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. . rut teEATlIEZ Local abowora aad thunder-" , storms Wedaeaday m4 Thurs day, little change tesaperatnre .1 !. . . 4 .. .1 .. ii line i mew server rWATCnUtZL . M tee sp. a4 nsraral I , ear Mm OTrlr&lM wtf aS VOL CXI. NO. 44 SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. 7 (- RALEIGH. N. C; WEDNESDAY MORNING,; AUGUST 1 !, 1920 ; SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. : PRICE: FIVE CENTS U S. DECLARES FOR POLITICAL RIGHTS OF POLISH NATION Note Ta Italian Ambassador States ,This Country Will ' ' Not Participate in General y. turopeanbnference HAS NO OBJECTION TO ' AN ARMISTICE BETWEEN -POUND AND BOLSHEVIK United States Would Regard With Satisfaction a Decla ration By The Allied and As lociated. Powers That The Territorial Integrity and Trite Boundaries of Russia Be Respected; Participation' Would Bring Two Results Prom Which This Govern ment Strongly Recoils, Says Communication Washington, Aug. 10. (By the Asso- ' lated Press.) The American govern nent declared todir for the main' at nee of the political independence ' n d territorial integrity of Poland and gainst any dismemberment of Russia- In a note addressed to the Italian Embassador, Secretary Colby, apenklng lent Wilson, said .the United 8tatea Innk "tin x.inttnliM tn th. mlfnrim tA r. nnge an armistice between Poland and susMa and won Id "regard with satlsfae lion" a declaration by the 'allied and issoeiated powers that the "territorial integrity and true boundaries" of Bas ils wouia ne rcepeciea. ' Will Nat PiWlclat- the cover nm en t flatly stated, however, - C ... . L. -tint - K wou 10 -Bov -ai -jeasi r. or.in present" participate in any plan for the expansion of the armistice negotia tions into general European confer- tnce, because it would in aij proDaouiry Involve two results from which the "The recognition of the Bolahevikl regime. . "A settlement of Russian problems almost Inevitably upon me oasis 01 dismemberment af Russia." lamti ta Ambaaaadar. '. The note .-waa in response to II w -ui- umlMi friwn fha Italian T tk,i t,;. nMmmiDt would , welcome a siaiemeui m u . J 1 A . -M L. A 4 tho American government on the Penan I Vfixh nf It waa devoted to a statement of the aympsthetie feeling of tht United mates sowara we wr iaa people. In reviewing past events a evtoenee 01 wis ijipn;( tary af state disclosed some hitherto diplomatic secret. xi. r.iw -a1ft that the Amer nri vwi" - - - - Sean government had wltnheld ita ap- proval from tns aeeieion w. w prems eonncil at Paris reeognlaing the independence of the "so-called repuo lics" of Georgia and Azerbaijan, be cause psrt of them wera carved out of the old Bussian empire. U also waa aUted that the United States nad 'taken-tha position ma ne - Snal determination of tha boundaries . i..Mik which tha President has ..kd br tha allies to Sz, "must not be made without Bussia's eo-opera-tion and agreement.' , i " 1 t m .wk lutlnaed that the United 8tat had persistently , refused "to reeognira the Baltia statea -with the azeeption of Finland, a once inaepenaem nation, because it held that they were rightly a part of Bnssla and that the territory embraced in them should be held for tha Bussian people until they ahould navo organised a sudib aw "We ara unwilling," the note declared, "that while it (Busstaj la neipiess in the grip of "a non-representative gov - arnment, whosa only sanction Js lrutal . akall ha wnAkuned atill AVICV, Muraw , further by a policy of dismemberment conceived in other tbaa Muasian in ttrests SUUmeat Ua'aalvocaL Secretary's Colby's statement of the attitude ot the American government in the frte of tUc threatened overthrow f Poland by the Bussian Bolshevik was unequivocal. ' He declared that the r..oi)l of the United Btatea were "earnestly solicitous" for tha mainte nance of Poland's territorial integrity a ad nolitleal indeoendenee. . "From this attitude wa will not do t-art," he announced, "end tha policy f this government will be directed to ibe employment of all available means to render it efrectual.' Pillage and oppression of the Poles, he later declared, would remove Buasia wholly from out of "the pale of the friendly interests of other nations.'' The secretary's note waa accepted generally ar ovldenee that the United States and Great Britain and France 1 