J-
The News
THE WEATHER
Partly eleedy Wednesday;
Tharsdsy partly cleadyj prob
ably rain extreme west portloa ,
WATCH LABEL. :
m r" a) ' Willi
ears Mm rr
iusls a alalia i
VOL. CXI. NO. 63.
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESr
JJ' MARCH 3, 1920.
t . '
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY.
PRICE : FTVE CENTS
STATE CONVENTION
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET HERE APRIL 8
Ten-Minute Session of State
Executive Committee With
No Excitement
: BUSINESS LIMITED
TO MATTERS IN CALL
March 27 Date For Precinct
Meetings and April 3 For All
County Conventions ; Hard
Surface Road Proposal Races
- With Motion To Adjourn and
Loses
A ten minute session of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee last
4 night served to fix March 7 as the date
for all Democratic prceinct meetings,
April 3 for all Democratic county eon
eniongjjiud April 8 for the State con-
l veution to be held in Raleigh beginning
at noon.
Thia, in brief, sums up the work of
the committee which lust night held.
.probably, its briefest session. All lead
era "were agreed that the committee
should not take up matters no- directly
included in the committee call. So it
wag when the motion to adjourn had
Wi put by Col. A. D. Watts, and Col.
J. Bryau Grimes placed in the hands
of the acting chairman, H. B. Kedwinc.
of Monroe, a telegram from Col. T. L.
Kirkpntrick, of Charlotte, akiug the
committee to go on record for hard
surface roads, tho presiding officer un
hesitatingly folded up tho telegram and
called for the vote on adjournment.
Warrea Offer Resolution.
Chairman Thomas D. Warren called
the committoo to order, but with the
roll call of committeemen,- surrendered
.his chair to Mr. Bednine and offered the
resolution fixing tho tiaor and place for
the various meetings. Mr. Warren ex
plained the necessity for early- nut-tings
on the ground of early Republican
activity and tho necessity of getting
jjoll taxes paid.
T7Ir7 J. rrR."T7ottieria tho absence 'of
Secretary Whitehurst, served In that a-
i-u,-.
While, ihe committee in sesion ws
aileat in seren different language on
Issues within t ha party, the day was not
wasted "by tho delegations who crowded
the Yarjerough hotel lobbies. The
Bailey-Maxwell tilt over revaluation was
a favorite subject. Governor Lirkett,
himself very much opposed" to -the torn-
- mittee act ion "on t he matter, charac ter
ized the Bailey assault on the revalua
tion as a back-hand blow at the whole
State administration, and a charge of
fraud against the General Assembly.
Most of the visiting committeemen
called, to see him yesterday afternoon
, and to these he made his etositioa plain,
with mora or less emphasis.
Committeemri Present.
Democratic committeemen present,
either in person or-by proxy were: E.
P. Aydlett, Elixabeth City; E. A. Dan
iels, Washington; L, W. Tucker, Green
ville; W. O. Howard, Tarro; M..B.
Gilliam, Windsor; John U, Dawson,
Kinstonj W: A. Finch. Wilson; B. B.
Williams. Wafrenton; E. L. Travis, Ral
eigh; T; D. Warren, New Bern; Nathan
O'Berry, Goldaboro; E. J. Bill, War
saw; Oi D. Canfield, Morehead City; S.
K. Dixon, Trenton : H. A. fcrndy, Clin
ton; W. D. Siler, Pittsboro! B.-W. Bal
lard, Frauklinton; J. P. Buna, Rocky
Mount; John M. Brewer. Wake Forest:
J, C Kittrell, Henderson; Ed 8, Abell,
Kmithfieldi 8- M. Goitis. HillsbororS
C. Brawley, Durham; D. G. Brumrujtt.
Oxford ; C. A. Hines, Greensboro; N. L.
CranTdrdTWinston-Salem ; W. 8. Cook.
J'ayetteville; T. E. Cooper, Wilming
. George H. Bellamy, Lonvalle; J,
"ftjard Clark, Elixabethtewn i H. L.
Lyon, Whitevllle; A. W. McLean, Dura
bertoni B. B. Bedwine. Monroe: J. A.
Leak, Wadesboro; C. O. Shaw, Lexing
ton ; W. L. Parsous, Rockingham; W, C.
