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-If ' T ' L i - -. - - WATCH latijj. M M( it. - r-wl . oar kW a-vlneta) sad evwd Goworally fair and eomtlnaod! ,trm weather Moaday- bad ' Tnoaday, vol. cxl waits.! - .TEN PAGES TODAY RALEIGH N. C, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 1920. TEN PAGES TODAY. pniCE: five czrrra D BURLESON DEIilES CHARGES HADEBY : REPtlBLlCAFIPARTY Says Arraignment of Postal Au thorities "Falls Harmless" : :AVTneirfcet FEDERAL OPERATION OF , WIRE, SERVICE DEFENDED The Postmaster General Quotes ' Statements of Vail and Carl " ton. In Eeply to Declaration '. ' of Inefficiency In 0. 0. P. Platform; Criticises Postal Increase Measure Washington,, Juns 13. Postmsster Centra Burleson issued ' a ' lUtemcnt today1 aeelttinf that 'lathe light of - the truth" lh "arraignment of tht po- , ' tal authorities by ths Republican party platform ' -lopted at -CMMgo'fallo s harmless at their feet. 1 Reply tnsOSer&oc1waGoaTIa:'lW platform that the present administra- fiea destroyed 'the i emeleney.of tho telephone and telegraph servics when controlled by the government" Mr. ... Burleson quotes front statements of the late Theodore N. Tail, president of the American Telephone a Telegraph Com pany, Preaident Carlton, of the Western Union. Telegraph Company, and .others to show that the wire properties were successfully administered by the gov ernment and returned in good condl- tion, r- -'------': '" " ? ' Made S!olter Insinuation." 1 Mr. Burleson says the Beibtfbllcin br ganizatioa in a' tentative draft of its platform made a "sinister insinuation1 that daring government control ine wires were. used for purposes of "politi cal patronage'', and '.-political espion age.'' He declared that of the four new iTaeet created for the wTro adroinis- ration three were filled with Republi cans, and challenges the Republican or ganization to prove others v was- "even an attempt at "political espionage." This eharsro is not made without a -purposeyho deflated, adding "Watch "the amount of a certain eon f ribution to the Republican campaign fund -and it will be disclosed that certain interest, which: having failed to eontrol or even influence a Republican Congress by slimy falsehoods, 'because both sides could bo heard,, temporarily got in Us work on the great Republican ernniaatioji where the truth could not l henrd and apparently was, not- de sired, T Increase Bill Unfair. Taking op the platform's declaration eommendlng the Republican Congress for increasing the pay of postal em- ol adoplingliispUnwbicn wduIaThave - resulted in an increase of salaries of i. postoffieo clerks and city letter carriers .- to a maximum basia of . $2,062 yearly and like increases to those in the other lines of postal ' activity, - Congress ' granted "a horizontal increase which 1 gives soma an increase not deserved and denies to thousands of faithful and efficient employes increases com mensurate with their work and to which thev are fairly entitled." Ref erring to the statement in ITie proposed first platform plank made pub lie at Chicago that the Republican 6hgreHtedueed-poWgr costly Mr. Burleson says the Congress not only did sot make any such reduction, but failed to take favorable actioa on bis recom mendation that the postage on drop, or city letters, he made one cent instead of two "after an acknowledgment that it should be done." ."'"'" ' ' : C00LIDGE TO RECEIVE RETURNING DELEGATES Boston, June 13. The plans of Gov ernor Coolidge, Bepnblican Vies Presl- - dentiar; -ominej-to go to- Amherst for the opening of the eommeaeement week of hi alma mater and then to' hla home in Northampton, were changed to day upon receipt of a telegram from the Massachusetts delegates, saying they - wonld arrive here tomorrow, afternoon and parade to the State bouse. The Governor decided to remain in Boston to receive them, after which he would journey to his home,. i J. -i Governor Coolidge, as he was greeted by newspapermen , this mornings made a whimsicsl complaint or a statement published in a local paper that he paid $35 a month rent for his' half -house in Northampton, whereas he actually pays $32. He said that if ths landlord f hould happen to see ths story ths rent might be raised to correspond. . During the day the Governor was be sieged with callers, who earns to