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The News and WEATHER: alt Tuesday sad Wednesday rltk slowly rjatag temperature. WATCH LABZL. ' M nit m. - fnwval 4w Ww .atles eat etM M a str.. see. VOL. CXI. NO. 6. " 7RALEIGH, N. C; TUESDXt MORNING," JANUARY 6, 1920. - r SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.-. , SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. JRICEinYE CENTS, Observer CLYDE HOEY TAKES T - . - -. - i. SEAT IN CONGRESS TO Republicans Offer No Objection . and Even Join Democrats In The Applause. DID MOREHEAD. RUN AWAY TO ESCAPE FOOL FRIENDS? New Member of Lower House Casts His First Vote Against Pension Bill After Meeting Congressional - Leaders - and Meeting- Newspaper. Men-; Senators Return To Capital the XewslaidEserveTBureau," G03 DJetrict ..ational Bank Bldg. By R. E. POWELL. ,(Bjr Special Leased Wire.) Washington, D. V Jan. 5. When tl.nr..anlni;.. Klluln W. Poll, (if tllS Fourth North Carolina district, arose ia bia aeat tbia morning to present North Carolina'i newest member of the House, there sounded on the democratic aide of the aisle applauso that reminded the old timers of the day when Uncle Joe Cannon returned to the Fifty-third Cougress after a two-year break- in a continuous service record' of two do- It woa quite a demonstration for Con gressman Clyde Boark Hoey and one in which a sprinkling of Republicans across the way took part. Mr. Hoey eame in the hall of the House, of Representatives this morning between Major Charles M. Stcdinaa and Beprescntative Pou with Representatives Weaver and Dough ton flanking the trio on either aide. He occupied a seat between the Major and Mr. i'ou during the opening prayer. 1 The applause broke in the Bouse promptly as Mr. Pou addreasiag Speaktr Gillette said that he deaired to present "Honorable Clyde R. Hocy," adding that iIr.,Hoey was ready to Uke the oath of office and begin his service. It was a tense moment that followed for all but. no sign of objection to his being seated ft ppearin g, the Democrat saga in took -u p the ehtering, led by Representative Tom Heflin, while most of the Republicans east a weather eye toward the new mem ler. 7 - , - Applause Breaks Out.. nien7 Ui apcsAur concluded admin Jitering the usual oath of office, therep jdauso one again broke on the Demo cratic side, the members arising thia time mora poignantly', to aignlfy their lelight In welcoming another Democrat nto the" fold. A few BepuUlicAns, not eharkled by the Staid 'customs 'of the Old Guard, joined with the Democrats in rising, albeit their handcluppiog waa net ao marked as to eauao texr among their fellow party men leas' warm in the greeting. .. ..'- , Boturning to his scat with the other North Carolin3rTiieiiiberB,Mr. Hoey be txrat the center nf a group of Deni--ftcratt nhtf were Interested to get somo firt haud "dope" on the result in the Ninth diatriet. Ho waa presented to Floor Leader Champ Clark and the for mer Democratie speaker caught tha eon-J togious smiie ana, zor me time, ne forgot his presidential aspirations. Representative Hellin, who mad the keynote .speech in the Ninth district a few weeks ago, was about to lead Mr. Hoty off-to a secluded corner and get the real -"low down: on the situation, 1 which has been represented to Washing ton as gopd, bad, better and worse, when a battery of photographers and movie men sent their card in tha new member went to the front of the eapi tol to. stand for his initial "shot." Before this was over a group of jusisipatwrwea . caught , fciiT it . W. wat coming into the House) again and -plied Jiim with fluestionf . bjut,protabillt. of a contest over his seat. U ex pressed the opinion that the Boyubli rana, liaving raised the usual cry of 'fraud' for a few days, were satis med now aad that there would be no further agitation from the district. TJn less JheieJsLltwilL,iotbe taken up here. - .. Did Morehead Baa Away? Is it true that Mr. Morehead Kent to Cuba to keep from being drawn into a eontest argument t" ' Mr. Hoey was asked, among other thtnjrs. - "Sot that I know of," he answered "although it. was reported to mj that he left the district a few days after the election." ' t- - ' Democrats ia Washington had beard thtt -Mr. Morehead was running front friends ia the party who wanted to draw him into a contest. According to the .reports that came here. Mr. More head disdained the suggestions and after he got the "five dollars and a dram" epigram off his chest, was satisfied to lot the dead past bury its dead. -. :. , The arrival of Mr. Hoey here' revived edma of the stories of fraudalleged to Jiav been practiced in the districts. He was told ef the charges the Repub lican National ' Committee bad ; given trertenee and circulation. "According 4o reports that I received from the mountain counties, he said,' "tbere" were as man y"at liva-fcundred" Republicans ia county who voted for Morehead, all hough they had never paid poll tax. In Avery eounty alone, More liead received a - larger majority than the total vote that Webb and Jonaa received la 1918." , ' Mrs. Hoey, who ' was- Miss Bessie Gardner, came to Washington with the aew Congressman and eat in the re served gallery thie morning during the ceremonies. They are going t make 1 their home temporarily at the Hotel Driscoll. - Congressman Hocy will havo as his secretary Misa Fail Barnett, of Shelby- J nho, has been his office stenographer i for several years. No other office attaches have been decided upon. Casts His First Vets. V' The first vote of tha new North Cro- SUCCEED IBB Ceatlned Page Two.) PHYSICIST WHOSE NEW - THEORY WAS CONFIRMED .rurESSO ALBnTTOWM- This photograph just received from Germany shows Professor Albert tin stein, one of tho most distingnialied physicists of tho day,. whose theory relativity, the diversion of a ray of light in the field of gravitation of the sun, was recently announced. JJr. Einstein's theory has since been eon firmed by observations mad by Eng Iish astronomers during the test eclipse of the sun. . L TO BORAH EPISTLE Governor of Illinois Wants Treaty ; Ratified With Sen ate Ratifications QUALIFIES .APPROVaCJf . THE LEAGUE OF Nations Republican Aspirant For Presi dency ' Belioves ' Natnre I of h. InternatiooaJ . Organiiation ! ' Should"' Be Judicial Bather I Than Political i Ciyes "Views at Length In Letter Chicago, Jan. S "While the. League of Nations, eve as modified by the re legations adopted, docs not take the form which I believe it should, namely, judicial rntber than political, I' think it is the part of wisdom now to ratify it with aueh reservations as adopted by the Senate,", saidtiovernoT'JraTric O. Lowden, in a letter today replying to United Btates Senator W; E. Borah, of Idaho, who had requested Ooveraor Low den's position on the League of Na tions. , " 'f' The text of Govsrnar Lowden's letter to Senator Borah, ia part, follows: "When tha armistice . was signed, I felt that the timeras opportnna for takmg up the stbjeet of better inter jiational relations, where the second, tlie Hague conference hsd left off. It seemed te me that the world was ready to adopt the hi (Tli American ideals of internation al friendship there expressed., - " ''The Learue of Nations as submitted to the Senate seemed to me to-, be sub ject to' grave bjectkns. These objee- t ionf tnr"tbeTnainfi think, have Menj moved bv. the reservations adopted by the Senate. The instrument, as ao modi fied, as I understand it, docs sot Mna the United States io Barticipate In the 'racial and dynastie battlea ot the Old World, or docs itlnvolve Tntangung alliances ar- partnerships writh foreign powers,' nor does it authorise 'interfer ence by foreign powers in American af fairs.' ' . "While the League ef Nations, even s modified, doee not take the form whieh I " believed it shoald, - namely, judicial rather than political, I think it is the part of wisdom now to ratify it with tueh Teaervation he mere fact that great nations mset from time to time in friendly council would, in itself, csute any nation outside the league, which was ineditating crime against civilization, to pans and reflect upon the ' eonsequeases.