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RUSSIAN SOVIET
ElYCOflTIIIUES
. iinwr nun
III
Captures Lomza, 75 Miles
Northeast of Polish Capital,
, , And Other Towns
MILITARY EXPERTS OF
ALLIES ARE OPTIMISTIC
Position of Fourth Polish Army,
1 Defending Brest - LitoTsk,
Causes Chief Concern; Be
lieve Pressure Will Soon Be
Beliered; Many Ships ArriTe
y At Danzig Daily.
' Paris, lug. 1. ' (By Ths Associated
Prett.) The Butsiaa soviet army
mow within eavsnty-fivs mile ot War
mw. It has captured Lomxs, which it
just that distance- northeast of the
Polish apiUl, and the townt ot Kolno
tad Szctuexya, a ear tha German bor
der ia the Lomza region.
la epite of these and other holshsviki
successes, tha military experts of the
Angle-French mission ia Poland are re
norted to be optimistic beeaase of the
remarkable otiffuning ia the resistance
of the Polish northern army under uea
eral Haller.
Tha chief concern of the experts
the positioa of the fourth Polish
arm v. defending Brest-Litovsk, but
Polish advices declare the pres
experts is the positioa of the fourth
Polish army, defending Brest-ldtovsn
but Polish advices declare the pres
sure upon that army will be relieved
shortly by tha Polish counter-offensive
which is being directed northeastward
from the region of Brody, northeast of
Lembero.
A large number of ships is arriving
t Daasig daily from French and Brit
ish ports with munitions which are be
- log unloaded rapidly and rushed to the
Polish front, aceording to word received
here. Aa efficient unloading system hat
beea organised by the allied experts
and ia putting this system into effect
French. British and Polish workers are
, laboring tide by tide without inter
ference! it ia declared.
i
IN HOLDING UP ADVANCE
Warsaw. Juluy ' 31 (By the Asso
ciated Press.)- The Poles have sue-
. eeeded la holding up tha Russian ad'
Vaace at some points along tha front,
. from Polish headauirtera. Soviet ad
vases guards were drivea back ta the
- vicinity of Lorain, while farther Booth
the roles sre making progress ia
- wuater-attsek and are holding their
wa near Brest-Ijitovsk where the Bol
ehevikl hsve been . fiercely attacking,
it is declared. Failure of the Russians
to bold positions they had gained on
the west bank of the Sereth also ia re
ported.
BEGIN INQUIRY INTO
GRAHAM RIOT TODAY
Commission Named By Gov-
, ' ernor Bickett Will Meet in
' Durham at 10 0' Clock
The first session of the eonmissioa
named by Governor Bickett to investi
gate the eonduet of the Durham Machine
Gun Company ia connection with the
killing of Jim Bay in Graham two weeks
tgo will be held ia Durham this morn
ing at 10 o clock. Members of the com
' mission are Former Adjutant General
Beverly 6. Royster, Oxford; Col. A. H.
Boyden, Salitburg, and Judge H. W.
Whedbee, Greenville.
The investigation wat ordered by the
Governor after a coroner's jury in Gra
ham bad declared that the soldiers fired
without provocation, and that there ws
no mob making aa effort to make entry
into the jail, which the soldiery was
guarding. The machine gnnners were
ordered to Graham at the request of the
authorities there to prevent the lynch
lag of three negroet held at suspects ot
having committed rape.
According to the officers and men of
the company, the jail was being attacked
and the soldiers fired only after they
bad beea fired npoa. Bay was killed
instantly and, two other men slightly
wounded. The commission will continue
their investigation ia Graham after the
completion of tha taking of evidence
in -Durham, reaching the Alamance cap
ital probably tomorrow.
HAGEN AND BARNES
DEFEAT VARDON AND RAT.
Deal Beach, N. J Aug. 1. Walter
Huge, of New Yorkand James Barnes,
of St... Louis, professional golfers, de
feated Harry Vardoa and Edward Bay,
widely known British professionals
four-up and two to play in a best ball
thirty-six hole match oa the links of
the Bollywood golf club today.
Hickory Haa Cornet Band.
Hickory,",-Aug. L Hickory fuli
rinoiu
UVt U ViAKaAii
are being given opportunities rto en
joy the Hickory concert band, which
every Thursday evening gives concerts
oa the public square. Large crowds
have beea attending tad the mutie it
the feature of a week. The stores all
elose at 1 o'clock; each Thursday after
noon and a half-holiday brings many
people out. The Community Club sells
cream' and cake during the evening,
the proceeds being used for the upkeep
of the cemetery.
