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VOL OX. NO. 131
RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 16, 1919.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
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Obsefeir
CLEI-1ENCEAU DISCUSSES
WITH ORLANDO ITALY'S
CLA01 M FIDI-1E DISPUTE
president Wilson Represented
. As Being Still Firm in His
Position, Backed By All
U. S. Delegates
, PEACE COUNCIL TO CALL
nH AUSTRIANS NEXT WEEK;
QUESTION ABOUT HUNGARY
Council of Tour Yesterday Con
. tinned Discussion of Military
,' Future of Austrian Peace
Terms; Refusal To Consider
, German Note On Interna-
. tional Labor Legislation;
Brockdorff Reported As Say
in; Peace Terms Can't Be
Signed; Other Peace Council
Developments
Pari, May 15. (By The Associated
". tress.) Premier Clcmenecau received
the Italian Premier Vittoro Orlando
lad th Foreign Minister Baron Son
V aino at the war Jiinistry toduy. No
' announeements wero made eoneerning
the conference.
, ' It ia understood that the American
: delegation is unyielding in its position
eoacerniug Fiume.
Although the peace terms which the
allied and associated power are to pre
tent to the Austrian delegation are
virtually complete and report has it
that nest Wednesday litis been chosen
as the day when the Austrians are to
' be called before the peaee congress, the
negotiations may be delayed by reason
of the fact that Hungary, where ex
tremely unstable conditions still exist,
ha failed to appoint delegate to go to
t. Oermuiu.
i The Council of Four Thursday con
tinued discussion of the military items
to be embodied in the Austrian compact,
These, it ia asserted, not only will re
V v quire demobilization of the Austrian
army and prevent future conscription,
but will call for the dismantling of the
famous Skoda works, Austria a great ar-
-"mament factories at Vienna and Prague,
r where the monster Howitzers and other
' . i i . t rw . ! :
a Big guss nsea oy iao icmuoic amies
, luring tbs de-
' Premier Clemeaceau oa Thursday dis-
aussed with Signor Orlando and Baroa
Sonnino.the elntms of Italy with regard
to Flume and the Dalmatian coast which
are still unsettled. While it is reported
that the Americana remain opposed to
sanctioning the turning over of Fiume
to the Italians another report ia to the
effect that M. Trumbitch, head of the
Jugo-Slav rommirsion, and Colonel
Bouse and Thomas Nelson Page, Ameri-
eaa Ambassador to Italy, have discuss
ed the formula of a compromise oa
' Fiume.
A refusal to consider the note of the
J German peace delegation regarding in
ternational lnbor legislation has been
forwarded to the Germans by the Coun
cil of Four. Al) the other German com
munications have been referred to peace
conference commissions for reports.
Count Von Brockdorff-Rantssu,
Lead ef the German delegation at Ver
sailles, ia declared in Berlin dispatch
to have informed his associates that
the peace treaty as it atands cannot be
accepted, at it would bo impossible to
fulfill its terms, and that the signature
of the German delegation would not be
affiled te; any document the terms of
Which could not bo earned out.
Germany's Bkscksdo Trooblos.
Paris. Wednesday, May 14. (By
rrenehWireless 8erviee)-Oermany'i
blockade troubles wero primarily
brought upon her by herself, writes
Maxlmilia Harden, the German free
lance, in the latest number of bis
periodical, Die Zukunft.
Both Bismarck and Caprivl had pre
dieted such a measure against Oermsiy
if aha went to war, the writer points
out, but he argues that it wonld have
best impossible for tho blockade to
have been imposed if Germany had not
refused at ths Hams In 1907 to accept
the British proposition tending to the
abolition of ths right ef capture sad
that of prohibited tones o- ths sea.
The ansa who at that tins wars direct
ia Gsrmaa forsigs policy, Herr Hardea
continues, wero convinced that ia case
of the outbreak of an Anglo-German
war ths British people, as longer de
voted to sericulture, wonld suffer from
famine much before Germany, a eoas-
trr kishlv developed agriculturally aad
" adjoining Russia. Holland aad Den
mark.
In these elrenmstanees, therefore, ia
Herr Harden't opinio ths . Germans
! liavs to right to complain about ths
blockade imposed npoa them.
Rsfeso Polish Res asst.
