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VOL CXL NO. 21.
TWENTY PACES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. G, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 1920.
TWENTY PAGES TODAY. ;, PRICE: FIVE CENTS .
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Chairman of Committee
Will Succeed Poincare
As President of France
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Which Will Try Socialists
SLICING PROCESS
LEAVES ADRIATIC
, STILL UNSETTLED
INVESTIGATE PLAF1
HUllllnML Ollilo HO
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TO III
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IRF'i JAFE
SUPREME COUNC
SMALL CONDEMNS
I GRAND LOOSE WILL
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BY REPUBLICANS
VLAVAROS
MOUNTAIN RESORT
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'Took Off Thirty Million Dollars
' From Estimates of Engin
eers For Harbors
NORTH CAROLINA GETS v
POSSIBLY A MILLION
0, 0.' P. Statesmen Reduce, "RtcJ.
. ommended ' Appropriation
More Than ' Thirty . Million.
. Dollar; Col, John S. Cnning
- ham Assistant federal Pro
hibition Agent ' x ,
" ' ""Th Now trarA- brrr Bureau --
603 District National Bank Bldg.,
BY R. E. POWELL. . -.
(By Spatial Lessed Wire.)
' Washington,. Jsn. 20. For 4 slicing
)ii or o than thirty million -dollars - ofif
engineers, Representative - John H.
Email, Tanking minority member of the
River and , Harbors committee of the
House, this sfternoon arraigned the
Republican steering committee af the
lower branch of Congres' nd fired
broadside of criticism at their so-call'
1 eliminating of th pork barrel 'term
from tha annual bill. , ' .
. Overnight,, nftrr. the cnir.iitt" Ifad
greed to report favorably to tka Eonse
this morning a bill carrying npropri
tioni of aproxlmntely twenty-five snil
- lion of dollars, Bepresentativ . Small
. eliargcd that tha steering committee bad
clubbed the majority members snd r
" i dered that tha total appropriations for
' the count rv. including funds for maia-
..'' tenanee, improvement and farther ur-j
-."vey, be reduced to $12,400,000.
Tilt With Lcngworth.
During the course of bis remark 4, Mr.
Small hud a sharp tilt with Bepresenta
tiro Nicholas Lost-worth of Ohu, r
garding tha protest of Ohio citizen to
"the reduction of the engeneerY estimate
for the Ohio, river front half million
dollars to a mesgr hundred thousand.
; v The North. Carolina member, informed
1 that man telegrams of protest had been
J ? sent to Mr.. Longwortb, suggested that
he should-- pa. - some .attention to ia
err .that hat gone up from Ohio,
Mr. Longworth, in seoil-sarcastic
manner, asked Mr, Small ."what would
on kdvtao wo to dot" :
. VB renresenUHve ef thr weenie
rejoined Mr. Small and hi collpsguei
on the Demoeratio aids apptauded hiss
. at length. " . ' t.
"AailndeftaalhU B(aghtr.M
Wr. Small, charged that tho majority
msmbers- of tha Birers and. Harbors
committee for whom ho rspreswd great
, eilmiration, had becif. subjected to
"the spasm. of eeonouiv' Hiic!i the
ii'Sjority party Is now aCeetingf
The slicing of tho appropriation, bill
greed apo before tko ateerlng com
mittee sent forth Its' mandate was wot
lmsed upon economy, aaid "Mr. Small,
. nor wsa tho reduction made' tot the best
iutdresta of the untry.. . Both these
angles bad been considered first by the
board of Engineers that reeommrnded
apporpriatiosi, by project,, for more
tiisn forty million dollars. Sad .' then
cnrefHlly weighed by tho eotumlttee epn
" trolled b 4 Bepubliean majority.-" -''But
wo aro told that wo. must 'takt
this bill or nothing," ; oontlniled Mr.
Bmatl, "and it secuis the loss ofmillions
Of dollars 'to tho government and tho
' deterioration" of' channels - beyond vro
iwir. ; I-bow to tho autoemta whila pro
testing such an indefensible slaughter.
- Million For North Caroliaa. f
' While the board of engineers recom
mended tor new projects and for main-
ti-nines purposes in North Carolina ap
' proximately four million 'dollars, this
, turn wss sliced by -tho eommitteo to a
. sum around million dollars for f nr-
tlicr Improvements nsd s, fair propor
tioa of the original estimate for main
if mai'n-h
urn bill,
l is nni!
tenenca.. Under tha lump sum
hich the Bepubliraa.3 .confess
.vnaiiMaiil. fkar ia .nr. JaiiK atf fa
vbether Korth Cnrolinn- win reeoirol
anything either for improvement or i
Hisintensne. - ' ; v ..
