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I i THE WEATHER: Showers Friday Satards frbbljr twimi colder iaterier, - mew erver 7 "S VOL. CXI. NO. &i SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. ' d; fy Morning, march 26, 1920. SIXTEEN PACES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS ailKQJCSJOS WATCH LABEL a ym . " neial S jrl wtr ft 4 v ,..' SPEAKERS PAINT OFSTATE 5 The Social Service Conference looks With Optimistic Views Upon Achievements J NEGRO LEADER ALONE SEES DARKNESS AHEAD Dr. A. M. Moore-Feels That Col - ored Eace Fails Far Short 62 ; Receiving Square Deal; Dr. Z. C. Branson, of University, Elected President To Sue - ceed Dr. Poteat (By a Staff Correspondent.) ' Goldsboro, March 23. "North Caro lina ain't what (he's going to be five or ten years from now." Prof Brown --! set it to music, lr. E C. Branson set it to figure whilo Dr. E. C. Brook ' and Hon. Roland Beaslcy put it in an oratorical setting. Mr. A. W. McAllis ter started the refrain at today's ses sion of the eighth. annual meeting of . the North Carolina conference for Ho eial Service, and ifr continued all day and those attending the convention left -v, for their homes tonight ringing in thoir ears, , , -f The conference honored itself by electing Dr, Branson, Kenan professor of sociology at the University, as its president for the ensuing year, to suc ceed Dr. fot eat, while Miss Sallie Kir by, of Goldsboro; Dr. I. W. Faiaon, of t'harlotte, and MrsU'cnry' Perry, of L Henderson, were elected as vlce-presi- iiciiiB. jurs. i w. jbiingie, or. .isaviuson. continues as secretary. (Jreenaboro fir vited the meeting there next year, but the executive committee will decide, The conference moved along Kith ' equanimity and serenity and preached co-operation at a euro for the world's ' ills,, all the speakers save one speak' lug in optimises tones of the future, The one exception was Dr. A. M. Moore, of . Durham, president of the largest , negro insurance company in the world. Dr. Moore is of the . negro race and pleaded the cause of , 'the blacks with frankness, ,but altogether front one side, - declaring that the raee falls far short FUTURE N BRIGHTER HUES , , of receiving a, square col. k wenderfal Achievement, The story of the past four years of Vf rogress Is sveri ta We romance of ac complishment, and Is too thrilling an adventure w svial -work to be marr;d -try- thir telling 1nr A ststistieal synop sia," declared Mr. A. W. McAllister, a prominent Insurant man ' of Greens boro, who made the keynote speech t-i morning. Ho recounted the story of growth in social activities and agencies and emphasized the importance of sir ing children more moral and spiritual train! ; in 'he -cho, and 0f enlarging the influence of the church in daily living. - ' Spending a hundred thousrrd dollars rlaily including Bundaj-s for automo biles, Dr. Branson pointed outr in a - paper of startling interest that the old ; state ! $ plenty of wealth to develop its social agencies so that children need n't lie in county jails or insane person be confined in county homes. Auto-, 'mobiles alone are worth tire's 'times as much as the church buildings, and twice s much as the echjol houses. Only willingness is reeded to put through the program with five billion dollars in resources, ho declared. Wealth and wickedness are not synonymous, neither does poverty mean piety, he added. ' -Need Cleser Co-Operation. "It is as essential that We have a live and virulent church in each community as to have a school," declared Dr. Brooks, who emphasized the importance of eloser co-operation between the home, the church, the. industrial plants nd the schools. Be would have every industrial plant put in schools for Its illiterate employes, he would make ev ery school minister to the needs of very member of the community, lie would link the schools witr the homes ' and unify the entire system. - j - Dr; Brooks drove home his point with' story. Joe. a Durham boy, each morning delivered milk, to customers, starting in theearlybourikwoiking -.with entnusiasm and vigor. By the time ' school timecAme he was already fagged ' and at night he had no time to study as he was kept busy in the afternoon at his lather-- danryr Consequently, at the end of the month ho passed two of - his studies and failed in three.) On the ? boy's report, Dr. Brooks found this entry made by the . teacher, ''inatten tive, careless, indifferent." Dr. Brooks - - had Been th toy"t vfork7lhr Icachor hadn't. Dr. Brooks knew ho Wasn't ' careless, " too teacher thought he was. Closer co-operation between the school and the home would have solved joe's problem. ' " ' . . i - . - Absent father- A Cars.