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VOLCIX. NO. 89...
N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 30; 1919.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
1 ue News
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RESHMffl
I1ARIAN
DEMANDED
Dispatch Received In London,
"By Way of Berlin and Co
penhagen," Says Election
of National Assem-
bly
Is Demanded
FATE MONROE DOCTRINE .
AMENDMENT NOW IN HANDS
OF COUNCIL OF FOUR
Geneva Hat Probably Been De-
termined On As Seat of The
League of Nations; gecre-
"afyDanIels and Admiral
vx Benson Hold Conference
With British Tint Lord of
The Admiralty; Olemenceau
Receives U. 8. Secretary of
, Navy; Saturday'! Develop
ments in Peace Conference
Circles
FORMER KAISER TO BE
BROUGHT TO TRIAL
Taris, March 30 (4 a.
m.) -(By The Associated
Pre.) The commution on
responsibility for the war has
decided:
First Solemnly to con
demn the violation of neu
trality and all the crimes
committed by the Central
Empires.
SecondThe appointment
of an international tribunal
to judge all those respon
sible, including the former
German Kaiser.
(By tba Assotlated Press.
London, March 29.- The al
lies have demanded the resig
nation of the Hungarian Soviet
government, according to dis
patches to the Exchange Tele
graph Company by way of Ber
lin and Copenhagen. They de
mand the election of a national
assembly under the supervision
of allied troops.
-Pari3,.-March 29. (By The
Associated Press) -The Amer
ican commission received indi-
rectly tonight a dispatch from
Budapest reporting serious dis
orders there, vith the looting
of shops, the confiscation of
" personal property and the selz
ure of much silver plate bc-
longing to the wealthier
'classes.
Paris, March 29. (Havas.)
The Temps says today that
military measures which it is
reported will be taken to coun
teract the danger arising from
the establishment of a Soviet
government at Budapest are
still under discussion by the ai
lied governments.
It seems sure, the newspaper
adds, that a certain quantity
of material and equipment will
be sent to Rumania.
MONROE DOCTRINE AMENDMENT
IN HANDS OF COUNCIL OF FOUR
Pari, March 28. (By the Associated
Fress.) The American Monroe doe
trine amendment fbvtbe covenant of
the league of nations ha been sub
mitted to the council of four for final
determination as to the course to be
adopted concerning it.
i SATURDAY'S MEETING
j OF COUNCIL OF FOUR
, ' Paris, March 2D. (By the Associated
1 Press.) After most of the day in eon
! fore nee with the three premiers, Presi
dent Wilson late thi, afternoon spent
same time in dieual6n with Tboma
tamont and Norman Davit, member of
the supreme economic council and the
financial advisers of th American del
egatioa, discussing reparations.
Several formulas are under eorulrlcra
tion and such progress has been made
a to justify tho expectation that thi
nui'JW, wilt m IIUUIIJ n(wu v. uv
day or Wednesday of the coming week.
Th eouneil of four has also given
fresh consideration to the quest ion of
the Sarr Valley, and it is believed that
the council ha virtually settled upon
plan to permit to retain political sov
rreignty while France would be given
economic control of the mineral re-
lources in that section for a limited
Mme, supposedly based upon a tim al
towaac for the settlement of indem
nity.
Daniels Confers With Weymaa.
Paris, March 2.-8eerctary of the
Navy Pallida, Admiral Benson and Ad
miral Wemyss, first lord of the British
dmiralty, held aa extended conference
today, and it is understood that the
question of the disposal of the German
(Centlaa4 an Pag Two)
OFSOVIET
GOVERNHEWT
BY ALLIES
council or rov give iakrhal
POCH INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING
LANDING TROOPS AT PORT DANZIG.
V (By the AmAM frees )
' Park. Marts. . hnM WUm aaa
the premiers, eooatttntiag the eewaeB e
four, gave Mareoal Foek Inst rnrt tone todar
regarding tne sttautsen at Denaig. what
th Garmaiu haea nfuaed to permit the
landing el PoMsh troops.
Tba natuce of the Instructions will prob
ably not be rereaM aatU they are axk
known in Germany.
I
Teat af the Geraaaa Preteat.
