L.
-r
ft vr iiiKimino'
L Fair Sunday U oast, .cloudy
west BorttoBi Moaeay are.:
ably aawwonv- - ;
yOL.CXLNO.15i.
NOTABLE VICTORY INXvl
: Virginia:
WON BY
fiew Rate Relationships :Be-
- twcen-ViroiniaXUtie$:-ano.
Nnrth Carnlina Points -'
:Dircctedl-
was w . w ,
PREJUDICIAL RATES TO -
NORTH CAROLINA MUST
BE REMOVED BY FALL
, Carolina Corporation Com
I mission A Apply To Freight
-"Kates Between - Certain
. Polnti In This State and Nor.
folk and Richmond On One
1 Hand , and Points In Sonth
' Carolina: On The Other;
4 Bather Than Redaction of
i Kates, It PUelCUieiof
J-1 TwdTBlaTeiartty-
FREIGHT RATI REVISION
SOUGHT BT COMMISSION
Wsahlogtoa, Msy JtTrelgMT rata
rivUioi,'Mkl by th Corporation
Commlosiea ef North Carolina, wo
UM by tk litmUte Commerce
Commlsaioa today to bo he
mm tho - Mit traffic charges
wen torn to b prejudicial to
North Carolina aad prsfarentlal to
Norfolk aad Richmond.- Tbo eoas
abaioa prescribe new rato ra
tloashlaa.
The ckaagM ashed apply to. ratoa
between certain 'tsointo.v hi North
Carallaa, Norfolk, wr. RlfhiBeBd
oa one haad, aad point la Sooth
Caraliaa nod .the aoatkoaot oa tho
atliti'. aad bHwa-4ao-BTllurao.
liaa aoiaU aa Uorf oik oa: Bkk.
MaoT, U aaothar ackolalo aaa oaot
ora porta aaa latertor oaatora potato.
Tho coMiarioa oracn tko aow
ratoa to ho anao ofocthro oa or ho
foro Scptomhor W.
Comiaiaaloacr Eaotaaaa. who wtoto
tho'oplalaa ." tho coiaailaaioa, aai4
Iho comiaioaloB spoctc4 tao acfaa.
dial railroada.to KTtao.U.oir coav
la accordaaea vlth itm laalaf la
ta:BoaUoa lavolTO la t oHr
laal oomktot. Tho rotoTd'oaoaOo.
l u by ho North -CaroUao Corpoia-
tioo Comailaaloir iraa bm aamcuaiiy
coMpleto. ha aald, to aaablo lh
.naloa to protcrlbo a - bow.
toJIty rata arraataaaoai. -1-
Tha Newt and Observer Bur.au.
603 Diatrict Natlonal Baak BIdg.
- By B. E. POWELL. - -
- (Br Special "Leaied -"Wlre.y
Washing-ton, May 29. A aweeptar
Tetolutioa in freight ratea applieablo to
points ia North Carolina la dend ia
a deeiaio written by- Iateritat Com
merce Commissioner Eastman aad kand
" ed down this afternoon by tho eomaua-
sioifc It U tbo eolebrated Virginia
.!ti.' cm fousht jointly by tho Cor
poration Commission of North Carolina
and the -several eommercial bodies of
the State represented by eonnsei aaa
their traffic representatives.
R.tW than a reduction of the rates
now enjoyed by North" Carolina ,it ia
as -war-to- bo- aatarally-oipocUd-T-aa
sdjnitment thst leaves to tho ef
th. .ni ninf raiaina mo i iri r.i.r-
rates or lowering tho ratet into North
. .. . timo.whea they are
silting fa ini-teased rtc overywhere,
ths general assnmptioa U F that fbt
gfnia cities' rates wm do rou i
tariffs, which sre to become effective
on September 10, while th North Caro-
na rater-wrilt-et-- aaatenally
' ckaaged.
, .. nMiiaI Plata.
The magnitnda of tho victory which
-tha ahlppertNorthCarpnaa iiltht
eiUsens of the StaU as a wholo-1v
won cannot bo estimated ia dollars and
cents. Bt the order of -tho eommisaioa
directing 4ho-oarrier . to -"cease and
desist" from "publishing, demanding or
..n:. ;tn . aralea after the
September aate, a Yfritablo !
plague is removed rromrmo
, life of North Carolina and new day
for business his been bora.
