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SUPREWIECOUNCIL'
ADJOURNS AMIDST
MUCH CORDIALITY
Results of Ten-Day Session
Generally Satisfactory To
Allied Governments ,
TURKS ALONE CONSIDER '
IT DARK WEEK INDEED
David Lloyd George Consider
It Most Successful Meeting
Yet Held; Note of Common
Declaration Sent Germany
Explaining Treaty of Ver
' : saffles Mutt Be Lived Up To
' Ban Bemo, July, April 26. Tha re
lalta of the tuprema council tea-day
meetings aro such that each goTernmeut
taking part seems to consider its aspi
ration hive been measurably satisfied.
Tha Premiers and Foreign Ministers
parted is great personal cordiality ana
apparently with much more confidence
lu thn future
The Turks alon may 'eel that this
has been a dark week lor them. tli
French statesmen decided wpon taking
a further commitments- in the near
East, except $7, B tnu "T
trooDs. and money. Tha Turks alio
till have a chance to receive Erae'roun
throuuh tha arbitration of President
Wllsou In the matter of. the Armenian
boundaries.
Tha British Prime Minister, David
Uoyd-George, feels- this has been one
af tha most successful meetings the
supreme eouaeil has yet bell "one full
of promise for the future of Europe and
the restoration of. economic co-opera
lion. i
The Tarions delegations will leave
Ran Kemo tomorrow morning, Bobert
Underwood Johasoa, the American Am'
bassador returning to Borne.'
Make Common Declaration.
The text of the common declaration
dopted by the allies at the close of tho
conference says i
"The allied powers, have taken eogni
mac of tho tetter of Dr. Goeppert
(head of the German delegation in
Paris) of April SO. transmitting a re
auest from tha German -minister of war,
asking that the German government be
authorised to retain an army of 200,
000. insteaA. of OxK).(K0 . men. aa vroridrd
i T"-r tH tha Versailii1' lrty,"aal affirm
ing that this Is necessary in oruer I
7 j am mam eraer. , i , . v f-
"Th allien must declare Immediately
that la proposition of this nature can
aot even ba examined as long as Ger
many is failing to meet too most impor
tant obligations imposed by the peace
treaty and does not proceed with dis
armament, on. which depends the peace
of tha world.
''Germany hss aot fulfilled it en
gagement, neither concerning the de
struction of- war material nor the' de
crease of its effectives, nor for the
Supplying of coal, nor for reparations
or the cost of the armies of occupa
tion. It has given neither satisfaction
or made excuses for . criminal attacks
which several times members of tha
allied missions' in Germany have been1
the victims of.
rtt ha taken no steps to determine,
as was provided 'for in the protocol
of tho treaty, its obligations concern
log reparations In order to make prep
arations with the view of fixing tha total
amount which it must pay, despite tha
urgent character that a settlement of
this, sort presents in the interests of
all the parties concerned. It seems to
have not- even considered how it ean
meet Its obligations when they become
due. " ' f - .
Mast Live Vp To Treaty.
: "Tha Allies realize the difficulties met
by tho German government and do not
eek to impose too narrow an interpre
tation of the treaty, but ' they are
unanimous in- declaring that, they can
not tolerate a continuation of tho in-
r.tlrin. A th trMtv of VenuilllM.
f that the treaty must bo oxeented and
I remain as tha basis of relations be-
I . tween Germany and the Allies and that
J they are. resolved to take all measures,
1 oven, if necessary, tha occupation of
additional part of German territory in
order to ensure execution of tho treaty.
They affirm, however, that they have
no Intention of annexing any part of
the German territory.. '
"At tho same time, the Allies deem
that question , arising from violations
of tho peaeo treaty as well as from the
measures necessary to ensure its exe
cution, would bo mora easily solved by
oxchsngca of views between the chiefs
of the governments than by note. . Thus
they decided to invito tha chiefs of the
German government to a direct con
ference with the chiefs of the allied
governments and request that at the
proposed meeting tho German govern
ment present to them explanations and
precise propositions upon all tho sub
jects mentioned in the foregoing. - -
"If a satisfactory settlement Is ar
rived at on theoe points tho allied gov
ernment will be willing to discuss with
tho Oomaa representatives any ques
tions wnlah affeet the Internal order
and osoaessie well-bdag of Germany.