Copenhagen. March St. The full text
of the German reply te the ailwa con
cerning the landing et Polish troopa at
Dsnsig abowa that German, nude a point
that it did not undertake te (ire free
acacia to the Poliah arm, to wast Praasie
ia .the smiletke agreement with tba a-
-tentsr-pwei. The rephr says:
"fctinte the conclusion of the armtetlee
the entire situation m Pose. Weat Prus
sia, and Daniic baa entirely ehatwed."
Offering the porta of Stettin. Keealgs
burg. Memel, or linaa, the Germaa gov
ernmtnt esrs that ''all neeeeaarr faeilU
tiea for the speediest ponibte landing and
transit of General Hsllrr'l arm, to Poland
will be provided."
From the itsnd point of railroad facUU
ties," the reply adds, "the resales from
these cities lead aaore speedily to the goal
without entailing interruption, of fen por
ta tiou of foodaluffa to Poland."
According to the Berlin Tagebbtt all
partite m the Weimar National Asso-inly.
including the Independent aocialMta, ap
proved of the government's reply to the
entente note. The German newspapers
generally up port the government'a posi
tion. The socialist VorwaerU, for In
stance, save that Hungary's deciebm of the
note recently sent to bar by the entente
should have taught the entente powers
that "not only mbaasaa but foolish
to treat defeated opponents aa slave apoa
whom any humiliation eaa be imposed.'
The Berlin Tagea Zeitung sere the spirit
of the note sbowa the desire of tba entente
absolutely to crash Germany, while the
Tageblatt likens tba demand to "the meth
ods with which every arrogant mailed 1st
policy inaugurates tba realisation of Ha
predatory plans.
E
If!
Manchester Guardian Points
Out That Bolshevists Op-
,J pose AH Nations - vi,:
-' (Rr the Associated Proas.)
Loudon, March ' 29. Commenting 1
upon the opposition to tha league of
nations, the Manchester Guardian say
it is perhaps not realised by opponent
of the scheme that the most formidable
opposition to It, the fundamental op
position of principle, cornea precisely
from the Quarter ani the party to which
they themselves" are most irreconcilably
OPP0??''. -, a-jv, ? r . '
A league of nations," the Guardian
. ,,, . ' j . . . ..
continues, ' based on natiornrtfellow-J
continues, based on nationatfcllow
ship and co-operation may appear to
them an unattainable ideal, which
therefore it to be derided and attacked
as standing ia the way of the more
practical arrangements of frankly self
gnrdiug nationalism resting on force..
In Baa Company.
'Bnt the extremists of the other camp
object to the league not because it al
lows too little to the conception of na
tional interest or rights, but because it
recognize the nation at all. To the
Bolshevist the nation is nothing. Be
has no interest in it or regard for -it.
He would abolish national boundaries
altogether ud find. his millenium not
in the co-operation of nations, but ia
the destruction of natioaaUtyi not in
the prevention of war, but in making
class war; not in the freedom of sepa
rate peoples, but in their subjection to
a particular social order.
"That ia nerhana tha loirical alternaT
tire to; league Of nations such ss is
raaaThHr niirnnao to eetahliah. Biit it
riiaaatrmie altornative. Irf na sea
that the true ideal
throughout default."
suffer nothing
NEW GODDARD ROCKET
nnmrnriii runiiir nr man
rUVVtnrUl. CNUIilC Ur Wan
Developed in-pecial Labora
tory But Armistice Stopped
Its Use in War
OPPONENTS LEAGU
BAD
1PM
j. narry F. Sweet, former Richmond
' Worcester, Mats., March 29-Dr. : P0"","' Wj 1Iall tJ- H
Robert II. Ooddard, professor of phytic . "I?',11- VJ7 ' men charged
at Clark College, acting under th ! with aliootixisr Raymond Shackelford,
patronage of tho United States War 5 35; Lawrence Iludson, aged 1
Department, th Smithsoniaa IasUtuto, 1 l?0,h "f Pctershurg Shackelford died
Clsrk University and Worcester Poly-' ?tivltf. ft" J?in hot. while
technic Institute, has invented a new ! Hudson died ia a Winchester hospital
rocket that is reported to bo a terrible ; FnuJ afternoon.
engine oi war, wnn an amiuae range ,
of 70 miles straight up into the airi
snd a distance range of at least 200
miles. I
.p.'htr.!V
and the signing, of th armistice pre
vented its being put to actual nta ia!