The reduction or revision of the rates
- ' u forecast In tho decision pots the
-- .ttu. ne w.t.'iTh.-GreentboTO. Fsrette-
ilt. Wilaon. Honderson. Goldsboro,
nn.i... RivkV -t Mounts Groenvillo,
"- Zebttltf Bi." New -Berwr"8111 S4m
Tarboro on parity, with the cities of
Wilmington aad Charlotte and permits
manufacturers and joDoora-ia
era! towaa-to do bnsinesi on a eompeu
tivo baaie with tho eities of Bichmon
and Norfolk. Wilmington and Charlotte
did ant BBrtieipato In Jlho light because
t tho timo tho suit agaiast the earners
was initiated they wore eajoying rates
distinctly advantageous to other North
Carolina eities. - Thia ffliseriminauoB j.
wTiMiout'by Tno' iciraer rtthe
Bit Tktory For Stale.
Xt-Jan.jBjmenso victory for every
w.b and ehHd ia the"State,'
CoL Albert U Cox, attorney for the
State TrafBe Association, said tonight.
"By its decision tho Interstate Com
merce Commission baa terminated Jhe
Una has suffered 42 years."
unjust practifM iojjwhich North, Caro-
- Aa example of tho beneeial aJjusf - t
Bient tliat ia wrought by the order or
ths commission is Cited by ii Howard
IFishhack, who rejttesented theom
' mercial organisations, as follows:
: "The present rate from New Jork,
first class to Virginia eities is 591-2
cents to. Richmond and 54 1-2 cents to
Norfolk; to Raleigh, Greensboro,' Golds
; boro, Rocky Mount. Henderson and
Greenville sd a largo section of the
State it is L20 There is, therefore,
' :y ,
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rate! wm&m iff is
COMM7
Secretaries Baker and Daniels
-c-jGive Out Memonal Day
Messages' .. ::- . ,
. 'Waas,iagtoa,..Ma7 St. Tbo 'War.. De
partment mad publie today in eoaaec
lion with the eelebratioa tomorrow of
liemorial Dsj1 tkafoU9Titl)!u
from Secretary Baker: -
: Tho- tribute of flowers which today
ire placed on the graves of our soldiers
are- tho outward emblem of a deep and
solemn emotioa which lls tho entire
Nation. We shall havTnoirr minds
4hajdrtMe M Jhoso; to whw memory;
Memorial Day waa origiaally set apart,
aad wo will tfciak with fresh pride and
affection of tho American soldiers of
the World War, who in their youth and
strength carried America oversees, and
showed the Old World tho fruits ol the
Institutions wMeb? -our fathers eetab-
liahed nad our soldiers In all genera
tioaa have victoriously defended. Tho
heart of the Natioa will, too, be tiled
with sympathy as it tries to share tho
pertoBai burden, f those l whose family
ties were broken by the saeri8c.es of
the war."
Tho exoerieaea of "what war meaaa
has taught this Renerstioa 'to think
ore of the saerifiees of nil who have
fought and died ia the Nation's defense,
Keeretary Dsaiela declared today 4a tho
fallowing: jraWOTiajray-meaBaget-";
Tho eouarry that forgets ita defend
era doea 'not deserve eitixenship
rourtgeowr emopgft' to plseo theie -Kewa
is Jeopardy to defend The valor
of tho youths of oar day to the number
ef four :Hmn, who were ready in
the World V r to die for America,
teaches us tin.: the breed of heroes hss
not played out. . There . are as. many
Nathan Hales ia every huadred youths
today aa there were ia the Bevolutio).
Tbia kaowledge gives higher sppreda
tion of the loMiera and sailors in whose
s'uifir,ictiyirfc ggiriat Pefrr-w
think snore of thoir aacrUee, even ante
death, than before thia geaeratios. h
experienced what war means. : As w
honor the dead heroes today, let the
people of the Bepublis tededieat them-
selvee4o a Mvo of freedom that knows
no eroed Borne nor dime aer ocean
gonadaiy." . .
MEMORIAL DAT WILL BE
. OBSERVED IN ENGLAND
"Ieoa7rffiyS9:Dec
will bo observed here by a memorial
service at St. Margaret's Chapel, West
minister, the official church- of tho
eoa.nens. and the DlaeinaT of aa Ameri-
can ftasr aad a wreath oa eah of the
2,500 grares of American soldiers. Bail
ors and marines buried ia too British
Isles. The graves are scattered over 108
cemeteries in 90 towns, reaaaing from
tho shire of Mislay, where the Tua-
eaaia and Otranto victims lay, to the
suaay shores, of Devonshire, where are
buried those who succumbed to, influ
enza on transports.
