North Carolina Newspapers

BY THE i. . WEATHER thnndsrshowors sad SIM eirver r .' WATCH LAIZL M JMt g IMMVol I i Cars Mat lnM a 4 UH stasia safe. , let- Satnrisy. - vol. ax. no. 130.; RALEIGH, R G, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1919. price: five cnrrs. 3100,000 MUST BE RAISED TODAY PEG 0I FIXING OF PRICES . BY GOVERHMEMTAL L Resignation of Members of In - dustrial Board Accepted ; . . By Mr. Redfield : DIRECTOR GENERAL OF 1 RAILROADS MADE HITCH Hines Wouldn't Accept Eatei rized On Steel; With Board's Dissolution Natural Forces of Snpply and Demand Will Be Left To Readjust Prices v To Peace Time Levels By The Associated Press.) , Washington, Msy 9. Governmental forts to hasten the return of industry te normal peace time aeivity by stabil ising prices through the industrial board of the Department of Commerce : eame to na end today. -' Following a Snal unsuccessful effort ti bring the railioad sdministration and steel producers to an agreemeat on prices yesterday , ia New York, the res ignations of Chairman George N. Peck, of Moline, Ills., and the other sis mem bers Of the board were accepted by Secretary Bedfield. The resignations, tendered April 22, when the railroad ad ministration first refused to aecept the - reduced ateel prices arranged . by the boarC on the grcund that theye were too high, had been held ia abeyanee to stimulate an Industrial revival through , tbs satisfying of the largest single pur chaser of materials in the country. Supp'y nnd Demand. . With the dissolution' of the board the natural forces of supply and de mand will be left to readjust prices irom war levels to those of peace. Di-rccto- General Uines announced yes- terdsy that the railroad administration would return te the old system of com vetitive bidding in placing its orders. Government offleisls declared they lid not know whether the steel produ cts would keep ia -force the price schedule approved by the industrial Lar" and whl.Vwas the basis ef all . bids .eeently submitted for 20.0C0 tons ejf steel aeeded by the nary. It became known that when th legality of pries agreements arranged by the bond was submitted te Attorney uenersi raimer, Li tendered na ooinlon thnt such ac tion was aot authorised by law, but did not declare that such an argreement w ald be illegal. Other officials held that the purely voluatary nature of new nriee schedules, arranged by a board which admittedly was without power in anforre the nriees and seeking mere' " t, stimulate business by effecting reductions, put the agreements without the. ..ale of the Sherman law. The steel schedule waa the first and only one ever promulgated by the board !) waa annolnted ia March. Bepre- culativea of four other industries eoaL cement, bard wood and piae lumber bad expressed a willingness to co-operate with the board and Conferences looking to price reductions had been - held. ' AMERICAN LEGION GOES 1 AFTER CHICAGO MAYOR Sidetracks Prohibition And Po litical Questions Upon Advice of Leaders "fit Isiiiii, Mn ', Vrr FtW' " h ' part of leaders in the American Legion to prevent questions considered of a M-litirnl nature coming to a vote ia the caucus, a vigorous sttack oa the pa triotism of Chicago and its mayor, Wil liam H. Thompson, and selection of Mmnesnolis as the next convention city rr among the developments in today s - session of. the soldiers, sailors ana mu rines organization which is holding Its Ert nationnl caucus here." . , For the time being, at least, the quee Ua of the CSV-ens' attitude oa prohibi tion and ea the charges of national ward officers that they have been na tr.irlv discriminated sgnlnst ia fsvor of miliar armv men. was set nUle, The ptchihttioa question was killed la srtcisl meetina of the nutiwmit n-l . tions ..committee .sad national guard (ueitiou also temporarily laid aside. The move is understood to have the ' lisckisg of Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Koorevelt, CoL Bennett Clark and ether leaders ia the organisation. Backers of resolutions regarding these, two ques tions insist they will force the caucus lo take some action, v ; , Chicago