Paris. May 15. (By ths Associated
Press.) The council of foreign- mini
' 1 stsrs today refused ths" Polish request
. for cart of the German navy. Ths
Poles claimed that warships were neces
an tot the defense of their country
, Ths council also decided that pris
aera of war held by the Russians ia
Siberia, the Baltic provinces and the
Caucasus may be scat back immedi
ately. Those ia Soviet Russia will be
repatriated later. --
Rsmsnlans May "Withdraw."
Geneva. May 15. By The Associated
Press.) The Bumanian delegation may
possibly withdraw from the peace csa
ferencs. Advices from Paris, made
public by the Bumanian bureai at
(CoaUasMd rag TwoJ
KITCHIN TO NAME
CLARK FOR LEADER
Former Speaker Will Win Out
Easily; Republican
Conferences
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, May 1J. Meetings of
the Republican steering committee and
the Committee on Committees will be
held tomorrow to consider final action
before the party conference to bo held
Saturday night.
The ateering committee will take up
the proposal to remove several House
Mutative Mondell, of Wyoming, Be-
....i.iT-; .1 ..J ti..
ru uinau ivauvi i m u uvuuiv via w vwm I
inittce also will discuss the advisability
of asking the paity conference to !
make a general declaration of policies
regarding legislative work in Con-
gross.
The meeting of the Committee on
Committees ia railed to consider fill
ing a number of Republican vacancies!
on uuimportant committees, probably i
will be marked by another contest over !
the proposal to the personnel of the
steering committee. Supporters of the j
proposal also plan to submit it to the
party conference, expecting that to-!
morrow's meeting will see repeated a
former decision of the committee that ;
it was bound by party conference to ;
select a committee of five, instead of,
nine ss favored by Representative !
Lougworlli, of Ohio, and others. Op. ,
ponents of the plan, who are regard-,
t i,. n i.. i . i ;
Committee oa Committees, said today
that they would fight the propovil
1 fight the propoMi not
only at the committee meeting, but
also at the party conference. Sugges
tions that bitter factional light would
bo developed in the conference, how
ever, were discounted today by both
supporters aid opponents of the pro
posed change.
Champ Clark Easy Wlaasr.
Housa Daeaosrato who oteK will hsld
their party ooafersneo Baturday will
elect a party leader. While soms oppo
!h! P htTJted' hM
W1" f,- rreB"tlT' Krtchin, of
norm varoiina, uemocriiit lioor icaaer
i. 4K. u.. rn. .in k.
tviuaci uitsb,i hridv IV in,
cratie conference. Be said that few
Democrats would oppose Mr. Clark,
while other supporters said that the
anti-Clark Democrats had failed in their
effort to get party leaders, including
members of ths national committee, to
indorse their tight.
The Democratic conference also ia ex
pected to submit ths nomination of Mr.
Clark as ita candidate against Represen
tative Gillett, of Massachusetts; Repub
lican for too speakership.
No Railroad Strike.
Parij, May 13. (Uavas.) Tho Rail
way Mea's Association, by a vote of
174,000 to 71,700, it waa announced to
day, has approved the attitude of the
central committee ia refusing to call a
strike on iSmj 1. Ths eommittes based
its refusal oa the ground that better
working conditions, already had been
obtained.
T
Voted To Baise 5 Million Min
isterial Belief Fund; Plan
Conference
Atlanta, Ga., May 15. Southern
Baptists today approved plans for con
ference of Baptists of all North Ameri
ca to study Christian problems, voted
to raise $5,000,000 for ministerial relief
fund and approved committee reports
recommending greater cooperation ia
the education of the negro.
The proposal for conference of rep
resentatives of ths 8outhera Baptist
convention, tho Northern Baptist con
vention awd ths three negro Baptist
ronventione ia the country and three
Baptist connections ia Canada to take
np Christian problems was brought be
fore1 the Bouthera Baptist convention in
session hers ia ths form of a supple,
msatal report from the joint eommit
tes of the Northers and Southern con
ventions. .Ce-oporatloa la Bdaeatioa. "
The committee appoiated to discuss
reoperation ia edaeatioa of the negro,
recommended sack cooperation and ia
another report advised study of prob
lems before Christianity today.
