North Carolina Newspapers

r VOL. CXI. NO. 175 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY. .MORNING. JUNE 23. 1920 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. . PRICE: FIVE CENT J 1 CO.'.'.VJTTEE OF 21 :i:a::eotogo::ougt f 1LEfi01!llII;imDI; I Executive Ecdy Including Seven rsll . ' ;: Chairman Hays COMMITTEE MERCERS : CF ALL PARTY GROJJPS tlrt. Harriet T. Upton, of Ohio, Elected Vice-Chairman Two Committees to Arrange For the Notification Ceremonies; Suffragists Call On Harding and Are Disappointed Wlshingtoa Jun 2. .Management f th nations Bepublican. campaign ii entrusted today It n executive : rommitteo of 21 members, leaded by Chairman Bay of the party 'a aational tommittee. Seven women hav place a the executive committal . Announcement of the membership of - the executive committee, together with lb composition of two committee to i irrango forth notification of Senator ef auffrage for women, i faint and nn BarJingtonrirt,WaidMtl eeti, lav th opinio ef offrri.twhe ominee, and of Governor Coolidge, -the . . ' vice-presidential candidate, ended a two Chairman Hay and a special sub-eom. mines of the national committee par UcMted. pr" s":r.- , "While the ub-eommrHe was conclud ing it eonf erencea. Senator Harding re ceived a group of suffrsgist and in ve- rly to their request for a statement of I hi posrfion oa the suffrage question. declared that, while he could not With "Tpr6pttetyattempt-o fore any State to hasten acUon on ths Federal auffrage r.meudmeutrlirTrould recommend rati - aeatioa should any Stat official aeck tia opinions .-..-.--...- r , i V - ' Hade Vailed Threats. KufTracists numbering 26 from SI fHa tea,., through their spokesman, Mis Alir Paul, chairman of - the' National Woman' Party, in presenting their re- quest, mad veiled threat of throwing their support to a third party unless ratification of the auffrage amendment Was completed through action of a Ke publieaa Stat Legislature. Mis Paul, j jo, n statement tonight, said her -dele- Cation was ''deeply disappoTatcdwtth Senator Harding's position. 1 In the appointment of the executive committee the ub-committe diverted ' from .the usual practice of confining '. icembermhiD ta the national organisation i and took in Harry M.' Daugherty of - Columbus. Ohio.'i Senater Harding' pre- - " tnenttoii aippaign masThea - uoiatment a announced today included .nlv 0 names. lut Mr. Kaya aaid the ' cdditioaal meaiber, trao- also wold lot 1 -a member of tb aational. committee, . would be announced as soon as he could Cemmuaieate with the prosnKtire a p - " r-eintee. . n Womae Ja Vke-Ckalrmaa, ! f precedent in naming seven women a f membem of the executive committee --land inchoesinr a womaaMrs. Hsrrjet 1 T. I'pteo, of Ohio, aa vice-chairman of the eemmntftiir-r-n---.-"-' - The full membership of the eommitteelt'P' plana ot tne piatiorm. . wna announced a follows: .. . - WiitH- Hay,.ehiiTmaavilrsanrict i Tavlor Cpton, Ohio, rice ehairmaa ; ' John T. Adam. national committee- '-I-Minnesota secretary of the national tommittee; Kred W. t'pham, of Illinois, -rrtreaaurer of the national committee; Harry M. Daugherty, Ohio : Mrs. Kath erine P. Edson, California; Mr. Manley s U. Fotseen, Minnesota; J. J Himon, ' nstional committeeman from Oklahoma; . .. John W. Hart, national committeeman from Idaho; h'. T. Hert. national eom . mitteeman from Kentucky; Charle D. , Hilles, national committeeman from New Tork; B. B. Howell, national committeeman from Nebraska; Mrs. I Jeanette A. Hyde, Cta'h ; Mrs Arthur o..., ' L lavermore, New Tork; Beta Penrose, national committeeman from Pennsylvania; Mra. Corinn Roo- w t sevelf "Robmsoni-Tf.er York; Christin B. South, Kentucky; Former . Senator John W. Weeks; national eom- mitteeman; from ' MassScnusetU," and Ralph Wirliams, aational. commit teeman from Oregon.. Mr. South, who is a daughter of former Soaalor Brad-"-ley, f Kentucky, alio was appointed ' aaaistaat lecretary to the national com mittee, an office created by the Chicago convention. , ,., Party Croape Amalgamated. -Following