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i' THE WEATHER: Wt'SaiBtdar""!- Swaday,. IHtU cluage' la temaeraiars. VOL. CXL NO. 143. RALEIC" N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 22, 1920.- TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CHITS TEN PAGES TODAY 4r COiMPLETE PLANS IE SecretarMets Ort CrbsrEx .1 aminatiort Says Committee - Exceeded Authority PROMISES TO EXPLAIN JIAVY PLANS NEXT WEEK Howewr- Senate Committee rr-Wffl Sit Iff ZiecUtiveeisioa To " Receive Confidential - In formation; - Secretary Tnrna Tablet On Chairman Hale Re garding Sims' Letter PREPAF r::r FORnOHIIU&AMR Washington, May'StA' reading coo. test between Secretary Daniels and '. Chairman Hale, of the Senate naval in- iltary. '" ' . Jl.ri.' """''' Xx!aiCTventiTerptrTrom eoafltctiac '- testimoay of ether witnesses at toTlh navy's conduct of the war were cited. Most ftl intejhangeshad to 4o . with th navy' plan for war with -. Germany prior to Amerlea' entry. - Toe Secretary insisted that complete nlaaa had dieted. 8enator Hale aaid 1 . I . u.. th ha1 nnt tlJlu - the -despite repeated requests. r T TV: ..flml41 - . Mr. Daniels--expressed doubt as to the wisdom of disclosing them id de talk ' After conference with Rear Ad miral Badger, head-, of , the , general board, however, he agreed that all naval "'ptaae--teaUr im'-lf should "be laid Wnr the committee in .exeeutireaea. the romwittee .that while nejjongeri applicable" to Germany, the plan to .bodied ... baste strategy . that would. gov--V-et th avy in-meeting any- power tho Atlantie. It was for that reaaon : that ai executive session waa stipulated, , - he aaid,; Answering the .chairmen's statement! iOi. nearly W0,d00,000 the navy had in arraaod it flotilla in the war soae by -. only 20 of these craft whea the annie- ties,-waa signed Air. verneis- aom . time of- construction for deatrbyera had . been cut from approximately twe year ' liettr the war to i month or lent v M": . v- .Vrr,-.,i. "..J ereturv maintained - that, the com mittee which investigated the award of ,.iuu;3L, Hat, .hmioray a tw-iteadedfey8ea ator Hale, had exceeded its authority AdMiraLi4inuter-ritiiflr-tBe aeji Dartment'i conduct of the war. Whea the chairman agreed that the committee had ordered the letter produced, the Secretary toid that "aoine one" had previously tamed its publication in the nresa and that Admiral Sima had it "ia hia pocket" when he appeared to bo questicaed on jumrt Award and pro- - duced ; jt en order with "dramatic gesture" ' : -- Presentation of the letter wat "well staired." Secretary Daniels laid I After Chairman Hale, in a prelimi nary ' atatement, had atated that Ad- miral Bims' claims were JniEeraopalajid-itbitig aimed at responaibleT heada and not at the kavy ai a whole, Mr. Daniela turned the- tablet on the Senator and quea - tioned Mr.Hale regarding featurea of the 8ima' letter. He cbalUnged the chairmair-tffittoWt)y'"Teadinefroni "the letter that it referred, at Mr. Hale eaid, to the flrst few month! of the war. - Ia reply the chairman read from the Sima' letter and testimony at . treat length, but Mr. Daniela lnaiated-noth- - ing had been read showing that Admiral - Sims confined his charges to the first few moat bj. ' ' Secretary Daniels declared Admiral Sima had charged Admiral Benson, for. - mer chief of naval operationa, with lacking theiSrlll to Senator Bale - replied that the charge waa not directed at Benson, but at the man who had the final responsibility. . i :l .711; ,BP "Wh do you meant asked Secretary Daniels. ' . fir-ri!ferTdMBdtmtiy-rtBe-xtef of naval operationa and directly to tho -Secretary of the fravy, repnra tno chairman. "', . .( 1 1 -.I - I . t. J. . .All TilJ IfiaTirerrWere 'ertonaTIUea'T AHI1.1B . 