ei tend their congratulations on- his o ination. His secretary, Henry F. Long, continually brought bim telegrams from a host of friends and prominent Repub licans. - - . ' After receiving? the Massachusetts delegates tomorrow afternoon the Gov ornor will go to Sprig8eld to Join his . Amherst classmates of 1893 at a dinner la celebration of the 25th anniversary of their graduation. On Tuesday he will attend eommeaeement week exercises at Amherst and ea Wednesday he will present the diplomss to the grsduating classes of Holy Cross College at Wor cester., .. . . ' - - - ' ' ' . -; QUARREL OVER 50 CENTS RESULTS IN A TRAGEDY Asheville, -June 13. Quarrelling, ac cording to the police, over 66 cents, said to havs bees the .stake in a dice gameahey . staged st j a conserutttoa camp about 12 miles from Asheville, Charlie Brown, one of the workmen, killed Charles Columbus this afternoon and then made his escape. Officers -Uie sheriff adfraxtglf!!! " a vejjee u unable to . locate Brown, wnen me fight started Brown is said to havs grabbed e axe and. split Columhus head open, the man dying instantly. Honda World Woomb. ....... i . " is. Carrie Cbapmaa Cat t, who was vnanimbusly re-elected president of the International Woman's Suffrage Alli ance, which has just closed its an anal session at Geneva, SwitxerUnd. Mrs. Oatt delivered . the opening speech at the meeting, and also the farewell ad dress. Mrs. Josephoa Daniels, wifs of thsSeeretary of the Ksvyjpasonoof the distinguished -ladies - from the United States who attended the ... suf frage conference. . " FIGHT. EXPECTED OVER SOVIET RESOLUTIONS Labor "ProgreaaiTes" Would ; Recognise Soriet Xnaaia avd Lift Blockade Montreal, June 13. Labor leaders predicted tonight that the first big fight on the floor of the convention ef'the Auericaa Federation' of Labor, now in session here, would come upon the pres entation for debate of resolutions de manding recognition of the Soviet gov ernment of Russia and ths lifting of the blockade against that country-... : Ths committee considering these resa- lutions, : it was learned tonight, wjfl recommend that the convention 'refuse to endorse the Soviet government or any other form of government" in Rus sia until the people there have estab lished "a truly Democratic form of gov ernment." - The "progressives, htsded by James Duncan, of Seattle, are prepared to wage a bitter tight on the floor for recogni tion of the Soviets. They will be sup ported, he said, by the International Ladies' Garment Workers, of New York and several other international union. One of the first matters to come bo fore the delegates will bo the executive. council s report, which states that "not T withstanding the fceds of the masses of our country, Congress failed to enact a single constructive measure that would aid in-checking profiteering. . Alexander Howatt, president of the the adoptioa of his resolution condemn ing the Kansas Industrial Court. The resolution also criticizes Governor Allen "for his despteablv efforts to eatlare the working class of Kansas and finally the working class of the United 8tates in prostituting his office aa governor of Kansss to the work of crucifying the working class. ' -t STUDENT ASSASSINATES NOTED ALBANIAN CHIEF Esiad Paahaj Jonner Prori . aional Pre aident, Shot to : Death In Paris Psris, June 13. Esasd fas ha, head of the Albanian delegation ia Paris uad" former provisional president of Albania, was assassinated hero today. Three ahots were fired at him by aa Albanian student,' two of ' which took effect. , i -j -.ssad Paaha was emerging from the Hotel Continental ia the Rue Castig lione when he was suddenly confronted by a young man who laier gave his name as Rust era , Avenj, nd said he was aa Albanian . student. Without littering a word, Bustem fired two shots, which struck Eseed Pasha ia ths chest, and another shot which went wild. Essad sank to the ground. Hs. was picked op. and taken to bis bed-room,' wnere ae iea shortly afterward. a no assassin .was arrested by a waiter. He told the police bo arrived lit Paris on May 31." and declared the crime waa not premeditated.' He recog nized Essad rum si ths street, whom he held to be responsible for-the suf ferings of Albania.' He said hs felt a sudden impulse' and fired. the shots. Bustem - termed - Essad "ths