-" -i 'Absentee father no lass than absen tee landlords' cause a lot of trouhl ' in America, according to Dr. M. I Kes- ier, superintendent el the Taomasville Orphanage, who advocated mora of the . old faakioned diwiplina. and lc of th modern namby-pauby " roral ' suasion variety. As for him ha would rather have his boy engaged 'in honest work than loafing at some summer camp and ho would a thonsaad times rather hare hi. daughter .at home heWag-her moth- er keep bouse thaa haveJicr..j,fl.at .4.aou pany - loiiowrag - giggling round of frivolous society. i . Tender words of tribute to the sacred memory of J. H. Mills, founder of the Oxford Orphanage, were spoken by Dr. stealer, who pictures in Vadg. Fran " lis Winston's words the grand old man ss he took tha first child into the asy - turn, clasping the. lijtlo on with the - grasp of a lion aadrthe tender kiss of a virjjin. J,,rlMJ,.--. . .t;----, ' - f . B.jij Greater 8tin. Hahks to the pier eer work of the l en r?-9 To ) FINAL WARNING TO BUY WINTER COAL IN SPRING Admonition Given Hj Coal As . sociation As It Passes From Existence Washington. March 23. Final warning that stabilization of the coal industry depended on the purchase sad storage of fuel during the spring and summer months to prevent shortage nest win terwas given today by the Bituminous Coal Association before it ceased . to function as a governmental agency. By executive order, President Wilson relieved the members of the commission of their duties and transferred to the Council of National Defense the work of carrying out their recommendations. Organized industry already has been persuaded t purchase its coal during the summer and President Wilson has writ ten h personal letter to the heads of departments and Federal agencies ask' lag that coal for winter nse be laid in at an early date. H Dares Morehead's Chief Lieu tenant To Disprove Falsity of Statements Cfineeial to the News and Observer.) Elisabeth City. March 23. A cloud irferablv lareer than a man s band aBarently'"porleBoTariotlt big libel suit in the conrte of Pasquotank county, appeared on the horizon Thursday morn. in?. This cloud was discerned wnen oi. I. M. Meckins gave to the press a let' ter addressed to C. R. Pugh and dated March. 3, 1920. With the publication of-the letter on Thursday afternoon the thunder of the approaching, atom had made itself heard over tha entire city. In the letter Vol. ueeitins advises Mr. Push that relative to the attack made on Meekins in last week's issue of Push's Doner, the Herald, "in accord ance with the law as it is laid down in such matter. Notices under scctioa 2012 of Pell's revisal are prepared aad will be served en you and Juek Walla in due season. Reiterate Hi Charge. Not satisfied with that, Col. Meekins sroes further. He reiterates the charge. made in a recent issue of the Independ ent, that in a publie apeeeknmae by Pugh in the Kepablicaa rasquotanK county convention in Elizabeth City Push "favored and advocated voting the more than 40,000 negroes in North Caro lina :cliit)l. under tie -ia.lo. row if it became accessary aad surra tea that they be 'quietly organized.' , "If I have not spoken the truth,' Meekins-continues, "yon caa here and now either sue and indict me in the courts of the State . aad the burden will be en me to prove the truth of nvy charge." Encouraging Pugh still further ,to brina suit ha points out that whajuEugh made the alleged speech Pugh was "then campaign manager for tbe Republican party in North Carolina. --"M-nd that to publish "anything of an officer or campaign anaaager which . holds bias ap to ridicule is libelous aad therefore actionable. Could anything be more Calculated to curtail a Repub lican campaign manager'a influence and neutralize his, efforts thaa lor him to publicly fix oai himself his intention. to quietly organize the negroes and vote them In this Statel" 'Now be a sport, continued the Col onel,' "and either sue or indict me. This situation - has grown -out of fight between Meekins and Pugh that has been long in the- making.