North Carolina Newspapers

The and is ' ..,.71 . a fm jm ! hmI ass day Mw'mlnMn ,00 mH THE WEATUES North CutllHi Fair weather aad rising temperetare today aad Friday. . erver VOL CXII. NO. 141. TWEtVE PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER J .8, 1920. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS MASSEY NAMED TO HEAD METHODIST PREDICTIONS OF REPUBLICANS MOT LABOR FEDERATION ELECTED HEAD OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS HEADQUARTERS OF THE LEAGUE STATE SECRETARY SCHOOL NEXT YEAR . i - L 1DDRY NAMED AS TO END MENACE OE PLEASING TO THEM OF BAPT ST BOARD RADICA ELEMENTS . i Late Editor of Christian Advo- - cate Will Go To Louis burg College PRESIDENT LOVE WILL RETURN TO PASTORATE Wilson Paator Transferred 'To First Methodist Church In Atlanta; Bishop Darlington Opens Conference With Sac rament; Dr. Bead Preaches; Committees Named Br T. A. 8IKES. Bocky Mount, Nov. 17 That Bev. Costcn J. Harrell, pastor of the Methodist Church at Wilson and one of the beat equipped young men of the North' Carolina ' conference who hai ' been popubr with the people and the preachers, U to be transferred to the North Georgia conference and sta tioned at the First Church in Atlanta, was mfldc known at the opening of the Methodist conference here today and is a fact that will be met with univir- fthiwit in the field of labor imediately upon the ad journment of this session of confer ence. Aa a meeting of the Board ot Trus tees of Louisburg College held, tonight, Kev. F. S. Love, who has been presi dent of that institution for the past three years resigned, and Bev. L. B. Massey, for the past "ten years editor of the Christian Advocate, was elected president of the college. Mr. Massey as chairman of the board of trustees of the institution. Be v. A. J. Parker was elected to till this vacancy. Mr. Love will return to the pastorate. A leading feature of this session of conference will be the evangelistic ser vices held in the First Church here each afternoon by Bev. H. C. Morri son, B. P., one of the general evan gelists of the Southern Methodist church. He will conduct the opening devotional services each morning and - preach . each afternoon at 4 o'clock. .This ia harking bsek to other days, when at the session of aanasl confer ences the spiritual - Ufa waa stressed and great revivals began. ; " The report of the pretiding elders "of the nine districts were heard today and indicate large. growth along all lines of Christian endeavor. Tomorrow will be "educational day. There will be three sessions of confer ence and at each one of these sessions addresses are to be made by educa tional experts. This will launch a movement to ratso a large sum of money throughput the church to strengthen the educational institutions of Methodism in the State and throughout the entire Southern church Among the speakers will be aome of the most succsssful educators in the South. Bev. C. L. Beed, a former pastor-of the church here, preached the confer ence sermon at 11 o'clock today and in this he sounded the note of evan gelism. Sacrament At Opening. The conference convened at 9 o'clock and BUbon Barlington called Bevs. B. F. Bumpass, J. B. , Hurley, O. F. Smith and L. E. Thompson to join him in the administration of the sacra ment of the Lord's Supper, the Bishop raising the old hymn of Charles Wes ley, which has stirred the heart of thonsands ot Methodists and others for more than a century, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and the conference joined bla in s wave of song that filled the church with a spiritual fervor and en thusiasm. Huadreds . came forward and kneeled at the altar to receive the emblems of the broken body and shed blood of the Lord. After all had been served the Bishop led! in a prayer that" was fervent and Inspiring. He read part of the 12th and 13th t hapten of Genesis as the scripture lessee, aa aeeonnt of Abra ham .be ordered of God to have his kindred and native land and go oat to a country He would afterwards show .. him.'' " "" " The Bishop naked Bev. B. B. Willis, secretary of the last conference, to noma forward and call the roll. A large somber of ministers and laymen answered to their name. Bar. B. H; Willis waa elected secre tary and Bora. J. M. Ormond and W. H. Brown, assistant secretaries. Ber. Bofua Bradley waa elected statistical secretary. Standing Committees .Named. Vany eomnmnicatioas waa referred to the var.ous. boards and committee which they will consider 1b executive .cessions. -' Ber. N." H. D. WUaoi for th pre siding elders, nominated the following committee which were elected j , Conference Belatioma, Bora. 3. B. - Hurley, i. W. Bradley, W. F. Craven, B. T. Bumpaas, D. N. Cavinosa, I T. Singleton, William Tow, J. B, Moor and I H. Joymor. . ' Church property, Clerical, J. A. Kns- sell. L. E. Sawyer, H. B. Porter, K. P. Duval, & A. Cotton, T. O. Viekers, H. VU Euro, E. C. Glenn and J. P. Bros. Lay, E. C Smith, J. A. Blanehard, C t K. Wrenn, J. H. Barwiek, A, H. Vann, J. C. Galloway, W. V. Weodrnff, B. .'