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nJt 2...,. THURSDAY f.-OIINifG, JULY 31, 1S19. THZ fWS Xr;D OS-tVER. GRAFT IN HANDLING MEXICAfl RAILWAY 5 Carranza Seized Properties, find Owners Have Got Noth f Ing For or From Them' Vtehingtea. -July 30Icporti graft H jenawtiM with operation of tha Meaieaa railirt haribeei current for torn atlnthi and htri retched thl SUM Department. ftitpet Petcador, who tueeeedeo' Al berta J. Fans, M director gtainl af til tit railway line! ia ttetieo, wai re taittd frota eftea about thrti treeae Iga ltd Paulino fontta, jrtio mi dlroe lor of tho MeaJeta Um It Vm Craa, wtl appointed ia hit f laec. Dtrld U. If of Ha, waa, It It laid, it a Motlcaa tad "notaa Anterlcti, wtc a director of tht federal eiprese ayitoai which was openttd in louneetlon with the rail way. ... Ha alta wn removed recently from afHea. -A tituatloa developed, it wat learnad today by which tht nprete system wat thi anly erganltatloa which ecu Id get freight aara through to their denial Ilea and therefore praetierlly all tha tt tight business of tht republic win haadltd by tha eipress com puny. It atl boon charged pnlilMy thtt tho imn tompany get ,000,(K pest in twt retrt and I half ontrattoa. Afttr tho removnl of Poecador and Vorrli, tha reporti of grift which hid , it tomraoa talk ia Metleo ttl laait ftiontht, beeime more eerieus tad An energetic preti campaign deMindin an Jareetlgntlnn wat inaagurttid. The government wit urged a etrotgly to 4ike aatloa thtt en July 19 in invfttiga tion waa ordtnd and tha rmblia Drose Vutor turned Hit esse over to '.ha tlxth district court la Metleo Cltf. which to ,i day ordered the irrest of Pttetdor tnd alorrto. . Tha fornn of grift ehtrged were va , rioua, Ueludfni the ttrlpptaf ef the can of til their woodwork tad -torn equip ment, leaving the wreckage oa the trieki. Hundred, ef then can, It li reported, bare leea dleeoveed autalde f Nuevo Laredo neir the Aaierlena boundary tad other hundred! in the in terior. Another form of (raft alleged It that all the ties for ill railroad work da tha attaint republic had to be tup jplled from Peaeador't eitate. Tht railway were telaed by Carraaaa elder war rwiweri graatcd him whea : he 8 rat came Into power In Mexico aad before hie election at president. These powera hare never been rescinded by Congress and tht rallwayi hare never -turned In a peany ta the stockholders linen their telture. Tht rt-colpta hire .been tupposed ta be uaed at a part of tha federal revenues but hare not been aggregated In iny report made by the Mexican treasury department. To Purify tad la rich tha Blood Ttkt OtOVE'8 TASTELESS Chill TON 10 which la limply IRON tnd OUININE impended la rryrup". :fte .Pleasant Even Children Like It. Tea can loo a feel Ita. Strengthening, la tlgorating Effect. Price O0c-Adv. Chicago Traetlea Strike. Chicago. July 30. following a eon. rVrenei today between efflclslt ef Chi tago'a eurfaee and iterated tleetrle tinea, renretenlttWei of the 15,000 ttrlklng ear men and Governor Lowdn announcement wat made that the com 'promise Agreement would be submitted Tttaty night for a referenda vote. f t. Bummer Dltrrhteti : fin be controlled more quickly with tlBOVE'S BABY BOWEL MEDICINE and it is absolutely htrmleae. Just ts effective for adults tt for children. Trka aoe.