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, ,., ....... .. . - - .- . :;yy;: , . . - - . 'V - '1 The Weather Partlv clonay sararttHyi , ' 1 th'nnileishowenit o!n.ewluit lower " s n tnrlUIT. "i- ' te'"taae of river at Fayettejllle 7ete i 1. at J w. ; -i )L. C VIII. No. 23. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING,. SEPTEMBER 30, 1921. OLDEST.DAILY IN THE STATE. ? " 1 1 1 1 ' . ' '" , 1 T, WILL STRIKE IF 0 WHEN THE OTHERS DECIDE TO WALK OUT President Lee of the Trainmen Will Obey Vote bat Passes, Responsibility On t JEWELL THE SAME Head of Shop Crafts Also Meets Men's Demand but Leaves, Strike to the Rest President av. G. Lee, of the Brother hPod 0f Railroad Tralnmeri, tonight caid that if the stfike vote cast l)y: 90 Percent of tho 186,000 members in'the recent retrrendum on the wage reduc tion should t supported by the, griev ance committee, a tentative strike 'or der would be issued, effective only when and if the other' unions should strike. . Y'Y .' -' With 'hi!5 parting declaration, presi dent Lee dispatched 57 generaj chairmen of the unions to their home toniet.t with written instructions to call their grievance committees, get their approval or disapproval; of the strike vote, and report back here nejet week. That the grievance committees will approve the Btrike was predicted at union headquarters. . . - I.ee expects to act on the committee instructions before the -Brotherhoods of Ene-ineers, Conductors," Engineinen and Trainmen and the Switchmen's Union of North America- have com pleted tho count of their 259,000 strike ballots, which will start here Monday. The strike call, however, he indicated today, will provide for a. walkout of the trainmen when and if the other unions strike. A walkout of one union unsupported by the others will not be undertaken. ", . - i That the strike, even if ordered, will never actually taice piacer coniiwieo ip , be the prevailing impression in union: circles today. While Lee has promised to call the walkout if the committees so direct, he bluntly told hisr men in a general letter on sepiemDer it inai he would be remiss in his, duty if he failed to point out to them that wages aad working conditions established since 1918 were the result of a world war such as never before known; thstt. government reports ' indicate, .that 5.900.000 men are- but lot work.t."tha4. nearly all classes of labor, havesbeenl forced to accept some wage reductions; that the pay increases $ granted them last year by the i United r States labor board was based on the Increased cost of living, and that government; reports show a reduction of m6re than 16 per cent in such living, costs.YfVv ; ' Y The strike vote was : taken on the question of accepting or rejecting the 12 percent wage cut made Julyl by the labor board. ;' ' . - ": - Tabulation of the votes had. not been completed tohight, but, the ballots al ready counted showed 'from :90 to 95 percent o5 the men on every railroad system in the country voted ' to quit work rather than accept the pay re duction. Xo system ' failed to return less than nine out of ten votes for the strike. " v. - Lee's determination to announce his union's stand before the other brother hoods completed their , ballot '' Count shifts the entire responsibility for the next move in the threatened general strike to the four unions which took a joint vote Brotherhood of IocomQ-., tive Engineers, Order of Railway. Con-? ductors. Brotherhood of Locornotive Firemen and Enginemen .. .and! the Switchmen's Union of North America. ' The affiliated shop crafts,.-by a vote of 325.000 to 48,000 have already gone on record in favor of a strike; -but have postponed action pending the1 de cision of the other unions and action of the labor board on rules; and 'work ing conditions which questions are be- fnrfl it ... ' - As ths "situation stands tonight, if the engineers, conductors, enginemen tnd switchmen walk out, the trainmen and shopmen will join them, - but the first four will have to assume respon sibility for the move.