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FOUR MILLION STARVING CHRISTIANS CRY TO YOU FOP, BREAD. WILL YOU LETTHEM STAHVi . RALEIGH HAS RAISED ONLY ONE-THIRD 07 AMOUNT ASKED.; : HAVE YOU DONE YOUR PAUn I - WEATHER SZOTIOX CX2 ' Paf ei 1-8 -Fair aal warmer Friday J 4 arday Broaaaly rain, ldr wait rtiaw VOL OX. NO. 53. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1919. PRICEt FIVE CENTS.. Tm i ' ' -' " ) PRESIDENT AT URGES LAVIIAKERS TO HASTEN LEGISLATION Receives and Gives Suggestions To Multitude of Callers On . Numerous Subject While Congress Works SENDS WARNING TO THOSE WHO MAY DELAY ACTION ON-VICTORY LOAN BILL t C Urges Passage of That Meas ., ure and The Kara and Ap propriations Bills Before Close of Session Tuesday; ' President Starts On Return v-r- r jt -v.-,, y Session Before- He - Gets Back;; National Legislature Continued Work On , Big Measures While President - Transacted His Business in The Marble Boom; features of The President's Visit .UBy. the Jeocleied FriO..,. ...... . Washington, Feb. 27 President Wil ... axx, spent two houri at tha eapitol to day conferring with score of Demo- tratie membcri of Congress, discussing innumerable legislative affairs, meas ures 1 expedite tha work of Congress before adjournment next Tuesday, patronage and the League of Nations id questions related to his work at the Peace Conference. Threngbeut the President'! stay, both Senate and Haute engaged at high pres sure on their congested calendars aad murk headway was made during the day. Ultimate failure of several inv Dortant measures, however, till wa regarded y leaders as almost certain. DM Rubin Baltace. From :30 e'4aa. -to 5 o'cloek ; constant stream of callers Bled into the Chief Executive's Private room off the Benat ehamber,,4hil th President landing throughout, far 4 received uggettionl on a multitude of subjects. At the close of th visit the President received newspaper correspondents and with great freedom discussed legisla tive affairs, the proposed constitution of the League of ations ana nil imme diitc personal ptasa, aenanalblUtv fer Victory Lean BllL During hie efrifereneea'the President mnhitimllr rTterted hie determina tion not to call the new Congress in ex traordinary session until he returns t mm Kranra and asked administration leaders to- o inform the . Bepublicans, . who were represented byane Democrats as determined to defeat the victory loan bill and thua force an extra session. ' r.,.w. nraed bv the President to 'pass that and all urgent apptopria- tiea and other measures. Expediting Big Legislation. .... tri.;i. Piwaidant was at the eapi tal the Senate debated the 11,800,000,000 . wheat guarantee oui, i. th. Foroiirn Relations Commit' L.u hie address oa the League of atios. end tile House debated the gen eral deficiency appropriation "fsu' "Hncedina- un" measures bore further fruit in both Houses. The measure validating about 2J301000,000 in in- - formal war contracts was eompiewu, tuuiia ailnnting the conference re port. The House approved the. confer ence report on the leasing bill, but it wss held up in the Senate because of -rM.r.v met the California and Wyoming naval reserve fields. - Klatt Bessie ef Beast. Tha Senate remained in session until . a late hour tonight endeavoring to pass "' the wheat guarantee bill and to proceed with the 1.215,000,000 army apprepeia tioa and other money measuree- The House adjourned early because of the Sepubliea organixation conference to .il.t hut tomorrow it pines to pass its last two appropriation bills, the sundry "civil and general deficiency measures, and also take np the amendment re ported today, te repeal the ten per cent , taxes oa semi-luxuries contained in the ' new war revenue law. To further has ten action, the Senate agreed to meet at a. 4 ! 