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' i . WEATHER . Generally fair Tharsdsy aad Friday. loserver m rr nh I, mnil I r Men antiaHta m4 to4 aMai a smew estft ' vol; CX. NO. 31. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY. 31, 1919. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CL'iTJ. r 1 VHITE HOUSE President Tells Foreign Affairs Committeeman What May Be Expected If Changes Y Are Made f OTHER NATIONS MAY TAKE SIMILAR COURSE ON THE ,'; . " " LEAGUE COVENANT Pour 1 Leadinr Opponents of " Acceptance -Without Reser - rations at Conference With President . and Today He " Will Talk With Three Other Senators of Like Mind; Borah Breaks Out Again in Attack On Article Ten and Eleven in Letter To Hughes . Washington July 30. (By The Asm- elated Pre.) The peace treaty with Germany was dlKussed by Preeident Wiltoa today with font more Republieaa Senators, all of them understood to be unwilling to accept the League of Na tion in iti present form. The question of Including reservutions in the Senate's ratification of the treaty ia understood to have been the chief topie of discussion, some of the Pree.. dent'a ealleri telling him unreservedly ratiflcetioa was impossible and Mr. Wil- eon reiterated bit avernon to any enunge r qualification which might reopen dip lomats negotiations. Each of the Sea atora indicated afterward! that bia view bad aot been changed. la turn the Preeident aaw Senators Dillingham, of Vermont, Harding, of Ohio, Ferenld, of Maine, and Lenroot, of Wisconsin. He talked for an boor with each of them going ever many features of the Veraaillea negotiation. None would discuss "his eonversatioa with tbo Preiideat ia detail, bot Sena tor Harding, who ia a member of 4be Foreien Relatione Committee, made brief etatemeet, aaying Mr. Wilaoa has eninhinlscd the peealbility that Beaata reservations might encourage -other na tions to qualify their acceptance or tns - league ' Tomorrow the Preeident will ae three wther Republican Benniors, while the Benate return debate ea the treaty and 4h Foreign Relatione Committee begiai public hearittge ea the economic aeetioae with Bernard Barueh, an ad viser to the American peace delegation, aa- the 'first Witness. Both the Senate and the committee had reeeieed over today and many Sena- tora went over for the first time the official text of the special defenses treaty with Franee, submitted for ratifi' cation yesterday by President Wilson. Although most of them reservea judg ment, it became apparent that the treaty's ratification would be bitterly . contested. VMlatioa of Ceoetltatloaal ProrlaioaT Two objections about which debate is expected to eenter are that the treaty departs from the tradition; of no en tangling alliances and that it violates the constitutional prorisioa that ton gresa alone ean declare war. Thoss who base their opposition oa the latter gronnd declare that by the promise to go to the aid of t rance immediately ia enso of ail unpruToked attack oa her from Cermany, all future Congresses would be deprived of their power to decide for war or peace, whenever the treaty terms w-re invoked. 4 Been Base Before. It s Claimed. . To this administration leaders reply that the United States has made similar premises to go to war under certain eircamstaaeea in the past, citing the treaty by which this country guaran teed Paaama'a independence and the Monroe Doctrine, which they argue, gave notice that the free republics of this hemisphere would be defeaded against old world aggression at any cost. They alee declared Congress often baa beea bound by treaty to appropriate money, make tariff laws and exercise other powers tested la it by the constitution. Interest ia the subject was increased by today'a diapatehes from Paris say lag that Jeadera ia the Chamber of Deputies were disposed to delay ratlfica tloa of the Veraaillea treaty- until the American Senate had acted oa the de fraslTe treaty. Opposition Senators declared the development gave color te their charge that the premise to aid France waa given la return for French support of the league of nations. There ha a been no dlepoaition to hasten action on the French treaty, the plana so fsr contemplating only that it be considered along with the treaty of Versailles with a vote prob ably delayed aatlt dtiporat Of the lat ter. -That may require weeks, at the committee plaas to spend) several days examining the Versailles ..advisers and thea for the first time will begin iti consideration - of disputed sections of .the treaty. v.