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ROADS TO CAPITAL TRAINS HALTED ON REGULAR RUNS AND MUCH TRAFFIC 18 RE-ROUTED. MANY BRIDGES WASHED AWAY Oldest Inhabitant Cannot Remember When Befor Southern Railroad Wat Held Up By Water. Raleigh. High waters that have annulled traffic on the railroads and broken records both an to Hoods and damage, save slightly abuted but Raleigh la suable to move in two directions. The Southern's westbound trains sited at Wilson Mills and Norfolk Southern's traffic routed over the alder line is tied up with It. Ancient Inhabitants cannot recall when the Southern had to wait on water. The Wilson Mills washout Is, however, not caused by river or creek, Culverts unequal to the rains filled and valleys overflowing have covered the tracks. Th Norfolk Southern, depending on th Southern, sent Its cargoes by Coast Line to Selma and there the easiness rests. Wake's road system is washed away and bridges by the dozen are gone, ven the blockaders get the visitation from on high. Distilleries In the low lands are hurrying to the ocean and Jape Pluve breaks all records for raiding. Soldiers Given Honors. Washington. (Special) The commander-in-chief of the American Ex peditionary forces, in the name of the President, has awarded the distin guished service cross on the follow ing named North Carolina soldiers for extraordinary heroism: Corporals Monroe C. Hooper, Andrews ; Vance Bhankle, (Deceased), Kannapolis; Al bert McKay, (Deceased), Kannapolis; Captain Edgar H. Bain. Ooldsboro; Lieutenant James M. Ellington, Ox ford; Sergeant William J. Parker, (Lexington; Privates Andrew H. Var aer. Thomasville; Charles Jordan, (Deceased) Cooleemee; Thomas A. Mooreland, Concord; Julius A. Lank ford, Swepsonville; Henry H, Hall, (Deceased) Hope Mills. Urgent Need Neglected. An urgent need in many of the mailer towns of North Carolina and about the great majority of the indi vidual premises 4iomes and places of business is for ladders in connec tion with preparedness for lighting 4ree. Indeed, available ladders are decidedly the exception when fires tart or there Is other urgent need for them In emergency effort against Ores and accidents Making Rapid Progress. Col. Eantford Martin, private secre tary to Governor Bickett, returned to the city after a two week's vacation, comes back with the prediction that Boone, Wautauga county. Is destined soon to become the second mountain ' city of North Carolina. Chief among the tig things that at tracted the attention of Colonel Mar tin during his trip through Wautauga, which he made with Senator Lovell. is the enormous growth of the cheese industry in the west, particularly in Vautauga. For the fiscal year the State will be allowed one regiment infantrv, two troops cavalry, one battalion field ar tillery, one company engineers, one engineering train, one field hospital company, one ambulance company mud four companies of coast artillery. State's Fire Losses.' Official figures of the fire losses for North Carolina during 1917 shows that 61.6 per cent were dwelling houses ae aording to authentic figures worked out by the Actuarial Bureau of the Na tional Board of Underwriters. These losses on dwellings aggregated $612. 941 or nearly one-fourth of the total losses for the year. The figures work ad. out by the bureau were based on reports of 2.774 fires reported. flew Deputy Appointed. Appointment of Samuel B. Hollaway of Enfield, as Held deputy collector, was made at the Internal Revenue of flee In the Federal building. Mr. Hollaway takes the position on probation, the condition being that he must make good. He has gone to Greensboro, where he will work under the direction of T. H. Vanderford. revenue agent. . There are supposed to be 24 of these field deputies, though the actual number is a few less. William Hernias Stephenson, late ensign, is another recent appointee. Bible Class Worker Gather. The first annual session of the west ern North Carolina conference, Wes ley Bible Class federation, will con vene at Lake Junaluska at 10 o'clock Thursday morning. August 7, and will continue through three days, closing Saturday, August 9. with an address -by Josephus Daniels, secretary of the oary. Twenty-five or more leading apeakers of southern Methodism will appear from time to time on the pro gram and a general good time of nrofit and recreation to promised all who attend. N. C National Guarc. National guard allotment received at Raleigh gives North Carolina one reg iment of Infantry, two troops of cav- airy, one company of engineers, one engineering train, one Held hospital company, one ambulance, four compa nies of coast artillery, an approil TJiate minimum strength of 2,800 with maximum 4.900. The announcement Is made thru the war department which starts the guard with 106,000 and runs It up to 490.000 before the limit is reached The guard is cared for as never before