The initiative in decorating the
graves this year was taken by the Lon
don post of tho American Legion.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
IS NEARLY COMPLETE
Will Be Beady Por Submission
To Resolutions Committee
-larly Hext Week
Washington, May 29.- A teatativo
draft of tho Republican National plat
form has about been completed Jythe
group of jporty leaders ia conference
oa the subject here. It will be ready
for submission early seat week to
proeeeetive members of the Resolutions
Committee, who will be given several
days -to study it before the Chicago
convention meetC :
Plans ef .Mexico and the. League of
was said today that the party's stand
on these subjects would have to be
worked out at Chicago Efforts to bring
Republicaa senators into .agreement qb
a treaty declaration so far havo failed,
but the leaders said-substantial proj
reBSktat bee made In that direction
aad the basis had bees bid for Chicago
conference.
.Tho Mexican plank ia generally ex-
pected' to follow theflndings of the
Senate sub-eommTitee, which has spent
several montha iavestigatiag Uesteaa
affairs. The ' sub-committee - ia about
ready to mako its report.
Ia order to discuss tho treaty plank
and put finishing; touches on ths other
platform declarations, a number ef
prospective ssosahwa of U-h s rasnlnting.
coBMBiiUe-Aav ba,aXl4o .meet in
Chicago next Friday with Senator Wat
son, or lad jbbt whr hmr presided -over
the eoBfefenees'here and ir-emted-for
cnairmaa or me coanuiico wuica. wui
frame the platform. , ' " y, '
DOUBT AS TO SUCCESS OP
BOLSHETIKI IN TURRET.
- Clta
sociaieo. rress. iam. m m great un-
fereaee of opinion among the officials
iaXoastaatinoal S to the ultimate des-
nhanbafa-ToTslrevlkiirko
threatealag Persia ( j
Tli.n li'u.t riMiht as to whether
the Mohammedan peopleT'caa b o4
sunded . or forced to co-operate with
non-Moslem soldiers. ' .Although they
have already welcomed agitators from
Bussia ia large numbers, snost Of these
were Moslems who had been specially
, eV:
-AfMIflllllHFRIE
I 1IIII1IUJ III HMIUkV
-4--. . r : :.
trained ia Moscow.
ED
AFTER HOT FIGHT
Supporters " of Measure In
House- Win-Victory irv Pace
of Apparent Defeat
I DEMOCRATS ATTACrC '
MAJORtTYGAG RULE"
Under Suspension Program
7 Bringing Pinal Showdown;
ow-th1rdavotesaTy
Por Passage Was Obtained;
Heated Debate Occurs Be
- tween Boll Calls
Washington, May 29. Ths soldier re
lief bill was passed Joday by the House
289 to 92, and sent to the Senate, . -
Under the program that brought the
anal show down two4hirds-voto in
support of Themessurowas"heessary
for'lts paisssge and ltTHl obtainedr aftor
flght during which ts.t votes had in-
dieated defeat of tho measure. '
While only the dire-.t vote on the bill
was posssible under the suspension pro.
gram, It '-waa -preceded -by three- test
votes, which showed supporters of the
messuro gradually gaining strength.
The first vote of 192 to 189, coming on
a parliamentary question, indicated thst
advocates of the bill were ohort by -84
rotes ,oJ the two-thirds majority, While
ths second by which the suspension pro.
gram Was adopted 200 to 165, showed
they lacked only 37 votes.
i The third tort was en applying threua
penslon program to the bill itself, which
was carried 173 to 91, or two leas than
the- required ,; number for passage.
"" Oppotttton WerstDownr-
Between roll calls the debate was
hoatedlJteBiofttfji
aority of tho Republicans attacked ' thi
"tig rule" of the majority. Advocates
of the suspension program declared a
vote against it waa a voto against the
bill Itself, and gradually they wore
down 'the opposition, the dual voto re
cording 0 Republicans and 52 Demo
crats in. oppesiiton. '
Supporters if the meaner declared
that tho bill was just to the ex-service
gief for losjef they siffered during the
war, out
PASS
Lao .itn3. ""iNatioBrtmmimVoiwifrSniw
luiuI !"J!. " --0tirs the East tomorrow.?-Mr.. Hays11
eialisa Datriotism
J Retf iblieana voting for the bill includ
ed Slemp of Virginia, and Belli and Tay
lor of Tennessee. .
Bow DemacraU Voted.'
. Dumocrata for the bill included: Bell,
Brand, Byrns, Tennessee, Crisp, Davis,
Tennessee, Dough ton, Fisher, Godwin,
Harrison, 'Hull, Tennessee, Larsen, Lee,
Georgia, Robinson,' " North Carolina,
81ms, Btedmsn, Upihaw7Tinson, Weav-
r, Vise, Wright.