warfare against the Germans. ,
The Goddard rocket i-propelled by i
a perfected gas engine installed in the i
lower part of tho hcU, tho explosion
L.s 1L.
ber by a eloek-like time device. Tha
rocket does not require a eannoa to
start it on it flight, the journey be
ginning from any point whera a ma
can got.. Tha feature of tho rocket is
ia the hea4 where, a chamber it filled
to contain either high explosive or gas.
transport 8raat Disabled,
Washington. March 29. Radio dis-
ratche to th Navy Department today
said th army transport Hcranton, cast-
bound without troops oa board, was (tie -
.bled about 900 nsilV. east of C Yirk
a lbs result of damage to her rudder.
The steamer 1 ..Sol was reported at
standing by. ,
in nnn
Ud.UUUI
Provided In Order Issued
. By General March Just
Made Public
RADICAL' DEPARTURE FROM
PRE-WAR ESTABLISHMENT
"One Army" Organization Ab-
sorbs- Begulars, , National
Guard, National Army
(By the Associated Prese.V -
Washington. March 29. Order made
public today by General March, chief
of staff, provide for the organization
! of th regular army at a peace strength
i of 509,000 officer and men under plan
that are a radical departure from the
; pre-war establishment. The effect is
to carry into the peace time establish
meat the lone army" organization
which absorbed regulars, national
, guard and national army during th
war into the army of the Lnited mates.
This is accomplished by perpeuating
in the permanent establishment tha
numerical designations, names, special
insignia, war histories and traditions
and where possible, the commissioned
personnel of th divisions, regiments
and other units which have particu
larly brilliant war records. This proj
ect is furthered by assigning to each of
the fourteen regular divisions to be or
ganized, the number and approximately
the same home areas as one of the war
divisions. The near division, in each
ease, wUl be recruited exclusively from
that area, which is an adaptation of
the system long employed, In continen
tal armies.
424 Becomes Csvalry Division.
A feature of the plan is the assign
ment of the forty-second division,
which will succeed the famous Rainbow
division of war time, to become the
cavalry division of the new army. It
will be recruited from all parts of the
country as will be the' seven regular
divisions retained and which are now
part of the army of occupation. Kach
of the seven regular division now in
France also ia assigned to a home camp
as a permanent base and will be sent
to that camp whea withdrawn frum
Europe.
Pending further legislation, tha plana
being followed call for th organitatioa
r.f one hold artillery of five corps. The
first tad second torps &j now compos
ed of the . first to seventh divisions.
now overscaa. and the ethers wUl . be
1 formed at home when the new divisions
kv bcrm atd. .Tha peace strength
baa is of aa infantry division te which
thasa unit WiU be recruited is 16,843
officer and men. The forty-second, th
cavalry division, till litre I peace
strength of 15,978.
War-Time Officers as Commanders.
One project still under discussion in
connection with the localization of the
diviswns is that of offering to officers j
u ins war-lime aivisiuns comnusaioaa
in the new regular units.
This would nabe-the -War'DrpaTt-
inent to take into the regular service
some gcae-ral officers-of BSTtoBat guar d
.. .. . , , . .
origin, it is understood, to com man a
,V ' -. . ! ,. .
i substantially the same units they com
manded in trance.
New Designations of Army.
The following list shows the new
(Continued oa Page Two)
Will Need Extraordinary Pro
tection When Brought To
Trial at Winchester
Richmond, Vs., March 29. Fearful
; ,uc aairtj hi iuo iuur pruuiumuu
' alleged Bootleggers on the Valley turn-
pike, Commonwealtha Attorney C. E.
j Williams, of Bhenandoah county has
i written Chief of Police bherry, of
! Richmond, to arrest the men snd hold
"
them until such time as he could prove
their innocence.
The letter expresses fesr that the
men will need extraordinary protection
whea they are returned to Winchester
for preliminary 'hearing whieh it now
being arranged for.
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- LFxS MttllNu lis
NEW ORLEANS CLOSES
Candidate. Initiated in
Opera House There
Last Night
New Orleans, March 29. With the
i iiitistion ia the French opera house
!
j o "Three Big Days in Elkdom,"
"'"J under tne auspices of isUrleans
lodge No. 30, Benevolent and Protective
Order of Elks came to an end. ' The
celebration is ia honor of the local
lodge attaining, as th. result of th
recent national membership campaign,
leadership of all lodge far the United
! States.
