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RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY f.!C
1 17.' 1920.:
SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY."
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DRiitGS CHALLENGE
; HERE AMD ABROAD
American Ambaador to Japan
r i Delivers Commencement Ad
' .1 dress at University ;
' ' . A
ORIENT LOOKING TO US
- -FOR IDEALS, HE SAYS
ffationa' Ai Well As Individuals
.Must Learn To Serve Unaelf
t .'. iahly, Boland 8. Morris Tells
Graduates; Secretary Dan
' iels - Accompanies Diet in-
fniahed Speaker To Hill
. (Bj a SUIT Correspondent.)
; Chapel Hill, June 11 BoUad 8. Mor
- tiM, America. ambassador to Japan, to
day. advocated tfat ' spirit of unselfish
service as tha guiding principle not
only U tba lives of individuals but also
ia the affairs of the nsttons of the
- world la making the address at the
.115th commencement of the University
of North Carolina. Secretary of Stats
Bainbridge Colby, scheduled t deliver
' the commencement address, was detain
' ed ia Washington by urgent official
business.
' "Can we bind the East and the West
into the real brotherhood that we have
i preached so lose and practiced so lit'
tie." tht Ambassador asked. "It ia
tht challenge of the East to the .West
he added. "We must renew-eur faith
i the eternal value of unselfish ser
vice, he declared
Not once did the Philadelphia lawyer,
who has served with distinction as s
diplomat in Tokyo, and who only re
rently returned to America for a visit,
enUOB the league of Nations or Fresi
I ' rtwit Wilson, hut msny thinklng men In
his audience felt that be presented one
of the most powerful arguments for
the 'league covenant and one or . tne
most effective defenses of the President
that they had yet heard. ,
-He Exchanges Greetings.
- , Qne Thonth ago Ambassador Morris,
who lives ia Philadelphia but found his
wife in Asheville, N. C, bade farewell
' lo f Heads in Japan before leaving for
Ameries.7 Today "her exchanged- greet-
.' inn with Baiehiro Kita, who received
" his M. A. diploma from the Univcrsit
at tha hands -of Governor Bickett. Kite.
fast a furtive glance toward the -Ant'
' bassador, who was tested on the ros
trum, Hr 'removed his academic cap
1 7 and' smiled. . Mr. Morris quickly atep
iljed 'forward and congratulated the
voawg msib-- Kita w evidently deeply
' ( mvo1 find the Incident coming after
ia effective appeal for a eloscr eontact
' between America, and Japaa pleased the
ludieaee mightily.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan
tela- who accompanied Ambassador Mor
ns t the ITniversity, told the audience
' that lined Memorial Ball to the doors
that it waa one o the regrets of Sec
"i clary -ToIrjy-tif e tmit ho eon Id not
he preseat. Mr. Daniels found anun
da at eompcnsiian, however, in having
s man like aassador ' Morris, whose
renutation ia known throughout the
norld, to speak ia Mr. Colby 'a st?ad
- "It' is peculiarly fitting to have the
lananese Ambassador speak here," said
"the Seerelary,- "because t was a, soa of
this University, W. A. Grahsm, who
wasTteir"8wretaTy of -Hte-Navy, that
"Signed the order sending Perry" to
' Japan and opening that nation to the
world."
Mr. Morris msde himself thoroughly
at home with his audience, which ex
: tended enthusiastic ovations to both
him sad Secretary Daniels, by express A
inr his dclicht in being present on sucn
an occasion. "It is such a eomfort
tb come here in a great company of
Amerieaas and renew my American
ism he deeland.
For thirty minutes Ihe Ambassador
spoke quietly.jfimply, but most etree
-tivelr. Little of his address was de
voted to discussion of international
problems.' He told the graduates! Ihat
they should lesra the great Christian
nandiiv that "he who would flnd his
Jife must Jose it." The idealist bent
oa nobla tasks faees a world that throws
I .. . ' !-!.
i a Ttsmpcr mt et. -iMoimi
urnli "ir ne ra - strewn - wnn- n
KtmrVm f those who yielded, but the
frnlv vreat are they who like Moses per-
.nn. ! liko Psnl temsin true to
rlhr heavenly vision to the end, avea
Ihoneh they may not eome in sight of
ifc promised Iaad'. "
' DlplOsaaa to braaaaiefc
nonnar Bickett in behalf of the
University delivered diplomat to the.
l.u mtiiatM. ; Ha remlndeo mem 01
tha matchless example" ot tSenerat Rbb
rUE. Lee, who turned down a fifty
thousand dollar a year job with aa in
aarance company that wUhed to buy the
, se .f his. asms and cast hit. Jot . with
WaahingtoB and Lee University aa. lU
president at llfteea hundred dollara a
lesa name waa emphasised by the gov
ernor, who hoped thst each of the grad
n.tM aaiiM vamembsr that-a diploma
- frm -Hia Statey-Vaiversity- gives-to-ts
holder a good asms snd tnst rney
would keep it so.
