vj .
C
& "?- - vy- -.- - - -
tkw. Cask U
T70 KILLED VHEfl
tfrsrsr C.t Dudley and little
: Luzie Hinsley, of Raleigh, i
uJMect Horrible Death, 1
SMASH OCCURRED ON
;THE GARNER HIGHWAY
r-..-, i:,..' -l p i ; ' .'.',::
Xlelvin Branch, of Clayton, Who
Had family Out For Bide,
Cited to Appear Before
HaistraUJKZDiae
Hffm; Wr HftlgjLTg.
TlHlt nirl Tii fiiria
and Little Gin in siae
Wife
V
Car; Tried to Get Out of Way
afternoon when bt calculated,-that bb
SPEEDKiG DRIVER
HITS r.lOTORCYCLE
automobile plunging along the Garner
.Jugh.wyat jUugkJSttjLvo"! efP to
the sideof the jxied upon whicO(M
traveling and steered his motorcycle to
' the other aider ;Tbr motorcycle ana
" aide car was smashed, and hi wife and
littla I in tin H in Mem dead. He him
self escaped injury; and Motrin FrahcK
- -f CUytoiw ia-itd lft.appcat before
Magistrate Brown Thursday afternoon.
te -explain...-. .
- The- motoreytle. was going ..js$'oVtb.c
Oarar.,rwMl.lnf'4 n flock yesterday
afternoon. Mr, ; Dudley t who 1 s me-
rhnnie at the 8ea board shops, was tak
ing Jiia wiferHnl the"1itthr"gtrt out
for a fide. Beaching the bridge over
- Walnut creek. reboot -ft mil from 4he
city, lie stopped to make way for an
. approaching automobile. Meivtn Branch,
also with his wife, and three' tbel
peraona, jaere ia Jhe Jipproaching Jearj
" coming to BnWpr-"---"--
Witnesses to, the accident, including
Mr. Dudley, any that the. automobile
-m EeMxtottring ear wa rushing down
""" the"' incline" that "leads to the bridge
- - at ar.apeed-jjll
and - rmh sue rving , fonnu. eatLaaaraaaa, dead JiadLJrjOdiagtCMi
aide of ' the road to the other, llie
"oad nr ourret?,-an4 tewptinglo. jOBtOJ
- ists inclined to speed. -Nenring the
hridgo it steadied apparently on the
right side of the road" as oheteam
Raleigh. . 1 , r
Dudley Miscalculates.
Thinaiiiir that the jiutomohile would
smash hliftTf WT'emBiiie -sra-4igM
aide of the lor.d.the man on the motor
ether sid. He swung in close to the"
- Tail tiie f ft, tar Vfl'ed f
the bridge. There was tcrrine rrasn
The motorcycle was jammed against the
concrete wall of the railing and smashed
to bits. The little girl was thrown
backward for J5 feet, flcad, horribly
mangled. Mrs. .Dudley was thrown e-ut,
both legs broken, both arms broken,
lnd" tm'iag hfle-driwH into bur
breast br a splinter of the motorcycle,
She died Are minute after reaching the
I - hospital.
ejjiBajppjintjbl miracle Mr.
dley fescajWd, although "he Tehicle
Dudley
imdee hint was left twisted -mass ef
wetnl, and beside him hia-wife lay al
most dead, and a little behind him the
Tittl daughter' of a friend whom he and
, hi -wife had invited for a pleasurable
outing. The automobile suffered minor
damages, and ail oLihS Beeupanta
raped unhurt. The windshield was
broken, one front wheel smashed, and
the front axle- bent backward tinderj
the impact with the little motoreycle.
Vsaal Crowd Collects. 7 -'
Passing mortorists brought the In
jured woman to. the hospital and the
dead girl to local undertaking shop.
A track gathered up the wrcckeitjnotor
cycle and brought it to town. The
Garner road is the best highway in the
rounty and a favorite drive 'for motor
ists. Hundreds of passing automobiles
atopped and "until nightfall there was
seething mob gathered about the
eene of the tragedy. The passengers
in the Essex were brought to town by
pasaersby
A little of the force of the impact
may be gatheredfrom the fact that
atone setting of an ornament worn about
the neck. of Mrs,. Dudley W picked
I irtr by-one-of- the-rdaiteft IheaCCk
oent, snsppea xrom us moanuug fjruu- i
bly by the piece of wrecsnge tnst wss
driven into her breast. There was
deep gash in the cement wall against
Udt i.the'1 'vrreciT ."wa'" driven; There
were pools of blood ia the depressions
of the bridge, drying in the late after
noon son. and a part of the brains of
' the girl dashed against the railing of
lb bridge.
-Denied He Waa Speeding.
At the police station Mr.' Branch de-
ZO miles an hour as he approached the
bridge.- Against this- tatement,-Mt.l
Dudley and other witnesses assert that
the ear wai "moving" al "it rfU
for speed ae it rushed down the paved
TnetrnV te-th -erek -The, aar .i ad
vertised a capable of a speed of 70
mile aa hour..
