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The News and Observer WEATHER: Felr and continued cold Mon day and Tuesday. WATCH LABEL. a fM a" ''. Sara Mara easuwoaa u4 aM iartas a ata wet. VOL. CX. NO. 168. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 15. 1919. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS. WILSON SAYS FATE OF TREATY DEPENDS ' UPON REPUBLICANS President Declares In State ment He Has "No Compro mise or Concession of Any Kind In Mind" HE WILL MAKE NO MOVE TOWARD DISPOSING OF SENATE-TREATY FIGHT White House Statement Ap parently Had No Effect In Changing Treaty Situation; Decisive Action Probably Deferred Until Next Month; Wilson Declares That Ke pntHcan Leaders .MnsLCon tinue To Bear Undivided Re sponsibility For Treaty's . , irate and Present Condition of The World Wasliinitloii, !. Dec 14. Presi dent Wilson today intervened in the peace trr.ity dileuima with an an nouncement tlwt '. e Lad ''no compromise or coiieeAiou of any kind in mind," would make no move toward the treaty's dispo iition and would eontinue to hold tho Kepubli'-uu members of the Senate responsible for results and conditions attending delay. Tlie President's position regarded as peculiarly significant in view of the reeent discussion in the Senate f compromise, was set forth in the fol lowing statement issued today from the White House: "It was learned from the highest au thority at the cx-cutive "offices today that the hope of tlie Republican leaders of the Senate that the President would presently make some move which will relieve the situation with regard to the treaty is entirely without foundation; lie has no compromise or concession of n'iy kind in mind, but intends so far as ho is concerned that the Republican lenders of the Senate shall continue to I ear the undivided responsibility for the fata of the treaty and the present rnmlitlon at (he world in eoaseanence of that tnte.1, . , ' No Chance in Bitaatlon. The White House statement appar ently hud no effect in changing the treaty situation. Democratic leaders, endorsing the. President's view, declared that it did not precloda a Senate com prqmise and that compromise efforts would proceed. Republican leaders re iterated; that the President was respon sible for the present status and must make the first move toward a solution. Heuators hoping to' kill the treaty alone cipressed satisfaction. On one point only, apparently, were all Senate factions in harmony namely that decisive action on the treaty prob ably would be deferred until next month, after the proposed holiday re cess of Congress, planned to end Janu ary S. Senate dcriate, proDaoiy ccnterea about tho White House statement is ex pected to bo reopened tomorrow with greiM TlffOr. ADO KUUiyiU- pninv campuiKu w w " t" ' cording to Senator Hitchcock, of Ne braska, administration leader, but un less some unexpected development this week ensues, the leaders believe the finale cannot be reached until next month. Agrees With President. Senator Hitchcock, commenting to night on the White House statement, declared that the Democrats would con tinue efforts for compromising the res ervations, and that the Senate and not the President must act first. "The President says the whole mat ter is in the hands of the Senate and I agree with him," said Mr. Hitchcock. "The President says he haa no compro mise or concession to make. That is for the Senate. We are ready to negotiate at anytime and will eontinue to seek a compromise between the Lodge reserr rations and those I offered last Novem ber." , Senator Hitchcock declared positively that the Democrats never would consent to ratification without the League of Natione and would not accept the plan offered yesterday by Senator Knox, Be puldican, of Pennsylvania, to ratify the peace terms and leave the league question for deciaion by the voters. Senator Lodge,' of Massachusetts, and other prominent Republicans reserved publie comment on the White Ilouse statement but the Bepubliean view point, indicated beyond doubt, was that tlie President must eontinue to be held responsible for the deadlock and until he acts the treaty must remain at ,a atandstill probably until January at least. ", ; Senator Borah. -of Idaho, Republican member of the Foreign Belationi com mittee and prominent among the treaty's implacable foes, in a statement tonight charged that large financial in terests were engaged i propaganda fa voring; a Senate compromise and also propose to keep the treaty and the league from being passed on by the people during the ensuing Presidential campaign. ' ''' " " " t To the President's aontention that the Senate majority is responsible for eon. ditions resulting from delay, Bepubli ean leaders pointed to the objections yesterday of Senator Hitchcock to the Kaox resolution proposing ratification of the treaty so far as it would effect peace with Germs sy and postponement of action en the League of Nations. Kaex Resolution