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DEFENDS BILLTO
TRAiri r.'ENISTO
21 YEARS OF AGE
Sen..Wadsworth Says Unpre
paredness Cost Much In;
- . Money and Life
WOULD GIVE VETERANS
... REST FROM FIGHTING
Declares Younger Men Should
' Assume Bole of Defender! ;
Denies Compulsory Training
, . Would Cot Billion Annually;
' Seduction of Army To Lower
Cost
Washington, April 5. tnprepered
neas ea th part of the United State
w directly reiponsible lor "fearful
jtrtrtfaBee" i lives nnd money.
Senator Wadsworta, Bepublieaa, - of
New Tork, mid today ia opening ii
eusstoa aa the rm.V reorgaaisaiioa bin
Submitted by the Senate military com
mittee. Defending Ilia committee "plan
(or . training : boys between 18 and SI
year af age, Beaator Wadswortk de
clared it Iras unfair U aak ke veterans
af the treat war toeoatlnne t Sit the
role of defeadert of the eoostry, whieh
was rightfully the doty of "their ac
cessor ia ag" " ' ' '
! The bill, the New Tork Senator uid,
et up a military policy which empha
sises the dependence af the Ooaatry aa
the private soldier end gives tk pri
ests soldier. th prior trataia wh(ek
experience ahawa ia necessary "ao that
wfcew ka goes lata battle ka miy kave
decent ekaace for hie life."
Coat SS4Mee Aaaaally.
Estimate that Bora than a -billion
dollar would be required aaaually for
compulsory training were eoatradieted
tby Senator Wadiwortk, who aaid the
ultimate eoct would aot xeeed .",-
WXJ.OOO, "Provlsioas for a graduated re
duction ia the tlx of the perrasnent
standing ' army from 280.000 aalieted
men and JTjtMO commissioned officer
to 210,000 men aad 1 8,000' officers ia
Ave yeart. ko be lifted -would Make the
' eost for JeonipaliMwy, 'military -training
approximstely rqtisl to that necessary
, for ' the brcrntW of the House bill,
. which colls for a permanent ain-.y of
.ZOOfiuCr enlisted men aad 17,000 officers.
I no fnairnaa mia iiu reorgamiauu"
bill proposed - by : the ' general, ataff
W;,.l.iIJ- iiiip "Inniinirtii tMfltnffltna."
while nader . the . tommittee'a bill ' it
would M poasibl to hare "a demo.
. Another bill proridiag for' tka re-
eraaBiutioa of the aratr aad the s
' tablishmeat of - a aatioaal. military
polity already has bora passed by the
House, which, however, cliauaated ea
tircly th aaiTersal traiaiag seetioas. -
SEUUIA SCHOOL BUILDING '
: DESTROYED BY BUZE
Reims, April 5 Fire af nndoteraiaed
at if in completely destroyed the 8elma
graded school building thia morning at
S clock, entailing a loos of 97500,
partially , covered by iasttraaee. Tka
bu.lding waa erected three years hgo,
and was 'regarded as eao of the best
equipped school buildings ia this aee
tioa of the . 8tate. Plans were under
way for ealargiag the atraetnre to take
car of the increased popnlatioa aad
the consolidation witk adjacent school
districts. Local citiien immediately be
gan) consideration of plane for raising
money . te replace the building. Tern
porary quarter wt8 b used te complete
..the present , term. ..; ! : .
INVESTIGATION PRICE
FUEL OILS IS ORDERED
Washington. April & The federal
Trade- Commission - waa directed today
by the House to make immediate ia
vestigatioa lata the cause of the recent
advance ia prices of gasoline, fuel oil
and kerosene. A report aot later thaa
Jnae was called for nader resolution
' adopted without a record t tote, and
which also asked that the eommiseiou
determine ' whether Maay combinations
ia restraint of trade, exist betweea tkoaa
engaged ia the oil business."
Represeatatlre Howard, Democrat,
Oklahoma, the only'member te speak
against the resolution, characterised it
as "political legislation'' that would
ly "karase'" busiaeaa. - , -.
NEW YORK C0"?JANDER7
- OF LEGION FOR BONUS
Xew Tork, April & Wide H. Hayes,
state eonrtnander of the American Le
gion tonight mad publi a letter from
franklin D.'Olier, Kational commander,
attacking the position of-Legioa officers
who oppose the proposed adjustment
compensation plaa, ia opposition to the
wixhea of veterans they rep reseat.
I must confess," read the letter, ll
have not a great deal of natieae with
the aew type of conscientious objector
who feele hie responsibility of leadership
to such aa extent that ka is stating what
ha personally believes hi membership
onght to do nnd onpht to think, rather
-than, whsit the yreaily do think and do
desire,"
vcoA:;D:covERARE,
(. leadi::3 in r:.!CHscAr.