Hammer, Asheboro ; A. D. Watts, States
villerJ. M. Beyette, Albemarle; J. P.
Cook, Concord;. J, D. Norwood, Salis
bury; T. C. Bowie, W. Jefferson; A. 8.
Carson, Sparta; Edgar Love, Lincoln
ton; W. C. Feimster, Newton; J. H.
Giles, Glen Alpine; J. A. Bell, Chat-,
iotte; Guy Roberts, Marshall; Charles
A. Webb, Asheville; J. W. Baynes,
Aaheville j J. E. Carraway, Wayneeville ;
8. Gallert, Rutherf ordton ; W. E. Breese,
Brevard.
DEPARTMENTS NOTICE
: MOVES OF MEXICANS
.Washington, March 2. Attention of
officials or both the State and War De
partments waa attracted today , to the
Mexican political situation by the re
ii ported arrival at Aug Priest, on the
northern frontier of the State of So
nora,of a "large foree" of Mexican
V troops under General Maaael Dieg'oexv
i The report of tho movement received
here ascriL. ' as the probable motive
, tho determination of thi central gov
! erament to place itself in position to
. meet any movement that might bo made
by tho forces in Sonera, which are
reputed to bo ready to aupport General
- Alvaro Obregon, caadidato for the
Presidency i opposition to General
Pablo Gonzales, popularly regarded as
the administration's choiej.
ACCUSED NEGRO CAC6HT;
DELIVERED TO OFFICER.
V MeAlesHr, Oklttj, i March 2. "CjSp"
Davis, negro convicted and sentenced
. yesterday at Chandler to 45 years in
attack a young white woaisn near
Stroud, who was sought last night by
a mnh wKilM lwinff hmtiirht tn McAlea-
ti-r, wns delivered to the prison warden
- Lite to J r. ' i - ,
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
WILL LEAVE POLAND
State Commissary Says He Is
Going To Berlin To Declare
Independence
London,' March. 2. Representatives
of the Bcholeswig and Holstein organi
zations, together with members of var
ious political parities assembled at
Rendsburg, Holstein, today to proclaim
the emancipation of Schleswig Holstein
from Prussia and the establishment of
a new state, cars the dispatch from
Flensburg. .
According to the dispatch, the state
commissary, Dr. Koestcr, in an address
said:
1 am going to Iserlin this evening
to hand over tfiis declaration of inde
pendence." THREE LEADERS ABSENT
WHEN COIP OCCURRED
Copenhagen, March 2 The coup in
Srhleswig-Holstein, in which a new state
was established b the cutting away of
bclilejwig Holstein from Prussia, occur
red while the three leading members
of the international commission were
absent from Flensburg. The comission
ers. Charles M. Marling, head of the
Plebiscite commission in Schleswig
Holstein, represented Great Britain, M.
Von Sydow, representing Sweden, and
General Crude, representing France
are hurrying back and are expected to
reach flensburg tonight.
Denied Credentials Could Get
No Relief From Judge
Lane
Charlotte, Mar. 2. The Mecklenburg
Republicans today took their right into
Superior court, but Judge Lane sent
them back to fight out their differences
in their. own camp.
Jake Newell and all the other minor
ity delegates to the State convention
brotighf a mandamus proceeding against
David B. Paul, secretary of the county
convention, alleging that ho has refused
t sign the credentials of the minrt'y
delegates, and praying that the judge
sign an order requiring him to sign th
c.vdi'ntisli. The bearing was set for
5 eVJovlr today. The' defendant batt
ened to ft a lawyer, and PJumiaor
Stmart iowed up at the proper hoiT
viith a demurrer. W. L. Marshall ap
peared for the petitioners. "What will
we dot" Mr. Marshall asked, "if your
honor tarns us down I They won't let
as in at all if we go tip there this way.''
Tho Judge said, "If I should sign an
order and give, you this mandamus,. I
dmt guem the convention would pay
much attention to it. Your convention
wt. not held under any State law, but
under your party rules, and I am with
out jurisdiction. Your State conven
tion is the only court, I know, whUh
you can resort to." Judge' Lane signed
an order denying the mandamus, and
Secretary Paul in five minutes was ii.
an autoarVbile on his way to Greens
boro h could not wait for a train.
