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f f' i. MiNid Observer '. . ' ' ' A ' ' '-...:.- ' 1 ' 1 - - v THE WEATHER: ( Ftlt Satardays Saaeay partly floady, arohsbly showers. WATCH LAEIL. VOL. CXI NO. 138. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, t JAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1920. ,TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS S A. SIMS ROBS CREWS OF THEIR CREDIT FOR SINKING SUBS Admiral Left It Entirely To British Admiralty To Make The Awards ENGLISH LESS CRITICAL i OF THEIR OWN DEEDS Secretary Doesn't Blame Brit- ' ish But Not Surprised Amer ica Gets Little Credit For Sinking- U-Boats; Nails Ad miral's Charge of War Being " Prolonged Washington, May 14. Bear' Admiral Simf robbed American destroyer crews of credit duo them by leaving the in- ; vestigation of eombata with submarines to the British "Admiralily, Secretary Daniel today told the Senate naval Investigating committee. Had he known that AniorW-ia nftWrs were not review ing tho circumstances of lietttlei be tween American eSsl and U-boate -he would have pcremtorily ordered -the Admiral to adopt that course, the See ret.iry said. - Admiralty reports and award of credit to the Americana were accepted by Admiral Sims, Mr. Daniels aald, si though the British demanded absolutely conclusive proof before giving ' credit for the sinking of a submarine in the case of an American vessel, while us- ing a lesa rigorous standard In the ease of Britieh ship. ' Little Credit To America. Out of 350 attacks on submarines by American vessels, the British gsve tho United Htatca forces credit for bat 24 lucccssful attempts most of which were listed n. "possibly slightly damaged." said Secretary... Dfinirls. In ' only one sjise was full credit for the sinking of a U-boat given nn American ship, he said, this being the destroyer Fanning which aunk the U-58 and captured the crew. :' !. "; "In explaining why so ' few credits were given for known sinkings the sum mary complied by Admiral rums states that 'unless prisoners or unmistakable wrockngg were obtained following an attack, it was practically Impossible to wennHefytleteTmiae-tbe iWto,tf",'"",Now. at th end -.t -our-firli - Mr. Daniels. "That prisoners or ,. wreckage were not absolutely required Wore vessel wan credited with sink lag submarine la shown fcy th re ports from the British Admiralty rec ords of -eases classc'd as known sunk." , The Beeretary then read reeorda of encounters between British ships and submarines, in which credit wan given for sinking the submarine ' although neither prisoner nor , wreckage were obtained. ' Doesn't Blame British. "I do net blnmo the British," anid Mr. Daniels. "Tiny were looking out for themselves, properly, hut I do blnme Admiral Sims for no.t protecting Ameri can interests." " s- u Admiral Sims' own reports refuted the charge made In his letter of Janu ary 7, that destroyers were "rushed through brief and .inadequate prepara tion before being sent' abroad," the Sec retary said. He read extracts from Ad miral Sims' report as follows: - "Our ships made no demands of eon . sequence upon the tisvy yard facilities after arriving,- in spite of the length of their passage under adverse eondi i tiona." . "Contrary to expectations they, were found to be well equipped for their prospective duty with the exception of 'depth charges."' ' "The equipment and construction of our ships has proved adequate and effi cient.' ; . . " , . Turing to Admiral Sims' criticism that the navy wns unprepared for war in April, 1917, Mr. Daniels said that Ad miral Jellico's book on the battle of Jutland showed that "not even the Brit ish navy, expecting every minute a, deJ cisive battle, eould be kept 100 per cent perfect." The American navy was not . perfect, he said, but avoided many cost- )y mistakes by taking to, heart the ex periences of other allies. -i President Approve Coarse. White House officials said today that ; - President Wilson's war-time address to the Atlantic fleet and message to" Bear Admiral Sim were laid before tha Sen ate naval investigating committee by ' - Beeretary Dsniels with the full consent - and approval of the President. The British admiralty - was criticized . in both of the documents and reports . published here, aud said- that beeause . of this the President might reprimand the Naval Secretary for making them V public ; , - Another Sim Canard. Bear . Admiral 8im' "fallacious and .baseless" assertion that Navy Depart ment delay prolonged the war four months , unnecessarily was' "practically, the only charge-of unfavorable results from tlie many alleged sins or omis sion and commission" the officer had ascribed to the department, Secretary - Daniel-told tha Senate committee. It was folly refuted, he added, . by the Admiral' own testimony. . "The charge of the prolongation of the war wa a definite aud serious one," aid the Secretary. 