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y yjUm vim i tiuui , BEDS APPARENTLY BETTER PREPARED , THAN GOVERNMENT 4 . fortified With Strong Legal Tal ent and Ample Funds To Fight Deportation -' ' ' APPEAL TO CONGRESS FOR AID NECESSARY immigration Commissioner Says He Has Neither Sufficient .' Men Nor. Means : ,, Washington, Jan. 5. -The govern ment's campaign to rid the nation', of the more than 8,000 aliens, members of the communist and communist labor parties arrested in the "recent raids, promises to be a long: drawn out fight, department of justice officials " declar ed tonight. With ithe radicals .fortified by strong legal talent and . av "slush fund" to finance their opposition to de portation, and the immigration service, inadequately supplied either with the men or the means .to handle the situ ation, the help of congress was 1 con sidered absolutely necessary: by of ficials. ' v" Anthony Caminetti, .; commissioner general of immigratlon' appeared , be fore the house appropriations com mitee during the day with an . appeal for funds to allow expansion 7 of .. his force io deal with the .- hundreds of details involved In 'completing the- de portation proceedings- The commis sioner asked for at least "ten ' more lawyers. Department, 'of. justice or ficials have promised assistance. but the need for a greater legal staff than is in prospect, . even with- the help of Attorney General Palmer's staff, ' was keenly felt, Mr. Caminetti said. V'-" Officials also explained that through out the country the work of 'perfect-. .itt cases., against' the radicals held wuld Se slow because of the small numbfr . of immigration inspectors, iddedto this was the fact revealed , by tht radicals "ha vp' been instructed to nike u4e of every forn of delay known to the lefral world. . v - The problem of prison facilities en raged the attention' of officials of both. the department of Justice and immi gration authorities,. ' as , Bills Island. New York, , where hitherto all persona held for deportation were kept while the routine of deportation work was being completed, is over-crowded. . Secretary Baker announced he had instructed Major. ;. ; General Bulla? d, commanding the department 7. of the east, to provide a detention camp for the use of the department of justice. It was understood this would be Camp Upton, beaause of its proximity to the port of New York, from which the next "soviet arks" will sail.. Officials are inclined to the opinion that a second camp might also be necessary as ra con centration point.' -If another is chosen it will be in the middle west, it was stated. - .'-X . - ' HOME RUN KING IS SOLD BY RED SOX ,,Babe,, Ruth Transferred To Yankees by Boston Ameri can League Officials New York. Jan K Ti miro.hfl.HA ' of "Babe" Ruth, of the Boston Americans, "y the New ' York American league ub was announced tonight by Col. Jacob Ruppert. president of the New fork club. Colonel Ruppert refused 10 state the Drice isald. . . , - Colonel Ruppert ' said that Manager Miller Huggrins, of the Tankees, ls now "Los Angeles, Calif., negotiating with Ruth ha n a 4.Vva-o nn-nTn nrltVi we Boston club, made last season, is reported, .however, to Have de udrea recently that unless this sum as boosted to $20,000 he would not "rn to Boston Ane iamoiia hnirm-rn-n hltftr Aa- landed his increase on the strength 1 his last season's batting record. ien he broke, all previous major -Bue records by hitting twenty-nine wme runs. ' - f.In refusing- to name the price paid i' Ruth. Ruppert admitted that he "naerstood an. offer of S100.000 for the 'yer was refused last 'summer , by narry Frazee. of the Boston club. , Rm I ,,wno 18 26 years old. Joined the J ln 1915 as a Pitcher, and was 4hiiuas a P5nch hitter because of his J'Bi:y 8eni out long hits. Last intv v was transferred to outfield MtaM- v e ne batted .322, as well as run ,1 ed a new major league home He mo.. a. . i. ' ' . ' . thiM iweive tnree-nase. nits loi L. two-base hits and received nre-. v . " "us irom piicners wno ... ,reQ 10 naSS him. Ruth n1hrf -n seventh- l'aaa lLim- win pucnea m t tn Jpame" and yielded an aver- '7' runs. As an outfield niy twice on 258 chance razee RTnUfm : ' St Jaun 5 Resident Harry H. tonie-iT; ?C .? Bton Americans, said T 1 l th. v.1 e nad 8old "Babe" Ruth he thought u Americans because v""1 with th t: r.'"'J"8Uce T"'.?W domino. - cu oox wno were "rant '"ake nK,7 "n,e"man