the aaaouneement of the committee membershipj, senator aar din? and Chairman Hay each issued statcments. the former praiaing tne oxB-nninatioa work already accomplished and th latter, declariag that a eomptet4 amalgmatioa or party groups naa qeeniinee.. brought about in the appoiameht jf the eemmitte. One of the women members of the aMntia committee. Mrs. Edson, was active ia supporting Senator Johnson, I of Calif or a ia. for ths presidential nam! nation, while Mr. Foeseen it chairman of the Minnesota Bepublican organ! tation of women. Mr. Komaton, a sister of farmer Presidend Roosevelt, mad 'the seconding speech for Major General Leonard Weed at th Chicago convention. Mra. Hyde has been aetiv . (Coatlaaed oa Pag Two.) WIRELESS OPERATORS' -' - STRIKE GROWS SERIOUS L Liverpool, June i2.WKeTtTiBlt at-ineer have joined the. other ship worker la their .decision not to sail ' na ship-- unlet . they rry union wireless operator who r ea trike. Prediction i made ia shipping eirele that th wort aetivitiet will be virtually ) t tndttil by the end or me weet. Km Interaatioa Looked For. London, June 22. The London offi cer of trn-Atlntie teamship com paaie do a aniiripsie.ni anj u big. Iiiier will , bf JkeM np by- ta strike of WTreJe "peraxorsi- sisw iw gtrs ax being booked. . , JBaitimor jau to prevent any disorder.- SEEiiOCIIICEOF -ikdk 1 Suffragists V.uzh Disappointed After Interviews With G. 0. P. Nominee w SENATOR NOT INCLINED TO TAKE ACTIVE STEPS I Sayi lie Is Strong Suffragist, Bat .Doesn't Think J$ Can With -Propriety Do Anything To JIasten or force Action; Other Troubles In The Banks of .The Bepublican Party News and Observer Bureau, r -.eOiqDistrictJCational Bank Bldg. lv . BVK. E. POWELL. -''. v .(Special Leated Wire j Washington, T. C June 22. Th prospect of Bepublican Candidate War ren G.' Harding using hi influence a I the party' staadard-bear in the com ing election toward the consummation I interviewed the Republican nominee to- Vnlike the delegation that called on.) McKinley when, he wa conducting a front porch campaign in Canton.' Ohio, the delegation that called . oa Senator Harding today did net (trite hint in advance just what it expected to say. And, unlike the ', McKinley- campaign I again, the Senator did not have the privilege of telling the women Just what I w wry rm-m aaJt ioriue 1 Denent or. we party. So the visit, according to th iu(frs gists, amonnted to ''complete disappoint mont They went t Senator Harding to ask that he urge the legislature of Vermont and Connecticut to convene in special session to ratify the Susan B Anthony amendment and give the suf fragista the necessary 3d atate. . - Nat lacllnedl ta Action. In substance, the Republican nominee declared himself a "strong suffrsgist" but indicated that he could- not with propriety do anything to fore or hasten action oa the part-of state executives. The Senator probably did not associate hi editorial of few year ago about the late Col. Roosevelt with the intima tion to the ladiea this afternoon that he net inclined to trespass' or to wield a ciud." ..... . If any atate opiaioAbok eonsummate KI frankly will desire, but I cannot implore er demand, though I personally hep to aee Woman's suffrage" and" woman's fuH partieipatioa 1 established at an early day." 1 - . Mia Paal'a CritleUm." ; .I can hardly believe." Mis Paul said a specific platform , eould within two weeks after that platform la formally adopted declare himself unable to do anything to induce subordinate member toi jiia pariy 10 carry .ouj one ox in fiiu The Kepublieaa party l la power in Vermont now.-lf it eaanot carry out ita platform there, what reason tr there to suppose that Tf placed in-power promuesi In order, 'then, the troubles are de scending upon Candidate Harding. While he, Mr. Daughtery and young Mr. Will Haya confer in the mornings and issue a statement that all is well, the afternoon bring along another group to expres ia emphatie terms it com plete diaapprovil of the atandpat prs grara the Beublieaa party ha gone on record a favoring. . Some Reaublleaa Trouble. No lea severe is the wrath of women than, the wrath of labor and these two groups are the first to bo heard from. i it; t . j 13 : 1 1 n.uir. ninni juosoa ana rtu uuiiu arc ooutin? allOT?r the Middl Weit and th Non-PtrtisaB Letruo and th Forty. VZ-Harm m.an d...