As presented by Prof. W. i. MeGloU
lia of Louisville, Ky, the problems to
be studied wonld consist of missions
(horns aad foreign), sducatioa, evangel
ism, Sunday schools and social service.
Before approving the report ths
Southern Baptists formally r'qnwted
that the Jamaica Baptist Convention,
representing 138,000 souls ia ths British
West ladies, aad ths Mexleaa Baptist
Convention also be invited to take part
ia the eoafeiwaccwt The time aad place
of the meeting ia to be decided later.
During discussion of plans for great
er aid to edaeatioa of negro preachers
for which the coaveatioa ordered its
committee eoatiaaed to carry oa the
(Contused osr Pago TwO '
SOUTHERN BAPTIS
CONVENTION
0
SEAPLANES AGAIN
HELD HARBOR-BOUND
Dangerous Weather Conditions
Prevented Start Last
Evening . .
NC-4 AT TREPASSEY
TO JOIN IN THE FLIGHT
Some Chance, It Is Reported
of Getting Away Today, At
tempt Made Yesterday Un
successful; Commander Tow
ers Gratified That All Three
Machines Are Ready Now
Trepassey, N. F May 15,-The -jinx'
which visited the NC-4 on the initial
leg of the navy'a trans-Atlantic flight
lust Thursday, compelling he.- to put
in at Chatham, Mass., for repairs, turned
its nttention today to the NC-1 rnd
NC-3 holding tbem harbor-bound while
the N-C-4 caught up with them for the
big overseas "hop, the NC-4 landed
here at 6:37 Halifax time, (5:37 New
! York time) swooping to its moorings
' ' " , . - """ .
which had just returned after an in-
jt a 1 , . , . .
;"V; .. 1 . .
'i U ,0 ,h? AlAorcns- . ,
L"eT,".t 7'"n'" A-.C- Keaf.of
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other planes if they are able to get
away tomorrow.
The crew of the NC-4 owes Hi chance
for an even start from here with the
sister planen to the fact that the NC-1
and NC-.1 r-fused to rise from '.he
water this : fternoon with the heavy
loads of fuel which had been taken
aboard.
Unsuccessful Trial.
The NC-1 commanded by Lieut. Com
mander P. N. L. Belli nger, taxied off
down the harbor at 5:04 p.m. Halifax
time (4:04 New York time) hoping for
a get-away. The NC-3, Commander
John It. vers' flagship, followed 18
minutes later, to the accompaniment of
ereat cheerine from the crews of the
r . , .... b , v a
" . B"'"",""
landers on shore.
A short time later, however, both re
appeared, and, coming to a stop near
the mother ship, began, apparently, to
discharge excess fuel to reduce their
weight. A second attempt to "hop off"
was not made, however, and ths big sea
planes returned to their mooring pieces.
C- Apparently All Might.
hWeacVnea of ths N. C.-4 which
hsd been sighted shortly after ths
KC-1 and NC-3 taxied down the
I tli influenced
fhe uh nfr, that , thrce
, -, - .,:, ,,i,..
1 P'ane mlht ,tllrt together.
The mm
was apparently un
harmed by her flight from Halifax but
uc examination will be made tonight to
eVtcrniine whether any repairs are
necessary before the "big jump." Phe
came into the harbor from the east,
(Continued on Pago Two.)
Nurse Executed By Germans
Given Impressive Memo
rial Service
London, May 15. (By the Associated
Press.) England paid tribute to Edith
Cavell, the English nurse executed by
the Germans at Brussels, Oct. 13, 1915,
hers today when her body, en route
from Brussels to her native city of Nor
wich, was taken to Westminster Abbey
for an impressive memorial service.
It was a public funeral, in which it
seemed every resident of the great
metropolis endeavored to participate.
The streets through which the cortege
moved were congested with crowds and
every inch of standing room in the
neighborhood of the abbey was occupied
by a densely massed multitude which
was eager to do reverent homage to
"that brave woman," as the Bishop of
London described her, "who deserves n
great deal from the British Empire."
The congregation at the abbey in
eluded high officials of the government,
representatives of foreign countries and
men prominent in many walks of life.
King George was reprefnted by the
Earl of Athlone, brother of Queen
Mary.
Tho service was conducted . by
the
dean of Westminster.
