The News Ob THE WEATHER ' Fair and warmer Satr!ij Snndsy, pertly cloady. and WATCH LABEL a Vmi mm-. swwwsl Sr fcsfm r itM tm svsM slat e server. VOL CXI. NO. 59. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY; MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1920. ' SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS ALLIED PREMIERS YIELD TO WILSON Never Considered Settling Ad riatic Question Without Con- suiting United States j READY TO WITHDRAW FORMER PROPOSALS Invite President To Join Them f In New Proposal To Italians and Jugo-Slavs, But Say In Event of Failure To Settle 1 London Treatv Is The Only , Alternative Ixudon, Fib. 27. (By The Assotifited Preas.) In their reply to the In.: eomuiuniintloii from President WiUon, Premiers Lloyd George and Millrnnd declare they have never considered the t pOSeiolJliy or secinii xnu Auimur tuii- .... . . a . - ii . . t. . . i . troversy without oiiuuning tiie views 01 the United States goveinmoht. The reply, whieh is dated Febrnaiy 6, comments upon the : l-o :, ' of a United States repr'neiitatie : t fee negotiations whieh, n.-eor.iiiig l! eonierees, ha. proved an ob.tael? agreement. The premiers oWivo as . Cn- of tho greatest importance that Preside n: Wilson eiprfsses a willingness to a eept any setlleincnt "mutually auref able to Italy and Jugoslavia regardiiVr their common frontier in the Fi'.iiw. region, provided suelt agreement if nor mado on the basis of compensation el- -where a tthe espenj.? of tuitions of a third power." Withdraw Proposals. This, (he premiers ngree, would be an ideal way of settling the question and they express willingness to do their Utmost to resell a settlement by th'.F road.. In order to facilitate this pro eesa tbev arc ready to withdraw the:'. i . ts o...,i I proposais 01 wvymuvx. v nun 2(1, beriusc they believe if the parties i principally concerned, believe the Allied j mnd" associated imwers committees to upporiing mem in any par,. cur . - . lution t will be more diflieuii 13 secure a. voliintarv 'agreement vomniarj agrtt.nu.uu St tho President to join with then' M., . : .1. .... .r.-... .. ....I i iii- . formal proposal to tuo imi- Jugo-Hiav jovernnjeiils to negotiate an agreement oa tha basis of withdrawal ef all prerioui proposals. If, however, this attempt should prove unsuccessful, the French and British i emlers agree that the. United States, Oreat Britain ill Fraiicc should ouee more consider thfl, question in eotnuion, with Ihe view c arriving at concrete proposal-. ,,te... Agree With President. The premiers express appreciation of, and agrcemeat with. President Wilsou's Tiewa with regard to the future of the Albanian people and say they aro will ing to urge upon the governments in terested that they should bring their desires Into line with the American iewpoint. With, regard io-tnvtreirty- of London, the premiers stats that its "secret char acter" was due to military exigencies preventing its publication during the war, London Treaty Alternative. The premiers declare tliey canuot dis guise that should no voluntary set tlement of the Adriatic problem be at tained the treaty of London would be come the only valid alternative as far as they are concerned. Italy has co operated loyally, they say, in trying to And a substitute for the pact and the allies hope they will succeed in finding iucU a substitute. , Creates No Surprise Washington, Feb. 27c The invitation ef the British and French premiers to President Wilson to join them in s for- mal nroposnt txrjthe Italian and Jugo-i drlatio settlement on the basis ef the withdrawal of all previous agreements- -" " " ' ' " i S.l,,.lt H. ..-,. iu. , nftir.lftl f I h 1 ,1 rr. . -.'' . . V?. .rr5i t the at Department, is now before ; no rresiueni ana n reply is expoetc 1 a few days. Mean- I refraining from any ; to be made within a . time. Officials are re Hiseussion of it or or the 1 resjueut s prolmble course. j It wss pointed out, however tht while N THEIR ANSWER sanering to tue agreement or irecemu.