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TheN lbs ' WEATHER: r air Tuesday, slightly coUtr nt portion; Wednesday partly clondy. '6 ewsaecii ervc SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES T. - r.tv fry a VOL CXL NO. 20. t SIMS CALLED UPON , TOE Secretary Daniels Enters Gen eral Denial of Charges Made By Admiral MUST MAKE THEM GOOD NAVY'S HEAD DECLARES Senate Sub-Committee Will In. yestigate ADegat'on That Nary Department Failed To Co-operate Fully With Alliei During Gfe a$ War; Rhode Island Editor. Makes Charges Washington, Jan. - 19---Cbargcs of Beat Admiral "Sim that the Navy De partment failed to OrperiiteJfiilly with" the alliei during the great war will be investigated by the Senate stib rominittee before which they wore made. This was deciJed today by the full nnvnl eommittee which also author ized appointment of another sub-committee to determine whether there e-hould be an inquiry into charges ninde by John R. Rathom, Editor of lha Providence (R. I.) Journal ,that with tlie knowledge of Secretary Daniels "riiauy seamen in the navy have been used for most vile and nameless prae-t';r- In order to entrap Innocent tuen." Wkilo the Senate committee was in acssRU, Secretary Daniels announced that Admiral Sims would be called oh to make good his charges either be fore the Senate or a naval board. General Wood L'ader Fire. Simultaneously, Chairman Butler of the Uouse aaval committee, announced that Major General Leonard Wood v.oulc be called 'be fore that committee to explain statements attributed to him that American naval Vjesscis were "floating death traps." Geaeral Wood explained at Port land Maine today that what be said was that naval ships. manned by un trained crews would be 'death traps in battle. Inquiry into Admiral Sims' , charges - will not bo started by the benate tuo committee untiT ita preseat - invostiga - tion of naval decorations is completed which probably will be within tern day. ' 'That Investigation waa eonVned to day with Admiral Sims concluding hi , . .testimony. Rear Admiral Mayo, com mander , in chief of the Atlantis fleet during the war, will be called -tomer row. Take up Ka thorn's Charge. , Tie foil naval committee took up Telegrams sent to Senator Lodge and other members by Mr. Iiathom charging immoral conditions in the navy and it authorized Chairman Page to appoint a subcommittee to make a preliminary inquiry to develop whether an investi gation was warranted. Secretary Daniels' declined to corn meat oa Mr. Iiathora's charges, declar ing that ha did not desire to make a atatement until be was more familiar with the allegations. Assistant Secre tary Roosevelt, who waa said by Mr. Uanlela to be mora familiar with the Biatter, asserted that the special board of inquiry appointed by the Judge Ad vocate General of tha navy two weeka go had full antbority to investigate the methods employed by naval intelligence officers in securing evidence against per sons under suspicion of moral delin quency and to iuquire into all judicial procedure of the navy at Newport. Hecreiary Daniels also declined to dis emui the assertions attributed to General Wood, saying that if anyone wished to put him on oath aud let bun tell what - le knew about the- navy he might be railed before the eommittee and he can i -plain hit expect knowledge." - - General Denial of Charges. Catering a general denial of the Sims charges against the Navy Department, . the iNavai Secretary declared that "the matter had gone so far that unless at the Senate investigation the charges are proven to the entire satisfaction of the American people an inquiry will be made by the naval board." The Secretary emphasized that Admi- ral Sims waa not commander ia chief of 'the American aaval fore overseas and that throughout the war he waa subor dinate to Admiral Mayo as commander of the Atlantic fleet and to Admiral Ben eon, chief of Naval operations. -He Mid Admiral Sims'a duty was to make recom mendations to the department and then to obey tha order issued after those recommendations were considered. Mr. Daniels indicated that there were frequent clashes between ' the depart stent and Admiral 81ms because deal-overs were not withdrawn from eoa .. voylng troop ship and assigned to duty in tha submarine tone and added that it was