North Carolina Newspapers

-TI12 WEATHEJtrH "; ll'-..-' vatch la: v - i aiau ) m T1r Thursday; warmer central . rtii Friday fair. I VOU-CXLa; r:3:VMAY2(VlS TODAY. PIUCE: five cnrre SSI t y-ir- nn'fif oninintruT uUii i luoUiilitAI Commissioner Instead of ... rzrCwnmissioft;izCii:.. CAROLINA SHIPPERS IN " WASHINGTON TELL PLANS ProtramjBrowi Out of Dissatis . faction Witfl i Commission's Handling of Bate Matters ; ?. Will Present Meaiure at Spe cial Session rMaxwoTlIen tionedFor Job . : r . , The Xw and Observer Funul 003 Flnt National Bank Building. iByjL tjroWELL (Special Leased Win.). Washington, D. C, May 19. The v special session of the General Assembly -... scheduled to meet in July will b asked to, abolish the north Carotin Corpora r 1ioa Commission sn its entirety and ere- U th. ofue of Tax Comwiiui'.oitrf at a alary of from ten to fifteen thousand dollar a year, according to repreaeat.t. -,tive of tb 'orth Carolina shipper, who hare been here hLCOjafereuee with ' tjcnaiora ana memoers ex tne North Carolina deleg ation. i - . . A. J. Maxwell, who wai stroiist? uracil by Southern Senators for a place on the , interstate bommeree Commission ia the ' man whom the shipper have ia mind fr the big job. They weuld hare the police power of the corporation eom ... mission, wiiich alone ar retained a far ii v - .. sueir juramciion over rauroaaa is J ' concerned, given to the' Attorney Gen- i.Ljt ' ' r. Cmsialv. J; $avKvrfr " r"The' poMtbility ;o this movement iiaa teoa anggeated many timea ia the lat IttrryWTtw wtiittt-tbi week na-ifr a aumed anything like aerioua pnoportiona. : The shippers feel according to their 'i7it!SemtiimJftlu ffie places ow held ao w to the- people of the-tale may longer and tba?oiomissloaer Maxwell, by reason of hi baring borne the brunt of the revaluation light iota prior to , and since its enactment by the hurt rX nisi iwwiua,' 1 the one a filtbd fo ' the potential new placet v" ; a. .I'Dnstlpnabty. v biB ur -reiolutioB . to abolish tb commission. Just at the time when It is winding out it initial afoct- wlifc-tM jaw ty jU jee-. J- with serious opposition and thi is jtri-. marily responsible for-the bcauaaey ' lierctof ore manifested over making pub- ' lie the plan. i-u VTT ' According to one of th prime movers ia tbs organization Of the State Traf ' He Association a' few months ago, the light, will be mad with the support of the "old line ' politicians rather tnan their deposition. It is not so. sancu auestioa ef pelities. ssy the shipper, aj it ia a question of procuring and pre unin for North Carolina a better ; standing before the rate-making court of the eountry, the Interstate Commerce - ; Commission. . - - ' Attack Lee and Pelt t ' The ahlpper expect to preseat to the "- legislature, it is laid by their official representatives, , an indictment against the present membershipf the commis sion, with -the--exeeptioa of ilaxwell. charging gross neglect tne prosecu tion of a complaint :ln the now well Vlririnia cities ease. ,whieh was " heard and argued after the Chambers f Commerce of the State joined hands with th eorporaUonJiommiasioBj -- making the fight for better rates and a removal of the discriminatory scales - now. in .effect. .-- , . While the movement "ii" aoolisn the eommisaioB will be fathereu .nu. .hinrmra. it is said that it will 1 hsve the support of a largepe the business men er me i - affiliated with commercial organixabons. . xi.. nuiinn in various towns ia the - Btat have been eetfor Jates between : this tims aad June 8 when a ms meet ing of the shippers of the'state js to be .... hii in Wali-mh for the purpose of de it. ""line '"of- action" tr-the abolition schemoj rr.tr te 8acceed Ciena? North Carolina ataads little ehaace to Sgaia secure fo one of her eitixens the berth oa the international boundary eoamiasion, although ex-Governor Leeke Craig, of Asheville, is being strongJy urged by friends la the State.! - if hn- Body-ef- Governor Glcnn. nlio " died In Canada, had not started oa the last ride before Craig wa being en dorsed. Telegram from promiaeat eitv mm,, including thre member of the eorporation -TommiionfwTe'en-e ' Wi Carolina Senator. -h' nniif -overnwi weewred the pia went ef Governor Glenn to thi plaee