THE MORNING STAB, . 'WILMINGTON, N. C FKIDA, MAY 21, 1920.
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BANKERS'
SOLDIER RELIEF
REPUBLICANS TO
ENTER CONVENTION;
PROFITEERING IS
. GETTING RESULTS
measure toreach
Vote on Saturday
Price Slashing - Gaining Ground j Fincial Plan Will Indude.Ten
No Candidate Has Enough Votes
Pledged To Give Him An
Advantage. -
Among Retailers In New
Peir Cent Slock .DiTiderid
York And Country.
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- Chicago. May 20. With the republi
can national convention only eighteen
" day away and 899 of the'984 delegates
already elected, the situation facing
via i-aniihilcan candidates 4s that no
candidate will enter the cnvnti?fef "
with enough votes pledged to mm w
V give him any decided advantage over
bis opponents. ' . ; ;
Forty-seven of the mty-tnree eiaies
. ; a!4 ave chosen their dele
gations and are sending to Chicago
o37 uninstructed delegates, 44 mora
. than a majority of all those who will
i sit in the convention.
Major General Leonard Wood, on the
face of returnsj to date, will show the
most strength on the first ballot, for
4 of those delegate who have been in
structed or who have expressed a pre
ference, 145 are pledged, to him. In
addition he carried the preferential
primary In Vermont.- but that state's
eight delegates have - not yet been
chosen by -.the state convention.
Hundred Votti for Johnson.
Wood's nearest competitor, in the
delegations already pledged, is Sena
',tor Johnson, of California, who com
mands an even 100 votes. Governor
.Prank . Lowden,' of Illinois, with 78
' votes pledged to him. is third, while
'Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio,,
has 89 votes from his home state.
' "There are, however, contests pend
ing in twelve states and the District
of Columbia, involving 104 delegates.
Thirty-five of the contests are , on
' Wood delegates, six on Lowden men
' and sixty-three among uninstructed
" delegations. The ' credentials comrait
, . tee will meet here May 21 to thresh
out these contests.
Among those candidates . who are
expected to .divide the uninstructed
' vote on the ; ballot and who In many
' cases command all or most of the dis
' trlcts from the several states are:
" Governor Sproul. Pennsylvania; Gov
V ernor Coolidge, Masaachusets; Senator
" Sutherland. West Virginia; Senator
poindexter, Washington; Senator La
Follette, Wisconsin; Pr. Nicholas Mur
ray Butler, Now ' York; Herbert
.Hoover, California, and Judge Jules C
Pritchard, North Carolina.
Senator Poindexter has fourteen -hi-
structed votes from Washington;
Judge Pritchard seventeen from North
Carolina; Governor Coolidge from Mas-
saehusetts and the other candidates
have or expect to have varying num.-
" fcers. ,
Wkat "Candidates Expect.
Campaign managers here of . three
candidates who are .leading in dele-
gates actually instructed hay made
definite claims as to the vote they
"expect to receive in the convention.
General Wood's headquarters has is
sued a statement claiming he will
have from 297 to 302 votes on the first
ballot; that he will -gain- from twelve
- to twenty on. the 4econd ballot and
that h. will - be nominated on the
third or fourth. -,
s The -Johnson managers here say re-
. ports from their workers throughout
the country show they will have. 335
'votes on the. first ballot and that the
senator will be nominated .on the
.third or fourth.- J
Governor Lowden' s managers jglve
no estimate of how many votes they
expect to have on the first ballot, but
in a published statement have assured
the governor he will win the nomina-
tipn with 522 votes. They predict the
break in his favor will come after the
' third ballot.
New York. May 20 The bankers war.
on high prices, declared at tne oenest
of the federal reserve board,! today
brought another wave of liquidation in
the securities market. Primarily In
duced by the country-wide stringent
conditions, this wave caused
many stocks and bonds to fa: to sun
lower Quotatibns for the current move-
Iment. -
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wniie wan sirees was dccwub iu ad
just itself to the new credit conditions
the price slashing movement seemed
to-be-gaining ground among New York
retailers, who continued to" advertise
their wares at reduction - '?