1C " VI V jww still main in the Sima' letjerf aaked the Secretary. l unllty or xoegiigtnce. -j,.. , "Tea, That wasn't a charge, It was a criticism," Mr. Hale eaid.! If Admiral ' ,Bims thought, when he Jeff the United .. .:. ...... States, that Admiral Benson- laehed hotiaed, Preiiaent?llson,:Mr. Daniela f T . ... dtawlftriiil. . ' - - ytfrmTmnmma 10 mittee what took-place during meet--1ngs-of- Prnidrar WilronV-Oabtnet in 1813 and 11 with regard to naval policiea and the enforcement of. the Monroe Doctrine, saying that, he ;eoV sidered this confidential. -The avy had plana eemplete ia every .utall for war against any possible enemy, said Mr. Daniels, adding that Mans for wsr against Germany "were I in exlatehe lik'-Trvrr-Tatniek "Did. we hsvestich j ei i S-MtWtlrT '' nans jot w , -aW''mBiltsdr,'e ..a Hal. ul cannot . answerr that, replied Mr. Dsniels. "I do not wish, t discuss ths mstter with regard to countries . with which we are friendly." - AVIATOR KILLED IN PALL y V in PRACTICE PLIGHT Arcadia, Fla, May 21-Cadet Mathew L. Raaimas, 24, of Chicago, fell at aa ' early hour this morning while flying at H consiacrabie..neigniwiwiiiii .fl......c at" Carlstrom svUtion field, aear here, snil sustained injuriee that Caused his death shortly afterwards. - At the time of the accident Cadet Basimat waa fly ing alone, practicing "figure eights, when hia machine sideslipped and fell " to the ground. , ; i v.-: ,jt .-,'--' -''- . J ' : : COAST LINEFURNISHES- THRILL FOR PASSENGERS Train Derailed Oa Bridge Over '-Cape Tear-Eiver But Ko body Injured ; ; Fayettwille, May fl. An Atlantie CoaitLin j?enget nqd eipreu irain. craAed througVCape Fwrrlver hrldgw ea-tht-eroif-tieawithtrat ; leaving the bft tba jails five hundred yards south of tba bridge iuat after the train had left the FayetteTino yards on its rum to Biffcmond early this morning. J The engine did aot leave the traek and the coaches were held on the bridge ? by-theeTurd tails.. Ae-the-- Jesr cleared ' " the bridge" the . train was brought to a standstill with practically the entire traint except for the engine carrying at an angle ef forty-five-.-der greet over the edge of a forty-foot em. binkment. The escape ef all persons on the train was eonsideredr-SRifrae1ev The passengers were brought to thii city by the moraing train from Bocky Mount. . The northbound track was broken for about .twelve hours, but the OTi!!!etrttir&d"Tf" possible 715" main taiirtiftlBteTraiiiteor"1rilBe. The rec Igs.wK jJeared ,np tonight. . Quadrenmal Session of General Conference of The Methodist Protestant Church " Greensboro, May SI. With about 400 aa, the tweaty-Uird qnadrenaial gea. eral conference pflhe JMsthodlat-IMsit. tcitant church began her today. The chnrches of 29 conferences in 21 states are represented t th toafereneei - Xev. Lymaa . Davis, DJ), of Pitts burg, Pa., president .of .the conference, trended at the opening sesaion. - Fol AL.i" .iX lowing the roll call of delegatea by the Pittsburg, the conference sermon was preached by tier, ttariaa u. m reeman, prcident of Adrian College,' qf Adrian, Mick. Dr. Freeman took" as -his -text Co.-inthians,. 13 ,1, and spoke with 'uDKial emDhaaia on the three' facts taost strongly brought to mind by hia text, these being embodiea in tne rroraa faith, hope sd wve After rreemaaV sermon, the com CMiittfil hv the nreaidenta of the aeDar- enee taking part ia the communion. Following' this there wss a song ser- BOU)lwdt thfl eonfeen,, recessing until 2:30 n. m. ' The election of officers, was to have been the chief feature of the business of ths conference in the afternoon ses sion, but Boat of the session was" taken np with the report of the executive committee. " A rather spirited debate over the mai ler of seating a delegate from the Pitts burg conference took up I" large part of the time sad the- election of .officers wss carried over , until tomorrow. The question over the seating of the dele gates arose from the delegation ef the cunfe renege harini j duced from leven to aix, on account of a misunderstanding, it seems, as to the numerical strength of the Pittsburg conference church" Tpemberahlp. ""The .fmneLToteo aate. The quadrennial address of the presi dent was the feature of the afternoon seuion. Dr. Davis reviewed 1 the. part quadreanium, characterising it st the' best in the history of the church- He epoke with pride of the deeds aeeom pliihed by the Methodist . Protestant chnreh, - marching forwsrd with the other churches of Christ. He paid tri buts to the workers of the church and referred to the