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1 DANIELS UNCOVERS
Admiralty Declined As -
Un-American
THIS BLASTED ADMIRAL'S
AMBITION, SAYS SECRETARY
AIadPoJflti -To aUmarkable
srSlmilttttjr Between iSim
. wnnreei ana rearose state -
- aM - k . " " : a "
I :tl u -.'inenti and Say Bear Adnii-
ral Either Plagiarist urTele-;
THrthtat-
Washington, May 18.--Appointment of
s honorary membgrl
of the British Admiralty wa declined
, by the Jiary. Department as , "un-Amer-
iean despite the fact that it was prof-
fcrcd by King" George himaelf, Seere-
-4ry-3)anlls testified tedsy before-w
Senate committee - investigating the
navy. Mr, Daniels charged, that
Jhis inidcfTobalyJrmUhed some
of the animus behind the Admirals at
vtatk on the department.
Admiral Sims'" dearest "aBTHnirhest
vambitIoB,sMK"'nleli-amSd,iwauj-blasted:
by the; department's refusal to
permit the appointment. -Pointing to
the similarity between. Admiral Sims'
charges and statements made by Sena
tor Penrose in the Senate in August,
1918, Mr. Daniels expressed the belief
that iae two were not unconnected.
" ''Either Admiral is is- e plagiarist
bjt-aome new affiejeiL'L.inentoltele-
pnthy the viewe of the Senator were
. communicated to the Admiral," the Sec
retary declared.. ; ' ; ' "
Mx, Daniels announced at today's ses
sion." faaOe:nTil-sOTlUdeLBl,4?!.
WSa-itt, r.U M Mta imiiimittM wnnlrt at
tempt io conclud the cross-esaminatlon
by Saturday night and would then ad
journ for a few days to . enable Bear
Admiral Sims to atndy the testimony be-,
fore be was called to testify in rebuttal.
There will be no session, of the com-.;
mittee, tomorrow. i - . . .
-., Penrsss IMtte Slsss. '"
h; Ths words used by Senator Psnro
-wTlrtmosrenUcaWitH-tnosrwtod
Mr. Daniel aaid. "Either Admiral Sims
Sg- - plagiarist - end pproprUtM his
views oad charges from Sen. Penrose
by the new science of mental telepathy
the views of the Senator were commu
nicated to Admiral Sims.' declared Mr,
' Daniels. "Penrose cornea from Pennsyl
vania and Sims waa appointed to the
naval -academy from that State. Did
they collaborate or exchange mental
telea-rams! . A
' The committee might nave "saved
thousands of reams of paper and bun-
dreda of thousands of words" by Jn
vestieatinr Senator" "Penrose! "charges.
the- witness added. Senator Penrose
was "imposed upon by some informant
almost ae reckless in his figures ss Ad
miral 8ims was In his accusations, Mr,
Daniels continued: "It is almort worthy
of note," he said "that at the very time
Penrose was makinc this speech. Pirns
wsa -wrttlnrlo Cnutiin-Pratt "threat
ening an. investigation of the conduct
of the war
Mr. Daniels said he would not answer
the Penrose, charge! at length, even
though he had just learned of them, he
- mum hia anntar toAdmiral Sims eoV'
. H ihi ninfter fuliv. Ha devoted the
rest of the day to resume of the Navy
Department's war construction acivities,
completing- approximately 1,000 vessels,
nearly three timee as many as there
were in the entire navy wnen me wnr
started. He said liigh tribute to Bear
Admiral David W. Taylor, chief eon
atruetor, who, he said, had bo superior
. . .. ja 4Be TorUl .- . . ,
PAYNE SUCCEEDS HINES
ASJlRTOfLGENEMLI
Washington,. May 18. Prisident
"Wilsoo today appointed, John Barton
Payno Secretary, of the Interior aa
director sencrnl of . the ' Bnilroad Ad
ministration to sueeM Walker D.
Hines whose resignation became effect
ive Mar 13. . '
Secretary Payne's appomtmeni waa
luadev by means ct proclam!Ui6lTltjBls
ing that the President by virtu of the
powers Tested in him under the trans
portation, act ana tne nnrepeniea pro
visiona of- the,- Federal control act
transferred to Secretary ? Payne the
duties, of director general ef the rait
ml administration. He' will, continue
as eccMtary ot the interior. ,
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
MEET IN CHARLOTTE
4-.'.i MsWM '
, Charlotte, May 18. The 60th session
, of ,tho General Assembly of the South
ern Presbyterian Church, officially,
the Presbyterian church . in America,
' will convene in the First Presbyterian
"T "church" of -IKTIilty "Thuisdsyr ' shmh1ii'
Tli "'the' home of eitiexns, dinner wUi
-'. be served at the church daily by the
, women of the church. The commission.
ert will arrive Wednesday and Tbr;
day. ' ; ' " "'' r-:'.
