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t i METHODISTS VAHT CONGRESS TO STOP TRAINS Oil ifnAV North Carolina Conference A Adopts Resolution Urging National Law RECEIVE NINE YOUNG MEN INTO CONFERENCE Bishop Delivers Stirring Ap peal To Newly Consecrated Pastors f League of Nations and World Prohibition. En. dorsed; Urge Censorship Tor Jforlnf Pictures Br T. A.-8IKKS. Bky Mouat, Nov. 20. The North Caroliaa Methodist conference today unanimously eadorsed National Sab bath law to bo patted by Congress to top all" Sunday trains, Sunday am paper, Sunday mails and Sunday post office work and to make Sunday rest day for ovary Federal and tateritate employee. Over topping U other event of the eetaioa of the North Carolina conference today m the reception of lOfiKfl nf nine vnunr men intifull I t n masterful address . of; Pishop PwUng: ton to them. The bishop said that thii vrat a matter of such tremendou im portance thftt he waa not willing to enter upon it with the members of confer- ease sirring around1 the room, t "It r a an hour freighted with aneh tremend -:s importance that I. want us all to br- in a spiritual' and prayerful frame of mind," he said. The bishop declared that the Methodist miaiatry is 'the greatest brotherhood oa Bod's green earth, j ' "The responsibility of the ministry , is very great and yon must undertake it advisably and in the fear of God," he stated. "There is that a hold of yoi that will test every ounce of manhood in you. There is no easy place in the Christian, ministry. A true minister is - always respected. A preacher who knows God and lives close to him will love hi people nad his people will love I lui nn . . . i mua. n ucn yon get 10 (no place IF ' year l'fe where Jesus is not all to yon then -you are in a bad ix. Dont yon read a aire 'little' essay on the history oi jeuj am -try to mite yourself, be lieve that you Aave Breached the gospel V , - -Cadence League ef Nations. In the adoption of the report of the temper see and social service board the cwr.cejvncv uecmrva -r va iu rqnmna f Sunday traias, the printing of Btra day newspaper, playing baseball and golf and all unnecessary thinr eat the nbbath and,aak the National Congre t to protMt the Lord's day. The report ale ask that moving picture be eelf aored, that cigarettes bo kept from the boys, endorses the movement for world '' ,:' prohibition, declares for the League of Nation and endorses the work, of the Antl Saloon League. , A message of lore anil appreciation from E'sbop John C. Kilgo waa read. Many report of boards and commit tees were listened to and adopted. , The aanouaeement of the gift of 9100,000 to the , Methodist Orphanago by that princely gentleman, Mr, S. C. Vaan. of Franklmton, wa made at the morning; session. v The conference .session was begun with religious service conducted by Rev. H. C. Morrison, whose morning talks aad' afternoon sermons have ?rowa apon the whole community, 'hi, morning he emphasised the im portance of- the right kind of homes i and especially the need of toothers. "Ton hare never aeen a great family with a bad mother, ao matter hew good the father and wo need homes that make you feel that you have been somewhere when you leave," said the speaker. . Presiding Elder Wilson introduced a paper looking to the better support f tfa euperannaata preaeners or we eoarerence. mm . . Busnsaer Beaeot. livwm. . " The secretary read the report of the 1 commission on the summer school for . " preacher held at Trinity College eaek ' year. The report shows that thia in '" stitution which i but threa- years old U growing in attendance ana lnnu - The credential el Bev. W. E. Hocutt who surrendered them a few years ago vaa Matnred to hint. " Kev. R. a Craven read the report at the) Bunday School beard, which shows the year, aad made recommendation for the prosecution or ao won? ru tha Mnin? vaac - Rev. B. I. Davis read the report of ' the board of tempOronee afld soilI service. The report calla for tho p- pUeaUoa OI ins ooetrian vt. uviwhw it tA all the- details of hamaa society it Th reoort was adopted. Mr. Noah Cooper," f , NashyiUe, Tena, spoke - ti the report catting po we mown people to Stand to their gnu d kelp pas we iwa,r"" v j 1 ' T CammHteo Repertav - : Bar. Williaai Towef read the eoamit- . too Js eoazerene b" imi-.n-UaVtboss whose nemos had been re - - forred to them for tffe relation they had - prtvionsly asked of the conference. The ' eoaferenoo board of finance reported thmarh Rev. 1. A. Horaadajr. Thia re port shows that a targe snpyort