vert aa one in a determination to pre vent the absorbing of the pew republic into Soviet Buasia. Great Britain's . :., -.iews on the subject, were outlined . to day In the British House of Commons by Fremief Lloyd George. Difference Aa to Raeaia. -There ppareatly,--howeverwss.a difference as between the views of the British and American governments on the questions of dealing with the Soviet and preservation, of the true boun daries of tne former Bussian empire,. Informal exchanges between Wash ington and London and Paria on the Bussian-PolisK aituation hsva been-pro ceedings for. aome days and the fact ' that the -American note was addressed to the Italian Anftmasador created some surprise in Washington. Mr. Lloyd Georce hsd announced to the House of commons only today that inquiry aure ly would He ma8e as to the position of the American government. To this was - added the f aet thai Italy fcad not taken a prominent part in , the allied dis cussions of the "question and had not eea represented at the Hythe eon- (Cpntlnne4 pa Pago Three) POLISH CRISIS IS -IIEARECLIMAX Believed Warsaw Will Fall Be fore Negotiations at Minsk AreXoncluded s: LLOYD GEORGE HOPEFUL OFAVOIDING TROUBLE Premier Addresses House Commons On Russo-Polish Situation; Say Polish Attack- Was Unjustified' and Bol jheTiki Entitled To Ouaran tees Against Such Repetition London. Auk. 10. (Br The Associated Press.) The, Polish crisis is approach' ing ita climax. As viewed in London, Warsaw seems likely to fall before the negotiations at Minsk between the Bol shevik! and Polish representatives are concluded. Premier Lloyd George a speech to the House of Commons today ahowed ha la still working for peaceful settlement, which ha evidently is Hopeful oi od- talnina. Leo Ksmsneff, one of tne soviet amis sarlee in London, haa submitted to the Premier the Bussian - armistice terms and at the same time issued them to the British press with the evident object, it is said in some quarters, of strengthen ing the handa of the British Labor party. Terms Are Hard. They are hard terms, demanding de mobilization of the Polish army and war Industries and complete disarmament, except for 60,000 men. Buasia, on the other hand, undertakes to withdraw her troopa from tha Polish front, redue her troops on tha frontier and grant Poland a frontier stlpnlated by the British government with additional territorial eonceaaiiina ta Poland in the Bialystek and Cbolm regions. . Mr. Lloyd George in. his. pronounce ment declared no action would bo taken exeept to support the struggle for Polish existence and .Independence. He admitted the- Polish attack on Russia was unjustified and thai the Soviet gov. era ment was .entitled, to demand. guar anteea ' against a repetition of sueh an attack. ' , ' Tha af stioa haa been asked by soma elose observers whether the terms outlinda by M. Kameneff come within the aeope of guarantees against a repe tition of the attack or whether they are of sueh a nature in the opinion of the allies as to threaten tha independence and existence of Poland. Premier la HonefaL 'Tarn still hopeful of peace," were the opening words of Premier Lloyd George's announcement in the House af Commons today with " regard to the Jtusso-Po.ish eriaia. Tha house was crowded and the ten sion waa high in anticipation of the premier's "pcaxe or war statement. As he entered he was warmly cheered. Wm. Krsssin and Kamaetr, of the Russian soviet delegation here, were in tho strangers' gallery. Wm. Krsssin and Kameneff, of the attack -eras not Justified in the opinion of tha British government and that the soviet government, in sny condition of peace, was entitled to take into account the facta of tha attacks made by tha Poles upon Russia and that these at tacks were delivered despite ths warn ing of the alliea to Poland. Entitled to Gaaranteea. The soviet, ha declared, waa entitled to demand sueh guarantees aa would be exacted by any power against a repeti tion of attache of that kind. What was challenged, ha aaid. waa that "nnthine justifies retaliation, reprisal or punish ment which goea to the extent bf wip ing out national existence." The . premierdeelared. that ths sole purpose orThe allied policy was to ; se cure peace oa a basis of independence for ethnographical Poland. He said tha Hytfce conference agreed that the allies should