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! "FATTY" ! ARB?CKLE NG SAYS "GOSH" Sfete-Wide Campaign Notorious Film Come For Cotton Market-1 dian Shocked by An f mg Association is noimcement of Will Going Over the Top Hays Columbia, April' !'??The enthu . t&xsra for cooperative 'marketing "?Vilich has been sweeping over ?-"the Pee Dec section of the state ' - for sometime has at last reached Los Angeles. April If?Absolute sib-nee prevails pending further developments in the avowed policy respecting Fatly Arbuckle. whose contracts have been canceled and the Piedmont Sectio:, and reports j-finished screen plays withdrawn, ; from ?>aat great section today indi- : according to announcement of j cute that it is literally on lire with jAVHl Hays, the head of the motion j ? producers assciation/'Gos'n" > Arbuckle's only comment informed of the announce-! . cnfthirsiasm for the cooi>erative ? pictur marketing of roil on. was Mayor W. Alkvn. of Easley. when this morning issued .?! p.oclama- mcnt. f.ion calling on. y wry store in Fas-' ' - Uy t?? close on Tu. ^.ay. April 25. ? Will Havs Makes Announce " . in accordance with the governor's; - . proclamation and observe that day . . / which has been s.et aside as "Co- ? operation day," i:v canvassing f\>r ' >igtiature's to the "'.cotton contract., $ . Arrangemcnis have also been ; f. - - mode for a tour of the county: - ' Saturday and eighteen automobiles ?' will leave I-Z ^/ y Saturday morn- . jj , ittg. headed by a-"bra a; band. The . " prpcessjon will wind up with - rally in the court house at ens Saturday afternoon. ?The A: detson Chamber of Com '.' meree arid busi?e'ss men will give ^big. barbecue a? Anderson Satur -4-??y.at which a?; addrfss will be .I22.de, by J. 1>. Gogh Ian. a Tex;is ? ?-??"-farmer v.-b.o will explain the work SZC'isgsZoi the Texas Cooperative As .^cltitltm and v. ill'"-/ how much l^F^SS&e^- he has made, ?frum joining ^Z'Xlivr ;?Wut:iai:?:i. ?'H^'^Tiiv "hu siess ? ir.en of La*irons; [jr7^^U~rr-~ a barbecue at Laurcns j"d^W^?v ":"1 :v-r' Coghla.n wiil be 'L ?w^^principal speaker there also. "T^SSe 'directors' of hie Farm Kani: v J^oT^t. ' George ? vv ted unanimously '. ? to^-closc their' j/auk on Tuesday : '''Zg&'X. every ofitcer and employee -? '^fT director of' the bank will go "... ?ut^atul canvas for -.contracts that ^j[biv. .Horchester county has al ready signed .up 50 per cent of its.;.crop. Calhoim county which rgrew"39,000 -bales of cotton in 1919 .hafi already sign?si up over 22.<>m, bales and a telegram from .1. A. -Murray, well known St. Matthews banker this morning. said that the "farmers were still coming in and sign-'ng. - Nearly c -'rybody down here is mcnt in New York Affect- j inir Nearly Ten Thousand Contracts New York, April IS.?Cancella tion of all contracts for the show- . imr of films in which Roscoe C. j (Fatty) Arbuckle appears, was an-' liounced tonight by Will H. Hays, j head of the Motion Picture Pro-! i ? t ' a bsg M.lueer.- association. This action, hej isaid, affected nearly 10,000 con-! ! tracts. [ "After consultation with Mr. ; pNicii?laS Schehck. representing Mr. j j Joseph Seheuek. the prdduceijs, and I .Mr. Adolph Zukor and Mr. La< k>\ j , of the Fambus Flayers Lasky cor-1 ; poration, the distribut6rs." Mr. Hays' statement said. "1 will state, that at my request they have can- j celled all showings and all book ings of the Arbuckle films. They j j do this that the whole matter may : I have the consideration that its im-! portancc warrants and the action ?.is taken notwithstanding, the fact; ; that they had nearly 10.000 con-' tracts in force for the Arbuckle j pictures." When Mr. Zukor was asked if i : the action of the producers' asso- ! .eiatb'n had removed Arbuckle defi- ! i hlte.ly from the list of screen stars/ he replied: "We simjply left the matter in the hands of Mr. Hays. It is up to j him te decide in the future wheth er it will.be proper to reintroducc ! the Arbuckle pictures." . Mr; Zukor said recently that . three A*rouckle feature comedies had been completed before the ar- | -.is * the Message that ! rest, of the comedian on charges: signing, ctrme from Kingstrec this morning NATIONAL GOOD ROADS CONVENTION l growing out of the death of Miss Virginia Rappe. The.producer an nounced shortly after Arbuckle's. acquittal that one of Jim films would be released as a "test" o? ? public opinion. , Gev. Cooper Sends Invitation; to Organization to Meet in j South Carolina Next RELIEF FOR FLOOD VICTIMS i Hundreds of Negroes Ma i rooned Near Cairo, Illinois Cairo. III., April 19?The steam-: '.er Three States left here today for: {the Dog Tooth Fend district, be- ? : tween Cairo and Fayville. Ind.. Columb;a, April ' 19.?Governor Cooper Tuesday aft^npon sent to . Greenville an.