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- - WEATHER: ' , t WATCH tABEL." . rr esper. i- .i niwvsl ft sars s4 sarlisiies ass tnM Fair" Wdeday kit wrafc- J,:u!tt btyThrsay, , VOL CX. NO. 79. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 17, 1919. . TWENTY-FOUR PACES TODAY. PRICEi FIVE CENTS.. V - HITCHCOCK DRAWS FIRST BLOOD FROM MR. LODGE IN TREATY FIGHT IN SENATE Formal Reading of German Peace Treaty For Amend ment Begun in Senate Late Yesterday PRECIPITATED SHARP PARLIAMENTARY WRANGLE Chairman Lodge Forced By Senator Hitchcock Finally - Pledges Republicans , . To ' "Keep The Treaty Contin : nonsly Before The Senate" . .. A Promised; Massachusetts Senator, -Exasperated, Snaps , Answer That He Wffl"Do It . In His Own Way" ; Galleries ' Reprimanded By Chair dated X'rcss.J iormul readme of th( rmW pence "trea'ty for ' amendment i wns begun late today in the Bcnalnf ter a' sharp parliamentary wrangler and demand by Democrats for an avowal from Republican Leader Lodge that the ,' poet be kept continuously before the J body. It bad not been the intention of op ponent! of the treaty to take it up this week, as was indicated by a mo tion of Senator Hmoot, Republican, of j I ter a four-hour discussion, senator administration forces, - insisting the treaty : was emergency business and pointing out not one line of the docu ment had been read, drew fire from Senator Lodge, both asking if ia all good faith it was his purpose to ex nedite consideration. "My sued faith and what I intend to do is my business," Senator Lodge re plied with feeling, end the crowds is the galleries leaned forward expecting the first light over the treaty. J. Senator - Hitchcock thereupon egain asked Senator Lodge if he intended to carry out his proviso and keep the treaty before the Senate ! Senator Lodge, who had been v.nlk' ins; back and . forth in the chamber halted quickly when, the question was S3kcdV . "1 certainty da- and in my own way without adyiee from tho Senator, (rem itenraska, be declared. The answer was hurled front the Pen ator with so much emphasis and feet lag that the galleries broke into ap plause,' which led the discussion to the conduct of the crowds eeming out doily to bear tt,V,t President Pro Tern. Lectare Gal'trlca. ' President pro tempore Cummins de clared that while visitors had been per mitttd to applaud at the end of an ad dress, in Violation of the standing rule of the Senate, they would not be per mitted to show partisan feeling by noisy said the galloriet generally were not aware ok me ruis uniu it uiu uvea broken, and Senator Williams, Demo I erat. of Mississippi insisted the rule I ought to be abolished so that visitors ; could give expression to their feelings. - (--The Demoerats-asked for - the-, ayes and nsys on the Smoot motion to take up other business and this was met from the K 'publican siilo bv the ehiin that there was no Riorum. Ilcfore the eount was announced Senator Hmoot withdrew his motpn, and leading of the treaty was besun Jaw-Breakers for Reading Clerks. ' The reading clerk struggled-manfully through the preamble, with its Ust of all the: signatories, difficult - to pro - aounee. The clerk had read through article three -of the league covenant when he reached the anteeidffient of Senator Johnson, RepublicanCallfornia, to equalize the vote of Qreat Britain and the United States. Senator Lodge, who as chairman of . the foreign Relations Committee, is ia charge Of- the ' treaty, which ia being - - handled exactly as if it were a bill. asked that the amendment be passed over aa Senators who desired to be - heard were absent. ; - - Another Clsah. - - Senator Hitchcock and Senator Lodge then engaged in another eolloqay, the - latter reiterating that be would not attempt by artificial means to delay consideration, but that there would be ' "due consideration' se everybody could be heard. There was no objection in the end and the amendment was tempo rarily passed over. - "-';; -After the clerk bad started into the - neat article, Senator Lodge stopped the reading with motion to adjourn . until Friday. - .' . ' No Vote Till Kelt Week. , -Senator Bced, Democrat,. Wisconsin, gave notice today that he would discuss the treaty then and while formal read ing, may continue this week. Senator Ldog sald""hr tt4 Tmmrtsed members, ' including two Democratic Senators, that ' there would be no vote until next week. . All things considered, the treaty bad virtually . a lull day's consideration, .'