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StTO BOfUJS MEASURE
Wilmington Club Thinks It
iWould Seriously Disrupt
tconomic Conditions
HIRAM JOHNSON OFF-TQ
STATE FOR CAMPAIGNING
- iepublican Candidate For Prei
-v -v . a ..
ujs uawm uwvuiuj oca -
ator Simmons urges use of
Southern Ports To Believe
-Prtwn-Freight Congestion
The News aad Observer Borean,
, COS District National Bank Bldg.
Bv K. E. POWELL.
Bpoaial Istso4 ,TEtt4,, i i,,,!
aaa Washingtoa, ' May Sfi. Tie Rotary
flu h ftf Wilmiiv4n Morlafw! m itMB
r-protert rrtbr- tVuatuit Biuimuaa IMrsicit-jtniild-
Overman aad Representative Godwin
today ajaiBstthp rate latheiefc
dlera bonus-' measure -whien it - bow
having serious consideration by Coa-
gresa aad causing BiaayTgeaatort and
lowisiuvti 'j vub"
. members to Jose, sleep
9 Bight. r.
The notary Club declared that at
: aa organization aad ha Members iadi--.
vidunlly it wishes to protest agaifet the
passage of the Measure la iU preaeat
ferns. The WilmiBgtoa Botariaaa de
clare for adequate provisions for ail
disabled soldiers aad for financial pro
teetiea for the familiea of those killed
or died ia the aerviee.-.
:Tb::tettrraaa-aa.m . . .
"The Rotary Club of Wilmington,
N. C, as aa organisation and its mem-"
I 1iewdtTlitt3rrTrtsfc-tir register an
j. earnest -and emphatic protest against
jne passage, or me ptopusca bonus urn
ia ita present form. We urgo you to
"erw your beat- ef orts- twdef eat - same:
We ajwama thia poaitioa for the reason
Jtj!-i?lJtbat able-bodied
men who arred ia the army desire a
-frcwitt offeriar prewat
owertif inacrrwe-iM!i
that aeeded ' geaerous relief for the
wounded aad dependents of those
killed in aetion or who died in service
will be seriously interfered with, if a
general bonnt is givn. Wa Ayofja
reserved help for the wounded and
dependents. We appose abaolntely aay
bonus to ethers oa the ground that we
do aot.. believe they woe Id welcome it
edk)OM,u-tucJi actioBL wiU gieai
d it ions"
Cttiteaa WHadrav Ohjcctieaa.
Senator Overman has received a
telegram fruan a committee of citizens
of Caatoaia withdrawing their objec
tion to the proposed transfer of the
I resent postoffice to the Citizens Na-
ional B.ink of Gastoaia as provided in
tlic h.n which the junior Senator-,jb-
trodueed some time ago by request.
Under the provision of the bill the
. UiiiK U to take .over the present Fed-
i.p to-date building is erected and pay
fie pori rmnent $17S,D0) ia cash Bad
donate a much larger site for the
new building. This will give the city
a larger and more modern building
without a dollar's cost to . the govera
ariCBt. The bill has already passed
the genajb aad Congreosinaa Hney
14 opos to ha vf it passed t h rough the
House before the present session of
Congress adjourns.
Jehasoa Loaves For State.
Senator Hiram Johnson left Wash
ingtoa tonight tot Xorth Carolina to
make'tpeerhea in behalf of his candi
dacy for the Bepublieaa Presidential
nomination. The distinguished- Cali
foraian will speak at Concord Thurs
day morning, Salisbury at 1 o'clock.
Greensboro at 3 and Wioston Salem at
t 8:30. Friday be will make an addrcw
at Hickory at nooa and deliver .an
other speech "at T Charlotte Triday night.
It ia probable .that be will also make
a short speech at Gastoaia before re
turning to Washington, but o defi nite
arrangement has yet beeai .made.
Senator Simmons, long aa advocate cf
-a merchant marine, today -deetared 4hat
he to opposed to the Jones bill now pend
ing in L'ongresa which would permit the
goTerament to aell 1,800 government
imwlayiria;iaji.a
aire' to establish a mercbaiit mariBe.''
said the- North CaroliaaSenator. l
harp stood upon the Senate floor advoi
"eating thia policy for eight yearn. f
don't want the government to go out of
the shipping business. We need a mer-
cheat nunne for the Aatioaal aerease
" aad for our commercial growth, aad we
declare it to be our policy to do whatever
. may be necessary to meet this demand.
"'" ; X ant thoroughly convinced that -if
, we are to have within our generation
' aa adequate merchant marine we will
have to establish it throoga me instru
r . Can lee Beataera revm.
i;!lT"'t insist TtatHtr prevent- -eouaiKaae -
... a. . .1 . V W
arupeaaoua iraae urougw ms cw i
porta which are now congested, suggest
the imperative necessity of the imme
diate utilization of the ideal harbort
f the Atlantic Gulf aad Pacific eoasta.