5 This is the third timesince organl.
'i- Mtie ;Jsi'',IWt-tlMit! Uie1 sswmMyrlUUI
' met in Charlotte. .
: DEADLOCK OCCURS ON .
rtT NATIONAL" GUARD PLAN
WaiSgf6nK-r'XT"ItWi.'
' ily to agree on the reorganization plan
of the National Guard today caused a
deadlock between Senate and House
conferee that led to an appeal to the
. House for instructions. A'" wrangle
in the House, however, delayed ection
. Untu tomorrow, , ' X
WILMINGTON COUNCILMAN
- HAS UNLUCKY DAY
Arretted- Twice; Charges Are
Hon Support - and Too '
Much Whiskey" --
frWITiiiniftoarlIy18-irIj. Shrpard,
city councilman "fronrlhs First" Wart,
fu frrested thi afternoon en a war
rant - alleging- -Bon-support Hrwa
shortly afterwards releaieiljia "tSM
bond for his apprl before Jaitke
John JrTuf long Friday., The'wsrrssl
was tworn out by his wife. Bhepard wot
first sleeted seilyooussil js.Jfll7.fr Hi
waa re-elected in IMS.- "
Sclera! a-aU(fl-Mla- oa
bond oh the noo-snrtoert chars, fclheo-
ard waa taken in -custody by-a Federal
agent-en a charge of having too touch
whishsy . in hi , possession.. On the
second charge he waa being held at the
Customs House in default of bond Ja.U
tonight. Ee will probably be arraigned
before a - United -State comBiaa loner
tomorrow morning. It is sUeged that
a- quantity of Intoxicant war found in
hit place of business on North Fourth
atrial.
Georgia Democratic Convention
Adopts Resolution Opposing
- League flf-Nations-
WATCH J Ann vm Th
eOSSCQHil
Atla'ata,' 12istTinithiit)
rations te San Francisco were elect -4
fcy the Democratic State cencen-
ilea which closed if ssaaloas Aerav,
early today after going a ecsrdQnaiTrsallycall L for fiatioaetion or bet
as refusing to Indorso President
Wilson's administration, the Vcr.
aaillos treaty and the Lsagno of Na
tion covtnaat with reservatiena.
portersruaii bum Banaior
Smith and Thomas' E, WatMn be
fore the eenveatiea sdjonrned sleet-'
4 by the Domscratic- State cwnvonv
dldatos, hnt ordered te vot only
for : eaadMata hnnU, " tA the
ti. Tho Palmer sapporters after '
tho oavatian itself had adjonraed '
, eUetad a delegatioa laatmctcd U
oto for" A. Mitchell Palmer for
President as the winner ef th Goer '
'! gia Presidential primary.
Atlanta, On- - May 18. Besolutions
expressing "unalterable opposition, te
the League of Nations -covenant as
brought back from Paris by President
presr-analpTTSp5
askinr Tcneal of all ennonste aeditlon
and eonsetiption laws passed" during
.the war, were adopted here late tonight
by the State Democrntie Convention.
' The convention . meeting to ' elect
delegate to the Dem'oeratie National
convention also went on record as op
posed to -compulsory military training;
and - refused to adopt resolutions. , ap
proving President Wilson's administra
tion. These had been' offered late today
and were presented again tonight by a
minority report of ' the committee on
resolutions.- -
The resolutions a adopted recorded
opposition to the third term idea, re
affirmed the faith of the convention in
the "ancient-creed of the Democrntie
party, instructed it delegates at . San
Francisco o vote as a unit and to sup
port , no Candidate not in accord with
tho principles adopted- by the eon veil
tion. ... - 7
- The majority "resolution also recom
mended that . the resolution approving
and indorsing the Democratic adminis
tration under the lesdershipof.. Presi
des Wilson, the treaty of Versailles
and ..the league of Nations covenant
with reservations- heirotbe-yassodi
By agreement each aide waa allowed 30
minutes to debate the Questions at eon-
elusions or which the convention ae-1
. , . . - . i
eepted the majority report by . a vote
of 206 to Uu. Announcement of the
i i " . ; l . . .
result uxuugut - wua uemoiiHravuoa
from the delegates supporting Thomas
E. Watson, one of the candidates la the
Georgia presidential , preference pri.
mary.'
Delegates representing Attorney Gen
eral Palmer jmd United States Senator
lIde"Smttlt KSt "fimt.Ths wsohitions
then were adopted 199. 18 to 182 1-2,
after which a recess" was taken prepara
tory to taking up the question of elect
ing delegates to San Francisco.'
