Local Cotton
171-2 Cents
VOL'. XLIIL NO. 10,
GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 12, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS ,
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DISPOSITION OF BATTLESHIPS
REMAINS YET TB BE SETTLED
BY "BIG" FIVE NAVAL HEADS
Slight Difference of Opinion As to Rules - Ex-
pert Agreement Without Prolonged Debate.
(By Tho Associated Press,)
- WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A dif-j
fcrcnco of opiniou rr gar(Jiug rules for
the disposition of prescribed battleships
remained to be settled , by. tho "bijrj
five" today when they, resumed their j
'final rclsiou of the jiaval limitation;
treaty. Agreement on this point Was cx-
peeled . without prolonged debute, how- j
ever, and with the entire tvxt of tho j
treaty proper already virtually approv-!
ed and the first of tho 'ijcniy annexes,
embodying ft replacement chart, dispo":
ed of, delegation heads hoped for a plen- j
ary session Saturday or, MondSy. j
On the question of rules for disposing!
of prescribed battleships, the proposal;
of the American delegation that such ves
sels bo tendered entirely useless failed to,
receive yesterday tho assent of Great;
Britain and Japan, whose delegates sug-i
gested that the ships, when dismantled,
might bo used as harbor guard or train
ing Teasels, They argue that scrapping;
would mean waste. France and Italy j
readily supported the American position .
that such use of the vessels would uot be
in accord with the spirit of the ucrap-:
ping agreement.
While tho Japanese and Chinese held
another meeting today on Shantung, af-j
ter reaching a tentative agreement re-j
garding withdrawal' of Japanese troops i
from tho province, plans for resumption j
of tho general far eastern negotiations,
wero being laid by iiieniliers 01 various
delegations. , .
Regarding China's plea lor consuicr
ation of tho "twenty one demands," the! n t:
prediction in Japanese quarters that this j Say Government Will Lose Big
would be quickly ruled out by the Karj Amount in Revenue by Rea
Kastern committee appeared to be sup-1 son Qf Personal Exemption
ported generally by American official , Feature
-opinion. There were indications that Ja-: re lu c'
pan's objection to tho Chinese- request., T)(i iUw yh for t,i(J rej,1(,tatomc.
. when formally brought forward, will be of war 5n8liran(.e hil extended
supported wot on y i.y tuc (
not only ly the Ainerieans
mit bv the .British and probably othei
.foreign delegations as well.
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MT. HOLLY TO ISSUE '
irviu-
- Offieal uotiees wero published ill The;
Daily linzetto, yestrr.lay by tne townau-1
tlorltu8 or Mr. uuny nmroimcmi! '"" Tost War Service.
passage of tordiniinee-niifliorisiiiir bond; yubject: I. Application for Com
s issues totaling 8O,0(KI for the eonstnie- ,,(.nK.ltio an(l Vocational Claims.
tion of water supply ao,l sewer .ystoins. L Kxtension of Timo Limit ou 1C
; for the town.. , instntcinent of Insurance.
In the samo connection advertisements; j ju a recent ruling of the IT. fc.
are being carried in State papers nuking i runs' Bureuiuwc arc advised, that it
. for Healed proposals for the construction j -u 0 longer necessary for initial claims,
of tho water supply and sewer system,, 1 1 jt 1, is .VJ6 .ind 54o, to be filled out in
said bils to le oi'iied at I p. in. on ; (.njeate. One copy of each is now suf-
Tuesday, January 3Jst. Plans and speci-1 Kjirt. This regulation supersedes that
-!, fieations for the proposed improvemetitsi ,.,.,tsined in our B. I. I'. W. S. 7-t and
have been prepared by the Carolina Kn-. 73, '
giaeering (Company, of Wilniingtoii. ) j;. ji,,. t inn limit for tho reinstate
Mr. A. P. Rhync is mayor of Mount j n.pr, of government insuraneo upon the
llolly. , ' payment of two monthly premiums has
- ' 'been extended as paragraph 7 of Bu-
PARIS POLICE ARE I reau Regulation No. 1 quoted below:
.. ' 1 USING V7IRELESS. "Regulations of the United States
(Hv The Assneinled I'ress.) , 'cter.'ius ' Bureau limiting the time for
' fAKIS .Imi 12 Tlie Paris l-olice leiustatdinent of war risk insuraneo for
are using w irelew-Tniipped automobile
to rid tho city of bandits and highway
- men flnd are ready to' use airpliiues in
' time of riots or demonstrations.
