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" 1 I .'.-.' C .. I .-..Jy- nd .ijr; J-. chare la temperature, j- n yarn- r 1 5 ' - .. - ... Si... fr-i'ir. .. . v , VOLL CXII. NO. 33 TEN PAGES TODAY." , RALEIGH. N, G, SATURDAY, MORNING. JULY 31.M920 ; ! 1 JEN PAGES TODAY PRICE: FIVE N ' : i EFFORT TO ILWE' STATE CFK SALAPJES RAISED .Yet Another Item cf Lesisla ticn Fcr Au-irct Special - - Taw . V W WMl W I 4 AUDITCH WCOD WRITES 4; covER-QRsoirr IT Host Be Don at Special Set sion or Incoming Kembers of Council of Elate WEI Eare '' To Get Along Tov Year On Present Pay; financial Con ' dition la Good "".-,, , Aaother item took itj place yesterday ' among, the things that the special see , sioa of -the General Assembly week ' after aext whea it became aoised abroad tnat effort win be Bad to hav th , aalarie of all Stat officer raised to sot ' lee thaa $5000 per year. ' The newt wss broke whea a sieeial report from State Auditor W, P. Wood addressed to toe-Governor, earn back from t , printers, aad found it way into eireu latioa. v. . "' r Vales the epesial aeeeioa -take p-J the natter aad pvoride aura anoaey for the oeeapaata of places ea .the -State Council, i will bo foar loag yean before they caa have any raise la ary. The constitution ' provide that re salary increase shall become effective until the expiration of the tern of the occupant of the office at the time iaereaa is authorised.' Beaea -the en. dearer to Jiav the special sessioa de something aboat it bow, so that begin, niag next January higher aalariea may prevail. M ' V Betiring from effieo at the aad of his present teraa next January, Colotel "Weed feela that M caa with propriety peak of the matter of aalariea for the .Stat y offices,' aad dees apeak.-of the exceeding sanUnea of the amount now drawn by them. Ho arret apon the Governor in tara to urge npoa the Gea- i oral Assembly the aerioaa eonsideratioa of paying the State's aervaata a wage keeping with the dignityaad reeponri biutiea of tbeir lespectivToffleea. -The report hs net yet, reached the Qot- eraer. - , ' Suto Hat Money. - The Auditor a statement embrsee.th period between December 1, 1919, Bad AUy 31, 1920, giviag ia deUil the eourrea oi reeeipta for tie general fund and the edncatioaal faad, together with . the distmreeneata in both faada. There is a balance of npprozimately 12,000,000, the iafereneo being mat taere ia suffi cient money for the Bute to pay it employes -a wage that weald enable them to live in deceircy aad comfort- Th present aalariea ot State olBears are as follows: Beeretary of State Or 600, State Auditor 13XX), State Treat nrer WfiOO, aperiateadeat ef Pabiis InrtraetiqB $3,000, Attoraey General 13,000; Secretary of Agrieoltar tP70, - Ommiaiioaer of labor aad Printing (3M), Insarances Commissioner $ZfiO0, Corporation CommiaiioBers $300. . i , Tho Andltor'a Letter. Colon. Wood's letter, which prefaces the report to the Governor,- a fol lows i -' ' '8ir: I have the honor to hand yea. , herewith report of the department ef the State Auditor for six months, com wearing December 1, 1919 and ending May 31, 1920, showing the financial 1 transaction and conditions of the Etkte for this period. "Ai the State Auditor psys the erJ- ariesof tho emeera and employes ef ' the State it might not bo ent of order to call rttoatioa to eoma fxts la this connection. -JThe Legislature of 1907 adjusted or rather revised tb aalariea of eertaia State ofiiciala among then, the oonett tntional officers of the 6tate (that those composing the Council of State). (These salaries) have mot been chaaged since. TJnder the eonatitotioB of this State the compensation of a constitu tional officer of the State may not be changed daring his term of effieo. - "The Governor, the Iienteaaat Gov ernor, the Seeretary of State, tho State Auditor, the State Treaaarer, the Stat .Superintendent of Public Instruction, and tho Attoraey General are all con stitutional officers, sharing alike the re spoaaihUity for the proper conduct of affairs of the executive department of the 6 tat govern meat. , ' "Sinee 1907 the salary ef the Gov. .eraor ha boon ineroased from KO0O : e ttfiOQ per year, with aa extra al . lewaae ef-600 per year for trateling expenses, making a total of 7,100 per year. The aalariea of the otter officers are -the same they were drawing twelve - years ago, while their duties, their re epoasibilitiea and the cost ef living have more tkaibdotibled darinc this Period. - t - Tka nrnsMit aalariaa were fixed bv law before this eouatry went into war, and sinee that, time there has bee, me opportunity to nuke .effective nny chaage, as their term of office extends r.om eforo tb derlarattea of war 117, to January, 1921. 