Earlier in the aessioa the Watson
and Smith forces had joined in Toting
against those supporting Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, who held a plurality in
thrTSnVeBtlgltrgiid" had orgtnteed-the
convention. . :
GOVERNOR DECLINES TO
INTERFERE IN LOUISIANA
Baton Bouge,. La.r.May 18. Governor
Parker -late today declined to accede to
th9uetof Pwidcnt Wilson ) that he
ask the Louisiana legislature to ratify
the Federal "suffrage -amendment. Presi
dent Wilson early in the day telegraphed
the governor urging him to use bis in
terest and influence to bring about ths
adoption' Of the: Federal amendment.
Governor Parker's telegraphic' reply to
the President is as follows: ' "
Thanks for your courteous telegram.
Have just been 'inauguraUd a Governor
pt.LouisianaJjBdJpeneral Assembly
greatly, diners on question of suffrage.
Large number opposed to any form.
Some advocate State measure, other
Federal ameadmenj. - All being Demo
crats, any dictation on my part would be
unwise and J regret my inabilitytg com?,
ply with your request, believing aetioa
of my people : should be paramount te
any personal .views. . - ...
, C. DUNCAN'S CONDITION
19 CREATLT 1HPKOTTB.
Balfimore, Md May 18. The eondi-
timtf Oorl Dwuaof J&leigh. if oxmtx
Bepubliean national committeeman, who
underwent aa operation at the Union
Protestant InJrmary her several days
ago, is reported by attending physicians
as gteatly improved. Mr. Duncan will
probably be able to leave the hospital
within, several weeks, .'.,
STORM BREAKSAS-i
STEDf.WI REPLIES
Soutfcer-rhirt'ErtTCtrTrtt
Congressman From :
Illinois
STARTED SATURDAYJWHEN
MADDEN BELITTLED LEE
Interrupted ihgrtiumtnJJ
Whcn-fJUorrian - La
mented. Omission of Names
of Lee and Jackson rrom Ar
lington Amphitheatre; Mis-MuriAa-WAnte4l5ijrigtt.
The News end Observer Bureau,
603 Distrit National Bank Bldg.
By RTI. TOWELt
,: . (Speeist Lasted Wlrf.5''1"
r Washington, r-lV-C May 18A. alorm
that threatened te extend te physical
encounter between members of Can,
grM wti precipitated in the House this
af ternoon-wheB Majer Charle ManJy
Stedman, the last urvivlng Conf?derl
Ik ' th lower - tgrwfc'-SSf'
ished s reply te the attack made Satur-
tativa Madden, of Illinois.
Banging from , the blunt passing of
the lie to ths hurling of epithet which
ter, there arose on the Demoeratio aide
of the chamber a deluge of word as
saults and exeorationt when Madden,
incensed, by hiiml iation -and - natural
bate for the Hooti , repeated in same
rmnrks - hw- m ttsrday . to which
Major- StednMiBj -escsptediB hu . usual I
attractive stylo. -r..:-t-.-M-r-.
The onset of the legUlative row was
Madden' interruption on Saturday of
PnnirniMtnnn TTnihaW when the latter
.UweMed lheromiiorom the ArUng
Eow anrpiiitneasee or memormis io ut,
sJitfiaaiBiws
eordlng to stenographer's rrTort of the
proceedings asked: .
Called Lee Traitor.
"Doe the rentleman complain and
protest because the loyal people of the
United States yefuee to pay tribute to
th men who- were traitora to the eoun
trsJn. tim B-i4atS disSssast" .: .
Jtfajor, Stedman, aabsntrom the.
honMatl,Jen -fmare wer
u
tather than assailed, the language ef
the Illinois member whs bait from
a nejm district.
TO MADDEN ATTACK
In choirs words, ths Fifth vdistrietJt, ths data-Axed for (ha beginning ef
member likened the - blsckgusrdiag
member to Horestratu. of the Ionian
City of Ephesus, whoa name ''for more
than two thousand years has been re
corded upon the pores of history as the
synonym of degradation and moral de
pravity. The memories ol lee and
Jackson, Major SUdman, declared, will
remain . cherished when the Arlingtoa
amphitheater has erumbled into dust.
Madden arose, at the. conclusion of
Major Stednaan's remarks, and repeated
his words of BaturSay and instantly
there arose on the Democratic side a
chorus of "you are a damn liar."
- One' member,-Oliver of Alabama,
Strengthened hit eharge by calling Mad
den "contemptible damned liar,"
There waa a brief silence and another
uproar in which Missouri Democrat
made a rush for the othe side, exclaim
ing: I wish. I could get my haads oa
you,"
' In the meanwhile, the Speaker waa
pounding as hard as he .could for order
Dut Tio"oraer"eainTintir-Mondettr tser
publican leader, arose ts demand that
the remarka be stopped unless confined
to pending legislation. - They were,
after s fashion, only to be renewed
in tbs cloak rooms but without any
violent alter enocts.