1 m A isvtl . JC e clock eaea morning .anent. " v..0Mrm' Want Extra Seaaion Claahea occurred in both Senate and House today over the legislative situa t!oa the dovelonmente including declaration br Kcnublican Leader Mann in the House that the Democrats must be held responsible for legislative de lavs, and the introduction in the Senate of resolution by Senator France, of Maryland, favoring an extra session March five. Kaval aad Victory Least Bills. ' Ia his conferences the President was told by administration leaders that all important, legislation could not passed because of . Bepubliean opposi ton. ' The President was said to have especially urged passage of the naval aad other appropriation bills and thi ing the legislative Situation with Mr. Wilson included Senator Martin, Demo cratic leader in the Sen.it, Chairman Simmons f the Senate Finaace eoro- mlttee, aad Chairman Sberley, of the House Appropriations committee. The Preeident'a conferences held in full view of tourists and other spectators passing by hie door and hit animated gestures in bis discussions (CaaiUneed en Page Twe) CAPITOL . WHA.r AKHIimjl AD1D Ml inn ' BANDS OP FEACB CONKKKESCll PK180NER8 FROM ALSACE AND LOBBAI.NE TO B RELEASED. Paris. Feb. 17. Th eUtras of Armenia aa placed Mora tha Supreaie Coutwll at iu meattne ;Urdnr, Jt ia andarrtood wara aa follow.: Flnti Liberation from tha Turkic Saeondi The formation sf a new Ar menian state to ba mada ap wl tha six Armenian prortaeee of Turkey, and tha territorial af tha Armenian republic in tha Caueaeua, and abo tha port f Alesaa drctta, already claimed by Syria, j; Third: Protection tor twenty years by a crest power ondar a mandat from tha leifue of .nations. Parh). Feb. J7. Eight hundred German tniaonera eapturad by tba Americana are about to he released from the priaon camp at St. Pierre de Corp., near Tours. All the men come from All at. or Lorraine and resular paeienser traina to their old hemes in redeemed territory. By agreement with the French government the repatriated mew will no be required to- aubmit to military law pending tha alanine at ta treaty. President Says Territorial Ad justments Principal Prob lem Remaining NO CONFLICT WITH THE CONSTITUTION OF U. S. Will Not Aak Congreis Tor Any Formal Expreuion of Opin Ion Oa League Jnii now ' I, (Br .the 4taaatam, Jveaa.X ?, WasUagtenv fob. 2T Farther Importaat sipreaalonj of oylnlea the Leegne ef Nations earn today from President Wilson U hU con ference) at the Capital, front Ben a tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, chair man or the Foreign Relatione Com mittee, la an address to the Senate, and from Senators and Repreeenta tlvea who attended the dinner last night at the White Honse. CONFIDENT OF SUCCESS. President Wilson. . In., dlacneslng the lesgea with members of Con greao aad also at a conference with newspaper correspondents, ex-. pressed confidence in the eaceeos of -the plan. . He also let It bo known that he had every expectation of the conclnsron of peace within few months, nnd In this connection ' eald - that territorial adjastmeata presented the most delicate prob lem remaining. Work on nil other questions, he stated, Is rapidly Bear ing completion by the commissions appointed te handle It. The President was emphatic In xprcoslng hio belief that In no particular did the prepoaed eonatlta tlon of the leagne conflict with the American Constitution or with the Monroe Doctrine. ONE AMENDMENT? Ho also said he had In mind only one ameadment, designed to clarify the clans dealing with enforcement of territorial decrees, and reiterated that be would not address Ceagreeo beforo It adjourned and would not aak any formal expression from the Senate en the leagne. , . Mr. Wilson waa said to have In dicated that bo was reluctant to re open the leagne constitution before the Peace Conference. He was represented as feeling- that with the docament npproved unanimously x by fourteen nowere after many weeks' deliberation It would be in ndvlaable to reopen the negotiations anloea casarea proposed were fun damental. 'The change bo has In mind-was not ae classed by the executive. ." MEANS PEACE OR WAR. Senator Hitchcock, la addressing the Senate la vlg -eus nopport of the league, replied to recent crltlco of the plan. Ho declared that, the alternatives before the world were peace with the league or war and. preparation for war without It the Intornstlonsllam of aatlona or that of "the soclsllet, the anarchist aad the Bolshevist.'' The Senator flatly denied that the league violate cither the Monroe Doctrine or the principles enunciated by Washing ton nnd chsrged opponents with magnifying what they regard aa danger aad with "conjuring ep a acare-crow.' LODGE SPEAKS TODAT. ., 'Seaate debate will be rammed to morrow, with addressee by . Renwb llcaa Leader , Ledge and Senator Flellaghuysen, ef New Jersey, Re publican. - . ' Today Senator Owen, of Okla homa, Democrat, intredncM a rose lotion sdvecatlng