Several iiiitniyobiles have been efpiip
cd with the wireless jpitratus and the
polieo can eruisc about the city and call
for help from' headquarters by wireless
if they find .themselves in a desperate
situation. - ' ,
: They plan to employ airplanes prima
rily for the study of traffic problems,
but also, when needed, to cope with ri
otefs, ...
De Valera Summons Opponents
Of Pjeace Treaty To Conference
fBr Tha Associated Press.) 1
DPRLTX.- Jan. 13. leaders of the i
fi!t,. Vi,iti i,tinn rtnimKillcr fill 1ilice !
IrnAlw linvn luinti Mtimmnncl for fodsiv bv !
j Kamiii t Vti-ra. denniio.1 nrpuidpn'r nt I
th itx.nii iA nnu;.l.. fl connr-il f
Kitntinii p-vowiiiL' out of ratification of :
hc treaty. ? Meanwlole, Arthur Grieith,
the new president, r.as started the ma
chinery of bis tirovisional government.
nne of r liis first acts being to summon the j
South 1 rein ml" Parliament for a meeting
on Saturday for tho purpose of formally
passing upon the treaty. . This formal
ratification is specifically provided for
in the pact. ,
Mr. "do Valera had stated that he will
ilfiiorc the meeting on Saturday and be
lieves his followers will do likewise. Tho
' !
supporters of Mr. ..Grieith- lc!ieve that
.this -insures unaimoiis approval of the I
treaty by 4he remaining members, with, 22, will not be made. It had been unofli
; the added votes of the four unionist j aiiy nnnonnced that trains No. 137
members for Dublin university.", It is
-vexpectcd that the .proceedings will be,jraham now announces that it has been j
brief and formal aud that the acts taken j t.cideil not to make any changes at all'
bv the Cabinet in the interim will be
- am-rovedv
Preparations for the withdrawal of.; . . ' , t ruth
'British military' forces are understood ! Sentenced to Death,
to be going forward. All these dovel- ! ". (By thm Asaoeated Press.) .
opments ae eoustnieda s streugt boning J.-. AIKEN, 8. C, Jan. 12. Curtis
the position of tho new Irish . gore an- j Franklin, a negro charged with criminal
ment. , , - ": jashaut iiion a young white woman, of
, While Griffith aad his colleagues aire J Aiken county, was found guilty by a j
irolnjr ahead with their plans there is nojry here yestenlay afternoon after a few
lack of the prophet? of evil, ready' to em- I. minutes deliberation aud was sentenced
pruisij- the pit.fulis aarronndiiig their: by Judjfe J. W. levore U nf electroc'U
task such aa the republican opposition, j ted February 3. , -
BUXGARIAN PRINCE WILL
SEE THAT HIS SISTERS
GET MARRIED FIRST
SOFIA, Jan. 12, Young King
Boris, of Bulgaria, tays he bat no in
tention of marrying an American girl
if he visits America with Premier
Stamboulisky, next spring, at he now
hopes to do. The king laughed when
the idea was suggested to him that be
might find an American queen.
"That is an extremely interesting
and novel idea," he said, "but I am
afraid it isn't true. Anyway I'm
too busy with the reconstruction of
the country and other vital questions
to give any time to matrimonial pro
jects. "It is. true that I have been liv
ing a life of great loneliness devoid
of all social diversion, but now I
have my two sisters with me and that
makes a great change. You see it Is
the duty of a brother to get his sis
ters married off first before be him
self marries," he concluded, turning
with a smile to his two pretty sisters
who were present.
The King said he had not yet de
cided definitely whether he -would be
able to visit the United States in tho
spring. 1
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nrrjiMpr HCM MIV
CCllI IOC HILH IllHI
REINSTATE INSURANCE
. y , , 19.,(. a(.ror,in(. to ann0i,nce-
ment made by the, loeal chapter of the
Red Cross. Full information huiy be
had from the local Red Cross which has
issued the following statement:
To: All Homo JServieo Workers in
j),,, Hontliern Division. A R. C.
From: XMoT s Woodward, Director,
ex-service men to December 31 of this
year (1!)'21) lufve been amended, effee
tUc January 2. 1922, so that men who
have allowed their policies to lapse may
reinstate them at any time before
Mureli 4, 1!)2(5.
"Any ex-service man who is interest
ed in reinstating his insurance may se
cure reinstatement blanks or further in
formation by applying to the district of
fice or subotticc in his territors-."
Those- reinstatement blanks may also
be obtained from this officio. Please give
widespread publicity to this information.
'
o t of the !
the technical illegality of any
Iroyisional govTrnment iii.til the
lit' ci ii turn i ii in ii in' ' .