The new home of the local lodge will
1 . . . . , . .,
j f4 "- '
ekbraUoa to a close. Member of tho
' order from practically every State ia
j th aaioa are ia,attendaac. .
PROHIBITION GUN
MEN ARE IN DANGER
ANOTHER
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C2ve.we. a. T4..r-
Thi ia the P. 8. B. ready to fly acroN the tea, P. 6. B. mean Port Super Baby. It de!gner and navigator l Col.
John C. Forte. This is the second trine toe lias prired for a Tram-Atlantic flight. The breaking out of the war upset
his plan for flying; the "America," built for Bodman Wanamake." ia 1914. The Porte machine has a wing spread of 128
.eet and flT 360-horscpower Bolli-Boyce
20 PER GENT MORE
Increased Wages of Employes
. Made . It Necessary. P.-M. -General
Says
TEXT OF POSTMASTER
GEN. BURLESON'S ORDER
Schedule For Domestio Com
mercial and Other Rates Ef
fective April Tirst ,
Washington, March 29. Increase of
20 per cent in domestio telegraph rate,
effective April 1, were announced 'to
day by Postmaster Ouneral Burleson.
The increase was) agreed upon at a
meeting of the Federal Wire Board and
was made necessary, Mr. Burleson' an
nouncement said, to meet "the increased
cost of operation, occasioned by wag
increase now in effect, made during the
past year." Mr. Burleson added that
the advance would be "barely sufficient'
for this purpose. ' , ,
Tho ordernfTects b Ji governmcV. fid
commercial 'diMsngea,'. but -tt wis. r
nounced that there wouii be no intra se
ia special press rates for newspupers or
in charge for tpeeial wire teased by
press associations and newspapers,
Under th order, however, commer
cial and government leased wires will
Ka Miarfreil fn at no advaaAa nf 0 ner
, .;,!- -. whether such
wir,, furi,ie(t hy a telegraph or a
telephone system under government
enntrnl
Text of Burleson s Order.
Mr. Burleson's order follows:
J!!TM-fttllQgiJig.Jihe.diila for domestic!.
commercial telegraph rates shall be ef
fective from April 1, 1919, and con
1)5ue until otherwise ordered.
Prewet NiW
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si aorj
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''Day letters aud night letters shall
1C computed as at present but chaiged
for on the basis of the above rate.
Nht messages will be charged for at
an increase of tnenty per cent over ex
isting night message rates.
''Commercial and government leased
wires shall be charged for at an ad
vance of twenty per centum over exist
ing leased wire rates whether such wires
lie furnished by a telegraph or a tele
phone system under government con
trol.
The telegraphic rates for domestic
United State government telegram are
lucreaavu u per cent over uio jursi ui
"TTie rate increase herein oraerea
are made necessary to meet the increas
ed cost of operstion occasioned by wuge
increases now in effect made during the
past year and are barely sufficient for
the purpose.
Mr. Burleson's order was issued by
the department without comment, other
than the explanation that the increase
wsuld not affect press rates and charges
on wires leased by newspaper and
press associations.
Increased wages for employes of all
department of telegraph systems un
dor Federal eontrol, except employes at
"non-functional office and mesaen
gers, became effective last December I
Kmployes in service more than a year
and a half received an increase of tea
per cent and those employed leu than
a year and a half five per cent.
SECURITIES GERMANS
WILL PAY FOR FOOD WITH
Bonds of Many Railroads In'
eluding L. and N. Second
Mortgage and Others
(Br the Assoelated Press.)
- Berlin, Friday, March 28. A lift of
the securities which th government has
decreed shall be surrendered in order
to help pay for food delivered to Ger
many is published by the Norddouttt'h
Allgemeino Zeitung and include th
bonds of thirty-three foreign railroads.
The railroad bond ar all to be pur
ehased at par or , above, except the
Louisville and Nashville second mort
gsge bonds.
The list also Includes nineteen Argen
tine, five Brazilian, six Chilean, six
Chinese, two British, Two French, Three
Japanase, four Italian, five Portuguese
and on Sinme issue of security.
Double attraction at Plnehnrst Wed
nesday. Race and Annual Dog Show.
-adv.)
temp
t
ENTRY FOR OVERSEAS FLIGHT
motor.