X Walter Johnson Haa Sera Arm.
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 1. Walter
Johnson, vtteran pitcher of the Wash
ington Americana, left here tonight for
Rochester. N. X ta consult a special
ist. He has been,, troubled with a tore
arm. .
' . . . ' , .
MISS RANKIN TELLS
OF WOMAN CITIZEN
O
Woman's place ia the affairs of the
world wat discussed at tha recent meet
ing of the National Federation of Busi
ness and Professional Women's Crabs at
St. Paul. Minn. Miss Jeannette Baakin,
former eongresswomaa from Montana,
spoke oa "Woman aa a Citiaea,' and
told ot her experiences ia Congress tad
the possibilities of success Xpr womea
la the business world.
Practically No Civil Law in Ire
land South of Boyne River
At Present
Dublin, July 31 Fears that the Irish
situation, nhich ia. daily growing mora
tense, may buret lata a general coa-
dagrstioa at any moment are expressed
ia responsible quarters) here. At the
present there ia practically ao civil law
south, ot the Boyne river, except that
administered by republican courts.
It ia estimated there are between SO,
000 and- 80,000 fully equipped Britiah
soldiers ia Ireland aad they are being
reinforced daily by men arriving from
serosa the channel,. At a result, there
are mora frequent and mora stubborn
battles between the troops aad the re
publican, volunteers who for a time had
things much their own way. There
have also beea mora arrests for carry
ing arma aad eeditious lit rata re at re
ports to eourta martial show. It , is
expected tha number of these arrests
Will increase if tha swvarnmeat succeeds
in earryiag its 'drastic measaret ia
tha house ox eosamoaa next week.
Reprisals Br Pslirimsa.
Reprisals by poliremea aad soldiers
oa villages suspected of harboring nun
responsible for attacks against the arm-
ed forces of the erowa are alto ex
pected here, the police being particular
ly aroused over tha attacks made oa
their fellow members. Ia the meantime
the Sinn Feiners in carrying oa their
campaign have nearly cleared the conn
try of barracks. They are bow tam
ing their attention to country houses
where military foreee might be housed,
and a Bomber of theea have beea burn
ed during the last tea days.
Attacks oa a coast guard ttatioa for
the purpose of capturing explosives
have beea stopped, it having beea es
tablished that this practice was imperill
ing the lives of seamen, who could not
be warned of marine dangers except
by these guards. Hornet of coast guards
are not immune, however, aad a num
ber of these have lately received attea-
tion ia fact, it it commented, nothing
ia Ireland is sals at present that might
either tie ased against the republican
movement or that might assist it.
Banks Call ta Gaarda.
Irish banks which do business with
the bank of England and necessarily
make periodical shipments of bullion
to the latter institution have called la
military authorities for armed guards
for the lorries that move the ballioa at
night ' This has led to reports that
bank reserves are being moved to Eng
land.
Ia Dublin crowds gather oa tha streets
at aight, impeding traffic aad frighten
ing nervous persons oa tha slightest
provocation, and tha police stand idly
by, seemingly realising that interference
might lead to something mora serious.
Just before midnight, the curfew hour,
the orderly elements stream away to
their hemes, but long after this there
ire many stragglers about tha streets.
At street corners, aught or day. caa
be aeea numerous "gua men repre
senting both sides of tha conflict. They
are ready tor action at a moment's no
tice. Borne of these have coma from
tha United Bute and Canada.
MISSING BUSINESS MAN
IS LOCATED IN ARKANSAS
Memphis, : Tena- August 1 John
Thompson, Jr., of Nashville, whose, dis
appearance from a traia ea route from
Memphis to Nashville last Thursday
ight led to aa extensive search br his
friends, arrived hers lata today from
Augusta, Ark, where he wat located
aboard a Western Iron Mountain traia
and left tonight for Nashville, accom
panied by Mrs. Thompson and Dr. A.
W. Hams, JUs physician.
Dr. Harris stated that Mr. Thompson
wat suffering from exhaustion probably
aua to aa attack or malaria aad his
reeent experience aad eoasidered it ia-
advisable for him to disease at this tisae
disappearance from the traia oa
which he was traveling to Nashville aad
his consequent journey into Arkansas.
Dr. Harris said his patient woald
have as statement ta make aatil after
he bad returned to Nashville aad had
aa opportuaity to recuperate.
Mr. Thompson . was aeeomDaaied ta
Memphis by Joha Regal, aa aeousiat-
aaee, who met him aboard a traia at
Augusta yesterday aad advised bis rela
tives ia Naahvilla af bis whereabouts.
