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bounded ic:x CIIAHLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, NO VEMBER 19,' 1915. Pi: It- ' ' ' '. BE IDE CLEAR THIS No Delay Will Be Tolerated " From Greece llust 7 Decide. ATTACKS ON TURKS. Some Think This Is Kitchener's An swer to the Suggestions of With drawal Prom GaUpoIt The antral of lord Kitchener, the , British Secretary of War, in the Near acast apparently has aroused the Brit dah troops on the GalllpoU Peninsula .to renewed activity. Assisted by two unasn monitors and a cruiser, Scot tlsh troops hare captured two Turkish trenches and consolidated them suf fering less than 50 men killed or wounded. ; The Turks lost at least 70 men killed fat the fighting and . SO others burled In trendies blown up in sapping operattons. . , The British War Council has re turned from Paris after having ef fected a closer working contact be tween the Entente Allies. V -P Lord Lansdowne, speaking for the ' British Cabinet In the House of Lords, declared that the Tlsft of the British War Councillors was the most Im portant step yet taken. it is said that an accord was reached on all diplo matic, military and naval questions. Andrew Bonar Law, Secretary tor the Colonies, speaking In the House of Commons, said with reference to the Dardanelles campaign that the Gorernment would be Influenced sole ly by the best' military opinion and believed that to be the wisest course. : In the Serbian theater the Austro Gennans and Bulgarians in the north and west continue to make progress against the Serbs and Montenegrins and are driving them nearer and ' nearer to the Montenegrin frontier. In the souUi aU - the - French positions hav been maintained. Unofficial dispatches' credit the British with the defeat of the Bui- - garlans on the sector between Valan dovo and BabroTO. The Bulfari&ns, however, having taken the Babuna Pass from the Serbians, are said to be sweeping forward' beyond Prllep toward Monastir, which Is declared to .nave been virtually evacuated by the populace. 1 On the Russian front the situation generally Is unchanged but offensive movements by the Germans In Cour land and on the left bank of the Styr lure broken down under Russian artillery fire. Vienna claims that 2, &00 (Russians killed in the recent fighting near Csartorysk already have been buried by the Austro-Hungarian troops. Artillery engagement and mining operations are going on in France and Paris reports the destruction of sev eral German positions. Gorlzla is still under the artillery fire of the Italians who, according to unofficial reports are preparing for a formidable at tack on this, the gateway to Trieste, 'with a half million men. - London, Nov. 18. The attitude ot ths Entente Allies toward Greece, from which country they are endeav. ring to get a definite guarantee for th safety of the French, British and Serbian troops, and the. whole mili tary policy in the Near East, includ ing the Dardanelles, will, it is ex pected, fee made clear before the end of the present week. The council at Paris, In which British and French Cabinet Ministers took part, came to Important decis ions and Earl- Kitchener, looking over the ground both in Galipoll and the Balkans, Is to report on the best means of dealing with the situation arising out of the Austro-German and . Bulgarian successes in Serbia and Greece's leanings toward, the Central Powers. It transpired today during ths de bate in the House of Lords that Gen. Sir Charles Monro, the recently ap pointed commander-in-chief In the Dardanelles, has already given his opinion as to what should be the fu. ture policy with regard to the Gal llpoU campaign and Lord Ribbles dale, who introduced the . subject, said he understood that the repot of the General favored withdrawal Th Marquis of .Lansdowne replied , that the report and the evidence accom panying It were not considered suf ficient to enable the Government to come to a conclusion, -- Ths statement bad hardly been made when the War Office issued an account ' of a successful British at tack on the Turkish trenches on either side of the Krithia Nullah, which led to the be-lef that Lord Kitchener, who is on the peninsula, and Who went out after General Monro's report had been received, had decided to persist In the opera tions. "... - ., .