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THE sl MTICIt WATCHMAN, KU ab 11* CONSOLIDATED AUG. 2, II SENATE AGAINST WILSON VETO Bill to Revive War Finance Cor? poration Passed By Vote of 53 to I DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS UNITED Measure Will Be Taken Up in House For Consideration at Once Washington. Jan. 2?Veto by Pres? ident Wilson today ot the tarmer's feile' bill to revive the war finance corporation waa followed almost Im? mediately by a vote of &3 to & In the senate to Snake the hill luw despite executive disapproval. The house will take* up the measure tomorrow, and prediction* were general that it would duplicate the senate's action and thus place the bill on the statute President Wilson In a lengthy veto message declared he withheld his ap provsl of tho hill because the war fins nee corporation Was a war credit agency, not desirable or needed In peace time* Ho said that it "would eiert no beneficial influence, on the situation would raise fa lue hopes smong the very' people who would expect most, and would he hurtful to the natural and order)/ processes of business snd finance. ' The legislation, tho president also said, would result in additional credit burdens, and the government he con? tinued, should not be called upon furtner to finance private business at public expense. Referring to wide? spread demand for abolishment of war agencies and removal of gov? ernmental influence from business, the president said he had "sympathy with this view." und added that "the nation should resume its usual meth Uaon reidlng of the veto message in ths senate. Senator Underwood, Alabama. Democratic leader, urged Its Immediate consideration, for which \inanimoos consent was secured by t*halrman llronna of the agriculture committee, wtheh reported the bill, fop.itor 1'nderwood followed with the on'y addre-ts made, declaring that financial distress now was greater than during the war and that he felt enhflden: of w.se administration of the proposed law that would cause "no undue strain on the treasury." un the senate roll call II Demo? crats were Joined by Jt Republicans in overriding the veto. Supporting the president's opposi elon were two Democrats, Senators Oevry. Rhode Island and Thomas, Colorado, and three Republicans, Fd fclnr. and Sutherland, West Virginia, and Keyes. New Hampshire. Senator OloSia. Demoerat. of Virginia and Mf*. Republican, New Jersey, voted against overriding t' e veto, hut with? drew their votes OS ...'count of having pairs. Senator Pen rose of Pennsyl anla. Republican, was paired, but announced that he would have voted to sustain tho veto. The president's message also was road In the house. Representative Mondeh. Wyoming. Republican lead? er, announced later that it would SO Ulken up tomorrow at the opening of the house but without uny definite arrangements for g vote. Advocates of the hill, however, expressed conti? nence that the house also would vote to enact the hill despite the veto The house |>,esn| th ? bill bv a vote of 2\2 to II, or much more than the necessary two-thirds majority. Many of the negative votes \\? re cast by Republicans. Pefore the president's message reeched the senate today. Senator >farrlson, Democrat. Mississippi, a lesdtng advocate of the legislation, criticised Secretary Houston, declar? ing that the treasury head, a cording to newspaper re|*>rts, had advised without indicating such opposition *S hen Mr. Houston was before con? gressional committees. Senator Kdge Issued a statement tonight, declaring that the president's argumenta against the hill were "ab? solutely unanswerable" Qy issuing bonds the finance corporation, :Vn stor Kdge asi Id. would "sdeersely af? fect the pi sent financial ami eco? nomic situation without anv direct resultant ?od to pi iducer*.' JOHN BURKE RESIGNS Treasurer >f United States ' o Be Banker Washington. Jan. 4.?John l'airke. treasurer of the 1'nltcd States, today announced h;s resignation, effective Upon ? \*> a ppolntfftent of his SUC? asasor Mr. Iturke waa appointed treasurer Mandl. ISIS. Prior to that time he MTVed three terms as governor of I'll' In n nd Wan a meml>er ot >th the aenate and hoire <>t lie will (oln the banking firm Kardoa A Co ot New York, which to i- A lbirk >. 1Y COM? ING HOME Syfdeo. Jan Sec 'etary Bed here lite yesterdaj Iis Abes and hoarded the Jfiorida A fter a \ i.iit of llnil hi in e.<>\ ? i me.