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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN THE WEATHER THt Sunday Cttliaa It the only f Sunday neweea per i aliened n Waatarn North Carolina whleh ', eoetalna the full Aeeeolatas Prase rev"'.' art far Sunday adltlona. WASHINGTON, Jan. M. Forecast for North Carolina: C'oudy Saturday, ahowara In Wtit portion; Sunday ahowere, continued mild. "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA' ESTABLISHED 1868. ASHEVILLE, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1923. PRICE RVE CENTS 00 ISSUE BILL PASSES THE HOUSE WITH EASE Vote on Third Reading Was 85 to Nine All Amendments Fail. GAME LAW KILLED, CALLED UP AGAIN Special Committee Named to Investigate "Rules" of Secret Orders. ft Till ASSOCIATED PtERSi RALEIGH, Jan. 26. Members of the General Assembly relaxed here tonight after the House got the good roiuls measure aafely on .the way to the Senate this morn Inir by a vote, of 85 t'o 9 on Its third reading as against a vote of 8! to 14 on .'he second reading. Amendments failed to hamper or laden tho meanure by overwhelm ing votes. The House also recalled the Rtate-wide same law from the dead when Representative T'harr. of Mecklenburg County, moved that the measure he taken off the unfavorable calendar and placed hack in committee for rehearing. ft measure was killed last night a meeting of the committee on me although It began to see ht of day with a majority re t. Mr. Pharr explained that he was overwhelmed with requests for a hearing by sportsmen and their societies from over the State. Following a. close second to the investigation of the printing de partment, the House sprang an other resolution today fostered by Representative Pro ugh ton, of Vtfflke County, which calls for a drastic Investigation of the State tuberculosis sanitarium by a com mission of the Legislature. Committee hearing again occu pied a larger part of the after noon. Chief among these were the consideration of the drug and medicine act In the Senate health committee, the second sitting of the printing rommlttlon and the consideration of a number of loc.il hll by the House finance corn: niittee. This latter committee heard R. W. H. Stone, president of the State farmers' Association. ho urged economy In fiovern ment administration to the end that taxation of the farmer might be relieved. " Quick le Move To Amend. Amendments were sought by Representative Quickie, who would re-arrange the basis for apportionment of highway funds: by Representative Burgwyn. of Northampton -who would-appropriate a million dorters over the amount to be alloted, to the rsst crn district No. 1 for-construrtlM of bridges, and by Representative Aiavis. of Hyde fODfrty, Who would -iwk to specify gasoline for taxa itinti Instead of "motor 'fuel" as the TTTHl provided. ' The substitute to these was offered by Representa tive Coward, of Jackson- County, who would provide that an equali sation fund of three million dol lars be set aside to aid districts where it was hard to build roads. Mr. Davis withdrew' his amend ment after it was explained that cjmnlloA was n tradA name, that other fuels were sometimes used in motor vehicles and that gaso line or kerosene used for purposes other than motor fuel were ex empted from .taxation. Representative Coffey, of Wa tauga, and Cowles. of Wilkes, both Republicans, made speeches for for the measure. In which" they said It was the wish of the minor ity party to see road work go for ward. Representative Owen, of Sampson County, Republican, was the only one of hla party to vote in the negative. He asserted that his vote was occasioned by the laok of Improvement shown by the high way system. In his county. The House disposed of all local measures, which stacked tha-cal-endar, and a new convention was called by Representative Brough ton, of Wake, into the State tuber culosis sanatorium, at Sanitorium. Investigation of "rules and reg ulations," of fraternal orders and ecret societies, by a committee, which is Instructed to consider all bills to 'regulate secret societies," a and to report out measures re- iu.u it " for legislation to "protect the In terests of the people of the taie," , wu ordered today in the Senate. All Order Included . The resolution to establish such a committee and to refer to it the bills directed at regulation of se cret societies. Introduced by Sen ators Everett, Woodson, and Wil son, came at the hour set special Minn deration, of Senator J. R. Baggett's. antt-maaking bill, and met with no opposition on the floor. It was passed without ob jection under suspended rules, and the Baggett diii was " The committee named by the ( lieutenant Governor, Is headed by senator L. R- Varser, of Robeson County. The report