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VOL CXI. NO. 12.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH; N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 1920.
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coiibpkitake:
UPiPaiECTS
ONLY WOMAN SPEAKER
AT JACKSON DAY DINNER
TWO KILLED BT SPEEDING
MACHINES SATURDAY NIGHT
SEVERELY DEALT
FOR ELE
"Greenville, Jaa. 11. PgiU Jet
fenaa. It- tar-eld bey, who was
strwek by a speeding awtwaaebile
driven by aa aaknowa driver oa
Greenville's principal street, died last
alght, aad wasfcaried today. There
in no clae te the driver, aa lights
were dimmed and the car. waa driven
swiftlv awav.
THE WEEK
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SEDITION: VILL BE
RANGE
PLANNING
ASSERT CARRANZA
LABOR PREPARES .
5 QUESTIONAIRE
I FOR CANDIDATES
CINO
OFFICIALS AMONG
WITH BY CONGRESS
NEXT SATURDAY
RADICAL BACKERS
K
House Judiciary Committee
Agrees Upon Bill Similar
To Senate Measure
'PARLOR BOLSHEVIKI" TO
BE EXCHANGED POSSIBLE
Included In Proposed Law If
Death Penalty, Upon Recom
mendation Of a Jury, On
Person! Whose Activities
... Against Government Lead TO
Destruction Of Life
WashlngToii, D. t,-'JauTlt.-nedy
enactment of a stringent (edition bill
by Congress waa presaged today when
following passage yesterday ' in tho
Senate of the Sterling hill, announce
ment waa made that the Houae judiciary
ouiniittee hnd reached an agreement
upon a similar measure and probably
"ould report it tomorrow. One of the
mrpotes of the bill waa said to be erad
ication of "parlor Bolsheviki."
The House measure, a combination of
Attorney General Palmer original bill
introduced by Representative Davey of
Ohio, and revisions made by Represen
tative Graham, of Pennsylvania, con
tain eitremely atringent ponaltica
Xnr Tiolations of the aedition laws. In
cluded is the death penalty, which the
bill would have inflicted, upon the rec
ommendation of a jury, on persons
,v.'hoae activitiea against the govern
ment lead to destruction of life. -
The measure' also would cloae the
rpnils and express companies, to sedi
tious literature; prohibit the- CxhibU
ticn of the red flag in'connection with
mass meetings, deny persona the right
tn refuse to eive testimony on tho
(-round that it might tend to incriminate
them, and provide in certain cases for
di.,cnf ranch ieemont and deportations.
Death Penalty Provision.
r- The aection-ofL themcasure. which
provide! for the death penalty, followa:
''That whoever invites, seta on foot,
assists, or engages in any insurrection
r rebellion against the United States
or the authority or laws thereof or who
ever seta on foot or assists or engages
in the use of forea or violence with la
tent to destroy or cause to be destroyed
-or change or eauaa to be changed or to
overthrow or canst to be overthrown the
government of thei .United States and
- the death of any person or persons is
caused or results" directly therefrom,
shalt be guilty of av felony and on eoni
vlctinn shall b panished by death or
shall be imprisoned not' more than
twenty years or fined not more than
30,000 or both, and shall forever be
debarred from holding office under the
United States: Provided, however, that
the death penalty ahull not b imposed
iinjess recommeuded in the verdict of
the jury."
Other sections of the. measure would
prohibit any person using any "writing,
printing or any sign, symbol or can
ratnre with the purpose of resisting or
. destroying the government of the United
-States or the governments of the sev
eral , states, the distribution, writing,
printing, publishing or transporting of
seditious matter, the importation or
transportation between states of sedi
tious matter."
T Combat Organisations. ,
Measures to combat seditious organ!
zationt also are included. All such
organization! teaching the use. of fore
against the government are declared to
be unlawful and persona would be pro
hibited from engaging in their activities,
contributing money to them, or even
ranting them property in which to carry
on their work. The "giving, loaning or
promising ef anything of value" to eueh
organizations ia declared to constitute
affiliation with such associations.
Aliens convicted under the act 'would
be deported after ..serving their sen
tences and prohibited to return to tho
"country and persons who have declared
their intentions to become eitizens but
'bad not been naturalized wonld become
ineligible to citizenship.
