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he News mid Observer THE WEATHER ' V j j ; t ... I ilr a id loriitnueoV cold JUndaj. an Tuesday, t ,.'" WATCH LADEL. a ft Nmil in kf ') sad vaU maala sts MM. . . VOL. CXL NO. 61. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. RAT & c? MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 1, 1920. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS I 1 m M HI TURNS OVER ALL RAILROADS TO PRIVATE GON ROL Government Ceased To Operate ' Transportation Systems r ' At Midnight TWENTY BILUON DOLLARS INVOLVED IN. THE DEAL Only Remnant of Gigantic Or ganisation Created by For mer Director McAdoo Re - mains; Director General To Continue in Office To Com plete Settlements Washington, Feb. 29. Amsrka' nil transportation systems, operated n one great public utility since December 2R, 1917, egnin will b divided anion their 2.30 respective corporate owners when ' the government releases control at mid .. night. Director General Hines, aa the agent of tha President, will turn ever the properties and euipmenta, rained at approximately 20,000,000,000 to their old direction free except for the juris diction retained by the government in tha new railroad reorganization bill. While all arrangements for formal restoration of the carriers to their awn era were completed yesterday by Mr. Ilines, instruction went oat today to operating representative of the rail road administration, Informing them that they would "report to the proper officials of the corporations which re sume control at 12:01 a. m, March 1." Of the gigantic organization, created by former Director General McAdoo as a war-time expedient, only a small part ; will remain. Regional officials. Federal manager aad treasurer and many high officials, comprising the director gen eral's staff, will eease to funetion as such st the designated hour. Some of these have gone back to their former ji laces as official of the corporations while other have' entered into new lines of endeavor. Hiaaa Contlnnes Ia Office. Mr. Hines will continue ia his present wiiltv until Alir.iit Mav 1. Althouah , . . - I "uji J inivn sua TCITIHNI Mthout any railroads to direct, he. afelHinrf vttniir. AriAmA h.. laces the settlement of literally thou rands of claims, contracts and griev ance. Only 147 of to 830 compensa tion contracts with the corporations ac tually were signed during government e.mtrol and the remainder will continue tri.be lubjoct of negotiations.'4 Damage :.:ims have arisen of which many atiU ir penning. , Labor ha several thou i -.nd rases bt-rere the government wag boards, aad Mr. Hiae ha assured the 1'iW spokesmen theae will be concluded, tsjm will require the payment ef retro active waays, it decided ia favor of the t.orknrs, s.!d riiiers will mean the es 1 ihlisiimeui v'. iaUrprvlution of ugree i itnt, wbivu b'lor, o euuriie, will re iuae to have altered by the corpora tions. ' Many uffect general labor poli cies and represent vitally important question from the labor view. M The reply gives by President Wilson tV, labor's objections to the reorganiza tion bill will be considered tomorrow by the railroad union chiefs. All of the union executives who are here will be railed into conference for the purpose nt agreeing on a public expression of railroad labors' attitude. Ne Reply Ta President. There was no indication tonight as to sentiment among the leaders wba had XMdhePjreaident's statement in an swer to their request that he withhold bis approval from the bill. They said they had stated their eaaa and that un I I i policy can be determined, they vould remain silent as to future ac tion. . With the lines again under private control, there will be almost immediate ly a resumption of the "days of com petition." Corporation heads hare been ..opring for. this for several months. Vhe various road will attempt to divide gain the business which ha been baa tiled jointly during Federal control, rep iTtenUtive indicated. ' The roads go back to private control under largely new conditions. The rail road bill, signed last night by ths Pres ident, gives tha systems certain new Iirivileges, but as an offset, it enlarges the Interstate Commerce Commission, both ia powers and personnel. The corporations a longer ara masters com Iletsly ef their bond issue, nor are they allowedto stand solidly against bibor for labor' demands, if not met by arbitration and negotiation between the parties concerned, go to the high court provided in the bill