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SECTION ONE
VOL OX. N0.S2,
RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 2, 1919.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
till AMERICAN SOLDIERS
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SEC: AGRICULTURE
RE-ELECTED MAYOR
OF CHICAGO BY SMALL
MARGIN YESTERDAY
TEDDY ROOSEVELT SECOND
WHO ANNOUNCES HE WILL
QUIT WORK FOR POLITICS
L
Hooston-Tells of Machinery for
. Executing Enlarged Pro
gram This .Year
Pnrrf
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Mews
GLASS REPLIES TO
SENATOR GALOER
ON ROAD BUI
Dl
CAN BE USED IN EASTERN I
EUROPEAN CONTENTIONS
1 1
' 1 Szzz ,
President Wilson Quoted To
This Effept By a Central
News Dispatch From Paris
Received in London
HUN FINANCIAL AGENTS -EN
ROUTE TO COMPIEGNE:
FRANCO-GERMAN FRONT
Council of Four Have Reache4
Point Where Settlement of
Great Question of Franco
German Frontier Appears To
Be in Sight; . Separations
Take On New Phase; Be.
j. ports That Boot's-Suggested
Amendments Are Regarded
Favorably; Peace Confer
ence News ; Hungarian Rev
olution Developments -
' (Br th Auoclitod Tta.)
London, April 1. President
i Wilson has informed other
members of the American dele
ration to the Peace Conference
that no American soldier
could be used in any trouble in
Eastern or Southeastern Eu
rope, a Central' News dispatch
, from Paris says.
German Financial Commiaaion.
Paris, April 1. (By The Associated
Press.) Tho German Financial Com
mission arrived today at Ppnt Rairite
Maxence, about 'fifteen miles southwest
of Compigne. The member of the
commission motored to the Chateau
Flessis Villette, where they will stay.
"Access to the chateau it strictly forbid
den Guards ore mounted at all its en
trances. ' Italy Insistent.
Vu April 1. Settlement ot Italy'
frontier question contemporaneously
iWitH that of Franee was insisted upon
. today by Premier Orlando at confer
ence Kith President Wilson just before
1 1 the council four convened to discus
the Italian frontier question, tm Itiu-
er he did tot think it advisable to have
oa informal exchauge of views on the
Italian problem, especially as regards
the Adriatic, before it is presented to
the touncil. The President replied that
he shared this view, but owing; to pres
sure of work had been tmablev to- per
' tonally study the Italian question. How
. ever, he promised to do ao.
i Premier Orlando's suggestion of a
'. simultaneous settlement of thef rontier
- questions involves a joint peace with
Austria, a plan which is favored by the
American delegation provided it does
not cause too much delay. In this con
nection the American boundaries com
'mission expects this week to conclude
.ell boundaries, including those of Aus
. tris, Bulgaria and Turkey.
SETTLING BIG BCBJECT OF
FRANCO-GERMAN FRONTIER.
Paris, April 1. (By The Assochted
' Ptress.) The Franco-German frontier,
which is still the foremost subject be
I ore Premiers IJoyd George, Clemen-
reau and Orlando and President Wil
' son, ia being presented now from a
new standpoint which offers soraj proa-
lect of agreement.
The first plan was to give France
economic control of the Saar eoal fields
so as to offset damage tn the coal mines
of northern France. France was sot
, to have politicalcontrol over the largo
tiermaa population in the Soar valley,
which Would remain with (Germany.
Tli is proved objectionable, and one of'
the chief causes of the council of four's
inaction. The main objection was the
, divided control by which Fra-ce would
I unable to operate the mines effec
tively, prevent strikes and enforce au-
' thority when the Germans were exercis
ing political conttol.
The New Plan.
The new plan, therefore, seeks to com
bine French eeonome and political au
thority for a temporary period until the
productive rapaeity of the mines in
northern France is restored. It is esti
mated that five rears will be required
to restore the mines to normal aud this
probably give's an idea of the length
of the proposed Joint control by France.
The fact that the control would be
temporary would overcome the objec
tion of snnexation similar to the (ter
.man annexation of Alsace Loraine ia
1S70.