'The period jn t befor j the war, the daratioa of the war, aad the tune sinee then, have been try. ing times to everyone, especially thus,: working on a salary, aad as retiring ' State Auditor I feel that I am not only ' qualified to apeak, bat ana privileged te eugirest aad nrge a aerioaa eoaaideratioB ef this matter of salaries for the eon atiratioaal officers ef the Stat. "Unices tho salaries of these effieers are adjusted, by the 'special session of the Legislator to Incoming offiera in January will receive the --old oat salary, aa their salaries cannot be af fected daring aa official term, fend it . would certainly reflect discredit npoa the Statt If the incoming officers are not provided whh a decent living sal. ary and eno in keeping with the dig nity aad responsibility of the office. "Kespeetf ully eubmltted, "(Signed) . - W. P. WOOD, i r: -"State Auditor." . Hew hfeaer. Cemee. During tho six months ceding HLj 31, the fctate, collected from all sources fCoBtl-iud a Tag lee.) Chamber of Commerce for Open Sipp " in Industry .v..-., N - . i - V - ' - , V'"' ., Industrial Relations Platform of CKambcr of. Commerce of ' the United States Adopted By Overwhelming Referendum Vote; Declares for 'Making Labor Organizations Legally , "Responsible to Others for; Their Conduct and That of 'Washington. 67 C- Jury J0-By an everwhelminr referendum rote, the membership of the- Chamber of Com mere, of tb United States hat adopted a platform on industrial . , relations, which, among other things declares for. th right of Mopnn shop'' operation ia industry and for making , labor or ganizations the -fame as organisations of employers, legally responsible'' to other for their soaduct ana tnat oi their agent." v . . - f ; Answering two . allied propositions submitted at :th sam tlms, th mem ber took a position that strike in public utility operation should be for bidden by law and that tribunals should be set up with power to fix wage, and working conditions for em ploye ef utilities. The result' of both votes wer mad publio today by th chamber.' I Tb industrial relation platform, which was submitted to th referendum f th constituent bodies of tb cham ber ia twelve section, . apon each of which a separata vote -waa east, was draw up after the eloss of President Wilson' first industrial conference last fall by a committee of which William Butterworth, president of Deero and company, Molina, 111 was ehairmaa. ; t Previsions Of Platform. - Leading proriaions of this olatform inelude deelaratiea' that "limitation of commodity output by either employ or I1CEIIT DETECTIVESTATES Mystery Still Surrounds Triple - Homicide Id Washington 'If;. :i City Sunday ; ". . . (Special to Th News and Observer) . GroenviUe,0 July 30-That Phillip Odieeeoe, former Greek ofths city, I aboelutely innoeent ef being eonneetsd as th suspected ''fourth party" la the killing , of his brother, Jean Odiaeeoa, sister Katherne - Odlaeooe. aad her lover, Thomaa Apostoloa, Y. M. C. A. employ of Korfolk, waa declared here thin morning to the aitv; police by De tective J. . Kelly of Washington, who bee her f e to sast leversMMars investigating the room and personal effects of th young Greek who left th city so mysteriously several day prior to tho Washington tragedy. - Philli- Odisceos, tho detective ' de clared, did aot leave this city with the intention of becoming an accomplice in tho supposed plot of his brother to obtain possession f some $100 which Thomas Apoatolo was supposed to have had ' bis possemioa at the time of tho homicide, for the investigation here failed to reveal the slightest eiu to this effect," and showed conclusively