Mrs. Dudley wss SO years of age and
leaves a little child. The little Hinsley
girl was 1 years of age, and the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hinsley, who
liva . tha Nense riVar in Wake
oHinty, tl e-n the New Bern jroad, Elie
mmm visiviu M mic vjij xur ui
Her body wiU be taken t Merry Oaks
arrangements have not been announced
for Mr. Dudley. - . .'.;t.i.,;
JtESlCNS AS MEMBER Of - -
THE RHINELAND COMMISSION.
.Paris, May 30-Peirrepont B. Noyes.
American member or tsc intcr-AIlled
Bbiaeland Commission, has resigned that
post -and his resignation has bsen ac
cepted in Washington, it waa stated
here' today. All ' hla ' power 1 -will - ber
taien v byMaM-GeniuraLHe
Allen, eommaader-in-chisf of the Ameri
.-an Army of Occupation, who will con
)inue likewise in military aotbority.
TV will give the United Btatcs single
representation in both civiland military
afiaix in the fihinclacd, ..
TEN PAGES TODAY,
SOLDIERS' ECMJS BILL'
: . GOES TO SENATE TODAY
Doomed To Lonf Bleep In Sen
. ate Comzaittee, ii Congreit
; i - Qnita Saturday
-ashing4enMay--U-i-Th soldiers'
bono bill passed yesterday by ; the
House, 289 to 92, will be received to.
morrow by the Senate. The measure
;wiU followulhe regular. eonrs;T and be
referred .to a eonunittee.
" In a much as a reeets and possibly
ad joornment will be taken by Congress
iwiwit inartti-ipgatt
con
tention the. bonus bil seems doomed to
a long aleep In the Sessto eommittee.
If a recess ia taken leaders ao not eon
template reconvening until about Sep
tember I. Some Senator are quite
frank in laying that the bill will never
get any further and that tomorrow's
reference to a committee will in fact
be aa ''interment
, Opposition to soldier relief has beea
wow pronounced tn-rn- wtot-tb
TntliTIone", "(!' yeslerday s Vote
, RnMhii,.nn . d b
ronounceff'Trr-the Brrmtr-tiiaw
showed only 40 Republican - and 6:
Democrat! recorded against the meas
ure. Tax provisions of the b.'H am
Llltonatiered particularly odious by
number of jngmuers .ct.tM MS Wu-f
Decoration of Graves of World
, . War Heroes To Occur For .
- first Time; Program-
' Washington,- D. V May 30.Deee-
ration of graves ox those who roll la
Fmnee 4n, thJWcIdJrV at-will be In
eluded tomorrow tot the first time
in thfr Memoriat-Pay ttertbca at-Ar
lingtoa National Cemetery.
' The section set aside as the last rest-
ing--piaee -for -tbesw-who-died-lai .tha,
World war and for 'veteran- of that
conflict is expected 'to be visited to
morrow by a large xprtinavot, the
thousands who go t- Arlington each
only a few weeks ago were the first
bodies transferred. t roj.th eemeteries
in Trance and England to Arling
ton. v jy ' -
The memorjalmphitheatre7eeeatry
dedicated, also wiU be need for the
first time.. General Pershing wilt, make
the annual address. ; .". :''
ytfeedrnr--tW-eaereiseaat
amphitheatre -serviee will be held as
mJliastJlt.jnej
bsttlMhip ilaiua jayxrmgton m Donor
of the Maine, dead. Other etetcis
inclods the nnTeiiiPt of a fconnment
to Bear Admiral Charles 'Wilkes, dis
eoverer of the Antarctic continent, and
the placing of a wreath by the Ex
plorers Club on the grave of Seat
Admiral Peary, 'diseoverer of-the North
Pole. The latter is to be made an an
anal ctffeWoBy-. '" 1 "' ' ,
Government activities with, the ex
ception of Congress will generally be
suspended -tomorrow Both ttsusei
of Congress- decided to convene as
usual in order to dispose of all possible
legislation before -the political conven
tion recess or adjournment expected
Saturday.
President Wilson today - received
message from King Albert, saying that
graves of American dead in Belgium
twould-b. dacotated-aeeording, to Anv
eriean usage. . ;
SENATE COMMITTEE TO -
RESUME PROBE TOMORROW
Will Make 1 Further Inquiries
Into Money Spent In Oali
, fornia Primary
Washington, May Jj. Though far
from completion of its work, the Sen-
at committee investigating pre-con-
vention -expenditures and pledges in
the presidential campaign will- not ait
. J m i l : , ,
loraorrow. - juesu.ay, avnvrvr, 11, win
hear for the first time the atatementl
of men who handled the primary cam
paign in California in the interest of
Herbert Hoover, and will inquire fur-
therv into JbeJState aav Nationalex
lienditnirei jjBndaTla'JlaBBtfcliSMfo
Hiram Johnsaa During, tha . commit
tee' eleven hour session Saturday, al
legations concerning us, of large sum
of-Boaey-4--the- California fight werel1
thrown .into -the examination. . .
