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The News afidl .'Observer WATXII IAEZL WE VKATltEX I'aMlM wealkor t d J and WMHtbf nUU Mia Baste hat mM Wedaaadsy. aa year mp'- r inewai radea a aay oarer eini in eraer ta avoid oiagla eopy RALEIGH. N. C, TUESDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 6. 1921. TWELVE PAGES TODAY. V0L.CXI1I. NO. 39. TWELVE PACES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS WOULD CCNIINUE FEDERAL AID PLAN OF ROAD BUILDING House Passes BIH Overwhelm Ingly For Continuation of Policy Adopted In 1916 NORTH CAROLINA'S SHARE - WOULD BE $2,350,000 r.ffort win Be Mad To Qet Measure Through Senate Before March 4, Probably As Amendment To Regular Appropriation Bill; Bared B7 Determined Work Th Nw aad Obrvr Bureau, e03 District National Bank Bldg. By JOE L. BAKES (By Speeial Leassd Wire.) Washington, Feb. 7.-By the vr whelming majority of 178 to 68, th Hodm thii afternoon pawed the bill authorizing aa appropriatioa of $100, 000,000 for Federal aid la road on . rtruetloa'durinf 162. end. went "on ret- Too bill was passed -aeepii of 1 " termined oppositionfrom most of the ' Nw-England and a -f ew , Nf w . York - members, as well ai scattered eppoit tioa from congressmen in nrbai i die s' triets, which would draw bo direct benefit from the road fund. AH of the members of the North Carolina del egation who were in the House voted for the bill, and Representative Dough ton, of the Eighth district, who will oe ranking miuority member of the roads committee in the next Uouse, aided in the fiabt on the floor. Mr. Donghtna lias been one .of the att ardent goo aaila m rl Vfta fl t i ia the House ana wn - elated this afternoon at the postage of , the bill by such a large majority,' do .. ih. Km, Knfftnnd objection. Aa effort will be made to get th bill through the Senate before March 4, probably ui nn amendment to on of J- th regular appropriation bills, in or der that the organiaatioB Wilt be .made ..' A nrk enntcmolnted under the Fed ' " oral aid policy not lie stopped at the ,nd of the current fiscal year, would v.. k. ... in mora than half th if the authorisation wer BJt anada. ' i'1.'.." v. ' Btata Rata Good Slice. . ttt t.ia aHHi.ooo.lxx? aimropritalon. which the House ha approved, North - Caroliaa'e iipportlonmetot ' l1 ' ?t" i-tweea $8,33O,U0Q and $2,500,000. AI lotmenrt are mode on the basis 'of th population, areVaatl misge bf peet road of the various States. It th 1(10 census flgarea are again employert, : Kortk Carolina win receive www if the JH20 flgurea ar taken, boc" f efth Jtorga. popnUtto gain, the Jit Tjieel State howed, her apportionment Will be somewhat greater. Th rnaits committee report, laid be cVim th House showed that of the Pel " oral appropriations already .made. k' amountiag tq e266,750,0CO, North Uaro Wa Allotment was. 67M0V- Oa e January 81, the records at th Federal ' good road bureau shows, th contract - "Korth Carolina amounted to S43M,' f aa. Of thesa epntsacU, 3 in per rent had "been completed. The amount ' .till awailnhla to that State is 91J123,- 804.68. With approximately 12,500,000 h. Rtnf. will receive from the new ap propriation, thero will bo a total ! most tour muuou ou.u... .iw. Bttm fnr road work. Under t-io " v.lml reauiremeut every dollar al . loted a Stat by th govcrameat must be matched within the Btat. KSJarta Win. rtnlv determined effort of th gooJ " ' roads advocate ia th Hons avd the bill today. Btrong oppoaition d veloped, and tb ahairmaa of th roads r. committee, Dunn, of New York, a Ee t nublieaa and .member of the steering committee, led th light against tho bin, - supported by Window, of Massaehu- setts, and mort of th New England member. -Among them were evral men who l ad just voted to authorise v the treasury departmeut to maao pay t ii. nilmada under th gnaraa- ' tc covering their first sis month jf . operatioK Advocate of th good road didat lose the opportunity afforded to Kor the members (or tiwif wuiuig annronriate money for the rail- oadaai4thiMnwiUiBgBOB4ai4M farmer and ether rurallst who will t derive th chief, benefit from th roads appropriation. . . . . Senate- Simmon ha takJB up with Commander Beynold of th coast gna'u" aervicoMh"iriattrf detollinre "-larger cutter for aervie U the WU ninvton district than the "Seminole, - now stationed thero. It to claimed that th dcty -thi cutter is ow called P a ta iMifera are arrester aad reqnirt longer trips than bar coal