-..; Andrew Bonar Law, the Colonial Secretary, assured the House of Com. motif that the decision would be left to the military experts and the ques tion . of the loss of prestige would, (have no weight. : y---mv As to Greece, it Is reported In dis patches from Rome that immediate action will be taken and no delay wll: be tolerated, flt Is said that Italy will take an-important part in the forthcoming developments. The ac tion will naturally depend upon the attitude King Constantlne and his Ministers assume toward the Entente Powers. : - ... Meanwhile the situation In Serbia grows more serious. The Austro German armies, with the Bulgarians on their left, are pushing southward, driving ths Inferior 8erblan forces before, them,, while, in Jthesouthhe (Continued on page two.) - WEE WJSTIII con Chief '' of Bureau 'Announces That - -Prompt investigation Will Be r ' " .MadeC k . Washington, Nov. 18. Further In vestigation of the activities of Aus trian Consul General von Nuber and his . associates will be made by the Department of Justice as a result of yesterday's conference in New York between A. Bruce Blelaski. Chief of the Bureau of Investigations, and Dr, Joseph Goricar, former "Austrian Con sul. A department statement.: an nouncing this tonight also said that information had been obtained which probably would ..lead to further in dictments for. passport frauds.! iThe announcement follows: "Mr. Bie:aski, chief of the Bureau of Investigations of - the Department of Justice, returned this morning af ter his visit to New York during which he conferred with Mr. Rathom, editor of The Providence Journal, and Dr. Goricar. While Dr. Goricar may not be able to testify directly to all matters under lnvestiration. mmh m. formation of a valuable nature was obtained concern In? the activltfea of Austrian Consul General von Nuber ana nis associates, the details of which cannot be disclosed at present Prompt investigation, however, will on maae. inrormatlon also was ob tained which probably will lead to further indictments for passport irauuo. . Doctor Goricar published statements that the Austro Hungarian Consular Service In this country, under the direction of Con sul uenerai von Nuber and Count von Bernstorff, the German Amhn.nr carried on propaganda for fomnntine- oiriKea in munitions Plants. formal denial of all these allega tions was made to the State Depart ment several days ago by the Austro Hungarlan Embassy and this was fol lowed today by a dispatch from Baron Burian. Austrian Foreign Minister, authorising Baron Zwledinek, Charge of the Embassy, to make "categorical and ottVtal denial of these inven tions." No Intimation was given at the De partment of Justice tonight as to the form its investigations now will take, nor concerning the nature of any ac tion which may follow when all in formation is in hand. VERDICT DISPLEASED ETARY DANIELS Court Martial Which Tried Officers for Boiler Explosion on the Cruiser San Diego. TwSWVt0BV ' "-Secretary Daniels has clashed with the Navy court martial which tried two com missioned officers and one warrant officer, for responsibility for the boil- P8i0,i on cruiser San Diego last January and today issued a -eteternent taktng -exception to thc courts findings and disclosing that on tnA Navy Department's disap proval the court altered Its first ver- The court first acaultted tha rnn cers and then changed Its verdict to hold Lieut K. L, HUli in charge of the flreroom, with sentence to lose uumDera out witn recommenda non ior ciemency. Edson C. Oak, ioer oi me snip, was ac quitted of nee-llsrencn Ohet fo,i- 1st Thomas O'Donnell was found not guilty, A8 the court refused to re verse its verdict as to Oak, Secretary mi,,. "UUUW lIe sentence in Hill s case and issued a statement uei-iiu-ing- me veraict was a miscar. riage of .Justice. "I am unwillina-tn holiva q ideals of duty and responsibility of ... niciuuen uj. me court are so low as to exonerate Lieutenant Oak of iiceicvi ol umy, saia tne secretary's statement. , ',; s ... - Story of Explosion. Vallejo, Cal., Nov. 18. The court martial of Lieut. Kinchen L. Hill, Chief Machinist Thomas O'Donnell Chief Machlnest Thomas O'Donnell followed the death 'of nine men on board the cruiser San Diego January 21, 1915, during her annual speed test for the Navy efficiency pennant Five of her 18 boilers blew out dur ing the last few minutes of a four hour run under forced draft It was testified at the trial that all the offi cers involved and the mR knew that a feed pipe supplying water to the boilers had collapsed but they de cided to take a "sport'.ng chance" in order to finish the test and have a try for the pennant--.-. ,.,,...-r aw A DPard ot inquiry recommended that charges be filed against others of the crew, tut the heroism of the men after , the explosion when the boiler and engine rooms were filled with live steam caused them to be ordered dropped. t. In addition to three officers, Chief Water Tender William L Appleby was tried and acquitted. '- i' M n , i',rVi-..,::.;v- f r. CUTTIXG OtV EMPLOYES. Canal Management Furloturh'ag or ' Dismissing Employes in Opcr- aUng - ricpartment. Panama, Nor. 1 0.