team." He did not British Admiral Enter tained by the Ameri ; can Navy . Washington, 7 Jan 7 5. The 7 American navy was host tonight at a reception ' given to Admiral Viscount Jellicn. nt . Scapa, commander ,of the British hif 7 seas fleet In the battle of Jutland. T V'sweeninir victory " In uDholdlritr the-a e&raai? a 8 a Psoner . la a Mexl reception. which closed a busy day A v T? ? I iw. - ; itcamp: was told: today. by k- IT . uDr: f - A Volstead Prohibition -'. Enforcement i Mpb. Cora.L -Stur-la. ';viirnun the visiting i naval officer, was af y reisaence or secretary Daniels, 4 iiottueu me receiving line. . Also amig the guests, were - members - of both houses of congress and naval attaches of the " various embassies ; and lega tions. . .i. Viscount : Jelllcoe, who arrived 'hero yesterday from New York, started the day with formal calls on Secretary Qt State Lansing and Secretary Daniels. Later ' he , called - on ' Vice-president Marshall, and .. . was received on the floors of the. ..senate and'liouse. The outstanding, feature, however, . of " the day was : stri-ofnclal Inspection of the "Washington navy yard. ' f "Admiral "Jelllcoe witnessed in -the new gunshops, f the ' shrinking of a jacket on a. 14-inch gun, and the "lin ing" of , a 16-inch, fifty calibre. He was also shown van experimental 16-inch rifle. The visiting admiral was the guest of Assistant Secretary Roose-; velt atitea, and dined; with Secretary Daniels. , His staff were the guests of Rear Admiral Niblick, wno Has Deen designated as his special aide. - Tomorrow the party wm go to An napolis to inspect the naval academy, , t t in ofUrnnnn will : itllU 1CIUIU1HS ww. . .. - leave M 3:15, o'clock for Key West, Fla., and thence to Havana,,wnere tne British 1 cruiser New zeaiana is '-waning. , ' , J IX.:- H r:::t ' nm to support ii ; CLAIM OF BERGER .A Former. Republican Leader An nounces He Will Vote To Seat Ousted Socialist 'J . . .ft' . ' - .live at once. ; , . . .'.. :: r-- " Washfnarton. -t Jan. 5. Congress went, .fTnder the Elehteenth amendment to work Immediately today upon re - i,... . J t:ij vv. u,a Land . . . t, . I house besran disposing of bills oi thel5ABBa will h sustained on the reason calendars and within an nour botn poaies jresumew iuor . pearance oco.uv .uduuv ,' seven months -was a reasonaDie notice speech making- Miscellaneous bills-; and lt u aild, J also on . the: reasoning only were considered and a fewt of tha- -jU5tlce Brandeia In the ' Ruppert less Important passed. ' The senate late Case3' s - -:"--' : :; ; w , r in the ,day started ! debate on thewa- j : Tb6 question of Compensation :' and ter power development bill, considera- . thft vpower- i ;to - define Mntoxicating tlon of which promises to continue into llquor tfl a. closed, question lh the tight next' week. . The Sterling sedition bill. Qf theae ,declsions. v The decision hold whlch senate : leaders had expected to ... that the original .war prohibition take up today, went over unai tomor-, ct only applled to intoxicating row. ' ". ' ' - '. llauors is "of no' practical value to the There were iew aeveiopmen only perrunctory aiscussion .hM. been unlawful to sell even one r.a tuotv in the senate.. Senator . . ,"-v .w - . - m . . s . , King, aemocrai, ot Viu.w . mally his set of compromise . reserva tions and many senators were engaged n j--. i. nnntfTfneftl on' the "ttJf ?I..I-r.Vv, J .mv treaty sivu&uviv uut uu""e resulted. . "' ' Victor Berger, the Wisconsin social ist, re-elected ' after having been re fused a seat by the house, did not ar HvA todav.-but tomorrow or immedi ately upon his presentation .of re -elec- j tion credentials, nonse leaaers yiauncu to refuse again to grant him a seat. Representative Mann, of Illinois, for mer republican leader, surprised house members by announcing he-would sup port Berger's claim. , , v -Many committees of both senate and house got into action today and - pre pared to grind 'out the endless proces sion of bills and resolutions which are expected to hold congress here for the next nine or ten months. DEMAND FOR WOOD IS UNUSUALLY BRISK Yards Do Lively Businesa Dur ing Cold Snap " ' J The local wood yards are doing a good business this week. 7 The : cold snap has speeded up the demand and their teams are - kept busy filling or ders. 7 Many of the customers are not waiting - for deliveries but : coming or sending-their own trucks and wagons to the - yards. ' ' ' : ' Among the vehicles loading Monday afternoon ' was noticed '? one . bakery wagon. The proprietor of one . of the yards states that - to date no one has sent down a baby carriage, but that he doesn't know what the future has in store. : ' '..' ' .' ' J There is a" sufficient supply on hand or in sight for any reasonable demand that Is likely to be made upon the local stores. ' Oak in fire wood length is selling for 13' per cord delivered about the city. Pine can, be obtained for 512. For one-fourth cord loads,; the prices run $3.25 for oak and $8 for pine. When . sold on the . yard these prices are reduced ' 50 cents. ' .7 Alleged Distributors of Poison Liquor Held Under $10,000 Bail New York, Jan. 5. Bail of $100,000 each was demanded by unitea btaies Commissioner . Relf Schneider ' today when John Romanelli, an undertaker; Samuel ; K. Saleeby, a druggist, and Edward! G. Ware, Saleeby's ' brother-in-law,, were arraigned before him on charges - of selling alcohol in viola tion of the law. The trio ; are alleged by federal agents to have been . re sponsible for the: distribution In New York, New Jersey, and "New. England of wood alcohol, which - later - was colored and sold as whiskey, causinar WILMINGTON, ':" " - : i : ... i I - ,, ' ' .. ' : ' . : . J- . ... - .., ,.. . , "' ' supmje court's .' Action hailed as sotpim victory Dry Forces Jubilant at ; Uphold Volstead Prnhihif on Enforcement Act Washington.' Jan. 5. Characterizing ie action of the supreme court as a Act, . Pay pe . B. " Wheeler, general coun sel (foT . the .Anti-Saloon . League of America, declared in a statement to night thai the only question left- open oh which the liquor interests could make a s- fight v-was v whether the eighteenth amendment to the jconstl tution was , legally " adopted " Anti Saloon lorces, he -said, had -no. fear of a successful attack ln that direction. , The decision sustalned.'Mr. Wheeler said, thet constitutionality: of, provis ions deflnlng intoxicating liquor to mean any beverage which contains one-half of ; one per cent- or more of alcohol, y: It "sustained, he added, the power ' of congress: to i prohibit : such liquor and have the law take effect at once without ' violating " the constitu tion. ' ; ,:' ' ''''- ::L : ; " - - ''The decision In the Ruppert casa," he said, "is based on the eonientlon yultu we urged r before congress that ,z . . ' ' 1 i ft the congress had. power to enact law, it carried with It the - power - to enact a law having a reasonable, rela tion to It,' - to make7, the original act effective and . enforceable. S4 This prin ciple applies to the permanent prohi bition enforcement -made- and it set tles Its validity. Zr I , ""V . , i' v 1 This being true, all. of tha legisla - tlon in the states purporting to license ( wine and beer of - stronger aloJholio content - will - b... vol.d v;'. i: :. - :', "The second point In the Ruppert j case . relating to compensation will have some bearing , upon the clalnS inai nuuur uoi io euuviw v i compensauf n ; unaer me pwranaen code. In the Ruppert case the -court l neia tnat tne . voisxeau act io entoroe war prohibition could become " opera- ne , year's notice . was "given to the" ine1 gjt forth in th iBrigitt!fl caie,.eu- taming war prohibition.':, it neia mat brewers, because since October 28,; U nair oi one per cenu Deer. - i .About the only ouestl About the only question left open for . the . liquor - Interests now ; is wueuler . whether the Eighteenth Amendment Is of auch a nature '. that lt could be considered .'as, an . amendment- to the constitution and whether it was properly adopted. The first ( proposi tion is not a justiciable question We have no-fear about' the -second conten tion, betjauee the Eighteenth Amendment-was adopted In a regular ; an I orderly manner."' ' . . WILL CONTINUE FIGHT ' ", ' POR 2.T$ PER CENT BEER , New York, Jan 6. Another fight for 2.75 per cent beer will be made before the United States supreme court ac cording -to Emory- R- Buckner, - who was associated with- Elihu Root as council if or Jacob - Ruppert, against whom the United States supreme court decided today. ' . '- 7: Mr. Root's firm' is counsel for Chris tian Felgenspan. a New Jersey brew ing corporation, : which is seeking to restrain enforcement of the eighteenth amendment fin New Jersey. The-bill of complaint .in the case says that , 2.75 beer is not intoxicating, and that "such fact has. been definitely determined and demonstrated by . experience." "The question whether 2.75 beer can be - sold after the eighteenth amend ment is ?