of Governor am eron Morrison's special commis to "investigate the advisabil- f sion, i... th sals of stock "I me North Carolina Railroad, and the Atlantic and North Carolina Rail road, and the investment of the , t- ..I. In A CATtaill i II in western North Caro-I railroad in estern Norin western counties of the State, was made to the Senate, and re ferred to the Railroad Committee. In appreciation of the services of this special committee was ex pressed In a resolution Introduced by Senator Parker, of Wayne. Sen ators speaking to the resolution complimented the commission on Us report and paid particular trib ute to the fact that, with an au thorized fund of &,000 for the in quiry, only S00 was used. The commission on the Investi gation of State 'Printing, held but a short session, to listen to recom mendations from counsel' for the presentation of testimony, and February was tentatively agreed on for the next session when tes timony is expected to be intro tuced. , The medicine and drug act. (OmIUmed tm fm ! Una. to reacn mo " Wainwright Prepares America For War fWfflj It Is signillcant that, with Eu rope on the verge of a volcano, Assistani Secretary of War Wain wright has started from Philadel phia on a tour all over tho coun try" to perfect War Department plans for Industrial mobilization in the event of war. lie will visit Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St. Louis, Louisville, Rochester. Buffalo. Cleveland. Detroit and Pacific Coast cities to consider local plants to take over in an emergency. CITY OF THE CLUB IT Board of Governors of Asheville Country Club Issues Statement. Maintaining that It honestly be lieves that an Inclusion of the Asheville Country Club property within the city would result in the ultimate destruction of the prop erty as such is the history of clubs in other cities where they were taken Into the corporate limits, the board of governors of the Asheville Country Club yesterday fna'le public a statement In-which it Is shown the club is an asset to the city, that It was brought into being because" of clvio effort and that no dividend has ever been Lpd,ta any stockholder. imring tne last fiscal year .88 tourists registered at the Ctuu and paid for the purpose of playing goir. says the statement In which are presented figures taken from an audit of the club's books. These show that during the five year period ending September 30, 1922, the revenue from all sources was not sufficient to pay the nec essary operating expenses. The fact that the revenue did not pay expenses and th.it the stockholders have been un.ible to complete the links and make nec essary improvements Is pointed to as sufficient evidence that the cluh is r.ut a money making prop osition and that the stockholders have continued to suppor t the country club because of the dem onstrated fact that it draws, nuny peoplo to the city wh) wh'lo here spend their money with Asheville conce r.i and people trjiw !) ffrv line of activity. . The complete text of the state ment issued by the board of gov ernors follows- "At a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asheville Country Club held on Thursday, a reeoljrlin was adopted protesting against the inclusion of the property of the Asheville Country Cluh within the ' city limits of the City of Asheville, and a committee was appointed to i present to the Board of City Com missioners and the City Planning Commission the reasons which caused the board to take this ac tion. This committee has requested of Mayor Roberts that a nearing be had at an early date before these two Joint boards. 'The board desires the public to know why it feels so keenly that a great mistake would be made should this property be Included within the city, and taxed by it. "As Is weir known to the citizens of Asheville, the Asheville Country Club Is a quasi public Institution. It was established for the chief purpose of inducing tourists and visitors to come to Asheville for re creation and amusement. It la an Institution which belongs to Ashe ville' people. It required strenuous efforts .and many sacrifices to raise the money by private subscriptions, to buy the land and develop and build the golf course. There were very few golf players In Asheville t that tlmA ThA Rnnnt nf Trail conducted a campaign extending ever weeks to raise this money, and stock was taken In the Country Club by scores of men and women who liave never played golf, for the sole purpose of having In our midst an asset which would attract people to Ashe-vllle from all parts of the world. Hotels and boarding houses contributed largely to this fund, for the purpose of bringing tourists and visitors to Asheville Not one cent of dividends has ever been paid to any stockholder, and f ILU 