The proposal was first advanced as
concerning the Soar region only, but it
, is regarded now as equally applicable
to the left bank of the Rhine; as a
, possible basis of agreement.
t New Phase of Reparation.
, , A new phase of the question if rep
arations is also being presented in. the
proposal to avoid stating in the treaty
nny specific total and thus escape con
troversy over the largeness of small
ness of the amount. It is said that this
is possible by defining the charieter of
the payments over a period of years,
without precisely defining what the
total would reach, and efforts are being
made to find a formula which would
' express this idea.
, It is understood that the plan is con
sidered advantageous chiefly for friend
ly countries where expectations have
beea sronsed of a total much larger
than is likely to lc allowed.
N German Garrisons. -
' Paris, April 1. Aa agreement oa it
(CoaUaae4 em Page Twev
Stilt 10 RATIFY
THEPEACE TREATY
Hitchcock in Speech Says It
Will Be inShape To
Satisfy All
AMENDED AS PUBLIC
OPINION HAS DEMANDED
Senator Believes Criticism
Home and Abroad Will Bear
Fruitful Results
Washington, April 1. Senator Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, chairman of the for
eign relations committee in the last Sed
ate, speaking tonight before the Wash
ington Commercial Club, expressed the
belief that the proposed covenant of the
league pf nations would be amended
"ah public opinion has demanded" and
together with the peace treaty would j
bo ratified without change when sub- j
motted to the Senate. The Nebraska j
Senator urged tne necessity of a prompt j
peace settlement in order to atop the 1
spread of lawlessness in Europe.
''This treaty when it eomes'to the
Senate," Senator Hitcheock said, "will
have had the benefit of criticism not
only in the United States but in other ;
countries and will probably include
such amendments as public opinion has '
demanded.
"When the peace settlement eomes
over here for the ratification of the
Senate it will probably be' too late for
the Senato to attempt amendments.
Any amendment adopted by the Senate i
would have to go back for acceptance I
by tho other 13 nations and that would
delay the peace settlement for a long
time. Delays are esid to be dangerous
and in tins ease they are dangerous in
the highest degree because at the pres-
put time tne very lile of civilization
in Europe is at stake. If a peace settle
ment is not produced at aa early date
the spread of lawlessness snd despair
mv invnlvA at ill m MM Vn.nn.
Senator Hitchcock said that one of the
curious features of the opposition to
the proposed covenant was the "variety
and inconsistency," of that opposition.
Ho added that there were "not many
who are oppose4..j3n principle to the
idea of a league of nations.''
CHANGE IN VICTORY
PARADE NECESSARY
Washington, April 1. Secretary
Bi ker announced today that be had been
forced to abandon hopes he has enter
tained that a victory narade at three
distinctive fighting divisions might be
arranged to take place in Washington
The divisions he had hoped to assemble
for the purpose, he said, were the first,
representative of the Old Regular army
flllfl ttlA first tn lafiil IB FrsnM. ihm
nnnn.i iniui.. h
gade, and the 42nd or Rainbow, the Na- ! K adherents made a campaign based
tional Guard unit built tip from the i on the sloga"let Congress hear your
forces of Htates. ; protest." The vote was three to one,
The secretary said experience had, "r better, iu favoring aaloons.
sfcown that it would be impoaeible to The dry Chicago Federation made no
get the three divisions home at anything ' concerted campaign, relying on ns
like the same time and he had been ! tional legislation. The wet and dry
forced to limit the review to the 42nd i question went on the bal(ot by order
Ti;, i pi. . j;.,:.;..i of the State Supreme Court, which
parade of that organization, it is under
stood, are. now being worked out. j
Many obstaclea confront the depart-'
nrent in arranging for divisional pa- :
rades. Even in the ease of the 27th, the
New York National Ouard Division,
which received an enthusiastic welcome
a week ago in New York City.jthe diffi
culties were great although New York
as the main port of debarkation has the
greatest facilities for such home com
ing reviews.
A computation of the cost to the gov
ernment of the New York parade ia in
eluding the pay and sustenance of the
men alone for the period they were
held in the service in order to partici
pate shows an expenditure of nearly
1927,000. Tho department, however, was
said to be not so much interested ia the
cost, as in the fact that the debarkation
machinery was clogged up.aad is still
feelinp the strain.