President Chase ia behalf of the in
stitution conferred the degree ot 1M.O.
apon Alexander Graham, for many years
uperinteadent of the Charlotte graded
schools but bow retired, and upon Fran-
-eia TV WinstoBrJf-Windsor,The d-
" grea of DXitt was conferred by Dean
Chas. I Baper upon John McLaren Me-
- bryde, formerly professor in tha Uni
versity of tha South and bow professor
f English ia Tulaaa University, Wli;
liasa 'C. Smith, lor twenty years pro
fessor of English in the North Caro
lina Stats College for Women.
n : j mmmM nnniii-d that Prof.
N.
of mathematica in the University, had
beea gitea a Carnegie retiring anow-
"mw."
'TBI PUie univemiy "i m'
mtetrS with the Carnegie Foundation
but every year it is the eustom to select
several professors ia such institutions
- (CeatlBoed oa Faga Twa.) .
COTTON CROP IS MAKING
. SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
Department of Jjricxilttxr B
porta -flubatantial-Improve
I ment Throughout Belt
Washington, June 16. Cotton has
made satisfactory progress ia practically
all portiona of tha belt and substantial
improvement has beea reported from
many . sectionj, aeeording; to Ihe' weekly
weather and crop bulletin issued today
by tha Department of Agriculture. The
weekr wna" moderately warm -and gea
erally dry throughout tha eettoa- grow
lag atatea, the bulletin said, and proved
beneficial to tno crop. . - ' .
"The warmer nights ia tha -' asore
eastera districts were especially 7avor-
able,,' the department reported. "The
crop has improved ia South Carolina
to nearly an average condition, -while
tha most favorable week of the aeasoa
was experieaeed ia Georgia. Tha plants
are still small and late, however, ia
tba latter State, which ia also the ease
ia Alabama. Tba crop made excellent
progress ia Mississippi, but is about two
weeks late there, while tha fairly good
stands are - mostly well cultivated ia
Tennessee.
"Cotton made very .good advance ia
Arkansas and while late, it is ia fairly
good condition in that 8tate, but is
still Brassy ia sections. Tha .week was
aeaerally favorable for eottoa la Looisi
ana and tha crop made most excellent
progress ia Oklahoma, and the co
tion varies from only poor to very good
in tha Utter State.
Cottoa improved in Texas under
favorable wesHtcr conditions, but its.
condition continues to vary widely,
ranging from poor to very good. . The
crop is grassy in the aortheasterai por
tion, but is mostly elean elsewhere.
Cultivation made rapid progress lax all
portions of the belt. , Weevu eonti ana
active ia - eouthwcitern . leiss and la
many of the southeastern localities.
RESULTS FATALLY
Dartmmrth Serttofto
Death By Junior Following
Scrape Over Whiskey
Hanover, N. H., June 10. A student
quarrel over whiskey early today re
sulted id the kUling of Henry E. Mar-
oney, of Medford, Masa.,.,a senior at
Darmouth college, and the arrest of
Bobert "T. Meads, of LaGrange, Illinois,
a junior, charged with his murder.
Meads fled after the shooting, which
occurad at Maroney's rooms ia the
Theta Delta Chi Frateraity House; bat
waa captured wnfci-Boatoit train by
Sheriff Claude M. Murray, who ob
tained a confession," in which Meads
claimed he' fired in self-defense. -He
waived examinatioa aad was held with
out bail. i
Harold W. Whittsker, of Somerville,
Mass., - Maroney'a room-mate, said he
went with Marooney to Meads' room
in North Massachusetts Hall' to pur
chase - a quart of whiskey.. . Meads
agreed to sell them a pint for eight
dollars and had gone to get it, Whit
taker said, when Maroney picked up
a partly filled quart bottle,- passed it
tc Whittaker and told him to take it
away.
Whittaker jumped from the .window.
t!LlfieiMujid t.wejve feet below, and
aa iiaroncy loiiowea, Meaas iirea
STUDENT QUARREL
we-ht4he-swtJtfeCblo
Later, he said, Meada entered their
rooms and when Maroney came out of
the bath room, he approached Meads.
Meads pressed his pistol against Mar
oaey's side and fired.
In bis flight Meads was joined by
Erwln T. Weis, of Hull, Alabama, who
when questioned later, said he knew
there had been a shooting, but did not
know -the nature of it, and sought only
to aid his classmatea ir what he
thought wis a trivial scrape. ,
Meads told the sheriff that several
students, among them Maroney, had
gone to nia rooms, overpowered mm
snd stolen the qusrt bottle of whiskey.
sought 4hemlprecjverihe Jiquor,
he said, and in a quarrel fired in what
he considered' self-defense.