But Germany mart eaderetaaa' that tha
unity of tho Allies . far . oreention . of
tho treaty ie aa eettd as h was for war,
aad that tho oaly method of taking
her place la tho world is loyally to
oxeeate tho engagement to woieh ah
ADAMS NOT CANDIDATE :4
' . AGAINST JUDGE HOKE
Carthkga, April 96-jBdg Adam Is
not a easdidat to ueceod Justice
Hok. When ho nulled th notice of
his aandidaey he wrote Jostle Hok to
this ffet and suggeste U propriety
of a srrittsa agroemeat by all th etuor
candidate that toe board of election
should certify Jnitif Hoke, th elioic
tf V 8 jar'y vrithout crposition.
WOOD AND JOHNSON WILL'
FIGHT IT OUT IN PRIMARY
California Senator's Notice of
Candidacy Arrived With
Eight Date
Hiram Johnson and Leonard Wood
will fight for tho 2i delegates to the
Bepubliean National Convention in the
State-wide primary to be held on Juno
5th. Johnson's name was formally
placed on tho list of accredited candi
dates yesterday 'when his letter was re
ceived bearing tha post-mark of April
24, tho day the time limit lor filing
expired. '-
Johnson s campaign in the btate Is
fostered by Iredell Mearea, of Wil
mington, Bepubliean candidate for the
Congressional nomination in the Sixth
district. Leonard Wood is backed by
Zcb Vance Walser, of Ashevilie, can
didate for no office, and Bepubliean
who haa atuck with the old guard of
the party even through tho dark years
of 1912 and 1918. Johnson's announce
ment haa been expected for several
days, and was mailed Saturday night.
The entry of Johnson closed the en
tries for the 1920 primary in North
Carolina, and tomorrow- tho election
board will certify each candidate aad
make an accounting of entrance fee
to the Secretary of State. More can
didates have entered this year than ever
before aince the primary law waa en
acted, and fees will aggregate more
than $4,000.
Vith tha filing of the nomination by
E. A. Rolton, of Winston-Salem, can-:
didat for United States Senator, every
National and State office haa. 'been
spoken for by some, . member of the
party, a circumstance that ha never
happened before in the history of the
primary. In some congressional dis
tricts there is a fight for nominations,
but for the most part only those men
endon. by i State or district conven
tion have" fired notices.
CONGRESS WILL PROBE
NEWSPRINT SITUATION
Senate Committee Will Begin
Investigation of Entire In
dostry Wednesday
Washington, April 26. Congressional
investigation of the print paper short
age will be started next Wednesday by
a -b-eommittre of the Senate Commit
tee on Manufacturers, headed by Sen
ator Beed. Democrat, of Missouri. The
committee a plans include inquiry into
supplies, distribution and prevailing
prices.
Pending eon. ,-essional action, tho as
sistance of tho Stat i)cartment was
invoked In -wnnetiu rW effofio to.
t A m i - . 1 . i
pun iron vaaaua 04 " , nsxoruiis
used in paper annfactun Chairman
Proctor, t the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, accompanied by represen
tatives of tho paper iadjutry, eoaf erred
with Secretary Colby, and received as
sure ares that the suggestion of mak
ing these restrictions the subject of
diplum-tra correspondence would be
given carerul considers .a. fnblisn
ers of leading pa pen will be invited
to appear before the Investigating com
mittee, Senator Beed said New York
publishers will bo heard Wednesday,
and o suci ceding days t-ose of Boa
ton, Philadelphia aid Providence. - -
Before tho com- :tee concludes it
investigation it expects to give publish
ers of all classes of newspapers an op
portunity to express their views.
Appointment "a commission to seek
removal of Canalian embargoes on
pulp wood was urged by Senator Un
derwood, Democrat, Alabama, ' before
the House foreign affair committee
earlier t. the day. Retaliatory legisla
tion should bo enacted, ho said, if
friendly efforts toward this end were
unsuccessful.
"Serious injury will 'be suffered by
our newspapers 111 - lew years if there
ia no legislation," Senator Underwood
said.
SECRETARY HOUSTON IN.
. REPLY TO MR. PLUMB
Washington, April 26. Secretarv
Houston took issue today with Glenn
E. Plumb, author of th Plumb plan
for railroad control, on published state
ment of tho latter in reference to the
Federal reseree system and currency in
flation. Ho said that Mr. Plumb's fig.
are a to government receipts and ex
penditure were "grossly misleading"
and that it waa "difficult to understand
how he fell into tho mistake which
he ha made in discussing the (abject.'
