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Winston-Salem Man Seemingly
Had Thing Going Well v
But Something Slipped : ,
SECRETARY MELLON TO
SEE THE PRESIDENT
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Will Acoompany Tar Heel Seek.
er Of Honori To WhtU House
"V Today: Job Seekers Throng
White House', Even Though
. President , Steals Awaj
New York,. : ..x.i.
Ths New And Obswrver Bureau,
" 603 District National Bank Bldg H
- . , By EDWARD B. BUTTON , . ,
(Br Speeial. Leased Wirt) -
Washington t April 19-Afnin - the
nam 6f "David H. Blair, Winston
Salem" en" the register of srrivsls at
the Balelgh Hotel. It waa a significant
entry following the faet that an Friday
last th North CarolinaWndidate for
Commissioner of Internal Bevenue loft
Waahingtoa after length visit with
a not altogether roar view of the s!tua-.
tion. That be ll back ad toon meant
something was doing, as I looked at the
matter, for Dave eould hardly be travel
ing front North Carolina to Washing
ton, just for the trip or for his health.
And the afternoon's developments
showed that-1 had guessed right, for
it cams to niy knowledge that it was
by Invitation of Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon that Mr. Blair had re
turned to Washington; that Secretary
Mellon had wired him to some. The
two were in conference for quite '
while this ' afternoon and r evidently
talked of the appointment. And it is
known also that Dave with Secretary.
Mellon is to see the President tomor
row morninf. It looks now as if there
was to be an appointment very quickly
cmd that the North Carolinian has the
inside track tot the position. Yester
day 1 told the New and Observer read
ers that it looked to be a good bet that
eould be laid on Dave Blair. It looks
even a better bet tonight.
But Tuesday has passed 'and no ap
pointment of Commissioner of Inter
nal Bevenue was forthcoming as expect
ed. The last development previous so
Dare's arrival was that President Hrd:
ing and Secretary of the Tressury Mel
lon were" looking for a $100,00 man to
fill the post and so far as a .scanning
of the reduced Utf know i cockers
. tor the placev there waa no "MOO.000
tu mi" en it. And it is reported that
;'tn job' hai,,Wready been offoredto
soma of these reported "1OO,0OO men"
' 4-Uss, with takers of the post. : And
three lre oms who;wonder exactly
what is weairf by .,'TlOOOO man."
At MUisrd F. West, th assistant com
' tnisaioaer, baa been drawing govera
... meat salary of a very modest figure
in comparison with $100,000 and is r4
ported as having ao strong pacing
I fom Ksnjuexy ana some iiuni,
licit! in soni'i quarters as being , the
,irobubl choice for the place, the won
der grows at the 100,000 ma" talk.
- - White Haas Visitors Jolted
Office "seekers who sought the easy
chairs in hte White House ta cham
bers today were stung, for President
Harding left for New Tork at t:30 thle
Morning to be the chief figure in the
x exercises at the unveiling of the Simon
Boliva monument. Evidently quite a
" of the pie chasers are not newspsper
readera or they would have known that
' thai ' visits today would be "love's
' labor lost. But they were on the job
all the same in goodly numbers. The
White House efface force shooed em
away gently and had a look of relief
generally on their faces, for they are
si hard worked Jot of fellows nowadays
..J t.A a dar or so of rest. But the
main building staff had to go it Just I
tao same, ior riw uv
near kept up the "ramble ail around
through the rooms of the WBite House,
vhile '"Laddie Boy was put to work
is wagging bis tail in response te head
pasting of young and old.
Score another hit for the Wilson ad
ministration. Secretary Melton's an
aoaaeement that dividend on govern
meat life insurance of not less than
, per 1,000 of Insurance would be
paid in cask on the 7Ofl,391,0OO of per-
' maneat converted insurance shows that
the business methods of the War Bisk
jnsurance hfrve ben .first class, 4e-
1 pite captious P.cpuhlieea criticism dur
ing campaign days. Earnings" of 11,030,
016 have been apportioned for this pur
pose and policies that hate .been in,
force two years en the' anniversary
date this yesr will receive the amount
of two yearly dividends. During the
war. the total of Insurance written on
tin lives of eeldiers, sailorr and"mn
rine amounted t eO.OOO.OOOvOOO, while
' at end of 120 there remained in force
$3rT52oO i""
And the Wilson appointee as director
rf tlie War Bisk Insurance Bureau, Col.