success of the "Million for the MtfJtcr" campaign, which was waged during the past yesr. ' - . , -..; A reception wss tendered the visiting delegatea at Grace church tonight. - Ad dresses of welcome were delivered by Bev. K. M. Andrews, for the North Caro lina Mrthoditt cmf ereiieer by Chas. A. Bines, for the city of Greensboro, and J. Norman Wills, for the congregation of0raee M. P. church, wlere the ses sions of the conference are being held. I . ....... . .n.rtT-n reonw wa, maoe i. uv NO FVKTHKR TROUBLE IS ;-.,.. EXPECTED AT MATIWAN : Mstewan, May - 21 With' members of the West Virginia constabulary and aherifTi deputies patrolling tha streets w -Mstewan; todsywnd tonight, no fuf'f ther trouble wat-xpeted by anthori- tie between 6aldwi relts deteetives and . niincrt.hera Wednesday -aight, which cost the lives of serea detectives the Mayor of Matewan, a miner and a boy. 1 - I DURHAM BOT KILLED BY LIGHTNING STROKE Durham, May 21 Hollle BoWen, U, man at Ed Bowen. of this eountv. waa iagUntll ., kllledtftia . aUraooa -wha on the top f Me head, bjf a atrots or Itchtnmg. wnen the flash hia' father and' two- brothers ia cover ing np a pile of-fertilizer to prevent it being nlined by rajBj .whlcfc felt during a' storm, Portland. Ore- May 21-First incom. plete returns on today's Presidential primary were from aix Polk county pre einets. They gave Wood 14, Johnson a Tiwi1it 10 aiif Tfnnvv A. v v - - Xea.ia Official CJted. Kew 1'ork, May 21j Col. T, L. Hue, toa, vice-president -of the New York Americans, -todsy " received a" citation from Otneral Pershing; for meritorious service with the 16th -Engineer Regi. meat. He served IS months la France. DEM CaJPa J r - oJi; Remind Republicans ot-Juch islation of impoTta WeeGlnCAttention NO FORMAL ACTION BY - PARTY CAUCUS, HOWEVER Sf MtotiTermanPreaenti Name of Former Lieutenant . Ooyernor Hewlanda For ? Place r If ado Vacant " By Gienn'a Deatb; Charlotte Man EdwardV Manafef- The News end Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldg. -By R aV POWIXL, f By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, D. C,May; 21r-Dcpite the" generar'heiief7unf'r severaTdaya age that Congress would either recess or adioora oa June 6th, there is every evidence here tonight that a combine-1 tion of Democrats and progressive Kef publicans assy halt a long adjournment of Congrees during the summer months unless action, is. Jteksa, withlaaha-.aMt two weeks oa several measures aimed at the high cost of living. r " u With June oth set aa tba-probable date -to pnt work, the Benate shows every sign of revolt at such a program. The "Old Guard," Bepubliean leaders la the Senate are attempting to ex plain the conduct of their steering committee in failing to make a place far such bills as the Kenyon-KendrickT packer legislation ; : MeNary - bills' oa sugar thd stamping The cost prices oa shoes; and the Hsrris resolution eslling for the corporation returns. ofiSlS on income' and excess profits tax. , . ' No Formal Action Takeau ' The Democratic caaeus today " took o frmal'etio n the . adjournment issue and the legisbjfivs program, but IbBajarUx-ofspeesbe- dretd solidarity against the pro- gram of the G. O. P'. leaders of Con gress to quit work about June 6th and remain in adjournment or recess for three or more months. Simultaneously such progressive Re publicans . ia the .Ssnate ae Ksny on, Borah and MeNary. began a- revolt o,tie'rirrefr cost of living and regulation of indus- tWaitiag Oa Whit Bepresentative Understood, the mln. nnnATOiir r - e Pf - CDflGIIE ! yt eaucus today Was indeeisive so fat aslwhieh B, nid wouy force hoarded corn- any vote was concerned, but various Senators suggested bills of a general nature, or pet measures of their own, which should receive attention before Congress .,- quits. ' Other Democratic Senators eaid that the caucus indicated a . disposition to fight the. Republican program for an early adjournment which would leavo in the limbo oft for gotten things a. number of legislative remedies suggested by the administra tion to check profiteering reduce the coot of living, and readjust taxation burdens, Senate Democrats are