0MW1THI1M DESTROY no officer or director has ever re ceived one penny for his services. The stockholders have donated their money and the officers given their time and services for the benefit of the community. Its Value Recognized. "The city authorities, realizing the tremendous advantage that such an Institution would be to Asheville and what a great asset it would be to the community, volun tarily offered to furnish to the Country Club city water, free of charge, and it has done so from that time up to the present day. "This was all done. by those tak ing "sto-k and by the city for the reason that it was realized that Asheville should do something to induce tourists to come to Asheville and spend their money. 'The Asheville Country Club has had a strenuous struggle since the m ICmlMu fw rrj. WORLD SUPPLY OF COTTON IS SMALL; PRICESJMPROVED At Present There Is" an Inclination to Increase 923 Acreage. FARMER ISNOW IN BETTER CONDITION Consumption of Last Five Months Cannot Continue, Says Department. fV TUB ASSOCIATED PKESt I WAHHISNGTON, Jan. 26. The statistical position of cotton is un usually strong, the Department of Agriculture announces in a review of the cotton growing industry for "The world supply Is so limited," says the review, "that It seems un likely thai the rate of consumption I revelling during the last live months of 1 922 can continue. If It does supplies by the end of the season will liave come dangerously near the irreducible minimum and It should be borne In mind that the I 923 crop will not be available to spinners in any appreciable vol ume until well into September "However, the financial and eco nomical conditions In Europe are very Unsettled and should not be overlooked In considering the 1S23 ctton markets, as America needs European markets for its raw cot ton and to a lesser degree for Its cotton B'inds. "At orisent there seems to he some inclination among cotton pro ducers to increase the cotton acre-, aye durlnR 1 9 33 and to put forth special efforts in combatting the boll weevils and other Insect pests. No douot the relatively high price of cotton will stimulate such ef forts. The feeling seems to be 'more coiton for clothes and lesa for the boll weevil.' "The beginning of the NeW Tear found the cotton growers in the I'nited States in a much stronger financial position than they were at the beginning of 1922. At that time a la,rge portion of their debts contracted during the deflation pe riod of 19 2L and 1921 were still unliquidated. The very small crop 01 19 2 1 when the production dropped far below that of any year of the last two decades, re sulted In somewhat higher prices during the heavy marketing period el that year, hut this brought a nieasuie of relief to those produc ers who had succeeded in raising fair sized crops. Increajw Was iKfdrahl "Because of the small produc tion of 1921. the alarminr sneed of holl weevil devastation and the rapidly inerecminaff rirte of " con sumption of cotton by the world's cotton mills, particularly those of ue united-States, it was realized that an increase in acreage and production In the Tnlted States for 1922 was desirable. "This was particularly true if the world's needs for cotton goods were to be supplied and if the supremacy 0f the.l'nlted States in the woril's cotton production was r.ot to he seriously threatened. Higher prices (or cotton and pros pects for a market favorable to producer! for a crop having -a lower cost of production than that of 1921 were the chief stimulating factors towards Increased acreage and better cultivation. "The initial - acreage was In creased considerably, and it was reported that more land would have been devoted to cotton at the beginning of the planting season had It not been for the unfavorable planting weather. The continua tion of rains was also In large measure responsible for the aban donment later of a larae area originally planned to be devoted to cotton. 'The c.-ops of both 1921 , and 192! though small were of mk. fively higl. grade cotton, due prin cipally t.t the favorable weather during picking and the absence of killing; '(frost until late In the year. "In previous rears whim th. boll weevil menace was less threat ening open Fall weathr meant a large top crop, which during some J'" auaea greatly to the pro duction. But one of the interest ing and at the same time alarm ing, features of the crops of the past two years was the almost com plete lack of top crops- except in a few isolated areas. The dearth of low grade cotton and relative abundance of the higher grades, together with the depletion of Stocks of low arra.fl a Mttnn ,- duced In former seasons, are re-J fleeted in th ..j. ... . 