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The News jiiEiWliiigl " . . .1 2 t-. on jrour pep'. f - ,-1 r five Says be " In ords to avoid xu tea single eofcr. Ceaeraliy . fsir Wsdatsday and Tkarsday, - VOLCXIII.no, 152. SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY RALEIGH. N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE I 1 921 . SIXTEEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS ' 1 I- 1 EIIFOMEIIT REGULATIONS GET Both ; Dry and Wet Forces watching Moves 01 Admini- . stration In Washington , SENATE EXPECTED TO . ADOPT PENROSE PLANS Anti-Saloon Learn Can Mas tr Considerable Strength n House and Warm Tight Ex pected There; Another Plan ' Proposed for Consolidating , Secret Sendee Porees ; The News and Observer Bureau, 003 District Natioaal Bank Bldgv Br EDWARD X. BUTTON v - ' (By Special Leased Wire) , Washington, May 81.-Developments this week aa to tha matter ci what it U be don iaj tha matter at prohibition regulations arc being Watched closely by both tha dry and wet force. That , : Joha F. Kramer is to receive ordara to , "move along ' from hia post aa prohibi- ' tioa eommiaelonsr ia aeeepted renenrily ' aad that Nswtoa Fairbanks, of Ohio, ia to be all successor appear sow equally ' assured. . f It ia also the opinion that the Bales FeaTcee Hirry Daugherty plaa of trans f atriaa; the prohibitma enforcement see- 1 tioa of the Bureau of Internal Bereaue to the Department ef Jnatiee will go v through, though there ia to ba opposi- i tioa te thia chases el baa. The Senate :. ia expected to approve the .transfer, but la the Bona there, will be a light against it by tha Anti-Saloon League forces.-. ' Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel af the Anti-8looa League, ia stoutly opposed to tho ehange, and will have plenty: of baekiag oa the floor of the House, though in. the Senate it ia eaid - he will have but little support. With Senator Penrose leading the light for . , tho transfer, having with hun tha understood endorsement of the plaa by Presides Harding, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, and Attorney Genera Daugherty there ia little doubt but that DRY MUCH ATTENTION , nu9 domw wiu to ior sue (rwnsier. 1L o -4- 11, i . . it. . a I " Senators Penrose and Watson went over I the matter last week with Commissioner f . Blair aad farmer Acting Commissioner, r - Millard jr. West. It ia laid that West J 1 ia. ia faror af the ehange, but that ' . , Blair baa not yet announced hia views. However, it ia understood that he ia V going to favor it aa the President and the Secretary of the Treasury are both , ' - - :,'for-!.' .The chain! -fa one. that' wai favored aim by former Sceratary ef the - "' Treaanry. Houston swd 'Attorney, firtf ,.T. ral Jaur .srtytas' i t'ta he-wUl be' , -,' t re.ady.to ver ta job,-.'.)' - , i . ' -" There ia,"howevr, a more ezfenaive ' I ' plaa 4 biiBging- together all 'the in- veatlgating. aad cecret aertica foree of the government under one bureau chief la the Department of ' Justice, thia a "part of a general reorganization scheme Mid to hsve White : House backing. Even' the name ef the new bureau has . been selected, this to be the United .States secret service with its thief re- ; porting directly to tha Attorney 0n sral ia tha general matter ot thf da s' tertion of crime. ., ... , r.t Moat prominently mentioned for the aew post la Frank Burke, former pmixi ant Chief of the Bureau of Javatiga tioa, now holding a position with, the . shipping board, Burke having -.hereto fore adaeeret eervte work. The enly , rub aa to thia ia fthe attitude f apme of tha members of 'the cabinet, these not wishing te give .up auek investiga tion aetivitiea as have heretofore been attached to their departments, the 8tata Department, the Poetoffica Department, .-' and the Treaeury Department being, ia stances cited. a. That thia particular aitrh!ns; nf freea should be made prior; to tha general, "ahaks-npf reor ' ; gaabiatwu aVkrme which, hnr-: been eredfttd aa the purpose of tha Harding . administration fat the plft that fa now , Wing .backed. : Commissioner Blair ia .to have hia Urtt conference with the newspaper men at 10 a'aloek tomorrow morning and eomething may be learned thea. ; V.--.V v ;' i . - Pay Moaey aad Take Ckoico ' i ;"Tou pay your money and you take your choice"' ia tha conflicting opinions 4 as te what la going to happen to the v nomination of Prank .A. Linn,' Re 1 ,' publican.