- Pugh recently acquired an interest in and became one of the, publishers of the "Herald," a woek&M newspaper that made its appearance hero something less than a year ago. Simultaneously the paper became an' "independent Re publican, and In the columns of his newspaper last week Pngh vigorously defended himself against the charge of saying in bis speech in the Republican Pasquotank county convention what an affidavit by Meekins and others pub lished in the independent had accused hun of saying. . - POLICE SEARCHING FOR LAD HELD FOR RANSOM Parents of Boj Kef use To Make -Public Note Seceired From ) Kidnappers Lexington, KyV March 2a,--AHhough no Jraee of Paul little, 11-year-old eon of '."KT297elxlhgH6sr'eapita&t, kidnapped Wednesday afternoon aad held for a ransom understood to be 125,000, ha yet been found, it became known that the police are working en the theory that the ld might have been, abducted try two men who are known by Mr. Little. " ': .Report from Louisvill today that a man answering the description of the stranger lost seen with Paul Little had been seen in that city were discredited by the polic, who believe that the boy is being held either in or near Lex ington, j . . ' .Although, the parents of the missing lad refuse to make publie the note re ceived Wednesday night one. of th member ef th family intimated today that 'another note-J cxpeeied from th captors within the next 24 hours. It is believed that this not will eoataia instructiona for disposition of tha rsa som which the boy s parent have ex pressed willingness to pay if their son is returned aafsry."""'" ; . CmI Bhertag SeriMS. London, Alarch 25 The morning news papers today take the gravest outlook eoaeerning tlre eoal slrdation. They de clare thaui the last word ha been said a strike within three weeks, with stoppage of the entire industry of the coui:'-'-. is jrev.'.!-' 'c MEEKINS OPENS UP ON CLARENCE PUG 0 BE BOOSiLd FOR Senator Once Turned Down Po , sition But Democratic Cau cus Can't Decide HOPELESSLY TIED UP OVER TWO CANDIDATES Twenty-three For Underwood, . Same Humber For Hitchcock and Hoke Smith Won't Vote; Senator Borah Still Shooting Holes In General Wood's Candidacy For President The News and Observer Bureau, -603 District National Bank B'.dg, By B. E. POWELL. tBySpeeial .Leased Wire.) Washington, D. March 23. Th deadlock among the Democrats, in tbe Senate over the election of their leader with recent developments receiving var ious comments brought Senator Fur nifold M. Simmons, of North Carolina, to the front today as possible com promise eondidate. The senior Senator will leave, tomorrow -for. Kerr. Bern, to attend a few day of rest, and upon bis return it Is expected a caucus will be held by th Democrats of the ben ate. i Tbe situation shows that Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, the acting leader, has 3 votes while Senator Ln derwood, f Alabama, likewise ha 23 votes.. Senator Hoke Smith, or ueorgta. continue t hobLthe deciding votaad report bad it today that , the, ueoriga Senator would not vote in. th next eancu. This would leave the situation hopeless anlesa deflections resulted in the ranks of either the Nebraska or Al abama Senators. - Simsseaa Te The FreaL In the last day of the treaty battle in tbe Senate last week Senator Bun moas became the. aetiag Democratic leader through the lack of participation by th Kebraskan. The Tar Heel made the final appeal, for ratification which cams' from the rank tf th Admlnirtra- Th ealy change larUie personaal of the 8enate since th last caucus when a tie resulted while Senator Smith, of Georgia answered, "present is through the death of Senator John, Jl. Bank- head, of Alabama, colleague ef 6e Ba tor Vaderwood, oae of the leadership caa di da tea. ' Senator Braxton . Bragg Comer, who is serving as an appointee ef the Goveraor( will vet fyr Senator Laderwood. The friends ef Senator Simmons may press air' nam lor xiemocrati leader in an effort te avoid- further contest. His qualities' of leadership are nadeaied and in addition the Tar Heel la the see" oad Democrat in point of service in the Senate, being junior ' to Senator Cul berson, of Texas, the Dean of the Min ority party. Befaaed T Be Candidate. When th death of Senator Martin. of Virginia, brought a vaeaaey in the Scant leadership, the name of Senator Simmons was prominently suggested. but he stated publicly that his health would not permit hi active participation ta the senate which would be required as pariy