awaiting a cue from the White House concerning the adjournment program, but most of them appear inclined off hand to re sist ths . quit work schedule of the who are preparing to leave Washing ton early in June- and either adjourn or remain in recess until sometime ia-September. '' . - - - Presents Newland'e Name. The appointment of former Ueuten ant Governor W, C. Newland, was ree-' ommended to the President today by Senator Overman as the successor of ex-Governor Robert B. jGlena oa - the International Joint , Commission of A aericsa-Canadiaa boundary lines. Governor ulena received the appoint ment en the commission in 1B14 and his death last week created a vacancy, v There la ao certainty . that this ap pointmeni will go to . North Carolina, but in ifia faee of the situation Senator Overman ia bending hie effort in he- half-of Governor Newland. The usual trend nn n-h appnlntmont would make it .appear that some other ..State than Dthcr. State ttiBn j that ia teadilyjg,tning..,arr5 terHhe-airpoinrptj ment, i Edwards Names Maaager. The headquarters here . of Governor Edwards who is seeking the Democratic nominstio-i for- President, , announces today the appointment of Thomas Alex- r ander. of : Charlotte. State jnanaget: f - th No sr.- JewrUM0iiitttl -'.i fin T wa.K ZIX' aunuuiiccucut wnymi . :4- . - i!kllW. Viek. manac tevernor's campaign for the Democratic Presidential nomination, . announced jyesterday that Thomas Alexander, ef Charlotte, N. C had been named as manager of the Edwards' boom in North Carolina.' Be ports that have come to the New York headuarters indicate that after the, North Carolina delegation to Ban Frsnjeiaco convention easts a com plimentary ballot for Senator Simmons, three-fourths of ita members will rU for the New Jersey . Governor. - Mr. Alexander, who Is. a prominent lawyer that eitv and will direct a SUte-wide campaign for the purpose of gettinj a unanimous vote for Edwards from, the North Carolina delegates." Caadidatsa .For. West Joint. he-North - Carolina'- young mearwhu will enter West Point in June, f oUdw ing their examinations held last mduth, were announced tonight bythe Adju tant General. They ares . . S - '"Joseph At Morris, named by Senator mvo,-0feed rThoiBaJs-Ljwif Fifth districtr-Crcedmoor; Luther 8. Smith, - Fifth distrkf,'-eiMH)a.Rl!!Jritie poll showed practically solid op James CMcDiarmid, Jr. 8ixth distrietn(Tot4he Bepublicah program. It Fayetteville ; Jay K. Schenek, Eighth district, Mount Fleasaat; William G. (CenUnaed ea Page Two.) fl A CMRaRRIlWft- .1 v nest uu v cniiMcn i Reported That -Bandit h Hold. trir" firitiah Stinerintend- - ent For Baniom " Waahlna-ton. Mar SLr-Franclsce Villa, who has defied every government in Mexico sines the OTerthnw of Madefo, aimdyhwrb'emT- mbarriiuenr to f fficials of the new aeracw toreea. A report to the .State Department to day that -Villa had captured sad was holding for a5o,W0 rsasom, ueerge- atu ler, British superintendent of the Al varado Mining- and JIUliaB Company, at Parral. Chihuahua, followed a report that ai CHt had failed to obtaia from the outlaw reader aa UBeonditional promise of eo-operatioa. . Bepresentatives here of the revolu- tjoaryoveromeat W-HirT-oBbtt the report that a ranaom.had been aaked for Miller'a release and called attention to the repeated seuur by Villa of AnwrieaBB alnea the bectanlng ef the year and their subsequent If IflK. His actoa waa explained by atatementa at' tributed to- VUIa thatha jraa following the course most likely to provide him the most up-toMate ner.e.aad s njjeans of tranareitting hU ewa ideas toome one on .the outside. Senator Harris Forces JcUon "On" Resolution Calling For ojTLleiurns V- - Washington. May 21. Continued out cry ia the Senate against profiteers broOirht matters to a head there today when Republican leaders promised that the resolution of Senator Harris, Demo crat, Georgia, eaUinc-'foeeoTporatioB inexrae ad. exsae profit . tax returBS would be takea up tomorrow for aetioav With-' eertaiB ameadm emta, Benaaot Lodge, majoritr, leader aaid h siwr ao reaaon why it should not, pass. Senator Harria widened the scope of his proposal, which would bring the rec ords into the SenaU, to include. 