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- Aim rn rout uflbLtu RESIDENT TO AMERICAN E OF THE CONGRESS Congress Together at This Time Because He Did Not Con sider it Wise to Longer Postpone Consideration of r f Matters Vital to the Government. ' ' H IS STRESSED AS THE GREATEST OF ALL QUEST10HS Lilization of Our Military Forces Has Progressed to Such ( n.it o& t.n Make it Safe to RpmnvA tht "Row U iUlil . " ( w vaaw AUU WUC Manufacture and Sale of Beer and Wines. Lington The following is a re-, the department of labor for placing t President w uauu a iudsso6o PL . . . t- : Congress, caDiea irora rans; ken of the Congress: jeply regret my inability to be f at the opening of the extraor session of the congress. - It ms to be my duty to take part counsels of the peace confer snd contribute -what I can to lution of . the innumerable ques o whose settlement (t has had ress itself." For they are ques which affect the peace of the world and from them, therefore, ited States can not stand apart. ied it my duty to call the con ogether at this time because it )t wise to postpone longer the ons which must be made for pport of the government. ill take the liberty of address- on my return on the subjects men seeking work; and It can also be done. In at least one very great nem, Dy creating new opportunities for individual enterprise. The secre tary of the interior has pointed out the -way by which returning soldiers may be helped to find and take up land in the hitherto -undeveloped re gions of the country which the fed eral government has already prepared and will readily prepare for cultiva tion. , Peculiar and very stimulating condi tions await our commerce and indus try and enterprise in the immediate future. Unusual opportunities will presently present themselves to our merchants and producers In foreign markets and large fields for profitable investment will be opened to our free capital. But it is not only of that that I am thinking. Many great in dustries prostrated by the war wait to be rehabilitated, In many parts of l T 1 ig arrange menus uave ueeu litate to venture any opinion or s any recommendation with re i domestic legislation while ah um the United States and out r touch with intimatesources ot ktion and counsel. I trust that very soon be possible, for me to But there are several ques- pressing for. consideration to I feel that I may, and-indeed feven no direct your attention, in general terms. In speaking m I shall, I dare say, be doing more than speaking your, own s. I hope that I shall speak u judgment also. . - - question which at the front of fers, in every country amidst the great awakening is the ques- labor f the world to obtain progress provement in the conditions of abor. to be made haDnier. and m v serred better by the communi id the industries which their lustains and advances How iy to be given their right advan- cilizens and human beings? an not go ' any- further in our direction. We have already po far. We can not live 'our te as a nation or achieve Our success as an industrial com if capital and labor are to con- j be antagonistic instead of be pers. That bad road has turn- a blind alley. It is 'no thor- p to real prosperity. We must other road leading in another P and to a very different des- It must lead not merely to fodation, but also to a genuine ftion and Partnership based up f al cmmunitr of interest and Pation in control. lUUiUi IALA Merest between capital and la 1 t has never hon mnAa ction.- It can be made opera- 1 mnof antrmaaaA nil r atton nae uo, v.-0.- tv. nn.iIi .i ,a ... , . . . d the attention of the, world'""5 V WUK Wm oe lacking lt i.f onru... mnn.a!nr.a 10 "WL UiaiU3 r wining nanas or or- Utice of last November was j Sapacity experienced skill, I I shall hope to lay them be- j Piuf materials and Sou in their many aspects as j " ' J . uur new merchant ships, which have in some quarters been feared as destructive rivals, may pirove helpful rivals, rather, and common servants, very much needed and very welcome. Our great shipyards, new and old, will be opened to the use of the world and they will prove immensely serv iceable to every maritime people in restoring, much more rapidly than would otherwise have been possible, i the tonnage wantonly destroyed in the war. America has a great and honorable service to perform in bringing the commercial and industrial undertak ings of the world back to their old scope and swing again, and putting a solid structure of credit under them. a11 our legislation should be friendly to such plans and purposes. And credit and enterprise alike will I v - . . he question of labor I mean 1 De ulCKenea Dy timely and helpful at and vital question, how are J legislation with regard to taxation. I n and women who do the daily nope inai ine congress will nna it possiDie to undertake an early recon sideration of federal taxes in order to make our system of taxation more simple and easy of administration and the taxes themselves as little burden some as they can , be made and yet sufficient to support the government and, meet allits obligations. The main thing we shall have to care for is, that our taxation shall rest as lightly as possible on the produc tive resources of the country, that its rates shall be stable, and that it 3hall be constant in its revenue yielding power. We have found the main sources from which it must be drawn. I take. It for granted that Its main stays will henceforth be the Income tax All these, can be so adjusted as to yield a constant and adequate re turn and yet not constitute a too griev ous burden on the tax payers. Many of the minor taxes provided for in the revenue legislation of 197 and 1918, though no doubt made nec-f 2ksaaw Kir Yia nraoolnv nooaqltl Ctt lL: 7, fact a real commun . the war time, can hardly find suffi cient justification under the easier cir cumstances of peace and can now hap pily be got rid of. Among these, I ill mg.:. L. ehl only in a new or- will aerp are the excises ; on Of industry. The e-pnlti nf " 1 onrf tho ense en and the sound Prac', taxes upon retail sales. They are un wort ?r workers can cer- eqUai in the incidence on d Cerent in- nce th Partnership outaustries and on different "individuals. W thf tv j ii neir coiieciion 1 muiuuu mm . f uiey seek and inaaiir n nn . . i-ia -vv cvavsw give. I nose Wiiu:u aic ictcu uu - SblPntT86 with regard to it. j tides sold at retail are largely evaded f JU 01 all reform in Ikl. . j..- Via rotafl U"r must ha tV.a ..l..l. . : xi T oniil tizati Bouujuo ; prices, un me oiuei auu, x.ou. full T industry, based assume that it is expedient to main- lo Darn WOrk in whatever, taxes; and the fact that alcoholic everv h some oranIf liquors will presently no longer anora their ,.CI3ion whicl directly a source of revenue .by taxation makes Plav i? or the Part they it the more necessary that the field tfslati lndustry- sme Posi-1 should be carefuUy restudid in order ha, 1 IS practicable. The that equivalent sources of revenue Morm y shawn the way 'may be found which it will be legiti- py estaM J. ouuum oe woria- mate and not . Duramsume v""" the St;; ? ' nf the eight-hour upon, . "uaii aay m ovorv floM tnrfnnatear. no occasHm Among the industries to which site- cial consideration should be given is that of the manufacture of dyestuff s and related chemicals. Our complete dependence upon jSerman supplies be fore the war made the interruption of trade a cause of exceptional economic disturbance.' fi-y-?:y ; The close relation between manu facturers of dyestuff s on the one. hand, and of explosives and poisonous gases on the other, moreover, has given the Industry, an exceptional significance and value, r Although the .United States will gladly' and unhesitatingly join in the program of international disarmament, it will nevertheless be a policy of obvious prudence to make certain f the successful maintenance of many strong and well equipped chemical plants. L , ; The United States should moreover have the means of properly protecting Jtself whenever our trade is discrimi nated against by, foreign nations In order that we may be assured of that "equality of treatment which we hope to accord and to promote the world over. ' Our tariff laws as they now stand provide no .weapon of retalia tion in 'case other governments ! should enact legislation unequal in its bearing on our products as compared with the products of other countries. Will you not permit me, turning from these matters, to speak once more and very 'earnestly of the pro posed amendment to. the constittuion which would extend the suffrage to women and which passed the house of representatives at the last session of the congress?' It seems to me hat every consideration of justice, and public advantage calls for the- im mediate adoption of that amendment and its submission forthwith lo the legislatures of . the several1 states. Throughout all the world this long de layed extension of the suffrage is look ed for; in the United States, longer, I believe, than anywhere else, the necessity for it ahd the immense ad vantage of it to the national life has been urged and debated by wome.i and men who saw the r.ed for it and urged the policy of it .