-official- invitation to the National Good E?ku1s' Associa tion to hold its 1923 convention in j v.-here a hundred and fifty ne tins x,tate. The .Greenville Chamber j groo:> are marooned by flood waters j of Commerce is sending a delcga- : of the M: sissippi river. Several tion of three members to Phoenix, i families arc in a famished con- ; . Aji/c.. to the 1922 /good roads con- \ dition. Refugee camps have been! ?yention. with ah Invitation for that [ established at Cairo. Shipments .organization to -meet - in Greenville . of army supplies are arriving here! rext year. The governor's invita-'i for relief 0f Hood sufferers, tion writ l>e taken along with ttiei ? ? ^ Greenville invitation/the governor's } ^Trrr>t\yr a 1VTC? TXT being on behalf oS? the 'stale. jIxX/JtiXVlAiNO 111 AQUANDARY Delegates at Genoa Divided | On Russo-German Treaty c.ciKiH, April 20.?The German j delegates' are divided on form <??' the reply to be made t<> Lloyd George's ultimatum. They will 1 either withdraw the Russo-German treaty or accept the pealty of di.s- ; barment from the conferences for the discussion of the Russian ques tion. No reply is expected before tonight: The Russians say tie treaty must stand. NO LADY'S MAID FJoyd Glotzhach Seeks Di vorce From Opero Singer San Francisco. April 20?Floyd Glotzbach will, tile a suit for <li vorce from Madame Margaret Mat zenaur, the tioptratto. in the su ]*eribr court here according to his attorney. Clot^?aeh says he will return to the Pac/ic coast and re sume his former 'occupation as chauffer. be< ausc he was no lady's maid. i Weli-Known Collegian Msle Quartet Here at Chautanqua The well-known Coiicrian Male Quarrel will be one of the pnpular attrac tions at the emihg Redpaih ('li:;ut:i;?qua ir re. The members of this notable 7rg23lzat*o;; me exception:'! sii'gers. hut th y are also splendidly accomplished IS a brn?< quartet. Th*\\' have inni loi:.^ exi^erieiice together and their en semb*e sin$nS and {.iaym? are exceptional. They arc capital entertainers md the *>regT:'!!!!?? pres??nte?l by tltet? *ir?? sure ??? '>?? ?< ?nas:cal and entertafn neut trer.t, whhli will l?e U?:tg ; e:... ,1-e.i by Chautauqua aird;e:ices. MR. WILSON | REPUDIATES SENATOR REED Former President Is sues Statement De nying' Authorship of j Letter Attributed to j Him by Reed's Cam-1 paign. Manager _ St. Louis. April IS.?Wood row Wilson, forrhcr president, in a let ter last night, denied a statement printed recently in The Globe Dem- ' ocrat that he ha*l thanked Senator j James A, Reed, Democratic candi date for nomination and reelection. ' for "great service which the s'ena- I tor rendered hint in perfecting and j passing the federal reserve bill.*' I The statement was issued by Lee ! Meriwether. attorney and support-j er of Reed here Accompanying Mr. Wilson's let- i tor. The Globe Democrat prints an- I other from Scnatro Reed in which i a purported copy of the letter from j Wilson to Reed is given. Tin- let-i tcr from the former president Col- i lows: "I note in your issue of April 12 j that one Lee Meriwether is quoted as saying that he hail seen a letter from me to Senator Reed 'warm ly thanking him for the great sen- I vice the senator rendered In per- j footing and passing the federal re-i serve bill.' I have no recollection j of ever having written any si;< ;i ' letter. On tite contrary. 1 clearly remember that Mr. Reed, as a! member of the committee on bank- ; ing and currency, interposed every i possible objection to the comple tion and adoption of the bill. His ? objections, indeed, were so many, so varied and su inconsistent with j one another that 1 recall speak- i ing to him about them in conver sation. Having spoken of reading i a certain, parody oi -i well known! novel. I told him tha; his course in the committee reminded me of the I conduct of the hero in that parody, ,' who. when rejected by the heroine, I i rushed from the house., mounted j several horses and rode off in every ; direction. "Statements such :is tie- one: quoted from Mr. Meriwether ap pear to be intended to create the! impression that .Mr. Reed and I have held the same principles, and ' advocated the same policies, and ; that he is entitled