Albanian dictator." SITUATION IN ALBANIA Borne. June 12. The situation In Al bania is -considered most grave. "The Albanian insurgents have been strength oned by. American-equipped : Serbians, wearing . American uniforms, says tbo Idea Nazionale, adding "it is trns ths offensive . by Serbian and Jngo-8lav troops "aims to chase Italy from the Balkans" v'::-. v" It Is expected the Italiaaa will be obliged to evacuate Antirari aa the Ser bians havs occupied the railway. The Serbians are also threatening the Ital ian garrison of Scutari. - : Avlona was attacked, after the deliv ery of an ultimatum demanding evacua tion by the Italians in 4 hours, but the insurgents were repulsed at the point of the bayonet, losing 200 killed and one thousand taken prisoner. The Ital ian casualties were smsll, but several minor Italian contingents were sur rounded and some captured. The Ital ian general, Cavatlo, wss captured in bitter lighting, which" occurred In W outskirts of the city. Italian warships bombarded the Inaurgents and rased ths villages of Dukati. Thiav, Radian and Ksnins. "-. ' Ths Comers d'ltaha says that after the recall of General Raimondo recently the command of Avlona was entrusted to Gen. Bobbio. : Chief Interest In North Carolina Centers Around Col. Benne , han Cameron IMPOSING CEREMONIES TO MARK ITS BEGINNING llftyrfonrTOoyerninentO Trucks and Motorcycles WiH " Be v With ?ty When It Leares Capital This Morn- ' inf ; Beaches Baleigh Next Saturday f or WttYtZairTr The News and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank BIdg. h . By R. St" FOWELtw-;:-: 'By Bpecial Leased Wire.) Washington;- Juno U Members Of ths eabinet, high ranking officers ia ths srmy-wnd a score tr-mora- -of r good road boosters will assemble at ths aero milestone here tomorrow morning offi cially to start a record breaking gov ernment convoy over the Bankhesd highway to Richmond, Raleigh and os to lies Angelee. Chief interest of North Carolinians ia this oppeh-makiag event perhaps cen ters around CoU Benaehan Cameron, one of the earliest apostles of better high ways, for it is mora than (ho realizatioa of a dream to him. -Fifty-fonr government teasing ears,! trueka and motoreyeies, in addition to more than a score of guest ears that will bo with the party from Stats lias to State line, under the eontrol of 20 officers and JfiO enlisted men of the War Department, have their noses turned to Dixie tonight awaiting the shouts of "ben voyage to come from tbo throng tnat gauers ia J'otomae pari tomorrow to bid adieu to tbo party... - rtrot Step Fredericksbarg. Seeratsriea bkelton Williams, comptroller of the eurreaiy. Governor W. P. G. Harding, of the Federal reserve board, and Maj. GearH. IV Rogers of ths army trill be ths principal speakers at the exercises in Potomaa park tomorrow. The start ing ceremonies will Isst for an hour and at exactly 10 o'clock the convoy will begin to move onto Fredericksburg, where the arst night will bo spent. Tuesday will bo spent ia driving to Riehmoad, the party arriving there earry ia the afternoon and spending the evening as tbo guests of ths Stste of Virriauu Wednesday a big wel come, party will be - staged by the Petersburg Chambef" of Commsrca And Wednesday ovoning will ' bo spent at DeWitt, Va. Thursday will find the party af South Hill and' Friday at Ox ford. The -convoy will leave Oxford Saturday morning and arrive ia Ral eigh about noon, remaining in the Tar Heet capital wntii Monday mommg. Many rramiaeat Gaeets. Ths , official guest ears, which will lead the pace maker of tha -convoy,, w. ill be occupied by Colonel Cameron, Lieu tenant Governor Buchanan, of Virginia, Mrs. Load, daughter of the late Senator Masthead, after whom tbo highway is named, aad J. A. Rountree, director general of the highway. Other guest cara will be occupied by Miss Flora Wilson, daughter of former Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, A. ff. Batchelder, chairmaa of the executive committee of the American Automobile Aseoeiatieni Jdiss- Lucy Herndun, of r-rMericksbarg; H. H. Kirkland, of 12 : II. I. w TT - . ... , Hiuaovra, mrn. aurrj Auams, or wasn ington; Miss Norwich and Col. John B. Franklin, of the army ,in command of ths convoy. Two guest ears will carry representatives of the -press who are to msko the trip. After the formal send-off