-hfn it required steadfast courage t. b ?o much fore hand with the common couv'c tion; and I for one covet for our coun try the distinction of heirs? anions -the first to act in -a great reform. The telegraph and telephone lines will, of course, be returned to theii owners s6 soon as the re-transfer can be effected without administrative confusion, so soon, that is. as the 1 change can be made with least poss? j ble inconvenience to the public and : to the owners themselves. The" rail roads will be handed over to theii owners at the end of the calendar j year; if I were in immediate contact j with the administrative questions 1 At A . I wnicn must govern me re-iransier. o. the telegraph atd telephone' lines 1 could name the exact date for theii return also.Until I am in direct con tact with the practical questions in volved I can only suggest that in the case of the telegraphs and telephones as in the cae of the railways, it is clearly desirable i the uhiic interest that some legislation should be con sidered which mav tend to make o' these institutions instrumentalities o' our modern life a uniform and c ordinatd system 'which will affor' i those who use them as comolete antf etain means ol communication wit all parts of the country as has so long been afforded by the postal system cf the government and at rates as uni form and intelligible. The demobilization of the military forces of the country has progressed to such a point that it seem.3 to me entirely safe now to remove the ban upon the manufacture and sale o' ' wines and beers, but I am advise x j that without further legislation, I ' hara nnt Vin 1 Q era 1 nil tViiitv tn riim rvo the present restrictions. I, therefore, recommend that the act approved November 21, 1918, entitled "An act to enable the secretary of agriculture to carry out, during the fiscal year ending June 30. 1919. the purposes of the act entitled 'An act to provide further for the national security and defense by stimulating agriculture and facilitating the distribution of agri cultural products.' and for other pur poses," be amended or repealed in sc far as It applies to wines and beers. .1 sincerely trust that. I shall very soon be at my post in Washington again -to report upon the matters which made by presence at the peace table apparently imperative and to put myself at the service of the congress in every matter of administration oi counsel that may seem to demand ex ecutive . action or advice. WOODROW WILSON. BILL INTRODUCED TO GIVE SOLDIERS ANOTHER BONUS it can exercise for undertaking m tne imm-uiaic sought s ! tnre any, general revision of our sys- chiM ?avt0 find the to tern of import duties. No . - serious ve ' and wil1' 1 hope,'; danger of foreign comnetition now Presently fltl1 tir Ti ' .V fi . -iiiatnM. Our in d CUntry leading1 conntrv .has emerged from . the war ln anH . 8 ine means of Mess disturbed ana less wecu m danp-o buaiuins "re and it industries. ris. whlcn anv or tne Kuruoau yu. are our- competitors In manufacture. to reminH --not necessary Their dustrial estannsnmeniH x. fdiat; i u tnat there is ! been subjected to greater ..strain V 0J lahor 7i Very Poetical ours, the ir labor force to a more ost UK.; , 1 we Snould meet' ons disorganization and tnis sniHt to. -.i.ii . .. ni. ..v an nraniZPa yts must not tne ume iucc. . it sted that our returinnirUrtMta,-, T.oat nf all should we ae- th Places f practicihle way part from the policy adopted in tne tariff act of 1913. oi perm- free entry into the United States of the raw materials needed tosupple ment and enrich our own abundant supplies.'. dm!8 fop. Which key aro fn b done k 0f the country unJ 07 developing anl seal -nation created by Washington. Senator Park' Tram mel! of Florida, the author of the bill wh'ch became law creating the bonus of $60 for men serving in ' the navy, military or marine forces' of the Unit ed States in the war, introduced the following: "That all persons serving in' the military or naval forces of the United States during the war with the German Empire who have since April V 1917.x resigned or been discharged under honorable conditions (or in the case of reservist), been placed on in active duty, or who at any time here after (but not later than the termina tion of the yurrent enlistment or term of service) in the cse of enlisted per ponnel and female nurses. . or r withir six months after, the . terrnlnation'. o said war in the cse of off cers. rav resign, or' be discharged under honor able conditions, or in the ose of r' servists, be placed on inactive du shall be paid, in addition to all oth -amounts due them