Volume XXXVI Vashincton, Bcaufcrt Cc; Hhursday, .June 1st, 1922 stops FiGHTjT tacnruvGUii G0KF1DECJGE VOTE : IS GllfJ '.fiEOQGE Finr Stand Taken By Minister Ramet peacefully Settles Serious 8hV uation At Managua " yiaracua, Nic. A revolutionary jj(-, ent broke out here recently '. -:-t President Diego Manuel Cham- iii.o. a band or reoeis seiziug ruriresa Lorn a, commanding this city. Upon rv ;c mentations from the American Vj.n. ter, John E. Ramer, however, the revtKi'ionists later agreed to turn over tin fort to the commander of the American marines to be given back to lit government. -; ; r-- Tiio capture of Fortress Loma was e:ft.ted at noon recently under com pu.:nl of General Arcenio Cruz, who tci k the position by - strategy in the at nce of the commander. - Other leaders of the revolutionary movement are Adam Canton and Salvador ; Cas- tr.ilo. All are prominent conserva tives but are of the action opposed tc the present government. ;.j; As soon as news of the capture of the fortress was received, : the Ameri can minister sent a letter to the com aandes of the rebellion troops. - The rerly stated that the rebels were friendly, to the Americans and that their rurpose was to cause the resig nation of the president-and a change el the present cabinet. .. - ! ; The American minister answered that if the fort fired upon Campo de Marte. where the American marines are stationed, or upon the city, the fire would be returned by the ma rines. He also proposed that General Cruz send three representatives to the American legation to meet three rep resentatives of the government for a joint conference. . : ...' f Mr. Ramer then communicated by wireless with Rear Admiral Cole, of the United States navy, wOh replied that he was within 00 miles of Nica ratua, and would arrive at Corinto wi:h 400 marines. ' I the government was busy recruiting trcops and expected that 1,000- men would arrive within a few. hours from Granada. '. ' V ' . --'. i. Tftre w&s rifle and machine gun. firing between the government troops. and those holding the fortress, several soldier being Wounded. ; - " : Later, at the; conference, It - was &reetf thatealtCruTSiiltfjr- render the fortress to the officer of the American marines, to be turned hack to the government. It was also agreed that ts-? civilians implicated m the revolution would be pardoned and that the military participants should te imprisoned for thirty days. j: There was high tension and ; fear amen?: he people, but - everything sems to be quiet at present. i s COMMONS OVEPWHELMINGLY RE- utu i . AMENDMENT- 'EXPRESS- ING DISAPPROVAL OF REPORT DISCUSS PREf.iIER'S POLICY But: hundering" Answers Of Little Welshman Again Drive Critics Of administration To Cover I; - London. Once, again Uoyd George appeared in the house of . commons to. render as prime minister an account of his stewardship at Genoa, and once again, ! after a precise and carefully ,worded statement and an eloquent re buttal! of criticisms directed against him, he received the support of the 300 S!nil FEiriEQS CIIZED Premier Craig Says That Fcrc.'-la Ac tion Is Necessary-New.ntau- .. lations Are Issued , house alent Jority ment 1st, t was in what is considered the equiv of another vote of confidence. The house by an overwhelming ma- of 235 to 26 rejected an amend moved by Rupert Gwyne,; union ' the motion on which the debate ased as a means of expressing GOMPETRS CALL NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR CHILD j LAB OR PROTECTION Washington. Invitations have. been issued by President Samuel Gompers it'-. of the American Federation, of Labor, for a national conference "on meth ods of securing child labor protection" to meet here June L - " The invitation is a result of the re cent Supreme court decision declaring the child labor law unconstitutional and about one hundred men and wom en are expected to participate in the; conference "as the representatives of various organizations devoted to the prevention of child labor, either di-. rectly or ir directly, Plans, it was said, probahly would be completed for to-ordina ting efforts in behalf of. an amendment to the Constitution." f the dissatisfaction of the house"' with the premier's exposition. : Mr. Gwynne, had been most vehement In his denun ciations of the government, asserting that the premier had spoken only