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vTIlElVEATHERiS Pair-weaihad-mild tem , pcnturc Tneeday aad Wcdne- . jATqi LArni v e - SVs mill I mmm ovvt y. 4 r "-' VOL. cxt NO. ieo. iRALt vTUESDAY MORNING JUNE 8, 1C23. TWELVE .-.PAIES'TODAYg:pRICXr HVE CETfTS TWELVE PAGES TODAY. - V o if sr.' -A I CONSITTUTIONAHTY OF DRY AMENDMENT UPHELD IN DECISION Supreme Court Sounds Death : Knelt To Hopes - ot - me "Wets; Enforcement Act -r--Alsa Held J Bft Con- - --4 . stitutional DECISION INVALIDATES Vl - STATE LAWS ALLOWING MAKING OF BEVERAGES Attorney! For Interests Attack -' "ing "Two Measures 'Granted Permission to File Motions "For JLe&earings, But Decision v. Regarded As Giving: No Hope rr Of Success Original - Suits , Brought By Stae Of Bhode ; Island Included In Proceed I . ings; New York Case Be- mains' w. " WMhinf ton, Jun 7. The prohibition amendment and tha EnforMment Act mm held coBititutional by the Bnprcme foun louay ma unaaimous aecuwa. 'While ttorney for th intereiti at tckinf tha two meainrea wera (ranted )rmiuion to fllo arationa for re-hear inca. the deeiaioa mi renrdd renerallr i atrikiag a death blow to" the hopst pi the wata. v.... Tha eourt'a opinion, rendered by Jus tice Vandevtnter, waa aweeping. 1 It held that tha amendment not only came withln.the amendtne power conferred by the Federal eonttitutiea, hut that it waa lawfully propoae and'now -wai -the law of the land. While recognizing that Congress has limitations in respeet tu the enforcment of taws jregarding bev eragt, the eoart held those limit were not transcended in the enactment ot the Enforcement Act restricting alcoholic anta-.qf intnxinta to one-half of - .. one ter cent -.. . While New lork, New Jersey and Wis consin acta permitting manufacture and : aale of beyeragea of more than one-half - of ana per cent alooholia eontent were ot directly involved, the decision wai ; Interpreted "as InTaliding 'them. " The coort said the first section of the amend " : meat of ita force "invalidates any legii- latlva act whether1 by Congressj by a rtagiiatttrftor-tar,Aj;erri as- It'.' y aembly-which authorized of sanctions i what tha aeetioa prohibits." .- . . " CeneoTTest power granted by he " , .. amendment te federal and -State gov II- '" eramenta ta enforce proiubitioo, tha K I w - eour artheT held, "doe not enable r thwart prohibition but only to enforce U by appropriate means."- . . . 1 The deeiaioa of tha court waa set forth IneleyeiLnelnsiouewering seven separate proceedings. These proceed- - inga included original- anita brought by the State of Bhode Island direatly at- tacking the constitutionality of the I. ' , amendment. - - ' ' "" ' " H -r ConcliuioBS ef the Court L.i. The conclusions of the court follow: 3 "Ona The adoption by both Houses 7Ta Z- W Pongrea, each by a Two-thirds vote, f join.t resolution proposing" an iiiii . amendment to the constitution sum- j 2 fiently ahowa that the proposal, was deemed necessary by all who voted for It. An express neelaration that they re garded H as necessary is not essential; Hone ef tha resolutions whereby-prior amendmenta wera proposed i contained uch a declaration. . -: The two-thirds vote In each-House, which is required in proposing an amendment is a Tote of two-ttrirde of lha members present assuming tha pres ence of a quorum and not a vote of two-thirds of the entire membership present -and -absentr Missouri Pacific Railway Company va. Eanaaa, 848 V. 8., J76V ., ' ' Theh Tefereadum proviaions of state lonititutions and statutes, eaaaot be ap plied, consistently with tha constitution f the United Statjes, in the ratifioaion ar rejection bf amendmenta to it. Hawke vs. Smith,.. U. 8. decided, June, 1320. The firnlilbition-of the' manufactnra. sale, transportation, ; importation aad ex. portatio of intoxicating liquors for beveraa-e purposes, a embodied in the IpttieutE iiwendmri ia withinthe ' pones to amend reserved by article V of tha constitution. , . -That amendment by lawful prorMual "'nj" atachtrfi"hasrew-fY ' the Constitution, and" must b "P eonted and give effect tha same a other provisions of that lastrument. ; The first section of tha amendment the one embodying the prohibition is operative throughout the entire terri Tnrint rini-of the United tate,;iads " all legislative bodiesieoartsi imbli fl-4 cera and individuaia wunin inose um its, and ita own force Invnlidate any " legitmtivw --whettei.bT Congress, by a. atat legislature, or by a territorial I assembly which authoriaea or aanctions J I Mfhat tha section prohibit - -:f I The aection of tha amendment the I ' one declaring tha Congresa and the aev- a oral states shall have concurrent power l,Ji-i ro"Bfree-thie- aitiete-. hyappxapdat ItV Ug ialationWoea not anabl Congress or the several elate to defeat or thwart II ha prohibition, but nly t enforce it i by appropriate means." . The words "concurrent power" in that ' aection do not mean joint power, or ' renuire that legislation tftere-iindcr by - -. Oongreaa,-to- ba effective, shall, be ap proved or aanctioned by , the everal titate or any of them; nor do they mean that the power to neforce is - divided JeJween Congress and the sev eral States along the line which aepa - rrrte-or distinguished foreign, and in-.-ferjtate commerce from intrastate af- fuirs.v ' - i The power confided t Congress by 4 that aectioa, while not exclusive is territorially ao-extensiv with the 4ro Jubitioa of the first aection, embraces anufachire and other intrsstate trans vtiona a 'well ."a importation, expor. " t't.on mid interstate trriftie, aoil is in Writes Sec. Baker He Will Re tire In, Few Months For "Something More Active" . Washington, June J.Gen. John 3. Pershing -will retire from active ser vice within a few months. He-anonnced hie intention today ia a letter to Secre tary 'Baker. ' . : - The commander of tha American Expodrthmary- Foreea 1 declared-.-: that he felt he could give ap hie military duties without impairment of the ser vice and '"thus "be free to engage in something more . sctive." The general did not indicatethe nature of hia futurer. sktiTitiea. I:.:.: - - General Pershing assured Secretary Baker that he would remain in the ser vice until work involved In the. carry ing out of the Army Reorganization Act was completed; He gave the added assu rance that in any future crisis he would be at the call of the nation. ' TThe general's hrter ta Secretary Baker was made publie by Colonel It G. Quekemyer, his aide,. It follows: C'Dear Mr Secretary : Beferring to our eonveraation, of a few days ago, I wish to say that it haa long been my desire ia return, to civil life. Throutbout. my. military career, t havw- beenTery--much occupied -and the asslgnmenfa that Kav' fallen to my lot during recent years have been more or lesa important. "It now appears that my dutief are not likely to be ef a character that will require more than a portion of my time "w .ne c umbuw her - tHg - emrptction,of Under tha eirumstaneea, I feel that al ia ted by the Army Reorganization Act E could relinquish military duty with out detriment to the service and thus be free to engage in eometiung mora active. ' " 'Therefore, unless a aituatloa should develop to 'justify my . remaining, I contemplate taking the step indicated within the next few months. hobljtf.neeeHibraris) In a time FMuin.or"e Secretary that I ahall staad ready to aerr my eountry --la vthef futirre aa I have in tha past, v . t -. - With great respect, sad high asteea. I remain, - -, Very Sincerely, John J. Pershing . ELDER P. D. GOLD DIES IN EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Minister And Publisher Of Zion's Landmark For Half a Century- Wilson. June 7. Elder P. D. Gold, for 9 yeari pastor of th Wilson 1Hrjii- tivo Baptist church nnd Serving at vari ous times the churches at Durham, Tar boro, Scotland . Jf eckJTh Fall, nenr Rocky Mount, and several ether, and editor of Z ion's Landmark and founder of the P. D. Gold PubUahlng Company, diod at the home of hia eeeoad wife, nee Mrs. . Geneva Burton, near Mebaaa, where they, had gone for recuperation, at 13:35 this afternoon, in hia 88th year. He ia aurvived by seven children by his first wife, wha waa Mine Julia Pip kin, of Goldsboroi Joha and J. M. Gold, of Wilson; Mrs. Richard Win stead, of Mullina. S. C; Mrs. William Bpieer, of Goldaboroi C. W. Gold, of Greensboro; P. D. Gold. Jr., of Near York City, and Mr. Gilbert Clark, of High Point. ' Hi remains reached, here tonight nnd the funeral service will b conducted from- the Primitive Baptist Church Tues day afternoon at 4 o'clock by Elder C F. Denny, acting pastor, after which the intrmentwili beniadein Maplewood eemetery;-' ; V : "'-,!TVT " :-r Elder jPoId-waabo-nnrnesaVin ButhcrforU codhty and when a yonng man studied and practiced law sad rep resented