B. O. Cholmeley-Jones has. been resp-
noiuted by the Harding adminiatrationj
a prOOE VI iPvmw-jvxi ciHiv t
1 , 1 Compliment Bam Kogera
Sara U Roger, of North' Carolinh,
jost resigned as Director of the Cen
sus, is rc reiving many letters express
ins; regret that he leaves the govern'
ment service.. Chairman James W.
Good, of the appropriations Committee,
Bcpublieaa from lows, expressed hia
Tea-rets and says:
"Tt always felt that your adminis
tration of the bureau was marked by
a high efficiency and economy, and I
am very glad to know that when the
rensns ass been completed it will be
possible - for - yoa to retursuto the
Treasury a considerable frt of your
present appropriationf. In tha warm
est terms the vice president of the
-Mutnal life Insurance Company, a pro
fessional statistician, compliments' Mr.
lingers in unreserved words On the
wise and successful direction of the
' Hureau under his charge; that be bad
knowa Directors for thirty year and
that io other man bad made so excel
lent aa administrator. - Chief Justice
(Centlaaed aa Pag Two.)
SECRET MARRIAGE OF -5 "
TAR HEEL REVEALED
former Wilminftoa Man With
, ' BnSe In Brix Wddd -
' ' ' Xichmond Tjpiat
Bicbmond, Vs, April 19. The secret
marsiage of William I Turner, 33, for
merly of Wilmington, N. C, to Miss
Buth Verna Ford of South Biehmead,
a pretty typist ia the office of the State
Department of Labor, earn to light to
day when his mother, Mrs. Bittie Mer
ritt, of Wilmiagtoa, arrived hero ia re
sponse to news that bo bad shot himself
ia the bead with a pistol ia a .moment
of despondency, believed to have been
caused by a recent attack of iaflueasa,
complicated by pneumonia and throat
trouble. ' ' . ; . ' .. --
Although it bad been planned to beep
the marriage a secret a while . larger,
Mrs. Turner deemed it best te break the
new to her mother-in-law without fur
ther delay after tha latter' arrival in
Biehmond. The marriage was perform
ed January IS, last, by Bev. Joseph Wil
liams of the Third Presbyterian ehnreh.
Sine then Mrs. Turner baa continued
to hold her position at the Stat eapitoL
Turner, formerly a fireman an the
Atlantic Coast Line, earn to Biehmead
about a year ago - from .Wilmington,'
meeting Miss Ford a few month later. -
Although the ballet paaaed through
bis brain, lodging in a section of bis
skulU the doctors are hopeful of hi re
covery. They removed part of bis
brain after he was admitted, to Viri
giaia Hospital. Despite this, b bsa re
mained conscious. ;
1V0 MILLION BOND
ISSUE FOR ROADS
Mecklenburg County
Election By Over
Carries
Two
Thousand Majority
Charlotte, April 1 10. Mecklenburg
county today voted two million dollars
bond issue for the building of hard
anrfaeed roads. - With only one pre
cinct to bear from, the majority for
bonds was J.181 out of a 'total vote of
8,399. The majority for bonds ia the
city of Charlotte was 710, The bond
issue failed to carry in the county pre
cinct. The entire bond issue will be
used in the building f bard surfaced
roads.
CATAWBA VOTES S5M.0M IN .
. BONDS FOR ROADS
Hickory, April 19. Hickory Town
ship gave four hundred majority; for
half million dollar good roads bond
issue 5 - Today's Mattering returns from
scanty indicate bonds hara "tarried by
slight plurality. Two years ago Hick.
oryrTownshlp gave two fewuired ma
jority , against the same proposition.
TWO EDITORS NOMINATED?
IN WILMINGTON PRIMARY
Wilmington, April t. Witjk on pre
cinot to hear from James H. Cowan,
former editor of tha Wilmington Dis
patch, has been nominated mayor of
Wilmington ta the primary today orer
the entire Arid by 4.19 majority, and
the precinct yet to come ia said to be
strongly for him. Joseph E. Thompua,
former editor of the Wilmington Star,
candidate for commissioner of finnnee,
has been nominated over D. N. Cha,d
wiek .and Mrs. Lillian Sogers by the
large majority of 1125, with one box
to com fa which be is said to be strong.