advise Poland to endeavor to ne gotiate an armistice and make peace as long as sueh independence was recog nized. That recommendation has been forwarded to the soviet government, the premier stated. - BUSSIAN COMMI88I0V MAT LKAVK NGIAND SUNDAY Paris, August 10. The Eameneff- K rauin commission will leave London on Sunday at tha latest unless the Soviet government before that time gives the alliea the neeeseaxy assur anee of the independence and integrity of Poland, declares the London eorrss- pnodent of the Temps in a despatch to his newspaper today. The delegation is making ready to leave, be asserts. In official eirelos, sdds tha despatch. break with too Soviet la considered unavoidable, aa ha .declares it is known that tti plan f ths Soviet government is to establish a Soviet In Warsaw and also nae the sacking of tha city by the uoisheviki army. ""The correspondent wys be is inform ed that Premier Lloyd Oeorge was aa advocate of aa immediate rupture, but that Earl Curxon and A. J. Balfour per suaded him to wait the .result of the Minsk conference between the Polish and Soviet armistice delegates. H. L. DAVIS LEADING IN OHIO PRIMARY ELECTION Columbus. Ohio Ansv 10 Beturaa from IsHI out of 6M0 precincts in the state, in ttoday'e primary, election in Ohio, showed former. Mayor Harry L. Davie, a Liberal, leading for the Repub lican nomination for governor. The re turns tabulated were mostly from Cleve land and Cincinnati. Tha vote stood: Davia, 7,264: Congressman Boeooo Mo- Culleagh, Mr r omer-Congressman lUlpnU Cole, 183. D DEMOCRATIC 4 SOUTH SAYS ft DANIELS Secretary of The Navy Says Failure Would Present Is -Jo4lepii)llcai HOPING NORTH CAROLINA WILL PRESENT DEAF EAR Eardinf . Could Secure Ratifl- oation Zither In Connecticut or Vermont If Ee Wished; favorable Action Bj Tennei- ee An The More Keason For E. C. To Act FaTorabr Ths New aad Observer Bureau, 03 District NaHonal Bank Bldg. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Aug. 10v Batifieatloa is aow up to the Democratic Boatn. said Secretary Daniels todaj, in emtlialng tha argent necessity af ratification of the suffrage amendment by North Carolina aad Teaaessee The Bepnb lieans, went oa the Secretary, have a6 real issus in this campaign, and they ara hoping that North Carolina aad Tennessee will reject woman suffrage so that they can have a sectional issue to raHr the North and West agilnst the Democratic party. They cannot get. np a race or bloody shirt issue. Two yearn age, when they captured Congress, they madia much of the charge ia tha North and West that Southern Democrats wera in con trol in tha government at Washing- ton. But in the present campaign they have nothing of tha kind ta revive sec tionalism unless North Carotin aad Teaaessee 1 rn a deaf ear to tha right ful claims of tho womea af tha nation. If these two Southern Democratic States fail to ratify the Bexrahlicaas will have aa issue that they are secretly hoping and working to securo. . Kepafellcaaa - Hotnae -- Ths Seen :ary said tho Bepublieaas had never been sincere an thin woman suffrage question. They kaow that four years ago it was tha women who elect ed Wilson. The Bepubnea-ta ara mor tally afraid that if the woman ia 10 States where they are still diafran- iised ara alio red to vote, they will vote for tha Democrats aa the) League of Nations issue. On such a alear-cui moral issue Harding , and his loaders will never trust tha women, especially ia doubtful Btatea. Secretary Daniels said that svery person, acquainted with the sitnatiea la' the Betmbllcan Slates of Vera eat aad Connecticut knew that those two States could be got to ratify tha suf frage amendment if Harding; aaly said it must bo do-ie. .Tha Legialntnres in these two States have been polled, and the mem .era stand everwhelmiagly for ratification. Governors Holeemb aad Clement's refusal to call tho Leg islatures into extra session ta only done to save tha Bepubuean . party from well-nigh 'certain defeat in many of the doubtful: Btatea. . Fear Defeat, la Ceanecticat Take Connecticut aa an example. The Republicans are almost sura to be de feated in thai State if tha womea rota. One of tha men they eeuM slaughter wits-great- pleasure ia the TiUer- ender. Senator Brandt gee, who never Iot aa opportunity In tho Senate to assail tha League of .Nations 'Chair man Hays is urging dovsr . Holeomb to call tha Legislature into session to ratify, but it la not likely that Hays esn move the' Governo of Connect!' cut. The South, through the Logialatures of North Carolina aad ' taassaes, never had such aa apportnaity presented to it to present the issus of aectionalism as a free gift to the BepublicM party which ia nov bank rapt L. iaanea. Of all places in this world, the South should be toe last to givs tha parry that haa fattened on a Hio-alism for generation sueh an advantage in a campaign, whan ths country's greatest moral issut is at stake Ner.