- . ..J . -.ill tki. 1. th two week preceeding any aetual campaigning or definite pronouncement from the Democratic party. - And - it " . v t -; ,. T Ii Harding had a "dry plank all dressed up for tM platform, Dut let a get away . 4 . . . I rrom Dim. I The Interview thi afternoon at timul HiU Weed, of Connecticut, pointing out that ah had "atumped her State for Hughe, told Senator Harding that Be publican leader have consistently fought auffrage. You mCaa a' small group of Bepubli- cans," eoUHtertd the Bepublica Jfo. "I 'mean all the Bartr- leader. the retorted.. She might have been more explicit and said Boss Penrose and Hon- tor Lodge. There is a story going around Waihingtoa that Senator Lodge ia even, mors bitter thin ever cine he had to stand on the platform at Chicago with a woman delegate. NEGRO FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE RE-CAPTURED Baltimore, June 22. Isaiah Fou tain, negro fugitive, who twice escaped from the Easton, Wit. jail after being sentenced , to death, wag recaptured this afternoon- on the farm of Calvia nderson, 'H miles north of Easton. For ) -week -th authorities of Mary- Tahd71Bmminrr -polrer- wwd -drteetrve had been hunting for Fountain over virtually the entire eastern shot of Maryland... . Fountain was diseoviTed in a bsrnl by Mr. Hyde Frampfoa, Who rode horse into th structure. 1 She saw the negro" atlcjjipting to hide in hay and notified men in the neighborhood Arming tnemservet, neignoor eized the negro and telephoned th Talbot wni, aumurmr.. vnar BT7 luara i touaUia wa rushed to tjston jail.. It upccicn. jib ..i-m. .u? nrougiic m ibii v f.. v i.r I Harri. ttba stayed wearry an hour citto th J resident while tiie hi ir was" transactum k rocular morn:nr busioerv- executive nonia ask my J fan. wUhjnar.r4wn'everitioB. whea litA art i rsi saaitr" ".- '- -J'-' .J ' ' wr . , , i.-r - "ChJsi(lB iMkmitUfl waW'Mri srvi.rbtTcr than" IrweiW Ail U.'mWr ia-fJr Uvlua ves.v;.K-1 miBrace,r tnt Bnrorfia,T " ' . - .'-T--'!-v------i v.... .: - . . .. I commend the thing you f -" Tn? i..i.......r,-.is..lv-..t..l ....... ...w.. a., w,.,.,;. ...... LATENT PHOTOGRAPH OF PRESIDENT . : v;-- rTr:VILSON, SHOWING EXECUTiVE : AT - VORK 1 . Presidtnt Wilson photographed at Over 300 Delegates Present for Initial Meeting at Ashe "ville; Features Asheville, Jun 22-0 veF30(raeTe' Catf4t were jcgistered , at the Battery rarh-HoteJi- today -wnen tne ut an nual- meeting of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association waa called ta order by President O. B. Pilkington of Pittsboro, and ia the opening session an enthusiasm was evident over- the work before the druggists which brought forth the prediction that the meeting would be the greatest in the history, of th association. Th annual address tf the president and the report of the secretary-treas urer, J. u. Board or vnapei Mill, were heard at the afternoon session, whiclf wa by far the most important of the opening day. Ia hi address President nikingtoa urged co-operation with the medical pro. fessi6n7eiidorTRr dtlrwroTir-of the-Ns-A. B. the A. Ph. A., the ladies auxil iary and the traveling men' auxiliary; advocated the paSiafa 01 ine Stephens. th tale and dispensing or whiskey lot ..'