North Carolina Newspapers

le News and Ofi5s WATCH LABEL. ' ' aa fas aaea. S lmw I ear Man T'rattB aa avals ajfculas a air s taaa. VOL CX. NO. 143. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING NOVEMBER, 20, 19 19. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. REJECTS ALL ATTEMPTS TO RATIFY TREATY AND ADJOURNS ALL EFFORTS AT COMPROMISE TO BRING RATIFICATION VOTED DOWN : . : ' WEATHER: . tkUr Ma tats. SENATE DOMESTIC USERS OF COAL IN -T Purchase Limited To One Ton For Each Household In , Southern States EVEN MORE-DRASTIC STEPS MAY BE TAKEN Hay Become Necessary To Curtail Use of Electricity, It Is Announced ; The Public Generally Is Urged To Con serve Coal and Lighting As Much As Possible Atlanta., Ga., Nov. 19. Domestic eon tumen of coal in the South were pat on a wartime basis tonight by orders issued by the eoal committee of the Southern regional committee of the Kailrond Administration, limiting pur chase of coal for home use to ene ton to a household. The order followed that of two days go catting off manufacturer from pure ha sea of eoal and limiting supplies to the Drat Are elassea of the fuel priority list, and it waa indicated by members of the committee that unless the soft eoal strike situation improves snoray ana more coat is mineo, mum more severe restrictions may become necessary, . It may became Imperative to forbid UN of electricity for show windows in tores, an necessary advertising and eren for moving pic tares and other theatres, it was amid. Meantime the public gen erally was urged to conserve eoal and lighting as muck as possible. , The gen- 1 j . l : .1.- : - Bess of the situation, members of the committee said. : Tonight'a order wMch applies to all 4hm ttrrltnr TlluA.iit fli Xflaataefntii" nd South of the Ohio sad Potomac rivers except parts ot Vrrgniier ia the rorahuntas district waa addressed to all eoal agents in the Southern region. It follows: ; "We are ia receipt of the following Instructions - from the United States Fuel Administration today i 'Because of th great scarcity of eoal for household 'use, it ia imperative that deliveries un til farther notice of domestia sisea of eoal from retail yards for household use be restricted to amounts not exceeding one ton per household. "Please instruct all local agents to notify all retail dealers that the fuel administration expects them to act se eordingly and further notify them that fnftiM Amli r.rin. . Mitl V MIb M. tail will only be made to those who strictly observe tbia requirement. Ths Southern region, it waa said, is dependent no wnpon eoal produced ia ths Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Ten nessee and Virginia fields and produe tion in these mines is less than one- third of normal. Making the Booth de pendent en its own fields, it was said, had become necessary by reason of eoal for the Booth from the Allegheny and Poeahantaa fields being diverted te the jdiaaie west ana ouer sections i asp vtlv imhliji ntiHHea anil traaanortation 11 D ll ! tu . u.l!.. llRVIl DUHMICIB IU1MV WW ma.taaa.g. eoal to the Southwest. tiiin-r aai niTCDti aTinal 1 1 ": WVHliI Hll lisltnuHiiunHU CHILD LABOR AGREEMENT Washington. Nov. 19. Unanimous ap proval waa given today by the Inter national Labor Conference te the plaa of submitting to the governments rep resented nn International agreement regulating child labor and fixing mini mum sgei of employment for alt coun tries exeettt Japan. India- and a few ethers ia the Orient. The agreement wonld prohibit any child being pat to work under 19 years old. me age uxeu for Japan aad India is IS years. Employment ot women in industries where ths materials used might be de trimental to maternity was disapproved by the conference in the adoption of a report of the committee en "nn kealthy , processes." The report also roeommeaded the adoption of some plan for ths disinfection ef wool aad hair to prevent the spread ef anthrax. DAKOTA JUDGE ISSUES INJUNCTION FOR MINES Bismarck. N. D, Nov. Wv-Judgs "W. L. Nuessle in district eourt late today, isansd an injunction directing