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4 .- - Partly cloudy and - warmer Wednesday, probably preceded by light taia la earlg nomine. T VOL OX. NO. 43, RALEIGH, li G, VXD!ulI).Y KiORNlNG, FEBRUARY 12, 1919. PRICE: FIVE CENTS f v j J . ' Pajes 1-8 PRESIDENT TO HOI IE NEXT RETURNS TOPARIS SOOTJ 4 ' Ratification' of "Commission's Draft or League of Nations -By Peace Conference Prob , able Before Wilson Leaves QUESTION OF ARRANGING ' NEW ARMISTICE TERMS , . THE BURNING ISSUE NQW Report That Proposal To Change Armistice Policyand Shorten Armistice Periods Is' ' . Before War Council; Ten Day limit and Then New I Terns Is The tlnofficial Inti. nation Given Out ; ' German r Armistice Commission Ee- Treves r: Developmental Peace Conference Circles at Paris Yesterday. GERMAN COMMISSION i COING TO TBIVES Pari, Feb. 11MHtm) Uathal lf tio German armiitie commiaaloa were preparing to leard Weimar tor .17, according to dlipatrhee reeeired Ijcre, for Trerea, to.eany out aego tiatioai or a renewal of the armit tic. - t ," :;; ' 1 .. tuJon, Feb, 11. President Wilaoii I UI mil from Brest for U York rebrtui ry 1V ' aetordlng Ity-Beutw'e 1'nris correspondeni Evidence of Preaideat Wilaon'e in- ; t-ntion not to abandon the Peaee Coa - fi'renee upon the ratification of the m : :ety of nations plan ia found in tha ' (Vwlosuro today that he plant to return front Washington to Parit by Mareh 1 . This involvei to brief a ttay at .tauungton aa to permit only the aigD' i'5f of billi during the closing hour of . fnr.grcss. It , ii nuderitood. that Ur. Vi.son intends to giT peraonaj attcn . t; iu'Pfjris a th"werlt tf the sa pecino ojecufive council which promise li b the nioftt important feature of . l'-o Poseo Conference after the diinosal of l!;o soeiery of astions." ? r . ', DclKlna Delerates Ilclrd. r,-t Feb.' ll-(By The Aviockted J '.)-T!;s supreme council nt this - '.-".loonV teasioa heard the Belgiaa i : ' f -'ts, ?.f. Ilymam, Vsa Den IIeuveJ f -d naiiorvrlde, who act forth the , t.'V -"i.i'flnims of their country. The ) r;; ?tiDg will be haldl tomorrow- at . U t-VIork. i - Pronoaal Ta Change Polfcy; '-' Pei. Feb. 11. A proposal to change , H o nllied armistice policy and greatly . ;.. fHr rn the. annistMe periods is nnder f.jotl to be before the supreme .war - r.uiwil. - This proposal calls for the 1' .lilt: PR of the armistica periods to i.liout ten dnys at the end of which time netr terms would be imposed or Oer- --tB "Ml V . ; 1- ' ... 1- Tlie eentiment is expressed by many in attendance on the peaee eonforeaee t int thi would gire the allies a better l okt nn the situation1 and enable them : te meet the ronitsntly changing eondi- tions.- - Ko "intimation is giren as to t-n rttrfudr of the -snpTeme i-war eoua r-t-tit -the aiatterj- WlUoa Receives Prlaee of Wales. JL'atiav FitttlWla, ,.th. Jater?al. be trwetinrfthrpcw-tonr : taeo commissiuu on a aocjefy of na- -tioBWTmtt -th--esaioBr of the supreme ' council todayr President Wilson recety- ed the Prince of Wales .at the Sfurat Mansion. The Prince called on the President ia company with his staff. ORCAMZATION Of SUPREME ' ECONOMIC COUNCIL Paris, Feb. 11 The supreme eeoao ' ptie eouaeil which is about to be ergs i.xd, is expected to consider the Trench and Belgian proposals that Essea and , other German Industrial towns should be occupied -to prevent 'the manufae , lure ef munitions and arms. . This is . a question which beers on the ability nf Uermsny to pay heavy iademnttiee ' through the products of Industry and it is tha American view that the tup 1 ression of Germany's munition pre- , duetioa can be as well assured by system of authorised inspection by entente agents. - This would permit Oerman' Industries' to . continue with safoty to the allies." .'.-vs.