! , Detroit, Mich, April 5. Scattered
return Irom VI rural .precinct, out of
2,421 in tlio tJit give:
BpuMicsn Wood, 3,rTI4j Jolinson,
Lowden, ' lfiJJ; Hoover," 1,014;
1'crsliiiig, 226 ; Eimpson, 41; Poindexter,
17.
!" .irr.-' TTnoTer, ICS; tlrrun, R4;
V-'.r, 1'; palmer, 115; 1 awards.
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REPUBLICAIi SOP
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Janies F. Barrett, Editor Labor
Advocate, Refuses Republi
" can Nomination f t
ACTION IS ADVISED. V C
. TBYUBOR COMMIHEE
.-'vi,.;. ' r-f.'ifSi Iv.v.
Announcement Is Made In La-
bor Mass Meeting a Durham
Last jright When; Barrett
Was Principal Speaker; Calls
Jor Clear-trot Labor Plank In
: Party Platform ;i . '
: : V-.-! '
' Durham, April 6Wame JY Barrett,
editor of the Aahevill Labor Advocate,
will aot accept the Bepubliesa nomiaa-
tioa for the office of Commissioner of
Labor aad Printing of Korth Carolina
tendered him reeeatly la .tk Bute Jte
pablicaa Coaventioa tm Greensboro.
Hia annooncement te thia effect was
made. tonight ia aa address before a
Dorkam labor mass meeting ia tbe
Academy af Uusle her wbea k was
introduced by W. Ni Keener and" H' was
given to the publi ia the form. of a
sUtement from tbe Executive Commit
tee of the Stete Fedcratioa of Labor te
which Mr. Barrett had referred the
queetioa ef accepUaee., ' V - '
The refusal of the prominent labor
leader ea adviee ef the labor committee
to run en tbe Bepubllcaa ticket, ' is
viewed aa a curt rebuff f rom. lahor'la
Kortk - Carolina to the : kdrrehesd ma
ekiae which sought to smooth ever the
meaningless piffle of the labor plank ia
its platform by the sweetened sop oi
the nomination. It takes a doinite
tura ia thia direction whea'laterproted
ia coaaectioa witk Mr. Barrett dec
laration last Bights ' 'V
"Labor ia North Carolina Is tired of
that eld, worn ost meaningless xpre-
sioa ia. political plaUorm declaring
for a square deal for capital and a
square deal for labor aad ao effort at
all being, made to put that anaou need
nriaciDle iato- effects Labor wants- a
clear cut,, aadisnuted aad unquestioned
recognition of the principle el . aoircc-
tive bargaiaiaa;,- aad -the abaotute, us
aampered rig- to organize. ,
Make Aaaoaaeemeat Simply.
Tka V Ashevillr - ' BeDUblican Labor
leader who oted tor Prosldeat VCUsoa,
erred with the Department ef Labor ia
the war work aad returned te Ashevill
after his war work to flad his aewapsper
property almost if aot quite wrecked,
mad aanonneement ef his futare plan
Simply tonight. - Ia the-midst of hU
psech ea th "Easter-tid of Labor!
Hope .aad Aspirations," h called atten
tioa to' the aomtnation, his reference of
it te the Stat Executive Committee'aad
then ouoted the committee's statement.
That statemeat signed by W. I". Moody,
president, and J. F. IleMahoa, U U.
Werley. W. P, Nelster. Charles Carver,
& Waldrop, aad W. C. Btroup, follows:
"At a meeting of tn Kxeeuuve Jora
ef the Korth Carolina State Federatioa
of Labor, held ia Baleigb. AprU 4, 1930,
iamee T. Barrett, eoaeiliator for tka
rederatioa. asked' th Boards advice
concerning his candidacy for th office
of Commisaioaer ef Labor aad Print
ing. Mr. Barrett stated that hia aomt?
nation oa : the Bepublieaa ticket waa
mad voluntarily by the State Bepubli
eaa ooavention, and came aa a surprise
te kim. a he waa aot present at the ooa
vention. While ke appreciated the honor
which had beea conferred upon him,
Mr. Barrett stated that he did aot waat
te accept or . decline the nomiaatlon
without Srst securing th Advice of the
Executive Board. Be stated further that
ke ia ia thorough accord with the aa
Bounced policy of American' Federatioa
of Labor which calls for labor' activity
la th coming campaign aad electioa
slong purely non partisan political lines,
aad wants te work in the place nnd do
the thing which will result ia the
greatest good for labor' -program had
permanent progress.'-- "?'"'