of what (might have happened at "Genoa, not what' really did happen there. For an hour" and a half the pre mier i gave a calm exposition of the conference proceedings, to which the veteran," Herbert H. . Asquith, , the la bor lleader ; John j Robert Clynes, and Lord Robert Cecil replied criticizing the six weeks session at Genoa as hav ng accomplishe little- or nothing toward the rehabilitation of Europe. a T le criticism aroused the premier and he thundered answers toward the opp sition benches. After a spirited 'scene in the crowded house, amid handclappingTand ; shouting at the pas sage between the premier and Lord RobertvCecil, Lloyd George's second speech ended dramatically as he si lenced the " house " and solemnly - pro claimed a policy of co-operation - with tne i-Tencn. aenjocracy. : -1 nere wera i loujd cheers as he resumed his seat. the debate, .which followed the prihie -minister's speech, brought many all jsions to the relations a between En eland and France, which are ex citing greater contentious feelings be tween the different section of the ho use than even the ; policy toward Ri.ssia. Mr. Lloyd George displayed gr ?at Impatlencie with' those critics who advocated gping along without France as he exclaimed: "You cannot settle the reparations qi estion unless you carry the judg msnt of France along with yout, and ytii cannot do that by flouting the ersailles treaty and trying to ignore France." . ' ' " ' - ' ' Belfast. IrelandThree hundreds or more 'prisoneru ,wre taken by special constables in the arlous counties of Ulster In the general round-up. The prisoners comprised, for the inost part officers and men of the Irish republi can army as-well as members; of the Sinn : Fein and other organizations; op posed to the constituted 7 authorities here.:1;; ';' ':r:Y:-: iY':i;''1-'f:f'' . Although the northern government lad contemplated drastic action against the SinnF'ehvit was the assassination of W, . J. TwaddelL a member -of . the northern parliament, that really decided the government to actl promptly But, at the same time, it reduced - the num ber of ' captives in the ; roundup, as many of the leading republicans: left Belfast, dreading reprisals," and thus escaped the police net. - ,. f- The prisoners will be interned; but the place of their internment -has not yet been determined. Bally Kinlar camp Is hot available, as military oc cupy at the present time. - : Premier Craig in parliament declar ed that the recent serious disorders mader it clear that forcible action was necessary; consequently, he had'issued a new . regulation making membership in the Irish republican army an of SiiOALS COOTffiCT IS HELD WAUD RULES THAT COMPANY CANNOT ENFORCE "EXCLUSIVE PUR ' CHASE RIGHT" CLAUSE r. - OPItliOIl TlivEN BY WEEKS PREPARiWE FOR CONGRESS BATTLE Chief Obstacle To Acceptance Of Ford Offer For . Plant Removed Bv " - Decision , BOTH PARTIES PLANNING HOT FIGHT FOR SEAJS FOR THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE.' CAMPAIGFJ WILLS Washington.- In a formall opinion transmitted by Secretary Weeks to the house military ; committee recently, Attorney-General Daugherty ' held the contracts negotiated between the war department, the Alabama Power com pany; nd the- Air Nitrates corporation to-be' "Invalid"' with respect to the provisions which officials of the two concerns claimed, gave them exclusive rights! to purchase the Gorgas, - Ala., steam power plant and nitrate No. 2 at Muscle Shoals. - ' The' opinion was immediately placed .beforp the f committee by Chairman Kahn f or - study ' in connection with the Investigation It is making of Hen ry Ford's offer-to purchase and lease the Muscle Shoals projects.. Commit tee; members, advocating acceptance of BE LIVELY fense in itself. The government had j the Frd proposal by' congress express further decided to arrest a number of persons ' long under observation be cause it was impossible to alloys such individuals in Ulster to carry ton a conspiracy against authority. : - BRITAIN IS ONLY ONE TO PAY UNITED STATES Total Accumulated Interest On' Out standing Loans Is Now $1,159,500,000 Washington. -With the passing of May 15, says a correspondent, another iate for paying interest on foreign ob ligations, the United States Is : still 'tjlding the sack," with no activity by any "of her major debtors, ; save G reat Britain, toward reducing their abligations. ; V' - -r : Accumulated - interest on this- gov- lfnmSlit four butstantang-dtoans" aow stands, in round number's, as 'fol lows: ;. .... . ;. . . , - Sreat Britain ., 530,000,000 France . 