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Tili: 81 MTKtt WATCHMAN, KetabUal CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, U LYNCH1NGS IN NINETEEN TWENTYL Tusckegee Records Show That Mcb Executions Were Less Than Previous Year EIGHT WHITE MEN WERE HANGED South Had No Monopoly of This Form of Lawlessness, North and West Competing with Texas Tuakege. Deo. II.?Lynching* were law numerous in 1920 than Unit year, Mai Tuskegee Institute records show Sixty-one persons, including eight white men. and one negro woman, Wer? lynehed. compared with elghty thre? taut year und sixty-four in dill) Authorities prevented lynch? ing* n fifty.six Instances thin year, af which forty-six were in the south, nned forces were used to repel moos fourteen occasions. In four in aces mohe were flred upon, and ? n attackers were killed, and num wounded. L>ynchings by states a e as fol owe: Texas 10; Georgia. MNstssippl. Alabama and Florida seven each; Minnesota, North ?'uro llnu. ??klahoms and California, three pach: Arka^.sss. Kansas. 1 Hinds. Kentucky, Missouri. Ohio, South ? arolins. Virginia .West Virginia, one each ? e STATE BORROW S HALF MILLION Large Loans Negotiated by Committee ^B^B^BBBBUaSSUSaSBSj A c dum? la. Dec. 31.?A loan of StJOO. 000 was negotiated by the borrowing committee of the state government y?*t*rday morning to n.cct current e sjiensea. Go'/ern? Cooper, Treas? ure* Carter and. Comptroller General Sutherland an the members of the committee, and they announced after a conference that the 1*00.000 had been borrowed through the Palmetto Motional bank of Coluidbia at 6 per cent interest. The loan will become due March 10 The ? onimittee wss forced to nego? tiate the loan due to the lower balance In the treasury. Mr. Carter said yee teru.t) thafWthe number of bills ex? ceeded the money and taxes are com? ing in at such n slow rate that some thins; had to be done Tax money to date received by the lWasurer Is slightly in excess of 1460.oo? a big decrease from the amount collected at this time last yenr. The levy this year Is 12 mills as compared with nine for last year, yet the receipts to date are two tbirds off from 1919, Mr. Carter saht yeiterdoy. In speaking of the tax gHua '<>n and the necessity to bor ? row $:00.00? Mr. Carter said he hod been ia the. treasui ?ir's ohVe for 23 years and the conditions now aro the worst he ever experienced. "Wo have less c.ish on hand aid hi ore obliga? tions than ever 'before." Mr. Carter an id Du? to this condition of nil collec? tions, the state wan forced fa borrow the money under the liest condition* off seed. The committee borrowed $1.00?.000 earlier in the year and this amount will become due early in 1921, and to nic#g these loans, the treasurer is hoping the tax money will come In st a rapid ruts within the next few dsy*. Firecracker Cause of Child's Death Two Year Old Hoy in Hennotts ville Eat* "Son of a Gun" Hennettsvltle, Dec. 30.?Terry II. Od oat, Jr., two year old son of Mr. Mr* Percy I?. < ?dorn, died at their home on King street about f, o'eloek this morning as the result of ? st? ing a "son of a gun. ' a new kind of flr^g: i kor sold in Ih nnottscille dar faiT the holldi\M. Yesterday nfteinoon the child's mother found something around the child's mouth and other children tub! her thut It had eaten a "son of a gun". About 6 o'clock the child began to ?how symp'oms of dine**. Drs. Smith and Kinney ere called and washed out the stom? ach. Dr. Kinney wns there again about It o'clock, and the little boy then s. ? m. | to t.e doini; well, About ? a. m. Dr. Kinney got a message that he was thought to be dying and he was deed before the doctor got Metre, The little fellow was a bright and attractive child and the parents have the svmpathy of the entire commu? nity In their bereavement. TENNESSEE BANK IS ROBBED ie Bandit Got Away With 'iffy Thousand Dollars leid Tenn . Lee .t l. ,\n >d man entered the Peoples' jsr and got fifty thousand Hth of bond*, stood off bank dashed out, shooting of L,|eg is he ran and took I room where th.