'It wa made with reekieat disregard of th facta and th reasoning and statistics adduced ia its support ara tho which on might ex pect t fad S the fantastic tales of a bare a Munausan." Admiral Sua based his estimat of ,n naaoMesary loa of 600,000 lives on r aa average loss far th allies of 3,orf men a day, said Mr. Daniel. ' Th . of S,D0 msa e day for ' f ur months tall fa? abort f half a million, bat, f eeane, half a million sad more Impressive than th figure which would have been arrived at by RALEIGH'S POPULATION TO BE ANNOUNCED TONIGHT At last It U kappea. Baleighl pepalatioa H te"W aaaeaaced to a waiting world pram t ly at t o'clock tonight. Directs Sam Rogers wsa wa aasa time ag aad f acatlaasly remarked that he asm to Snd aat what Raleigh wanted la tha way at apalatia. He knew, however, as oth er North Carolialaaa kaaw, that RaU If h beaeta aat at ejaantlty bat af tha quality af her neapta, being sterfsct ly wUUag ta pat tha Utter ap agalaat U warld. ' ... ' WilMMae SENATE WILL VOTE Adoption and Subsequent Veto By President Assured, ; . Leaders State , .., j ; Washington, May 14. ArrangemenU for tho Snate' rota tomorrow at 4 p. m. on tha Republican penee resolution were completed tonight, with its adopt ion and a veto later by . President Wil son foregone conclusions, according to leadera of both parties.,. Democratic estimates wera that th resolution would bar a majority of from fir to seven votes, depending oa whether another Bepublieaa joins Sen ator McCumber of North Dakota, ia opposition. At least four Democrats were expected to rot with Bepublieaa for adoption. ' " Tho President's veto memage i ex pected to define more clearly th cam paign issue oa th question . of peaee and the treaty af Versailles. - Demo erati leaders tonight predicted that the treaty would not be returned to the Senate with the veto message but that the President would outline mora extensively his position in the veto mcssp.ga and thus let matter go "to the country." . The President's position given to his telegram . to' Oregon Democrats wa attacked today by Senator Heed, Dem ocrat, Missouri who spoka for mors than two hours in behalf of th peaee resolution. Senator " Bced indicated that strong opposition would develop at the San Fransiseo convention against the - President's demands. Senator, Beed spoke at length on what . he ' characterized aa th "silly doetfina that - the President by his word alone enn bind the nation." of Liberty he asaerted, Vita all ita ghastly fields of battle, ita scaffolds and its prisons, its heroe and its martyr, we are told that the nation stands hound by the word of a siagle man. Those in this Senate who do not so consider themselves, ha : aa said. lsv put the brand of dishonor on th brows of Columbia and stand dis honored, disgraced and damned by their own word and votes. , This means all but six of the Democrats who ait ia thia Senate. . - - . ' 'Under these : circumstances, bow will the' Democratic party defend 'it self against the assult of Ita ancient enemy f T do not know whit nlatform thv (the Bepublleans) will write. t,ut I do Know- the most sinister influence! that have, ever controlled the Bepublieaa party, the great financial interests, the great international bankers, have been flirting with your National chair man. These . sinister f inaelal force are trying to get the Bepublieaa party to aaopt some middle course oa the league issue.. They generally eoatrol the soul of your party. Bat we've bad tha primary' this year, and every nlaea you vo had a free ballot aad aa honest count, Johnson has swept th field." OFFICERS SEARCH FOR GANG OF MOONSHINERS Anderson Gang In Mountains Capture Officers and Tor tnre Them Asheville, My 14. -Heavily armed posse from th Uaited States marshal' office aad the sheriff'' office her are toaight aearehlng the mountains near Barnardsvill for member af th Aa- derson gang of moonshinera. who