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SECTION ONE
Paget 1-8
,VOL QX. N03r
RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1919.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
PRESIDENTS
START FOR
FRIDAY; WILSON'S ORDER
Positive Instructions To Hasten
Vessel Back To France Re
ceived at Navy Depart
ment From Admiral
Benson
SPECULATIONS AS TO THE
linnnu nn errww uinu.
. nunni-ur unutn vat;
. . EFFECT ON CONFERENCE
Although Admiral Benson and
White House Secretary Tu
multy Volunteer No Infor
mation, Most Officials Re
gard It As Significant ; In
View of Press Dispatches It
Is Infered That The Presi
dent Would Want Ship Avail
able Should He Decide To
Cut Shortx His Paris Visit,
Because of Vexatious Delays
or Otherwise
(Br Uk AiMKlated Pre.)
Washington, April S. President. Wil
son has ordered the transport George
Washington 1o lie started for France at
the, earliest time possible.
Tlie instructions were received at tlie
Navy Department late today through
Admiral Benson, chief of naval opera
tion at I'nris. Acting Secretary Roose
velt announced that the Georgo Wash--iugtou
would leave ";it the earliest op
portunity, probably Fr7ilay'afteriioou,
April II."
As Admiral Benson had sent a cable
gram yesterday inquiring as to when
the George Washington euuld sail, of
ficials regarded the message today. as
significant, but in the absence of more
spcci6e information they declined to
comment.
Acting Secretary's Statement
Acting Secretary ' Roosevelt's an-nmrm-emcjit
follows:
"Acting SeercUry of 1be Xavy Raos.
velt late today received a cablegram
"from Admiral Benson nt Paris request
ing that the sailing of the I'. & S.
George Washington be expedited at
once by direetioikof the President. The
V. 8. 8. George Washington will, there
fore, leave New Vora nt tlie.earlicst op
jiortuaity, probably 'Friday afternoon,
April 11."
Regarded As" Very Significant
Admiral Benson's message, gave no
reason for the President's order and
the White House professed to have no
information on the subject, but iiHrtJ
. .i . .. ....
prOllllg U in inu-UK"l VI JMi-sa uis-
patches from Paris telling of the Presi
dent's determination that delays at the
peace contt rente must end, most ofli
icils regarded it ns signitieant. Ad
ded importance also was given .by the
fact th;.t this was the second message
from the admiral 'regarding the ship'
departure, the first, received yesterday
having inquired as tu the tiuic the ves
sel coull get under way.
Can Keach Brest by 17th
My fast steaming the George Wash
ington should reach Droit by April "'.
Hie would be held there subject to the
President's orders, it was said, and thus
would be immediately available ia the
event Mr. Wilson should decide to cut
short his stav at Paris because of de
lays in agreeing on the terms of peace.
In some quarters it was explained that
without his ship at a French port the
President might find himself in a some
what embnr.-assing position should he
decide to leave the French capital be
fore the treaty had been agreed upon
Apparent Elect Paris Conferees
Late press dispatches from Pans in
dicated that a more hopeful view as to
the progress of the peace negotiations
was entertained than bad been for sev
eral days and this view was reflected in
l cablegram received tonight by Secre
tary Tumulty from Bear Admiral Gray
son, the President's personal physician,
w no reporico inni mo grncrai auuawuu
had improved slightly.
Secretary Tumulty said' he had not
been advised as to the situation which
had led the President to order ' the
Georfge, Washington to Brest and that
Admiral Grayson, in sending the mes-;
sage received ,touight. evidently had
' assumed that Mr. Tumulty was eogni-
vent of the state of affairs JhrouRfc
pcsl dispatches from to French ea'pi-
l.-il. i
The George Washington arrived sU
New Tore: from Brest March S8 after
taking President Wilson back to Franc
and naval officials decided to ly her
.lip for few weeks for an overhauling.
Moved l- Three Days
- " When she went to the New York navy
yard ofliieers estimated that she would
ie ready to sail again nest- Monday,
but on communicating with the navy
nl vestenlsv after reeeiM of - Ad-
'iuiral Benson's first message, Mr.
Roosevelt fond that the vessel could
start four dsys earlier. No order for
her. departure wcro issued, however,
until after the receipt of the second
message from Admiral Benson late to
day. ERZ8ERGER CRITICISED FOR
ACTION AS TO POLISH TROOPS.