that the young Greek really left here with the intention ef going to tho home 'of an ancle, J, D. Btefanno, at Lake City, Ia fact th deteetiv received a mes sage from Washington ahortly befor leaving her this morning' stating that Odisceos and hi and had mad their appearance . la Washington, professing absolute igaoraae of the entire occur. nee. - This fact, he said, practically cleared up the. probability of any iasa and left the incident aa complete ly shrouded ia mystery as svsr. Deteetiv Kslly left Washlngtoa shortly after th .tragedy last Sunday evening to ascertain th probability ef any "fourth party," and whll he gained, much informs tioa in Norfolk, ho failed to gain anything defiamo be fore' reaching this city, where he in stituted a thorough 4nvetigation of the young ureek career and reason for leaving her. E told th polio after completing hi ipvesUgatioa .that the only solution left to tho myitery now waa to begin &is searcn agaia la Nor folk and Washington ia aa attempt to find out exactly ' bow fh victim of tho Washington tragedy vame to their death without the knowledge of any one intimately acquainted with there and who associated wth them only a few Lours prior to the incident. . . He atated that fact gaiaed in Norfolk led him to believe that Katherin Odia eeoa and her lover earn their death at the hands of her brother. The hatch et and pistol which he-purchased before leaving Norfolk shewed plainly thaVh either intended to kill 'or anticipated foul play at th hands ef th infatuat ed ' Apoatolo, who several times had been refused the girj'a hand fat marri age. The body of Apoatolo was fouad lying ia th room with head severely cut by blow from th hatchet lying by his side, while tho girl's body Cs found tying in th hall several feet from that of th brother. .The' pistol Was found' lying under hi body, fourcsfiota hav ing been emptied in hi body aad that of hi sister. . ,'-. . " . These facta, th detective declared proved that Jean Odiaeeoa teft Norfolk prepared, for eventualities but whether h actually did th killing could not bo atated with any degree of definiteness Eo appeared to believe,'. however, that tome altercation occurred between th two mea regarding th naariag of Apoa tolo to th sister, aad that something waa divulged hat provoked a desire of murder la the heart of tho young Greek who had been attempting to provide and protect the girl ever sine her arrival from th old country. It was not believed , that fOdiseeos murdered the girl' and her lover for the purpose -oft robbing him of money which he was supposed to have drawn from the bank before leaving Norfolk, the fact that he shot himself afterward contradicted this opinion, and for that reason 'the affair remains surrounded by even greater mystery than befor Continued oa Page Tvo.) GREEK employer when don to create aa artifi cial eareity constitute aa 'injury to society: that "sdequato means" should be provided' for adjustment of indus trial relation and disputes; that em ployer and employ have a mutusl in terest ia th "successful conduct and full' development of their " particular Industrial establishment," recognition of which and' co-operation upon which "constitute the true basil , of sound Industrial relations! that municipal, stat or nation. government employes' have th right to be heard as to their occupation and it requirements, but no right to enter "combination to prevent orimpair th operation, of gov ernment;", and that "all mea peases th equal right- to sssoeiat voluntarily for th accomplishment of lawful means." -. :-- . .. - The Separata Propeeltlea. Most of tho separate platform prop esitieas wer accepted by vote of .near ly 1,700 ia favor to two or -three against. Th highest negatlv vote was east against a section which said that after collective bargaining had been established and" employers aad em ployes dealt through representatives in any plant, it would be considered prop or by either party to , ask that "these representatives shall mot be ehosea by or controlled by any outside group ef Interest' . , " Against this 84 vote were east ' NEW ORLEANS HIT -BY COSTLY BLAZE Flames Do Over Million Dollars Damage to Storage Ware- i . house and Contents , ;: ' -v" ' New Orleans, La, Jaly SL Fire. . mea early this morning finally got -aader Control fire started las Bight at S cleck ia tho mseamoth warehea of the Appalachian- Cor.: aeration, and which caaaed damag ' estimated at a million aad a aaar tor dotlass. The fiaaae for a time thrcstened f he oatlro great atrao. '. tare, bat the fire flft-htesa were sbl - efiao tho fiitaaee ftn sactiaa ' Of tho atorai balldiag, protecUng fire walla aiding la controlling the '.blase. - ,. : i , .