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S. - nrWrr. Ji IHIlHi The Weather Complete Service of the Associated Press Fair Tuesday, slightly colder' west ern portion; Wednesday, partly cloudy. - i 1 VOL. CHI. No. 294 three candidates ENTER FIELD MOM SEVENTH DISTRICT Vann, Hammer and Brock Are AU Aspirants for Robin son's Place COWAN'S APPOINTMENT CONFIRMED IN SENATE Representative Brihson And Lieut. Maynard Speak At Washington Church . (By Frank W. Lewis) Washington. Jan. 19; Since Repre sentative Leonidas D. Robinson of the seventh district has declined to stand j for re-election the candidates to -succeed him are multiplying. J. . C. M. Vann, a prominent attorney and poli tician of Monroe, is the, latest' entry in to the contest. R. M. Lemmond, clerk ot the superior court, also of Monroe, contemplated making the race, and upon his definite determination' not to do so, Mr. Vann has announced. W. C. Hammer, district attorney, of Ashe boro, is also a candidate, as is W. E. Brock, of Wadesboro. : ? y . ' A bill in which both Representa tives Godwin and,Brinson were, inter ested and actively suported .and which mit the u hiteviiie Lumber company to J .U V. I x build a bridge across the Waccamaw river in Columbus county to accommo date all kinds of ' traffic Including trains for logging- and -lumber rail way line. The headquarters' of the Tv'hiteviiie Lumber company is at GoldEboro, where the ' president, N. 0'Berry lives. . . Today Representative, Brineon ' re ceived a reply to a letter of-inquiry to the department of' engineers saying that a dredge would . soon be put to work dredging Thoroughfare bay, near Beaufort, and also that contract had been let for raising the bulkhead in Beaufort harbor, to the level "of ' the high water. This; is believed will deep- the channel at .that point by confln- ins e tida4-.ftow-.of, the channeliTbls a valuable 6tep especially to fsdtmen, who have long been- asking for it on the grounds of . navigation improvement. The pension bureau today granted a pension of $12 a month to the widow. of Percy Barnett, of Goldsboro. Barnett served in the Spanish American war. Lieut. Belvin Maynard. the Flying Parson and Representative Brlnson, both of North Carolina, appeared be fore the Epworth league at Foundry Methodist church here last . night, speaking to a large and enthuslastio audience. Lieut. Maynard preached a sermon in which he pointed out the good that would come out of the war, and Mr. Brinson addressed himself to 'Christian Claims to Happiness." The nomination of James H. Cowan, to be collector of customs at Wilming ton to succeed Col. "Walker Taylor, was. connrmed by the senate this after noon. . The ninth district contest, so omnl- ously threatened by the republicans has been allowed to go by default. The republicans give as an excuse for not contesting that a contest of that character would have to be Initiated by the aggrieved and defeated candidate, and that Mr. Morehead failed to take steps leading to it. Now the republi cans promise in a half hearted way to investigate alleged irregularities on the part of the successful candidate, bt it is believed that the whole mat ter will be dropped. ' ' ' ' nugh MacRae, of 'Wilmington. J has written to J. L. Edwards, of the agri cultural section of the railroad admin istration, urging that the movement of settlers into the south should be encouraged and assisted, as the rail roads of Canada nr ration into the western part of that country. Mr. MacRae says that the resourceful stock growers of the west "no northwest need only to see the resources and conditions in ' eastern orth Carolina and other parts of the th, to realize the possibilities there w their industry, unhampered by the "aught. and extreme cold.- V in -North Carolina a Minnesota man is Prospecting with a view to under- ia,ung cperations on a ble scale. . "rom the counties in eastern Caro lina come reports of land sales to new Comers from nil nva Minnfrv at "tea by the cheap land, climate, soil nd crop conditions. wants wood's views on merchant marine 'Senat r Edge So"Js Interroga A uon Xi ,fashingtori, Jan s rJ-feea. Leonard V'oo'lcfct, til republican presidential l0". regardine- an Amcrtn nr. . . o iwau thp an' New Jersey in a letter to orflcer which he made public today, kirt o6 of the fundamental questions," Senator Edge, "is whether the go con?,?1? 