. starting off with a three-hour address - by , Senator . Sherman, Bepublicaa, Il linois. It was evident that the Senate 'was ia a fighting frame of mind, for 4 while set speeches heretofore have bees given with nobody Interrupting aad. a . 1 ' ... I . ,1... km a n . . jfw USlCntu un wi. hwi, mm m i mmt M.l- Rsnitn, RhrihlB Hi IntArw rupted today by Senstor Hitcheoek nod senator naisn, wbooti, voiorsuo, no answered by Senator UcKellar, Demo crat, Tennessee- -..'.-..v: Lodge' Criticisms of .President. ' After Senator MeKellar bad delivered a spirited defense ' of the President, Senator Lodge, calling attontion to the President's statement in aa address lat niirht in Portland that the Senator in 1915 favored a League'0' Kations, I quoted from mora tlun a score of ! opeeches by the President te show, ( be snld, inconsistencies on the tatter's (Ct""'vti on rje Two.) DRY ENFORCEMENT BILL AMENDMENT House Conferees Accept Sen ate Cider and Light Wines Item; Burden of Proof . ' V - Washington Sept. 16. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The principal Senate amendment liberalising the prohibition enforcement bill, to permit boms manu facture for individual consumption of ('non-intoxicating cider and light wines, was accepted lata today by the House conferees and placed finally ia the bill subject to action on the con- snit JlOuie coiiTereea enjpy, t,r "poranfy, probably 'until late this week, when a complete agreement is ex pected. Enactment of the bill prob ably will be delayed until next week. New Transportation Provision. In adopting the Senate amendment authorizing the making of light wines and cider for domestic use, conferees today added a further liberalizing pro vision permitting transportation of "non-intoxicating" eiders and wines for the purpose of conversion into vinegar. - The principal controversy yet to be settled is over the "burden of proof" ia the ease of persons found intoxi cated. The House conferees, it is said, are insisting that the burden of proof should be upon defendants, while the Senato conferees are reported to hold the opposite view. REVALUATION ACT Calls It a Measure To "Make Tax Books of North Caro lina Telh The Truth" By J. SPENCER STILL. ?" ' V 8tasT Correspondent. t Chapel Hill,A8ept. 1. "An act to mke the tax books of North Carolina tclt the truth,' 'is the suggestive title which Governor Bickelt this afternoon gave t herevaluation act of toe last Legislature in expounding lie moral, economic and financial values of the new property assessment system to the county and State officials in conference here.'' "We must reetniaeJl-saiiL Governor Bickctt, "that whatever ideaa the lead' era of the forces of schools, health, public welfare and roads have ia mind for .Jho.HpHft of Jhe State, taxation is necessary for the promotion of those ideals. But the tax books must toll the truth., They have never done it. They hare never pretended to do it, and under the old practice the citizen lias not been encouraged to speak the truth. Under the machinery act the people were not permitted to tell the truth, but were encouraged to conceal the true value of their property. ' Jf a man does not tell the truth under the revaluation act, be commits a misdeameanor; is liable to be sent to jail in this world and to' hell ia the next. The practice under the old sys tem constituted a school . of distorted mcrality, which, . if continued, would eventually undermine the fundamentals of morality tad citizenship in the 8Ute. . . ' . "I do not hesitate to say that the man who understands this act through out and thoroughly and dees sot en dorse it by act and . its spirit simply loves a lie. The people of North. Caro lina' are not a mass of liars, and" I am glad to report that they are telling the troth. North Carolinians are ready to dsv anv- fair