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RALEIGH. N. C. MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 31. 1921.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY
PRlCEt FIVE CENTS
eje' afcnVeV Cannons' (ptsM'es'wkt
Mot ml sac MM
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DEMOCRATS PUN
FOR REBUILDING
PARTY MACHINERY
Expect To Maintain Live Head-
quarten in wasmngion T,
At Early Date
WHITE RAISING MONEY '
TO PAY OFF DEFICIT
Meeting of Chieftains Boob To
Select Hew Chairman; Be
publican "Xoraalcj" Wot
Proving Popular; Old Ouard
Drank With Confidence Be
came of Large Majority
Lighted Cigar Stub Believed
To Have Caused Big Hotel Fire
Elevn Persons Burned To Death and Four Others Thought
To Have Been Fatally Injured In Conflagration In Hobo
ken, N. J.; Blaze Started In Guest's Room
OUTLINE TERMS 10
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Tke News aad Obwrw Bar,
80S District Vatioaal Beak Bldg,
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. (By Special LmmJ WirV)
" Washington, Jsa. 30. Plana fo tat
remaking of th NsrJea Democratic
party ao far aa lha re orgaBlaatlpn ia
concerned ara now belag laid. li to
" . ker that the complete -ToTfnisar
' .artefcrtameTr -wte; I taee
It ia virtually aasurea um ia new
chainnaa will be aalaetad at 1M meet
ing ef tha ehleftsine to be bed soon.
Headquarters will -be rs-opejned ia
W&ehingto, although New Yofb kaa Ua
tnoaaore among the Demoeiatia jeed
era. Tha next two years wUIJbe streno
oas for tha incoming Bepublicaa
regime. The Demoerata do pot propeee
to lt a aingla bat fo by. They have
1021 aa tha National goal, while
strenuous battle will ba waged, to re
nin control of tha Hoot ia 1923.
" HoheVea,K. 1., "Jan. SO. Eleven far'
seas were buraed to death early today
ia (re which destroyed the Hotel
Colo a ial here, four other were badly
baraed tad takta to hospital wkrre
it waa reported tonight that thry prob
ably weald aot recover.
A etreaai of peraoaa waa at the mor
gue today try lag to identify the bodire
of the victims. Thry art with only
artial eweeeas, however, although po-
r aaid jewelry aad olhrr articles oa
tha charred bod in would probably h-sd
ta discovery by relatives of all those
buraed.
Tha regiatar waa buraed ta a crisp,
aad there was ao means of learalag
tha uan af tha victims uatil they
Oaa womaa ia tha hospital had aot I the drapery.
beea lJeafined lo night" but'Mhe 1o'
msa there were found to be Joaiah
Rider, of Jerary City aad Richard
lierhaea, a diahwa.her, who tired at
the hulrt. Dirrheon. it "mi aaid at the
hoapital, had loot hie reaeoa.
Braard M. MrKrecly, director ef
Tablie He My ia lloboht-a, haa ordrred
two laveeligatione; one by the police
iato the Baaaer ia.whirh the hotel wae
being conducted aad the other by the
(re deportment to determine how the
Are atartcd.
Aerordiag to a etateaieat by Oeorge j
(irw. tha eight clerk, the tre etarted
iu a gueet a room bat the mn wae
i-al at tha time. It la believed the
. i i - i : l - j : HB
ncerette (tub where it later art Are to
HANDED DELEGATE
COMMITTEES WILL
HAVE MAJOR WORK
WILSON PREPARES
V a f,-arJ a
Hiav A'" "i1
Va. ha aawaWiarali ! ake wa3 , a mV.
lecting pata On Paris
Peace Conference
Waahiagtoa, Jaa. SO. (By the Af
aoeiated Proee.) Preaideat Wll.on to
having collected and arranged for
ready reference all papera and docu
ment ia hia poaacaaion relating to the
work of tha Paria peace eonferen
with view to the preparation of y
book oa tha peaea negoUntioaa. -
Tha Preeident ia making these prep-
t .
GKEENVILS. I. I,
MEDICAL Ot'KlCEB KILLED
Norfolk, Va Jaa. SX LtoaL C. I.
Taylor, a naval anedlcal ameer, wna
Mt ad Jaetutly. tilled toalght hy
Qualified German Delegates To
Be Invitee? To Attend Lon
don Conference
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL
OF LATEST AGREEMENT
Germane Warned That further
Delaye Not Likely To Be Tol
erated; forty-One Annuities
Equal To Twelve Per Cent of
German Export Each Half
Year.