Another element now arising is said
tn be complaints from men in the 27th
Division from outside of New York
Stato who were held three weeks longer
lb service because of the review.
Pint Peace Oafereace Wedding.
Paris, . April 1. Britain takes the
prize for the. first peace conference
wedding. A Versailles military con
ference attache has married Majestic
Hotel Clcrk '
Explosion at Dapeat Plant.
Birmingham, Ala., April 1. The corn
ing; and press mill of the Dupont Do
Nemours Powder Company at Boyles
Gap, near here, exploded today, entail
ing a property loss estimated at $20,000.
No one was injured. ;
502.SO Back, 8 Far.
Washington, April 1. Troops arriving t
from overseaa during tha week eaded
March 25, the War Department an
nounced today, totalled 59,395, the lar
gest number to arrive during sny on
week since the armistice was signed.
To March 25, a total of 00230 officers
and enlisted men and nurses landed
from overseas. '
Fla Ne Oa Time, Disease.
Paris, April 1. Influenza is not a
"one-time' disease, according to sts
tiatics gathered by the Matia, Paris
newspaper.
C - ' i
WAT. H. THOMPSONS
Chicago, . April 1 William Hale
Thompson, mayor of Chicago, is re
elected after four stormy war years in
'that ffice' A opponent of ship-
i ments of American food supplies and
. ! troops to Europe sfter the United States
attention from the nation and won for
! himself locally the solid support of the;
: pro-German elements'.' Throughout his ;
, campaign, the public was constantly re
minded of his remark that Chicago was
"the sixth German city in tte world."
At s banquet of leading business men i
of the city, - one of the foremost i
philanthropists of Chicago prophesied j
that if "this man Thompson" was elect-'
ed the city wonld be "headed for hell.' j
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Mail WnOm TnOmpSOIl Defeat
j pu 17 nnfl Fmir Ycbrc
vw ' i-ri,ww vui vuio
Ago Came Within 15,000
I HAD DEMOCRATS UNITED
THEY WOULD HAVE WON
"
Chicago Cast a Total Vote of
( 700,000; "Wets" Won By ft'
. ,, T
i - Sweeping Majority n
. I
Chicago, April 1. Mayor William
: Hale Thompson, Republican, was iw
i elected today in one of the most -
l" political strugges the city ever j
! tnesa, the incomplete tmofficial re-
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plurality would be in the neighborhood ;
of 15,000. His nearest opponent was 1
Robert M. SweiUer, Democrat, county '
clerk, whom the mayor defeated four j
years ago by a plurality of more than '
M7,wM. - Vweittt m is irishman, de
spite his name.)
Much of the big vote which the
Mayor received four years ago but lost
today went to Btatee Attorney Mack
ley Hoyne, a Democrat, who ran as an
independent by petition.
The Mayor's triumph was the sub-
' ject of a noisy celebration tonight by
W.'T ,.,v .... ;
The total vote cast was estimated atv
about "Op.iKW. ' s
The city voted "wet" my a swdeping
majority, the first time the question
had beenV voted on in Chicago. The
found that the dry petition had been
kept off the Imllot illegally at the pre
ceding city election.
Virtually all interest in the election
! was centered in the mayoralty fight, al
; though other city offices, including one
: alderman from each of tho-lj wards,
i was elected. I
The mayor made his campaign on his
, record jn onice anu on piean jurc
puhlicau party support on the basis of
national - party iins. His principal
opponent, Sweitzer, and Hoyne, the In
dependent, both severely criticized the
mayor snd referred to "Thompsonism''
and his war record. , The mayor's ref
! efence to Chicago as "the. sixth German
i city," his refusal to issue an invitation
i as mayor to Marshal Joffrc, of France,
' and his promise of police protection to
i a gathering of members of the people's
eouncil for democracy and terms of
peace, all were urged against the mayor
. by his opponents.
The 'campaign was filled with spec
tacles arranged by managers of the
Thompson, Sweitzer and Hoyne manag
' injf committees, for down town streets
and public buildings.
