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s J WEATHER: ''; Fair, somewhat eoJdr Than j dsy Friday fair. - WATCH LABEL. mi tmw st. renewal 'n Mm Mr ara u4 avi4 WM tint saea. VOL. CXL NO. 29 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. CC, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 192Q. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. ' PRICE: FIVE CENTS 'v ; - "-r'. '-V" - :: . 4 ' "''"'' - " - ' , : ' ' iv ." . .' - ' " ' ' : ' "'.'" ' ;V ' The News mid Observer FUND IS STARTED BY SUFFRAGISTS FOR RAMI Fifteen Hundred Dollars Raised at Concluding Session of ? N.C. League ABLE ADDRESSES BY VISITING SPEAKERS Un. Kaymond Brown and Hiis Harjorit Shnler, of National Orf aniiation, Discnis Prob . lemi , Before Championi of Equal Sights ; Delightful Se ' ception Giren Delegates - (Speuil to tb Newt ni Obwrrer.) Urocaslwroi Ja 28. WitU Mrs. Jfosephm Daniels, wif of Oj SwreUry pt tbo Js"vy, prrtiding'. th concluding omton of tba tilth aunaal eonTriTion f the North Carolina Equal Suffrag , AMoeiatioa waa hel here tonight.' Under tha lratlcnhip af MUa Marjorio thulcr ,obo of tba epcakera for tba eren inti over iitpon. husJred dollur was hiicd tho nucleus of fund to pr.i jnt)!i ratifirntioii ia Nrth Carolina of tho Womia Suffraga Amendment to tba federal tnfitutj)U, , , ' Durham as acleetvil as tfce sexlj mot iltg place ef tba nssofistion and o(iiorj el-rtrd for the 'ensuing year. The as aofiation ' will he conlinuod ualil the federal nirniiment giviaa; wmnen Uie right of suffrage has been -"ratified and .then it will be merged into the league of women votera, - No deeision wns reached relative to ankinj Gor. Biekctt to taH an extra session of the North Carolina tfeuerot Assembly to take ae tica on the mtifieattun or hejeetton, of tho proposed federal amendment. r" - Final 8esloa Held. . The eonrt-ntion adjourned tonight at about 0,3(1 o'rlork foilovrlng the public aiiwtirg whtrh was. held in the bull room of the O. Henry hotel,- with Mrs. Jo aeihus Daniet presiding. All of those in attendanee' at the sessions of this eonveatUm pronounced it to bare been the beat from' avwrj,'poin t Tiear ef anj- th.it has been held in the Jiwtory of the organization and all of the do e galea and visitors aro departing for .their homos with little doubt ia their miiwU, that this year will find tba tromen ef this and all other Utctcs of the Union JW-ldnCf 7:!ttMJrt and ..Toteric ; Tile ioatures- of tonight's' meeting were the nddrcscs liy Mrs. fiaymoad Ilroim, trho waa introduced by Mrs. Daniels 'fcaVeiiiit ono of tl IwriiTS of Ike tiiVem. oi tb Hlate i 'JSJcw'TorS la their eampaiga to' sreura) rofiflcwtloii in that n!o of the Susan 6. Anthony imeniiuicnt siiixg to women, tha fight of ,qu;il tViffrjgc. ; ' , Mrs. ia rm-ls, in presenting Miss Mar jorie Shulrr, also of New York, stated Ihf.t sba "as very proud to ba fit tha tnctliiie over which sbo had the honor to prosMc tonight. She presented Miss futulcr cs being one of tha powers of the nresn in the interest of the auffrage rriovcnie.Tt both in Xew York and WashJ injttm. ' Money Kahwd far Ratification, ' lli:s Kbuler tated as ahet began her siidrcsi that to do anytlting tiikcs monor! thcrefie she was. eaipneri(l 1o nxk that thon who wera present give Just as much oa . they felt able to help aarry n the campaign in North. Carolina, this fund to be known as tlie Anna llrtivnrd Shaw Merae-rlaTTnad for ratification ia North -Carolina. At onco several offers of (150 was niado among these being from the Equal Suffrage eLaguea at Baleigb, Greensboro, Wilson, Aiherille and Ooldsboro. Many other con tribu tions were received and the hat was passed araund amoa gtbe audience with tiiclt aueeess that approximately (100 aa rsiaod immediately. . r i ' Mrs. Brown Speaks : Mrs. . Browa'a addreaa was very In teresting and waa thoroughly- enjoyed by all. fehe gave much apleadid advice to tha women of North Carolina and also told something the work ef the vonjen of tha State of New York ia their fight to secure tha ratification of tha auffrage amendment to tha eon' at it ut ion- fche spoke also of tha need f the men of this country 'or tha right of equal auffrage to ba given to women frfr""aa aba stated during tha troublous days of tha war tha woman of America responded nobly and well to tha call af duty and all were anxious to nerve, and now that tha war ia aver they are stilt anxious to servo