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trnT. CIIL No. 279. ' ', :F:':---i?V -:' , 1 ' u . V . . - . . . -
0U DEFE1IDS
POLICY OF AYARD
OF NAVAL HONORS
Writes Letter to Senator Page
Setting Forth Reasons For
ChangesMade
Washington, Jan. 4. Secretary
Daniels replied today to attacks on his
rds of navy decorations In a letter
Chairman Page, of the senate naval
w rv.inVi with th house naval
CO
committee
probably will V investigate
. .i. nur nmr.initated bv the re-
r.i of Bear Admiral Sims and other
t the decorations
- nrnn K IW" -w ' ' w -
officers
II avvvw w "
Larded to them. ; V, ' -
The complaint of the officers was
.A in some instances Secretary Dan-,
uVhad changed the recommendations
the official board which sat on the
;A bestowing higher decorations
,han the officers thought merited In
mne cases, and lower ones in others.
Slides reviewing the details of each
and quoting from the fiindlngs of
Sal boards of inquiry in the cases,
SSrttary Daniels explains ajt length
K? theory on which ne disagreed, on
L of the awards as finally recom-.
mtnded to him. The secretary .also
Sans how he differentiated be
tween awards for officers who served
at sea. ana " r
Mr Daniels reiero v io
mimicatiori to Chairman Page in which
mumcaiwn i vlo.hftRf distinc,
he set ion" ' -----
tion should oe wmcuw vu v.-vv..
nd men who naa cyme v.wt
with the enemy, and. had .by-courage
nd judgment under attack exempli
fied the highest traditions of the ser-
vice.
The Secretary Letter.
'In thus following the act of con
ness authorizing three classes - of
medals," wrote the secretary, "honors
Iss than, the distinguished service
medal should be awarded to officers
whose shore duty was meritorious but
not 'of great responsibility.' - " ' ,
'1 stated that th service worthy of
the highest distinction is that render
ed aaoat in the presence of the enemy,
and that the distinguished service
medal should be awarded " to the ckp
to n of every ship struck by the mines,
or torpedoes of the enemy, if bis con
duct was meritorious, in the hour that
tau courage and leadership., I do not
ttok the American people can be per
suaded to accept the idea that the dis
Itingulshed service medal should not
bejiwnto the captain of a ship who
iBwIitasei couraaoiy in-Jth,4u-vreme
hour for which all other, hours
tikis naval career were but. prepara-
fj7, if his ship Is lost oy supmarme
ermine attack. y ' -. r
"Ten comanding officers ;of ships
torpedoed and sunk or put out-of ac
tlon were selected as worthy of receiv
ing the distinguished service 1 medal.
These awards, as I stated In my prev
ious letters were made without excep
tion to every commanding officer whose
ship felt the blow of the enemy except
one who was court-martialed, and who,
though fully acquitted, bad no recom
mendation from any superior . officer
for recognition of any character. -
'Instructions have have been : given
for the fullest investigation with , the
view of further awards fo other officers
and men on these, and any other ships
who rendered meritorious service by
reason of attack by enemy ships.
Attacks by Submarines. :
"I am appending a brief statement
of the cases where the distinguished
service medals were announced, where
ships were torpedoed, or cams in", con
tact with mines, and were either sunk
or put out of action. - -'v ; : - J . .
A mere reading of the plain ' recital
in each of these ten attacks and the
demeanor of the . commanding officer
will leave no doubt , that If -awards
are to be given for coolness and Judg
ment in danger, disregard i of personal,
safety, and splendid - coura ge, to any
men who gave glory to the navy in
we world war. they should go ; to
these commanding 1 officers and men
under attack. -.' ., -
'We cannot a-lve too much honor' to
the commanding officers of ' Surface
sMps which were able to sink, .or de
!'roy a submarine. The truth must
a!so be recognized, however, that - the
curage. skill, determination, h re
lourcefulness, foresight and Judgment
' ifftcers whose ships wrt torpedoed
d suddenly sunk are put to quite as
vere a test as In the cases of com
manding , officers of surface ships
hich seek and sink the enemy. ."
Brother-te-lavr'a Record . '
Incorpoiated in th letter were -the
"cords of air of the offlcfcrs whj lost
ir vessels, Including D. , W. , Bagley,
"other of Mr. Daniels, and . Com
"ant'er Vrcv w trnnttk . ', tA - Mre
tary'i
personal, aide, aDout wnom
J"1 of the
tered.
controversy has cen-
,.In Commander Bagleys ' case. Mr,
"aniels quoted Jrom a- letter by - Bear
ftairal Sims In -connectlor with his
PProval of the findings of the court
i inquiry convced to investigate the
.1 01 agrley-s ship.
iagieye handling of the situation
"r his ship was torpedoed , was
!einUng that I expected in the way
. .efnclency,: good Judgment, : courage
chivalrous action." Admiral Sims
ihe findings of the court of Inquiry
office
rs and men of the TJ. S. S. Jacob
Jor.
w tlie best traditions of he service,
"I no
i.
