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liria Automotiye Exposition Raleigh, April 12-17 THE WEATHER Kaln, followed by clearing! back colder; cold wav Wet WATCH LABEL. aa fac urn. aV iwnl ear . before se-sboea ami raU ine 11 ew erver aortic t Taeseay fair. V a i VOL. CXL NO. 96. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1920. TEN PAGES TODAY.' PRICE: FIVE CENTS Summer" WhiteHouse,V V Iole,Mass. MEANS SEEN FOR IN CONGRESS Oil SUFFRAGE BATTLE Ml Doift Forsret Garb 4 1 ; Xl-'yf:1ti-' IvV I ana o o LOUISIANA !S TO v WITNESS A WARM 'THIS MAN HOOVER SOURCE OF WORRY TO REPUBLICANS ECONO IS ONLY T RENEW F GUT AVERTING CRISIS DECLARING PEACE Leaislature Meets May 10, First Assembly After That 1 ' of Delaware RANKS OF LEADERS IN . , MOVEMENT NOT SOLID Some Favor Federal Amend ment, While Othen Put Vp Argument of State'! Eights; Incoming Governor For Suff rage; Hew Orleans "Organi , lation" ! Puzzle - New Orleans, La., April 4. A bitter 'fight in the Louisiana Legislature over tie woman suffrage isu it predicted by authorities on State politics, particu larly in the event that Louisiana is offered the chance to accept or reject the proposition to become the 'thirty sixth state.". The Legislature meets May 10. the first scheduled assembly after that of Delaware. . In the first place woman suffragists themselves are divided on ratification. Mrs. Lydia Wickliffe Holmes. State chairman of the National Woman's Party, U Wading the fight, for ratifica tion.' , ' ' ' ,. - -Miss Kate Gordon and Miss Jean Gor don, ardent suffragist for many years sod widely knowa aa efficient organ izers, have conducted intensive cam paigns - against suffrage by Federal .amendment- They .ecck suffrage only by Btate enactment, holding to the supremacy of State's rights. Parker For It. Governor Pleasant has consistently opposed any woman suffrage privileges granted in anv way which would vio late the doctrine of State's righta and Ire -is known to have many followers. Governor Pleasant, however, will go ont of oflieo May 4 and will be sue- f eeertivl lr John M. Parker, avowed ex- . '.,... m-hieh ha urged in practically every speech he jnrclo during the recent gubernatorial campaign. He incidentally assisted In drafting the Progressive party' - plat. t form of llff in which womaa anffrage I'- was made aa important, plank. A ad 4owrrof State's rights he aeverthelesa , s promised hi support U th cause . A 11 , . a 01 RHIinnni iuuik- ' Although the attitude of th. tl of the New Orleane, -organiaation" . i not positively know at present. Mayor I Bchrnun in the post has opposed suf- frage. Ho is the recognized leader of the eity "organisation." Suffragists claim, however, that it has been strong. - ly intimated to them thai the "orgahl ratioa" -will not actively ppoao favor able action at this time. The 1020 Legislature will have about 15, new members constituting the Bn known quantity. The old members are estimated to be about equally divided on the question. House members total 113 and Senate. 41. FAILING TO OPEN SAFE ROBBERS CART IT OFF JVo Trace dt Persons Who Got $2,500 Money andPaper . At High Point . . High Point, April 4 There may have been a parallel ease bat, none" to the knowledge of .the people in this section where robbers literally: earTicd-ff safe when they failed to open it. Early this morning the store of A. Sobertsen, on East Green street, waa entered and the aafe containing money, Liberty Bonds, war savings stamps, and ralunblo papers, waa carried away, and yet it has not been found. It is pre iu mod that the robbers could not open it and decided to ; take it away and blow it opea afterward. All told there waa about S.SiSO money and papers in the safe,- The cash, register eontnia fag some Wile money wss untouched. Near by people heard an- automobile draw up in front of the store early this morning ard it is believed . that tht safe waa carried away in it. Very - Iittl goods were- miaacd. ' j NO ANNOUNCEMENT AS , TO NEXT FRENCH STEP " I'arisT April 4. Nothing has yet been ' announced regarding Franc's next step - with regard to th sending of German - troops into the Buhr eoal basin, with the ' exception of a vagne official statement which says that any military measures ... the French government has under con sideration are merely for