374.500,000 ttaly ,; ...... . 210,500,000 Belgium .. 44,500,000 ed gratification at the position taken by attorney-general, and some declar ed the chief obstruction to their la bors,! had been removed by the opinion. Officials of the nitrate corporation and the power company appearing be fore! the committee had made it plain that they expected the government to meet "the obligation imposed by the contracts, and announced that in the event the government failed to do so court action would be instituted to compel appliance. Their testimony was accepted Dy some committeemen as presenting , a difficult problem which ,they would have to solve before the Ford offer could be reported, unless it was mod President Harding jand Woodrow : Wilson Expected to1 Give AM Proper Aid to the Candidates of Their Re spective Parties. By EDWARD B. CLARK - Washington. TrUgress is being made in the plans Of; the Democratic and Republican campaign committees for vigorou9 work in the coming fight for seats in congress.' Republicans say it is certain that President Harding, Within the limits of the proprieties of his position, will give every assistance! that he can give In the - campaign for the re-election of. a Republican congress It Is ex- j pected that AYoodi-q'w ' Wilsun U do ; what he can in behalf of DeimK-racy's cause in the fighL j i In congress today Ihe Democrats are using every piece . of legislation proposed by the Republicans as a sub ject for criticism Und for somewhat extended discussion, j especially on the floor of the senate where time is a senator's own. The Democrats still believe, apparently,J that they have more than a fair chance next fall to reduce - materially ! the Republican majority in the senate and perhaps to capture the house. ! - Some time ago it was intimated that the . leading Republicans of the so- called old school .would not be over- hearty in their support of any candi dates who , in the I primaries had suc ceeded In - defeating for nomination men - who had maintained through, the years a so-called I Republican regu larity. Now. thi rumor is denied and M-J iXjt VIC J lAi ' -' - - - - Washington that the comin? enrz-z':' will-; be much llrellei thwo. -sr-r anticipated.- The Demftcratlr re-zurJ.. ; tees are working' daily act5 :rfSr:Tt: the slightest chance tt ctiinfnsra z-:r. ' It Is the truth that it toot 'the Rti.-C: Iicans some time, to vraRe np; tx i:.' Gangers wiiicu oiwnni y.. They realize them today aardt eo .. ;: tlctJk? if tha-Republican faltft. ctr,' ih-vi 7?fct hnvp the "' ImFrrsr rtrirr tiiinr" fb?t f.vnits ihe X"--" ; must t.'.-R to win . MIS! SPEED SHI SUBSIDYJPSU: PROBABILITY IS, HOWE-VETL BILL WILL NOT BE PASSE' FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. NOT URGED WITH ENTHUSLX Total .$1,159,500,000 Sciemn Adoration To Pope At Vatican Rome. Improvised into a 3mge out door audience room of spacious di mensions, the Court of Belvidere at the Vatican was the scene of solemn adoration by the entire Eucharistic congress tp Pope Pius. The vast square contained a mass of pilgrims from every quarter of the globe I who had come to Rome to pay homage to the pope and adore the eucharist ' ILLIONAIRE PUT BEHIND i JAIL BARS INKILLNG CASE Off iciaL Disbelief In Fantastic - Of Blackmail Seen In - ,.:-;';'. Rearrest Tale Despite the fact that the American foreign debt-funding commission was named and empowered by congress weeks ago," formal notification of read iness to proceed with the work has been - indicated by only two powers Sreat Britain and France.. France haa notified this "government of the person- nel of her funding commission; with jut indicating when she would be ready to proceed, while -informal conversa tions already have begun between Sec retary Hughes and Ambassador Geddes toward laying; the foundation for the funding of the huge British obligation. if led so as to eliminate the nitrate !f J noaA f that even if men of his own trend of nnrt th finre-ss Rtpam nlant for which -i -a . securing nominations, every support -;cwn,on. tvc vr AaniirtaA must be given the successful ones in repeatedlyfto absent to such ;a-TOodifl ir onunn uOCCo t tho Twor jorlty In congress. ..