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T Local tkeven Thursday aad ' p rebably Friday, change la tsmperatarc. '' r' ;v-y.:--:;T-" -h7A, " a Wf . ItM muni I TWENTYPACESTODAYr - .t VOL. CXL NO. 155. TWENTY PAGES TODAY. : PRICEs FIVE CETfTS i'1 Tin' t i i, ' 1 " , ,( "t , - i i ii i 'I,', ", i. Y i. a i f SKEY .FLOWED FREELYIil .Vi Attorney General Palmer Makes mdignant DemaPtt ine Allegations - ABSOLUTE FALSEHOOD " -, HE TELLS COMMITTEE Suf-ene) 0. BonniwelT Alleges " " That JLU6inieftlenirl Mit MedreaerlJ,9irerto?fBn: svlvania Section ; , Piety Clash Between Two Occurs at Senate tatjuiry ' Washington, June 2- (By th Aaao elated Pre.) A 4 pry cross-table clash ltweear AltorBeylJeaerat Talaer M fiitMt' C. Bonniwell. of Philadelphia. briatliBg with direct charge of -.the misuse of Federal power to -1st down tk liquor, ban during th. Pennsyl vania Presidential primary oa tit " kaad aad : of attempted "efcaraeter auaaaiaatioa" oa the other, marked 4 the BenaU iBTeatifaUoB today of pre- eonveatiAa cmpai(a peoditqrFi. , - The Attorney Geaeral appeared aa- MpeetedTy'lB "theeoBiBiitte reom dur- i ii-tlMi-iuaeheQ je?eftfr BoBDiwell hd -raunehed a broaOitdo ol tharj m, iaclnding a iweepinf aaaertioa that tha whole Pahner eampaifn Jn , Peanay Jrani had beea a "ghastly and debesins iegradatioa , of law." Mr. Bonniwell was recalled to the itaBd to falsaJut testimony aad Mr. Palmer, the first eandidafe tor a Presidential Bominatioa to appear at the iaqoiry, took a aeat across the YUhla, from 4h 4 . attnese, who, It was brought out, was i ; a political -enemy of lont standinf . 4 ' Xewa-of-4ho Jmpeadint yerbal ejasa r'befor the Committee spread "rapidly ij aad the hearinf Toom toon was rowd- ed. Whea Mr. Boaaiwell eeaelnded, Mr. Palmer replied, opeainy his state meat With the eharf that Mr. Boaai well had employed "eharaeter assasei natioa" methods againat him ia Penn sylvania for year and oaeludinf it with the assertion that ia PeaasylTaaia "Judga Boanlwell's word is sot eri; JfBiejjf fast E4ge BefaaM to A Echoes of the eombat had hardly died away belort s aewetemeHtTnia tw jieeteoT. into theommfttee'eTdeKbera lions -ith-the flat tffunai of Senator Edge, Republie aa, of New Jersey, to sttead farther sessions. In aaaauneiag that he had notified the ehairmaa of the full committee and the snbeommit tee of fcia decision, the Senator said he believed approximate figures oa all pre convent ioa expenditures had beea ob tained afnd that farther inquiry would JMUltmilXYi!!eairi rounter-eharges, intimations siw in- added that no federal i law had bean broken, as there waa no I Federal Presidential primary law : to break. - ! i. Before Wr. Palmer appeared ia the eonimittee room, the committee bad ia quired 4nto the aetivities ef tho Plumb 4 run down s Preanleatita eampaign for Y. Ur MCA400 ana naa neara iwa mi eisla of the oil eompeaies, who bad beea tnentiuaed la previous .testimony Si possible large contributors to politi cal campaigns.- Edward treating, man ager ef the Plumb Plan League, de clared the league bad taken ao part la any pre-eonrentioa political activity, had not contributed any money aad did not plan-1 participate la the eonTew. tida struggles., Be added, however, that it did aeek to' defeat members of Con gress who voted for the transportation U Nothing Tot A boat McAde. , Mrs. Aatonoinetto Funk, of Illinois, attiva ia Liberty Loan drives sad later or the Democratic National Commit tee, declared ' positively that ao cam paign for obtaining' the Democratic Presidential nomination .for Mr.- Me Adeo, direct or Indirect, esisttd, oaaeh to her 'regret.- -ff.- r. Binclair, of New York, of the l - ii j :h had mad no campaign eontrihu- tioaa or beea otherwise active politi cally, nod Norman Bridges, connected with the Doheaey Oil interests-testified that he had contributed 11,000 to Geaeral Wood's candidacy, bnt other srise knew nothing of any campaign.- After the oil eomnanr officials bad ibeen eacused, the committee came to Mr. Boaniewetl. The Pennsylvania man, jwho waa a candidate for 'Democratic atMnl eemauttoraiaa f rom .that.atate fat tho meat primaries aad opposed' eampaiga for MeAdoo delegates, . was called ia eoaaectioa with this MeAdoo activity. He testified flatly that he had conducted that eampaiga over the direct personal refusal of Mr. MeAdoo to have his aame used, which prevented its ap- .ptrk?v? tt mt -mfn.