Parle, Jan. SO. The document aignrd
by the buprcme council of the alllei
laft night by which the rcparationi acJ
diaarmamrnt decUiona of tha alliea
will be conveyed to -Germany, waa de
livered todar to Charlca Ihrrgmann,
Oermin undw aecretary of elate for
the treaaury and head of the Oormaa
koa, .at ia-Iba7raV Uarc.r4ra If t maUauitlal ked'ebfcDJffntUl.- 1 TM
aratioaa. it waa learned today, kaa e-
Tha hnge Republican gronnd awell re-1 ept4 tha volunteered aerrieaa of Bay
ovea any uapiinooo. 01 a whkihh i ritaanara Baaer, wno waa aimcnea 10
Honate for 102!
Baey Raising Deficit.
An active aad influential member
of the Democratic Rational committee
- in -authority for -the atatement that
Chairmen George White ia bow buiy
ing hlmielf about tha tank of fund
ing the deficit of approximately 1200.
000 In which tha party argaaiiatioo
found itself at the end of tha National
eanrpaiga, and aa aooa ai thia ia dona
nnd matter ow being worked out
shape themse lvri to that the orgaaixa
tion can ba turned over to officer! wko
will work together in harmony aad
with tba Idea, of prty aueeesa rather
than -oeraonal prefermnt, 43iairmaai
.White will reaign. . . -
Peraonally. Chairman Ttfhlte wbul
be entirely wjlUa to Uy down the job
tha American peace commission. Mr.
Baker during tha paat two weeki
haa apwnt several hours each day at the
White House putting into shape all
available data, on the peace eoafer
eacea in the President's possession.
While it ia not believed that the
Preeident eoatemplatee beginning the
actual work of writing or dictating the
proposed book, during the few remain
ing weeki cf hi term of 'office, it U
naderatood that ka kaa ia mind the
in tba head.
While naval aatkoritisa refaae ta
rive oat aay Information or details,
A la learned that Lieutenant Taylor
waa ante Ing what la known aa the
East camp, where valasels war ass,
tartal la closely gasrded, when be
passed the sentry. He la sapaaaed to
have had a apodal pass which weaM
five him aeeeaa to all parta ef the
roaerraUoa. ,
Lirateaant Taylor waa !8 years
old. He to aaid I. it astlvo af
Greenville, N. C, aad a specialist
en oaw aad throat disease.
glasa aad struck Uealeaaat Taylor II The letter of transmittal, which
dated January 29, reads:
"HirrThe allied conference which met
in Paris, from tha 24th to the rvth
of Jaauary, 19.1, has taken, the follow
Ing decision":
" Aa regards the disarmament of
Germany, the allied governmenta hsv
approved the conclusions formulated in
the note attached hereto.
"2 At regards the question of repara
tion tha allied governments have
nnanimously approved the proposal for
mulated in that document, also attached
hereto.
The alliM governments hnve on
former occasions and again today in
consenting to fresh delay in the mat
tcr of disarmament, had due regard to
the difficulties that surround the Ger
nan government in the execution of the
obligation which have resulted from
tha treaty of Versailles, They have
formed the hope that the German gov
ernment will not place the allies, who
confirm their previous decision, under
the necessity of envisaging tha grave
LEGISLATIVE WEEK
Beginning Today With Deter
' mined Assault Upon The
. Revaluation Act
THURSDAY SET FOR ROAD
ENTHUSIASTS TO HAVE SAY
Agriculture Committee Will
Afain Consider Eradication
and Stock Law, Health Has
fight of Osteopaths For Rec
ognition, and Architect In
vestigation To Continue
A determined assault on the revalu
ation art before the joint finance com
mitteea of the House and Henate will
open the legislative week this afternoon
at S o'clock, and with succeeding days,
other legislative committees will have
battle waged before them, eulminatiag
Thursdsy afternoon when the joint
committee on roads will hold an open
eslon, with the whole Htate iavited
PROGRESSIVE ROAD
POLICY DEMANDED
BY STATE CENTERS
Strong Endorsement Of Governor Morrison's Proposal For
.. , State System" Of Hard-Surfaced Roads Division Of
Sentiment On Whether It Shall Be Maintained
By State Or By Counties. 7
EVERYWHERE EMPHATIC DEMAND FOR THE
LEGISLATURE TO SHOW PROGRESSIVE SPIRIT
Survey Of Population Centers Shows Sentiment Uncrystal-
ued On Question Of How Hard Surfaced Roads Are
To Be Obtained But Hearty Approval In Many
Quarters Of Bond Issue Look To General
Assembly To Thresh Out Details
From the mountains to the sea come strong endorsement!
of Governor' Morrison's proposal for a state system of hard
surfaced roads. . Division of sentiment appears on t.he question
of whether it shall be maintained by the State or by the coun
ties with strong approval of both plans.