The port of Wilmington, Jacksonville,
1 , JC-harleston, Savannah and Brunswick al-
a-raay, at e. ocea uuuif a,xut anmp.i,ng,
board to eliminate tbe long haul by rail
- fwaa the' nriddie tad :awtlmTatnte
thaa eaviag from 1.000 to 2.000 miles
traneportsrio, aad H has doae thia by
allocating merchant abipa which are mow
" operating ia the West Indian aad South
;:Amerieaa;pojta:;StiillJ;:'',: L
The Interstate Coouwcrce Loasuiasioa
H"'"ef BoulkTAnaBtie aad Gulf porrr. ae-
, rordiag to a letter from Chairmaa Kdgar
K. Clark to fcaator William J. Harris, !
of Georgia, id reply to a statement from 1
-1 u" owija BnBnnTtiiW'T'W'JF
agea lay ia the use of the Southeastern
Jaixfa during th prejenXteightjam''
(iCeaUaaed e fage fearj
DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION
TO ARMENIAN MANDATE
Senator Hitchcock i Joins Be
publicant In Opposing Heai
v w5 May Be Tabled ' :
Washington, May 6. Democratic
opposition developed? today to Fret
ideat'a Wilsoa't request to Cong rest
Armenia. ...-'' 1 "'
. Seaater Hitchcock, of Nebraska, id
ministration leader. ia the peace treaty
fight- joiacd . Jtcpablkaas opposing -the
measure, - aad , there vara - indication!
that ether Demeerata would etaad with
h.im. ' Announcement of Senator Hitch
eoek'a purpose aot to- support the ad-
mlutsti-atlor in tble instance waa mads
while Kepubtican leaders of the House
were trying to agree npoa the speediest
n"'" - --"'- w...r- ..---.
1 qamtioa.
The meeting of the foreign affairs
committee, tailed to obtain the vlewt
of Secretary Colby, was postponed- be-
iJlaftxelMJteyk!yj
attend, but there were many Informal
conference! by both parties, at which
members expressed strong objection to
any proposal which would tend Amer
icaa troops to Europe or Asia. Chair-
ideat'a meaaage would be eoBsidered
briefly and tbea laid oa . the table,
Senate hat failed to ratify the treaty,
with its League of 'Nations covenant,
BepuBUeaarmenibraT-tlie--Hoose
committee declared there were legal
j tmW.n-.P9
mmmmmvmm -TT3iM
date . would be like - doing indirectly
what Congress had aot permitted to be
done directly. i - - .-t,
DANIEL
Cross-Examination-of -Secre
tary Concluded ; Sims On
SlaMleiMtalToriayi
Waah ingtonTIay 26. Crbss exam liia-
cluded today at a session marked by
heated clashes between the Naval See
mi ry and Sesator Kttmaa-r Deraoera
of Nevada, oa One head and Chairman
Hale, on the other. Bear Admiral Sims,
whose charges against the Navy De-
Dartmeat brought about the investiga-
ties, will tak the stand in rebuttal to
morrow. Chairmsn Halo Indicated that
In the course of a verbal tilt with
8e tutor Hale today. Secretary Daniela
threatened to carry to the full Senate
naval committee a protest Against the
r.hairman'a eonduet of the inquiry. The
secretary charged that a ' steam roller
was being used oa him and character
ized as 'unfair and unjust'' snd. a
4 "stir ma on the navy" a long compilation
of .statistics Chairman Hale sought to
read into the record.
Daniels Make Protest.
The - tabulation,- Senator Hale aaid.
was compiled iu hKbfl5ce' ftom figurert
submitted by Air. Daniels and related
to the state of preparedness of the
major shipt of the. navy Just, prior to
the dec la ration of war by the united
States. Mr. Daniels retorted that tbe
chairman misinterpreted . the depart
ment's figures and that in the Hale
compilation the drcadnaugbt Arizona
was listed aa having been ''unfit to
fight" on February 2, 1917.
The Arizona "unfit to fight, " Mr.
Daniela went on. "It is laughable. I
decline to answer anjr questions bsaed
on eueh a tabulation and denounce it
as unfair, unjust and a stigma on the
American nary. I will carry my pre
test to the full naval affairs commit
tee if necessary.
' Chairman Hale said he would other-
wise designate the eolumna marked fit
trUgbf-end "ut-o-fight?s-nd 4hea
put the compilation, into the record.