Zurich, April 8. (French Wireless
Fetjire.) Many German r.ewspapers
are attacking Mathias Erxherjer and the
German government for the agreement
reached with Marshal Foch at Spn last
week concerning transportation Of
Polish triops from Franca to Poland.
(CoaUaaed m page Seven.)
:.::'v- v ' i
SHIP
WILL
NEXT
E
Attended Meetings Yesterday
But Was Still Weak
From Illness -
Paris,' April 8. (By the Associated
Press.) President Wilson, met with the
Premiers of Great 'Britain, France and
Italy today fur'the Urst time since he
became ill. The discussion of respon
sibility for the war and the Barre Val
ley which was unfinished tody will
be continued tomorrow.
-. It was not indicated whether the
President made any reference to Ihe
summoning of the George Washington.
On account of the President's weak
ened condition the afternoon session
was comparatively short, Mr. Wilson
hjng .down immediately after its ad
journment, although it 'was stated nt I
ihe "White House" that he was gradu- '
ally improving and expected to attend ,
all the meetings of the council here
after. 'The return of President Wilson Jo
the council of four and the progress
made on various questions has removed
much of the tensin which existed in'
conference circles and has led to re
newed confidence in an early and satis
factory conclusion.
The reparations problem, now is con
sidered definitely settled und only j
minor details rnncerninfi the functions !
of the communion to allot the annual ;
installments from Germany remain to i
be arranged. The Polish question in-
lu-line the status of Danzig, is also !
near.nit senienieni m, .B
irrnaiuiiaii'..iiu'ii vil im n,. . u..n .
as a free 'port avoids the necessity of
recognizing the claimant either Poland
or Germany, while the former will have
a corridor" to the Baltic to the limits
of the internationalized town.
MORNING SESSION OF .
.COUNCIL OF FOUR.
Paris, April 8. Tlie eonncll of four
n-et this moruing at the residence of
Premier Lloyd George. President Wil
son was not able to attend the forenoon
ssion, but hoped to be able to attend
tl i- meeting this afternoon nt the Paris
"White House."
,?,,c ovr":i?hf...'r,f:r .1" ',7": ,
M il in it .:1,11V.-- nt.it nut. wi ii uiraj'viivii
when the council of four met today. m
The first question taken up at the
ai'ternoon session,- at which Col. House
represented President Wilson, was thnt
of procedure. This was considered in
ar- effort to accelerate tho work of the
council.
It was said by American members
of the peaco conference that the gen
eral situation was improved somewhat
(Continued on Pace Seven.) i
F0CH COMPLIMENTS '
AUSTRALIAN TROOPS
London, April 8. (British Wireless
Service.) Marshal Foch has sent the I
following message to the soldiers and
people of Australia:
Tho Australian troops have upheld j
Uie eauso of the allies with magnificent
dash. From start to finish they dis- i
linguished themselves bv their qualities i
of endurance, and boldness. By their j
initiative.' their fighting epirit, their
magnificent ardor, they proved them
selves to. be shock troops of tho first
order.
''In the grave hours of 1918, with their
British, American and French comrades,
they barred the enemy rush. They stop
ped i', broke it, and at the appointed
hour drove it far back.
' I am happy to express to Australia
the undying memory which we shall
cherish of her incomparable soldiers."
COMMUNISTS MOCK
cnuicT RCPiim ir
WW I IL I llkl UUklU
brience of Unity at Munich Is
Believed To Assure a Firm
Dictatorship
WILSON S PRESENC
REMOVES TENSION
' . movement was engineered by Count
Berlin, April 8. Commenting on the Michael Karolyi, the former president,
"'ir.e "?'" of "ui,.v " M.un(,'l to scare the allies by the spectreof
hieh, it Is asserted. Insures a firm .... , ., . ,
dictatorship, the Munich correspondent Bolshevism and thereby draw ten
of the Tageblatt says tho communists tion to the situation in Hungary. U
deride and mock the. soviet republic "s measure of despair, the results
snd that the independents are quite ! of which have scared out those who
divided, only the Munich group sup-' planned the move ai it has given an
porting the Soviets. Tho major states opportunity for Bcla Kun, the foreign
re declared to be completely split' in minister, to attempt to become a die-
Bavaria.
