WEATHER:
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colder vat portion; Tharsday
colder and probably fair.
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TWENTY PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 19 19.
TWENTY PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS.
DRASTIC
OF COAL IN SOUTH URGED;
BY REGIONAL COHHinEE
All Industries That Can Do So
Without Heavy Loss Asked
To Close Down For Re
mainder of Week
ALt BUSINESS HOUSES
REQUESTED TO CLOSE
AT 4 P. M. EACH DAY
Tederal Managers of All Bail
,v roadajn .J.olit.UBtingJPai.
'' Be Discontinued Without Be
. rious Inconvenience To Pub
lic Situation Far More Crit
ical Than r Oener&l Publio
Realizes, Says Regional
, Committee; Householders
Asked To Reduce Use of
Coal To Minimum .
Atlanta, Oa., Not. 25. Bequest that
alt Industrie! that can do ao without
heavy loaa, cIom down from -tomorrow
evening entil Monday morning that all
atoreshusines houses and offices elose
daily afe 4:00 p. m, and that house
holders reduee to a minimum the use
of fuel aad lights in homes was made
tonight by the regional eoal committee.
Such additional steps to curtail eoal
consumption are imperative, the com
mittee stated, and it added that under
instructions from B. L. Winchell, rcg-
, ional director of the Railroad Admin
istration, Federal managers of rail-
- roads in the South are listing pnssen
ger "trains which eould be discontinued
. "without serious inconvenience to the
.public." Should the eoal shortage con
tinue and it be necessary to curtail
train service, this could be done on
. telegraphie instructions, the committee
added.
The dosing down of industries, and
as far as practicable of "all mercantile
establishments, office buildings and
other such concern," ver Thanksglv-
i is ooea not api'.y, the announcement
said, to "those performing continuous
operation Of ' manufacture which can
not stopflthout bea.-v loss."
After stating that "we are faced with
a situation far mora critical than the
general publio has yet realised," and
that since the soft eoal miners went ou
" strike November 1, tha country's coal
production has been below one-third
of normal,' the ' committee adds!
."This is an appeal to the patriotism of
every citizen. ' Co-operation of may
ors, city commissions, sheriffs sad
other municipal and , county officers
through the southern region which em-
. braces practically all the territory east
of tha Mississippi and south of the
Ohio rivers is asked. ;
Refusal of eoal to all except the first
flva classes oa ths fuel priority list,
has not enabled the situation to be
. met, ths statement says, as there is not
, enough eoal being mined to supply
these consumers which include public
utilities aad ether actually essential
. enterprises. : "-,' '.,
COAL PRODUCTION LE8S THAN 1
FORTY PER CENT OF NORMAL
Washington, Nov, 25. With less than
40 per eent of ths normal output of
bituminous eoal being produced, the
nation is fscing its most serious period
since tha strike of soft coal miners waa
ordered, according to reports received
today by the Bailroad Administration.
Ta scores of cities, the number of in
dustries in operation is rapidly falling,
while the nation's eoal bin continues to
diminish. . ;-
Officials held out only a ray of hope
for increased production..: While last
week's production showed an increase
over the previous week and Indications
were for a production of about 60 per
eeat of normal this weke, officials said
they eould not expect sufficient produc
tion to check tha draia oa the national
supply nntll all differences between the
miners and operators are ironed out by
the conference here. ' . ,
Meanwhile temperatures ia ths north
ers half of the. nation have dropped and
: the ery for eoal for household purposes
' grown louder. 8o far, the supplies have
' been dealt out rather liberally to meet
this demand, it was said, but further
releases of eoal must be limited if the
nation is not to face a serious tie-up
of industry as wall as , transportation
before normal production is again
reached., ..,;,- ,:": vi'-
Coal Miasm Held Firs.
Banks of the soft soal miners, while
shewing some losses in men returning
to work, still hold Arm, reports showed.