- Carolina Caaaet Evade atifieatioa by Teaai see. said the 8erretr7shonl(LmakgTatifletionbT North Carolina all the. morj certain. The fact ia ratification by tho da urn tor State en: At to remove all opposi tion to ratification by the mother State. Teanccsee'a ratification will' make suffrage aa accomplished fact- It cannot hurt North Carolina to ree ognise an accomplished fact, but it wil not help the Democratic party and. the hir.1i Idealism it stands for ia this campaign for North Caroliaa to Jeet ntifieatioa. Nertk Oaroliaa cannot morally evade the issue. There is too much at stake, aad. above all. so rar as the Btate is concerned, is its good name 'or progress, tha advance ment of Iemocracj and human free dom For North Carolina to oaf ran. ehise eight millions of women ia 20 States O' t spprove : tie oaf ran ehiittment under the political aad moral etreumstaaefs which aow eo front the eountry would be one of the greatest achievements ia- tha State a history. -Ketame r rem NeUncattaa. Secretary Daniela has Juat returned from the notification ef Franklin It. Roosevelt of his nomination for the Vice-Presidency -by tha Democratic convention nt San Francisco. At this meeting held at Hyde Park, N. Y, be met the leaders of the party from an sections of tho country end ho declares thst ths proepeete of Democratic suc cess never looked mora certain. New fork State ia ia a better shapo for the Democrat a than it has been ia twenty years. The Bepublkaaa ara hopelessly divided and are fighting among them selves over both the senstorahip aad the governorship aad the Harding eaa didscy 'has fallea flat Even tha Old Guard element ahowa no eathasiaea for the national ticket. The reports from Ohio wero oven bet ter than in Kew Tork. --Cox has the Bute. Harding is , not popular la his own State. He was elected Senator ever a Democrat whoso candidacy was elm- (Can tinned on Fags FotorJ . TO RATIFY. REVALUATION ACT - i .. t 1 u 1 : -, ..' . .. Totals $3,129,705,05f Against 51,039,120,389 Last ear....,,,.,...,;,,. FORSYTH COUNTY TAKES LEAD FROM MECKLENBURG More Than Million Acres Placed On Tax Books That Were Merer There Before; Com mission Finiihed Work at 2 O'clock Yesterday Horn- ing . . . North Carolina falls a little short of trebling ita taxable property values un der tho revaluation net, with a total of 3429.705A51 against a valuation of lJD99JaOJ80 last year in real, per sonal aad corporate property, accord ing to tha full report submitted to the Governor by the Stat Tax Commission yesterday morning , - . Uopiea of the report were distributed on tho floor, of the House and Senate shortly after- the Governor had de livered his taxation - aneseags to the honeoa In joint session, and perhaps ne document waa aver received mora eager ly. The' Governor had outlined ths principal features of tho report in his' naage, bat not less Interesting to the mean bars of- tha Seaerai Assembly were tho detail' figures. . Tho most surprising feature of the report was tha discovery of mora than a million scree of land, equal ia extent to more than four average counties, that had never before boon placed oa tho tax books. The Governor had re ferred to thia "vast empire" in hia mes sage, bat not until tho report waa dis tributed did members And out the counties that had boon "enlarged." ':"zzvsilo:;:lre-: atoajmajjrrr:.. Onslow county acquired tha palm for tha largest Increase ia acreage, . with ore than SOJ0O0 added to ita' taxable territory. Vest of tho gains wero regis. tared in smaller figaroa, with an aver- ago of about 10,000 scree to tho county. Boporta from sons counties ara incom plete, aad they appear ' to have, .lost soeno of their territory, but more com plete - reports from county supervisors will likely reinstate