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, , ' - . ' s - . . y- fine New - WE."-rHER Fair Tkarsdsy; Friday fair east, lietnilif cloudlaeas and warmer west perdon. , - SECTION ONE ' Pages 1-8 VOL OX NO. 58. ' RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 27, 1919. PRICE: FIVE CENTS T 7 laf Vvf- f --' THEY HEAR DETAIL PLAN FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS Wilson Explains To Senate and .louse Foreign Relation Com mittees Giving "Good and . Sufficient Reasons-,' :' DEBATE 0NPR0P0SiTI0N. RENEWED BY SENATE Debate Ii Expected. To Con tinue Daily During - The Week, On Friday Senator Knox, Bepnblican, and Sen ator Hardwick, Democrat, Are Expected To Speak; Those Who Attended The Dinner ; ' Washington, Feb. J8. President Wilson told members of tha Congres- UWeUsuReJHon Committee moil beyoad description would recall la Europe. Viewa of Republican nembera opposing-the learnt eonsti tatloa aa reported to the peace con ference apparently were not chanced by the conference. Wtabintai, Fo'i 26. President Wil son tonight jwe members of" the Sen- ""t I nte and House Foreign Relations, eqin. I T 'ntilttmn;Matle.l explanaiioa,.i).f.J.h I -proposed constitution of the league of I , . ; nations. F Dininp at the Whits Honso. in re sponse to m invitation sent by wireless . from the fittamcr Ueorge Washington, (he members heard the "aood and suffi cient reason')' which the President de clared ct th.it time existed for every article in thj constitution and which ha asked to b permitted to explain be fore gauornl debate on it began in (.'eagres.. ... . Digcnssion cf tho league plan was re newed in tha Senate daring the day with addresses Vr Senators ' Cummins of Town, BepubUcan, nod Owen, of Okla- t heme, Democrat. Tha former approved the prlncip'e of a world league, bat attacked many of thv provisions' of the . proposed constitution white' Senator e. ... l--m i .- I. j 1 , wen neii iiiai-in us juuuunienun , principles tha plan was connd and naked ' tht Senate not to judge it too hastily. Debate in expected to' eontinua daily during tha remainder of tha week. Sen ator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, chairman of the Foreign Delations committee, ex . .. rcti to deliver a short reply late to morrow torrlties of the league while Scnstor Lodge, the Republican leader, iuteuda to apea'r Friday. On Saturday, Senator ' KJnox, of Pennsylvania, Be- publican and . Senator Hardwick, of . Georgia, Democrat, expect tor apeak. Senator Lodge completed the draft of his address today and gave copies of " it to newspaper representatives. Three Dealt ne to Attend. Senators Borah, of Idaho, and Fall, of New Mexico, Republicans, and Repre sentative Dorsey W. Shacklcford, of Missouri, Democrat, were the only com mittee numbers absent from the White " House dinner tonight. The two Sen-Mttore- declined because, they said, they could not follow tradition und consider themselves bound to ailenrn as to what the -President might tell them, and be muse they thought he should take th,e whole Congress into hit confidence. Members of the two committees pres ent included Senators Swanson of Vir ginia, Shields "of Tennessee, Democrats: . lodge of Massachusetts, Smith of Mishi Kan, Mct'umbcr of North Dakota: Bran- i ilcgeo nf Connecticut and Knox of ... Pennsylvania, Republicans. Representatives Flood of Virginia, 1 Stedmaa of North Carolina, Bagsdale of South, Carolina and a number of Republican members of the House. In their addresses today in the Sen ate, Senators Cummins and Owens made tha first suggestions for amendment of the tentative constitution. They spoke to ' overflowing galleries, which re frained from applause because each spectator had been handed cards of warning against demonstrations: ' Cnasmina' Opposition. - ' ' Senator ' Cummins declared that he was unalterably opposed to the con stitution adopted at-Taria . because he lielieved it would destroy American sov ereignty, was unconstitutional: in cer tain features and propose worH na tion with "polyglot and incoherent" powers. Whils approving some of the - previsions, Scnaior Cummins anid there was mora tnsi ta.naa inaa gooa.in me constitution, and