last night enptnred and locked ap Deputy Marshal J. F. Career aad Deputy Sheriff Ed William when tha two, with others, were about to seize aa illicit still near, their homes. Coming oa the stilt, which had evi dently just been dismantled by th moonshiners, tha officer divided aad Garner and William followed a trail to a cabin nearby. Entering they found a doiea mountaineer sitting about, ait calm aa eould be, but all of a sudden they jumped np, each with a glittering gun in his hand, and overpowered th officers, disarming them, tearing their elothea-aad locking them np. ' After torturing their victims - for several hours tha moonshiners allowed them 'to go, but warned theas never to com ia that section a rain. Th sec tion i noted as one of Aha most des perate ia th mountains itaear her. On their return to Asheyill Vday the offi cer had beach warrant taken out be fore Federal Judge E. Y. Webb, for aearly a score of anea ia that, section, nd tonight over twenty-flv officer sr searching for them. They a? armed to the toeth and it is. believed a battle will ensue if the - moonshiners are caught, ' . . GROCERS CANT COMPEL :: COMBINATION SELLING 8t. Louis, May 14. The practice of some grocers ia requiring that a cer tain amount of other eom modi tie be purchased with each pound of sugar ia a violatioa of tha Federal trade com mission act, according to instructions received from Attorney General Palmer bvth local Department at Justie to- RESOLUTION TODAY Eu Missouri Senator Claims Wil son Would Like To See Over man Defeated SPECULATION WITHOUT ANY SOLID FOUNDATION Secretary Tumulty 8ays Presi dent's Preg-oa Letter Jut What It Purported To Be; Answered Question and Had Nothing To Do With Senator Chamberlain's Election The New and Observer Bureau 603 District National Bank Bldg. By B. E, POWELL (By 8peeial Leased Wire) Waahingtoa, May 14. Seaator James A. Beed, on .of th three Democrat who ara most conspicuous because of their fight against tho treaty and their attendant attacks upoa the administra tion, taday raised th question of Presi dent Wilson's influence in th Overman Brooks contest baeaus tha juaior North Carolina Seaator, like many other Demo crata, voted for oome of tho Lodge rea ervatioaa to tho Versailles pact. Senator Bced was speaking on the Knox peace resolution, upon which a vote is to be takea tomorrow, whea tt reftrred to the North Carolina content. Tho particular, oignol for th line of argument . he .advanced today wa the recent letter President Wilson wrote to the Oregon Deomerats calling1 upoa them to send delegate ta Saa Francisco in etrncted to veto for a treaty plank to b written by friends of th treaty rather than its enemies. - Th Missouri Senator1, like other Sen a tors, ha assailed th Presideat's let ter aad attributed to th Chief Exe cutive, a purpoaa to bring - about th defeat of Senator Chamberlaia, of Ore gon, it so ksppened that ta letter tho President wrots te tha Oregon iana wan ia response to a query from Cham beruCa's political enemy. -Because of this, Beed charged him with .a desire ta uo hla Influenoa in having Chamber laia retired and another Democrat sent her ia hi place. . - , Tnmahy Aaswara QswstlaatH Tha President has mad no further statement about his letter. ' Secretary Tumulty a few day ago stated to news paper correspondents that tho letter waa exactly what it purported t be the answer to a question and nothing mora. Fir the President, ha disclaimed any ' purpose to interfere in Senator Chamberlain'seontest Tho Oregon situstioa is responsible for th sag station which Beed advanced today that President Wilson will oithet ask tha people to defeat th Senators who voted for any of the Lodg reser vations or, at least, refrcin from asking their respective constituencies to return them to Congress. In Senator Overman' ease, however, there ia little basis for the snggeatioa that ha will atempt ta use his influence, oa way of th other. Th junior North Carolina Senator only voted for two oi tha original Lodge reservations, th on referring to mandate aad th other t Bhaatang. -, V - ' : : Like other Democrats, Seaator Over man did. not think thia country should exercise a mandate over other countries like Turkey or Armenia aava by Con grosaioaal authority. Th acveateenth reservation, which Senator ; Overman supported, is generally known at tha oao in whleh Vo washed our hand of Shantung" and waa,' of course, one ia which tha President waa especially in terested. 