- Observers pointed out today that: Lee and ;B. M. Jewell, president of the shopmen, liave met the demands of their men for a strike, and yet avoided the Tesponsi-. bility of ordering a cessation of work. WEATHER FORECAST BY STATES j WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Virginia: Showers Friday;' cooler by -Friday night: Saturday clearing and. cooler. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia: Partly cloudy - , Friday." and Saturday; local thundershowers; some what lower temperature Saturday. Florida: Local thundershowers Fri day and probably Saturday. , 1 Extreme northwest Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi: Local thundershowers and somewhat cooler Friday; Saturday fair. . Tennessee: Showers followed-., by - earing and cooler Friday; ; Saturday fair. Y . ' - --; Louisiana: Friday unsettled with 'ocal showers; Saturday partly . cloudy, warmer in north portion. ."''. '. Arkansas: Friday fair '"in ' west, showers east portion; Saturday 'fair, warm. . ' ; : ; . Oklahoma: Friday . falT. warmer': in forth and west portions;. Saturdayf. air. warmer. " East Texas: Friday r partly Icloudy, lncal showers in east ", and '.-south .Jpo' tions, cooler in soutnwest .'portion.-Sat' yrday fair, wramer in north and west Portions. KZf",-r West Texas: Friday fair, warmer' in he Panhandle; Saturday fair, warmer n northeast portion i. :.-' - v 'inds: Hatteras to Key WestVi'Mod ?rate east to soutW'twind, generally 'air weather Friday. -::-? 'f-- ver east gulf of Mexico: Moderate ?ast and southeast winds; partly cloudy leather, occasional showers '-"Friday M . Over west gulf of Mexlcor JUbderate East and southeast wlnd.a;" partly cloudy feather, showers over-tlorth-Yportlon Friday. '..ti'A-'T.':'-, Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Fres southerly winds; unsettled showery, eather Friday. Y'- - , , - Y Hatteras to Florida atraits: -Moder-east to south winds;' generally: fair weather Friday. ' - - r .1 A; Curious Invitation Received by President mxJLMWiflliAaB-:ratoOfrA-x v ,: - mm wryonft1wwiropepiwpay-:- President Harding . is a member of Aladdln;VTmple of the Mystic Shrine, Columbus,-, O., and the Shriners are in viting him - to attend the conclave. Lockings' the heart will signify accept ance. ;The invitation is worded as fol lows: "Noble Warren Gamaliel Hard ing, President of the United States: Wilt thou make whole , and gladsome the otherwise broken heart . of golden Californja; by reuniting the severed symbol , as a pledge of thy presence In San Francisco for the Imperial Coun cil Session June, 1922 V. '.. . PUTS MEMBERSHIP OF KUgKLUX AT 700,000 , ' - ' Grand Goblin of Middle West Tells Ohio Officials of the Organization CLEVELAND Ohio, Sept. 29. There are approximately 700,000 .members of the Ku Klux Klan in the United States. Charles ,Wr Love, of Indianapolis, grand goblin ' of the organization with juris diction '-over Ohio, Wisconsin. Michi gan, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and west Virginia, told County Prosecutor Edward C. Stanton and Chief of Po lice Frank W. Smith - today. Love voluntarily appeared before Stanton and Chief Smith. He said he came ;-f rom :. Chicago when' he earned that a- grand . Jury-nvef tigation Txad . , rLove rWaw-jh. eonferenee- with ..thof ficials for more than four .houraduring .which f;he explained the '"'cpnstittuion of -the orderi Aow much various offi cials receive as commission on initia tion t es which he called "donations," who is barred from the order, .or "dis qualified," as he. preferred to call It, and "feithheld only : information regarding membership He promised, to produce the books, and records of the local branch tPmorrow. ""lEh,' 'membership roll is secret and is in Atlaif a, Ga., the headquarters of the order," Love told his interrogators. ' Both. Prosecutor Stanton and Chief Smith questioned Love at length about night Tiding activities of the Ku Klux Klan and tar and feathering espisodes, credited to masked members of the or ganization "Any member doing any thing like that would not .only be ex pelled from the order, but would be handed over to the proper authorities," he. replied. , There is no initiation fee. Love told Stanton. One of the requirements -of membership, he said, is a donation of $10 .which goes to a propagation fund. .The' salary of Wizard Simmons, Love stated, Yis 100 a week. Kleagles, in