Ratified both in 'Ireland and
, the alleged bitter hostility
k-tion of the Irish republic,,,
... .
llt'ill. '
IS forlliallV
10 I'.llglalKI
of a large seetioil
a tin. v and similiar is.ue.
The executive of the Cuimmn Xn
M
bann, the Sinn Fein women's organiza
tion, at n meeting here last uight, adopt-
M a resolution by a vote of 21 to reaf-
firming its allegiance to the liepublir
, nnd refusing to siipiort the
Anglo-Irish,
agreement
WILL BE NO CHANGE
IN SOUTHERN SCHEDULES
Announcement is made romy by Mr.
: R. H. Graham, of Charlotte, Division
Pnssejiircr. Acrent of tha Southern Rail-
way( that certain schedule changes which
wt.r,. .ntenirdntcl for Sunday. January
and 138 woul.l be .liscontinued. but Mr.
.for the present.
.
NEW YORK SECTION IN
OF THE pTER SEASON
Incoming Liners Held at Quar
antine by High Winds
Appeals Made for Help
Several Hundred Men, Wo
men and Children Beg for
Food and Clothing.
NEW' YORK:. Jaii. 11. (By The
Associated Pros). This section of tho
country was lashed today by the worst
gale of the winter a gale that at 2 p. in. I
reached a velocity of 00 miles an hour!
off Sandy Hook. I
' Ushered in with snow that later turn-j
ed to hail and rain, the storm buffeted 1
New Yorkers without mercy, carrying j
many across slippery sidewalks and !
plunging them face downward in slushy'
streets. Umbrellas wero torn out of
many u hand, window glass fell tinkling'
into the street, mail package boxes were!
blown over and tmflie generally hamper-1 Maurice Bart Bloom, who-e bd'inesi
ed. Many liudeslriiins wero injured. 'Slogan is to help nation's vision has
Several tall utacks fell before the! just perfected a way of taking th ultra
wind. On... eitrlitv feet hhzh. lui.uled in Violet Ray from all optics. Mr. Bloom
Trenton? N. J., foiling on feed wires tliat
supplied traction lines and tying up ser-
vieo for nearly two hours. A ehiuiney
125 feet tall crushed in Brooklyn.
Harbor Traffic Hard Hit.
Harbor trafHo was hard hit. A num
ber of small boats were blown from their
moorings and incoming liners were held
at quarantine by orders so it would be
possible for health ottilficers to board
them. With tho weather bureau sending
out tho lirstv full gale warning in many
years, there Vas a tension noticeable in
shipping circles.
homo concern was felt for tho dis
abled army transport Crook, with near
ly 1,000 persons aboard, despite radio
messages that repairs had been innUe
anil all was well. 1
Outside the city full strength of the
storm was felt. New Jersey and Long
Island, especially along the coast, were
hard swept and at several points a tan
gle of telephone and telegraph wires was
reported.
Several hundred men, women and chil
dren, storm struck, appealed to the mun
icipal lodging houses for succor. Prep
arations were made to supply food and
clothing to tho needy.
Many freak incidents marked the
storm.
At Garden City, Long Island, Pilot
C. B. D. Colver, flying a mail plane
from Cleveland and Chicago, reported
he had been unable to land even thoug'i
ho gave his plane tho gas and nosed hei
down almost perpendicularly. En
countering freak wind that swirled up
from the earth, the machine, nose down,
seemed to hang for several moments
dead still in air. Then the pilot flew
over llaiel Hurst field and anchored his
sleet-covered ship by lashing it to a mo
tor truck.
Court Case Delayed.
Trial of a divorce ease in supreme
court was delayed when one of the ju
rors, out for lunch, was run down by on
automobile in the blindiifg storm, lie
went home in a taxieal leaving the ease
to bp concluded, by agreement, with on
ly eleven jurors.
Tom Breenan, 2;t, despite his best ef
forts, was blown into a taxi-cab that
stood near by with its door open. The
mac hino took him to a hospital, where
,. i ,...1 flbitiiu!nnu
Winds!
T lll'l UUI IU- 1,1,.-,.-,,. o 'l -j
knockeiLovoral (ledestnans down. (Jne,
Anna La Cart, It, was Silled By a blow
from n limb of a tree which had been
wrenched off by the gale
Several persons were hurt when por
tions of roofs nnd building cornices
were blown into the street.
ANXIETY ISIeTtTs"
TO SAFETY OF TRANSPORT
. !
That She Was in Grip i
of Fierce Gale That Was!