* po i ?Jatt tied April, 1850. ? Be Just i WILSON TO VETO FINANCE MEASURE - I Will Reject Resolution to Revive Corporation PRESIDENT TO SUSTAIN HOUSTON Pressure Will Be Brought to Bear in Congress to Override Washington, Jan. 3.?The resolu? tion to revive the war finance corpor? ation was vetoed by the president to !day and the senate immediately took I up the measure with a view to passing it over his veto, and did so. The house 1 is expected to act likewise. Washington, Jan. 2.?As a result of tbj? petition of David F. Houston, secretary of the treasury, President I Wilson hai definitely concluded to veto the Joint congressional resolu? tion which would have restored the war finance corporation as an ex? porting medium for farm products, at is not anticipated that he will ehanae his mind before mornim-v. .So positive are the leaders wiio p.u tin resolution through ooagreoj U;u? the ii vi\al oi th ? war l.nance cor poration would txert a most salutary effect, even If excluded to psychology ou the agricultural situation, report led desperate, that they will make a determined effort to retain the iaw Jespiie the vc' ? Y!o resolution |t6sse<fl the senate without a record \ tit., and ita friends In thu house I or in ? majei.'y of ot ha d three (to ono, That strength, however, < ui.id not bi mastered. It is aiiU. m ;.n attfgspl to tl war the veto. The rejected resolution la expected to rsjfch the senate tomorrow noon, on aei outrt of the gtstence ot a t'nlr pro portion of members, aotidh wi\l he postponed Uktess ' canvass of the sttdsitlon should indictae sufficient strength on the scene to save the rtsoluton. TtrbOf is considerable question as to whether or not the uvjval of the corporation would really convoy a benefit The attitude of many mem? ber! of OOUS^rOSJ is that even if it wouldn't help it wouldn't hurt, and that as the farmers want it, they should be permitted to have it. If the veto Is overridden the adminis? tration of the corporation by Mr Houston, who violently opposes It, would not be ent huslastlc, It Is fear? ed. "BANDITS COURT" IS OPENED TODAY Philadelphia. Jan. 3.?The new tribunal known as "bandit's court" opened here tojay. Only holdup and robbery cases will be heard. One of common pleas judges will preside. WHITE WOMAN KILLS NEGRO New Orleans. Jan. l.?Sam San? ders, 27 years old, negro, was shot and Instantly kitted last night by pa white woman, Mrs. Joseph Lobue, wife of a local grocer. According to the story told the po? lice hy M s. Lohne, Handers entered the ?rooery and asked for ten cents' worth of cheese, umderlng a 50 cent pi* co in payment snd receiving 40 cents in change. Returning to the store a few mlnures later he demand? ed $1.50 more In change. l'.eing r fused, Mr. Ix>bin> says, ho became abu:n\e Wd threatened to get a gun and kill her. A short while later he returned to the store with a Krag army title which he leveled . I the he; d of the woman, who euatehet! n :ts calibre revolver from uialer |hf counter and shot the negro in the load. P. ath was Instuntanw GUS The po lee rej ort that the negro was found lying on the Moor of the store with l loaded Krai by his sble. Following the ShOOting Mrs. Lohne rolle paed, No cherges have i?e? n tiled. MARTENS WILL BE DEPORTED Washington. Jan. 3.?Martens, the Russian soviel representative, form aly surrendered here today to Se na tary Wilson at the department of la? ke* by his tOUnsel Martens was ? in the custody of hii attorney since his er rent several months