Everywhere there is emphatic demand that the General
Assembly provide for a progressive road building: policy and.
a WMuartN The -flebatvM .wr.rr-.-..r-;-.: i
RIDDICK S FRIENDS
COME TO SUPPOR
T
naderstood that he haa M mind the lp 0-1 j C--.,,-,-. nf DnarH situation which will be created if Ger
beginning of work upon it enortry -r www. v.-., v. w um meet
VI IIU31CC5, ndJ nCcUU Ul obligations.
Nrt Pfttitinn Ta Romnua "Qualified delegate f the German
,, I ing la- London at tha and of Tebrunry
allcga. almnal..frUnd ml Dr. -i,i,-4.M-t"r rnr.HTt.--wifese..V
W. C. Biddiek and hi administration I meats. .
after his retirement to private life
It is knows that Mr. Baker kaa only
ndertakea the task ef arranging the
material and that hi duties do not
iaclnde. ia. aajrwaxah literary., hi
SBSniB. -
rrieade mt ike President are aadar
t thia-tima, except that he does aot I stood t ohava nrred apes him for aome
want to hand erer a deficit to hi auo-1 time past the desirability cf recording
cesaor, reeling um wouia no do i froas the viewpoint el aa omclai Amer
quite fair to aak the new chairman to I icaa rjartieiDSjit in event ef ouch moan-
take over the job with each s liability I mental ia do its nee aa took place in
hanging: over him. As eoon aa arraeige-1 Paris daring the poaeo negotiation.
menu
tile affair of the eollege' oame stoat-
iy to bis rapport yesterdsy following
new atoriea ia the New and Obaerver
and other State paper to the effect that
movement ia on foot among tha stn
dent and others to retire Dr. Biddiek
be made to finance this def-1 They have pointed eat that one who I . ., T- . . V,
ieit, Mr. White will be ready to step played such a major role a ke and " P"" "POB "" uovernor
aside. Who the wew chairman wiU I whose decisions Uter became the sub-1"- -nu uaranor hi accept me presi-
be is a matter that will-aolve itself, Wt bf enek violent controversy bothldeney.
but win unaounieaiy tie a maa wne iia tne unites mates ana BDroaa eouiai Lieutenant Governor Gardner kaa el
. will be able to devote a very large not 'afford to lose the opportunity oflfe4(iy aUted that be replied to over
ran oz an time to tne party s inter- 1 setting oeiore me wpno me snouvesi Vrf tn Mm ifB TT,V to the
-etsr: -r- I behind the many diapnted deciaiona, ail offlce with emphatie no. C W. Gold
v Doasocrsta Wat Drseoaragod. T Involve Shantung, Flame, Densig, thaof Greensboro, secretary of the board
Democratic leaders, far from being I ngio-r ranco-ami " . ana member of the executive commit
discouraged a to th future because
of the overwlwlming defeat the party
- sustain d ia the election last fall, are
- ejulet "chipper" aad predict that there
will be a marked change ia the senti
' meat af the country before the Coa
. : gresalonai election of 1922. Bumbling
of dissatisfaction at the course Be
publieaa leaden are marking; oat are
already beginning to be beard, they
. ' say, and after President Harding as
sume offic and the O. O. P, ia in fall
v controi,' these rambling are likely to
grow into roar that will be beard from
coast to eoeat.
That tha G. O. P. stand patters have
- - learaedl no lesson from tba chastisement
their party received at the . band of
the electorate of the country in 1910
Basaiaar
teer-decmred - by ioag? distaiiee " telf-
OfBeiala -cJoaa ta the President bare
aaid recently that whatever -the Preai
deat might write after hi retirement
from the -White Hons would aot be
auto biographical ia form, aa the Presi
dent' "preference haa always been
toward history a a form of literary
exvressioa.
One version of the areata which took
place at Paria from an official Amer
ican viewpoint, already1 ia ia course of
publication. Announcement waa made
several weeka ago that former Secre
tary of State Lansing, on of the Amer
ican commissioners, sad prepared a
U .t.r.1. Immn f uvml Im.
.v..T.-T lt.7.4.1 temef 4he matter, he had failed to
portantchaptera with decision, made . d f
Term ef Agreement
- The reparations not bears the title
an agreement between the allied
power for tba icttlement or certain
question relating to aseeution of the
treaty of Versailles.