He was joined hers by Mrs. Thompson
aad Dr. Harris. ' 1 , .
I n I
IRISH SITUATION
CAUSES CONCERN
PRELIMINARIES
OF Li
E
Sub Finance Committee Will
Meet to Prepare Tax
Measure - v
FULL ASSEMBLY HERE
WEEK FROM TOMORROW
Possible Contest Over Beelotion
, ' of Successor to B. 0. Sell as
. Clerk to Senate ; Joe J. Mao
key, : Jr., Slated for .Job
Scarcity of LiTinr Quarters
. for Members
Preliminaries of tha coming special
session will begin tomorrow morning
when tha sub-committee of tha joint
Finance Committee af the Legists tart
will assemble to begin tha consideration
of tai legislatioa to be laid before the
fall Assembly when it convenes a week
later. Tha fall committee will reach
t.l.(V .1 J 1 .1 At. tL
wb ihwv imiu uj uiv warn vua jjsg-
islature is ready to take up its work,
the eommittea expects to have the tax
measure ia readiness.
Next week the two houses get to
work, aad without tha preliminary de
lays ia organ ixatioa, and tha choosing
of tuck official! as are not elected by
the people. Ia the house, Representative
D. O. Brammltt will be at the helm as
speaker, aad ia the senate, Lieut. Gov,
O. Max Gardner will perform tha func
tions sppointed the presidsnt of the sen
ate. Only two vaeaneiee exist ia the
lesser offices, that of chief clerk ta the
senate and tergeaat at arms for the
House. - - -
B. Otis Self, bow clerk to tha Corpor-
atioa Commission, has for many terms
beea clerk to the Beaata, but will re-
tiga whea the special session convenes.
Joha M. Mortng, of Balaigh, bow de
ceased, waa for a long time sergeant at
arms ia tha House. These two aean
ties will require- filling, but otherwise
tha Boasa will work with tha tame of
ficers as ia tha regular sessioa ia 1919,
Burners are current that thsra may
develop a stiff light over the appoint-
ment af a chief clerk to tha Senate
Joseph J. Msckey, Jr- of Raleigh,
slated for appointment ta this job, but
there sre others who look covetously
npoa it, aad there may develop f ormid
able opposition to Mr. Maekey. Among
tha ethasa-amojteev of for-ibe -passu is I
Edgar. Wombls, vatli lately editor of I
tha Raleigh American, which haa sus
pended publication. ,
Where Shall They UvwT
Tar mora important to tha members
of the Legislstore is the question of
where they are going to live during the
three weekt they are ia Baleigh. Hous
ing conditions here, as ia well known
have beea critical for many months
past, snd hotels ars already turning
away 8enatora and Representatives de
sirous of making reservations. Appeals
have beea cent out to private homes to
take rare af some of the members, but
private homes hsve already beea taxed
to their utmost ia taking cart of perms
Bent residents of ths city. It is aa
unsolved problem, snd Tom Klrkpst-
riek t tents may yet be aeeded.
The only redeeming feature that many
members ot the General Assembly see
ia the special session is tha kindly cob
stitutlonal provision that it shall aot
last longer una ZO days. August is
mighty uncomfortable month, even at
home where some of tha comforts of
life srs available. It would not be
greatly surprising to see the business
of ths sessioa completed somewhat
withia the limitations set by ths framers
of ths constitution, aad the members
going back to their hornet.
Ths Griadiag af Axes.
Ia summoning ths special sessioa but
two things wers in the Governors
mind taxation and suffrage. But these
two things may be multiplied again
and agaia before the seesioa is aver,
There are numerous local axes ia need
of the legislative grindstone, snd there
ia likely to be two or three avalanches
of bills introduced, mostly of minor
aaturs. As. for- instance, legislative
comfort for the scrub heifer of Co
lumbus county. Bouth Carolina bas
barred her from the Palmetto State,
aad Columbus must aeeds have stock
law, or issue bonds to fence off the
line betweea the county and the State
to tha south. Nothing but ths Legis
lature caa do it.
The bulk af the work will center
around tha taxation measure, ths An
thony amendment, tick sradleation, the
raising of salaries for tha members of
tha Bute Council, and . possibly one
other measure that has. aot coma to
lightfully. but having to do with the
employment service ia North Carolina.