-Owing to the tying up of the Panama Canal by the recent . slide, , many employes. uiuuy m me i operaung divisions, are being furloughed or given vaca tions, which is taken - here to Indi cate that the canal will remain closed-for a much longer tlmethan was first - expected. In most cases employes are being dismissed. -- w - It has been learned i that Majol General Goethals, Governor General of the Canal one. Intended to force a.rnporary hannel through .. the slide as quickly as possible and pass a few ships which have been waiting s nee' the canal closed and then again shut oft traffic until all danger of slides has been dennrtely ended. This probably will bejnot ls than six months, according . to " the best available estimate . ... SECR liii mm Gill TO MSB Western North Carolina Conference Shows Special Interest in Congo. ADVOCATE GAINING. Paper Published at Greensboro Shows Gratifying Record for Past Year, 10,000 Circulation. (BY WILLIAM L. SHERRILL.) ReldsylJle, Nov. 18. The Confer- ence met in the session of the second day this morning at o'clock and Bishop Lambeth read Matt. :1-15, and gave an interesting talk on the uojeci or prayer, ana then Dr. J. w Kowe, nresid elder of h Charlotte . district, offered a fervent prayer. . : At the roll call 23 Drnanhnra Anit 15 lay delegates, who were' absent irom tne session of the first day, unocrcu to xneir names. rtii i . ' iiw minuteu were read and ap proved. Rev. J. S. Hunter of the publish ing house, Dr. W. P. Few, president r xTmuy. v:ouege; Dr. E. C-. Brooks, head of the department of Aduratinn of Trinity College, and Dr. W. F. McMurry, secretary of the general board of Church extension, were in- iruuucea. " unaer Minute Question 22, the names or the "old guard," the super annuate preachers, were calle and messages touching and tender were read from J. D. Arnold.-J, J. Brooks, J. D. Buie, G. W. Callahan, J. C. Troy these with R. & Abernethy, W. W. Bays. P. C. Battle, a M. Da v.. M. C. Field, T. F. Glenn. J. J. Gray, B. S. Higglns, A. W. Jacobs, R. W. Pickens, D. V. Price, E. G. Pusey, J. p. Reynolds, J. A. Wig gins and James Wilson were all re ferred to the committee on confer ence relations for the superannuate relation. These faithful men, frail in body, but strong in faith, have the sym pathy and love of the Church at large for they were once active and earnest messengers of the cross, who In feebleness had to retire from strenuous service. They have fought as true soldiers and are now on the retired list It was announced that J. F. Eng land, S. S. Gagque, W. G. Malloree and A. E. Wiley had died this year and their names were referred to the committee on memoirs. The names of Mrs. T. F. Marr, Mrs. H. T. Hudson, Mrs. H. T. Hoo ver and Mrs. G. H Christen berry, preachers' wives, who have died this year-were referred" tlKewise to the committee on memoirs RESIGNS FROM MINISTRY. L. T. Mann, presiding elder of the Statesvllle district, surrendered to the Conference the ordination certificates of W. LeGette, together with a ston ed statement from Mr. LeGette, that he desired to withdraw from the ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The Conference accepted the papers and the name of Mr. LeGette was stricken from the roll. The report of board of publication shows a very gratifying year for The North Carolina Christian Advocate, despite the financial depression. This business has grown wonderfullv un der the wise management of Editor Rew M. . Blair, , who . or. the past 14 years has controlled and edited the paper. . The circulation has been greatly in creased and the present resources of the company now reach 138.543.81 and the net earnings for the year are $1,908.48. The Indebtedness on the plant, amounting to t5.000.-haa been provided for and now the Western North -Carolina Conference has the distinction of being the onlv one in Southern Methodism which owns- its own printing establishment This is due largely to the prudont policy of the editor, with the co-operation of D. B. Coltrane of Concord, the res ident and the other members of the board of control., The business of the job printing department has grown steadily and furnishes now an increasing income to the company. The goal for the coming year is a minimum ot 10,000 regular sub scribers to the Conference paper. Rev; H. M. Blair was recommended for re-election for the 15th year to the position of editor and business manager and Mr. T. C, Hoy la of Greensboro for setectlon to the membership on the Board of Control. 