his county in. th Legislature. For the post v yeasa ha a Men netrra and eminently usef nl as miniate of the gospel, publisher and an honored citizen of the State where he was oe well kaown. He "nad-'tf preached in every State in tha union. , ANGUS McLEAN APPOINTED TO RAIL ADVISORY, BODY New - ad -'Gbeeirofts Bnreauv-ss; 03 District Natlenal Bank- Bldg. By B. B. POWELL. . - (By Leased Wire.) - , Washington, June T. Another signal honor eama to a North 'Carolinian to day in the. appointment by the Secre tary of th Treasury of Angus W. Mc Lean to be hia personal representative on th railroad advisory committed, which hoe In hand th loaning of 0ftttJ0ttft'4AUJUw4 recent transportation et. The 'choice of Mr. McLean was an nounced tcday and with Bradley Paimert ot well-known Boston banking house, take the complete committee which haa n charge approving loans under the rew law.--... -;' ., : ,-.----. ' Mr. McLean will continue to serve on the War nuance Board a ft managing director,' a post of much responsibility which he" has held 'with much credit to himself and the treasury depart mctitr ' '" 1 SUGAR STOLEN AT WILMINGTON Wilmington, June 7. tight kuadred pound of augar are missing from the warehouse of a local candy' company and the police are puzzled in finding out what became of it. Tha sugar, ia 100 pound bags, was taken from the warehouse between closing time Hatur-, day and opening Dime Monday and no trsre was loft ss to the manner of i's nrnimnPAiic ..m m i .u aui uuuui at Chicago today Conclave Will Begin Under Con r ditions Of - Uncertainty - Seldom Paralleled THREE BIG MEN DRIFT SINTO DEADLOCK FIGHT With Delegates, Unbossed And . Unled, Asking ' Bach. Other Whither. They Are Straying, Talk Of a Dark Horse Nomi nee Grows Stronger Situa tion Calls For Tried Leader Chicago, Jaae 7. Its old time leader unhorsed and ita favorites or the Presi dency deadlocked, the Kepubliraa party will begin ita national convention her tomorrow under conditions of uncer tainty unparalleled in recent - political history. . . v.' - ' jt . UaboaWd and largely unorganized, the delegates were ashing one another tonight in ' what direction they wera straying and when a master would arise to lead them out of the wilderness of their own indecision. The noisy turf moH "of 6aventio yrtht wary den able trend, aeemed ta' be driving' Wood,. Lowden and Johnson into deadlock light, which, it' waa recognised every where, anight destroy them all. The old timers, reflecting that it is but a Step from a deadlocked convention n stampeded, convention, wondered what might happen next unless soot tried and trusted leader settled himself ee eurely in the aaddle. . . . : . Many were veealliag the CSueago con tatie;"ojf' 18W -when-rhe- faToritee all wera deserted after a deadlock of thirty live ballot and Jamea A. Garfield, who Uad wen- the eeaventiou by a- nominat ing speech, was named. Talk f Dark Bono Grow. Talk f a dark horse, ia which some politi elans joined tonight for the first time, began t' revolve with -aninereaeiag frankaea about the diaclosures of the Beaata's investigation of campaign ex aenditure. At many scattering confer ences thoae who advocate a dark .horse aominntion predicted that in the end no man. whose name was involved at nil in tha evtdeaee of r the investigating eommittea could be put before the cous in the main, however. thtv leaders and near Ieaien eaueueed and ronered and brought forfh nothing. Even those, who held tha whip hand over n few dele gates here and there aeemed snabla ta get together with the other . greater and leaner potential dictators ef party policy. Th result waa a foggy picture ef the- possibilities ot the next few days, , '..:'..:. It became apparent that unless there came a dramatic and unexpected ehartge, tha first ballot to be takea Wednesday or Thursday will record vote for be tween fifteen and twenty eandidatea for tha Presidency, with scarcely more than half enough to nominate in the Wood, Lowden or Johnson column. ' i.. Tot shut extent th njangerjfarlthe leading three can hold their delegate! la Una -after . an unsuccessful test of strength, i a subject f controversy. There arerthoaewb " eontradiet-the claim f the Wood, Lowden and Johnson whips, that their orgaaitatiooa are co hesive enough to staad tha strain of a failure to nominate on an early ballot Prophet Without Prophecy. In any ease, no an any .linger pre tends to be sure just whst .will happen after a roll call or te ha passed into history. The goes of some ef the veter an ia that vote will swirl' and bunch and scatter again like th Bands of th sea. And those who hop Sot a stam pede are counted -on to turn loose every variety of spell-binding .emotional whirlwind. - It ie a situation which gave tha boaaea of ether days mnny n good laugh in their sleeve aa today developments moved "' p- (Coatinaed an PS Twe.) WILL CALL OFF STRIKE : OF CLERKS IMMEDIATELY Grand v; President .Fitzgerald Goes to Atlanta to Smodth Out Difficulties . Washington, June T-Strike of rail way elerka.of the Central of. Georgia and neighboring south era railways will be called off today er tomorrow, the Deoartment of Labor waa advised today by B. H. Fitzgerald, grand president of (fee- Brotherhood wf Railway JUerka. , i- rrevident rMagrrel e-IJr... w . r. NeilL of th Bailway General Managers' Association, wera' appointed hat -week by the Bail road Labor Board to adjust the strike aad President Fitrgerald la expected' t arrive in Atlanta today to diseusa th aitnution with J. . W. Bridwell, acting as mediator for the bureau of conciliation ef tha Depart ment of Labor. Department of Labor from Bridwell, the strike was characterized as "unau thorized nnd illegal." Clerk ef nil the railroad excepting the Central of' Georgia were reported returning to work.' vie President Downes, of the Central of Georgia, it was aald, wa refuwig to reinstate striking railway elerxv'on groond thst the- etriko was illegal and th position of th strikers had teen filled in numerous ease. Th department aa id that on the othef nand Grand- Ysnr President Net- son of the Brotherhood of Bailrond Clerks, deaied having 'authorized the stnke. rTh. WaLisiuejt thi writing,' Bridwell stated, "is the reinstatement of th clerks of the Central of Georgia without discrimination and the estab lishment of working conditions." The difficuitnes, the department said, are expected to he ironed out tv ti ef)BiVr" r.etwcfa L'riJwcll tALVISTOH tTNDlt MARTUL - LAW G UARD8MEN AKRIYIXC. ilAtlv-TeW' Juc,Ic-8tat;Na-tionsf ' Guard nnltl thaight w rriviag at .Galveston, wkkh wf plaeed under martial law today by Governor Hohby, aecaue at seriee freight cgvwti reaalUng f mm th , strlk of longshoram. which hegan twe months ago. A theasaad wardamea tarn expected to he la the city by nee a tomorrow. Calves to waa reported ntt today. - Ti Says Enormous Campaign Out--llays Are Disgraceful: Dis cusses Next President:: ."" ' Nawa "4-VObamaf ;Bureai;Ta " 803 District National Bank Bldg. By K. at POWKLL. ' "ZrV (By Leased ,Wire. " Washington, Juna 7 VEnamou cam paign fund are as disgraceful in na tional politics a they are in the cor rupt wards f a corrupt city'' declared Senator James A. Beed, of Missouri, one of the two DemocraJ on the Senate committee, which has recessed its in quiry into expenditures of candidate for' the- presidential nominations until after the two" big conventions. , "The President of th-United States," said Senator Beed, "sitting in his high position, clothed with grave powers and bearing great responsibility, ought to observe the impartiality of a tgreat judire whose ermine ia Unspotted by corruption and unstained by interest. passions or prejudices. Discussing the next President, Sen ator Beed admitted that he- may be n Democrat, poanibly a third, party man, o man-whe bought the nomination or who has mortgaged hi oul in ad vance ta big money.'', . "I hope it may not be a" man of inch -typeyg- continued Senator Beed. -,"yet when I find prominent eandidatea for the Presidency consorting wjth gentle men about underwriting of preliminary campsigus to the tuna -f -500,000-r group, I wonder how much freedom of action such a man will have if ke be nominated and elected. Senator Beed continued: 'When I see another man Mr. Low den going down into hia owa exehe que for 400X)0, dropping it around in S.lflDOO anil .15j000 shnnke n lha-'ur. iou State, placing' it in tae hand of practical politicians, ana when I aee ggenttoateaianyanv4a SENA omo SLUSH FUNDS MTO W;iMw.iiifi nra.vgsni-tning n nir Hfigun tu nrar any oi tham;. when I aee tess i paid e.aissariie slipping about making V Stocking foot1 campaign, heir dngcx greasy with bank notes 1 when I sea the dolegntes of, great Btat elected by auch method; when I aee them going ta a convention to