- Then, too, whsa nations or men sit at a common table and discuss differences between them selves, those differences are likely to disappear. For more tbaa half a cen tury the United States had been the distinctive champion of the principle of settling international differences with out resort te arms. . Ehe eaa not afford now U neglect any means which give any promise, however slighter pre venting future wars. "la additioa, if the treaty be ratified and . America becomes a party to the League of Nations, she will have aa opportunity Jo. influence its activities and ao help to modify its form that it may in time realize the noble aspirations for world peace of the great men who participated in the Hague conferences. "If it shonld fail to accomplish these resnlts, or operate to the disadvantages of America, the war it clear by which we ran withdraw. "I therefore hope that the treaty may be ratified promptly 'With reservations, ia substance, already' adopted by the Senate." ., - ' ' . . - ' -c. t , . ' k- Barge Goes A shore. . .. Jacksonville, Fla, Jan. 5. Jhe barge Bichmond, ladea with 3,000 tons of coal, which weak aabore oa the -South eJtty at Wayport at 8,'6'eloek this moraing, will probably be a total loss. CipL U. M. Becbe and crew of four men cam near drowning when their life boat cap sized is the breakers aa it wse coming to shore from the wrsck. . J v Vf HI 1 OVDEN RESPONDS 'AMERICAN WOMAN . TELLS OF CAPTURE BY BANDIT'S BAND Underwent 8 Months' Hard ships As Prisoner In Mex ico, She Declares SHE TESTIFIES BEFORE A SENATE COMMITTEE Her Old Mother, Worn Out By Long Suffering, Died of , Starvation, After Plantation Was Looted; Forced To Go - Into Hills and Out Wood ; Blames Oarransa for Trouble Washington, Jaa. 6. A dramatic story of eight months' hardships and degreda tion as a prisoner in a Mexican bandit eamp was told' today by Mrs. Cora Lee Sturgia, a Virginian, before a Senate committee investigating the Mexican situation. L Mrs. Sturgis told how her old mother, wora out by long suffering and homilia tlon, died of -starvation, after their plan tation had ben looted by the bandits, and how she had been forced to go into the hills to cut wood and of a long tramp to another camp with a secret meaaage. "Americans were perfectly safe tinder Diaz," abe said. "We had no trouble with Huerta and- folks in my part of the country Chiapas hardly knew ef tun. Our first trouble waa ia 1913 when Carranza sent troops to our section to drive away the help. Aa a result we lost big crope, right on the eve ef the harvest-' It waa nearly two years later that the home of the Sturgia. family, comprising Dr. Stursis. a dentist, his wife, the wit- nest today, and her mother, was. raided by Federal soldiers who ehaTged. them with giving refuge to rebels. Consider America a Bint: Two f Camaza't captains aad a lot of soldiers came to our home aad beat us with runs." Mrs. Sturgis teiti fied. Whea my husband pretested an reminded the bandits that we were Americans, they pushed him aside aad lamhed. atvinr 'Year old goverameat Is onlv a bhiff They found Be rebels. but they were not satisfied and wanteu to search The roof, in sitting; that I l up with.tbew. J. told tSem 1 was aa American, net a roof climber,' but they straek me ea the shoulder .with a gun.- Dr, .Sturgit reported the raid to the American Consul at Froatere, whtf ad vised the family to remain at tbe plan tation, tha witness said. ;" Mrs. Sturgis said rebel aad Carrtnsa forcet frequently worked together, and that both faetiont disseminated anti American nropatanda. including charge .that Henry P. Fletcher, America -i Ambassador te Mexico, aaa aeeepiea $1,000,000 to Uphold tbe Carransa gov. erameat, Mrs. Sturgia said she told the bandit who made this charge that "it WM a Uc." "One of the bandits told me that Am bassador Fletcher could not return to that country Mrs. Bturgit laid. '1 don't think Mr. Fletcher knew how bad conditions were. Why, thinge were awf uL Onee when I went to Mexico City they blew op a train in front of o and one behind me. ; - Captared By Bandits. ? . The most