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Have jYou Registered For The Tuberculosis Hospital Election? rOMM MIiy OA Weather: Local Cotton 161-2 Cents Fair and Golden VOL. XLIII. NO. 28. GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 2, 1922. SINGLE COPY S CENTS MUSCLE shoal: I inn flnvppn nnn rnimnrnn uDintu iu mmm (MS' HENRY FORD'S OFFER FOR HAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE PLANNING TO; MAKE A "CITY LIVEABLE" . ; ; ' l ! Department of Civic Affairs! Would Beautify City' Ugly! Spots, Plant Trees and Ros-j es Extension of Free Mail Delivery, Milk and Meat In-, spection Are Also Urged Want Property Owners Remove Eye-Sores. to! Civie boautifieation on 11 -ijmir'l!fii-sive scale embracing u II of (jiistonia is the definite project launched lit the meeting of the Depnrtment f Civic Af lairs or tin' luistomu lliml.er or I onii merco hcM at the auilitorium Wedno tiny fteruoon with Dinytor P. W. Oaf htTid presiding. Extension of free inn deliver', milk anil meat inspection an other ma 1 1 era were also giveu attentio and the co-operation of the city nuthori ties will be asked iu retired to sonic. Members or tlie committee consider j Ciastouia to be one of North Carolina's moHt attractive cities but it is believe that it can be made even much more no. Among the propositions uider consider ation in the planting of u certain kind of shade tree generally, the Norway ma jde or tome other kind generally fnovr fd, and aiso itcrhaps the urging of prjp erty owners to jiluiit roses so an to make Gastonia truly a city of yo-ei. There are also some eye sores in the city in a few isolated cases" which it is believed the property .owners can be induced eau- j ily to clean up. A Bub-committee was named to make a thorough survey of tl." biuutilientioii I. proposition and to report h;n k a plan , which should meet with the general a,. irovul of property owners amlniu their co-tperation in its enrryine; out. Tin" committee believes liuit if this project can be 'successfully launched it i will make Gastonia even more than now j a "liveable city." Valuable publicity could also be secured from the working : out of such a general plun . NO GAUDY TITLES TO NAMES OF AMERICANS Simplicity Marks Signatures of American Delegates to Arms Conference. (By The Associated Tress. ) WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. When the American delegates to the arms confer ence came to describe themselves for the imr'noses of the list of plenipotentiaries that always precedes the official text treaties, they set before the world new example of democracy. Titles and official designations many sort glitter opposite the names of ' a ' of of ! to1 other governments who are parties the treaties negotiate! tho head of American here, but under delegates in the new naval and submarine pea's simply this: "For the President of treaties iStatos of America, "Charles Kvans Hughes, "Henry Cabot Lodge, 'i Oscar W. I'nderwood, " Klihu Hoot, "Citizens of the United States. Compared to this, every other dc listed carries some sort of a handle ognte , long . or short to his name. The longest is that of the head of the Japanese, who is described thus: "For ilis Majesty, the 'Emperor of Japan, "Baron Tomosaburo Knto, Mini-tor for the Navy, Juuii, a member of the First Class of the Imperial order of the Soldier Bonus To Be Raised From Increase In Postage And Taxes On Tobacco Says Mellon WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The aol-j diers' bonus should be paid out of speci al taxes, such as increased first and sec-! ond class postage and tobacco levies,! Secretary Melloa declared today before the House Ways and Means Committee. Secretary Mellon reiterated his beuetjeost and difficulty of ndmniistratien. that it would be impracticable to depend! "I should say that we cannot increase upon the foreign debt for financing the) the taxes already in existence." said Mr.t proposed "five way ' adjusted compen-l Mellon, "as. they already are as burden aation plan, because the revenue froro! some ns should "bo borne. We should go that source la proDiemaucai. . These