carrying cty paeity make poaaible, , and - Senator Simmona ia urging that - boat with a greater cruising radius be acat there. The class of boat ho la trying to have ' detailed to sufficiently largo to Allow kor - to remain at sea a mnea. aa tea or ; rwelv day. " - ' - V In th matter of the "Pamlico," for- merly on Cuty at New Bern, but ow idle at Baltimoro for lack at- a arow, Senator Simmons will try to get the . Hoaaa . aad Senate conf cro on the undry civil bill to agree to aa Uereaa of $230,000 ia tho appropriatioa for the coast guard o that thi cutter aad tho "Apache," formerly In tb Bait , mor water, can bo returned to 4t. . Bepreeentative Srlnsen bad th ma. Ur np with Commander Beynold hut week aad was informed that th ap propria tioa made by Coagree ,to --o atall that crewe fan these eutter can ot bo employed. .. Win C Abroad. ' . B. Wi-Tnrxattwnd -I. Tat, wf rarmvilla, tobaeeo bwyor aad expert on, were hero today to anaag abomt getting paevporta.' They plan to go ta Belgium, Holland and England t busiaeoa trip. ' Oapt. B. S. Koyrtor. Jr, of Oxford, . iCeeUlnwod Oa Pa Twl 1 President Wilson Expects to Go . Into Seclusion After March 4 WashlsgtoB, Fsb. T. By th Associ ated PretsJPresidsBt WUsoa trtaa U go late virtual aeclusioa for a Uaie af ter March 4. rreed from the reepeBtibllkU af offlca walsh ha weigh heavily bm him during hie toaveleeeaae, Mr. WU soa, his friends say, wlU shut himself la far a period af UteasiTo root aad quiet la the new house he baa pur chased here. He will deay klaseolf to all callers except Immediate members of his family, it is said, and a very few intimate frienda with whom throughout his illness he has kept , la contact No formal engagement of any character are expected to be made by the President until he shau ouve thoroughly adjusted hlm.lf to private life after some tea year ia public service. Erea th writiag which a has plaaaed to do upon his retirement from th White House will be postponed for covers! months, hi friend oay. Mr. Wlisoa la understood to hava e- LBia UpseLptaj W;s Dfatj Waahlagton; rb. T-Two big relief meaiue wer put through th House in a hurry today aad a third was beaten by a alight margin. Called up under suspeut.'oa of rails, a proceeding which required a two- third vote on passage, th thirteen. million dollsr soldier hospital bill wo nassed bv a rising vot aad tho one hundred million dollar road fund ap propriatioa won with vote to sparo.x The hi unset of the day waa the defeat of the Window bill to permit nnrtiil nnvments to railroad under the Guaranty section of tho transporta tion -t. Backed almost aolidly by Be puhli -air, It waa killed becaurc two member did aot shout answer wbea their names were called. Democrat lined ud a-lmost at unit against th meas ure, aad criticised the Bepttblieana for attempting to rush it through with de- bat limited aad no opportunity xor amendment. Th defeat ef tho Wlaslow bill today, howevr.avas only' temporary 'for, after failing to receive tho neooaaary two- tbisdo ware, the Jlouse rale? committee reported, a tkI"hUk provide for It consideration tomorrow , immediately after the- House coareneev Ta rote today waa 220 to 111, which line np if maintained tomorrow easily will give the meaeure the simple majority that than only will be needed. ' Pasaage by the Bouse of tho bill ap propriating fund for th hospitalism tion of, disabled aervie man was f ol laved br the adoDtion of similar legia- latio'n by the-Senate. Th.lattr.Wjrt (h House' "on better, however, making a total appropriatioa of $l8,ow,wu available through amendment taekod on 4bo -awndry -civil Wit- - -The hospital bill passed by th Hoobo provides for erection of five regional hospital for sick and disabled eoldiere, at a cost of $2,500,000 etch, and $500, 000 . for conversion into hospital of building at Port Walla Walls, Wmth tad McKeniie, Wyoming. One of th Senate a hospitavl amend ment to the sundry civil bill woutd appropriate $1200 W0 for five new hospitals, the location to be decided ry the surgeon general of the public health aervie and the President, and the. other would provide $6400,000 for th car of ditabled veterans through Improvement or new construction of public health aervie hospitals. The latter ar located at Boston, New Tork, Perryville. Md., Norfolk. Whipple, Bar racks. Arizona. ChicMfo. Lake City, Fla Atlanta, lonisvill. Fort Bayard, New Mexico, Evaasvllle, Ind, Pittsburg, aad Porta