There has beea some talk about doing
something to the primary law j but ao
move ia thia direetioa ia expected gen
erally aatil tha regular teasioa la Janu
ary, aad perhaps aot thea. -
There Is a generally prevailing feel-
ins? that suffrssre may be eliminated
from among the things that ths Legisla
ture may hava to do. Tenasssee s Gen
eral Assembly convenes a week from
today, aad -with nothing a. its hands
bat ths consideration of the amend
ment, many aad perhape a majority
of the Democrats hereabouts hops that
they will ratify it, making the thirty
sixth State, afid settle the matter, ia
eldentally relieving the Tar Heels of
tha bitterness of the battle that is Im
pending. t
GREEK CTRL VISITED IN
NORFOLK. FOLICB DISCOVER.
-, -v
Norfolk. Va, ?Aug. Lr-That Kaths-
riaa Odiseeos, tha' girl figuring ia the
reeent Wsshingtba triple Boarder, was ia
Norfolk from July 19 to S3, inclusive,
waa revealed today by the police, Ths
girL according to ths police, wss regist
ered hers at a. local hotel ander the
asms of Estherine Ulysses, tha latter
being synonym of Odiseeos, .
EGISLATUR
BE I TOM RR
FORMER GOVERNOR
HAFiLY KILLED IN
FATAL CQLUSION
Famous Prohibition Leader and
Orator Meets Death At
Railroad Crossing
TWO OTHERS IN AUTO
; WITH HIM ALSO KILLED
In Passing One Train, Machine
Buns Squarely in Front o:
Another Trom Opposite Di
reotion; Startinf As Poor
Boy in Indiana He achieved
National Fame
Deaalsea, 0-, Aat 1 J. Frank
Hanly, former gareraar af Indiana
aad candidate far President an the
Prohlbltloa ticket la 1111, aad Dr.
aad stray C M. Bsksr, af Kilgere,
Ohio, were killed six miles freta
. here 'early today whea a Pennsyl
vania freight traia attack tha aato
moblle la which tha party were
driving ta Kligora.
All three angered fractured
shells aad crashed , bodies aad
neither recovered aaaaclaaeaeaa
after being brought to a Weal hos
pital. Mr. Haaly died at a. m.
Mrs. Baker at 11 iM aad her hs
baad at lit p. ta.
Dr. aad Mia, Bsksr had met Mr.
Haaly la Deaaleoa at SUB e'clock
this morning aad were driving hla
to their heme la Kilgera, Se miles
frees here. s
Tha aatssasbllo drove screes tha
p Pennsylvania tracks sack -at aae
freight train aad directly la treat
af another- The aatesaaMIs was
strack eqssrely.
Mr. Haaly was ai eate ta Car.
ralltoa, where ha wss to hava de
livered aa address tomerrew. He
had Intended spending the dsy with
tha Bsksra at thatr keens la Kil
gere. ' Indianapolis, lad, Aug. 1 Former
Governor J. Frank Haaly, of Indiana,
who was killed, in an automobile aesl
deal aear Dsaaiaoa, Ohio, today, was
bora April 4, 1S65 in a log cabin In
Csmjaign.tsounty, Jlls... Ha scearad
hbJ education by working kit way
through tha Eastern Illinois Normal
school at Dnavllle, Hla. Ha - taught
school for several years following kit
graduatioa from tha Illinois normal
school and studied law during hit
spare time.
Ia ZZZZ, ha was admitted to the war-
res eouaty (Ind- bar aad began tha
practice of law at WUliamaport, lad,
A year after ke was aomlaated aad
sleeted to tha Indiana State Senate
where he at once took a front rank as
debater aad forceful legislator. Ia
Vm, be wss nominated by the Re
publicans ot tha Ninth Indians dis
trict for Congress And waa elected by
a majority of mors than five thous
and. Ia ths Fall ot 1890, ks movsd
to LaFayette, Ind., where ka formed
partnership in the practice of law,
with State Senator Will B. Wood. A
year later he was a candidate - for
United States Senator an the Republi
can ticket against Senator Albert Bev-
eridge, but lost the nomination in the
Republican caucus by a few votes.
Ia August, 1903, Mr. Haaly decided
to become a eandidsts for the Repub
lican nomination for Governor. When
ths convention met ha -was nominated
unanimously on the second ballot. He
was elected 1b 1904, by almost 85,000
plurality, ths largest aver given a gub
ernatorial ssBdidsts by either party
Whea his torn as governor expired in
1909 ks became aa setivs worker ia ths
prohibitloa cause and for tha following
ve years toured tha eountry at the
head of a body of prohibition lectur
ers known as the 'flying squadron.1
Ia June, 1915. ths "flying sKraadroa
foundation" wat incorporated with Mr,
Hanly ns its setivs head, aad through it
he hst tines directed tot prohibition
fight. '
In 1916, he was the nnsueeeesful can
didate of the prohibitloa party for
President. He was aetivt ia tha prohl
bltion fight in Ohia aad various porta
of ths country where attempts were
made to hsvt the present prohibition
law decided unconstitutional.
