The M Observer THE WEATHER: Fair Thnrsdsy, xetpt rsla as trm wat par Ilea j Friday ' rsla. WATCH LAL a taar tnal I sar Mm ffilml Ss st uHlftf Stat MM. . VOL. CXI. NO. 8S. TWENTY PAGES TODAY RALEIGH, N. C, THUIiSDAT NlNC, MAItCH 25, 1920. TWENTY, PAGES TODAY. PRICXrFiVECEfn'S' OS 1 REPUBL1CAUSTRY TO GET TOGETHER . . Plans For Declaration at Stand-- still As Leaders. Hold -' Meetings ' ' , AGREEMENT EXPECTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS Several Causes Lead To Decis . ion To Have House Act Be fore Senate On Resolution; If President Vetoes Deolara-i lion oenaior inom-B7 " WfflBeDead ... -j. , -Washington March 24. With plani for a peace, declaration at a itsndstill ,"' in the Beaate, Bepublieajalcaaera of tho Heus conferred todsy on means of ; hastening action ! on tha declaratory - resolution st their tad of th Capitol. There wa ao final deeisios oa the ; form of the reiolution or the time of its presentation, but it was said an agree aieat probably would be reached with Ja a tow day. Several tug grated drafts -. are aader .consideration, all of them . following in tome respects the Knot resolution, which haa been approved by the Senate foreign relatione committee, -r. Various constitutional point . has been raited, all of which the leaden want to meet ia the draft Whieh (hey ' finally5, will fay before tha Home. It ia expected that the resolution will be put " Into, form in "the foreign affair com -mitteei and then will be brought up on the House floor under a ipecial rule: to expedite Hi adoption." . . . . Haass Ta Art First. Several eauaes are understood to hsve eontributed to the decision thnt the House abould net before the Senate, ane beine the abaenee of ao many Sen ator that mustering quorum would be difficult. Besides, there are so maay " conflicting opinloni among -Republican Senators aa to what the resolution should rontila that it was suggested the House- try ita hand and give the Republican s Senate ' leader something 'substantial . war" wjtn wnen oenaxe consideration does bests. , J , r' r r , Bpenker GiUett hail Bepublieaa lead er Moadell .of the House held a long conference with Uenator Lodge of Masa r achusetts, the Bepublieaa Senate leader, ' before the plana fbf Haoae aetioa were inaugurated, aad it was aaid a general r understanding wa reaehed aa ta pro cedure. WhU the. Hobs . la at worn the Senate leader will sontlsue Infor- awl conference oa the subject, but ao move on the Senate floor Is expected until the latter part of next week at . the esrllest. " , ;. v New Element Ialeeted. ' ' A aew 'elemeat was Injected Into th question today hy Seaataor Thomas, Democrat, Colorado,' wha declared Ja a Senate speech that if President Wilsoa vetoed, a peace declaration, as many Senator believe he will. Congress would have ao authority to pass it over the ..tn H arirued that as the President's ' toaeurreaee is required to declare war. .. It also would bo requisite to a peace declaration regardless tf - how- maay times or by what aiajoritiea the dedara ' inrr resolution might -pass the tw two houses of Congress. FIRST SKIRMISHES ON ... SUFFRAGE IN DELAWARE " barer, Del Mareh Trieada , . 'T "".and torn of wemaa aaffrag aotfc ; eUlsned points ia today's prellmi. aary Bklrmlshea la tha Leaislatara " to nuke Delaware the thirty-sixth , But Beaded far ratlSeaUaa at tha .t ,rfalt to tha'" Federal CaaatltaUoa. ...a. IatredacUem today af ratlScstlaa MsalaUaas la both Senate aad ' Hoasa apeaed tha actaal atraggte. Plana to delay a Saal rate aatll ' next week wera asade by tha saf"ra gista, while tha opponent pressed PEACE MATTER , . for aeeiaiv action aa rmj. d aidea ceaUaaad eonBdent af the aaU v aassa aad veteran aasTragjst earn palgaers said tk flgkt traasccada that axperieaced la aay other State. ' BERLIN SEEMS TO BE J QUIET AFTER STORM Berlin, Varch 4. (By tho Associated ' Press.) Berlin seemed this morning to have resumed work. Boadsweepers were ' busy aemoving a fortnight's eolelctloa cl litter. Including numerous proelsma tions af tha Kappist and athtrs coa ' reetod with th hort-liTed re volution, tram mea were repairing tha tracks for . nn increased service aad tha railroad i were running, with more regularity. 