Lax rate. Drovided the other fellow pay his propportionate Share." ; ' Governor Bickelt disagreed with a friend that the act would lose thou sands and thousands of vote to the Democratic party, and asserted that if it did. then it was better to dm by reason of truth 1 than because of error and falsehood. He said that the hue sad cry against the act has been in stigated bv those who seek to stir up the people by excitement and passioa ia the hope perad venture that, tncy may rise into power. , Advocating: a system of county eas which will give every person in the re motest districfi service to which he is entitled, Mr. W. L. Spoon, engineer of the United States Bureau o( Public Roads, impressed county and State offi cials, with the. Importance ofhaving a definite eeanty system, with a county engineer. He said that we must shan non the system of following property lines in laying out roads and select road routes for permanency and endurfnee. Governor Biekett returned to KM- sigh this afternoon. He will attend the eonferenceagaia on Thursday : iJew Lei ear Opens Conference. ' New Tork, Sept. lfc The first auat congress of . the Lragua of Esthoniaas, Letts, - Lithuanians and Ukrainians of America opened here to- dny. The delegate represent about 3 000,000 residents of the United State. The treaty -with- Germnny, the Polish invasions of" neighboring ; territories and the establishment of commercial re lations between he United States aud the four new republics of the former Russian empire are among the subjects upon which action will be taken. GOVERNOR PRAISES BROCK WILL PROBE: ALBEMARLE AFFAIR Dee Porter, Picketer, Says He . Shot Sheriff in Self-Defense After Being Wounded UNION MEMBERS PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO PEACE Mayor Groves, Sect'y-Treas-urer Wiscassett Hills, Issues t Statement Charginft)utside ' Agitator' With Besponsibil ity Tor Trouble; Mill , Men Decline To Treat With Union 'WILL REMOVE TROOPS FROM ALBEMARLE TODAY Unless there are further, develop ments la Albemarle, to Justify the presence of troops there, the three companies of North Carolina Reserve practicable, fccprdlnir Jo orders Ja ned by AUitrtanf Central" HbysteV after conference with Captala Der mot Shemwell, military commando, and the civil authorities yesterday afternoon. The altaation was so peaceable in Albemarle yesterdsy afternoon, ac cording to advices here, that tke mayor had taken a trip to the coun try. He retarned and later was In communication with Adjataat-Cn-eral Koyster, who out of aa ahnnd. ance of precaution, la view of the trial of the men now la jail ached aled for this morning, allowed the troops to remain antll noon. . Albemarle, Bopt. 16. Solicitor Wal ter Brock wilt begin an investigation Wednesday morning into the riot at the Wiscassett Mill gate, as a result of which the sheriff and a union picketer were wounded and three companies of North Carolina lteserve Militia rushed here to prevent further trouble. O. Boyd, said to have been selected s union leader in the picketing opera tions, is now in jail,' while Albemarle is quiet with no more trouble ei pectcd. " " The two men aliglilly wounded con stitute the whole of riot and bloodshed which the" Governor wna asked to quell by fore of arms. ' Six were jail ed end two ere now out on bond. Sheriff Q. D. Blaloek, who was shot while attempting to ditarm a picketer, is recovering nicely front a flesh wound, pee Porter, the striker who shot him, ia not so fortunate. The bullet enter ed the back of hie thigh, ranged down ward grazing the bone and coming eat on the outxide of the knee. Through J. A. Wiggins orgnnizcr for the State Federation of Labornow in Albemarle, he makes the statement thst he shot In self defense after he bad received his wound. He was released from jail late Vonday afternoon under one thousand dollar bond and is now at his homei . Union Men for Order. Tuesdny afternoon the local textile union addressed to the mayor of Albe marle a statement in which the mem bers pledged themselves to refrain from picketing for a period of ten days and to use their utmost influence to co operate with the) .loeaL