and are-bow asking; that tha men of this country give them this privilege by giving them, tha right to Vote and have a voice ia tha conduct af tha government in which they are aa vitally interested. Bha re aeived much applause daring the course af ' her address. " ; , The subject of ICsa Shulcr's address fas "The League of Women Voters,' and aha explained just what this league is, stating that ia those States that have already ratified tba league baa been organized and ia doing a great' work ia purifyintr politics. Tha league, , aha atated, will automatically -tike tha place f the equal 'auffrage league upon the adoption of tha amendment by -this JBtate. ' - . J '' '-'.', ' About two hundred people ware pres ent for tha meeting tonight had much interest was manifested by all af those present. -. Tha place' and tha time af the next meeting was aot decided at this rea aion of the convention but is aow in the hands of the executive board and will be made pnblia at a later data. Durham extended aa Invitation to Me ((invention ta hoi dits next aaausj meet ing in that eity but tbe matter waa turned aver te the executive board for k bia. v ' As some of those who hsd been hers for the past two days in attendance sn ll.is eonvention were leaving the eity m late traine tonight for tlieir hom'S, BTy expressions ef gratitude were Cer.tinof4 e I'sre Twe.) FORCED TO KISS THE FLAG ' HE SUES FOR DAMAGES NOW Congressman Hoey Setaincd Ts Bepresent : Liccolnton Oiti- j. : , leni In libel Case .:. s The Neva and Observer Bureau, ' 603 District National Bank Bldg., .- (By B. E. POWELU) . Waahtngton, Jan. 2?. Beprosantative Clyde H. Hoey kft "Washington this sorning for Lineolnion where ha goes to appesrwitb, local, counsel ia a large libel auit brought "by 8. P. Honsar against a: number of the loading Lia colnton citixens of rather pronounced patriotic proolivities. ' - - s While this country was at war, Hons ar waa waited on by prominent citf sens of Lincoln county and informed that it would be necessary for him to salute the United States flag, it having beea fairly well established that h waa making remarks bordering on sedi tion. H demurred and as a conse quence he waa aot only forced to' sa lute but forced to kiss Old Glory in the presence of a great many Lincoln eitl sens who watched the performance with savage pleasure. ; : - L He .claims be wss forced to submit to indignities and waa libelled through the newspapers "to the' great damage of $20,900," Congressman Hoey was re tained in the easa by the citizen before his nomination.: ,. ,'. -.,.-V, RUINED BY GIRL, HE SAYS MONROE MAN TAKES POISON Kobt. B. Bedwine, Jr., In Criti V cal Condition In BaHkmora Hospital. ? t. r fSpeeial ta the Newa and Observer.) Baltimore. Md- Jan. 2eV-After writing a lengthy letter to a friend in which he declared a girl had Drought aDoni nis aownfalh Bobert B. Bedwine, Jr., 20 years old, of Monroe,-' worth Carolina, swallowed six blehlonae M mercury mu lcts i . his room st the Hotel Joyce early today. ; He was taken to Inivers ity hospital where physician! any his condition ia critical. -. Bedwine would give no iaformaton alout himself or the motive for his act cither to the physicians or polUe. The only, explanation waa found ia the let ter which apparently had been written after be-took the poison.. It was di rected to Major W. q. Ueatb, at Alonroa, S. C. After deelarkg that the Major had alwaya beea a good friend to hie inerr 4 al'-av- boas' hnn, Bedwine expressed sol re at tba thought at tha grief and pain he would bring to his parents by ending hi:, life, but declared that there wag nothing; tlia Jar.blBLto do; 5 iv s ' t " ,'.' "She ha ruined! me," he eaid then. I tried W get away, but I couldn't. I can't OUnd it any longer." Bedwine thea ask Major Heath to notify a girl in Clarksburg, W. Ya, whom ha wss ta have msrried in a few months, of hi death, and alao to notify hia parents. When' Bedwine was found ha wss in great pain and waa sent at enee to tbe hospital. . It is feared there that tha poison ha obtained a firm grip on hi system. . - - . ' , - SIX BURN TO DEATH IN i ; VIRGINIA FARM HOUSE Desperate Effort By Father and Mother To- Save Their ' four Children Lawrsnce'lle, , Va Jan. SSvWor.I reasehed here tonight that six person were burned ta death ia a fire Sunday night when flame destroyed the house on the farm of T. H. Dugger, aear here. ' " : ' Bones of Tom-Daniel,, foreman h'.s wife and four children, were found in the ruin of tha homestead, today. Mrs. Pariah, mother of Mrs. Daniel, and a 13-year-old girl escaped. The origin af tha fir i a mystery. . t - r In relating the story of tha tragedy today, Mrs. Parish said aba waa aroused shortly after 1 e'elock by" a erckling onnd. She opened the 'door of tha room and diaeovered that tha house was in flames., Thowing : a blanket about the body of the 13-year-old boy, she rushed through the flame and into the open.