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. " W' ' ;i ; ;-CJfM$& Complete Service Of The ' x Associated Prec3 I IT lt -4 art:. .i3k'i WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JUY 7, 1920. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. I II ' ' II ' . , . I I -. I I I I - I I . . i i - - . I XT' Vim VTV-V ! I . A I , J ! ill V V 'V VP 01 1 1' 1 . .I - , M LEGISLATURE WAY DAY WARNING " FOR MORE PAY FOR SCHOOLTEACHERS Cl'lzcI . i rT4i - Its Work. .:-k:t:.: vffiRO 1 KAunuinD.-.wiJMJu , J . mtnrn t rriT TV t AtCJW increase Appruvcu ,iui i6iu Xeachers is vacuiry ror du-( perintendcnt Brooks. . , ASSAILED BEFORE RAILROAD BOARD Denounced As Propaganda De ; signed "To Poison Minds - O : Against .Labor Unions grMBBboro, N. C, ' May ,8. Appro v u.,, a Hissentine voloe a sched- lf WIUWU . ; . .: u of increases if .uu-ussfq hnol teachers in iwrui turoitna, m three-day citizens' conference on du- tional needs of tn etate, oalle by. fail""". TT.Uul. 9..',yU.nl. p piaXlon, wis .'wuuia- :'n'r of education, completed its ses- ions here today. ' . , -v ; vV The view vi Lii-t? .yw.vivuvc wm, m mtt In the rorm 01 Provwoa iosjai.uun ind be submitted to the legislature for enactment 'J ''.i.; ' The minimum saiarj ivr-wnut watn- rs noiau'6 - " ' nd primary cenincaieB, u.sucn iecn. fn! nave utc" s . pee ot required professional tmininff l5 jioo the month without experience, nd this minimum Is ralaed . annually Hi lit reaches aner iour years' work. Negro teacnerii ::ine same class are awarded $80. with 1 100 after four years' service, xne grraau&ion lor both classes runs down to $46 and $15 for teachers below -; the t elementary itandards. ; The increase approvea tor; the, negro teachers was a victory ; Tor Xr., E.- C. Brooks, state superintendent of public Instruction, who declared well. paid ne gro teachers constituted the best in surance against racial - troubles '.n North Carolina. .- ;t v . . . : : - - "r : IMERCHURCH MOVEMENT FUND IS SUBSCRIBED HERBERT HOOYER WON'T MORTGAGE .. : IMMORTAL" SOUL California, ' Results Has Not Changed His "Attitude Toward . Nomination. More Than 100,000 Church' .En; gaded In Campaign. r ; 9pclal to Tfce.Star.V - fc Charlotte, May 6J RepartBreceiTed from the national headqnaHers ot tho , if 5336.000,000 has . been ' subscribed in lie nation-wide campaign inaugurated by the various religious denominations to fiimnce a great progTam of relllg ious, missionary and educational ac tivity. Although" the campaign proper came to a close on May 2, physical dif ficulties have prevented the compila tion of detailed reports from the. de nominations involved. - ', v'"'-;." . : More than . 100,000,' jv in'dllvdtial churches have been engaged ' in. the campaign and thus far only fragmen tary data has been forwarded as to the result of the work, Such reports as have been received, . however, .. indicate that the denominations have met their quotas and that the community budget of $36,000,000 for the establishment jnd maintenance of ' enterprises . and institutions outside the denominations has also been Subscribed ltTfull. -v H is indicated that the gifts have been on a larger and more broad minded scale than in any, previous campaign of this character, so that the heads of the various, denominations and the Interchurch World Movement leaders have every confidence that the final reports will show a-substantial oversubscription of the total budget. SOUTH ATLANTIC TRACK CONTEST AT BLACKSBURG ; Washington, May . e.--Attdrney Qenr eral Paime.r. warning of threatened May-day ylolence, and announcement of steps taken to prevent It, were as saileMi before the railroad labor board todlay by Timothy Healy president of th-e Brotherhood of Stationary Firemen and Oilers, aa a part of what , b char acterized t as ' "a v desperate i propaganda against labor" v..-. - Such propaganda, Mr. : Healy said, was started within less than twenty four hours after the signing of the ar mistice,' and was designed "to poison mi? unas oi. tne people to such an ex tent that the (profiteers could stil fur ther increase prices and place -the blame on labof.'!' V y . , :. ', While noV naming the attorney sren- eral ddrectly:,'-Mr. Healy told the board that; the "crusade" of a "high govern-, ment official" against radicals was 'un doubtedly for the purpose of aiding in the campaign of- certain employers of the country to secure laws establishing Involuntary servitude ; lie, referred to sedition . laws proposed in ' congress, and said that while framed "ostensibly- to eradicate, , bolshevism, J I. w, W'ism and I anarchiam."', they . would have tied) labor, "hand and foot." . The attorney general's ; warning of May-day violence and murder of fed eral and' state officials was .character ized as "the) 'mjost flagrant instance; of this - most despicable crusade to in flame the people against the'-workers'.'