191S and 1919 returna as well as those of 1B17- , , - --i,r-T.,!.M "Members ef the Senate." he aaid. "stand oa the floor denouncing profit eers. Here's a simple resolution that only seeks to asms them, which has been waiting six months, -- Democrat Perce Iaaae The Senator forced tho iaeus by mov ing to' discharge the fiaanre.eommitteo & aav coastderaxaHs tn' isspiwiob of Immediate actio: The Bouse alaoTaif w legislative gun trained pP9tMQjLPfflltelaM. Uve King. Bepubliean, of Illinois, In trodueed a bill to prohibit f ederal Be-, serve BiinJHLrenewij!g.l0BJie. orredia- modities oa the market, Senator Calder, Republican, New York, joined la the Senate diteussioa during the day urging steps to strength ea depleted plant facilities aa mesas f increasing production and striking at high prieesi- He referred to nnsucceee ful experiments in price fixing" and the - "hand-to-mouth policy" practiced during the war. Plant development it . the United States today is not adequate for domes) tie seeds." he aaid. "The United States cannot meet world rompetittollhtnft has corrected this aituatioa and has fa cilities for the production of necessities in exess of those required at home, Lulled to Sense of Safety :PeopleJiavoheea lulled Into a false sense of well being and prosperity" by inflation of .currency and credit. Mean while the depletion of the nations! plant has been so gradual that its cumulative effect has hot yet been folly resitted. ' ' ''It is futile simply to attribute high prices to inflation, profiteering, hoard ing, inefficiency of labor, or diversion of capital. Our natural objective tauat.be ever increasing production, but to increaso production we must first-increase our means of production. Hand-lo-osutk policy may be necessary during war. hut it is impossible during., reconrtrue.. tion.1 ':r tfp-.-zr- COMMODITf MARKETS STILL ' MARKING DOWN O.UOTEfrrALCl . 'New York, May 21. Influenced by thv iiaiTinti.mrtrin nrifw fntt ill w sigitarinti s ss bb-bb as b asj sa " j ts j v hwsmbj maj vwi wn eountij- today continued to' ."mark down' quotsd values. Cotton, sugar and eora option rpke violently here and in Chicago ana Dala and provi- sieBSr including , pork, alao suffered harpj.xeaet.io.na. Signifieaae-was at- I , ' " . pEFRRED BY REPUBLICANS Poll of Democrats Show Solid v Opposition To Majority's Program Washington. May SI Republican lead era of the House decided rate toehry-Tttit to attempt ' passage tomorrow oi the fixed for calling the lull bat leaders said they expset to get it before tho Bouse Tneadav or Wednesday, i -h - - This deeision was reached because of a prospective coalition, betweea a majority i i SEffATEVILtACT 7 ON PROFITEERING thrlmwijVsnd ajnteritrethe4atraae uWicIni, the Tatter opposing any eaau ponus. u ...... either to. defeat the rule giving ths bill the right ef way for passage vr amend the rule and leave the bill opea for amendment. - Bef ofe" ecpntitttWattersm called together, an informal Demo- also waa. disclosed that the ant.i'Bonus Rermblicans numberert three aeore snt by combining with the minority might upset the Bcpubkaa Control. HiniiiiiniRnMrT IIUIUIIIUUVI MIUII I DEiKCK . . i n i a Recites Shakespeare To Ser geants and Makes Away Orr Telephone f CairPretexti VISITS HIS HOME WITH . OFFICIAL PERMISSION denee To Show Oollniion In Escape, of Wealthy Son of Brewer Whose Final Capture Followed Sensational Eaid On His Own Borne ' Philaderphlar WSywr C. Bergdol!, notorious - draft evader, iifaT3erjrasWytady.1 He had bew Onfinwl in a military nrinnn wear New. York serving a live ear sentence and wax DTOUgBT Here iw bibh i'"!"1' Watching .his opportunity., he dsshed from a lswyer'e office to aa automobile waiting outside and in aa Instant was oat of sighr.