charge of state subdivisions get 93 for each, i member they " secure;; a king kleagle, in eharge of pie state, Jl on each member in his realm, and a grand goblin, of whom there are nine, receives 60 - cents on each member in his do main." COAL MIXERS AGAINST BIG " r: PAY FOR THEIR OFFICIATES INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 29. Dis approval of salary increases of approx imately 60 .per cent for officers of tho United .Mines Workers of America, was .voted today by the union's conven tion. which later was thrQwn into an uproar . that continued most of the -afternoon, by a motion to require repay -ment-of the alleged excess in salaries paid. "since July last year. .President John L. Lewis, opposing the S umption, - declared its adoption would"Y brand the officers before the public; as -a "band of thieves." On a rising, vote the motion was killed, 1.1S9 to 66 8,; "but "protests that the cound exceeded- the i number of .delegates result ed In reconsideration byr a -roll . call, which .will not be completedvuntil to morrow., . i ' , - ' . Rapid-work .was accepted by the con vention befor it. encountered, the snarl over the officers' salary advances.' With out 'debate the delegates reaffirmed the uniop's 'declaration, made a'tr the ,1919 convention, in favor ot nationalization of coai;mines and authorized appoint ment of a ' committee ; to . work out a plant "for government acquisition of the coal properUes. iThe , convention also authorized : continued , expenditures to combat .litigation which , was said to be '"aJpart of a. nation-wide conspira cy idestroy' the union. .; .Administration forces; also scored a vlctory"?lh. a clash; with opponents over President - Lewis' recommendation to miners' .delegates " V to . the" American Federation, of IAbor. "Frank ;Farring ton ' Ythe- Illinois leader; -attacked LewisVproposai: as autocrat. ;? u 'Yc : BOARD HAS FIBJST CLA9S The n'rt meeting of the city board of lyrical-examiners created fr cent ordinance passed by the city com- to do electrical . wiring in . the citj wouldhave' to pass ; the underwriter code -was: held in the counciJchambers It iAecity hall last.night. - Twelve ap Hctllicen e examined rby the" board of ,.three. .;.:-. ,':.v"-.r 4 Additional ' applicants j wiHYbe given eeximination this -evening y at e,T JolSd withinfvaays. those passing "the tests and qualified to en. Jage" in, electrical contracting - wiU b ann9unc t ' x . V "". ? , PENROSE AND SIMMONS HAVE A ROW OVER THE REPUBLICAN TAX BILL Sweeping Amendments Offered to Measure By the Members of the Minority : TAX THE RICH MAN democrats -Would i Undo What Republicans Have Done in Distributing Burden WASHINGTON. Sept. 29. Senate consideration of the Republican ta revision bill was featured today by the introduction of sweeping amendments from the Democratic side, a fow be tween Chairman Penrose, of the finance committee, and Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, ranking Democrat on that committee, and a charge by Sena tor LaFollette, Republican, of Wis consin, that feature of the bill dealing with foreign traders and foreign, trade corporations constituted "a device to enable individuals of great wealth . to escape taxation." i Behind - the scenes there were some efforts to bring about an agreement among opponents of the committee bill on the more outstanding tax features, but apparently there were no final con clusions. Republican senators in the agricultural "bloc" we're confident, however, that with the aid of the Dem ocrats they would be able to defeat the committee plan to continue the tax oh freight, passenger and Pullman ac commodations for another year at half the present rates. Repeal of these levies was, one of several proposals put forth by Senator Simmons on behalf of the minority members of the finance committee. The others included a maximum income sur tax .rate of 52 per cent in place of (the proposed 32 per cent; retention of the corporation capitar stock tax, which the committee would-repeal next year; repeal of the $2,000 exemption allowed corporations and of the special taxes on brokers and proprietors of theaters and other places of amusement and on Owners of, x automobiles