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3-m The N lbs WEATHER: ' Fair, slightly tmtt Tee-, 471 Wednesday fair. WATCH LABEL. a rasr MPrT P-i- rnwal Cars Mr nvlniM s4 aM abals ! met. eWS SW1(Q1 erver VOL. CXI. NO. 13. . PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 13, 1920. PAGES TODAY. PRICE i. FIVE CENTS. ERICA EXPECTS ; TO TAKE SOLDIERS F Complete Repatriation of Czech Slovak Forces During The Next Month JAPAN WILLBELEFT ALONE TO ASSIST THEM Rapid Progress of Soviet Force Source of Apprehen . lion To Japanese; Americans Seat To- Siberia Under Agreement To' Aid Czechs, and To Protect Kailroad Washington, Jan. 12. (By the Asso ciated Pi-esa.)r-Deciioa to withdraw the American troops from Siberia upon the completion of the repatriation of the Cn-ho-Slovnk forces next month has been reached by the American govern ment. The troops were sent to Siberia in accord with an agreement between the United States, Japan and the Entente - powers to aid the Ctech and protect the Siberian railroad. Japan has been noti fied by the United States of U can cellation of that agreement in so far as . it affects the presence, of Jn JkiAerJcan military expedition. When the Czechs have been removed. the American Railroad commission, headed by John F. Stevens, which has been in Russia since before the fall of the former Czar's government, will leave Vladivostok for home and the American soldiers under- Major General Graves, will follow as soon as transports can be . msde available. Presumably the same ships which are to take tlio Czecho slovaks across the Pacific will be used Two of' these vessels, the President Great and America, are expected to lea-e New Tork within a few days. With the departure of the Americans, Japan will be left alone to assist in the efforts to stem the eastward march of "the Bolsbeviki. -The rapid progress made by the Soviet forces have been a . source of apprehension in Japan and the cabinet at Tokio has been consider ing mean of combatting what Japanese officials regard aa a serious menace. Suggestions have been made" that Ja- pan materially increase ft fore el 90. VJO troop) i Siberia, and it,, has bow i opened negotiations with the American , government with this end ia view. Bo iit as was learned today, however no agreement has yet been reached. . The American fore numbers .about 8,000 men and was sent Into Siberia last summer.'. It presence has been the sub Tteet of numerous spirited debate iu the fcfenate and resulted in the adoption of a resolution calling upon President Wil son for statement of the administra tions policy. In reply to this jcioIu lion, the State Departrocdrtaid the pur pose of sending the expedition was olc ... Iv to assist the Czech and to guard the railroad ia th meantime? " FRED FULTON OUTFIGHTS FRANK MORAN at NEWARK Horan Wears Himself Out. Is first Bound In Iff ort To End Bont Quickly Newark, N. J, Jan. 12. Fred Ful ton of Rochester, Minn., outfought Frank Morsn, of Pittsburg, in an eight round bout at the first regiment sr- mery he tonight.----T-r--- Fulton weighed 814 pounds and Mor an 19. Mora wore himself out in the first round in in effort to end th bout quickly. Fnltbn used left Jab with effect during the remaining found and although hi opponent wa groggy in the seventh appeared unable to knock him i out V ' As th bell rang atarting th contest, Mora rushed And met Fulton in hi corner And In. t swift exchange placed a hard tight Swing to the heavier man' bead which staggered him to the ropes. Fulton auiekly - recovered and sent several hard blew to th body. Morse kept trying to land a hard swing. The round was even, j ; Moran showed th effect of nil hard effort and Fulton had little difficulty ia outfighting hire in the remaining rounds. After receiving two swing to th head in th second, Fnltoa appeared unsteady but earn baek and did good. work at eloee quarter. . In th fourth round th fighter fail ed to hear the bell while they were en gaged ia a mixup In which they stood to to to. Moran received consider abl punishment about th foe but kept 'boring ia. '-v .