thrilling chapter of her er erienee followed capture ef the fnnrily by Zapata baadits, who took everything movable from tbe plantation, including 23,000 in eaah. They were sent forty miles across country to a prison ramp, Mrs. Sturgis and her husband afoot aad the former's mother oa a mule. , Some "months la tor. Mrs. Sturgis was ordered te proceed oa foot to another camp withTa eeeret wesaag-ad-warne4 that Unless she returned -in two months other members of the family would be killed. ; VA ",' ' Bcturning ' to "the crnp;:3LrB--StBfrfs found her mother dead and her husband dying ef starvation. Some months later the was released and "more dead than alive" walked with Pr. Sturgia over the hills te their old plantation to find it bare at a bone. SUPREME COUNCIL FIXES DATE FOR RATIFICATION Basis For Settlement of Soapa Plow Sinkings Handed Over To Von Lersner . Paris, Jan. 5. (By the ' Attoelated Preaa-)-The Supreme Council bat ten tatively eet January 10 for the rati Oct tion of the Treaty of Versailles. The council's btsit far a settlement on the fcapa Flow ainkings was handed ever to Baron von Le-sner today, aadJlLwaa aanoaneed tnai aa agreement na neen leached with the German delegation. . The Scapa' Flow reparations agree ment waa reach!' opon the AlKes c epting a diminntion 'of "125,000 tout from the tmOOSi tons tf nivnt mnt"'i trlgtstlry demanlcd frew Germany, tbe Utrantna argued the imrKnsibility of surrendering tha tonnage originally de manded and also pointed out error IB the inventory .if the Allies. - The Allies were conciliatory and flie-J 975JM0 tons an finaL To thia tha Ger man delegates sgrecd., . ' Street Signed : hy 8a folk. Newport News. Vt.. Jan. 0-Char!ei "Gabby Street, formerly of Washing ton and last, season .first string catcher for Nashville in the Southern League, has been signed to manege the Suffolk elub ef tbe Virginia League, according to 'an announcement made beta today by W. 8. Bcamtn, pretident of the Suf folk club. -' ,' ' ' Steeplechase, three " flat race, ' two harness races, - Tinthurit, Wednesday, 2.ti Adv. RADICALS OBJECT 70 WILSON'S PLAN Opposition To Action Workers Official ops Late In PRESIDENT LEWIS SAYs. NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE , ' T , V'' - Officers of Organization Make Beport of Negotiations To Convention In Columbus, O, Oorernor Cox Declares For . Collective Bargainlnf In An Address : CotuhifeuiriS?? from the radicali in the United Mine Workers orgaftlastloa "to action -of tha iaternational oifieers la accepting Presi dent Wilson's proposal, for settlement of the minora' strike developed late to day, shortly after the report of the set tlement had bee a read to the conven tion by international Secretary William Green'. . " In his report, acting President Lewis and Green declared there waa no altern ative and that they had limply decided "to lubmit to tha inevitable, while pro testing in our hearts against what we believed to be th unjust attiude ef our government. " " - Te have done otherwise would have meant revolt againat the government, the report said. Lewis declared that he believed the eommiasicm ef three men, appointed by the President te eaneidrv increase in. wages and improvement of working conditions of the miners, te be fair and above reproach. ; "I think we can prove to the commis sion that we are entitled to a further increase,", said Lewis. - "And if ws prove, I believe we-will get it." Joseph LeinsI of IUiuoia, was the first of the radicals to oppose the eadorje meat of the sattlemeat. Ha declared the officers 'shonld have' gone, to jail like Gene Peba and all sin acre Ameri cana." A delegate from Indiana declared he believed the organization hsd lost tbe right to stalks because of the applica tion ef the Lever aet He predicted that whan thie act 'expired, thofe would be noiun iiaumr isw, ' ': v hat- the ailssruU s'.niwVc-ould - have been aettled. la Olil "aaMtledrwhC if Washiagton eOi'lass had aot-ocWJ when they did, wu the assertion ef Gov eraor Cox, -of Ubio in iddreseing the Diners convention today. The governor's declarations - for the Arineinles -- ef . enllnetiv -barmiaiar. volution la government as opposed to racurslisra and revolution, and his state ments, oa Americanization were received with great enthusiasm. . ANOTHER FIGHT WILL EE MADE FOR 2.75 BEER NOW Attorney Por Brewers Serves Notice That They Have Not Oivgn Up Hope j . New York, Jan. 8. Another Unlit for 2.75 per cent beer will be Hade before the United States Supreme Court, ac cording to Emory B. Buckner, who wst associated with Eliltn Boot ns counsel for Jacob Buppeprtagalnst whom the United States Supreme Court decided today. - . Mr. Boot t firm is counsel for Chris tian Feigenspan, a New Jersey brewing corporation, which - it ' seeking to' re strain enforcement of tha 18th amend-, tnent in New Jersey. Tbe bill of eom i : a i 4i. ": l.s. a mm i .: j . fT Vr:-''. IT k TT7 -f f1 -MssfJ weaeteBmere Uwyers. Department of baa been definitely determined and demonstrated by experience.'' ' . "The question whether S.73 recr can be told after the 18th amendment it effective must be decided in the fu ture, said Mr. Buckner. - Today t de cision affects its status pnly tinder war time prohibition. Todays decision re lates only to the war powers ef Con grresa. ' Whea the amendment ia effec tive questions will bo raised not only as te the validity of ltt passage, but ! , whether or not noa-iatoxieating Deer can be sold under It7 Mrv Bnekner tays a ray of hope in tbe fact that the court wis divided on today's decision,. but was not encour aged by that portion of the msjority deeisloa saying that Congress bad power to fix a standard of alooholio content - for the purposes ef effective enforcement He did not care to pre dict whether this would be a controlling precedent whet the con rt eame to pass on the validity of 3-73 per eent beer ader constitutional prohibition- " , - 0ND OF $100,000 EACH FIXED BY NEW YORK COURT : New York. Jan. C-Bail of S100.000 each was demanded by United States Comm.Mioaer Beifachaelder today whet John ReraanetIL an nadertaker; Samnel K. Saltrby, a draggietr and dwrd 4 Ware, Saleeby'i brother-in-law, were ar reigned before hint on charges of tell ing alcohol in violation of the law. The trio are alleged by Federal agents to have been responsible for the distribu tion la New York, New Jersey and New England of wood alcohol which later waa colored and told at whiskey, causing snore than 100 deaths. It is understood that the men will be taken to Connecti cut and tried ea ehhrges ef manslaugh ter. ' .';"':" - V.. Dramatic scenes attended the arraign ment. Mrs. Saleeby protested, that fatr husband wag innocent of tho crime aad fainted , when hail wst fixed . at WOO,, ooo. Mrs. Wars, mother of the other de fendant, also declared that her son was not implicated in thesjraso and the had to be carried from the court-room. El amiaatioa ef the defendants was set for P'TO CAPTURE arge Automobiles and j Army Wagons, Start On ; Raids In New -York ANOTHER NATION-WIDE SWEEP 1$ UNDERTAKEN With Arrest On Deportation Warrant of "Chief of Star of Soviet Bussia Department " of Justice Announces It Is Huntinf "Bijr OanveV; Wein- v stein Close To Leon Trotsky New Tofk, JsHi ovM'Tbe sweeping raids against "Beds" by Federal agents, whieh netted nearly 700 prisoners last Friday, we're returned at 7:30 tonight whea ten large automobiles and two army trans port ws irons left the local headquarter! of the .Department of Justice to round up Communists and other sedition mon gers who' escaped. .tSgflrat dragnet. Chief Flynn announced later that the New fork raids were part ef another natloa-wide sweep which be expected to bring at important result! as the raids on 33 cities conducted sst Friday. With the arrest on a deportation war rant ef Gregory Weinstein "chief ef staff of Soviet Bussia't "ambassador." Ludwtg C. A. K. Martens, the Depart ment of Justice announced tonight' it waa banting "big game" in its effort te rid the conatry ef the meet dangerous alien.. aaarchlsts . plotting to overthrow the government by violence. ' Rated as Trotsky's "beat friend" here and a ee-workcr' with