Dessocrata . Elect City Clerk and
Treasurer,
Late police returns showed the Demo
I crati had elected Henry Btuekart, city
treasurer by 20,000 or more and James
T. Igoe city clerk by about 8,000. The
Republicans elected Harry A. La wis
judge of the Superior Court by about
6,000 and George B. Hclmea municipal
judge by nearly 20,000.
Hoyne (lad. Dem.) polled more than
100,090 rotes.
Saloon Ouster Vote.
Chicago, III., April 1. The total vote
oa the ousting of saloons on May 1
was:
No Men' 260,529; women, 124,731.
Total, 391,260.
Yes Men, 67,707 ; women, 76,325.
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St. Loali Com Repablicaa.
- St. Louis, April 1. Unofficial incom
plete returns indicate he election of
the entire Republican ticket at the city
election here today. A president of the
board of aldermen and 14 aldermea
were voted for. .
SWEITZER ALMOST
GOT MM 1
Has Confidence in Financial
Conditions and Ability To
Float Victory Loan
DEPRECIATION DUE TO
r ARTIFICIAL CAUSES
Success of Issue Not Depend
ent On Early Extra Session
of Congress, Sect'y Says
1
Washington, April 1. Confidence in
the financial condition of the country
and its ability to float the forthcom
ing Victory Liberty Loan was express
ed today by Secretary Glass" in replying
to tho suggestion of Senator .Calder of
New York, that a special session of
Congress should be called to stop de
preciation in the market price of Lib
erty bonds.
Far from agreeing that the decline
in outstanding bonds might jeopardize
the popular campaign for flotation of
the, Victory issue this month, thereby
tying up credits by forcing the banks
to take the new bonds, Mr. Glass de
clared that he was assured the Treas
ury's efforts to solvj the financial prob
lems, of the country would have the
support of a "united and victorious pea
pie." Depreciation in bonds, he i said,
has been the result of artificial causes
and he knew' of no one who did not
believe that all Liberty bonds would
sell above. par before maturity.
No Insufficiency ot Credit.
"There is today no insufficiency of
credit for the needs of any useful
enterprise nor insufficiency of gold to '
support our credit structure," Secretary I
Glass declared. )
Echoes of the political fight which I
occupied the closing hours of Congress
were contained in the Secretary's re
ply, which wss in the form of a letter
to tho New York Senator. He quoted
from a speech by Senator Calder on the
Vivtory Liberty Bond bill, in which the
Senator declared that he saw nV reason
"why we should not feci certain of
the future."
No Special Session Necesaary
Mr. Glass said there had been no
adverse developments since the bill
was passed which would make necessary
a special session, ss Mr. Calder advo
cated. "Already commerce and industry' be
gin to show signs of the renewed life
which must follow the removal of the
restraints and interferences irliich war
made necessary," the Secretary said.
The war is won, Our present na
tional debt of less than $25,000,000,000
and our ultimate national debs, after to pick his initial goal. Ue added that
all war bjlls are paid, wh icb ought not fc WM noun(.ing hi ..hat w in
in any event to exceed 130,000,000,000 , , , , .
against whi:h we shall hold some 10,- K on,y he intended to re
000,000,000 of obligations of foreign . tire from business and considers 1 to n;
governments is the barest fraction of explanation necessary.- His present -stout
national resources. The relation j tivities, he said, were confined to or
of our debt to our population and re-1 ganization in this country of tbo wu Id
sources is small indeed compared to j war veterans' association,
that of any of the great countries of In making known his intention (j ro
Europe. tire from business, Lieutenant-Colonel
Greatest Reserve la World. ; Roosevelt said he desired tu devote him
"Our res?rve, the greatest in amoifit i.... .
in tne worm, tne greatest in relation to
circulation and deposit in any of the
.umui,v niiiu ntlB i;uaLl4 ,u Ills .
.. nM1 in..L oa mm r i i . '
of the combined Federal reserve note
and deposit -liabilities of the .Federal
Reserve Banks.
