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4 l-,S 1A T Is WEATHER: I fal Thar aad Friday, at ehag ia tevperatnre, .? and WiTCH LABZL. , erver 7 Mbm MutsU-a awl vttf IMfltM I 7 1 ' VOL. CX. NO. 157. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER" 4, 1919. TWENTY PAGES. TODAY. PRlCf : FIVE CENTS. ews GOVERNMENT AGAIN ASKS POWERS OF COURTS IN AN EFFORT TO STOP STRIKE Information Charging Criminal wntempt of Court Filed In United States Court Against Miners. 84 LEADERS OF UNION OF MINE WORKERS TO BE CALLED FOR TRIAL Acting President John L. Lewis ' ' and , Secretary William ,' Oreen, of The International Organisation, Among Those Cited To Appear By..Special , ' District Attorney ; Action Against Officers of Two Local TJfnionf For . Payment j of Strike Benefits Also Contem ' plated; Banks May Also Be Prosecuted Indianapolis, Ind., Doe. 3. The United State government today agaia invoked the powen of the Federal court 1b an effort to tad the trike of K,000 bituminous eoal miners of the country. , .Iaorwatiou charging criminal eoa- ." tempt of court was filed in the United rt'tt-s District Court here against 84 ':ertirioiiiil nml district offireri of the , , United Mine Workeri of America uam'd in ti court injunction issued immedi ately after the itrike was called, and "caluse requiring their appearaneeto -answer the charges were issued late Tb ; day. . It ia I It-Red that all of the officer hare conspired to keep the strike in foree and tins hare violated the terms of the injunction. . . , Hearing; Neat Taeeday. ' ' Acting President John L Lewi's, Secretary Treasurer William Green, Percy Tetlow, atniistician, and Ellis Kearles, editor of the United " Mine Workers' Journal, the only officials of the organisation in Indianapolis, were notified of the action and agreed to re part i et tetajorrnw to furnish bond, , fixed at 1000 by Federal Jadgo A. B. Andnrsoa. . "' . v , " , , - . -j ., ., j Other official in. the jwlBdietiun of the Federal Court bore include Edward Ntewart sad William Mitch, of Terr ' Haute, 'facials of' district .2iv 11, of - the mine workers, will ba served as aoon as possible, government officials stated, and all will be required to appear ... Ill - . i 1 . - - ii' wnivm sew iHvwaj morning xor . hearing.' . . ;-... . , ' Dan W. Slmmai of UFayette, lad., special United States District Attorney, cnarge pi enforcement of the in junction, stated today that the proceed ing against the ' Miners' representa tives will be poshed and tuct removal . proceedings to obtain the appearance ia court -bore of officers who reside ont- - aide Indian will 1 Instituted at once. - .. I " "Aetioa Against Vales. ' Mr. Simm aanouaeed that; proceed ings ngniott officers of two local onions at Clintoa, Ind- also would be insti luted very soon, charging them speei fieally with violations of the injunction by payment of strike benefita to miner. Local No. 2,011 officials, he declared, : tad paid benefita by eheek, attempting to "camouflage" the real nature of -the aetioa by stating that they wero for - over-pay aient of dues. Local No, SO, he said, drew one check for 8800 aad dis tributed currency among its. members. In connection with the iaeuanee of . atrlk benefits, Mr. Simm again de- 1 clared that the Injunction extends to any persons whether or not miner, who ia any way encourages the strike and said that banks which honored cheeks drawn against a strike benefit fund wrr liaiilo to prosecution. Mr.'Simms stated that the citations . against the men named today were only a start ia the prosecutions against al leged . riolatora of the injunction and ' that the aetioa might be expected soon. ' To Ceatlaae ProsecatloB. . "It is the goTerament' purpose," ; Mr, Simm said, "to continue proseen- tioa as fast as evideses eaa be . pre pared and lied with the court against - all officers of every local who are eon- ' spiring by concerted effort to keep the strike in forces Refusal to return to work, if miner knows of the injaae tioa nd the subsequent order of the ualoa officials rescinding the "strike or- . der, coastitutet