estimates of revenue from hpeci -a! -source were made by the secretary: One vent increase in first class post age f 70,000,000. I T A.l k,.f.rtiiil fhun llOstnf?ll- tni wue out deficits in dtfieits in that branch or l he t 1'oKtollice iwartntenr, .Hj,t.'ou,ooo. i increase.! ciaareue lax, me increase amounting to fifty cents on one thous and, 25,000,000. Increased tolmcco tax two cents a I'-iiiml, fo.tMju.iwu, Increased documentary stamp taxes, ' 10,000,000. ' x A tax of two cents o each bank check f.tn.ooO.OOO. A license tax of fifty cents a horse- " 11 Al.lll Siftrt ,ill. power on auiomoiiiien, ioo,oo't,"w' The total estimates returned from tliese taxes was $.HM,Oii0.00O. Mr. Mel--lon suid the bonust woul.l cost $42.5000, t'0 acar, for the Prsf-lwo years, nd tg!J ihc committee that it could extend LOtfKS LIKE EARLY SPRING ACCORDING TO GROUND HOG, NEW YORK. Feb. 2. It loo: like an early spring. That is, if an reliance is to be placed in signs, fo the ground hog snooped his way ou : of his hole today, blinked a bit at th t light, swept the horizon with a caleu lating eye, then noted his plump forn was unaccompanied by a shadow So he remained out and took the air lor a epeU. This is ground hog day, and super stition' ays that the absence of the little fellow's shadow on his first winter appearance presages an arly spring. Rain clouds kept the sun and the shadow away throughout the east and middle west. iO ii . BLOCK IS ASSIGNED FOR ROLLER SKATING City Manager Sets Aside Sec- ond Avenue Between Mari-J etta and Oakland as Play ground for City s Children, V.... :.. i: I i: - i , i , ' I .asioiiiii Kiouirs now iiue ai icust i i ! j one place where they can enjoy their j roiler skates without the constant fear of! j collision 'with automobiles. City Mana-j Ker, W. .). Alexander has set aside; the. block on Second avenue between Oak-j land and Marietta streets for their use, j and it is nowroped off daily between I ''he hours of 11 a. in. and 0 p. m. Dur-. jinx those hours no vehicles of any( de- , scription are allowed on this block. The young folks will have entire use of it.; lt is hoped that the young folks will con 'fine their skating to this Irlock. Lack of any playground facilities the need of which becomes more apparent each day places such restrictions upon . the activities of the Gastonia children hat they are forced to do their playing in the streets. The city management is endeavoring to make such provision for their play time as is possible. BILLY SUNDAY UNABLE TO COME AT PRESENT. I Hilly Sunday, tho evangelist, is una ble to come to Gastonia next week, ac cording to n letter received tod'iy by Kev. ii. R. Gillespie. It is possible that he may come before the Sunday pnr ty leaves Spartanburg. The letter reads: (spartanburg. S. C. Feb. 1, 1022. Kev. George J . Gillespie, (Secretary Ministerial Association,, C.astoiiia, N . C My Dear Brother Gillespie: Mr. Sunday has your kind letter sug gesting that he come to Gastonia Febru ary th. It will be impossible for him to accept the invitation for that date. lie asks me to write you and thank you most heartily fur him. The train connections between here and Gastonia are so good, that I believe Mr. Sunday will li in I it possible to make t.ie trip up there sometime, though I cannot promise tor sure. Just tins week he is unusu 1 1 ally tired ami worn out from considcr the United able extra work, and he will rest up be ', :'i.ie he thinks about making any other outside engagements. If lie .b-jiiilcs to etnio, I shall let you know as f irk as pos I sible iu advance. hi m i rely yours. IiOBKRT MATTHEWS,' Secretary to Mr. Sunday. Grand Cordon of the Kising Sun, with tin l'aiiln'.vu:a flower. ' ' Jn past treaties, it has been customa ry to at I'.'it affix "the honorable" be fore the names of eaidi American plenipo tentiary, and to follow it bv designating what public office, if any, he occupies. the list of taxable sources to make up the deficiency. He made it dear that he was not " recommending " any of the taxes adjusted. The Treasury Secretary opposed a Ceneral sales tax on the ground of the further anil find some broad class of a commodity on which reasonable .taxes would not I too great a burden. "I think that the use of the foreign .1,.! fnr ni,i 1-. r ! tteirt ror tlus purpose wouitl lie iinprac-i tialito 1 'IIia fA,nif,ti .lolkf to n v.,,-,- uti- certain proposition ami to undertake toi,r use it ror this purpose wouitl teatl to a: errant A 1: .... Ii 1. U 1 Vln..,n. fh.i.'v main u 1 111 , ill i i,.