Major SUdman' Reply.
The complete reply of Major Stedmaa
follow: ,
Mr. Chairman : " "The word of the
gentleman from Illinoi were intended
to be applicable to General Robert E,
Lee, and to ths great leaders sseit4
with him during th era of 1861-180$.
I did not hear the worda So nsd by the
gentleman from Illinoi at the time J
nor are they reported In the proceed
ings of the House for Saturday, but ths
stenographic report was called to my at
tention and I cannot do otherwise than
notice the words so used.- . : y
y.'DBrtnfthe entiie unfottunatffCrrtrf
War ths courage end sincerity of ths
Coiif i derate eoidier wss never . quest
ioned by his brave . opponents. The
ability snti integrity of Lee," Jaehaoa
aud other freat. leader of the 'South
wat sever mintmued. Their, supreme
sens of duty, their unselfish devotion
to what they deemed to be the cause of
right, have . been recognized In, every
land her patriotic heroism has a
soma.
"I regret lust the rentleman from
Illinois gave expression to the language
as reported by the stenographer. He
stands isolated and alone in a wilder
no of hi own creation where be will
find neither renown nor happiness.
"In the ancient Ionian Citv of
pltB we the Tempi of Diana whit
attracted the admiration and wonder p
traveler front every bind.': "' ' "" "
"In the city of Epheso lived one
Herostratut who longed for eternal
fame, and if he could not win that, at
least for eternal notoriety. To achieve
that result h burned down th mao-nifl.
eeni scruetur before whose Walls thou
sand gathered daily and" gated upon
lt wondroot beauty with rapture and
di light. , , - ,
The craving of Herostratu for no
toriety was gratified. Ho destroyed the
temple or iiiana 306 B. C. snd for more
Miss 4ws thouaSBd yoaea his asms sss
been recorded upon the page of history
at the synonym of degradation and
moral depravity.
"Whosoever eharactrrixes , General
Robert E. Lee, as a traitor msy well ba-
iContlnsei es, Ptjge Two.)
,'soon.
PRICE CUHING WAVE
7 : REPORTED IN WEST
Twenty-four Cities 7roni Zlis-
sippi Hirer To Fadfio Ke -
port Evidences ... r
tMaslll4-MayI
pries .iitlmg.-jKjetait -clothtng costs
reaching- from ths Mississippi Valley to
the .PacUU oosst wa reported today.
Diopatthes fiuu, U sUiey-tythMTrp- Rtfi aTinnTftC ria
tory told of . promised reductions la
these necessities ranging irem in per
cent to minus ' profit. . .
Financial authorities here, (aid-that
the indications -wer that tha pries de
cline would bo -limited " te ' ready-to-wear
clothing prfncipslly-women's gar
stents and iilks.Shoe were is the list
affected - , :.
Tight money and inadeqdit trani-
PBttatloTj-fsjbaet
the. prims reasons lor the mercantile
movement. .
ISIHVASHIHGTOH
Marones May Be Later Ap-
pomted As Representative'
. To United States -
Wash inrton. Mar. 18. Lois Marones.
labor leader of Mexico sad known there
a "ths Gompers of Mexico,' earns her
trs"ipemessmHsiwres h
faess. governmsat.
MFXIRAM RniYlPFRS
swawss. sj we) . sj - sgsnj essw m ) - ssssSSl WW----
BMeB4BesjUll1ft
,ri!!L!5rJL,,!ii?!f,!r lJ?$Vi,.n consideration to th. mttUr oIW.
iugvested the poasibiiity of 'his appoint
ment, later na, the -chief : diplomatic
representativa to - ths- TJntted " Btaftos."
Marones ' and hi associate declined,
however, o discuss this.
Dressed-, a a railway brakemaa,
MaroBcs aeeompanied -Aivaro Obregwn
from Mexico City whes th latter was
urBatenea wJ..jroprisonmeBt,-..
trrnnnr,
Wto power was eoa tamed m s summ.ry
of news in ths Mexico City press sent
by ths American embassy to the Btate
ijcpartmn toiay. j tie sie govern
meBtsioWra8
"of ";lhs Tnew
goxernment, and . v illa, jti Was Sfc
aounced, was pro ceding to th capital
"without military escort." - i.
