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a i f 111 . . Partly tioad rr!: r 4 Sat. rday probably local ahowar latarday south and West. : VOL. CXII. NO. 24 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH N. G. ' FRIDAY , MORNING, 'JULY 23, 1920 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE; FIVE CHITS GOVEIM ORDERS WROTE OE III Action of Alamance Civil Au thoritles Reason For Investigation, COMMISSION OF THREE WILL CONDUCT HEARINGS Will Visit Graham and Durham Tor Purport of Taking Evt denes; Sergeant Tandy Makes Affidavit Saying Mob . Attacked; 60 Citizens. Say Was Ho Mob " , la vlw of th. aetioa of th coroner's Jury' U Alamsae county la declaring ' tb Durham Machin Qua Company r sponslbl. lor th deatk of Jim , Bay, vtho h killed Monday night la Gra ham,' Governor Bkskett yesterday ordered a careful investigation of the eoaanei ox ui .troop wno were m to the eountv la compliance With a re- . que it froai eoaaty authorities to protect three aegroet held oa a . charge of T criminal assault - Three leading citizens of the State bar been asked by the Governor to ait "ea the ,, investigating . eommiaaion, but their - names are being withheld , vatil they bare indicated their wtll . iagnesi to serrs. The hearings will be held aa soon as tha eommitsioa eaa be called together. ; The eommissloa will anea took place, and Durham, the home of the troops Involved. Conferred With Hetta . Announcement of the Governor's in teatioa to order aa -investigation.' was made yesterday morning after he had conferred with Adjutant General Joha VanB. Metts, Who went to , Graham ' Monday- sight immediately after re- porta pr the shooting had reached Sa leigh. The Governor will today eon far with Solicitor 8. M. Gattis, who conducted the investigation before the coroner's jury 1 Graham Tuesday morning following the tilling of Bay Monday night The Governor will issue ' ao statement until be has the findings of the investigating commission before him..'' The statement Sasued yesterday is as follows: ' ' - Ta view of the actioa of the eivil authorities of Alamance county, I .deem It due the soldiers oa duty and the citizenship of the entire Stato to have a careful iavestigatioa made of the al- i leged assaalt oa the jail in Graham and ef the eonluct of the troops, oa the aight of July 19th. The members of the committee to make the investiga iioa will be announced as soon aa it is ascertained that they, will serv. Sergeant 'a Affidavit A duly attested affidavit was made y George W. Tandy, first sergeant of the machine gun company, who is also aa umpire in the Piedmont Baseball Xgne, end former eaptaia of the Caro lina football team, waa made yesterday setting forth his version of the affair tn Graham Monday aight. He swears that the jail was attacked, that shots were Bred indiscriminately from all direc tions, and ' that the machine gunners were not ordered to ire until they were certain they were being attacked. His Statement follows i- In connection with the affair at Graham Monday sight, I wish to msks a statement concerning the. death of : Mr, Bay. Also in justice to myself, my men and citizens ignorant of the true state of affairs to prove that our Are was not - without provocation, - as has beea stated by individuals holding - Iavestigatioa la Graham, but was prompted by snipers' lira from all sides of the jail by persons who wished ton disguise their true identity by the aid f masks. Corporal Boss, who was at the ma chine gun, posted oa the front porch o fthe jail, first called my attention to seven or eight men who walked psst in a superstitious manner and1 having covered .about SO yards, turned and came back by the jail. . Their actions were far from that of normal passers as they had their 'hats pulled down over their eyes aad the collars of their rain, coata turned up to their chins. This action eanaot bo attributed to the weather as the rain had stopped alto gether at this juncture. They walked a up the street, passed the comer twhere an are light waa shining brightly and .thsn gaiuiag the shelter of the semi-darkness oa the other side, turned and ran, disappearing behind a nearby house. This caused mueh speculation la our minds as to what was their real intention, and I cautioned my. men to be on taelr "guard b,ut not to are until they were fired upon. " -- Two or three persons, apparently on lookers, who seemed to be loitering on the corner illuminated by the are light, ,were told to get