the paramount duty of the navy to protect American soldiers going over- aoas, Mas Establish Criticism. Declaring that when all the facta were laid bare the eountry would be - proud of the navy's record la the war, Mr. Daniels laid Admiral 8ims "must be required to estabtiah every criticism he hat made of the department." "When the amoke blows away, the Secretary continued, "I am conftdont that the people will aee that the naval . administration has been efficient." Asked whether he contemplated re primanding Admiral Sims for criticisms that might be proven baseless. Mr. Dan iels said: . . ; "I have never employed the old-time military 'hod of dealing with critical aval officers. Perhaps I am wrong; perhaps-1 am right But I have aa en during faith, that ia the end the great bulk of the American people nlwayr-nr-rive at a just conclusion in controver sies of this kind." ' Three fiat races and harness races, Tincuarst tomorrow 2;45 p. m. Adj. STABLISH CRITICISM OF NAVY SUPREME COtJRT TO PASS ON (CONSTITUTIONALITY Or PROHIBITION LAWS Washington, Jan. If. Th Su preme Court today decided to V th validity f both th Fed.ral rokibltloa amendment, which -can effective bit Saturday, end the act of Congress preeerlblag the man ner of Ita enforcee-eat. Tha eoart'a decision will b dared roedlags which ar to be Instituted by tha Stat of Rd Island, which waa given rmte-lon today to bring u original aolt. Solicitor Gancral King, for th gov ernment, aanoanesd that ha ls dlatcly weald prepr to otloa aaUag for dlenT aal of tha Rboda leland caat oa tha gToaad that tha eonrt lacked Jurisdiction. NORTH SEEKING TO GET EXPORT TRADE Conference f Southern Busi ness Men Called To Consider The Situation CONCERTED MOVEMENT ' AGAINST SOUTH'S PORTS Senator Simmons and Other Southern Senators To Take Up 'With' Shipping Board Questions Relating To Ad vantages Sought By The Northern Ports The News and Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. By B. E. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Jan. 19. A conference of business men of the South, and par ticularly those from Southeastern ports, has been called by Matthew Hale, of the South Atlantio Maritime Corporation, In this city on Tuesday, January 27, for the purpose of considering tureatenea aoou tion of freight, xates equal with those enjoyed by Boston and New York from interior points ia the United States. The determination to hold the con ference here announced today simulta neously with the receipt of a telegram from M. J. Corbett and other directors if - the -corporation at Wilmington arg ing Senator Simmons '"ft do everything noaaibla to forestall what appears to be a" eoneertedmovement on the part of the Northern pert to take away the ad vantages in. freight rates now being n- joyed by Wilmington, isorroi. vs., oa vans ah, Charfeatonf and-Jackson ville. Senator Simmons' Statement. The following atatement was issued this afternoon from the office of Senator Simmons: . " ' "Advices have eome to. Washington which seem to indicate that the North ern ports, through their business and political connections, are setting out on a, deliberate and very distinct, though veiled, effort to cripple the company now operating ships from South Atlantic ports for the United State Shipping Board, numerous aimeuiuca are oeing thrown in the way of the Southeastern export trade, ode of these difficulties being some extraordinary requirements that tits great bonding companies ars making of the South Atlantic Maritime Corporation in furnishing the gigantic bonds required by Ui snipping noaru. Senator Simmons, Senator Dial and oth er Southern Senator have indicated to Judge John Barton Payne, of the Ship ping Board, that they wish to discuss with him certain features of thta matter relating to the advantage which the Northern port are seeking to mak of the requirements of the Shipping Board in the matter of bonds. Southern Sena tor will probably ted 'Judge" Payne the latter part of this week and it is their Arm purpose- that the development of the export trade at South Atlantic ports hall not be retarded directly or indi rectly, by Governmental action." Notes have reeeatly passed between President Willard, of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and Director General Hines bearing on the rat