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TIIE WEATUtS Partly cioady, pNkUr ths. it shower Friday ui I star ts? l ehaag la temaeretur erv oer your paper, tend renews! five dart before exp (ration In order to avoid snWaiog single opr. 10 nil's ai ilia VIU VOL CXIII. NO. 133. III WEST Villi .Guerilla Warfare Being Waged In Strike-Torn Mingo County Coal Field ONE MAN KILLED AND TWO MEN ARE INJURED Bamori Of Other KiHinfi and - Woundings Being Received; ; OaH Tor Federal Troops To " Quell Disorders Made ; Dep. aty Sheriff! Unable To Check ftuillade Of Shoti WilUamsoa, W. Vs., May 1? Guerilla warfare, with all odda apparently fawi 'lag tha force opposing th state, waa blng waged tonight fat the grim moua tabu of tha strike tora Mingo County .coal field. Beginning toon after dawn thla morn ing at tha little mining town of Morrl mae, four mflea ap the Tug Biter from thia eity, fusillade of shot was poured from the mountain aide aua eeesively into Merrimae, Bawl, Sprigs aad Hate wan, W. Vs., aad MeCarr, Ky. All available aUte police and deputy sheriff centered in Williamson, we rushed to the scene by train and -ta-mobile, but, aeeording to report, ihey had been unable at a late hoar to check the shooting.. ' Harry C Staton, a state prohibition nil and merchant at Sprigg, was killed, and Noah Phillips and a yettng man named Calvert, employee f the White Star Coal Co. eommiaaary ai .aier lmu. tin been seriously wonded-Bu- mors of other killings and wounding have been received at headquarters of the state police here. Pnllae on the Trail ' V-nnhrht ahont tWfentT aUte Police were reported to be working their way over the mountains between Merrimae and Bawl, aeeklng xo gex iron vu . flank th.tr hidden foes. The- force was led by CapUin J. B. Broekus, eoramander of the state polija In tha WillUmaon district. A aeore f deputy sheriffs under Chief Deputy John & Ball were eo-operatinj with Captain Broekus and his men. Today's outbreak-, the worst' since the V.t.wm battle ef last May 19. in which tea persona were killed, including the mayor of Mate wan, had all the appear- . aaea at a "pre-arrangM stock. Plria AWac River - Tha towns attacked are all withia um mile of each other, aad Be ia a narrow Tailor en tha benka af the Tug t:.. -hi-k k.M aanarataa waar, vir- Uta. Jna Kentucky.- The firing today an1 tonicht same from the mountains oh both side of the rirer, according to state police. . Captain Broekus force concentrated in the mountains on the West Virginia side, while eomty offieiale here got in touch with the officials of Pike county, Kenturkr. in an attempt to obtain eo operation ia routing the attackers from the Kentucky side. Terror reigned in the towns ia the Bona of flra as night fell and it was learned the authorities had failed to ap- Srehend any of the attacking force, ost of the shooting heretofore has been Hum at ntoht when lighted houses af forded easy targets. Virtually all lights were extinguished tonight and residents kept close under cover. Ontflanklnz Exneditiou. Tha outflanking expedition, led by Captain Brockos, despite its extremely hazardous enaraewr, was uecisrea vy vuc . authorities to be yirtually the only hope of routing or capturing the attacxers. Tha Rtata noliee were virtually help- leas during the day, a the attacking forces in the mountains were completely screened by foliage and boulders, while the police for r direct attack would have been obliged to cross the open valley and climb the rugged slopes in full view ol the Hidden marasmen. Rullata were DeDDering down from ' the mountains when the train got in, said a retarned policeman, and women and children were fleeing in terror. Seraeanf Peterson, who alighted at Bprigg with his squid, said his men wara subjected to a hail of bullets before they could gain ahelter in a nearby eabia. . GOVERNOR RESPONDS TO HURRY CALL FOR TROOPS Charleston. W. Va.. May 12-Gover nor Morgan tonight rs ponded to the reouest of eounty officiate of Mingo county and asked the War Department for Federal troops to restore order in hfins-a eounty. County officials of Mingo, in request ing Governor Morgan to ask for troops said that they were unable to cope with the situation. A statement from the Governor' office onight declared that "the greater amount of the firing came from the Kentucky side," adding that reports to the state's chief executive were to the effect that two men had been killed ' f "It is understood,' said Governor Mor gan's statement, "that the eounty offi cials of Pike -county, Kentucky, made s similar request of Governor E. P. Mor row and that the latter would also aak for Federal troops.' TROOPS IN READINESS TO GO TO ZONE OF TROUBLE Indianapolis. Ind.. May 12. Federal troops at Camp Sherman, Ohio, are be ing held ia readiness to depart for . Mingo eounty, West Virginia, it was anaouneed tonight at Fifth Army Corps headquarters at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Major General George B. Bead, Fifth Army Corps commander was in conference with official, of the War Department at Washington, If was said, regarding the request f Governor Morgan, of West Virginia, for troop ta control the disturbances ia Mingo uty. -,. . . . - Staateoskarg Beat Baratets Staatoaaburg, May' 12v By hitting four pitchers to all part af the lot Btantonaburg defeated Saratoga by the aeore af 15 to 4 her Wednesday, SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. for Insurant More Than Half Billion Dollars Lives, and Fire Insurance Totals Two-Thirds of rropcrty Valuation; Tar Heel Coritpany Leads. Tar Heel eitizena laid twenty mil lion dollar last year for ever half a billioa dollar worth of life insurane and ever elevea million dollars for somewhat over two 1 billioa dollars worth of fire insurance, aeeording to a tabulation issued yestorday by Insur- ar.ee Commissioner btaey w. naae. The figures represent aa increase of approximately twenty-five per cent ever th total for tha preceding year. Most of the clovea minion paid as hoataae to fire, aad about 75 per cent of tha premiama on ufe Insurance pol icies wet.t out of th State to foreign insurane companies. Only the Jeffer son. ' Standard among the natlv com panies takes rank with th great met ropolitan companies, tad it almost doubles the business don by It near est competitor, with M million dollars . force. Fir insurance ia force in the Stati nnala two thirds of tha total vroperty value ef all item ef waaiia usteu for taxation, including th ground, all industrial plants, aad personal property, under th figures of the Bevalnatiaa Act. Net. losses by fire in the Bias during the year amounted te a mtu mor than four millio dollars, or about third of the amount vaid in to me fire iasuraaee eompauie ia premiums. AT BUS CREEK Seventy Young People Grad uate; R. N. Simms Delivers Commencement Address By H. C. BESTER . (8tair .Correspondent) Bale's Creek, May 12 Buie's Creek Academy today rounded out it thirty second year under th guidance of the Bev. James Archibald Campbell, Bi, Harnett's fcremoat teacher and eitixen, by sending out seventy young men and women to begin their battles of lifo with the advantage of high school train ing, strengthened by' a keen appreeiv tloat of fh principle of Christian eau- A put crowd gathered, ia tn Darn-ua woadrsr TabeAaass"" tor the .nnai aay of the esmmencement amniaaaUah waa featured by th address ay iwoen v cumtns. taaehar of the Simm Baraca n... anil leadinsr member of the Bal- eigh bar, th nresentatioa, of diplomat to tha graduates and the awarding of medals and certificates to those who dis tinguished themselves in different stud ies during tne pan session, uciuuou among those attenaing wer alumni who remember tne uays warn this unique institution of learning and religious training was just beginning it great work. The exercise todsy demonstratea ine splondid result achieved by an institu tion witnoul me most mourn "'"S" and most up-to-date conveniences; dem onstrated the earnestness and sincerity of purpose of Prdfessor Campbell and his co-workers and the more than aix hundred girls and boys who made up tha student body during the school year just closed. It was a notable fact that among the graduates were fifty-six who had completed courses In bunaay ocnooi iwdafi-oarv and several who have studied preparatory to taking full training for life service as ministers of the Gospel. Exercises in "Tabernacle" Tt, hi wooden structure, fashioned along the lines of a typicaWbarn and built aixteen years ago as temporary quarters for the academy when ore taatroved the school building then standing, served as the auditorium for the exercises, it being reverently xnown to all friends of Buie's Creek as the "Tabernacle." As the crowds gathered and occupied crude wooden benches, a band from the town of uuae upneiq iu muaical end of the oroETam. Soon