' The commisisonership of public
work will lis between J. E. Ik Wsde,
labor csndidnte, and B. C. Cantwelt. It
appeals Mayor Moore being possibly
eliminated, from the second race for
tihs office. -
How Jackies Fought V-Boats
With Mother Goose Rhymes
By J08EFHU8
Fcssner Secretary
Caarrlakt 1st!, kr Joha F. Dilta.
OswiIsM l
Cuula an UuumSwt
I mhwruil nprlauat He at
"Quack! Quack I Quack!
I caa imagine Herr Teufelsdorff,.
oienuy awning nowa Tne.sirange woras.
"Hey, diddle-dc-diddle,
The cat aad the Addle."
' That mnat hava beam aa tmaalinv '
"Kidfl a-coek horse to Banbury cross," "Little" Jack Horner sat in hi corner,'
"Jack and Jill went ap the hill," and similar extraordinary statement picked
cut of the air by listening Germans, and seat to BerBa for translation aad for
study by their cod specialists.
What did the herr professors saahs
I
as
Doubtless there were profound consul,
tation. I can vision th research car
ried into libraries, where all available
"Amerikaaa," was ransacked for a clew
to the mystery. Mother Goose, ao doubt
was discovered th source of the
rhymes, aad her history was studied for
some possible eiplaaatioa of their use.
I-caa imagine heated debate between
rotund and rubicund literati as to the
occult significance of . these quotations
from the nursery aongs of the United
Stated caa imagine erudite and elabo
rate theories advanced. . ,
. Germans Ware Dated. . '
The reference to thc-breakfast menu1
of the American people and to oae of
their popular indoor sport most havs
been hopelessly bewildering. ,
The Teuton mind never eould under
stand the American mind. It was per
plexed, baffled, daned by onr thought
processes, and th snore It tried to ex
plain or interpret them the more mysti
fied ft became
f Bo far aa I know it never guessed the
meaning of our Mother Goose messages,
which sang ever th forth Sea aad oat
on th Atlantic ia wire lees vibration,
i For that matter, th British were pus
sled at first whea they picked ap the
queer words and phrase aad snatches
of rhyme. It sounded t if th in
mate of a lunatic asylum bad somehow
got "hold of a wireless apparatus sad
were calling "Quack! Quack I Quack!
and . "Corn meal mush'' to a , war
craved world. ,
"Bed-whlte-blu" was caa . of tb
phrases which bad a sound of possible
sens t British care, bat whea it was
t t aaaa Mils naa aaaa fswVPJVI SCMWSj a- UKSBI I .
What did they make of aueb seemingly, meaningless combinations of words
"eora-mush" and "high low-jack"! . ' ,
HEFLIIJ WANTS 70
USE ALLIED DEBT
ROADIILDINC
Alabama Senator Would Turn
" Every Jted, Cent Into Con-
; - struction Of Highways
ADDRESSES G00L ".ROADS'.":
MEETING IN GATE CITY
County Unit System Coademnedj
'As Inefficient way or Beour.
xinf Adequate Koads; Notable
Road 1 Experts AddressHa.
tional Oonrentlon Of Good
'Xoads Boosters ' -
(Special to the ' News and Observer)
: Oreeasboro,. April 19. Every red
cent, that the Allies owe the United
States ahould be devoted to the building
of . good roads, declared Senator J.
Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, in a speech
before the good Bonds Association here
today,
I do not ear bow many millions er
billion of dollar the debt totals, Con
gress should unanimously indorse the "is
sue and turn the money over to the Na
tional Bureau of Goad Boads,'' be de
clared. ,This idea was given several rounds
of applause -by the packed courtroom
of good roads delegates. ''
' Favcrs Co aperatioa Ptaa.
"In tha event Congress .fails to turn
this money over to th cans of good
roads, it behoove every" intelligent eiti
sea to literally compel OOngree to ap
propriate 100,000,000 to carry oa th
eo-ope ration plan of highway eonstrne
tion ia the United States," .he asserted.