The city, owing to the state of siege,
remains-quiet. There was a tremendous
run on the banks Saturday bnt the
btnkers refused to payout large sums.
ine ossnene Zeitung correspondent
says hatred for the Jew. is expressing
itrelf im hitherto tinaccDstomed forms,
The Nuremljerg correspondent of the
W -!" .
Vossische Zeitung explaina that the
Koffmaan Ministry first moved to Nur-
cmberg and afterwards Bamlerg. The
present councils of middle Franconia
il. 1 , . .
.vA'va auviei repuouc j
To Speak On "Bolshevism
(Special te ta News and Oheereer.)
Goldsboro, Arvril 8. Friday evening
of this week Dr. Carroll, of the" State
University, wnl deliver an address in
Gtldsboro under the auspices of he
Goldsboro Woman's Club. Hi subject
will be "Bolshevism or What." Thfl
address will be made in the courthouse,
beginning t 8 clock.
RJLL TDSETHER FOS '
Secretary Redfield Sends Mes
i sage To Machinery and Hard-
ware Men's Convention
! S ' r
PRICE STABILIZATION,
! CLOSER CO-OPERATION
; Subjects Before Conference i
i Tuesday at New Orleans;
i Executive Sessions
t New Orleans, I.a., April 8. In a ;
I lengfhy telegram to M. W. Mix, presi-1
; deut of the American Mill Supply and :
i Machinery Manufacturers' Association, '
i read at a joint session of the machinery ;
'manufacturers and three other organi
zations of hardware and machinery men
here today, Secretary Redfield, of tho
Department of Commerce, urged that
"we must all pull together and hasten
the restoration of normal healthy busi
ness life, which we subordinated when
the liberties of the world were in dan
ger." Pointing to the part the coun
try's hardware and machinery men
must play in aiding the rehabilitation'
of turope, the secretary said: ,
, "For two. years, we have built few,
houses; we have repaired our Indus-1
trial plants only to prevent deteriora- ,
tion, we have decreased or eliminated 1
production in many less essential in-:
dustries; tho putting of our houses in j
order will. require enormous supplies of i
mechanical equipment and hardware.
There is littlo doubt that devastated j
Europe must come to us for assistance :
in rebuilding her shattered homes anJT
dismantled factories. The demand for ;
your products is immediate and wide,- j
gprc .d; where there Is such1 urgent de- j
mand, the means for financing nnd dis-,
tributiiig the purchases cannot fail to
be found." !
The joint session, which was attend
ed by members of the Southern, Hard
ware Jobbers' Association, the South
ern Supply and Machinery Dealers' As
sociation, tho American Hurdware
Manufacturers' Association and the
American Supply nd Machinery Maim-
facturers' Association was opened with
an invocation by Archbishop Shaw. I
Stabilization of prices and closer co
operation between the jobbers and the I
manufacturers were the principal sub- ;
jects before the conference. Part of
the day was taken up with executive
sessions.
COMMERCIAL MEN BEAR
SENATOR ELIODORE VANEZ
Orleans. La., April When
the
people of the' United States and
(Continued on Page Two.)
mich igan drys poll
MAJORITY OF 90,000'
Proposed Amendment Modify
ing Prohibition Law Over
whelmingly Defeated
Detroit, Mich., April 8. That Michi
i gan voters defeated a constitutional
! amendment modifying the State, pro
j hibition laws at yesterday's ejection by
a larger majority than when they
voted the Stnto dry in 1016 became ap
parent today as the dry margin con
tinued to incrense. Incomplete re
poils tonight, representing approxi
mately three-fntirths nf the total vote,
gave a majority against tho amend
ment legalizing the sale of beer and
..a .-.si., 1 ' t nr nnrt At
i wine ot yu.miu, exceeding uy ou,uuu ui
dry margin three years ago. Pro-
hibition leaders predict tlieir majority
"'i" exceed loo.non.
Tnc entire Republican State ticket of
minor State officer, was elected by large (
...ninrKif.. iin,t a C.Vl.fllM.nnfl hirrhwav
construction program was adopted. I
E
Measure of Despair Was The
Hungarian Communist Move;
Socialists Opposed
(BV the Anoeiated Preai.)
liudapest, Monday, April 7. It is con
sidered certain here that the communist
tutor of the Trotiky type.