awtadmeat of the league to definitely , declare that American sovereignty w not affect od, while Senator Bpencor, of Mla- e-ari. Republican, offered reeoln , tlon propoeing that ta loegno be excluded from authority over pare- l l I nA j jimii iw m immiviwi awii www Intlou went to the Foreign Rela (Coatlaaed on Pago Two) T inui FOR THE LEAGUE Chairman of Committee On Foreign Relations Addresses The . Senate JT WOULD STRENGTHEN THE MONROE DOCTRINE If Living Washington Would Throw Away His Candle and Approve It By Electricity (Br the Asaeclatad Preee.) Washington. Feb. 17 Peace with the league of nations or war and prepara tions for war without K: tha inter nationalism of peace aad justice or the internationalism of "the socialist, the anarchist and the BoUehTirt," are the alternative before the world, declared Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska hair-man-of the Senate Foreign Relations cock asserted, Ltween. mernbers are nearly impossible as human agencies can devise. Hs spoke of the growth of socialism aad the popular demand for relief from war and its sacrifices, and said people throughout the world, if denied meas ures for peace, would violently protest and seise power; ' Suggestions that Mexico might join in imposing conditions on this country were ridiculed by the Senator who mid Mexico -warnot 'eftglMtrf or jnwnbrrh1p because she could not give the requisite guarantees of her intention and nbiilty to comply with international obliga tions. Say Roosevelt Favored Ik Replying to reference to Ameri canism aa opposed to internatioaaliam in a recctt speech of Senator Borah of Idaho, who quoted CoL Boooevelt, Sena tor Hitchcock said the former President had favored a league of nations ' en force peace, not .only by moral fore but by military strength and expressed the . belief that if he were alive CoL Roosevelt woulj be found supporting- the league t ardently as President Wilson, k J'"t''' Senator who have enpned the reaguH draft,., V Nebraska,, asserted, would be oppose! to any league. H charged that la tttir aflkekt these Senator hid magnified it danger; end that quibble cad split hairs," Argumeat of Crltlea Abeard, Senator Hitchcock aaiwered ia detail the recent criticism of Senator Borah and Cummins (Republicans) and Reed, (Democrat). Some of their contentions he characterized as "ridiculous and ab surd." He said it was not true the league would destroy tha Monroe J)oe- trine or depart from Washington s foreign policy and, like President Wil son he took the position that tha world powers would add to the Monroe Doc trine's guarantee. Pointing out the league charter was tentative aad atill subject to amendment, Mr. Hitchcock praised the plan for an executive conn eu conferring permanent powers upon tne Bve principal nations. Ia the at tacks oa ths league he aaid opponent apparently had considered every sug gestion of its control except that "it might be controlled by the great self governing democracies of the world that established it." y Disarmament Claaeo Elastic. "To my mind." ha said, "the execu tive council Js an inmniou'a. 1uat anil effective icfliod of placing control in tne nv great nation which have, eue eeesfully bought this war, the perma nent direction of the league." This disarmament provision. Senator Hitfchcock said, did not arbitrarily fix the1 limit of armament, but was merely advisory. The argument that nations In agreeing to arbitration submit their "national life, to the league, he de elared was absurd when the league guaranteed political independence and territorial integrity to every member, Weald Strengthen Monroe Doctrine. In discussing the Monroe Doctrine Senator Hitchcock said r "Instead of being compelled to de fend the western hemisphere alone, we would have the sympathy and help of the league of nations in carrying out the spirit of it organisation "W have been told that thi la on (Coatlnned on Pag Twe) 0 President Says It Can't Be one Till After Peace ' Is Declared Washington. Feb. 27. President Wil son told Senators aad representatives from- cotton growing States late today it would be impossible to lift European era bar gees on cotton until after the formal declaration of peace. The President told the cotton repre sentatives apd Senators that nnder the term of the armistice Germany' status quo must be mamtsiatd. which was further discouraging indication for