Impossible. The Knox resolution, which may bo ;rcssed anew this week, is sure to re- Centinaed a Page Two. LABOR SEEKS HELP FROM THE FARMERS New Prnnram nf Action Issued In Washington Seeks Their Co-operation DECLARATION PAVES WAY FOR. FURTHER PROGRESS Organised Labor Using Every Pressure Upon Tanners' OroupsLTj? Line l Them Up For Program, Feeling ThatPro ducers Must Join To Hake Viptory Complete Washington, Dec. 14. American Fed eration of Labor officials made another effort today to establish relations with farmers' organizations, the Federation's "Co-operation committee'' appointed at tho Atlantic City contention meeting here with the representatives of several farmers groups. While only one delegate from a farm organization participated in the Fed eration's "reconstruction conference,' which opened yesterday, it waa under stood the invitation sent by the com niittee for today's meeting were more cordially received. Federation officials declined to discuss the conference to- dav. saying that the committee wonld make a report to the executive council of the organization. In view of the declaration of princi ples adopted by the conference yester day it waa generally believed in labor quarters that the co-operation commit tee had made greater progress toward a common ground on which to meet the farmers representatives than has any previous union group. Urganizea laoor was declared by several spokesmen to be anxious to get organized farmers in the field for the campaign which the work ers plan to wage in the Tortncoming election. . . In this contention the statements made in the declaration adphd by yesterday's eoTtffeneOPIalln ffiall of those who contribute to society to unite in furtherance of tho principles" were explained today by labor leaders to mean that organized labor must be joined by the "producing classes if its victory is to be complete.' These lead ers asserted that the problems faced by organized labor are as much the prob lems of the agriculturalist' class because they are both political and economic. Every pressure is being brought to btar on the farmer groups to line them up for labor's program, it was indi cated at the Federation of Labor head quarters. Efforts, it was said, will be made to show the farmers that the conference's declaration against radical ism msa.'.s as much to the tiller of the soil as it the industrial worker and that the organized aid of the country worker is needed in the fight against "auto cratic control and monopolistic maneuv ering of the Nation's raw supplies." The whole "platform" of yesterday's conference was understood to have been drafted with a view to making it as acceptable as possible to the farmers. It was the work of the conservative ele ment of the American Federation of Labor and waa understood to have been prepared nnder the uersonal di rection of Samuel Gompers? president of the Federation. For the reason it was put out as feeler for the farmers Mr. Gompers would permit BO changes to be made in it by the conference, according to authentic information. KINSTON MINISTER GETS CALL TO RICHMOND, VA. Richmond. Vs., Dec. 14. The Taber nacle Baptist church, which has been without a pastor since the Rev. William L. Ball accepted a call lost February to the First church, Spartanburg, 8. C, to day extended a unanimous eU to the Bev. Marshall Craig, of Kinston, N. C, formerly of Wilmington. The Taber nacle is located at Meadow street and Grove avenue and has the second largest Baptist Sunday school In the city. In the recent nation-wide campaign it fur nished its quota in record time. It has been established for 30 years and is oncj of the most flourishing congregations of the West-end section. - Confidence is felt that-Mr. Craig will accept. -". " Guilford Alasnaae Meet. Greensboro, Dee. 14. The Guilford county Alamnae of the North Carolina College for Women met at dinner in ths dining room of ths college Fridsy evening, December 12th, for the pur pose ef coming together tnd discussing J ths possibilities of aa aiumnae home at ; the college.' A large number ef daugh ters took advantage of visiting their alma mater aguin and brought with them all the enthusiasm of their college days. Mrs. W. C. Jones of High Point, kaowa in' college as Miss Carey Ogborn, as hostess of the evening made everybody feel Welcome and very much at home. Asheville Soldier. Killed. Little Rock. Ark, Dee. 14. Serges at Major Cary Mynatt, ef Camp Pike, whose home is in Asheville, N. C, was one of three men killed when fast train struck aa automobile in which they were riding today at crossing ZS miles from here. - .