-Adr. White House Conference With. Harding and Other Reserva- ': tion Advocates X (Cantlaaed Pratt Page One.) KU KLUX KLAN REPORTED STARTED IN RICHMOND, YA. JPwo RadrfA Ketf Skid to Hv ; Tormad an Orf&&itaUea 1 rwhloned After Old Ordar Richmond, Va., July 30. There it au .organisation of J31 men here fashioned afur tha Xu Xlu KUa of 1847, It hae itecoma known.,' The order ie secret. fvery man ie mounted end armed and tow, tht idetle tnd principles of tht 4nyiterlom older tnd hte pledged hit tarred honor not to dlrulge the identity of any other member or anything which tkea place at Ita meetings. As early ts i July II the organisation wtt heard of. At thtt time the eolored Baptist minia te ra conference adopted a resolution thtt It be disapproved and condemned . by the people of tlie city, irresiective bt nt. The resolution asserted that It la a hntch af tht Sovereign KUa of tha World, of Naihvllle, Tenn. ; Tht resolutioa alto stated that luck an organisation would eauae an ctodus ttl eolored people from the South and ttaee it on in unftvorable economic footing, ltd then In conclusion, "There ' rH. M mm hmai h HAAnli hU -rity, IrrespeeUte af.rtee, ta plaee their .dltnpproral and condemnation upon thla organisation and do all la their tourer to discourses tha effort bow be ing put forth lights city to establish tho Mid Xa Xlut Elan. We also call upon our people to pray earnestly and do whatever la neeuarv tnr itia mll. , cation ef tbli organisation and da til in thelf pdwf f or-thefr ywrreetiea. ;rr . WIUIAMI BEARING IS -.DBriMEO ro TWO WEEK' dusted that he will vote against the treaty unless reservation! in adopted The other lepublieaaa with whom Iff. Wilson i bal appointment! for tomor row tre Senator Watson, Indiana, aad ateyea. New HiiMpiblre. Ia th Senate aa iddresi iupportlni the letgao trill be made by Ksaator Baaidell, Demo crat, Louiaiani, and Senator Owen, Demoerat, Oklahoma, aad Fill, Repub lican, New MeXMO, probably wiU, lb Ipeak 6a tha treaty. Borah lenewt Attack. ' Senntor Borah, Republican, Idaho, made public tonight t letter ha hat written to Charles E. Hughes, ia re ply to tha letter's euggestloa for a res ervation to article ton of the league eoveatBV-under which the members Undertake to preserve mutually their territorial Integrity against extern si tgfretsiea. In tho letter Mr. Borah said there ie even mora danger in aotne respeeta ia article eleven, which it elarei ""any war or threat of war ' t matter of concern to the whole leog'jo ltd tht league thill tike lay action that may be deemed wise tnd effectual "I enn conceive of nothing, wrote Mr. Borah, "that eould be done under article ten that eould not be done, un der article eleven ,tad mueft mora. Ererytbiag from territorial diaturbanee to race riots may be brought before the ensue under thll leetlol. It ia In in- ternationnl csplontge law." A flNl THIBJT QUIWCHtt ' Meearfs AeU Pttsalurie In wt, with a tub ( tuasr, rllt x- tmilv thlnt. 8u,rler te Imwm. (Adv.) RIOt CONTINUES IN CITY OF CHICAGO (Coallhttd Pram Psge Oae.) to tift the evidence to be produced nt I ti quests. - Bnrneg Negro e Heme. A teeond attempt by whites to burt negro home wee successful tolay whea a two-story frame house la En gleweod, far south of the main black belt, wtl burned to the ground. None of tho eevernl families of negroes whe lived In the building wss Injured. All flod so quickly from the premiaet that the police were unable to question them coacernlng Ihe Ineendinrira. Corner Impanels Jury. Coroner Hoffman today impaneled ruy tnd ts deaths ire reported the members will view tht oodles and take preliminary slept In the Inquiry. v Al though no definite date hat been eet for taking teatimony, the coroner said the inquest would be in t court room under heavy guard, tnd that all wit nesaei, white tnd black, would be searched for weapons. Oithertng Evidence. State's Attorney Maelay Hoyne, as signed several assistants to tha work of gathering evidence. Tht proseenter also called Upon the police department to preserve tha names or witnesses te