The communists are opposed by the
Nciaiists wno are attempting to "'raj
moderate socialist government. All
who dare, from waiters to manufacture i
crs, imorm me correspondent mat nooe
; knt a few madmen in Budapest want j
rationnhxation of property and othef j
similar communist schemes. .;
- , . j . .
i Bcla Kun, in speeches yesterday and
i today, atteinptcd to make the people
j belieTe that the visit here of General
! bmuts the special allied commissioner
i 1 . . . . .v..
; .wwum v. v..
aims of the communist government. Jt
!. renorted In aom. nn.rt.r. that fi.n.
Hmuts come here with authority to ad
just new boundary lines for Hungary
under the armistice, but that he left
here for PaHa bj way of Pragua with
out doing so. r"";'
Bprlng Steeple Chase, Flat and Har -
j ness Races,
Pinehurst, Today at 3:00.
YI DID IT TO
SbAHt Hit ALLItsS
j Adv.
Gpi,;s-.fcS,A, .
io join uauay; iueeis neponcr
- '. ' '! '... .. 5
r , ii
I fi
rVARK.CN PCRSHIKG
New York, April 8 "Nothing to say,
;ib-so-lutely nothing to say," was how
Warren Pershing attempted to win his
first encounter with the New York ship
news reporters who interview notables
when they leave for abroad. But the
nine-year-old sen of tlie leader of the
A. E. F. found it expedient to make a
retreat to the line held on the dock of
the Leviathan by Secretary of War
Baker and confer with Sergeant Joseph
A. Welz, his chief of staff. Jt was
Distinguished- Naval Officer
Visits Washington and Is
Handed Cablegram
RECEIVES OVATION AT
RAILROAD STATION
Asst.-Secretary Roosevelt Does
The Department Honors ;
Text of Cablegram'
(Br Ihe Associated Praaa.)
Washington, April 8. Bear Admiral
& n)o kMvti
yesterday from-London came to Wash
ington late today to make a personal
report to the Navy Department on 'his
j services as commander in chief of the
American naval forces in European wa
iters during the war. After a brief stay
here, the Admiral will go to Newport,
K. I., for a rest before resuming tho
, presidency of the naval war, college from
which he: was railed for overseas duty
a little more than two years ago.
As he stepped from his train at the
union station, Admiral Sims was greet
ed by Acting Secretary and Mrs. Frank
lin D. Iioosevelt and the heads of tho
bureaus...at tho Navy Department and
escorted to the President'! suite in the
station, where an Informal reception
waa held. When the officer arrived he
was greeted with martial inusie by a
naral band and the cheers of hundreds
who had gathered in the statiou. He
stood rigidly at attention until the band
had finished and then passed between
double columns of yeo-woniert reaching
from Jhe gate tqj the station building.
He will make his report tomorrow and
confer with high officers and will leave
probably Thursday , for Newport to re
join Mrs. Si nit and his children.
Secretary of Navy Cables Greeting.
In greeting Admiral Sims today, Act-
t ing Secretary Roosevelt handed him
the following cablegram received today
fr0B g, Daniels in France:
. , .,., -.. . ,,,
a. a . eg tf u,Hiej 1IVUI U V
g,a,M prwni gTfttiDg you
,rrival bome tn(, Mlwid',
jn Ule lhlk of h d
,1,.' ,i. ..,, , ,w. ':
the whole -country, too, upon the signal
ability, you have shewn in the import
ant and delicnto duty entrusted to yon
as commander of the I'nited States
naval forces in European waters during
i t . , , h , -
,. ,. .. .
t Un,jM youdtroction WO the praise
add commendation of the world.
81ms' New Dalles. "
The Amorican people will give yon
the great welcome your distinguished
service merits. I the new. duty yon
you are to Assume at president of the
!war college, which assignment,! was
vCoatlaaed Pag Twe.)
DANIELS
GREETmG
TO ADMIRAL SIMS
ft !- '
' j- v. " ' y
w
s
ri
SMCT. JOStPl A.VrtCL
. , . . .
agreed oy secretary uaacr ano weis,
inai juustrr iiaiira migut mi tur iuu-
1 cation. He explained that he and
Welz hoped to surprise his daddy in
France, so everything must be s-s-shushed."
