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RICHMOND, V,A., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1921. -FORTY-EIGHT PAGES.
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RAIN
IMMIGRATION BILL
PASSES IN SENATE
BY VOTE OF 61 TO 2
Would Limit Number of
Aliens Coming to Amer
ica in Year to 355,000.
1 DILLINGHAM MEASJURE IS
SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE ACT
Keeps Out More Immigrants
Than Johnson Plan?Confer
ence Now Necessary.
CUT PERCENTAGE FROM 5 TO 3
Wives and Children of Those Who
lluve Declared Intention of Cltl?
zciiHhip to Hiivu Prcferenr.e.
Illy Axnocir^od Truss. 1
H ASHINfJTON, l.'eb. 19.?A drastic
uicusurc against lmmlKration during
|ie next year was adopted today by
the Senate, which by the overwhelm.
?Iifr vote of fii to 2 passed the Dll
ingham Immigration restriction bill,
jitter adding amendments to Increase
T r?Btrletlve features. In (ho form
adopted, the bill. It is estimated.
limit the number of Immigrants
d?irinK the next twelve months to
Mightly over 250,000.
The Dillingham bill was adopted!
?>* a substitute for the Johnson bill
roeently by the House. The
r would bar for year all im
migrants except relatives of aliens
now in this country. The bills now
go to conference for adjustment. Sen-I
ators Colt, Hhode Island, and Dilling
ham. Vermont. Itepubllcans. and Gore.
' ?klahomu. Democrat, were appointed
Semite conferees.
Advocates of the Dillingham sub
stitute declared that It would keep
out more immigrants than the John
son measure. Both bills would K?
into efTe< t within two months, with
the Dillingham measure effective for
fifteen, and the Johnson bill for four
teen months.
It took the Senate less-than five
hours today to dispose of the immi
gration legislation. a record, accord
ing to leaders, for a subject of such
importance. The only two Senators
^ho opposed passage of the bill were
Krancc, Republican. Maryland, and
Itccd, Democrat, Mir hour!.
Heforo passing the Dllllnghaui suh
Mi t u tc, the Sennte defeated, 43 to
19, a motion to adopt the Johnson hill.
Unit* la Itnturrd.
!? orty per cent less Immigrants
would be admitted under the Dil
lingham hill us it passed the Senate
than as reported by the Senate im
migration Committee. This was ac
complished by reducing the busis of
immigration from 5 per cent to 3 per
cent oi the total number of aliens
in this country according to the 1910
census. The amendment was offered
by Senator Harrison, Democrat. Mis
sissippi, who led the light to mui;.
tho legislation more drastic.
Under another amendment wives
and children of nlicns. who have ap
plied for citizenship, would b? glveu
? preference in admission. Anttner
amendment struck out a clause au
thorizing admissions wh?n .Wined
justifiable as a "measure of human'
ty."
The 3 per cent standard of the bill,
according to committee estimates,
would permit the following number
of Immigrants during the next year
after tho bill becomes law,- Belgium,
1.4S2; Denmark, 5.449; France, 3.523;
Germany, 75.^140; the Netherlands,
n.691; Norway, 12,116; Sweden. 19,
95(5; Switzerland, 3,745; United King
dom, 77,30fi. or a total of 202.212 from
Western Kurope.
The maximum number estimated
from Northern and Southern Kurope
i.-: Austria-Hungary, 50,117; Bulgaria,
?'4.i; Serbia, 139; Montenegro. 161
('.recce. 3.03S; Italy, 40.293; Portugal
7si; Rumania, 1.978; Russia, 51,97*1
.-pain, ti63; Turkey in Europe. 967;
1 urkoy In Asia, 4,795, or a total of
1 *3.249 from that district.
Defeat Trammrll Amendment, ? %
Kfforts to bar Immigration for a
year were defeated, an amendment by
Senator Trammel!, Democrat, Florida
to erect such a barrier being rejected
without a record vote, as was an
earlier amendment by Senator Harri
son. to make the restrictive basis of
the Dillingham bill l instead of 3
per cent.
Advocates of the legislation in
brief today declared that it was de
signed as a temporary stop-gap until
Congress oculd at the next session
enact reform legislation dealing with
Immigration.
Senator Dillingham, author of the
Senate measure, and Chairman Colt,
of the Senate Immigration Commit
tee, sold tho bill was designed to'
allay fear? of a "flood" of Immigra
tion. In opposing the bill, Senator
fllct with WHS "narrow" "n(l in con
flict with generous American policies
Douse .carters who favor restric
ot Immigration predicted tonlirht
the Senate bill probably would r,
ceivo Houso approval. Chairman
Johnson, of tho Immigration Commit
tee. whose bill was sidetracked. In
the Senate, said ho would go more
than half-way in agreeing with the
Senate on a restrictive policy.