leader. The recent public statement of Sena' to Hitchcock favoring a way for "light wine aad beers" has brought more or lees consternation la th ranks of the prohibition supporters. Among these nre no lee Southera Beaator than Sbeppard, ef exas, aad Trammel!, of Florida. Senator Underwood has made n statement, but he has never been classed as a prohibitionist. Should - a compromise result and neither Senator Hitchcock nor Under wood be chosen as leader, the main ac tivity will come from prohibition ad herents in th Senate, and in the mean time the chances of the senior Senator from North Carolina loom large on the horizon. . Berafc. Wanta rabUcity. : The aftermath of the dissension la the rank, of the Republicans over charges mad that General Wood's iampsJga had an extraordinary "war chest", in his fi nancial capacity conies with- the in troduction f a bill in the Senate to morrow by Senator William E. Borah, Republieaa . of Idaho,' Providian' tmb. licity of contributions made for" the purpose of "iaflueneing the election of 4eiato.:myoiis.;:t. which candidate for President are to be e!ected. ' ''"... Senator Borah ha already oueationed th flaanees ef General Wood's cam paign for the nomination, and a denial has been made atth chieftain' head quarters. ' . . ..... . .. . Th penalty elause in Senator Borah bill provide for a fin of not more thaa 20,000 er by puaiahmeat in th pen itentiary for a term ef not more thaa two years, er both It will be remembered that tie statute under which Senator Newberry Republi can, .has recently been - "convicted in Michigan, was the result of Republican legislsUon, aad en of their1 own mem bers was the first fctim. If precedent const for anything aom of the Be- tmbUen sutpinrat for President ' will view with keen interest the progress ef the Borah bill. ,' Selective draft registrant inducted fast th military service, who reported for duty at mobilixalion earn or t prior- vm iwreniin u, ivie, aaa wer diseharred wader honorable conditions, ar entitled to the 00 bona, although subsequently charged with desertion for railur. to respond t wibeeqaeat call to" service under the selective service regulations, announce A War Depart ment today..' Payment will be defcr- tA Tit To) IMC LEADERSHIP CLEAR WAY TO VOTE ON SUFFRAGE TODAY Supporters In Delaware Admit Weakness But Say They Can Sally Strength Dover, DeL, March 25. The Dela ware Legislature today cleared th way for voting, possibly in th Senate, e ratification of the proposed t Woman Suffrage constitutional amendment. -' Sessions today were occupied-in pub lie hearings and advocate had oppon ents of the pending ratification reso hition and leader planned definite ac tion tomorrow, but some said a vote ia either body before next week was improbable. Suffrag workers admitted thev till lacked (ufficient vote in both Houses, but declared chances later would, sally tne needed majorities. Opposition lead' era wera equally confident of victory, BatiUcatioa ia impossible before next week, leaders stated tonight, even should th Senate adopt tbe resolution tomorrow. Adjournment of the-Legislature tomorrow night until Mondcy is planned, and should tho Senate vote for ratification tomorrow, tha resolution would go over, in the House. Opposition leaders of both Senate and House ar pressing for a vote tomorrow. but the suffragist supporter were pre- psrea to isjk down a vote in the absence ol sufficient strensth. . Suffrage leader will tura to Connect!' cut if Delaware refuses to be tha thlrtv, sixth state to ratify, Mrs. Carrie Chap man Catt, National suing leader, in- uwiira u loamy nearinf. Former Navigation- Chief ""Blames' Secretary-Daniels For Lack of Men Washington, March 23.. Captain Leigh C. Palmer, who. as chief of th Bureau of Navigation during the war, waa responsible for obtaining and dis tributing officers and men, testified to day that -a shortage of personnel was the American, "navy's initial handicap in .the. war,'...... wi ..J!.; t, ; Appearing before th Senate commit U .lavestigatina ; Bear .Admiral Sims charges against the Navy Department, captaiR fainter aaid secretary Daniels was responsible for the alleged short age- because of i hi ''procrastination" prior to the entry of this country into Mie cjoaniet Mr. Daniels consistently oDnossd the building up o a strong naval reservo force before the war,' th - former navigation chief asserted, although na val o Beers