wHl- ho sriven to tke Denencianea et in an per- 4. annuU -funds of the conferences The 5 report of th orphsnagf .board .wai read. ' by Bev ST H Bowv-Ih report di ' rested 'special attention to the fact that Mr. 8. C Vaan. of Franklinton, had made a sift to the Method it brplian-l Igo of one naaasea JMpmsann -ana bjiw to the spiritual stmoshers that perm e ' stes the grounds around tba institution. The report also aaks that a Thanksgiv ing ervic be held ia sack church of the tonferenee, and that an offering he made ths orphanage. . -vi,-iJ V. J ' , Beva. D A. Petty. W. G. McFarland, la. C larkin, M. B. lohnson, O. H. Fits gersid. J. M. Demotte, J. W. Hoyle, Jr, ' (CoaUaaed Oa Pago Tw0 I ENTHCSiASISM OVER RETURN OF CREEK KING 18 NOW DYING DOWN Athena. Not. (By the elated Press.)--Enthusiasm srver the prospective retara of ex-KUg Cea Uattae seemed to be dying dewa la Athene today, aline (h the topi f the dyaaety ts vlrtaaUy the e-ly oae ea - the tongues of the seoplo aad dealt with by the pros. - Meanwhile, news la being awaited as te the attltade of the French and British governments and alee aa to the renerta that the os-rsler will attempt to reach Sreece and resent to the alllee the accomplish o4 fact of hi reeteratlon. Qaeea. Mother Olga haa baaed a meaasg to fbe people announcing that aha was assamlag the regency "la the abaenco of any well beloved sea, Coastantlne. Advises Board of Jackson Coun ty To Exhaust Every Means of Arriving' at Truth Attorney General J. S. Manning, on the eve of leaving ths State' to attend the wedding of his son, in Jacksonville, Florida,, yesterday afternoon talked with the chairman of the Jackson' at the truth concerning contested re turn before throwing out votes. Tho Board yesterday adjourned, when it failed to muster a quorum fol lowing tile noon recess, and the work of sttssing on challenged votes of Sylva Township1 will.be resumed Mon day afternoon at two o'clock. This will be followed by actioa oa the ques tion of the right of the Cherokee In dians to 'vote , and the consideration of alleged surplus votes in Sylva and Barker' Creek precinct. If a quorum does not appear Monday, it is said that legal process will be invoked to' compel attendance. Attorney General Manning yesterday was firmly of the opinion that Chero kro Indians have a right to vote,' pro vided they are otherwise quauaed. Are aiiaens Of State. "Our owa courts have already held," said Judge Manning "that the Cherokee Indians .are 'citizen, of North Caro lina and are not wards of tbe govern ment, i If they are otherwise qualified to vote, I see "no reason why they k Ma. 1.1 n n fK bIImmA a Wit This question, Judge Manning said, had not come op prior to tho election and hi ofies had ao boon, i for a ruling oa ths tmatter. Judpe ' Manning hsek been ta formed of the exisUaee of an agreement betwua the chairman f the two par ties in tv eounty to ths off est that aof shalWnges would be hndortakea oa ths arrouads oi.uutsraey. i No inek agresmeat. Judge Manning holds, is effective against tho require' moat of tho election law, aad If such aa agreement existed aad either party revolted from it, it would be-for the courts to uphold the law irrespective of any waiver which might nave been entered into. . ) . Selecting Totes Serlewn. Judge Manning pointed out the seri oushes of. throwing out votes on ths mere appearance of a stuffed ballot bos The number of votes ia two pre e$nets,Veording to the ballots, appear to bo heavier by about a dosea votes la each ease than the number of voters recorded in the poll books. " To elimi nate alt these votes. Judge Manning i plained, would ba a denial of the right to veto to s majority or the honest voters of the precinct and would open tho way for easy fraud. i On the other hand, ho told the can vaasere of - Jackson eounty, that they had ths right to hold a complete in auirv ia to the eonduet of tho elec tion ia the contested precincts, and if a accessary to send for every person who east a ots, in the endeavor to arrive at the troth.. Ho advised them that they should use every means at t their dis posal to clear op ths question .of fraud, before throwing out the entire bor, , Will Not Go to Jacksasw - The Attorney General declared that ho would not so to Jackson eounty, nav- inn- already told ths . board all that he could concerning ths administration of its duties. He expressed -ths belief that ths board should determine as qqickly as - possible - Its best Judgment ia- the matter of tho challenged totes and act la accordance with, that Judgment, remem bering that its' action are subject to review oy we courts.