- ,. K- GOVERNOR DAVIS NOT TO ASK FOR DRY LAW SUPPORT Richmond, Ya-, Jan. . 12. Governor Davis budget bill will not iaclud an appropriatioa for the continuance of the - State Prohibition Department. This announcement eant from the Gov ernor's office tonight oa the ev of th opening ef th regular session of th Stat legislator Wednesday. Th budget bill will be offered by the Governor within five day after th leg islature convenes. A foot not added to th budget atsaaur say th tth Gov ernor will sot veto a bill calling for a reasonable appropriatioa if th. assem bly should pas such, a nact. Among ether matters to be tskea up at this session will be woman' suffrage and bead issue for th Stat highway im provement plan recently advocated , by the State Highway Commission, ' Bailraad Strike Called. ' Madrid, Jan,, 12. Official notice of a seneral strike ef the railway mea ia i fcpain, to be effective January SO, !wss I leaned ny the eommittee of the national Maiaiioa of railway mea her today. ROM SIBERIA NOW PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES CALL FOR MEETING OF LEAGUE ON NEXT FRI0AT Washington, - Jan. 12. Preaideot WUsoa today Issued th call for the flrat meeting of the council of. the League of Nations to be held at Paris at 10:30 a. m. Friday. It was direct ed to the ambassadors of entente na tions which have become a party to the exchange of ratification of the treaty of Versailles and will not be made publlo until it has been trans mitted by them to their governments. The United States will not be repre sented at the meeting of the council which is expected 4o provide for t letting up of a number of commis sion immediatoerestion of which to carry out certain provisions of the treaty is mandatory. Earty Payment of Loan For Food For turope uoura be Depended Upon FINANCIAL PROBLEM IS BECOMING MUCH SMALLER Remittance of Money Height of Polly, He Claims,. As Under Government Control One .Can Have Plenty of Money- and Be Unable To Obtain Addi tional Pood Washington, Jan. 12. Establishment through the United States Grain Cor poration of 1150,000,000 in credits would feed Europe until the next harvest with out imposing any burden on American tax payera, Herbert Hoover today told the House Way and . Mean Commit tee, which began consideration ef Sec retary Glass' request for authority to advance that much from the grain cor poration funds. Early payment of the loans made eould be counted upon, Mr. Hoover said. The financial problem ef feeding Europe - is "getting smaller . all the time." Hoover informed the committee explaining that the need ihis wiuteiwaf centered iff tea' or twiv - large' cities ia Austria, Poland and Armenia.- Most of Europe, he said, wal ia shape to feed itself, or get it bread stuff through private financial . channels. "Remittance of money ia the height of folly," Hoover declared, explaining that-wita- food distribution under .go- eminent control on might have plenty of cash but still be unable to obtain additional food. Hoover jedicted that from five to eight million dollar a month would be spent in this country for "food drafts." The children's fund, an organization that is fedins; two and a half million r hildrea of Europe, is back. of the,foo1 draft" plan. Hoover said, adding that it also wa aided by bank and other private charities, Including the ' Bed Cross, th committee for relief in the r.enr East, and the ewieh joint distribu tion. Foreign governments, "he said, have agreed to the plan, which also haa been approved by theiTreasury and the Federal iteserve juonra. Rv aidinir Poland with food, and he lo- ' ing ton or twelve European cities es caped starvation ,thi winter Hoover said the Untied States would "build up security for its WOOO-Jent abroad" a well as perform a humaai- tarian service. GREATER PORT FACILITIES ADVOCATEO AT MEETING Cincinnati, Jan. 12.-4freater port facilities on th Gulf- and South Atlan tie, the building up. of the American merchant marine, the development of South and Central America and th Orient a outlet for American produc tion were advocated today at a meeting . nr.