'88 of ti
"'""it or reeponsioimy lor ino
Sec
vessel attaches to them.'
retaj y Daniels said that
dmt
Bear
1. . -
Sims
recommended Com-
!fMV a5iey tor a
navy cross, the
oard
on naval , awardj ao
OVftrl v
W.ard and
the ; secretary
'cers a11 other commanding of
. . - i.uiiiiiiii 1 1 w till . i n
tain ttI.v rpeaoed ships, except Cap
erviop ;L ? uck' ' '- to ' ' distinguished
a . "'eaai. .. ...
poote rl s the 0486 of -Commander
8 6 8UDi:tna President Lin-
,lnitTif.ft 8t,r;-ck bT ' three torpedoes
"'taneoualy ;; am v! sunk , , in thirty
(Conti
nued on page three.)"
Fly nri Still
After Reds
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Campaign Just Begin
! ning, Secret Service
-a. Chief Asserts
ti,i; rk ' Jan' 4 Announcemy
6 f rea nation-wide roundu
tilt3 v 18 not "anywhere ,ar
through was made tonight by ll
llam J . Plynn, chief of the. dep iient
of Justice secret service. "Y are
nln? continue gathering , said
Chler Flynn. -"for we are not -Adhere
v. 'ovsh- w are just ting up
bo th.t we can Tenew our work: with
increased vigor :
i Five hundred an-d flfty aliens ar
rested during- the raids, in this and
neighboring ciUes on v Friday . night
and Saturday were held on ..Ellis
island - tonight for deportation pro
ceedings. The few American citizens
taken Into custody and found Impli
cated in seditious propaganda, ; win
be turned over to the state authorities
for prosecution under the criminal
anarchy statute. i . : . 1
T The . number of prisoners on v the
Island ,will he Increased . Monday and
Tuesday when 300 warrants held by
department ;of justice - agents in New
York and smaller numbers in sur
rounding: places are served.. One hun .
dre radicals wllK be brought to ' the
island tomorrow from Trenton, N. J.
A group of xlcrks and "stenogra
phers was kept busy at the island, all
day today checking and registering
the prisoners. , Deportation hearings
before special boards of Inquiry vrlll
not begin until Tuesday according to
Byron , H. Uhl, acting , immigration
commissioner.
MYSTERY SHROUDS
ORIGIN OF FLAMES
Stubborn Blaze at Danville En-
taib Total Loss of Approx
imately $800,000
Danville, Va Jan. 4. Fire which de
stroyed half 1i dosen buildings In "the
heart of the business section of this
city- and , . caused approximately $800.."
0v)0 dafaagei -hCrge.ly; covered by insure
ance, In the four hours it raged was
subdued after 'a stubborn fight at 1
o'clock this morning1. ' .
- Daylight ' revealed a vacant ' patch
wltb only walls of the five-story, grey
stone Masonic building .. standing' and
surrounding buildings scorched -and
Windows shattered.; The Dudley build
ing, recently completed," had a narrow
escape with small damage. Workmen
dynamited the tottering walls of the
Masonic building today. , .;. .
After the fire-, was brought.' under
control a brisk north wind accompan
ied by snow set in, . and, firemen were
busy for some time witn nying emoers.
, (The. cause of the fire is a mystery.
It was discovered shortly af ter p. m.
Saturday, when suddenly a tongue of
flame shot from the -department store
of the Z. V. Johnson company.; Before
firemen had ' resp6nded to the , alarm
the fire spread with ' amazing . rapidity,
to the Broadway theatre, the Main
street cafe,. Goode : & Company's shoe
store.. Jacobs,', drug store and Barker's
book store ' along Main street. The
building of the Danville Begister. and
Danville Bee became endangered, and
employes working on the Sunday
morning Issue of the Begister had to
leave." The building, however was only
slightly- - damaged. , So threatening
were the flames that assistance of fire
companies from nearby cities was ask-
'n th bnlldines destroyed a num
ber of professional men were housed
and they were busy today looking: for
Offices of which there is ar snoriage..
IW BIjAZEi AX rums nu u x
Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 4. Bight tene
ments in the negro section of this
city were tonight destroyed by. Are. A
negro" Infant,; trapped in one of the
buildings, was burned to death. With
a severe f gale blowing and the - fire
fighters handicapped by frozen fire
plugs, the fire at one time threatened
to spread' and : become ? general. The
total loss will not exceed $25,000.
BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN
SOUTHERN STATES ACTIVE
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Repprt ofthe Director General of Railroads Says
r Demand for Box Gars Cannot be Met New T
Carolina Industries v
Washington, - Dec. 4. Southern
states' business ' . conditions, as re
flected in the report of the director
general of railraods, " shows marked
activity with the railroads unable to
meet all requirements for box cars
and open top cars,' but with the, situa
tion Improving. . ' 1 ' j ' - '
Tidewater coal dumping showed a
substantial 'decrease, due to, car. short
age and theaetup of shipping incident
to the holidays. On account- of the
export restrictions, ' consignment of
coal west wes' very heavy but ar:
rangements tave beenl made to issue
permits for a limited tonnage ,of ex
port coal. - : .y-v ' - ' '
Holiday travclA especially - that of
schools, was large,. nut military rr ove
ment ; has c now, been reduced - to r nor
mal. V Principal: lines,; report travel
very good. In the southern ieglon. ;
rlnnl II1TTY1TT1 xrlzedt show: Con
tinued '
improvement from vthe uw-
mirigham district - in the pigv iron sit
uation, both production and' demand
S0L011S RECONVENE :
TOMY; MOUTHS OF
YORK BEFORE THEM
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Adjournment Not Expected Be-
iO fore Beginning of Presi-
dential Campaigns
Washington, ' ? Jan. 4. Congress re
conyenes at noon tomorrow after a
fortnight's ''holiday, 'with months of
work in sight, and ; adjournment ex
pected by few leaders before the' Pres
idential campaign next fall. The only
recess looked for is a brief one in
summer when the national party con
ventions are; In session. ' . : .i
Innumerable domestic and Interna
tional problems await the attention of
congress,' with partisan politics tf the
coming ' Presidential election : promin
ently to the fore, r Political speeches
of Presidential : candidates and mem
bers of congress up 'for re-election are
expected to flood the Congressional
Becord. ' V " ' x'-. :
4 The senate" will' resume, tomorrow,
consideration' "of the sedition bill ' of
Senator Sterling, republican. North Da
kota, and later begin " work on the
house . waterpower development meas
ure. The Victor Berger ejection case
Is the . principal features of tomorrow's
program in the ,housev when leaders
plan to;' request . Immediately . the re
election certificate1 of the; Milwaukee
socialist, ousted in the last session and1
promptly re-elected. -" , .
' Senate Tackles Treaty 7
The sonate returns tomorrow in the
hope of disposing of the German peace
treaty this . month, but without sub
stantial . results - from ' compromise
negotiations during the holiday's recess.
Some immediate move, however. Is ex
pected, possibly launched In debate tomorrow...-.
Too motion, ' of Senator, Un
derwood. Alabama,, for .appointment -of
a conciliation committee is awaltlner
consideration and on the calendar, as
Is the resolution of Senator Knox, re
publican, Pennsylvania, ..proposing rati
fication of all peace ; terms except, the
league of nations. ' :r'',-
Other treaties to be considered are
the French, Austrian. Polish and Pana
ma canal," settlement wlth Columbia
and possibly the .Turkish peace treaty.
Congress must, also consider, many
measures affecting American commer
cial, financial" and other relations
abroad, arising as war. aftermath. ;
The railroad reorganization bills and
the oil, coal, gas and phosphate land
leasing - bill, both : la : conference,' i are
scheduled for flnat; action this month.
-v -ntlcsmtteeiivtti&'sw
pxograml.; Any reorganization plans of
thsr .two milltary;Hcoramittees -are-com-i
pietea, na aircer ,oniy ,in ueiaiis, ex
cept that the bouse bilf is to be j silent
on universal military training projects.
The senate; committee ; will v take up
next Friday the bill drafted by a sub
committee. ;. i ' ' ' . ':
. Shipping - legislation will be taken
up ' January 12 "by the' senate com
merce commission, With wooden ship
contract adjustments slated for Janu
ary 10. . ' '''(: --: r:' -.
Many Investigations will , be prose
cuted by both senate and. house,;- Be
sides the house war expenditures - in
quiry the senate committee will . con
tinue the flexican legislation 'here and
on the border. -. Mrs. ..Sturgls, ' whose
husband was murdered; at Chiapas, will
be heard here tomorrow. .' ' ;:: '
Inquiry Into navy award's of "decora
tions will . be begun iaf a joint -hearings
of Ben ate pti-1; '. ' .; ,
mittees. Plana will be laldnext Tues
day" by the senate committee.- .