Both Maroney and Meads were en-
signs In tha Navy during the war, Mar
oney in' the transport serviee and
Meads. aa it .flyer at Pensaiolirrrrz:
Meads was involved in- a fatal shoot
ing of a fellovr ffeshman named Ar
sold during the first year at college, a
shotgun being dischsrged while they
were examining it. Before his death
Arnold made a signed statement that
it was an aecideni.
MINNESOTA CITY QUIET
FOLLOWING LYNCHINGS
Duluth, Minn., Juno. 18. With tht
departure tonight of tha two companies
of National Guardsmen.' seat for riot
dutyp home- guard r-andTisvBl-TBllltti
took over patrol of tha district where
last Bight a mob . of five thousand
lynched tbreo negroes soepee ted of com
plicity ia aa attack on a white girl
Aa investigation was started today
by county officials, preliminary to the
convening tomorrow of a speeiaLgra'nd
jury, it aloo was stated Governor
Burnquist would institute a State in
qmry.- -a1 - - ;-
There wera bo untoward demonstra
tions today, and thirteen negroes, nil
roustabouts with a eircua that appeared
here Monday, were under guard ia the
county .jail, held laAconnection with
the attack on the girl.
ARKANSAS WOMAN TO SECOND - -
NOMINATION OP MR. PALMER
little Bock, Ark.; Jane 36. It was
announced here todsy that Mrs. T. T.
Cotnsm, of this city one of the Ar-
ksnsis delegatea at large to the Demo-
ctatte- -JCational .Convention,...ha beea
chosen to' address the coaventionr sec
onding the nomination of Attorney Gen-
idential .Bom:natioa' Mrs. Cotnsm is
president of the .Arkansas Lesgue of
Women Voters aad has been ia charge of
the Palmer Western headquarters for
women ia Chicago. -
CAREFUL STUDY OF
NBY SHIPPINGM
PROVISIONS BEGU
Measure May Bring Protests
From Other Nations, Especx
tally Maritime Powers
CO M M ERCI AL TREATI ES
AFFECTED BY THE ACT
Twentj'four of Zziatinf -Com
mercial Pacta Muit Be D
. Bounced la Whole or la Part
Ia Next Few Hoatha, If Pre
ident Pollowa JJirectiona of
The KewActU
WaiLingloB; Jna"e16. Study of the
aew shipping act aad. of the various
commercial treaties, which under Us
provisions must be ameaded pt abro
gated, has beea started by the Stat
Department. It was lcaraed todsy front
officials acquainted with American com
mercial treaties that apprximately( 24
or tne pacts win nave to do oenouneea
in whole or i. part withia the aext few
months if tha President follows tha di
rections of section 4 of the aew act,
, 8o far no formal protests have been
lodged with tha department agaiast this
act, though . Premier '.Lloy d... Oeorga of
Great Britain has stated that rcpresca
tations oa tha subject would be made.
There have, ' however, beea informal
discussions between State Departmeat
and shipping board officials and the
diplomatic representatives here of cm
of tha msntime powers aaa tne grav
ity of the negotiations which must soon
begin is freely -admitted by the offi-
ciala. .-' - ' -
'Complete reversal of the policy of
free reciprocal treatment of foreign
shipping. Which 1 has pieiailed ia the
United States since President Madison's
administration, is said by officials to ua
involved 'iu a strict applicatioa of the
new law. which in tha section mentioned
authorises the imposition of discrimi
natory tonnage dues on foreign vessels
entering American ports.
Extensiva subsidies granted to their
twit shipping by other powers have been
held by the , advocatea of the act to
justify soma . such : protective measure
br-the United 8Utes. ' .1
Though . (ireat Briuin, aa leadtag
maritime power, la regarded ss the one
most vitally affected by the new law. la
Krititi eircUs it is believed that. tha
ttronasst ;rirresentntioai and .protests
will otn t rom bther" quarters."- This
ttwseaiag is founded upon the fsct tha.
under their, free trade system the- Brit
ish are pot able to offer any envalcut
concessions to Ameriea, having already
given away freely. au that she could
efferv- .-!: ;
CHINESE TROOPS KILL
AMERICAN MISSIONARY
Americaa Leeation Makea
: Stronf Xepreaeatationa'. To
. Chineae Ooverameat
' Washington, June 1C Strong repre-
teotations have beea - msde to-the 1
Legation at Peking aa the result of
the killing of the Bev. W. A. Beimert,
a American missionary, ia an attack
on the Beformed Church Mission at Yo
Chow by Chinese northern troops.
The legation informed the State De
partment of ita action in advtees which
were received late today and which re
ported that the troops commanded by
Gen. Chang Ching Yao, military gov
era or of the Province of Hunan, also
looted the mission qusrters.
WAS ACTING PRESIDENT Of. - -HUPING
COLLEGE AT YO CHOW.
Philedelphis, June 16. Dr. Weimert
wss 'sent to the Beformed.' missioaary
field in China in 1902. At the time of
his death he was scrying as acting pres
ident of Huping College at Yo-Chow.
