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' .tfv V 5 s v-' u n ; r ; r. -; : THE . WEATHER i Fair Baadasv ellgUry warmer ratal HtlM Mm4i) WATCH LACELs J sear aaasfi "! smmosI S Mar rptiattoa Sa4 evald 1 i r VOtCXLKO.i37. tRALEIGH, N. C; SOAY MOVING, MAY 16, 1920. r ", "Ml CEt SEVET4 ceth-s OAIIIELSAIISIIIS SiMS' CHARGES OF - UNPREPAREDIIESS Secretary of Navy Reviews Naval Records of Previous 'Administrations WILSON AND CONGRESS - AHEAD OF PUBLIC OPINION -" n-ensBsammn Havy . SmaD Dariiif Eoosevett . and Tuft Administration But Ho .Steps of Consequence - Takes To Znlarf It; Dewey SnbmitUd Kan Tor Prepar- edcess Which Wat Adapted ; Waahlagtony IX CV May ,5. Secre tary Danisls testimony today Wore the Senate naval investigating commit . tee was devot4 to answering Bear Admiral Bime ihargc that th NaVy iraa t properly prepared for war la 1917 and that adequate- atepa toward complete preparedaea had tot beea taken wfte the world war atarted. He reviewed naval rerarda of tba Boose- welt aad Taft admialetratlon aad his recommendations from 1913 to 1917 aad said:- . . -.-i "Preudeat , VUwa . aad Conrf were, ia adraaeo of public opiaioa la 1911 vara tare dreadaanghta were - authorized aa apiaat oae ia 1918. Ta riew of the war aeed." he Uaaed. "I craat roa that U lhe Nary) waa too aaiall ia all these yeare, twt he record ie oeaiDleto refuUtloa of the erititieaia Tea hare heard re ' nruins eernrlDC peraeaaeL ahipe aad trnniti'tat before the Vaited Statea t- i-reU' the war." . Dewey RabalUed flaaa. Aft.-r the Earopeaa war broke oat : Admiral Dewey, thea head of the Gea- ml Board. aubailttM a plaa lot pro paredacae that waa approTed and caf tied out aa far aa the fanda granted Iit Conirreta woold oeratit," Mr. Daa- icle aaid. -.- - nriie ohortage of ealiat4 ea charg d by Admiral like the ahortage t ekrera, Mr. Daaicla aaid, waa "in- , heritsd. by tbe WUa admiaiitratloa. , rornier ' Seeretanr George -oa ; Meyw, of the Tat adruinUtraUoa came la for criticism in thia eoaneetioa, - Mr. Dnaiela ehorgtBC' ttat 18jrr "fail ed tt provide a aiaglo rtUited aiaa toward OTerroihiBg the 'ahertage that ' existed 'wfcwrwwMMit -Taff ttjolt affiee. It Vaf Kbt aatlf thf Wihoa -ad ' ralnUtrattoa that any effort waa made io UblUh a" teal bt1 Teserre; he further charged.-. v, Shortage of offiera waa doe he aaid to 'the fact that-for ataay yeara prior to 19K there' had Bot - beea enoogh miilshipnea appoiated - to the Naval Academy..- ' " ' ' " OatHaea Tlewa fmt Fatare. f - Aa it takei foar yeara to graduate aa cnaiga aay lark of officers ia 191 tould aot fairly bo charged to the Wil toa admiaistratioa: the witaeea aa serted, adding that he begaa- taking tepa to eorreet the ahortagei whea- he took office.' ," : " . Mr. Daaiels outliaed aia views of futoro aaral building . prograaia aad reiterated hia recent statement before the House aaval committee that ' aa lesa the Vaited States ahould become a member of the League of Katioaa, tt twist build a navy aj jeast equal to any other ia tbe world. He aaid he weuld recommend renews 1 of the three year bnilding -srograia U the leagne eoveaa at should not be .rati ' fled. ",v .r " ",V.. ;:'"" Mr. Daalel described ia detail the orgaaixatioa aad operatioB of the gen eral board to show that for yeara be- fore the war the board waa engaged ia preparing and reviaing" plaaa for aavv I battle la the Atlantic. Admiral Dewey had atudied the aitnatioa from the outbreak of the Earopeaa war aad ia March 1913 had forwarded a state . neat of preparations necessary to pot the asTy department ia readiaeaa for war. Mr. Daaiela aaid. which waa Immediately approved by him. -The 'avy Department forwarded . the Dewey ootliae "as " far as Coagreaa approprlatioaa would permit' Mr. Daa iela declared.-;, - ' Feand Mary Had FaHoa Bach. Dee ia ring that several witneeses "htviag ao trrt haad kaowledre of the aavy'a part ia the world war" had attempted to show by going back as far aa J91J, that the navy before the war failed ia preparation because the Secretary aad Coagreaa did aot follow their advice ia 19 U aad 1914, Mr. Daa iels reviewed at length hie admiaiatra tioa and hia reeemmeadatieaa to Coa greaa from 1913 oa. - Jaeiden tally he told the eemmittee that whea be ae umed hia post he fooad the aavy, an dor Fresideat Taft, had fallea back ai the TJaited -Statea which had ad eaaced to second place - among aaval powera ia 1907 dropped hack to third ia 1911. v , 4 .'ctweea March," 