-''''" '' . As sh left "the . house . she said the saw Daniel coming from the pump with a bucket of water. She called te him, sh (ays, but he refused be heed her and rushed lata the building ta throw water en the flames. Monday the ashet were raked and the charred bones of the dead were found. That the -another made a desperate ef fort to save the live of tho four chil dren in the room -with her was indi cated by tho bone from her body lying across those of the children. The bene ef Daniel' body were found ia another room in a position indicating that he had made' a desperate effort to reach hie family before being striekaa down by th flame. ' '- - Th bone of tha six fire victims were placed ia a coffin and buried late Mon day afternoon. - V- .: CLEMENCEAU LEAVES SOON - FOR VISIT TO AFRICA ' Paris, Jan. . Former'. Premier Clemeneean has reserved a state room on th steamer Lotus, leaving Marseilles February t for Alexandria. Ervpt. He is reported to be absolutely aineer in hia deeision ta remain in retirement and under ao consideration to be drawn agaia into the turmoil of politics. To an editor of LHorome Libre he re marked tha other day anent his defeat ia the test vote of Parliament aa the presidency week before last: . - "Some persons need a hint, others a kick, I am through. My enemies mar think I rrc-rvel a kick: bit friends onlv a hint. At any rate I am through. I pot off for Fyypt first, tien well, we s'.iU tea. reiiaf India." GOMPERS OPPOSES BOLSHEVISM FOR ALL Tip SAYS Labor Leader Condemns Atti tude of Numerous "Journals .. of Opinions" In America .' KNOW ENOUGH TO PASS ' JUDGMENT ON RUSSIA Economic Conditions In Buisia at Present Time Hare Hothi ' ing to Do With Merits of Bol. shevistic Government, Labor federation 'Head Says; Con- trary To Spirit of America Washington, Jan. SS-Writing ia' th current number of The Fedc rat Ionia t, Offlelal organ of tha American Federa tioa of Labor, Bamuel Qomper con demns Bolshevism "completely, finally, and for all time." ". " .. " f ',: Th American Labor leader declare ha doubt whether tba propaganda which emanate from the Bolshevist organisa tion itself is mora effective than that "conducted by thoae, who claim to be entirely detached from Russian influ ence nad Buasian pay rolls." He says he doubt whother publications issued by -Russian Bolshevist agent have a great aa effect in America as those "which like to be known aa "Journals of Opin ion,' such a The Kation, The Dial' and The New Republic."' Mr. (tamper makes aa extended , reference to the argument that the American people know little about what ia going on in BassU nad tba argument that it is un fair and unwise to pass judgment. Have SaOcieat Knowledge. "It is not necessary," saya Mr. (rom pers, "for Americans to know, at all time just what were the exact1 condi tions in Germany before passing judg ment on the form of government4xist ing ia Germany. It was necessary only to know what waa the form of govern ment and nnder what rules it operated. We do not have to. wait for information about' the form of government existing ia what ia called Soviet Bussia. AA' tha information necessary to the passing of Jtdgment on Bolshevism and the system ef government aid, a state of eoriety com, from source that are vvtaeMU;v7hti plaar'vf th Viguidte?t.ia4 erfrreasrfv arniiiruenVM pertoaf ia America -who aj "wait for fact before passing jsdgmenf i noth ing mora than excuse which it ia hoped rill gin urn lor tho fuuian expert. meat and enable H to spread to other aountriea. .' . Quotng from tha aaw Bolshevist cea titution Mr. Oompers point out that fcrti .U.' Tl -.. declare for "a dictatorship of tho pro letariat aad the poorest peasantry' a great, portion of th peasantry ia die' fraachiaed and the largest Bolshevist estimate - of the proletariat calculates them a only one f fth 'Of tha number ef peasants, tren a fairly prosperous working