- :;,;--. - Waa Rardiag Converted? tTntil today when he aaw Senator Harding, President Wilson had invited to the White House none of the Re publican mem here of the committee ex cept Senator MeCumber, North Dakota, who epealy la n league supporter. Sea ator Harding has made no aaaounce men! of bia attitude in tliev Senate al though in the committee he has lined up ea collateral issues with those who oppose unreserved ratification. As he came fronV the White House today he laughingly disputed a euggestioa that ae bad beea "converted" to acceptance f the covenant without vaaerratloa. Tomorrow the President wit! see Sen ator New, Indiana, another KepuuHeaa member e the committee who las In- . ICoRtineed Oa Pe Two.) CONFERENCE ADVOCATES FEDERAL CONTROL OF WIRES AT AM END Ceases Tonight, at Midnight, . a on- L! wnen neium to uwnersnip Takes Place PHONE RATES REMAIN 4 MONTHS UNLESS CHANGED Present Intra-State " Fhone Bates Remain in Effect Un less Changed By Bute Cor poration Commissions; Bur leson Delivers. Last Crack at Postal (By The Associated Preea.) Washington, July 30. Government control of telegraph aad telephone properties will end at midnight to morrow night. Orders for their return to private ownerahipa were issued to-, day by Postmaster General Burleaea as required uader a resolution adopted by Congress and sigaed by President Wilson tea days ago. Mr. Burleson, in n statement a' om ponying hia order, said sound pubie opinion ultimately would determine "how this trust has beea met" nnd that he waa content to abide by the result Besides this reply to criticisms of his management of the wire companies the postmaster general also took a parting shot at the Postal Telegraph, Company, most vt the officers of which were re moved several montha ago because of what be termed interference with gov eminent suaagemmt. Tho postmaster general did not men' ttoa the company byname, but said tUat "with one notable exception, the reasoa foe which ie thoroughly anderetood by these who have kept Informed'' every wire company had given him loyal co operation.' t -.v.. -.:,! As to Tkoao Kates. Under the tsoIution of Congresa In- itruetlng the .return of the companies, government fixed , intrastate telephone ratea are te remain in force for a veriod of four months unlee; aoonet changed by etate commissions, but no provision waa made aa to telegraph ratea, Clar ence H. Uackey, preeident of tho Postal company ia urging Congress to provide for speedy return of the properties, said hia company eoald rednre rates 20 per cent and still earn n pront. Thia etatemeat waa recalled today ia connection with tho return of the prop- ertiee and a rat war between the tele graph companies was viewed In some quarters as a possibility. Telegraph ratea were increased approximately 20 per eent last March to meet increased salaries of operators and other em ployees and rising eosti of 'materials. ' Hef erring to the advance in telegraph end telephone charges, Mr. Burleson in his statement said the percentage of these increases "wis markedly less than the average of increases of rates made during this same period for other -pnb-lic utility service," aad added that 'but for court injunctions la eighteen states, infttigntcd by State utility commissions, the wire cystoma would have beea re turned te their owners without any obli gation oa the Federal Treasury beeaue of ompcutttion contracts.'' The amount of this obligation cannot be determined if ntll accounts for the present month nre adjusted nnd an agreement has been reached ns to com pensation for companies which so fjr have not been willing to accept the government figures. A Year Aad A Week. Control of the wire companies wis taken over by Postmaster Oeneral as a var measure oa July" 12, J 91 8. under a resolution of Congress and a proelt- matioa by the Preeident. A wire con trol board and nn operating board were established and various consolidations were made with n vlsw to effectiag economy in operations. ADMIRAL WASHINGTON IS BLUE'S SUCCESSOR Secretary of Navy . Announces New Chief of Bureau of ' Navigation , Washington,' July SO. Bead Admiral Thomas Washington, who now is com anaading a division of the Atlantic fleet nnd who commanded the ; battleship Florida- with tho - Britiah errand ..fleet during the war, wai appointed by Sec retary mantels today as chief of the Bureau of Navigation to sneeoed Bear Admiral Victor Blue, who recently waa retired because of ill health. Admiral Washington will turn over hia command in the Atlantie fleet hi anon as' Us relief has been named. When he as sames his duties at tho navy depart ment, Captain Andrew Leiirht. aetint ehicf of tfle-Bureaa of Navigation, will d sent 10 een ns nis own request. ' Air Service CsagrataUted. ' Washington, July 30-onftrattrla- tlons ef the Air Service were extended to Omlle Wria-ht todar in n mam re from Major Oeneral Chas. & Meaoher, director ef tho service, on tha occasion of the tenth anniversary of the delivery of the first airplane to tho United States government by the Wright brothers. - vinfayS Secretary of War Tentatively Accepts Invitation To Make , Address On Lafayette Day INVITATION EXTENDED' THROUGH JUDGE OATES Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels Leaves To Attend Annual Meeting of ' N. C. Press Association; Editor S. T. Wade To Be Installed Soon As Postmaster . The News aad Observer Bureau, W District National Bank Bldg. By S. K. WINTERS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C, July 30. Hon. Newton D, Baker, Secretary of War, has tentatively accepted the invitation to deliver the principal address in Fay ettevlllo oa September 6th oa the De ration of the memorable celebration of Lafayette Day. John A. Oatea, of Fay etteville, came to Washington to per sonally extend tbo invitation to Secre tary Baker and hia appeal waa rein forced by aa urgent request from Sec retary "of the Navy Daniels that the chief of the war department go to the county seat of Cumberland. Governor T. W. Bickett baa designated Fayette- ville aa the assembling point for the huge crowds that will commemorate the aame of the valiant Frenehnjun. Secretary Baker will find congenial company in Cumberland county, where he has already established big artillery operations through the avenuea of Camp Bragg. He will doubtless make aa elo. quent speech aad his remarks will be gladly heard. Wede Becomes Postmaster. The postoffiee department today de termined to Install Bobert T. Wade, editor of "The Coaster," as postmaster at Morehead City nnd the visit to Wash ington of C L. Willis, Bepublican con testant for the office, proved of no avail. Conferences with First Assistant Post master Oeneral John C. Koons by tha adherents of both candidates have beea negotiated recently, but he announced today that upon re -elimination of the civil aerviro papers, the business test of Mr. Wade entitled him to tha surgi aal victory over Willis., 4 v Lift Embargo M Chlefcaaa. The Uaited States' Bailroad Adminis tration calls to neoonnt the American Railway Express Company for exceed ing its authority in placing aa embargo oa chickens from North Carolina to Baltimore and other Northern markets beyond Washington, " , Housewives whose back-yarda aad unutilised acreage oa farms have prov ed profitable feeding grounds for "biddies" had found the arbitrary nil Ing of the express company working an undue hardship. . . - Consequently, through tha offices of the North Carolina Beaatora, the rail road admiaietratioa lifts the embargo br an emphatic) letter denying the ex , preea company the privilege of estab lishing embargoes without first con sulting the railroad administration. Some Eastern North Carolina poultry raisers were forced to sell their live-' stock en the Washington market for curtailed prices estimated to bo S et-nts a pound less tbaa prosneetlva returns in Baltimore aad New York. Sergeant Ober Ke-enllata. Sergeant M. J. Ober, aa employee ia the office of Secretary Daniels, has re-enlisted in the United States marine corpa for the eighth time aad the act (Continued On Patre Twelve.) Alleged 'Million Dollar Bonfire' . By Order of U. S. Officers in France (By The Associated Press.) New York. July SO.-A "million dol lar fire" in which 100 or more service able airplanea were destroyed by order of American army officers, was de scribed by several wltneasea who ap peared today before the House sub-corn mlttee which is investigating cruelties ilo prisoners and other alleged army ir regularities. Tha hearing, waa con ducted by Bepreaentative Boyal C. John eon, of South Dakota, aad Bepresenta tiva Bland, of Indiana, .Republicans. The third member of the sub-committee Bepresentativa Henry Flood, of Vir ginia, Democrat, wae not present The destruction of the airplanes took place at Colombey-Lei-Belle, : near Toul, aad-details of the fire' were sup plied by several former non-commissioned officers and mte of tha Air Ser vice who were in the French village at the time. Nona of the witnesses could give any reasoa for tha bonfire or tell under whoso orders it had been con ducted. -' ,.."