The 'note resds :
"Article 1 For the purpose of satisfy
ing thk obligations imposed upon her
by articlea 231 and 232 of the treaty of
Versailles. Germany sban, irrespective
of tha restitution she U to make under
article 238 and of any other obligation
under the treaty, pay :
1 Fixed annuities payable half
yearly in equal parts as follow: (a)
Two annuitie of .2,000,000.000 gold
marks from May 1, 1921,-to Way 4, 1923
phone yesterday aftornooa that no petl-1 b) three annuitie of 3,000,000,000 gold
man zrom aiay i, ivo 10 may 1, iw-o;
tion for tha removal ef President Bid
dick was presented at tha recent meet
ing of the Hoard of trnatees in Bal-
eigh, or area hinted at At that steel
ing, Thursday), when the board consid
ered the needs of the institution for
the next year and prepared a budget
there waa sot even an intimation of
disaffection.
Mr. Gold stated that he bad been
bombarded with telephone -calls con
eerning the matter nil day and although
be bad endeavored to get at the bot
(e) three annuities of 4,000,000,000 gold
mark from May 1, J926 to May 1, 1929;
(d) three annuitie of 5,000,000,000
gold marka from May 1, 1929, to May 1,
1932; (e) thirty-one annuitie of 0,000,
000,000 gold mark from May 1, 1932 to
May 1, 19C3.
"2 Forty-one annuitie running from
May 1, 1921, equal in amount to 12 per
cont ad valorem of German exports,
payable in gold two. month after the
close of escb half year.
Can Pay Ia Advance,
.InJ order to i insure complete fulfill
mont of paragraph above Germany
will give to- the reparation commission
lawmakers get back from their next
week-end trips home. Full hearing
consuming most of tho time this work
will prepare the way to active work oa
the floor of the assembly nrxt week, and
(lie 1CJ1 Legislature will hsre entered
the home stretch toward ths esrly day
of March and adjournment.
Calendar af Hearlaga.
The committee calendar for tba week
reada:
Mondoy, 3 p. m. Heariag oa revalue
tion act before joint finajice committee
in hall of the Henate.
DEMAND FOR ROADS COMES
FROM ALL PARTS OF NORTH CAROLINA
committee will agaia
eradication, plua State-wide stock law;
3 p. m., joint health committee wllj
hear protests of osteopaths and others
againat medical practices art; 8 p. m.
joint propositions and grievance com
mittee will hear proposal to reduce
warehouse fees and other matters.
Wednesday, 2 p. m. Investigating
eommiasioa will continue hearing
againat State architect; S p. m., joint
committee on insurance will consider
tho lieLaney and the Young workmen
eompnesation nets.
Thursday, 3 p. m. Joint roads com
mittee will open discussion to entire
State en proposed road legislation.
These four days ef feeariaga cover
practically all the important legielatioa
mtm lunulas asnn tbw vjeaerat
bly. Minor ommittote ee a tarn plate ses
sions between times to consider each
matters aa have been referred to them,
but ae particular fight is anticipated
before any of them, except possibly
aa unannounced hearing before the
elections committee4 of the Clement bill
to provide privacy ia Toting. Efforts
will be made to have the State officers'
salary bill considered, aad some recom
mendation msde on the Lambeth bill to
provide the sh'ort ballot, but it ia prob
able that both these matters will bang
over until after the bearing rush has
ttcn passed.
Bailey aad Maxwell Agala.
Either of the seven major hearings
scheduled for the week promise in-
toyet,.anl token coUetiTeJyfcibeywill
of the GeneraT Aeeembly. "Today! hear
several of the principal towns of the State by the News and
Observer's correspondents made yesterday shows sentiment
as yet uncrystallized on the question of how the hard surfaced
roads are to be obtained but there is very little specific criticism
of the program of the Good Roads Association.
Expressions of opinions by the correspondents lean de
cisively to the view expressed by thi Governor that the workr
of constructing hard surfaced roads on a large scale should be
started at bnce. Building of dirt roads receives little Qon-
siderarfon at the hands of the correspondents.
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For Small Cammlasloa
Winatoa-Salem, Jan. 10. Business
men here who have atudied the subject
are with Governor Morrison la advocat
ing a fifty million dollar bond issue for
building principally liard eur faced
roads ia North Carolina, but sentiment
i apparently againat his plaa for com
bined State and eounty maintenance.
We favor each eounty a keeping up
its owa roads, ' aaid Chairman A. &
Bases, of the highway aommittee of
the Chamber of Commerce, this after
noon.