Convietloa of citizens ander' all see
tions except that providing the death
penalty wonld carry imprisonment for
sot more than ZU years, or a one el not
mora than 20,000 or both and in addi-s
tioa the convicted person would be de
barred from ever holding office or trust
In the United States.
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
' WILL OBJECT TO FIGHT
May Ask Federal Government
t Not To Grant Passports For -1
Pngilistio Bout -
l Sacramento. Cal Jan. II. Governor
William D. Stephens, af California, an
. nouaeed today that he wonld ask the
Federal government at Washington to
impose passport restrictions that would
prevent the propose Lvld,s champion
- shin bout between Jack Dempsey and
Georges Carpentier at Tlajuaa. Mexico,
just across the border Una from Cali
fornia. "
Governor Stephana statement ia part,
follows: -'. ;
..... "According to pre, dispatrlifs it is
' proposed that prize right between Jack
Dempsey and Georges Carpeatier shall
be held at Tlajuana, just aerost the
Mexiraa border from Son Diego. The
negotiations and., plans are ' going for
ward ia a large part within the State of
California ia disrespect te . the law
thereof. It ia planned to step across
tha border and there consummate some
- thing that is nnlawful within our ritate
$nd thus circumvent tor statutes.
"It is my duty to command repeat
for the laws of California. I aiiall,
therefore, feel obliged, if necessary, to
inake protest to the l ederal gnverument
and request that it eierrise its powers
ii f regulation and control of the inter
actional boundary so as to prevent the
loltling of t Ilia contest."
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MRS. PETER OLESON
Mrs. Peter Olesou, of Cloquet, Minn.,
was the only woman speaker at the
Jackson Pay dinner at Washington.
D. (' following the annual meeting
of the Democratic National Committee.
fci.e. is an associate member of the com
mittee from ..Minnesota. Mrs. Oleeoa
said that as the home has been "blessed
by the ideals of women, the world is
now to feci their influence i politically,
It is safe to conjecture that the liberal
parties of all nations will find favor
with these newly enfranchised citizens.
Women do not scoff at ideals: titer
believe in putting ideals - into action.''
Many Mexican Towns and Cities
Practically Destroyed By
Recent Earthquake
POISONOUS GASES CAUSE
DEATH OF MANY PEOPLE
Later Dispalcbjes fail To Be
dace Original Estimate , Of
Two Thousand Deaths From
Shocks Of Earthquake; San
Miguel Volcano Reported To
Be Still Active.
. Mexico City, Jan.. 11. Six hundred
persons, were killed at Barranca Grande
when typt place was destroyed by last
Saturday's earthquake, according to ape
cial dispatcher. "from -Vei Cruz-last
iiiglit. Jalapa,' former capital of the
state of Vera Cruz, and Teocelo wert
irtually ruined, it is suid," while the vil
lage ef Ayahuah-e was crushed by great
rjeka dislodged from the adjacent moun
tains. A similar fate ia reported to have
befallen the village of xhaacan. ...
One. email child is said to be the
only survivor of the inhabitants of the
village of Santito, State of Pnebla, which'
waa overwneimea or poisonous gases.
Ir.dtaywrefugees arriving at Huatusco
from Me Sanmiguci Region are unabk
to give any. details regarding the loss
of Jives' there, but say. hundreds of
persona were killed. ' , '
; . Volcano Stilt Active. .'.
Although the new .crater at San Mig
ncl is still' emitting fire and smoke rt
ports from other districts ia the earjh
quake aone add little to those already
received. -Uovernment dispatches which
were filed after the first 'excitement and
confusion had' ended give small hope
that the original estimates of 2,000 dead
will be decreased. A , -alight variation
in the nimes. of, villages- inundated by
a lake formed in the' . Cof te de Petrote
alley ia grvea i-a Vera Crns report.