Pro fessor Campbell, members of the faculty and the long line of students filed into the structure and the exercises begai. Members of the faculty and several alnmni oeeunied seats on the platform. Professor Campbell called for order and made the crowd sing the first stanxi of "America. It was well done, out the principal put the singers through tha vr ran strain with still better result. The Bev. M. P. Davis, of Four Oaks, nfTnred the oDonini nrayer. ana men the students sang the academysong, "Boostina B. C. A." Professor Camp bell demonstrated bis unusual ability as a singer, his voice ringing out above tha chorus .in strong and mellow tones aa be led ia the rendition of the aong. Tha children aang with a vim that was inspiring, the chorus literally shaming the rafters overhead. ' An oratorical contest participated ia by aix young men, who showed the re sult of diligent training, wss th next feature, epurgeon rigman, of itooc on County, spoke on "Citixenship" ; Caspian Sea Holt, of Johnston County on "Ths Modern Youth"; QJeon Walton Sanders, of Johnston County, on ""The Present Iritis in American vemoe racy": Owen Lennon Norment, of Co lumbus County, on "Home and Modern Civilization": Clarence Preston Hin- ahavr. of Balaia-h. on '"The Menace of Immigration"; Bobbie Earl Willirtad, of Camberlsad, on ' Americanism. The judges awarded the orator' medal tr Bobbie Earl Williford, who got two votes to oo for Hiashsw. Interspersed waa a mosie- program, Mia Myrtle Pin sell, of Warren County, rendering Ood ard'o Talse," Heary T. McDuffie, of Bobewon. McDowell's "To a Water Lily" aad Miss Velma Patterson, of Harnett, playing TovBpring,' by Grieg. Simm Delivett Address . Th Bev. C. C. Wleeler, ol Benton introduced Mr.- Simais. Mr. Wheelsr paid a high tribute li tha speaker aa a Sunday school teacher, and told his hearers he wss a convert of Mr. Simms1 teaching. Mr. Simm began hi address 32ND YEAR CLOSES (Continued oa page three) RALEIGH. N. During Past Year Carried By Gtizena "On Their Beginning the yesr with 1463,580,983 of insurance ia force, the life insurance companies increased their business to $588,373,204, or a Bet increase of 115. C00,000 during th year. Premiums on all classes of life insuiance amounted to 0P050, and losses psW ia death claims amouatcd to $5,383,070. The aix bis- eomnanies doing business in th Bute, in the erlar of their rank, wer the Jefferson Slanoara, oouinera Ufa and Trust Company. Metro potitai life, Mutual Iifo, Mutual Benefit Lif J, and Metropolitan life , . The Jefferson SUndtrd began, the m with 137J6a Of insuranee ia force, and ended the twelve month period with $60,182,633, from which it collected $2,261,661 ia premiums. During th year it paid out H71W la bene fita to it policy holder. It is ranked it. danartment amonr the best in- him eomnanies doing business ia the State. Darin th year a total of $2,124,467,- 633 was ia fore fr fir protection, tf which North Carolina companies carried 147.400.57a, Premiums paid on th tctal insurane in force amaunted to $Ua3433, of which $431,154 wss nsM to North Carolina companies. Fir lostes paid during the yea; amounted to $3,981,571, of which $386, 01$ waa paid by North Carolina com panies. Hardware Dealers Of Carolinas Unanimous In Condemning Present Rates Greensboro, May 12. Winston-Salem waa selected for the next convention of. the Hardware Association of the Carolinas at the final session of the meeting? here. Officers were elected a follows: President, W. M. Terrell, of Harts ville, 8. C; first vice president, MeD, Holliday, of Dunn; second-vice-presi dent, L. O. Esridge, of Newberry, B, C. third vie pretidecr, S. T. Conrad, of Lexington; secretary -treasurer, T. WV Dixon, of Charlott assistant to th sssrsiary aad agntighn waditet, A. B. rvVf, -Charlotte. Aa executive committee was named eomrjosed ef C. U Wheeler, or viiion, 8. C, B. B. Hutke, of Fayetteville, and tha officers of th acsociatioa. iio gates to the National convention were named as follows: J. at. anaeraon, Hnlnmbia. 8. C: W. W. Watts, of Charlotte, and T. W. Dixon, of Char lotte. Freight rates, eame In for vigorous and prolonged condemnation and the convention resolved itself into tne conclusion that until something is done about it either by the Plumb plaa or anma sort of clan, aa economio read- -hutment is impossible. Not a speaker could be found who wouia ueiena ius present system, and round after round of denunciation, eicoriawvu mu damnation was dealt the system. Professor E. B.