Ia some districts, it was said, men have
gone back to their Jobs ia large num
bers, but la many mining' areas ths
union ties 'have continued to keep the
vines closed. , : v
Beviewing the coal supply situation,
the railroad administration reported
that 12.000,000' tons were held under
its distributing system oa November 8,
the second day ef ths walk-oct Since
then, these stocks together with current
production, have been drawn ea to sup
ply fnel for the railroads, ships, public
Utilities, essential Industries and public
welfare institutions as well as for house
hold uses. -
The Railroad Administration's central
eoal committee still ia holding the thou
sands ef ears of export eoal assembled
at Atlantic tidewater ports.: - Officials
declared that, contrary to reports, con
" ditions were normal at the porta where
this reserve supply of coal Is held and
that ao car congestion was being per
mitted. Slow Increase Ia PredeetloB. -
Describing the slow growth ia pro-
(Continued ea Page Two.) .
CONSERVATION
HOEY VICTORY NOT
F
Tar Heeldom In Washington
Political Circles Delighted
Over Outcome
EXPECT MOREHEAD TO BE -DEFEATED
DECISIVELY
Shelby Lawyer's Landslide. Ac
claimed As Signal Victory
For" Senator"" Simmons And
Likewise As Boost In First
Bound For Morrison In Gu
bernatorial Bace
The News and Observer Bureau,
003 District National Bank Building.
By R. E. POWELL,
(By Special Leased Wire )
Washington, D, C, Nov. 23. Tar
heeldom ia Washington today abared
with Cleveland and Shelby in tha Joy
over the nomination of Clyde Hocy for
Congress. There wasn'tmttch surprise
noted in the tidings that brought the
news to the friends of Mr. Hocy here
but rn a long string of opinions there
isn't any dissension in the belief that
Hoey'a majority over Morehead will be
as decisive as the result of the primary
yesterday. . ' ,
Wherever it was ' discussed today, it
was acclaimed signal victory for Sen
ator Simmons which, of course, can be
further interpreted to mean that in the
first round of the" Gubernatorial fight
the Morrison -Jen have won with ' a
grand rush, The outcome of the rintb
District primary v.;v.ld be significant if
for no other reason than its effect oa
the Gardner candidacy. But, when
added to the depression which ths Hoey
elevation is bound to have oa the en
thuaiasm of the Gardner : supporters,
one counts the bolstering up pf the Mor
rison forces because a Simmons' man
has been chosen, the Ninth District pri
mary becomes doubly Ugnificant.
, Vote Being Analysed.
In several quarters today the vote, as
reported in the North Carolina papers,
was being analyzed carefully for its
effect inside the party and out Ths
light vote which Mecklenburg gave to
her favorite son is the, big surprise of
the primary. There is also some sur
prise that Catawba should havs gone
for Hoey. Ths vote ia Burke for Hoey
is construed as a good omen for the
Democrats, since it appears heavier,
from comparison with Democratic coun
ties than had been counted on. The
vote in Charlotte suggested a great deal
of speculation, particularly with regard
to the Jabor vote. The urgo of the Char
lotte labor paper to onion art evidently
went as big as at John L. Lewis order,
although the vote in two anion wards
for Hoey may have some bearing oa the
trend of the vote in the special election.
The Gaston vote is also viewed in the
seme manner. . ; . ,
Barrett's alarm that labor in Mecklen
burg waa "all dressed up with ao place
to go" evidently kept them at home.
This utterance of the labor chief is
believed here to -indicate that labor did
not want MeCall aad neither did it want
to vote against the Mecklenburg candi
date. The known antagonism to John
M. Morehead felt in labor sank is al
most certain to be reflected ia the elec
tion vote with the chances that labor
ia Gaston, Mecklenburg and Lincoln
win rally around Hoey.
Resorting to the aituation as it affects
Shelby aad the gubernatorial campaign',
there ia much to encourage the friends
of Senator Simmons ia the Hoey nomi
nation. Ths Senator himself is prob
ably delighted that a former campaign
manager of his, who carried the Gard
ner; home county against Kltehln with
the Lieutenant-Governor managing the
letter's campaign, should be started, as
Kipling's character, "to promotion and
pay." It is, of course, the rosiest kind
ef turn for the Morrison folks. Irrespee
tive of whether it signifies the organiza
tion is working or not working, as of
old, it takes the spotlight from the
Gardner candidacy for the time being
and focuses it almost entirely around
the brother-in-law and his "phenomenal
spurt toward Washington. And as long
as the spotlight . plays oa Mr. Hoey it
indirectly keeps the public thinking
about four fat Federal and State hold
ings which go to recognize one eounty's
contribution to the Democratic column.