- --. V Budget Figures Disputed There is not I a Republican or ' a Democratic - senator or representative In congress who has not been coached directly or indirectly by the members of the national (committees and the congressional caiiiiuiign committees as to methods and hieans for the finding of seemingly weak points , in the enemy's armor. Senator Underwood, White Plains, N. Y. For the first time since he admitted, three days ijgo, that he shot and killed Clarence Peters, an ex-marine, and left h is body in a lonely roadwoy near the Censico- reseryoir, wher'V it was found iix days later, Walter S. Ward, son i )f the multi-millionaire Baker, is in i jail cell: . - - Released on "$10,000 -bail after his 'irst surrender to the sheriff of West chester county, Ward was arrested on a short affidavit sworn out by District Attorney Frederick E. Weeks, backed by an order issued by Supreme Court Justice A. H. R. Seeger, and, after a conference with his attorneys, was led away to his cell, ' - i f Rewards Offered In Whipping Case Birmingham, Ala. -Announcement by local civic clubs .and individuals ot bscriptions to a , reward fund for the apprehension of the guilty persons and statement of, the local office of u;f aepartment of justice that the criminal machinery of the federal gov ernment was working upon the case "ie me principal developments from ine announcement that Dr. J. D. Dowl E, city and county health officer, uaa been lured from his home and severely whipped by a party of men. a.. ..' : ' "tempting To Sell Austrian Money iNew York. A new group of high f H anc:ers has appeared in Wall streetJ specializing in foreign exchange. Wheii . roksrs F.vd the?r clerks came aown to busir.e. , s mere than a score r9 . a . bireot hawkers were operating ill i ir :s n cial diet rict with huge bunl aies o: Austrian paper money, I which wy Vore trying to sell at 25c per K.onen. But the ' brokers" uri- weii..such a razzing fx cm', bank- mes sogers that they were finally iorced me district. A thousand knroen Presbyterians Adopt "Stewardship' ?y Charleston, W. Va. The adoption of the- report of the stewardship commit tee by the Southern Pxesbyterian as sembly constituted "Its final action on the report. One ' Important amend ment to the report which the assembly authorized was in reference to the pro posed Presbyterian foundatidn. It was proposed to refer the amendment to an ad interim " committee " consisting of three laymen, one of whom must be a lawyer, and of two ministers. The com mittee would Investigate and report the feasibility of , a - foundation.: ' - Senate Split On Duties - On Graphite Washington. Practically all -the day light hours are being spent In the senate in ajight oyer the tariff duties on graphite,- which split both t he r Re publican t and Democratic ranks, " but left the finance' committee majority victorious. ' Assault, after assault was made on the coyi ck? rposaljf. with roll call followlug - iJ call, but each was repulsed, the duties being approv- cation. The witnesses of the power company and the i nitrate corporation steadfastly "contended that the con sent to any proposal to sell , the two plants to other than their own inter ests Thus the committeemen found them selves occupying a middle ground, with Mr. Ford's -representatives insistent upon one hand that he be given the disputed properties and the witnesses for' the two other companies firmly opposed. Moreover, the chief of ord nance advised the committee -that the contracts "should be fulfilled and the "moral obligation of the war depart ment removed. In that way, while the acting judge advocate general of the army held the contracts were "null and void and "unenforceable. w;jk. f- r-vinn fimninnc riT its f w th West and Middle West Is KzZli: Uncertain. f . By EDWARD B. Cl-AK rv , Washington. Republican metc.T'.rr of the house committee on merely: lAi 1 1UC UfU u.'V..'' commerce committee have told rrr: dent Harding that an attempt will made to put twin propellors on thet subsidy bill In order that it Ki2-F r speeded on Its way through eoores- Such promises as -these have t -r UCul VI . . . o perhaps is a fairly safe wager tlsr subsidy measure will KOt breiU 3. limits on Its attempted voyage Ur.n ' n 1 c-1 ; T-ti losrot