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VOL. CXI. NO. 65.
TWENTY PAGES TODAY.
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V- FWDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1920.
TWENTY PAGES TODY.
PRICE: FIVE CENTS
REPUBLICAN GUNS
FIRED AT PALMER;
'FOLLOW'
Resolution Tassed To Investi
gate Official Acts of Attor
ney General
CHARGES AND DENIALS
, VOICEDJN THE HOUSE
O. O. P. Member! Declare Pres.
v ideat' Tiai Attorney General
Directly Besponsible Tor
' High Sugar Prices; Demo
crats Charge Popularity of
Palmer Real Motive
. Washington, March 4. A hot political
row broke out in the Home today when
th Republicans forced through a resolu
tion authorizing investigation by the
Judieiary committee of the acta of At
torney General Palmer In connection
with pricea charged for Loaiaiana augar.
The Demoerate bitterly opposed the pro
ject, charging repestedly that it waa de
signed aa an indirect impeachment of
Mr. Palmer and only Intended at a
meant of checking the "growing popu
larity" of a Democratic presidential
eapiront. . .
In reply, the Bepublicant churged
that the President and Mr. Palmer were
directly responsible for prevailing high
augar prices ; that Mr. Palmer had no
authority to reeognize the high figure at
which Louisiana sugar sold and that he
had failed to press actions against
profiteers.
VU for Iaqalry.
Ta Im linur. nf debate on the reao-
HOT ROW
1 4 lation, offered by Representhtivo Tink
I J han, Republican, Maasachuaetts, Dein
f ocratie "members asserted it was a
coven aiiKawn ur. jrnimc bhu
calculated to divert public' attention
from failures of tho Incapable" Be
publiean leadership iu Congress. When
the time limit expired the resolution
waa put through, 163 to 124 by a party
vote, and the committee will proceed
with its inquiry. : ,
The resolution directs that the inves
tigation be directed "to the admitted
eoswurreaea of the Attorney General
lm J in maximum fixed prices" ef 17 and 18
rents a pound for Louisiana) engar, the
basis on which the prices were fixed,
and whether immunity from prosecu
tion for profiteering was given anyone ,
for charging these, prices. -
Democrats Dewy Charge.
Bepublieana asserted that the actions
of the Attorney General in regard to
the Louisiana, growers eaused increased
prices for the Cuban crop, but this was !
denied by the Democrats, who, in turn,
asserted that his action was a ''saving
to the consumers.
"That Louisiana crop was just
enough to aupply the United states with
sugar for one day, commented Kepre
, tentative Martin, Democrat, of Louis
iana.
The President and Attorney General
',"hy their conduct," said Representative
'Tineher, Republican, of Kansas were
to blame for Increasing pricea of engar,
bnt his assertion that be "did not eare
about politics" brought questioning
"noes from the Democratic aide.
Rape Republican.
Representative Banders, -Democrat, of
, Louiaiana, insisted that the invest iga
tion waa proposed to "lessen the pres
ent popularity" of the Attorney Gen
eral, who "ia looming up in the public
eye." Kb added that no 'investigation of
"outrageous profiteering by manufae-
,.... r..J I.J l,-.
posed.
Kepresentative Begg, Republican, of
Ohio, asked what the Attorney General
lad done with "the million dollar fund
riven him to prosecute profiteers, " add
ing that "not a single prosecution" had
been brought.
Representative Mondell, of Wyoming,
the Republican floor leader, said that if
: Representative Bandera' ehargea of
profiteering were true, the Attorney
General had "woefully failed to do his
duty. "
INDUSTRIES TO TELL OF'
CHILD LABOR EMPLOYED
T1T..I!---,- If 1.
v auiiif vviav uimtu
4. Distribution
of forma for return of information re
garding child labor employment waa
begun today by the. bureau of internal
revenue. , Approximately 300,000 forms
were sent to collectors, who will supply
them to operators of Quarries, mills.
and workshops where children are em
ployed. t, ,- - - V '
' A tax of tea per cent of the yearly
set profits is imposed on every mine
jor quarry working children under 10
-Vers ef age and every mill, cannery,
workshop, or manufacturing establish
ment where children under 14 are em
ployed, or In which children between
14 and 18 years of age have been per
mitted to work more than eight hour
a day or aix hours a week, or before 6
a. m. or after 7 p. m. Information' must
be given nnder oath, with penalty of
10,000 and imprisonment for one year
applicable to tic refusing te make re
turn, CLAIM HOPE YET FOR
- -SUFFRAGE IN W. VA.
