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TU fr; si MIHI WMCUMAV, KstablUI CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, It FORECAST OF HARDING CABINET Charles E. Hughes Slated for Secretary of State? NO DEFINITE DE CISIONS YET MADE C. G. Dawes, J. W. Weeks, Will Hayn, Henry Wallace and Hoover Mentioned Marlon. I>ec. It.?After weeks of, consideration and consultaxion. l*reat-| dcni-elect Harding; is nearing a de? cision on several of his most Im? portant cabinet appointments. r m i . I..- said authoritatively that so far no such decision has been I made and that any suggestions bo ruay have dropped on the subject lav? bean of a tentative and tit dettnlto nature. It is equally cer? tain, however, that in his talks here artth Isalers In many walks of life he has indicated clearly what men nrs uppermost in hia mind as he asks for advlcs on the make-up of his of? ficial fami I) Those who have discussed the question with him intimately believe that appointments under very serious consideration Include the following: Charles B. Hughes, of New York, fact >r/ of St 'te. Charles O. D.iwea, bf Illinois, Secretary of the Trcae ury; John \V. Weeks, of Vlasaachu eetu Secretary of tho Navy; Will H. Hays, of Indians. Postmaster General or He, rcMrv o: the Interior. Henry Wallace, of low i, Serretury of AAgn culture; Herbert Hoover, of Califor? nia. Secretary of Labor, and Harry M Daugherly. At1 orney Oeneral. How many of these actually will be given the places for which they now are most prominently mentioned is a question that even Mr. Harding himself in not yet prepared **> answer. Already several shifts ha.a bee* made in his tentative appoint? ment slate as he has worked his way to a balanced and harmonious cabinet and other changes are ex? pected before the last decision is made. It is certain that for several of the places mentioned the president? elect has more than one man under consideration and that the list of' ?< von possiblllt.es given here is far from romplete. In regard to moat of *.he cabinet posts decisions' may be deferred for several weeks, and the Intervening period of deliberation may change the whole face of the problem and make one guess at Lbs present moment as good as another. Mr. Hardlng's selections for Socrc taay of Slate and Secretary of the Treasury, however, are expected tr be known definitely within a few days. At the tarne t.me he may make pi die the name of one or two others on whom he has definitely decided for membership in the cabinet. Asid* from the seven names men? tioned, recent gossip about Harding ' headquarters has brought to the fore the nanifci of several possibilities Who hitherto had been la the back? ground of cabinet speculation. Among these are Joseph Dlxon. ?f Montana, prominently mentioned for, Secretary o<* the Interior; Charles D. Hilles, of No* York, discussed for flocretaty of Conimerce or the Treasuty, and A. T. Heit. of Kentuckv. whoso name has been associated with the portfolio of war. CANDIDATE FOR GOV. OF VIRGINIA Richmond, F>ee 30 ?State Senator Lee Trlnkle. Wytheviile, today an? nounced hi candidacy for governor of Virginia. He will oppose Harry Oeorgo Tuclter, of Lexington. IOWN COUPLE COMMITS SUICIDE Inviiie. Fla . Dee. 10.?Persons W. F. Mendowa and wife, fkla.. found shot hero todav. d. woman dring. Revolver When tound between them. SEO'.TbLBt' ENTER TAINED BY PRESIDENT MontcviedO. Dec. 30.?President Drum entertained Hevrotary (>>lby at iv art) its luncheon at the pfesl ?lentiat yesterday. Colby will leave lade) f-?r Ouenos Aires. < < ! H N \M i w.i. MF.IT I KG M XI MOXD'Y The Bat Chsmhor of Commerce and the Suntter hren< h of the Amer? ican cotton saanelaHon held a joint meeting Thumday to formulate pi ins for th? Cottoa Aereage lieductIon meeting which will he held at 11 O'clo k Monday. January 5rd at the OUrt IsSUS*. Tto ttee heg? mm inters nnd church officials to give,* this meeting public it > at the varl eharassal.0unda> in the way that m;vy KBBa^A crisis confro and t b" w el - dope no.