- . Ths board yesterday .declined the re quest' of Republieaa candidates to be repreaeatsd by counsel. - , , PRESIDENT SHOWING k RAPID IMPROVEMENT ( - , . Washington. , Nor. f tO-t-Prosideat Wilson is now' sole to walk' about the White House without even ths aid of a cane, it .wai stated . today afficiaUyi HS uses his wheel chair only for, the purpose of. M oocasional relaxation, it waa said. .",, - Hr -. -- ' Whits House officers declared that ths Prei4ent'ik health, 1id so. far im proved as to make it possible for him to address Coagress In person when it convenes next month but Mr. Wilson Jiad u yet mods. ao. definite piana to do DEMOCRATS FINISH WITIT ! SURPLUS IN TBE TREASURY . .Albany, N. T- No v.tZa-r-Th Demo; cratie national committee today -re ported to" tbe""8eretary of "State m- eeiptt of $121.8 ' aad ' expeadi tsroa of IM08,0Of J2. ' The statement was signed by Wilbur W. Marsh, treas. orer The aUtement showed that 1, 19043 was tnrned evr. to this sommit tee by New York headquarfers, a)12,865, by-the women's -buTeao. tss.003 by the Chicago ' head rjuarters and . $25,432 .. by Washington headquarter .and tlfiitt by ths Saa Francises headqoartors. - MANNING URGES GOIVIPLETE INQUIRY SURVEY OF STATE'S SCHOOL SYSTEM IS GIVEN TO PUBLIC Report of Educational Commis sion Charges System With Inefficiency GIVES CREDIT FOR GREAT IMPROVEMENT HOWEVER . eaSMiMa - Recommends Consolidation of Smaller Schools, Increase In Salary and Training FacilL ties For Teachers, and Ap. propriation For Public Education Although tho amount of money avail able for public education haa increased greatly in North Carolina ia the last forty years, ia respect to ths efficiency of its public school, North Carolina belong with the States at ths bottom tho list, according to ths report of the State Educational Coinmlasion oa the condition of publie education in North Carolina, made publie yesterday. The Commission was appointed by act of the General Assembly and aa appro priation of made possible a sur- i'oy -J&OAbx-bX the, Qenaral Kdol trank Buchanan, along with other members of the ' General Education Board's staff, were used ia the survey, which cost the General Education Board it ia estimated, approximately $18,000. But the report of the commission i not devoted entirely to severe criti cism of school conditions in North Car olina. It gives ths State full credit for tho tremendous educational strides which .it has mads in spits of adverse circumstances during the past forty years, measured ia someVrespect by in crease from $396,000 apent for public (education in the State ia 1880 to $8,105,- OUO spent for the cause in 1919. ' Briefly, tho report recommends the improvement in rural education "by con solidation of small rural, elementary schools and small rural high schools; increase ia salary and training facili ties for teachers; increased appropria tion for school purpose; and a revision Lef the . adminitrative machinery for achool .upon tho basis of the county aa the unit with special city achool dis tietf. ' At the end of the school year 1917 IS there were in tho State 7,738 rural school houses, of Which 8,428 wsrs for white children and 8.S18 for colored children, -ths' report shows. Most of ureso acnooi oues nave Men. eon- etructed aiaes J900t The funds ayrailavffejr the Downey Ship- Bunding Company limited, and. la oaneauenee. the build vie; tor weir eonnincuoa, wr very ings r for ths most part poorly built and a Door eonaitioew nevertheless, school houses which hare) been built in the- last few years are distinctly supe rior and more substantial. The older school houces are badly- lighted, -badly ventilated aad... wretchedly . equipped, Barely do they contain, decent provi sions for sanitation. , Ths rsport prints pictures of these .school houses, which can bej found ia almost every section ex tne Btaie. ' - ' The best rural school houses for col ored cSildren, ths report says, are ths so-called Roaeawald school buildings, toward which ths county, ths comma nities and Mr. Julius Boeenwald, of Chicago, contribute aa a ruls equal sums, aad the beet for whits children ars the consolidated eUmentary tad high schools which srs becoming more and mors common. Home of these eon solidated school buildings, as well as some city school buildings, it is ad mitted, are excellent from every point of view. The report, therefore, point out that while the overwhelming ma jority of ths existingschool buildings srs ia urgent need of