back, aa it waa not our Intention to shoot any one unneces sarily. One of their number answered our warning-with a eaustie reply! Thaw, I am not afraid of blank car tridges." But better judgment seemed to overcome valor and he immediately (ought cover. , It was at this time that a lone lay ' dividual was seen coining up the street, ; walking la a northerly direction toward the jail. Be had on a rain coat but hie head was bare. When opposite the jail he was told to halt, and immedi ately went out to find , out his busi ness. Be said that ha was just coming down town to sea what wss up. -1 csn tiopsd him to immediate!;- repair to his own home, in view of what I bsd al ready seen, and' heard.' -He bad just ' started to carry out my suggestion when from aeroea the street came a shot, the ' bullet passing - uncomfortably close to my head. Looking in the direction from which. I judged the shot came, I saw two more gun flashes from the edge of the corn field directly opposite the front door of the jail. It was . then and set until then that my men, num bering about tea, started firing with 0tlnd en Page TreJ TROOPS DUCT - y ;.v ... ; . - " -""" ' JULT ADVANCES FEATTJSI ' IN DOUBLE SENSATION ON VZYi YORK COTTON MARKET . New Torn, Jaly A doable aea satlo foatared today' cotton mar. net. The first was aa advance) In Inly contracts to 41.75. the highoat rice over touched by a iwtare com tract oa any exchange of the coun try. Tata nptara waa due t cover ing ef aborts. ' Indirect contrast waa a' violent break In. tha now crap position in the late afternoon, roanltlng In a net decline of 121 to lit points, the eloao being weak aad the low cos level of the day. .October sold at IMS aad Boeember at HAS. . This break was precipitated by heavy atop loos aad liquidation fol lowing rwmers of a boarieli national gtaaers condition figure, and reports That a number of Fall River mills weald close for the balance of the week jm well sa reported financial disturbance ia China. COX ROUNDING OUT CAMPAiGfl PLAN 5 Auoust 7 Fixed As Date For . Notification Ceremonies at ' Dayton Holne Columbus, O., July 23. While Bepub. lieaas were celebrating a few miles away Governor Cox,' the Demoerati standard bearer, aad his chief aides to day rounded out the opposition pro gram. ... ' .,!,. Announcement that Saturday, August 7, bad beea definitely fixed for Gov eraor Cox's notification at 'Trail's End, his asms near Dayton, was made. The following Monday August 9, was chosen for. similar ' ceremonies for Franklla D. Booievelt, the vice-presi dential nominee, at Hyde Park, N. T. Governor Cox declined to disease, the acceptance address ef Senator Hard ing, bis Bepubliean opponent The Gov ernor announced that he would leave here at 2:40 o dock tomorrow for rail's End to devote himself to his acceptance speech. . Ho does not plan to return hero until August. S. Much data for his Trail's End address baa been Collected by Governor Cox. He satd thst follow ing a custom la preparing his ruber. notorial addresses , he planned to lock bimeeii in his library for a couple of days studying bis toulcs aad tbea call a stenographer. The governor ex pects the address will require. constant worn all of next week. ,.,':"' Files of correspondence accumulated during ' the. Democratic National com mittee s visit hero were gone through today by Governor Cox. Many persons art writing him, ha said, regarding cam paign issues. The correspondeneo in dicates a positive trend la the Souta away t.mt reaction said tha Gov eraor. "The period of congratulations tn the eorrespondeaes nss passed aad independent thought is evident" Asked if many of his correspondents were progressives, Governor Cox re plied: ' r-jt .l i 'To put the thought of my correspon dence succinctly," the Governor added, it seems to do that tbe best Interests of our country ara along the lines of progress. The country is progressive. There is no question about that in my mind. t " .-.I- Conferences on campaign affaire be tween Governor Cox, Chairman White, of the National Committee, E. H. Moore, the Governor a convention manager, and other party leaders eloeed todsy torn' porarily with the departure of virtually all. the visitors. Mr. White will visit Eastern headquarters and, after the notification ceremonies; plans a general tour of the country ia tha interests -of the. party ticket ; ' Aa invitation to speak at Kansas City Mo., wss received today by Governor Cox. from Mayor Cowgill, presented through judge John Hrolloek, of Kan sas City. The Governor wrote tbe May or expressing appreciation for the in vitation but stating that bis itinerary would -be made up by the campaign speakers bureau. - PORTSMOUTH CLIMBS TO THIRD PLACE IN SIZE rive North Carolina Towns More Than Doubled Popula tion In Ten Tears Washington, .July C2.