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ofWDaroJinian-From t Union
Theological Seminary Gets
Honest Honor In Aemt)lr1
OVER 300 DELEGATES
JOlirailTOTTOrDTira
Commit. Report nd Sermon
By Dr. A. M. Prasr, Eetirinf
.,.. Moderator,-! and Popular
Meeting In Interest of Sun
' day School " Work' Feature
' -Pirt Day ' " " "'"
Charlotte, X.C, May 20. Election
.of Bev. Walter I Xingle, D. D, of
Union Theological Seminary, Bichmond,
Va, at moderator, -a popular meeting
tonight In tho interest of Sunday sehpol
work at which addresses were delivered J
by Dr. Lingl and BeT. Gilbert GlaM,
D. D., ef Bichmond, filing of commit
tee report! and a, sermon by Bev. A.
Fraref, D. D., BUuhtpn, y,, retij-ing
' moderator featured the opening day's
-aenmr f tfr sistM
bly- of the , . Bouaherh, , p resbyteriaa
af ' h it x ll inaAllna' Iia-a
The higtast honor the aiierob)? caiji
bestow upon ay . man wu Accorded Dr.
Linffle over four other . nominees, his
lection Coming on-the fourth ballot.
Others plated in, nomination, were Be v.
Doctors ThraUB iWhjUiSfcL Cotambia,
B." C.J Gep. Summer, New Orleansr B.
(".-Campbell, Aahoville N. C, and X
A. Wharton,Tciai . .The election . ws
II and following each ballet
tin "nominee receiving the ow YotawSS
eliminated ' '
The' sacrament of the- Lord's 'supper
was administered following the sermon
elders from eVery tfouther State from
.Maryland to Texas; are tri lattendibee. '
The annual report of the eieeutiye
committee on Christian education ' and
-ministerial ' relief ' submitted ' today
showed re'eeipts'of ' th ' eomwitte "for
the last year at (283,371, an increase of
108,507 overtheJ'prtvioos year. " "
trom the loan fund me -eommtttco
f, ' -K to 149 candidates for the iaUtry,f
. servke. Thm Tlo.n. wiU kg repaid in
money or service when the education
f the -candidates has-been completed.
from tha student loaa -fund the com
mittee has sided 119 boys and Ud girls
to pursue college courses in Presby
terian schools,
Under the direction of Bet. M. E.
.- Uelvin, field secretary, successful cam
palgns liate been conducted the last
rear which resulted in aeeurmg an en-dowm-iit
fund- of 700,000 for' Weat
minater college, in the Cynod of Mia-
soutI, -and a similar fund of 11,000,000
- for the Presbyterian achools in the
Synod of North Carolina. .
Would Contribute S2M,M.
During. the lst year the endowment
fund for ministerial relief has been in
creased by $31,425 and now amounts to
6S354oWft-IUCraham lsymsu of
"Greenville; 8. C .has effored to contri
bute 200,tK' provided the-ehureh will
contribute iOQ,000. The report of the
committee emphasized the importance
of the acceptance of the. offer which
j, would increase the endowmrnt'fund for
L mlniatcrial relief to moro thin 1,000
ooo.
The yearly receipts of the-executive
committee on foreign misaions amount
ed to $ 1,115,343, a shown in the re
" port. The report" shows that this Tf
the nrat time aincfc 1013 that the re
ceipts have exceeded the cost of woAc.
The report showed the work-of the
church in all of the mision SClds pro-
. gressing well.
Dr. Frazer's Sermon.
DxlXjazet jreeheilfxoni. the, lextai
Romans 1:7
'ailed to be Caints" in
part follows
""Who are eallcd to be aaintst" be
Jked.-"Tou are. if you are a Christian
at all. Yeu are called to be saints.
ahent Just now, if at all. What is it
to be a saint f To be a saint is to be
sat apart for thecichmv9 use of God
" with aTTlew to beeomingholy and Ten
dering a holy service. It will be my
effort this morning to moke good -these
three propositions: " That alt believers
are called to 1 saints i that they are
called to be such at the present time,
and that to be a snint is to be separ
ated to the use of God with a view
to becoming holy and rendering a ably"
service. ., -' ,
' Earthly Saints Proper. ..