Advene committee action a few days
ago ea ths presidential appointment of
Robert T. Wade to be postmaster at
Morehead City will hardly carry good
fortune to Cleveland L. Willis, Republi
can, who, under the reclassifies ti6a, be
came the second eligible. -. ,3
, Aa effort to get a recess appolatmeat
for Mr. Wade after action by the com
mittee failed for two reasons I The lack
of time to put the appointment through
the regular channels snd for Mr. Wsde
to make his bond and hare it approved
by : the Department and the absence
from Washington this week of Post-maater-General
Burleson. Had the Postmaster-General
been hare yesterday it
would have been probaoie that the ap
pointment could have been rushed
through ia time for the President to
make the recess appointment before the
Senate convenes ia December. ,
At Senntor Simmons' office today it
was stated that early action will be ask
ed for on ths majority report recom
mending that appointment be not eoa-flrme-j
and oa the minority report, sign-
10
SURPRISE
(Contlnaed ea Fsge Twe.)
CABINET DEADLOCK
OVER COAL SHE
AFTER DISCUSSION
Fuel Administrator Garfield
Will Again Meet With Cabi
net Members Today
NO STATEMENT AFTER
MEETING ON SITUATION
Secretary Wilson's Estimate
On Increase In Living; Costs
Accepted But Its Application
Causes Division; Secretary
Glass Promises To Hare
Some. Interesting- Figures
Washington, Nov. S3. Liks the min
ers and operators whose troubles it wss
trying to adjust. President Wilson's
cabinet tonight seemed hopeleaaly dead
locked oa the question ef a wage ia
crease in the bituminous eoal industry.
After a six-hour session the cabinet,
which took up the wage scale agreement
where operators aad miners left off laat
week, adjourned until tomorrow when
another attempt with tha aid of Fuel
Administrator Garfield, will be made to
agree apoa a pay scale that will satisfy
the mine workers and owners and the
people ia all sections of the country
who arc clamoring for normal pro
duction of eoal. -
Points ef Difference.
The proper basis of calculating the
proposed wage advance, and the ratio
of dividing the consequent increase in
cost of production of eoal between the
operators and the public, are under
stood to have been the pointa of differ
ence among the cabinet members. Dr.
Garfieldf who took a leading part ia tha
discussions, took issue with Secretary
of Labor Wilson aa to the method of
applying the figures accepted by both.
No statement waa forthcoming after
the meeting, except an announcement
by Dr. Garfield that the cabinet would
meet again, tomorrow and that he would
not see either the miners or operators
meanwhile. - He declined to aay whether
progress had been made, but one mem
ber of the cabinet declared , prospects
of an agreement were "not hopeless.''
Secretary Wilson's estimate that the
cost ef living had increased 79 p:r eeat
over 1914, was accepted, it was under
stood, but a difference of opinion arose
as to the application of this, and other
figures ia computing aa increase ia
wages. . .:,-
Secretary "Glass said tonight that he
might have "some very interesting fig
ures' tomorrow, emphasizing that they
had been compiled for the public and
sot for ths cabinet. He declined to ray
whsthr they were the income tax re
turns received jy the Treasury Depart
ment on excess profits from the eoal
industry. Significance was attached to
this announcement in n view of the fact
that the amount -of profit made by ths
eoal companies during the hut two
years, and the percentage of increase
ia any possible wage advanee which the
operators might be asked to bear, have
been the most bitterly disputed points
ia the ct-trove ray.
The statetants of former Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo charging that
some - eoal concerns made enormous
profits during his tncumbeney came in
for discussion at the cabinet meeting,
it was learned,- but no one would say
what form the" discussion took.
The Lever food control act was not
mentioned at the meeting, it was said.
Owing to ths time consumed oa ether
matters, it waa not believed that tha
cabinet discussed methods of enforcing
Its deeisioa. ia' ease the verdict should
sot be acceptable te workers or mine
owners.