them in their for mer territorial limits. Wake ia oaa oi tho counties that have apparently lost acreage la tha report, bat s far ne figures hav bean for warded to tho eesamlesioa oa tho acre- sgo in Baleigk. Wako loses 24,801 f roan ita last year total of M1J7I acres. Some acreage will be lost is ths trans fer of lands to tha Bute Prison farm went of Baleigh, amounting to approxi mately tfKQ acres. - . Bahasan Still lrgoet. The State of Bobesoa is still the biggest of them all, and finds itself still larger thia year with 544,253 acres of land as against 628,962 acres last year. New Hanover county loses its distinction of being tho only county in tho 8tate with lam than 100,000 acres by moving ap front 93,963 acres to 11 131 ander tho revaluation. Under tho property valuation, Meek- lea berg, wag the most valuable county in the State, surrenders flrst place to Foroythe by a margin of soma six million dollars. Forsythe has U7 721,233 against 141,406,623 in Mecklen- barg. nteekleaourg loaea first plsee in poll taxes to Wake with a margin of a sow aaadred. , None Under Minion. Not a county la the State now has t valnatioa of loss than a million dollars. For some years hack Dare is ths only county that boosted of no plutocratic wealth, but now it haa nearly three millions, oeotland county has ths larg eat per capita wealth, and ths lowest tax rate. Last year tha revennea collected on tho old valuatioa for all purposes amounted to 11636,2633, and the es timated increase of 10 per cent over tho old revenue permissible this year (Continued on Page Fear.) TURKISH DELEGATES SIGN PEACE TREATY Last Power To Remain at War With Entente Wow Offi cially at Peace Sevres, Fraaee, Aug. 10. (By the As sociated Frees;) Turkey, the last power to remain ia a state of war with tha entente, signed 6e treaty todaytaad is now officially ' at peace, Serbia and Hedjas alone of the nations interested refused to sign. It waa a simple sober ceremoay. Pre mier Venice! oa, although achieving what ia oanaidered to have been one- of his life ambitions, affixed, hla signature to tho three voluminous documents ths treaty itself, aa Italo-Qreck protocol and a protocol on Asm Minor aad the soaee of Influence with trembling bands sad ombre face, ascribed by soma to 111 aeoa and overwork. The three Turkish delegate looked away aa the premier passed their seats, sot bowing to him as they cud to the other delegates. tCoMr-2amoyUrllish"mlnUtert Pari, whs waa among those who Signed the three doeameats, attracted as much attention aa ths actual ceremony, be ing , tha center of inquiring groups as tho delegatea were signing their names. Premier Jdilleraad opened tha cere mony with a few words and then naked tho Tarkish delegate to sign. The bosiaeee was concluded at 4:30 and the delegatea harried out through the sol dier-guard which presented arms as they niea past. - Mas. LKXoan- dusk chandler. SOUTHERN EDUCATOR, DIES aiismsburg. " Vs A&fr"I0Mr. Leaore Duke Chandler, 43, widely kaowa ia educational circles ia ths Svnth. died here today. She was the if T vt. J. A. v. U handler, presi dent ft William aad. liar College, BICKETT PROCLAIMS IN MESSAGE TO LEGISLATURE DELUGE OF BILLS "AS SENATE OPENS Seventeen Offered During First Three Minutes of Business ;:t BROWN WOULD REPEAL ENTIRE PRIMARY ACT Frank D. Haokett Unanimously Ch6ien Clerk To Succeed B. O. Self; Scales Would Al low Counties To Establish . Cottages at Training: School; Meet at 11 O'clock Today Within three minutes after the S.a- ate had disposed of ths formality of In forming the Governo. tit-, it was ia session and waiting upon his pleasure, and had unanimously elected Frank D. Haekett principal a k to succeed B. Otis Self, resigned, tin body cams very nearly to setting a new record for bills Introduced on the o enlng Cay, ad when adjournment came presently. Sen ate bills had advanced to seventeen in number. A eaueus preceded the format open ing ef the cession at 11 o'clock, at whieh it was determined to nsme Mr. Haekett to succeed 11 Self. lieutenant-Governor O. Max Gardner mounted the speaker's diss,, rapped sharply, and declared the Senate eor ened. Sena1 tor Williamson offered the opening prayer and tha presiding officer declared the session reedy for ths consideration of-"waaloor--l Brown Throws Bomb. , . ' liter tiie formal courtesies had been