The Senate bill specifically provides
that it shall "not bo construed as
amending, repealing or m6dlfy]ng anv
law or agreement now existing which
forbids the admission of any alien
1 of any- nationality or geographic*",
boundary.',? This interpreted to
mean that treaty provisions covo?lng
the subject pf Immigration with
"It Is Never Too Late
To Learn," Says Pastor
t llj- Aftnoclnted Prean.l
I>UUIIAM, K. C\. Feb. 10.?Itev.
S. 10. Mercer, 52 /earn, old, lina
ilciuonat m trd lila belief In the old
adage (hut "It 1* never t#o l?lt
to Irnrn" by re-entering Trinity
College here after nn nlnrnre of
twenty-five yearn front the clann
-ooiua.
Two of bla aonn are undergrndii-,
ilea nt the Institution, A. K. Jlcr
?er, it junior and L. K. fiercer, ?
freabninn.
Mr. Mercer la taking up work
lending to an A. 91. degree, hav
ing received hla A. 11. degree in
the Trinity elnaa of IHtHJ.
REPARATIONS BODY
REGRETS RECALL OF
AMERICAN ENVOYS
Touching Tributes Are
Paid Boyden and Asso
ciates on Leaving.
LOUIS DUBOIS HOPES IT
IS TEMPORARY WITHDRAWAL
Sir John Bradbury Joins in
Complimenting Work and
Hoping for Return.
I By Associated Pros#. I
PARIS, Keb. J3.? Roland W. Hoy
dun, whofcjj withdrawal an unofficial
representative of the L'nitt-d States
from the allied reparation* oommls
slon, wan announced yesterday when
the text of his statement of with
drawal also was made public, de
livered hln farewell statement to the
reparations commission at its ses
sion here today. Ho was the recip
lent of formal expressions of regret
from all the delegates.
"Your withdrawal," eaid l,ouis l>u
Bois, the president of the coninrisslon.
"leaves not only a voiil In our hearts,
but in our work. Let us believe,
however, that the withdrawal Is only
temporary?that It is not goodbye
but simply au revoir.
"America." continued M, DuBoln
''ought not io and cannot forget that
?t r.h'j call of tho spirit of ho^fjr rn?fi
justice her best sons crossed the
sea; that she took part In tho war
and collaborated in the making of
tho treaty of peace, so that justice
might be done. She cannot forget
her sons sleeping in the soli of
France. She cannot forget the sacri
fices she made or the solidarity that
binds all the allies who fought foi
tho right. If she would, she could
not.
"W'e shall not mourn your going."
he added, "for you will come hack to
finish the work."
Sir John Bradbury, the only one of
the delegates who has been with,the
commission since lis creation and
members of the commission. joined In
el mplimentlng Mr. Boyden's work
:? lid hoping for the return of the
United States to representation or.
the commission.
XetYMpnpcra Are Itegretful.
The newspapers this evening com
ment regretfully upon Mr. Boyden's
leaving. Tho Paris Midi says: "Mr.
Boyden was ostensibly an observer,
but In reality he was a wise and dis
creet counsellor In the commission."
At the Polish legation today the
American withdrawal was character
ized ?s a deplorable happening for
the small, weak nations, ho felt that
tho United States was sort of a pro
tector for them and the presence of
its representatives beneficial to their I
interests.
The withdrawal of Mr. Boyden and
his associates from the reparations
committee of the allies reduces Ainer- j
lean activities in Europe in connec
tion with the settlement of war prob
lems to relief work and the exercise
of special functions, such as those of
Walker D. Mines, who was especially
appointed administrator in tho dis
tribution of river shipping and the
work of the Shipping Board and army
services.
Mr. 1 linen will continue the work j
cf arbitrating and distributing for
(Continued on Pago 2, Col. 5.)
OKLAHOMA'S FAMOUS
OUTLA W, HARRY STARR,
NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE
Was Shot While Attempting to
Rob Bank at Harrison
Friday.
[By Associated Press.]
HARBISON, ARK.. Feb. 19.?Phy
sicians attending Harry Starr, Okla
homa outlaw, who yeaterday was
wounded while attempting with three
companions to rob tho People's Bank
at Harrison, tonight said ho prob
ably would not live through tomor
row. Starr today was Indicted by
the grand jury on tho charge of rob
bery.
Three men arrested at Sellgman,
Mo., according to reports recelvod
here late today will be brought to
Harrison tomorrow. The men wero
arrested as suspects in connection
.with the attempted robbory of the
bank here. All protested they were
Innocent.