-' ."But the plans of the intriguers who sought to add furthier stigma'. to labor went wrong,"; said Mr. Healy, adding that May-day' passed off as peacefully as. any other day of the year. - ;; Itallroadem Prenent'Demands 'M -t Mr Healy cohcluded' with the state rnenf that "if government officials ahd congress had given as much attention to limiting the prints Of , profiteers as they, did to pounding -and hounding wage earners the cost of living would have decreased to figures within rea son ;. . ''Vvk . After Mr.. Ilealy completed, his state ment,'1 Bert M.' Jewell,; president of the railway department ' of-1 th'ej American .TFeaeration f :vXbor-presttted . j the w ge ' -tvi-iiii ndrtlio"1lrarrrsho workers.-,: .Jle - . furnished statistics , on the -increase ;in tha 'cost. f :ilvjng and asked the board to grant such ; an ad vance in; pay ag would enable the shop men to live "at the accepted - American standard. ;..;-."-v--?.- -i;' .:-.tT' "' c- v- .;: ..- .'.V. - i : . ; . -' r f New. York, May 6.Herbert Hoover,' candidate . for Jhe' republican . Pre side n tial nomination, in a. statement-issued here tonight, declared his attitude to ward the nomination was not changed by the- California primaries, and : that he will not organize ,a campaign nor "have my! supporters raise a great cam paign fund. and then mortgage my soul in advance in order to attain the elec-. tion.'.'. crV' ''V M:i"M' - Ai "I believe that , the' people have ' a right to elect their- President ; without having some one put - over : on them," he said. "I have cei camdeflnite ideas regarding-, economic, social; and inter national problems. I believe that these ideas, are;: in my ways, in accord with the ' idea of the rreat majority of 'American citizens.- , v A. ; : : ' "I can only repeat what I have said before,",, hea dded, "and ,that Is that I n ever had any personal ambition In this thing. ' ,-. My interest, is only that of any other" citizen who wants to see the government reflect the -spirit of its people.". ' . . 4 " NATIOHALIZATIOH OF FRENCH ROADS' , SEEMS PROBABLE Government To Hasten Plan For Putting System In , Hands 1 Representative Committee. COMPANIES WOULD ACT ' 1 AS PROPERTY lANArERS Compensation Under Plan Would Be Based On Mileage Of Cars And Tons Moved. ; .f Paris, May .The iiiikei of railway men, which has now eifefided.f to?the miners and dockers , and to the metal workers in the Pans district, with the threat , of apossible g'eneral trik has ditons,' any gift of yalue; the president caused the -government .10 nasxen; its 1 oegs . you not to . realize your, intention, promised Apian of re-OTganizatlon of j for which he begs me however, to ten. der you his slncene. thanks." . Hardly " had reading of this letter ended when' the ; milliners were read a cable from the society for the improve ment of. millinery art .in France, giv ing:, "fourteen points', why Mme. Desch anel - should not acejrt the : gift. .The points were: j .A' -- center, . ;. TtrJIl ' XT rwM D.i,'JMmf Two America took , advantage of A"'l..HI vv, 3iivj, Fourteen Points Why French : Jresid ; Accept America's Gift Hat New Tork, May' 6.Presideht Desch-j . X)ne Bad precedent Paris only style and, of France, has refuaed to permit Mme. Deschanel to accept the $5,!000 hat offered her by 3,000 American milliners for Her endorsement of : the "four sea sons of r millinery " This was an nounced .today at .the? convjention; here of 'j the millinery Jobbers ; association, when a letter was. red '1 from -Ambassador Jusserand, declining' the Ameri can creation made from material sup plied by each of the forty-seven states and -decorated with nine Paris plume, each T costing $500. The- ambassadorial J letter, addressed to Henry S. . Bernard, president or the ; association, 1 read : j i am instructed byithe president of tjae- -republic, to inform you;' that he sincerely appreciates . the - motives of yotir offer, on behalf of, American mil liners.' Since it Is not possible for Mme. Deschanel to receive, under such con- GARRAHZA REFUSES ; TO. RESIGIl OFFICE; : SAYS HE WILL FIGHT Paris . during- , war. . .. .. v . . - Three Americans dangerously . re sourceful. " ' VFour Paris never produced so. ex