ia mi whea the former Governor was eriously'eoMiaefinr the-matter-el - alMg gia eieaator OTcrman for hu eat Sre. While the ieaator unadubt edly would be glad to do something for . Governor Craig, there is not the "politi cal expedicneey" in getting this patron age for North Carolina that there wa In WW. - ' " ' J- .CRETURNED FORZACHARPIURDER r WW OTBedy-JLaWarSPntrl I grand jury against Troban auy sso ii8pncerMcNeillj charging them wHh th murder of bberia . x-. .aenpry ia Yadkin eounty a few month ago while the latter wn making t raid oa fCa allege J IHlFitdl stttteTyrMrn-or defendant asked -IJiaLllie ease oe re inoTed to another ehunty for tnau iaia .....lasetien' w,iwAJiiJu&tX& who, however, consented to ecure a jury from 'Surry county. A venire of oms hutlred men was ordered secured from . thst county, .and .the trial la scheduled to start tomorrow morning.' - BOX CAR AVENUE BEATS ; K1NST0N HQUSIKG PR02LEM It Isn't Much of a Street Yet r "Bat It's Bound To X. - t :" velop Soon v Kiaatoa, May lS-!-Boxear avenue bas come into being here. : It isa t much of a etreet Jet, bat it i an intereating lipcniuent. Tivo zamiuea. two white and three eolorel7-''rTeeilpytugriKi can1 a th Kerf oik. Southern yards her and are getting along qnit hap pily, thaak yon. No landlord calls for the rent and there i as bother about repairs; theeompaay owa the "dwell fngsy and it ia vaderitood the occu pants hare ae rent ' to pay. . The ear are a littls used sidings, and there is aly -resnote poeaibility ' of . a - family going to bed ia the vicinity of Kast and XSUwelt jitreew hadjiwaking ap next moraing on the other side of towa. Of ourc, such a thing could happen, but if it does the train me a will-Hake pains t avoid any Unnecessary Jostling and smashing of iurnitnre and. shuating. of babies front eriba into coal boxes. The heads of the families ea Boxcar avenue are section workers of the Nor folk Southera wheT could not And suit able Souses elsewhere aor lodgings at reasonable prices. They hava ttted up the "dwellings loaned them by the cosily -as possible. There are eurtaia at the windows,, furaitur nicely arranged, cook stoves and all the ether paraphernalia which goes into the making; Of a well-ordered cottage none. If the box ear-community boeomes a permaaeacy there will probably be gar. dens and chicken yards. -1 - Fourteen Bidders On Three Projects Proposed Give " - Lower Figures . ' -Three week age the State Highway Commission offered three construction projects to. contractor la thi Bute, and received a bid. Tentative price aamed far the work were deemeoVut of reason. Yesterday th Commission offer ed three project to contractor and 14 of IheuToffereor tTid xoTTfig wbti-,-ib4 at prices approximately SO pet Mat nd er the tentative price three week age. Bute Huth way Commissioner-Frank Pag aaid yesterday that he regarded tfee re sail of the Ikldiag a le pegm hg ft,:ileftalr-ieB4v tot4ei lower prices, not only in highway construction but ia. the. east - luring generally. 4 . year from. aowr he- asserted, the, Stat could build roads nt a reasonable price,' tbt"wout4Ty ibv tax payers to build. He let eoatrset yesterday for WQfi3 worth of- roads in the Western District. Strinceat condition in the money market are responsible for th turn of vents, Mr. Psg beltive' Maay conn tics, eitie aad State that contemplated large construction programs, with money to be raised by the eale of authorized bonds, find themselves unable to plaee their bonds and with no money with which to continue their work. Contract era who. had contemplated bidding en this work find themselves with aoth ing in prospect aad are ' turning to North Carolina, where the present road law haa provided ample money for the present need ia roed work. - The case of Alabama is cited among the State that have planned more than they are at present able to carry 'out. Alabama authorised an issue of $35,000, 000 i bond and planned to build a lot of road so fsr they hsve been unable to sell the bonds, even after offering them af si per eent The program is iadefi- nitely held up, and contractors who planned to-obtain work there are leaving the Statev some of them coming to North- CaroKna.--'1-" f'----. Contract made yesterday were: ' - Mitchell County, 5 J miles .