situation as it affect the Southeastern port but Mr. Hale requested today that copies of these letter b not mad public until Wednesday morning when h expect to issue th formal calL The conference will be held on th morning of th 87th and that veiling a banquet, at which the Southern Senators will be guests of honor, will b given at th New Willard hotel. . Kepnbllran Still UadoeiaeeV Representative Simeon D. Fess, riiair man of the Republican Congressional Committee, said this afternoon that logal xpert of th eommitte had not yet rendered an opinion aa o whether th fund of th eommittee can be Lawfully expended in conducting an investigation into th charge of fraud uindo ia the recent contest in the Ninth North Caro lina district whsn Clyl It. Hocy was elected over John M. Morthoad. "A lot of things have been said about fraud in the district," Mr. Fess told Th New and Observer correspondent, "but we don't know whether we a legally expend fund to make an inves tigation of th eharge or not." "Th tint for s contest over Mr. Hoey'a seat hat passed, though, hasn't it b waa asked. Tea,' and anyway, a contest would have necessarily Uav been atarted by Mr. Morehead, he replied. ' Want to Ratal) Hovel. - The Stat Department today inform ed Representative Hannibal iL. Godwin that it would be aeeesaary la order for Esther Wehrle, aa American girl, who married a German, to get passports from Germany fnto this country, for th girl to file with tli Department a certified copy of the record of her birth or th affidavit of tbs physician or other at tendant who has personal knowledge that she I American-born. Application for the passport earn through F. L. Finkenstaedt, of Bolton, (Cntinaed on rg f we.) .',! T White Star Liner Takes Off 271 Passengers From Pow- hattan During Day HALF DOZEN OR MORE STEAMERS AID VESSEL Capt. William Z. Shipp and Mother,' Mrs. Margaret B. Shipp, of Baleigh, Among Passengers On Board Dis tressed Ship; Enlisted Men Aboard Prom Camp Meade New York, Jan. 19. Lightlesi and heatleis. with her engine dead as the result of leslc which Oooded ber boil ers, th ' army transport Powhattan, which left her Friday for Antwerp, 1 struggling tonight in a storm-swept sea about 200 miles southeast of Halifax. On board are 271 army and civilian pas sengers, including eleven women and eight children and a crew or. more than &Q men. Wireless 8. O. S. calls sent out late Sunday afternoon telling of the ves sel's plight have brought bcr a half dosen or more trana-Atlantie steamers ready to give aid if it ia possible. Among other vessels standing by, to render assistance if called upon are the transports Northern Pacifle and Martha Washington and the Shipping Board steamer West Comet. The majority of the women and chil dren on th Powhattan are relatives of army officer and enlisted men, or of th civilian detachment detailed to pro par for the return of dead soldiers from abroad, Tre army force, as shown by the rec ords here, consists of four officers and 179 men and tha eililian passenger list has 88 names. ' Raleigh People Aboard. Among the -passenger are Col. John M. Dunn," detailed to Italy, and accom panied by hi wife; Capt. Oscar B. Ralls, Jr., on hi way to Madrid to be come assistant to th military attach to - th American Legation ; Lieut. jChfrlf.cSinlewLiojar!TiJ.Uettt. Cor. Howard H. Crosby U. 8. N oi leave; Capt. 15. H. Wnlon, quartermas ter corps ; Capt. G. A. Holiday, medi cal corps t Lieut. Edward Goldberg, den tat service; Capt.. Thomas Dempsey, chaplain. Among the women and eliildrcn listed are MrMs. Maude I. Fremater, wife of Captain FrcmsUr, and two- children, of San Antonio; Texas; MrMs. Margaret B. Shipp, of Raleigh, N. C, who is ac companying her eon, Capt. William E. Shipp; th wife and three children ofj Lieut. Col. Henry E. Worden, of Me-j Kinney, Texas; Mr. and Mrs. Fayette W. Allport, ef Clevelnd, Ohio. Miss Dorothy M. Dunn and Miss Edith Gardner, army nurses, and Mrs. J, Gayle, stewardess, appear ' among the list of wo me a on board. Many of the enlisted are from Camp Meade and are listed a replacement troops. WHITE STAR LINES TAKES OFF SHIP'S PASSENGERS. Boston, Mass Jan. 19. The Whit Star liner Cedrin reported by radio tonight that ah had taken off th pa sengera from the army transport Pow hattan, disabled 20 Omile southeast