-i. j i, in uiui iii- ti,l whether funds c. 1 obtaine.l with ) in tho time to meet tlie Ikmuw. "It would V much letter for us to! have the funds and collect the foreign ; debt as possible than to pledge that source for something-when wo don't know what the sourec will yield. i "Anyhow, this would be a t-umlior-J some way of raising mouey for the bonusj ami in sromn resK-cfs would cost us morci tlyin the other way, for if we undertook' to sell the foreign securities they would; not-bring as much in tho market as ourj own securities. In ,otlieT words, theyj could not be sold at par." V1 fHIS TOWN HAS NO LOCKS FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS I Ocracoke, Once Home of Blue beard, Notorious Pirate, Knows Crime no Longer No Automobiles, Railroads, ( Street Cars or Moving Pic-; ture Theaters Every Per- ; son on the Island is a Metho- diet Located 30 Miles Off Mainland. OCRACOKK, X. C Feb. L'. Although this little town about a ventury and a half ago was the rendezvous of one of the world 's most' daring and famous sang of crooks Edward Teach (Bluebeard) and his band it is today one community which the recent crime wavii has not reached. There has not been an arrest here in uiore than ten years and tho crimes of rob bery, burglarly, thief ami murder are absolutely unknown to the popu lation, insofar as they refer to Coracokc. John O'Neal, after holding oftVe aw Justice of the Peace at Ocra coke for eight years, resigneil a year or more ago, ami not having had a criminal case during his admiiiistw-' tion. A successor lias never1 been elected. Mr. O'Neal, who was born at. Ocracoke, savs the vor?t crime he cun recall to have occurred ut Ocracoke in r0 years was one of assault and buttery. There are only one or two honys here that have locks on tin' doors' unJ the keys to those that are thus equipped are never used. Most of Vho houses at Ocracoke wer wholly or partially constructed with luin lnr of ships which were wrecked on the treacherous shoals off the North Carolina coast. Every family here own their home. Ocracoke is at the extreme south ern end of a little island by the s.-inie name, located about .'!() miles off the mainland of North Carolina, ami is unique iu many respects. Ocracoke Island, which ii part of Hyde county, North Carolina, is a little strip of land about 11 miles long and ranges in width from one half to one ami half mires. The population of the Island numbers about 7(H), about o"iU of whom live at Ocracoke. Those who do not live iu the little towji are members of tin' families of ' coast guardsmen, ".vho pat rol the coast. As there are no railroads, auto mobiles, street cars or tin liters ivhere motion pictures are shown, many of the inhabitants at Ocra coke have never seen any of these things. With the exception of tho men employed by the I'nited States government as coast guardsmen and lie fiSw htcrehunts iu the little town nil Ocraeokers make their living hunting anl fishing. ICvery person on Ocracoke Island is ii Methodist in religion. They ate divided, however, as to the sec tional branch to which they belong, pliout half being members of the Methodist Episcopal Chun-h, Huuth, while the others attend the Northern church. Ocracoke i one of the oldest set- mi'iits in America. 1 tie people d by many historians to be descendants of the "Lost Col ony" of Hir Walter Raleigh. RICH HEIRESS HAS NO REGRETS OVER MARRIAGE Mrs. Marin B. Stephens Will Wed Young Russian Locomo tive Mechanic Says She Will Live According to His Means. CHICAGO, Feb. .' Mrs.