he presented a plan for a pcae (tribunal with moral fores as its principal means of enforcement. Senator Cue a also suggested specific amendments, lthougb approving tbs goaeral prinelj'es, fontnined in the pro- jtosed draft, saying it was not to be fipeeted tbst the first draft could be perfect. Hs urged that tha constitu tion ba amended so as to Insure denial . if poyer to tbs tribunal to interfere vitk or settle domestic affairs of any nation. ' ' Regarding the general stops of the r. league, Senator Owen said! it was'Mise nnd sound and just in its fuadamenial prineiples." "It represents the aspirations of ths poopl'es of the world, he added, "to ' safeguard the pesee of mankind.4 SIGHT BROTHERS KILLED . OR WOUNDED IN WAS Hartford, Conn, Feb. 26. Of twelve brothers who entered the service, eight have boon killed in action, one has lost an arm and leg and another had both arms amputated, still ' another lost aa arm, and the last has - been reported wounded, degree undetermined. This i st lie war record of the family of Miss Margaret Gilson, of" this city, whose parents, Mr.' and Mrs. C. IL Gilson, live in San Antonio, Texas. , ' LEAD DEMOCRATS National ' Committee Voted Complete Reorganization for Aggressive Campaign FAVORS NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE President Congratulated On His Achievements. at Peace, Conference (Br the Associated Prat.) Washington, Feb. 1 26. Hojcer 8. Connecticut, was electe i ! jJJJa JihLnr, JO) ii " TOb" SWltl voted a eouipTcto reorgjrnfztff'MVlrw1 aggressive campaign in 1920. The resignation of Vance McCormick as chairman, tendered several months ago, was accepted formally with a reso lution of thanks to the rctinbg chair man for his work. A similar resolution was adopted in accepting the resignation 1 of Carter Glass, who resigned as Secre ttIX,wb?.n he became Secretary of- the Treasury;";'? ar.rprrr Tho renrgani7Jttion contemplates that the standing officers of the committee shall include, in addition to the chair man, two viee-ehairmen ; - - secretary,, who shall be a member, an executive secretary) who may or may not be a member; a treasurer, who shall be a member; a director of finance, wbo may or may not" be a member, and a scr-geant-at-arms, who may or may not be t member. J. Bruce Kremer, of Butte, Mont., and San.ucI B. Amidon, of WiWehita, Kas., were named as vice-chairmen; E. G. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne, Ind., secre tary; W, B. l. Hollister, of Jefferson City, Mo, executive aeeretary; W. D. Jamiesoa, of Shenandoah, Iowa, Director of Finance. , Wilbnr W. Masah, it Waterloo, Iowa, and Col. John I. Martin, remain respect ively as treasurer an dsergeant-at-arma. The selection of vice-chairmen from Western States was pointed to ss indi cating the purpose of the committee to eonduet a vigorous campaign in Jthnt section. i The committee adopted a resolution greeting President Wilson o nhis return to the United States and congratulat ing him on his achievements at the peace conference, and another favoring the federal enfranchisement of women. It also created a nation-wioV woman's auxiliary. rr chisement of women through an amend ment to the Federal Constitution was adopted, 28 to 10, after a spirited de bate. The resolution Vas proposed by Senator Jones, of New Mexico, a mem ber of the committee and chairman of the Woman's Suffrage Committee of the Senate, who urcrrd thtt committee to cet behind the suffrage amendment and to prevail upon Democratic Senators gen erally to vote for it before the adjourn ment bf the present Congress. A plan for an Associate National Committee of Women, proposed by Mrs. George Bass, of Chicago, was adopted. In his speech accepting the chairman ship, Mr. Cummings declared his belief that the party would win a merited vic tory in 1920v ENDORSED PROPOSED . LEAGUE OF NATIONS Baltimore, Md., Feb. 26.