the vnrlout riotous happenings. Mr. Hoyne also indicated that hit ac tivities might go outside of tnvertlga tlon of actual disorder. Forty Negroes Arretted. Forty aegroea were arrested for com plicity in race riote were arrtlgned In tht Municipal Court today. Bev. Wll lla Thompson, a aegro clergymen, ehtrged with carrying concealed wcap ona was fined 110 and his revolver con fiscated. Out negro wss fined 1200 ltd four others were fined 100 each en elmll. r rhtrgee. The other defendant! demanded jury trials. A crowd of 1,000 white men pursued a negro several blocks In Wabash ivi nut neir Congress street thle nfternoon. Ha darted Into a building nnd wai later reeeued by mounted police. Another negro who wat ehasrd by a mob In the downtown district, escaped by climbing tho elevated road atructure. A. Silllmaa, 40, white, wai stabbed, thot tnd beaten by a crowd of negroee early today oa the southslde and prob Ibly will dla of hit wounds. He waa ehnsed by t mnh ttd sought refuge In a house occupied by negroes. State Attorney lioyni, in a state ment Issued thtt afternoon, urged liov araor Lewdea to use State tropos to store order. nee war which for four dayt ku ter rorized the elty. , ?: ' ' The Bute troope eettbllahed a barred iota about three mile eqdtre, embrne ing moot of tht aegro residential dis trict an the aeutk aide. In thla tote they searched every pernoa whom they met for wespons. No one eould ptet it -or out without military pormleeioa. Tha district extended roughly front 22nd street to 53th ttreet aorta tad south and from Miehlgaa Boulevard to Wentwerth avenue east aad watt. Thit happened whit rloti ta ha ttejrra district itself bad somewhat subsided but whea there wtl ta aUrmlng spread ef disturbances outaide. New Tork Central Ballrold offlcltla reported nl their trilaa being- fired aa. 1 Adjuttat Ottertl Dirkeoa, tfter in early evening trip through the threat ened district, declared that tho litui- tloa wai ominous, aad thll view wai shared by the mtyor't eeeretary, who treompanled 'him. ' - ' - Hundrede, of negroee appealed for pro tee tion. Iicendiary attack! upon negro hornet laereated through, tho day tnd night. Negro londert declared thtt many members of their rtei ficed tttrvttloa because drivers of lupply watnna feared to outer tome Dortiokt of the black belt. - Negroea Clash With Troope. ' Chicago, July SO. Lite tonight mobt ef whitel tnd. negroee were reported roaming over variout loealitiet of the south side tnd at 68th street and Bi- cine avenue aegroea were slid ta hire clashed with troope. Negroes also were reported to have driven all whitee from the ttreeti la the vicinity of 63rd and Loomii atrects, while fires were burn Ing to two different neighborhoods, out in t white neighborhood nnd the other n a negro colony. A woman wai re ported slain ia a riot at 47th street aad Indiana' aveaue. A riot tt Slat ttreet tad Wentwortk tvenut brought police to tha rescue of a aegro whose heme wis surrounded by whiten, Tha latter laid tha aegro Bad been eniping tad bid wounded a boy A magnxlne pistol aad rifle were found ia tha aegro t home. Beporti thtt number of aegroea had been thrown into Bubbly Creek, a attentat itreim that received much of tho sewage from the stocky srdi were received by the police. Fellcemia Shot, Policeman Arthur Johatea, eheuffeur of a patrol wagon, wai ihot through the abdomen tonight while policemen were rushing te the arete of a rlst oa Btate and 33rd streets... NEGROES FIIINO OX N PASSENGER TRAtNl Cbirtgo, July 30. Offleitlt of. the New Ynk Central Ballrotd reported to thl police tonight thtt In the negro dis trict the blteki were firing on til pas senger traina. About the tame