Hitherto the step child of the govern ment and the pity of the regulars. It begins with $12,000,000 on its mini mum strength, and goes up corre spondingly until It really draws something for Its service. The allotment Is predicated on con gressional representation. The states are apportioned 200 men for each sen ator and representative In Congress. When the guard reaches maximum strength there will be only 424,200 provided for,( but by that time the na tion will have grown and In all proba- Wllty there will be new delegations in Congress. Anyway, provision is made for nearly a half million soldiers and of course guardsmen are pleased This Is especially true of North Car ollna's national guard who wore fl to smash the Hindenburg state of mind wrought into barbed wire. Date of Launching Changed. Launching of a new steel ship at the Liberty ship yard, one of the features of the State Press Associa tion at Its annual convention, has been changed from August 2. to Thursday, July 31, owing to inabil Ity of Secretary Daniels to attend at any other time. Announcement has been made by President Whitehead, thr6ugh Secre tary John B. Cherlll. that all details had been completed, but this import ant change Is necessary owing to th desire of the Liberty ship yard to have Mr. Daniels present at the launching. It is Impossible for Mr. Daniels to be In Washington on an other date than Thursday and Tours day night. Postmasters Appointed. Washington (Special). Executive nominations for postmasters in North Carolina have been sent to the sen ate as follows: Wm. M. Henry, Brevard; Manly W. Crawford, Davidson; Samuel Y. Bry- son, Henderspnvllle; T. C. Frlsbee, Hot Springs; Ross E. D. Edgerton, Kenly; C. L. Llnville, Kernersvllle; B. A. Summerlln, Mount Olive; Lacy F. Clark, Raeford; B. M. Gatling. Ral eigh; S. L. Ross, Robersonvllle; Jos. B. Culllpher, Saluda; Wm. J. Roberts, Shelby; Robert V. Brawley, States- vllle; N. Henry Moore, Washington; D. T. Clark, Weldon; M. F. Hales, Wendell; J. Bridger, Windsor; C. F Mitchell, Wlnton; Sophie H. Adams. Four Oaks; Lonnie E. Stevens, Ben son; Wm. M. Goodson, Marlon; T, J, Orr, Matthews; Walter, S. Thomas, Rockingham; A. H. Boyd en. Sails bury; St Elmo Pearce, Youngivllle; T. L. Smith, Stoneville. Pou and Doughton Differ, Washington Representative Dough ton took issue with Representative Pou over the effects of prohibition in North Carolina. He was replying to a speech by Mr. Pou a few days ago to the effect that moonshlnlng was on the increase. 'I do not knowwhere he got his infoimation." said Mr. Doughton, He added that "every fair-minded man knows that prohibition has been a benefit and a blessing to North Caro lina." Later Mr. Pou said his objection to the pending bill Is as to the method of enforcement. "When you say that a housewife cannot tnake a quart of blackberry wine, or that a farmer cannot make cider, as you do in this bill, you are going too far," declared Mr. Pou. "The people of America be lieve they are at least free, and they do not want their liberty Interferred with. Tider never did anybody any harm. I think we had better come to our senses. Pardon Obedient Husband. "James has alwavs been an obedi ent husband," wrote the wife of James Carter to Governor Bickett in appeal far a nnrdnn for her . husband now serving an eighteen months sentence1 on the roads of Forsyth county for as miH with a riaadlv weanon. Such & virtue, the governor Insisted, shall not go unrewarded and James, sixty year old colored man, and a perfect lamb about the house, returns to the happi ness of his home, leaving Governor Bickett to philosophize about the ways of men. No Potato Wart Disease. Mr. L. E. Yocum, the farm assistant In plant disease survey work of the United States Bureau of Plant Indus try, has finished his rounds of the State, and after a thorough search no potato wart has been discovered. A number of specimens have been sent in to Dr. Wolf by Individuals, showing the nematode, or eel worm, injury to Irish potatoes, under the im pression that It was wart. Dr. Wolf is of the opinion that this dread dls ease appears to be limited to coole growing seasons. FRANK LYON POLK I t ,. M. n Frank Lyon Polk, counselor of the stats department and acting secretary of stats, has bean nominated by Presi dent Wilson as under secretary of state, a new office crested under the 1919 legislative and Judicial appropri ation bill. The salary of the new un der secretary Is $7,500. The office cre ated Is expected to simplify the trans action of business with Great Britain and France, wriose cabinet officers are assisted , by under secretaries rather than by counselors. VIGOROUS REPLY TO CHARGES Improper Administration of Affairs of Office Charged by Indiana and New York Lawyers.' Washington. A. Mitchell Palmer, before the state Judiciary sub-committee, renewed his fight for senate confirmation of his nomination