- Bainey, of State College, failed to show up to deliver his scheduled sddress so the morning session of the eenvention was given over to a meeting of the stockholders of the Hardware Mutual Fire Insurance company. The meeting of the insurance com pany, policyholders was the regular session held at all conventions. Three directors wore elected, two of these being re-elected and one being a new man. The directors elected were E. C. Duvall, of Cheraw. 8. O, W. W. Watt, of Charlotte, and W. M. Terrell, nf Rartsville. 8. C. The reporta of President Watt, the Secretary, T. w Dixon and the treasurer E. C. Duvall wars received and approved Dy tne stockholders. After the stockhoiltrs of the in surance company, had held their meet ing President W. K. licit, took eharge of the convention and the question box was opened. The box wss kept nnem for over an hour and many tha delegates took part in the dis ussion. The question vox proves ,i of the live events of the entire eon vantion. Several men gave their ex narienca in meeting the change in eon ditions and outlined their plans for mh.tinff them. One suggestion that immed to meet with a great deal of favor was to the effect that dealers secure their stock from brother desi era who also find themselves over stocked in certain lines. This sngges tlon met with the spproval of the eon vention. FUNERAL DIRECTORS MEET NEXT YEAR IN ASHEVILLE J. S. Wood, Of Oxford, Elected President Of North Carolina Association Salisbury, May 1& The North, Caro lina Fuaeral Directors and Kmbalmers closed a thrce-dsy annual session here this afternoon,' t meet next year a Anheville. Officers elected included J. B. Wood of Oiford. president; Frsnk Hovis, Charlotte; W. H. Wilkinson, BeidSville. aad T. W. Summersott, 8slU bury, as vice-presidents. W. N. Vogler, of Winston -Salem, was re -elected secre tary-treasurer. Delegates to th aa tional convention, which meets ia Ban Antonio. Texas, are J. M. Harry, una ' letter C. W. Wright. Salisbury; Bobert Blalock, BeidsviUe; Asa A. Hardee, He dersoa.- . r. ,'. - .' ; ' Local funeral director were host at a barbecue at the fair grounds -at noou, Officers of the sssoctation soy this wsi one of th best snd jnost largely at tended of th 33 annuel meetiag i their history, ; . DENOUNCE CHARGES MADE FOR FREIGHT C, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY B BATTLE TO REDUCE Disarmament Fight Begins In Senate When Naval Bill For- -mally Comes Up SEVERAL AMENDMENTS BRING ON OPPOSITION All Major Increases la first Half Of Bill Passed Over At Keenest Of Borah; Senator Kinf Delivers Three-Hour Speech Against Plan To Build a Greater Nary Washington, May 12. The half bil lioa dollar naval appropriation bill was taken ap today ia the Senate only to encounter immediate opposition from the advocate of disarmament. Beading of the Senate Naval Affair Committee' amendment had scarcely mor than beea started when th first rumblings of th imminent disarma ment fight wree heard. The first amend ments slightly increasing the appro priations of th bill ss passed by th House wer accepted without discus sion, but when the . amaadment was reached to Increase me sum avauaoie for recruiting by a million dollars, Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, leader of the disarmament forces, asked that it be passed over until the Senate take up th question of naval person nel. Pas Over Aniiaiid Thla reauest by Senator Borah was repeated time after time with the re sult that when the day's consideration ended praetieally all of the major com mittee increases ia th first hslf of the bill led been passed over. These in eluded the appropriation for th Key West, Florida, suDmarine Daae; oau Diego, Calif, naval hoapital project; Guam submarine and destroyer baa; Band Point, Washington, air station; San Pedro, Calif., submarine base, aad the Alsmeda, Calif, supply bsse. Senator Borah made a point of order against the provision of the bill author- . . .. i . . L X. ... . A ixing tne oeerewry vi m eant fo naval purposes binds st Ala- maria. Los Anreles. Camp Kearney, California, and in King eounty, Wash-J TBO vice-rresiaui, ruled Senator Borah a contention mai the provision was general legislation aad as such coma not propane m s eluded in th bill. Tha ' Jiaamament forces. . IhroUaTU a..in. TCinm Democrat. Utah, also let loos oa th bill