-Marion B. Stephens, heiress to the $1(1,01111,0110 es tate of her father, the bite .Norman K. Ileum, was speeding to New York today to prepare for her marriage Saturday to Antase Andrcvitch Yonsiatsky Vonsiat sky. a young Kussiun employed by tho Baldwin Ijocomotivo works. Arriving in Chicago hurriedly she transacted pressing business, reiterated her determination to live according to the means of her husband-to be. in his liianb'e tottage, and expressed her views t,i marriage. ' Happiness, " she said, "is not a 'picsl'ini of money. Money has nothing to do with my marriage, one way or an i other. Wo shall live vary simply, in ac i cordancc with my husband 'a position, al-; .'"' e are ...u go-ag . ...- ... p..-: ! "''' "f "orkmgman's cot- ' devriUd as typical. I expect to be very happy. 'The man I am going to marry is-old-: -,r"' , '. i HUH gone WIl!l'KH iwiihuihiij Hi'w , m t ,x 1 f , 4llv nrmit'S l t.einriii .euiine nun iu- , , i i , v TW. broadtrntM and tleve loM ) hun beyond l.-s years I have alwi.ys; .v'"Pathet.c with Riissm and Rns-, "" , If 11'"''. I think, have been; """'h, she groped for a word- such; Z.n Prt. j "'' fi"J" y,:,r oM a"'1 Mr!,- Stephens in 4o. ,i T II r III f t T li T D ' THfc'WfcAIHbn . - - - - - . " North Carolina, generally colder tonight and Friday; t-suong, westerly winds. fair and fresh- to v V WOULD CONVERT SITE INTO .MEMORIAL PARK WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Pro posals that the site of the Knicker bocker theater never again be used for commercial purposes, but trans formed into a park in which would be erected a memorial to the 95 persons who lost their lives in the collapse of the theater, are under consideration bv the House District of Columbia Committee. t The committee, it waj said today, had received several euch proposals. Congress could either purchase the site, if ths present owners should de cide to sell it, or acquire it through condemnation proceedings. i j 1 " IM HUNDRED STUDENTS BRAVE RAW WEATHER' I 'Interest in Standard Training ! School Main Street Mfth- odist Church Keeos Up Those Attending Will Re ceive Diploma of Proficien cy. The Standard Training School for Sunday school workers being held at Main Street Methodbt church continues with unabtcd interest. This is one of a ! hundred such schools being held t.ds year in centers of Southern Methodism. Last year 10,004) Methodist Sunday school workers received credit for vvyrk done iu such schools and this year a lin ger number will thus distinguish them selves. To receive a unit of credit a pupil must attend at. least ten of the -cIims periods ami hand iu the prescribed written work for the ll' lesson periods hold during the week. It will be recall'' eil that the school begins at 7:13 ami the first cIq.'B period closes at 8. After a L'O -minutes devotion period the second 4.1) -minute class period begins. There are six courses and therefore sis instruc tors. About 1DD earnest workers braved the viather hist night anil u'temled their isscs. Many of these are working for i and 1ho e who receive the s un; ,v . i. V(. these certificates presentee to them ,, njay morning at the 11 o'clock service bi . eir pastor in (barge. The inspirational period last night was iu charge of Field Secretary Woos ; Icy who resented b'ev. J . .1 . J'ive.-, of' Hoaiioke, Va., ope of the instructors in the school. bYv. Mr. Hives emphasi,'. ed the value of religious education, his j emphasi.! bringing around three points: The importance ef tin. Sunday school I giving loirict religious information, the ; creating of a love for this information: by attractive presentment and the prop j er opportunity for assimilation of the' information into daily living, j There are yet three evenings of the school, the lust night being the closing ! night when an old-time school breaking ! will follow the last, lesson period. The public is cordially invited to the 'session; of the school. ; ALL STARS WIN FROM AMERICAN TRUST COMPANY ' The local collegians were victors ovt r the American Trust Company iu a Just and well played basketball skirmish on thy local floor Wednesday by the schre j of 40 to "4. Armstrong and Kudisill played good ball for the locals while : Davenport for the bankers scored tho' bulk of his team's tallies. The locals i obtained their lead early in tiie iir.