-. , ,. The tea wss placed at UM,00. divided aa follows i S9,0S bales of sisal, S78MM( other , merchandise, IIM.OW0, aad dsmsge. ta balldiag The warehouse. wWeh Is oa the block bounded by South Peters. Front. Erata and Thalia streets, i valued at 1,800 uw, ana, aeeoraing to a statement glvsa out last night by Charles Gross, seer. tary of th Appalachian Corporation, eonminea xreignt ana merensndis val ued at 168,000,000. All Apparatus Call. ' A repeated general alarm called out every piece of fire-fighting apparatus ia th city besides the fireboat. It was at first reported that a quantity, of dy namite was stored in th building, but this, according officials ef th corpor ation, was not true. There were, how ever several houssnd , bartrels of oil In the burning building and effort of th fir department wer being con centrated ia keeping th flame from reaching this material. . . ' - i. It waa at first reported that a quan tity of dynamite was stored ia the building, but this, according to offi cials' ef th corporation, waa not true. There wer, however several thousand barrels of oil in tho amraing building, ana enono or in nre aepartment were being concentrated . in , keeping the Barnes from reaching thia material. : Oc section ef the mammoth ttrnctur is oeeupie'd by th United States 8h ho ping Board a wareheus No. S .for th Emergency Fleet Corporation, and , is filled with millions of dollars' worth of ship euppHee and stores. The freight and merchandise ia the warehouse is owned by a number of firms ia New Orleans and surrounding cities reaching into Texas and Arkn- OVER MILLION GALLONS . .OF BEER DESTROYED Siehmoad Va'.July SOz-Approxi-matery 130,70S gallon of beer was seised and destroyed ia th Souther division of Federal prohibition agents from December 1, 1909 to July 1, 1920, according to general report filed by 8. B. Brame, eupervising Federal prohibi tioa agent for the Southern division, comprising th states of Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Ken tucky. ' : ' '', FORMER WIFE OF LEROY LOCATED AT' FORT WORTH ' -.s sassBBwamwassj--- " ' "m Fort Worth, Texss, July 30. A woman said to be a' former wife of Eugene Leroy, wanted ia connection with the trunk murder myster at Detroit, will be takea into custody .Saturday for in vestigation, poiijastated toaight. Po lice ssy thaKhy have positlv proof that She ta a former wife of Leroy. She reside here with her mother. " JIM HAM LEWIS DRAFTED TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR Springfield, HI, July SSAFotmer United States Senator Jams Hamil ton Lewt ras draftedat a caucus of Democrats from svery county- in the State here thia afternoon to be their, candidate for Governor. vHis nam, which heads a eomplet Stats ticket se-' lected by the conference, was greeted J by prolonged rp!a's. IB asks m OEPCtTICSTAllO Oil LEAGUE fMEPi Charges International Interests , rrcpanng i o r-ir.ar.cs ' The Democrats " STATEMENT PREFACES ''. ' "FpONT PORCH SPEECH Bepnblican . Nominee . ZXakes . Becond Bequest For Got. Cox To Tell Where He Stands On LeagTie cf-KlJions, Hi peciaHy Article "10; Charges Zrasion of Issue . V Itarloa, Ohio, Jaly M Seaator Bard, ing prefaced hi "front porch"' cam paign tonight with a public statement again asking Governor Cox for speci fications of th Democratic stand oa th league of. nations, and charging thai "cert aim powerful international inter ests" concerned ia Presideat WUsoa'e foreign 'policy wer preparing to fiaaae liberally th Democratic campaign. Th -Bepublieaa aominee declared it had-become apparent that th D mo ors tis campaign managers hoped to keep the league ia the background aa a