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THZ WEATHER i Local thaaderahewore Safer. day ed Saaday, atlU temper alar. VATQ! LALZIl ear Bene lnM aad avet .VOI. CXI. NO. 172. THIRTY-SIX PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 20, 1920. THIRTY-SIX PAGESi TODAY,; TRICE: SEVEN CErfTS If SENATOR HARDING COJrTMISSION TAKES UNITIESTA IllUIUilUUI BEFORE ENTERING THE CITY YE V; AFTERNCX)N FOR WEEX-END STAY WELCOMED TO CITY GIVES UP PLAN OF SUfilfMVACATIOII STEPS TO RELIEVE V .'B J,-rt ft X IEL Personnel of Outfit Entertained Republican" Nominee "Will Re . main In Washington Until . Notification Ceremony MOTOR CONVOY IS GOV. BICKETT SHORTAGE OF FL Issues Preferencend Priority Orders For Transportation ; , y of Soft Coal NEED COAL WORST IN " . NEW ENGLAND STATES Virtual Embargo On Export of Coal J Expected 1 To Eeiult From Commission's Orders; jRailroads Directed Tp Give Preference To New England and Other IT. S. Points . T rat iBarbecuei and Dance . 1 ' TRIP FROM OXFORD TO HOLD CONFERENCES WITH PARTY'S LEADERS MADE IN 9 HOURS 1 Convoy Wat Met at Wake For . est By Delegation Represent : ing Civic Bodies of City; Some Difficulty Encountered On Wet Boadi, But Hone at AS la Wak County c t lacking Ha war slowly over rsia seek ad road i, atoppiag aome time to pall I,"" a heavy truck out ef a ditch,' Whither It had skidded, the Federal Motor Cobtot ' reached tha hard dry road of Wake . county at Boon yesterday asd three hours later rollled la close formatioa iato Baleigh, paraded dowa Fayetteville street aad thea to tha Fair Grounds, where a barbecue was dowa soldier Jua- i tfe, aad Governor T. W. Biekett gave the officers aad mca of tha outfit welcome worthy of the State. Tha streets .were thronged ia tka af- lernoon when the long liaa of rumbling trucks, ranging from light, agil Ettle vehicle to great road monarch carry' lag a tardea of tea ton, roaaded the Capitol Square and awung dowa Fay- ettevUUe. atreat. Tha sight bad soffi cleat aorelty t hold tha spectator ia - cloaa interest until it had passed eat of sigbt.r Not before has the eiUteary had inch a spectacle preaeated to it, - hobo save those wko aaw the Motor Transport Corps at work over tea. . ' Ealri,lnl tmr Mm. Last night the officer aad Baca were - guest at a complimentary dance given ry the American Legion . at tha City - Auditorium, and today the officer will - he gaeat at a luncheoa at the Coaatry - Club, while many of tha rnliited men will partake of the hospitality ef Kal- eigh hornet. Baleigh haa made ready to back ap tha Governor -wtiea ha told the men that they were "welcome to anything we have got, aad"w wish we could give, you .acme, thjaga w haven't got." - Th eoavoy waa met at 'Wale Forest yesterday moraing by a reception com . mitte representing - the Chamber of Commerce, Botary and Kiwaaia dab and the municipal . goveramea. , Tha .t-v committee - waa composed of Messrs. M. -A. Bushtoa. Joeepaue Bwaiel. Jrvand Mayer T. B, Eldridg. Frank Page, chairman ef the Stat Highway Canv , miaaioa, went out to coaler with the engineering officer of the convoy aa t road aad bridges ia the county. Mem ber of the Baleigh Bed Cree met the ' convoy en route to. the city, aad at the city limit a fleet ef meter track fell . into line aad accompanied tr-i visitor to the eity. . With camp established at the Fair Grounds, the truck parked for the . week-end, and the grime of travel re moved, tha mca lined np at loag table where the barbecne had beea spree J tinder the direction ef the canteen ser vice of the Bed Cross. The meal waa served with a lavish hand, aad etviliaas ' , were no match for tha soldiers ia prop - erly disposing of tea barfceceed ' pork, naiad, frmonad. aad suf h Jiks things as wereipred out, Tb t asrifonaed. . mea . were ready for their watermeloa before the civilians had got well started ea the -perk. Wanted Ta Drive 'Ens. When the watermelon was well ea its - way to its appointed