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V NEWS AND OBSERVER. RALEIGH. " N. C SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31. 1920. 111 V W.0.P.1LL TENNIS STARS TO THREEDEffl STOCK JUDGING CONTEST AT NEGRO STATE FAIR CONTROL KRE! GO TOAUSTRALIA RALLIES SATURDAY f OCRATIC INVESTiGATlOW OF MARINE DISASTER Representative Fess, Republi can Congressional Chair man, Makes Claims EXpECTINGloGET MEMBER FROM N. C. Declare! JUpublicam Will Oet One Congressman From Old North State; Predicts Safe Majorities In Both Hornsea of Congress ;" Itemised State ment of Claims , Columbus, O, Oft. 30. When the next Congress roam, the Brpsblieaa majorities 1 both bosses will shew large iaereate, eeeordiag to a re-elrtin statement issued here tonight by On gretsmnn Simeon D. Fess, of Ohio, chair ma a of tb National Bepublicaa Com grenionsl committee. . Hi forecast, bated on aa analysis of reports from all Congressional dia trlcte la the court ry, is that the He pnblieaa margin la the reuse will be ' .. . Increased from 45 10 at least 87, and that f the Senate from I to a minimum of 11. aad possibly 17, giving that body "safe" working majority. According to Mr. Ynm' estimate, the Beat Houte will ha in ita membership aot 1pm tlinn Ml Bcpuhlleana and not or thaa 174 Demorrsts .aad the 8en ata will ha composed of from 60 to A6 Bcrmbliraus and from -24 to 30 Dem T- errhta. Ia making- thia forecast, Congressman Tea declared that, so far a th House ia concerned, 27 atatet ar lneladed in ' rSf 'the "aurs" Brpublirat column. He esti- nemoer rrem C. Ta doulitfal State; with Bcpublican leaainga, among rhirh he included Uaryland, Went -Virginia, Keatuffy, Jjiaaouri and (Colorado, hlr. itii1 pra dirted that 8.1 Brpubliran Congreaamea will be tlcctrd; tlireojKt. doubtful State wiin Lenorratic Laninga (israda, Arl aoaa, Oklahoma, hlontaaa aad New hicx if), aad five mrnibera from eertaia Democratic Htatea, including Virginia, North Carolina, couth Carolina, Urorria, Florida, Alabama. Tenaeaaec, Texaa, JUiatiaaippi, Ixraiaiana and Arkaaaa. Mr. Fcaa aaid that th Republican gain of 20 in the certain Bepublicaa Btatca will remit from gain of on member each in Maine, Maaarrhoaotta, -Coaoecti-eut, Michigan, I llinola and Nebranka; two member each in California, Kaa a and Ohio, and three member each" ia PeanaylTanla, New Jeraey and New York. He claimed that three additional Republicana will be elected from Mia aouri and one each from Tenncaaee and North Carolina. The eleven Southern fitatea, rlaaned a certainly democratic, are figured ia Chairman Feaa' eetimate a tending 89 Democratic membera to th llouae, Heven thor Demoerntie Congressmen, Mr. Feoa tniil, will be eleeted from doubtful Htatet with Democratic leaning), and fourteen Dernorratt ill be eleeted from doubtful State! with Bepublieon lcnn lagt. Added to theae, Mr. Fca etnted, will he S3 Democratiit Congri'samea from ttrong B.'publlian Htutea, mnking a conceded total Democratic mrmliomhlp of 1&3. Forty-Oa Doubt fat Forty-one Congrctaional districts a r r laced in the doubtfuf column by 'Mr. eaa, "Conceding the entir liat of forty one doubtful diatrkta to the Dem ocrat, thit would give them 174 mem-J bera ia th Houte of Representative, Mr. Feat aaid. LiMed ia Chairman Feaa' doubtful group of dlatrict arei -. Brpnbliran rHatea: One Maaaachaaetta dlitrirt; four in New .York; one ia Ptaatylvania; fire in Ohio; one ia In diana; two in Illinolt; one in Wiacanaia (Victor Berger); three ia Minneaota; one in Pouth Dnkott; one in Waahiag ton, and one in California. - Democratic Htates: Two ia Virginia; four la North Carolina; one ia Alabama; one ia Tennessee and two la Texaa. Doubtful State :Onc In Mnryland; "two in Kentucky ; three in Mistouri; one la Colorado ; on la New Mexico, aad two ia Oklahoma. Certain Bepublicaa Senatorial gala r predicted by Mr. I'eaa to renult ia th Maryland, Kentucky, Bouth Dakota, Idaho and California election. , bull race ia. Arixona and Colorado, h aaid, preaeat better thaa aa even ahaac for Brpablieaa aueeet. while in Mcvada and Oregoa. change from Dem eerat to KepuUkaa Senator i eom idered by biui a aa vea ehaar. MORRISON SPEAKS IN MONTGOMERY (CjeaUaaed From Pag One.) wJW a!aw-aa T' it about to tax them to death." "The BUto is of course, cutting off ail tax a property and putting it oa Income ad this la where