Tlie New s and 0 THE WEATHER Pair fta'aday, strong north east winds ea the c . bserv! WATCH LABEL a ' rM MP- ' rmtval 4mn kf tin'raHae aa1 "SfoaK VOLCXLN0.32. FORTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1, 1920. FORTY-FOUR PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS STATE'S IHFL MB. ITS Cairi Tn , R llnrW Pnntrnl In . . ,0...oe Vnper uoniroi in Asheville and Catawba But Pneumonia Appears , , SERIOUS SICKNESS METHODIST ORPHANAGE Revenue Commissioner and Women's Colleges In Baleigh, Although No Influenza Has Thus Far Developed Among Students, Are Quarantined; Sixteen Cases at State Col- - ' lege ; Hone of Them Serious An abatement of influenza in North Carolina, with the situation in Asheville ' and Catawba county, storm centers. j under control, was indicated in reports ! to the State Board of Health front Tartans counties of the State vestcrdav. While new enst- ri'mriei totalled 1,230. it was pointed out that this apparent increase of .112 over the preceding day waa not, in fact, an .increase, but the Attnnait On amiiit nt tha fnit flint a auinber of the reports included the aggregate or east's lor me wees, it was estimated that new rases did not exceed 8o0. .Decided improvement was reported to tic State Bonrrf of Health for eondi tioi s in Asheville and two mill com- ni unities in Catawba county, but ptrsa reports from Asheville were to the effect .i i . i i i .- : i ... : u REPOF IfllW iiiuiujiii. ; nrni mr in pa ere ULULini III MOM ihbi inis urciiDV ius rjiai(uiiM:u t i jimwa wiwiui .u.utn.t puu wiucro an increase ia pneumonin cases. I on charges of fraud, corruption and Collegwo Hero Quarantined. ' j conspiracy in the 1918 election mnde Because of the early closing hours of ready tonight for the actual opening of the County Health Department on feat- the trial next week. Court adjourned urdny reports were not available for until Monday afternoon to give the KalcigU and Wake eountv yesterdav. respondents opportunity to arrange per Mcredifh College, Pence' -Institute and sonal affairs ia prospect of a rather St. Mary s, without a case of influenza lit nny of them, established quarantines yearcrday. Tkia. it was pointed out. is attorney-general, is expected to maks Urganiiation to eatch and cure the discard- a precautionary measure, aimed the opening statement for the prose- fpute t aa Mry Btago." This necessity, . - . i . m . i t. ii . : t . i i ' ' - to prevent the introduction of the "flit germ into the schools. Dar pupils are .wbether the defense would address the not banned from the colleges unless , jury before the introduction of evidence there ia influenza in their homes, but or reserve its opening until the com vbitorure not allowed at the institn- Ipletlon -of the government's ease, tioaa and the students will not be per-; Both sidea professed satisfaction with tuitted to Mistcl 'th townspeople. At the Methodist Orphanage tnetresr of the epidemic, it 1 thought, has beea rT.chetl, aad while no new eases were rc-ported, some of the two hundred or mere children are quite sick. Three or four pneumonia cases have developed aud one case is regarded as venr aoriuus. VolasUaor X'arsoe Hehji. Fcut trained minu assisted by vol- ttrttecr noriers arv i-mina after the i.-k and eve: effort is iir.inj ui.iie, S ipt. A. H. Baraea said last uijlit, to give -rfcct attention to the patients during the next forty-eight hours, which are rcfpirded as the moat cntwai stage. At the Htate College, fifleea cases liave devrloped rait noae of the sudents tc Tery sick. There has been no quar- a-ine establisbeil there. j No influenaa has develop4 t the State School for the BlUd, though aev j r.i e k Miira Lars 1een atri.-ken. i Tho school ia onarantincd now as a pre- ( etiutionary moiisiire. . '. , State Board's Coaclasiows. . I Investigation of eases reporter! Jadi-' cite that the following conclusion may ' l.e drawn t Ti.i, -i,n ii-r.;,..i of of 1918 and , eas. at pre i Tiueiiai during the. winter IllO ra tint hnviiiff tttA HM.a The disease doe not seem to ba so am-ere in type nnd with so many eom-plW-i lions aa in the previous winter. The eases reported are for the most part rather vti.lely scntered ia ths var iiios commnnitics, one or two families in varioifc sections ef community be ng afflcted, . . , ' For tho an eat part only one "or two persoas ia a family have the disease, r against the large number at eatire families stricken last Tear. - Ia only a very few instances have) there been fatalities, In fact, the num ber of deaths from pneumonia reported are below the number for a normal year. ? " '-" "' ' -' Saye 8ut Will Cacape, Ia view of these facta State Health Officer, Dr. W. 8. Rankin yesterday de clared that there' ia every reaseoa to believe that Korth Carolina will escape a repititioa of .