The committee likewise, ia said to ba
planning further inquiry into the can
didacy of W. Gs MeAJoo oa the Demo
cratic aide, and to' gather more state
ments aa to the Ohio republican fight.
Bubpoenas have been aeiit out in sev
eral directions for witnesses, and it ia
presumed that more - light wilt" be
sought on the details of the campaign
made f 'Bal"OeMrBTXQnatd Wood;
.of IM.C)b-1
tional campaign fund, testified Batur
day as t0 th use of a campaign fund.
oi Ti"w,wwTorwneTni'" weea, "r
which 1721XK) was advanced directly
or indirectly by t!oL War. C. Procter.
VNITED STATES A8KED TO
. . RECOGMZB THE UKRAINE.
. Washington. May 30-Formaf request
hs-in51e4-itMhe--8tatD
meat for recognition bytir Tnitea
DiitH at th TJkrainian nannla's Tm-
tpubllc,'' Julian Batchlnsky, VkTBinii
representative ia this country, an
nounced today. -
The aim of Ukraine is stated ia the
request to embrace "political liberatioa
for all Ukrainians, eonsolidatioa of all
free Ukrainians into one state, the
"erection of a eonstitutional democratic
republic and economic co-operation with
neighboring and other statea."';""'"""'--
J. P. BALL DIES SUDDENLY.
Rn . 1kf M:aIihiwl .- Rail.
died auddenly this afternoon. For years
Mr. Ball made hia home in Raleigh.
Definite arrangements have not been
made for the funeral, but it probably
will be held tomorrow afternoon at th
rrwbytcriaa ehurclu', . ' .
TOHOLDMEMORIAL
EXERCISES TODAY
iwraTA
v- .
PRICESCDIIilIESiPAIDTO'.:ERICAII
- AT HIGHER LEVELS;
Federal Reserve Board Sees No
' Change fn Underlying Causers
''DISTURBING FACTORS"
NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY
No Greater Disposition On Part
of Public to Economise and
- taret -Than Heretofore; The
,hor Situation Element 'of
oubt and Difficulty; Com
mercial Unrest In South
-Washington, May-80i Despite recent
rucSorW1prlc1rKr
the general -reign or high prices ia seea
by the Federal Reserve Board, ia Its
analysis of condition atide public to
aighbThe board expressed th-view
that there haa been no change in th
underlying condition responsible- for
th rMglreoftrrof Jtrhrgrr-'
Asserting that while "store ales" and
a tendency- to Iowt- price bears- wit
ness to th preaene of "disturbing fac
tor,": whieh suggest the advent ef wide
alteratioa in nriea levels, tha hoard Am.
elareTiV cannot accept the aitusfion as
a whole - for it faervlu. The x-
plaaatioa is added that there has beea
only a alight iacrcaa in production
and that there I ao greater disposition
on the part of the general -public to
economize and invest than had ruled
heretofore.:. . " ".
"The xhaagea that have taken place.
therefore," the board'a ataiemeat aaid.
"cannot be looked npon aa indicating a
modification of underlying eonditiona.
They may, however, afford a basis for
ehanvea in -bnsines etatMrnshroa-thtJ" ia aouUern. Italy.- and othera ia
may "broaden, into mora far-rgachin
iada lata tea!
alteration of Jh essential pries struct
ure," r
Freight lab Harta Baalnea.
- Business in every- section -of -th
country ha Buffered conaiderably -from
the freight .jany which ha prevented
normal' movement of products to mar
kets. : Effect of th tie-up are noticed
in the agricultural districts as moeh a
the industrial area , and that fanners
ire not th inlret elas whi auss
sought nor-bank help in the way of
m.mnntlt, .-BeaiUts jlthaJlnajd s
aotiia1 thj: 4beairertiou: of- restricted
ioans niready hae begna to be tridept,
seeording te report of th 6 various re
aerve bank. In-addition te a general
reduction in the value aa well as vohim
of aecurities traded in tha financial cen
ters, there haa been a general reviaioa
of interest . rate affecting both eom
merfial paper andcall money, it ia
aaid. '
The labor situation during the month
haa been on of tha outstanding ele
ments -of -doubt and difficulty, nd is
one jt thr iargcr problems wita-whioh
the country )a expected to have to deal
the" rest of" the summer.- Ia addition
to intense shortage, of labor oa farm
and other point of primary produc
tion, (ooradie strikes have occurred ia
many lines of manufacturing, notably
the textile industry. Indicating eontin-
aed unTastv in ih board a view. j,
: Wages Behind LLiving Cost.
