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Ihe New s aiirM Obs . , WEATHER Partly steady Bandar t Monday erw- WATC3 UL2IL M re ar. Seed immwsI I Car Mar neirstt-a a4 avail FORTY PAGES TODAY. RALEIG N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1919P FORTY PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CCJTS PLYMOUTH SOUND er VOLrC3X.-Nai52. PRIDE OF -. x ; :' CROSSES THE NAVY READ'S SEAPLANE NC-4 RECEIVED! PLYMOUTH WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM Arrived in England in Better Condition Than When The Voyage Commenced; Spec ulations About The Return Trip COMMANDER AND CREW GOING TO THE AVIATION CONFERENCE AT PARIS Congratulations Sent To Com mander Read By Secretary Daniels and The British Ad miralty; Average Time On Last Leg Was 70 Knots Per Hoar; Enthusiastic Recep tion at Plymouth; Narrative and Incidents of The Suc cessful Voyage Despite Wind MACHINE WORKED WELL 8AYS COMMANDER READ. "Plymouth, My SI (By Mm As sociated Press.) "Oar trip really was uneventful," LJeatssast Com mander Rsad said to ths corre spondent. "W knew w would bars troii bit with fog, sad did, bat ether wiss everything went off ss ws had planned. "Our machine worked perfectly ever sines w left Newfoundland, with the exception of oar little rsdi stor leak yesterdsy." (By tlie Associated Press.) Plymouth, May II. Seaplane NC-4, Plymouth sound this afternoon, circled ths place whose the Pilgrim fathers sailed in their cockle-shell ship for ths new world in 1630, and alighted la the Catte-watcr, her epoch-making tesns- Atlantie flight ended. As the cum into view through the Laze, cutilr recognizable among ths evorting British fliers by tier grssi bulk, England gave bsr the splendid welcome she deserved. Leaving Ferrol, Spain, where Lien tenant Commsnder A. C. Head had elected to spend Friday night, at 6:27 this morning the NC-4 eovered ths dis tance of approximately 500 miles to Plymouth in leu than seven hours. Despite adverse wind and weather conditions the NC-4 covered the last leg without a hitch to mar the exploit. Safs and sound, but thoroughly fatigued by ths physical ordeal of ths trip, as well as the mental strain, Commsnder Head and his crew are sleeping peace fully tonight. . . News Receives at Washington. Washington. May 31. - Announce mcnt that Lieutenant Commander A. C. Read's plane, ths sole survivor of the squadron of three, had reached England was sent to th Navy Department by Vlee-Admiral Knano at London. Ths time given in the message, 1:26 p. local time (1:26 Greenwich time). The NC-4 left Ferrol at S:27 a. Washington time, and should reach Plvmonth at :M a. ., wasningran time, averaging 70 knot as hour, or Isss than oa any ether lap of the long voyage. , "After resting a Plymouth, Com mender Read and hm erew will go to Paris by direction of President Wilson to give allied officers attending the aviation conference there an account of their voyage. The NC-4 meantime probably will be taken apart for ship meat to ths United Bute. It may eventually be plased ia the National Museum here. Secretary Daniels' Coscratalatss. After new came of the arrival of the NC-4, Secretary Daniels sent this . message to Commander Bead: "All th people of America are happy over your successful flight, which has bee an epoch-making event in the his n it the wnrM. Uv eansrratulaltioa sad greetings end good wishes. British Admiralty Congratulate. Congratulation to Commaader Read sad his erew and the naval air service have beea sent by the British Admiralty t through Admiral Knapp. The admir- . !tw mm flnnt.il la th. fnllAW. i. ing cablegram from Admiral Knapp, re ceived at th department today: "la a letter from th British Ad miralry they tU that this morning's new brings the epoch-making intelli gence that th psce between America md Europe hst now been luceossfully scanned by air by way of the Axorea. It ia with great pleainr that their lordship hav learned of this success, end they deur me to oner tneir eon cratulation to th erew of the seaplane 1 NC-4 and to the United States naval air service oa the fins achievement."' gperalatloae As to Betarn Trip. Plymouth, May 31. It has bees learn ed here unofficially that there is a pros pect that 4he America a seaplane NC-4 may fly home over the direct Atlantic route from IreUttat6" New Foundland. It la understood coafereae will be held her shortly to discus th project Americas naval officer cay th NC4 il la better eonditioa than whsa h be- I (CoaUnaed Page, Two.) ONCESSIONS MAY BE GIVEN GERMANS eutons Said To Be Stronger Than at Any Time Since Signing of Armistice OUR MAIN FEATURES IN COUNTER-PROPOSALS Serious Attention Will Be Given To Bach Point and President Wilson and Premier George Reported To Save Indicated Willingness ,To Kecede; French Still Standing Pinn Bv HERBERT BAYARD 8WOPE.) 