-1 - y. -r. The wealthy Philedalphiaa, ' who evaded 'the government authorities all flTheefljitar yeare beiore ne was eapiurea si home ia a sensational raid, disappeared geaata from Fort Jay, N. Y, who had him in charge, were sitting ia the drawing room of Mrs, Bergdoll't pala tial home. The machine was drives by Berg- doll'i chauffeur, according to the po lice,, who belie. -the driver merely obeyed the prisoner s eommana r-Oi CanBdentlBI BaaiBeaa. , According to-information received her from Fort Jsy tonight, Bergdou came to Philadelphia yesterday on a three days' furlough to attend to "im- pOITAll VUIIDCH HHVWII. Atj.waB MlU ky the military authoritiea that he had tft- flnvAHiAT i-'Tiilftnd 'Aii -emoetent Kilitsn: JSii5!UUl!l4 Jmu. Jtwmtii to visit a city other than Philadelphia. The nature of .Bergdoll'a business, the military authorities said was conn dentiaL '''. Bergdoir made hia escape about 3:00 o'clock. It was aaid the two sergeants had spent the aight at the Betgdoll Soma, which ia a the outskirts of the cily. hfijfltrnaoaBaaj hmivnjenianm - wit are. aeeordlBg to Jameslf'tfc?J! Oa Aa-M "I Jg Alivuu ui aav weUvM fayJxMS bell rang and BergdoH s!d hr wouia answer it. He left the room and ' as the beiL kept ringing. lhat wo-aergeanta became suspicious and Investigated. His ear, which had been standing in front of the house, had disappeared and Bergdoll with it. The draft dodger was dressed in Olive drab army prison denim. The two sergeants quickly telephoned police headquarters and every avenue of escape around the .citjr was covered by the eity authorities. . , -r - Mother Not At Home. Mrs. Emma C. .Bergdoll, the fugi tive's mother, was not at home wen her son escaped, but returned, soon afhterwardi. Military endjeity authori- ties tonighr are -trying to ascertain whether there waa any collusion and whether Bergdoll was aided in his es cape. The - civil authorities believe that he will not remain at large wy long unlets he has been Igjven '.assis tance. As he wss attired in,,his army prison garb they believe he will have difficulty in keeping bis identity hid den. . . When Bergdoll. .disappeared the ser geants thought he may have slipped out of the house merely to take a ride in hia big motor car but as he did aot return in a reasonable time they gave up hope. Bergdoll was eonvieted ef desertion by army court martial at Governor's Island Manh 30, and sentenced to five years in the old prison at Fort Jay. The trial began March 4 and waa mark ed by efforts oa th part of Bergdoll, through a corps of attorneys to prove he was mentally dcnclent, Has Lent Police Record. : Bergdoll' record with the police of this eity and suburbs is a long one. Me began a sensational .career as a Lmkles aiatotjcar JiiTfr.Ja.jaiIJhu. linrtfnilttrroWrHj i bow 28. He paid several thousand ' dollars ia fine for speeding snd fighting with poltaemen; He later branched out into aeronautics and amateur science. ' --BeradoH's brother Erwia B.- Berg I doll, weir' known motor ellr racer, so disappeared msteaa ' or answering the draft eall snd hss not been' heard VofTsincer with tt eieeptluu1 of one brush with Jhe police when be paid lying motor e'sr visit to his mother's home. Two elder brother! of Grover bid their names changed . by courts: to' escape the notoriety attsched to Urever Bergdoll 'a name. , Mrs. Bercdoll Convicted. .Mr. Bergdoll was eonvieted in the wir eaXre " ml it agents at the time Orover was time of the eaptur she fought off eity polieentea and federal offlcers and it wss charged threatened, to shoot te kill. The officers by strategy gnined lolt hiding in . a window seat. Mrs. Bergdoll is mtill to be trtea on xcderai charge with aidingjber eon to evade ths draft law. 9 , Beradoll Is wealthy, having inherit- I ed about S0000fjonsather ' ; Secretery Duaa Realgna Winstoa-Salcm. May 21.8ecretary H. H. Duna of the Board of Trade has resigned to Accept a flattering offer to become secretary of the Board of Trade at Florence, Ala. ' . ENCOUNTER CAUSE OF WHITE MAN'S DEATH Congestion Will Be Relieved at First Step ' Washington, May 21. Attack en the freight cungestloa whtchThss thread ened to paralyze the national arteries of transportation will be concentrated immediately at a score ef Juactioa eretir officials ef -- the American Bailroad Association were in- structed tonight thst this would he the immediate object, with clearing of aide tiatks st less important point! "aaa elimination. f, basis-eauaes -f -coa- gestion.left for future