1 I .4 the, differences between prices of middling; and other grades In the various markets during the year." The department's review also contained a resume of the cotton production' and consumption during the past several years. BIiANOITE 1WOADE A RUSKS GOVERNOR AND OTHERS RALEIGH. Jan. 2. Legislators and State officials. Including the Governor, were victims of an out burst of personal abuse tonight heaped on them y Blanche Mc Cade, Raleigh woman with a long police record. ' The woman, ac cording to the police, stationed herself In front of a local hotel and roundly cursed sll comers until she was arrested and carried to Jail. It took four men to get the woman, who weighs 800 pounds or more. Into her cell, which she Immediately flooded by turning on the water. The wo. man was recently paroled by Gov ernor Morrison while serving- a two year sentence for several charges. Including resisting arrest. ST A TFS VIILK OOVKHVM KXT IS IN SPLENDID CONDITION STATBSVILLE. Jan. M Munelpal bonda amount I na; to $76,000 have . ".!?. b' th e"y ' premium of IJ.SM.S. Twelve of the 23 Wda were presented to the board of al. dermen by official of companiea Only one local concern entered a bid for the bonds. The bonds bear Interest at the rate of 5 1-J pr ent. one-third re deemable. In 1936 and the remaining. o0.000 in 1843. The Interest accru ing from January 1, 1923. to the date of the delivery to ftiA purchaser is to be refunded the city. Ths sale. It was stated by ally official, in dicated the city was In "excellent financial condition." ! . ' , - ' This Man Takes Life for His Living r 3 t?2 k S"W- . f John Ellis, official executioner of Engjand. has killed more men than any other executioner. He is generally known as "the black man." His photograph has never been published before. Ills most recent "job" was the double hang ing of Mrs. Thompson and Fred erick Bywaters. Three of U. S. Bureau of Engraving Employes Al ready Back at Work. , WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. An 'individual investigation" of em ployes of iMvll service status who were dismissed from the Bureau of Kngravirg and Printing last' April b executive order of President Harding to effect a reorganization i.f the .?nt is now under way, it was declaied today at the White House oyan administration spokes man who added that those "who tiesrve it will be restored to the lay roll." It was said to be the be lief of President Harding that ntrt more than three or four days will he required' to complete thin 'In vestigation although under the law there are 80 days remaining with in which tha. President can take notion to save rivil serrtcs.tatua for the fi-rmer employes. Announcement was made recent ly at the Treasury that three of the former employes had been re instated and that applications of others for reinstatement were tin der consideration. It was empha sized at the White House today. however, that although full Jus tice would be done the Individual employes of civil service status, who were dismissed so their rat ing might be preserved, the Presi dent was pot ready to say that any would he restored to their former positions in the bureau. Several investigations by De partment officials and secret, serv c men were conducted at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing after the dismissal of Director James Ij. Wilmeth. and 28 chief superintendents, and foremen hut it was understood that fhe time they developed no evidencA of se rious Irregularities or of short ages. GREENWOOD IS STIMi WITHOUT ELiECTRICITT GREENWOOD, S. C. Jan. 26. Greenwood was still without power and light today and telephone ser vice was still crippled, as a result of Wednesday's sfeet storm, , DISMISSED FROM JOBS. ENGRAVERS MAY YET GO BACK Weather Bureau Performs Its Special Work And Prevents Clashes In All Walks Of Life Do you know that many Uvea are saved and that vast sums of money are protected by the fore casts of the Government Weath er Bureau; that attorneys havo been known to use the "Weather Alan's" reports to win their cases and that women settle argu ments bordering on, to worse than verbal clashes by telephon ing the local Weather Bureau; that telegrams reading like some mysterious message from the German front when coded tell or the wreather on the otb,er sldi of the continent? How these and many other Interesting-things are learned by a visit, to tre local Weather Bn reaqand how that the intricate mechanical and electrical devices tell of an approaching storm are described In an article written especially for The Sunday Cltl- "The South In Art" Is the sub ject of an Informing and educa tional article by Dr. Archibald Henderson In tomorrow's Issue of The Citlisen. In this article Dr. Henderson lists the leadm figures and artists of the South In ap Interesting manner and gives reasons why they