-ama--M.ar ia witaeu asaarua u was -geaeral tamrleflw" ia tha atat 4hat when the PalBrBrnTovmeBt was thieatenedr the ars - bad been - let down'' suddealy ; that iiqnor warehouse door were thrown rwid open"- nnder the eye ef tho De partment of Justice aad prohibition en- foreement officer of the Federal gov rnmeat, particularly ia the "coal eoun- lies,' and that tbo whole rainier cam baign not only waa a "ghastly aad de ring dctredatiow of law, "but an Uvi4 lation to law violators." I aay with abiding conviction that hiea who hid always beea friendly to me in politics wer taken awy ly a rbindin-gTeemeat - with Federal ea- forcemeat officer that they wet to be illowed to. take liquor out of bonded Wtrftl..Th later t Peansylvania waol vttu rated with liquor. The' city ef (CoMUaed oa Page Two.) Says Palmer Fixed Sugar Sugar-InvtiVtigmmitteeV-NUiorityrRei Attorney General's Methods in Fixing Maximum Prices for Louisiana Suear Were "Wholly Ineffective" and Sanc- :tioned Extremely High Prices;. Minority, to File Report. WaihingtoB, June 1. Ths sugar In Teotigating committee, la a majority re port presented to the Bouse today, de clared that Attoraey General Palmer bad need bis power aa chief prosecuting of fi at af tha vAvernment "for the purpose of fixing maximum selling price of sugar ia Louisiana, aad ia so doing acted wholly without authority of law and in violation of hia, owa eonstruetion -of ia offieial-dotyJ! - The irport, prepared by Beprosoata tlva Hnsted. Bepublieanrof Kew-york, method adopted by the attoraey geaeral was "wholly ineffective as a means -of price eoatrol" aad that it gave appar ent governmental sanction to extremely nrices. which Aclted the cupidity of Cuban producers and' caused Y i .k r.. w.. Democrats KefaooTo Siga. Sepreseatativo Whaley, "of Bout Caro otiaa, and Beprcseatative 8umnera, of T. in Jcmorratifi a-ttmftrrs ox inc- indutinrr sub-committee, which conduct ed tbo investigatioa, refused to sign the report and announced tKst they would file minority report. , Jtepuhlieaa -nem-bera, iaelnding Chsirman Eusted, who agreed ia the fladiaga, were- Bepreoea Utives .. Clsssoa, of ; Wiicoasia, aad Boiea,.of Iowa. ' . , Mr. Palmer insisted before the com mittee thatho-hadot - Hied aagar prices, but had merely stated the posi tion of the department as to prosecution for profiteering that Louisiana planters selling at mors thaa IT and II cesU wholesale would be prosecuted under the Lever law. , ' - Step To Set Fair Prfcea. , The attoraey geaeral was advised ia October 1919, the majority held, that ex- BUY U. S. VESSELS American Interests To Be Given Preference, However; Ma ; ; :-rine Lecislation ashlagUa,' Juae X.-rWhno 'giving AmeriaaaBjrJtle la tho otquiaitioa of governmeat owned tonnage, merchant marine legwlatioa as agreed oa today by Senate aad Boast conferees would authorise the Shipping Board to sell vessel to foreiga inter est should "diligeat efforts" to dispose of tbo craft in this country fail. Sale to foreiga concerns, however. etihe Compromise bill on a vote of firs of the seven mens bera of the Shippiag Board. Tho legislation aa agreed oa would direct the sal of the government-owned vessels "as soon aa practicable with good business methods," but no time limit tha ipsth JNrd ixed to charter them toAmeriMin eoa com.' Coasiderstioa of the eoafereaeo re sort will bo takea ap ia the House to morrow aad following its expected adop tion, will be called up without delay ia tho Senate la aa effort to secure final action before the expected adjournment of Cona-reas Saturday. Y ' As approved bv tho con ferees, the bill would require 78 per eenr or me atoea ia companies operating snip in coast wise, trade to bo American owned, with Americans holding tho coatrolliug ia tercst.la ship companies eagaged in for tin trade. . I ' The bill further, would empower the board to eet aside annually for tho next five years 2S,O00M00O. to be used a a eonstruetion fund, from Which to assist Americaa eitisene in the' building of new vessels, for