Mc.Hanee aad others : who bare
vea the matter careful consideration
alee eoatead that Ira State highway
aommiaaioners (preaeat membership)
taxed, for them under Morrison' plum
to give us all a die at ones and ao .
start some place wast and get east tea
year latlr. We want a State-wide eye
tern and bond issue big enough to put
it through. We are everlastingly tired
of paying for tbr-other kind. Few ef
as are abla to buy a new automobile' '
every seaaoa and that's what one has 1
to do to keep going on our roads as it ia.
Assectstlon Program ' Favored,
Bocky Mount, Jaa. 80. While the
question of good road is one ef para
mountjnteiasftjurg. there appear to be
very little concern a to what method
of procedure is followed ia the eon-
tructloa program. The burden of
could haadle the proposed fifty million I sentiment seems to rest with the pro-
proposition jnt aa wen as aine mem-1 gram ouerea oy the Aorta Carolina
bera, the aumber suggested. "A email
commission is better thaa on toe
large," aaid Mr. Hanee, who adjled that
Forsyth will advocate that J. K. Nor
fleet, the present member of State
Highway Commission, be retained under
tha new road building program, oe
Good Boad Association, although very '
nine general opposition to uoveraor
Morrison's- progressive view has . been
expressed. Probably the best war of
gauging opinion here is offered by the
attitude or the local JUwanis Club,
which heard ah address from one of the
"loving that ao bjtter or more capable I State association's officials shortly af-
maa can be fouad for
duties to be performed.
Bead Issbs Favored.
Morganton. Jan. SO. Sentiment in
Burke county seems to . be ia hearty
accord with Governor Morrison' bard
oner about tne most important wees Lsurfaoed roads program, tae margin
every facility for verifying the amount
of tha German' : exports aad for the
aatn Kl shsnanv at V vS an ain rkJl nil nauaaaa.
a 1A, La. Tk , wj-anamsawa sj va w
Article ' S Tk Qeffaan government
the electorate of the country la win oy " " yr waa inclined to charaeterite the report
ad agala U 1912, 1914 Sad 1916, is "'.Jk J'f.L-S'! nbrication. out of the whole
ei eariy saowa ny xaeir. annouaeea act y I cloth,
termination to write a tariff law whose, office. , ,' I v
... jm v. a.ii n. ..(- i " I wai
"T'.L "r r'." ' Tuort rat iil r rn lai- ia ia emae toueh with etudeat actieitie.
K, AUTOMOBILE COLLISION Vx K. ttft r ?SZ t
it. The rate. wiU be A a kik a. ".'' - - T tb.. aSSi'LL! wmJT aWCat tfie date! tpeeifled la Artfcl.
Chairman Fordaey, of the Way and Oreeav.He, 8. fl. , Jaa.3p-Threo men Gardner, atleast, one of whick waJ p,,,,, j of tt, pi,ient ,rrlulB9
Meana committee? and his fellow leetaatly kUtod and another evidence .at the rarborough hotel Sojur' The monnt,f these note, ah.ll
-.1 vi.u J... .;-. v. seriously injured when, the automobile day night, were ia fact a collection k- .t..i.- t M,W.r h. t,.i
thIJemoerat. are r iayingraad -whea j hk, t5fr riaiB w, ?V'notr7 f Ptoa ia-J iurni p,y,bi, der paragraph. J mlnda of mi
theyrY wfittoitfaada; to
Q
Uvinga. they, are bound to do, the 2 " a a graMromuug s. w-UWa! Mmmission With ajiewjo
greai maaseaaof the people, the coa- f'T, tJS-f their -demand, efter a meetihf or ttrff.eiiiM powers
sumers. are sura to be beard from., I 7" V - " wj-ivw. u m was aieq wniCB l0 demand, the ehare to be at
. uu T r- c a . I tne ear: it. b.- otneaiana. eu: A. J. I yesteraay tnat toe netitiona now ksn t.;k..j .i..-. i. ....,u... -ik
TteMarmoas aujottty ia.Jn. Bi.W"?" &Rj$!Xt I S:2?S??5 h sfmmeats-.la.igfeo.brtweea them.
pubUeaa National . ticket last faO - -Article s tiermany snail be at n-
m tmn to hava haaa taa bis? far tha I " ' , I -wy are noi sow ia
mZ. th. hMafleuuine thof. Tha kaowa eitixens of Central. I the. college, hare been affixed.
ii. 0, P. leaders are construing it to
mean that they can ma
. they like, aad they will go the limit la J&fJlUMUIIr 'XX UUU.I LIJJUI III I IX -the
matter ef high tariff rate that are , . . .. r-----i''f 'A
ing on the revaluation act will bring
neonle to Baltigh from every section of
th State, and its development are being
watched with considerable . interest.