1 - Ka Cxplaaatlaa Expected Senator Overman, on the other hand, supported six of th Hitcheoek substi tute reservation, aa did a great many Senators who have consistently support ed me administration. He at all time stood for th adoption of th treaty a it was writtea but lit rVaator Sim- mono, felt from th beginning that it would bo impossibl o get it ratified without . reservations. The correctness f hia eary judgment is well known. Th President will hardly be asked to snake aay publie statement in bo- half of Senator Overman, it is believed by eloaa friends of th Senator here. Should hb loyalty to the President be questioned by hi opponent, it would ne cessitate a deelaratioa aad ia that event 1 will ba sought. Until the issue b raised, however, there will ba no effort made to get ke Whit Hon: to take a baad. - Neither Is it likely that the President proposes to take any hand in contro versies betwe a Democrats. Hia chief interest now, aay administration sup porters ia to 'have th convention de clare, for tha treaty without nullifying reservation and all aigns Doint to that SENATOR 1R RAISES QUESTION ABOUT PRESIDENT action whea the . Demoerata gather ia Jus. . PAGE URGES EFFORT T&V y IMPROVE RURAL LIFE Asheville, May 14v Robert N. Page spoke at the court house, last night ia tha interest of hir candidaeq for the Democratic, nomination for Governor. Hia declaration of views wa heard with thoughtful iatereafc Mr. Page' treoaed th need of good roads aad the appliea tion af efficient business methods to state affair, incidentally predicting. 20 a barrel flour thia year and ia a few yehr people would be crying for bread ia Asheville unless quick action be takea to improve eoaditioaa surround ing rural life, Beferring to industrial condition who evil he pictured, he said he had no panacea to offer aave th plan of giving "JJba ether fellow a quar 4?4.V- , -. ,iAII00GAI0 UET NEXT MEETING OF BAPTIST HOSTS Committee Recommends Ten nessee City For Next South ern Convention, WILL PROVIDE ANNUITIES FOR RETIRED PASTORS Birmingham and Hot Springs To Make Strong Fight Tor Convention' But Lack Suit able Facilities ; General Sec retaries - Re-elected ; Women Close Meeting - Wasbiagtoa, May 14. Recommenda tion a that Chatt aooga, Tcnn., be chosen as the meeting place for the 78th annual Southern Baptist Convention next year was made tonight by the committee n arrangements. Action upon th recommendation was postponed until tomorrow morning when the report of th committee will be considered. Th time selected by the committee for th aext convention is May 11, 1921, aad th choice of preach ers to deliver th convention sermon went to Dr. H. L. Win burn, of Arko delphia, Arkansas, with Dr. B. M. Inlow, of Memphis, Teaa a aa alternate. The committee in recommending Chat tanooga asked that the selection of a convention city be made contingent upon a favorable report, by the executive committee upon hotel accommodations and convention building facilities six month prior to th date set. Spirited debate upoa the committee's report is expected tomorrow, aa messen ger from Birmingham, Ala- and Hot Springs, Ark., are determined to bring th convention to their own cities. Hot 8prings, however, ia objected to oa the ground that it ba not suitable conven tion buildings and Birmingham, it 1 laid, lack sufficient hotel accommoda tions. : ,.;t.-, Belief fr Ministers. Baptist ministers of the South were insured against want in their declining day by th Southern Baptist Conven tion today ia the adoption of th rec- mmenantlonj. of.its-.relief -emd.annB.iti Daara presented by JJr. William Iabo- ford, of Dallas, TtxA, providing an annuity for preacher when they reached tha age of retirement. Dr. Lunsford, Dr. John E. White, of Anderson, S. C, and Dr. 8. J. Porter, of Oklahoma City, OkU., arged the adoption of the relief measure. :' At the suggestion of Dr. B. C. Hen- alng, of Murfreesboro, Tenn, the con vention directed Its president. Dr. Osm brell, to appoint a committee to attend the memorial services to be held ' ia Alexandria, Va., Sunday in Thonor of Jeremiah Moore, a pioneer Baptist of George Washington time, who laid the foundations for th Baptist de- aomlnatk'R in "the National Capital; - A resolution to urge upon Southern Con gressmen the nerd of a Sunday closing aw i or vtatnutgion oy ur. a. jack sob. of