had warned the Secretary that after war was declared it would be too late to obtain aad train the men necessary. The Secretary, however, al ways favored and strongly supported recruiting lor th regular navy, and after war was declared did everything possible to stimulate it, the witness said. He aded that "this, however, was very aurerent from the policy Mr. Dan iels adopted toward' the reserve force." ,T k BeaponaibUlty. . Illustrating what he declared was t refusal by Secretary Daniels. Cant, Palmer cited the construction of bar rack at the Great Lakes training sta tion. After Secretary Daniels had fail ed to act oa hi recommendation. Cap tin Palmer said he ordered the barracks built on his own authority and then told Congress about it. Later oa even greater expansion was found necessary at xnis station, ne said. . . Captain Palmer said he could not agre with Mr. Daniels primarily, be eaus the Secretary "could not see thins irom tne viewpoint or toe naval man. Captain Joseph K. Taussig- and Bear Admiral C P. Plunkett will testify to morrow. t Tells ef Shortage, Captain Palmer told the .committee that when war was declared the navy waa short 67,000 regular aad reserve enlisted men, and about 1,500 officers irom lis peace-time requirements, and that at least 0,000. additional enlisted men and many mora officer wer need ed for destroyers as sooa as wa r was declared., The witness said Conrreu was not ta blame, aa it gav everything the De partment asked for. , Replying to a question by Chairman Hale, Captain Palmer declared that Secretary Daniel did al he could to get men "in the critical days of the spring of 1917." t rar'Batumr all efforta t get enlisted mea. . He was aaxipus to tet them." , . Captain Palmer said that reauests from Bear Admiral Sims for additional officer fo . assist him were, granted whenever' poesiblei " He did not rcmem- that--Admiral Sims had mad any requests, tot additional officer early ia the war. -: - "Unlisted men were scat te Admiral Sims as, fast as we could train them," said the witassa--fl dida't know-he did not get all b wanted until thii in vestigation earn up. ; When the en listed mea -did get abroad they , didn't have barracks for them." Admiral ias previously had told ths committee that failure ef the Depart ment Jo ,provlde him, , with adenuate asistanee early in the war was one of his greatest iffieulties. i . ) , . Hard te Get ' Ken. ' ',."'. VAsked by. Senator Trammel!, Demo crat, Florida, if great difficulty waa not experienced in getting young men ts enlist in th oavy befor the war. Can- experienced In areKiae mm. "i'es, that is true. ' Secretary Dan iebj was very anxious about it jle.usd, te yi OaatAr 8 anything toward getting, enlistment' t - - , The captain explained that his state ment applied to the Secretary's attitude toward the enliitmeut ef yeju'r-i, fni not recrvd. IWORECRITICISMS IN NAVAL INQUIRY ARMS LAID DOWN BYVORKMENAND E Order Succeeds Chaos In Indus trial Saxony After Strike Called Off FIGHTING IN PROGRESS FOR MORE THAN WEEK Ninety KUled and Several Hun dred Wounded; Associated Press Correspondent On ' Ground Tells Graphic Story of Protest Against Move For New Government Gotlia Saxe-Coburg-Gotba, March 24 (By the A. P.) Order is slowly emerg ing out of the confusion and chaoi of the last ten day in the industrial centres of Saxony. The workmen are capitulating and calling off the strike, and the military are taking over control or the cities. Th strikers who for. several days held th upper hand in Ootha, laid down their arm today. The garrison of fifty men who wer driven out of tbe city last wek will return tomorrow. ' 'Fighting hss been going on here con tinously since March 17. It is estimated that ninety persons were killed and several hundred wounded. Eighty worker were buried today. . A wall in the room of a leading hotel where The Associated Press eorrespon a at i writing this despatch ws pierced by bullets from ths daily fusill ade. The story of th happenings here. typical of the elashe simultaneously in many places tn Uermany make aa In teres ting chapter in the history of labor's protest against Dr. Wolgang Kapp's attempt to establish reactionary government. Offered te Ce-eaerate .When the news of tba-military coup at Jlerun was yeceived the. workmen here, as elsewhere, immediately struck Statements - obtained from both sides substantially - agree that this is what then