-d i half and held their own throughout tiie I fin I minutes. The lineup was as follows: j Collegians (10) Position A. T. Co. (Jti j Armstrong 11'; H. F. Doar () j Bin net t (LM 1.. F. Davis ( - ) J!udi(dll (Hi A hornet hy (4 ) Cochran (-) Substitutions: Center Davenport ( 7) : K. (i. Miller 1,. G. De Armon I t 'ollegians, Thompson (U). for Harnett. A. T. Co.. none. Kefcree: Doctor Powell; Timekeep i in 1 Kobinson ; score ki t per. ers, Morris Parker. Time ef rpiart In minutes. ' Negro Lynched. (Bv Tho Associated Dress.) JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 2. Lynch ing of a negro east of Crystal Springs was revealed at da. light today when the body of Will Thrasher was found sus pended from a tree east of there. A note, printed in pencil, was tacked to the tree, ami read that the negro had been identified as tlif one who attempted to attack a white school teacher at Fair Plav Vest'Tdav at noon. Authorities ' are investigating the lynching I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CALENDAR ; ! :! ! . i ; Thursday. 3 p. m. Department of In dustrial Affair. 4 p. m. Board of Directors. 5 p. m. Community Set vice Play Rehearsal 7:30 p. m. Pythian Band. Friday. 4 p. m. Girl Scouts. 7 : 30 p. m. Chamber or" Cum mer ce Glee Club. -' , . 8:30 p. m. Community Chorus. ST rafS RECEIVED IN DISASTER Second Assistant Postmaster C an At" A 1 ftfiniialir In. jui-ed in Knickerbocker The- aier iratreuy oaturdav Nijtht Had Fine Railroad and War Record. ' ' Hy The Associated Pros. WASHINGTON', Feb. L'. Kit ward II. Shtii.glui!.s,, of Chicago, second As Mstiiiit I'ns! iikisI er General, died hero early today ut Walter ifeed hospital from injuries received in the Knickerbocker theatre d's;:Mer Saturday night. Al'hough Mr. Sliaugiiiii-ssy 'm injuries v.eiv known in be id' a critical nature, his I'uiiditioii ha. I iociwii improvement tin to ye.--e:d:iy a-. I his deatu was nnexM'cti'! . I Attending physii in us at the army ho.-- : i,il;i i. which Mr shanginussy was ta- i u!;" " '"' 'd from I lie wreckage of !:en r. 1 I 'he motion picture theatre sevral hourv after the collapse of its roof which caus ed lie:1 ily a hundred fatalities, said his death followed a sudden heart collapse sdiurt'y iiflT midnight. This was pre- i civli d, they said, by development of in ternal ci ti 1 1 1 1 i .;i f ions late yesterday. Mr. ; Sbaiigliiiessy suffered a broken pelvis and other injuries in the accident, but for several days had shown a resistive 1 jioin t which made physicians hopeful of his ultimate leiovery. Mr. Siiaugliiiessy ' wife and his 1" yearold daughter, Ituth, both of whom are now recovering from injuries receiv ed, iu the theater disaster, had not' been informed of his death at an early hour today. They ire being treated at all ot her hospital, the daughter having hud both arms broken while Mrs. Shaughnes sy is suffering from a fractured rib and .-hock. President Harding had shown con stant coin em over Mr. Shaughnessy ' condition and during the first days af ter the accident had received encourag ing reports of it through Brigadier Gen eral Sawyer, the president's personal plivsiiian, whom he had sent I.) the hos pital to make direct inquiry. Toe death of the second assistant po t master general brings the fatality list of the ilisi.sier as no'A recorded ley the po lice up to !S. Had Fina War Record . (Ily Tint Associated .''runs.) CHICAGO, Feb. 11. Kdwnr. JI . Slniiighiicssy who died iu Washington to day t roui injuries received in the Knick i rbi.cker thearte disaster, had an envia ble railroad ami mir record before nc ciptii g the government posit ion to im prove faiilities for inpid handling of the ma i Is . He was bom in Chicago ill lss:l. When lo years old he was made ticket ngen: for the Chicago & Northwestern Kailroad t Klgin; Ills., and hail worked his .:v up to s ii i-1 i ii I til i If ii t of that rai'ro.id when I he world v.nr broke out. He was commissioned first lieutenant in the Kith railway engineers and went overseas with that regiment. In France h" studied French and llien prepared a book of rules adapting American ryil rond rales to Flench