violation of the iBjone ; tipn, and the government will proceed , oa tbia theory, regardless of whether officers are guilty . of some eprcifle act ia encouragement of the strike.. "The government waited patiently .' while the conference was going oa in Washington hoping that seme plan far averting the impending disaster conse quent en the shortage -ef fuel, wonld ' be evolved. After , the conference closed, the government directed the operator to reopen their mines and advanced wage 14 per cent The gov ernment again waited patiently for aome aetioa en the part of the miners ' looking toward resumption l work. The . ffieial not only failed te make any efforts to bring about an and te the strike, but In numerous statements to representativea of The Associated ' Pre and newspapers, eaeottragrd Its continusae. Daring every moment of this period ef waiting all officer of the tinioa have violated the injunction aad the government , has' exhausted it . patience. :. - . ' Paci'ylag MesJeoa Btate. Mexico City, Nov. IS (By Mail.) Optimistic reports of the pacification i of the state ef Miehoaeaa are sent from , that sUte. Within a shorf time, it i ssidr the bandit leader Jo Zapata, Felix Ireta and on called E1 Ardillo" (the qoirrll) have either been killed or have surrendered to Colonel Anae leto Lepex, la charge ef Federal opera tions la the state. DISCUSS NEED OF CHANGES URATES North Carolina . Corporation Commission Presents Case . In Washington ATTORNEYS ARGUE FOR NEED OF A REVISION "Virtrini" Cities"" Gas:-favelT" ing Freigflt Charges Dis- . criminatory Against Points In This State. Presented To Interstate Commerce Body For Adjustment The New and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Building. By R. B. POWEXL.) (By Special: Leased Wire) Washington, D. C, Dec 3. Attorney for the North Carolina Corporation Commission, the. North Carolina Cham bers of Commerce and the railroads to day argued before the Interstate Com merce Commission the "Virginia Cities" case involving freight rates discrimina tory against points in North Carolina. Edgar Wstkins. of Atlanta, mad the argument for the State Corporation Commission and J. Howard Fishback, in terstate Commerce practitioner, argued .the eaae for the several chamber of commerce interested. Charles J. Rixey, one of the leading attorney for th ear ners, argued the other side. ,: Mr. Bixey, at points in his argument, sharply attacked the recommendation of Attorney Examiner Bnrnside which, if adopted, would give North Carolina a substantial reduction in - rates north bound and between North Carolina and South - Carolina. , He referred to the present intrastate aeal as the lowest Jn the Booth, but didn't go Into the reon mendntlon of. tha examiner , involving thur phase of the ease. ' ( rt - Hearing Laatt All Day Mr, Wstkins declared that the refer ence of the attorney1 examiner to intra-' state rate was unauthorized. Mr. Fish' back said that it presented a very seri pas matter. To case came before eight of the nine members Of the commission today, the hearing beginning at 10:30 'and lasting nntil 4:30 this afternoon. Mem bers of the eommissioa, particularly Commissioner Eastman, manifested a close interest in the argument of coun sel and frequently interrupted the 'speeches to jet at particular part of the case. The burden ef the argument by Mr. Rixey was a plea not to disturb exist' ing sealee, although admittedly inequit able, for the reason that roads, when returned to private owners, wonld Am pler the revision of rates In. the couth east begun in 1910, which gave no relief to North Carolina. "The case of the North Cardlina Cor poration ' Commission," Ml1, i Wstkins told th commission, "seeks just and reasonable . rates and rate free, from najust discrimination between North Carolina pointa and point in Booth Carolina and the southeast generally. The basis at present applied in mak ing rates, these) rates is to exact th same rates to and from North Caro lina points ee to and from Biehmond and Norfolk, although the North Caro lina point are aa avsrsge of 119 mile nearer the