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..'"'".'.'','."- i ' : -!-" 1 ; ... ' v '.' ' ' '' ' - . Hie , WEATHER: Rata Saturday; colder ex treme . t aortioSK Sunday unsettled, probably rata. . WATCH LABEL. a tear - . - cn.w.l ears Mw xt itl aad svsi auua sus ww . ' erver VOL, CXI, NO. 24. SIXTEEN PAGES RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY-MORNING, JANUARY 24, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS E DELIVER VitHELM If) Holland Tells Allies That She Doesn't ; Consider Herself Bound By Treaty . CONSIDERS IT DUTY TO PROTECT EMPEROR Neither Dutch Institutions Nor m " t .ik -. w a iTaaiuon rsrnui vi xicr ag- ..' ceding To Demand of Allied Powers To Extradite Kaiser; Betrayal f Confidence .' rarig, Jan. 23,-The Dutch minister delivered' Hollands reply to the allied demand for extradition of tb.0 farmer German Emperor to the foreign office at 5:30 p. m. i Following U the reply of tba Xether- ' lands government to the Entente: ;-"By verbal note, dated January 13, 1 ' 19L'0, given to the envoy of -the yueen ut Palis, the Powers, referring to ar tide 227 of the treaty of Versailles, -t J .1L.1 ' 1. 1 T , ... IJ . 1 ! land give into their band William of Hohencollern, former Emperor of Ger . many, o that ho way be tried. "Supporting thia demand they ob serve that if tha former Emperor bad .remained til Germany' the German gov- eminent would under the term cf Ar- : ncie L- ot me treaty 01 i race , save ... been obliged to deliver him. , "In citing af premeditated violations ef international .treaties aa Well as systematic disregard of the most sacred : raw's of the righta of man. a number of acta committed during the. war by Gtirniau authority the powers place the restHiusibility, t least morally, upon the . former Emperor. Views or tha Entente. , "They express th opinion that Hol- . laid vrould not fulfill her international duty if site, refused to associate her self with them..' within the limit cf her ability to pursue or at least not to - impede, the punishment of crimps com mitted. ':.,,.',..-:.;-;",'-' "They emphasise the special character of their demands, which contemplate, not a juridicial accusation but an act ' of tilo'i intm-national noliew and thev- miike an appeaj to Holland's retpect uf lif.r and lore of jutic not cover with her tuntal authority vi,latina by li.'rmnny of the ceutinl principle of th solidarity of nation - ,5 "The Queen has the honor to observe, first, tha: 'olitirption whiek for Ger Jijauy conild have , resulted from Article 20 of the treaty of peace cannot aerr to determiuo the duty of Holland, which 1 not a party to tho treaty. - ' ; Uollaad 3SM latererted, f 'The government of . the Queen, moved Jty imiirescriptible reason, can demands of the powera exeept from the ; 01 REFUSING TO ARRIVES IN PARIS - point of V40t of ts own. duty. It was oral Palmer outlining his views on the . Absolutely unconnected with the origin treatment of ao-called radieal. He of the war nnd has nutihtained and not ! protested ' ajnlnst the' contemplated without difficulty, its neutrality te tho Communist party, raids, but the. At end. It finds itself then face to face : torney General .wrote he was too late, with f.tcts of tha war in a position dif-j , Mr. Kane disagree with Sir, Palmer' fcrent ram that of the powers. ' - - , 'It rejects with energy ' all suspicioa , or wishinir to eoVfti with ita aovftreifrntha raids. . . . . ... .. right and its moral authority violations of the essential principle of the soli darity of nations; but It cannot recog nize an international duty to associate itself with this act of high international policy of .the powers. -" "If in the future there should be in stituted by the society of nation an international jurisdiction, competent to .. judsie in case of war doeds, qualified us crimes and submitted to its jurisdic tion by statute , nnte-dateing the acts committed, it would be fit for Holland to associate herself with th new regime;. ,;.''