1913, aad Septera - Ur, 1916, the 'aavy wns Increased ia personnel, material aad eBeieaey -more ' than ia aay similar peace period in eor history- aaid the Secretary. : The pre-war attitade of the TJaited States toward preparedaeae waa showa by President Kooserelt'a - message to Coagreaa ia' 1905 declaring that U dose aot seem to me accessary that the aavy should at least ia the -immediate future) be increased beyond the pres ent number' of units," said Mr. Daa iela. President Boosevett and Prasi. leat Taft were both forced to take the positions they did toward aaval bnild K hy public opiaioa, the witness aaid, adding' that Presideat Wilson- waa ia ndraaee of publie epiaioa - when ' he sponsored tire ' bunding program 'of 1918. , . ' The Ksvnl Eeeretarv will resume the tund Mondiir aad Is not exreted tofthe' eo' s rea-i Y prepared atate-j - TWO MOUNTA ACUCVIII C7 cR M I tW 4. and r ev . . Snndrr AaliC .caching the city alone toa .nable they iUtcd to get any Ov kinsmen to aoeera- paay them. Bob s-d Meade Anderaoa ap peared before Magistrate B. u. JLyda thia afternoon to answer charges of vio lating the revenue laws of inciting a riot, a conspiracy to Injure governmeat aad State officers and a few other crimes. Those charges grow out ef the kid napping Thursday afternoon of. Deputy United Statea Marshall J. T. Garner aad Deputy Sheriff E4 Williams, of Ashe ville. br members of the notorloua "Oreaay3 Bill Anderaoa gaaf ia the Ivw aeetioa of Buncombe county. Bob aal4 Meade Aaderaoa were surprised late yes terday afteraooa near their homea-My aa armed posse of. a eeore et emeere and arrested. ' . When their cases were eslled today, they, were continued to May U, ia order that the offieera might be able to locate other member of the gang. Feeling ia the Ivy aectloa e aaid to- be tvaning high today aa result of the aetioa of the Anderaoa gang la canto ring Uaraer aad William aad balding them prison ers for several hoar and it ia believed that the fficer will be able to locate the other member of the gang, GOVERNMENT HELP Common Use of Equipment and Embargoes Urged To Re lieve Congestion " Washington, D. C, May 15.fBy the AaaocUted r rasa.; Tna goverajaeat waa aaked today to take emergency aetioa similar' to that takea whea this eouotry catered the war" to help dig the rail roads tut from under the went freight eoagestioa aince917. s. . -. A ioint aDDeal to the IntersUte Com meres Commissioa by the Association of railway eseentivea aad the . Amen- eaa railroad association,- declared 'the freight Jam- to be uh as to "."warrant and require immediate' ase of . that borva broad cowers under thd trans portation act ia cheeking a "nx-haee" wiuca.aad -assurea tarswe-iing. VVW tioaa. . . - -. - r.':-A-e-- - '-' Common use of eauipment. and em bargoes, prior,Wea" and , dirersiona of shiomenla waa argod by the railroads at mean which the Commission" Could employ, to remedy the situation J The roao L asu,, pisa, inai t uwyv .rresuiuwc-i la euvtail naasearer - .iprvlec ' where necessary, but indicated thl, would, he aoae vnij iu extreme wm. ( . n "Want- ReUet-rrom-Lawa. ' While 4he present condition con tinue, -the appeal aaid,-carrier' ahould be relieved from ' aperatioa or dure aad Federal law' which hairiper them ia meeting the demaada npoawthom. It waa reouested also that the commis sion act aside it ' regular policy ' of holding formal hearing, that ao for mal summona be issued and that no answer be required. All of this should be done as meanrof expediting the ef fective date of order give by the commission, it was vapiauiBu. The railroad officials represented to the commissioa that there wa no im mediate hope for-' obtaining: ample equipment and that the volume of com modities being offered for transporta tion permitted no time for proper re pairs. The labor situation haa aug mented the difficulties aad doe not promise immediate improvement,", they aaid. ' The - unauthorised -v strike of witchmen, the ' petition - dated.' had contributed to the "growing public dis tress oa account of delay ia the movement- of. freight.-' v.V i-i-Uf... t There wa , no indication, tonight a to the commission a . course. Its- full powera under the V transports tioa 'act have aot bee employed a yet. . ' ' Officials expressed a desire 'to "go the limit bnt hinted - they did ' aot knerw where - this might ' lead.' ; Brady et the. trafllc tie-up has been - the rale at the eommlssisa for two weeks, but it wa declared the' commissioners might not hare beea fully aware of the gravity 'of the alrnatiott until the petition of the rail head wa laid be fore them.' ' ' .