-. oti ied April, 1850. -Be Just a 181. CONGRESS CUTS ! APPROPRIATIONS Sundry Civil Appropriation Measure Suffers Severe Slash ; ing at Hands of Republican Leaders 400 MILLION TO BE CHOPPED OFF PostoiTice Bill Fares Better and Passes Committee Carrying $69,530,021 Increase Washington, Dec. 39.?T\fo of the fifteen hills carrying appropriations jto run the governmen during the ithe house today and were given more I 'ear beginning next July 1 reache 1 than the usual preliminary scrutiny because of the announced intention of Republican lenders to cut govern? ment expenditures. The sur dry civil bill, which contains the miscellaneous appropriations, as reported carries a total of S3K3.611, ibis total represents a slashing submitted by the government depart? ments, and a reduction of $62,237, 614 from the amount appropriated of $420,914,192 from the estimates through the same bill last year. The cut in estimates for the post office bill, the other appropriation measure submitted, however, was not i ao great and the expenditure recom? mended represented a considerable in- | crease over this ycfcr a appropriation. The moasure as reported carried $573, 964.721. a reduction of $11,442,181. from tfte amount asked by the post ofllce department, but an Increase of $69,530,021 over the appropriation for the current year. Democratic loadors were prompt to polrt out that the sum total carried by the appropriations committee would add about $17.000.000 to the cost of running the government next vear. Republican leaders were equal? ly prompt in declaring that there Was abundant ground for gratification on their part, inasmuch as they had used the pruning knife on estimates of Democratic department heads with? out mercy. Outside of the $223,000.000 provid? ed for the care o." rhe disabled ser? vice men and dependents of those killed the sundry civil measure left l only $160.61 1,292 for all other pur? poses, as compared with $128,000.000 the amount appropriated for 1916. The committee reported that the increase in the postofflce appro? priation was due principally to the $10.000.000 increase in the pay of city letter carriers; the $36,000,000 1 increase allowed the railroads for raatl transportation end the $12,50,- j 000 increase in pay of clerks and em ployaa Heavy Cut is Made. I Washington. Dec. 29.?The sundry j civil hill, carrying total of $383,-j 111,Iff, or $420.914,192 less than, s/m ai-.ked by the government de- : 'pnr'menta. frag reported today by the house appropriations committee. It Wai the first of the big supply meas? ures for the next fiscal y?ar to be completed and its total was $52,237, 514 less than the amount appropriat? ed for similar purposes thl* year. The largest single reluctlon, $147, 000,000 applies to the shipping board. Emergency Fleet corporation, the bill providing that the organization shall be supported entirely out of various sources of Income. N SUCCESS FOR EFFORT Bankers Oversubscribed Stock in International NOW Orleans, Dee. 29.?Secretaries j of baakenf association of 12 states' nut here today for the purpose of! DOffestlag plant to Ineivaso the cap Hal etjOCll of the Federal Internatlon- ' al Ranking company from $1.(?00.000 to $10,000.000. Reports made today indicate thai the desired amount will l?e subscribed before the organiza? tion meeting here January 7. When the organisation and cam? paign commltt? e met here on De? cember 17 only nine states were rep? resented wit i repoits, but these nine ovcrsuhscrihf d the $6,000,000 mark by $1.00<?,00C. Since then assurances, have been received from North Caro- ' Una that the quota assigned to that I late win1 be tnbscrlbed. An exec u thfe meet tag of the Oklahoma Hank? ers' association win meet Thureday to take action on the matter. Noth? ing difinite has been heard from Vir? ginia but the teeretartee here today MTW ? c ?nfblent that Glrginta bankers Will fall in line. CHIEF OF MILITIA BUREAU Wajrttlarftoiii Dec. 3<>.? Colonel Richards, Oil City, Pe . eras appointed tad v by President Wilson', chief of the uniit; i bureau of the war depart moats. Rlekards was i Pennaylvanls national guard oAoer, He will sue steed M.ijer General Jesse Met, Car* t. r SI ILL I KillTlXU IN CORK. hmtiti ml Fear Nut?Let all the ends Thou k SUMTER, S. C, SATURD^ POSSE HUNTS I NEGRO BANDITS Armed Band of Negroes Resisted Arrest and Shot Deputy Sheriff in Alabama roes who, heriff an? ! uttempx Seale, Ala., Dec. 30.?Posses arj ?searching the Pittsview' commtmi?r for an armed band of ncgr today wounded a deputy sheriff four other white men while Ing to arrest negro alleged to have made an attack upon a farmer's wife. None were seriously hurt. The )ne gro took refuge in