being repaired tho SUte haa made a good start in this direction. It will be ia the long run, highly economical for the State to face tho whole problem, providing school building that are substantially , built aad equipped, so. that . they will last during several generation. A ' School Term- Ia. iDOo when the vreeent course of study was Urst issued, city schools had as sight mouths term, but..01 91 oouaties then' existing SO4 hid a school term f less than four months,. W a term between 4 and S months and the rest between 0 and 7 month. Not only was tho term short but attendance was poor. In ths cites only 71 per cent of ths whits childrea and 60 per cent of ths colored children enrolled were in average dally attendance; and in the country districts -only- SO .per -cent of white children and do per seat of the colored hildren. .Thus, at that time the average shool year for ths whits chil dren ia cities .averaged approximately. 121 days and for rural white children approximately 00 dayav Siace, that day tho term has been lengthened in the cities tad somewhat ia ths rural dis tricts, but even, now Ha rural, districts it is altogether inadequate, the eommis- aioa unda. -.' The school program has abjo bcea-improved, though it is still ton heave for ths tea chins' staff. This is especially true la small rural senooi, where the ages of the -eundrea in at tendance aroo diverse' that it Is impos sible to grade them a they ought to be graded. As a result , large numbers of childrea are in their, studies far .below tho jwbjt, which, at their respective The number of high- schools Jiss rap idly inereaaed in recent yean. In. 1808H there were ia operatioa 133 county and 81 city high school ? -ow-there sr over KK) county high schools and about ISO eit high schools. , Abo . a great an any elementary -school' givs r some hib school. Instruction. These high srhoola have, increased in number so rapidly that i has been absolutely im possible' to procure for them either a wcM trained teaching, staff or a prop erlyX qualified body of students. Nor bavev they been . systematically ; and closely supervised. , The report "points out the aeceseity of getting rid of both suiall rural elemeetiiry schools and of (CsnUaaed an Fag Four.) CHAIRMAN BENSON Declares R. W. Boiling's Ex planation of Bribery Report Is Satisfactory WITNESS IMPLICATES OTHERS IN TESTIMONY Stffids Alleges Brother-in-L&w ot President and Two Other Men and Himself Received Bribes For (Jetting Ship Contracts; Benson In a For. mal Statement , Washington, Nov. 20. Chairman Benton, of the Shipping Board, in a formal statement regarding charge of bribery made before the Walsh .com mittee ia New York against H$ W. Boiling, treasurer of the board, de clared that Mr. Boiling's explanation of the report was "perfectly satiafac tory." "While the attitude of the chairman of the Shipping Board is to render every possible assistance to tho Walsh investigation committee,'' , Chairman Benson's formal statement eaid, "and to do everything poaaible to aid them Zm ir$S&mt'il?X?"! fcA.saVt jj&tS oe in? serious cjiargea jnat nav,v ween made against a responsible official of tho Shipping Board ia order to re-na sifro the publie mind at the earliest Ipossible date, he should make a state ment in regard thereto. ' The ehairman said that after1 he took office and Mr. Boiling waa appointed treaaurer, 'Mr. Boiling told him "the whole story of the alleged i charges made by Tucker K. Bands. Explanation Satisfactory "His explanation was perfectly sat isfactory to the ehairman of the Ship ping Board, Admiral Benson said. "In addition, after the same subject bad- been brought-to my attention by Mr, McCann the matter waa discussed with Colonel Goff, our general eousel, end together wo directed that a thorough and complete investigation of the var ius allegations and charge against Mr, Boiling bo made." . . . Attached to fue chairman state ment was a eopy of the reports of the investigation made by the Division of Investigation, dated September 23, 1920. It was signed Frank Burke, chief of division, who said ths inquiry had boea as to "charges, made that Mr. B. W. Boiling, now employed by ths Shipping Board, had participated ia commissions, saif to havs bean paid to Tucker Sands." "1 saw Mr. Hoostoa Tkempsoa. vies president of - ths Federal Trad Com mission, gnd whs waa for soma time np to the latter part of 1919 TJaibed States assistant attorney v general," the report said, "who told me that Mr, Boiling earns to him about two years ago and reported that" aa