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News aiidObservei WEATHER: Fair Tscaday, Wednesday local shower and coaler, anode-rat soath and soathweet winds. WATCH LABEL. MPt. rMi I rs safer sssl.stla tas tnM aiiaslas Sins . VdL CX. NO. 120. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1919. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. CONFERENCE ENDS OF Resolutions Adopted Protesting Against Universal Mili- tary Training METHODISTS MEET IN SALISBURY NEXT YEAR! Two New Presiding Elders Named and One Transferred To New District; Changes This Year Did Not Go Be yond Average and Relatively Few in -Larger Stations By A. W. PLYLER. Greensboro, (Vt. ". With the read ing of the conference appointment ly Bishop Darlington, the Western North Carolina conference adjourned this evening nt 6 o'clock to meet nest ye;ir in Salisbury. Resolutions were read, protestine against nnivera.il nriliturv t ruin i hi- nurl iirtrimr ,!k , i ;'.,! oM'r, . ... .1..:. influence to defeat the pending bill or any other measuro that would require ilil.-try training in times of pence. . Z. L. Bain returns to West Market, j W. Flylcr to Centenary and C. 8. .irkputrick t. (Spring Garden, Greens- boro: A. ('. (iibbs n transferred frnm Proximity to Aaheboro station and A. i Burgess who has been at East End, ' laru:in, ionics to I'roxiinity. Not Many Changes J. H. Bernhardt returns as presiding tlder of the Greensboro district and all I the other presiding elders return to i their former districts except J. F. Kirk viio wes trinsferred from the Shelby WITH READING NEW APPOIN IENT district to the Salisbury district. The i In addition to these we received lnvi new presiding elders are: W. E. Poovcv j tations for dinners and luncheons for to the North Wilkosboro district and th(" ten d"-vs following our arrival. H. H. Jordan to the Shelhv district. ! We were also Invited by many differ W. O. Goode was transferred from nt P'op'e tour California in automo Hickorv to Trinitv, Charlotte, and G. U. biles. We were furnished with a car Her::ifiu, who had completed a quadfcii- , "hich we used at will while we were nium at Mount Airy, becomes Goode's I there. successor at Hickorv. J. W. Moore, who 1 The whole city opened ita doors to served four years nt Trinitv, Charlot'e. , ' n,i ,0 sav thst w w(re happy does is stationed at Monroe, where H. H. not half express our feelings. Until Ionian was last year. (Sunday night we thought that we were W. B. West comes from WaynesviUe ffing to be allowed to stay until Oct. to Moifnt Airy and R. D. Sherrill goes from Lenoir to Wnynesville. W. L. Bherrill.eonfereuMs eteretary; takes th p.mtorai'e'af Moclsvill. " " j The changes this year did not go b-Vond- the average nnd comparatively few of these were in the largfcr stations. Hickory Wanted Conference Monday wai an exceedingly busy day for the conference with both morning mil afternoon sessions, which were riven almost wholly to the hearing of reports of boards and committees. ' Among those items of general inter est was the selection of the place for the next session of conference. Both Salisbury and Hickory were vigorous contestants. When the vote was token ! after the names of each place had been presented, Salisbury had a deeidod ma jority and the vote in'fajror of. the successful contestant was made unani mous. . Show Gratifying Progress; , Tho statistical nnd Sjuntri.il tables show gratifying progress during the past year. There has been an increase ef :i,3M iu church membership, the to tal having now reached 11.1,800. Num ber of Sunday schools 820; number of oHicors, teachers and scholars 90,582. The increase in amount paid pastors Teaches M0.577. The grand total raised for all purposes during the past year amounts to the sum of 102,648. Tho lonferenco instructed the secre tary to send a message of sympathy and lore to Rev. L. D. Thompson, of Statcsville, who lies quite ill in a hos-' pital of his home town. Mr. Thompson Is one of tho finest men of the confer ence and his absence was much regret ted by the entire body. Tho conference went on record against universal military training and urged our senators and members of tlio house to use their 'influence and totes to defeat the pending bill or any other measure that would require mili tary training in times of peace by all our young men. CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. The appointments for the Conference follow: Ashcville District: W. H. Willis, pre siding elder. Acton Circuit, W. B. Lnrris. . ' Ashcville: Bethel, J. O. Ervin; Biltmore, B. P. Fikes. Central E. K. McLarty. Chestnut Street,, F. Cann. Haywood Btreet, J." H. Bradley. Mount fleasant, v. Atsins. an ;- West Ashcville, E. W. Fox. - ' i Ashcville Circuit, J. O. Banks. -Black Mountain, 3. L. Teague. - , Brevard, I H. Powell. . Fairview, H. H. Mitchell (supply). . riat Bock an4 Fletcher, 3. H. Bren dall. ' . ' -',- . .. Hcadersonville, M. F.