have earned their places In the South ern literary gallery. The live news of the sporting worlftT will be found In Jhe Sports Section of The Sunday Citizen. "City Politics and Agriculture" constitutes the theme chosen by Babers for his special article on the Editorial Page which In vl dltlon to the leading editorials will also be featured by special tides by James Hay, Jr., and Savoyard. In "Wasted Letters and Wast ed Words" Ring Lrtrdner will bring a laugh to every reader of t PLACE YOCR ORDER FOR A COPY OP THE SrVDAT CITIZEN ,. WITH YOCR KEWKDEAIiEK TODAY. L BUTLER s PROHIBITION IS GREAT FAILURE Columbia University Head, in an Address, At 1 tacks 18th Amendment. IMPOSSIBLBTO EVER ENFORCE THE LAWS Says U. S. Is Wome Than ; Russia as Regards the "Verboten'T Signs. ')' INS ASS'M.1ATM rittii) I i t "IA MBI'S. .. Jen. 26. There M no likelihood that the j ISth amendment can ever be en i forced "no matter at what expen I iltture of money or of effort." Dr. I Nicholas Murray Butler, president of Columbia University, declared in an address today at the annual mid winter meeting of the Ohio .State Bar Association. He linked the prohibition amendment with the 15th addition to the constitution of the United states, which was proclaimed In tSTo, and granted the negro suf frage "as two Important and law made Influences which imiw are making, and seem likely long to make for lawlessness In American life.'' The subject of his address a "law and lawlessness." lie asserted that "mothods of CZarlst Russia and of the Spanish Inquisition ". are being used to en forcp one provision of law and aid there ar a "dozen verbo'.en signs in the Unitd States to every one that Russia can show." "In form and in fact." he raid, "as Judged by all the usual tests and standards, these two amend ments are part of the organic law, and with all the rights and au thority which attach thereto. Nev ertheless they are not obeyed by a large number of highly Intelligent and normally sensitive people, and there is no likelihood that they ever can be enforced, no matter at what expenditure of money or of effort, or. at what cost or Infringement or of neg lect of other equally valid provis ions of the same constitution." After pointing out "the negro votes in those states where he voted when the 16ht amendment was passed." thn( speaker assert ed every attempt to enforce the 14th and 1.1th amendments has been denounced as a fore hill. "Oddly enough," he contlnuod, "It lias been denounced by those very senators and representatives, who will go to any leneths. to en force the provisions of the 18th amendment. ' "The practical question is not whether the colored ma.t should vote. In. the, Southern Ktate:.,4"t whether the'-. American t" people frankly will face the problem pr' sen ted by the nullification throughout a large part of the land of a most important provia ion of the constitution of the United States. ; "IHlh Is Even ' Worse." "The situation with regard to Ihe 1 8Ui amendment is even worse because the revolt against If is not confined to tr.en and women of intelligence and moral sensi tiveness In one section alone, but is nation-wide. It will not do to attempt to silence these persons by ahuse or catch phrases and formulas. "These men and women dissent entirely from the grounds upon which the case for the 18th amendment is found and they re gard Us provisions and those of the statutes based upon It as a forcible, immoral and tyrannical Invasion of their private lives and personal conduct. "No one who Is familiar with the practical workings of our po litical system would expect either the lSth or the 18th amendment to be repealed within measurable time. So far a one can see. therefore, we are shut to the al- -ICnMtt m r Mal The Sunday Citizen, or will the four pages of colored comedies. Prominent among the group of -eligious news will be Willlim r. Ellis' article on "One Man Who Said Thank You." Information regarding the leg islation proposed In the General Assembly Is provided readers of The Sunday Citizen by Its Raleigh Bureau and the special State Service of The Associated Press. 