'MISSION COLLECTION, , g ? Dr Henri Anet, secretary of . the Belgian Congo Mission, addressed the Conference today and laid before the body the terrible conditions and ur gent needs of poor, oppressed Bel glum. A collection was taken and more than $250 was immediately con tributed to this worthy cause. Dr, Anet was also given the priv ilege of going into the Churches and presenting the matter to the people as he may desire. Dr. Anet has a warm friend " tn -" Bishop 'Lambeth, who stated that he was largely in strumental in securing from the Bel gian Government (and concessions in the Congo Valley) for the establish ment of the Southern Methodist Mis sion plant in the Dark Continent. Bishop Lambeth stated. today that a letter Just received from the Afri can Mission stated that the first ac cession of new members by baptism had Just been mads and 16 had been added to the .Church, ' including a noted chief who said he had "many wives who gave him' much trouble," and wanted to know now since he had embraced the faith - what . he should do with them ail- The Prot estant missionaries in that benighted country have practically broken up polygamy among the oonverts and es tablished homes among them where one wife rules. ,-4 :.. ' DUKE DONATION. , ' ' Dr. W. F. McMumr of the Church Extension Board made a short ad ores today and spoke of the princely donation which J. B Duke of New York has made, to the two Methodist Conferences in North Carolina.- This gift ita JI5.00Q. annual donationto be -distributed as follows: m.000 for building churches tn desolate places in the country; 110.009 for home mis sion work (pastoral support) in poor country places, and $10,000 to sup piemen tM,the.M.aU0wanceuregularlr (Continued on Pago Two.) HOE I'lffi Building of W. I. Henderson on College Street 1 Burned. IUT UP STIFF FIGHT. t - v . Retail Furniture Store of A. W. Smith i ' : and Wholesale Grocery Store of 1 ' S W. I. Henderson Destroyed. ' Fire thaf burst through the roof ot Mr. A. ' W -r Smith's retail furniture store at No. 10 North College street a few minutes after 11 o'clock last night destroyed the entire stock of roods and also the wholesale grocery store of Mr: W. I. Hendej-son, adjoining on the north at No. jf Both store were in a two-story brick building owned by Mr. Henderson Jand the building, too, is a total lossi . r , ;.... The building, whjbh fronted 69 feet on College street and extended back 97feet toward the Howell Arcade, was a comparatively old structure and was valued at $10,000.; Mr. Henderson valued his stock at! a little -less than $10,000. He : could not state the amount of insurance, on either build ing or stock ' but It only" "partially covers the loss. Mr. Smith valued his stock of fur niture at $7,000- He had $4,500, or $4,000 insurance.-of which '$3,000 13 with Mr. J. J. Hutchison and the bal ance with the Furniture Association. The total loss, therefore, was $27, 000. This takes no account of dam age by water to the store of the Cash Furniture Store... owned by H. V. Klut. WAS THREATENING. The blase was one of the most threatening of the year, as well as one of the most spectacular. It Is cus tomary to say of a dangerous fire that "at one time it seemed as If the entire block would be swept away." it was so last night. When the firemen reached the scene the entire interior or tne uoubie building was a mass 0' names which were shooting scores o" feet into the air. For half an hour tne outcome of the , battle was In doubt. At- the rear the building was separated by a narrow alley from brick buildings fronMnr on th west siae of the Howell Arcade and owned by the Southern Real Estate Loan & Trust Co. The blase was fiercest at the rear of the building and as the inr tense neat drove spectators from the Arcade aDDrehension una fait ion the fire spread in that direction. The fire was discovered bv Serraant Neal Elliott a few mjnu,tes after 11 viwi .... w.yn--, ereaKins through the roof of the Smith store. Sergeant Elliott turned in an alarm at box 212. corner of East Trade and South College. Almost simultaneous ly the lights of the white way were turned on again and RDectatora heann to gather from all directions. FIRE WALL. , Fortunately the Henderson bulldlnr was bounded on the north bv a lire wall that aided materially m hem ming in the .flames. An alley. way of two or three feet separated it from the rear of the w. L. Hand drug store on the south. The firemen fought the blase in front and behind, from abov and below. From directly fn front one hose was olaved on th front of the two stores. One minute the Smith store downstairs and upstairs would oe la darkness brought on by the del uge of water, while the Henderson store above and below would be a livid mass of flames. With a swish and a crash the water would be trans ferred to the store rooms alive with names, ana presto, the