South Carolina and south eastern pointa than is the average of distances between Biehmond and Nor folk and the same points. ' i , : laereaM of fit Per Cent. . ' Quoting from the record to show that the first class rate from Biehmond and Norfolk to Atlanta, on which point, ley rate are made, fs H2a compared with 11.101 from North Carolina points generally, Mr. Wstkins said "th de fendants, forgetting the . implication that' follow protesting too much state with tireeomn reiteration that the key rate between Norfolk and Bieh mond and Atlanta are subnormal. "Before there was an Interstate Commerce Commission,'' h said, "the same scale began at 70 cent and line the np to 1910 was 79.80 or 84 cent. Th rat 1 now $1.25, aa Increase ever the voluntarily established rate of over SO per coat When th normal rat ef 79 to 84 ceata wa ia fore, th South east waa uadeveloped, it development tine aa bean more rapid than that of ether sections, yet there can be found ao -parallel anywhere in the United 8tata for a key rate to a great ter ritory having been increased 60 per cent ever rate long voluntarily maintained. ww Margin ef Kstara. Mr. Watkln ubsequently pointed cut to the commission the-wide margin ef return njoyea by th road operating In North Carolina compared t that of th eastern line. The return an stock of th Southern wo shown te be 83.38 per cent, of th Coast Lias 10.OS while that ef the Seaboard was nil. That of th Pennsylvania line was recorded as 7.87 and ef th Baltimore and Ohio 1.78. . , , . , , Mr. Bixey. saswerla this irnaiiib declared that tha hisk earainn of tha Southern was du to the faet that dur ing th period of which the earnings were figured ther were eleven armv canton menu on th line of th South ern. Later agar compiled, h eaid, re duced the earning of thia road by 75 per cent. -. The proposal of th railroads, noted Cmtlaad m Psr Two.) ' . DANIELS TO SPEAK IN CHARLOTTE IN SUPPORT OF HOEY Secretary of Navy Accepts In vitation To Make Address In The Campaign SENATOR SIMMONS GOES INTO DISTRICT MONDAY Senator Joe Robinson Will Be Last of Heavy Artillery To Invade District In Interest of Democratic Nominee For Congress; Coal Situation In State 'Acnte The New and Observer Bureau, . 409 Iistriet-Kational JBnk B16g. -"TaVVila.li.... (By Special Leased Wir.) Wailngton, Dee. S. Secretary Joie plius Daniels will leave here Tuesday night of next week for- Charlotte, where, on Wednesday, h will make a speech in the Mecklenburg capital for Clyde Hoey, Democratic nomine for' Con gress from the Ninth District. Mr. Daniels decided today that he would make the trip to the State and "take the etump" in behalf of Mr. Hoey. There was no definite announce ment mad today at to When Senator Simmons would go, bat in all probabil ity he will make a speech in Charlotte next Monday. Senator Joe Robinson will be the last of the heavy artillery to speak in the interest of the Democratic nominee, and while no date has been.ixed for hi visit to th district, it is expected tonight that h will lear tha latter part of next week. Coal Sitnatloa Acnte. From the , numerous telegrams and letter from all sections ef North Caro lina to the congressional delegation from that Stat H i concluded that the coal situation ther is acuta aad calls for immediate consideration on th part of th government; Both Senator Overman and Senator Simmons, a well a the Bepresontatives have been appealed to for relief and tney Eire netea promptly in in nier emolovlng their best endeavor to se- cor, modification of drastic order, and to have certain unnecessary ones re scinded It swtit that th combined ef- forts of the delegation have resulted in moaJSeatieit of th ed "ieejnlring business house to elos at clock p. m., and suspension of the order for bidding the consumption of hydraulic nower. 