, .Starr today was identified by Wal
ler Stapleton, cashier of tho bank
of Sellgman, as one of tho men who
robbed that bank late In Decomber of
approximately f 1.2^0,
Starr's wlfo and son are expected
to arrive io Haftlabh tomorrow.
. | V;
Imperative if America Is.to
Succeed With Passenger
Lines, He Warns.
BOLLING IS EXONERATED
OF BRIBERY CHARGE.
Relations With Sands Purely
Personal, Waish Commit
tee Announces.
( By Associated Press.]
Washington, F?b. 19.?winding
up its eighteen-months' investigation
of Shipping Hoard operations, the se
lect House committee, headed by Rep
resentative Walsh, i.'Mued a formal
Atatemcnt today holding that It. W.
Boiling, brother-in-law of President
Wilson and treasurer of the board,
wafl "not guilty of soliciting or ac
cepting any bribe, gift or gratuity."
as charged by Tucker K. Sands, a
former Washington banker, in con
nection With u contract awarded by
the board to the.Downey Shipbuilding
Corporation. ?
This was the second statement is
sued by, or on behalf of, the commit
tee exonerating men whose names
were brought Into the investigation.
I The first, made public several weeks
| ago, said the committee members i<i
not believe that Charles M. Schwab
had received expanse money ifrom
the government while serving as dl
I rector-general of the Emergency
' Fleet Corporation, as had been
I charged by an accountant who ex
amined the books of the Bethlehem
' Corporation.
A. M. Fisher said the transactions
wore purely of a personal nature.
Mr. Boiling previously had testified
that they had to do with payment
I of fuuds due him by .Mr. Sands on a
| house constructed for the latter some
years ago.
Secretary Payne, former chairman
of the Shipping Hoard, was before the
committee today for more than a?
hour, reviewing conditions as he
found them when he became chair
man soon after the armistice was
I signed. lie said he found the ac
' counting system in bod shape and
dUmiE.s"d several odlcials and abol
ished some bureaus in the course of
a general shaking-ur of the organ
ization.
Mr# Payne criticised the merchant
marine bill plan of a Shipping Board
of seven members, saying that one
executive should handle the work.
He also attacked Congress for pro
posing abrogation of commercial
treaties so preferential rates might
be put into effect.
The secretary aiso declared that
the government could not compete
with private shipping interest* in op
erating merchant craft and reiterated
his belief that If American passen
ger liners are to operate success
fully in competition with foreign
lin'-rs they must be permitted to sell
intoxicants outside the American
three-inllo limit.
MARINES WILL BE TRIED BY
GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL
Men Are Charged Willi Deattroylug
? Nrnnpnprr l>n Trillium, at Mnn
uiikb, >'lcarnu?cun, Recently.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lt>,?The Amer
I lean Marines who destroyed the plant
' of the newspaper ba Tribuna, at
| Managua. Nicaragua, recently, will be
j tried by general court-martial, Rear
| Admiral Bryan, commnding the A:ner
.can special squadron in Latin Amer
ican wuters, reported today to the
'Navy Department. The admiral said
"nil excellent Impression" had result
ed from the proi?pt action of the
navy in arresting the man and mak
.tiff an inquiry.
Admirnl llrynn lo Make Probe.
SAN SALVADOR. Feb. 19.?Rear
Admiral Henry F. Bryan, command
ing the United States navy spcciul
servico squadron, has arrived at
j Corinto. Nicaragua, on board his flag
j ship, the Dolphin, to investigate the
recent destruction by American Ma
I rines of the newspaper plant of the
I Tribuna at Managua, says a dispatch
] here today. It Is reported the Amer
ican Marines will be withdrawn to
1 Camp Marte, the dispatch adds, only
a guard being loft at the American
legation in Managua.
CARUSO'S STRUGGLE FOR
LIFE APPARENTLY WON
He Rests Well Throughout (he .Ylgltt
anil Takes Food Willi Store Ease,
Declares I>r. Stelln.
NEW YORK. Feb. ID.?Enrico Ca
| ruso's struggle for life, which began
I las; Tuesday night when he suffered
j a heart nttack, apparently has been
' won, Dr. Antonio Stella, his personal
physician, said today.
"There still is danger' of another
relapse." Dr. Stella added, but he as
serted 1?? was satisfied with the sin
ger's condition and was confident ha
would got well.
Throughout "the night Caruso rest
ed well. He was given solid food
earlier, asked ? for newspapers and
talked for a while, despite the pro
testa of his wife, who remained nt
his bedside.
The customary consultation of the
five physicians was dispensed with
last night. Latest ropo.rts from the
sick-room this morning said tho pa
tient, was sleeping.