destiay, the Gov ernor was introduced by Mayor El : dridge. aad if the yella that broke eat among the soldiers were indicative, bs 1 - made them the ort or speech tney wanted to hear. Ha began with aoma ' pleasantries, paid a brief tribute to the mea ef the army, aad eaded ap with a charge to the mea te aaaka the trip , worth while to the country. "When I waa a boy, he began, "my chief ambitioB Waa to be a 'bus driver. missed itrbuTTIietlevrtf on rtbee vehicle you boy are driving today - would have com a along . then. North C arolina would have beea deprived of - the best Governor it haa had in several year. The soldier howled, aad be- - ginning there he had then for hie own. He told them another atory, told them how glad the State waa to have them, and pledged them "everything we have got, aad eome f Jhe things w haven't v got I wish we could give yen." There i-ere snore yells of sppmval from down - tha line where- the aoyier were t lag watermeloa. Then be turned to the aerious aide ef the work f tha oavoy4. He told them that he hoped the expedition . would get. definite' -information, not jbb1X aiJ the practicability of (hipping erchaadiae by lruck7" WSat costs, what it cost. to operate it, aad what it coat te keep a road for such traffic to rua on. . What la Coat 81 Particular - tre was laid oa the question of whether it will be ponbile to build roada and maintain Uem to 1 Stand he atraia of heavy motor trans portation, sad justify the cost by the . saving effected jia shipping by track. ' The Governor want thie. information gathered in the data that it collected oa the trip aad placed ia the hands of - every 6t "raaolvingJhc ZZproblem of roailbuilding te meet in r : requireBieat of modera franrpor? . tfon. . .--- ------ - - c v- -I Lieut. Cot .John J. , Franklin, com manding officer of the convoy, replied briefly and gracefully te the Governor' welcome, and assured hin that nowhere ' had thev found such people a two day - ia North Carolia.hd brought to their aeauaintaaee. He poke of th.reccp- tins ia Oxford, and of the uniform ' eordialitv of every one they had cn ountered"TTO - briefly -by CoU Benehaa Cameroa, . prctideat ef the Baakhead National Highway ABSoeiatioa, who i accom - panyiBg'the convoy. Mr. J. A. Beun- -tree, field di rector.. ef the convoy, aad (CeatlBaed oa Paga Twc.'.' - r V- - . - ' ' .. '. '"- . . - '. ' - '" . t-"'- :-- ..- f ; . ' Photo by Ellington. 1 Standing heaide the forward aateasebll la Lleat. CeL Joha F. Franklia, eeauaaadlng officer ef the Ceavey. The aaaa la the) rata cea at the rear ef the car m Mr. X. A. Beaatrea, leld director ef the transport cwrpa,-aad with him "Mac" Beatroe, the t-year aid maaeeC Riding la the aacaad car a the rectpttea committee. with Mr. Baahtea drlvlag, Mr. Daatels, Cummings Say$ Plank In Vir ginia Platform Will Be . Adopted By Convention t Eaa Francisco. June 19. Homer B. Cummings, chairman f the JJemocratie Kational Committc. declared . today that the Dcmocrstie platform would endorse ..President Wilson' course re- nrdinar the League of Nation by adopting the league plank incorporated in the Virginia platform, which tne President already ha) rtproved. This -clank wai drawn- by Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, who J being aaaaed ia aome quarters a the coBven, tion'a probable nomiaee. The President, Mr. Cummings saia at all time had' agreed to any tug geatioa that would eipand or develop the league provision aaa si reason tor opposition te aome proposed reierva- tmaBwmaT-that-- cy -vitiated - the doewaieat. The-'tnd of th Bepubllc'affAtty' ea the league wa a dithoneat atate- eat," Mr. Cumminrt Mid, pr meditated and calculated attempt to atisfy Irreconcilable, At aa point did it suggest ratification of the league trary It wa nude up by vague promise or aom other hiad of leagae. t feel that the Republican position will aot deceive anyone. Mr. Camming also declared ' that while the Bepublieaa