-The Protest ant Episcopal synod of the Province of Washington wcntlon record today without a dissenting vote as indorsing the proposed league of nations and also the proclaiming from Jerusalem the place to be, arranged and the calling it ''The Peace of Jerusalem." The 3ev. H. W. Diller, of the Provin cial oBard of Religious Education, de clared that the work of the chaplains in the army and navy had shocn a start ling lack of knowledge by soldiers and sailors of the elements -of religion. A resolution was adopted stating that ' all boards of education devise and pat into operation effective measures to enlist snd develop the activities of parents in behalf of thorough Christian dneatlon of children." The committee on missions elected in cludes Bishop William Cabell Brown, the Rev. Dr. David W. Howard, the Rev, B. M. Bpurr, the Rev. Dr. D. W. Curran, Maj. John W. Reynolds, Stephen E Cramer end" Maj. W, R. Coylc. ' John Stewart Bryan was elected ay member of the executive committee. Bishop Philip M. Rhinslander. the Rev Wvstt Brown and Olive J. Sands were elected members of the general board of missions. Bishop John Gardner Murray of Maryland heads the synod. LEVER PUTS IN BILL IN ... REGARD TO COTTON FUTURES Washington, Feb. 26. Representative Lever of South Carolina, chairman of the Agricultural committee tonight In troduced in 1heJIoa-a bill to amend 'the cotton futures act to reduce the number of deliverable grades of cotton from 20 to 10 and to provide for ernment classification of the certificated stock of the rotton exchanges. The bill limits-the numlr of grades of white cotton which can le delivered on contract to middling, fair, strict good middling, good Middling, strict middling, middling, strct low middling and low middling, :. ' the grades of yellow tinged to g'wj middling and strict middling. ' Cdod 'Middling, yellow strained cotton also ii Included. The resolution ravoriBg-e-enfraaf, ;.,- r ,..ri. .m.n.Tl,y tnfinanrTostt! CHIOS HONOR GUEST AT DINNER Secretary of Navy and Mrs. Daniels Are Hosts To Na tional Committeemen; PROTESTS AGAINST BILL - THAT DOES NOT EXIST A Number of Tar Heel Post masters Named; Other Washington News News and Ohwwr Bum 4M Dirtrict National Bank Bid. Br S. St. WINTERS. (Br Bpaciol Uwd Wire.) Waahington, Feb. 26. Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels tonight were hosts for a dinner party, the guests' be ing fifty members of the Democratic National Committee. The dinner was a happy culmination to the congratula tions that all day have been showered on Homer dimming, the newly eleeted chairman. Before his selection to serve in the cabinet of President Wilson, Secretary Daniels was for period of attending the dinner. Homer 8. Cummings, newly elected chairman of the Democratic Rational Commiffec, is 'a graduate of Yale, a lawyer of note and a conspicuous figure in the militant democracy of Connecti ........ i cut, where he has received appoint ments and elections, to important of- jces. He served three terms aa major of Stamford. In 1908 ho was chosen corporation eounsel for, Stamford and remained: in--that-efH. for . lour jenrs. " As early ns 1896 Mr. Cummings was the Democratic candidate for Secretary of State bf Connecticut, and in 1902 was nominated for Congressman nt large. In each of those elections li received the highest vote east for any randidate on bis party's ticket. lie has twice been thQ Democratic candi date for United States Senator. In 1910, before nominations were made by direct popular vote, Mr. Cummings was the unanimous choice of tho Democratic member of the General Assembly, sod in 1916 when a candidate he received the highest vote given any one on the ticket. ,. ! In addHioa to his selection as candi date for purely public offices Mr. Cum mings has been reeognixed by his party iff. hr pi(M-tlon-U Teaponailil poi tions in its own organisation and coun cils. He was delcgate-at-large. to the Democratic national eonventions of 1900 and 1904. By successive appointments he has been a member of the Demo cratic National Committee since 1900. He was chairman of the speakers' bureau during the campaigns of 1908, 1912 and 1916, and has been a mem ber of the executive committee since 1913. In 1913 he was unanimously elect ed vice-chairman," and for the last sev eral maajhs has been acting chairman of the Mtional committee. His poUti' IIS POHll-j Aa, anniTT nnn cal ability and activity are indicated sponsibility to which his party has .iram uu.f kn.i, ann . ehosen