operated for hire. Another amendment woul pro vide that persons having net incomes in excess of $2Q000 would not be eligi ble for the-normal exemptions now al lowed by law to single men, married men and .to heads .of f amiliesYo --j&6. couJn-:ifYnaents.;; YunaeTV-'tn biramuna amendment .104 the surtax provision,' the rates fixed Dy the committee up to. 3X'per cent would stand, but above that the levies would be 32 per cent on incomes from $66, 000 to. $74,000. . In--statement explaining the amend ment Senator Simmons said repeal of thB lib transDoration, taxes would cause a net loss or ?ii,uuu,uuu . a year, oui that the government would get $75, 000,000 from th;e capital stock tax; $55,000,000 from repeal of the $2,000 ex emption allowed .-corporations and $26, 000,000 through - elimination of the nor mal exemptions where individual in comes exceed $20,000. A motion by ..Chairman Penrose that the senate meet, an hour earlier than usual' to- resume consideration of the tax bill led to the incident with Sena tor Simmons. The, latter, who had been absent from the chamber for a short 'time, asked that the motion be amended so that the . senate would meet noon as usual, "Why, I thought the senator had gone home," observed Senator Penrose.- The North Carolina senator, in an impassioned speech, charged ia reply that there was a "most unseemly drive" to rush the tax bill through and warned that if "these tactics are pursued this measure will -not pass untll snow flies." oeuaiur isuuuivua utuiwvu senate was. being aaked.to sit from II senator aimmons ueciitreu iuo.i i.ue a. m., to 6 p. m. ana inen now ingni. sessions from 8 ,to 11. "Why?" he demanded. 'Because lead ers on that (the Republican) side find that the special session of the . con gress is about to expire and nothing has been - accomplished. No time, is allowed for investigation of the im portant matters : in . this bill. There h.ve-been five months In which to pass this .measure, and now suddenly there is a great rush to get it through. You are trying to blame your shortcomings on this side -of the chamber. We are not going to submit to it without a fight. The senator talks about delays! that talk comes from the arch-criminal of delays." ' .7 Senator Penrose replied that he was sorry At he had said anything to offend the senator and that he would amend his motion so that the senate would re cess until-tioon. "I hope that will not be too early for the senator," he added. Practically jthe whole session, today was taken up with discussion of . the section of the ;bill defining- foreign traders and foreign trade corporations as 'those, individuals or firms, 80 per cent of whose gross-income is derived from 1 sources . outside of the United States and 50 per - cent of whose busi ness is ; done - put side of the United' States. v Several Democratic senators jpined ; Senator LaFollette In .opposing it and action on. it' was deferred. y BELCHER CASE TBST1MONT. IS . - FINISHED - AKGITMENTS TODAY Y C3LEAR WATER, ,,Fla Sept. 29.-r-Hearing ; of testimony la . the case -of Dr. I.' J. Belchet,. charged with man slaughter in- connection-with the death of his s cousin, Miss Viijglnia Turner, was ' concluded ,tjoday'.' Arguments by opposing counsel will be heard tomor row and Kit i expected the, case will go to the v jury- before the . end of the dayv N-Sftf-'Ys rv-!''' '"'. :" Y-;v . - The defense introduced six witnesses-' today fn an effort ""to establish;,. that the DliTSlcian , had fib connection with her death. ' Five "bf . "the 'defense wit-. nessea iwere,-' nmw. . iwy.'v mem were tpresentd i9ant ffort to "establish aa. alibi u as- to vth physician's- move ments on-the night 'the state "contends the . -young . woman's body" was - placed in creek af ter,death had been acaused by -at:rlminal operation. Yj-Thereniain-ipg witnesses testified in contradiction pf. stateXtestimonyYthat ; the young; wo man "had: visited; T Belcher's officer on the day .""before "her body ..was found. The"ac;Cused himself did .not . take ' the stand." !, t . '"' National Unemployment Conference Reopens Today "Fundamentally sound, financially strong, industrially ; unimpaired, , commercially consistent and politically un afraid, there