- . D'Anaanzlo to Give Up Ceatsaaad. Fiume, Dee. 14. (By the Associated Press.) Gsbriele D'Aanuazio win hsnd ever command ef the City ef Fiume to regular troops under General Caviglia, former Minister of Was. GOVERNOR BluKETT REPRIEVES BODLEY 15 Stay of Execution Granted Un til Prisoner's Sanity May Be Examined WILL HAVE ALIENIST CONDUCT EXAMINATION Prisoner wM Not informed Last Night That He Might Live Another Month; Wife Left Yesterday Afternoon To Be With Husband's Parents Daring Execution " : " . A reprieve until January 15, 1920, was granted Churchill Godley, sentenced tn-dwHhis-oiiig.stlU..jp!lofkfar criminal assault upon a little . white girl in Smithfield last June, and in the weeks that are given him to live, Gov. T. W. Bickett will determine the man'a mental responsibility. Announcement of the reprieve was made last night at 10:30 but too late to reach the prisoner last niht. Relinquishing all hope that executive clemency might intervene in behalf of her husbsnd, the wife left yesterday afternoon for Washington, N. C, to be with the aged mother of the doomed man today when her son paid the price of his crime. Efforts, were made to reach her last night, and telegrsms were sent' the mother of Godley in forming her that her son was given a further lease on life. The younger Mrs. Godley is expected to return to the city today to be near her hus band, and to lend whatever further help she may in winning for him final commutation of the sentence. Aspects of the ease brought to the at tention of the Governor since Inst Mon day when he set a new day for the exe cution, and declined flatly to interfere with fhe judgment of the jury that tried him, raised doubts in the mind of the chief executive aa to the sanity of the prisoner, and prompted htm to stay the hand of the law until Ae could verify the representations of the petitioners for clemency. The nature of the appeal that moved the Governor to a reprieve has not been given out - Cooler as Resentful - - ' " -f Godley resented the implication that he is insane several weeks ago when Dr. C. B. McNairy, head ef the 'Caswell Training School, examined him at the request of the Governor, and has sinee maintained that he is entirely sane. lr. McNairy pronounced him normal in bis mental development and pow ers, but offered the suggestion that he is a sexual pervert. With these and other considerations befqre him, and taking the evidence brought out in the trial as conclusive proof of guilt, the Governor declined to interfere, and ordered him executed this morning. In the face of protestations of entire innocence on the part of the prisoner, witLau earnest appeal on his behalf by the faithful wife and by bis attorney, Mr. Josiah W. Bailey, who presented, it is said, new facts to the Governor, the reprieve is granted. Godley continued yesterday to reiterate his innocence, hoping still that he would not be called upon for the final price of his crime to day. He had retired last night when the Governor's deciaion was made, the .death row was locked tor the night, and he will not know until early today, a few hours before the time set fot his exe cution, that he is reprieved. Intertssssry' Prayers Made. In many. of the churches of the city yesterday, ministers mentioned the pris oner in their prayers, petitioning that if guilty he might be made repentant, and forgiven for his crime. At the irst Baptist church special prayer was made for the forgiveness of the crime, if he were guilty, and the subject ef the ser mon was intercession and forgiveness. . Keen interest haa been aroused throughout the elty and in the State by the impending execution ef the Smith field man. Kverywhere yesterday it was the ehief topie of conversation, opinion being about evenly divided as to the prisoner's guilt. Last night there were minv nenonal anneals made to the Governor in Ibis behalf and ths hope ex pressed that he might be inclined to mercy. BORAH SAYS "INTERESTS" WANT TREATY RATIFIED Washington. Dee. 14. Powerful flnan- eial interests are endeavoring for selnh interests to "put across ths German peace treaty through a Senate compro mise. Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, eharged in a ststement issued tonight. Urging that Congress investigating al leged efforts, of J. P. Morgan sad Com pany and other financial concerns to bring about the treaty's ratification, Senator Borah also asserted that these interests through "the most gigantie propaganda" propose, if-ro;ble, t -vent ths American people from consid ering the treaty and the League . ef Nations in the Presidential 'elections next November.' - ABANDON BRITISH VESSEL WHEN IN SINKING CONDITION. Halifax, N. &, Dec, 14. Abandon ment ef the British steamship Messina, reported yesterday as in a sinking condition 430 miles off fhe New Found land coast, was .announced in radio message here tonight The message said that another vessel was standing by 'awaiting a favorable opportunity to take off the crew. This was taken to indicate that the crew had not actually left the Messina, bst that the men were preparing to get eg as soon as possible, in the belief that the steamer could not be saved. UNTIL JANUARY IE BEGINS ACTIVE PROBE OF COAL STRIKE NOW However, Government Feels That Crisis In Industry Has Already Passed ATTORNEY