This is duo to the "Met; that tsa ro
ducad lump sum appropriation'is to bo
controlled by the chief of tho Bosrd of
Engineers wneress, in rarmer appropria
tions, specified sums havo been- appro
priated for new projects: and for main
ti nance., -i -,,-:r -..
Ons deviatioa from this ttle occurred
during th adininistration of the Pern
ocrats but at time wheel the. country jmi:jttee, headed by Charles E. Hughes,
' ws at "war. Then there wss s lamp ' trvm -independent pnrticiristlon in th
sum bill passed. ' Of tho iw-bill, the i proceeding, after which, th committee.
Jtepul-lirnn. committee-sy in hastily i submitting a- brief, opposing , th As
prepared report: o -, , jsembly's aetion in snspending th So
Adopt Paltry A Esawriment. ' .. jeialists," withdrew. ' Th delegste made
"la making a lump sum appropria-1 it plain that tbey did not represent th
tin for maintenance, -your eommitteo Socialists.' but tho "public" Interi-st.
decided to sdopt this policy as aa espsri-j - Assaranc of Fait Play. .
r ment. It bat been tho policy of Con-1 The Louis M. Martin chairman of the
gress in th past to make lump sum p- judiciary. committee. Tend statement
propriation for -maiatennnc work p,assurin the defendant that they will
groups of project but eonflulng each i -receive fair play," and. "the
appropriation to group Joeated in Uot prejudged. Mr. Hillquit challenwd
single engineering district. It has been
found that th engineers in ubmitting v judged nnd made three motion, two
estimate for individual item havj0f rre denied. The committee
, taken into account damage that a r ' decision on tho third, which
likely to b caused by sever storms,
floods and other unforoeen . circum
stances. A a result, idle funds lie to
th credit of projects to -which' appro-
prwtions hav been allotted
The committee, however, docs not re-;.,
f er to th fact that- consistent policy rrnnnd thst they plsyed also the roles
Of th Bepublican has been to oppose cf accusers snd tho vast majority ws
with U their vigor the lump sum oppro- j "committed la advance to ono ide.f
printioas that were offered by th Dcm- jB the esse of the committee the motion
' ternta, even during' the war. urged that that body recommend to the
The only spcciiie item' v.l.ich ! i in- ( Assembly that the esse-be tried bv a
eluded in-the lump sum bill, reported 4 jpiii ommitte elected by "the lower
.jnd debnted-at- lr.fth thilay, is for i House snd not appointed by Fas,,
' bnrvey of the Fren. h Broad river and I Sweet, 'who sn-esrs ss the first 00
t!ii expense must cme from sn srpro- ' euer." ' .
triation of ft'"V.) Oms-1 to the cntir j 1 1
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It ia: predicted that tho trial befors
tho Now Vorfc Ktate Assembly Judiciary
Committee of tho live suspended Social
ist Assemblymen will ; but ot least
month. Levis M. Martin, chairman of
the eommitteo, has the prospect of ninny
hard days ahead. ' . .
OPEN HEARING FOR
FIVE SOCIALISTS
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Chief Counsel For Suspended
Assemblymen Utters "Word
" - of Warning"
DONT OPEN WAY FOR .1
REVOLUTION, HE URGES
Chargea That New York Aaiem
- Mj I TryinjfwTo Do -Very
' TUrif Which Sqcialiita Are
Tfyinjf To Stem; Chairman
Martin Asaoret ' Defendanti
They Will "Receire Fair.Play '.
. AJIny. N.'T. Jsn. 80. MorrUHiil
0,ult, ehtef ypunsel for, tho';to us
pondrd' , rJoclnlisf nssemblyinen, de
clared todsy at Jho opening of -thoir
trial that If the assembly permanently
ousted the defendants , the ' act - wlTl
looao the riolent" revolution winch we
Socialists hav always endeavored, and
aro endeavoring to stem. .
