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VOL.XLIII. NO. 46.
GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
GAS
ABETXE
IO-HOUR DAY FOR RAILROAD
WORKERS IS VIRTUALLY
RESTORED BY LABOR BOARD
' Another Pay i Slash; Affecting
' 10,000 Firemen and Oilers,
It Made by U. S. Railroad
Labor Board No Extra
Pay Until After Tenth Hour
"Split Trick" Is Inaugur.
ated.
(By The Asaoouited Press.)
- CHICAGO, Feb. 2a. Another pay
fllasb, this time bitting 10,000 railroad
( firemen and oilers, was made by the Uni
ted States Railroad Labor Bourd today,
when it announced rules, effective March
' 1, eliminating extra pay until after the
' tenth hour ' BMd setting up a "split
trick',' ofieight hours within a spread of
- twelve -without any overtime pay.
Following several other derisions vir
tually restoring the ten-hour day for
yailrood workers,- the board today an-
Tiionzeu me roais io pay omy pr-rai
wages After the regular eight hours
whirh the board retained in principle as
constituting a day's work. Time and
one-half will In.' paid after ten hours. In
the case pf the split trick straight time
will bo paid for the first ten hours,
whether included in the It." hour spread
or not, and time and one-half will be
given thereafter.
Formerly the firemen and oilers, all
of whom work around railroad whops.
Avert paid time and one-hnif after eight
' liours.
. Sundays and holidays will be paid for
at the pro-rata rate, a minimum of
three liours pay being made for two
hours' work or less. Monthly rated cin-
nr.hTf . me and3 ,-rV
ions.
Ten' rule? regarding discipline, griev
ances, tllSCrJIIIIIHIllou iifc.nnni vhiiiiim .
men and .haiku mattes were remanded
to the employes nnd the roads for forth
er negotiation. The board s new rule
supplant the national agreement made
during Federal contio!, which tun been
in effect since January lb, I i'-' .
JOHN D. HAD NOT
GIVEN HIS CONSENT
(By The .Associated Press.)
DAYTON', FLA., Feb. 2.1. John I).
Rockefeller, Sr., grandfather of 1G year
old Mathide McCormick, whose engage
went to Max Oser, Swiss riding academy
proprietor, has been announced by mem
bers of the McCormick family, has not
given his consent to the mutch according
to elose friends Lire of Mr. Rockefeller.
Mr. Rockefeller is now at the Casements,
ids winter home at Ormond Beach, near
here.
Harold F. McCormick, recently di
vorced ly Mr, Rockefeller' daughter.
and Miss Mathilde McCormick, will vinit
Mr. Rockefeller at Ormond within the
near future to discuss the proposed mar
riage, it was said today.
30 WITNESSES SUMMONED
IN KNICKERBOCKER CASE
(Bv The Associated Tress.)
WASHINGTON'. Feb. LM. More
I hn u thirty witnesses had been summon
ed to appear before the grand jury to
day when it began the hearing of evi
dence in the case of the nine men held by '
the coroner's jury iu connection with tho
Knickerbocker theater disaster- here on j
the night of January M in which ninety I
eight persons lost their lives when the i
TOOl oi ine siruciure enveu in on ine
audience. District Attorney Peyton (ior
don said it probably would take a week
to conclude the presentation of evidence.
BLAME FOR DISASTER
NOT RESTING ON CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2:;. Blame for
the disaster which overtook the giant
army airship Koina docs not rest with
Congress, Major (iemral Patrick, chief
of the air service, declared in a formid
statement today upon his return from
Luilgley field, where he conducted a jer
soi'fll investigation of the accident.
"Despite public reports to the con
trary," General Patrick said, "there is
no disposition on the part of any one in
the army air service to place the blame
for the Koma accident at the doors
Congress.
'Statements that failure of Congress i
to appropriate funds for helium pmdw
tion and that thc lack of helium caused
the accident ore not based on fact. Con
gress appropriated liberally for develop
ment of the processes of extracting he
lium during the war, and has since given
all funds requested for further oxicri
mcutal work looking to crfccting the
processes.
"The Roma disaster wou'd have hap
licncd just the same had the ship been
filled with helium instead of hydrogen.
It is true, however, that iu all probabili
ty the loss of life might not have lecii
so great.
MILLS OPEN.
'PAWTl'CKKT, R. I., Feb. 23.
Under military guard, the mills here af
fected by the strike of textile workers
nix-ned today without distuftunj inci
dents. Comparatively few pukcts were
on duty. Those who did Hpis-ar were
obliged to keep moving.