'-i Investigate -.Mertens : f 1
'". Investigation., of bolshevik propa
ganda and activities of "L. C. A. K.
Mertens, "soviet ; ambassador," Is to
begin next Friday by ?a ' foreign rela
tions sub-committee headed by Sena
tor Moses, republican, New Hampshire,
under a' resolution adopted last month.
Other senate invest! gatio,ns planned
lncluderthe coal situation by the com
mittee headed by Senator Frelinghuy
sen, republican. New Jersey; the "Ford
Newberry election contest from Michi
gan;. . investigations of the; federal
trade commission, and; charges of
Senator - Watson, :' republican, Indiana,
that some of its employes are socialist
propagandists, -ahd v tha; jewsprint sit
uation. ' - - -
General tariff,: or Internal , revenue
tax revision-legislation,- is not'-plannod
during the pre-4ent';.'Be3slon, - although
minor house, bills affecting Individual
tariff schedules will ;reaih the . senate.
Bepeal of "the war luxury taxes on soft
drinks also Is. plaiined". Tbefore hot
weather sets in. - f '
The Kenyon-Kendrlck: bills for fedi-
(Continued on page threS.) : -.
being leavy. , Twenty -six , .furnaces
were in blast, and fifteen noU ,
Prodi-ctlon an-V. movement of 'phos
phate from Florida is 'reported very
good. ' ' ; , '
, Movement of ;otton , . factory pro
ducts is active, and mills generally; are
operating on full x time. "- . Construction
of a-number of additional cotton mills
In the Carollnas ' Is V eported. : 7 ir
The New Orleans rlcev market con
tinues active, but . movement is con
fined largely to exports with receipts
of rough and cleaned rice continuing
heavy. --;;' I;;.,. -.-:V-.
The Southern Pine . association . re
ported orders for 22,603 cars on hand
December . 19 shipments v of 2,573 for
the week ahd orders for 2,9 52. . '
. Coastwise steamship lines report no
change -' except that - the accommoda
tions at Norfolk and Newport. News
have b n slightly reduced. ' Improve,
ment Is expected ir traffic on the lines
between "New" Torkand" Savannah, and
roatoa and , Savant.ah,
WILMINGTON, N. C, X.IONDAY MORNING,
KETTNER AIMS TO
HIT TY0 TARGETS
His Bill Will Help Soldiers And
: End Mexicari Control In
Imperial. Valley . :
; Washington, iJan. 4. Construction
of 4 an all-American ; canal - along "the
California j border to remove from
Merlco control over the system of the
Imperial valley, the largest irrigation
con
templated fn- a bi
Representative
Gettner, 'of, California, plans to' intro
duce In the f house.' t It Will make pro
vision tor opening to purchase or set-tterment-by
honorably discharged sol
diers. r sailors and marines with - war
service. . of - -200,000- - acres of public
lands on the east mesa of the valley,
which -.wUV be'irrigable from the. pro
posed canal. . v;;.-;, ; :- .-... .;;;-.
The T1H Is a redraft worked out dur
ing the holiday, recess by a sub-committee
ol the . housa..c5mmlttee on ir
rigation of, -arid lands; which has had
several, --measure 9 designed v to relieve
the situation existingin. Imperial .val
ley under consideration. Hearings be
fore the commit: tee brought out that
the crops of the Imperial valley, which
residents said reach a value of S60,
000,000 annually,';' are 5 dependent upon
the uninterrupted' flow of the main
canal of the Irrigation system which;
from the diversion point on the Col
orado river, swings through Mexican
territory for forty miles ; before dis
tribution is 'made to the American J
ranchers.; The . water users on the
Mexican side, where over 100,000 acres
are being Irrigated,- do . not wlsh?,rto
join In the' maintalnaneevof ,the main
canal and the 'protective - w,orka in
Mexico, according, to' testimonj' pre
sented to the congressional commit
tee. - j ' '
Belief Js sought - through tbe . build
ing of as high .line .cahal entirely , on
American soil, making necessary a cut
through ' a ' low range' of sand hills,
which the present main canal avoids
by the detour Into Mexico. - Approxi
mately 4OQ,000 i acres of withdrawn
public lands, similar in quality to that
of Imnerial - valley, . but 'ylng above
I the. present Imperial canal system, will
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come unaer me proposea au-Aiuei lean
canal, according to reclamatibn.servlce
estimates: Under the vKetther ; bill
200,00ft acres would be opened to pur
chase by warveterans .t-?1.25 an acre,
or, at the dlscretion: of the secretary
of .'the Interior. : be reserved for open
ingunder sue V 'soldier settlement leg-
islatiori as 'tb ofi?rss may enact. - ;
ijuuiiiCA nux vis
DEMPSEyS TRAIL
British omoter Arix
i ious to Stage Bout :
Chicago, -; Jan. - .4. -Charles . Cochran,
an English theatrical' magnate. : who
proposes ." to promote " Inv- London ' a
world's championship fights between
Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpehtler,
IS pushing his plans. ": He was here
on other' business today and"saidi he
had sent a - personal - representative- to.