"Ia the Bible use of the word a -saint'
ia a Christian, and BO more and the
Blblc ;of:Jhprtl C!iirttrtian, is
eallcd. to ..bU'l.'wint and no leaa. The
nutw n .... .mw ... .... .'.'.."v
the same people from different points
(Continued en Page Two.)
PRESS BOLSHEVIKI
TO FREEJUUER1CANS
WasbinglOD, May Aroyscu uj re-
p"6rtlf--th-r-imp
tioa in Soviet Bussia-of various Amer
ican Cirtzeni the Ktate Le partment to
day tooh steps to bring tq besr indirect
-pTCssnre-en-theBhevittH-uUorlties
to obtain their release. ' '"';'
A request has been addressed .tp the
Austrian covernment - through... the
American comniiasioner in Vienna ask
raTTIitll-egmnWmmuiiUls"tt(
tainsd sines their escape to Vienna from
Budapest last rear, srid whosr release
has been msde the subject of overtures
. by the Bolsheriki, shall ht refused re
lease pvUdmi-the freeing of American
eitiiens detained in Bussia. Action by
...this government was taken, it was said,
as a result, of the suggestion of another
government, and was ia accord with the
vitas of other countries.
NOTHING TO DISCUSS,"
SAYS SENATOR OVERMAN
Junior Senator Declinei Candi
' dato Brook'. Challenge
"kf;::-;v To Debate -
ywrandr Observer- Bureau, .
03 District National Bank Bldg.
rjrVashlngton, May 20V-Tier will be
hwettrMnitorTermanndubfey
lir Brooks,' of Greensboro, the junior
Tr..HelBentot.;jirewiwigJ-tl let
Messrs. Brinson and Abefnethy do toe
inside party scrapping in the Third dil-
triet,
JMaJ-eliurjararji
Mr. Brooki challenge, carried in the
papers' Tuesdsy." -Nothing la -to-be
gained by a Joint discussion, the junior
Senator said, and time ia too precious
bore ' for bint to go to North Carolina
to help Mr. Brooks draw audiences.
' Announcing today-thai Jx won id not
meet Mr, Brooks anywhere for the rea,-
ann that . there ia nothing- to iliapilsa-
Senator Overman referred to the fact
that b stated at the beginning of the
campaign .that ho wou'd make no
speeches in the State. The only two
speerhes he has mad was the one at
tho State convcntion-and at'Smlthgcia,
making memorial address there.
Goldsboro Entertains Nobles of
" Mystic Shrine In Fes
tive Style
Zi-Bf. JEMMETT .JR. BKOWX
- oidahoro, -Uay SOr-Bobbing.: itt
and spectacular ' rostumei have held
full' sway in this city city last night
I irhenr-Hrer-yobfasof" Sudan Temple of
the Mystip; ShrlneTHrho pitched their
ceeded to talte'-full pOMession of the
eity,
heJLt'.iadurtion into tho myateries of
the Ancient Arable Order Nobles of Ike
Mystic ' Shrine furnished much amuse
ment and entertainment last night to
those Who have never trod tho red hot
sands.' : "There: was just one injunction
the' 'Xobleaf '.fay ddwa ' for the 1 obser
vance of those- who would ba brethren,
candidates, of courae; receiving a great
deal At free advices r-:-
f ao-41--mae tiko a maa whe-
pWyed in otwsr,H. bd-lust once.
aoid mrrVin f idtaaded ewaTI
If the .camel walk on you, pretend
that you expected nothing leas and
that you like it.' When the Becorder
takes- yonr " cash, juat throw him a
fistful of bank notes. Above anT be
yond all, don t get fresh!
Big Parade Feature.
This m&rning ordinary work a day
Goldsboro waa again transformed into
a festival, of fun. spectacular and col
orful, when a long line of Shrincrs,
Arab Patrol, and band, dignitaries and
ladies paraded np John street pass
thousands of spectators . who lined
the sidewalks oa either side for a
quarter mile. The "fresh meat" and
the goats of the ceremonial performed
their assigned stunts BTrtifully, hut
to some extent, a little bashf-lytwhich
set the onlookers into convulsions and
laughter. In their brilliant uniforms,
well drilled forB
complex movements, the Arab Patrol
proved the outstanding feature of the
parade, aided no little by the. band.