'ffiy fable to The New York World and The News and Observer. Copyright.) Paris. May 31. While it would be too much to say that the Allied dip lomatic front has beea broken by the German counter-proposals, ths fact is that tonight the Germans are stronger than at any time since the armistice, several of their suggestions having won support from both the American and the British delegations. Count von Brockdorff-Rantuu s ac ceptance and rejections, amounting to 150,000 words, were completed this eve ning sad ' have .beea transmitted to Premier Clemeneeau in German. Se rious attention will be gives to each point advanced by th Tcutoas, and President Wilson and Premeir George have indicated their willingness to re cede from original post ions taken by them, if it eaa be anew, that suck course wll be helpful to world peace without lessening th just penalties to be meted out to the enemy. Pour main features character!! the German answer. The first is a demand that reparatioas be Used definitely at 25,000,000,000, which i precisely the . originally figured out, sad advised by British and American experts. The second demand ia for a plebiscite for Silesia, which, the Germans say, was never Polish and should not be awarded to Poland. The third is in protest against a sovereignty other thsn Ger man for the 8anr valley, and the fourth point covers tbe German demsnd for immediste admission to the league of nations. President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George are ready to hear arguments on ejeh of these points, thus placating liberal opinion, which has been out spoken, especially ia England, against certain features of ths treaty. One high member of the conference said tonight that tbe sessions of tbe conference are just entering their mast important and most serious stage. Broadly speaking the French position is opposed to concession of any kind. President of Western Union Says It Was Done For Com mercial Reasons Washington, May 31. Newcomb Carl ton, president of ths Westera Union Telegraph Company, testified before the House Interstate Commerce Com mittee today that the trans-Atlantic cable liaes were akea ever by th government last November, after he bad recommended to Postmaster Gen eral Burleson that this b doae for commercial reason. This action oa his part was based oa the belief, he said, that American business interests would be nerved more advantageously through govera- ment operation. Last October," Mr. Carltoa said. "I told Vbe postmaster general that ia my judgment n waa assuming great po litical responsibility ia taking over the wires, because the service was bound to decrease ia efficiency and he would be held responsible for things he waa mot to blame for. During' my conference with him, I suggested that if ha want ed to do anything which would result ia good for the country, he should ask th president to tak over the cable aad expand th service so that Ameri can merchants and th American mer chant marine might hav direct com munication to foreign poiata ea Ameri cas cablet, ia order, for one thing, to void the censorship, aad for another, tbe anfrieadly attitude ef foreigi powers. l uon t tnov whether my reeom mendationr influenced the postmaster general in aay way, bat at all events he seemed to like tbe idea, aad later conferred with th president, aad the cable wer takea over. Beg sua Ministry Resigns. , Copenhagen, May 31. The Hoffman ainiHry has resigned according to a message Irons nam berg, Bavaria. It n expected that a ministry ea broader basis will be formed. CARLTON ADVISED CONTROL OFWIRES OPPOSED TO REPEAL OF THE Unexpected Development For ced Postponement Until Coming Week REPEAL WOULD NOT HELP THOSE OF SMALL MEANS Shifting Excess Profit Taxesi Prom Corporations to Stock holders Advocated By Pord ney; Kitchin Pavors Bepeal; Considerable Political Dis cussion (By The Associated Press.) Washington, May 31. Unexpected op position to repeal of the luxury tax tee tion of the war revenue bill developed today in the House and sponsors of sev eial other proposed repeal, ready to offer substitutes, forced postponement of final action until next week. It sup porters, however, said adoption was certain. Representatives Cannon, Republican, of Illinois, and Thomas, of Kentucky, and Sims, of Tennessee, Democrats, led the attack against the repeal, which wa unanimously proposed by the Ways and Means committee, and easily passed th House in the last Congress. Chsirman Fordney, Republican, and Represents. t.ve Kitchin, of North Carolina, ranking Democrat of the committee, urged re peal. Proposition Is Attscked. Opponents, however, attacked the pro posal, declaring that it Would only re rove costly articles, including wearing apparel, from taxation, which could be lorne without financial injury of con sumers. Advocates of the repeal de clared the tax was levied in time of war to diseoursge expensive purchases and prevent their