GENERAL WILL PROBABLY BE CALLED Other High Officials May Also Be ReqmredTo AppearBe- fore Congressional Commit tee; Acting President Lewis Says Practically All Miners Will Return To Work Today Washington, Dec. 14. While relaxa tion of restrictions on the use of bMu mjnous..eoal jtontinued todaVj indicat ing governmental belief that the strike crisis in the industry has passed, con gressional investigation began to bear upon the active participants in the settlement. The appearance last night of Dr. Hsrry A. Garfield, whose resignation as Federal fuel administrator was ac cepted yesterday by President Wilson before the Senate sub-committee investi gating the coal situation was followed today by indications that Attorney General Palmer and other high officials would be called on this week to explain why plans of Dr. Garfield were act aside and a compromise made with .the miners' union on a basis which the former fuel administrator described as "contrary to fundamental principles of govern ment." Removing Restrictions Now. Acting President John L. Lew is, of the United Mine Workers of America, who is attending the labor reconstruction conference here, predicted today that by Monday night 95 per cent of the miners would be back to work. "Though it has been a difliult task to reaeU all of the men in the a.nrt time since the decision was reached.'- he s.nd, "it is certain that they will go linst.'" Restrictions Imposed on the use of fuel during the strike gradually are be ing removed under the discretionary au thority to rescind such orders given the regional railroad directors. Thus the working week will open tomorrow with a nearer approach. Jo a normal iridiiatiial situation than any Week sinee the Striks was made effective November 1. Although most of the power to re scind the various restrictions has been placed in the hands of the regional di rectors, the railroad administration is continuing to sxereise supervisory con trol over bituminous coal and coke. This has been made necessary not alone by the resignation of Fuel Administrator Garfield but also by ths resignation of Cyrus Guernsey, Jr., assistant to Dr. Garfield, and John A. Alport, ehief engi neer, both of whom cams back to Wash ington to serve with their chief when the fuel administration was revived. These resignations have practically put an end to the re-instituted activities of the ad ministration. Nsme Commission This Week. . Appointment by President Wilson of a commission . to supercede the Fuel Administrator is expected this week. No intimations of the personnel have been given. In official quarters, though ths basis decided upon will make its composition include one mine worker, one coal operator and a representative of the publie. The three will have power to readjust wage scales abovs the present advance of 14 per eent given the miners if desired snd also to ad vance the selling price of eoal. The scale committee of the operators of the central competitive field, it waa learned today, probably will meet in Cleveland Wednesday to consider their RAISE FUND FOR HELPING FLOOD-STRICKEN PEOPLE Smaller Merchants . Will Be Given Loans For 3 Tears In West Point West Point, Ga., Dee. 14. A fund of Ml.OOO to be lent to the smaller mer chants of West Point to restore their businesses wiped out by last week's flood was raised here today at a meet ing of leading citizens. The losns will run for- three years.' ; The business district was elcir of water for the first time today so that real work can be begun Monday toward cleaning up that part of town. Gov ernment officials have promised to send a ear load of food hers from , Camp Gordon as the supplies are getting low. The commanding officer of the engi neers sent from Camp Gordon said today that it would take an act of Con gress to authorize him to build a pon toon bridge across the river as desired to connect ths two parts of town. The engineers are doing guard duty here. - Atlanta, Ga., Dee. 14. At a mass meeting held here late today approxi mately 14,000' was subscribed for re lief work at West Point, Ga, where flood damage wis estimated at $.1,000,000. , A committee laso was appointed to raise additional funds. The meeting was called by Mayor Key and the Presi dent of the Atlanta Chamber ef Com merce in' reply to an appeal from, ths mayor and eitizens of West Point. " J,OS Koreans Arrested. ' Honolulu, Nov. 21 Three thousand Koreansy men, , womea and children, were arrested by the Japanese in Korea, between October 1 and 15 last, accord ing to advices received by T. W.. Seung, editor of the Korean National Herald, published here.' ' . In the Japanese army sad police force occupying Korea there are 100,000 men, according to Seung's advices. L CLYDE HOEY WINDS UP CAMPAIGN WITH ADDRESS TONIGHT Senator Gilbert Hitchcock Speaks In Charlotte Audito rium This Evening DEMOCRATS SATISFIED THAT THEY WILL WIN Shelby Man Expects Mecklen burg '0 Return Him Hand- some Majority