Dr. Francis J. Murray 3alrt this
League of Women Voters Ask New
Department of Kducaiu.!
for This Work.
INCREASED PAY IS LVDOItSEU
Resolution Requests University of
Virginia to Throw Open Doors of
Professional Courses to Women
and to Furnish Them Quarters.
The board of directors of the Vir
ginia f.eague of Women Voter*, at
Ito quarterly meeting, adopted the
following resolutions mad- by thu
conmlttee on American citizenship,
of which Mrs. El lie M.vrcuso Marks,
o." Norfolk, is chairman, supporting
the legislative program formulated
by the State Uoard of Education for
compulsory education of children
from C to 16 years of age. The board
aI*o decided to ask that the Stati>
Hoard of Kducatlon make a cours?:
In community service for the last
yeur of elementary school or the first
grade of high school essential; thr.t
the State. pa> its teachers an ade
quate salary, und also have higher
requirements for certification of
teachers; that Virginia have a State
director of American citizenship; that
there be more specific qualifications
for citizenship equally applicable to
men.
Haul No Discrimination.
Resolutions offere-l by the commit
tee on education. Mis? Cornelia Adair,
of Kirhmond. chairman, adopted by
the board covered the following
points: For rural schools?that there
shall be a sufficiently qualified, ade
quately paid teacher in every school
room in the State, that tho school
buildings l<e suitable nnd in it sani
tary condition; that the proper au
thorities in each county and district
ask for art equal" levies on which
chests schools may uo wisely and safe
ly conducted; that the State Hoard
of Kducatlcn, the school trustees,
electoral board, and City Councils
consider qualified women on tho same
basis as equally qualified men in mak
ing their appointments, and that the
State Hoard of Education be reucst
ed to consider appointments of quail
fled women ns division superintend
ents upon the same basis as equully
qualified inen.
The following resolutions of thanks
and appreciation to the College of
William and Mary, the Virginia Poly
technic Institute and the University
of Virginia were adopted by th"
board:
"Whereas, the Virginia I-eugue of
Woman Voters has viewed with in
terest the wonderful strides made by
the College of William and Mary In
its provision for the education of
the women of the State; be it
"Resolved, That the Virginia League
of Women Voters extend to the pres
ident. board of visitors, the faculty
of that institution its heartiest thanks
and good wishes for the continued
success of that institution.
C'nngrntnlnte V. 1*. I. President.
Whereas, the Virginia League of
Women Voters has noted with pleas
ure the forward looking movement of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute In
opening Its classes to women, be It
resolved: that the Virginia I.eague of
(Continued on Page 7. Col. 1.)
Mayor Ainslie Proclaims Holiday
Tuesday in Honor of Washington
Tuesday will be ulinrrvfil itcn
erully iin it holiday. Tlir I'rdoml.
Stole and city department* will
lip cloned, and nianjr huHint-NH con
cern* will clone for port of the
day. Mayor Alnxllr, In accordance
with ctmtom, ban Untied tliln
proclamation!
??The tmcntr-itcund of February
hrlne declared by thr Innit of thin
Commonwealth to lie n public holi
day. notice in hereby *1 r(t that on
1'ucMday, February '12, 1021, the
municipal otnrea will be cloned,
nnd tbnt work In all the city de
part men tn, except luck work iim
mny be nceennary, which will be
determined by the headx of the
rcnpcctlve department!*, will be
Kunpended durlntc the whole of
Ihnt day.
"(iKtJUGi: AI.VSI.IK, Mayor."
Stranger l?'ires on Fulton Store
keeper After Asking to Pur
chase I'ark of Cigarettes.
TAKEN TO VIRGINIA HOSPITAL.
Police Relieve Robbery was Motive
of Assailant?Nothing \Va.s Miss
ing From Store?OlllccrR Con
ducting Search to Locate Man.
While waiting; on nn unidentified
customer in his store last night.
George Kruger, aged r.O. 3300 Lester
street. Fulton, was shot in the back
of the neck by the, stranger. The
shooting occurred about 11:30 o'clock.
No one was in store at the time. After
firing the shot the man tied from the
store. Neighbors summoned the po
lice and the city ambulance. Kruger
was taken to the Virginia Hospital
for treatment. It was stated at the
hospital last night that his condition
was siTious. but physicians do not
regard it as fatal.
According to information received
from the police, a white man entered
the store about 11:30 o'clock. He
walked over to the counter and asked
Kruger for a package of cigarettes.
When the merchant turned to get
them, the stranger drew a pistol and
lired. The bullet struck Kruger in
the back of the neck at the base of
the skull. ?