Of Greater-BaM new.
"The committee," after ' mature de
liberation aad a ; discussion of the
matter from every aagle, decided' that
Mr. Barrett could be of greater benefit
to the laboring people ef the State in
the position he now occupies than k
would be ia office or aa a candidate for
office. For fifteen years Mr. Barrett
has beea one of the most active men
ia the labor movement in the State.
He is editor of two labor papers, aad
does also, moat .of th public speaking
for th organisation throughout the
State. - While we realise hia especial
fitaess lor th office .te which hi party
aomiaated aim, aad while we' would be
glad to two kim sitting -ia the State
Couaeilr there ia a muck more import-
ant work for kim to do. - We are fully
aware of tk tremendous edda against
which w are battiiag, aad in this big
movement : Mr. Barrett services . are
ff L "eldi, fh) h
candidate an the State ticket, there
would . be that apparent self-interest
which would, to a certain extent, not
only discount his efforts, but - would
prove very embarrassing to Mr. Barrett
bimself. ... .-. ..- ;
fW want Mr. Barrett to be- ia posi
tion to go te tk people of North Care-
Una with labor e-snessage, witn n
string tied to kim aad giving ao enemy
the opportunity to state that he is actu
ated by self interest. Knowing him a
we do, his willingness te sacrifice self
interest to that bigger interest of the
people h. represents, we kave no hei
tancy in advising him to decline the
Bominstioa . because af the . reasons
stti-d stove. ' "' .' ' '
.'It is the unanimous opinion of th
committee that at some future time
Brother Barrett will be suitably re-
nnim
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TEN PEOPLE ?t
' FERRY BOAT V
Hot One Body Recovered .ter
. : Cable Breaking Causes Ac- -r
cidentlngC.
Columbia, 8. C April 6. Although
tea - persons . lost thelrL lives : when a
flat boat used oa a ferry oa the 8a
vaaaah river turned over at Harper's
Ferry, five mile from Lowndesville, 8.
C, 1st yesterday, not oae of the bodies
has' been recovered, according to 'ad
vice reaching Columbia lata today. The
victim were young persona raagiag ia
age from n)n year to twenty. Mr. and
Mrs, Lester Water, who had beea mar
ried only tit weeks, were amoag those
drowned. j v 1 ,., -' . v - . h "v ' '
The accident , ia said to have beea
caused by th eollapse of a post to
which the cable was attacked. . Y
Eleven passoBger were oa the beat
aad only one, Bobert Bradshaw, was
saved. , '
The list ef dead, as telephoaed U
Columbia tonight, follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Lester waters, met Man
ning, t; Mis Annie Manning, 15; Bob
ert Manning, 0; Mis Lucy Bradshaw,
11: Mia , Alie Bradshaw, 19 ; ' Albert
Sutherland, W; Charles Meschiae, 19,
akd Miaa Alice Meaehiae, 15.-
Jeanne Anna DcKay, Daughter
of Wealthy Packer, Drowned
;.; In Lake -
. ', " . --'.
. Chicaso. AorU 5. The body of Jsaaae
Aana DeKar. Jsr old. -protege of
Mia Jan Addama, .whose diaappearance
from Hull House oa veeemoer au waa
iollowed by a national search. . was
fouad today in Lak Michigan, near
tk municipal pier.. - ' :. "
Mr. Gertrude Howe Brittoa, ef Hull
Hons, identified the body. Except for
a coat and hat, which were missing, th
clothing ea the body waa the sams as
Miss DeKay wore when .she disappeared.
A scar ea the left temple aad smallpox-mark
nader th eyes, assisted. In
the. idea tiflcatiouU !..-,-. A;!'
sirs. Brittoa said she waa eoaviaeea
the' girl had committed suicide. Ko evi.
donee, ef violence was found on the
body.-Coroner Hoffman' aaid the body
had beea ia the water three months.
Miss IK'Kay waa the daughter of John
Wesley pcKsy,- wealthy packer, or W
elding in Switzerland, blio waa sent to
Chicago by ber fothet' itma after her
graduation from 'a: London boarding
school. She arrh-ed at Hull House last
ber to assist in work among the
poor, Bader Mia .Addama' direction.' '
She was despondent while at Hull
Bouse, Mrs. Britten aaid, "aad grieved
over tke pox mark; ea her face."
-DRY" AGENTS SAY THEY
j KNOW BROADWAY "WET"
Trouble Is ; To Get ,' Evidence ;
, Pastor Who; Made Visit To
''ik.'i'fy Witness'; ' ; ,:
' New Tork, AprU 6-Charge that wet
revelry reigned . nightly along Nw
Tork' "gay white : way,", made la a
eermon Sunday by ' Bev, Joha Boaeh
StratoB, pastor of Calvary Baptist
church, was aot new ia United States
prohibition enforcement agent here,
James J. Shevlin,. Federal prohibition
enforcement officer, commented tonight.