. Director General Hines attended the
session, but declined to say what took
place. '. ' - , ... '
Before the meeting this morning, At
torney, General Palmer said that if the
figures as to operators' profits given
yesterday by Mr. McAdoo were correct,
it was aot likey Dr. Garfield would per
mit an increased price for coal.
Ia a statement bearing oa this issue,
;' t (Ceatlaaed .ea Page Twe.)
SHOW-DOWN IN PROFITS
IS DEMANDED BY M'ADOO
Former Secretary Says This Is
Necessary For InteOi- V
rent Opinion -
' New fork, Nov. S3. A show-down
oa profits made by bituminous operators
is needed for the Amerieaa people te
form a just opinion ea the coal situa
tion, William U. McAdoo, former Secre
tary of the Treasury, declared late to
day. Mr. McAdoo's statement was made
after he had read aa Associated Press
dispatch from Washington giving ths
substance of the opea telegram ad
dressed to him by ths operators, criti
cising him for "injecting'' himself iato
the wage controversy. Mr. MeAdoe
had not received the telegram itself.
. Ths question fa whether er aot the
eoal operators are making excessive
profits,' said his statement. "Their in.
come tax returns filed under oath will
give an understanding of the truth aad
the facts. If they are makiag excessive
profits, said his statement. "Their in
1917, then any increase of wages that
may be made to the miners should aot
be passed oa to the public ia the form
of increasing prices , for ( bitamiaous
eoal. A show-down will suable the
Amerieaa people ta form a just opin
ion."' . - '
- ii iii . i
;" Ox Drivers ea Strike. . ,"
Louisville, Mian, Nov. SoV Drivers of
ox teams employed to haul logs by a
lumber company operating near here
struck todarr for higher wages. This is
believed te Toe the .first strike of ex
fivers ia the eewalry.
R. R. UNION HEADS
DENY INTENTION OF
CALLING A STRIKE
Reports of Secret Discussions
at Cleveland Meeting Gain
' . Wide Circulation
KANSAS CITY UNION
GAVE REPORT IMPETUS
Chicago Bailway Union Circles
Care Considerable Credence
To Bumor That National
Leaders Planned Nation
wide Walkout of Bailway
.Workers On December 1
Chicago, III., Nov. 25. Reports that
national leaders of the four Railway
Brotherhoods in session at Cleveland
were holding secret discussions as to
whether a at r ike of railway workers in
the United States should be called by
December I. and which gained wide ilr
culaUoa and considerable credence la
Chicago railway unioa circles were de
nied toni ht by W. O. Lee, president of
the Brotherhood of Bailway Trainmen,
aad by Timothy Shea, acting presideat
of the Brotherhood of Firemen and En
ginemea. President Lee, however, admitted hav
ing received a telegram froni the Kan
saa City local saying that the trainmen
and yardmen there had decided to strike
tomorrow, and that he had warned them
that if they thought they were "bigger
thaa the United States Government,"
he had no advice to give them.
Knowledge of the Kansas City situa
tioa and of similar pressure from other
locals, is whst gave impetus to the re
ports which spread so rapidly here to
night, t -
SATS NO INTENTION OF
STRIKING CONTEMPLATED
Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 23. Timothy
Shea, acting president of the Brother
hood of Firemen and Enginemea, com
meatiaar tonight oa reports ef a threat
ened railroad strike, declared .that it is
"aeither the purpose aor the spirit of
the Cleveland conference to .discuss a
strike. ' - . '
"All we will consider here asserted
Mr. Shea, "is Mr. Hines' time aad a half
proposal for overtime. 1 know that
discussion er action oa a general striae
te forcf general wage increases is aot
oa the program here. I believe I can
say safely that it will aot be possible,
if indeed it is attempted, for any fac
tion or group te stampedo this confer
ence into a vote oa a general strike.'
NO MOTION FOR QUICK
STRIKE, LEE DECLARES.
Cleveland, O, Nov. 25-Whea told
of the Chicago story regarding a pos
sible strike by the four railroad broth
erhoods, William G. Lee, president of
the Brotherhood of Bailroad Trainmen,
tonight issued the following statements
- "No motion or resolution pertaining
to a quick strike haa come before the
conference of general chairmen ol tnc
four railroad brotherhoods in session
here for actioa, and I do aot know
where aay such motion -or resolution
will be presented.