happpenedi The workmen offered to co-operate with the police to. guard thh city, and posted notiee that looters wAild be shot. Thea they consulted (he major commanding the gnrriaom. He declared that th soldiers would support ivspp and proclaimed martial law. Hs sen to L'rfurt, a few mites distant. where two ..thousand.., troopa irere-ata Uoncd, for reinforcements. The workmen from the- munition plant in the outskirts, of the city be gan to converge oa Qotha, having seized quantities of arms and several armored ears. . The lorees engaged in lighting. niter the workmen, had killed two soldiers who interfered with a boy tear ing down the martial law proclamation' The workmen lacked organization. but were ; strong enough te expel the small garrison. According to one of their- leaders- they realised - that they would be unable to resist successfully massed attack by th soldiers com ing ia from Erfurt and yielded in order to avoid further bloodshed. Belshevikl Active Their opponents admit that the work. mea did not attempt to Interfere with the municippal authorities or establish a government of their, own. ,. There is no talk whatever of a soviet, although the conservatives assert that bolshevik! agents arrived and tried to induce the striker te organize one. Continuing his tour ef investigation in Saxony, the correspondent visited to day every trouble point between Leipde and Gotba. There ezists appareatly only one issue, namely military control. The worker everywhere announce a their 'principal demand abolition - of martial law- and the re-creation of the civil guard composed of representatives ef nil classes, to replace "Koike's re actionary army." . ; Correspondent Halted t In the country districts thore are still a few small bands' of armed work- who have not yet-been-rounded up by th troops. Such a oa stopped Th Associated Press ' automobile at Naumberg. It consisted of about i dozen uniformed men,-who wer quart ered at a wayside inn. . Most of them wer mechanics or car penters from Naumberg and other near- by town. , They said they had heard that four of their number had been cap tured by troops and executed this morn, ing because .they refused to give infor mation eoaeerning th whereabaut . of their comrade. . , - -Fifteen minute-iatar on cnUriug Naumberg. the correspondent passed a quad ef cavalry and , a - lorry with machine guns, setting, out to clear up that baad. Further oa he overtook several Midlers bringing in two captive workmen- whose hands were pinioned behind, their backs. r- , Considerable fishting has occurred at Naumbergr where the striken entrench ed themselves in the fortress irora which they were dislodged : only nfter th--grHc- hd been reinforced by troops from Weimari" Historical old Weimar itself did not escape tne oa- orders. Several workmen were killed but- there wns little property damage. All is quiet there now.-- v-jv- GREW PROBABLE CHOICE - MINISTER TO DENMARK Washington, March 5. Joseph i C. Grew, forme secretary of the Ameri can Embassy tn Berlin aad secretary of the Amerieac Peace Mission wltn ran a of minister, Will probably be selected for- Minister to Denmark. An official nouaeemect is expected Soon, unless present .- plan ere -haaged. -'-, : Norman unpg' i wa tn lasr min ister to Denmark. He left tbe post aad returned to .tho United States, amid eonsidor ble public diaeussii of his al leged sympathies with th BolshsvU government in Eussia. . , , DISORDERS CEAS DOCTOR HAS NEW RULES FOR SANITARY KISSING Let Sunshine and Fresh Air Sterilize Lips and Then Kiss In Safety New York, March 23. Kissing;' Jsjnn sanitary until sunshine and fresh air have sterilized the lips, according to Dr. Lawseq Brown, of Saranae Lake, who told Hhe"-Xgw York "State Medical Society at today's iesnlon of its conven tioa that "it's a good thing for the hu ms a race that courting is done at night and in the irte afternoon.'' Kpeaking on tuberculosis Dr. Brown described a kiesingtest made at Sara nae to determine whether the diseaso can be transmitted 'by contact of the lips.. "We selected a pretty young woman with a bad ease nf tuberculosis and had her kiss a sterile dish," Dr. Brown said. "We found-tbe morning kissei gave forth a few germs, but those in the afternoon and evening were a pretty healthy risk.