a house occupied by other negroes. .Posses met with volley when they approached ttt*> house, and every member of the pos*o was wounded. They withdrew i'or reinforcements. H Scale, Dec. 3u.?Three negroes wees arrested in Washington when Presi? dent Wilson today vetoed the resolu? tion to suspend the section of Be Clayton act prohibiting common car? riers dealing with concerns having interlocking directorates with carriers except to a limited extent, aa to con? tracts. Washington and southern members of the house census com? mittee were aroused today by the charge of Walter White, assistant secretary of national association tho advancement of colored poo that tho majority of white people^, many southern communities w lawless. Representative Larsen Georgia declared tho charge unt and demanded witnesses be roqnlrsjji to confine themselves to facts of their own personal knowledge and be npt permitted to give hearsay evidence, representative Hee of Texas aiso took exoption to the charge. n?u? ENGLAND WAITS LONG CREDIT More Than Four Billion Dollars Involved in ^transaction Be ?tween Nations Washington, Dec. 29.?Discussiotns between American and British trcf ury officials regarding the e*chai nto long time obligations of tho n and notes of the Dritish govern? ment he'd by the United States amounting to $4,196,000.000 will be renewed upon the arrival in this country soon of a representative of the Dritish treasury. Secretary Houston today announced. The secretary of the treasury is .authorised, under tho Liberty bond aet, to effect the exchange at a rate of interest not less than that borne by the demand instrument, it was said. j Discussions with the >lritish repre? sentative, Secretary Houston said, will be confined to the exchange of the obligations of that government as it is the policy of this country' to leal separately with each of the al? lied nations to whom loans have been made. Discussions carried on in Europe With the other nations indebted to the T'nited states, the secretary saidetn United states, he aacreary saidtOtnoin United States, the secretary said, hate not reached a stage so ad-4 i vanned as those with the Dritish government. The Dritish negotia? tions, ho said, had progressed to the \ point of a general understanding r ui ihe details remained to be work Q I o.il and will be taken up with the Pritish treasury oltlcials here in Washington. The question of Interest rate sand o fthe 12 345G m m ?-aoZ . iitev and of the form as of the 1 \aiious long time bonds which mav | bo adopted are yet *o be decided, Jic secretary intimated. The obligations should contain suitable provisions for their conver? sion into bonds of small denomina? tions or for their payment at the op ton of tho obligator, in lieu ^t such conversion," Secretary Houston -a d. "To prevent or curtail gold ex? ports from the United States. t'.u\ should contain an agreement by U".e domo? government to offer drafts payable in its currency at a figure i(. to fixed, substantially the ;;->?! Ml ort point, and to apply the pro? ceeds to deferred Interest and then to prinelpali current interest to e adjusted accordingly. Sinking *ttn1 payments should DO provided to ') : madt in gold coin of the United HtSles or in the currency of the debro?' government at the par of ex? change if the holder shall so re? quest." Actual SXChsnge of the securities will not he made at the coming con? ference hire, the gncretsry said, add* ins that the documents of the agree? ment would probably be drawn up i?.r pr< sentatlon to each of the con? tracting governments before the tram for of the securities is made. Danish Cojnpani Wants Damage* Columbia, Dec. B0.?According to hdvlces received here frenn Wash? ington. Senator Dial has taken the ?lde of the Dompkissekabei Denne* brog. His sympathies for Ihe Dam nkiaeekabol Daonebrog are not en? listed by the horribly unpronounclable name, but because he believes the Dampkissekahet Dannebmg should have the t ight to Hue the United States government. The Dampkissebabet Dannebrog Is a Danish ship company. Its boat, the Klynderboru, was t a mined in Char? leston harbor by the Prometheus, and Senator Dial now favors a bill to Ifjr the Danish company to sue Otb States, f r1 ims't at be thy Couutry's, Thy God's a vY, JANUARY 1, 1921 MEDDLING WITH OUR BUSINESS English Undertaking toi Dictate, to United States as to Naval Policy - London, ? Dec 30.?Insistence u.