in nMrainnce iaWf further sum of S140 each. weaver only im favor Suffrage NINE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S -DELEGATION VOTE AGAINST SUBMITTING AMENDMENT. SMALL AND KITCIilH ' PROTEST Mr. Mann Chaffed and .Congratulated on His Changed Attitude on the "Votes for Women" Question. Raleigh. Washington (Special). North Caro lina congressmen "stood out against woman's 'suffrage. Representative Weaver, of the ; MAsheville district, voted for the resolution to submit the constitutional amendment. Represen tatives Small, Kitchin, Brinson, Pou, Stedman, Godwin, .Robinson, Dough erty and Webb voted against itj Messrs. Small and Kitchin lifted their voices in protest. Mr. Weaver was the only member who voted! tor suffrage before. "The Republican party," said Mr. Kitchin, "was .in control of all branches of the government for 14 years, and yet they never allowed the Susan B. Anthony amendment, which has been before Congress for sixty years, a chance to get a hearing. The women found that they could not get the Republicans to submit the propo sition even to a committee. It re mained for a Democratic house and a Democratic rules committee to give it to them. , "I want to congratulate Mr. Mann on the change of attitude r he has as sumed,? concluded Mr. Kitchin. He was referring to the good-natured gaffing that the opposition turned at the former Republican leader because in a house debate in 1913,. following alleged insults to a young lady in a parade on Pennsylvania avenue, he had said she ought to have been at home. . Mr. Small said he was not altogeth er opposed to woman suffrage and ha4 no objection to any citizen advocating it in any state. "I had the honor," he said, of writing to a member of the legislature of my state recently urging that a limited degree of suffrage be adopted there as an experiment." Nw State Health Official. Dr. A. J. Warren, native of Hill boro, with two years general practice and. almost as long as county . health officer in progressive Rowan county, comes to the State " Department of Health as assistant secretary of the board and the newest executive in the department His arrival on the job is preceded a few days by that of Mr. H. E. Miller, who becomes chief of the bureau of engineering and inspec tion, both announcements Having been made at the department. - Dr. Warren steps into his new job with the reputation of , having been one of the finest county health officers in the State for sixteen months, if not the finest. When he . surrendered the general practice in his home town, Hillsboro, after finishing at Tulane University, he went to Salisbury. Income Tax Returns. Collector , Watts said that the time for filing all income tax returns, ex- North Carolina Casualties. Washington 1 ( Special) .North Car olinians appearing in the latest cas ualties reported by the commanding general of the American expedition ary forces are : James O. JackaOn, Dunn, wounded, dgree undetermin ed; Marvin V. Morton, Farmville, wounded slightly. In the "current casualties," among those reported as dying from disease, is Owen. Williams Middleton. Private Charlie A. Pritchard, of Elizabeth City, is among the slightly wounded.. Private Alonzo G. Pack, of Winston Salem, N- C, is reported among the missing in action in the marine corps casualties ' from overseas. Private James 'N. Roberson, of Saxapahaw, who is in the marine corps, previous ly reported missing in action, has re turned to the United States. Captain Frank A. Owens, of Char lotte, is among the wounded reported. Private Robert L. Williams, of Dur ham, is reported as having been slightly wounded. Lazy Wife Punished. . "Cap, I shot my wife thls morning; thought I had better tell you." With this statement. Elmore Pow ell, a negro, anproched Constable Bob Conrad in East Raleigh and ask ed that he be arrested. Of course, the constable lost no time in taking the negro to Jail. He had not heard of the shooting, however, and was in East Rl0igh on. another mission. PowaII shot his wife. Alice, through the left wrist because she refused to get out of bed and cook his breakfast, according to the wife's story. Warehouse Law Gets Boost. North Carolina's warehouse, law, the vital feature of which is r waiting a decTsion of the Supreme Court affect ing its constitutionality, elicited much favorable comment : at the outern cept individual returns which has al- t j. 1 a . V, . . " . Orleans, accordme to ex-Senator Ma- eady expired, will expire on June 15 He requested aH corporations, partner ships, fiduciaries and withholding agents to make immediate return in order