general attack, tha Utah senator contending tna continua tion of th 191 building program wa a waste of money, "- -'. . Senator King, in tn eourse or nis three-hour speech, described the bill ss 'a warlike message from ine uniiea States to the nations of the world. "At this moment when we sre eon sidering the appropriation of $500,000, 000 "of tha country's money," Senstor two fatsrifleted. and the esiaoiisn ment of a policy which means billions more, there sre seven Senators in this chsmber. I d lixe to record ui iki. KRUTTSCHNITT STICKS TO VIEWS ON RAILWAYS TiAr.larea Hiirh Wages UUiei Cause Of Financial Flight Of vEailroads Wulnnirtnn. Mav 12. During a long and vigoroua cross-examination before . Hnnnta interstate emomerce com. mittee today, Julius Kruttschnitt, chair m.n f tha board of the Southern Pa ritir. held firmlv to the view he had given in direct testimony aa to the causes of the financial plight of the railroads of the eountry. Expenditures for labor, fixed parti ally or wholly by government action, are too high andjnust be reduced. Mr. Kruttschnitt reiterated in reply to questions from members of the com mittee, which is Investigating the whole rialroad aituation. Present revenues as affected by reeen ra advances are entirely justifiable, he added, and must be sustained. Arugments an dinquirlcs by Sena tors designed to bring out ths views of ths witness ss to whether lower freight rstes' in particular might bring the roads more business snd thus in crease profits oat of smaller tolls, met not the slightest encouragement from the railroad director. Senator Poindexter, Republican, Washington, said that many complaints were being voiced becsuse of the "slow ness of action by the Bailroad Labor Board in deciding complaints,"' and Mr. Kruttschnitt agreed that this was a difficult factor. Chairman Cummins withheld his own examination of the witness until tomorrow. Scoro of Convict Escape Huntsville, Texas, May 13. Mor than a score of state convicts, many of them armed, mutinied today, stormed th arsensl, shot two guards and fled. Owning a Home Hav a horn of your own" there's Slwsys a particular interest in that slogan, no matter how thread-, bare it has beea worn by realty dealers and owners. There ia ao denying the fact that nearly every household bss the ambition to own just the kind of a bom that's it ideal. , . Owning a horns is well within th power of many households, and th way to find out just what- property is available is to make as of th Wants. Prospective home owners may b placed i touch with prop erty holders, agents and builders quickly and at small expense through the Wsnts. . Phone 127 our Waat Ad Man will gladly call for your ad. ORAH BEGINS HIS 1 3, 1 921. Oxford Policeman Burglar In A Oxford, May llvA barglary, a raaalag battle betweea the barg. Isr and Sears af th town, and th final ahoetlag af th barglar areased th tewa a boat 4 o'clock , this aaaralag. Polieamaa O. L. Bewliag killed Sandy Lyea, a Dar ken negro csaght ia th act of bargtarialag the store of th liar rls-MltelKU Co Collega Street. Mr. Henry T. Oabara. wn sleeps bev tha store, heard a aois belew aad telephoned th peliea station. OBcera O. L. Bowling and B. X. Clark ras ponded aad aa they came town from Oabora' room they observed a man cosalag t af the store. At the first word from Bawling the barglar dropped two' suitcase aUed with shlrta, a aalt af clothes, etc., stolen from th ator . aad apeaed fir at cloaa range. Th o IS cars retarned th fir, bat the hot from sack aid want wild. BAPTISTS ELECT DR.E.Y. President Of Seminary At Louisville Succeeds Dr. J. B. Gambrell CONVENTION FORMALLY GETS DOWN TO WORK Four Vice-Presidents and Other Officers Elected By Acclama tion; Nearly Five Thousand Delegates Arrive For Ses sions; Telegram Sent To Dr Gambrell At Dallas Chattanooga, Tenn, May 12. Dr. E. . Mullina. president of tha Southern Bantist Theoloaleal Seminary at Louis- villa, was elected president of the Southern Baptist convention oa the first ballot at the opening session of the sixty-sixth annual convention this af ternoon. Fire other candidates, Dr. Oeorge w, MftDaniel. of Biehmond: Dr. W. W, T-nrtnim. of Bussellville. Ky.: Dr. John D. MelL of Athens, Oa-; Dr. 8. T. Cody, of Greenville, B. U.; ana ir. w. J. mo ninthvln ilia of Greenville, were placed in nomination, making me longest iui of nominees ever presented to tna eon vaatian. hnt Dr. Cody withdrew in fa vsr of Dr. Mullins. A total of 5110 Maa war east- T)- Unllins' election . was mad unanimous and 'a committee consisting 6f three ex-president of the - conven tion, Joshua Levering, of Baltimore, former Governor B. W. Stephen, of Missouri, and Dr. E. S. Dargsn, of Nashville, assorted the new president to the platform. - -ntKar Officers. Tha four vice-ureaidents were elected by aeelnmatioa aa follows! Lieutensnt Governor B. r. rsraey, or ixew mcxico. Dr. J. B. Hobbs, of Birmingham; Henry Allen Tupper, of Waahington and Mayor A. W. Chambllas, of Chat tanooga. The present recording aecr ..