. Democrats against included Brsnd of
Virginia, Byrnes - of South' Carolina,
Dimiaisek, Drewry, Flood, Garrett, Hoi.
lend, Mann, South Carolina; Montague,
Moon, Tennessee ; Moore, Virginia ;
Ovsrstreet, Psdgett, Stevenson, gtoll,
Whaley, Woods, Virginia.
Attacks on the suspensloc. program
were made by Representative Mann,
Bepublienn of Illinois, and Repreaea
tativf Clark of Missouri, the Democratic
leader, while Chairman Camphelll of -the
rules committee end others defended it
as the only plan for forcing action on
ths bilL
"Gag Bale" Protested.
Protesting against what he callled a
"gag rule," Mr. Mann declared that if
the Republicans could nrt bring op the
legislation so as "to permit amendment,
which waa impossible under suspension,
they then acknowledged impoteney.
aad. lncapactty."
Mr. Clark denounced the suspension!
as -toe moit outrageous maneuver ever
msdo ia the House," adding that the
statement that Democrat "are against
the soldier legislation is a lie." All
X that waa dAaiv.! Ii. ..til. mmnrfiin.
rr : - ait - r - - H'"" - iU
lty to amead the bill's taxing provisions,
TThe Urn a hss come to unmask," re
plied Mr. Campbell, declaring that votes
against - the 'Suspension program-were
votes against the soldier bill. Interrupt-
lna him uii Tv.mn...f. rM.i.A hat
he was "miereprcsenting'' their attitude. I
Arguing that the relief for the ex-
service men wss just', Mr. Campbell de
clared that some Democrats "oppose It
because' 375,000 colored boys will come
under it," while the opposition of some
other mcntbers of the House, who were
not speoifie, wss said to be to "taxing
eejtain. ambler iir-Wsli Strwt
CONSTITUTIONALITY OF ;
THE LEVER ACT IS UPHELD
New Orleans, MayT0. Judge-Rufus
E. Fester, -sitting in Federal district
court, today upheld the constitutionality
of tb Lever Act aad overruled demur
rers to indictments against four whole
sale grocers and one retail merchant,
eharged with profiteering in sugar sales,
4"ltfiJiruJed
(jtip,n lnjhe
that.Uieprice-JUing.proTUipn
Lever act i aot eostTtutiona'U Through
ftheir attorney,-the def endanto-had Sled
demurrers at tacking -therightofrthe
government to set a price for sugar. .
AH the men were arrested recently
by agents of the Department of Jus
tie,. charged with' profiteering, and
were indicted byythe Federal grand
jury. The decision means that the de-
fendanrs-wiH have to stand trial on
the profiteering ehsrges. .
WILSON SIGNS LEGISLATIVE
.'- . 4APPROPRUTIO
Waihington, May 29-1
IATIO!f MEASURE
President Wil-
sob today ligned th legislative, execu
nv.- and judicial appropriation bill,,
which-had been amended by Congress i
to meet his objection that th original
bill gav the Joint eongressionsl print-i
ing' committee supervision ever publl-
VcaUon by th executlv departnienta.1
C SUNPAYMOmflNG MAYr3q,T192a
DELEGATES FLOCK S
INTO CHICAGO FOR
IREATCOilVEIITIOII
Majority of Early Arrivals From
Southern. States, including
Many Negroes ...
HEARINGS ON CONTESTS '
- WILL START ON MONDAY
Campaign" Vanlgers of "Presl-
-7 -tiential Aspirants Perfecting
-tioa Governor Henry Tw' Al.
len To "Slake nominating
. Spesch Tor Wood
Chicago, 1U, May i2DeleBts to
the Republican ' National Conventioa
if rom all sections of ih"cntryTloci
ed into Chicago today." A majority of
the early arrivals wer from Southern
states aad a large." proportion were
eg rocTtratestuig fr aeata ln-Thw-een-
ventioa from state whets the' race
question has been r as issue in the
party's organisation.
The National committee l hearings
oa 137 "contest will start s en Monday
and the arrival of button-holed mem
bers of ths party's governing body at
every opportunity t rf present - advance
arguments for their claims. v .