and oa which tit in addition to-labor and railroad representatives, public representatives t.3 well. . . - v ! ' Have Psblle Sentiment.. In resuming operatioa of their prop erties, the corporations have a particu larly valuable pysehological asset be queathed them in the opinion of Direc tor General Bines. The corporations. La believes, have public sentiment as I'sTorsble to them as at nay time in tlieir history. Also the properties are regarded by those who have controlled tiiom for the last two years as being able to meet the. heaviest demnads v hich can be made upon them. As for finances. Mr. Hines as kfrtcd that the corporations would nave had difficulty obtaining the necessary rrcdit had the government not extended is ear to them during the war. Thi difficulty ha been ewepi aside to some ix teat for tha roads can obtain loans from the government ia these day of i trained credit, -it was explained. The Interstate Commerce Commission also U bound by law to consider the roads tiaancial status in rate-making so the properties may slwsys stand oa a solid tnse. . : , . " Ta Develop Wster Lla. !cve!otmeat of water transportatioa. i 'sthuted by the Bailrosa Aaministra tCenlinnel aa Psg Two.) NEGRO TROOPS MAKING r SEARCH FOR MEXICAN BANDITS IN ARIZONA. Baa Antonio, Te Feb. If. Treoa III Un TnU Cavalry with head, (altera at Fart Heachaca, Art4 ia mirlai th country are ad Raby, Aria, aeeklag tfca trail of the bandit who yesterday killed Altuidw J. Frascr, postmaster, aad woaaded kia krether. Jack Fraaar. CeL W, A. Hel broek. Seatkera depart meat ckiaf of ataf . aald tonight. Tka treat, wka art aegroo. ara authorised ta follow a "he trail" laU Mexico, Catenas' Haikraak added. Mnrphparl 1 ipntpnant Work-inn I For Monroe Lawyer But v Gets Sat Upon Greensboro, Fab. 2. Final plaas far ths holding of tke State convention of the Republican party her on Wednes day March 3, are being prepared by Gillism Grissom, secretary of the exe cutive committee of the party ia this State. It is expected that between 1.200 and S,000 persons will be present when the meeting is called to order in the Municipal hall on Wednesday morning, the meeting probably lasting antil far in tke night .of that day. The executive committee and the other ' committee of the party will gather here on Tuesday afternoon aad will be in session during the afternon end night preparing tha platform for the party campaign ia tha State, all getting the program for tha convention eat aad dried. However, according to rumor, this cat aad dried platform which will undoubtedly be tb work of Gilliam Grissom ami a few others may have hard sledding in getting through the convention a a nambor of Repub lican have stated that thev are Repub lican! all right bat they refuse to be either led or driven by liorehead and the old guard. . Grlaaem for Parker. This aneasiaea among tha few that was manifest at th county convention here yeaterday is causing th old. gang some worry, as before tha convention J, Parker should be endorsed and th Gnttford delegate instructed to vote for his noasisuttioa for Governor, bst asms uaforeaeoa power had been at work aad at tha time to instruct th delegates oc JVrkeV, rtvsssg'Urht -deVlor4 with, tha result that the delegates were alastraeted. ; ' - Grissom, mad a strong effort from the chair to hsve Parker' rscsiv th barking of the Guilford delegation by stating that he was the only man that had announced hia intention of making the race aad tha oaly one in th race for the nomination, therefore, it Seem ed that no harm could be done by in structing for the only candidate in the ring.. Hia plea was of no avail and Mr. Grissom took his seat in mack chagrin. Prltcaard Not Mentions. Absolutely no mention. was mad -of the candidacy of Judge Jeter C. Pritch nrd, for the nomination oa the presiden tial ticket, as the leader had foreseen that tha Pritehard sentiment here was not any too strong. In fart It is doubt ful whether he would have . received very much consideration at this meeting as Lowden, Wood aad Harding seem to be tha favorite ia thia county. Speculation ia rife aa to th fight be tween Jake Newell aad Joha M. More- head her when thecoBTentioa meet, j ouni asy mat uiv iuudivdcv wiu ht been patched np and apparently forgot ten, so that the party may be welded to gether, but those that say thi ar hench men of Morehead and men tthat are al leged to have lived oa hi bounty even before the time when he became th dominating factor ia hi party coaaeils ia