-r,l(in Iei(.g.lUon saw Mr. Fosipt, nn of! ninth, the President m his last rep r ,., fnM tn the President, and lui 1 to the prcmiers. had that, he would , fn ,ijn foP transmission to tho . "of course, make no ob.ieetion to u e t-, Pr(il)(,,lti Iipgation think Mr. Max t!cment mutually agreeable to I.Vl,v a 1 wcp-, chances for appointment excel-Jugo-Slsvia, provided that such an 1 lt,n) agreement is not made at the expense '. ' pf the nationals of a third power.' j Case Dismissed If the premiers' proposal is accepted , p.,,,,,;. Va.. Feb. 27. Jos. T. Engle- by tho President Italy ana jugo ciavm, will have their first opportunity to un-j dertake selves. a settlement bjtwecu them- FORMER GOV. JENNINGS . s t OF FLORIDA IS DEAD " Jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 27. William B. Jennings, former Governor of Florida - died this afternoon in St. Augustine. He bad been quite ill for some time and was just returning fro Plnl B?ei where be had been In hopes the warm er climate would help him recuperate. Governor Jennings was a first eousin cf Wm. J. Bryan. The funeral will, take place here Sunday. . ; , . ', , City ef Osssha Assign'. Wilmington, Feb. 27.-The City ef Omaha, secoad steel freighter launched by the Carolina shipyard here, aud which eompleted Its trial tests yesterday with flving colors, lias been allocated to the Gceen 8ur..SteamItip fompuny ror "Vrvlc? between fcin Fruncisco and thelFrunk J. Bodgua, hit former- partite in Orient, the United Stales shipping poara announced tonight in a telegram to the' emmended life imprisonment. Oeorge A. Fuller Company, owners cf jc!aiicd he shot and killed Hodge tli shipyard. BEGIN PREPARATIONS TO RETURN RAILROADS I Begional Staff a Will Turn Overj Work To Corporations To morrow Night ' i Washington. Feb." 27. -Ranto t. i ' ministration- officials lave liejan prep-; motions fur complete contraction of the . great wartime organisation into the J body which will act M the liquidating j . agency. Several hundred employe will i I find themselves out ot jobs with the dc-. K Z 1 All rogior.al .Mans tomorrow night will; j turn over their work to tho proper cor- ; j poration oflicinls in the respective re- gioiis. Orders recently were issued gov erning the method!! by whieh changes in aeeuiutitig tuJ trniiafx'r of fluids will; be made. Mr. Itir.es, however, will still have mtmoTmiB imi i if tr tn n t ondtiit! til deal with after he reuses todirect operations 0 A ot ot labor rgnua: ; tioua hnvo unsettled wsge demand be-, for the Federal wua-e board. 1 06 Uivibio-n 01 la, nc-i-oiuiiiinj .in', the director general's immediate stuff largely will remain. Pershing Is qualified. 1 linsinjf, Mieh., Feb. 117. tiencral IVr shing was qualitied toduy to appear on tin: Kejubliean ballot in Miehit.in"s presidential preference primary April 5, with tin) receipt by the Heeretary of Slate of nominating petitions carrying the required l'J signatures of his sun porters. " Lumberton Lawyer Finds It Im possible To Run Against Godwin This Year VARSER STEPS OUT OF CONGRESS RACE Lumberton, Feb. 27. L. Ii. Varser, of ! In returning to privato life. Mr. Lumberton, freely talked as a probable 1 Roper will wind up a long public ti candidate for Congress from thojreer as the administrator of the great "bloody Sixth," 6tated today that he i est tax collection agency ever organ would not enter the race this year. Mr. ir.ed, w hich last year gathered approxi Vurser suid th3t be found it impossible' matoly s.isW,000,000 in government rev. ,i iirrinun Ins rtrsnn:il aliairs in tllUG To 1 " ' : - - , before the primary in June, aud tbatss the wax emergency: caused abnormal I T thousands of spoetators were tin consequently be would not he in the ! in. reaso in all Federal taxes and ncccs- "wre "f ,he t'm they were witness rae. , Uitated the expansion of the bureau I drama of the sky, They saw a - ; , , ... ...r , -.,,, ltml ,,, wIiom name has figured prominently in;c()rnea chiefly with imports on nlcohpl .i.ui ..j;.i.. . . 