John Motley Mora ld home in," h added. "Hi bual Beta la to alarm buainess aad h get . all th moaey h wants from th if teea millloa to help do it." Moatgomery ia a miniature) ditUa . of North Carolina It is mountaiaou - aad Bepublicaa ia th West aad .' troagly Democratic ia tha East Th laadtrt xpert a ttrong majority for tha constitutional amendments aad from Cv ta eeven hundred majority for th ticket Tat regiatratioa of womea exceeds that f mea. MISaiBSIFPI AGGIES 'win. : Stark rUle, Mum, Oet. SO. Mississippi A. M. today defeated University of Teaaease IS to T, U a gam marked by apeetacular play by both eleven. Tha forward paeatnf and ad ranniag of th Angles aad th defiaslv play of the TeBaeeseeans wer fea tares. . Louisiana UNiviagrrr wini. Baton Bouge, La Oct J0 LouUlana ' BUto Cnlversity defeated Mississippi College, 41 to T, her today. Tha Mlatit sipplans, much lighter thaa tha Tigers, war eatplaysd treat Mart to faith. I '. 1 1 Swarthmm Bead Keatgaa. . Bwsrthmore, Pa- Oct SODr. Joaetth Swaia, for If years preeideat af Bwmrth- mor college, teadered ai reatsrsauoa today at th foonders day xwrci. to tak affect ua SO, Wl. Ilia susd . his action, ha aaid. Dr. Swaia Is ixty , tare years or. age, He sueeaasor has beea selected. . TsaderblH steeti Keatachy. VeaderbUt 80 j Ktatucky But 0. T llississippi A. At M. IS; Ttaaeeeea 7. United Staler Davta Cup flay ers Leave Vancouver Nov. 12; Program New Taik. Oct SOV Complete plans far th trip of the .American . Dark tup tragi team to New Zealand for th challenge roaad for th Jnterae tiaaal trophy vat aaaouaoad her to day. The team will leave' Vancouver o the "Jtlagara'' Wore m bet It, going di rect to Aneklaad, ,,Tne they will haY-"-dpporfuariy far about Are week's practice befer th opening re ad. which will he played at the end of IXaeeabar. Homeliest a tha Aastialasiaa aase etatlea repeated the Halted State aa oeiatioa to permit th team to it Australia, after th New Zeal aad en gagement, and with tha agreement of the players making tha trip, thia hai beea arranged. Th tour will ha aim ilar to th on made by th Aastra liaae whea - they visited tha United States la 191. Pate proposed are aa follow: t Jaauary IS, 14 and IS, at htalbonrn agsiatt Aaatraiia er Victoria. January 80, SI, and 82, at Aaalaldt agaiast South AotraKa. January, 87, 88 aad 28. at 8yd aey against Aaatraiia. William. T. TUdaa, Slad, who wat obliged to withdraw from tha aerie of exhibition matches, which had been arranged ia October, haa benefited by the rrat and ia rounding lata good con dition. He Ira re on Tuesday with Wat aoa Washbura, f earth member of the team, for Baa Fraacieeo, whlrv an ex hibitioa match will be played Novem ber 6. Oa November 9 and 10 thia A . i T a a J C a lean? win piuj in i orimuu -auu oi-bl ii- ajKisTj(lJ'ttr Vl,f 'fl'T 'Vjp 'TIsTtM' sMS -h Tcarl Franeiaoo, The route for th team' return haa not been determined, although "Tit expected they will bo' back ia the United Btatea eoaetimefaext March, Iavitationt hava- been received for them to ply ia Shsagbai and Singa pore, aad they may possibly make th homeward Journey by way of soma of the Oriental ports, instead of rtura lag direct from Australia. Gov. Cox Predicts Victory For Cause of Peace Tuesday (Coatiaaed from Pag On.) moaey had been brutally used" ia ef forts to intimidate ministers who hart advocated th League. Ia presenting economic argument for the Iieague the Governor, la hit Gary speech, predicted "amokslea chimneys" there and throughout the nation should America stay out of ths League. American membership he aa serted, would bring "aa unprecedented era of prosperity" through restoration of European credit and purchasing power. In his Coliseum speech -tonight the Governor attacked especially Senator Harding a etiitement at Dea Mcinet, that "we must consecrate ourselvos to the welfare of America and not of the rest of th world." "Applied to Individual it h the Joe trine of egotism," said the governor. "Applied to nntloni it is the doctrln of isolation. And in both eases It Is th doctrine of selnthneat. To talk glibly iibout 'America only' aa if thnt wer what patriotism means, is as foolish at it is false. That kind of patriotism is Cheap and spurious patriotism. The true patriot want his country to be first In service, not first in sel txhnrat. Mnr thsn thtt it is th nega tion of th New Teitsmeat and tha Old Testament as well." Th Biblical storlss cf th Good Samaritan and th Sadduce lawyer were elted by the Governor as argument for national helpfulness and aot selflnhnesi. Christ and the Hechler. 