It said Wie towns. covered bythe' wat
im were -Platans Ian, Quimextlan, Bar-
ranea Grange, Goscalera, IstlBh,uacaa
i hcyula and Saa -Jose-Alehlchlca. '
Advices de not agree as. to the number
of casualties at Coucatlan. but it ia eon-
urmed that the .tdwwnraa destroyed
latest reports give reduced aumbers of
aeaa.TUnconlyeitTypcT-rw
yesterday stated there were sli hundred
dead nu LbUciota, . while no -reports
have been received as to'- the situation
at tie little town of Caleahnaleo. which
wet reported to be completely vaaHshed,
with lta XI inhabiunts. At PUtaaalaa
the mountaia . . overlooking the town
split' into rtwe " parte, many , people : be
ing crashed to death. ,
Many Deaths Prosa Gases. -
. Ia the San Miguel district deaths from
eases are reported to number upwards
of 00. " Nearly ISO .bodies have been
tken i fim 'streams' and-rivers of the
K.ntern alope of the. mooaUins.
.A. 'telegram received-, here yesterday
from the Mayor of the city of I Fraa
jim, state of Puebla, stated he hsd been
unable to -repdrt sooner Because of al
most continuous shocks, ' which- had al
most levelled the place. lie said aeven
ty tiiLiit-i had been recovered from the
mil s an.l that mnny persona Were dy
i 'f their injurin. . ' ,' ..
Liij.HUI..'s fr.,;B (Vuzatlan state that
new shocks wer felt there, on rridsy.
Is the eity nf Vera Crua a heavy alorei
has blowa down the, tower of the city,
which was weakened by the earth
quake. ' . 1
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ONE TOWN REPORTS
SIX HUNDRED DEAD
Event-One Of Least Exciting
Functions In Political Life
Of Country
CLEMENCEAU EXPECTED
TO BE ONLY CANDIDATE
Meeting Of Presidential Elec
tors Will Be Mainly Social
And Gastronomies! Event;
Proceedings Of Congress It
self Very Simple; Procedure
- No Resemblance To America.
rParis, JH Tha lction. oa th
coming Saturday, January 17, of the
preaident of the Prench republic, al
ways one of the least exciting fune
tiona in the political life of the country,
will be reduced to ita simplest form
in this instance unless before thn date
of the balloting Premier Clemeneeau
ahould decide not to be a candidate, of
which there is now no expectation.
In only a few minor details will the
election resemble the choosing of an
American president. Conforming to
custom, there probably will not be any
party conventions. The presidential
electors themselves thres hundred
senators and, six hundred and twenty
four deputies were elected independ
ently ' of any presidential issue, the
eventual candidates being unknown
when the members of Parliament were
chosen. , Only occasionally the party
groups in Parliament meet to decide
oa candidates in advance of the con
vening of the "National Assembly" or
the "Congress of Versailles," as the
cicctorsl body is called, the latter term
being applied because the electors held
their sessions in the old chamber of
Versailles during the commune ia 187ri
Ne Contest Expected
A mere assurance by Premier Clem
enseau that be will accept the presi
dency will render a preliminary meet
ing unnecessary, in which event the oc
casion will be chiefly social and gas
trouowieaU The day's program will begin with
laacheotu ia the spacious hallepf the
ancient palace ef the kings of Fraaee
and ia the hotala of Versailles and taem
bera of the Cabinet, President of the
(Senate aad the Chamber ef Deputies
will he guests at special banquets.
The proceedings of the Congress itself
are very simple. Aatoain Duboot, pres
ident of the Senate, will call the assem
blage to order at S o'clock in the after
noon. After the Senators and Ueputies
have taken their seats he will read the
articles of the Constitution fixing the
mode of electing the President and then
will deelare "the national assembly ia
duly constituted and the vote for Pres
ident will take place at the speakers'
stand oa nomination and roll call."
Mode of Proeedare.
Excuses . from absent Senators or
Deputies will be read aad organization
Of the body Will be completed with the
election by lot of 38 electors. One ad
ditional name then will be drawn from
the hat to decide where the alphabetical
roll call ahall begin. . Nomiuating
speeches are ooiitted, although, contrary
to tha rules iof Parliament cheering U
allowed ia the galleries as well as on
the floor. The enthusiasm generally
comes in a single burst of applause when
the- presiding officer, declares the name
of the candidate who has been duly
elected President of the French Repub
lic.. The .. President, of this Congress
thereupon declares the national assem
bly dissolved.