Ohrogsm Stands Pat. -,
Ths summary set forth that the news
papers applauded 1 the withdrawal of
Pablo Goaialea from tho Prasidentisl
rata, aaylng ttnsroaid Tvdaa Oh ehau
of conflict trowing pujupf the political
rivalries. Too 7"tt fltsl9Baui;ojFt;
tenuer is bow, .uoregon. tia was re
ported to have left Jhe eapltal for
Queretaro and from there a expected
to go to Baa ijaia rotosi. returnias Slav
a special session of Congress called for
the purpose of naming av president sd
interim.
It was assumed hers that Obregoa
would confer with Manuel Palaes while
at Tampieo, but the-wrtararyfelt
here as to ths attitude the former ruler
of the oil fieldamight asaums was great
ly allayed ty the messags received
from him assuring America business
men that he was "united with end forms
apart of the movement represented by1
ueneraJs Ubregon snd uonzale.
Carranxa waa reported to be moving
nortoward irom . to kuis west of
Jalaps.
GLENN FUNERAL ON
rnlUAY PROBABLY!
Dr. H. A. Brown Suffers An
other Slight Stroke of
. Winston-Salem, May 18. It is an
aouaeed by th family tonight that, if
ths body of former Governor K. B.
Glenn arrives Thursday afternoon or
night, the funeral services will likely
hp held st the First Presbyterian church
at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. It will
be conducted by Bev. Dr. Lilly, assisted.
by a former psstor, Bev. Dr. Neal An.
dersea, now of savannah, aa. A mes
sage received by the family stated that
th"rcnrin of Governor Glenn sr de
to arrive in Cincinnati tomorrow mora
ing Among ths. many messages of
sympshty coming to be reared relative
today were telegram from President
and Mrs. Wood row Wilson.
nr. h. A. Brown, for forty years
pastor of the First Baptist church here,
who suffered s slight stroke ef paralv
lit while in hia former pufpit Sunday
morning, suffered another "mild attack
hist, night His condition tonight is
regarded decidedly encouraging.
The State eamp, . Patriotie Sons of
Ameries, held their annual meeting here
today. Over one baadred members are
in attendance. Three new camp wer
instituted the past year and the reports
of the officer wars highly, gratifying
OflTieer elected wer: 7 Past president,
Jam A, Wellohs, Smithaeldi presi
dent. J. C. Heeler. Salisbury: vice-Dresi
dent, W. A. Hershman, Concord; secre
tary , W. A. Daniel, Salisbury: treas
urer, H. H. Koonts, Lexington; trustee,
W. II. Laasiter, Uoldsboro; member
board of managers of fu serai benefit
association, .jred ,,pin,ijcington,
snd E. A. Tiraberlake, filling unexpired
terms: "TorStaisnnspeetoif. i.'E. Frsv
icr, Swepaonvillc; for State eosdnetor,Iatxsin oa th optic nerve.
l . . , r . ,1,.. . . 1 I -
ci. cwira, atovrrvviiie; xor guaru,
W. H. BameU, Smith field. , - : -
REPORT D EN I ED TH AT
OTEEN WILL BE CLOSED
Asheville. May 18. Absolute doaial
by tho snrgeon generar offie at Wash
ington'' that Tited State Army Gen.
Hospital No. 19 at Oteen, near her,
ubi,ioaJja.,-jMath
s dnpsteh received in - Asheville to
night, from thst department. The offi
cer, sending the message stated that
Iherjs hsd never ' been sny cause for
even s rumor inai ine great luoeremar
hospital would close, bow or at any time
I IL.I 111 I I nut-' UUI I U r
nnrnn vnn inn P
MWfU IH :l tml 111 JUi4 I
iMilEAIJllllSEi
I ' " " ""
partment of Justice; No Suc
cessor Considered
MAY ABOLISH OFFICE
ASST. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
This Report follows -.Beiitrna-Who
Will Serve Ar Secretary
StateXemfcratic Cottmitr
tee; Shake-up in Departotrnt
Justice Circles Expected -
The New and Observer Bureau
603. First National Bank Bldg.
(Special leased wiS.);.V'i.
Pries Commissioner Heary A. Page,pof
North Carolina, ha tendered Ms resign
ation to the Department of Justice on
seeou'nt of JU health, Jt wss' learned
hers todsy. .
Spetiai Assistnt" Figg, whs has been
directly "i"eharge bf; the eampaifil
given eonai
Page's successor. .v-r.
An effort i being made, he said, to
have Mr. Page, reconsider his aetion and
continue the work which ha been
started. .
The official announcement of the Page
resignation waa followed by ths report
that ion of the- offices of Assistant
cSS
. nn t,i. 4h
hurst, who gave up his job severs! days
ago to go with , the State Demoeratio
committee.
son, Hale iW kwyei
i Warren suceeeddd 3
State Attorney. Following the appoint
ment of . J. Aydlette, 'of Elisabeth
City, aa successor to Warren who asked
that hia name be withdrawn la face. of
the partisan fight against his confirm-"
atioa -Ernest M. Green resigned aa as
istsat United States 'Attorney... with
Now Boib headauarters. and the Attor-
hey Chmeral hamed C; B. Thempsonj wt
C'Zi,7 - , 1 iT ifv .