Alexandria, Va, wa unanimously carried. The resolution recites 'the vital importance of observing the day at a civil institution ia thia critical period of our National history. , Instructions were given Dr. J. B. Gam brell and Dr. E. Y. Mullen, of Louis ville, Ey to visit Baptists in all part of th world and carry greeting and a message of lore from the convention The expense of the tour art to be met from prorate source. . . Elect Geacral Secretaries, ' - Growth of the Baptist student mis sionary movement in the Booth was re ported by Dr. A. L. Aulick, of Fort Worth, Texas, who told th convention that there ere sow S0.00O students ia th Baptist schools of th South. Bap- tut students in .seven . states, he said, havs perfected organixationa aad hold their own conventions. Ueneral (secre taries ef the convention, board were elected a follows: . Dr. J. F. Love, of Bichmond, Foreign Mission Board ; Dr. B. D. Gray, Atlanta, Ga., Home Mission Board; Dr. I.. J. Van Ness, Nashville, Tcnn., Sunday School Board;-Dr. William Lonsford, Dallas, Texas, Belief and Annuity Board; Dr. J. T. Henderson, Knoxville, Tens. Laymen's Missionary Movement, aad Dr. W. C. James, Bienmond, Va. Baptist Education Board. , - . ' : Continuation of American aid , to Armenia was urged upon the' conven tion by Dr. G. E. Webb, of New York, who declared that unless the relief work ef this nation was kept going, thousand would die of starvation within a week. Women Elect Officer. Concluding session ef the 32nd an nual meeting of tfte Woman' Mission ary Union were held today aad th en tire lst of officers re-elected, coraistinf of Mrs. W. C. James, of Virginia, presi dent; Mi -Kathleen Mallory. of Mary land, corresponding secretary; Mrs. A. O.-jJohason, of Kansas, recording see retary; Mrs. H. M. Warton, of Mary land, assistant recording secretary, and Mrs. W. C'Lowdaes, of Maryland, treat nrerv f .".- ; The meeting was considered th moat successful in th history of the anion with 477 delegates, 23 missionaries aad Z.7O0 visitors ia atteBdaace. , , , ; i Th personnel of the committee which "is to recommend the program for the next four years for the 175,000,000 cam paign fund was announced today at fol lows: 8. S. Groner, Texas, ehairmaa; J. & Hobbs, Alabama; Otto Whit ting ton, Arkaasas; Joha E. Briggs, District of Columbia; Loui Entxntinger, Flor ida: A. C. free. Georgia) D. 8. Bodmftn, Illinois; F. F. Gibson. Kentucky; 8. E. Tull, Louisiana; W. H. Baylor, Mary, land ; W. A. Hewitt, Misaiaaippi ; O. L. Wood, Missouri: J. W. Bruaer, New Mexieo; W. B. C'ullom, North Carolina; 8. J. Portor, Oklahoma ; W. J. McGloth- -srl ' " V XCoBtlaaod aa Paga Thro.),- -v Wilson's Veto Is Sustained By Record Vote in House Republicans Roll Up 170 Ballots to Overcome But Demo crats Muster 127 Votes For Wilson's Position On Legis lative Appropriation; Bill; Senate Won't Have Chance to Vot. v,.v . ; .: .. " Wftahitifton, May 14. Pf?i.dpnt Vfih . . : son's veto of the Jeaislative appropria tion bill containing an infringement of executive authority was sustained in the House today against the effort of the Bepublieaa majority to override it. Though aided by a handful of Dem ocrats, tha Bepublieaa failed by 28 votes to ebtaia the necessary two thirds majority te repass the bill ever the President's disapproval. Tha meas ure then went back to the appropria tions committee for elimination of the section objected to and will be re turned to the House oa Monday for passage ia its modified form. The Bepublieaa rolled ap 170 vote to overcome the veto, but the Dem ocrats cast 127 vote to sustala theiisrpi, was the only Democrat to urge President. Th vote carried with it a denial of opportunity for the Senate to attempt off-setting the veto, for the re-drafted measure will leave ' (he House without the provision relating to power of th joint committee on print ing, at which the veto wa aimed. While th House wa considering th question, Senator Smoot, of Utah, author of th provision and ehairmaa of th joint committee, told the Sen ate that th President had been mio- Former Food Administrator Ex pects World Shortage To Continue Sometime Washington, 9. C, May 14. Herbert Hoover, former food administrator aud candidate for the Bepublieaa nomina tion for President; gave his views to Congress today on the sugar and Indus trial situations.. , , . Appearing before a House .committee investigating the sugar