8haH continue ! to ; construct, rin f,,.and malntain a merchant ma. tain" S up taxes In order to maini. HVe t -0r charging almost prohib'l profit 5 ratea 'to show a paper terestr dispose of. it to private in teeulationser reasonable conditions and tommirAass of the senate commerce neat mS?6 on legislation for a perma. ,-nB 0llcy were postponed . until Wednesday. , - ' 'i'. .".v . - -: - :. : 3 : 1 . SOCIALISTS TO HAVE HEARING Trial of Ousted Assem blymen ; .Albany. N.: T.t Jan., 19. The decks are cleared tonight for the trial of the five suspended socialist assemblymen which will begin here tomorrow be fore the assembly judiciairy com mittee, v .-'.. ' -,. : T " ; , No list of specifications against the suspended members has' been made public and it Is expected their cases wll go on trial on the general grounds contained in the resolution introduced. oy AssemDiyman Adler. majority xaut , 0,1. wie opening or the legisla ture on which the socialists . were suspended. . . ,.'..' '... . The suspended members tonight is sued a joint "statement in which they declared "-. that "it: is not a matter of socialism that Is at stake at Albany, but the issue is wholly one of Ameri canism . and fundamental democracy and-whether -a small "group of politic ians have the power to disenfranchise 65,000 citizens in : five assembly ' dis tricts DIKE ON MAA8 BREAKS. The Hague, Jan. 19. The rising wa ters of the river Maas (Meus) have broken a hole : in the dike near Nij- megen, ' two and one-half miles from the German frontier, flooding a large tract of country. The railway has been swept. away 4 and traffic disclocated. , The ; occupants of houses In the flooded area fled "to the roofs to await rescue and ; a large number of boats have been.' sent by rail to assist them. Many cattle have been drowned. . INFLUENZA TAKES ' GRIP rON CHICAGO ,More Than 2,000 New Cases Re- ported Within 48 Hours Fifty Deaths Recorded Chicago, Jan. 19. Chicago's health department was wamped with appeals for " nurses today - to combat the sptead of Influenza and pneumonia, of which more than 2,000 cases have been re ported in the Jast forty-eight hours with fifty deaths. Health department officials declared. re ;Ncity needed at least 10,000 nursese to. handle the eltq; ation properly.- ' ' Six hundred. nursejB,; operating,, froi eight dispensaries, today begun , a, sur vey of theTcit to. aiflUn relief . meaa- i. ures. and this force tomorrow v- , - i V Since 9 . o'clock this morning BOO new cases of influenza were reported tjo'the board of health, with ten deaths and new pneumonia cases - numbered 100 with sixteen deaths. Health " department officials pointed out that the death rate has been very small, as - compared ; with last year's epidemic, with the numbjer of cases reported. ' Health Commissioner - John Dill Robertso ntoday started a . campaign against '"pold fiat" owners, when 105 complaints were, received.. An inquiry will be made into each complaint, and where sickness Is found, action to bring about a proper heat supply will be taken. Dr. Robertson ' said. The health commissioner of Evan ston reported that influenza cases Jo day .increased 30 per cent and that 300 persons were ill there. Other neighboring towns reported slight in creases. "-:. . . , The epidemic . has been checked at Camp Grant, Rockford, 111., and, at the Great Lakes k naval training station. Ninety-six new cases were reported today, as compared with a previous daily average Of 150. COOITDGE SENDS HIS GREETINGS Massachusetts Governor Felicitates Veterans Petersburg, Va., Jan., 20. At the din ner of A. P. Hill Camp of conteaerate Veterans, in commemoration -of the birth of General - J-.ee tonignt, coi. James Anderson, of Willcox Post. G. A, R., , Springfield, Mass., presented a letter given him by Governor Coolldge, of that ' state, extending to the , camp his felicitaMonsv ' "There is more and more a tendency to forget- our location ana remember that we are 'all Americans,"; said the letter. "This should not,, however, diminish the pride that .New England has its achievements, nor the prid that yo may properly feel as you are assembled to eclebrate the birthday of your beloved general Robert E. Lee. If' you can convey to your fellow citi zens the sentimei t of high regard which we here feel for, them, you will be performing- a most patridticr serv ice." -H : ' j - The reading of Governor Ooolidge's letters' was received with, applause and ..Oov. William Hodges - Mann, a member of the camp, was Instructed to send to Governor Coolldge a telegram expressive ,mt ,the appreciation of the vt he ap camp. ODAY v f 6n Bever iDisplays ; New Tork. Jan. 19.