thi state. Pa biles tlon Are Gaeaslag. : In fact the whol situation serai t be very muck ap in the air ae th old politician are not saying anything, that is they are talking a much as aver bat still are not saying anything. They seem to be afraid that therela a danger just around the corner and war they to talk there would be -dire results, bat thi seems to be th kallaeination at aa overwrought Imagination more than any thing else. , r . Report from ths various textile cen ters about Greensboro seem te indicate that Newell is th favored man ia th party though not ao strong as might be supposed from hia receat letter to Mora head. However it is understood that whatever he urges at th Stat eoavaa tioa will doubtlessly have a strong back ing in tha mill delegation from this and other aoction of tha tat. ta sum th whole situation np la re gards to ths coming convention it is stated that many aad varied change will have been mad and torn of th old bessea of th party ia thia Stat will probably be left with th bag ta hold.. Sam Geenaeea la Miami. Miami. 1'la., Feb. . -Samuel Gomp ers, president; Frank Morrison, secre tary, and other member of the eaeca tiv council of th Americas Federa tioa of Labor, arrived ia Miami today, to continue th conferences began in Jscksonvill last week,' ia tile city. The visiting labor leader wars ' wel comed by a delegation from th Miami Central Labor Union and all enjoysd sa automobile rid to point of interest this afternoon. . Th esioas of th council will b resumed tomorrow. f , ' ' nut- -1 - .f:'f. - Confederate Vetera Die. - . Pamtka, Fla7 Febv 2.-rtah-Joha A. Boiborough, 78 year eld, aommaader of th Stonewall Jackson Camp, United Confederate Veterans,' died today at hia home at Winslow, Fla.- General Eoa borongh 'a former -commander, af th Florida Division, United Confeder ate Veteran, ' and represented his dis trict ia th Florida Stat Senate for one term. Hs was a native of South Carolina. GRISSOM WANTED : PARKER ENDORSED .1 V -N, TP - .- iv r - TO OTHER UNluNS Subway and ' Employes With Taxicab Drivers Ready To Join the Workers PARTIAL INTERRUPTION IN TRAFFIC REPORTED Diimistal of Employ) for At tending Union Metting lei, rated to Background aad Worker How Demand - na tionalization ; Premier Mine -' rand Isinoi Btatemont Paris, Fsb. . The subway aad tramway employe aad th omnibus cab and taxicab driver anion held several meeting today and adopted ia principle a proposal to call a sympathetic strike in favor f th railway ma, provided they ar invited to de so by th General Federation ef Labor which has assumed direction ef th present striks move ment. Delegation ef th Parisian aniens at Railway me have reqnested Premier Millerend to receive their delegates. Ap parently the dismissal ef th railway man Campaaaud for absene from duty to attend a anion meetiag ha beea rele gated to the background and th rail way men's claim are now headed by a demand for aatioaalizatioa of th rail roads. Th pries ef bread, which) was sched uled to advance from to to SO per eent tomorrow will remain stationary, th government deciding to postpone th in crease aatil March 13, ' Premier . Resslvs Reports. Premier Milleraad this morning eon Teaed th head af th ministries af fected by th railroad srrik and th di rectors of th companies, who submit ted reports of conditions oa thsir line. TX direetof of th Paris, Lyoas, aad Mediterranean system announced that there Bad been a snarkad relaxation ia the situation sine Friday, especially on the Paris-Marseille lines. He said tha improvement ws accentuated yester day, notably at Dijon, where ST trains were in service. . .,,;.,...:" The conferees- wers sgreed that th report of th directors of th railroads showed tha situation Saw whol t be rAherJvvhlwtth provisioning as sured, la order t maintain th present stocks of eosl sevsral economies in the as of fuel hs, bee ordered. ' Cafes aad pubir sstMihants will be closed at 10 p. m. with tha eptioa of theatre and motion picture houses which ar per mitted to remain ope until 11 o'clock. Tke subway will stop running at 11:30 p. m. Other coal restrictions in' effect daring th war will again be pat into fore. ' ";:' 1 Oaly Partial Steppage. Premier hfillernnd, " receiving repre sentatives ef tha plrn after the meet, lag, said that : henceforth 'the Minister ef Public Works would issue an official statement on th situation ch mora ing and evening. ,' , "This morning aa" the Paris, Lyons and Medierraaeasi, there wss a general