eoavention bad not disposed of - the issue, the party candidate aim self already had , voted for. a league with reservation. Concerning Herbert Hoover' state- meat that he wa in accord with .Sena' tor Harding's candidacy, Mr. Cum mings said that was a . matter Mr. HooyerWBuld have to fight out, with I eaaaider it a rather cad episode in Americas politics, he added. Fall hearings- oa all coming -istuo will be held by the resolution com. mittee, it was announced today. Bay T. Baker, director of the mint aad a close friend of William 0. Mo- Adoo, aaaounced today be would cup port Attorney ueawral calmer, now that hia first ehoiee had withdraws from the Demoeratie race. Hi aa Boaneement waa made after receipt of a telegram from Mr. jieAdoe (eying he wouJd not be a . candidate for the nomination. URGE STEPS TO PREVENT WASTAGE WOMEN POWER Washiaztoa, June 19. Modernisation of farm home and general usage of la bor-eaving device as a mean to prevent watage ot womea power, are nrged in a report rude public today by the D partmeat of Agriculture, agent of which recently conducted a surrey of farm aoaici . - . finch a waste of woman power, the re- ron assert, is one of the greateit men fH w tit rural, rife of the est ton." A reasonable amount of planning and well-directed investment -in modern 'arm . homo . eauipmeaU it continues. ould prevent a large part of the pre eat wastage of eaerey oa the cart of tha NWHiB i rural Lome makera. iii no ma neiunv, aicrt ana ex pert heme maker who will see to' it that part of thi increased ineome from the fnmt goes ihto" improvement of thi borne, the report er! PRODUCTION OF SOFT- . " COAL AGAIN INCREASES Washington, - June '19. Bituminous coal production during the week ended June 13 reached the highest leve'l lince the beginning of the strike of railroad awitehmea Billuan iaereasan t M per teat ever the last oreeedinc full tim PVek, ended May 29. ' I Tha twtal production, a anaoanced today by the geological aurvev, wa JO,. S.T2IO0 ton, against 968,000 tons for the latter week. . It wa (till 6 per cent less, however, T an the rat fpr the week preceding the strike. "V The output thus far in 1920 is 000 ton ahead of that for tha tame period last year. ' ', - , 1 .--Twaeae-PfaBMea4 Port la ad. Ore, June 19. J. Mercer Barnert, of Birmingham, Ala, w elec ted president of th International Aa soeiatioa of FTiwani St th closing sea sioa of the annual eoavention here. Clevclaad woe next year' - eoavea-ltoav.;,----' :!-' ? DEMOCRATS VILL STANDBYLEAGUE Mayer Elarlage aad Jasephas Daalem, it. EEDERATI0N OF MBOR - ENDORSES THE LEAGUE WITHOUT Action On League Question Ta ken In Concluding Session of Convention After Long ; Stormy Fight PROGRESSIVE WING OF : FEDERATION OPPOSED TO ENDORSING LEAGUE Oompers Broke Gavel Trying To Maintaitt Order; Head of la bor and Executive Council To Leave; Tor Washington To Put Into Operation Program Framed By The Convention; r To PutXabor's Plans Before Democratitf OonventioaWtth pbjetstof Having TheMTnc portted In Platform Montreal, June 19. The - ' American Federation of Labor adjourned it aa anal convention here tonight after cn- floring the League of Nation without reservation. The eloaing aeuipn of the two week' convention waa a stormy one. . Irish sympathisers, supported by th progres sive wing of the federation, opposed the movement to endorse the' League and throughout the debate ea the question President S:;n:ocl Uomper had difficulty in maintQiuing order. Hi gavel wa smashed In hi effort to quiet the pro- e;i.iig. . - ' - sir. uomperT and tne execulive coun- eil will leave immediately for Wash' ington to put into operation the pro gram framed) by the- convention,-The first move, it was said, will be launched against the Democratic National Con vention to obtain Incorporation of the federation's program in the party plat form. They will urge also that the Federation' non-partisan political pol-l icy, which wa