Charleston, W. Ya., March 4- Ratifi
cation of the Federal suffrage amend-'
meat by the Senate in the West Vir
ginia Legislature is yet possible, aeeord
, ing to leaders of that body favoring
-ratification, who announced tonight that
Senator Jess 'A. Bloeh, of Wheeling,
ws hastening from California to throw
his vote on the side of the r-ropon-sp's
rf iirrge. - i
LAND AT WILMINGTON
IN VERY BAD SHAPE
Two German Stoaways, Former
Soldiers, On Bread and Water
Por Sixteen Days -
Wilmington, X. C, March 4. Two
German stowaways, Herman- Lchmana
and Joseph Wrann, both of whom are.
former soldiers la the- German army,
arrived here today on t Be' steamer
Chickasaw, after subsisting on bread
and water for sixteen "day. The men
are being held awaiting the arrival of
aa. immigration inspector from ' Nor
folk. With a view to reaching Baltimore,
where they claim to have friends, the
Germans slipped on board the Chick
asaw at Nordham with twelve loaves of
bread each and a two gallon bucket of
water. . On . this", they -subsisted for
twelve days until their water aupply
gave out, and then went lour days
without water. They were almost in
sane of thirst when they made their
presence known to the ship's officers,
Tells Committee Satisfaction
of Having Fought Reward
Enough For Vets
Washington, D. C, March 4. Flat on
position to financial relief legislation
for former service men, the first to
be expressed by a former soldier, waa
asserted today before the House ways
and means committee tor waiter W.
Burns of Green Point, New York, a for
mer artillery captain. "A money band-
out" to the ex-service men, be said.
"would simply be thrown away."
Practically no former soldiers or
sailors are without employment. Burns
said, sdding that most of them- do not
know the effect payment of a bonus
would have. Outstanding government
obligations would depreciate if a bond
issue was authorized, Burns said.
All soldiers would take a money
grant if Congress authorized it, he told
the committee. Representative Ratney.
Democrat, Illinois, replied that this was
true even of member of Congress, "who
talk and vote against aalarles and mile
age allotments hut - always tsk the
money. . . ,
' . Have Reward A Plenty..
Burnt contended that the satisfaction
of having fought to defend the country
was sufficient reward.
'.It the war had continued two weeks
more every -American soldier would
hare been so tickled tbey wouldn't want
any boaus; he added.
Representative Garner, Democrat, Tex
as, said not a former service man in his
district had written in favor of the
proposed financial relief.
"They don t know yon are In Con
gress then," a representative of a sol
dier organization seated in the commit
tee room interjected.
Legion Divided. -
Even the American Legion is divided
on the' question, Burns aaid, adding
that be waa a member of that organiza
tion and had talked with many others
opposed to the Legion s plans. Those
who need a bonus would squander it
and those who don't need it would put,
it in a bank he argued.
Reclamation of arid lands la the West
and South with preferential right to
all former service men .to entry on ex
isting drained publie lands waa nrged
by a delegation headed by Representa
tive Smith, Idaho.
COLD WAVE IS DUE TO '
COVER ALL OF SOUTH
Washington, , D C Match 4. The
western disturbance has developed into
a pronouneed and more general atorm
and except in New Erglaad, pressure
waa low tonight east tf the Mississippi
river, with distinct centers of depres
sion over . Northeast Tennessee and Cen
tral Georgia. In the Southwest the
pressure is moderately, high but it gaia
baa be Tun to fall ramdlr
, Southeast storm warnings are display
ed on the Atlantic coast from East Port
to Jacksonville and on .the Gulf Coast
at Tampa and Cedar Keys. '., Northwest
atorm warnings are displayed on the
East Gulf coast westeward ; to .Louis
iana. ..' .K...,,.