Bev. Mr. Straton ' declared he made a
personal investigation of "vice" condi
tions and found that eoek tails, highball
and whiskey straight were sold freely
aad that the "hootchi-kooteht," th
"shimmy shake" and th . "cheek-to.
cheek" were danced openly in various
cafe and eabarets. . 1
"We know stuff is being sold ia cafe
aad 'Cabaret along Broadway,' Mr,
8hevlia said, "but the fact is. it is
very, difficult for bs to get evidenee."
' Ia' aaaouaeiBg Dr. Straton wouM
testify before the "vice" graad jury
Thursday, District Attorney Edward
Swaan- saidr V-v'.-a
"W have invited the reverend gen
tleman to come here aad tell the grand
Jury all he knows about any violations
of the law.' If he ka any evidenee of
crime kaving been committed we will
ask tke graad Jury to Indict and wo
will prosecute any indictment found."
LOWDEN'S MANAGER IS
WILLING FOR SHOWDOWN
Beady To Show Expenditures in
: Campaign If Wood and 0th
; ers Do Same
Washington, D. C, April C Louis Li
Emmersoa, Secretary of State of Illin
ois and manager of Governor Lowdea'
campaign committee, conferred today
witk 8eaator Borah,, of Idaho,, who re
cently -kad critielxed alleged excessive
campaign eontribntiens aad later' aa
aounccd that the Goveraor atood ready
te make publi a complete record of his
expeases -provided the asm informs
tion was furnished .by ether candi
datca, t ' -.,'"..(.
Senator Borah aaid . that Goveraor
Lowdea aad hi managers agreed to
submit their books, voucher and other
data dealing with contribution aad
expenditures, if Major General Leonard
Wood and other, anthotixrd., .ajnjilar
publicity of their accounts. - , -
Mr. Enjmerson said tonight - that k
kad, come te Washington prepared, to
make public, through 'Senator Borah,
"a complete list of contriboliiis and
expenditure in connection with the
Governor's presidential campaign. -..
'I .called .npon Senator Borah, he
added, "and was sincerely disappointed
te find that other candidates had aot
seen fit to direct their. 7 manners' to
join me st the Senator's olLce.. There
fore, nothing wss done." -
"Horse f'l'ow st Pinphnrst To.l.'.r. r ,t
K.'cf-j ani Drg t'-.o'v Jmorrow a.lv.
UuDERVOQDLEADS
FOR LEADERSHIP OF
THE BELIOCRATS
Senator Sheppard Opposes Se-
lection of Hitchcock As
"a:m Mjnority Head,v;:ul :
NEBRASKAN'S POSITIONS
: ON DRY LAW TO BLAME
Senator Simmons Consistently
Declines To Be Considered
Tor Place ; Senator Trammel!
; . JEzpected 'To Cast Vote; For
. Alabama Senator Also; Con
test to Alabama " i
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The New aad Obeerver Bureau, ,'
. 08 District Nstionat Bank Bldg.;
,. By SUK.POWUX.
H (By Special Leased Wire.) "
- WaahingtoB, AprU'. 6.--Positive an
Bouaeemest today ;ky Senator Morri
Shepperd, of Texas, that' k could, not
support Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock
for th minority leadership la th Sea
ate, practically. 'aett led the. leadership
en Senator Oscar Underwood,-of Ala
bama, .unless a compromise candidate
acceptable td the "dry member of th
Senate can be found.
- It' ha beep kuggested several timet
that Senator Shepperd, who piloted the
boa dry .law; sad the National prohi
bition amendment through the upper
body, would defect from the Hitchcock
rank In view ef the latter' statement
a few days age that ke favored tke
adoption-of a light wine aad beer plank
tn. the Democrat! platform. ,; x
When- Senator Hitehoeek mde this
statement the "drys" began to look for
some ether Senator to break th Hiteb
eock-Uaderwood deadlock. They held the
necessary aamber of votes, among them
that of Senator. Trammel, ef Florida,
and all ther. wanted was the eaadidate
whs would accept the Job of leading the
Senator F., M. . Simmons, of North
Carolina, was several times approached,
but b has consistently declined te be
a receptive eaadidate for th honor on
account ef ki health. He doe not feel
that h could shoulder .the responsi
bilitic' of, minority .leader in addition
to those irhvch wilt devolve upon him
a . ranking Demoeist on tt t " (Senate
finance coaWttee, " ;"'"'
. . ' ,,;V.'XjBderwod 'a.srlgMi''
' TCalct some other candidate accept.