'Ton will recall." eald th candidate, "whea th Founder of Christianity was preaching to a vast crowd betid th sea of Oalllee. Ia tha midst ot th sermon he wat Interrupted by a heckler ta th andlenrv. Th evangelist la Bta report of the meeting says that 'a certain lawyer in order to trap -th speaker, ssked himt 'Who is my neighbor f 'Christ s answer, given on th spur of th moment) with a flash of genius, silenced th Sadduce lawyerand th Sadduceeet of the drst century consti tuted th reactionary party of special privilege." continuing with the story of th uood Msmaritan, Governor Cox aaidt Broken and bleeding Europ 1 today Ilk th wayfarer on th road to Jericho. If yon tell m that America, Ilk th selfiah trf-vite. should turn her back oa this tragi acen and seek only her own safety aad comfort, I will tell yon that you ar libelling and slandering the America in whtch I belttv. W mutt bind op th wounds, and by co-oprtlon so stabills political and economic conditions that th wouaded world eaa tpeedlly recover." eota Ureal ovation. A great ovatioa was given th Gov ernor whea h arrived at the Coliseum, wher seat had beea arovlded for 11.- 000 persons, the demonstration lasted U minutes. The platform from which Governor Cox pok was almost oa the spot where Senator Lodge of Massachusetts presided over th Bepubliean eoavea- Uon aad th convention oundlng board ever th speaker I platform also was used tonight. I bring yea th msstag from thirty- five States," Governor Cox began, "that tne itineenbarg une formed by th Senatorial Oligarchy and the interest of special privilege which six months ago waa thoaght to be Impregnable, has beea smaahed." Before la Convention, Bcferring to th Bepublicaa eoavoa tea Governor Oct said j "The candidate f the rcaetionariat we aot nominated lx this ball" , Deelariag that Senator Harding was those ia n nearby hotel. Governor Cox eaaea tan ta aciegates rr pcrmtt ted to ratify and they did without any Utonrattoaa." . Ths crowd bnghed and har4 th Governor's immediate attack apoa his opponent aad else aa attack apoa the BepahUeaa platform which, he aaid. "ratified the Senatorial conspiracy". by praising ms jupuDiieaa ttcnatorr In volved. The name of Senator Lodge, was biased and "booed" loudly whea the Ooveraor reiterated hi "eontplr acy charge against the Senator. Kama of ethet Bepubliean 8oaatora da- - ir flrat treat af Ita Klad neuneed by tha Goternor tor aigning the round robla alto were hi ted. "Hit 'em again, Jimmy, the eroird ahoated frequently a tha Governor Aral hi ahota at Beaator Hardina and other prominent, he aaid, ia ''the Sen atorial Oligarchy." ProMBgvd Demaaatratioaaa, Proloaged demonatration were given tha Uoreraor'a tatmat oa th Iriah question. . He said that yuterday at Cincinnati Senator, Hardipg had declared he would no aubmlt th senate the teraty aa now drafted. , f ' uih ww -.j). w , ww-rM TB rreMaen dm no rig m to cnangt "It't this league or no league." Governor Cox resd to bis aadience from a copy of the 'Bible the story of Uho Good Samaritan when he gave the paraoie among ma league ajgumenia. n waa the first time, the candidate said, that he made such ute of a Bible during his campaign meetings. Georoe White Confident of Democratic Victory As 1920 Campaign Comes To Close (Continued from Tags One) to secure peace in the eastern hem isphere ts in the western and to spare future generations of Americana from the necessity of laying down lives abroad to savs mankind from mil itary domination. "VVe have won the argument for peace. We have won it despite the fact that an absolutely clean and fair campaign on our part has been eon ducted in the fsce of a campaign that bore every other semblance but fair ness and cleanliness." Tactics of Republicans. The Democratic campaign leader then reviewed ''tactics onr candidates have been forced to meet,'' ending what he termed his final statement, with the fol lowing paragraph "These are but a few of the unfair nnd nnicrupulout methods used to arrest the onward march of the cause espoused by Democracy. They have failed. In that f&ilur I have th satisfaction; of knowing