help nominato for tha high office of President the man who out of hia awn pocket supplied the corruption fund; Wfiu"l See thing of that kind going on I wonder whether it would be wise to attempt to transfer tha powers of tha Congress of th United States to the executive. These processes are bUdlv-defended, - - - ' "When I find It boldly declared that such a eandidat is not culpable because he put up the money himself, I am remladed, of the Teias-Steer,' . play which Mr. Hoyt wrote, and which was oa the atage a few year ago, and which contain mush - of human philosophy. Maverick Brandcr wa a rough and ready cattleman ef the plains of Texas, with ho desire to go to Congresa, hut hit daughter Bossy had aa ambition ro com to Washington for social rea son, and particularly because aha was going to marry a young lieutenant who was about to be sent to Washington Th Iod gentleman was away on hia ranch and Boeey has tha right to tig hia name to chocks. She called in the practical politician of that district and together they concluded to elect the eld gentleman while he was away, without hisa knowledge or consent. .Ac cordingly , they checked out eft the money necessary to buy th election. When the old men enrn horn he was indignant. Ho said he did not want to come to Congress and h would not go to Congress, whereupon Bossy plaiut-' ivei.v exclaimed: ec.Pt th. otace, hy Dad. Shou I am sure ha came by it honestly, because w paid S3 of bis owa money for every vote h got. ' The political method and moral of Bossy appear to have been adopted by TOAWAP0L7S HOST TOro ADVERTISERS OF WORLD Indianapolis, lad., June 7. Delegate, ta the convention of tha Associated Ad vertising Club of th. World, after a bnayritaybwk tio off tonight l he!- ea indiaaapoun eclebrat .Ua amaflonmi with a parade depicting th growth of th city from a loae log cabin in 1830 to it present popnlatlon of 314,194. ""Sectioiuf lllWVW'M'an, the afternoon. One Of th JarfeW at tended was on church advertifing. Wil liam U. I reemaa, of New York, declar ed there was no "merchandise" like that which the church find to offer aad when T TTiT w achieve splendid results.. -Merle Sidener, of Indisnapoliv said the big fa art of t ehurea todiy is that it Is noLtif elcntly' aggressive. "It haa .th goods, but it ha aever told tha world about them," Dr. Sidener. declared. -r - A. C. Pearson, f New York, address ing the business pape section, declared that j wm auUy in ro eaae thaV the greater Use ef advertising recently bad been baaed upon the idea of investing funds in advertising rather thaa navins goverameat taxes.-' The-im portanew-nf j- dvertiaing during the war brought about th increase he asserted. V, (MiLKTHORPE UNIV. CONFERS DEGREE ON PR8E! DENT WILSON Atlanta, Ga Jne Oglethorpe University conferred iU first degree, that of doctor ef laws, opoa Woodrow Wilson, president of th United States at the first commencement" exercises WitlSPPlL l! MANY COKCLUDE Virtues Enough To Float Cam - paign; No Specific.Ob- r . - jections . CHANCrFCrTIOWDE - ILS0 SEEN BY BRYAN Rings Fairly Clear On Prohibi- tion And Has Oood Ideas As . To Platform And League Of , ; Nations ; Johnson Disposed -ToussyfootlPn,. Prohibi. tionrV By WIUUM JENNINGS BRYAN. '-.(Copyrhtht; 2tJ, by-Wl J. Bryan.) .,. . Chicago, 111., Juaa 7. Tha two sub ject . that . now ' absorb' attntion are, What will the platform say and who w,iir bo'.tha etandard leirer. "Tlie first question is not attracting so much at-' tehtion a might be expected ia view of th fact that the fight has to be made oa polieie raher.than apon men. Governor Lowden has ventured, to suggest a plank which-evidently. represents a settled eoa vietion. Speaking to th newspaper men h laid: ! have had ana thing in my mind for a good many year that I am going to suggest to the resolution committee. In each Congress ia which I served I in troduced a resolution for an amendment to the constitution making the President ineligible to succeed himself. I have advocated before our constitutional con vention the incorporation of a similar provision ?iu. our eonstitntloa with ref- ereaee to the governor. I hare been per suaded that th chief executive, either o fthe state or of the nation, who knew that ha could not succeed himself, I do 1 not ears how good a man. he iswould make more real, aehievemeat withia on term than he ordinarily would in eight years if during th