methods. He serv i I as superintendent of t in asportation al Cinteau-Thiei ry and later, during the St. Mihiel ilrie was general superin tendent of transportation nt Is-SurS Tille. During the Argoniie offensive he i.as gineral manager of transportation in the one of advance and by that time had been advanced to the rank of colo ur I , For his excellent work iu the Ar geiuie campaign !.! was praised highly by Brigadier General George Van Horn .!osel., of the gi neral staff. He lelariud to Chicago after his army civile. DECK HAND MAY PROVE MUSICAL GENIUS (Ilv The Associated Pres.) SAN F II AN C SCO. Feb. 2. liich ar 1 T. Hunter, deck hand, on a Siiau.su lito ferry boat, whos.' singing as ho scrubbed the decks attracted the inter est of musicians who dubbed him "The Caruso of I he 'Ferries, " and started him to taking singing lessons, will go to Kiirope fxion to com ilete his musical education. Tiie gi nerosity of wealthy local mii-icians has made it possible, it became known today. 123 BOTTLES SCOTCH WHISKEY ON BOARD ( I'.v The Associated Press.) j SAN FKANCISCO. Feb. 2. Customs inspectors virtually hud completed their searclr of the British tanker Atiatina, which arrived from Shanghai yesterday, when they tame to one more room to be tillered. "That's the ammunition rom, " Said one of the crew. "It's been empty for sometime. "Jams have a look any way, repliiit an inspector. They found amiiiunit ion suflieient for many a whiskey. shot" 121J bottles of Scotch Cotton Market CLOSING BIDS ON THE NEW YORK MARKET NKW YORK. Feb. 2. Cotton fu tures closed Mead v. March D5.SC; May 10.52; July 16.10; Octolter 15.5H. TODAY'S GOTTOH MARKET Cotton Seed ... Strict to Good .....45c Middling SECIIETARY WEEKS POINTS 0!!T CHANGES FROM ORIGINALOFF E5ji Secretary Makes no Specific Recommendations. tsut 1 hmks in View of ployment Undertaking Oue-ht to R Dvlnn. ed. (By The Associated Press.) ! WASHINGTON, Feb. i!. ! of War Weeks transmitted Secret a rv to congress today the offer and contract of Henrv Ford for the Mns.de Shoals properties.) I The secretary made no specific recom-1 ! mciiiiation as to acceptance or rejection.' I out pointed out several changes that1 should lie made if tin offer was accepted.: i He said I here "were a number of ud-, vantages to the goverincnt iu the pres-j i cut proposals that were not imunrent in I j the hr.st ofTi r, made by Mr. Ford and concluded by giving it as his opinion I that "if Mr. Ford's .proposal be not ac i cepbd. it is my opinion that Dam No. , - (Wilson da iu I should bo completed by I he government. ' ' 1 "At this time," wrot'-, w hen there of unemployment, it portauce to consider ! the nation of the i Sec re; a ry Weeks is it large amount is not without im- tlie advantugi mploy incut of to the nil -. i large amount of labor required I derlaking this development." ill "Inasmuch as I am without authority in law to accept Air. ford s otter or lis- j Kpeetui dy, he offers to pav, upon Dam pose of the property as a whole, either: N0. 2 an annual rental of $200,000 and by sale or by lease," Secretary Weeks 'j on Dam No. Jl, Slfltl.OOO. His offer icttir said, "it is peculiarly the province' places upon the United States the respou of congress to wcbdi the considerations nihility for renair anil mainteiiHiir.. nt wiucli will puss to the respective parties; to the proposed urrangcmeiit, and to tie-1 iermiue whether or not the advantage; to the government in having Nitrnto riant No. 11 maintained iu readiness for; the manufacture of explosives ami in ac tual production of fertilizer, together with the .improvement to navigation', is: of suQicient importance to justify lin propo.'tcd departure from the present! policy of the law iu regard to dealing1 with liie watcroowcr rcsmirces f the na tion, and to warrant lousing to Mr. Foul, government property for so long! a period at the rental proposed. j "If Mr. Ford's proposal be acct.ptttp by congnsj, I suggest that there should; bi certain modifications made to safe-j guard the government's interests. An, heretofore stated, there should be some us1 stirnnee that the contracts nindo by his propositi