- State chairman for District Attorney of the Western District af . North Carolina. Proav some . eourees there eomea the deelaratioa that Llaney " . will be confirmed, from othera that he will get it in the neck, that Serrtiblican Senators from the 8tatea in whieh the c-ro vote in the thing needed for Re publieaa success win aee to It that he - ia not eon Armed, that men like Seantor . Borah .will hold that he hit planned te . violate-the law, from the Senator John ' soa'flolewing that Linner violated the North Carolina legalised primary by failing to -vote for Johnson at Chicago. Aad there are some who say that Presi dent Harding and Attorney ..General Danghtrty are- taking eold feci oa- the nomination and will , withdraw-H, ' that Republican1 aa tors aad Boprenrata. tivee have told them that to force the Iinney nominstien, across would mean the loss of jteW la both the Brnato aad .'the House, that tho negroes would. bolt ,' the Republican tickets in manr blaees U I Linney with hi aadvlee to eliminate thai , negro irons rrgistrauoa an the ballot f ' hoi was eonflrmod. V At I aee tha eaee after, talking with Sena tore oa both sides of the fenee the 'uly thing that will kep Linney' from being eon firmed is foJvTreiident Hard ing aad Attorney General Daugherty te desert him, aad, fer tb President to t withdraw 'the F nomination, as certain Senators are urging him to do. There is an idea that he ia weakening. If he does ao.aad bowa la aubmiaaioa to the voice of the aegro eppoaewts of Llaaey the hopes of -the Bepublieans for progress iaV oreuring the "vof :'f jtt white men in the' South has aane "skiddoo.". I have been doing aom calculating, aa talking with shrewd t (Continued ea Page Two.) ' NEW PRESIDENT OF- ' TAR HEEL BANKERS A A. If. Dumay, president of theTirat National Bank, of Washington, N. C, who waa elected president af the North Carolina 3aakera Association at Greensboro laat ' week, 1 we ef the moat enterprising bankers ia North Carolina. . He has served aa vice-presi dent ef the 8Ute association and has boea aa active member of tha erganla tioa for a number of years, . v ' New Program Will Be Financed By Loan To Be Made Thursday ' Definite action toward the financing ot the State'a program of improvement, including roads and institutions, will be undertaken at the meeting ef the Council of SUte Thursday, It became kaowa yesterday ana it ia understood that" a large loan will be secured from State bankers. A number of bankers of the' State, it was learned yesterday, will make the 8tnt a tangible preposition on approxi mately 10,000,000 at 6 per cent. It is likely that thia will entail a condition that a part of this money be len oa deposit. A similar Joan from the Page Trust Company carried tho atipulation that money en- deposit should draw per cent Interest ; . f There never has been 'any difficulty about getting money for the State of North Carolina to finance) its projects," Governor Montana -reiterated yesterday nt he left far Hamlet where he spoke tart alght. tV'5.'?' I i WhT tMJ&anW of thef etate'ire ptav' tared to -Jonu- the' tftate t.OOO.OOO If Lit. wore needed," added lieutenant Gor- ernor -v. . . ajooper ot , Wilmington, himself a banker. Whether the State wiU borrow 10. ObOJXXL mora or leas, ia a matter whieh tha Council of . State alone knows and tho council, according to Governor Mor rison pending the return-ef two of its members is not willing to , undertake definite action. . Those who - discussed the matter yesterday. 'it aeems, were ia aceord. Aewapaper: men - who later viewed the.. Governor and others were gum to understand that- definite ac tion will be taken Thursday. ' , CONTINUE DEBATE OUT. NAVAL BILL I ft SENATE Economy Forces Continue Drire To Pare Down Appropriation. :.w'j!ittthcat':-' ' r' J WaahingtonMay II. The third week of. Senate-debate oa the ti95.000.OO0 Naval appropriatioa Jbilfc- opened. today with the group of Beaatora-who hare been prominent In the- disarmamcat and economy eontroTSrsies offering new proposals lor natal reductions. A final vote, however, ia expected by leaders tomorrow or Thursday. " When the Senate,- after Hi holiday recess, resumed consideration of ' the bill, Seaater-XearoeV Bepublican,' Wis. eonsiav . ottered aa amendment to ent 15,000,000 from the total ot 190,000,000 voted by the Houth and aupported by the Scpate naval cam mitt ea for contin uing work on the.lSlo. navalj building program. 