to and may be ; assumed to have my indorsement as a candidate for reelection ;<? th senate. This is far from the being I the case. To those who have] closely observed Mr. Reeds career in Washington he has shown himself incapable of sustained al- ; legiance to any person or any eattSe. Re lias repeatedly forfeited any; < l;>im to my confidence that he may ever have been supposed to have, j and I shall never willingly eon sent to any further association ! with him. "I beg that you will do mc the j courtesy to publish this letter. "Very truly yours. "Woodrow Wilson." i A letter and statement given to a Washington representative of The ; Globe Democrat by Senator Reed says in part: "I did, have a difference with the; president, entirely good nature:!, over the federal reserve bank bill. ' The kernel of the controversy was that the president insisted thai the] bill, which had originated in and been passed by the house, should I be reported out of the senate com- \\ mittcc and passed very speedily,] without giving an opportunity fori hearing.-. I insisted that hearings ?should be granted and they were! granted. As a result of the hear-j ings. the bill was amended bun-! dreds of times." Meriwether today repeated his statement that he had seen a copy ', of a P iter by former President i Wilson praising Reed's attitude on ? the federal reserve bill. Meriwetln r ;-sid he had also seen a letter from William McAdoo. j son-in-law of Wilson, written when j McAdoo was secretary of the treas ury, commending Reed's work on the federal reserve bill. Meriwether's statement follows: ] "When tin- league of nations] fight was on in lf?10. and while there was much criticism of Sen ator Reed in public prints because j of his opposition to the league pact. I asked Senator Reed what he had. to say in reply m the charge that I hc# was always knocking the. president. "The senator mentioned several! important measures in which he I had cooperated with the president.! one of the measure being the fed-i eral reserve act. "lie called his secretary, Don Hunt, and told him to "show Mori- i wether those letters.' "In substantiation of Senator . Reed's claim that he had received ! the approbation of the president for his work on the federal re si rve bill. Hunt pro?!med from she senator's tiies first a letter' from Secretary of the Treasury ? McAdoo. in which McAdoo ver,\ warmly commended and thanked ! Senator Reed for the work he bud j done in perfecting the federal re?j serve bill, Muni then produced an other letter of the same general j pi:rjM?s,- ?v-rittvll ?>o \N* Iii:.- Jlou>. stationery and signed by Wood row Wilson. "I made the same statement in a speech before l"."v" people .-h the coliseum during thy league oi na tions light and I \\a< never ehal-?'? longed iron; any source." Washington. April IN. -lieelar. in;; thai "those who knew the amiable and polite Wilson of 1 *? i will hardly . re.lit him with having I personallv insulted :i senaltv repro *enting a great state, however humble that senator may be." Sen at*??" Reed ( Democrat) ol .Missouri, in ;i formal statement today as serted the l orrio-j" p:-,->i<!--nt "> reo- ; FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION AT SALONIKI Storehouse of W a r Material Blows Up Causing- the Death Hundreds of Sol diers and Children Athens, April 20?Saloniki ad vices report great loss of lit"'- as ihr result of on explosion of war mater ial near the Saloniki railway sta tion; Hundreds of children were buried in tin- ruins of a church on which tin- shells fell. It is believed < ightccn hundred soldiers were bur ied in the ruins of tin- baraeks. -? + ?? - LIMITATION FAVORED BY SOLONS Senate Committee Recom mends Three Year Exten sion as to Immigration Washington. April 20 (Capital News Service).?The United Slates 'senate, through its committee on the subject, has favorably consider ed the plan to extend for three years from July the present so-colf ed 3 per rent quota law, by which (he number of immigrants admit ted to ;his country in one year can be hut '?