- ''The government ot the Queen can rot admit in the present easo any. other duty than that imposed upon it by the i. .. f : i . . x-. : i d:ian. ' v .. "Z'ov, , neither the constituent law of the Kingdom which are based upon the principle of law universally recog. . nixed, nor a respcctablo secular tradi tlon which bss made this country, al ."way a ground of refuge for the van' (iuthd in international conflicts, per init the government of Holland to de fer to the desire of the powers by with drawing from the former Emperor the benefit of it laws and this tradition. . "Justice sad National honor, of which respect is a aacred duty oppose this. The Kethnrlaads people, moved by the .fentimcnts to which ia history the; world bos done justice, could vnot betray the faith of those who have confided them selves to their free institutions. , - 'The government of the ' Queen is' pleased to believe that the powers will recognize the good grounds of these eon Milerations which rite above any eon sideratioii 'of personalities and which seem to-it o peremptory thst they mold not reasonably give rise to wrong interpretations.'' .' , v-'V '. TWO MINISTERS TESTIFY . liswilstXAMOBi is a sasnt Jk . Al nltWrUill ntAnINU Newport, B. J., J". 23. The Naval board of Inquiry which ia investigating conditions at the naval station her heard todsy the testimony of two of the minister who signed s letter addressed to President Wilson oa Jan. 10 in whieh complsint was made of "Certain deleter ious and vicious methods'' used by tTiaJ navy. " ''. The witnesses were Eer. A, T. Peters, pastor ef tho Union Congregational church anil Kev. W. J. Lucas, of the Mount Olic Baptist ehnrch. Both tes 'tified ther had no personal knowledge of incidents to support the tlisrges con tained in tie Ut'.cr. , "Pershing-for-President" Boomer; From v : . Nebraska, and General's Brother .r Jaiats Pershing, left, While he was on the Pacific coast sayiaa; that he waa not a candidate for the it ' " v r "----Tf-1 sr ) ; ,'i i-V ' y t - ; '1 jr" " -1 I'll ''-j S- '; are going on With the "PershiBK-for-Presideat' movement.. One of the principal workera in -iorg J. woods, of ijncoln. making plan for a eoantry-wide campaign. He was photographed while in New York with General Pershing' brother, James Pershing, whose home is in .that ciry. He closely resembles hie soldier brother. . : . ; ;, ( ATTORNEY RESIGNS BECAUSE OF RAIDS Pennsylvania Lawyer- Quits Government - Scfrvice 'As a - . Matter, of Principle" Philadelphia, Pn, Jan. 23-,t)elariiiB the punishment fc;"j;nilleB maniifac- Urers seeking to dodge ' pf oieat taxes, frauJulnnt contractor wno dur- isg the war have grown rich and correct . . government agents' sting their office for Illicit gain! i tnflnitely more' im- partaat than the pursuit of "radicals,' Francis j Fisher, Kane. TTnited Bute attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania, has resigned.; ' ' Jlr. Kane quit the gaverament serv ice,' he said, as a matter of principle. He also sent a letter' to Attorney Gen- statement and aaya there doe not seem to be any question of policy involved in 'As I read the manifesto of the Com. muaiat party," he wrote, "it doe 'not expressly stand for tho overthrow of this government by , force .and it Js surely a question of policy, not on of law whether the Department of Justice should take the initiative 'and i cause raids against the alien member of the party. '. ' p-- " : "It is one thing to debar aa. alien into, this country by administrative methods, but it is quite another to de prive a man who has been in the coun try a long time, and who perhaps ha a wife and children here of what 'we are accustomed to think of as constitutional rights. ' .;' "In the present raid wn appear to bo attempting ' to repress a political party. It has a platform, most of which is highly objectionable to yon and Jne. 8o much I grant you, but it calls itself a political party and hold epen meet ings and discussions. . Consequently we ought not to raid it unless we ar abso lutely compelled to do o.ia. order to enforce the law, for by such methods we . will drive underground . and, make dangeros what, was not dangerous be fore. Ia it necessary to protect our American working! men and 'the -vast number ef steady, law-abiding foreign. born workmen from the influence of a handful of Russians and Russian Jews in.love with the -Soviet form of govern ment f To my mind such protection is entirely unnecessary. Munitions mann facta re rs and many other person mad rich by. the war are seeking to, dodge the payment of. their' taxes, The en forcement of the law against them is of prime importance. There are also frau dulent contractor who during the war have grown rich, and there aw. a -you know, corrupt government agents using their 'offices for illicit gain."