Collector J. W. Bailey will probably lead
the fight against the prtsent system, and
Tax; Commissioner A. J. Maxwell will
probably lead the defense.
Contrary to the general impression,
the Varser Senate bill will not be con
sidered directly at the hearing today,
but the general subject of the State
tax system will be discussed.. It appears
tbaat the present sentiment of the Ueu
oral Assembly is tor let -th Varaer bill
lie atill in. committee, aad incorporate
whatever action ia taken ia tha general
Bevenue and Machinery act, which
aow in progress of preparatioa by the
committee of which Senator Varser and
Representative Doughton are the heada.
Ticks aad Stock Law
More of bitterness will probably be
generated at the Agriculture Commit-
tee's hearing tomorrow afternoon when
the tick and the stock law are brought
up again. Both are aore spots ia the
minds of many lawmakers, aad enti-
pjfejtomeajsfcanaaimoue
either. Th initial bearing oa eradica
tion was prsstisally anil lied. latt. veel
when the opponeate of eradication led
the hearing into a parliamentary tangle
from which it aerer quite extricated it-
i. ...
fOSaXi
floB Chamber of Commerce haa grvea
erdoreement to hard-aurfaeed road aad
favora State control and maintenaaae ef
tha enlarged! tor the Chief Executive had first out
lined hia views. The organisation, com
posed of representative eitiaens of the
city, was moat favorably impressed with
in association . program aad although
a free for all discussion followed tho
address, pnactically no, opposition to, the.
proposed program wa. developed. .
bound to be felt ja the eoat of the
Beeeaeaaries of life to tha everyday eea
saaer. The G. O. P. rode to - victory last
Kovember oa a geaeral ware of dis
content that would not .be denied at
anything but beating down tho party
VrExplosimiAbd(M
Ship Snuffs Oiit the Fire
i
JaeksoavUle, , Fla-. Jaa. 10. The
Italian' tteamer Nettuao, " Captaia O.
that waa la. Everybody, it aeeaaa, had I Borsiai, en route, from' Pert Arthur,
a greocb, a desire to kick aomebody, Texaa, to Briadieot Italy, waa towed iato
of whether he was to klame or aot. And I '""c",w er "'a smrw a oca.
bo did. The -Democrats kappeaod ta I Captaia Borsiai attributes tke aarra-
K. . ami thev ware kicked. Ob thia tioa of hia ship to a miracle the ex
'war of diaeoateat aad oa the streagtk pioeioa of ber fael oU tanks, which
f toe- great " promisee . they mads, I "tersily sauffed out the tire after it
promisee they most hare kaewm they fd aacbeeked for tweaty hours.
couldas keep, tao .pabueaaa see-1 - wna-i-aw i turn wntjuie
aeeded to winning a Oemeadoaa vi I room from a banting feed pipe when
tory. . But they are already begiaang ' "row was- rour aays oas zrom
to lad ewt that there ia a differwataa be-1 Port Arthur from whiek she cleared oa
tweasi being lat.aad beariaTraTHaetJ 1 it a cargo .of gaeoliae
bUity. aad being "eat" and baring ae I roeJ oil. . At that time she was off
respoaaibility or aay thing ether thaa
aa iar liwatioa le -critieiae. They are
Sadiag thaf Urisi is a- difference ia
antic iing the foUow-whe-ta try lag to
do eometaiag aad doing the thiag itself.
With Harding' ia the White Bouse
(Ccmtlaacd On Pago Two
the Florida coast to he vicinity f
isermpda " i m . . m w
la a few momenta, the S'ettuno was
a- eeetbisur iaferao-amidships- and- Capv
taia Beraini stated that it did not eeem
poesible for her to remaia afloat but
a abort time. - , ,
featcd Aa kja - badTy damaftl cabin
erty at any time to make paympnta in
advance on account of the flxcdportlon
of the sum owing. -"Advance
Mvments thall be applied
la the reduction Tr tba fixed annuities
provided for ia the first paragraph of
Article 1. 'For' this purpose annitie
.hall be discounted at the rate, of 8
per cent natil May 1, 1923; t per cent
j . . i xrom amy s, -iw , um,
id . . r m loo.