ATTEMPT TO CROSS
U. S. Navy's Plan Is To Start
- Airship First Clear Day
" ; Alter May First
EGPERTS NOT RELYING
ON CONDITION OF WIND
Each of Air Boats Will Carry
Five Men; No Photographers
Aboard and Why
New York, March 29. The start of the
United States navy's attempt to cross
the Atlantic ocean on a heavier-than-air
machine will take place on the first
clear day in May, or as soon thereafter
a th fog belt which now envelope the
New Foundland coast show signs of
eloaring, according to a statement is
ued tonight by the Manufacturers' Air
Craft Association, which claims to have
definite information from Washington.
Not Depending oa th Wind.
Tha navy is placing little reliance on
fj!. ring winds because at the altitude
f i" r& feat, which i expected to 1
ilimjTinTfcO oa the trip across, avtuUbls
data, show that only eight day during
Slay and then only lor a quarter of Uis
time, ia there a strong wind bearing
to th earth.
No Photographers, Mach Gasoline.
Each of the two or more N. C. type
boats which will make the flight will
carry a crew ot flvs men, constating
of pilots, mechanics, a wireless operator
and possibly an aerographer. No news
paper men or photographer will be
carried because of 'tho 'desire TO Offline
all available spueorjasoUneau4.
lersen "ihe extra carrying capacity.
Mothersbips, especially outfitted to the
care and repair of flying boats, will be
employed, it is stated, to guard against
possible disaster should one of the
planes encounter severe storms. De
stroyers also will be used to form links
in tho safety line.
GENEVA PROBABLE SEAT
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
(Br the Aasociated Press.)
Paris, March 9. Indications todny
were that Geneva would be recommend
ed as tho official seat of the elgue of
Nations. Tho committee which is con
sidering the subject met today and, al
though no announcement was made, it
appeared that the tendency of the mem
bers was clearly in favor of Geneva on
the ground of tho neutral position of
Switzerland.
MAIN FACTORIES WILL RUN
ON OLD SUN-TIME HOURS.
Danville, Va., March 29 All the large
industrial plants in this city and
suburbs have at tho request of oper
atives decided to rejrrjmes.work Monday
on the old schedule, or tun-time, hours.
Dissatisfaction with operation of a day
light saving plan last year caused the
employes to take this attitude.
LEMBURG SHELLED
BY THE UKRAINIANS.
Paris, March 29. Lemburg ass lieav
ily shelled by the Ukrainian, from Mon
day until Tuesday morning, according
to a Havas dispatch from Warsaw
Scores of eivilisns were killed and hun
dreds were wounded. Ht. George's
cathedral and the archbishop's palace
were badly damaged. -
Lettish Defeat Bolshevist.
Stockholm, March 29. After violent
battle along the Mitau-Tukkum rail
way, Lettish forces have defeated the
Bolshevik! and occupied the towns' of
Kammern and Kalnzcm, a dispatch
from Lilian says. Kalnzcm la about
twenty miles southwest of Riga.
Transport Sails.
(Br the Aasorialeri Preas.)
Washington, March 2.-r-The trans
port Mount Vernon, carrying 202 offi
cer and 5,518 mea of the 2Cth (New
England National Guard) Division, has
sailed from Brest, and is due at Boston
April 4.
Among the officers on the ship Is Ma
jor General Harry C. Hale, the di
vision commander.
Vlrglnfs Legislator Dr.d.
Danville, Va., March 29, Joha W
Carter, Sr., member of the Virginia
House of Delrgntes, died suddenly to
dsy at hi. home here, aged about K
years." He had been in poor health re
cently, but was up and about.
MM-MM-M
. JaryAcqalt Villain.
Paris, March 29. (Havas) Raoul
Villain waa acquitted by a jury today
of the murder on July 31, 1914, of the
French socialist loader Jeaa JaurM.
HURLEY TALKS TO
MARINE LEAGUE
About Great Merchant Marine I
Which HarBeen Built Uirden!.
Stimulus of War
PROSPERITY DEPENDS
ON FOREIGN COMMERCE
Advocates Private Ownership
With Federal Oversight To
Keep It Straight
(Br the Associated Preaej"
New York, March 29. Private owner
ship of the great merchant marine which
has been built by America under trie
stimulus of war, with such governmental
regulation as would prevent watered
stock and assure tba use of the vessels
on trade routes promoting the general
welfare ot tho nation, was put forward
hero by Chairman Hurley, of the ship
ping board, as his plan for th peace
time operation of the government-built
!... II. . - - L : . il. v..