-The Pun ishment of these people is infinitely more important than the pursuit of the "radicals.",' j , : , MISCONCEPTION OF DUTIES ' PALMER DECLARES IS REPLY Washington, Jan. 23. Attorney Gen eral 1 'aimer replying tonight to letter from Francis Pisher Kane, announcing his resignation - a .United States 'At torney for Lantern Pennsylvania, oa ac count of disagreements with the policy of the Department of Jutiee charged the attorney with "an. apparent miseoneept tion of the duties ot the Department of Justice in the enforcement of the hvn-s ss written." I'or that reason, Mr. Psl-i- rr wrote Attorney Kane that he was "boufcd to say that 'your resignation seems to me to be quite the proper step for you to take," -trr-5rw;.'ffi wsei?aw'v?r" ''g-.w'wsjs- and G cargo J, Waoda. General Penning iasacd another atatemeat presidential nomination, but his friends rieh, who iiaa been In titw lork. (-ity Mountain Parle Hotel, Worth v $100,000. Had Unique '1 War History (Soecini to The Xewa and Observe r.i HOTEL AT RESORT BURNEITTO GROUND Ashevilte, Jan. 8WWhtlur U ve4 baa nst Antj j,wike to prohibit ry knr" ..W'nnntau. Psrk HoUd at I -'ot-i :ve twe or tb'i meeUngt rjprfugs :f:. which; :.waa . complotely.jie- ia halt", s V "- ' stroyed by are this morning would .-berXl The foreea ia tbe HW favorlnar the ; rebuilt, bad not been, decided by. its 1 . . . mm Miv.- Tha loss -sustained ia the building and its .contents is aetj - mated at 1100.000, less than , half of which was covered by insurance. Tha firo which was 'discovered -at 8:45 this morning, , burned 'the struern.ro to the ground, and the-' ruins ' were still smouldering tonight. Bo rapidly did the flames eavelon tha bnildinsf that tho village firs department eould not make any headway in their efforts to check the fire. : . Although in tho winter season, there were scores of guests in the hotel who barely had .time to rescue their per sonal efforts and . make their escape. The, origin of the are i unknown. The hotel, although built in 1886, was one 'of the largest of its kind in this section. It , was- a four-story frame structure, containing ISO deeping room The property, including - the widely known Hot Spring hotel recently was sold by Ed Bumbougb, of Ashevule, to a corporation of Qhio people for $300,. 000. It is estimated that the hotel and its contents would not be replaced for 150,000. fr .v ; j.-- : The property ha a unique war his tory. - At the. opening of the war it was first used a an internment camp, hav ing been leased to the government for that purpose. 'A barbed wire enclosure was built around the yards, which cov ered about twenty acres. .Within this enelosure some" 1,100 Germans, mostly sailor were held during the war.. After the place was abandoned aa an intern ment ramp the government, leasad the hotel a a hospital for tick and wounded soldier. It was finally released oy tha government about a year ago. The place was remodeled sad resumed operation as a hotel with Fred Fuller as manager. REPUBLICANS PLAYING. - POLITICS, HE CHARGES Texas Congressman Plays O, O. P. For Dodging Considera tion of Bill- ! '4,-,-'s,.,--'; ' . . ,'.,. :'. Washington, Jan. 23. Republican ia Congflres were accused today by Rep resentative Coaaally,. Democrat, Texas of playing politic in the consideration of a bill proposing' diplomatic recogni tion of tho Provisional Irish republic. "Why don't you report tha hill' and pass it, or do your duty and kill it so the Irish people know where you stand T" asked- the Democratic member, address ing the Republican-side of the House. - Declaring