Adjutant General Fraser and Captain L. B. Baird, ef the State Home Guard ,to restore to the Washbura Lignite Company, not later than X o'clock Monday afternoon, the mining property at Wilton, N. D, seised last Thursday nnder orders from Gov. Fraaier. , T""; It seema to me that it amounts, pa one hand to eon II tee tion aad en ths ether te involuntary servitude," de clared Judge Nuessle, in reviewing the actioa of Got. Trailer ia taking ever Lignite Mines in North Dakota, aad ia enforcing bis proclamation by the use of, available military resources. - : Caase ef Omaha Rlets. . Omaha, Neb Nov. 19. The epeelal grand jury investigating the courthouse riots September 28, reporting today af ter returning indictments, Said the cause ef the riots was crimes against womea aad andne criticism ef public officials. , . i , SOUTH ON WAR IMF PLAN SOLD RED CROSS SEALS TO THE PRINCE OF WALES J? s-w-V t Mis Adrieaae Mayer, - Little Miss Adrienne Mayer, of Wash ington, D. C, found a very, willing pur chaser of Bed Cross tJhnstmal teftlf in the Prince ef Wales. , She told tm one hundred and after the weighty traasae- tioa was completed the - prince . shoos hands with her. ' ? . E HEAR ARGUMENTS Constitutionality of War-Time Prohibition AcUTo Be Argued Today " THREE APPEALS UP FOR COURT'S CONSIDERATION Owing To Short Time Elaps . inr Before . Constitutional . Amendment Becomes Zffep tiye, An Early Opinion; of Court Generally Anticipated; Briefs Piled In Cases - i Washington,' Nov. 19. Ths supreme eourt will bear arguments tomorrow on the constitutionality ef the war-time prohibition act involved in three ap peals from Federal. eourt rulings. .One from Kentucky declared the net Invalid aad two from New York upheld it. Ow. ing to ths short time elapsing before constitutional prohibition becomes effec tive an early opinion by the eourt is generally anticipated. The government asked that the hearing' be advanced. ' Ordinarily the eases would not nave been -reached for at least a year. .The Kentucky ease was appealed by the government after Federal Judge Evans had restrained internal revenue officials, from interfering with the re moval from bond by the Kentucky dis tillers and Warehouse company ef about 70.000.000 rations of whiskey valued at approximately 175,000,000. Judge Evans held that the act violated the flfth amendment to the Federal constitution, nrnbibitin eoafiseatiou of private prop erty without just compensation. The New York ease resulted from denial by the Federal district court of an injunc tion te Dryfuss, Blum Co., to enable that concern to remove whiskey from bend, the other was appealed by Jacob Support, a New York brewer, after he lower court's refusal te restrain internal revenue officials from interfering with his manufacture, of beer.- containing more than one-half of one per cent, al cohol. - ' : - The brief of the Kentucky parties filed tmlav anted that the Federal gov ernment had no authority except nnder its war powers to stop the sale ef in toxicating liquors within a State, and alee that the act violated the flfth amendment.. Congress intended, it said, that the set should remain operative only pending complete demobilisation of ' the army, which President Wilson and others bad declared te be accom plished. ;; .- -JJ .',-.,, . A general, denial of these arguments was mads in the government brief, which contended that a stats ef war (Ceatlaaed en Page TwsJ it, ' . - I ::v'-;-.;,;rl h ZJl , j PR I COURT TO SCARCITY OF COAL GROVSMOREACUTE DOES BENJ WITH DEADLOCK ON SPONSOR FOR IV100DY Sub-committee of "Joint Wage Scale Committee Reaches No Decision FUEL ADMINISTRATOR APPEARS BEFORE BODY Consuming Public Not In Mood To Tolerate Either Excessive Prices -or - Prolonged Stop page of Production, Dr. Oar field Declares; Submits Some Figures Washington, Not. 19. Prospects of a eoal famine drew nearer tonight with negotiations between operators and min ers apparently at a standstill. A sub-committee rf the joint wage scale committees' was -n session three hours, but It was announced after the meeting that only the general situation waa discussed and that the operators did not submit counter-proposals to the mis ere' demands. The conference will continue tomorrow. 