Thase sre the - apoctaeu lar organiza
tions of the Shrine, pen - to public
view, and the publio seldom loses op
portunity to see them in action. With
the precision of 'Weet ' Point cadets,
executing varied -figures- with, -the- ease
of well-oiled machinery, the -whole
patrol moved this morning as ope sin
gle compact body,-and it was a. dem
onstration that did not foil to thrill
atration that did not fail to thrill
and inspire.. .. -
Following th! i-rade a lunchepn waV
served at trie liberty warchonBcywhich
nas enjoyed by abut two thooaaad
hungry Nobles and their friends. And
whrle- the luncheon was"iir progrea the
noble young men of Goldsboro, , the
fresh meat, the Hostages of good
faith, performed in sportive antics for
the conquering, host or Arabs, after
which -the-Noblr parted from the
ladies, taking with them the fresh
meat, while the 'captors held council
tosrether. the young- men knocked on
the door of the sacred temple without
begging fbr entrance. later they sub
mitted to the designs of the mighty
end high frolie ensued,
Plenty of
Besides the candidates- of Goldsboro,
about two score in number, a large
number were brought captive from oth
er eities..
The ladies who had been left behind
were hot TefTaT6ne.Tactarl6t"6f
jsnspTthf ,heyyyeifdriyeptJtexJli
streets of Goldsboro to places or is
(Continued oa Page Two.)
MAN SH0T-FR0M -AMBUSH
ONLY 0EVEL0PMENT0F DAY
ahootlng front ainbuah of one tnaa by
SBJaeirtifladrsoasalnd
were 'the' thief developments in this
region today following the battle here
yesterday when tea of ' Wre ' persons
were; krlled -and' a 'numboa' of -others
nded in a fight between Baldwin-
Pelts. detectives: and ritiieov..
Today's shooting occurred at Lynn,
a small mining village inrea . miles
received from Lynn, two men, said to
Tie T" Baldwiff-Fetls nielertives. : Wer,e
walking along-a road nean a dense
woods wbea-a-olIey of shots was fired
lrom ' the forest, i One " of, the ,. men,
Eud McCoy, was shot ia the thigh,
ibut he escaped from the village and
went to a hospital at Welch wherer his
wond was treated. The man who ae
compinied him wss not injured, . J
SUDAN TEMPLE HAS
111111
IIPERSO!IIIEL
Did Order Enrollments In Class
Four Stopped To Prevent
"-"Public Scandal'.
CONCLUDES READING OF
rREPARESTATEMEini
CroH-Eiamination of Kavy De
partment ' Heavd Befina To
day ; Eeviews Perionnel Leg-
; j islatioa: and 8ayi If He Erred J
In 1914 It Was Because He
ToTldtf?recedenli--fr"
yaaliinaTton.My-rrCrowJfiimiii
tlon of Secretary DauaieU wUl begin to
morrow before tha Sonate committee
inveatigatUig conduct f the war by the
Navy Department. Mr. Daniels con
cluded " today TTeadinar-1 his - prepared
statement-in -reply-Bear Admiral
Sima' charges which bo declared bad
been fully refuted by the testimony of
brother officers. , !
Jd.--I)BMb-er4ic1-aTtMtaTTrc4'
the charge) made by Captain Palmer,
former Chief of Navigation, that e-dc-
layed effoHa toincrwase th'r?fvyl
personnel twfort tho var and siacour
aged tha naval leeerv. Be denied flat
ly having diseonraardl the reserve, but
tiplsliitd that he did order enrollments
in class four stopped when conditions
became each as to approach a "public
seaadal.". . . ' - . ' . -
8topp4 '"Slackers paradU.
Commiaaiona were being gives rouths
of influenco by navy oftitera without
rogard to their, ejnmlificatiena, bo said.
Hia dmaiitioaa to atop . the practice
were not heeded, ko added, sad be wai
compelled to Issue a drastic order when
he heard the naval reserve referred to
A letter from ' Admiral" IE T.' StrJ
former eesnsnaadee- iss-ehief -of the- At
lantic fleet 1 read by Mr. Daniels
characterized as "a wild statement, not
at all susceptible to pt mf, and an on
warranted attack poa the Navy De
partment and the Navy," Admiral 8ims'
charges that delays .oa. the part of the
department prolonged tha war.
Secretary Daniels told tie Senate com.
mitUa Uij eiroj-is lo link tut personnel
PoUciesjav J914 wttb th; y erld Wat Md
it waa baue he followed
the prteedents establialied by those rho
preceded aim in office).