manufacture, hut admitted thst the loss of 185,000,000 revenue ex pected"to result from the levy would be keenly felt by the Treasury. During debate, Chairman Fordney an nouneed tbat separate taritt nieaaures designed to protect American Industrie developed during the war would be of fersd toon to Congress by th Way and Mean committee. He named the pot' ash, the dye and the laboratory gins industries a among those to receive first consideration. Be also declared hi de sire to shift the excess profit taxes from corporations to stockholders, declaring tbat such action would encourage indu try and increase employment. Considerable Politics. Considerable political discussion was injected into the debate. Reprcsenta tive Moore, Republican, of Pennsylva nui, charged the administration with extravagance, criticised President Wil son for his trip abroad and hi alleged failure to consult congressional lend era, while Representative Hull, Demo ernt, of Tennessee, retorted that "pro; feasional politicians chronically plaving politics were ss bnd as the I. W. W., and welcomed close scrutiny of the Democratic party's part in the condue of the war. The. suggestion that flie President had received advice whilo abroad from Henry White, Republican member of ths peace commission, ws questioned (Continued oa Psge Two.) TO RESTORE 1857 T Newly Proclaimed President o Mexico Declares His Purpose (By Ths Associated Press.) Washington, May 31. General Felipe Angeles, recently proclaimed by villa forces as provisional president of Mex ico, has sent a communication to Wash, iugton, it was learned today, for pre. sentatlon to th State Department, set ting forth his objects in leading the revolution now in progress in North Mexico. Acting Secretary Polk said that no communication had been received an that none would be received, as Car ranaa was president of Mexico nnd Gen eral Angeles was a rebel operatin against ths constituted authorities.. Hs made it plain, however, that -Oeneral Angeles waa regarded a an excellent soldier with a good record. In the communication which he hoped would reach the department, General Angeles declared the primary purpose of hi revolution was to restore the con stitution of 1857, which he pointed out provide for tbe legal change of the fundamental laws of the country an which makes the queretaao constitution utterly illegal. He promised protection to all legal interest of Mexican and foreigners and said he wanted to re store law and order in all part of the republic. General Angeles emphasized that h would not deal with Felix Diaz, General Manuel Mondrsgon, Budolfe Beyes, for. mer President De La Barra or any one who wa a member of the Huerta cabi ret at the time of the Mudero assassi. nation.. Moadragou recently attempted to effect a union of tbe rebels in the routu under relix-Dias and himself with the Villa force ia the north, but failed Report reaching Washington through various sources tell of bodies of former VUlistas and many Mexicans who oppose Carranza regime, ia different part of Mexico, rallying to Angeles' standard upon learning that he had beea pro claimed provisional president. LUXURYTAX CONST! MO ANSWER YET TO GERMANY'S REPLY No Important Concessions Are Likely To Be Gained, This m Story Says REPORT THAT EX-KAISER MAY BE ASKED TO RETURN omorrow Is Time Pized Por Presenting Terms of Peace To Austrians; Important Discussions Yesterday On Adriatic Settlement; On To Berlin, If They Don't Sign (By Th Associated Press.) Monday noon i th time fixed by the peace conference for th presentation to the Austrian delegation of the terms of the peace treaty. Th small powers, which recently asked for an extension of time for the purpose of examining those clause which particularly inter eited them, have mads reservations on the financial and reparation points. Important discussions were held Bat urday on the Adriatic settlement, the Jugo-Slav delegate conferring with the member of th American delegation xeept President Wilson. The Presi dent later went over this matter, as well as th German terms, with his con ferees. It has not yet been discloud whether the Austrian treaty ia complete but it is believed that several import ant points are still subject to adjust ment. Invite Wllhslm Back? An interesting report comes from Berlin by way of London to the effect that the Pan-German Union will intro duce in the Gorman national assembly resolution iaviting the former Ger man emperor to return to Germany. Cosnter-Propossls Answered Beforehsad. The German counter proposals bare not yet been answered and it is possible several more days will elapse before the reply is sent. Indications in French diplomatic and official eirclea are that the pleas put forth in the counter pro. poeal wer contained in previous Gsr man note and that thy wsr answered by tbe allied aad assoeiafcd powers. It mw. i.vm . b.rv