slil to the "dry s ('found. Senators
Bhenoerd' and Trammell .will undoubt
edly vote. for Senator Underwood, even
though thejr object to; hi "wet" lean
lags. The' Alabama; Senator , ia now la
the midst, of a' campaign for re-nomination,
in which ki attitude toward 'pro
hibition is en ef tke ehlef issue. The'
Aati-Selooa League of Alabsma' is ac
tively baeklag former Governor 'Mus-
grov ngaiait' rmnator Jaderwooa, An
etker campaign in wkiek th prohibition
'issue' it raised i ever th sest In the
Senate, made vacant by the. death , of
Senator Bsakhead a few -week ago
Goveraor ' B. B. Comer U ' filling the
sect until th general election, at whkh
time J. Thomas Hefiia, whom a lot of
Alabamans think, is not only President
ef th United States, but chief executive
of' th League ef Nations, will aak the
honor against two "dry" eaadidate.
' Senator Hitchcock today left for Ne
braska, where k will Spend several days
In the interest- of his candidacy for a
place on th Nebraska. delegation to
the' San Francises - convention. He ka
announced that upon his return to th
capital h will call n caucus ef Dem
oerate for tbe purpose of bresklng the
deadlock over '.he leadership. Until tk
aaaeunccmsat of Senator SheDDerd to
day, Benator Hoke Smith, of Georgia,
passive candidate- for th preslden
tial nomination at the bands of the
Democrat, Leld th vote needed to elect
minority leader. He declined te vet
. ii W-vv-.-,i. i 'W-uaijsijA,
(Ceatlnwed em Page Eight.)
PALMER ASKS FOR
'Or
May Result In "Favorite Son"
Entry In Approaching
Primary . (
. Washington April S. Attoraey Gen
eral Palmer's request today for infor
mation regarding tbe tune limit ' for
filing notice ef eandidsey in North Caro
lina ka th aTr Heel eoloay in Wask
ington speculating oa the entry ef. a
"favorite toa" in North Caroliaa after
the fashion now being set ia ' Georgia
by Senator Hoke Smith, v -
' It was iS mooted point on CaDitol
Hill today as to whether or not. the
delegates to be selected in the conven
tion Thorsdsy, will be bound by the
preferential vote at the primaries the
first . Saturday ) ia - June. Mr. - Palmer,
it i aid here, la tends to file notice
of eandidsey aad, so far as Bow anneara.
k will be the only one to be voted on.
This situation -is .concerning the
friends of William Gibbs McAdno who.
wtuis not Tanning toy nomination,
has aaid thst he will not run' swav from
it. In order tfcafr Mrr PalmeTaynorl
get the Aorta uarouna vote by default,
tjt is altogether probable that a "favorite
son", will be entered a a -passive eaa
didate. v .
National Committeeman A. Wilton
McLeen, of the War Finance Corpora
tion, Will probably be selecti-d in tile
event at is decided to neter "favorite
son." The name. of Scnxor Simmnns
has also beea suggested end it is alto
ether poible that one of t! e two mnj
he before the Democrats of rs.irth Coro-
l:'a a csadiiiate fur t. refcrenea
' b will be c.- 'if !
FluIiG
RULES
GOVERNMENT LOST
RUNNING RAILROADS, SAYS HINES
, Washington, D. C, ApriJ 6-Cngrca
was aaked formally .today to appropriate
$420,727,341 -to. wind np tke affair of
th railroad administration, t
In rsqsestlng tk fand, v Walker D.
Ilinee, railroad 'administrator,' placed
th loo : resulting. from -the govern
ment' experience in k Federal .control
at' S900,478,7B. "'Ia addittoa ' th gov
ernment hss 966l0lca owing it by th
roads, the money Having beea advsaeed
for operating-- expenses aad better
meats. Ultimately thi fuad will be re
paid.' . 1 t - r
' Before th carriers were' returned to
Republican Peace ' Resolution
V Be PutTorwardJn House
Thursday '
Washlngtoa, "April - C Bepublieaa
and Democtati leader of the rTops be
gan rounding up their force today for
th big 'tight. Thursday over the joint
resolution put forward 'by Republicans
declaring the war with Germany ended.
Telegram were sent to: absent mem
bers ef b6tk partie t return here ia
time'' to vote 'on' lie 'reaolution Friday.
, Whil th DemoersW ars expected to
vote-almost 'solidly .against, it. it will
have solid -Bepublieaa .support, aecord-
iag to. leaders who. have counted noses.