the estabbshmeat and maintenance ' of . service . on stsamship line. Ths Senate bill fixed this amount at 50,000,000. Owiag to opposition of House eonfereea. provisions authorialtig the board during the five year period to construct new vessels oa Hs own account were eliminated. , - ."' While the bill make ao provision for a direct subsidy it would authorise the board and the postmaster general "ia aid of the development of a merchaat marine1' to determine from "time to tima , the just aad reasonable rate of compensation to be. paid for carrying American mat la. ; . . " '. la order to fiTe tb Amsrieaa. an- chaat maria every advantage for its development, tho bill would authorise the President to notify- foreign govern ment within 90 day after it became a law of the abrogation f treatieo which restrict disenmiatioa favor of Amer icaa ships. . v . ... ;..:.!.,."- worlo in ferment is Kew York. June 4.A world W f if- meit '"laiaseaInto-wdfldr plexed," said Dr. Nicholas MurTsy But ler, oresideat of Columbia University, ia hi - commencement address today. "Not since tho iaveutioa of the printing pros and the riss -of -th comnjon school, with ths eoasequeat spread , of knowledge 1 among the people, have so huge and so little understood . forces tcea at work in tho world' a In the eaeo at this moment. We are staadiag ia a state of unstable equilibrium, at ths summit ef a vast upheaval out of the political, the social, aad tho economic life of the .modern nation. ' "If iadeed these be time that try men's souls, thea they are good times in 'which to live. Xono but the weakliag will tura hi back upon the tremendous struggle to put eivuizatioa upon n new and yet stouter foundation." 'FOIfflDOT eesaivo prices were being charged by j Lairtiiaiia"8iMBeeraHMW.'-ao--awisa. United State Atteruey Mooney to mUei event off ort to reaeh an agreement with f FJZir. &Z?JL Afr"o.. fsreaeei with a committee representing Brodueers. the ,-reoort T added, Mr. Moonev vohtaiaed an aRreemeni with them' not to sell over 17 and IS cents. At that time the rcDort set forth sugar was oetling ia the "open market at Keir Orieaao f rom-U to xu centf, occupies a somewhat uaique pbsitiun, rs it eomce to market after the greater part of the beet sugar crop has beea sold excessive Proflta ClrargeoV Declaring the Louisiana erop was small, with a big demand, the majority Caig41tatertBtB:prcdueerr ia Louisiana obtained grossly excessive pa t." .. avidenced, - it said, by the statement that at 15 cents soros dueere would bo making a good profit' aad at It cent would be mskiag a very large profit." Tho majority report ' declared that while Attorney Osnersl- Palmer consid ered 17 cents unreasonable and "rather high," he coaeorred "in maximum prices of 17 and - 18,". and - instrneted Mr. Mooaoy "to immediately prosecute any violator of this agreed price." There were no proseeutloas, the- majority slid. Tho majority quoted, from testimony of Herbert Hoover before the commit tee that "the aetioa of .the attoraey general was an apparent governments! fixation of high sugar prices, which probably increased toe price t Cuban sugar.7 y Y- i s rr at rtrinmirh ' I JIILVl ULIIf IIIIM Governor Bickett Pleases Them . Mightily and They Mke CVBy BIKii0"N"MscyClLX YFaystteviUe, June t.Th Bwbel yell war 1i eard again ja the- Metropolis ef the TJooer Cape Feaa today, arst when tho band playing for the luncheon to the aaaembled Veterans broke into the straina of "Dixie," aad again whea Governor T. W. Bickett brought them to their feet with hi tribute' to ths men of the cause 'which he declared could ' never bo called lost because it brought the world, Robert E. Lee and thf men of the Coftfederaeywortby to be ealiei Bl ICIli Tho street of the city tgain heard the eadeneed echo of the marching- feet of tho Confederacy when the 400 veter ans her for the annual reunion swung into line for the parade this afternoon, marching again under the battered col or that they followed through four vmm Yilonnil "and laifld down olt W t when crushed under the irresistible force of Bumberi." -rTho -mounting -ertsetBdo -of the yell broke nnder the burden of three score year that nave shriveled too oodles of tho men ef the 