picture would change. Where light had been, dark ness would come, and where darkness had been the flames would leap out in a tantalizing self-assertion. And so went the story for neaehalf an hour. At 11:18 flames were darting out of the front windows. At 11:80 the in terior of the Smith store stood reveal ed as by daylight and spectators could see clearly the etck of furniture bias ing fiercely. In the central and rear portion of the building the blase was leaping skyward, sending sextllllons of sparks northward as far as Sixth street, two blocks away. A ladder had been run to the top of the Kluts store, three doors to the north, and hose had been taken to the top at this point At 11:35 with an ominous roar tho entire rear wall and nearly all of the south wall fell in. This was the be ginning bf the end, for the fire burned Itself out within the precincts of the Henderson building. At 11:45 the fire was under control MR. SMITH. Mr. Smith, who has been in the retail furniture business at this stand (Continued on Page Three.) CHOSEN TO LEAD FIGHT Much Speculation as to Whom Wll. soil Will Ask to Lead Battle i for Preparedness, (BY NIXON 8. PLUMMKR.) Washington. Nov.' II. Speculation on whom President Wilson shall call to lead the fight before the House for his preparedness measure has di rected attention to Speaker Chamn Clark who is en route to Washington. epeaaer Clark is' now the one iferon looked to who can takehe leadership and direct the preparedness program wu-n most success. -tP1'.' -v.--- With the time rapidly shortening until Congress convenes, Inquiries are being made' regarding the- organiza tion that the President has effected for engineering his preparedness pro gram. Until his conference with Con gressman Kitchin he had seen most of the chairmen of the Important com mittees and had convinced Senator Kern and Congressman Hay, against their previous opinions, that 111s pro gram Is best. .Wbeti Leader JCItchln refused to support the program a most important part of organization was left Incomplete. The ability and influence of Mr. Kitchin had been looked to as of utmost importance for a well-directed campaign, and his as surance of support would have com-' pleted the preliminary arrangements. T O STORES CHAMP CURK MAY BE n SPRY 1. TOTIIEPiElEIIT Thinks President Is Misin formed or Has Exclusive Information.. MAN HAD FAIR TRIAL. Cannot Again Intervene in the Case, i Nothing New Was Presented at . the Last Hearing. Satt Lake City. Utah, Nov. 18. Gov. William Spry with the unanimous con currence of the State Board of Par dons, telegraphed .president Wilson this afternoon that he would not in terfere further In the case of Joseph Hlllstrom, sentenced - to be shot . to death for murder .- tomorrow. The Governor's telegram was in answer to one received yesterday, from the Presi dent requsting a reconsideration of the case... ' . 4 ' Arrangements for - the execution have been completed. Governor Spry said in! his telegram to President Wilson that he is, satis fied the President s request Is based on a misconception of the facts or that there is some reason of an inter national nature that the President' has not disclosed, that a further postpone ment at this time would be an unwar ranted Interference with the course of justice and that, mindful of the obliga tions of his oath of office, he cannot ana whj not iena nunseii or his omce to suqh interference. , ' . The five men appointed to execute Hlllstrom have been directed to re port at the prison at ( o'clock tomor row morning. Reviewing th hint or v nf fha and particularly (he President's ac tion in connection with it the Gover nor says in his telegram: "September $0 you requested a stay of execution of the sentence to give the Swedish Minister an oppor tunity to present his view of the case. Upon the same day, at your request only, on the assumption that you were in liuaacwnoa oi mew not presented to the board, I granted a respite until October 16, especially requesting that the" Swedish Minister personally in vestigate the case and appear before the board. Under date of October 1, you advised me that your only reason for interceding ..was the request of the representative of a foreign Gov ernment October 16, at the regular board meeting, an open hearing was had. in further consideration of- the eaeerv Httlstrtma't attorney advised the board that there was nothing fur ther to present and the Hlllstrom at torney declined to appear before the board again. "The only representation in the convict's behalf was from the Swedish Minister requesting commutation of sentence, not by reason of any new thtag in relation to the case but as he. expressed it 'for the sake of hu manity and comity