1 Protest ha gon np from all over tha South that discrimination against that action ha been mad in th orders regulating the use of eoal, but it was learned today that there has been no discrimination made in the matter by the Washington authorities against any section of the country. Rcrional Committee Responsible. The situation a to the administration of this authority is tbe-Fu$l Administra tion has turned over th eoal distribu tion to the central eoal eommitte of the United State Railroad Administra tion, and the 4 o'clock closing order for the. South Atlantic State was mads by the Southern Begional Coal Commit te at Atlaata. and net by the washing ton authorities, as thst eommitte ha jurisdiction over th Southern section. Representative Br in son today received i " V (Contlamsd en Pag Twe.) FULL INVESTIGATION OF TRADE COMMISSION NOW Without Dissenting Vote Sen ate Direct Probe Into v Activities Washington, Dee. 8. Full investiga tion of the Federal Trad Commission waa ordered today by the Senate without a dissenting vote on a resolution direct ing a general Inquiry by th Interstate Comment Committee into th com mission's activities and also into charges by Senator Watson, Republican, Indi ana, that Mini of Us employe have been engaged in radical propaganda. Hearing probably will not begin nntil January, aa both Senate and committee are busy with railroad legislation. A ob-committee, headed by Senator Wat son, may be appointed next week, how aver,' to conduct the investigation. The resolution provides for aa inquiry ef wid scope. As originally proposed by senator Watson it covered enly alleged radical activities- of, eommissioa em ployes. As amended by th Senate, how ever, it authorized inquiry into the com mission's general activities and a report s to its vain a a Federal aa-enev. Chairman Cummins, of the Interstate Commerce Committee, proposed this am plification of th committee' power. Protracted hearing are expected to deal in detail with criticisms and defens ef the eommisaio , and it activities, es pecially ia reference to the eommiaiioa ' investigation at th meat packer. ' I .. ' ' I IMPORTANT! : Advertising in considerable quantity i being crowded out of Th Nw aad Observer daily,' and a similar condition hss been exp- rieneed for om tim-pat. c' -v's? . ' " 'Th print paper shortage has compelled Th New nd Observer to ntablish a limited achedule averaging not more than' 16 pages per day for week-day issues, and. advertiser ar nrged to restrict their demand for spac a far a possible; , In many case half page might be-used Instead of full pages, and like redaction oa smaller advertisements. If every large advertiser will help out, all might be accommodated. , ' . : Late copy, however, will aocessarUy hav to be first excluded whr pac ordered exceed that available. - . ' : : THE NEWS AND OBSERVER SENATE LEADERS STRIKE SNAGS IN Tl Republican Senators Want To Declare State of Peace By Concurrent Resolution HOUSE CHAIRMAN SEES WORTH IN PROPOSITION Proposal Faces Stubborn Dem ocratic Opposition In Upper House and It Is Predicted That It Will Hot Ck To Vote In Near Future ; To Repeal War-Time Legislation Washington, Dec. 8. The plan ef Re publican Senate leaders to derlsr a SKfiToT peaiTTiyeori of Congress struck a snag today la the House. Chairman Porter, of the Foreign af fair committee, said his committee had no Intention of reporting out such a resolution and it was indicated that House leaders supported thi position. JTh position taken by the House Be- publicans was aaia io oe imv rc- of th war-time legislation which ex tend until peace is established would be a more acceptable method of restor ing normal -conditions and that th question of peace was one which- the President and th Senate constituting the treaty making power should deter mine. The stand of the House Republican leader was accepted as at least blocking the plan of Republican Senators to have th Hons act first on t peace resolution. In th Senate sues a resolution boa been presented by Senator Lodge, the Re publican leader, and now ia in the hand of the Foreign Relation Committee. Member thought tonight that th eommitte probably would not take it up wha it meet tomorrow for th first time in the new session. In th Senate tha resolution faces' stubborn Democratic opposition and it was pre dicted by many Senator that no effort to