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Ivl, .M i If 'I TSie.News sm.4 Gfose v.-;- v.:,-; ,:':::, ,'..-.; , ; .. . ...... ,rt,( , " .: .'. ' . . s ; ... i . ; , . : ; ; : " WEAr'i-R . Fair tat Interior, probably ahewere aesr th coast Satar day and Saaday. . WATC3 ' , fmm BCter a. Ctrwwal I rver MM nrfrttfea, m evet er t' VOL CX. NO. 12. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 12, 1919. TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE fiVE CENTS j 1 b ..' BOTH IDE CLAIM FURTHER PROGRESS IN TREATY FIGHT President Confers With None , of Senators Who Have - - Been Active - - DEADLOCK MAY RESULT - IF RESERVATIONS MADE Wilson Says Shantung Is To Be . Returned To China After Pe riod of Beconitrnctioa; Op position To League Discon V certed Bj Apparent Lack of Concern By Supporters Waihiaftoa, July 11. Seaata leader! la tha Lcagua of Nations coatroverey coatiaued thalr eoafareacaa today iu preparatioB for tb ratificatioa Kght which will begia ahea tbe 8cnat rc eoBYcnet aezt Monday. While it id tha exact line of divuion might aot ba draw for aoma daya, further progreaa ia aolidifying their force wai claimed by both aides. President Wilson having delivered tha i treaty to tha Seanta and offered to sup plement it with all tb inforn-atioa in , his possession, apparently put the nmt v ter temporarily out of his mi d. He . u bob of the Senators who have been 1 active n tb Ight and while he eos ferred with Acting Secretary Polk, at tb State Department, it wet understood other subjects furnished the basis of their ' discussion. Whether the Presi dent's offer is to be accepted br the . . Foregin Belatioas Committee remained , aa epea question. Some af the oppoii tioa leaders are knowa to oppose iavit ing him before the committee, bat his supporters believe they caa secure hit appearance should Re request that they do so. There were increasiag indica tions today that should he be questioned the sessions will be open to the public Qaeetlea Absat ReaerratioBa. There wae continued diseasaioa dar ing the day of Mr. Wilsoa's reported deetiritioB that two-thirds vote would be necessary to ntakti any reservations ia ratifying the treaty. The opposition , leaders have proceeded ia the belief that only a majority would be necessary and they declare their position la amply ' fori i tied by Senate rules. , In some quarters it. was suggested ;tk4t tb President deelaratioa might s. mram- je tor i , the", reaetvatiaa light. .It waa asserted he may have ' meant that after a majority ha writ ' tea reservations in (he ratificatioa reso lution, twe-thirds must then support the -. ameaded resolutioa to seen re ntifich . tioa. Should the President's supporters fail to prevent the resolutioa from be ing to amended, and then refuse as a tody to support jt in ameaded form. It was said the result might be to hold up ratification and bring pressure to bear for elimination of tbe reservations. Explain Shaataag Agreesaeat. It developed today that ia bis con versation , with senator yesterday at the Capitol, Mr. Wilsoa went Into great detail regarding the Shantung agree ment He wa quoted as saying that the . . anderstnnding that Shaotang woold be returned to China after reconstruction period vn of a very delnite nature, nd that the only gain to Japan would be such benefit as she might derive from temporary ase of the German railroads and other. German property ia the ter- litory. Then has been much apecuIatioB at to when the President intonds to talk over ratificatioa plant with the leading Iiague supporters in the Senate. Snr prise waa apparent in many quarter that Seantur Hitchcock, of Nebraska, 'o a senior Democrat of tha For- i'n Reltatinns Committee, haa bee a v ne of the chief advocates of the league, hail gone to his summer home la - Menmchusetts for tbe week-end with out conferring with the President on the Senate situatioa. Mr. Hitchcock and Mr. Wilsoa talked only a few minutes at tb Capital yesterday, and it it nn . dentood their discussion wai of a gea era! aatnre. Senator Swansea to Opea. . Senator Swansoa, ofVirginia, another Demoeratie member of the committee. is tb oaly. senator who haa had aa nteaded talk with tb President since hit retara from Versailles. Yesterday the Virginia senator and Mr. Wilsoa, staading aside from tbe President t ether callers at the Capitol, talked " earnestly for nearly half boar. After- ward Mr. Swansoa diteooraged tug' gestioas that be might be la any teste ceatidered the President's personal spokesman la the ratificatioa ight, bat said be intended to tpesk in the Bea ' at Moaday, opeaing the debate for the ... admlaiatratloB force. ' J, .... Many other senators are preparing to sneak la the a ear future. Senator Uc Nary, Repablleaa, of Oregoa, tad Pemereae, Democmt, of Ohio, . both ' league supporters, being among those ' expected to take part in the debate early ia tb week. Other who probably will '. sneak include Senator Kellogg, of Minnesota, and Kenyon, Of Iowa, both v BeDublieaat, aad both of whom, have tht fr refrained from taking a del Bite public stand regarding the league Cjvsnsat. .. . -- - - v . . , ; Steel Workers Veto Fee Strike. Waehingtoa, July U-Represeata- tlve of twenty-four affiliated Interns tlonal unions of worker 1b tb steel Industry at meeting her today adopt' d resolutioa recommending that ttrike vote be taken among their mtm bershlp. Definite actioa ea the reeem mendatloa will be takenat a eoafer- eae ef the international aalon presi dent to be held la Pittsburgh July SO. Kxaected Trsnattort Arrivals. 1 , ' "i- WaahingtoB, July 1L Expected lrnport arrival announced today era. Santa Elisa. New York. July lis , Buford. Newport New, July t2; lowaa. New York, July 19; Manchuria, de. July lTj Black Arrow, do, July 2a BRITISH DIRIGIBLE HAS " -BROKEN DOWN ENGINE BUT ' IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS. leaden, Jily lLAt 2:M o'clock till ittHMM, ; CrtCawlcB UM (II: J a. m.'New York time) the British dirigible R-4 had reached IS (itH 3 snlnutee Berth,, latitat, M degrees, M Minute t longl todc, according to latent advice fees the dirigible. Oa af the airship' engine ass completely brekea dewa. Tha iiip tald It wm proponed to baa1 at Eaat Fertaae. , - , " The above report Indicate that ike R-34 haa covered approximately l,CH mile f her jearuey to Scotland. Blaca tha but report giving th teca tlaa af taa R-S4 tha speed af tha ilrigibU ha4 abcka4 to ahaat 43 Ulaa aa haar, 4aa arahabljr to tha brakta 4awa aagiaa. Tha alrahla't caaraa aa flraa la tha S:M a'clack Gtaaawlch tiata fcaart, ta a boat SS ilea aarth af that flraa la tha araviaat aiNip. 11MIE Conferences Between Repre sentatives of Unions and Officials Continue Washington, July 11. Represent Uvea of the International Seaman t Union and Vice Chairmaa Steve as aad othet offlelalt Of the shipping board failed to reach any agreement today toward ending the strike of marine ea giaeert, oilert and firemen which be gan yetterday on the Atlantis and Gulf coast. While bo announcement wa made at the close of the day's conferences, it wat understood that the discussions would be continued tomorrow in New York. Vice Chairmaa Steven and number of Shipping Board official will go to New York early tomorrow, Andrew Furuseth, president of the Seamen i Union, after the conference Mid it bed not been expected that any definite conclusions would be reached at today's conference owing to the ab sence of 'representative of the em ployert. It was presumed that it wa lo bring representative of the employers into the conference that the sessions were to he transferred- to New York. The Union president explained after the conference that the strike was called to enforce tbe union' demand that first prefer nee, be given to members of the union. lie Mid th demand for in creased wages wa a secondary issue aad waa added to the other demands after the Strike wat declared. More than 400 members ef the 8ailort Union have gone on ttrike in New York, Mr.' Furuseth aaid, and the total mem bership of the Sailors' Union at well the marine cook and stewards unions will follow if the demaadt are not adjutted. TWO HUNDRED VESSELS TIED UP IN NEW YORK HARBOR. New York, July ll.