as at torney general and vigorously defend ed his administration as alien prop erty custodian. He replied to charges of improper administration of alien property, made by Harold Remington, a New York lawyer, and Leslie S. Ken nard, an Indiana attorney, holding a position In the alien property custo dian's office. General charges of Improper admin istration were made by Mr. Kennard In a statement recently submitted to tb3 committee by Senator New, and answered by Mr. Palmer, who pre sented an affidavit from Mr. Kennard repudiating his previous statement. Referring to the statement of Mr. Kennard, Mr. Palmer said he had learned that Horace Stilwell, of An derson, Ind., an uncle of Kennard, had had Senator New present Kennard's statement to the committee in exec utive session. Kennard was said by the attorney general to be "an Incon spicuous $2,000 clerk" in the custo dian's office and not in a position to have information bearing on his charges. . .- One of Mr. Kennard's charges, Mr, Palmer stated, was that he, Palmer, had failed to seize property of Turk ish subjects In this country. "In the first place," Mr. Palmer re plied, "there wasn't very much Turk ish property In this country. Besides there was a very good diplomatic rea son fear of barbarous reprisals upon Americans In Turkey.. The President approved of my course In that mat ter." JAPANESE GOVERNMENT FULLY AWARE OF SENATE SENTIMENT Washington. Katsuji Debuchi, Jap anese charge d'flffalrs, visited the state department and discussed with various officials the Shantung settle ment provision of the peace treaty. In this connection it was learned that the Japanese government had been ad vised fully of the strength of senti ment developed In the senate favor ing the restoration of Shantung to China and also that that government wasNaware of the understanding con veyed in the White House statement that it speedily would clarify the sit uation by some declaration of Its pur pose regarding Shantung. GOVERNOR FOSS AN ADVOCATE OF GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP Washington. Eugene N. Foss, for mer governor of Massachusets, advo cating government ownership of all public utilities, and James L. Quack enbush, counsel for the Interboro Rapid Transit Company, of New York who declared Mr. Foss proposals were "stuff" and "nonsense," gave the elec tric railway commission the liveliest session since Its started Its lnvesttsa ways In ths country. ' MMEDIATE SALE OF SURPLUS FOODSTUFFS RECOMMENDED Washington. Immediate sale of the $120,000,000 surplus stock of food stuffs held by the war department un der a plan which will "insure oppor tunity tor the people of the United States to buy" was recommended by the 10 Republican members of the house war, investigating committee. The five Democratic committeemen withheld decision, pending a review of evidence taken by a lub-commmittee. TEMPORARY HALT RATIFICATION WRANGLE SIDE TRACKED IN CONSIDERATION OF COLUMBIAN TREATY. $25,000,000 IS INVOLVED Information on Shantung Matter May Cause Decided Cnangs In Trend of Debate on Treaty Subjects. Washington. 3eur.te controversy over the peace treaty with its league of nations covenant will be halted temporarily this week to allow consld eiutlon of the long pending Colombian troaty. However, the peace treaty and related subjects aro expected to bo to the fore every day, If not on the floor of the senate, at least In the cloakrooms and In conetrences. While the senate considers the two tioaties, the hcuBO will be occupied with a rush of legislation preparatory to the planned recece of flvo weeks. The Colombian treaty Involving the payment of $25,000,000 to that repub lic resulting from the partition of Panama but with the original clause expressing America's "regret" for th loas by Colombia of Panama elimi nated by agreement between the state department and Colombia, will be taken up Tuesday by the foreign re lations committee. The treaty is ex pected to be reported by the .commit tee and ratified by the senate promptly-' Developments thought pobable in the treaty fight include statements by President Wilson outlining bis stand on the proposal for ratification reser vations and giving new Information as to the Shantung provision. Both of the expected statements would have a direct bearing on debate. The Shan tung provision Is the subject of diplo matic discussions now In progress with Tokio designed f obtain publi cation of the secret understanding for restoration of the province or Some other public declaration of Japan's In tentions. "OCCUPATION TAX" BRINGS GEORGIA SUIT. Macon, Ga. -C. L. Peacock, tax col lector of Dodge County, and C. N. Mullls, sheriff of that county, and every other tax collector In the state of Georgia is made defendant In suit filed in federal court here by the J. B. Colt Company of New York, seek ing a permanent injunction to prevent the collection of