"William Fellows, Mocgan, president
of the Merchants' association, in dis
cussing: the subject, said: .-'-"
'The' reduction of the prices of mer,
chandise, which now seenw to be pre
valent through the country, has been
anticipated. It was, inevitable-as one
of the steps of deflation which we must
go through in order to regainvnormal
conditions.- The ." necessary , prepara
tion for the shrinkage, of values, which
really means an increa-se in the value
of the dollar, were long ago made by
the banks. I do not anticipate that
we shall have any trouble as a result
of it, although. certain, lines of indus
try may be more or less disturbed;
"This readjustment has been retard
ed by the interruption of the transpor
tation line; especially in this city. The
tendency of this, interference with the
free movement ft merchandise has been
to keep prices at high levels andeven
to increase- thtpi- by cutting off sup
plies. The fact that food prices have
not declined I believe to.be attributable
mainly, if not entirely, to this cause.
Our progress toward normal conditions
will be accelerated and the danger of
disaster will be lessened by putting r
slop to transportation hold-ups which
constitute a menace to the entire coun
tiy. ?." ' , '- v
NEW WITNESSES APPEAR
IN THE COLEMAN CASE
Council Will Take Matter Up
Again Tonight.
INDIAN CHIEFTAIN ORDERED
. TO CAPTURE GEX CARRA5ZA
Mexico City. May 19. Col. Gabriel
Barrios, an Indian chieftain, who is in
.control in the difficult mountein state
of Puebla, into which President Car
ranza and his companions are reported
to be fleeing for refuge, has offered
adherence to the revolutionary plan of
- Agua Prfeta. according to Information
; received from an-unofficial Jmt reliable
. source. Barrios, ft is said, has . been
. ordered to capture Carranza, but to give
. him full personal guarantees.
Several new witnesses '.have been
summoned to appear at the council
manic investigation of the , Coleman
case which will , be taken p for the
third time -try., the city fathers at 8
o'clock. ' - ":- - .
Originally the investigation ' was ln-4
augurated to ascertain if - there- Ead.
been negligence on the part of , the po
lice in the escape of Edgar Coleman,
former policeman,. chargedvwith big
amy. V . -v-:-- '
Since the investigation was started
an affidavit was sent here by Detective
Lord to - the effect that Coleman ; had
stated to him that he was aided in 'his
escape by & high city 'official.'- A few i
Washijigtoni May, .20. The . soldiet
relief bill was reported out today oy
the house ways and means -committee
after it had voted to include 10 per
cent stock dividend. tax, retroactive to
March 15 as part 'of the Pn for fi
nancing the legislation. .Republican
leader -nlan to bring the- bill befor.-
the hojise Saturday. .' :' "
The final committee fight centered
about the stock tax, ten democrats, re
inforced by three republicans, succeeds
Ing by a margin of on vote in forcing-
adoption of the lev. By the same
vote the combination blo'cked Pelimina
tion of the tax, and, after' considerable
jockeying, ordered the bill reported by
a vote of IS to i0.- , - -
" As the jneasure will come lief ore the
house it will provide five A.new "ax
levies amounting to more than J500,
000,000 a year for the next three yearn
Besides the stock tax, the levies iiv
elude Increased taxes on' tobacco and
incomes, real estate sales and stock and
grain exchange i transactions in- fu
tures. - Revenue thus produced would
be used for paying a cash, bonus to
former service men or at their option
In aiding them to obtain -homes, farms,
vocational training or paid-up insur
ance. ' - ' - : v'"
Except for the, added stock .tax, the
bill, is substantially as drafted by the
republican committeemen, , who used
the relief plan suggested by the Amer
ican legion as tne frame work. Ef
forts 6f democratic committeemen to
day to include an eighty per cent war
profits tax were defeated on a strict
party vote. v
SO WEAK - V
LIFE A MISERY
Florida, Lady Would Have Ach-
ing Pains In Side, Back and
Shoulders-r-Took Cardui and
:.l Soon. Noted . Great. Im- ;
proTement.
