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VOL CDC K0.1C2.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.,
RALEIGH, N. CWEDNTSDAY KOrJXfG, JUNE 11, 1919.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FWE dim
TY.T
DISQUIETING
THE PEACE
Reported That i: Answer To
. Counter Proposals of Ger
mans Js Again Delayed
SOME OF BIGQUESTIONS
INVOLVED NOT SETTLED
CTemenceau's Implacable Stand
kg ainst Modifications la
. Terms, Not Fundamental,
and Farored By . Lloyd
Oeorf e, Adda To Air of Pes
imiam SaidyTo Prerail at
Parii; Bhenish Kepuhlio and
Tht French .
' (By thi Associated Pre.)
Agala com report from Parii that
11 ia aot going tmoothly la th eoua
' eil of four at regard th definite set
tlement of point under argument ro
utine t the German peace treaty.
.. nuira u mm ima assencu was u
laal answer of the allied aad associated
power to the counter-proposal of the
German probably would be ready for
WYV I, . 1 Al . AL.
' delivery to th Germans at Vercallle
ot later than Friday of this week, lata
dispatch declar that om of th
larger question at iaroe hav aot been
solved and that considerable peafimim
pre rati a a result rf thu titditioa.
Kotable amoag the point npoa which
a agreement ha been reached, ac
cording to report, i th Bileeiaa qua-
tioa and th nutter ot th Polith wet
, era frontier, Added to thi it th im
placable itaad of the Freaeh premier,
' M. Clemeneeau, agaiatt any modifica
tion in th peae term, contrary to
the attitude of President Wilson and
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain,
who ar declared to hare recognised th
aeeeaaity of Vesseaisg somewhat the de
maada in certain elanae of the treaty.
which would not fundamentally affeet
th severity of th document a a whole.
Although cable dtepatchea hay laU
mated that the Preach . were leaalag
favorably toward th new Bhenlth re-
public, aad that they ere a aad towed
instruction to their officer to notify th
people of th distinction that th order
f be Dorten. th president, war t
U beyooV a, high French, authority it
credited with taa ttemnt tnt fhm
tttitade of Fraae i a psiv an;
that the Freaeh force hare been la
ptracted (imply t maintain order and
prevent violeae ly cither lid aloag
tk Shin. ,9 - j s-
Th ultimatum of Premier Clemtaeeaa
to the Hungarian that allied troop
would be used against them unless they
ceased their - operations against th
( xecho-Slovaks ha born fruit Bela
Kua, the Hungarian foreign minister,
haa agreed to a eeeeatioa of hostilities,
although he claim that th Cseeho
Rtovaka hav been to blame for the
fighting. .
All American troop on th Archangel
fighting front have been withdrawn
to th coast aad will start next Suaday
a their voyage homeward, '
Th constitutional Demoerati party
at a congr held in Omsk, Bum!, has
pi sed a resolution declaring solidarity
' BoUheTism at th amy of humanity.
MEXICO IKS TO BE
, t ; 4 , ADMITTED TO LKACUE.
WashiagtoaT Jua 10. General Can
dida Aguilar, oa la law of President
lurrenaa, wai now u nwuugum,
cama to the United 8tate to ealist th
.! a iliA Aaaawiie eMWatvamalflft 11 tK-
taining admission lor jiaxice, to we
league of nation, according to advice
today from Msxie City,
. Accompanied by Ambaasador Bonil
Us, Goaeral Aguilar called oa aetisg
oeeretary row kkut u mm otaie vw
partmeat aad later had a long confer
enco with Henry P. Fletcher, American
Ambaasador to Mexico.
From Washington General Aguilar
will go to Paris to aee Rretldent Poia
car la an effort to inflnene France ia
Mexico' behalf aad later ha will riait
London, hoping to fully reitor diplo
matic relation between Great Britain
aad Mexico. Great Britain ha not had
a m la later in Mexico City for maay
moatha aad doe not wish to send on
until Mexico shows a disposition to pay
th interest on its foreign debt, restore
confiscated property aad protect the
lie, right aad propertie of British
ubjcta. . . .
According to th advice from Mexico
City, President Carranaa sees growing
reoeatment amoag the Mexican people
who blam him for th exelutioaf
Mexico from th league" of nation."
