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The Weather Local thundershowers Friday , and tho Viiv Ka turdav. . . . - PAGES TODAY, ONE SECTION River stage at Fayettevllla oVlock yesterday 8 ieet. at 8 VOL. CIIL-No. 156. WILMINGTON, GFKIDAY MORNING JtJNB4v 1920. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. I i 2 HOUSE RESOLUTION WOULD VIRTUALLY END WAR POWERS Reaves Only Food Control And Trading With The Enemy Acts. PRESIDENT BELIEVED FAVORABLE TO MOVE Only Three Opposed' In House And Senate Is Expected To Concur. Washington, June 3.r-AH war laws, excepting the Lever food control act and the trading with the enemy act, would be repealed by a resolution adopted today by the house, 323 to 3. . ' - The only negative votes were cost by Representatives Garrett and Sims, of Tennessee, and Welling, of Utah, all democrats. Approximately sixty laws, most of them conferring broad discretionary authority on the President as long an the technical state of war continues, would be removed from the statute books by the resolution, , ; -v With the house's action the repeal resolution was sent to the senate where action on it is expected before the ad journment of congress Saturday. House democrats predicted that President "Wilson would : approve the measure. Representative Connally of Texas, asserting that the President was first to suggest the nullification ol the war acts. The .Texa jnember. added that the democrats .were- ready to over-ride a veto, if necessary.;.'- -. The retention of the Lever act was explained by Representative Walsh, re publican, Massachusetts, in charge or the repeal legislation, as necessary to give the government an ' effective law for curbing profiteering in necessities, including food and" fuel.""" He""a'dded that the trading was the enemy act fhouJd be continued to. regulate,, trade, with Germany. , , r:-.'i j Representative Igoe, democrat, Mis souri, however, questioned the republi can's decision kto "continue Sthe"- lver act, asserting that "certain Inter sis'; desired to keep the law in effect, "be cause, it had ... proved "effective anti strike legislation. He vainly sought to have the act included among those repealed, but was defeated through parliamentary .tactics. . . , EXERCISE HOTEL SITE ; OPTION CHARTER NEXT Preliminary Plans For Structure Go Forward. Although there Is yet some little stock to be sold to put Wilmington's million-dollar hotel project, safely over, options were yesterday exercised on the property at Second and Chest nut street and the hotel corporation charter applied for. . t- ' - Although the deeds for "the Bullock and Moore lots have not been actually passed, yesterday afternoon $10,000 was paid on each piece which assures this place for the hotel site. . The ini tial payment on the property - was made possible by a number of sub scribers advancing sums which totaled 125.000.. " Application for the hotel charter was sent to Raleigh last night by J. O. Carr, Esq., chairman of the charter committee. The application .calls for an authorized capital stock of $500,000, with that amount paid in. The re maining $500,000 will be covered with a bonded indebtedness. ' . Chairman Carr stated; yesterday aft ernoon that with the application he sent a request that the charter be re turned to the committee, as soon as Possible. It should be in Wilmington by the first of next week. ' With the clearing up of this matter e hotel committee will now be at 11b rty to exert every effort - to secure inscriptions for the few remaining uiousand dollars needed to, put- the Project completely over. , ' CHEFi WHERE ART THOU? THESE BOYS ARE HUNGRY Kiwanis Club Adjourns When Supper Shows Up Missing; , of tv is not me inuvi-u L ""6 iwu U1WIUIIB CIUD, DUl seventy or more Kiwanians gath- nL, the Tung Men's Christian as the, Iast night at 6:15 o'clock for aiWa vregular weekly meeting; which" is Per preceded y an excellent sup MmM dlnner. and ound that not a forth looa.naa been prepared and o th?re were howls, and groans a . the m "lous aecision to postpone thor.!!;,,8 until next Thursday, when the "f 1., 1 De ine lftaBt doubt as to ' But IT k being arranged. - ' , ttronrt serious about this matter iPDerV0Tne error there was "hot any the I n Ior th Kiwanlan? .t Mter'du A- ye8teray afternoon and cidM 15,cussin& a few matters it was , ,uea to rjostriftn- . 