Tomorrow "Farmer Bob" Doughton Says Many Republicans Will Vote Against Morehead By R. E. POJkYELL fSt.iff Correspondent Charlotte, Pec. 14. Col. Aus. Watts Ins Tieea'he're, loiikeoTnierHtaaTion'We'fi"'' expressed himself as thoroughly satis- i fled and returned to his home in States-1 ville. The campaign is nlmut over. With the exception of the lloey speech to morrow night at Onstonia and ths speech of United ritates Senator Gilbert Hitch cock in the Charlotte auditorium the same evening, there is nothing that commands more than local attention in ths closing hours of the fight. Ths local Democrats, like Col. Watts, ars satisfied. Mr. Hoey, here today, was in fine spirits. Greeted by three: fins audiences in this county Saturday night, at Cornelius, at Davidson and at Mooreaville, he is confident that Meck lenburg will return him. a handsome majority Tuesday. Hoey Making Friends Nobody could havo waged a harder or eleaner campaign than Clyde Hoey has since his nomination over McCall. His irresistible smile has melted away opposition in several quarters, notably in the city of Charlotte. He came here last week and went into the reputed Morehead strongholds. When hs came out the Democratie leaders here felt better. "Farmer Bob" Doughton is authority for the statement that many Republicans in the district, particularly in this coun ty, sre going to vote against Morehoad because his opposition to the League of Nations. The eigth district Congress man haa been doing some bard earn' psigniatT here for Shelby's candidate ao. it kaaa't ba eonfined to speeeb- maklag. He haa been about in the dis trict, met the boys and talked the thing over with them. Where he found objections to the League of Nations and Wilson admini stration he ironed them out in many eases. He had one of the best sudienecs for a day meeting In the district Satur day when he talked to the farmers and mill men in Charlotte. Like Hefflin, he "put the rousements to them. "I expect to win by a majority of at least 3,500, ' Mr. Hoey said here today. Everywhere I have beard most en couraging news and the situation has improved with the paaslng of the days. I think we will carry every county in the district with the exception of the three Republican counties in the extreme western pert of the Wtate. ' An Appeal From Mecklenburg Both Charlotte papers this morning r-vried tho following appeal signed by ":( than one thousand representative irizens of ths county. In the list of signatures to this endorsement of the Democratic candidate, labor and capital, with every class of the county's citizen ship, sre represented. "The Democrats, in a primary regu larly called, have nominated, as Demo cratie stnndsrd bearer of this district Horn? Clyde R. Hoey, by such a major ity as to emphatically express the sense of the Democrats of said district. , "We bow to the will of the majority with Democratie grace and pride.- The question now is not personal, but one of principle. The Democratic 'party is Immortal as it stands for those great principles of 'equal rights to all, special privileges to none,' and the gol den rule, 'Do unto others ss you would have others do unto you.' "The Democracy has emancipated the business life of . America by creating twelve great Regional banks to supply money all over the country, and twelve Farm Loan banks for the fnrmer to give him the opportunity of home owning snd numerous other great meas ures in behalf of the farmers. "We cannot afford to go bsck to old Republicsn policies and moss back con ditions. We sre prosperous snder the new order of Demoeratie things as we have never been before in the history of the nation. With cotton 38 cents a pound, mills making ' money, bread winners and wage-earners nuking more money than ever before in the biatorv of Ameriea and receiving more for la bor, we earnestly appeal to every Dem ocratie voter in the district to do his duty in this hour and vote for the Democratic nominee- No loyal Demo crat can sfford to go behind' the re turns of his party primary. The politi cal eyes of ths nation are npon the Ninth district. Let all good Democrats rally to the party's standard. Patten's Csrtooa Popalar. One of the last things done by the district campaign managers was to scat ter broadcast over every county in the district , Pstton's "Dr,.Jckyll and Mr. Hyde" cartoon, which appeared in tho News and Observer last week. The I'atton cartoons have been popular here and the one representing Jake Newell flirting with labor and Morebesd calling on his fellow capitalists for support ex cited lots of comment over the district. Republicans Make Claims. Against' ths Demoeratie estimates of a majority running '-on three to five thousand ia the election in ths Ninth Tuesday ths Republicans are claiming ths district by five hundred to a thou sand. Morehead forces here claim fivs (Continued Page Two.). UNION PRESIDENTS VOTE TO CONTINUE STEEL STRIKE. Washington, Dec. 14. Continua tion of the Nation-wide steel work ers' strike was voted today by the ;onferenee here of the 24 presidents )f anions connected with the steel industry. It was said there were inly two dissenting votes, most of :ha union leaders maintaining that fictory in the controversy was in light. Members of the srtike committee co'mTilentllig on .the vote declared that the recent cancellation by the United Btntes Steel Corporation of the huge foreign contracts was one nf the most favorable sulfurics of the eventual success of the strike. It also was asserted that while many steel plants had resumed operation, production had been far below nor mal with the overhead charg-es of the ' company remaining the same as dttr- ing normal production. Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 14. When informed tonight of the action taken at Washington by tlie twenty TbuT'Union' presidents, who- vnted- to continue the nation-wide ateel strike, representatives of Pittshursh district steel companies declared that as far aa they were concerned -tha.-strike w &s ead Usue.' ' I n only isolated instances', they" eaTdV' the strike continues to affect produc tion in outlying mills but in a large majority of the plants, they added, operations were only a few points below normal. Johnson, Cummins and Other Progressives Surrender To The Penrose Machine BITTER DOSE FOR ONE TIME LEADING LIGHTS Champions of Bull Moose Prin ciples Crash To Earth Like Doomed and Disabled Air plane To Enable Penrose Gang To Secure "Harmony" For Next Campaign The News and Observer Bureau. 603 District National Hank Bldg. By FRANK W. LEWIS. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Dee. 14. The latest and fondest boast of the Republicans is that in the recent meeting of their national committee in Washington it waa dearly indicated that harmony of spirit and purpose prevailed among the factions that had previously been bitterly an tagonistic. It is said that former differ ences were not exploited, but that all met on common ground as Republicans united for a smashing victory in 1020. The predominant idea and commanding purpoae was to stick together through thick and thin regardless of convictions to the end that the Republican party might eome into full and complete control of the Federal government. It was not surprising that this kind of harmony prevailed and tbat the stalwarts of the G. O. P. dominated absolutely snd completely, for the progressive spirit of thst party long since had received ita death blow in the extinction of the leading lights of the heroic faction in the United States Senate .when Penrose forced them to nestle under the shadow of his wing. It was indeed a solemn hour when Cum mins, Borah, Johnson, LnFollette and last but not least thst admirable char acter and worthy exponent of the cause, Kenyon, were confronted with the diffi cult problem of deciding whether they should struggle on for the maintenance of their convictions or to surrender for a mess of pottage and forever after be subject to the beck and call of the Penrose plutocracy of the Republican party. 8arrender to Penrose Machine. It was' not only a solemn hour but it was humiliating to those men who had devoted their energiea, abilities and their very lives to the promotion of progressive principles, but they the surrendered to party exigency and a once becamft a part of the Penrose macnine. They were swallowed uo. toKen over, ahaorned, becoming an in significant and ineffective part of the rarty, and when the national committee met there was nothing else to do but to maintain the enforced harmony es tablished by the big boss from Penn- sylvrtnia. Those observers, who looked down on the little band of progressive Repub licans that day when they surrendered tc the Old Guard will never forget the r.nlhetie scene. The-lofty ideals of a life time crumpled and went crashing to the earth liks a doomed airplane. Bared to their critics, subject to the ridicule and scorn of their fellows, those erst and erubescent braves, now meek snd lonely, went like sheep to the shamble. Now all is peace and harmony with the party. Those of the Old Guard and those ef .the Bull Moose faction pnvij sreed to think and act together and follow the lead of th bellwether, bj it over the hedge on, off the bluff. Plenty of Csndldstes. Tiers is one thing, however, abiut wuii!t there is disagreement among he Republicans, and that is the choice for their presidential nominee. The woods are full of aspiring men who think they ought to have the honor. They are everywhere, but the pivotal states na turally furnish a larger proportioa than ths others. Ohio and Indiana are con ceded to be the battleground npon which the two parties will contest for su premacy. Both of these stages have (Csntiaasd from Page One.) OLD GUARD RULES REPUBLICAN RANKS GRIFFITH PARTY REACHES NASSAU HAD ROUGH VOYAGE Two Members of Moving Pic ture Company Washed Over board But Are Rescued YACHT NEARLY