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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
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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
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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.)