'Correspondents In. the principal cities of the State and Irt every county In Western North Carolina furnish the news regard ing proposed legislation as well as that dealing with all events of importance. Those who desire to keep In formed regarding events and politics in the nation's capital have found It easy to do so by reading The Associated Press dis patches and those from The Cltlt sen a Washington Bureau. ' "Theatres in New Tork are Interesting for varied reasons and The Sunday Cltisen will present a review of the principal attractions there. On account of the critical sit uation that has developed In Europe this paper Is making an especial effort to present com plete articles regarding the occu pation of the Ruhr by the French and the German resistance being offered. The Sunday Citizen is the only Sunday newspaper In this section publishing The As sociated Press reports which hold unusual Interest during the pres ent movements in Europe. Complete stories on local events are always found in The Cltiesn and with .the Society News . of AshertilB and Western North Carolina will constitute a special section of the paper tomorrow. Strike Of Coal Miners In Ruhr j Is Complete; Economic Situation Becomes Mote Critical Each Day Failure of Near Seems Certain As Turks rati To Meet Demands of England i l TUf ASsarliTBtl PRWS) LAUSANNE, Jan. 26 Failure of the Near East conference is certain, according to a statement made to The Asaoclated Press to night by Uiza Nur. one of the members of the Turkish delega tion. Notwithstanding this pessimistic view of Rlza Nur. who Is the most radical of the Turkish plenipoten tiaries, hope la expressed In other responsible conference quarters that things may arrange them selves at the last moment. lsmet Pasha, chief of the Turk ish delegation, called on Richard Washburn Child the American ob server, this afternoon and went over with Mr. Child at great length the existing delicate situa tion in all Us aspects. Mr. Child later declined to discuss what he termed a private conversation, hut III American delegation circles, the impression prevailed that the Turks will seek a settlement at Lausanne, if one Is possible. Baruch's Recommendation Of Acceptance Of Ford Proposal Criticised By Senator Norris Nebraska Senator Says Farm Bureau Employes Attempt to Deceive. GOVERNMENT WORK AT MUSCLE SHOALS Bernard Baruch Writes Letter Favoring Plan f Outlined by Ford. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Ttecommendailon of acceptance of Henry , Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals made today by Bernard M. Baruch. e.-ar-ttma chairman of tha ws,inrtt j"r boards in., letter tj trray tHiver. wasiiiiisiun rciijoa tatlve of the Farm Bureau Fed eration, brought forth a formal statement late today from Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, one of the deuate group opposing ac ceptance of thJ Ford offer. At the same time there was made l.ublln a statement by Mr. Silver which contended that acceptance of the Ford offer would make pos sible a reduction by three-fourths In the price of nitrogen used as fertilizer, Senator Norris attacked the statement of Mr. Sliver thafcjpon- gress by approving acceptance of the Ford offer could reduce the price of nitrogen used as fertilizer by three-fourths, saying: "Mr. Silver is trying lo deoelve tne American farmer by injecting Into the Kord offer somethlisg that Is not there. The Ford offer makes no such guarantee and offers no such promise and Mr. Silver knows that the Implication he is trying to draw from Mr. Ford's offer is abso lutely untrue." The Nebraska Senator further declared the. American Farm Bu reau Federation "bolsters up his misrepresentation by quoting from the repor: of an engineer employed by Mr, Baruch lo investigate the Muscle Shoals proposition" and after quoting the portion of the engineers report dealing with the liability of Mr. Ford said: "Those of us who have opposed the acceptance of Mr. Ford's offer !n the past have often been severe ly criticised and denounced be cause we said Ford was not per sonally liable except to the extent he agreed to form a corporation But now comes Mr. Silver with ten million dollars capital, himself a,id from his own engineer It Is admitted that Ford' has no personal liability." Statement of Norris The statement Issued by Sena tor Norris In part Is as follows: "In prior representations that Mr. Sliver has circulated among nm ramiers oi America, ne has laid stress on what he claims to be a personal guaranty pf Mr. Ford, binding the Ford estate, an his heirs to carry out the provisions of his offer In reference to the manufacture of nitrogen from his own testimony by the report of Mr. Baruch's engineer. It will be noted that this engineer save: " 'Ton will note in Mr. Ford's offer that the liability behind his proposition is probably limited to nta tan million dollar company. His personal guarantee does not seem to extend further than this nor does he commit his heirs and assigns beyond this. There is pro tection in case the contract is vio lated, but this protection will evi dently be limited to the assets of the corporation. " 'It 'hs been loudly proclaimed b the Ford adherents that Mr. Ford's wealth consisting of many hundreds of millions of dollars was bound up by his offer to make good In tile VniVacture of fertilizer. But now comes Mr. Silver himself end from his own evidence of