po litical issue, bat hs promised they would aot be permitted to do eo. . . , . "Th more the Democrat attempt to get away from th iasas," h said, "th mere insistent the eoaatry will be 1a know what they intend to do if they are entrusted with th administration.' i-f, v Not Agreed oa Article X. v Bef erring to tit conference at Day toayeeterday between Governor Cos and Senator Walsh, of ' Maesafhasette, .a Democrati supporter of th Bepublieaa reservations to the peaoa treaty r Sen ator Harding said it waa evident they had aot argeed oa Article tea, aad that the Democratic aominee waa standing by th President for ratification of the lea rue without essential modifications. Th atatemaat also rapped George H. White, the Democratic national chair man, for. his criticism of th Bepubli eaa plan to hold campaign contributions to (1,000 each, and predicted that by November th country would. show it disapproval of alimised campaign fuads. -..': ; ' f ' ;.-'"- - . lateraetleaal Ceatribetiea. .Mraddubtodly it. is quite true," the Bepublieaa aominee continued, "that eertaia powerful international interests which arc deeply concerned in carrying cut th present administration's foreign policy, arc prepared to contribute most liberally to the Democratic fun Si. Ua doubtedly it is true, too, that without luck contributions the Democrat would find it very difficult to raise the fuads .Tomorrow' eddress, which will opea formally the "front porch campaign, is to be delivered to a tfeiegatJoa from Mansfield, Ohio, and H has been Indi cated that it would be a general dis cussion of several issues.' , Hardin's Statsaasat Senator Harding' statement follows In parts v- j. .,' "Oar. Democrati friead' sr having difficulty astting away from th embar rassment incident to their candidate's visit to the Whit House aad th sub sequent announcement 4hat he and the President found themselves in a tire accord. , ' "At th time of their conference, I addressed torn questions to th Demo cratic candidate, which ha. ha aot thus far seen fit to answer. One of them waa whether, ia hie eonfereaee with Presi dent Wilson, h had pledged himself te the satifieatioa of th treaty aad league without essential modifications. Anoth er was whether artiele tea had beea ac cepted by him. Still further I asked whether Governor Cox had aadertakea if elected to renew th demand that this country tak a nuadate svsr Ar menia. X asked whether Governor Cos had aadertakea to'malataia the sdmis- iitratloa policy ia the Adriatic, where their policy had already well nigh for feited th friendship of th Italian na tion, brought Italy te the verge of revo lution aad almost wrecked the estab luthmsnt of th peace. I asked whether Governor Cox had pledged himself to Insist, a President Wilsoa hs hereto fore insisted, that Three ahall be set tled as Bulgaria desires, rather thaa a Greece desire. "In short, I ssked whether th Demo. cratie nomine has takea over th va rious kaowa aad ankaowa commitments ef th President sdministratioa' for eign, policy ia order to establish bar monyvbctweea the President aad Gover nor Cox. "Hons of thee on cations have beea answered either by Governor Cox or by any authorised spokesmsa for him. But there ia accumulating evidence as to the Democratic attitude. Senator Walsh, of Massachusetts, Democrat, was ia Dsy. ma yesterday and sfter a long talk with Governor Cox. declared that he wss go ing to support the governor. According M th newspaper report, the Senator was askd about Governor Cox's de cision regarding article tea, aad Senator Walsh Said that it wss possible for him to agree -with a candidate on nine out of tea issues and jtill support that candi date, even if they differed on th tenth proposition. " s f . Walsh Net Agreed. "Thus it became apparent that Sen ator Walsh waa aot sbl to sgree with Governor Qpx's view on article tea. The only possible inference is that Goveraor Cox is maintaining the same- atttitnde toward article tea that President Wil son has long maintained. Apparently the governor has gives sse-arane to the President thst If elected he will stead by the President's program "There is further evidence that th Democratic nominee