Three speeehe were niad during the
morning bears. Besides Senator Heflin,
Mrs. Wallace -B. Edmandsoa, of Ala
bama, and William P. Blair, of Cleve
land, Ohiodelivered effective addresses
and were greeted with . vooiforous ap
probation. ." -
Senator Heflin declared that when the
country turns back to th farm talk
of bojghevisra and anarchy will be heard
no more. He believe that the country
will turn back to the farm when better
roads arc provided 'for the rural dis
tricts. - The Senator left at 2:45 o'clock this
afternoon for Washington, saying that
he waa forced to be back' at the capital
for the session of Congress tomorrow.
Women Want Goad Read....;..
Mr. Wallace B. Edmaadaoau of Ala
bama, spoke for a few minute, osina-
aa her topic, "Woman's Part ta High
way Construction' Mrs. Edmundson
pointed cot the faet that the women of
the Country, now have the, ballot and
at going ta see that the . road - are
improved. She mentioned tb faet that
farm womea ,are everywhere Tielng in
arms against the boundary of mad that
has 'bound them for many year and
declared that thia bond of mud would
be shaken off. -Everywhere, she pointed
out, the influence of the woatcauof both
th country and city is being felt in
the life of the land and the full force
of this influence will be felt when it
comes to highway. .
Will P. Blair, of Cleveland, Ohio, a
practical engineer ef 40 year experi
ence, read a paper dealing with the tech
nicalities of highway construction. He
admitted that the engineers have often
been at fault andvdeelared that more
study should be placed on this, the
most important part of securing better
(Continued M Pag Twe.) .
DANIELS
at the Nary
NMtoaal Ha
CwlaM Onal axtala,
of the German intelligence department,
of them
amplified to "Quack! Bed-whito-bluc!"
evea their smartest code export wars
at a Jossto Interpret t.
British naval a9eers at Plymouth
were muck concerned about thee inex
plicable sayings which floated through
the atmosphere aad sounded In their
radiophones.
t Fear New Carman Trick.
Waa somebody "spoofing them" aad
the war -and the world la general t Or
waa it some new German trick Some
scheme of th enemy ta distract atten
tion ta set the British pnxxiing over a
meaningless mystery while h pulled off
soma plot against them I
They were relieved when explanations
were ajiade. Tha smiled aad ' even
chuckled politely, wkea they war told
that these quaint contribution to the
aerial communications of th war tone
were merely the issniags of orders and
exchange of compliments among the
perky Utile American submsrine chas
er which hsd lately arrived from aerocs
the Atlantic.
A saucy .high-spirited, devil-may-care
lot they were, aad they came capering
into the none of danger and death
with laughter and song.
I doubt if yoa will find ia all th aa
aala of th wtr a better picture of
American . psychology the pyehelogy
of America a youth ia the face ef peril
aad under the high obligation of duty.
Nor will yon. find anything whicn illus
trate better why Germany lost . the
war aaotb allies and America won lt
(Ooatiaued oa Page Five.)
STRESSES HEED OF
BARRIERS TO STEM
IMMIGRATION IE
Secretary Hughes Recommends
. Rigid Steps To Restrict,
; , Immigration x -
SUBMITS DOCUMENTS TO'
, CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS
Report Of SeOretary Taken To
Eeflect 'Keed Ot ' immediate
Pasta; Of Immifratlon .Bill;
Makes Particular Beferenoe
To Admission Of Undesirable
" Alien Zfement . - '.ir.-
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Waahington, April 19. Bigid restric
tion of immigration was recommended
today by Secretary Hughe ia official
documents . transmitted to Congress.
They were interpreted by House and
Senator leader as reflecting increased
need for the immediste passage of the
immigration bill reported' today by the
House committee, limiting admission f
aliens for fourteen months beginning
next May 10 to 8 per cent of each na
tionality resident in the United States
ia 1910. Debate in the House will
begin tomorrow nader Speeial rule.
"Our restriction on immigration
should be so rigid," Mr. Hughes' report
said, "that iV would be impossible for
most of thee people to enter the United
Btatea," Particular reference was made
to undesirable . classes from Baikal
cities, Armsnia, Bussia aad Georgia.
The .report said 006,232 passport vise
war ' granted by American consuls ia
Europe for the year 1920, reflecting; a
stimulated . desire in most European
countries to emigrate to America before
anti-immigration law war passed. The
principal restraining influence was said
to bo lack of funds da to depreciated
currency values.