sad Mayor Thompson were bitterly denounced nt unpatriotic whea the Question of the next convention eitv came up. -: -; i the Chicago delegation had decor ated the convention hall with . signs boosting thnt city, but after a speech ' by J. F. J. Herbert of Massachusetts, delegates tore, dowa many ef them, Massachusetts will not agree wllliagly to having a convention ef soldiers in the great wsr-ga to a city that has at its first citisea by vote, one who cannot measure p ia any-small part te the test of 100 per cent Americanism," said J4r. Herbert whea Chicago was sug tested. "" o "' v ' Joha P. Cummlngs, of Chicago, replied ie Mr. Herbert Urging the delegates not to Impute the patriotism of 830,000 Chicagosns who rallied to the flag be jiuso the city hsd a "mayor of which it was sihamed." The soldiers and sailors council ef Seattle, Wnsh was barred from the organisation ea the rrona - that its membership contained X. W. W and ether so-called radical. GOtiO CEASES THX TIMES DO CHANGE; BREAK INTO JAIL NOW. Pass ChriatUa; Mist May t. Wbila the jailer waa absent from th total jail here today tht building was entered and , $1,000 worth of liquor wss stolen. Marshal Corno vieh' aaaouaeed here tonight. Th liquor, which consisted of wint, whiskey and beer, had bea eonfis eated from time to time aid ( was stored ia the jail for safe keeping. A search is being msdt for the rob bers. , . r' , .... t :' AGAIN TRY TO GET HIGHPOINTWOMAN Effort of Unknown Persons To Kidnap Mrs. Chas. W. Pratt ' Shrouded to -Mystery" (Special to the News and Observer.) High Point, May The Mrs. Charles W, Pratt esse which attracted so much attention here "several days sgo when it wss reported that she was, shot by an unknown man, again received a notifica tion this week thst ths bsnd of des peradoes who previously threatened her life would kidnap her last night. Deputy Bheriff- Wagner was notified nnd lata last alght he went to the home accompanied by Will Welsh, whom hs deputised, jrhen they found Mrs. Pratt ia a semi-conscious state, In fact almost ia convulsions. According 'to ths two officers, she wss tied hand and foot aal hsd- a gsg in her mouth with a black eloth tied over the gag. The officers state while in this con dition she is ssid to have repested over and over again, "He will aot go and leave me alone, beside' s similar si' presslons of fesr. Whea released from her bonds aad restored to consciousness Mrs. Prntt is reported I ths authorities to hsre Mid her assailants sppesred to be and, In fnet, expressed, themselves ia vile lan guags as being impatient of the delay of their confederates who they were ex pecting to com la aa sutomobUe Mrs. Pratt ia alee reported to have said that prior te losing consciousness she re membered the sua being frightened away by the ringing of the telephone or doorbell. The cords with which Mrs. Pratt waa tied aad a large butcher knife reported to have beea ia the possession of the kidnnppers is dis played at the office of Sheriff Wagner. Wrs. Pratt states that she returned to her home st 9:30 Inst night. She hsd begun to ehnnge her clothes whea a negro and a white maa jumped upon ner, gagged and bound her. There art many rumors flying thick and fast and they should be cleared up for the bene fit of the public aad in justice to all parties Involved. . .- High Point is over the ton by nesrlv 1,000 of her quotfc of, 1600,000 for the Victory ims. . ! , .... 1 TRAVELERS HAPPY After Hearing Glowing Report Maie i.r A.'SHave Ride and Banquet (Special to The Nsws aad Observer.) AshsvUIe, May 9. About 100 dele gates were present here this morning at the opening of the 23rd annual eon vention' of ths North Carolina division of the T. P. A. of A. The scssioa was opened after a fewr preliminaries by aa address ef welcome by Joseph Ford, repressnting Mayor Bankia. The wel come address was responded to by Wil nam meiii, or mariotte. The first business to be transacted was ths appointment of sevsral commit tees. J. J. Normsa, of Winston-Salem. wis made chairman ef the credentials committee, and J. frank Wilkes. Chsrlotts, wss made chairman of ths