THE NEWS AND OBSERVER
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH. 25, 1920.
IDII
Col. W. P. Wood Announces
That He Will Retire at End
of His Present Term
HAS BEEN AUDITOR
FOR PAST TEN YEARS
Major Durham Hu Been Alio
dated With Auditor's Office
for Twelve Tears, Most of
That Time Ai Tax Clerk, Bat
Late! At Traveling: Audi
-tor
Cot. W. P. Wood, for tea yesr.
Stale auditor, . announced .yesterday
that be would wot taad Jot
nominalioa ia to Democrat! primary
ia June. At the sane time ram the
eanounrement of the candidacy
Major Baxter Durham, who for twelve
yeara haa been identified with that
Ktat department and for the past year
baa been travelling auditor.
The announcement of Col. Wood Wat
net unexpected. Sine 18S0, Col. Wood
be beta in pnblia life, running the
. range since that tine of town trtuarer
of Asbeboro, eoanty treasurer or. Jfaa
dolph, member of the Senate - and
House of Representatives from bis
eoaaty, and State auditor. He was
; nominated Stat auditor in 1910 by the
. Demoeratie State Executive Committee
to ill the vacancy caused by the death
' of Dr. B. F. bixoa. He was elected
I at the general elections ia 1910 aad bad
been regularly re-elected slare,
, Major Baxter Durham, who hopes to
be his saeefssor, and will ask ths Demo.
I . r ratio voters f -ths State to nominate
' ' him ta the June primary, was bora in
; Durham, county, but baa spent most of
' his life ia Kaluga
. He did bia first work 1a the office of
the 8tate auditor in 1917 as Tax Clerk
. . aad until the 1919 session of the Ueaeral
; Assembly ho held that position. The
", Ueaeral Afarmbly then created a new
. position-4hat of travelling auditor
.to work in the various counties. As
result of that Work a total of 813,973
.additional taxes has beca brought into
ithe Bute.
t -Major, Durban yesterday declared
,thst while he has aspired to the otice
of State auditor for some time, b did
not feel justified ia making the race as
long as Col. Wood should ask for the
nomination. The withdrawal of Col
' Wood left the field open and he lost bo
- luce in announcing bia candidacy.
Mr. W. T. Woodier, now connected
.with the federal revenue service, it is
understood, will also shortly make aa
nouneement ef bia candidacy for the
fcmorratie nomination, For some time,
,tt is understood, Mr. Woodley has been
making a quiet sort of campaign pre
tmunnry to announcement.
To Drive Oat MsUrU and Balld Vp
, a no nymem
DURHAM CANDIDATE
FOR STATE AUDITO
.'r-- Take the Old Htandard GROVE'S
TA8TE1ES8 chill TONIC. You know
want yon are taking as the formula is
.printed on every label, showing it ii
Quinine and IrotTIn a. Tasteless form,
OWV AOV.
Former Assistant - Navigation
uiiei Joins In Charges
(Continued fnm Pag One.)
,. not co operating mora fully with . the
navai lorce abroad, i , ,
me inning letter opened with the
siairmeat that the wr ter was "not eon
vineed that lb Bureau of Operntlou.
bad "erred ia its general plans," and
declared that a euggeatioa mad by Ad
miral Sima earlier that the battleships be
... placed out of commission aad their crews
: ut overseas would, if adopted, have
provea -disastrous." Tn letter con
tiauedi . .
"Over there yoa give us the devil be
cause we dont do all that you want us to
..... uo, iu reel w are failing you. - Docs
' It help fh moral ever there or over
v her to do thatt . . . Criticism is
easy aad just criticism benencial, but
mere is uoUiing more lowering to the
" moral ihsu unjust criticism and criti
cism made without full .knowledge aad
uougnt is apt to be unjust."
After reading the letter Senator
Trammell asked Capt. Lamina-If b did
not think the letter answered many of
Admiral Bias' charge aad soma of the
criticisms made by Captain Laning him
self ia hia direct statement. Th. officer
replied that he did not believe so, that
in iatr referred to a period much
later la th war than that covered by
ouns cnargea.
: Oppoa Allocating Shin.
ew York, March . 4. Resolutions
opposing, the allocation of American.
owned ships for restablishment of the
former Hamburg-Americas line trad
route, tad th placing of American
ships at th disposal of that 11a a
ageata, were unanimously adooted bare
today by the American Steamship Own.
ra Association. Th aasoeUtioa claims
; a membership of 75 lias, including
majority of th companies operating ia
overseas and coastwise trad under th
- Amecie-flt--r--r : -
KALKICH HOTEL MANAGEMENT
,; DENIES REPORT Or FIH.