4. . - . , ... - i per cent xrvn tumj , Avtu h
Oh afteraooa wb.no the Nettuno wso -1 dGermsay shall aot direct
resting easily at anchor ia the nm b,.k..w-.. ... n
wapxaia oerauu painted a vixia picture I i... ... tt-. .uv.. ,
. M j jt .. as I aaw . vwia svassw reaa-aaveaej sue lr
e -orror. mrougn waica a aaa MeiprOTj the reps rat ioa r commission.
j.pa perwonne. uvea (dunng. wj this prevision applie to the govera
twenty bours the -tre raged .cheeked mtnt t Gerai,. Empire, to the
ui aip; waiwwing aeipicssjy t ia toytinntiA of Ocrmaa' states, to tha
,T? ' " . . I Ibmn nnivinelal and mnniciaal an-
It waa also a aterr of eouraae and I thnrif sail ta anr comttaniea nr wm.
eevotioa to duty sack as mea are eel- Idcrtaiinrs nnder control of aaid ger
dom called upoa to perform. The crew I eraments or authorities. f ,
fought with dosperatioa to keen the I Mast' Provide Aml . SecnrHv.
res from tho gasoline stored ia' th - "Article 5 Ia pursuance of Artiole
hold of tke Teseal. The flght, bewcrcr, of the -treaty of VsimiUcs, all the
appeared hopeless, aecerdiag "to - the seaets and rerenaes of the Empire and
caputs. frsrtirsllv everv Hfo' boatl.f the Girau states aha 11 be asolie-
aboard Chi SettuBi bsd eillw been able to iarar ceapkte eaecation by
carried 'away or amashed by the' (erri- Germany, of Ue - prorlsiona ' of the
hie buffeting the tanker austajaed emr- p revest arrangement
iae -the-hoars ef the S re., twisted, and .. -Ths nroeeeds ef the German' mart-
wrecked her engiaoroora, "T,i time and 1 - "l..i...i:.rJ
and; tracked bar steel decks aad side particular tke proceeds of all import
plates. The fact that the crew had bo snd export duties aad ef any tax sub
life boots ia which to learl the bora- sidiary thereto stiall rosstitsU special
ing wssel added to the horror of the r-. ' - . ,
itustipa, t (Cesttaajd oej rW Three) ,
Plaa Peoalar Ia Beaafert.
Washiagton, . Jaa. ' 30. If Governor
all mala highways connecting county I Morrison 'a proposal for" a bond issue of
seats and principal cities la reeolutioas eouwuw were put to a rots ia oeaa-
adopted by HtCDt meeting of board Oil woniu carry py a uaciuev
On. the una afternoon the Joint
Health Committee will begin its bear
ing oa the Medical Practises act, wbjeh
excludes from, the practise of medieiae
and , surgery osteopaths, ehiropractere,
chiropodists, aad ether curative- profes
sions. A determined effort la being
made, to . allow osteopath. to practise
goneral medicine aad surgery, aad they
will be before the eommittee ia lull
force.
Propositions aad Grievances, always
a fruitful source of friction, aas acaed
ulrd a bearing Tuesday sight to bear
the Mcuee bill reducing the percent
age charged by tobacco warehouses from
l-s per ceat to 1.1-3 per seat op gross
salee. The bill 1 being fought by Ue
warehousemen. At the same time, the
eommittee will hear .proposal to abol
ish local welfare officers,- and Bepre
eeatative Glover is going to demaad
that hie anti lobbynit bill bo acted a pea,
The iaveatintiea of tho office of the
State architect will. eater Bpoa ita sec
ond week Wednesday afternoon la tke
Supreme eoart building, aad arraaa tke
erraare in the eDitas- the Iaearaaee
Cuuiiulllece eill oeaeaer
satioa act. Seither "bin has Very rosy
prospects of favorable action,' it is g-
out of conimittce--imd tefth XTeaeral
Aaaembly do its will witk them. 4
-. Asm neatly atonaa
Tharsday.will likely bo the big day
.(CeatiaaW Oa Pago Two) '
governor of that body. Burke Bopre
sentative were urged to give favorable
e.natde ration to a State system of hard
surfaced roada with etntrol aad main
tenance under State board; likewise the
Linville Valley Farmers' Association, in
the remote' mountainous section, ha
gone on record as favoring bard sur
faced road . under State . control, ex
pressing a willingness t psy the price.