-- v ' Then French aad Belgian plea that . they should be permitted te recoup Iheir enormous losses by tha' destruc tion ef their industrial plants through tlwr. stoppage-of- Oermas " ladustrice . until Frtnce and Belgium, hate been rehabilitated is met by . the American view which is shared by the British that such losses should be reimbursed by rash indemnities from Germany within reasonable time. The supreme economical council an regulate the dis tributloa of raw materials between countries to as to insure France and Belgium1 of a proper advantage OTef Germany and prevent tha latter from gaining the world's markets. " ' Ones divested ef its economic1 fea tures arrangements for aa extension tt the military armistica eaa be quickly -1 ompleted. It- is boiieved . certain Anirrioaa troops will not be employed ..as permanent garrisons la the Mine country longer than is necessary for military purposes Of "tt instire the (Contfnned from Pr One) START SUTJDAY BDT COMMISSION OS ITHC.VX OF JNATiONS ADD TWO ARTICLK8 - KUKUa 0IHKB8 TO tOMMiTIli. Park, Feb. ll.TH eoorm anion oa the leasee at netioao thia moraine eoneiderod Bumorouo immdmnU to" and aAfad tM effiend eanaaamawBt toniknt. arreral of to amafcaoMaM vara referred la a draltk eommitUo. ,:,,. .. The official aamaruateatloa aayet"'" The eighth martins ( the aoaniaalo aa -tho leaRua al aatiuos waa aeM at 1:SS o clock this atornlrig at the Hotel De Crllloe. Tea mettine was eevetod te tha eocuWcratioa ef a aumWr of eawaoWrta te the draft, vblaH had heea (uhcaHled. After ditcuMloa had dorolopod the mm of the awetint. the several aannennata were referred ta a draftia eoawiKtoe. feapcace: of M. Lamaudc, Lard Rob.rt Cecil, M. Verb. lot and at. VMaitea, who will moot at the Betel MaJ title teawmw moraine. ' Z?" were sddeo to the draft. ' .."The eommiailoB wM met tola at ItitO Thursday moraine at the Hotel Da Crilloa waea the draft will be subjected to Ha wooed readme." tlOTD GEORGE'S ONNIOW matloa at the goctet af KaUaaa mmm Mr. aatiifaetoiT. Jranir LWd tlcerse Hid today ta--tfce Hoaw et Cnainas ta dfc. eunins the work ef the- aoaee eoafccinoe. Ha said he hopod that a reaert would he fcaroed aooa by the eomwiiMioa appeintod to eouidtr MpeasibUitr tor the war aad 'enemy eutraaat. , . - ,.,' ". . The Premier In amewwr to a eeaatkm. aid that the Brttiah rrvraaonUUvoa Uha the ethera. Would lie the treaty at aoace trevaioMllr ahd that thf tnaty woahl aromud to aarlUment .lor JBtiflra.. tton. ..If the Hovm at Con mora ehonaw te reoodiata'lt, the Hooae waa all pewcrfal. be said. The seaea eommiailoa aa bwl Bftiat, the Preatin aaid, he beptd wvakt lasae Ita report aoea.- . , t , The Pteabr declared that the osareteaee Bad made- prtwrsoj bryood the. Matt eaa ruioa antkipoUont and that tt waa ap proacfilnf aa asronnent at moat aowtlona. It wottld ba a ailaforttm. be added, tf the poaoa aanferntot aVtitwrattowa -wtre dte. la any Barllameata before they laded. x Excusa. Offered Tjr Purpose V Ta Put Hun Army On , , vv "Effective Footinrf ) ' FLAh CONSCRIPTION OF 1jicHUPT0 35YEAR$ AGE ttCttCrlty To Be Given By l ead Assembly Soon, It Is Announced From Berlin ; "BerHn, Sunday, Feb. (By Th At sociatod . Press.) Coneariptioa of va rious classes of men, np te S5 years of , will be decreed aooa, according to information given, the correspondeat todny. Authority in this direction, it is expected, will be given tho govern ment by the national aasemtiy in the near future, and it is understood that Gustav Noske, who is mentioned for the post of minister of - national defense, will adopt immediately measures te re establish -thearry"nd put it on la effective footing. ' , ' Becruiting of volunteer! which has been proceeding in haphazard fashion, stimulated by the, Bpartacaa riots aad chiefly financed by private sources, hat railed. .-r-. '" '"Menace ef Pelan4.,-J t)f:pralIc-Tesunt contemplated emergency . action has beea hastened by the increasing menace of - Poland and autre -wrerat weed - for The Trresrot rhsor te OeTnanys wttl- tary organizatioa ' due to demobilixa tion and disorganization of all au thority aad discipline, which it' being accentuated by the domineering rule ef the revolutionary soldiers' councils, has brought the nation to a point, it was stated, where it ia now virtually in capable ef hastily mobilizing aa equip ped force of even the modest dimen sions required' for such an apparently small task as defending 'ho German. Polish frontier. . . , "Weald Require Big Army.'