committee oa constitution and by-laws. Tne reports or President . Wilson, of High roinl aad of secretary v. wruienneia, or wmston-Halem, were submitted. . - - ) Tha secretary stated that ths s elation bow has 2,750 members, aa In crense of 6 per cent, over the proceed ing year. Aeeideat premiums paid-out during tht past year amousted te 125, 345, aa Increase ef S per cent, ever last year. Influents caused aa Increase la natural deaths from eight last year to birfy-iis this year. The boner roll for applicatloa writers was hcaUtd by J. J. Normsa, ef Winston-Salem, with 46 nsmes. and Henry T. Morris. ef Hendersonville, with 45. i. C. Bragg, ef Bsleigb, wrote 25: B. H. Harsh, of Winston-8alem wrote 23; D.'C. Crutehfield, ef Winston-Salem, wrote 13; E. O. Pleasants aad A. H. Holland, of Wlaston-8slem, wrote 10 each, and William Weill, ef Charlotte, wrote 8. . .!- - . Mr. Weill paid the Miring presi dent a glowing tributs St the esd ef ths "ay a etasiea, aad presented him with a handsome silver loving cup, the gift of the entire State association. Aftjr the meeting adjourned for ths day, the 400 delegates were given an iniomoMie ride ty tne Ashevills board of trade, and they traveled over Bun combe county's good rends for about two hour befo.-s returning for ths baaquct aad daaca toaighu ASHEVIL E MAKES SEAPLANES STAR SECOND STAGE OF Aviators'- Say Tests Show nM-.f- ' ft P- n - I ineir nnacmnes 10 oe int Perfect Condition t TRIAL TRIPS EXCITE PEOPLE IN HALIFAX British Aviators Will Be Joined . at St. John Today By An other With' Gigantio Plans Who Proposes, To Try For: Prise; Solid Lino of De- stroyers Across The Atlantic! Halifax, May .-The United States naval hydro-airplanes K. C.-l and N. C.-3 will stsrt tomororw morning at 8 o'clock for Trepsaeey, N. F, ths jump- ing-off plnee for their trana-AtlAtie (light if the westher is favorable. The aviators said tonight that tests nSade after some of the propellers oa both planes had been changed showed both to be ia perfect readiness for a sumption of (heir journey. The roaring of the engines as the two hydro-airplanes shot into the air for their tests after dark brought thou sands of residents to the wnter front. As the airmen had all their lights, ia operatioa there was a brilliant spec- taele as ths pisses left their moorings ia ' the harbor and circled over the elty. The moon waa bright, there was gentle breexe and the water was calm. Whea ths test was ended the msehines swooped down into the harbor gam with esse. It was nearly 10 o clock whea the airmen left the planes nnd went to ths mine-layer Baltimore to spend the night. WILL TAKE TWO DAYS TO FIX BROKEN PLANE. Chatham, Mass. May 9. The hydro- airplane N. C.-4, which was towed into the naval, air station here today after having beea compelled to land yester day oa account of engine trouble while on the first leg of the trans-Atlaatie night, probably will resume the trip to Hautaa tomorrow, according te navall officials. Two of her four engines I were out et order but mechanicians ex pected te be able , to make repairs quickly. . Washington. May t. Lieutenant. Commander A. C. Rend, edmanding ths nnval seaplane N. C-e. teleohoned the Navy Department today from Chatham, Alans., thst two days would be re quired to repair the disabled motors which forced his plane to descend yes terday while on the first leg of the trans-Atlantic flight. He said when the engines were agaia ia rnnmng order he wouia proceed to Newfoundland to I joia tne pi. t'.-l and N. C.-J. BRITISH AVIATORS HAVE "ZT14 Joha. k TIL a -,.,' Johns, N. I.. Hav 9. With St. .... ,... ..r, :. - ?n ht- lL9t ' BriU ,T,f aeMto. MI?r?L " : ! afthl ?ZL "nu1 the arrival I ;. L Ti.K from Liverpool, hMt h. .... r tt '1 7 to&&Zu.uJX2rUZ fhi7 u.t Ii. X: th. ' v.. h V P iVl i J2 " ' .h 7.r - l0Ti ful ZjLJEtFiEl rury, will attempt the "bit hop" from HarW GracsT- fi'ft; -li;T 7.1 Z goatt ' ilajor Arthur 'partridge Baffae, ad- Tinra sgsst fee T ujlumtd fiuia Cnpe Broyle todsy after inspecting the site of Porto's baaa th.r. mmd n.t. ed the bench la virtually tha asms smooth condition as hfcfora tha atnrma of the winter. With a little preparation 11 caa do made ready for aa air drome, as said, SOLID LINE OF BOATS STRETCHES OVER OCEAN. Trepassry, N. F May t.