Secretary Daniels .demanded, that the
Senator take the atand at a witness
and teke the oath before submitting
evidence. This the - chairman refused
to do and Mr. Daniela then. demanded
that the person who made tbe compile:
turn Tbe aworu ae 'B "witnesa; Again "he
wat overruled by the chairman. Senator
Pitt man at thia point proteated against
the tabulation going imp the record
ihfumin;..AeiQ0.irtaa
had announced be would aot yield in
a is atana. . -
Tahalatioa Goes In.
Sceretary Dan lets th crrop ob;tb flaa
point of no quorum."" Chairman Hale
polled the committee. He and Senator
Keyes, Bepublieae, of New Ham pah ire,
voted and tbe chairman announced he
.was authorized to east the vote of Sen
ator -Ball, Republican, Delaware. The
tabulation then went into the record
without further word.
The remainder of the session' wat
devoted to a . discussion .of teehnieal
detail W tli . navy 'a , eo-opcratios in L
the war and a long debate between the
chafiwwnd - - theTeeP - -
. . .
barrage, - aa American -projeet toward
ending . the tubmarine campaign. Mr.
Daniela characterized the barrage at the
aavya greatest contribution toward de
feating the U-boat campaign, while Sen
ator,: Hale Bought to ehow that the
projeet actually bad little influence' on
enn)Tig..le .nar. .... .........t-: vr:-;,:!,, ..-.v.
PRESENTS JUDGE CONNOR -WITH
SAILING VESSEL
Wilmington, N. C- May 26. What ia
probcMy tbe smallest era ft-ever- eSieial-4
ly registered with tbe Department of
tome omriars here, The"boat"-ir full
rigged Bailing vessel, aiz feet long with
a beam of 12 Inches and a depth of tiz
inches. It ia named the Judge Henry O.
Connor of the United Statee Court, by
Ci D. Mafttvoeal -ehipping : agentr
It will be used as a model in the trial
of admiralty eaaea,.- ,
INVERBALBATTLE
SfcnamlaBi MAM B anaV am aaar
OF EQUIPiMti - f FOR
ii
PresidenTWarkKani, orN".T.
Central, Opens Rate Case of ,
: Southern Railroads
S600.000.000 NEEDED ! : "
. FOR NEW EQUIPMENT)
Say Bailroadi Can Be Opera
ted Sncceiifully With Proper
SefS.ifunMeK'
Bates of Sontbeni Soadi To
' Afford Earnings ' of 1S8,
fldO flO i Aalratd - :r-?g-f
Washnigton, May So. With prtper
equipment, the railroads of the country
eaa be operated as ueceasfully in. the
ff UtttW 1 tiidet.' private maaagemtat-aa
they ware before Federal control. Char-
let H. Markham. : pitjdj8ioihaJlU:
aoia Central . Saikoad declared today
. ! . . i a it ii
in opesing ins case ox biwmi bu
roads for higher freight rates before
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
L - ftaeaaUaref Tleaar 0600,000,000
i inn x ii lw, rR lb LB uuuiiuoivv vvwssassjsjivBii
t-w equipmeat . foe ihenation't
transportation syeUsm was advocated by
Mr. Karkham, who aaaerted that noth
ing was of greater importance than the
immediate placing of order for cara
and engines, jtatireaa nistory, ne sua,
shows . continued progress in . efficiency
and accordingly the roads should oper
ate at successfully in the future at in
the past, if given equipment to work
witli.' 'r-'!"''-!,,;-''-V"'-'! iwvt,.:.':t rwyrtw;
Needs of Southern Koaaa.
For the Southern railroadt, Mr. Mirk
TBam'aiked aa increat "in freight ratet
to enable the tarriera to eara $139,-
049l- annuallyT- whkh -he claimed
would repreaent a return of ait per
cent on the aiiregate value "brthsse
ieatfiezs,. which, is.astimated .at. JR&7g.
484, M7,
Southern territory, like every portioa
of the country, Mr. Markbara aaid, !i in
gfo"bruitgirtter-udrtio
equipment. In general the tame titu-
4 tiQapreTils in Jhe South aa in lh
aat, he declared. :
"I might mention,' however," he eon-tfattted,-Bthat
there are portioan of the
South in' which 'it would be- desirable
that there should be aa eztaaaioa of
railroad faeilitiee aa aoea-aa the eoa-
ditien of the railroad t aad the financial
mere are consiuernuiv efcroicnve ti-
uable timber aad agricultural territory
ia which the development" ii being re
tarded by; the fact that no railroad
TtatUHca'for Southern territory. Mr.
Markkimdecliredribow-1hit thtrt are
il closs-one roads, 39 class-two roads,
49 class-tbrei roadt and 28 twitching
and terminal eompaniefj-aomprising a
mile ago ef 38,901.15 out of a total
mileage in Southern territory of about
43 XK miles.
TOrbBvTourTrimforeMMTrMsrki
ham added, 44 that the statistics com
piled represent 90 per eent of the mile
age and I feel that the amount ef mile
age not represented i e small that the
result would' not be r terlally affected
if all the railroads wer- ineluded."