1 I jtor Congress from this district kice . ui tj v u liuaniu" mi. uhiumipiv u.,v.v4 tMo Iat elestion, wm no dou lit bring joy , to all who have alreaoy announced them-1 taxes ud into tks records of corpora selves and nyvlol!HVXH. S,a? l'e ,.in-;tioDs aud partnerships Is take thir ex clined to offer. '(n profits for prosecution of the- war. The name of Mr. Varser has cansi;Itt ftllraiisteritig this t ask, Mr. Boper uneasiness amoug other candidates and fu, original policy, as cxempli their friends, for it is admitted that hai , fi(1;, llv hi, ,tatment that a man ouaht he "coma ont he would have command- tlJ e ,,roa(j t0 w lx(,, ne soog'l ed a strong and formidable following fi...;...! ,..nnfr.tin t hiiKiness throughout the district. J he htate ot , Bobeson" would have been practically! solid for Varser. Mr. Vaiscr is not making any prom ises fji to staying out of the race in the; future, however, ami his name may bo a thorn in 1Kb side of all candidates again 1 immediately after the next election,; uiougu rears nave ucen removcu .or uiet,,,,, ,lB utiliicd the personnel and mn- present. j ehiner.v formerly devoted to eollection rrtWTIslllC Tfl ADPCCT i0' taxes to establish a prohibi- UUflllrsUC. I U Annuo I ition enforcement section with branches AND DEPORT RADICALS Washington, Feb. 27. Arrest and de portation of anarchists and other radi ! cal is continuing, Anthony Caminetti, j commisisoner general of immigration, ' declared in his monthly report, made i public today. During January, he rays, 2,797 warrants were issued, of which SOO I were for. normal immigration cases, iu eluding the apprehending of immigrants c hiding the appreiienuing or immigrants i . . . " . . - - . , v i . , ,i .. .....i. ci. i in the class of JssiS and the followini who had entered the country under false - , V. " v j i .5 ..k. e year married .Miss Im McKenxie, of i declarations. The record number of;' . . v..i. r- r ' n" t fy.- . t Pcotland county. ?ortli Carolina. Uis , warrants, was 3.067 in December, During January the report said, 200 orders for deportation were issued, 219 warrants for arrest were cancelled and 44 cases- weM deferred. fU A Ql 4TTTC nC PRaTIAN BACK FROM WASHINGTON ... . . , ,t ., ,.. .1 t'Uarlotte. ten. Ui. narioue aeiega- tion of buSiness men. which went to Washington a few day. ago ? fpT(, allthorities reasons why A. J. Matt. wp of Htat ,10lM , nlember of 1, Intstato Commerce Commis - si(iI,; rrtllI.((.l, today. Delegation in - ;1.f, r..i .1 Whitk. E. O. Ander- jr. M. tor. John M. Scott, Robert n,; vv N- willard and E. R, Pree - b hea(, cf fhe laeal piumt)tuj finn 0f , , ad Brothers, indicted bv a Federal grand jury two days ago on a charge of manufacturing a copper cap and arm for distilling purposes in vio lation of the prohibition law, appeared before. Federal Judge McDowell- today and admitting the outfit was made in his workshop, declared it was dons with out! his knowledge. The ease was dis missed by th judge.. -,:; -, . : Lall la TrlsL ' Grand Rapids, M ch., Feb. 7. The prosecution in the Newberry elections conspiracy trial devoted today to bring ing into the case the name of defendants who played relatively minor roles in the political activity of 1919. - . . To defendants were quoted as having admitted they paid their own eam poign expnss with Newberry money ' Georgia Man Convicted. Macon, Oa., FeW27. !ee Cross was found guilty toninjit ct the mUrdcr of me insurance dumbcs?. liw jury-rec,- Cross jot 'oa September 26 ia self defense. JOB AS COLLECTOR Ei NTERNAL REVENU Formal Resignation Has NotiMaj. Schroeder In Plane Rises j Secretary Houston and Gover Been -Received at White To a Height of 36.- j nor Harding Write Letters House, However 020 Feet To Senator Simmons NO ANNOUNCEMENT OF - PLANS FOR FUTURE j Has Long Record of Public Ser vice; Recently In Charge of Prohibition Enforcement; Native of South Carolina; Worked In Census Bureau; Helped Wilson's Campaign Washington, Feb. 27. (By .the Asse,; ciated rressO Paniel C. Boper, Com missioner of Inttrual Kevenue, has in formed officials of his intention to re- sigiuabortly. Although his formal res- 1 iJntt ion hid not l-en received tonight igiitiuon naa roi oe n rrrrora 'ull" at the WJiite House, the matter of his Isueeessor is understood to be nnder cou ! siib-rat ion.. i lleyml the faet that he plain to re turn to private life no information . I to the future jelans of Mr. Roper was . available here tonight, as the Commis- :sioner was absent from the city. 1 i resignation, ed will'"" become effective for sev leral weeks, Mr. Roper having consented to remain at the head of tho revenue bureau until after income tax returns I for the past year had been filed and tho collection of such tares, the first in stallation of which is due MTch K5. is well under