unanimously spproved by, the convention, be earned out. Labor Program. Labor program a outlined by the eonventioa demands: Ratification of th peace treaty. Government ownership with demo ratio operation of railroada. tftrpnBSproHfc living. Jailing of food and clothing profiteer, sight to strike and abolition of com pulsory arbitration and anti-strike legi. lation Hands off in Mexico by th United State government.'1" Endorsement of the Irish republic. Bight of collective bargaining. Advance - in wages wherever neees ry to maintain the American standard of living. nhorter work sy, if heeessary, to prevent unemployment. B'onny Dabate Oa Leacaa. The IeaueV ef Nationa iaaua aroto shortly befa adjournment. Its oppon eat werefuaabl to garner' sufficient votes for a roll call and a number of Irishrjwpgthtterr -Jonfotd-totnoor ana demanded that their vote be re corded aa "no .01 th record. President Gomner wa compelled to take the floor in support of th league, when- it became apparent that the dele gstes were awingiug fo the opposition. i. Member iefiht executive council mad emphatie appeals in behslf of the eoveaant. . - - - . .-.-. The report of the committee on in ternational relation,' which was adopt ed, declared that to reject th leaanic would be "endoruna ihe policy of creed. ntred and r, a the jule that guide"! emenf of relations betweeaj jinim.. . ',J. -.- ( r , ''It is. Mot a .perfect' document, and perfection ia aot palmed for it," the re port added, "It doe, however, mark the nearest approach to perfection that ever haa beea devised for the preven tion of war. It must meet with th un qualified approval and support of the American, working people.'' ? bvmpera Bapport Leagae. "When faa the American Federation of Labor, failed to plaee-(oelf ea- eeeeed for international peace T" ked Mr. GompVT. "I eaa't recall it. The feder atioa ha endeavored ta use it influence and power te prevent wr. Who ha not itruggied for wch peace T Shall (CeatUaed aa Page Twa.) ' 1 Following are eovaral earn witk repreaeatatlrea; f,the Bed C RESERVATION CHAMP CLABK'S NAM! TO BK PLACID IN NOMINATION ... . . . - Montgomery City, Miaeoart, Jane II. Coagressmsa Champ Clark will ha placed . la nomination far Pres ident at the Democratic - Nathmal Cowveattoav It waa aaa aeed here today. . . '. . - - . v :- -j This aaaoaacemeat waa made 'hy iJadg Inali P. Boaeakwrger, delegate t the coaveatloa from the 'Ninth district, before leering hi horn hot for Saa Francisco. The refusal af WllUant tG. McAde to enter the race aad fever growing sentiment far Clark" makes Clark the Ideal candidate, tha Jadge de clared. - Clark, -who haa - repreaeated the Ninth district ia Congrwsa I j earn, a far haa rcf aeed te eater the race formally. ,'--'v . w Ia the event Mfm aamlv.Bc4 piowinUd her er th,M1aKari del, gatlaa I reached, Jadgw Bmiaabarger aaserted he woall place the fecaiee apeaker la aoininatiB. Clarh anade aa aassceeosful jsee for the Boast, aatioa 1912. -.fi-, i :---f;.v -- National Committeeman Mc Lean Thinks McAdoo's With- - drawal Changes Things - ' Lumberton, Jun 19. Now that Mc Adoe'a name ha been withdrawn from Presidential nominltion (peculation, the chances for, the nomination of Senator FurnifoM M. 8immontt by the Jm- ocrats in Saa. Francisco are much im proved, accordire to National Commit teeman A. Wilton McLean, who seas no good renon why, 'if a Southern man is to be the r jmihee, Senator Simmons should act carry th banner. Mr. McLean arrived front Wuhlnv. ton thi morning and will leave tomar. Mr. MCAdOO Withdrawal vehSnirM tha whole situation with respect to the eanaiaaie lor president, said Mr. McLiean. The North Carolina delega tion wilL of course, support Senator Simmons a long a there ia any chance tor hi nomination, and now that Me- Adoo admittedly the, atrongert eandi date, is out of th race Senator Sim moa chances- are much improved. If a southern man is to be seriously con sidered for