Net Oatratinn laeome.
Mr. Markham presrnted exhibits to
show that based on the constructive
yetr ending October 31, 1919, tbt net
railroad operating income of JhS 142
roadt would have been in round figuret
18,000,000. On thia basis he said tbe
operating ratio would have been 92 per
eent and the return on property invest
ment would have been seven-tenths of
one per cent. . "
Since IBIS there has been only one
general freight rate increase ia South
ern territory he declared, tbie being
the advance of 25 per cent In freight
revenue"" under general order-ntnnber
28 of tbe Bilroad - Administration in
June, 1918. '
"It ig well known -thatwbilegeneral
order, number 28 carried a ?5 per eent
horizontal advance, that increati" wit
not actually realized, M--Markka m
eoneluded.
TtCTcaTrieTsnuglr-Writ.r.vnv
auditor of the Oreat Lakes Transporta
tion Corporation asked that they be
granted tbe same "incrsass in ratei .ai
asked by the Eastern railroads. g
Tbe hearingi will be tuapeaded for a
week at the conclusion of the carriers
testimony. Chairmaa Clark announced
today that the commission ' would re
cess for thai length of time to permit
the shippers to study the evidence pre
sented and prepare for cross-examination.
; ,.
DISAGREE ON RIVERS
AND HARBORS MEASURE
WaiTunglonrTOay 'm
tha..mTera.aMllMbflix.anntoBrialioni
day and' decided to report n disagree
ment to their respective Houses. Aa un
derstanding wet reached en the general
proviiioni in the bill, it wat said, but tbe
amount ef the lump turn appropriation
to be provided proved the ebetaele. The
Mouse bill flxed 'it at 12,009,000. while
MISS EDITH C. GOULD AND '
CAROL WAIN WEIGHT MARRIED.
New Tork. Mav 2fL The marrlaM at
Efktoa, Md., today of Edith C. Gould.
daughter. of George; J. Gould,, to Carol
U Wainwright, both of New York, wat
a nnouneed here tonight at ; the Fifth
:'
Young Wainwright ia a member of
one of the wealthiest familiea in New
wrigbt and he it a grandson of tht late
Bishop Wainwright, of New York, and
a direct descendant ef Peter Btuyvetant,
founder of Ktw lork. i .
RAH
IIVPVO
TEMS
mi oio
CHARGE PROFITEERING IN
7 SALES OF, WOOLEN CLOTH
K. 7.. Federal Grand Jury Be.
' turns Indictment -Af abut
Woolen Xlanufaoturers '
"Kew .Tork, May t.-Tae Amerlcai
Woolan Compaayr ef Kw. York, the
American "Woolea Compaay, of Mam
charred with profiteering ia woolen
eletk in indictment fetnrned fcsrs
today by the Federal grand jury. The
indictment - coataiaa i fourtetu counts.
Leharging fourteen individual violatiom
of the Layer act ia the tale or elotn at
unjust and uareaMaable prices .
Tkt first eount in the -indictment
charges the company with the sale on
January 7, J83Q, of aeventy nine yards
of elotb, which coat. tS-25 a yard, for
$347 1-2 centa a yard. Aaother eount
alletet-that -tr piece of cloth which eot
$1.03 a yard waa gold ea Jaauary 12v
jvsu, lor 4.zo a yara. inner counts
charge similar transections.
The indictment followed aa iaveai-fatiezby-
the Department of -Justice
made at the request of FresTdent'Weod,
of the company, according to a state
ment tonight by Herbert C. Smyth,
apteial aaaiataat.to the United Stetet
district attorney. Mr. Smyth aaid. the
investigation showed the American
per eent, or the output or woolen doth
in the country, and the Itt pricet are
followed virtually by the entire trade.
"Although Mr. Wood ia ia receipt of
enormona salaries, both from the mana
facturing company, the tolling company
of he same name, and the constituent
mill companies," Mr. Smyth added, "he
received commission! from the man u
faetaring aad telling companies which,
in 1919, amounted to 1515,483. This ia
calculated, aa a part of the kaanufae
turing, and... aelling tzpeue." .,.
It developed alto, he explained, that
the company was receiving thirty-five
per cent, profit above eeet, although Mr.