1- kg until the next Thursday afternoon at impo: wne hour when a number of very rtant lor '"auers will be brought up action. at tS V ne 3Plan or a demand be In DublIcan national commit. :ny-, " ased f rom forty-eight . to Tlce chair member and that a woman """iced i an be appointed , were an- of I Qy by Miss : Mary Garret "blicsn Tork - chairman -; of the BlBWttee Women'" national . executiye OBREGON ORDERS. SHARP REDUCTION ; OF MEXICAN ARMY -. ; r Will Be Cut To Half Its Present Size, Washington Is - 1 : Told. GEN. OSUNA (OR LATER) ; LEADS X NEW REVOLT ' Juarez, Mexico, June General Carlos Osuna, hacked- by an J'army numbering, : according to ' - various estimated from "200,000 men down to five, Is the latest military prob lem for the revolutionists who have just come into power in Mexico.. Osuna, according to Coloner Clau dlo For, commander of the "garrison here, rebelled against. the revolution while on a drinking joust at Gomez Palacio, ' when he waxed loudly sympathetic over the fate of Presi dent Carranaa. He then started to ward Durango with his' "army," it was said, to join the Arietta broth ers, who were reported holding put against -the new government. It was officially' announced here today 'the 'Arietta brothers, in con-. federation of 100,000 pesos cash and the promise of amnesty, had joined the de la Huerta government."" Colonel Fox has announced 10,000 men are being sent to Chihuahua tp attempt , .tfte capture of Francisco Villa and Osuna. w Washington, June 3. Reduction ? of the Mexican army, has been started at the ' suggestion of General , Obregon, according to advices received In Wash ington today from the- de , facto - gov ernment. V Vi ,'- ' r- t "'Siiif . . General Obregon is- Quoted- as saying that the army will be reorganised' and reduced to half its present size.. .- The organUatlorr of silorce of rurales to police the - outlying parts of the country also has been begun, these advices state.' Negotiations were open ed ""with"' FreTncisco "VIIla7 7 tKereBeI leader, to head the new rurales, but Villa Is reported to have refused.4 'i ' The report , received . . today: at. the statiieprtment .L-GenewiLJgnacIo .ha.uecr mUitary:; commander Chihuahua district, was in active pur suit of Villa following a battle .yester day at Parral, is believed by represen tatives of the de facto government here to be a mistake.' They said the 'mili tary movement against Villa had been held up pending negotiations -Ao; bring about his peaceable retirement; ; Villa, the agents said, had notified the de- facto1 government that he de sires no position for himself; but wish es to retire to private life. He is hold ing out, however, for full guarantees for his subordinates and for the prom ise of enactment of certain 'legislation to modify the more radical parte of the Queretaro constitution. . Villa Attacks ParraL . El ., Paso, Texas, June, , 8. Parral; Chihuahua, a city of about 15,000 "pop ulation. " was attacked unsuccessfully by the bandit' forces of Francisco Villa yesterday according to unofficial ad vices received, here today. Parral is the centerof a large mining district in which numerous large American . and other" foreign-owned companies are operating. Parral is Isolated from" rail communication - and telegraph service is intermittent. -.The railroad between Jlminez and Parral has been cut and at least five bridges were burned , by Vllllstas, it was said. Tracks were torn up. i "' " "! '" "'''"': -"v.t. The reported attack on Parral would indicate, it was said by . Officials here, that Villa has a much larger force un der his command than recent estimates. t mnrTfia otttt t. . AFTER THE RAILROADS Another Ljetter Is Sent To Sta- ' tion Agents. '' '-' ' : 4The "' landowners ; are keeping right after the! railroad agents,' Intent? upon the purpose of having all of the , sta tions I in r eastern ' Caro'lina : clean an? pretty. . Another 'letter went, out yes terday, Ltd the following effect:." il. ; - 7 tf.rkK "Jun rd, 1920. Gentlemen: t : -;-; "It is gratifying to know that quite a number of the station agents are'oo operating in the "clean-up campaign" in.,vaTious cities and towns in eastern Carolina.- " f'':v . .; "We a.re - depending . pnr , every agent to co-operate to the extent, At leist; of seeing personally that all -rubbish and trash around the station is piled up and destroyed- ... ::' ' - --k.