Mr.. Houston view were presented
m a letter mad public at th treasury
which also expressed tho Secretary's
disapproval of a capital tax to pay off
the National debt. . -.-
An inevitable effect of the capital tax
would bo to "discourage and encourage
extravagance'' Mr. Houston said. He
also believed such effect could bo last
ing, probably for , "several generations
to come.'' . , .. . : -
SHIPS TO BE ALLOCATED
TO SOUTH ATLANTIC PORTS
Wilmington. April "28. President
Boger Moore, of tho Wilmington Cham
ber of Commerce, ha returned from
Washington, where he atteaded the Port
conference held Saturday with officials
of the United State Shipping Board.
Mr. Moore said today that he was as
sured by tho board that the twelve ship
allocated- to tho South Atlantic Mart,
time Corporation will not bo sold. The
keel of tho ninth freighter to be launch
ed by th Carolina shipyards will be
laid within the neat few day. Th
next st earner td be launched will be th
City Of rrt Worth, , which will be
- ' ; Sett iae' Cargo VaeoeU. " ,
Wwhlngtaa, April t6. Sale of nine
cargo Toaael foulltae 0JXi deadweight
ten ff aitfJOUTl wu iiiahm
J night by tha ohipping boarC. Two for
eign oompaaioa wore inelnded among
the purehaeert, th Italian 8tsr JJn
taking th 7.2S to steamer Liberty
Iinnd for Sl,21,105 aad the Ice Kin.
8.103 ton, going to the French, and
American lin for $1G2C3.
. . - A w-ti a'n
RRIIKdM
o-L'-.i.
However, If Mr. C. L Aber
nethy Wants More Debates
He Can Have Them
TWO YEARS AGO HE
WAS ANXIOUS FOR THEM
Former , Solicitor Challenged
Everything1 and; Everybody
In Sight, Sayi Congressman
From Third; Will Stage First
Debate at Jacksonville; Dr,
Carr Starts Speculation
The New and Observer Bureau.
603 District National Bank Bldg.
By B. ft. POWELL.
(By Speeial Leased Wire.)
Washington, April 29. Repiesentative
8am Brinson, returning from n several
weeks' caavasa aad cruise of tho land
and water in tha Third North Carolina
district, today issued to tho press a
statement for tho purpose of explaining
to tho Democrat of the Third why bo
and Charles lc Abernethy are going to
the mat together at Jacksonville next
Monday.' ... J
daeldetrtally, Mr. Brinson- would - net
diaeusa the entry into this third dis
trict of Senator B. L. Carr, of Duplin,
a former -member of tho lower branch
of tho General Assembly and now a
member of tho upper House.
It haa been auggested that Carr was
smoked out for tho purpose of polling
the free rang -vote in tho .district,
which vote, parenthetically. 1 some
quantity.' Dr. Carr is a free ranger
aad Abernethy baa often been charged
with being in eollusion with tho Dup
lin xarmers wno are "agin" tho stock
taw. . . ' - .
Fhtnty of Fightlag Ahead.
Anyhow, Carr is in tho race and
makes certain what all along hss prom
ised to bo the biggest political fight ia
tno state in tno party and out. - The
Third, any welt informed observers, is
getting ready to don fighting -overall
not as a fad but as practical necessity,
When the gong sounds at Jacksonville
next Monday it promises to be open
season 'for aliquot area batting th
Bepublieaai. -
. Tr, 1 it temoaaber. 'the -UdMbK
eaa aro laving little light among
themselves end ilerring, champion of
Ui suffragist on the minority side is
opposed for the Bepubliean nomination
by a radical of Sampsoniaa traditions.
And, eingular as'it is, to that primary
wbica nuoa the abcnt to express a
ehoieo aad against which Herring threw
all hia power of eloqueaeo during the
but aession of tho legislature, will be
carried alike tho contest for the nomi
nation by his party -a wall a by the
Brinson and Abernethy and Carr Demo
crats. - . . -
Briasea Promises Drabblag. -
In bis statement today. Mr. Brinson
expresses eoafldonoo that th on dis
cussion between him and Mr. Aber
nethy at Jaeksoavillo next Monday will
It ia such a drubbing for Aber
nethy, as to take him out of tho count
for tho rest of tho eampaiga. Issues,
including: Senator Simmona, th gold
and silver campaign of lKm, the much
agitated repeal of th Volstead law aad
better freight rales aro going to draw
positions from both th candidate and
from the position which Mr. Brinson
i sure "will be reported" quite fully
and read very generally, tha battle will
move oaward to June Sth.
"Mr. Abernethy has always appeared
anxious for joint discussions with his
opponents and two years ago ho chal
lenged Mr. Hood aad then. , Colonel
Dortch, aay Mr. Brinson. .
' 'Both of these gentlemen were in des
perate health at the tim and very prop
erly declined.
"Hard work has ' so impaired Mr.