1 What effects the provisional ewsstfoa ef the strike has hsd aa other parts of . lb country is not yet kBowa here.-i STEAM REPORTED APIRB - FOLLOT'lNO ABANBONMKWT Kew forkv m"rcST2t::i The'lmerlciB - auxiliary , schooner City of JSt, Helens, from liaroeilles and Oran, for Beau moat, Texas, has bcea abandoned aad is oa ftre 850 mile off th Georgia . . AMerdinn' . to a wireless message " received her Today1 br tb ! oor munication service. Tha crew of the schooner waa rescued by the American steamship Goree, from Boca Grande, for Baltimore. The City of 8U Helens was ' a vessel of 1.650 tons. ' Steel Earnings Decreaas. . ... Kew York. March 24. Earnings of the United States Steel Corporation for " 19l9,atrTted $1529909, decrease of 55i0,4o5 from 1918, according t the defiled report Imued f ay. Ths sum Ss Teached after allnwanee is made for estimated amount of Federal income nl t.t.'fJ I ror'S tn-s"i. ALL EYES TURNING TO THIS STATE AS SUFFRAGE FACTOR Delegation In Washington Are Keenly Watching Develop ments In Delaware - AMENDMENT BE BEFORE SPECIAL SESSION HERE Connecticut Will Hart Chance r To Turn Trick; BepnMieans . Claiming: Credit Tor Girinf Women Vote and Worth Car olina Maj Tet Help T 81 . lenceThem - News and Observer Bureau, . 603 District National Bank' Bldf. By R. B. POWELL. . (By BpecUl Leased Wire.) - ;..i.i.rti. March f-Khonld Dela ware fail to ratify the suffrage amend- vi.k annMra likely toabzht, and Connecticut's Governor definitely decides that aa emergency does mot sxisx, vao legislature of North Carolina anay prove the deciding factor la the raae for ratifi cation of tha 19th amendment in time U partleipnta iaith numsaat aa fall f Tha North Carolia welegatioa Is watching the 'developments with keen interest. Th? ra for ratifleatioa has grown spectacular with tha feat af West Virginia's favorita action gradually disappearing in tha latest developments. Governor tftctett ass aaaouHcva mat ha will wlud the uf rage ameadmeat 4 tfco buaiBcas to be presented at. the speeial selsioa of the Tar Heel Assem bly, aad the combine eaone oi tional leader of the Democratic and Republican parties will center Ja North Carolina. The North Carolina Gover nor declines to advise Delaware, but reserves tha right for his State. . Tho nosslbilitT of ratineatioa by the Connect ic at legislature follawa tha meet- lag of the Republican btate eoaveattoa today when ; virtually aaaaimous ap proval was given tha 19th ameadmeat ia a reeolutioa calling opoa tha Oor eraor for. aa immediate special session f-f thef legiltur ta rstify tha proposed ameadmeat ' to the 'eonntitution. The BDubliean State committee joined ia tha request. Governor . Holeomb, f vaaaectirut, i ,A altuffragist, but party lenders expect hi to forego his personal attituds ia succumbing to the Republican appeals for first aid.' - Senator U H, Mall, Bepublkaa, of Dejawarv, returned' ta Washington to day afUr a rapid-fire appeal at Dover for favorable action oa tha 19th amead meat. Ha came into tha Senate cham ber late this afternoon, and greeted 8enator Lodge, tha Republican .leader. ' Should fata decree that North Caro lina become the 36th State to ratify which make the-ameadmeat effective. considerable wind will be taken from the sails af th Bepnblieaa organisation which is now claiming all honors ia giving women the lcgsl right to vote. Btata's Record ta Tarn. " North Carolina paid in income and excess unfits taxes B9,su,(xe.ua xrom January 1 to March 20, 1920,. which shared a larga part at tba total revenue from this source tnrougbout we country, amounting to 908i472J3. These reports have Just been compiled by ths bareaa ef internal revenue front th reports of collectors over tho country -. Th collections for the period af two and one-half months mora than offset tha outstanding certificate of indebted' ness of the Treasury Department which were due oa March IS, tha last day for Ilina Income ta returns. r " The payment which bar been made eover the first-installment on the 1919 taxes and include collections oa .assess ments for taxes for prior years, which resulted from th bureau and field audit. ' , 'Mavnard Camlag Hera. lieutenant Belvin. W. Maynard, the Tar Heel aviator, i expected to arrive in Ashevills on Saturday via aeroplsne. Ha Fill leave Knoxville, Tenn during tha morning, making bis entry. Into His native State from the western border line. The "flying parson" ia on a rc eruiting mission ami Is expected to visit Raleiah. Greensboro and other eitles while in tba Btate. . 