- Moore. HendersonriUa circuit, J. 6. W. Hol loway. - Hominy Circuit, M. W. Dargan. Hot Springs: Marshall. J.( J. Gray. Iieieester, C. M. Carpenter. ' , - ' Mars Hill, 3. W. Carver (supply). Mills Biver, J. M. Folger. - . . Kbseman, W. A. Thomas ' (supply), Saluda-TryoB, y. A. Cronaoa. .:-.' "Spring Creek, C. M. McKinney.- ' VSwanaanoa, V. A. Lewis (supply). ' Walnut-Antioch, E. M. Jones (sup ply). -. . ; Weaverville station, O. P. Ader. , Wcsvcrvill tirenit, W; J. Hughes. '' Missionary to Cuba, B, J, Parker. General evangelist, Bayaaoad Browning.- . :. Bed Cross Work, G. F. Wright. ? Charlotte District, H. Bojer, Presid ing Elder. . . Ansonville, A. B. Bell. ' . Charlotte, Belmont Park. A. L. La cock. . - " , . Brevard street, W. B. Shelton. (,CeUaa4 94 Fag Two). MAYNARD DECLINES INVITATION ' TO DINE WITH KING ALBERT IN ORDER TO GET STARTED ON TIME Instead of Congratulating Her Husband On His Exploit, Mrs. Maynard Directs Him Not to Fly Back; Every Baptist Church in Frisco Invites "Flying Parson" to Preach But He Could Only Accept Two of Them; Sergeant Kline Spends Time Resting After Arrival; Again Cross Dreadful Sierras. (Today Lieutenant Mnynnrd tolls of spending Sunday in San Francisco and of hi prcparnt:oiis for a long rest: then came order to start back imme diately aud they were off, reaching Battle Mountain. Tomorrow, the Tar Heel aviator wiil tell of li i-s second mishap when ho landed in a com field near w.hoo, noio By LIEUT. BELVIN W- MAYNARD. Copyright, 1B1, and published by per mission of the Boston Traveler.) Kline nad I were very tired and little rest seemed good. We received many telegrams of congratulations, and I received one from my wife ordering me not to fly back. I found a telegram awaiting me from my home . county in good old North Carolina, It read: "In behalf of your parents and the people of Sampson county, North Carolina, congratulations upon your marvelous feat." My reply to this message was as fol lows: ;,I have received with pleasure the telegraphic congratulations which you have tendered me, and my only re gret is that I could not have had every one of you wi th me on the mgnt i nave iint finished. It shows that the east I" onl' ,hrc' rti,VB from ,ne we,t nn1 A fho"' 1 couW b" bil,,k w,th.'u ln iTLree days. Han Francisco reminds me of our God's country of the east. Aly 'comfort and happiness at reaching here I cannot be expressed. Again many ' thanks fur your interest. T received many trlcgruma Trom my old aviator friends which cheered me very much. A typical message read like this: "I.t. B. W. Mnynard: Congratu lations All betting on you nnd know you will win. Signed, M. F. Lee." Invitations to Preach . I received, I think, invitations from , every Baptist church in San Francisco. ! oerore we were ro stan naca. Then we received a wire from Wash ington stating that we should be allowed only forty-eight hours. Too can imag ine our disappointment. BOLSHEVIKI BRING General Yudenitch's Chances For Capturing Petrograd Seem To Be Fading London, Oct. 27. (By The Associated Presa.) The chances of General Ynden itch, commander of the Russian North western army to eapture Petrograd be fore winter puts an end to operations seem again to be fading. The Bolshe vikl have brought strong reinforce ments from other frents and have started a successful counter-offensive, which has already resulted in the re capture of Krasnoye Selo and the thrusting of the Yudcnitch line south of that place. Yudenitch still holds Gatchina firmly, according to the British war office re view of the situation up to Sunday evening. The Bolsheviki reinforce ments include some of the best com munist troops led by specially selected commissaries from Moscow. They have forced back Yudenitch's troops at sev eral points and the latter were obliged to evacuate Tsarskoye Selo and Pav lovsk Saturday. By another strong attack on Sunday the Bolsheviki recaptured Krasnoye Selo, the Yudenitch forces falling back to a general line two miles sooth of Bop Cha, four miles south of Krasnoye Zelo and Vladimirskaya and six miles east -of Gatchina. This line covering Gatejiina his been successfully held against furious Bolsheviki attacks which now are reported to havej .ceased. According .to a government statement in Parliament today Great Britain is ao longer supplying funds or supplies to. Admiral Kolebak and does not eon- template , supplying General Denikine indefinitely. . i -This statement, in view of the unex pected large deficit estimated for the present year, mainly due to military ex. penditures, is regarded as foreshadow' ing a further modification of the g6v ernraent's policy toward Russia, Latest advices say that