His. home waa ia New Tripoli,' Lehigh
?ouBtxrTansylvawlwr-!Rr-wt'44 yemrt
old and was a graduate of Ursinus Col
lege. He received his theological train
ing at - Ursinus - Theologies), - College,
roiraaeipnia.
Ho is survived m i widow' and four
children. ' The oldest child, William, Is
a stuaeni-it -nerccrstiurg-Academy,
Mrs. Weimert and the other three chil
dren wera with Dr. Weimert . in Yo
Chow. They were expected home short-
Jy as Dr. Wmert bad been granted a
ILLINOIS PRIMARY LAW
y HELD UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Sprlngflald, W., Juno 16.-The Stats
supreme court todsy hsld the' THindi
primary law unconstitutional.
The validity , of the primary election
law, which was nassed bv the State lu.
Wafurern6l lt.
lorneys lor wuiiam rox, eonvie'M in
Chicago of fraudulent voting ia the pri.
mary oleetioa held April 13, 1920. The
easo was brought to the supremo court
oa a writ of error. .
. The decision throws State centra! com
mittees of. the political parties and all
etwinty esntrsi committees out, tndr re
instates old committees elected under
the primary law, bow revived. . It dis
lodged tht Mayor Thompson faetioat in
Chicago and returns to nower tha Tin.
seen aad Brundage forces. Elsewhere
it apsets plana for, special elections.
EMPLOYES OP GARY BANK -
OTED DIVIDENDS ON JALARY
Gary. Ind., June !. Emniov"Vh"
First Natioaal Bank of Gsrv ware to.
dJXJoi.t4,dkiilJDisLofiourteanptr.
eent. oa their salary, tha same rate as
paid stockholders na earnings of their
holdings. - Tha local baak is said to be
the lirst in the country to adoot this
plan.-. ... ....'. . . j
WhittlK- wn Business 'r
Ceorgi i'Mimapng Director of Amer ican' Whole
'.V''iwn. Says Policy Now is to Stunt Growth'
y -father Than Let Carriers Grow to a Size
- Coiy - V -,t -Withr the.
'- ta ''1 j
- - tMm ' "J
Washington," Jaao 16, Nstioasl bui
aesa is being pared down through em-
goes aad priorities ta fit the capacity
of the country a railroada, George . H.
Cushlng, snaaagiag director of tha
mericaa ' Wholesale Coal Association,
declared today ia. aa address -before
tha City Club, of " Washington. Mr.
Cushiag, who ia shippers' representative
oa the local terminal committee, ap
pointed by Interstate Commerce Com
mission, sid his remarks should not be
eonetrued aa a criticism of the ageaeiea
bow working to overcome freight cea
gestios. r: - - - -"Bather'
thaa aJldeTlh carriers to
grow to a size eessmeasarate with the
Piuiaees l 4ke-eontr,,--4ae pfcer
saidj "it U propesed to whUtlc huaineaa
down to a poiat where tha carriers caa
TAR HEEL SQLOiNS
Nations Capital City. Has De
serted Appearance These
. Hot Summer Days
The Newe aad Obeerver Bureau,
60 District Katieaal Baak Bldg
By R. E. POWELL.
. (By Special JLeasod Wire.)
Wsshingtoa, Jims lrl-Ontaid.of the
inner group of Ue O. O. P. Old Guard,
members of which are remaiaing hero
for a serieo of conferences with, the
stand-pat candidate selected at Chicago,
there remai in the '"Katioaal Capital
now but a handful of politicians aad
this nsaarul is gettlag ready ta go
where tha voting ia done pretty.
A few atraggliag dele gates from the
roceat Bepublieaa cenveatioa are bore
to take tho place, ia a. numerical sease,
of those Democrats who are gettisg aa
early start for the Demoeratie conveB
tion ia Saa Tranciaeo., A few members
of . Congress of both parties are re
maiaing lo clear everything p so there
win be M retara necessary before
tho seat Congress ateeta.
With the eiecptioa of Bepreeeatative
Zeb Weaver aad Seaatar Simmons, tha
ob tiro Congressioaal defegatioa la al-
readrT1n tho state. Tho foMaor ia leav
tag teaighh. U get . Tsw -days rest -in
tho mountains before ho starts out lo
defeat Ais Bepublieaa eppoaent, I J
Jenkins. BoMter Simasoaa will e to
tho Btste is few days.
Senator Overssaa ' will abead - tha
larger part of the summer at hit ha
ia Salisbury. Toward tba Idea of
November, when the eampnig begins
to -warm-Hspv the junior Senator
probably take a hand in the fight ia
tho State, as- will also Representative
Edward W. Pou, member of the Coa
gressioaarcampaign committee.
.Representative Claude Kitchia is
going, to spand tho aummer at Lake
Cayuga, ia New York State. Some of
the other members wrll bo -doiag eome
intensive campaigning either with their
own nghte or tho Bghtir of others.