suthorlticato maintain order. They further asked that the troops be allowed to return o their homes. ' : Their request to the manufacturers to meet them and their State represen tative received a flat refusal to deal with any outsiders. James F. Barrett, of Aslieville, Is ex pected to arrive In Alhemnrlo Wednes day morning though the Mayor who is also the Secretary and Treasurer of the Wiscassett Mills makes emphatic state ments that he doesn't need any assist ance froranny outsiders in the adjust ment of the f rouble here. This, of course, does not pertain to the soldiers called here. Antl-Cnion Men Armed ' As the news spread over Albemarle - (Contlnaed on Page Two.) I0H0F THE STEEL STRIKE Chairman of Corporation Says "Wave of Bolshevism May Strike Us Yet" New York, Sept. 18. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The finance committee of the United States Steel Corporation met Ber today and remained in con ference for about an hour. At the close -of the meeting . Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the board xf directors, who presided, .was asked if the threat ened strike bad been discussed. He refused to answer : directly, but.ro marked: 1. Tbe.. 'wave1, of .Bolshevism .may. -yet strike ns." ' . , " ' ' f. ; When Mr. Gary's attention was called to claims of tha union fenders that the steel workers were 100 "per cent organized, he reiterated his pre vious statement that according to his information not more than 15 per- cent of the corporation's mployeS were anion snea: ie' ."However." lie : dded. T dontllie lieve in denying thing I have no knowledge of." Ia regard to the atti tude of the 'independent steel manu facturers in the event of a strike, Mr. Gary declared he rather felt they would welcome it. "' : ' " "."'. ,- Mr. Gary and President Farrell, who also was present at the eonfereaee, both denied that there was any particular significance to the meeting, which they declared tts s merely the regular gath ering of the committee. GARY'S Of SIMiVIONS AND POU INVITED TO ATTEND THE RATE HEARING They Will Think It Over While The Hearing Takes a Recess Today SECOND DAY OF FREIGHT RATE HEARING DULL ONE XjJvita'tfdn Extended To Senator Simmons and" Congressman Pott Said To Have Originated With James H. Pou, of Ral eigh; Yesterday's Develop ments ' , " Vcws and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By H. E. POWELL. ' a (Special Ljensed Wire.) . ' SdrfttieaAleralffcigU "rule "mflrrti-g-'ft- ...rfsewrg pactski.. d"ifmi Division tomorrow, Senator rlimmous and Representative Pou will lje turn ing over in their mineU a proposition from the'eommercial secretaries to nt- tend the hearing when it resumes Thurs day. What answer they will make is 'not known tonight. Ia fact, the proposition while considered at length by the sec retaries, wsa not made to the Senator and. Mr,Ju.untiii this morning when Ik S. Duncan, of Bocky Mount,, and Harry Barlows, of Wilson, called at the Capitol to extend the invitation. Mr. Pou is understood to be favorable to the suggestion. James H. Pou, of Baleigh, is .the father of the recom mendation that la given form by the secretaries, as well as parent of the one that brings Attorney General Manning here with the Corporation -Commission, It was originally Mr. Pon's idea that Governor Biekett attend but the Ri- leigh lawyer receded from his position on this matter when Governor Biekett called hi- attention -t tho acute situa tions in High Point and Albemarle. Second Day of Hearing Dull One. The second day of the hearing on the application of the carriers for an in crease ia rates in North Carolina and other Southeastern territory was dull enough to eut the attendance in half. It began this morning; with the cross examination of ..iSorlh Carolina's lata expert, W. G. Womble, and when ad journment eame this aftsrneon Chair-' man Burr, of tie Florida commission, was testifying. '- George B. Patterson, general solicitor of the Pennsylvania, did not help : he case of tha carriers any with his cross quizzing of Womble. Mr. Patter ion asked the witness if he did not think, in view' of the present earnings pi the roads on North Carolina