WANT BRUSSELS CAPITAL
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Failure Of United States To
Batify. Treaty Causes Swiss
To Hesitate
Washington; ' Jan. II. Because the
United States did not join the Entente
powers and Japan ia the conclusion of
peace yesterday in Paris the seat' of
the League of Nations may go to Brus
sels, Belgium) instead of Geneva, Switz
erland, as provided, in th league cove
nant. President Wilson was responsible
for the selection of Geneva ia the first
place, the French and British Premiers
yielding to bis iuggettioa though per
sonally they preferred Brussels, because
it was fai mora conveniently situated
with rr,ird to Paris and London. -
Iaformatioa received here today is to
tha effect that the secretariat of the
league, which has been organizing in
formally ia London for many months
past bow-Is- arringtng for the eerectlon
of permanent headquarters and is ex
pected to decide within, a day or two
between the conflicting claims of Geneva
and Brussels.
1 Geneva the secretariat already has
selected a large building, almost eoaa
pleted with speeiaU reference to the
needs of the league. Brussels cannot
extend ecjual accommodations, bat be
rause of its superior convenience ia the
matter of Joeatioa seems likely now to
be ehosea. The Swiss claims are further
jvopordiud by reasoa of the fact that,
the Swias government has beea hesitat
ing about adhering te the league, fear
ing that Switzerland's neutrality, would
be seriously affected. The latest sdviees
from that country are that the govern
ment probably would await the aetioa
ef. the - Uaited States Senate before
determining ita own course.
... t e-
: Pitcher Perry Signs Up.
Philadelphia, Pa, Jaa. 11. Pitcher
Scott Perry has signed his 1920 contract
with the Philadelphia American League
baseball club aad will go South with
the team next month, it was announced
tonight. Perry quit the Athletics near
the close of the aeasoa last year.
fi a Score Of Committees
Kill Consider - Proposed
New Legislation
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON
THURSDAY OF INTEREST
Close Bace Between Senators
Hitchcock And Underwood
For Minority Leadership In
Senate; Water Power Devel
opment Bill Hal Bight Of
:JWaTjn Senate Today J '
L.jJWashingtaiu.Jaii.A
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tioa embracing a. wide array of sub
jects will eagsge the attention of Cos
gress this week. Nearly a score of
committees will hold meetings while
ia the Senate the water power devel
opment bill has the right of way be
ginning tomorrow and the Houae will
take up the post office appropriation
bill. The deficiency, diplomatic and
navy pay increase' meaatiret are to
follow the postoffiee bill ia the House,
One of the outstanding events of the
week in the Wewate will be the caucus
Thursday of Democratic Senators to
elect a minority leader to succeed the
late Senator . Martin, of Virginia
close race between Senator Hitchock.
of. Nebraska, administration leader ia
the treaty controversy, and Senator
Underwood, of Alabama, is in pros
pect.
Consideration of Secretary Glaat re
quest for $150,000,000 additional credit
loans for Enropeaa food relief will be
started tomorrow by tha House Ways
and Means committee which will., hear
Herbert Hoover en the food situation
abroad.
To Probe Badleal Activity
Plans for ita investigation of Bnssiaa
radical propaganda will be made to-
morrow by the Senate Foreign Bela
tions sub committee. Ltadwig C. A. K.
Martens, "Soviet ambassador, aad his
secretary, Santeri Nuorteva, have; been
subpoenaed to 'testify later, probably
Tuesdsy.-
..Army IrgisUUoa-will fis considered
tomorrow" by both. Senate "tad House
Military committees, the former tab
ing np the sub-committee bill propos
ing an army of 278,000 mea and aai-
vsrsal military training.' Tho House
committee is understood to be about
evenly divided pa. the question of re.
porting a. bill including the . military
training provision.
The anti-sedition bill passed Tester
day by the Senate will be transmitted
to the House tomorrow and the House
Judteiary committee plans prompt ac
tion oa final legislation. ,
Proposals of Senators Kenyon, Be
publican, Iowa, aad Kendrlck, Demo
crat, Wyoming, for Federal regulation
of- the meat industry, will be taken np
at aa executive session tomorrow of
the Senate Agricultural committee with
prospects of esrly report of a modified
bill dealing with the meat packers.
stock yards and aligned industries.