Thesaanaa Want T Emigrate.
"The director general of police of
Boumania," th teport aaid, has Issued
aa order excusing all Jews from mili
tary service and permitting their dis
charge from the army if they desire to
emigrate to America. '
,jn Roumania 1,500 persons were await
ing examination (or permission to some
to th United States, it was said, while
"tremendous pressure" for passsge was
reported by officials in Poland, where
35100 awaited third-class accommoda
tion. ,
Letts snd Lithuanian leaving the
Balkan State, Mr. Hughes said, wer
largely people from th slums, th vast
majority f -them vjewa er uadc
sirabl typ."
Armenian Emlaratlna.
Ia th Russian Caucasus "it may b
accepted nearly literally true,' Mr,
Hua-hes said. J'that svsry Armenian fam
ily which has nough money to get away
or I not impregnated with Bolshevism
will altimately endeavor to emigrate-to
America. Bussia na and Georgian are
likely more and mor to emigrate to
the nam haven.
"The great bulk of emigrants to the
United States from this district arc
hisrhlv undesirable as material for
future American eitisens."
The report .said 6,000 Armenian and
20 p00 Syrian were ' awaiting passage
from Bagdad and that aespne auucui
ties of emif ration from Germany, thi
number desiring to eome from that
country had doubled ia th last year
compared to any similar period since
the war ended. '
Senator Jones. Bepublican, Washing
ton, introduced an amendment to the
immigration bill in the Senate today
which would compel all immigrants to
the United States to take passage omy
oa vessels flying the American nag.
FARMERS ENDORSE WORK
OF TRADE COMMISSION
Besolmtion Urginf That Oamb
ling; In Farm Products Be
Stopped Passed
Waakimrton. Aorll 19. Besolutions ex
pressing appreciation for tha work of
the Federal Trade Commission in 'ex
posing unjust discrimination of business
eombtttstions against ine ifricuiiur.i iu
tanMta."'were adoDted today by the di
rectors of the Nstlonal Board of Farm
Organixation ia sessioa here. The
resolutions slso opposed-, suggestions
that the commission be placed under
th administrative control of govern
ment department.
Other resolutions adopted included a
declaration for legislation to regulate
the packing interests, 'endorsement of
the National Union of Farm Loan Asso
ciations, and 'a recommendation that
drastic leaislatioa be enacted to pre
vent "gambling in grain and other
farm products, by boards of trad aad
exchanges.
- A committee from th board, seeom
panied btSenator .Capper, Bepublican,
Kansas, aad otber members or ( on
tress, will call oa the Interstate" Com
meree Commission tomorrow to urge a
reduetioa ia railroad rates.
The American Farm Bureau Federa
tion continued Its conference en sgri
cultural matter today aad tonight was
addressed by Senator Smoot, Eepubti
can, Utah, oa bis proposal for a sale
taxi A committee report to the eon.
ferenec bss "recommended opposition to
such a tax. -
MAYORALTY CONTEST IN
LEXINGTON WARMSDP
- i 11 a )
Lexington, April 19. Mayor J. Til
dea Hedriek -was renominated by ac
clamation at a mass meeting ef eitisens
while Maj. James A. Leonard, veteran
of the Mexican border campaiga aad
th World War, who' was cited for
bresvry, aad promoted from eaptfila to
major for gallantry , ia actio . while
leading hi company in th driv oa th
Hindenburg line, ha aanouaced bis
candidacy aa a independent in the
eleetioa to be held Msy Snd. . ' . '
vAaaual April Harness Bee Bun
nfng Races, Steeplechase. Piaeburst, to
day S:4fe (adv.) ' ?y -
, : v TO GET $100,000
' fc'ya"'-.J.lsaJWmwsisjpMLiinasjiijti ssatmssft. . smsaja cam miamv.sasamaaaaamamai,naMit m,,sj aji t JLi I sanajsaanaasnasmnaji, I Hf !
mm rft- y:v :-v ' '.., ,, :- .y ;jjajt.-usasais' ;---!l ,.i misV ew
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Vuk noatit of Vice-President
have agreed to present to Mmo. Marie
thi country next month, iluo.wo wortn oi raamm pnrennaea oy popular auu
seription by American womea for ber use ia research work along curative lines.