Odessa, ria. "About two years ago,"
writes Mr- J. D. Powell, of this place.
-i tooK several ootues or caraui as a
tonic, for I was run-down ' In health
In fact. I could hardly do anything at
all; could only, drag around- and
couldn't do my work.' ' ' ,,
I4fe was miserable to me, ' and; I
knew I must have some, relief, as -I
days ago J. A McNorton,' county prose-i was so very. weak. I would suffer from
cuting attorney returned from t Phila- J aching pUn, in , my -rights side; back
aeipnia, wnere-coieman is neia, wiin
an affidavit to the-effect that he was
aided by no one, in his escape. . ?
Following are -those summoned for
tonight: Robert Ruark, city: attorney;
C&pt. C. W. Woolard. James Revelle
Asa eKipper, mice jnier . j Wil
liams, Councilman James M. Hall, May
or P..Q. Moore. Police Sergeant J.;-J.
Moore, Plalnclotheeman D. W. Coleman,
Sergeant W. B. Ennett, Policeman H. 4
W. Kerman, Sergeant Grimsley Po
licemen Hewlett and Carter, PLain
clothesman Leon George, J. A. McNor
ton, county solicitor; Louis Williams,
Leonard Murphy. W. H. Gore and Coun
cilman W. r. McCalg.
TEXAS LEGISLATURE lEETS
Austin, Texas, May 20 The Texas
legislature met. in extraordinary ses
sion today to enact legislation to com.
bat the spread of the pink boll worm
and to consider emergency school leg
islation and deficiency appropriations.
and shoulders. I would have such terri
ble nervous spells', which would come
on' me' and I, would fall down where
eve r-I-was. standing f .
"My frtendsrecomoufrnded that -i try
Cardul , I began' using- It and soon
saw and felt great Improvement ; .
My appetite. became good . . I couli
rest, well at night, and I got so I could
do all my housework In a "short time.
. . A I praise . Cardul to 411 my friends.'!
If'Von suffer jfrpm ailments peculiar
to wo'men, .it would be well lor yoa; to
give-' Cardui' triaL ' For TOor than
forty years iOi proven beneficial to
thousands of suffering ,-. women, and
what 1t has dons -for others, it should
do for you " ' '
- Take, . Cardut ;the 3vman;s VTonic,
todays . Your'druggist keeps It-(Adv.)
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rot q Yr-f (O ''o ti
ii)o(S VVo vsTCsS SILLS
Trade Marii ' . "' v
UNION MADE
"Room where room's the thing,
Style arid strength and everything
N
& W Overalls are built
for service. Their solid
buttons don't fall off, their
seams -dori!t ; ripA and their
color do'esn't go into the
washing! ;
N;& W's are ait for work
ing comfort-Pplenty;pf space
for every; muscle in a; man's
body.1 Bend, kneel, twist
strain any way at allrr
N&Ws will never hinder you.
; N & W Overalls will still
look' new long after other
makes have worn to pieces.
The more times you wash
N & Ws the more of ten you'll
think you have a new pair
of overalls.- LI!
Go into fthe store of the
dealer who sells N & W
Overalls and try on a pair.
Learn what it ; means to
have real working comfort
Have We Oil In North Caf olina
We want everyone who; reads this ad- '
vertisement to thoroughly understand that
he is taking a chance. Every-oil proposition
4s a gamble. The drilling of an . oil well -right
alongside of "a gusher is a risk. You
may strike oil or you may hit a "duster "
but a certain, "element of chance" applies
to many lines of business.
Geologists and practical oil experts say
we have prospects like those of the Texas -Gulf
section for striking oil on our vast
acreage 100,000 acres in eastern North
CaroMnar The' signs have long been un
mistakable that oil underlies our property.