. W. Davis and E. Hamilton. " District Conference records, Bevs. H. C. Smitn, W. I toy, W. L. Maness, - Guy Hamilton, Q. K. Proctor, J. H. MUler, E. C Tew, E. C. Bell and O. .,'W. BtarUng. - ;- ' Pnbli Worship, Ber. N. H. J). Wil sob, 3. P. .E. Bate, B. B. Blaughter, L T. Poole, N. B. Strickland and Mr. J. H. Weatbrook.. Memoirs, Bevs- . T. K. Dison, and L. 8. Massey. ' ;-'. ' ". ' The following vaeancie were ailed jrCentiaacd on Pag Thisei . f I , . . t ' ':: ' 1 l., I. i ,,V : r J , J M. Paul Hymans, head ef the Bel gian delegation to the League of Na tions Assembly, who waa elected per manent president of the league on the initial day of the assembly's meeting at Geneva, Switzerland. M. Hymans waa the principal Belgian representa tive at the Peace Conference and was formerly foreign minister of his coun try. He ranks high in. diplomatic eir- clea in Europe. i Eirjht Applicants Fail In Ex amination Before State Board Out of a class of elven applicant for license to practice pharmacy in North Carolina only three were successful in the examination which closed here yesterday, according to the announce ment of the Board of Pharmacy. Three cf the eleven applicants were negroes. Only one of these paaeed the exami nation, the other two successful appli cants being white men. The newly licensed pharmacist art: H. C. Seawell, St. Pauls; O. G. Cbalker, Atlanta, Ga-i Y, D, Garrett, Jr, col ored, Tarboro. ; ,. ; j ., v . The board had a it -tnest doriag he . examination, Mr. A. 1 I. WinaeJ of Bichraond, Va, the secretary of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy. The North Carolina board is com posed of E. V. Zooller, president, Tar boro; T. W. Hailtock, secretary, Ox ford ; I- W. Bose, Bocky Mount ; C. P. Greyes, Morgnnton; K. E. Bennett, Brysoa City. NO EXPULSIONS WILL BE MADE AT TRINITY Signed Statements From Stu dents Express Regret Over Secent "Walkout" Trinity College, Not. 17.-JJo expul sions will eome as a result of students absenting themselves, from classes here on Armistice Day, according to an nouncement made today. Signed state ments from several students who played a conspicuous part in the affair, ex pressing regret for the part they had taken, were read at chapel exercises this morning The tatements were ad dressed to the dean, to the faculty, and to the student body. With the receipt of these statements by the authorities, it waa decided that only the rulings decided upon for all who cut classes should affect the sign ers who had apparently been .ringlead ers. These rulings aa announced yes- -terday are: That no atudent who ab sented himself from classes on Ar mistice Day shall incur any absences during the remainder of the term when he is physically able to be on class, that all freshmen must pass fonr-lfths of their work this term or withdraw from their classes; that upper classmen must pass five eourse this term. The action of the college authorities with reference to the ringleader is ex pected to close the incident which started when student on the day pre ceding Armistice Day staged dem onstration, giving yell for a holiday, and followed it by an agreement to ent classes -when no ' announcement was mad with reference to a holiday. TOURIST' FROM GOTHAM KILLED NEAR HENDERSON Henderson, Nov. 17 A Mr. Bant cf New York, touring to Florida with hi wife, w accidentally killed Wednes day oa the road between Henderson and Oxford. Mr. Banti's automobile engine bee&mo stalled and would not tart except by cranking and he failed to throw hi gear into neutral before e'ranking. The ear rammed him before he we able to get out of th way and resulted la hi being badly crashed and hi aeck broken. Hi body was taken in charge by n local undertaker I and prepared for ' hipmeat to New York where' hi family reside. j MOTHER OF BOWAKD BANKS ' . 