-at Florida sailed f.. 1 nit. d iwcL in the evening. hod April, 1K50. Bo Just i 381. SLANDER OF SOUTH DENIED I Florida Negroes Furnish Affi? davits Contradicting Charges of Northern Negroes NO INTIMIDATION AT NOVEMBER ELECTION Florida Congressmen Submit Proof of Falsity of Charges in Specific Cases Washington, Jan. 1.?Affidavit! in? cluding a number by negroes, were ' presented to the house census com? mittee tdday by the Florida delega? tion in congress In answer to charges that negroes were wilfully prevented from voting in Florida. Replying to charge by \V. F. White, an official of tho National Association for the advancement of Colored Peo? ple that two negroes were whipped at Live Oak, three negro members of the Republican campaign committee Whero lr affidavits said there was no such occurrence in Live Oak. or the county; that the negroes went to polls, voted and were told by the sheriff that they would be protected In voting; that nothing was said to the negroes to try keep them from volng. They declared that the No? vember election was no different from previous elections. Affldavita from the sheriff, and arious citizens to the sc.me effect were filed. The sherff at Qulncy telegraphed ? hat It was untrue that W. S. Stev? ens, a negro physician there, was or ? dered to leave town. Representative Clark announced that he would pre? sent an affidavit from Stevens deny jing the charge. OFFICIALS GET PARTICULAR Make Big Hullaba!oo Ovor Ad? mitting Seven Orphan Russian Children Wa-shlnig'von, Jan. 5?Seven Rus? sian children who were brought to the United S'ates by Rear Admiral MnCully, former American High Com? missioner at Pebastopol, and ordered deported by the immigration author? ities at Kills Island, will probably be admitted to the country, it was said today at the department of la tK)r Offtcia's sail that in view of Admiral McCully's statement that he intended to educate the children and make them h'.s h< lr?. Secretary Wil? son ll expected to order their admis? sion. Admiral IfoCully is a bach? elor. MAYOR OF CORK ARRIVES Carte as Stowaway on Ship Held Ey Immigration Officers Newport News, Jan. 5.?Continuing his attitude Of silence as to the pur? pose of his vlsll to America, Daniel O'Callaghon, lord mayor of fork, who with Peter MacSw iney, of New York, brother of the late TefOhCC MacSwin ey, arrived here late yesterday as stowaways on the American steamer West Cannon, is awaiting today a rul? ing from the immigration authori? ties at Washington, which wilt decide whether he will be permitted to en? ter this country. YaeSwlncy, who had a pa s mi t Issued to him by the American consular officers in Eng? land, || tree to leave at will. Newport News, Jap. ,r>?-Mayor <>' Cullaghan of Cork declared that the e liters of the Newport Nation invited him to testify before the commission that is Invei Igatlni the Irish sltu iation. lb- expressed himself as at a loss to understand the statement from i halrman Howe last night that he I had Revet been SSked lO appear. He v iid the Invitation was sxtondsd sev? ? ral months ago. The Department of Labor said to? day that they win hold Mayor O'Cal 'aghan until the Immigration sttthor Itles determine whether or not he is ?dmlssable to the country. If it is l eld that he is admissable the ease will be referred lo the state depart meat is deb rmlne whether ihe de? partment is willing to waive the ab? sence of a passport under the cir ? istances surroundlw the ease. Washington, Js i. I.?The comp? troller of the currency today issued a ??..ii for s report on tin- condition of ill national banks at the eloes of business Wednesday) December II, Landest, Jan. s?Germany is again threatened with ewtenslve railway and industrial strikes, says a Berlin dis patch. a large majority of the rail i i men voted In f?\ ir of a strike a nl ninety one pet cent of the work Dl Ul the Ruhr and Rhine industrial districts votod fni irably an the pro? posal to strike for higher wagea Mi ts tot k. Ja n The biggest II quor raid her sin o the Volstead act in c.nne effective eras made today when ||60,eSQ worth was seized In the wholesale establish men I of Sin? ger DrotUera by federal agents. _ ^ und Fear Not?I<et nil the ends Thon / SUMTER, S. C, SATURDi NEGRO QUESTION INFLORIDA Rep. Clark Before the House Census Committee Denies Charges Made NEGROES OF SOUTH HAVE NOT COMPLAINED Says New York Delegates Feast? ing on Fat of Land Have Caused the Trouble I Washington, Jan. 5.?Representa? tive Clark of Florida told the house census committee today that Florida was giving the negro every right un? der the law in further denying the Charge? that negroes of that state had been prevented from voting. No ne? gro from Florida had complained, Mr. Clark said, and that charges were made by "New York negroes who are feasting