! . If the Bolshevik danger becomes more than a mere spectre, as it new seems to be, it would require an army ef ample size j etrike a quick offensive blow. Both theae fronts aggregate 2,000 kilometers and military men express the epinioa it will require a large fighting force to defead the frontiers and regain the territory already "usurped. Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has indicated it would require four well equipped army corps to solve the prob lems oa the 'eastern border. It is esti mated these eorps would aggregate 200, 000 men. The BoJtheviki are new near enough to tlre Oerman frontier to br-aMe te bombard Lyck, Eydtkuhnen, Tilsit, Me mil and other points with average long range gnns. r . - la addition to tha military activities of the Poles, who are reported te be becoming bolder every day, Germany is also forced to reckon with the Czechs. Both these fronts are now projecting Into German territory. Woitnar dispatches indicate that Min ister of War Beiahart has impressed upon all political faetloas ia the Nation-' Assembly except the Independ ent Socialists, the Inevitable need ef tackling the problem without waste of, sentiment. The system et recruiting to be adopted is said not yet to have been determined and a like aitustion exists regarding the size f the draft. It has been pointed eut that the Individual pay ia the new army will be from tea to twenty-four times greater than for merly. ' ' ' i GERMANY PLEADS BOLSHEVtK MEIIACE IA1MSCAIIT1 Aiiisis i;ov Immigration Commissioner Uhl Says They Have Had Their Day Jn Court 54 ALIENS HOD AT N. Y. WILL ALL BE BANISHED . e f eneaansBBBBwsaa - - ' . 24 of Them Are L . W. Mem ben and Various Kations Kew Tork, Feb. Fifty-font alieaa, Including twenty-font Industrial Work- era of tha World, niaa aaarrhists and ether undesirables, whs were brought here today from Beattle and ether west ern cities by arder ofthe Secretary ef Labor, vera locked np tonight in tha deteaUoai pern at Ellis Isaad, where they will be confined awaiting their deportation te Enropea eoaatriea. The action ef Caroliae Lowe, a Chi cago woman attorney, ia reqorstiag per. mission to visit, tha alieaa after they taia the releaao ef aoate of the a amber on habeas cerpaa proceedings, although Oeting Iiaiargratioa' CSmmimtonef Uhl declared the aliens 'had had their day in court and that no lawyers eouU assist tbent" ,.,(w.-"y-'-'. ,".''.."' The nationalitiet of the alieaa, as given eut by A. DA Jarksoa, chief of the Seattle Immigration o&Ve, who had ebargq ef the,partr,tf aa follows iEna lisn, t Jtnaaian, 7; Swedes, 7; Finns, NorwegUas, 4; Germaae, J; I talis as. 1: Spanish, Irish, Panes, Bcotch, Aastriana, E cecat one Greek, one Hollander and three aakaown. -; ..,. ,.. ,: . . The only serious trouble en tlte trip occurred ea the Ellis Ialand barge at the Laekawaann' "Railroad pier in Ho- bokea this morning when the radicals begaa Sghting asseag themselves. The snspielon that ene et their namber waa a disguised government agent Jed te the trouble, pouee officials said. , . Mere On the War. 'Tort Worth, Teaas, Feb. llA pHsen train bearing aboat 30 allegwd an archists and I. W. W. agitators pasted through Fort Worth today en rente te Ellis Island, for deportation te Eure pean eoaatriea. The radical ' were gathered try, Ue immigjat;ew'amcmtp ia Hsn rraacince, Tncaoa, EJ Paso, Ea Antonio, and Pallas. ift ef the pria- enert were from California. SHEETS HEADS STATE r - LIFE INSURANCE MEN - (Special to the Vows aad Obacnai.) - Charlotte. Feb, A. Sheets, ef Baleigh, waa today, elected ptesideat ef the North Carolina -Association ef Life Uaderwritera, eneeeediaf T. 8. Frank lin, of Charlotte. About sixty insurance men from all parts et taa state attended, a conven tion here, which was considered the best the association has ever held. President Jonathsn K. VoehelL ef Baltimore, ef the Xetional life Uader writera, addressed the convention. INTERVENTION TO SETTLE .PATTERSON TEXTILE STRIKE (By the Aiinhlil Proas.) T " Washington, Feb. 1L The national war labor hoard win intervene te set tle tht iertile jrtrikt at Patterson, X. im nader aa agreement reached today by representatives ef both aide. Both