- of- bitn lithie-maeadam road,., to the ' Gibson Construction Co-,. Knoxville j Jaekaoa County, 5 mile gravel highway with sev eral bridges, v tg Wright Nave Anderson, & C. J Burke-MeDowell, mile ef gravel highway, with bridges, to J. A. Kreia, Knoxville, URGE CAUTION TOWARD I MEXICAN REVOLUTIONISTS Washington, May 19. Caulio in ex tending recognition or eupport to aay Mexieaa xaeboa instrumental ; in the overthrow of Carraaxa was urged upon, the Btate Department today ' by repre eatntive of various industrial group having" interests in Metic- ttaty former 'diplomats. Detnrte assuraaees of the Mexican party now in power as te its attitude toward foreigner and forcigiL lnveatmeat nhouU be. lot eb tained. it was held.-" " " -t . 7 - . : AmonaT.. those who conferred .withl Secretary Colby ea the . Mexican sa nation war former Ambassador Henry Lane Wil'oa; former Charge d'Aif aires Nelson CShsnehaesey 1 E. L. Doheay, representing -Tamptee Oil Indsstries 4 Harold, n alter, vl the Mexican Pe troleum Company; . Curaeliu Kelly, Anaconda Copper Compaay; Wm. Locb, Jr, Amerieaa Smelting aad Befining Compaay; Gee,- Carnahan aad Tred Watrona, representing various agricnl Ur4 --enterprises,' n4 Boxten-Wyson, I repreaenting ba n k ing; interests. . WitfTS'et Accent 'lcefimuaene jrri "sshig1onjMy; lf.overnw j wsras, or iewjicraey, canuiuate lor niei Demoe ratio prejidential nomination, i-1 sued a Statement through hi campaign headquarters here tonight, aaying he would not accept the vice-presidential nominatioa. ', -tSeergl Banker Drensj Dendi--- Macon. Ga Mar 19. J. E. Johnann.. viee - president and cashier of th Citi- ieaiJajiJr.jtS desde during the eoaveatioa of the Georgia Country Bankers' Association here lata today. He 'was" also vice president and cashier of the Sander- a ilJe railroad.. -j , ; r--. . DECUNESHARPLY PEOPLE, 1 .01 LAWS, vf.lUSTCURBPRiCE Senator Delivers Bro - Profiteering In FourYear HOISuitof ClothesLVj; SAYS DEPARTMENT S USTICE EFFORTS HAVE FAILED Expression Should B Changed :itoa Uigk Cost of Ut To Hih Cost of Loaflnf, Sena tor Thomas Believes ; Kenyon Advocates Criminal Punish ,;"ment v'-;yt;; Wartington, My; !. Frankly - eon flding to hi relleague that the clothes on his ,bacK were ( inreaaoare . ana patcbedr SsnatorTrhomas,' Pcmocr7 of Colorado, joining todsy in another Senate' broadside en profiteer, declared th people themselves and not legis lation must break lLe sweeping wave of high prices. linking the overall Movement, start ed as -a .protest a gainst the cflst of clothing,; iU widespread: price rcdne tions. xeoorted f rom many cities. Be. fttor Thorn said the public had found th remedy 1g it own hBnds.-f-'-r' The attack ea profiteer was; opened by Senator Kenyon, "Bepubliean, of Iowa, who urged aocial ostracism and criminal punishment for th offenders. Corporation principally and retailers were held up a prim profiteers. Some of (hem were eheracteriied by th Iowa Senator .a . xobber and traitor. ; Department ef Jastke TalU.- In urging publicity a a mean of (weeping .dealer demanding excessive profit""te- the junk "heap of disrepute,4 Senator Kenyoa declared Department of Justice prosecutions had failed to bring relief and thai the people .ahonld... elect a president who Would break Up the evil by .naming a Attorney Gen eral "who cares more about enforcing the law than he does bont rusning fof"lresIdent." - There was a shift toward the railing Sad the crowd ia the gallery, leaned forward to hear Senator Thomas ap peal for a retur of the old-time thrift- I have on . a suit nf clothe four years eld. aenttrwliat Itetehed, but (till Laarviseable, ' ha it as he stroked ta lev of fcU oat. 'Th shoe I aav oa were bought in 11. I do not pro pose to buy any-more-- clothe until Price! Vo 'Sown t reasohtwe' levei,Tf I- subject "myself - to daager-ef arrest for not wearing enough clothes on the streets of Washington! era willing to liv. on corned beef and hash and if corned beef goes too Wgb. I .will go without meat to bring dowa coats. High. Cost ef Leaf lag. 1- Beaator Thomas eaid he was not do feeding profiteers, that he1elisved they should be vigorously punished, but thst he did not believe the extortions of profiteer represented five per cent ef th hich cost ornvinevt1 wr "All the people ahare the responsibil ity,' he said. "When I consider th number of people in thi eountry who live without working, l am tempted to' change the expression 'high cost Of liv ing" to 'high cost of loafing. . SUFFRAGISTS SAIL FOR GENEVA MEETING Mrs. Josephus Daniels Is One of Thirty Delegates from United States ; Near , TorkJsIar, 1.