Mr. Cummings. His long career as national committeeman has been marked by a thorough understanding and grasp of current political and eco nomic issues any by native leadership. Where Edaeated. Mr. Cummings obtained his prepare' Hory edncatio i at-the Heath Cole School at isnrralc, is. l. lie then entered Yale University, from which he was graduated in 1891, with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. Continuing at the Tale law school, he receivod the degree of LL.B. in 1893. In the same yearhUwvas admitted to the Connecticut bar, and began at once a Ive practice in Stamford, where he has ever since maintained Lis principal law offices. He has achieved .a high place in his profession and hue appeared in many eases of great significance. In 1893 Mr. Cummings entered the law firm of Fessenden, Cater Cummins. He retained that association nntil 1900, when be engaged in practice alone. After nine years on September 1, 1909 he formed the firm of Cummings k Lockwood. George Pratt Ingersoll, for mer United States minister to 8iam, is also a member of this firm. In this partnership Mr. Cummings has con tinued his practice, which has reached large proportions and comprehends wide ly varied lines of important litigation. Mr. Cummings is also member of New York bar and is associated with the firm of Rambaut k McDavitt. He is a member of the American Bar Associa tion, and if State'a attorney for Fair field county, Connecticut. He is wide ly kuown as a public speaker of ex ceptional ability. ' During the period of the war he whs a member of. the. Connecticut State Council of Defense and was very active in its work Mr. Cummings was born in Chicago, Illinois, April 30, 1870. He is the son of Uriah and Audie Schuyler Cummings. Of his ancestry, the paternal family, during the Revolution, livitg at' Ben nington, Vermont, is of English and Scotch extraction, whilo the maternal branch .is traced back to England, France, and Holland. Mr. Cummings is a member bfvthe Masonic fraternity, -hi., hi. w.Tthat thy-aaight.MaujnA work for the Odd Fellows, Elks, Eagles, Knightsjlnto negotiations for lost , on the Same. of Pythias, Royal Arcanum and the Knights of the Maccabees. . Sim mass Gets Protests. ' Approximately fifty telegrams drifted into the office of Senator F. M. Simmons today protesting the passage of a bill that didn't exist. Like the individual hunting for blr.ek cat in the dark gov-fwhen no such domestie animal 'was around, the objectors to the imaginary kill contemplating the . creation of a marine and fire insurance bureau under the control of the Treasury Department consisted chiefly of insurance and busi ness men of North Carolina. The office of the senior Senator inquired into the possibility of there being such a bill, and found ao efich measure at hating (Csntlnatd ea Page Te.) rr "Ireland Must Be Independent," . i Text of These -Sinn Feiners 'i i I ' f .11 rV..V r am Dp Valera is president of the Irish n MiIm AnA. a it. atmtinrtoFa. T)nth . .. . . . ,.. ot ...t. -v. . j ------ - Notes Exchanged By Japan ana China ueiore peace . Conference I'arg, Feb. 20. The ulliiil represen tatives at their meeting at the Quai d'Orsay today discussed allocation of frontier questions nlYecting enemy states to various commissions for con' Siderstion, said an official announce raent this evening. The condition under which Belgian claims and kindred proldums shall be considered were agreed upon. Paris, Feb. 25. Notes number 3 and 4 of the notes exchanged by Japan and China on September 4, "918, and which are now before the peace conference read as follows: Note 3 Tsung Hsiaug Chang, Chinese Minister to Japan i to Baron Goto, the Japanese Foreign Minister: , "The Chinose government has decided to obtain loans -from Japanese rapi- tnlistl and to proceed speedily to build railways connecting the points ns set forth below. Having received authori sation from my government I have the honor herewith to communicate tho samo to your government: One Be tween Tsinan and Hhunteh, nud two, between Kaiml and Suchow. '"Howe-r, in case the mentioned two lines are deemed disadvantageous from the point of view of railway manage ment, other