At the Jenckes spinning company
cotton plant, hb one of Monday s fa
tal rioting occurred, no attempt was
made by striken or their sympathizers,
to organize the usual demonstration.
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK. Feb. 23. Cotton fu
tures closed barely steady.
March l!U0; May 17.92: July 17.30;
October 16.&3; December 16.6.
TODAY'S C0TTGS MARKET
Strict t Good Middling
17yic
Cotton seed
Sic
SIMMONS STARTS ROW
OVER NO DEMOCRAT BEING
'PUT ON COMMISSION
As Result of Failure of Presi
dent to Name a Democrat,
the Democrats in Senate
May Oppose Confirmation of
!!mnnt and Rurfrm.
. , ,i i
(Bv The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 Express
ing criticism" and kceu disappointment
that Pregiilent Harding had appointed
no Democrat to the foreign debt funding
commission, Senator F. M, Simmons
started a sharp debate in the senate to
day which developed a question of the
eligibility of Senator Heed Sjnoot and
Representative Theodore F. Burton to
serve on the commission. 'I he row may
hold up the refunding negotiations.
After Senator Simmons had argued
that both Democrats and Republicans
raised the money that was loaned to the
,,:., :. ., , tp i.iilinim
of it and thnt the Democratic party
had a right to have a member on the
commission that will fund that debt
Senator Walsh, Democrat of Montana,
brought forward the constitutional ob
jection to the appointment of Smoot and
Burton. Members of Congress, he said,
were not eligible for such service.
That Democrats may oppose confirma
tion of Smoot and Burtou was indicated
by the speeches of Walsh and others.
Senators John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi; Iletliu, of Alabama, ami
Caraway, of Arkansas, backed up Hie
Simmons opposition to the all Republican
personnel (if the commission.
Senator Iletlin brought smiles to the
faces of even Republicans like Lodge,
Braudegee and Kellogg when iu light
vein he said:
"Think of it five Republicans to
handle 11 billion dollars worth of debts,
. npl...,
and not a Democrat to watch the- . T l ey
don't even give us a look-in ut this coun
cil table. Something wrong, l say.
That's a lot of money for live Republi
cans to sit around. "
"And none of 'em under boiid," fuce
ticouly interjected Caraway.
Senator Simmons recited the appoint
ment yesterday of Secretaries Mellon,
Hughe's nnd Hoover, Senator Sinoot and
Representative Burton as the five mem
bers of the foreign debt funding cam
paign. Mr. Simmons said he had no
personal criticism of these men; that
they were all able, upright ami entirely
competent in financial matters nnd he
assumed they would be confirmed by the
senate.
"However," continued the North Caro
lina senator, ranking Democrat of the
finance committee, "I express my keen
disappointment and I believe that it will
be shared by the country irresicctive of
party that the President in appointing a
cotiiiiiiasiost to buttle a great ilebt cover
ed by our loans to foreign governments,
a debt growing out ol loans inane irom
money contributed by all the people, ir
respective of parly, saw fit to select the
entire commission from the party which
he represents. '
"It is well known in the discussion
here with reference to the settlement of
these debts there was sharp conflict of
opinion. Especially was there such con
flict ns to the extension or tne payment
f (hl, interest upon those debts, and
wh(,u W(? (..unu to votu upun that question
t)jjs ,.haIlliMr divided, not altogether but
very ncal.iy Hitogt.ther, upon party lines,
.,.-,.,,. u,IK ..ireumstaiieea in view
of this division, as well as in view of tlic
general interest of all the people iu these
i loans, because we all furnished tlic mon
! ey which created the debt and when
I the debt is paid the money will Ik- theirs
; or if it is not paid the loss will be theirs
I it ,oes seem to me the President should
have seen the fitness and propriety nt al
lowing the opposition party in Congress
at least one representative on this com
mission .
Senator Heflin referred to l'rcsident
Wilson's wartime letter asking for a
Democratic congress for which he was
criticised bv the Republicans. "Now
vour President," said Mr. Heflin ad
dressing the Republicans, "names a
commission of five to handle a foreign
I ,ebt of 11 billion dollars and we haven't
ucui or Ji uiinoii uu .il u "-- '- - aiirlv appearance of the personnel. .M.i
even an observer. If VVoodrow Wilson. K wiljaI11 K.(i(l tha, thc ;i7 rmlimeter
"". " . . 11a i
TS tmill J"f'IS i' ----- -
ber like the bird in a cuckoj clocK.