Its passage by the. Senate also is pre-
dieted by Bepublicans, although Demo
crat declare th President will veto it.
. Chairman Kaha rLthe military affaire
ommittee declared a statemeat today
that . If tke. resolutwin as passed aad
signed by. the President Amerieaa mili
tary force- ia Germany -amaM be re-
turned aome, altaoieti orders for their
withdrawal would r?.t witk the Presi
dent.' Mr. Kaha called atteatien to the
fact that according to th terms ef the
treaty, the CoBlen bridgehead, held by
American troops, will bs evacuated after
tea years, if Germany fulfills all ker
obligation, while the Cologne bridge
head, now held by British troops will be
haaded eves sfter five year.
Bepreteatative Igos, Democrat, Mis
souri, in a statement, submitted to the
Hooarv declared "mueh oonf union .nnd
litigation1 Would, follow ending the war
without proper, provisions by treaty for
a evtificalioa ef all ' th acts ef th
i: -,p, jffrting property of Ger-
maa imtuintUs.':: He al "the tesolu
tion Is without reedent 1 r ' r-
Beprosentativ Csldwsll, Democrat,
New Tork, aanouaoed 'that ke : would
support the resolution j-' 1 ' -:
BREAK IN RANKS OF --
-s STRIKERS PREDICTED
Union Switchmen Prom Middle
-West at Chleago To Be
:", 'place Those idle
' Chicago,' April 6V A break ia the
strik of several thoasand "insurgent'
switchmen in th Chicago Switching dis
trict waa predicted , tonight by A. F.
Whitney, vice president ef tba.Brothr-
kood ef Railway Tralamen wko aaid that
several hundred union switchmen from
maay points in the Middle West ar
rived today to take the places of the
strikft and that others -Would trriv
'tomorrow,
Tk Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, witk wkiek tke railroad affected
kave working arrangements , bss de
clared the strike Illegal and Is ro-operst
lag with railroad officer ' in effort te
bring about ' resumption of work.'
Tke strike' of SS0 switchmen oa the
Chicago Junction Railroad which serves
the stock yards, partly crippled aeti-
Tliie Jlt.th packing house todsy
and three, five thousand men are out of
employmtnt. Packing house officer
said that the 0,000 stockysrd worker
would b forced to quit work tomorrow
If the strike continued. ' i r
FATAL FIGHT FOLLOWS".
HOLD-UP IN ST. LOUIS
Bandit Kills - Officer, Wounds
Three and Is Himself Shot
r j To Death, ,. ,
St. Louis. MoH April 5. At bay In tke
orchestra pit of theatre, urrounded
by fifty policeman, a bandid killed on
officer, seriously wounrled three ethers
aad himself was killed after ke bad held
up and robbed the Eastoa-Taylor Trust
Company of aaiwo late todays a rourtn
policeman-- was ..wounded .. by . . ballet
from a fellow officer' revolver.
Fifteen patron were ia tbe bank
when the robber" entered,' carrying a re
volver ia each hand. Herding tke petroat
aad employes into a private room, he
began firing and obtained tbe money;
from tbe cashier. He escaped te aa ad
joining theatre, which was unoccupied,
and "for ' tweaty minutes maintained a
battle with tke police. . '
Tbe police declared the man' conduct-Indicated.!
. had become, erased
from drags. Tk money ws found eon-
coaled la hi clothing. m la
shot to such aa extent that the officials
believed' iadentifieatioa . would be im
possible. , ..".'' . -... .. ,
"". T Tsk Testimony. r
Miami, ria, April' S The taking of
testimony probably -will begin tomorrow
morning ia the trial -of Thomas J.
Peters," C. T, Goodman, W. W; Ward
and -LV B. Pride, , charged with con
tpiraey to defraud the government in
the erection of the dinner key naval
sir tatioa here end in Work at Key
iv
FIGHTISPLAIIIIEO.
BY BOTH PARTIES
$900,478756
private operation last 'March' I, Con
gress .appropriated -1,450,000,000 for
the expenses of the railroad sdminstrn
tion, and th aew request te liquidate
Its affair' Would bring' th total ap
propriation to 1170,72741.
- The loss incurred by the goveramcat
Included 677,113,1 ' for th operation
ef the so-called class oa reads.; Opera
tion ef smaller linen, sleeping and re
frigerator cars' and 'steamship 'lines
caused a toes of W-liOll.V-U sad Inland
waterway " $2,449,739; ' The American
railway express waa operated at a, kiss
of 38,111,742, white miseellAneous losses
were listed at aggregatiag ll'S,43k,014.
Two Women ' Sympathizers
, With Movement For Irish
. ' . Republic Arrested . .