pensive a hat as $5,000. Big a novelty as Eiffel Tower. Five Paris milliners object to ac ceptance of hat. ; --;: - Six Such gift is like carrying coals to new castle. t Seven South American trade . stolen from Paris by New Tork. v ' - Eight-American prohibition will help " , Paris regain . South American trade. - ? , r. Nine- America should' not give away what It will not buy-r-Paradlsa. Ten American- milliners rshould ; be content to buy the - dictates of Paria Except To Legallly Elected Successor. IS READY TO ABANDON CAPITAL TO THE REBELS Probably ' Will Direct Counter Movement From Temporary Capital At Vera Cruz. . BAYLIS FAILS TO KEEP AGREEMENT Came To' Town All Right, But k Must Have Decided Wilming - ton Needed No Repairs. PRESSURE AGAINST TAX ON SALE FOR SOLDIER'S "BONUS 'rj. '-'-Vr ''. " '""i''.i..MVy'r',' v , .;,' .. -s Representative .Weaver ' Thinks Carolina People Are Opposed V' :' JTo: Any SuclrPlan. V-;'-:;;:-? (Special to Ta Star) i::t;, '.p " ; Washington. Ma.y Members of congress are being- flooded wlth .letters the -railroads, as forecast' in the, cham ber of deputies on February 24, last. : i-It Is considered that -this planTi giv ing control of. the transportation sys tem , to a 1 committee, representing all interests,1 will,furnish the, probable ba si i for1 a ' settlement i of .the strike, which is a continuation of the May-day demonstration,v witji; nationalization of the - railroads as its chief ' object. Have fCo-tttroIlInar Council : '.Unofficial details of the) government's! project, show that , it provides ror a controlling , 'council ".composed of dele gates , representing, the technical and administrative ' personnel of the rail-.1 roads, the .workmen; chambers, of com merce, parliament, and. the government. Under the plan this council would have authority to- order' improvements, and. if necessary, "have the work done.: at the expense of the companies. v Theoretically, ' the i; companies v would retain and. operate their, propertles.but they, would merely be managers. . A One' of the. most Striking : Ideas is that of. compensation,' which under the scheme "would be pasea on the . mileage of cars and tons moved by the roads. so that, their ihtereat would be marked ly -in the- direction of full efficiency , o equipment and ' .raipld - movement . of J' Money "for financing improvements Is expected to bes fount through, the gov. ennntensrs -uarante errailwayj bonds, fesitl fceleerama '-bearings ion ;the sol- diftcs-bonuaibill, omelrlanvs0me I aitoyp. jvnether tHe. money should bej. Carolina Will Meet Stiff Opposi 1 tion In Games. Greensboro. N. S May 6. Represen tatives of tlie- chambers ' of . commerce Charleston and Greenville, S. C 'Oldsboro, Fayetteville, "Wilson, High Point and Greensboro, N. CNmet here 'oday with Matthew Hale, president of he South Atlantic States association, to work out a plan to insure the estab ishment of equitable freight rates' af 'fting the commerce of the ports of 'orth and South Carolina,' Georgia and Florida. r.;-'.r"..', Resolutions were adopted demanding 1 revision -of. domestic ; freight rates, "leged to be discriminatory,, and the 5Rtablishment of fair 'rates 4 between wutbeastern ports and the .' northeast Jul middle west. -The conference per "cted plans to form a working organ- When Dr. Charles T. Baylis, who was advertised to speak In. the rooms of the chamber of commerce , last ' night, failed Jto' appear," the comfortable audi, ence Uiat had gathered! lef t .much .dis appointed. . ';v:,-'":'c i i i'l 1"'- Dr.' Baylis was to deliver a Jecture on "Rebuilding a Broken World.'.' He is representing the American Sociolog ical, congress' and is reputed, to be: a speaker of unusual ability. . Dr.; Baylis had extended an especial ; Invitation to all interested in social welfare and the upbuilding of the American spirit. . Dr. Baylis arrived - in the city yes terday 'morning and. Secretary. , James H. Cowan.. of the chamber of -commerce. conversed with him over the telephone during the afternoon, telling him. what time that ; he twould i be expected ;i to sneak' and ; where. After that - nothing has 'been heard of Dr. Baylis. t Some few minutes r before 8 '.o'clock i Chamber was one Wert. Shortly af terwards; the people - begaii to- gather and expecting every- minute -that the lecturer would arrive,: After, haf an h-r " had ,? pasBed, no speaker; then Secretary Cowan announced to the: au dience, tht there would' hardly be- need for them to be detainea longer as it seemed that Tv. Baylis wouldd not