Senator John Shurp Williams sain ne
had differed with most of his Democratic
colleagues and had been inclined to ?n-j
vest the President and commission with j
full funding authorit-. not hampering
them with restrictions of any kiml. jjaor flierrv showed the visitors over
"But if I had known that all the ""-,,,(, t.j,y during the afternoon an. I all
mission were to be of one party I might; W(n n)gt il(,r,.(.aijv (surprised at the size
not have been so liberal in my views I ()f (;ai)tonia and -nt the largeness of the
said Senator Williams. "You are not ; t(.xti,. imlustrv.
even going to let us nave an ouscucr, a.
reporter at this council."
"You had a Democrat on the arms
conference delegation," smilingly said
Senator Borah, "what more do you
wantf" j
"Yen. I might have buttermilk on
Friday, but that would not keep me,
from wanting beefsteak on Monday,"'
said Senator Williams.
Senator Lodge suggested that a ,
"Democrat secretary of the treasury
made these loans, why should not a Re j
publican commission collect thenif" ,
"This commission does not. collect (
them; that is thc point," retorted Sena-j
tor Simmons. "This commission ad-:
just these vast debts and has far-reach
in liowers. If the interest i further'
deferred or waived even, the entire coun
trv miffors. not just- Rcoublieans. There
foro, the Democrats should have repre
sentation." Senator Williams closed the debate in
a less serious vein when he, evidently
referring to Secretary Hoover, grinning-
ly saw:
"Oh. well. I trv to look on everything!
for the host. We have one man on the j
commission who once bad some reput.i
tion as a Democrat: then he had a repu
tation as neither Democrat nor Repub-j
liean; now he is a ISepubliean. Maybe
he will change his reputation again and
turn Democrat and that would give us
one man on the commission, which ought
to be bi partisan."
FORMER I). S. TREASURER
JOHN BURKE LOST ALL
iff COLLAPSE OF FIRM
Liabilities of Firm, Kardos &
Burke, Estimated at From
. Seven Hundred Thousand to
,$1,500,000 Burke Was
-'Former Governor of North
Dakota.
t"' (By The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 23. Liabilities
of the brokerage firm of Kardos and
Burke, which last night went into tho
hands of a receiver, were variously esti
mated here today at from 700,000 to
$1,500,000. John Burke, former treasur
er of the United States, whose signature
appeared in bank notes issued from ear
ly iu 1913 until his resignation a little
more than a year ago, declared today he
had lost everything iu the collapse of tho
business. Bankers, who had been asso
ciated with li i in in business were quoted
as asserting their belief that he was an.
innocent dupe in the development of the
amazing situation revealed hy the fail-'
ure.
Legal evidence against a number of
firms thut are members of the New York
stock exchange might, it was intimated,
bp the sequel of the fall of the house of
Kurdos and Burke. It was indicated
that if these suits were successful, the
firm might pay its creditors dollar for
dollar.
John Burke was three times Oovcrnor
of North Dakota before becoming Tress-j
urer of the I'nited States in March.!
iwi.1. ills partner, l.ouis Montgomery
Kardos, was a poor immigrant from
Hungary nine vears ago and round lus.tho "reason whv the production of cot
first employment in the financial district
lis a $10 a week messenger. The firm
had branches in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Pittsburgh, St. Lonis and
other cities.
LOCAL HOWITZER COMPANY
.UNDERGOES INSPECTION
Brig.-Gen. Metts, Major Wil
liams and Major Guthrie
Arrive Two Days Earlier
Than Expected Howitzers
Met Inspection Under Emer
gency and Made Fine Show
ing - Highly Complimented
by Visiting Officers.
Brigadicr-fSencral J. VaiiB. Mitts,
adjutant general of North Carolina ; Ma
jor S. M. Williams, cavalry, lT. S. A.,
nnd Major Guthrie, of the inspector gen
eral's department, dropped in unexpect
edly yesterday on the Howitzer Company
for inspection. According to army regu
lations the commanding officer of an or
ganization is to be notified at least ten
days prior to inspection of the intended
holding of the same. ('apt. Stephen B.
Policy, in command of this company,
had been notified to be ready for inspec
tion Friday night of this week. The
date as given in the notification, howev
er, was an error on the part of General
Metts' stenographer. It should have
read Tuesday instead of Friday.
However, an emergency call was sent
out to the men and the required percent
age reported at the Armory at ti:3q p.
in. for inspection .