'No progress was made. The opera tors submitted no proposals. We are still in a receptive mood," said John h. Lewis .acting president of ths United Mine Workers, as be came oat of the hotel room where the conference was held. The operators' committee remained in session an hoar longer.. At the end of that time Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the operators committee in the eon iral eamnetitiva Held. sdoeS OOUmiSU eally, declaring that this was ths first attamnt at real negotiations since ths miners asd operators met at Buffalo. For that reason, be seM, oniy general matters wars discussed. Ths -decision ef ths joint wage seals conference to continue its negotiations tnrongn a smaller group, in, accordance with ths usual custom in making the wage agree ments, came after the owners and work ers bad heard from Fuel Administrator Gorfield that aa long as the government stands "the people of the United States need, mast have, and will have eoal and they will not be prevented by anything the operators and miners may do." The consuming . public, the chief party in interest in the present con troversy. Dr. Garfield said, is not in a mood to tolerate either excessive prices or prolonged stoppage of production. The sub-committee ia composed of two miners snd two operators from sach of the four states in tbs central eompeti tive district together with Mr. Brew ster and Mr. Lewis. The statement of the . Fuel Administrator, which was largely statistical, brought out that in 1918 the average cost of production of eoal was 92.13 per ton, leaving to the operators an average margin of 48 centa per ton. Thia margin he said, included interest charges, selling ex penses snd Federal taxes, as wall ss profit. CLEVELAND CLOSES EVERY FACTORY IN THAT CITY, Cleveland. 0.. Nov. 19 Every indus trial plant ia ths city, with ths ex ception of those coming nnder ths head of "public utilities" was cut off from its eoal supply late today by ths Cleve land Coal Commission in an effort to relieve the scuts fnel situation here. Several plants win be forced to close and many others wilt be able te oper ate only in part as a result of the or der, according to J. O. Brainard, chair man of the industrial division of ths enamoer or commerce j MAYNARD GOING TO FLY a me nv ana m mm . IN SAVANNAH NEXT MONTH Savannah, Ga., Nov. 19. Advices were received here today by director General Clarence J. Owens, ef" the Southern Commercial Congress that Lieut. Bel- Tin W. Maynard. the famons "minister" aviator, whs was first to finish tbs re cent trans-continental aerial race, had been directed by the War Department te fly to Savannah to attend ths ses sion ef ths congress here. . Jt is believed Lieutenant Mavnard will make the trip here along the At- Inatie Seaboard from Mineo la. N. Y- Us headquarters,, aad is dus here on Sunday, December 7. - irrangements are now being made by the local head quarters to have the noted flier 'deliver a sermon upon his arrival. The telegram advising Director Owens was received from - Major General Charles T. Menoher, director sf the sir service. ,. r PROVED HIGHWAY HELPS . WASHINGTON TOBACCO MARKET Washington, Nov. 20 Farmers en ths 8outh side of the Pamlico river will be able te bring iheir tobacco to tow a and to do whatever trading they have te do in Washington by coming direct from Choeowinity to Washington over the new hard -surfaced road. Arrangements have been mads te keep the road open for traffie for five days, beginning on Thurs day morning. The local business men have made arrangements have thia done. It may be that aa extension of time cao be secured after, ths Rv day are np. JUST HOW STRONG .R.LACY "Will The Treasurer 'Sponsor' Him In Primary Next Year"? Is The Inquiry TWO CONGRESSM EN WANT TO KNOW, POU AND KITCHIN Recent Article In Raleigh Labor Paper, The Unioa Herald, Charged Up To Moody, Who Is Criticised Tor Utterances; Extracts Prom