-In" 'force must be decided later. Today's -. decision affects Its status only under wartime prohibition., Today's decision r.elates only - to f the war powers of congress. When? the amendment . is. effective, : questions, will be raised not only, as to the validity of-.its passage, but also whether non intoxicating beer , can be - sold ' under Ht.". . y- V . vf c ' i COAL ; INCREASE EFFECTIVE : Chicago Jan. 5. Chicago coal deal ers,, who last Saturday: appealed to President Wilson for perjnision to in crease -their gross: margins, fixed by the f uel administration, today began charging"' the : increase while waiting for, the President's .reply. The deal ers notified ' al customers that coal billed out would be marked up fifteen cents-a ton. .. , more than 100 deaths. It is under stood that the men will be taken to Connecticut and " tried , on .charges of manslaughter. ,t . 7 "-'.'""'..' Dramatic scenes attended the ar raignment. Mrs. " Saleeby . protested! that her husband was Innocent of the crime, and fainted? when; bail "was fixed; at $100,000. ' Mrs. sWare, mother of another defendant, also - declared that her son wasnot implicated In the case and'. eheT had T to' be " carried" from the courtroom. Examination ,r of the dafendants was set for Wednesday. i N. C., TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1920. HARROWniG STORY OF HARDSHIPS ill; MEXICO UNFOLDED Mrs. Sturgis .Tells Senate Com- I mittee of Atrocities tv Sol- ! ; diers and BandlU ..Washington, Dec. A. 5. A .dramatic story of eight months, of hardship and Mrs. Cera Lee 'Sturgis, before a senate committee-; investlgat ing ine jaexican snuawon, . ; ' , Mrt. . Sturgis" told ":r howAjier oM tnotherwprn - out ?by lonjuftering ana . numination, aiea of ; starvation aner tneir plantation naa been aeoted by , the bandits and how. she had been forced to go into the hills, tO'cut wood an of ia long, tramp, t another, camp with a -secret messagev;lv : ;. "Americans" .v'ere .. perfectly; safe un der Dlas," she said. -fWa' had no trouble .with. Huerta.i .'.andr-'-'folks ' in my paTt of : the .. country.' (Chiapas) hardly knew of him. Our first-trouble was ln 1915 when Carranza sent droops to ouif section.; to drive away.;thevhelp. As a resultpwe lost bir cro.s, right? om. the , eve of the harvest," ' . Trouble Witli Soldlen - ' i , It was . nearly, jtwo years later, that the home of the Sturgis family, com prising Dr. Stdrl,is; a dentist; tis'wife, the witness " todayr-TanoTrherr :.-r-mother, was raided by federal' soldiers vVrho charged them wlth: giving refuge f to rebels. !V,-K'-rA:,- ;;;;vC". i "Two of Carranzas--, captains and lot of 'soldiers came to 'bur home1 and ' oeai us wua; guoB.- xa.rs. jsturgis tes- aitlflet when myVhnband protested beat ' us with; guns,-"-Mrs.-: Sturgis tea- ana reminaea tne -. Danatts T that we were Americans, .- they; . pushed him aside .and,-laughed,v,.saylngr;. Tour .gov ernment la . only a- bluff. They found no-- rebels,' buttheyj-werej : not- satisfied arid wanted . to search- the roof insist- ing that l go' up with them. I told them - 1 waB .n .American., nota roof climber, but they struck me .on: thV shlder,, with a'fgun.' ; '1-, 7 f Dr. Sturgis : reported the raid to the American consul at Frontera, who ad- vised;-the family, to remain: at .the , Dlattt-tlon the witness Said. xrr. Rtnr?! iiald rbI .nd .CTrrlLnEa forces freauentlv " worked together I vnth faWt anti-American propaganda. ; including charge that Henry -Fletcher Amer ican ambassador to Mexico, ha ac cepted . one milUo'n dollars to uphold the Carranza . roVernmeht. Mrs. -." Stur- ald she told t. ba fit wha made I A Danait, toxa me . tnat air.- xetcner could not return to that country," Mrs. Sturgis ,-: said,-..;.--"I, don't 1 think Mr. Fletcher knew how bad conditions were.' Why.