is obligated to stand by the foreign policy of the pres ent administration, Mn. White the aew ehairmaa of the, DemeetmtSe National committee, was interviewed ia Wsshing ton yesterday aad sail 'Progressiveism is to be tho paramount issue of th cam paign, and later, he added 'Progressive lam necessarily carries with-it the (Continued ea Page Twe.) . N COOUDGE ACCEPTING RUpUCAN NOMINATION FOR 'VICE' rflESIDENT "'' - - (' Copyright, Underwood and Underwood. . Photograph show Massachusetts' governor at hi Northampton horn address ing crowd attending exercise marking hia official aotifleatioa-a the party's ehoic for vie president.' Among those present for th official aotifleatioa waa Senator Lodge. Bepublieaa leader-in Chicago eoarcntisa. . . Teacliers To Take Lessons ....... ... ... .... . . ............. . - i ... -.v., - y f In Casting Ballots Today JAPS BAT U. S. SHIPPING LAW IS UNFAIR TO FOKEIGNFja. ' ' Osaka. Japan, Jaly v-By Th rAsescUUd Preas.r-Th chamber of cwmmerc adopted a reeoratlaa today declaring tho American chipping law to se aeoaomie lmperlaliem aader which foreign temera, aad espe cially Jsasaos. are treated aafair. bj. Th reaeluticm says th law la tantsmeant t a preclasaatiea of sceaemic war ea Japaa. cokcouFideiithe;' WiLL BE ELECTED Dayton Stages pig Homccom ing Celebration In Honor Dayton, Ohio, 'July tOs-rBelief that he would' bocleeted Presideat was sx- presaed ox .Governor Co today ia aa address at, the "homo-coming", eelebra tloa her, ever his aeminatlon by , the Demoeratio party.- f .'..-, ;,t After h had stood two hour aader a burning aaa reviewing a ' pared of civic, fraternal, industri .and other rganisntioaa, " variously estimated t eoataia betweea SjOOO ' aad 12,000 marchers. ' crowds - stormed th review- lag stand ' aad insisted upon ' a brief address from th guest ef honor. . Thanking his audience ?for th tes timonial from th mea, women anj ehUdrea" with 'whom- h had lived for 20 years, Goveraor Cox said: 1 , Beside la White Heaee. ' "I Just airto a gentlemaa I Washington thst it would appmx to be a reflection oa one judgment to de sire to leave Daytoa aad liv in any other place Yet, somehow,- X hv- a feeling that I am going to reaid ia th heuee which yon, yourselves, own. A th futar tenant ef thee premise, I promise ta ttk good care of it" Ta another crowd of admirers, who almost crushed the goveraor aad Mrs. Cox a they left the reviewing ataad aad forced them W tak ihelter in the eoaaty Jail building, Goveraor Cox said Jocularly t r '" , .'. iavitc yon all te come to see me ia Washington. " - Tb governor brief addressee wr aot scheduled among th day's svents. Th Goveraor left hia Trail's End Li brary to view th pared la th midst f eompletioa of hi addresses for An gust 7 accepting th Democrati aomi aatioas th address' ha said, would go surely to th printer tomorrow for ad vance circulation to newspapers tomor row night. '.. I i The parade today. waa. tho crowning event-.of the aea-politieal demoastra- tioa by tho governor's home town folks. xi was -jimmy vox vay ia uaytoa, lor ta thousands who. packed the pa- tad rout, released by the half holiday fee la red generally to hail their eitisea honored with a presidential nomination. "Hello Jimmie,'' was th salutation at th governor by hundreds of the pare- 'Jimmy 111 see you ia th White Eons were other greetings. , ' " ' . The voTernor. waiving a eoory- haad- kerehlef aad applaadiag each group, re sponded ia kind. "Hello, - Boek," aad "Hello, ther Pete," and "Hell Ik. aad "How are yoa Charley," were among the greet ing the governor shouted back to the marchers aa ho pointed Out many old time friends. I hsve seen mea wh hav followed my standard for 13 years, wh gar ms confidence ia 1908," eaid the goveraor ia his brief address. "I am prouder to hav held K thaa to hav inspired it t th outset. It shall be my aim at U time to Justify the confidence yoa have evidenced this afternoon. 