employers and employes will abide by the board's decision. Department ef Labor officials ex pressed hope the board -weald also be able to settle strikes - et Lawrenee, Mawfc, ed- -ether -textile- centres. CAN SUPPLT GOODS TO PEOPLE OCCUPIED TERRITORY ON RHINE. Washiat-ien. Feh lie British eirtuir- fng rms hart beea autherised by ha Brttiah Jseard ec Trade nader a general li cease te supply goods te territories in the eeeopied region ea the left bank ef the Rhine, the State Pepartmeat waa advised today by Consul Ceaeral Skin ner at London. . ; -. I Growers Notified That Situa tion at Present Does Not Justify It Washington, Feb. 1L Pluagiag" In tobaeee growing te the neglect ef ether crops ia not Justified by tho preseat tobaeee situation, according te a state ment 'iesned today by the drparmeat of agriculture, which described eoadi tions at diffieult. Ia territory where tobaeev- it at -new crop, reccsrir iqtre daeed te replace cotton under bell weevil eendrtioca, as la portions of South Carolina and Georgia, the beat interests ef the farmers, the etaUment says, appeasV te lie la the developmeat of a safe and well-diversified system of farming rather than tor ptnnge ; from the uncertainty of tobaeee production under existiag eoadi Uo as. While it Is impossible, the state, eat declares, te arrive at the qoaatity ef tobaeee Europe will be prepared te purchase during the next year or two, it seems .likely say considerable increase ever tho IBIS erop ia the flue-enred aectka would be followed by a decline ia market prices. Ths lurgest crop ef tobaeee the etaa try has ever produced is being marketed and while prevriling kiarkct pr:ce are very high for; some of the leading types, such abnormal prices are said to be due jprimsrilr to war conditions. ' 11IIII1GAGAIIISI TOBACCO PLliliGillG Three-Year Prcgram Wins Out In The House By Fifty -;f.!aiity , ' -iMI-aaeaBaa ' ' VOTE ON ACC?TI0N 0F--r BIUASWHCLE,281T0 50 Republicans1 Cast Most of Mi nority Vote On Both of " ' - By the AaaocUtod Free..) Waahingtda, Fib. 11. Administration leadera ia the Bouse tonight won their fight for a' declaration by Congress of policy et naval expansion unless limi tation of world armament ia agreed apoa at the Peaee Conference. ' After an all-day debate the Bouse toted 12 to 143 t'o appVove ibe new threeTyear buUding program ef ten battleships and ten aeout cruiser) .'aad immediately afterward adopted the.entire"nsval-ap- PtairrhtieM-tin.; ' '?"?'- ". meaaare eamet a total of 472100,000 for the naval establishment during the next fiscal yearrtn for the unfinished part ef the first three years- program adopted in 101 . Kale Used te fare a Vl Poring the day the House adopted ly a veto ef 03 to lis a rwaolutin. th. Rules Committee makiag the naval ev tswaiaa pcascy tegiatatHW 4a -order, -thus evereeming a narliameatarv lanihoa gained yesterday ty epnbUean Leader aisaa. , ', . t ...... . The votes en resolntioa and on final approval of the program were striking ly similars. Neither was , entirely ea party lines, but tha nVnahlio.. . ...v. roll call cast ilia inajority trf the eetee vpvosiuon. un formal approval of he program Bepublicant with 14 pemoerata, aa independent, a prohibi tionist aad a aociaHat voted in the aea- utv, wnue in iiemoerats, with 33 Be pwruasus ran atnrmativo Totes, r'Z ' '' Plan Aaopted. " ..UWJ.,W ene minor amendment, the building pre m legislation was adopted by the House at drafted by the naval committee. The amendment by Representative Hotnlinn. xiiil atiapVOteaoevat, pet, t44. that ao eon. atrnetoon anthemed iHex the pregram eetiidr be started before June 1. 1920. I.u M - M mnM . 9 . i, aa provided w WTipBai DIM. ... .... . ' -a legislative rider inserted. la the Hense forbids tho un aionAvwsnamaB tnm buying wlrclett lUtiont or fnjing ; .Ceatinned ea Page Two) VOTE TO INCREASE PAYOFIfK Senate Wants To Submit Cdn- sututional Amendment To r- People at Election - DIlDaio miiiiniAiia '--'- - '. . ounnj unAlviriUitd : EQUAL SUFFRAGE Moor Senator; Would Submit Amendment Giving Women PjJtoJLJillrrf4f.