Mr." HiUqnit added this "ono word
of solemn warning' after asserting that
tho Bcni.inflffi sad - all Inttrnments of
oppress'on "'In 'Bussiaj hsd 'keen de
stroyed nftef thef government had tried
to ontla w tho .Social iat moremen,fiad
that wo ro not afraid of suppression
at tho timo ono half tho world bj nnder
Socialist eontrol." , ... , X ; :
Tho, "warning', was later interfrered
by Martin. W Littleton, nsewinte
counsel for tho eommitteo as "a warn
ing to tho country, a. threat to tho eom
mitteo and sa admonishmsnt j to ' the.
assembly that they do not dare deal with
tho gentlemen he represents nnless
they wish , to iorito .reTolutioBj to this
twain? I i '.,'
- Xot Intended aa "Threat. Jt--r:
Mr. Hillquit denied that hi remarVn
were intended as "throat, and said
instead ho hsd ''m.ide sort . of lore
thnt mt HoeUJiMs as rendy t
" th thi" 'throogh n. foJatitn-
tjonat manner . ana -ny ' peaceful
meHioils1
"I wss merely Imploring" you to bo a
"good and pea loving as we Socialists
are," bs said, "and not too high handed
In your . procedure. . Tliat; was ,an en
treaty and it wa intended to be."
" The judiciary committee, opened the
trifs! by excluding br a Toto of T to 4
th -Now Tork City , Bar Association
jth assertion- that the "cose w not
provided for dismWl of th wroeed-
ing as iiiegsl and nnwsrrsated. ,
Th motion overruled by th com
mittee challenged . tho fitness of the
committee ss n whole nnd Its members
i.dividusls to servo na in dire en tha
y at J;.-,. Ooo-l Or!.-(Mr.)
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo,
Testifies Before Senate
, - Sub-Committee 1
DIDN'T PROTEST WHEN ;
AWARDS WERE ANNOUNCED
JUada Letter Which He Wrote
Secretary Daniels Giring: Eil
Viewi ; Thought That . Hot
Enough Consideration Had
Been . Given Officer! Who
Served at Sea.
Washington, Jan. 80. Direct issue
with Boar Admiral William 8. Bims on
tho two leading controverted points in
tno naval decoration dispute, ? was
taken today by Bear Admiral Henry
T. Mayo, war-tim commander of the
United BUtoTUetTii' TStlmonyTiwUj
be for th Senate oub-eommitte io
Toatigating tho' medal award contro
versy Bonding hi letter to Secretary Dan
iela giving his views .on th decoration
swards, which h said, wr not pre
sented ss a protest. Admiral Mayo first
dingred with Admiral Sims n to th
relative importano of sea . and ah or
duty. Admiral Mayo osplalned to th
eomraitte that he wrote to Secretory
Daniel because h did not believ th
Ksiglit board of awards or. Mr. Daniel
had given ' sufficient eoniidamtion to
th importsnc of tho dutiel perform,
od Toy officer who served at aen with
(ho Atinati Beet' .
" Sim Think DisTorantly. - ..
Admiral Sim in hi testimony, nnd
also .in his letter to Secretary Panial
declining the distinguished service
medal, contended that too much impor
tance wsa attached to tho services of
effier"who served at sen ss compared
with these, ..who administered impor
tant posts on shore. . . "" .? 'yf
' Tha. eeond point, on- whltlf Admiral
Mayo differed with Admiral Sims wss
th question of th award of medal to
the comma niiiiig ofjlees -of -ship- sunk
nr seriously damaged by torpedo attack
or mines. Wkilr stating that n broad
general policy along that Uns would not
be n good thing for tho service. -7
Admirsl Mayo declared that in esses
where th commanding officer' conduct
wss of an espeeislly meritoriou char
eter, ' proper reward should ho given.
Admiral Mayo approved without quali
fication th action of th Knight Board
sad Secretary Daniels in awarding Dis
tinguished Service . Medals to Captain
Christy, of th cruiser San : Diego,
sunk by a mine, and Commander P. W.
Foote, of th transport President Lin
coln.. Admiral Sim severely criticised
the action of Secretary Daniel in in
sisting on tho award to th command
ing officers of ships sunk by tho enemy.
General Barnott Today. ; '
Admiral Mayo's testimony wa brief
and tomorrow th sub-eommitteo will
hear Major General Barnett, command
ant of th Mirint.Corpi,. .x.r .::: :.
,. The naval award controversy late in
tho day retched the floor of th Senate
through presentation of n resolution by
Chariman Hale, of the- oub-cominittee,
to authorise employment of counsel snd
a clerical fore to aid in th investigs
tion. Although final action was pre
vented by absence of a quorum, there
wno considerable discussion. . .