8ixties, ad tho move ment ef the marching feet wss dower, than, it wss 60 years ago 'whea the 8tate sent forth its manhood to the last man. But the burdens werephysirsl burden. The spirit of the Sixties wss buek'agaTu in the WrtiTof ft S0-JF old soldiers aad the yforgot with their mind what their feet could not, : Given Big Welcome. Fayetteville. has opened wide i its door and bid weleomo to the sntleat Legioaaries. Mors veterans have come to - the . reunio athia year .than have attended any reunion in the past decade, and everywhere among .the grli sled -warrior- there ia heard tha en thusiastic proposal that Fayetteville be mad the permanent home of the re nnioa ao long as jt ahall b held, aad tha tthe larger orgaflication which in- elude Iha. whole nation., bcadyised, of J the way Fayetteville treats her eld, sol diers to the end that the annunal en campment be held 'herr."": r ?r, r. At any rate.lt would appear to a visitor tha tthe whole town had turned out, tho women to mother th ''boys'' sad tho men to do whatever ia required by the guests of the city. - Homes have- boon thrown open, husiBce- fr gotten and tho only business that seems to bo doing business is doing the wish of irr veteran - who - wants anvthlni commandeered, t every . home, : every kitchen. Detachments of soldier from Camp Bragg ar on hand to assist the Fayettevill folk, and even the airship at Pope Field come ever hourly to provide amassment for the mea who dreamed not of such instruments of war when they want forth t fight. - t . Motlr the soldiers sre content to f t .SXUKriCTeH-ow'irf 3 A I A a- aLiI' ' At. A L- V.: m. naa auiumouiis to ias tnem to snm pot that kaew them '; in their fur uier yuutlu Tliet ar"anpiKfaitaitce- io bo renewed, fnquines to bo made after comrades of former year who ar aot here this year. There are battlei of the Civil War ' to fought over Again, and stories to bo told of time ineo the battles, and lastly poKtleMff He talked. They hsve eome down to the aeeonod childhood (bat nature has provided forYthe-tejuvoaation of -epieitf when the flesh sgs under the weight I of years. - - Enjoy Themsslv Immensely. Almost on might gather that they look- upon- iiddl aged people at th grown ups, aad having no part Jn the recrudescence of their youth. Often .ftjX-t rj . en in -deeii communjbn wlt inose wnose yesr are yet 'few. nsr- tXoatiaaed oa Page Two.) :, CALLS Oil MilOSUBMiT Illinois Representative Says Baruch Stole $50,000,000 . rTOm MOVernmenTY- ; J , j LETTERS GO TO TWO OTHER CONGRESSMEN yv Y'-Y-Y,-- i '-, '.' Sep. Mason Amends Statement - To Effect -Thai Barnch and His Associates "Stol $200,. "0007000" In Ooppet Alone Sajs Copper Oommittee Al lowed Producers Privileges s.-BrnrBar5a', former ehairmaa of the War Iadustries Board, today wt old to BcprescBtative Masoa, Republican of UliBois, asking that- h -nbmit at yqbc to Congress and the attorney genraTThe evidence which prompted him - to charge ia the House recently that Mr. Burueh bad "stolen 130,000,000 from ths government in copper alone." Mr. Baruch further demanded that he be "immediately brought t the bat of juitics and coademBed urpaatshment If found guilty, and exonerated if inao eeat from th infamous aad malicious charge you. juake against me.- ' Mr. Mason, in a letter ef reply- made public tonight, said that sine looking over his previous statement, he would amend it io. say that "you aad - your associate otols 1200.000,000 Ja copper aloae." He added that th matter oa which he based hia .charges already was before Congress in connection with th investigation of war expenditure. ; aJUaa eertalaly do not expect me to present this matter to your paHicular friend MriPalmer attorney general," Mr. Mason said, and added - - thaii, im , fcth general ef the United fltatea after y against yon aad your asoo- dates." t Declaring -that Mr. "Baruch .when bead of. the War Industries Board,, had ap pointed a . co-ope rativs eommiltee op copper, with John D. Byan, of "Kew York, as chairman, aad presidoata and owner of copper producing ptant in PROOFOFCHARGES Masoa eharged that thUem baJfrie nll Mltu Joj! a tt. m a i m AM raai . A 1 1 g - - Vj, M 4 aiionoti .copper iUvOuue a to; j at on price nad ou at aothr- -11 also charged that tho committee alter the war psrmttted 100,00OOOv.pound . of eopper, which the government, ho aaid. purchased at 23 cent a pound, to be old back to tbo producers at IS cent a pound.