the cotton situation.) tales an agreement 1 reached by the European allies to re move the embargoes aotbing could done. President Wilson said. The tition on behalf of member from the cotton State was presented by Senator Smith, of South Carolina. Tb Pri dent iaformed him he would do all he could to relieve 'th situation, but b hold out n saeoursgement. ,, HITCHCOCK! -". nn n r NO LIFTING YET OF COnOK EMBARG NAMED BY CAUCUS TO BE NEXT SPEAKER i . I t -1 " la. rsmMtM... - Wellington, Feb. C7-Representa-tire Frederick H. Gillett, of Maasa- chutettSt wn n(iiirld 4n1.t)Mi.,fi.rt ReDresentativo . James B. Mann, of nilnoiar ran. second with TOpreeentftlve Phillip Campbell, f Kansas, wbojhp tend tha race a few day ago after Rep resentative Simeon D. Fern of Ohio had withdrawn for harmony. As the Repub licans will bava a majority in the next House nomination waa . regarded by them as equivsleat to election. " . The official vote aa aaaonaeed by Bepremntatirc rHorac -Towaer, of lows, chairman of the conference fol- lows:'"- -is--rrr..-r.- Gillett, 132 Mann, ; Campbell, 13; Kettering 8. Four for Repraeeatative Joba J. Each, of Wisconsin, and one for Representative rrank W. Mondell, of Wyoming. Immediately after ths ballot was aa aounecd, the election of Mr. Oille tt wu mad tunanimowa on motion of ill Mann. After a brief address by the success ful candidate, the oonferento proceed ed with the nomination of other candi date for office la tha House. W. Tyler Page, of Montgomery county, MarvUad. waa nominated clerk by ac clamation, and Joeepn . Jaogera, oi PhOadelphia, ' novfJ a boua employe; vaai nominated- a -At a anna over Repreeeatntivo Wllrurra if. tarr, of wta. eonarn, -waose term expire iarcn tin. Men Who Fought in Europe, Soldiers, Sailors. Marines of District Columbia . DANIELOND BARNETT" " AMONG THOSE IN LINE Three Generation" lepreient- ed in Bif Pageant at The Kational Capital (Br the Aaaociated Preaa.) Washington. Feb. 17. Pennsylvania Avenue re-echoed today, for the first time in many years, to the tread of victorious American soldiers, men who fought in Europe under the Stars and Stripes te help' clear the way for spread of demoeratie ideals. - President Wilson, back only a lew davs from the peace conference in Paris, led the parade oa foot, and aft marching through cheering thousand from the eapitol to the Whit House took his place ia the reviewing stand with Mrs Wilson, surrounded by his eabinet, Justices of the Supreme Court, the diplomatic corps and high officers of the American and foreign military forces. Tribal To Serrlce Men. The parade" was organised aa a tri bute to scrvir men soldiers, -sailors sad marine from the District of Co lumbia, but it soon became apparent that thi first review ia Washingtca since victory- was won, had more ths local significance, iien irom every Stat and .every tervir took part, but especially the presence of hundreds 'if wounded, who at Chateau Thierry, St, Mihlcl 'and the Argdnnc, helped write the stirring chapters of American pa-' tieipetion in the war, made tha parade (Coatiaied oa Peg Two) WHEN THE WILSON SMILE WENT INTO ECLIPSE President Had Taken The Proffered Hand of Sen ator Chamberlain (Br the Aeaeetated Preaa.) Washington, Feb. 27-Preidnt Wil son and Senator Chamberlain, of Ore gon, chairman, ef the Senate Military Committee, met today for the first time since their controversy of more then year ago When the President wrote letter eharply criticising the Senator for hi Xtw York speech in which he said certain government bureau had al most ceased to function. Senator Chamberlain called te pay bis respects to the. President who was at the eapitol conferring with Senator and Representative. ' Ths President shook Senator Chamberlain' hand once aad the smile oa his ' face disappeared, Gravely bowing, the President released Mr. Chamberlaia' band and without speaking turned to greet another Sen a tor. ' . - . lint ftf.ii f rn ninmr ILOUil LtU rAKAUt SOLDIERS OflFOOI SENATE VOTES FOR E Big Majority For Extending Right To Women To vote in , City Elections , ONLY ONE SENATOR . SPEAKS AGAINST IT ThompBon Favori Conitita . tional Amendment To Let . People Decide ; HOW SENATE VOTED OX WOMAN SUFFRAGE .. Ayes Brown, Burns, Carr, Con nor, Cooper of New Hanover, Cow per of Lenoir, Cross, Currin, Fisher, Gavin, Glidewell, Hawkins, Horton, Hyatt, Johnson, Ixng of Halifax. Lovill, Man