The minority delegates are on . thc:r
way to Greensboro without Secretary
Prul's authentication and without cre
dentials, and they will sot get to pee,)
in ut the door, if some of the majority
delegates are good asfthority. -
PPROBE ACTIVITIES OF
I NAVY VICE OFFICERS
Bear Admiral Niblack Hade In.
, terested Party In Newport
r Investigation
Nefport, R. L. March 2. Bear Ad
miral Albert P. Niblack, .chief of the
department of naval intelligence, was
added late today on motion of the judge
advocate, to the liat of parties in in
terest in the naval inguiry into alleged
improper practices by naval vice in
spectors in this district'.' Early in the
session Secretary Daniels and Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt of the Navy De
partment bad been made interested par
ties. - ----- ' '
The motion regarding Rear Admiral
Niblack was made by Judge Advocate
Hyneman just before tho court of in
quiry adjourned for tho day after fur
ther cross-examination of iBehop James
Dewolf Perry of the Episcopal diocese
of Rhode Island. Lieut. E. M, Hudson,
another party ia interest, was permitted
to question the witness. After mention
ing Bishop Perry's references to hint
id previous testimony Lieut. Hudson
asked tho witness whether he believed
a eertaut portion of tho testimony
given at tho trial-last summer of Rev.
Samuel ftemie Kent, which resulted in
Mr. Kent's acquittal of vice charges.
The testimony in question referred to
immoral acts. The bishop responded
that ho did not believe It. .
COTTON MEET TO BE
. HELD IN MONTGOMERY
Montgomery? Ala-, March t Follow
ing aa exchange of telegrams between
Governor Kilby"an4 Dr. 8. W. Welch,
state health officer, who is ia Washing
ton, and J. S. Wannaraaker, annonaee
meat was made hero tonight that tho
annual convention of tho American Cot
ton Association will be held ia Moat
gomery April 13, 14, 15. and 16.
81s Bsraed to Death.
Quebec. March 2. Six persons, four
children and an aged conole. were
burned to death when Are destroyed tho
noose or uanaious Dopant a farmer1 near
the village of St. Fereol, la Montmo
rency county. Mm. Dupont was rescued
but four of her children, and her father
and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Pierre Trem
blay, perished. Dupont aid two older
sons were ia the woods when the fire
started.
NEWELL DELEGATES
TRY COURT IN VAIN
OT
N ROW MAY
BIG
INQUIRY
IN U. S. SENATE
Simmons Will Have It If Com
plaining Soldiers Are
Courtmartialed
SENATOR ASKS BAXER
ABOUT COURTMARTIAL
Representative of American
Legion Denied Opportunity
To Interview Complainants
By Colonel tyster; State
Delegation Stirred By Threat
of Punishment For Soldiers
News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Bldg.,
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire.)
Washington. March 2. Upon the ans
wer Secretary of War Baker makes to
demand upon him today lor infor
mation depends whether or not Senator
Simmons will introduce in the Senate a
resolution alling for a Congressional
probe into conditions at the Govern
ment's General Hospital at Oteen, near
Aaheville.
The senior Senator sent, a special
message to the Secretary, this morning
asking for an answer, affirmative or
negative, to tha charge made by promin
ent Asheville citizens that tho soldiers
at the' hospital who had made com
plaint to their representatlvea in Con
gress would be court martialed for so
doing.
Senators Are Stirred.
The junior Senator has likewise asked
to bo informed as to the purpose of the
War Department in this respect. A
message from Asheville today informed
the Senators that the boys who had reg
istered their complaints with official
Washington were to be summarily dealt
with for making a kick. Information
also reached here today that Colonel
Lyster, the officer in charge at Oteen,
had denied Captain Walter Clark, of
Charlotte, permission to interview, in
behalf of tbo American Legion,' the
men in the hospital who1' have eom-
wlained of conditions. ' T'-': '
Witn mo lone exception ox a lormrr
Bed Cross worker, jio oao has volun
teered, to Sefend the charges that are
being; made against "" Colonel Lyster,
and other members of his staff for their
management of the Government's hos
pital for kick and wounded soldieda.
The office of the surgeoa general at nrst
accepted the situation aa a storm that
would soon pass over, though General
Ireland, readily agreed to send an of
ficer from the inspector general's de
partment to make an investigation
there.