time the police received word thtt rioting was In progreei at Thirty-first and Dear born ttreeti, near the heart of thl black belt. , PROTEST AGAINST AkRRST OF CANADIAN. Ottawa, July 30. Sir Sober Botdaa it understood to hnva atked tht British embflasy la Washington, to request aa Inquiry into tho arrekt of Walter Scott, former premier ef Btskitehewta, tt Pembinn, N. D.. laet Monday by United States immigration official aa the ground that he wat traveling with out passports. Mr. Scott has protested to thl pre mler igtlnst tha treatment hi received, stertlnf he wtt ordered to letva Northera Pacini train tnd after being arretted wit aept locked ap tor nearly three hours he fore etetplnf by bretk ing through the plistered-aall of fill eejl. Jl Negro Attack White Woman. Bloomlngton, III. July, 30. Twenty aegroea ifttckrd Mrs. Kate Cecil, white. tt hor home in Normal this moaning titer s ni nan chased some negro chil dren from her yard. The ngreei ire Mid to lava become ineeneed because she railed tha ehildret "niggers." Po- lies ltd White eltitent joined tnd suc ceeded in quelling the dlsturlwnei in short order, Ohio Negoreo Ask Fee Protection. Dtyton, Ohio. July 30. Revretentt tives of I loetl negro welfare league "re pealed to the city eommlasioa today for protection to the aegro raea la Dayton. Recent rteo disturbances hive occurred it to local ptrks, In which several hundred persons took part. Promised actlot it being taken by the city. BAR! ED ZONE PATROLLED X Aftu anl UN SEARCHED. Chicigo, July 30. Chicago street! to night were patrolled by soldiers celled out by Ooveraor Lowdea at the requent of Msyor Tbomntoa for the nrotMtlan of life and property threatened by the Washington, July W. Hearings eon-' ducted by tha Scute banking com mittee In connection with tha aomiun " tion of John Skelton Willinmi at eomp t roller of currency have been suspended 1 tot two week! to permit committee' said today that Frtcdi J. Hogta, a Waablagtoa lawyer, aad Mhlrs oppocod ta the confirmation of .Mr. WUUamc' nominttioa would Hk pormlsslot ta present, testimony U rebutul before thi hearings close. -v v . . U RKS AND TARTARS alOVINO ON ARMENIANS. Paris, July 30,-(By The Assoeiatid rrrts.)Turki end Tnrttrt in wev ig upon the Armenian! from three ''lei., They have cut off the American r Urf supplies md threaten all the ro r in Ing Armenians with txtermlnitioa tie additional military protection Is t orded, according to diapakhei from 1. Joseph C tireen, of Cincinnati, " i Is dieting the Amerb-an relief 't;.."i!fne work fma Tifdt. . ForMosquito Bites Tram time Immemset&f tain aromatie ells have been rubbed aa the akin to a nmiiiuH awaf. J or aa eouaUr long period alkallee have been applied to 'he bltt to aeaualiae the poison or the etlaoa. No ae over ihoutht to combine the two era matte elle and alhaltet but Tyree-e Antiseptic Powder, the rrwet germ detroyr. le arometle had alkaline la lust the proportion bst suited to ail I Poison ete. thle powder, Oak. rrcvent and deetroy tho blue nd Itlnne of moequltoeo and lent alio ror If you want a ekmpU of towSir CrM Wrrli ta Waehlnatoa. D. a. fn u la three tltee smalt, medium cad laraa by all drag aad deptrtmant storM, "l m b r the ntmo- TYKEE 8 aeovpt no other. MUST FORCE DOWN 1 . ;THE COST OF LIVING tCaatlnmd From Page Oae.) might be abla to do. Previoui to their eonfer'etec wltk thi v Preaidtnt, ' the Brotherhood offleitlt conferred with DP reetor-Oeaertl Hlnes. who exoressd sympathy with their' nqueat that gov erameatal action bo taken to lower lie ing eoett. r - - . , ; ' Wldeepretl Uaroot. - .The Prealdeat am told by tke Bretk erhood board "that a wldesoretd lolrit of am eet exist! imonf all