-the epidemie of last year, bat agaia . Urged that ao precau tionary measures be ommitted, such as tha avaldaaes) of crowds to prevent tha spread of the disease, and. immed iate attention for esch one who may be affected. , . '. 'JJ , PaeaaamU 1a Aaa'eville ' " Asheville, Jan. SI. While tha num ber of new eases of iaflueasa-tsae shown a decrease for the past two days, to days' report being ana hundred and four, pneumonia appearedb' today 1n snore than f teen eases being n record for the epidemic- The pnblie- health nurses ' report many distressing eases in the poorer sections af the city. . The plana for the opening of the big emergency hospital ia the Mew High School building are being held uu. al though it ia probable that before 6as day neon aa emergency hospital will be opened ia the East Rtreet Kinder gartea where at least twenty-ive eases eaa.be taken ear of by tha Burs es. - Asheville closed up tonight prompt ly at (is o'clock and so far there has not been a violation of the closing law reported to -the police.- ' . -- No Ctealag Tat la Wlaatoa-Balem Winston-Salem, Jan. SI. While mare -than eighty new eases of influenza were reported here today. Dr. Carlton, health officer, stated this afternoon that aa did sot see any cause for alarm and NO-SPEECH CONVENTION IN 1 OPEN AIR BY REPUBLICANS; Linney, Britt and Morehead O-Kayed and Pritchard En dorsed For President Asheville, Jan. 81. Meeting on the court homo steps in the first open sir political convention ever held in Bun comb county, the county Republicans in ,iv Blinu" thi afternoon adopted rolution, eBdorii Jude Jt Ci P,it.h. ard f or President, J. J. Britt for'Gov" lernor, Frank Linney for tSate Chairman and John M. Morehead for national committeeman. It was speechless convention al though more than one hundred dele gates attended and cheered tha resolu tions. The action of the Buncombe Re publicans following similar resolutions adopted by tha Henderson County or ganization plait the West on record for. Linney and Moreheai against Dun can and Butler. The fight between these fkctioris, it is believed, will come to a show-down at the State convention in Greensboro. It was stated here today that the eongres sionnl convention scheduled for -Ashe-ville next Saturday will be trnnfc:red to Heiidersonville, owing to the regula- t inn m Tinrp ntrn inst mi hi if mnntincrti Hun , to the influenza epidemic. i Spectre Of Influenza StalkS Headed Toward Exit With Doctor In Charge Grand Bapids, Midi., Jan. 31. -Willi a ( jury sworn in, attorneys and defendants.! in Hie Federal Court trial of United j . , .. . c ... . v.. u V ,oo i long trial. Frank C. Dailey, special assistant ration. It was not known definitely .tha jury. It ?'.. i . .isjfarmer, jtw producer tfralerW a eattle buyer, the mannger of. farmsrs cooperative elevator, a grain dealer and a grocer, ; I'aarlevoi is the largest town renre scntcd and nine of the twelve men come j from the northern part of this district, j Politically, attorneys for both sides .'agreed, the jury consisting of ten Re- publicans and two whose party aftiiia- tiosns are doubtful. The oldest juror, Edward Anderson, jolt, is a naturalised Norwegian, and the ' second oldest, C. A. Anderson. 52. is a 'j naturalized Hwede, The others are native Americans, most of them having : been born in .Michigan and several with- iiirv mm cirri mill uwjiiif i i el u : IN NEWBERRY CASE i ' . in the county in whicji they reside. , r B0 mean, the generi(l ,ttitude, how The spectre of influenza which had ,. . ;,v .j u. stalked oo the stage of the trial, was beaded toward an exit tonight. I M jurors wero all reported In good health j and while two morf defendants were , ndded to the sick list this morning, all i Sve patients from thst division were improving tonight. I'recautions are boing taken against a mistrial or delay because of illness, A physician is watching the jury. To improve conditions in the court room ine nroceeainss win ian nt - .:... i each day J". reee, will g.ve. half way