Hood' health that fee-had to go to a
sanitarium, and Colonel Dorteh't se
rious heart trouble would ot permit
him to engage in exciting debate,?
"I do not know why Mr. Abernethy
will not ehalleng me. - . .
"Perhapa it is a new seal for party
harmony. It certainly cannot b that
ho haa aay fear of m a a debater be
cause ho aad these other gentlemen have
had much more - experience than I in
forenaie encounter. '
Only-One Dokato Nocded.'
At any -rat it beeam apparent that
if a debato ia to bo had, I must do the
challenging, and this I did. '
There .will be only .one debate, at
my instance.' I do not think there will
bo need of ether aad I do not think it
good for tho party that we ahould en
gage ia a aerie of debate.'
The peculiar situation in our dis
trict require I think one frank discus
sion of matter involved in this .cam
paign for the party nomination.
-Tnia debate win, bo reported .quite
fully and read very generally through
th district. Hence there will b no
need of continuing them and accentuat
ing difference. If, however. Mr. Ab
ernethy desires ether debate, all h will
nave to do ia to challenge me. v .
'I am ansa w will hav a pleasant
encounter af Jacksonvill and th part
win not do nun oy itv
EXPECT TO EEVISE BAM - -
' OJ( CHUBCH DISCIPLINE.
Syracnse. N. 1- April 26V Bev. Dr.
Edward Mills, acting secretary for the
General conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, which opens Saturdav
at De Moines, Iowa, statedtonigh'tltt
tho conference probably would rsvis
th baa an amusements, changing it
from a mandatory act in tha book of
discipline to a word of advice. .
Memorials submitted to Dr. Mills from
conferences in ill part of tho Country,
show that about one-third f the preach
er want to eliminate all reference to
dancisg, theaters aed card playing, with
the other uncertain as haw to
deal
with tSio rrc. 'v'.ion.
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Eito IN THIRD
COURTFINDSCOAL
COMPANY ILLEGAL
IN ORGANIZATION
Decision By High Court Ren
dered In Lo. g Pending An
thracite Co al Trust Cases
BY VOTE OF f CUR TO
THREE RULING IS MADE
Order Dissolution of Reading
Company, t Pennsylvania
Holding Corporation, and
Certain of t Subsidiaries;
Fonnd Outf.y of Violating
Sherman AntlTnut Act
- i -Washington,
ApTil 6v Announcing
its decision in Vrt bf ta long pend
ing aathratiee eoal trust ease today,
the uprem court in a four to three
opinion today sustained a majority of
law govcriuiirufc i v m(v,.i wu.-
binatioa against ihe Beading Company,
a Pennsylvania holding corporation, and
certain of it ,railjroad and eoal aubsi
diarle snd ordered their dissolution.
Chief Justice White and associate Ju
Ueo Holme and J 'an Dcvanter dis
sented while Justices McBeynolds and
Brandel took no part in th decision.
No copy of thftfmkjority opinion was
available a Juatr Clark wa rendering
It. Auneiited avlth th Beading com
panies df$Jatt were tho Lehigh
and wilkesbarr ni uompany ana in
Lettish, Coal nndt Kavigation Company
and th constant incurrence of tho words
"Lehigh CompanI throughout th Bead
ing caused the op'olon to exist that the
to-called Lehigh tease, which actually
refer to the Ldfcigh Valley Bailroad
Company; and Vilch was argued last
'.ill with th Be ding ease, waa being
decided also. Displtehe saying the gov
ernment had nlad won it case against
th Lehigh VaUty Bailroad Company
wero aent out fad it was not until
almost an hour later, when copies of
Justice Claike'a 'opinion wero made
available, that it was found that the
court had' aclodfoa tho Beading esse
alone.' Th eoarf concluded snnouneing
decisions without reaching th Lehigh
Valley Bailroad ..: '
Tho majority Opinion: held tha.bold-
i I
ompy viww "Jwhh Ho averago -nH 4smmo fo
t tt;.il ta-bi. -years, W17rlW."X0
adolpfaia- in 1913, refusing to - inistain
th government's charge vt mouopoly,
but directing the snuparation of the Cen
tral railroad, of New Jersey -front it
subsidiary eoal ' company' th . Lcblsh
aad Wilkesbarr Coal Company, . Disso
lution was ordered by the Supreme court
of th Beading Company, th Philadel
phia and 'Beading Railway Company j
th Philadelphia Mad Beading Coal and
Iron Company, tho Central Bailroad of
New Jersey nad the Lehigh and Wilkes
barr Coal Company, - maintained
through the holding corporation, so thst
they would be entirely Independent of
each other. Disposition of the stock
and bonds of the various companies
held by the Beading Company was also
directed. " ....