ought to be work for everybody In the United States who chooses to work, - and our 'condition at home and ourvplace in the world depend on everybody going to work." With this analysis of the, situation, Pres ident Harding convenedxthe natipnal unemployment conference and assigned' to it the. task of ascertaining why millions of Americans are "out .of- employment and of finding, means of putting them back to work The President expressed the earnest conviction: that the conference wound accomplish its purpose. There are f no problems affect ing the national life' and thewelfare o the American people which we cannot solve," he said. , At the same time the President raade4t.; clear that whatever the results, they must be achieyed by American enferprise and initiative, free from gbv.ernrnent paternalism. YNo assistancgr he admonished the conference, ean be expected from the gov ernment whichYlnvolves contributions from, the public treasury. The conference- committee-; have axushed their work so rapidly vthat the conference wjll re-assemble today, five daya ahead of Its schedule, with Suggestions for relief ready ' to-be submitted. v"C " . ' . w PARTLEADERS OMRWiraPEOlTE RATIFYING OF Final Action Likely Within the Next Two VSyeeks ; It Was Thought Last Night' WATSON AGAINST IT Says it Means the League Even tually and Doesn't Released Political Prisoners WASHINGTON, Sept.:. 29. Ratifica tion by the senate in-a fortnight of the administration's peace treaties with Germany, Austria and Hungary loomed as a prospect tonight. after Re? publican and Democratic -leaders dur ing the day had' discussed, a proposed unanimous consent ( agreement - drafted py , senator ajouh' vciniuHvu (leader, to take the -flnaL vote October bv Senator Lodge, tne itepuDUcan 14 or 15.. Both; expressed nopes; ox obtaining a formal order of . the sen ate tomorrow providing for such", a program and all factions expressed. the opinion that -the agreement would be reached. !.'-'- .-'-' Announcement of : the negotiations was made. in. the senate late today , by Senator Lodge and- with, the discus sion showing evidences of success,' the Republicans dropped ' their plan for a session tonight. Senator Lodge; inti mated, however, that should the agree v ment be blocked, he would return ' .to the night sessibn drive ; f or ' ratificar tion. Mr. Lbdge said he . had "every reasonable hope" pf,raaching.an..aere''. ment and SenAlorf . Underwood, -.' the Democratic leader, also said an agree ment had been "practically reached" and was, ready.; for consummation . to-.. morrow. '- ,"':v";' ' ; -"' . Involved in the program is a' pro-' posal v that should any senator desire to. debate the treaties,. the tax revision bill would !be laid aside temporarily It. is expected, 'however, ; that the; tax measure actually. . wjll be -before." the senate most . of nex"t week, with the following ,wek, .preceding the date for votings largely, devoted to the . trea- ties.. . - ; - -;, ; -C-- - - : The movement for a voting, agrees, ment developed "today Yin . a conference of Democratic -senators j who "Z declared unanimously; against the " Republican plan for night; sessions and, authorizeci' overtures by , Senator . Underwood tp the - Republican's.: for ,a" voting , ,agree-, ment. The .Democrats' .eaffirmed''.their; ques,tiop andr ief t eah " senator free to vote as "he -shU determine. V - . In the effort to agree .upon a. date for. voting on ratification Chairman, Pen of th e ' flnanbe '"; " cominitte e in AGREE l on raoww. ;.'u? r"f;- Effective the efnergency measures of thenance- committee , inking. : ,i!L&&, th-t"vic charge of tM tix ;bllL agreed.' to . give J way to tne treaties, sutijng ne peiwvea it would .pperateactuailyl;-.tj''epe(lrte his i measure-v yvx.-':j"VV?''