appear. w ' - . " REDSKINS TO LIVE ON ; f LAND OF FOREFATHERS I LIMIT POWERS OP BISHOP. Pes Moines, Iowa,-May6. An effort "'ill be made at the general conference n the Methodist Episcopal ' church, in session here, to limit the powers of the "'hops of the church by.requiring them 10 nominate candidates for , district 'iperintendents of the church and al the th 'lay. annual conference 'to ; confirm e nominations, it became known to- .AN OPEN WHEAT MARKET Mcago, May 6. Plans for -the re aNishment of an openT market ; in heat... frnli iJ-- t v. a-t guaranty act of June l, will be 'scusged here tomorrow at a meeting 1 representatives of poards of trade, Y.uiry and terminal -elevator asso-cl .ions gran- buyers exporters, and inters, called, by Julius tt.v Barnes, ""?a-t director:: '..-,:... rT OLORATJO ELECTS DELEGATES V rlX?i0- Colorado. May . 6. -Tha -tate iJT . an invention, meeting Tiers to eat lefc1 fTjr ' unlnstructed dele- nati'n ;cted John F. Vivian, of Golden, Hni commtteemah to ; suceed Dr. nlul ""orke. of Pueblo, and adopted miiki- u -ne worK or the coioraao cans in concress- againat the measure. Most of the pro test8k . however", i are . 'center ed ; 6n the sales tax feature of -the . proposed ;lej?- isiationV' There' lsatreniedoU8, k4ibllc pressure being- brought to bear against any kind of salea tax whatever," as peo ple , realize that this mode .'of securing the vne6ej!ary revenue for . the bonus would entail ajriV Insufferable ' burden on the people,' advancing, it; is claims ed; : the cost, of living to an alarming degTee. It is claimed by .many -that a sales'' tax.. would at once advance ready soaring prices atf least .twenty -five per cent, and that' they would ne cessarily remain -up, . . Today Repre'sentat I ye; Weave r, of th e Tenth North'"- Carolina1 T congressional district; exhibited 4 a -large number ot telegrams from his constituents, all of which were protests against the sales tax feaiure of the tentative bonus bill. Mr. "Weaver said that ; while he Intro duced r a bill1 for Hhe relief of Ithe ex servioe men he was opposed "to many features of other ' pending - bills?, and especially ' was he opposed j tcV raising the reVenue.on sales of commodtles. ' "I am opposed to any feature Of the bill that Jwlll attempt to raise the. rev. enue by a tai on sales," sad Mr."-Weaver. "If the majority party . had taken the matter up; promptly last yea? .when the' various bills were - introduced and had given any reasonable compensation the ' soldiers would ave - "been; entirely satisfifid,. but the republicans have de layed; and delayed, and finally have attempted : to make a. party matter : of the proposed" legislation. In the mean time many . roes-currents have ; devel oped, and, now It is;-4oubtful whether congress , will act at all on the subject. If they do. It will be impossible to" eh act the sale bax provision,- for at least seventy-five Republicans : will Join the democrats -in defeating it- , ' "I hope,Vhowever," ; Mr. tWeaver con tinued, "that some reasonable, provision may be adoptee.,. , Dasea vppon a proper. method of "raising-; the; necessary money to pay i some . additional, compeneation to the soldiera." raled"?Jyi acco5ipany : separately or .by Joint action .thfdugh..the controlling council is -said to be -not' ,yt f deter mines. ' ,-!:.... p.. : -Arr' ?V5--' Premier Millerand, when the railroad men. announced' national! ration of .the roads as thefri strike program declared that - jthe reorganization" measure would be presented to .the 'charoberi of depu ties when it reconvenes on May 17. !, i - MaV ;ProvelTnaceptable J There is a 'possibility, that , the meas ure Twil 1'prove. uhaceptable to' the-gen era! federation of ; labor, vwhic!rris di rectlng the; strike of the ;railw4' -men miners and : dockers, .After - rie .'first heat of ilabor's-' nationalization demand had passed the - general federation - is sued a ".statement In which,; instead of insisting upon immediate control of transportation' byA either, the public , or working,: personnel, ; as ; some ; of ; the newspapers copstrued the ' labor. pro gram. It was said by tno -federation It- is -not a queitionr of obtaining automatic ana spontaneous tranaforma tion or cne complicated worKings -o.r th transportation ana mining systems, we wish, however,, that.Jformal1 guarantees be given, for - a complete ' transforma tion of an economife lystem that - cannot but? aggravate5 theexIstlnE" social , un rest." : " , 1 EDWARDS AN AVOWED DEMOCRATIC: CANDIDATE Typical Village To Be