Los Angeles to confer with Dempseys
manager. ''A !'';'-Vt;;''';- 7 ' " r:
1 Cochran has offered Dempsey a guar
antee of 1200,000 to -sign a ; contract
and says he will guarantee the champ
ion ten weeks of theatrical - engage
ments in, England and France at 15,
0Q0 & 1wrclc " ' " " ' ' "
He also said that he not only has
the French champion's . signature
to a contract caling for $105,000, but
has advanced $25,00'0 to Carpentler," "
"London Is the logical place for'vthe
battle," said Mr. Cochran, j "It An neu-.
tral. ground. ' We ' have there all " the
facilities,, necessary t for . staging , a
world's; championship .and. can be as
sured that our "-investment' will be se
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Cochran will return to New York to.
morrow. ; -;- "' -; ;m-':; '. '
WOMAN'S SCREAMS
FRIGHTEN NEGRO
Attempted- Hold-up In
Fayetteville Foiled !
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Special to The Star.). iCKs'"--:'-;
Fayetteville, Jan. ,4.Wllliara Howr
ard,- .negro. - of. " Petersburg; - Va.j
charged . with - attempted- hold-up " of
Mrs.- Walter Pope, on Green; street;
this city,' last r.ight, -was carried to
Raleigh today by Chief ;- of Police ...P.
H. Merker,:-to avoid the possibility of
a lynching This action Leing taken
at the direction of Mayor John Under
wood. " ; i:;; C 't
: .The negro was taken to the capital
by automobile.' , . ' ' ;. ? , . '.;--.,.-,.; ,
; Mrs. Pope': waa held up at .a Tdark
spot on the street by a negrp with; a
revolver; He : screams attracted . a
boy -passing on a bicycle, and ;the
negro fled; - Forty minutes after Mrs.
Pope's story, was told to the- police,
Howard was arrested . in a negro cafe.
He waB Identified br Mrs Pope, and is
said- bythe mayor ; to, hav - admitted
his guilt under examination 'today.
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL 4
:c ; SECRETARY QUITS JOB
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Will- Promote i Coolidge's Cam-
paignf or presidency
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" Chicago,, Jan.;4-ri-James B. Beynolds',
of Massachusetts, secretary of the re
publican national pommittee since 1912,
has --resigned, .-it-'- was raimouhced here
today, to take the management, of the
campaign of - Gov.. Calvin - Coolidge, of
Massachusetts,- for the nomination for
president. The f resignation : Is eff ectr
ive January 10. -.' . . '.: '
TJxe1;' announcement " from ' central
weernneadquarters of -the Republican
nainal ; committee said If .j was ex
pected; that Clarence B. Miller, of Min
nesota, for ten years a member of con
gress -from - the Duluth- district,-would
be made actina" secretarv--'
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JANUARY 5, i020.- f
Earthquake Takes Heavy Toll In
Human Lives Throughout Mexico
Mexico City, Jan. 4.4-(BV the
I persons have been killed i& a violent earthquake which occurred in
mc" wi xacaiuu lasij wgnw ixie center oi tne aisturDance is
believed to have been near the volcano of Orizaba. i
Incomplete press' reports jindicate tims of the - earthquake have been
mat the etate
Of . Vera Cruz isuff ered
more than "any other section, although
seismic- disturbances - were - felt
throughout the entire ' republic. Ad
vices from Cordoba say that' thirty
dead have already been accounted -for
in .the village of San Juan. Coscoma
tepec, where many houses were de
stroyed. There . are unconfirmed re
ports of a sinilar catastrophe: in' the
village of HueUusco."