uro. ms de portation has been ordered, COLBY TO LEAVE FOn MONTEVIDEO Busnols Aii es Jan, 8, Represeit? tat.Ve ColbyTgN ported to Law here tonight on the Uruguayan cruiser for Montevideo where the battleship Florida is waiting;. The Florida leaves for the 1'nited States gl soon as Mr. Colby gOOl aboard, Washington, 'an I.?The senab Hi mce committee prepared today lo begtu a conalderatlon of the emer I a v tariff bin recently passed by ti c Inn u>. Washington, Jan, I. ? Senator* rhambsrlaln, of Or agon, underwent a second operation yesterday Re is ? ? i urfed to be resting well today, and his condition seems to be salisluc ltory. und Fear Not?Let all che ends Thon A SUMTER, S. CM WEDNBSD. MORE WORKMEN > THAN JOBS Price Recession Enlarges Army of Workmen Without Jobs FEDERAL RESERVE ISSUES STATEMENT ? Board Give? Review of Business Conditions. Commodity Pfices Declined Eight and One-Half Per Cent Last Month _ 1 Washington, .Inn. 2.?Further de? cline in price coupled with increased unemployment accompanied the coun? try's continued progress In readjust? ment during December, according to the monthly review of general bus? iness and financial conditions issued, tonight by the federal reserve board. The price decline during the month was placed at 8 i-2 per cent, by the board which added tho observation that the decrease in prices was mdln I ly confined to commodities wjiteh had shown a decline previously ratjrer tl an in extension of price cutting hei Industries, I The decline M as feporlod a..>' i,fc?d marked in ggrlcultural proluets, B;* !til. a hides. leather and iron flind Steel products, whll; coai petroleum. i.nMilin ?, paper, brick and cement ne ? ? ned largely unaffected. Some jre ii" toni were rep-rtod In the open [market in the latter groan of can* modules, the board said, but con? tract prices appeared too be <?t tin same level nr. in earlier months. Ucdv'-'i buggacss activity, t!. poard staged, cut operations b many I 1 ji. * frpjfj '.0 per c;mr. to 7? per ccuf. id' normal and brougm, .u ohii 'n iyij n pueinptOyaiehV. 'i"he ahrmK age of demand, the board reported. I a'SO wv.h responsible for wage- cuts r .n-dn.i re? hfgjh as ,'T. per cent. In ! Ni,?pe iwie*. ... ' ? y ? * . 1 aid. n ? :.?<>??? r. m Mit jihor .hi.ad. was we 1 maintained, the board as ? HdsV, normpl credit accommodation intended to legttima c business, tho i r serve ration growihg stronger ap.d j inUr'-reaerve borrowing in part liquidated. WJth liquidation of loans 'u' the membar banko beginning, the board forecast better conditions. Busmess in wholesale-aner tifftshi fatnring llbes w'is reported inac? tive in tbv Richmond district build tng operations a minimum and rnemploymont prevalent, but signs of improvement are noted. Most of tho cotton crop has been I arvested in the Atlantic district, but Is being largely held, while farmers generally feel the effect of low prices. Other markets In the distrtc|fl| are quiet, coal production haa fnereaned end lower prices of pig Iron have not produced any ?great amount of business. Throughout the cotton holt rains 1 ave delayed picking to some extent, v hl!e in some sections farmers are reported to be abandoning because of the decline in price and the rela? tive scarcity of pickers, together with the hiKh wage? demanded. There has been considerable dete? rioration in the quality of tho lint due to tho wet weather, and the bulk of the glnnings Is reported to be grading below middling. Movement of cotton has beon rela J lively slow, receipts showing a sharp 'and unseasonable falling off. In some sections it is reported that sellers have complained that they were unable to sell their cotton at nny price unless It was of superior grade. However, cotton farmers in many sections show a tendency to hold as