Lieutenant Bryant and Dctectlve
Scrgeant Gordon Smith were notified
.'ml rushed to the scene of the shoot
ing. Lieutenant Archie Holt, of the
First Police.Station, was also notilied
and aided in the investigation. Noth
ing was missing from the store or
the man's person, police declare It
Is their opinion that the stranger
entered the store for the purpose of
robbery, but after shooting the mer
chant, he became frightened apd fled.
Until a late, hour last night no ar
j>s. bad been iu:irte in th'i case. The
police'are conducting a thorough in
vestigation Of the afTulr.
ALLEGED MURDERERS AND
BANDITS TAKEN IN FLORIDA
Charged With Murder of Krorge A.
Goodrich, Atlnntn KiiKlneer, and
Walter llurden. Capital!*!.
JACKSONVILLE. FLA.. Feb. 19.?
Two men who are said to answer the
description of the bandits who Wed
nesday night killed George Alexan
der Goodrich, Atlanta builder and
engineer, and Walter H. Burden,
wealthy retired Patchogue. L I.,
business man. in a local hotel have
been arrested at Lake Butler. Brad
ford C'ounly. Fla., according to In
formation recolved here today by
county authorities.
They will be brought to Jackson
ville by the Bradford sheriff.
Skip* Iteneli I'ort Safely,
NORFOLK. VA? Feb. id.?The
schooner Kenwood and the American
bark Snowden reached Hampton
Itoads today after losing part of their
sails in a gale at sea. The Kenwood
lost her spanker topmast and was
leaking when she crept Into port.
The Snowden loat most all of her
sails and wns towed into Lynnhavcn
nnnrl; from -lie Vlriflnlan Panes
HUGHES ADVOCATES FULL
PUBLICITY IN DIPLOMATIC
SERVICE OF UNITED STATES
Premier of Harding Cabinet Emphatically Announces
Continuation of Policy Pursued by Wilson?Ap
pointments lo Foreign Embassies Not Discussed.
I IJy Associated Press. 1
ST. AUGUSTINE, FIjA., Feb. 1!).?
Charles 12vans Hfighes, former Gov
ernor of Now* York, Justlco of the
Supreme Court anil Kcpubflcn.it nomi
nee for the presidency In 1916, was
formally designated by Presldent
Klect Harding today as the Secretary
of Statu of the com I ne administra
tion. The announcement, embodying
the first ofllclal word t<p come from
the President-elect regarding selec
tions for membership In his family
of counselors, was made in a simply
worded i?rnl statement, after a long
conference between the two men on
the foreign problems that must be
solved after March 4. Neither Mr.
Harding nor the prospective head of
the State Department added any for
mal comment.
There was no clement of surprise
In the selection, for it had been known
for several wcoks that Mr. Hughes
virtually was certain to be given the
place. lie in understood to have be.-n
Mr. Harding's choice from the rtrat.
despite strong pressure on behalf of
other attplranls.
' In malting this announcement. Mr.
/larding declined to go Into details
about the subjects discussed with Mr.
Hugh?s during tholr all-day confer
ence. saying that one of the policies
of his administration would be to lot
oadh department head speak for him
self, Mr. .jiughes, In hit turn, do
clareil ii<> public; statement on the
problems ahead would be expedient
at this time.
"Of course," lu- added, "I appraise
it as a great privilege to bo invited
by Senator Harding to serve in his
administration. And I regard It a:i
an Imperative obligation to accept."
Tolked of Diplomatic Post*.
It generally was understood, how
ever. that diplomat Ic appoint merits to
be made at the outset of the new ad
ministration furnished ono of the
topics talked over, and that there was
consideration also of the preliminary
steps to be taken toward an associa
tion of natiops. In regard to ap
pointments, the discussion was mora
or less lndellnlte. it being the policy
of the selection for diplomatic posts
of the selection for diplomatic posts
?intil after Inauguration. |
Although neither Mr. Harding nor
Mr. Huihes divulged the opinions ex
pressed during their consultation, the
general impression among those close
*o t!>e President-elect In that the first
diplomatic approaches to other na
tions In regard lo a peace association
will be of an entirely Informal char
acter.
No otllcial diplomatic correspon
dence Is expected on the subject and
no formally accredited diplomatic
missions are likely to bo sent abroad
until tho attltudo of other powers has
TConUnued on Pago~4, Column~27)
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COMMERCE AID
SAYS TARIFF BILL
IS SUICIDAL BLOW
If Measure Becomes Law,
Would Prove Disastrous,
Says E. F. Sweet. 1
WILL INCREASE COST
OF LIVING IF ENACTED
Opponents Employ Every Par
liamentary Maneuver to Tic
It Up for at Least 48 Hours.