Wood claimed the profit proposed by
the company for itt 1920 business wat
twelve and bne-half per et. -"The
amount of profits which the . company
LFMLieaJznahejaid
average, from thirty to forty per cent,
those of Ml. "
w
FULL CO OPERATION
..Mi
Southern Presbyterians Vote
orabir,oninterchurcn
-World Uaventtht Matter
Ckwlotbsljd'yLJS,-r Tkt JSouthejra
optratiea in the . Inttreaureh World
Movemeat,'-
Witk Moderator WaHerarlJngle etst
lag the deciding vote, tbe assembly just
bef?r ,idB4Bt Tot.d P
rt-ot ,l '" J e".fauvl1 rnm
mittee on bills aad overture, recom
mending full co-operation in the move
ment. : r - - '- -
Following; an all-day debate, the aa-
aemblv. nv a vote of 137- to 103. ae
Clined to tefcre relations with the In-
tercburch,-World: Movement, and final'
action oa the matter wat takea when
the question wat brought before the
assembly late tonight in the form ef
a proposal to adopt in emended form
the majority report recommending eon
tinned full - co-operation in the move
ment.
The vote was oa tbe question ef mop
tion of the committee minority report
tt'ptevioualy amended by adoptioa of
the amendment offered by Rev. J. 8.
Foster, DJ)4 of Anderson, 8. C, yet
terday is a substitute for eections ef
the original minority report.
As amended, the report which wat re
jected recommended that "the assembly
approve tbe aetion of the executive com
mittee in underwriting the expenses of
the Intercburch World Movement"; that
"ths tssembly eould approve the prin
iplfr of co-operation of the movemsnt"
and 'could endorse the possible gov
ernment of the movement on which the
ehurehes of Christ may unite"; but de
tlartd that i'on. . account ef the ma
chinery involved in the operation of the
movement the assembly declines to co
operate further."
" Rev. lr. James I. Vance, founder""
the movement, an d former moderator
ef the assembly, after considerable eon
test wat extended the eoutteey of the
floor, though, jot $ commissioner, to
give information only ind to be ques
tioned." Dr. Vtnee reviewed the move
ment and declared that a lot of money
had been wasiedT.vSjftall brt-thttrthr
present crisis in tfcys movement it the
best thing that could happen to it,
at it would "bring it to its tenses."
Others participating in the debate ia-
eluded Bev. Dr. William Black, opposing
the movement, and Bev. U U. Jones,
championing it, rata or mem Being
evangiviita -of the JVorth Carolina
tynod.
Whilejnott Of the morning ana arter
noon sessions were devoted to eon-
tideration of the Interchurch Movement,
mitteea Dere received, laeTuding those
on ministerial relief, theological semi
naries, and foreign correspondence.
Foreign missions waa tbe subject be
fore the popular meeting tonight, the
chief speaker being Bev. C. A. Logan,
a returned missionary from Japan, v
rfltcETr-wTTir ' -
KILLINC 'OF DITECTIYM.
Williamaon. VT. Ta., May 28. Chief
of Police Sid Hatfield, of Matewan, W.
Va.. and nine other Matewan men today
were relented here on bonda of $5,000
each-following - arraignment before
Jii,1 Jamoa Dameron on charges nf
tailngrieT? T7B Idwm-FeHt- detectivet
in Matewan .wv iv. , -
Hatfield and the others were arrested
ia Matewan and brought to William
son yesterdsy. They waived ezamina-
isnewamamUmsk
iHlIIUi
that fifteen warrants have been issued
in connection with tht pistol bsttle,
four of them- being for Bald wih FtlU
en, r. . w ,,.,,. . .;;
ROSE H ILL SU HAR
SEIZURE BIGGEST
riOlnlll
DepartmenrbnustfC-TAgents
Take Charge 600 Barrels in,
Duplin County Warehouse -
LIBEL OF INFORMATION :r 7
SWORN OUT YESTERDAY
Explained By Oscar lnssell, of
Bote HiH, Who Held Ztj
That Snrsr Was Intended for
Canninf fnrposes t When
: Strawberry Crop Failed; Pa--jpers
Betnmatle Jnne 19
The largest seizure "ef eugar In the
South tinea the " Lever ' Act became
operative, occurred yesterday at Boae
I . 7 -
F1 osrreie or granuiawa ougar con-
vigaeu 10 , . u. ipvuun m vo., 01
SelbyrUle. DeUware. AssieUat United
KNOWN IN SQEJTH
Statei District Attorney B Fv White4jri1'e-iu,mi,,:. 011 mresnsboro Asa
hurst yesterday" swore out 'a ' libel of
information and a writ Jof I seizure
against tb iz Huadred Barrels of
Sugar, Oscar Fussell, ), Q. Towasead
A Co.,' and J. G. Towasead, Jr.," and
Deputy Marshal Tomlinson proceeded
from Baleigh to terve tbe pe pen -and
take poateaaion ef the sngar for the
government.