The service which begaa at nooa
lasted half an hour. The procession left
the abbey to the strains of Chopin's
""Funeral March," and proceeded to the
station, where the coffin of plain oak
was placed on a train for Norwich.
On the eafin waa ths simple inscrip
tion: "Edith Csvell, born December 4, 1M5.
Died October 12. 1915.'
. At Norwich it was placed oa a gun
carriasja and was takea to Norwich
Cathedral. The service, which waa offi-
eially desisnated "For ths funeral of
Edith Cavell, a nurse who gavs her life
for her countrymen," fololwed.
mm TRIBUTE
T EDIT AVE
While the hymn, "A brief life is here
our portion," was being sung, the pro
cession formed for the march to . the
graveside. There the latter portion
of the burial service was conducted by
the Bishop, aad the hymn, "Abide With
Me," which Miss Cavell repeated short
ly before her execution by the Germans,
was sang. The benediction was then
pronounced and ths bugle sounded the
last post. t
Ths funeral' party which accompanied
ths body, from Brussels to Norwich in
cluding eight members of Mine Ca
rell's familjr and prominent Belgian
officials. , -
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GOVERNOR HARDING WHO
ADDRESSED-THE COTTON MEN
I T
i
W. P. G.
Governor of the Federal Reserve Boari
yesterday to
TO
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Giant Dirigible C-5 Bursts
From Moorings On Arrival
at St. John
LIEUT. LITTLE ALMOST
TAKEN OFF BY FUGITIVE
Had. To Jump 25 feet After
railing- To Deflate The Big
Bag- When She Started Off
On Unauthorised Voyage;
Destroyer Sent To Oet Her
With Aircraft Oun
(By the Associated Press.)
8t. John's, N. P., May 15.-Plans
of the United States Navy for a trans
Atlantie; flight by a dirigible received
a aerious jolt this afternoon when the
giant ''Blimp" C-5 burst from her
moorings in a gale and was swept out
to sea after she had arrived from
Montauk Point, after being in the air
continuously fnr 3 hours and 45
minutes.
The destroyer Edwards immediately
set out in pursuit, with orders to bring
the big gas-bag down with anti-aircraft
artillery if necessary. Even if the Ed
wards is able to rescue ths "Blimp"
before soms serious misfortune befalls
her, it probably will require some time
to repair the damage which will result
from her fall into the ocean.
Lieut. Little'a Narrow Escape.
Lieut. Charles G. Little, of Ncw
bnryport, Mass., who waa given charge
of the C-5 after her crew had been
bundled off to bed aboard the cruiser
Chicago, was almost carried away by
the fugitive gas bag, while making a
nervy attempt to deflate it.
Seated in the Blimp's nacelle when
she broks away, he seized the rip cord
and gave a tug which should have open
cd the big envelope and permitted the
gas to escape. The cord broke, how
ever, and lieutenant Little, realizing
he would be unabls to bring ths ship
down, leapsd out from a height of
feet. His only injury was a sprained
ankle.
A Blttsr Disappointment.
The escape of C-5 followed a long
struggle by sailors from ths cruiser
Chicago to prevent ita injury when
gusty winds swept across its mooring
place in Quidividi basin aad began loss
ing it about. Several of the sailors
l clinging to guy rope. were thrown
down by the dirigible's final tug, but
none were Injured
The loss of the Blimp was a bitter
disappointment to Lieut. Com. Emery
W. Coil and his crew of Ave. Despite
a heavy fog and unavoidable weather,
they had brought the big ship over
1,300 mils course from Montauk Point,
with a performance record whieh they
were confident would have brought the
j coveted order from ths navy depart-
j ment 10 attempt tne overseas nigni
'
I Reported to Hsvs Dropped.
St. Johns, N. P, May 15. The United
states navy dirigible C-5 whieh escaped
from its moorings here this afternoon
dropped into the sea about 85 miles off
shore, according to a radio message re
ceived tonight by the eruiser Chicago
from unidentified British steamship.
WILSON'S MESSAGE TO
CONGRESS WILL BE SHORT,
Paris, May 13. President Wilson has
,dvied the rahle companies that, his
message to the forthcoming special I
sion of Congress will not be more
tbaa a few hundred words, enabling it
to be cabled probably oa the day of
BUMP TARTS
ALON
delivery.
HARDING
arged cotton lateresta at New Orleans
"get together."