suitable lines will be de cided upon by consultation. . Should there be no objection to the above propositions, it is requested that your government lose po time in taking the reeessary steps to rauso the capitalists of your country to agree to and enter A reply to the above, is awaited and will be appreciated." Noto 4 Baron Goto t.i tho 'Chinese Mjnjster: 1 'I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your excellency's note of tuts date intimating that your government has decided speedily to build with loans secured from Japanese capitalists rail ways connecting the points as below. (The note here cites items one and two of the note to the Chinese Minister.) "The Japanese . government, while noting with much pleasure the com munication of the Chinese government, be to state in reply that they will lose ne time in taking the necessary ttep Ui cause Japanese capitalists to enter into negotiations for loans 1 en the -same," . ipsTsTfllr'SPslS" FRONTIER QUESTIONS CONSTABLE IS UNDER DISCUSSION SHOT AND KILLED - 'A ti t ii j TDWARD DV VaLTKA . . - jmAm.. !.'..--.Si republic just set up by the Sinn Feiners rACAntlv racnneH from 'Kritiah nrianna. .Station airainst the' British arovernment. an independent Ireland. - - - - - - ----- - --- - . 0. B. Tyson, Wanted On Lar ceny Charge, Slays John ston County Officer (Special to tha New, and Obaervcr.) Four Oaks, Feb. 2.-J. 8". Stroup, constable of Four Oaks township, was shot throe times and killed about two miles from hero tonight by O. B. Ty son, a white man whom ha. sought to arrest for tho daeeny of a buggy robe and a rain coat. The shooting occurred about 7:30 o'clock and there were a namber of witnesses. - Stronp accom panied by C. D. Stanly approached Ty son and attempted to arrest him. "Wait a minute!" Tyaon said, ac cording to best reports. With these words, he whipped out a revolver andj shot Stroup through the head three times, and then made his escape. Tyson, at tho time of the shooting, wr.s under bond for the alleged larceny of a buggy and harness. Ho isdeserib ed as' being a cross-eyed man a'dork complexion, weighing about 140; pounds. REPUBLICANS TO NAME SPEAKER OF NEXT HOUSE - AT MEETING TONIGHT Campaign Managers . Predict Election of Their Kespec- tive Candidates t Washington, Feb. 26. With the Re publican conference for selection of a party candidato for speaker of the next House set for tomorrow night, workers for tho three. announced candidates to day began final efforts to obtain for their favorite the votes of the hold-over and new Republican representatives. As the Republicans expect to organise the next House, nomination by tomdr- row night's caucus probably will be,,Brfe gcnle. f II teroinmendej a special equivalent to election. Campaign managers for (he three candidates Frederick II. Gillett, of Massachusetts, James R. Mann, of Illi nois, and Philip Campbell, of Kansas- tonight predicted the election of their respective favorites. Ship's Carg Oa Fire. (Br Hpartal i.rw4 Wire.) Billiao, Feb. 26. The Spanish steamer Mar Tirrcno, f ronf New York for Havre, arrived here today with two holds flood ed because of fire and the cargo in, a. damaged condition. . . 16 ARE TOO SEVERE TO BE MITIGATED President's Power Will Resorted To in Court Martial Cases Be TO REVIEW SENTENCES V SINCE WAR BEGAN Praoticallj AO of Men Sen tenced To Dishonorable Dis charge and Imprisonment, Says Crowder,, Have Had Disbyonorable Discharge Pro vision Revoked (By the Aaaoeiated Praaa.) Washington, Feb. 28.Major General Crowder, Judge Advocate General of tho Army, appearing before the Senate Military Committee today at a resump tionof hearings on the Court martial .situation said that all , imprisonment tnrougn me mission. General Crowdor said within sixty days, the 5,000 sentenced imposed since the beginning of hostilities would be re viewed by a special board headed by Brigadier- tBral -Samuel T. , AnieU, who waa acting judge Atlvoeuta general during .the war aad whose testimony as to severity of court martial-sentences led the committee to extend its invcstl gstiosw. - --.'-.;- '."