business, an advance was justified. - Womble explained that if the two biggest carriers in the State, tha South era and Coast Line were eliminated in the question -about earnings he might Ihink so. i With their business ccunted, be did not think the lines so poor. .X- Womhle's Cems-Back. Mr. Patterson also asked Mr. Womble if there had not , been a decrease in tonnage to Southeastern points from I'Mtern port cities, and Womble came back with last week's statement by the Director General, showing not a de crease, but a substantial increase in tbo volume of business. Wrmbler was followed on the stand by P. M. Bipley, representing -the Ameri can Sugar and Franklin Sugar Befining Companies, both of whom ship about 400 to 600- ears into North" Carolina annually. The increase to them, this witness said, would amount to about three cents per hundred ponnds after allowances are made for the special Class rate. Arbuckles and Company pro tested yesterday to the rate applicable to coffee and noted their protest in Uirt record for final determination when the commission reaches the case. .' Crelghtoaa Evidence. ; This afternoon the testimony of W S. CroigMon, of Charlotte, representing the Southern Trams. League ana tne Charlotte Bcceivera' and Manufacturers' Association wm given. Creighton's tes timony followed largoly the same line as thst given by Womble. He ex pressed the conviction that ii the rsil toads of the North require -additional revenue It should come , from aa-in-erctse of rates betweca Northern points beyond the Virginia cities. So does everybody else, but the car riers, and they insist thstthe rates be tween Northers points have been raised as much ns they will stand. The fact alone thntth North Carolina, points with other Southeastera points,' have JContinaed on f age TvTS FALL CALLS FOR WHOLE CORRESPONDENCE LAY-OUT IN THE MEXICAN. INQUIRY Washiiigton) Sepi. 16Practically the entire file of correspondence between tha Mexican and American governments, it is expected, will become apart of the records of the Senate foreign relations sub-eommittoe investigating the Mex ican situation. . - Chairman Fall of the sub-committee disclosed today In the course of his examination of Frederick' Watrous, an attorney representing oil aad land in terests in Mexico, that the committee had asked the State Department to pro duce protests made by tha United States to Mexico, , Mexico's answers and such other correspondence and document as might ervo.-to clarify the situation. Senstor Fait added that hs knew of no reason why the department would withhold any information at its dis posal, but that a part ef it, especially that relating to certain claims, might be read in executive session, . E Suggestion of Kitchin As To Rewarding Enlisted Men Partly Responsible BUDGET OF NEWS NOTES . CONCERNING TAR HEELS Senator Person Segisters Views As To Louisbnfff P. O. Location; Secretary To Nary Iead Britton Helps Present Senrice To Warship; Over , man Goes To Salisbury The News and Observer Burean, 603 District National Bank BMg. By S. IL. WINTERS. (By Special Leased WiteO Washington, Sept. 16. The sugges tion of Bepre'sentative Claud Kitchin, of North Carolina,1 that he would ask for sutintantiiil reward for the enlisted HOUS ABANDONS GOLD SWORD DEA ffmaliftt tun tufcn 0T vfresenHnit ft 4telfTfr"" v--r-A- j rxr 171,1,1 nr.l n ri.nnri.l Jnhn .1 P.r.h. )ng. Bepresontative Julius Kahn, of California, had prepared the bill for introduction in the House. Represen tative Kitchin and members of the House of Representatives wers not op posed to bestowing honors on General Pershing, but objected to conferring all laurels on army and navy leaders while the enlisted; men were not recog nized. Other members of the Tar Heel delegation held Aiie sHBilur to the- ex- " Lpression voiced by Claude Kitchin. Senator Person la Waalilnitsa. The visit to Washington of W. M, Person, lawyer and farmer of Louis burg, baa for Its object the arrange ment of a conference with postofliee officials when, citizens of Louisburg will formally register opposition to the or der authorizing the removal of the post ofliee quarters from Main street