-;A11 signs advert tislng intoxicating beverages must dis appear from public view tomorrow, ac cording to an edict-issued ; tonight by James Sheviihj supervising federal pro hibition agent " for New . Tort city, Rhode Island and Connecticut. . All whiskey, gihi wine fnd beer signs must be either pmld down hidden from the public 'vleV or :-painted v put,' he said. Mr. Sheviin said that if. any saloons display liqgior saloons after tomorrow and the priprietors are making nd ef fort 'to telr" them ; dowtf, "the "arrest; of. the salolnmeii will be ordered.- 1 G. O P. RELIES ON TlffiSE WOMEN TO WIN MANY VOTES 1 1 iCfr iim II Mrs. John.G. South; Mrs. . As a result of the labors of these7 women the Republican party ex pects to win-, many thousands of converts, beiorv the November HER ENGINES DEAD, POWHATAN BATTLES WITH STORMY SEAS Raleigh Woman is- Among Pas ; sengers on Board . Stranded , 1 1- y ; i . Army Transport ew,.,? erK,ife-.vi.r-HU?nue8e aa New-, T6rk,! Jsn? Jt.--Llghtless.; and boilers, the army transport" Powhatan; which left here FHday for Antwerp. Is struggling tonight., in a stormy : sea about 200 miles east -of , Halifax; On board are 271-army, and civilian pas sengers, including eleven women .-and eight.' children and a crew; of " more than ,200 men.--' - . ; ; : ; ( . Wifeless' S.-O. S. calls sent outl jate Sunday afternoon telling c of . the ves sel's plight have brought, to. her ' aid half a dozen ;or more trans-Atlantic steamers ready to give aid if It is. pos sible. . . Among the . vessels standing by to1 render assistance if called upon are the transports ; Northern ; Pacific and Martha Washington and the . shipping board steamer. Western Comet. . The majority, of - the women and children on the Powhatan are relatives of army officers and enlisted men, or of the civilian detachment detailed to prepare .for the return -of soldier dead from abroad. , . ' . , j' The army force asSwn A by the records here consisted of tSur officers and 179m men .and jthe civilian , passen gerlist"h'as"elghtyei"gTit"names. j Among the passengers ,are Col. John M. Dunn, detailed to. Italy, and accom panied by,, his wife; Capt. Oscar B.' Ralls, v Jr.. on, .his way to Madrid . to become x assistant to .the ' military at tache to the American legation; Lieut. Charles MeKinney, a; courier; Lleut:-Comdr.- Howard H-- Crosby, Uv S. N., on leave; Capt. S. H. Weston, quarter masters corps r Capt". G." A. Holiday, medical corps; Lieut. ; Edward Gold berg,' dental service;, .'Capt. -thoma's Dempsey, .chaplain. , . . . . Among ; the i women ' and children listed are Mrs. Maude I. Fremster. wife of Captain .- Fremster, and.: two children, of- San . Antonio, Tex.; -Mrs.. Margaret B. Shlpp, of Raleigh, N. C, who Is accompanying her son, Capt. William EShipp; the wife and.' three children of L,leut.-Co 1." Henry W. ,Wor den, of . MeKinney, Tex., and Mr. and Mrs. Fayette W. Allport, of Cleve- Miss Dorothy M. Dunn and Miss. Edith Gardner, army 4 nurses, and. -. Mrs. J. Gayle, ' stewardess,- appear among, the list of women on. board. Many of , the enlisted men ar,e from Camp'. Meade and are listed as' replacement . troops.' -'. ' ." ; i MINOR !?FFICERS MAY ' ... - AWARD WAR DECORATIONS Washington, Jan., U9.--Without de bate the senate today, passed a house bill amending' existing aots, so 'as to enable ; military decorattions to be awarded on the recommendations . pf officials lower, than the grade of gon eral. This bill which now goes to the President, ' is designed V to enabl the conferring of - decorations upon ia.rsr number of American soldiers who served in France' under officers with a rank lower than ( that of , general.'? I Conference pffPcm - Financiers Begins Washington Janl'; i 19steamshrip seryjee- between the United .States and Latin-America .- was characterized as extremely inadequate by South- Aiherr lean ' delegates at "tonight's session- of the Pan-American Social .congress which was attended -also'' by ' United States- government officials and busi ness men.,, , , t - : -'"-J ' "The present "passenger, mail and. par cel BOSt f ervlce to South America, tt WILMINGTON, N. C., TUESDAY MORNINqV JrbT'c-)vEwoog-- Fletcher Dobbins. Miss Mary Garrett Hay election, -They .constitute the .ex ecutive committee of the National Women's Republican party ind the Photo was taken -at a recent meet- GEN. WOOD DENIES RIDICULING NAVY Says HaJKd Not Mean To Refer v- :attog::ifr : ' Death Trap ' feostdri, Jan..' i9.