. He had been, criticized by Bear Ad'
mind Fiske aad ether efiWers because
in 1914 lie only asked Congress for
enough net to fill the peace comple
ments of the ships, Sir. Daniela said,
although he waa only Tollowiag recom
mendations of the general board, made
ia conformity with established . policies
of the department. ' .
.. Reviews Persaaael Legialatioa.
Mr. Daniela TCTiawcd at length ; afTof
the personnel legialatioa during- his
term of office and told the committee
that "what the navy did ia enrolling
and training yonag men during the
World War had no precedent ia any
I in vy iurinntheJaat or any . previous
war.
The British navy, said the navaL chief,
the armistice waa signed againat 520,-
021 for the United States. - -
In May, 1916, the general board rec-
oaameaded IOOjiOO men-, aa. the. number
necessary for the navy for war ia the jt inn for as endorsement- of Vice Presi
Atlantie, Mr. Daniela said. . la August 'dent Marshall for the -presidential
of that year he recommended and Con-'
gross authorized just 3PU0 let) than that
number, bo declared.
- 4
Nobody in the navy in 1915 or 1910
dreamed that ia any war so many as
500,000 anea would be - needed,"he do--
dared.
t waa not nntil after the United States
entered the, wsr that it became evident
that preparations muet rb made on a
wan hrger scale lh lK,X0 mtnTMr. f
vaaiels said.
" Says CriUcisaa I'sjast ,
Efforts of Admiral tUkt to convcv
to the committeemen imprcssioa that
the Secretary directed the gcaeral board
is 1914 to mi. Ant rtin NvMinnradl-
tions With regard to .persosnel were'Sawnd M; Balsttm and - Mrs.
unjusfto the' board and to him, Mr.
Danieu) saidl He did not ask for a large
increase ia petsoanel that year, he said
because ho did not believe Coagress or
th ecou'ntry waa dlspooed to spend the
necessary money, adding, however, that
he did not, order any part of the board's
recommendation withheld, .He did ug-
the board stress the puildinr
program aad omit reference to any par
ticular increase ia men that year, the
witness said.
Mr, Daniela paid tribute to the work
of Bear Admiral Vietcr Blue, formerly
chief of the bureau, of navigation, ana
read a letter from that officer denying
emphatically . Bear Admiral MeKean's
statement to the committee that abort
age of naval personnel was largely due
to an error made by Admiral Bine in
rui'oe-
BRING ENSIGN PO
BjDYjpjSMITHFIELD
Washington D.'d, May 20.-Tho body
of Ensign Edward Poa ; passed through
Washingtpn tonight ea route to 8m it b1
field where it Will be buried tomotrow.1
" Accompanying the body from New
York, where it arrived from . Prance
oa Tuesday,, is Mrs. Pen, widow, jwith
Elect Assembly Meeeratsr.
Phlla Jelphis, Pa, May; 20. TheTBer.
Dr. Samuel Sterling. Palmer, of Colum
bus, Ohior was elected today moderator
of the 'Presbyteriaa General AssrmbTf
at its opeaing session her. He U pes.
tor of Broad Street church, Columbus,
ana is w years oio.
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".-ta1h 93)TatUm1idea IH 'fK'
June Primaryv There are half million,
oflloes and a quarter of a anttlton ttrawt
The poaluge on the anirmionTamanntea
Lamb, aairmaa of -the State Beard ef Kleetienaf under whose direction the ballots were prepared and sent outv: Next, to
the right, ia Miss Lacy Middleton, of Raleigh, clerk; to the Board. With his hands folded after a hard task ever ia Mr.
n. L. Beaaley, secretary Jto the. Board.
and Printing, who supervised the printing ef the -two tons ef ballots. The picture
ments Building, and in the background
i.i'ii. rfim..,.. w..i in' i i i.n. .".
uTaltlgrnrfrana-ri-PftlTip(!raty
Stampede For His Nomina
tion Is "Sweet Wind'?