-New rouadlaad will be linked with 'the Asores tomorrow by a chain of Ameri can destroyers. Ths last of the guard ships detailed for th third leg of the nsvy's trnas-Atlantie seaplane flight left here tonight for their stations. Navy oncers hsre expected the svis- tors would push through from Halifsx today because of the unusually favor able weather. It is believed the stay here will be eut te a minimum because of desire to tsks advsntnge of the kelp expected from the moon, which becomes a full. May 14. Night flying will be uecesssry on ths third leg of the sir veysgs, which will take the planes ie e Asoroe. .- . NEWPORT NEWS S0L0IERS CHARGED WITH KILLING . Newport Newt, Vs., May 9. Charged with th murder ef H. L. Hnrmer, s well known yonng man ef this city, two soldiers ef ths 53rd artillery, with service oversess, Leonard Hansford, of Athens, GsH ssd Edwsrd Bohlss, of Newark, N- Jn srs under arrest here. and the police say they have eoafeeaed to killing Hsrmer test aight near Dea-I blghi Warwick county. Search Far Lad's Body Hladered. Winston-Salem, Msy 9 The work of xirthlng for th body of Fred T. Holt, who was drowned in ths Yadkia river Wednesday afternoon, was hindered by a rise in the river yesterday nad today. Young Holt beore going la the river to get a . wild duck hs hsd shot, removed sll ef his clothes snd was swimming hack to (be bank, holding one of the fowl's wing la his mouth whea hs went dowt THElRiP TODAY LAST CALL FOR VICTORY . LOAN IN RALEIGH The basks ef ths city have put the Victory Note question squarely ap to the eitixena. This morning there is a deficit of 1250,000 ia the quota ef Balelgh. The beaks, having already subscribed for S400.0W of Victory Notes, bsve refused to guarantee all of this deficit. But they have made this proposition i If the citizens will subscribe for IIOO.OTO of Botes ea Saturday the banks will take the re maining 1150,000 and the goal will be reached. 1 ; . Many people have said: If it Is absolutely necessary in order to male up the quota I can take a little more.' It ia now absolutely necessary. You may know thnt your subscription Is seeded, needed badly. Don't wait for a solicitor. Go to a bank nnd buy your Victory Kotes right away. The basks will be open nntil seven o clock tonight If the people of Baleigh will not subscribe for that $100,000 today Baleigh does not deserve to go over the top. ' This means you the job is yours. KNOT TALI Senator Borah Intimates Inten tion of Quitting Party; President Cables (By The Associated Press.) Washington, Mar' 9. Authoritative statements of opinion by moat senators Ion the treaty of Versailles probably will not be forthcoming until after Congress has met la extra session. Bepnblieaa leaders have announced their determinatioa not to give final Anriualnna until thev have had nn ODDortunitv to study ths full text of the treaty and the understanding here I now is thst the document will not be made public until after it has beea signed, la the meantime Congress will hnvs con-ened. expressions of views csme today from only two Senntors, neither of whom ea tered into a discussion of the treaty itself. 8enatr Borah, of Idaho, Be- Dublieaa. ia a letter-te the editor of the Boston Transcript reiterating his oppositioa te the League of Nations covenant, asked the Beoublicaa Party te state its position as to the lesgua and intimated thnt should approval ef It be given he would quit the party. Senator Norm, of Aebraska, Re publican, concurred ia previous nouncements by Senators Borah aad Curtis, of Kansas, opposing the pro posed alliance between the United States. Great Britaia aad France. Hs said such sn entente would lend to al liance by other groups of notions with a resulting invitation to wnr. Direct word enme from President Wilson today thst he hsd promised France to propoee to the Sennte thnt irnnre 10 propvaw w me oennm the United State, agrae subject to th. PPT' os - 0 Ta' U.d, 'ST ua-Inany anaka aa unnrovoked attack. Thai z. , : ' , 7 : fre,!d' m,ge.W" L" rep'' t0 " ',. nr Tumulty. "H-PP-'y thr u " ytery r ptwy Bbcut what I have promised jh, ernment here," the Preaident ttbl"1- 1 Prom,!, 10 P"po fuPPl""' m -ich lm XhsU agree, subject to me approval ths council of the League of Nations Immediately to the assistance 9t l"raDI4 HU Bt "Ita4 atuck hw ... ,h. .i fcM,.,:.