Cold -weather prevails , through the
Mississippi valley and th Gutf States,
the line of freezing temperature' ex
teudirg tonight into the South Friday
and Fr da aisht and tho Middle Atlan
tie States Saturday, with frost probable
Saturday Morning to the Southern limits
of the Florida Mainland.
It will be somewhat warmer Saturday
in Tennessee and the East Gulf states.
POLITICAL RECORD OF
- JOHN J.PARKER GIVEN
Charlotte, March 4. JoHo J. Parker.
of Monroe, Republican nominee . tot
Governor ef North Carolina, spent to
day in Charlotte on his return' from
the Greensboro Republican convention.
In conversation with a News and Ob
server' correspondent he said:
"I am a lawyer, not a politician.. In
reference to th convention, I felt sure
I would be nominated because I re
ceived th assurance from element ia
the 'party of my candidacy, aa it was
logical at this time. -. I was campaign
secretary for Morehead In 1908.' and ia
11'0 candidate for Congress. I was
beaten but received over eleven thou
sand votes. I was 24 years old aad
Pagw 50. Ia 1916 I was nominee oa
th ticket for Attorney-General.
"'"'V''''''"V. P- I. Opea Again." "
Blaekaburg, Ta March 4. The tir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute epend here
this tiorning after a suspension of two
weeks because of the influenza eruJemicJ
FORMER CAPTAIN
OPPOSESBONUS
a hhi-i irr . Q
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Civil Service Commission Or
ders Regrading of Papers in
Wade-Willis Contest
REPUBLICANS OFFER TO
COMPROMISE ON FIGHT
Afraid To Meet Senator He-
Cellar's Objections To Their
Recommendations That Wil
lis Be .Made Postmaster at
Morehead City, They Offer
An Olire Branch
The News and Observer Bureau.
603 District National Bank Bldg.
By R. E. POWELL.
(By Special Leased Wire.1
Washington, March" 4. Robert T.
Wade, editor of the Morehead City
Coaster, haa yet a ehaaeeTeTbe post
master of Morehead City.
The Civil Service Commission haa
ordered a regrading of all the papera
in the Wade-Willis contest and. though
bigger events have-almost crowded the
fight out of the poblie mind, it appeared
possible today'lttr Mr. Wade to do what
Jim Jeffries couldn't do.
The regrading of the papers was ask
ed for by a Republican member of the
Senate tub-commirtt-B r before which
long bearings over the Morehead City
office were, held last fall. The request
for a third review of the qualifications
of th applicants, as shewn by their
papers, is the first offer of the Repub
licans' to compromise and let the Wade
nomination go through the Senate.
Bepubiieaae Offer Comarwmise.
The Senate, controlled by the Be
publieana, could very easily sustain the
sub-committee's findings and refuse to
confirm Mr. Wade. But that would not
put Mr. Willis in the office and if the
Republicans are going tia tura down a
Democrat, they want some assurance
that they are going to et a Republican
appointed. The peppery minority re
port filed by Senator Kenneth McKellar.
of Tennessee, la te tw reckoned with if
th fight ia carried to the floor1 and this
ia on of th thine th Republican
weighed before makiaf overtures that
may mean th confirmation ef Editor
Wade ia a short time.
Th new regrading, or review of the
application of three candidate Rob
ert Wsdo, Cleveland L. Willi and M.
L. Willis will be done by examiners
of the commission who have not. here
tofore, had any part in the work of
passing on the pspers. In order that
Cleveland Willis, Bepubliean, may have
every opportunity to get before th
commission all th facts he want known
about his qualifications, the orders ef
the commission in re-opening the Mo.e
hesd City matter permits such addi
tional information to b filed a either
of the candidate think beneficial to
their ease. '
McKellar File Objection.