man, by this calculation, Mr. uompera says, is aot a proletariat. -Bolshevist statistics, he said, (how that tbe Bolshevist minority doe not area represent the maaeea of factory worker ia Moscow, th Bolshevist stronghold. Quote Frees Decament Qnoting from Bolshevist official docu ment to show th extent of massed terror by Bolshevik!, M Gompers de clared that the aeoaomie condition - ia internal Bussia at th present time hu absolutely nothing to do with the merit or demerit of the Bolshevist philoso phy of government" and add 'that it should have no influence in determining th judgment af any person upon it aa such.'' . H quote a th moat direct information a dispatch from Russian trad unionists to W. A. Appleton, presi dent of the International Federation of Trade Unions which declares that Bol. ihavist have split np the reserve funds of trade union, throttled th labor press, killed labor organisation,' split ap trade as a class and put down strikes by fore of arma and plentiful execu' tions." V'. ;. ,;... '. "In all concept ef freedom within th American nation" says Mr. Gom pers, "on fundamental principle is that any involuntary servitude, that is, compuiaory. labor, shall not be enforc ed upon the working people." Ho quot es th amendment - to tha 1 Federal constitution and adds: ' ' - . . Reverses American Idea. ,'That concept and tha spirit of tbat amendment have been entirely reversed by the constitution ' of Bolshevist Bus sia which provide for and n forces compulsory labor. The plea to withhold judgment is a . last desperate attempt to win favor from the America peo ple for a system -of government which by the confession ' of its' owa advo cate nad .defender is foreign to ev ery eoneept of the American repub lic. W know about Bussia, Wa know about; Bolshevism. .We know tha piteous storj.of cruelty, aad Intolerance and we know the autocratic concept that underlie th minority dictatorship which is held np to th. -rorld by, it dupe and advocates ss th most perfect state of aoelety yet devised. W know bout it and we condemn it completely, finally: and for .all time." ; , NO TENTATIVE RETURNS ON JNCOMES CAN BE MADE Washington, 'Jan. 28. Abolition of tentative return oq income taxes, in use for. aeversl years wss announced to night by Commissioner Boper, of the Internal revenue bureau. - On .making a report oa 10i Income, tax, payers will aot be permitted to estimate their income or their taxes. The eorreet amount of taxes,. Mr. Boper warned must be in the hinds of revenue col lectors by March Ij, ' , Internal revenue officials have sr- I. ranged, however, to take" ears of. excep tional cases. , i TREATyK PRETfjALL : SENATE Bi-Partlzan" Committee "Will Make Final Effort To Secure ; Compromise Today INFLUENCES AT WORK TO PREVENT CAMPAIGN ISSUE Article "Ten and The Monroe ; Doctrine Only Subjects On : Which Tentative Agreement Kot Beached; Democrats Ac cept Much of . Bepnblicaa Langiage But Changes Made Waahragton, Jan. J8. Preponaeraae of Senate opinion oa the eve of another and perhapa flaal bi-partisan eoaferenea of Kepublirea and Democrat ie leader was that a deadlock had been reached, making agreement very unlikely at this time oa compromise peace treaty re ser rations. '"; . Reservations to Artiet Teh tad for preservation of the Monroe' Doctrine promised to be tbe center of variance between the leader of th two faction at tomorrow' meeting and appeared that ahouliJ. a break eome it would re sult from jabi!ity to agree oa these two point.. Hbould the bi-partisan coa ferencea, which have beea in progress for mpreibat two weeks, be abandoned, influences rt work in both political parties, it is asaarted today ia com quarters, undoubtedly would have a strong effect ultimately ia the direction of a eomproiaixe which would keep th treaty out .the political campaign. .. Many Change Agreed To, 1 Article Ter and the Monroe Doetriaa, it became known today, were the Only subject ea-which tentative agreement ha not beeit-reaekad by the bi-partisan committee. &?uch of the. language of tha Bepublinan reservations adopted last esio had leea agreed to by thh0Mi aad other, pablie place be closed Democrats, i wa revealed, while many change had-heea conceded by th Re publicans anA two af the reservation had beea rewritten entirely. Among th. change approved by (he committee were the following: Molifieatiw,rnf th "prmlj, s tVi', aceeptanoe ui the