- ' Wasn't What He Expected. At the opening ef the heariag Repre sentative Johnson aanonneed that a cable meeeage from Oeneral Pershing to General March, chief ef staff, in which the head of the Americaa Expeditionary Forces deaied thafany destruction had taken place, would be read into ue records. The cable message waa i t aval'able nrltil after the heariag had closed and then nrc-ed to be. merely a denl-1 of a reported burning of auto mobiles nnd danage to other war. ma terials at' St. Naialra. ,, " '- v Tho Investigation into the airplane fire closed the hearings of the sub committee lanhe 'Uaited States. ; The Inquiry will be continued in France next month.-"': -, . r . REPORTED BURNING OF ARMY PLANES SECOND LADY OF THE -LAND BACK HOME 1 1 r-iv-'" "''.'"vj" i y ; v)r j WIFE OF SECRETARY OF STATE RETURNS TO U. S. View photo of Mrs. Bobert Lansing, wife of the Sec retary of State who returned with her husband after nearly eight months ia France. E Canned Meat For Sale By Uncle Sam, Ladies, and at "Bargain Prices" NOW'S THE TIME TO HIT OLD HIGH COST OF LIVING ONE Bacon, Corned Beef, . Boast Beef, Hashed Beef; "Fresh - rroxeV Keats and i Poultry, $100,000,000 Worth, To Be :- Sold To Individuals Throtfh Poitoffice Employes Washington, July. 30. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Through the postmasters of the country, the War Department to morrow will offer direct to consumers its present available supply of surplus foodstuffs, amounting to approximately 341,000,000 pounds. Thia surplus, con sisting of canned vegetables and meats, is expeeted to be sold within a week at pricee representing the cost to the gov ernment plus postage. ArraageaMBta Far Sale Made. Arrangements for the sole of the foodstuffs, directed by a resolution pass ed yeeterday by the Houee, were made today at a conference held by Secre tary Baker with Postofflee Department ofliciaJe aad Bepresenfative Kelly, of Pennsylvania, author of the resolution. Prke-Ust Te Be Iseaed. Seretary Baker, at the eloee of the conference, said a price liat covering the entire available surplus would be pre pared at once by Assistant Secretary Crowelt. This list, it was said, at the Poatoflice Department, would be Sent out to each of the 54,000 postmasters of the country and to every rural route carrier. - ow And Of Whom te Bay. ' i postmasters and carriers nader arrangements made at the conference will act aa government salesman, in forming interested consumers of the prices and methods of ai nnd taking orders for the foodstuffs. Payment will he made, by buyers at the time the or ders are given the postmasters aad car riers, who will Issue receipts which wil be redeemable ia cash la event of ina- bility to fill the orders through exhaus tion of the supply. Delivered By Parcel Peat. Ia accordance with the House resolu tion the foodstuffs will be distributed by parcel post, and the prices to be quoted at each poatoflice will represent the original coat of the foodstuffs to the government aad the parcel post trans portation charges. from tho nearest War Department depot having the foodstuffs in storage. The prieeoNquoted, officials arid, would be eoasiderably below the prevailing market prices. Handred Million Dollars Worth, And Then Soase. While tha ameunt of foodstuffs la each class has not been estimated, head ings before a House War Investigating committee recently ehowed the valne of tho surplus available July 8 to be ap proximately it follows: . . ' ' rnnri rwlililfi n3-00fl-fln0: mm. id beef, 124,000.000; twee. 23.000000; (bashed eomrd beef, 010,000,000; roast beef, 2O,X)(0O0, sad fresh froicn moats and poultry,' 131,000,000. , MORE LATITUDE FOR , ; - DEPORTING ALIENS Waabiagton, Julv 30. A bill e de port undesirable aliens, nader which the government may scad . home enemy alieas now interned In this country, waa passed today by the House. The vote wss Unanimous. The measure is designed to tighten up existing deporta tion laws aad aader its terms alieas who may be deported include enemy alieas at pre seat interned at daageroue, but not convicted of Crimea and enemy alieas eoavieted of violations of various wartime laws. ..