the purpose of forcing Germany to flahere strictly to the terms of thrpesc treaty. ' "The military measures under the . government's consideration have as their sole object the recall of Germany to respect for articles 42 and 44 of the - peace treaty, which forbid the presence of German troops in the aoae 60 kilo metres esst Of the Shine," the statement says. "They are therefore, purely r- strietiv measures." ' -" Premier Milieraad conferred whk , President Deschanel today with regard . to the situation. , SEVENTY WRESTLERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN MATCHES Birmingham, Ala., April 4. About -- seventy wrestlers including national interallied and A. . F. champions and . thef lower of the asnateur mat, are here ' tonight for the Kational A. A. XT wrest ling tournament at the Birmingham Athletic c!uo.jMonday sad Tuesday Bights - . '. ' Twenty-rive matches have beea ar ; ranged for Monday night aid the finals i will be held Tuesday night. iT . Has Suddenly Upset All the Cal culations of the Party Bosses EVEN HAYS FINDS HIM A HARD NUT TO CRACK Democrat! In Good Form A To Treaty ; Will Get Together On Harmony Plan For Conven tion; Pou To Lead Fight On Bule To Control Action On Peace Beiolution Th. Kw aiid'Observer Bureau 603 District Kational Bank Bldg. By R. Bw POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) W.li1naton. Aoril 4. President Wil son will approve me pii m San Francisco convention writes on peace treaty. The Han rranciseo con vention is going to approve the Wilson foreiirn nolicy and hia policy at home. A w tan 1UQI a t the convention, there are a baker'a dozen of questions to give the Democrats good deal more eoneern than the treaty. - KM u with the Kepublieans. im Jrnxt of the treaty aa a campaign is- sue become more agonising to them each day. The two schools or thoognt in the "m-ahd old party" are much fur ther apart now than they, were in the rlotinr days of the treaty battle in the Senate and. to make bad matters worse. "this man Hoover" has suddenly upset all the calculations of the party bosses. Rm-k. harmbnlse'r aa Chairman Will H.v. admit enouch to divide the plat form writing; up among 116 Bepubliean politicians arid open the flood gatea of essay writing to all the children of the country, is nnaing haril -nut to crark. I Of course, Mr. Hoover-is going to be able to explain away Hie statement maae some time ago that he could not any whether be is a Democrat or Bepubli ean until he knew what both parties ataai for. Despite his explanation, however, th eld line iliticUns are in behind him. They assert that he is going to balance hit platform by advo iln .th Laffne f nations and- at. tacking ibe'residentVpolictee auch questions aa the mber quesuonj , . ; ,Ofhi' Dlfflcattiee. . - W 'WJt' of the agonies thip ugh "h While. th tretjf:s U th forefront publican josses are passing, there are other question that they are gallantry striving to sidestep nam aner we no vomher elections. One of the is the nuMtian of ftivinc a bonus to the sot diers and they have just recently made it clear that they nre anxious U bold thi matter off for sometime, There, are sixty-eight bills providing for soldiers relief legislation now in Me hands of the ways and means commit tee. Every plan advocated by any reas onable group of soldiers or politicians ia included in the batch. Some would pay the soldiers aa much aa they re ceived during their entire service while others would give them av flat bonus. Then there are suggested ways of giv ing the soldiers vocational training. Each of these sixty -eight bills in volves a direct system of taxation. One of the campaign slogans t recently de signed by the Republicans is J'eut the taxes." If it is possible to play both ends against .the middle, Jhey are go ing to do it..- v , All these bills are going to be referred to ' five separate and 'distinct subcom mittees. The committee appointed U appoint the subcommittees is composed of Mr. Fordney, Michigan j Mr. Green, Iowa; Mr. Longwerth.Ohio, all Bepub lieans, and Mr. Kltchin, North Carolina, and Mr; Bainey, Illinois. Democrats. Mr. Kitehin is favorable to some legislation in behalf of the veterans, provided it comes front a tnxr on excess profits.