-av' '," "This will show a very niarked" im provement, if you do nothing,, more. Of coursei- it would be a v fine thing- to follow the ""clean-up" with the plant ing o( flowers and hedges around the station and it' is expected " that many of the agents will do this. . -'"The agents who-assiet In thisr work will be rendering, a sreat. service, to their company,' to; the etate and to the south.. , . ' " . ' "People from other sections 6f the country have been heard - to remark that the south I was "dirty find lazy' and such remarks .are too, frequently thrown out from the Pullman car win dows; . -' ;Jj!t'.'",'-' -;- ' "itirVn wake up-1 fellows i and make thls; country the healthiest jand most attractive In 'the south. ' t -. ; '-"Make yotir station 'the .best 6n the line.' . . r,';. "We "count, on ' your whole-hearted supportl-v , v-";-.. f - . , "Tours for progress, ' "NORTH CAROLINA . LANDOWNERS' - ASSOCIATION." , WARW1 MEXICO; $ dPERS' FEAR Believes Adoption ; Of Senate Committee's Program" Will Lead To Clash. Washington, ' June t. Samuel Oomp- ers,-president -of the American Federa tion? of Labor, declared in a formal statement tonight that war between the United . States and Mexico would result- from -the "carrying; out of the recpmmejndatlon.sojp th Senate commit tee iwhicianstrg'iieilt Mexican afi fairs. ' :- ' - ' , 'The report of the sub-committee, in vestigating conditions in Mexico under the chairmanship of Senator Albert B. Fall," Mr. Gomperr Mdf ."amounts to a ' declaration ' that unless the 1 govern ment of, Mexico re-writes its constitu tion In- accord "with the ideas of Ameri can 'oil, and mining Interests, the gov ernment of the United States will lnt tervene in Mexico. .'' r . . " "The report of Senator Fall's commit tee demands a number . of, specified chahges in 'the Mexican .'constitution. These chahges would be the consum mation of what has been long the hopes'1 of the great oil and mining in terests, as-well as the land and timber interests, .which have fomented the bit terness between . the people of the United States and Mexico. - ."It ia difficult to believe that,the sen ate .will give serious consideration to a report so out of harmony with . the best thought of bur time, and so-lfull of the possibilities of dire consequence to our people and our nation as well as to a neighbor republic with which we are' at peaoe." . V". r. "The report calls for American aid to Mexico providing Mexico agrees to the terms of the report.""This la not .n American proposition.? It Is a Prussian proposition. It must be set aside by the popular opinion and fair judgment of. our people," SESSION OF CONGRESS WILL END TOMORROW Effort To ProvIdeFor KeAs senilbling Defeated.. ; ', Washington, June 3. The resolution tou.and.lhe. pxeesnt. -session of-congr efts- saturaay, already approved by the house, was. adopted in the senate today after democratic senators had given as,r suranees that Presidenfi Wilson had no present 'intejattcnf pamnar ' an extra session during .the- atlert!44-? . - . :J Repuhllcan I;dTv' democWtiV-Teier9' iolned forces m bringing the resolution to pasiager bu'tf core of : senators, thirteen of them republicans and' seven of them., democrats, made .a vigorous fight to attach an amendment by which congress would reassemble After the national, political conventions. . --On the- final . i roll call the vote was 44 :to 24, twenty-four .democrats - and twenty republicans, voting for the reso. lution -and. ,nine democrats .and fifteen republicans against - - ' ..-, REUNION CLOSES : : WITH DAY OF FUN North .Carolina Veterans' Are Guests Of : Honor At --:-; " Camp Bragg. . ' . j- ' i Special, to Jhe .Star.) -Kayetteville, June 3. After a day of unalloyed . pleasure spent at Camp Bragg, the North Carolina Confederate veterans ended their annual reunion late todayand. tonight the old sol diers are leaving for their homes 'with praise for the treatment,, they have re oeiyed here. ,i;;V." v"'--'..'. :-, :; v;-'--'- t"' At a regularly convened session held at the officers' club at the camp this afternoon, .the veterans passed resolu tions expressing their warmest thanks for" the good " time iglyen them by Col. W. y S. McNair, the camp commander, and 5 hia ." staffs :' Nothing has ! been - too good, for. -the old yets to say of their welcome - of Fayettevllle and no terms too strong tfor the expression of their appreciation, -and it --is "the ; universal opinion among them that , this has teen the best .reunion -they have -ever held. It ha .certainly been, the largest . at tended; within ten years.v Upwards of seven hundred "men -.were fed at the ar mory when tb attendance was at its height.