Brigadier-Genera! Metts said, "There
may be better drilled companies and
companies with more snap in them than
the Howitzer Company but I am frank to
say that 1 have not seen them nor any
company in the State which has done as
well. It should be a source of pride to
Captain Dolley and Lieutenant Atkin
son that thc men have so well reflected
their work. 1 am glad to see the com
nnnv which still bears the old name of
the Gaston Guards, a name lmrne by Gas- ;
ton companies for til) years, maintaining:
such an excellent standing.'' , I
All of the inspectors commented most j
favorably upon the equipment and sol-1
or the personirel . .Ma-,
ior Williams said
". u,""r
Atkinson, was ot tlic
hiirhest order.
Geuerul Metts had not b. en in Gasto- I
lia for nwny V(Urs Although he had j
m.ar, from tilm, to ,illu. 0f the progress
the city and countv were making h- was
r(,;iy ustollilj1(.,l Jt villt )le fun, here!
,juri nis brj,,f stay. i
DISSATISFIED ELEMENT
WOULD PUT INDEPENDENT
TICKET IN THE FIELD
. i j
MatsmeetinZ Called for Satur- j
. . - a I
day, March 4th, It Is Under
stood Party Affiliations to
Play no Part in Selection of
Independent Ticket.
It is currently reported on the streets
of Gastonia and in Klitical circles that
H mass meeting of citizens will be called!
tor snturiliry, Maren ior tue purpose or
organizing an independent county ticket I
to put in the field at the approaching!
primary. Voters of loth Democratic;
and Republican' leanings) arc fostering!
the movement, it is understood. Party j
affiliations will play no part in thc e-j
lection of the ticket. It is presumed that
the movement is in protest against the
existing order of affairs in county gov
ernment. Dissatisfaction over the way
"things are run at the courthouse" is
Riven ns one of the reasons for the call-
iuz of the meeting. Bond issues, high
taxes and too many salaried officials in
the county government are understood to
be the chief complaints in the plutform
' of the independents. 1
VETERANS OF MARNE GIVE
WAY TO MODERN TAXIS
PARIS, Feb. 3 The veterans of
the Marne, those ramshackle broken
down taxicabs which every American
visiter to Pari has had to dodge on
the Paris boulevards, have been per
manently retired and replaced by 3,
200 modern comfortable taxicabs.
The forbdding appearance of the
old "cruisers" seemed to have an ill
effect on the drivers and hope is ex
pressed by many Parisians that the
new machines would also mark the
passing of the disreputable chauffeurs
who are considered as ill-mannered
as their machines are old.
The taxicabs were placed in ser
vice in 1905. In 1914, they were mo
bilized by General Gallieni, then Mil
itary Governor of Paris who crowded
his army into them and rushed them
to the batte of the Marne where they
aided in the success of the famous
flanking movement that saved Paris
and defeated the Germans.
These hardy pioneers of the streets
have been dashing about Paris for 17
years .
TRYING TO FINO OUT
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
PRICES PAID FOR COTTON
I Governor Morrison's Cotton
Meeting at New Orleans in
Session.
(By The Associated Press.)
NEW ORLEANS. Feb. L':!. Delo-
irate imnointfd Io,- Com. mors of the
principal cotton producing States at the
renn-st nt (Jmernor Cmneron Morrison
0f North Carolina, met here today for
the announced purpose of establishing
ton is an unprofitable business nnd
find a remedy for the condition if pos
sible. ' '
In the absence of l'rcsident L'. S. But
ler, of the New Orleans cotton exchange,
where the conference sessions are being
nem, Acnng rresiueiil, j. w. isnrK.iuii is
host to the delegates. . Similar marks acre found on the mail's
Informal discussion among the dele- , right shoulder and in other lleshy parts
gates prwir to the ojieiiing session dis- (,f the body, the physician declared,
closed that the general opinion among j Adams took his examination good na
them was that until statistical iiiachin- i turcdly until one of the spectators stat
cry, similar to that now operated by thaled that he knew the mark on the left
I'nited States Department of Agricul-1 shoulder was a scar, regardless of what
ture in assembling production data is the phvsician said. Adams then staled
set in motion for the collection of facts that lie was perfectly williug to leave it
regarding probable consumption, the cot-j to a physician but that he did not want
ton planter must ever be at a loss to to be convicted by "some guy that
know how much cotton to raise. knows nothing about it.' from the
No set program has been arranged fori hist Adams denied thatIn" had any scar
the session of the conference, nor is it , on his left shoulder, and even though he
known definitely how long the sessions i has maintained from the t'nst an opti-
will last. These mutters according to
i' delegate will be permitted to work
oiselves out as thc meeting progress.