bring it to a vote would be made in the immediate future.' : It was explained that while Chairman Porter -opposed a concurrent resolution, he. wonld not oppose a Joint resolution which require the President' signature. Democrat aaid the President never wonld sum such a resolution and that PALMER ASKED TO GIVE OPINION ON PROHIBITION Washington. De. I. Attorney Gen eral Palmer will be asktd for aa opinion a to whether a new proclamation de claring the constitutional prohibition amendment adopted will have to be i sued as a remit of the defeat of the amendment in Ohio, Secretary Leasing aald today. A statement from th Sec retary of State, of Ohio, informing the State Department of the recall ef the nation of the legislature in approving the amendment ha been received st th department. ' . Some government officials hold that even should it be necessary to issue a new proelamstion, the date of the com ing Into effect of th amendment would not b changed, a mors than thirty-six State had approved th amendment on last January 10, the date on which th thirty -ixth approval was registered. : TO ALL NORTH CAROLINA You ara cordially inyited by th City of Fayetteville , to do honor to Gen. John J. Pershing from 8 p. m. te 5 p. m., December 6, 1919. The following gentlemen are named on the reception eommitte to repre sent the State; and are asked to meet at Boom 6, Hotel Lafayette, at 12:30 prompt, on the day mentioned above: Uen. Julian B. Carr, chairman, Dur ham; Hon. Francis D. Winston, Win ston) Hon. George A. Holderness, Tar boro; Hon. John D. Bellamy, Wilming ton; Hon. John W. Lauehlin, Baeford; Mr. Bion' H. Butler, Southern Pinea; Hon. H: M. Humphrey, Goldsboro; Mr. A. M. Moss ley. Greenville; Hon. Leon Brandt, Greensboro ; Hon. George K. Grantham, Dunn i Hon. Henry u Cook, Fayetteville; Hon. Chase Benixer, Char lotte; Hon. Chas. Bland, Charlotte; Hon. Elmer Long, Graham; Mr. Robt.' L. Holt, Burlington; Mr. James N. Wil liamson, Jr- Burlington; Mr. Lochia P. McGehee. Chapel Hill; Mr. Robt B. McRae, Chapel Hill; Hon. A. M. Scale. Greensboro ; Senator i. A. uray, wm-ston-Salem ; Mr. John N. Watt, Belds- ville; Col. Charles E. Johnson, Raleigh; Maj. 2. J. Hal, Hon. John A. Oat, HonVJohn G. Shaw aad Capt. t. D. McNeill, Fayetteville. ' JOHN UNDEBWavOD, Mayor. "CHARLES RANKIN, President Chamber ef Commerce, "--.,:.,.,! i Fayettevill, N. 0.. ,:,,..!. IQR PEACE PLAN MODIFY ORDER FOR CONSERVING COAL; APPLIES TO SOUTH Public Utilities ' and Private Plants Using Hydro-Electricity Exempted STORES AND INDUSTRIES MUST LIMIT COAL USE Between Hours of Four In Aft. ernoon and Nine In Morning, Places of Business Must Hot Use Heat, Light or Power ' Derived From Coal, Says Latest Order . Atlanta, Ga., Dee. S. Publlo utilities and private plant operated solely by 'KyIro'Teclrio'"power" from shortened hours by the Regional Coal Committee today and industries, stores and other place of business were authorised to remain r opew-between 4 p. m. aad 9 a. m. provided that during th Utter hour they use no best, light or power derived ia any fashion from coal, wood or gas. - Grocery, meat aad milk etores,barber shop and place of public amusehient xuky be operated out of their hours provided ' they comply with the same regTOstions. Hydro-cteetrie plant will be required to show that no eoal, wood or gaa is need in generation of their electricity and that no coal, wood or gas fs nsed in any way outside the regular .hours. Heads of such plants were asked to come to Atlanta and furnish oeh proof to the eommitte a boob as possible. Certain businesses and organisations were added toalght by th committee to those classes that ar permitted to b operated at any time. Thee are whole sal druggist, drug manufacturers, churches, fraternal ergaaixations, social club, eoal mine and coal mia com missaries and other necessary branches of eeal mine. . Th committee added that gasoline filling station may be op erated tontil 9 p. m. aad garages with th necessary safety light at all hours. Text ef SUtesaeat. The committee's statement extending the hour of stores aad of hydro-elee