Welx, Croix de Guerre man
whe was weaadad at Chateau Thierry,
was- sent back after his recovery as
an instructor U army camps. He was
selected by Secretary Baker to deliver
young Mr. Pershing to his father at
A. E. F. headquarters. "
CALL
E
AMERICAN LEGION
. T
ISSUed BV Committee Of WhlCh
Pl TI,A,lAr-n DAne.,lr
vui. 1 ncuuuie nuuacscu
Is The Chairman
CAUCUS TO BE HELD AT
STa LOUIS MAY 8 TO 10
. - ,
Way TO Be Paved For National
Convention of World War
Veterans; Non-Partisan
(Br the Aatociaud Preae.l .
New Vork, April 8. A committee
whose officers declared it represented
every State in the nation, every rank in :
the army and navy, and every shade of ;
political belief issued here tonight a call '
for a caucus in St. I.ouis nt-t month to
elect preliminary organizations of the I
American legion, to be composed of
American veterans ofthe world war.
The caucus, to be held Msy 8, 9 and 10,
will par the way for a national -convention
set tentatively for November
11, when the organization intended to
offer membership to all officers nnd en
listed men in the United States military
or naval service between the date of
America's declaration of.nar and the
cessation of hostilities will be msde
permanent.
The raneus call was signed by Lieut.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, of New '
York, chairman; Lieut. Cul. Bennett
Clark, of Missouri, vice chairman, and
Lieut. Col. Eric Fisher Wood, of I'enn
sylv.'aiiia, secretary, together with np
wards ot rJO eommmmen drawn irom
me commissionea ana enusiea person-,
nel of the army, navy and marine corps
polities, but will make its influence felt
in regard to policies.' Lieut. Col. Boose -
..
velt declared, in discussing the em
bryo organisation. It will be strictly
non-partisan, he added, its objects being
to perpetuate comradeships formed dur
ing the war, to preserve the history of
the conflict and to maintain the prin
ciples for which American soldiers and
sailors trained, fought and died.
As evidence of the proposed demo
cratic character ef the legion it was
stated that the committee desires that at
least half the delegates of the caucus
be men from the ranks.
Col. Roosevelt's committee urged that
veterans of the war communicate with
the temporary committeemen from their
States, so that a the' preliminary State
conferences all may have a vote in the
selection of delegates to the 'St. Lonis
meeting. Delegations from each State,
it was snnounccd, would be twice the
H:
TO 0RGAN1Z
sna repre-enr.ng ,n. c.a.r. ..u ,u. ,rs,w to, that purpose, home report. N rth c,ro,ina f ,he uniu
Distnct of Columbia , wh.ch have reached W arsaw place jhe! f h fc 30th Division,
Not I. Inters .r Poll Ic. number of executions , high n, . tomsaniet r, 0Va , huro been
"The legion will not intercut itself, in- Col. Fronczak, of the- American Red ,j .... :
(OnUaaesl m Page Twsv)
WINTER WHEAT
ESTMATE
Forecast By U. S. Department
of Agriculture Arouses
' Speculations
837 MILLION BALES,
BIGGEST CROP EVEBJ
Total Value Would Be Nearly
Two Billion Dollars; Farmers
Gain Bjlncle Sam's 'Loss'
Washington, April 8. Forecast by ,
the Department of Agriculture today j
that tho nation's winter wheat crop
would total oM7,Cnk5,IK)0 bushels, the larg
est crop evar grown, aroused immediate ;
speculation as to the cost to the gov-
ernment of such an enormous yield i
Under the bill i-assed by Congress in
the closing days of the last session the
government' is obligated to pay the dif
ference between the guaranteed price
of 12.20 a bushel ami the tforld market
price for every bushel, uot only of vun-
j ter but of spring wheat produced.
I he total value of . the winter svheat
crop on the basis of an 837,000,000
bushel crop fore cast would be tlHiM,tCM
000. The spring wheat crop, soon to he!
plauted, cannot be estimated, but Dei
partment of Agriculture officials today
predicted it would range between 2-5,-1
,00,00 and 300,000,000 bushels, which
would increase tlie total value of the
nation's wheat crop to approximately i
two and a half billion dollars.