the measure had bean pend ing before a committee controlled by the Republicans sine last May Mr. Con nally said "serious consideration" wa not being given it, but that the commit tee did not act finally because it would disillusion American voter sympa thetic to th Irish esuse. ... " . -.Jt Mr. Connally accused Edward D Vsv lera, who he described -ss ' the, "adver tised president of the Dish republic", of being hostile to the success Of Great Britain in the world war, and added that his presence and actiohs in this country plnces us in aa cuibarassing position. The British, Mr. Connally added, will never permit Ireland's separation from tha British Empir because to do so would let the- Island 'located on the very flnnk of. th British Empire, be come, th prey of every scheming nation ia Lurope. 'ATTACKS AGAINST BILLS SPREAD TO FLOOR OF CONGRESS Republicans and Democrats Join In Opposing Proposed Anti-Sedition Measures OTHERS DEFEND B'lLS IN VIGOROUS REPLIES Attorney General Palmer Da . nies Ever Having- Promised Support To Either of Pend ing Measures Texas Con "rreisman Denounces Labor "Autocracy Washington, Jan. C3. Attach ori pending tnti-aeditloa ' bills aot onlv continued today before the Home Rules Committee, but sprted to the floor of the House, Republicana and Democrats joining in opposition to the measures, which were in turn defended by mem bers of both parties. V Republican members of the Rule? Committee at the resumption of hear ings on the Sterling and Graham bills charged that Attorney General Palmer had "aide-stepped'' t ioe after askH ing to be permitted to present the need for additional legislation to prosecute radicals. BepreaeutatWe Rodenberg. of Illinois, one of tha Bepublicaa members of the eommittee, after charging that tha Attorney General had developed "a ; plain ease of cold feet, announced that tomorrow he would offer a motion re questing Mr. Palmer te appear before the committee. I. ' f - , Never Promiaed gapperw. ' ; The Attorney General, in a statement later in the day4onied that be ever had promised hia support for either the Sterling or the Graham hills, and said that the measure introduced by Bopre eentativs.,Iavey. Democrat, Ohio, cm bodied hi ideas en such legislation. 1 Attacks on the bill in the House were mad by Representative Browne, Republican, Wisconsin, and Huddlestoa, Democrat, Alabama, the latter declaring that "industrial unrest might be con verted into political narest by such measures.' itepreseatative ourae, .Re publican, Pennsylvania, broke into th debate-torsay tbat h-innirvrvanij - i Htnt law relatU ii ""tricly to aW'tion r measure were led by" Benretentativ ! . . n .11 t. . 1 Hustod. Republican. Xw lofk, who. ' however, objected to tba first two see- roa of the Graham bill, and Keore- sentative . Blanton, Democrat, Texas, who declared . the. Republican steering committee had favored the proposed sedition bills natil they were opposed by organized labor "and Mr. Gompers came in. with a veiled threat to the : BermbUean patfy, "The biggest, autocracy' in this coun try, he said, "is that which (topped thi bill." He 'adied that if member of Congrosa would vote their judgment they would pas the measure and "let Mr. Gomper go. to hell. Many Oppose Mmhiws. In (testimony be for the Rule Com mittee John D. Moore, of New York, said that ths Democrats eould capitalise '-..' (Centlased Pag Two4 : . , SECRETARY DANIELS DOES NOT AGREE WITH BRYAN Thinks Chairman Oummings Acted With" "Perfect Pro 1 ; Vpriety At Dinner Washington, Jan. 23.r-Secretary Dan iels today took issue with William Jen nings Bryan, who has stated in public addresses that. Chairman Camming, ef the Democratic National Committee either should dissociate himself from Governor Edwards, of New Jersey, wh was elected oa -..et" piauorra, or re sign the National Committee chairman' shin. Mr. Camming attended the Gov ernor's inaugural dinner, at which an Edward presidential nomination boom was launched, and in reply', to .Mr. Bryan, said h wa present only aa a "neutral." . 