relaxatloa ia tha situation except at Lyons," the Premier continued, "All through train on th Stat lin started. The Norttsra i normal 'except at Amiens. The Southern ia satisfactory except -at Bordeaux. On ths whol, twenty-four hours 'after the general strike was proclaimed thr is only partial stoppages of trafiic. .There is ao total stoppage on aay system, not even on th Parior Lyon aad Msditer ranesn. Ia fact, a general strike doe not exist, ; ' 'r 'V.' Mo Profosasoaal Demand. ; ' This situsUoa is easily explained. It must be remembered the origin of tLe strike was the . suspension of Cam- panad '(a railroad employ discharged for being absent from duty to attend t union meeting), whlek measure of dis cipline was followed by aa offer et arbitration by the government.-, There was absolutely ao question ia th pres ent strlk ef professional demands, suck demands having been put forward only after the vent A-special com mission is ractivery todyinf th cjuea tion of a scale of wage aad a statute for railroaders, whose represestative failed , to . attend yesterday meeting of. th commission. 1Th.trik ha ne connection with the enestioa ef estab lishing a new regime tor the railroad. Th Kovsrnment has received num erous, offers ef private Initiative in pro- ) vlsioning. Th eitaatien offer n un. easiness. Th Paris reserves are fully sufficient sad aa automobile transport service is ready te operate, while .the postal servlcs continues aorrtsl." : ' .The Premier affirmed ft govern ment' determination to repress any in. eitemsnt to-violence with- th greatest eoelness aad firmest resolution. Pari. Feb. ttwrh trik appear te b making littler headway, judging from th reports received tonight ia Pari. In th province the number of strikers ha not increased aad n some of the road it is said . they even have de creased. Me eateward Incident ef any kind Jmv occurred. ; 1 ', ' A warrant ha beea Issued for the ar rest of Leon Mlddol, secretary "of 'the Pari. Lyon and Mediterranean Union, on a aharg of inciting soldiers te dis obey oider. It is not known whether th warrant haa been served. The railroad federation thi evening issued a communication, saying i . "FTiOt new reaching us from differ, eat poiat ef the country th federal council observes that th general striks movement is developing normally and is being carried out ia perfect calm. Con scious of th strength ef th movement and ef th support of the general labor federation the council remains in full eonlldsae ss te th issue of the strur- C-c. . - . , FRENCH RIP' nmiir nr rrn i npirm ir t'. Ill UNI III II I II t LULIiriLllLULIWL PREDICTS EARLY III Upward Movement of Prices Has Not, However, Met With Any Check CONSERVATIVE POLICIES URGED FOR CREDITS NOW "Orrj of Speculation'1 Hot Yet -1 Orer But Bajika Art IxercU lnf OreatrlDetTee of Dii crimination and Judgrmtnt in Oomplyinf With Demand! of Their Ouitomert ) OF EXPANSION Washington, Feb. 19. Early ending of Washington. Feb. IS. (By The Aseo ths general expaasioa which hs char- j elated Press.) Official Washington, "a acterixsd war and immediate post-war j combination of political caucus, draw- periods were forecast ia a statement summarizing February business condi tions issued tnoight by the Federal Re serve Board. Tb upward movement of prices se far as tb board could ascer tain generally bad not met with any ehaek. Finaaeial aad banking authorities everywhere were asserted to be looking mors seriously M the general situation in credit and hv ginning to urge the adoption ! conservative policies. While th review asserted that thi could not b accepted as meaning that "th orgy of speculation" had been absolutely checked, there waa said to be the indis putsjlle evidence that bank wsr exer cising a "greater degr ot discrimination aad judgment in complying with the do maads of their customers.'' ' : J ' Credit FaclUrlaa Stralaed. " Throughout practically all of the re port of Federal Bcarv agents," th statement said, "there runs plainly a recognition ef tendency toward specula tive operations. High living cost nd tb upward movement of prices hsvs ap parently not been checked although there is a decrease la price In certain line and a tendency toward restricted trad in other. Interest ate are rising la most districts while banks ara exer cising a greater degree of discrimina tion and judgment in' meeting the de mand ef their customers." Th inert ass ia interest rata haa had the effect ef Jowihg security suffered bt thi sspsev. also ks -.1)84 