It was the objection that be had not
en given a ehane to aak for a re
view entered by Mr. Willis, that started
the row before the committee and sub
sequently delayed actioa on the Wade
nomination, which th President haa
twice sent to th Senate. The. first time
the nomination was rejected by the cum
mitte and Congress adjourned before
Senator ; McKellar could prepare a
minority report. The second time the
nomination cam to th Senate th orig
inal report of th sub-committee waa
adopted by th committee and laid be
fore the Senat for action. It waa then
that the McKellar minority report was
filed and this document ia admitted by
the Bepublieana to be a breezy affair,
By giving all th candidatea for the
Morehead City plact an opportunity te
Die sue aaaitionai matter in connection
with their application a they wish and
by turning the papers over to - a set
of-examiners who have not heretofore
had anything' to do with the grading
or regrading,' the competitive examina
tion for the postmasterabip ia just where
it was when th examination waa ordered
by the department to . fill a vacancy
which occurred nearly a year ago. The
first report on the examination, held
last April, placed ' Cleveland . Willis
ahead of Editor Wade and the, latter,
exercising the prerogstlv of any of
th three applicants, asked for a review
of th papera by the reviewing board
of the civil service ommission. This
review resulted ia Wade's being given a
higher grading because of business ex
perience and training than , Willi aad
th - commission certified - th - former
te th President for appointment...
Bearing Before Commute.
Mr. Willi protested, ever and ever
and finally got a hearing before the
Senate sub-committee. - Several promi
nent Morehead citizen were called here
te testify. Former members of the
civil aervie commission, two, of whom
had beea "bounced by Mr. Burleson,
were called to testify as was First As
sistant Postmaater General Koons. The
member of the commission a now con
stituted,' th chief examiner and a lot
of ether folk were called in. Nobody
knew of ' anything irregular. The two
deposed commissioners charged Burle
son with mixing th Fostoffiee depart
ment with polities in spite of th fact
that the Presidential order requires cer
tification ef th highest eligible. Senator
McKellar wanted Mr. -Burleson celled
te testify in hi own behalf but the Be.
publican didnt want kim. They ham
mer him whenever an opportunity pr4-!
seuts.ltse.lf but it isn't erv Senator oa
Capitol Hill who want to match. with
him. J
Th regrading will be don a soon
(Centinned n Pas Twev,
ANUjHl
F?o sbSjre place
CONFERENCE ON RAIL
WORKERS' WAGES SOON
Date Not Definitely Set, Bet
WiU Probably Come Off
Tuesday or Wednesday
WashittTtoa, March 4. Wags demanda
of 2,000,000 railroad worker will be
taken up anew early next week when
representatives ef the brotherhoods meet
officials of the corpora tioas ia tk first
conference en the wage problem. Th
date had not beea definitely determined
tonight by Director General Biaee, ia
whose hands were left arrangement for
th conference. . It probably will be
Tuesday er Wednesday. Th employ
will be represented daring th prelim
inary sessions by the heads ef th fifteea
union who have fought the wage battle
together sine last August Their elec
tion haa been communicated to Mr.
Hinea. It waa understood, however, that
changes would be mad ia the personnel
of th labor committee when the task ef
working out new-wage scales begins.
Baprearntativ of the Tail executives
will be selected probably tomorrow when
the Association of Railway Executive is
schednled to meet in New York. The
date ef the initial session will be an
nounced by Mr, Hines as soon aa he
receive the name ef th corporations'
committee.
FEDERAL DRY LAV
"Wet" Members of House Be
pulsed In First Attack; To
Continue Fight
Washington, March 4. Siege warfare
against the prohibition enforcement act
war inaugurated today by "wet' mem
bers, of the Housel
Though repulsed 254 te M ia the ini
tial attack, made ia the form ef a
atraight-eut repeal provision offered by
Representative Eagan, Democrat, New
Jersey, a a rider to the legislative, ex
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill.
the anti-prohibitionist told 'th Houa
they planned to raise the issue again
during eensideratioa of ery,bfll that
come np appropriating funds for ea-
foreement of th prohibition amendment.
While the "weta" ef the. Houa were
making their fight. Attorney General
Thomas F. MK'rar f New Jener .filed
suit in behalf- of h stata ia tU but atr
Coart te declare- tb amendment wneon
sbtntionat and to prevent Federal eft
cials from enforcing it. . The court, ea
the motion of Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Fricraoa, fixed Monday for bear
ing arguments ia th original auit filed
by Rhode Island aad on the appeal from
Kentucky nnd Massachusetts decision
involving validity of the amendment.