T
Reserve Board Governor
Speaks To Cotton Men As
sembled at New Orleans
FINISHING TOUCHES PUT
ON PROPOSED CHARTER
Harding- Declares Cotton Inter
ests Will Be Doing a Great
Thing Tor The Country By
Establishing The Exports
Corporation; Figures By
States
PLANS ADOPTED.
New Orleans, La May IS. South
ern Cottoa Growers and aBlialed
Interests from the entire aonthera
belt at a conference hero today
unanimously adopted plans submitted
to them for tho formatls of s
tlM.ftfte.Mo Cottoa Exports Corpo
ration, aad ths orgs niiat Ion ef s
permanent corporation to be known
as the Southern Cottoa Association.
(By Ths Associated Press.) !
New Orleans, May 15. Following an .
address late today by (Governor W. P. I
G. Harding, of the Federal Reserve
Board, in which he urged cotton inter-,
ests in the Southern belt to "get to-1
gather" and support the formation of i
a $100,000,000 cotton exporta corpora-!
tion, delegates assembled here to con-,
sider plans for such an organization
were told that a proposed charter for 1
the eor.eera would be submitted to them j
toiight. I
"w,
full committee empowered to draft the
charter.
Country Needs Cotton Support.
Mr. Harding declared in his address
that the cotton interests of the South
would, in establishing the exports cor
poration, "be doing not only a great
thing" for themselves, but for their
country, which, he said, at this time
"needs your support."
Pointing out thnt there is small
chance for further governmental aid,
Mr. Harding said there was a splendid
ehance for the South to progress on
its own initiative and abilty. The war
finance corporation, he said, ahould
prove of assistance to ths cotton cor
poration, provided ths new concern is
soundly financed and ably managed.
"Ths War Finance Corporation," Mr.
Harding declared, ''can loan funds only
on good security nnd it expect to get
back every dollar it pays out.
"Request for assistance are certain
to be benvy from many varied inter
est and in the nature of things there
HARDING COUNSELS
UNITY OF IN
ERESTS
is bound to be long waiting list after the ramp after residents of Anderson
the door i shut." ; ville had discovered the desecration of
The apcakcr read an Interview qnot- the monument.
ing Frank A. Vanderlip, of the Na
tional City Bank, New York, to the ef
feet that condition in Europe' are badly
unsettled and, likely to continue so for
a long time.
Doing World' Financing Yet
America, continued Mr. Harding,
must do the world' financing until th
world get back on it feet. We have
become the creditor nation of the world
and the net credit to u is approxi
mately 110,000,000,000 today. The vol
ume of domestic commerce is bonad to
exceed foreign trade, but foreign trade
is the best index to onr prosperity. j
"Oratifying a these figure may be!
from a feeling of nntionnl pride, they
confer a colema obligation apoa us.
It 1 very necessary for u to continue
and expand "our foreign trade. Condi
tions, in Europe are chaotic. We also
have the problem of the retoraed aol-
(Coatlaaed aa Pag Two.)
V1SEMAN DOESN'T
TESTIFY IN CASE
Both State and Defense Finish
Evidence and Arguments By
Attorneys Begin
DEFENSE GIVES TESTS
TO ATTACK TESTIMONY
Prosecution Relies Upon Teiti-
mony of Ramsey and Amos,
Who Identify Defendant;
Traveling: Man Says One
Man Tired Shots With Two
Pistols
(Special to The News and Observer.)
Shelby, May 15. Without Aaron
Wiseman, of Avery county, going on
ths stand to testify in his behalf ia the
charge against him for the murder of
Dr. E. A. Ilennessee at tho little sta
tion of Ulen Alpine on the sight of
January 31, 1918, the defense closed ita
ease this morning, snd ths Stats offered
several witnesses in rebuttal. By 11:30
ths State closed and the attorneya be
gaa their argument to the jury, Solici
tor Huffman opening for the State
Upon agreement, three attorneya will
speak for the State and four for the
defendant. Each side used about 30
witnesses. The court room has been
crowded all during the trial, but wit
nesses wero all dismissed today at nooa
and most of them went home.
Stnte's Star Witnesses.