way. Long Career; Big Job. .ini:r. He ruu-iuon f!ammissioner of Jfl- --- : ,T . , , . i "--'ZZ . " , um, Tmuu...,,. inn, :l I rin,nfinTiH ni it - : eiue reachiug iij tho Dockets of mil i:on. i,,- citUen for iuere;'d income interests and expressed the hoie that he had been able to make tax paying more popular than it was. Evasions of the tas las were punished inexorably. Enforced "Dry" Ui. Mr. Roper's bureau was given the tjisk of enforcing nation-wide prohibi tion by the Volstead enforcement act :in ,yerT a,flT H" "ain hn em,ht puono ni in ins wors, asking mat law abiding citizens generally assist in mall ing the dry law effective. A Sooth Carolinian Mr. Roper was born in Marlboro j ennntv. South Cnrnlinn. in 1mJ7. on,l , thronghout his long service in, Washing- The thermometer on Major Schroe ton maintained his legal residence at 1 der's machine registered a tomieratTir McColI, 8. C. He took the A. B. degree . st Trinity College, of North Carolina, (Continued on Psgs Two.) first public servico was as a member of the (south Carolina legislature. Then he came to the national capital as clerk ! to the Hcuate commerce committee. ' In 1900 Mr. Boper began ten years' joxkfar.tha Census Bureau, which wns to be fruitful of results of great im portance to tho South. As an expert i special agent he was engaged in gathr-T . I ing information about the cotton busi- --- - , nw " l""" uu.iik imi otiiiK vritDua 1,1 I ; iles turned .out at the ginneries; Later 1 ,,e "Pn series of reports oTre-f 1 7 T m v I (Conllaued en Page Two.) ' UfiVC CM ITU CAUHDO ; MORt oMI I n rAVUKS I nnrP nrePMiimau ' Luuur. nuLn vai wn I Urges Adoption In Speech In Senate; Article Ten Loom ing Up Big . Washington, Feb. 27. Adoption ef the Loilg- . reservation to the pence treaty, by which he I'nited States as serts contn I over its own domestic af fairs, was nrged ia the Senate today by Senator Smith, Democrat, Georgia. 8enato Smith's endorsement of the Republican leader's proposal came at the end of a session, which was given ovexlpiost entirely ta attacks nnoa the tresty as a whole by irreeoncible op ponent's to ratification. In urging favorable action np-n the reservation the Georgian nrged that substitute presented yesterday by Sen ator Hitchcock, ef Xcbr-iaka, the ad--'tfi!sn:io- "-ei'cr, would amount to r .r ml ment of the reaty While the debate wsj W progress the leader- on hoth sides mniie scwrate! C3svcfces of the attitude of Democratic senator to'rardaeceptanee of the cru cial article ten reservation in the form t went thrcugh Irejt NoveaiVer with the result that both claimed te be g&inlng strongthi Among the Reubjcr.ns r; Jwas declared that only a few,more Dcm- j'oerstie vok wou!d be needed to P sure i j rstification, but the administration j : Senators aasertcdr ratification would fail . by a wide margin unless the Btinnblicaa Jiirtlce tcs reservation was modified. BREAKS ALTITUDE RECORD;. FALLS 5 SENSES NUMBED AND ! EYES FROZEN SHUT) Sensational Peat Thrills Thou sands at Dayton, Ohio; Air plane tike Comet In Ele nients ; Thermometer Shows Aviator Encountered Tem perature 55 Below Zero I Psvtou, Ohio, Feb. 7. An airplane; ! carrying Major K. W. Schroeder, chief ! ltest"pi!ot at McCook Field, 1 day fell ! I over Cto miles after reaching an alti- I tuda of feet. sid to be 0,020 feet j ! hirhrr than the world's record. Toniglit MILES AND LIVES higher than the world s record. Tonight, n..n. ff,ur,.,l th. major is In a hospital suffer ng from Governor W P. O Bardtng, of the Fin . ,.. . , ,-,.. ., . h ndness. Ut linor.l. sml Secretarv cf the I Instruments on the machine indicate that it fell more than flvo miles iii two t minutes. While stil 2KW feet above ths ground, the airplane righted itself j ami blided to a graeetul landing. v tien , the piano settled, attendants who ruslieil toward it found Major Pchroeder sitting ,h machine- nonarentlv lifeless. For a brief time, residents of Dayton were sure a comet had appeared in th sky. They had -iitken the trail of apor escaping from the machine, as it sped downward, for a "stranger In tho Heavens." Thousands of persons gazed skyward ratehing the plane, which had ascended two hours before, plnnge downa.vrd. &yea rnm on... I n senses unmoor, mm uia i-s - , , . . i , . frozen shut