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.QMRLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY MORCUNG,' APRIL 14, 1921.
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TEXTILE MILLS
POSITION HID
III POM CASE
Robinson and Bigot Engage In
i Heated Verbal1 Exchange.
SEVERAL' SPEECHES HEARD
Parker, Croweli, Brooks and
Bridgort 'Argue for Mills
; Against Petition.
" ' Caarlett
' v TarWmafe Helel
sr R.K. fowell.
; RALEIGH. April 11. Tba cond
47 af argument before the earpo ra
tion cemmlaalon o tba petition (
' tha South- Power company (or an
increase la rat wa ooosumsd aa
lirely by (ha respondent mill a a-
almoat save tba vara aad ward
anaoitatar batwaaa W.1 S. 0B. Rb
inaen. Jr.. chlf unl far th
powar compaay. and Jud-a 3. Craw
(ord Blxr. af caanaal (or tba cot
ton nllla.
' E. B. Parkr, Jr., af Orahajn. Aa
bray I Brooka, J. La CrvU and
J. H. Brldcara. ail raaiatlnc tba la
vmm aoua-ht by tha powar com
pany. had eoneiiM4 tnir area
wianu whn Jadg Blr took th
floor. H dplor4 tha rarE
from Jadca Pll oa yaatarday that
th mamaora o( th eommlaslon da
not IntMid to m "nmoa-fo
with Boath Carolina aa flcurM aad
! want Into a hot realisation
o( th powr eompany'a lawyor, wha
arcuad yaatarday. Bom of th r-
maraa air. ttoniiwn m aw I
aumnt Jad BUti attnoniaa wi
youthful nthuataasn and thla alona I
aot calculated to bride th natural I
chaara btwa tb two dliUnrimn-1
d lawrara. It wa p4 orr and I
niy wbaa Jadca cm aetara un i
la aractle of a ouartar of a cantary I
ba bad aavr known tb atblca (o I
tb profeealon t b o aharwly aa
aallad aa by Mr. Reblnaon. did th
younger man rnt th lnatauatlona
Judg Bigg engaged tn a chaatia
aiaat at hi (allow attorney (or th
charging- la tba mill aide tba "grota
atM" and "high handed" manipula
tion t tV pewvr -coaipaay'a br
i muat ak th oommlaalon to
Jadg Blg wUhi the-wrrper
bouad.'
aala Atr. ag,uwoi
(ac Suahing a trlna, 1
I'U ba the jaaga ot r?-;
aounda arooncu7 -i
juog inck"- "ti m T.-t-i-
0g Dlgga. m
vr U than." eturnd Bobln-
.I'll i. aama lutdaina myaaU."
a aavlnc ha atralgbuaad blrnaeK
out aa If.ta cat out, th talk .and
hlrl Into action should th Judg
rMtlnua nagging. Z. V. Taylor
ntimA Mnii at hla arm and Robin
eon (all Into hi eat Judg Bigg
then allowed that be would proceed
U a dlacuaaion of th caa.
It happened ao Quickly that (ew
of the (olka In th room felt the
heat, but aa Judge Bigg alowly
wimr himself Into a dlacuaaion or
th cu tha older lawyers and om
of th a pactatora paaaed Into ante
rooms to dlacusa it- There, were
(ew regrata-in.th comment after
wards. Tha dlleiT of Mr. Parker waa aa
vigorous an aasault on the power
company aa baa been beard since tne
flcht Tatartad. He praised Mr. Duk.
in common with lot of other (oik, ranted a a matter o( sound business,
but he warned the commission and a resumption In carrying more
aaainst "th octopua" normnl stock all along the line were
It 1 a monopolistic body thriving brought "about, undoubtedly a con
on the natural resources of North alderabl part of th load now being
Carolina, ha skid, making It profit forced back upon th original pro
nT rwoatatea and subject to Inter- ducers of our agricultural products
stat regulations. He thought, th
commission ought to dismiss th pe-
tition before it and let tb case go
an to a hlghr court
j xl Brldgers, of Henderson, fol-
low'ed him for Vance county mills
.in. Southern powes, and J. Lee
Crowell. of Concord, put the case or
hk, mtanltlpallty before the commla-
Concord 1 th home of the Can-
m .nlt tha Cannon mill with
the con interest are the biggest
complainant in tne preeem vw.
Mr. BrookV speech wa an appeal
- ..i.ii.. without anv dlscrimi-
i.. Ha feared for' the life of
the North, Carolina e public service
company unless auch a preventive
order la inciuaea wuio.-
tngs the comtnassion
lng about the case, piled up great
nt eurea. He didn't argue
JUdg DlggB, W . j .
ajVauaaW , - . . la 1
the Interstate angie vl icr
-lr not ahot at SUCtl Uling a i
miumii valuations, labora
tory InvestmenU and Interlocking
dlwctoratea He arrayed expert
figures against fixed valuation of
Mmmllon to point out how
mttcli the commission ought to atrip
tn petition peiorc a,uwa,
, i . ' , . )
snowers muay "
u..u k.a .1m in i
Every man iv
I JO JO SAYS
L m. ihiii It is astonurninx now cir -
TO WACE FIGHT AGAINST
8. C. TELEPHONE RATES
, , ' anaenwaAaanaaaBe -.