Sweeping Atlantic Coast.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW VOHK, Jan. 12. Wireless sta
tions along the North Atlantic roast to
day were waiting with concern tidings
from theCnited States transport Crook.)
which reported by radio yesterday that
she had fprung a leak and was in a seri-:
ous condition. Later despatches from
th- eaptain of the vessel indicated that
warns had ieen onenca aim nan wen ,
' . . - i ..:,. (
I 'ou!k'".1 "J : ' 1?", ' Vor i 1
i "r. :'! whollJ. aba,,wl- ' I
I W.l this "0g ' 'j
iiii the irrm or the wintry cale that yes-
.. . , " , , ,
: terday lushed tho seaboard and scut all i
' hiiping wiirrying for shelter. j
Latest reports from the Crook stated i
: that the sen wtis calm and that the ves-1
sel was nwking 11 knots pT hour on her !
course toward .m lorK, nut so great1
um the concern felt liv the War Denart- '
meat that the St. Mihiel was sent out to free to enable them to resume handling j
stand by the vessel. The St. Mihiel sail- ; their unrelated grocery lines began to
ed from New Work during thes after-i day before the special investigating com-j
uoo'n. i mittee representing the Depnrinieut of j
Several t--ean liners were raid to be 'justice. Commerce and Agriculture,
near the Crook, which was then about j Mollification of the decree was sought j
400 miles from New York and uroxi- j by the -California- Co-operative Canners'j
matelv south of Halifax
When she sailed from Europe, the
Crook had full cargo on board,and
crried, in addition to her crew of-130
seamen. 13 officers nnd 040 men, from
'he army of occupation in Germany. In
hcr 5,olJ ,1,erc ,T',,' many bodies of Am-
Uuttlefields. ' "
Making Headway.
'WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. A radio
gram from the transport Crook, received
here at 6:"1' a, m. today, said the crip
Tiled ship was making favorable bead
way. "The gale reached the transport
last night," the message said, "but did
not cause it to 'ow up perceptibly. "
The transports position was jivcu as !
203 .mile, caft of New ork.
HAS TAKEN THE ULTRA VIO-
LET RAY OUT OF OPTICS
f w AT.:
1 : i, .....
who is the owner of the largest optical
business in Great Britain claims that by
a aeries of exercises he can relieve a
treat number of the troubles with which
tiie eyes of a nation are effected.
EPISCOPAL MEN MEET
AT ST. MARK'S CHURCH
.. r - ...v. . r.
ft . ' ;
Wit i .
' ' I truce bi.st July," it was announced to-
Local Chapter. Brotherhood ofl',;,v- T1' ri,,!1Si! i prisoners will be-
St. Andrew Host to Visitors; K'" ;lt
' From Charlotte and Lincoln- Tl,.,' u'xt )f ,lw I'roclainutioii which
ton S.!An. TKJ. Aft.
noon and Tonight.
The Brotherhood of bt. Andrew of tt.
Mark's Episcopal church 'will be hosts'!
this afternoon mid evening to a group'ot'l'f "i ral , 11",'U'H,' vitli 1-;'KI"1'1 to " ?f-
lony or more men wno come ns re
M . . . . . .
repre-
sentatives ot the chapters in Oiarlottc
and Lincolnton. There am plans for ai
conference and perhaps steps .may be
taken towards tlu organization of an I
As'inbly or associated organization of :
the Brotlierhood chapters in this neigh-,
Ijorhood. :
The men gathered in fias;piiia this
evening will represent a body of men,!
who for thirty six years have been lead-i
ersin the highest spiritual work of the;
Kplscopal church throughout the United.
States. Its interesting and vigorous;
conventions have been held annually,!
ecting sometimes on the slopes of ho
'flc and hist year in the city of
N . 'c. As yet only few of the tliiirc h
Vi in 1. 'i' AshovilJe Iiisirict and in the.
Diocese V North Carolina Imve active
chajitc'rs. 'jhis meeting should advance
the cause of the brotherhood in this Fee-!
j tion and result in new chapters in several!
I churches. !
The addresses this evening at eight !
'o'clock should be of marked interest toi
i a general congregation, especially menj
who have undertaken christian woik a-'
mong men for the keynote ot the work
of the Brotherhood of hi. Andrew is
"Prayer and Service;'' per.40n.1l scr
vice' in reaching men. In fSt. Mark
church in (iastonia there both sent'
and junior chapters, Captain V. L. B'
tills, who is also a member of the N
ti..nal ;ouncil. MnK the director of .H
senior chapter, and C. K. Marshall, Jr
in charge of, the junior chapter.