---Th; American Woman Suffrage delegation, headed by Mrs. Carrie ChaDman Catt. interna tional president, aailed. from here today on the steamer Boyal Georg for Europe to attend the eighth, con grew of th International Woman Suffrage alliance at Geneva, Switzerland, June S to 12. Ther-r were thirty --delegate,-hm nates and visitor in the party, includ ing: Mr. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of th Navy, who goes as an ogciarntopreitiyr iftci.uaww State government. , . " ? Mrs. Dsniels in a statement issued before sailing, expressed pride that the women of the South' were playing such an important part in suffrage matter an important part in aucrage 'matter sal evinced confidence that before the party returns, sufficient (States will have ntiflfd tU Igta-anMagiBeBt-.te. enable it to be Mi corpo rated in the . con- istitutioa. Sh eaid that had received information that the Louisiana legislature now in cession, will rtify suffrsgev-g tSl"''" MADDEN'S WOUNDS SPRINKLED WITH SAL.T Washington, D. C, May ; 19-Col- Umvt of KenresentativCT Madden (Illiaoi;. in the House today sprinkled salt in wounds Major Stedman cut yes terday hy hie reply to the "black bU"T member t blasphemy ef Lee and Jack SOS. J- ' , .k .' fl In the cloak rooms and on the floor. Northern nwm bens t--ealled-Mddea Herostrstns.'' the ancient who inker- itd .a4newa. 4 iswy a .4r4o eW tain a little notoriety. Major fitedman-has received man v congratulations oa hi polished address exeortating Maddcm- Many tlegrams 1 rom an over tne esoutn came to him. new Shipping board district . WILL SOON BE ESTABLISHED Washington, May 19 A new district efnh'nited-ler:tpplair'"Boifd to be known as the South Atlantic dis trict with headnuartera ml KannuV announced today. It also Stated that the -necessary .organisation . to handle the work of the new district was being worked out b the diviaioa of opera tions. ' , i " adsiotr Ca, :: - ' ' r i in a : r.i -1 1 t) It ! VUIL . . . ' s v s . "ocrats ItvJL Convention .(and For Vcr: :s Treaty Withoutr,:::rvstion VIGOROUSLY C.TCSE ANY -PROPOSED SCLCIER BONUS Virginians t" Endorse ; 'Wilson, - - Wluleltttchi an-and t outu Carolina Democrats la Simi lar Convention Take Like Steps;, Carter Class Is 7 En dorsed Tor Presidency , Hoanole, V, May W. Yl'rgiui Dem eerata In' party . eoavcalion her today lected eight ! delegates at Jarg to the national convention, pfedgel to support Senator Carter (jlus of Virginia,, for the Presidential nomination, gave un qualified ndoreeat to- thn adminis tration f President ilson. advocated adoptlon,f the Versailles Peace treaty without -reservations and unalterably opposed a soldier bonus. . - . - Two attemuU t plaf e thr convention on record as favoring an amendment of the Volstead probibitioa act were defeat- ca. A resolution, oucri-u vjr vuh buuw Leedy. of Page eouaty, advocating th right of State te frm th manufae ture sud use of light 'wines and beers, and th n of ardent spirit for mediei nal purposes, was tabled by a large ma jority. A substitute fo the Leedy reso lution which.. sought th sam end. in troduced br Jams P. Trehy, ef "Nor- folkrwtaWcUyJaj-ot of 739 to 261. Both resolution were the aignal for - ley (xel Mormy. Coi. leedy,' while reading hi resolu tion, was - forced ; into aileuc by a clamor Pi voice crying "no, no, no." Whea the dia had subsidsd, hs exelaim ed i "t do not intend te be downed by a et af hoodlums, cowards and auto crats, who themselves know they are lawbreaker and EypdOTtesv At this juncture a delegate from th ninth district .hutdt .''Throw, aim out" - fc. t . . , 'I want to annoUB'-e" shouted Col. Leedy, above the kp...r ft followed, "that-nsither th- iittenj woe has just said that nor-asy two other like hint can throw n. ut."i ...ii,. . J'ollowing adoption of aV platform Senator Glasa j yi