to avoid the rush in the last few days. It would be well for those individuals, who under the law are re quired to file a return and who have not yet done so", to file their returns at once together with statements set ting forth the reasons why the re urns were not filed within the time prescribed in the law." rion Butler, nf Elliott, who stopned over' in Ralete on his way back home. Mr. O. J. McConnell. recently a t pointed State warehouse superintend ent, was annotated chairman of tie committer esijmptpd to maH nn in snection of th wre house systems of the several States w'th a -v'w of brinfrlnsc them in al?sr"ment wh tTie nnrooses of th ainclation and uni fytaer county and-St'te. systems. As i-oor's"" 'n prs d'sTatcha from voW oVns. Sator Joe "Brown, of PHI 11 X M il . . n . I ine collector runner saia tnat ne CM'-is. w on of th two had the forms for all these returns tr0otnn frn. Nrt rqrUna of th and would be glad to send them tojpAft Fx-Hinfr c-moration. the individuals, corporations, partnerships, j ,rH s dur ronn or? fiduciaries and withholding agents j v 0nPriu t0 snr who wuoid write him for them. He nins cotton not call M for Hv o. nas not lists of par;nerships, flduci- tv COns-nt5on n Mr. A. J. McTC'n- i j n. . . . i . . . - . Ton. of M'x w oi(d a spo- yfk y.o,A. of Mrof -ri of t.h. ATn'r, can Ctri AvHt'on "wre. p1o frr, r-, 'fnrol'na. ,T-enat.or Pnt 1r T. S Torof jon. of Wlson. and C T Ormii. ''' ed of the North Carolina assoc't'on. aries and withholding agents, and it will be necessary for these to write for the blanks. ! . . . -' ; . Back to the Farm. It is a source of much satisfaction on the part of the authorities of the North Carolina Staie College to learn that 90 per cent of the agricultural students express their intention of re turning to the farm to make their home upon graduation. '," . Of the young men taking the dif ferent specialized courses . of agricul ture, according to Dean C. B. Wil liams, 82 per cent of the freshman ; 100 per cent , of the sophomore; 84 per cent of the junior;" and 94 per cent of the senior classes expect to go back on farms in the state and put into practice the .information they have secure!.' Some expect to be general farmers, some stockmen some poultrymen, others truck grow- ers and a limited number will be specialists. . Many Mad Dog Patients. Forty-six patients have "arrived from Asheboro in Raleigh to take the Pas teur treatment as a result of being bitten and scratched by two mad pun- WH.H committp-s 'n nA of t 1 0t cHV( ad t.ow of TTi' cjoto the n,,ton-w', OnO for tba A0?oan .jKynemm .w'-Mfnalq Is, aqvra1 anca. TA it.'vd. nrhlh w'U pt'""" t'H -T" irt iq 1aornp4 to ra fnn fy t oMWmo" rf nw unHs for Serbia to Ft "Rt. ; Dr. Del'a D'xon-Carroll. of p.ih. U in chrere- of tm work ' this Vrict and i aa'tJne Dr. Margery J. lrd. of AshevMK the State chair nan. in rai:e the 1 000 assigned to North Carolina as its quota In the drive. Jr Crow Cae An'n. Washint"i spH"1 The "Rennbli can sare after the South alreav. T4" d'd not 1-ose -t1"- lntroduo.ng bills to knock Dix. Mondav. the n nie"s. Most of the patients are chil-j dav of congress. Reoresentatlve dren. One of the puppies was owned by R. C. Lewellen and the other was the property of J. H. McKane. When thev bit and scratched a number of chil dren both were killed and heads sent to the state laboratory of hygiene. Dr. C. A. Shore pronounced both puppies mad. ' ; - ' Close of' 103rd Convention, j ' The one hundred and ' third . annual - i .... convention of the Episcopal diocese of North Carolina adjourned to meet next February with St. Peter's church Charlotte, the closing session being- given over t hearing an ispiring ad-1 JlO.OOOt authorized capital and $3,000 dress by RL Rev. Joseph Blount subscribed. &n B. Madden, of TUinois. offered . a )U1 to d awsv Wtb .Tim Crow cars. He would so amend the Mact to r"V late commerce" a to eMminate sena rate cars for white and colored peo ple. Mr. Madden has manv - negro voters in hia disrt. ad jwonld curry favor w'th th. No dobt there la a good bit of politics In his proposition Some New Coroorationa. Charter was filed with the secretary of state by the High . Point , Baseball Association with 4 $25 000 authorized caoital and $900 aubscribed. Charter iwas . filed by , the Goldsboro Floral- Company, of Goldsboro, with Cheshire, DV D bishop of . the diocese. reviewing tho growth and develor- B. B. Bryan Co.. of W'lmington grocery concern, with $50,000 autho- ment of the diocese for the past 23 j ized capital and 15 000 subscribe ears, the bishop having completed a j Incorporators are B. B. Brvan. J. 