to a building described as adjacent to livery stables and in proximity to a tobaeco wareho-ise. Bepresentative E. W. Pou negotiated with Goodwin D. Ellsworth, superintendent of the division of post offices service for a conference on Thursday, September 25, at JOi'.'S o'clock. The postofliee department has already signed a lease transferring the quarters from the location oa Main street to another building which ia doomed by the department as a mora suitable aits. The opposition forces, however, are insistent that tha ehnnm should not have been made and the hearing on September 25 ia for the our. pose of presenting argument for re scinding tne order. , Terminating his service as Vice Con sul to Guatemala, Captain Charles B. rvohoe. or New Bern, has arrived ia Washington for a brief respite from a simitar assignment offered him ia Mexico City as attache to the embassy. He has not definitely accepted the new offer, indicating that he anay decline for the sake of entering ' business in Washington City. He ealled on the Tar Heel Senator today.' Movcmeata of Tar Heels. Mr. and Mrs. Edwsrd E. Britton, for merly of Raleigh, wilt be the guests of Governor Bobertsoa and members of the Congressional delegation from Oklahoma, who will go to Norfolk, to present a silver tea set to tha. crew on the battleship Oklahoma. The party will witness the Pershing celebration tomorrow, and then proceed to Phila delphia, where they will board the Tulsa for Norfolk. Among the North Cirolininns in Washington today were H. ('. Brawley end H. P. Mason, both of Durham; J. M". Chiles and E. G. Hester, of Aslie ville. Bepresentative John H. Small re turned to Washington today, after aa absence of several weeks in bis district. Beprrsentstivo B. L, Doughton hss. re turned to Washington from hh home ia Laurel Springs. John W. Covington aad Carl T. Hicks, bankers, of Borkingham, Richmond county, were in Washington this week, (Coallaaed oa Pago Two.) Shock of Accusation By Wit ness Proved Fatal; Tense , ; Scene in Court Room ..(Special to the News and Observer.) Greensboro, Sept. 19. The death of Claud Gilmer, a negro while on trial In superior court Ber this afternoon, was one of the most spectacular occur rences ever witnessed In Hie Stale. Gil mer foil to the floor just as a witness testified sgalnst hiraje the effect that he was implicated la a highway robbery. At the mention of. his name Gilmer groaned, gave a louj gurglo and fell io the floor, gasping for breath. Officers and fellow prisoners quickly carried him into the hall, where bo. died ia just six minutes. Sheriff Stafford and Jailer Gaffey said that ha had been suffering from a leaking heart for several months. The' incident created a tense situatioa in courts for a while, though Inter the trial jof Gilmer's co-defendants was resumed.-,' Judge Brysoa is holding the terra of court. NEW, VA. STATE HIGH ; , SCHOOL SUPERVISOR ;". ' A; .. ' , , " Richmond, Va Sept. I -16.-5W. L. Prince, for eeveral years superintend ent of schools of Eearieo county, was appointed state) supervisor -of high schools at the regular meeting of tha Stat Board of Education today. NEGRO DROPS DEAD IN SAN FRANCISCO TODAY PRESIDENT WILSON HAS 4 SPEECHES SCHEDULED CNCLR SAM REPORTED ,. TO HAVE CALLED THE HAND OF JAPAN AS TO bHANTL'NG Heaolala, Sept. It The United States has asked the Japanese gov irnmeat U Si a deSalte date for the return of Klao-Cnow to China, according to cable advices received hero today by tke Nippa Jijl, a Jap aaeaa dally newspaper. The cable added that tbo Japanese government had not answered the eomaianlcatioa. Washington Keepa Hilenee. -t Washington, Sept. Ofllrlale here, la the 'abseuee of President Wllswn and Secretary Laaalng, will not comment naoa tha report that the United States has aaked Japan to rwt a deSnlta date for the retara of Klaa-Chaa to China. The general Impression In official circles Is that the report la well founded. ' " . - Japan's answer to sack a reus est by the government would have aa important bearing on the Senate's 1 1 BhantWWg BTOVtalon. . President Withholds Comment. .On Board President Wilson's Spe cial Train, Rlaaon, CsU Sept. it. (By