He was the publisher of two papers la
Indianapolis, the National Enquirer a
weekly paper, which he founded in 1015
and the Indianapolis Commercial, a
dally paper.
Ha represented ths drys before tha
united States Supreme court in the
Ohio ease in whieh the eoattitntioaality
of the National prohibitloa amendment
was sustained as well at tha validity of
th Volstead act for its enforcement.
YOUNG MAN IS DROWNED
IN LAKE AT ASHEVILLE
Aahevllla. Aug. 1. Clarence Hender
son, of Haw Creek, 22 years old, it be
lieved to nave beea drowned ia th
Laurel Park Ink sear Headersoavills st
o'clock this afternoon. Several haa-
dred people participated ia tha search
for but body, walking continuously up
and down ths shore us til dtrkness
halted their sfforts. It wst stated by
W. A. Smith, owaer, that tha lake would
be dragged from end to end tomorrow
morning unless th body is fouad la the
esBtime.
Complete mystery surrounds tha dis-
sppesrsne of Henderson, it Is said
that be went ia swimming shortly be
tors 0 a clock, in sompsny with five
eompsnions. Whsn they decided to
leave ths vicinity f the Inks after
completing dressing they discovered
that Henderson wat missing. A'eearch
revealed hi slothing in th locksr,
Mil NOT AFTER
SIMMONS' TOGA IN
1924. HE DECLARES
Thinks Senator Should be Re
: tained In Present Position
.- By All Means
NEYER THOUGHT ABOUT
RUNIINQ, HE EXPLAINS
Some Political Gossip Creates
Wrong Impressions But Gos
sip Continues About Cameron
Morrison and Clyde Hoey;
Zither of Them Might Want
to Sun For Senate
Newt and Observer Bureau.
60S District Nat. Bank Building.
By S. X, POWELL. '
J
Washington. Ana. 1. Soma of Senator
Simmons' friends writing from the Stats
snd soma af them talking ia Wsshlag.
ton srs both amused aad worried about
ths tpecalatioa ia the Washingtoa eor
reepoBdoaee of ths Ntwt aad Observer
last Wednesday morning relating to
poesibls political contests ia ths State
four aad tlx years hence.
Although labeled gossip from beginn
ing to aad, ths freiends of ths senior
Senator are concerned lest too msay
folks road tha ttory aad attribute the
inspiration to some aaa elose to the
Senator. They point out with protest
ing voiea that there isn't ths slightest
reason to say anything about ths Sens
tor's health. It kssnt been better in
years, they any, and if ka wers to face
a scrap for reaomlnatioa in 1924 ks
would bs even more physically fit for
it than ha was ia 1912.
Story Wltkoat roaadstlaa.
Judging entirely by tha "happy ac
cord1' existing between those friends of
Senator Simmons ia ths 8tats aad those
her ia tha National Capital, there is
sharp division of opinion as to whether
the Senator will ma agaia or aot. Thoas
who wars talking test Tuesday snd soma
few daya before thought 1924 would
wind ap tha Senator's service la Con
gress. But now there are other friends
who say that ks will not retire volun
tarily and that ths chances are mighty
tlim for him ta bs retired by th peo
ple. And as for ths part of ths ttory aboat
Congressman Claude Kltchin, they say
"it was laughablel" Another aboard
thing about tha ttory, say sons of the
Bsnator's friends, is that National Com
mitteeman Wilton McLean might be
picked to succeed Senator Simmons, ill.
McLean himself says that it iroald ra-antre-
a great deal ators imagination
waa aa potsestsa w stretch any anal
specula ties through th aow wsU kaowa
processes ot reaching conclusions and
fscts.
In short, tha story waa entertaialag
but slightly fsr fetched. Hatters not
ust people ars talking that way gos
sip month to month aad gossip in cold
print are different things. Ths Sena
tor isn't to bs budged from hit fsmous
statement that it ia legitimate for the
aewepaper boys to inoculate but earns
or his friends insist on filing a dissent
ing opinion.
Perhaps ths most lsterestina develon-
ment in connection with last Wednes
day's gossip is a suggestion that aay
Senatorial vacancy during ths coming
Morrison admlaittratlon is apt to result
la a short term appointment for either
former Oovemor Locks Crsla. or CoL
Alston v. watte.