Froi tb management of th Raleigh
hotel. It ia learned that the "gre at
the Hotel Raleigh" reported ii these
columns Wednesday morning was om.
what exaggerated. It-aecms lhit i.
stead of burning grease oa th stove,'
mum mmvnm at in modest bit of
excitement about the comer of McDow.
-ett and Mania streets wm spark flylag
from th ery cafe brick stsck of th
hotel. TJ:S-:'':;'J: 'r"v1:V:-
11 Wi,iWVtrCAt(SMJyTJWJ'.(lJ
Ford Roadster at $500.
Chevrolet Tourinjr Car at
o-Y ""oier. r uol elUU Dill lAKCS lu "
Oakland Six at $850. Above the average. - .. -
BELIEVED PLANS
FOR A TRUCE Orl
Motor Cars and Civilians Going
Over Rhine Bridge
Raises Hopes
Budcrich, Rhenish Prussia, March
ft. (By th A. P.) Four civilians and
two motor ears, one scat out this morn.
Ing and one this afteraooa wer driven
swiftly over th Rhine bridge today Into
beleaguered Wesel and it is believed
that negotiations nr going on there
for a true.
British and Belgian civil control com
mission representatives also hare en
tered Wesel. Officially these visits ar
not being discussed, bat evidently they
were prearranged, as th Rhine bridge
ha been absolutely closed to trsffie from
tb left bank ef th river.
Th result f yesterday a Heavy
denting, it became known today was
distinctly in favor of th besieged.
few of the workmen's force crossed the
river from Lippc, nearly to th South
and within little more than a mil of
th town, but were eventually beaten
back, and it was learned that tb work.
men, discouraged, in their attempt to
take th important main citadel pro
tecting the bridge had shifted their
attack to th southeast from which
point there was desultory firing through,
out tb day with few brisk sputter
ing of maehin gun nre. .
Th workmen threw a number of
shells in th vicinity of th city seor
ing on distinct hit almost ss tb allied
commissioners passed the spot.
Apparently the government positioa
it secured to the northward connecting
Muenster, as a railroad train ia reported
to have catered the city thlft afternoon,
One hundred and eighty-three govern
ment stragglers who crossed the river
last night were taken to Crefeld today
along with a Oermaa lientenant-eoloitel
and two other officers, who said they
were civilians and had been dismissed
from the srniy. About 1U0 wounded
here ar being evaeamted in motor sm
bulances to Crefrld.
Th Belgian force strengthened their
position today. They planted' ninehinc
guns on th bridge, dug tranche on the
nridgetieatt and wanned the old German
Rbin defenses, Lieutenant . Uenern)
ltaron (Mseooes. of the Helirian
Inspected the deemr fit it morning.
STOCK MARKET BUBBLE '
GOES UP IN THIN AIR
Structure Built Up After Becent
Supreme Court Decision
Is Wrecked
New York, March 24. The specula
tive structure erected over tb stock
market a few weeks ago. largely as a
result of th Supreme Court decision
exempting stock dividends from th in
come tax,, evaporated into thin, it to
day, after having given early promise
of attaining greater heights.
ravortte issues, especially hos dom
inated by. pools and other professional
interests, reacted firs t almost fnrtv.
iv points irom maximum Quotations
of th morning, the market closing in
great disorder with e.tll money 14 ner
cenr.
The ftudifon silrsni. tn AfMAMil u.
which opened at the recent fixed rate of
'.per cent,, was accompanied by circum
stantial rumor that lenders of money
wc-r uemg urged iy the f ederal reserve
bank to put the brakes oa furthnr
peculation.
It is generally known ihst officials nf
th central Federal reserve bank and
other financial interest have viewed
the recent market movement with dis
approval, if not absolute concern. Any
continuance of the recent advanee, it
was oeuevea, would necessitate further
raslio action, against "unessential
loaas.
Ueaeral Motor was the outstanding
feature of today's wild session, as it
ha bte almost every day since the
recovery or the past fortniaht. In th
morning that issue roe NH4 mint to
th new maximum of 410,- th shorts
oeing tne chief sufferers.