-That Js just about, as popular with the Kepublieans as "this man Hoover'' ia with the New Tork World. The Bopublvans estimate three weeks will be rcquVVd to get the bills 1n shape to report. When they will be reported, or which ones will be report ed ont, ia another guess. Nobody looks for any action before Congress ad journs to take a hand in the political contests thia falL ; ran to Load Fight. Representative Edwin W. Pou, of the Fourth district, will lead the Democratic fight in the House next week against the Bepublicaa rule, which will be of fered for controlling action ea the peace resolution scheduled to be voted on Thursday. ,'.'.(-."(--...'- ::t As ranking minority member of the roles committee, Mr. Pou will offer a rule providing for mora extended de bate than the Democrats anticipate ia th pro vixiona; of the rale- the Republi cans will report. He expects it to be defeated, but' thinks the Democrats of the House will Tot almost solidly for U. ' -- ?..:.i. . When tbe B publicans pas this earn auflaaed attemot to restore neaea be tween th United State and Germany, it will undoubtedly be vetoed by Presi dent Wilson. If sctioa in the House comes oa xuursday or t riday or this week, it ma get over the beoat by April 13, where but lor th eonxterns tion in the rival camp of candidate for th Bepublicaa nomination for the presidency it would hang atauy long days of tiresome debate. "Under tl constitution." Mr. Pon mid today, "Congress has absolutely ; authority -to take actio regarding a declaratioa of peace, except to xepesj inch war statutes as are oa the books. Any step toward peace must be ini tiated by the President." Congress, my ex-Speaker Clark, ha no more authority to declare peace than has the town council . of Todunk. Mr. Pou thoroughly shares th Miseourian's opinion. They are exactly together oai . i . 4 .. T"Z Grand entrance to the estate where is th property of Charle B. Crane, of AT STRIKE SCENE All Railroads, Except Two, En tering Chicago Affected By Walkout Cblcaao. April 4.Polic deUils were guarding railroad yards in the -Chicago switching district, at tn request oi railroads, affected by th strike f switchmen, eaUed by the Chicago Yard men' Association. AH railroads entering Chicago, with the exception of the Chicago, Burling ton and Quiaey and the New York Cen tral, were said by union officers to b affected by the strike, and efforts were being made to indue switchmen en those roads to join th walkout, they said.-. ' : : - Th strike, starting when 700 switch men employed by the Chicago, Milwau kee and 8U Paul walked. ont, .demand ing aa increase in pay from AO and o cent aa hoar, to 96 ceai and 1. spread yseterday to th Chicago junction rail road, wne aervta iae roec ysraa, aaa th Slinoia Central aad Chicago a' liorthwestern railroads. Union emeera said switch men en etu. railroads wer joining the walkout vol untarily. Th Brotherhood of Bailway Trainmen, with which the road nave working agreements, has declared the strik illegal, aad asked that volunteeri report at Chicago for duty. . " Unless the strike can be stopped Im mediately it will affect interstate eOav mere, throw 130,000 raea out of em ploymeat and curtail the food supply of the nation." W. J. O Bnen, general manager of th Junction railway, de clared. ;- According to union representatives, no effort to settle the strik have been mad. Officer of th Chicago. Milwau kee aad Ht. Jraui railroad said the com pany would not negotiate with the striker whil they wer oat. , CLEVER TAMPA SCHEME . TO BRING PRICES DOWN Tampa,' ria 'April 4. More Uiaa 600 Tampans, some wearing overalls or cal ico and soma old clothes, gathered at the court house square this morning, listened to speeches, signed a lengthy petition and inarching to the City Hal), presented it to the mayor. 