through the morn i sessions. - in mis interval am Biaui of the room will be thrown open. EXTREME COLD WEATHER IN ALL OF NEW ENGLAND Sleeping Car of Passengers . Plunged -Bj. Wreck .Jntp.Jcy Waters of Lake Ohamplain New York. Jan. 81. All New England and Nw.Voj-k Mate, tonight wasW flwcr.ai .Tr ncsni nrir- fin nil grip of the coldest weather of winter. I SENATE DEADLOCK ON OIL New records for low temperature were reported in many communities, the ther mometer registering from 8 to 42 de grees below aero. The frigid wave which suddenly blanketed the East shortly after last midnight was most severe in northern New York state, where the low records of 43 degrees below zero wss registered at Ava, 14 miles north of Rome. At other places ia New York and in New Eng land the temperatures ranged from 10 ,o 39 below. ' i Along the New .England northern coast harbors and channels are frozen, preventing the- movement . of. shipping and supplies of foodstuffs. The in habitants of several islands were re ported to be isloUted. Two eoast guard cutters have been ordered to proceed to break -the jce along the ,ja,in eoast ia sn attempt to open the harbors. Tha lowest temperature recorded in honkera New England was stGreenville Me., where it was 28 below and at North field, Vt where the thermonever regis tered Si below, Boston reported. 8 be low. . ,r The; extreme cold in Vermont is be lieved to lisve1 caused the wreck of the Montreal express of the Rutland Rail road at Hihhard's Bay early today, throwing a sleeping ear of passengers Into tha icy waters of Lake Champlain. It is believed thst the train was derailed by a rail which bad been snapped by I tne extreme coin. - aii tne passengers were weened, but several were badly frost-bitten. . ' . ; - Storm Warning Ordered I'p. Washington, Jaa. 31. Tho weather bnreaa has otdered northeast storm warnings displayed on the Atlantic const from Ivlnware breakwater to Jackson INDUSTRIAL BODY WILL FORMULATE FINAL PLAN SOON, i ; Tentative Plan For Regional Adjustment Boards Evoked Much Criticism HOW FAR MODIFICATION WILL GO NOT YET KNOWN i Some Form of Shop Osganiza tion, Independent of Union Affiliations, Will Be Recom-1 mended In Final Draft, It Is Leaders of Public Opinion Washington, Jan. 31. Formulation of j a 8nal plan for settlement of industrial I disputes, based on the groat volume j Joans of 50,000,000, to Euroicun couii of criticism and opinion evoked by the; tries for food relief the House Wavs tentative plan of regional adjustment I nud Means Committee, including it hoards announced six weeks ago, will be ! Republican members, went counter to .l. T.j..M.ir..!th majority view of the Remihlicnn ference next wee. - Chairman Stanley B. King, said today that practically all executive session hearings had been completed and that work on drafting final recommendations to the -President would be started at once. How far the conference may modify its tentative plait, calling for a nntinnul Their efforts in committee to make ; The announcement developed no de industrial tribunal with regional boards the amount to be recommended I25.-j hate. A little later, however, the Seii of adjustment and Inquiry, Mr. King said, was entirely speculative in view of the fact that the eonference, since convening. Tins concerned itself on w;ii, drawing out the opinions of cxpe . ... . . only ri- enced leaders nnd that it now remained for its seventeen members to agree upon conclusions. Favor Shop Organization. One definite conclusion already reached, however, Mr. King said, was that any system of regional adjust ment, while providing for disputes thnt have once arisen must be supplemented vv olne "preventative tdan of shop he said had been very generally stressed und so deeply impressed tha conference members that a strong recommendation for the adoption of tome form of shop organization in all industrial plant-vf iltions. Sxaatjir !'