Attorney General MeCraa contended
that the amendment was not properly
drawn and that Congress possessed no
power to propose a constitutional amend
ment regulating the habit and morals
of the people. Th enforcement act.
passed under authority of th amend
ment, hi bill act forth, was therefore
null and void.
Th move of the House anti-prohibi
tionists came unexpectedly during con
sideration of an appropriation of a,-
500,000 for prohibition - enforcement.
After Speaker Oillett had refused to sua
tain th point of order against th re
peal provision raised by Representative
Garrett, Democrat, Tennessee, the rider
with its allied motion to eliminate tie
enforcement appropriatioa were. voted
dowa overwhelmingly.
FUEL OIL SHORTAGE
- HAS BECOME SERIOUS
President Possibly Be Urged To
Invoke War Powers To Meet
Emergency
Washington, March 4. Failure of th
hipping board to secure bid lor even
a snail proportion or ua on xuei neea
ed for it ship during th year, be
ginning April 1st, brought the sugges
tion tonight that President 'Wilson
might be urged to invoke his war poW-
era to meet th situation. Restoration
of full Federal control over th oil in
dustry might be necessary, it was said.
Shipping board officials aaid ita fuel
situation was "very serious." Ua pro
posals for 24,000.000 barrels, they re
ceived today bids on 1,500,000 at prices
ranging from 78 to 90 per cent, higher
than last year. Existing contract will
expire within the next three week, aad
at no point bas the board a reserve sup
ply for more than a-few days. Chair-
aa Payn i expected - to make - a
special report te President Wilson.
."Marked .eolditions,' was the expla
nation given by practically every impor
tant oil producer for failure to eubmif
full offer. Scvvral eompaaie declared
their production for the year waa al
ready covered by contract in en case,
with (hipping firm operating Federal
owned bottoms. ;
Secretary, Daniel "said h would re
convene the eonferep.with war, com
merce and interior department aad the
hipping board official te discus way
and mean of colving the problem.
CORPORATIONS GIVEN ' '
EXTENSION OF TIME
' Washington,. March 4-Extension of
time for the filing of final income tax
return by corporation to May 15 was
announced tonight by 'th Bureau - of
Internal Revenue. A tentative return er
oa estimat of th tax due, together
with one-fourth payment must be mads
by March 15, however.
A statement explaining why Ttura
cannot be completed within the pre
scribed time and a formal request made
for the extension" must be filed by cor
porations taking advantage ef the ex
tension, when funnal postponement, will
be granted.
WAR DECLARED Of
TO
TREATY REPASSED
F
Debate Brings About First
Break In G. 0. P. Line-up
Since November
CHANGES CONFORM TO
RECENT AGREEMENTS
One Reservation Deals . With
Shantung- Settlement and
, Other With Choosing ,Repre -sentatires
In Leafni of Ka
tions; Kellogg Declares
Lodge Cannot Lead Him
Washington, March 4. Two -more
pete treaty reservationa were adopted
by th Senate today after their -original
terms, a framed by Bepubliean leaders
last November had been modified to con
form te agreemeate of the recent bi
partisan compromise conference.
Oa of the-m, withholding assent from
the Shantung settlement, wo changed
on motion of the Bepubliean leaden
taemeelvea nad by practically unani
mous vote. Consideration of the other,
however, providing that American repre
sentative in the League of Nations be
chosen by congressional action, raised
a bitter controversy which in the end
broke down for the first , time since
early November the solid Republican
lineup behind the Republican reserva
tion program.
The language finally substituted for
the Republican draft of the League
representation reservation was written
by Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
aad by him was laid before the bi
partisan conference. . Today it was
offered in the Senate by the Republi
can leader. Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts, was objected to by Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, the adminis
tration leader, was withdrawn, re-offered
by Senator Walsh, accepted' by the Sen
ate 'over the Republican leader' op
position, and thea finally adopted with
the Bepublieana voting solidly for it and
with Senator Walsh and thirteen other
eDmocrats- opposing it. .
. Sharp Contradictions.