-j things- were awful. Once, when I went to Mexico City they blew up a train in" front of me and one be hind : me;, kv--'"-. '--- " ly- -'-v -t-J The most thrilling chapter of her experience 7f ollowed' capture " of y the family by ' Zapata bandits, who took everything- movable " from the - planta tion, including $23.000t ln cash. They were senV forty miles' across country to a prison camp,i Mrs.' Sturgis and her husband afoot ' and the 'former's mother on a mule. ; - :.;w... f , Some months later Mrs. Sturgis wae ordered to proceed on foot to another camp with' a secret message 7 and warned that unless she returned with in two ftiQnths, - other, members of the family would-be killed - : Returning to the camp, Mrs. Sturgis found her mother dead - and her hus band dying 1 of starvation. Some months - later Bhe ' was released- and "more dead than alive," - walked with Dr. Sturgis over the hills to their old plantation to flnd.;it bare as a bone.. SUPREME COUNCIL FIXEi . " 7" " 7 - . , DATE FOR RATlFICATIQtN Paris; Jan. 5.-r-ByThe - Associated .Press.) The. supreme 7 council has) tentatively set . January . 10 for the ! ratification of; the treaty of .Versailles. The council's basis 'for a settlement on the Scapa Flow sinkings was hand ed over to Baron .Von' Lersner today and itv was announced that an" agree ment had been - reached with - the German' delegatipn.7 7 , . ."' ' ; , The 'Scapa Flow reparations agree ment wasreached. upon the allies ac cepting ;a diminution of 125.000 .tons from the 400,0007 tons; of naval;. ma terial "originally demanded from Ger many.'' The i Germans j argued . the . Im .posslblllty of surrendering the tonnage roriglnally demanded, .and also pointed out errors in 'the. Inventory of ?the allies.;' -.7 .-7' r - ' i' . The i allies J. were conciliatory " and fixed 75,000, tons as final., To this the German delegates; agreed. " , AMERICAN TRADE WITH GERMANY IS GROWING Washington, Jan. '5. Growing' trade with Germany was shown In the No vember -report, Issued today by the de partment -of commerce. Imports from Germany in November amounted to $3,22?,91,Zcompared -with $2,157,808 In October, and exports totaled $23,044, 142, against $20,663,621: . ;a American ;.lmports from- Europe Jn November were valued at $110,422,781, from South 4 America $81,915,698 4. and from , Asia, i $112,343,618. Exports to Europe for the . month amounted to $489,183, 812 "and . to South' America $34,118,683. 7- r ONE HATES TO GET UP THESE MORNINGS 1 Pretty . cold about 4 a. m. these days. , But , The Star's carriers by sheer, force of , will manage to drag themselves Irom between the - soft, warm: comforts In "order to serve their ; routes. 7 r -, i 7 'v: ' With one ..ortwo exceptions, ev ery one ef them is on the Job to the very minute. . If they do fail to leave your paperJust call 51 before 8 o'clock 'and a special messenger will answer the complaint. " . .1.1- ' I n INVESTIGA TION MAY INCLUDE ARMY'S LIST Congress Takes Up Naval Controversy and Move : Is Made to Have Baker as Well as Daniels Submit Records of Decorations . 1 Washington, Jano 6. Controversy over i the -awarding of naval decora tions, which has been 'raging in the navy department for; two ' weeks, was promptly 'taken -up by congress today when it reconvened after the holiday recess. But quite unexpectedly it was nought to bring - the -proposed congres sional Investigation of awards . to v in clude the decorations bestowed ,. on of -Beers-in the army, as well as those in the navy. . ' , - i Under a resolution T Introduced by Representative Galliriger. democrat. ' Massachusetts,- Secretary Baker was - r requested to. transmit to the ' house military committee full information bearing on the ? award of the distin guished ' service medal in the armv. Representative ,.LufkIn, republican, Massachusetts, introduced the , resolu tion' requesting Secretary. Daniels' for similar int prmation on naval awards. ' ' ; Plana for a ; joint Investigation of IN CONGRESSMAN!) 1 GETS AN OVATION $ew Repress 7 ' Likelihood of .Morehead : ; 7 .Protesting Election , 7iU;'-1 (Sfpectal" to Tke 8tir T'?.'-:-: ' ' :WashlnB:toni Jan.: 5-RenresentattVe- ''fjMm-' t- xTArr r Wt. Hoeyi; of nIn HOEY TAKES SEAT districts of Ntortlii Carolina- tooK, ths cratlc ?dlnnerit here .i on Jackson :idayp oath of office, today at-noon upon ther January 8, aroused great Interst amoig reconVeig of ingress: t L . . . -, iattend;the love -feast. and the quadren jtatlve E. W. Poe, of the fourOirdis-j uial meeting of the party's . national trtct': went ' with Representative Hoey f committee, - both of : which ar to be to, the speakers stand, where .the oath was administered, af ter which.- the young congressman was grtv3n vation by the; democrats - of the no use. ;.i ; Monv . republicans joined . in ' the aemonstration.