Representative Godwin, for iastaaee.
hat -two- weehnadm-lf t-eped
trying to keep Solicitor Homer Lyoa
iroin comms aiong arai jaar
BesTarca-wit a
Halieit ward, from the nrat, a new
member from the Seventh and a aew
member from the Ninth. Representa
tive Clyde Hoey hsa already beea in
the State a couple of weeks helping
Max Gardner in his fight for the guber
nstorisl nomination aad haa severs!
daya left for work.
Representative Sam Briasoa, who has
been -4a-Baltimore-f
will spend moat of tho time ia his dis
trict recuperating from hia recent ill
ness. Tha venerable Itaior Charlea U.
Stedmea-wiir speed the summer months
Greensboro aad ' Fsrmer Bob'
Doughtoa instead of Joining thL junket j
to the I'Kilippmes, la sires dy lighting
the radicals in the Eighth.
Frank A. Hampton, aa ladispeasable
factor in tho doings of tho Tar Heel
contingent in Washington, will g to
Rocky Mount for a few daya aad thence
Journey on nowa to Wrightsville Bearh
where he will speed the major portioa
oi a weii-earaea vseauon. us win go
down within a few daya to psrucirtete
in the final drive for Cam Morrison
JlBbertMrt'ai the jaaiot, Reaator'a
indefatigable aad likewise Irrepressible
sec rets rr, will remain., in Wsshiagton
"on the job." He is likely to. run over
to Atlantic City to take a peep or two
at the Bew-etyloIsothiae-milta,. -fcwt
otherwise he will remaia hero aad busy
himself ia compiling 8enator Overman s
recent vote.
Ms jot. William H.Pseeiormerlrcjf
Raleigh, but for tha last two year
resident of Washingtoo, haa resigned
ea assistant general conny! of the Wwv
Riak Insurance Bureau aad will practice
uw in tne inpitat. . -
Msjor Fsee first came to Washington
eral's Divisioa of the War Departmeat
(Ceatlaaed ea Psge Twe."
NOTICE TO
ADVERTISERS
Effective-oa aad after June IS,
' 1920: Advertising copy scheduled
for our Sunday issue must be ia
our efSeo Bot later tliaa 6.00 p. m.
the' Friday before tho 8aaday it
. Is - scheduled to appear. Copy
scheduled for week-day issues .
muit be ia.our office by :Mkv
tht isyjbefore publicatioa.
' Owing to change ia train sche-""
regidly enforce this ; rule, there--1
oro wo earnestly request your -
co-operation. ,. ' .
Business of the Country,
::: 1
haadle It. Thia mesas that having sus
pended tha growth of tha railroads it is
proposed that we set ut deliberately to
ttaat tht growth of business- To my
way of thinking, ao taaa aatioa over
adopted more iasane poUey."
laeveaaa Coal ProdBctkiB.
Mr. Cashing said coal production
siaco April 1 hat increased oa aa frer
sge of SBOO teat per week oyer last
year, giving a total increase is that
period or 7.700,000 toa
"Las year, with a, entailer production,
w accumulated auffieie'at atorage to
help tide us ever the-worst miners'
strike ia historv,' be continued "Run
ring ahead bow of last year's nrodue-
J twa, 1 cannot baliare tha current slate
areata that - wo- are- running- hesdloag
tato a dreadful shortage of coal.
North Carolina Good Roads As
sociation Holding Annual
; Meeting In Asheville
AahevUle, Juae lsWThe North Caro
liaa Good Roada Association, which
opened a three-day session at ths high
school thia moraiag, haa experienced a
Tenrsrkablo growth daring the past year
aad haa become a formidable and mili
tant force aad aa important factor in
the movement for ' a Btste system' of
hard surfaced roads and local county
roads, aaoording to reports filed by. offi-
iag.aesaioa. '
Tha growth' of tho organiratios, dur
ing the past year has beea nothing
abort of phenomintl, while the mem
bership haa gradually eljrabed to tha
4,000 mark, from 272 members which
the association had enrolled a Httle
over, a year age. In the psst year 80
aew counties bavo become represented
aad tha total aumber of counties now
interested, including thoeo from Chero
kee to Pasquatank, reaches 75. Total
receipts during the fiscal year -were
aa.t.lS.sJ and of this amouat, 13,-
iMi it oa haad aad will be used to
"further spresd lthtfospel of food
roads.1 declared aa officer of the
aaaociatioa.
Daring the day 122 delegates regis-
tend while several ia atteadaaea prob
ably failed to register, for tht Crowd
continued to swell until late in tht
afternoon acisioa. KhUe a Timber of
shevillians were ia nttendarre.
President Wy A. MeGirt, of Wilming
ton, presided over the morning session,
and following an invocation by Bev.-H.
F. Campbell, . Gallatin Roberts, mayor
of Asheville, welcomed the delegates to
the city.