"Wanes apnarently have fallen be
hind the advance in price and thenewst
of livineths statement eonUnuea.
"Th movement of labor' from farm
to city i .continuing. Variou de
manda for higher wage have been
taken nnder- advisement for th- pnr-
pos of bringing about compromise ad
justment, uenerai eompuuns vi sow
efflcieney or small output per Bait of
labor la prevalent, and th difficulty of
getting skilled labor in aome of the
more highly developed linen of manu
facture ia now considerable.'
The "disturbing factors" hav ma
terially affected many line of manu
facturings although general manufae-tnrina-
continue in substantial volume.
Cancellations of orders in both cotton
and wool by the jobbing and retail
trade hav not yet reaenca large pro-
hwrtiOTrbulrtfca
able." Thisnaa-reeutte num-mmuu.
faeturara teiB! "forced to -H
cessions to retailers," who were de
scribed a being "quite unsettled." The
3h tV--.-. J
leather trade;
--r- Conditions By Districts.
With resDeet to conditions, local to
the variou reserve districts, the board'
review said ia part s
'Number Two (New Tork) Pric rt
duetiona are noted 'ia retail stores, a
considerable - accumulation of goods
awaitlna- ... ahinment resulting " from
ftfUwByHhn'.- the..jfofi4fJ9jI.
business, ' v!, , rrrntiiiTiiid
high demand for gooda and activity ia
tTade,v.. . .
Number Five - (Biclunona) Vinrest
nnprint in commercial seids
Have eentinued, nd agjtti' Binst
high priec ha led to some enrtau
ment in purchasing. Collections are
good, on the whole, and tis most serious
elond oa the present aituatioa is the
ljrafllepuHpok
Hlgn pricaa uaa k -w
naeneyis powsmro.
wnue mvrv wun iuuti,u v..
duetioa in stocks of goods. Unrest still
prevails oa account of high prices. , ,
THE PRICE CUTTING WAVE
- STRIKES ROCKY MOUNT
Rovky Mount, Muy 30. With . great
"price reductions, -announced,, tome al
ready effective and others to go into
effect Monday, by local stores.it seems
lhttbj rk .euttingWBve . which is
sweeping over the country, as i metb-"
od of combatting th high living costs
bss at last hit Rocky Mount in full
foreo and will servo ts a great beat-
fit to H. C. L. sufferers ia the city
and vicinity . aw.
1
GL01IG TRIBUTES
-HEROES III FRAri
Second Memcrlsi r Day .SinceiM Bring Up DirectBoht Be
,ar Ended MirkedBy Num
berless Cere monies.
GRAVES IN ALL PARTS
WAR ZO ?. E DECORATED
Orf anixations '. of : Allies Join
; Americans In Paying Tribute
to Dead of United States;
rr Major General Allen and Mar-
shall etnTMeniSf
Speakers; Beliffious Services
Pari, May 3WAni;ricat war dead
grave ia all parts f Fmae were dee
orated today, th second ' Memorial
Day aiacecthe do of the frcat Jtruf-
gle. American flags floated ia the
breexe over the resting places of more
.thaBCTOgOeF noldier :- and allies1 ri
gaaixatioB Joined th Americans ia
Franc ia services ' ia" their memory,
whilB tt'reBtfosjriM HiWiMk dtth
nents f horixon-blue pvilu acted a
guards", of honor .Tat OleT" cemeteries
wher lie thoa wh foaght , beside
them on th Sold ef battle. - ,
ThT Amiriesa Legioa, with - th
liiiy and ""rTavy-pttrtotie noritties,
co-operated with the ' aewly formed
Memorial Day- Committ, headed try
Ambassador' Wallace, tq, decorate the
littla monads ia 497 borying place
scattered along the bat Ue front from
the ehaaaet to Bwitrerlaad, and from
the Bhia to tU Atlantic. At 125
plaeea there wet aingt grave of Aa-
erieaw -servie saway bat IdemeehU Dy4
services were coaducted . ever each
of these lose graves, son of which
Spaw- The F reach aad representative
of othfrthBTaner-taot. part la to I
Tmojyjrirrjliy;vjv a bcie while
Marshal Petaia, the Frearli eokmandar
in-chief, and ther mea of prominene
frons the French Army and Navy aad
civil life de!ivetd Bddreaees.
Ia some place the French womes
of the locality made the dy almoat
ob of their own, bringing tokens srf
their remembrance . to place on th
grave of the youth whq fought beaide
tktf Kavs ia Sk ttark ? A Smta
tarara; .1111 tb.Cal -rpasnl!.
ia Paris, in the Jeaish aynagoguea' and
ia the America eharefc than wen r
ligious ohscrvsaeea of America' day
of tribute e her dead, aad la th prov
inces there were numberless , local
ceremonies organized by . th pariah
priests or th population generally. "
ChUdrsw 81b At Graves,
ta Alsaes a children's, chorus march
ed from obb baryiag gronad to aaother
to sing beside tha grave of fallea
American!, wails their mothers aad
sisters, with dead of their own "; to
moarn, pUeed Xlowara. t gram wreaths
oa .the mouads beneath which lay the
American dead i 'X-. -..