The 'maneuvering brought out many
harp contradictions at to what trans
pired behind the closed door ef th
VTartmstn conference arid vrompted
ntorLodg to declare that hereafter
be would have nothing to de with the
compromise)
readied while the negotiation were in
progress. His declaration immediately
drew are from the mild reservation Be
publieana, Senator ' Kellogg ' of Min
nesota, a member of that group, assert
ing that he never would be bound by his
leader a decision. It was the mild reser
vationist who, a few minute later,
made poaaible adoption of the Walsh
reservation.
Osteoma Dubious.
in unexpected flare up over a res
ervation, generally regarded aa of
miner consequence, earnd when negotia
tions for n compromise on the crucial
question of Article ' Ten - again had
reached n state of activity. Senators
ef the two political parties understood
te be working with the knowledge of
the party leaders, brought their eon
sultations to a point where the advice
f President Wilson was sought indi
rectly '.during the day as -te -certain
proposed changes in. the 'Republican
Article Tea reservation, but it waa aaid
tonight that no definite information
had been forthcoming from the White
Honse and that the outcome remained
dubious.
Th modification of the Shantunsr res
ervation o aa to eliminate reference to
Japan and China by name, waa agreed
to by the Senate with little debate and
by a majority of 69 to 2, aad th res.
rvatioa was readopted 48 t 21 with
ten .Democrats voting for it. Last No
vember th vote had been S3 to 41.
only ive .Democrat being counted in
the majority.
On adoption of Senator Wal.h'a
cuange w me league representation
reservation, eight . Republicans voted
with the Democrat in the affirmative
and the result was a majority of. 87
te 32. The vote on final adoption" of
-i , . , - . '
the revised reservation wnj 55, to 14,
all of th opposition coming from Dcm.
ocrata while 17 Demoerate voted for
adoption. .
As adopted, the Walsh reservation
reads: v jv,' - " '.'
'So person is or shall be-authorized
te represent the United States, nor
shall any citizen of the United States
be eligible aa a member of an v bodv
or agency established or authorized bv
aaid treaty of peace with Germanyex
cept pursuant to' su act of Congress of
the United State providing for his ap
pointment aad defining his power and
duties. - ;- '
WOMAN'S LUNG HELD . "
PIECE FALSE TEETH
, Boanok.' V. March 4. finnsoiii at
local hospital announced that an opera-
uou on a woman today revealed that a
particle ef plate from false teeth, lodged
at the baa of one of her Junes, had
eaused the patient to suffer from what
doctors for seven years had believed was
tuberculosis. Th surgeons declared that
the woman showed aa improvement im
mediately following th operation. '
HOLLAND'S REPLY AS '
. JO EX-KAISER READY
Th Hague, - March 4. The draft ef
Holland! answer to. the second, allied
not, regarding the extradition1 of the
former German Emperor is completed.
It is learned that Holland, while reiter
ating her refusal to surrender Withelm,
expressed her willingness to guard him
and alto her realization of the necessity
f eMcruarding the world peac.
RESERVATIONS
BUT IN NEW
OPi,
DEFENSE IS BALKED
v IN CONSPIRACY TRIAL
Jadge Kales Government Bar
Made Out Case Which Would
Warrant Conviction
. Grand Bapids, Mich., March 4. Testi
mony which counsel for the defense
characterized a "highly important" vat
ruled out at the start today of evidence
in behalf of the eighty-five defendants
left in the 'Newberry elections con
spiracy trial. Balked in this effort the
attorneys then put two defendants oa
the stand, interlarding their testimony
with, fifteenhnraeter witnesses.
The defease, vpeneT after Judge Clar
ence W. Sessions refused all motiqns
for dismissal of additional .defendants
and had announced that the government
had established a case sufficient to war
rant a verdict of guilty if th jury saw
fit to return one. The court also held,
incidentally, that it would b postiblti
for Senator Truman H. Newberry to
be convicted or acquitted without neces
sitating a similar outcom of the csset
of the other men. ',
"Come Back" of Butler To Re
publican Ranks Considered
Grave Mistake
(Special to the News and Obaerter.)
Greensboro, March 4. Post conven
tions rumors . scattered about here to
day by local Bepublieana and some of
those' delegate that did not take their
departure from the city last night it
to the effect that the election of Former
Senator Marion Butler aa a member
of th "big four" to go to Chicago,
was th greatest mistake that eould have
been made by the convention as -a
aumber of the younger member of the
party have stated that they intended to
sever their connection with the party
following his election.