Department Jiad previously designate'!
ElissbUXity. a heedqunrtcrs for the
United States Attorney office because
ef Mr. Aydlette's residence there.
, Msy Be Shake Up
The announcement of tho Page and
Whitehurst resignations, while not re
lated to each other, is said to presage
"shake-up" in Department of Justiee
circle in North Carolina. It 4 gen
erally known , that Mr. Page has '.not
been in harmony w:th the courts.
. t is well , .known in North Carolina
that the profit margins established by
.MrrTPage. as Fair f'rioe Commissioner
Snd the plan he evolved for the proa.
alios of the eaaiDaira srainst th high
cost of living were warmly applauded
by Attorney-General " Palmer. - The
Attorney-General regarded . them so
highly until, when a committee of nier
chant Called here to. oak Mn Palmer
Xi check the Pare activities In the State.
Attorney-General not only declined
formed' hia delegation that th. Page
program would bo adopted by the De
rartmcnt as a model for the country. '
Indictments Pending
The iu netiop-ot .MxUl'iige's effico. ara
by bo mesrts ended, ipeeml Assutant
Figg ssid today. There are rending now
several indictments in the Western snd
Eastern courts and ths prospect is
"bright for the return 0 several more.
A number of -conferences in recent
weeks between the Attorney General's
staff and the Federal prosecutors in
North Carolina have been about the
campaign against the profiteers.
H", j'firo hnt for some time b.-en
Lnxieua to retirs from his job. tins
thing thst has fretted him. hot-a little
has Tieem a" widespread " disposHion "'to
cuss Robert I. Psge, his brother who
is racing with Cam. Morrison snd Max
Gardner for ths Democratic gubernator
ial nomination, for the things Marse
Henry has .been doing a ease of in
verting Cot. Wade Harris'' order,'
Hammer May Kealga
tdaielQcment of interest
connection with the Department of Jus-
tic staff in North Carotins is the posr
sible resignation of District Attorney
W. C. Hammer. He, of course, will re
tign if he is nominated in th June
primifie for congress to succeed Bepre
senUUv Kobinson, It has been tug
geited thst hs would resign before but
this report seems to hare ben "wide of
ths mark." Mr. Hammer ft connected
ffitjLIb PfPfrtnigBt ef Jostles, not the
Internal Bevanue Department. -vr
Whether Mr. Page will -consider bis
resignation depends a great deal, it is
thought here, oa the condition, of hi
eyes,.- v-
He hs mad two tript to Washington
lately for treatment by specialists, andj
.tlujuj-hiBiproyedt-.' i,;; irsuaded that
from. hejOth JtMdpoTnt'i e shouttf re
frain from sny work necsssitatjinij' ay
STATESVILLE SHOEMAKER
ENTENCEDXOR ASSAULT
Statesville, May-.aS-I. 31 Baker," of
Mooreviller triad before JudgeiThomts
Shaw in Iredoll court today on-a
sharg of attempted criminal .assault
s little twelve year old girl, was en-
tf nerd to two yesr on ths roads. Baker
year of age. Us ha a wit snd a
aumber of children and grandchildren.
The little girl, Ethel Hsrtman, went on
tho stand and told of Bttker't conduct
toward her when the went into hi shoe
shop.- Up to the present time Baker
j4Aa borne. 0 good character, .
-FORCE SUFFRAGE-
ISSUE; BY THURSDAY
freiident Wilson 'Appeals ' To-
Lonlsiana Governor For
-EatiflcAtion -
4BaioB-,Bouge. faj IS.-rOppow-
mindment took iotion today whfcli
theyxpect wilt f pre ths 1 suff rage LWfK.
lion to sn lssus l the Louisisna Legia
latur by Thursday, - Senator Jam
Stewart of Lak Charles, introducing a
resolution which 'would reject the Susan
B. Anthony smendmsnt. Senator Stew,
art stated be Intended to bring hit res
olution np for setion Tharsdsyr -
, Defeat of th rejection resolution
would be th signal for the ratification
1st to hustle their measure to the 8ca-
fte. UdOti;
A message from President Wilson r.
ffi4 rJryP
-ergo your favorable Interest iBd lnffo-
enee In the mdtter' of the : suffrage
Bifsdment. ..It seems to -me f tha
deepest national siguifieanes snd im-
Ask Why Republicans In Dela
ware Couldn't Force Adop
TtioiT of Ameiment
Washington, May 18. A bsvy of
woman, tuffrage worker, fresh fr'm
their. unavailing labor to obtain ratifl.
cation of thef" euffrsge sm9dmeat by
the Uelawar legislature, . persistently
hotiUd nWUra..:Hayih: BepubJkJi
Kational chalrmaa, when he, made
speech today at s meeting of BepubliesB
Ths InterrupUont, designed te
.v.i i.i- v .v. s.
k
the chairman explain why the Bepubli
ean majority at the Delaware capital
oaU jnotioe jidoptlo jitJh. anjw
enOesaaTW
iirsl3tsyasp!
eral hundred women" in 'an interniittent
uproar until hs had eonoluded.