General Obregoa aad, Pablo Gob
(ale, anauneed candidate for. the
presidency ia th election, har de
clared Jhey will endeavor to obtala ad
aaiasioa of Mexico to' th league. Gen
oral Aguilar U ,-eported to be Cjrraa
ta'a choice for the presidency and it
was said that if th General eoqld be
iastrumeatal la having Mexico admitted
tk lu-ii. klafndldaer would be
atrongtheaed. . ' ,v
last cum or v. i. teoope , .
AT ABCHANGEL WtTHDBAWH
Archangel, Moaday, Juae (By The
Associated Pre.) Th Ust auit of
Asaericaa titwp oa th fighting front
oath of Archtngel, except .engineers,
were withd.-awa today aad will ail for
horn aext Sunday.. They laeluda the
remaining eompanie of th S39th in
fantry, the, 837th ambulance company
and a medical detachment
The tentative sailing date for the last
home-going contingent, . which it the
tioth eagiaeer, ia July L
Eagle boats number one aad number
three. Joined the American naval force
at Archangel today. Number two re
main at Murmansk. !
JEWS FROII
CONFERENCE
no repeal of war
ie;proiii!i
appears probable
So Republican - Congressman
From Mo. Cables Wilson To
Declare, It Void
DYER SENDS MESSAGE
TO THE PRESIDENT
Repeal Meaiure Has No Chance
in Congmi ; Clalma Freii
dent Hai Authority To De.
dare It Void By July Firit,
When Saloon Could Seopen
To Diipenae Beer End Wines
Washington, June 10. (By th Aaao
eiaied Press. Appeal wa mad by Sep
resentctive Dyer, Bepublican of Mis
souri, la a cablegram to President Wil
son today to issue a -proclamation de
claring war-time prohibitionvoid. In
view of the apparent determination ot
Congree to let the law (Und.
Th Missouri - representative ia his
meatag stated that public hearing had
gone far enough to satisfy ! him that
repeal meaiure had no chance with th
Bouse judiciary committee. ' Hon wai
txpretsed that th President would tat
aetioa on hit own authority fit once.
"I cabled President Wtlaon' sail Mr.
Dyer, "that w had givea consideration
ia th judiciary committee to com bill
for repeal of war-time prohibitioa, to
the itnt of permitting the sale . of
peer, and light wines, W nave gone
far enough, 1 told him, in consideration
of these nutter for m to know there
wa ao ehane of th committee recom
mending any bill of that kind. .1 told
the President I felt the only fiope waa
that he should take aetioa under an
thority I felt he had, and that he should
do ao at one to relieve the situation."
Claims President Ess The rower.
' Mrt Dyer and vtaerwrsaber of -the
Judiciary Committee who have .felt that
a repeal measure would not be reported
out hav contended thai the Preside at
would bar full power after July 1 to
declare by proclamation that demobili
sation wa complete,-which automatic
ally would permit saloons 'closing on
that date to resume operations.
Sepreoentativ Sabath, Democrat, of
Illinois, author of the wartime repeal
measure, said today he believed there
was no ehane of the committee making
a favorable report.
Oae Mere Meeting of Committee.
Chairman Volstead, of the Judiciary
Committee, said today all witness who
had expressed adeirt to appear had
been heard," batathat aaother meeting
would be held Ifcursday. .
No intimation wa givea a to when
th committee might scad its report
to th House. ' And ao action ha been
taken by Senate committee oa repeal
bill. ,.::"-;:.,!
RATIFYING THE NEW
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
t -aBeamsaasnsaa
Elinoi Letialature Eegiatered
But One Dissenting Vote;
; Other States Act
Springfield, HI, June 10. Hlinoii i
th first ttat to ratify th woman
suffrage constitutional - amendment.
The general assembly approved th
measur today. Th vot ia th 8nt
waa unanimous, jrhil in th House th
tot u 138 to J.
Wlacoaasa Batlfle.
Madison, Wit, June 10. The Wis
eonsia legislature today, ratified the
Federal suffrag amendment, th as
sembly voting M to I and th Senate
13 to L - .A--;' ; . : v
j - ! i
Mkhlgaa Vasatmoo.
- Laaaing, Mich.. June 10 The Michl-
gaa legitlatur late today ratified th
Federal . woman uBrag ameadment.