'Cross Fa Charlotte Man. , Th '. dlstiaguisbed service' cross has been awarded by President Wilson to First .lieutenant Hubert W. Keith, af Charlotte, N. C formerly aa officer in the 38th Infantry,' first division. 1 ne War Department today announced tha citatum which said x. "For extraordinary heroism ia action aorthessf of Cunel, France. October ?2, 1918. First lieutenant Keith eoarageous lv led his company ia the attack oa Hill No. 299, exposed ta heavy maehins gun lira. He quickly organuea Bis positios sod later repelled aa enemy counter attack. Although wonnded an the even. in nf tha 92nd. he continued With BlS company until the following day-" First Lieutenant Am Dross r. wans, of Conlwood, Va a member of the same regiment as Lieutenant Keith, was also awarded th D. S C, today, his citation asymg: . - 4- h.:. For eroaordinary- hero una ia action at La Franqact farm, daly 23, 1918. While Lieuteaaat White'a uait was la dose contact with th enemy, spy cir culated a report that tho company had been ordered ta withdraw. Thos WTis thus retired war shpt down by the enemy. During the disorder tbst fol lowed, Xteutenant White- fear less ly re organized the platoon under close range enemy fire.- Due to his heroic example, the mea-of his platoon held their ground and repulsed the strong enemy attack which followed." T .. . - " Tha population iof Aaherjll. is ex pected to be aaaeunced tomorrow. ilary jdoscs has been sppomted lourta class postmaster at Goldnton, Chatham eoonty, succeeding Jewell W. llarru, rc'Tied. " LABOR ASKS ALL C IS FURNISHING ' Washington, March 24. Another "que tionnaira for presidential aspirants, this time relnting to campaiga expenditures, was made pablie today by Labor, a weekly paper published by tha fourteen recognised railroad labor organisations. Reports that soma candidates were spending large sum were givea as the reason for submission of tha question- aaire, waicn was in in iorm oi mni ta a dose a Democrats and Bepublicsns mentioned for tha nomination. Point ing out that th President is entrusted by tha eoastitutioa with tha appoint ment of tha Federal judiciary aad, that ha is "becoming mora and mora Influ ential In shaping legislation," tha letter declared that ; the gravity of charge concerning improper expenditure eould aot b exaggerated.-' : - v. :J;'Tn v ' . .. Law laadeaaate. - Apparently there is ao adequate provision ia a Uw," the letter contin ued, "to safeguard tha selection of dele rates to National party conventions; Candidates for the presidency and their friends anay, ao far aa Federal Statutes are concerned, expend a much money a they ae St to affect the result. "Ia view or these seu-eviueni xaevs, Labor respectfully asks yon to answer th following questions: VALUATION ENDED Representatives of Executives ; Make Final Arguments i . . To Commission : r Wsshington, March 4. Hearings be fore tha Interstate Commerce Commie aioa ta.ktermin .methods of railway valuation - prior to adjusting, ratea to give, th etaadard return under the transportation act, were concluded to day with tha represantativea of the Carriers, security-holders and th ma jority of tha shipper fsvoring- th in vestment neeounte af the road u "minimum bssu" of value agaiast de termiaed apposition by th Btate raU road eommias ioners. - Flaal arguments of the threodsy es s.oa were made- by 8. T. Bledsoe,: of Chicago, aad F. H. Wood, of New York, for the Assoeiatioa of Bailwsy Execu tives. Deaying tha eoatention of the rata eommimioners that tha aeeounte are not avideaea of valu ndef th kw, Mr. Bledsoa declared tha "book accounts" mere nearly approximated th vain than -.aay other evidence. " The carriers wcro gratified, Weod aaid, tha the shipper told th commission that they wora more interested ia tha pro motion af service ' ana extension