"I received messages today from Kan
sas City saying that trainmea and yard
mea had decided to strike oa the 26th
(tomorrow), unless a favorable reply
to their request for increased pay to
overcome the high eost of- living ia
granted.
I have said to' all of them, in reply,
that it they think they are bigger than
the United States government, which
is operating the railroads at present,
V 1 . . i
BROTHERHOOD CHAIRMEN
REACH PARTIAL AGREEMENT
Cleveland, Dhlo, Nov. 25, The five
hundred general chairmen of ' the Four
Great Railroad brotherhoods, called ia
conference here by the four Chief ex
ecutives to consider the offer, of Direc
tor GeaeraJ of Railroads Hues, grant-
lag time ana one-Bait ror overtime la
slow freight service and a aiiforta six
teen hoar rule for crews held away from
home terminals, today voted to accept
the "away-froavhome rule," bat did not
reach, a rots on the overtime pro post
tioa. -' ' ' k
Discussion of the overtime proposi
tioa aeeupied most of today's two aes
sieas, many delegatea bitterly opposing
the overtime pro position, from sua an
thoritative source tonight it was learned
that ia all probability the delegates
will reject the offer of time aad one
half for overtime ia slow freight service
at tomorrow s meeting.
. The Director General's offer is la re
sponse te the Brotherhood's request for
a general wage increase of approximate
ly 60 per eeat aa'd grants time and one-
half for overtime la slow irsignt aer
vies, provided arbitrary allowances aew
given ia many of the schedules ia effect
which create double er more payment
for the same hoars are eliminated.
' It waa said tonight that ths pending
demaada ef the firemen aad trainmea ef
a general wage increase was inform ally
discussed at today's sessions.
MEXICO EXPECTS TO GIVE
HER ANSWER WEDNESDAY
' Mexico City, Nov. Thers was a
rumor ia aewsnaper eireles this evening
that the Mexican government's answer
to the Amerieaa Bote demanding the
release ef Consular Ageat Jenkins would
be given Wednesday. The Amerieaa
Embassy announced that it has received
ao iatimatioa to this effect At the
Embassy it was stated tonight that no
word had beea received indicating that
Air. Jenkins had beea set free.
CABINET TAKES UP
MEXICAN PROBLEM;
RELATIONS TENSE
No Intimation As To What Gov
ernment Will Do In Event
.Agent Isn't Released
THREE DEPARTMENTS
READY FOR TROUBLE
Absence of Adrice From Amer
ican Embassy In Mexico City
Causes Officers To Put Little
Faith In Eeport That Jen
kins Would JBe Beleased
From Prison Soon
Washington, Nov. 25. Ths new flare-
up over the Mexican problem, growing
out of ths Jenkins ease, was givsn ser
ious consideration today at a meeting
of tha President's cabinet.
There was no intimation as to what
this government might do in event
President Carrania refused to answer
the note from the State Department de
manding immediate release of William
O. Jenkins, consular agent at Puebla,
held on a charge or conniving who
bandits who kidnaped and held him
for a 150,CK0 ransom.
, No attempt was made to conceal the
feeling that the situation was serious
and that relations between the United
States and Mexico were atrained. OfH-
cials said the three departments, State,
war and navy, were ready to meet any
eventuality and deal with any aituation
arising out of a more defiant attitude
by the Carranxa administration toward
tho United States.
In the absence of advices from the
embassy at Mexico City officlala were
not inclined to put much faith in re
ports coming by wsy of Laredo, Texas,
that the release of Jenkins "was mo
mentarily expected." There was no
word to the department from the Mex
ican embassy here and while nobody
seemed to know what the next day might
bring forth, officials said they would
not be surprised to hear that Jenkins
actually had been released.
Meanwhile the government has checked
up ea the official and private record of
Jenkins and has given him a high -class
rating. Officials declared there waa ao
foundation for ths charge that hs had
conspired with, tha bandits, and that
information from every avauaoie source
bowed that hii statemeat of his capture
and the methods employed by ths ban
dits wss correct ia all details.