Unal atari.. 'lto
tional Marine League.
t-num-iating tho most important re -
rreramet'd
Lij-hnL..h
said ho would has tha government teU
the new- ships at market prices, so the
.' . a . . . m
operator, csuld compete with
tonnage, and would hav. tho bottom.
Insured Jointly by the nvernment and
American companle until the latter do-
. ....... ....... j .-..
i normou risk on more thau pne billion
dollars worth of property.
No alien would b permitted to own
any stock in any American vessel, and
the transfer of vessel to foreign flag
wourfl -be-permitted "only "by "express
consent of .the governmintit'Ameriean
snips lor American trade is the central
a V r,an'wnl"wu;De,,aD
. .. . u... r
We wsnt the initiative and skill of
American ship operaUra, but we want
"". w-"eu sioca,- sam air. uuriey.
''Wo want to avoid the stagnation that
gbmetimcs comes from red tape and
bureauoeracy, but we want no profiteer
ing or exploitaliBg.
"We want the new fleet used for the
benefit of the people of the United
Slates ami not against their larger in
terest. We want it used for the devel
opment of the nation's commerce, net
merely for the development of the pri
vate jortunes or slap operators.
Comparing Problems.
Comparing tho problem of
water
trunaporiar on witn the still-unsolved
question ot raileosd management. Mr j from you office to that of the secretary.
Hurley made a plee for public attention! "The second sentence of my telf"
lo too -l.vn.ls proposed for operating a ! gram was sent as follows: "Brsnd and
?!p,, "hJ c ' .W wi segregate Houston should bo seen at once and
10,7o., deadweight tons of steel urged to omit these markets which are
ships, 7t)per cent owned by the govern, j 'quoting' incorrectly and use those five
ment. The present fleet includes 555 i which moat nearly represent actual dif-ocean-going
steel cargo vessels of 3,- j ferences ia the South."
.tl,47j deadweight tons nad contractu "The point particularly (tressed ia
nnvo been left for l.Ufi similar veasela ' n t.l.rnn, l.n, ,.n m..k..
otJ!:rJr'.'m. deadweight tons.
., !. ,. 8 war on' 'h8 r,,i,al of I quoting incorrectly, whereas, under tho 'v
shipbuilding achievement found a quick ' act only five were an absolute eee
and ready responso fiuia an enthusiastie ! sity.
public," Mr. nurley said. "There is i "For year further informstion I will
less glamour and glory in the work of state that Mr. Brand knew that thia
evolving a policy which will keep these i was the point that we were making and
ships under the American flag and de-, it is reasonable to suppose that the
velop our commerce, but thla work ' Secretary was likewise so informed. I
touches the life of the nation almost ss tm enclosing copy of a letter that wo
ciot-ely at the emergency shipbuilding j wrote Congressman Pou on March S
program. j ,hirh ouf pn.itjo, eipar
Lpon the development of our for-( "We will -appreciate it if you will
etgn commerce will depend in a large ! give this correction tho sums amount of
measure, the prosperity of all the publiertr that the error wa. given,"
American people, the employment and Mr. Orrell s original telegram, to Hea-"
happiness of labor and the respect of .tor Simmons, which is oa file hero.
... wmro compcio who us. '
Oneratloa of Fleet.
Several plans were discussed as possi
! en. ,i.. . j . . . .
oirrauon ot ine neet, vary
ng irom government ownership and ferenco periods Brand and Houston
government operation to private owner- should be seen t once and urged to
tlup and operation. Mr. Hurley an-omit those markets which are using an
nounced flat opposition Jo the former, correct and uso those five which most
Hicn would entail permanent estab- nearly represent actual difference, in
hshment of a government operating tho South period. Thi. i. important,
force with brrnch offices and ageaeiet I as it will make contracts renreaent snots
m every port of the world, and he also
opposed intermediate plans such as gov
ernment ownership and private opera
tion or ownership by a .ingle private
corporation with the government guar
antying a fixed return on the stink.