The Associated Proas.) Asso ciated Press dispstrhee from Hon olala casting Japanese aoarcos to the etect that the Halted States had asked the Jspsaese government to set a deSalto time limit for tke re tara of Klao-Ckow to China, were shown President Wilson en roate to California this afternoon. The President declined to com ment on the sews report, bat it was understate?" thst he hss net yet re ceived say Isfonsstisa from the State Department relative (a any ac tlsn It may have taken concerning tbo Shaatang aitaatloau HOLIDAY ATTIRE Culminating Military Spectacle of Great War Today, Led By Pershing Washington, Sept. 14. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Washington was in full holiday dress tonight, awaiting tha cul minating military spectacle of the great war tomorrow when Gen. John J. Persh ing leads the first division up Peunsyl vaaia Avenue in the Kationsl Victory Psrade. Approximately 25,000 veterans will follow their chief in this Isst ap pearance of the American expeditionary forces, sooa to go out of existence com' pletely. They will be officially re viewed by Vice-President klsrshsll in the absence of President Wilson and unofficially by nearly naif a million eitixens of Washingtonand surround ing towns. ' ' 1 Reception by Congress. Foe- General Pershing - himself- the nstional reception ceremonies win not end until Thursday. On that day be will b tendered aa' honor rarely be stowed, a public reception by Congress ia the name of tha nation. A joint resolution expressing, the gratitudo of Congress to him and to the officers and men of his army, wss passed toduv by both Houses, At the last niomer-t, in keeping with the Democratic ideals Of the nation, it was decided not to pre' sept him with a sword as bad beca sug gested. A Grest Psaeaat. , Along the broad avenue which hat brea trod in triumphal pageants by hundreds of thousand of Americans la days gone by, General Pershing will lead a force worthy of every honor be cause of its own deeds and also bees use it typifies oa this occasion, the whole army of the United States during ths wsr. Through the men of the First Divis ion, pioneers of Hie force in iranee aad last of the fighting divisions to return, ths nation will express its rrat itude tomorrow to those other millions of its soldiers whe could not sbsro di rectly in the spectacle; to the dead whose sacrifices brought peace to tha fields of France where they. sleep; to the wounded and maimed in the hos pitals, and to all the men who have gone back to enjoy aa eiviliana tha honor of peace and liberty for which they turned to war. The Elaborate Preparations. Elaborate preparations for the spec tacle have been made. Before the gov ernment departments grandstands have been erected from which thousands of government clerks will view the line of march.- Befer- ths White House hat been placed a reviewing stand where Vice-President Marshall will take his post to aalnte the flags of the fighting regiments as they swing by. . For three bloeks along the front of the Treasury, White Home and 8tate, Wa aad Navy Building, its wide street has become a court of honor " flanked by tiers of seats from which high officials Includ ing members of the diplomatic corps, will iew the parade.- At one end stands a massive ' arch through which the column will flow to pass in review. V, : ' ' - Baslaess Cesses To Fanctloa. . ' Business in Washington, public and private, will bo suspended for the day. Congress hss recessed until Friday be cause of the ceremonies of tomorrow and next day. The Supreme Court is not ia session and the men who are at tbo head of .the three great func tions into which American ideals have divided government, legislative, execu tive and judicial, will bo present to morrow to pay tribute to the marching thousands who fought and suffered that taoe ideal might survive.! WASHINGTON IN Yesterday, For The First Time, There Was No Stop and No Speeches All The Day Through HAS COMPLETED HALF OF .SWING AROUND CIRCLE Two Luncheon Speeches and Two Set Addresses Tonight; May Speak at Los Angeles Saturday; Oregon' Town Presents President With a Deer; Now In Home