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VOL CXI. NO. 33.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. G, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2, 1920.
TWELVE PAGES TODAY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
MIDDLESEX YOUNG
COUPLE SUFFOCATE
. IN NORFOLK HOI
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Murray Are
t Asphyxiated While On Visit
f To Their Uncle
ARRIVED FOR VISIT TO
UNCLE SATURDAY NIGHT
After Attending Theatre, They
Retire and Both Found Dead
Early Sunday Morning; Cor
oner Finds Gas Jet Turned
Too Far Off When Extin
tinguished f
Xorl'olk, Va., Feb. 1. Ollie Murray,
8 years old, and hit wife, 16 years old,
of Middlesex, Nf.'., were asphyxiated
c:.iy this worniuir in the home of
Murray's uncle, W. A. Murray, 610
, t.'Utouri street, thi? city, where they
l. li .1 .... - .wl-U Aa.n
'j.T. J. Miller viewed the remain and
l, .uimuafcd dcatii froni accidental suffo
'c'cu. The bodies will be shipped to
J,Yrtii Carolina tomorrow, a aoon ai
g'victa tntm Mrs. U T. Murray, tho
juothf r of the dirsl- hu b, ar received
Jit :t. . ....
':. arid V.-... &'tiy -reached Norfolk
h. . t ijlit jtril. vn-r. to tho homo of Mr.
ii :rv:t r.iu-l'. Thej-'iX headed a theatre
In t'.r -shy, tad retired shortly after.
.? o.lt i.i!:;k tliii norning a mom
L'.r (,.' Iio4..,i-liolil vent to their
i'lMiai ta rxrs them for breakfast. Re
viOu'.cd k.!ui-!:a on the door brought no
T.'.";i:. r, riid odirs if gas were de-t-.itjd
or.:U.g lYaui ih! room. W. A.
i. ,.:r i y's :o.i iiiiered the roouY and
itlimi both the guests dead.
i Dead for Several Hour.
T..- :.i.'.rioneJ other ru ember' of the
i... i iy, i.ro.1 pliys'el;;:! verc celled, but
i.v.ii.d the younj, couple bad been dead
severs! hour.' Mrs. Alurray was lying
Sii uur uiffht e lothe in a natural position
iu fie bed, while th body of her 'ma
rtini! wr.s lonmi lying o w jiour ai
JU imd t ,ih,lxi and just beneath a
j. : ir. TUo rooii ? ii lied w ith 'g
t.V. uiHr J. J. Mil!eT?ras eulletl, and
I i inTeim.t!o, -a - Kmlt of
lt.-U Le .ijoi bifvi, 1 Bu. Uia opinion
I I ir. and Mi.'" Murray wero aeri
it'.Mt::ll.v iiKphyxiatcd." Awording to Pr.
Killer hel.el', tU gna jet waa turned
t .'j i;.r, oT when tho light was cstin
. ii. ! : d 1:; rt night, nnd in this -way
t .e ' ." h i llowed to crwif. rrotn the j
jet oi th-. liodlej it ..iii.i.-red that i
. f. iL'.r y did in.t v.-nk.- bofury h"s j
ii'A-, i rA hej buftliand ai aroused byj
l f;;:s i umes. lie muu i a roeuio cnort
Ii rttli the pi jit to turn on" the
I , I. ut wink Hiid died before
4 oi-l.l aeromplisli liia purpose.. .
r No Thought ct fcuicidc
Mi 3 eoroner'a iiiquent was brief, and
t . t reimiltiv nf .thfl r'etim ti-pri, fttrinul
v.er to an undertaker, L. L. Williams, '
V. i.o prepared them nir ahipRii-iit to
Xwirth C.irolina. Mr. Murray, mother of
tJlbfl Murrnyi :w.'juotillcd at onee, and
lnatriictioriraa to the dispoaitioa of the
b: dies wra a united here, tonight. .
No thought of auirido n'as entertained
J:, re by the authorltiea who investigated
JI:o raw. The voting couple, who were
1 "rrio 1 l.itt Doeenilirr, were in the best
,ri.rits Jr.at night' before they're
' t ?d, ueenrding to the tuicle of ths dead
'Uii. Mia. Murray wua a Misa Alma
L..Ut.ud Ikiotc her marriage.:""
Fineral at Middlesex Today. . .
, Middlesex, Pen. 1. Meaaiigea received
leru this afternoon stated that J. O.
"Jcrray, reeontly discharged from the
army, and his young wife, were found
lmd in Norfolk this morning. Their
r.'miiiiii will be buried, near here to
morrow afternoon, j..