GREENVILLE. B. C. April It-
! Decision ta sell upon all eewntle ef
the Mat t nd representative te
Columbia m April II (or state
wide . snaa . meeting t . protest
MMM -the new I MP DOM nlNi
was? NtcbH bm today by th
UMtUT, committee At th Pled
mont CIlkHiu1 Prelect lv aaeoola-
lion, formed here a faw day ago
la mk a flxht (or re -peeing' of
th telephone eaaa before tha Hat
railroad com m swoon.
Tba retaat bora la being mad
not only upon tha recently granted
mer In Sat rata but alao upon
lha Inauguration of lone d lata no
tall between eearby exchanges
whlah have baraiofora baea give
thla lntr-town aervlce without ad
ditional chart.
COTTON EXPORT
Finance Corporation 0. KVs
Application for SaMXXIrOCC
Business Msn Should Exer
cise Mors Confidence.
WASHIOTON. AprU II, Ap
proral ( a application (or a loan
f fl.IOf.Mo (or flnanclna cotton
iporu waa announced today by tha
war flnaaea corporation.
Export of bai of cotton t
Enaiand. Franca. Italy. Portugal.
Japaa and Oormany la Inrolrnd In
th transaction, according to Kugana
Mayor, director of corporation. Tb
application, Mr. Meyer added, waa a
direct reeult of a recent conference
la New Orlean with outhrn bank
ra. .
Application (or tba loan, ha aald,
mad by aa export financing
corporation. DUcu1ng tba recant
wbipm. la n.Miinwn, AUnu
ana imw orian wiiA xportra.
manufacturer and banker. Mr,
btarar clar4 th rralt wr
aoaidrdl aauafaetory by all con
oai-nad."
Tb mt important roauit, n aaia,
waa that th banker axa rolna- t
approach tba problam o( xporUnv
cottoa aad other aoirthern productaJ
(rem a new point or viw aad la a
mora nrgeU mannr.
Lnaciuelon drreloped, be aald. that
la the general opinion atacka of man
ufactured good la band of retailer
Had wholeaatar aa wall aa naaataa
tarara ar gaaerallr ry kw la thla
eoaatry and abroad, It aot. ptw
er. within tb proline or la war
flaaaoa aorporatloa ta attempt -ta -flnaea
baalneaa, Mr. Merer aaaert-
ad. nor ra to adrlae bnatn men
u,w to conduct their bualnaaa
xt.woaid aeem." Mr. Mayor aald.
opportune at thla moment for mr
chant to eonsldar whether or not
eondiUon la th consuming market,'
and In tha present price level f
material and good, do not warrant
a return to mor normal procedure
with reaoeet to th tock or raw
material and flnlhd goods carried
by merchants and manufacturer.
It would appear that ooondenoe was
great at the. high price levels of a
year ago when the Ijoalnea risks
rruaniy largrr tnaa tncy are
It nay be well (or boat nee
fflea now to aak theeaaelrca the que
Hon wrbetber or mot the present low
er price levels do not warrant some
what greater confidence than exist
at the present time. Thla is a matter
(or each and every - buslnea man.
retailer, wholesaler and manufac
turer to consider for himself.
"If greater confidence were war-
and th bank in tba country dis-
trlcta would be generally distributed
nd mor easily carried by the mer-
chant and bank Interested In th
processes that are Involved in mov-
ing the raw material through the
various step that lead the ulti-
mate consumer.
MRS. W. C. HAMMER IS
RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT
Officers for Year" Chosen by
M. P. State's Women's
Home and Foreign Mission
ary Society.
Special ie The Obeerver.
HIGH POINT. AprU 13. Re
electing Mrs. W. C. Hammer, of
r-Bb VV w. ava-nauaeava f va.
AsheborO, president for another year,
u-.ntMn. -.nn.ta tmm nunmlHua
listening to reports from committees
and a eermon by Rev. J. D. Williams,
of Liberty, delegates tonight closed
the second busy day oi tne annual
conference of. the North- Carolina
Women's Home and Foreign" Mission
ary societies, in session in the First
Methodist Protestant church here.
Other officers elected were Mrs. J.
3. Milliken, of Greensboro, first vice
president; Mrs. R. L. Blalock, of
Greensboro, second vice president:
Miss Esther Ross, of Asheboro, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Nichol
son, of Mebane, recording secretary;
Mrs. H. A. Garrett, of High Point,
treasurer; Mrs. 8. W. Taylor, or
Burlington, secretary of literature;
Mrs. C. W. Bates, of Henderson,
secretary of life and memorial mem
bers; Mrs. J. E. pritchara, or Hen
derson, secretary of young1 people's
work: Miss Pearl Mcculloch. rl
Greensboro, state editor; Mrs. W. P.
ficaeii, ot man riwui, iiiuiiur.
The place-' for next meeting will
probably be selected before adjourn
ment tomorrow afternoon.
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TRINITY WINS DEBATE
WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY
DURHAM, N. C. April 11.