vrfli. X5" . and sand bars. - This does not mean that to will not be voted. It seera frJii ceded generally by legislators id t parties that the American, rarrre marine cannot be made s-utct-I'J less a government ?ubsidy saX w granted, but the opponents . measure say a weak merchant E-iS-K. : or no -merchant marine at aV better than iiie supyortol by t funds. , . . - It is true that there Is not mucli ' " bers of tlie iuajority-In h'.use unu. r - . v. 1 1 0.1 .1 hut n : Ult; over uum i j theless, the belief s vun i& be r. such a pleasure will ias some tLiDAs - fore the present etuigrtss li - death on March fourth of next yctrr. Widely Varying Opiniorr. Not lonS agt.: v.nairuian iu-vv-i the leader of the. Democrats In the the shipping b.aiil nntcf .un,to t,n it on himself to the administration, ad ion.. tleha OV,ilUlVl w -- . . . ,T1 It tne SUOSiuy inn ai uauitu Cannon Cmpany Must Pay Big Taxea Raleigh, N. C -Disolying an injunc tion issued by Judge McElroy, the su preme court hold that - the Cannon Manufacturing company of Cabarrus county must pay to the county of Ca barrus $22,342.17 of taxes for the year. 1920 , protested by the company; The rayment ofthe tax-: was protested on the grounds that the state tax comrais- rci had allowe da reduction in the -1 -Jessed valuation of the property. amounting to $4,654,619, on an appeal which was pending when the, special seession of the general assembly in 1920 accepted' by enactment the final report of asessments in Cabarrus in which the value Of the Cannon mills, property was" fixed at $13,961,308. ' REDUCTIONS ORDERED IN . ALL FREIGHT RATES General Wood Caught In Typhoooif Manila, P. I. Wireless queries to the yacht Apo, on which Gov.. Gen." Leonard Wood and his wife and daugh ter sailed for Mindoro recently have not been answered and the typhoon which raged incessantly for several hours Is believed to be responsible for the delay in their return. The Apo is believed to have sought refuge In some port of Mindoro. :" General Wood " had planned a brief visit of inspection on the island. So far no serious damage- from thetvo hoon . has been re ported. ;.--;. ' New Rulings Equivalent To Nation- ti Wide Cut Of 10 Pet Cent From Existing Tariffs Washington. Reduction in freight rates averaelne about 10 per cent jWere ordered '.. by the interstate - com merce commission in a decision result ing from its inquiry Into the general 'rate structure of the nation. m The cut in freight rates was fixed by the commission at 14 per cent In eastern territory; ,13 1-2 per cent in western territory, and 12 1-2 per cent .In the southern and mountain Pacific territories. All reductions orr flered are effective July .1, and con stitute a . greater . cut that was gen erally expected. - The commission decided that j-ail-roads are entitled to earn 5 3-4 pei cent on the value of railway- prop erty, compared with the 6 per cent which was made the reasonable' re turn ! standard ; under the transporta tion act. . . - - Agricultural i products will " not be affected by the- reduction granted un der the commission's "order. The re duction of, 16 1-2 per cent made in the western hay and grain, rates last fall,, and the- voluntary 10 per cent cut. made. in all agricultural products by railroads January 1, will be substi tuted for .the decision on these com modifies. . Acept Fdrd- Bid, Urges Conferences "Sheffield, Ala. Calling upon con-' gress and ' the 1 president to "end the unprofitable and wasteful delay in the disposition of government property here; the Muscle Shoals conference un-der-dtrectioh of the Southern Commer cial Congress, by a memorial urged, "early and decisive action by accepting t effer of Henry Ford.- - The me- . 1, . adopted . with an enthusiastic eo as recommended 10 per. cent at demonstration, declared the facts are . valorem on amorphyous graphite; 20 , now weU known,- the issue is clearly , wTit .nn.