(.. nf tha bodv. Dr. H. C. Moore, of Nashville, and J. Honry Burnett, of Macon, Oa, also were elected oy accia m.tinn. as were Dr. W. P. Harvey snd Oeorge W. Norton, of Louisville, Ky, ..Mttnr and treasurer, respectively Among the frsternal visitors welcom ed wss Dr. O. C. 8. Wsllace, former ly of Baltimore, who is pastor of West mount Barjtist Church, of Montreal, Canada. Other visitors from the northern convention and from Europe are expected. Addresses or welcome were uencrcu by Dr. John W. Inxer, pastor of the First Baptist church of this eity, snd Mayor A. W. Chamblws, while the re sponse was made by Dr. W. S. Wiley, of Uii.tnna Okla. """-" . . I. Five thoussnd messengers sno. tisivui. took psrt in a hslf-hour's song service preceding the formal assembly, Bobert H. Coleman, of Dallas, lesding. dr. Gambrell III. In the absence, due to illness, of Dr. J B. Gambrell, of Dallas, retiring presi dent, J. H. Anderson, of Knoxville, called the convention to order and pre sented Dr. O. H. Crutcher, of New Or- (Continued On Page Ten.) 1LLINS Former Secretary Greatest Transport Job in History By JOSEPHUS DANIELS Former Secretary of the Navy When the Vaterland, pride of the German merchant marine, reached New York oa ita first voyage it attracted in tense Interest in shipping circles. It wss the latest, finest, most mag niveently appointed eation of ma rine architecture. Conscious of the achievement of their eountry, snd glorying in the attention it had evoked, the Vaterland' ofllcere gave a dinner, and invited to it prominent ahipbuild ers, constructors and engineers, as well ss other leading eitixens. It is a vcritabls floating palae for voyagers to Europe,1 said one-of it officers, "but that is not the best or the most important thing about the Vaerland." "Well, what isf asked the carious visitors. . , "Com below" said he, "and I will show you." , . Bolow went the whole pnrty, and there be showed them bow every do tail of its plan had been dvised o as to facilitate its quick conversion into a troop-earrying ship, with capacity for 10,000 soldiers. Carried 18,84 Soldiers ' "That is th best and most important thing about th Vsterlsnd' he said. "Ja a remarkably short time, if need rises, we eaa msk it a troop irnnsport. ' Hs wa .right. W proved he wss right.. . - -i Betweea the data of our entry into th war and th armistice, th Vater land, lt nam changed to th Lovlathaa SIXTEEN PACES, TODAY. Kills Negro Ranning Battle Th negro led up College atroet with tha la parsuit. The barglar . emptied . hi pistol and stopping Behind a telephone post near . the tplseoaal Chnrch reload ed. About thla Urn aad last a th negro started scrta th street a ballet from Bowling's gaa struck him la th abdomen. He coatiauod ta fir aad suit his wax, acre th tract and feU ia front af the Method 1st parsonage, drlag la a few mlaatea. It sees almost salraculoas thst neither of th Blears waa hit la th mole. A ceewaer Jury com. pletely mraaerated Bowling f ram any blame. Both af the pelieeme era being cengratalated apoa their scan and apoa their faithfalnee to daty aader sack trying dream. tance. Th aegra waa about It year aid. TO POWER CQN1PANY Court Sustains Position Of Ser vice Company That Action Is Not Removable Greensboro, May 11 Instead of sustaining a setback by the opinion of the North Carolina Supreme Court handed down yesterdsy, the North Carolina Publie Service Company, of this city aad High Point, gained eonsidorsble progress, as the -company views the decree. Ia the decree, yesterday, writtea by Justice Stacy, ths court recognizes thst a ess may well start irremovable by later alteraation of the proceedings, but it specifically declares that the fact of the injunction doea not constitute such sltoration. but that the ease eon tinues a mandamus proceeding, in thla nortion of the decree, the