- - , Ceageetloa Demsads Btea. - The railroad msa aaid the congestion ha reached, a point where the publie interest required prompt, use of. the com mission's new power. These, con ferred ia the. transportation act, permit control over every, phase, of the rail-' read Industry with 'exception of -actual physical operation. With that exception the rvoerameat agency can direct their management alaioett a "completely ' a did the railroad administration aader it war power. -'',' ' ' ' 'i The railroad petition asked that emer gency powera of the commission be eta ployed ao that! "Nccesesry food, fuel and ether vital commodities directly af fecting the cost of living and the life and comfort. of -the people, may be given., preference .and. priority n move' ment. t .. ' ''rfHi" -"i "That empty equipment,' particularly box, refrigerator, stock' andV eoal cara, aeeded to move these commodities, may have like preference in ; movement .'to those sections of the country where they are curreatly aeeded for loading.; . -That for these purpose, and fender order aad direction, of the eommiatioa, the earner may be authorised., ao far aa accessary, to postpone! or delay load ing and movement of other .lea im portant commodities, including as to the extent which may froih time to time be necessary, the reduction f, passenger service, -and generally to take , such other aetioa a the commission under exereiae of its power may tni proper aad necessary to -currently .meet rendi tions. - , - . That to the extent the 'commissioa may 9nJ; necessary and may authorize, carrier may be relieved from the ''-1 ca r X ). -''''- RAILROADS VAfU I REMARKS DEPLI OH PROHIBITION Baotist - Convention Doesn't Like Vice-President's Poor Opinion of Senate THINK SENATORS BETTER MR. MARSHALL BELIEVES Federal - Prohibition Officer Urgei Law ' Enforcement ; Ohattanooflra Oetf Hext Meeting of Convention; Xe(- igtration Beaches To Over Eight Thoniand Ueiaengers j Washington, May 15.-Date , to . the 1921 meeting was advanced from Wed nesday, May U, to Thursday, May 12, by the Southern Baptist Convention lata today npoa the suggestion of Dr. W. J. McGlothlin, president of Fnrman tTniveraily, Greenville, 8. C, Jn order that messenger coming from a distance to attend the convention will aot he compelled to travel on Sunday, Other- trie the. report of the committee en arrangements, which chose Chattanooga, Tsnn, aa the meeting place, wa us- ehaaged. . ' Disproval hy the -convention of th ststemeat mad hy Vice-President Mar shall to the-Virginia Bar Association that had the prohibition amendment been considered by the Senate behind closed doors it woald aot have received twenty vote waa voiced by the adop tion of a resolution presented hy Dr. H. W. Battle, of Charlottesville, Va. Deplore Marshall' Views. "We keealy deplore the Viee-Prss- ideat's poor opinion, if correctly quot ed, of the august body aver which he presides," the resolution reel tea, adding that if the Vice-President was correct ia hi assertion "he woald regard that fact the darkest sign, of national de cadence and coming disaster." . .. "The Southern Baptist Convention cannot concur ia the imputation placed by Mr. Marshall; If correctly reported. noon the Senators of th United State in their recent enactmeat of prohibit tioa-' legislation. V if 1 -'v- ).,v.:r Vice-President Uarahan dakv-nad the addres 'of welcome to . tbe convention ... i . rjf.i , . wnea u openea jure on neanesuay and. sdoptioa of the resolution was op posed by prominent messengers on the ground of discourtesy, Aae augges' tion of Dr. A. J. Barton, of Alexandria, LaJ that action' oa the resolution waa deferred -until the convention had list ened to- aa 'address , by Wayae B. Wheeler, general-counsel of the Antl-J Kalooa L-eagus, when it waa passed with bnt a scattering of negative votes. - Urge: FrohiMttoa Xafareeaneat. VctK Mr. Wheeler, and Federal Pro hibition Commissioner . Kramer, who followed him, were received with ac claim, the convention rising to its fset to applaud them whea they advanced to the epeaker's platform. ' I Mr. Wheeler declared be would atand. by ' the ' (Senate aganist the Vice-Pres ident, who. he added, did not add any thing to. the confidence of the people of -the country by hi statement, lis cored ."win and beer candidates, characterizing their position a on of defiance of the law. , , The government need more men to enforce . prohibition, Mr. Kramer de clared, and aaked the help of Southern Baptist in upholding the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution. Prohibition of the drug and liquor J traffic 1a India waa endorsed by the convention in a resolution calling upon the Governor of India to "prohibit the import, manufacture and. sal ia India of alcoholic liquors and drugs, particu larly prohibition of the cultivation of poppy and the manufacture and sale af opium for' other - than mcdieal , pur- poses," -".' ".