- -.. ' Ia addition to writing to Mr. Mason, Mr. Baruch wrote . to Representative Garrett, Democrat, of Tennessee, and RepfoMhtattv Hudspeth; Democrat, of tToxsi. In bis, ' letter -rr--OatTetti ho asked the Tennessee member "to de- mand of Mr. Mason that as he had made that statement under the protection the constitution give the Congress, - h should do either one of two thing t He must use his utmost ability both, as member of the Congress aad as a pri- of 'airtznn Tfi ioSThit I .Baa.; t0 the limit of the law, if he be right; and if he be wrong, -he must make an apology a full a war his ehhrgorrit ia about timo that these Borgla-like as aasins of character- cease their work. or accept the responsibility of their actions.' Ia hia letter to Mr. Hudspeth. Mr. Baruch eaid he hoped "through the ac tivities of you and those of your col leagues, regardless of their political faiths, who believe in fair play to be afforded the opportunity of branding the charge as a vicious sod deliberate lie in to every respect." COTTON MAKES FAIRLY SATISFACTORY GROWTH Weather For Week Ending- June 1 favorable ; Bain Need In y " y North Carolina ; , Washington, D. C, Jnn t. With th exception" -of-rertaiir-Ttreasriar the- mors Eastern districts ana the extreme north western, portion of . the ; belt, ..weather conditions during the week ending June 1, were more favorable for eottoa and the erop made fairly satisfactory' prog. rest, according to the weekly weather and crop bulletin of th Department of Agriculture. It wss-too-eeoi tne-arst part of the week in the' eastern section and too cool and et in the northwestern. "Growth wWtart.4w!,Ka nights, and mor moistnr is needed in that state,Jffit , gejnersl. im pro veraent waf reported 'from South Carolina, a) thoua-h the nights were too cool for best growth, th Bulletin aaid. r Planting waa nearly completed ia Georgia, and while progress of the erop has been fair the plants ar (mall and tha stands irregular. Progress was falr- tinued In only poor to fair condition te;tht-':Utowlulxmaalve..rant-- f1 "tnt'evp,wwa" Jsw" Afat'Aaw4aeP,IBaHlS standi are generally good, whll very good advance was mads in Louisiana. Cotton made only poor growth a Okla homa on account of deficient sunshine and wet soil, but growth wss fairly good In Texas, where th condition con tinues onlypoor to fair. Much Conn' nlsint of grassy fields was received and weevil r becoming numerous in souther Alabaha and Georgia, f George W. WatU ICk Nicely. . Durham, June 8. GeoTge Wf-Watt, N'orth Carolina' wealthiest eitiaen, who was operated on at an infirmary in Baltimort Monday, it recuperating nieeIy,acwd1flg""1elTifomanH tained today. A telegram from his bed- aide ssvs hi temperature is nromai. MCCODIY C0?4TR0L OF Americanf Tobccb" Corcpany Acquires Option on Nor--TTfOlIc Southern Stodt NEW INTERESTS HAVE REPRESENTATIVE ON BOARD ,. vv Y- -urf -" Consolidation of Durham and - Booth Carolina With Iforfolk - Southern Oires Big- Corpora tionOattefcoaritolfeoTor Izport of Products; Meetirif of Directors ' . , -"ler Tnrxtw9r-iaf 4tmu. lied with. the AmericAa Tobacco Cera pany, according to an aanouaeemeat today, have purchased for a aubstaa tint cash consideration an Optloa oa majority of the S1)00,000 capital stock YK0TI0 oTVSoathefa railroad, at 47 a ahare. The new interests ia the road ar represented by Ernest Wil-liami,-whohasbeenleetdA president. . ." '- "It is anticipated that the eoaaee tibBS recently made, Which giro the Norf oik Southern -railroad -eatraae into Durham, N. C will result ia sub stantially increased traffic." the aa- aouneement aaid. . "Columbus, r Ohtorlate nti who are engaged in a large drainage ' develop ment in Eastern North Carolina, have recently let a eoatraet to th FvuBda tioa Company,, of Jiew Tork, to eoa struct a line. Of railroad from a paint oa the Norfolk Southern lino twenty. six miles across country into iyde tounty. Thia will open, up and make very much more valuable a urge body of laBdowaed " 'by" ;thoT; Joh-li.Y'Bapef Lumbe Company, a subsidiary of th Norfolk Southern railroad.' 