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.''. I' . I ' Tine New WEATHER: fair, warmer Friday; Setsr daji fair. WATCH LABEL. esT wt ate-." "".' MlMWll ( hn Mm -rptrtUon aa inH ! iaaine tins' tier, i server VOL..CXLN0.30. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1920. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Ob same ASHEVILLE READY fi E Over Two Hundred New Cases Reported Bring Total Up To Five Hundred EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILL BE OPERATED Richmond Places Traffic and Travel Under Strict Regula tion With Four Hundred New Cases Reported;' Material Increase Predicted In New York Asheville, Jan. 29. The report of 233 -new cases of influenza, many more than ths. largest number reported In any Ingle during the epidemic of last Tear, bringing the grand total up to 65(1. caused the city official! and Bed Cross to haaten work today in preparing for the emergency hospital, which will be x opened in tne new nign arnooi ouiiaing. Permiaiion received from Colonel Lvster, of the United States Armv Gen eral Hospital No. 19 at Oteen. for the nse of 125 beds and full equipment, to be approved by the War Department, assured the officials that' no trouble would be experienced in setting the hospital in operation. Ministers today presented to the city Commissioners a petition protesting gainst the action ordering the closing of the ehurchea, as announced last tight, following this protest the com missioners changed the order against the churches to a request and some of the ministers will keep their churches open, while others will close. Soup kitchens, which opened today at the Masonic Temple ana rarn Avenue food being served by the can tee a mem bers of the Bed Cross. ( In the county outside tne euy rour schools were forced to close today, when the teachers and majority of pupils went down with the disease. The official ban on all public meetings In Ashevllle was proclaimed by the city commissioners- in a special ordinance t boob today.- Theatres are dark to night, the stove are require to close at 6 o'clock and even social parties are taboo, ins puoiio aenoois were uw OaMd sM" BOOH JOflMHft lOStjfl W after the emergency caused by the present epidemic of Influenza is passed. Many New Cases la Rkhmoad. Bkhmond. Va Jan. 29. With 464 new eases of influenza reported today arrangements were made tonight with the Medical College of Virginia for the occupation of the Dooley and new colored hospital as emergency buildings to house the patients. . Health reports tonight gave a total of 1,597 influenza eases, with one death, making the total fatalities six for the month. All the hospitals are filled, health reports show and arrangements were made for a temporary hospital for eoloird patients. ' The stagger run of traffic becomes effective tomorrow and. new regulations wereygted today by the welfare de partment classifying the various busi ness workers to the end that with a change ia working, hour the traffie congestion will be, eliminated. New rules also affect the theatres, which will be open from 10:30 to 1, from 2 to 6:13 nd from 7 to 10. Dnring the inter missions the theatres will be thoroughly fumigated. Persona who cough or sneeze will- be ejected from theatres under the new rule. - " Increase la New York. . New York, Jan. .29. Material in- 'ereane in influenza and pneumonia eases ia New Tork City waa predicted tonight by Health Commissioner Cope land, who declared that the "peek" of the epidemic would not be reached for a number of days. Although there was a de crease in the cumber of new ease to ' day, lie added that the reports indi cated an increase 1b deaths. The total number of new influenza cases reported today waa 4.706, a de crease of 883 from yesterday. Pneu monia cases reported totalled ' 049. a decrease of 37. There were 100 influenza deaths, an increase of 83 over yesterday and 136 from pneumonia, an increase of J80. - .. Dr. Copeland in a statement said the health department is prepared to open Mill.n.l Vs.l.ala it n u ...... aitil that a training school for nnrses would . be established immediately is sa effort to relieve the shortage of nurses. ' , Flvs Death la Boaaoke. Cn.nnka. va ' Jan. i. r lve mora Vvain '- ...... ---w....l local health officials today aad the total number of eases tonight is placed at 114. Three of the deaths, it was said; seen r red ia oae family. Nineteen cases of pneumonia hava been reported.' i An alarming shortage , of trained nnrses exists here, it wai announced by the health department. Brake 1 Newport News. Newport Newt, Va-, Jan. Tb di jicctor of the Newport News depart ment of health tonight declared that th backbone of th influent epidemic has bee broke and, 1b his opinion, from this time on th Bomber of eases re nr.itt will steadily dwindle. He does sot anticipate, from th reports mad U him by local physicians, tost aav roore deaths will occur from the disease. (Ml TOlli kitC I O .1 V MV WVI. U. M ,WWV . 