I Uy Associated Press. |
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.?Knact
ment of the Fordnoy emergency tariff
bill would const itutc a "suicidal
blow" at American commerce. Kdwln
F. Sweet. Assistant Secretary of Com
merce. declared today in a statement.
If the measure becomes law; Mr.
Sweet said, retaliatory tariffs are cer
tain to be imposed by all the more
Important countries, including Can
ada and many of the South American
states.
"Nothing could l>e more disastrous
at this time than such a law." the
secretary declared. "Instead of bring
ing roliet' to farmers of the country?
it will increase the cost of living to
every one and in the end react against
the farmers by cutting off foreign
markets for American products, which
are the present backbone of the farm
industry.
SnjK Would He Folly.
"It is folly to imagine we are self
sufficient enough to get iiior.ir *vith
?-ut foreign trade and nothing short of
criminal to cut oft- the commerce, par
ticularly with South AmerlcSn coun
tries, built up during the v.av.
'Because American fc-oods .ire bet
ter tr, quality than those sold ":n South
America before the war. An erican
merchants have been able thus far to
retain the trade, despite the handi
cap of having to utilize forelgi- ships
for transport. But we cannot, flatter
ourselves that tho"-? countries will
continue to buy American goods if we
Uin their products from our shores."
Mouse supporters of the Fordnoy
iinrecney tariff hill pushed it over
??nother bill today In Its progress
through Congress, where it has been
a utcrm center since the middle of
December. By a vote of 190 to 132,
they overcame a parliamentary block
,i?'.c set KT? ny objectors and t>.nn?il
the mcKHUro over to conference oom ?
n-ittees to thrush olit differences be
tween the House and Senate.
Will Discus* Amendment*.
The twenty-odd amendments tacked
on by the Senate will be discussed
In the conference. Monday upon the
return of Chairman Fordnoy, of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
from his visit to President-liloct
Harding at St. Augustine. Although
opponents of the bill wore prepared
for a battle In the conference, the
majority leaders hinted they would
attempt to shove the bill through and
tnke it back to the House in the form
in which it passed the S.-nato.
Opponents of the tariff hud em
ployed every parliamentary maiieuver
at their command to tie It up in the
last forty-eight hours, but they went
down to defeat before the superior
numbers on the Republican side of
the House. They believe, however,
that several opportunities yet remain
lo sidetrack the measure. House
Democratic leaders were understood
to have appealed to some of the
Democratic Senators to help them in
solidifying their lines.
. Debate in the House, where sup
porters of the bill sought to send It
to conference and opponents tried to
force a reference to the ways nnd
means committee, developed little
new argument. There was. however,
more use by opponents of tho claim
that the tarifT would mean a higher
cost of living. Supporters defended
it entirely on the plea that the farm
ers must have speedy relief.
PRO HI BIT I ONTGENTls
INDICTED IN ROANOKE
J. II. Meet* cbnrgcd by Krdrrnl
(irnnd .lury With Violating
VolMlemi Act.
(By Associated Press.1
ROANOKIC. VA., Feb. 19.?Federal
Prohibition Agent J. H. Meets, who
works out of Monnoke. was this
morning Indicnted in Federal Court
in session here, on charges of violat
ing the prohibition laws.
The grand jury returned four in
dictments containing a total of ten
counts and charging Meets with at
various times during 1920 converting
to his own use quantities of whisky
seized in raids. Bail of $5,000 was
required and W. B. Slusser, chief
Federal prohibition agent for this
district, became Meets' bondsman.
The grapd jury also returned this
morning ten true bills aguinst men
nlleged to have been violating the
national prohibition laws on n large
scale.
Under lite terms of bis original
bond. Fred S. Ilobaok. Federal nar
cotic agent for Virginia, 'arrested on
a bench warrant Wednesday and ,put
under $10,0000 bond to appear be
fore the grand Jury this morning and
who on Thursday was Indicted by
tho grand Jury on thirty counts
charging violations of tho Federal
narcotic laws, this morning appeared
in court. His ease was set for trial
nt the next term of court, und ,f. S.
Persinger, of Salem, Virginia, con
nected with tho internal revenue
aorvice here, became his bondsman,
tho court refusing to reduce it below
tho original $10,000.
The grand Jury closed its hearings
at noon, but court officials announced
that Investigations under way would
be continued.
Nervy Burglar Robs
Gotham Police Station
Xinv YOKIC. Keb. 111.?lStlttln
hnlen v?n? nrrrxlril today
? liarned wllh an nttrmpt t?? btip
Klnrl/e Hit' Went One IItimlrojclh
Street Poller Slntlon.
| II In hIIpkpiI that he lisail stolen
n i-oy'N clot lien.