Proeedare in the Investigation of
'navy-war decorations will be outlined
tomorrow by the ' Senate naval sub
committee lieVled by .Senator Hale,
Republican, Maine, with early bearings
planned despite refusal of the House
committee to join in the inquiry. An
other Senate nkval sub-eommittee plans
aeanngs this week on propoaarta for
limiting developments of the Charles
ton, -oVCIiavy, Yard. . . :..1
Hearings On Badget System. "
Hearings ezpected to last a week, on
the proposed budget system "will 'he
started tomorrow by the Senate budget
committee with Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler, a champion of the budget plan,
as me ant to be heard. Further wit'
neases are to appear tomorrow before
eoaaael of the Senate Foreign Hala
tions tub-committee conducting the in
vestigation of Mexican affairs.
. A start toward investigating ' the
Ford-Newberry Seaatorial election con-
(Continued on Page Two.) ' '
BRILLIANT LEGAL TALENT
WILL DEFEND SOCIALISTS
Plans Made For Finish Fight In
Behalf Of Suspended Mew
Yorkv Assemblymen
New York, Jan. 11. A brilliant array
of eminent counsel, chiefly constitutional
lawyers,'' will plesd the cause ef the
five suspended socialist assemblymen
wlua Oiegt appeatJjefore Jhe judiciary
committee at Albany Wednesday, it was
anaaunced after an .executive meeting
of state aad eityieaders of the party
here today. Charles . Hughes, who
voieed disapproval of the aaaembly's
course ia a letter to ' Speaker Sweet.
will be among the number if bo can be
induced to accept a retainer, it was said.
Plana were made at tha conference for
finish fight ia behalf of the five men
who were victors at the polla ia the
last election. Must of the lawyers who
will, defend them with the exception of
Morris Hlllquit, who will be chief eoaa
ael, will not ' be socialists, Coatribu
tions and pledget of aupport have beea
received from all parte of the country
it waa stated.
Evidence regarding tha alleged col
lusion between, the Lusk legislative in
vestigating committee and the British
secret service ia making raids la New
Tork, will be placed in the hands of
Governor Smith or government officials
at Washington, Assemblyman. Louis
Waldmaa of te suspended Socialists,
anaonnced tonight. He mid that hei
and bis colleagues were also willing to.
give the Information to "any other dls-1
interested pablis official," k '.
Evidence Secured Tends To
Show They Support Plan
For Bolshevik Regime
CLAIM DRAFT EVADERS
. IMPLICATED IN PROPOSAL
Two Hundred Witnesses Sum
moned Before Senate Sub
Committee At San Antonio
Today; Not All Testimony
Will Be Unfavorable To Pre-
sent Mexican Administration f
nation regarded by government sgents
aa evidence that Cormnia govenrn
ment officials are eountenancnig a plan
to establish a bolshevik regime in Mex
ico and that the radical program is sup
ported laregly by. American army draft
evaders will be givea to the Senate sub
committee investigating Mexican affairs
at hearings here this week. Senator Fall,
Republican, New Mexico, chairman of
the committee, ia expected to arrive to
morrow. Summonses for over 200 wit
nesses have been iaaued.
Not til teh testimony offered will be
unfavorable to the present Mexican ad
ministration. Supporters ..of the Car;
ranza government have placed befwe
the committee the names of many who,
they assert, will be able to counter at
least some of the statements of special.
investigators, ref-igees and croinary ob
servers. It is expected much time will
be givea by the committee to aa inves
tigation of radicalism as it is manifested
now in Mexico aad to the existing con
ditions and relationa of the governments
of Mexico and the United States.
Sonrce of Evidence.
Assertions that Americans who fled to
Mexico to escape the drsf t ere impli
cated ia the plan to bring Mexico under
the. rule of the radicals are based ou
statements published in the official or
gan of the eommunist party in Mexico.
American government records and re
ports of special agents tend to support
the statements. According to the Mex
ican published boast, 10,000 Americans
escaped service la tha army by flight to
Mexieo.JMoai cf them have returned to
the United States but many remain aad
tha namefet K 1t bsve appeared in
the literature of the Communist and
J. W. W. orgaas as aetivsly engaged in
furthering the cause ef radicalism.
Documents which wilt be placed be
fore the committee include the organiza
tion of the Communist party of Mex
ico. The international secretary is
George Barreda.