ROBBERS GET $8,000 FROM
. SAFE AT ROANOKE RAPIDS
Welilou, Feb. 1. It ia currently re
in rted here that 8,000, which was
placed oa Friday in the safe of the
' Jiimimke Mnnufacturing Company, at
l.'ocnoke llnpids, to be used in paying
v (ip"rn1 ivt-e S:iturdny, was taken from
the safe during the night, with no clue
i. v ti Hie robiiers. -. .. .
Friday was obierved as Library Day
."l the school in Wcldon.- Quite a a In
teresting program, with a talk by Pro
fessor Edwards ea the origin of books,
and other numbers along the same line,
which were appropriate and enjoyable.
. Weldoa Je fortunate in having a live
faculty and superintendent . aad the
school seema to be in fine operatioa. A
new heating plant has been ereentlr
j installed and is giving satire aatiafae
I tioa. ."(,''.' ; - i
! FRENCH ACADEMY BELIEVE
' COMMUNICATION UOSSIBLE
1 iaris, . Feb. lv The Academy ef
Sciences evidently considers eommani
j ' ration between the earth and the plan
! tin among the possibilities, for it has
. oadertsken to act as judge for a prixe
of 100.CKK) francs te be given for the
j best means of making a sign to a heav-
enly body and the receipt of a reply.
It hae been the custom of the Acodemy
nlway te refuse to handle prizes for
any feat which it considers a mere waste
of time. In presenting the present prixe
, for eempetitioa the Academy makes the
' proviso that "the planet Mars is in
, elnded as being sufficiently known. .
lntil a solution is obtained" eays
4 'he Aeodemy'e announcement the in-
tero-t ea the price ef money will form
a prire for scientists making the
yreu'nt prnsre in knowledr of the
I ' j i C:--t rc:.:lott to the etrti.
WOMAN GOLFER GETS WET
BUT RECOVERS HER BALL
Driret Into Fond At Pinehurit,
and Falls Head-First In
In Drivinf Out .
Pinehurst, Feb. I. Two highly un
usual golf reeoveriM Here made at
Pinehurat today. A woman player who
prefera ta remain anoaynmoaa drare a
floater ball into tlie pond at the tenth
hole ef the eharapioaahip eoarae. The
ball came np a ear the bank and her re
covery ahot left nothing te be desired,
technically speaking.' The player, how
ever, had to leaa over toe far aad eh
plunged head lint Into the water aa the
ball winged it way toward the green.
Remarkable reeoVery. No. 1 was made
by Parker W. Whittemore, ef Brook
line, who drove rOO yards or ee late a'
bad spot ia a trap ea his way to the
thirteenth, a 335-yard hole, aad thea
took hie niblick aad Jtoled oat for one
ef the most sensational tvia that has
ever beea played at Piaeharst.
ANOTHER RELIABILITY AIR
RACE ACROSS CONTINENT
Tentative Plans Announced For
Army Air Sendee Race To
Alaska and Return
New York, Feb. I. Tentative plane
for a transcontinental air race this year
between New York and Nome, Alaska,
a distance of 4,870 aiiles, were an
nounced tonight by the American Flying
Club, which ia co-operating with the
training and operations group of the
army sir service la-the project. The
proposed race will be held ander the
same rules and handicap plans aa the
rnee between New York aad Sen Fran
cisco last year.
From Mineola to Minot, North Da
kota, a distance of 1,073 miles, the route
will be over United States territory. At
North Gate, N. D., the course erossea
the International border into Saskatche
wan, Canada, and continues 1,300 miles
across the Dominion to Fort Egbert on
the Alaskan border. In Canada the
course lies along the New Grand Trunk
Pacific railroad running from Edmon
ton, Altierta, to Prince Rupert, British
Columbia. At Haielton, U. CV the pro
posed route branches north between the
coast range aad the Rocky Mountains
following the valleys which are the moat
populated. This route ia covered by the
only telegraph line and is the most fav
emlile from the supply point of view.
In Alaska the route runs from Fort
Yukon and to Fairbanks by way of Fort
Gibbon, thence to Nulato aad Nome.
Compulsory stops will be arranged at
an- average of every 150 miles.' Only
qualified aviators will be allowed te ea
ternnd their -machines -wilt-to exaas
ined'nt each stop befet being wllewed
to proceed. Detailed plana will be an
nounced later.' '
DENIES GREAT BRITAIN
SEEKS LARGE LOANS HERE
Statement Issued By, British
Charge d' Affaires In Wash
ington Through, Glass
Washington, Feb. J. Positive asser
tion that the British government does
not plan to seek further loans ia the
United States but on the contrary is de
lirious of reducing the obligations it al
ready has incurred here is included in
a statement from London transmitted
to Secretary Glass through R. C. Lond-
say, British Charge d' Affaires, and
nut do public tonight.