-.. U-l.'lU nere ox we aiia-nrn ovum ai- lantl Foreign Trade Transportation Committee. Those attending the meeting were John W. Thomas, Chicago, chair man; Matthew Hale, Washington, vice chairman;. Thos. F. Cunningham, New Orleans, representing the New .Orleans Board of Trade and the New Orleans Chamber of Commerce i C. W. Thoaeker, Eensacola, of the ePnsaeela Chamber of Commerce J Charles 6. Edwards, Savan nah, Ga., preaident of the Savannah Board of Trade; B., G. Cobb, Mobile. Ala, manager of the traffic bureau of th Mobile Chamber of Commerce, and A. P. Adair, Jacksonville, representing th Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, REBEL AGAINST RULING FOB t - ENTERING RACE HORSES Syracuse, N.'Y, Jan. 12. Bebellion against the "unshackling" rule adopted in December by the National - Trotting Horse Association is ' being voiced by light harness racing horse owner and breeders assembled her for the annual meeting of grand circuit stewards, called to order this afternoon. , ----- The "unshackling" rule as adopted by th National Association and intended to be effective on all eaatera track next summer, provide' that -a horn which ha not equalled or excelled it record ia two year may start ia th future ia the 2:18 class en mil tracks and 8:10 oa half-mil tracks.- - . , t r Strang Malady la Oklahoma. . Muskogee, Ok la. Jan. 12- At least 300 ease of a strange malady, declared ire be similar to that reported at Bkia- tooa aim otiier Oklahoma otwns, are being treated in Muakogee,, according to phyaieian who met today and disaussed mean of eombattins? th disease. No deaths have beea reported here. The (epidemic did not become pronounced in' jMuskogc until today, it was Mid. ' - - HlfflVFP WANK Tfi I iuu i lii iiiuiiu iu; ppnvinF iwniTC IIIUIIUL. VlllUlIIUi VOTE DOWN EFFORT TO RESTORE SEATS Democratic Leader of N. Y. General Assembly Makes Motion at Session SUSPENDED MEMBERS TO HAVE HEARING LATER Pirst Moved To Allow Members , To Besume Places Until Status Can Be Determined and Then Moved To Jtecon sider Resolution By Which They Were Suspended Albany, N. T, Jan. 12. An attempt to reinstate the five auspendedSoeialist members of the assembly flailed to night. Assemblyman Charles D. Dano hue of New York, the Democratic leader, moved reconsideration of the vote by which the suspending resolution was adopted but the motion wa lost 33 to 71. Mr. Donohiie first introduced a reso lution calling npon the assembly to al low the Socialists to resume their seats until such time as that body might by proper Toto ia nhr efc rained in the preamble1 of the Adler resolution .by which tfiey weer barred from further prseeafllufs last Wednes day. ' :- ' . "The . inference . has gone abroad throughout li satire nation," Mr. Don ohue said,' ''that the? men who have been indicted ixf n resoluiton presented by the msjori.ty leader have been convict ed before they' have had an oppor tunity to "be heard. Their constitu encies are deprived of representation here and I believe they ought to be rep reaeutd. "' "I condemn Socialist principles and propaganda. We of the City of New York know how insidious and invidibn it is, but if a mistake had been made ia denying these mea seats in this body every member ought to be enough of a man to atond op and say so. When the member of my party reached Albany this evening they thought th only safe, sane and honorable thing to do wa to admit that they . bad been hasty ia OF FIVE SOCIALISTS denying live duly accredited members into ' --. ?ninnrn ' : war. .: thi. bd.- nr, , . .v&v$Miz With -th exception f lvn Kw Tork' City Bepnblieana, those support ing the Donobu motion were Demo crats. Assemblyman Hamil, Democrat,, ef ICew York, and McKee, Democrat, of th Bronx, introduced resolution designed to make the Assembly, instead of ths judiciary committed, tbTUTt-tT- th cases of the suspended Soeiaiiata. Consideration of botli resolution was deferred aatil tomorrow morning. In th upper house Senator Julius Miller, Democrat, of Aew York, had prepared a resolution to put the Senate oa record as declaring that in its judgment the Assembly reconsider its action of last weekr Majority Leader Walters, how