At Jalapa, further - north, ! fifty vic
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BALKED BY PARIiOR
RADICALS, PAMER
APPEALS FOR HELP
Urges Congress to Pas Law
Giving Him Power to peal v
With Seditionists -
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Washington, Jan. 4. -Unable to
prosecute the so-called parlor bolshe
vists, long-haired men and shprt-hair-ed
women, who , encourage agitators
and promote sedition as a pkstime
Attorney General Palmer . today issued
an. appeal to congress for prompt ac
tion on the bill, submitted y him
several t months, ago, whfch will
strengthen - the - hands of : thej depart
ment, of justice in dealing with Ameri
can citizens considered 'as' daneeroua
to .the nation
- Coming on the heels of the, most suc
cessful nation-wide raid ever Imade in
this country ' on centers of 1 radical
propaganaa, Mr. Palmer's statement
was regarded, with unusual Interest
by representatives and senators, here
tor the reconvening of icongress to
morrow. ', '. :;;J. y .?'.,
At least one of the men taken In the
raids is a city official, and humeroua
others axe natives of this fcountrv.ior
have taken out citizenships papers after "
, federal "court, rather v than io leaVe
their punishment to state ? tribunals',
and 'in fit absence of a federal law he
is unable .to do :so.- V - Wf ; .
V-.- Falsae. 'UitMtiwal.Vi l--.;j .1'f-f
""in" order- that ' the: department, of
justice. Mr. Palmer's statement, saidi,'
"may -deal . forcibly, . effectively and
quickly, with; .seditionists, are
American citizens, but who, are seeking;
to Injure, or. destroy," the government,
I hope very earnestly that congress im
mediately upon the reconvening . : on
Jan. 6 will enact intolaw a measure
adequate to meet . the . grave ..situation
how-confronting us.;- ' .; i: , ' '
"!There is no . reason for;, further -delay
in the enactment of such, a. law.
and I confidently expect that there will
be none. . That jseditlonlts should be
punished is denied ,' by- no lcyal citi
zen, and that our present vlaw are in
adequate is questioned by: none : famil
iar with the facts.
"Several months ago, appearing be
fore a senate committee, Imade clear
the fact that the department ft justice
was unable to proceed properly, against
seditionists because of a lack of statu
tory definition'of the crlmea'nd I, also
suggested the kind of a law? which I
thought would meet the situation.
, "Since that time the bill I! outlined
has-been ' introduced in the 'Jiouse by
representative Davey, of Ohio, and it
now is-In. the.hands of 'a subcommittee,
consisting of ". Representatives ! Huested,
of New -York. Graham,; of PennsylVanla,
and Gard. of Ohio.' Epitomized, the bill
after properly defining , acts ' of sedi-,
tion, 'WOUlu provme w a, ure uvi
more than $10,000, or imprisonment "of
twenty years, or. both; for ariy , person
guilty of sedition;, a fine of hot more
than; f ld,000,,or imprisonment : for not
more than ten years, or.: bothj ; for any
person, guilty of. promoting i sedition ;
for the deportation, of any alien con
victed of either of the foregolrfg crimes,
and for the denaturalization avd subse
quent .deportation of arty naturalized
citizen guilty of either or both; of these
crimes. , . '.' :'
: ',: .No Ezevie For Deb., r ' ;
"The - country's, response toj ; the , in
troduction of . this measure leaves no
excuse 'for a single moment's unneces
sary delay; In the passage of it. . :
, "The f patriotic) press - of virtually
every Btate Without regard, fb politics
Ijas indorsed the bill as the. kind which
must be enacted into law if the su
premacy of .our government J Is to be
maintained. J Organizations- of many
classes, including posts, of the Ameri
can Jjegion, . have gone on : record -unqualifiedly
in favor of the measure: In
dividuals ' have ..written hundreds of
letters indorsing the' bill. ; In- truth, it
has beenhailed generally by red-blooded
Americans as a 'measure 'With teeth
in it,' and that is the kindof a measure
the department of justice must have If
it Is - to stamp out this grave menace
of sedition." .1 '
Look for '
Your Movie Favorite
Whose picture is bound to be printed
In The Morning Star's' Movie Game,
in the, space devoted to this fea
ture in the lower, right corner of the
Business '- Local page. '.
, ,Twenty. prizes - offered: the rules
are few and simple, and-there is no
registration procedure every per
son Is welcome to join in the fun. .
. .. Turn to the Business Local page
now and see If you know the name
of the petite little actress whose pic
ture is published today. , . , .-,'.-'. '
Asaociatfid PrPf5n c-rrrfi nf
counted, including numerous dead. -
Lack of communication . with the
other small towns and villages in the
area of disturbance makes even ap
proximate estimates . of the casualties
impossible. , .
v The earthquake caused' great alarm
in the . large cities, marine disturb
ances have occurred Off Vera Cruz city,
and: there were some casualties there,
.although . the , number is not . known,
with considerable destruction of prop
erty. ' , , .