trsBiportatioB facilities than. -in exact rates. With the granting of sufficient rates, ho aaid, ths railroads eouio anora '" adequate service aesireo. ASK BSB-UlTiaioa. -' nrmtnlnv tho railrosils for tha pur pose of valuation aad rat fixing played a minor part ia tba hearings. Camorj and shipper generally agreed that the nutter was a ' auestioa ef tha con venience of th commission. Represen tatives of the shippers of tha South west ashsd for a divisioa of tha West- era freight elassineatiOB group to xorm fduithwitatera srouD oa tha ground that the needs of that section require rats adjustment apart irons tae wnois of tha West. - - . ' , Northwesters shippers also asked lor aub-diviaion, but representatives from tKa Kaatera and Southern groups snl the body of tha West favored tho re tention of th established classifications for tha present at least. . , REP. BROWNING OF ' : . N.J. DROPS DEAD Wsshington, March ''M.-Beprasenta-tiva W. J. Browning, of 1 Camdea,. N. J, dropped dead today in the barber shop sf the CapltoL . 7 Mr. Browning waa about to step out of tha barber's chair when he was stricken with aa attack of heart dis esse. . Ha died before physiciaas eould reach th .shop. J Born in Camden, N. J 70 years ago, Mr. ftrownina had represented tha first New Jersey district ia Congress sine 1911, baaing, been elected while serving ss ehlef clerk of the House of Repre sentatives. He was the ranking Be- publican of the .naval committee ana handled tha naval bill ia' the House, where it was passed lata yesterday. - SATS ATLANTIC COAST TRAFFIC IS MENACED Commerce ; Commission Told Kfcher Freight Bates-Is The 7T7:Onlj';Cw Kw York. March 24-iAtlantia coast stesmahin. traffic from Maine to Mexico is likely ta b tied np iaaeBntteiy oyi th ef rika- f , tongshorsmsa nniesa higher freight rates are granted by th Inters tats commerce commission, wui iam Z. Bipley, chairman of the National Adjustment Commission, said today. Not only has tha strike stopped th movement of perishable food from the Boath, m aaid, but it ha cut off lumber being . shipped. from the North to ths South as ths building season, was about to start, and even the. movement af manufactured goods to the Pacific Coast Ass been prevented. . .... . "Th- high -cort -t . .Uviag. , lor- Uis harassed consumer . is forcibly aeeea tuatsd." ha continued. The country, producer and consusso sliks, ia in dire aeed of an immediate resumption ai this traffle.". .r ' ' Describing the , "pitiful eonditioa of ths coastwise business, Mr. Bipley said it was rhesper ta tie up the boats than ia cosUnu operation, 'Much , ef , the business of the boats, he explained, had been diverted ta railroads and the rsvesnes on the remainder had 'been absorbed by th high cost af operation and siipi'lic. ' i , , HEARI GOHRAIL AND J C JNEY am campaign -.- bve you expead - much 4a you expect 1 Abo National eonven t meets t Will you be ta tioa ov. good endv furnish' th name of contributors v'your campaign fund, or K0 wf fund which is to be used in your behalf, and the amoants af the eontribo tions t ' Wilt yon before your National eonveation meets, make a further swam statement of expenditures together with lists of cpatributors, and furnish asm to the-press t j. ' Fer fworn Retarna.. "Second Are you willing to join in an appeal to Congress to immediately eaaet legishitioa. which -will compel all candidates for the presidency to snake sworn returns to soma official at the National government- showing . all moneys expended .by. th candidates, ar any one acting in their behalf, together with the names of all. contributors to the eandidatea, campaign fuad, or to aay fuad which , may bo raised ia their be half f . ,; . ' f v- : - MW want to assure yon that this let ter is not ta, b construed a an indict ment of the methods of any candidate.'' ijasiasassissaiisi Kiimtt'" RRYNOTBE Michigan Governor Says Cam paign of Henry Ford Should ' Now Be Probed Lansing, Mich, March 2i-Until the United Stat saprvms court passes r tha verdict of thef lory la the New berry election conspiracy trial at tiraaa Bapids, none nf the 17 men found guilty af ertmfaal conspiracy win oe assea w relinquish aay publU