"The liquidation which has taken
place In Liberty Bonds since the armis
tice is traceablo to other csuses than
the interest rate and terms of the
bonds. Foremost' of these cauies is
the fact that many patriotic Americans,
individuals and companies, subscribe
for bonds, in a spirit of patriotic fer
ver indwed by the war, in excess of
their ability to hold. The 'oversold'
eouditioa of the market for liberty I
Bonds thus created wss accentuated by
the reaction following the armistice,
which made many feel they were re
leased from the duty of holding their
bonds in aid of the government's credit;
by the desire to realize losses before
the end of the year and thus reduce
taxes; by the changed financial position '
of many bor.d-holders growing out of !
the termination of hostilities; and
worst of all, by the wicked devices of
bonXsliarp and 'swindlers.
Liberty Bond Valaea Will Advance, i
"I believe that all these adverse in-w
fluenees have spent their force, I an"
sanguine to believe that the market
for Liberty Bonds haa seen its worst
and that the market position . of the
bonds will improve ss the understand
ing of the immense strength of the
financial position of the United Htates
becomes disseminated and as the Vic
tory Liberty Loan campaign proceeds."
GOES TO ITALY
Mr. Daniels Will Visit The
Italian Fleet and Naval .
Bases There
(Br Um AMoelatnt Pre-.)
Paris,, April L Josephus Daniels, the
American Naval Secretary, left Paris
today for Italy, where he will visit 'he
Italian fleet and naval bases.
Prior to his departure Mr. Daniels ex
pressed his pleasure at the admirable
work of the' American navy ia taking
over German ships and the expeditious
manner in which these vessels have
beea made available for the transporta
tion of troops back to the United
States."
- "These ships," said Mr. Daniels,
"vary in tonnage, from 14,000 to 24,000,
and as at present equipped they can
accommodate la the segregate- about
25,000 men." . ,
SECRETARY NAVY
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This is the first picture of Lieut. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and his family to be taken after his return from service in
France with the 26th U. S. Infantry. Mrs. Roosevelt has been
home but a short time-' She was the first canteen worker to
be sent to France by the"Y. M. C. A. .The children from left
to right are Grace, Cornelius and Theodore, Jr.
Young Theo. Roosevelt
Will Enter Politics
(By the Anociita! Pmi.)
New York, April 1. Lieutenant-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt, who has been
discussed by Republican party leaders
in this city as a possible candidate for
president of the board of aldermen next
fall, announced today that he intended
to follow the footsteps of his father aud
enter politics. r
He declined to statev however, whether
the sldermaaie berth would pr.e ac
ceptable to blm, in case he' received a
formal Invitation to run for that office,
asserting that it was too soon for him
iWET CANDIDATES
IE
Result of Democratic Primary
In Oriole City Defeats Pres
ton and Others
Baltimore, Md., April 1. George
Weems Williams defeated Mayor James
H. Freston for the nomination for
mayor in a mayoralty contested Demo
cratic primnry election .today. Mayor
Preston sought renomination for a third
term. The vote was Williams 24.42S;
Preston 20,587. Preston's running
matM J- B8rrJr Mahool fur president
ond branch council and James F.
Thrift, for comptroller, were deafted
by still greater majorities. , They had
refused to declare their position cm the
prohibition question. Howard Bryant
was nominated for council president
snd Joseph Smith for comptroller
Every candidate for nomination for city
offices and councils with two or three
exceptions, who did not declare him
self "Vet" was defeated. William V.
Broenlng, Republican candidate for
mayor, had na opposition. Tho city
election will be held May 6.
SECRETARY BAKER SAILS
FOR EUROPE MONDAY
To Direct Winding Up of Af
fair. U. S, Army in France;
Stay Will Be Brief
Washington, April 1. Secretary
Baker will sail front New York next
Monday oa the transport Leviathan tn
France, to attend meetings of the
American liquidation commission and
to direct winding up llio affairs of lac
American army in France. Mr. Baker
will be accompanied by C. W. Cuhell,
the War Department's representative on
the board considering inter-allied
elaims growing out of the eo-operatbu
of the various belligerents, snd Stanley
King, his private secretary. -L
Mr, Baker ia announcing the date of
his sailing today said his stay abroad
would be brief. Unexplained that bis
Intention Tris" to return ss soon ss the
conferences with the arbitration board
bad beea concluded and he had node
a few necessary inspections. .