Mr. Pou's Letter In Eeply News and Observer Bureau 603 District National Bank Bldg. By R. E. POWELL. (Special Leased Wire.) Wn.himrtnn D. C... Nov. 19. TWO members of the North Carolina delega tion are today asking the same question that many Democrats, particularly those irlnntined with the State administration. have been asking for some time. "Does Treasurer Ben Lacy intend to stand sponsor for Major W. F. Moody at the primaries next yeart" Washington lias oeen Bearing me r- nA4 th.fr tiava eirenlated throuffh the state but, until today, no one here had manifested any great concera over whether Mr. Lacy retained Major Moody on the state pay roll or not. A part of the delegation has been hearing that the ex-Guard officer was displeasing to ths state's democracy and even the story that Governor Bickctt isn't in love with the Major has been repeated here. The ire or Kepreeenianvs viauqe iri.-i.la mA nf Hnraaentative Edward Pon, though, has been asoassd. To each baa come a clipping from the Union Herald,;.. weekly jmuiunea smu. -.ki.i. t. .tt.ihnt.il. tbr Ytttfflwa ofttimes denunciatory pea M us Major. The article, appearing ia the editorial cblumns, severely attaeas Messrs, i ..a t fcavtnar declared them' m mu in. selves on ths floor in supporting the House resolution or eonnaenee in administration's course during tno cob. swiae. ... ; The Major, as the anegei eaiio.. wriurr, ... , r. . Pott with having assailed ths rights of ' i ii (. mt.hln ha harelv . . LI lMniB B II II nil. crgaiii.ru muvm - v commented on the editorial. He asked who Major Moody is ana wen wanwu to know, "if Ben lavcy was goina w 1. 1 l. th. .( aamnaiB'n. sponsur ni l"- - 1 , , Mr- Pou declares the ehargo whlco the Union Herald priniea 10 oe ns as it is ridiculous. In a letter addressed m.i.. . th. TTninn ITprald. he so Mia run v -7- says that ths most charitable construc tion that can De pmeea on ma runui... 1. ... th. r.itn HiJ not read his re- M I " marks in the Congressional necora. tri.. .Jit-.(.i I. nn the reoorts . Alio (urniiiw . - of the speeches of Messrs. Kifchln and Pon made on the noor 01 tne iioum u rv.tK.. 31. wtian members were debet- tK h. w..nliitlna fif eAnfldane. in the Administration's course, ia handling ths eoal strike. Mr. tutcnin nneraiiy anu e..fnlt assailed the Titzoatrieks. ru.a amJ Vmt.ra.n end declared him self on the Bolshevistic tendencies of the radicals in organized labor. Mr. Pou said less snd only urged that ths ...nlutlnii lwtnnt further delayed. The newspaper reports of the two speeches were from tne , omciai recoras ana identical with the records. r, thia M,. Pnn aarl Mr. K itch in im . iMnaait nt fiAliVArlnsi a tirade" against organised labor. The editorial l.m.nta th. that tr. TTitchln ia la a district where, organised labor is not strong, but it boldly threatens Mr. rou with taking his seat in Congress aad delivering it to a friend of labor." Apart from the xaet that do are . (Contused en Page Two.) . HARDING SETS. RUMORS ABOUT COTTON AT REST No Change In Policy of Federal Reserve Banks, He Wires ; ranner'. Union y Washington, Nov. 19. Governor Harding, of ths Federal Beservs Board, set at rest tonight rumors that Federal Beservs banks -ere preparing to with draw credit to cotton planters. In s telegram to the cotton committee of the National Farmers"Unioa at Mem. phis, hs said there had been ao ebsnge in policy as to loans by reserve er mem ber banks on cotton as security. Ths Federal Reserve Board, the mes- tags said, did sot believe that reserve bank resources "should he used di rectly or indirectly for speculative pur poses er for facilitating the .hoarding of commodities fer each purposes. The board has consistently main tained. it continued, "that the gradual and orderly marketing of crops is proper policy and believed that the banks should extend o producers such aeeonimodatioa as can be safely made to carry this policy into effect, thereby avoiding sales at sacrifice prices which usually result irom zorcing an nnaus volume of commodities on the market st one time. v .' .