The State is relying principally oa
ita two star witnesses, J. M. Ramsey,
of Statesville, and Fred Amos, of
Greensboro, who were passengers on
tho train and swore positively that
Wiseman was the man who fired the
fatal shots with a pistol in each hand.
while witnesses for defense who saw
tragedy testified that two men did
shooting, and that they went toward
Pitts' store. The two Pitts, who were
acquitted oa ths charge of killing Dr
Ilennessee, were not summoned ss wit-
njsaea by either side. Ramsey and
Amos said they were looking out of
the window on a damp, foggy night
and identified Wiseman in the light of
the coach.
At the suggestion of Attorney Spain
hour, for the defense, Russell Green
was put oa the stand, and stated thnt
he made a test on No. 35 February 25,
to determine if it were possible to look
through tho window of eoaeh ana rec
ognize people ia light from train. Oa
the aight the tost was made fee saw
two men, but could not recognize them
until ho got off train and fonnd them
to be mea ha had kaowa for years.
L. A. Ward, who made test with Green,
eorro bo rated this evidence.
Saw Two Flashes.
Ths next best witaess for the State
j when it reopened was A. A. McHherry,
traveling man of Baltimore, who waa
on the tram the aight of the tragedy
W1m wreUW
going to Asheville.
repented shots, he testified, he looked
through the window aad saw the figure
of a man ia stooped position with head
forward. A taa figure waa behind bim
and witness saw two streams of fire
from pistols about 12 or 1H inches apart.
He declared that one man was doing
the shooting nnd thst it was the figure
in tan. He didn't tee the pistols but
saw flashes and to protect himself he
laid down on the roach seat.
Mrs. E. A. Hennrsnee, widow of ths
late Dr. Hennessee, wss placed a the
stand by ths State to corroborate the
testimony of Sam Byrd as to the con
versation she had With him at her home
tContlnaed oa Page Two.)
T
E
Cadets Charged With
Desecrating Grave of Con
federate Officer
(By the Associated Press.)
Macon, Ga., May 15. An investiga
tion was nnder way today at Souther
Field, near Americus, Ga., of charges
that a party of aviation cadet weat
to Andcrsonville, Oa., whers 15,000
Federal soldiers of ths Civil War are
buried, and painted the monument of
Major Henry E. Win, noted Confeder
ate officer, in the German colors, red,
black and yellow.
Sumter county officials today said
that arrest probably will be made
shortly, a latest development showed
mat nn oinrcr, civilian rmpioya n j
one man not connected with th camp,
were principal leaders in the affair.
The ear used by the men in making the
trip from Souther Field to Andcrson
ville was a government machine, it
was said, and was traced directly into
Erected By V. D. C.'s.
Th "monument to Major Wirx
wa
the
erected several years ago by
, United Daughters of the Confederacy,
jit standi on th Dizi Highway, of
hich the main street of Andersonville
, : .., a K ttinntjl mswta-rv i alui
, , tt.d af Andersonville which wn the
site of the Confederate prison. Major
Wirz, who was in charge of the prison
during the Civil Wsr, was executed in
Washington after peace had been de
clared, charged with cruelty to prison
er of the North.
It a in justification of Major Wirz,
TO BE ARRES
DON
NFAIUS ARE
a native of Switzerland, that tSl wo-j The wedding of Mia Chimblis and
mea of tho South erected the mono- j Captain Oliver waa to have takea place
meat aad placed it-at-Aadsroa411e4.a- Waahingtosw ialfllT, hut the na
Chapter of ths Daughters of the) settled condition incident to th war
Confederacy at Andersonville and 1 interrupted a journey of Captala Oliver
America have demanded of the War
Department aa immediate Investlg'
tioa of the eoaduct of tho soldiers.
ASSIGN
HIS
TO PORTS
IN SOUTH
Shipping Board Was Asked To
Allocate ,14 Vessels For
Latin-America Trade
MARITIME CORPORATION
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT.
Senator Simmons Is Standing:
Behind Association in Its
Demands; Miss Chambliss,
of Asheville, Secures Pass
ports For Philippines, Where
She Will Be Married in June
(By Bpeclal Leased Wire.)' ' '
Washington, May 15. Th United
State Shipping Board his agreed! to
allot tis eargo-carylng vessels - to
ths South Atlantis Maritims Corpora
tion for plying commerce betweea
Wilmington, Savannah, Charlostoa,
Brunswick and Jacksonville aad the
West Indie, Booth aad Ceatral
America, The quasi-public aisodatloa,
whieh ia headed by Matthew Hale, of
Wilmington, mads formal aad osnphaaVa
applicatioa for 14 ships, slalmlng that
ths success ia ths developmeat of those
trade routes from tbs ivs float hoi a
porta to Latin-America depended oa
regular sailing schedule.