Th. libet of infor-atio. ehargeFOacarlT
TOimv; M "Rote Hill,-J.' G. Towasead
A Co- and J. U. Townoend, Jr- with wU-
fully hoarding, holding, delivering and
aforiig" f ve earToada rnnir U J tola-J
tioa of provisions of the Lever Act,
aad thakzha. augai waa removed from
the usual course of trade to innate the
market""B"1eretHPt
- Coaaaratiott le. Aathoriaed,.. ?.
Tha,-writ - of -aeiauro authorized the
confiscation aad holding of the sugar
until farther order from- Federal court
brth.tirrrittjt
rides that the parties eoaeeraed appear
in Federal court here an June 19 to
aaawer to the Hbel of information.
Mr, Frederick. C, Haady, agent In
ebtrge stjhe Department Justlee inl
th. State, whe with bit workedH"
up the agarveaaav'atawrf-t-
tu gar would be kept under guard ef
representatives of the- marshal's office
at Beae Hm until further developments.
:m ..;a m. tt.. c.I
Wa . I 4- . 1
eral Mthorities , and pexeaaaryJ1oiidw,t-t'J''"' ho"?
for the release of the augar, and in
event it ia shown that the augar, was
atored for legitimate purposes, the
matter enilm there.
However, said Mr. Handr. If the au
thoritiea establish a case of hoarding,
tbe eis hundred barrels of sugar will
be condemned and placed oa the market
for sale by the government. As to what
turn tbe matter will next take eould'
not be ftatect;
Information" that a large quantity
of sugar was stored at Rose Hill-came
to Mr. Handy about a week ago, and
aa investigation was immediately!
vriru. , jianay e aseiatants oa
Monday reported the finding of 000
barrels of sugar stored ia two frame
warehousea at Rose Hill. The agent
in charge at once took the matter up
with the District Attorney aad bis as
aiatant, with the reeultthe augar was
ordered libeled and seized yesterday.
Ia Storage Over Biamta.
Mr. Handy stated information ae-'
Cured by nis agents showed that the
augar had been in the warehouses Yl
Bote Hill for over a month. The only
person found by the agente wke ap
parently had . any connection with the
matter wae Oscar Fussell, a strawberry
dealer, who had the keya to the ware-
nouses, in. nrst carload of sugar ar-t
rived at Rose Hill, Mr. Handy aaid, on
April 10, three more carloada came on
April 15, and the last shipment ar
rived oa the, 24th. ..... 1: ...
Fussell.- according to Mr. Handy,
Claimed to know nothing of -the sugar
except -that it was acat to Bote Hill to
be used in canning strawoerries. Slr.T
Haady stated Fnwrll toidhfc-lgtnis
the strawberry crop w"s a failure aad
the sugsr was not used because of that
fact.7jHandyid. iBfqrmatien
cured by his assistants indicated the
strawberry crop this season waa good.
COMPROMISE BUDGET BILL
REPORTED BY CONFEREES
Washington. May a?. A compromise
bill proposing a Federal budget sys
tem, effective . text year, waa reported
today by Senate and House conferees.
Under the provisions of the measure
the President and Secretary of Treas
ury would act jointly in presenting aa
annual budget to Congress. The Secre
tary would be director of the budget.
e wasy"oy decres' "derermew eeu. i
mates. The President would approve or
disapprove the budget and send it to
Congress.""' "
A budget bureau ia the treasury is
proposed, with 4 budget officer in each
department. There also would be gen
eral accounting eoflleer under a comp-
roHer orthe United Wati
bmeewW w
estimates and submit annuaL rerwtt o
the President and Congress. ";
ASK THAT DIFFERENCES
BE ADJUSTED BY BOARD
Ron 16k . Vt.. Mar 2. P.-1. Uader
TSiinn," preram'1f TJUtilet 8f tmrMvtyrmsTrv edueia-
tional Association of Machinists, tonight
telegraphed C. H. Hiz, general manager consolidate home ana. xoreign mis
of the Virginian Bailwav, that the 1 tion intfr,iM under one board was sent
-.-,1.:-- .y i.- v: jii i
x:-- -v ik. -:u I
return to work at once if the company
agrees 1 1 tubmit the differences between
ths it.ad ar-J its employes, to the Fed
eral later board, '
PROCTER "ADVANCES"
A COOL HALF MILUON
TO FINANCE GENERAL
GEggl
Presidential , Candidate Will
Spend Friday and Satur
day Campaigning ,
Lexington; May fi--(ieneTrt""Wood,
Republican candidate for the Fresi
dential nomination, wired today from
Rovton to hir chrTnariagf r,Zeby
Walser, of Lexington, that he would
eome in- person' to:North Carolina thia
week to lead in the fight for the Re
publican Presidential preference - in
was expected here tonight General I
expected here tonight General
Wood will eome -Into the State on No.