that th Democrat is campaign has been clean, fair, above board aad American. I have, and my associates have, never hit below the belt. We have proclaimed and advocated the rentest moral raaus ia the history of this country. We go to the nation with ciean hands nnd clean hearts to request and to receive the victory that means world pest), domestic progrsa aad in dividual prosperity." Meanwhile, with rival neadqnartera clearing deck for tha campaign climax next Tuesday, Bepublicaa and Demo cratio candidates taking first place e the ballots addrssied to voters pleas for support Harding aad Cox Cloe. The presidential candidates Senator Harding and Govarnor Cox wound up their campaign travels In the West. The Senstor chose Columbus aa th city in which he would deliver his Inst nd dreas before election day, while his opponent ended his sleetion netivities with an eld-faehieaed torchlight parade in Chieago, nnd an address at the Coli seum where his rival was nominated.; The viee-Drealdentiat candidate lected the East for their final lectio sddrcsses Boston for Coolidg aad New York for Boosevelt Chrlstoasen Oat Wee. Parley F. Chrlstenaen. Presidential candidate of the Farmer-Labor Tarty, running with Max Hays, today carried hla campaign into the State of Wash ington. Although ia - ticket mate, Eugene V. Dba,wat forced to conduct a unlqut campnign ia th form of etate meat issued from behind prison walls, Seymour Stedman, vice-presidential choice of the Socialist, party, eamea ais appeal for vote personally throughout the country. Aaron 0. w stains aaa Lrige. Oolvin, lenders on ths Prohibition ticket, and Robert C. MacAnler aad Richard C. Baranm, rjingie Tax eano date, also have canted oa their cam paign ggraaivaly. Aad while Presidential sandidaies to day were matching plea with plea for the right to occupy the White Hons for th next four yearn, the present ccapant cast hi vote. Neither Presi dent aor Mrs. Wilson wnt to Princeton, where they are registered, bat mallei their ballot to New Jersey. Democracy Will Poll Its Usual Heavy Majority (Ceatlaaecl treat Pag One.) party because, especially at this riti sal time, it means so much to them. I have beea ever the Btate and have been ta touch with labor leader and with those la the ranks and I assert that if these people vote their ntlment North Carolina ea next Tuesday will poll ths higgeet Demeorati victory ia it his tory." ' -. rr(l mrMaB igiutee.r..;r.7 . from ' Buncombe county, the ladica- tioai are, the first woman legislator ia thsvhlstory of the State will be eleeted Tuesday. She to Miss U Ixum Clement and received the nomination of the Democratic party la her county, before the constitutional smeadment riving women1 th right to vote was ratified. Mias Clement Is e lawyer aad reoivd her nomination ever the opposition of . & iir 'at5 - Vv - - .1 v- Participated Ia By Kegr Acricattaral two men E. i. Jonea and Ellis C. Jones. The Republicans have not put out aa opponenfagainst Misa Clement, but ehe is being opposed by an independent can didate who was formerly a Bepubliean. Miss Clement is confident of her elec tion. State Candidates Ths candidates on ths State tickets who will be voted oa Tuesday are: For United States Senator: Lee S. Overman, Democrat; A. E. Holton, Be publiean. For Governor: Cameron Morrison, Democrat; John J. Parker, Bepublicaa. Por Lieutenant-Governors W. B. BcT.n6ncan ' - "v-- Orlme, Democrat; Brownlow JtfUon Bepubliean. For Btate Auditor: Baxter Durham, Democrat; J. Ed Mendenhail, Republi can. For State Treasurer: Benjamin It. Lacy, Democrat; J. J. Jenkins, Bepubli csn. For Superintendent of Public Instrue tion: E. C. Brooks, Democrat; Mary Settle Sharp, Republican. For Attorney-General: James B. Man nlng, Democrat; H. F. Senwell, Be publiean. For Commissioner of Labor and Print ing: Mitchell Lee Shipman, Democrat; Chas. H. Somen, Bepublieaa. For Commissioner of Agriculture: W. A. Graham, Democrat; A. L. French Bepubliean. For Commissioner of Insurance: Staey W. Wade, Democrat; G. W. Stenton, Rtrpublicna. For Member , of Corporation Commi alon: A. J. Maxwell, Democrat; James H. Bamsey, Bepubliean. For Associate Justices of the Supreme Court: W. A. Hoke nnd W. P. Stacy, Democrats; T. T. Hicks snd J. E. Alex ander, Republicans. For Judge Superior Court Fifth District: J. Loyd Hqrton, Democrat For