-" - ToiK As Soon As Delaware Ratines Amendment, Greensboro Lawyer Will Start Greensboro, N C, March 25' If little old Delaware votes to ratify the Susan B. Anthony amendment tomorrow, or any time during present session of lis' legislature, said ratification will be the signal, for the most spectacular poli tical campaign in North Carolina since the days of Vanee. One .does not have to come to Greens boro' to visualize this Pandora's box in ballot scrapping but after .getting a touch of the atmosphere in the metrup". olitan centre of an Imperial Congres sional distsiet, the story is a whole lot easier to follow with a potential revolution in State politics for a lead. . Delaware Hath Charm. For Delaware not only holds the fate ef thoussuds of women who believe they ehouid participate inthe-clccttoTi " of the -nest - President and the nevt Congress but tbe same little State holds also a ciisrm for Aubrey U Brooks greater even than the sweet music which for political centuries has soothed the sav'nges.""v" . , . ......... Shook, this same little State -of Del aware, with Legislature controlled by the Republics party, ratify the amendment, Mr. Breoks will promptly launch a contest for Senator Lee Slater Overman Veent ln "the-" treaty -making body of Congress that gives great prom Ise ef ' affording th public a clianee to forget that Governor hutchin ever ran against Senntor Simmon than any thing political conceived by man or woman in the last decade. Brooks Is Coy. ' Mr. Brooks, however, isn't running until Delaware act favorably. That is certain and if Delaware spurns the over ture of Republican Chairman Will Hay and succumb to the avowed op position of the powerful Dupont inter ests, Mr. Brooks will probably be con- tent to let the old order stand for awhile longer. - i The Greensboro lawyer, probably little better known of late as the Nemesis of the platform writers in State conventions, has not perfected any or ganization but what Paul told bis dis ciple about sounding boards Brooks hss -impsrted to tho progressiva politi cians ana the women, Home fifty or sixty .thousand of said women, maybe more, he can picture to' dW wulktagao the iuillct. &un miunui in ub ia aeposifc neatly loided piece .of paper with the check mark opposite hi name on - a- ballot carrying this point: "For tbe United State Senate, Aubrey L. Brook, Lee S. Overman. Vote for One." . - Haa a Platform, Tee. . And so sure. is he that-he can over turn the old regime' and sefthe pro gressives in the saddle, already ha is telling the fair ones at the Greensboro schools that the women can elect a Sen ate that will ratifra trealwithn (Continued Page Two.) RACE IN SOUTH DAKOTA FOR PRESIDENT CLOSE Wood Still Leads Republicans ; Gerard and Monroe Fa vored By Democrats . Sioug Fslls. 6. D- Marei ESWWith 32 wamred ih&oM einet unreported, returns from Tues day's primary, as tabulated toaurht. yielded the, following vote for candi dates for Republican Presidential in- oorsement t . . Wood, 2Jfl2f Lowdcn; 53,701 V Jolin- Senator Miles Poindexter. who wss nn Independent candidate for indersexneast received-.sv small wet,- Hi incomptet total wo slightly less than 1,000. There r MV precineis. Three-fourths ef the precincts net re- parted ar on the prairies, or in the bod lands, west of the Missouri river. The total Republican vote of the missing precincts - at tho Iftld , election when women- did not tote-wa about eJSOO. . . Democratic returns became availabU today-for the rs-time inoo the totl Closed.-' Scattered reports "on Presiden tial Indorsement ahowed a very email vote and majorities of from two to one to ten ta one, were reported for Jame W. Gerard, of New York, over Jam O. Monroe," of Maywood, Illinois. : Beturn from four-fifths of tbe Plate for the Brpubliean natorial nomina tioa gave K or beck 28.164; Haney, S2.XM For govetnor, Hinser reortvel and Rich:.!- 1IL37L RepresenUtlve Chtrle Christopberson, of Sioux Fslls, Republican, , was - reaomisnted. - W. C. Cook, Sioux' Falls, publisher, was it elected. Republican National eommitt!