office they hold, Governor Sleeper suid today. The Governor said he believed the campaign of Henry Ford. , Senator , Newberry's Demoerstio opponent in the 1918 elec tion, should now tie mvewigaica. . : y "Senator . Newberry, ' . Richard "H. Fletcher, state labor-commissioner and myself have beea attached by tha press in and out or the state sines ina iruu elosed." said the Governor. It haa beea snggestor that , Newberry and Fletcher should resign. I sea no cause for this antil the Supreme court makes known its findlnrsrv U I make say rs- cMs it pre, am T.ill fca tha th ait mm : v. ieE ASKED TO REIN JEsoaiat government eraoira ju wiTaryimnMirwiren mans il onposaiDie so tiva aa inveetlentisa 'into the campaign conducted by Henry Ford as by Sen ator Newberry,. If the government is sincere ia it Investigation It should net stop with investigating the campaign of the winner, but should probe th cam paign -of 'th loser ss well, Senate Investigating . Commit tee Would Send Over Means ; of Protection! Wsshington, Mnreh! W--A reeom mendntion that the United States gov ernment supply to the new republic of Armenia sufficient rsms and ammu nition - "to-aquip-a stable Armenian army," was made today by a; Scaate subcommittee, which has conducted an exhaustive investigation of eonditionl ia tha near east...: Dispatch of American marines to pre? teet American interests along tha rail way from Batoum to Baku also, wss recommended by the sub-committee, of which Senator Herding, Republican, Ohio, Is chairman. The report prob ably will b take up by the foreign relations committee next week. Beside Senator Harding, th mem bers of the sub-committee were Seaators New, Republican, Indiana, and Wil liams, Democrat, of Mississippi. The re port was .onanimouia.!-J..L:i.i.;.. .:i . Many witnesses were heard ; by the sub-committee, which waa appointed by the foreign fvjationi committee last fall to consider the subject matter of - Sea ator Willisms' resolution to. authorise the President to scad to Armenia such military forces as he might deem neces sary to maintain order. It was said by committee members tonight that a substitute for this resolution probably would be drafted embodying tha recom mendations of the sub-committee. : ,, '. Mr. aad Mrs. Msagam III. Mr. and Mrs. John C, Mangum, of 317 S. Dawson street are ill. Mrs. Mangum has been confined to her room for some time. ' . , TODAY DOLLAR DAY The Raleigh Merchants TJoHaf Day Bar jaihtf for" those eager to knock the HIililtftifoWlT.C.X. The Earlier You Shop. ; J,, the Better the -.V "fi.-.A. -1ri-.V., V.- ..l.-r ilTi , --.d-J-- BARGAINS PROPOSE CI1C--ARMENIANS ARMS FORMER ASSISTANT NAVIGATION CHIEF IIS IN CHARGES Tells Committee Navy Depart ment Was Slow In Prepar ' ing For War - "CALLED" BY SENATOR WHO EXHIBITS LETTER JLaked If Missiye Wain't In Con tradiction of Many Charfei, Captain Lanint; Answers In 'Jfefa'tiTe; Letter Said Some of. Sims' Recommendations Very Wron; .Washington, March 24. After Captain Harris Inning, former . Assistsat Chief of Navigation, bad told th Senate Com mute investigating tha - Sims-Daniels row. today that the navy had beea with out a comprehensive 'plan for tha war and that chaos virtually existed, Senator Trammell, Democrat, of Florida, con fronted th Captain writ a letter he had written to Admiral Sims on August IS. 1918, ssyirtg ha was "not convinced" that tha Bureau of Operations "had erred In its general plans,'' and aay ing also thst had sonte of .Sims recommen dations bean- adopted they, would hav been "disastrous." . Senator - Tmnmell contended . that laaing's letter was a complete eontra dictloa of soma of the Sims charges aad also some of tha charges In Laning's statement of todsy, but the ' Captaia contended his letter referred to n period In tha war later than that involved ia the charges by Admiral Sims, i Not only waa tha Navy Department without a comprehensive plan for, naval participation in n war when tho United States severed relations with Germany, but' Secretary- Daniels disapproved ths general plan drawn np by tha Bureau of Operations and submitted in March, 1917, Captaia Harria Laning, former ss sistaat chief of navigation, . today