Th aetioa wa byunanimou vot in
both houses. . - '- - -, . -
. - .
SPECIAL 8ES8IOX N. T. .
LEGISLATURE CALLED
Albany. N. T June 10-An extra
ordinary session of th New York legis
lator for Monday night, Jun 1(5. wa
called by Governor Smith in a procla
mation issued late today. The purpose
ia to acijapoB ratificattoa of the woman
tuff rag oatirutional amendment , ,
BH-atM-a--a-s--aa-a-j--s---(----a-.
Ei-Beaator Speeaer Dead. '
"New York, Juae '1L John Coit
Spooner, former United State Senator
from Wisconsin, died at his horn here
early today after aa illness of several
weeks. H suffered a relapse Moaday.
Mr. 8pooaer wa 74 year, old. and
because of hi ag hi family enter
tained fear for us 111 when h wa
firit (tricken, , -
. TrsBiaort Orlsaba Pa In.
Newport -New, V Jun , 10-The
transport Orizaba, bringing more than
4.0U0 men, passed ia the Virginia Cape
tonight and will dock here early to
morrow morning. . '.
German Naval OOeer Dead.
Berlin, Moaday, Juae 9. Th death
was announced today of. Admiral von
Holtaeadorff, head ot the German gen
eral naval staff during th greater part
of th war. . P retired la An gust f
last yr. . - ", - f
Kf;0X RESOLUTION
SERVES liOlE Oil
PEACE CONFERENCE TO TURTl VIRE LOOSE
Measure Presented By Senator
From Pennsylvania Opposes
Ratification
WOULD DEAL WITH DIRECT
ISSUES OP THE WAR ONLY
Far-Reachinf Proposal Is In
oorporated, Which Would
r Lay It Down As Policy That
' TJ. 8. Will Begard Future
Disturbance ot Peace in Eu
rope As Menace Eere .
- Washington, Jua 10-The Beaai
sight over th leagu of aatoa wa
brought to a more direct iara today
with "th introduc
tion of a resolutloB
by Senator Knox,
Republican of Peaa
slyvania, propotiag
that th Senate giv
formal notie to the
peace conference of
oppositioa to be ex
pected ahould the
peae treaty b sub
mitted for ratifica
tion ia it present
form. . '
' Senator Knox, a
member o f . the
Foreign Belationa
:.. ..,1 . s
KNX mtr Secreury of
Stated drafted the resolution after con
ference , with other league opponents
aad presented it with the appareat rap
port of those who have led in criticism
of th leagu covenant. He expected
to , erystatht oppositioa sentiment as
did Senator Lodge, chairmaa of the
Foreign Belationa Committee, with
their circulation of the round robin ia
the doting hour of the Last Seaate.
Wail declaring for immediate con
clusion of a treaty dealing with direct
issue of the war only, th resoiutioa
sontsins a far-reaching proposal which
would lay It down aa a policy of th
American : government that whenever
th freedom and pence of Europe la
threatened, the United Stat will con
sider H obligatory to again ec-eperata
in th removal of that meaae.-
. Decision, aa. O , aeeeptaae. , at mcm
Mrsbip in th leagu f natioaa ahould
be left without prejudice to each na
tion, th resolution declare, for fu
ture sepsrst eonsideratioa. It also as
sert tbe lack of authority by the
treaty making power of the government
to make a treaty which ia effect amend
th Americas constitution. , ,
Eeferred Without Debate.
At Mr. Kaox't request the resolu
tion wai referred without debate to the
foreign relation committee. He will at
tempt to get the committee action to
morrow or Thursday, aad hopes to bring
it up In the Senate for eonsideratioa by
the end of the" week. Tbe resoiutioa is
due to opea a new chapter ia the leagu
of nations 'fight and to develop a de
bat which may b eveo more bitter
Eaa that over the publication of th
rety text- ,
Tw Way to Do This Trick. '
Except for th reading ot th Knox
resoiutioa, the treaty controversy came
to the surface aly oae during th
day'ia th Senate. That wa when Sen
ator Pittmaa, Democrat of Nevada,
asked uaaaimoua sonteat to print in
the record without reading, a speech by
former President Taft, advocating th
league. Senator Smoot, Bepublican, of
V ah, Interpoeed aa objeetioa aad Sea
ator Pittmaa then put ia th speech
by reading it ... . ..