and fatUning on the honest negroes of the south ns representa* lives of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People," who made charges, he said "have nev; er done a thing that hasn't Injured the negroes in the south. Their ac tiouH have made for racial clashes." HARDING BACKS RESERVE BOARD President-Elect Sustains Gov? ernor Harding's Policy Washington. Jan. 3.?President? elect Harding indorses the policy which certain members of congress and many farmers have severely criti? cized. This statement Is confirmed tonight by W. P. o. Harding, governor of the L'ederai reserve board, who after hav? ing visited Marion, returned to Wash? ington today. Governor Harding was invited to Mai ion by the president? elect, who was anxious to know ex? actly what the federal reserve board had done and was contemplating doing. "I laid the case before the presi? dent-elect," Governor Harding said. "I told him what the situation watt ) ast year and how we met it. I told him of improved conditions which now exist. In the end he agreed that ?he polley which we have pursued was one of wisdom. He was of the opinion that the farmer, along with every other individual must take his i medicine in the process of price re ; adjustment. He stressed the fact that . his sympathies were with the farm |or." j Governor Harding wan asked If he ithought the country was destined to undergo an era of "hard times." He I committed himself only to the extent ( >f declaring that the "greatest dan i :^er had been obviated." He was then tsked If there really had been a time (since the war when danger of nn ! flonal financial collapse was immi? nent. In answering, he cited a chart Mhowing the trend of credits in 1920. and declaring that unless a halt had been called "everything would have rone to smash, including the federal reserve banks." Governor Harding, though aware if the criticism to which he had been subjected, is apparently not per* 'turbed, "I am not in politics." he said, "and can afford to sit rigidly on ' this Job and administer it just as if lit were an individual bank. I hardly I think that any one doubts but that 'in a financial sense I could hotter myaOlf elsew here." WILSON DAM LOSES Despite Support of Strong Re? publican Leader Amendment Suffers Defeat j Washington. Jan. 4.?The assistance Of such powerful Republican leaders ?us Representative Mann, of Illinois. i former floor leader of his party, failed j In the house today to rally enough \.?tes for the Democrats to put across the $10,000,000 appropriation wanted or the continuation of the work; on the Wilson dam at Muecle Bhoala In j Alabama. The amendment was lost ' by Jest seven votes, but another at ' tempt will be made to get funds When the sundry elvil bill is taken up by the house Itself, The vote today was In committee of the erhole. Debate on the sundry civil bill, to which the Wilson dam appropriation would have been an amendment, came to an abrupt halt tonight When a light was started on a paragraph ap? propriating $1,260,000 for improve? ments along several rivers in the South. Representative Frear, Repub? lican, Wlscortaln, tried to have the i paragraph stricken out on the ground that it was n. w legislation. Representative Banktv ad, Demo? crat, A'abama. declared that a long controversy was Immenent and made ? point of order that a quorum was not present lie withdrew his point i owever, but f ? Frear insisted on a call of the house. To avoid this the house adjourned. he senate also devoted consider? able time today to Muscle Shoals hav? ing under consideration a bill creat? ing a government corporation to com? plete and carry on nitrate produc? tion at tht> Alabama plant. ftenattnd smith, Democrat, South Carolina and other southern mem? ber! gave notice that the measure wil be held constantly before the 'body until voted upon. Umtft at l>e thy Country's, Thy God's * \Y, JANUARY 8, 1921 CUBANS FEAR IRON HAND Visit of Gen. Crowder to Habana Arouses Apprehensions !STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES REASSURANCES Visit of Army Officer Will Not Lead to Intervention, Says Acting Secretary of State Davis in Answer to Official In? quiry from Minister Washing-ton. Jan. 4.?A?..;ura neos that the United States is not contem? plating military intervention in Cuba were given today to the Cuban min j Ister by Acting Secretary Davis it i was said at the state department, i The minister, Dr. Carlos Manuel ! Cespedes, was said to have entered no protest from his government against the sending of Maj. Oon. B, h. Crowder to Cuba to confer with President Menocal relative