1 ' Mr, Daniels said ho nad ' read Gov ernor Edwards'- platform -with a great deal of interest, and had found "at least 00 per cent of it" excellent, sad agreeing thoroughly with' th best prin ciple of Democratic statesmen of th past and present. Naturally, th Sec re- tsry said, ae eouta not agree win air. Edwards on the prohibition question, but this point should aot be allowed to .overshadow the great good ia the remainder df th Governor's platform; "I believe." continued th Secretary, "tht Mr. Cummings acted wjth perfect propriety in accepting an invitation to a dinner given to a Democratic leader. If I were National chairman 1 would not hesitate to attend such a dinner. Mr. Cummings would undoubtedly have accepted if tha dinner had been te Mr. MeAdoo, Mr. Parmer, Mr. Hoover or any other noted Democrat." ; " - "Every 'Democrat is entitled ' to his own opinion. I hav already expressed mine.' This was the only comment Wil liam Jennings Bryan would ' make to day regarding Secretary Daniels ac tion in attending the Governor Edwards' inaugural banquet was proper under the eireamstanees. -" .,.- :' '' .1 . Dease Fog Over Bsmptoa Roads. ' . Norfolk, Vs., Jan. .23. A dense fog today and tonight aettled oa Hampton Roads, adjacent harbors,' th lower Bay and coast, and as a result (hipping is almost at a standstill. Bengoing ves sels have delayed' Railings, while' bay and river schedules lisve been, seri ously interrupted, ' ,; .,. .. STRONG PROTESTS BY REPUBLICANS AGAINST PARLEYS Severe Setback To Compro mise Negotiations Given By Hiram Johnson and Others ' CONFERENCE SENATOR-. HEADS THE DELEGATION Bellifferent O. 0. Pv Senators Hold Long Conference With Lodge and Declare That fu ture Solidarity of Party Now at Stake; Taft Confers With Reserrationists Washington,' Jan. M.--Protest by -a large- group of influential Republican Senatera s gainst further compromise on reservation to tbe peace treaty today gave the compromiser aegotintioa a se vere setback and Senators declared, in volve fume solidarity ef the Republi can jiarty aot only ia the Senate but in the nation. ; . - . ' -Eight Republican Senator, headed by Senators Johnson, of California ajd Borah, ef Idaho, and claiming to repre sent other Senators called Republican Leoder Lodge into conference and de livered what wa declared te be an ul timatum against proposed compromises of the. informal' bi partisan committees of Sonat lesilers, . ' ; - Some of tha Senator -in -the confer ence with Senator Lodge declared that (be. reception of the protests would af fect the Republican leadership and unity ia the Senate while one, Senator Sher man,' of Illinois, stated after the con ference that bo would leave the Re publican party and join a third party if the Republican support "emasculated" reservation. ,'" '- " - Long Conference Held Tha conference With Senator Lodge which lasted , nearts- three hours pre venteil ths scheduled soisien of the bi partisan committee. This committee will meet again tomorrow but with the com promise prospects thrown into confus ion'' by today's developments. Demo erats interested - ia the compromise ne gotiations tonight expressed concern ov er the turn of event and at the result ant possibility ot success, j-ZTTheuoweiUpHitisat siftIeora promising the Lodge-reservation were shnbfcl''' roinuiuenP-witlr a-visit to the 6uat by fnimrt Prealuent Tft who eonsoltod wita several ' tulia reeena- tion" Republicans including Senator MeCumber, North Dakota, McNary, of Oregon, Kellogg, of Minnesota and Colt of Bhod Island. Mr. Taft urged com promise strongly and during hia visit declared that a, eempromiee ' on the Lodge -reservation to Article Ten of ta League of Nation covenant would not "kill" tha treaty, berauio, he asserted, other provision would make for world peaoe and cause resort rarely to Article , . Aahksrs Demands . Ratlflcatlea ' "Another -offset , of the opposition to compromise .was a speech ia the Senate fby Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arixona, ia favor of immediate ratuicanon. tt charged both Republicans and Demo crat with delaying ratif ieatioa by play ing partisan politics, "while the world wait for action" Sentiment i rising, the Sonstor declared, for an independent presidential candidate because, of the Senate dolsy. ' .