extended the Governor on motion of Senator Warren, Senator Cooper moved sdjournx, snt until after tho Gov eraor's message 1 ad been read. Sena tor Mangura would not 1 re.lt so, and while he waa 'talking, T'aator Brown arose to present the first I '.11. ;. A page rushed it to tbo clerk's desk, and the elerk ttegia ttr read, t d aa he read, other bills began o be rushed up from every quarter of the chamber. "A bill to b entitled no set to re peal the primajry"Ta i-prlmarjr ehe- tions throogbont the mate, by Brown, Beading Clerk Bronghtos pronouaeed, running tho words together, as Ik ths honored custom among reading clerks. But the Senate heard, and heard with unmixed amazement. It had been gen orally understood that something of the sort was' due to befall, but the Senatora were caught ia a measure of unprepar ednesa. Amendment Offered. Other bills followed hsrd on the heels of ths messu.e that w .nld undo the primary, nil of them local in char acter, until -Senator Cowper offered aa n committee bill the measure to amend the public laws and to amend tho eon stitution, sad Benstor Scale, offered messure to enable the several counties to erect and maintain cottages at the Stonewall Jackson Training School at Concord. , v The constitutional amendment bill had been prepared in committee durlnr ths past week since the constitutional and fiinnnce committees gathered her i at the call of th. Governor to facili tate legislation at the special session, The measure carries a provision to limit ths tax rsta for Bute and county purposes to IS cents, tax oa all incomes not to oxeeed 6 per sent, removal of the "stand or fall together' clause from the Grandfather amendment, and remove the requirement of payment of poll tax as a qualification for voting ia North Carolina. Ths full text of Senator Brown's bill, which was referred to tho Commit tee on Elections, is as follows: -rSeetionThat ChantetlOlzof ih Public Laws of 1913, being an aet to provide for primary elections through out ths State, and all amendments thereto, Is hereby repealed. "See. 2. Thst all laws and clauses of laws ia conflict with this act ara here by repealed. "See. 3. That this aet shall be In force from and after its ratification All other measures introduced worn purely local in character, conferring upon local, authorities, for ths most part, authority to provide bond issues, or insreasel rsvsnues for special pur poses, exeept tho measure introduced by Senator Cooper, changing the court eal endar ia the Eighth, or Wilmington, district Beeesa wss taken' at 11:30 to hear the Governor'a meesage, arid at 1:13 the Senate adjiuraed until 11 o'clock this morning. No roll-call was taken In the Senate, but several members were ab sent. Senator anymore Asked to be excused from the sessions until Thurs day, moralag. ' CAPT. J. L LATTIMER TO SUCCEED ADMIRAL-DECKER Washington, Aug. 10. Captain J. L. Lattlmer, "iow attached fb the naval war college, Newport, S I., ha. been ap pointed commandant of the Seventh Kaval Diatrict - with headquarters at jCejr West, Fla, succeeding Bear Admi ral Benton C. Decker, who has bees or dered to Norfolk, to serve on a perms- rent naval board of mqmry. Secretary. Daniela would not comment on the removal of Admiral Decker other than to sar that it was "routine." The Admiral recently wrote and made pub lic a letter to Chairman Tar-t the Senate Naval Investigating -Committee, la whieh ho eeverely criticised Mr. Daniels' administration of the Navy Department end supported Bear Ad mlral Sims'- position la 1 the - latter s row jrth tho Secretary ; :r . TRUTH OF TAX STATE .ABOR FEDERATION ASKS STATE LEGISLATURE . TO RATIFT EQUAL SUFFRAGE Charlotte, Aag. II The moat la ne rtaat reaolatloa before tho State Labor Federatloa, In aanaal eon van Uoa, today, waa In reference to suf frage. After mach debate aad spirited speaking, it . was decided to aead a telegram to the State Legaslatare at Raleigh and n copy to Governor Blckett, urging ratification of the Federal suffrage amendment to the Ceastltatloa af tho UaUed States. Thin waa pat before tho convention and unanimously adopted. ACTION IN SENATE Members of Two Parties In Tenn. Assembly May Get Together On Suffrage Nashville, Tenn, Ahg. 10. Prelimi nary steps looking towsrd joint action by Bepublkan and Democratic inmeber of the Tennessee senate