MeKcnai, Wyoming, and Walla Walla. Waahlngton. Tho bill nassed by th Hons making an appropriatioa for good roads would permit expenditure of on hundred mil Hon dollar aad wee offered a a sub stitute for th MeArthur bill which oagbt Ir appTopriato'. that' aunt each year for ta next v year. t ONE NATION PROPOSED TO CANCEL ALLIED WAR DEBT Secretary Houston Announces Intention To Make No Txa , .ther .Loans To ADies Washington, feb. 1. Declaration by See rotary Houston that aarwaaamed allied govcrameat had proposed to th Halted Btatoa eaaeollacton of Ita war obligations to this coawtry; a wraagl vr atntaa of war loana to Snoaia and Bassiaa ' mbaasy finaneiBg, and a de cision to divide th investigation aa to foreirn loana with tho fortiga relations committee marked today's eostoa el u Beast judiciary committee, Tho pro posal of Senator Beod, Democrat, us aoarl, to prohibit additional foreign loan waa aador oonsideratioa. " Secretary Honstoa naid merely that 'aa govornmoat" had piopoosd cancel- Utioa by tha TJaited State af leans to it. He prof erred "aot aay" what reverameat and th aaeatioa waa not further prisssd by Senator Bead. v Most of the aeosiea waa takea ap with discussion of Mr. Hoasten's aaaertioa that h did aot propose to make farther loan ta foroiga gotoramenta. Th Secretary contended, however, that it weald b "aafortanato" If tho United State failed to Uve ap to "soiema com hsitmenu" and nuke additional pay auata, if reaneated, la the oaa of balaneo. atimatd at t7SflO0fiOO, ataad ina to the credit of allied natieaa. Be added that no each rooaeats had been mad ec iadicatoaV hew ever, RELIEF MEASURES THOMAS DIXON TO , ADOPTED BY HOUSE -FIGHT CENSORSHIP sllaed a aamber of lavltatloas to spend part of the summer out of Washington, but because of his delight with the pleasant weather here last summer, the tret which he had spent ia thl city, it 1 regarded as ualikely that bo -will aeeept aay of those .tart- Per possible alt months, friends of th President believe, hi life will be wholly tohea up with recreation. Hi chief diveraioB einc hie illness hss been reading. Ho is said to have practi cally exhaust the field of detective stories, of whir bs hss always been especially foad, aad more recently has takea up notels aad ligkt stories. He also ha glvea aom tins to reading poetry. 8inee hi resumption last week of his old custom of attending the theatre, the President is expected to continue as his health improves to And occasion mora aad mor to avail himself of this form of recreation. He also Is ex pected to continue hi daily tutomo bU ride. Distinauishefj ;wWmat ft? ineatres laterest will bo added to th fight of th organised women of North Caro lina to establish a board of censorship for moving picture by the arrival to morrow of Thomas Dixon, distinguished suthor aad producer of moving pictures and of other theatrical productions. An nouncement of his coming wss made unofficially last night by friends Baleia-h. Formal- launching of the fight for a eensorshiD board ha not been mad ta either branch of the Oeaeral Assembly, but tho measure haa been fully pre pared by the erub women, and to ready for introduction any day. Tha chl.-f trouble thus far ha been th flndlu of a man who to willing to mak th fit-ht for tEem. Representative. Dough ton aad Senator Varser, who had ten tatlrely agreed, find the measure not altos-ether to their liking. Legislatively and personally to com ing of Thomas Dixon with war paint on against tho bill bid fair to be .one of th most interesting development of the session. At one time, before a became a mlniater, aad many years be fore h eehieved distinction in his first novel, tTha laopard Spot," Mr. Dixon waa a member af tho House of Beprc- sent tl vat, and as inch will be accorded th privilege of tho floor. . He will very probably bo aakod to address a joint see- slot. . ' . Th bill which ha la coming ta fight provide for too establishing of board of censors, throe in number, one member to bo named by tho Stat Superintendent' of Public Instruction one by tho State Superintendent of Public Welfare and a third by the president of the Federation of Woman' Clubs. Plenary power. axe given, tliem over every aim aaowa in porta uaro Una. , Every film designed for exhibition In North Carolina must pas. through, the hands or tha board, and no Sim- may b exhibited without earryiag at Mast four feet of tho Board sanction at th beginning of tho picture. Th Board