, Bays Explains. J '
"As soon as you hav had more ex.
f erienee in practical politic," Mr. Hay
told the first ouestionor, "you will t
aentaxid that party otftcial d hot arry
legislatures around , in their poeeU
I T; --vrr. :i --- ;-.
"The Bcphblin" ; organ nation ha
indttce the Delaware legislature to so
T-ttlyithiBnUftaWojddJOor
to go down and try to buy some vote,
and that is not dona any more in the
Republican -Tarty."
A' little later when he made a plea
for " Bepubliean support' because Bo-
publican official could be eeiutted on
to insure good government, "snother
woman rose and ahouted: '
Another Deixler. ' .
"Row can you make such .a promise
shea you can't count on the Hepubi
can legislature yon already have in
powsr in Delaware .
Mr. Hays recounted that of the thirty.
five states which already had rati fled
twenty-nine rere Bepubliean, and asked
his questioners why they did not eall
oa some of the Democratic States. He
predicted thst if Delaware . did - net
ratify, tome other State would in, time
to make the amendme-it effectiTe by
November election.
"WE ARE LOSF EXCLAIMS
, FLEEING PRESIDENT
y?oiaUYeCrrMi
Mountains Before Adranc
. . ing; Sebels
Mexico City,' May 18.- "We are lost
.Good bye gentlemen) ' These -wcre
Carransa s final wonts before his flight
from the besieged train in the early
afternoon of 'May Is, wbil pausing
momentarily befor s crowd of terri
fied civilian refugees s few mile East
of San Marco, accompanied by a few
intiraste sod guardod . by what . the
special detpatehe term a very small
cavalry .-fore.. . .. .
The fugitive President erosed th
narrow valley through which th Mex
lean railway passes, (topped for s few
moments to watch the liberal revolu
tionary forces occupy tbe stalled
trains, then disappeared among the
mountains. .
It ie believed that Carranxa is head
ing Northeast toward the coast byway
of C'ofre de Perote, with the intention
ef boarding- stinr - at soma, small
pott and escaping from the, country;
Judging from the list' of captured of-
...... U ,.UL.nl., WM.IUM
St. th headquarter! in Mexico-City
la . rl Im....!.:' nntnl Bi.M.la
Of the Xiiberai , re vedutionary govern.
ment s law ars , accompanying Car.
ra-sAmjaiig ihem pre believed to bs
uii va urera, sccreury 01 iuo ireasury,
General Juan Barrangan, chief , of
staff, General Francisco Murguia, com,
mander of thef train; guards; General
Francisco Urguizo,. ' sub-secretary of,
war.. and Yanacio Bonlllas, former
ambassador to the -United States. "
which th Cran-ai.j4arty,1ttmpteii
to carry otr, broxo down, the soldier
obtsining th major part of It. .- j'-r-r
METHODIST YOUNG PEOPLE
IN NATIONAL-CONVENTION
Bigh Point, May 18. Delegate's from
28 states were here tonight for the
opening session of th Notional Young"
People '1" Cohvention' of "the Methodiat
Protestant church.,, ' An address by the
Rev. J. W.' Hawley; of Steubcnvillo,
Kingdom, featured tonight program,
The program arranged for th conven
tion is devoted entirely to discussion
of young people's work in the church
nd its importance to the furtherance
sraSes
'f the work of .the phurch,
.,.'f
nnnntpn
inaouiilitil
UiiO
OVERf.lAf TO MAT
Greensboro Candidate For
Senate Would Let Jeo-7'
. . pie Judge -r-r
DISCUSSIONS IN FIVE - -
PLACES ARE SUGGESTED
Brooks Takes Occaion . To Xe- -
ply To Orerman Statemeifts
tors AdTertUltir Claims As
"Unwarranted'
and 'Little
Less Than Silly
Greensboro, May 13. A. L. Brook,' "
candidate for the Democratic -somina-"
BonoTFefi1leaWr--t
against Senator Io 8, Overman, today
challenged hit opponent to five or mere
joint discussion is North Carolina "and
characterised a .''BawarraBted" t snd
llyJ-stement-ade - by Sesator,
Overman la Sunday sewspa per adver
tising. ; - . , ... ; -.-'."v
U have .;Jbee btet Jrorn. the eity ,
e6tHfiumsr"ttrMSTWiHre
esBsdestexdax.lAJhjLjQtemS
candidacy, and my attentlos was enjy
UflUL
ment appearing in a number of 8tats -papers
8unday," read a atstement is-
sued by Mr. Brooks today. "I hsvs very
carefully, gone over the advertisement
of which Senr.tor - Overman com plain '
that It set forth that I snrths only
candidate for the seat which ha. bow . ,
soeapies. . Any one who will resd this
SdyTaarar3rtil2Sid-t - his bsJ
tempered criticism is sot only anwsr-rssUd,-
but is llttls less thsn illy.r "
The advertisement expressly etsted', la
prominent display type, that I am op-
P.Trm . If"
STllwsuj gain bib cvuiimuii, nan
tatorrom-my-witinar sssooSeementv
sad the artiel . so states, N sns could
pomibly read the adrertUement with
out knowing thst I wt opposing Over
man, la fact -it so stated. - It was sot
intended to deceive, and hf not. de
ceived smybody." '.