President W. A. McOirt uttered in
words aad also displayed his deep emo-
tiia expressing gratitude that th
good roads- movement has the power to
attract -Ether coast ructuc-jgancjci
Ia the absence of W. T. Morgan, of
fDdwellr
Wwynn, of Haywood, to speak in be
half of the delegates. N. Buckner, sec
retsry of the Asheville Board of Trade
who has had much to do with the as
sociatioa, designating Asheville as the
meeting piece this year, and through
whose energy more than 200 persons are
wearing a huttoa which bears the in
scription "prosperity good-rosds, we
hT them." then introduced Judge
rntchard. Judge Pritehard expressed
his regret thst the large auditorium
which seats more than - 600 wss not
rilled and overflowing with good roads
enthusiasts,
Judge Pritehard said" early in his ad
dress: I have Been a ernnk about good
roads, and have a good reason for so
being, when a young man farming in
Madison county I would hriesr tobacco
snd other commodities to Asheville and
during the Trsytho- Laagerr lutf -war-a
menace hy day and nightmare by night.
I have broken down more wagon tongues,
torn np more harness and cut more
poles on that hillr than the tax for a
good road would bavo cost me during
my me.
ONE KILLED IN ATTEMPT
TO ROB BANK AT CHICAGO
Chicago, June no: "K7 "TOT" "BouFnsrd.
owner of a moving picture theatre, was
shot and killed and a policeman w
wounded today, a hen five armed bandit
ms.de Tra unsuccessfur attempt 16 rot
rne uresael f'ommrrrial and Savine-s
Bank on thf.Wett. Sijk. :,,i .,..
rrU Br ii like, a nreKlmaai'-nnd Rnii!-
lard wrt in the bank when the robbers
entered. Brunke opened fire, but his
irua was shot ont of hjs hand.Foli il
ia reT dhTereJTresisTJnee an J" one of the
rohbert killed him. The men then fled.
Taill'"lBrboTiIa,"'was pursued : by a
motorcycle policemsn, who ..exchsnged
more than joo shots: with them. This
the third time the bank had been
held up In the last two years.
BAXRERS DECIDE-JICAINST-
IXDISTBIAL DEMOCRACY IDEA.
Boston. Juns IS. The American In
stitute of Banking, at tha aeeond dav's
session of its annual convention tojday,
Beam its nuaaeiphia members success
fully oppose arguments of Los Angele
baakera ia favor of airing the worker
a voice ia the rosnsgement of, industry
as a solution er- the problem qf indui
trial uarcst. ""
The judges decision against the in
dustrial democracy idea was applsuded.
The bankers talked shop in chsmher
conferences- during the day discussing
various phsset of the business, its per
eoaael, admiaistrstioa - and - develop
meat. -
LARGE GROVTH IN
5T0N HIGHWAY MEMBERS
PROGRESSIVE YIG
Nominee Will Send Invitations
ToProminent Progressives j.
-:2 For Conferences :
FLOOR MANAGER IN LONG
MEETING WITH SENATOR
Sepublicaa Presidential Candi
date Intends To-Get Viewa of
All Party Leaders ' Before
Draftinf : Hia Kotiflcation
Speech; General Penning a
Social Oallep '
Washington, June 16. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Plana for bringing Sea
ator Harding, the Bepublieaa presiden
tial nominee, la eloser touch with party
leaders, particularly thoeo of tho Pro
grcssire wing, were discussed today at a
l-mgthy conference which the Senator
JhaoV WithWsHerrrowB, of' Toledo,
bis ' floor manager at tBTThTcagrB
vtntion. , ,. ' ;
The conference is understood to have
resulted in s decision to tend invita
tions st once to a number of prominent
Progressives, ssking them to me: with
tho Republican aomineo to discuss ihs
present situation aad th.a coming cam
paign. The list of those to be iavited
will not bs mads public at preseat.
- Friends of Senator Harding aa'ld to
l ight tb.it the proponed conferences
Sioiild be held before tha nominee's for
mal notification, whlclt will be some
time after-July 15. Tha Benatnt. it was
satdr hopss o-ntiriw-thw--iowa-a-
pressed by the party leaden ia tht
prenaratfon of hia arteech .if aeccotanee.
While Bonis of the meetings may b held
bofero Mr. Harding leaves Washington
Monday, tht greater portioa art i
peeted to take place while he is oa hia
plaaned vacation
: FTZIZ"'.
TisIT Is Significant,
The visit of Mr. Browa today was
regarded by political observers here as
significant. Ia 1912 he was chairman of
the Ohio State Progressiva committee
and was active in the campaign for
Theodore Roosevelt. He wss si delegate
to the recent Chicago convention aad
after tha defeat in the State primary
of Harry M. Baugherty, of Columbus,
the Senator's campaign mgnager, t a
delegate at large, was selected as Mr.
Harding't Boor manager.' -;."-;,.