the Presidency I eertaitly see no reason - wnyortPCroUa .i i j i 111 i a snouiu support ranaiaare irom some other Southern, state. I know of bo Southerner either in the Senate or else where who is batter qualified 'for- th great office of President thaa. Seaator Himmons. He haa the respect and cob fldenee-ef-tlie- leader' of thw-pBTtjr'aTid th people generally - throughont the country nd hi eminent - ability and never failit'2 wisdom' are ' recogalsed everywhere. It the event that Seaator Simmona name I eliminated I have ao idea af terrf erenee iif-NerthrCerertina delegate.: ' I have aot heard ar ' of them discus each a contingency. Bryan Beeamea stranger. i Asked a to hi ' opinion oneeraing the proba he ea nd idaey of Mr. Bryan he said,- It i generally - cohildered in Washington that McAdoo refusal to allow hi name to be presented te the contention" wilh ' tt nmiest ions bis make Mr. Bryan a more important factor in the situation. But by penonal opinion- i that Mr. Bryan haa aa poaaibl chance for, obtaining the nomination. "A a matter of fact I do not' think Mr. Bryan as etrong bow in the counsel of the party he hi been in the past. The situation now a to the probable nominee at Saa, Francisco i wholly un certain. ,' One man' gue ia about .as good as another'. All I can 'say-is that ! hop, the jdeiogate. will keep Jhait mind open so as to be Treejo aelect the strongest candidate after foil cob idcration of the name of ill thos who may be available. .If thai right candidate 1 nominated I believe that th Democratic party hi a tplendid chance to carry th election thi fall." SIMMONS CHANCES GREATLY IMPROVED ' . r- v .Bv , - . ( - --") : r - ..." fi - i i IrlSli N. Y. Department Store Head Charged With Profiteering; Others Will Follow . New' Tork, iune 19.-Th arrewt kera today of Frederick Oimbel, mcm ber of Oimbel Brother, which operate large departmeat at ore ' ia acveral eitiea, aad a merckaadie maaager aad clothing buyer of the establiahment. will be followed : by aimilar' actioa 'agalnat a nnmbr of l her . alleged frontaeriag departmeat atere m thaat. of .like importaace, , it v Uted at tha Departmeat of Jastie ''Flying Sqaadroa headqaartera, here tonight.'...--,-..,. ,s ,- T Other departmeat aterea a large a uimbci already are aader laveatin- tioa- a4 Federal warraata will be re- a,eetc4 aa Bee aa tmaairia.ara e plete te allow ageata . ta tie charge of profiteering. Special Agent" Price, he conducted tha invewtigatioa of th Oimbel frm hare stated. Ha predicted that thse additional . warraata weald be forthcoming at aa early date. Mr. Oimbel, merchandise maasi . J. Dowdell aad clothing buyer C. D, Slawter, whe were a treated la tha Oi Ba bel Brother -ease today were released la $1,000 bail each by Baited State Commiwloner Hitchcock after they bad pleaded aot guilty to charge of proa teeriag ea foar a pacific ceaata alleging proata of so ta Z7S per tent ia clath ing. Their preliminary cxaminatioa waa Bet for July i. CONFERENCE OVER OIL SITUATION SUGGESTED Would Bd For Purpose 6fOrk:p?""B3?'" Beea4tteaaNa - ing Out Distribution Plan For Oil Users WaahiagtoB, June 19 Th eaUiag of a eonrereBce of the leading ail reaaera ad of represents tivee af the priaeipal fuel oil using iadustrirs aa a bombs ef working out aome diatribation plan that would insure a reaeoaable eUpply ef ail waa sogeited today by Secretary ef Com rr.erce Alexander ia a letter to Beaator Phelaa of California. Seaator Phelaa, ia a letter to Ue Sec retary of Commerce, calling atteatioa te report of aa acute eil aituatioa ea the Paeifl,eoLprged anembargo.aL pU tc relieve the American markets. Secretary Alexaader, la reply, said that although until formal proclamation of peace the Preeideat had aathonty to re trie -the" exportr ef eommoditlcs, aa embargo to wliet Ue Pacine coast ait uatioa would have te be applied aader the law to all America a porta. Aa eil export embargo, Mr. Alexander further