Ufe. eftset of forsing- a'-ahrlTiksge of eon. traction ia th Volume f trading la all alas ot securities, tke maiVtude ef which was regarded a alarming by the beard ssveral month ago. Ia some Federal reserve district there wsrs in dications ef a reduction in the volume of speculation in commodities. Mora Cense rvstlv Alliance. . "Th effects ef the increase in dis count rates," the statement continued, "mad ' themselves evident in a mora eonservatlxe attitude on the part , of member! banks with respect to indus trial sxpansion and in th cutting ef commitment oa apeeulative account. "Contraction of bank credit was not, however, exactly general throughout the country but the reduction reported la th New York District was partially off. set by an iaereas elsewhere.' A de cline ia. bank deposits, both ia th financial ' center and elsewhere ha occurred, a part being due te the with drawal of government funds. Very great airncuity is placing both commer cial and conaervetiv investment so-, eurities ia satisfactory quantities ia re ported by dealer.' ' Active Spring Season. . Genersl prospect at th elose of Feb ruary were for aa aetivs and prosperous spring season ia all lines, the statement said. Agricultural prospect war said to b , "reassuring," aad th curtailment in export da to the exchange situa tion while undoubtedly beginning, to make itself felt were believed by many nf the banking authorities sooa to be of benefit to the consumer here rather than injurious. . It wa pointed ent also that there was a tendency to resist th advance in prices and that greater care wa being exercised in purchaaiag all of which were regarded aa "favorable symptoms.'' . ' General manufacturing: was reported very aetivs all over the country. , Whole! trad condition were said te be prosperous almost throughout th country. . In, reporting individual Haas, th statement remarked that th demand for good grndea of shoes, regardless of price seems to continue, and shoe price list for the new season ar higher thaa ever. .- . .... , . .. , '. Labor Condition Improved. Rome improvement wa noted in iren eral labor conditions. There wa an "un favorable asjeet," hewsvsr, a tendency reported from various district toward a restrierion. of eotput. Even In theae eases, it wa shown, th opinion was oc casionally expressed that th effect of th restrictive policy ia beginning to be understood by those practicing it as ia juring them as mock as any other laa. Th most serious situation in the la bor field is that of farm workers. A genuine scarcity is ' noted wkiek, th board feared, might result in a reduction of th farm acreage. This was said to b particularly tru of th Southwest and some appreheasisa was fslt a to th so lution of the problem in that regioa with th spring jc anon on in mnny eomr munities. ' ; "7 : ? - ; , ; r NO INDICATION TIT OP ... SETTLING DUTCH STRIKE Rotterdam, Feb. 29. Today saw ths end of in second week ef tb dock workers' striks and there is no sign of aa amicable adjuatme- ntof the trouble. There have beea no disorders. A totel of 1-9 ocean-going ships are being held in th harbor here, and there srs many other ia port at Amsterdam, including aiae American vessels. Twenty-three vessel, including en American, were able to sail daring th pat week. SECRETARY LANE BIDS WASHINGTON ADIEU IN LETTER Cabinet Member Gives His Im pressions of the Capital of Nation RETIRES AFTER TWENTY YEARS OF PUBLIC LIFE Offlcitd Washington Is Combi nation of Political Caucna, Drawing Boom and Civil Ser vice Bureaui, Ho Declares; Too Many Stateamen Who Are Politicians ing room and ivil service bureaus," containing "atatemen who are politic ians and politician who ar not states men," is poorly organized for its task j wkiek "fewer men ot larger capacity would do bettor." Such is aa epidome ef the views of Franklin J. Lane, retiring Secretary of the Interior, expressed ia a character istic parting report to the Prcsid t on the occasion of leaving public life to day after more than twenty years serv icethe last aeven ia the cabinet. "Washington," say the retiring Sec retary, "is rich in brains nnd charac ter. It is honest beyond any commer cial standard. It wishs to do every thing that will promote the public good. But it is poorly organised for the task that belongs to it. Fewer men of larger capacity would do th task better. Abil ity i not lacking but it is pressed t the point ef paralysis bees us of aa infinitude of detail and an unwilling nss oa th part of the