Estabfish- A ed For Maine Centennial. Portland, Me., May Indians Diving In Maine wil lmake tneirrnome imH summer on. land which was the abode of their ancestors 230 years ago. As part of the Maine centennial celebra- tion, tribes ;oiirenowooii."'" maquoddys will-dwell atCDerrlng Oaks, which has been occupied by palefaces since September 21, ibs. nunsn tiers took possession then after a con- The centennial committee will astab- Ush vllages - at . Deering aKs up' of the original trtbat settlements. Wig wams, beneath the great oaks r1 shelter the sole survivors Of -P erful tribes that-hvet passed to ,the happy, hunting ground. On ;-aa'J stream, they- will paddle their xanoes Many " white ' visitors rare pctedo mipgle with the barves, papooses, making, a s6ene not J-e that of ' two .centuries- ago . except for the. absence f - fire-waUr and . an oc casiionaU plash. ' ', " f - " Women delegate$ Kamed. Kansas City. Mo. ;; ' M4y. "delegates 'at large to the republican natfconal - convention, ; unlnstructed a to Presidential preference, were elect ed by the republican state convention, which adjourned late today. Two of the delegates at large are wormn, ano the 'eig-ht alternates named are au women. ' The ciht alternates includ 1 d one negro woman. Has Opened; Headquarters In 'New York For Campaign. BENSON DECLARES HE HAS BEEN DONE U:?;; ft T;'T:TtTt!.T,T,TTTiMlV-i Mexico City, May 6-Refusal i Eleven American buFers already act to- abandon the presidency in the dlctatorially toward,, Paris creators. f Rce of the menace Of rebellioit 1 Thotr mnf Dc-hnit tiv. trm "Ameriffln J " " . I m ':; a m ' . . .... style," this must stop. , 4, 1 ieaiurea a manuesio issuea yeg- " Twelve The ' label ."made in' Paris" i ' j jl V.Vr : . A must be ' included in' ail world-wide leraay. on- uie occasion oi me na- styles. " s Thlrteen -America ha . no-., artistic atmosiphe're nothing, but collosal wealth. -. -. t- : Fourteen Rate"'of vxchange . gives America . unfair advantage .over Paris creators. , 1 - BRITISHlGOIiIMONSl r:- IRISH QUESTION Several Members Demand- That Representations .Be MadeTd 7 Washington Government. mkimmmm Entertained; $o JeelingAgainst ' - British In Givjing Instruct - Vtioiis Tc Sims. ? - - H 1 '4s- New iTork, May 6. Governor Ed wards, ' of New Jersey, tonight became an -. avowed, active : candidate for the demooraitio : nomination for President of the United States. Walker W; Vick. personal friend of the governor, issued the' formal . announcement ' of ; his -candidacy- and of the opening here of Ed wards' : campaign headquarters.' :, ."Govemoir Edwards-begins his cam paign " without any' political machihery or prestige lent him from, any source," Mr. Viek said, "lie runs on . his record a governor of New: Jersey, as its for mer connptroUer and ; as a : man of s ajf fairs 'in the business , and financial world V of this - country . for j the past twenty-five ; years. ? His , rise - in r the business ' world as a self-made man, 'as well as his entire career, both business and political, presents abundant proof of his sympathetic- regard for the great productive -forces of the country." VESTER-Trv RAILROADS PfEED -... V y LARGEADDITIOKAL ;FCND ' Washington, - May ? 6. Wj&stern rail-, roads need an additional , $352,893,000 to bring their net income' up to the- six per cent, on their property ; investment of $S.963.883,000,-'provlded by the trans portation act, ,the ? interstate,. commere commission r was . informed 'today by Samuel M- Felton, of "Chicago, chair man of the rwestern executive ' rate committee. :,To. provide this sum freight rates in. the territory west of the Mis stssippi musf be Increasad twenty-four ; Washington May; 6.-rDenying that he had, any. feeling- against the British, Rear. Admiral William. S.'. Benson de clared before the senate; naval investi gating . committee today- that ' he ..had been done a . grave injustice throueh Rear iAdmiral Stmi' t interpretation of instructions " received before ." "going abroad: , , lv . .i-.J v ' Admiral Benson said he could not. re call whethef'in his final instructions to Admiral Sims he- had said, . ''Don't let the ' British , pull :. the wool ; . over -- your eyes ; we would as soon light them as the Germans; but added that if. he had used such language it' was for the .pur pose of.. impressing upon "the admiral that the United, States. was still a neu tral. .The ".witness told the committee that he had not only cautioned Admiral Sims on .that -occasion, but twice dur-: lng the' war. not to "let, his friendship for the ; British , unduly Influence v him.. He .discussed' the ; matter; with the of ficer first in,ljondon, he said, and later in. Paris. 