national electors at large were nemad, r- -. -- : . Delegates at . Large. t - rJlie-fellowiaY'fj flwted delegate at large: ":; v'":" Senator Claude A Swaaaoa, Senator Carter Glass, Gov. Westmoreland Davis, Representatives. H. D. Flood, K. E. jHol laad, Borer A. James, State Senator G. Walter Mapp, and Lieut Gov. B. rrank Buehaaaa. . . -Alternate aamed were: Hnnter W'tt; on. Fourth' District; Leo. Arthur,-Sixth District ; Charles ; R. McCain, Heventh District; John M. Lawler, Eighth Dis triet; C. W. Bondurant, Ninth District; E. L. Graham, Tenth District; . and Georae N. Conrad. Fifth District. - The platform, which was.submitted to the Convention by Senator tolas, cnair man of the resolution committee, re. viewed the-aehievement ofi th Demo. oratie party during the past aeven year and caljed attention to wnac were termed the "failure of the Bepubliean during the past twenty-five years."-r , DECLAltB-NATIONAL PROHIBITION i A CONSTRCCTIVsAACHlBTKMENT Grand BoDids. Mich- May . 19. Sun- port of -the League ef Nations covenant and the Versailles treaty- witnout amendment - and unfaltering support of -President Wilson, who has given alV out life itself in the service of hie ' country - end the .world," were. placed 'in .resolutions adopted by the Michigan Btate Democratic Convention here today, Thirty nninstrucUd delegate to th San Francisco convention were selected for-by-4eenwjMS-a4:Jwa six It district "cnueuseir No mention was mad od the 'con' vention floor of a presidential nominee Herbert Hoover, an avowed Republi can having won the Democratic pri mary. - .i ' - Th convention cam to a close after a heated debate over a reaoiution on this prohibition' question a drawn and finally adoptedtTie rejointion Oectap ins- national prohibition "a construc tive act of, the Wilson administration. An amendment, wfckfcJra lost 925 to lfl,-irotil4-have -pledged the national convention delegate to work for a per- manea prohibition plsnk. ia the Dcmo I eratie platform 8dtTa CAIOLINA D1SMOCRATS ENDORSE ADMINISTRATION. Columbia. 8. C- May 19. flouth Car- olina. Democrats meeting in State, con vention" here-today in speeches and resolution expressed : strongs approval of the administration of Woodrow Wil son. Aliile !DnIsnrTpvmrrtTi j mnn. in h kvote,p(tMi.of the eea- son and his administration and referred to what he termed tnrntllrtlsair-rancor" ia the Senate, which, he said, hud br6UghTsteime -to lb nUpjanjLc.m- barrassment to 7 the jrestest. leader of world democracy." Former Governor John C. Bheppord is permanent chairmaa of the eoaven.'j tloh. All elccriOTtrTrnriir nmo-tanlgiiT snd reports on various resolutions re ceived. -' . ' "", 2u7Z-l r:i; A reluUoa-iisifteusLV adPpteiLI'iis. afternoon exprewcd eontfdence in the policies ef President vwison aad a hope that th - President's: health - miry.b 4 v, 1 i .: ..." : tCoatinscd ea Pg Tw.) . . Secretary 'JIomtpnJDpposes 7 .Aska If It Would Not Be AdwaaBIe to Seek Out Additional aourcea ot Kevenue) - toe MaLJLurrent Requirement of Government l3dkvedThat5ecre -Hav Great Ir 'LWsshiagtonMay. lJ-Bcpublican la Congress ia party caucus tonight ' de dared for soldier legislation as adva cated .by the American Legion. Before deeidingr fn. favor of 'tis, IrgiaUt ion- the Republicans refused, 11 to 491 to pot- tponr indefiirttery: nHrnetioar-oai-relief iegulation, Beverat BrpuMican leader, including a majority of member of the steering committee, were said to bare supported the motion, but there ".was no record tot. . . y '; v.- . When BepuUkan member . of th Bouse, west into caucus 'tonight oa soldier, .reliefs, -legiilatioa -Caairnus Ferdacy, et the Way aad Means Com mittee, laid before. them a. letter from Secretary Houston flatly opposing any bonus proposal, .in .whatever i manner financed.