The latest report from the Amerlrsn
Embassy showed that Jenkins waa still
ia the penitentiary and HI, and that
bail had beea refused him.
Via looking into the varioua features
of the consular agent's predicament,
officials pointed out today that under
the Mexican constitution State courts
had ao JuriadietioB ever eases involving
diplomatic! or consular offices, such juris
diction being lodged specifically in the
Federal Court It was contended that
the Federal Court of Mexico eould
settle the question with one stroke of
the pen, simply .by assuming jurisdiction
as is its right Mexican officials have
stated that their government eould not
mix' up ia the ease, that it was before
the State court and that the Federal
Court could not Interfere,
RELEASE OF JENKINS 18
NOW "EXPECTED MOMENTARILY"
Mexico City, Nof. 23. The ease sur
rounding ths arrest of the Amerieaa
Consular Agent Jenkins; which has been
treated apathetically on the part of
moat of the newspapers furnished the
basis for aa exfrs-edition for El Uni
versal Monday aftrenoon.
. The newspaper quoted apeciat dis
patchea . from ' Washington and New
York saying ia effect that the next ses
sion of ths Amerieaa Congress might
concern itself immediately with the
Mexieaa situation, reviving -the poasi
bility ef intervention and" giving al
leged plans of the American govern
ment for a military advance against
Mexico. ',.''
The en'tra, which was headed "A
Grave Situatloa Betweea Mexico and
t (Ceatlnsed oa Page Two.)
COURT-MARTIAL ORDERS
SHOOTING 0E ANGELES
Stay of Execution Secured
; By Applying For Writ of
; Habeas Corpus :
VTuarex. Mexico. Nov. 3. General
Felipe Angoles and his two companions,
Major Nester Eneiaeo de Axes and Sol
dier Antonia Trillo, captured near
Parral. Chihuahua, November IS, by
Major Sandoval, were found guilty by a
eourt-martial at Chihuahua City this
morning aad sentenced to be shot at
aooa today, according to information
received by Judge Gonaalea Medina, of
the Mexieaa federal voun, aero una
afternoon. -. ; -j; .
The sentenee waa not carried out. It
was said, because the attorneys for
Angeles appealed to ths Federal Court
at Juarea aad the Supreme Court of
Mexico at Mexico City for a stay of
executioa by applying a writ of habeas
corpus.
Ths Jusrea court denied the appeal,
Judge Medina holding his court had as
jurisdiction and the Supreme Court was
the only tribunal which eould act lie-
sides the Supreme Court President Car
racsa also eould save the. condemned
msa with a pardon.
- .
It was said by court officials that If
ths Supreme Court grants the applica
tion it simply means that court will
oaly review . the proceedings of the
eourt-martial and that if no errors are
fouad it will meaa carrying out of the
sentence unless ? Carrania intervenes.
Carrania already haa many petitions
seeking clemency for General Angeles.
DESTROYER NMED
FOR KINST0N MAN
At Cramps', Shipyard ia . Ehilad.elph.ia,
yesterday," Ifn1w4--8tatescstroyr
boat was launched, which waa ehr.it
encd the Parrott in memory of Lieut.-
Com. G. Fountain Parrott, a native of
Kinston, who lost his life in the World
War when a destroyer of which he was
in command was rammed by a British
hip. He was a sen of ex-State Sena
tor George F. Parrott and Mra. Pnrrott,
and brother of Drs. Albert and Mercer
Parrott, all of Kinston.
L
AT PHILADELPHIA
Vessel Named For Late Lieut.'
Com. G. F. Parrott, of
Kinston, N. C. '
t :
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. ine
torpedo boat dcetroyer Parrott, was
launched today at Cramps Shipyard
here. Miss Julia Bixaell Parrott
daughter of Geo. F. Parrott, Kia
ston, N. C, was sponaor.
85. A lane nartv of
Kinstonians saw ths launching of ths
TJ. 8. 8. Parrott at Cramps , Philadel
phia, this afternoon. The vessel, a de
stroyer ef the, latest. type, bears, ths
name of tha late George Feuntala far-
rett, lieutenant-commander in the aavy.
who gave his life ia the nation's eerv
m m the eve of the realisation ef ths
greatest hope of his career as ia officer.