of Halifax and wss "bringing them in. The Cedrie is bound from Liverpool for iNew York. MUCH "PORK" TAKEN OUT ANNUAL JARBOR MEASURE Congress Slashes Out Three and Half Million ' Dollars ' Prom Appropriation Washington, Jan. 19. With much of its "pork" eliminated, the annual Rivers and Harbors appropriation bill carrying runds zor the next fiscal years was re ported today to the House ways and means eommittee. The bill would ap propriate only 12.400,000 a slashing down of $30,500,000 from th total of es timates submitted to the commute and considerable ent from th amounts usually carried by th measure. Of th total appropriation earned S7.O0O.OOO ' would be used for improve ment work, $3,000,000 for surrey pur pose. . j ' r- : Th fund now available in addition to th lamp cam of $7,000,000 for fur ther ' improvement work," th report stated, "should be ample to prosecute without -Interruption the progress of th work. Th plan adopted in this bill will permit the Secretary of War to allot funds to the different works and as th maintenance work ia needed and it is ex pected th annual amount appropriated under this plan la th future will b considerably below former appropria tions in amount and' that a sufficient un allotted fond will be available for this appropriation at all time to prosecute emergency work at any locality whea it beeome necessary. " LOUISIANA DEMOCRATS TO HAVE AN ELECTION TODAY, New Orleans, La., Jan. I'D. Louisiana voter tomorrow will nominate Dem ocratic candidates for governor, lieuten ant governor, auditor of public account and evral other minor State official. Victory at th Democratic primary in Louisiana is equivalent to election. Candidate for nomination for gover nor are John M. Parker, of New Or leans, progressive nomine in 1916, for vie president of the United States, and Col. Frank F. Stubbs, of Monroe. Cam-1 paign manager for both men tonight j wer predicting victory! i ARMY TRANSPOR STRUGGLES ALONG N STORMY OCEAN fOTNDGET jM V apartment In That Cit. .amped With Appeals For Nurses SIX HUNDRED WOMEN BEGIN COMPLETE SURVEY Pifty Deaths Prom Disease Be ported, Which Health Offl- cials State Is Extremely Low; To Start Campaign Against "Cold Plat" Own ers 1 Chicago, Jan, 19. Chicago's health department was swamped with appeals for nurses .today .to. combat Jhe spread of influenza and pneumonia, of which more than - two- thousand -ease have been reported in the last 48 hours with 50 deaths. Health Department officials declared the city needed at least 10,000 nurse to handle th aituation properly. Six hundred nurses, operating from eight dispensaries, today Argun a sur vey of the city to aid in relief meas ures and plana were rnadet to augment thia force tomorrow. Since 9 o'clock this morning 500 new ease of influenza were reported t othe bosrd of health, with ten death nad new pneumonia esse numbering 100 with 16 deaths. Health department officials pointed out that the death rate has been ex tremely small a compared with last year's epidemic, and with the number of ease reported. Health Commissioner John Dill Rob ertson today started a campaign against "cold fiat" owners, whea 103 complaints wers received. On inquiry will be madb into each complaint, and where sickness is found, sction to bring about a proper heat aupply will be taken, Dr. Robert son aaid. The health commissions- of Evans ton reported that influsnsa rase today increased 30 per cent, and that 300 per sons were ill there. Other neighboring towns reported slight increases. Th epedimie has been' checked at Camp Grant, Roekford, HI and at hte Great Lake Naval Training Station ! new ease were vported totiay, a eora- psred wita a previous flaiMverege or 150.