'Campaign managers for the ahnoune
ed presidential aspirant were perfect
ing their plana for the actual wort in
the ednvehtioh.' Shortly after Wood
headqnartera aanoaneed that Governor
Henry J. -Allen, of Kansas, had been
selected to make tho principal Bom
Insting speech for Major Gaeral
Wood, H wa saneoneed thai George
HWslker-of- Seattle, .had. been
chosen U
perform ' a sunrhur office
ed tho list of the principal candidates,
except Lowden fend Hoover.
Hays To Arrive Tedsy.
Clsrence B. Miller, acting secretary
of the National , committee, waa busy
throughout , ths day - arranging the
rooms and offices of ths committee
at the Coliseum annex in anticipation
of their active ns on Mondsy. Ho al
sw was concerned In seeing ; that the
first official act wlH be- to
omtertaia
tho - newspaper . earrespondenta.. at
luncheoa. - After this function, he Irill
discus with, tho member of the
committee who msy be here, the
lection ot permanent - chairman for
the conventioa.
Not all members of the committee
will be her for tho opening of the
J content Bearings. Be vera! proxie
have been arranged for, but the exact
n amber probably will not bo ' known
until the eommitte formally as
sembles. One of the absentee will be
Senator .Frank N. Kellogg, of Minneap
olis.,. He visited. conventioa headquar
ters tedsy and arranged for. a proxy,
announcing that aa engagement in St.
Paul on Monday and a promise to make
some speeches in Iowa next week for
Senator Cummins would keep him
away from Chicago until next Frl
day.
Over-Sised Delegations.
One of the problems which cos
fronts the commit tee is the reducing
of over sized delegations to a size
which will permit of their being seated
in ths space reserved for delegates,
This has placed several of the del
gatipns in a quandary,
" According to Secretary Miller, a ma
jority of these 'cases resulted from at
tempts to harmonize factions ia vsr
ious states and when the delegations
were asked to cut down their member
ship to conform to the convention call,
tho. same problems re-appeared,
i . Candidates AU Confident.
Statements were issued from the
neaaquariers oi .i
- .. . 1 .
he - presidential
-candidates summing up the gains r
puted to have been made during the
week, Undiminished confidence was
reflected in the announcement from
tho Lowden. Wood and Johnson mana-
Thwowdi-u eamp em
an aaBouaeement by Jacob Haman, of
Oklahma, thst the deregates from th"
state would vote solidly for the Illinois
arovernof.
'The Hoover headquarters took -on
added activity with the arrival of a
largo force of workers from New York,
TTnsfeTVff"'Bre',''Tor'"lh"'eb,ti6n
callers st Harding headqusrter.
JkIs.yor Thompson today' appointed a
committee to welcome the epublicsfl
National Convention del aw. t ft was
nnnounee'
-j t
biles and six bnnds had been placed
at the use of the committee. Jen
thousand dollnr hss been appropriated
to entertain the visiting delegate and
to decorate 'the principsl streets of
Chics go.
Tfcat'ln-
TWii
in-msde bv thsar ufllc to obtain
detailsf .alaah-De!:cc9..Jorceaoi
tho goveramentjind those of General
Villa, reported to Tiave taken place at
Valle de Alfc-nde. Early accounts said
the rebels lost three deed sad six pris
oners. ;: . 71" ;
PLANNING ADJOURNMENT Or
. jl CONG RESS NEXT SATURDAY
Wkahlngten, May I-Planl! for
aa adjoarnment of Congress next
Saturday - wer aaaoaacsd la th
Hense tody--BrMaJority"lndr
MondelL He proseated for tho In.
formation of th snember a eon
carrent resolstloa saying ha would
call It ap for-consideration at som
opportune tlm Beat week, r
MILLION DOLLAR SLUSH
RAISED TO FINANCE GENERAL
JQQD'S BOOM FOR PRESIDENT
HITCHCOCK READY
FORHIGHESTBID
Witness Tells Senate Commit
" tee Piatt Was To Deliver "'
Negro Delegates
MSmTOOODlCAMPe
WITH PLENTY OF MONEY
Oo-Between In-Oeorgia-Had
mer Postmaster General Be
gan Working Por Th Gene
ral ; Plopped Over Because
WoodlPorces HadMonejv
Washington, MayJt9. (ByThiirAs-
soeiated Press.) Senate investigation
today of pre-convention, campaign ex
penditnres dealt largely with the fi
nancing of Major General Leonard
W00dl ' NatlBl"l!ltgB,- nd - the
Johnson-Hoover Republican primary
fight in California, with, further at
tempts in -between to get oa the trail
of the MeAdoo boom.