unsigned communication had reaehed Mr. Tum ulty, secretary to the- President, la which ths writer charged that ho had accepted part of 1 40 ,000 which was paid by Downey of the Downey Ship Building Company to Tucker Bands. Requested Investigation. "Boiling requested Mr. Thompson to make very thorough investigation because of the fact that be was charged with a serious crims and if ho was guilty hs should be punished; if innocent bis innoeenss should be es tablished. The letter, it seems, was either misplaced or destroyed so that nothing was dons at ths time. After receipt of a second unsigned letter, which ''they believed emanated from the Sands' family, Mr. Thompson said Mf.. Boiling bad told him that Tucker Sands had mads 'a very urgent demand that he (Boiling) see the Presi dent and use his influence with the President to have tbe activities of thai Department of Justice stopped and have the prosecution against Sands dropped." i " "Sands at this time," the statement continued, "was under indictment by a federal grand iry--harge4--with I violation of the banking act. Oa ad vice ox aar. anompson. Air. xtomng wrote a letteMo Bands telling him that while he regretted exceedingly that be bad become .involved- with the govern ment, he could not aad would not ap proach -the President oa any such pro position. Investisatioa by the DeDartment of Justice of ths chasges against Mr, Boil ing was then ordered at Boiling's re peated request, Mr. Thompson said. Pre-war .Tranaaerlens. Pre-war -transactions between Mr, Boiling ana 'nicker Hands, wniea "ag gregated- not- mors than 8300," were mentioned and in thia connection Mr. Burke's report said Mr. Boiling had produced his check stubs end other documents, ."which, after investigation, proved to be transactions outside of snd prior to the date oa which Bands charged that Downey paid over a sum Of money, - part ofwhieh be charged was gives 10 air. uoiung. -' : , Expert bank accountants from ths Department of Justice, brought oat all checks; aotsa, drafts, and other papers "that could possibly havs any bearing on the esse," the report said, . aad failed to find anything, that corrobor ated the statement of Sand,, and "in the belief of Mr. Thompson, it was blackmail . engineered fcy Sands te fores Mr. Boiling to intercede with the President, to' save Sands' from farther proseeatiea by the Department of Jus tice.- r i ... v , In flew of the fact ' that thie mat-1 er has- boea - investigated ' by. the V pertinent of Justice and nothing -found ineriniipaHng against Mr. Bolllng,7 Mr, Burke's -report said, "l will consider thus matter closed as fir as ths divisioa of . investigation is concerned, aaless otherwise instrurted." . BolUags Ststosaeat. Mr. Boiling later today ia ths ures- enes of AJuiiral Beno, mads a pub- Us statement explaining . his eonaee- (Coatlnued Oa Pago Two-) . BUTLER NOT FIT FOR MAGISTRATE PGOV BIGKETT Declines To Join Boosters Sampson Politician For Cabinet Job of CAN FORGIVE SOME THINGS BUT NOT ALL Can't See Why a Democrat Should Endorse a Man Not Trusted In His Own Party; Butler Is Dead Politically Anyhow, and Governor De. dines To Exhume Corpse Governor Bickett declines flatly to join ths procession of Democrats en gaged in .whooping up the Butler boom for the agricultural portfolio in the Harding cabinet. The Governor indi cates very strongly that in his judg ment the Sampson politician wouldn't altogether measure np to the require ment, of juatiee of the peace, 'nor for any other job whatsoever. "I regard Butler aa dead politically at a door nail, and I have no dispo- I.- I II IN HI ill lsW I I 1 1 I i III IB day when for tho first time during the week he emerged from "jail," as he terms tho 16-hour-a-day sessions he haa been having all the week with the Budget Commission. He hadn't bad time to think much about all the stir that the new ambitions of Mr. Butler has unloosed. The Governor has been asked to sign up, but he was too busy to even think about it, with a eeoie of departmental heada coming in with their budgets and contending to have them doubled neat year. Farmer Hobbe of Sampson a staunch follower of the Governor for these many year waa by to see him on behalf of the one time Sena tor, and C. J. Peterson had also com municated his desire that the Chief Executive append hi name to the pe tit ioa that is going the rounds. Repablicans Unwilling.. "With all these other Democrats signing up, what is- your reason for not signing," members of the press who frequent the Capitol asked hint when he emerged from