'Minusy Cox also was the key-note of msny banners on parade floats and. marchers' banners. tb.e Senate' aad chairman, t th recent " 51 ummer School Attendants' at University Tq Vole, Today . For First Time- MRS. PALMER JERMAN ' MAKES BRIEF SPEECH To Express Opinion - On Suf- frge, BeTsJuation Act and . s -V League of Nations By LENOIR CHAMBERS. "Chapel Hill," July-JoWEnterlag Iiollinj. bboth f or th firs iim la their lives, mors thaa 6W wumea ehool teieher at the University of North Carolina summer school tomorrow will tak i thel . Jrst . lss oa ia dropping ballot ia a box, and at tb sams time express their opinio oa whether or aot they ought to have th chance to So it sgain. '. ,-l - The . ' referendum at th nmmr school, part of the course ia eitixenthip, originally eoaeirned only on imue "Shall Norths Carolina ratify th suf- frg amendment 7 To that lrnue hav bo.'.t added two -others, and' th -regisfased voter tomorrow will also ex press their opinion, oa the Bevaluatioa Act . and , on the League ut Nations. ' But for th great bulk pf them ther i only on issne, the 'question of suf frage, aad the; hav plunged hesdlong into the fight with an eathusiasm and skill that night give lesson to. som of i their - brother politicians. They aav placarded the : town aad tlis campus) they hav argued and plead for vote; and on the v of ths referendum ar sure they are going to sweep th campus. , ',. ''). The last political rally was held last night oa thr -nnipus and th teachers brought Airs. Palmer Jermaa. from. Ra leigh to help out the eacse. Steading ia aa automobile brilliantly decorated wi -the Amencaa flag r.ad "suff" ban neis sad surrounded by hundreds ef school teachers, Mrs. Jermaa -told them that oa th suffrage xqusstioa ih was strictly Boa-partisan. , Mia. Jermala Jioa-Partlaaa. "Ill aeeept the vote, whether ft from the Democrats or the Bepublrean and be glad to, get it, aad 111 thank the bridge that enabled me to' pas Over.1 sh said, and thex crowd aav her i good hand. Tp to th present time eighteen .Constitutional : amendment hav beea ratified, ao why quibble about th nineteenth," " Mrs. Jermaa con tinued. -"No man. Democrat or Be publieaa, could bo loyal to hi party and - fail to support ' equal , u8rg at thia Juncture.- Thia is because the na tional and state conventions of . both parties hav wnphatically declared ia ita favor. Particularly waa th notoa of the State Demoersti convention of North Carolina - significant, as it waa takea after aa advene report had beea brought in, yet such strong -sentiment ia its favor was vinced that it was adopted after a fair debate -by a ma jority of 150. vote.. What promise ef stability or idealism can th Democratic party offer the aew women voter if it should repudiate its platform P. Ailades to "Women's Planks." v Mrs. Jermaa made a telling point in her. speech when in .illustration ef . the wise -and progressive us which vpsmeu' weald make of th ballot shs referred to .the fifteen planks dealing .with leg islatioa relative to women and children which vi formed by the women dele gate, to th Democratic National .coax ventioa fourteen of which were incor porated without alteration of any kind into the Dcmoernti platform. These planks dealt with adequate appropria tioss for th Children' Bureau, pro hibition of child labor,' protection ef in fant life through a Federal program for maternity and infant care. Federal aid for illiteracy and. for increase of teach- sraf salaries, increased Federal support for vocational training in home econo mic, Feden 1 regulation ef the market ing and distribution of food, establish ment of a woman's department in the Department of Labor, appointment of women in the mediation and concilia tion service, establishment pf a joint Federal and Btals employment service, (Continaed ea Psge Two.) .iLIJIUKL io f,;i;;E wim MEIM0E, President; Sends r.lcssss To Members of -United tlir.2 Workers cf America , t anssainasiiiia . v' '. SAYS INEQUALITIES IN WAGE SCALE MAY EXI3T Cpxnot Becommend' Correction Unless Kiners In Einois and Indiana Eeturn To, Work; Calls Attention of Violation r" of Terms of Solejnn Obliga tion In Contract ! ' )-r .' ..vy, " TO ISSUB OBDEB FOB r : ' MINERS TO RESUME WOBX . IaataBapoUa, ladV July SsxJa eemplUaee with the wish ef Pres ident Wibjoa, Joha L. Lewis, preat- . deat ef th United Mia Worker of ' America, win Issas a meads tory or der Instructing all miners aew ea strike la ladteaa had Illinois a' lmmdlately--retBra to wwrh a aa -ta permit the normal eperatloB ef - the mines, It wss sane need at mtar . ra Batieaal hdtaartr here te- . ' eight ,;.