Msrrmoa Mlrht Raa.
Another thing thst ha been hroanht
prominently to the forefront of political
gossip since ths Newt and Observer
story ft the possibility thst Csmeroa
Morrison, will be a candidate for Sen
ator Overman's seat.m 1924 whether or
why. Ths Charlotte maa ia said to sa-
tartain ona of those dissenting opinions
aDour tne governor's offlea not being a
stepping stone Is ths United States
Bensxs. v
Daring the lstter days of the second
primary ia tha State, there wss quits a
ou oi talk about both Horrisoa and
Gardner as Senatorial eaadldates ia
1926. Boms sf ths politieisnt declared
that ths man defeated in the primary
would certainly succeed Senator Over
men tlx years later. That was before
very much had beea said about Clyde
at. Hoey running for the Senate.
And Hoey Might Ales.
"Thst mas Hoey," st a lot of folkt
were wont to refer to Herbert C.
Hoover a few months sgo, made a big
Impression when he keynoted at the
State eoaveatloa. A lot af folks look
to him aa ths coming statesman of the
Old North State. He didn't "retire" to
private lifr whea he got out of the
Ninth district congressional fight, they
say. Mot by a long shot.
So much has been said In the last
fsw daya aboat tha health of folkt until
It it interesting to note that Mills
Kltchin, son of Bepreseatative Claude
Kltchin, thinks his father is regaining
his normal vigor about as fast as he
ought to. If he were to improve any
fastsr, th family would bs slightly
alsrmsd over hit condition. Both ths
former! majority leader sad ex-Gover-
aor Kitehia are at Fen Taa, New Tork
Stats, fishing a bit sad otherwise en
joying themselves. '
Going back to Senator Simmons aad
hit rumored retirement- Hit frlendt
say it needt a little clearing 'ap and
the mentioa of Mr. MeLsaa't earns at
a poesibls successor to the Senator, as
wall aa tha publicaHoa of the report
thst ks . would be ths eandidsts for
governor in 1924 wltb ths backing af
Senator Simmons, msket it fitting for
kirn to appralss ths situation. .A atato--ment
hs prepared reflects the predomi
nant thought among those who hsdn't
ssld mueh before lsst Wednesday.
McLesa Far Slmmoaa.
Mr. McLean said today! '
"No thought of Senator Simmons' re
tirement st the sad of his present term
has sver entered my mind for a mo
ment, and I am quit positive that '.
has aever thought of tueh a contingency.
Why should hs retire! He it mack
younger aad much more robust aad ao-
ICeatlsaed aa Page Two.)
CHICAGO rEDKKATlON GOING
TO BATTU WITH CHAMBER
. ( on issue or OPEN SHOP
, CUcagev Aug. L Ths Chicago
rsderatiaa at Leber today aathatta.
ad Ka rresadeat John ritaaattick. ta
apaslat a eecaatittee af fifteen for
the aaaaaaced pa Teas at "actively
going ta hettls with the United
States Chamber at Casamsrce aa ths
p arcvaelUeeV' aad ta de
af preveaUag ansa sheas.
vies
VILL BE PROVIDED
Nearly , Quarter Billion More
Than Standard Return AI-,
lowed By Government
Washington, Aug. L (By ths Asso
ciated Press) Bate increases granted
the railroads by ths Interstate Com
merce Commissloa are designed ta give
ths carriers aa annual net operating
income af $1,134,000,000, or $21,000,000
mora than the standard return allowed
by tha Government aad based aa the
average of the three-year period Im
mediately preceding Federal control.
Thia sura ia 134,000,000 mora than the
roads mads ia their record year of
1918, but la 199,000,000 lev than the
total at $1,233,000,000 net operating in
come whieh they sought in presenting
their application! to tha commission.
Bsts experts af tha earners win set
to work tomorrow oa the tremendous
task ot preparing tha new tariff which
it it planned to file ia time for the
increased rates Creicht. Dissent-era and
Pullman to besoms effective Septem-
oer a. urn that data the Government
guarantee of the standard retarn of
893.000,000 aaanally will expire ander
a provisioa of tha transportation act
limiting thia guarantee to six months
after ths carriers -were retarn ed to have
the control. '
Ta Figaro Msswy Raters, i
Experts of ths eommisalea aad ths
earriart also will aadertake ta figure
ths actual money retarn whieh will
aeerae to tha roods from ths rate In
creases granted, which ars about 83
per coat, oa freight rates, 20 par cent
oa paaseager, sxeees baggage aad milk
ratea, aad SO per cent, oa charges for
specs in sleeping and parlor ears.