-. - : ---. FIVE HUNDRED CASES tS GARY REPORTED Bt DOCTOR, Gary, -InL, inn 19. With 33 new case of Influenza reported today, health I aumonuei eaumaio tuai mere are now more than 600 ease in this city. There have been six deahb from the disease since last . Wednesday. Approximately twenty school teachers and several city officials have been stricken and St'orrs of persons are aaid to be in a critical condition. REED AND JOHNSON BOTH PREDICT TREATY DEFEAT Two Senators, One Democrat and Other Republican, Hon ored at a Dinner New York, Jan. 19. Defeat of th peace treaty, with or without reserva tlons, was predicted here tonight by Senator James A. need at a dinner given in honor of himself and Senator Hiram Johnson, by a committee of New York business men. Senator Johnson de clared that the Lodge reservations, whilo sot wholly protecting the Uhi'ed Ht. did giv a measure of protection and that they were the "irredueihlo in. mum" on which no compromise could be made. '. "Th irreducible minimum of protec tion to our country,' said Senator John son, "must sharply and absolutely mart th - line. The necessity of this pro tection is now generally conceded that it is'th (east that should be don is admitted." , ' ! "Compromise of the protection that essential leave onr eountry and ita in stitntions menaced and imperilled. Com promise with aa irreducible minimum i abject surrender. The United State Senate not only for the maintenance of ita own dignity and its high purpose, but because of its lofty patriotism can permit no substantial, modiSeation or alteration of the measures of protection it has demanded and woa for the re public" j - ;' ; Jt PUBLISHERS ASK STATE , DEPARTMENT TO HELP Washington, Jan. 19. The State De partment will be asked to aid American publishers- in obtaining supplies of Ca nadian print paper, th Hons Way and Mean Committee decided today, after Representative Yonng, Republican North Dakota, had informed th eommittee that the Canadian government had re. dueed normal shipments of paper by 15 per cent through an eiport em bargo.' The eommitte also discussed removal of th price limit on duty free paper and while no opposition wss expressed soma cttmmittM members said thev m rVdoubted whether th prie would b affected by present tariff law, CHARLOTTE BAKERS MUST ANSWER IN COURT TO - CHARGE OP PROFITEERING Charlotte, Jan. lfTk bahen of this city are swmnuaed to appear before United State ComatlaetosMr Cobb tomorrow a charge ef pre! toe rial. The fair price tomanlaaloa says tbey mast not charge over 1$ rent a awand wholesale-or IS cents retail. B. D. Smith, assistant district sttoraey, broaght the actlea. SOUTH AMERICAN FINANCIERS HEAR FROM PRESIDENT Business Representatives of Pan - American Republics Gather In Capital CONSIDER BEST MEANS OF. GETTING TOGETHER Begin Their. Work By Beaf firm ing Solidarity of American ,', Ideals of Peace and Justice; Co-operation Pledged Tor Development of Great Nat nral Besonrces of Americas ; Washington," Jan. ,19. Financier -of the Pan-American Republics sat down at the council table today and .took thought bow they could best promote th mutual welfare of the nations they represent. Drawn together, as Presi dent Wilson said, in a message of wel come, by no selfish, purpose but solely tor the purpose of ascertaining how they might serve one another, the delegates ti the second Pan-American financial conference including the ministers of fi nance of several countries; began their work by reaffirming the solidarity of the American ideals of peace and jus tice. Co-operation was pledged for the development of the great natural resour ces of the two continents, which it wss pointed out- woul!t redound to tho ad vantages not only of th Pan-American nations, but of the world. Secretary Glass presided at th open ing session at which the delegates heard the message from President Wilson, ad dresses by Secretary Lansing, and John Barrett, director general of the Paa Ameriean Union, and responses by a member ef each visiting delegation. After an informal, luncheon, the dole gates separated into National groups for conference wifh prominent busi ness mea and bankers of the United States to consider specifio problems of transportation, exchange, commercial credits snd other phsses of interns- tional dealings... ' Tsk Up Transportation. Transporataioa waa the subject dis cussed tonight at the first general ses sion at which John Barton Payne, chair man of the Shipping Board told what tbo United State govornasent was diag to 4cstabliaa adequate . passenger aad freight service for developing South American trade. Dr. Manual o Ccs pedca. Minister of Cuba, presided. ' Guided by a purpose to neY? one another and-the- world to tluujiiitost, tha President said ia his message read at the opening session, real Ameri cans will regard as a privilege the ful fillment of those, obligations imposed by . the great