When the market bent its ileacent
at midday. Geaeral Motor was first to
yieiu.
hern m - ma... . .
ntrudt& UALL StSSION
TO CONSIDER SUFFRAGE
Hartford. Conn. March 24. Onr.
raor Marcus H. Holcomb, Republi
can, in a atatement tonight, flatly
refused to call n special session at
th Connecticut General Assembly
to net on th Federal suffrage
amendment. Th Republican atata
convention by an almost nnanlmnna
vote m ew Jlavea this afternoon,-
cauea upon tn uovernor to call a
special session a that it might b
pomibl for Connecticut to b the
thirty-sixth Star to ratify th auf
f rag amendment.
ftlLLIr BtASLtT IS
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Mr. Philip-Bessley was arrested mat
alght at 11 o'clock en a chsrgs of car-
lea and reckleaa driving aad assault
aAU.CUrd A.DiHoa,Joilowin;jji
automobil colliiioa between tb ears
of th tw men on Fayetteville street.
Mr. Bcasley wss backing front th
parking seeUo of Fsysttevlll street
In froat of th Wester Onion Tele
graph Coapsay when th soUiaioa with
Dillon' ear going north took nlae.
Mr. Beaaley said h blew his horn. He
had hi mschln dtmsged to th ex
tent f a broken feader and smashed
front light. After th eoUistoa, li t
alleged Mr. Dillon waa struck: ia the
fare py Hr;casTcyrMf.Beasley was
released e bond for hi appear nee at
municipal court this morning for trlaC
A Bargain.
$400. Excellent Shape.
RADICALS BUSY if
EX-SOLDIER RANKS
In Asking Relief Legion Officer
Tells of Activity of
I. W.W. Agents
Washington, March 24BeprescnU
tive of th American Legion, present
ing today to tb Hons way and mean
committee a revised optional plan for
soldier relief, charged that agitator
were trying to recruit info the I. W. W.
former sorvie men who wer diseon
tented beeaus of th failure of Con
srress to provide aid.
J. . liolden, adjutant of tho Utah
Legion, testified thst organized propa
ganda t discredit government aid and
undermine th American Liegion waa Do
ing disseminated by the I. W. W,
throughout th country. While some
soldiers hod beca mislead into joining
that organisation th rank aad file, he
said, stood firm nunst such Influences,
Urging immediate relief, J. u. Hcrug.
ham of Nevada, a member of th eiecu-
tive committee of the Legion, declared
there was seething unrest among
former service men and women who
felt they bad not received a square
deal."
"They are chafing with unrest and
believe Congress should take som ae
tion for their relief, . he said. .
Hoi den told the committee that while
partially disabled and ia hospitals, at
tractive young women gave him I. Vf,
W. literature, which said th govern
meat bad protected munition workers,
war contractors and others from great
losses, but had done nothing for former
service men. Those pamphlet urged
ex-soldiers to join the I. w. W.
"In Chicago th I. W. W- claims to
have twenty per cent ef th serviee men
of that locality in their organization.
Holden said. "In the Utah mining
camp s, the I. vv. w. outnumber the
former service men six to one and are
making vigorous effort to wipe out
Legion organizations.
So Many" Pranks Played On
Professors That Call Sent
For State Help
Bava. Kana- March 24. Ths Tort
Bays Normal Scfiool is in th grip of
whst professor describe a "student
soviet, whose principal occupation is
throwing professor into th. lake on
th college campus, according to Prof.
P. C. Harvey. Today B telegraphed
Htate authorities at Topek for protec
tion nd K. in Hopkins, attorney gen
ral has directed th county attorney
to prosecute all persons responsible for
th disorders. - -
The trouble began, it ir said, when
President W. A. Lewis, of th school,
left a few day ago on business. Do
parting, be suggested a half holiday., oa
wntch men students could build a run'
nlng track. Girl students were to pre
pare a meal. At a ''pep meeting it is
reported, a woman suggested in fun that
girls who did not hslp should be ducked
ia th lake. -
un Monday an announcement was
posted that ''all persons, including the
faculty, would be, ducked J they failed
to report for duty at 1 n. m. Tueadsv.
March 3." John Lindquist, editor of
ta college newspaper, was tb flrst vic
tim. He ws taken from the college li
brary and although he cannot swim, he
waa thrown into water ever bia head.
Another person to suffer waa Prof.