. vM.i. n uicuitiuai uuiuuKd aaa -vr mmuuo . w drUMirt- ,od rccommnded the appoint- mnt enmmittee to formulate some j....... Atimm . th wiM-nreaiflent.. .n, ork t definite plan for .h,i will be brought w before the i next what will be brought up before the next session of the Legislature - Report of the Secretary. . Ia hi report, eeretary Beard atated that the membership figures for tho yeain92(J" ho6rtht"the-'ssooration ha doubled in sire during the pnat decade. Re also urged that; the organ ization be divided, into two parts, one for proprietors and one for the clerks, who own no interest or stock in the tore. - .. . ... Th first "session . of the convention begaa at 10:30 o'clock this morning. Fol lowing th invocation, Viee-Mtyor H. 3. Sherrill made the addressoof welcome on behalf of-th city. . Vice President E. E. Alissildin re sponded to th address. Ha wa follow-, td by Dr.; W. F. Powell, who made the address of - welcome on behalf of tbj local druggists Vice-President I. W. i Bote responded. ' Then came the roll call by th secretary, th reading of the minutes o the previous meeting, the gdmisipn.,ofjiew jriemher by ( hair man P. A. Leerlhe inttoductrbn'-of '-riv ning-drtegatiindr-tTcf-the- delcgatc to the A. Ph. A, the X. A. R. D., and th Stat Pharmaceutical As sociation. Tak Vp Recommeadatioa After th annual address of the. pres ident Xnd the. report of th secretary treasurer st th afternoon session . a committee of sevea was appointed to consider the reeommenAaf ina m.rf lv the nreaideat in hia ..h .. .iu f formulate aome legislative program to b presented todsy before the ssoci i .Continued en fag Two.) PHARMACISTSOFv BATTLEOVERDRY FUlMERSil .OTIN.N PI ANK IS HFRTAIN N fi fiflNRRFSSMFN ' . s ' hi desk on. Saturday, June 19, Burlesoa's Declaration For Modifying Volstead Act At tracts Attention - WOULTTREPEAL DRASTIC" -.PROYlSlOISlilFaHEACl Statement of Postmaster Gen ' eral Regarded Among. Some Party; Leaders As Possible Intimation of Administration Attitude On Prohibition; ' . Clash With Bryan Coming San Francisco, Jun 22. Postmaster General Burleson's statement today at 8an Antonio regarding, Democratic plat form iesue draw particular attention among party .leader here for, the na tfenal 'con ventioa next- week, beeauee of its'- franfdcclaration for modification of the Volstead. 'prohibition enforcement act. " - - i , Mr. Burleson's demand for repeal of "drastic aad absurd" provision of the act, expressed in . more direct fashion view which ome of th party leader now here previously had voiced private ly. Coming from a member of President Wilson Cabinet, the statement wait" re garded at a possible intimation of the administration's attitude oa the prohibi tion issue before the convention. Senator Gloss, of Virginia, who is due here tomorrow, -is -aademtood to have been entrusted with a formal expres sion of I'reeide.nt Wilson's views aa to th platform. On other occasion, how ever, the Postmaster General ha been the direct spokesman of th President en important issues and Democrats here were inclined to take his exproawio as " ' (Continued ea Page Tw.) t JENKINS SAYS McADOO WILL BE PLACED IN NOMINATION Kaata City, Me, Ja 22-Barrl A. Jmklaa, , clergyman and , ewa psper pablither, Imaed a poaUUve tateasen(v today that' the name of William C. MeAdeo wsald be placed la" nomTnatlow hefere the Dcmarratre tonvvnilea -ia -Sast-J'raatisro-.wlUi.. r without the' consent of Mr. Mc Adoo. - : . I)r. Jewhlii ksd beca (sleeted to, auk the speech before Mr. , Me. Adoo usaed a statesseat declining to allow hia name ta be plsced be fore the convention. . "Whether I nominate Mr. McAaoo r whether seme on els doe,' Dr. Jenkins said today ia his statement, "this mack ia certain his asm will be placed ia semination at Saa franclsco." ,.;.. . " - ''"n: ' ' (Con ribt by Harri V Ewing.) The'pbetoprapt. wn mad by Gesrg W. 'Th One Wants Senator Overman liAnsweC Socialist ygument; 3 some otner txampies "News and Observer Bueer -6U3 District Nat Bank Bldf. By-kVE. POWELL ' (By Special claied Wire.) Washington, June 22. In season and out tf season, member ' of Congress get a lot of funny letter. They range from applications for a husband or wife to gentre request for full. dress clothes for fat constituent. One, that 'deserves especial mention cam - to Senator Overman's office today from. Kannapolis William B. Norri. who lives ht 844 WaTnut .street ia this towel manufac turing town, complain to the Senator that Socialists have invaded hi section and have' inaugurated a campaign of slurring President Wilson. Whereupon Mr. Norn asks th Seaator to fettle an argument. . :. ' " iTlettiTfoflOTrst-rj--':-!.