advantage enjoyed by Pan-American nations, which have given to the world "no small achievement" tor-eliminating the idea of conquest from their national thought. The Pres ident a message follows: "Gentlemen of the Americas: ""I regret more deeply than I can well express that the condition of my health deprive me of the pleasure and privi lege of meeting with you aad personally expressing the gratification which overy officer of this government feel because of your presence at th national capital aad particularly bees use of tha friendly and significant mission .which brings yoa to us. "I rejoice with "yon that in these troubled time of world reconstruction the republic of th American conti nent should seek no selfish purpose,' but should be guided by a desire to serve one another aud to serve th world to the utmost of their capacity. The great privileges that have been showered upon us, both by reason of our geographical position, and- because - of tho high political and social ideals that have determined the national develop ment or every country r the American continent, carry with them obligations, tho fulfillment of which must b re garded a a real privilege by every true .American. , ''It is no amall achievement that the Americas are today abl to y to th world: 'Here is an.-important section of the glob which ha today eliminated tho idea of conquest from It national thought, and from its international policy.' !Th spirit of mutual helpfulness which animated this conference supple ments and strengthens thia important achievement of international policy. I rejoice with you that w are privlledged to assemble with the sols purpose of ascertsinlng how w ean aerv on an other, for in o doing we best icrv the world. (8igned) "WOODBQW ; WTLSOX." TO TRY MEN ON CHARGE OF SELLING WOOD ALCOHOL Ner York, Jan. 19. John Bomanelll. an undertaker, and three other men ac cused jf t.-afficking in wood alcohol that eaused score of death in West Mass achusetts aad Connecticut, will be tried in the Brooklyn Federal court aad not extradited to Massachusetts, acording to reports here today. Effort will be made te bar indietmeat returned on more serious charges thsa violation of th Volstead prohibition act. -Bail for Bomanelli wis reduced again today to $20,000 by Federal Judge Chat- field ; that for Samuel K. Salceby to $15,000, and for. Wm. H - Woller, to $10,000. Edward G, Ware, who is held ia i the nam case, ia already out on $10,000 bail. , ' Aaatria Cempletes Alliance. Berlin, Jan. 19. Dr. Karl Bcnner, the Australian Chancellor has informed the Foreign Affairs Committee of the As-1 sembly thst aa offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded, at Prague between -Austria and Caecho-S' -vvpkin, according to the Frankfurter Zcitung' ; Vienna correspondent. .".'.' I FIRST MAJOR DISPUTE OF COMPROMISE COMMITTEE Members of Bi-Partisan Com mittee Said To Be Par Apart s On Voting Clause Washington, Jan. 19. Senate lead era working on eomporireise reserva tiona to the peace treaty today report ed reaching their first major dispute the question of voting power in the League of Nations of the British col onics and dominions. On this reserva tion, the fourteenth of the Lodge pro gram, the Dcmocratio and 'Republican members of the bi-partisan committee were said, to be farapart with no im mediate prospect of adjustment. No minor details of other less im portant reservations todsy's meeting, it was stated resulted in some prog ress towards agreement. Most ot to day's session' of the bi-partisan . com mittt. wss spent in discussing the col onial, voting reservation and adjourn men t' was taken -until tomorrow -when ita consideration will be resumed. Lead ers in both groups tonight agreed that the conference . prolmbly . would continue for some time and with the final .outcome still in doubt. GENERAL SAYS HE DIDN'T NOTES SAY THAT HE DID Wood Enters Disclaimer To Calling American Nary 'Floating Death Trap' Boston, Mass., Jan. 19. Major Gen eral Leonard Wood tonight, denied that he bad referred to the American navy aa "a floating death trap" in his ad dress at tho American Legion meeting in this city yesterday. He said that he could not r all the exact words he had used, but dictated the following as the surnUnc of what he had said : "We want a first-class