The investigatioa of radicalism in
Mexico has shewn it to be widespread.
according to govern meat Cgenta. Dr.
Atl, an agitator of the early days of
Carranxa's administration, has appeared
In Bon or a where, according to American
government reports, a co-worker named
Leninr, who says he is a cousin of the
Russian leader, has beea urging work
men to organize for the day when they
will drive all foreigners across the bor
der into the United States.
Aa "Appear lasaed.
Following is an "appeal," in part, re
cently published in Mexico by the Com
munist party and which will be ' sub
mitted to the committee:
"The Communist party of Mexico ap
peals to the Communist and left wing
Socialist parties of the world.
"The worst bandits In the world the
bandit of internationalism have been
trying for many months to start war be
tween the United States and Mexico.
Prevent a . declaration of war if you
can. IT you cannot prevent th decla
ration prevent the Consummation.- Be
fuse to fight. Get others to dor the same,
With workers .to do the master's vile
bidding without ' soldiers to ober the
brutal orders, there eaa .be no war. Act
now. Agitate, write, apeak.' publish, and
strike. Communicate with us as to ways
ana means. ,
(Signed) "Communiat Prty oTMexiee;
"Mexico City."
' - 'Aa-Anpeal to Nearoea. '
Another article captioned "The neero
and war with Mexico," ia an appeal to
ins negroes or tne united States to re
volt against the government at Wash
ington. Among other things it states
tnat "the American negroee constituting
the most miserable and oppressed ele
ment or tne . American proletariat; have
racial reasons as well as economic ones.
for immediate preparedness, not for fur
ther military service, but to prevent it.
iney are not unaware of this. . .
The negro has bad a sleeDino- sick
ness of many centuries, induced, first
by the vitiating tendencies of rhattal
slavery, but made even worse under the
wage slavery that followed emancipa
tion, Tl.e negro is net sleeping. He
mentors and. tyrants." .
Amreieaa ; wnrteHsm is agraid :' of
Bolshevism in Mexico. That is why it
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"SOVIET ARK" WILL LAND " '
"REIMT AT riNNISH POPT
Helalagfera, Finland. Jaa. II. The
tailed ttatea army transport Baford
Is expected to arrive bore Meaday.
The pases agers. It Is reported, are to
be seat by train to a. point la Finland
apposite Petregrad. '
A dispatch from Kiel Satardey aa-aea-aeed
that the Baferd, which has
oa board Ut undesirable alleaa, de
serted from the Uaited States, bad
arrived there Friday evening and
weald lay far several day la
order to effect repairs. While ao
efiklal aaaoaneemeat baa beea nude
as to where the "Reds" will be land
ed. Heleiagfera, Hangs aad Abo all
have beea mentioned as feasible
ports for tha debarkation.
Aaaeville. Jaa. 11 Cawler Klaa,
aged 14 years, waa killed last alght
when he waa struck by a track that
collided with the rear ef a waawa
apoa which he aad another boy were
riding. W. B. King, driver af the
track, waa arrested aad la being held
by the- police wlthont bond, follow
lag the eatcoate of the coroner 'a la
quest. The driver, although of simi
lar name, la aot related to the aeci
deat victim.
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Two North Carolina Congress
men Impressed With Fine
Spirit Of Enthusiasm
WEAVER AND HOEY BOTH
GIVE OUT STATEMENTS
Tenth
District Congressman
Thinks President's Message
Indicates Clearly That He Is
Not Willing To Surrender
Fruits Of Victory To Sena
tors Lodge And Borah
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The News and Observer Bureau.
03 District National Bank Hide,
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C, Jan. 11. Repre
sentative Zebulon Weaver' and Repre
sentative Clyde Hoey, along with Candi
date Charles I Abernethy, of New Bern,
made statemenja today about Jackson
Day dinner Thursday night giving their
views aa to Democratic success nest
year. . ...
Mr. Weaver says the President's mas
sage "indicates clearly that ha is aot
willing to surrender the fruits of the
great world victory., te the vindictive
spirit ef Be na tors Lodge aad Boab."
'Representative . HoVy "elievr the
Democrats "approach the bar of -stabile
opinion without penitence and without
apology for their record ia time of war
or peace."