him ea the Bus sian. Unsusge radical paper Novy Mir, Weinstcin's position inthe Soviet bu reau ranked virtually on a par with Xlartont. it was stated. . His duties as "chancellor," gave him control ef money and propaganda distribution equalled only by that of Martens, and hit ac tivities were greater, it waa declared. Victor Wolodin, -former manager of the-Novy Mir, aad said, to have beon mother- coworker- with -Trtsk,-wai swept into -the - government'e' dragnet late today and sent to Ellis Island in tbe wake of Weinateih. f s ' Supreme-Court Justice Paris tonisrlit I declared Pr. Michael Jflsleg. trearuror ef Ksw Mir. in eoaUmnt tha &r-. mlttre for refuhna ge aaawer ejnestiets, Pr.ditlef' alsar was ' treasurer of the Russia Socialist Federation until his examination by the committee. This federation was engaged in spreading Soviet propaganda through its 11,000 members throughout the country, Mis- teg admitted. GOVERNMENT'S CAMPAIGN , , WILL BE LONG DRAWN OUT. . Washington, Jan. ff. The auvern mont't campaign to rid the nation ef the more than 3.000 aliens, members of tbe Communist snd Communist La bor partiea, arretted in the. recent raids, premises to be a long-drawa-out fight. uepartmeat ol Joatiee offteialt declared tonight. . Wltk the radicals fortified by strong legal talent aad a aluf fund te finance their opposition to deporta tion and the immigration service inade quately supplied either with the men or tbe means to handle the situation, tha help was considered absolutely veeei ury by officials. y-. - Anthony Camlnetll, sommissioner gen eral of immigration, appeared before the Honse Appropriations Committee during the day. with aa appeal for funds to allow expansion of hit fores to deal with the huadredi of details involved in completing the deportation proceed- t"The commissioner aaked for at Justice officials, have promised assist ance, but the need for a greater lent i staff thai it in prospect even -with the .help of,iAteTwey ' Oenersl Palmer s staff was rsealy felt,' Mr. Camiaetti said.' ': . .-. Officials also explained that through- ' (Centlaeeel on Page Two.) : ' ADMIRAL JELLIC0E GUEST OF THE AMERICAN NAVY After Tour ; of - Inspection In ; Waihinrton, Dines With - Secretary Daniels Washington, Jan.. SA-The. American navy was "hast" tonight at a reception given, to Admiral Viecoant Jolliroa, of traps, commander ot the British high seat fleet ia tho battle ef Jutltndi Tha reception, which closed busy day for the visiting, naval officer, was at tiu residence of . Secretary Daniels, - who headed the receiving line. - Also among the guests were members of both houses of Congress and aavtl attaches ef ths various embassies slid legations. Viscount Jnlliene. who arrived here yesterday from. New York, started the day with formal calls en Secretary of State Lapsing and eJoeretary Daniels. Later.he: eaJd ftn Jfi'9-President Mar- J shall and wne received on the ioors of ths Senate aad Mouse. The outstanding feature, however, ef the day waa an official inspection of the Washington Navy Ytrd. . .V:; J Admiral JellWe wltneeeed in the nw gun shops the shrinking of a Jacket os a 14-inch gun and tbe "lining" of 18-inch, 60-calibre rifle. They also were shows an experimental 16-iheh title. The visiting Admiral was tbe guest of Assis tant Secretary Boowelt at tea tnd dined with Secretary Daniels. Hit staff were the gueata rf Beat Admiral Nib lack, who has been designated as hit special tid. - ' Tomorrow the party will go te Anntp olit to inspect the aval Academy, and returning in the afteruon, will leavo at :li o'eloek for Key West, Fla and thence te Havana, wbere the British cruiser Ktw Zealand it waiting. v LEADERS SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS CONGRESS MADAME CALLI-CCRCI GETS DIVORCE FROM HUSBAND Vf ' CHICAGO COURT DECiBiUN ' CMcage, Jan. O-Hsdasae AbmIHs M. GalU-Csrel. noted sesraae ef the Chicaaw Grand Opera Cempesy, te day wen a diverse fresn Lnist C Csrci after a short hearing; befere ladge MeDeaald ia Sseerter Cenrt. The BToecedinga, which premised te' be lengthy aad