great body ot public servant to take responsibility. Everyone seem to be afraid of every one. The self-protective sense is de veloped abaormaJly, the creative sense atrophic. Trust, confidence, rnthuai ams these simple virtue ot all great business ar th one most lacking ia government organisation. W have se many check and brake upon our work that our progress does .not keep psco with th nation's requirements. . w WsmM Increase ..BaLgUrY erntiient it w had l Responsibility. , ostey "wot theT gov more discretion as t bow we should as that give us. For the body of the civil servants there should be quicker promotion or dis charge and a an re insurance when dis ability conrrs. For the higher adminis trative officers there should be salaries twice as high as those now given and they should be made ta feel that they are the ones responsible for the work of the department ; the head being merely aa adviser and a constructor of poli cies. As matters are now devised there are too few in the government who business it is to plan, .Every man is held to details' to the narrow view, which comes too often to be a de termined view or some -sort of parochial view. W need for th day that ts here and upon us men who hav little ta do but study the problems. of the time and teat their cspaeity at meeting them. "In a word, we need mora opportunity tor planning, engineering statesmanship above, and more fixed authority and responsibility below.' Describing th Interior-Department unrelated governmental agencies" the retiring secretary chararterixes it none the less as "the most distinctly Amer ican of all th departments" and re views briefly the sims and accomplish ments of hi administration, soma of th former unrealised. Construction of the Alaskan Railway, opening of Alaskan coal lands by a leasing system, water power development legislation' and a leasing system of oil and mineral lands on the public domain are enumerated among the. latter. Alaska Need Help. Alaska, the secretary thinks, is ham pered by too much "red tape in Washington, which is a "static policy" in mnny of the government bureaus. Alaska. Mr. Lane says, should bo ad ministered by a Federal board of th territory, be policed by a constabulary as wa Northwestern Canada, should hsve her coasts made safe for naviga tion and have Canadian musk-ox erosned with the native reindeer to famish a new meat supply to th Pacific coast. Americanization, tha development of th capital aa an educational center, for th country, farms for soldiers and de velopment of natural resources .are among th projects Mr. Lan leaves behind him, and hi report argues for the wisdom of their prosecution, , SHERIFF RETURNS FROM SEARCH FOR MEXICANS Posse Travels Below Interna tional Line Bnt Finds Noth ' tot ' Bandits Nogales, ArizJ, Feb. 29. Sheriff R. R. Eahhart's posse ' returned to Montana camp tonight after a fruitless sesrrh below the international boundary lin for Esequiel Lara and companion, al leged Mexican bandits, eltnrsjtd with the killing ef Alexander J. Fraier and the serious wounding of his brother,! John-A. Frncer, during a raid Friday 1 nt Arivaea, Pima county, Arizona. a aecona poneee sew out in searcu pi . the first, was recalled. Sheriff Earhart said be followed a "hot trail" to- the border,. but after be crossed he lost all trace of the bandit. Col. E. C Cornsbsn,. commander of the Nogales military district, emphati cally denied tonizht that man of his command hsd goneMnto Mexico in ps suit 01 Lan ana ft is companion.- . TEN POSSIBILITIES FOR PRESIDENT FOR SUFFRAGE Washington, Teh. !. Five Desa acrata and Sve Repabllcana, who have beea meatteaed .a possible Presidential Candidate, In state ment ta the National . Woman' Party, mad public today, Join In urging ratification of th suffrage amendment ta tlm foe women to vet, for President next November. They include! ' ' Major General Leonard Weed, Gov. Law sea of Illinois, Senators Hs.d Ing af Ohio, Poladexter of Washing, tea. aad Johaaoa of California, Be- -public aad Benstor Owen ef Ok. ' lakoata. Attorney General Palmer, William G. McAdeo, Jama W. Car. ard aad W. J. Brysa, Thirty ,tkrs of the accessary, tkirty-atx atatee, have ratified the ' ameadment by which It is tl mated approxlautcly lS.