- , ' Chairman Johnson, of tho committee in reporting the bill' said it developed at hearings that there was 517 uncon victed enemy alien-at Fort Oeiethorne. Ga., aad Fort Dotiglas, Utah, aad 150 eoavieted aliens who might bo deported HOUSEWIVES EES YOUR MM upon enactment of tha measure. ' yt ' RIM Four More Killed Yesterday and "Scores Wounded or Beaten 1n The Fighting STATE TROOPS ORDERED FROM ARMORIES TO ZONE Police j Drew Tighter Cordon Ahout fouthside Hegro Dis trict and There Is No Relax ation of Vigilance; Many Negroes Arrested, Some Tried; Investigation SITUATION MORE SERtOUS THAN BEFORE, ADJ.-CEX. SAID Chicago, Jaly e. The decision to use troops to patrol the dangerone narta of the treahle aoae waa Ul ea tonight as' a precautionary meaaare, after Adjdtaat Geaeral Dlckeea had nude n round ef the south side ae gre district aad Ms eavlrean.eita. He aald the silastic wss -? e ae rleaa thaa '14 hoars before. It waa not deesaed accessary at the time the mayor asked for the troops to pro claim martial law aad whether Gov ernor Lowden was prepared to tahe that step waa not made known, 't seemed to be generally believed that placing the militiamen aa astral duty weald preveat farther serious rioting. While the troops were preparing to anarch, from the armo.ies a riot fcrohe oat at Flftiet'i aad State streets. Msny men, aegro and white, clashed, firing eeaatleee shots, the police report aald. Police reserves were harried to the scene. ORDERED FROM ARMORIES. Chicago, III., Jaly I. The State troops were ordered from the ar mories tonight to various points re garded as dsager centres. Recjaest foe the troops waa made to Adju tant Geaeral Dkkaon by Mayer Thoeaaeanv so control tho race) riots. Chicago, July 30, (By The Associated Press.) With fonr deaths aad a score of persona wounded or beaten In eoa Uaaed . rioting today between whites and negroes, poUes. tonight, worn draw lag a tight eerdnrn about south aide ae gre, area "Sid "other Outlying sections Where negraes are segregated in the hope of averting further clashes. While city aad State authorities said they believed tho siruatioa somewhat relieved there waa ao relaxation of vigilance and every policemaa who eould be epared tonight wae atationed in the danger sons. Today's outbreaks were widely scat tered. Of .he four deaths, all, of which were ttie result of shooting, two were ehot today, the other two having been wounded in the rioting of Monday And Tuesday nights. le Dead, IT Negroes, U Whites. Tonight the official death list for four days showed 30 of whom 17 were ne groes, two unidentified and 13 whites, one unidentified. Governor Lowden continued today to devote his time almost exclusively to the riots, as did Frank 8. Dickson, Ad jutant General of Illinois, and they were joined today by Attorney General Edward J. Brundage and Lieut. Gov. John G.' Ogleshy. Attorney-General Brundage upon Ms arrival from Michigan, where he cut short a vacation, assigned an assistant, John F. Bdrns, to the coroner's office " i (Coatiaaed Oa Page Two.) Government Called On To Do It or Again Raise Wages of Railroad Workers Washington, July 30. (By The Associated Press'.) The sltemntlve of government action to force down the cost of- living or of demand by the railroad "engineers of the country for another, increase ia wages was pre sented to President Wilson today by Wsrren 8. Stone, grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive. Engineers aad numbers of the Brotherhood's ad visory hoard. Detailing c6neJusions reached by the advisory board at its recent meeting ia Cleveland, Mr. 8tone, in a prepared statement read to the President, de clared that while the railroad engineers found themselves "obliged to sgain re. quest aa increase to meet the mounting eost of livingi they were of the opin ion that "the true remedy for the sltua tioa and one that will result in lifting the burden under which 'the whole peo ple are struggling, is for, the govern ment to take some adequate measures to reduce the eost of the necessaries of life to a figure that the present wages aad income of the people will meet.'' Coascleaeeiese Profiteering. The Brotherhood board outlined ao plan of action for the government to take