> per cent of tin- number of nationals of, any country al ready here. A proppsal by Senator Harris to bar all immigrai ion for five year was defeated, *; to 3. while another aniendmem by the Georgia senator to require immigrants to use American ships lost, <; to i'. The committee vote on reporting the amended house l-111 was G to 3. five republicans being joined by Senator Harris in supporting the measure while Senators Sterling, republican. South Dakota: Harri son, democrat. Mississippi: and Watson, democrat. Georgia; voted against reporting the measure. The man who gets to the top; does it by staying oh the level. ollcction was sadly deficient" in his letter- to til" St. Louis Globe Democrat saying the Missouri sen ator had opposed passage of the federal reserve act. "Those who know n;(- v., II." Smi ator Reed's statement added, "will scarcely believe that I would tame ly submit to a ^va^^ insult even from so great a man as Mr.*Wil son was at that time." "Any controversy with former; President Wilson under existing circumstances is necessarily pair.-! ful.*J continued the senator, "but, ass much as I regret the necessity, i f. nevertheless feel that the public j is entitled to know the truth ami the whole truth." i Senator Reed challenged Hi" in terpretation placed by Mr. Wilson in his letter to the St. Louis news paper to the eitert thai a letter written by L?-e Meriwether, a friend of Senator Reed's, convey ed the impression (hat Mr. Wilson and Mr. Reed held the .'aim prin clples and policies. "A mere reading will convince any candid mind that the Meri wether article was not 'intended'1 to create 'he impression that Form er President Wilson and myself held the same ideals or that I was claiming to have his indorsement," said Mr. Reed. "Oil the contrary, the Meriwether article plainly sets forth that I had differed from th pre.- id' r:t on many occasions and that I had pursued an independent course."1 Senator Reed recalled I he let - ' tor written by Mr. Wilson in \'?']'?> to sustain Mr. Meriwether's con tention that the former president had commended him for his legis lative service in connection with! the federal reserve act. He add ed that "in this respect Mr. Wil son's recollection is sadly deficient." ; "Mr. Wilson states that I inter-: posed everv possible object ion to 1 the completion and adoption of the | banking currency bill." Senatoi Reed continued. "The fact is the principal dispute between the president anfl myself regarding; thai bill arose ove? the question whether the financial and business interests of ;h< county should be given the privilege of coming be fore the senate banking commit tee and express thel; views regard in.ur the pending legislation. At this tini" the national banks were almost in revolt. .Many of them were preparing to surrender thtrirl charters. I insisted upon hearings.] As a result of these hearings and discussion in Hm Democratic cau cus and in the senate, the bill was amended "?Ol times. The chairman of the committee, who opposed hearings, offered L'.'M of these amendments. The bill was amend ed in committee a total of :> l" times, in the caucus a large number of times and :rs it finally passed the s?-nat?' only US 3 lines of the orig inal L'.'-eu remained intact and un changed: "I helped to ma ke 1lms; changes. And \\ 11? ? n the bill came before iii<- senate I defended it nit on t!-..- floor. Alter the bill had been amended. President Wilson pronounced it the best piece Of leg islation adopted in years. The DeiiVdcratJc campaign hook of rt'*iO declares that the bill was opposed by the Republicans and refers to ii as bt-in.i; "revised .ia?I strengthen ed in the s- na-te comrjuit??e on I ?a nk ing arid enrrvm y.' "Mr. WiNon declares that h i ol.I me that I r?M?iind?-d him of a a individual who tr.ounted several hol.-?.; and rode off in e\"< ry. Again the ? S pre ident's ree.dleetion i-? i-i error. .I'usi ;r~ In; has <?? >mpie:. i. forgo:;, ti a letter \. Ivb b he did vvrii.-. lie iN-iiieiitfe-rs ;i conversa tion vv hieb neVel' look place." I FUNDING WAR DEBTS OFALL Alii e d G o v ern me n t s Notified That Re funding Commis sion is Ready to Re gin Negotiations for Settlement Washing! on. April 20- The lied governments to which I he Uni ted States extended loans during the war have been advised by !In stall- department that the Ameri can debt refunding 'commission is prepared to begin negotiations for the conversion of the various loans, amounting t<> eleven billion dollars into long 11m<- seeurit i*-.