Trinity college last night won Its
debate -here with Emory university
completing its. debating season with
out defeat The debate tonight waa
tha fourth thl year. Jame A.
Drumbrojnsky, - Sumpter Kelly . and
Granger HanaelU - repreaented th
Geontia Institution, and jonn it.
Small. Jr.. Huah T. Lefler. and Hen
LOAN APPflOVED
"l-l7," , il h. th.
rr v djuu v.i..t-- -
rSDCIETY BIGHT
IS EM EfflT
OF
Special Musical Program
be Feature of Evening.
to
DEALERS OAY SUCCESS
Many Osalsrs From Two Caro
lina! In Show; Doors to Closs
Lata Saturday Night
Yalae of Aat KxbiMta.
The following erhedul ( th ac
tual alue of the axhlblta la tba auto
mobile abow waa prepared by La A.
Polger. of th C C. Coddingloa com
pany veaierdav, to Indicate tb vaat-
nee of the if 11 axhlblta:
Passenger car on exhibition.
IJH.JM.M; comsjerctal ears aad
trucka 114.171; accusaorl . fit.
IT. Orand tout. !M!I.I.
lioctai (oe Today.
Society night will be observed In
tb evening. Ex hi biter aad women
friends receiving will wear conven
tional evening dree. Tb committee
hwver, aak that visitor be. In
formed thai they will aot b expect
ed to comply with thla. The admis
sion on thla night will be ll.lt. Light
refreshment will b served at
booth and la exhibitor space.
Musical program today:
Matinee.
Prrr and Hi Band.
Soloists: Marxaret Travere. so
prano; carl Bcaumann, franca
born.
Part 1.
1. Overture-Tb Vikings." Hart-
man. ,
S. fJcn frem "Jlngaboo," Pryar.
I. Solo for French horn -"Ber
ceuse," Oosard; Carl Schuraaa.
4. ExcerptsWL Bohra. ruo-
clnL'
I. Fantasl on "My Old Kntuekr
Home," Dalby.
Jvariauons ror an inrtrumennj.
. Caprice "The Lion Cha,
Koelllng.
ran a.
T. 'Invitation to th Daaos,"
Weber.
I. Gem from !Tba Royal vaga
bond." Cohaa.
. soprano boio Tjpeo ta uaie
of th Temple." Kaapp; Margaret
1 -Patrol or tha Old BoNUers,-
BaasUi Mis Carmala , PanaeU,
praaa.
V
Alia from
Xa Farorita."
Dent
xettt
a. fiord 1 Risen, Rachmaninoff.
b. FanchonVta. C. B. Clark,
c To a Messenger, LaForga.
Frederick Bristol at tha piano.
Society Night.
Pryor and His Band.
Soloists: Margaret Travers. so
prano: Leon HandaUK, cornet; jonn
Wummer, flute.
rait i.
1. Overture "Zampe," Herold.
2. Scenes from "Robin Hood," D
I. Cornet Solo 'TM Lost Chord."
Sullivan; Leon Handsllk.
4. Grand Scene "Tannnaeuaer,
Wagner.
S.. Piccolo Solo -poika uaprio.
Terachak: John Wummer.
"Tuneful Tune or ,- camn.
Parti.
7. Dedication and Benedlctlo
"Lea Huguenots." Meyerbeer.
I. (a) Tone poem "Alter sun
et," Pryor.
(b) "The Whistler and His Dog,'
Pryor.
. Soprano Solo "The Kiss,'
Ardltl: Marxaret Travers.
10. Finale to Ballet "Dane of
the Hours." PonchlellL
Miss Carmela Ponselle, messo -so
prano.
Aria from "La Favorlta," Donl-
settl.
2.
a. Lord 1 Risen, Rachmaninoff.
b. Fanchonette, C. B. Clark.
c. To a Messenger, LaForge.
Frederick Bristol at the piano.
Reaches Grand Climax.
With "dealers' day" yesterday,
when hundreds of automobile men
from the Carolina attended the Car
olina Automobile show, and with
"society night" scheduled for this
evening, with special music .md
other features, the automobile show
may be said to have reached It
grand climax. .
The attendance yesterday, after
noon and evening, was th.v largest
that the show haa had, mot excepting
Tuesday evening, when a great
thrlng filled the building till the
closing hour. -
"Dealers' day" yesterday brought
to the Carolina Automobile show
automobile men from B0 to TB cities
and towns in the Carollnas, and esti
mates of local committees ranged
from 600 to 800 visiting dealer. Th
day from a business angle was one
of the best of the show, for the local
exhibitors, many of whom are dis
tributors (or the Carolina, had op
nortunity to meet men from all sec
tions of the two states who are en
gaged in handling their cars as
agents and local dealers in th'. Car
olina towns and cities. Aa a result,
much important business was dis
cussed and transacted, while the lo
cal distributor bal opn-n-tunlry to
show their men iaU'rd over ta
two states the very latest in tin lines
and models tha ihey represent. It
was a dav of eic!un.re of idea, tug-
gestlons for improving business, and
of many valuable ninis to ngen;
who handle cars for Charlotte dis
tributors in far away localities In the
states of North, and South Caro'ina.