Judge Superior Court Eighth District: E. H. Cranmer, Democrat; H. Edmund Rogers, Bepubliean. For Judge Superior Court Eighteenth District: J. Bit Bay, Democrat; O. V. r. Blythe, Bepubliean. The Dcmocrulic Congressional candi date in the ten districts of the Btate re: For Representative in the United States Congress First District, Hallet S. Ward ; Second District, Claude Bitch in; Third District, 8. M." Brinsoa; Fourth District, Edward W. Pout Fifth District, Charles M. Stedman. Sixth Dis trict, Homer L. Lyon; Seventh District, William C. Hammer; Eight District, B. U Doughton; Ninth District, A. L. Bui winkle; Tenth District, Zebuloa Weaver. The Bepublleaa Congressional candi dates ars: First District, Wheeler Martin; Sec ond District, V. O. Dixon; Third Dis trict, Bichsrd Lv Herring; Fourth Dis trict, James D. Parker. Fifth District, William D. Merritt; Sixth District, B. S. White; Seventh District, William H. Cox; Eighth District, J. Ik CambeU; Ninth Dl ricti Jake T. Newell r Teath District, L. L. Jenkins. The county candidates who will be voted ea in Wake county are: For State Senator: Leon 8. Brass field, Demov rat ; Robert L, Snyder, Re publican. For House Representatives: C A. Gosney, J. M. Tcmpleton, Jr., George W. Mumford, Democrats; end L. P. Kennedy, W. C. Johnson aad . T. M. Franks, Bepubliean. For Sheriff: D. Bryant Harrison, Democrat; W. W. TJUey, Bepubliean. For Treasurers L. D. Steven (on, Democrat; W. If. Brown, Bepubliean. For Begister of Deeds: William H. Penney, Democrat 'Leland BL Bala, Bepublicaa. , For Coroner 1 J. E. Owsns, Democrat; W. J. Champion, Bepubliean. For County Commissioners: ' J. J. Bernard, W. C. Brewer, Democrats; C. T. Holden, and M. C. Sot-rail, Bepubli can. , Tewnaalp Ticket Th Be publicans pat out ne town ship ticket The Democratic ticket fol low: For Constable 1 Robert J. Conrad. For Justices f the Peace: H. C Glenn, C. H. Belts, Arch J. Wood, John B. Watson, C. A. Xiehardeoa, J. E. Owens, J. S. Upehureh. C, , A. Be park. W. B. Maeey. J. J. Bowen. N. DcBoy. W. H. Buff sloe, W. B. Hdttter. i. IX Eiddle, O. Q. King, J. B. Danielly. Harding Says His Party Wants Calm Verdict at Polls (Continued From Pag One.) tonatrymea to aoblet v theaghto aad higher purpose aad finer conscience. aye Bee a Free Man. "On thing rather personal. I cannot resist Ohio knows . as the count knows how 1 was nominated. Ohn kaews hew free I ant, Ohio fcasws as the country knows that p group, ae interests, no aeetioaa brought about my nomination,-. I havenl a pre-convn lion pledge ta anybody la Asnerlrs. I dlda't mak a promise to anybody In side or outside -the convsntioa during its sitting and I havenl auda a promise sine the convention except to the Amerieaa people. - '- "Aad ttere is aaotaer report 1 waat t make. I accepted nay , eoenmiasioa as a party ataadard bearer teat July ft, aad sssamed the tardea with eon tdeate Btterly .nnaf raid. 'I am closing s . . ' - .. f r, f V J "rf t-t r v Stadewts Brer Held Ia Soath th eantpniga tonight aad ' I could repeat th speech of acceptance and refer to every utterance since and gusrsntee hsrmeny with onr platform, and unvarying eoonieteaey ia every utterance. I am aot sensitive on this subject, but I am insistent Wants BeaasesHribl Rale. "I want a responsible America with a responsible government W are wil ing' the party In power to acceuaUbil Ity now, aad we charp failure at home, in peace and failure abroad after the war. We want aa America pushing forward ia peace as the sons af Amer ica drove forward) ia war. served popurar govern menrimnci shot I want that government to be the best in the world. I want aa end to ex travagaaee and waste. I waat aa end to inefficiency, a halt in incapacity, want to stay the dangerous drift ia the world and atablllre America. I want confidence restored, the forward marel resumed. I waat America on the right track again with all its freedom held 'secure, and a united citixeaahip rejoic ing in onr own republic." RALEIGH MAN IS ON IMPORTANT COMMITTEE The International Typographical Union executive council haa appointed the Southeastern forty-four hour com mlttoe, who duties will be to combat the opposition of the shorter work week in the southeastern section of the jurisdiction of the International Type rxphieel Union on May 1, 1921. Follow ing are the membera of the committee, and