navy, always ready, A navy cannot be made in a hurry. First-class ships filled with un trained men do not mean a navy, but are sometime a death trip to those who are in them." General Woof arrived here from Port land early this, evening, and a few hour later' took a train for New York, whence be will go to Chciago. The press report of hi speech in tha Old South meeting hoiise Sunday was based on what purported to bs a stenographic copy of his remarks. An examination today of the stenographers' notes shows that he reported the General as say ing: "I do not thlnkLwe want-JV-larg regular army. I am very-much opposed to- it, W only, want rtarire 'eaoush army to police th nation in time of peace. We ned a navy. All that w have now is not a navy; it Is , floating aoat n trap, we want a good navy with highly trained- men and - good ships. They ar a very active force for peace. wo want to build up a good merchant marine. W want thia merchant marine for our commerce and for our naw, Back of all that comes the big military force of the nstion, which mesns t'jo people of the nstion. Geaeral Wood spoke extemporaneous ly and at times rapidly, touching Drieny on a number or -National ques tions. DECKS CLEARED FOR THE TRIAL OF SOCIALISTS Suspended New, York Assem blymen Will Have Hearing Before Committee Albany, N. Y.. Jan. 19. Deck wers cleared tonight fr othe trial of the Ave suspected socialist assemblymen which will begin here -tomorrow before the as sembly judiciary eommittee. No list of specifications against .. the . suspended members has been made publie and it is expected that their eases will go to-trial on the general grounds contained in. the resolution introduced by . assemblyman. Simon L. Adler, majority leader, at the opening of the legislature on which the socialists were suspended. ' " The suspended member tonight issued joint statement in which they declared that "it is not a matter of socialism thst is at staks at Albany but th issu is wholly on of Americanism and funda mental democracy, and whether a amall group of politician hav th power to disenfranchise 65,000 citizens in five as sembly districts." . i GOV. C00LIDGE SENDS MESSAGE TO LEE VETERANS Petersburg, Vs., Jan. 19. At the dinner. of A. P. Hill Camp of Confed erate Veterans ia commemoration of the birth of General Lee tonight Col. Jame Anderson, of Willcox Post, G. A. R , Springfield, Mas., presented a letter given him by Governor . Calvin Coolidge,' extending to the camp bis felicitations. " "There is more and more a tendency to forget our location aad remember that we are all Americans.1 aaid the letter. ''This should not, however, di minish the pride that New England ha in it achievements, nor th pride that you may properly feel a you an assembled to eelebrat the birthdav of yoni beloved geaeral, Robert E. Lee. If you can convey to your fellow eiti tens the sentiment of. high regard which r her feel for them you will be per forming a .most patriotic service." The reading of Governor Coolidge' letter wss received with applause and ex-Governor Wm. . Jlpdge Mann, a member of the camp, was instructed to send to Gov". Coolidgd night letter, expressive sof th, appreciation of th eaP- " -',' ' ' Cbthing Dealer to Confer. ": ' Washington, Jan. IB. Leading re tail clothing dealers of th ' eountry, who hav been invited to confer to morrow . with Assistant Attorney-General Howard Figg, met in exreutiv sesiion her today to formulate a prog-ran. designed to-aslst the Department of Justice, in its campaign to reduce th high cost of living. . . - . LIKELY 10 SUPPORT OF North Carolina ' Republicans Will Cast First Ballot For Judge Pritchard TREND OF EVENTS THEN DEPENDS ON CONVENTION If John Motley Morehead Gets Upper Hand, Then Vote Will Go To Wood; If Carl Dnn- - can Bosses Things, General Pershing Likely To Draw His Snpport v- The New and Observer Bureau 603 District National Bank Bldg., BY R. E. POWELL (By 8nst Leased Wfr.' - Washington, : Jan. 19. Report to Washington from all sections of North Carolina indicate that the Democrats at the San Francisco convention will support William Gibbs MeAdoo for the presidency and the Republicans, on the first ballot, will vote for Judgo Jeter C. Prichard. After this complimentary ballot is east the vote of th Republicans ia to be de