it authorised to purchase such equipment at may b necessary for th projection of th film. ' The expense of the board are to b paid from fee charged the exhibitor of th film. Section six of tb act reads: "Tha Board' shall examine or cause to be examined under the supervision of th board, all film, reels, or view to bo exhibited or used 1b North Caro lina, and shall approve sueh films, reels or views, that are moral and proper aad tha Board shall disprove only such film, reel or views as ar aacrilegion, obseen or clearly immoral, or cuch a mar reasonably tend to debase or cor rupt tho morals of persons .viewing them" No definition of what may be termed immoral, sacrilegious, obscene, etc, to contained ia tha measure. GERMANY DCNIBS MAKING orrshv op pkacb terms Berlin, Feb. 7-rOffleial denial we mad today, of a -report that Germany bad offered through-tha Ameriesa mis sion' in - Berlrn terms for' arranging peace with the United State. Tb Berlin newspaper .printed th denial ef tha government and-at tb neaa quarter of- the American commission th etntement w niad that no lnfof- atioa had bee a received of aueh a pro- postal oa tho part of Germany. BAKXB ORDERS CESSATION . OP ALL ARMY RECRUITING WaaaJagtoa, Feb. Tv-Cosnplato asssstlsa af army reernltlag ws or dered tonight hy Secretary Baker la aceardaaca with tha dlreetloa af Can grass aa em healed fa a tota ra setatiea paaaed over tha veto af ProBtdeat-WUsoa. " ' - Tho War Secretary acted ta recruiting through ordora seat alt recruiting eat, cere within a few hoar after Coagroo had earn plated adop Uaa af tho raaalatiaa which direct toaaallsa of all recruiting aatll tha army ia rdacod ta lTMOt atoa. -Army oSUoia hav aatlmalad that It will teaalro alaa naoatha or a aw Ul next November 1 to redoes tha army from tke prsosat mere thaa tllee aaUated asaer atroagth ta tha ITljm ifwr. RacralUag for tho last few was ha kaa aiaiagtd about MM man a day. - - - The Seaete vat ad ST la 1 lata today -to over 1 1 do tho rrastdeat rota of tha redact lea tasudaUom, Bwlrby. DmarrV -Arhaaw bring recorded aa east lining the rrealdeaC Th Esaas wotod avar whelmlngfy to adaoA tha resolatioa over tha Prasldsat'a veto last Satatv day. n , - URGES RETENTION OF GEORGE WHITE AS NATIONAL HEAD Champ Clark Issues Statement Condemning Movement To Retire Chairman REPLIES TO STATEMENT ISSUED BY COMMITTEE Six lfew Namei Added To Pe. tition Calling for General Meeting of Democratic Com. mltteemen; National Chair, man States Be Has No Inten tion of Resigning- the Place Washlngtoa, Prb. 7. Democrats who "for purposes of boosting some par tlculsr presidential candidate'' are try ing to force the resignation ef Chair man George White, of the Demo cratic national committee, should be "squelched," Chsmp Clark, Democratic leader in jhe House of Bepresentatlvea, declared today in a rormai aiaiemeni. Mr. Clark wee replying to the state- I mitt at Sf. niao "the .forces of progress.' - The former spesker of th Hous said Mr. White made an -op hid fight last year and-did it well," and that he. should be allowed to fill out bis term' of four Mr. Clark further declared- that th sooner "presidential candidate aad their enthusiastic proponents" eould bring themselves to wait, the better It would bs for the party and the coun try. Keprcsentativ Flood, chairman of ths Democratic congressional commit tee, also- issued a statement opposing sn early meeting of the committee. Hs said the issue ef th 1923 eam paign would be made by the Democrat in the Senate and House and that while Mr. White might desire to resign h could render service to the entire Democratic . party by remaining as chairman." "If the Republican propose legis lation In th interest of th country," aid Mr. Flood, "wo will support It earnestly. Oaly when anek proposed leeislatloa to not in tha interest of the country will we oppooo it, and th differences botweVn the two partie will constitute the issuea ia 192S aad 1924." Thi view waa endorsed by ueprooen- tatlv Clark, who said th oaly em tioa prtoaiag for eolation now waa pay IDS; BK.JI, ucuii, twiw,.. aiiru.