The .part of this two and a halt
billion dollars that the gomernment must '
pay to maintain the guaranteed price
was a matter upon which officials here i
declined to comme'nt,. It was said the;
factor's" influencing the world market '
price, such as production in Argentina, j
Australia and the European demand,
were, too numerous to make any pre- j
diction at this time. 1
From One Pocket to Another. 1
Officials expressed the bjdief today j
that there would be a good foreign de
mand for American whent which would ,
take care of the nation's surplus nnd
while the loss to tho government j
through its price guarantee may mount
far into the millions of dollars so far !
as the actual wealth of tho country was
concerned it simply will be taking
'.money from one pocket and putting it
ia(o ,nother, The Bl0ncyi it WM .aid
will go into the pockets of the farmers
of the country and officials believe the
forecast indicates farmers will be more
prosperous and possess greater potential-
buying power than ever before
in the history of the country. Ths
ernormous sums farmers will receive
for their wheat, it was said, should find
its way back quickly into circulation,
thus adding to the general prosper
ity of the nation. ' .
Today's forecast also indicated that
America will have a greater surplus than
ever before. .
WILMINGTON ASKS FOR
$180,000 FOR ROADS
Wilmington, April ".-Formal sppli-1
cation ha. been made for li,0u of
oi... j tv..i...i .,,..1 , jw,
' used in the construction of a' ferry and
causeway across the Cape Fear river
I in conjunction with Brunswick ' eountv-.
T)li. .. ,ii,i,i ,. nt . m-ti.
j of the Nen Hanover board of eommis
1 sioners today. H. F. Wilder and C. C.
Chadbourn were named on the county
nx. board of review, and L. . Moore,
Jr1 real estate dealer, was rocommend-
ed for county supervisor of realintion.
I -
1 , Exchange Oil for Copper.
Prague', April 8. (French Wireless
i 8erviee)-A mission from the I'krsninn
! government has arrived hern to dlionu
j th resumption of Commercial r"lntiine
! (Htween Bohemia and the Ukraiee. The
' Ukraine government is prepared to lie-
liver oil in cn'tinnge tor copper nnu
g.,wurP
,,. . -
fU L-aUgni rlOUinq AQainSt
uuveuiiiieni Linea up ana
Every Other One Shot
Warsaw, Monday, April 7. 'By The
Associated Press.) Thirty-three Bol
shevists were executed Saturday at
I'insk, on the eastern frontier of l'oland.
They were charged with plotting an lip
rising for the purpose of seizing the
An allied commission composed of
.. Americans, British nnd French is con
iUct,ng the fullest inquiry and may,
Pnj m .pecial mission to I'insk from i
Cross, h was nt- Tinsk, said that ac
1 cording to the military oUicisls, 200 Bui
I j: ......I ,: ! .
shevists were discovered plotting in a
hall on the outskirts of the city Satur
day afternoon. The building was sur
rounded, but a majority of the Bolshe
vists succeeded in escaping. About 70
were captured and marched to the city
market place, where every soeond one
waa shot.
. Col. Fronczak was in a hospital
around the corner at the time when
he heard the shots. Later he counted
ths bodies. His affidavit has been turn-
0T ,' ,he American military au-
thoritreti -Prnsk was captured from the
Bolshevists a month ago. -
Rotary Meeting Postponed.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Rsleigh Rotary Club, scheduled for
today, has been postponed until next
Wednesday. This was done because of
lti nearness to the Rotary banquet last
Friday and the present absence of many
members from tht city, " .
MANY BOLSHEVISTS
EXECUTED AT PINSK
TAR HEEL TALES
INGTON
Events at National Capital in
Which North Carolinians
, Figure, More or Less
' Hi i ST '
CHARLOTTE AND VISIT OF
THE 120TH INFANTRY
Apparently Proposed Parade
Now Rests With Desire of
Officers and. Men
News and Ohrvr Bureau,
40S Diitrlct National Bank Bids.
Br S. B. WINTEK8,
(B Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C. April 8. Mayor
. K, McNinch, of Charlotte, was in
communication with Frank'A. Hsmp-
tolli i(.crc(ary to Senator Himmons, to-
day relative to the transmission of I
radio message to Col. Kidney Minor ol
the 120th infantry with the view of
sounding the sentiment of officers ans
enlisted men as to their wishes for I
eelebrtition in Charlotte. Seemingly
the V.'ar Department has promised tt
send the unit to the Queen City pro- ,
vided that the soldiers signify theii
anxiety for a parade before being mus
tered out. Consequently, Charlotte citi
zens have been restless for fear thai
something may Intervene between tht
arrival of the troops and the contem
plated parade.