MOB ENSUES MORMON
MISSIONARIES IN ENGLAND
Following Camoaign by News
papers Against Mormonism
Mob Attacks Missionaries
Who Were Trying to Obtain
Converts Amon? Women.
PLYMOUTH, Kngland. Feb. -j:!
A number of Mormon missiona
ries were pursued through the
streets yesterday by a mob because
of their utterances in Market
Square. The polh-c rescued the
Mormons with difficulty.
HAD TRIED TO OBTAIN
CONVERTS AMONG WOMEN
LONDON. Feb. 1!.!. Soi f
the newspapers recently have been
conducting a campaign against
Mormon activities throughout the
country, alleging that tie- mission
aries were trying to obtain women
converts who would proceed to I'tah
and embrace polygamy. This state
meat is denied by the Mormon !d
crs, but their meetings have been
broken up in some of the thick'y
populated suburban district .
The authorities have been urged
from various sources to take action
with a view to expelling the mem
bers of the .sect. Home Secretary
Short t yesterday interviewed two of
the Mormon leaders, but the result
of their conversation was not diu!g-
Hl-Y CLUB PLANS PROGRAM
, M WORK AND STUDY
I
Will Hear Addresses From j
Rum Mph of Castonia I
From Time to Time To
Take Up Course of Bible!
Study. j
i
At a mooting of the officers and com-!
mittecs of the Gastonia Hi-Y Club last
... . . t 1 : I f . . .1...
nigni, tuaus; wen .iiwusseu iui in.-,
club's future work. The first regular:
meeting of thc members will be held
Friday night. March 1M. when a luncheon ;
will bo given at the High school build- i
ing. The club will ask some local busi-!
ncsit man to .scak to them at this meet-,
ine on his chosen profession. In meet-!
ings that are to follow a irontloman ofi
earn proression win ic invnea io au(iro.'
the members on his business. The Hi-Y's
will study a course of Hi'Iik study Hi!m!
spring, having already adopted as one of,
their text bioks Jeuk's "Hiirh SohooP
Problems. " Th president, Mr. Kalph
II. Falls, has appointed two committees!
to plan the work. A Hible study com-'
mittee composed of. Charles K. Mar-'
shall. Jr.. chainian. Ben I. Hatcliforil
nnd 11. B. Habiugtoa, Jr., will outline thc
study of the club and will strive to keejr:'
up the intercut in the work to its highest!
pitch. A program committee composed i
nf Will T. Sieneer, chairman, Lucius)
Wilson and Loonsrd Kary will have!
charge of the meetings' programs and se-j
cure speakers frr specials occasions.
MAN THOUGHT TO BE
EDWARD F. SANDS HELD
BY CONCORD AUTHORITIES
! Description of Sands Not
Forthcoming From Califor
nia Man Under Suspicion
of Complicity in Movie Mur
der Said to Be a Richmond-
j er.
I t().('();l. Feb. 2. o reply had
i ben received at 7 o'clock tonight by
'Chief Talbirt iu answer to the message
sent to liislrict Attorney Woolwine in
; Los Angeles In t night ie.)iienting a full
I description of Kdwnrd F. Sands, wanted
I in cimiierlidn with the killing of Wil
; liam Desmond Taylor, moving picture
, director, and as a result the man detain
ed here last night, suspct led of being
I Sands, i.s .still being held.
The man detained lure insists tl.ar he
is Iliirvey 11. Adams, of Richmond, Va.,
and Hint lie know i nothing of the killing
of Taylor. He i willing to remain here
until I lie officers have completed their
inesl igation, however, and told Chief
Talbirt lids last night. He has been
in the best of spirits at nil times and
.showed no hesitancy in being examined
before a good-sized crowd in the jail this
morning. I lie publicity he will receive
is I lie only phase of his experience here
that Adams objects to, he having de
clared that In- regrets that his name will
be .sent broadcast over the I'nited States
iu connei t ion with a case he knows uoth
ing about .
Marked With Scars.
From a meaner newspaper description
Clini Talbiif learned that Sands
was
i reported to be marked with several
I seals, one on Ins left cheek, and another
! on Ins left rhoulder. Adams was ex-
amiiicd in jail last night and scars welt
found on his cheek ami chin uud what ut
i I ... I . e. ..I ....
; nisi appeaieo io ill- a mill "as juuim on
ins let i siiouiiier. nowever, ur. r. r..
Buchaiin, county health officer, made an
other examination of the man this morn
ing and declared that tho marks on the
; cheek and chin were scars, but that the
mark on his left shoulder was caused by
t . sjv(, ,.,, ,, ,,, ,,v woull).
iiiistic air, he showed much relict when
Dr. Buchanan stated that the marks, in
his opinion, were not tears.