The following tentative program has
been arranged for today:
Thursday. January 12th. 5:15 p. m
Devotional talk by JJev. fc l?. (Jnig-'
nard, rector St. Luke's Church, Lincoln
ton. fuppcr for till Hrotherhoo.l men and
clergy in th" parish hoirsc at li p. m.
K;
Toastmaster, Win. L. Balthis, Mem-
National t'omicil.
hlrr-ss of welcome. Rev. .1. W. C.-in-
tey Johnson, rector, St. Mark's Church,
Gastonia, . C.
Response, Mr. Harry Page, Director,,
I ,,L-.. ' I'l... ,.4,.r 1 1,,,'nlnti.n V t
St
Kcport of Secretaries of Various Chap -
i rs for Hi,, v's.r T-t
v, , i 1 1'. ,iiu.,',JL;An l.i l,.- Mr it
i t , V tta.
A. Soutlierlnnd. fcl. 1 eter s Ch.ipter,
(harlotte. N. .
Organization.
S p. in. adjourn to church.
Address: "Co-operation, front
Brotherhood Viewpoint," Mr. ,11.
the
8.
Cowell, Director, gt. Martin's aiapter,
Charlotte. N. C.
un v ;
in Vh"
Anschut,. t
le, X. C.
Address: " lirotherhood Influences
ich's Life." Mr. 1-wis I?.
St. Peter's Chapter. Char-
PACKERS BEGIN ARGUMENTS
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT.
(Bv The Associated Press.) '
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. Argn-.
ment on the nuestion of inoiljficntion of i
the biu five meat packers consent dr-:
Association and other oriinnixati ins on
the ground that their biisiiieH depended
Ioii the puckers' distribution system,
while the proposal was opposed by the
Xationnl Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
tion and other associations upon coin-1
petitive grounds. j
FIVE JURORS IN TRIAL .
OF ARBUCKLE TO BE CHOSEN . 4 ., ,
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12. Five! TWELVE TO 16 INCHES OF (
jurors remained to be selected in Supc- j SNOW IN PART OF VIRGINIA
rior Court today nt thr second trial of j . (By The Aswci:te4 Press.)
Roseoc C Arbiickle on a manslaughter ! Winchester, Va.. Jau. 11. Twelve to
charge arising from the death of . Miss f l'i inches of siov covered the Cumber
Virginia Ilapic. ; '.' land nnd Shenandoah valleys tonight.
Seven jurors,' three of. them women, ! bhx-kirig country roads and interfering
were chosen at yesterday's eourt ses-1 with railroad traffic to the cstent that
sionv Arliiukle uttended court with liis i some freights nere cnaleelcd.- ttAND.j
I wife and apieared in a jolly mopd. i
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PREMIER BRIAND AND ENTIRE FRENCH
CABINET HAND IN THEIR RESIGNATION
NIECE OF AGUINALDO
TO STUDY SURGERY
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12.
Miss Petra Aguinaldo, niece of Emi
lio Aguinaldo, Filipino leader, is here
today on her way to Washington, D.
C, to study surgery. She is a gradu
ate nurse and has a brother in Wash
ington. Hiss Aguinaldo said her
uncle had postponed a proposed visit
ti the United States on account of
the marriage of his daughter and
pressing business affairs.
KING GEORGE GRANTS
AMNESTY FOR OFFENDERS
DDI (ID Til TDIirC PC llll Vi
1 111 I'll IU I llliuL til JUL I
I
More Than One Thousand j
Prisoner Will be Released;
From Irish Prisons in Ac-'
cord With Terms of Pardon. !
' A
in AC-
(By The Associated Press.)
LONDON', Jan. 12. Kina lieorue
I :n granted general amnesty "in re
spect to political offenses1 committed in
Ireland prior to the operation of the
"i,s Churcliill, Hem-
I nt nn me oionie.s, reaus: t
' "'The King has been pleased, at the;
1 niomi-ut when the provisional Irish liov- i
,'rl"m',!t is (lm' t".t,al" ofli'''. K'ntj
tenses commit teil in Ireland fr.cm po!iti-
en I motive's njor to the operation of the'
truce, July li l:it,t. j
n.e release or he prisoners to which :
amiies.y n i s wi n oeg.u roriliwiui. j
' It is the King's confident hope thati
a,,t V'. ', .'"V"'", - "UI 1,1 l,owor-l
fudy establislnng relations of friendship!
and good will between the peoples of !
(irent Hritain and Ireland.''