'For the American army of occupa
tion. Major General Henry T. Allea
spoke at the great 'Military semetery
ia Bomagne-ftous-Montfaaeoa, -where I
more than 21100 Americans are buried
and told ef the great battle ia whUh
f M those to whom he did hoaor. Speak
ing for the French governmeat at
Sureanes Cemetery, outaid Paris,' Mar
shal 1 ctsia saluted the dead of Amer
ica and there also Ambassador Wallace
voiced America's message . te her lost
sons..
UNPRECEDENTED OBSERVANCE
OCCURS IX BRITISH ISLES
London, May 30. America's Memorial
Day for her soldier dead had napre
eedented observance ia the British Itle
today. . The gravee ef 200 American
soldiers and sailors buried ia British
soil were adorned with wreaths aad
Americas flags a tribute from surviv
ing comrades ia tha American Legioa
aad the member ef other Aaglo-Amer-ieaa
organisations, i
. Berviees were held at the graves ia
(no eemefcttec r"tJtasgowr lverpol
and Idanchester, but the most sigaiheaat
homage was paid " at- 8tT Margaret's
Church, the official ehnreh of the Com,
Caraegie, sub-dean)
of "tminster Abbey. wnded tneawd"niUn
of the - American hero dead. He cava
ssaaraare that Eagliaa appreciation of
the day's meaning was oae of ."more
than sympathetic seatimenC -
John W.- Davis, the Amerleaa Am
bassador, read the spiritual leases. The
Lord Chief Justice, the Earl of Reading,
Major General Sir John Headlam, Rob
ert IV Ekiaaer, the Amerieaa Consul
General -and -many - other prominent
Amerieaa aad Englishmen attended. A
rty-orta' Bwuuled
the front pews.
Serwiees were held at Queenstowa laiiii ti.i.i it,. n..
memory Of th Iasitaai tims..- Ale th H. Vr KeU Wholesale Grocery
Urg Amerieaa flag wss spread ever the ; hwtti wnk.h WM de,tl.0yed by flame
beflowered graves. The Bishop of , u,t aight. The loss is estimated at
?F?'1i?i"2mmT?? partly covered by Insurance.
John E. McAadrews, aad Admiral P'r'T '
Reginald Topper and other military and f
naval officers attended. After th serv-
Lieea a tuidroa of British soldwrs soand
c: : k.M . T.l. tr.v.: J
. -vmi i-t,.m hmii
ships.'
CENTRAL OF GA. CLERKS
ASK FOR OLD POSITIONS
'' Albany, Ga, May 30-Nia of th
striking clerks of the Central f Geor
gia, railroad ,1a to this afteraooa Baked
for their old positions aad were put to
work, it waa leaned toaight.
Five Met t C Back, '-
Kufaula, Alsn Mayr30. Five derks
of the Ceatral of' Georgia ' railroad.
who walkol out s few days ago, la-,
formed railroad oAriala her tonight!
that they would rctura t work ia the)
mora sg- : .
MUCH INTEREST IS -
Neutered AROUND
tween Forces of Gen. Wqod
ana uoy. Lovvccrt
NATIONAL COMMITTEE'
STARTS WORK TODAY
Hays Bays Decisions Will Be
Judicial and Hot, PoUtical;
Most of Contests Trom South
InTolTintt Claims jof JMimsJk
elfgaUsTConfl-:
v
dent of Eepubllcan Success
V
Chicago, Maw 30-When the Bepub-
itean aatUnat sommltta tnmrtirawr.Aav
gins making decisioas over eonteeted
delegations to th convention it will.
according to annonneemeat byChair-
maa Will K. Hays, proceed- to make
"judicial decisions, set political one."
hmajorityr:t: th Ttonteat- eonre
from the Boath. involving the claim of
white and black delegates. The contest
from Georgia, Tmnginf-wp-e reet,tW
betweea Wood -.aad Lowdea ftorces,
promises t be -thr tentef f teresU
t if teea ot the veteea seats ar in
dispute. Th Irst Georgia convention
elected a "black Bad taa" delegatioa,
headed by - Hsnry- Lincoln, JohnsoDi a
regro. It was -emeialry Ut4 as na-
pledgedi
Goveraor . Lewdea's ' campaign man
ager testified at Wsshingtoa before a
SenaU eommitte that' WJWO of the
Lowden campaign fund had been Sent
te Johnson. Later M delegate, neaoe
bv Roaeoa Pickett, were elected aad
wet, understood ,. t -l'w.GMT1
Wood. Frank H. Hitchcock, en of tbs
general' manager, testified to the Sen
ate eommitte that 10,0O0 was sent to
Pickett. The - Georgia coateet is tx
taentat..of . alV.Z.
tjther CuBtaata Lt
Bine a contest waa filed from Texat,
there was "bolt" ef negroes from th
Saa Aatonio eoaventioa and now twe
full sets of delegates are asking to be
seated. 1 Both are reported favorable to
the candidacy of General Wood.