- , The selection of -the city for the next re-unlon1 will be left to com mltteemlttee as were a number ot oth er "business matters. No business se ion was held today. : . r? ; ; ? The. visitors were" carried to Camp Bragg 'this ,morn by "a- special train, which rah' in 'two sections o accom modate the number. The soldiers of the. Confederacy .were most cordially received at, the officers' club of the fifth fleld artillery ibrigdde -by Col McNair, who shook hands with each' of them. The band played Dixie and enthusiasm and good .feeling 'ran high. :: At 12 :30 the t soldiers who' followed Liee and ; Jackson in1 North' Virginia massed with men who followed "Black Jack" - Pershing ' In France. ? At 1:30 mbunted and motorized batteries of American - seventy-fives and -big how itzers were maneuvered, fired and then parked for the, interested inspection of ..the, fine ..old fellows who" had faced the : cannon of a former day. , An' athletic 'program -was put on by' the soldiers of . the-' fifth brigade - for the entertainment of the visitors con sisting of obstacle races, tug of war, truck andVfleld events and a baseball game ; between" Camp Bragg and, Sah ford, which was won by the camp team. .-"Aeroplaiiestunti. flights and a run by the f camp. 'flre? department, mo tion, pictures,- the-concert -being given by. a .quartette o,f girls from the Pine land school at Salemburg. v ; v-, ;-v ' iThe ' several, ; service clubs and hos tess houses were thrown open.- to the visitors, while Colonel' and Mrs: McNair entertained 'at the damp 'dbmmander's headquarters in honor of -the Daughters of the - Confederacy, the - matron oi Ihonor. pponsor and maids oX' honor. 1 JOHNSON DEMANDS ANTI-LEAGUE PLANK Wishes An Exipression That Will Require No;' Explanation Or Interpretation. Chicago, June S. Senator Johnson, of r California, ' marked his arrival ; on- the republican convention battle ground shere today with a prompt emphatic declaration that he -'Would de mand anv unequivocal plank in the republican platform against the league of nations. Me$ by a;f crowd of several thousand enthusiasts Senator Johnson announced his intention- to Reenter his- platform fight on the league question. "' ' le spoke from the. hotel balcony of his headquarters to a large crowd and also defined his position in formal statements to the press. . 1 v . , "The 4lank - on ; the -league ' which I wish to have 1 adopted should be ;so clear and explicit that It will require neither" explanation . nor; interpreta tion,". Senator "Johnson said. J .' He' added that he had not decided whether ..he- would lead a .league fight from, the convention floos,.". but said he was prepared for that course if there should be any dodging of the Issue.' "There is a disposition' in some quart ters to eliminate ; from, the republican party iustlcommon! f olksj't ; he . Baid, "This must not be tolerated. ' The republican- party must not be de-human ized. I deny the right 6r the power or the authority of vanys- newspaper -or set of : constituted . leaders .to', read .' us out of the party." "t- - ? .Wood On Prohibition. Chicago, .June S.-VlrgllC- Hlnshaw, chairman of. .the. prohibition national committee who today announced his intention- ff -obtaining irom every r re publican -candtdate for " the presidency a statement concerning" -what, -stand the party , should take, on, prohibition, tonight said he had discussed -the sub ject with Major General Leonard' Wood. ; "General Wood told me that prohibi tion had done more for the army than any Qth.ejrjM9 , thing,butaeemej3L!in clii.ed to leave the matter, to the plat form ; committee." said Hinshaw. "I expect to hear from . Senator Johnson, (Jovernpr Lowden, . Senatpr Harding and Mr. Hoover later!'. t -i.. inshawsaidJheaeslredVfrom" eaeh. cwiaiaaie a statement ' as .to .hrs:inter- pretatlon' of.' the Volstead "act .'as i well aa his opinion on 'what action thm re publican' party, should take; 'S ..-".! : . v:.'.v;-..- c,ba-v:v '? - T V ?ro Stack Senatorial Stuff: ! iX . - Chicago, June 3Gov; Beekman k of Rhode Island,' one ' of the '-first f gover nors to-arrive for thev convention, gave out ; a ; sta'telnentdeploring prominence given in the Pr-ee to views and desires of- United State senators ;of conven tion affairs -rr --- ., J- "From reading the paoers," aid Gov. Beekman;4;whd, is ivone of fehode Is land's delegates-at-large, "I wa not quite-sure whether I was going to' a re publican convention or a senatorial caucus.