- - -.. -' " Charging that-the British government rupporU-the jipium trade in India by lending moqey,. free of interest, to the poppy growers," Taraknaa Daa of India, Christian Hindu, pleaded with the mem eager 'to;, help, remove the drag ears from his country. ,'1 ' . Cenv"Jion FaelUUe limited. Displeasure at ,the convention facili ties afforded -.br" Wasbinitea was -rec orded by' the messengers Jn the passage f ' a reaohaloa tasking (ingress and the commissioners of the District to provide "a convention hal' ia our Capi tal-city-adequate ia aiao aad dealga to the, needs of each bnilding", - Begistratton' of , messengers ' today J i .1- . . a an. 3 ' . -. . I rvscaev o,a im great uiasppoiniment has beea expressed by 'those who have beea unable to get into the hall at the various - meetings, v Numcrou overflow meeting have -been necessary. - ". Addition to the permanent 178,000,000 fund .commission were; announced late today,., the convention naming . P. Henderson," of ,Knoxville, Tsnn., O- L. : Hailcy, of ; Nashville 7tmH-J. H. Aa dsrson, of Kaoxville, Tesn and George E. 'Hay,; of- Lxmisiana.1 . : : " . ' Disease Army Chaplains. ' i '' "i Beading, of the 'report - on 'chaplains provoked. a lively iiscussio this after noon as' tp the propriety of a Baptist minister receiving jmy 'f rdm the govern ment as a ehaplaia in the army or aavy, -Argametts were, advanced that accept ing pay l from the -governmeat -was contrary- to. the Baptist "principle of -the absolute separation -of the church' end state, but' the, -reportj' Trltieh provide for the 'entrance .of .Baptist preachers into .the service.'-was approved,' - - " , Dedicatory' service ' oa ths ' sits of the church to be erected here as i na tional , Baptist -memorial ,'toreligiout liberty were attended ny the mensen gers thi afternoon Eecretarv of thS! Navy uantcla esdet th list of speak- era, which included Dr. Gamhrel), pre-' Ment of tie convention, and Dr. Me- CARRANZA MAKES ESCAPE FR0?.l FOES n i . ,. ' ; General Obregon, Who Drives ... . . . - Him From Mexican capital, Says He's Fugitive COUNTER UPRISING MAY DEVELOP IN MEXICO Another General Reported Cap , tured By yEtvolutioniiU; Turther Protreii Toward Restoration of Commnnica tion Linei Reported; Zfforta Hade To Restore Order Waahlngtoa, May 15, Veaurtiano Carraaxa, eonttitutional presideat, of Mexico, waa pictured today by Alvaro Obregon, who forced him to flee from th capital a week ago," aa a' fugitive in the mountaina somewhere between Mexico City and -Vera Cms. Official reports! of the tight near Baa Marcos betweea the Revolutionary forces aad a few loyal detachment of Carraaaa's army were lacking, hut press dispatches from Vera Cms told of Carranta'a escape through the Revolutionary lines, apparently setting at rest all reports of th deposed ruler surreader. There were tnaicatun inar ta Revolutionists' attack had : aot beea nressed. due. it wa believed, to Obre-4 gon orders, unregoa aaa ssns a mes senger to Carraaxa' to offer him safe conduct to leave th country if k de sired to surreader. aad strict injane- tioa was placed on tbe Bevolationary officers not to injur tbe aged presi deat if be were captured. ' , Making for Mountain. Obreaoa' report aaid Carraaaa, ac companied hy a email escort, waa mak ing for the surrounding mountain, bnt that ho wa being pursued. - While American officials regarded the escape of Carraaxa aa the peaaiblo basis for a couater uprising, the belief that he would be able to avail himself of the .opportunity waa aot widely ax Dressed. It waa suggested that hia age and health would make the life f a fugitive difficult, especially if as re main ia. th sent where th- iay seasoa i Just bvginaing. A gr. 