3otr"thff""Boutnern Fridayafteruoun
and make a brief address at Rclds-
address at night.. He will make, whirl
wind--drives Ikiturday and Saturday
night and his manager hopes to have
him make addresses it Wjnsto'n-Salem,
Charlotte and Asbeville nnd short
speeches at intermediate point. Gen
eral Wood will remain in the State
until Sunday night.
- Telegrame- - were -also received here
today from Chicago that Lieutenant
Colonel Theodora Roosevelt will spend
diilaey. It it probablr -tbet Reoecve-lt
ssa waaay ass sw vcjw va wau,B . w-ww ,aaa.-
will eome into the State with General
Wood Friday,- bnt wilt remain longer
y---jj-
-Members of tieaerat Wood's party
will include Senator Moses, of .New
Hampshire, his Southern manager.
lfoalxoM'TlWe&rr
toarcr,- Themes itilier, -former - Con
gTesamanfronr; Delaware, aasi
Eastern mnnager nnd several others.
WaTeanaerWtedn
make a strenuous fight in North Caro-
I line forthe i-primary preferenee aad a
strong effort win De made to get a run
Republican-'-vote to 'the polls. He pre-
spotlight with the-guberaalorisl race.
Junius H. Hardin, of Burlington, it
chairman of the State- reception com-
.a . 1 1 . nr a a ,11
miev7-r-riTe-WwrTnrr,y-B -wi.
morrow. About 50 clerks have already
been put to work at Wood State, head
quarters here, sending out enormona
rqunntities "of literature to Republican
voters in the Htate. Najor Ueneral
H F. Glenn has been here for the past
few days and is keeping in touch with
Mr. Wslser by telephone.
MORRISON SPEAKS TO -
WINSTON-SALEM CROWD
Candidate For Governor Be
ceived Cordial Welcome In
The Tobacco Town . ;
I
Winaton-Balcm, May 20. Dejperate
rainy and somewhat chilly weather,
Cameron Morrison, preaching the doe-
trine of eld fashioned Southern Do
mocracy" and "constitutional govern
ment," was beard by a crowd that filled
the court room of the Forsythe county
court bouse here tonight. Air. Morri
son was given a real, ovation twico or
thrice when be made declarations with
reference to his candidacy.
A band, which, because of the crowd.
waa forced to stand in a hall adjoining
the court roum plajed Dixie"
he entered and be was greeted by ninny
shouts which arose above the noiae
made by the clapping of hands.
.Mr. Morrison was in a fighting spirit
tonight, warmed by the hearty recep
tion given him by the people of this
city. He "laid low" the Republicans
for their criticisms of tbe" Democrats
IfnrlJtJiii great service they have rend.
erer .the State.. He took ,a liftlo rap
. Mr. p. cor 1.1, ..nreuetl vie
I Mr. dardner for his failure tn let any-
boly know what-he thinks "about any
thinr. ,
Hie criticism of ' bii(' opponent s plan
or stand was iuade in a friendly man
ner, accompanied' by amusing remarks,
and in order to make H clear that he
was not tapping' hit oppoaing friendt
personally, but tome fc4he things they
believe in, he reiterated his high re
gsrd for each and declared that no One
eonld make any eulogy .of either to
which he would not freely and gladly
subscribe. ",
. Mr.-Morriua came Jiete IbrOHgh', the
IQjnAshcborn. where at Z:J0
eVrwfc -ho apkaenciTln. fiifl
court house.
METHODISTS ENDORSE
INTERCHURCH MOVEMENT
Greensboro, May 0. A resolution en
'l
WrtrMMewvment'wsa'adoptedJtwdBy-
after, prolonged debate by . the Mcthr'
odisfritestaiit"genMfcOnfnM
session here, - The depqmiuation's finan
cial relations with the movement are
to be embodied in another report at
which time the church I future connec
tion with the movement will be decidedV
A r firoptfsal to eonaolidBte 4be- boards
tion was defcutod, ana a proposal to
n. i,,? the rieit general conference.
rrKHUl'V" vvuuvmuiu v ,mv v. I
unci
-J
tobacco bv Jhe ministers wsj referred
to the rommitlee on "applied ihristiu;
ity."
Millionaire Soap Manufacturer
WimnTToTurtfp-AfMucfr -
MortAs He Feels Would
Be Proper" , d:
WOOD MANAGER GIVES?
"SOMElN$IOrFACTS 0
CONDUCT OF CAMPAIGN
"Anger'' of General's Presiden
tial Oampaijir Says HisAd-r-'
vances" Considered " VrAs
Idealistic As Giving To Bed
Gross Daring The War"; Zx-
penses of Three Other CandF
dates Tor Presidency Includ
ing Attorney General Palmer
Prolie4JlyJjitt8j,0o
tee During Hearing; Take Up
.Washington!. MayT SO.fJBy.ihAsso:
eiated Press.) ol.TWm. Cooper Free.
torr-Cinctniiatt manufacturer,- who hag V.
been described aa "the angel", of Major
(leneral Leonard Wood't campaign, tea- -
tilled today at the Senate investigation
of - pre-eonvention political financing
that he had advanced $500,000 to Wood'a
National organization. He .estimated that
contributions from, all other ..aources. ;
"would not make as much."