1 He ' explained that ' he , was promptedby' (what he described as a feeling W growing in the ; Unitd - S tates that Admiral-SimS was permitting his inendsMp for, the Bruisn to influence him unduly in. using American, destroy ers to- protect" British shipping. - t V : M v On neither occasion, said Admiral Benson,'- did he use the language , at tributed to him by 'AdmiraTSims. '-' - - Admiral Sims, the - witness, said," . had the entire confidence - of the depart ment, and ; his recommendations ; were given "every . consideration consistent with the general policy; of giving; all possible aid to the allies, v a skedby the 'chairrfian "vhy,; if r hii . were : true, all. of Admiral Sims' recommendation were '" not " Immediately followed.- the witness - said3 Admiral Sims was. not charged with'sifinal responsibility,; and the department's acts , had .to be based on the general situation. , . . Examination -of Admiral Benson will be continued tomorrow. LONDON, May XThe subject of the support given j to , "the" Irish .- republic" by some persons In the ' United - States came sup in the house ; of commons1 to day.-. Horatio '"Bottom! ey asked whether the, government. y was aware;;. tnat ap vertiaenrertts :by. De Valera,; as '"presi dent 6f the ;Irsh republic" were still appearing in 'American newspapers and were support ea oy tne governors.01 va rious states, and whether,Great Britain proposed to'maky re tree mazier.. 10 'jrpsBioeae i?u1 -:"?.'!..;- V , Appeals Still Appearing . . . ' . Mr. BonarIjdw,; eplyiny in. behalf of the goyernmen t, saiS v i :. waji; under stood that such appeals were, still-appearing in: certain '.American -tpapers, but- he was not; in ,a position 'to say whether, . th'eV" were supportedf by any ebvernor. Great Britain, he.added. was not . prepared to make representations. e Mr. Bottomley asked whether Mr. law had seen the - announcement that already 2,000,000 had; been subscribed to this -fund and that triumphant pro .cessions' had gone' through the princi oal streets of the UnUad States in, eel Lebratlon4 of the- event,' and . that; - De valera.- had oeen enwriainea oy - siaio governors. He asked if Mr." Bonar'Uaw did not .consider that in international law this amounted to an unfriendly act and", whether new f Instructions; would K rfven to' the British : ambassador. The' government leader saidj, he -had not; Seen a statement f of-the 1 specific facts named, ; but it did not alter his view regarding great Britain's right course., namely, that It waa not always wise to take actioh to which a country had the::legal right.; ; .'',-..";'' .;" -v K.;?i" ; ., Halt MIIcton - OampIrn . ? na.ntia.ln William jWedgewood- Benn wanted to' know; whether1, i, the govern inent would take steps.to. halt' the ma 11 Hons cahibaigri. which hi . declared was destroying the "friendly relations between this country and: united States To this Mr.-Bonar Law did not reply. Robert Burton ChadwiCK a s k e a whether '' Mr;': Bonar 'Law was - aware that "this 'outlaw" .was -recently honor ed; with ? the- freedom of New Orleans and .whetherjany representations . had been made to the.TJnlted1 States inhe face- of . "this deliberate insult ny an ostensiblv. friendly- power." v , . : Mr.' Bonar.Law answerea tnat ne was quite? aatisfled the' good reeling- or the Unite States was not .represented at all by: such demonstrations,; and. he did not believe that any action the British government could take against' them would bave any., other - effect - than . to make the relations' worse., - , . Dover." Delaware. Mav 6. Despite the efforts of , nti-suffragists' to? forces a vote in the. lower-house ot tne ueia- ware legielatlon today on', the ' resolu-. ion to ratify the federamendment; in .i fc corain1" v.' '.I, ' " ' : Jfii.