-. -, , . :; Seeret ry Houston jetter which re suited from an inquiry by Chairman Ferdaey as to the-treasury's. sic .on th "insurgent" Rcpublicsa Democratic proposal for a retroactive 80 per ent war profit tax, declared that Congress, instead ' of devising new means of spending money, , should " Concentrste its efforti on raising fund for current goverament expenses. " j, .... sk -Additional Rerenae. rI fcsg to submit te your committee frlta . serious 7 eonslderaUon," , th truasuiry.satretsry wseSs, "the question whether, "all thing considered, it would not now be advisable to seek out addi tional source of revenue to meet th current requirements-of the govern ment " in order to obviate the necessity of continuing in eeasiderable measure to meet them by borrowings." KILLED r 111 RIOT Battle Between Detectives and , Coal Mine ."S IriKers TnT"7 - West Virflipra -' c -y! Mavewtn, SVVa.,,Uy 19.A pistol battle "ner tou,y,whjc authodtict de-' ffare", gjew on Ttf n ffisput Wtweca a ageaey and a miner, ever a warrant for TSOrtelf oTrmlnw killing of seven detective, a miner aad ax unidentified.' boy, aad the serious wounding-of the mayor of Matewaa and another citixen. The dead are:- Albert Felts, L. C. Felts, both of BlueHsW J. W. Ferguson, B. B. Biggins, CB. Cunningham, E.. O. Powll and -A.'J Bower,, all detectives; - William, miner, and an unidentified boy.: .The wounded t-Mayor A. T, Teterman, ae- rloualy ahot, and J. W Chamber, badly hurt,-...; ..-'.,'.:: '.:..:. -According to authorities her -tonicht the trouble started whea Ira Mullins, alleged Strike organizer, approached A! bert Felts snd asked if he carried warrant for his arrest. Felts replied la the affirmative, according tw the police, nd was in the act of reading the war rant when Mullen (hot and" killed him, Detective Ferguson, officers say, then killed, Mullens, and the killing of1 Fer guson ty an unidentified miner fol lowed. This, the . officers ssiid, was the signal for a gener!. fight, which re- tsu Kxeitement here tonight waa high awd local . authorities declared they could not cope with the situstioa without th ksla of troops. The 8late . militia ws oa it, wsy here, at wss aid. Mines Are Closed. . Boanoke, Va., May 19.-H. C. Elliott, president of the . Ntone Uoontais Coal Company, t 'Matewan,. declared th mines of his company spd- other mines in the Williamson, . V a., district, have been closed for th past-two weeks be cause of a strike. Operators of th Poe. enr Bilwsyr"hB?"'ddedi-willmet w Bluefield, W. Va tomorrow morning at 10 e clock to consider methods, with which to break th strike.-. Miners Hasting Detectives; Boanoke. V., Mar 19. A band of 300 miner has formed in Matewan, W. Va., bent upon-searching all train entering the town- for- Baldwin-FoMe-moay aesord I ing to reports reaching th hesdquar ter of the detective agency her to night,.: Thomas Felt, is oi his way to Matewan tonight aad is carrying with bim a largo body of special officers, offi- Ciala oX th agency dcclsred FEDERALIZING GUARD IS OPPOSED IN HOUSE Army-, rifebrga Back To Conference After t... Compromise Is Be aten , Waahtnctoa. Maw 19. The Houw Tused " today to"spprovi'!a"' compipiniisv' sgreemeBr ra thr r-prii1( tatcWfStTJMalls GiinrSrT-Tn vote was 09 to lot). "7 By It Tuctioirtne Hourt sent the srm.r rearganizaticn bill back to conference sist against changing the, pre war basis of the guard erganizatiea.: r The compromise wss offered to break a deadlock' that blocked final' passage It tK armfworganixation bill. - During House debate everal mem bers attacked the Senate proposal on the ground Jlut it, jtdjnpUoa.. vmiU kill .tbc. gusrd by making it part of the regu lar rmy.'. The' new scheme "of organi zation also was opposed as a step toward adoptio of a system of compulsory military, traiaiagv V ;....., ' -i -said it was a-matte. of srioa concern to have the govera asat appear ia the market every few oaths for loans, thi coarse would result la additions!' credit -expansion with higherTriee aad a mors difficult alsttnMnnl ntttttertOan'';S!t-?f llJ''"-,i!''"TT"1 '" 1 1"- " " ""'::." AWad ; lssse AUeraMtre. ' . -' Discuasing the alternative of a boad issue iaercascd taxes -Bccrctsry Hon ton 'said:' , - "t ' "Tk vary heavy burden which will rest a pen Us treasury by reasoas ef laws alseady enacted, including particu larly the - reeeat railroad law, - which, it' ia estimated, will cataiTaa expendi ture of; approximately , alWOOO.OOO ssd also by ressea of the delay la making provision to realise upon the government' investments ia railroads sad ships, take ia conjunction with the existing credit situation - suggest the ami of grave eaasldrratinn af the question, whether, uile staid from, ad in additioa to ay taxation which It might be accessary to impose la order te pay a bonus to the soldier It may not be necessary to provide for meeting the neceisitie of the- govera ment in a larger xneatur from taxation." - - -. WiU Hav MnebilaSweVILiil Opponent ef bonus proposals pre dieted Bee 1 eta if xluuston a letter r would have' marked influence when the' legis lation tenche the floor of the House. To r await "f action by the - cauens. Chairman Fordnev postponed until to morrow the meeting of the Way and Mean. Committee to consider the Be publiean relief measure. 