.'', DeiniKrat, Cal" hidenenitflnt nf union amlintitinM nf im, fifn.l. churrrAj ('-'"kt'lTieiiA natioua. matomlHiiMn .fivA - in the anal Sjraft plaiu " V The most complete disapproval of the tentative plan announced by the confer ence, Mr. King said, had come from Samuel fionipers, a the representative of organized labor in America, und from the "president of one of the big gest employers associations in tha coun try," whose name he withheld. As viewed by members of the conference, the attitude signified by the opinions of these two men, he said, was that "nny confjiet of interests now exist" between itnnttul an A I.Iia. im nrivatA 4fli with whifh the K0TerIlment ,)rop,y ha, ..: lft An- Tlli, fnA . h. Pro-1-..t Leaders. The conference also has heard former rre,iaen, Taft Bnd Glenn E P)umb flf M Ua,.tabor ivAnstTM pflTt. ... , .... . ... T nership plans, that hear his name. In all a dozen representatives of the large ompJoying interests, chiefly officials of employers associations have been heard, Mr. King said. The railroad 'labor problem was dis cussed by William H. Shepherd, presi uent or tne motneriioort or Kaiirond nMt wwk b the prnidentl f ,J dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad other three railroad brotherhoods. As a spokesman for railroad management the conference also has hoard Daniel C. Wjllard, president of the Buffalo and sjiiio raiiroau. In addition to the oral opinions sub mitted, the conference, Mr. King said, had sought the written view of more than a hundred students of industrial and economic problems, Including many college professors, on the broad question-of establishing more harmonious industrial relations. LEASING BILL IS BROKEN Conference After Three Months of Conferring Beaches Com promise Agreement Washington, Jan. SI. The deadlock on the oil land leasing bill, which has been in conference for three months, was broken today when a compromise agreement on the so-called remedial provisions of the oil section was reach ed by the' eonferdiiee." While thia vir tually amounts to a final agreement on the bill, minor questions invoking the distribution of -myslties derived from producing oil wells remain to b set tled.'' :f'i ' Under the compromise, transfer of surplus? oil lands after October 21, last, by persons holding more than 3,200 acres, the maximum allewsd ander the bill, would, be declared void. The t,rM' vision is designed to prevent the jug gling of lands and keep large oil Inter ests from: maintaining eontrol over! greater areas than the measure "per-1 mits. '-,... ', " .'.- ''. ' :S ''l , Senator Smoot, ' Repulilicsn, Vtah, said tonight thst the conferees left i to himself and Representative Sifinott,! of Oregon, chairman of the House Man agers;-- determlmirroit''""tbe'twnlty distribution provision, they hope to reach a final agreement Honda v. Wlastoa-SaUm Dentist? Dies, " Winston-Raleni, Jan. 31-Dr. T. A. Apple, member of the denatl Arm of : Apple and Apple, died at 6:15 tonight I after week's illnesi with pneumonia. I HOMMIIIIEE RECOMMENDSLOA FOR FOOD Pr:&. Ways and Mey a fi i Runs Counted" O C A Steerr vv DEMOCRATS AMOUNT THAN oER j,000,000 Senator Walsh, of Montana, Opposes Further Govern-s ment Aid Because Some of Nations Now Spending Large . Sums On Military and Naval ; Preparations, He Says Washington, Jan. 81. Tn votijii! to dav to recommend' new government legislative steering committee. Technically, the committee agreement was by a vote of 19 of its 24 members. Six Democratic members joined the majority after failing to get a larger fund, but reserved the rieht to seek 'an inerenso when the bill comes up in the House, probably early neit week, 000,000, as proposed ,v the 1 reasurv. lU0,tKHl,(HH) or 73,O00,t'K) ere defeated' in order." Differences of Opinion. Action by tho ways and means com mittee followed a conference earlier ia the day lietween its Republican mem bers and the steering committee, at which steering committee members ex .- - pressed disapproval of anv loans on the ground that Congress bad no authority lo give away lunus. tuiiw i 1 " ste both Deiaocrata and Hepublieuua voiced opposition to additional credits to any European couutries. Senator Walsh, Demoernt, of Mulitnna, snic'. ho was opposed to further govern ment financial aid to Europe because some of the nations' now owing this country money' 'It cj Spcjidirg stupen dous suras in military ana naval prepa- iMfMitimii wef $! money owed to tH United tHates to extend their oil interests throughoiut the wor!U. Senator Hmoot, Republican, ef Utah, said the funding of interest payments iuit;lit be necessary in the ease of some nations, but that it was not necessary for "nations like Great Britain." Countries Not Stipulated ' On agreeing on the 50,000,000 total, the House Ways and Means Committee decided not to stipulate the countries to which the hmn might be made. Thia will be left to officials