-., , s Three big dsyi at Pinehurst. Sand hill Fair and races Berkshire Hog Con gress and sale. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Not, 19, 0, 2L (adv.) PEACE PACT LAID ASIDE BY SENATE AFTER THREE INEFFECTUAL EFFORTS TO RATIFY HAD FAILED COMPLETELY TREATY DEFEATED Ratification ot Peace Treaty Framed By Republicans Voted Down Early MAJORITY OF SENATORS OPPOSED TO ADOPTION Result Placed Treaty In Par liamentary Status, Which Enemies Declared Amounted To Rejection ; Vice President Constantly Overruled In His Rulings Washington, Nov. 19. Ratification of the Peace Treaty with the reservations framed by ths Republican majority and objected to by President Wilson was voted down in ths Senate late today with the administration Senators lining up solidly sgainst it. Ths ratification resolution which would have required a two-thirds ma jority for sdoptron mustered only 89 votes te 65 sgaiast it- Its supporters were 33 Xepublieaas and 4 Democrats, snd its opponents 13 Republicans aad 43 Democrats. . The result was te ptaes the treaty la a -rsr?1swintary status which; its eae aiias deelartd amounted at least tempo rarily te rejection. Its friends how ever had hopes of revising n at another session ef Congress. After ths ratification vote the Repub licans permitted their resolution in ex actly the form rejected to comeup for further consideration, but as the session extended into the evening the solid Republican lineup which' had held throughout ths dsy sgainst repeated Democratic compromise proposals showed no signs of yielding. Roll Call en neselaUoa. The roll tall on the Lodge resolution rollows -For adoption Republicans: Ball. Cat der. Capper, Colt, Cummins, Curtis, uuungham, dge, Elkias. Frelinghny sen. Hale, Harding, Jones, Washington : Kellogg, Kenyon, Keyes, Lenroot, Lodge, MeCumber, McLean, McNary, Nelson, New, Newberry, Page, Penrose, rnipps, Mmoot, Spencer, Sterling. Both erlaad, Townsend, Wsdsworth, Warren and Wstaon 35. Democrats) Gore, Shields, Smith, ueorgia; ana Wslsh, Mass. 4. Total for adoption, 39. . Against, Republicans r Borah, Brande- ?ee, Fernald, France, Gronna, Johnson Cal.), Kaox, LaFoIlette, MeCormick, flioses n orris, roindexter and Bhermas 13. Democrats: Ashurst, Bankhead, Beck ham, Chamberlain, Culberson, Dial, Fletcher, Gay, Gerry, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hitchcock, Johnson, South Dakota; Jones, New Mexico Hendriek, King, Kirby, McKellsr, Myers, Nugent, Overman, Owen, Phelan, Pittman, Pom- erene, JtansdeU. Reed.. Robinson. Bheo- pard, Simmons, 8mith, Arizona; Smith, Maryland: Smith. Bon th. Carolina Stan ley, Swanson, Thomas, Trammell, Un derwood, Walsh, Montana; Williams and WOleott 12. . - Senstor Fall. Republican of Now Mex ice, the only absent member, was opbos- sd to the Lodge resolution, aeoerding to announeemeat by Senator Curtis, Re publican whip. Oepeeitlen to Wilsea. ' The collapse of tbs compromise neco. tmtiost which this morning hsd premis ed te point a way to ratification follow ed another and more definite announce ment by President Wilson that the re- tervataona proposed wonld, in his opin ion, nullify ths treaty's vital purposes. la a letter to Demoeratie Leader Hitchcock the President expressed hope that "the treaty's friends would vote sgainst ratification on ths program that had been approved by the majority. This letter was presented to a confer ence of Democratic senators before the Senate met aad the President's advice was endorsed by most ef thoss present. Expressing their resentment at the course adopted by ths President aad "his Senate supporters ths Bepnblieaa group ef mild reservatioaiata ea whom the Democrats had pinned their hopes of a compromise stiffened their determ nation to stand by ths Republican pro gram end bluntly told Mr. Hitchcock ea tbs Senate floor that the time te talk compromise hsd passed. ' Democrats Plead la Vale. In vain did tbs Democrats plead dur ing a day of excited debate for a coal ition of the treaty's friends on both sides of ths chamber. The mild group granted them saly eas concession. They helped