^on ' ; the desirability of restricting: naval j I armaments and holding of a confer jenco on the subject by the United [States. Great Britain, and Japan was ( I renewed today by 'he London news I papers. The Times says that the be- i lief that Great Britain is bound by a ! treaty to support Japan in case Ja pdn enters into war with America is ; false. WHERE IS IRISH PRESIDENT? New York, Dec. 30.?Mrs. James McGuire today denied the report pub? lished yesterday in an Irish newspaper that DeValera, president of Ireland, Is a guest at her home at New Ro? che! le. TO ABANDON MUSCLE SHOALS _ Washington, Dec. 29.?The appro? priations committee of the house to ua>* sustained it3 sub-commltteo in rejecting the recommendation of the ?nurd of engineers that $10,000,000 be appropriated for the completion of ph'ti Muscle Shoals nitrate project on v.hich $00,000,00 has already been expended. There is, however, enough money on hand to continue the work on the gigantic dam until June 1, 1921. iTl.e fight with the farmers of the Sou Hi and West pressing it, will of course be carried to the floor. The \ot? in the committee was tied, every Democrat voting in favor of the ap? propriation, and every Republican to the contrary. Hurried calls brought additional Republican memr-vre and I they carried the day. In the sub Icommitteo there was a disposition to favor the recommendation, and Rep? resentative Byrnes of Tennessee, Democrat, was given to understand that the appropriation would be re? ported provided Representative Mon dell, Republican leader, agreed. Mr. Byrnes saw Mr. Mondell and he gloomily shook his head. Politics and factionalism had played their part. The senate bill, creating a corpora 1 tion of which the government will have all shares of stock,'for the man ^ ufacturo of fertilizor for the farmers I at Muscle Shoals, has the right of way in tho upper house and will be pressed for passage by Senator Smith of South Carolina, who is in charge of the measure. Senator Underwood, Democratic Kader, although regret? ting the action of the appropriations I committee, indicated 1 belief that the "d scle Shoals fight, despite the Re i publicans and the trusts, would even? tually bS a succu?sful tight. AMERICANS IN ENGLAND j London, Dec. 29.?American stu ; .lents In England are enjoying Christ? mas season hospitality at the homes j of notable English personages, as I well aa of American residents in Eng , land. Scores of Rhodes scholars have laid aside their caps and gowns and j have departed from their Oxford col- j 1 leges to be guests at English and , American homes in England during j the Christmas "vac." as tho two- j weeks' vacation period is termed in { English scholastic slang. j English homo life is the chief glpry j I of the land, according to Englishmen ; I and, as a result of the desire of those I interested In American students here, opportunity has been given to many young Americans to experience this life at its best, the Christmas season. | Many other students are guests at American homes here. Prominent American and British Women, members of the women's ad? visory committee of the American University Union In England, ar- | ranged for the entertalnent of stu? dents during the Christmas season, students having been invited to teas, evenings, week-ends or the entire va? cation period. Among the American, or former American women on tho university union's committee are Mrs. John W. Davis, wifo of the American ambas? sador; Viscountess Astor. member of parliament; Mrs. Chester Beatty, wile Of Admiral Beatty; Lady Bwaythlingi Lady Parker, Mrs. J. Butler Wright, wife of the counsellor of tht Amer? ican embassy and Mrs. K. P. Skin? ner, wife of the American consul general In England. , FORD PL ANT IS CLOSED Detroit, Dec. 30.?Ford company's Highland Park plant closed December 2 4th for the customary ten day in? ventory and probably will not re? open until February 3rd or later, ir was learned today. Fifty thousand workmen are employed in the plant. Los Angeles, Dee. 30.?The police today announced that the second in? vestigation of the death of Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, the war aviator, recently, confirmed the findings of the coroner that he committed suicide. Relatives have expressed a belief that he was ? murdered. ud Truth's." * THE TRUE SO A LIVE DOG OR DEAD LION? D'Annunzio Decides That It Is |! Not Worth While to Die For Italy POET DICTATOR LEAVES FIUME BY AIRPLANE i - Negotiations for Surrender Nowj Proceeding with Municipal Council Which Poet Ceded' His Powers?Suspension of | Hostilities Has Been Prolonged) rtome, Doc. 20.?D'Annunzio has! riWUed a. proclamation declaring that \ it is not worth while dying for Italy. He said he was leaving Flume by n \ plane. This was scml-ofllcially announced h6iC thia afternoon together with the announcement that the Fiume agreement may be regarded as con? cluded. - I Rome. Dec. 29.?Settlement of the i Fiumo question based on recognition | of the treaty of Rapallo. disbandment I of D'Annunzio's legionaires and gen-I eral amnesty is expected some time i today following receipt of late ad? vices from the blockaded area. The j suspension of hostilities previously j ordered has been prolonged. Negotiations for surrender are pro? ceeding with the municipal council of Fiume, to which D'Annunzio has ceded his powers. Rome, Dec. 29.?A description of the last phase sof the struggle in Fiume, received here today show that the legionaires reopened fire against tho troops who were merely holding tho positions thoy had taken Monday t.lght. The tight assumed the aspect of guerilla warfare all along the llqe. The legionaires took advantage df tho natural resources of the terrain for laying ambuscades. As the reg? ulars were advanced across orchards they were enveloped by f;re from I i machine guns which had been sunk ! to the level of the ground and clev I erly camouflaged. The houses seemed to havo been abandoned, but when the troops ap . proached, the legionaires hidden be? hind windows, behind chimney stacks 'and on balconies and roofs, sudden I ly opened fire. Even women were found working machine guns. The gravest losses were inflicted [ by hand grenades, which were used so freely as to give the impression j that they must have been accumu- j lated by scores of thousands. It j would have been an easy matter to gat the better of the legionaires by 1 employing artillery, but tho military authorities refused such recourse ex? cept against military buildings. The legionaires ultimately tried to force the regulars to retreat in order to re,- 1 Hove pressure on the city but failed owing to the stubborn resistance, es- j pecially of the Carbineers and Al? pine troops, who fought bravely for j \ more than three hours. The strug I jrlo was bitterest near the railway station and inside the Fiume come tory which was virtually destroyed. , j Colonel ICaionl, head of the staff of the Forty-fifth division has issued an order saying: "All officers were at the head of their men without ex? ception, even thoso attached to tho I staff." j [ Colonel IfaiOll led all his o'.fieers \ ro the attack. What the regulars \ 1 especially resented were the insults < I levelled at them hy the legionaires. A CaJabros soldier who had his b>a broken said while being carrion off on a stretcher: "The insults hurt j me more than the wound." WIDOW RUNS FOR OFFICE Greenville, Dec. 29.? \t thO earnest solicitation Of literally hundreds of friends throughout the city and coun? ty, Mrs. Fannie Davis Scott, widow 1 of Probate Judge Walter II. Scott Who was killed in an automobile ac? cident last Sunday, tonight announced that she will accept the office of pro? bate judge to fill the two years of her j late husband's unoxpired term, if elected by the people at the special ; election to be called by the governor. Mm Scott was assistant to her hus? band during the six years he served as Judge of probate, and her friends contend that she is well qualified for the place, if elected, it is bettered that she will be the first woman coun? ty official in South Carolina. Mrs. Scott, who was slightly in? jured in the acebb nt Which cost her husband his life. Faid tonight that if chosen by the people. s:he would ac? cept the office cheifly as ? token Of esteem for her husband. Her decla? ration came after much pressure had 'neu brought to boar upon hot by newspapers and the public. CAMBRIDGE DE? FEATS CORNELL Eondon, Dec. 30.?Cambridge team won the cross country race today from Cornell University. I ONG TRIP TO BE UNDERTAKEN. San Diego, Dec. 30.?Pourteen na? val seaplanes, with seventy officers and men, arc