ever, blocked Senator Miller s plan by moving aa adjournment before the order of motions and resolutions w reached. , : I SUPREME COURT GIVES - WETS ANOTHER SETBACK Washington, Jan. 12. Steps to briiJt test proceedings for determination or fneCTrfistitutionslity of the prohibition amendment to th Federal constitution received a setback today when the 8u- Pfm Court t. denied, .for lack of juris) diction, motion filed oa behalf of tba. New Jersey aeeking permissioa to in stitute aa original siut for that purpose. Th denial, however, doe nut deter ia the efforts to expedite determina- tion of th Question for motion filed by the State of Bhode Island askinf similar permissioa were argued today and remain to be aeted upoa. As the Federal . amendment beeomea effective Friday, action on th Bhode Island mo tion within th next few day ia antici pated. OREGON RATIFIES EQUAL SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT South Carolina General Assem- bly Will Take Up Question This Month Salem, Ore., Jan. 12. The Oregon Legislature in special session here to day, ' ratified the amendment to th Federal : constitution granting suffrage to women.'.: . ' - ;: ; : ".' : ' Columbia, 8. C, Jaa. 12. Th ques tion -of woman suffrage will be a live tasur at the sessioa of the (South Caro lina General Assembly opening tomor row. Both Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer and Homer 8. Cummings, chair man of the Democratic National Com mittee, have written member of the Senate and House urging support of th ratification of th resolution. - - Ia his litter Chairman Cumming ex pressea ths hope that every member of th Souttt Carolina Lrgislatar will vote for ratification when th measure comes before the assembly, ."and that yoa will nut vote against it ratifies tioa directly, nor kelp defeat it indirectly by refer ring it to a refereadum or by substi tuting a State-wide suffrage resolution. By casting your vote in favor ef rati fication you will be helping us main-i tain the policy agreed upon by the Na-! tioaal Democray. ' : ' A The letter of Attorney General Palmer calls tb attention of the member to th fact that "both the great national parties have indorsed th ratification of the woman ' luff rag amendment and most ef ths leadina nation of the world have already secured thi measure of j justk to their women." j ACCEPT AWARD 0F.y4'J80MPR0!$E THE" COWIMPKwif TREATY FIGHT Findings of Coal Si. ment Body Will Be A Unreservedly X OPERATORS WANT DATA ON SCOPE OF ITS WORK Not Beady To Proceed Until They Have More Information Aa To What Commission Ex- - pects TftJDo; General policy of Investigation Outlined By President Bobinson Washington, Jan. 12. Th coal strike settlement commission today, nt ita first formal session, received from the miners assurances that its findings would be un reservedly accepted and from the opera tors a questionnaire aa to the contem plated scope of th commission' action. Speaking s chairman ef th opera tor' scale committee of the central com petitive field, Thomas T, Brewster, of St. Louis, informed th commission that the operators were not ready to pro ceed with th hearing set for today un til more information regarding the pro posed work of the commission was af ' twW wwhtehanaea of view between "mild reaer- forded tkem, and until th represents their associates. Henry N. Kobinson. representative of the pubtie ad president ef th com mission, after conferring with, hi as sociates, John P. ' White, representing the miner ,aad Rembrandt Peals, act ing for the operator agreed "to take th Inquiries of th opera tors aider ad visement and later to make a reply. John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers of America, at the outset of the seesioa informed the commission that it eould proceed with the assurance that Ita decision would be accepted a binding by th miner. " " Ia "calling the aeasioa together, Mr. Robinson said th policy of the com missioners would But be to 'consider themselves special pleader for th in terest of particular group from which they are drawn.1 ant would all art la the interests of the public, aaiaer Bad operators alike.. .. - . . ncivocnrtf tLtUIUf. UASt As Result of Court Actios Trial - UI1H VAM VaMnaas ' " a ."7-. ' -v Lincoln. Neb, Jaa. 12.