first term he were onaid rr, f ination." T Either .Fan er SI Tears," : When asked whether he would make the term four years, or six ha answered "I the resolution which L introduced, r-' peatedly. in Congress -1 extended the term to six years; but, I am not clear upon that I do not think that it is as sentiaL I think that even a four year term, where, when th r resident went jkMsx Bi term to do, that ha had only four year to carry out hi idea, he would achieve more in that four year terra thaa ordinarily waa achieved in eight year. 7, -'T'r7;TS.:';' ,- I am glad to present to mf rssd.rt Governor Lewdea' view oa this sub ject and if my endorsement la of any value ia a Bepubliean convention I am glad to second kin effort r thai mpeeti Like th Governor I introduced sla gla term, resolution when, a number pf Congresa. . 1 would rather have a singi term . of six. year than to hav the Preaident eligible for k second - term, but I prefer four years to six.; A good Preaident, if he has nothing to think about but the publia welfare, can make himself hnmortat in four years. A bad President would excite a great deal ot discontent if for aix years ha were per mitted to override the legialatirs branch of the government wtih a veto. Will the otter candidates Join Ooveraor Lowden in this laudable effort to free the execu live from the influence of a selfish ambi tion, or wiljt they prefer- to leave the way open for a eeeona term M they ue- ceu in getting the.firstT , . ., la Learae ef Natioaa. Governor Lowden haa "also, expressed himself to the press as ia favor of a League of Nations with reservation, in d lea ting that ho ia willing to accept the Lodga reservations as a fair interpret tion of Amerieaniam. ' . " - . He has also eome nearer than most of the other candidates to expressing him. self oa the liquor question. ? He favors the enforcement of the prohibition law (Continued on . Pg Twa.i,' ..)... OPPOSITION TO FREIGHT . J RATE INCREASES WANING Shippers Forego Detailed Cross 'irIXxaminatioa;;OlVCaVrtieri"IZ At I. C. 0. Hearing . .. Washington, Jtine" 7. Jppoiition to the general freight' ratr increase kod by th railroads of the country weaken ed perceptibly at the resumption of the hearing . before the Interstate Com pere Commission today when W. T. mittec, announced that 'chipper had de cided to forego detailed crosi-exottin ii'r,-f , ,th pUtiat3cnl.;i th carriers." v Plan ef th shippers originally called for an attack on the exhibits presented by the roads, by whlih the estimated felwHllrl' ws r.iartd.OB.Ui.ror crtie. Thi would form the basis lor tb ixper cent return, which the er- rier elaim will neeeasitnte an added in come of more than one billion dollars annually. ' ' C, E. CotterilI,'"cf"Atlantar represent ing th BoutheYn , Troflie Lenguc, how ever, declared that it wa his intention tf- estiewwitneeaca tor the roads on all the -phase o fthe evidence suo mitted. He conducted cross, exauiina tion today ef M. P. Blauvelt. vice-pres ident -of -tbIllinoJ-entrL-on-the. earnings and operating expense, of the Carrier. i ," ; ;- :,, 1 f.-i ,' ;," , State commissioners and varioua ship pers questioned Thomas Hulme, of Phil adelphia, valuation expert of the rail roads, at .length, on the property items of the carriers which went into their book accounts. Shippers generally, how ever, evidenced their Intention of rely ing upon the commission', analysis of figures filed by the carriers relative t rwpcrty,. flTc-'-rpt accounts,, GARDNER CONTINUES lead over morrison MmarMei STATE CONVErmON Over 300 Attend Initiaf Session At Rocky Mount; Features . On Today's Program Bocky Mount, Juns 7. Featured by, the address by tb president. Mr. Jeeeph B. Bamscy, f th la Tlty, . tha tk an nual convention of .th North Carolina aBnkers' Assoc iatba waa formally opened tonight In the. Biek ntel-ball room. Preceding - th - initial- aeesio there ,wa . aa l executiv , committee luncheon, t which matters ef rofatin Interest wera discussed. . ( - The1 convention was called to order by Mr. Ramsey," aad the invocation wa made by th Bar. J. Bates, pntor of the first MethodUt church. Mayor T. f .. Thome officially welcomed the banker to Rocky Mount aad Mr. F. 8. SprulU mad aa address of weis eome ia behalf . of the aasoeiated Instt- tutiona of, the city, which ar acting aa host a the convention. Mr, J. Eld wood Cox, president ef the Mommereisi National Bank, of High Point, respona ed on behalf of th bankers. - President Bamser. in hi ' addr. dealt with matter of national and stat interest to some length. cH mid be fore the bankers the opportunity f extending their work beyond the eount ina room and stressd th paramount iasu whtch uw-feror"them- 1ndiT viduals ind a an association; Th Fed eral Beserva system w praised by tho speaker "and urgvd co-operation ia ita plana to tewr-tteetf living. Wt. Bamsev also called attention to tha de mand a fthe business work for ratifi- . : - J . 