-Portsmoubtl Va, which showed aa Increase of 63.9 per cent, bringing the population to 54,387, taken rank as third largest city in Virginia,, displacing Boaaoke, which has 60,843 people,, according to today's census figures. . Forth mouth ranked as 27th Southern city in 1010, has passed Macon, Augusta, Boanoke Tampa, Char- lotto aad Montgomery as a result of her growth in the last tuyeara. Torts- mouth sow ranks above . Macon which has 82,995 people and below Chatta nooga which baa 67,893. Tuas, Okla., -with an increase of 208.4 per 'cent la the last tsa years, bringing its population to 72,075, as an nounced today by the Census Bureau, has bad the largest rate of growth of any foutnera city excepting auaml, I'la. which ahowed 440.1 per cent THv. North Timlin . IMnu whAa. 1920 census figures were announced to day more than doubled their popula tion.! The largest Increase waa shown by Boxobel with 649.4 per ' eent, its population being 1,207 . Others were Tunis, population 142, increase 230 1 pe reent; Boxbo, population 1,214, in crease 125.5 per esntj Highland, popa- latioa 1,062, increase 115 J per cent. aad Fowellsvllle,. population 157, in crease. 100.2 per cent' Scotland Neck has a popnlation ef 2,001; lacrosse 839 or 19.4 per eentj Leaksville, population IJNto, Increase 682 or 42 & per cent.- . Cenana of Florida atlas. Washington, July lir-Palatka. JTa- 5.102, iaereaso 123, or 25.0 per cent; Orlando, Da, 9,237. lncreaae IJS3. er 137J per eent, , RAILROADS WANT GENERAL INCREASE Would Raise Passenger Rates 20 Per Cent and Freights 10 Per Cent , anaw-wsmwapawam' " SURCHARGE OF FIFTY . PER CENT FOR PULLMANS Proposed Increases Would More Than Meet Increases in I . Waf es Zlade By Railroad . Labor Board, Providing For Orer Time As Well; Bif In- : oreases UI Around Washington Julp 22. To provide the additional revenues aeeeaaery ta asset the $mflMfi0O IneroaM . ia wages awared by the Bailroad labor Board, the railroads of the country prop coed today to the Interstate Commerce) Com mission that passenger rates bo ad raneed SO per eent sad freight rates 9J3 per cent' ia addition to the 17j8 per cent previously requested. They also proposed that a surcharge of 60 per eent be made oa Pallmaa fares, that excess baggage rata be increased 20 per eent aad taht milk tariffa be ineroased to the samejovel aa freight ratee. ; ,- i-. . ." Bhould the increases proposed today and those previously asked for be grant ia fu'l existing- freight ratee would be advanved nr eent aad the nation's freight bill would be iaeraased by 91,353,379,673. The total whiek voald be added to tha passeage revenue ua der the railway executives plan would be 235,827,983 annually. Pallmaa charges would go np 43Ji84,444 a year, the revenue oavmilk would be Increased 08,862 ,089 and excess baggage charget would be advanced by 91,420,993. . riruro Ia Overtime- The plan presented" by the railroad executives diaeloaed that they have eati- mated the wage award at approximately 828,00000 inatead of the 9600X)000 figured by tha - ebor board. Alfred r. Thorn, general counsel of the Asaoela tion of Railway Executives, explained that the 92fi.000)00 additioaal was fig ured on the bask of overtime allowances provided Ja tbe awsrd. - The proposal of the xeeutivea waa submitted to the eommiasioa by Mr. Thorn after a conference with its me bers. It bad been worked eat at aeries : of . oonfarenees of railroad ef- fielala here since the announcement-of the wage award by the labor board at Chicago last Tuesday. Tha eommiaaion made ao comment oa reawivlaf the pro posal and did net indicate whether it would order bearings. Hearings on the billion dollar freight rate increase ease were concluded two weeks ago. aad the general expectation haa beea that the commission would grant a single increase to cover both that and the added expenses resulting from the wage advances so as to permit the filing ef the new tariff before the government guarantee to railroad ex pire en September 1 under the terms of the traniportatioa act. Tea Kallroad Propsssl. The proposal submitted to tho com mission today was outlined ia tb fol lowing statement of