Many Dealer rreaenc
The larger cities,. Oresnsboro,
Raleigh, , Columbia, Wilmington,
Winston-Salem, and others, sent
down large delegations or men in
terested In a dosen make of cars
and truoka, and these spent tno
whole day at the show, conferring
T
SHOW
with local official of distributing
agencies in Charlotte and reporting
on business conditions and th out
look in the towns and cities from
which they came. It was conven
tion' of automobile men, without a
v" (Caattaa a; rg Two.) ;
PtANTINO COTTON IN -
" UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
I WAJHUIdTOK, . Apr 1
lea planting was selnf '
pllshad la the pled mo I acten af
South Carolina bad was 'bauur soa
ttnued la 0rg1. Alabama and
MUwiaslppI,' aecordlaf U tb w4k
lr area balletla kerued today by
ta Weather bureau.
The week waa mostly ael la tha
w eater portion f th eotlaa belt,
ay th bulletin, aad areparatloa
e( soil for planting was aotwb
delayed. Llttl Held work waa ao.
eompiuhed In eastern Oklahoma
while planting progrisl slowly la
Texas. Louisiana aad i Arkaaaaa
Molatur Is needed In oalfc'
eastern localttla. where germina
tion baa been dlyd brjr irf soli,
Roanoke Man Nominated for
District Governor.
Wilmington Clob's Proposal for
Changs in By-Laws Votsd
Down by District CWsrsnca.
NORFOLK. VA-. April II. Jo
Turner of Roanoke, waa nominated
aa th next governor for th vnth
district at th Retary aonventloa to
day. Ha had no opposition tot th
nomination, which will b eonnrmed
by th international convention la
Edinburgh.
Th early session of tha convention
today were devoted t consideration
of rolutiona among- them being a
prepoaed change la fh by-law af
Rotary prohibiting local club from
endorsing any movement wblck la t
be. voted on by th public or t b
acted on by a igiiauve oaay. a
resolution from th WUmlngtoa rab,
oppoalnc thl propoaad chang. waa
unanimously adopted. . A number of
ether reaolutlona, ta ba acted an by
th International eonraaUon, war
dicud. among tbens a prep
chana-a In th lnternaUoaai orxanl-
astion providing for an International
board of aln menu alx or wnom
should b ehoaaa from , American
club. '
Tb entertainment fatur of th
day waa a mammoth , aystr roaat
at Caoo Hanry. when place for
1J0 aeraon were filled. Thl
the blawast dinner of Ha kind area
JiaOat Cap Henry, famou wf.lt"
The'delecat aluf-Tau" dinner,
mad aa InapecUon of hsstorio point
of Interest In th vicinity, ana eeverai
of thm ventured to tak a dip la
th ocean, deeplte a chilly wind. '
The day will be taken up tomor
row with a e tea mer trip around th
harbor, visiting all point of lntrt,
A special hlp ha been chartered
to carry th 1,190 passenger on an
all-day trip throught Hampton
Road and neighboring water. A
number of delegate, however, will
not remain over for thl trip.
ROSS WILL TRIAL IS
TO END ON SATURDAY
If Not Through Then the Judge
Says He Will Declare a Mis
trial. MONROE, April II. Jifdg Bl
Ray served notloe on attorneys in
the Roa wlU case today that the
trial would end Saturday night re
gardless, or If it was not over tnen
he would declare it, a mistrial.
Thla notica on Dart of the court
served to speed up. action and sev
eral witnesses were disposed or.
R A. Hudson, for years confiden
tial business agent (or Maggie Ross
nil Urate of 11.000 under tne
codicil of her will, waa on the stand
several houra Hudson, who has
been under fire of caveators all
through the trial, bema: cnargeu
with exerting Undue I n n u -
ence over Maggie Koss. maoe a
rood witness tor the propounders
and for himself. He told of many
buslnea dealings wttn ner on wmcn
h baaed hi opinion, that ah wa
of sound mind.
A number or witnesse usiinea xo
Hudson's good character. Mrs.
Hudson was put on to corroborate
her husband and also tesuneo inai
u.ni. Rnu was or sound mina.
She had known her practically all
of her life. m ,
Dr. W. R. McCain, of Waxhaw.
tnM ahniit maklna professional visits
to the house and he thought Maggie
Ross caDable or making a win. mo
testimony of other witnesses was
about th same.
Senator Knox again Introduces a
manintinn to end the state or war
with Germany and Austria by eon
grfjinlonal declaration.
-The war finance corporation ap
proves application for a two million
dollar loan for financing; cotton ex
port. ' -
. Kitchln and other house democrat
in caucus hind themselves to stand
acalnst 'the emergency tariff and
anti-dumping bill. . -
. An order Issued by the Interstate
commerce commission, effective June
SO, completely readjusts and gener
ally Increases freight rate on higher
ciassea of merchandise tlironghout
the southeast. ,
Three North Carollnlana Judge
Bynnm J. J. Brltt and Judge H. G.
Connor are belnc unred for ap
pointment as Judge Prltchard' suc
cessor. Unless North CoroUnlans
unite on one man, the post la likely
to go to Virginia, according to re
port from Washington.