much as possiblo of their crop off the maiket in the hope of !?n advance, Considerable thought hat* been given to the reduction of next year's acreage. The tobacco situation has shown but very little change. Opening of tho Western dark markets in Ken? tucky was disappointing to the farmers because of the prevailing low prices, together with the do : creased demand, In the Richmond district, the re? port says, "the farmers have shown R tendency to sell their off color and poorer grades, apparently holding I their best tobacco until after the hoidays In the hope of better j prices." Export demand for leaf to baoco Is very small, while manufac? turers' stocks are reported large and their pur? bases have been kepi at jn minimum Tin slackening ?>i d mend for manufactured goods con hnucs with the result that some fac? to? ies are closed while others are running only part'time. The do* ? reaee in demand is most noticeable in tho case of cigars and the retail? ers' ordert are falling off in eon ' sequence. Althen/ h n Jlgl ? ; v . .?, in Du ?i bt.yinv mi coltm, bj New Holland mid . In.s occurr+d dorm,. I in- I;'si mi nth. purchases have boon beloa uornutl, whih. milts In the Carolinas nre said "to have been out oi the market for sonn time." In view of the limited demand and the silt of the crop, it Is not sur? prising that price declines have been continuously recorded New Bug 'and mlllf are ,; tttnab ?1 to Ii r. < i'.ii operating at even low< r ? apao Ity during the middle ot December than during the previous month an i it 1h stated In QcstOh county, N'orth Carolina, where the line yarn indus ry of the Richmond district is large? ly concentrated, the mills have clo i 'i down entli eiv. I H gh wage. !? vele :?nd high v of tbulldlug materials continued to i hamper resumption of building, tha ims'i at be thy Country's, Thy God's a AY, JANUARY 5, 1921 REPRISALS _BY FIRE Irish Town of Middletown Burn? ed by Commanding Officer to Keep Order ACT DOES NOT MEET PUBLIC APPROVAL Dwellings Destroyed as Result of Ambush of Police Near Town London, Jan. 3.?Public opinion was shocked when dotails of the burn? ing of the Irish town of Midleton i Saturday were made public. No? where was outspoken approval of the punishment meted out to the village by Major General Strickland and evi? dently some reluctance to ? endorse this method of keeping order. The of? ficial stutemem declared seven dwellings were destroyed as a result Of ambush of police near the town Wednesday. Occupants were given an hour to vacate, and permitted to re ?Cioye valuables, hut had to leave fur [nature. Tie houuea wen. then ? *. on {tile. MRS. REMBEIvT RESIGNS POSITION I Columbian Retires as Field Sec i ' retan of South Carolina Sanatorium i ? 1 CoUuitbia, .'an. 3. --.*d.- \ Annie f. (??em'.?tt h*s r<nsigi!?? s fpyid Beere* [fnry of the Mouth ''ar-.'lion e4hator iutu, the roalghaVlon be??n?1hg elTec , live y< sterday. 1 Mrs. P.embert, in handing in her j isigruttloh, aaid? t.i.d- i'n-^td so he> lcu?si s?e fr it that. ?iij?<-4. sh ? ' \*h* .? ??jeliev'? ,? , i:; i'hYivt* in Jlcicnce > 'that '?>!;?? .'biiftlil ii'ii at'i-he SUjptfe ,:.:u - b ? 'jiuutU l e/ftb U*e J;ubor^^psi%woril of Ihjri s"?te^??a:rd of health. . I Mrs. Reutberg has been aaabciatod i with the vorK oi' the sanatorium j sicce 191% when a bi!l was pass.-d ' by the logislnture authorizing Us i establishnr nt. She has been a paid I worker of the sanatorium, however, j otib/ sir.-"' ??10.. 