-- ?.. vr. peassa, ii., White bow waa addreeslntT himself. "Tha iaauo 1a th neat eampalga," ha added, "will be bated OB legiaUtioa af tha S7tk bad fifitk Congresses. New area nnd aow issue may appear in th aavt threa rear. Six more mem bar oz tn national committee wish their. ntmoa added to the request for a meeting of th full committee. Included in the is Mary C. B. Muaford. of Vbglnla, . '.. The-"addition of that name make a total of 55. or two more thaa a ma jority, approving th request, It was explained. WHITE HAS NO INTENTION OF RESIGNING, BE BAYS. Marietta, Ohio,' Feb. 7. Chairman Oeanra White, of the Democratic na tional committee, has no intention of retiring, h said her tonight beroro lnavlnr for New York and Washington. to take vp tho request or memoers of tb committe for a meeting March I. . . . . rvntifinn have ehanared since last fall when I said I might retire," said Mr. White. "I now feel that l do not a4 ta aiva mv entire time to bust nesa and will bo able to take care of ,Ka tialrmanahin.' Tha whole matter will be toresnea nnt at th meeting of th recently ap pointed Democratis executive commit tee at waamngion xeuruatj i, White aid, H announced that h had received numerous telegram urging that h eontinn at aatioaal chairman. WAYNESVILLE SECURES BIG VOCATIONAL CH00L Disabled Serrice Men Will Be OivOpprtnnity To Learn - Occtpations -' Aahevllle. Feb. 1j ArrnngemcnU have been praetieany completed - by represenUtive of the Tederal board of .national ' education of th United State govrnmnt for opening a oom- prebonsive aenoot si , nayncsvuia mi rehabilitation); ox www i eoverina a Period of avo year have been takea apoa th White Sul phur Spring property, whleh to a bono th school. Ia additioa leasee hava beea. takea aa adjoining farm tond, to be ased ia teaching ef practical agriealtaro aad track gardaaiag.v also aarl nrivato rciidcBce hava beea rented to eerve as qaartert for members' a ka itatr aad for tna mamao men who will be students at the school. Preaent plana sail for opening ta rhaal an or about March 1, providlag all detail may bo completed by that dato. Tho vocational eelooi.ia bciag traasfCTrea from n preeeat weauea at John soa City, Tean, where it haa keen conducted la eeaJaaetioa wna tn Uaitod State public health Servian hos pital, i ; DIVES AIRPLANE INTO : - OCEAN TO SAVE A LIFE Daytoaa, Flai Feb, T-l. C. Mrr. ran ersshrd hto airplane lato the otaaa today ia trying to Oavo.J. Elgaor, of Daytoaa, who had beea caaght la aa aadertow at tho hsach Ufa gaaraa aaaiiy rsernsg sa who clang to the machlae. Aaauil Haraeos Race, Dixie Flat and St, Taloatine Btoeplo Chase. Piaahant, tomorrow. adv lAiuie juatAH a aw via- i . I MONDAY SESSION ERALASSF. IS ROUTINE AFFAIR Matthews Introduces Resolu tion For Investigation of Atlantic Coast Line DOUGHTON AND MATTHEWS ENGAGE IN VERBAL TILT Member Prom Alleghany, Be plies To Charge That He It Pandering To Woman Vote In State; Senate Passes Up Anything That Holds Pros. pect of Pight BepreeentatiTe Matthews, of Bertie, la ths Houss last night, offered his resolution, .calling upon the General Assembly to hsve the Judiciary com mittee No. 1 of the House to investi gate the eonduet of th Atlantic Coast Line railroad aa to attempted- removal of litigation from State to Pederal court,, la contravention of Its sgreement with Lib State, under which it has Its char- TV . ... . . earn rise. Sav for a paaaag of words between ' Representative Matthew aad - Bepra eatativ Doufhtoa over the latter'a bill to make certain word of common gender when applied to holder of cer tain office ia tha State, procedure ia tho Bouse was drab and. uninteresting. For ths most part ths session was de voted to tho introduction of 27 new bills and the passage of that many more, all of them provincial in Interest. Mr. Doughtoa offered a measure soms d.irs ago making such worda at ''Gov ernor," ''Senator," "Solicitor,"' etc., mean either male or female, wise a applied to. the holder of the office, whether tho bolder was a man or woman. It got through the committee, and for one reason or another, haa beea de ferred several limes whea it wat reached oa th calendar. It came np again last Bight 'and Mr. Matthews wanted to strike out tho word "juror." Be aent up aa amendment. Half seriously h charged tha mem ber from Alleghany with pandering to tho womaa vote in the State, and en deavoring to atone for hla oppoaition to th Anthony amendment when it waa np last August ia th special ses aioa. . Ba didn't Ilka the possibilities at tha meararo at alH-lt waa going too far. aad as a lawyr ha dida't want any wesson serving oa- jarie. he thought tke auehk to bo oxeasVO. Tha vcteraa repreeentatlve from th county of Alleghany tool ap tue enai lengo in like temper and proceeded to unhorse the member xrom tierxie. x