asserted, would result ia geavral injury to American prestige ia for eign coantries. The beet solutioa, he declared, would be a conference hetweeai refiners and industrial ream me. Mr. Alexaader aaid expert of oil from th San Francisco district for th Srat four months of 1920 amounted to 100, 000100 galloB compared with 14V 000,000 gilUaa for the entire wear 1919. Senator Phalasy in -a tstment tonight. said . thai figures tended ta sustain charge ef the Automobile Trade Asso ciation that eertaia California oil com panies wer exporting large Cjvaatitic of oil and at the same time ratioaiag gsoliae. ... ESTIMATED TtKNCTBT OF ABMT QCARTEK M1LLIOV Washington, D. C Jun 19f mated itreagth of the army . oa . 17 wa Z11.I.13 officers and .nljstcd men, of which 15A89- he!dcommi sioned grade, according to figure made public today iy the Wr PcparV ment. , Since March 1, !3919, whea ac tive recruiting - begaa, 110,444 mca hate beea 'enliated and of thi num ber 172,301. ate atill ia tha service. ' 1 " emisawawnMssBMssssmai snai sns TOM WATSON NOT TNCLVDED IN GEORGIA'S DELEGATION Atlanta. June 19 Thomaa E. Wat son, former Populist presidential nomi nee, who- raa for th De. -eeratie nUmi- ea4o i -the fiUU- ptimstiee, waa-aat, included in th party of delegate elected by the State can vent ioa whkh li ft here todsy for Saa Fraaciac la tw j neeial PaUmana...- Former r Seaator Thma Hardwick, who headed the dele, ration, said it waa net eertaia that Mr. V.tsoa weald attend th eoavratioa. .' Prominent Figures In Progres sive Wing TavitedzToi Talk Over Campaign Matters; Conferences For Purpose of , Getting Material For His Ad dress of Acceptance la July Washington, Jub 19. Abandoning plana for a vacation at a seaside reaort, Senator Harding, -.the Bepubliean Pre identiar candidate, today decided to re msia in Washington, until the middle of July, whea he will go to hi Marion, Ohio, home for th form I aot i flea tion ceremonies. Immediately aa aaaouacing hi de cision te forego a rest, the nomiaee began a series of .conferences with party leaders which : will continue throughout the preparation - of - hi acceptance add res. ; Anaraaeea ef support wer received duriag the day .by Mr. Harding from Senator Poiadester, ef Washington, who contended with him, for the semination t Chicago; from Governor Allen, of Kaaea, who placed, the nam of Major General Wood before the Chicago con vention aad who' himself wa put before the eoavention. a a candidate for -the Vice-Presidential nomination; from A. P. Moore, publisher of The- Pittsburgh Leader, aad from John C. Shaffer, pub lisher af Th Chicago Poet, The Rocky Monataia News, of Denver, The Louis villa Herald, The Indianapolis Star aad ether Middle Westers aewsraper. Typically Amertcaa Ticket. .LL. Seaator Poindexter iaaucd a formal statement tonight 'raying that Senator Harding aad Governor Coolidge pre sented, a "typically .Americaa ticket" for tka elect ioa of which ha exptrctei to da all that he eoald. Governor Allen, la letter to Seaator Harding aaid "it will ha a pleasure t da anything I can at, may time t. farther the can of year election", After calling ea Mr. Harding, Mr. Moore aaid he "could Hot be a very good' American aad not for him." . He added that while he waa aot authorized tr apeak tor Seaator Johnson of Call forala, -whe-wa. a rival af Seaator Harding la tha 'aoauaatioa contest, h eeald any that the California Senator waa "109 per cent Amertcaa, from which you eaa draw your ewa conclualen." Ta Meat Prasraasavsa. Confer nee between Seaator Harding aad former tJeaator Bevsndge, of Tldtaaa. Theodore Booeevelt, Jr., aad "other mea prominent ia the progressive wing af th party wer arranged today, largely, tt waa aaid, through tha effort of Mr. Moore and Mr. Shaffer, both of whoaa were leader ia th progressive party af 1912. Ia addition to seeing th two pub lisher, Mr. Harding held a lengthy conference today with former Senator Weeks, of