usually practiced between friendly Nations.' Because of the absence of any showing, the board terminate, the respite and again denied the commutation. The convict thereupon was resentenced to be shot November 1. "Forty-six days after the granting of the respite, and at the eleventh hour, you as the President without stating any reasons therefor, again Wired, urging thorough reconsidera tion of the case because of its im portance and the justice and advisa bility of such a course. "Your interference in the case may have elevated it to an undue Im portance and the receipt ot thousands of threatening letters demanding the release of Hlllstrom, regardless of his guilt or innocence, may place a pe cullar Importance to it. but the case J"'mP0rtant In Utah only as estab lishing, after a fair and impartial trial the guilt of one of the perpetrators or one of the most atrocious murders ever committed in this State. It is also Important by reason of the fact that this case has had more careful and painstaking consideration at the hands of the proper officials of Utah than any other like case In the hls- Am to Your Kiiff-frosif !am requires further consideration of the i IUV"7 suomn mat the im putation contained, not only In your message to me. but alnn t vm,- RSr.fl6 L'XI ? American . vu wi Mwr, inai tniS COnvICt has not had Justice m the courts of this State is not luatiflA. Tt.... of attorneys have represented Hill. ,m it tne Ppoodnw before the District Court, the Supreme Court and the Board of Pardons. . ...Jalr"m,nded Pron acquainted .the .record hB" nr doubt of Hillstrom's sum tv. n , Pardons hag investigated every ru- va ana every cue inn mlarKt i.J -a ........ . . . . nocence of this man and has most earnestly pleaded with him to shed any light on -his movements and whereabouts on the . night of the homicide, it is a significant fact jthat only those demand clemency who are either prejudiced In Hillstrom's favor or who demand his release regardless of his guilt.- ,; . .t. ,. "I am fully convinced that your re quest must be based on a misconcep tion of the facts or that there is some reason of an .international nature iUf00 n&ve not disclosed. "With a full knowledge of all the facts and circumstances submitted, I feel that a further postponement at this time would be an unwarranted m- Mf!elICf.witn ft? co"" M Justice. Mindful of the obligations of my oath of office to see that the laws are -forced. I cannot and will not lend my self or my office to such interference. Tangible facts must be presented be fore I will further interfere in this News of" Governor Sprys "action was conveyed to Hlllstrom soon after the Governor's message had been sent to the President. Hlllstrom indicated by his manner that the news did not surprise him. - - v , . . ; This is my busy day." he told re porters. "I am not .afraid to die... I wanted a hew trial to prove my inno cence but I am not going down on my knees to beg for my life." When the reporters urged him to sid-"mth'ng tbUt hl ,am,,Jr h 'Tguess1lhe"famn'yliilitinct tomorrow."' state .FMisa;::i: OPPOSES PREPARE ILLEGAL TRAFFIC 1 Dukc of Manchester Involved in Case Tried In Bow Street Court !; Yesterday. London, Nov. 18. A case having to do with alleged illegal traffic in war material and Involving the name of me xwae 0: Manchester, was heard in the Bow Street Court today. Victor charged with dealing In war materials wiuiuui a uuense. . The proseputor said that Sly's office had been aearchttd a.ni1 that n esrf code with the Duke of Manchester, now m fans, was found. The code covered various war materials and man V cahlETamn had nBjAl hstnronn Sly and persons in New York, whose names were given as Barnes and Bar ter. reB-ardinar' contractu with Ttnaa'a. J- Sly had applied to the Government ior a permii to aeai in munitiona which the prosecutor said. was DromDt'v refused. . Rlv' annllmtlnrt stated that he represented the Fed eral Manufacturing Company of Chat tanooaa. the j Oliver Miniiraotiirinv Company of Knoxville, John W. Gar land of Pittsburg, all In the Un 'ted States and various Canadian concerns. . -11 seems, sam , the prosecutor, "that after Sly had been warned that he was rendering himself liable to prosecution, he and the Duke of Man chester put their beads together to hoodwink the authorities by com municating with each other in regard to these matters In secret code." One of Sly's cablegrams whlch'was produced in court was addressed: "Pretty Maid," which was declared to be the cable address-of Barnes, Ex change Place, New York, and read: - "Send Petrograd by Saturday names factories with two millions mausers." Sly was remanded In custody as he was unab'e to find ball which was fix ed at $10,000. Barnes