beyond aaying it Ana believed that "thia situation ia brought about mainly by conscienceless profiteering by the great Interests who have secured eoa trol of all the necessaries Of life.' President Wilson, it was said after the conference, which lasted half aa hour, was much Impressed - with the statement presented and promised to give serious eonsiderattoa aad study to the question of what the government (Coatiaaed Oa 'Page Two.) . v" MUST FORCE DOWN THE COST OF LIVING OIK TELLS VIM PEOPLE OF COUNTRY ARE STRONG FOR TOE LEAGUE Fountain Thirst-Quenchers and Ice Cream Will Continue To Pay in August FINANCE COMMITTEE OF S3TE MEETING TODAY Called To Formulate Definite Policy As To Modifying Va rious Provisions of War Revenue Act, Lest "Pop Gun Legislation" May Open Up Pandora Box of Trouble Washington, July 30. Formulation of n definite policy ns to legislation modifying various provisions of. the war revenue act of WIS, against which protests have been received from var ious parts of the country, will be dis cussed at a meeting tomorrow of the Senate finance committee. ' The call for the meeting wae issued by Chair man Penrose late today, following hearings oa House bills repealing the soda water .tax and substituting a tax of two cents a gallon oa fruit juiee beverages for the preeent ten per cent gross sales tax. In addition to the two bills now pending before the Benate committee which certain Rrpublleaa Senators re gard as ''popgun" legielatloa, proposals have been made in the House looking to tho repeal of tbo luxury taxes ae well ae oertsia, of the excise taxes, especially those relating to imposts on candy, sporting goods and fora. at T - f v. Sonata Isadora, ia la naderjtood feel that- taoemeeUoawei JatUehew-fsr Congress la to go in this matter should be determined at Once. Many Senators feel that if eaa Sec tioa of the bill is re-opened, there ia nothing that would preveat modificatioaa of other provi sions being taken up which aa one Sen ator said today, would bring a "pan dora box of trouble. Hoaae Recess Stops Immediate Action. Owing to the House recess Saturday for more thaa n month, members of the Benate committee aaid tonight the committee would tahe no final action upon the soda water and fruit juke tax bills before September at least. The committee tomorrow la expected to discuss alio the question of tariff loeialatinn to annie extent,, although Senate Republican leadera believe that It would be unwise to take any action along those lines at this time owing to abnormal business condition. They also doubt whether any such legisltion could be enacted at the preS' ent extraordinary aeesion. PALMER WANTS TO HELP THE SALARY WORKERS That Is The Class Suffering Most Prom Tha High Cost of Living, Waaaington, July 30. Several In veetigations which may have an effect on the high coat of living are under way in the Department of Justice, Attorney General Palmer aaid today. He declined however to indlrate their nature. The Attorney General ssid that while economic conditions were the fuada mental cause of high prices, violations of laws designed to prevent concerted raising of prices also might be partly responsible. "There is no doubt that the majority of tha neorjle are more Droaoeroua thaa ever beforo; farmers and wage earners especially,'' Mr. Palmer said. "The man vho has suffered from high prices has been the salaried man, the clerk, I wish we eould do something to help him. I n open to suggestions. PRESIDENT WILL REVIEW PACIFIC FLEET SEPT. 1. Washington, July 30. President Wil oh will review the Paeifle fleet at Sun Franeiseo, Sept. or 3, Secretary Tu multy announced late today. Te Fix Responsibility For War. (By The Associated Press.) Berlin, July 30. A State tribunal is to Inquire Into and fix the responsibil ity for the war. It will be composed nf the sunreme court of the EmDire. whose president will be chairman. He will bt assisted by the president of the militsry court and the judges of the I'riif'an. Bavarian and Hansa high courts. In addition, ten assistant judges will be elected, five by the National Assembly and five by a committee of the Germaa "states. The sittings will be public. The trib unnj will be only empowered to pro nounce upon tha questioa of guilt, It will not Impose punishment. After tho Rent Profiteers. Washington, July 30. A resolution designed to find out whether Individuate, firms or corporations