Man Not Identified.
Captain Alexander Wright, head of
the detective bureau iu Richmond, was
given to Chief Talbirt by Adams as a
reference. Chief Talbirt has talked to
the Richmond officer twice, once last
night and again this morning. The of
ficer told Chief Talbirt, the chief said,
that Hi or 1.1 years ago he knew a man
named Henry II. Adams, but that he
had heard nothing of him since then,
lie was unable to secure any informa
tion .as to where Adams bad been re
eenlly or when be left Richmond, he
told Chief Talbirt, but laer in a press
dispatch oprersed the belief that Hu
man held hen- is the Adams he formerly
knew in iiiehmond.
Adams will be held here pending a
recipt of a message from District At
torney Woolwinc.
BONUS QUESTION IS
ALLOWED TO SIMMER
(Hy The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. The sol
diers' bonus question was allowed to
simmer today, tho special committee
dealing with the question of Ways and
Means of raising funds deferring fur
ther sessions until tomorrow. There
was no indication when a decision would
be reaehed. but some committeemen says
the bill probably would not be reported
out of the committee this week or next.
SEARCHING FOR PISTOL
THAT KILLED TAYLOR
(liv The Associated Press.)
LOS ANGKLKS, Feb. 12 !. A second
i search was planned hero today of the
1 location where Harrv M. Fields, under
I arrest in Detroit
v..iw.rt.,l to hive
said the pistol tisei
I . bill Willi. .... II.. :
moiid Taylor, film director, had been dis-
pose'l ol.
Deputy
sheriffs Kcnrchcd last night,
I upon le.-i
ii.t of -1 tele-'ram frotn Detroit'01
I ' ' ... .
authorities containing
Fields' allege.!.
declaration on the subject
Hut Without!
results. j
Tin v also aniv.i.iic.-d thev would look
todav for a bank teller who, according'
to other information giveu in Detroit by: i.wx.. . . " , '.
Fi lis hn'. I l 000 bill in order' A Pll'a for religious tolerance has been to make the return flight for experiment
that' 'person named bv him a's having! ' 'V Uanford MacNider nationals al purposes and Lieut.- Others
comm tt.,1 t he murder might have 00 ! commander of the American Legion ,n; were sent back to Langley field by ateam--with
which to pav him for driving ihei to the editor of 'The 1 rotes-1 er to make room for them. ;
,-, .,- , ,, ,. , ,i,itant." published in Washington, D. C.,; " There must bo so mo mistake somo-
.UllOHlooilc ill iueu lli. i.'ut IV i .
Taylor apartments.
COLD WAVE DUE TO
HIT THIS SECTION FRIDAY
( Bv Tho Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. The
strom and cold wave which have
made the northwest ice and snow
bound will reach the great lakes re
gion, the Ohio valley, Tennessee,
and the east Gulf States tonight or
early tomorrow and will overspread
the Atlantic coastal region by to
morrow night, according to the fore
cast issued today by the Weather
Bureau.
The western storm bad its cen
ter early today over the upper lake
region and with its progress tend
ing east-northeastward cold wave
warnings were issued from lower
Michigan, the Ohio valley, Tennes
see and the east gulf States. Gen
erally, the bureau's forecast indi
cated, the cold wave portion of the
distuibance will be preceded as in
the north wert by now ox rain.
RICH EVADE JUSTICE
THROUGH SCHEMES OE
HIGHLY PAID LAWYERS
Declares Judge Goodwin, of
Chicago, Before Bar Associ
ation Poor and Ignorant
Are Represented by Untrain
ed and Incompetent Coun
sel, He Says Rich Have
Smartest Lawyers.
(By Tho Associated I'ress.)
WASHINGTON. Feb: 2.1 . Koualitv
before the law is impossible so long as
the rich and powerful are represented in
court by highly educated lawyers, while
a larj;e part of the poor and ignorant are
represented by untrained and incompe
tent men, Judge Clarence N. lioodwin,
of Chicago, declared in his opening ad
dress today us chairman of the confer
ence of bar associations here. Fntil
such a condition is corrected, he said,
tli..,,. ..ill i... i;n :,.ut;..., :.. i.
.... .v inii,- junm.e in no- iouiis. j
The shrewd ami powerful men and in !
t crests of large meuns are able to know I
who are competent ami who are not,
Judge (ioodwiu asserted, adding that it
was difficult for the poor man, the ig
norant man, to make any just estiaiate
of who was ca)iable of properly advising
and representing him.