The committee of inquiry also Went '
into the expenditures of three other can
didate during tht day. Former Bepre
scalatire C ti Carlio, of Virginia, man-- -ager
of Attorney General Palmer! Na
tional organization, testified that itt cash -
expenditure-tied-been tati,71U. James
W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger
ntrtJVJhaaZipent 114)40-11 hU owa
money aa a presidential candidate, ac
cording ia biz manager,; I. T. Jones, ef
Dei .Moiaet, Ia. while .. -Representative. TZZi4
Louis Craaaptoa, ef Miehigaa, said about
13XK)0 had been spent in hia State for
Senator Johnson, California, this total
.tional campaign account previously fix
ed at 9fi8.Ua.
" Exsmlae Palate- Maaeger -
Mr. Carlln wat questioned more ex
tensively about alleged under paymnt
of meomexr yTtbCTndbIe Steel;
Cpmpany and Mr. DuPuy, former chair
man of tbt board of directors qf that
company, than bewaa concerning cam
D&ign expenditures. ' He told the torn-
ai.twito.r.
Mr. Palmer't eampaiga wat Mr. J. Guf-
eyTwha gjveJ10,000, nnd who wat iden"
tified as a prominent oil man
Thia name became confused with that
of Col. James McClung Quffey, a former
Democratic National committeeman
front Pennsylvania, and Mr. Carlin said
afterward that Colonel Ouffey waa tht
man he had in mind. It developed tub
sequently, however, that the contributor
was Joseph T.fiuSer, of Pittsburg, also
an oil man and a former Democrats
Jlnnajiommirte
vania. "
Col. Proctor testified that besides ad
vancing $500,000 to General Wod't cam
paign fund, he had made a coatribution
of 10,000. He objected to naming other '
contributors, saying that, tbe men
charged with handling the campaign fi
nances would givt namee and exact
amomits. Urged by members of the com
mittee, however, he said that Ambrose
Monel had given 20,000; and that Wil
liam Wrialev. "a fellow like me," and
"Mr. Byllesby, a New York banker," had
been large contributors.
Willing to Give More.
The witness said that his own advance
of money to the General'a campaign had
been "aa idealistic as giving to tbe Ked
Cross during the war" and added that .,
he "intended to advance aa much more
as ho felt would be proper." . ;'
'Askedif he expected the oO,oeo t i
repaid. Colonel Proctor smilingly said z .
he, thought expect ' wat putting it a
little too strong. He said, however, that
he "was- pretty sure of getting repaid
some of tbe total by General Wood't "
friends." A suggestion that the amount
alJicailyadJ)een...un.dWwrittett
group ef very rich men"swaa sharply.
denied.
Giving general details of expenditure, .
Colonel Proctor said that "sixty , to sev"-
nty per eent naa . spent . oa. publicity .
and educational campaigns'! and that the
National organization had gone into 47
atatcA.spending probably an average of .
8,000 for eaeh elate. Local rganizaffliirrz:
in eight or ten statea financed them
selves, be said, but be again indicated
he would leave to others full explana-
tiona---1 r
"Men don t like their names used in
thia connection," the, witness said, wbea
pressed for names of contributors, '"end
it is embarrassing to me when there are
other sources." !
Charles Weistert, a member of the -
Mihlganatate.J.kgialature,.and jeer-.
taXXJieasiuex.fifthe Wood League In
trra-rta-4eiliWi,uuu,Oioi)'
had been spent for the General in the '
Michigan -primary -contest f red -As-Al
ger, of Detroit, he said, gave 50,000.
Of the total expended, Mr. Welssert to
day told the eommittee, 35,000 wtnt
directly for newspaper advertising.
After by had read a list of eontribn-,
Itppresenintivo mrim un ww (
fite, of committee oucstidns centered
around the alleged" under payment ""of"
WflWflOO in income lax by the Crucible
8teel Company and of 1,650,000 by tht .,
Dupuy family. Mr. Carlin Said he wat ,
nttoBey-nly.ior Mr..Liipuw and M.rj.' . ' '
Dupuy "on the civil tide" of the gov . .
efiiineiiti tax Tninrirind :tbat he wsa
Willing mbcSalif l.fTilsTientrto-'ply-
the government j6)UHO.
Asked by Senator Reed, . Democrat,
Missouri, if Attorney General-Palmer,
': ---t"-"- rra
the Crucible Steel or Dupuy tax matters"
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