(,eO0 women weald becema ellgibl to vote. LTI ON SENATOR LODGE Mrreconciiables" To Block Modification of Article Ten Reservation Washington, D. C, Fsb. . Republic caa Senator irreconcilably opposed to the peace treaty took vigorous measures sgaia today to block any modification of the Article 10 reservation which was adopted laet November snd which has since proved the greatest barrier to all compromise negotiations. Feel ing that the Republiraa leaders, unable to obtain enough votes to ratify the treaty with the reservation unchanged might consent te some modification, tha irreconcilable served notice through Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, that unless the provision ware kept ss it stands tkey would reserve liberty of actioa when consideration of the treaty ia resumed tomorrow.- -Th new ultimstum, similar in na ture to on laid down by ths irrecon cilable during the bi-partisan compro mise negotiations wss presented directly to th party leader, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, who is expected to eoa- ter with his eolleaguss oa the subject tomorrow. The votes of the irreconcila ble hav boon counted on to insure a majority for the Republican reserva tion program, aa was the ease in No vember, and the move today 1 expected to receive very seriou considera tion. ; 'Just . what. the. irreconcilable might do to wreck, the plaas of the BepubU eaa loader wa not revealed. It was auggeated ia soma quarters, however. that if they chose te da so th irrecon cilable group might eaaily debate the treaty at such length that action could he blocked until the assembling of the National political conventions. That re sult, in the opinion of many Sena tors, would preclude aqy possibility of ratification Until the ianu had been fought out ia the campaign. Whoa the Sonata take ap the treaty again tomorrow it will have before it the reservation relating to settlement of do mestic questions under the League of Nations. By the unanimous consent agreement reached Saturday a vote oa this provision is to be taken at S p. a and unless the plans of the lesders mis carry it will be adopted in the same form as at th last session of Con gress. Many Senator predicted tonight that if no actual filibuster developed th en tire list of reservations, would be dis- posed of snd a vote taken on th treaty i'1 'fb'n -th next ton days. BOOM DR. J. P. MUNROE AS SUCCESSOR TO HOEY Mecklenburg and Charlotte People Get Busy Boosting , Physician For Job Charlotte, Feb, 89. Friends of Dr. J. P. Munroe, for many years prominent iu th public life of this community, are booming him for Congress ss the successor of Congressman Clyd R. Hoey, sine the bitter decided to get out of the race. Dr. Munree wa for- j marly president tt, th North Carolina Medical allege at Davidson, aad ainee hi removal to Chsrlotte has been prom inent in the operation of the Charlotte Senntorium. The boom for Dr. Munrue is gsining ground rapidly, and it ia predicted that if he ets into the race that he will mtke a good run. It haa beea expected that J. D. McCall would eater the race again if Hoey got out;-but it is not known just now wbst he expect to do, Th political field is expected to clear up in a few days as to possible or prob able candidates. - JAKE NEWELL LETS CAT OUT REPUBLICAN BAG Charlotte, Feb. 2Jnke Newell let another eat cut of the Republican bag today whea he explained how 1. Motley Mbrehead is grooming himself as a can didate for the United State 8cnate against Senator Overman- this year. It wa expected that Morehead would get into th race for th job but Newell (nres trie inside of how the Republican Mark Hanna of North Carollaa is get ting things cut nad dried" for the iob. Jnke. bat beea hob-nobbing with More- neaa long enough to get acquainted with his habit of thought and is pre pared to speak authoritatively as to the Morehead ambition. ' , ' Rrlll.k fikl 121 1.. . - 3;mi, l la., Feb. 2t. The British steamer A. Sorter was sunk at Govern. or' harbor, Bahama ilanc, last Fri day, according to word brought here to diiy by the gnsoline boat Mystery J. The Soper, an old vessel, broke a erankshnfl nnd lost her propeller, sinking at her Soper was employed in the Uismi-Naa-deek'ln about 15 feet tf water. The sau trada as a cargo boat. SERVEU TUESDAY TO NAME" (Hint Officially Only Purpose of Com mittee is to Arrange for - Convention . . TO RE-ELECT WARREN AS STATE CHAIRMAN Revaluation Will Be Considered Informally, It Ia Expected, and Equal Suffrage Will Also Be Taken Up B7 the Leaders; An Epochal Gathering- la In dicated The News and Observer Bureau, '. 003 District National Bank Building. By R. E. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C, Fb. 29. Nearly a score of Tar Heal politicians who have beea sojourning- ia Washington tor tno last week were homeward bound tonight in order to attend the meeting of tha DemoeratiA lArntiv. Mmnittj,- in Raleigh oa Tuesdsy. Unusual interest attache to th meet ins? of tha State enmmitl.a thia . according to prominent Democrats, and there are Indications now that th Tuei-i day meeting will be epochal. Officially me oniy luncnomng oeror the com mittee is the selection af a date and nlfiCA for th Att annvsntinit . r.nSi. eially, there ar many big problems to ue laaen np. To Consider Revamatlosi. ' A aa example of th important of the meeting, it can be stated that mem bers of the committee wil seriously give themselves to a study - ef what action th eonventioa is to tak with refer ence to revaluation. Consideration also must be given to the fact that th women, la all probab ility, will be retina- in tha anrJ !. tiona. Thev mar be v-otin b tha tlm the June primaries roll around aad this is not to be overlooked. Will R-Eict Warren. " Thomaa D, WSrren, of New Barn, la to be re-elected a chairman of the committee. Mr. Warren will stand for another term, it is understood here, aad will make his decision to the com mittee Tuesday. A great deal of spi-c-ulatioa hs bee indulged In lately ' regarding hi eraclewior, but it ppcatr According te those who lav been here for the naa weak. Moniiav and Tuesday wil b politically 'signi flcant in North Carolina Bcwide -th members of th committee, th three candidate for Governor are all schedul ed to be on band with their advisors. National committeeman - McLean is leaving Washington tomorrow morn ing to be on band. ' i The different congressional contests ia the State will be conspiciously prom inent in the discussions. Cbarle L.; Abernelhy, of New Bern, John O. Shaw, of Fuyottcville. aad Homer L. Lyon,' of Whitevllle, whose battles to unseat Representatives Brinson and Godwin respectively are engaging ss much at tention a any other political eampAign, will be there, The contestant for th nomination in th Seventh will proh ably be there. Solicitor Walter X. Brock, of Wadosboro, is a member of th committee. District Attorney . Hammer , usually enjoy aay gathering of th boy. - . Representative Clyde- 4L Hoey. wh last night announced his intention not to longer (punish Mecklenburg county, is going down tomorrow, Mr. Hoey is a member pf the advisory committee. And there will be many others on hand. Bep resentatlv "Bob Donghtsn is ia the Stat making up hi mind about run-' ning for Congress again.. He has al most decided not to try it. Plenty ot Speculation.', t No One seem in h .11 ...:- about action tha onventiniT"l'u!I to take regarding the revaluation law. a nau aosea aiaerent plans t-iv been ' brewing for soms tim. - Th eonven- i tion.- of course, ia vntnv , ...... ' . " " " iffumutj going runner man eoaore li Dut how much farther i only guessing. Collector Josiah Wil liam Bailey has attacked It ises to keep right on attacking it. The thre candidate for Governor ar waiK1 ing oa the committee to ssy something. There will nrohahlv ha .... th approsch of woman suffrage. The committee, in It meeting Tuesday, isu't going to endorse revaluation or prepare ' any advance greetin to women- Thc.n thing are going to be talked ver in-, iormiiy niter tn committee fixes time for ..the Conventi Mil Tr iL trssn orally understood tot th convention will be held in Kaleigh. , ' ' . Lieutenant Governor Gardner ia a lit. tlo ahead of his two opponents lu th matter of suffrag and kis friends will ' hav occasion to smils st th others. Th Senate, over which he hss presided for two terms, passed a suffrage ill. bat th House turned it down. -When th National amendment was under con sideration, th Lieutenant Governor' urged Senator Overman -to suport It but the Senator moved not. The Sen stor -voted ia the minority, however, aad votes for women are dangerously . or happily at hand, according te the' point of 'view,. . x , i; , - , At least two of several candidates for' congressional nomination are ' glnd that auffrage is almost hero. One is . Hannibal Lafayette Godwin 'and ths' women Bet tha vote in tima tar thn June primaries, it will' pleaso them, .-.:There I a a-reat ffet nf itiitim.ut nceoramg lo lar Jici-i visitors in wssli-: ingion tno past wees, m rnvor or catling the convention late in April or early in -' Mar. Ssreral well . known nolitlriun are. oa the anxioua seat respecting the selection of delegates to the .National , (Continued a Tag Two.)