Maaaarhuietta. It also be came kaowa that the nominee had eon fcrrcdat hia home lst night withfon-ther transportation of bihrmrnou coat tional . Committee., aad Barry M. Daugherty, hi pre-eonvention campaign manager. Mr. Harding, however, char acterized the conference' wilh Mr. Hyt a informal and preliminary. Mr. Harding had lunch with Samuel Adam, of Charlottesville, Va- who waa sa avowed candidate for the Bepubli eaa nomination for Vice-President -at last wreck's eonventioa, Edwin A. Smith of Spokane, Wash aad J. W. Jarnaein of Dea Moines, Iowa, at which problem ef American agriculture wer discussed la Frtoad af Farmer. "We were aaaaimously convinced. aid Mr. Adama, who ia aa apple grow "of Seaator Harding thorough knewintge -and rympathetic attitude to ward the problem of th American farmer. We feel surs that with his keea insight iato th difficult iea eon frosting the agriculturist ia thi eoun try, most of th greater-problem will be solved In the right way under Sen ator Hardiaga administration, if be is elected, which we expect." Bepreseqtativa Sinnott, Republican, of Oregon, ehairmaa of the House publis mad committee, discussed with tha ReBator problems surrounding the pub lie laads and irrigatioa projects. Seaator nardiag hss no engagements tor tomorrow, bnt Intends to spend the day auictly with Mrs. Harding with a -one automobile ride ia the afternoon ia order to get a a much rear possible ia preparatioa for the coming week. relaaeatefe Statement. Seaator Poiadexter ia hi statement aid: I exprct ta do everything I ran to aid ia ., the election ef the Bepublieaa ticket, it ia a strong ticket aad de th-auppoif-ef -therAmeTiea - Both Senator Harding and Oot- ot Coolidge, by the eoaduct of their .-ivat and public duties, have demon' J rated their level-headed ness, their un impeachable Integrity and their business efficiency. Both have had tha experience ef typical hard-working, patriotic, rnib lie-rpirited American citizens. These eiperieBce hsveT lBvttsbty ihipcdthetrj Character,' which ia tura will direct and govern their action in publie office, There will be ao danger, under th admiaiatratioa of these men, of Amer icaa independence or honor being com promiaed or bartered away." THREE U. 8. DE8TROTERS . LEAVE NEAR EAST FOB HOME. Constantinople, June 18. (By the1 As--tteMnLfMft .03-: trovers, Dupont, Tattnall, and Middle, left Constantiaople today for New York, where is is expected they will arrive ia six or seven weeks. Six American destroyer ar remain ing ea duty ia the Black 8" and th Eastern Mediterranean., - Washington, Jaa 19. Drastic actioa for th relief of the fuel shortage in New England and other sections of the country wa taken' bw 7 the Interte " T Commerce Commission tonight in the -1 issuance of preference aad priority j orders to the railroads for th transpor- f tation of .bituminous coal to tidewater for trans-shipment by wster to destina- i tion within th United State. ' - Stating that "aa emergency exist which require Immediate action," the commission ordered all railroad in the Eastern aad Southera territories te give -preference aad priority to carload ef -coal consigned for shipment by water . . to New England or any other domeiti destination "until the further order of the commission." The order ia effec tive next Thursday. Tha commission simultaneously - ordered all railroad Esst of the Mississippi Biver, serving , mine to furnish the mine with coal ear in preference te any other use for a period of SO day beginning Monday, - ' Embargo Oa Export. - A virtual embargo on th export of coal is expected to results from the -commission s order, because, railroad man assert th agent appelated for the direction bf coal -shipments cannot-... -issue permits for the movement of coal for foreign destination unlet it can be shown that th preference and prior ities directed will not be impeded. At least-30 day will b necessary to. ran -for domestic wants, it