Mme. Curie won world-wide fame for ber diseovsry of radium. . Tha presenta
tion will take place at the White Hon May 20. The abov photo of Mme. Curia
waa taken ia her laboratory at College do Fraaee, Pari.
Urges Legislative Steps,
, For Developing Aviation
Harding Approves Report Of
National Advisory Commit
tee For Aeronautior
REGULATION OF AIR i
NAVIGATION STRESSED
Extension Of Aviation By Got.
ernment , Agencies Kmpha-
sised B7 Oommitlee t
Washington, April 19. Recommenda
tions for th development and regu
lation of fivioliou, drawn up at th re
quest of the Presides to Congress to
day .with the executive's .approval and la
tar aapcetstiow that legislation will be
enacted to carry tha program into at-
The report to the Senate snd House
was accompanied by a brief mqssage
front the Preaideat, ia which he ex
plained that be bad solicited from ths
committee suggestions for regulation
of air navigation, air 'routes to cover
the entire United States and co oper
ctioa among the' variolar departments
of ths government concerned with avi
ation. The committee recommended that
the Army and Nary continue to eonJ
troli their own. air services, .that, the
Postofllce Department ba authorised to
establish .new air routes and that a
Bureau of Aeronautics be established in
the Department of Commerce to foster
commercial aviatioq.
Urges Appropriations.
Congress was urged to appropriate
2,000,000 for use during the next two
years by the War Department in es
tablishing air routes, and to grant ex
plicit authority to the Postbflice De
partment to establish air wsys other
than the route between New Tork aad
Baa Frsnriseo, which it is contended by
some is slone authorised by existing
law. It was particularly urged that the
department be authorized to establish
aa air route, between Chicago, Minne
apolis aad St. Paul and saother be
tween Chicago and fit. Louis.
The report emphasixed ths advis
ability of encouraging inventive skill
in aeronautics and urged that continu
ous re search under the direction of the
Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
be conducted with the view of utilising
new ideas concerning aviation. .-
Mast Train. Aviators.
' The committee also . atrsssed the
necessity of maintaining in peace time
aa adequate force of trained aviators
aad up-to-date planes for us as a
nucleus is ease of war. Continuation
of the army air service ss s co-ordinate
combats nt brsneh of the army
waa nrged-nd it srss suggested that the
Naval Air Service be eentrsllted in a
Bureau of Aeronautics ia ths Navy De
partment. ' t
It was slso suggested that the chiefs
of the Air Mail eric and of the pro
posed Buresu of Aeronautics in the De
partment of Commerce be made mem
bers of the National Advisory Commit-,
tee for Aeronautics.
The report . declared thst the army
had no specific authority of law to es
tablish air route, hut hsd chartered
seven -msln air ways as follows:
Augusta, Maine. to-Camp LeW;, Wnsh-
ington; Washington, D. C, to Ran
Francisco; Savannah, Oa, to Han Diego,
Cel. Augusts, Maine to Miami, Fla.;
Camp Lewis, Washington, te 8a n Diego,
Cl.; Laredo, Texas, to Fargo, North
Dakota; Chicago to Baton Rouge, La.
MURDEB CASE WILL GO TO
. s . TO THE JURORS TODAT
' Alamo, Gn April 19-The ease of
Joha Buchsnan, charged with the mur
der of Robert Wilcox, is expected f to
to th Jury early tomorrow afternoon,
flv arguments ' for the state and de
fense having been concluded today and
toaigbt; The state will close in. (he
morning.
Dr. Leroy Napier testified that Wil
cox's death was due to s blow OB the
head. On eross-exnminatioa he said
the same condition could have bee a
produced if Wilcox had fallen ; and
struck hit head on a rock. Tha day
after the -disappearance of Wilcox, it
was testified by Sam Farmer, white,
and George Quinn, , negro,-. Buchanan
was seen with bis fsca painted black.