-. WAGE WAR ON BOOZE TRAFFIC Effort to He Made to Tighten Port Restrictions Washington. April lit.?The fed eral government in enforcing pro hibition would close its ports to the extent of prohibiting the transit in bond through the country or even the transfer from one ship to.an other in any of its harbors of li quor intended for'consumption as a beverage in n. foreign country! Judge Goff. assistant lo ihe attor ney general, declared today in arguing cases in the supreme court. The cases hw.oI.vc ;i shipment from Canada to Mexico by Hiram Walker & Sons of intoxicating li quor to be transshipped in bond from Detroil to Xew Orleans, and a shipment of liquor by the Anchor j [ine from Scotland to Bermuda by j transfer from one British ves sel to another in Xew York har bor. .Judge floff explained that in the former ease the United States dis,- ! trict court at Detroit had held that | both tlm treaty with Great Britain' and the revised statutes, notwith-! standing the I.St)i amendment and the Volstead act. 1ih<1 authorized I such shipments, but the Unitedi States district court at Xew !fork ' in the matter of the transfer had held that both the revised statutes') and the treaty with Great Britain which authorized tlm transit of in toxicating liquor had been r; pealed and abrogated, respectively. It is the purpose of the govern-; irmrit in pressing thy cases to pre vent both the transshipments and transfer of honor. Judge GofC stat ?d. because of the large amount which while in trans-it is either"! , pilfered or divert cd. '?The United States exerted its! sovereign power and withdrew it.s | protection and its recognition of Ii-I qtior as a commodity of commerce,*' i Judge GofC said, adding that the; government insisted the language j of the l8to amendment included' the transit of liquor in bond in the] United States. All transportation within thej jurisdiction of the United States ofi liquor for beveragu purposes is: prohibited. Congress had refused the protection of the government j to iiqu.-.r intended for beverage; purposes, he added, no matter i whether destined to citizens of this! country or to persons in other! countries. A commodity must be) capable of being imported before] it can be admitted. Judge Go.T c/rgued, even to the extent of being transferred from one ship to an other. Justice Van Devanter and Justice I Me Reynolds suggested that if con-, gross had prohibited lim exporta tion of liquor by citizens of ;iv United Suites the transit in bund; or the transfer in bond within; this country for the benefit of for eigners probably was not intended, i Counsel for the shippers insisted that the Detroit decision should be sustained, contending that not withstanding the opinions ex pressed l.?y President Cleveland and] Harrison that the section of the-i British treaty in question had been! abrogated ii remained in force; that] the leaks and pilfering had been] overemphasized by the government! and that as the United States was ? a large exporting nation consider- j ation should be given to maintain-j ing friendly relations with foreign j uat ions. Tin y also referred to the "'insta bility'' oi prohibition, counsel for the Anchor line asserting that the' construction asked by the govern ment would impose a "severe strain*' upon the t-Sth amendment.] EVIDENCE OF REPUBLICAN ECONOMY Treasury Faces a Deficit of I Over Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars?Addition- j al Taxes Must Be Levied Washington. Aprii '1') -The levy-j ing of additional taxes probably will l>- necessary to meet a delicit of over three hundred and fifty mil-, lion dollar: forecast for the liscal war | :??_?:;. -? DEMOCRATS MEET IN RALEIGH Women Participate in State Convention Tor First Time Kab-igh. April :i" - With women participating for tlm first time the democratic state convention con ? veiled today. The adoption of a; platform was t he principal business-j with It. pi - s. !u;i 11\L*ou deli'Ver-a \nii the keynote speech. ' NAVAL BILL PASSED BY BIG MAJORITY Earding Credited with Victory in House Over Little Navy Leaders Washington. April !?.?-By th<3 margin of 7! voles the house to night broke away from its own leadership, stood behind the presi dent and passed ; 11-? !:?:.':; naval ap propriation bill with an amend nient fixing the enlisted personnel at Ml.(Km. The vote on the McArthur Vare amendment, the big point in dispute, which increased the man force from 67.Ot.Mj as provided iri lie- bill, was 221 to 148. with two members answering present. Nine ty Republicans voted against the $6-000 amendmenl with is Demo crats supporting it. A bare hand clap of two greeted the announcement by the speaker. The galleries, half deserted, made no attempt ;it a demonstration; With the fighting section out of the way the bill was put on its pas sage and went through. 