Indianapolis, Ind May 10. Although
ae-reral political precedents were broken
tho. business -tha r Dsniocrati State
Tlca President Thonfa . Wan
Marshall in d
aaude G, BoweM, of Port Wayne, had
beea heard, delegates at largo to the
national eoaventloa' had been asmed,
a platform - adopted and a complete
Btate -ticket nominated when adjourn
meat was taken at 2:20 o clock
Por the first-time in the history of
Indiana, a woman, Miss Adelaide
Baylor, of Indianapolis, wss' given, a
place en the State ticket of either of
the major parties. Women took an
important part. throughout, the delibera
tions of the one day convention. Mrs,
AlkeTFosterTdcCulloch, of Tort Wayne
waa named as member of Indiana's
"Big Pour" to San Francisco and three
other - women were named alternate
delegates at large.
Wllma's Nam Chr
The name of Woodrow Wilson was
cheered evcrytime. it was mentioned
and hrs adnriniBtratiott was strongly
eudorsed. A demand was made for the
ratification of the peace treaty- and
the League of Nations.
At attempt to tampede-lheconvcn.-
nomination at San. rrancisco was
checked by Mr. Marshall himself, who
reappeared on Hie speakers' platform
during the demonstration and, obtain
ing quiet, said he waa reminded of the
remark a farmer made to nil mother
after offering; her a taste of his first
glass of soda water: "Drink her down,
Ma, it s nothin but sweet wind."
Sweet Wind, Bays Marshall,
- Thia t wect- wind tcr-me,- said Mfr j
Mcrsha) "but I tell you again, I do
not seek the nomination for President.
Th delegates at large- to" th "na
tional convention elected today are i
Mr.. Marshall, former United States
Senator Thomas Taggart,' former Got,
McCiri-
lock. Other, nominations include tFor
I'cited 8tatea Senator, Thomas Taggart.
For Governor, Dr. Carlton B. McCul
loch.. '
IMPLIED THREATS COME
FROM DE FACTO FORCES
- Washington;' May 20. Aa implied
threat by the do facto government of
Jdexieo to force oil proaueere to make
prompt payment of export taxes waa
revealed today in a belated message
from the-Ameriean Ksbasey-at-Meieo
City to the..r?tn!e Department.
'Th-""DeTOTirwwt's--'ianc , .was
quoted as ruling that the taxes for
March aad April mum oe paid within
five days after May 13 and that no ex-
nie would not be expected to comply
recent dwjw-ox-th- eCarranza
jertPenmalaJi.idoubjing
amount, but might pay the March and
Aotti-'-swismBnt .iaaccorgaiice , with
the tariff fixed .for January and Peb
ruary. .. '. ' , ,
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LOUISIANA "REFERS JLCTIOX.!
V ' ON St'FFRAGE , UNTIL JUNE
Bat on-r.ousc. LoMay 20. With ad -
jornment of both Houses t f the Louisi-
".Wl aWMII.III.Mi ii ai.f. . t.v. ..
dav niirht and with couiuattees still un-
wppointed,- it w evident-tonight there
would be no d ffin it ee action' on woman
suffrage matters until early in June.
; -zfr-; T WeJ B XJB,,,,, ' :
Bichmond.'Va., May 20; Marion B.
Stephenson, farmer, age 25, and Mary
Kllrn Bead, age CI, both of Garisburg,
?f. .C were liiarrjed here late"ycster-
PRESIDB.CY BOOM
STORY JUNE 5 BEING, SENT OUT BY BOARD
Photo by Herton. ,
- f farTtnOw'r are I,SOO,000 ballota for candidates whose fate will be decided In the
gubernatorial tickets, carrying also the
for any wtio-ffcl disposed 10 vote si between Hiram Johnson and Brottard Wood;
IffTOBra TfflB f
At the extreme right Is Mr. 0. fred Hale,
there are visible sundry janitors, and the
.iwii.. .ii.i,,i.
VILLA WANTS PEACE
OR HE'LL BUSHWHACK
WU1 Hold Conference With Qen
eral CaHe, Kevolutionii ti -
' . War Minister-. ? .- -
I mjr witir General ViUa, Boquillas,
Ch!huahua7nfertMxy--' l." Via
Paso, ' Texas, May 0.-(By ths Asep
ciated Press. Peace ssd a return of
normal conditions , in Northern Mexico
depend oa what guarantees leaders of
the latest Mexican revolution give Gen.