possession of Kiev is being still disputed between the IU1 .lj T ;i fPV. Bolsheviki held the city for two days last week,' but it was retaken by Deni- kene, who, however, has ben obliged to retire at some points south of the town. A Copenhagen dispatch gives the Let tish Press Bureau's review of the posi tion, according to which after a fort night's fighting against the Russo -German forces under , Colonel Bermondt, the Letts' position was regarded as se cure. The Germans nowhere have suc ceeded in crossing the Dvina, the right bank of which is firmly 'held by the Letts,'while en the left bank, in the vi cinity of Bigs, tha Letts hold Ust Dvinsk (Dunamunde), thereby threaten ing Bermondt's left wing which has been thrown i forward to Thorasberg, Hsgensberg and the ssburbs "of Riga. The Letts have also repulsed all at tempts to cross tho river at Friederieh stadt. Bermondt holds only two out of the tea districts of Courlaad, namely, Mitau and Bsusko and the Mitau Mend Bail way, . - - . - UP FRESH IE Speaks In Two Churches. On Sunday I attended the First Bap tist church and the Hamilton Square Baptist church and made a short talk at each place. I enjoyed these services j very much. ' Kline spent most of his. time resting.' nnd sleeping. He seemed to "bSTtirsdrn fully tired and when I learned that I was to leave on Tuesday at 1:12 p. m. I endeavored o rest up a little -myself-H One other pilot. Captain Drayton, ar rived on Monday from the East, closely followed by several others. On Monday I learned of the coming of King Albert, of Belgium, and invited him to ride : with me over the beautiful city of San , Francisco, but because of his time be- i ing limited he could not accept. Declines King's Invitation. j In return I was invited to a luncheon in his honor scheduled for 12:30 Tues-! day. On account of the fact that I ' wished to leave at 1:12 I wns forced, though with much regret, to decline the' invitation. Trixio enjoyed her stay in California very much, and when 1 :1 2p. m. Tuesday arrived she did not appear to care much nbout leaving. We spent a busy morn- j ing getting things in shape for the: tart At 1:12 we were all ready to leave, but there were so many of our friends out to say good-bye and wish us God speed that we lo3t a few minutes in getting off; We shook hands with them and finally succeeded in getting away at 1:22 p. m. ten minutes late. What possibilities for several days of genuiue enjoyment we turned our hacks upon a we headed out across the bay and what a hard path lay ahead of usl Determined to Win. Nevertheless we were just as determ ined to win as ever. The advantage we had gained en the first lap en couraged us and msde victory look easy. We retraced our course across the Sacramento valley which we found very rougn, nying against a head wind all the time. On arriving in Sacramento our first demand was for something to (Coatlaaed on Page Eight.) America To Ask Reimburse ment For Bansom Paid To Mexican Bandits Washington, Oct. 27. Official infor mation received from Mexico City indi cates that Carranza soldiers unques tionably were implicsted in the kid napping of William O. Jenkins, the American Consular Agent .at Puebla, who was abducted October 19, and re leased only after his friends in Puebla had paid to the kidnappers $150,000 ia Americsn gold. . - State Department officials have not been officially notified of the implica tion of Carranza military in the boldest kidnapping of an American in the his tory of recent years in Mexico, but it is known that they look to the Mexican government to reimburse promptly the friends of Jenkins. The American government, it was said today at the department does aot intend to pay any of the ransom money either directly or indirectly. Officials expressed their belief that President Carranza would be glad to repay the friends of the consular agent. The department had no news regard ing the release ef Jenkins during the day except a message from the Ameri can embassy in Mexico City saying that third secretary of Embassy Hanna re ported from Puebla that Jenkins had sent word from within the federal lines that he was free tad was returning to Pnebla. Reports regarding Jenkins' physical condition and details of his kidnapping have been asked by the department and it was announced that information re garding the ease would bo msde pubtie as soon as received. It is feared that he was mistreated by his captors since it was reported unofficially that he was going to the American , hospital for treatment. Tha department however, had no information confirmatory of the report. Both the State Department and the War Department are eo-operating with Mexican authorities ia an investigation of the deaths of Lieut. Cecil H. Con nolly rand Lieut. Frederick B. Water house, army ;, aviators, - whose bodies were found ia lower California. Tha in formation at the disposition of the State Depsrtment, it was said today, is aot sufficient to warrant the official charge that tho two men were mur dered, although that has been reported to too department. - ' r ' Fliers Make Short Jnmpe Washington, Oct, 27.