The statement denies emphatically
"repeated allegation in the press that
the,. British government desires to- bor
row large sums in the United States.
Secretary Glass in a letter to Charge
Lindsay in connection with the state
ment directs attention to the substan
tial agreement between the two govern
ments with respect to fins nee aad points
out also' that ' Great Britain contem-pmt-
relief, measures similar to those
which he recently proposed to the
House ways and means committee. '
ITALY NOW WAITING UPON
AMERICA, NEWSPAPER SAYS
Rome. Friday, Jan. 29. In an editor
ial, dealing with the JuRo-Slav answer
to the ultimatum of the Supreme coun
cil of the Peace Conference the Jour
nal d'Aitalia says: , - ; .
"We will See whether America will
take 'upon herself responsibility for
delaying peace, for the Adriatic ques
tion has become devoid ef aay Impor
tance since sovereignty -ever the state
of Fiume has been excluded from it.
President Wilson showed he was siding
with Jugo-Slavia, but now he does not
have a majority with him aad his ver
dict would not be ratified by public
opinion in his eountr y or in Con
gress." 1 . .:'' , ,.. . '
Belief is expressed by the Tribnaa
that Jugo-8Iavia cannot appeal to Am
erica because the proposed compromise
was presented by tbe Allies without par
ticipation by the United States. It
says this was "due to the defeat of Pres
ident Wilson In his own country aad the
virtual withdrawal of America from the
peace conference.'
ARMY AVIATOR IS KILLED"
BY FALL AT KELLY FIELD
San Antonio,- Tex, Feb. 1. Capt.
Field E. Kindley, American ace and
commander of the 94th Aero Squadron,
was killed Instantly ia aerial maneuvers
at Kelly Field No. S this afternoon.
Capt. Kindley's home wss at Gravette,
Ark. -
Tbe accident occurred while group
of pisses were ia practice formation
preparing for aa exhibition scheduled
in honor ef General Pershing's visit
Tuesday. . ,
Captain Kindley's machine fell when
he wss a boat fifty feet above the
ground. He was crushed and burned.
Capt. Kindley eras one ef the nir
service, officers summoned; before the
Hafuse sub committee investigating the
air service reeeatly. He earns to Kelly
FeM from Mitchell Field, Long Island, j
one moaia ago,
EPIDEMIC SEEMS
10 HAVE REACHED
CLIMAX IN STATE
Scattering Reports Yesterday
Indicate Fewer New Cases
Developed
STATE HEALTH BOARD
' RECEIVED NO REPORTS
Methodist Orphanage Here Still
In 'Grip Of Scour age With
Two Boys Near Death 'Bun
combe Teachers Protest
Against Closing' Schools;
Wilson Superior Court Sus
pended -
Scattering reports available yestea-day
from sections of the State in which
there hae been a recurrence of the
epidemic of influeaxa indicate that the
spread of the disease has reached ita
climax. There were materially fewer
new cases reported from places where
the epidemic hsa beea most widespread,
but with some new eases ef pneumonia
mentioned.
The offices of the State Board of
Health were closed yesterday and no re
ports were received from that source.
Asheville reports that the numtier of
new eases is materially reduced, but
preparations are being continued to
open an emergency hospital today. Re
ports from M'ilson are -to the effect that
there are 40 new eases of "something-."
tbe doctors having disagreed about it,
and that Superior Court, scheduled for
today, has been abandoned.
Critical At Orphanage.
The Methodist Orphanage in Raleigh
continue to face a serious situation
with 200 of the 250 children in bed with
influenza, among whom foar eases of
pneumonia have developed. Four other
eases of pneumonia seemed imminent
late last night, but physicians deferred
diagnosis until this morning. There
was no new case of influenaa yesterday.
Two of the pneumonia patients, Malthus
Edwarda, -14, and Russell Nelson, 12,
were said to be in an exceedingly criti
cal condition last night, with but little
hope for their recovery.
Authorities at the institution, were
hopeful last alght that the won had
passed, bat were somewhat unxious over
the possible spread ef pneumonia, aiaay
ef the 200 in Much M patients are re
covering rapidly, but for the next few
days the progress of pneumonia will
be aaxionsly watched. Shortage of help
hampers the work of earing for the
atricken children, ' Many of the work
ers in tho home are ill aad their places
have been taken, by volunteers.