IJcuteaant-uommanuer s-rrui -
i.u ffttiduatinn at Annanolis had
longed for the day to corns when he
would be given a command. He spent
years on battleships and' other craft
but qualified as a torpedo expert. For
months after the declaration 'of war he
was kept on this side of the Atlantic,
.iji.i, in th. nivnaratlona for defense
againat attache by submarines or other
German craft, wnen ne waa sen
seas he traveled in mulU, as is under
stood here, for his own protection.
It wss in a tragic aecident that hs
lost liia life. Parrott waa assigned to
eommand the destroyer Shaw, a new
ship of 1,110 tons, making a fraetioa
less than 3u knots, carrying four tubes
and four 4-inch riflea and costing
nearly i,000,000. She was one of the
largest destroyers afloat, Ho had
joined ths ship but not actually as
sumed command, it ia understood by
members of his family, when the Shaw
snd the big liner Aquitanla, collided
in the night not fur from the English
Const. The Shaw was cut in two, one
part ainking and the other remaining
afloat with many members of the crew,
who were rescued. Commsnder Par
rott went down with the section which
sank.
Mies Julia Bizxcll Parrott, a sister
of the young officer, acted as sponsor
at the launching today. Members of
her party included Commande r Parrott's
father and mother, ex-Stdto .Senator
and Mrs. George F. Parrott j Dra. Al
bert' DeK. and Mercer Parrott, broth
ers of the officer; Mrs. Bobert Parker,
another sister; ,Mr. and Mrs. N. J.
Rouse and others, relatives and friends,
who left here for Philadelphia Sunday
night.
The ship selected by Secretary Dan
iels to bear the young Kinrtonian'i
name is probably the finest of the type
ever built for the American navy. The
Parrott when commissioned will carry
n complement and armament equal to
thoae of a email cruiser, it la said. ,
Commander Parrott was with ths
landing fores at ths taking of Vera
Cm. A letter from the Mexieaa gen
eral commanding there to the Ameri
can admiral ia eommand complimented
young Parrott for bia chivalry and gen
tlemanly bearing.
MRS. TOM THUMB DIES AT '
RIPE AGE0F 77 YEARS
' Middlebero, Mass, Nov. 25. Countess
Primo Magri, kuown to the general pub
lie as Mrs. Tom Thumb, aad one ef the
best knowa Iiliputiaa ia the world,
died at her home here today, after a
long illness. She waa 77 years of age
and had traveled around the world sev
eral times under the management of ths
late P. T. Barnum. Countess Magri was
the daughter of Jamee S-and Hulda
Bump. Count Magri, her husband, our
vives. -.. t - ('.
.Dsdley Mshme Gets Fee.
New York, Nov. 86. Ludwig C. A. K.
Martens, who calls hlmaelf ambassador
of the Soviet government ef Bussis,
admitted late today that he paid Dud
ley Field Maloae, former collector of
the Port of New York, 1,000 on Sep
tember 12, "for help ia a commercial
transaction." He told the joint legis
lative committee investigating radical
activities, that it waa for advice la try
ing te arrange a 9,500,000 shipment of
boots, meats and chemicals to be paid
for oa delivery ia Petrograd.- ' . ; .
AUNCn DESTROYER
MARSHALL BASES
FAITll FOR NATION
ON MEN OF SOUTH
Vice-President Speaks Under.
Auspices of Loyal Order of
Moose In Auditorium
IS TENDERED BANQUET
AT YARB0R0UGH LATER
Says That America Is Suffer
ing From Too Much Legisla
tion and a Mistaken Idea of
Human Bights; Insists On
More Attention To Duties
Instead
Declaring that the trouble with Amer
ica today ia "law run mad,' Hoa.
Thomas B. Marshall, Vice-President ef
ths United States, Ust Bight told a
Baloigh audience in the City Auditorium
that his faith ia tha perpetuity ef the
rspublie rests largely upoa the Booth,
free from the problems that confront
the other sections of the nation.
The Vice-President spoke under ths
suspices of the Loyal Order ef Moose
and after the address waa entertained
at a dinner in the Yarborough Hotel. .