to the situation in the Island republic. The minister alter his call, however, ex preeaod some slight objection to the action of the American government, declaring that neither his attitude nor that of his government as set forth In a recent statement by him and been altered. In that statement the minister asserted there were no ground:* for the supervision of elec? tions. Secretary Davis discussed wifh President Wilson tho Cuban situation and the mission of General Crowder Just before the minister culled at the department. The secretary told Dr. Ceepedea there was little he could add to tho president's statement rel? ative to tho work General Crowder is expected to accomplish in Cuba, adding that he had confidence In tho \bility of tho Cuban authorities and General Crowder to . work out a sat sfactory solution of the present pol? itical difficulties. Minister Cespedes made it clear that his purpose in calling on Secro , tan' Davis was to obtain more In ) formation regarding the sending of ! an American to Cuba on a mission of i the nature of that of General Crow i der but It is understood that in hi3 discussion of the matter with Mr. Davis he did not attempt to conceal his apprchenelon that the- action would be construed as a step pre? liminary to intervention. He was as ! sured that neither intervention nor 'the supervision of election was con? templated but it was made plain to ihim that the United States consider - j ed the economic, political and finan? cial situations had reached the paint I in Cuba where the United States re Igmrded the whole situation as one [warranting the friendly offer of as : aiatance. ' President Menoca1*8 term of office expires May 20. There appears now a probability that unless special steps ue taken the official selection of his successor will not he determined by that ti me and it was asserted in the event a situation would be created that would prove exceedingly em hbarraaeing for both governments. The congentlon of freight on the docks at j Habana, the extension of the mora? torium and the demand for money ; with which to finance the sugar crop have resulted, it was explained here t< clay, In making the Cuban situation i of unusual interest for American bua i iness concerns. \* Secretary Davis is undei stood to have pointed out to the minister after citing to bin the difficulties that j have developed that back of it all is j the political tangle, which the United : States government hopes Qenoral Crowder will be able, to untangle. I_ JAPS MAKE KICK ON RACE ISSUE I Washington, Jan. 4.?Japanese ob? jections to racial discrimination In this country would not be met, Sena? tor Phelun, Democrat, California, said today, by the enactment of a general janftl-n'len land ownership bill In Cal? ifornia as a substitute for the antl , alb a bill adopted by referendum In the state last November and affecting particularly Japanese nations by its clause prohibiting ownership of land by aliens Ineligible to citizenship. 1 Japanese officials, Senator Phelan natd he was informed, contend that a general antl-allen land ownership law In California would not meet the I question of race dalcrlmlnatlon and that so lonR as there are cttisenshlp disqualifications for Japanose and not ; for other aliens such discrimination Will exist. He added that he expected la request would he made of the Unit? ed States by Japan for a federal law to naturalise present Japanese residents j of this country, and declared it WOUld I be resisted to the utmost. At the s:?mo time Senator Johnson, Republican, California, expressed a disposition to stand on the anti-alien ay enacted in November and to op pose considering a general anti-alien I bill which, he added, would only com ' plicate unnecessarily the situation. The present law, h?> said, was "strict? ly within the rights of California" and could otd properly give offense to the .1 apam London, Jan. b Sixteen membern of the party that waylaid a detach* men! of government troops near Corl< were killed by the soldiers and r? malnder captured, says a Dublin dts I patch. No troops wer? injured. ml Troth's." THK TRUE 5< LAW MAKERS OF ALLSTATES Fifty-Five Legislatures to Be in Session This Month i AN OUTLINE OF PRO? BABLE LEGISLATIVE In Seven States Ambitious Pro? gram for Public Improvement I Wil Be Taken Up _ Now York, Jan. 3?Legislatures of I 45 stated and territories, most of I which open their sessions today or ! later this month, have before them I formidable programs of tax reform, I dry law enforcement, ? lection redis |tricting in accordance with the 1920 I census, soldier bonuses, public im 'provements, revision of constitutions. I low sfor husband and wife, industrial and suffrage legislation, state aid for farmers, boxing commissions, new 11 . nancing, retrenchment by consolida? tion or abolition of state departments, im i-i adloa.lhm, automobile regula? tion, reorganization of etate militias, I relief for public utilities, amendment, ,or repeal of primary laws, commis j sion or "manager" plans for cities (and counties und pro and anti-blue ! law -enu ?tments. California, with its ambitious $750. 