1 . . .ftw mm v Affi.i. 1 . 7 New Case la Twin City. . Winston-Salem, Ja. 29. More than TO new eases of influenza had been re- Ok Flu EPIDEMIC SITUATION IRS I (Cen'iriied en rr Tws.) v 1 DIP DISSENTING JURYMAN IN MUD, THEN WHIP HIM Verdict of Murder In First De gree Then Returned By Louisiana Jurors Monroe, La., Jan. 29. When a dis senting juryman today refused to agree to the verdict of guilty in the trial of Alvin Calhoun, negro, following the murder of N. H. Arnold January 20 at Tallalula, La., he was publicly whipped and then dipped in a mud hole, accord ing to reports from Tallulah reaching here tonight. When the jury returned to its auar ters in the irourt house, escorting the downcast, mad-covered, dissenting jury man, a verdict of guilty was agreed, upon, according to the report. The jury then appeared in the court room, re ported its-findings, which declared Cal houn to be guilty of murder in the first degree. It is said that the dissenting juryman was later waited upon by a committee and ottered to leave Tallulah. Calhoun confessed to the murder of Arnold, a young farmer, who had emi grated South from Danville, Ky sev eral months ago, according to the sheriff of Ouachita Parish. He is said to have stated that he picked up a heavy piece of wood and struck , the white man over the head while the latter was milking a eow. According to the sheriff the negro said he then robbed Arnold of lees than S10U. Arnold operated a farm at West Point, Miss., before coming to Louisiana. ' DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR AT SING SING PRISON Gordon Fawcett Hamby. Self Confessed Murderer and Robber, Pays Penalty Opining, X. Y, Jan. 29. Gordon Fawcett Hamby, murderer, bank robber, and train bandit, whose crime record reached from coast to coast and cul minated in the murder of two Brooklyn bank employes in December, 1919, waa electrocuted in Sing Sing prison to night. Eamby maintained to the last the iron from the hour of his arrest in Tacoma, Washington, last June. He refused the ffer of the Protestant and Reman Catholic chaplains to accompany him to the chair and walked to his death unaided and with a firm step. After he had seated himself he turned to Warden Lawes and asked permission to make a statement. In a clear voice which betrayed not the slightest synip torn of emotioa he said: "I want to aay that anyone who had th misfortune, for indeed it was a mis fortune, to come in front of Jay B. Al len's gun had chance and a gnod chance. That a ail. Uo ahead boys. He was arrested in Tacoma, Wash, last June under the name of "Jay B. Allen," after killing a man there in a revolver fight. Te was later identified as one of th two robbers who, on De cember 23, 19 IS, held up th East Brook lyn Savings Bank aad, after killing two of its employes, escaped in an auto mobile with $13,000. Extradited to New Tork and tried for this crime. Hamby stood revealed as a self-confessed participant ia the rob bery of thirteen banks and ''two trains and manky killings. He steadily re fused to tell anything about his fam ily. He said he preferred to be known as "Allan" and that he was bora in 1X93 in Alberta, Canada. He declared his parents were dead and that he had two brothers whom he had not eeen for live years. He said he waa a eolloge graduate and had specialized in psy chology. After Hamby's conviction here, his attorney, against the prisoner's wishes appealed his ease. He obtained the ap pointment of a commission to determine the bandit'a sanity but the higher court affirmed the verdict and he waa also found to be "normal." He freely ad mitted his Crimea and said he was want ed ia Chicago, San Francisco and other places. After th Brooklyn robbery, Hamby said ha met a girl in New York and that they