U V. lll.H. .Ill u, 01 'IV to gain any important ee neenions. Premier Clemeneeau sent repli t two of their note to the German dele gates Saturday. The text of the notes an (lthe replies hav not yet been made public. There has been no indication of what action the allied conferees purpose tnk ing in regard to the counter proposal to the peace terms presented by Ger many. It is known that the allied pow era have made preparations for almost immediate action in the event the Ger man refuse to sign the t-enty, this connection the reported statement of Premier Lloyd George early thi veek 'o the effect that if the Germnn did not t ign the document st Versaillei they would do so at Berlin, may he "on siderej significant. SECRET SESSION OF PLENARY COUNCIL Paris, May 31. (By The Associate rress.; lhe secret plenary jcssion o the peace conference this afternoon de cided to present the peace treaty to th Au.trians at noon Monday. The small power made reservation on the nnan eial and reparation clauses. The session was held in the Foreign Office and wa largely attended. It de. veloped a spirited discussion. Premier Bratiano, of Bumania; M. Trumhitch of Serbia; Premier Venlzelos, of Greece and the Czech-Slovak delegation pre. sented reservation on the financial and reparations terms. M. Clemeneeau replied, chiefly on th criticisms regarding lack of time, point ing out tbat more time had been granted than waa originally wked. Frehident Wilson also mads a con eiliatory speech urging that the great powers had borne the ehief responsibili ties and had carefully considered the interest of the small powers. The right of th minorities on ques tions of race, language and . religion were objected to by tbe small powers, which maintained that this was an in fringement of their sovereignty. M. Clemeneeau assured them that this would be considered by the eouneil of four before the treaty waa presented an agreement thereupon wae reached to proceed with the presentation ef the treaty Monday, excepting the financial and reparaions sections, and perhap the military section, which may be fur ther revised. CHARLOTTE STRIKE OF OPERATIVES IS SETTLED Complete Reconciliation at One and Settlement at Others In Progress Charlotte, May 31 A complete reeoY ciliation between the officer of the Ciadwick-Hoskins Mills and striking operatives ha been reached, and thi mills will resume operations on the "open shop' plun Monday, according to announcement today. Settlement with the Highland Park Milla ia in progress and these milla will re-open oa th "open shop plan Monday, June 9. Unionized operatives have announced their perfect satisfaction Yo work with non-unioa men. The Highland Park Mills, where the trouble originated hav been dosed about 13 week. Operatives of his mill held 4 banquet la North Charlotte tonight la celebration of the settlement of th disputes and th tad of th strikes. r RATE HEARINGS IN -K orth Carolina Merchants Tes tify As To The Alleged Discriminations SECRETARY BEAMAN SAYS STATE HAS WON VICTORY Sergeant Williams of Asheville Given Distinguished Service Cross Por Bravery in Action; War Department To Con tribute To Guilford Battle Ground Celebration The News and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Bldg. By 8. R. WINTERS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, May 3,1. With T. H. Holmes, a wholesale grocer of Golds boro, the last witness on the stand, the rate hearing of ths North Carolina cities before the Interstate Commerce Commission was concluded at 8 o'clock tonight. Calvin Woadard, a wholesale grocer, of Wilson, preceded him. He stated that the rates in force in North Carolina were absolutely against every jobber in the State. M. B. Beaman, secretary of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, stated tonight to the News and Observer rep resentative that ia his opinion North Carolina had won a victory. The Inter state Commerce Commission gave coun sel 45 days' time in which to file briefs. The hearing began on Thursday, lasting for three days. W. Watkms, a hardware dealer of Hendrrson, arrived in Washington to day to testify in the rate hearing from North Carolina cities against, the rail roads. Mr. Watkina testified as to the alleged discrimination of the railroads in shipment of goods to and from Tar Heel towns. Tbe hearings were conduct ed before the Interstate Commerce Commission at their building, eigh teenth and Pennsylvania avenue. Asheville Soldier Cited. Killing two gunners and capturing eight prisoners,' thereby making posei ble the clearance of the bridgehead for the crossing of hi brigade, First Ser geant Loekweod William, of Asheville, has been awarded ths Distinguished Service Cross by the enmmnnner-in chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. His extraordinary heroism was displayed in action near Cleryle-Pefit France, on November fi, 1918 when his company was held up by a German machine-gun nest. With two other soldiers, Hergpsnt Williams cleared the human obstruction and thus facilitated the movement of the brigade. Like others of his kind roared in the atmoiphere of Western Nort.i Carolina, where courage rnd re sourecfulness overcome obstacles. Her g.