CAPSIZES IN NORTHWEST CHANNEL Pilot Injured and Others On Board Forced To Take Turns at Wheel While Helpless Craft Wallows In Bough Sea; Without Food Tor Three . Days ; All On Board Safe J Miami, Fla Dec. IS, The Miami Herald at 12:05 this morning received a : wireless message from Hotel Lucerne. Nawmt-awviRs' -the Grey DncL arrived ; in Nassau late yesterday, December 14, j and that all the party on board are 'safe but 'have been without food for three days. Two of the party were ' swept from the deck but were rescued. The boat nearly capsixed ia the north west channel. The pilot was injured and others on board were forced to take their turn at the wheel while the help less eraft wallowed in the seas. The wireless message follows: "Grey Duck arrived late today driven by a heavy gale. D. W. Griffith and psrty are safe, but three days without food and little water. Two of the party were swept overboard bat were rescued. Tha beat nearly eapiael twice in- the nnrthw.il ti n n 1- Tha tillnt mmm i t jurrd and Griffith Was forced to take his turn at the wheel, while the help less boat wallowed far from ths course. ''The yacht arrived after Union church services where prayers were spoken for the missing boat snd pas sengers. The wsves were enly thirty feet high but chnppy and eanaed trouble in abundance. Mank says ths survival ia a miracle. "Several of the party ars confined in their beds from exhaustion." The wireless message received hers gave no further details. ORDERS SENT TO NAVY VESSELS TO START SEARCH Wsshingtoa, TJse. 14. Orders went out touight-.to the soaimaaders of the Sev an th and sixth naval districts to join ia the search for ths missing yacht Grey Ihick. which left Miami, Fla, Wednes day for Naaaan, Bshama Islands, with David W. Griffith, motion picture pro ducer, and a party of 3d other persons aboard. The commander of tho seventh dis trict was instructed to order out all available destroyers and ether craft, in eluding seaplanes, while ths sixth dis trict commander waa ordered to send broadcast to shipping a description of the Grey Duck with request that any vessel having sighted tho yacht make report. A telegram was received at the depart ment during the day front Wlllilam G. McAdoo, former Secretary of ths Treas ury and now an attorney for a motion picture company, requesting that efforts by ths navy to locate tho Grey Duck be continued and thanking tha department for what it had done in that respect. t YOUTHFUL BANDIT SHOOTS TWO MEN IN WASHINGTON Washington, Dee. 14. Entering $n automobile tire repair shop here todaj, John McHenry, who gave St. Louis at his home and 19 as his sge, shot and killed Wallace W. Maleare, tha pro prietor, robbed Mulcare of a small sum of money and biter before detectives ia the Union Station could arrest him, shot and probably fatally wounded James . Armstrong, a city detective. On entering the repair shop McHenry, according to James Sheldon, a witness, demanded the contents of the cash register. Mulcare, nnder pretext of de livering the money.'fired at the youthful bandit, who dodged behind a showcase snd ' then shot Mulcare through ths heart, Sheldon accompanied police and de tectives to the .Union Btatioa ia search of McHenry, who, when noticing ths officers, broke from a crowd snd ran into the concourse. There cornered by the officers he fired three shots, one ef which struck Detective Armstrong ia ths stomach. . Later at police headquarters, McHenry is said to have told tha authorities that he planned the hold-up with a view to obtaining sufficient funds to leave the city, having srrived here several days sgo from Charlottesville; Va. STEPS TAKEN TO RELEASE AMERICAN HELD RT VILLA Eagls Psss, Texas, Dec. 14. Steps will he taken for the immediate release of Fred G. Hugo, ths Americas held by Francisco Villa for tlOJJOO tansom, ac cording to J. M. Dobie, oner of ths . raselMn the Mexicaa 8tate of Coahuila, : of which Hugo was manager. Mr. Dobie declined to say what actios he con templated. A bits report said Francises Pardo. a Spaniard, who was held with several Mexicans for ransom, has been released by Villa. He was the second msn released by the rebel ehief, as Englishmsn, E. B. Dawson, having bees released yesterday. DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE COMPLETES PIS PLANS Indianapolis, - Dee. 14-Plsas ' for presenting to special Federsl Grand Jury, which eoavenes Wednesday, charges of violation of ths Lever food control act and anti-trust laws by coal mine operators and miners sre under stood te have been completed by De partment of Justice officials here. No action is expected to bo taken by the Federal court ia connection with charges ef eontempt in court against officials of the mine workers for slleged viola- , tioa of the Federal eoart injunction against the miners' strike.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Dec. 15, 1919, edition 1
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