from Gov ernment officials, the party will be the guest of Lieutenant Governor Buchaasn as it moves through Virginia. Inside the North Carolina line, - Governor Biekett will bo host tf the boosters aad so on through the several States ft passes, natil the coast of California W reached.' Commercial and civic orgaaizatioas over the route will enter tain the party ia vsrious cities. Tbo Panseae of Trie. The purposes for which the convoy Is authorised are; summarized in a state ment issued-today from the War De partment. It represents first the War Department's contribution to the good roads movement for the purpose of edu-l eating the publie toward a realization or the necessity for a national system of highways as6ne of iho .most im- port ant factors ia tha national dsfense. Extended service or performance test of the several types of motorized vehicles for the purpose of determin ing wnieh typo ia best for the terrl tory traversed. The collection of comparative data on the operatioa and maintenance of the various types of vehicles, of the performance of pneumatic tires. -For extensive field service and train lag for officers and enlisted men, for the pnrpoos of reerulrrng for the motor transport corps, collection of read data aad for tbo development of - oloeer rslatioaship between the army aad the pUhllC .'v...,, - - One of tha novel experiments of the trip will bo the offieisl tests lor. deter mining the practicability of motor eon voy control by the ass ot the wireless telegraph , aad telephone. The ' entire caravan, according to Jhe .offieiahv will stretch in formation a distance of two miles, affording fine opportunities for thf test . ,' ; The personnel accompanying ths trip win ?a-inde one motor transport com pany at war strength, oas service vsrk anit, one headquarters motor command, one aettenncnt ot engineers, one medi c il detnebment - aad one signal corns dctsehment. .,.,,,:..'".Tbt,.-ConvoyJ, The following cars will bo used-. Five Dodge aad two' Cadillac touring cars! twelve White and two Dodge trucks; two White staff observation cars; eight Gsrford gnlf igbt Pachalrdl trut-ks tmr , ttmArAik . ......V. and two F. W. D. trockr? ontr'iambu. (Centlnaed on Page Four.) tVt XM MINERS KILLED IM EXPLOSION IN BUNGAKT Berlin, Jsne -Ons handre aad nlaety-threo miners are heller. od to hsvo been hilled by the ex. plosion of dyaamito depot at Anina. the great Hnngsriaa cool aad iroa tellngsvter miles ooathesst of Teaiesvar, according to a dispatch from tho tetter city to day.. Thirty-six othera were eerieoe. ly lalared. - c One hand red aad aevsaly-lhrse bodice .hsvo bsen roeorsred. Tha dyasmlts expledsd Jest as ths miners were waving ahafU, . AT PENSACOLA, FLA. OneMarSaid to Have Died From Bubonic Plague; Steps to Clean Up City Peaaaeola, Fla, Juno 13. State lab oratory officials declared today that Bubonic plague caused tke death of George. Gsrdina, merchantdiso clerk, who died hero Friday, and -a ejoan-np eampalgnanorwrfaroon rats- was inaugurated, f No other eases or sus pects havs; been discovered. - A speeisl meeting of the City commissloi hss bees called for Monday morning to discuss the situation and Dr. Williams of the United States Marino Hospital oervies is ea route from New Orleans to take charge of the campaign. ' Dr. Williams is bringing with him a supply of anti-plague serum for use, if necesssry. -' m. Gardina, It was stated, sttended s dance Wednesday high! and waa taken ill the following morning, dying 24 hours -ir'r " Dr. 'Herbert Bryan, bis physician, seat blood specimens to the State Laboratory where it was found that Gardiaa had ths plague. ' . " Dr. Mallory Kenhery, the poH physi cian, and the . United Btates -Marine ospital authorities were notined im mediately' and every precaution is be ing taken to prevsat s spread of the disease. Gardinn's tsse ia believed by physicians to have originated from a rat from h ship from t Mexican port, and to have been a sporsdio one. .: Publi6healtr offle.ls alreadyhav started! a survey of tho city to localize what might be regarded as a dangerous area. - They will; take especial precau tions to see that no ships tie np along tho docks without proper rat guards. Commerce from this port will mot be interfered -with, it 'was stated, but all vessels and all 6.t ear, leading hare will be fumigated