Assistant Secretary of th Kvy
"Boosevelt during tho day snnouncsd
tho -personnel of a board of inquiry to
investigate conditions at the Newport,
B. I., Nava Station, which led to charges
by Johs B. Bathom of th Providenee
Jonrnsl, of immorality ia th nary. The
hoard which ss designated ten day ago
is composed of Bear Admiral Herbert
O. Dunn, commandsnt of the First Na
val District; Cpt. John, T. Hines,
Onpt. Dsvid, Tfi. TheleenJ and Ensign
Henry L Hynemsn, judgeisdvocat.
RESULTS OF LOUISIANA 5 :; "'
PRIMARY STILL IN DOUBT
' New' Orlesnsi La Jan. Zo!, With
both .sides claiming th unusuall large
vote argusd well for their causs, un
ofBeld return rly tonight in the
regular primary ' election failed to in
dicate whether John M. Parker, of New
Orleans, or Colonsl Frank P. Stubb,
of Monro, hsd been nominated' con
dition .for governor. I
' With ' npproiimstely - 45,000 votes
east' in the city of New Orleans, 5,000
mor than over before, it wis regarded
ss certain thst the final count would
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j of xoeRiucrioiT acifl;ni, - .ion, me
th normal vot of 120,000 vfs indi--en
ted by early report.-' The wenther
Wa clenr in all sections of th State.
At headquarter of both candidate for
ijovernor, optimietia fepott were is
sued, both sides claiming victory by
substantial majorities. '-', (
NEW POLICT ADOPTED FOB
HANDLING BADICAL8 IN BOSTON
Boeton, Jan. 20. A new policy for
handling tho eases of persons detained
at this port for pos-.il ! deportation
aa radicals, by .which th suspect will
b released on nominal bonds after brief
hearings, wa announced today by Henry
J. Fkeflington, commissioner of immi
gration here. The thre hundred and
fifty person now held nt Deer Island
should be at liberty by Thursday or
Friday nnder the new plan, ho said.
P-onds will be set st $1,Cki0 eseh, except
in the rases of certain individuals, who
vri!l e sked to give surety in gre;ite
9" '".
May Introou,. .t Resolution
: In Congress Declaring
t J -je War at An End ,
TAKE ISSUE TO PEOPLE
SEEMS ONLY SOLUTION
Practically Deadlock Exists
- In r&i-Partisan . Coinmittee,
- Which 1 Has Been Trying To
' Neffotiate Compromiaej Bet
v ter Prooreae Made at Seoond
. Beysion, However . 4
Wasbiagtan, Js; 80r-rPooibUKr of
the Introduction in Congress of a -Joint
or aoncurront resoluttoa declaring th
war with Germany at aa nd loomed to
night, following a sharp break la the
eompromis conferences whick , have
boon trying to adjust dijagreement be
tween Rcpublicas and Democratle Sen
ator s to th wording of th Lodge
reservations.' '
' Th assertion of President Wilton that
.ho was willing to tubmit tho question of
tho adoption of tho peace 'treaty with
tho Lesgno of Notions to a wot of the
people, which ha 'been, approved by
Senator Johnson, of ; California, : and
other political opponent of the adminis
tration has led aoai Senators to be
liev that; thin' may perhsp be tho best
solution of the treaty controversy,
Considered by Both Bide.
In the meantime. It ia pointed out,
omething should be done to stabilise
trade relation with Germany whil th
treaty issue is atill undecided and a
resolution declaring slhe wsr at. an end
ia ono remedy which has been consid
ered by both aides ia tho controversy.
, Open rupture today of tho leader'
conferences ' wa , averted, temporarily
at least by passing over tho dispute on
tho Lodgo resertstion regarding equality
of voting in th Leaguo ' of Nation.
Th- bi-partisan conferimeo 'Will meet
a train lata tomorrow, but with leader of
both factions doubtful asj,to tho Jpo.
sibilitv of BlUmalr 'Sf rmoat."-' ' -.:f
PfospocUt of failWe oT CUo ieader'
eonforenecs snd of formal stiapensios
of their; seaaious todsy moved "mild
reeervation", Bepublican- and fsw
Democrats not members of tho leaders'
committee to discuss independent step
toward a solution of th treaty situation.
On ."mild . reservation" , Bepublican 1
spokesman said uch a novo would be
forthcoming if conference of th lead
ers fail within a few day to girt mor
assurances of a compromise.
Prsetlcslly Desdleck Exists.