lined up here to start the three thousand miles flight today to Panama, ITHRON, I.Mal.I,shed June 1, 1866. VOL. LI. NO. 39 RUSSIAN REDS RECALL AGENT Martens, Who Has Represented Lenine in America For Two Years, Goes Home WILL SURRENDER HIM? SELF FOR DEPORTATION Bolshevik Foreign Minister Is? sues Statement Denouncing the American Government as Enemy of Soviet New York. Deo. 27.?A message from George Chicherin, Soviet min? ister for foreign affairs, in which he denounced the present American ad? ministration for hostility to the So? viet government, was made publio here today by Ludwig C. A. K. Mar? tens, Soviet "ambassador" to tha United States. In accordance with orders contained in the message, Martens notified the department of labor that he will surrender himself for deportation to Russia On Jan? uary 3. Instructions from his government, Martens said, were to the effect that he must not appeal from the order for deportation recently signed by Secretary Wilson. Cancellation of $50,000,000 worth of contracts with American firms was also ordered, ac? cording to Martens. The message from Chicerin de? clared that while most other nations of the world are entering Into eco? nomic relations w;th Soviet Russia, America is makhig such relations Impossible. "The hostility of the present Ameri? can administration expressed in this act," the message said, "can not re tlect the opinion of tho American people, especially of the American workers, who have given so many warmly appreciated proofs of sym? pathy with the workers hhd peasants of Russia. ^ "Under the most trying circum? stances you have during two years honorably and patiently endeavored to carry out the instructions received by you to esia'olieh friendly relatoins with the United States. You did so notwithstanding malicious insults and petty persecutions on the part of some elements in America convinc? ed that eventually the common ihter ests of the people of America ana Russia would eliminate the obstacles to understanding. "Even now' we i.re certain the masses of the American people will in due time bring about such an un? derstanding. At the present moment, however, we are confronted with the | cold fact that America, who repeated- - ly avowed her good will toward the people of Russia and with whom Rus? sia for many reasons was eager t? develop mutually advantageous Co? operation in the economic field makes, such cooperation impossible. This ia done at a time when most other na? tions of the world, even such as open? ly declared war against us and wasted no time on sentimental assurances of friendship, are entering into economic relations with Russia." Martens asserted refusal to resume trade relations with Russia will nul? lify a $6,000.000,000 order for Ameri? can goods, alleged to have been brought to this country by Washing? ton R. Vanderhp of Los Angeles, who recently announced that he had pro? cured a 400.000 square mile t mces sion in Siberia for a California cate. There ace about 15 Russl Martens staff here, and he , If plied for permission for them and family to accompany him home. Mi pro C mces- . m\ and ^6gw Washington, Dec. 27.?Criticising the deportation order against Ludsrsg C. A. K. Martens, Russian Soviet agent in the United States, Senator Prance, Reptabllcan, Mai > land, la a statement tonight declared that "it is time for our roveynment to forget Its prejudices and follow the example of Great Britain by opening up the channels of trade for American citi? zens in all parts of the world." HARDING PLANNING FOR INAUGURAL Marlon, Dec. so.?Plans ior me inauguration held the right of way today on Senator Harding's confer? ence schedule. V. D McClean, the Washington publisher, chairman of the Inaugural committee; Senator Knox. chairman of the congressional Inauguration committee and Will H. Hays were among those called into consulstton. D.ANNUNZIO WILL EMIGRATE London. Dec. 30.?A Rome dispatch n\ys that D'Aununtto'a legtonalrea will t>e dissolved and granted amnesty. lVAmiun7.it> la expected to go to South America. MONTANA GOV. CANCELS BALL Mleaoula, Mont.. Dec. 10.?Govern ?r-elect Dixon today called off the inaugural ball planned for Helena next weak, declaring that he did not want to be the honor guest at party coating th e dollar! a ticket. All of the spirit has gone out of New Year resolutions. ? Florida Times-Union.