- r Tryise T tsrt- jessthlwg. ., I
Continuing his comments snd pre
luminary to issuing s enanengs 1 nen-
people" of tbf State, Mr. Brooks "said i
Dstor Overman teems to be disposed -
te try. to start something , with me.
After his Johnston County 'Memorial
Dsy address hs snnouneed . thst hs
found among ths Confederate soldier
vary few that knew I wa running for
the Senate. ' He evidently did- not con
sult the friends of th 1st Cy Watson.
In his advertising, in which credit
is claimed for hia having done, and ac
tively helped do, about everything that
hat been done in the Senate is the past
eight jears, tho statement ia made thst
I am s man with no experience to my "
credit. I have studiously avoided sny,
emblanes of .pertosalities la th i east-;
paign, but I will not permit Senator
Overman to belittle eitherany experi-
enee, sequsintsnes with the lemocracy
of North Carolina or the integrity with 7
which I am prosecuting my campaign,
t havo repeatedly stated thst capacity
and sLusss to eiv for ths neat u
years was, in my opinion, ths real test
of a Senator a qualifications.
. -. Give, People Chases." .
hej fllj,
in my opinion, who can look through,
hot ajt snd pretense t ths fissl-ruth,-.
better thsn the'sveraga oCird
llniant I bow propose to givs th peo
ple of' North Carolina sn opportsnity
to settle this question first hand and"
judge for themselves who is best fit
to serve during the next six yeort. . I
therefore 'challenge Senator Overman
to eome to North Carolina and meet
in firs or more joint discussions in
different parts of the State. This is
fighting, sg in which we' are living sad
nobody but fighting Democrat Is worth
a hurrah in the next Senate to contend
with ivodge, Jonawit,: Botbb
othrt." . y
MACON AND ATLANTA
CLERKS QUIT WORK
Atlanta, Ga, May 18. Oerks in th
vrjjcjuiuie and freight office of th
Central of - Georgia BaTIroa" In "Af-
lanta asMl Kvai onit , work -todiiv.
joining those-of GriffiA-whoreentiyi
walked out.
It Wss tstd byiilrosA-oiacisl-;
that about seventy-five men were oat
here, jBeport ; f ronvr Mseon. placed the
number st 200. J. W. Thomas, Presi-
dsnt of ,the8outhestrB-Fedoratio
f -Tsirwsy- slessss.'i'ssitesB-.
saying th men quit hsesuss smcisl v..
of the road declined to trest with
them whes sTonf.reace' was" 'roquested"
May 14 sad said th clerks srs'Uh-'
ing th nasition that the railroad offi-
cials themselve are on strike-and not ..
tho employe.
CARY VOTES BOND ISSUE
-Carr. May 18. At special-election "S
held to4ay, Gary High" SchoofDistrict
voted a $2(iS)00 bond issue for the pnr-
pose ef srectfng sn -additional school 1
building. . .' '.-:'- :. .-
Theartt "floor will house the Agn-
eultursl snd Domestic Science Depart
ments of the high school and the upper
story will contain a modern gym '
aosium." ", T 7 ........-..v,..-.--tei.-,
' Out of B totil reaistration of 167, 93 7
votetHwej!,east af the bond issue, only
ffrrtf",'n r-, 1. tin 1 tj ' - . .
he bonds will bear iixv-pr cent in
terest. Work upon th builling ws)ll bs
commenced as soon ss th bonds csn bs .
sold, and it is hoped thst it will bs
ready for oceupaney at th begintug
the next session, ,
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