General publie opinion as gathered from
discussions with farmers and business
men ia without doubt for a .bond issue
for bard-surfaced system of msia high
ways.
majority. The people here are heartily
ia accord with the plan he has outlined
aad agree with him In his utterances
relative to wasting money in the main
tenance of dirt roods. ' Beaufort eounty,
after having thrown away iOOfiOO ia the '
attempt to build dirt roads without any '
visible result, recognises that aard-sur- k
faced roads alone are practical. . Aa evi-
denee of this, the eounty last year voted
a million dollar , bond iesue for hard
surfaced roads. . Considerable com
mendatory comment has been heard here
concerning the Governor's attitude to
ward road-building-. -, ' ,
Gailford Favors Morrison Plan
Greensboro, Jan. 30. Sentiment
' Tha Sentiment At Wilson.. e
in I Wilson. Jan. 30 Sentiment rea-ard-
Guilford eounty overwhelmingly favors I log Governor Morrison 'a proposed Sfty--
Governor Morrisons proposed system I million dollar, pond issue lor hard .
of hard surfaced roada.- City and J surfaced road seems -to be divided,
eounty officials bad awaited witk 'keen Automobile' owners favor, the issue at
anticipation tie Goveraor'e message, I any eost. . . s -"i '.
ciggy his 4aa rlaHva; io.. stcj ;. yon-owners aw xnrt-oppoaed, provid:.., .
road system. The eounty commission ing ao extra tax ia Imposed oa them.
-aatpsaliBedly fi1"TTC ! proposal. I claiming that their already heavy'
Since Guilford voted recently 2,0M0 1 burden" occasion bf-"tmlustloB,-hr"
for good roada the matter of hard-sur-1 more thaa they are able to pay. They
face roada haa beea the chief topic of I are of the opinion that the) Legislature
interest, CitteeniM r hoping the Gen-l-hould - eonsider--tbe equalisitn; of
era! Aaaembly wiU go oa record ialtaxea before considering anything that
favor of Governor Morrison's hard-1 will toad to levying mora but, if auto -
surface roads system for state eonaen-1 mobiliats want the improvement they
sua opinion here ie for. the General I should be willing to pay the score, a
Assembly to "go to the limit'' in mat-1 the pleasure is all theirs. However, all
agree that hard surfaced roads arc
cheapest ia the loaf run.
tcr of
tion.
hard-surface roads and eduea-
t
Charlotte Practically Vaaais
Charlotte. Jan. 30. Chariot, being the
pioneer center for hard -surfaced higft-
Dtvleed la FayettoviUe.
Fayetteville, Jan. 30A survey of the
seatimeat herein, regard to Governor
war, presents practically aa ansnimous I Morrison's tironoeed fifty millioa dollar
array of approval for Uoveraor Morn-1 bond lasue for hard-sarfseed . roads
sea's Precram of 8tatoread eonatrue-1 shows that there are la Fayetteville a
tioa. Col. T. L. Kirkpatriek, preaideat I eoaaiderablo nnmber of peraoaa .who
ef the Wilmhigtea-Charlotte-AsheTUle I sre heartily in favor -of the propoeW
Hiahwav Associatioa. aad the Citixeaa I tioa.' a lane aumber who are Strang for
Highway -Association of .Aorta csronna,! had-aurfaced reada, but bare not studied
says'tkat the -Goveraor'a Idea -is the I tho plan sufficiently to form a definite
only Hill ana progressive step xer iw i odIbIob. . whlia a rood aired majority
Sdnunistratioa xo use sa rau-oiuHiina-1 oppose a any million noiwr eonu, .ia-
Hia sxpressien la tae seaumea or uiai sua. . As for. the rural aenumeat mew
city and ceaaty. Mack favorable cosa-l.ka are well. infermed oa opiaioa ia.
meat aa the Govarnor'a program as bev I the: onnty deals re that bo boaissue-
tag acarei an the etroeta ana gatocnag i womia carry , in Camberiaaei eeuary at
Places. Ot uuuiotte. , r . - ..i this time. 4 r ' '
BUtwaur Fee Mssrlesa Phw.
hrmaabetaVJaaJ.If put. to a
iDiffa
ila L'aiee.
l - - i. lAlaul wood roads
vote of tke tkoaghtfal, progressive, ee-fT mMm.ta art aack pleased wiU Oov-
fer a,5000a -bead issue. 'would
aaaaiaaeasty. carry. Oar people are
tired of fonadariag la the madj They
want reada. . Tbey. kae-w the root of
good roads aad they are willing to be
(raox-Morrises's. eobatiUn4. for
tfty million dollar bead iaroe for
Mmiink hard surface highways al
though many ef them disagree witk kie
plaa for eeuary asaiateaanew. xnrecieia
(Ceatiaaed ea rage Two). n