the state "occupation tax" provided In an act passed by the last session of the legislature. The company claims to have had a $400, 000 business In Georgia, in lighting plants, the past year. The action is based on alleged immunity found In Article 1, Section 8 of the constitution of the United States. Judge Beverly D. Evans fixed September 5 as the date for hearing the application for a permanent Injunction. MARYLAND GOVERNOR TO GO AFTER PROFITEERS, Baltimore. Governor Harrington, of Maryland, is planning to take action similar to that taken by Governor Cox. of Ohio, in dealing with food profiteers. He will Immediately con sult Attorney General Ritchie in ref erence to what legal steps he can take under the Maryland laws. He propos es, first, to locate by investigation the responsibility for the high cost of liv ing, and, then with the desired Infor mation on hand to ascertain how far he can proceed with criminal prosecu tions. , ' PRESIDENT'S SWING AROUND CIRCLE MAY BEGIN AUG. S Washington. An announcement re garding President Wilson's forthcom ing trip to the Pacific coast is expect ed from the white house. Mr, Wilson Is said to have under consideration an Itinerary calling for his departure from Washington August 5. CZECHOSLOVAKIA SEND8 PROTEST8 TO BELA KUN Prague. In the name of the Czecho slovak government, Premier TIastll Tusar sent a strong note of protest to Bela Kun, Hungarian communist for eign minister concerning the aerial .bombardment of Ciecho-Slovak towns by the Hungarians. Premier Tusar In his note demand ed compensation likewise for the sacking of various factories, which he states was carried out by order of the Hungarian mlntste rot justice. LIEUTENANT COLONEL ANSELL FIRES HIS FIRST BROADSIDE ; Washlgnton Lieut. Col. Samuel T. Ansel!, who started the big row over military, justice, fired his first broad side in his renewed fight, since his retirement from the army. Colonel Ansell makes public a letter written by him to George T. Page, president of .the American Bar Association, In which he charges that at least two members of the special committee en tered Into their duties with minds foreclose , MRS. ROBERT ALLEN DYER Mrs. Robert Allen Dyer III, formerly Miss Olga Parodl, daughter of Senor and Senorlta Horace P. Parodl of Gib raltar. The marriage of Lieutenant and Mrs. Dytr took place at Middle town) Conn. WILSON MAY NOT BE AVERSE Mr. Taft'a Suggestions Contained In Letter to Republican Chairman Hayes, Cauaed a Sensation, Washington. A plan for "Interpre tations" in senate acceptance of the league of nations has been suggested by former President Taft In the hope of uniting on a middle ground enough democratic and republican senators to defeat any radical amendment of the covenant and In the end obtain its ratification. The suggestion has been received with earnest consideration by the group of republicans who favor the league idea and who already are at work on a definite program of Inter pretative reservations which they de clare they have reason to believe will be accepted by the administration. The administration leaders however, unwilling to concede that any reser vations will be necessary, still Insist they will have the votes when the time comes to ratify the covenant as it Is. So confident are the league re pub llcans of the success of their plan that some of them believe President Wll son will publicly accept it to smooth the way to acceptance of the league. Some republican senators who have seen the President in the last tew days hare come away from the White House with the impression that Mr. Wilson while not encouraging reser vations if they can be avoided, might not be adverse to such interpretations as would leave the league fabric unim paired. They say, however, that this Impression is not based on any direct statement by the President, Mr. Taft's suggestion, which created a sensation in the senate because of his well known advocacy of unreserv ed ratification, was ombodied in two letters to Will H. Hayes, the republi can national chairman, copies of which reached some republican senators. MORALE OF BOTH "WHITE" AND "RED" ARMIE8 REPORTED BAD, Helslngfors. The military situa tion, in spite of the recent release of the "white force" and the decline In morals consequent to the deficiency of munitions ' and equipment; neverthe less does not warrant excessive appre hension. The white forces, which were bard pressed, are- now holding the enemy and pushing him back on the right and In the center, while farther east the Esthonian cavalry have made a brilliant raid and cut the Bolshevist communications, taking. many villages. The whole of tho Bolshevist morale Is also far worse than Is supposed. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION OF COTTON ASSOCIATION PLNNED Atlanta, Ga. Plans decided on to aid in- the permanent organisation of the American Cotton Association in cluded the formation of a campaign executive- committee of 250 members and the selection of Atlanta as head quarters fr the membership campaign. The 11 present directors will form the nucleus for the campaign execu tive committee and will nominate the additional members who will be ap portioned to the cotton states. BATTLEGROUND IN CONGRESS NOW SHIFTED TO SENATE Washington. The battleground in Congress over prohibition . enforce ment legislation shifted from the house to the senate. The bill, passed by a majority of almost 3 to 1 In ths house, was transmitted to the senate and referred tt the Judiciary commit tee. .- - Considerable delay n senate action on theblll generally is expected al though prohibition advocates are ex pected to urge all speed possible. WILLSOONBECLErSB MISSOURI SENATOR HAS LONG. INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT ' ON TREATY SUBJECTS. MAY ACCEPT RESERVATIONS Spencer Told Wilson That Unless He Agreed to Certain QuallflQcatlons Treaty Could Not Be Ratified. Washington. Diplomatic discus sions with Japan over the Shantung provision in the peace treaty have irached a stage where President Wil son is represented as very hopeful of developments within a few days that will tlcar the air and remove much of the opposition to the provision In the senate. This interpretation of the Presi dent's expectations was expressed by Senator Spencer, republican, Mis souri, after a long talk with Mr. Wil son about the treaty. Senator Spencer discussed with the President the subject of reservations In senate ratification of the. treaty, taking with blm to the White House a draft of five reservations drawn up and submitted to the President it la understood, at the suggestion of Chair man Lodge, of the foreign relations committee. The reservations, covered the Mon roe doctrine, withdrawal. Shantung, national determination of domestic is sues and independence of action un der Article 10. Mr. Spencer told the President that without some such qualifications the treaty never could be ratified, while if they were Includ ed ratification would come quickly. EX-SOLDIERS MAY RENEW THEIR INSURANCE POLICY. Washington. Discharged service men who let their government insur ance lapse were given the privilege of reinstating their policies within IS months without payment of back pre miums, under an order signed by Sec retary Glass. The new relnstatment regulation, one of a number under consideration designed to make it possible for every discharged soldier, sailor and marine to continue government Insurance after return to civil life, is regarded as the most liberal ever offered by any Insurance organization. The only re quirement Is that the man requesting; reinstatement must be in as good health as at the time of discharge and must pay the premium for the one month in which he requests reinstate ment. .. COTTON GROWERS NOT TO OPPOSE WORLD CONFERENCE. New Orleans, Cotton producers will not oppose the world cotton con ference which is to be held here la October, according to W. B. Thomp son, of New Orleans, In making public a telegram from J. 8. Wannamaker, president of the American Cotton as sociation. - The Wannamaker telegram was sent from Atlanta after a two-day con ference there of the cotton associa tion. It follows: "We regret exceedingly that the impression has been formed that we are fighting the world cotton confer ence. We have not pitched any fight on the conference. However, as a re sult of your telegrams, the entire mat ter has been adjusted." PALMER SAYS FIGHT AGAINST HIM MADE BY HUN INTERESTS. Washington. Attorney General Palmer, appearing before the senate judiciary committee to make final re ply to charges put forth in an effort to prevent confirmation of his nomina tion, declared the whole fight aaglnst him was conceived and carried on by representative's of German Interests because of his work as alien property custodian In breaking up the German Industrial army In the United States. BRITISH MINERS ACCEPT THE GOVERNMENT'S OFFER London.' The Miners' Federation accepted the government's offer of new piece rates for coat mining and rec ommended that all the miners' unions accept the proposition and return to work. The Yorkshire miners will meet and decide whether they will ac cept the proposition of the govern ment, although Herbert Smith, leader of the Yorkshire miners declined to express an opinion on the matter. NO LICENSE TO IMPORT GERMAN DYESTUFFS YET Washington. No license allowing thelmportation of German dyestuffs Into the United States will be Issued for the present, the war trade board section ofthe state department an nounced. " . -.; .. ... Reasons for the refusal, as riven In the statement, are that congress is now considering the establishment nf a permanent policy towards dyestuffs importations, which make llconama- Inadvisable.
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