Inspector At Hospital.
This inspector, Colonel Kinney, bad
been at Oteea several days wnen vigor
ous protests aa to his method of mak
ing the investigation began pouring
into Senator Simmons and Overman
Tho former took the matter tip with
Surgeon General Ireland who ordered
Colonel Kinney to remain at Oteen tin
til he bad riven every witness fwlro
wanted to lesiiry aa opportunity io uo
heard.
United States Marshal Charles A.
Webb held a conference with the inspee
tor, at the direction of tbo surgeon
general, and informed the officer rather
bluntly that if it was the. purpose of the
department to "whitewash" Colonel
Lyster there was no use in laying his
cards on the table. To which the In
spector replied that his instructions were
to probe tho charges to the bottom
It was announced at the office of the
Surgeon General here that the patient
and. the guard who engaged in the mess
hall- fight, which fight waa-responsible
for focusing afontion on tbo hospital,
would be court martialed for their frac
ture of military regulations., It was
expected here that trial and sentence
of these two offenders would put an
end to the trouble. . v -
Complaints ContUse. .
. But complaints continued to come to
Washington. A - former "Y" worker
now living at Punta Gorda, Pla., wrote
the North Carolina Senators that ho
knew from personal experience that eon
ditions at Oteen were "rotten." He
corroborated tbo statements of soldiers
who complained , of unpalatable food
and insaffieiont teat among other
things.
- Then eamo a letter from a prominent
Ohioan who is undergoing treatment
for tuberculosis at eao of the private
hospitals near "Asheville. He wrote to
Senator Atlee Pomerene and urged him
to co-operate with Senators Simmons
and Overman in getting bad conditions
bettered. Tho same day. hut letter ar
rived cams a letter from a former Red
Cross , worker paying ' tribute to Co I.
Lysterraad describing that offleeras "a
tender hearted aaafe. '
The Klffln Rockwell post of the Amer
ican Legion -wired both Senators ask
ing permission to present confirmation
of certain charges to the Inspector sent
down from the department here. This
was granted. Not satisfied, ' however,
that it was going-to get such facts as
it desired before the department, the
legion post fought to bar Captain Wal
ter Clark, designated by the National
Headquarters of the legion, visit the
hospital and make the probe oa behalf
of the legion. Col. Lyster declined to
permit Captain Clark to inquire, ac
cording to reports received here., . -
-.rThe Last Straw. :
The straw ' hat broke ' the camel's
back, though, was the report to Senator
Simmons front Asheville that the officer
in eharge at Oteen intended to court
martial every eoldier-ihtient who has
written to either of the Senators re
garding conditions there, or who has
given to Asheville eittenA'affldavits
setting forth details of tbo charges
(Continued ea Ptfe Two.)
step: m
TOWARli otTTLING
PAT OF RAIL MEN
Representatives of Workers
Agree To Co-operate With
.. The Governrrient
NEW TRANSPORTATION
. , ACT BE GIVEN TRIAL
Way. Employes and .Shopmen
Not In On Agreement But Are
Expected To "Come Along
With President"; Prospects
of Strike Now Bexnote ; Hines
To Arrange, For Meeting
Washington, March 2. Definite steps
were taken today toward settlement of
the railroad wago controversy which has
been pending since last August. Bep
reaentatives of railroad workers, with
the exception of one group, agreed to
co-operate with the government and the
railroads ia giving a trial of tho new
transportation act with its arbitration
clauses and President Wilson in letturs
to both the Association of Bailwsy Ex
ecutives and heads of the fifteen work
ers' organizations, requested that they
select representatives to sit oa the bi
partisan wage board. Prompt action
was 'urged by the President in order
that the negotiations between employer
and employe might not longer bo de
layfd. - . -
The one group ! workers wnicit nas
not entered Intohe agreement "to go
along with the President was the
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employes and Shop Laborers, which re
cently withdrew from conferences be
tween union hesd and the railroad ad
ministration. Committeemen from the
locals of the maintenance union, bow-
ever, wilt meet in Chicago Thursday,
and, it was believed, would follow the
If ad of the other workers in compliance
with Mr. Wilson's request.
Try It "As Cltlsens."