The aecona aay oi argument uv
fore the corporation commission on
the Southern Power eompany'a peti
tion is consumed by speeches of
lawyers representing the textile mills
and featured by a warm exchange of
words between Judge Bigg and W.
S. 0"B. Robinson, Jr.
Charlotte la selected for- the next
North Carolina , Sunday School con
vention, To be held in April. 1.
Joe Turner; of Roanoke, Va., is
chosen for aovernor of the seventh
district of Rotary dub for the next
ilBSis
I "What'atheNewa?"
DEMOCRATS
BIND
THEMSELVES TO
STiT TOGETHER
To Fight Emergency Tariff and
Anti-Dumping BIIL
KITCHIN FILES HIS REPORT
Minority of Ways and Means
Committee Bitterly Assails 0.
0. P. Tariff Program.
WAgHINOTON, April II. Houm
democraU bound themelve
through eauoua action today to
tad agalnat th mrgncy tariff
and aall-dumplag Mil and Represen
tative Kltchla. minority leader',
mad aubllo simultaneously a tat
mant of view ( minority member
of tha way and man oommltte
bitterly assailing th republlcaa
temporary program.
Sharp difference are In th
caucus on th queeUon of Instruct
ing democratic member to vol aa
reeervedly agalnat th emergency
measure but It finally waa eairtod
by a vol of TT to II. After th cau
cus. Mr. - Kltchln predicted that
laaa than a dasaa dsmocratl vote
would ba cast for th Toung bUl."
In th minority report tn repub
lican ar accused of loosing into
th Up oT "tbro great truata," tn
packer, th ugr truat ana mw
..n trust. iTii.lll.tll a yar.
and of eeklng to dlabar any future
trad with th central powr and
mailer atat in Europe through a
"subtle and dangerous Joker" la di
recting the secretary of th treas
ury to fix lb valu of foreign mon
ey aa a baata for i vying dutl oa
import. - .
,Th prMtnt bni la cbaractrld
by tha report aa even wore than nt
predeceeeor, th Fordney measure,
and It asserts that If any advantag
wUl lnur anywhar irom in new
nronoaal It Will b to tb "trust.
peculator and pronteer " It also
call attantloa to provision of th
republican national platform and In
quire whether "nay honoat republl
caa can incr1y vot for thl bill la
th nf that It will redae tha coat
mfXirUkg." ' .'' ' ' '
I (to. rti.t tha am lie bean
fehaaged tttfrXHm last aaiaiuaj"?
Congreaa.- th m 7;
th Ferdney emergency tariff bill to
the Toiina- . smerxenoy tarns miu.
whether tha wavs and mean oom
nltta thouaht tn nam ox nm
chairman. Mr. Fordney, attached to
th bill would discredit it or be
lieved that by attaching th nam of
Anna- from tha aaricultural atat Of
North Dakota, it. would -mor easily
fool the farmers, we cannot unuar-
tak to say. But there must d aom
pollUcal significance in it" ,
Figure ar presented .purporting
to show that tha actual increase in
living coats resulting from enact
ment of uch a law would b about
te. Aoo.OAo.ooo a rear. ine staiv.
mnt San that th bill would haVd a
gratuity" of lZB,0o.oo annuauy
to th "ugar trust, . ,,vv
annually to th "meat ana oeei irusi.
tha nankara." and more than 1100
000,000 a year to the Income of the
"woolen trut."
Value of Foreign Money.
Discussing th provisions of the
bill for fixing th valu or xoreign
money the report says:
"Tha German mark I quoted
being worth 1.61 cent. If thl pro
vision of the bill becomes a law the
secretary of the 'treasury would be
compelled to calculate tne uerman
mark a worth S cents, for th bill
states that the depreciation In no
ibu ran be estimated at mora than
61 2-1 per cent Duties on - goods
from Germany thereby would be In
creaaed 410 per cent; from Italy 100
per cent; from Austria 2.100 per
cent; from Cx echo-Slovak la 44 per
cent; from Finland 27 per cent;
from Hungary 1,700 per cent; from
Jugo-Slavia IS per cent;., from, Po
land 1,100 per cent; from Rumania
420 per cent; from Serbia 270 per
cent and from Ruasia 4,100 per
cent"
In conclusion th report charges
republican leaders with having be
trayed the consumer of th east and
at the same time breaking faith with
the farmers of the west
The binding resolution reads:
"That the democrats of the house
are hereby instructed to oppose and
vote against the Toung emergency
tariff bill." ......
It was said that some of the 21
would abide by the decision of the
caucus, while nearly 20 of these
"recaucussed" themselves, explain-in-
that thev promised before elec
tion to stand for protection of cer
tain products. Under rules oi ine
democratic caucus they would not
be bound. Among those who "re
caucussed" were members from
Louisiana ' Interested in protection
of sugar.
The democrats unanimously
adopted tha following resolution:
'.'That th democrats of the house
in caucus assembled reaffirm the
traditional" policy of the democratic
party in favor of a tariff for rev
enue only." -
BRITT IS ENDORSED BY
THE HENDERSONVILLE BAR
special t The Obeerver
WW!VTT.T.K. Anrll IS. tMembers
(of th HandersonvllTe Bar associa
tion adopted resolutions today favor
ing the appointment of J. J. Brltt aa
judge of the United States circuit
court of appeals, succeeding the lata
J. C. Prltchard. .
Telephonic conversation was es
tablished here today with Havana,
Cuba, tba first commercial calls from
this country over the recently com
pleted telephonic cabl connnectlng
Key : West with th Island . capital.