1 DIES IN ASHEVI1XI HOSPITAL. Asheville, . Nor. 17 Mrs. Aaaett Banks, widow of the. late H. H. Banks, mother of Howard Banks, former secre tary to Secretary Josephs Daniel, died her tonight at the Mission Hospital after an extended illness. Panersi ar rangement naV not been mad as yet. Xt&Z Killed By k afeaUan." '.i i ' . Doogla. Aril, Not. 17 George J. Moors, American foreman ef the Pner ieitos mine of the Cananon Consoli dated Copper : - Company, Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, this snornlng was shot without warning by a Mexican ksowa as Manuel FaU, according to informa tion obtained fro.na Js'aco, Aria, to night, ' ---, nin VTinrrni oo Wl ISa I II llls.tr. I IWW PHARMACY TEST Much Advertised Prosperity uue To Come With Election Fails To Show Up DEMOCRATS TAUNT THEM BECAUSE OF FAILURE Low Prices Continue To Oet Lower With Little Prospects of Upward Swing;; "Nor. malcy" of Harding; Not ProYinjj Popular; Old Onard Will Combat Labor The News and Observer Bureau, 803 District National Bank Bldg. By K. E. POWELL. (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Not. 17. Democrats who trade the market are watching the ticket In local exchange and crooking their Singers at long faced Bepublieans who only wanted to know that Harding waa elected to be assured that every thing would go np oa th morning of November 3. The. market has taken the other trend- however, and the Demoerata are getting a lot or fun oat of it in spit of their I man interested in f cotton TCweaSut' and the congressman with wheat inter ests In the West are alike worried over the slump and wondered if the situation could have been worse with Cox and Booeevelt elected. It is a right ticklish question to ask a Be publican, especially a Bepubliean who had "injide dope" before the elec tion. Then there waa nothing to it but Harding and n boom on all the market. All the money market wanted to know waa that the administration would be Bepubliean and flooey-ap would go cot ton, wheat, rails, industrial and very thing. Price Ceatlnae To Drop. Sine November 3rd they have been going down and the chance that they will go np before th country's inter national re-adjustment come are about as bright aa the prospect that the Ge nevn session of the League of Nations will invite Hiram Johnson over to take charge of the meeting. Bankers and atudent of finance here believe that it will be n long time be fore the markets begin to range up ward. They de not look for cotton to go much aWee-the. present low figure or for wheat to take any decided up ward apart. Bail and sack thing they say will hold their own for a while, but the conservative broker i sound ing n not of warning against indus trials. The result of th election, further hasn't acted aa a blanket order to all the cotton mill to lire up and run double time with full steam ahead, as the Bepublieans so confidently expected and ao loudly declared before November 3rd. The struggle over th peace' treaty is mighty apt to bo resumed just as sooa aa Congress convene. Washington is buazing with gossip that th President is going to do something dramatie while Senator Harding ia taking a careful in ventory of "the leading mind of th country.1' Tendency Back T Normal. In the meanwhile, th tendency is beck to normal. Democratic prosperity of seven 1 on g year is not th "nor malcy" o' Senator Harding or th Be publiean party and basin ess mea are predicting that th return of the coun try to a normal basis means (till fur ther reduction in all linos. ' Some of the retailer have started th ball rolling and labor is bound to fall, declare observers. The natural policy of the Bepubliean party ia to combat or ganized labor and the war ia en. Busi ness predicts that the Bepubliean party is going to win, if not by a knockout by a stunning blow from which it will take labor aome tim to recover. They Come, They Ge Away. GoL Ala Watts, J. D. Norwood and Walter H. Woodson, the last two of Salisbury, hare been in Washington two or three days and have returned to the BUte, nobody the wiser as t why they came. Although it i said by th wis ones that Norwood is certain to succeed Warren aa State chairman, he spent hi tim in Washington without pay ing a visit to the office of Senator Simmoaa. Neither did Colonel Watt go about headquarters, frank Hamp ton said today. They were guest at the New WiUard while here. Charlotte Man Named Direct. 3. 8. Clifford, of Charlotte, was to day appointed by Eamonn de Valera, "president" ef the Irish BepMblis, a director in North Carolina for the newly formed "American Association for BeeogniUon ot the Irian Bepublie." 'The organisation earn this morn ing' whan a group gathered at th Ra leigh behind elosed door to talk mat ter over. It followed a great mass meeting, attended by five thousand district folks, at Coliseum kail last might. Xoeal sympathiser are parading vary night pew in memory ef the hunger strike of the late LoreT. Mayor MaeBwiney. ;. . ; ' Secretary Per Lyeaw ' , John Allen Thames, now secretary to Congressman Sam - Nleholls, of South Caroline, will be secretary to Congressman Homer Lyon, ef White rille, when the latter take office next March. Teung Thame i a native ef Wilmington, sen of Dr. John Thames, of the . United Bute Publia Health Service, and a graduate ef Davidson. The nw - Sixth district, member Is scheduled to reach here in a few days and make preliminary survey of thing. . - ; -t.