't ljr paa- aibla jneaBe , to the Bet iuuouary governmeu V ' it- was "said,, appeared to lie la th adjustment of rivalries be tweea i Hevolutionary leaders, Pablo Oonsales, Obregon, Adolfo do la Huerta, Aatunio Villarreal, Manuel Palaei and other. A clear understanding oa thia hardly," could be expected before May 14, the date announced for the con vening of the apeeial session of con gress, when a provisional president ia to be named, it waa added. - -. While Revolutionary representatives repeated their, assertions that Pa lass, who haa collected tribute- from -oil op erators about Tampieo for four yeara ia .defiance of the Carranaa govern ment, ie in accord with the new revolu tion aud ita leaden, American busi ness men are observing hia attitude with sharp interest, the more ao since there is now due in the oil .- region nearly 2,000,000 in taxes. They have aot been paid, producer awaiting ni definite indication, it wa aaaid, aa to who would receive payment, ' . . Beetorea Cemmankatlea Liaee. Some progress towards a restoration of communication linea ia Mexico waa reported today.. There ia now working out of Mexico to the birder tine land wire through 1 Paso. The wire through Piedra Zsegra have beea ex tended southward aa far as Baltillo, but those ' south from Laredo are tangled along the ground for miles. Wireless and, cable have not proved available to a great extent, even for government business. . , Tbe failure t the Chapnltepee wire- j lesa at ; Mexico City to function with any degree of accuracy waa attributed to inexperienced operators. The cable of Mexico City haa been out or com' mission ' because of - the' fighting- near Ban Marcos, through which its lead wires pass, but the cable company ha sent forward repair gangs. The few official reports received by tbe " government indicated a contin uance of order in the municipal cen ter taken over by the rebel. . KEFOKTS OF CAPTURE NOW ' : ' ; - CONFIRMED IN DISPATCHES. Mexico City, My 12-(V!a Laredo Junction and - Dallas, Tex.) Reports that General Manael Dicgues haa beea captured were confirmed Wednesday by a wireless from Guadalajara given out by Obregon headquarters and aigaed by Colissaa Castro. stating tbst leagues, together with his staff and General Se bastian Allende are imprisoned. , .Prior to receipt of the wireless mes sage it had been decided to scad Gea- eral Benjamin Hill with a strong solum a to csptur Dieguer, , Other autement , . ' (Ceatinned aa Pag Two.) FORMER KAISER MOVES U ;T0 NEW HOME AT.D00RN - Doom, Holland, May 15j (By the As sociated Press.) Former Emperor Wil liam arrived here (rem Amerongea this morning. He outwitted a number f: journalist aad moving picture photo graphers, who were waiting at -oae en trance, of the exile' new home, while th automobile 1b . which he ' arrived slipped throogho another.i'", ' - Amemnges, May. 15. (By-the Asso ciated Pre.) A feeling of relief went through th Small aumber et apectator a the former Emperor Brehrdluaaa aa th former Germaa Emperor' limeu In mm aatirrlv down the brood drira - rliIh thm Vnn ttemtitlek mm. tl with th main road. Th open car paMed through rapidly and made its wnv to" the new home of tbe exile at HIT MfVIS Raleiglti:?opulation Is 24,418 'Showing Increase 27. 1 Per ( (.Balcigh has a population of H.41S, aa increase of SIS per cent, over the 1910 count, according to the announce ment of the Tatted Bute Censu Da- ireau last aivht. - J The annouaeement la Baturday tmorning'a paper that the Kaleigh g- pb,i th.b- aaaa m th Lln.- Ba tap tirh brought ieiug ot telephone ran 'shortly after that hour hut alglit. But the Aens and UDserver. mrougq in leased wire, wa eaa bled to announce the figure here almost simultaneously with the announcement ia Washington. Taking into consideration the eurbor baa development of Kaleigh and the tendency of the city's growth outward beyond the city limits, together with the fact that Baleigh'a eeasn lacked much of being eon plete, tbe result wa not surprising. last aigbt, Mr. r rt M. Gatllng, post master, expressed1 he belief that the GEORGIAN WANTED E Politicians at Capitol Prevail On Upshaw Not To Start Something Just Now . The News and Obeerver Bureau, -mi District National Bank Bldg, By K. B. POWELL. . (By Special Leased Wirti) Washington, D. C, May 15. Packed galleries, consisting for the most part of delegates to the Southern Baptist convention, sat through aa hoars for malities ia the House thi maraing la eager anticipation of hearing Co. gressBun W. D. Upshaw agitate Fed eral peaaioaa for Confederate soldiers bnt iastead they