-With uniform ly bad weather conditions over most of tho rout tho six army fliers still competing 1st tho trans-continental air plan race took advantage today of short breaks in th storms to , make jumps of 150 miles, according to a statement' issued by th air service, lieutenant Worthington at Bock Island was the only westbound contestant, th other five -being scattered acrou . Mia eon.tifi.est kosdei laf Xfflts i CARRANZA TROOPS MPLICATED NOW E STANDI PAT ON WILSON'S LETTER ov INT 1 Whole Federal Machinery Al- Provision Designed To Equal ready Set Up To Deal With ; ize American and British Proposed Coal Strike j Voting Strength STRONG BELIEF THAT I UNEXPECTED ROLL CALL IT WILL BE POSTPONED i CAME DURING DEBATE j Officials After Investigation Confident That J. L. Lewis, Acting President of Union, Can Call Off Strike; Con gress Takes Hand In Dis cussing Move LEWIS TAKES STEPS TO MEET WILSON'S DEMAND. Springfield, 111.. -Oct". 27. Con fronted by the demand of President Wilson that the strike call which would stop production of soft coal in the United States be rescinded, John U Lewis, seting president of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica, tonight by telegraph invited 25 district presidents of coal producing States and members of the Miners' Scale committee to meet with the International Executive Board nt 10 a. m. Wednesday to consider the strike issue. . . . Washington, Oct. 27. The govern I meat stood pat today on President Wil son s ultimatum to tne son coai miners tioa leaders action on this measure was of the country that the strike ordeTeTlTpoBtponed, the Bcqate adopting 43 to for November 1st must not take place. The whole Federal machinery, al ready set up for the emergency, was ready to deal with conditions in the mining fields unless the executive board of the United Mine Workers of America, meeting at Indianapolis Wed nesday, votes to rescind the strike order. . In the face, of statements by John L. Lewis, president of the miners' or ganization, that it was too lste now to stop the walkout, there was strong be lief ia official sjusrters tonight that the strike would, at least b psotpoaod. This hope of averting industrial disaster was based largely oa the feel ing that sentimtnt throughout the eountry was overwhelmingly for peace, regardless of how the people might view the reported grievsnees of the miners. Hope To Avert Strike. The fact that the miners themselves had taken Jio strike vote added to the hope in the minds of officials that the workers would be duly impressed by the President's strong warning, and, looking at it in a new light, willing to negotiate a new wage agreement without reservations. There were many conferences during the day and much attention was given confidential reports from. government sgents in the Joeal field territory bear ing on the possibility of a large num ber of the men sticking to their jobs, despite the order to quit work Friday night. Attorney General Palmer and Secre tary of Labor Wilson talked over the situation and outlined a plan of action which will be presented to the cabinet tomorrow. Members of the cabinet, while declining to discuss sny phase of the impending strike, showed they were grimly determined to stand out for the rights of the public, which would be ruthlessly ignored with the shutting down of the mines. Caa Csll OS Strike. After looking into the method of strike procedure, government officials are confident that Lewis and his fellows who called the strike csn call it off. It was recalled that some years, ago at the time of the labor troubles in tas snthrnrite fields the miners orgahiza tion decided to strike' John Mitchell, then president of the union, and Secre tary of Labor Wilson, Mitchell's right hand man, stood up in the fsce of a (Continued a Page Tws) RAILROADS EXPEDITING ALL .MOVEMENTS OF COAL Consignees Allowed Only 24 Hours in Which To Unload Cars - L Atlanta. Ga.. Oct. 27. Efforts of the Railroad Administration to expedite movement of coal has been intensified as a result of the threatened strike of soft eosl miners, it was announced at the office of B. Lu.Winchell, director of the Southern region tonight. Con signees who do not unlosd cars within 24 hours will get no more deliveries. The statement follows: ''Efforts of the Railroad Administra tion to expedite tho movement of coal has been intensified as a result ef ths eosl miners' threat to strike oa Novem ber 1. Every available piece of eosl carrying equipment has