Five Cases) At A. and K.
. Five new eases, none of them serious,
were reported at the State College for
the day, making a total of SI at the
college. President W. C. Riddick said
last night that he was somewhat wor
ried at the prospect of a general epi
demic ia the college, and preparations
were being made to cope with any sit
uatiba hat may arise, -He ia sending
out aa appeal for aa additional nurae
to supplement the regular staff of the
infirmary. .
. No reports were available tot the day
ia Raleigh, bat the situation ia not re
garded -aa alarming. The. Raleigh Red
Cross is preparing for any emergency
and is now ready to serve meals to any
families who are unable to receive
proper nourishment on account ef sick
ness in the home. Bequests for assis
tance ahould be 'phoned to the head
quarter in the Commercial Bank Build
ing. - - : '
- 'rr Forty Caeea In WUaon. ; .'
Wilson, Feb. 1. Physician of Wil
sos seesn to be divided as to whether or
not tnftuenxa is- prevalent here, some
saying that it , ia . one malady while
others contend that it is something else,
But what's la a namet Forty case ef
"something" have been reported and
the death of one child. Whatever it li
the complaint ia it Is in mild form
and not nearly ao fatal aa was the epi
demic of 1018. . va..;:
The criminal tern of Wilson Superior
Court which wss scheduled to eoaveoe
Monday morning, -has been suspended
oa account ef "flu" being In the home
of Solicitor R. G. Allabroek. , The civil
term, however, will eoaveae Monday,
February 9. ' i
" ' Buncombe Teachera Pretest.
Asheville, Feb, '.L Teachers of the
county schools, in section which so fsr
have been free from influenaa, today
filed protest with the county board of
education here againsf eloeing of their
schools. A general order to close all
county school, was sent out Saturday.
Ia many place la the county, the dis
ease ia raging, while in other it seems
few er no eases appear. Action ea these
protests is expected at the ' regular
monthly meeting ef the board to be
held tomorrow morning.
Open Emergency HoepltsL . '
Asheville,' Feb. 1. A decision waa
reached today by the Red Cross inSn
enxa committee to open the emergency
hospital tomorrow using the Montford
Avenue Publ'm-Scheol building, where
about 60 beds can be arranged. Report
today aaowed fewer new eases, but more
paramenia, the health officer , an
nounced. ' General Swift, of Charleston,
eommande'r of the Boutheaetera Depart
ment, ia a 'long distance .message this
afternoon, authorised .the commander
of United State Army General Hospi
tal No. It at Oteea near here, to fur
nish tha local committee with sH neces
sary bed equipment and an ambulance
for the epidemic 1 -:
New' York, Feb. 1 Despite a deeided !
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CONFIDENT AMERICAN
PEOPLE WILL DO DUTY
Speaking In Behalf Of Near
last Relief Fund, He De
clares People Will Respond
To Call; Nary Not Simply
Fighting Machine But Also
Powerful Implement Of Pro.
tection
New Tork, Feb. 1, The past year for
the United Htatea ha beea one "of fid
dling and delay,, and was character
ised aa "the tragedy of tragedies'' by
Secretary of the Nary Daniels who ad
dressed the opening meeting here to
day of the campaign for the Near Uast
Relief fund. Although America had
not kept faith with tbe AUies, he said,
he had confidence that the American
people would do their duty.
"One of the beliefs that carried us
into the war" added Secretary Denials
"was that small peoplee hare the right
to liberty and to control their own
destinies. Shall America, alone .fail
now in sustaining- that principle I I
do not believe it- I am confident that
the ' American people - will . respond . to
this call. Give to Armenia present re
lief from the peril of starvation aad
then provide for the freedom of the
country from the rule ef the Turk.
They will respond to thi call as they
have responded to every call made
upoa them since April , 1917.".
Secretary Daniels in apeahing of the
Navy eaid that the popular idea oi the
Navy wsa that it only exists as a fight
ing ; machine. This, ha added, is it
ehiei mission, but if it bad aot proved
a powerful agency in protecting the
people and upholding the dignity of
the flag at all times it nan raiiea er it
mission. In tbe war, he declared, it
had proved ita worth and had don ita
full share in bringing - about peace.
There waa nothing the matter with the
American Navy during the waf, Jaraea
W. Gerard, former bt-dor te Ger
many maid in a brief, adders. -
"The trouble with the Secretory Is
that be is too good natured, added Mr.