. Cnfrao Over Treaty.
Meantime, however, there wer maay
conferences amoag sens tort over pro
visions of the treaty, published In full
ia today' eosgreseionsl record, -aad
th foreign relation committee made
plans to rtsums tomorrow it investi
gation of how treaty copiea reached pri
vate hands ia New York. Of th sis
financiers th eommitte had summoned,
three, J. P. Morgan, Henry P. Davison
aad Frank A. Vanderlip seat word they
would be ready to appear tomorrow.
- The committee arranged for a larger
room for the hearing, which ia to be
open to th public The eommitte is
expected to agree tomorrow oa other
witnesses to be called later ia the week.
Thomas W. Lament one of the flaaa-
eiert tummoned, i said to b in Franc
and it M considered unlikely that the
committee will make a farther effort
at this timC to have him come to Wash
ington, Aaother, Jacob Sehiff, asked to
be escosed because of ill-health, aad
Paul Warburt had left New York for
Detroit whea th tummont arrived and
bad not replied tonight . -
International Labor CeatreL
fa comment on the' treaty text, put
into the record after a long fight yes
terday by Senator Borah, Bepublieaa,
of Idaho, there wer .three topic about
whieh Interest centered. Tl . were the
provision sffeetjng 8hantung aad th
Star Valley, aad th seetio provid
ing for aa international labor control.
Several Senator opposing th treaty
aid the text mealed flat th right ot
self-determination in Shantung and the
Sarre. had been more closely curtailed
than had been apparent heretofore and
that th international labor control
went much farther thaa they had ex
pected. . .- - ; ' s - -
Walsh To Speak Fee Leagu Today.
All of thee teetion are expected to
be discussed ia th Senate ia ft near
future. Seiator Walsh, Democrat, of
Montiaa, a Leagu of Natioaa . aup
porter,' gave notie daring th day of
hi Intention to apeak tomorrow oa
that suhjeet, and hi addret may bring
(Coatlaaed oa Pag Two.)
COBESSfiiElllIlD
SENATORS AlllllS
Democrats ' and Republicans
' Join in Determination To
Repeal Law .
U. S. HASHADENOUGH IS
. GENERAL AGREEMENT
Kany Declare Federal Control
Was Unsuccessful and TJn-
"necessary To Start With;
dope Expressed of Ho Fur
ther Attempt at Government
Control of Publio Utilities
(By th AMoeLtted Pre.)
: WuhigtoB, Jua 16V Oa th er of
the natioa-wido telegrapher' ' atrike,
both bodies of Coagre today acted
to ad quickly government control of
the conn try' wire tyttem.
, Th Senate passed unaaimoutly th
bill for repeal "forthwith" of the law
authorixiag federal juriadietioa ever
telegraph, telephone, cable aad radio
lines, while th House IntersUt Com
merce agreed to report legislation end
ing government wire control Juno 80th
next ". v "'' ' '
No move wa md today by the
postoffle ' department , touching the
sitnatroa, apd, officisls said thst.rons
would bo aside, the return of wire
operations having left th situation to
th handling f private managements.
At the cam time, officials lately re
sponsible for the coaduet of the tele
graph systems wer inclined to dis
count tho possibility that communica
tions would be seriously hampered by
th trih ot telegraph operator.. The
threatened walkout of electrical work
er waa caid to hav more aeriou pos
sibilities. Th Seat ia adoptiag tho repeal bill
approved -an amendment to continue
present telephone rate B0 days, or un
til th tariff eaa be adjusted by state
commissions.
. Party Lino Obliterated.
Demoerati aad republican senators,
joined in rapport of tho repeal bill, of
which Senator Kellogg, Bepublieaa f
Minnesota, is th author, and lao ia
eirticlsm" of U taking ever ofTthe'
wire aad th result of government
operation. Debate ia th Senate wa
brief aad th bill was passed without
a record vote. . It bow goes to th
House, th Interstate Commerce Com
mil tee of which will meet agaia Thurs
day with a view to prompt action. .