eeasatieaal, were breagkt'te an early close when Cs.el. In a etaUmeat Sled wltk the ceert, withdrew kU ,aawr. te ala wife's salt." The aaswxr had aecwaed her ef Infidelity aad named Hemcr Samaels, her accemsaalat, at ca-vMpeadeat. Jadant . McDonald. indicated that the decree weald be granted the stager ea the grenads ef infidelity. President Promises To Send Message To Democratic Din nerOn Jackson Day ANNOUNCEMENT CAUSES. INTEREST AMONG LEADERS Wide Speculation As to Wheth er "Word of Creeting" Win Take Up Third Term or Will Outline President's Views On party Politics ; Tirst Del- .' ef ation Arrives. Washington,' Jaa-.' S. Announcement rm the-White Olouae that, fresldent Wilton pltnt to ' tend "an iwportaht word of greeting'' to the Democratie dinner here on Jackson Day, January t, aroaaecl great . iatarest , among leaders ttifanijtmUrU-kiMi feast and 1 'We r(nadrieanud meeting of the party' nttionaf commiHee, both ef wsicb are to be Acid Thursday. Fromisent Democrats eald they had ne informatioa aa to tbe message of the rreetueat nayead the brief annon nee meat from the White House snd there was wide speculation aa to whether the "word of greeting" wen Id take np the quest on or a third term or would out lino the President's views on party poli cies- . . , West Deles-stiene Arrive. The first of the delegations from the six dues bidding for ths party's Nation al convention arrived tonight in a body or Annsas.uity boosters. The (telega tion was headed by Fred W. Fleming, president ef a Kansas City Insurance Company, and F. M. Clendenaing, of the Kansas City chamber of Commerce. Oavin MeNabBJ of Hon Francisco, also arrived during the day to. prepare the way for the delegation en route to pre sent tne citima r ,ue I'aciaa coast city, Bepreaentativea from Chicago. Indian apolis, Clevemnd, and Clscinnati the other cities which are' expected to 'ask for the convention will teach Washing, ton tomorrow of Wednesday. , Tha members of tbe natioaal commit tee already in 'Washington -were aug mented -during the day by Vice Chair man J. Bruce Kremev ef Montana, "and Committeemen'.. B. Titlow, the bow member front Washington eaceeeding Hugh C. Wallace, now smbaaaador to trance and A. F, Mullen, of Nebraska. i Committeemen Mullen soon, after hit arrival announced that ht would ia troduee a resolution at the meeting Thursday of the committee recommend ing to the national convention that the twe-thirdt rule for making nomina tions for President snd Vice-President be abrogated aad tbf majority plan adopted. " j '.' '.. '- ; N ; Woman to Attend Dinner. , ' t The committee' arranging for the Jackson Day dinner announced tonight that the following members of the As eoeiatcd Women'a Democratie Natioaal Committee would attend the banquet : Mrs. rattle Buffncr Jacobs, of Ala bama; Mist Mary L. Foy, of Califor nia; Mitt Caroline Ruts Beet, of Cob nectleut I Mrs. John K. Ottley, of Oeor gta;Mrs. Myra H. Wilson, ef Illinois; Mrs. Julit E. Landers, of Indiana; Mrs. A. W. IIarrit1, ef Kansas; Mrs. Frailer Bonnie, of Kentucky; rMa. W. XI P Pattaagnll,, of Maine t- Mrs. SusanWV. Fitzgerald, of Massachusetts; Dr. Emms Power, of Michigan; Mrs. ePter Ilesen, of Minnesota; Mrs.. Dorothy B. Jack son,, of New.-Hampshire;; Mrs. John Sherwln Crosby, of New, York; Mist Mary Owes Graham, Of North Cirot'ea; Mrt.. Maude. Murray Miner, or, onto; Mrs. D. A. McDeug.l, .of Oklahoma ; Mrs.W;C."t'afhcart, 6r Sottth-TTgnF Una; Mrs. William Bicker, of South Dakota: Misa Char! O. Williams, of Ten a esses, and Mrs. Percy V. Penny backer, ef Texas. .. t .. , , , - REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN ' - .HAS PROMISED HIS SUPPORT. Newoort Newt, . Vs- .Jan. 5 A Be publican Congressman has' promised. Warwick county, a DemoeratieV strong hold,' that it may rely Dpoa blm for every possible aid he can render-in this section's fight 'to retain Camp-Kustis. C. Bascomb Slemp, Ninth district Rep reaeatative, tpent, today here inspecting Camp Eustls, ttitf a visit to. Camp Bragg at FayctteA'lllc, N,, fi, end the Bepublicaa Congressman declared teat he' will fight