-if,;,; .The only .address in the senate on the treaties" today! was ; by ., Senator J Watson, sDemocratS Georgia who ro-p- posed raltfication?; becaiise ..her safd'the believed they fWOUl4; drag : the United States, into ;the 'league; bf ,-p.atIonsjand European entarfglements. Everi since President 'l Harding's ?A . .iha,uuraio, Senator ' Wtso: djjrcl'ared itheT nat'on has tbeen driftipg. rresistfb'tintb the league. pltfX- Y;"t.i'ti; failed to proyld "f of releasefmert can citizens twoidi violate itli esrd pionage 4 laws; - .Referring kapparenjjy . to Eugene V. Debsi- he" said a' man" was (Continued r on Page', Two.Vk'Y- Work rwy Owe Most 0 Gist of Committee Recommendations to Unemployment Confer ence Today Will be That Industries Rearrange Their Sched ules Solas to EmployLargest Number Unemployed Not So Numerous as 60 Days Ago WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.- Ground work for an emergency program to meet the needs of the country's' invol untary idle, found to number between 2,700,000 and 4,000,000, exclusive of-agriculture, was completed today by the national conference on unemployment. Reports of -most of the committees were completed and turned over to the steering committee, . which is to weld the various recommendations into one definite whole for action by he full conference when Jt reconvenes' tomor- row afternoon. . Quick action upon the general emergency scheme is expected by the conferees. V - .Adoption of a-final report, by the committee on emergency measures by manufacturers was announced laie vu day. Tre report, which is said to con tain . the core of the . .unemployment problem, because 'of the effects of the manufacturing industry upon eco nomic ''conditions generally,- is under stood to recommend Y the use of rota tion of labon the shortened week, par tial employment, completion ' of repair and clean-up, as some of the means of increasing ' employment. "v In addition, the committeewas said to. favor an aP-4 peal to the .patriotic co-operation or producers,, manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, in passing along as rapid ly as possible anj price changes dc-currlng-in order to hasten business re vival. : , 1 Y' . - ' ' Recommendations of the construc tion committee were understood to re gard the construction problem in a great" measure as - one rf or local- action because .of the different factors exist ing' in" various localities Accele ration of public,, works was said to be urged by; the' cdmmlttee on municipal 'meas ures. . : ' -::A : l t '" Discussion ' of Y the - pending railway funding bill for providing -financial relief for the railroads was' said to have consumed much of ' the , transportation cbmmlttee's" deliberations in, the light of the carriers', ability . to employ -more k v The committees on mining and ship-. pingIt;was learaea, -v-ere believe 'that" no emergency .measures rould be suggested for' these industries in view- of tii eir. dependency Upon gen eral r bu3incSs -conditions. ! -Y . y -n zln ,-niakipg public its. estimate of the . country's , unemployment,: the com mittee oh- statistics '"declared- that ' the siVady1 improvement which - had .taken place iduring the-past -two ' months fe-cessitated-, a revision of r the estimates submitted "to r congress last month ' by the lbor.. department. ' ... ' -" . To proviae tne macmuciy committees was said ,to. advise appoint ment of special"' committees ; ,bjr nhe mayors of all cities whfen would hani die the ' locaV employment proo.em as preeentea .m-eacn. Ulr fvi;.?; .': -A"; ' : - ' , . , '. ':" . -. " Yy.- -I FOR IDLENESS SEN 1IGH PROTECTIVE TARIFF REMEDY. in high s tpago ' Sept.- 29. A... demand for the Immediate "enactmentY of an, ade quate , protective ."tarTff bill was voiced tonlgb.t in resolutions adopted by more tko'n : 'is&QQ .manufacturers .;f rom oyer conference 6of,stateaniac.iurer. , . fThe reipedyj for -unemployment,,!? mora work- in our factories, the reso- j lution declared, Hou So A rs expected as long as : a large propor tion of our industries, are paralyzed by the failure 5f eongress to complete the pending tariff legislation." The resolution then declared: "That in view of the present depressed con ditions of American industry, the ab normally low cost of production abroad and the unprecedented depreciation of currency of countries seeking1 to sell their products in the markets of the United States, it is our solemn convic tion that it is imperative-that there be no further delay" in the enactment of an adequate protective, tariff bill and that congress and the, administration proceed at once to complete the pro gram to which thy ' stand committed before the nation. - . " - The resolutions were adopted after the conferenej had been- addressed by Congressman ' J. W. Fordney of the house ways tad means committee,, who explained the American valuation pro vision of the pending tariff bill. "We are importing - at 'the . 