M-.H. Karnes, of .Atlanta, 0a, said
he represented Henry Lincoln Johneon,
whom he classed aa ir nothing else,
the strongest negro politician in the
South, and 75 per cent. of the regis
tered Republican voter in Georgia are.
colored." - - -
"Roscoe JPickett, the State chairman,
developed a - Strang . Wood . sentiment
aud-Henry Uneoln Johasoa davelnpe ,1
a strong Lowdea sentiment, he said,
"When MrvHiteheeek they all eaU him
Geier
into tho equation, Clark Greer, one of
his sgents, explained tt me. that Mr.
Hitchcock's plan was to round up 90
Southern delegates, pay all their' ex
penses, and have them in his hand
when he got to Chicago.
"This waa before Hitchcock had a
candidate, understand. Senator Moses
was. General Wood's Southern Bann
later, he ssit, "after Hitchcock -want
evef to Wood," he saw Greer, ana the
latter had "bunches Of money" and
"headed the workers for Wood in ths
State." T"
I did not go to the convention as a
delegate myself because I would not be
bound to vote at "the word of Frank
H. Hitchcock," Mr. Karnes said. ""Our
desire wss to keep tho remnants of the
Republican orgssization in Georgia run
from Georgia, and not from 120 Broad
way, New York."" "- 1
"Greer explained to me that Hitch
cock would control tho National com
mittee," Karnes said. "This was after
Hitchcock tied up with General Wood's
campaign. He said that if he did not
get his delegates seated order were
to take a pencil and paper and write
them down, and they would be seated
at Chicago anyway.
"He said Hitchcock had been token
into the Wood csmpaign because he
was the smsrtest of the smsrt politi
cians, and that they had all the money.
.Then he showed me a bundle and said
I would be taken care of if I would
com in. He said it was my last chance
to get on the band wagon."
Wouldn't Slay Instraeted.
Karnes related further ths .story of
s county convention in .Georgia where
!reere said he paid the delegates- SV
700 to instruct, snd they did not in
struct."
Who saw llis delegates in between!'
Senator Reed queried
"Henry Lincoln Johnson s power over
the colored race ia simply marvelous,"
Kernes explained in answering.
"He just msde them a tslk on the sd-
vajtflgri of thcHmg Republicanism, ami
sending a free, untrsmmeled delegation
to Chicago."
-"And their c onseientHMio scruples were
overcome t" 8enator Reed asked.
Well, a' man who sells his vote has
not any conscientious scruples, Karnes
ssid. "
"Well, their disposition to stsy
bought after they had been bought was
overcome!" Senator Reed suggested.
That is it," Karnes lold him. " "
Karnes said the Johnson -forces had
peat -about -$2,000,- andadded that
"Greer told me he had spent 32K
before, the csmpaign was nir over. '
It ia hsrd to get Georgia Bepub
lieaas roused np,w ha ssid, "becsuso they
know thrir votes won't -be counted iu
eieexions. "
, . M
1)b you blame them "for not lvUing
yon vote, - or counting them, when you
do vote!" Senator Reed ankcd the wit
ness, "If this is a fair sample of Georgia
Republican politics t
An arbumen t resulted "hen Karnes
cited the Democratic primary and re-
Bl!.tinc contestsjthrej
day st 10 s. m and all witnesses ei-
NORT&t CAROLINA GETS
$8.N OP THE WOOD FI NDS
Washington, Mny 29. If all the 22
delegates from North Carolina to the
Republican convention in Chicago ra.tt i
their vote for General Wood they will
bo listed at (363 each exclusive" of
what Frank Hitchcock, who is usually
the financial-wirsr.l in Southern Rrpiib-
lieau circles, msy have sent to the Sen
ate: .
. Senator Moses. Southern manager: for
General Wood, testified before th com
mittee investigating campaign expendi
tures of Presidential aspirant that he
seat 15,000 to Zeb -Vance Walser, of
. (Caatlssed oa Pag Two.)