- aaaeaameat to the constitution allow, lag members of the General Assembly 7.50 a dsy instead of $4, nd the pre fiTa4aeZle laaiaoa si as, wsi the eh ef feiiljiB nt the Aeiuta aessioa yesinrday.- The bill new- goet to the House- of Bepreaen tntives, andTif approved there the peo ple of tha State wiU vote ea this nues Uoa at the next general election, Benntor B. L. Burns appeared in the tele ef champion for equal righta for women yesterday by introducing a bill te amend the constitution so as to pro vide equal suffrage. He proposes te submit thia amendment to the people at the next geaeral election. Ilia bill simply places womea oa absolute equal ity with men at the polls aad makes ao further change in the constitution, the educational Qualifications beina- left at they are. " - . - Weald AheUaa) Redattoa. --- neaator Cooner introduced a rcan. tutioa iaviting Governor W. P. G. Hard ing, ef the Federal Reserve Bank sys tem, te address thr General Assembly ea the eettoa situation at any date, which waa put upoe its immediate 'nan. eage aad seat te the Bouse for concur. reaee. Senator Glidewell would amend tha constitution, so as to hbolish the rota ma er judges of th tuperior court There is already a bill ia the Sesatt providiag fr five circuits ef four die tncts rack, which comes as near abolish lag rotation aa it is woesible ta in der the' Constitution as it bow stands. " J Other New Bills. Senator Warns Introduced aa amend- eat te the present Torrent Is ad act providing that th statute of limita tions shall apply te such deeds, which has been recommended by the Federal Land Bonk rtrdST'HV also introduced a m to re-enact a statute pstscTI In 1917 providisc for iaauinr bonds fnv highways, which, it appeared, waa tmaa. ed ea two readings the same day, con trary to law. Hie bill aimply legalizes the passage of the old net. Henator Harding introduced a bill, similar te ene introduced in the House several days sge limiting the conferring of col lege degree to legitimate institutleaa. Vote newt) 8Bhatit-ie Bills. - The bill reported 6 the committee (Conflnse! d f sgs ElgM) r.BY CONSTITUTION OF HUNS ADOPTED German National Assembly btW. 1 . awn ea m- mm - tnacis provisional Meas ' ure at Weimar ' uii ':'.' v;"'"' "... DELEGATES NOT OF ONE MIND BUT ACCEPTED IT Controllinf Motive ""Was """If. feet On (Term an w' a Tnamlaa'!. jk noi xauuest EBERT ELECTED PRESIDENT. Basle, Feb. 1L The German Na tional Assembly todsy elected Fried rich Ebert President of the Gormen 8tato by a vote .of 277 out of 379 votes-a majority of 102. ' Kerr Ebert accepted the election. Count Von Possdowsky-Wehaer received 49 rotes. ' (By the Aisociated Preaj.) . Weimar, Monday, Feb. 10. The Ger man national assembly haa adopted the amendment. -7-r,r , . 1 ' Tht session was a tedious one, ex cept thst it brought out the first ex hibition, of differeuces of opinion. " The second reading of the provisional con stitution came ap for debate and it waa the only business of the day.' For ths first hour and a half the members de bated, championing the measure or of fering minor objections. . rfi'edV Herr lafte, majority -socialist rHwr Von Prsgerj democrat r Herr Derbrwch, conservative: Herr Heim.. centrist and Lothert spoke in favor of the constitu tion. The independent at, first raised objection only to the frequent use ef the word empire'1 in the document and requested the substitution ef "republic' throughout the draft offered for ac ceptance. , . '. . : Much time was wasted in this pro cedure. The first prolonged fight wsi against secret agreement elsuses but this was mild compared te the storm thst- same latesw Centrist and -eon ser- vatlve speakers declared the provision al constitution wss open to various ob jections more or less technics, but that they were willing to accept it, as Herr Pelbrueck said, for the sake of unity nd Uit urgent heed of getting an es tablished government in Working shape ror Tit eneet on uermany' etemles. , It was Herr Caha who acted as spokes- "taa ror the independents in demssd lng that "republic be substituted ia tome dozen pieces for "empire." Ha spoks so long the House began to waver in its attention until with waving arms as lanncued a veiled threat against the