'rate ot about $300,000,000 worthi o -foreign goods per month into the" ;United States," he said. "Most of these. goods could be made here. There 1s not. a manufac tured article produced - in the United States in' which '"the labor cost is less than 90 per cent 'of - the total cost following the raw material from start to finish. " : : - V , "Now, if that is true of the $300, 000,000 that we are sending abroad each month to buy foreign -made goods, $250,000,000 is -going ot from the peo ple of the United States to employ German, French, English. Japanese and Chinese labor, -while our own workers walk the streets -in Idleness. "Unless the American -valuation .plan is adopted there is little hope. of the American manufacturer'- securing- ade quate protection agalnstYfo reign-made goods, and there is. little hope of this country being put in a posit Ion to. main tain the present standard of. living of the. - American working mt x and wo man. ... -. '.Y- '') . ) . ..; VUnder . the proposed . Plan . of assess' ing ad valorem duties- on imported merchandise, the ' word ,.' alue means the . price at 'WhichY comparable and competitivo products of the'v United States are ordinarily yold' in wholesale quantities, whereas' under the present law: the duties .. are : assessed on : the wholesale price of the icqmmodities in the country from "wkibh -they aro ex ported to th$ United States," " , ;- ' j ' j '-, t ' . . ' MARINES IfTGHTINGVOVER THE Y i HISTORIC, WILDERNESS' FIELD WIBDERNESSi Va.;,',Sept.- 29. Under cover of a smoke barrage laid down by an American . 'ffleet" "I hidden behind i a series of heights south ' of Wilderness creek, the marine' expeditionary force today- threw a -landing party ashore. dug in before redoubts prepared by the enemy and waited orders for carrying out the final phase of their mimic bat- i tie the ; storming of .the hostile posi- J tions. ' ;";-;" -'yT" ,".-V '-. ' . The attack was delivered against a theorectical "Island,' "represented by a sector of ; the north bank- of the creek. For-half an hour after "advance" was sounded the rattle of machine guns and roll' of rifle fire' told Of additional; de tachments i landing behind 2 the 'curtain created by bursting" smoke shells.15 The temporary trenches ' were; swiftly' con solidated) and, the. umpires . announced that'first phase of the maneuvers had been 'carried. . ; ' ; ; - , x" , Peopl bs PREMIER'S LAST: NOTE PLEASES BRITISH AND IRISH -PUBLIC OPINION "Wholly Conciliatory" Is View Expressed of Note in Lon don and Dublin IS NEW INVITATION Makes Conference, Proposed for London October 11 Easy; . of Acceptance LONDON, Sept. 29.--i(By Associated Press.) "Wholly concilatory" is the view expressed both In London and Dublin of Premier Lloyd George's lat est note to Eamon de Valera,- in which the premier invites : the ' ieaders of - th Sinn Fein to a conference . in . London October 11 in an endeavor to settle theii Irishcontroversy. : Mr. Lloyd George makes as the basisi of the note the'offer, of , a conference "with a view, to ascertaining how the4 association of Ireland with the com munity of nations Jtiiown as the Brit ish empire may best be. reconciled with,i Irish national aspirations. It is understood that various meraJ bers of the British, cabinet are of thfil opinion tnat tnere is notning in. communication to prevent the proposed conference. This certainty - appears to be the belief held by the tiondon' pub- lie and press; and the comments thus far received from Dublin speak of "the extreme gatiflcation" the communica- tion is causing there Uniqnist opinion in Ulster, according to Belfast reports reaching London, , is . that the note makes , it easier forMr., de Valera to agree to another, meet- ing. . ,"- V. .'