7 inarter century service as bishop lasti ewklrt:. Jr . and David Leo Hobso October. .) all of Wilmington, THREE NEW DIES DISCOVERED OUR DYE PROBLEM IS PARTLY OVERCOME BY EXPERIMENTS OF PROF. A. S. WHEELER. DISCOVERY TAKES HIGH RANK In Addition to the Dyes Already Df covered, Others Are In Sight, of Determination. Chapel HiU. Dr. A. S, Wheeler, professor of organic chemistry at the University of North Carolina, has dis covered three important dyes, the first to be discovered at this institution and probably the first in the South. Al though Dr. Wheeler has been conduct ing a series of experiments in his lab oratory for some time with a view to the perfection of his testa, it was not known until recently, except by a few close friends, that he had made such a valuable contribution, to science. Government examiners have assured Dr. Wheeler that nothing stands in the way of patents being issued on the discovered dyes, pending which ad vice the learned scientists has kept the matter quiet. He also thinks that his claims for patents are broad enough to cover certain , fields in which there is a certainty of discov ering several other important dyes. His discovery takes rank with the most important of the recent discov eries of science. In addition to the three dyes already discovered, Dr. Wheeler is responsible for the statement that three more are already in sight of determination. Summer School Faculty. Superintendent H. P. Harding, of the city schools, announced the composi tion of the faculty for the summer school,- which will begin the first Mon day in June. and continue for eight weeks. The school is operated annu ally for pupils failing to make their grade during the regular term. Prof. Wade H. Williams will be prin cipal of the summer school and will also teach one of the 'grades. Teach ers for the high school grades will be Misses Fannie Moore, Bertha. Donnelly and Jessie Henderson. The grammar grade teachers will be Miss Majorie Washburn, grade sx; Miss Ellen Bryce, grade five ; Professor Williams, grade seven. The classes will be held in the city high school. The average annual en rollment at the summer schools here has been about 300. A large majority cf those entering the school are en abled to secure promotion at the be ginning of the next term. The school officials declare the summer school saves the city much money and saves the pupil much time. The difference in cost the child for the term is far greater than the cost the child for tho eight-week school. To Build Many Houses. Winston-Salem. The Huntley Fur niture Company has decided to aid in solving the housing problems in Winston-Salem. President Huntley an nounced that arrangements had been made for the erection of 40 six-room bungalows on Thirteenth and White streets. They will have all modern conveniences.. . A Bootlegging Preacher. Washington (Special). Rev. Heze kiah W. Townsend, colored, a Metho dist preacher, whose home 'and charge, is at Hamlet, N. C, was arrested at the union station by Central Office De tective Sergeant Stringfellow on a charge of violating 'the bone-dry law. He carried, when arrested, 3 quarts and one-half pint of whiskey. , Held for Manslaughter. , Gastonia. The grand jury returned a true bill of indictment for man slaughter against Chief of Police A. B. Hord, for the death of A. L. Rook, a young white man. Rook was fatally wounded west of Gastonia on April 30, while attempting to escape from Chief Hord and Policeman Carl Wright He was brought to the city hospital here and died five days later. Robeson's Soldier Records. Lumberton. G. H. Marsh, of Park ton, Robeson county, is said to nave been the first American soldier kill ed .in the world war. Marsh ran away, from the -United States army soon after the war started, and enlisted in tho Canadian army. He soon reached the front and was killed before the United States entered the war. Robe son county also has the distinction of teing' the horn v of Private George Galloway, the first North Carolinian killed in the .war after the United States entered It. . Plaintiffs to Protect County. Kinston. An interesting develop ment in the case of the restraining order against the expenditure of $2.v ,000,000. hi Lenoir county for road im provements is a statement by John G. Dawson, of counsel for the highway commission and county commissioner? that should Judge- Daniels continue the injunction until the final hearings he . commissioners will ask a bond from the plaintiffs "commensurate with the probable loss" from advanc ing prices until the time the supreme court would pass upon the matter. .