'Tir!''?.?.! director today, in additioa to Mr. Wil liams,- included Mnrsdea J. Perry, ehairmaa of th board; Bichard lt.J Swartout, . vice-chairman ; Joaepk H. ToBg, president; C D. Kyle, vice- president ia, charge of .. traffic i XL 8. Hawkins, - assistant to preaideat aad secretary, aad M, Manly, treasurer. jns execuuv comnutteo conmst or 1 I- ww -" a. . . lik. V V Jv iT Y T4-Ttry-. who will wetffiportrilv laYlh-aiMieof . Lewi L. Clarke,, Preaideat of th Americaa Exchange auonal.jJaniL.:: , -a.y ..yyy ... The main lin of th Norfolk South ern run from Norfolk, Va., to Raleigh, Goldsboro, Beaufort aad Charlotte, N. C. By making a connection at Durham the. Americaa Tobacco Company will be assured ofaa outlet for it product made there. - - IMMEDIATE INCREASES RAILWAY WAGES URGED Jewell Wants Baits of 18 Cents An Hour Pending Decision of Labor Board . aicagff'w-RjBBt.hBr -ofgrlms mediste increase of 1 cent an- hnur t) all' railroad employes pending final decision of the United State Railway labor Board, waa urged at today's ses sioa by B. F. Jewell, acting preaideat of tbe Railway Federated Shop Craft. The board also waa requested by repro sentntives of the big railway brother hood to clone its public bearings at once and go into executive session to art ou wage demands. The .board would endeavor to reach decision as oon as possible, Judge B. M. Bsrton, chairman, aaid in reply, but desired to give a hearing to all groups so entitled. The board, then listened to arguments presented" by J. G. Luhr sea, president of the Train DUpatshers Association, a new organization. lie as serted that the dispatcher bad always been considered a railway officials in stead of employes or laborers sad that their pay aad disciplinary rights were insufficient to command the respect it inmca wey supervis.. wT MMeeWpe--taB jected to by the dispatcher on the groand that it still left them with mfla- rles botow the minimum paid their subordinates. Requests for aa eight hour day, with compensation .for over time' and time and a half for Sundays were, presented. The board was told thst there is a eeareity of dispatchers, many having left th rrler for better position. ARGUE MOTION TO QUASH v ; PROFITEERING CHARGES New York, June I. A motion to quash th a Fed eral ind ict mea t s retu rn ed last week against the American Woolen Company, of New York, the Americaa Woolen Company, of Massachusetts, and Wmv M -Wood, president of both -.,... m--m before Judge Mack. In 'United' States DUUitt eouri here..todayiN a wlh wa wttowSuilliMiu; tip. ni. .nnu.i fi,.,i.. w,,.hL f"- , " " ' for th defendanta, and Herbert C Smythav special : counsel for, the gover : Bmythe, special eounael for the govern ment,' to submit briefs not later thao aext Tuesday. ' MRS. DANIELS ARRIVES.' GETS ATENEVAWITZERUNDr?1 Berne, Switxerlaad, June 2. Thus far 230 delegates htve arrived for. the International Suffrage Congress in Gen era. They include Mrs. Josephus; Daa- tela, wif of th Americaa Keeretary of th NavyTThe eotf erene wilt be open ed-Won diryrJtrne-C, with Ggneva Cathedral by Miss JJaude Roy- den, of London, DELAWARE FINALLY; REPUBLIGANS BLAMEEX warns ""APPEARS Ifi SOUTH Republican Presidential Candi dates Spend Money Freely But Get Nowhere -The.Xejr and JlbscnexiusnUL. 03 District NatioaaT BBk fildg: By t. E. POWELL, i - . (By Special Leased Wire.) , " Whnor Juno- i-Tho wealth of th"H8btte' ittty'toMmittee- vestigating th campaign expenditure of fSBdidates for the jemliaatipniJo ajPresideBt of the United State iada. haa been ' Increased by thousands of doiiari poured 1 into the pocket of Southern delegate by such - slippery elm manipulator aa Frank Hiteheock and Louis Emmerson, of theJWood and Lowden ataffs, respectively. --f While ao far as th record goe only 9,000 baa been spent by Wood in North Carolina and that - paid to Zsbuloa Vane Walser, of Lexington, tbjcom mittee 1 not at all certain that this approximate more than n fraction of what ha watty Ifeen "turned loose'Mn th Old North Stat with a view to getting control of : th delegate in strneted to vot for Judge - Jeter Pritehard. Most disappointing to th