-t-Maj.-Gen: Leonard Wood-tonight 'denied that he?-had -referred" ".toHne-vtiLineriean navy as -a ffloatinjf r'Aeath-kraptn:.!--! address tnts city yesterday, vh? saigne couiov not recall; the exact "words he had : used but. dictated the -following as -the stib- stance of his remarks: .- . " .',-."W iwant a first-clasB 'navy always ready. A navy -cannot .be made In ja" hurry. First-class ships tilled, with un trained men do .not mean a navy but are some tim'es a death' trap, to those who are in them.'? ' "'.-;' ,.:T ' General Wood " arrived here1 ... from Portland' early this evening and a few hours later. toojc a train, for New lYork, whence he will go to Chicago. ? ... : The : press report of " his , speech - in the Old SJouth. church Sunday was based on what .was purported . to,: be a steno graphic report of his speech. '-An ex amination - of t the stenographer's notes shows that he reported :the general as saylngr fV--X -"'A " ; ; "I do not think we want a large reg ular army; I am very much opposed to it. We only want a large enough army to police the' nation in times of peace. We need a ! navy. All that we- haye now is not a navy; it is a floating death trap We want a good. navy with high ly trained men - and good ships. . They are a very active -force for peace. We want' to build up a good merchant ma rine.. We want .this merchant , marine for ; our -commerce." and" for ;ourV navy. Back of all that comes the big military" force of the nation, which means the people pf the nation." , ' General ;WVod '. spoke eztemporane ouwly; and at times. rapldlyfc 'touching briefly on a number of - national Questions.-'- '- . , '"'.;- JEWELS UV PRINCESS SOLD , Lausanne Jan., J.9.-Tbe .sale: ofT jew els . owned "by the - late Princess TVera Lobonof f ' of R-ussia -nas' ben- conclutl ed.v and nearly, l,060,000,spounds sterl ing, was. realized. ;The official figures have not been: published but experts contend 'that the "same jewels ' sold ; in lidndoh' pr New -Totk would not? have wyjevhap 6-. Vs-tbaha . htmr . -bnahtrnmbb WOULD CONTROL PRINT PAPER V '.-.Washington, ' Jan.? 19. Control . and distributtpn of pr'nt; paper "or one year after the proclamation of .peace, would be placed with the department of com merce under. a" bill introduced today by 'Representative Chrisfopherson, - re-; publican;. South' Dakota; - - - ' CONFERS WITH CABINET. y-t Paris, Jan. 19.-Premier Millerand conferred this afternoon with the mem bers of vhis -newly-appointed cabinet and : then went , to ; the.; Elysee Palace rxas announced '-that' M; Millerahd would ! P?sent the ministers to- M, Ppincarp latTfel o'clock Tuesday mornirtg and later to -. President-eject" Deschanel. ,, , ; j; Am& A- was said, i Is j no better , than ti iwas 30 years ago ana unless ine united States can meet the competition of Europe in this respect '.it cajinot expect" the ful lest development of Its relations with South American countries. - y i '- r Even - the extended ;; service . outlined by Chairman Paype of the shipping board tothe -delegates, was declared to be inadequate -and -below -the standard required to satisfy existing . needs. J , 20, 1920. ' and Mrs. C H. Severance. ,insr in Chicago. -Mrs. South hails from Kentucky, Mrs. Dobbins from .Chicago, Miss Hay, from New .York, Mrs. Severance, from Minnesota. REED AND JOHNSON ATTACK TREATY AT ... ... y' - - NEW YORK MEETING Missourian Predicts its Defeat; . " Calif or nian Gives It A 4 Scathing; New Tork... Jan. .: 19. Defeat, of - the -pearo--treatiy;-.7wittt -rot without' reserva tlons, was predicted; here tonight by Sen&tor Hiram Johnson by a commit tee of New York business men, Sena tor Johnson declared -. that the . Lodge resolutions - give , a .measure of - pro tection , and that i they were - .the i "ir reducible minimum' on which no com promise cpuld be fajdW';. -!;; ";73 V- -v' 1 The irreducible minimum of pro tection- to onr country"" said - Senator Johnson, : -"must ; sharply, and absolute ly mark -, the line.' , The necessity of this protection is' 'now- generally con ceded that; It is the least 'that should be done is