told tha Senate Investigating committee. . As the result of this alleged lack of preparation, tha wltaeas said, tha Nary" Departmsat virtually was in a state of chaoa tha day , th United State w J- Ciarea war. "Personal eharaeterMcs., f Recro- obtain approval of important plana and policies, Captaia Inning asserted, aa tha personal interest takea by him in minor affaire "oeeuDied so much time that he aever had much lef t to givf as- lor reauy important proDiem. - Short of Shells. ; Q. Captain Inning testified that at the time war waa declared there was not a sufitcieat reserve of 14-inch shells to re fill the magazines of ths dreadnaughta aad that the Bureau of Ordnance had to obtain the aid of th Bureau of Ope ratloas to bring tha matter to tha Sec retary's attention Impressively enough to get authority to let eoatraeta. Ii I memorandum Admiral Bensoa gave Secretary Daniels the admonition that "without shells for th guns bat tleships are worthless" and that "they not only cannot defend themselves bat cannot fight to save tha country" Af. tor aeveral weeks delay ("apt. Inning said, the sheila were ordered.-. Ref ased to Preparo. . Other charges made, by the witness were that tho Department ia the years immediately preceding the war did not advocate legislation ' and : policies thst would prepar tha navy for hostilities; thst when it was apparent war could not be avoided th Department still re fused to prwpnre; that lack of co-onli nation in the Department during the early months of ths war reduced the ef fectiveness of American participation sad added to ths cost and that whea war was declared tha Navy Departmsat told tha country that th navy was ready whea In reality it was known that it would take at least loo days ta p re pars even th latest ship for active ser vice. 'f - ' "Called" Br Senator. 1 Senator Trammell, Democrat, Florida, read a letter written by to Captain i Rear Admiral Sims in August, 1918, ap parently ia answer to n letter from the Admiral criticising the Department for .(Coatlnsjed an Page Two.) TAXES AGGREGATING NINE . HUNDRED MILLIONS PAID North Carolina Among Leading States Paying On Incomes r" and Proflts - - , Washington March 24. Ineom and exees profits taxes aggregating 908,- ment of th natioa s tax bill lnstau- nient fo the' nstion'"Ux bill for 1919. While these figures do not represent an exact one-fourth af -tha tanaa for Inst yesr, they Indicate colffictloa for the entire year-of approximately )V 500,000,(XiO, Treasury offieisls aaid to night ' Th first instal lmn t mora than offsets ontstanding Treasury eertinestes of Indebtedness, issued ia sntierpstinn of the psymsnt, outlined several snenths "collections' for the first period of 1618 rrduetioa this yesr . oeiug ouo to tnv Inwerlns of th normal ineom tax rate. Th Second -District t iew YoreveoBH prising the besrt of the flnsaeial sec tion, held its place in yielding the great est smouat of revenue of all collection districts, as it has for many years. Ths total wss 1154,505,989. Collections I n l!ldd ; , AUbsma420t3 Florjjl. 3)26,049! Georgia, ,8,13.101 Lonis tans, 10W2,655 MUsissippl, S3.06(, 83.1 1 North CaroUna,-)9A80,05; S.th I Carolina, 6.2910. Tennessee, tS,V3, 2G0, and Virginia, ill.184,842. ( ADMIRAL BENSON WHO . GAVE FAMOUS WARNING W - - -asawF . s. - - - j sVar.i i i I.. ..V.7.T7s", fJ - Admiral W. B. Benson, Chief of Oper ations during the war, who told Ad miral Sims "sot ot let the British pull the wool over your eye; we would as soon fight them as well a - th Uer mans." COLBYIOSPEAK Secretary ot State Accepts In vitation To Deliver Com mencement Address News aad Observer Bureau, ; 6CJ District Kstionsl Bank Bldg. Washlagtoii, March 24-Balnbridge Colby ts to b hessd ia an address in North Carolina this summer. It Is th ATUIIIVERSITY - -.. - - - - jb .m vrvwuvu 19 OTcriiowina; in tha good luck to draw ths aew 8eere7 splid It m competing musical comedy, tary ot State a it commencement day orator. Secretary Colby will 'speak at Chapel Hill oa Jna 18, aad It 1 cer- tain that ha will be heard by a great snd , representative North Carolina audieaee. , v Secretary Xolby accepted th invite tio today., On behalf of