--'-"' ADMIRAL KNIGHT TAKES ' . ' i ISSUE WITH SECRETARY Senior " Kemper ' of Board On Naval Awards Suggests New : Legislation JTor Medals I -.'. ' ' - i . . . . ... ' . J : Washington,' Jan. 83 Legislation de signed to differentiate sharply between decorations awarded1 naval officer and men for "meritorious and distinguished" service and for "valor," was proposed today ly Rear -Admiral ; Austin . M. Knight senior member of the board. that passed ' recently on medal ' recom mendations to .the - Senate sub-commit tee. . investigating: decoration awards. One reason for the existing controversy, Admiral' Knight asserted, isy in .the fact that there was bo medal available. except the Congressional , medal of honor, awarded only in very exceptional eases, -for acts of extreme heroism. Admiral Knight took issue with Sec retary Daniels contention -that . com manding officer of ships sunk, or se riously damaged" by the enemy should receive ' Distinguished . Service Medal whenever their conduct was meritorious. Rear Admirals Charles J. Badger, for mer commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, aai DeWitt C. Coffman, former commander of -the second '' battleship force of the Atlantic fleet, whose testi mony closed the investigation with, the exception of the hearing of Secretary Daniels, who probably will appear Tues day, said that ia - their opinion the morale of the navy would aot be per manently affected adversely by '.the present decoration controversy.1 k -:; Big Fire At Lasgiey Field..' : Newport News, Ve- Jan. 23. Damage by fire estimated at more than $25,000 was doss today to a portion of the bar racks of the photographic 'division at Langley Avihtioft field.' The men were all at mess when the lira broke out and the' flames hsd made such headway That it was impossible to save any part of the buildings. The more valuable of th equipment is said to have bees saved. .-..'.--- -. ' ...'' , - ' - ' ; Old Fart Workmen Strike ' Asheville, Jan. 23 One hundred end fifty workmen in the tanning .plants i at Old Fort, near here, walked out on" a-strike this aternoou when the owners' of th mills refused to' grant an in-'1 crease of tea cent per hour. .. i NO ORGANIZATION BACKING HOOVER, BARNES DECLARES New , York. Jan. JJ Julias H. Barn, president of the United .States Grain Corporation, who in timated in a aswecsj twa weeks saw ' that Herbert Uoever. forvaer Food Administrator, might be "drafted" for the presidency aaneaaccd In a statement today that "there Is as . authority or sanction for any ar- ' ganisatloa work la the form of -Hoover dabs or aay other similar maizes' ffat - ' "There Is net a dollar af cam- Pais fund, nor a dollar aathorlxed to be anent," he added. "Th sit uation Is exactly ss whoa I spot two weeks sga. He will aot permit , his friends to organise sentiment in . his behalf." Equalization Board Wires Sen ator ( Simmons Giving pon struction On Law . PROFIT, HOWEVER, MUST .BE A REASONABLE ONE United States Attorneys Most . Determine Whether or Not Profiteering Is Being - En gaged In; Vigorous Endorse ment of League of Nations By Elisabeth City Lawyer The New and Observer Bureau. 6t3 District National Bank Bldg. Br R. C POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) ,." Washington, D. C, Jan. S3- Asswor ing a request for information bearing on the legal retail price for so ear, the Sugar Equalization Board today in formed a constituent of United Btates Senator F. M. Simmons thst th price at seaboard refining points is 13 and 10a cents a pouad. "and to tais mav be added freight to destination and a fair nnd reasonable profit provided for in the food control act." " ' ' . - The construction of the Equalisation Board and its direct bearing oa profi teering wa obtained by Senator Sim mon and forwarded to his constituent. who name the oftieo would wot maka publia today, In- theihtofTtt5irr: dknu against Ralcigll merchants. however, the Intorpretstion of the board is said to . b applicable . te the ease pending ther. . -. -.