admitted.' " ' . ; '--- ? "Compromise ' of the protection thus essential leaves our country" and its institutions menaced and imperiled Compromise with ari irreducible mini mum Is abject- surrender. The United States senatcjiot onlj for .maintenance of its, own dignity,, and, Us, -high -.pur pose,' butVbecause of jits lofty patriot ism can; pefmit .no . substantial. modifi cation of "alteration of 'the ' measure of proteqtion .'it has, jlemanded -and won tor. their republic," , -j , The, California senatorj declared that President Wilson hai.abadon;ed one. by one' his original fourteen points until -we- sawv-ged iirterttiori-s -s-arrendered to sinister old world diplomacy and the American- -p'eo"ple hVd a !sad intellectual Inquest oyer 'af dead . 'hope." "He declar ed that every ,greats nation had exacted its price for the league of nations and America "paid,, for,, acceptance ; of the league in the surrender of our principles atid the barter rof 5 peoples ;and vterrl t'ories, . and fthen guaranteed the awful toll:taken for all time." . ' . -Senator Johnson-4eclared "the men ace of the league' was scarcely, less than "the menace 'of . the labor - pro visions , in ine .peace treaty. ; : "I beg ' you ' to remember," ' he said tht not only has V.Great , Britain six, times the Representation , and six times the yp ting power. of. the- United States under ; ;the' - 'ieague.v but . ; under,' the treaty . in -. the, tremendously.'' important labor '.conference, Great - Britain has twenty-four. representatives, the United States four. Unlimited powers appar ently are granted , to the conference and in this conference American labor, the most conservative there Is fn the wprld, has four votes put of 128.7 ' Senator- Reed; declared ' that : formal peace, could be secured by the passage of the Knox resolution, . which calls for ratification of the peace treaty with the elimination of the league covenant. FAYETTEVILLE HOST TO DIOCESI AN COUNCIL Bishop Darst ; Will Reside At Sessions Today ; " ;l; - v ' (Special to The Stjtr.) . " . ' " FayetteviUe, : Jan. 19. The Council of ? the' Episcopal ; , Diocese of East Carolina .and the annual meeting of . the women's auxiliary and "Parochial society will be "held i4S' Paul's Epis copal church here Tuesday r and ,Wed aesday of this week. .The . session e of the. diocesan council' will be presided over by Bishop Thomas C. iDarst, of Wilmington, and the woman's aux iliary by Mrs. Fannie ; Chase Station, of ; WJlliamston.. ' : Clerical and; lay del egates I are ; expected ;, to ; number . at least 150, and, delegates' from, prac tically every . parish In '. the ' . diocese are looked for. The visitors - will be 'ffln arriving 'this' afternoon" and will L be entertained," In the' homes 'of the members -of St Paul a.' Shops Councils ; Bill is Passed Berlin, Jan., 18. (By The Associated Press). -The - shops councils bill, also known as the explotiation, law, one of the most radieal pieces of. legislation since the war was passed today after five days of acrimonious debates. The measure affects all places where more than five men or women ore employed, except- newspapers, in . which business the councils are not permitted to die tate.-" ': . . ; .- f The employes - elect a steward who will confer with the employers Tin the conditions of labor and general oondi tlons. The number of stewards varies proportionately , to the ' size of the staff, whose . representatives will, now be given .the privilege ., of attending directars meetings .where they will be active - voters, although ' not share holders. - V ' .-".' - r A"foremean . or department chief may be forced to , puit, , regardless of his ' services; to . his employer, - This feature was stubbornly, fought by the big 'business interests. -One of-' the last modifications: of the ; bill "prohibits an employer from discharging a woman and submitting a- male employe for reason of sex alone. " '. "" '' ' ' This bill does not' satisfy the Inde pendents, who clamored for. a measure after . the Russian pattern. Owing . to its wide ratifications it will be a year or two' before its feasi billty is establishe-d. It is estimated that the membership of the stewards In . thp shops 500,000.