Francisco Villa. ""';
iTi'hii camp Ticre, Gthsral V ill Told
Aiwoistad Pres
iervicwTiiriilmr t-frthf iTWoi--Vila
is visiting; here with hU personal baad
of ekhtv mes. awaiting a eoaferenee
wtth- Gen. peliaa Calles, minister of
war for th revolutionists.
The conference, (Villa said, will de
termine whether the revolutionary and
bandit leader will ret-irn tojjrivste
life, or orce mora tske the fed in
bush-whacking campaigns which hsve
made him notorious,
' Calls is enroute here from Juarez on
bis trip, to .Mexico Cityan-iaust foma
to Villa, for Villa1 will not go. to Calles,
Villa said
" Villa' trusts Cellos T "moral thai any
other man" In the "revolutionary move
ment, he said, but his real attituds has
not been certsin. asha has not been
seen because horses of the band are
kept constantly saddled St night under
the watchful eyes of sentries, and that
ail approaches to t he camp are guarded
by Villa scouts. At u moment notice
the band ia ready to mount and flee,
or to fight, according to the decision
of their.-.leader. - -
MISS COCROFT ARRIVES
TO SELECT A CAMP SITE
Chicago Woman Joined In
Aheville BydisTThornr
and Mrs. Griffin
Asheville, .May 20. MisS Susanna
World war organized and conducted
or the government , the great training
rnmpi for wnmrn, arrived hererthhraf
ternoon, for the purpose- of looking
over . the proposed sites which has been
effered for the opening of .the camp
for Uie Southorn States. here. -She was
joined topigbt by Mfs. Julia Thorns, of
Arheboro member of tha State eomtitee
and Mra. Griffin, of Baleifh, chairman
of the State committee, in charge' of
the oTiani ration of the camp.'
' Bidghara school,' with its complete
canltfmewt has been offered for . the
camp and the Board of Trade, eity of
ft dais -and other eommittef:2: have:
leoUd a-aito near Oteen which can be
secured and.it is believed that the
government Vil grant tho camp the
privilege of using . army tents and eots
from Oteen hospital nearby.
-Mtir Corroft-iiinl ottenr-rnterrstca
in the camp believe that Several hun-dredKwtlreiriii"-''oma.'heeo'-'
fee -eia
weeks, the eamb will be in operation.
This will be the first camp of the kind
that has ever been opened in the s,onth
rJtstes. Miss Coeroft is expected to
decide Priday afternoon which lite
he will 'aeleof and she l?ri Wwtiit
jtA..biAriiina for Chicfcffn. v
SENATE DIRECTS PROBE 1-
asm jsa Mai iufjsiiiPri
ur- LAwirAiuN tArtwoti
asLihgTonTD:CT3rT0-The
Senate today authorized an investiga
tion of pre-eonveniio'n-eampatgn ex
penses and phidges of presidential fan-
datea in' the nepuuuean ana l'imo-
mneTiaMteKtoT mmud ttag :ipcittnr
or a-voter-eant-sgainet the proposal. "-
Senator Borah, Bepubliean, Idaho,
nthor of the resolution demanding
the inquiry who rctftsted- . ehargei
g- excessive expenditure end pledging
political patronage brought ngnmst
candidates,' was On the alert for- debate
in calling up the measure, hut Jso tfena
tor on either side of the ' chamber
wioted to talk en U. . : , . '
t h
names of all contestants for Btate-wide
chief clerk to the Commissioner of Labor
waa taken in front of the State Depart
lad who runs the elevator, -
fofciiw a. $t&qidfSlYT&Pi- ten. .w'
0rirnslructed.OereVatiWt
OSS Bulk of Republican
Representatives
Chicago, Ills. May 20,-Uniuitructed
delegations and delegates, who will cast
their first ballot for "Favorite sons,"
will be in the majority at the Bepubli
aa 'KiitrourSonventidn7'opehlhg here
June .. ,.: i i ,v .'-.-, "..
Ttr fui nj'3t Jysijcsupslfitiiou n-'rs? t !Tef C j"
ia many states, has failed to develop
any outstanding candidate for the party
preaidential nomination for of P13 -delegates
already chosen less than 400 hav
been instructed ana tneir vote ia di
vided among several candidates. '
j Under - the '' Bepnblicaa convention
rules which require a majority te nomi
nate, the successful candidate must, ob
tain at 1 east 493 Votes. Forty-three
atate and tlv districts and territories
hav elected 913 delegate. The re
msinlng ll.-of tb S4 who. will.sit. in
the convention are to be chosen .'. by
Oregon, Texas, Vermont Washington and
West Virginia. -j .