"During my years as a trial judge,"
the -peaker said, "I was frequently dis
tressed by the fact that one side or the
other iu the case before me was so in
competently represented by counsel, or
represented by such ignorant c ninsel
that, owing to the learning and skill of
the attorneys on the other side, it seem
ed imjiossible to get the case properly
before the court, or keep error out of
the record . ' '
Judge Goodwin said that during his
years as justice of the Illinois appellate
court, "we found ourselves constantly
confronted with records which showed
such palpable uud unmistakable errors
ns to make it necessary to reverse the
case, although it obviously had merit,
and although it was almost a moral cer
tainty that had the errors been eliminat
ed the verdict and judgment would have
been the same.
"These miscarriages of justice, due
to ignorance and incompetence of coun
sel, are largely beyond the power of the
judges to control, or of rules of practice
to remedy. It is to be remembered, how
ever, thut tho men representing these
unfortunate litigants were licensed by
the stute to practice law. It seems lit
tle less than a crime for the state to
certify to the coiiiH'tency to the learn
ing ami to the ability of a man who rep
resents his fellow citizens in court who
is not learned nor able nor competent to
represent or advise unj'btxly in any le
gal matter. ' '
OUGHT TO HAVE TWO
YEARS IN COLLEGE.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 2.1. Five hun
dred members of various bar associations
of the country took up ut the 0euing
meeting today of a conference of bar
associations the question of the advisabil
ity of admitting to the bar those who
fail to have in addition to their regular
law school training a college course of
at least two years, a course suggested
icceutly by the American Har Associa
tion. A clash of opinion on the subject
was forecast when the meeting was call
ed to order by .Judge Clarence N. Good
win, of Chicago.
There has been a growing sentiment
throughout the country iu favor of struct
er rules governing the admission to the
bar of those who, although holding a de
gree from n recognized law school, nev-erthele-s
possesses no college training,
according to members of the American
Har Association, which at a recent
meeting, adopted a resolution -suggest
ing a college course as obligatory uoii
the part of all future applicants for ad
mission to the bar. The conference del
egates today were prepared to discuss I
the question ami puss judmclit upon the
movement which many delegates said was j
necessary if the legal runks were to be .
purged of what they described as undo- I
sirable elements. j
Klihu Hoot, was on the program for
the opening address, and in the after- '
noon Chief Justice Tan, ot the I line
Slates Supreme Court
was scheduled to i
preside and address the delegates on icy tieiil oilay.
higher education as it should be applied j " Relative to the Waslungton trip of
to the legal profession. Prof. Samuel i the Konui I desire to say that she be
Willistou, of tho Harvard Law School, j haved very nicely under most trying
Silas H. Ntrawn, of Chicago, and Pros- weather conditions. There was nothing
l'lelll JlllIlCS 1. Vllgeu Ol mil- l mn -
S1IV. Were aiSO Oil ine piwmum 'i "
dresses on economic conditions and edu- : inn engines not working well in this cli
catioual opKrtunitios in the I'nited i mate. These motors were replaced and
Slates which enable "the ambitious boy j there was nothing wrong with, tho craft1
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small means iu uumm
t I I
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MAlfllUCK mA&3 rLtA
FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
(By The Associated Press.) i
...... ...... .. . . -1 . , I
it was announced today. i
"This country," the letter suys, "was
formed by men who sought religious toi-j
erance and it is that spirit which has i
made it free, fine and worth living in.j
1 hapjMju to be a Protestant and attend!
a Protestant church, but as a member of
many Masonic bodies, of which 1 have!
taken a more or less active part, I have'
treat admiration for the institution, the
Homan Catholic Church. Its stand aud
teachings for the preservation of the io-!
tcgrity of our lawful government were
well exemplified in the heroic deaths of
men who served in my own command
And might I add that the chaplains of
that faith gave a human touch to their
splendid service that made them beloved
bv all. Jew, Protestant and Catholic
alike."
THE WEATHER
Probably rain tonight .and .Friday;
colder . Friday and in west , portion to-
CONTROLS REGULATING
THE ALTITUDE OF ROMA
FAILED TO FUNCTION
Testimony Before Investigat
ing Committee Establishes
That Fact Inquiry is Being
Conducted Behind , Closed
Doors Eight Injured Are
Making Progress.
(By Tho Associated Press.)'