Participant in today' conference of
th informal committees, of which thsr
woro two, said an impsssa and suspen
sion of tho compromise , movement was
virtually reached the. first session as
a result of inability to get together on
th equal toting reservation - to the
League of Nations covenant. After
mor than two hour spirited , debats.
the whole subject was put over.
Better progreos, , however, wa re
ported at th second session. The presJ
amble to th Ldg reervtifn re
quiring formal acceptance lly. thre of
tho five principal power of American
reservation wa taken ap, and it was
said a tentatlyo agreement wa reached.
Th proposed compromise on tho preamble-
was said to provide that jf tha
principal signatories do not fil form
ally objection to the reservations be
fore their deposit for exchange of rati
fications, the American reservation
shall bo deemed to hav been, accepted.
In tho leaders' .dispnts over the eausl
voting reservation several eompromis
draft were brought forth. including
drafts by Benstors Simmon. Democrat.
North Carolina, and Walsh, Democrat,
Montana. . ; , , (.
WINSTON-SALEM EXPECTS
STRONG BASEBALL TEAM
' Winstou-Snlem, Jan. 80-A baseball
association haa bee perfected her with
K. E. Shor a president. It will be in
corpora ted at one snd committees have
been named to secure a manager and
make necessary repair on Prineo Al
bert Park, owned to E D. Vaughn, who
has donated tho use fZ. some for the
coming season. The sew organisation
will condnct the team thi fesr on a
business basis which mean that th pub.
lie will not be solicited for funds to
keep the, team going. Several applica
tions from, player who wish to direct
th club aro on file.
" The Imperial Tobacco Company to
' r urr.,,ir, from W. N. Beyuolds
tho Fanners' warehonse, located on th
corner of Main and South treetsfi and
.on which th new owner will erect
ono of th tnrgest rcdrying plsnts In
tha country. - 1 , ,' - . y '" , ,
WESTERN COMET WILli TAKK
PASS EN GEES OFF. VESSEL
j - BEFORE TOWING IT IN
: ' ;:
Nw York, Jan. t-Rdl m
sage tonight reported th arrival f
the destroyer Shsrkef ahsagsid th
disabled transport Powhatan. ' Th
message -said th steamship North
ers Pacific weald tsk off th ossr
sengers nnd that the Wtera Comet
would1 tow -the Powhatan to II a 11 fas.
- Halifax, Jan.- 10. Meosairea re
ceived her from the British steam
er Bsrdic ststed she hsd ben forced
to release the Pownatsa on account
of propeller tree bit. Tho sneasare
sold the Bardie wss proceeding to
this port on one eaflne.
Further Determination of
Peace Problems Left For,
, Later Conferences :
AMBASSADORS WILL BE
EMPOWERED FOR WORK
Premier! ' George and Hitti
Leave For Their Homei ; Xtal
, ian Hiniiter Befnsea Offer of
( Jngo-Slavs For Internation
alisation of Finme and Other
Compromises , .",""'
Paris, Jaa. JO. (By th AssoeiaUd
T.. Will, k Ji.K.nin tnniirlil!
th Supreme council without' settle-j -ment
of the Adriatic questren. Premier
Nltti of Italy, declared h stood by hiar-;
atamatura that if tho Jugo-Slsrs did not j - -aeeept
Italy'i.trm . tonjght.be. would 1
withdraw his eomnromis offer and that I. '
"IUly will demand that Franc ' and
Great Britain execute purely. ' aad
simply tho treaty of London of April,
191S." . -
- Prior to tho breaking np of the eona
eil the Jugo-Slav reply to Italy's ' dc
ainnd) had been . presented.? ' Signer,
Nitti declared tho term unacceptable.
Th Jugo-Slav note said it constituted
th uprm effort" of Jngo-Slavia to
bring , about aa- agreement with . Italy.
This fact taken in con section with Pre
mier Nitti' statement, apparently .leave
th situatios a tens ons.
Maks Farewell Addressee.'
Th council thi afternooa- held a
further discussion of Greet Britain' an
nouncement of her inability to send her
quota of troops Into the plebiscite ares.
Th discussion resulted in; the British
offering to send naval detachment. to:
Memel and Dansig.- . i
During th session, Hugh p. Wallace,
American ambassador; Premier Lloyd
George, Premier Nitti and Baron Mntsui,
the Japanese ambassador, extolled M.j
Clemenoesu in brief formal farewell ad-;
dresses. ;, '; ;-
No definite, arrangement wero mad
by tho couseil befpr disbanding for
tuning over tho Turkish, Adriatic and
other problem to other beads, but it
wa Indicated that th proposed oa
fc.rc of amhajwadors would be em
powered toon to continue this work.