-ant Williams ' displayed a heroism tbat has won for him the age-long plaudits of his comrades and officers. rffe wns a member of Company I, fi'th infantry. His mother is Mrs. Addie Wil lianis, of Asheville. To Help Gailfor Celebrate. A tank, an airplane and a military band will contribute to the glorious went at the Guilford battle ground on (Continaed oa Page Five) Ashley Southerland Given Ten Years in State Penitentiary; Appeals Case (Special to the News and Observer.) Goldsboro, May 31. This afternoon the jury in the murder case of M. L. Parker, of Raleigh, who was killed in Goldsboro last December, and which was tried in Superior Court here this week filed into court end delivered their" verdict. Tliey found Ashley Souther land, of Goldsboro, one of the defend ants in the ease, guilty of murder in the second degree. The other defend ant, Mabel Howard, a young white woman, was found not guilty. Mabsl Howard was represented by Attorneys W. O. Finch, Wilson; N. II Outlaw, Greenville; John R. Hood Goldsboro. Judge J. H. Kerr, who hi presided over the cane with admirable fairness and whose charge to th jury yesterday afternoon was so impartia that not an exception was noted, stated in passing sentence thi afternoon tlia he felt, according to the evidence given at the trial, that he should be lenient with ths defendant, Ashley Sontherland Therefore he made the sentence of th court ten years ia tbe penitentiary. eioutherlsnd, through bis counsel, took an appeal to the Supreme Court and waa released this afternoon under bond of 110,000. The following- composed the jury W. H. Isley, Charlie Toler, E. M. Brock Alfred Martin. O. C. Casey, J. H. West H. C. Hooks, W. R. Blackmnn, W. K. Butler, W. R. Cotton, Claud Best and W. H. Hilker. Throne Offered to Alexander. Agram, 'Croatia, May 31. A Hun tartan deputation, in behalf of the gov. ernmenti of Herr Urmanrzy, leader of th independence party, - and Gabriel Cgron, has offered the . Hungaria thron to th Serbian erowa prince, .aYlezaader. ( WASHINGTON OVER S CONVICTED WOMAN RELEASED THREE PARTICIPANTS IN AUTOMOBILE WINNER OF 500 MILE -. AUTOMOBILE RACE HOWARD WILCOX. TIME OF THE LEADERS. S ladisnapolia. May II. Wilcox' time wa S:4I:'!1:7S, average 17.12. Hearae was second. Hie time wss 1:46:15:05. Goax was third. Time I:50:4t:M average MJfy Hearse's average waa M.(4 miles. Albert Gayot wss fourth. Time S:51:JJ:5; average MM. REINSTATEMENT Atlanta 'Phone Strike Migh Grow into One of National Proportions (By the Associated Presn.) Atlanta, Ga., May 31. The dispute betwoen the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Companv nnd certain of its employees which the latter as, r may result in a nation-wide strike commercial telegraph operators; tele phone and electrical workers Monday, has been referred to the government operating board In New York, whic controls the telephone and telegraph companies, J. Eppt Brown, piosident of the (Southern Bull, said here late today. Asserting that fourteen lix-al tele- phone girls were discharged TharVlay fur joining the Commercial Telegraph cm I'nion of America, a union commit tte today presented the company ultimatum demanding reinstatement for the employes with the alternative of a nation wide strike at 3 o'clock Monday .afternoon. President Brown 'a Statenteat. In a brief statemeut later Mr. Brown said: "Six out of the 5.W telephone opera tors employed by us in Atlanta have been discharged sinco May 1, each one ior int'UH'ieiu'y or iiuraruun oi. in rules without regard to whether or not tltev are memliers of the union. "We don't know who are or who are not memliers of the union. We make no distinction between union and nnn union employees." I'nder government control Mr. Brown said, the company had carefully ob served orders of the postmaster general issued October 8, 1918, warning against any discrimination against employees "because they do or do not belong to any 'particular union. Members of the committee which pre sented the ultimatum said their next step was to make a report at a union meeting tomorrow night. They re iterated that 14 operators had been die chsrged for union activities hut did not claim one hundred, as reported in union circles in Washington. Reinstate 'Em, Saya barlesos. Union leaders said late today they had received a telegram from Post master General Burleson requestin that they take no decisive xsition pend ing an investigation. .Their reply, they said, was that the only way to avert the strike wa for the telephone com pany to reinstate the discharged opera. tors by noon Monday and thst sn i vestigation could he made later. MEN OF THE KSTH ARRIVE AT NEWPORT NEWS Newport News, Vs., Mny 31.