-More than 200 coastwise vessels were reported tied up in New York harbor tonight as a re sult of the ttrike' of marine firemen, water renders and oilert who walked out yesterday in an attempt to enforce de- maada for a wage increase of flo a month. During the dav the walkout spread to vessels of the United Fruit Company and the erajv of the Tnrriall struck aa work of loading the steamer wat under way. . Some of tbe smaller trans-Atlantie freight lines also are affected and Sea men e Union claims to have received word from England that American ves sels reaching British porta with non union crews will net be unloaded. H. H. Raymond, president of the America a Shipowners' Association, and of V Clyde and Mallory lines, in a statement declared that the policy of a closed shop ws un-American and that the shipowners would not discuss it. He elaimed that only 60 per cent of the men employed by the coastwise line were members of unions and that closed ohpp would mean discharge of thou sands of mea who' had been employed fee year by the shipping firms. . 'Mr. Raymond said that a committee had been splinted by th shipowners' association to confer with tbe strikers and waa ready to take up th questioa f wagea ana working conditions but would noticoatider th closed shop. WILLIAMS HAS NO REPLY ' UNTIL HE GOES ON STAND WaehiagtOB, July 11. Ia a statement leaved tonight Mr. Williams said h would make no specific reply to the "charges and insinuation' made against his) administration of the office of Comptroller until allowed to testify be fore the Senete committee, ia his own behalf. . "When that opportunity comes,'' Mr. Williams Mid, "I shall rely on written evidence and official court records t prove directly and squsrely that th al legations ef unjust aisenmiaatioa, oi nt of my position a' Comptroller to reward friends or punish enemies, po litical or personal, or of aidut hirsh- aets ia requirements irons mbis are false aad naequiveeally false. When I eaw I will Drove them fsloe I mean (hat th evidence I shall offer will be eoBviaeiag to every hosest mind. , Will Bnlld New Ice Flaat.' Klatton. July UTh Kinstoa -le Maanfscturing Company bal beea or- Caiied here, to erect a ZO-toa piaat mediately. Th ait for th factory aad equipment hav beea purchased' Tb Bamet ef theipromotert hav not been made public. Pperstioae thould be started ia a jewi weeka. It will 1 th aeeosd tec phtat here. Boom Will be provided for tht installation f additional S0-toa mitt aa needed. " VILL BE MME WW t Several Days Before Vote Is Taken in House But No Doubt About Passage LIQUOR INTERESTS GET NO - COMFORT FROM WILSON Bill la Drastic In Its Frovisions and furnishes Plenty " of Power Tor Enforcement; No Irrefularity in Rating of Morehead City Candidate lot Postmastersbip The Newt aad Observer Bureaa, ' .603 District National Bank Bldg. ; By FRANK W. LEWIS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Wsshington, July 11. U it probable that it will be several day before tbe war prohibition bill now pending In the House, will come to a vote, but there seems to be no dbubt about its passage. 1 Even those who are going to vote against th bill admit that It will ' pats, and that then th prohibi tion laws will be enforced. At least there "lll be. unmistable authority to prevent the infraction of the laws for bidding tbe manufacture aad sale of Intoxicants of whatever character. The liquor people have had bo com forting assurance from President Wil ton tine h returned. Ia fact, they have lost hope that he will step in and aav them, for he hat mad jt plain that demobilization eaaaot ' be com pleted until the United 8tates it at peace with Germany and that peace cannot, be declared until the peace treaty it ratified by the United State Senate. He, hit Indicated that la the event the Senate thould fail to ratify the treaty our country would ttill be at war with Germany and, ef eourse, this would mesn the delay of demobi lization. There are still several millioa Ger man ia arm with ample war material, it it said, and until tbe German army ia reduced to the number specified by the peace' conference aad the muni, tioa reduced to th quantity agreed upon there will have to be a dominant armed force oa hand to ses that the provisions for disarmament and de mobiliiatioa of the Germans art com tdied with. The situation ia suck that Preside Wilso --could -M frank ivH lief to th Hquor people1 yen U ha were to anpoeefl. ? i Bill I Drastic Meaeare. The prohibition bill which it being considered 1st the House, and' which it designed to settle all disputed poiatt about the enforcement of the prohlbl tioa tews, it designated by those who oppose it at a very, drastic measure. There are tome congressmen who have formerly voted for- prohibition who declare that they will aot support this measure. Among this group it Congressman Pou, of