FEDERAL RESERVE
UNDER FIRE FROM
MANY STATE BANKS
Tarheels Carry On Legal
War With Fifth District
Institution.
LEGALITY OF CAROLINA
STATUTE'IS QUESTIONED
List of Insurgents Refusing to
Accept Clearances Without
Fee Is Published.
Another atop lias boon taken In the
flght between the Federal Reserve
batiks of North Carolina, there being
member banks of North ^Carolina,
ovor the question of par collections.
l?v the suctirlng of an injunction re
straining tho Richmond Reserve Bank
from collecting "over the counter."
The attack Is being: waged by ap
proximately one-third of the State
Hanks, of North Carolina, there beinii
500 in all.
1 he difficulty, arose over an old
custom of many or the small country
banks charging a small fee for the
collection of chocks, which consti
tuted a large percentage of tho eira
inns of theso bank*. The Federal
lteserve Hank, however, Introduced
a system of clearance at par. which
deprived the banks, of this form of
income. To meet this move the Gen
eral Assembly, of North Carolina, on
February 5, passed an act making it
lawful for all banks and trust com
pen i es chartered In that State to
make a charge of not more than
one-eiglUh ftf one per cent on re
mittances covering checks, with a
minimum of JO cents.
MnUe Counter Move.
In reply, to protect member banks
rl?arl?6 through its par-collection
system, the Reserve Bank undertook
to collect payment on checks by do
mand over tho counter; that is to
nay, by. presenting the check direct
to the bank and obtaining Its face
value ps required by law. As tho
banks ordinarily do not have the cash
on hand to meet this continual de
mand, the move of tho Reserve Bank
tended to nullify the act of the As
sembly. Therefore the North Caro
lina banks have obtained the injunc
tion to restrain the Federal Re
serve Hank taking this action.
Tho Federal Reserve has taken
Counter legal action ami will pursue
tho matter through the proper chan
nels to determine the alleged uncon
stitutionality of the legislative act
and to ascertain whether or not dis
crimination is being made against tho
Federal Reserve System in the parti
cular stipulation In the law, naming
"any ?Federal Reserve Bank, post
office, or express company, or any
respective agent thereof."
I*ny Cheek Willi Cheek.
It is provided in the law that
checkn tendered for payment by tho
Federal Reserve Bank on North Caro
lina State banks may be paid by a
check on another Institution and not
necessarily in currency. It is con
tended that this is making legal ten
der of other than government cur
, renoy. As the procedure obviously
I could not bo Imposed on individuals
presenting checks over the counter
and demanding payment for their
face value, it is said that tho Fed
eral Reserve Bank will raise tho
point of discrimination.
Instructions have been issued to
all member banks by the Federal Re
serve Bank of Richmond that no
checks will be handled for collection
on the 175 North Carolina State
banks that are parties to the injunc
tion suit. Of the remaining 3S0 non
member banks in North Carolina
more than 300 have untitled the Fcd
(Contlnued on Pa gc~77 ColT;l7)~
DR. LEVY AND WIFE
ARE INJURED WHEN
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE
Several Stilches Ta\en in
Scalp of Director of
Public Welfare.
Or. K. C. Levy. Director of Public
Welfare, and his wife were injured
last night, when they were struck
anil knocked down by an automobile
operated by Ken C. Finloy, manager
of the Broadway Theater. Tiie acci
dent happened at Sixth and Broad
Street about 8 o'clock. After strik
ing tlx couple, Flnluy immediately
stopped his car and. picking them
up. carried them to the Virginia Hos
pital. They wore not seriously in
jured, however. I.>r. l.evy received a
cut on tho scalp, which necessitated
that several Stltrh.s bo taken. He
was also considerably bruloed. Mrs.
Levy escaped with slight bruises.
Dr. C. C. Hudson, City Health Of
ficer. was summoned to the Virginia
Hospital, and took Or.' I?ovy ami 1ms
wife to their home at Monroe Ter
race.
Finley was arrested following the
accident on a charge of reck'esi>>y
operating an automobile. He wad
balled for a hearing in Police Court
i tomorrow. ].
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Voices Oppo$itionnr.:B.c?i{>
fore Republican 4Dltrt>?lrf?