went successively to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pitts burgh Chicago, California and Tacoma, TRAVEL BY BOAT TO GOOD ROADS MEETING Sain Puts ... Thoroughfares In Condition To Stress Need For Improvement Elizalwth City. Jan. 5. The Eliza beth City delegation, bound for South Mills and the Good Boada meeting there, left her by boat yesterday. They had expeeted to go by auto, but rain and roads prevented. Then, ready to go on .one boat, they had to change their plans and get another, and so by the tim they got off, there was pretty strong good roads eentiment stirred np amongst them. Those going were: H. 6. Kramer, L. D. Case, A. B. Houts, W. J. Woodley, J. A. Wood, Miles fere be, Eldon Jones and Herbert Feel. W. Lv Cohooa left her. Tuesday af ternoon by train,- joining; Frank Page and John Cameron of th North Caro lina Highway Commission. At Porn mouth they met the Virginia highwsy delegation and weat to South Mills via th Dismal Swamp Canal. The Virgin delegation consisted of committees from th House and Senate and of, Ports mouth citizens. . Together th representative from the two states considered th proposed highway from Portsmouth .to Elizabeth City via South Mills. - South Mills had prepared royal wel come aad a big dinner for the visitors. DIES WITH THE INFLCENZA " , , . ALSO LOSES INSURANCE. New Tork, Jan. 1$. Influenza not only caused the death of Richmond Levering, wealthy oil operator at hi horn here early today , but deprived his estate f 1700,000 insurance because of his failure to sign and pay premiums on policies for tnat smount wnien He naa contracted for before he wss stricken. PERMIT NEEDED TO HOUSER SUES NINE i OBTAIN LIQUOR IN LINCOLN K; ! CASEOFSICKNESS; ONLPldE! Physician Must Have Permit To Issue Prescription and Drug gist To Fill It DOCTORS ALLOWED SIX QUARTS FOR EMERGENCY Profiteering Will Not Be Toler ated, Commissioner Roper . Warns; Government Will Know Where All Liquor Is Unless It Is Stored In Pri vate Homes THESE REGULATIONS DON'T APPLY TO NOKTH CAROLINA. While' permits for prescribing liquor aa medicine in North Caro lina might be obtained under the Federal statates, the State law would prevent- the sale of whiskey nder them and hence they would b void,- according to - competent legal authority. The regulations Is saed by the Internal Revenne Com missioner have no application to North Carolina, owing to the strict ness of the State law. Liqnor is not recognised as a legitimate medi cine in the Old North State. Washington, Jan. 29. Methods by which intoxicating liquors may be ob tained for medical purposes and detail ed regulations governing their sale, were made publie tonight by the Bureau of Internal Kevcnue. Announcement also wai made that the bureau had compiled a system of permits, provid ing a definite and fixed channel through Which all intoxicating liquors must move, and by Which hereafter the gov ernment will know the location of every gallon of distilled liquor within the na tion's boundaries, except that stored in private homes. Ia setting forth the ways in which liquor may be procured, Commissioner Bo per took occasion to issue a warning against -profiteering in its sale. The Commissioner declared that exorbitant charges for liquor for medicinal pur poses "certainly places the dispensers thereof ia the class with profiteers, and they will be Investigated. Mr. Roper also announced that all liquor seized under Federal law prior to last October 28, unless claimed under the sixty-day ruling, would be sold by order of the court under the jurisdic tion of which it is held. It must be sold, however, to a holder of a permit to use it either for medicinal or non-beverage purposes. All Mast Have Permits. Both the physician who prescribes and the pharmacist who sells liquor, the regulation provides, must, have a permit wsieh . may be obtained from the Federal prohibition director. Other details of the method "by which liquor for medicinal purposes miay be pur chased follow: "Anl physician duly licensed to practice medicine and actively engaged ia the practice of such profession may obtain a permit to prescribe intoxicat ing liquor and may then issue prescrip tions for distilled spirits, wines or cer tain alcoholic, medicinal preparations for medicinal purposes for persons up on whom he is in attendance in enses where he believes that the use of