gum, Mitchell, Newton, Palmer, Patterson, Price, Reinbardt, Ross, ftlfiSheek,,, Shinn. Pisk, Davenpost, DeLaney, Fere bee, Hard' ing, Haymore, Holderneii, Humph rey, Thompson, Warren 12; '' Paired Long of Montgomery, for, nnd Gray against. Absent iad not voting Coward. . Municipal suffrage for the women of North Carolina won by a large majority la the Senate last night and tlie bill Bon. -go 4tlt--House l Represent)- fives for consideration. Ths vote wss 35 for nnd 12 against, while two Sena tor were paired an done legislator was absent on account of Illness. The victory achieved by the support- era of tha msesura was greater than they had expected, as hey had only counted oa 28 affirmative vetr in th Senate. Announcement of the result at 10:45 o'clock following a two hour de bate waa greeted by prolonged applause from th galleries, which were filled to overflowing with spectators, and from the friend of the tneasur on tb floor of tba Senate. , . . Only Oa Vole Against. Senator Scales opened the debate in favor tot te bill and Saastor Brown, prepotent th bill .nndet tidn, closed th diaeussio. Only one speech was made against it . Senator Thompson able constitutional lawyer and eonseientiftu legislator, considered tha rgiht of suffrage as belonging aolely to th people and not one for tha usu oral Assembly to give. . Ba favored I eeaatitutional amendment extending the right of equal suffrage and woul sup port it st the polls, but wss opposed to a piecemeat route. Pay Kesnecte to Ward, Former Senator Hallett 8. Ward, who journey to Baleigh from his home iu the East to oppose the measure before the committee, came in for round after round of ssreasm because of hi deel ration that th same causes thst prompt ed"Volshevism vrero'-Twrpomrible for the spread of women sutirsgc. As he bad been the only man thst had opposed equal suffrage, the legislators were com pelled to devote much attention to him The interest was keen and as speaker after speaker registered his approval of the measure, the galleries would break out ia applause. Republicans vied with Democrat in search of argu menta for the measure nsd members of each party pointed to party plat form a sufficient reasons, if only poll tic were concerned, why he supported the bill. They Weald Go Farther. Above partuanskip, however, wss placed the eternal principle ot right aad of justice. (Several legislator, not ably Senators Stacy and Burns, joined with Renstor Thompson in ths hop that th General Assembly would not stop with granting equal suffrage -in the cities, but would go further and submit to the .people a constitutional amend ment to ertend th right in all elee Hons. 8enstor Scales wa thoughtful en-rug to include an amendment to th bill to the effect that women shall not-be required to pay poll tax as a qua line tioa for voting. Senator Williamson had one, before ventured to esnlain his vote on the road bill but under the inspiration of row on row of scat ia ths gsllery filled with intelligent aad lovely women, he eould not resist the impulse to make a real speech last night. He quoted Byron aad he paid tender tribute to the devoted women and declared amidst great applause that aha certainly eaa- . ... ... !:! noi ao nay worse wiin political luuri than the men have done. Net ram' Senator Burns, who -as covsrament appeal agent had received nrgent pleas from hundreds of men to eiempt their bobs rrora military service. some even offering money, but never yet had a mother asked that her ion be ex, cused. " ' Ont eL the Weat. Senator Horton reaented the charge of Mr. Ward tliaa. only Bolshevism and anarchy came from the West. Be had been born in that region and he recalled that prohibition had first got it (tart there Senator Gavin felt that the Bepubli eaa party of North Carolina needed th loveliaess and the sweetness of the women as much ss did th Demrerats, aad urged that there be no side track ing' but that th queitioa be faced squarely. Senator Bisk wu 'willing to do soms prophesying to th effort that if the Democrats of North fWoIitia don't give women the nght to vote, th Bepubli can will. Senator CoVptr wa not sure th.-.t h woulda't break tie of friendship by his con ne, but not only did expediency and political wisdom furnish him with plenty of reasons for supporting th UAL SUFFRAG : 0Un4 oa Pag Thro) NEW ATTORNEY , GENERAL OF U. S. i ' . , s , s i y I' ? r . 