entire right of the House as follows:' Cshn Ssw the Camouflage "If the government does not in Irt provisional constitution make a clean break with tha old order of things, no- Dotty in uermany or1 outside will be lieve the revolutioa Jiss accomplished anything. ' Herr Caha conclude with aa appeal ror tae construction ox the constitution o.sueb a manner of wording as to leave no' 'possible' doubt !ri' any . minds that the monarchy wsi banished forever. "Unless this wsre done." he added. "revolution which is nourished by lack of taw tat tor la Is, will live again. The tpesker concluded by warning hit hear en to "remember the part. and make a new government, and do not make toe mistakes of the old." Herr Groeber, Centrist, calmed slight ly the troubled waters of the Assembly by appealing for the provisional eonstv tution and urging its acceptance as the bssis for a solid ' government which would spelL peace a ud . bread, for Ger many.. ..BatlaSullta Biles Tha Independents satin sullen silence as paragraph after paragraph were pro posed for the final -voteaad the re- 1Wtlde:oOh poailsnls mused satasatis shoiitt whsn they unexpwtedljmsde a VoJtoane slnglu paragraph nnauImouXLIITZZ... The independents heckled the other members of the House by quibbling over one Word in the clause concerning the election ef a President, The clause depended en the exact meaning of aa adjective, which thcyirisisted did not make the meaning clear and possibly would prove dangerous far the future. After considerable debate this matter wsi straightened eut and the provisional constitution wat adopted, The National President it exnected to bo elected Tuesday. Final Action On War Revenue Measure By Congress .. Expected Today . " (Br the Aaaeclatod Pnw.l Washington. Feb. 11. Fiasl action by Congress tomorrow on ths tlx-bil- lioa-dollar war revenue bill tppeared assured tonight after several hours of debate ia the Senate on tie conferees agreement which the House adopted last tmturdayv After tome difllruluoi and delay in taking up the bill today. Chairman Simmons, of the 8enate Managers, ad dressed the" benate : for . about two hours ea the conference report, while Senator Thomas of Colorado, Democrat, Sharply criticized -elimination of his amendment to taxe campaign contribu tions of $500 or Biore, 100 per cent. Both Democratic and Republicans pre dieted . tonight that an ovor helming vat- of approval would -be givea be fore tdjourament tomorrow. Senators rlimmoss said that if necessary a night tcsoa woqll te, heiq. ' .....,;, ........ ...... SUNS SPEAKS 2 HOURS IN SENATE T IVEIIIT TO T Would Encourage Holding of 1918 Crops and Acreage Re duction, For 1919 Crop COTTON ASSOCIATION .'' . - ' ORGANIZED HERE Fanners, Bankers and Mer The North Carolina Cotton Associa tion, organized at a meeting of farmers, bankers and business men here yester day, swung out at once on a campaign to make it possible for the farmers of the Htats te hold cotton now on handj . . 1. 1 . . i . . . . . . law a iiuny cent maraei ana 10 curtail the 1919 crop thirty-three and a third per cent. A committee ef seven will be appointed by the Governor to carry out the provisions of resolutions adopted by the association, including the raising of money and the formation of county or- ganizations. Hand in hand with, the movement for the reduction of the cot ton crop will to the-drive to increase the "ivoywrnw mcrait vrpressea; of the meeting yesterday morning when It started out in the City Auditorium. The question is," said' the Governor, "now can we hold wLat cotton we've got and how can, we keep from getting any moref" That is about as far as tho mooting got in the city suditnrium. With the announcement of the Governor that Cot ton had .gone up and the thermometer uo.wn, tue garnering agreed overwhelm ingly to adjourn to - the Hall ef the House ef Kepresentatives for a contin uance of the session. There, things got settled about eleven o'clock, after Gov ernor Bickett had called Lieutenant Gov. ernor O. Max Gardner to the chair. The afternoon meeting,--when -medtt tlont were" adopted and the campaign launched, did not adjourn until nearly 