7 Ta petition, which appeal for com missions to limit th profit aot only of retailers but also, the manufacturers. which latter it plainly charge with profiteering, aad pledges , the signers to abstain from buying except denims, calicos and gingham, will also be pre sented to Senator Floteher aad Tram- mell aad Governor Carta. - The eity firemen have abandoned their tailored uniforms and, appeared thia morning la overalls. "r'rr' BEATEN ONCE. WOMAN ' IS CANDIDATE AGAIN Washlagtosu April 4. Anne Martin, defeated two years ago for the Cnitad State Senate ia . Nevada, announced front her headquarter here today that he would make the race agala this yesH for the Bepublicaa nomiaatioa. r ' aha Martin Mid ah would accept th nomination if offered on her plat form, which included opposition to th peace treaty aad the League of Nations. Miss Martin declared that ander no cir eumataace would sh make a lone fight in th primary against a bi-partisan f us ioa candidate aad if so- opposed would run a aa independent. - - , 1 FAMINE FOLLOWED BY RIOTING IN SLOVAKIA Vienna, April lamin conditions prevail . ia . Slovakia acording : to re ports received here. - It ia reported that people sre aollapsing ia th streets due to hunger, aad that there have been hunger riot i various districts.- In KansehiB, th populace invaded the offie ef th Caeca zod controller aad dragged him to th street aad killed hiau The soldiers thereupon fired 0 th crowd, billing twelve persons. iold the President, now nearly three year ego. that- the Boone vfeuld pass th VI c- Lemor resolution. Mr. Pou diss creed with him., The Fourth district member drew the rule for considering the reso lution, and led tbe tghi en it in the Hous. By a majority of more than 100, it was defeated. - -v; - - POLICE ON GUARD President Wilsos. aad bis family will Chicago, now ambassador to China. ; Near 43-Foot Stage At Chatt? nooga; Part olCity fs UnderWater " Chattanooga,, "1'enn.s.April Tho Tennessee river had reached a stago of 42.8 feet here tonight, was steadily ris ing aad promised o reach the crest of forty -three and a mux feet before mora ins-.. ' -' All duritnr'tli' hours of lust night and today families were being moved from their homes as th flood water inundated th lower part ew the city, All that ' in Including th baseball park an' f Orcb feet e of th all par -re of low land north -a covered by many -residents, most usy moving out 41 'the ..southern - residence were all S omilU -could their porrhe at "tha waiter Htortlly Tl . - I C .1 ' .1 . atrial plts were la- - - , -brick atanufacturing .4 river hav beea forced to Travel ; the main' pike to Lookout Mountaia and St. Elmo has beea halted by aa overflow at the latter suburb, while all roadway leading to Sngnal Mauntain are submerged. MISSISSIPPI RIVER IS PAST 45-FOOT STAGE. Vtcksburg. Mim., April 4-Day and night patrolling of th ,. levees in the Third Mississippi Blver District began today when the high water in the Miss isaippl paased the 43-foot mark and the flood stage here. r The river continue to rise at th rate of seven-tenths of a foot each 24 hours and while a stage of 61 feet ha been forecast for this point, it is now be lieved that with th; recent rains aad tb fioodod condition of all tributary streams a muck higher mark- will be reached. All of the government levees crews arc at their itatioaa and- repairs are .being made to all points damaged by the recent rains, A large acreage of cultivated land between he Bed river and 'the Arkanaaa river is under water and all Iocs! boats are busy bringing livestock and personal effect to the DELAWARE OPINIONS AS ;T0 SUFFRAGE CONFLICT Legislators Buy It Will Be Side tracked; Supporters For - " Second Drive - - Dover, Del, April' 4. While . It , ha been aaaoaaead by Wading member of th Dataware lerlalatare . that ea th rceavealng f th Gen- ' ral Aasembly tomorrow th asTra , qneatioa weald h sidetracked ad : other Importsat baslaes before th two houses coaaldeNd, Jt waa aald her tonight that th advocate of uffrag weald mart th week with another determined drlv for rati. : flcattoa of the federal amendment. President Pro Temper Short, of 0 BMMt tmv mm mm ta cone, led tho sTrg reoolatlo . will he brought a In tho Sen- , ata thia week, he Is ia favor of drrottag all week, to other measarea-- " Be advanced the epialoa that a resei." latioa to that effect would ho In tredaced la th upper body tomor- ' raw. : - I .-.. .- -- ' .': Member f th Hans aad anil aaffrag worker aald tonight there had heea a hng In conditions sine Tharsdsy, whea th ratifica tion reaolatioa wa defeated. 