'The ameadment was rejected by a vote of 35 to jM. . .. Senator Kmc, Democrat, Utah, thea offered an amendment: proposing tempo rary, suspension of work oa live of the super-dread naughts of tha South Da. six aew battle cruisers aad also en six kota class., Be spoks for several hours ea hia amendment and it went over until tomorrow. - ' Disarmament oneetions, the plsee the United States should occupy among the naval-powers, comparisons of the naval programs pf the United States, Great Britain and. Japan, and numerous other subjects ware threshed out anew in to- dsy s discussion. BEADS t WIN TAILS TOO LOSE. Hew tobacco ewwotw'have beew losing naoaey under the aid "section system" iaf sdUng ta , brought out la the followmg Ule told by. a romlnent warchoaaemaa to one ef the leaders af the Tebacea Growere Ce-operatlre Marketing Association. Things like thia woa't kappea under ea-operatlvw marketing. ; ."I had two piles ef tebacea on the floor when the market awned. They were exactly - alike aad I knew -tobacco too. I alae kaew the barer aad I told him te giro sne his best price and he prom mad he wea ld, r.-Oae pile waa knocked dewa for 1? fmta aad the other for S4 scats. When I aaked him smoat It be said his limits were II seats ea that grade! - ;. "Now I kaew tobacco 'aa well aa anyoae werhlng for the big aempaa lea aw. t anted tha tag aad ea the next daw offered tho IT.eent pile aaln. Ike aame buyer bought It fee U - . ea jasssMaaasm eeau.a- pound.", .-. .r . 0 BORROW lie FROM STATE BANKS JURY FROM ROVAH i TO H EAR EVIDENCE III PEACOCK CASE Trial Of Thomasville Physician For Murder win Begin; in : - Lexington Monday CTTPi CinT MAVP v ' SURPRISE DEFENSE After Ixtended Argument and . Presentation Of Affldarit From Solicitor Bower, Judge ' Finlej Orders Special Venire Of 100 Ken To' Be Drawn - Prom Bowan Jury Box ' Lexington, May SI, Upon motion of the State that a jury be secured tram another county to try Dr. John W. Peaeoek, Thomasville physieiaa, for the killing ef Chief of Police James E. Tsy lor, of tha same town, a venire of aae hundred was ordered this afternoon by Judge T. B. rinley to be drawn tram Kowsn county to report here Monday morning when the trial -prill begin. The State sprang somewhat af a sur prise thia morning whea Clyde X. Hoey offered aa affidavit, signed by Solicitor John C. Bower, asking that ths ease be removed er a jury, drawn from another county on the grounds that tha State could not be assured ef a fair trial by a Davidson county jury. Thia affi davit set out that the doctor was widely kaowa through IS years at practice, by being coroner for a number of years aad through having been ehalrmaa ; at ths road board for several years, aad fur ther that the prisoner had a telephone in his cell and had been able to com munirate with friends, many ef whom have also visited him. , Defeaaa Makes ObjectUn. Counsel for; the defense, asked for time to anawer aad were granted until 3 : j0 this afternoon whea they presented counter affldavita tending to show mo prejudice against ths State, by quoting newspaper accounts published her as impartial aad by explaining that four telephones were ea tha same line, in cluding the sheriff and ths jailor and showing illness ia the jailor's family as cause for installing ths telephone. J. J. Parker, E. , Baper sad J. B, Me- Crary argued egains removal, taking alao.tbe grounoVihat anlass a jury from thia eonwaw,rawhrw, ased that- ths case should Te removed entirely to ao othe eounty,; Solicitor t . Bower and Clyde B. Hoey argued ia behalf of ths motion - and -contended for an outsids jury Instead ef removal. . Nearly' two hours was eoneumed by argumeat at the end of .which time Judge Finley ruled 'that a jury should he. brought bore from an adjoining county, , v Formerly Lived la-Bewsa. ' ubjoetions were -made to Randolph by the State, while Judge Finley ruled out Guilford aad Porsyth-for stated rea sons. -Davie was then eliminated after statement by eoansel for the defease that the Btate - had .. aaieipated a rs moval or tha aecaring' of venire froa oatside Davidson aad had employed a leading, lawyer of Davie. Thia - left only Bowan aa- eligible. Bowaa la ths formsr home at both Dr. Peacock gad bis wifs, although tha family, haa