In additioa to- the amendment coa
tisuing existing toll aad local exchange
telephone rate for 90 days, the Seaate
also adopted ameadment by Senttor
Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas, provid
ing that govern cent coatro should not
(Ceotiased a Pago Thro.)
THE CTDTiSKE !S
President of Organization Says
- There Is No Recourse
But To Strike
(By Th Associated Press.)
Chicago, Jua 10. Th Commercial
Telegraphers' Usioa ot America tonight
wa ready to atria at S o'clock tomor
row moralag throaghout the couatry,
8. J. Koaonkamp, international presi
dent said. H -estimated 90,000 or more
telegraph aad telephone worker would
b affected, aad expressed himself satis
fied with th outlook
la announcing that there wa ao
ehaag ia the mtuatioa aad that ao
recourse wa left but to strike, Mr.
Konenkarap aaid ther wer more lock
ed by th Western Taioa Telegraph
Compaay today, bringing th total for
th last thro days up to 1,919 union
worker already idle. He aaid that aa
a remit ot th rtrik aad lockouta la
th southeaster quarter of tho coun
try, th Western Union ha resorted to
tho Suit case route" for delivery of
messages, subject to iadefinite delay,
according to hi report irons Washing
ton - -' - ' i .
CsaU Not Affeet 8trih. J .
Actio by th Senate or tho lower
house would not, affeet the strike, h
aid, referring to passage of th Kellogg
wire bin ia th Senate today.
Ther wer ao addition of companies
signing th agreement with th union,
xeept th Montgomery Telephone aad
Telegraph Compaay of Hillsboro, III,
Mr. ( Konenkamp aaid. Tho Federal
Telegraph Compaay, operating oa the
Pacific Coast, igaed last night, ho aaid.
Th executive council of tho ' ualoa
met tonight to go over final detail for
putting th ltr.kt into effect tomorrow.
No Chaag T1U Strike Take Erect
Mr. Koaenkamp'a (tatement tonight
aid: , .r. .
I'm natUned with th outlook for
tomorrow. Ther I a reasoa to ex
pect any ehaage- until the strik be
come effective. With th telegraph
worker Hi question of whether they
shall oajfy the cam right. other work
ers aioy, tr U tat antt-untoa policy
of Kewcomb Carlton Shall bteom su
preme. Ia th fuadameatal Isaac la
solved are the right to orgaaixe, the
right to bargaia collectively aad to
top th . victimisation of anion . tele
graph workers.. Wage aad working
conditions ar aa io but they eaa
ealy be take up when th telegraph
(CeaUaeed ea Fag Three.)
DUE
ISiRiG
COMMUNIST FOREIGN
MINISTER OF HUNGARY;
- 03EYS ALLIES' ORDER
BELA KON
BELA KCN BINDS CONCILIATORY
MESSAGE TO CLEMENCEAU
London, Juae 10. Bela Kua, th Hun
gariaa Communist Foreiga Minister, in
reply to a message from Premier Cle
meaeeau, according to a wireless dis
patch from Budapest,, agree to stop
hottilitiee with th Cseeho-Slovakt, al
though ke claim the Cxeeh are to blam
for The fighting because they disre
garded the frontier fixed by the Allies.
The Hungsriaa leader suggest that a
eommissioa be appointed to settle th
difference between the Cseeha and the
Hungariaaa.
Bela Kua also expresses satiafactioa
that th Allies hav iavited Hungary
to the peae conference.
;s,
Goyernment Controlled License
System Urged Before
Committee
FOREIGN COMPETITION ;
- WILL DESTROY INDUSTRY
Attorney For U. 8. Potaah Pro
ducen Association Argues
Contention Before Bouse
' Wsvs anil Iff an nAmmlttsi1'
- $90,000,000 Inrtsted at
rPTeienV.May Employed
" - . ' ' ' ' ' . '
(By Th Associated Press.) ,
Washington, Jun 10. Protsctioa f
the potash industry . ia thii couatry
through establishment of a government
eoatrolled licensing system wa urged
before the House way and meant com
mitffe today, and by the representatives
of th industry, th Bureau of Mine
aad Geologic! . Survey. They declared
fate of th industry ' depended npoa
actios by Coagre, it had aot been
developed (uffieiently to meet luccettful
foreiga competition.