'when she aeeopted : ..v. positron "r secre?'S y. i Mih K- irihvrt said ^esteroVy $pa* : UO ruuanuu in tlu- woric anil itw sanatorium was completed and now that It has boon opened, she felt that she should resign. RESOLUTION BEING CONSIDERED I _______ Foreign Relations Committee Defer Action until Negotia? tions Are Put Up to President Washington, Jan. 3.?Borah's reso? lution looking to reduction in future naval building by the United States, Croat Britain and Japan was consid? ered today by th** senato foreign rela? tions committee, but nal action defer? red. Senator Borah said after the j committee meeting which was secret onslderable sentiment developed to jinclde Frano and Italy jn the dls icrmament negotiations whih the prea jident will be asked to initiute, BELIEVE THEY HAVE ! MYSTERIOUS MR. X. Jeremiah Bohan Has Surrender? ed to New York Police j New York, Jan. 3.?Jeremiah Bo? han, prohibition enforcement agent, isaid by police to be the mysterious j Mr. X. sought In connection with the I r.a ent killing of Monk Kastman. ! r.ungster and world war hero, sur? rendered today. _ New York. Jan. 3.?Bohan was la? ter arrested charged with the killing. The police sold in* confessed to the {.hooting of Kastman. PRESIDENT WILL VETO RESOLUTION Washington, Jan ?From o'lic.ai sources it was learned the president had decided to veto the resolution 10 revive the war finance corporation aj an ail to tanning and other indus? try. Disapproval of the measure was recommended by Secretary Houston. London, Jan. 1. I hev< Is iiiuoh ' idxepticisni core rrjr?g the report I hat i >. \ tilers ha ?? ?? * Ireland. Tin ? ? \. ;pap rs have .ai'.od to ascertain his whereabouts and no other newa I as been received beyond what was ( ibled from Now York. Richmond district showing a d crease nt* 54.6 per cent, in the value nf permits 'i--1 compared] with vember und the Atlantu district showed a general trend downward, although a ten eitles showed in creases. Production of lumber has declined ? enera'lv In 'he R1*hmond district Improvement Ic shown Coal npeni Hons ire bring renamed In soiui Mu hams mines Increased demand ror llOtdhern P'ue has taken place and in consequence prices have strength ened. nd Truth's." THE TBML S< KAISER'S MAN DIES AT BERLIN 1 Von Bethmann-Hollwcg Passes! Away After Brief Illitess.. ! i _ AUTHOR OF PHRASE, "SCRAP OF PAPER - j Forced Out of Office by Admis? sion That Invasion Was Un j just?Wanted to Be Tried by Allies in Place of Former Kais? er Berlin, Jan. 2.?Dr. Theobald von j Bethmann-Hollweg, former German imperial chancellor, died last night jft'ttf a brief illness on his estate at Hohenflnow, near Berlin. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg was ; apparently in good health until Wed? nesday. He spent Christmas as usual with his family, but contracted a cold which developed into acute pneumonia. Hia - condiiion beeam ? St adily worse ard h!s private physi jcian was summoned from Berlin, but the former ? .h. felloe had Llready become unconsch us and r< ver re? gained' conaciouan sc, dying ate S urda** night. His who d In [Vii an? ?i! I >st j-ttls eldest son ii Ihe n as He Is 'kuh Ived a daughter, Countess rc h. wife of Ihe se?rrotar, oi the ! Prussian legation at Munch, and a [son, Felix, s stuttent at Berlin. On the ;a*t ?st his frequent visits to Berlin, In m.d November, Dr. Von fotthmann?lIollweH was seen walk .! In Unter den Linden, bu, the <>n.;. isieTtY&it i'v*\vv ifne as longer iu> 1 right; fey; |m!d ?ir-r?i* recognised la the stooi cd flgttri and careworn faee . s form r Imperial chancellor, ?Von Bothnia nn-Hoilvv-cg recently < oncluded tl e revision* >f the final [pfoofs q1 the.'second ? Volume-1 of? his v.av t'iiM..'. w'iich is a.iUMunVcd for I i :i*Yj pdbliCS1 tlort. , ' Afttiong tb/? iat?*s* prominent activ tieg of Djr. von Beihrna-.n-HoKwog n International affairs and German national lb?e, was his testimony las? iyear as a wftnaas before the national iSsembly committee, which investi? gated responsibility for the war. Hia testimony f>ro?gb*t out tbaf ho had I ortftlnutly opposed nibmatine Iwarfst?'