and all ports be re quested 'to enforce fumigation regula tions on all ships that arrive from Pea- saeola. Vessels thst hsvo been ok the high seas seven or mora dsys ea route from Pensacol to other ports will hot bo subject to qusrsntino on arrival at destittntkm, it was said -hers; ' . ; ' Officials here expressed confidence the plague would not attain alarmiag pro- portions... . . ... PLAGUE NOT DEFINITELY ESTABLISHED AT PE.fgACOLA. Washington, Juns 13. Offieisls of the Publie Health Service said tonight that it was not definitely estnblished that 0 ease of Bubonic plaguahad dsvelopsd at Pensaeoln. The death of Ciardins waa reported Saturday to (hs Publie lHMlthSerYl sent to investigate, it waa said. Path ologieal specimens will be forwarded here tomorrow for examination. . SEN. HARDING ARRIVES AT NATIONAL CAPITAL Vig-orouily.' Applauded ' By Big . Crowd At Union Station; No Statement ' Washington, June 14. Senator War ren U Harding, of Ohio,.. Bepubliean Presidential nominee, arrived la Wash ington at 12.-03 o'clock this morning from Chicago, nearly two hours behind schedule time. He was greeted by a throsg which crowded union Station. Senator Harding was met by a recep. tion committee and waa escorted to the President's room' of the station. He psssed through lines of peopls, . who vigorously appianded - him. - - As he psssed out of tho station to. his automo bile, he was-greeted with a popular air from the Boy Beout -band of Oil City, Pa. Senator Harding was accompanied by Mrs. Harding, his campaign manager, Harry M.- Daugherty, and others. He stopped st ths station only long enough to pose for two flashlight pictures and drove Immediately to his horns M Wyoming avenue. Be issued no state- m ent. - ' -"" """""--To Send M Union to' England.' " Paris, Juns 13. The Petit Parisian, aays todsy it learas tbs Kuselaa Soviet goverxment at Moscow has decided to se.td a mission ip England to study" the situation, of the proletariat. BOMB IXPLODESTN" HAVANA THEATRE:, MANY ARE INJURED Havana, Caba, Jane IS. Several numbers ef'the chores and a nana, her of persons la the aadleacs wore Injured, one of them eerlooaly, when a bomb wss exploded daring a per formanre at . the National Theatre this afterneoaiTheJxJjloalone-r tarred la the early part of tho aee and act af the opers - Aids, shortly before Enrico Csrsso was das to appear, for , his ., laat porfermancf here. Panic was narrowly averted, largely through the eoolaecs of the director sad several maslclant, who plsyed tbo Cabsn Nstloaal Anthem. Tha tollce Jsverrets4th theatre's aaiatec aa saspicloa. bat havs besa ansbls to Sad a motive for the oatrage. PLAGUE REPORTED FINALS BEGIN AT UNIVERSITY il -jEOUSOAY Dr. S. B. McCormick, of Pitts burgh, Makes Searching Appeal to Seniors LAST VESPER SERVICE UNDER DAVIE POPLAR Ideal Commencement Day At Chapel Kill Featured By la spirinf Addresses ; Class Day Exercises Today With Orad nation Exercises Wednes- " day; Many Vlaltorl Arrite By X LENOIR CHAMBERS. -Chapel Hill, Juno 13-A powerful earchiag appeal to tha men and women ot Carolina to resist to the utmost ths present day attach on all established Institutions aad to carry forward to fulfillment ths dreams jf their fath-1- era for religion, for freedom, and for the futnre of America by Dr. Samuel Black McCormlek, Chancellor of the University Of Pittsburg, who preached tba baccalaureate sermon to the trad sating class in Gerrard Hall, and a bean,tiful rasper serviee under the hla terie Davis Poplar ot tha eampua by Dr. W. D. Moss beloved pastor" of ths Chapel Hill Presbyterian church, nsh sred in tho first -day (f the 125th eommensemeafi at . tha ' Unrversify of Worth Carolina As that man is greatest who bo eomes tha servant of all, so only can America achieve greatness by becom ing the servant of all the nations"' said Dr. McCormisk ia almost ths conclud ing words of hii sermon. "America most be content to develop itself as country within tho boundaries set for America, but as a people and ss a na- tion America . will attain .: to its God intended destiny only as the arms of I the m bands of the people arc full of bles sing, abundantly and 'generously ex pended upon all people who need sym pathy and kindness and help." : ' Ideal Commeacesneat Day. " Chapel Hill has rarely known a love lier day. Tho first warm