110 RETilp DEAD Impressive ; Ceremonies Oyer BodfesBflSTIireh oTHIvy and Marines Kent York, May 19. Secretary Daniel today paid Uibutfl to the flrrt Amcru-sn Wjtfr and Mariiiev dead ' of las Hi'orld W'!''- ttei4esil, Tcducfnf the price of dental work WlisaVWnm Ba. tilt itonJ ui.fi iju'rv rbrsTravy ysrj oer 151 flag draped casket which, were landed by th trsns port Kcreus last Moaday, be called ypoa the XMioa to "eer bear in miad that they made 'the supreme eontribu tioa on the altar of their country, rev ercatly, aolemaly aad a courages us men always go into bottle.' - "A- ewe gather her today to gfve welcome to the dear bodies of the flrtt of the sailor and marine dead to be brought home for interment," he said, "we do not think ef these leds gone oerore tueir -time nor do we find it in enr hearts to bow dowa in mourning, Rather - a mother i earth civea. -hoaoit aoie aepuiener te their forms, sacred to us, we ttun uod that la the hour whea the world was tottcrbiar these strong aad valiant youth, kept it from da abyss of absolutism and dosnotism. . uetier tnan we, these Ud knew what they were fighting for, and the highest L...a - ... -I .i a- i , - fu our hearts the glory of th cause which aanctificd their sacrifice.- Here ad now let us consecrate our live to complete the work which hey-gave thentBerre, and be as willing a they were to surrender all for world-justice sua woria pesce. "Some or these Isds went to lorv i rom tne nugnts in the a nation section borne were atrk ken by disesse. All died honorably in the scrvrce of their coun 7 , - MIt was not Sriven IIhhm mmmui mmA I high-spirited youths to kaoW the dis illusions that come to- mea in mature rar or.KlJie.waaksteataf xb 4 yellow leaf. They were ealted snd gave the cheertur m sye, sye, str by the captain of the heavenly Hosts, and they live with the mmortala.- Of the IkkJics, - twenty-six will be buried in the frstiosal cemetery at Ar lington ba Saturday... The- other were claimed by relative. Among them was the body or" one civilian, Meweltyn Snewdsn, ef. the American Legation, at Borne. ':..7'. ' W. L LINGLE MAY HEAD r- PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY TOiaTlbttetMaylll;- ' i est -tar- the initial session of ths sixtieth general assembly :t the Bonthera. Church, which begins her tomorrow, centers in the elcctioa of- moderator. Among" ihoiie" pVomrneh'tTy menlicncd for selection s re. the Be v. Walter L. Ungle, Of ths Brnod of North Caro lina and a member of the faculty of Caion Theological Seminary at Ricb- moadr Va.; the Re. Thornton Whaling, of the, fiynod of A!ai)ani..and..mcuiber of. t he. f acu Uy. of ..Columbia. Theological rlaarw-ucjiqn Ror.T'. A. Whorton, pastor of the First Pn.ttvtvinn f "l in-li mt KKantiiM ' Texsv, member of the Synod of Texas. The present assembly is to he termed ''SJnday HcliovtAsseBiblyrr ih""a f - messurc, as tne major portion or th program relates to the, work of , the Sunday nchopl. - 1 r. . WILL. BE CONDUCTED. FRIDAY aaaawtJ6hltaJs of former Covers r B. B. Glenn will be held here Friday, attended .by many distinguished ' eitincns of North Caro lina and- other states. The dy Ui arrir her torn time Thursday. PIECUnihGlil- n unninri IttlMmiliLL nn'mmin Luuiihucooru Beginning In.VfeiLtMoverncr.t t--, Is-Now Sweeping- En v .J - .tire Country ,. BANKING INTERESTS ARE' v DEFLATING ALL-CREDITS.