000,000 state wide irrigation project, lends the states in the matter of pro? posed public improvements and will ask the legislators to av'horize a sur? vey of the contemplated enterprise. Colorado also has a big mountain 'tunnel in contemplation. West Vir? ginia solons will be required to pass laws at tho session opening January* J5 providing for the expenditure of [$60,000,000 for building good roade. for which the people voted a bond ssue at the recent election. Missouri also must pro\ide $60,000,000 road building legislation. Establishment of a state constab? ulary, urged hugely by farmers, and enactment of li bill legalizing boxing in addition to a proposal to repeal her state primary law, held unconstitu llonal by the State Supreme Court, wil be taken up by the. legislature of t Illinois sometime after that body ! meets for its opening session next Wednesday. Fights against primary laws are to be made also in Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont and Wyoming. Vermont "liberals" plan an attack i on the blue laws of the state insofar {as they relate to observance bf the Sabbath. An effort will be made, it ' Is said, to modify the present statutes jso as to pertnt amateur sports, par ; tlcularly baseball on Sunday, where j the sport is not commercialized. Local I option such as eilst? in Massachu j setts, enabling individual cities and ; towns to determine their own prac? tice in the matter of Sunday games, , Aili he sought. Now Hampshire, i Pennsylvania and South Dakota are j also expected to discuss anti-blue ? laws. California, meanwhile, will ar ! gue the merits or demerits of a Sun I day closing law. j Reorganization of the state judi l ciary system and a constitutional 'amendment proposing that none but t "American citizens, native or fully ' naturalized, be allowed the right oft {suffrage in Texas" will be before the \ law makig body at Austin, Tex., be? ginning January 11. Another Texas bill would exclude Orb ntals from ac? quiring land within the state. Kansas 1 representatives will have bills before .them providing state aid for highway ' ^instruction and financial assistance to farmers in pun basing homes. Capital punishment, as a result of ? legal discussion over the Cole-Oram mer murder case, will confront the Nebraska legislature am* West Vir? ginia will act on proposals to abolish private detective agencies. The last. > named state also will consider amend? ment to laws relating to mariagc in order to make non-support an extra idltable offense. California legislators ; once again will be called upon to con? sider the act of 1019. which was de? signed to place a wife on an equality ' with her husband, and which was defeated last fall. ! Many slates will be confronted I with the frrantcm of raising funds to pay soldier's bonuses voted at the ; last election. South Dakota is pledged 'to obtain $('..000.000; Montana legis? lators will vote on the qeustion of a ; tfmnus for 40,(mo ex-o?ervice men; Delaware lawmakers will take a simi? lar vote; Connecticut must raise $2, 50U.000 for soldier relief; New Hamp? shire, in addition to a bonus, may eorempt veterans property from taxa? tion up to $500 value; Iowa solons at the legislative session beginning January 10, also will consider a sold? ier's bonus bill. Me-vieo City, Jan. 4.?The Parts Mexican Banking company, capitalis? ed at fourteen million pesos, failed to open its doers today, but a tr? is ury department announcement s?al t expected the institution to resume operations wlthl ns month, Loans of ? our million pesos on cotton, two tuit? ion on sugar and two million on other merchandlee recently made by the bank Caused a run by depositors. Davenport, Iowa, .Tan. f>.