Tho court, however, sustained lower
court decrees absolving th Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company, tho Le
high and New England Bailroad Com
pany and the neigh and Hudson Biver
Kailway Company on charge a to re
trictiv covenant ia mining' "leases
wita respect to tne snipping of eoal
and refusing to order the dissociation
of the Philadelphia and Beading Coal
and Iron Company and tho Lehigh and
Wilkesbarr Coal Company, maintained
through the holding company.
. Charge against the directors of the'
holding company, including the late
George . F. Baer and Henry C. Prick,
a well a George T. Baker, Henry A.
Dupont, Daniel Willartf, Henry P. Me
Keen 'and Samuel Dickson, , who war
also named as defendant, wer dis
missed. ' "',""
CHAMP CLARK WILLING
TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
However, He Isn't, Going To
Make Any Active Effort To
' " Capture Nomination . '
Ti- v 'l: 1 ;t'o m.
. cw xuts, , April tw vnnip viiara,
tormer speaker of -lhe House of Repre-
sentativea, ha decided ta become a can
didate for th Democratic Presidential
nomination, it wa declared hero today
by Mrs. Julia Sanders, an officer of
the Swastika Club, a woman' political
organisation. '
Mrs. Sanders said that Mr. Clark had
mad known hi decision 1 to her' over
tho telephone from Washington, explain.
tng be desired to. nicks the announce
ment "through a woman s organization,
"in appreciation of th ehnrmlng com.
pliment the women voter of th coun
try have paid him," by supporting him
during his publii career. , ,
. I would be glad to serve th people
a I hav served them. for 83 year,"
aid Mr. Clark. . "I ant not going into
any tte to wage a tght If or delegate
to th Demeeratie National convention.
As a poor man, I aaaet buy political.,
patronage. ;' -."t j
Washington, April 28. Former Speak
er Clark said today thtkt whll be hid
aot authorised anyone to announce hi
candidacy for the Democratic Presiden
tial nomination, "no man could declin
inch aa honor if offered freely."
, "1 hav not lifted and do not Intend
to' lift nr fineer.' or open "my mouth
to get th nomination," Mr. Clark said.
"All that I hav ever laid i that 'Barkis
ia willlnV"' ' ' 5''- v
Mr. Clark added that ks assumed Mr
Banders' announcement was based ,,
hia nrevious statements regarding hi
attitud toward the nomination.
Fast Boaniag and Harness Races.
Last of Pinehunt Beaton, Tomorrow.
. , Adv.
RETROACTIVE TAX
FOR WAR PROFITS1
TO PROVIDE BOII
Democrats and "Insurgent" Re
publicans To Join Hands
In Pushing It
REPUBLICANS PROPOSE
PER CENT TAX ON SALES
Under Hew Bill To Be Presented
Today 80 Per Cent Will Be
Levied On Individual and
Corporation Incomes Above
"Pre-war" v Income After
Making Liberal Exemption
' ' -0 OMaMssa
Washington, D. O, April So. A retro-
tiva ins on war proflto has been defl
Bitlv astreed upon by tho House Dem-
ocrsts and "insurgent Bepublieaa to
raise funds for soldier relief legislation,
Representative Bainey, Democrat, Mlin.
ol. and BenreMntativ Johnson, Be-
nuhllnn. South Dakota, in a statement
issued tonight, aanoaneod that a bill
would bo introduced tomorrow for the
collection, of the tax.
The plan of th Bepubliean leader
ha not been finally agreed upon, but its
mala vrovialoa probably will bo th
Imposition of on per cent tax on
sales. The battle upon financing sol
dier bonus legislation, scheduled to
commence in tho House May 3, promise
to hinge upon , those two conflicting
schemes for meeting tho expense In.
volved. -
Under the bill to bo eubmittcd to
morrow, an 80 per cent tat will be lev
ied on, individual and corporation in
comes, over and ' above th pre-war
income with an exemption of $20,000
for individual and f 100,000 for cor
porationa."
"In the ease of an individual the
bill proposes, "the term war profits
means th amount by which bis average
net income for the taxable year 1017,
1918, 1919, and 120, lesa hi, average
ineome, war profit aad seesprofits
taxes for uch year cxeeed his net in
come for tho taxable year . 1914.