Gerard. "If I had been Secretary ef
the Navy and a bunch of admiral or
anybody else had frorasd a soviet board
of criticism, I would have had them on
the slide and their hand in the basket
Inside of 24 hours."
Capt. George B. Hyde, a Near East
Relief worker, told ef horrible condi
tion and suffering in Armenia and
eharged that the Turkish leader were
(till attempting "to wipe out the Ar
menia a people.'
There ha already been $1,000,000
subscribed to the relief fuad ia Nevr
York City, ' it waa announced during
the meeting. '
DANIELS ENDORSES MOVEMENT
TO OPEN PALESTINE TO JEWS.
IJew Jork, Feb. 1. Endorse of Ar
thur J. Balfour's pledge la behalf of
Great Britain for the establishment la
Palestine of a national . home for the
Jewish people, was coupled with a pre
diction tha tthe end of religious per
secution throughout the world would
result from the war, by Secretary ef
the Navy Daniels in nn addreaa her
tonight. He epoke at a dinner given
by the Zionist, Organisation of America
for the Palestine Resoration Fund.
The Secretary eaid, Thl holy move
meat has our Godspeed to all who are
engaged in it," adding:
' "We love every foot of land which
David's Pslams and Solomon's Songs
have made dear to all Jew and Christ
ians. But I could not in conscience be
with with you and share your religious
and patriotic ferver a I de in full
measure if I did not know yourrwhole
hearted devotion to the principle ef re
ligious liberty and that you hold a
dear my right and the right of all men
to religious freedom a you demaad it
fer yourselves and your children."
He declared that one of the delayed
blessings tha shall be some compel
cation for the tragedy of thf war "is
that w shall not only in our day see
religious preseeutioa ended throughout
the whole world, but what ia quite, a
important wel will help to usher in. aa
era where not only the letter of the
law, but the apirit a well, will re
move from our country eye the sero
blanee, of persecution, or prejudice to
ward any American citizen." v
' Alluding to the first ameadmeat to
the constitution guaranteeing freedom
of speech and freedom of ths press, the
Secretary declared "some people think
they are oordalaed to nay what , others
shall , think or what ethers shall say,
er what others shall print' .
"There are laws against slander and
laws ' against libel by an Irresponsible
press," he added. "These' law should
be enforced and the uniform of a eon
vlrt on a alwnderous editor ia tha anlv
costume that, become him. Any private
(Ceatinaed en Pag Two.) ",' .
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RESIDENCE AT SOUTHERN
PINES SAID TO HAVE BESN
v : . PUT AT WILSON'S DISPOSAL
Plnehnrst, Feb.' 1 President Wil
son hi expected to visit North Caro
lina very shortly and will probably
etay at Southern Pines er at Pine
hurst. One of the larger winter resi
dences at Southern Pinea is said t
have been put at the President's dis
posal for the period of his visit.
FARMER BOB SAYS
STATE STRONG FOR
HERBERT HOOVER
Congressman From Eighth Dis
trict Surprised To Find So
Many People For Him
FINDS THEM DISSATISFIED
WITH G. 0. P. INACTIVITY
Hoorer Ware Thought To Be
Strongest In Western Part
Of State While Eastern Part
Is Assigned To McAdoo; De
clares Republicans Hare Lot
Of Explaining To Do
The Newe aad Obeerver Bureau
00) District Natioaal Bank Bldg.
Br LI. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire)
Washingtoa, D. C, Fsb. 1. Activity
of North Carolina Democrats ia the
Hoovsr-for-Presidsnt move, coupled
with late report of a growing senti
ment in favor ef the former food ad
ministrator, have moved organisation
mea to actioa. The Hoover wave, ac
cording to wall posted Western North
Carolina politicians, is beginning to be
have like a cyclone aad there is sat
iety lest it get beyond control.
On prominent Aahevllle lawyer, aad
a maa well versed in' political matters,
told member of the North Carolina
delegation here tbe past week that with
in a fsW days aa aetiv Hoover or
ganisation would be at work in that
part ef the state. Right the heels
ef this announcement which ia itself
caused . some sons tarnation here
"Farmer" Bob Donghtea returns from
a survey ef folks and their farms la the
Eighth district aad report that be
found aothlag but Hoover sentiment
ia the expressions . of presidential
preferences.
' Donghtea Lesa Bsaerved New.
Congress nua Dough ton found so
much Hoover sentiment until he is far
lees reserved in stating hi own port
tie today than he was the day the New
Tork World launched- the Hoover boom.