--Members of -the : house? were hardly mentioned.-' I want nothing -for myself but I thinJc members ; of. the house and governors and others should at least,, T 'consulted." .-?:t i Long Distance ; Audience..- Wri ;c i Chicago, vJupe 3.--Electrlcal : sound amplifying devices . which wtllt. enable speakers At Jbe republican convention here next week ind- at the democratic convention j in . San Francisco t- later ; in the month to be beard in .every part of the hall,- will, bb installed .by the Bell Telephone Interests,; It was-' an nounced here, tonight. . . " . ' ; ; . -n J WILL APPLY TORCH v : ' TO CHECK PLAGUE Bubonic i Infection 'Alarms Vera .Crnz' Authorities' , . Mexico -City, Jue ,8. Qne-third the houses :Of Vera Crus-wJH, be burned because ; of", the bubonic plague " Infec tion,,, it has.' been decided by the' citi zens of that .city',; according to the ,Bxt celslbr today. , .'" k; ' ".- " SEEK TO IDENTIFY SAILORS 1 ' ; A r WHO ATTACKED NEGRO HOTEL Chicago, ' : .June . i3. Investigation to discover, the . Identity of ring leaders among;s'erylce Jlieri on leave who were said to have' attacked a 'hotel at Wau kegan, oddupied by negroes, was begun today. a,t. the. Great-Lakes jiaval train ing station. In addition it was An nounced ;by s Rear Admiral F. B Bas sett,' commander, that: the men at the station may -. be . forbidden - to Visit Waukegan'. hereafter. " Two marines "were wounded 'by bul lets from xlot guns when 160 ..men, safd to have been from "Great Lakes, storm ed the hotel.'Twoof the Service men were seised, by the pofice, but were re leased. Neither ' of the wounded men wis reported. in a serious condition.? . ;:- . MAY BUILD TANKERS -' 1 AX LQC All SHIP YAIID v Construction of two ilOOO-tpn. oil tankers is -beingt considered" by; the local, shipyard, , it is understood, , and estimates on - costs , of building,; hd: equippins; fthem i havepen,: sent : to the company having, the awarding of .. the contract; 7: VviMv-fJ.,, j.vi In view .of the fact that several other yards 'are' bidding, on the .same- deal,it' Is .not-certain - that the Wilmington . yad - will land it; -Jf it . does. '. however, w it - will " mean , '. a branching put , thatr. will :4or a, great : deal ta develop, the yard.. ,-- r.;. . "New' ways will probaljly be' neces.' say,: anH'it Is : not; iihlikely "that the. force of men at the shipyard will be considerably increased.' COMMITTEE IS ON RECORD AGAINST , NEGRO EXCLUSION Morehead Carolina Delegation Is 'Among Those . Seated- At ' Chicago Yesterday. . Chicago, June 3. Beside settling . the delegation contests from - Florida ; oy splitting the f decision,-; the : republican national committee : today took what many ,riSrtbers constrtjed ne of l the most Important actions of the year respecting the party's vote in southern states.-.'; r.--, - ' -.l Aroused by the number of delegate contests in which evidence was brought that district conventions had been held in places where negroes were excluded by custom or practice . the committee, by 'unanimous resolution gave notice that conventions for the selection of delegates In 1924 must be held in places Where race was . no barrier: to particl nation. ' . '-'- .... : - 'A resolution' to that effect offered by Charles B. Warren,; national commit teeman from Michigan, aroused lively discussion ahd , some hot retorts . from the ; southern committee members be cause in its language it originally re ferred to the southern states specifically.- When amended to- refer to all states alike, however, it found no op position and the southern committee men voted for it. ' " ' . . Wood Save Six'" - 'T: : VThe decision in the Florida case was a ; Wood' victory in the sense . that it keeps six votes foih the general,' on the roll,. whenhiS0andidacy was threat ened with the loss, of all votes 'from, the state. 