eampaiga maaager who have opened their purse to th itching palm of the various and sundry' speeimeht of Southern Repub- lHcan "the lily whit" and the "blaek tt-::.:z. :i:,r"",'-rr,w,":,.i h. . . -. na' wii: : toi wwiwini. - inn "bwghl d paid for mnni bat little im " tksk titan M sVstKHiimM -ffmlmcwm-fah iwWig on th shadow of-party sueeees at th polls ia November. Prefer Federal Patronage. Be it aaid to hia credit or discredit, it is aevertheless an axiom that th Southern Republican had far rather dispense Federal patronage in rock ribted Demoeratie territory than to take Wall Street' Slthy Juer and buy Southern Teal estate. It baa -been the tor delegate ta fight meat about' the eecoad. The searching wv-fohif 7e kai proved thst th money ia being, paid to Southern Rtf publicans, a much ss W9flOO to Harry uneoia -fet-nsoa, colored, but widely known an "one of the best Republican politician m the South. The inquiry naa not, nowever. Droved that anv ooutnern aelegste bonght try any Pre- iitrntial unlnat sill ".. It i openly said by the wise one ltlftWood ad Lowden camp that sent into North Carolina is a separata item from what Fraak Hitchcock aenf. Wood baa. beea eouating oa the entire delegation of It votes, but John Mot ley Morcbcad, National committeeman aod the chief of the "big four." ia generally expectei to swine the19 just ant says awing and after swinoin- to keep thenr ewang nntit the' team yotlpr of th Old Guard scalps General Wood and wrecka the ambition of California's native son, Hi Johnson. These things are more than oossibUi- tics. There hsa been but a fragmentary response to the cry of, the minority for opening the hood of the old msehine and installing a new engine. Because of this eonditioa, there is little if aay inducement for South era Republicans to do anything besides fall into line with the wing ef the party which ap pears most likely to be dominant when the time comes to parcel out patronage. Boies Penrose just naturally rises - to the occasion, whether on 'the conven tion floor -in Chicago or talking to Jim Watana and ether lieutenants from hi sir chamber in Philadelphia. Three Thlag May Happen. North Carolina's nineteen delegates. excepting possibly Marion Butler are in eluded ia a list published by the Hearst raper tonight s certain to stray from tsrfijMr of -General -WoodraBdiipttt' netween iwden and Johnson. - The nearu orgeaisMiea is, of -course, counting them for .Johnson hut the probshlo result- of their final swing ninges on tnre contingencies If Wood is aot entirely eliminated, in trie view or the Hutlef-Morcheart-Linney eonibiae, Zeb Wslser may., be able tcr-demsBd the delivery of the goods which Mnse said he sent the money to pay for, or: -TJ .... A ,? ., , . .-.WW .-I- s.i.xc a irane wua i'enrnse ttirougn IlU.t ler whereby, a By potcn t la lFederJ. patrqBage wjll be "distributed in the astern and western distrirts, renpee tively, ;by Butler aad Morehoad, Low den in a death.grapple with Johnson may win North Carolina' seventeen, or: ',. .... s in the event the 3n!iBon- forces ap- . k -.1 ...I.... ArgljifX.,' v "ZLIsMry iit. , "i.iiliii ,il' ll.-lLf IWt chance ftwjthe-'emaai.oi.,-'Morhead ntamv rwtTtg-thn--waatmJu him with the money that has already beea spent. Ths North Carolina, Vir ginia, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida and Texas dele gates the regtrtsra," the "My whites' and Ihe "Mack and tans'-are nil in the Windy City with their for func ahead rather thaa behind them. -" Prweenta Knotty Problem. T -A. - A , . .1 S CL!U.. U. eoavention is up against before formal ly i convening is settling , the negro's status. The candidates have gone out and greesedth palm for his suffrage at least in the convention, and Henry Lincoln Johnston Is demanding a scat in the coliseum with the other delegates. lie contesting., delegations I (Coatiaaed oa fag Two.) BEATEN IN Old Guard Afraid of Women's" . r Votes In Next General Elec- "- ' - tion, National. Headquar- .' -- ters Charges?'; F- LEAGUE OF NATIONS v STILL LIVELY TOPIC - IN OLD GUARD CIROLES '''";' ; ---. mi , .' '' Y V ."Y Women Would Vote Tor Batifl.' r: cation of : Jjeagne .Covenant amddk,rahisrWetsB cans Tear Their Influence vand Everywhere Block Pinal Batiflcation -of Susan An- tSfAlBtenlHfa Bosses To Be Reminded of 13" i' Record Hf Pick eting Party ; Pinal Appeal By The President Ineffective LOUISIANA HOUSE PASSES WU.BILL FOB STAfE SUFFRAGE BafoaHoage.T La.' Jap ! 