their home addresses: D. I. Campbell chairman, Norfolk, Va.; J. D. Bailey, Columbia, S. C; W B. MeFuley, Savannah, Oa.; E. T. Caaie, Jacksonville, Fla.; Chaa. H. Jones, Kal eih; David II. Han ley, Nashville, Tean,; Jamea T. LoTinggood, Birmingham Ala.: O. F. Brown, Jackson, Mitt.; B. L- Woody, Bichmond, Va. The committee will meet ia Atlanta, Ga, November 20, 1920, which will be headquarter, to enter apoa their duties as instructed by the council. FIRE DESTROYS ENGINE ROOM AT OIL FACTORY Bed Springs, Oct 30. Fire last eight completely destroyed the engine room, cake room and Untet- room of the Mor gan Oil nnd Fertilizer company, a iocs of $40,000. The damage almoat entirely eovtred by lasuranee, Th cause of the fire was a hot box ia the hater rooi Quick work on the part of firemen and cltixen cavon the need house, meal house aad gin boas. A hurry call for naalataace waa Beat to Maxtoa shortly after 10 o'clock and tb fir department, under Chief Leon ard, responded in a truck, snaking the rnn to Jted Springs in SO minutes. Th mill wae running to full caps city and it 1 hoped to start the ginnery oa Monday, Th officers of the eotnpany are: J. A. Jones, president; W. O. Bennett vie president; J. T. McNeill, secretory. COLONEL COX SPEAKS TO KINST0N AUDIENCE Klnston, OcH. SO. CoL Albert Cox. ad dressing a Democratic audience here to night, aaid he had talked of the sub- ftitution of figure of Warren G. Hard ing for the roosters af all tha weath er vanea ia the country because ae ne can Indicate so well -which -may- the winn is mowing, a answered uit sc publican claim that Harding ia a model candidate with' the dictionary defini tion or model: "A email imitation of the real thing". Ia a brief, soneise speech, Colonel Cox declared tfcaelanty of Dem ceratie lmnee left the Bepublicaa equipped! with ne weapon save malic ious hatred of Wilson aad' subterfuge. Vaaderblh Wlaa. St T t Nashville. Taa. Oct SO. With Latham aad Floyd reellu off spectac ular sprint artnad th end Kentucky State went down tfefore Vanderbilt 80 to 0 here thia afternoon. Tha vaunted strength ef -the Wildcat failed to ma teriallae and only twice- were they able to register first downs. The Weather Balelgh, N. 0- Oct 80, 1820. North Carolina fair and Sunday snd Monday, TEMPERATURE Highest temperature ,. Bd Lowest tesnperatnre ................ U Meaa temperature 44 Deficiency for the day ............ I Average. dailyJefieiency slaee Jan- hary 1st OA PBECikTATlGK -w- (la Inches Amount t ot the 84 hour ending . at bl aa. a Total for the month to date .... flS Pcf eleacy tot the Stoat ......... 1D9 Defielenfy since Jan. let ........ T.7 HUMIDITY Imlfalm Dry bulb ............. M - 68 ed Wet bait) 84 40 48 Bel. humidity ......... 88 SO 47 FBESSCBJE Sam. ..... 80.48 avau...:. 80JI 8unr!se 4i3t a. nu Sunset S:f0 n, at (Bed weed to the Be Laval) J. M. Broughton Discusses Party Achievements at Garner Three Democratic mas meetlag featured the campaign ia Wake Coun ty last night, aad with the meetings ta be hold Uoaday, ths campaign to Wake County ia at nn end. "Before th war th Democrats put more eoaatruetiv laws on the statute books than had beea there in twenty five year before,', mid Mr. J. M. B rough to, spsakiaff last alght ia tb Garner school houseto- a good crowd f Democrats ef St Mary's town ship. The Batelgh lawyer declare: tear oertv rale has characterised American government from its begiaaing and that toe American people aave eiectea eight Dem sera tit Pre id eat nnd sight BepnbUena Presidents despite the as. aartlea ef th Bepablienas thnt there nave beea ten Bepnblieaas aad eight Democrats. The other two Bepubliean Preaideata he aaid. were those who served eat ancxplred terms. He briefly reviewed th records ef Jackson, Clevtlaud snd other noted Democrats ta urging that nnother Democrat be placed ia the White Bout. H sketched the limited voting priv. lieges of many countries where th right ef the ballot Is conditioned on whether ene be a member ef either the srteteeraey er pla toe racy la telling hla hearers what a rare privilege the Americaa, of whatever 'sort er con dition", has la voting. . Mr. Broughton was followed by So licitor H. E. Norris wee gave the St Mary's people aa interesting . expesi tloa of the essential features of Re valuation and' the Income Tax amend- WarwsJrfarT rlnit . Wae tt7atrt- k4l