heard Mr. Upshaw de- fena the virtues el riauonal probim tion. . ---- - Th' Ceorgia member a failure to atick to th text of a prepared, speech oa tbe subject of pensions wa reapon aible for considerable speculation aa the pert of th visitors uatil he con fided te soma of th Georgia Baptist that "th politician are afraid of me," : Several - day ago" Mr.'' pshaw 'aa aeunced. hi iateatioa of apeaking aa V: kill lLl , . huf bill, which lie dormant ia th rec ords ot.iiha low Boosey to giv the Confederates av pension ' aad dictated soma 15 or IS typewritten pages of re marks, copies of which were sent to th lieergia newspaper to be released later, -;-,v "-' s -f., - Aaaemacea Hia laUatiea. Oa yeaterday, he anaouaeed duxlag the conveaUoa that he had beea al lotted aa hoar to make thia speech and that the came would be delivered af ter the convening of the House "thi morning. - Invitation - had previously been sent to all members to be present. ths newspapermen had beea asked aad sine it waa to be a speech en which there is a sharp division of opiaioa among members of Con (Yens, be broad- eaed tbe iavitatioa aad asked hi fel low Baptists to come tothe House to day aad hear him apeak oa a aubject of much interest to all southerners. I Word eame back to Champ Clark, Democratic leader of the House yea terday, that Mr. Vpihaw Intended to speak oa Federal pensions today. The former Speaker lamented Mr. Vpahaw'a .iiu..iuib jwuewvu , inn auyfi-n-vdi. that it would be most unwise for him to speak oa pensions for ths Confeder ates at thia time. - Perhaps there is as member af Con gress who haa more affection' for the Confederate aoldier than Champ Clark. Certainly he admires the tyfyj but he feared for tbe party a reaction ia Nor thern districts which ' are nominally close, should Mr. Upshaw "fight the war ever again" '. ' i ; Polttielaaa Get Bear. Other leading Democratic- members suggested to Mr. Upshaw ths danger of agitating hia bill, especially at this season. They recalled the speech that "Pitchfork Ben" Tillman, .made. yeara ago 'which is aaid to have brought about -defeat of more thaa a doxea Demoeratio members, of the lower House. , Mr. Upshaw, however, iasisted that he had iavited the Baptists ever to hear this speech, had -iavited tbe members to be present aad had as (Ceatinned oa Pa-re Two.) CARRANZA GARRISON AT - ' MEXICAN FORT REVOLTS . Brownsville, Tex- May 1JL The Car raaxa aarrisoa at Axaqna,- a boot 130 mile west ,r of Matamoroa, - revolted Wednesday afteraooa. - w , "General Frederick Ricaut. commaader. barely eecaped death in th demonstra tion by the troops. This information waa brought here today by, E. BV Par ker, of the V. 8. Department of Jus tice, aad "Captain Hiram Tattle, Vaited States army intelligence officer, who have peen laveatigatiog tbe aituation ia the vicinity of the Rio Grande. The garrison numbers about 900 men aad all went pter to the revolutionixt,- rt was -.1-1 . . RECORDS OF SOLDIERS IN WAR ARE NOW AVAILABLE "Wsshiaglotf, May ML Records of Tar Heel soldier ia the lata-war are avail able -sew. if asked for by the former vhairmaii -, A f. the '.Mkntttv MfmnluiB ! board. ; ; S .T.. The first county , went out today to T..L, Johnson, of Lnmberton, and was obtained through the Influence of Coa gremns H. L. Godwla. ' -. The records are ia the shape of pho tostatic copies of the original papers prepared by the local board. They will be uaed in the drive for membership ia the American Legion and by the poli ticians in writing to the soldiers ash ing their support, MAKE BIG SP ECU announced figures very eloi sent the-actual pop iluti" "Tlier are at ' lvatvt-. . dred r three thouaana u.i ii ped npoa Balcigh for a livelibo who live outside the ci'y limit, andj at least tea than sand ia schools, col lege and las'!! ions hero, none ' of whom are counted ia the census, Mr, Catling pointed out. - . . . t ' The curious inconsistency of ' thia, however,' eome ia the fset that while the outsider, the (tudeats aad tbe in mate of institution, do aot add to Ba'eigh'e reasus figure their ?atha ars credited against Balcigh, materially increasing th actual rat. Balcigh population in 1800 was 12,7i in 1900 it waa 13MS) la iMQ It wa ljl. (. - With th announcement of the Kal eigh eeasus last night came th figures of Pembroke, 339, aa increase of 27.3 per cent. - ., No Sooner Do They Decide On Something Than They De cide They Don't WasMagtoa, May 15. Oa a tie vota oae member