Th service waa said to be perfect in
each Instano. Two patron paid
110 each for three minute converea
tions. - "
ROW Victor C. Detty. jof Whit
Rock, waa elected moderator of tha
French Broad Presbyterian session
her tndav. anoceedinK Rev. J. Ia
1 Hyde, of Walnut . - . - -
DANIELS TELLS STORY OF U. :S.
NAVY IN THE GREAT WORLD WAR
A Caller at State Department In Late Afternoon of January
k 31, 1917. Start! Thingi Happening, and Washington la"
Never the Same Agaln-Former Secretary Forethadowt
Startling Disclosures as Narrative of It is Written.
BY. JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
idhu i:k KnuETART OT Till! WAVT 1011 TO ttai.
Copyright ltl, by Joeia r. DUla. Coarrlgtit by ITatloaal Huwpaai Sfv
In. tJowyrlcht la Oraat Britain, Uaaeda aad tlToagk kraw. AO rtgbaa
lax-ladlag tradsllnsi In la
1 rasaUtortaed feyrlatlag ra aay twsrpoaa lorotooew.
ARTICLE I,
1 A boot S o'caook oa
apw Mttl
ivtiaa that
arbicai ktarahal ict B
Aj Meretary of the navy 1 Bred
through thoa crowded month la
th atmosphere f of suppress! a x
dtmat which la lnparbl from
th capital of a great aatloa at
war.- A friend recently asked at any
Impression af eight year aa secre
tary of the navy. I replied, "Four
year of aulat than h on all
aid, to make Sherman' expression
nautical."
Department heads, upon who
prompt 'and fflclant action tremen
dous interest depended had to keep
their . wn had amid tha ramor
and lntrlau. criticism aad eoaolct
or advto which whispered or thun
dered la their ara They had t
keep their head through day aad
nlaht of anxiety when they were
ending precious live over sea of
peril and Into ntsrprlee of dan.
gr. , Thy had to keep their
bead wbaa sudden emergency de
manded instant decision and ac
tion. .
Give Iaatdo Fact.
I am going to Ull th atory of
thoa thrilling day a w aw aad
lived them ia tba navy departraear.
and present aom thing that bar
never yet been told about tba part
th navy played. .
. I want you to know certain In
side facta concerning th miasagi
which that dappr lltua man carried
Uo th atat department, whereby
h Jolted Washington oat f. It
routine, aad I am going .to glv you
a view or th , momntua caormi
meeting., which, followed hs vkdt
' : I" ' "' ' ' e''
Charlotte Gets
the day wbew ewrtaaa wiaslaa Inters
aooaaaraa wtdch Marshal Foc pri
nMyJ&iaoliConvention
Lloyd George Asks Grounds of
Triple Allianpe Action. .
Whole British Transport Syi
tem is to Be Tied Up Friday
Night, According to Plans.
LONDON, April II. (By thAso-
elated Preea) Premier Lloyd
George haa provided th leader of
th triple alliance with another op
ening for renewal of negotiation In
th miner' strike and the general
trike of railway men and transport
worker in support of it by asking
for th ground of their rafuaal of
tha governmenf a offer. And any in
fluence tha labor leader who are
nutatd the orbit of th actual con
flict may be able to exert on the dis
putants seems ror tne moment to oe
the remaining slender thread upon
which industrial peace hanga
That auch attempt at mediation
will continue and that there ar
till two. day before the general
strike become operative, are tne
only hopeful signs.
After tha recelnt of the announce
ment of Che "Triple Alliance" that
It members would be caned rrom
their work Friday night rremier
Lloyd George sent the following re
ply to tne alliance:
"Dear Mr. Thoma (General Sec
retary of th RaUway Union) and
Mr. William. (Secretary of the
Transport Workers' Federation):
"I am - receipt oi your inner.
The decision you report la a grave
one. You threaten mriaay nignt 10
dislocate the whole of the transport
services of this country, so essential
to the life of the nation. '
T ahnuld like to know the
grounds on. which you are determin
ed to inflict uch a serious blow on
your fellow countrymen.
"xoura wiiniuuj,
(Signed) "LLOYD GEORGE.? '
Tha triole alliance aat until a late
hour tonight, and It ia wa decided to
send a reply to the premier leuer
Thursday morning when the deliber
ations of the triple alliance are re
sumed. - ,
A manifesto Issued by the miners
federation tonight seems to render
any possibility of renewed negotia
tion hopeless, apart from such
yielding on the side of the govern
ment as the miner themselves aay
they can hardly expect Tha gov
ernment yesterday met the miner
half way by agreeing to glv such
financial assistance a would be
neceasary to start the regulation of
wage on a national baala.
CHURCH WILL CELEBRATE
MARTIN LUTHER'S 8TAND
" aaaaBBiw-atawa. , 1
GREENVILLE, S. C, April II.