North Carolina. Ia a speech whieh he made' tgaiast the bill he Mid that "ia all the history of this government never hat there beea a more drastic, a mere far-reaching, and, in my Judgment, a men oppres sive measure than thai bill will prove to be it it becomes the law of th land." However, the supporters of tb bill contend that such a measure is neees- Mry to combat those flefitnt, those law-breakers who persist la the liquor traffic whea their wares have beea out lawed by both the Federal governments and the governments of many of the states. They contend thai, it requires draitla methods to supprsss an inter- (Centlnaed en Page two.) STATE DEPARTMENT HELPS TAR HEEL TO GET HOME Mrs. John T. Brown, of Win ston-Salem, Gets Certifi cate To Leave H. T. The New and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Bldg. By FRANK W. LEWIS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Wsshington, July 11. The State De-p-rtment, at the instance of Senator Simmons, today directed the American consul in N.ew Foundlaad to Issue a certificate ia the place of passport to Mrs. Joha T. Browa, of Winston-Salem, for her return to the State, To get a passport for retura from New Found land would require tach a long time that a certificate .waa. employed which answers the wme purpose. Congressmen Brinsoa introduced a bill ia the House today to pay Mrs. Isloy Plttman, of Goldsboro, for the death ef her husband, Isloy T. Pittmaa, wk lost his life from wounde sus tained and diiessc contracted while do ing service in the army on the Mexican border. , - In response to urgent request! from the people of the community and at the, instance of Congressmsa Brintnn, the Railroad Administration . today graated mail service oa th railroad from. Kintton to Beulavllle. Thit service tike th pise of star rout,, and wiU begin July SS. . "K. U Mills, of WiUard,K. C- bal been recemmeaded by tba f oetoffiee De partment for appointment at carrier t Watba.' ; -. . .. Congressman Brinson Introduced bill ia th Houm, appropriating 110, 000 for th purchase of a, alt for a postoffic. building t Clinton, Samp soa county, N. C Mr, Brinsoa My he ha every reatoa to believe that the bill will go through, at th project it meritoriou one.. B. G. Crisp, a promiaant attorney of Maateo, is in-WaahiBgtoi. Mis Helca Butler, daughter ef Bloa H.' Butler, Bad Miss Helen Anggles, ef Souther Pines, are visiting in Wash WORKED FOR PEACE PRElERtXPLAIIIS Clemenceau Sees Hope Only in The union of Four Great . Allied Powers Pari, July 11. Premier Clemenceau appeared before tb committee of the Chamber of Deputies which it consider ing the pence treaty today aad reviewed tb circumstances under ' whieh the treaty wa framed. He tftid that the difficulties the allies encountered during th wat confronted them i a a changed aspect when they eame to make peace. The ' dominating idea ef tbe treaty, Premier Clemenceau said, waa tbe ae evssity of maintaining the peace ef the world by the anion at tb four great allied aad associated power. Th Premier Mid that Prance had reatoa to congratulate herself oa the treaties 'guaranteeing her against ag gression-by -Germany. -Referring to the League ef Nations he eald the French governmeat must endeavor within the League organization-to se cure tbe adoptioa of the amendment proposed by Leon Bourgeois establish ing a military aad naval staff in the League. ' Regarding responsibilities for the war, frontier Clemenceau Mid it was a satisfaction to morality that the re sponsible persons would be tried, and added that the entente wuuld maintain lis pu.ti.ivu w iub yuiuii FRENCH PREMIER'S REPLY BRINGS DESPAIR TO TURKEY. Paris, July II. (By The Associated Press.) Tbe reply of Premier Clemea eeaa at president of tbe peace confer ence, to the claims of the Turkish mis sion which visited Fans hat created a feeling ef despair ia Turkey, accord ing to a dispatch from Constantinople, The Grand Vteier, the message adds, is likely to resign. SECRETARY LANSING SAYS GOOD-BYE TO POtNCARE, - Pari, July 11. By The Associated Press.) Robert Lansing, America a Bee retary of Stete, snid good-bye to Pres ident Poincare tonight. He will leave tomorrow evening for Brett on hi way to America, Secretary Lansing expeets to see Act' ing Secretary of Bute Polk before the latter anils for Framt to take hit place it tbe peace conference. Federal , Trade Commission Says Freedom of Country's Markets Threatened Washington,-July 11 An approach ing packer domination of all Important foods in the United State and nn in ternational control of meat products with foreign countries teem a cer tainly, unlets fundamental action it tfkea to prevent it, the Federal Trade Communion declared today in part oae of itt report to President Wilson ot the "extent and growth of power of the five packers ia meat aad other la duttriee. A fair consideration of the course the fire packers have followed aad the position they have already reached, suld the report, "must lead to the con clusion that they threaten the freedom of the market of the country's food in dustries aad of the by-product indus tries linked therewith. The meet packer control of other foods will not require long in developing." Declaring "the history of the pack ers' growth it Interwoven wltk Illegal eombiaatioBt, rebate aad with undis closed control of corporation," the re port urged the importance of full pub licity of corporate ownership for (II Industries. "As to devieet for securing control, there does aot exist adequate Ian," the report Mid. ''In its absence us fair competition may rut its course to the goal of monopoly and accomplish the ruin ef competitor without th secret ownership being suspected, and consequently without complaint to the eommiuion to investigats th facta. The competitor it ia jeopardy to long at he had aot the knowledge of true owner ship and tht public is entitled to such knowledge.'' Alleging that the "five big packers" -wift A Company, Armour 4 Com pany, Wilsoa A Compsay, Morris A Company and the Cudahy . Company lolatlv nr aermratelv wield eoatrollina 6m-httm?.i!!K tercet in 5 otben and undetermined BBoos interest in 93-alotal of 702 ompaules" " Z J"" T o 'TL-.'. d that they produce or deal in t nrnilura nr flul in some 7T& commodities, largely food product, the report gives thia picture of growing packer invasion into re lated and unrelated Industrie: "In nd-r-tlo to mce foods, they pro duce vt Crsi in such divert commodities as fretb tomatoet and banjo strings, Icatl.er and cottonseed oil, breakfast foods, vifc-fix, curled hair, pepsin aad washing ;,owders. Their breach keuiet are net oaly ststiont for th distribu tee ' meet n;l poultry, but tak ea the tliarteteraf wholeMle i grocery t'ores, dealers la various kind of prod ucts and jobber t special fiaet af Irnde. - . - ; X Aviator Find Ceel Sao. ., " Waohiagtoa', July 1L Temperature five degrees below freciing wa ea eouatered aad sunset wt observed at 10 p. ns. Thursday night ever Arcadia, Fls, by Lieut Charles C. Channcey and Bergt. Thomaa Cook, twe aviator wko took an Army plane SO ,000 feet ap from Crlstroni X if.ll at that hewr,- A 85-minute flight wa made aa aa experi ment la aeekiag high altitude after dsrkne. th air service aanoaaced to day ia luring aut tha 'report. . ' PRESIDENT WORKS ; ALL DAY IN OFFICE Signs Numerous Appropriation Bills, Including Army and Navy Measures CONSIDERS DAY-LIGHT LAW BUT DOESN'T ACT Calls On Actinf Secretary of State Polk and Secretary of Navy Daniels; in of Signed Bills Become Effective Im mediately With Exception of Wire Resolution Washington, July 11 President Wil ton had another busy day today. He spent many hour ia hi office working on business which accumulated while he was returning from Paris, cob f erred with two cabinet officer tad late in the day eigned, navy, deficiency and District of Columbia appropriation bill tad tbe resolution repealing the act nnder which the telephone, telegraph and cable companies were taken over dur ing tbe war. The President still had before him the agricultural bill with itt rider for repeat of the daylight saving law aad the huge sundry civil measure with ap propriations for the shipping board aad the campaign against bomb-tbrowert and other radical. Many petitions both for and against repeal of the day light law were before the President and he wat reported it giving thit mstter much thought. President Geee Vloiting. All of the appropriation measures signed by the President became law , immbdiately with the nppropfiatioas retroactive to July 1, but tbe wire reso lutioa does aot become effective until the end of the month, when the propei ties will be returned to their owner. Under the resolution intrastate