Stgnor IS'ilti, the Italian. Premier, left
this evening for Bom and David Uovd
George, th British Prim Minister, will
depart for England tomorrow moraine
hi.-Clemeneesn indicated this evening
that ho would turn over, the affairs of
tk council tomorrow.- . i. , ;
Accept Intrnstinaisat(oa - ' , : '
; Th Jugo-Slava, accept international-
jsation nnder"" tho Leoguo of Nat ian
fod Fiums and Zsra,' concede to Italy
th Island of Ltissin and Peiagosa and
agre to tho de-militarisation of tha
Adrlstie Islands with th condition that
the Ialaad of T .faun remain Jnvo-Slav.
Th right of tho IUllan. iaDnlmatiaJgiy joh.Mll Firat Presby-
4 .hMU Tt.l ... .......lit. ta.tkn.ll . 1. ... .
'- t
leaving rfugo-niavm is recos-sma or.'.
Jugo-Hlavs, who. also sgrce that Italian
nstional right in Dalmatian industries
shall bo guarantees by an international
convention. They refuse to mako anv
alterat ion ' of th . lino dra ws by Pres
idsnt Wilson. - :- tl:r"l'J'
HUNGARIAN THINKS SUCH
PEACE CANNOT UST LONG
Vienna. Jaa. 80. (By th Associated
Prsss.) "Such a pese a is proposed
for as so far cannot, last.' It ia artifi
eally tearing asunder the nations heart
economically and territorially a peace
to sbsurd that it will tall by its own
weakness without the ere of fore by
us or anybody."' " - -' s .
Count Apposyl the former Hnngsrian
premier snd hesd of the Hungarian
pese delegation, made this statement
to the correspondent while th special
train from Pari wst speeding on its
homo 'journey. . ,. : .'. -
"I wonder" h ontinued, '"if the "hi-.'
lies will take any -setien threngh -u
against th vast Bolahtviki danger pre-"
paring to sweep through Europe. ' W
srs a fighting nation; '. if, they let u
form an army, w caa help th Bnmaa
tana stand np, who ran not alone, a
"PLAN OF SAN DIEGO" TO :
BE PROBED BY COMMITTEE
i
Son Antonio, Tex, Jan. 80. 'The plat)
f San Diego," under-which the stnto
of Texss nd other lost territory woi-ld
be returned to .Mexico will be investi
gated by. the Senate sub-committee.
which has been conducting hearings for
iVm. .V. . . . . 1 , .. vj
The plan, as originally proposed, ealleil
for an Invasion of the f nited States and
German propagandist have been charg
ed with advocating it after this country-
entered th world war on ' the' ide -or
the allies. Jodg Valla- a. Mexiraa ju
rist and other witnesses hsv 1en sum
moned In th hope of establishing th
truth of fslsity of the charges thst thf
Carranza government lent a: willing ear
loth plan. i -
One short session wss held-by- the
eommitte today at which Mr F. M.
Psrmaleo told of the-murder of j her
husband whila ho was carrying money
to pay men at a sugar mill near Browns
ville, Texas. J. B. Blocker, a ranchman
corroborated the testimony of '.many
others regarding the existing insecurity
of life and property in Mexico; t
.
27 Badlcass t Bs Deported.
Seattle, Wash, Jani 20. Federal offi
cial announced tonight that 87 radicals,
arrested last night, are,to b held for
deportation. Th I hundred and aixten
wero arrested In ths raids which were
directed against members of-the Union
of Bussian Workers, The majority were
released after examination by depnrt
ment of justice agent,-- '
I i:
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PAUL DISCBANBL
This is tho most recent photograph
received in this country of Paul Des-
chanel, who ha been sleeted to succeed
Bsymoad Poincara - ss presidsnt of
Franc. " For many years h was preai-
I Vf t- I mT iw
has bees a ttriking figu la public life.
PASSES SUDDENLY
Judge Frank I. Osborne Long
- Prominent As Leading Law- f
;. ; yer of The State
DISTINGUISHED AT BAR :
. .AND IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Elected To Mayoralty of Home
' City In Zarl Manhood, He
Later Became Solicitor and
Then Attorney - General of
, K Horth Carolina Served 0
- Conrt of Claims y -'';'.'