classes, eipee laiiv among wige etraera whose wagti wilt to longer provide adequate food, shslter and raiment for themselves aad families." v After requestltg thtt eom action U taken by tho government, tha atatemtat read .by Mr. Stoat, and which ilea wti dlnitid to memberi if tha Cabinet, Midi Calef Sttac'i luuattal, ' .Should tbli not bo eeacidered feiii bit we will be forced to urge that those whom wa represent ba g mated aa la enaae ia wtgs te KNt tha detcriora tioa of the purehaslng price of the del tar, be thtt whit it utyk which em be etiiiy aotermMtd ay competent author Ity.- ' ' ' --v.-y . i , "Thli action miy tn aajfqaa ind it may ba properly termid piiaeer move meat la tha history of labir o'tginlat tiom ia teeklnf in tudlealec with thl chief executive of lur eoutlry tnd, It a manner, suggesting to him thi con vening of tha membert of hli eublnct, or thtt portion that may ba quickly assembled. However, the result sought eoems to ui to Justify tha meant, aad should our effort! la thll direction com plctely fall, then wa will be forced, to request for those whom wa represent th gritting fir fi laercise ia wages IS s to enable them to live nccording to tho American tttadard. ' - " - " y , ; Relative Pualakiag Value of Wlgeu. Wi invite year nttentioa U the firt thtt approximately 11 per cent of the locomotive engineers - ar America a born dtlzeat, and It any bo tnfely tinted that the remaining per cent tre natarailaed citiaena nad , have, . af course, jl. great interest in not only their ewn welfare but ia tho weltri of all thi people, md they tre not un mindful of yonr past offorti la behtlf of tho people tnd they believe that they should exert ivtry effort BOt only for themselvec but for thi loaatry la getant, al well as tho administration, Vet we find ourselvee today inrning (oti money thin wi did prior to thli trnr. Thil eta bo demonttrited by limply ttkiaf, is in illuttratioa, t dally wage of $3 prior to the war, .tthieb at that time waa worth 500 cent a, tad f diy It ta worth approxrmatety,' Judging from competent authority, oaly U5. Mora Meaey But Leaa laoomo. . . "So while' it may be stated that we have bad aubttaatial inereoaa ta earn pentttlon, when eoniidering tho dollar only at medium of etchinge our in coma baa been aubtttatlatly -deeruted whet compared with prowar prices. "Tha Brotherhood of locomotive en gineers appreciate! thi fact that all wage' are being lnlretsCd, aad that ten stiit demaadt arc Sawing ta tho em ployer aad wa must, of aeeeesity, be mindful af thl Interest! of our craft i but wa do not feel that increasing the eomptnaatioa, aeeempaalod by a greater increase la tha cost of eommodltiet of Ufa, will produce lasting .benefits to our craft or to thl Attericuneltbtta ia gonoral. ' -"f . .' Bom Wty Can Be Foond. "The nnnnimoue opinion ef thl ad vitory board, our duty to tuclocouo tivo oatiaeera aad to our country u American citizens, impelled ne- to oeck aa audience with you aad your cabinet for the purpose, of layinfthia tituation before yoa aad wo trust that you can Sad a way to Immediately iaaugurata executive action to remedy tt j ' . - "Wa trust that you may Sad K tea tlateat ta givi us ia tho neat future, something definite at to what wa may expect that wiU tid U guidlflf ttl it to oar future actiont, hoping that you ippreelita tha tpirit that bit proaptat thki aittoa 4 aur part." x p'!wntHijln'jrjjiiiiiiiti(jijijH WfeVe Urged the People to Buy ,' ' ' Becatue We Believe ffie Right Thing t Do U to Buy. - hey A e R esp on ding TKe Flnt Day of Our 10 Day Clearance Waa a SuccetSa , The first dsy of our urgent request to our frisnds tod customers to buy cUp! mer chandls before any