favoring rati fication of ths federal woman, suffrage amendment were taken late today at a meeting- of. leaders of the Democratic ratification forces' in ths upper Bouse. Senatora E. N. Haston, of Van Buren county Douglas Wikle, of Williamson, and Frank Fuller, of Shelby, were ap pointed a committee to arrange a meet ing with Bepubllean- leaders and it was sxpeeted.a onferenea would be, held sometime tomorrow. In addition to the appointment of this committee, Sena tor Haston was , selected Democratic floor leader for' .the contest. The meeting was preceded by a eon f erenee between the senators and more than 100 Tennessee women suffragists. Miss than Williams, of Memphis, chair man ef ths Women's General Ratifica tion Committee, told the senators that tha woman did not desire to attempt to influence or adviss members of the sen sto bow tc vote but looked to their frieads la the upper House to conduct the Hint. Senate and House Bepubllcsns will eaueus tomorrow, morning. Resolatlea la Introduced The Joint ratification resolution was introduced today in ths Senste and Bouse and under the rules went ever. with the leaders planning to refer it to committee tomorrow. Parliamentarians aaid there was a possibility the resolu tion might be discussed In each House if members disagreed udob which eom. mltteS to refer it, inasmuch as it prop erly could be sent either -to that en Judiciary or constitutional amendments. Debate on motions to refer, it was said, undoubtedly would reault in discussion of ratification itself. - Thsrs waa mush speculation as to wbea a vote on .ratification would be reached. The committees; It waa said, probably would arrange a iolnt nubile hearing Thursday or Friday night. The resolution might be reported the fill owing day and go to a vote Immediately OPPOSITION TO PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT CROPS VP Nashville, Tenn. Aug. 10. Opposition to the ratrtcation of the auffrage amendment in the Tennessee House of Bepresentatlves took' form todsv whea Speaker Beth Walker, who had beea announced by the Suffragists as tne man who would introduce the rati fication resolution for them in the House, declined to do so, leaving to the delegation from Shelby county. Hpeater walker also was Quoted alio aa aaying that he la opposed to any aU tempts-toz!!railtpad,'rlhezTHolntlo through, favoring a full and free dis cussion before the committee to whieh it is referred. Speaker . Walker wields a strong Influence ia his body of the legislature, further svidenees of oppo sition in the House wero reports that one member had drawn an anti-ratification resolution and another would move to postpone action to the regular session in January 1021. Indications are that the light over the ratification resolution will be long drawn out Un der the rules of the resolution must lie one day and then will be referred to, the -committee. To HofcfUesrings. - It is thought that the Senate and House committees will combine o hold joint public hearings upon the propo sition, beginning Thursday or Friday. After theaa hearings the resolution will be reported back to the separate houses by the committees with a mi nority report, and then the fireworks will be turned loose. . " ' Hundreds of women packed both houses today With suffragists distin guished by yellow rose buds and Mantis' by red. -JTbe. Tennessee .Constitutional. Leoimfi composed of many of the leading jurists and attorneys of the State opened its fight on the ratification measure st today's session. The League holds that . (Contused on Fags Twa.) UNFILLED ORDERS OF THE U.S. STEEL CORPORATION New Tork, Aug. 10. Unfilled orders of the United 8te!?s Steel Crroratiqn for the month ending Jul 31, were 11, 118,468 tone, it was anrouneed today. Thia is tin increase of 139,651 tons over ths'prevlous'-montlr 'when- the figures were 10.978J17. ; Ths unfilled tonnage reported today brings tha total up to tha highest figure since JulylfllT, when nnfllled-orders aggregated lOjUW tons.. , . EFFORT FOR JOINT JUSTICE REFORMS I nil i.o lonnnnAnf n DILLo 10 fnUruotU Speaker and Mint, of Wayne, Mindful of Purpose of Call CRISP OFFERS HIS SALARY INCREASE BILL $6,000 Yearly Propoied roi; All Constitutional Officers of State; Other Relief Mess nrei Will B Introduced; Governor Delivers His Xes sage " Summoned ia axtraonlinarv