Denies It New York Nov. 18. Thurlow Weed Barnes, a brother of William Barnes, Jr., former Republican State chair han, has an office at 43 ( Exchange Place. When asked tonight whether he was the Barnes mentioned in the London dispatch Mr. Barnes said: "All that is news to me. I know nothing about It." Mr. Barnes Bald he dealt in inter national contracts, but he would say nothing further. IS IN A BAD Lawyer for Colonel Goodier Charges Conspiracy Colonel Rebor Sought to Dominate Service. San Francisco, IJov, 18. Conditions in the United States Armv Aviation Service and the men at the head of it were' denounced today by William F. Humphrey, civilian counsel for Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Goodier. Judge advocate for the western de partment, during his closing argument for the -defense, in the court martial of Colonel Goodier, charged with con duct prejudicial to military discipline. "At this time, when aviation Is so important a part of the Nation's de fense and such men. as Colonel Reber and Cantaln Arthur ft rowan mtanA Lat the head of the service," Humphrey (said, "it la an Invitation tn rilaaator "The American people are waiting to see how long Captain Cowan wilt remain at the head of the aviation sschool. . ..... ., .,-. .. "The evidence here has shown that favoritism and Innnmntttenr ninln in the service; and with it are coupled the strong-arm methods of Tam many." - Both Humnru anil Pant A lln Grier, military counsel for Colonel Goodier, reviewed evidence adduced during the court martial at which both Colonel Reber. chief at the a via. tlon section of the signal corps and Capt Arthur 8. Cowan, commandant ot me worth island Army Aviation School near 8nn Dlvirn ttlflri " J It was charged that Colonel Goodier exceeaeu nis proper dunes in advising aviation officers to file charges against Cantaln Cowan last Anrii Tn. charges were not pressed and later i.uionei uooaier was Drought berore court martial. Correspondence that nassed between Cnlnnnl Rk .t Washington and Captain Cowan, was invroauceo. . - 7 Captain Grier said: "The evIdnnr.A ahnura that ih avia tion service In a ilanlnrakl. mh. dltion. '- " ':;.-.-. "If the charvAa ha.i1hajin .flUH hv a stpgle man and the officials had not stood together. Captain Cowan would have wired to his industrious chief in Washington and such an officer would have been reduced promptly. "A conspiracy had been disclosed wherein Colonel Reber was seeking to dominate the aviation service and any officer who dared to stand up and had the backbone to make a complaint would have had his head knocked off." . - . . . v - . PLENTY OF CCTTON. , Germany Has Ail the ' Cotton She Hill Lira AI TIQUSEflVIC WAY Needs for Military Purposes !. "h convention closed its sessions Berlin. Nov. 18. By wireless t!'n CnPl HilL Practically jail of the Sayvllle. Germany nt only has all ' rm' made preparations to get out the cotton she needs for military pur- I ?f ith cltV the afternoon trains. prses for several years, but new fields , of supply are now open to her, says I th Overseas News Agency today, I Prevention of cotton shipments to' SwiUerland on the contention that the material wou!d nd its way to Ger- many and be used for making expioe Ives will hurt the neutral Nation, but will not injure Germany, it declare in commenting on bwhs reports that iiMi a " n ssv "v f rv vvv ton sh'pments fr Swiss mills, s . Competent German authorities slate that the German army la satis factorily provided with cotton for sev eral yeari," this arency saya "In ad. dlt'on hure quantities can b obtained from Turkey by war of the Danube, and, even, It all shipments. were stop. Da,d flarmanv la ripAvnlml . aith th I nab HllTahfa HflWATe niva sfnnnail jkvf. I mater al for an indefinite time." . I n In Strong Resolution Pro tests Against Any In-. ' creased Appropriations. " LEGISLATION SOUGHT. Repeal of Crop lien Law Asked for, Also Race Segregation, Taxa-''- ' tlon Reform.- -.1 f f- .-'; ' " :;--V "'"'-ft (Special to The Observer.) ' : , Durham, Nov. ' 18. -r- The SUte Farmers Union closed Its annual con vention with ' trip to. Chapel HJl.thta afternoon, following a morning sea-7 sion that was devoted largely to pass- t ing a large number- of resolutions on - a 1 kinds of questions. , At Chapel Hilt . the farmers were the guests of ; the - in Swaih Ha.l. President- E.. K. Gra ham made a short talk to the farmers." " tell.ng them something of the work of the University and of its desire to co-operate with them in their work. The trip was made from Durham In automobiles and on the return from the Hill a trip was made to Trinity College and other points of interest in the, county. The farmers went squarely on rec ord as being