liq uor as a medicine is necessary. In no case may spiritious liquors be prescrib ed by one or mors-physicians in excess of one pint for the same person within any period of ten days. "All ; . . i aii jirnpcripiions lor intoxicating liquor are required to be written on prescription blanks provided by the bureau, except that in emergency easel physicians may nse their regular pre scription blanks. Dragglst Msy 811 It. "Prescriptions for intoxicating liq uor may be filled only by registered pharmacists who hold permits authoriz ing them to do so, or who are employ ed by retail druggists ' holding such permits. Pharmacist and druggists holding such permits will preeur their supplies of intoxicating liquors from manufacturers or other person holding permits authorizing them to sell liq uor. "Persons to whom prescriptions for intoxicating liquor are issued by phy sicians may procure the liquor prescrib- 5d through pharmacists , or druggists olding permits without obtaining a permit. . ' Six Quarts Ff Physicians. "Physicians msy also obtain permits entitling them to proenre not more than six quart of distilled spirits, wines or certain aleoholie preparations during any calendar year for administration to their patients ia emergency eases wher delay in procuring liquor en a prescription through pharmacist might have serkmi eonsequeae to th pa tient. -.... ', . "Provision is also made in th regula tion lor issuing: permit t hospitals aad sanatoriums to enable them to pro cur intoxicating liquor to be adminis tered for medicinal purposes to patients at such institutions and also for issuing permits to manufacturing v industrial aad other establishments- maintaining first aid stations, authorizing them to procure such liquor for administration to their employee for medicinal pur poses in emergency eases." T Big Peace Treaty Todsv. Copenhagen.; Jan. 29. A peace treaty between. Estkoni and Soviet Russia will be signed otdsy, according to a Reval dispatch to th Politiken. . Th Berlingsk Tidende's Helsingfors cor respondent says th signing of peace between I.etTia and Soviet Russia is expected ia a few dsys. v .$50,000 r iiiwiiiiiuiff V Alleged,' Pu .cause of 1 ogy FORCED TO SALUTE THE FLAG BY PROMINENT MEN First Day of Trial In Lincoln ton Consumed In Getting Jury and In Hearing Plaintiff's Evidence; Another Trial To Follow ' Seeking $100,000 Damages From Editor l-.ineolnt.on, Jan. 29. Perhaps the larg est damage suit ever instituted in tin colnton Superior Court was begun here today. The esse being that of 8. P. Houser, an alleged German sympathizer, who on June 5, 1918, was required by citizens of liinrolnton to make a pub lic apologv and salute the United States flair. : The suit is brought against niuo citi zens of Lincolnton, who are alleged to have taken an active part in requiring the apology. The defendants are promi nent, citizens and the interest in the outcome extends through this section. ! The amount of damages asked for is 't.ooo, the defendants being: D. C. I w ; a i ; i a ii t u : son, J. B. Johnston, manufacturers, Drs. Ij. A. Crowe.ll and J. B. Gamble, G. L. Clcuden "insurance man; R. P. Htnson, garage man, J. T. Perkins, editor of Lincolnton News. Judge Adams, of Carthage, is presid ing and a strong array of Counsel ap pears in the ease. The plaintiff is represented by attor neys Stonewall, Durham and Hoyle, of Gastonia, H. A. Self, of Hickory, and Waverly Rudisill. The defendants are represented by attorneys C. F. Childs, A. L. Quickel, C. A. Jonas, K, J. Mauser, of loenl bar attorney, Dave liobinson, of Columbia, 8. C, and CongMasuinn Clyde K. Hoey of Washington, I. the latter having been retained before he was elected as the ninth district representative. The entire, tyy was consumed iu se lecting the jur.and hearing. tli evif denes. thepbnntUfUousr.,Tbo -bafc anee ef th week willSbe . required-1 finish the trial. J . . Another trial to f oiiow is S or.Ts.100.000. in. alleged damages, against the Lincoln- ton Countv News. J. T. Perkins. - tor. The complaint against the news paper is for libel in publication of the account of the actions of the citizens and for comment thereon. I CONGRESS TO LOOK INTO NORFOLK WATER SHORTAGE Claim Lack of Co-operation By City, Which Is Emphatically Denied By Municipality Washington, Jan. 29. The House Naval committee will go to Norfolk Va., to investigate