The indications are so "numerous and con
vincing to us that we are determined to
give a trial in developing this territory to
the utmost. We believe oil is - there be
lieve it so strongly that we are going to
drill .for- oil. - " 'J: -."' ; ? - '; ' v
. In the past BIG MONEY in oil develop
ment has been made in. the opening up of 4
new oil fields. Many people have ut in a
few hundred and received incomes of thou
sands from a new oii;developmeht. Stock
that cost $10.00 per share has jumped to
fabulous prices. Poor men have become
immensely wealthy. - I r-'
No Oil-Money Back. "Safety In Oirn :
Gur financial pian is called "Safety In Oil7- Under this plan every 'dollar orieinallv
invested m the stock of the Carolina Petroleum Company will eventually .be ' retvxnd
without interest, to the subscriber, regardless of .whether, oil is struck' or not, or whether
SrUSS, Ps is everavailable for dividends. Under our. plan THE INVES.
TOgCApT LOSE HIS PRINCIPAL - ; , " " ' - ;
Mng our Carolina oil development roppsitk)nT--our "SAFETY IN OIL" investment featu"
Carolina Petroleum Company, ? ' -
334'Southjern Building,
Washington, D. C.
Gentlemen f Please send me full information
covering your oil development proposition in east
ern North Carolina. .: .y-'y:-;- : .',;';:;";T:.
This request is made with the understanding
that, the : undersigned is imder;no obligations in
wie maner. -
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;3 vice' President
S. FergnwB, Jr.
; -General Counsel J-1.
A r D. IC'Cowes,, :s '
. IC. M. Grimm,
' Treasurer
DlBECTO&si
.W. W. Brlda
-ct-J, ot Carr-J
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JSL & W OVERALL' COMPLY, Ihc.
LynchLurg, Virginia
GROVE IlfSTITTjTEl COMMENCEMENT
WILT- BEGIN SATURDAY NIGHT
V ' -i ' " - - , , : , , u - .. . Treasurer :t.u,.;r . D. KCowea ' III
'Kenansvllle, May 20.- The. 24th an
nual, comtnenceinent of Grove institute
will begin Saturday nlghtwith an en.
terfalnmant laffireljrby ths pari ma ry dr
partment of the school. On - Sunday
the commencement' sermon: will? be
preached by Bey. W; M." Baker, of 'Mt
OUve.. before a graduating-class of six
teen. Monday afternoon, on the cam--pus,
will b held the' clas day exerl
ciae$, in which a number of the grad
uates will takstpart. Mis Ruth In
gram, ; of Kenansville, as , class presi
dent, giving ' the address of welcome.
Monday night ..a three-act . play, - "A
Southern Cinderella,' will be Kiven.
wth other Interesting feature, Tuesi
day morning the graduating exercises,
proper, will be held. ;
j In -place of customary '': Uterary ad
dress, the three seniors who hav been
adjudged as having: written , the three
best essays will read their co.mpoal
tions, the one -receiving first place bft
iag awaraed the. gold medal."
s re pleased to have the assurance that
the school , will continue here at least
one more year, under, the present man
agement. t .-. vr, v rv -?:'X--: 1 -s--.
FRANCISCO " VILLA IS
"DEMANDING GUARANTEES
Is Villing:To Retire To private
sP Life Conditionally.
T In Camp With General Villa, BoquU-
las Chihuahua, Mex.; May 19. (Via-El
Paso, Texas, May? 20). Peace "'aind a re
turn of-normal conditions"; in northern
Mexico depend s on' ' what --guarantees'
leaders of the'lateet Mexiean-revolution
give Gen. Francisco : Vflla. f - - - ;
; General Villa, at his camp here, told
the Associated Press in an exclusive In
terview, his plans for the future. Villa
is visiting here with his personal band
of eighty men, awaiting a conference
with Gen. P. Ellas Calles, minister of
war for the revolutionists. '
The conference. Villa said, "will ide-
Hon. .t. n 'f.JL wi i tennine whether the. revolutionary and
Kas .erv onerdru ieeshr Pate
longest of any baa been asked to de" r 1,fe or once more take .the field in
Uver,the SZ ? ?K. ab' w ave
xi .. ' . tyi o ri A him nntnrlnm '
iriuuuutjvi vug .war q.v J.oe I y -
.-yiHi young- jaoiea are expecting
to receive diplomas; '.Misses. uth
Sf,1!' Wallace Miriam ; ' Carter, and
Nellie ' ChMtnn'tt . ' ManiAlli - .. 13al,W
toimes, Council: . Eunice CromaTf.