-,h. by Germany thus m.raly h-te.in, the action to which we should be bound by ""l0? m,T Omsials hsia still p.ufamd tuuiglit hrl ,thout informatioa asto when ths President planned to return to I Washiagton. It is geaerally bcUeved. I however, thst he will not start for I " "til the treaty haa beea signed I Ba xau " vl" present n in person so the Sennte. Ia eome quarters ths opinion is expressed that hs will tour the eountry, speaking in support of ths treaty aad the league covenant SUSPEND AMUSEMENTS IN GERMANY. FOR WEEK Berlin, May 9. Ths preaident of the imperial ministry has sont ths follow- ink telegram To the governments of ths free stntes: 'In deep distress and weighed down by cares, ths German people has waited through the months ef the armistice for the peace conditions. Their pub lication has brought ths bitterest dis- appointment and unspeakable grief te the entire people. A public expression ought to be gives these feelings by all I Germans, Ths Imperial government re- lE-ZJZ ?ZJTS !- theatres only such pro uueiions 'ns correspona ie mo serious- n - - .p ihHi trittiiu, H.va Btaaaed Parliameatary Leaders. Berlin, May 9. (By the Associated Press.) The parliameatary leaders of all fsctions who, are ia Berlia te at. tend committee meetings admit thst they were stunned by the severity of the ," proposed peace terms, i Beyond casual-comment, however, they declined t discuss the Ententes e6sditions or details or te forecast ths assembly's probable, attitude.- A- leading member ef the independent socialists declared ,h, peace offered waa wholly d,ictatorUI and thnt its revision wss nossibls only through a world revolutioa. ' ' , : Biewaer wins matcn. . .j . Louisville, Ky May 9.-rJoe Stetcher, ef Nebraska, defeitted Vladek Zbysxko here tonight in' 1:45.13. Stetcher used SteUkvr Wins Match, , PfBNi uc4stt a& par r aoio. REPUBL G MUCH NOW DOLLARS REPORTS Orl LOAN Record Made On Same Day In Fourth Liberty Loan Sur passed in Work Yesterday ; - ii i ii " ST. LOUIS DISTRICT REACHES GOAL FIRST Biff Task Ahead of Workers On Last Day of Campaign,! Which Closes at Midnight Tonight: New York Is See ing tt Through By Going to Second Place On Roll r Washington, May S. Neaty il,200,- 000,000 remains to be subscribed to the Victory Liberty Loan in the aingle re mnining day of the campaign. Sales tabulated tonight by the Treasury show ed 13,314,870,000 already subscribed, or 73.64 per eent of the total required. Ths St. Louis district is the only dis trict which hns subscribed its quota. Subscriptions by districts and percent ages of quotas raised were announced by the Treasury as follows: District Subscriptions Pet. St. Louis lflSf.OOO 100.1 New York ....... 1 ,204,000,000 89.1 Minneapolis ..... 1.10,361,000 82.1 Kansas City .... 150,481,000 77J Boston 21,818,000 75.1 Philadelphia 269,600,000 71.8 Chicago r. 457,467,000. 70J. Bichmond 137,134,000 63J Cleveland 242.190,000 53.8 Atlanta 74,537,000 61.7 138,029,000 45.1 Ban r ranciseo Dallas 36,008,000 38.1 Nearly Fear Billion Raised. The totnl of subscriptions snnounced tonight by the Treasury really repre sent esmpsign results of at least 24 hours earlier, and subscriptions taken today, together with the firat ten, per seat clinching payment, will net shew la the official totals 'until tomorrow night By that time, when the cam paign closes, another half billion, floj- Ims, representing todny's work, is ex pected by Treasury officials. This would raise the total to approximately 3,. 