3,000 waa raised by volunteer subscrip tions to give the movement a boost. .House Is Crowded. : The House of Representatives, includ ing the main floor and the galleries? wss crowded -fe- the -opening, praters, bankers and business men from many of the counties of the Htate had ' re spondedto ths Governor V call. All were committed to the principle of curtailing the cotton crop. Jhe method of cur tailment and the'' suggestions for sta bilizing tht market brought meet ef the discussion. y Lieutenant Governor Gardner showed his interest in the proposal for better cotton- priees when he confessed to cot ton holdings which, with the recent drop, had netted Urn a loss of f 10 per minute of legislative sessions. Ht particularly (Continued en Page' Two.) State-wide Prohibition Meas ure of Superintendent Davis Starts in House . DOUGHTON PRESENTS .. -. THE REYENUE BILL Secretary Daniel! Will Speak To Joint Session Thurs day at Noon Ethyl alcuhul for me for Mcramental purposes and cider for conversion into vinegar -would bef the only- thing of spintueoa, fwaaeatod. or 1nto(atitijCMiiraHrfffrft!il have in Korth Carolina If the strictly 1marrr1ltr towtti'-fcy-BurajriirtCTiicwt R. L, DavH, of the Antl-iSaloon League, becomes a law. The measure was in troduced in the lower branch ef the General Assembly yesterday by Repre sentative Poole, of Montgomery.. . The revenue b"! wat also introduced yesterday by Governor Dooghton nfter tt had been approved by ; " e Finance committee la a special meeting at noon. Meeting at two o'clock with prayer by Rev. P. N. Cavinets, the House worked for exactly an hour and then adjourned out of sympathy for the cotton confer ence, which reconvened at three. Announcement waa made by Mr. Mull, of tht House Invitation committee, that Secretary ef the Navy Jotephue Daniels would speak to a Joint session of tbt General Assembly in the House Thurs day at noon. At tha Instance of Sena tor W. B. Cooper, of New Hanover, the House and Benate also passed yesterday resolution inviting W. P. G. Harding, governor of the Federal Reserve system, to speak to a joint session of the Gen eral Assembly Friday. .Thirty-two new bills were Introduced in ' the .lower branch yesterdsy Including one by Representative' Thilt to make the'-car-aal knowledge of a married woman, knowing her to be trirh, a miademetnor. Hoase Accepts Amendment. v On motion, of Representative McColn. the author of the bill, the House yes terday concurred In the Senate amend ment to the legal adviising bill strik ing from the measure the provision that every publisher should file with the clerk of tht court a twora statement of bit current commercial rate. Practi cally everything else passed yesterday either ameaded or repealed road laws in different counties snd provided new means for highway maintenance all ef them local. -. As introduced by Governor Doughton, t fter the approval of the committee, ere are many changes ia the versnae bill looking to .raiting more fundi to ' iBiaaB ii ,, a - rf (Cont(uti oa rrt TlSrtQ STAR BOOS conor STRICTLY BONE DRY, POOLE SUGGESTS iSiLUAi'; BANKING WORLD H. Cooper, Tar.H&el Banker of Washington, Testifies Against Comptroller COL OLDS iftpr n r.i Congressman Webb Also Wants -Some German Artillery Tor ! Several Points 1 in State ; Senator Simmons. Trying To -, Get Shipbuilding Contracts . For Wilmington ; , . . .c , ,':' V. Newt and Observer Bureau, r .' 408 District National Bank Building. By 8. R, WINTERS. . (By Special Leased Wire.) Vashingtont1Feb.4L--Wade ' H. Cooper,. Tar Heel banker f Waahrng mington, today told the Senate Banking ' aad Currency Committee that Comp. trailer ot.tht.Currenry John ' Skelton ' Williams, has so "terrorized" .the bank-""" Ing world that few bankers would dare come to Washington to testify against the confirmation of Mr. Williams Mr. Cooper wn testifying oa the resolution of Senator Weeks which avors the nbol- " irfimBnt-ttf 4heofflee-of tHVmptioller"" of the Currency. ' ' " 'Tr-;'" - Following a ststemerit of the Tarheel"" banker that Mf: Wttllasw hat "begged : him not to testify," the Beajte Banking and Curreuey Committee Solved by a " test vote of five to four te take the tes timony in executive -.session,. Cense--quentiyv Wore Mr. -Cooper en eon. eludeyfcis testimony the committee de cided to eenduct the hearings behind ' closed doors. . . . ' Opposing the mot'oa. for aa executive session, Benntor Hollia, of New Hamp- ' . shirs, a Democrat, declared that the fight ....nsm!UkiJMz..Wtte.:. liams was "getting tremendously mag Bied., He stated that Hr. WiUUma would not make any reprisals against banks. - '"..'