to-pass upon the submission of a tax amendment making operative the State's new revaluation law tc tha voters 1st November, the General, Assembly of North -Carolina assembled ia joint set' sion at 11:30 yesterday to hear tho message of Gov. Thomaa W. Bickvtt and, having heard, set itself to tho t"k whipping the amendment into anal shape and adjourning; Tha opening eeaaion, while marked largely by ths sddress of the Governor, found the members seeking ways and means for tackling as little legislation as possiblejrther than tho tax measures. All indications point to snd it is gaa erally assumed that tha Governor will submit the suffrage amendment Thure fy.w both ,ide, 'PP6 n' 'of the fight. As viewed by many prominent Stata Iiemoerata here for the opening sea 'iontar ?v V1", ?,ket ogress yesterday waa the helpless position in which ha placed the Bepubllean members insofsr as as sault on revaluation is concerned. ur Political Teadeaey. r - ths Cover. Bori M ilspositioa oa tho part of the people to drag thia great reform, essentially non partisaa aad potent with blessings for all the peo- Si'Vm, 'f lh moke of political campaign. - , t?iLn he said fur !5 I "PPorted with equal r. "j moerara ana Bepub. leans In tho Legislsture aad out of it, in my reeumas of the work of the Gen eral Assemblies ef 1917 and 1919 I waa esreful to givs to the reprcseatativwo of ths minority party full credit for S P"'rioti ocord ia thee hslls. The Governor reviewed, with ehar seteristie fores of argumeat aad by ar resting figures ,the Uiqaitiee ef tho States tax laws which led to ths paa w?."i.0,J.h9 wyal""oa law last year. With telling effect he pointed to tho flagrant discrepancies under tha old system, obliterated under the law, com pared the assessed valuatioa of tho State Iaat year and thia aad in n dra matis fashion, revealed to tho mem bora of the Legislature n vast empire was neretororo belonged to 'No-Maa's land.' The Governor referred to Tour whole eountiea w - srthed and put oa the tax books which heretofore have yielded no revenue. . MDoees Are Crowded. For an opening smaina h rueeting of the Tvi.utn.. .. ,.. bies and galleries yesterday were paek- prominent Uenocntb j worn in of North Carolina. Th. .nM.. ista and tho antl-forcea practically ee supied the entire gallery floor oa tha Houae while ia the lobby below .were many notables. In the lot wora fiuniwia r. t tiro Hoke. Coimwiau n-j. rr . . , - -" uwy ana Zebulon Weaver. ex-Congressman Robert -1 , 8tato High way Commissioner; Dr. Oscar Hay wood, eniinent evangelist summering L North Carolina: Herlot ri. .1. Charlottes Coir A. D. Ward, ef New Bern: Dr. H. W Chase, president of tho University ef North rwti... . n. i:.v ." P'dent emeritus of Meredith Collere: Col. AlK, r. v. and others. Ths caucus preceding K meeting' of the Htm saanlavisd-awl TMTm la Green, of Guilford, ss sergeaat-at-i nl - Cel. - Peter MeWillinms, of Wake, as assistant. Both are Confed erate veterans and were unanimously e.ected when the eessioa wns opened. A proposal to limit the time for tbo introduction of local m just as tha House waa journ, being suggested by Beupreseata ve Fred Mints, of Wayne, aad heart ily approved by Speaker Brum rait. Tho matter was referred to the Rules-Committee of the House with, instructions to meet the exigency today. Tho Spesker urged all committees to promptly get into the weik, which came in a liberal auantitv in order that the major portion of time may be devoted to the purpose for whieh the Legialature ia called. Will Make Primary Law. ' Ths Houia,- aT well as ths Beaate:" open the way for a repeal of tha preaent primary laws. Representative Will Neal. whoae hill nt ii.il.. Im port died ia the committee ia 1919 of fered a new bill yeaterda to wipe ent ii i ; v.. (Continued ea Page FearJ LER0Y REPORTED TO BE urinrn1 rr r ipiafiivhh ntHUCUr run AUtN I IN A New York.. Aug. 10v-BeDorta th.a Eugene Leroyt also kaowa as Fer nanda, sought by Detroit ' and New York police in eonaoctioa with tho death ef Katherins Lea Jackson, wbooo mutilated body waa found 'a a trunk hero last month, has shipped for South Dryden, today started government wire less stations working ia sn sttempt to head off tho suspect before he lands at Bio da Janeiro. The Drvdea sailed from Hobokea August I. IE Iff
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