the railroad execu tives : -. "The carriera suggest thai tha reve nue required to meet the wage award be raised ia part from passenger traf fic aad ia part' from ' freight traia traffic by increasing rats accruing from passenger train trsjle aad by .increas ing the percentage advance ia freight and switching rates already applied for in tho following manner t 1. AH passenger lares to be ineroased 30 per cent, with a minimum of not less than 10 cents per trip en any form of ticket. "The foregoing includes standard local or intsriiao fares, excursions, eoa- veatioa and faros for other special oc casions, commutation aad other multi ple form of ticket, extra fare oa limit ed trains and club car rate. All baggage rates to be iaereaeed 20 Mr eent - 3 burcharxe oa Heaping tad parlor ears to be made 60 per eent of the charge for a pace occupied either ta par lor or leepinT ears. a Milk. lncreaae all rates, ' Dots passenger and freight same total per eentexe applied to freight revenue. "9 Freight aad switehlag revenues to be inereaaed auffletsBtly to yield tbe balancs Of th revenue required to meet the increased operating expense : due to the labor board award, In addition to th percentage ' increased alresdp pro posed. D Istrlbatloa of laeroases Th total increases from an sources of revenue in each of the three rail road da sail! cation territorie would cor respond to the estimated iaereaso of wage . ia - thoao territorie aad would be aa follows : Eastern, Jia,iajJo: Southern, 69,908,495 aad Western $231, Z81JISS. Under the executives estimates tbe proposed increase la passenger rates would yield an annual ream ef 911 V 668 082 in eastern territory t 929.826,. 400 ia Southern aad 99232,699 ta West ern. ". . . Th additional iaereaso ia freight rate would bo 10 per cent. Sa Eastern territory yielding 9182,020,541. SJ per cent in Southern territory yielding 933,- 798,926 and 8.23 per cent ia western territory yielding 912251 iOS. The total iaereass In freight rate resulting from tbe two proposals of the railroads would be 39 J5 per cent, tn eastern territory 38 31 in Southern ter ritory ,aad 32.03- la w cetera territory. Th surcharge oa Pullroaa fare ia the east would be 917J56J08, in the South 9)3,852,036 and la the, Wert 920, 231,200. The increased e barge on haul- ing milk would bo aoao,uo ta The East 9252,115, in . the South, aad. 11,4534159 la th west Tbe Increase ia oxeeee baggage charge wss estimated at 9327, 888 in the Best; 9180.017 la the Bouts and $mfiM ia. tb West, - GRAllTED lil RATES CtXCKAL PERSHING DKESSED - IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES NOT - BJECOGNUED BT THI CROWDS - Bstsa, Jaly JJw-eaernl Penh la anlforsa la a Igare familiar to the eamatry. Jeha J. Pemhiag In civil Ian clsthsa pamsd aaaotlced by thea anda ea th streets of tab) city. The lead of tha American I. amdltleaary - Fereae. In pasaing thrwagh Beaten to begta a aaort stay at Jianshon Islaad, today, aa the gaeat ef W. Camorem Porbea, for aaor Covosae Cenoral of th Phil tpatnee, waa recognised by only one pacnea. Th General la maftl stroll ed ah sat with aia aoa Warren aad kla aMa, lav coaventional dark salt, Faaaaaa hat, soft collar aad whit Ua, aa apataadiag figure, yet one which did net obtain recognition oa streets thrwagh which ha bed passed em pared a few month ago. LABOR GIVES ROU STRAIGHT RECORD Rumors That Congressman Had Been Put On Black List De nied By Gompers - ' Tie Newa "aad Observer Bureau, -603 District National Bank Bldg. By K. E. POWELL. . (By Special Leased Wir Washington, Jaly 22 Organised la bor, peaking through President Samuel Gompers, said todsy that there was no troth ia th report that Conarresamsn Edward W. Pou haa been put on the black list in North Carolina. Bumors hava been rife about the Capital for some time to the effect that labor was oat for tho scalp of several candidates for office la North Carolina and that Courreecman Pen headed the list , iiH ui aeaia ox marn i. wain, m report seem to have beea exaggerated. Labor did take a hand ia the primary eoateets ia the Stato aad ia taking to itself som of the credit for the defeat of Max Gardner, Hannibal L. Godwin, John H. Small and Cbarlee L. Aber- netby. Mensr sGardner snd - Godwin draw more punishment thaa the other two, la who esse th activity of labor waa incidental. It is often mud that labor would like to get tho scalp of Bepreaeatative Claude Kitehin but about the only chaae it has to make a dent in the Rjtchia stronghold is to put out strictly labor candidate. One of, the reported grievances against Mr. Pou seem to have beea his vote against the Esch-Cummias railroad bill." Mr Pon would not vote for this measure until after the anti- strike proviaioa was eliminated because ho believed it aa unconstitutional elaaea. So far as labor' has bona able to cheek him np, it ha expressed satis faction, with hi nineteen year service in tho Boas." -. -': -!'