nA thm4 It ODDoeed. jiis taxes were reduced 90 eenta when S expectea an mcreaae. Ha oletured in plain language and omved With figuree that the farmer who voted against the Income Tax Amendment wat (imply "cutting his own throat" Whea the valuation of his land, he mid. was changed from 87,000 to 810,000 he thought that it must ef course necessarily imply that be would pay mac snore tax but that when he discovered a difference of 90 cents in his favor he was converted to revaluation. SUuken Store. At Stephens Store in Swift Creek Township, B. L. McMillan aad three of the Democratic county candidates eaees of ths campaign. Not content met one of ths most interested anai- witb. the formal speech ee, the meeting developed a round table discussion with rapid fire questions for ths eaa didates to answer. . C. A. Gosney, candidate for the low er House. sDoka on the League of Na tions: Leon Brasslleld. candidate for the State Senate, an Taxation aad Be valuatioa. B. L. McMillan on the League of Nations; and J. J. Bernard ou taxation. Vf. B. Jones and Charles V. Harris spok last night to a good crowd at Btoney Hill, New Light Township; B. C. Beckwlth and some or tne county candidates spoke at Bonsai School house to the voters of Buekhorn Town ship. NEGROES CAUGHT WITH WHISKEY AND A GUN Ed Alston and John Jeffreys Oet In Trouble When Ar. rested For Speeding Ed Alston snd John Jeffreys Zebulon negroes, were arrested yesterday after noon br SDceial Traffio Deputy Z. E. Broadwell oa th Zebuloa read below Milburaie where a large pistol was found on Alston nnd three galloa of whisker ia ressosuoa of Jeffreys. Al ston ia held en five charges: exeedlng the speed limit, transporting whiskey, cmrrylng a concealed weapon ana dnv Ing aa automobile while ander the in fluence of whlskel. The negroet were arretted when the officer waa attracted by, ths noise which the ataehine made with its muffler off. They admitted to speeding but denied that they had my weapons or whiskey'. A, s carta proved ouarwise. jar. d. a. Padgett was deputised to help Bring ths men to BaleigW Their bonds were rix br Justice of the Peace at 8600 for AI atoa aad 1500 for Jeffreys. Neither gnv bonds aad war remanded to Jail to ne given a preliminary hearing befor Jus- tie Owens wednaday. STATE COLLEGE Y. M. C. A HAS ANNUAL BANQUET Th nromotiofi fore ef the State College Y. M. C A. held It , annual banquet nt th city T. M. C. A. Batur day night Mr. B. 8. Barr, prteident, presided over the meeting at which plans for the coming year were dls eassed. It wit decided by a nnsnlmout vote to talae funds for the eoastrection f a State College eottage at Blue Bidge, the meeting place ef the South era Y. M. C. A- Conference. Members present pledged 1228.50. Mr. Allen, of the city Y. II. C. Am closed the meeting with i few remarks ea Christian life. 1 POLITICAL CAMPAIGN , , IN ILLINOIS CLOSES Chicaca. Oet JOTh IllinoU politi- est esmpaiga closed tonight with eaa didates ef both major partle confident of victory Tuesday. . N Managers ef former Beastor James ffamUtoa Lewis; Democratic nominee for governor, predicted he Would carry the Btate by SO W0. and that Cook rounty, xtronghold of Mayor WUliam Hale Thompson, of Chieago, weald give aim aa advantage ef 85,000 vote. Backers ef La Brut II, Bepublieaa nominee, were certain, however, that their candidate, who 1 (uppertod by Mayor Thompson, would defeat Lewi by at least txpxi Totes. r Alahetaa Beats Sewane. Blrmlnsrham. Ala. Oct SO, Led by the tearing f ulV back Biggs Steventoa, the Alabama Crimsons this aftoraooa duplicated their feat of last year aad defeated their greatest rivals, Sewaaee Tigers, by a score ef It to 0. But for penalties Alabama would have had at least three touchdowns more. , - 1 Seventeen Members of Concre ter Cape Fear Still Missing; Blame Captain Providence, B. I, Oct death list ef 17 men was reported her today by the survivors of the concrete steamer Cap Fear, which went down in n deep part ef Narragansett Bay af ter collision off Newport last night with the, Savannah liner City of At lanta, This waa two 1 thaa tha probable nam ber ef dead previously ley and, William Reynolds, both of Mew York, having been picked up and brought bars with the other- turVivon on th City ef Atlanta. .. - Investigation ef the- saanncr ta which the steamers came together, and of