, mv7 laof? oanariJ
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SIMS TAKES UP' GHJ6STO>?.ik
fROM NAVY POINT,,
Tori)uo2 oriT
Rear-Admiral DeclawsJJt^P
Servicc Useless
Fully Prepared. olbbtm ni
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e.alaia inoJaoe
TELLS OF GAS^p^
ollnr.DA
Iloth Bitterly Oppose T^tk 'tt'f
i tations ?C Arniaincri?
ncnts of Proposal
nt \r,bnoM
[By Associated PrfcfdnClaalatilU
XKW YORK. Feb. 10.?$$J?r^<p*.
era I Robert I^e Bullard, goijpjjign^s
t)f the Sucond Corps, vigofift|isJ)jbfl|)3
posed iliKarmnmont In an at'|^ffc'(t4
today before the .National
Club, which- he punctuated with fro
?iuent rebukes f^r the prop<yient^ of
the proposa'l. j " H fr*
"Any proposition yt disut^^jjjy^nt
or any limitations of armanv^'^,
trick," he staid. "cither to
maintain an advantage. Comljjjs b-jm
representatives of .different
the discussion always conslst^jpf Jfya
parts: llrst. a nice diplomatic
sion of profound benevolence ituu
friendship towards all other nations;
second, truthi regretful, but ^t09|ineg}
undeniable, that they are f?rc<W|}jy
the other nations to arm anil jiwyi *
armed. To hear them Is to lauglj^icj
Discussing1 the v subject froin>if(B
"puroly American standpoint,",, Cftftn
ernl Bullard declared that Uisnrm^jt
ment for us would mean the abandon
mcnt of our financial superiority .ovq?
other nations of the earth." .i.... .T
"Wo have It," he added. "Are wj
willing to abandon It?to put o'u'r
selves on a level with others? That
would be asslnlne kindness.''
8arn Dom So/Obviate War.
Disarmament alone, the speaker
continued, does not obviate war, for
"unarmed or lll-nrmed people^ arc
continually at war." Culture a!n& arms
were linked by the speaker, who
pointed to Greai Britain and' Japan
now and tho G???msi'v <Vfpre-wAtv.
days as examples. 'Japan/was alluded
to as a marked example of "progres)
slveness and rapidly Increasing en
lightenment."
8lm? Taken Naval View, ;.r
Rear-Admiral Williams S. Sims
took up the question of disarmament
from the naval point of view, declar
ing the navy Is useless unless it Vh
prepared. He emphasized that new
inventions for warfare shfiuifl 4,:t/e
tested. Tho torpedo boat, he said had
been looked upon as a formidable
antagonist against any, battleship,
and remained so until the desti-oyW
was Invented. At the beginning Of
the war. he stated, tho submarine
was declared to bo impracticable/-"^?
"Many things ar.c claimed for th'b
airplane." Admiral Sims said. "If
claims could do it, the navy would"ho
abolished."
He udvocnted adoption of the air
plane carrier, saying this would bo
the battleship of tho future.
Speaking of tho use of gas in war
fare. Admiral Sims admitted It was
brutal, but characterized it as a le
gitimate weapon.
"The object of war Is to destroy
lives," he added.
no.tllt KAII.S TO I.VIUKH
OLD BATTLESHIP INDIANA
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-- In tbo
course of another argument today be
fore the Senate Nival Committee as
to the relative worth of capital ships
and (lying machines, naval- officials
disclosed that a bomb weighing I.60p
and loaded with TNT had been ex
ploited recently aboard the old battle
ship Indiana without destroying any
part of the vessel below Its protec
tive deck. _ i
The explosion,' the officer said,
would not have sunk the ship and
did not damage her bolow tho water
line, despite the fact that her hull
was not nearly so strong as those of
modern superdreadnoughts.
The officers were called before the
committee after Rear-Admiral Wil
liam F. Fullah, retired,' former su
perintendent of tho Nav^l Academy,
had urged suspension of part of tho
1010 building program to detcrmino
the future value of capital ships In
view of the developments of aircraft
and submarines.
The admiral told tho coinmltteo
that tho American navy as now con
stituted was "a one-plane affair."
with surface ships only, was disor
ganized and unprepared for war. He
urged that the money savod by sus
pending work on the ships bo given
to the immediate development of the
air forces and submarines so that fho
navy might speedily be converted Into
what he called a "three-plane fighting
machine." composed of battleships,
aircraft and submarines.
Admiral Coontz. chief of navu! op- ?
orations, called by Senator PolndexteP
Republican, Washington, who pre
pared the committee's recent report
favoring capital ships, strongly op
posed any suspension of work on the
su'.tcrdreadnoughts and battle etuis?
era building or authorized. He said
the Naval General Board believed t)i.
submarines and also In aviation, and
pointed out that It had a*ked Coa?y
TcontTnued on Pago 7, Col. &.) '
Tho Automatic Steam Carbureter,
saves gasoline, eliminate carbon
and adds power. ?08 W,e?t Brou<t->
Street.?Adv.
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