local company feels thst it has gained the major portion of ita prayers. The matter roes to a re-hearing, therefore. Tjurelv to find th fact whether the Public Sorvie Company la aolvent and able and willing to pay or th current It gets and expect to t from the Southern rower worn- nanv. Today president Charles Hole of the Publie Service Company, declared tha this- eompnn yi not abl and willing to pay, but has paid regu larly npoa demand bills of tha South ra Power Company for service, a terlng each time a protest at th amouat. All that th local aompaay ia aaklnai or ever ha asked, ha stated ia tn rat 'this sowar at any rata the supplier, demands provided there ia no discrimination agstaat the loeai company in favor of any other user of this servic. BOGUS NOBLEMAN SEEKS TO SHOW HE'S AMERICAN Became Involved In Bigamy Charge When He Married Bocky Mount Oirl In 19 IS Richmond. Va- May 12. Federal' in spectors, at the instance of Washington suthorities, today inquired her as to tha itntna of "Lord" rouitor V. maae. hnmia Rritinh nobleman, formerly 01 Virginia, who is row in jail in Ireland and is understood to be seeking his re lesse on the ground that he is an Ameri ifmn fitizen. No informstion ss to his citisenship status was available but reeorda sa ttus' Mnira ennrt 'disclosed that he gave Georgetown, D. C, as the place of his aativity when be toox om a nccnao nero 1913. to marry Grace Marie Brown, a pretty typist, daughter of Oeorge L. Brown, traveling oculist of Bocky Mount. N. C, who was found dead t a hnt! in New Bern in 1913. A few days previously, Blake and the girl went through what proved to oe a i mar-rui irn ceremony at Uyattsville, Md. The marriage here was performed by a Catholic priest when the girl's parents insisted upon having a religious ceremony- in addition to what they thought at the time was a genuine civil one. Discusses the Oft aoi soldiers to Europe. Gcr n..n fnroaiirht snd skill in designin this monster linsr contributed matrially tha success of the biggest transpor tatlon job in history the greatest nnwmnt of srmed men over such distance that the world Tia ever seen, it u tma tha Germans did their best. when thev realixed the use of which their mighty vessel might be put, to block our employment of it. The plans for conversion, which had been all worked out most carefully, and which were among the ship's-papers when She first came to New York, were spirited away. We had to make our own plan, but that was done without sny great delav. They took the greatest pains to pre mi aiit- nainr snv of the German ves sels. .Before we got possession of them, their engines snd machinery were so badly damaged by their crows that the Germans thought they ould never be repaired in time to get into tne war. American expert estimated that repairs would-requir fsbm on to two years. But the nsvy, by using electric welding aad othere new methods, re paired them ia a few months, nnd sll were carrying -American troops or sup plies bc'foTB theend of 191. This was a triumph of American ingenuity sad engineering skill. - ; ' , German Ships Csrried 157,48. Mea The interned German ships, which we appropriated sad' reehristened with Americaa names carried - to . Europs 557,488 .ansa. Th list of the ships, ; (Caatlnaed aa Pag Eleven.) RULING SETBACK PRICE: FIVE CENTS n NFY MFxTllii iiiiiih.i uwiiisvw -1 w ;t BAT WITH JOHNSON STILL PITCHING Dave Blair Fails To Hit Home Run But Has Landed Safe-'.; ly On Third Base SENATE COMMITTEE TO MEET AGAIN SATURDAY, Harding Sends Tar Heel's Ham , To Senate As Nomine For; District Attorney; Marion, Butler Whacks Both Ways In Testimony At Hearing; But) Keeps Blair's Becord Clear The New aad Observer Bureaa, ' , 003 District National Bank Bldg- , -By EDWARD X. BRITTOIf . - i (By Special Leased Wir.) ' Washington, May IA Senator JohaV soa will have to chang front hi single' barrel gun shooting at Dave Blair aad get a double-barrel shotgun, for Frank Linney was nominated thia afternoon by President Harding for District Attorney; of th western district of North Care As Linney also failed to vote for . Johnson at th Chicago - Betrablicaa National convention, it ia ap to tha nemesis of Davs Blair to play a twist role and get after Linney, North Cars Una State chairman. The nomination of linney nam fa th) Senate today aad waa referred 'to tha judiciary committee. '. It waa expected for aoma iim. and , ha been ready for aoma tint, bat ha beea held up at the request of Linney. who desired to cloaa ap soma busines affairs before h took over th job. It remains to be seen when Hiram Joha-4 son will permit him to do o, for if tha Californiaa ia eons latent h must sown oppose th confirmation of Linney, and! perhapa even more vigorously than hal ', I opposing Blair, for Prank linney 1 tn Jtepubiiean state enalrman tot North! Carolina, and Senator Johnaoa ha aaidn that he had it ia for him, that LinnayJ earn to hi headquarter oae during! the balloting in Chicago, want back to. - tha hall, voted for him one, aad thsnT jumped with th other delegate to Gav-1 eraor lxiwden.