in a temperature aaid to hnvo been 7 degrees below 7.er0 ! Schroede regained'rarti.l consc.:. ness when 2.000 feet above thwart!, in .. .. j.,., n. ..n. ...i -. from crashing to the ground out of srs-ek of block silhouetted against the . .t,-,,,,,i r,f blue'. wh,,eh w"" "V , e " f- vravish eolor. Gradnallv Uie object - -. ..... n enlarged as it hurtled to the earth Wljen. but a -few thousand feet ab6ve those watering, they saw that It was an airwlsus, turni Urn ttril aplm 11 was at this point that Majof 'Sehrafirr" ffgained Control of his plane nd head ed It toward MeCook Field. Here Mjor Schroeder made a safe landing mid collapsed. He was blinded and Lis limbs were numb, despite the electrreal'.y heated suit in whieh he was encased. lie was suffering from the effects of a lack of oxygen. tVhen nearly seven miles above tho earth, his oxygen tanks be esme exhausted aud it was this which robbed him of consciousness and caused him to fall. Condition Not Serioaa, Mechanics and officers at MeCook Field lifted Major Schroeder from ths j plane and he was given first aid treat ment, and later being removed to the post hospitsl where it was said his blindness will be only tesaporsry. It will be several days before he will be able to use his ayes, secording to Dr. Howard . Dutrow, So- aye specialist, called into consultation. eive SAYS On I O TREAT CITIZENS, THE SAME AS ALIENS Palmer In Speech Favors Laws , . To Deal With American! - or-Radicalism XwYork. Feb. 27.-etrengtheiung ef federal laws in order to punish the L , ... ... -ut-i, ,h. ,n. Zl'AnlZ -. . jMucnsii i'aiuer in an miumj 4hJiai!yrk-County Lawyers' Asspe.ia-, tion here tonight, Ths c'ondition de scribed as the ultra-radical classTwar i movement In the United Mates," he de i e' red, "is tiie greatest menses taj the . . ... J 1 rAr fit. V eV coimtiy. Alrcadv." he asserted, "there are evi dences of reorganization of the revo lutionary groops so as to escape the ope ration of the deportntioa statutes. Nat uralised citizens who as individuals are immune under the present laws, are tak ing the lead, feeling safe by reason of the difficulty 8T the government's mak ing a ease under ths conspiracy atatute." - Those who perhaps lack the physical courage to commit acts of violence, b' incite others to do so, should be held equally responsible, -he argued, with those who actually commit acts ef vio lence. . , Retards Settlement. The chief evil of "red radicalism," Attorney General Talmer declared, "lies in the fact that it will retard th peace ful and orderly settlement of - recon struction problems." Bo expressed the opinion thnt it eenstituted no resl dan cer to th government itself. Referring to the results or the coun try-wide raids on tsdicals, Attorney General Palmer asserted that "what one seemed like a serious mense of organ ised revolution had" bee successfully met." He expressed the opinion tht I most of the ?,0W aliens arrested wouiu bt defterted. ' ."'. v -i. - ' "We must teratTs't false ideas by ar-'f, "Etiment and- rrieka' Atm.'titen character by education," he siid, "bnt before ar- gn gnmsnts can persuade or education re form, there roust be instilled respect for onr institutions the law must be oteved gnd order vast bt malaUlaed." FEDERAL RESERVE T E CONSTITUENT WANTED INTEREST ON BALANCES Secretary -of Treasury Explains . . . . . vh . T .1 1 BANKS NO MONEY MAKING CONC rns mai rreseni rroniB Oi iDBVi-j.,.Hinut- were brought in- the Nvi -tntinna Ahnnrmfll and That ,arv of th" N"vv 'fdwd ,he estimates tutions Aonormai ana mili.e hy 1C ,,e.1(, pf lh(,,0 1)urcaDv, To Pay 2 Per Cent On Be- j Mm, very, very materially. " They U7n1t nnir Thm ' waried, in some eases, twice the amount serves Would Require Them 1hc .rotary of ,lie ya,T re- To Make Investments The News and Observer Bureau. 00U District National Bank nidg. By R. E. POWEIX fBy Special leased Wire 'Washinirton. Feb. 27. letters from tTr,a!lim. Houston today were reeeivel , "5 posnl ot by Senator Simmons regarding a pro-, a constituent of the Senator : to requiro tho reserve banks to pay , interest on mcmlcr bank.' balances. 