tele phone rates eetnblished uader govern meat control will remain effective for four months unless sooner modified by State rate-making bodies. Preeident Wilsoa begaa the day with aa early morning round of golf with Mrs. Wilson at a country club course netr the capital. Returning to the White House he spent more than aa hour at his desk and then made aa eurxjx-eted visit to tbe state, war aad nary buildings across th streets from tho White House, to confer with Act ing Secretary Polk, at the Stat De partment, aad . Secretary ef the Navy Pnrrtert. He did wor wmmowlct le hit pUut t anyone In the execatlvt effect tbd wat half way across th street be fore iceret service operative caught Bp with oim. Learns A beet Mealc. The President remained In Mr. Polk' office for more than aa hour. He had with him a package of official pepcra, and while ao anaouacement wa made, it was Mid that th Mexican aituatioa and Cnee conference affairs were among tcose the President hd desired to dieeurs. Mr. Polk will leave for Pari July 31, to release Laasiag at the head of the Amerkeaa peace dele gation. Mr Lansing will arrive ia New Ycrk .loty 19 aad will confer with Mr. Polk before the uader-oeeretary starts oversees. leaving Mr. Polk't office, the Presi- deat called on Secretary Daniels aad re mained (ot balf aa hour dlsramiag variont matters. After returning lo the White Louse, Mr. Wilsoa resumed work th-jre and waa busy uatil late in the sftcrnooi, when he aad Mrs. Wilsoa went for an automobile ride. No engnremeatt were "made for the Prvtidont daring the day, but he wae represented at holding himself in readi ne for conferences with members tbe tienst Foreiga Belatioas commit tee and other senators who might -tire to dlrcuM the peace treaty. SECRETARY DANIELS WILL NOT ACCOMPANY FLEET v. UTIII Ja( Ww1 fh-oaiexl He Will Join Rewiy created Pacific Fleet at San Diego in August Washington, July 11. Secretary Daa iele aa aounced today that he would not accompany the new Paeifie fleet to the west coast.' The Secretary, however, will Join the fleet at Saa Diego, Celiforaia, about Augoit 10. The date of the fleet's Miling from Hamptoa Boadt hat beea changed from July 19 to July 22. Mr. Daniels Mid that tbe fleet would reach Saa Francisco about August 15, at which port it probably will be re- y rreemeui wneon a or. a nis ns1' litres: Th .""'"?," h I "" " itinerary. - Secrets ry Daniels announced he had accepted the Invitation of the Honolulu Chamber e? Commerce to be present at the official opening late In August of the new dry-dock at Pearl Harbor. Tbe Secretary will make the trip to Hawaii aboard the New Mexico, flagship of the Pacific fleet. Most of the fleet will go to' Honolulu for the event. The Pr 1 harbor, which it being com pleted, it one of the largest in tbe world and will aeeommodatesny ihip afloat. - Construct lea work hae beea nnder . way for Mvera) years, having beea partially ' wrecked by aa earth quake. , ' . ' PETERSBURG DETECTIVE KILLS RICHMOND ROBBER Petersburg,, Va, July ll.Jsme Young, a member ot the city detective force, shot aad killed Lloyd H. Leag, ef Bichmead, while the 'detective wts trylagimt Long for-attempted highway robbery tonight.' Floyd Clenv ente, 902 East Leigh street, Richmond, wtt with Long and eoafeesed to th attempt at robbery.-. . . COUNCIL OF FIVE DECIDES TO RA18B THE BLOCKADE AGAINST GERMANY TODAY. Parle, Jaly 1L (By the Assw ctatod Prone.) The cmbcII ef five kaa decided to rats th blecka4e agalaet Cerssany temerrev, U wae aaaemaeed tonight. '. . Tha ceeincira 4ecleton waa take) after receiat af the report r tb legal experts declaring the official document notifying the ccnncll ( twtlScatleei af th treaty by Germany to be la 4ee form. Be far aa the actioa ef the cm aril eemcema France, the moasare win be efeetive eaty after nwhlkatla In the Jenrnal OflkM ef n decree an nlling the preee4lag decree regard lag the blockade. PROHIBITION -IS E Liquor Traffic Likened To Con victed Criminal; Others De nounce Measure Washington, July 11. In the course of a five-hour debate ia the Houm to day on the prohibition bill, the liquor traffic was likened to a convicted crim inal, appealing for a reprieve, while tome of tbe more drastle,provisiont of the measure ware denouaeed as an inva sion of the liberty, hospitality and hab its of the home. It probably wat the last great day of