In a statement tonight, explaining
their position, the tiuton kpoVef men de
clared thirt whua JnWy euitfli aotap-
fprove of the transportation act, They
bad agreed to aid in giving the law
trial "in tho interest of railroad labor"
and "as American citieens." (
''Notwithstanding the fact that labor
in general, and railroad labor in par
ticular, with the full co-operation and
support of other bodies representing
American citizens, urged, the Congress
not to pass the railroad bill and the
President to veto it and return it to
Congress," the union statement snid,
"we are now officially advised the Pres
ident has signed the bill and it is tho
law,
y Change of Views.
""Labor's criticisma and protests
against this legislation are a matter f
record and were presented to the Con
gress, the President and the public.
Wa have not changed our views in re
gard to this legislation, and, therefore,
do not endorse the law; however, as
American citizens, we feel that in the
interest of railroad labor there is noth
ing left for us to do at present except
to co-operate in. the prompt creation of
the machinery provided for in law. i
"In the case of the Brotherhood of
Maintenance of Way Employes and Shop
Laborers, this organization has not bad I
duly authorized representatives in this
last conference. Therefore, in compli
ance with -their constitution, it was
necessary to- convene such representa
tives, which they will do in Chicago,
Thursday. March 4."
The- President in his letters,, said be
had turned over direction of the pre
liminary wage negotiations to Director
General Hines, who wss entrusted with
details of the winding up of government
control by the President in his procla
mation turning back the roadsi Both the
railroad executives and the union beads
were asked to notify the Director Gen
eral -of their representatives .on the
board and were informed that Mr.
Hines would arrange for tho first meet
ing, at .which will be determined all
questions of procedure.
Strike Improbable.
Agreement of the .unions to irive the
law a thorough trial was regarded as
making remote prospects of a strike',
Certain groups of the union member
ship, however, were keenly disappointed
and may yet assert their disapproval
of and opposition' to the law by striks
votes, but this possibility was expected
to be eliminated when full explanation
of the leaders' action Is received by the
rank and file of the more than 2,000,000
woraers. ,
PREMIERS EXPECT TO .
FINISH BY SATURDAY
Supreme Council To Leave
Turkish Treaty To Ministers
. and Ambassadors
London, March 2. The council ia ex
pected to finish its labors, as far as the
premiers are concerned, oa Saturday,
the details of the Turkish treaty being
left to the conference of foreign min
isters and ambassadors. This mar be
prolonged, as the financial questions
alone are expeetcd to occupy . much
time.... i'.'''
Although the council is silent as to
just what areas will be slotted to Tur
key it is understood that tha subtrac
tions to be made from her territory will
decrease her population from .30,000,000
to 6,000,000. This will necessitate aa en
tire readjustment of Turkey's debt.
The disposition of the Turkish fleet
has not yet bee a decided upon. :
BUTLER WILL KEEP
HANDS OFF UNLESS
HESEESADEINO
But Ut Somebody Start Some
thing In Republican Conven
tion, Then Look Out
WOULD GET IN GAME
WITH, TOOTH AND NAIL
.j
Talk That He Will Throw His
Influence On Side of Newell
Insurgents; John M. More
head, Party's Boss, Arrives
But Is Beticent On Conven
tion Plans
(Speeud to the New aaL,Observer.)
Greensboro, Mar. 2: Party leaders
and (1. legates nra coming on every train
to le in atteudanee at the convention of
the Republican party which will lie call
ed to order at boo n hero tomorrow, by
A. A. Whitener, ,of Hickory, who will
preside in the absence of Prank A. Lin
ney, of Boone, prevented from attend
ing tho convention on account of the
illness of himself and famiy.
About 600 persons have already ar
rived here to be in attendance among
these being John M. Moreheadnf Char
lotte, who arrived last night and located
his headquarters in the O. Henry hotel
at which place many conferences be
tween him and niember--of , his party
have been held throughout the day. Mr.
Morehead declined to venture a pre
diction as to the nature of The platform
the convention aimed to-adopt.
Former Senator Marion Butler arrived
this morning from Washington and
opened hia headquarters at the O. Henry.
He reeeved several delegations today,
hut what went on behind the closed
doors of his room during these confer
ences has not been divulged. The old
line leaders are apparently afraid that
ho has something up his sleeve that he
will spring oa the convention here to
morrow but as- yet they have been un
able to find out just what it is.