Wsslungton.'D. C,"April 5. (By th
Assoc uted ' Press.; rh federal.-gov
eminent moved today t put - an end
to tk picketing sf. the British Em
bassy wkiek was renewed this morning
by wemea sympathizers with tn' move
ment for aa IrUk Repub,llc'M ? ' . . ',,
Valted - .State . ' District. V 'Attorney
Leakey informed Matthew. O'Briea;
counsel for tke' womeaj" that if ' kls
clients persisted they w'ou)d,be prose
cuted under a Federal, statute wkiek
make tk offering of an insult to a
diplomatic representative of a foreign
government or t kia eiBclal resideaee
a felony . punishable '. . by ,'a ; peniten
tiary seatence. -r .'X" r:
. .. , Tws Arrest. ---' '-t
Simultaneously Mr. Leakey commu
nicated kia decision to th District of
Columbia Commissioners, who lastruet
ed the police to arrest the women after
warning them. Captain Dayle and two
police women war seat to the mbasay
3b a patrol wagon and found.Mr. Mary
Walker, of 822" Vanderventer Avenne,
Astoria, Long Island'aad Mia Molll
Carroll, of )ofi West 79th Street, New
Tork City,, carrying banner ; oa tke
idewalk, ' ' : ' -:
Captain Doyle Informed 'the banner
bearer that unlesa they left la fifteen
minutes they would be arrested under
Federal .statutes, but they refused to
depart;'4 After they had been- taken to
police headquarter and .held for half,
aa hour they were released ka -order
of Mr. Leakey. ; " '" ., '. ;.-'. '.',',.
vtemsa Attacn ivomea.
Th district attorney explained" sub
sequently ' thst ' th polic had' acted
before Mr. O'Brien hsd bsd time to
notify hi cllenta of the' government's
declsioB. ' Aa hour , before th police
intervened' Mr. Sophie Stanton ' and
Mrs. Hattie Larkla, ef this city attack
ed two picket who had' preceded Mrs.
Walker aad Ml Carroll, aad war ar
rested oa-charge of "disorderly eon
duet. They were released upon depos
iting a cask forfeit of $25.00 each.
Mrs. Walker aad Mies Carroll were
not replaced at the embassy after the
police took them and leaders of th
movement would not say What were
their plans for tomorrow. i
When the picketing, which was start
ed last Fridsy, was resumed this morn
ing Mrs. James Walsh, of New Tork,
k leader of the womea, said it would be
eStttiaaed "indefinitely" irrespective
ef any action by the ponce. Thia,
however, wss before ' the government
had decided to proceed under Federal
statutes. ' .
RAILROAD BOAT WORK IS
BLACKLISTED BY UNION
Hew" York - Harbor - Strike
Viewed Differently By Capi-,
tal and Labor
New Tork, April 6. Union leaders in
tfaeatrikeof New Tork harbor employes
wkiek- Since Thnraday ha interrupted
operation of railroad owned tugs, light
era and ferries, tonight announced that
longsboreemen, freight handlers and
checker "have blackmailed railroad
boat work." ' . '
"Witkla two day railroad car will
be barked up clear to th mine, said
Wm. A. Maher, acting. chairman of the
Marine worker, f "Railroad . terminal
are piled kigh witk congested freight,
only 11 of z0 railroad tugboats ia the
barber are working and fiv of theee
are Lackawanna boats, a company which
ia aot uBioaised." ' .,' .' ; I
li.it.MaBtell of the railroad msaa
trers assoeistion, reiterated ' that "the
managers are pereelty satisfied with the
sitaatioa, which is improving hourly.
He said h probably would hvi"an
important -statement to make tomor
row." . i - ,'-j .
TRY TO RUN FORD FOR "
PRESIDENT IN PENNA.
cf Party, However, and ;
. -Are Rejected
' ' 'f
narrisburg. Pa, April 6. Nominating
petitions, intended to place the name of
Henry Ford beforv'tbe voter iof Penn-
eyivania a a eaadidate for a, preaidenv
tial nonuBatioa, wer - rejected by tae
because they did aot give' the name, of
any party and failed to comply witk re
quirement t the J'ennsjlranla pri
mary law. . - s' '.
Whea the papera. were offered at the
bureau of elections the defects were
called to the attention of the man who
presented, them, and who stated that he
had come from Detroit. .
The blank forms were secured a
month ago. .They will have to be re
turned to this city in corrected- form
before Thursday rti; ht if the. name ia to
go ea the primary ballot. " " I
FRANCECO:iS!DERS
DRASTIC .iEASlf
ii GERMAN CRiS!S
French Attitude Explained ' In
. 'v Note Disclaiming Hos- .