rush of sum mer, tempered and softened by breezes which rustled through tbs high tree tops of the giants - on the campus, brought out a large crowd. Gerrard Hall was filled to tho doors and local congregations - augmented by relatives aad friends of tho seniors aad- by tho advance guard of tho alumni who are sVeady .Ailing tho ows-r ' Thf graduates ia cap and gown en terod lase-of -all-Aad led by. the , mar shals rrehed -forward to ths seats reserved for them. At their head were John P.Washburn and Ben Cone, pres ident this year and permanent presi dent respectively, and the eight eo-eds of-th clsss; They lixtened- with interN est when Dr. MeCormick told them that it had been his privilege to confer her A.t,B, degree 'upon thewlfer of their University President, Mrs. Chase, and whoa he assured them that by blood and ancestry he waa . probably rotated to many .of the North Carolinians ia tho room. J ,- Late this afternoon tho seniors as sembled sgain on the campus and gath ered In i huge circle on the grass, their rrienas oanxca row on tow Dcnino them. The last rays of tho sun were shining through the trees is they heard twlset-wefrom4he4r-ow son Moss in .the. annual Y. M. C. A. sermon. Taking his text from the fa miliar verse, ' I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence eomcth royL-MP "-. .Pi- MosLtoldths senior. that their lives would do made up of living in the valle y and in ths hills, in the valley with the dead level of ex perience, with its limitation and change and desire, and ia ths hills- with their wholeaomeness, universal sweep, calm ness, strength, and vieion. You will have to live in the valleys, for thst is existence," said Dr. Moss "But don't fail to turn, to the hills for their, breath of visioa and- inspiration." - Tomorrow's, elass day, ths seniors will have their last meeting, will pray for the last tints with Professor Boraee Williams, will finish their ; campus career as a group, and will tura over tha key of the University to ths jun iors. , - . , " The commencement txercises end Vodnesday when . Becretsry'of State Bainbridge Colby will deliver the an pual commencement address and Gov ernor Bickelt will present dipTomas to the graduates. - The Baccalaureate Sermoa. ,- 1 Basing his sermon on Hebrews 11:40, "God having provided soma 1 better thing concerning us, thst apart from us they should not be made perfect," Dr. MeCormick called on bis hearers sad especially ths members of the graduat ing class to withstand ths present day attack on all established ' institutions. "If at any tins in the world's history peopls nseded to remember their con. section with other people and with tho forces which operate in ths world, that time-is now, he began. Ho de scribed ths present unrest, declered that-it was abnormal and would pass, but thought free men had difficulty seeing huwhey--retttd----gct-rid- of-itr -One finds its realization not in itself but la the generation which follow!. Wo carry with ns all who havs gone befoTomdthur bwometti"'fuln'llmeTft pf all they dreamed and hoped, the realizatioa of all they strived to at tain." ' - v,;.. . "This thought," Dr. MeCormick said, "makes it a shameful thing for us if we eoatentJojU idly by end let wrongs become so bsd that they' must cure themselves to prevent . utter destruction. It is our business .not only to preserve thr-stmdar4''--'ttrR)te!itv-tt ieding" geneirBtleir "but tf"" Mine that standard noticeably higher by the con tribution we ourselves make to It." He showed how tha American government, a mere thought la ths minds ' cf the 7oumTeTsrt?g;n-to find Twtfistton f in succeeding generations. Our revolu (Coatiaaed on Pago FosrJ Graad Eutlted Rulr Elks. mm: ;&- ..rwatw i. r 7,;, V-;;.. - .. " 3! 1 A ' -l ; Frank L. Raia, of Fairbnry, Ne braska, head of ths Bene volest aad Protective Order' of Elks in tho United 8tates, which will hold its annual row ventloa in Chicago text month. The sessions will begin ea July ' 1 and promise to be tho most interesting aad important la the history of tha order. POLISH FORCES CARRY )UT ORDERLY RETREAT Hate Commenced iTSXtiatlon of Kiev, Deatroyinjf Bridies r Oyer the Dniepr , Warsaw, Juns (By tho Associated Press.- Th s Polish forees ta f ryiag jt ordsrs to retreat to a new line of de- lease U the L trains, have commeaeed aeustiea ef Kiev, basing im viously destroyed the bridge over tho Dnieper, (.