the recent water shortage there, which according to com nfhnding officers at the Hampton Roads Naval base, caused the removal of three or four thousand eeamen to other sta tions. The inquiry will begin February IS next. tJommitteemen saul their inquiry would not be conbned to tho question of water supply, but that it would ex tend to the reasons and wisdom "of the expenditures of approximately seven naiUon dollars after the signing of tho armistice in the development of East camp on land to which the govern Lment has no time or agreement of pur' JcW. Tne inquiry, it was said, would last several days. Norfolk. Va.,- Jen. 29. Charles E. Ashburner, city manager of Norfolk, de clared tonight that an unprecedented drouth extending throughout the year cf 1919 with the exception of the month nf July and the additions of 120,000 persons to the population of Norfolk had been . responsible for the' curtail ment of the water supply here, which led the House committee on Naval af fnirs to dctcrnrine upon an investiga tion. . ".The city of Norfolk furnished the army supply base and the naval opera ting base with ample water throughout the construction period during the war nad up to the end of 1919," said Mr. Ashburner. WINDOW WASHERS STRIKE FOR $ PER WEEK IN WAGES. Chicago, 111., Jan. 29, Window wash ers in Chiesgo have gone on strike de manding (It) week for experienced washers who work on extensln ladders and 144 a week .for apprentices mca who have served less than sis months in the business. The washers demand pay for forty hours a week regardless of whether or not work is done. French Premier Dessaada Explanation Paris,- Jan.: 29. According to the Temps,- Premier Millerand, has sent a telegram to Major General Julea Janin, commanding; the Czech forces ia 8i" beria, demanding an Immediate explana tion of his action in handing over Ad miral Kolchsk to the Siixerain revolu tionary forces." The telegram, the news paper says, calls upon General Jsnln to take messuree for the immediate re lease-of Kok-hak. L Demand Immediate Ratification. . Spokane, Wash., Jan. 29. Immediate ratification of the peace treaty with reservations deemed necessary "td safe guard American interests" was demand, ed in a resolution adonted today 1)V the American Notional Live Stock Asso- i delation's convention here. GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES HIS PROGRAM FOR Will Recommend Constitutional Amendment Reducing Tax ' Limitation, a Provision For Reassessment In Certain j Cases; And That State Provide For No More Revenue In 1920 Than It Had In 1919. . As a result of the successful npi ra tion of the revaluation Act, Governor T. W. Bickett will recommend to the special session of the Genersl Asuem My meeting, probably, in July that the State take no advantage of the act's provision authorizing a ten per rent increase in revenue for the year 1920; that the act be amended to allow re assessment in certain canes before the actual tax levy; and that a constitu tional limitation of 6S 2-3 cents tax on. the hundred doUarsjnorth of property Ira submitted to the people along with other amendments to bo voted on in November. This program, the Governor made publie. yesterday in a statement to the people following reports made by the district supervisors in charge of the Revaluation program. The state ment was made after the Governor had conferred with the State Tax Commis sion, the State Budget Commission, aud the State Treasurer. Governor's Statement The Governor's statement reads: "To the people of North Carolina: "After hearing the reports made by the district supervisors in rharge of the revaluation act, and after a full Con ference with the State Budget Commis sion, the State Tax Commission, and the State Treasurer, I find that I will he justified in giving to the people of the state the following information: "1 propose to submit to the Special Session of the General Assembly, which Is expected to meet in July, the follow ing recommendations: "1. That the state take nn advantage of that part of the Revaluation Act which authorized a ten per cent in crease of revenues for the year 1920, but that the General Assembly fix a rate for 1920 that will yield for all Chairman Page Takes Up Com plaint and Asks Secretary LDanieli For Facts ' Washinjrton, Jan, 9. Charges by Rear Admiral William 'E '' that the Nv' was not prepared