1 V " t t- ' - ' Washington, Feb. AT' MTuii.11 Palmer: waa today nominated to be At torney General. Mr. Palmer probably will take office March 4, the date fixed by Attorney General Gregory for his retirement when he resigned several months ago to return to private practice OI mw. Mr. Palmer is a native of Htrouds- burg, Pa and 17- old -He grad' uatcd from Swart li more College in 191 and two year later was admitted to the bar. In 1908 he was elected to Congress and served three terms from the 20th Penneylvania district, becoming a mem ber of the Committee on Ways and Mean and framing the metal schedule in the Underwood bill. Since 1912 he has bee a member ef the National Democratic Committee, In 191 run ning on the Democratic ticket for the Benat h was defeated by Senator Pea- rose .. When the united States entered the war Mr. Palmer became chairman ef the Fifth District Board of Pennsylvania, under the. Selective Service Act, con. tinuina 'direction of thd board I ocsra- tioa until October ot the Sara year, wham President Wilson named iiiaa alien property custodian," which' position h till hold but will of course resign. Conclusion of Peace Treaty Is Near; His Amendment To League Constitution Washington, Feb. 27. President Wil son desires conclusion of a peare treaty as speedily as consistent with the great questions involved and, except for- ad justment of territorial differences, he believed a great part of the work is approaching final form. It was lesraed .that the amendment to the proposed constitution of the league ef nations which the President intends to suggest upon his return to Fans will deal with measures to be used by the league in enforcing terri torial decrees. First ta Several Yeers. This, was learaed by newapapet cor respondents with whom the President hsd a free and frank discussion of his work at Paris and the legislative situas tion late today after he hsd ipent two hours conferring with administration leader at thsapitol. It wns the first time the correspondents in Wsshington had been invited to see the President in several years. , Will Strengthen Monroe Dectriae. Begarding the Monroe Doctrine the President felt that the leagne constitution- could not contravene it when it provided for maintenance of the doc trine by all the world. It was gathsredlhat the President be lieved that with the exception of the elause relating to enforcing territorial decree th only ambiguities connected with the league constitution existed- in the minds of person discussing them. No Extra Session Positively, No! It was learned that the President It firm ia his determinstion not to csll an extra session of the new congress until he returns from France and also that he does not intend to address congress before be sails on March S. In regard to congressional legislation the President made it known that he was interested in securing passago of several important legislative bills, but that most of bis conferences "at the eapitol were te receive requests for action from Senator and Bepreeenta Uvea. - R. B. Bl'LING FORCES . SHIPS OUT OP BUSINESS, na ""isjni - Baltimore. MJ, Feb. 27. Mason L. W. Williams, president of the Baltimore sad Carolina Steamship Company an nounced today that upon- the returns of the stetmer Matilda Weems from her (treses t trip' from this port to George towa and Charleston, S. C, the line will withdraw from business. Mr. Williams saidLthedocision wu forced upon th company at it was on tha Merchants and Miners Compsny, tratioa prohibiting transferral of freight between the steamer and th railroad now administered by the Government. Mr, Williama,- added thst the amount of port-to-port freight would not be enough to eaable Ms Una to meet sx- MB. PAPEIEN MARCH IM HONOR OF DISTRICT SOLDIERS Secretary and Mrs. Daniels at The Head of Ninth Divis ion of Parade VALUABLE SILVER GIFTS - FOR LEADER KITCHIN Splendid Work of State Uni versity Comes in rorPraiie; Other Washington News' " Nrwa and Ohterrer Bareao. ' -40 Dtatrta National Bask Bte. ' Br' a a. wimters.. By Special Lease Wire.) Washington, Feb. 7. Secretary f th Navy and Mrs. Josephus Dsniels marched at the head of the Ninth Di vision of the parsde of 3,000 uni formed cltirens and some 10,000 civil-, ians that welcomed the triumphant re turn of the soldiers of the JJistrkt of Columbia. .