aitustion, Mr. Hoover declared that tha world (horttge of th product was likely t continue two or tnre yesrs," Ths pressing need was rationing, he aaid, with immedint government action to control th supply through commercial not. legalistic' .... .... I metboas. , Although the bearing related primar ily to the action of Attorney General Palmer in approving a. maximum price for th Louisiana crop, it reached out into a broader field after Mr. Hoover said he could five only aa ''off-hand opinion a to that proceeding. Mr. Hoover aaid, however, that th govern ment should hav bought th Louisiana crop lost year, pocketing the loa or is selling to th. luxury trad at aa advance. Earlier in the day Mr. Hoover,' who wa a member of President Wilson' second industrial conference, told the Senate labor committee he did not be lieve that the relationship between em ployer aad employe eould be aettled by any form of legaj repression, whether it b by injunction, compulsory arbi tration or industrial courts. He said labor' anquestionably had been affected by report of th . excessive profits of some employers, although be wa emphatic . ia asserting . that unlike Europe, th United State had not been threatened by any ' attempt by labor leader to us th itrik aa a political weapon...--' v.. ;"' .i t''.1 . While a . large audience heard Mr. Hoover' view befor both committee, th greatest interest wa displayed by crowd that sought enlightenment on the shortage and high price of sugar, with it resultant tax oa the family pocketbook. ' Answering a multitude of question bearing aa pie Louisiana crop and price situation, Mr. Hoover ex plained that he had no knowledge of hi own oa the subject but that it influ enced Cuban producers to 'stimulate prices, aad .that except for it, the .ise in prices would have been lea rapid. . Mr. Hoover frankly disagreed witu th policy adopted by the Attorney Gen eral, saying (that if he had been ia thf latter'a place he "certainly would not have attempted such aa ' operation." Price never could be fixed by threat of jail, he aaid, adding that the proper course waa through commercial process. Ia . Banking reply , to member who wanted to know what should hav jceh don to keep th present high tugar eost off the people,' Mr.1 Hoover reiter ated that the government should bnve bought the Cuban crop aa well as '.he Louisiana crop and that even bow there was a chance to help by limiting .Ue supply to non-essential industries. In this connection he told the eommZtWe that prohibition had stimulated the i.s of sugar ' ia manufacturing - of . sweet drinks, and thus had added to the drain, oa stock needed for home consumption. rut-chases of the Cuban crop witaout continued government control thmugh the sugar equaliiatioa board would have been impractical, aaid Mr. Hoover, who added that continuation of the life of the board had been urged upon govern ment officials. Cubit planter were ab solved from any endorsement of price advnnecs, Mr. Hoover explaining that this 'created speculative activity oliieh waa regarded by th industry at disas trous. , , GOVERNOR BICKETT POSTPONES ; INSPECTION OP BATTLESHIP Portsmouth, Va., May 14. Governor Biekett, of North Carolina, has post poned hia inspection of th battleship North Carolina, at the navy yard here, from May 20, North Carolina state holiday, toi Jun 10, th navy yard ofji eiala have bees aotifled, V. - -.- HOOVER TALKS Of SUGAR SHORTAGE iTTorm?il m to the ffoit of th pro- i n visioa which would hav girea th' com mittee control of all government pub licaUoua. Roger Babson, formerly eon-' nee ted with th committee en publie information, and other' attacking th joint committee, were accused by Mr. Smoot of having misled th Presideat. Chairman Good, of the appropria tions committee, declared that 153 pub lications would be compelled to cease aext June 30, and the blame, be aaid, Sould rest entirely with th President, epreaentative Byrns, Democrat, of Tennessee, replied that the blame would.be with Congress for failing to authorise the eontiauone af th publi cations. Representative Sisaon, at Mia- tliac ttre veto tx voted, dowa. Ba eon Mended that Congress had not exceeded its authority ia adopting th provision beeause of its constitutional power to limit expenditures. In th vou, hew ever. Representatives Galivan -aad 01' ney, bath of Massachusetts ; Evans, of Kevsda, aad Lee, ef California, joined the