xeMivatioa by three of the four other great powers, such acceptance weald be taken for granted unless objection were made before de position of th ratification br th 1'Bited Btate.":1- 1"-rrTT'-L-'V Qualification ef th reservation on voting strength in the league ee the United Btatea would not be bound, ex cept in cases where it Previously had given it assent, by dectoieua U which say member had more than one vote. In the Republican reservation tuia ex ception was omitted. , Two Beaervatiewa Redrafted. ' Change of the withdrawal reserva tion to make it provide that notice of withdrawal from membership in the league hall be given by a joint reso lution" of Congress instead of "may be given by concurrent resolution." A joint resolution required the signa ture af the President, while a eon current resolution ordinarily doe aot. Deletion of direct reference to Japan or China by asm in the Shantung reservation, so the United State simo ly would withhold assent to tha Shan tung articles and reserve liberty of action . ia any . dispute arising under them. , ? - . - if ""'-' - Complete redrafting'' of two of tba reservation ao the would require tbat na representative to the league be ap pointed without congressional author! xatioa and that no recommendation of the league regarding armaments would be valid until approved by Congress. Numerous modification of language in other of the fourteen reservations; That providing that the United rttatea would accept no mandatory except by congressional action, wa one of these, however, remaining intact. ' WOOL MARKET GETTING r BACK TO PRE-WAR BASIS Encouraging :v Outlook Tor Cheaper Clothing, Says Kew York Food Administrator ; , Kew ".York, Jan. M. Th wool mar ket ia. rapidly , approaching a normal pre-war basis, and manufacturer de mand for raw wool will W met in full soon, according- to Arthur Williams, Federal food ; administrator, who con ferred' with representative of th Americas Woolen Association her to day. ,a . ',: : j ',-.- : The encouraging outlook for cheaper clothing, Mr. .Williams said is further enhanced by a nearly normal commer cial output by the nation's mills, which he said devoted 65 per cent of their rapacity during the war to making cloth for th army and navy. Th woolen expert told Mr. William that a lonjt stride toward lowering the price of clothing would be made if the pur chaser would confine himself to stand ard styles, and plain,, serviceable ma terials instead of demanding the mar ket's best. - ' . , High clothing prices, in the 'associa tion' opinion, have reached their crest. The conferee told Mr, William that "any speculative jobber whs might be holding back his stocks ia the hope of higher prices will be disappointed, for the normal requirements of the trade soon will be met directly from the man- afaetnrer. .- - - . Kew Caeea la Knexville KroTvillo, - Tenn,, Jan, 28. Eighty cifht new eases of iufluenra. making a total of 3S2 were reported today. The to'al fjwths today number 18. FLU THREATENS TO BECOif.EPIDElC IN IViOUNTAIN CITY Asheville Takes Steps To Pre vent Spread of Disease and To Treat Cases EMERGENCY HOSPITALS OPENED BY RED CROSS Bichmond and Boanoke Among Cities Threatened With Epi demic One Thousand Oases Beported In Kewport Xews; Bed Cross Headquarters Sends Aid To Bichmond , ishavilk, Jan. 88. "rhe'Buaeomha County Medical Society, at a meeting tonight, recommended that th Board ef Health close all theatres, eehoola and churches, and forbida public gatherings of any kind, including social meetings. Tha board stated the recommendation would be put into effect tomorrow. Th meeting was attended by 60 doctor ef the W members. Th Board of nealth ordered that drug store and ice cream parlor us paper cups, and atreet cars keep half tha windows open. The police will not allow any gatherings on the (treats. With a total of 130 cases reported to day, making a grand total of 300 in less than a week aad three deaths from 'bu,' Dr. Carl Bejaold, eity health officer, called oa th eity commissioners aad Bed Cross oxeiala to opea emer gency kitchens and emergency hospital at oaee. Tha Bed Crosa called to tha colore tonight tha recently disbanded ranteea to aid in serving meals and raring for the. destitute sick in the poorer sections of th eity. Tbe government was asked to furnish bed and cot from the Otcea Tubercular Hospital, and Mayor Bobert offered the trap of the new. three hundred thousand dollar high school aa a hospital, Th city health officer reeemmende that Although final action ha not Keen taken om this. Park Avenue School and Ma aoata Temple will ba used a emer gency kitchen to begin operation ta- orr,w.?vr,..,.,nvV:5,; atrtsnvn niviiis ansxiv ' k-;i DAi.