Th attack are in the main from
the young man of the party of whom
there are large number here, and in
the courts of his address yesterday af
ternoon, whil h was diseoarsing on th
unfaizacss of th receatly enacted reval
uation of prcptrty act, en ef thratost
pdoaineat ef th younger members f
NO BUTLERISM FOR
PARTY YOUNG IN
.i'SSlttt Party ta thin eolnty wai heard mut
agreementt tenUUve ' ' .., I, 'v!m..i .,,
"bonds" aad th idea of Butler trying to
save the people f th State any
thing,
Want His T Keep Qalet.
Other members of the party -state
thatif Butler will quietly to go the Ohi
eatTo convention, and then retu'rn te his
office in Wsshingtou and keep absolutely
clear of the campaign- ia North Caro
lina, all will b well but they assert
that if he hangs around much and the
rank and file, of the party get the idea
that "Butlerism" is again in the atcen-
deney all will be off and all of the spell
binding on the stage yesterday when
Mtaehead, Duncan, Butler and- Jake
Newell all joined hands and swore by
High Heave that they would stick
together for th good of th "Grand Old
Party," would have been in vln. Of
course, Butler, isn't going to keep quiet.
He isn't built that way and will b busy
as king bee.
Assertions have bee made this morn
ing that only at the last moment was it
decided that' there would be no fight on
the floor of the convention by the More
head faction agreeing that Duncan and
Butler, should be two of the big four
Chicago bound. It seems that Morehead
waa just a little afraid , of a teat of
arenglh on the floor yesterday, a both
oi nis enemies . nad been si busy at
bee aiace their arrival here and had
worked up a strong following. As it wit
Butler was finally elected to the posi
tion that he desired by the grace of only
a few votes.
Th revaluation of property act seems
to tie tne main stsy ot the plitform
on which the party intends . to wnge a
fight in this State this year, but those
that ears kept' in touch with the situs
tion state that there is joker in hi ss,
while all members of the party are try
lag to get the report circulated among
the, farmers of the - State especially
that they are for the repeal of this act,
their platform atates that thrv are op
posed to the present application of the
act.' - They eould not very well do other
wise, the Republican members of the
House voted for the adoption ' ot the
act.
The "Pritchard for President" wove
has become quiet again after. a sporaflie
burst of life at the time of the conven
tion, and the consensus of opinion hers
is that the Ashe ville jurist, is losing his
time if he is entertaining any idea of
ever living at the White House, ' While
the North, Carolina delegation will vete
for him until he ia knocked out which
will perhaps he in the first round at the
Chleaaro" convention, it is stated that
three of the votes of the big four will
os for the nomination ef Lowden as the
candidate for presidential honors oa the
nepuoucan ticket. . : . :
Law Protect Fezes.' .
Columbia. S. CM Mareh 4. The Sdfith
Carolina Senate passed and ordered for
ratification Thursday afternoon a bill
regulating fox hunting ia th. state by
which shaking foxea loos from trees,
pulling them from logs, digging ' them
from the earth er shooting them when
they are ahead . of. .the dogs, are . pro
hibited. The bill carries th earn pro
viaiona as the 1 general gam law and
fixes th open season from September 1
to i February 1. . ., ., .'.........
Big Fire la Dayiena. .
Daytona, Fhu, March 4- Four build
ings ia the business district- here were
damaged to the extent of $100,000 by
fire tonight, which started from an ex
plosion ia a garag& .
LIST PARTY
IS TRAITOR BAND
Asks Expulsion of New York
Assemblymen Because They
Are Members
TRYING TO START A
REVOLUTION IN U. S.
Charges . Aiiemblymen'aD-
fender- With Threatening,
Under Veil of Smile, Use of.
Object of Party Is To Destroy
Institutions '
Albany, N. Mareh 4. Expulsion
of the five auapended Socialist mem
bers of the New York state assembly,
who have been under investigation by
the judiciary committee ea the ground
that they are "traitors," was demanded
by Martiav Convoy, summing up the
case against the legislators today. Mr.