800-,000,000, and leave the remainder of the 14,500,000.00 loan to come from ths anal Amv m mmlMm ' The incrense todsy was mmA.M T v ta I.,..., . j. i ,u. -! l Waehingtou today to Joseph W. Brum- " ' Daoernpiieas. The flood of subscriptions todsr for ths first time carried the percentage of quota for the Victory Liberty Loan aheafl f tha i. th. v..wu i.iK. lerty La,- .. th. tnT.BnHAin. jnv Re nest Uberty Loaa oaly 65.9 per eent of the 1uf beersubriM. V. .li, . . i ine inira sime in ns msny con- wuti "npaigna, also the St. Louis diilrict Mhl,e4 th hoMf of M fh, flYat district to obtaio its quota for ths entire country. Lstest reports from St. Louis tonight show the district with a pcrceaUge of 100.1 aad it is said to hs Uig Strong for a big oversubacription. I l ne ew Yorg district also is within striking distance of its quots, having on hnnd tonight subscriptions of $1,- 20400.000, S9.U per eent of Its si- lotment. The hfinnennolia M.trM lotment. The Minneapolis district. which threatened yesterday to give St. Louis a brush for first hoaors, had 83 pes ssnt ef Us quota sulnwrlbtdTsYTEs' basis ef today's reports and when loan headquarters closed tonight the en aouncement of the governor of the Minneapolis district that the district had reached its quota, reported In press dis patches hsd not, been received. New York Beeches Second. Festures of the dny's campaign in- eluded rt-imp of tha New York Disi triet from fifth to second plues with n gain of $234,000,000; Kansas City dis trict from seventh to fourth place with a gain of t44,000j000, and the Philadel- h'" ?irtrt fc "h'- ' wnn m nam OS tui uw,vw. Colorado and. Wiaeonain obtained their quotas todsy and the city of Rich mond, Va west over its nllotment by tea per cent. - . RICHMOND GOES OVER TOO Cno 1IPTrtDV I nili iwr run, nuiwni kums Bichmond, Vs., Msy 9. With a dash Bichmond went over (he top in the Victory Loan eempnign today, oversub scribing by 91,500,0000 Its quota of 915,- 563,650. Saturday aight the occasion' will be fittingly celebrated when Major General Beauregard Buck, who woa sevsrsl medsls for distinguished service, will be the city's guests and tell sf his war experiences in France. The mariae band of Quantieo will slsq tsks part as well ss ths Hsmpton jioaas ivsvy uiee Club. The figures for ths fifth Federal dis trict announced tonight nrst- Mary land 931,232,100, District of Columbia 15S3,450, Virginia .18,165,530, West Virglnin 98,847,800, North Carolinn 917.- 396,850, South Carolina 97,403,250; total aiH,rj?S,400, with a total ef 918,505,700 cash sales snd 205,139 subscribers. iManltabte Bnrlas. Ba Barn. Indiananolia. lad.. Ua SI a lengthy telegram from John L. Lewis, neting president of ths United Mine I Workers of Ameries, to Wsiker . D. I nines, director general or railroads, I made publie her tonight, the railroad mnde publie her tonight, the railroad sdministration ia charged with showing, diseriminstion in its purebnse ef rail- rood eonl in ths faes ef its "announced .J ! ! . , .1 1 1 . 1 I ipoiwy ef qual distribauoa" - POISONED, BALEIGH .MAN , SAID, PROBABLY DOPED Bichmond, Va, May B. L. Bag well, 38 years ' old, railroad clerk, whose address was given as 413 Balis bury street, Baleigh, N. C, walked into store hers late last aight and after announcing he hnd takea poisoa asked thst the city a tbulaace be summoned. Physicians at the hos pital to which he was removed ex pressed doubt todsy that he had takea any poison at all. They Vers inclined te ths opinion he was sim ply "doped." Bis conditioa Is spps rently not serious. OTHER HOSPITALS IN STATE TO CLOSE War Department Has Rejected Offer of Waynesville Institu tion for Use By S. R. WINTERS (By Special Leased Wire) Washington, May 9. The office of the Surgeon General of the War De partment snnounced today that General Hospital No. IS at Waynesville, Hay wood county, had been tendered ths United States Public Health Service for future, use but the offer bad beea re jected,' Consequently, the Wsynesville Hospital will be abandoned ns hns been urticipsted for some time. Seven other general hospitals located in Texas, Ala bama. Georgia. Indiann. Illinois snd Pennsylvania were likewise declined by the public health service. The surgeon General notes that hos pital activities at Camp Greene, Char lotte, N. C, ceased on March 28 and the camp sold to a civilian company. General Hospital Jio. S3 nt Hot Springs, N. C, hss