-The transport Mercury, 11 days out from St, Nauiirc, arrived this afternoon with 3,196 officers and men of the ANth divi sion. The Mercury had on board 176th In fantry brignde, four officers, 17 men, including Brigadier General Wm. D. Beach; 351st infsntry headquarters, first, second, and third battalions, head quarters, medical and ordnance detach ments, supply machine gua and fcead qnarters companies and companies A. to M., inclusive, 15 officers, medical de tachment for duty, two officers and 13 men, one coast artillery casual officer, 170 convalescents, and civilian. HOWARD WILCOX MM BURLESON ADVISES RACE KILLED; Arthdr Thurman, Driver, Killec in His First Race; Lecoq's Car Caught Fire and He and His Mechanician Perished TRIPLE TRAGEDY AT THE INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC HELD AT INDIANAPOLIS All Records Por Indianspolil Speedway Shattered By De Palma, Who Was Stopped By Long Stays in The Pit j Bace One of Most Sensa tional Iver Held, Winnei Receives $20,000; Among first Ten Drivers $50,000 Is Divided Indianapolis, May 81. Howard Wik cox, of Indianapolis, today won thi seventh annual International wp f .1. .... nf Wl BSM speedway, hi time for th dlitsae be ing 5:44:21:7'. Two driver, Arthui Thurman and Louis Leooq, and I mechanician, B. Bandini, war killed during the contest, and two others wr injured. is a result of hi victory, WUeof win a prise of 20,000. Fifty thousand dollar waa divided among, th first ten driver. The othtr prize winasri finished in tbe order named: Hcarne, Goux, Guyot, Alley, De Palma, L. Chevrolet, Vail, O. Chevrolet and Tlioma. Wilcox and Gnyot wer team mates. Wilaox assumed tbe lead -o tb Con tort approached th half-way mark, and drov ronaiatently throughout. He had two atop, one for a tlr ehaag and on tb( other oeeailon to fake en gas oline, oil, water and to repair a loos steering knoekl. Hi avrag wsi J7JI mile an hour. ; i ' - -- All records for Die Indianapoli speedway wer shattered by Ralph De Palma for the first two hundred miles. Long stays in the pit, however, pnt the Italian driver almost entirely out of the running, and it only was by terrific speed that he managed to finish sixth. Thar man'.. Car Turned Over. .Arthur Thurman, driving u car h had reassembled himself, wa killed when his machine turned over en the back before the race had progressed 220 miles. He was dead when found. Hit mechanician received a fractured ikull, and was rushed to a hospital where h was operated on immediately. . Louis Iecoq and has assistant, B. Bandini, were burned to death when ti.mr car turned over and caught Bra. The aerident happened on th north tnrn and the machine rolled over three times before it stopped, pinning both driver and mechanician under it. The race wa one of th moat tea sational ever held here. Broken steer ing knuckles, the loss of wheel, two ear overturning without serioua injury and th loss of exhaust pipe kept th crowd on edge from (tart to f niih. Th lectrieol timing device wa broke when one ear, pulling in minus front wheel, caught the wire and tore it front it connection. Thi happened tn th last 'ty mile of th raee. At no time wa the field .rang out, not nure than two minute, separat ing the winner and second man. Th remainder of the field tionMfly bunched. FATHER OF GREENSBORO WOMAN SHOOTS HIMSELF (Special to the News and Obssrver.) Baltimore, Md, May 81. Col. Harry A. Barry, for 35 years gene, manager of the Susquehana Coal Company, and the first eojimander of the Fourth Marylir.d Regiment, eomn.itted aaieide tt 7 o'clock last night at hi home In On' Forest 'ark, near Catonsvilla, by shooting himself. Colonel Barry had attended Decoration Day exercise at th national cemetery and returned to hi home. Later he was called for dinner, aad getting no response member ef th family went to hi bed room and found him lying across the bed. Dr. Marshall B. West and Charles L. Matt feld were summoned and found that th bullet had entered the roof of hi mouth and lodged in the brain. Coroner Mars den rave a certificate of snicids. H was 7 years old and a veteran of th Civil Wor. Colonel Barry retired as general mas ager of the Susquehana Coal Company 20 years ago. He was one of th organi zers of the Fourth Maryland Regiment, Surviving lire a widow, a daughter, Mrs. W. J, Flulmrty, of Green shoo, N. and a sister, Mrs. Harrison Kcnn, ef York, Pa. , Ask For Investigation. . - Washington, May 31. Preaideat Gompers, of th American F deration of Labor, asked Governor Dorsey, of Georgia, in a telegram today to order an investigation of tie shooting of mem bers of the Textile Worker of America, at Columbus recently an that thee responsible be brought befor th bat of justice."
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