The Senator talked freely when seen
today, and stated that he was not at the
meeting for the purpose of trying to get
any office, or political aupport of any
kind, .ut was mer j aa onlooker, and
would Hj take a and in .the meeting
unless his sense of what was right and
wrong shoeld be offended and in that
easn would fight both tooth and Bail.
. Prom his conversation it was deduced
that he will probably be a supporter of
Newell if this gentleman starts anything
here, as be stated that Newell was in
the right yi a number of charges that
he had made against Morehead's crowd.
This is the combination that the present
mampulubrrs of the party seem to be
in ilread nf for while they state that
their strength will be sufficient to carry
any point, it will be very inconvenient
to bave some things divulged that must
necessarily be brought out in a scrap.
The "Pritchard for President" boom
took on a new lease this morning with
the arrival of a number of members
of the committee of 60 that was recently,
appointed to secure Judge Pritchsrd s,
endorsement by the convention for the
presidency. A meeting of this commit
tee was held at the O. Henry hotel to
night to perfect final pUris for putting
this across tomorrow. Judge W. P.
Bynum of this city is chairman of the
committee.
John J. Parker has been in the city
since Inst night and is actively nnguged
inwaging a campaign in the interest of
securing the nomination for governor
for himself. The party leaders soe.ru to
favor him and he will without doubt re
ceive the nomination from present in
dications. ... , '
With the exception of the apparent
surety of the nomination for Morehead
to succeed himself as riational commit
teeman the ticket that will be nomin-"
ated tomorrow is mainly a matter of
conjecture. r "' .
The choosing of the four delegates to
the convention at Chicago will without
doubt produce a fight on the floor as
there are any number, who will be
highly gratified at an opportunity to
go to Chicago. It is thought quite
probable that Morehead will be one of
those selected, and also it is said that
t,. C. Duncan has a chance .to be one
or the four. -
One of the planks on the . platform
that wilt be handed to the convention
tomorrow will be a severe' denunciation
of the recently enacted tax revaluation
aet and the convention will also prob
ably endorse a move demanding sjbe re
peal of the act. By blowing load r.nd
long about the tax law as it now 'stands
the party leaders hope to be able to
swing a great majority of the farmer
voter of the State to their side.
GUMSHOE METHODS
PREVAIL AS USUAL
ii " i '-:-
Wheels Secretly Greased For
Putting The Platform
. Through 1
. By JOHN A. LIVINGSTONE.
(Staff Correspondent.) i
..VVHSVW.V, . . .... Ul,-
gest crowd of Bepublicaaa gathered to
gether in the Gate City since the days of
Butler fusionism, the Morehead machine
tonight i followed its favorite gumshoe
methods of getting the machinery
greased. The : platform committee,
headed by Clarence Pugh, Morehead's
chief lieutenant .went over the final
drafts but wouldn't dare show it to the
executive committee for fear something.
aught drop. .Xuey wiu consider It some
more tomorrow. , , ; 'C
Carli Duncan arrived - on the scene
yesterday and received eoinpan- all day
at the O. llcnry. There ia a lot of talk
of sending him to Chicago as a dele-
(Continaed ea Page Tee.)
PROSPECTIVE BRIDES
HAVE HOPES REVIVED
Italian Girls Held at Ellis Island
Get Chance To Marry
Doughboys
New York, Mar. 2. Twelve Italian
girls who came to the United States to
marry America soldiers, but who hnvc
been hnhl "it Kills Tilund because thev
could not pass the literacy test, .ieBrnTSiT
tonight Washington bad ruled tney
may be admitted to the country for
sixty daj-s--providing they sign a pledge
not to marry during that tune.
If Senator Caldcr's bill "to exempt
them from the reading test is passed.
they will be free at any time to wert
their soldier lovers. Even if the bill
fails to become a law, there is a chance
for the girls, for during tho sixty days
they may 'learn to read the required
forty words and return to Ellia Island
to. demonstrate their accomplishment
Each soldier must get a friend or
relative to furnish a S5O0 bond ! guar
antes that bis prospective bride will not
become a public charge. The bondsman
wilt be required to inform the Emi
gration officials every fifteen days where
the bride-elect mey be found, and must
sign a pledge to do all in his power to
prevent the eouple from marrying dur
ing the So-day period.