(aiinp lnmn and 2 nGr" defined and the time for action Is at cent a pound on . crystaline .flakes, 1 ; . nanov -:t--- "- ; ; " Bank Did Not Figure In The- Loans Waukegan, nil The" Grant Park bank in which $29,000,000 of state funds ; were - deposited by Governor Small and Lieut Governor Fred E. Sterling-, did not figure In loans made by officers of the-bank to the Cudahyl Packing company, officers of the com pany testified - at the governor's trial on charges of , conspiracy. John E. Wagner, treasurer of the packing com pany, and Frank - L r Clark, assistant treasurer, testified that the Grant Park bank was not mentioned during recent , ) negotiations. - attack the Republican claims for economic legislation and has en deavored to show that the" opposition party's - tendencies are - spendthrift rather than saving. . ; The budget has broken into politics. Republican corfgressmen claim that the figures which show saving are true to fact, while the Democrats say that the figures have been juggled. "Plainly deceptive were the words that Repre sentative Bvrrie. ranking Democrat of the house appropriations, commit- J tee, used to present his , party's atti tude toward President Harding's letter and Director Dawes report on the budget. The budget, the bonus, the tariff, and virtually everything else df legis lative or administrative size which tlie Republicans depend upon ras a . bul wark of defeise and, in a way, of offense during! the coming campaign, are subjects of attack daily in both houses of congress by the Democratic foev The Republicans tan to the d fense of everything that they have done or are promising to do, and the hourly demonstration is one of give and take, and; the controversy is not uninteresting to hear and to watch. Fess1 Versus Rouse. The -chairman of the - Democratic congressional campaign committee Is Representatlvie Arthur B. Rouse of Kentucky. As a leader in the cam paign he wllljbe pitted against Simeon D. Fess, the chairman of the Republi can congressional campaign commit tee. Mr. Rouse hasj issued a public statement tol the . effect that congress ought to quit and go home," because "the great millionaire Republican ways and means committee- of the house has done those'thlngs which it ought not to have .done and has leftundone those thmgs ,whlch-tt ought to have done -f - " 'Naturally the Republican campaign committee chairman, Doctor Fess, Is putting forth statements In the re verse. In 1020 the congressional cam paign committee was not overwoi-'uxL for apparently- Doctor Fess believed an overwhelming, victory was to come to his party! and that undue labor was unnecessary.)' Today, however, the veiwpoint seems to be somewhat . dif ferent The Republicans will leave nothing undone to bold congress and the Democrats will leave nothing un- hold of iL done to get troduced into congress. It na? called variously by its proponent -its opponents a measure. ta. xel bate tlie AmericariJ marihe,,'' "to prosperous the shipping ? tural arid the manufacturing fnt or tne uniieu siait-y uuiv to.--w 'nnrb Vvul-vol AV SI 11(1 ; ft : lirfvLLfX yvi n w ms- - tempt "to rob the Anierlran- rK These, characterizations of Wbl'Tl: nre will give instantly an idea cTt conflicting viewpoints Not long-ago some- Republican Ir ers in congress declared they r..r. z dence that the West and. Mliiula-, were not only' becoming r&rond.Z: l but were becoming favoraliar tt il was in the agricultural, dlitriete t. the promoter o the miasire tlicy" would xsm9 ppsitirai: -rJl would manifest itsetfi in antssonl the legislation by th? vezxBsentjL to be a juiige of mlnu'iir'niiar: - tt:c reinrrVy about the bill, and t: the Republican majority Mimw--it can get suflicienft snrp.rtt me;rsure to. secure Its enactnreiL only -the most cheerful :mrJb ers--il. ' tnal the law will- do-vmiieu v.j wanes. Aii orhcinb f -an agrlcuTtarar:cer: zation recently lias tuld.the.jplzr Z:: and senate committee-rrJyip2 hold;?ig henrlngs-on the measur i the t aimers )7 te country e post-U to it. Some of the frienCa bill say this ofheial does not rei the majority agricultural o-jlsir course tlis remains to 5e-prov as thing nre novae, them- 7?rnzt clearing up of the- aiturati3 hirc mniontv In conrress will riii-r speed the meajcure on its vursa-.. ' People Would Pay of-Coc??. Of course;- if a subsiliy bill tne people must pay money a v . . - . . . . . . m - 1 . - only a self-suppoctlng bvx a. i -earning Americaat mere ana srz.: Taxation will be increased v.rxzi? ably, but the argament is tf.nfctt ? i tlnllmtinn nf ssarkets far. -V-r -t American manufacturing: arm! 5- tural activities-will more- thuz; : the additional taxesi. Ttiisclicirral of locking attlt IS-called" tp-r Iionents of theeasure"a szzZZz v ml sund erstan dlscf- tzzt tZT st jo cents. - - r .