-Wi!liam J.n. ' AS Planned s 1 nings Bryan told member of tb " ' Lincoln Commercial Club here today it -UranAJlapidj, Mich Jan. 1!. Fo-l-i" 'anaitely more important that the era! Judge C. W. Hessions todav ,is.wty ber Hed-ore-Janay-l(l msised a general demurrer to indict meat sgainst Truman R. Newberry, United States Senator from Michigan, and 134 ether charged with -violation of the election law. As a result of the deeaioa th trial will commence aa scheduled on January 27. Considering the Federal-erection lawtHn conjunc tion with the State statutes. Judge Ses sion deelsred "it ia clear If they are vnlid that the respondent,. Truman II. Newberry, eould not lawfully giv of cause to. be given any sum in excess of a.,,750, one-half of the annual salary of a member of Conrrcss in nnwnrinv hie nomination and election and ueh ! sum could be expended for no othr j purpose than those enumerated ia h statutes of Michigan " , . . The indictment charged that between $500,000 and $1,000,000 wa expended oa behalf ef Senator Newberry during the 1918 campaign. If Congress ia impotent to prevent lavish expenditure of money in gaining th nomination and election to a seat ia that body. Judge Sessions asserted, then "money, rather than fit ness beeomea the controlling politic! force and the very life of the nation is endangered." A seat ia Congress ob tained by that method, the court held, ia none the less purehsaed thaa if the monc had been paid directly to the voters.v JAPANESE SHIP SAID TO ' HAVE ACTED AS ESCORT Ban Antonio, Tex, Jan. 12. Govern ment reports that a recent big ship ment of arms and ammunition to Mexico waa escorted by a Japanese cruiser have beea sent her for th information of th Senate eommittee investigating tb Mexican aituatioa. That Mexico had re ceived war supplies from Japaa aad that official aad aaofiirial Mexico ha lately been entertaining -with a how of much enthusiasm officers aad mea from a Jap aneae warship wa known, bnt 'until to day agent who are gathering informa tion to be studied by the committee bad not, learned of any direct , connection between the two. k KOREAN NATIONAL ARMY STAKES TOWN, FROM JAPANESE Honolulu,. Jan. . 12. (By The Asso ciated Press.) A Korean national army hl crossed th Hibsriau rentier iate Korea Bad ha captured Ea Chin from tan Japanese , provisional government forces, according to a cablegram from Shanghai to the Korean national elation here. . -: a - A A a a a - a -g rr i iririns nn.ri.ri.' WHILE PRAYING AT HUSBAND TOMB, FREEZES TO LEATH New York, Jan. 12. The frosea body of Mr. Ros Levy, M year aid widow of a wealthy real estate deal er, was found today ia front of a tomb in Maimando cemetery, Brook lyn, where she bad knelt to prav ye- terday on nnniversary of th death of both her husband and daughter. De spit a heavy snow storm. Mrs. Levy insisted, on going to th cemetery. Democratic Leaders Optimistic Over Outlook But Republi cans Dubious LODGE FACTION DOESN'T EXPECT EARLY ACTION Senate Lobbies and" Private Of flees Seethe With Individual Conferences ; Activity Princi- paDy Oa.J)emocratip Side ; Further Exchanges of Views On Both Sides Washington, Jana. 12. Further, prog ress toward compromising the Result peace treaty controversy nns reported tonight by Democratic leaders snd "titld reservatlonists" but spokesmen for the Republican faction favoring the Lodge reservations and those opposing the treaty declared they eould see ao indi cation of early action. 