'Qut of .admass; of legal technical ities -xne .committee came to tne , con elusion Ithat In a strict legal ... sense neither' the ' delegates-at-large of the 80'called Gerow .faction,: headed by.Na. yonal, Committeeman Bean.whlch are counted" in the Wood column, nor the delegates-at-large headed by H. Ju, An derson, . of Jacksonville, r which ..are cqunted. for Senator Johnson, ought to be seated, it was.conrrontea, nowever. with practically abolishing the republi can party in Florida if it declined to Beat somebody. National Committeeman Street, of Alabama, led the fight for seating the whole Gerow -faction - and Committeeman W o r k, of . Colorado. fathered a move i tOseat-, neither.. Mr. Warren, of Michigan; however, present ed the compromise, by which both sets of delegates-at-large of the Gerow and Anderson factions, .were ordered . seated with ."a half j vote each.? " The contest ajrainet ihe-ifouir Gerow ; district dele gates collapsed at the last' moment and they ; were ordered seated.' : The result gave xn ationai . uonuni ueeman dkh.ii six votes out of eight in the state deiega tion and' seemed to nf recast; his re election to the national committee. " i. r ""' c'-" " Blorehead "Wtn'a r - Ther North Carolina: contest. which was a atraightburrahdBut Wacx-and; white issue, -resulted 'in" the" Beating of the' white delesratlon. led by John- M. Morehead, of - Charlotte,1 national ' com mitteeman In. the contest' from the dls; trict of; Tennessee one' delegate -in -the Wood column" wars-seated:-In the Second Oklahoma district, , two y regularly- re sorted r delegates - unmstructed, were seated and the -contest was dlsmfssed The contest in the Fifth Oklahoma dis trict involved the organization of 'Na tional Committeeman McQraw.frHis dali elates- prevailed" and four- were seated with a half vote-each- A similar con test f rom. the .Fourth "pklahoma district was referred to a sub-committee'. The' day's work disposed 'of thirty votes and still-left seventy-five In .'. con gest In all sixty ttwo convention, seats pu-tvof 137, contested hadbeen decided, but; the remaining' contests. promise to consume: less, time and may be finished up by Saturday. 'The Georgia case still was awaiting decision when the com mittee adjourned "untli tomorrow. The line-up of delegates in' the various col umns stood this way a the' close of to day's work: ! -" ' ' '' - " f ' ' -' Wood, 117; Johnson, '112;-Lowden, "66; Harding,: 39; Poindexter, 14; Sproul, 78; Southerland, 1B; Pritchard22 remain ing in contest, - 75 ; . uniristructed, '446 total.' 9 82. ' ' ; --'7 .4. JOHNSON'S RISE California Speaker; Sings Praises Of G. O. P. Candidate At j- Meeting- In Courthouse. ; Senator Hiram Johnson's career from the time he figured In the famous Ruef trial in San Francisco to the present, was reviewed at the courthouse last night by Judge ': Sylvester MeAtee, of California,- speaking 'under the aus pices of the Jew Hanover Johnson club. Mr. MeAtee was introduced by H. Ed mund Rogers; dean of the Wilmington Law school,.: and . republican : candidate for ' the supreme court ; bnch., , . v " The California, aspirant, Judge Me Atee said, is a man who stands on his record and not his words. . -Tracinsr the senator's career throujrh p.iss campaign for gbvemor . of Calif or nia - when on a hopeless ticket he promised - to break the' . control of the Southern Pacific railroad in California, his; record- as governor.. and , later as United States '. senator, .Judge MeAtee urged upon "his:. hiearerB the necessity of choosing such a man for the executlva's chair. J'-'S' v-.?..' Senator , Johnson - ha,s . promised to rei turil "t9 Jorth Carplin after the repub lican convention, t'the speaker declared, regardless 'of Whether-'nominated or not, and use bis efforts toward - swinging the state Into the G. O. P. column.. '-' . !f V, ' HCfRliS ttOCK AT CAR. . -' - HURLS ROCK AT CAR, , - cQne of, the. young lady. -occupants of rjouls HansehJs : sedan- -car T. narrowly missed being seriously injured last night when some one "threw a' large rock. rashing'through" the plate glass windows- of the car as Mr. Hansen was driving through Delgado. r A A search was made for. the person who threw the " rock 'but' no - trace - could; be-found. MOTE REVIEWS ADJOURNMENT WILL I LABOR LEADERS SAY WINSTON-SAM WOMEN PLEDGED' TO FIGHT H. G.L Club Members Promise To Buy Only Vhat Is Absolutely Necessary., v (Special to The Star.) Winston-Salem, June S. Today the Woman's club of Wnston-Salem took a definite stand with" reference to . pre vallipg high prices and outlined its at titude toward daily living in these dif ficult times. " , , ; ; ;; . The following ipbilcies were adopted by the club and will be"" earnestly cir culated for Indorsement1 and , definite signing among the miembers of-the or ganization: : ,-, v: , "Whereas, we, the" women' of the Win sion-saiem woman's club wish to stand before the1 community as lndors lng sane and sensible economy in this day of exhorbitant' prices, we will not buy clothing, food or household articles that are not essential and we will en deavor to not pay anw Unfair .price for any .rtl.cl.'