RADIUM GIFT . ,
Copyright, Underwood and Underwood
Coolldce, President aad Mrs. Harding
Curie, the Polish eeientist who U to vUit
Congressman From Second Dis
trict. Optimistic Over Tne
- Outlook For Democrats
Th New aad Observer Bureau,'
03 District National Bank Bldg.
, By EDWARD X, BUTTON
(By Special. Leased Wire)
Washlairtoa. Atrril 19. I bad a .most
interesting lk . today with Repraseut.
tivc S. M."Briason of tha Second North
Carolina district, asm ws discussed a
nam ber of thing of moment in Na
tional legislation, and matters affecting
the future ef th Democratic party, air,
Briason is not at ' all east down over
the outlook, find says that ho is very
much plessed -with what he ba seen of
the attitude of th Democrats since be
returned to Washington.. 1
"Instead of depression ia the party
rank" be aaid, "there is evident much
of the cheer aad of the old time mili
tancy among the Democrats."
' ''How do you account for this feel
Ugt" I asked him.
fit is te ba see sad felt" he re
plied. "Now that we have bad oppor
tunity to inqnir Into the cans con
tributing to the large Bopublteaa vote
November, much a party depressioa
bss been dispelled. - Many Republicans
too have discovered the faet that faith
in the traditional Bepublican doctrines
waa not the cause of the Republican
landslide. General 'unrest, resentment
rbeeauss of operation of laws, made
BRIflSOIf NOT CAST
DOVN OVER FUTURE
necessary under war conditions, busi
ness depression along many lines, dis
location of business . generally and the
bard experiences of sgrieultursl sec
tions, ss the nation began to work its
way back to, a normal status sll helped
to swell the opposition vote, but these
factors "were not all.
Cannot Palfill Promises.
"A very large part of the vote waa
won e.poB promises which esnnot be
fulfilled. We hsve now in our view the
Republics u President snd Congress
seeking to work out a plan by which
some of these promise, may measur
ably be carried ut and omissions may
be so covered up thst ths people many
of them will be satisfied. As they ap
proach the tariff settlement, lack of
unity of purpose has its first expression
The New- England manufacturer want
high protection on hia finished products
snd is resisting efforts of western Be
publiesns to secure protection on raw
materials such ss wool, wheat, etc.
"And what about getting back to
peace conditions and the Republican at
itude -on the Leagu ef Nations," I
asked.
"A they approach ths matter-, on
peace settlements it is becoming evident
that the 'best minds' who visited Mr.
Harding at Marion during and after
the campaign were never able to thor
oughly harmonise their viewa. Some
will never tolerate any pst of the
treaty and must have a new document
drawn up, one which bears no likeness
to the great peace pact which Woodrow
Wilson had so large a arl in fram
ing. Others, the wiser ones, know that
the nations which hsve eome to peace
sgreements under the terms of that in
strument and' who are memebrs of the
League of Nations will not" discard that
great treaty and league merely to satis
fy a political ,xigency in the United
States.
"The Democrat are quietly watching
developments, thoroughly confident that
in, the end- the wisdom -of President
Wilson will b vindicated and the peo
ple will come to realise the stupiditty
snd th crime is the rejection of the
'tMy of VerssiDes."-
"And whtlt of the attitude of the
Democrats in'CongreuT" I inquired.
No Obstructive Tactics,
The' disposition - of the Democrat!
to offer ao obstructive tactics has been
clearly slwwa since Congress met. They
will demand - opportunity to be heard
la presentation of party view oa mat
ters, but ao effort will be. made to na-
j
(Centlaaed oa Paga Twe.) .
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AND SOUTH i
AMERICA BROUGHT
CLOSER TOGETHER
Harding Speaks At Unveiling
ur Marue gr Simon Bolivar
-In New .York,; ,
STATUE OF WASHINGTON
UNVEILED AT CARACAS
Notable Historical Events Join.
inf Hands Of Republics Of
North and ' South America
Held Simultaneously; Presi
dent Proclaims Fundamentals
Of Monroe Doctrine
New Tork, April 19 The republics of
North and South America joined bands
across the Caribbean today in two not
able historical eventa - cammemoratiae
their heroes who showed eaeb conti
nent the -road to liberty. '
Amid the roar of cannon and the
plaudits, of a distinguished gathering,
President Harding st the bronze eques
trian statue of Simon Bolivar, unveiled
ia Central Park, New Tork, proclaimed
anew the fundamentals of the Monroe
doctrine and eited the desirability af
standing firmly together for service both
to tb new and tha old world.