President H. W. Chase, of tba UaWerslty, H , was xtenard -7 Beeratary , of the - Navy Daniels, the nw "Beeretary , af . BUta saying- that' h wsuld be delighted to man tn eommeneemens aaareas. inn it will bo virile In ton can bo expected, for Secretary Colby ia a direct talker, and wken ha speak h has something ta aay wortir hearthf - The aatveraity is to be congrstulsted la securing biv acceptance, . and North .Carolina will show its appreeiationl.ot-.hia. visit to th Btate. Bainbridg' Colby, lately appointed aa Secretary af State by President Wil son, aad just recently confirmed by the Senate, wss bora at St. Louis Decem ber 22, 1800. Be received his A. B. degree from Willisms College in 1890, tho desrso of L. B. from the New Tork Law School aad ia 1014 his I L. D. from Ohio Northern College. Since 1802 Mr. Colby ha practiced law in New York City, during which time he has been counsel ia many lnrge eases. lie represented Samuel L. Clemens (Msrk Twain) in the settle ment, of the affairs of hi publishing house, .Charles L. Webster A Co. B was one ol the eonnsei or interests which brought about reforms ia the Equitable Life Assuraaeo Society, aad was counsel in ths Northern Securities itigatina aad also counsel for the Trucsdste -- investigating committea- -of tha Mutual Life Insurance Company. lie served as" a member of the New York Assembly from the Twenty-ninth di trlet for the yesrs 1001 and 1902. He was actively identified with the candidacy -of Theodora ' Boosevlt for tho I residential nomination ia 101 and in charge of the contests to seat Roosevelt s dclcgstes ia the Bcpublicaa National Convention at Chicago of the earn year, wss ana of the founders' of the Progressive national party and ' a delCTrste -"torthe - Progressiva Nstional Convention at Chicago in J012. In 1014 be was the Progressive party nominee for United States Senator.. In .July, 1917. he waa appointed commissioner of the United States Shipping Board, aad waa, nude n member of, the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation in July, 1917. Ha was a member of the American Mission to ihe later-Allied - Conference st Paris ia November, 1017. " -V t ! Mr. Colby , has been an ardent Sup porter Of the - Wilson Administration. When " "h"brol " with th ; Bepublkaa party he broke for keeps aad' h de stined to be inveigled back ' into th ranks of the stand patters. As a trne progrcaaiv. he. took, the position that be could best advance the cause h had espoused by throwing his Influence aad support to Woodrow Wilsoa.t He was recognised by being gives several portunities of service for his country during the war and a few. weeks ago received th very high honor of being n-post. aly 1 tw removed- from the Presidency. : , ; . i., . FIVE ALLEGED ?WIRE7, - TAPPERS ARE JAILED ISrPcrtrsblirf r iT-Msr4."-nrc1ahadHioSran4 dosot-bitat ta. dietments againslr Ave 'alleged "wire tapp r' -who. .sra alleged, to haa-b4 tained money "under ' false -pretenses from tour'istVwsre returned .todsy by, the grand jury at Clearwater; '' . The fcmen were plseed ln tlie county Jail under bonds of HSfity saeb, snd ar to be triej tomorrow... They' gsve their names when arrested aa O.. William, New Orleans; Ceorga' Waterman, Louis-, ville: H. Maatoa, Chillicothe, Ohio) J. W. Williams, Downs, N. Y., aad Ed ward Browa, "somewhere in France." . HOflESTTAXAIII FUfiDAMENTAL TO SOCIALPROGRESS Governor Addressing Confer ence at Goldsboro Eulogizes Proposed Reforms v X -, ,... aawasannsiawn ; DR. POTEAT ADVOCATES ; . METHODS OF JESUS Inspiring Address By Dr. Ed ward T, Derine of Kew York Who Compliments State On . . Its Health, Educational and Welfare Legislation; Ses ' sions Last Through Tonight By O.JOHX A. LIVINGSTONE , (Stafi? Correspondent) .. .....i Goldsboro, March St. Special servlc so much talked about and so often mis- understood In this stat assumed a very practical meaning tonight with Gov, T. 0 W. Bickett 'a declaration, that an in- teilfgent nad equitable taxation system1' forms the basis for all well ordered society and preachment ' by President William Lonis Potest of Wska Forest Colleg that tha world must go bark to Christianity as taught by 4Jesus of r