Figures given out in Dublin last night,
in niiticijiation of the amnesty proclam-j
ation, showed that 1,010 persons, who
probably would ccnie under the classiti-'
cation of political prisoners were ctlll in!
confinement. This number includes
twenty persons charged with murder,
121 with attempted murder, 47S with'
possessing arms and 22ri with crimes of
tiolenec, the others beiiiur held on minor
charges. A tew Sinn rein prisoners nrel
under sentence of death, those, according. .(I hn, e,ieavored to place the gallows'
to recent Belfast advi.-es, nii-Tttding the;K0 lh)ll it wouI(, not 1(0 in .,u!u. vil,w ;
o n-.en in j.m rnere wnose execution nas
been set tor the latter part or .lanuary. ;
itte men uieier conlinement 111 tlm .
lris'i iiiternieut camps were released 111 1 H:iynK ,e knew two negroes were lynch
Deienlber. ,,, at Gievres was led with the commit
IBAY-SEPARX MILLS
Dr. D. W. Daniel Principal,
Speaker at Annual Event at
Country Club Tonight at'
7:30.
i
II. Srpaik. head of the Gray-!
Mr. .1.
fciepark chain of
mills, will be host, this
evening at ?:.; o clock at a bnaquet
at the 'ountrj- ( bib when his guests will
be the officers and directors of the s'ver-
al mills composing the chain and their '
wives, runerintendents of sales force nnd
their wives, members of the office force
and superintendents of the mills
Dr. I. W. Daniel, of Clemson College.
; S. C, widely known as one of the most
entertaining after-dinner speakers in the
...:o i... ,1 I ,.f
, the occasion. I l'T'., 1 1 ' , T
1 '"' second soldier, a white man. was
! 'rUi ifl ',"nl,'1, !lf''flir RV '.V ''""iimt to death n month later, he said,
I,ln,y)mk mi;ls -very January and is'Vhere were 20,000 men at camp at the
i Ivnl...l fnru-nr.l with i... ,...., ,,... ...
.,, ,,f ..i,,.,.,,.,.
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TAILORS PROTEST PROVISIONS
IN FORDNEY TARIFF BILL
( l'.v The Associated I'ress.
WASHINGTON.. 'Jan. 12. A pro
test has been tiled with the Senate. Fi
nance Committee by the National As
sociation of Merchant Tailors against the
provision in the Fordney tariff bill
which would permit residents, of the
l.nitct Mates retuniing irom nuroao to ;
. . ... . f ' . ...
ii iiii imiu ' iMiiiii , , "' -"
worth of personal belongings purchased!
abroad. The association also asked that;
.u . l ..11 .. tA 1... I
u,c preeni .iwa..cc- e " i" "
CO.
The protest, which was signed hy Wil-'
bur W. Stewart, i-resident of the asso-,
ciation, says this1 would be class legisla-'
tion since it would affect only those res-j
blents "who can afford to travel to'
Europe" several times a vear. .'faking;
as .i l,;!sU ot .bulation the number of !
travelers returning to the country lastj
year and assuming that each would bring j
; tho limit of duty free goods, the a--
sociation ny the ' Gover.nment Vould 1
Ioe the revenue on approximately :!.!,-1
000,000 worth of goods.
some freight were c.inevlled. ' -
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Opinion in Paris Is That Upon Fate of Briand
Government Rests Not Only Future Policy of
r ranee, But rerhaps Europe Itself - Sunday,
January 15 Is Date on Which Germany Is Due
T T7 I I I 1 111 y- t t m m
10 ray rive nunarea
OFFICERS DECLARE THERE
WERE ONLY TWO HANGED
AT IS-SUR-TILLE, FRANCE
'. French participation in the Cenoa con-'
WAHIlINCcTOX, Jan. 12. lirpcat-j fereneu squarely tip to tho Chamber of,
id denial that more than two military Deputies this afternoon, telling tho de
executions occurred at Is-Siir-Tille. ! Milieu, in the bliiutent forma !,.
1,,ram,' ,,,,rinB t American occupation!
ot ,l:at tuw" "s " military "-litre, was,
entered Today before tile Henato commit-!
investigating charges that American!
8oI'li, rs lmi1 i,M'a hanged without trial. !
w F?'!r'.m ha "'""l"1 ls!
miiuiMK-n " ' . -"
tradictel tcstimonv iriven bv soldier wit-
nes.-es who had aiqiearcd at earlier ses-
1 sions of the committee, declaring with -
' out exception that had other executions
! occurred, they would certainly have been
intorineil as a matter of routim- oflieial
hiMiicx.