Reassuring news from the office ol
Senator Simmons is to the effect thai
there is no cause for worry, since the
12iith infantry could go to Cbaflottc
while their accounts were being squared
at the demobilization ramp. However.
Mr. Hampton wilt luive the office of
Secretary D.inielii couvey the radio mes
sage to Col. Minor tomorrow morning,
asking that the wishes of tho toldien
be registered. -The mayor of Charlotte
had a premontion that the men might
desire to lie mustered out without any
preliminary, to sav nothing of a trip
to the Queen City. But the short dis
tance between Charlotte and Charles
ton minimizes the fatigue of travel.
Movements of Tarheels
General Samuel T. Anscll'. of CurrU
conwy, jvortn larenna, champion
oi me crusaae against me existing
court-martial system of the United
States army, has been tendered the
honor of being chosen as one of the
' nvt nttnl enanltitre mf tiiM annual Ainm
ner of the George Washington , L'ai
vorsity Law Hc.hool. The banquet will
bo held in the hall of the new Masonie
Temple, Thirtieth iffeet.and Xew York
Avenue, northwest, a Monday Bight,
April 28. The president of the uni
versity will' be one of the speakers.
Tho United States Publie Health
nervice mnses nonorauie mention 01
Klnston, N. C, for its action in pass
ing an ordinance closing the tenderloin
district and prohibiting the use of prop
erty for immoral purposes. The. County
seat" of Lenoir is credited with having
joined the nation-wide campaign for
the eradication of venereal diseases.
n Crmotr of Jntern.l Bevenua
i C- Bur 4drl,v" " 'dd,reH
: before thi Merchants and Manufae-
, '" Association tomorrow night at
; -lock. Hi. subject will embrace
discussion of the personal tax law.
Hogers W. Davis, of Charlotte, N. C,
is in Washington as a member of the
committee of the Botary Clubs on work
pertaining tn the actvities of boys of
the International Association of Botary
Clubs. The' meeting is being held at
j the Willnrd Hotel. Hev. O. (Mis Mesde,
, of Bounokc, is representing Virginia..
, Luther'K. rulliam has been desig"-
naled. rural free delivery enrrier on
Route 2 from King, Stokes county.'
Wilson li. Lumh, of Willinmston, was
a visitor to the National Capital yes
terday. Dr. and Mrs. George Ferrec Leonard,
of New Brunswick, N. J., in Washing
ton for a few dnys'en route to Asheville,
N'. ('., were the guests of honor at
dinner last evening of Dr. and Mrs.
" Kverett Monroe Kllison. u
O. N. Iivelnce, a lawyer ef Selms,
HlllllMUIl vTTlllITT, WBS III II OBUIIlllin lO"
i day on legal business connected with
' the War Department. Mr. Lovelace,
who is a native of Cleveland eounty.
has located in Selma for the. practice
of his profession since being honorably
discharged from the navy some weeks
,tui,.pil ,- w tt tUn UniTPMitv o( North
Cn.olina im) hns many friends through
out the Slate.
ONLY THREE COMPANIES
0F119TH IN SERVICE
All ofThe North Carolinians
Have Received Their Dis
charge Papers" "
(Br the Associated Preni.)
Columbia. 8. C. April 8.-AI1 the
Jackson up to tonight. The three re
training companies' will receive their
discbarge, tomorrow. Four hundred and
fifty Tennesseeans, enlisted menof the
llth Infantry will leave Camp jpkson
tomorrow afternoon at 1 "o'clock for
Fort Oglethorpe, C.a., where they will
receive tlieir final ' discharges. These
men will not be under the command of
nflleera nf IhiKllRth. A n.liioritv of the
officers., of the regiment are receiving
fifteen days leave of absence and are '
goinit to their homes. As the expiration
of these furloughs they will return te
Camp Jackson and be mustered out
Finding Many Job far Soldier.
Richmond, Va., April 8. The United .
State employment service has placed
4,003 demobilized soldiers and Sailors
In employment tn Virginia since Jfi
uary, 1, according io" reports received
from Its branch offices bureaus forM
turning soldiers and sailors and Federal -labor
board. --- .
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