The secretary Mid he had not decided
whether lis would visit the army ot oc
WIN IU BU
self "to public life," bv which ho taid , MarD,n1'J. engineer of ths Iowa
he "meant entering politics." t U)gw CniiS6ion, as engineer
His Aspirations. I ,n "Bediato charge of the work of
Of his aspirations, ho said: ,J,e1 1"'' "t Public Roads tinder ths -
''They depend upon what tho public ! ""eral aid road act has just been
wishes me to do. I naturally am ant-! snnounccd by the Secretary, and it is
ious to do what work I may be called planned that, in the near future, Mr. ;
upon to do in my own State in t'je ! MaeDonald will formally assume ths
Btnt't in which my futher was I on, - position of director of the Bureau of
.where I was born and where we have i Publie Roads.
clways lived. Beyond that I don't see ' It developed at the conference oa
what I can say. 1 March 1 that the present freight rates
"I believe strongly ia the principles j are one of the principal obstacles to the
r.dvoeat?c! by my father, I believe ! active resumption and extension oi" high
rtrongly in tho principle of univers-il ! way activities. The situation wss laid
military service. And ' I believe before the proper officials ef the Baib
strongly in undiluted nationalism.'' - j road Administration on March 1 by
The business .from which Colonel representatives of the Department of
Roosevelt purposes to retire is banking, I Agriculture and of the State) highway
for after having been discharged from j officials. They were given a syrapathetis
tho service, he returned to a Wall 8tret hearing, and the question is Bow under
firm with which he as associated be- active considerate a by the Bnilrosd
fore being sppointed a major of infan- Administration. It is hoped ' that
fry iu the Officers' Reserve Corps by i favorable decision will be made ia the
President Wilson in 1U17. Previously near future. Secretary Houston ilso
he had been connected with the Hart- ; ,nl taen up with lhe HretarT of War
fo'd Carpet Corporation of Thompson-: the question of releasing from the army-
;ng graduated from Harvard in 1SHH.
' no ..vi.. n.ii-r
Virginia Prohibition Officers
Charged With Murder Get
Hearing Today
Woodstock, Va., April 1 .Closely
guarded by Company B, of the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues, four State
prohibition agents arrived here late to
niujit and were lodged in the county jail
preparatory to their preliminary hearing
tomorrow on the rhargo of killing Law
rence 1. Hudson and Raymond tharkle
ford, alleged bootleggers. The prohibi
tion agimti are Harry F. Sweet, W. C.
Hall, W.sli. Duulesvy and J. H. Hullivan.
A crowd of more than a hundred per-
low square-with the prohibition agent" j
in the center the infantrymen marched :
to the jail, with the crowd following.!
After the prisoners had been locked in
side. Major t'lareace Wyatt, command
ing the guardsmen, Lddreasul the crowd
anking that there he no trouble and that
all go t, their homes. The'crowd tilery-
tyre, dispersed.
The guard of infantrymen was re-
quested, owing to the high feeling
against the prohibition officers in this
part of VirRinm since the killing of
Hudson and Shackleford last wick.
LABOR CONDITIONS .
IN SOUTHERN STATES
Washington, April 1. Labor condi
tions in theSouthern States, from an
unemployment standpoint, are excellent,
although a slight increase in unemploy
ment throughout the country is shown
in reports from the psst week received
by the Federal Employment Service
from sixty cities. A surplus of labor
was reported by 38 cities, a shortage of
labor by seven, six cf which are in the
South. The greater portion ef the short
age tn the South is-farm' helv. The
number of unemployed ia the cities re
porting Increased by two thousand dur
ing the week.
Officials of the bureau announced to
night that it had beea impossible to ob
tain an. extensive survey of the labor
situation as during the past few months
because of the curtailment of its fselli
ties resulting from the failure of Con
gress to approprists a fond tot the con
tinuation of ths service.