"In ase of a corporation ia exis
tence during th pre-war period th
term 'war profit mean tho amount by
ho
aad
1620, les It vrar income, wat
profit snd execs profit taxes for such
years exceed it versg net income
for tho pro-war period, (tho calendar
year of 1911, 1919 aad 1913) plus or
minus, as th case msy be, ten per cent
of tho difference between it average
invested capital for tho pro-war period
and it invested eapital for the taxable
year 1917, 1918, 1019 aad 1920."
Corporations, under tho eounter-rev-
enne bill of tho Democrat and "Insur
gent Bepubliraas, include associa
tions" joint stock companies aad in
surance companies."
.- Mr. Bainey said th measure would
raise two billion dollars for carrying
out the soldier relief, aad would hav
th solid support of tho Democrats ia
tho House. No announeement, however,
wa mid as to th number, of "insur
gent"' Bepubliean, expected to support
th counter-revenu bill.
FINDING OF SKELETON
SOLVES DEATH MYSTERY
Disappearance of Patient at
Hospital In Indianapolis In
1900 Cleared Up
Indianapolis, Ind- April 6. Unsolved
for mora than twenty years, th mys
tery surrounding th disappearance of
Mis Carri Selvage was believed to be
cleared away with the finding today of
a skeleton in the privat hospital wher
ho wa last seea. .
Th skeletoa was found by workmen
who war turning th old building into
a garage. Clothed ia a bin dress, it
waa retting In a sitting poatur in the
corner of an attic. Th costume, along
with a pair of felt dipper, were recog
nised by three brother of th dead
woman. They are: tdward I, William
J and Joseph W. helvage, members
of an old Indianapolit ftraily, , - , -
Th old building originally waa an
orphans' horn and later wa coavarted
into th Union State hospital. It wa
thea that Mis Belvag autered th in
stitution because of aarvou dlseas.
Sometime later it wis turned into a
rooming house. Th building wa of
unusual construction and th place
where th akelcton waa found, a small
corner about'three by four feet, appar
ently was a second attic.
Mia Selvage disappeared March 11,
1900. She bad sent her nurse for some
milk. When the woman returned Mia
Selvage - wa gone. A eountry-wid
search was made, graves ia cemeteries
wero opened and the hospital rcpested
ly aearebed, but no Irae could b
found..
, Coroner BoWnson, in a preliminary
xanalnation, aaid he found no trie of
violence. Mi Selvage waa 43 year
old and had been a school teacher.
GOVERNMENT BEGINS AN -
INVESTIGATION OF THE
- t CAUSES OF ROAD STRIKE.
' New York. April tsXlaveatlgsUoa
of the railroad .strike eitaaliea la
New York wan bguii here today y
repreaentatlve of th Oepartmeat of
Jostles at tha direction of President
Wilson. . V
Tho iaeralry waa brought ahoat
through a telegram aent to tho
Predaent by William F. Morgan,
resident of th Merchant Associa
tion, pretesting agdast tho "cembl
natloa In violation of Federal atalatea
that wss throttling tbo cwmmore of
tho city aad esntry."
SENATE DOUBLES HOUSE
; HARBORS APPROPRIATION
Carrying Twenty foor Million
Dollars, It Now Goes To
Conference
Washington, April 2d. Th Bivers
aad Harbor bill, was passed today by
the Senate after it had beea amended
so as to make the total 124,000,000 as
against 112.000,000 in tho House bill
and 120,000,000, recommended by the
Senate Commerce Committe. The
measure, which was approved without
a record vote now goes to conference
where a sharp fight i expected.
Both the Senate aad House agreed
to the generxl principle of a lump sum
appropriation rather than specific
grants for the various projects. No
new work waa authorised.
At the request of Senator Beed,
Democrat, Missouri, Senaljr Harrison,
Democ. xt, Mississippi, sought early in
the day to amend the bill so as to make
tho total 127,000,000 but this waa de
feated, 20 to 28. Monitor Harrlao
thea proposed 92iflWfluO, which was
accepted after long discussion, tho vote
being 34 to 22.
PINEHURST MEET
Spring Meeting of Executive
Committee of American As
sociation Convenes
Pinehurst, April 20. More than three
hundred banker from every state In th
onion arc here participating in th
spring meeting of tho executive coun
cil and tho American Banker Asso
ciation today was given over to tho us
ual committee meetings, tho executive
council session will start tomorrow
aad dose Friday.
Tho present session is one. of the
moat momentous one over held by th
banker in America, according to B.
8. Howes, St. Louis, President of tha
American Banker Association.
Maay Broad Qaeotlans.