consideration. Formation of committees at each of 30 "gatewtys" was ordered, the duty of which will be t(Ldig-tarajut-of-the mass and see that they-are forwarded expeditiously. - These instructions were supplemental vmrcWWiWtTtttmtat CoTK meree' Oom mission covering drastic re routing end equipment pooling, which weedeigned-4o'det"lfra IbC'CoV- gestion ss a whole. Points ef OBcratiea. , The car committees will begin work Monday It the following cities: Omaha. Seattle, Baltimore, Ctrnna- nati.' Younntdwa, Ohio, Minneapolis, 8U Paul, Norfolk, New Jfora, at. Jouia, Boston. Denver, rtllaaeiphia, jjnnaie. Portlsnd.OreOB. Birmingham, Kansas City; aahington, D. New.. OilsaB,-.LsTUlef wal' veeton, Atlanta, Saa Francisco, Dallaa, loieao ana v-aicsgo. Bsilrosds entering each of these cities were ssked to designate a represents tire oa the committee empowered to dlre4.1h.hdliB.f-l-4e terminal. Ia addition t the committee advisory groups also - were authorised, whose membership will consist of one rail road official, one shipper and a repre sentatlve ef the Interstate Commerce Commission. - ---- Advisory Cmpe Working, The advisory rrouos will work with both "the 7locr-cif terviee -committee . . m M , . ... I bodies was ordered given to the follow. ing activities:. Obtaining prompLJpadJngjsjuLan loading ef equipment. - Loading of car to full visible or carrying capacity, Placement of car order in secording with necessities. Reduction of use of equipment ia trap or transfer service when move ment can be made by motor truck or wagon, Development of practicable arrange- ment foripcdited through-merchandise ears. CHICAGO BUSINESS MEN -WELCOME DIXIE-VISITORS Southerners Make Decided Hit In Presenting Their. Mis sion Ia West Chicago, III., May 21. Chicago gave the men of the South Atlantie ststes a great reception today and joined the ranks of those willing to help estsbltsh new trade routes and develop the South Atlantie ports, so the country can be benefited. Large eoramittims of Chicago business men met the Southerners upon their arrival fend gave them splsudid opportunity to - see the sights. A luncheon st the stoek-yard followed, the visitors , being the guest of the well known Saddle and Birlela Clubr . One of the Chicago speakers declared the South must create' a market for livestock, thst it has the opportunity Sfid should tak8 'advantage of It to. night. A dinner wss tendered by the Chicago Association of Commerce at whi.h Mstthew Hsle and Col. Walker Tavkir. of Wilmington, were the prin- ei pe4apeakei.: -Colonel" Taylor" ma de the first address for the -visitors and bis ready wit caught the fancy ef the Chieagonni while his logical argument evidently impressed them. A telegram waa received today announcing thst the United States Shipping Board had.de eidecT to establish a South Atlantie ili. trltt'"effit:, vewthlth:dt!rta haver been contending : for for some montl", British Copcul Nugent, of Chicago, wss smonfc. notuhie. pres ent tonight and sat at the speakers' table. Severs! eontuls from other coun tries were also present. CAMPAIGN EXPENSES v INQUIRY GETS STARTED """'"V . Acting under-the Borah resolution adopted yesterday -by the -Senste the ,UlJ'.. - ... J - elections committee authorised -a tub -committee te tahe-UB-th' ras - 'w all poMibleTdispaVca and "'" Senator Kenyon, Republican, Iowa, ,-wss earned as chsitmanTelegraphla- requests were, sent immediately to the financial campaign managers' of'. leading- candi dates to attend the first session her wMwiTHyi " " :' "". "' "" ", Senator Kenyon't smociates in the work, as named by -chairman Dilling ham, of the elections committee are Senators Spencer, Missouri, and Edge, New .Jersey, Republicans, and Reed, Missourij snd Pomerene, Ohio, Demo crats.. :'.'