All Protestant ministers of th city
win exchange pulpttavher next Sun-1
day, and the assignments will b
kept secret until the hour of open
lng rvlce, according to a plan
agreed upon by th ministerial asso
ciation as a means of increasing la
tereet In church earvice.
noswaxa star pa, uajii; ua w
Mwwatsa of Wedaday, jaaaary si. mi.
blsastitf at th) eeVe of tha aeorwtary of sum
aaaia la waaiuaataw.
wrtaana aad pabllo ta-
a la ail other drasa-taacat aatll
froaa Bertk signed their naane t a
and to Uanaa la tb Soreat of Bonn.
I shall tell you th atory of a cer
tain "H. W. Davtdaon." who went to
London befor th United SUlea de
clared war. and of th ooavrs
Uon I had with Mm befor h loft.
Tou will recall th dispatch you
road three year ago concerning
th giant Oermaa gun which, from
a rmot dlataao and a carefully
eoneeelad baa, waa killing wome
aad children la Pari. Tou will ra
member th shock of horror you
felt when roa read how ehella bad
fallen la tha Httl church of St Oer
vaiaa an Oood Friday. 1111, turning
th aaerad praelacta lata a hideous
hamblea Do you knew that th
CniUd State played a pert In nd
lng th bombardment of Pari? It
will Interest you to learn how our
navy contributed to tb relief of
th hll-hkn French capital. ,
v Halloa With Child" Heart.
. And I will tall yu a Joyful tale,
' America is yet a young nation,
aad It haa a strong, clean child
heart That 1 why, perha-pa, when
U went to war it aaitore based aom
of their cod algnaki oa nureery
rhyme. Only a cblld-haartea nation
would bar thought of auch a thing,
and In that vary fact lay tha use
fulness of their atxnala They war
a part of our Intelligence sanrlc.
Jus what part I will tU you before
my atory snda
We have heard a lot about th Im
portance of cable lately, and a Wt-
tM island, about sn miiea long, in
(Ceaataawd a Pag !)
Nexi N. C:
Place l and Time Selected In
Convention in Raleigh. '
STATE STUDENT INDICTED
R. H. McComb, of Hickory,
Charged With Hazing.
GRAND JURY GETS BUSY
Judge George W. Connor "Sits
Down" on "Quiet" Probe
Without Telling Names.
Charlett Obeerver Bureau.
Terbroush Hotel.
BY R. E. POWELL.
RALEIGH, April II. Charlotte
get th next annual North Carolina
Sunday School convention, it was de
cided at today" session here, and th
date were fixed for April 11. 12
and II.
Prominent apeaker appeared at
the session today, among them Dr.
William A. Brown, of Chicago, who
talked about ."Soma Secret of Sun
day School Success," chief among
which ha declared to be th secret
of getting to school on time.
President Gilbert T. Stephenson
of Winston-Salem, followed Mr.
Brown with his annual address to
the convention.
Tonight there was a parade of
Raleigh Bible classes to the Taber
nacle church where th session ar
being held.
One of the day's features of the
convention waa the appointment of
a committee, headed by Senator
Joseph A. Brown, of Chadbourn, to
draft) suitable resolutions to the
memory of Judge Jeter Prltchard
and th late George W. Watts, of
Durham, both ' great friend and
worker In the association.
Hickory Student Indicted.
Following a sharp charge to th
Wake county grand Jury this morn
ing by Judge George W. Connor, Jr.,
that body this afternoon returned a
bill of Indictment against R. H. Mc
Comb, Hickory boy, who la a Junior
at Stat college, charging the young
ster "with wilfully annoying,
threatening and heaping indignities"
upon W. R. Loftln, a freshman at
college. The indictment ia the out
come - of the request of - President
Rlddlck, that the recent outbreak of
hating be inquired Into.
Younx McComb will not be tried
until the next term of court accord
ins; to announcement' by Solicitor
Norris, who on yesterday wanted a
quiet investigation without the use
of names.
Judge Connor sat down on this
today and directed the grand jury
to conduct a full Inquiry into .the
baaing activities at the college, to
gether with such other activities
there aa needed attention. He re
ferred particularly to th whiskey
law and the carrying of concealed
weapon. The open warfare, .her
last week between Wak Forest and
Bute student, following- a baseball
game, when several shot were ex
changed gave th Judg hi "lead.".
Funeral oa ina xownc.
Recretarr of ' the Navy Daniel.
Mayor Eldrldg and many prominent
Ralelghttea this axtarnoon anenaea
th funeral of thS lata Colonel James
H. Yeunav colored citixen of aot
who passed away Monday. The ser
vices began at I o'clock aad lasted
until S o'clock. . , .
urn cuir,
LIKELY TO LOSE
,T
Promise is Federal Judseship
Win Go to Virginia. - .