- .V , Director Sam ' Sogers tonight an nounced the agricultural - figure for Davis county, showing an increase ef 1.4 in farm leads sad an increase ef 13.6 in improved acreage. Acreage culti vated by the colored farmer Jumped IContlnaedoa Page Trf A P. - . ikJtim' V' v it grtarninfisTL jew- T? sed vf Photograph show the famous Nstlonal Hotel at Genera, Switzerland, which haa been secured aa permanent headquarters for the League of Nations. The Secretariat of the League, over 300 strong, ha already taken up quarters in' the big building and th work of handling matters pertaining to the operation of the League is well under way. With the League Assembly now in session, the headquarter Is a busy and important place ia world affair. North Carolina Bankers to Aid In Financing Southern Exports Representatives In Greensboro Vote To Subscribe Three Per Cent of Stock TAR HEELS DUPLICATE Organization formed To Fight Par Clearances of Nego tiable Bank Checks " Greensboro, Nor. 17. Fifty repre scntative of as many North Carolina banks met here this morning to" dis cuss participation of their banks in the formation, under the Edge law, of a $6,000,000 banking corporation, having for it object extension of credit in marketing products of farm of the South, edopted a resolution recommend ing to the boards of directors of the banks that each bank subscribe three par cent of it capital and surplus in stock of the corporation. The resolution, which was passed by unanimous vote, followed explanation of puposes and machinery of banking corporation, formation of . which fol lowed a meeting of banker from all over th South at New Orlefena recently. Th aetioa of the Tar Heel banker is a duplicate of that of those of Georgia, Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, Simi lar meetings will be held within the next few day in Alabama, Arkansas, Tenneste and Jiorida. Th Proposed Corporation. Th proposed corporation will be located at New Orleans and will bar a minimum capital of $6,000,000. It is the result of stagnation in the mar keting of Southern products, such as ectton, tobaeeo, rice, etc., but it is planned to make' it a permanent insti tution, it purpose to be opening np ot new markets tor tkese products and the-flnaneing of others in Europe which must have credit if Southern products find a maTket there now. Oscar Wells, president of th First National Bank of Birmingham, and an advisory member uplnincd the plan of organization in detail. The meeting was called to order by W. A. Hunt of Henderson, president of th North Carolina Banker Associa tion. He made only a few brief re marks, relative to th purpose, of the meeting. Preceding Mr. Well's address, J. El wood Cox of High Point, explained why the meeting had been called. Mr. Cos stated that it chief object was organisation and co-operation la order that better export market conditions might prevail in the Southern States in the matter of disposing of their products, such ss cotton, tobacco, sugar and rice. In order that this might b accomplished he stated, it is necessary that foreign market be financed by Americans. Mr. Cox attended similar eonventions at Nw Orleans, La., and In Southern State and found that the enthusissm ran high. L Explatns th Edge Lew. Mr. .Well spoke concisely and read parte of the Edge law, under which organization of this bank ia made pos sible, and which was adopted by the last session of Congress. He devoted most of hi tim, as he stated at the outist.to to aa analysis and discussion of th purely business feature ot the proposition. "Formerly h stated, "European eonntrio were th world' chief cred itors. Sine th war w ar th chief creditors. Consequently, Southern ex ports have no assurance ia those open market- for financial support. Farm era who market their goods ia foreign countries mast bar financial backing. Organiatlon of this proposed interna, tional bank is a forward step toward thi goaL - Tbc .Xdg law plan is little more than an enabling act; preventing at th sam tim th possibilities of trusts ad also the making of a money prop osition out of th bank. No bank caa subscribe more than one-fifth of it total stock. This proposed bank will stabilise - our markets, insure satisfac tory rop disposition and at the earn e time act as an incentive to ether or ganizations to aid in this work.' The goal ef the movement la sim ply this," he said: "To relieve th critical situation' now prevailing- in Southern 8tats. No attempt ;WiU be made to control the pries of any com modity either." ' . f , Form "Pretectiv Association. : , romatioa of th Banker' Protective AssoeUtwu of North Carolina and th election ef officers was the fret business transacted this afternoon. J. W. Cun ningham of San