'Senate lobbies and private offices seethed again tooday with individual conferences, activity being principal on the Dcmoeartie side. Among the "sound ehangea of views between mild reaer atioa" Republicans and Senator Ken drick of Wyoming and MrKellar of Tennesse, Democrats, regarding reser vations suggested by the two Democrats. Ths "mild" Republicans expressed confi dence that the Kendrick-McKellar drafts would form the bssis for a definite pre sentation from the Democratic aide later with general Democrat io support. Another development was the designa tion of Senator Smith of Georgia by a group of Democrats to coniult Senator Lodge, Bepublicaa leader, in ma attempt to adjust the dispute over article ten of th League of Nations covenant. Democrats and "mild reservation." Sen ator expressed hope that Senator lodge and hi supporters would sgree t) modi fication of the foreign relatione commit tee reservation to article tern . Telegrams from W. J.' Bryan urging ratification of the treaty by next Friday, when .the .inaugural meeting ef th Leavta ef Nation council ia to be heM. j TOdVaeverjUJ&natf Wmbera-iUiring i th 4ayw .. . . ... . . ; - ,v ' i IMMKDIATI RATIFICATION ) or treaty urged by brtan. with concessions by both sides ia tb treaty fight thaa to continue a state of war for fourteen Month until the people eould decide in favor of ratifica tion at the coming election. Mr.- Bryan expressed the belief that tb Senate would ratify; the treaty by mat Friday th United States could enter the League of Nation at its ftrst sesalon oa that day. - He denounced what he said 4were accusation of Republican newspapers that there had been a split in the Demo cratic party over the league coveuaut. t Th most important thing, h declared w" t0 aeure ratification' of the treaty "n4 u compromise efforts to this end hctwM " I"nocratio B1 Bcroblican -JSenatore failed th matter could be turned over to tbe Republicans who would be responsible if it waa . not settled to the satisfaction of the people. ' Mr. Brysn reiterated hi denial of a "break" between him aad President Wil son over the treaty. Neither knew what the other was going to say relative to the treaty prior, to'' the , JaeksoiTDsy banquet recently held at Washington, be declared. Following another address here todjy before the State Constitutional Con vention en "the fundamental principles of a state eonititution," Mr. Bryan will leave for Omaha, where, tonight he will address a political meeting. DECIDE ON SUGAR PRICES FOR NEW YEAR'S SUPPLY Cost To Consumer Will Be IT 14 Cents Pound' Under The Arrangement New York, Jan. 12-A price of 14 S-4 cent a pound for granulated sugar re fined from the new crop has been es tablished for the .wholesale adn manu facturing trade by tbe American Sugar Refining Company, it wa announced to night. When the refining, pries waa fixed at nine cents by th sugar equalization board, it allowed profit of one-half test pound to wholesaler aad on cent to retailers, making the retail price 10 ' 1-2 cents. Allowing middle men- an additional profit of one cent a pound, making their margin S 1-2 -cents, the price per pound to the consumer would b 1? 1-4 cents. - - - The statement of th "refining com pany disclosed that it is declining all export becaus until sugar condition in this country become easier and 'that la 191 it delivered more sugar to the domestic trade than ia several year. . Since the shortage began last Septem ber deliveries have averaged 125,000,000 pound a month, moot of it east of ths Pittsburgh-Buffalo line, ; . ; WOULD DECLARE BERGER " . , INELIGIBLE FOR CONGRESS Washington, I. C, Ja. 12. Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee Kociallrt twice denied a seat ia tbe House and immed iately nominated for the third time would be declared ineligible for mem bership in either House or Senate na der a bill introduced today by Bepre entstiva, Luhring, Republican, Indians. URGES RATIFICATION : OF EQUAL SUFFRAGE W ; - i 'I " i ' v ? f ? I ia V uaV .-k -- Chairman Homer . Cnraminga, of the Democratic National Committer, haa written members of the (South Carolina General Aixembly, opening today, urg ing -tHein to ratify the equal suffrage smendnient to the Constitution. Tiio Oregon Legislature yesterday ratified the amendment. Warrants Are Sworn Out For Six; Raleigh Retailers . and Wholesalers ALL CHARGES INVOLVE . DEALINGS IN SUGAR ThesalAf iT Virit' Case's To Be Prosecuted In Eastern Irbtta Carolina f ollowing Invest! ; ' f ation ,By Department of Justice 'Agents; Pirst Hear ing Will Btf Held Wednesday Ae reeult of Department of Justice Investigations into , alleged