DRY AGENTS
UNDER HEAVY GUARD
" " "" ."," '.' ami insisting that chapters begin ship,
the guardsmen and prohibition i agents mu ,t , Mrieat pesslhl. ..omtit
but there was no disturbance at the rail-,l0 Bfrt thjs (,emand if, . f
road station beyond a few cn s of get i , ' " , "
em" from the crowd. Forming a hoi- i A?r,:""n ,v" resented t
DR. JOSEPH E P0GUE TO
WED MISS GRACE NEEDHAM
New Postmasters and Other
News Relating to North Car
olina From Washington
By 8. R. WINTERS.
Washington, April !. Many impor
tant steps have, been taken to expedits
road construction under the enlarged
program recently authorized by Con
gress, and the indications aro that S
larger volume of highway construction .
will be accomplished this season than
in any previous years in the history
of the nation, according to a statement
issued by Dsvid F. Houston, Secretary
of Agriculture, today. The requisite
dfliciul machinery, says the Secretary,
fgr executing this program that is, the
Department of Agriculture, through tin
Bureau of Public. Roads on the one hand
rnd the 4 State highway departments
on the other is already in existence.
A conference was held by the Seeretsry
oa March I with the State highway com
missioners of the Eastern and Middle
Western Htates and all phases of ths
problem, and especially the interpreta
tion of the liberal amendments of the
Federal aid road net, were considered,
i The regulations issued nnder the set
have been carefully rerised in the light
of past experience and of the sugges
tions offered by the State highwsy de
partments, the standards for plaasr
specifications and estimates have beeu
modified to meet special conditions
existing in some of the States, snd
other changes in practices and procedure
have been and are being made all with
the definite object of speeding up the
work. The appointment of Thomas H.1
; hiirbwav ene nerrn in th a r.w ..t
abroad in order that their services msy
I be utilized during the coming road eon-
I struction season.
Dr. J. E. Pogae to Wed Mtsa Necdham.
Announcement was niado today ef ths
approaching wedding of Dr. Joseph
' Pogue, Jr of Waahingtoa, sua of Coh
Joseph E. Pogue, of Raleigh, to Mill
;-race Needham, daughter of Prof. Chss.
, Willis Needham, formerly president ef
the lieorge Washington University. Ths
ceremony will )e performed at noon en
Thursday, April 17, at 1S9 Thelps'
, Place.
Dr. Pogue, whose native liome is U
! Raleigh, ia a well known scientist, be
ing connected with the Bureau of Mines,
Department of the Interior, and ths
(Contlaaed ea Pate Four)
ASK QUICK SHIPPING
OF USED CLOTHING
Spcul to the N.wi ins Observer.)
Atlanta, April 3. The Southern Di
vision of th Red Cross has just re
ceived notice of a cable from Paris.
urging the extreme need for used cloth
ing in the liberated countries abroad
PART OF 119TH LANDS
AT CHARLESTON TODAY
'Special to the News and Observer ) "
Fayetteville, April 1. A wireloaa mes-,
sage from Major R. J. Lamb, third
liattalion, 110th Infantry, sent from the
steamsbin Huron, mas receiver! hm tn.
i Bj8ht hy Major Lamv, ,i,t( bating
,he rrstmtnt will hvLA t Charles-
j , tomorrow.
.
Lewis Throws Roller,
narrisburg, Pa., April 1. Ed
''St rangier" Lewie won the first fall in
his match with Dr. B. F. Roller here to
night with a flying bead lock after 67
minutes of struggle. Roller was injur
ed and nnable to continue ths match.
S Army Aviators Killed
Kan Antonio, Texas, April 1. Lieut,
Walter A. Byrnes, of San Francisco, and
Cadet Parker K. Buck, of Cincinnati, at
tached to KellyField, were instantly
killed today in a fall of their airplane
wear the field. Their bodies were badly
burned when the machine caught Are, ,
Steamer "Ocean" Tewed Into Port
New York, April 1. The-Datea tank
steamer Ocean, reported Sunday la dis
tress ISO miles off Caps Cod, waa towed
irte this port today by the coast guard
Cutter Omipee, which went to the res
cue. The cutter found .he vessel dis
abled by engine trouble.
Dog Show all day. .Races at 3:00 t
nu, at Pinebarst, today -sdv. ,- -.
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