abeeat, Republleaa - sap. porters af a stock dividend Us to fi sanee soldier relief legislation, la the House ways aad means commit today lost their fight for a 10 per cent levy, retroactive to hut March IS. The major ity member f the committee divided eovea to aevea. The fight propoaeata af the tax, aaid tr would te renewed next week when Democrat at the committee meet with the Republicans to take final aetioa oa the relief bill, the drafting of which waa completed today by th Republican. They predicted that most of the Demo crat would Join with them ia adopting ths project. Piijal drafting of the bill wss not delayed hy the Republicans, however, because af the desire to bring it befora tbe House, before tbe eonven tioa rcecs. ... ' , Eliminate Salea Tax. ' As finally framed by the Republicans, me new bill aiflere little from the ori ginal measure which met a check ia tbe House a fortulght .ago.. Th aaloewtax bas been eumiuated and the four other forms of taxation extended to three years last of two.' v' s. fry? A further fight ia committee against th cash bonus, the maximum limit ! which ia now. fixed-at $300 for service' is this country and fi-S for overseas er 'vie ia threatened. . Beaidae the bonus ths bill offers four options, ths value of each to be 40 per cent greater thaa that of the cash provision. - . The bonus would be fixed at a rate of II a day for service in this country aad 11.25 a day for overseas. The optional beaeflta are paid up 'insurance t home aid reclamation of . land for farms and vocational training aid. V Increased Tobacco Tax. ' ' Taxea proposed to add tZMflQOflOO a year to ' governmeat - revenue, for the next three year, weald become effec tive aext December as follows: A aew surtax levy oa income exceed ing 3,000; one per cent af the nmount betweea 5,000 aad f 10Q00; two per sent oa that betweea SIOjOOO. and ,- 000; and three per cent on that exceed ing t30.00O. A levy of two ceata on each $10 of exchange transaction in , stocks aad bonds, aad deal in futures of grain aad produce. - ' - ' ' - A tax of 23 cent for each 50 on real estate sales. j ..; Increase of 15 per cent ia existing taxea oa tobacco and eigsrs. - ; -Payment of the bonus woald begin July 1, 1921, and be made ia quarterly Installmeata of 50 each, :v SKIRTS TO BE LONGER' BUT. TO COST MUCH MORE Cleveland.. O- May IX Tbe semi- annual meeting of the National Cloak, Suit and ekirt Manufacturers Associa tion sdjouraed today with the adoption of the report o .ftbe atyle committee for wemea'e fall aad wiater garments, Longer skirts aad coast, cut to give slim, straight , lines, aad also give a great deal of latitude to the wearer, to recommended ia the style report. Price Of women s garments will be muea higher next fslL, o . .. WANT MORSE INDICTMENT ' QUASHED BY THE COURT Washington, May 13. (By ths Asso ciated - Press.) Attorney General Pal-, mer waa aaked today by the chipping board to cause dismissal of the Indict ment returned recently by a . Federal grand jury at . New Tork - charging Charles W. Morse with conspiracy , to violate tbe ahlpping act through the al leged sal of th ateamer MeCullough to La Societe Generate de Honilloa and AgglomeresV a Preach corporation. ' Two Clvlltaa Avlstors Mlaalng. ' Xw Orleans, May 15. Two civilian aviators, ; formerly service , men, are missing aad arc believed to have been drowned ia Lake Borgne Friday night aad the airship, a former naval sea plane, was found drifting about two miles out ia ths lake late today and being rapidly pounded to pieces by the ' hish seas. The missing mea are be lieved to be Douglas Manning and Wil- j lis as Campbell, of California, as cards bearing their aaaiea were, found ia tbe place whea . hoarded i by lighthonse keepers today. . '. ; Vlrgiaia Hiatartoa Dies. Winchester, Vs- Msy 15. Thomas Kent CartmeH, Virginia hiatoriaft, seue- alogist and Confederate veteran, died at his home here today from infirmities of old age.' H wsj born ia 1837, REPUBLICANS UP CLOUDS ON BONUS SOLUTION GOES I HITHH nR THRIlW Ibut l I II I VI I Ull III11IL.UU Republicans Put Their Peace Plan Through Senate By Ma jority of Five y , ' GOES TO HOUSE FOR ' ! .CONFERENCE REPORT President Sure To Veto Meas ; rut and AQ Speech-M&kiocj' WiQ Go Td Naufht; Leaders ..