i laid, provided congestion i overcom to a point .per -mitting rapid coal movement. - "Because of a thortage of equipment aad congestion of traffic aggravated by unfavorable labor condition, said -th;- commission' order, "which con- -tlnue te exist apoa th lino of each and - -all eommoa carrier by railroads with ia ; th official elasaifleatioa territory aad Southern cIaaifleaioa territory, object to th Interstate Commerce act. and further because of the inability of ' -aid . com moa farrier properly gnd completely to serve tha publie aad es pecially in the matter of transportation of bituminous coal to New England, aa emergency exist which require imme diate action, particularly to the trans portation of bituminous eoal to tide- . water trans-shipment pier at aad north of Charlostoa, 8. C, for trans-shipment by water to eoastwis point within the United State. , . , , , . Text ef Ue Order. It I ordered that the eommoa car rier by railroad hereinbefore described . be and they are hereby authorized and directed, effective June 24, 1920, and until further order of th commission. Uoneignd - - to - - any - tidewater oala shipment pier, at or north of Charleson, 8. C., and in the supply of cars therefor. and in the movement of such traffic, to give preference and .priority te carload - f aui h eoal consigned to James J. Stor- row, whose address is Boston, Mass., aa a part of a pool or pool of bituminoua coal at any aueh port for trans-shipment by water to any rew England coast wise destination, or consigned a a part of . a pool or pool of bituminoua eoal at any port for trans-shipment by water to any United States coastwise destina tion other than New England and to furnish transportation of bituminous coal and ears therefor, consigned to any J of said ports, whether for bunkerage or for cargo purposes, only upon a permit... and direction therefor issued by J. W, Hose, commissioner. Tidewater Coal Ex change, Incorporated, New York, ' for pier within New York harbor, Philadel phia, and Baltimore; by E.l Ford, eoar iaaionor, , Newport New Coal rs change, Newport New, As for any porta at Newport New, by E. M. Gra ham, manager, Lambert' Point Coal Ex change, Norfolk, Va.j for pier at Lam bert' Point, Norfolk, Va., by 8. T. Snead, commissioner, Sewall's Point Coal Exchnnre, NoTfalh, Va. for piers at 8e wall'a Point, Norfolk, Vs.; and by Frank McCnble, general agent, Southern Bail- way Company, Charleston, 8, (, for pier at Charleston, 8. C, each of whom " ia hereby designs ted a aa agant of the commission therefor, which permit and direction- ahalih4'isaed-oaiy-..iipoaua, showing that the . destination ef the water movement of such eoal is a United Statea coastwise point, or if 'otherwise, that the preference and priority hereby directed will not be impeded thereby, and-in any event that tha shipper, or consignee will be able to unload auch eoal at the port of trans-shipment with out delay ' to th rail equipment." Calling attention to similar eontdi- tiou existing within th territory east of the Mississippi river, the commission ordered sfl railroads ia that territory to furnish coal car to coal mine for a period of : thirty day beginning June 21 ia preference lo any other use." TRAINMEN'S STRIKE ON -t! PENNSY NOT SANCTIONED Philadelphia, Ps., June 19. C. E. Muiser, general chairman of th Broth erhood of Bailroad Trainmen, in a statement submitted to its members an.l other working under tha schedule held by the.brotherhood on the Pennsylvania hues, declared tods"y""'tfist ""'th 'Strike'"" called yesterday will not ba sanctioned until it is determined that we cannot hope to negotiate a favorable settle ment with exiiting ageneie set up te tdjuit matter ef dispute between our- solve nd the company
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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June 20, 1920, edition 1
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