- 'Hti?eCWw-iVt Bioliraond, V., Jan. 88. Busiues arsif itiee in Bichmond were divided into foer group tonight, with fixed working hour so arranged crowd wil not con-gregat- oa street while going to and from work. Thi action wa takon by ncatta oflicui in aa enort to combat in fluenza. ' ; '- . '. Health report tonight ahowed on H ditional death, making a total of eight besides several of pneumonia. Now ea. es reported were 314 bringing tha total up to 1,131. ...;.. , Welfare-Director Levy tonight issued orders - to the trsction company de manding thorough ventilation , of all atreet ear one during each run and calling for the opening of four ventila tor oa ail earns . , ., Director Levy expressed surprise at the report from Washington that- 600 beds were to be tent her and a hos pital opened. They offered rue so e ucd and I told them I would tak 60," said Director Levy, ;, , Many Caere in - Chicago Chicago, Ills., Jan. 8 Influenza in Chicago caused 87 deaths in th last 24 hours, while pneumonia death num bered 77 the health- department an nounced tonight. New ' case of v. flu numbered 1,472 and pneumonia ease 400. - ' "-. . ,-. The number of iafluienza eaaa is gradually leesening," . Deputy Health Commissioner Kohler said. jeL;..' BLAMES FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD FOR HIGH PRICES Dr. Harvey W, Wiley . Says Bemedy Lies In Withdrawal of .Inflated Currency : ; Cleveland.O., Jan. 28. The high cost cf living owe it existence in part to th Federal Beserv Board, Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, National Pure Food expert declvrrd today in - an address before ha thirteenth annual convention ef th National Cannera Association, i The remedy, 1Dr. -Wiley said, lie ia the gradual withdrawal of inflated eur toncy and the establishment of food a 'the standard of -value .instead' of gold. Th prewar stsndard will never return, he said. , '.:' ..' - Canned foods received the endorse ment of Dr. 'Wiley, but he said that many features of tbe pur food law are held in abeyance, - '"t" " 1 Sugar and milk absorbed the atten- tloa ef th eonvention today. . Canncrs were assured -by Frank- C Lowry, of tha Frderal Sugar Refining Company, of New ork, that tbe high price of sugar is b-effective "food administrator" lit making eonservalioa inevitable. He predicted a largo crop for 11)20.. . Tb present supply of fresh milk i mora than sufficient for ddmestie con sumption, representative - of -some of the country' largest condensric an nounced. No chang in price is pre rictrd. " ' . ' J - ' ' ' i ...... MISSISSIPPI MAT LBT THE ' t WOMEN VOTK IK PRIMAKY. Jackson, Miss, Jan. 28. The move ment to rc rant women to vote in pri mary election ia Mississippi wa UeH bated today when the lower House or in Legislature by a vote of 71 to 61 re fused to roeoasider the Whitworth bill, which failed to pass Teusdsy. Suffrage ratification, will be submitted to popular vote in the general election ia Novem ber, , . PRESIDENT WILSON RENEW REQUEST FOR CREDITS TO i , POLAND AND AUSTRIA NOW Washington, Jan, 28. Threoah Seeretary tilaaa, President Wilson todsy reaeved the appeal to Con gress te grsnt credit of f l5.M.sof for Poland, Austria and Armenia ta alleviate conditions which threaten "moral aad material chaos" tn those countries. Secretary Glass presented th President's letter to the Boose Ways aad Mean Committee with Oat comment asd the Committee de ferred conalderatioa of It antll to aaerrew.whea It will have a further coafereae with Treasury - officials retard lag ties !" sad the finan cial attuatloa generally. There waa a Indication whea the committee woald act finally en the reeaeet of Mr. Class that the credit be author Ised. .. , ' , Chairman of Republican Na , tional CommitteejNames 171 Men and Women , NINETEEN WOMEN NAMED TO HELP IN THE WORK Chairman Hays Outlines High Sounding Program To En gage Attention of His Advis ory Body; Many of Members Will Cive Zntire Time To Se. 1 euro Victory For Party San Fraaoiseo,1 Cel., Jan. 28. Will H. Hay, chairman of the Republican National committee tonight mad pub tie hi appoistment to th. advisory