of the Treasury win have asked for 125,000,000 for the uid of Poland, Austria am' Armenia. Chairman t'ordney of the ways and inenus,c.onimittee, said he would try to get house action on the bill Mondajr or Tuesday, if necossary, asking the rules committee to give the measure a prefer ential status. In his report to Tresident Wilson's letter .favoring relief for Eu rope and two communications from K-c-retary Glass, summarizing the fnmine situation abroad, wero quoted. "All evidence furnished the 'con-init- tee" declared the report, "seemed clear- ly to indicate that literally millions of j people in the stricken portions or Eur ope are facing starvation and their only hope of relief is the participation of the government of the United States in tho furnishing of foodstuffs." Wlii In the bill frameil bv the com mittee, did not specify the countries r'wl as it pleased with treaty consul to receive the Joans, the intention was j 'ration. Should an appeal be taken that relief should first go to Austria, f tront h decision in tbissse it was Armenia and the citv of Budapest (expected that a majority would vote The limitation of the relief to food- i uphold him. stuffs was said to be an expression of I .Governor Cox la Race, opposition to providing military sun- (.,,, 0 j 31.olOTer,or pl.es. Clothing and medicine barred by j the legislation could be supplied, if noc- , . ... ,,:,'. , ij.MM.. essary, through private charities, the: ; committee held. nilll-dLUl I IUII I 1L.I-VI1IIIIVI SET FOR WEDNESDAY ' Washington, D. C. Jan. 31. Hearings on anti-sedition legialatirn will be-re sumed by the house judiciary committee i next Wednesday, Attorney General PbI S mer having agreed today to appear St j that time, t hairnian V olstead said no particular bill would he discussed nnd that it was the purpose of the committee to obtain J!r. Palmer's vienl and then to draw a measure embodying them and those of members of the committee. The, committee has httd-before -it for aomo time the ' HU;llinjt.and (iraham nnti-se lifton bills to"wMrh- objection has been Voiced by many members of congress and organisation and indi viduals ivor tho country. Mr. Palmer was invited to appear before the com mittee recently when these meosurvs wero beiug considered, but instead be sejt a lefer stating that the bill intro duced by Representative Davey, ef Ohio embodied his views. " .- ' v 1 JAPAN INVITra CHINA TO TAKE UP NEGOTIATIONS FOR RIGH1S TO. SHANTUNG . Washington, Jaa. SL -The Jaaa nea Embaaay here 1 was Informed sfflclally today that the Jaoaaeae government had Invited China ta enter anon negotiations fori the re turn ef German rights In fthantaaav aad that while some oT the younger elements la. Chins had opposed the acceptance of the Invitation on tha ground thst China waa not vet . member of the League of Nstiona. H waa believed the Chinese were Inclined to accept the Invitation.' DEMOCRATS MAKE ANOTHER MOVE TO rND TREATY FIGHT .sotice Served By Senator Walsh, ot Montana, of Mo tion To Renew Debate FEBRUARY 10 DATE FOR CALLING UP THE MOTION Senator Smoot Exhibits 3,000 - Page Book Containing Seven Million Words of Debate On Treaty. Last Summer and Fall; Sentiment Not Crystal lised; New Line-Up Likely Washington, Jan. '1. A possible foundation for another season of Sen ate debate on the peace treaty nas laid today by Democratic lenders as an no .(ticl of the collapse yesterday of b'r pnrtisjin informal ni gotiatioiis lor a compromise on reservations. Notice was scrw-.l by Senator Walsh, of Montana, one of the Democratic members of the disbanded 'bi-partisan ,. I....- !,.. Tnaa.luv F.lirunrr v, ...... v.. , 10, a motion would bo made to resume consideration of the treaty in the open j Senate. He spoke for the Democratic Senate leader, Senator Hitchcock, of i Nebraska, who was absent. ! ate wan gien a concrete reminder of the amount of oratory it already had expended on the 1 reaty. Senator 8moot, a !' . St - . J' s ItlA ncpuniiean, - rau, eiiiionea, a o.uvo - page volume containing 7rh"1,000 words on the subject spoken in the Senate last summeMand fall. fsrntlment Not Crystaliied. , nuunuKii o'" iru n-v a ""j,uor landing on Mexican son. ihev are'ivori , nearly every element in the complicated j due to reach Neuvo Laredo.' opposite j bike Senate situation was considering today i here, st midnight nnd proceed toniii Although a vote is ten days away, where It would