--. v Tha Fourth District member left .for etminneiu today, i jw wui remain in Ua district for a month aad will re turn ia Auguat to join with Bepresea tativa Hal Plood ia mappiag out ths program . for th Demoeratie eoagres sioaal campaign committee this fall. He will make several speeches in ths State when tb weather gets a little cooler .... ,'. EUROPEAN WAR ON BROAD SCALE SEEN BY OFFICIALS Adruca of Bolshevik! Armies Oh. Warsaw Likely To In volve Allied Forces . Washington, D. C Jury 22. Without official informatioa regarding the de cision of tha Allied powers to furnish military aid to Poland in her struggle with the Bolshevik! government offi cial refrained today from formal ix proaaion of opinio but unofficially pro fessed to see in th new situstion most of th elements of a European war n a broad seal. , " , . ,. : . Army officer aad officials of ths Stato Department generally were f rack; ly passiaustia as to th ability of France aad Great Britain to place armies in Poland in time to check the Bossian ad vance before Warsaw falls, aad many of them were skeptical of th power of either Prane or Great Britain to drive their war weary populations into ths srruggl without a serious aabalaaeiag or domestic affaire. Although technically the President still is endowed with the specially eon f erred war powers, there was ao dit poaitioa in official circle to aasum that h would involv ths United State ia a war between the Bolaheviki and ths Allie, unless actioa might b -justified by aomo overt act against th army of oeeapatioa oa - the; Shine. Be ports to tb btata Department Indicate Increas ing' tenseness between th conservative aad pro-radical group la Germany, and it. was generally believed that unless th radical element gained the ascendency the chances of ths United States be coming involved in tha aew situation wr slight, although a suggestioa of American co-operation from Franca aad Great Britain was regarded as probable. For the present, it was indicated at tb Btate .department, tbe part of th United State will bo that of aa la terested observer. Step already have been taken to re move from th war area such Americajs aa may wish to leave. LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN TO ACCEPT THE WAGE AWARD l'ttieago,' TIL, July 22. Acceptance f . . . -J k . M.I.. i bor Board wag decision was decided upon at an executive eoaferenco here tonight by all of the IS recognlied rail road anion; except one, It waa an nounced, , following the meeting, by Timothy Shea, of tho Brotherhood of Locomotive and Enginemen.' Tho one exception was ths Brother hood of Bailway : Telegrapher which referred the award to ita membership togoth with a strike proposition, Th fifteen ether organizations decided they would ressw their attack ea th labor board, v-: - , - -J : FROM DRY FORCES Fresh From Fishing Trip In Montana, He Reiterates Pre vious Position REFUSAL RECEIVED IN SILENCE BY CONVENTION Forty Miles From Telegraph Office When He Learned of Action By ProMMtion Party; Anti-Saloon Leajnie Will Not Endorse Any ? Presidential Candidate, It Is Decided BoSeman, If oat, 'July 12. William Jennings Bryan tonight reiterated his refusal to accept th Prohibition party nomination. Th fimt intimation of kls nomina tion for ths Presidency by the Prohi bition convention at Lincoln, Neb waa received by him at 1 o'clock thla after aooa at Madison Lake, upon his return from a forenoon of fishing whsn be road an Associated . Press dispatch giving the text of the telegram Set to him by the convention at Liaeola. He waa 'forty mile from any- telegraph office at the time, but aa soon a h reached Norris, Moat, he telegraphed a reply declining th nominatioa. - Th text of hi telegram is as fol lows: . i ,, "Pleas deliver the following messag to tho chairwoman of the prohlbitioa national convention, now in session at Lincoln : . "Having beea away from the rail road and telegraph facilities for the past twenty four hours I bsve not re eeived your telegram notifying me oj us nominauon tenaerea me