---- You get many queer communications and even bombs at times so you woat be surprised at What I isk. I hav been assailil-xrom all aulca. by. a set of S eialiats yes, sir," the pest hav - In vaded North Carolina how tad. They jump me because I was born in Salis bury and will resent any slurring r mark against anything Democratic. I am white, therefor I cannot be a Bepubiuan -I am sensible, therefor ca.a't he a Socialist. - So you see I mutt uphold the-side that upholds me. I know of no one mor willing and more capable to help a fellow kill a anake than you are so I appeal to you. It wont hurt them "aoTbaOoTicar meTeln it but" when they learn where I tot my inTorttintioii from ohymurderi X wtlt appreciate it if you will- an swer these questions: Their (the So cialists) argument is: (1) that Presi dent Wilson wa born in England; (2) that President Wilson is a Catholic, and (?) that Pnesideat WiJaoa was ex pelled from Davidson college. "Wo i wrong and who is right! Answer ' Worries Secretary Hubert Martin,' the junior benator'a secretary, has beca pondering all 'day about answering the last question. He has heard it so nflen until he' thinks the Socialists are right ia their third argument but to be certain he hat about decided to put the matter op to presi dent Mattin, af Davidson, and let him oritfriarr Aari whethtr -tUii Xreaident i'SA.ASl&ttf.4 Jtom J.layidson or not une. or the candidates for t ongress In North Carnlink recently wrote a letter te one of the members asking the latter to have a special act passed exempting him from the requirement of the cor rupt practice act. -Needless to tsy !i at 'not nominated, v i Frank HassBtea ObliciaE. Frank Hampton a few ds.vs ago re ceived 'a letter from a very prominent North Carolinian urging him to ''step outside the offlce" and rent a full dret (Continued oa Pag Tw.) can '.-AI,'EGLIG!BlflI!E Says Questions As To The Lead ership of The President An-' - swer Themselves ; PLATFORM DISCUSSIO! COrJTINUESATFRJSQO Uncertainty As To Whether En- tire Virginia yPlatformT or League Plank Alone Will Be - Advocated; " tittle" Talk So Par As To Aspirants For Presidential Nomination Enn ' Franeisco, Jon 22. Thi Vtate ment of William F.: McCo'mbs, f New York, former chairman of the'Demo eratie ' NtiOiSI"Cotnmttt,1st Trst ilent Wilson aasumption of authority had been 'autocratic" was termed today by Homer 8. Cummings, permanent chairman of th Kational Committee, at "on of those sporadi Criticisms that are a negligible factor la our affairs.'' ''Questions as to leadership of the President answer themselves," Mr. Cum-ming- aaid. "The character of uch leadership depend upon the vitality of th aianr who la prestdenti - Mr. Wilaowt a very vital leader and hi greatnesa win be mor universally recognised ia th next decade than perhaps it is now." Discussing Platfona, T Discussion a to th platform aad or ganisation of the Demoeratie National Convention continued today to eoaeera delegate her apparently mor than th prospects of aspirant for the noml i tion. It Wa aaid that In th proposal to make Senator Thoma J. Walsh, of Montana,' permanent chairman of the convention, rt 1 realixed h may be pnt forward fgr the chairmanship of th res olution committee, which frame ' th platform. - Bainbriilge Colby, Secretary of State, has been mentioned frequently for th permaaent chairmanship of the convention, and Senator Glass, of Vir ginia, heretofore, ha been virtually the only delegate advocated to head ths platform committee. -- .. ,v At to Virginia Platferax.". j There teemed to b some uncertainty today as to whether th Virginia Stat Dcmeeratia platform, endorsed by Pree- ' J . UT!1 . 