to enter the war in 1917 are to bo investigated by the Kenate sub-committee already entrusted with inquiry into the navy's conduct of .the war, which has been criticized by the same omcer. Acting on a written suggestion from Admiral Sims, rbsirman Page of the Naval committee asked Secretary Daniels today to submit full information as to the condition of the navy just preceding the entrance of the United States into the world war, After a eonference with Senator Hate, Chairman of the sub committee Senator Page wrote Mr. Daniels asking that he transmit a detailed statement showing the location of American warships two months and one month prior to the declaration of war and their location upon the actual day this country entered the war. In addition Senator Page asked for the names of the ships ready for distant service when war was declared and the names of those not ready and the reasons for their unprepardness. Investigation into the- naval awards con'troVersy was to have been resumed tomorrow with Secretary Daniels testi fying before the sub-committee but ow ing to the illness of Senator Trammell, Democrat, of Florida, a sub-committee member, the hearing was postponed until Tuesday, at which time the Secretary will appear. The wider inquiry into Admiral Sims charges of unprepared nesa and failnre to cooperate fully with .the Allied navies will' be made by the sub-committee later. FOURTH STEEL FREIGHTER LAUNCHED AT WILMINGTON "City of Joliet" Took Water at 4:30 Yesterday Afternoon Wilmington, Jun. 29. The City of Joliet, fourth of the great steel f reigh ters to be built at the plant of the George A. Fullar Company here for the I s ited States fch&uing Board, was launched at 4:. 10 o clock this afternoon, with Miss Jesn Barber, rsughter of the mayor of Joliet, Ills., acting sponsor. The ship took the water easily and gracefully,' There were no ceremonies attending the launching except the breaking the hottle of Bock Spring water on her bow as she began to move down the ways. The City of Joliet, so named ia com pliment to the record made by, the Il linois city for its record la subscript tons to the various war loans, is a sis ter ship te the Cranford, Omaha and Winston-Salem, which preceded here to the water. She is of 9,600 tona burden. 415 feet in length. 54 feet ia beam and will be. driven b yengines of 2,800 horse power. She Will use crude oil for fuel and will have a speed of 11 knots? Ths ship will be 4ttd-ouf-EyT her builders aad will be ready. lor aer 'trial trip some time in March. Preceding the launching tae.muueM of the launching party were tendered an oyster roast at the Carolina Yacht club on :Vrighsvuie beaca ana sncr ward were guests at a reception tender ed in their honor by Mrs. Walter P. Sprunt at her handsome home on North Third street. Among those atiaaainf the launching were Paul- Starrett, Har- ky Black, John Harriet, Colonel W. O. Starrett "and Jloutoa aieicsit, wen known capitalists of, New orK eity and' members of , the IV' corpora- tiOB. '.. - -. NAVY UNPREPARED SIS COMPLAINS LEGISLATURE state purpose exactly the nanus aniunt of revenue liom reui aud personal propertv as was eillocted iu the year 1919. There may be one exception to this recommendation aud that is that it may be necessary to increase the funds j provided by the State for tho public ' srhoul to the rxtent of five per rent ccr- j tiuty not more than this. This in- , rrrsse will he only half the smount contemplated by the General Assembly , of 1919 for this specific purpose, ) Purely Equaliastion Art. 1 "it will thus be seen, in the light of this recouitnertdntinii, tlint tie He- ; valuation Act becomes one of equnli- ration, pure anil simple, imcl with le vast quantities of property now' going! on the tax books that wns not taxed j st all heretofore, both of lands and of j intangible personal property, it is eer- tain that many thousand of tax payers will actually pay less taies in 1920, j thsn they psid in 1919. i "2. I will slso recommend that there be inserted in the Revaluation Act a ' clause providing that in any veur at j any time before the taxes are actually i levied by the county authorities, any j property owner may :ik fur re-as- sessment of his property upon filing an lanuiavit sitpiorteu ty two iisinicrei- ed freeholders that Ins property is on the tax books at a sum greater than its market