The prssident of ths South Atlantis
Maritims Corporatioa stated this af.
ternoon that tbs tender of tho Bhippiag
Board had not beea accepted aad final
action will be deferred antil tho ar
rival of Senator F. M. Bimmona front
bis home ia New Bern tomorrow morn
ing. Will Maka Farther Effort.
Mr. Hale eould not forecast what
steps would be taken, bnt he described
ths offer of ths government to allocate
only aix vessels a of a tentative na
ture. Senator Simmon will hold a con
ference with the officers of tho ntrt
tims corporation upon hi arrival In
Washington and hi tuggestion will
largely determine the course pursued
by the promoters of tho Southern
ports.
I Tbs announcement of the Bhinnlna
Board ia allocating only six, ships 1
kaowa to be a disappointment to the
Soath Atlantic Maritime Corporatioa,
and President Wilson may bo request
ed to intercede La behalf of the South-
ra porta. Senator Simmons announced
immediately after the sonferenee with
the Shipping Board officials some
weeks ago that tho demaads of the
South would bo granted H vessel as
signed for trade with Latin-America.
The new of the action of the Shin-
w u rniur nonw Carolina sena
tor. His speech t- the official wa a
severe criticism of ths Board ia its
sttitude towsrd the development of
Southern ports.
The brief of the South Atlsnti
Maritime Corporation a filed with ths
Shipping Board mapped a definite
schedule of aailings between ths five
porta snd Cuba, Brazil, South and
Central America, Argeatios aad the
West Indies.
"A program calling for 14 ships out
of the total of several hundred govern-ment-owned
ships now ia Larja
American trade, is a modest demand
on the prt of th South Atlantic
State represented by ths five ports,"
reads a paragraph in the brief.
Romance Ia Philippines.
Both romnnee nnd a professional
career are happily interwoven la the
appointment today by the Boreas of
Insular Affair of Mis Lavieee Gwia
Chambliss, of Asheville, as a teacher
ia the Philippine Islands. Simaltans
ous with the securing ef her passports
is the renouncement of her engage
ment to Capt. James Frank Oliver, who
is commander of ths province la whieh
he ha been assigned to teach school.
The wedding will be solemnised apoa
the completion of a month's journey,
Miss Chambliss reaching ths jiroviaee
about June 25.
Accompanied by her father, Bev. T.
W. Chamblias, a well kaowa aewspapsr
writer, Miss Chambliss asms to Wash
ington yesterday and the passports were
issued todsy. Shs will leave Washing
ton tonight via Ashsvills for Baa Fraa
Cisco, from which objective she will sail
May 25. Miss Chambliss will teach Eng
lish and mathematics at Tuguegerao,
which is the capital of th Province of
Chagayan. Captain Oliver 1 th pro
vincial commander of this district of th
J Philippine Islands, which post he ha
neici ror a number Of years.
I Miss Chambliss wa graduated from
, Meredith College of Raleigh with the
degree of bachelor of arts as a member
of the class of 1915. She has einee
taught school at Mount Olive, Thomas
ville and Asheville. At present she 1 a
member of the faculty of the Asheville
High School, teaching the subjects of
English and mathematics. She ia a tal
ented young woman, member of a fam
ily of literary ability.
Captain Oliver i a native of Mount
Olive, Wayne county, and ia an alum
nus of the University, of North Caro
lina. He was graduated from the "Hill"
about eight years ago. He obtained hi
Phi Beta Kappa Key, and hi scholarly
attainments easily ranked him aa ona
of the most thorough students of hi
dsy. He wa on of the "brag" student
of Prof. Horace Williams, th venerable
philosopher of the State University, and
in historicnl research he obtained the
commendation of Dr. II.' M. Wagstaff,
t professor efr history.""
ia claiming hia bride. The marriage
will be solemnized on th arrival of tba
transport ia Tngoegera about June S3.
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