1 1 I. . J t I . tirety a th basis of th national - .. ' f o rra , or only aeceptanca f th Lagu f Nation ptaak would be advocated. Seth Democrat and Bepublican ap pareaHy haoV overlooed the Panama Canal Zone ia rail for lb national, ton cttia& Msv Lumaunc saui tedsy. Th application for the tearing, of two. del gate from the aomt will be passed upon by th aational committee, be added. COX'S MANAGER REPLIES i;T7TrC0Hav STATEMENT Ban Franeiaco, Jun 22. ''No man will get aaywhsr by subjecting the 1'resi f fff itt'"'! nr nenng reference," aaid E. H. Moore, manager of th campaign for Governor Cox, of phio, for th Demoeratie 'presidential nomination,' ia a s tat cm eat today re plying to th charge mads by William F. McCombs. of hew York, that the president haa ' been "autocratic in as sumption of authority." "My attention has Men called to a statement' made by Mr. McCombs, at tickhif th- League- Natieas - - aii444 cidentally the President. Mr. McCombs, who : i myf friend and for whoso ability I havej always had a high regard, ha fallen into the error of many men who have the fatal gift of sarcasm and who -cannot resist . . , ., . ... t i 1 in -temptation 10 aay inings wnicn uo irreparable damage to th cause they represent. "The surest method of having tb Demoeratie platform make the League of Nations th leading issus is for its enemies to ataek the President. Presi dent Wilton has not only th admiration of the Demoeratie party,' but it entir sympathy in bis efffforts to advance the cause of humanity. Beside being the titular head of the Democratic party, he is also President of the United 8tates and no men will get anywhere by subjecting him either t oopen at tack or to sneering references." PALMER BAYS THERE IS NO DII88EN8ION IN THE PARTY Chicago, III- June 22. A, Mitchell Palmer, Attorney General, was one of boat of Demoeratie leaden that .past ed through Chicago today en route to the National convention at Ban Fran cisco. Mr. Palmer was on "' a special train carrying a delegation , of 250 Pennsylvania Democrat to the eon vention. ThcT It no distension In the Tem- eritie party and none ia expected," Mr. Palmer said. All i hamoay." The1 Attorney Generat-ref used-1 4ie- eusa nit own candidacy, out warren van Dyke, of Harntriiirg, secretary or the Pennsylvania xtste committee, laid Mr. Palmer would enter the convention the strongest of all the candidates, with 74 of th stat 70 delegates pledged, He said' Palmer would have four hundred votes on tho first '' roll call. The party included Roland S. Mor- ria, of Philadelphia, Ambsssndor to Japan, who is on a vacation: Vance C. McCormirk, or Harrisburg, National Democratic chairman in 1916; Joseph Guffey, Pittsburg, national commit teeman elect; snd Congressmen Bruce Sterling, of Vnlontown, state chair- nw of- the party.-, j Tom Taggnrt, national committeeman, from Indiana, and "cKalrnian of"1h Indiana delegation, also ws in Chiesgo today o hi way West. He expressed the opinion that "the wet and dry" question i no longer a political Issue, but is simply a question of law. . -" ' Geta .Seven-StoryBBlldlng;":""' Hteh Point. June 22. The Wachovia Bank and Ttuat Company, of Winaton- Salem, today purchased the Bank of Commerce, seven story building and all, for around 175,ono. This it the tallest aa4 largctL building" "htrtAU- md;;m:iit ilium;;. FOU JOiriTDECATL Candidates Will Speak Frem Auditorium Platform At -v yrr 8 O'clock: " GOVERNOR BICKETT TO ' J BE ASKED TO PRESIDE Managers Por Two Gubernato rial Aspirants Meet After Ex change of Letter! nd Ar ' range Details; Each Will Ea .. Allowed One Honr, With 3D, Uisnte Ee joinder .- Cameron Morrison's challenge to O. Msx Osrdner to mount his eratorioii .'rtillery .ea the same platform wit! him1 brought results last night in ft formal arrangement for b joint debat t -hw- held- in -the-citw alitrium ij . Baleigh next Monday sight, beginning at o'clock. Mr. Morrison will speak first, and under the arrangements, will be allowed a, hour. Like -time is al lowed Mr. Gardner, and rejoindrs are limited to' 30 minute each. Governor 1, W." Bickett will be asked to preside. - Exchange of telegram between can didate and manager, and of letters be' tweea Judge J. Crawford Biggs, man. ager of Mi, Gardner, and Heriot Clark j ton, manager for Mr. Morrison, brmicl.t the two managers together -in Judge Biggs' aAe last