- f- ! Ugal Price New. ' In the reply seat to Senator Simmon the Equalisation Beard aavsr . "There ia no legal pries now, a the sugar market has gone back to the normal basis of supply and demand and prices are regulated by such. ; ; "The law, howqver, provides that the buyer of sugar, when reselling to the jobber or consumer, must confine him self te a fair and reasonable- profit over his purchase price. ' The price ef re fined sugar at seaboard refining point range today from 15 to lfift cent per pouad. To this - is added freight to destination and th fair and reasonable profit 'provided for ia the food control set. , - - - - '-. If yon feel that- you are being charged an -inordinate price for sugar, yon have a perfect right to turn ths matter over to yon r nearest United States attorney, who will see that the public is aot mulct by being charged a price that is unreasonable and unjust. , The construction of a "fair and reas onable profit" on tha cost price of sugsr is left to the forces under J he direction of Fair fries" Commissioner Henry Psge and the Department of Justice. functioning through its United States attorneys. Specific instructions regard ing the ''fair profit margins" hsve been given to Attorneys Aydlctt and Hammer in the past few day. :. VlgoToao Endorscsacat ef Leagns. J. Keayoa Wilson; of the law firm of Thompson and Wilson, at blizabetn City, has forwarded to the ."League for the Preservation of Ameriraa independ ence," with headquarter here, a sting ing answer to, ths proposal the "league' recently seat broadcast urging that pro tests be aent to United States (Senators against tho adoption ef thi League of Nation covenant .in the treaty, . Although Senator Jim Reed an burdened himself at Elizabeth City, this Pasquotank citisen says: . "The so-called coalition of Senators referred to by you as having repudiated th peace treaty, is , I assume, the group led by Senator Lodge. Ilia conduct in this national crisis ha certainly not been of the quality to call for my ap proval. He prstes of patriotism' and practice partisanship. Ho is so blindly partisan that ha place his party above hia country, and is so Jealous of the deserved prominence of the President that he Is willing to sell his country to advance his jeslous and partisan de sires. He may, in some stretch of con science or veracity, call it patriotism, but we call it the spirit of treason. Your ' so-called coalition . is equally vicious. , . - ', ' ; " ';.' ' "Your ' orgnnlaatioa seems to hav been incorporated' indor the above name. Just how yon got by with it I don't know. Very certainly yon could not substitute the word 'respectability' for ''independence,' in view ef the sad . spectacle which our country presents tie fore the nations of the world, by reason of the folly of those whose actions you seem to endorse. ; V . ; "You appeal ttf the South. Your Per nicious propaganda against our country taking its rightful place ia the advance ment of the world'a happiness, aad your unworthy', slander of the President ot the United State will find no favor hero." . v ' ''- '" - " , Senator Simmon Marooaed. ' Senator Simmons has been marooned at hi home, Muirkirk, Maryland. n II (Ceatiaaed oa Page Two.) , HO LEGAL PRICES v FOR SUGAR FIXED MEXICANS NEVER : WOULD HELP THEM, OFFICERS STATE Never Succeeded In Getting Any, Co-operation, In Sup--pressing Border Raids WITNESSES CORROBORATE PREVIOUS STATEMENTS Carransa Soldiers Declared To Have Been Raiders In Many Instances, Aooording To Tes : timony Before Hearing ,. By.' ' ' Senate Sub-Committee . at LLS arultatpniOj JTcxas ' Ban, Antonio, Texas, Jan. 23 County sheriffs, officers of the ranger service. custom collectors end district attorney ' testified before the senate sub-committee investigating tho Mextcsn situation to day they never had succeeded in obtain ing from the Mexican authorities, any co-operation in the prevention of bor der raids. The declaration of these witnesses was supported by that of others who sdded to ths committee's recprd details of numerous attack mad by Mexican daring the "Border war of 1V191." . " - ' - Testimony corroborative f charges that