value. "3. I will slso recommend to the Special Session of the llenerul Assem bly that there be embodied in the Con stitutional amendments now pending and to be voted on in November u pro vision greatly reducing, tho present constitutional limitation of 66 2:1 cents Ik. V,.,n,lr.l .l.iltor. vrnrltl ,,f property. It nas-the purpose of the , (Continued on Page Twe.) Wholesale Snowballing On Col lege Campus Causes Prompt , Action' try Council - - Shape 1 Hill, Jan. 29. As a result of . . , . ,,. ... fc wholesale sngwbaJlinjt BJttbjS jsajnum the Vnivcrsity of North Carolina during the past few days three students have been suspended by the student '"'1. one unm .warcn j, umj u.u "" til the end of the college year. A. O. SUSPEND STUDENTS FROM UNIVERSITY Lineberger, Jr., of Belmont, a member I faror of fhe pumi, pan au govern of th junior class, and A. If. Sims, Jr., , mmt OWBW,,jp. They know that this of Kings Mountain, of the sophomore , p,Bn hfi, Bot hfpn fy received class, were suspended until March l,ity tha poope BU4 jir Bre now tcek bceause they entered the room of j ,(, the impression that the iiesuinan u,ir u.u. ... s v" tha campus where a snow fight wss in progress. : nitns suspension was ' inter increased to end of the year because after judgment had been rendered against him by the student council he sought a tight. with one of the witnesses who had testified against him. Norman W. Shepard, of Wilmington, president of the freshman class, was sus pended until the end of the ear bo csuse in a snow fight he drew a pistol snd threatened upper classmen who wore snow-balling freshmen. Waahbara Makes Statement. A statement of the action of the student council was made this morning Dy.J. r w.tw.uro .oi uinngun, as president of the senior class also president of the council which is the head of student memoers or uie council are omcr ciuasr ... .,, ..,.,.,;.,. i ., ., . selected by the students. The university authorities have taken no action in the matter and the investigation and action have boon altogether iu the hands of students. Shepard's action in drawing a pUtol came toward the end of the snow war fare that the freshmen, and sophomores have indulged in during" 'the recent snow. tJoming upon a group ot upper classmen who were chasing one of his elsss-mates, it is stated, Shepard stepped in front of the fj-eshman and drew his pistol from his pocket. The snowballing stopped immediately. No testimony was brought before the student council that! indicated that Shepard made any motion 1 to shoot, but the sight of the pistol wns ; enough. The couneil held, President I W.shburn said, that drawing the pisll ! against student, when no question of protection against serious injury was" involved was rerious enough to justify suspension. The case of Lineberger and Sims ! v..,t -Ins. nn hnsin. Tho eotmci : held that entering a freshman I room and .forcing him out on the campus where there was much suowbulliug was sa invasion' of the freshman's rights and thcrofore punishable. President Washbara said that further 4nvcstiKa tions Would ber conducted; TSinn nut other students who were associated with Lineberger and Sims. ; ' Many Baow rights Take Place. I Snow fights 'letweeo members of the freshman and sophomore classes have taken place all over the campus, culmi nating in one big fight between the t o classes around the college well. Tbo freshmen were victorious and retained possession of the Well. A number of cuts about the face and tilark eyes from snowballs were counted ia the casualties. Dr. K. A. Abcrnathy, the university physician, said today that none of thtroe wss serious... The three men susneaJfd are well known in student life. Simt was a sub stttute end on the varsity football tenin ktst fan knd Lineberger- has recently been elected rue of the corauienccnieut marshals; by' his "els-. Shcpardi besiile being president of t lie freshman class, played half back on the f retliuiaa team last fall and is a member of Ins basketball souad. FALSE PROPAGANDA BY LABOR LEADERS SMALL DECLARES Congressman Thinks People oi State Favor Return of Rail roads To Owners ORGANIZED EFFORT FOR PLUMB PLAN, HE THINKS Charges That American Feder ation of Labor Is Trying To Create Sentiment For Gov. ernment Control; Raleigh Hotel Man Going To Wash ington To Plan New Hotel The News and Observer fliirenu. ;;i District National Bank Bldn By R. E. POWK1X. (Dy Special Leased Wire.1 . Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. In s statement released today Representative John If. Small, of the Firt North Caro lina district, attacks tlwl "deceptive" ......L nf tli' American Federation of Labor, which he believes is for the purpose of creating sentiment favorable to the Plumb plan of railroad control. Tanners, according to Mr. Small, arc being quoted ns favorable to ifovorn meat control of the railroads when "all the evidence 1 have is to Vhc effect Hint the farmers' organizations are opposed either to continued operation or go - crnnient ownership."- I Mr. Small has been diligently folio - ;ng the conference over the Cummins and Ksch railroad bills with a view nf protecting water rates. In his state ment today he says: . Congressman Small's Ststement. !'Ohe of the most important matter before Congress is the enacting of ait appropriate law for the restoration of the railroads to their owners. I believe the people of North Carolina and in fart the best informed sentiment of th country believe that the railroads should be returned as early as legislation can bs passed. All my ' information is to thelAset thfci tho farmers of the cnun try entertain this view. Ccrtainlv'it is my opinion that the railroads should . . be returned and that we should enact , . i . l i. . -. t . . K'KIRIHUOn WDira will rcsiuro mm rmt--ljr-ftr-1l- pssihTrE:iabl,, them to serve the public. "At the same time there Is an active ( propaganda by tho American Federation j of Ijibor and the organized railroad em ployes to create public sentiment in people Of the country wish government operation continued for two years or five years longer. , -Trying to Line Up Farmers. ' "As a part of their scheme they sic' trvjng to make it .apocnr that the . farmers organization of the eountrv wish government control continued. Only-ia day or two ago a delegation called at the White House, which was said to be composed of representatives of farmers' organizations and organized lsbor. I beliove this deceptive propa ganda should be corrected. All the evidence I have heard ia to the effect that farmers' organization! are opposed either to continued operation or gov- ownership."!.' thto attitude I , representing thoir best j . interests. in ut ner ihi .ir.vi... o ..v. . . . ; . . . , ,!, iistent effort is being made to mase it appear that farmers'- organizations are united with the American Federation of Labor in other socialistic schemes affect ing industry.' The farmer is not a socialist. He is usually a good citizen who stands upon his rights and be asks no special privileges." Plans for Raleigh Hotel. ' It was learned here today that B. H. Griffin, proprietor of tho VarborouHh. aud Mrs. Griffin will arrive here in the neit day or two to consult with Frank 1'. Milburu, Washington architect, re garding plans for the new. hotel .which is to b built in Buleigh. . It is also announced here that pluus ' V? Zih "t 1" b J Winston-Salem andfor anew bote I t Durham to , cost between a half and t l.ree-quartcr. of '"4,1"; eluding the new "tfV w nder wsy for new hotel ?tth iotA 11,8 fP ! .t.. dwch - .. . -m million uoiiars Tar llecls living in Washington have been very much interested in the sut- w gestiofta which have been made '-for" ths . new hotel in Balulgb.- Most of them think ""The Tarbo rough ahould 1 retained- with the addition of the word Newr' -Bome think it should be named t after "ThedistiuguUhedv-Statesmen , of the day. ' J. K. Collie, superintendent of the State prison, was here today. ' , THINKS VENUS MAY SEN MESSAGE TO OUR PLANET Washington, Jaii. 29. (By tho Asso cisted Press.) If wireless, messages are being received on the earth from ' some other planets as suggested by Wil liam Marconi it is not. Mars sending , the signals, but most probably Venus, says lr. C. B. Abbot,, director Of I ho -Smithsonian Astrophy'sical observatory -and ' assistant secretary of the Sn.ith- toniau Institution. Uy. ---Abbott makes nr. claim- that "the mysterious wireless -signals do come from another planet but- says if they do Mars ia eliminated as posil'tlity , because kuuwn oudi tions oa "that planet probably would net , permit fbeMtence of .any form tjf living creature.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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