"I think you will find that tha Pro
gressive will bo behind Senator Hard
ing," aald Mr. Browa, is ha left tha
Senator t officer.
Confers With Sen
Indicatidss that Mr. Hrrding,. how
ever, intends to ascertain the views of
all leaders ia tha, party, was .contained
in tho announcement today ' of a con
ference las; night attended by Senators
Lodge, Republican leader in the Senate;
Bmndegeer-of Coaaeotieut; Fall,- of
New Mexico, and Bmoot, of Utah. This
Biesting, at which the platform adopted
ia Chicago wss discussed, is expected to
bo the fororunlicr of many simllsr ia
formal mcetiags.
Senator Harding also gave consider
able attention today to Ohio political
matters, conferring in addition to Mr.
Brqwn with W. L. Parmenter, of Lima,
Ohio, former State chairman. The can
didate made public a letter to Secretary
of fttater Pmith,-f OUir-wi4hdrwiBg
his petition for rettominatioa aa the
Republican
the August State primaries. The petition
was filed on the eve of Mr. Harding's
nomination for the presidency.
Pershing Ala Centers.
Shortly before the Senator left hia
office tor the day, Gen. Pershing called
and remained in conference with him
fof- about fifteen rn'metes.
'It was merely a social call," ssid the
gnerst ss he departedr"MTh e8enat of
is a very good friend of mine.
The deluge of congratulatory tele
grams and letters which began coinci
dent with the nomination continued to
day. Although the nominee arrived at
bit. ofljre early and remained late, addl
tional help had to tie obtained to clear
away the great mass of correspondence
Among the telegrams reeeived during
the day wss one from Thomas Taggart,
the Indiana Democratic leader and caa-
didaortorrSqiutoK::
1 desire to tske this opportunity to
congratulate you upon your nomina
tion," said Mr. Taggart. "It wss cer
tainly a greet victory for you. I re
member with much- pleasure your msny
kindnesses while in the Senate aad I
hnve-said repearcdlythat if we had to
bare a Republican- President thst you
woum ne my nrst choice.
A letter of congratulation also waa
fcinii.
PRESERVERS WILL GET
- PROMPT SUGAR SUPPLY
sugsr to preserve manufacturers and
canning eoncerns pro rata according to
refinery capacity waa determined upon
m rw,i,irivHr lino Mwar DClwecn. A. I
WrTmcyrmcclaTstsra
General Pslmcr,, Marcus Blakemore of
IiUiavilIf, ,president of the 'rtional
Preservers' and Fruit Product Asso
ciation and representntives 1 two
large swgsr rerlntriea. "
Mr. Blskemore wired tb l- mem
bers, of his association, whk is. said
o-represent- BiBety per-cenir-f the
jam and jelly outputs in America, that
i. . . i .
iiicrt iujff mi aufiBr vimr ii endcu, as
refineries hsve agreed promptly to sup
ply sugar where, needs are urgent.""
NEGRO DESERTER. WHO SHOT
CEORGIA SHERIFF, KILLED.
Macon, Gs. June J6W After, opening
fire on "hisTrarsuers. Walter Smith.
'T1iiT'rrJtbrrt'-Etwr,rgT-Me
from the srmy, who shot .Sheriff Jar-
man, of Turner county yesterday, was
shot' and killed -ncar-Orsy, Jiw Jones
county, todsy. Sheriff Jsrmsn, from
a hospital in -thw cityrgsve- hia -chiaf
deputy and ether officers a description
of the -negro. - ,
BE GIVEN FREE007.1
Resolutions Adopted Ask That
Right off Self-Determination
; ;r Be Accorded:.;. ; .
CAMPAIGN TO ORGANIZE
v STEEL WORKERS GOES ON
rederatioa Demands Ltgiala
tioa Tor Ourbinf Profiteerinf
and Seafflrma Declaration at ,
-Priaoiples of Indnatrial De
; mocraoj; War Declared On
Xanaai Indnatr Court
Montreal,. June' 1&-The . AaterUaV
rederatioa of Labor-, reafllrmsd r its
ttaad for reeognitioa of tha Irish re
public amid a great dsmoaetratloa ak
its coa veatioa here today.' Rssolutioas
adopted urged that tht "military forces
of oeeupftioa ia Ireiaad be wrthdrawa"
and thst the Jrish people be . secerdsr
tha "right of self determiastioB."
The eoBveatioa also authorised' the
continuation of ita orgaalsatiea earn
paiga la the' iroa aad steel iadnstry. '
The recent steel strikt waa dsclarsd
a "wonderful'sueeess" by Joeeph D.