UNLESS TAR HEELS UNITE
Three N. C Men: Propoied;
Revenue Job Involved K4-'
logg Praises Sirnmons.
aaaawaaa)aaaBaa "
bt h. e. a BRTAirr;;
WASHINGTON. - AprU , ltv AS
Important queatloa bar now la;
"Will North Carollaa ualu aa a
man .aad bold th poalUo tha
Judg Prltchard had or will Ihey ;
dlvld aad loo all hop f suc
oeasr" . ;
Thre man ar urged for th plao
former Judg William P. Bynnm,
of Oreenaborej J. J.' Brltt, f Asbe
vlll.'and Judge "H. G. Connor, f
wiiaoa. u--.
Tha pronalaa Is' that Virginia will
get th Job. A vary determined .
nght will ba put up (or It by Virginia
and Maryland republican. The only
abow that North Carollaa haa la ta a
united (ront at tb departmat of
justice aad th White House. .
Judg Bynam haa strong back
Img. M 1 argued for him that aa
a lawyer, h ba few equals if any
superiors in the state.
Judge Connor, who wa appointed
to th federal beach by f resident
Tart, after a long- drawn out rw,
haa mad a fin record. Democrat
aad republican are backing him.''
Representative Btedmaa aald today1,
that h la greatly Interested in th
movement for him. Ho aald ha had
known him from the days of hla ear- .
ly manhood aad never knew a man
ia or out of tha state more- mlnot
ly fitted by natural qualities aad by,
study and training for auch a high
Judicial position. Mr. 8tdma an
nounced that U ha could help bring .
about hla nomination h wold - de
ao. H Will call on tha President
wlthla th aaxt day or two and aaa
that.Jdg Ooaaer be aamd.
. Ueveoae Fot la vot red. 1
' Th oonisst ovsr the position' of
commkauonsr af wternal' revenue
baa become mvohred la tha Judge-'
iaair,ma1a7.r'Nth -Carolina or
Vtrgiaia-oadoot have both poaiuoaa.
Reprwuncatlv Slemp haa bees ,
caught in a jamb. Tb death of
Judge Prltchard brought out one of
Mr. Blem' bid party friends fer
th Judgeship, and for a week h
haa been tearing hla shirt for tha
nomination of Robert W. Blair (or
Internal rvnu commissioner.
North Carolina leader ar in a alnv
ilar position.
They ar working for David H.
Blair and may lose th larger Job.
Th North Carolina Blair waa to-
hav een th President today but
delayed by clreumstanoes and
will aee him tomorrow. Som, turn'
In affair may give tha treasury poet
to tha Wlnaton-Salem man. (or be la
well endorsed, and has a good alean
record and a drat clas reputation.
Democ ratio postmasters In th
state ar excited and worried over
Lth hidden plan of th republicans
to control tn presidential post or- .
ficea - U
They ar writing t their con-'
gressmen to see what they may ex
Pct Representative Brinson ' today
wrote Postmaster General Hay ask
ing him what hla purpose was, and
expects to be set right on th prop
osition In tb near future.
Kellogg Praises Simmon. -
During th dlacuaaion of tha Co
lombian treaty today Senator Kel
logg paid high tribute to th ability .
of Senator fllmmona He quoted
from hla speeches on the Panama
treaty several years ago, and de
scribed him as on of th abl states
men of the-country. , The senator
said: "
"If . this government . wa guilty .
of th acta charged by tha minority
party in 1101 and H04. w should:
hav mad reparation then. If th
treaty which la now submitted to the
senate la a goof"-treaty at thl data, -it
wa a good treaty eight year :
ago, when negotiated by the demo- ,
cratlo administration. I ' realise as .
much as any on that our foreign'
relatlonos should not be made th
subject of partisan strife, but they -were
so mad in 1901 and 1104. and
were ao mad by th negotiation of
thla treaty immediately after th in
auguration of President Wilson in '
1911. - -.- , V. ' :('T H 4l
"I do not claim that all demo- ,
cratie senatoros took this position."
A notable exception wa th dlstln-;
gulshed senator from North Caro
Una (Mr. Simmons , now an hon
ored member of this body. While
he did not In all respects agree with,
the adminlstartlon in power in 1101.
hla speech en that occasion of tha
debate in the main supported th at
titude of President Roosevelt an
showed a broad-minded statesman
ship, for which he I noted. I wish
to recall to the senate tha language
of tha senator from North Carolina,
Hla speech was so at variance With i
th position taken by aom e of hi
colleague that I ask th indulgence
of the senate while 1 read eeriain .
quotatlona" Many extracts were
cited by Mr. Kellog. .
Ratification of the I2S,08,IOO
Colombian treaty would 'wot be
keeping faith with Theodora Roa
velt Senator Kellogg, republican,
Minnesota, declared today in open
ing debate for those opposin the
pact-In tha senate. -J.--, ' '
Acceptance of ft even as amend.
edv Senator Kellogg . asserted,
"would be, a naeUlaoalmett act"
and "a shadow on th brightest par
of th history of American aecora
plishmenta" - t ."
ii i i. a
CHAR1TT COST HIM JTOTItlXG.
GREENVILLE. A C April IS
A man who purchased a suit t
clothe a gift of cbartty for .
needy friend, was en of the
whom th purchase monet wa r -tarned
today at a bl dTrm
store her which inaugurated a
cial sal la which every thin..
cash-conveyor was sent back
pened t tb purchaser.
to r
Uy team.
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