Tha actual increased amount ta be
received by ths roads has beea roughly
estimated at 1,500,000,000, bat aatil
ths new tariffs era put lata operation
tha asset amouat ia problematical.
With passenger fare increased aae
fifth aad Pullman eharxes advanced
ate-alfi passenger travel probably will
oa rsaueeov
, Based an the present paaseager trsffie,
these increases ars expected to yield
ths roads a retarn af 277,000,000, all
af which was sought ta kelp absorb the
wags sdvaneo to railroad workers which
tha railroad labor board has informed
ths commission will work out st SdU.-
000,000, Instead of the 1600,000,000 first
estimated. The- carriers have figured
ths Uereass at 025,000.000, bat for the
purposes of ths rate case ths commit
sioa said tha board s figures.
Ths estimatsd net operating income
of 1,134,00,000 which the roads are to
receive aa a result of tha fsre raises
represents six per sent, on ths aggre
gate value af tha railroad properties,
which was placed by tha eommleeioa at
$18,900,000,000, or $1,140,000,000 lees
than tha carriers estimate. Of the
total income received by ths roads,
ene-nair or aae per coat, of tha aggre
gate valne, or $94,000,000, most be act
aslds annually for additional! and bet
torments. o
laessaa of Bllliaa Dollars.
Thus ths aetuat operating income
going into tha treasury of ths carriers
would be $1 M0 ,000,000. Prom this must
be deducted taxee aad other fixed ex
penses not included in operating ex
peases befor ths setusl net income is
determined.
Should the commission's decision re
sult is producing more thss tha S per
cent return oa the aggregate value
allowed ander tha transportation act
sns-hslf of the excees would aader the
terms of that act be placed ia tha re
serve funds of the roads aad tha other
half tamed aver to tae Interstate Com
merce Commission to establish a re
volving fund to be ased for making
loans to the carriers or for purenstlng
equipment to bs leased to them.
The estimated net iaeome to be re
ceived by tha three groups of roads is
fixed at S per cent af the valuation
placed an thoss groups by the eom mis
sion On a valuation of $800,000,000 the
eastern roads would receive $528,000
000. They asked for a return ot $359,
400,000 aad are receiving a standard
return frost tha government of $354,-
700100 or approximately $200,000,000
lest than they sought.
Tales af Western Balsa.
Ths vslustloa af tha Western roads,
including thoss ia taa asw slouataia-
Pacific territory est ap by the commis
sloa for ths purpose or ths rats decision,
is placed st $8400,000,000. Ths Western
roads thus would .receive sa estimated
act operating income of $480,000,000, or
about $50,000,000 Jess than the $537,
800,000 whieh they sought. Ths standard
return they sre now receiving is $401,-
OOOjOOO.
Southern roads were valued by the
commission st $2,000,000,000 ta their
act operating Income would be $120,-
000,000. Thia ia $10,000,000 less than
ths sunt they sought snd $18,000,000
lees thsa ths ttaadard return sf $138
500,000. The commissloa explained that
the finaaeial condition of the Southern
carriers aa a whole waa mors favorable
than that ot the roads ia ths other
groups-
SOUTHIKN TRAFFIC LEAGTJK
GIVEN CREDIT FOR REDUCTION.
Tampa. Fit- AuC. 1- Creat credit is
dus ths Southsra frame League for the
14 per cent reduction in the smount
of ths freight rata increase granted
carriers yesterday by tha v Interstate
Commerce Commlssioa, according to a
statement issued tonight by C S. Hoe-
Alat, president of th league,
BILLION DOLLARS
WAOTADVAIItm'l
IffTRASTATE RATES
Increases To Correspond With
Those Aked For Interstate
Commerce , i ?
' ' enmsiBBSBssssssmmm ' " ' Z' '
THIS INCREASE PROVIDES '
NO ADDITIONAL INCOME
Applications To 8UU Oommii. '
ions How Being Prepared
and Expect Advances To Be "
Granted Without Conteit;
State Bodies Had Three Rep- '
regentati res At Washington "
Washington, Aug. 1. (By ths Asso- '
dated Press). Advances at intrutits
ratesfreight, passenger and Pullman, ,
ta eorrespoad with tha interstate In- '
cresset suthorixed - yesterday by tha ;
latsrstata Commerce commissloa will "
bs asked af the various state Railway
commissions by the carriers, it ws stat-
ed kera tonight by Alfred P. Thorn, gea
eral counsel of ths Assoc ial tion of Rail
way Executives.