Then he told newspapermen be didnt
eee aay objection to Hoover if bis
Democracy stacked -up with the hand
book' requirement, i ,Nwr ten . day
late, ho blivea that the Democracy
ed Jclemen la just the etuC that ia
responsible rot so much Hoover seat!
ment. --'. : - ': '
An aaetytis ef the political gossip
coming to Washington during the post
week, that part of it coaling with presi
dential poembiiltieo,. nveaia that the
Hoover s wave I strongest In . the west
ern part ef the State. There is ao at
tempt, other .than local, being made to
put folks on record but tbe movement
seems to be rolling along without; any
body pushing it. - ':.'
There is little to indicate that the
Hoover eenrlment ie Bear ao strong In
eastern Carolina, where Mr. MeAdo
seem to have captured the majority
of folks. Until th Hoover wave be
came big enough to ranee concern
among the Old line politicians, it ap
peared that McAdoo would have little
trouble in .getting the oslid Tar Heel
delsgatioa when ' the curtain risee in
San Francisco, The enthusiasm , for
McAdoo is no lesa preaoaaeod in the
East than it has been aad It looks aow
as if it Is 4 question of which fire
epreads' the fastest, . . McAdoo seems
right aow to have everything east of
Raleigh and still going. Th rest of
the seattmeat . aeems . divided ia . the
State like it is in th nation, the ex
treme west all for Hoover and the mid
dlewest, with aa open mind. '
Little Interact la Polities.'
According te Mr. Doughton, th in
terest in State politic ia unusually
mild for the season and the1 enly time
the folk are willing te talk about either
on er in inre eanuiuaree ror uov
ernor ia wbea someone ' presses the
question. '.,'.-''..".'!
' The thing that most surprised Mr,
Doughton is that the farmer, includ
ing moat of the "fair miaded." Re
publicans, are ai disgusted with th Re
publican congress aad the mess it hae
made ef th peace treat a the moat
partisan Democrat,
"The record thjsCorjjess has made
is kaewa alike to TE's 1 )em o rs ta aad
th fair minded RepubKuaa . in my
district," he said, "aad they are, all
equally ' disgusted' with it. I was sur
prised at th large number ef people
who expressed their disapproval of the
whole business.
' "Of course, th reaaoe for it is per
fectly pateat to any man. ' woman or
child with' sens enough" to dodge
shower of raia. The people knew that
the Republican clamored. for aa ex
tra session of Congress they wanted
to undo the legislation we had pasted
aad' they waated to 'deal wit aew
problem arising from the war. They
were going to get th country back to
a normal condition' aad they assured
the -people fhat: wbea the Republican.
got control,, peace 'would, settle in thi
country,, i everybody woiild bar ' a
plenty and everybody would be happy.
"But what have .they ooae' la-
stead of meeting th problems eon-
fronting th country, which keep business-
in a stat of aneertaiaty and the
public mind la a whirl, aa statesmea
first and belitiriana .second, they have
beea claying the political game, from
the first and hare done nothing else. '
"When this seesioa convened. Be-
nubliran'Chairmao Hays came here nnd
gave his orders. His tret mandate wss
to defeat Representative Mann, who
wanted to be speaker, aad "who had
es minority leader -for seven years
shown ability not only as a leader but
as a constructive legislator. From that
day until this, instead of eoaduetlag
congress as th people who elected then
exited them to do, they hsv been
conducting a Republiraa campaign.' The
Republicans are not attempting to fune-
(Contlnaed ea Pag TweJ
MEXICAN GENERAL ORDERS
RELEASE OF AMERICANS
Two Army Aviators Return To
Their Post In Texas After
Being Detained
Sea Aatoaio, Texas, Feb. 1. Lieuten
nats E. F. Da", aad G. E, Grimes.
United State aviators, who hav beea
held by Mexieaa authorities since Wed
nesday last, when they mnde a forced
landing near Guerrero, were released at
Nueve Laredo this afteraoea land
crossed the Rio Grande to Laredo.
Texas, Colonel J. B. Feebrt, Southern
Department Air Service officer aa-.
Bounced tonight.
The aviators were rrleserd by order
of General Reynaldo Garaa. commander
ftho garrison at Nueve Laredo, after
a eoafereaee with Major Julian F.
Saeaa, commander at Matamoroe. who
aeeompaaied the aviator to Nueve
Laredo.