"There is 150,000,000 invested in thii
Industry," declared Myroa M. Parker,
attorney for tho United Stay-t Polish
Producers' Association, "aad unlet
something 1 doae immediately th en
tiro iadustry will be dissolved and
thousands of employe throwa out of
work. Furthermore, the .couatry will be
dependent again upon foreign couatrir
for th material, a it wa before tbe
wr. .
Shipment From Germany.
Mr. Parke aaid arrangemeat were
made some time sgo for shipment of
large quantitieo of potash from Ger
many ia exchaag for feed, but that the
plaa waa abaadoned after producer
har had show this would rul the la
dustry. H added that th itutio
one more waa critical, as contract had
been made for importing 10,000 ton
from Aide during th next three
month.
A. O. White, of -the Bureau of Mine,
told tbe committee one-half of th pot
th needed by thii country wis pro
duced here at a cost of about ti per
eeat higher than the foreiga product.
Ho added, however, that withia five
years, potaih could be produced la the
United State aa cheaply aa ia any other
country, because ther wer. great de
posit ia th Weitera States.
- . Need For Kestrictloaa 1
Th seed for reitrietioni oa th im
pportatioa of oxalic acid wa arged by
Lwl Emiry, Bradford, Pa., of th
Americaa Alkali aad Potaih Compaay,
who declared this industry was in tbe
samt ttag of develop, ent a. th potaah
iaduttry.
Representatives of other industries
which grew np during th war will ap
pear before tb eommitte tomorrow to
reeomasead favorable actios oa protec
tive legislation.
GRAND-DAUGHTERS OF '
RALEIGH OFFICIATED
Ceremonies at CharlQttearille
In Memory of Airman ,
V - McConnell k
Charlotteeville, V, Jun 10. Mill
tsry men gathered her today at th
unveiling of the memorial to Lieuten
aat James Sogers MeCeanell, who lost
hi life while flying with the Lsfayetfe
Eeeadrille, March 19, 1917. The memo
rial wa uaveiled by Bev. Bobert Will
lama, of Princeton, N. J, aad wa re
ceived ea behalf of tho University of
Virginia, by Major Arm stead M. Doble,
who has juat returned from France.
Clara and Fanni Heck, twin daughter
of th late Prof. Wm. H. Heck, with
drew the veil. Th ttu wa th re
sult of a nation-wide campelgn by th
frleadt of MeConaell. It is th work
of Gut so Borglum, New Terk sculptor.
PROTECT- POTASH
NDUSTRY N U
RETURN ROADS TO
PRIVATE CONTROL
EARLY AS POSSIBLE
Pomereneloins Cummins and
Nelson in Declaring It
Should Be Done
RAILROAD REVOLVING
FUND APPROPRIATION
By Vote of 305 To 4 House
Panes Bill Authorising
$750,000,000 For X. B.
Administration; Democrats
Urged Larger Sum But in
Vain '
(By the Associated Pre.)
Washington, Jun 10. By a vote of
305 to 4, the House today pa 1 th
bill authorixing aa appropriation of
730,000,000 for th railroad adminis
tration revolving fund. Demoemtle
member urged a larger amount, but
did not press any amendment for an
increase, while republicans declared th
fuad would be ufficlent until later ia
th year when future need would bo
known. The measure now goe to th
Senate where leader plan early action.
-Vote against the appropriation wer
east by representative Anthony, Kan
sat; Bamieyer, lows; Woodward, West
Virginia, Bepublican; d Thorn,
Kentucky, Democrat. None of them
urged hi objection to th hill during
the debate which wa marked by th
Injection of eontiderabl political dis
cussion. Chairman Good, of the appropriations
committee, in charge of the rail bill, ex
plained that reduction from th 11,200,-
000,000 requested by Director General
Hine was decided oa by th committee
because it wa admitted that exact need
of the future were problematical. The
new fund,- h said, would make a total
of il5O,00O,0O0 granted the ndministra
tionsince the rail line were take over
by the government' ;
Beatoaa For Larcer Annroorlatlosi.
'Representative hyrnea, South Caro
lina, and Bryaa, Tennessee, Democrats,
urging a large appropriation, declared
that such wa necessary to mski prompt
monthly" payment of the administra
tioa' cxpen, th delay in which they
id, would adversely affeet general
business condition. ' They alto asserted
that tb imaller amount would inereacc
interest charge ea railroad indebted
net that eventually would be paid by
the government.