- Practically all of the men' sentenced to dishonorable discharge and hnpris onmeut, he said, already have had tho dUbonorablo discharge provision re voked. He added that 1,200 men sen tenced) to long terms at Leavenworth, Sanaas, bad been honorably restored to duty in the last year. Provisions' of the pending Chamber lain .bill authorizing review by the Judge Advocate General of court mar tial sentences, were opposed by General Crowder who' said it would give the Judge Advocate General extremely broad powers' to administer army disci pline. He indicated that many times the Held was la. a better position, to re- vieiv- ttt ese."i - .Li. Chairman Chamberlain read Into the record- of the bearing a confidential order on conscientious obyctors which he said wns sent to all ramp Command ers in tho United States by Adjutant General learned at the direction of ocrrvinry una it. inn oraer as pmccu in the record follows "The Secretary of War directs that you be instructed to segregate the con scientious objectors' in their division nnd to place them under supervision of instructors, who shall be specstflly se lected with a view to insuring' thst these men will be handled with tact and consideration and that their questions will be answered fully and freely iHSaiaWs! -the eeVwrv President's power 'of fi-T TKr7sra7& i .1 wrrn-irspert-to-vhwitt thS ,000,000 diplo- objecting to military service these men I matie ;ud consular nicssureafid 1h -are not to lie treated as -iolatinL mili-' tM.000,000 fortifications bill were tary laws, thereby subjecting them-, passed and sent to conference", while selves to the penalties of the articles ' the House approved the-Vktory ' Lib of vr, but their attitude in this re- ' erty Loan measure and seat it to the siiect will be quietly ignored nnd IheyJ Senate. It is expected that the losn will be treated with kindly consider-) fcill will lie voted on tomorrow by the ion. j Hrnnte Finance Committee and prob- "Attention in this connection is in- ! ablv reported to the Senate. vited to a cat where a number of conscientious objectors in one of our divisions, when treated in this manner, renounced their original objections In military service an! "voluntarily of fered to give their best effurts to the servico of the. United States as sol diers. It is desired that after the procedure alove indicated ' shall have been fill- I lowed for a snmeient length of .nue to afford opportunity to judge the results ! derived from it, a report of the action taken nnd' the results obtained under ' these instructions is to Iks submitted I to the war department by each divi- ' sion commander. As a result of the i eonsidcratiou of these reports further ' instructions will be issued by the See-; retary of War as to the policy to le I observed in future in the case of con- scientious objectors. "l-'nder no circumstances are the in structions eontain-d in the foregoing to be given to the newspapers. RECURRENCE NEXT WINTER OF "FLU" IS PREDICTED V . .. oaa Ann i Washington, Feb. 26. Governors ' of Appropriation 01 $300,000 IOr,fiftern tates, lieutenant governors of Study Of Disease Carrier! in t two other and mayors of 32 cities thus , . ! far have accepted the invitation of Sec- Congressional Bill retary of Labor Wilson to attend the a j White House conference beginning Washington. Feb., SO.-Recurrence Monday for discussion of business and nert winter of the influent ei.idemie ' which caused thousands. of deaths in all parts of the country during the past n've months was predicted today by Rear Admiral W. C. Braistend, Surgeon General nt the Navjs in a letter to Representative Fees of Ohio, urging that an appropriation be made by Congress tor rese.irct woik to determine the cause of ths disease and its eure. Aa appropriation of t.,00,000 for the study of diseases is carried in the sun day civil upproptif tion bill, now before the House, but Admiral Brnistead said this would rot be sufficient to undertake the reseirc'j -work on the necessary appropriation to bei divided between the public health service, the surgeon genera! of the attny and the surgeon general of the navy. NEGRO SENTENCED TO . ELECTRIC CHAIR APRIL 2 (Spaclal to the Mew and Obasmr.) Kinston, - Feb. 26. James Warren, colored, was'' sentenced to die In the