company will be carried out, j "I also suggest that tho cost of ac quiring the lands and fbnvage rights nec-j essary for Dam No. Ii should ho includ ed in the sum upon which Mr. Ford is to pay pi r cent interest, as rent. j '1 believe it would be better policy to limit the contract to a term of fifty (30) j tears to conform to the established' policy of the federal government, aa set'1 out in the wateroower act. I While paragraphs 4 and 8 of the! present projiosal provide that Mr. r ord s couijiaiiy is to pay to the United States annually the sum of :I5,000 on Dam No.1 7 and $20,000 on Dam No. .' for repairs.; maintenance and operation of the dams, gates and locks, congress may well con sider whether it would be more desijable to have Mr. Ford maintain the property and emit these payments. j "If Mr. Ford's proposal be not nc-; ci pted it is my opinion that Dam No. 2 (Wilson dam) should be completed by the government and that tlie power re-! tjiiireinenls for eonunercial purposes, the benefits to navigation, as well as the pes-' sibie needs of the government would war rant this expenditure. If this were done the government, may itself undertake to -..II the product to the best advantage ' "At this time when there is a large amount of unemployment it is not with out importance to consider tiie adva.i-1 tage to the nation of the employment of, the large amount of labor required in undertaking this development. I, t hern fore, urge that congress give early con sideration to this matter not only to set tie a eoutrovirtcd question, but to fur nish eniploinent on a large scale.'' , With the exhibits, engineers' opin ions, the Ford contract ami correspond ence between Mr. Ford and the war de partment, the documents sent to eon ttrcM made upwards of 15,000 words. Mr. Weeks' letter of transmittal went into the history of the negotiations ex-. haustively. "On July S, 1!)21." he wrote, "in consequence of pome negotia tions with the chief of engineers. United States army. Mr. Henry Ford presented a proposal in writing, in which he offer ed a fixed annual rental of $1,200,000 for Dam No. 2 and its power plant and appurtenances, installation of equipment, .capable of producing loo.OOO horsepow er, asd a rental of $200,000 1o be paid ( annually during the first six years of the lease. On proposed Dam. No. It he offer ed a fixed annual rental of 4So,000, I commencing three years after 80,000 I horsepower should be developed, and1 100,000 per annum for the first, three1 years of the lease tHTiotl. Provision j was made for certain upkeej. charges and 'payments to Ik made toward a siuk-j ing fund estimated to be sufficient to a-! , mortize approximately $4S,000,000 of tlie ....jt ,, i, .!.., ir,..i- l.:. -,iuv,.ii lift 1 Tti itinl Kt 'ttna n. ua tn iinitArtii lr 4 lift ' coimiiVtion of l);tin No. 2 al tho eon j struetion of Dam No. 3. This offer was ; conditioned upon the United rotates .sell i mg to Mr. Vord Nitrate Plants n . j ami No. 2, the Waco Quarry and its equipment, and the Gorgas-Wanior steam plant and transmission line and appur tenances, all fori he prices of 5.000,000. ."' Jt toy MiggiMion, Mr. Vord placed; in one iiutrumeut his offer as niodificdJ 'U - Large Amount of Unem ! which was signed by him on Jauary 25, j li)J. and delivere.l tn m.t rin .Tnm,nw i "? ...i o i,;..i. r i..,.. . ,i... i - niit herewith for such action a a congress may deem appropriate." "In brief, Mr. Ford offers to under take tin" completion of Dam No. 2 and the construction of Ham N'o. :t, according lo the government plau, for which w shall be reimbursed the actual cost, and to iease the dams and power plants at an amiual rental equivalent to 4 per eent ef the cost to th; government of ,coui pleting Dam No. i and constructing; Dam No. ;t (exclusive of the cost of ac quiring lands and flowage right neces sary for Dam No., 3.) .The rentals of t per cent are to commence, respectively, iu six years after flam No. 2 has been completed t: the point wnere equipment i or lim.lMMj horsepower is Installed and ready for service, and three years after tiie equipment to develop 80,000 'horse power is