termined by the band that controls the State convention. E, Carl Dun can's liukewsrm rally to the party during the Hocy-Murehead fight ia tbo -Ninth lias been interpreted by some as sn indication thst ho will mske another . effort to get control of the machinery. Whea the State Coaveatloa Meets, Against this- possibility is advanced ' the argument that Morehead, convinced -before he entered the rac ia the Ninth, that hia election was impossible, only allowed the use of his nam in order that he might stand in good grace with the National, leader and one again control the machinery in North Car olina. T'i Republican hope of suc cess is, proportionately, as buoyant in Ninth Carolfna a anywhere, accord ing to visitors coming to the National Cspital, and Mr. Morehead in Novm- . ber went in for re-election as National committeeman rather than for election . to Congre. . Merebead for Weed. If Mr. Morehead aud hi following control the party,' rathar than Mr. Dun can and th republican of Taft prrsua ion, the North Carolina vote may he cast, for .General Leonard Wood, heir . aparent to th Roosevelt mantle. If Duncan should sueeoed in getting con trol of th party again, it is altogether possible that General Pershing, who ' friend hav definitely placed him in the rsce for the Republican nomination, may hav tbs support of the North Carolina delegation. There ar two reasons why Mr. Dun enn would favor General Pershing. The first is that Mr. Duncan would be inclined, his friend say, to support a ma:, who wen across and had a band in tha fighting where th fighting was in preference to General Wood, whom fato frowned upon and left at home to do some of th training of America' soldiers. Sentiment for Pershing. A second resson Is thst General Pershing seem to d drawing suonort from the conservative wing of .the Re publican party. While a poll of mem bers of the House of Represcntntives shows that a majority of the Republi cans prefer Wood, there are member of the party in th lower Hons who would support General Pennine. Many Republicans from the West, com ing to Washington durino" the nast week, havo brought news of a growing sentiment for Genersl Ferihint- out there. Anticipating whom members of tha Senate on the Republican aid will support is a poor business. Almost every. Renubliean Aansln n ), jority tide, with th exception of SherTT mn, or Illinois, and Newberrvr-oT" Michigan, have Presidential Wation. Republican candidate for th nomina tion ar as thick this fsr ahead of th primary at German spits wer,four months Decor America entered th war. And Gaston Mean thought thr ..j were at' least a million over her than. ' ' MeAdoo Strong ia Stat. But there seem to be little division amon: North Carolinians aa tn tti righf man to be nominated by the Bern- oerats. Political observers from tha State hav said that if a straw vote wss ueia in every county, MeAdoo would win flv to one. Among those who would get the short end Attorney Gen eral Palmer aad Governor Oox, of Ohio, are counted. Goveraof Cox seems to have stirred up more sentiment in North Cam' I"- hun any on els be Mr. MeAdoo. . . 1 Friends oi n. MeAdoo are certain that he will be a candidate befor the convention and some of them ar ven predicting that he will hav th aupport of William Jennings Bryan. The Com moner, however, was quoted in a New York interview eliminating. Mr. Me Adoo, Mr. Palmer, Governor Cox and all th others. Few there' ar who feel that Mr. Bryan will seek the nomina tion but those who believe thst Mr. ,1100 DRAV STATE DEMOCRATS Bryan will, be just as much of a factor in Sau Francisco as h was at Baltimore -eight years go can be numbered by th' thousands. t And there ar a great . msny people speculating more on tha man Bryan will support than there are . guetshif -the Republican nomine. Good Ckaac for Deaaocrata, Conservative- Democrat believe that the party ha an eveu better chance than it had in 1916. The Republican have been getting th better end of publicity for som time out tbey haven't ..... been getting anything . across. ' Befor ' , they will allow on anxious pubHe to - -see how a plot end, they ring down th curtain on one (how to, ring it up (Continued oa Pago Two.)
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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