ford waa elected presi dent, Thomas A. Shipman of Brevard vice-president and H. A. Faga ef Abet dotn secretary aad treasurer. ! ' Following this a general heated dis cussion of th par-clearance ruling of th Federal Beserrs Bank of Biehmond ed on, rra Tr). ' fSHl I E State Department Issues State ment In Regard To Cable Controversy Washington, Nov. 17. (By The As sociated Press.) Belations between the Western Union Telegraph Company and the State Department, already strained to the point of open rupture, reached a stag today where the gov ernment was understood to be consid ering seriously revocation of landing permits under which the company's ex isting cable ar operated. The power of th executive branch f th government to take uch a dras tic stop haa saver been established in th court, but a vailed intimation ot th purpose to bring it to aa issue was contained in a fornial ataiemant on th controversy given out today bx the State Department. 'After anaeJag th refusal of th company to handle government cable messages, except upon pro-payment, or to carry messagee originating outside of the United State at reduced gov ernment rates, th statement said, it had been the uniform policy of the government to allow the landing of cable only on condition that the United States should be entitled to en joy the same privileges with regard to the control and use of such lines as were exercised by foreign government. Can't Allow Rates. It was obvious, th statement added, that the United Stares could not be expected to allow the Western Union Company, an Amriean corporation, to charge for government messages twice the rate charged the British and other government. While th nature and scope of execu tive authority over 'the landing and reg ulation of cable lack Congressional or court definition, th present admin istration has' taken the position that wide power was Tested in the President through his constitutional control of foreign relations. Examination by the State Department of the legal rights ef the government hss revealed that such n policy was held during the terms of Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Ar thur, Cleveland and Harrison. Want Legislative Act A contrary position was taken, how ever, by Secretaries Olney and Grea ham, and as itwas held a situation might arise to test the department's power, a legislative aet to declare and ratify the government's authority, was sought at th last session of Congress. At that time the reported design som months ago of the Western Union Company to land a cable at Miami, Fla, connecting with a British coble at the Barbados, aroused the State Depart ment. ' The proposed connection was viewed a directed toward the strength ening of th British cable monopoly oa the east coast of Bouth America. For that reason it was held that any land ing permit granted the Western Union should safeguard the interest of the United States In order to establish this power ot the President, the State Department sent to Congress a bill to prevent the unauthorized landing of cables provid ing for injunction proceedings against operation of any cables not complying with . the landing license granted oy the government, This - measure never waa reported from committee, where it still lies. Depends On Decision. In the absnee of supporting legisla tion it is known that th Stat De partment depends, in its present dis rate with the- Western Union in some measure upoe the single decision ap- S roach ing the ' question ever handed own by a United 8tates judge. Because of the Western Union Uom pany 'a demand for pre payment on gov ernment cable messagee, it te under stood that order have been issued ia soma departments that business bs routed ever the lines of other cable com panic as much as possible. FARMER KILLED WHEN " TRUCK TURNS TURTLE -Ashsville, Nov. 17-D. B. Moore, farmer, a brother of President B. I Moore of ' Mars Hill College was in stantly killed this afternoon In an auto mobile accident near Connelly Springs. A truck ia which be was riding struck a 'stone' in the- roadway causing th machine to turn turtle dowa an sm- MAY REVOKE p LANDING PERMITS bftnkment, -.- ,fi.