understood that I waa being marshaled in Jhe force of tho opposition by the gentleman from Bertie last summer." h bea-an. "Be wat leading the fight, and I was a mere privats in th rank of the Bound Bobia. These7 lawyer are wayf ""Teeffif booaera." ha want on, "and while I be Ions- to that honorable profeaaion my self. I can e nothing in thi bill that need worry anybody. Tho attorney aanaral drew it. and I Just offered it at hia reauest." And although h bad offered it by courtesy, b waa wining io fight for it B got tb Din out ana read it. stonoinr aa he named over each office to ridicule the feminlaing of them governor, ' (enniorcas, solicitor, member as," and auch like phrase. Th Hous howled la delight. "Now wH hava aom of them the women-Jn office, in these offices some time and they nil behaved mighty well la tha last lection," he continued. "Thi bill doen't confer on them any thing that they haven't got, and I think It oueht to nass. It doesn't mak them juror, and I, am not eerraiu that they are aot already jurors. r. epeaaer, I think tha bill ourht to pass. Ana pas it did, although there were a few scattered Hoe. Tha Home adjourned at 9 o clock atta an knur 'a session, and will eon vain this morning at 10 o'clock Tha invocation last night was by Bev, Weston Brunei D,. D- pastor of th Tsbernaele BaptMt church. antlna Bessie Bcaniea. Th Ranata last aicht held a routine nsssina fourteen bill of lo cal or ,rolnorJportaaeo,,and receiving in, iU hopper, eleven bUls, mostly of ths same nature. Aavihlna- that threatened to provoks controversy waa passea over u,ui w H.r- Aa attempt by Senator Harry W. - -. . btubba - to -reviva tke--State-wide -ateek i. tv neonslderint the vote by whleh It paaaed ita third reading "ia order -to hold it aa B banaieap agamsi einer ki tolatioa which to to follow- It" wa ruled out of order, tho bill having naaia nnt of the bhysUal possessija of the Senate. The senator from Mar-!- ..i(.iMUil l,a nlina- af tha ehair lia, aw.v: - and admitted la reply to a quesuoa from Senator Cameroa that aueh a rul ing might "reliovehim of embnrrasa- mcat. . Th Lambeth bill to prohibit any persoa being, required to kin th Bi ble whoa taking aa oath was also passed avor aa wa the Scott bill pro viding that th mere filing of deeds aad mortgage should coaatituta notice of incumbrance withoat the instru ment having beta Indexed., Billa introduced last night included a meaeure by Senator Delaaey for tho re lief of war brides. Th measure, whlek prerida that t shall axtead aly two years after It enactment, allows aay womaa resident af th Btato who mar ried betwee th year af MIS aad 1930 and whose kusbaad i a resident of aaother Stat aad aaabl to support her, to obtaia aa absolute divorce if there :exiats legal .grouad aafflejeat for a divorea from board aad bed. Senator Varser introduced a biu rav lfyiag the aetioa af 8tato Treaaaror B. a. Urr ia aelliaj one year nnf of Ue 8tato la tha nam of StOOXW at aa latrrcat rata, af Sl- per ceat. Th bill which wa referred to th fiaaae XCoatlnaed.Oa Faga Two). EN MBLY r)rrrrfhlM f 40 psge.; ' rTducelhe resorutibn. It brouit little complete v EIGHT KILLED IN SCHOOL ROOM BY AN EXPLOSION Lawroarevllle, III, Feb. T Eight pereeaa, T young boys and a man, wer killed aad another bay la ex parted la die aa Ik result af aa ex plosion of a caa ef nitre-glycerine which occurred this ofteraaea at the Creao Reads srkeal kease about three mlleo weat af here. .. Tho oanleslaa oaearred at the ' neaa recces, wbea one of th bare fauad the caa near the ackaaL Nat kaewlag It ceatalaed an exnlealve, he play tally leseid It la a cempaa. Ian aad th blaat fallewed. One wall af Ike echael heeae was crumbled aad Mr. Beayaa and eight keys were hurled fifty feet la Ike air. Several gt'ht, wka were ob tke other aide of fke echeel fceeee -at tke lima, were knocked dawa aad Btaaaed hy lb blaat, kat net serleaaly kart.' Official ef Lawrence county ex pressed the belief tke explealve In. advertently waa left where feund by workmen la tke oil fields near here, e llre-glycerlae Is need In skeUng" wella. Tke koya killed ranged la agve from 12 ta It years. LABOR LEADERS PLEASED - WITH WILSON'S ACTION Head of Bail way Bureau of Federation Declares PosL tion Clearly Vindicated ; New Tork, Teb. 7.Tht,.f.w ofiW indication of tbe stand as sumed by the railrosd employes, B. M. Jewell, president of the railroad 'em ployes department of the American federation of