- Ia .brief, th number aad distribution
f eoBteeti ar as follow t Alabama,
1 i Arxsnsa. 1 J Florid, j GfHwtfla, 15
tsiana. lJjL.Minac", .J AllssUk
S11UI.
IT t OkUhoma. 6: South Carolina, 11 1
Tenaessee, Zf Texas, f 3 r Vrrgiaia," 15
aad th District of columns, r.
; Less than -fifty instructed vote ars
(evolved in the contests. Thirty-five
Wood delegates-Bad nine Lowdett dele
gates ar included. The other contestant
ar aaiastructsd.
Chairman Hays Armas.
Chalrmsn Hays arrived early today
coming on th aame train with Col,
William C. Procter, of Cincinnati, de-
orthl Kjrnra flta ftanala In v.t it-af 1 t, m
ommHtewahr-Bngetfth Wood
candidacy. Colonel T, Colemaa duPont,
or Delaware, aise waa a passeager.
After a luncheon with newspaper cor
respondents, Chairman Hay mad I
visit to 'Presidential. Bow" and then
motored out to the Coliseum to Inspect
the work on th conventjon arrange
ments. -a-
The ehairmaa issued this statement I
;lnt-Jok. here..today Jika.jth middle
of convention week. The interest, the
crowd or. eathusiastieKepnblieans al
ready arrived, indicate the nation-wide
party vigor aad enthusiasm. ,
"Everywhere Bepublieans ar 'rcarin'
to go. The unprecedented confidence
of Republican success, which " obtains
everywhere is simply the reflection of
the realisation of the necessity Of such
access as a matter of national welfare.
Everywhere ia the appreciation ef the
fact, that we have a talk to perform;
wrtby.of our party strength aad party
history, that we hav a patriotic work
to do that is epoch'msking aad that
upon our- performance will J largely
depend the future of the country, ... ,
Saya Saeeea 1 Certain. 7'
'Th chronicler of centuries to come
Will MAk MAkviril it thn, nnv an.
proarrring-year a of thB-nToit tremen-
una. uivrwuv in uvTrivpineav vi
Amerieaa poticy and 1t"t"tli -BeptiMi
can party that ia to direct that develop
m,Bt. Nothing shall decrease the eer
ing: shall decrease the certainty of our
doing well that which we are certain
about to be called upon to accomplish.
"We have a work to do for tha good
of the -country, and it take us all to
do if n " """"'
Th State delegation themselves prob
ably will be required by the national
committee to dispose of sixty-seven- sur
plus delegates selected fiom nine States.
ria,0 Fire st Criimsrca.-
n.;an n &f. M w..
THOUSAND HOMELESS AS
mi"i:i3tvc':
Sb John. N. B Msy M. One-
i ..,.,
N. B, having a popalstlea f a boat
t,M, wer hemektas toaight aa th
rasa It ef a forest Sre which swept
threagh the village Sstaresy. The
property damags ia eetlmated at be
tweea STS,toe aad H.vM.tM. '
N less ef life waa reperted. Re
lief trains hav keaa dUsatchad f ram
St. Leonard's aad CampbelltBn la
bring est the homeless. " .- . -
At Sc. QbcbIIb the Samee destroy
d -slxty-v-dwIUBge, three mllU,
tw hotels, , the Csaadlaa National
Railway elation, ihs Provincial Bank
and many hesiaesa places. There waa
a law a heavy laae a maBBfactared
lambar, whoa th Sre ewept Into
th iamber yards of J. E. Michand.
m o st
amACsEajroDAV2;
CAROLINA SHIPPERS .
- TO INSTITUTE SUlfe
- ' TO RECOVER LOSSES
TO LOWER PRiCES
High Cost of Living Committee
Makes Report; Immigra--c
- ' tion laws Too Lax , ,;
TeriJt,Max.W.-ThB kigh eost
rf foi--- epuhneB::Chvmttts
lPMt adviaory eommirte oapolkltl RUt...UU nM. vt,A.
had platforms today. annouaeed that a
lueeeasful attack oa high price must
inclad a vigorous avoids ae of farther
inflation in governmeat - borrowings.
aftttim"f 'Credit"-ad' enrasU
of currency, pins eeonomy and private
thrift. Iaereased productioa of good
t and aerviecs and revisioa of taxes
were mentioned in the committee s re
port is necejxary to briag priec ta
. . .