Meanwhile in the Senate debate pro
ceeded oa th Cummins' bill to restor
to th Interstate Commerce Commission
immediately it power of supervisee
over interstate railroad rate. Senator
Nelson, Republican, of Minnesota, pro
tested against Insertion of b amend
ment to limit th restoration of super
visee to interstate rate.
. Intrastate Traffic Raise.
Th ameadment, he said, would leave
intrastate tariffs "at th merry ot the
Railroad Admlnistratioa." In reply
Senator Cummin declared that to
lubordlnat the Federal government a
operator of tho liae to th authority
of th Mveral SUtes, as to intrastate
rates, would bo indefensible.
Senstor Pomerene, Democrat, joined
1 the tatement of Senator Cummin
and Senator Nelsoa that th road
should be returned to 'private control
at th earliest possible moment., .
FINALLY SETTLED
CONCORD
STRIKE
Mill Owners Agree To "Open
Shop'' and To Negotiate
With Its Own Employes
Concord, Jun 10, Thit afternoon at
4 o'clock at a conference -teld in the
office of J. W. Caanon, the mill trouble
in Coneord aid Kannapolit wer settled
satitfictorily to all parties. Represent
ing th anion wer J. H. Monroe, presi
dent, and L, M. Earnhardt, secretary
ad treasurer of the Coneord union, and
Otis A. Meatoa, president and Chaa. A.
Luther, aecretery nd treasurer, of the
Kannapolit - anion.::, Representing the
mill were J. W. Caanon and M. L. Can
aon, of the Cannon, Caharr t aad Gib
so mill; L. H. Webb, of the Lock;
F. J. Haywood, of th Brown and Nor
eott, aad N. D. Coltraine, of tho Kerr
Blesehery.
Th settlement ia entirely satisfactory
te all parties and work wil begin to
morrow and all people will bo ordered
out at' once. Aa open shop policy will
be pursued and no discrimination will
he made.. Thii end tb great turmoil
of the past eight week. .'
Mill owner make following conces
sions, whieh ar (greed to by union! :
The' mill owners make a discrimination
between union aad aon-unioa employ,
mill to bo operated en principal of
"opea hop'' j mill owner will cheerfully
i.eet vith committee of their own em
ptcye at aay time for th pnrpot f
adjusting any matter of mutual eoneera
that may aria and grant them a 65
hour week' work aad a bail ot pay
for 00 hour work aad ia additioa to
thi eaaceli all obligation during ten
week th mill were eloed down.
The were accepted by tb reprceea
t tlvet had there appears now to be
nothing but harmony between mill own
er aad employe. Big jollification meet
ing held in courthouse tonight. Wire
are busy calling all unka people back
to work immediately.
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FRANCE TO DO;!!
MEMORIAL TACLE
i 1 r
T0J.R.
ilNELL1
Carthage People Anxious To
Complete Monument To Late;'
Famous Aviator ; ' r
SHIPMAN RETURNED FROM
MADISON LABOR MEETING
Secretary Daniels Promises To
, Have Nary Band Bent To
Sanford's Big Fourth of July
Celebration; No Trophies ot
War Can Be Furnished By
War Department i
:! New aad Obrvr Burpaa, 1
-03 District National la Bldgu
By 8. R. WINTERS.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
1 Washington, D. C, Juno 10v Senator
Lc B. Overman today furnished Am
bassador Jusaerand with a photograph
showing tho monument roe ted at Car
thag, Moor county, in commemoration
of Jame B. MeConnell, who loot hi llf
en French-aoil while ongagod a aa
aviator ia th world war. Tb Freaeh
government ha agreed to supply a
brons tablet a a fixture to the mouw
mnt aad a a tokta of tho appraeiatioa
of th Freaeh for th feriflee atad
ty thi North Carolinian.
Robert L. Burnt, a lawyer of Car
thag, write Seiator Overman that
Moore county cltixea at aaxioua ta
complete the memorial and askt that
tht Freaeh be urged to fiuiaa the tablet.
The meaument hu beea erected aad
the cannon, which waa cured from
ire unitea state uovtramoat as oooa
itt en granite pedestal.