Colonel Ha m ue I V. 1 Iain, who was in "As fur as I am concerned," be con-,
command of the post from March tol tinned, " I am merely making these ex
July. l!li), ilescrihed to the coinniittee ' Jilanations to you and do not ask yor
the two executions which he said, had ' approval or refusal. Here is Franco's
been carried out after formal sentence 1 curity. Take it or leave it." . .s
by court martial for particularly hein-' The Premier next turned. to tho sub- ,
ous crimes. ' ject of the Oeii'ja eonferem-e.
Only two sol.li. rs wero hanged at 1-! "Jt 3s inadmissible," ho said, "that
Sur-Tille while he was in command there! rri""-1' should be absent from this eon
from March to JulV, 18U. Colon.d I J''"-''"'''. which is purely financial and
Hainucl V. Ham, testified today before
tll y,,,,.,,,,
..mini, it.. ;v.t .nitinv 1
charges that soldiers had lieen put to !
death in trance without trial by court-
martial. -i
,,r.i,.r ,.v..,i,( fin!
mt,tl liail ))t,(,n ,.nrrH.,i outi Colonel Ham!
fhpy (,(lllm(1 jlim mll.h H,mmu rt,
Rr,.t thut )K. k,..,t tlioiu from the know
ledge of his staff for a dav. The post;
t.mpllin wn Greeted to confer with the,
,.,i.1,n.i , tv,,, il. .
being erected, and to remuiu with themjence officials declared that, fls customary .
constantly. during Cabinet crises, hi .France, - the '
The military isdice were dure ted " to , resigning (Cabinet would remain in pow
throw a cordon around the scaffold," he j 'r for continuing the admini.irativo
said, and the mayor and town authori- ( worU- "f 'he government, and in tho aarno r
ties were iisked to attend. Colonel Ham , wui' M. Harraut 'would remain in Wash
added, however, that nearly all the ; ington and would continue to attend tho
French women and children in the neigh- work of the conference, but would not
borhood jyc re present. ' ! fwd entitled to make any definite de-
" irm- nmiiv Ainericiin ,.I,1iivri4 n-err ! cis'.ons or to ulediie the action of Frn nra
,...,.. n 'i-r ti..,., ... ,i,.t
i - ,.. 41m - son " 1, n.nli.vl
moro ,han (.ouU ,)e hl1ei. "
A telegram from John Sabastian. I
,M,.kHfmvillr, Fla., to Senator Watson
tee. Sebastian expressed a desire to
testify concerning cruelties, and he
was
directed In nniienr.
Senator Overman, North Carolina, mid i French security, and, it was added, tlnfV
he had heard from a comrade of Henja- ' entire Cabinet would go into thbj
min King, of Wilmington, X. C, that j Chambi t of Deputies to stand pr fall
he was present when "King was blown j with the treaty. The so-culled irrcconci
to pieces ill a trench." He will be j bibles came around to Briand's view
summoned. According to previous testi- 1 point promptly after hearing the Pre-'
mony liy Kobort Harrison, of Winning mier's explanations. ;J
ton, King was hanged, but War Depart "I told them what I did at Cannes.
meat records listed him as killed 111 ac- :
tion. - i
Colonel Uam identified a photograph ;
" K f" " 11 " " 1
purporting to nave been taken at Is-Sur- I
Title, as "closely resembling the struct-
h"Ui 1,l'r'-"
Senator Wat.-on questioned the officer j
reading the sentence of the first man
hanged, a negro, at ishur lille, for
.murder and rape.
"The only thing I was concerned in
w;m the inundate from the high com
.. ..i...... ......
i ed from the scaffold, as a warning that I
caOSe Ut ViH II I1UIIU1IIL Wil IMOIllCIV ni.ll
there mu t be law and order. j
Asked about the testimony of former I
soldiers that men in the American army!
were tried by French courtmartials. Col-
onel Ham, speaking with great emphasis, i
declared: 1
That is not imssible. " , ,
Witnesses have claimed they were;
afraid to. report what they regarded as l.e Iroquer. - ''-.
shooting of soldiers without cau'C. Is j .Upon tho fate of the Briand Govern
that true?" asked Chairman Brandegee.-f ment tislay rexts not only the future po
"Siich a thing is incomprehensible to I liey of Franco, but perhaps Europe it.
'O 111
me,' ne rriineu, iiouing mat an tne men !
1a( u,cn tol(, thl.y niak(1 rom. j
:,,!, mtw willintir t.'iir if Ttontuhmciit. . !
Colonel Ham declarcil that if a sol- ;
,l,..r utfirf...! it ri.lrcit in bnttlo find m- i
l"" ' " ' 1 - I
f used to halt be "would shoot him" if,
(Continued on page 6.)