electric ehair for the murdef of Denver Hughes, a white merchant at Liifie, last fall. April 26 was the date fixed by J idtre Ihiniels 1st Snow Hill court. ALL APPROPRIATION BILLS NOT LIKELY Wilsons Insistence1 That Nec essary Legislation Be Dis- ' posed of Causes Tensloh PRESIDENT WILL MARCH AT HEAD OF PARADE TODAY He Will Probably Go To Capi tol Today To Confer With Democratic Leaders in An Effort To Accelerate The work of Congress; Tilts in The Senate Washington, Feb. 26. Although marked progress In disposing of legis lation was ma'de today by Congress after announcement that President Wilson would not call an extra session until after his return from Europe, adminis tration leaders tonight still' wexo ex- T the legislative situation at the. eapito after it became known that the Presi dent .was ' insistent that all necessary legislatioj be "disposed of at this sessions- On-th Senate floor and in pri vato- conversations Democrats aad Be publicaaa charged each other with re sponsibility for delay in action oa im portant measnrrs. --- ' V " President Wilson had planned to go -to the capital this afternoon to confer with Democratic lenders in an effort to accelerate the work of Congress, but a prolonged meeting of his "war cabinet prevented. He probably will carry out this program tomorrow be fore marching at the head of the pa- n.ae in nonor or umtriet of Columbia Mroops. Democratic Leader Martin today nrred greater speed upon committee ehair men. He asked Democratic Senators to defer prolonged speeches and requested Senator Owen, of Oklahoma, and Ben atoi r ..- .' . , . -:,"A : handon P Utntien Owes , Senate nsvat iiiuniiii.iv ... .:,e 721,- uw,wo aaval appropriation bill with Its authorization for a new three-year j building program b it because of opposi ; lion te some futures of the measure leaders doubt that it can be enacted at this session. They nleo doubt thst ths pending army appropriation bill car ryinp 1,213,000,000 and the 1850,000,000 sundry civil appropriation measure ran be 'passed.' , Measures finally . completed today were the 9N,(l00,nO0 legislative, ex ecutive and judicial bill and the 132.- 1 000.001) rivers and harbors hill. - The House' took up tho sundry civil measure and narked on it until lste in the night, but tho Senate adjourned at 7 o'clock because members of the For eign Mclations Committee were to con fer with the President at the White House nnd lyausc the Republicans in sisted that a quorum should lie presest. During Hennto cleltnte todny shsrp tilts occurred between Democrats snd Republicuns over the President's insist niieo that legislation bo cleaned Up. Senators Hitchcock and Overman of North Carolina, Democrats, urged speedy action on the calendar, while Senator KcIIoce, of Minnesota, Repub lican, sharply disclaimed the sugges- tion made from njljilinj ration sources thnt Republicans conidf be charged with responsibility, for delavs. , ' Senator Thomas, of Colorado, Democrat, de e la red both parties were to blame and ; said thnt an extra session must be held. T THROUGH GOVERNORS AND MAYORS TO ATTEND CONFERENCE, ON LABOR PROBLEfin. '"or P")menis growing out 01 in eau ing of the war. The meetings, which will continue three days, will be held in the East room of the White House and will be open. This will be the first time since President Roosevelt's administration that the famous room has been used for a public, gathering. Secretary Wilson will open the cor- ferenee nt 10. o'clock Monday morning, and President Wilson will address the gathering half aa hour later. Governors who have sent their ac ceptances include Westmoreland Davis, Virgin.a, and Robert A. Cooper, bouta Carolina. . . SCHOONER TOWED IX I JACKSONVILLE FOR REPAIRS Jacksonville, Fin., Feb. 26. The schooner Lizxie M. Parsons wss towed into this port today for repairs, with her main mast and mlzzenmsst aad rigging carried away as the resnt of a gale 100 miles north' of tha Virginia Capes. The Parsons wss bound to New " York from Para with a cargo of cedar lors. After losing her masts she work-i. ed her way back down to the Florida coast and a tug brought her In. 7 ' I'
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