not uvea mere xor about twenty years.' -Superior Court .will finish tha re mainder ot the criminal docket prob ably by Thursday or Friday, but ea account of impossibility- of laishing the eaae before the week-end it wai decided to begin the trial Monday, Dr. PeaeockT was. brought .to the court room this morning aad formally ar raign ea. xa cairn even tone - be an swered "not guilty'' te the indictment as returned yesterday -by the grand jury. Both aides announced readiness for trial.! During the afternoon, am meat, the prisoner's ' family aat with him. He evinced keen interest in the legal battle over removal and main tained a splendid composure. It is considered likely' that several noted alienist! will be' brought hare by ths defense counsel who have not announced that a plaa of temporary -: insanity wouia do onerea. 1 INSPECTOR GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE DISASTER Every 'Angle Of Patal Airplane Crash To Be Taken Into Consideration Washington, Msy 31. Thorough in veatigatioa of the army ambulaaco airplane crash Saturday at Morgaatoa, juary iaaa, in wwenr seven meu . were killed, will be mads by the Inspector General af tha army under orders issued today by Secretary of War , Weeks. The Ureatigatioa. wlIl.be independent af that made by a epeeial board ef Inquiry of the Air'Ssrviee aad -will cover every angle of the disaster, par ticularly ia reference to design aad Control of 'the type . ef machine wrecked. Ia this connection, it 'was indicated that coenixanee would be taken of the statement of Captain Da evergne, air attache of the French embassy, who made the trip to- Liaghry Piled In the machine, but wbo 'declined to make the return flight ia.it. Cantata Do Levergne stated that on tha trip flown that ner noticed lack of balaneo ef the plane and that, at timea Jt ap peared out of control of the pilot. , Tha Air Service board made public today its findings ia the iavcstigatW Ia . it Lieutenant SUaley M. Amci the pilot, waa absolvel. , ef any blame for the crash and tho report sail there was ae evideaee of defect in -the de sign at the eraft, The accident la the opinion of tbe board wss jibeclutely unavoidable and was due ertlrely to the severe storm iato which the big-plana ran while retoratag to Washington froa LanajJe; field ' More Liberal Farm Credits and Lower Reserve Rediscount -Rate Desired; ; ; ; HARDING THANKED FOR INTEREST IN SITUATION Also Bequest All Possible Aid Ia Opening Up Export Chan ( nels Por , Cotton and. Other , Amerioan- Products; Many ' Delegate To Attend World Conference In England New York, May L Amarieaa eottea (rowers, manufacturers and aflUliated interests, at their astioaal eoafereaes today, called upon the Federal govern ment to aid ia tha rehabilitation ef the cotton industry. . Tha government wss urged la reso lutions: To authorise aad grant a more liberal expansion ef credits oa farm loans. Ta lower the Federal Reserve bank re discount rata without delay to a figure aot in. excess ot five per cent ea the re aiseounts ef farm produeta aad all com ereial paper. ' Ta Insraet th War Finance Corpora- tioa aa Department ef Commerce to reader all possible aid ia- opening up experta for eottoav and other Ameriraa raw produeta, so as to stimulate the movement and consumption of such eomaaodities as rapidly as possible. Bee tile tie na at credits aad higher rata ef re-discount charged oa Tarm loans, the-resolutions said, had rendered it impossible for farmers to plant aad cultivate a aormal cotton crop ia 1921, aad - indications wars that ths cotton acreage would ba the smallest planted ia tha last ZS years. ' Uaapeahable Losses The cotton growing industry and the entire agriculture of the nation, the resolutions added, "are aaffering from unspeakable losses ia price values aad stagnated markets in. America and re stricted exports. Deflation ia tarm raluea, which was so unexpectedly pre cipitated upon the country ia August, lUL'O, found the cotton growers with their crops ready for harvest and with out power to protect themselves from the' .debacle - of : constantly lowering prices. , . "The crou waa produced at- the peak of 'Ugh' coat aad the growers - found themselves facing bankruptcy values. Proaa aa expectancy of ,500 ,000 for tha-otte . sro-in-lfulsv -1920. -when cultivation erased, th f rowers et that crop Sustained Joss of 