Robert MoConnell raarod amid taa
Mind hill ot Moor couarty, early ta
inted in tho sir service and was a.
signed tot duty oa Freaeh (oil Ho
kt th tecond North Carolinian to
sac rifles hi life is aerial exploit. Frte
Ellington, ot Clayton, wa th first Tar
Heel to fall to death whUo attempting
to advance the art of aerial wmbat.
Shlpmaa la Waaktagtoa.
. Thu' coaventloa at govarnmeat labor
omeiaw - or tb untioa cuie ana
Canada, meeting la Madison, Wit, re
adapted tho popular phrase applied to
women worker: "Equal pay for ual
work," to read, '"Banj pay for asm
werk for womes," Comasissionu ot La
bor and Printing M. I-Shlpmaa, ot
Bileigh, who was in Waahlngtoa today,
returning to North CaroUaa from tb
national- Catharine, waa ontlmiatie aa
t industrial condition, a healthy ton
being reflected by governtpaat fflfial
from all over the United State aad
Canada. ' r
The convention gavs color to tk re
adjustment program of America aai
predicted wholesome business prosperity
th aftermath of th world war. Tho
labor official drafted aad doratd a
resolution that would bold society re
sponsible for the poor widowed woman
whose children were forced into fac
tories aa a meant of obtaialag a liveli
hood for herself aad progeny.
Shifts Bardsa te G even-Met.
1 I .L. .11 -1 --
Answering ids ajiv-fwiio-js eusieinv-s
ia a civil aetioa Instituted by Jame W.
McNeill, a Washington lawyer, who
Bttiv home is In North Wilkstboro,
ad a former law partner of ex -Senator
Marion Butler, tho Wetter TJnioa
Telegraph Company today pldd aot
guilty, aad atM that th iadietmwt
b quashed. . Tbe telegraph company
shifts th burden of alleged libel ta
th government, stating that th wiroe
were the ander the gwldaao t Poat
matter General Albert 8ldny Burteooa,
and if tb plaintiff haa can fr ac
tion it ia gair,st th Valtod Stat.
Th aetioa to recover $30100 fro
the Western Union had Inception whoa
Baxter Bhemwell, formerly of Lexing
ton, Davidson eoanty, 1 kllaged - to
biv ent nn baiv sneeeage ever tho
wire to tho former North WUktobecw
lawyer. Mr. McNeill brought suit agaiaat
th telegraph company and Mr. She-swell
Edwin Bretaey Smith, of Asheville,
son of Dr. Frak B. Smith, aad Mari
tal Erwln, Jr., ton of Mareut Erwia,'
of Asheville, hav both ejualifled for
ntraaee into th bstaI academy at
Aannpolia. Young Smith, will snter tho
institution on Jury S, whfe his town
men will register oa July t. Both of the
Asheville boy arc appointee of Sen
ator Overman.
Inqnirie from North Carolina to tho
War Department through the oSoea of
Senator Overman haa prompted tho in
formation that ssctioa 8, of base hoo
pital 63, haa not a yet beea aatigMd
for convoy fh unit being located in
Franco.- Tar Heel doctor ar amoag the
personnel of the base hosplt t section.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels today
assured Senator Overman that a band
would be furnished San ford for ita sol
dier homecoming eelebratioa of Jury A.
Senitdr Overmaa aad Vaac Scott, of
Sanford,' persoaally called to see th
Secretary of th Navy come day ago
and since it wai the first request of it
sort frpm North CaroUaa th Navy De
partment felt compelled to comply with
th earnest plea. Subsequent aad simi
lar request for band may hav to bo
rejected owing to tjteir adaptation to
other purposes.
: Failure of Coagre to author! legis
lation empowering th govertment to
loan captured German guns aad other
war trophic render powerless the War
Department to accede to requesta for
th ,lon of th poil tof war. Sen
ator Overman ha been so advised by
Secretary ot War Baker and his North
Carolina constituent! will Ind their de
mand for loan of thi rharaeter un
availing. . . . ' ' .y. '
Senator Bimmoni today presented aa
invite tioa of eitixene of Monroe solicit
ing th presence- of Vice-President
Thorn a R, Marshall1 a July 4 speaker.
Previou ngagemeBt aad pro-occupied
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