- r a ne1 nmiir. Mmtriet charicteristldiffnit and cortmenda - tZZZlmtt' 1 tu " repubHcans. . .Urn mer? came , with- Mr. Hoey and while, she is here for awhile they will be.' domiciled at .the Drlacoll.' : Their . three '. children, f who re-in7school, .wiJl.'nottcomei.tQ -Wash ington at present Miss- Fan 'Barnett,- who rhas . been with Mr. 'Hoey; for -fifteen years will continue as his stehdgraphfer and secretary, . . , ; .. -I - hardly think Mr. . Morehead will consent, to a- contest of 1 the election," Mr. Hoey said. - In f answer ;. to a ques tion. . " 'Tn' fact" it is indicated t that there will be no contest, as ' there are no valid ' grounds tot- one. ': Of course there, probably were irregularities here and therev such, as; votine without poll tax receipts,4 but there 'was not, enough of this kind of irregularity to ma terially affect the result." 7 "On the other hand,"K he continued, ' 'I am tolq tbat in one county 1 have In mind, without having;; paid their poll tax. 1 . The announced:-" candidacy of . J. Scroop!" Stilest for congress from, fhe tenth district has caused much -interest 7 hare 7 among: the., joliticans ' and especially . "with the' friends of Mr. Weaver.; I arngotng .to -be a'!. candi date -and I am going: to be elected," said ' Mr, Weavers - "The tenth distrfct Is t going democratic again is . It did when I was elected before. I was elected by, a majorlty ot 1,100 during anoff . yean, and., l. .feel...surev the . ma jority will be larger this time. . . . The Southern" society 'Of "Washing ton, at its meetlnsr-last . night at the ew . Wlllard. elected to Itsmembershlp Sam . F. Xyle. ,L . t, Representative Doughton has re commended for - appointment to -West Point J. Cutler Thomas, of Boone Watauea 'pounty. ' Tha entrance ex amination will be held in February, ; Among the " members of the Asso ciated Women's Democratic 7 National committee, whowill be; guests at the Jackson- JJay , at.vner rnursaay nignt Is' Miss Mary Owen Qraham, of 'North Carolina. - ' : - v. - ; r 7 - 1 '. - v ''' " ' ' :.x . ' ' pit-irivLl Q v Si TITV , ; XJMU -A. M-iM-J JL V KJJ. M. JL KJ XIH ;. WAS "FRAMED UP 99 Accused Of ficer Alleges V ; A Conspiracy v : New York, Jan. ; 5. The Courtmarital on Governor's Island of Captain Carl W, Detxer, oi : -tne muitary ponce nor one wno cannot aisunguien De- company, charged with cruelty to pris- j tween right and wrong., ; He may be a owners in L Mans, France, was enliven- j sexual pervert, but sexual., perversion ed today when the court warned Major j is not incompatible with mental nor Willlam F.n Kelly, judge-advocate, that ' mality. . '- ..- he must conduct his cross-examination The examination' did' not, reveal any of the , defendant , "In a calm and de- ' mental abnormality which might have eorous manner ana .Major Ji.euy a iew minutes later asked Defzer -directly; if 7 he thought he had been ."framed" by the Judge-advocate's department. - "Do you believe you were framed up?" Kelly: asked Detzef.i- '; -V ;r , "Absolutely,, yes." 7 i 7 v ;.f V "By whom?" ';;,."' ''. ,; ;'; '.,'"; ' , "I don't know, but, It's self-evident,". Was it the Judge-advocate's depart ment?" ' '--'V';:' i:. "7 k .- . ' '' .7. , "I will make no statement . to mia court which I cannot prove." vi . "Was lt Captain John MAWelrrV- 1 Cantaln Weir of Indianapolis, who is assistant judge-advocate,' investigat ed; the charges , against , Detser at X Mans.7 '--''i... ..-t-.'' vv:-. :-"- ; T cannot give -any evidence- at this time" answered Captain Detzer. 1 :. OF A WARDS the entire question of naval honors and decorations will be - discussed to morrow by the senate naval commit tee and Wednesday, the house naval committee. will meet -to name a sub committee which .would act with the senate . sub-committee. Hearings were expected to begin during the week, and Secretary Daniels, Admiral Sims, Rear Admirals Knight and v Deceker were among . those who were expected to be called. ' : c ' , .v ,; ; In , response, to a request of Chair man Page, of thex senate naval affairs committee, ' Secretary . Daniels ; . today transmitted the names of the officers and. enlisted men who had been decor ated . with the . distinguished service medal and . the ; navy cross. -; In a letter, accompanying the namss, the secretary stated that the ships, on wnicn every man designated by, him servea -was eitner attacked by. a sub- marine or came In contact with a mine. WILSON'S PROMISE 1 TO SEND MESSAGE i 7 ARBSES INTEREST1 Democrats "Anxious to Know If His Greetings Wili; Touch j ; -' & Oh Third Term ' ; 1 ' --;--'"7;.