tries! ly driven, plaats-follows i "lailastriea, store and ether place sf boaine may open before 9 a. m. and close later than 4 p. at., if outsld f tnosa nonrs they nse no heat, light at power which waa jrodueed ia any way wnr-at, wnea r gaa. This modi. fieatioa i mad atrietly upon the eondi tioa that tboee plaats and place of Business wluea us heafxdurinf th hear fixed by the committee will ahnt off their fuel consumption at the came time it would t (but nT U they were closing their door t 4 p. in., and that neat win be nsed as earlier in the morning thnn allowed by tha original regulations. Grocery, meat aad milk stores, barber (hops aad place of pub lic amusement, may operate outside ef special hour fixed for them, if they comply with the above conditions. "Evidence ha beta placed before the Southern Begional Coat Committee show ing that in certain cities and town ef th region there are public ntilltie and private industrial plants which mano faetur or use exelusirsly hydro-electric power, and whose operation, therefore, do not involve the eoitrimptioa ef eoal or ga. Where snch a situation exists, It is recognised that application ef present restriction designed to redue fuel con' " (Ceatinaed aa Pag f we.) ' EXCESS PROFIT TAX NOT ; SATISFACTORY, HE SAYS Secretary of Treasury Becom mends Revision of Bevenne Taxes On Incomes Washington, Dec Berieion of th revenu Uwt, ao as to pise heavier burden ef taxes oa th norma! Ineom was nrged by Secretary k Glass; la hi annual report today te Congress. Mr. Glass declared that th excess prpfit tag provlsloas of th present law should Toe eliminated - aad the revenue thus saerlfleed should be mad np from aa iaereaa in th taxes oa th average ineom. ' , Rvnn derived from . th .lower amonnta assessed under anr-tas provi sions of th law may wall be ineressed. aid Mr. Glass, who sdded that th top most amount listed under these provi-'l ion already had passed their useful ness. The only consequence ef. in cresting th tax oa th larger com under the sur-tex law, h aaid, wonld b to driv "possessor of great in come to invest their wealth in billion of tat aad municipal aeenritie,' which are wholly tax axampt. . The Treasury plaa seeks te raise or revenue from Income above 84, 000 without attempting to disturb in eomes of person whose salaries barely meet living soste, a aay ehaage ia that tax would only add a burdea oa elaas aabl to bear it. ' GOVERNMENT DEFENDS -VALIDITY OF DRY UWS Washington, De. v ValldUy of th war-tim prohibition act waa defended ia brief filed ia the Supreme Court today by the government in connection with it appeala from Federal conrt decree at Baltimore aad New Orleana dismissing indictments against hrewsrs for manaacturing beer eontalalng t.73 per cent alcohol. The government eon. tended it was unnecessary for a court to determine the intoxicating character of beer, but that it wa tha intention of Congress to fix th percentage of alcohol at one-half ef en per cent aad to prohibit the manufacture of all beer containing mora than that amount, , I RESOLUTION IN SEN URGES WILSON TO SEVER RELATIONS WITH MEXICO CAPTURE OFVILLA Rebel Leader Declared To Be Held By His Men For Re ward From Mexico MEXICAN OFFICIALS TO INVESTIGATE ADVICES AGAIN REPORTED Two , VillA.Mett JBaid,XHayL: ' Presented Themselves at . Federal Headquarters In Parral To Oiye Information; Fire Thousand Soldiers Pur-' suing Bandit Juaret, Mexico, Dee. S. Franrisdo Villa haa beea daptured by a fori of his wa man and i being held for a re ward from k Mexican, government fe eprding to advice received here late to day by Superintendent Cabsllero, of the Chihuahua divisios of the National Bail way of Mexieo. - Two Villa rebels ar reported to hav presented themaelve at th Federal headquarter at Parral aad notified th sommaadcr ther that Villa had been captured and wa being held far sur. render to th Cnrrsasa forces. The State of Chihuahua ha already offered .fifty thousand pesos aa reward. , Mexican officials her expressed th opinion that General Moaxal Escobar, commander of th Juaret district, wonld proceed