-i lea' sAgi Texas Minister Elected On First Ballot To Succeed Dr. Walter Johnson COMMISSION OF SEVEN TO NAME HOSPITAL SITE Five Cities' Hake Attractive Offers and Baptist Conven tion Instructs Commission To Proceed To Work With out Delay; Reports of Va rious Institutions Submitted BAPTIST CONVENTION ENDS ITS WORK AND ADJOURNS. AahevilU. Nov. 17. Without roach tag any moaetala heights of eathaat--asm and yet with a record of having accomplished large thing la the de aomlaatioaal work, the Baptist State convention concluded It work to night and adjoarned -to meet a year hence at aome point to be chases by the executive committee. Prior to adjournment the ceaveatioa voted by a largo majority against the pro posal to pat the convention oa she pay plan. This leaves It to the ex ecutive committee to find a meeting olaee for the convention oa the narv- Baptist foundation and authorised th organisation ef a corporation to be known as the North Carolina Bap tist Foundation to receive and hld In trust all gifts to the work ht the Baptist denomination. By T. W. CHAMBMSS Asheville, Nov. 17. The day has been featured by unparalleled unanimity ia the ranks of the Baptist State conven tion. This morning, with a single bal lot, without a single nominating speech and with seven nominees in the field, elected Dr. Charles E. Maddry, of Auatia, Texas, as successor to Cor responding Secretary Walter N. John son. He was elected by a large plur ality and a fair majority and the eon vention made it unanimous in a flash aad everybody was happy. This afternoon, when Bev. Dr. Lu ther Little, speaking for the committee, urged that the Baptwts of Korta Caro lina rrosee at once te- build hos pital, or th first of a chain of hos pitals, and aaoneed that splendid of fers had been received from Baleigh, Winston .Salem, Charlotte, Salisbury nd High Point, the convention, with en voice, authorized the appointment of a committee ef seven men, to whom ia riven the ' power to not only select the place, but begin th work of con struction without delay. Five Citiee In Roll. Concerning the hospital, three cities, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Charlotte, each make an offer of $100,000 in cash and a suitable attractive site, and Salisbury offer n hospital already built, equipped and in operation (the Whitehead Stokes), to the convention for th nominal price of $50,000. High Point offers a hospital already built and ready and at a price to be agreed on later, but it ia said that the price will be merely nominal. Tonight the convention heard with delight a magnificent address on "Christian Education," and Bev. Dr. John E. White, of Anderson, 8. C, was the speaker. Judge Gilbert Stephenson, of Winston-Salem, explained to the convention the plana of the Baptist foundation. In the banquet hall of the Young Men's Christisn Association the Wake Forent alumni held their an nual banquet. The convention will close its work tomorrow. , Names Hospital Commission. President Spilmsn announced to night the personnel of the commission sppointed to locate and begin construc tion of the first of a series of Baptist hospitals. This commission consists of Rev. M. L. Heeler, of Thomasville, chairman; Bev. J. M. Arnette, J. A. hartin, of Hickory ; B. C. Dunn of En field, and 8. Melntyre, ot Lumberton. The committee on place and preacher reported that ao invitation had been received for the next session of the convention and the place of meeting will be left with th executive board of th convention. Bev. W. F. Powell, of Asheville, will preach the annual sermon at the next session. The convention went on record as heartily in sympathy with th effort to aid ths people of Europe and the Near East and th churches were urged to; contribute liberally to Thi work through th foreign mission board, lo cated at Biehmond. Commend Retiring Secretary. Dr. Walter N. Johnson, retiring cor responding secretary or th board ef missions wss most heartily commended today in resolution offered by Bev. Livingston Johnson, editor of th Bib lical Recorder. The convention by i rising vote adopted the resolution and Bev. Thomas O'Kelly, of Baleigh, led the convention in prayer of gratitude because of the five years of splendid service and in behalf of the future work in which Dr. Johnson would en gage. It is understood ber that Dr. Walter Johnson will sceept th call which ha been tendered him to become ' pastor at Badin, but he hasnt mad' hi decis ion known, Ia a, carefully -repared paper. Dr. Johnson presented to the convention this morning hi idea of a Christina industrial stewardship educa tional institution and asked that a com mittee of scvea be appointed to consider the matter and report with suggestion as to a location and other details st the next convention. Dr. Johnson was mads the chairman of th committee. When President , Spilmau announced Wednesday morning that the hour of fits special "order bad arrived ths hour set for the election by the convention of a successor to Dr. Johason ther was ten interest. Aa effort had been ' " (Ceetlnaed Pa Pag Twe.) : -? ' Plan Direct Steps To Eliminate Radicalism From Control of Labor Body EMPLOYMENT DANGER ALSO BEING CONSIDERED Action, Xopking Tbward (noser" Co-operation Between Capi tal and Labor To Meet Un employment Expected To , Result from Meetings of The Executive Gonncil Washington, Nov. 17.