also beea closed. Wholesale prices for all commodities advaneed oae per eent during the month of April, according to the figures of Dun's Beview, whleh seem to confirm the stntement recently issued by ths United Stntes Department of Labor. The number of commodities ndvsse- Ing from week te week hns" been in excess of the number of declines through the entire month of April. . The belief thnt prices have beea stabilised has ob taiaed widespread acceptance la news paper and trade mugasinee that reflect varying ahades of opinion. Delegates from fhs District of Colum bia who .will attend thn neaaioa of tha Imperial Council of the Almas Temple 1 1ndianapolis on June 7 will boost ths candidacy of L. Whiting Estes for the position of Imperial Outer Gund. Mr. Estes formerly resided la Bocky Mount and has a state-wide acquaintance in North Carolina. The Washington dele gatloa has formed itself into a boosters elub to promote his candidacy I 1 1 ,: i i ,. .tt snd Miss Annie B. Teiena. both af i . - t "fywooa county. woa'f. " WmI today returning to North I v.aronaa rrom a hiief visit to Northern 1 cilice. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bennett M8"".?' Mr- ". all of Bocky Mouth, are visiting in vt uahington. FIVE TRANSPORTS SAIL WITH TROOPS FOR HOME Two of Vessels are Battleihips Which Will Arrive in Amer ioa May 19 fBy The Assoelsted Press.) Washington, Mny 9. Bailing of two battleships, the Bhode Island aad Vir ginia, , and three transports. Boms. a nd Platttbiirg, from Fiante announced todsy by the War-De partment, aa follows: The Bhode Island is due nt Boston May 19, with the 107th Field Battalion of the Signal Corps, complete: Ambu lance Service Sections SOX, S35, 068, &74,, 680, 584, 588, 607, ' 509 aad 011 sales commissary unit No. 32; sunitsrv squads Nos. 7 and 29; fonr casual com panies of Marines, oae New York casual company nnd two special casual com ponies; service park units Nos. 234 and 215 nnd three ensusl officers. Ths Virginia is scheduled to arriv st Newport News May 19, with 107th saai- tary train, less field hospitals Nos. 125 snd 127; 107th supply train, complete 107th train headquarters and two casual eompaaies. Ths Plattsburg, expected to arrive at New York May 15, has on board ths r "e,a "'"'y complete, a nver- eatasi-. 1 a . - it t. pool and a Brest eonvnleseeut detach ment, a number of casuals aad 73 wives of enlisted men. The Noordsm, dus at New York May 17, is bringing ths 126th infantry, thir battalion, less twenty-eight -officers 126th infsntry medical detachment an Companies I nnd L; thirty-one casnnl officers, including Brigadier-Generals LeRoy Irwin aad Avsry Anderson, and casual snlisted men. The Roma is to srriv at New York May 19, with 505th snginser. service battalion complete. -' Ths Wsr Department announced to day that the following units hsd beea saaisncd to early convoy t Companies G, H aad I, 23rj engin eers; pesdousrters snd Companies C snd D, 304ths labor battalion, bakery Company No. 118; provisional base hot pitsl No. 1, and buss hospitals No. and 87; sanitary squsd No. 67; Cora psnles 67 and 68, transportation corps 34Uth engineer service battalion; phot section No. 1; 110th supply trsin, second ormy provisionnl ' sanitary train, in lading ' headquarters, hospitsl, held I qunrters snd smbulanes eompsny; saa I ry squsa no. ; neia nospuais nn I nmbulanc companies Nos, 157, 15$, nmouiance companies snd 159; Company H, bakery eompsny No. ! pital No. sales eomn I J , - rt . . XT ,.na I - . . - jua,B iaAan,r7, 335; camp ho Dital No. 9je sales commissary unit No. 146j salvsgd squad No. K. ALLIED POWERS TO WIPE OUT AUSTRIA!! NAVY COMPLETELY Surrender of Every Naval Ves- iaaaa ana. asm a . sei win be uernandedf Ac cording o present Plan PREPARING DRAFT OF . TREATY FOR AUSTRIA German Peace Delegates Be- ported To Be Divided in Their Views On Terms Handed Them; reeling Over Severity of Demands Ssid To Be Running High , (By the Associated Press.) The peace terms to be presented to Austria ars rapidly takiag concrete form. It is announced from Paris that the drafting committee hns begum work oa the