committee, oa 'policies and platform, eonaiatiag of 171 members, 19 of whom are women. This committee Include 13 members of th Republican National committee whose, appointment , had been previously ? announced by - Mr. Hay. ' .' I ' 'r "The purpoa of thi eommitte'. Mr. Bay aiii."i to invite the advice and co-operation, of the ablest ' men and women., from jiwtw. Y'in, try) 'busfai.'sv psefession asd lutrireat la tha cstlon; to gather pertinent facts and datat to study intensHsly ths Isr er nroblems confronting W snd to offer th result ef their efforts aa sug gestion to th resolutions committee, v "This eommitte itself wilt be working body" he added, "aad will sug gest the line of thought ana investi gatlon for a great many others. Many of the committee will give their entire time to the effort. Those giving a sub stantial amount of time will eonsti tute an executive committee of which Ogden L. Mills, Jr., of Kew York City, will be chairman and John Call a. O' Laughlin, of Washington, D. C, secre tary. The organisation for tno eomrnii taV activities will be enlarged and ad ditional members designated as th arnne of tha work broadens." Psrty programs, Mr. Hay asserted, "must alwaya be subject to amendment and change by tha responsible living thought expressed within the party by and women alii. Tbe Republican nartv a half sentury of - achievement is the best guarantee to th country at futura fulfillment but it is only on future fulfillment that it mofulnes will depend.- Th prty roust continu to bo th itrument to apply to new snd changing ' condition th wisdom of experience and the.eflleiency of hon est, sealous service, it is me puny v. tha fnturs or ther ia no u fpr th prty" 1 '." :. ' "Ia hi statement anonuncing the committee' appointment Mr. Haya aay . UTi.m 'Mkndfilil for. uaefulncs t the county and th party or sucn committee is vsry great, 'i no prpu;u.. which are ahead of us are immeasurable in magnitude and complexity ine ma jority cf the eitisenry of the country believe that the Jtepurjnean pany- uy beat be trusted with the eolution. The country want aad i entitled not only hia faith in the- honesty ef inten tion aad fundamental liberty .of the Be- nnblican oartv. but to a wen aenneu statement Nsf. nuroose and party pro gram. It ijbvlous that the eonvention can do fuller justic to a platform com- menaurate with the nerds it tney nave for their consideration the reliable ma. terial thu furnished by om of tne hmt brains in the party working for five month in tb evolution ' af the suggestions. " ' ; -' "Underlying th whole plan is the -reat fact, which the national com mittee recognize tbo.. rests oa the Re publican party th tremendous respon sibility Ot ascertaining iniiy,ino neem of the nation, and frankly, honestly nd definitely stating th fundamentals of the party' pln ."or the olntion of the problem in a comprehensive pro gram of eoastructive measures. Then, recognizing Cat -.he platform estab lishes a contractual relation between the party aad h people, it shall be, the Supreme duty aim purpose or ine party when entrusted with power . to squsr it performance with its promiee." ' - '' , The new members Tjf the committee, all of whom have agreed to serve, in clude: Henry W.' Anderson, Virginia; Judge W, P. Byjium, North Carolina ; Walter B. Dickey, Missouri; M. B. Mc Farlaac, Florida; Mrs. Walter McNab Miller, Miasoori: Joseph ' P. " Tilaon, Georgia, and B. B, Tolbert, Jr.,' tjoutb Carolina. ' , ' . Eraaerger'a Cenditioa CrltkaL . Berlin Jan. 28. Tho ..condition : of Mathias Erzberger ia critical, according to the Local Anzeigef. Cardiac trouble baa developed, accompanied by violent pain. , . ' ( ' : ' ' ' '. " i - . STACY EXPECTS TO E QUESTION Lawyer L. R. Varser, of Lum berton, May Also Be Candl date For Congress GODWIN NOT WORRYING '. ! ;; ABOUT HIS OPPONENTS 'snaassannBnaan Congressman Sam Brinson Por , mally Announces His Candi dacy for Benomination; An-' nouncement Couched .