his engineer. It is admitted that Ford haa no personal liability. The re port of this engineer also states that the Ford offer Is ridiculous as to its prio to be paid for this valuable aatlonal asset.' " "Mr. Silver, representing this Ford Corporation Instead of the farmers, who are supposed to pay him, haa been Instrumental in holding up the work of the govern ment on the dam at Muscls Shoals, simply because the Ford people have demanded It. with the result that the coat of ths dam to the tag payers of America will be greatly increased. It was through the in fluence of such men as Mr. Silver, -ICiiillu.il as Hf ) East Parley Tha time apparently is not yet ripe for active American media tion but Americans stand readv to help In securing a permanent peace for the Near East. The Mosul controversy remains the thorniest before the conference. The Turks may be asked to accept on this point the decision of a spe cial arbitration commission, of which an American Jurist would be the neutral member. Asked if war would follow the breakdown of the conference, Rlza Nur said tonight: "Ood only knows. I am furious that our months of hard work here should all be for nothing." The Russian delegation Issued statement tonight to the effect that Russia would not sign the Straits treaty. The Bulgarians threw a bomb Into Balkan circles, and In cidentally to the Allied ranks, by officlslly Informing all tha powers that Burgarla flatly refuses to bo cent the outlet to the Aegean Sea I a arranged by the Allies. Officers Named By The North Carolina Society At Capital Tea Ainsvit.ia otriMas rat- h o. Ki4r; WASHINGTON, Jan. . The North Carolina Society eleoted the following offlcera to night: Eugene F. Hartley, of Lexington, President; James F. Mebane, of Graham, First -Vice-president; Mrs. George B. King, of Greenville, Second Vloe Presldent; Mrs. Charles V. Tay lor, of Ooldsboro, Third Vice jreldent Mrs. H. C. Bryant, f ChartoMsvM. Fourth , yerrt?j,H dent; Mrs. Job Hu Mtaff., W Washington, Fifth Vloa-Presl-dent. Col. Terry A. Lion was elected Secretary and Treas urer. Representative Abernethy addressed tha meeting. DR. PEACOCK WELL OE IT fly SPECIAL AGENT Governor Hardee Acts Favorably on Applica tion for Extradition. TALLAHASSEE, Flavian.' J. Governor Hardee today acted fa vorably on the application of the North Carolina Governor for the extradition of Dr. J. W. Peacock, who several months ago escaped front the insane department of the North' Carolina penitentiary and recently was declared sane at Ar cadia, Fla. Governor Hardee's decision K made known following the receipt of an opinion from Attorney Gen eral Buford. Attorneys for Pea cock and the North Carolina Gov ernor appeared before the Attor ney General Tuesday. The Attorney General's opinion was to ths effect that there was a criminal offense charged against Peacock in that he had broken prison In North Carolina and that as the identity of Peacock was not questioned, the Governor had au thority to grant his extradition. A ssrlous question exists, how ever, the opinion held as to wheth er a man confined in an insane asylum, even though that institu tion be a department of. prison can be considered as a person In prison with the purview of the statute involved la Peacock's case. The opinion stated, however, that questions of "technical rights are more properly addressed to the courts for Judicial determina tion than to the Chief Executive in the exercise of his authority." The papers were sent to the Sec retary of State's offices. They had not been delivered to any repre--sentatlve from North Carolina late tonight. Te. Peacock's present where abouts are not known , here, al though he Is understood to be near Lakeland, Fla. No move has been msde here to effect his ar rest. PEACOCK W1LI, FIGHT EXTRA DITION LAWYERS)' LAKELAND, Fla., Jan. 26. Dr. J. W. Peacock, whom Gov ernor Hardee, at Tallahassee to day decided to allow to be extra dited to North Carolina, has been BROOCH RACK visiting here virtually ever since he was declared sane, recently, at Arcadia, Fla. However, he has not been seen since last Saturday night and his attorneys said tonight they did not know where he la. His counsel stated, however, thst efforts to extradite him would be fought on the ground that the charge of escaping from prison in North Carolina was unjust. They did not Indicate what steps they will take. .1 . ' PREPARES I CLASSES TO OP IF NEC Moratorium Will Note Granted Germany, Repa-j, ration Commission SaysJ FOCH TO TAKE OVEr! CUSTOMS OFFICES Railroads Are Idle and ' Martial Law Is Estab lished by .French. 