State of Hiram Johnson, One of The Bitterest Opponents of The League - Covenant in The Senate - ttppri mnV'coihplcteu' "tbfaf Tor Tteideht ' Wilson's two-day stay in San Frsncisco provide for two luncheon addresses In addition to the two night speeches of his original program. Although the President's advisers had ins'sted during the trip to the west coast . on his adhering strictly to his official, schedule of speeches, it was said more latitude was 'possible now in view of the comparatively few public meetings that have been arranged during the coming week. It is likely also that lie will speak at a dinner to be given him ia Los Angeles Saturday and at other publie functions during this week and the week following. Day of Continuous Travel. For the first time since his speaking trip begnn there wss no stop scheduled during all of today, and the President slept late while his train was' winding southward through the Cascade of Western Oregon. He left Portland lato last night and is due in San Francisco tomorrow. With hit arrival ia San Francisco the President will complete half of tli ten thousand mite swing around the circle. - ' Grant's Pass and Olendale, Oregon, each presented Hr. and Mrs. Wilson witii a Urge deer, A tag tied on the on put aboard at Glendul wss signed by "Tim Citizen, of Olendale," aad read: "Aa a token' e( our high esteem tad , appreciation of yeur devoted effort for the benefit of mankind.'' Bob Small Mack Better. Bobert T. Binall, Washington corre spondent of the Philadelphia Publie Ledger, one of those hurt ia yesterday's automobile accident ia Portland,, was able tpcontinue the trip with the Pres ident and today was much better. Last night President Wilsoa wnlked through the train and visited Mr. Small in his compartment and congratulated him on his escape from death. , Body of Allen Taken Home. The body of Ben F. Allen, of tlie Cleveland Plain Dealer, who was killed in the accident, is being taken Eait by one of the seeret service men at ths direction of President Wilson. " Signs America Legion Act President Wilson today algnsd an art of Congress ineorporsting the America -legion, an organization of veterans of the world war. ' Shakes Hand of School Children. On Board Prcaident Wilson Bpecisl Train, Horn Brook, Cel., Sept. Id. President Wilson met his first Cali fornia crowd at Horn Brook when the traia was met by a crowd including many school children. H stood on the rear platform for asveral minute shak ing hands. - The crowd cheered. Oregon la For The League. ' On Board .President Wilson's Train, Hornbrook, Cal., Sept. 10. Oregon is for ths league of ' nations. President . Wilson was told by Mayor C. B. Lamb kin, of Ashtaud, the last town in the State the President's train stopped at before crossing the boundary into Call fornio. - "There is no partisanship la it either," said the mayor. "I am glad to hear that," President Wilson replied. "There ought not to be." - ,.' 'V. ' Many children were on hand to wel come the Prealdent and Mrs. Wilson, including twins three months old. Mrs. Wilson snd the President took great interest in the twins and when their parents started to leava the ear Mrs. Wilson called out "Don't take ths babies away, please." . An elderly woman told the President the Korthwesf " was " greatly interested in fh lesguo of nationa. ''Every moth er ia in fnvor of the league of nations," the President said. "Yes. we are, the woman replied, "l with we could vote yet forty times on the question." " V HIRAM JOHNSON SPEAKS AT SIOUX FALLS, S. P. Sioux Fslls, 8. D., Sept. 18. In aa endeavor , to accommodate the crowd which coma tonight to hear Senator Jobroon, all chairs were removed from th wain floor ot the. big ball and tne audience stood on its feet during the sddress. President Wilson spoke from tha same blatfonu eight days ago. Senator Johnson charged that Presi dent Wilson seeks to establish sub stantially a new government for the United States by the provisions of the League of .Nations covenant- Senator Johnson s appeal ior me radi cal amendment of ths peaee pact ws enthusiastically received by the crow,!. Upon hi arrival here be was nn t t