by the prohlbitioa party convention. But read ing a copy of it in the Boseman Chron icle, I hasten to reply. I profoundly appreciate the honor done me ia tender ing this nomination and I fully share ia tho convention's interest in prohi bition th permanent .policy of our country and in tha strict enforcement of the Volstead act without any weaken, lag of the provisions. I also shars th convention's disappointment at the fail ure of the Demoeratie and Bepubliean parties to pledge theiatandidates to such a policy, $ut I cannot in justice to the Prohibition party nor to myself accept tho nomination. -"My connection .with ether reforms would make' it Impossible for me to fo eus my attention upon tha prohlbitioa question alon and : besides . X am not willing to sever my connection with, the Demoerati party which bat a slgnslly honored m ia year past "I hav not decided yet how I shall vota thi fall, but whatever I may feel it my duty to do la thla campaign I ex pect t continue as a member of the Demoeratie party and to serve my country through it. The telegram wa addressed to Mr, Bryan' brother, Charles Brysn, at Lin coln.- ...'-.-.. ',: ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE NOT TO ENDORSE ANT CANOIDATX Washington, July 22. The' Anti-S loon League of America will not en dorse any presidential candidate for election this year, but ha ordered compilation of facta a to th prohibi tion record and present stand ef "each candidate," and will make thi public, Thi announcement wss made by the executive committee of th organization tonight, after an all day- sessioa la which superintendent of many of it stat branches participated. A special committee, headed by Dr. P. A. Baker, general superintendent of tho League, was authorised by resolu tioa "carefully aad impartiallly to ob tain the official records, public Utter ances, and present attitude of each candidate for the information of' the constituency of th league." Dr. Baker when asked whether the league expected to question directly Senator Harding, th It-publican presidential nominee, or uovtrnor uox, tb Demos ratio candi date, replied thst was a questioa for the committee to consider. The executive committee announced that th- league, however, would take a direct snd certain part la the wee tiotr of member of Congress. It wss sddsd that "thi policy will b aeecs eary ss long as advocates of tha liquor traffi continue their attempt to nullify "Following the historic aba-partiaaa policy of the Anti-Saloon league of America from Its organisation to the present time," tho executive committee ia a statement said, "ths league through tb action of it executive committee taken todsy indorst-s no candidate for tb presidency of th United State. .'But in, accordance with its well established rule a sub-committee of the executive committee' has beea appointed carefully and impartially to obtain tbe official records,, public utterances and present attitudes of each candidate for th Information of ths constituency of we league. "The committee further emphasizes th fact thst th prohibition battle ground of the present campaign is chiefly, where it hss been sines prohibi tion became a national issue. There fore the committee urges ths several Stato leagues immediately aad vigor ously to put forth ths strongest posaibls effort for the election cf congressmen and United States Senators who will stand -for the maintenance of the Vol- f . (Continued aa Pegs Two.) Amerlcsa Steamer Delayed. New fork. July 22. The American Steamer Ozaukee, Norfolk for Dansfg, arrived here lata today with- the steam ship Nameckl lit tow. . The Nsmeekt, which - was bound from St. Nszaire, France, for Norfolk, became disabled with defective boilers and had beea adrift for aevea day when the Osaukee felt la with th disabled ship and took M. tors . . ...... HARDING PROPOSES PEACE RESOLUTION IN LIEU OF LEAGUE HARDING REJECTS LEAGUE COVEMA Republican Presidential Notni : nee Wants Pace By Reso r lution of Congress FRIENDSHIP FOR AUT THE WORLD ADVOCATED Would Propose International r."Understandinf ; To. Pro mote World Harmony; Gives Prohibition Passing; KTotioe, Farors OoTernment By Party and For Industrial Peace Marios, Ohio, July Kv-Bajeetlog President Wilson's league of nations, Senator Warrea G. Harding declared la accepting th Republic! presidential nomination today that if elected hY would stand f or sstablishment of pssee by a resolutioa ef Congress and tbea propose an international "understsaii- lag" to promote world hsrmony with out impairing American sovereignty. . H did not directly advocate er op pose ratification eg the treaty with reservations, and declared It useless 'to discuss in detail th leagu ooveasnt. which wss conceived for world supsr- government and negotiated ia misunder standing. T . Ha mad a plea for government by party rather than by Individuals, de clared for industrial peace attained by iaspirstioa rather than fore aad ad vocated economy, incveased vroduetloa and deflation of currency to relieve the high cost of living. Paaac Up Prohibition. Prohibition . he gava only a passing aotica, saying that despits divided opin ion regarding the eighteenth amendment aad . the statutes enacted ta make It operative, there must b ao vasion la their enforcement : Ho declared it his "sincere desire'' that ratification of tho suffrage amndment be completed to per mit women to vote this fall in every state."-- .- . ... ( ' ; Bsviewlag and eommendlug briefly many ethsr planks of th party plat- Lfona, th candidate declared for 'Col lective bargaining for farmer, repres- sioai tn aiiioyai, -generous i eosrai ee-operstlon4 ia rehabilitating th rail roads, intelligent deflation of the cur- rencr. enlargement of government' aid la reclamation, a genuine sxpression of grstltude to veteran of the world wtr, and malntenanc ef an ample navy and "a small - army but ,th beat In th world." In his promise of "a party govern ment," Senator Harding reiterated his belief that th vice-president should hav a part in th affairs of th chief executive' o;lsl family, snd declared there also ahould bo "a cordial under standing and co-ordinated activities' between the executiva asd Conaress. "No man?' he said, "is big enough to run this groat republic. "Our first com mital 1 th restoratioa of representa tive popular government, under th eon stitutlon, through th agency of the Bepubliean party." Promise Kestsratloa or Peace, Promising restoratioa of peaco as soon as a Bepubliean Congress should send a , peaes declaration to a Bepubllesa president for his signature, th candi date assailed the league covenant s brought horn by President Wilson, but declared th war's sacrifices would he "itti vain if we cannot acclaim a aew r (Coattaaed oa Page Two.) PLAYED GOOD SAMARITAN AND THEN GETS FlflED Bank Cashier Tnoufht To Help Brother By Oashinf Checks, It Is Claimed New Bern. July 22-J. T. McKeel, formerly cashier of th bank of Bridge (on, ha been given kla walking papers and J. A. Nana smploysd to fill that position following th discovery by Frank A-.Bunting, president, that Mo- Keel had ehshed check aggregating 11,800 for hi brother, J. F. McEeeL when th latter did not hav anything rear that amonnt on deposit It is stated. Nw of the affair leaked out after J. A. Nana had beea selected as cashier of th bssk, which institution opened for business daring tb month of May. It seems that the act of Cashier MiiKsel who esms to Bridgetoa from Belhsven wa discovered during a re cent U'ness aad thing began to happen very quickly sfter that, J. F. Mc Keel, the brother, for whom the' checks were esahed.is a merchant at Bridge- ton, and also postmaster there. Neither he nor bis erstwhile eashier relative hate given sny. statement to" ths press but ths amount wss msd good before the csshler was : relieved, of rsspoaaibllity. umciais or the bank stated today thst ths Institution wss in tip tup condition and thst ao difficulty would bo experi enced en account of the transaction.1 SCHOONER TURNS OVER KILLING MANY SAILORS Ban Diego, Cel., July 81: Th Mexi can power schooner " Jaeris Conde, formerly the . Jspanes owned Ton! Mam, turned turtle and- foundered' re cently at night off Uazatlaa, Maxlto. with the loss ef il lives, secording to word brought hers today by th motor I Republican' Candidate. Won! J . Form An Association. of , Nations After Treaty ,- Is Signed WANTS NO IMPAIRMENT OF SOVEREIGNTY OF THE AMERICAN; NATIONALITY, In Eecelving Formally IDs Par ty's Mandate, Nominee Ont- ; . lines. Stand For Government ; By Party Bather Than Indi Tidnals, Declares ,' Bailroad Employes Are Puhlio f er aats, endorses Co-opera- i;M9 Marketing: and Pro Bounces Increased . Prodne-: tion As Key To Lower Cost of LiYiflf ,; Marion, July L Peaee by a rasa- ; lutle of Congress and after that aa ffort to form aa1 asaoeiatioa of aatioas that would not Impair Amerieaa va reignty were promised todsy by War rea O. Harding in his speech