? and hfcd issued w?K*aings n^. to undel,ostlmia*< America's strength In the conflict. One?of his most famous utterances i during the war waj that concerning ja "scrap of paper" as regarded the I treatv guaranteeing the neutrality of I e' gl um. This treaty was so characterized by von Bethman-nollweg during an interview which the then chancellor had with Sir Edward Goschen, the Byrltlsh ambassador to Germany. Speaking with great irritationn the chancellor expressed his inability to understand Great Britain's attitude with regard to Germany's attack on Belgium "I found the chancellor very much agitated." said Sir Edward after? wards, writing of the incident. "His exc? llency at once began a harangue which lasted about 20 minutes. He raid the stop taken by his majesty's government was terrible to a degree. I Just for a word?'neutrally'?a word J which In wartime, has so often been disregarded?Just for *a scrap of pa? per'?Great Britain was going to make war on a kindred nation which desired nothing more than to be friends with her." I Sir Edward replied in effect that he ; understood the caocellor's Inability j to comprehend the British action hut that Great Britain attached impor? tance to the 'scrap of paper' because jit bore her signature, as well as that i cf Germany. "Our troops have occupied Luxem? bourg and perhaps have also found It necessary to enter Belgian territory." Jhe said on August 4, 1914. "That is ! contrary to international law. We know, however, that France was ] ready to invade Belgium. France could wait; we could not. as France could Invade our lower Rhine flank, which would prove fata1. So we were '"reed to disregard the ??r?test? of the Luxembourg and Belgium gov? ernments. We sl.aVi try to make good the injustice we have commit ed as soon ns our military goal hf.s been rear bed." Dr. von Beth man-Holl weg was chancellor el Germany fiom July 14, itoi9. to July 14, 1917. He was suc? ceeded In the office by Dr. George Michaelis, an appointee of the for? me:* kaiser. J. was stid that von Bethtnenn-Yfol'Weg was forced out of office though the efforts of the nil i rnH**s h -adod >xv KHldenhurg and Bud ndoi f i? .?1} Iterance of his ' :'*er;.p of *.a ??????" tftatciueni end his id mission that lip llermei I ivasii ti o' Beit mi n >\.: . kUlJUUt. ') i" fOriU' I chancellor bad on several occaab ns <esued statu men ts blaming the mlli \iri:-is for the war, these appearing in laid and I'M.", while in the two \'?ars previous he had frequently de Cared that England alone was re sponsin)?. i?r von Botlunenn-Hoirweg cecei\ - cd prominent attention througho it the world In June wheu he for i lath asked ?h" 'Mies and s?e?V*late?*. pi wers to place him on trial Instead of the former ka ?er. Th? supreiii? council doe hied t,i tguore lift reojtiet m? a i often mentioned as among th? se who might be tried by ihe allies ifor poiitis ' offeneev - i connection [with the origin oi the war. His na 'tional activities before la 14 were >tTHHOX. Established June 1, 1866. VOL. LI. NO. 40 NO MORE MONEY FOR WILSON DAM ' Republicans Display Bitter Sec? tionalism in Debate on Muscle Shoals Nitrate Plant WASTE OF MILLIONS ON WORK CHARGED jThe Nigger in the Wood Pile Seems to Be Opposition of Fertilizer and Nitrate of Soda Interests Washington, Dec. 31.-?The old year {closed in the house tonight with a flood of talk on the ups and downs of Muscle Shoals. Working through to the eve of the New Year discussing a $10,000,000 appropriation for completion of the VVoson Dam, part of the govern? ment's big war-timo nitrate project, e house) adjourned with lines .'