prohibition oratory ia the House. Not all of the twelve hours aet aside for gt aeral debate had been need at the close of aa all-day discussion, which ranged from a teehaical argument oa constitutional questions to a straight stump speech for prohibitioa aad itt enforcement. Chairmaa Volstead, of th Judiciary committee ia charge of tbe bill aad Representative I joe, Democrat, of Mi-, touri, leader of tbe minority, were un able to allot all of tbe time desired by members nnxious to be heard. There were more demsndi than there wat time to give with everybody wanting a word. Tbe speech-making will continue to morrow but the Houm will net begin actual work oa the bill seetioa by ee tioa until Moaday. - Again today ardent prohibitioaistt de clared they could not support the en forcement bill because ef its provialevt aad ether contended that once Congreta define Intoxicating liquors as a bever age containing one-half of on per cent alcohol th Federal law for such en- foreemeat cannot become effective with out eABcyrrent action- by tbe Mveral states. It was apparent tonight that prohibi tioa leaders were somewhat disconcerted by persistent attacks ea the enforce ment bill by members of the House re garded heretofore aa certain to sap port It. They still claimed, however, to have votes enough to put it through substantially at drafted, although they said radical changes undoubtedly would be made by the Senate. The drive by the "wets'' apparently had broken np all attempts, threatened several days ago, to make the bill more drastic la its present form. CHINESE CABINET UNABLE REACH DEFINITE OPINION Annexation of Shantung To Japan Creates Pnsslinf Sit uation For Them Washington, July II. The Chinese rahinet at Peking, originally united In opposition to the signature of the pence treaty because of tho 8hantung settle ment is now divided In opinion, accord ing to advices todsy from the Chines , capital. Paris reports have indicated that the Chinese delegate would tign the treaty about to be concluded with Austria in iriW u obulB rBinan , tll, u of Nfitiiiun with the purpose of piecing (.'bine in s position to demand of the League e settlement of her issuet with Japan. Kime mem hers of the Peking cabinet, hem ever, are reported to have takea the view that at the covenant re quires tbe uaanimoua actioa of the league council in such esses, and the Japanese members of the council eould aot be expected to eoaseat to have the ine raised, there would be ao proba bility of relief for China in that quar ter. I'adec these conditions, It was urged by these member Chiaa'l position would be made much more difficult for in the absence of any ttipalatioa to the contrary, japan must remain luaennite vvHof shM,?:frirtMd n t' turn.ag the territory to China t the it P. r" " 'T.J'T WM"al"'a me peace irw wua vvrni; is np- proved. ALLIES MAY SEND FORCES TO PUT DOWN REBELLION. (By The Associated Press.) Tsris, - July 11. Marshal Forh and represeatatives of Caecho-Slovakia and Jugo-Slavia were before the supreme council of the peace conference today for a discussion of the movement of the pnrtiMM of Bcls Kun, Hungarian com munist foreign minister, against Creeho-Slovakia and Austria, and ths adviMbility of combined military action against them. The different representatives were asked to confer with their governments te find out to what extent they ar ready to participate ia military opera tives against Bela Knn't forces. No de cision will be retched until their re ports are received. Transport Baeqaehaaaeb Arrives. Newport News. July 11. The traat- pwrt- Sasqnehanaah-toaight-wireleeiicdf that she weald pass la th Virgiala tapes at o'clock tomorrow morning and debark 1,800 efllcert aad mea acre tw hoar "later.'.'' 5 . DEBATED US TO BEGIN TRADING 1116 UEIS LIFTED BY ALLIES .1 United States and Air Other Associated Powers May Then1 - - Ship To Germany -rcrrr; ONLY FEW COMMODITIES ARE ON RESTRICTED LIST ' ' v Blanket Licenses WQl Be Given To American Firms, Acting Secretary . of State An- nounces; Haw materials oi Almost An Kinds Are Veed . ed; Direct Steamship Lines - - : Wtsbingtoa, July lL-Wlth tb lift ing tomorrow ef the iileckade tgaintt Germany trading between that country aad the United 8tatet at well at th other associated powers will begia.'