"There ar many broad auest ion of
financ and banking which affeet tha
existense of tho entire country,- that
ahould be dealt with at thia meeting,"
said Mr. Hawes, "We ia bankers owe it
to eutselve and the rostitutiensrep-
roMNUjd to Uk ocH adtion, rr, approve
sueh a coarse a will -liv tho ab
normal venditions of finances. If these
question do, and the undoubtedly do
touch on. tho much discussed living
coats, then more than ever It ahould
bo aot only our ' promise, but oar
privilego to use such means of readjust
ment a we can decide npoa."
Council aession and headauatten
are in chtrg of general secretary Guy
E. Bower, man of New York, Detailed
arrangement are in the band of M.
f itcwilson. assistant ' seeretarr from
Now York.
To Proaaoto Foreign Trade.
Mr. Joha McHuab. viee-nreeldent of
the Mechanics and Metal Bank, New
York City, submitted todav. aa chairman
of tho Commerce' aad Marino committee
of the American Bankers Association, to
tha executive eouneii of th association,
a report on foreign trade financing in
which he said the eommittee 'ia very
confidently of the opinion that a nation
wide organization to finance our foreign
trade "can bo readily brought into ex
istence by tbo uniform effort of the
banker, exporters, manufacturers and
others by the country who appear "to
us to only await leadership." Tbo re
port, which waa concurred in by tho
committee, htfed especially to the re
plies received from bankers In practi
cally every Btate in the Union to whom
there had been sent by the eommittee
n tentative plan, formulated by Mr. Me
Hugh, as chairman of tho Commerce
and Maria committee, for th possible
formation of a corporation under th
Edge Act by the co-operation on & na
tionwide basis of the bankers, export-
"en, manufacturers aad other through
the medium of a eommittee made ap by
selection from the eommittee represent-
tini; their respective organisations.
Begirding thia plafc, Mr. MeHugh
said:
. "W fully realise the consequences
that would come of bringing such
corporation into existence nnd have it
fail to function satisfactorily. Eve.-y
possible contingency ahould bo thought
ent-anrl anticipated. The hope of those
(it. e., the European peoples) looking
to ns for sid should not bo eneonrsged
if they are to be doomed to disappoint
ment. Full co-operation on tho part of
all who should bo interested would, w
believe, insure its success.
Mr. Mrllugh stated in the report that
h wiahed "to- lay particular emphasis
on tho fact that neither tho chairman
of the eommittee, nor nny member
thereof, has any inteution to undertake
on hia own or tho committee's initiative
to organite a corporation to finance onr
foreign trade, for tho reason that wo
believe it I aot withla the province or
proper scope of the committee to do so."
INCREASES FOR ARMY
AND FOR NAVY OFFICERS
Washingtoa. April W. Beaching a
complete agreement on tho army aad
aivy pay bill, Hous and Senate eon
force today lee Wed on increase to
: First lieutenants, 'lieutenant colonel
aad colonel : - tn army,- ana lieuten
ants, junior grade, command era aad
captains ia the navy will receive aa in
crease of tfiOO annually; - anajcr aaxl
lieutenant commander $840 1 army cap
tain aad lieutenants, senior .grade, -ia
the navr 720 and second lieutenants
aad ensigns 0420. Tho increases will
be retroactive until January first last,
nd will remain in effect until June
30, 1922. " -. , ' .-
' An amendment also waa agreed upon
continuing for tho present, tho commu
tations for quarters allowed during th
w.r to commissioned efflcers, whether
on service at home or away, -
MANY BANKERS AT
TRY 28 SYRIANS
IN FEDERAL COURT
HERENEaTTEI
Wholesale Indictments - Found
By Grand Jury In
Washington
COVER TRANSACTIONS
IN NINE CITIES
Cases Worked Up By Postofflce
Inspector Extend Over Pe
riod of Two Years and Pol
lows Similar Prosecution In
New York When Seventeen
Were Convicted
Indictments against 8 Syrians 1 nine -Eastern
North Carol nia cities, returned
by the federal grand jury in Washing
ton, N. C, last week, charging them
with a conspiracy to defraud and the
use of th United States mail ia ob
taining money and good under false
pretense wero forwarded to th clerk ,
f aha court hero yesterday under order
of Judge H. O. Connor transferring tho
ease to the Raleigh court for trial.
Mora than a million dollar i in
volved in the alleged fraud practiced
by the Syrlane against wholesalers )n
New York aad Philadelphia, including
J. nnd K. Sehwarta, 35 W. 31st street.
New York; Neleh Waist Co., 1133 Broad
way, New York ; ' Pioneer Knitting and
Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia; Elk
Dree Company, 121 W. 19th 8t, New -York.