James Start, a bridegroom, who was
captured oa the way to hia classes this
morning. He was rescued from th lake
by thre student. Professor Harvey, a
third victim, dived into th wtter be
fore the studsnts could art. - .
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Mrs. Hood Bettor.
Mrs. WvH. Hood, 310 Bouth.Perspa
street, who has been critically ill with
a complication of diseases, waa reported
as slightly better yesterday. '
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pt nriiTomirr
oiuumiouviLi
AT KANSAS SCHOOL
Thomanda in Uce
J?Zt3&m IxMn,c? " vrimmv
27.000 aoroet have been satisfactorOy beateti with
k during the past two winters.
' i-wTwiHBivcvi.
I Itort irorki. tnaW
Mmd in e'ea,
aWtMaorcsMAoraf
, ej jr
For Sale by all
..Leading: ...
Dealers 1
CHARGES AGAINST
COLGATEANDCO.
Indicted In Federal Court For
Violating Sherman Anti
Trust Law -
Trenton, K. J, March 24-An in
dletment containing 56 count charging
violstioa of the Sherman anti-trust law
was returned by a Federal graad jury
acre today agaiast Colgate and Company
of Jersey City, N. J., manufacturers f
toilet preparation. Th Indictment
claim th company illegally fixed re
sale prieea of it product to wholesalers
and jobber. .
Tb company was indicted n 1911
for fixing rc-alo prices, but beeaus of
a technieality a demerrer t th In
dictment waa sustained on tb ground
it did aot enarg that th company
mad any pries fixing agreements.
The grand jury' action today quote
alleged correspondence between' th
company aad its selling agents and
dealers in . its products. Tb corres
pondence, it was charged, contains a
long series of instaneea of written end
oral agreement on re-sale prices." Tb
indictment charge further that th
eomnany "system stieally aad eon
tinuously followed th prsetie ef pro
curing such agreements and th re-al
price of it products thns were contin
uously maintained aad enhanced.
Colgate and Company, in a statement
given out after the indictment was
issued, denied that price fixing egree
ment wer made with dealers. Th
statement said:
Callt Denied
"This is th second tim tb attorney
general, baa brought suit s gains?' Col
gate aad Company oa account of our
effort to iasur fair and reasoaabl
prices for our goods.
la tb first action we were merely
charged with refusing to- an price
charged with refusing to sea price cut
ters, which M our openly declared policy.
ise suit resulted m a unanimous de
cision of the Supreme Coart that th
policy is entirely lawful. TV shall eon
tinu it.
The present charge is that w make
agreement with our customer binding
mem to adhere to designated re-sal
price. W nsk no such agreement.
our customers know. "We deny th
cnarge as Heretofore.
Bay AntoatoUk In CharUtto.
Mr. Shaw Bonner, ef Aurora. wumkA
through tb elty yesterday with six suto-
mooiis purchased Irom tb Cadill
Company at Charlotte. He waa accom
panied ta Charlotte by Messrs. Harvey
MeWilliams. William Shaw Banan.
Clifton Sawyer, Charle Myatt, and
Charley Price.
The Weather
Ucsl Offlce, United States Weather
Bar. r
rOSECAST. I
, Jtakigft, March M.
North Carolina; Fair Thursday, ",'
cpt rain extrem west portion; Friday
rata.
TEMPERATURE.
Highest Umperiure' .'..JTimrrie"
Lowest temperature
Mean temporature ........... . . .
"70
-60
-60
Kxcess for th day
7
C.S
Averags dally deteieaey
lace
January 1st ,
- PRECIPITATION (in inehM.)
Amount for th 21 hours ending
at S i). m. on
Total for the month to date S.8S
Eicess for the month ........... 0.42
Excess sine January 1st. 1.04
HTJMIDITT.
Sa.m. 12 m. Sn.m.
Dry bulb SI M 62
Wet kjhS-.rm.'i 57 SS
Bel. humidity ... S3 67 63
PRES8TJRE.
(Reduced to tea level.)
30.18. 8 p. m........ 30)8.
Sunrise .6:10 a. m. Sunset .0:30 p. m
TP jjjjvssgj
II St DUIIT Dv tha mrbrt
an - - Ii.. L.