---r ' -111 ' I tt'loi f401 Wl. lO DU UU 1 '7':"- 1 flcuU to ?deiend that Carrahza! miglxt 1 wVVy A .axpeotfl .to. empioy.ine same tactics dancy in 1914; and; again set up his capital at. Vera ; Cruz; ;;,-:,'' ;;-- ;.,,; -- i. .: ;-ife'4 ;' Carrtanza ;o, Move Capital. ' ;C ,..tf Revolutionary agents here agreed it would be possible for Carranza to u til- ' lze a comparatively small force of loyal t trnomi fot' a stand .'immMWhere oiitsirin tatlon f of ;cbncurrent;' resoluUon ; from I the capital, and that It might even b ' J ine upper, orancn .caiung,; ior ien day's recess, created one : of -. the -most spirited, fights 1 of;, the - special session, charges being made that the delay wae "for v no , other ; reason '.that : to . buy; bride and cajole ; members of the' house SOLDIER LEGISLATION 1 TO BE, LULLED TO SLEEP WOMAN-SUFFRAGE FAMMYOTEIN DELAWARE HOUSE tional holiday by President Car-1 ranza.''M:;;'-HS ' The president announced that t he would fight to a finish to put i down the rebellion and that he ! would not turn , over the presi- J dency to any one except a legal ly elected successor. : -1 . He enunciated the principle of ) the elimination of the coup d'etat from Mexican politics, asserting i that the presidency must not be 1 Suffrage ierepAdhSpThey a Prlze for mllUi,ry leadere- ' Lack Several Votes To Pass ". v..,-,; Measure.-- ;vv;..';-, Washington, May' 6. Concentration ' by, Carranza of troops at Mexico- City caused rebel representatives here and some American army officers to; believe ! today it might indicate the president's , determination ; to a:ather about him ; a.J force, sufficiently strong to enable him i to transfer . his ' seat ;of 3 government, : The' obvious ' reason for such concen- tration, it was explained, would be de. Suffrage leaders adinltted they need at least'; three-'nore sfotes to ; ais , the measure, in - uie- nouise &i; uu uuif, .: The. refusal of ; the ; senate, wnicli yesterday paiseed the measure to mes sage t it to the; house; and the -presen- posslble for him to force his way to his ; old - temporary t capital at .Vera', Cruaf and from there direct a counter move-v ment. - ;;:' , ' 1 ? ; " ::'-' , 0 .v .f- . Itwould'be possible for Carranza -to ' '. take with him to -Vera Cruz or, to some ; into votlnr forl suffrageVv; The f charges other point4 the officials of the supreme court, and a considerable quantity ot supplies and :money,' but observers as- , serted-.his position then . would be no: stronger; than that of Villa, or any other leader conducting Independent operations. . The possible' success !; such tactics," they declared, , depended -wholly upon a radical change In popu lar opinion. ' : .. ;.'':.:;:, :;:-; . , Information based on news contained in the Mexico City newspapers of a r? cent; date indicated that Carranza , was preparing: , to send General , Murgula south f ntdj the i state 6r Puebl at' tha head da considerable force to attack the ; re v i .that have i been gathered there unN ' r the ''command' of - General Pablo Gonk-ileaf, who recently Joined the revolt. Th federal garrison In tha city, of Puebla Is reported to have with drawn Monday -upon, the approach; of Gonzalez and to have taken refuge.' in Aplzaco; Taxoala.v"-; ;."; ) i v:': t,.:,i- ; Other report from Mexico City war that '- the legislature of the state . ol Mexico had declared in favor of the revolution and 1 that ' General-. De La Torre had been sent to, recapture Tola oa, the state capital. -1 Oaxaoa, capital of the state ef the same name, Tuxpara and Panuco, ; near Tampico are ; towni ' now claimed by the rebels, whose re Hoboken, N. J., May 6.--tA buU,-whlch rlgon that f recently was reported to had escaped from the t Jersey City ab have withtood the .attacks of General batolr, ran amuck on. the streets of the Manuel Palaefs men, had now . Joined city tonight. - He .wound up - dashing the revolt.' . : . - - ,.,.r. . through the gates of the Lackawanna The cutting of railroads continued. Ferry ' Housed' tearing ' through a cabin according to " official and unofficial re occupied by .thirty .women; passengers, ports. The best information availabla were made by; Representative McNabb. democratl c, ; o fx Wilmington,'' who de clared he knew of at least one .mem ber' of the house who had been ap proached. . " v" .-. Representative .Lyons,.: republican floor leader challenged ' McNabb to prove h.ls ; assertion, :' and asked - him to name the. member he referred to. . "While I.' am not at liberty, to men tion, his name," .declared McNabb,: "t will ' do so ' here ' and now Jit he. gives me authority and you insist." '.. ' l : : Calls of "lets have it" came from the democratic side, but the name was not urged,' and the incident . closed : ; Mr. : Lyons - saaf d he , did not- belfeve either the suffragists ' or antl-auffra-gists,' would resort to such methods- as charged by McNabb.- .. ; :i' ; i-1- ;: ' SttfCragev leaders '. f declared tonight theywould continue their fight during the recess with : renewed vigor in an effort to make Delaware the . thlrty eixth statevto ratify the ; amendment, thereby ; giving:, the -women , ofj .; the country the right to -vote.