-: 7 :.-;;.:-" i.v.tV. - ,. I Washington," 7 Jan; ; . ; 5-Announce- - dent Wilson." plans to - send"an impor- ' Unt.word ;o greeting" to" the demoi held Thursdav:' - - - . .- - t Prominent4 demoerataaaldithey'; had no- Information as to the-message, of the President .beyohdr.vthe.vbrief. ..an-, nouncementr from? the, white: house . and 'there was. "wide -speculation , as. . to i Wninw.'WB;.WMo -oi:. greeting: wouta S - SSiVif ' p'l - '?,? - - The flrst of the delegaUons from the cities bidding -for the party's" na- tional convention 'arrived tonight" in i a r. TAnajk ttJtm . delegation was' headed ' by Fred W. Fleming, president-, of a Kansas : City insurance' company and F Mi Clenden ning, of the- Kansas City Chamber of , commerce. Gavin MeNab. of San Fran cisco, .-also-arrived during the. day to prepare the way . for the delegation ' enroute to present" the' claims of - the. Pacific coast. city.' .-Representatives from : Chicago, Indianapolis, ; Cleveland and Cincinnati the other, cities which are expected to ask "for the convention ; will reach Washington tomorrow or Wednesday.' - v":!: - ' -' " . ' ' '"'- r' -' " The members ; of 7 the national com mittee already in ' Washington wera augmented during the , day " by Vice Chairman J. Bruce Kremer, of Montana, and . Committeemen ..A. R. 'Titlow;,- the xiew member from Washington suc- . ceedlng Hugh C.'v Wallace, now ambas- sadOt to France,, and A. F. : Mullen, of Nebraska. ' 7 ;.."'! "" ".' ' : , Committeeman Mullen,-soon after his arrival, announced that . he would In troduce a: resolution - at the ' meeting Thursday of the committee, recom mending to the national convention that the two thirds . rule " for making nominations - for president and vice president ' be 7 abrogated , and ; the ma jority plan adopted. f- GODLEY NORMAL, 7 ALIENIST SAYS 1' . - , . .. . - Theory That He Is Men .' tally Off .Exploded Specfa1 to Tle Star.) s Raleigh. Jan. ' 5. Louis Bisch. noted mental specialist of New York and Asheville, today sent a report to tne governor ; on the mental condition v of., ' jnurcniii vjooiey, amunueiu man tn mo penitentiary - awaiting execution for icrlmlnal assault on i a 9-year-old girl, j in which ie explodes the;. theory , that CWdxey is not. mentally responsiDie, 1 7 The examination was made;, at the ! suggestion of the governor when God- ley's attorneys and relatives applied for commutation of ; the death sentence. . .. Summarizing .the " examination.' the noted alienist saysGodley ia , "suffering neimer irom.airy .iorm t pnyenos nor, from anydegree ot menta ..'He j is somewhat emotionally unstable, but ' this variation from the normal does not . make him an irresponsible person. renaerea mm lrresponsioie at . tne time of the commission of the crime, and of which he may now be cured, nor he suffering from any. mental.' abnor- Tnftlitv &t th nrfidpnt ', tfm wh(ih might have rendered', him irresponsi ble previously. Dr. Bisch is a graduate of Columbia and of "the Collegdpf: Physicians and'; Surgeons," a lecturer -, on abnormal psychology ' at Columbia. 7 alienist . at New York Post. Graduate hospital, con- 1 sultant at " Clarence Baker . hospital. and" owner and director of Bill' Crest Manor, a sanitorium for. mental, dis eases at Asheville. . 77 7 - . ... The governor has. "not yet studied the report and had no comment on the summary -Godley Is now sentensed to die January WHOLE NUMBER 30,045. LOWDMISQUICK 1 TO ANSWER BORAH " ON PEACE TREATS Illinois Governor Stands for Rat ifications With Reservations As Adopted . ' i . . . . '- . ... '. V ' - : l ' ..- .: .. '' .. .. ' - .V .!..; y ' BELIEVES, HOWEVER, 1 . ' IT COULD BE blPROVED Declares That Despite Ob jec ; tions It Is Now Part of Wis-J ;-r-: dom to Accept Pact ; , ! - . ;'-r.-;" -r-i . 1 Chicago, Jan." 5-Cwhile the" leaguoi of 'naUons, even . as 'modified, by, thaJ 1 reservations adopted, does not takeJ J tne rorm Which I .believe if .should -f namely. Judicial rather than 1 Political. 