immediately to Chihuahua City for a conference with military officials. P. W. Cabailero, who received th new of th reported capture, ia her on aa inspection tour in company with Col. Paulino Fontea, dlreetor general Of tfier- ntlnal railway - of . Mexico. Although the advices received by Cabai lero gv Bo detail ef the incident, it is known that a detachment of Fed eral forces ha been sent from Parral to th indicated ty ttCtwirvilBt rebel, bo far as is known, the enly offer of reward for the apprehension C Villa ha been mad by th irate government of Chihuahua. FIVE THOUSAND MEN SAID TO BK CHASING BANDIT. - Galveston, Tex- Dee.' 3. five thou sand picked Mexican cavalrymen in Av divisions ar in hot pursuit of Francisco vuia, according to a statement by Mexican Consul Fierro, who said he received thi information today, Th mea ar ander tonmand of General Dieguen and have orders to apprehend mm aeaa or ait vs. Th massacre of regiment of Federal troops by Villlstas recently reported from El Paso was de clared false by the consul. MEXICAN CONSUL r.E.VrBAf. DENIES FALL'S CHARGES'. New Tork, Dee. S.r-Bomau P. de Negri, consul general here for Mexico, mphatically denied today that hi Offlc is now, er aver has been, en gaged in distributing Bolshevik! crons ganda. He added that a' continuous effort has besn mad to org eitixen of Mexico to comply with the law and regulation of th United States. Mr. de Negri when shown The Assn. elated Press report of the declaration er Senator Fall, msde the following siaremani: , T atatement made bv Senator Pall of New Mexieo. thia moraine in tha Senate, according, to th press, have greatly surprised me. Undoubtedly an official of the rank of th United States senator whil making inch statements, will be willing to prove their truthful ness II required to do so. I hereby emphatically deav that this office ef my charge ever has er at the present time ia engaged in distribu ting any Bolshevik propagaada. The motto of PresidenteCarranxa ad of all the officials of his adminis tration who have been honored with diplomatic or eoasnlar post in the Lotted States aad in tha other conn tries of the world, haa beea the most absolute respect towards all the foreign count rica aad their respective xovern- meata. Our continuous effort in thia nation have been to nrr citizens of Mexico, -residing withou cur jurisdic tion, io comply mom carefully with the law and regulation of th United mates. .- - , ' , PRESIDENT WILSON STILL IMPROVING, GRAYSON SAYS Washington, Dee, . President Wll on if getting better and hi progress Is causing satisfaction. Bear Admiral Grayson, th President' physician, aald today, adding that from his Standpoint everything .wa going fin with th President. - - ;, The regular Saturday consultation with Dr. Dercom, the Philadelphia p-. eta list, will be continued for tome time, aaa vt. urayson said a might mk statement every , Saturday hereafter based on Dr. Dercura's report. Employ Profit Hsater. London, Nov. 17, (By Mall.) Ber- mondsey is th first community In Eng land to employ a profiteer' hunter a womaa. She receives a salary of 830 weekly and her work consists ef mak ing purchase and Inquiries and insti tuting proceedings against dealer who charge nnreaonbl price. . ( Senator Fall Declares Evi dence Has Been Found till a a a . . m. wnicn , would "Astonna The World" BOLDLY CHARGES THAr MEXICAN EMBASSY HAS . AIDED IN BOLSHEVISM New Mexico -Senator Says AiH , In Spreading Bolshev Propaganda In United States Has Been Done With Con sent of Carranza; Resolution 'IsKrP Recognition ' of Carranta Government; Question Put Suafely Before " Congress ; Quick Action Expected Washington, Dec. 8. President Wil son -waa requested in a resolution intro duced today in the Senate to sever dip- -lomntle relation! with Mexico. The resolution ws offered by Senator Fall, Republican, of New Mexico, who as ehairmnn of a sub-committee investi gating the Mexiesn situation, declared evidence had been found which "would astound the world." It also asked that ' the Prraident withdraw recognition of the Carranta