- (By the elated Press.' Direct steps to sUminats radicalism from any control in organ ized labor ad to meet th menace ef increasing unemployment are being taken by the American Federation ef Labor through its .executive council In . session here. Already a decisive victory ever radi cal elements within th organization has been achieved at one point, and the far-reaching nature ef the conference of the eouneil for a week put, dealing with economic problems appeared to night to foreshadow aome action look ing to s eloaer eo-eperatioa between labor aad capital to meet unemployment. have pounded away on inTawi jttsw tion for several month, insisting oa t mora determined stand by ths eoatrok . , ling body, but reports of increasing urn employment have now brought thai subject Into a position ot equal im portance. iu.'t - Action, Agalaet Radicals. Although leaders were reticent tot ' ' day, it developed that ther was a feel ing among certain members of the const ,. . eil thst it should deal emphatically witl the attempts of radicals to bore frost within. They were said to feel thai conservatism must characterize labor'i leadership. This sentiment waa based en twa premises: First, that organised laboi cannot hope to exert great power in en. suing years if its foundations are weak, ened by the permeation ef certaia radii eal doctrines ; and, second, that the next administration will be conservative. At , to th latter, it was said ia som qua torsy labor could gain little from .ths . sew Congrem unless it established poV ' kie of a conservative- oatnre. - , In the reorganisation' of fh Co re mitts to unionise th steel' worker the conservative element showed it ' strength It eliminated front th eom- . mittee John J. FiixpatrJck, chairman, and William 2. Foster, secretary, botk ef whom psrticlpsted in the direction of the eteffl strike last winter, around which clustered intimate and out spoken radicalism. Fitzpatrick was re- ' placed by M- F. Tighe, a recognised conservative in labor policies, aad Fos ter gar place to J. G. Brown, alio a known conservative. Campers Against Radical President Compere, of th Federation -haa declared against the nn restricted admission of radicals from Europe en several occasions and th federation it- self is having no intercourse with for eign labor groups of a radical , turn. Federation leaders expect to go before Congressional committees st every op portunity to cheek the rush of immi grants from radical sections of Europe snd Asia. Increased restrictions will be urged, it waa aaid. The Department of Labor made pub lie today statistics showing that dart ing October there were decreases in the number of employee in tea industrial plants as compared with October a year ago, while only four plants had . en larged payrolls. Although th number of reporting eoneerns was small, offi cials accepted th figures as indicating th trend. Textile Resections. It ws declared that the real reduc tions in employees, particularly ia th textile industry bad beeom of im portance only this fall and report ob tained 7 various branches of th gov-, ernment were said to indicate further decreases in scores of these plants. Speakers In the executive eouneil eon fannea continue to blame capital for autocratic and, ia some eases, Inefficl- -nt management, it waa mid. Th eoun eil was described, however, a proceed- . ing towards th establishment of a pol icy which employers might endorse should unemplyment compel labor to ask for jobs rather than ask what ths em- ' ployer will pay. , The number of men and women withy , out work now waa said to point to a re- ' duction in the number of controver sies between labor aad capital this winter. While labor officials refused to admit existence of the situation gov ernment data reported aa evident de sir among mor worker to retain their placet on the payroll. PICKING OF COTTON " AFFECTED BY WEATHER Unfavorable Weather " Also Causes Much Damage To ' Open Cotton, Says Review Waahtnstbn. Nov. 17. UnseaaonabW weather in th central and western por tion of th cotton belt ana aeavy rains la the eastern section hindered picking generally and in som Instance killed lt cotton, seeordlng to ths Na. ' tin,! Weather and Ctod Bulletin, Is sued today, covering conditions for th week ending November jo. ' ' . , Lata cotton Buffered most by frost la th more eastern localities, the bulletin said, while Injury was eons te me crop la Texas by precipitation sou irvewnc weather. - : Picking nude sntisfsetery progress. however, in the northeastern district, the bulletin added, the sestert portion suffering most la ibis respect by an. fsvorable weather. ,- - There remaia-i muck eettoa te M picked m North Carolina, Arksemf and Northern Alabama, jsAu t