profiteering in sugar in Raleigh, six warrant for local dealer were iworn out yesterday before United States Commissioner W, P. Bachelor. Ths Raleigh merchants charged with profiteering are:, W? A. Myatt, wholesale grocer. Caveness Produce Company, whole sale grocenv- -r.:. JJ.M,..1, W. B. Mann, retail grocer. L. W. Hood, retail grocer. L. F. Denton, jobber. L. F. Denton and B. O. Cavinesa. The first , of the eases will come up for hearing lefore th United StatC! Commissiier Wednesday when the charges ngainatW. A. Myatt will be nired The other eases will follow fc-SK3rr DEALERS CHARGED 1H PROFITEERING The Department "of Justice agents, un- j times a, nerve-racking anxiety to enlist der the direction of Mr. Frederick C. j every svaitnMe agency, waa not idiotic Handy, agent in charge of lnvestia- ! enough, even had it been mean enoug tinni in North Carolina, have been to tolerate the remotest suggest ion probing sugar sales in Raleigh nnd i political advantage 'in any of its Ii1 ether point in Eatera''Kbrrb-Carc4in,'4tr:.er administrativ acta. Aat Th warrant sworn out yesterday, how- ever, ar the first step ia the Eastern lhatnet - to - get the - eases before the courts. In- (Heanaboro and M'inston Pslera jiud 4K'rliajs," in " other points Western t North Carolina, prosecutions have already been started. Under the lnw governing profiteering, the penalty for guilt is 'a fine not exceeding SS.lXfj or imprisonment for not more than two years, i ' '' - -j ' The Department ef Justice alleges, according to Mr. 'Handy, thstlW. A. Myatt .sold sugar which cost ten cents at fourteen cent per pound. The grocer maintained that the imying "price was twelve, and a half cents psr pound. The margin of profit oa sugar allowed the wholesaler Is .11.00 per , hundred pounds and the .retailer two cent per pound above. th cost of the sugar de livered at the place fo business. The Cavincsi Produce Company, it is alleged, bought- sugar at 17 cent -per pound and aold at at 20 cents whole sale. . . - " .'-' The W. B. Mann Company, It ia charged, retailed for 23 cents augar that enac 20 cents vtev rwrand. - L. W. Hood is charged with s1l(n. for 28 and 30 cent augar that eo,t 221-2 cents. L. F, Denton, who, according to th Department of Justice, has been, doing an independent business as sugar job ber bought sugar during December for IS cent plus, aad .sold it for 221-1 cent?' - -.- .v.- t)nt warrant agoinat L. F. Denton and K. O. Cavinesa jointly, it will be cbargod that the two, acting together, sold for 20-3-4 cento and for 21 1-2 cent sugar that eot,.1883 eents; i : All- warrants exaept the one againrt I F. Denton were served yesterday. ' RITCHEY OI'GHT TO .MAKE " ' FINE BASEBALL PITCHER Culf, Jan. 12. Here a chance for soma big-Jcflgue team to sign, up ma terial for fe fine' baseball pitcher. Joha Bitcliey . hit pig over th head the other day with a dirt clod ' killing it instantly. ' He only ; wanted " -to driv th pig out of the ' yard and bad no intention of vn hurting the Rni- mal. ', -,,-t--.-''.i ..... ' 1REQUESTS KAYS TO. REIfifcSLANDEIl UPON DEPARTMENT I in a in I Secretary Glass Calls Republi can National Chairman On His Statement CHARGED USING NAMES FOR MAILING LISTS Treasury Head Emphatically Denies Assertion and Calls On G. 0. P. Spokesman To Completely Disavoyr It ; H . C. Merchants ProtestAgaint Page's Rulings '-" :':r.;? , Tie Neu"nml Observer" Buriiiii!'""" " .: liintrict N:itionaT"BahTt Bid;." By K. E. POW ELL. (By Special" lea'ted Wire) Waxhington, Jan. Vi. Secretary J the Treasury Cartor Glass, whor wil ko his scut as member of th United States Seiiato, probably thi week, t- -, day iMued an answe? to the eritirism of Will H. Hays, chairman of the Re publican National Executive Committo in Which Bays charged that the Dei or ratio, National "niniittee hod mad use of the mailing 'lint of Ul erty Bom buyers in the United State. rhairninn llnyn, it 4ippentj, juaile vtntement to the New York Times o Jiinu.'iry . Mr. OIubs called upon liiw then to ''either produce your proof oi publirly to- retract, this (dander upon the Treasury of the United riUtra." Whereupon