2-AL tkeagh advocate of Federal woman ssgrsge were nawiUiag : te-ceaeede nrdcrea( r Uelr plana for pat ting throagh a reaolatlon ratifying th Sana B. Aataeay ameidmnt, Stat' . right mppertera clalaved pssaag In th lowsr Mease ef the lealstsaa Leglalatare today of the e-calted State' right bill waa prac ttcally equivalent to elimination of leglslatioa fsversble to tho Federal amendment. . - Vet In the Boas em the Vs ton bill providing for a' smend. meat to the State Censtitatlan glr. "tnhntht of ssf ragnoWcimji waa arrid by a vet ef l to IT, far la xces of th neceeeary twe talres majority.' Tha bill went to third reading In the Senate and wa returned to the calendar subject te call. It was announced that tt would he brought for actio a aoon a the noesssary foryight hoar hare lapaed, which will be Friday. . Whether Tatlflcatlonlsta will force rsoolutlon waa not Indicated t talght. r - The New and Observer BureBU, - 90S District National Bank Bldg. By B. B. POWELL. .. ' By Special Leased Wire.) Wahlngton, Jan 2. Ia -a forma! statement issued from suffrage bead- t quarter here tonight, the direct cbarg If madfHhit the Republican party 1 wekteg tirTereW nabic th women to vote ia. the. presidential, elections this fall. ; y The charge follow the defeat of the suffrage amendment by the Delaware Legislature thia afternoon when it ad- Bnw!aBWBU'm!tJBBW4 resolutiou of ratification and ia coupled npwith-aa appeal to Svo thousand auf-- fiagist in State surrounding Chicago, to take part in a demonstration of pro test nt the Republican convention Whea it opens next Tuesday morning. While th majority of tho suffragists, - ' as well aa many friends of tho move ment, have all along felt that the party bosses wer using their efforts to ob struct the paaaage of the resolution in' Delaware, the suffrage organizatioa bus s heretofore accorded tbe party the bene fit of ths doubt. They hav been n-' willing, up to thia time, to bluntly charge the Republicans with scheming to prevent tho . women from voting in Itovetnber. .A ha been stated in this correspondence, there has been a strong undercurrent of resentment toward the party bosses but the statement todsj, is the first formal indication of-the' ' - feeling. - - - - ' --. Charge Oa Chicago. The charge on Chicago will be In th nature ef a picketing party and hnn dred of talcg same, were , received-Jier today from Western suffrsgists indicat ing,, their Intention ' to . .be . present at Chicago Tuesday." Among the slogans which they propose to exhibit at th ' eoavention hall will be the celebrated "bow long must women wait for liberty" banner which was held at the gatea of the White House during 1917 and 1918. OtlTeTa sayr - - : r;- - "Unenfranchised women nave millions" -- . for freedom but not a nickel . for tril'ut.'Why''dn' theRermMKanr ' -"wair,tft!wnr.eir,'wsw million who fan vote for Congress and for Prrriiont-aw-wartfng-uui1 anawer"' " j to them." Some of the reanoas suggested by the suffragists are because the League of Nations will be the chief issue in the : eampoigB and because the "wots." 11 thejMry.to put life back into the body,.-. of John Barleycorn will be confronted with ,' the opposition Vf the 'women yoTers.;l.'l:;-I:.V;"'l':;,!flr:'; . Anneal To ReDibllcana. -lippearacB&-eM-today-aaa'ov'"- The Republican Legislatur of Dela ware refuses to ratify the auffrag i amendment. The Republican governors of Connecticut and Vcrmebt, where th Legislatures ire "counted upon to ratify, refuse to allow their Leglslatnrea tc meet.-We""are eonfronted'-by-ait-emerr genCy. It looks ss though Republican opposition would prevent millions ot ' womeVTronFbfing "Will you join us oa Juno 8th at th"- , Republican convention In Chicago in a. demonstration of protest against Be publican action tu holding up ratifica- . tion in the one State needed t The dera- , onstration will probably take the form of a line of women In front of the con- :ilhLanjieu QlLpmtcst iCoallBBed en Pag Two.)