1 tmnic it is" the part; of wisdom- noVl to .ratify, itwith such Teservaton as adopted by the; senate," - said Gov.) Frank O. Juowden Tn ;' a letter todav. replying : to United States Senator W. Ev Borah, of Idaho, who had requested Governor - Lowden's position '' on' tha' league of nations ,n i 7 -; : : The text,; of Governor Lowden'a let- ter to Senator Borah, , In part, follows H "When the ; armistice was signed, : I felt the time '. was opportune' for tak-t. ing sup .the subject of better -interna-j tional relations where the 7 second Hague conference had left ; off.7 It seemed to me- the world was ready to adopt the -high American ideals of ; International friendship there: express- ed. Thft pnp"lim nt . ntHnnt am oi,V mltted to the senate, has seemed to me ; to be subject to grave objections. These objections in the main haye.. I think, been removed by the '"reserva-i . tions adopted by the senate. , The in strument, as so modified, as -I, under- , stand it, does not ; bind . the ' .United States, to participate in the racial and. uynastic Datties or. tne oia worm nor does not Involve , 'entangling alliances 4t partnerships. wth foreign powers,' nor, do.es it authorize 'interference by foreign. Pwers, in .American affairs. "While, the league of .nations." even as modified,' does not :take; the form which I .beileved. It should, ' namely. Judicial rather . than political,. I thitiic It' is! the part of wisdomnow to7ratify' it - with such1 reservat.ons. ' The " mere V. ..... V. wvr V.. . All .llvi.vJ - .. , U "'1 in ivueij, .ctuBv-.anj t n?.iLon - ouisiub1 ins- i 4ftJnt v)lliiktTdA,'tc artatrnga"crtm3 to pause arid r fleet uoon V, the r eonseauenees. r Then." too- when nations 'dr men, sit at a common table and -dlscusk difTerencei. between themselves, i thoke difference3 are likely to disappear. 'For more than half a oentury the . United States hal been s the 1 distinctive champion of the principle of 'settling f international dif- AwAvtAa rrl f V rvtt f aa ' ti a witi t- - ' QVlil . lvi "s Uvco rv vuv u i. - a covi w na . - cannot afford ; rtow' to r neglect any, me'ans which give' promise, however silght,of preventing future. wars. -. I "In- addition; Mf the treaty be rati fied, and America; becomes a party to the league,, of,-; nations, ' she will . hayo an opportunity-to so Influence Its ac-, tlvltles and so help tomodify Its form that 'it may in 'time realize the noble aspirations for world r peace ' of tb great men who -participated (:in tho . Hague conferences.- ; --.-'' "If it should fail to accomplish thei results or operate' to the jdisatlvantage of America, the way is clear by whicli we' may. withdraw. 4 ' - , , "I, therefore, hope .that ' the. treaty may be; ratified - promptly , with- tho reservations, . rin aubstance, ? already adopted by the senate.", , -.- ;.. t RAILWAY METHODS Features of Government Control Will be Retained Under s . Private Ownership ' mm Washington, Jan: 5. 6oma of ; the changes: in -railroad operation adopted during governmental control -will be continued after the roais' are retamerf s fn rirlvatA ownnrshln m Marnh 1. 'ThA Association of Railway Executives ' ut meetings how being hsld . in Washing ton, are carefully considering all f the changes,' and ThomS IeWltt Cuy lerj its -chairman.- announced .today that . the following alroauy- had been agreed upon: ' . ... '. ' .'..'.'- ." ' ' 7 " "Adoption of a rule for tho ilisti'ibu tion and int3fchange of .' iretght: cars. "Continuation of the system of oper ating statistics established by the' rail-- araUom ..ContInuatlon of the present mothoi of collectlng - transportation charges." ..The varroua comuanies." Mr. Cuy- ler said, ."are engaged ln arranging to reiestablish agencies for the information- and. assistance of thippers In routing and tracing shipments. : The companies, -through this asso ciation, are trying- to- agree.; with ' the government' pn , the. Interpretation of the federal control act and ,. of tbo standard .contract, between the gov ernment" and r thJ companies. ' Every , is!ei10" 7IUV7T, w fj"-1" nd ke final settlement prompt and ; fair.- " -, "Careful "consideration is being giv en to the1 need for additional ship ment, ' afad 4 every possible effort wilt be made by the companies to provide such equipment." ;7 ' 7 " : " - ; ; - NOTED 'COKFEDERATE DIES Norfolk,. Va.V 'Jan. siCapUin W. C. Whittle, who .served during the civil was -as -executive-' of fleer of the con federate raider Shenandoah, 7 died to day at his home here. For many years Captain .Whittle, had . been engaged in the' banking business Vand is widely- i known throughout the south. CONTINUE FEDERAL
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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