1. . u. -. a ,L. Aim. Lraiw.,t im wn ,' v.. mmw 4 the need fo greater road aoastruetioa ia the State, edueational improvement. including better pay (or aehool Wcn ers, and .fair freight rate, for North Carolina rities.' , Mors than three hundred banker of tha tSat were in attendance for, th initial session of Th convention, aad bv tomorrow morning it is expected the representation of tha aawociatioa will Following the initial Milon at lht hotel the visitors were entertained t a reception tendered them by President tad Mrs. 'Hamaay, lonowea Dy aa in formal dance in the ball room, Tomorrow will be th big day of tha convention,' tha . morning eaion to be featured by addresses by Mr. Joha Mo Hugh, vice-president -of tha Mechanic and Metals National Bank, of New Torky Hi. Bobeft E. Wait, snretnry of th Arkanaaa Bahkers Aaaoeiatioa, and Col. Whitehead Kluttx, members of th 8. Board of MediUtioa nnd ConcU- iation, at Waahington. A barbecue at Riverside Park in on the program lor the afteraoonrrfoltowing which ' th bankers will attend the baseball gams between Boeky Mount and Bichmnd. omoTroW lght tmnkera-vrill- hear Vice-president Thorn Biley Marshall, who win paa la'ina masoaw opera house.' Following this session the dele gates will be guests of th Carolina .Co tillion Club at ita. Juaa German, one of the most interesting annual social fea tures in the Stare. Mrs. J. C Braawell will entertain the ladies atteadiag th convention in the' afternoon r at her home oa Church atreet. - - WARD CONTINUES' LEAD OVER SMALL Complete Ke turns Front ' Tea , Out Of Fourteen Gives , Thousand Hajority . PVaetically -complete rwtarna from tea of the fourteen eountiea in the first district give Hallett 8. Ward a major ity- of -over a thousand ever Ctsngrese- mn Job 11. Small. All th eountie in the diatricCTiave bee heard eept Beaufort, Martin and Washington.. Figures compiled irem tha ten eoua ties -reporting glv- Congressm 8mll $.435, Wrd 4570. fuller returns from the sixth dia- Uiet. ahasi that Seiieiter Lyea i gein-1 in aKrhHryn , Congreaaman : Godwin. Practically complete return from alt but Bladen and Brunswick give Godwin 4.008, Lyon 4,744, Shaw 189. Lyon and Godwin will eater a seeoad pri mary. Practically complete returns from nil eona tie in th. tv,th-district .except Davie,. atAk.nd. . ladkin..., give iirock 4,71.1, Hammer J2S, Vaan 3413. . .With eleven eountie from th district heard frmo except Hoke, aad that un 6tteW'Hamme -reeeive -fori!agree a tout of IflZ, Brock S4fl, Vaaa S.- pZT, according to returns received up to midnight from tne aeveatn ttiatnct. Hammer Jacked only avll vote ef hav ing a majority, hit headquarter aa- 'BBU8fej'as''llrahfc,l"l'lll'. '"" 1 y Msj. A.' Lv Bolwinkle continued to run strong in the ninth , with 'Judge Council running ehw eeoad. - TO APPROPRIATE BIG SUM FOR NEW ROLLING STOCK Vaiugtontrn'-ti proprntion of .123,00O,0OO o govern ment fnnds for the us of the railroads to purchase new rolling . stocks waa an? Houtwediotfay by thr: Interstate Com merce Commission. The money will be advanced out of the 1300,000,000 revolv ing fuad provided in tho transportatl .ion act. . '. , Appropriationa for additions aad bet terments to promote the movement of cars were fixed at JJ,000,000; approp riations 'to meet maturing obligations were fixed at $130,000,000 and approp riations for loans to carrier at 112,000, Counties: And - Unofficial ' From Forty-six Do - - Change Trend SHELBY-MAN .HASXEAD OF 3,000 VOTES OUT OF HUNDRED THOUSAND Charles Boss, Manager, For ' Bobert N. ; Page, Concedes Field To Morrison and Gard ner; Judge W. A. Hoke "Frobahly Senominated While Judge Adams Euns Second, Long .Third- And Stacy ' Fourth; Durham Leads In Ouditor's Bale - With Cook !. Sunning Second And McDon aid Third Compfete return from forty eountiea aad virtually complete return from forty-six other from Saturday' pri mary giv Lieutenant Governor O. Max Gardner a lead af 3,031 aver Cameron, Morrison for the Democratic! guberna torial nomination. Chartea Roes, maa- - - ager for Robert N. Page, yesterday con ceded the eliminntlon ef Mr. Page leav ing th field to. Onrdaer and Morrison. A total of 10S6S vote polled in L10S of tlie 1664 precinct f the Stat give Gardner 4216; Morriaon, 39,15; aad Page. 27.187. It-is estimated that tha entire State vote will rua betweea J15.