for .the reteftio of the eamp at a military seceaalty. ; . -, JJT0XOTING UQUORS - i WILSOH WILL SEND VORD OF GREETING ----- -' - '....,.." IN DEF WING n Five To Four Opinion Court Sustains Constitutionality of ; Profisions of Vol stead Act ' '';""'--.! VALIDITY OF AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION NOT DECIDED IN OPINIONS In Rendering Opinion the High er! Court: Sustains federal' Court Decrees Dismissing In junction Proceedings to Pre vent PederaT""Autliorities ' Prom Stopping Manufacture . of Beer; Department 6f Jus'- tice Beady, To Begin Prose cution of AH Persons Who "SoldBeefincrpassage of Volstead Act .' ' . ' Washington, Jan. 5. By a mangier of one vote the Sue preme Court today upheld the right of Congress to, define in toxicatfng liquors, in so far as ' applied to war-time- prohibi tion. ;-j ' In a five to four opinion ren dered by Associate. Justice Brandeis, the court sustained the constitutionality of provis ions in the Volstead prohibition enforcement act, prohibiting :he manufacture and . sale - of beverages containing one-half of one per xent or more of at eohol. Associate Justices Daj', Van Devanter, McReynolds and Clarke disoented. . Validity of the Federal pro-: hibitlon . constitutional amend- ment and of portions of the Volstead Act affecting its en forcement was not involved In -the proceedings, but the opin ion was regarded as so sweeping- as to leave ' little "hope among ? wet"" adherents. : ? -In rendering the opinion, the court sustained Federal Court decrees dismissing injunction proceedings to' enjoin Federal authorities . from preventing Jacob Ruppert, a New York brewer, from manufacturing beer containing in excess of one-half of . one per cent, . but which . he alleged was . non intoxicating. The "wets," however, re ceived a brief ray of hopo when shortly afterwards As sociate J ustice Pay, in an un animous opinion, sustained the d i s m 1 s s a I" of indictments brought under" the -war-time prohibition act agajnjstjtbe Standard Brewery, of Balti more, and the American Brew ing Company, of New Orleans, for manufacturing ,2.75 s beer" before the Volstead Act was passed. ; '''t.rv - Following the rendennsr of- today's opinion, Assistant At ' torney: General Friersonrwho -has been in charge of the pro hibition cases in the Supreme Court, announced that the OeT partment of Justice was readv to begin the prosecution of all persons who have sold beer since the passage last October 28 of the tVoJstead Act. The names of all persons violating -the act have been obtained by the , department' and card . in- dexed - and , prosecutions, he said, would begin at once. The tecend point la the Bupoert ease relating to cempenaatloa will have some bearing upon the claim that liquor deal ers areentitled to compensation nnder the permanent code. In the Ruppert ease,' the court held that the Volstead Act to ea force war prohibition could be come operative at once. - , "Under the 18:h amendment one year's ' aoUee was gives to the liquor dealers when permanent prohibition would sol into effect It is clear, however,. thnf the permanent code will he auataiaed en' the reasoning set forlh in the original case auataintog-war prohibit'ou. It held , piaTievcr nonthi wwnr nmsonabltr aa tice, and it it valid, also oa the reason' ing of -Justice Bride's In lbs Buppcrt', case. .' .,, -; "'iitf emeetioa of compensation and ' (he power to define Intoxicating liquet is a closed question ia Jhe light of these decisions. The decision holding that the original War Prohibition act oaly ap plied to iatoxleating liqoors is of no practical value to the brewers, became since October 8 it has been unlawful -to ecU eve? one-half of one per cent beer.' - ; ; .-,;..'-, ' "About the only j nest ion left ope . for the liquir interests now it whether the 18th amendment is of such a na ture that it could be considered as ai amcajmcnt to the Constitution an-f (Ceattaaed ea Page-Two.) r---
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 6, 1920, edition 1
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