installed and ready for service at Dam No. ;i. In the meantime, during i lie six-year aim rtiree-year periods, re- the two dams other than tlie power house!, .which powerhouses nnd electrical equipment he agrees to maintain at his own expense, in eflicieut operating con- -ditiou. As compensation to the United States for tho repair and' upkeep of Dam No. '' ami locks, he offers to pay tho sum of $:-t,,ooO annually, and of Dam No. d and bik tho sum of $20,000 an nually, lie also agrees to furulsh elec tricity fur operating tho locks at each of these damn without charge to tbi! govern ment and in addition he agees to pay the sum of J:i,.'(7;j -semi-annually for tho purpose of building up a sinking fund to return to the United States at the end of the lease period, a sum of money which he estimates if investel at 4 Tier cent will be approximately $49,000,000. As a condition of this offer he asks tho United States to sell to him Nitrate l'lauts Nos. I nnd the. Waco Quarry, ' and the (hirgqs-Warrior steam plant, with ad appurtenances for the sum of . i)i.-,,oiio,(M!ii, payable 1,000.000 down and the balance iu annual installments of $1, UHO.ouO each with five per cent interest en deferred payments. As a further eon sideralion to the government he agrees to operate Nitrate i'lant No. 2 at the ap- . proximate present annual rapacity of its machinery and equipment iu tho prodnc-') tion of nitrogen nud other fertiliser com pounds throughout the leaso period, and to maintain it iu its present state of readiness, or its equivalentfor immcdi- ; aie operation in the manufacture of ma terials necessary in time of war for the production of explosives. He further agree, that the fertilizer produced at Ni trate T'lant Xo. 2 shall not be sold at a profit in excess of S j'er cent of the ac tbuI rnnual cot of production thereof and to turn over to the United States Nt ;rat' Plant No. 2 whenever it shall be re iuired for the national defense. ITe like wise asks for a preference in opportvni t.r to puirchas" or lease the projierty at the end of the leva so )eriotl and for the right for a period not stated, to be sun plied w it'i electric power at reasonablo rates in an, amount equal to his average, roasnmption tiuring the previous ten years, in ease the plant is operated and his coin any does not .purchase or lease it. He also states that his proposal iiit:st be accepted as a whole nnd not iu part. ' "There are a number of advantages to the giiverumeiii in the present proposal that were not apparent in tho first offer. Mr. Ford's original proposal of July 8, 1fl'l. contained two paragraphs dealing wiih the matter of amortization of the cost of construction of the two dams, lb the present proposal he subject of amor, tkntiou is covered in one .paragraph. No. 1", which reads as follow: " For the purpose of enabling the gov ernment to create and provide a sinking fund to retire the cost, of Dam No, 3 at the cad of one hundred (100) years, the company will, at the beginning of the fourth (4th) year of the lease period, and .semi annually thereafter for the re maining term of the lease, pay to tlie United fetaies government the sum of three thousand five hundred and flvo dol lars (f3,5iio) and for the purpose of enabling the government to create and provide a sinking fund to retire the cost of Dnm No. 2 at tho end one hundred (100) years, the company will at the be ginning of the seventh (7th) year of the iease la-riod and semi-annually thereafter for the remaining term of tho lease pay tt the I'nited .States government s the sum of nineteen thousand eight hun dred and sixty-eight dollars 19,6S.) " :M... ..- ' . . . i . "l 1'iviimua ir miiuruutuira ire .w jiroptjil is very mucu more favor able to the United States than It was in the offer of July 8, '1921. ihoul. tho dams be constructed at i cost of not cx- t d nun nim ... t : . I - n - enmu t,oini,ef la cati.t.HttTiL uy -"n. mm 9 l'.,);ii.ceiB, tocir nuuiu im .v b to apply on the investment rf the gov-' crnment heretofore watt?." whatever the amortization payments would- produce in exce of tho ?I2,OOi),Oi0. tf t , (Couiinued ou faj;e 2. '