1 : ' thi AtKocurta rasssi - V . Germany now la in absolute da- ; fault on all her reparations oblige,-il tlons, and will be afforded no .as-1' atstance in the nature of a mora- : torlum to gain her financial feet, , according to a decision of the re-' parations commiaalon. Also at the end of the present month the Oer-i man govern rient Is to be called I upon forthwith to - pay to the Allies the sum of a half billion t gold marks on her delayed repera-' Hons account , Inside tha occupied area of Gar.; many comparatively tranquility j prevailed Friday, so far as unto-i ward demonstrations were con - earned, but nevertheless the bit-1 ternesa against the French was as apparent as on previous days, i Numerous arrests of pe'rsossT con- i earned In Thursday's disorders, j were made, and others are likely j lo follow today, because of tha re- ' Nealcltrancy of various German officials , In carrying out orders : given them by occupation officials. ' Duesseldorf bears somewhat of j the aspect of a besieged city with French troops patrolling the street ( in piece, or laerman ponce, w no , have left their posts. Cafes, hotels and places of amusement were closed at 19 o'clock- Friday night, by order of the French officials, j Throughout tha entire Ruhr re- ; glon the number of men on strike In the coal mines- and other lu duatrtes is slowry but surely ahg minting. Tha raireaq are vlr ' tnally idle and traffic) on the river , has all but ceased, tha onT boats flying ; wsinsX 1 manned " fcf"th French,, j .- , : Large contingents ef , French troops are being brought Into tha Kuhr for the -purpose of meeting any eventuality that may iris. ' , fg M AtBOQliTBD rKUMi ' ! DU8SELDOTIF, , Jan. . What practically amounts to martial law has been declared in the occupied area. All cafes, hotels, theatres and cabarets were closed at 19 o'clock ' tonight, German time, which is o'clock French time. ; The French tonight wera con tinuing to make arrests in con nection with Thursday's rioting. , About 20 Nationalist leaders were imprisoned during the evening. ' Quiet prevailed throughout the Ruhr today. There was.no re currence of Thursday's clashes but the temner of the population -was mora openly defiant In the preva lent depressing atmosphere of hate. New , forces of troops , came - Into Duesseldorf today to meet any eventuality that may arise here or s In any other part of the Ruhr. Tha ' streets of Duesseldorf are under military guard, due to the absence of the German police. , . The miners throughout the. Ruhr , continue gradually to throw down V their picks and workmen in other ; Industries also are leaving, their I Jobs. Smokeless chimneys are : now everywhere in evlden.ee ,. throughout the . once prosperous vaiiey or tne Kunr. Locomotives, cold an silent, are stalled' In ; ehffpa cf ' at stations; many pit pede from 'which formerly thous ands of tons of cost dally was '. handled, show no signs of activity. ; The next move In this great ' :j battle' will come from Paris mh. ably early in February after ths Germans have failed to meet their January IX payment of 800,000. 000 gold marks. Germany must submit to the ultimatum which then will be sent them or further military operations, ths nature, of which have not yet been an nouneed, will begin. ' . ' .'" The economlo aids of tha.ooeu ' patlon of the Ruhr apparently i haa proved a failure, and tha be lief prevails that It is not likely the situation will Improve with the Increasing of difficulties in work- lng the Industries due to tha spreading of strikes. It Is under- atood, however, that Franca has decided . upon a further uee of force to bring Germany to terms. It Is known that some of the as- sineers who came Into tha Ruhr i with the mission of M. Costa, head Of the French industrial delen. ' .ion, are, returning to France, The , mission is marmng time until t he end of the month. -- To Call Out . ' Classes. '' '! , Two additional army corps are '. arriving in the Ruhr and it is re- . ported that tha military operation ' projected is or such magnitude that the mobilisation of several of the Fernch classes will be required I for Its execution. The French hersj are hopeful that a further show fo : force on ths part of Franco will cause ths Germans to give up their . present plans of , non-co-operation i and therefore make it necessary to - ! enforce the reparation commis sion's ultimatum; but they! am ready to go . through with their plans if the German government remains stubborn. The visit to tha Ruhr of General Weygand, is said . to have been with tha purpose of settling ths final details of the . proposed operations by the French, ' FOCH IS KlfKClHl TO ." i TAKE CHARGK CrSfrOMS I far tut AI&oriATgn HUBS ESSEN, Jan. Is. The cu stoma barriers with which tha French are threatening to. eneirele the On ill nS as fare raa - i ESSABY i, y
Asheville Citizen (Asheville, N.C.)
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