-v .. : . - I Th statement waa laaasd aftet . a eeafereaee had teperted f a versbly ea the President's tele, gram, which waa received here to- , aight.. , -.- . "I am profeaadly impressed hy , the Psesldeai' tolegrass,'' the state aunt said. "The suggestion f th . ' Presideat win be appeared by every -, right thlnklag aad loyal member . of Ihe UaHed Mine Worker ef , Amertca." ..--.,.':... ' . ' Washlngtoa, July - 80 Presideat Wilson, through th United Mine Work. ers of America, tonight appealed to -striking mia laborer ih Hiiaoi aad India n to retura to work.- , laequalitie ia th uistlng wag seal held by th striks leader to be th ' causa of the walkout which haa closed most of tb bitamiaou mine in -th two States may exist th President ' aid. H added that he could aot recommend correction of any insquaU Ities until the striker returned to their Job, but that when they did so, be : would invite the joint sAle commit- r tec of operator and miner to meet for th purpose of adjusting any such inn qualities.- .' ", " v' -. ' Sends Miner Telegrass. The President issued hi appeal ' ia th' form 'of a telegram addressed to . . the United Mine Worker of America after hs had studied a report ea th coal situation submitted by Secretary ef Labor Wilson. ' Be ports of.th striks ef min labor' ers, particularly ia Illinois, th Presi dent said, bad been received by- him "with a feeling of regret and sorrow." F declared that h waa distressed, act only .because ef the failur at this tim to mis coal ia aesordaae with tb terms of existing contract would re-. -suit ia suffering during th coming ' winter, but also because "the volatioa of the term ef your solemn obligatioa impair your good same,, destroys th. confidence which is th basis of all mutual agreement, and threatens the t very foundation ef fair industrial rsla tione." - - :- , -,' -Set Up Own Strength. Pointing out that th United iCna Worker constituted thr1argest single labor organization ia th world, ths President said "ae organization. oald long endure that . set ap it ; ewa strength- a being superior to its plight ed faith or ita duty to society at. Urge," '"- .- ' SAYS LEAGUE NOTHING ' ' s . BUT BANKERS' SOVIET New Tork, July w0 Th lesgus ef nation is "nothing more , thaa aa - attempt . to establish aa iaternatlonal . bankers' soviet," according to Parley - P. Christensen, Presidsatial aominee t of the Third, or Farmer-Labor party, who discussed his views oa national and international affairs here today. ."The league of nations Is a dead to sue," said Mr. Christensen. "if it wer set, I should want to kill it" Endorsement of Irish frssdom was - another point nP which the Third party sandidat expressed himself ia a '. formal statement. '. 'I am one ef tho wh 1 sufficient ly in lev with th principle of human freedom to come out squarely for rec ognition of th . Irish repubUe." h said. 'Kilt'-' ' ' ', ' " : i Beferrlng to ft attempts ef -Gov eraor Cox aad Senator Hardin to persuade Tennessee to pses th eaual suffrsge law, he ssidi " ' . . , . - ."If Cox and Harding edat get rati flcaUon, IH go down and try th rebels jmlft" - ' v , ' , A START ON.SECOND LEG . UnUSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, Cleveland, uly 10-Mononlan N. a. . piloted by Lieutenant Mona, and carry. ing three passengers, left her at S:1S p. m. for Chicago on th second leg ef , the trans-continents! aerial mall trip. Bert Acosta, piloting plana No. 1, will leave hsri tomorrow morning. Machine ' No. I, carrying Captain Hartnev. pilot. met with an accident in landing after a practice flight this afternoon, breaking a wing tip and the.under- carriage, and will be out of the race until aew parts er another plane eaa b sent- from th East - , . . Wallace Lady Passes Away, ' Wallace, N. C, July 30. Mr. Clifton Knowles, of Wsllacs, died this morning in a Wilmington hospital, where she hnl been taken for treatment, Rhe leav er young husband, the father, .It. F. Fuasell, aad several brothers and i i- ters, . . - v