FOtfVMiTO
GENERAL PROUD 0F-Z1
HIS RICH FRIENDS
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Major General Leonard Wood, who
closed a tuo day speaking campaign ia
North Carolina with aa address ia
Charlotte last nurht. view with consid
ehblo pride th millions that have beca
contributed to boost his eaBdiaaey, ac
cording -to aa interview givea out ia
the-Queew- City last atghr. J
GENERAL CONSIDERS IT
EXCELLENT ADVERTISING
Wood Tickled When He Beads
Kspatchei3 Showing' Money
Spent In His BehilF
IXhhrtort, rMay 29.- They seem to be
all good American citizens, remarked
General ' Leonard Wood toaight when
shown an Associated Press dispatch
from Washington containing a partial
list of contributor to his campaign
fund a famished by tho Seaate inves
tigating wtnamittoe. '
General Wood deej.d that one
JwVB8iSni
SBWBS BtVrV A4UIB fT,wuuuv m pHUUCII
inV-aaa eampaign. .. Ha said it .oust fire
cento each, to distribute campaign "W
tor to voters and that there were so.en-
teea millioB voters. - When., the women
voto th-- number will be doubled, he
said. " - "
The reasons for large expense ac
count are apparent when one has to
build his own organisation, General
Wood said. In addition to sending oat
letters, ho declared, th candidate must
rend photo;raph, history aad eadorse
ments. " ." ." '
The cost rf campaigning under' the
primary system shows up larger than it
did cader the old convention system, be
cause while under the conventioa sys
tem the leader raised the money quiet-
h and in their owa way and the public
knew little of the amount srent, under
the present system- the candidate had
to go" straight to the 'people themselves
st great exp-Mne for publicity.
DISCOUNT RATES TAKE
ANOTHER JUMP UPWARD
New York, May 29 Another advance
of discount rates, making the fourth
rise nince last November, was sn
nounced today by the local Federal re
serve hank. The sale become effective
i nert Tursday.
The commercial paper rate was ad
vanced from 6 to 7 r cent; loans on
liberty bonds and Victory notes from
5 1-2 to (S per cent; hankers" acceptances
from 5 to 6 per cent, and advances on
treasury, certifies ten of indebtedness
from 5 to 5 7-2 per cent.
According to the official statement of
the bank, today's action is merely "a
Terlectioa of c listing credit euuditiuns"
snd brings the hank rates ap to those
now prevailing ia the general market.
Advasicea in Chicago District.
Chicago. Mav 2i). Advances in
dis
count rates effective Tuesday were, an
nounced today for the Seventh Federal
reserve district. The- advanced are the
same as those announced, in New York,
except that there is no change in rate oa
loan secured by liberty bonds and Vie
twv -. The- t nith-.auch aeenr
1ty remaiI: fir per eent while in New
Vork it originally was 5 1 2 per rent and
'ai advanced to six. ,-'.-
SAYS DROUGHT IS CAUSE
DF HIGH SUGAR PRICES
VaUiington, May 29. President Men
gtal of t'siha cabled Chairman' MeNary
c.f the Senate -sugar investigation om
nittre todajc, that ia his opinion high
UKi" prices were due to drought which
in!uccd the Cuban rip by nearly tone
foyrth..;.: ... - ..I . -...
trop was about' 4,iitViuf 'funttli'
h4een-reJuee4- l-5tos4a-thi
menage saVI. Reduction due To
drought during last summer." i
AMcr a statietiMl teviow of the si'.u
;!i'i, the mesesas? continued:
"Ccntider high prices due to shortsc"
f nearly 900,Ut0 ton' of th , original
estimated, output of the present erop,
v1iii h added toThehT'rcrsaTTihoHJf
m:iLe impossible to cover world's de
uiandi" , . ' . .
i.gW.'OW POCND8 OP BEEP-TO
BE SHIPPED TO ECROPE
P,,rtUi4, Maine. May C?. Pix million
pounds of frozen beef will .be shipped
to Germany aad other countries of Cen
tral Europe .on lbs British steamer
Armach, birh arrived here today from
Rmtoa on her way to Hamburg. The
beef wss seat her by westera packers.
CENTS
FUND
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V,
Campaigri-Jteceipts $1 48Q,-L
043.20, With Expenditures
Listed at $1,174,919.19
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HIRAM JOHNSON'S FUND
APPROXIMATELY $200,000
CoL Procter, A, E. Monell, , of
HewToFk,andJsSprftgav.
Treasurer of Wood Organisa
--tionrDo Mostof The Gene- -ral's
financing; MeAdoo' s .
BMm Probed In to-Pnrther -..
FIGUR
S GIVEN BY
f 0 ODS TREASURER
Washington, May; ...-29--A campaign.,......
fund of approximately $1,200 ,000 ha '
been-raised for Major General Leonard
Wood, A. A. Sprague, of Chicago,
treasurer of the Wood organization.
testified today -before the -Senate. ia .
veatignting committee. ,
Holding ita first night scislon and '
sitting In all eleven hours, dy and -
night, the committee of inquiry also ,
heard evidence that a National cam-.
paign fund for Senator Johnson" ap- .
proximated S2no,0(i0. Charges thst sup
porters of Herbert Hoover in California ' '
spent at "die lowest estimate :t00,000 .