..'. v..- , , , ,' Among Bankers." ' .Wheretipoa, beaator McLean, ef Con necticut. etateaV that there wsi foneraJt feeling of fear among eerUin tankers " "that if they avpear before the commit tee there will be reprisals." Senator Me. ' Lssa taid, T thiak that K is the duty"' of the committee to find out as te wheth- . er there is aay fousdatioa for the rn mor a.ad -etatements that are pretty " g.neral. lit Mr. Williams is miarepre Muted ,we ought to know it" Some weeks ago the Comptroller of - tht Currency unfolded what he ebarae tenxea aa a plot betweea a Washiagtoa banker fand a Washiagtoa newspaper correspondent to crystallize sentiment against his confirmation, Comptroller Williams wae ottered as aayrnr,-1 jfn for not te make public the names of those involved for the present, bat the ' banker ia an effleiai f a banking lnttt. tution (not national), which haa beea under serious iritieism by the Comp. I roller s office for months nest fne '. hlsr aad nnmwful practices." - "The ComptrolloT of : the Curreaey . charged A aewspsper correspondent with " conducting a paid publicity eamaign -against his confirmation. Ths Washing, ton correspondent of the Buffalo Ka assumed responatblHi lor the ' moot attack, and replied to Mr, Williams jo me eneet s .with other Americana I htve.felt we were at war with autocracy. . Weodrow Wilson, to whom Mr. Williams ewes his position, aad to whom he is looking for re-appointment. : ia fiehtin " autoeraey-witlr all hisTnight.-Tct Mr. itrhrmt,-Jla- rr'f rorTronrnilmilate"" those who dare criticize, used autocracy methods of the sort the deTinw.t n'itt;. ii k - - - r . unauHMjcra Meal . to laror.'n.' WOoWMtlo aii laHf.UrT' Revising lEeTTntil d raft at. iio murf uia ai naieign, tne war Department has authorized sa insertion into the records giving Csptnln Joseph IL Stop ler of the Medical Coma aa hnnorahla discharge from the army. Adjutant General P. C. Harris slated today that an order had come from the office of tht Secretary of War aathorizinc him to modify the language with reference te the disrbsrge of Stopler. . me original copy .of the official la- veetigatkm, as carried in thie corres pondence, stated that Captain Stopler "had been discharged, not honorably." He was alleged to be ef Uermsa descent. and to have aefed rudely ia the ores- " ence of Baleigh women while stationed " at Camp Polk. The official report ef the investigation, furthrmore, charged , him with having engaged ia a fisticuff Continued ea Pegs Two) " ' SOUTHERN CATTLEMEN : C .a.an ai'm ee. . a sra UKtit N.U TICK LAW New Orleans, 11. Dele gates to the seventh annual convention of ; jhe Southern Cattlemen's Associa tion Tafs loday voted to send a tele- "' '" gram to the North Carolina legislature - now in session urging that body to adopt a tick-eradication law aimilar te, those now existing In, Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas. The conven tion will continue through Friday. Complete eradication from the South- era States of the eattie ferer tick will eliminate the classification at the stock yards "Southern Cattle" and will in crease tho value ef cattle approximately one hundred per cent according to E. L. Bertram, Inspector in charge at the National stock yards, east Bt. Louis, . tils. He waa- the principal speaker at - ths session late today of the conference of employees of the bureau of animal ' industry . engaged la . tick . eradication ... work ia ten Southern States. - v " n ! - fr - This is the day to go to tht Finehurst . Races.S:00 p. m. Adr. j
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Feb. 12, 1919, edition 1
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