly battered and only fragment of It had been removed from tW wound. He eaid his testlmori was to the effect that the bullf had been fired at a point awa. from the car In which Allison wai riding and not from within it-.
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