. , - Acting Secretary of 8tat Polk ta Bounced today that blanket license would be issued for transaction ef . American firms and that details would , be given within hours after decision by legal exne.tt to whether a formal proclamation by the President would be seeetaary. , . . Trading Te Be VarootrietoaV Trading ia all commodities except dyestuffs, chemical and potash, control ever which will be exercised by the reparations commission set np by the peace treaty, will be unrestricted, it waa Mid.. American firm doing busi ness with' Germany mutt send their agents into that country without pass ports, however, a these cannot be is sued uatil the proclamation of peace. It wat alto Mi at th State Depertmeat that there wa so eertalnty.when Ameri ca consul would be tent to Oermany. Payment for the goods' which this country tends to Germany must be made uader a system of credit to be ar ranged later through private capital, officials uid. Details as to this system hav ant beea Wbrked eat. While Ger many haa large quantities ef goods ready to be exported, official doubted that there would 'lie any great demand for tbem in this country and conse quently the trade balance In favor ef the United Ststes' ia expected to be large. , Raw Matertale Are Needed. Germany wai Mid to be in immediate aad p rewing need at raw material af almost all kinds, particularly cotton and copper. In order to rehabilitate kef Industrie large amount f food hav been sent Into that country aader di rection of th later-Allied Belief Com mission, but it 1 believed that th de mand for grain and other cereal will be great. Clothing of (11 klndt pint) it) seeded. , , .. - , , Three thipt for Germany already have been loaded b. American ports, on with eotton, and two with general merchan dise, it wat Mid today by the shipping board, and they will start overseas at soot at licenses for their cargoes have been issued. Direct Steamship Lines. It also was announced that direct tteamthip linet to Hamburg aad Bremen, would he established by the board. These lines will operate out of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore aad South Atlantle aad Gulf port just aa soon at th necessary cargoes ar at the docks. Halstead A Sons, steamship owners of Philadelphia, will maaage" and operate for the beard a line fre t Philadelphia to Hamburg. On jhip will be allocated to this firm at one and additional ship a rargoet available re quire. ' '."',. In announcing resumption of trade relationt, Aeting Secretary Polk pointed out that tbe trading with tbe enemy art wim riot nbrognted and that th ac tion of the government wat not to be construed as meaning that the state of war hid ceased to exist. Th war will be nt an end only with th ratifi ratioa of the peace treaty, it wa Mid, and th trading with the enemy aet will remain in fore until it I repealed by Presidential proclamation after th wu end. TEXAS RANGERS CALLED TO QUIET DISTURBANCE Iionvlew, Texaa, July 1L Nwrly tw hundred members of the Texas Guard from Dallas and Nacogdoches, ordered here today by Governor W. P. Hobby to prevent further clashes between whitee and negroes, were trrlving to n iff la by train and automobile. The tituatioa remains quiet after a clash today ia. whieh four white men were wounded when a tmall parry ef white wat fired apon by negroes, es timated to hav numbered about 75. Reports that One negro had been kill ed by shots returned by the white could not be confined. City and conn- 1 ty officials expressed the belief tonight that there would be no further trouble. ORDERS CHARLOTTE NEGRO RELEASED FROM PRISON Chtrlotte, July 11. Solicitor George W. Wilson tonight ordered the release from prison of Ernest Punter, tht ne- ' gro who ha bee held on a charge ef slaying Harry L. Montgomery while motoring with Mis Lerraiae Owe a ea a by-road ia tha suburbs of Charlotte, ea the night of May . 23. Despite In vestigations by the police, sheriff, coroner, two graod juriet and private . detectives, the esse bow ataadt exactly ' at it did oa the night of the killing prior te tha arrest of tbe negro. Admiral Maria Dice. Gloucester. Mm.. July It. Bear Ad miral Adolph Marlx, U. 8. N. retired, died euddenly today at a hotel here where he wai a summer guest. Htfwst rwie ! Dresdca' Saxony Bear Ad miral ' Maria wa Judge Advocate of the Court of Inquiry, which Investi gated the. destruction of th battleship Maine itHavana harbor la 1S0S.