27!? to 7s As amended, the measure car-' ricd a total of $231,269,000, or about ?> l s.i.ojn.fKoi more than the total fixed by the appropriations committee, which framed it. It goes now to the senate, with the charge by Chairman Kelley of the naval appropriations subcommit tee that many millions will be add ed arid which tin- bouse will be asked to add "had not the big navy men changed front a: the last." As compared with tin- Repub lican's who voted against the amendment. 17:) Republicans voted for it. while 1'J others were pair ed for it. As against the LS Democrats who voted for the amendment. 37 Democrats voted against it. while 14 others wer?- paired against it. Except on two occasions today the bill sailed along through unruf fled seas. Once, however, ('hair man Kelley broke loose in what members characterized as ;i vicious attack on tile "navy yard combina tion." charging that despite the arms conferonco there were still demands from navy yard and naval project districts for more money than was carried in the bill. Starting in the .Massachusetts village of Snuantum. where de stroyers were built during the war, Mr. Kelley. in a picture of "the plea for more." jumped across Wc.-i Virginia, with its armor plate factory, to the South Atlantic coast across to Xew Orleans, and then to California and up the West coast. The house was in a tumult as he declared that everywhere the feel ing seemed to be that the pur pose of the arms conference was to build up and provide more work for the government plants. Ha if a do/.en members were drawn into the fight. Representa tive Duprc i Democrat) of Louis iana declaring Chairman Kelley had proved himself "a naval wreck er." The battle raged for 'en min utes. The oilier ?'dash developed when Mr. Kelley presented a letter re ceived today from Secretary Den by in reply to one for information, in which it was stated that, "the added cost to the blil through in creasing the enlisted force by 10, OOU men would be around $40.000, 000. Mr. Denby explained that in creases already pul into the bill provided for pay and subsistence of tin- larger personnel, that no ad dition for clothing would be need ed ami that the item for trans portation and recruiting ought to be increased by $0,000,000. "While '.lose increases are the only ones involving personnel," :lie secretary wrote, "the depart ment is of the opinion that the ap propriations recommended by the committee for the maintenance of the material of tile navy are whol ly inadequate lo maintain its effi ciency and to permit ii.io carry en its dmies. This is true whether tite ships in commission are those covered by tlie committee's distri bution for G7.000 men or tin de partments proposed distribution for Xtf.aOiv*' as already submitted to the house. Mr. Denby*s increases included: Engineering, $4.78.1.000: construc tion and repair. ?4.241.000: ordn ance. -51.200.000: supplies and ac counts. $600.000: fuel and trans portation. $'3,8-94.000: and yards and docks. $1,230.000. Chairman Madden of the appro priations committee declared that tie- cost of the increase would reach $60.000.000 ami Chairman Kelley asserted it would run beyond $70.000.000. Xo ro!! ??.ill was demanded and tie- Swim; amend mom increasing from approximately $13AH>o.oOO ;(, $19.000.000 the pay for officers and men was adopted. Supporting the S6.O00 program. Representative Reed (Republican) <>t' Xew Vork referred to the refus al of the sub-committee to accept the views of naval expert's. "You accepted their word for it in time <>r war." he shouted "but you won't m? it now." In reply to Representative Vaile (Republican! ot Colorado, who bait declared the W est would not stand for an American navy inferior U Japan's. Representative Byrnes oi South Carolina, a Democrat on the sub-committiee in charge of the hilf, insisted the American Heel with s?;.ooM :-u-,i would not only i?e .-u perior r > the Japanese navy, but would have more ships in commis sion than (I real Britain. Quotin? llgutvs mad.- public. he said, by the tirst lord of the British admiralty. Mr. Byrnes declared England w on!.; k?*?-p I.". instead of In capital ships in active-service-. -'I'lie foiled sj'.iNs will h.-iVe CIVIL WAR RAGES IN DUBLIN Continuous Rifle and Machine Gun Fire Prevailed Through out the Night Dublin. April 20?Last nigh; w.'js tlx- worst Dublin has experi enced since Easter. Continuous rifle and machine gun fire and the noise of military lorries rushing to the relief of places attacked, kept tin- residents awake. BLOODY RIOTING IN BELFAST Snipinjr Continues To-d?y? Death Roll of Eight Since Tuesday Belfast. April 20.?Sniping was renewed on tin- Short Strand, the scene of last night's fierce riot. Two wer?