- Oa Both Sides Impress Little Hope of , Bsvtiflcstion 'of, Treaty In The Kear Pnture Washington, may 15. With few thril's ' aad ao hitch in the pre-arranged prog ram, the Senate adopted today 43 to Zi the Bepubllcaa , resolution declariru the state? of war. with Germany , anil Auatro-Hungary at aa end. - ' . ' Th measure wa ia th firm of a. ubstituts for th peaeo Teso'iiliji re cently adopted by tbe House nibSi ic-.'-t with Germany alone. The two proposals , will ha adjusted ia conference banning -aext week, the result be endorsed by both Houses aad the final resolution be tent to th Presideat for signature. That th President wMl veto i it .- foregone conclusion, aaehallenged by any speaker daring debate ia th.Houe or Senate. .-y-j ,..,y It is aaeertala whea tbe final resolu' tioa will reach the White Hoaso, tint Kepublieaa leadere aatieipate aa difB-, cdty in patting; through a onferoruo draft wUh little delay. . Get Majority af Five Th Beaete vote today gave the ma jority of five predicted by Democrats leaders for the Kaox substituto. Th, party alingmeat waa about that antici pated. Three Democrats, Ufcd, Mis souri, Shields, of Tenaessec nd Wikh of Massachusetts, joined 4he Bcpuoli esna ia supporting the resolution. , Two Bepubllcana, McCumber vf North Da kota, who was paired,-and Nelson, of Minnesota, .lined up with Deraocntio opposition; ' Pf edietioa my leaders oa both side sthst ths treaty of Versailles would rcainiu ia ts present unratified position indeft' nitely were made '.' .dt bate. 6cDgsr Underwood, ihutu in hi firt!IMpeerh ia hia, new rol at Demo erat leader, declared th Bepublicani had; apparently, "foreclooed" aetioa on the ' treaty for the present session of Congress. From tbe Bepubllcsa side, Mens tor Harding, Bcpublicaa, Ohio, de clared tbe resolution waa a demonstra tion against "one msa rule," ef Presi dent Wilson. . , - - '. . - The resolution was denounced as ''futile, Ljpoteat, aselesa aad done for ao other thaa political purposes, ta de" ceiv the people," by . Senator Hitch' cock,,. of Nebraska, ' ' administration tpoheamaa. -He also reiterated, against Hepublicaa denials, that President Wil son's pronoraeemente had "pledged" the;, nation to the League of Nations, v Coca te Hoaae Monday The Senate substitute goes to the House Monday withvthe promise ef early ar rangements for a conference, ilthougU there waa said to be sentiment for im mediate concurrence by the Houae ia the Senate measure.; The prospective House conferees are Chairman Porter alTd Representative Sogers, of hlaas- schusetts, Bepublicans, and Represen tative rioodof VirglnU, Democrat, ef the 'Foreign Affaira committee. Bepre- scatatlve Porter aaid tonight that mem bers could " rest assured that there would be no quarrel over a peace res olution." Stnstor Walsh, of MsssachusctU. in explaining to the Senate hia vote ia sup port of the Knox resolution said: 'Hn "my opinion the treaty of Ver- Milles is so full ef international in justices that it la a, service to our eottctry to do what ever eaa be done to prevent 'ratification, ia its original form." ' . - , - .-. ' .-J-' The Knox resolution, he added was the , "only eonatnretlve measure sux- gested tending to remove the. chaotic stato of the coaatry," aad protested gainst , his party being compelled to . make any such defease ia the axt elec tion of the "international injustice and robbery," which he aaid had beea placed ia the treaty. ., , The Beeolatlea Adopted. ' As adopted by the Beasts, the resolu- tioa declares: i ' ' , j, . "That ths joint resolution of CongreM passed April 6, 1017, declaring a state of ' war , to exist , between the Imperial Germaa. government -; aad the govern ment and people of the United States, and making provisions to prosecute the. same, be, and the aame ia hereby re pealed, aad said state of war is hereby declared at aa end! Provided, however, that all ' property of the Imperial Ger ma a government, or its , successor or successors, and of all German nationals, which, was, on April 6,. 1)17, ia or has since that date eame into the possession or under control of the government ot the United Statea or any of its offieera. agents, or employee from aay source or ' by any agency whatsoever, shall be re- t tained by the United State and ao dis position thereof made, except aa shall specifically be .hereafter provided by . , (Ceatiaaed aa Page Fear.) ' - S0"E CISCUUE'I, TC3! The population of Raleigh, as announced yesterday, lacked just 222 of axjualline; tha daily circulation' of Tb News and Observer. Satur daw's circulation was 21,6 iO,
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