(cording to an official .state ment issued today. Tho realignment is proceeding- In perfect, rdr tke statement says. r . "North of Kiev the Poles are battling against ths Bolsheviki, who are eadeav oring to cut tho Korostea-Kiev ralrrsod to join, forces with tho cavalry of Gen. Budeany, which is striking northerly from . tho region southwest of Kiev. Fighting is general all along tbo Bordi. chsv-Fastova-Kior . railroad. According to latest reports,-the territory in this region in. ebsnglnv hands dailv." is a daati to tho-northwest, tho cavalry of Gea. Budeany ,- passed - Berdichev, auilng peasants eg route. It proceeded as far as Zhitomir, where it im alleged ths cavalry killed severs! wounded Poles in a hospital. Fighting on tho northern, front has brought victory to the Polos, who have ousted the Bolsheviki from territory gained in tbo recent ofleaotve. The Poles are consolidating their lines from tho Dvina southward along the Bere zina. . : . . . , It C0MMinEE OF48WILL - NOMINATE A CANDIDATE Asserts Republicans '1fnored MoitofBeriontProhlemtll In Its Platform. the Renublieaa Natil -......... ignored most of the serious problem and mentioned, others only to revest its unwillingness to face them honest - ly, the- Committee of Forty-Eight, in a statement tonight signed by Amos Pirn-hot snd other members, said that "whatever uncertainty - existed as to whether there would be a new party eandirtnte for prealdeat . hnd been re- Kenoved. r."-i ' ' The organization will adopt a plat form and nominate . a candidate for president st a convention in Chicago On July- Vh : r r, "The Republican party has sow driven out of a representation in its councils the millions of .Vetera who fol lowed Roosevelt, Johnson and LaFol lettc," the statement said. "The new party will represent theee votees and will present definite aad constructive program." A. v' ,'' ' -The statement said -that- tho -sew party had been organized. ia 30 states snd that it woald be prepared: to put its electoral ticket. on the ballots in ev ery state. - y -. -, - ir COLBY MAY BE WILSON'S SPOKESMAN, AT FRISCO Washington, ' June 13. Bainbridge Colby, - Secretary of State, was being discussed . today aa tho possible spokes man for President Wilaoa-ah th Demo cratic National - Convention at San Francisco. Ths ticket headed by Mr. Colby, according to official returns from tho eity-wide primary, ss snnooaecd to dsy by John B. Colpoys, secretary of ths central Democratic committee, woa by aa overwhelming majority over1 the so-called Bryan Democratic ticket. The vote for the Colby ticket was 2,869 against 35rfor the opposition. Because of Mr. Colby's relative short residence in Washington, the opposing dclrgstioa made strenuous oppositios to ths inclusioa ofTiio name. " ' . The district delegation, including twelve members with -half a vote each will go to San Francisco naiastructed. It will make an effort to ksve included in the primary platform a plank de- claring for suffrage fnj ths District of Columbia. 1 MERCBANTS OF STATE MEET - AT AgHEviLiE Tl E3DAT. Asheville, Juno 13. The 18th annual State convention of the North Caro lina Merchants' Association - will open here Tuesday of this week. Delegates sre Mperted The meeting will last tws days. 'Elmer Oettingcr, ef Wilson, is president of the boar, iolosei;oii;;,e IICAfiWilFOH . SBIATORHARDIihG Nominee's! Managers Will Put campaion Machine Jn v0rderAt Once ; t SEVEN WOMEN ON NEW - EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Woman WIH Also ' Be Vice Chairman of Body ; Members to Be Announced Later By Chairman Hays; Kcpublicans Take Steps, to Changs Bepre sentation From South Chicago,- Juno 13. Campaign man agers for Senator Warren G. Harding, of Ohio, who was msdo ths presidential aomiaee by tho Republican National eoaVeatioa 8aturday alght, ssid today no time wonld be lost In getting things nnder way. Harry M. Daugherty, direc tor of Harding'e pre-convention cam ps iga, requested tho National committee - prompt, snappy and ooorgetio action n placing tha merits of tho Be publics Issues before tho Voters of the country. Party managers,', it was said, would not wait until Senator .Harding aad Governor Calvin Coolidge, of Mas- aadrostt,rlnclally aotifled ofThelr " nominations, but plan to start tho cam- paign soon aftef the Democratic con vention la held... . .. ' Will Bt Hays, rf elected chairman by ; ti new National committee, waa -out of town today resting after his strenu ous' days durjng the convention. , Tho members of the new executive commit-.