have Increased prices er chargea, for rent, service or commodities to eaable them to recoup taxes paid under tha 1018 revenue act was introduced today by Representative Igoc, Democrat,. Missouri. Tha resolu tion would bavo the waya and meant committee conduct an investigation. Chairman Dim, National Com" mittee Has Spent 2 Months1 In Trip Through 14 7 Western States. DECLINES TO SAY IF ' WILSON AS NEXT PARTY" -NOMINEE WAS MENTIONED. In Not a Single State Ee Visfd ted Was a Majority of The People Opposed To The Leae gue of Nations, ' Cumming Declared, and If Given , The Opportunity ;) The C.Peoplo tXTAnl V.lr . VT-a " vuu muij ae' BJ w vviw of Ten To ' One, , Without Change or Eeservation' California 4 To 1 Jo Tht (By The Associated Press.) 'ZZ7 Washington, Jury 30. Homer : 8, Cuminingt, chairman of the Democratic V.tl..n.1 " lli.t. ..w-.wwM. Mfl-I.li - UIKnKB T W1LM ' Preeident Wilson todav th nalttlMl outlook for 1920 aad tho attitado of the country toward the yeaea treaty sad tie League of Nations, describing Ida observations during his receat two montht trip through fourteen western C3. " DIBICI. .:, The conference, which lasted aaord than aa hour, was the first tho Ns tioaal ehairmaa bad had with tho PresU deat alnee last December. Mr. Ca tu rnings refused to discdss the possibility of Mr. Wilson again leading hia party ia the 1020 election aad would not af firm or deny that this subject was broached dur g tho conferences. ,- Chairman Cnmminga aald ha told th ' ! 1 1 . M . ... . - tioa of the treaty and iu League) of Nations covenant without change or reservation. Aa to the political aitua tioa Mr. Cummlagt was'aadersteod M have been emphatically confident, - Many matters of party interest Wire understood to have beea taken np, nnd .IL.U ..J I. I.t.l - IM . J M DiiiKin m mil irrmiuim nnuuiini m wm every eoneefrable angle. ' V , Pronosed Tsar Considered. The Preeident waa aaid to have out lined to Mr. Cummrngs the tentative itinerary 'of the trip he will take throuc'i the country to give tha people , an account of his stewardship at Paris. The proposed trip was understood . to have received the chairman's approba ' tion. ... People Weald Ratify 1 to 1. T .- ti . i . . . ..;. a ... sm , ia bo male a viaiica mi. wumminga said, did he find a majority of the peo ple opposed to the League of Natieas. On the contrary, ha aaid, if tho poo pie had aa opportunity to vote on the) question today a ten to one majority wmfM tui mvm in fVA Immaufia!.. ratification of the league aad covenant without change or reservation. HI Johnsons State 4 to 1 for Leagoe. son, one of the lending opponenta of the league, Mr. Cummisgs said, he fouad the sentiment four to one in favor of the league. v. . i Secretary - Daniels Will -Be Chief Speaker at Opening of , Press Association at Beach 'j , ; Wilmington, July 30. Tomorrow will ? be n day of many Interesting events In Wilmington, including a visit aad twt ' addresses by Hoa. Josephut Daniels, of the Navy Department; the launching of a concrete ship by a government yard and n demonstration by three air planes from Pope Field, FayeUevllle, ' while the launching takes place. Tho v.. it. r....i;H. auutlAB MI ne in session ant wiu sunt us , launching in a body. i. Mrs. Lewis R. Ferguson, wife of tha . I !! ... J general manager of the concrete Ihip plant, will christen the vessel, using a bottle of champagne on the bqera in tho good old way. Aa it Is n half-holiday in the city, it ia expected that several thouaaad people will I attend the launching. 1 V ' :' The editors will have luncheon at the . Carolina steel shipyard as ' guests ef .i . i li. . l - i L : ij Daniels will deliver aa address to the ' public. Sis morning address being for the editors only. At night the concrete shipyard will entertaia ita employees and the general public at a dance aad there will be general festivities. . Mr. John B. Sherrill, secretary and treasurer of tha North Carolina Press Association arrived today to confer with Mr. Z. W. Whitehead, president of tha , association, and to male further plans for the reception cad 'entertainment of the editors at. tha convention., This closes his thirty-first Consecutive year aa secretary and treasurer of this as sociation. Duringt thia time he has missed only two meetings, aad oa bofi of these occasions he waa conflnsi 1 illneea,,, L;', ,, 'y J , . NEWSPAPER MEf 1 TO ; HAVE NOTABLE DAY