General Garza aad Major Baens called
at the Amerieaa Consulate aad Informed
Randolph Robertson, United Statesmen
sul, who had accompanied th aviator
from Guerrero, .where be bad go to
look into tho eireumatonre of- their
deteatioa, that It would not be aeeeeaarv
to tak them before General Murcuia
at Moatcrey, according to reports to
Coloael Feehei from Laredo.
Lieutenant Btoner, an aviator, with
etation at Laredo, waa cent to San Ra
fael La Tortillas, 30 miles west of
Guerrero, aad tax today returned with
the airplane ( Lieutenant Davia and
Grimes, Coloael Feehet announced.
DANfiSllPLY
TO
Chief Attention Of Congress
This Week Directed Upon
Snatt Naval Committee
. Washington, Feb. 1. Military aad
naval legislation, appropriation bills
aad Committee work ea a variety of sub
ject constituta the week's program for
Congress. In general Interest, develop
ment ia committee are expected to
overshadow those ea th floor of either
Senate or Hon so, chief attention being
focused on the appearance of Secretary
Daniels Tueeday before tbe Senate Na
val sub-committee investigating award
of naval decorations. . The Secretary
I sxpseted to reply te charge by Rear
Admiral Sim aad another general air
ing of the modal row ta laohea for.
Ow-U Senate eew -work wrlU be
continued en the Army end vy pay
but, aad wssu it m disposed of, aa ef
fort - probably will be mad to bring
np th army reorgaaiaatioa bill re
eeatly reported i by tha Military com
mittee. Ia the Hon appropriation bill
will be ia order. .
No development ef importance af
fecting the peace treaty are expected
by the leaders during the week.
Having disposed of moot of the min
er point at isaus, Renate aad House
conferees oa the' railroad bill expect to
work over time to settle promptly the
more important feature of the meas
ure. The Seaate eub-eommittee appointed
to investigate Russiaa Soviet activities
In this country ia expected to continue
its hearings while another sub-committee
wilt organise ite inquiry into the
charge ef Senator Wataoa, Republican,
Indiana, that employee of the Federal
Trade Commission hare, been active
in disseminating soviet and revolu
tionary propaganda. - "
FIVE BODIES FOUND ON
JEKYL ISLAND IN GEORGIA
Vessel Of Some Description
Wrecked Off Coast But Noth
ing Known Of Crew
Brunswick, Gn., Feb.' 1. A vessel of
some description ha beea wrecked off
Jekyl Island some time today, aad al
ready fiv bodice nave nea picaea up
on the beach aad brought to this city,
but it ha been impossible to estab
lish th Identity of aay of them.
Near where th bodies were found was
a piece of wreckage aad a life preserver,
with th name "Fortuae," bat ao vessel
ef any kind by tha; nam is know
here. It Is believed te have been either
a prawn boat or a acow. There ia bo
BruBswiek boat by taat name, it wss at
first thought thH th bodies wers thee
of the member of tbe trew of th
Spanish schooner Bsafest, which went
ashore off Do boy Thursday1 and is bow
wrecked. The erew of fifteen men is
still miming.
It haa beea established, hewever, that
the finding Of the bodies on Jekyl
Island has ao .connection whatever with
th wrecked schooner. Tbe last of th
five bodies found floated I a Uie
beach Ut thi afternoon, aad a search
all along tho beach will it made to-'
morrow morning for additional bodies.
If tbe heavy northeast wind subsides
somewhat, tug will also go out to as-
certain If possible, (he name of- the
beat wrecked. - " :"
' Want To Desert Wood Fereea.
New York, Feb. 1. The . Leonard
Weed National Campaign Committee
nnnoaneed that J. J. MeGraw, Natiea
Republiraa 'committeeman , for Oklahoma,-
baa offered hia resignation as a
member ef the , Wood eommittpe, but
that his resignation has not yet beea
accepted. It was stated that Mr. Me
Graw wished to retire because "of the
development of opposition te his leader
ship ia hia ewa state" as a conse
quence ef tho "eenfliet of two factions
of the Republleaa party la Oklahoma."
LTNCOLNTON MAN AWARDED
SIM
CHARGES
11,40 BY JURY FOR DAMAGES
Llacolnton, Feb. L Th Jury la
tto M,Me desseg ault of S. P.