document aa a whole. The aaval tarnss as completed contemplate wiping out the entire Austrian navy, tha sur render of svery Ship of the Austrian taval arm being demanded. The Allied snd associated goverameati will decide later what disposition shall be audi of the vessels. No hist hss yet been given ns to the other conditions ef th t'ty. .J .; Meaawhile the Germsa peace delega' tioa at Versailles continues its formida ble task of digesting the peaea terms handed to, it Wednesday by Premier Clemencesu. According te reports ' riginstlag from a high British eeare ia Paris, the delegates are divided ia their views oa the drastic eoaditieas laid down. . . German Feeling Bsaa High. Feeling apparently is running high la Germnny over want is termed the severity of the peace terms aad review of the opinion ia Berlia ssys that the people are discussing the consequences of a possibls refusal to sign tha treaty. ' "Bather anarchy than slavery." is th remark heard ea Ml sides, tha review declsres. . :-.,..'. One newspsper credits Herr Ciesbar. a member sf the Germs delegntiea at Versailles, ss ssscrUng ths, the only 1m mod lata solatia, is a peace with B sa tin find th smpkrymtat of Bolshevik -troop by Gsrmsny. v - v Wilson Net CemeremUlug. . , Unofficial advises from Paris deelar thst th eeatroversy over Italy'a claims to Fiume and the Dalmstisn coast is far from being settled. President Wilson, according to these advices, far aot la agreemeat with the compromise plan hy which Italy would be givea a maa - date to adminiater Fiume until 1923, aad thea take possessios of the city. - V lacount Milner, British Secretary for ths colonies, hns beea called to Paris to discuss the questioa ef Belgium' protest sgainst Greet Britain actiag as mandatory for German East Africa. The Hungarian communist govern ment forces continue te suffer military te verses, Cseeh troofls hav obtained foothold in Kugysieessay, 40 miles north of Budapest. Bumanina forces. seeording to lstest reports, are SO miles .... . .l. :. i I . . van, T.pil.U Operations have beea begun against the Afghsa tribesmen' who crossed the border aad took np positions oa th Indian side. Russian govsramsat ad vices any sn Afghan mission seeking the establishment of rslstions between. Afghsnislsn aad Russia hss arrive It Moscow. CANNOT AND WIUJOI SIGrTTREATY, HUNS SAY ' lana V O Bolahevism Uprisings Have Made Germans Immune To Horrors of War .t- (By Ths Associated Frees.) " Berlin, May 9. Ths people, though fsirly stricken dumb by the peace terms are Sow recovering sufficiently to declare that Germany cannot aad will not sign ths compact, ao matter what comes. . Strikes ars Increasing aad Bolshevism snd tbs Spsrtnena uprising of the past two months have, if anything, mad uermans immune to tne possioie a er rors which ars te be anticipated If they are agaia plunged into war, according to the best opinio sere.. .j...., There still sxists a small groap of Gsrmsns, chiefly " conservatives, who prefer to see the -Entente occupy the whole country than te have, it Bolshs vik, but they are ia the dwindling minority. Reports from the Versailles corres pondents smphnsise the - feeling of amaxemeat aad excitement which pre vailed on the reading of the term ef the peace "treaty. All the correspon dents agree that a hasty deeisioa will be reached. A fortnight is allowed the Germaas for aa aaswer, and thia time will be used for careful eoaaideratio of the demsnds aad ths preps ration ef counter suggestions, ths correspondents say. . -.. . - There is much speculation ia Berlia st to whether th terms represent max imum demsnds which msy be reduced or whether they are minimum aad irre 1J ducible. .'- ' i ' According to the Berlin Zeitung Am Mittag, the delegntlo nt Versailles will ii- : I . i - k a will present definite,, clear-cut counter, proposition, which In part have already beea prepared. . . '-. , ... ' V. - Danlela Salle for Berne. - -7 Brest, May 9: Secretary Daniels ar rived at Brest today from England. He embarked . shortly afterward on the transport Mount Vernon, t sail for bams with th troop sf ths 33rd vision. : - ' ! J