Major General Leonard Wood is lead
ing the field with 143 delegates in
Strueted for him. The .credentials enn)- I
mil tee which meets here May 31 ts do
cide contests and prepare the temporary
roll of the. convention may make some
changes in the lint f inetrueted dele
gates, however, as there re iytJEontf st
pending.
Benator'Hiram Johnson, of California,
ha- an- even- lw-inMructed--delegates
and Gov. Frank O. Lowden, ef Illinois,
78. Senator Warren G. Harding, . of
Ohio, has 39 votes pledged from his
home ." State and Judge Pritchard, of
North Carolinni seventeen. r Senator
Miles Poindezter is expected to get th
14 votes,ast by Washington.
The following table shows the dele
gates pledged to ths four leading" can
didates, the unjnstrueted and scattering
vote of "fnvorite sons" being included
in one comma;
i I i ilh
.TA'TE.
AlahaSia '. .. .. j. . .. ,14
Arisona .. -- ... . ..
Arkannsd . .
C'allforsla
fjolorado ..
Connecticut
Dlatrra .
florWs ....
Cvoraui ...
IrinKo-:
Illinois ...
Indiana .
Iowa
KanMs ....
Kmibckr .
Main .....
Maryland
Masnaehuaetta
Mlckian ...
minimoia .
MiMMlppi .
Minoari ...
Ntbraika 4 J
Nevada ';.!.,.. iVtai.js.4. Jii-tt-:-M .
Nrw Jnr ......... 1 " ., .. ..
New Mealee irr'r,,,, -is r, .""c
Nvw York ... S ..
North Carolina ...... .. -.. .. IX
orta V sol .ji ,1.. .
)hlo
Oklahoma . .. .. II.
Oreaon ............. is
Bhoda Island
iMMtfcnuina,;
Al'lli'AKflK
South uaki
Taniwasat
''Ins -rriTrrrr- rr-
UUh ............... ..
Vermont . .
Vlrsinia z
WasknSon ......... . .
Wast' Virginia ......
Wisconsin
Wyntns
Alaska
District ot Columbia.. . .
.
Hawaii ......w. ..
Iillnpias. . s
orto KicO
Totals
r14-J J!S4 V.S T
ONTE8T8 FOR, MANY OF .
REPlllLICAN DELEGATIONS
WaBhini(tnn, D. C- May- 20. Con-
tcits for 122 of the 94 votes" in the
. (Ontinned on Tag Two.) p.
NO CANDIDATE HAS
MsAJORITY OF VOTES
. . ....
. yf.'i i ''- . Is
-j... "I
it..; v.... .. ..
J 4 .. f.. '1 ...
.-. .. .. .,!'.. ,. ..'
Styll ( M
os'n))" ae 21 a.
, 11 a
is .. .
....... !' .. ,. .. SI
....... .. -SO .. .. . .
1 ........ II ..
i,y..-4t rrt-r9 ..
......J.," ..... '- -1 U
ri'Tin"!.. 'S'.'.i1.. t- -(54-
TO REDUCE PRICES
Wave -of LiquidationSweepi
Over New York Stock Ex-J
""""" change As Result ';r':--;
STOCKS AND BONDS GO
TO STILL LOWER LEVELS
Price Slashing Xorement Gaia.'.
r ing Ground Amona; Gotham
Setailera ; Jjcnravnce Prom'
Every Seaponaibl Authority
. Offer No Occasion Por Ap
prehecaion v."." " j-
JMiw rotkVay f0 Tha baakera'wa
on high price declared at th behest of
the Federal Besem Board; today
brought another wave ef liquidatioa !a
ths -securities anarket-.
Primarily induced-br- the eoanrrv '
wide atrinseat . credit ooaditioas, this
wave eansed many stocks aad beads to
fall to still lower quotations for th ear ,
rent movement.
Hupport ef . a substantial character
was furthcoming, however, aad bargain
hsmteea ahw wftg setivo-is-tho sste
pepalar issues. - A s veeult, prices -rsltied
vigorously before the elose. Lib
erty bonds aad Victory- notes sharing
largely in the recovery. .' .