- - - councils v will . exceed SOVIET RUSSIA TO BAR OUSTED REDS Buford's Passenger's Cross Bor der, But Only Three May Remain, Says Report , Terijoki, Jan. 19. (By. the Asso elated Press.) -The ban of bolshevik! and ' anarchists ' " deported ; from " the United States are safely across the Russian frontier tonight,- but, whether all the members of the party will re main safe in soviet Russia is a ques tion to be deteTmined,"by the bolshe ' vlkl 1 authorities, !; sr-:rr ' 'rV- -'f' ; ; Hardly had the last of them passed over -jus ibjQrder.hnahelatedtel,-- gram reached-the - Britwit ,:mntarx ofB.cia.ls In charge of the. transfer an-, nbuncing that : the soviet government had " decided to . permit only three of the deportees Jto enter. 'Their names have - not been made public, but those thus favored arebelleved to be Emma Goldman, Alexander Berkman and Peter Blansky. . , . , ' .The telegram is incomprehensible in view of the fact that a delegation Including the wife, of ; Maxim Gorky, came . out ' to, receive the exiles and elaborate preparations had been trade by the frontier guards . to welcome them. .; . ; " ';,-"'.' ''-.' Terijoki, FlnnishiRussian border, Jan. ' 19. iCBy. the Associated Press.), The, undesirable aliens, headed by Alexander Berkman and Emma Gold man, deported from the United States, entered soviet Russia at 2 o'clock this afternoon. They received an en thusiastic . weTcome. ' ' ' LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS '. NAME GOVERNOR TODAY Both Candidates Confident Of Victory at Polls New Orleans, .. Jan. 19. Louisiana voters, tomorrow will nominate demo cratic candidates for . governor, lieutenant-governor, auditor of public ac counts and other minor state officials. Victory, at the democratic primary in Louisiana is equivalent to election Candidates for nomination of governor-are John M. Parker, of New Or leans, progressive nominee Jn. 1918, for vlce-Dresldent of the. unitea biaies, and Col. Frank F. Stubbs .of Monroe. Campaign mahagers for. both, men to night predicted victory. v '.. -' During the campaign . wnicn con tinued for nearly six months and was regarded as the most bitter in ; the state's recent history, Colonel Stubtrs was accorded the support of the so- called "regular" democratic organiza tion of New. Orleans,, headed y .Mayor Martin Behrman. Parker was support- id by those opposed to. the organiza tion, headed by GOV. R. G. Pleasant. " ' . Gov. -Pleasant, four years ago, de feated Parker, Pleasant being a regu lar candidate, and Parker an Indepen dent, i Pleasant thisn year; drew away from the "regulars" and has been act ively supporting Parker. , HOtJSE REPORTS RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL Washington, Jan., 19. Wih much of its 4'pork" eliminated the annual rivers .nd harbors bUl carrying funds for f he next fiscal year was reported today to the house ways and means com mittee. - iThe. bill would appropriate on- ly $12,40.0,090 at cut of $30,500,000 from the total'of estimates submitted to the committee anda considerable reduction from, the amounts usually carried. Of the total appropriation carried, $7,00ff,ob0 would be used for improve ment work; $5,000,000 -for maintenance and $400,000 for : survey purposes.- ' ; : ; . ';"'"-.-'':( v': ; HUIfS EVACUATE THORX, " ' '-:' : ... i ' .- ,-w 'ir-i'-' 1. Berlin, Jan. 19. The town of Thorn, "West Prussia, ' given to Poianc Dy the treaty of Versailles as part of her ter ritory in the -gateway to the -Baltic was evacuated by the Germans yester day and taken -possession rof by the Poles. Danzig is to be evacuated by Germans Feb. 1. WHOLE NUMBER 30,058. SIMS MUST PROVE CHARGES; EDITOR : ATTACKS DANIELS Secretary Declares Admiral Will Be Called on to Make Good His Allegations- ' ' '.' ' ' ' i' - ' ' - ' IMMORAL PRACTICES, ! CHARGED BY RATHOM Head of Providence Journal De clares Seamen' are Used For Vile Purposes I Washington, Jahf '; 19. Charaes of Rear Admiral Sims that thevnavy de partment . failed to co-operate fullv with the allies during, the war will be investigated - by the senate sub-committee before which they were made. This was decided today- by , the full naval committee which also author ized appointment 'of another sub-corn-' mittee to' determine whether thei-e should be an inquiry .into the charges made by John 'R. ,Ratho'm, editor of tne Providence, R. I., Journal, , that with the knowledge of. Secretary, Dan iels, "many seamen In the navy have been used for most .vile. and nameless practices in order, to . entrap innocent men." ..... ....... . While, the senate committee was In session, Secretary Papiels . announced that Admiral Sims, would be called on to make good -his charges' either be- , fore the senate or a naval board. To Can Wood.' - 1 Simultaneously Chairman Butler, , of the houe naval ' committee ' announced -that Maj.