accepting the Republican aominatioa for tha ; prsiideney. . - ' Bs declared - tb time had com to " recognize 'th failnr. attending as- . sumption, obstinacy, impracticability and delay ia President Wilson's at tempt to form a Leagu of Nations, aad , that a new pathway must be found ta " peace ana worm eoneerr. In receiving formally his party's mandate th nominee also outlined a ' stand for. government by parry rather than by individuals, declared railway employes ' might well b accorded a . status of public servsnts, sudorsed -": Operative marketing for farmers, aad . pronounced increased - production th key to lower . eort of living. ' .. . Climax of Day' Celebrating. The address constituting the eandi date's personal, platform' ia th cam- paiga wa delivered here at th climax of a day of eelebratioa which brought : to Marion a notabls company of party chiefs and a crowd of many thousaada. Their plaudits and serenading kept th ' nomine t& center of a seven-hour r-,' hjihw mm u,iquvw ' vm mimnj state paraded, past th Harding resi dsnee in a clamoring cavalcade. Boon arter sua. ap ta marca or ta drst dslegation -brought th Senator ta . hi front door step, and after thst i ther scarcely wss , a let ap until -left for th aotificatioa ceremonies e t ths outskirt Of th eity at S o'clock. Old friend from aoarby counties mixed with the representatives of powerful Be publics club of distsnt cities ia th s procession, gay with decoration and blatant with noise. , At th ehautauqua pavilion wher th ' aotificatioa took place sect had beea provided for 4,000 aad many times that number surged sbout the park aad nr rounding fields unftbl to get within ear-shot of the spssksr. . Th pr-' aouneementa of th candidal were re ceived, with a tumult of applaus aad a was cheered back to his home through erowaea streets. . . Will H. Hays, th national chairman. presided at the ceremonies, and Sena tor Lodge, of Massachusetts, who waa. chalrmaa of th Chicago eoaventioa, formally notified the candidate of his nomination ia a speech . rapping Preei dsat Wilson's Leagu of Natioa aad ' praising th part Senator Harding had taken in. preventing its unreserved ao-. eeptance. Greeted By Freqseat Carig Speaking slowly and with a charao- tenfsti gravity, th nomine delivered . hi declaration of policy in a clear, full . Points he wished to drive home wita ? particular fore he smphasised by aa - gressi ve gestures and several times ho got the crowd oa ita feet cheering as h bsmmered with clinched fist to land hi blows where they would tell. Bis thrusts at th League of Natioa . were answered by repeated thunder clap of cheering, but tho passage a crowd seemed to like best came almost at ths end of the hour aad a half of speaking, when he Voiced aia humilirr . la the presence of the raposibilitie or th rreeideney aad thea, squaring , hi broad shoulder, added that hi eoa- . naeuca -ia ue- support 01 fits fellow eitiuns made him ''wholly aaafraid.' - la bis . discussioa of the league ka mads no direct recommendation for re- jeetion of the peace treaty aad did ao take ap ia detail the league covenant Contenting himself with the declara tion thst th lean conceived bv tba- President ras unthinkable, he passed en . ta stats hi own view ef what shoald , b don."' .. ' , In th call of th conscience of America is peace," h said, "peaes that ' closes th gsping wound of world war ' and silences ths Impassioned voices ef . internstional envy and distrust Bsed- ing as I do this call aad krowina aa I do the disposition of Congress, X prom-. ' ise you formal and effective peaes s quickly ss a Bepubllesa Congress eaa DISS Its declaration for a Bnnhliaa ' xecutiv to ign. Disposed as wa are. tha wav la aim. pi. Let th failur attendina assnmn -- tioa, obstinacy, impracticability and do- wj do recocniMU ana ici ca and tn big, practical, umelflsh way to do our nart With S...1. . With a Benat advisiaa 1 - th constitution contemplates. I would approach the nations of Enron snd of tb earth, proposing that ss derstsnding which mskos us a willing parucipsnt in tn eonaecrsuo of na tions to a nsw relstionship, to com mit ths 'm--sl forces f the -world. America included, to peaco aad inter itatlonsl Justice,-still leaving America free, independent and (elf-reliant but offering friendship to sll th world." At th conclusion of th spseeh the jMswUnned M Psgf ??!4
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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