raSPRINTO
PRODUCERS AGAIN
HALED OH CARPET
Attorney General Orders Fed
eral Trade Commission to
Reopen Investigations
Washington,, Jan.' 4. The federal
trade commission has been asked by
Attorney General Palmer vto re-open
its . ,:' investigation ,' ,of the TKewsprint
Manufacturers', association members,
who -produce a large' proportion of the
paper used by American newspapers,
The attorney ', general's formal re
quest, filed -yesterday, and made publio
Toaay, was saia to nave been actuated
by scores of complaints from news
paper publishers - asserting, that the
agreement In settlement- of the anti
trust suits against the manufacturers'
association had not been: complied
with. This agreement -primarily pro
vided that the manufacturers observe
prices fixed byj-the ; trade commission
until three months' after the, war, and
that small publishers not be made the
victims of preferential treatment. -:
Questions on which. Mr. Palmer ask
ed the trade commission to base Its in
vestigation and submit a' report are;
Whether, tbe '.manufacturers ' who
signed the settlement agreement "have
actually produced the daily 'tonnage of
newsprint Vpaper ' which they subjected
to the terms of the agreement; . '
-'hethcryiejartuXacturerq.jia).
Ijftamaiinlf 4 tor5tr!aJeJt9S:. sale
to the trade: ... - - - K "
How much of the tonnage the manu -
facturers; have: sold to 3obbrs, dealers
and other 'kmlddiemeri. .: arid.' at - what
prices, and whether;the; So-called mid
dlemen have Observed-., the, ' maximum
commissions fixed pursuant to the set
tlement agreement. ' ';' ..
Newspaper : ' publishers throughout
j the country, reoehtly ''have? felt-keenly
the high, prices of print paper. Many
of the complaints .made .to the attor
ney ' general, ; it was said, declared : the
manufacturers had' not lived up to
their 'agreement either in the matter
of supplies or prices. - . . - :
''The United States 'district 'court for
the - southern district of i New ; York,"
which entered'Jthe decree fining eight
members i of the .newsprint ; manufac
turers two years, ': ago, still retains
jurisdiction In ' the case. y. Mr. Palmer
will transfer ; any .Information the
commission obtains to. that court for
action.. ' c '
WORKERS REJECT
LIBERAL OFFER
British Trainmen- De
cline Govt. Overture -
London, Jan. -4. (By the Associated
Press). The government's' offer: to the
railway men, made public . tonight,
which conceded considerable advances
In wages, "was rejected later at mass
meetings of 'the railway -men held in
the east end of London and. at North
ampton. ' ' " J , ' " t ' ' '
- The plan of the government was the
Same as that unofficially ; reported last
week, v except that sixty shillings a
week was'tobe regarded; as the aver
age - minimum, wage ' of ' the different
grades of workers." N - .
Taking the situation as a "whole, the
Increase offered was 100 per cent over
the; pre-war rate." Under" the ?- plan,
should the cost of living Increase be
fore next September, wages' would : be
raised One shilling for . every ., 6 per
cent in the' rise of prices. After September-
there" would be a sliding scale,
varying with the cost- of living.-
Another Important point provided, for
the creation of a , central wage board,
five members of which were to repre
sent the railway administratives : and
five members of the unions. ,
James Henry Thomas, general secre
tary of the National Union, of Ballway
men,. addressing a mass meeting of the
railwaymen at Birmingham today, ad
vised his hearers to accept the govern
ment's terms.
RADICAL PLANS
MADE PUBLIC
Documents Seized Are
Given Out
Washington, Jan, 4.- Plans of the
communist and communist labor parties
against which the great raids by gov
ernment agents Inaugurated Friday
night: are directed,. to gain control of
all labor organisations as - the means
of -fomenting revolution, were revealed
tonight In documents made public by
the department of Justice.. Assistant
Attorney General Garvan made public
the ' documents' . which - were . seized In
several cities, with the desire,, he said,
that t, the.; American people learn the
"real- purpose , of . - these .. menacing
groups and the nature of cne poison
they Wore spreading." . -. ... , '
WHOLE NUMBER 30;044.
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS
BEGIN ASSETJBUKG
AT COUNCIL LODGE
Date and Place of 1920 National
Convention to be Fixed At
Capital Thursday v ':
Washington, Jan. '4. -The national
capital is . to be the rallying ground
during fhe . coming; week for national
leaders of 'the' democraic . party,: who
will choose, the, time, and. place for the"
1920 national V convention,- talk over
candidates and policies, and rep.ew ec
quaintance at , Jackson day .lovefeastt
which many of. them believe will make
party history of one kind - or another.
r Although only " One ; day, Thursday,
Is set aside for formal business, lead- '
era of various magnitudes were arriv
ing tonight prepared for a week of
conferences and gossiping over the out
look for the presidential campaign. '
Choice of the convention city and
time is to be the only business direct
ly taken up by the national committee,
at. its" meeting Thursday, but an : ef
fort probably will be: made to have it
recommend that the convention nomi
nate a president and vice-president by
majority vote, instead . of the two;
thirds required In the past years.'