Labor, declared in a state ment here today. The decisiouaof the President, h said, placed ih juris diction of wages aad working conditions under th railway labor board, while financial matters are rgtatned for ad judication by th Interstate Commerce Commission. This decision was th result of claims advanced by railroad executives that the carriers must adjust wage or fare bankruptcy. The President refused to submit tha mattsr to Congress. Mr. Jewell' statement read: "The telegram of the President is a complete vindication of our position. I fm delighted nt wHat he has said. He has made k perfectly clear that the labor board should confine ita juris diction strietly to controversies as to wages and working conditions, leaving financial matters to the Interstate Com merce eommlaaion. Mr. Atterbnry, therefore, mad a serious mistake ap plying to the labor board for financial assistance. Wo did not consider the facta warranted hi prediction that the traaiportatioB industry-wa threatened with immediate . bankruptcy. Evi dently th President did not think so either. W did not feel that a financial disaster wat impending as predicted by Mr. Atterbury, but considered it tour duty to call hia statement to Jth at tention of tho President soTbar if th President considered Jdf. ArtteTburT! statement seriously, proper measure might be taken, Tho President ha stated unequivocally that financial ap peal should b restricted to the inter stat Commerce commission and not dragged before the railroad labor board, PACKERS FILE ANOTHER SCHEME TO SELL STOCK Would Appoint Bales-Agents to Dispose of It Under Super, vision of Trustees Washington; Tab. 7. Swift Co, and Armour A Co, filed today with the District of Columbia Supreme court new plan for tho sal of their stock yard interests in accord with ths term of the consent decree agreed upon wun the government, mora thaa a year ago. The plan ia a aubstitute lor tb on recently disapproved by the court un der which the interest would hava been aeauired by F.vH. Place Co. Boston banker. It contemplate np pointment of sales agent . to sell th stock under supervision of trustees, who would have control of the atack mean time wifh authority to vote it and who would recelvo $5,000 annually each Tha salea areata would give reference to buverr in this order: live stocx pro ducers! stockholder in the yards, other thaa the defendanter common-carriers nervine the yards, local eitlxeaa or mnnieJnalltles or local syndicate. The deoertment of jmtic will be a-SB." lima to atu'dv th new plan and if Ejection are filed BTanwilK-j heard by the court before a nnai accia- ioa to rendered. DANIELS SUGGESTS DUEL TO SETTLE CONTROVERSY Waahlnrton. Feb. 7. A" conditional challenge for an airplane-battiesnip H...I with Brisadier General AliteJiell chief f army air operations piloting tho bomber nnd Secretary uanieis navi gating the battleship waa tosu by Mr, rwataia tnAavt eommentina on the eon- tMarv raised by General Mitchell' aasortioh that aireralt hav maa arena aaua-hl worthless. "If 'Admiral' hUtebeu eaa t arop bomb from th air more effectively thaa ha caa oxplodo them ia committee meetings. Secretary Daniels said. J weald take a chance oa manuevering a battleship myself while he tried oat hi pet plan.' , 1F A RAT WANTS TO RIDE IN FORD. CAR. JJST IT RIDE - Rocky Meant. Feb. l-lf a tat wants ta ride ta a rare oar, svn wall eaeaga to lot the rodoai hava Ita way. R. daroaca Brake atartod to Skarsakarg thla mafmlag ta hM Tin Usxia, TraveUag Man rely alaag. ka dtsaovored a rat had erawlod from Ita hiding place to tha feat af tha car. Ha attempted to kill the varmint bat Instead last oosdreT of the starring gear. Tho Ford smash ed lata a aoaventeauy piaeoa atamaw Mr. Brake aarsd anhnrt framhtka a of aabrla, bat t aUO toallag for tha aa.