east its influence on the question of bringing the treaty back for debate. It was said sentiment might not crystallize for several days, hut j Lieutenants Grimes and Davis to Amer there ere some indicatums thnt theijr4B mil cume suddenly late today in division Jnight not be along the same .orders from Governor Gonzales, of the lines of demarcation that have obtained '-Btate of Neuvo Leon, that thev ba re generally during the treaty fight. moved from jurisdiction of local civil Tha flrst impulse of some of the i authorities who had prepared to permit treaty's irreeoneible foes waa to vote the aviators to return to the United fo the Pmocria wiotioa on the the-jntntes sad taken to Monterey imme- ory thit .i.re Jiio trould smn further pnblie opposition to -fntitten-tion, while others of the irreconciblet Iwetd to the position that the treaty was dead and should be left desd. Borne of tho mild reservation Repub licans wre inclined to favor further debate as the only possible- way now to ratification but others believed it only would consume time that should lie devoted to legislation. There have been intimations, too, that a number of Democrats would prefer to try . some other method of private negotiation; be- fore re opening debate. The Probable Llne-l'p. It generally was predicted that if the Democratic move proved successful, as the party leaders said it would, the line up behind it would lie a combination of Democrats, mild reservation!! and ir - reconcilable. Republican leaders talked over the land because their fuel was exhausted, situation among themselves daring ths Since Wednesday they have been stoo dav. but declined to make anvpredic- ninir at a lintel in Guerrero under sur- tion about the outcome or to announce deflnitely where thev stood on the pro- posol. It waa indicated, however, that the Republican leadera would make an 'Hurt to require a two-thirds majority fur bringing tha treaty before the Sen ate. Under the rules, they said, two thirds would be necessary, but it was pointed out that Vice-President .Mar shall had held throughout the treaty controversy thnt a, majority could pro- presidential nomination. SALOONS THING 0 PAST ... .. WbW TUHK Al Lfl' I . ( Sadly,. Yet Hoping Still IOr New ; Lease of Life,, Keepers Keep Open Doors New York, Jan. .11'.- Th utonn ,.t ,.M 1 in which the word liquor" had only onej definition, became a thing Of the past j toniirht in New York with thr to. ration 1 of 2r,!8 short term ecrUllcates. Many , . , ,.,, ... loonkeelK.r. closed heir door, at mid- night, jbut ethers, still clinging to Some i more or less mysterious hope, have I t - l cided to keep open and sell soft drinks,: until the Sta,te Legislature enlightens the public -as to what is, or is not,! have announce!. As a license is not I necessary for the sale of near beer and iSoft drinks, those former liqnor dealers iho still cherish hupe, concluded they Wight as well leave the doors open in case "something turaa'ap." j 5 . Glass Will Resign Monday I Biclimond. Va Jan. 31. Announce ment from Washington toriight sold tha thf resifriiatHin rf Carter Glass as See rotary ofthe Treasury will take effect I Monday ioun, nnd thnt lie will take his.oe'h as Senator from Virginia, suc - eeedin the WtHSenp'Tor Martin, Mn i day afternorirf ' f': ' Anrual - Hnriwss Evca, flat racc-s, i. ... I,:..-!. 11' . J .1 louor. or whether one-half of one per .l ..... i. . : cent beer will reouire a license " ' . . VL- 7 "t North Carolina Seniors. On Mc!,!r. !".r?..' .I sag late Wednesday reporting ,; recommendation Undone. tanr:,.,.&"i,andi,' wuthofGuerrero r ,eem$ wimnK to M bllf, ni. vii. k. n.iu. cnvcinu rnv nivivr . ' i lit left S bitter taste with Sena -.. .!..., i .... . . i v ..ihiiiiiii 1111.11110 1 . . ' I PRESIDENT WILSON MAY COME TO NORTH CAROLINA TO RECUPERATE (By 8prclal Leased Win.) Washington, Jaa. II. -President Wilson may g to Plneharat or Heathers Plnee within Ik next week ta continue . recuperation, according to a report ' whkh waa current to night ta newspaper circle and which waa aald to nave keen sponsored by an administration Senator. Some or the metropolitan writers arc saying that the President will leave next week for North Carolina and go either to Soalhtra Pine or Aahevllle. It ta thought by some that he will choose Plneharat on accoaat of tk golf links and the mild climate, which Admiral Grayson la said )o be favorable