4owfc4evkiTO Ij'.-jCTzr
Governmental aad Individual extrav-
jntcRjMndtl
aepreciauoa oi vna aouar, due to ins
gros expansion of United Btatcs enr
racy and credit, were aamed by the
eommitte a being responsiBls for
present prices. -Helen B. Reid acted as
ehairman of the eommitte and Albert
Shaw served as vice thslrmaa. -J--t-
Ia th' report teadercd by ths im
migration committee, ef "Which Con
grsHmaa Frederick H. Gillett, speaker
of the House, ia ehairman,' it .was ur
ged that a higher mental and "physical
test be pressribed" for immigrant. Th
report statsd thai th present (elective
Immigratioa - tsita were' not strict
chough anTf too en-BHow-an -desirable
type of foreigners ta eater
this country. A change in the natural-
lxatioa law to tha effBCt''tlurt'--aV'-xe
elaer eenld aet tak. oat IUsanhip
Americas sit ixenship, waa urge
Various . other.; . way ; of ; bettering
the present immigratioa Taws . was
suggested in th report as th only
mean of " producing that ty pe of
foreign bora eltisen who can take hia
place in Amerieaa lift with- aa intelli
gent grasp of the fundamental of hia
aes Batinntl dutiet.lt was Blso point
ed i cut that BiovB ..logical, JMeaanr
SBBhmtion t foreign-bora women.
While -admUttat. ..that limitation
ihould be - placsd npoa the activities
of anarehiatio , aliens, th committee
aaid It waa highly Important that pro
cedure under laws governing these
limitation should be humane, just aad
accurate.
SHOOTING AFFRAY TAKES
PLACE ON SEABOARD TRAIN
Carl Kedlia -and - Joo - Kendall
- Open Fire On Zach Other At
Monroe; Several Hurt
"Monroa, Msiy 30 Ia a shooting affrsy
which occurred In ths dsy coach of Bea,
board train No, 0 Her this art Ring at
9 -81o,-artMedlm--icviedthr
wounds, OBB in ths face, one la th
shoulder snd one in tha aide. H.. M.
Treadaway, of Clio, 8. a passenger
on the train, was shot through, the leg.
and another passenger was wounded in
the foot. Carl Medlin and Joe Kendal),
both traveling salesmen living here, par
ticipated in th ahooting. Theother
victims were innocent bystanders,
The shooting wis tha continuation of
trouble which started last night at the
home of Medlin' sister, it is aaid. The
version of the story which most of the
witnesses teem to corroborate is that
Kendall wa here last night and Rot into
tome trouble with other members, of
Mcdlin'l fimily. He went early thla
morning to the home of his father .at
Indian Trail and he with his father
were oa train No. 20 tonight going to
some point in Eastern Carolina.
MedHa-' boarded theCi
when-h saw-yon ng Kendall draw a pis,
tol f rem hi pocket and" ftred five or
aix timet directly at, him. - At qnickly
as possible Kendall returned ths fire
Uid...insuYMtiSR.lheh
seniors were bit. no one eemt able to
say which guar Whea Kendall' jub
wa emptied b ran from the ear and
he bt not yet beea apprehended. It
cannot be ascertained whether he was
hit.' Medlin walked from the train and
reloaded hi gun. . Officers arrived and
took him in charge, bringing him op
town-1 - a - doctor' office,, wher. his
wounds wore dressed. .He is right pain
full hurt,, but not dahgerotMly, .Ss
ThT6Teaffilf Occurwd in a fs
second while th train wa standing
on ihB.yard her and anytbihe; nk a
coherent report is difficult to .get..
rivr iNttmrn whfn v
' ; AUTO TURNS TURTLE
New Bern. May JKWMr. .Hatti Tur
aerMisierth. jQtay.jind. Milt.Rii.l)
Boiis;" hf KlnstSn" W Itr."!
Hosnitsl seriously Injured snd John H,
mpiith sad M. Br Jenkins, also of KIb,-
ston, are less seriously In jured as a re
sult of aa .automobile accident whieh
occurred on Nense road three miles
from New Bern lite- this afternoon.
Mrs. Turner's skull wat fractured aad
at 10 o'clock tonight she had not re
gsined consciousness. At, that hour
Misses Gray andHduse were Just ro
gaining consciousness. Miss Bouse hat
jn-brokea -hhoulder, .Smiths Jaw bone
was broken. Jenkins injuries were lest
serious. ' ""' ff-
j Th ear was owBod-and. drive t. by
Smith.' DoS of the front wheels ran Off
the brick rosd. In eadetvoring to get
it back Smith is said to have lost cob
trot of the ear which turBed over pla
ning lit cecurat. Bderarath.V'Tj
After . Carrying :Burden For.
40 Years of Discriminstory .
Freight Rates. Justice
Now. In Sight
TO SEEK REPARATION
" FROM THE CARRIERS
ON BASIS OF DECISION
Traffic Association and Allied
State Be joice Oyer Victory;
tostitated Jlgifet , Two Years '
Ago to Semovo Bondage ;
Tbt.Ha.Is4ad.WaUh-4e-l.