carry a reconsideration motion after the ratifieatioa resolution had been defeated but, they indicated that they were doing it only te get the measure back before the Senate so they could (Continued en Page Three.) - i : , . LOWER HOUSE QUITS SIX , MONTHS AFTER IT MET r- IN SPECIAL SESSION Washington, Nov. 19. Six months to ths day after the Congress con vened in special session, ths House formally adjourned at 4:02 p. mM to day after receiving word from Presi dent Wilson that he did not object to this action. Tbs Adjournment res olution waa adopted by a vote of 63 to 6. Only a short recess will be possible ss Congress will reconvene in regu lar session December L Many house members had left for home, however, befere the formal adjournment and only sixty were present when the committee sent to inform ths Presi dent of ths situation returned with word that he had no objection to ad journment. Republican Leader Mon dell. Democratic Leader Clark and Representative Towner, Republican, Iowa, composed the committee which did not see the President but con ferred with Secretary Tumulty at ths Whits House. The committee wss told that ths President had signed the resolutions passed yesterday legalizing ths cre atioa of an equipment trust, to pay the government for ears and locomo tives bought for ths railroads during federal control, and also that for continuing the government control ef dye impbrta until January 13. Thia cleared ths slate. N. C. COIIFEREHCEjS OPENS AT VIL1I Reports of Presiding Elders Show Greatest Progress In History of The Body OVER 2.000 MEMBERS ADDED BY CONVERSION Gains On Material Side So Par Exceed Anything Ever Known That There Are Ho Comparison;, Rev. R. , H Willis Elected Secretary Sermon By Rev. H. M. North By T. A. BIKES. Wilson, Nov. 19. "Now if soi brother will start a familiar hymn to draw ths brethren from the streets, ws will begin the services. These were the first words of Bishop Darlington as he began ths 83rd session of the North Carolina Coaferenee of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, Booth, here this morning. ' ' After a moment's pause no ons having raised a hymn, the Bishop ' himself started the old hymn, "Come Thou Fount ef Every Blessing, snd the con ference joined him. The hymn that has been used st the opening of con ference sessions since the dsys of Wes ley, 'And- are we yet alive snd see eseh others' face," was announced by the Bishop and a wave of song that filled the great Methodist church went up from ths preachers of ths eonfsrsncc. accompanied by the magnificent organ under the touch of Mrs. A. u. White head. At ths beginning of ths com munion service, which was ths first ser vice of the conference, Bishop Darling ton reverently asked thst the confer ence bow and, ask for abiding mercies to be with the loved ones of those who have fallen during the year, those who are sick aad cannot come, and thoss ia distress. Cemmaaloa Service Held. Ths sacrament of ths Lord's Surmer was administered by the Bishop, assist ed by Bev. J. T. Gibhs, D. D J. H. Hall, L. & Massey. and D. N. Caviaesa. Doubtless ths largest number that ever kneeled around ths altars of this great church partook of ths emblems of the broken body and shed blood of the Lord Jesus. It was a sacred hour aad ths spirit of God waa consciously present with thst great host of ths fol lowers of Wesley aad all placed them selves anew npon God's altar for a larger semes In the days to corns. In closing this beautiful service the Bishop led the conference in one of ths most fervent aad esraest prayers ever delivered before that body.. Hs prayed especially for the absent mem bers of the conference, naming Rev. J. E. Underwood, who is detained at home because ef injuries received in an. auto mobile accident recently.' The Bishop begged that the "ministers would so be guided that they would not be asking "Where are we going" t but "how are we going . f He plead very earnestly that ths Lord of the harvest would send mors Is borers inte ths harvest. His ap (Centiassd en Page Two.) j BEE MB VOTE -. ; mm FAIL Three Resolutions of Ratifica tion Go Down By Over whelming Majorities TWO OF BALLOTS TAKEN ON REPUBLICAN DRAFT President Wilson Early in Day Tells Democratio Senators That Lodge Reservations Mean Nullification of Docu. ment; Resolution To Deolare Peace Pails Washington, Nov. 19. Failing after three attempts to ratify the peace treaty, ths Senate late tonight laid It aaide, ended ths special session aad went home. All compromise efforts to bring rati fleatioa failed, ths three resolutions ot ratification all going down by svsr whelging majorities. The Republi can - leaders apparently despairing ' ef bringing two-thirds of the Senate to for any sort of ratifieatioa than a resolution to declare, tbs war. SaY ! aaji. -' Twe of the three ratification Totes were taken ea the resolution drafted by ths Republican majority containing reservations which President WUson hsd told Demoerstis Senators ia a let ter tsrlisr ia the day would mesn nulli fication of ths treaty. On each of the votes most of tbs Democratic) support ers of ths treaty Toted against ratifiea tioa. -, . .- . . .. ' Ths first vote en this resolution stood, 39 for to 65 sgainst. On the second' vots taken after several hours of par liamentary wrangling, in which ths Democrats mads valiant efforts to win sver some of ths Republican group of mild reserve tlonlsts, 41 Senators voted in the affirmative and 61 la ths nega tive. ' - , - , : Ths third veto was on a straight out ratification without reservations which got only 38 votes to 63 opposing it. Only ons Republican Senator MeCum ber, of North Dakota, voted with the Democrats ia its support. Republican Leader Lodare declared to day's voting constituted a final decision on the peacs treaty unless President Wilson eireumvented the Senate rules by withdrawing it and then aabmitting it again to the Senate. Ia othsr quarters there was some difference f opinion, but the general sentiment seemed to be that there waa only a slender chance that ths treaty would come up at the beginning of the next session of Con gress beginning next month. . One effect of the Senate s failure to ratify, ths treaty will be the continua tion of various war-time laws and regu lation at least until ths new- session opens. Among these is the war-time prohibition act. ' i The resoiutloa presented tonight te declare a state of peace will eome up at " the beginning of the' new session snd is' expected to start another stubborn fight. Ths administration is understood to be opposed to such a method ef legally end, ing the war and in the background is a constitutional - question aa to whether Congress can do so by a resolution net requiring the President's signature. The Senate adjourned 'sine die st 11:03 o'clock. . , i- Cenfima Nominations. Before adjournment the Senate eon- firmed a number of nominations,, but deferred action until the next session on thst of John Skelton Williams to be comptroller of the enr.eney. It was suggested tonight among Demo cratic Senators that Preeideat Wilson might be asked during the recess, to feel out the other powers -s to their attitude on reservations "with the idea of bringing the treaty te eome sort of a ratification after Congress reassembles. It wss oa a viva-voce tote that ths treaty, after being before the Senate for many- w-eks then, was laid aside. Oa Senator Lodge's motion to take np legislative business ne roll-eall was re quired aad the Vke-Preeident declared it adopted by acclamation. . . . - Says Treaty Is Deattt. ' - , ! Senator Ledge, after adjournment to night, declared "the treaty is desd so fsr as this Senate is concerned. Republican leaders ssid the Senate ' need not sdvise ths President of its ac tioa nor return the treaty to him with formal notice. , "Ths President may withdraw it when the Senate reconvenes," Benator Lodge said, "and of course he can thea re- submit it ia the next session. But ths treaty is dead in this Senats aad they killed it, as I told them they would if they Toted against it. ' Senstor Hitchcock said, the treaty was (Ceatlaaed ea Page Twe) 1