4a th primary fight there ngaiaat. Sen
ator Johnson wer -made. ---- -
C4 Fifwr la DetalL v.
: Mr. Bprguesaidronfributinni fa- :
tailed a.ta.78g; that Colonel -William"
CTProclfei; Cjhe.Tnnan man ufaclii re r
had advanced -lS2iK)0( A. E. Monell, -
ofr-irrl4Mle90V
Corn Exchange National Bank, of f Chi
na gc, and lho7Herchanta Loan and
Trust Company, of Chicago-, bad each
loaned 100,000 on notes signed by
Colonel Procter.
. Contributions to the campaign fund,
Mr. Sprague said, included John D.
Rockefeller, Jr $25,000; A. E. MonelU
20,000: .William Wrigley, Jr- Chicago, -
M. Byllesby, tl 5,000, an.
V. . M.W I
added that William Loch, representing
a New Tori committee, had forwarded
235,000. ' --'T -r-r-r-'r-
-i Mr,-Spragu. tes tifleil .-thn.t,41ll whol ii
deficiency, thst Is the difference between
tho amounts contributed - and - those
spent, was K21,0OO. Replying to Sen.
ator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri,- h '
said there was no understanding, with
any group of rich men that this waa to
be repaid. .. . .
. The witrfes told the eommitte ih
sgreement with ColoneTFrocteT was that " .
hia advance would be paid, but h said
be had "very grave doubts" that it
would be done, adding he exheetsd to'
pay hi own note, referring to an in
strument placed with one of the bank
for 1100,000 and signed jointly by him
self and Colonel Procter.
Mr.. 8prngne handed Chairman Ken-
yon a detailed statement of receipt
and expenditures. It showed receipts of
1,1 40 ,04.1.20, and expenditures of
174.910.19, with a balance of 5.124.0U
Stale Organization Expense. A
Expenditures on Rtste organization
were plaeed at f 4.12,926.04 ; for postage,
speakers, traveling expenses, circulsnx- '
ing, bill boards and telephone and tela.
graph, $.177,4.17; and for newspaper -
advertising 204.6o0.- ttnder a general
head, of expenditure. 1160,905 jwatin
eluded, of which the largest item was
"snlsries Chicago. S4277.63."
The. Chicago headquarters expensa .
wss listed st S11.798; the New York
headquarters noted as "covering Maine, r
Nejr Hampshire, Vermout, - Massachus
etts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New'
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Dela-' ' '
ware and Maryland," 137,B0Oi and
Wnshington - headquarters, "covering
Virginia, North Carolina, South Caro-,4
lina, Florida, Georgia . and Alabama,"
Hy States disltursements-were listed)
as follows:
Ohio, 1ZS,300; Illinois. algO
Nebraska, 14600 ; Indiana," I45.W1 1 "
Oregon, 39,030; Minnesota, 28,720
PermsylTsnia, $27,400; West Virginia,
28,000; Montana. $22300 ; Colorado.
$143) : Missouri, $10,450r Idaho, $9,- -050;
WsKhington and Alaska, $17,500; :
Tennessee, $8,000; Wisconsin, 7JK)0: .
lows,' $7,400; Ixrafsiana, $4550; Missis-.
iippi, $4fiO0, and Texas, $3,700. -
Other State including Oklahoma., ir- '
kanii!i,'Ca1ifornla,rNevndn, New Mexico,
Arizona, Kansas, Wyoming, Utsh and
Take l'n MeAdoo Camoalvn.
Wilbur W.-Marsh,' treasurer of1 th -
Democratic National Committee, was
onj of the "witnesses interrogated as to
a campaign for Willinm G. MeAdoo,
(Continued on Pax Two.) '
INCREASE iN PRODLtCTfOfJ
OF SOFT COAL FOR WEEK . j,
Washington, May 29. Reflecting re
lief of traffic congestion and . better,
movement of 'con 1 cars, bituminous con I
production for tho week ended May 22,
increased 418,000 tons, or 43 per cent
over the preceding week. Total pro-
duction, ss snnounccd today by tho
Geological Survey, wss 9,174,000 tons.
This was 1341,000 ton less, however,
rhgrlherWrroV flor thee week preceding ...
the strike of railway switchmen. Th
rnt forthe week was 1J per cent Be
low that lor the; v first quarter of th$
yesr. . . .
While production for th yesr 1 33,
000,000 tons ahead of 1919, it is 16,000.
000 tens behind 1918, and 12,000,000 b
hind 1917, -ti ,