Sack intrs-stats rata interests, Mr.
Thorn said will not add to tha total ia
eome provided for by tha Federal com. .
mission's decision beeaase in submitting
their estimates ths carriers calculated
on a basis of increases of both into,
stats and intrastate rates.
Applications to th Stats eommlmioas
tra now being prepared by tha railroads
tad it it expected by ths railway ex- '
ecuUvet that tha increase! will be grant
d. Should any Stats commission re
fuse to authorise them, however, th
ttrritrs, Mr. Thorn said, will proceed 1
aader the transportation act aad ass
a hearing before ths Interstate Com- :
meree commission to determine whether
tha sxistlng Intrastate State rates are
discriminatory or prejudicial to Inter- '
stats commerce.
It wss pointed oat by Mr. Thou that
three representatives of the Stats com
mission tat with ths federal sommia.
sioa during tha public hearing oa tha
tpplleatioa at ths carriers. They will
msks reports to ths stats 'commissions '
sad Mr. Thorn said it wat thought that
their opinions would have weight wltk
tha Slat bodies.
Since the increases in passenger,
pullmsn, excess bsggagt aad milk rates
were made general for ths entire eoun
try by the Federal commission tha
railroads will ask for corresponding in-
tresses in sack State. Tha peretBtag ;
ef advsaees ia intrastate frslght rate
which th roads will request, however,'
will correspond to tha pereentsge su
thorixed in the territory in whieh the
state is located. Thus increases re- '
quested ia Southern states would be 25
per cent. ,.,
WOUNDS CAUSE DEATH
OF SAILOR IN NORFOLK
Norfolk, Vs, Aug. L-Juttin Psrksr,
a 19-year-old sailor, who was esught
in ths set of burglsrising a local hotel
room Saturday night, aad fatally
wounded by policemen, died thia after
noon at a local hospital. Tht body
will be turned over to the Navy De
partment today, and the polieemea will
be tried In police court for involun
tary manslaughter. Parker, shortly
si'ter the shooting, vindicated the po
licemen, admitting that he was armed
snd that he aimed his revolver tt tha ,
officers, Parker's father, Harry Par
ker, Uvea ia Atlantic City, N. J. .
NEGROES OPEN MEETING
FCR SELF-IMPROVEMENT
New Tork, Aug. L Tha Universal
Negro Improvement Association opened
its first convention here today with th
announced purpose of sleeting - a
world lender and a negro leader of tha
12,000,000 people of the Uaited States
snd a provisional President of Africa."
A eonstitutioa and a 'bill af rights ia
tht asms of ths negro" also will bs
adopted according to Marcqs Gamy,
president general of the association.
Ths convention is tehsduled to eon-
tlnus nntil August 81, with representa
tives of negroes ia all parts of tha
world in attendance. The program to
day included a religious eervice tad a ' 1
psrsde through the negro section af -
Usrlem. A publis meeting is scheduled 1
tomorrow aight at Madison Square Oar- i
des.
ANNOUNCE AERIAL ROUTE
FOR FIRST WORLD DERBY,
New Tork, Aug. 1 A route haa been
mapped out for the first aerial derby
around the world for whieh no date
has beea announced by a special Joint
commission of ths As. - .Club of Amer
ica, aad ths Aerial League tt Ameries,
whieh recently returned from a tour sf
tha world. M ,
A test flight, preceding the derby, will
start ia London, moving east to tokio
and thence to Seattle and New York, it ,
was announced tonight, but th data
of the test flight also was not givtn.
This flight will be made ia an airplane
with a capacity for ten psasesgen to
ascertain ths sxset Dying conditions of
the proposed route, it was said.
The tentative route of the aronnd-the-
world derby follows: - ' .
New York to Seattle to Yokohama, ta '
Shanghai, to Bankok, Siam, to Karachi.
India: to Calcutta and Delhi to Bns
dad, to Rome, to the Irish coast, to Lnn- '
doa, New 1'oundland and New Tork. Tha
total distance is 22,207 miles.
Ta Organise Commaaity Fairs.
Kintton, Aug. 1. Organiaatioa ef
community fair ' associations to bold
fall exhibits la rural loealitie of Le
noir county will be started Wednesday.
Aa association wilt be organised st
Sharon Wednesday night, snd one st
Ssnd Hill Thureday night. Many such
fairs will bs held in this part of the
Stat during ths fall, ' -J
ON ALL RAfDROADS
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