-' OOO nnd 120,000. Th drift ef official retam eoming in . yesterday indicated -that Justice W. A. Uokeia renominated for the Buprema Court, but the early indications of Dr. N. Y. Gulley'a would be hi running mat ft.lhafMiaUetieket were upset, eeeoad position going to W J Adams, third to II. r. Long nnd fourta to W. f Stacy. Th vote complete In SI eoun- ti eainwed Hoke, 1PJ44; Adams, J0.41O ; Long, 10J!125 Stacy, 9,146; Gulicy,e48j Gaio. 4,100; Bouse, a85. Th affieinl return showed W. i' Cooper with a good-lead over T. C Harding for tho . lieutenant governor ship; th vat being 17,500 to 1301 In rweaty-ae tvmutim.--.--.. ,... In th. earn twenty-en counties, B, B. Ley, for Stat treasurer, had a vot ef SOMi against J20 for B. F. Ben- " frrmz Jtfjjgegjkertjtwp, fof Com mnanoner - or -arrmiruiv,. s m. ' agaiaaf 7,104 for H. . Thompson ; M. Lv Shipmnn, for Commissioner ef Labor aad Printing had 17 against 1,154 fo D. PV Dellinger. . .r ' .' - f,; -y -; ; s ;f In th Btat a Auditor's race, return from twenty-one eountie giv Durham, : lOU; Cook. 8,524; McDonald,. 443 1. Boyd, 470; and Woodley, 282. , Beth Claiming Load. V ' -lnth gubernatorial race Jndjre J, Crawford Bigg ia claiming a lead isi the primary of Between thre ad four thousaad vote when all th return art in. At th same tins Mr. Heriot Clarke son i ehumiag that oa returns h hug in hand Morrison has a clear lead. . ' hi a statemrat mat night, Mr. Charle Boaa eoneeded the eliminatioa of , Mr, ' . Pag and declared- that -tha . unselflslt . .. manner in which Mr, Page's vote waa given does much to soften th diaap ponitmeat of defeat. t- '- , Th statement followsf . I , -.rWWla th rtrn from tha prfma rj : are yet incomplet they are sufficiently fall to convince ma that Mr. Psga kaI been eliminated from tha contest. . "Miv Page' vol ia sufficiently larg to b very flntteriag nd th) claas of eiliseaahip from which thi support, cam and th anaelfisb manner in whicta it waa given doe much t aoftea tha disappointment ef defeat; 4 . We hate made our appeal tei tha beat thought of th State, aad whil . we have not achieved aueee, w tried to o eonduet our campaign as to d more; that is, to deaerv sueecsa. r , We quit the field hoping that wa hav contributed ssn. part to keep tho eampatga oa a high plan, aad hava don nothing of which w are ashamed, I deeire to thank the. newmaner of th Stat for th uniform fair eoa hieh they have treated, me. and to acknowledge, th. unfailing .courttwy of Mr. Clarkaon and Judge Biggs, man- agers of the. oppoelng candidate! . , ''":tl'":th Tete Stood. Z A eompilntioa of return from the tea . ried th. first, th seeead, tb third, th fifth, aad siath districts whil Mr. Mor. risen has carried the fourth, seventh. eighth, ninth, nnd tenth. The vot In theh third, fourth, eighth, ninth and tenth districts i very close aad may be port by official returns. Th tabulation ot th vot in th dio rreW-w4rrp '""''"T Jart-.-. nr-... DISTEICTS. Page. . ner. riaon. filst 135 : ,42J I 8,773 Second ,..... 4,723 6.357 Third ...iZ.STjm 2,873 3S9 Fonrth , 4J05 SJ)a Rfth ;....... 4.000 8.491 8ixth .......... S,49 - 583 4ail Seventh .i... A. U . 3,635 ' 6,2211 Eighth ......... 1H7 - 8434 - 2,6l'l Tenth 397 3.471 Total .27,187 418 - 39.183 CHOWAN Edentbn, June 7. Com Diet return from Choean county follow: Senator, nrooks. 2- Overman. JrtO: Governor. Morriaon; 2zi; Gardner, 247; Page, 137 j 7' lientenaat governor. Cooper, S64; Hard-' . ing, 313; Auditor. Cook. 72: Woodier.. 36; Durham, 12; McDonald, 17; Boyd, 42;TreasureT, Reaf row, 10S ; Lacy, 477; ? Commiasioner of Agriculture, Thompson, 12; urabam, v 4ii; Commiaaioaer of Printing, Deliiager. 136; Ehipma. 415: Commiasioner of Insurance. MeClenna- gban, 40; laderwood, I So; Wade. 317: Justie of Supreme court. Long, 69; Adam. 4s btaey, 24; tlphe, 331; Gul ley. 172; Cuion, 129; Bouse, 63; Con-' grenieael, Small ; Ward, 419: for
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