-' . . t K BUIiL WRECKS A HOUSE , OCCUPIED : BY WOMEN. smashing the front doors, and plunging from.5 the ' deck of the boat, into , tho Hudson river. ' " At t last accounts the bull "was reported lost' at sea. -."' Indicated interruption of trafflo ; o ve the . railroads between Mexico City and Vera Cruz, Puebla and . Pachuca, and the main lines north to; Torreon and west, to Guadalajara. . ,' - .rx? CONVENTIONS IN SflCHIGAN.'- : :. Detroit,' ,Mich.', . -May ' 6. -Democratic county , convention were held through Preparing for a Battle. Agua ; Prieta; , May 6. An advance out Michigan 'today to jselect delegates guard, led" by aeveral members of the. No Prospect Of Action In, -The ' , Immediate Future. ' v V Washington, May 6.-i-After a - series of -informal conferences,, democratic and -republican .members of, the house agreed today that there; was, no pros pect o enactment .of- soldier relief leg islation before the forthcoming recess for the political; conventions. V T Represents tiva KnutBon; of Minner eota, the republican ; whip, said that many ' niembers felt that C the whole question; should' go over until (after the November, election . so' as : to avoid the 'possible inject ion ;of partisanship In - its ' consideration I - ; : Representative " Garner, of- Texas, democratic ; whip,' and members Jt the ways and means 'xi committee;, which conducted extensive hearings on relief T.rt sTa.ti on. - declared i sentiment - was ."rapidly, changing and that a; ma jority: of the- democratic .memDers oi the committee were "willing to let- the bill continue to sleep In committee'v : - Much of . the change . in . sentiment, members eald, was due to the large oumher of protests ;againsr increasing the- tax . burden-and 1U possible .effect on tne cost of livlns. . to the state convention at Grand Rap ids May' 19. Praotlcally all the coun ties heard from; .adopted;,; resolutions praising the democratic national ad ministration : and ; denouncing, ,the re rubllcan congress, v; Few made any direct reference to a Presidential nom-t inee and a number ; of favored sending an unlnstructed .- delegation- to : the na tional convention. . v CONDUCT : CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES. ; Chicago, .May " .6. An., endowment fund of ,125,000,000- withrwhich to con duct activities among' catholic organi zations, in America ' and in -; foreign countries wlll.be raised by the nation al' catholic laymen's council of the; na tional catholic welfare "council, it was announced, following-' the organization of the welfare " council ; by representa tives from 171 catholic societies at a meeting-; that closed today. .-' v EFFECT OF GOOD ROADS. ; New - Orleans, May , 6. That - good roads . will" reduce appreciably, the na tional unrest, because they will facili tate communication and' lead to. a bet ter understanding, and indre evendis- staft of General - P. Ellas Calles, com mander of the rebel troops in northern Sonora, has gone thronH Pulplto Pass and: Is preparing a camp site in Chi- -huahua for-the 2,000 troops which left. here today. , ",v. . ' .; - n General Calles will remain- in Agua Prleta several . days, It was announced, planning invasion of Chihuahua and concentrated attack upon Torreon. Ad ditional troops, from inland points in . Sonora; have been ordered to mobilize : in 'A Agua Prieta, ; wtiere ; they will be given a rest, fully' equlppea ior the field and then sent to reinforce forces In Chihuahua,' especially: in th ; Tor- It was declared at military head quarters' here, today : that a .battle at Mazatlan is imminent within the next . a i J1UU..1 I' vln'fArtmntl 1C Yr . xa,j O. . rf. v w . v - : are being sent to General Flores, who Is reported to have sent several roes-, sages to the. commander of the Car- , ranza .gaTrison at Mazatlan: urging him to Join the revolution or surrender be fore sonora forces make a concen trated attack upon the lty.; Goes to - Vera Crnz. . El Paso. Texas,' May 6. President tribut!on,'was the contention of Leland carranza was scheduled to leave Mex J. Henderson; . of - Columbus,' Georgia, I loo City for Vera Cruz some time to- In an address 2 delivered late today be- day, according to a telegram received fore the annual ' convention of ".the from "Nogales,"1 Arizona, tonight by La'. Southern Commercial. Secretaries asso- Fatria, a Spanish language. newspaper itam. - " ' publlaned hare. - - -'.'.'' ,v - . - . ' - .
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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