'. Hoensr s galas ala prosalacat cltl
ae as of Liacelatoa, after. Selibera
ttoa all Wight, .rendered a verdkrt
early today awarding plaintiff
' IMe
TREASURY BEGINS
DRASTIC PRUNING
OF DEPOSITORIES
Less Than Four National Banks
Expected To Survive Cut
ting Out Process
CHANGES IN FINANCIAL
SITUATION RESPONSIBLE
While Cutting Out Inactive
Accounts, Treasury Depart
ment Is Also Reducing Sal-"
ances Carried By Other
Banks; To Depend More On
Federal Reserve Banks
Washington, Feb. 1. Drastic reduc
tion in th number of the . Natioaal
bank designated aa government de
positories is being mad by tbe treasury
department with the result that less
than 400 it the 1,331 such institutions'
holding Federal funds on June 30, 191A,
are expected te survive the pruning
knife.
Changes in the government's financial
altnntion, brought about by th ar's
fiscal operations, it waa said officially to
day, have made it necessary to abolish
hundreds ef the depositories aad revise
the plan for distribution of government
moneys among banks employed since
prior to 1912.
While the Treasary la cutting off the
inactive accounts, it is also reducing
tho balances carried by many other
banks in all In fact, where government
transactions do not requite the use of
large sums.
Many Already Eliminated.
"Scientific apportionment" it is eaid,
will be the basia in th future for dispo
sition of surplus funds. Officials ex
plained the aow policy as to depositions
would operate so that each bank will be
able to realize return oa a basis of
business don for th government. In
eluded in th list of National banks
truck off are Soft bank which bad ac-
a- , aoa v :.. ,1
noted a government depositories dur
ing the administration of Franklin Uc
Veagh as Seeretary of the Treasury
for President Taft-,
, - HKIMUT' mmth 1 m -w
, 1 , . . 1 1 l
aeprrveu or government niwww
ready bare beea eliminated from the
roll and outstanding balances thin
bav been reduced from Soii.000.0CKt te
$27,000,000. Other banks will be token
off of the official list of depositors and
other accounts will be reduced until by
the end of th calendar year it is ex
peeted the new policy will be fully com
pleted. Officials were reticent today a
to th geographical location of toe de
positories cancelled.
The new policy of th Treasury docs
aot contemplate disturbance of this
present system of special depositories
which 'was created a aa emergency
measure during the war. There was a
total ef 9.5(iO, of theee institutions at
the first of the year. Such depositories
automatically will cense to functioa
when the period of their usefulness
terminates, but so long aa it is necew
aary to employ extraneous fiscal poli
cies aad so long as th war program
of financing "hang over," It is under
stood th government account will be
retained in the specially chosen bank.
Defending On Federal Reaerve.
Th monetary operations of the gov
ernment wers ' conducted - nlirely
through th sub-treasuries and national
bank depositories prior to th creation
of the Federal reserve system., With
tha establishment of the Federal re
serve banks and branches, govern
ment payment have beea made more
and mors through them aad thus abol
ishment of ths National bank deposi
tories, therefore, represent a further
leaning of the Treasury ea the reserve
banks in carrying en the satroa'e busi-'
Deposit in' ths national banks par
the government only two per eeat, but
while there we a surplus of money In
th Treasury, a wide distribution nf
government funds proved an investment.
With the war came the great bond and
indebtedness certificate issues on which
the government is paying from S to
44 per cent interest. In withdrawing
th deposits fromNinactlv accounts and
in reducing the balances in all banks h
order to meet actual requirements, th
government official pointed out, is sav
ing the difference in Interest. .
Since the Treasury began nnalyzing
tbe question of depositories nnd since .
government accounts have been .with
drawn one by one, officials hav began
to receive many inquiries and naturally
some protest concerning the new policy.
There still are in Congress many Sea- .
atora aad representatives uoon whose
recommendations the depositories were
designated aad these are very solicitous
bout th bank 'back home," Treasury
o fecials aaid. There also hascome from
scores of Stat officials inquiries ss to
tho significance 'of the withdrawal of
accounts from banks in various sections
of th country. . t
THREE RHODES SCHOLARS
AT LARGE ARE NAMED-
Washington, Feb. 1. Robert P, Ham
ilton, Jr., University of Virginia grail?
nate. Charlottesville, Va.; Paul Robin
son Norton, Princeton University grad
uate. Princeton, M. J, and Thee. S.
Wilder, Oberliu College graduate, M'-
EastTwenty-fourth street, Cleveland,
Ohio, bare beea selected as the three
UknHft. arholnrs at larsre. allotted tn tha
United Btatee by the Rhode trustees
because of the unprecedented compe
tition for the fit eeholarshiiis filled last
November. ' This announcement - was
made here today by Prof. Frank Ayde
kttte. ef the Massac hu net ts Institute ef
TschnoloiC, American sccrctnry to tb
Rhodes trustee. . . . .
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