Simultaneously in Caracas, Tene-
xuela's capital. President-elect Gomes
and the people of Bolivar's native land
gathered around the statu of George
Washington, which was unveiled with
appropriate exercises in Waahingtoa
Park, a new site to which it hsd been
transferred.
Harding Glvea Wllcome.
President Harding's brief visit te New
Tork gars the public its first opportun
ity to greet him sa President with ths
enthusiasm always reserved for th sa
il n - w , , ' . .
." v.mri bxaenuT. i rom me mo
ment of hi arrival until hi departure
three and half hour later erowds wait
ed good-naturedly in the chilly streets
through which ho bad to pass aad
cheered a cordial welcome.
President Harding was generally ap
ples ded whea ba declared the Uaited
States ia ready to fight ia upholding th
Monro Doctrine. ,
"Th history of th nation sine that
doctrine was proposed," ba said, "has
proved that ws never intended it selfish
ly, that we bad no dream at expldita-
J 0D; ?n the othtr side, the history af
I" cerUiiily must bar aan-
vineed all the world that we 1 tan J
willing to fight, if necessary, to protect
thee eoatinents. Use sturdy yoaag
demoersei, from oppression.
Ta rrestdeat arrival at Bolivar Hill
waa algnsliacd by a salute of 11 guns.
After be bad beea assorted to th stand
facing tha statue, followed by Secre
tary ef State Hughes, Bens Viviani, en
voy extraordinary from France, Gov- y
ernor .Miller, Mayor HyUn, Dr. E. Gil
Burgee, Veaexuetaa foreign minister,
aad a host of Latia-Americaa dipl
rants and repreeeatatlva of patriotic so- -
cieties At both eontia'uts the eett-
monies began promptly.
Monslgnor Miehael J. Lavcllc, of 8t,
Patricks' Cathedral, offered the iavoea
tioa. The aavelling of th statue by the
great grand daughter qf General Jos '
Antonio Paes was the oeeasioa for an
other salute of tha guns, followed by
the playing of the Venezuelan natiosl
anthem by a band from the Braiilisn
battleship Minaa Gerasa and the pre
sentation by Atinister Gil BorgesJ Msy
or Hylan accepted it ior the city of
New Tork and wreathe were laid at
th bss of the statue by various so
cieties. Governor MijfVr then eulogized
the South American "Liberator" and
the President waa introduced.
Speaks to Th Blind.
President Harding's departure from
the park after Dr. William T. Manning,
bishop-elect of the Protestant' Epiero
pal Diocese of New Tork, had pro
nounced the benediction, brought an
other salute as) 21 gun. Through the
smoke of the artillery aad flanked by
motorcycle policemen, ke waa driven 1
st high speed through laoes of .cheering ..
men and women to th "Lighthouse'' for
the blind la East S9th street, where
he spoke for one minute to a sightless
audience that had eagerly awaited him.
The President began to apeak alowly
and softly in tones scarcely audible to
those ia the rear of the auditorium.
There was a distinct tremor ia his voir
and his face was sad.
"I have not time to stay aad talk to
you todiy," the President barely whis
pered, "but I just want you to know
thst if there is snything I caa do. to
set aglow a flam in the soul thbt is"
denied the light, God helping me, I
mean to do it. I would like to make all
America realize what this great work
rm.i;;j and to' do it utmost to help
tUoiu who cannot see. I would like to
make you understand by my voice, how
deeply I want to bring you some light
in your hearts snd I wish for yoa all
the joy that you caa find, ln-eonrpen-s.ition
for the loss of the great light.
I wish every success for the great cam
pelgn you hv before you."
The President carried away a tiny j
plaster elephant modelled by Boeco de
Mucio. a youthful blind sculptor, who.: ,
died at th "Lighthouse". It was
moonted oa carved wood aad caa be.
used as a a ash tray.
The President, who wns aecmpanled
by Mrs. Harding and several friends.'
then was rushed to the Pennsylvania -statio
and boarded his speeial train
for ths return trip to Washington.
ORDER INVESTIGATION 1 t
RAILROAD SITUATION
- Washington, April 19. A ge eral la
vestigatioa of ths railroad situation
waa ordered today by the Senate, a res
olution offered by Canirma Cummins,
of the Interstate fom meree Committee,
was adopted without debate er di
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