1 secretary Houstou said: Replying to your letter of February , 21, with the enclosed copy from one ! of your constituents, I wish to say, per-, rr'opo-T WS" thTrv1: banks to pay interest on member banks Not Moaey-Msklng Iaatitatlaa. "Tha Federal reacrvc system was not orznnixed to be a money-making inati - i.:i u. -,e,t- wii tution. and while its profits nave oeeti v""""t . . considerable during the period of wai financing, because of the grit expan- "edit ;J""-" takn place, under normal conditions I the Federal reserve banks should only be occasional or seasonal lenders, ana, when that situation comes about they will have trouble enough to pay the six per ceiit "dividends on their stock without' having to earn two per cent intorest The requirement lirement that they should payl .rest sould simply mean that 1 sueb interest- s'ould simply the reserve banks would have to be-M-.uui competitors with number banks in the banking business and go out and make investments of their funds in or der to mske money with them. I lie lie ve that the proposal to pay interest on deposits should not be adopted. I am sending a eopy of your letter and the letter of your cost:tuent, together with a copy of this reply, to Governor Harding, in ease he may lukve anything to add." Governor nardingjft-roUsJSeiiater Sim mon stosly.: "Tha Secretary of the Treasury Las shown me a copy of his letter to you of the 25th instant, explaining why be is personally opposed to the proposal that Federal reserve banks be required to pay interest on member banl'x Imbinoes. Considers Contention IT Moans'. "I wisli to state in support of whst the Secretary has said that the Federal Reserve Board has all along taken the position consistently that the payment of interest on reserve balances is thor oughly unsound and undesirable from meTV standpoint. Any agitation in fu vor of payment of interest arises, no doubt, from the large earnings grow ing out of present operations of the Federal, Reserve banks., : The board in its annual report to Congress (page ;iB) points out that these earnings are abnormal and temporary and cannot lie expected to continue under a normal fuysHRhing of tho government of the I'lfifetf ftates, and each Federal Resetfe hank, after it accutimulates a surplus equal tol one hundred per eent of its subscribed capital, is required .by law TcTpayTO-per cent of its net earnings In any one year to thirUhifed States as a franchise tax. The earnings of the Federal Beserve banks, therefore, do not inure to any particular persons or interest hut to the people of the United States as a whole. "With average reserve deposits of $1,750,000,000 the paymept of tw.i por (Continued on Tags Two.) TRINITY PRESIDENT IS HEAD EDUCATION BODY Dr. W. P. Few Honored By Southern Methodist Educa tional Association Nashville, Tenn., Feb, 27AElectipn .ot officers, agreement to bold another con vention next year at a time and place to "be decided' by the executive com mittee and the adoption of resolutions to push 'the endowment campaign for Southern ehoreh colleges, completed the business of the educational asso ciation, of the Southern- Methodist church here this afternoon. Officers elertrf -wererT President, Dr. W. P. Few, president of (Trinity Col lege, North Carolina; first ' vice-president, Dr. C. B. Jennings, president of Weslyean-College, of tieorgia; second vice-president. Dr. B. E. I- Morgan, of Oklahoma; secretary ami treasurer. Dr. W. E. Hogan, of Nashville. ' Th retiring president 1 Dr. B. E. BlackweU,- of Bandolph-Maeon College. Funds apportioned to theJBouthrn ennrch school now total UJw,tsm '. : Highway Bill Passed. ' Cu'iumbia. a" Cn FK 27. The South Canolinn equate today after a two year's legislative ociay passed the Sttte highway bill, which with slight modifies tions, now goes, to ths Booee of Bepre sentatives aj j pice of coneorrent lej-, ia la lion. . ' , j REPUBLICAN STRONG IN PRAISE OF MR. DANIELS i Indiana Congressman Credits Naval Secretary With An Economy Program Tlu' Vce -;nn V)3 District N "Vctional Hank BUj. II y K. E. VOW ELL. (By Social leased Wire.) Washington. Feb. 27. When the leg islative, exoeutiie and judicial bill km before th" II Dime there was a very ex truded debate on nearly all the iterus ond replying to an inquiry' by Mr. Nncll, pf New York, whether the item in the bill eould not be cut don. t'ongioss rnan Wood, of Indiana, Republican number of the committee, said: ''Before we go to ilp anv cutting here oufc'ht to hav some basts of actioc. It, 11. a fiit r.tn,e 1nfrri SUV Inf l,CSi v - . b J quested that we give the. And I wish to soy here, iu all fairness to the tsV , retary of the Navy, he is the only head j of any of these -departments that was l really trying to help the committee to ; rednce expenses. I tbink it is fair ta say that of Secretary Daniels. How ever, I wish to s:iv, in ntlttiuon i innr. that the Postoffico Department did like-i eouutry s tailways, who oiacuwea ine w ceptlons. we , ProvUi of the bill u connection with . , v ... , , ,ln, r,ii.nt i.m of urivato ownerahii) 01ir ,ffortJi at reduction.' T Two Charges Against Champion Pugjlistj One Against Ma ager, Kearns 8au Francisco, Cal., Feb. 27. -William Harrison (Jack) Dempsev, heavy -welirht champion of tho world, and his ninui,,p. .luek Kfarns. were indicted bv i . rhnrze "that they couspired to Dempsey evade tho selective draft. A second indictment agninst Dempsey charged actual evasion of the draft. Warrants were sworn out fox their arrest and their bonds fixed at !. for '."' "mw lnn tt.,the !' T fine and the exasion charge one year in prison. Klaus, district attorney here. The in vestigation was prompted by public Z " It li- . ,i. , .i. i.. i i. wife of the pugilist, that she had been Compelled to attest Dempsey's claims for exemption. Kubseoiientlv Mrs. "DeuipseT present ed sn affidavit to Colonel Thomas in 1 which she restracted the charges saying that she had been caused by pique against Dempsey. This alfi'ivit figured in the grand jury inquiry. Mrs. Dempsey, Frank friprllman, a rep resentative of a moving picture com pany, a number of person., prominent in state sport circles and executives of draft boards which exempted Dempsey appeared before the jury. Federal ofliriuls said they were ad vised that Dempsey and Kearns would arrivo here tomorrow froin Los Angeles to surrcnder lhemselves. Charge False Statement Deinpftey,- " charged with haviua, falsely sworn that bis father, mother widowed sister and the latter' two chil-' drcn were dependent upon him, that he had contributed 20 a month each to their surnort durina: the year 1917 and that they were receiving support from no other source. Dempsey's statement to the draft board that his wife had lived with him for eighteen months previous to. bis. ap pearance before ke-4H.rtl hhkV tlHtt -bis parents and widowed sister had madu their home: with him for four years were false, according to the indictment. "Say, der, if I ask you would you,1 if I wanted you to swear an affidavit that I was supporting you (see)" LK-mp- , sey wrote n.s wnc, .M.t ... .August, 11.17, the indictment, averted. I ' , . . ' , nr..... ...... . , k Los Angeles, Cal., r 1.. Kearns, manager-, for Jack Deinpse.v. said toslay he was waiting to hear from hi. attorney in ban Fr.nosco lfre making any move concerning the .vAx m.nts. He said he l-ped it eoull arranged for himself and Dempy to ntr,nnir ill rpuprin uim m NO DEVELOPMENTS IN DEMPSEY AS DRAFT DODGER ;- ?" Tlint L .? o f Z' trov.rsle. a. to wages ford, ehier of th Department of Jus- nditios and If, in den- tics Imreau of lavestigntion Wj f t C0BelualoM thn clficiaIlr ouel C. W. Thomas, assistant Inited . , .. IRON RIVER AFFAIR (CLAIMS 26 STATES TO-- , T7 , ' j FIGHT FOR PROHIBlflON, Dalrymple Has Conference! ,' With SUPerilPr. But NO State- " F " ment IS Maae ChjagiV, Feb. 27. H. M. Gaylord, as sistant prohibition commissioner con ferred here today with Ma jor A. V. Dal rymple prohibition enforcement agent of the Central states. After the conference Mr. Onylord saidi rOnly matters Concerning the district controlled by Major Dalrymple were discussed." 1 Oneeruing the Iron River .affair, he said: "I bsve no official kuonl'lge of what took place up there end have no intention of visiting Iron River before I retwrn to Washington. I was not or dered to make any investigation. If an investigation is made it probably will be don by'the office of the attorney gen-- eral. Miijor Dalrympla refused ti nil.t i make a statejiieat coneeimg-iis-itare. n,.!!rv in tl.M Tirtn TVv.