. rply drawn lor a fresh fight Mon <.. y and a determination on the part of ].' . ; ? '. a .? oil) sin-- further aid hot io yield', bVt n ,tu ?v. face o? a io?f , .?i sectionalism. ? All di long th'- dam projc^) "Wwl '' i: teri\ attacked aud vva/tu'o '..e.oau I' rviAeiiLcl, uowever, for Chair mai abani, e the lavcsuga.ing committee, wine, weal over tho ground, to tuin loose the guns upon ' tn ? It'.tie Aiebama settlement, 4nvo which he dsclarcd there had been dun.ped a .?Ii reokh'&s regard for the . *. l 1 enough m< ney t<> ? r< et h..U" of* [the public buildings in V uminyton. Tin otiei side the picture wAu present l l.i tiep**<?* u a;l\> ?:aji?v**i, I Democrat, of Tennessee, himse'Jf a mcrr4>< i i i the Investigating v ay, who pleaded for funds w.th Which to go jantad with constmctlwn of tin dam, earned for th< i,re*.dent, and which In- liwiSled would be a vital *og in.the Ataurltan machinery oi ">. he ? ha g? ? >>- Mr. ??rrett that -he people of the n 0th $eutd eet ?n the > ; i oalticn t-> the mop* u*? n j ^ounii ? L?p: S4 ti . i Lea tfas Vigorously I denied by Chairman-Graham, who ] Haid a ua:.: like ?hat now being con .? t (\ i.\ the TeT. itessee river never u . v i u bull in the history ot the world and probably never would. From the proposal advanc? d by I'Heutfcern It ?? .vrfat1v< s via??? Ill . ! biyU.'n) tut it;', the sundry ci?i! hi I 'the tl6 uGC.OOfl ttriclten on* by the [commit oo, the da?bat* lumped Cresa j the darn into nitrate rhms *?.o ,-way involving the policy of the gov? ernment in selecting Muscle Shoals as a site and building there a project costing upwards ot $100,000,000. Mr. Garrett declared that to stop work no-v on the undertaking, 30 per cent complete and for which i*i,u*0r 000 had been expended, not on y would j br.ng great loss to the government. 1 would be "the height Of folly," when nitrate establishments ranged as tho most Vital asset in time of war. Mr. Graham, on the other hand, contended that congress "3hou!d not go deeper Into the hole" until it had decided on a definite policy as to disposal of the plant. There was doctdod opposition from Jsome quarters to a bill now pending , which would convert the Alabama plant Into fertilizer factories, mem ! b^rs professing to see the spectre of .government ownership. Repi esenlative Bankhead. Demo? crat, Alabama, declared experts had j stated that M?sch? Shoa's could be successfully operated as a commercial plant. Complet.on of the dam. he argued, was n*?ce?sary as part of the nitrate plant machinery big enough to serve American farmers trying for cheaper products needed for the yield of bountiful crops. SPENDS DAY WITH CALLERS Marion. .Tan. ? President-elect Harding today gave nn>st of his time to a Dan VOSS of the legislative at! na? tion lit conference with Senator Cur tls of Kansas. Republican whip Oth er callers on the list were Ciifford Pinchot, former chief of forestry ser? vice and representative tOfJfJOff of Iowa. STEAMER WRECKED OFF SPANISH COAST Vtllagareta, Cpetn. Jan. ">?The Spanish s*eatner Santa Isabel was wrecked on the northwestern Sp&n <*h coast with a considerable loss of life. I altlmure, Jan. 3.;?Cardinal Gib t ass id ? comfortable night. Ms ? ' : m remaining unchanged this morning. nark J Iob strong opposition to democraUsation <u" Germany. On sev? eral occasions during his tenure of ottitce Dr. von Drthmann-Hollweg threw out peace feelers, particularly tn 1116 when he invited the allies to enter negotlatlono. au of his over* ?uns ctntained onl\ the vaguest in dications rei irdlisf the German at lituds on 1 i ? settlement and they were rejected. It was following the fei uro of his peace efforts in Decani* tier, 1516, thai he endorsed unlimited ? ubmai iee v arfare. Dr von Beth man ? Hollereg horn in t >'e the son ot Matthias a. von Bethmann itollwog profeooot r,f ei\ii law a1 Bonn, n grandson ot a .member <?f the leW?h banking fam? ily ot vou bethiuauu el ir'ranktort.