Oa rleaader Fenadatiew. j
Promiaeat bankers and brokers. . sU
though inclined t refer to the price
rutting moTrmeat J , form of hys
terMifaeyertheJes
many staadard railroads aad industrials .
ifp" n fltgrm frf V lmpi fry
th higher rates for money. They as- '
.aerted that oa the- contrary, represent
luUve securities have beea placed a si -sonader
foundation by the action Tf
the Federal Beserve Board aad banks'
effect that credit were contracting but
I as far aa could be learned, thi ceadi-
tloa was due in great measure to the
railroad blockade which hat tied up vast "
amount of mony. .- ? ... . :,
Proas - every,, responsible 'authority
cams assaranee that hasio finaaeial cn
ditions sir over tnecottatry offer its
oecs slanorTrrJi)heiiTron?i t
of a leading financier tn present move-
naaauan leadJnstmrat ef values, in
eluding commercial tad iadusrrial in
ventories.' . Pries Slashing Ceadiaaea. "
While Wall Street was seeking to ad
just itself to th new credit conditio,
the pries slashing movement seemed to
be " gaining ground among Jfew York
retailer who - continued to dvertise
their wares at reduction..
William Fellows Morgan, president of
the Merchants' Association, ia discuss
ing th subject, said: -
The ireduetioer af the price of mer
chandiae which now seems to b preva
lent throughout thrtonntry, has been
anticipated. It wss ineTitable as oa
of the steps of deflation which wo must
go through in order to regain normal
conditions. The necriisajx;-Prjrratj'l..
for th shrinkage of vsfuea which reelly t
means an increase in the. vnlus of ths
dollar, were long ago anad . by 1h
tmnks,- 1 4on'witicirtata--tht w
shall Jiat any trouWe-aa a wsult of it.
although eertsia lines of industry msy
be more or less disturbed. . , -"-TKITTfaalffatmirat
ag tMtwl ltorda
by the interruption of tn transports.-
tion lines especislly in this City. , Th
tendency o( thiinterferenc with th
free movement oCmerehandis ha beea
tor keep prices at high revela and eve to -increase
them by cutting off supplies.
The fact that food prices bava north
elined I . believe- to be attrlDuiaoi
mainly if not entirely to this fans. Our
progress toward normal conditions will
be acceleratedHind the dnnger of dis-..
aster will be lessened by potting a stop
to tisnsisjiUUoa held-aps wrajea
tut a messce to thestir eouaay.
DEPABTMENf ILL COSTIXT
TO HINT TOWN PEOrtTEERlXC
Washinston. May 20. Beganlles of ,
lb spreading wave of price reductions,
Assistant Attorney General uarvnn an
nnunced tonight that th, government
efforts at hunting down promeenn
merehanU through- investigation tr
proflta mad, by iadividual stores hsd
beea extended to more thaa a eoe of
eitiaa. Tactics take by the 'Tlvisg
Squadron". otth IVpartment of Jua-
tic was being eaipfayedb said, is thf
larger cities from coast to- coast.
Whit.Mr .Garvan-deelrdrhef wrt ...... .
gratified at the price drop reported la
nearly every community aad did not,
brieve-thfldepartmeatJ.Ieenedtoo
much of the eredit" he won Id nof -.-
dorsi? Vlaims of some merchsnts that
Csntlsed e Pat T-) - -
GOMPERS IS FEARFUL .
LAB0RX0NSCRIPTI0N
Wash inirton7 May 26ffor to work?
srfiaM.at.on .thdaxray reorgani-
rattoh.bili which the bouse has refused
te eeprHsin of Us aatwaal gnard
provisions will he resumed tomorrow by
House and Senate conference. The eon-!
ferene was ealW today br Chairmaa
Wsdsworth, of the enate MiliUry eom
mltteo. nnd aferhe rjewala had re-fu-ed
to recede from its amendments
sad ordered the bill returned to confer-.
ence.
" PrftHpil'tvnf SKIfemf U WtrtTf.
wer further worn plicated -bya protest
'of President Gompers. of the- Amerk-s -Federation
of Labor te-JChairmaB Wsda.
worth against provision! whirtnh labor,
leader said would bring about th eos
sc;iptioa -A industrial workers ia case
of any "national enoertrney." The term
"national emergency," h said, "misht
be construed as covering aa industrial '
disturb?:."
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