Bepublicaaa, aa did Bepresentativ Randall, of California, prohibitionist, sad Bepresentativ Keller, indepen dent, of Minnesota. PLAN TAXATION OF Republican Members of Con gress Agree On New Plan . To Raise Bontis Waahlagten, May 14 Taxation ef stock dividende waa virtually agreed on today by a majority .of the Bepubli eaa members ef the Hons waya aad means committee a new plan for raising part of the money to pay th cost of proposed soldier relief legis lation. Final action is expected to be take tomorrow, committeemen said. . The Bepublieaa committeemen were aid to "have been unable Vday to agree on tha amount of the tax r whether it should be retroactive, and if so for what period of time. Strong opposition to th stock divi dend taf'develpped among the Re publicans, Chairman Forduey being said to have led ihe ataek oa the proposal. Supporters of th plan, however, aaid that its final adoption wa aaaured and that Democratic com mitteemen who were not at the meet ing had promised to support the aew scheme. . W bile , various rata aud date for th tax wer placed before th com mittee, the consensus of opinion was said to b that th tax should be a levy of five, per cent of the value of the stock dividends. Soma com mitteemen were aaid to favor making th levy retroactive to the date of the Supreme Court deisioa holding the old ineome tax oa such dividends uncon stitutional, while ethers favored going back for a longer period. Other . change . ia the eo!4ier relief bill also wer agreed upoa finally by the , Kepuhlicans, wno expect to and their drafting ef the meur to morrow. Among them wa that apeef- fying that cash bonus psymenta should be $50 quarterly with the maximum bonus to anyone being fixed at S500 with : th corresponding value of th option of th cash bonus being limited to 025. . Another provided that yeomen wom en navy elerka, who oerved abroad during th war would receive the bene fits of the bilL Two hundred women. it was estimated, wgald be s fleeted. -Opposition to th cash bonus con tinued to be expressed by a minority of the Bepublieaa committeemen, who said that with the Democrats holding similar viewa they might be able to block the bill in committee. Support era of this provision, however, assert ed that the bill would be reported to the House aext Wednesday following Tuesday s meeting Here or the . execu tive' corn niittee of the American Legion. Advoeutes ofi. tha legislation, planned to force consideration of th bill in the House May 21. - NASHVILLE CLOSES UP TO HEAR MAX GARDNER "Nashville, May 14. Lieutenant Gov ernor O. Max Gardner spoke here this afternoon to an audience of about one hundred and fifty people, in advocacy of hia candidacy for the office of Gov ernor. Mr. Uardner cam over from Rocky Mount, accompanied by quit a delegation of citisena from that place, who journeyed to Mashville to hear him. As nitiark of respect practically all the business houses of th city closed their door andthe busiaea mea and maay private citizens, including quite a number of women, attended th speaking. Caadldatee lavade Lenoir. Kinston, May , 14 Cameron MorrW son, Charlotte' gubernatorial aspirant, addressed a Greene county audience at Snow Hill today. A fair crowd heard him' speak in th court hous- Henry A. Pag will invade this section week after next. He will speak here and at other -Twists. Max Gardner, Shelby's j member-of the trenuoua trio, was 1 here'; last week. . -' . - i !; .V ONB CHARTER FRIDAY. - City Market, Inc., Rosemary, Halifax County, to conduct a wholesale and re tail grocery busiaess, with an author ized capital of 5;KH), -and fSfijO paid la by F.-L. Nash, H, E. Pag and Ab jier. Naio, Bosnnary, , STOCK DIVIDE IDS REBELS EXPECT TO Tl Capture of Deposed President . Only Question of Few Hours, . It Is Stated . GENERAL OBREGON SEEMS TO HAVE THE UPPER HAND Extra Session" of Mexican Con fress Called To Select Pro visional Executive Until Bef -nlar .President Can : Be Se- . looted; Plenty of Candidates For Job '.; . El Paso, Tex, May 14. With the fat of President Carraasa atill in doubt, Mexican telegraph officials from Juarea to Mexico City toaight were said to be making atrcaaoaa efforts to kaadl the almost everwhelmiag mass of government aad press message pre sented ta their office for traaamiosion. The latest official word received bi . te a late hour today was from Geacral Obregoa, former candidate ; for the presidency of