opposed to spending any more money- for an increase in the Navy and the Army of the countrys They 'Were vigorous In their opposition to this policy of the President. That resolution iollows: '. ' "Whereas it now appears that a measure will be put on foot at our National Congress at its next session. ask.ng for an enormous Increase in Its appropriations for the increase in the number of- batt.eships built and, ft.so in increasing the enrollment . in our standing army, under the, plea ofl being prepared to protect our country " against the Invasion of any and all, bftll :2prptit rmintrloa tn ma1, , uh ' against our country, therefore, be It ' -esoivea, xnai we, tne rarmers Union of North Carolina, being ' a peaceably Inclined people, hereby en ter our protest against any and all , material Increase In annrnnrlntlnn tnr- this purpose." That the farmers will pay more at tention to the selection nf tho-mniti. . dates for the next Legislature was In dicated in the final sections of the general resolutions, which ; were de votee: to puDuo anaire. , The farmers were urged to scrutinize Closely the records and the nnlfrUa ai wall- &a ho. liefs and opinions, of . any,.And;.. all eamnaates' who ufferfiffinBni!Bi vm rF public office.- They want all attorneys 7 connected With Cornnra.flnn tn anvar their connections with these corpora. IintlH rtaarstetaft. t.A alta a. a.. - - jw . .. a,uiaW mm Bvn ess tau next General Aiutmhlv - Th fimi. sendlnar mora fn.imara tn t Via n.inl ' ' Assembly,,. .-,-. , , LEGISLATION ASKED FOR. The resolution further expresses the . Wish that the deadrea of the shall be placed before the platform - -committees of the parties. The fol lowing legislation is asked for: 1. FtDpal nf tha mArKVlltit.' r,i lien law, ... . . , . . 2. Provision for race segregation of, land ownership. : I. : Reform , Of tava Hnn a v at aft m mrs. - that the faxes will be more equitably ' uioiriuuieu aiong tne lines suggested , in the last amendmnna tn, tha rmuti. i tutlpn or some other methods,. i . incorporate rural communities. 6. Initiative and referendum. f. An antt-imiirv law Mvnuttn. hanks apd public service corpora tions. 7. Give some official In North Caro lina the rllfht to rocnlata tha Inmr. ance rates promulgated in the State. . An aaequate rural credit bill . passed bv thn Natlnnal Pnn... . . its forthcoming session. Among the other things called for and advocated In special , reaoiutinna , werei BOYS PATROL ENDORSED. - Endorsement was given the Boys ' Road Patrol and lta nrnnlntinn urged in the counties of the State. The farmtra expressed themaelvea as upfioseu 10 cae legislature interfering With the ludlclnrv ,nInni.J iv. 1 proposition that the executive com- " mlttee of this body be authorized to lease for the ne of an industrial school designed -to fit farmers' sons for college with an Idea of keeping mrm on in zarm to t established on the property belonging to the North Carolina Farmers' Alliance lo cated near Hillsboro, on such term as they may approve, provided that the Legislature at its next session will make sufficient appropriations . to place the school on a Arm basis. The control of this school, it was agreed, should, be vested in a board of directors composed of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, the president of A. & M. College, the .. i7 cr w -ancunure,-ana six other. directors, three to come from the Farmers Union and thro ". tram ' ... the Farmers Alliance, these six direc tors to serve for three years each, k ' PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION." ; - Atr"olutlon thanking the city of Durham, the press of the State end others he ping in making the Durham convention a pleasant and . profitable one was passed, -.v,; '- '" I' The selection of the. place. of the " ' next meeting was left up to the ex ecutive committee, which win decide this matter some time in the next tew months, t " , .. . The convention closed its sessions ' " mom W" of them will remain, U1 tomorrow. -, Taken as a whole the convention "1' b one of the most progressive Bny Convention of any kind that na n'd a sestdon in Durham durlna: the past few years. The farnws have discussed or heard discussed more live and progressive topics and have aaen a more decided stand on th iivsk. iHHllsaa nr f. v v . live Issues of tha v .n convention that has been hlj hr. "'.'"' "'- -' Ubx-rty Tm-11 in Tox . Dallaa Tex., Nov. IS. The I ' - -Boll left Da: las for Lake Ch i; '. , ; tonight . on the Iat lap o . -. throtiKh Texas, four hour p ' In.'rutts tthiud.. arh..iai.. witn thji'iu(l.i viewed the btU in Tt day and ton! hi
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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