Mr.- Abernetby declared "Andrew
Jackson, could he have spoken to the
great gathering of Democrats acre
Thursday night, would have said
'Carry on!' It was the finest demon
stration of harmony in the Democratic
party it has ever been my pleasure to
witnesa." . , ' '
The New Bern man was at the Jack
son Day dinner and also attended the
luncheon given to leading Democrats
Friday by National Committeeman Mc
Lean. -
"The enthuaiasm at the Jackeea Day
dinner waa intense," said Mr. Weaver. I
Enthusiasm Was Ceatagloaa. . -
"It was contagious.- It waa the en
thusiasm of men who believe they have
cause worthy to fight . for. The
aperche were strong speeches, by strong
men. They told of things done, of
pledges consummated, of tasks per
formed. They were in striking eontraat
with the carping, eritiral utterances of 1
Bepubliean. leader.
"Democracy, will stand npon a plat
form of achievements in peace and in
war. It dues not go into the market
to buy a platform. Republicans may
... r. ... !
boast and expect to be elected bv at
tracting to its loyal American follow
ing those who are discontented aliout
the war end upon a platform which they
have bought and paid for, but aay one
who waa present Thursday night will
realise that Democracy will make the
greatest fight in. it's history and . ran
go to the people, and will go to the
people, from sea to aea with a winning
cause. ".':'' "'.'"."
"The President's letter evoked oa
thusiaatie applause. While not un
yielding upon the question of reserva
tions to the treaty, as long' at they are
interpretative or explanatory of ita
meaning, it indicates clearly that he it
not willing to turrendeh the fruits of
the great world victory to the vindic
tive spirit Of Senators Lodge and Borah
and their school. The attempt by the
Bepubliraaa to place Jhe burden of the
rejection of the treaty of peace upon
President Wilson aad the Democratic
party is, f utile. : The treaty ia now be
fore the Senate end in ita possession
ine rienate is Kepubltean. They can
consider it. when ar Republican nuijority
desires to consider it. They have defi
nitely to far rejected It: The Democrats
n Hi it Spnrte have shown a wilHawnese
to accept any -reasonable reaervationa
that will aot fleet roy it! raltif, If; it
is to, be the issue it la so made bv the
Republican majority in the Senate and
if it must come the Democrats are
ready to fight for so splendid a cause.
This fact was most pronounced and met
with moat snthuastie 'applause when
mentioned, by any of the. speakers.
"Tin oeeaaion marks the beginning ef
the campaign, of JtWO aad from the
enthusiasm ehown by the Democrats
from every Stnte, it meant that Democ
racy is entering upon the greatest fight
ia historybased upbaTitt acbievemeats
and the justice of those things for which
it stand. It wilLwia.",
No Aneleglea to Make. -
Representative Clyde Hoey said of the
dinner: . , ,
"The Democratic party approaches the
bar of public opinion in the political
campaign ef 1020 without penitence anil
without apology for its record in time
of peace and war..- The Jackson Day
celebration' furnished the- occasion for
the party to renew its allegiance to the
(Continued oa Page Two.)
I State Executive Board Will
j Querey Office Seekers On
Many Subjects . . ,
a. M I M IV. su -Ufk.itfl ---
I SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
! a9au ff T ff anataiwl YTanVJa. Va4i
avvsai ovm Nvsjsjivu avow vetvi
. day Passed Number Import- '
ant' Matters, Mapped Out
Legislative Program, En
dorse Income Tax Amend--.
meat, Denounce Strike Bill, -
Preparation of a questionnaire to be
tKTw. vu. iu Mil rinuimin i Wt I'l.l C intt
national offices, inquiring of their views
on labor matters, drawing up of a leg
islative program to be presented to
the next aeasion of the General As
sembly, endorsement of the Woman
Suffrage amendment and the proposed
income tax amendment, and denuncia
tion of the Cummins strike law, ii
' 'ctiKviti" ,hf E
tive Board of the Iorth Carolina Fed'
I eration of Labor at its meeting here
yesterduy, according to the chairman
of the board, Major W. F. Moody. .