NOHFOLK, VA., Feb. 23. Members
of the army investigating board con
tinued today their efforts to determine if
possible tho definite and primary cause
of the disaster which overtook tho giant
army dirigible fioma over the army base
here Tuesdny, in which 34 of her pas
sengers and crew met death and tho
world's largest semi-rigid aircraft was
demolished.
That tho fatal crash to earth of the
great airship followed a breakdown of
the controls regulating tho altitude of
the craft appeared today to have been
lehnitely established in the testimony
thus far given. Belief that this was tho
general cause of the disaster was express-
cil by Major General Patrick, head of
tho army air service, in a statement is
sued yesterday on the basis of the initial
testimony, and there had been no fur
ther official word today on the result of
the investigation thus far. The inquiry
is proceeding behind closed doors and no
details were known of the testimony
given by tho survivors as well as eye wit
nesses of the disaster, experts and others.
Of the eight injured in tho accident
all were said to be making good progress!
toward recovery today with the excep
tion of Charles Dcvoraek, superintendent
of construction at McCook field, Dayton,
()., who was still reported to be in a
critical condition at tho Public Health
Hospital. The condition of five of tho
injured had permitted them to be re
moved from the hospital to Lungley
field.
Meanwhile, at Newport News, whero
the dead were taken, relatives and
friends continued to arrive today to
identify the bodies and make arrange
ments to have them removed to their
homes for burial. '
Officers at Langley field had informed
city officials there that arrangements
probably would be completed today to
hold funeral services tomorrow for all
of the Hi dead at tho undertaking es
tablishment in Newport News to which
they have been brought.' Ofiieals of that
cty, Norfolk and Hampton and the sev
eral American Legion posts have arrang
ed to pay tribute to tho deud at the ser-
vices and during tho quarter hour at
noon there will be a complete suspension
of ull business on the Virginia peninsula.
FUNERAL TOMORROW.
NEWPORT NF.W8, VA.. Feb. 23.
Many relatives of the victims 'of tho :
Koma disaster were here today to claim
the bodies of their loved ones, and to at?
tend the public funeral services to be
conducted by the army authorities to- -morrow.
The simple army service will
be read over tho bodies of the 34 men.
after which some will be sent to their
former homes for buria.1 and others will
bo tuken' to Arlington national cemetery,,
near Washington, for interment. - . -
Shocked by the Roma tragedy, the -public
last night received another jolt
when it became known that there was a
rudder accident at the field some time
ago as the mliiup was making a landing.!
A hole was torn in one of the rear',
compartments of the bag as tho craft
cinaii down. The landing was made safe
ly, but one man was overcome by gas
fumes when sent up to patch tho leak.,
Officials at the flying station declined to
make u statement of tho accident at tho
time, it being a trivial affair, iu that
the blimp was not damaged and no out
hurt.
DON'T BELIEVE SMYTHE
WAS QUOTED CORRECTLY,
NKWPOUT NEWS, VA.. Feb. 2X
"Knowing Lieut. Clifford K. Sinythe as '
I did 1 cannot believe that he has been
correctly quoted in Chicago relative to
his letter to his father, in which he is
said to have declared the Honia unsafe,"
declared Lieut. Col. A. 6. Fisher, chief
of the lighter thau air service at Lang-
nms r.vc'i uui biitu, niucu nun u ill-
ne tw. ui. itano un uu.uuill VI. IliO 1UIO
i .a. . i rr. ...... i.. .. .i..,
mien one ren iiciu lursuaj u nuau .
Tir-j.i-.-fl to lin lii" lit flicrhr
' . . :. .:. . ... J.. T,' . .
... '"unui.k rciurucu irom
asuuiKioii vy meanier aiier inumijc too
flight from Langley field to the capital
on tho Koma, because he was ordered to
i . - . .. i i : ' . , - . . t
wtiere, lor t am certain there was no
criminal negligence and don't believe
Lieutenant Smythe would have made
such a charge,, even to his father. '
"The Koma disaster has cast a pall
of gloom not only over Langley field nnd
vicinity, but also the whole nation, nnd
charge reflecting on the men who went
to their death Tuesday should not be
lightlv made.
"The air service is making a thor
ough an.l searching investigation of tho
Koma disaster and thus far there has '
been nothiug found to indicate criminal
negligence recently or'nt any other time
the machine was in first class shape.'.'
THOUSANDS EXPECTED
TO ATTEND FUNERALS.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Feb. 23.
Flags are at half mast in this city and
vicinity toduy as the grim work of prep
aration for the funeral of the Roma vie
tints progressed slowly, -'
Florists are swamped with order and
the shops have scut emergency calii I t
other cities -