hie "jail" yes terday. ' "I'll anewer that crnesthm by asking you another," tho , Governor replied. "Why has the Republican party la North Carolina been afraid to put But- lea) up for a tato-wiil sole sine his rerra as uaiiea oisies (senator vx Sired I w S stTU aaswsr that for yeu-4t i beeaaaa the Benublieanaa know that Butler's candidacy would oe a tremeft. dons asset to the Democratic party in any campaign. "I do not talk Butleriam oa the atump. I hare never , done so. I re gard Butler a being politically dead, aa a door nail, aad I have no dispo sition to dig up ths corps and drag it around. I am satisfied that I inter pret' the overwhelming sentiment ia North Carolina when I say that ths people are willing to forget the time when Butler became a political -adventurer ia the Wa. ' i Betrayed Oar People. "They are area, willing to forgive him for -betraying his faithful follow ers aad bartering bis own political con victions, if hs had any, for a seat in ths United States Senate! but a part of his record while ha was in the United States Senate will never be forgotten nor forgiven. While he was in the Senate from North Carolina, and bound by every consideration of loyalty and duty to promote the welfare and guard the honor of his State, he hired him self out to the State's enemies snd co operated with them ia hatching out a scheme to sue tho State, seize her sub stance and soil her good name; - "This is a matter of record in the Supremo court of ths United States in ths case of Stats of South Dakota against the Stat of North Carolina. This reeord .mskes.it plaiahnt Butler instead of being worthy of a place in the President's cabinet, is lacking in.irt least one cf the ingredients accessary to tho faithful discharge of the duties of tho ancienu and hoaorableeoffice of justice of the peaeo.-; t CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS AS , SPEAKER FOR AMERICA Hardly Session of League of " Nations That United States J sn't Mentioned Geneva. Nov. 20. (By tho Associated Press.) Although ths United States is not represented by a delegate in tne assembly of ths League of Nations,! there is hardly a sessloa la which the' United States is not referred 13 in some manner." The Uaited States today .bad a volunteer spokesman on the so-uker' stead ia Newton W. Kowell. or the Caaadiaa delegation, who warned - tbe assembly- against any policy involving interference -in the internal aacirt of aar country. "Canada." said Mr. Kowell, UI never consent to any such interferoncc. adding! "Yoa cannot expect the great Country to ths south or Canada .0 be come a party to.tbs league if, there is sny .pretension tht-the lesjrue.eaa in terfere in its internal affairs." - Mr. Kowell was replying to a remark by Sfnr.tor Lr Fontaine, of iBclgtuu, that ao country should havs the rigit to monopolize the. rsw material it pro duces. " ' , . , , v-' ' ! PRESIDENT WILSON TO : BE GIVEN PEACE PRIZE Stockholm, Nov. 20. President Wood- row. Wilson will be Awarded tbe Nobel Peace Prize for 1B20, according to. the Swedish newspaper., The announce ment of ths priae committee, however, will not be made before tho and of November. PROPOSS INTERNATIONAL MILITARY FORCE AND STAFF Geaeva, Nov. 20. (By the Aaea elated Press). Aa international military, force, with aa Internation al staff, wa proposed to the assem bly of the League of Nations today by Senator Henri La Fontaine, of the Belgian delegation. FIRST RUS8IAN STEP. Geneva, Nov. 2-(By the Asso ciated Press). The Srat formal atep looking toward the revision of the covenant of the League of Nations waa taken bf the assembly of the leasee at today'a session. The Dutch minister of foreign affaire, H. A. Van Karnabeek, introduced a reso lution for reconalderatlon jf Article XVIII, having to do .with the regis tration of treaties. E F Sampson County Republican May Secure National Farm ers' Union Support . V ' The News and Observer Bureau, Boi District National Bank Bldg, By R. E. POWELL (By Special Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 20. In format ioa comes to Washington tonight that mem aa. HII IIIUilH H II n i i i I il Ball I the indorsement of former Senator Marion Butlor iKr Secretary oi Agri culture in Harding' cabinet by Charles 8. Barrett, of Georgia, National Presi dent of the Farmers' Union. Mr. Bar rett has, been re-elected aa the head of the National organization for the 17th consecutive time and waa a prominent figure in the annual meeting of the body thia week when a nation-wide strike "In agriculture waa urged." "There are