- wounded. .Mary Kec han. who was shot yesterday is dead, bringing the death roll since Tuesday up to eight. GREAT FIGHT WITH RIVER Mississippi River Flood Eat ing Away the Levees Above j Memphis Memphis. April Ifh?Serious cav ! ing of the shore line of tin- Mis issippi river seven miles south of : Hick man. Ky.. early today, in which about ?;u feet of the river i bank outside of the Reelfoot levee ? dropped into the river, bringing the Hood water against the em bankments at that point, and the j fight which is being made three miles south of Arkansas City, I Ark., to save the levee of Fulton : lake were the outstanding features today in the battle engineers are waging to protect the lands in the central stretches of the river from overflow. No trouble was reported at other points. ' Tlm caving below Hiekman which began during tin- night was caused by the undermining of the river banks outside the Kelefoot levee. As soon as caving began construc tion of a rear levee of heavy tim bers and sand bags was begun and engineers exprses the belief that the levee at this point will hold un less the foundations are undermin ed by the current. A bn.-ak at this point would overflow thousands of acres of rich farm land in Lake county. Term., and would result in the inunda tion of all low hinds between Hickmaj), Ky.. and Tiptonville, Tenn. Another weak point in the levco 17 miles south of Hiekman wa's re ported hate today, but a barricade of timbers is being built back of the levee and further trouble to night is not expected. South of Arkansas City more than 1.000 men are at work in the effort to save the levee and reports from there tonight say the situa tion there is serious, although the levee board engineers still are con fident that a break can be pre vented. The low places over which the water is said to be Bowing at several points are being stopped. Levees to Be Re-inforced Washington. April 2U?Four mil lion sand bags have been rushed to points along the Mississippi riv er where water was reaching unpre cedented stages and causing serious damage to property. three more battleships. HJ more submarines and 43 more destroy ers in commission." he added, ?'than Great Britain with its ?treaty' navy." Because of the conference. Rep resentative -Johnson (Republican) of Washington, said there was no light this year over ;i building pro ? gra m. "But there has been staged here." he declared, "a great spec tacle for the benefit of the coun try over 11J.?0U men." said Mr. Johnson. "I have never been for a small navy or arm:.-. But 1 do hope that whatever ships we have won't be tin can ships with cheap men aboard." Near the close of debate ('hair man Kelly presented a letter from Secretary Iknby. sent in reply to one by him, saying the increased cost to the navy through the .'id clitioii of iy.000 enlisted men was $*>!?.S 1 iJ.000. There was a squabble before the letter was read while Mr. Kelly was discussing .some of its detail:'-, during which Chairman Madden oi the appropriations: committee, n - iterated that the cost would ex ceed JGO.OOV.OOO. The letter set forth increases for various bureaus, including about > i.n.ni.eioi for fuel. In a final word to the house Mr. Kelley declared that if the Stf.uOO enlisted figure stood next year, the navy cost in cluding completion of construction would reach ?401.000.00?, "greater than now und two years after an international agreement to settle [uestions without arms. "That I submit." he added. "i< i tremendously slow method of lifting tin- tax front the people of he world." Representative Vare ( Repubit ran) of Pennsylvania got th. floor, but could not make himself heard ;tbove the demand for ;i vote. Braving the storm. Representa tive lrpshaw (Democrat) oi Geor ?ia also attempted to speak, but nobody paid attention. and few ?ould hear. The evidence that the ?>use was worn out b> the talk ..?pi other inemWrs off their feet TREATY BLOCKS CONFERENCE Meeting Threatened ? With Complete Dis ruption by Alliance of Germany a n & Russia Genoa. April 19 (By the Asso ciated Press).?The German dele prates and exports have not yet beer? able to had a formula whereby to compromise with the entente pow ; eis. without sacrificing the Ruv.