- te,-of whom seven -will bo women, win re aamc4 without delay by Chairmaa Hays. A Tirs-rhsirmsa of tha onosutivo committeo, who will bo a woman, will bo selected st tha time tha committee la announced. , ' T . Chaaao- Boath'a sVpreoeatatloau : A.reaolutioa passed la tbo final, min ute of the convention forecasts a change ia the 'representation of tho Ro publicaa party from Southern states at tutors National conventions. ; The reso lution offered by Former Congressman -Paul Hewland, of Ohio, provides that tbo apportionment of delegates to eonvea tioas shall bo la proportion, to the Be publican votes east in tbo state. Testimony bov the. National corns m It tee tea days ago ia its examination of claims of contesting delegations from several Soothers states showed certain delegate represented only a small eon stitaenry, as compared to delegate from ' other sec tioas of tho country Tho res olution, which waa passed unanimously notwithstanding tho vigorous protests' from delegates from LouUianar Alabama -and Texas, provides "that in order to effect proper and necessary changes in the apportionment of delegates in pro ' portion to The Republican votes actually" east at general elections throughout the various states, aad ia order to inspire greater effort to erect aad maintain -substantial part organizations in all tho states, tho National committee, not withstanding any rule heretofore adopt cd, is directed within 13 months to adopt jurand equtubte basis or lepreien- -tatioa in future National conventions. Tbs basis sbsll bo set forth ia tho call fori-he-ncTt convention and be binding ' upoa alt other future conventions until otherwise ordered." . Hearings To Reaamo. About tho time party manaeera bee-la their real activities the Senate commit tee iavestigating campaign funds will resume bearings, holding its first sss - sion in Chicago July 7. While ths ooae mitteo has beea authorized to extend its investigations, Senator ', Kenyon, ita chairman, said no plan had yet been mado to inquire into campaign funds no to election day. ,v - - t Tbo Republican presidential nomine will become the center Of the Campaiga of the National Woman's Party U bring about ratification of ths Federal suffrage constitutional amendment, according to a statement issued by suffrage leaders. A Urge delegation of women from many states, it was aattouneed, will, wait upon ' Senator Harding aad ask him to Insist upoa Republican action to secure tho - thirty-oixth state-tor ratification. Saffraghw PUa Campaign. - "Our eampaiga against Republican oh- ' structiea-to suffrag ia not over," said tho statement. "Wo will continno pub- 1 liely aad insistently to demand action from the Republican party to complete suffrage ratification. Sines our picket-' ing began, at ths Republican convention hall, additional pressure has been ex erted - by Republican leaders to secure a special session in Vermont. Delegates aad visitors attracted to' Chicago by the National convention lost no time in getting away from town after the aominations wero . made. Today there were few' "delegates hers and vir-' tually no party leaders.- Senator Hard ing left for Washington late Saturday night on the same train with Senator '. Ledge, of Massachusetts, chairman, of tho convention, and Senator Smoot. Senator. Johnson, of Calif raiar also dee pened. - . . . Tho special tram- bringing Senator Harding from Chicago to Washington waa delayed mere than an- hour en route, but the crowd -of Republican leaders and -friends, which had gath ered at the Union Station to greet him. faced tho delay without abatement of enthusiasm. -; ' . u Tho Boy Scout band of Oil Citr. Pennsylvania, which was selected as the official band to meet tho nominee, reach ed tho station early aad undertook to' entertain tho crowd there ;with popular is,.ui -wrmiiiai. enicHU-objected -en . tho ground that this would inconven ience occupant of sleeping esrs ea nearby tracks. t . Ths band took up station ia a square - tired the air which, had been selected (Con tinned on Pag Two.) 53' j T