The news spread o rapidly and the
doughboy Bomeos acted- so promptly
that it was said at Elis Island tonight
four or five xt the girls probably would
gain their freedom tomorrow, depite
the fact that some pfthe-inen live in
distant cities. Every man bad ei
pressed bis determination to send his
"girl to sehoowiay, aigni or dow
until she caa read.
Some of the fiancees have beenl at
Ellia Island since October and Novem
ber, and none has arrived thero later
than last January.
E
Peace Conference Decides Put
ting Nation On Its Feet Is
Big Question
London, March S. -A noteworthy
phase of the meeting of the peace con
ference ia the changed attitude toward
Germany. In high diplomatic circles It
U asserted that the conference has come
to rwogaixe that Germany mined would
men, a weak, spot and A dangerous Sf
In Europe. ...
Oreet Britain, and personally David
Lloyd George, the British premier, are
credited with being the enler lorces in
bringing about this policy. The Trench
peace delegation is described ss moving
toward .this point of view reluctantly,
although it is moving. It is asserted that
tho French are less immovable than
when M. Clrmeneeeu was at the helm
of state. .How Jn set Germany on her
feet is one of the largest questions the
conference is now -.considering. It is
considered probable that it will sanction
an international loan to Germany, but
the question of security is a basic one.
It is expected that a plai will be
arranged which will offer inducements
to tha rieh, smaller neutral countries
io subscribe to a loan. Even England,
her ' representatives believe, will eon
tribute, officially or unofficially, al
though England's financial commltt
ments of various sorts arising from the
war are arrester than those of any other
nation. One of the American conferees
expressed the opinion today that per'
haps German sympathizers in America
at least will come forward with sub
scriptions. .
Disease Indemnities. ' ,
The question of finally fixing Ger
many's war indemnities at a spccilla
sum also is being discussed. The be
lief is expressed that the German gov
ernment caa organise its finances and
industries more efficiently if the Ger
ms a people know exactly what are their
obligations- and what they are to bs
called upon to pay. This question was
one left by the treaty to the repara
tions commission, but the present idea
seems to be that the conference prob
ably will take it out of the hands of
the commission.
1 The purchase and allotment of raw
CHANGE ATTITUD
TOWARD GERMANY
"rtnee Vconmdoring, endM 'whiclff OREIGN TRADE SERVICE
the necessity for a joint arrangement
is arranged, may involve consideration
for former enemy countries. They prob
ably will be given a fair share in the
distribution in accordance with the new
policy of putting them, on their feet.
Reach Declalona Slowly.
The peace conference is reaching its
decisions more slowly than otherwise
would be the ease, because of the dif
ferences of language. The proceedings
are being conducted in three languages
tngiish, I'reneh and Italian. There
are ao members of the conference who
understand all three languages and few
wno understand even two perfectly,
This involves interoretins? and re
interpreting everything said at the
council table. Even then it develops at
the sett days meeting that one dele
gation did not understand clearly the
precise attitude of another delegation,
The question most aritatin tha Ital.
lans and the Jnm-Klava -ill 11 whof
rreaident Wilson's attitude will be tc-
wara tne proposition of a -direct settle
ment between them of their territorial
claims. . .. ..
IMMORALITY CHARGE
, 'WITHOUT FOUNDATION
Washington, March E. Charges of
mmor lily and lax - discipline., among
the inmates of the Portsmouth, N. H,
naval prison Were Buld to be without
foundation in the report of the special
board of investigation ' made public to
day by Assistant Secretary Boose ve It, a
member of tho board. .
The board's report unheld tha admin-
ist ration f Commander Thomas Mott
Osborne, declaring that the allegations
made agnimt :.is administration were
baaed oa 1. iir-;ay evidence,"
MONROE DOCTF
RESERVATION GETS
0. K. SECOND TIME
Another Modification to Treaty.