been pressed Into service, and to -keep csrs moving. instructions to railroad officers . hav been issued sen more rigid than those In effect since last summer when the campaign to increase coal transporta tion began to insure against idle ears oa delivery tracks and at industrial plants, it hsi ieen found necessary to limit deliveries for tho present to con signees who will eo-operate through prompt unloading. Twenty-four hours is fixed as a reasonable unloading time and consignees who do not unload with in that limit will have no further deliveries mads to them during th si- REJECT JOHNSON T BY Moses Amendment On Same Subject Taken Up By Sen ate, This Being Last Survi vor of Forty-six Recom mended By Foreign Rela tions Committee Washington, Oct. 27. The Johnson amendment to the peace treaty design ed to equalize American and British voting strength in the League of Na tions, was rejected ih the Senate today by a vote of 38 to 4t. On the roll call, which came unex pectedly during a lull in the debate, two Democrats joined the Republicans in supporting the amendment and nine Republicans voted with the Democrats against it. Of eighteen Senators ab sent or paired, four Republicans and two Democrats were recorded as favor ing it and twelve Democrats as op posing it. The Senate then took up the Movs amendment on the snme subject, tho Uast survivor of forty-six recommended ny tne foreign iterations commune Over the opposition of the administra- .16 Republirsn Leader ledge's motion for a recess until tomorrow. Vote Came Unexpectedly. When the Senate met, the leaders had not hoped for a vote before to morrow, but after a rambling debate of an hoyr and a half during which near ly every current aubjeet except the IiPague lad been discussed, it was d cidcf not to wait on the Senators who had announced they would speak on the amendment this week. When Dem ocratic Leader Hitchcock asked that a time be set for a roll call daring the afternoon, Mr. Lodge replied hs saw ao resson why the vote should not be taken at once. , Th suddenness with which tbe roll rail began apparently took the adminis tration forces by surprise ana aitnougn they had eounted on a majority of six to eiirht. so many Senators were sb- sent fast a sich of relief went up from the Democratic side when the result was announced. It was by far the narrow. est margin by which any of the com mittee amendments had been neaten. During the remainder of the day speeches supporting the Moses amend ment were msde by Senstors Sherman, of Illinois; McCormick, of Illinois; Knox, of Pennsylvania, and Watson, of Indiana, all Republicans. Senators Hitchcock, and McCumber, Republican, of North Dakota, opposed it. Senator Knox Speaks. Senator Knoxl a former Secretary of State, declared "the preponderance of British representation in the league was "not calculated to foster salutary understanding" smong the English speaking peoples, and denied that to amend the treaty would lead to pro longed negotiations or stout off - this eountry from the benefits of peace. Full official relations could be re-estab lished with Germany, ho declared, as soon as the' treaty had lx-rrt ratified by three allied powers and Germany. Sena tor Hitchcock opposed the amendment as unnecessary and likely to endanger the whole treaty, while Senator Mc Cumber said he was In accord with its principle. but thought the same object could be accomplished Tiy reservation. Senator Sherman attacked the treaty in detail and Senator McCormick quoted from Theodore Roosevelt to support a plea for the preservation of national ism. - Charging Senator Hitchcock with In consistency, Senator Watson quoted declarations of the Demoeartie leader opposing an arbitration treaty nego tiated with Great Britain in 1912. At this time, said Mr. Watson, Senator Hitchcock opposed entangling alliances and was fearful that evea an arbltra- (Centinned oa Page Twelve.) PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN CONDITION Admiral Grayson Permits WU son T Look After Some Executive Busing- Washington, Oct. 27. President Wil son continued to improve today and so satisfied was Rear Admiral Grayson, his phyiaieian with his condition, that he was permtted to transact some executive business ia Addition to th prohibition enforcement bill wheh he vetoed late in th day. 8oon after breakfast the President asked Dr. Grayson that Secre tary Tumulty be called and that some pardoa eases which were awaiting ex ecutive aetioa be gives him.. Us acted oa the latter at once and also signed some minor bills that bad accumulated at th Whit House during the past few days. ''.-.'