-and anally ran after aad jumped oa th Harding band wagon, i It l understood that Laaaey say' that he received a cold, vea a rough' Dit of treatment at th Johnson had quarter. But all these things will port " sibly be told later by Senator Johnao.' Blair Fall to Get Acre David Blair failed to get aerow tha t Johnao hardl a gala today. thagh all tudiaatioaa ar 4ka--e will finally d- i aad be aoalmied. for after tw i ion of th Be aat flnane eonunltte th matter ef th report to be mad oa th nomination of Mr. Blair for coon misiioner wss carried over till th next meeting of th Committee. , This-can: hardly take place before Saturday, aad may possibly go over till Monday. Th eontlnuation of th investigatloa betas; made at the instane of Senator Joha eon is that th Senator may further amine into th financial transactions of J. W. Cannon, father-in-law of Dava Blair, with the ineom tax aectioa of the Bureau of Internal Be venae. This continuation cam after a lengths session of the committee this morning, -lasting till about 1 o'clock ia th after noon, followed by a later session begin ning at half past two, and lasting for a considerable time. Th morning e sioa was one of turmoil and wrangle, with a number of witnesses testifying, smeng these former Senator Marion Butler, Bobert H. McNeill, aa attorney; of Washington, formerly of Wilkesboro N. C, and several experts of th Tress-" ury department with Senator Johnson asking questions and making state ments. In the afternoon Senator John son took the floor and verbally lashed the North Carolina Republicans for r fusal to vote for him at Chicago, ' Diacassea Primary Vat. Senator Johnson took up the matter of the vote for him in th legalized pri mary in North Carolina ia detail aad made comparisons with the primsry vote in other states. He said thst th primsry vote in Vermont and New; Hampshire was smaller than th vote) lin North Carolina, and that th primsry rote in New York, based oa populstios, mas less thaa that of North Carolina ia tha Republican section of tha primary. He held that aa Vermont, New Hamp shire, and New York had obeyed tha voice of the Republicans evea if tha vote wss small, that ths North Carolina Republicans ought- to hsve don th same thing. He declared that he had been "betrayed' at Chicago by dele gates who were bound legally ami morally to vote for him, and he rubbed in the points that he felt should b pressed before the committee. Referring to a statement made by Treasury experts at the morning aessioa lhat there had beea a final settlement of the Cannon matter of excess profit! taxes made on May 9, he said thst this had come two day after the question ha dbecn raised before the committee, the experts also having aaid that the doeision had been made before -ay 7, whilo the final order was made on May 9. While this settled the present status of the Cannon matter be held thst it eould bo opened again if the commis sioner desired it opened. He also spoke of the interest of Republican National Committeeman Morehead ia the Blair confirmation, and made in quiry concerning the cotton connection of Mr. Morehead with the possibility of matters involving these coming before the commissioner in reference to any matters of taxes. Johnaoa Teaches Uve Wire. It j understood that Senator Johnson is insisting that the finance committee call ou the Treasury department for a statement as to whether or aot any of those who have indorsed Mr. BIr hsv claims pending for a refund of their, taxes. This is a real lie. wire. Dsve Blair was also heard by th committee during th morning, and h defended his course at Chicago faying that ke had received no official notifica tion of the primary ote ia North Caro lina, and that the Republican Stat, eon ' (Continued a p tarsal