Involving Domestic Ques
tions, Repassed
GREATER MAJORITIES ;
THAN LAST NOVEMBER
Little Debate In Senate, All Ele
ments Conceding Boll CaUt
-Mere Formalities Before
Sending Treaty To Cam
paign; Several Democrats
Vote With Republicans
Washington, March Two more of
the Bepublican reservations to the peace
treaty, one of them affecting the bitter
ly debated Monroe Doctrine provision,
wero re-adopted in the - Senate today .
without change and by greater majori
ties than they commanded when ori
ginally presented last November. ,
. The Monroe Doctrine reservation,
which Senators have been told is scar
cely less objectionable to President
Wilson than that relating to Article Ten,
got the support of fifteen Democrats
and -won by a vote of SS to 28 after a
substitute drafted by the Democratic
leaders hsd been rejected. The vote
on the Bepublican proposal was 59 to
34 in November, when only nine Demo
crats supported it.
The other reservation acted on essets
the full jurisdiction of the United States
over purely domestic questions and was
adopted 56 to 25, with fourteen Demo
crats helping to make up the msjqrlty.
In November it got the votes of only
eleven Democrats and was adopted
59 to 38.
Old Fine Re-Kladled.,
Little debate attended the Senate's ac
tion, all elements apparently conceding
that the roll ealls were merely formalin
ties to let everyone go on record once
more before the final deadlock, which
now .generally is expected to put the
treaty over into the campaign. Old
rumblings of the bitter fight over the
reservations in November kept fomjng
to the surface, however, despite the ef
forts of the leaders to bring discus-
I alon to a croaev sad ia most quarters
pweek were extended.
On, the Monroe Doctrine reservation
seven Democrats-who. did not vote for
adoption in November swung to the
Bcpublicans oa todsy a roll call. They
were Senators Beckham, Kentucky
Fletcher, Florida ; Pittman and Hen
derson, Nevada, King, t'tahi Smith,
Georgia, and Myers, Montana. Their
defection on that issue was declared
by the Bcpublicans to. be a significant
development in view of recent intima
tions reaching Democratic Senators that
the President had singled out the Mon
roe Doctrine and Article Ten reserva
tions as particularly objectiontable.
Reed and Shields Shirt.
It was over these two reservations
that bi-partisan compromise negotia
tions earns to grief, the Bepublican lead
ers serving notice that they would con
sent to no modification in either, and
the Democrats indicating that neither
would be acceptable as they stood. On
the Democratic substitute presented
lloday by Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska,
fthe party leader, the vote was stirctly
on party linos except for Senators
Beed, Missouri, and Shields, Tennessee,
who- voted -with the Bcpublicans in op
position. The domestic questions res
ervation drew ovei" to its support five
Democrats who had not voted for it in
November, Senators Ashurst, Arizona,
Pittman and Henderson, Nevada, Myers,
Montana and Nugent, Idaho. . Oa this
proposition also Senator Hitchcock of
fered a Substitute, which was rejected
by a Solid Bepnblican ' line up, ined
again by Senators Beed and Shields.
Tomorrow the Senate is to consider
the Shantung reservation, with the
leaders hopeful that a vote may be tak- .
en promptly.
HOUSE WOULD CONTINUE
Washington, March 2. By a vote of
210 to 39 the House today refused to
stand by the action of the sub-committee
on appropriations in eliminating
from the legislative appropriation .bill
provision - for continuing the Depart
ment of Commerce foreign trade attache
service. . - '
Representative Sisaon, Democrat, Mis
sissippi, took care of the. committee
lapse) by offering an amendment provid- '
ing for expenditure of 1165,000 for the
service. It was ruled out oa a point
of order, but the House overruled the
decision of the chair and later adopted
the amendment. ;
The House also voted to increase from '
$173,000 to $323,000 the appropriation
for employing trade specialists to. make
investigations abroad and for publica
tion of the reports of consular agents.
Without debate the House then an-
praved an apprOpsiatioa of 1100,000 for
promoting trade with South and Central
Imericaa countries. - t
BANKHEAD FUNERAL TO
BE LARGELY ATTENDED
Jasner. Ala.. March 2. The sneeial
train bearing the body of Senator Joha
H. Bankhead and the Senatorial funeral
party Will i arrive here from Birming
ham at 10 o'clock Thursday and the'
funeral will be hold immediately after
ward at tie Methodist church,
Governor Kilby and hundreds of Ala- i
bamans will also roach Jasdcr on a spe-i
eial train Thursday and the funeral -
promises to be one of tha most largely
attended ever held in the state. The
Masons, of whom the late senator was
a past commander, will be in char;c of
the rmcrj at the cemetery.