-,'Wo-:Wlll endeavor to ab stain from wasteful induleencies. W will gladly and cheerfully use and wear wnatever, we nave as long as possible ana teach our young people the founda tion essentials of -bra" ve-economy.. ,' ,v The club will, ask every woman and girl In the city to co-operate in this movement against the H. C. L. " GULLY IS CONFIDENT 'C OF REACHING BENCH Claims Strength In Every Sec ;i , turn: Of State. - -"ffiyeciar- to-TheTSta0- " Raleigh, June Sr--Prof. Needham T. Gully, dean of the .law school of Wake Forest college, one of the candidates for the" supreme court; la confident that he will lead -in; th Jtfstvprtmjary ahd thinks ;. ha ? stands . a- goodchange- for retUng he nominations oA, th firat ballot. His: friend , declare ; that he is the , 9nly man in the ' race who has active " Workers looking , after iis' in terest in , every one . of the -: hundred counties ; of 'the .statei Others in the race .Have strength In Icertaln .sections of " North Carolina r and are ; weak ' in others.. . , ' . .. . ' But "Prof. , Gully, these, friends . de clare, has former students, in every county," and, they are looking out. for him in .the"' primary - which. ls.to be held next.; Saturday. ;! - ' These , friends of the Wake Forest man believe there Is 'little "doubt that , Associate .Justice WrA..H6ke will lead the ticket, for all of !.the candidate's ' have, declared la . his f aVor, though fie will have to, be- voted on and take his chance for one of the places, along with the others. , V . . , In view of the present situation re garding "the ; race " 'for v the '.'.supreme court,- the statement sof State Senator Burns of Moore . county, that . he , In tends, to. introduce . an amendment to the ; primary bill -.-.to exempt judicial officers from, haying' i make the race in a "primary," is i' interesting ta a large number of democrats-1,! Senator Burns does not -believe that a. jurist should have to. be. forced, to enter the" politi cal arena In order t6 get -his 'nomina tion, and others sympathize with this sentiment. It -is -believed a bill in troduced in the, special ' session along these, lines would .meet with- favorable action. .- . u ': ;. ;-;?:: Talking the;Dog Law. .. .. , The board of, agriculture spent much of s tbe morning' session today In dis cussing i. the dog " ia,w. -; The enforce ment of the. law conies .under the supervision of the department of agri culture'bnlyto the-extent'that" license tags for taxed -dofs are furnished by the department of agriculture provid ed the different "counties desire to use the taps. Major Graham - reported that a large number of the counties did not seem to be Interested in the enforcement of the law, or at least were;; not. getting the tags. Other than furnishing tags the de partment of agriculture has nothing to do -with the law,", but the board Is making an effort "to see If the law is being enforced in order to make some kind of a recommendation to the legis lature. . ;' ' , J v . THE REV. J. P. PATE, vMan7 friends in Wilmington will learn with' deep regret of the death of the "Rev. J.i P. Pate ot tne ortn Carolina Methodist conference, who passed away in a hospital in Richmond, Va., a few days ago. , ' ' - V t' Mr." Pate was well-known in Wil irin rton: having served 'Bladen Street Wethodist church as pastor In 1916. :- He- was- a good preacher, ana - me Charges' to which hekwas; assigned dur ing his ministry' were faithfully serv ed While he was' a mail of few -words and retiring disposition his utterances gave evidence" of prof ound thought, and he always nietf the responsibilities ,of life bravely. . - i ' .v"":"'V --;r'y -The particular afld date 6 his death haver not -been tearrtei.V JtK la . stated, however, that his death followed a se- rious operation. DAICIKL K. REDD ' V. v . Daniel K. ' Redd . died , in 1 Hallo well. ( Me on May 24th "after or lingering' IU- i ness rwhlch; has Just reached ' j Wilmington, will carry , sadness, to' tne hearts. 'or many of the "oider residents of: the. city, Mr1. Redd having spent his earlier llf e herel He; wa.nf ty-three. years old and had lived In-Hallowell for tho past thirty years.