Csanon of New Tork, atembti" of 1 tho
national committee of, iroa and steel
workers, is; ta address to ths delegates,
He appealed to the fedsration to aid
the S00.000 orgsaiaef steel worktra to
prepare for "aew ttrika.--V - -
Tba federatioa eeademaed the pra
ties of clothing strike breakers ..'.
strike guards ia control of private la
dividusls or ageaeies wearing the uhl-
forms of the United Statea army or;
-mwy.-tf v,i. l - M r -'.i
Laf lasaillcatiQnJlof ' the eivg terrico-
aaa adopuoa of a wage aealo com
mensurate with tho skill,, training and
responsibntty lavolved ia tho work," ,io
demanded la a rtioIutleriaaHtmousIy"
adopted. -
Congress wsi called apoa by tht feds
oration to provide ."liberal ,approprie
tioat for tht study of social and iaduKj
trial problems aad technical 'reeeareh,
la all branehss of siceneee, touching thot
welfare bf tht aatioa't people. .-rJ-
Mast Curb ProStHra, v ' t
- DtflariBff that. tha goat of hvinsk
"must go no hlgharr tbt federatlenl
demanded ' that , legislation .ba .'taaetsdi
st euca to curb profiteetlag. . . . j
The . eoovtntieB expressed ."regret
that Congress Wad tailed to Mast .
single constructive Mtaaurt that would
aid ia chocking profiteering. .,
-lt -Instructs JiM exasutvo ooaaell to -press
labor's specific proposals eoastts
tuting a program of renttdy ior .rocuee
lag living cotta. -. . . .' I
Want ladaatrlal Deaaoeracy. "J
The federatioa reafflxmed ita deelara4
tioa of princlplee laid' dowa ia 19J1 to
tho en ect thst "those contributing to
production should have ' a part ia ita
control." ' It thea went oa record ia
favor' "of setting up of .conference
boards -of organised workers had wnw -
ployere, thoroughly voluntary' in char
aeter and ia accord' with warV trade
unioa ' organizations aa'taat of pre
moting . tht democracy . of industry
through developmeat " of eo-operativt
effort." , " ' .
Autocrat control of industry was soa
deasaeA -aad it was dsslsred. there ."is
bo sslvatioa aad ao hops of abnad .
Me -ier tiatinrUU it.k,siO,Ted
i j . , - - ;
irvu our inuuiinii u. .
Woald Xsclade Aaiatica.' : ' -
The Federatioa today called open the)
Congress of the TJaited States to eaaeel
tha "gcBtlemsa's agreemeat'' with Jspsa
aad absolutely exclude Japaaeoa 'Bad
other Asiatic immigration into this eeua' .
try. Tho exclusion of "picture bridea
waa also demanded.
Federation departmeBtaaad Interna -tioasl
unions were instructed to "ce-ep-crate
and preu'', this legislation.
Seeecslenieta Condemned, :- .
Declaring , that a band of "irrospon
sibls agitators", are attempting to dis
credit tha "reeogaissd orgaaixatioBa ia
the "railway ; service" the Federatifta
unanimously condemned tho "seeessioa
tat movement," which resulted in the re
cent railroad strike.
Tht eoaventioa also instructed its af
Uliatcd organixatioss toiwfrain-trom -
giving moral or finsncial support, or ss
sistsnca of any kind, to any secessionist
movement." Any federatioa orgaalxa
tioa giving such assistaaeo is threstenei
with having its eharter revoked.
The resolution adopted declared that'
lhr"sece'ssi6nist"moVemeTlt7Wgt
rouraged by ths Illinois Manufacturers'
Association, and other unfriendly 'em
ployers of labor, for the purpose of die-,
crediting the recognised orgsnixationg
in the railway Service." ":
War Ob Kaaaaa Court.
-The FedersMos'd'eeUred war oa tht
Kan sat Court of Industriai Belatloua bx -
adopting a resolution which condemned,
such legislatioa a "osafiecstory" of tho
liberty aad property, aad a denial of tho
human rights, of orgsnised -labor." "
The Federation Instructed ita oieeuU
ive. council o tsk,o such steps as aeces -
- . . . - -l ,
sus. Nebrssks, and Colorado in "fighting
anti-striko legislation to a finish." . :
-The Bon-psrtisan political policy af
Ssmucl- Oompsrs, president of tho Fed
erstion, was unanimously endorsed; e
Alexander Howatt, president -of tht
Kansas district of United Mint Wo-k.
ers,in an address, defied Governor Allta
to enforce his court of industrial rela
tions, ob which he "attempted , to ride
into the White House." . - i.
L- , "The United Miat Workert,"..dt-
clsred -Mr. Howstt, "will strike who i-
ever they believe they have tht rig'.t
to strike.. ' . . ' ' ,j ..
Coveraor A Ilea Defied.
"We will show .Governor Allen .thst
hs hat undertaken a bigger task thaa -o-antteieHd--ieiT-
me -worker is -Kansas
ia willing to go to jail before .
surrendering their, rights aa Amtr'ewB
- "Governor Allen says, hs ia going to
be patient until the misers eome to their
. (Coatlaaed oa Psge'ThreO '