. - f In formal discussions among the Sinn; ein leaaers are eaa .to nave oeen neiqrj in Dublin this afternoon, an.d this eve-H ning. . This is considered as lending;, strength to the report that Mr. de Valera will have the. -draft of his reply' to Mr. Lloyd George ready when , the Dail Eireann cabinet meets ' tomorr6w. SENATE WILLN0W VOTE ON SEATING NEWBERRY Some Republicans Will Oppose - . Seating -Him r WAHlimTOietl2$The .-FbTd ' , ' NeherrT.,-iwW'iTi"A'V4rT'th''-'ll.: rena-'- tbrial election la Michigan .was ubinlt- ., ted for9ecisiori "todiy rtOsthe.Senal'Efe'in"- majority and rijttprlty. reports from the privileges and Y elections. , committee which heard tie contest, 1 The majoritj' report a'DSOlved Sena tor Newberry from charges of having violated ' the icorrupt '.practices, act through undue expenditures in the cam paign while"; the; mil orlty report In sisted that the expenditures could not have been made without his knowledge. It remains f' r the lien ate to vote on the question of whether Senator Newv berry will be seated, with, the prospects that several weeks will elapse before the final decision. . ' ?' .. J The majority; report was presented! by Senator Spencer, Republican, Missouri,-on behalf, of .the Republicans ofi the committee. Several - Republican) , senators, howeverr have indicated ant intention to vote against seating Sen- ator Newberry. '.-"About. a half dozen off the so-called "progressive" Republicans were said to be numbered among the opposition but party leaders have stated private convictions -that -the contest, would end wittei adoption of the ma jority recommendations. r prrrriNG Americans on the VESSELS VOIT SHIPPING BOARD NEW YORK, , Sept. '. 29y Recent or ders of - Chairman Lasker, of the ship ping board, that-American ships must be manned . by' American crews are being put into effect-here and the process of eliminating alien seamen is well under way. , The transatlantic . liner --. America, which sailed yesterday, for .Bremen, it was learned today,' carried , practically an entire new ,i personnel , in her deck and engine room 'forces'. , More than : 200 aliens,ma'ny of i them Chinese, were supplanted by American, firemen, coal passers and stewards. . .- . , - ' , - The same process of , elimination was i applied today to; the George Washing ton, the largest passenger , ship under the American, flag.. .Neyr men, Ameri cans by birth or naturalization,.:, were furnished . the .ships.;; by -the , shipping " board's sea service, bureau In : (suffi cient numbers7 to" makV: "both creww more than 90 perceht cltizens of this country, : ' .-. . W' ' ,JiY; ; ' . ' ;"' -.' Records .6f .;the-'sea.,service. bureau show that for the six months prior to June 30 last, the percentage of aliens , employed was approximately 50 per- -cent. Today it is . less than 25 percent with 350 shipping, board, steamers . 'in operation. ' ','; ',.'" -.4' V . " :j ' The South . American service of the shipping board ,has nearly, 100 "percent 1 American crews--and on., one vessel the American Legion. 90 percent : are former service' men. . " . , UNION VETERANS. CONCLUDE ' THEIR 55TH ENCAMPMENTJ INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.,. Sep tv 29. Af te bidding farewell to their; comrades -the. Veterans f of the.: Grand "Army 5 of the Republic brought the 5jth" annual en-; campment ' to -a closer today. . The old. soldiers -held & few, more impromptu parades and. marched f'off tonight to ; their- trains., r.y -,V.tY' . '-' . - The. encampment -was. ; ended .today with the election of ' Lewis S. Pilcher. , of Brooklyn ?i; as commanaer-in- .chief. the selection " of '.other inational of fleers and the choice of, Des Moines, j Iowa, ' as rthe . city for .the. next meet-. ( ing. - v. : -. ' ' ' Other national of fleers, elected were: Robert ;,W, McBrldf , xlndianapolis. se- nior vice - commander ; . Henry A. , John- , son,: Washington, -,D- A, V junior vice . commander; M. . w; t WoodV Boise. Idaho', surgeon general;?. and George. B. Smith, ,. Minneapolis, v?haplajn-irt-.chief. , . Affliated, . organizations which haye been meeting. here also- concluded their. -seBSionsitoday-aTha' Sons of .Veterans unanimously elected Clifford M-; Ireland, " of Peoria.;. 111.;' , commander-in-chief t 7 'tt!' :'tt f - i' '
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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