f urther Advance, was a success. " , Today, the Second Day, Finds Ready a Great- .esinoj if. is ncaiinjrmy eczcina so qmckly! You don't hive to mm to know that Resinol it healing your akin trouble J Tha first application utually ttopi tha Itching tnd make! tha akin look health Icr. And hi continued uia rarely f alia to clear awty til tract of eruption, cruiti and soreness. Doctor! hive prcecribod Rtalnol lor man) ycart, and h Contain! nothing that could Injun Hie, tendered skin, fold by ill druggists. Disposalfcif Millinery Our Millinery Department will whip taitf to its and of A summer session as we launch forth its stock at Clearance Prices. ' ' One lot $3.50 Women's Hats Clearance Price ;. CiYm t One lot $1.50 Women's HaU 70 dUC Clearance1 Price .............. I iJC .One lot $2.60 Women's Hats no. $3.00 Straw Hats at Clearance M no , Clearance Price . ... . ........ 1 . VvOC i Price v iO Clearance of Summer TRIMMED HATS at Special Values II Big line $2.00 Straw shapes . AO $10.00 Trimmed HaU , ' f AA fi Clearance Price a70C Clearance Price-. pJeUU Children, Wa Arej Claanlnf Up tha HATS for You. , Milans and Rough Straws, black, white and iancy colors. $5.00 ao J Q Hats, Clearance Price $crO $2.50 Hats, Clearance $ 1 43 $3.50 Straw Sailors, Hemps 1 AO and Straws, Clearance Price". . aPl.taO I $3.00 Trimmed Hats " 41 p?a i Clearance Price pl ,ejU $.00 Trimmed Hats " A Clearance Price , iJr.. 9LDj $7.00 Trimmed Hats $7.00 Trimmed Hats aQ (A $1.50 Hata, Clearance- Ofi Clearance Price J) Ji JU Price .. 0 JC t Keep Your Kair Young O-Un Hair Celor Kmmnt krina . . aaa me dart, rMsurel thade Imir tSsi Is gray faeW or enthsd wim tray SrMve kc yevaVid tuwra revivta nd miml.m sTaliiset ISo hair rinm fnA ang out F-er sale at all eVug tntm and . f stile aaaeh are ssU Haui8.eillo ! 1 . 1 - II . I - Ut... r . " -A il . - tv. . 1 .... rru . iiiiiiiiiiiiiiis ' . . ' : 1 in 1 -. ' m - Tonet Articles 1 'xCfpJ . Soda Water ' 'Mr;-ViS' C. H. Fleming - iaecotaor to H l ' N 5 ' v ClrcU Pharmacy ' . - " THE STORE WITS A i " -'Ait " - I - ' -W-i-'"-' V?'!V MOTOR CARS nu ' I km . j'V v, . i f Mi ; -. . iTVV II III I I.j i i . i a .. a ; at -. j i ri in i i ' i I .-" arT I I I I I" . - f I I .'" xtu-' ' in i t i ti a - . .. - A V . an i i . . t i tv .. : V . ; Va Expect Hundradi of Paopla Today. We Invito You. HUDSQN.BEIJ CCO Thcj LMdittf StorH 89 No Wonder This Store is Called the Young Mant Headquarters Because It Has Everything . the Young Man Wants. ' Quick Clearance Sale of t Big Values at Little Prices Beautiful I Deign Thoroughly Modem Mechanically Right fi Vlt leparntaa ktenre4 aW oah I eota aurplo gtnashahee entineje to rapM fibmUoe) vador S00 aouat T aetata (ecraienleal to that aerrieaX IhO NetotaMo of otool to fctlgTM le eerefaiiy neee4 hy ax pent aad a self aprtag aanet aaoaeaea an aa a shaiwatlraf elan lrH iff anlltitin - Every vital port that goto koto a Now Staakbekor Car la dereloped bf Be4eUketliUepriidtkeoit ara mm tearcBing taspocuon. ... ' CARR E. BOOKER, Dtaltr . 105 W. Martfa fit. IALEI0B. K. C. r- CORTIN MOTOt CAS CODlttrlbtton, ffQtFpttA. Cotl-CJUtk S'Uk 'poKijet And All Woolen Business Suits $16.50 Grades now, . ..... ....$11.75 $18.50 to $22.50 Grades now, . ; $130. . . $25.00 and $27.50 Grades now. .$21.50 , $30.06 Gride? rw7.V;. ;T.tT $20.50- . ' $35.00 and $37.50 Grades now;; $29.50 $42.50 and $45.00 Grades now. . $37.75 ( .a. ' ' ' ' .,: ' FtUKan4 WILLIS" King: & Holding : mberdaihort t Hattara. I Clotniora ... .... ... . '.-' . "Jaat a Little Different-! a Ultlo Better" J, - 'arVoronga Bldg, OfroeeJte FstteSlco " . 815 Fayetteville St. " : . RALEIGH, IT. C. -
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