to. The Whlto Horn will not confirm or deny reports of thla character, dismissing inquiries with the State ment that tha President's movements will be announced In dan time. Nothing had been learned at Soathern Pines or Plneharat laat night that Indicated the President expected to make a visit -there. M.ffiYIN . . I WO American AViaiOrS III WieX' ico To Be Interviewed By Military Authorities Laredo. Texas, Jan. 31. Lieutenants K. F. Davis and fi. t. Grimes. United States Army avintors, who made a i fartei landing near Guerrero. Mexico, 1 . - Wednesday tw-suse of an eshausted j suppv o( Ka0line, tonight lire on their way to Monterey, Mexico, under mili- ( tary escort, to be enaiuinrd bv Mexican i military authorities "ss to their reasons , for landing on Mexican soil." Thev are j Monterev tomorrow, sceordins to In - ( formation received here. Disruption of plans for the return nf rt.atulw "for examlnntionT by Oef eral francisco Mnrguia. . ' 2 ' ' :5wr-' Baadalpb Bohertsoa, Amsrricah Consul at Neuvo Laredo, who aent word of Gonzales action in a telephone message! from Uurrrero, said he was accompany ing ths flyers to Neuvo Laredo. The party is trsveling tonight by automobile on the Mexican side of the border, under escort of a number of Cnrranza officers, he aald. Consul Robertson, who I went to Guerrero Thursday to aid in nea-ntUiinir for the return of the avi- : ators. gave no further details concern - ing the order. Lieutenants Dsvis and Grimes, whlls j on a flight Wednesday morning in ! j Zapata county, Texas, became confused ! I in a fog and instead of proceeding along j (the Rio Grande, followed the River! : rtolado, thirty miles within Mexican' territory. Uere they were forced to i I veillance of civil authorities awaiting the arrival of expected oil and gasoline for their airplane. ACTION BV MEXICAN LEADER j ty under Collector Bailey and placed SURPRISE TO ARMY OFFICERS. in rhnrgn of the special tax work in ' -, the State, a department entirely sepa- , Brownsville, Tox; Jan. 31.-The ac-j rate from the income fcix divislou. tiop of Major General Francisco Mur- Under the plan thst Mr. Roper now has guin, commander of Mexivsu military under consideration the office of Chic forces in the northern zone, in taking , Deputy of the Ineome Tax Division? out of the hands of General Fortunatvi would also be created and for this berth Zuazun, military commander in Tniuauli-! Sheriff Manly McDowoll, of Morgan-' pas, the situation relative to Lieuteu- ton, is slated. . ants E. P. Davis and O. E. Grimes at i So here Is the hitch: Guerrero, Mexico, and la ordering them j Commissioner Roper wants to divide, taken to Monterey for military examina-j the Supervisorship into two places and tion, came as a surprise to United j give one to Sheriff Haynes and the' States army officers hero who considered other to " Sheriff McDowell. Senator the return of the officers to American , Simmons, 'it Is practically certain, pro-. oil all but accomplished. fers that the office of supervisor be nut. General Murguio, according to infor- !sc.-n'nued while Senator Overman motion. here, was at' Pcdras Negras, op- really prefers the re-establishment . of ipsito Eaglo Pass, today and it was, .-!,,.. .!.. it I. .l tl.of ho ,.l. ore.) Davis and Grimes, taken to Monte-j rey. The only information received at oFrt lirowu nero lotiay wus irora uenerui , y.iinvns anifl M, iiv l lnrL nr until- mores, who went to Ouerroro opposite Zapata, yesterday morning, presumably uepanuro wm iv , n ,0 tbe cffe(.t , were-salisfactory and that the return of i the two men was imminent .indicating he kn'?1 n0,hi"g f, Mu.'" uw- Florea, in a message earlier la 1 , d((y tspnttei belief ;ht the return would be accomplished 'soon, although' uc-'he iaid flnnt iastruetions wor awaUed , . . V""'11, V,1'"':- '.".1 ' " . i to Murguin- " ' i 1, v i... FOR HEALTH ADVERTISEMENTS Washington, Jan. 31. An apprupriu- ton of 2rHiHj to pay for advertisement in nen(.njrrs d inn j tlio influenza rpf demle htst year was eliminated from the second ' deficiency bill today- on a point of order by Representative. Wan ton, Democrat, Texas. Another provis ion of tho bill, prohibits the public health service from paying for future advertisements. - - - WACJiER CAXT ACCEPT .NOW.. Newport es, Va., Jnn. 31.