- Only-r Moderate . Tinanclal Ac-; 7"conunodaUoni7vVIll Hx tended Dealers Ia Lznries; Some Merchants Character'' V -"- is Movement As ; Circus . . Stunt and Economic Mistake ' Chiesgo, III.,. May 19. The"wv f price cutting ia wearing apparereon- tinued today to sweep th country, mer- . chaats Ia "many eUief and" lawns - : aouncing reduction 'in 'meu's'snd women's clothing, shoes, bt sud othrr, , srUclct While iom merehaut ; said the reduction could not b maiutaiaod after prevent stock wete. rexiansted, other declared the price cut were the' outcome of break iu the western ntar ket, a backward season and large stock - Owaer-of -department (tore in scores of eitie and "town todsy announced price redactions in- men's and women's -apparel, ranging from 80 to SO per cent while ia eome place shoes and- ether article were cut.?,-'.- , i: .(-!;,, v. While the -aieymeat, -which assumed aatioawide proportions yesterday, con tinued to spread, banking interests ia New JforkLtodayextended their earn paiga of deflation of credits and high commodity r prices, carrying .out toetr'. pledge rtrth7tedDral resere board. ' Pressure exerted by the batik' in ths " wholesale, dry, gooda and general mer ehaadise district ws said to . bs re sponsible for the wst of prfce'cuMisg -l the retail trade - . ' J . , ., . . Modsrste Aecemmodsttoaa. ; Bank wer -reported to have notified ticles of apparel and manufacturer '( ao-called non-essentials that only mode rate financial accommodatioas could b' expected' now.,,..-," ,"--, ...sj- Th pr'ie eul largely wer confined te wearing , apparetc but eptetd ot th' movement t t her .lines ws Jsd i rated by.th action of Omaba dentist la a. nswsnsDer adveftlsementr toAtv $.m.Mftototsm!W&4 asserting "it is economically unsound to sell merchandise today for a pric which is less than w can buy it from th makers anywhere. What the world needs i' greater productios, not ths drastic sscriflcs of rptsil price. v Call It Orcat Staat. S. Several Milwaukee merchant ehr- terized the movement -, -, at ''circus tunt.". ,.-4 i ,,' .'.'; t la St. Paul!, where marked price re ductions' were announced,' the largest wholesale millinery concern , in ths northwest stated it would open It door to retail trade nd dispose of a. 100,- . 000 stock at. price SO per cent 'below those now prevailing.- One men '- fur n ishlng cstablUhmeut - which operates . tore, in Several eitie, announced general reduction of 15 perent,"-4- . Virtually all leading stores in. Chat tanooga, Tenn., advertised 20 per eent discount on all goods except contract oommodities; one Columbus, Ohio,'' store redueed women's clothing one-third and another conducted a ''half price1 sale en spring suits.' . ' 7 HALF FRENCHMEN UNDER - - 32L0ST, SAYS TARDIEU Estimates France's War Losses In Balance Sheet Vor Tive , Tears of Struggle ' ParliJday. 19. Wht is perhaps tfi first concise aad comprehensive state ment, of France s war losses, hi just becn nla4U(ruCpU.iBAnlr-Tsrdltj. formcr French high commander in the United State. In describing what, ha call the "balance- shcet of 7. France, Capt. Tardlcu states that during the five years ef wsr SSWfiW men were - mobilized, of "whom 1,400,000 were killed, 800100 maimed and : 300,000 woundedv" France thus lost 5f per cent of her men under. 38 year of age. . Concerning --matefHrt- losses, 4ypt. Tardieu states that 600,000 hovse nor . destroyed, 75,000,000 acres ' of - arable htnd-hid2waste2aW-3,eoo--mile-of-raii road and 5.000 miles of hiahwavS de stroyed. Mii(es which produced, C5 pt -ecnt of France' totat coal output wer , danwgcd-rteTrtoyedtBOfactoriee.. which before th war produced U3 per goods, VU per cent of the linen material, 70 per eeat of tha sugflt adi:peLj'jilL goods, wer crippled. , One third tt- . France's ship were sunk by German submarines; To dc fray the cost of. munitiin of -wsr and food supplies, France had to raise more than. 8,000,000,000 francs, of which sum forcignl countries. ' . ,-t JESSEGODFREYt TAKEN UN ASSAULT CHAnUt Wihpn., May . 19. The-Jicgid who f attenipted to assassinate Charlie Knight . near ti city last Katurday night by shooting hint five times, throwing him from hi automobile and making awav : , with - it0-waie-aptiett- todsy.-at Joe Farmer' home' in ; Bailey t by .Torn Rfigars, of tbia city. Who brought him " BlicnB Howard. I lls' negro say. Ms , nsiue is Jesse Godfrey snd .that his horn )r in South Csrolina. H was takes - before Charlie Knight.r who identified him as hi assailant. rim WLHIil rnnnn Tr-jfr - ..