Prospective legislators will be asked
directly their views on the legislation
that the Federation asks for, mainly
embodied ra two measures,'' -the flrtr"
making it illegal to discriminate against
an employe because of church, political
or organizatioo affiliations aad the
second the making the hiring of armed
guards at plants where a strike is ia
progress illegal. Candidates for the
governorship and for other State of
fices will be asked the tame questions.
Present Two Measaree.
Candidate for the United States
Senate aad Houae of Representative
will be asked to atate their views on
child labor legislation, and- their atti
tude toward the Cummins anti-strike
law... Sa mention, ia made of the Plum
plaa for operating railroads, nor of the
propoaed government ownership bf rail
roads. The strike law was vigoreuslv
attacked at the meetings yesterday, and
candidate will be la no doubt as tv
what sort of aa answer will please the
organized labor people of the State.
' UnquaHfiei-endoraemoiU- a given
the matter at allowing woman la the
Slate to vote, aad the hope expressed
that the amendment wnnM hm nmlf.
tod to receive the ratification of the
f-'tate legislature. No mention was made
in the questionnaire of the amendment.
nor waa anything said about the incor)
tax law, but both of these measures are
loocked 'upon with keen favor in labor
circles, and such persons as ars against
either of them wil be looked upoa ask
ance, it was ststod. , , , . .
Attorney's Fees Paid. . .
Among tho minor matters attended
to yesterduy was'the approval of the.
I-Ul for attorney's fees incurred dur
ing the recent labor disturbance at Al
bemarle at the time of the atrike of
cotton mill operatives and the pleda-int
support in any reasonable demands
of recently formed textile unions in
the State. Negro member of various
trades in the State were assured tha
tliej would lie accorded the support and
protection that their occupation and
status entitled them to. No mention
win, made in the meeting of the revolu
tion act, it was satd. i .
Those attending the meeting here yes-
l .cniHy were: v . v. oiroup, i.narioirs;
(,'. L. Carver, Rocky Mounts . F. Me
n.ann; Raleigh; C. G. Worley,- AsheVille
and W. F. Moody, Raleigh. Mr. J. F.
U.ir.ett, of Ashevills, . mediator, for
tho State Federation, was also, present
arid . took part in the : conferences.
Moat of the members returned to their -hemes
last night after tha session.. ., .
MISSING CHAUFFEUR NOT
LOCATED IN CHARLESTON
CliHrlcston, 8. C, Jan. 41, After an .
Investigation today by the State's at-'
torney, the county coroner, and J tVe
police, the mystery ef the -disappear- '
anee of Wiley Knot Creech,' pro-
feaaional chauffeur, who "went aboard
the Clyde line freighter Yaue ' te a
party Friday sight, was not solved.
While Captain Marshall, master-cf the
Yaque, does aot appear to be deprived
of his liberty, Coroner Mansfield said
that Iiji ra In MriiJ.
OIL PIPE EXPLOSION KILLS ' ''
ONE MAN, ANOTHER INJURED .
Charleston, a C, Jaa. 11. Joha LyaJ
guist ia dead and Thomas McFall and,
B. T. Daggett injured as a result of an,
oil pipe exploaion oa the tug William B.
Keene, Philadelphia to Charleston with,
barges. The three men belonged to the
crow. The explosion occurred sixty mllee -out
of Charleston. Th mea were taken
to a hospital tfchett Lyndruiat died lattja
the afternoon from his burns. . The con
dition of McFall and Daggett, is declare.!
to be very serious. Th men's addressee
are not available. ,
T i -,
DEMOCRATIC CHIEFS WILL
' GIVE DINNER FOR CUMMINGS
" New Tork. Jan. llDemoeratin rhiefa
from all parts of the country will gather
aere rebruary S for a dinner in honor
of Homer 8. Cummings, ehairmaa of tho
Democratic. atlonal Committee, to be
given under the auspices of the National
Democratic Club, it waa announced to
night. . Mr. Cummings and other Na
tional leaders of the party, will apeak en .
issues in the forthcoming' presidential
eampaiga. .-.,....., ,
-" 1 '' "' -
' Poincare Named Aa Senator.
Pari, Jan. It. Raymond Poincare,
presideat of the French republic, waa
today elected Senator for the Depart
ment of the Men so on the second hal.
lot by a vote of 742 out of 772 votc-j
east.