He outlined tho two great arguments in
favor of government ownership, that
government-built ships should he the
servants of the nation and that in
times of emergency a government owned
fleet could be more readily converted to
the national defense.
"The ehief argument In favor of pri
vate ownership and operation," he con
tinued, "is that a sueeestfnl merchant
marine depend, not so murh on ships,
or money, or government aid, as It does
oa th existence- of a Urge class of
' (Coatl.e4 oa fag Two)
IEEIISB0RO PLAH
FOR 1 1 9TH UPSET
Charlotte Also Deprived of Op
portunity, Owing To Rout
ing of Troops
COTTON ASSOCIATION'S
CORRECTING STATEMENT
Chairman Orrell Makes Clearer
Position in . Reference To
Market Quotations'
News ana Observer Bureau.
. 40 DUtrxt National Bank Bide
St a. B. WINTEKS,
6 Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, March 29 The routing
of the troops of the 119th Infantry
through Charleston, 8. C, instead of
Newport News, Va., upsets the plan of
Greensboro and Charlotte to review the
soldiers of the Thirtieth Division and
entertain the fighters who made possible
the breaking of the nindenbur Hn.
j The War Department states that It is
!
tot feasible to bring the troons in
reensboro, through the Htale of Koutli
Carolina, and then have them retrain
'their course to Columbia for demobili-
i rntinn 1'r.nk k n.mni..
to Henator bimmons, has written tho
Commerce:
"I very mnch fear that the decision
of the War Department to bring tho
ship carrying the parts of the 30th
Division which are now on tile water
into Charleston instead of Newport
News knocks up our plnn for a parade
o' tha HUtti Infnntrv In r.ruik
The War Department tells today that
they do not see how they could bring
these troop up as fare as Greensboro
right through the Htate of South, Caro
lina and then have to send them back
to Col umbia for demobilisation. Tho
Department says, with imei reason, I
think, that the troops themselves would
he very muck dissatisfied in being shut
tled about thi way before being per
mitted to go to their home There
is still la France of the 30th Division,
the 105th regiment of engineers, the
l'.trth regiment of Infantry and the
105th regiment supply train. In tha
event these regiments corns into New
port News instesd of Charleston, I as
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'
G 4 Charlotte bo'permilted
, . .7:-
w'ss.isw ouiuq t vms ijui'i's saw tiifrsr
organised capacity if it eaa be arrangej ,
wi,hout ou much iaco.venicno. to tha
Uc4aiei theauelve. and without delay.
j jn xhfm iM mnth , meh,Bf m,
"-'Saome. .'
Acting P. M. At Boon.
The Fostofnee Department ha. iasaed
a commission to John E. Brown, a law
yer, designating him as acting post
master at Jloone. . H will ba inducted
into office on April I, serving until a
permanent postmaster IrTiamed. Xiace
j Mr. Brown made the highest mark in ;
- Mthe civil service examination, he will
,,. - B.m.j r,.tm.t.r. He Is a.
i r. n...n . '.i ... .1 j
of fnator Simmons and Representa-
, tivo i)olll,hn fn, ,h. i,..
Chairman Orrell's Statement.
The following statement was issued
today from the office of Senator Sim
mons. "C. D. Orrell, chairman of tho
North Carolina Cotton Association,
writes Senator Simmons as follows:
"Your lotter of March 21, enclosing -copies
of letter from Hccretsry Houston
has been received. I have also aolieed
several press reports with reference to
this matter. For your information and
; correction, I wish to say that my tele-
cram to vou was either uarbled ia send.
jng over the wire, or in trouamieskin
buing used, though some of them were
wa. as follows: - -
Theriiresent 'cotton futures act pro
vides that only five designated spot mar
kets must be used in determining dif-
which is .11 that we atk. W urge you
to giv thi your immediate and best
attention." . ,
Senator Simmon has called th cor
rected version ot Mr. Orrell' message
a atnted by him ia hi letter to tho
attention, of the Secretary-of Agricul
ture. Naval Academy Oa Highland Lake.
The Georgia Military Academy of Col
lege .Park, Georgia, is establishing
military naval academy oa High lan I
lake, near Uendersonvilte, N. C, and
President J. C. Woodard has applied
to the Navy Department for cutters,
gun and other equipment essential ia
affording naval instructions.
: "We are organizing for th. regular
academic year, the Carolina i Military
(Coatlased oa Pags Two)