-o Gerinan treaty, although they were ia session to a very late hour to-* night. Efforts are being made Co have the conference formulate' a. Russian policy in which the Kusse German treaty can be absorbed, thus giving it the stamp of confer ence approval and removing the cause of hard feeling. Th<=* piain language of Premier. Lloyd George to the German state.*?-' men today over the treaty incident, which at one time threatened to disrupt th?* economic conference, : was believed to have cleared the* political atmosphere, but as neith er the German reply to the allies ' nor the Russian reply regarding ac ceptance of the conditions for the restoration of Russia was forth coming, the situation i: still con sidered critical. Some of the neutrals described the Germans as embarrassed as to. how to find a way out of the diffi culty. Meantime the work of the conference is blocked. The neu tral states have otlicially insisted that the agenda of the conferer be discussed in the commissions ami not in private conversations anomg the chief delegates. To this the leaders rejoin that prelimin ary meeting* are advisable in order> to expedite the labors of the con ference. It is expected that once the Rus ' so-German controversy is disposed of the machinery of the confer ence will resume operations. The announcement that J. P. Morgan will join the group of bankers to discuss the possibility of floating an internatinoal loan for Germany ha* created our optimistic feeling for ? the future finances of Europe. M. Barthou of the French dele gation tonight declared that Pre-." mier Lloyd George had adopted a j strong attitude at today's meeting ' with the German foreign minister. Dr. Rathenau. M. Barthou. who is? kept closely informed as to what Mr. Lloyd George is doing, said" . there was no room for equivocation on the part of Germany, there waa no middle course. If the German? ; insisted on maintaining the tre*tf, : the French could not dear'wlth them on any of the commissions j concerning Russia. "The most complete accord exists between France and England on the question involved," he added. The opinion was expressed f? ! French circles tonight that the Ger j mans zrv anxious to lind a way of settlement which will keep them active members of the conference. Paris. April 13 (By the Asso ciated Press).?The treaty between ; Germany and Russia signed at \ Rapallo last Sunday probably will. ' be formally placed before th<^ reparations commission on next : Friday when the commission will begin an inquiry to determine whether the agreement conflicts with the treaty of Versailles. In commission circles this even ing it was pointed out ilurt" the commission probably would decide thai the Rapallo pact was in di rect violation of Article IMS of Xh% Versailles treaty. This article in et"ect gives the commission first lien on all assets of the German empire. While the members of the com mission refrained from formally commenting upon the agree ment, the general feeling was that agreement ought to have been suu 1 mittcd to commission for approval. It was considered probable thafr the commission would demand in a note to the German government ?submission of the treaty. The unofficial view was thai Germany had violated Article 24$ of the treaty of Versailles by ap plying her assets or resources to purpose? other than reparations. it has been suggested by some experts that the Rapallo agree ment might prove a good thing in that it might increase the applying capacity of Germany, but from ?<? political standpoint the effect of its signing was cosnidered as very bad. On tlte other hand, it has been pointed out that Germany under the treaty with Russia gives up reparation claims of between I5y ?vo.004) and 20.?O?.0?O trold marks against Russia, thereby reducing lo r p a y i n g capacity by that amount. The latter view is said to be the one largely held by mem bers of the commission. Polish representatives have pro tested to the commission against the Russo-German treaty on the ground that part of Poland whick was included in the old Russian empire has a substantial share in the Russian claim against Ger many. GERMAN AGREE TO CONDITION Not to Speak of Russia Af fairs at Genoa Conference, Genoa. April 19.?Premier Lloyd George ha-s announced that the Germans in the economic confer ence have agreed to accept the conditions bl the allies not to par* ticipate in discussing Russian af fairs, as a result of the Russo-Ger man pact signed at Rapallo. He predicted success for the confer? ??lie.-.