the republic, who re ported to Luis Monte d Oca, revolu tionary eoaaul here, thatPYasident Carraaaa'a capture was only a matter of hours, aad that a train of aix hun dred soldiers of the president's escort had beea captured by forces wader General Guadalupe Benches, aaid to be eae of Obregoa strongest aupporter ia Vera Crux. Although General Obregoa' message gave ae details, it waa presumed that the capture waa made aear Biaeoaada, Pnebla, where the Revolutionary lead era yesterday reported that a battla had beea ia progress during tha last few days. General Obregoa aaid that th states of Coliaa aad Jaliae were eatirely ia th handa ef the Revolu tionists, who had 12,000, mea operating ia that region. These included the force formerly under Geacral Manuel M. Dieguex, Carraasa commander in the north, wh ha beea reported cap tared, it was eanouueed. f Aatonie Perhaadea Ferrer, Carman " minister to Cuba, baa announced his adherence to the revolutionary move meatrflcaer De Oca laid. , TWO CANDIDATES JOIN ; " BANDS IN REVOLUTION ' - Waahiagton, May 14 Further Indica tion that Pablo Goa sales aad Alvaro Obregoa, formerly eaadidatee for tb presidency aad bow jointly occupying Mexieo City, are workiag ia accord wa contained ia a report to th State De partment today. Both have published otatement endorsing Antonio Villareal for Provisional President. Aa extra session ef tha Mexkaa congress haa beea called to name a provisional executive who, under the terms of the published prof rain ef the revolutionists, will su- - pervise the cleetioa of a President aad serve u'ntil December II, whea the aew Preaidea should assume the effioe. Adolfo de la Huerta, preliminary chief of the Revolution, was expected to arrive ia the capital aext week and taki charge of affair uotil tha Provis ional President ia named. i" Th aapport given Villareal' candi dacy, waa of peculiar interest to Ameri can officials because of ita possible indi- -eatioa of th character of tha proposed government. Villareal, once governor of the otate of Nuevo Leea, aad prominent ia mili tary aad political affair during th early part ef Carraaxa' administration, waa ia exile for more than three years, living ia El Paso, Texas. Revolutionary agent her declared that during-' that period h chad greatly modified hia pre vious extreme view regarding labor and capital. It waa auggeated, however, that, hia selection as provisional president would pretest him from becoming the constitutional President and that his tenure of office would cad with the close of the year. Other candidate are Hernando Jgte sias Calderoa, aa attorney of th con servative school, prominent ia the Diss administration ; Juan Ssncbex Axeona, ' active ia politic since his espousal of th caase of Gen. Bernardo Reyes ia : 191, aad Jneinte Treviuo, the officer Obregoa was reported re have seat a , the head of a mission la week ago to offer Carraasa aafe conduct if he wish ed to leave th country. Axeona, who waa placed ta temporary . eharge of foreign affairs' by Goaxales sooa after his occupation of tho capital, ho announced, according to a report from the Embassy to the State Depart ment, that no effort would be made to . establish direct relations with the diplo matic corps until a provisional govern ment is established. His announce-' ment is ia Una with assertions of the-4- Revolutionary agents here that an ef fort to obtaia recognition -wither of the United States or any other government would be made until order wa restored and firm government established. Official interest ia the situation was Increased by reports thst th British - Consul at Vera Crux and two Americans, J. H. Durebueks, representative of the National City Bank, and J. C. Pickwick, representing Lever, So and Company, of New York, were with Carranxa; fightlng group somewhere between the Capitsl and Vera Cms. Arrangement to bring them out under a flag of truee were in progreos. Th trio took advaa taae of the opportunity offered them to get from the Capital to Vera Crux on one of Carraaaa'a-train whea he left May 7. The arrival at Vera Crux of French and British cruisers wis not regarded by officials here r indicating more than a precautionary attitude upon th part of th European governments. It was declared at the State Department that those governments had made no special inquiry regarding th Mexican aitua-. tion, ' - - - - - IKECARRAIIZAIII SHORTWHILENOW