-'- - -' . DOUGHUfI BILL GETS HOUSE Comes Back Practically Un changed Except Chairman ' Bowie's Name Is Added 100 MILLION !N BONDS : VOTED DOWN YESTERDAY Minor Alterations of Text of Measure To Mke For Clar. ity; Provides State System of Hard Surfaced and Other Dependable Types; Automo biles and Gas Carry Tax Practically unchanged after four days of almost continuous consideration, the Doughtoa Connor Bowls road bill ws recommended favorably by th roads committee of (lie House yesterday afternoon, and will be returned to tho calendar at this morning's session, or at the latest, by tomorrow morning. will be retyped. ' Determined , efforts to raiser tka aa -thorisedboad isouo from $SO,fJOO,000 to $100,000100 aid to insert a proviaioa for a email ad valorem lax to support th bond issue, were msde yesterday after noon whea tha consideration of tho measure had reached ita final stages, but the judgment of the committee .wag against each of the proposed rhsnges, and tb bill come baek practically aa it went from it first reading to th committee. Two other road bill pending before the committee, the Everett of Durham bill aad th McGuir minority bill were . reported unfavorably nfter the propo. nenta of both had east their vote with the other member for a nnanimou sn dorsement of th Doughton-Connor-Bowie Jbili: Mr. Everett had Indicated that he would withdraw hi measure . Th eommitte asked th House for per mission to print 800 Copies of th bllt as amended In committee for us when It come up for consideration on th floor. Four Daya of Session. ' Saturday and yesterday's hearing, held ia the office of th Automobile d-' partmeat oa Hargett etrect, were re stricted almost exclusively to eommitte members and a few highway experts who were called Into consultation. Such amendment aa war offered were of fered by member' of th eommitte, dit ousted at length and for th moat part voted down. Tha nroDoeal to raise the boad issu wa mad by Rep- resentatjve Hendricks and th amend ment to reduce by ' Representative Cox, -of Forsyth. . Such changes as have been made la the Donghtoa-Connor bill were largely in tho nature of correcting tha wording , of thd document in ueh manner a to . remove possibilities of technical objec- , tion to it provisions, and to clarify and atrengthen it. Frank Pag, chair man of the Highway Commission, called tAwrmmlttBrt-Tltnfib that tho bill called for all of th auto, mobile tax fund to go to the State trees- ' ury and without machinery for him to get a penny of it baek. Thto defect was corrected.. - -- - As it comes from the eommitte, tha measure provides ' for State construe, tioa of approximately 5,500 mile of : road, of hard turf are and other depend able types, connecting the county seat . and principal eitic nnd town of tha State. The roads ar built aad mala- tained exclusively by tha State, with such Federal aid a may be received.' The counties will bo left free to build and maintain their- owa local roads. Expand Highway Cammlaaten. Construction and maintenance will b effected through the State Highway com mission, which has been expanded to include nine members, with th chair man additional, uaea mem tier wiu represent a construction district. Th messure provide specifically that Frank Pace, and other members of th preaent . eommiaaioa shall retain their appoint- . enta until their terms expire. Bevenuee for maintenance will bo ob tained through a tax on motor vehicles, and n tux of on cent per galloa oa easoline used for automobile purpose. Gasoline for industrial purposes is left untaxed. Construction money will ba raised through bond Issue's, with a total of $50,000,000 authorised. The floating of the - bond- will bo- mado-apon? re- . quest of ths chairman of the eommia-sion.- It i estimated that not more than $30,000,000 will be called daring the next two years. - The sentiment of the General As aemblv ia apparently reflected in tha attitade of the committee, aad It to Sot -. axneeted that any ereneral effort will - be made to- alter the measure wksn it come to a rota oa the floor of tho . House or the Benate. Differences of opinion have been thrashed oat ia com- mil tee. and it to believed that tha . Dughtoa-Coanor-Bowie bill, will law early next weex. Mahea Receivership Permanent Charlotte. Feb. TWndgo W. F. Hard ing thto afternoon made permaaeat tha receivership of Chase Broaaier for tho Wizard AutomobU Company. Mr. Rmiaar kaa beaa temporary receiver. Hia pernaanent appoiatmont waa mad U chambers thia aTteraoon. Mr. Breaixor later said that a reorganixatioa ox o aompaay waa eoatempUted, - aad tha auanfaetara of ears weald roaalt. Dastray Flva Illle Dlstinertes. Tork, 8. O, Feb. Tv-Tiv ilHett dto- tillerles wer foaad oa a magi tnrxa . twelve ttilea west of here today by pro hibition efaeora wha oaaght oao aflcfed mooaahiaor. ; ' rv ntltb Wark York. & C Fob. T Th Clover Cat. tea mills, employing $50 persoa s, ra aamed operations her today after a Btxty-da aapaaioB - COMMinEL OKEL:
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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