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
. '
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK. Jan. 12, Cotton fu-
tures cioseu bieaoy. , I
Jannnr.v lS)l I Jlarch I.9;
niy a.iu, wctoutr cpots;
ls.23.
Cotton Seed ...........
Strict to Good Middling
45c
17.c
THE WEATHER
, ;
North Carolina, generally fair tonight
and Friday; freexinjc temperature in thai
interior tonight; fresh west and north-j
west wibds. .
million uoid Marks.'
PAKIS, Jan. 12. Premier Briand
submitted his resignation to President
Millerand and the Klysee Palace today
after making lengthy statement be
fore the Chamber of li'putiea justifying
his attitude at the Cannes conference.
Premier liiiaud put the Anglo-French
pact, the question of postponement of
fieiiuany's reporationa Daymenr and
them or leave them. . i ,
The Treinier first presented the ques-
tioii of the British pact. ,
' Von have been complaining for three
years," he said, "of not being called
Tm t,u ,,!,!'c in sW',inK neh policies.
1 am oruiKiug you wnat you nave been
) in.-iinliiiiT tor ihr,.,. u 1- ....
f to you i say whether vou want it or
i not.
Premier Hriand. in the course of hi
: spewh, said the TTniteil Btates had a. "
creed to
participate, in the Genoa eon. .
1 fcreiice.
economic, especially wiien sneU a power-
"nanciai ami economic state as tnu
V,liUa W'l.'o'. without whose co-opoM-
T " "s ug;reeu to
l'rtieipnte."
Bo you wish trance not to ba rctt-
lt,''''l'''1 theref He asked.
If so. say s:). I. for mv nart. wish
! France to take part.". '..-" '."', t.
. . '
Surprise to Washington, .
WASHIVnTCiV .Tn ft
ion nnv udestion until tlm mw rV.ini i
appointed.
'vhv M,f -'o ns otpressed that the
overturn of . tho Hriand ministry would
grently affect tho Genoa economic con
ference in which Amoriean participation"'
has been invited. , -'
PAH1S, Jan. 12. . - M Briabd cOif- '
viuce.l the Cabinet, it is learned, that the!
!""' rreucn parts was the best thinct
obtainable in the wav of ostablihinr
no? what 1 am reported to have done,"
M Hriand told the correspondent after
m'-eung. 11 was not all goll play-
,, . 1
I he contest :n the Cabinet niMin?
'-entered upon the advisability of tho
Fremier going before the Chamber. Th$
1 micr s supporters argued it w:s
por policy t, call him before the legia,
i.mte uonj wime nu was engagea in nc
gotiations with foreign Premiers1.
PAI1IS, Jan. 12. Premier Brian
rr called from Cannes to explain the re
sults of his negotiations with Primto
Minister Lloyd George of Great Britain,,
was to present tho text of the Anglo
French defensive pact to a'cabinct coun-'
cil at Llyste palace today. His course.
Iter the
er the ims.'tine. is inieertmn hn. th.
lest political opinion i. thathe will do
one of two things thresh out the situa-
tion in public debate in Parliament, or
resign.
In the Cabinet Council, M Briand will
find lined tip against him, it appears.
Minister of War Harthou, Finance Min
ister Doumer, Minister -of Pensions
Magiuot, ami Minister of Public Works
st-ii. w aeveu here, j rench ooiii-
i(n 1)f)th that 0,n,08C(i tQ BriaB(j -ml
thnt t:iv. inner lmn 1h i,n.,nnim, 1,.. l
the words of Le Journal, "the crisis of '
nlireul. -Vi,,-l M-,.,lrdka 41.. ..a.. i An A
iiwmiua VI
France, both with her Allies nnd her
The newspaper points out that fun
day is Jenuary 13,'. the date on which
Germany is due to pay 5oO,O00,'MO gold
murku in r-porations. "If "' Gernuuiy
failsto meet her obligiitions," Le JouTb
al says, "and if between mow and then
no moratorium lias been accepted by
France, there? must be in Paris a Gor
eminent reserved to safeguard the in-
terests of our countrv bv-putting In forco
tnty f Versailles..- .
. TJie m,.m01 an,h,m made public yester
day outlining tho British viewpoint on .
the Anglo-French agreement has, if any
thing, increased tho irritation of M Bri
and's opponents, and the newspaper-
L 'Eclair, which until nvcutty was tho
I itfrsoual supiwrter of Brbrnd among tha
! Paris press, has now become his most
vociferous critic.
;
p.VRIS, Jisn. 12.'. Premier Briand,
who arrived her,- thU moruing to eou
JContuwwl on fuss six..;