Virginia Cities; Glory Enough ;
ror-Aii Juidcruicum-oi-aie
State Corporation Commis.
j,ion How Becomes History- "
t 4tort -Carolina shrppera, who for th -
past u years nave labored under the
harden of discriminatory freight rates, .
will today lay the ground work of a .
oit to recover damages aggregntirrg-"
112,000,000, aeearding to a statement by
Col. Albert COx, attorney for th Btate '
Trsfllo Assoc iatioa and M". R. Bearnaa, --r
secretary, Pffcadants wUl be th earr ..'.
rier of Southern, Eastern and North- ,
era claasifieatioa territorie.
Th period over whirh cisim may be
entered for reparation ia twe yearn pre- -vious
to the filing of the suit, not to
inclods ths time ia which the defendant
carrier were operated by tha Federal
SvrBSAttCTBp'IaQil wBTT(li'1rm."
puted from the time Of the filing back,
ward .toJUarck L, J920, .whc a the , rail- .
it .it' ,Vn
road were - turned back to erivste
for which damage be claimed.
Reparation -wiii b laimcd under th -prorisioa
that where th through rai Is
greater than the sum of two local rates,
and ths shipper has paid th through
rate, ht Is entitled to recover tha dif
ference with six per cent interest. Of.
ficisls of th-Traffic Asaoeiaiion astt-
mats Xhe amannt eneetiU at figures
it cannot ba definitely known bow much
it will lotafc------. V Hr-
-- r Rejorelar Ovr- Dac islam.
Everywhere yesterday the favorable
actio received from the I. C. C. on
the eonsolidsted complaint entered
against the railroada by the Stat Cor
poration Commission aad ' tha allied
Chambers of Commerce throughout ths.
State, was a source of keen gratification '
to business, men. Everywhere it is
take to mean that' tbs shippers hav
been freed of a bondage that jhaa-.raia-
ed them of their , wealth for th fat
tening ef Richmond and Norfolk.
Years matt pass before the full im--port
of the decision is realixed, de
clared MrBeaman laat night, who is
among ths hsppiest mea in the State
ever the outcome ef the case to which
he ha legated, th better part of tw
yeara. Ukewise there "is "jdy la th
ranks of ths Corporation' Commission, .
and tbs feeling in - both commission
sad commercial organixation that thsrs
it glory enough to go around, and to
cover up any past difficulties and dit
sgreementa that hav been. ,
Fight Is Forgotten,
The contemplated .assault apon ths
Corporation Commisaion, announcement
of which was made soma days ago, will .
be forgotten and ths' shippers of ths
Stat will tura thair attention t a eoa
truetiv program, working in onjune-.
tions withjths Commisaion wher pras
ticable, declared Mr. Beamaa and Col
onel Cox last night. - Although there is -said
to still J) some rcaentment among
shippers st th qelty thst was caused
in submitting .the case, the general -opinion
is that thsrs is no time to bs
wasted; In fighting anybody but th
commoTrenemy- of the-hippers. '
CommtaabM' Btatemsat.
The CorporatioB- Oommimioa -yeater
day Istoed : the ' following atatcmeat, ,
upon the receipt of the I. C. C.'s dccw
twin ot the rate;
"The rata decision just handed' dova
byihetntmtate Commerce Com mission
iaeertalaly a vindicatioa of the con
tention in the matter of freight rate
discriminations against North Carolina,
as set out in the complaints of th Cor
poration Commission, Raleigh Chamber
of - Commerce, and ether- commercial
organization! of the Stste, before th
Interstate - Commerce " Commission,"'
knows at Dockets 10,300 and 3V15
toIidiiWarTtl1-drersipn will undoufa
dly hav the effect of opening ap trade
rctotioBthip f hich ave Bet heretofore
beea enjoyed by the merchants aad
manufacturers of North Carolina.
"The decision is much more . sweep- ,
ing in scope sad is a much mors com
plete victory for ths complainants than "
was anticipated by 'lbe recommends- ,
tiona of th Interstate Commerce Com
aUaaum, Examiner and. nracttcaBv doea ,
so-called "gate' wys," thereby opening
la other directions. '
Tribute to Attorneys, r"
"Due credit should be given the able :
counsel, Mr. J. H. Fish back, of -Wash-
ingtOB, W. v., lor the Chambers or
Commerce, aad Mr. Edgar Watkint, of
Atlanta, Ga., for the Corporation Com- -mission,"
both of whom are 'experiearcd
attorneys in practice before the Inter
state Commisaion for the skilled msn -
ner In which the eaj wat handled. The -
Raleigh anil other Chambers ef Com- -
meres participating, aa also the -Cor
poration Commission can well afford ta "
await ths verdict of those who are t
relrcf, . The Corporation Com-
(Cowtlaaed en Pg Tw,)-