Cdnbbylasistcd that the charge against
th five men have been proved.
! feel confident of the determination
which you gentlemen shall reach, be
cause x oeiieve mat, witn me, instead
of the cry, 'Long Live the International
Council of the Proletarians,' yon will
say, 'Long' Live the United State of
America,'' waa Mr; Conboy' closing
paragraph of a six-hour address. Spec
tators in the assembly chamber ap
plauded loudly as Mr. Conboy completed
hi remarks. " ,
"Perpetual Traltera.M. ''
That th Socialist party "is composed '
of perpetual traitors, that it members,
sworn to uphold ita policies, must take
th oath- ef office in the legislature
"with a lie. on their lips and in their
heart," and that th party "i trying
to bring about a revolution la this
country, ' were among charge made by,
Mr. Conboy today. .
' Challenging remark by Morria HilN
quit, chief counsel for the defense, that
th Socialists would "walk out ef the
chamber in humiliation if it was proven
that the party had advocated and nrged
it member to refrain from taking part
in the war. in any shape or manner,"
Mr. Conboy asserted that this charge
ha been proven aad that th "Socialist
have not left th chamber.'
Mr. Conboy directed the eommittae'a
attention to what occurred during re-
maras py air. xtiilquit ia summing up
for the defense yesterday a "oa of the
moat complete, frank, unblushing threr s
of the nse of indastrial mass action.'
Smile But a Veil..
..X'ndef the veil ef a smile, a threat
was employed that if you gentlemen eon.
elude that theee five Socialists assembly
men should not sit ia this chamber a
members ef the assembly, a general
strike might be called," Mr. Conboy de
clared. "The threat carries itself fur
ther. Tou mutt not only admit' them,
but you must take their legislative pro
gram and enact it into law, otherwise
the general strike will again be employ
ed, it can be utilized in like faehlon to,
imp'oae upon- the people of the United
States the form of government that the
adherents to and expounders of the gen
eral strike desire th people to have. -.
All Dialeyal.
Mr. Conboy quoted from the Socialist
constitution to bear out hia statement
that "these five assemblymen present '
themselves at the dor of this chamber
not as repretentativea of the thousands
of voters who cast their ballots for their
election, but as proxies for a small group
of dues paying members, in no sense
exceeding six hundred in number, many
of whom are aliens, some of whoa are
minors all of whom are disloyal.'
i3';ho object of the Socialist party"
Mr. Conboy continued, "is to destroy th
Institutions of tho United State and of
thl state as, their contribution to th
International social revolution.
FRANCE TO PRESS HER
CLAIMS ON GERMANY
Paris, March 4. (By The Associated
Press.) Jhe French government will
maka determined Opposition to any re
vision of the treaty, of Versailles that
would modify her claims oa Germany,
it waa learned today.
The attitude of the French govern
ment, according to the official point of
view, is in perfect accord with the sen
timent of the new chamber of deputies.
It iSfheld that any further coneeaaion
ty the French 'government to Germany
would not be tolerated by parliament
and if made, the government would be
overthrown. . , '
- The French official view ef the eco
nomic situation, it waa stated ia au
thoritative circle today, ia quite the
aame aa that et forth in London, that
ia, that all Europe mutt be put' en
prosperous basis. Th French, however,
it was pointed out, are beginning te
think their allie have- forgotten that
France herself is not on a prosperous
basis and not ia a position to make con
cessioas that would affect (her own eco
nomic interests tot, anyone, least ef all
to 'Germany, ; '!
DEMPSEY AND KEARNS '
PUT UFTHEIR BONDS
- Lee Angeles. Cal- Mareh . Jack
Dempsey, heavyweight champion of the
world, and his manager. Jack Kearns,
today furnished $1,500 bonds each be
fore the United State Commisnioaer
here to appear In the United - State
district court in San Fraclsco. Mareh
20. ta plead; to an, indictment charging -
tbern with conspiracy to. evade the se
lective draft law. ,
Warrants were served upon Dempsey
and Kearns in the commissioner's court
room by a Deputy United States Mar
shal. The attorney for the accused we
waived a hearing on their bt lin'f.
SOCIA
LAWYER
CHARGES