- nian. WHY FLETCHER DID POST JS Naval Court-Begins Investiga- . tion of His Removal By Admiral Sims i I,, i. . If-.73 LITTLE TESTIMONY IS HEARD ON INITIAL DAY Sims Denies Command Taken Away Because of Loss of Transport; Fletcher Says! Admiral Gave No Specific Or ders; Error Claimed In Or der, Word "And" In Dispute Washington, March 25. Investigation of tbe reason lor tbe removal el Jtesr Admiral William B. Fletcher from command- f the American naval base at Brest was begun today before the naval court of inquiry. ' Counsel for Admiral Sims, who re mored Admiral Fletcher, Insisted that the court consider a request by the for mer that Secretary Daniels enlarge the scope of the inquiry to cover nil circum stances surrounding tllO.. handling ... f .. American vessels in Freaeh water. Sce- rctary Daniels in a letter refused to modify hi instruction to the court en -lie grouad that they covered a weep ing investigation as originally drawn. Little testimony was Introduced at the first session,- moat of it being doe- t umentary. In a letter . to Secretary Daniels, Admiral Sims denied that he re- WrTft.auTlrriVr loss of the transport Antilles, declaring that he had reached that decision aom time before when he hnd learned that en .. two occasions transport were permitted to start back without adequate coavoy. The- sinking of the Antilles, Admiral ftitmrWTni.. lerl him rlM.ile. hoimm,. ' that Admiral Fletcher, . should hav no . European command. " . -Ne Specific Bales. ' Testifying in hi own behalf Admiral Fletcher, who requested that the court b nMrH,H. ebawArl 4 hat atr nn lima ' fill ArfmlTal HilM im h i, fiMfln UV'Ain, aad the minimum protection that should . hji AMArrliut MflAl n ft ihm Fmaeh MMt The first directioa be received a to this, h Mid, waa given varbally and in w "very general way,- try- Liut.--Comr- m,nrl- lila - Admiral rural. Kirla when he visitea isres ta August, uw. Despite the difficulty of adequately pro tecting troop and supply transport with the small force of destroyer and yachts at hia disposal, th Admiral said, this force had been, used to th best possible advantage. 7 Admiral Fletcher presented .m copy of auorder from Admiral Sim in Au gust, 1917, which placed Capti B. U. Jackson, American naval representative at the French ministry of marine, in command of "oil Americaa naval and aviation bases" in France. . . , - 81ms Claim Error. Identifying the general text ef th letter. Admiral Sim told the court that !.:.! .k - -A .U . ..i..l m... tuined a typographical error, tnat he had intended to order Captain Jackson. - . ..-.n.n.J -nl. 1). "navsl n.fiA, fI .U, U. U I VM.J ... W , mw-v. Ill .. which made ths order apply to all bases. was declared by Sims to be arank ab- -surdity" o its face. Th Judge advo cate aaid the situation waa complicated original order could not kf located in the Navy Department files. The order r rested aa anomalous sa nation. Admiral Fletcher said, and re sulted in great delay in operation as it was necessary to route all communica tions bewtcen hia office- and. Admiral Sims through Captain Jacksoa. . ' CENSUS GIVES ASHEVILLE POPULATION OF 28,504 r . ..i .... . - - WMhington.Martbr-tSi-Populationi statistic for 1920 announced today by th census bureau Included: -' . Aaheville. N. C 2SM4 : an inereasa of 0,743 or 6li peer cent ever 1910. , ' ... Davenport, Iowa, .64,727; aa increase of 13,609 or 3f.O per cent over 1910. - Btubenville, Ohio, sspvs; increase oy 117 or 27JS per cent. r ". T, ""'" - Uloversville, . zs,oai; increase 18 or S.7 per eeat Sheboygan, Wis, aop&i increase 557 fit 17J percent. . - Johnstown, N. Y, lO,90, increase 4ua . or .t percent;--" 1 1 . -rr rr.- Bloom n eld, N. J ii; increase t!, 941, or 4flA per cent, v a.-i- j Bhamokbv Pa- Zi;i uereas lflll or 8 per cent. .' Eufield, , Conn, . Jl,7t 2 . increase, ifisv wrSM per cent. BILL TO LEGALIZE RACIXO PA8SE5 ITS THIRD BEADING Annapolis, Md. March 25 Tho Dowle race track bill, providing for a racing eomhusaioa for Pnaee-- George eouaty passed its third reading ia the Senate tonight, amended by tho addition of an emergency claune which would allow a spring meeting. - - - The bill is - House measure, and came to the Senate without the emer-gcncy-clausf . ,.b j.t .as .tha court of ap- peal bad decided that there was a warrant for racing at Bowie, and a or dinarily bill do not go into effect until Juao V -Ulaua -wnneessnry tr ' legalize the spring meet next month. Settle Many War Cmstracta ashingteu, '' Sta-vb' 25-War tot- tracts agereg.-ittnir 4,000.O00,000 hsv ttrstlet fdfl? e'enta oa the dolU by the War Department, th bous r.'litsry committee was told today by Joseph Fairbanks, vice-chairman of h Department - claims board. fcow board member reeeiv a much as 13 dry, ho said, ia nwcr to qMctic- SUBJECT OF PROBE
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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