Mr. Hays wired Becrotai-y tilaas that "I did ay that names were being procured by th Democratic or- iRanistion by the hundreds of --tliou-' Hands from every available source." ! GIse Wires Hays. I Tn his answer, rsleaAed tonight, Mr. (ilaaa wired Mr. Ilays: "The only peii . of your dispatch of January 10 that U pertinent to my wire of January S is the apparent denial by yon of the utatentent in tbe telegraph is column f llie New York Times, ascribing to you the explicit eustian that tSie Tress-, ury department had furnished r per-' mitted to be furnished, for political uses, the mailing lista of subscriber to Liberty Bund. To the sitent that your dUpatih may fairly b construed a -disavowal of thi slander, it relieves vou ., tha-odiunv of having ialseli putsil to tli Treasury, department the . knavery of making partisan aaerehsn. dim of fiscal records that reflect the pa triotic devotioa of the Ameriraa people to their government. Ia the degree that your dispatch omit to make th denial perfectly plain and absolute, you fail t acquit yourself of having wantonly ai persed the honorable eonduct of this de partment. "T obeeTvo TfcstyoTl did" say in your speech, and now reasserted in your die patch, that the Treasury aent out thou -sands of tons of partisan political lit erature na a part of its nronaa-anda in Liberty Loan campaigns. fhi charge conveys an implication of gross stupid ity, as wen. as downright dtshonestr, npon the part of those managing the Liberty Ixian urbanisation. In. th asms of the many patriotic Bepublieana hav ing charge f this work aad eqnallr " responsible with tlieir patriotic Dem ocratic aHsociates, I resent the imputa- tion aa Iwth falae and silly. It is false becauHe it ian t true; it ia silly because the Treasury, atraiuiug every .possible point of vantage to mske the i Liberty tMUBM a success ana experiencing some "nr io ins contrary is a tactless in veation, without a semblane ef plaua lW'jt?!L""lri le ot trutl,t to sustaiu it.' venle Other Assertions. 7 " . "I noto what ytra say about Democrat iC; committee drawing drafts on bankers whoso bunk are depoaitarlr of tb gov- " eminent funds and th dceirabiUty of an inquiry into th matter br t. Jt , requires o inquiry by m to aay liiat I have not'one particle of knowledge of the fiuancial activities of either the Democratic Natioual committee or th Kopublirnn National committee. I do ot know if you, as chairman ot tn Republican , committee, . have drawn drafU or otherwise solicited or accept ed campaign contribution-from bank' era whose banks happen to hold govern-. . ment funds on deposit nor do I know ' anything as to the truth of your accusa tion in thi respect against Mr. Cum-" mings, chairman of the Democratic eom mittee. It Would not be astonishing to find that both. of you have repeatedly done this,, hence there eaa be but en meaning to that part of your dispatch, aad that is contained in the covert Inti mation that tho Treasury haa participate . ..a Jt: j ,, r. " v n i.iureeHy, oy sanction !.!!f",',fe,! . . , smsiawv a sii,iv v sskSW 1(I a; committee. . The suggestion ia intoler- ably false.. It is u unworthy and en tirely reprehensible species of defama tion which I am sure you will, Upoa re flection, v,-y w,i:ch regrut. "I read the other day with intense eat bifacrion that portion of your speech, re peated sow in your dispatch to me. about this being no time for little things. or carping cmieura or the ascription. ' of diaUonest motives to political adver-Y sariea. To this doctrine I hare alwayal adhered. No time ia .appropriate for such rcpelleut asperities; and I venture) ' to hope that yoa will, ia further refer eneei to the administration of the Trcau ury, carefully observe in practice ths precept which you' presented with such, felicity in speech. . ' f . "Reciprocating your very good wishes, personally ." - ' i, . Tsr Heel Merchants Protest, .Twelve merchants of North Carolina, headed by B. B Oettinger, of Wilson, , . (Coatianed ea Pag Two.)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Jan. 13, 1920, edition 1
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