-...:, Dr. Graysoa issued ao formal bulletin tonight as to the President's condition, I but said that Mr. Wilson had spent "a WanU Federal Health Office. New Orleans, L Oct. 27; Creation of a Federal health office which would eo-ordiasit th various health activities of, th Federal government was urged by Dr. Lee K. FrankeL of New York, president of th American Public Health Association, la bis annual ad dress delivered at th opening tonight of th forty-seventh annual meeting of REATY AMENDMENT NARROW MARGIN WITHIN THREE HOURS AFTER WILSON'S VETO OF BONE DRY WW V I A rt1 n s-k r wvs nnnn mmm mil nUUoL Kfi-f Aoollo 11 E Some Scotland Neck People Send It To Congressman Anent Labor Situation MAJ. STEDMAN'S CUPID HASTENED PASSPORTS Secretary Daniels Pays Tribute To Late Lieut. Command er McKeithan; Orthopaedic Hospital To Secure Surgical .Instruments; Com'r Welfare Beasley's Movements The News and Observer Bureau, i ftl.T District Nationnl Bank Bldg. By R. E. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.1 ! Washington, Oct. 27.-The offices of Setiator Simmons and Representative ; Claude Kitchiu were almost flooded this afternoon when a storm of telegrams from citizens of Hcotland Neck began pouring in protesting the (lemnudB of labor and appealing fof consideration to the public. None of the messages iujieated just what particular clemund of labor the Scotland Neck folk objected to. The general tenor indicated that the citi zenship of Mr. Kitchin's homo town was against the Inbor proposals en bloc and wanted relief for an "aroused public."' Kitchln In Accord With Their Sentiment. Senator Simmons didn't comment on the messages but Mr. Kitchin answered them with the assurance that he was in hearty accord with the sentiment re flected in the wire messages aud would exert his influence to the end urged by his constituents. Of the messages received, the follow ing sre typical : From Ray Boyetle: "Publie here aroused over unreason able demands of labor union. Please help ua." From John J. Gray: "Publie deserves consideration present unreasonable demands of la bor union. From Tyler B. Wheeler: "The public is looking to its repre sentatives, to help uphold American principles in the unwarranted stand taken by labor." From B. P. Byrd : "No one here in sympathy with de man Is of labor unions. From Frank P. Shields: "Ibor seems to have overstepped all hounds of reason in its present de. mnnd. From W. E. Smith: "Public lieru indignant over stand taken by labor unions. From J. H. Alexander, Jr. "Publie here thoroughly aroused and indignant over autocratic and unrea aonable demands of labor unions." From C. Lee Vaughsn: "Labor's latest demand is an outrage on civilized America. From Hugh Johnson: "The publis is asking for considers tion in unwarranted stand taken by lahor. While the protests and appeals of the Scotland Neck folk are the first to be received bearing on the present indus trial crisis, similar messages have been pouring into other delegations contain ing just as emphatic and positive lan guage. The Tar Heel members of Con gress are viewing tho situation with grave apprehension but are firmlv con ndent that President Wilson will use "force to the utmost" if needed, as they were when his immortal war message with that phrase was heralded to the world. Maj. Btedman's Cupid Scor.-s. Another demonstration that Cupid can get jn where Mars would run agaiust impregnablo barriers was given by the State Department this morning when Major Charles M. Stedinan called there to get a passport for a Winston-Salem man rnd his bride-to-be, who are to be married at Elkin tomorrow. Major Stedman wanted the passports to Cuba, where the couple intend going for their honeymoon, for A. S. Kcnnec kell, Jr., of Winston-Salem, and Miss Marjorie Roth, of Elkin. When ho called with The formal application, off! cials at the Department were informed that the passports could not possibly bo issued for three or four days. "But, my God, msn," the Major ex claimed, are you going to bait a man when he is trying to get uiarriedf That presented another apgle and in ten minutes the paasports were signed and in the mail special delivery to the young couple. Tribute to Lt.-Commsnder McKeithan. Frtends in Washington were shocked today to read iu the News and Obser ver of the deata ia Fayetteville yester day of Commander Alfred McKeithan, V. S. N., retired. During the war Commander McKeith an, who was ma7 years ago retired from active service in the 'Navy on kj eount of ill health, has been on active duty at the United States Naval Acad emy. While on duty there, in addition to. bis work of instructing midshipmen, he revived the interest and zeal in the Presbyterian church in the town which dated from his cadet days, and the force of his earnest Christina character was felt not only, in th Christian com munity but did much to draw the young midshipmen, who greatly loved him, within its influence.).. , - On of his last acts was th Voicing RAIN OF M SAGES FROM A AX rj .