the suddenness with which the concrete vessel went down, was begun immed iately after the arrival of the survi vors, by steamboat inspectors, and official ef the Shipping Board, which owned the Cape Fear. . Captain Bertram H. Carfield, of tha Savannah liaer, plaeeeT th blame for the collision on Captain A. Biggin, of Booth Bay Harbor, Maine, master of the Cap Tear. He claims that the eoaerete steamer ran across hi bow after ahe had signalled acknowledge ment of the City ef Atlanta's signal that the latter waa going to pass to port. Captain' Biggins, who was injured ia the accident, mid he could not dis cuss the matter aFthlS time, Th Cape Fear went down within three minutes of the collision, according to members of her erww. Tha impact virtually stumbled her ronerete hull to pieces, they said, chips W- Vlt- i. t H st '..4ta.V,. ','eKfnff 'Bec alm oet in two. A fwof th crew of th concrete Iteamer were caught below, but most of them either were pulled aboard the City of Atlanta by ropes, er jumped into the water. Some of the latter were able to swim clear, but others were caught la ths sustioa of the sinking vessel. The spot where the Case Fear went Ann la 10 flat IVm T V. -..i. ship channel to Newport Search for bodiea and wreckage waa unsuccessful today. IGNITE OIL SOAKED CLOTHES OF PREACHER Council Bluffs, lows, Oct. 30. Lured to a lonely part of the city by a faks telephone call, Rev. Dr. D. E. Cleveland testor of the Dodge Memorial church and prominent in civic affair lata last eight waa slugged, bound and gagged by four thugs, who threw him into aa auto mobile truck, soaked his clothes ia oil end then set fire to the ear. He saved himself from being burned tc death by rolling oat of tha truck. Two boys who wet attracted by th b taxing- car found Dr. Cleveland. He was taken to a local hospital where It waa reported today hi condition Is critical. Dr. Clvland said he was eertaia fa motive for the attack on him wae re venge for itept taken by him to suppress a wave of crime ia th section of the city ia welch his church Is located. DEMAND IMPEACHMENT OF ALABAMA GOVERNOR" Birmingham, Ala Oet 80 Follow Ing th adoption of resolution demand ing the impeachment ef Governor Kilby .end leaving tha question ef a general sympathetic strike in support of the mine workers ap to the executive committee, the special convention ef the 8tate Federttioa ef Labor ad journed thia afternoon. Provision is made for a referendum vote ea a general strik in saec the executive committee decide auek a course is necessary. Another reeoln tlon adopted calls for th protecutioa lif tha anal inmiAM uitdti taHte Act shoald counsel for th federattoa deem such s move feasible. BOY HIT BY AUTOMOBILE IS DOING VERY NICELY Wilbert Watkin. tight years eld, who was struck yesterday by aa automobile drivea by Mr. N. E. Oaaady, f th North Caroliaa Insurance Department, wall attempting to croc Fayetteville street wes reported early this morning aa getting aloag nicely. Th injured i .t.. - . wj --. . iiwmy iimi Bala wm for some tint unconscious. . According to those who saw the acci dent Mr. Caaady was driving slowly, tnd stopped hi machine before the child waa run ever. It was thought at first' that the Wstkins boy had suffered e broken rib hat aa exasxlnatioa at the hospital failed to diteloee each injury. ClldeweU Talke la Barllagtoa. Burlington, Oct 80-Jn a straight forward and tOBvlseing manner, Sen ator P. W. GUdsweU, of xUldsvills, ad dressed m largs aadine ef eitisea ta this city last night Els address was characterised' by many forceful eaa teneea, depicting the principles ef the Democratic party and ia support ef th League of Nations. His speech was givea muck applaua by ths audience, which was made ap ef many ef th womea of the ity. . , , ' ' " Find OU la Maewece.' Madrid, Oet SO-BcDorta era current ia financial circles here that ell fields offset promise have been discovered in the Spanish sons of Morocco, la th vielnity ef Msfflla. . Americaa Interests already have sav or al parties ef representatives ta Spala lavestigsting the oil situation. - Splendid Uniformed - Bandj Of from eiffht to twgnty-hrs members, tot polItlcaJ meet Inys, land teles and perade Charges lUaeetwUe) . x Address MEHEGAN
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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