--s. H. Harewa hi. who was elected mayor >f Davenport on the socialist ticket a year ago, snnounced today his resig? nation from the party. He declared h,. had received no cooperation from the socialist alderman, who had "per? mitted their radical Idea* to inter? fere with the welfare of the city." JITHKOX, ?,*<;.bUshed Jane 1, 18??. VOL. LI NO. 41 TRUTH ABOUT i PANAMA STEAL 'senator Thomas Charges That Roosevelt Bartered Honor of Nation With Gang of Fili? busters INFAMOUS PROCEEDING A BLOT ON AMERICA Senator Kellog Makes Sterotyp ed Defense of High Handed I Violation of Colombia's Rights i ! "Washington, Jan. 7?President Roosevelt's connection with the ac? quisition of the Panama Canal Zone was attacked and defended today in the senate. Urging ratification of the Colom? bian treaty, involving payment of a $25,000,000 indemnity to Colombia for the partition of Panama, Senator Thomas, Democrat, Colorado, charg? ed thai President Roosevelt acquired {the right of way for the canal from a band of filibusters, "by bartering I for it the honor of the nation." The late former president was de? fended by Senator Kellogg. Repub? lican. Minnesota, who told the senate he could not sit in silence and listen to reflections on the character and statesmanship of Theodore Roosevelt without expressing himself. "The Panama canal, its history, construction ami success is an open book," haid Senator Kellogg. "It hoe been discussed, investigated and now supported, I am convinced, by the American people and the civilized world. "Not only that, but John Hay, a great American und great - secretary of sttae, helped write that history. So did Bllhu Root, another, and so did Philander Kno*\ Theodore Roose? velt said once, it is true 'I took Pan? ama.' Did he say he took it unjustly or in contravention to international laws? ?'Doea tho senator think our treaties .vith Colombia guaranteed , her against loss of Panama by insur rection ? That belief is not borne out I by the judgement of authority or tho facts. Dos i he think revolution was ar. exceptional thing in Panama? There wen 50 revolutions in Panama in 50 years.' "Did our treaties authorise the landing of American marines to pre? vent Colombian troops from sup? pressing revolution?" asked Senator Pomerenc, Democrat, Ohio. "Yea," Senator Kciiogg replied, I "specifically ve had treaty power to (protect the communications across j the isthmus and the Panama railroad, i Put 1 am not here now to j_riscues , the treaties or the canal. 1 want to register only my opinion that the [acquirement of the canal rights was ' one of the great acts of a great pres? ident In a great era of American 1 history" Senator Thomas recounted the in v .ved story of the diplomatic and commercial dealings of 1903 that finally resulted ir the canal's con? struction and charged that President ?Theodore Roosevelt "acquired the : right of way for the canal from a band of pirates by bartering for it the honor of the nation." "The on'y comfort one gathers from the shameful and sordid story la ,that it finda no precedent in our his? tory," he said, in stating his conclu? sions. "I trust that we may soon I acknowledge the wrong and make j some reparation lest it be invoked sometime to shelter or justify assault ? upon the integrity ol some weak and helpless nation." President Roosevelt's conduct "from commencement to the close of the episode fortunately has no par iallel in the diplomatic history of the United States." Senator Thomas charged, declaring that the govern? ment of the United States shared re? sponsibility to a greater or lesser de jgrei for the revolution which set up .) new stale on the isthmus when Co? lo mbla refused to ratify a treaty with the United States governing the cu j naL i Washington. Jan. 4.?A decrease of ; nearly or*- billion, nine hundred and three millions in the public debt dur ling the last month of 1920 was an? nounced today by the treasury. The public debt is now twenty-thrae bil? lions, nine hundred and eighty-two millions. The highest. when the war debt w.i< at the peak in August. 1910. was twenty-eU and one-half bil? lions. i _______________ Columbia, Jan. 5.?A state-wide Spring festival is planned by the bus? iness intereata and the automobil? as? sociation of Columbia, March 28 April I are tho dates. Cochrane, Ont., Jan. 4.?First jc taile of the experiences of the three American naval balloonista who suf fered for four da^s m the dense Ca? nadian woods :ind a*ere forced to eat their c?rrie. pigeons to subsist, were received here tonight from the Angell ran minister at Moose Factory, the Hudson Bay Company's trading post where they found shelter. Columbus Jan. S.?Prealdent-elect Harding will be made a thirty-second degree Mason here today. The cere? mony will be Started at noon h* the Columbus conetatory of Scottish Rite maeons and the initiation carrying the senator from the third to thirty aecond decree*, Inclusive, will prob lably be dniahed lata la the evening. ,