many interesting angles in connection with the efforts to place the influence of Mr. Barrett behind the mention of the Tar Heel candidate for cabinet honors. Mr,, Barrett is a Demo- crat, according to Georgia, standard of Democracy. Ho waa chairman of the ill fated Watson-Hoke Smith delegation to the San Francisco convention which was not allowed to be seated. Whether Mr. Butler is successful, or whether Mr. .Barrett endorses him, opens up sn interesting question among ths spectator of Southern politics with regsrd to its effect oa tho two major parties. ft is said here that Mr. Barrett had an ambition It be secretary of agri culture ia 1013 whea President WUaoa earns into power, Hs - was not' ap. poiuteo ana it is no betrayal of eon- fldsnee te say that Mr. Barrett haa not oscn aa admirer of the wiisoa admin istration. , He crossed with Herbert Hoover during Hie war on agricultural matter.1 The Georgia man has been a leading critic of the policies of the Wilson administration, la this connection, it is interesting to learn 'that Mr. Barrett and Senator- elect Thomas ., Watson, of Georgia, ars close personal mends. Watson has charged la his Georgia paper that Mr. Barrett was not sppointed Secretary of Agriculture because of the alleged animosity or Joseph if, Tumulty, Sec retary to the President, towards Wat son. Another sidelight is ths fact that Mr. Watson and Mr. Butler were to gether ia the Populist days of ths nineties. Ex-Senator Butler was Na tional ehairman of ths Populist party when Mr. Watson was a presidential candidate on the third party ticket, So, Hrf chain comes buck to the names of Butler, Barrett and Watson, with the last named to take his seat On March 1 as tbe junior Senator from ueorgia. Bight Bev. Thomas C. Darsfy bishop of East Carolina will direct the national preaching mission services, part of the nation-wide eampaiarn. at tbe Church of the. Epiphany of this city, during the week from November its to December S. Bishop Dnraf haa been sent to Wash' ington to take charge of tho mission services by the presiding blihnp -and eouasil of the church. Hs Will sneak on each week day at.noon ana again la the evening. The Ashley Masonic Club of Wash ington, composed of the Master Masons of the State, War, Navy, Whits House and Civil, Service, held a aerifies at the Masonic Temple this even ing and heart patriotic speeches by Chief Chaplains Axtoa of the army, trailer of the navy and Edward E. Britton, president of the club. David St.- Clair, who was ia charge of the News and Observer Washing ton bureau during the campaign, has accented a poiition in the historical sec ticn of tbe Navy Department and will remain in Washington. Mr. 'St. Clair was formerly oa the editorial staff of tbe Ldfcrary Digest. ' 8. M. Miller, secretary to Congress- maun Bob Doughton, lost 150 in wnr Saving stamps during ths spell of petty thievery about ths Capitol this summer, which was uncovered whea congress: man Baer's office was, ransacked yes terday and" thieves loft curt notes on the desk. Mr. Miller' doe -not at tribute bl lot, -however, to any plot against "Parmer Bob." (Charles L. Abernethy of New Bera was in Washington today on his wj home after a professional visit to r York and Boston. He i in eicellent health now, his condition having, im1 porved. gradually sines hi ' nervoui tTi-akdoT n last AngnstV'-": r "CT "' '. T' Hev. Edward Henry Ingle, iata'nt rector of the Church of the Epiphany, died her today.- He was a brother of Bev. Julius Ingle of Balcigh, and "was in his 82d year. t. , . J y CALL FOR CONDITION , - OF NATIONAL BANKS S . - hi ii, i: ..!. - Washington, D. C Nov. 20. The comptroller of the currency today ia sued a call for the condition - of al national ' banks at ths - close ' of busi ness sa Monday, November 16. ' - . !R BUTLER TALK ROM INN NO VOUCHERS FOR -OF EXPENDITURES Warwick Submits Audit Fleet Corporation's Ac counts To Houston of TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS . TWO BILLION DOLLARS .x Audit Shows Disapproval of-, Balance of $1,113,700,34.5 of Fleet Corporation's Ao. counts; No Strict Adherence To Regulation of The Treat. ury Department Washington, Nov.- 20. Nearly one half of the total disbursements of tho United States Shipping Board Emer gency Fleet Corporation over period of seventeen months, amounting to more thia two billion dollars, were un supported by proper vouchers, accord ing to the audit of tho eorporatioa's accounts submitted to Secretary Hous ton today by the Comptroller of tha Treasury la bis anatisl report. Ths audit was msde by directioa of Congress for tho period October 1918, 111 III IN amp I I I I III si I I i tion were 2,7a2Jll513, of which ex ception to tho "payment of $1,184,320,. 