-Hi last visit to Wilming ton was three years ago. He is survived I by a wife. Railroad Unions' Heads Protest Against- The Ending Of Congres-. ' sional Session, f FORESEE DISASTER Appeal For Continuailcei Of ; Session Till Some thing Is Accomplished For People. ; Chicago, June 3. Leaders of seventeen unions of railroad employes, with a membership of 2,000,000 men, tonight sent tele grams s to President ' Wilson,. Speaker Gillett, of the house of representatives, and , Senator Lodge, ' protesting against ' the proposed, adjournment, of con gress and urging that it remain in session until some definite ac tion to curb profiteering and re duce the cost-of living has been taken. 1 . ; y::r' 'V' -".Tho telegrams declare that; 'not single , remedial measure touching on . these 'subjects has been paesed by con gress and that' "in- the circumstances, it appears to us incredible! that the re sponsible leaders of the government at Washington can assent to this seeming agreement , to a "continuation of a 'do nothing policy' which means the grave economic problems, of the people' are to-Tje-made the- play-thlhgs-Af politics and politicians - for "tne , next Ave months.",: '.T-.t..; l..-.1 .,.....,..'-;... . 'I.'-. ' . "We call attention to the fact," read' the telegrams,' "that despite the reve lations as to the profiteering scandal, congres has done nothlhg to ch'e'ck the evil of to- punish the vll-doers;- that, the cost of living continues to advance without;. sfngle remedial measure hav ing been passed and that there has net been even serious consideration Of 'con structive legislation dealing with , the , serious problem of -Industrial unrest." Adjournment of congress at this time ."invites political chaos and busi ness disaster,, the ' telegram sayS1' In elOSing.-. ,, :, J- .. ,".'.;: . The - telegram - were signed by the heads of the seventeen railroad em ployes' organizations. '- At the sametime ,B. -F. Jewell, act ing president of the railway Shopmen's fdepartment,' declared . unless the .rail- way labor board promptly . grants an increase in wages to the employes, the' entire railroad industry will be disrupted:".-' - ,; : .'This, does; not, mean that there will be a generalstrike," he said. ; "I doubt if, there ever will be a. great railroad strike again-. The , men will simply" lea,ve the service and seek lucrative' employment if their, demands are not met. At the rate they are leaving' now it will take only about five months td disrupt the entire. Industry." f . , 1- PICTURE LECTURE HERE TONIGHT Farley Will Appear. At - Courthouse, . ' -! i ... k. ( f"-y v - I " " One of the .'most novel things afong educatlonal lines that has come to Wil-J mington recently els the lecture' and moving pictures on. retail merchandls- 1 ing.- This ehtertainment wll) be given for the benefit; of the merchants and' clerks of Wilmington and, will be pre-;-sented' at the courthouse Friday even-, lng, June -4 at 8 o'clock. t,'. i-t -i The title of the pictures Is .' "The' Troubles of a Merchant and How to' Stop Them." The feature film was made: by the Essanay company, at great ex-j pense, . and . Is pronounced one - of , the ' cleverest pieces of work. ever, produced) covering retail merchandising.; ' ' The wide-awake business man today is eager to keep pace with the latest ideas of storekeeping and better ideas in merchandising : and these pictures' and lecture come td our city at an 0p- portune time. The, lecture covers : Re- i tail failures their causes; store organ ization; newspaper advertising; window display; clerks' efficiency; s e 1 li n g methods; credit business; delivery "prob. ' lems, and system in retail business. ' , Any -one. of these subjects would be of great interest to the merchants and1 clerks and -the One in particular which, should receive favorable consideration from the . business man today . is the value of newspaper advertising Judt- , ciously and constantly used. The lec turer wilt give some useful hints along these lines, as well is other phases of efficiency, methods that will be helpful to the merchant and clerk. - ; There will " also be run a' humorous; cartoon "and altogether the program' will" be pleasing.. , ,..,'. s There .will be '.no charge for admis sion. ' ; r ; KA JIN 8 UNIPf 8TRUOTED. r . Baton r.'Bouge",' 'Ia.,r June Sii llhe ' IjOuisiana delegation, to the national convention - at San Francisco will go instructed as to its attitude on a modi fication of the -Volstead- act' to permit the sale of ' light wines ' and beer, on woman suffrage and ',wiil 't vote - as the members desire for the democratic ' presidential . nominee,' it was decided ' at a - caucus held late toddy prelim!-' nary to the opening of the- stats com vention . V'-