' Charlotte,' Jan. 30-Judg Frank L
Osborae, one of th most widely known
jurist of tho State, 'died suddenly at
his home " her this morning. '" Death
kss due to angina pectoris. , Funeral
service will b held from th residence
Thursday morning at II o clock and
will bo conducted by Kev. Dr. Albert
teriaa church. Th interment win D
u, -
Judge Os burns wi well a usual whea
he retired Monday night. When -he
awok thi. morning -about 1:30 o'clock
bo told bis wife that, he hsd been un
comfortable all night. She gar him
soui mcdicin"to quii't his nerve snd
then west ' to' breakfast. She - heard
heavy ,'breafh Ing in 'the room and upon
returning found him vnoonseioiw He
died in a few minute.
HO is fegardad a th ablest man thi
city ha produced sine th War Between
the States, and he, by reason of his
striking persons lity commands a-wider
rlr-le vt frlaads than any ether mas
kere. . '" ' -; . ,
Born in May, 1853, b wa in "his
sixty-8evruhr year't. 'Iia was married to
Mid llary Dewey, of Ooldsboro, Novem
ber 13-:1878, who nirvivei him together
with, the trd lew Rig four children : Col.
Thomas Dewey Osborne, " stationed t
Fort 8iltjTMrs..Mary Osborso, Cspros,
wife of Lieutenant Colonel W. A. Cap
roa, stationed in; Washington, D. C.J
James. W. Osborns, Iswysr of New York;
Mrs. FmSeis Osborne Holton, . wlf of
George Vaa Syrkls Hoi to a, of BoehesUr,
N. V. James Osborao I th Only on
of the ehildrea' who will be able to
attend the funeraL , .-..,',
Judge Osborao wa bor in Charlotte,
May 29, 182S, th nn of Judge James
Walker Osborn. aad. Msry -Ann .Irwi
Osborne. Of hi career "North Carolina
Biography," published' only .a few
months before hii det, "said! . C : ,
"Prsncir J.',Osliorn attended school
at Char)ott,and,ws prepared . for
eolh'je Under the tnt,c)sgs of his cousin,
Fred Moore' of this city. Ho then at
tended th preparatory department ef
Davidson .'College, later taking the full
academic' course, and was 'graduated
from' that Institution ia 172. He, the
took 'a year's academie course In math
ematics and languages' at the TJaivcr
lity of Virginia, and. Sees red hit, legal
training under Judge ' Richmond Pear
son, ex-justico f the Supremo ' Court,
at KicTunond 11111,' Tsdkin County, who
eondurtcd a small' but ,, famous law
school. After two year spent trader i
Judge Pearson hs began th praetc of
his profession at . Charlotte, an dhas
since attsined to a high degree of dis
tinction, being known throughout the
South a a lawyer of the greatest abil
ity. In Charlotte hs is th general at
torney for th Southern Power Com-1
Pny, th Southern Public , Utilities
Company, . aad. -affiliated .companies,
which own nnd operate tji street rail
stay system of Charlotte, the Piedmont
and. Northern "Railway, .the 'electric
power plants whk-h aupply rfloetrie
light to the city nd electri power
to the industries of Charlotte and in
th .Charlotte maanfacturiag district,
rtc one of the largest public service
corponitions in the South.
"Judge Osborne kss long been prom-
(Conlinaed on Psg Two.)
CHAR
Masons of State Gather Here
In 133rd Annual Communication
MASONIC TEMPLE IS
-. GIVEN TO GRAND LODGE:
Mr. Isaao Zmerion, of Balti
more, Asks Grand Lodge To
' Accept Bnilding To Be Erect-
ed at Chapel Kill In Memory
ef His Mother and Father; Is
; Splendid Gift
' Tho Grand Lodg of North Ctrelina
Maoon in th first session ef- tho 133rd .
annual eommunicsties, last 'night rs
eelved tho announcement" that Mr.
Isaac Emerson, of Bsltimore, formsrl
a resident ef North Caroliaa, had asked'
th Grand Lodge to accept a a gift
a handsoms Mssonls Tempi -' to be
erected st Chapel Hill as a memorial
to hsi mother and father, This gift
ad th appointment of a committee,
upon resolution of ths Grand Lodge, to
investlgnts and report. an th feasibil
ity-, of tho proposal fof a Masonic
Mountain Bummer Betreat and Sum
mer Resort featured tho opening ses
sion. . . ; ........ U': , .:H
Tbo Bummer Besort preposition wss
brought before the Grand Lodge in the
annual -report of Grand Master Henry
A. Grady, It ws shortly after the
lodge wound up th major report ef
th evening that a revolution was un
animously . adopted 1 authorising the
Grand Mastor to appoint a eommitteo
to investigato aad report oa the pro
ject, later, h named th following
committee: . , i . ; ' ,,'-
' W. C. Wicker,. Elon College, chair
man; St M. Boyee, Grenibor; W. O.