8grs- .gist leaders, who hav been actively at ..work , aiaca th. defeat . of th" sac are, exarsmed aaaeacei, hawT.;., ever; that they had succeeded U ;. brlagiag akoat a change la eentl.' . mnmu - ' - ' .": ' WESTERN CAROLINA IS V ;: WARNED OF COLD WAVE Waahington; "April ' 4-Cotd '-r:wve warnings were ordered tonight for Western North Carolina pastern Ten r.esee, Northern. Georgia, Alabama and extreme Northwest Florida. ' ' - , Ktorm warnings are disulaved o the Atixntie coast from Jacksonville north- TENNESSEE RIVER KEEPS ON RISING yard and ua the Last Gulf coast. spend June. July and August. Tbe estate DOUBLE CAl AMITY FELTBY TOLEDO Blinding Snowstorm and Street Car Strike Make Situa tion Serious Toledo, O April 4. With street ear service at a standstill owing to tlie strike of ear men and with a blinding snow and ice storm raging all day, To ledo appeared like a deserted village. At the first sign of the storm opera tor of th makeshift bus service scur ricd to ahclter-aad- eratwhllo street car patron were compelled to employ tax ieabs to get to Easter services or t work. ' Th blixxard was on of th worst that ever visited this section, even ia winter according to the weather bureau. , It waa said today at headquarter ef th car mea that reeomptioa f trolley errvke tJxToiible nlil th city eoaa ell rstifiee aa agceomeiit -catered into by Mayor ebteiber, oiflciala of th To ledo Ballwaya aad, Light Company aad the Car operators. Thia would, grant a maximum increase ia wage to sixty cent aa hour aad would increase th ear fare from six cents to seven cent t all hours of th day in addition to th regular charge of two cent for a transfer. It was this point on which council refused to agree and which resulted in the strike. The ear. men held a mooting today and decided to demand pay at th new wage rate for all the time they are idle. A regular meeting of council will be held tomorrow night at whieh Mayor Schreiber is said to be preparing to appru w im six councumea wno Dioca ed the issue, to change their vote. Agreed To In Copenhagen By All Parties; New Cabinet To Be Formed Copenhagen, April i. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The general atrlke call ed as a protest against the resignstion of Premier Zahle oa March 20, was call ed off thia morning, it wa announced, following a meeting of the 'chairman of alL political parties in the Higadag, called last night by King Christian. Tbe anouneement stated that at all parties had sgreed it Would be neces sary to hold elections after a new electoral law haa been passed. Premier Laeb declared, upon the King's suggestion, that he desired to retire.,' The King will now aak former Director of the Ministry of Justice Fris to form a cabinet with the under standing that the Bigadag will reaume It sessions a soon a possible and be gin negotiations for an electoral bill. All tha chairmen promised! to cooperate with; cabinet formed upon that bast. The resignation of the L4obe Ministry after five days tenor ef tffic means "that the Socialists, wil consent to call off the general strik providing tbe new electoral bill is carried through all the preliminary stages by dissolution of the BJgtdag aad the new elections. TORRENTIAL RAINS IN ' GEORGIA CAUSE LOSSES Three and a 'Half Inches of Water In Day Reported ' By Two Sections T&imlim,&''lvt&'4.BnrT'-tom'- igVa;"abirte' crope-ln thir section today, by, the heaviest rain knew here in yesrs. From 8 . m.to 8 p. m- three nd a half inches of water fell. Lew- lands are flooded, bridges washed away and truck farma badly washed, : WATCBOSS BECTIOH IS : V 1 ; J-.l: AL8D HEAVY SUFFERER Wsyeross, Ga., April 4w--HeVy dam age in the aggregate to crops, roads and bridges iu this section has-been caused by more than three and a half inches of raia here within the last 24 hours. " "' ; - - -- ' i GENERAL STRIKE BROUGHT TO END Mondell Declares Government Expenditures Far Exceed Revenues TREASURY OFFICIALS HANDLING WORK WELL Statement Says Seduction In Floating- Debt Last Month Only Temporary Condition; Interest Rat Paid By Gov ernment Be Higher; Bond Iisne Unthinkable ' Wsshington, D. C- April 4. Govern ment expenditures have exceeded the revenues from all source by more than 1200,000,000 during tha first nine monthe of the fiscal yesr, and the re duction of $706,000,000 la th floating debt last month la only a "temporary condition. Representative Mondell, Wy oming, Bepublicaa leader, declared to day in a statement. Economy alone. he said, could ajrert a calamitous crisis." Immediately upon th -'temporary re duction" ia the floating