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CROP PESTS START FLOW
OF SENATORIAL ORATORY
Worms and Motha Brinf Much
DisonMioa, Bat Approprla- ;
tion Not Enlarged
Waah'iagton; March 24. The piak bU
worm, aided aad abetted by the Gypv
and brown tail moth, invaded th Sen
ate today and brought oa aa epidemic
' oratory. . ''.- y
Tb casual remark by Senator Thomai,
Democrat, Colorado, during considera
tion of an item of 1302,000 for the ba
res a of entomology to combat insect
pests, started th flow. Th agriculture
eommitte had added $102,000 to th
Hons provision and whea Senator
Pome re ne, Democrat, Ohio,, sought to
ataks th total HOOOOO beeaus of Ci
PAST0EIA is a harmless mbstitnte for Castor Oil, Paregoric, Drops and t5oothlng
Syrups. It is pleasant It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Kar
cotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. For more than thirty years it has been
in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Oolio and DiarrhcDa;
allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and by regulatfa Stomach and
Bowels, aids the assimilation of Food; giving healthy and natural sleep. '
The Children's Fanacea--Tbe Mother's Friend.
The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30
years, has borne the Signature of Chas. R Fletcher, and has been made tinder his
personal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All
Counterfeits, Imitations and uJust-as-Good'f are but Experiments that trifle with
and endanger tho health of Infants and ChilarenEiperience against Experiment
m font 15TMdT)ra)Iirt
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MaxOpromMorpmBj-:
Copy a Wrappse,
v inwaana
s fcBwawassnasnanwsa
anBaWa
BiiiLdind Hat,qrial
If dosm3vi$dy, ytm
profit in ertOTgy euhseiffli.
"Sim can do thi tSvrth ecart
onyTvhen you chbose for
your cere fooct- 1
Deliciaus in fkmx,neLty
thieid re
gypsy moth- nLpnaceT Senator Thomas
taterjeeted a sntemeat thai "they are
rail lag asonuasisats to the boll weevil
dowa ia Alsbama."
Senator Smith, Democrat, South
Carolina,, and Bimmona, Democrat,
North Carolina, promptly arraigned ti e
attitude of Senator who opposed aid
t- farmers. There was little th gov
ernmeat could do to aid th farm Jabor
situatien, they aaid, aad Senator Smith
said it was aot becoming in Senators
whs anjoytd their thre meals a day
to make a "jok" f the agricultural
bill. , hi1'
Senntor Sheppord, Democrat, ..Texan,
said the piak boll worm ia Texaa aad
Louiaiaaa threatened destruetloa of a
larg part' f tb coming cotton nwP
aad be proposed later t offer an amend
ment to recompense growers for crops
destroyed ia th fight.
Ia 3 the nd, ' Senator Pomerene'j
What ig Castoria
Children
Have Yoa
dawsnnsastswasaiaw.
I I ! .-. ! lV
SiVTo4y lug red tiit abore aMdllne ; hrr many beUere ft?
Bart ytm a littlavoaa la the home, aad hit that dear little mite
vhea to ttomach yru not Jutt right felt the comforts that come with
the use ef Pletchtr'i Caatotia? Tea hare heard tin cry of Bala,
Hare yoa heard them cry for Fletchtr'g Cajtori ? Try h.
Jturt helf lhtby eat of ftt trouble tomomw wtJi a totte trf Ctw
toria. Watch, tho difference la the tone of the cry. the look ia the
eye, the wiggle ia the tiayfingexa. The traxuformation it complete
from mIs to pltumiJXrj a.. - " -v- ...
Tostn lad i iroadetfal lot of iaformation iboit Bahy ta the
tootlet that 1 vrtpptd anmad erofy bottle of netchex'i Caitoria, .
QCNUINE C ASTO R I A ALWAYS
Bean the
easrVAua MWASrv,
Food Is l&cir
nCL -; " -xv
amendment wag voted dowa and the
committee figures accepted. - ,
RALEIGH MEN AHEND "
,.-. COLUMBIA AUJ0 SHOW I
Messrs H. A. Ruahton and R. H. Mer
ritt, members of th executive commit
tee ef the Csrolina Automotive Ei posi
tion, left yesterday for Columbia, S. C.
to attead the Columbia Auto Show ia
the interests of the exposition; which la
to be held here from AprU 18 to 17 in-
elusive, ' " ; - :
Lot of us lsugh nnd grow fat, spure- f
ing th theory that nobody love a fat .
aula, v .
Th rich girl may choose their ewa
husbands, but even th poor girl chew
her owa gum. . ,
Cry For
Tried It?
Signature of
srawwaas) aiw.
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Raleith, N. C ...
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