-The second was eonnoW ipernups lou nsrA rnr I1nmrureiv " vital m iw A banner bearing this expressir senti - ment, "we could not go we gave, ru- - v -i rT - i-, ..... ' .- vuifuaaiftcu ulo niurwus part coninir- uted by the parents in making Ger many s conquest a certainty. former-Uovornor aad Mr. Biriiard Manning, of South Carolina shared with Berrctory of the Navy and M". ; Daniels the distinction of heading thf . precession -that the Washington Star chararterUcd, "No. section of th pa- rade war more demoeraUc, for parents of all 'stations in life rubbed elbow ' just ss their son marched aid by side to camp." The former Goverae af South Carolina had six sons ia ths rv tee. Th Washington correspondent of The News and Observer, ia a two-psge article in the National Magsxine of Boston some time ago, said of th war governor of South Carolina: "No better challenge to the Kaiser and his horde of Huns that -America s cause ia on of democracy versus autocracy thaa th il luminating fact that the governor of a great eommouweann nnoa pruie ia giv ing hi six son to fight . for liberty.' Ia thi particular, th war record of Governor Manning n without a parallel in raited BUtes." Th bsnd of the President'! yscht, the Mayflower furnished muile for thi conspicuous section of Waaiiingtoa'l , big parade today, in which th notable of North and South Carolina play! a leading role. Bom of th mother and father that trudged along Pea a sylvania Avenue, perhaps, war weighted with grief of. revivified I knowledge that a soa had fallen -la combat at Argonne Forest or Ylarv Bidge; other parent shared a mingled feeling of heroic pride for a soa'S vic torious return after contributing to tha battle thst broke the ''Impenetrable" Hi mien burg line; aad still other pa rents perhsns were overjoyed ia '.tha gladness of a mother's love or a father' fondness for a son whose steRaa per formane might have- earned for him biurets emblazoned in war crosses or eni'rTtems of lasting tribute. Washington cheered lustily as these mothers and fathers, undor the (uidius? direction of North Carolina's distin guished son and daughter, pressed for ward along the' line of march. " 1 Gifts Per Kltchia. Shsring with Speaker Champ Clark and Minority Leader James B. Mean in the distribution of $2,500 worth of beautifully-cast silver, Majority Jader Claude Kitrhin of North Carolina is to receive from the House of Repre sentatives a beautiful silver tea set on a silver salver. It is the finest set that the purchasing committee could buy. The gifts will be presented the lesders of the Honso of Representatives oa tb lust day of the 6Tlh congress as token -of appreciation of their service by tb membership of the war congress. Sergeant-st-Arms Bob Gordon ia cus todian of the property. . W. A. Hunt, of the Citizens Bank of Henderson, is . a delegate to the" eon ference of bankers here in Washing ton. He is the only representative from North Carolina having th distinction of nart ieHatia ia a - meatinr of 4ft American bankers designed to promote the idea of the "Banker-Farmer" move ment. The United States-Department ' of Agriculture, the Bureau of Educa tion and the Federal Farm Loaa Board are cooperating in making the confer ence a notable ono - Bev. Dr. James . Shea Montgomery,1 pastor of tha Washington Cavalry Meth odist church, and who two yeara ago delivered a notable sermon at tha com mencement exercises of Trinity Col- (Continued on Page Two;) KITCHIN WOULD REPEAL SEMI-LUXURY CLAUSE OF ; NEW REVENUE BILL Washington, Feb. 27. Bepeal of th semi-luxury tax clause in th. war rev enue bill signed Monday night by th President wu proposed ia a resolution approved todsy by the Ilotute Ways aad Means Committee apd later introduced try-Chairman Kitrhin. The claus in th law provider Tor a tai of tea pr cent Slier amy i, on wearing api-arei and many other articles costing abov specified sums. Mr. Kltchia announced that he weald -call up the - resolution tomorrow for passage by the House. Quick actio oa the measure ia expected, with House leader hopeful that th Scant will act before adjournment next week. ' During the meeting of the Ways aad Mean Committee, it was suggested thst th tea per cent tax on fur should be repealed, particularly ia ita application to those of lower cost. No unanimous agraoment eould he reached, however, aad bo recommendation waa made. , wawsjms . liiie tfiiUMifsnt- H-TM' taWWooBrw tftlVin