-r fi.Ji'J but tie - ,-v.. . -..wi - Wl,-Kil. JW'T- . nied the statement attributed to -ium that he would resign Jiis position if not supported by the government In the ae - tion he had taken.! , OWNERS PLEASED WITH RAIL. BILL; Executives Approve Provisions of Measure To Be Effective March 1 ROADS FAR BEHIND IN " OPERATING EQUIPMENT Every Agency Connected With Operation Goes On Trial,' In cluding Interstate Commerce Commission; Labor Unions and Carriers ; Public Must Be Pleased New York,J'.'b. 27. Approval of the railroad bill noi awaiting action by tht Prrsiden' was expressed at a meeting here today of executives representing approximately uiuetv per cent of th ii March the 1st. lit a statement issued , at the close of the meeting the execu ! tires predicted t'ist the proposed legis- lotion would be successful if "the credit, i of the carriers is made sufficient Vo en . able them to pcrfom their puhli.; du ' ties." According to the executives, tht rail ways arc approximately five yea is be hind in oirating equipment as a whole, j and suftieient credit must first be ostut) : lished before the carriers could iiegin ; the task of overcoming that delic.lt. It ' una estimated that the roads are three. years behind in passenger cars, tvu years In-hind in locomotives, one year behind ia freight care, and twjesrs behind iu Pullman cars; Operation On Trial. With the resuinptioa of private con trol and under the provisions of the agency connected with the i - :l i. ;.! .1. . statement said. It continued: "The Interstate Commerce Commit "ion is on trial, because the jKiwcrs con rerred npon that body by this bill sre so enormous and so far-reaching thai it will become largely responsible foe the success or fsilure of the systn of regit lat iou. "The labor anions are oil trin4 be cause the government Itself has creat ed an official agoaty for the Mir ami organications It and contrary to public, opinion inter rupt the orderly and continuous more- ment of interstate commerce npou , . ... depends, they cannot expect to be sus tained by the people, to whoee will, at last, ail mast bow. "The' carriers are on trial, 1 because na effort has been made to extend them help of a substantial character in the performances of their public duties." - ALLEGED DODGERS OF INCOME TAX RELEASED j Washington, Teb. 27- William A. I English and John H. O'Brien, Boston I merchants, seuteneed to 18 months im ' prisortment for failure to make proper Ti.tcome tax retnros will be released from the (frreb'nnVhl, Mass., house of correc tion tomorrow on parole, j- Knglisb and O'Brien poittly were al- leged to have "Jefrnuded the govern j ment. out of tl.200,000 in income taxes, j This they hsvs paid in addition to the 1 penalty of 00.i"iO0. Department of Justice officials, in aa- nouncing ths signing of the parole to day, said the purposes of the proseru 1 tion had been served and that there i was no longer reason Jor keeping thcni in jirison. BRYAN DECLINES TO BE ENTERED AS CANDIDATE BlsmarSt, X. D., Feb. 27. A petition to , , . . , jtho b,Ut naM,t.-for prsei'dentiai j indorsement . by North Iajta Denia i erats nt the March primary was wi'n. , dr,wn to.!y at the request of Mr. Bry- 1 an j delegates to j BrVBI,Vmocracy. I have no objecHon, j tntetfd M a nBlU d Bryan in a telegram to John cratic leader who filed the Bryan peti- I t io-. m. - - Augusta, aMiue, Fel). 27. A list ef J .t.,,, that will eo-operatc In oppos- i. the action of Rhode Island In seek ing to have the national prohibition amendment declared unconstitutional,' wns announced todav by Governor Milli- ker. ; -- " The states are Alabaaaa, rixona, Ar kansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, , Flo'iiln, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kan sas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michi gan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North ltkota, Oregon, South Dakota, t'tih, Tevas, West Virgiaia, and Wyoming. ' Delegaten T Cenference.-' Washington, Feb. 5 87. Poatmaster' Geal Burleson, Bear Admiral Will inm 8. Benson, retired, and Walter 8. Roters, of LaGraage, I1L,' were womi--nated todoy hy President Wilson to be Ka Amprinn tiiwmbers : of the- inter- ; nntlonl coal'erence on oammnnicstious WDlch "soon ia Jn 'be helit--"5tVVasS Ing- , .. - t 1 (VB, I - 5 ' ' '. , " . - ' Ts imtorle4 Pon.peian C'lisre Oil t ' making your ext I'wBt-b dressiae. 1, -.. .- Air. CREDIT NEEDED