Rogers, Charlotte; W. B. Leek. Win-ston-Salcm;
B. 8. BoysUr, Oxford; It.
E. Beld, Oiarlott; J. W, Pay no, Snlis-'
bory; T. -W. Kcnncy, Biltmor j . Dr.
W, A. Withers. West Balelgh, (
.-' Largo Attendant.
With ai hundred or more Mason
registerod yesterday,,1 th - attendance
upon th Grand Lodgo st this aeaalun
will probably oclipx any prorio us' '
slon. Grand Maater i Grady, swinginy
th big body Into sction st 7:30 In"
night,' brought th lodg from labor to
refreshment at 10:00, allowing 'fit
member to . get a-solid night' rest
befor th long heavy work abesd for
today,'- --','.'. ;.; ' - v-. . -. .:
' Tho Grand Lodg wilt resume 11 la
bor thi morning at 10 o'clock. At
1:3 o'clock, thr will.b a luncheon
far district deputies in th chamber of
commerce given by ' Grand Mas'rr
Grady." At 3;30 this afternoon tho Ox-.
ford Orphanage Singing class will en
tertain th delegate. fc,; , .
The report of the grand master. Grand
Secretary W. W. Wilon and Grand
Treasurer B. B. Lacy wer brimful or
videncea of th progrea of tho order
in tho State last yesr. According to
tho graad eeretsry's figure, tho eight
month which th report severed saw
an increase ia memberahip ef 1,768 in
th Stale, leaving a total oa June SO of
30,912. During th psat yesr' he re
ported tho collection of 50.4t. which
with th addition of 117.000 on the
account of tho Masonic Tempi Con
struct io a Company, mad a total of
nearly 170,000 handled by th offlo dur
ing ;k yssr. - v ;
Receipt Increaa tl8.M. '
. According to th grand trossurer, the
receipt far th year (hewed an increase 7
over tho previous year of 15.000 and
th disbursements sa Users ass ef tl3.0i0.
When all expenses are paid th dis
bursements will (xcecd th budget bv
about flOO.. ' - r . v
. For the first time in th hiatdrv of
th Grand Lodg th grand see retart
reported Interest haa keen collected oa
th balance. There is no law for this,
he commented, aad nd law J seeded
aiaaa ths banks readilr air reed to nay
tho,-fear per eeet interest when in
formed that H wss expected.
. Th balance at the berinning of the
year amounted t $741.69 and, th end'
of tho year found tho Graad Lodge
with balance of 11 3 7 JO. Beeeiof '
for th year amunted to 50 J86,..1
sgninat KlSed-SO for the pro viou year.
Th Grand lodg last night adopted
and spread upon its minute a memorial .
in honor of tha-1st General W. BV
Cos, past grand master. ' The report
of th committee, which drew up tbo v
memorial, wa read by Mr. ilarelial DV
Laneey Haywood. ' ' , -
Grand Maater' Bepert.
. Giving aa account of hi tenrdshin, '
Graad Maater Grady briefly discnesed
tha "secret and sinister things which,
have followed in ths wake of victory as
a vulture in th wake - of carrion."-
With msrkind going back to th-primal
instinct and tearing off the restraints
of religion, cult-ire and civil law. the
door opened for Bolshevism and the
Bed flag. ..';,. 3, :
"Think ef tho shock that cam "to th
well-trained Americsn boy, -who 'had
been educated in way of peace, who
attended tho church on Sunday and who.
feaa oeen taugnt io pray at a is motner a
knee, shooting down bin fellow-beings
by tho thousand, who saw whole village. .
wept sway ia flames, who by force -
of law over which ho had a control
was. obliged to run hi bayoatt into
th quivering body of nn unknown ene
my who personally had, don him no
harm.' h challenged. -" ..
: Aid in Rehsbllitation.
There are million of such bov In
onr midst. They are still suffering from "
shock; they ( hav not '. yet recpvereil '
their mental balaae. and their moral
fabric is (till "unstrung. At a time when
th very foundation 'of our repul i
" (Centlaned sa Far Two)