thtown ; Ruth Ingram,. Kenansi
aetu. Noble-De ep ? Run ri Ruth ' Mearesi
VIOieta Ltdbiirv A . vu T.
t flir; ; J1 ahd Eva Keith, Kelly;
mt ' ODney -KOS0 Hill; and, Johnsi
f - Jackson. ' -, . . - -
This Will clO th.. TT1 ftat , mr.m,,f
year the insUtute-has ever hid.- The
aormitories. clasa room ?, . .
al? Hnt6e to' thUh utmost
li .1 knd ?ome? ftave been turn
1 ,for lak of room. - In view
,M.m!n!ttoa,sthe people o Kenansville
;.New Orleanf. May 20. Hope of find
ing Douglas s Manning- the aviator,
missing since . the , night . of . May .. 14,
when his seaplane fell ; : into. Lake
Borgne. was given up tonight by" his
brother, Randolph'. Manning,, who .of
fered a reward of U00 for .the recovery
of the body. V '
CAROLINA OFFICERS TO
' ;": " 8TVDY . AT' CAMP :
JACKSON
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M Special to The SUrl)" '
Raleigh. May 20. Maj. Gordan Smith,
assistant to the adjutant general, will
leave for Camp jackeoij- this J i week,
where he will 'enter the School of in
struction with; members of the national
guard from ' this state."' A "number ol
the companies-have already:' sent theh
quota of men to Jackson fothe four
day school of instructionvin the;lates
developments- in the - artc of warfare
Thirty-two enlisted men and ten of fi v:
cers were sent from orth Carolina. -
PASTORS Wllilt HAK'
in China Grove, will make their repjj
Snmtt lirmortfttit busine?" will at i
up at the close of the service,
hope is entertained that every
and
men'
of .the congregation will be present.
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.REPORT;. TO" CHCRCI
. The Rev. G. W. McClanahan at th
morning service in St. Matthew's Evan v
gelical Lutheran church, and G. E
Seltter, delegate to the rlcent meetinr
of this North Carolina. Lutheran synoi
"A Good Ggar Is a Smoke"
BAXTER'S
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"Men's Comforts"
Baxter Tobacco Co.
- SAFETY RAZOR BLADE
SHARFEJNED
IS Jforth Front street
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAIi
' -': WUmlngton,' N. CV ;
' ' Office of Custodian ?: -
? X . , May 15, 1910 -
Sealed proposals wllf be received at
this Office until S$. 'jri., June I,' '1920,
and' then publicly.: opened, for. , ; . . ,
;.r ' REPAIRS AND PAINTINQ V ; 0
afr.this station"lhaccordance.wltii. this
specification, copies of which may be
obtained from the custpdlan only. ,
; .. C. ,VT. STHjES, Custodian, i
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A Bad Cough, With Chilly Spells and
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Io you .feel yourself losing strength.
and your system declining in vitality?
While riot reaily sick. - youv may be
rundown, - until?. you are? pale. Mack a
hearty appetite, and feel nervous.
Thtir von will h lnte,ii in m
Ihg.what .Mr.,K.S. Pugh, of Rockdale,
Tenn., says: "I wantto write a few
words of praise for Ziron Iron Tonic
with chilly spells. annstitA wa
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"Seeing Ziron advert I a
I would try a bottle. After u 9
I found it Just as recommena fc j
oiratn nd St my TCgUiaJ f
can recommend Ziron to any
system builder." .h t&.
; Many person. fVS
debility, tired w"?;j?07iroi
of appetltedua to f iWt
blood, havefound rener
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1 Your druggist "3hJi tout it
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