debt, Mr. Mon dell declared, the treasury was la th market for further loans and this month must dispose of a further large volume of temporary certificate. Government financing by , short term notes, he added, ia such a "may bring a tremendous increase -th very next day, week or month, after aa ap parent reduction for a comparative period. - Citing the two and one-half billion dollar war deficit as "not covered by bonds or provided for by current reve nue, the Bepubliean leader said that such a sum to bo carried by abort term note waa a serious menac at . a ay time, and particularly whea the coun try was trying to recover . from the war. ... , ' ' - Higher Interest Bate. "The increasing gravity of the difd eultie arlaing out of this . enormous volum of indebtedness that must b renewed from tim to time," said Mr. Mondell, "ia indicated by th fact that whil aU of that certificates that -wer offered sold readily ia th aprlag and summer of 1917 bearing aa interest rat ef three per cent, leu than 200,000 000 of a recant treasury offering of ar tificatea. at'four.knd half per cent wer old and th trnasnry will b ia th market li th.ery near future, for loan oa short tim certificate at 4 3-4, with th probabilities that th rat will hav to be still further advanced aad may go to six per coat, or twice th ia terest rate of three years ago." Treasury officials, the statement con tinued, "have handled a trying situation most admirably' but they "cannot avert disaster unless we keep public expenditures within our income. Aa srtual reduction of public debt, Mr. Mondell added, ia necessary during th next fiscal year beginning July 1, "to sustain national credit" T Cat Appropriations. Congress, Mr. Mondell predicted, would grant appropriations for the next year of 14!50,OO0,000 lee than esti mated hy government departments which asked for approximately 15KH), 000,000 for all purposes. - Farther bead issues . concluded the statement, "could only- be - floated at greatly increased interest rates, at the cost of a considerable reduction ia th market value of outstanding govern meat securities wtth tha. grav danger of wrecking the specie basis of onr cur rency, with the certainty of increasing the price of commodities and further enhancing the cost ofTHvingr" Under these conditions a further bond issue is unthinkable." , GERMAN BARK AGROUND AND ASKS FOR HELP New York; April 4. the i German Dart Paul, a four-master, is agrouad at the Middle Ground entrance of Chesapeake Bay, according to advice from Hamp ton Boads to tho naval-communications service here. She asked for aid aad a wrecking tug ha been sent to her assistance. ' Tbe Psul waa ia distress off Halifax last December aad was reported t hav refused aid from a British steame. Later eke was given up a lost with H hands, but eventually made Halifax un aided, where her captain declared that several steamer- had-- refused tn -arlta aid.' The Paul sailed from Newport New April 1. .T . RUBBER COMPANY CLEANS . UP BIG PILE IN YEAR New York. Anrii 4. Ket ineonio of the United States Bubber Company for 1919. after providing for depreciation of piaot and adequate reserves for Fed etsl. . Csnnfljn and British taxes, amounted to IZTAMflW, aceordingto tho annual report tanned today. . Deducting $3,665Afi2 for interest charges, leave net profit of $17,730,. 237. Surplus increased from H1J48, 0S1 at the end of Jt19 to 32 J 10.143 at the dose of 1919. , . h Net aale 'amounted- 4o--A225S9,45 iacreair of almost $10,0000 over WIS. . . .--v . , STEAMER COMING WITH ' PROPELLER BLADES OFF :wUmrn24on;";3f. ; :April7a.Ihc American steamer Fort Pitt Bridge, is expcctd to arriv is port tomorrow in tow, after, having lust tore of opt propoller blade off Bermuda. She is a shipping bonrd vessel, out from Nord- lngham for Wilmington, with a cargo f kainit. ....... . ... . . .. .. ( Republican Resolution Before House Thursday For Vote On Friday DEMOCRATS DECLARE IT WILL SURELY GET VETO Impression Growing That Pres-' ident Wilson Will Be -Submit Treaty to Senate, Possibly Along With Veto Menage; Hitchcock Sees Long Debate Ahead Waahington, April 4, The light ia Congress aver formal termination ef the war will be renewed thia week. With the failure of the Senate 1 raiify the peace treaty, the House will vote on a resolution, put