..' Deputy Sheriff Mortally Wound ed and Three Others Sen ously Hurt In Clash " 7 HOUSES ARE BURNED IN NEGRO SECTION OF THE CUMBERLAND CAPITAL Urgent Call For Troop To Quiet Trouble Sent To OoTernor; Near Riot Starts Orer Alter--cation-BetweeirWhitr-Oir! r and Negro Woman;' Father of Negro Woman ; Besisti Officers By Barricading Him self With Others In House Fey ettev Ills, May ih At 1 o'chtck this aseraUr Us aitaatloa , growtag oat of last Bight trouble with negroes, had asUted down. I Grge Hobbethe aegre wh atsrt ed the treable, had escaped, with two others waa wee directly esse-' .tated 4th Msw Bbel heaadawt brought fresa Kaeferd and a asese Is following the fBgHtlres.AH the grace la the seetlea ef towa where ' where tho treable ewcarrsd have aa pareatly left the city. The a4y of Batter, whs waa killed, lay la treat f the banned balldlag aatlt after midnight. PhysJcUaa ia atteadsaee aaa Deputy Moere have Uttla keae far his recovery. L -FsyetUvilUs, May.-J-a-sh- e- tweew-whites and aegrocir lre Ut to night H. C. Butler, sa automobile, dealer, wa shot and itfstantly killed, and Deputy Sheriff W. J. Moor waa mortally wounded. Enraged whit eiH- xen invaded the section of the twa wner-rtr shbffrtnf oecurfecr "snd at iid-" night had burned three -negro dwelling to the ground, Aa urgent eall has bee sent to Governor Blckett for troop to prevent a more serious outbreak. . The trouble started thia moraing with a altercation betweea a whit girl. anA a negr womaa aear the Victory .Mill village. The aegre glrt ws arrested. Her father raided, jeasiderwhlw-dtsturh- aace ia the village daring the day, sna .,and(!r.aj;rel.-JDtpufw . 'l--,,H,-..H-"a"aT--'' Wntlar ead tly. tWiti- sen went out te make the arrest. Nesrsse Fire From Bsrrlead. h-Negroee barrleaded--behlBdihonse opened are on the offlcers when they approached end Butler wss killed in-4 staatly. The fire was returned, with what result i not knows. Assistance was rushed from tow, and a gsasral battle began. ' Two other white men were slightly wounded. The negroe abandoned the house, retreating to an-.. . ether, which was also burned, and from, that to a third', which is burning. Hundrodlrof me from ths eify were""' oa the scene at mjdnlght and further rioting ia feared. Trouble ia aaid -to havebeeaJbrewiritJtweanjhir aad blacks in that section of the eity for several days. Troop are expected t arrivs here from Baeford la respoene' -to a telephone eall shortly after mid- -aight, although coming withe order 7 I'pmhejGowraorhjB .0ttldJWt.bft reached. .. ....s. .; ... GENERAL SYNOD TO MEET IN HICKORY NEXT TIME - Heikory, May 21.- A tslegrasa from Rev. W. W, Bowe, pastor of Corinth Reformed church, waa received from Reading, Pa'thia afternoon announc ing that the General Synod of the ' Reformed Church of America would hold -it-1923 -eoaveutioaia Hickory. This will h -the first time that the great body comprising T1 ths-ebur-the;--. of that deaemiaatioa -4a, the -country vrtll have met in the South and preparations will be mad to en tertain several " hundred prominent elergy and lay delegates. Judge W. B. Couneill tonight spoke te the Democrat ie club at Drookford on invitation and while his candi- Qyh -ffi(tr6rednsn"a success of the party wss his general theme. PEACE YOUNG WOMEN ON VISIT TO UNIVERSITY ;fAapai,HOf?X.. fh University of N Carotin-opened' ; their eyes wide today when 18 mem bers 0 1 Th eRe n nrr-Clws of Peaew-Ie- stitute, enjoying a day's Koliilsy before their-commencement exercises, swarmed down upon the Carolina campus and marched off with any, part they ehose-r students in --Overall not barred. , Accompanying the Peace Senior, were Miss Mary Owea Grahsmf president of Peace Institute, and Miss May Melel-t Bdde. Thwl -THrrty Td -visit to Edward Kidder "Sonny" Grs- hjny:thrto!tBiva:h .1 them at lunch. . At other time a tour, of inspection was made of th Univer sity grounds, the Seniors having ao diffi culty in finding willing guides to point inoiQUt all spots ot interest; anmtners sr all.. -.;.'.;-. . PILE PROGRAM TO RESTORg! NORMAL ECONOMIC STATUS Washington, May 1. A progrfo the restoration normal eeinomte eon-"" a itiMi r- i r-m ta "Ttirriijii -Tmbhir Labor Board todsy in behalf of, ths railway . brotherhooda Js part of th . report on profiteering- in industry-pr. -sented with their arguments for wsgs Increases. : The program wss prepared by W. J. Lauek, who prepared the atudy for the brotherhoods.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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