(CoaUanea p Faga Twsly.), Dry Leaders In Senate Imme diately Begin To Lay Plans To Re-Pass Bill In That Branch CLAIM ENOUGH VOTES TO PUT BILL THROUGH President Refuses To Sign Act Because It Included En forcement of War-Time Pro hibition; President Consid ered That Congress Should Deal Separately With Peace Time and War-Time Condi tions; Veto Hits Congress Unexpectedly But House Gets On Feet Again, Desert ing Its Leader ' Washington, Oct, 2J. President Wil son unexpectedly vetoed the prohibi tion enforcement bill tijday and with in three hours the House had re passed it over his veto by a vote of 176 to 55. The total vote was barely more than a majority of th entire mmbership. Dry leaders in the Senate immedi ately begnn laying plans to repass ths bill there. They expect to ask unan imous consent for its eonsiderstios to morrow, claiming enough' votes to put it through. They expect to act oa it by Wednesday at the latest. Vet Cam Unexpectedly. The President refused to sign ths bill because it included ths enforce ment of wartime prohibition. The objects of wartime prohibition, the President said in his veto hsd been satisfied, and Sound public policy makes clear the reason and necessity for its repeal." It would not he difficult, the Presi dent held for Congress to deal sepa rately with the two isaues. The veto hit Congress unexpectedly. Th House, getting on its feet again, deserted its leader, who wanted to de fer consideration until Thursday so si to round up all ths dry members. But the drys swept into the chamber and showed there was overwhelming senti ment among then to give the govern ment ample wespons for dealing with the liquor traffic. Nobody had really ftroflrssed to know the President would veto the bill. Republicans and Democrats alike and the countless multitude that had sor rowfully watched the passing of the bars, thought it would become a law without his signaure. Constitutional, Palmer Says. Attorney General Palmer, it was said hsd declared it constitutional. But the President, propped up is bed, dictated and then signed a vets message and sent it along to Congress without . worrying, apparently what Congress might do. With repassage of the law by th House' and the prospect of the same thing happening in th Senate, hops of the big "wet" spell that would rui over the Christinas season vanished. Prohibition leaders predicted refusal of the House to sccept ths President's veto meant that the sals of liquol would not be permitted again In this and many other generations. President's Messsge. The reasons for vetoing the act wer set forth by the President in the fol lowing message to Congress: "To the House of Representatives: "I am returning, without my signa ture, H. B. 6810, an act to prohibit ia tnxicsting beverages, and to regulate the manufacture, production, us and sale of higH proof spirits for other thaa beverage purposes, and to insure an ample supply of alcohol and promote its use in scientific resesreh and in th de velopment of fuel, dye, and othef lawful industries.' ' "The subject matter trested in this measure, deals with two distinct phases of the prohibition legislation. On part of the set under consideration seeks to enforce war-time prohibition. Th other provides for the enforcement whieh was made necessary by tha adoption of the constitutional amendment. I -obpect to, and can not approve that part of this legislation with reference to war-time prohibition. It has to do with the enforcement of an act wheh was passed by resson of the emergencies of the war and whose ' objects have been satisfied in th de mobilization of the army and navy and whose repeal I have already sought at the hsnds of Congress. "Where the purposes of particular legislation arising out of war emer gency have been satisfied sound publie , policy makes clear the reason and ne cessity for repeal." ; n considering this important matter - to separate these two questions and af fectively to legislate regarding them: making the proper distinction between temporary causes which arose out of war time emergencies snd those like the constitutional amendment of prohi- . bition wheh is now part of the funda mental law of tho country. ' ' i "In all matters having to do with th personal hsbits and customs of large numbers of our people, we must b cer tain that the established processes of lava! ebatiffM ar ffillnw,!- In ma nttie way can the salutary object sought to be accomplished by great reforms ef this character b made satisfactory and permanent. (Bigned) WOODasOW WUJSON, "The White House. 27 Octoebr. 19)9." Southern Mess bars Far, It. An overwhelming vote to pass th en forcement bill ver th President's vet . was cast by members from th Southern States. Forty-eight of them voted t . U JConttnMd a f ag Xwlv.