- In Modest N Termn v Zxpressls i Gratitude; Asks For Support The News aad Observer Bureau, ' 003 District National Bank Bldg. ' ; -; By B. E. POWELL. Tty Kjwielal Lfitaed Wire.) Washington, P. C, Jan. 28. Judge 1 V7. P. Btacy, of Wilmington, te going t. declare himself eryi muelt', in 'or entirely out Xf th raes for Congees from the Hlxth district within the next ten days, according to a prominent North Carolina Democrat just back from ' tha state. - A survey of the aituatioa in th Sixth, according te thia authority, finds Qod win, Lyon aad Shaw toeing the mark and the etartor only waiting on word from Staey. If the Judge decides to run, and it' to freely prelieted that, he will ao decide, Lv R. Varser, of Lumberton i practically certain to run ahw. Mr. Vara hi lately beea pressed for an answer s to Jbis intei.tioo, aad the antwer he gives i that ha ia wait ing to see what Judge Stacy ia going to' do. Tb belief here among friend of both men i that if on nter the race, the other will. ,, Cedwia la Ce4 Bssser. Congressman Godwin, soliloquixing bout it all, keep in good humor and re Jove es that th, tiro ha about eome when the vote will be given to the women of the Sixth district. This, he count, will Sav a second primary in the event number of candidate enter the fight and each one drawa good bit of support front hi native ahlre. Bladen, Columbua and Brunswick are expected to do wall fcjr. Solicitor Homer LyuB He-are stt-ma4 seajo't i fretj hu. lived ai practiced in the. .MrtMWil , l.ll till. A..ullLJ HLMltm . 111. In tbe third. Hi brother. Col. Terry Lyon, ia a member of the bar in Cum berland, and he expoets to make a good show there with Mr. Godwin, conceding tho email end of the vote to Shaw. - - Jndge Stacy Wall Knew. ' Judge btacy, of ecru roe, ia well kaowa throughout the district. He ha had one or two factional fight in New Han over, but New Hanover, like Mecklen burg, i embroiled ia atate polities right now and petty lines are supposed to have fallen down, . Mr. Varser it m (upposeu, will gather his biggest Strength ia Robe sou, al though avowed opposition to him in his , home county, is aot all for Mr. Godwin. Brinsen Makes BU AnaoaacemewL. Congressional politics were brighten ed a little today with the formal ctate- meat of Representative Sam Brinsont that ha waa ia the race against Charles L. Abernathy and any .others that care, to wade in, though mo namea are mcs- tioned. ' ' , ; v .' -.. Savoring; not a bit of criticism, the Brinson announcement Is so diplomat ically drafted that it take close in spection to And even a smattering ref-' erence to his competitor already is tha f field. Mr. Abernathy some time ago made his announcement and by January 1st hi organization wa mak ing full apeed ahead. , After a formal greeting to the Third district voters, Mr. Brinsoa directs at tention to "aa unanimous , veto" by, which he was chosen as the party nom laee, to succeed Col. W. T. Dortch it 1918, and observes that ''the custom. long observed, of renominating with-, out opposition the representative 'who, baa served only one term, encourages me to' believe that my re-nomlnatiou will Come with practical unanimity. , . .The Brinsun Statement, '. " v Then, aayi the statement: 1 .' ' "I gave up the educational Work, ia which I had beea engaged seventeen years, when the tppeal came to me tu accept tbe nomination and seek to unit tho party in which there waa at that time some division. 'My nomination aeemed to be satist factory to the party generally aad tpy loetion by a large majority followed. "I am grateful to. the patty for its for the high honor which th nomination . brought to m.' - 4 During the tea months I have served a your representative, I have sought with what ability I havs aad with fa J devotion to the high principle of our party, to faithfully,- represent the dis trict. - -".'' . . : "if you shall think me worthy the re- nouilnntion, which ' yoa have readily ' granted every 'other representative f thi district, I thai! strive earnestly and with continued devotion' to your Interest to 'justify your confidence and ' your vote. . r "Whatever the result of tbe primary, I pledge my best efforts for Demoeratid victory in district. State and nation." Biekett Wrttee Hlncs. Unless th - railroad administration 1 supplies auffioient ear to the' fertilizer companies ia etder that the latter may furnish tha farmer with fertilizer in time for spring planting, thera is grave fear that North Carolina will not pro duce a normal crop of cotton and foo l products, 'aecotuing to a letter Director General Hincs has jilst received frora Governor T. W, Biekett, of North Caro lina. " - 't 4 -';',"' The Governor says: "It Is the general opinion of experts (Coatinaed Psg Twe.) 0 I OFRU
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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