Bryan and Parker, Coming. '
At the banquet that nighf several
aspirants for the ' presidential nomi-,
nation are to outline their; policies.
Two former nominees, William: Jen
nings Bryank and Alton B. Parker, also
are to "Be present, and President Wilson
is expected to send a message, in whlcX
many leaders believe he may state his . .
position" 'toward a , third term. :
1 Six cities are in , the race for the ; ,
convention, and . talk among,1 those
members' who had arrived tonight In-
dlcated there would be no walkaway. .
The six are Chicago,' already selected
as the convention city of the republi
cans; Kansas City, San Francisco, In
dianapolls. Clnlclnnatl and Cleveland, ,
Discussion generally ; centers , on lata',,'
June, or early July as .the C. time of
meeting. , - , , .
Talk of changing ' the, time' honored
democratic custom of requiring a two- -'
thirds, vote to nominate started soma C
weeks ago at a meeting of the nation .
al committee in Atlantic City and the
movement has been actively promoted,
in -many, quarters.. . Should,, the 9otn-
t mltM',akech,-recnT5t .1"
j. m
) it
generaUy.'iis jfonctded that ' the con
Jv
vention wOuld adorit it. ' tnljr a mL-
jority" is required-ro nominate by re
publican 'conventions, and those advo
cating the' change vbelieve that .much
unnecessary - convention": work and .
worry-could be eliminated if the demo
crats made a, like rulei, ; y . ;'-
The names of speakers for the
Thursdav nierht banauet had not been
fmade public' torilghf, but It was under- .
stood that several of those menloned
for the presidency would i deliver ad
dresses. . Mr; Bryan, returning to the
party councils' for the first' .time In
many months, is expected to be on the -'speakers'
list,-Which will include about
a dozen names. , f': '' j. : :...' :: :-,';-;
r . -Dinner In- Two Sections. ,
So, great has been the -demand foi
seats at. the dinner that officials oC
the commlteev announced -.1 today .'.it
would be held in two sections, with all
of the speakers appearing at both plac
es. In this way about 1,400 are to be
seated. i-r .,"'--,.)f . ',
Two subjects earnestly r' discussed
among the- gathering -leaders tonight
were the part rMr. Bryan - would play1
in the campaign, y and , the , attitude of
President.WJlson toward the presiden
tial, nomination. V ,.,..
After his- longperiod ,of. quiet, :Mr.
Bryan apparently :,has; made extensive
plans to get in ., the political' sWim
again;-buf whether, he. will .be .a candi
date for the nomination,, or will,, attempt-to.
become the . controlling factor-
In the convention, , has not been
clearly . demonstrated, H3s; activities '
during the .week therefore are await
ed in many - quarters with, consider
able curiosity, 4 ;'. -.,-.- , , - . 4 -, ,
' Speculation-about the course of Pres
ident Wilson has -raised .the - question
whether he intends . to - seek , renoml
nation, and whether if he steps uslde, .
he will actively support .someone of
the-aspirants; No authoritative reply
to - these - queries has, come from tto
white house, nor has. been - Indicated
definitely whether he- would - touch on
these subjects in his Jackson day message,-
as many5 of the leaders expect'
him - to- do. - j' - r ' : . : ' .
SINN FEINERS .
RAID BARRACKS
Blow Corner of Building
Away With Bombs
" London, ' Jan., - 4. Three hundred
armed Sinn Felners attacked the po- .
lice ' barracks at Carrigtohlll , at 11
o'clock Saturday night, .according to, a"
dispatch to The, Central News from
Cork. The attacking forces fired vol-;
leys for three hours and then ble-.r
up the end of the building with bomb.i.
Its occupants were made prisoners
while the raiders ;iooted the barracks.
- The barracks was occupied by a ser
geant and five - constables, , who re
turned the raiders' fire. ; Finding event- ;
ually that they were- unable , to gain
an entrance, the raiders threw bomb?,
entered the breach made; in the build
ing and seized and handcuffed the po
licemen. They searched the building,
removing arms, ammunition, accoutre
ments and money, then held. a council
as to the disposal of the police, and de
cided to leave them bound, but threat-,
ened if an attempt was made to repair
the. building, they would --. return anj ,
complete its destruction.
The raiders left after cutting" the
telephone communications,' but polics
assistance finally arrived from Cork. -
It was found that none- of the police- ,
men was hit. ' The sergeant's wife an!
children, also in the barracks, wers
uninjured,' . , ,.:,'