A musical program givea by the bead
of the State College of Agriealtare aad
Engineering aad Miss Aanie McDade
and Mr. Furmaa Betta, soloists, preceded '
the address.
The principal speaker waa preceded
last aight by Mr. William T. Giles,
snpreme lecturer ef the Loyal Order of
Moose, vho discussed the work of the
Mooae, the principles of the order aad
..nl.i.1 tk. AMt.. A UflfM.kMrf.
the training school of the order aear
Chicago, where 800 ehildrea of departed
members of ths fraternity are being
eared for under home influences and
are being trained in head and hand.
A Visiter laterrapta.
While Mr. Gilce waa arjeakina aa im
patient out-of-town visitor ia the right
dress circle broke ia loudly i
"Let the Vice-President speak 1"
, It came like slap ia tha face to the
audleaee. The speaker took the inter
ruption easily, agreeing with the in
truder that it would be much better, ex
plaining nicely that he waa speaking
under the auapleea ef the Loyal Order ,
of Moose, aad intimatiag that what he
had to lay might be laterestia te tb-
rest of ths audience. --.
The audience took the retort up with
applause and it is safe to cay that ao
Baleigh speaker has had a snore sympa
thetic set of listeners thaa Mr. Gilea,
At the conclusion, Mr. J. M. Broughtea,.
who presided, explained that the ex
pressed sentiment of the. audleaee made
unnecessary a rebuke to the snaa we
did what no member ef a Baleigh au
dience has ever dons before. Twe waves
of applause spread ever the auditorium,
giving approval to the chairmaa's words.
Mr. Saatford sMartin, private secre
tary of Governor Bickett, presented the
speaker of th) evening aa a man "tea
times more popular ia North' Carolina
than the body ever wbieh he presides.
Rights aad Datlee.
Mr. Marti- had other highly compli
mentary things to say about Mr. Mar
shall, all of which the Viee-Preaideat
admitted were pleasing, evea If he did
not think they were so. . ,
He started immediately ia hia droll,
philosophical way with a dlseuaaioa el
the problems of humaa rights, insisting
that the time haa come for mea to cease
talking eo much about their rights and
pay more attention to their duties.
"I haven't any faith ia Congress," ths
Vice-President declared, conceding thai
tho body is made up of good men, try
ing to do rigbt,-but insisting, at ths 1
same time, that the Amerieaa people
are over legislated. From the Bible,
he said, msa are aow going ta lawyer
to find out what their consciences ought
te be. ' - .:'
Men have gottea late the habit," ki
said, "of inquiring ef lawyer how far
they can go ia this er that line ef eon
duet, scraping ths peaitentisry doer
but rot getting in.
' But the apesksr was aot pessimistic
He voiced his faith ia the Divine guid
ance that will lead the country eut ef ,
all the turmoil and evil that may be
coming. ' .
. New Meanlag ef Liberty.
The need aow, hs said, is to Sad some
new definitions, aad he suggested a
sesrch for a new meaning of liberty.
"liberty doesn't mean what it ta
thought to mean", he declared. "Ne
maa baa right to utter a word to in
duce any maa by force aad violence
to overthrow constitutional law. .
Whatever else may happen." he eon-
tinued, "1 want' this country of mine
to remain American. I'm for preaching
the gospel of th right of men, but Tee
ta favor of preaching it first at Jerusa
lem." . '.--.. !-" ' " '
The League of Nation, he added,
will be as idle as a painted ship apoa
a painted oeeaa aaless the aaarehists,
the Beds, the law breakers aad syndi
calists are driven from the face ef the
earth.' . '
Viee-Preaideat Marshall paid his
tribute to the Amerieaa working man,
agreed to education, prayer and any
other measures to help the foreign
worker ia America. But he expressed
his belief ia the impositloa ef limita
tions to his activities.
.. The Literary Test.
I : hope the, time - will come la
America when ao one will be allowed
to vote who does not read, writs aad :
speak the English language.
, Hold fast to individualism ws his
advice to the Amerieaa people. But
he insisted upon the recognition ef the
principle that individual success la
America is but aa opportunity for ser
vice for the eommoa good of the Amer-
"My faith la the perpetuity the ;
".(Ceatlaaed ea Page FearlessY,