--Hani Wagner toiliiy telegrupbed the president of the Newport News baseball club that he could not accept the management of the locar rlirii af prewnt. nut wosld consider reporting to assume that duty ROPER THREATENS TO SEND OUTSIDER TO NORTH CAROLINA Battle Royal Between Internal Revenue Commissioners and Senators Promised SITUATION BECOMING MORE MUDDLED THAN EVER Commissioner Feels After Mak . ing Thorough Canvass That No Man Available To Take Colonel Watts' Place; Wants To Divide Snpervisorship . Into Two Parts ' The News and Olmerver Bureau 603 District National Bank BUtldfng By R. E. POWELL. (By Hpeeiul Leased Wire). WaKliington. Jan. 31. The storm over tho-adiniuiiilxatfon of the Internal Rev enue work in North Carolina, fore- shadowed in this correspondence last night, gave promise today of developing "" royal battle between the North Carolina Senators and Internal Revenue Collector Roper before the end of so ' oilier week. Renninr Simmons concurred in a stale mcnt given to this correspondent by Heuator Overman this afternoon netting forth the latest complaint the Tar Heel j Menntors ha e against the Commissioner. i It ia that Mr. Roper, eonvineed that there is no man now connected with the Revenue Depurtuient in North Carolina I iiinllf)cd to succeed Colonel Watts ns ' Kupcrvisor. has threatened to send into 'North Carolina an out of stato man lo charge of the work and re or- ze the deniirtment. ! IMtasiion Mora Muddled. This man. Captain Boyd, of Ken- j lucky, would be sent Into North Caro- Una temporarily, the commissioner has advised Kenntor Overman, pending further consiifeniiUin at the Department of tha matter of appointing either an. other supervisor or reestablishing the collector's office in- the Western I)U triet. The situation, rather than clearing any, Is" gettiug More and more tanddled and ns a eoaeequenre of the latest turn tha two Senators this afternoon drafted i protest to Commlssioiier "wpeff and asked that he be kind enough to postpone 'any further action in tha matter until the latter part of next week, st which time they have naked for an audience in order that they amy have a show-down. ' The determination of the foiiimm- I ioner to send a "foreigner" into North ) Carolina waa reached after he received '" report from an inspector sent into. j North Carolina to make an Investi-. j gntion. No Attack on Bailey The administration at . Raleigh was not attacked nor has it at any time been under lire. Bo far as the Senator are informed, Mr. Bailey's office is functioning in flrst class shape but thti trouble is outside Mr. Bailey's juris diction. It appears today, after a thorough , eanvass of the situation, that rJheriif, j f H. Hayues, of Surry County, who I h "n asking for the appointment of ' Mil ra ww l sin a ia Tn rvA sshbwia as aniar nonst. . the Western district and the. aptjoius- . I... .ll..t. Bailey Against Overmaa I The preference of Senator Overman gm, no favor in the eyes of Collector' H;liley, lt is said here, who neither desires the re-establishment of the West- ern district or the continuance of the office of Mipervisor, formerly held by ; i Lionel watts. Air. tinuey nouia n ))lnfp p(0 , job, an1 prom1,ig b0'h sheriff McDowell and Sh .i,.,,.!, ,,rn,nntln ltl enfl Maynes, either one to a- rank woald be more eommamlin . 0. . ti.rcith. - .Wh,KK,X . g than ith the I-SISOUH BIIUUOIIU IM tl.u Wliivn ...... Wlg, nn,ir , way also ti atated uimih authority that the reorgunUfiUon last summer, when the two districts wsr. consolidated, was done by Commissioner lloper without consulting either of tha whoso -no' oat vcTtheles, 1 . tor Sim mons snd Senator Overman which Is not ' sweetened the. least by Mr. . Roper's throat to-send a Kentucky man into -North Carolina to re-organize the forces. , According to tho retwr,t pf tbo lniec- tor, who has returned from tho State, n nu oilier of valuable wen connected with the revenue forevs in -the State iinva resignl from the service with the result that there Is no one now engaged ia the work regarded capable of dis- ' charging the duties which belong to tha supervisor. As assistant to Cot. Watts, " Sheriff Hnynes was tegurdeoTtlioroughly capable,;, but tha inspector ' la said,-- -have stated that the jump from assist- ' ant, where he handled only the special taxes to that of supervisor, entrusted (Ceatiantd aa TweJ ville, i'U ... o; if-fno uaae. jneuuraw cum-uc- j rnnsiarr repfimiis; ,lv. . ". . : .. 'latet la tb aeasou. jUi age was about 38 yeurs, j (Ceatinaed an Page TwoJ