forward by Republicans, declaring the war ended. ' There wer indications today, however, 1 that thia might result in further devel- . Opmenta in connection with the treaty, possibly its re submission to the Sen ate by the President at the adminis- ' tration'a counter move. The peace reaolutioa ia to be brought before the Houee Thursday, with a rule calling for a rota Friday. Bepubliean Relievo us aaopiion is assurea, waue Democrats declare it certainly will be,' vetoed by President Wilsoa, without prospects ofjbtaiaiag a two-thirds rot to over-ride, th veto. xpect Treaty' Botara. Ia many well informed quarter th impreaaioa is growing that either be fore or mar probably along' with a veto' message, tha President might re turn . tho treaty to tha Senate with affirmative expressions regarding reser vations. Iadeed, it would aot surprise administration spokesmen in touch with the (ituatioa should th Presldcat re turn th treaty withia a few day. Although Democrat plaa a vigorous fight ea th reaolution, they virtually r without hop ef preventing it adoption ia both Hons aad Senate. Thia wa ladies ted by Senator Hitchcock, of - . MUH.nwi.,uu townr. wue returned today from a vaeatio U the - Soatte Senator Riteheock also differed' irem Vlewa awrcd bv flenetev Loda. ; of MassachuseU. th Bepublicaa leader. regarding th length of th Senate coa tee aver th House resolution. - V Ulcaasl.a Be Uugtay. " a oeueve. mere will bm m a,m.i discussion.1- aJJ - l.in. tii,.l. v. - There ar many ar aad meet impor tant issues prevented in the proposal." . oennior aiieaeocK declined to confirm 1 r discuss report that the President wa considering returning th treaty te the Senate shortly, bat indicated that he had been la correspondence with th Presideat during hU - absence front Whiagtoarr.;:..:;,.,j::.,::.-V INGENIOUS DISTILLERY DISCOVERED AT OXFORD A Factory Snperintendent In stalled Plant Behind Boiler Walls i - J Oxford, April 4-IngeaiousIy coneaal ed betwee double walls around th Douers as in White Furniture pany a planU here, local and Federal offieera today discovered aad seised liquor manufacturing plant valued at' 415,000. J. W. Boone, manager of th plant, was arrasted eharnul with utaciuring uquor. tim admitted guilt, claiming that h made the liquor for personal medicinal usea, but declined tjr-imnKrati, . . . Suspicion had beea directed toward" the furniutre faetorr for soma tin,. Local officers were at work on th rase ad today Special Agents J. F. Lif. sey and H. C. Culley of Baleigh wer ' summoned to assist ia th seisure of tha . plant. The distillery waa made of cop per and of 100 gollaas capacity. Twa ty AO-gallon fermenters were seised. Altogether then lant is th most modern ad complete over discovered ia th touaty, Tha outfit wa ODerattd automatieaUr with the firing of the boiler. Beat gca crated by the boiler wahmed th fer- ' mented liqnld ia th still into vaporis ing, and no exponas wa entailed for fuel. The boiler rooms wer carefully guarded to keep person aot connected with the Industry at aa unsuspicious dis- isnce. , xne manager refused te impli cate any associate, aad went to jail ia ' default. BfJMindJbUhs sum of 2,300. reeling aero over th matter bss rua pretty high. All day hundreds of peo , . pie gathered around the plant to iaeoeet tbe outfit. Sheriff Hunt, Chief of Police Hobgood aad Federal Officer J. A. Hutchin ar being congratulated for their work ia locating th plant. Offi cer Ufsey and Gulley returned to Bal eigh' after 4ssting in th raid.- " DUBLIN HAS BIG FIRES APPARENTLY-INCENDIARY- .' Dublin, April 4 Masses of important correspondence and i document wer burned ia a series of flreawhieh kept the Are fightr rn thing from o'clock ' last might after midnight. Th eireum. taacJndicatd a wcll.:plana4 iacea- -t ., dary ploU Fires occurred ia the offie ' of at least eight income tax. collector -end urveyor la different part of th . city.,- : v - .:--'.... Th iaeeadiarie did their work well an dth fire wer well advanced bfor th rm hrhrado arrivMi. . Jnot KaCam Ka oothraats the aretakrs of the burned buildiags wer held up by armed men, A mas believed to be Private Lau- . reac McKeaxie, of Belfast, wss found shot through the head early this mora- ' lag ia Howth, southeast of this city. It is thought th wound will prov mortal. . . .