government. Senator Fall boldly eharged that' the Mexican embassy, the coasulste gsasrala in New York aad San Francisco and the consulate along the border with the , knowledge and consent of President Carraaxa, had been an lively engaged in ths spreading of Bolthevikl propaganda ih the United States. Evidence, it waa . said, would be forthcoming to best eat th charge, V:V Qneetlea Before Caagrea By. thia resolution, which waa seat to th Foreign Isolations Committee of the Senate tot consideration tomorrow th wool Menican problem .admittedly V grav ia view of th refusal of th Car raaxa administration to re Ions Consular Agent Jenkins from th penitentiary at . Pnebla fill b put before Congress. Th latest not from the Stat Depart- mnt calling for tha immediate release of Jcnkin ws laid before th Mexican g vernment en Monday. Word to this effect reached th department today, but ther waa" no1 intimation aa to whsa aa . answer might b expected. V t An early report from th committee on th Fall resolution is expected, aad this will put the qaestioa aquarcly be- -for th Senate, aroused to a high jrttcu, . by recent murder of ' American in Mexico aad th treatment of th Amer ica a consular agent. While Senator Fall did not Indicate the exact nature of his evidence, it waa said that he had obtained photographia copies of correspondent whieh wonld clearly show. secret operation ef the Mexican president and his official repre sentative in this country. Ther also was introduced In th Senate a resolution by Senator Aahhurst, Democrat, of Arizona, authorising the' Secretary , of War to use the aatioa'a -forces for protecting Its people ea their own side of tboborder. For eight year - Senator Ashurst said he had beea wait ing for the army to protect American -rights nlong the ' border, and he felt that the time had come for aetioa. Flare Up In House Alan. , In the House also there wa a flare up of the Mexican situation, Berne- sentitiv Caldwell, Democrat,- of New York, declaring it was so bad that be fore many days the country might be at . war. Since the opening of the session there had been indication that Congress would take tha Mexican bit in th teeth, demand the release ef Jsnkin and pro tection of lives of Americana ia that country, but the resolution requested the President W break off relations, the -next thing to an actual declaration of war, ehowed that action of some sort would not be long delayed. Everywhere the impression prevailed ' that Senator-Tail's committee aad effi- ' cials of the State Department were4 in " ' lose and thorough accord. Before th 4 resolution wa introduced Senator Fall conferred at length with Henry T. v Fletcher, Amerieaa ambassador.' to., : Mexieo, who for some months ha bis handling Mexican affaire at- th State - . Department. The department' archives-1"'' have been opened to the Forejgn Be- latioa Committee without reservation,!-' ad member of th eommitte said .. ther existed a complete understanding u with th department 1 , s. "' Coarse Net Clear. ' -J. . k How the Senate might act on the tore- pooal for aa open break with Moxlco was not altogether dear tonight, bat " it was said that Republicans , wonld - vote almoet-sojidly for it, and that they " would have aom Demoersti .support-' Beaator Shield, Democrat, ! of Tn-j , aessee, a member of the Foreign Be- lationa Committee, speaking from' th floor when -the resolution wa ffered. - declared "the United State had had occasion to declar war against Mexieo for th last fiv years." , - ?. ., 1 When word reached the House that . ther might soon be aa open rnptnr with Mexico, member said it had long been expected, and ther were reports that Republic in the Hons would . rot for the resolution when it roes there for aetioa, : . . Deaaecrat May Opneoe. . After a conference late today wifh Secretary Lansing, Senator Hitchcock," acting Democratic leader, said ha did . not know what th sttitud of th Democrata wonld be, although he indi- (Coatlaaed oa Pag Two.) .j
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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