-Gen. Leonard . Wood would be called before that' committee to ex plain statements attributed to him that naval vessels were ."floating death traps." . Gen. Wood, explained at Port land, Maine; today, that . what he said was that naval ships .manned by- un trained crews' would be traps In bat tle.. Inquiry. Into , the Sims . charges will not be started until the present in vestigation of naval decorations is completed, which will probably end in ten days. . That . investigation waa continued today, with Admiral Sims continuing 'his testimony;- r - -Ilear -Admiral : Mayo, commander-in-chlerfthe. Atlantic fleet during the war,wjii b callecu: tomprrowi. ;:; 1 iJ?Jle full naval committee took up. telegrams sent ' to'-' Senator Lodge ' and Sther members by Mr. Ratham charg ing' Immoral conditions in the' naty, and it authorized Chairman Page to ap point a"sUb-commlttee to make a pre liminary investigation. Secretary Daniels declined to com ment on Mr.' Rathom s charges, declar-. ing he did not desire to make a state ment until he was 'more' familiar with the matter, asserted , that, the special board pf Inquiry , appointed by the' judge advocate general of the navy two weeks ago had full authority to invest igate the methods employed by , naval Intelligence officers in securing evi dence Against persons .under suspicion of moral delinquency, and to inquire into all judicial procedure of the navy at Newport. v - , Daniels Is Silent. Secretary Daniels , also declined to discuss the' 'assertions " attributed" to Gen. Wood, saying if any one wanted to "put him On oath and let. him , tell what he knows about the navy, he might be called before the committee and he can explain his-expert know ledge." ) ... " .- '; , Entering a general denial of the Sims charges the naval secretary declared that the matter has gone so far that unless at the senate Investigation the charges 'are proven to the. entire sat isfaction of the American people, an In quiry will be made by a. naval board." The secretary emphasized that Ad miral Sims was not commander-in-chief of the American naval forces overseas and that throughout the war he was subordinate to Admiral Mayo as commander of the Atlantic fleet and to Admiral Benson, chief of naval oper ations. He said Admiral Sims' duty was to' make recommendations to the department and then to obey the or ders issued after those recommenda tions were considered. V - Mr. Daniels indicated there were fre quent clashes between the department and Admiral Sims , because destroyers were not withdrawn 'from convoying troop ships and assigned to duty in the submarine zone, and' added that It was the paramount duty of the navy to protect American soldiers go ing overseas. Declaring that when all the facts were laid bare, the country would be proud of the navy's record In the war, Mr. Daniels ! said ; Admiral Sims must be "required to establish every criti cism he hasmade of the department.'' "When, the smoke blows away." the secretary continued, I am confident the people will see the naval adminis tration has been efficient." r Asked whether he contemplated re primanding Admiral Sims, Mr. Daniels said: '. ,v:.;;; :-;.(:;--.-' ' "I have . never employed the old-time military method of dealing with criti cal naval officers., Perhaps, I am wrong; perhaps I am right. But I have an enduring : faith that in the end the great bulk of the American people always arrive at a just conclus ion in controversies of K this kind." ; : .- - ; MEXICAN PAPERS SUPPRESSED Washington, Jan. .19. Private ad vices from Mexico .today reported that El Democrata, Carranza's official organ in Mexico. City, : had announced the suppression of theSpanlsh Heralcf a newspaper- published in the Interest of General Alvarado, former governor of Tucatan, and V of , the i Monitor Re publican.' Gen. Obregon's newspaper, on , lorders of 'iii n ft y i ir. 'I' lit ,31 . Hi'- - - j"' ;' l: t - - ' ' : ,i'. it?, r Hi , . - - V 1 1 -;, 5'J ':, .- K ' r. : .- hi. i .1 j , it ' ' I. t
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Jan. 20, 1920, edition 1
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