Tho defendants are:
Neil Joseph. Chickery Hatem, N. J.
A bond. Fred Holomon, Jo Ellis, George
Farfonr, Jooeph Farfour and J. J. Far
four, and Ellia Nassar, Goldsborot
Jameo . fiefarrah, Schitiey Boufarrah,
Joseph O. Add, L B, Farrah, Bdeigh; .
A. Himon. Benson; Louis Abddlah,
Joseph Abddlah, Thomas Abdullah,
neima; nune ueorge Aabll, ut Jtabil,
Kenly; W. Ellis, Phillip N. Hatem, Sam '
Balaton, Wake Forest -and Baleight
Joseph. leroap, Samuel Thomas, Bichard ,
Lewis, Murad Thomas aad Oeorg ,
Shahia, LaGrange, F. T. Hakem, Prince
ton. . -, - ir -.. 1
Tho offense charged in tho inflict
imm-vmcm u imw H svim. ana xno
roseewtioa follows up a similar actios?
agdaat Syrian in New York,' leclud- v
ing several -from Korth Carolina, in
which II wero found guilty and girra
varying-sentences. --..-;.-'
Worked L by Inspoctor.
Th eaa has been worked ap from tho
beginning by Mr. L. F. Yarborooeh.
Poatoffioa Inspector, who sineo January
ot mis year Haa nad th assistance of
C. H. Keelor, representing tho National
associnuon or sjreait Mea. . Thus far, '
ao arrest hav been made.
Ia it prosecution, tho government
contend that tho aeheme practiced by
tho alleged conspirators was worked
through apaprently legitimate business .
booses of good standing. Tho Syrians,
it is claimed, worked ia squad, with a
leader for each aqnad, who established
a budneee, lined ap strong credit with
quick pay. With a eapild af about 2,
000, tho parent coaeora established an.
other Byriaa ia badness, secured goods
on credit by prompt payments, taking .
a mortgage on tho business for the ori- -'
ginal investment. Then, with 13.000
cash, tha representative of tha new eon- ..
cent proceeded to tho northern market. -bought
tha limit on credit tho limit em- .
one-third cash ayatem, aad tho limit on
one-third C- O. D. These goods, on re
ceipt, wero hauled to the parent (tore,
aad tha new coaeora shut up by the '
sheriff on n force! osar proceeding
bronght on by tho original mortsaara.
Aad all left to tho aubiidlxed concern
waa the homestead exemption.
The Inspector haa in his possessioa. h
dates, sveopy of an agreement ia eaa. . -
ease in which tho agent at tho principal
store was bound in 450 not) to fail'"
when hia credit had been established to y
the limit. -
The concern involved in tho prosocn.
tioas mentioned in tho bill of indict ,
The Loader, Goldaboro: A. - Slmoa.
Benson; N. O. Abeyounia. E. Nassar.
and A. KalliL Greenville; WUlie Oeorg
Co, Kenly; . r. ti, Hatena. Wak
Forest; 8. Baaton, The Did Bhop, Th .
Princess. 8. Abado. Baleiah: J. Abdal-
lah's Store, Smithficld: ' The Fashioa
Store, Princeton; M. Thomaa,' Lkt- .
Grange; The Parisian Shop, Ooldsbora
WILL PERMIT BOTTLING TO
CONTINUE DURING TRIAL '
Atlanta, Ga., April 26. Ob agreemed -
by both ddes to tho litigation Judge
George I Bell, signed an order in Su
perior court hero Into today authoris
ing tho Coca Cola Company of Delaware
to continue to deliver Coca Cola ayrof .
to the various bottling , eompanlef '
throughout the country, pending nettle
meat of tho injunction proceedings U
which evidence w ' being taken her.
Hearing in- the injunction proceeding! .
by which tho bottling companion seek t
show their charters arc perpetnal, will '
be resumed tomorrow before th com
mission appointed by Judge Bell.
GAMBLERS N MEXICO CITY
8TBIKE FOR HIGHER WAGE!
Agua. Fries' a, April 26. Americas
gambler employed her went on strik
todsy. Employe of gambling houses
demanded a raise from $10 a day tl
r5 -frar twmbrersrweT being ew
r.ln.ul .h!l, Ku L .h .... I
Calla Me Ing of Cabinet. '
Washington. April 6. President Wil-
sob's cabinet wUl-meet tomorrow after
noon tho call having been issued front
tho White House tonight. It will bo thi
third session of the President's official
family since he waa taken ill on hit
wedera trip. There was nothing to
indifat that the meeting tomorrow
.wa more tima a routine session,
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