KV;,: .tile Designs r
RUHR INTERVENTION IS
: . ATTENDED BY DANGERS
Abrupt ' Offensive of ' German
' Troops Obliges France To
'- Consider ;Usinf v. Military
Porce,' Sole Object Being To
Bring.' Due Respect Por
Treaty of Peace ' '
. Paris, ' April (By ' tb Associated
Preis.) The aflituds of th French
government in th present German trial
ia. defined and explsined in a not is-
seed toBlght. After reiUratlag thstths :
government hss 'ne hostile ' designs ,
toward Germsoy, desiring, on the con
trary,, the resomptiea of normal rela
tion witk that country, and expressing
realization of th difficult (Itustlon of
the ; Berlin government, th .aot de
clare that tke German government his
given way to pressure by tbe militarist
party "not fearing to' infringe the im
perative aad most eolem a stipulation
of the. Versailles treaty." ' ;
Tke note 'Continues! -The sequent
of -facts follows;. The first request for
permission for the entry of extra troop
into the Ruhr, district wss made Just
after the insurgent ..movement by the
military authorities on March 18. It was
renewed from Berlin oa March 17, ia the
name ef the legitimate government by '
Voa Haaiel, who hsd remained la Ber
lin with the contest, at least Implied,
of the Insurgent government.
Intervention Daagrs.'
VA11 Informatioa from th allied mis
sions, and again th day before y ester
dsy, from th high com m ins loners at
Coblenay does not cease to show that
German military iuterveatioa it un
called . for by th situation, aad it
would be attended with ' the gravest
danger from the point of viaW of se
urity both for th population aad th
men in the field." -
The note Usa points out that If tb
flcrmsn government had carried sut th '
ditsimantesk Clause of th treaty thers
would have, been neither the Knpp In
surrection, nor a Bed army la th Ruhr,
and remarks thst Article 42 and .44 are '.
sueh aa ladispensable safeguard tkst
Article 1 of the Franco-Anglo-American
convention define as a casus foederis
those, dispositions lnu9icient to assure
the protection , of Frsnee.' - It con-,
eludes: .' - , . ,-..' ,:
"Tke situatisn treated by tht abrupt
offensive of the German troops ia the
Buhr obliges the French government
today to consider military measures, the .
execution of which cannot be deferred.
Th sole object ef theee mesiurss 1 to
bring Germany to a due respect of th
treaty) they are exclusively of a co
ercive and precautionary character.'
CONVICTED CENTRALIA
MURDERERS SENTENCED
Twenty-live To Forty Tears For
Seven Men After New Trial
. . ;'' Refused
-Moatesaao, Wssh., Apr. 5. Th seven
men convicted here March 13 ef seeoad
degree murder for the slaying of War
res O. Grimm, Centralis Armistice. Day
fparade victim, were sentenced today to
not less the n 23 yesr nor mors than -40
year each in the itat penitentiary
by Judge Joha M. Wilson, after he ksd
denied a defense motion lor a nw
trial. TT'. : '""
I The saves Sentenced to 23 to 40 years
imprisonment were: C. C. Bland, Bert
Blend. JobnLamb;- Eugene Barnett.
James Mclaerney, Ray Becker and Britt
Smith.-,. The defense attorney took ex
ception to th sentence and gsv ao-
tic of appeal. , . , J '.
tnilireerr oiir-r iii I'
i r-nncdoti: niven iil.u
FALL NOW, IS OPINION
Chattanooga, Tenn., April 5. While
th Tennessee River waa stationary at
a stage or 43.8 feet or eighteen feet
above flood (tag early tonight weather
observer - predicted - that the water
would fall, before morning. Th flood
waters will continue to rise la the sec
tions below Chattanooga for several
dysV '. " - - '''
Theb damage' to road and roadway
and village ia ' this section ha ' beea '
enormous, but the amount cannot be
computed ualtl th flood ha receded.
So fas as known only one life has beea -
lost, a the result of tke deluge.
TEN THOUSAND MINERS . .
IN KANSAS ON STRIKE
Pittsburg, Kaa April 6-Two theu-
saad miner employed at tea mines in
the Kansas coal fields are oa strika
today, it wss announced thi afternoon.
Dissatisfactions with . the awards ef
the Nat kins 1 Coal Commission is given '
by anion, official as th cause for- the
extension of idleness of misers.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT .
LOSES 200 IN FIGHT
Berlin, April 5. (By The Associated
Press.) The government forces have
lost 200 men killed in freih fislitinif in
the triangle formed by DuMmrg, Dort
mund and Essen, according to- official
information given the correspondent
this morning. Except in this triune'
quiet gradually is being restored in t a'
Ruhr' district.