Nasarath at tha opening session of th eighth annual meeting of ths North ' Carolina conference for social service. -Ideals of public service as splendidly ' exemplified health, edueational'aad wcU far leglststioa ia North Carolina were emphasised in aa -inspiring addresr-by Dr. Edward T.'Devine,. associate editor of th Burvey, of New Tork, who mad th eonciuding address of ths evening st the meeting held in th court house which waa crowded to overflowing in across the street. Dr. Derine praised this legislation in high term as a evident of a state that is moving forward and not backward. Goldsboro overflowed early la the da but the people of the city busied them, selves la providing homes for the vis itors. Tha address of welcome by Mayor E. H. Bain waa couched in sappy terms aad -was backed up admirably. "; This afternoon tha woman's club held re ception in their larga club room and mad tha.aisiting welfare workers fel rttife' t-1 w "-v- ? ' ... , Governor Presides . Goreraor Bickett presided at th meeting aad replied to the address of welcome. . Ha offered apologiea for dis eassing taxatioa, declaring that finsncel must ever. furnish the basis of society" because it provides for the ways and means. Ha urged the adoption of tha income tax ameadmeat a a means af simple justice because it enables tb General Assebly to tax unearned a well a earned incomes. i H',?.I 'Tlrously applauded when h ssid I want you all to go horn and vote for thia measure, aad I use ths term advisedly for 1 believe all of you will vote ia the jiext election.' - Ths Governor, ia hl defense of the revslustion act which ha said had brought on a eonsidflrabln a rnnrt nf m profanity, declared thst be had expect ed opposition, but that he eould not, after having gone all over North Csro linn preaching courageous devotfoa to honesty, nans tha bnekr In hi. Inspired, perhaps by his sttentlvs aud ience, snd by the example of Ayeock. to whom ho paid warm tribute, h preached honesty of tax values with more boldness than nsuaU , lis received a cordial response from his audience as hs eoademned unreservedly a system which is nothing more, than a shell of immorality.' . . I rret Hoaast Tax Systanu . ., The Governor rmleaded tnr thst is houest and straiehtfnrwsrj A that treata all alike. Under the old system, tha people of this state eould . aever become great, he declared. He wanted system that waa ia keeping with the high purpose of such a body oT people as those attending the con ference and worthy of the bors wha hnd given their lives overseas, that a noria migiii po Tree. . The Goveraor discussed ths reveliia. tioa act briefly and asked the congres sional privilege of extending his re marks through means of his recent pamphlet on the revaluation, which wss distributed to th audience in large numbers. , I believe your aim are Just aa hitrh and your motives just aa pare as wera tae aims aad motives of those who went . overseas to fight thst the world might be st peace." declared the Governor in bis tribute to the welfare workers. "The Old Method for a New World wss the theme chosen by President Po- ' teat for his address. ' JJr. Potest ex pressed hie appreciation of tba honor conferred upon his in his eleetloa as -president cit the conference, aad com mended the organizaion in th hisheat terms for it part In securing progres- ' eive pnbli welfare legislation. Ha was p-4gtve s corurnl reception by the audi enea as were the Governor aad Dr. De- Tine. ; -'::,' '. . , , Discussing social servlc In its broad-. r aspeeta- as holding up to a disorder cd society its ills is order that they axsy be rcsaedied. inteiliaea tly, Drv De vino's address wss heard with elos at- tcnt'on. Aa iditor of the leading so cial service msgsxine of meriea, he 1m had'-w'idw apiwTtnnity"te"-atady so-- civ praisa to it. , Prof.. Wade Brown af .th Jvorth Car olina College for Women, in hi own inimitable style, conducted a brief song service snd soon hsd the audienc fol lowing him with right good Will in sink ing, "There f Are Smiles" aad other songs. 1 --'.: . TBeasuyTaCios session. The eonfereaee continues through to morrow night, closlug with an adJrc ( CoatlBaed oa Psge Fosr.)