night, and-after nearly two hour Conference they emerge,! smilingly frrtzn the Inner oftice snd an nounced that a debate would be hel l her and that after Monday aight. eacfv candidate would continue hi announce chedulo of (peaking engagements, pur suing their way apart until th pri-' marx aext Saturday week. a ' Begaa at Roxboro. ':' -ffalk of .a joint debate, between thi two gubernatorial aspirant began at Boxboro Saturday night when Mr. Morn rlsoh, speaking in behalfi of hi enln dacy, and replying in part to the : tack made upon him by Henry A. I'n? at Aberdeen earlier in th week, dr dared that -would "be glad to mer-l Mr. Gardner oa th platform and if th latter had personal attack to make, it them, thresh the, matter out there. ' ; Monditf nlsht in ' Wynesvi11e Mr. Gardner took up th cu and, declare that he Was ready to meet Mr. Morrison plat-If'" bnTt''rt,' Joth to jeopard I ( Mtw h sns Kir m tiAhora mrt t ) ix party harmony by a debate with an-t other candidate within the pty. Upot, readings report of. Mr. Gardner' Wayaesvlll speech, yesterday morning Mr. Morrison directed hit" manager t lee Judge Bigg her and snah ararngc. . ment with him for- a "joint debat be ( fiaaiatf Best Monday. vv -""';, ' Letter exchanged between bransgerf yesterday brought 1h matter t a cea fereac stage." .. ". " - Clarke 1 Bigg - J Mr. Clarksoa wrote Judg Blggtf" "" f Hon. J. Cnwford Bigg, '.,; Baleigh, N. O. . -Dear Judge: I have received th . --following telegram from Hen, Cam- '- , eroa Morrison: "Tryon, N. C, Jun . 22, 1920., Hon. Heriot Clarkton, ; Yarborough Hptelt Raleigh, N.' C. J " See Judg Biggs. Arrange joint " 'discussion, beginning next Monday, i ... , -(Signed) Cameron Morrison." I ' will be pleased to a rang joint die- , eussion at once. v (Signed) HEBIOT CLARKSON. - - Bigg To Clarksoa , . To'1hTsTJlid4erBl8greT)ttB4r Hon. Heriot Clarkson. Mir.. ' S Baleigh, N. C. . , J- " - My dear Mr. Clarkson: Replying . to your letter of this date, handed to me in person, thi afternoon, I beg to tay that I construe thi to n be a challenge from Mr. Morrison for a joint discussion with Mr. , Gardner, and I am authorised by Mr. Gardner to accept the challenge for a joiat discussion to b held in , Balaigh next Monday night. , I shall be pleased to meet you at ( 8:30 thi evening either at my office or at yeur.omr to arrang the details. , 4 , f: -Cordially Yours, J ' (Signed- J. CRAWFORD BIGGS. Agreement Reached. ; . , Th agreement for ' th ditcutaioB Monday as signed by th manager laaj, night foltowt: " " " : ; "The following arrangement for the) joint rHcusiQiLbetween Hon. Cany eron Morrison aad HonrorinfltHBar- csadidates for , the , Democratia nomination for governor, in the Demo eratie Primary on July 3, 1920,;, arc- hereby agreed upon between th ram paiga menagert of the respective can didatei. . , . . . The joint discussion will be hell in the Auditorium, in the City of Bal eigh, at 8 p. m., of Monday, Jun 28, IPSO. "Governon- T. W. Bickett , will pre side. 1", WV W.Biia'SSSU- t, .tV, ', Mr. Morrison will open with a speeehi of one hour. Mr.-Gardner will fob mw with a tpeech-Tf . on . hour. Mr. Morr'mpa will make rejoiner" 'of thirty minutes. Mr. Gardner wilt' follow for thirty minutes, r " . - y "Dated this 22nd day of Jun 1920. : , (SIGNED) . :" HERIOT CLABKSON, . . , For Cameron Morrison, ;i"a' :IU. CHAWIX)RD BIGGS,., ' - For O. Max Gardner. JOHNSON. LAFOI.LETTE AND , BRYAN ENDORSED IN NEB. Lincoln, Neb Juno 22. Senator Hiram Johnson, Senator Robert M. 1st Fo'lctt nd w- J' Bryn wr indorsed as third psrty 'cndiaafes"t a nieeting vr Netrrasta- airmlms ot-the iaw tee of Forty-Eight, called to name delegates to that organimtion's conven tion in Chicago, July -10. More than 30-delegates to the .-Chicago'. .meeting were eleeted. r---s----.i-..' , j -' - ; Yellow Fever at Vera Crat, . .. . Mewicn f'itv.-June 22-fBy ths Asso ciated Press.) Yellow fevef is believed to hav broken out ia Vera Crux, whera numerous esses of bubonie plague, were, reported rOntly, ccording to news ptper dirtchet received todayt