Carransa and other Mexican of ficials were aware and eaeouraged fbe lender who ' were operating under the "plan of San Diego" wa given. Sheriff Octario Guerra. a naturalised Mexican of Rtarr county, told of a confession made to him by one of the raiders whom he raptured in whieh he wa informed Carransa soldiers wers th raiders and their movement were directed by Car rahsa officers. Documentary evidence to the same effect, was presented. ' ; Mrs. Nellie F. Austin whose husband and son wss put to desth by a raiding party ia 1915 near Sebastian, Texas, told ths story of their removal from her by bandits. They disappeared aroand a bend in the road and she hesrd tho volley of the tiring squad. When she got there the Mexicans had gone. Both her husband and sob were dead. Declaration that tho raiders often wore Mexican army uniform, that their leaders in many rase were proved to b a Mexh-aa army officer and that tk- raids were dirsetcd by 4gb-rm y J1) cr-M were supplemented today by: Ihe" placing in i evidence of a quatitiy of German ammunition and German made guns takes from captured raiders in 1S15-18. .. ' ',? ::-;-.' Thomas Maynard, then a Texas ran- ' ger aad now sheriff of oh of the bor der countings, told of a raid on Septem. ber 4,' 1915, in ' which four Americans were killed aad .One ' captured. - The captured man was terribly mutilated be fore be wss murdered and being thrown into the Bio Grande. It appeared to night that bearings here would be con cluded tomorrow, the committee going t El Paso Sunday.. r , 5 ' - - "DISGUSTED" WITH COST PLAN, CONGRESSMAN SAYS Florence, Ahu,, Jan. 23 After hear ing a mass -ef testimony relating to tha ' cost-plus method of building the big Muscle Shoals nitrate plant Chairman Graham of the House war expenditure . committee which ended it work here to. day, declared he was "surfeited and dis gusted" with the tale of reckless ex.. penditare. ... . ',..'; , - ' Waste was at premium," the chair- . msn said. ''Every man oa the job real ixed that he eould do about as he pleased -without the thought of recognition." , "Tha two thing that impress me most vividly about thia whole matter" he con, tinned, "are the immense extent of pub -lie Work that has been undertaken is this locality and the utter folly and vice of the cost-plus system of contracting for the construction of public work." JURY FINDS THAT BOOK : v BY HARPERS IS IMMORAL Now York', Jan. 23, Clinton T. Brais ard and the publishing house of Harper and Bra-, of which he ia president were found guilty today in the court of Spec-" ial Sessions of publishing an immoral. . book. ' Sentence was deferred for s . week. -'. ,',., ", . '' ;.- ' , Brainard, who is a member of the ex. traordiaary grand jury investigating an "overshadowing crime," declared he had nothing to do with the publication of the book and that it was impossible for him to resd ail the volumes put out by hi ,' eompsny. . r " . . . NORTHERN PACIFIC TO LAND ' ' POWHATAN PASSENGERS IN " NEW YORK. EARLY TODAY i Halifax, Jan. 23. Wireless message to the United State Shiopina? Board tonight stated that the steamer towing th disabled Powhatan - have increased their speed, and that the tow. is ' now averaging five and a half knots per hoar. If the weather condition - con- -tinue favorable, the Powhatan should reach Halifax oa Saturday afternoon. New York, Jan; 23 Red Cross work er will be at the pier to meet-th Powhatat,' asenger. Special arrange ment have been made to take care of v the women and children.' Wireless mes sages received late tonight from the Northern 'Pacific reported "all aboard are well.": t '.--';.. , Ta Hsve Retsrs Boxing Match Milwaukee,' Wis., Jan, iJ. Arrange ments have practically been dosed for" s return boxing match between Jimmy Wilde, flyweight ehsmpwn of England, and Jack Sharkey, New York bantam, the affair fa take place in London protv ably ia May, Dsv Jiughes, backer ef Wilde, announced today.! Sharkey we given a newspaper decision- over Wild in their recent meeting in Milwaukee.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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