243 was taken by the comptroller be cause of the "lack of supporting papers." Subsequent " production 'of supporting paper, however, the comp troller said, resulted in a credit to tho corporation of $70,625,888, leaviag a balance as of February of 1,113,700, 343 disapproved by the auditors. Ths comptroller presented ngqres only up to February, but Martta J. Gillen, former special assistant to the chairman of tho Shipping Board uader Secretary Payne, declared before ths Congressional select committee on Ship ping Bosrd operations ia New York last peck that up to March 1st, 13,700,000,- 000 had been submitted for the audit and payment of 1,500,000,000 had been disapproved because tho vouchers wers not supported by ths necessary data. v v Abaeaee of Documents. Comptroller Warwiek declared that at least 23 per cent of all vouchers re ceived were unsupported by- documents or other papers explaining or justify ing tho payment. "It would appear," ho added, "aa if tha Emergency Fleet Corporatloa considered tho approval at tha resident or district auditor as suf ficient authority ox justineatioa for a Toucher, especially ia reference to 'im prest fuad.'? - - :, . Imprest fund are explained f fuadt established by the corpora tiou sad set np in basks adjacent to tha plants of ths ' ship Contractors and expenditures were mads from them under gsnsral or ders of the corporation. ( , ' Effective October 1, 1918, the comp troller continued, the corporation's ac counts were to bo rendered in ac cordance with tbe regulation promul- -gated by the treasury, but "the audit of ths accounts to February, 1920, would indicate, that strict adherence thereto has not been made. ' Little improvement, if any, is noted in the February, 1920, account over the previous period. Despite ths fleet eorporatioa's orig inal desire to obtain aa audit of ita ac count by ths treasury, Comptroller narwica assertea me corporation ap parently found it well-nigh hopeless to bring together the scattered supporting papers necessary to a aystomatised rendering of its account.' "At least," ha continued. no ac counts were submitted in responss to tbe request of the department until tha interchange of correspondence on tho subject Stige." ljeet promised to reach aa acute Requested by Hurley The audit was originally asked bv Chairman Hurley, Comptroller War wick explained, - but waa declined, bo ea us of th( limitations imposed oa ftlA ITv...nn lt 1. ulll. J.U.I SH I '.M.J WJ VBtU milmj A,' 1918, when Congress directed the Sec retary of tbe Treasury to make ths an dit. . - , v- "While there was ao reason to im- pute other motives for tho delay than those always sfforded by tho difficul ties of bringing order out of condi tions not hitherto required to be or derly ia accordance with riven staa. dsrds," ths comptroller continued, "the situation presented began to look' like a disregard of ths law, however, sx rotable. Consequently, I viewed it a' s duty devolving upon my office to re commend to tho Secretary of Treasury that eome action be taken to exact compliance with the law." . - DI ft re aces of Opiniaa Differences of opinion sroo betwoea the Treasury auditors and ths fleet - corporation, Comptroller Warwiek said, over the) corporation's practice of audit- ins; aceoums neiore paymeni, a mnnou which was looked upon with dUfsvof by ths treasury. ' Apparently the. audit before paymeat wmi VJ .U.J . XI uo VAm. mSV I B VU. I V with the rtsponaibility" ho stated, "Un der the system employed it would seem : that evidence in support" of' disburse- meats was not required te accompany vouchers ia all eases -and, presumably , such svidenes was left in tbe hands of . contractors and other ' paysee, vea if -submitted in due form to rssidsnt aad , traveling auditors. That it was so sub mitted is tot svidenes before the Trees. Conclusively.' , ." ri 1 'A prior knowledge, on' ths part of eorrjoration officers, unsupported by pariers' of : record would not establish a roasoa why an audit by the treasury after - payment should follow blindly r as? audit by eorporatioa officers bo-, fore paymeat. By its seuon in requir ing a treasury audit it would seem that the Cona-rees- soouht to hate the facts o fat as possible,- presented to the - Treasury Department saa the complet ed record of Deration vlaeed ia tha fileq of the department, , , , t ,f - - f- - i