11,600,000,00', so. pan w waits) -was profit but repre sented , a ,' aet loss deducted from ths actual cast .of production.". r- . It is proposed to havs governors af cotton-growing States appoint a com mission ta work oat a plaa of eo-operv tiom ta-etabitizing eottea prises. V n ,- Thaak PrealdeJit. ''"-' ! JPresldent Harding's, message to . the eonwention pledging' the co-operation of tha admiulatratloa;tB ' Improving eoa ditione la the eottoa industry wss. de clared j to- be aae ef statesmanship and trus American iam and the delegates to the-World Cotton Conference ia Eng land -were a rged te present it at that gatheriag. A message was sent to the Preaideat thaakiag kim for his interest ha-tha iadustrr.- - . - All deDartmeata of the industry ware asked to "co-operate aloag sonnd aad conservative business lines for tbe speedy enactment of those . economic and" efficient reforms ia ths production, handling, marketing aad distribution ef thv eottoa crop whieh are so vital to the future success ,'of tha iadustry." Tha American dslegates to the World Cotton Conference, to be held la Liver pool aad Maaaheeter from Juno U to 23, were instructed to urge the adop tion of the United Btatea standard of eottoa grades ia ths international mar keting of America a eottoa between Amsriesa exporters and foreign pur chasers ef tha staple. , . About' two hundred representatives ef the industry will sail tomorrow to attend the world conference. SUPERINTENDENT OF AIR MAIL FIELD RELIEVED Chicago, May 31. E. W. Majors, su perintendent of the Chicago divisioa -ot tho air mail, was relieved from duty 91 orders from Washington today after a month s investigation by postal inspec tors. Assistant Superintendents W. -i Moore aad Paul V. King and FiaU Manager Paul Dumas also were relieved from duty pea ding further inveatlg- tiona." C. A. Parker -waa appoints 1 temporary chief ef the divisioa ia Ma jor's place. - " The investigation Into conditions at Checker Board Field followed the deaths at five pilots ia the Chicago dlviaioa ia tha . laat few months. Charges ef ineffieisasy, negligence find drunkenness wars made by wits ess during tha inquiry which waa ia chart of Charles H. Clarakaa, a postal ia enactor. All of these charges ware strongly denied by the accused official;, whose 'conduct also wss aerenaea :Dy pilots st the field. June Wants At this, time of the year, whea Spring is merging iato Summer, there are any number et things that are -badly needed, either by the maa or woman who is fortunate eaoagh te spend the hot months in tbe country, or by the ae ashore, er by the one that la obliged to remain ia the city or town during the Summer. - ' . So many people lose a vast amouat ef pleasure simply because they have never learned the' value of a. simple little appeal la tha Want Ad Columns. Des't .let this : bright month- ot June go by without sstisfyisg these little extra Summer wants through ths Want Ada..,. ' FOUR HUNDRED MILLIONS TO BE SLASHED FRQM NA TION'S RAILROAD WAGE BILL JULY 1 ORDER WHOLESALE Vl Railroad Labor Board . Com pletes Its Sifting Out Of Evidence Chicago, DL, May Sl-Wage redue tiona ordered by the Bailroad Labor Board today resulted from a com bined hearing involving railroads which filed petitions te eat the wages af one or more classes of employee. Ths hearing began on April IS and ths labor aad railroad repreaeatstives were each granted one week to present their eases. Ths -final date for sub mitting evidence was set tor Msy 18, aad ths Board haa been at work oa toe ease constantly since that date.. BedueUoa ia the wagea ot laborers ia Other Industries and the declining cost of living were eet forth by tha railroads as ths basis af their plea for lower wsgs scales. Ths winter slump ia business materially hastened action ia the endeavor to cut aowa the country's railroad psy roll sad many railroad offleiala declared before the board that their roads would be ia the hands ot receivers unless im mediate relief waa provided, tsrted la February. The eampaiga for lower wagea was begun ia February whea Brigadier Uea eral W. W. Atterbury, vice president of the Pennsylvania Lines, first de manded ths right to hire unskilled labor at ths rate pre railing ia each road's territory. General Atterbury brought his demand to the board dur ina the h carinas ea rules snd work ing conditions, whieh ths board has not yet disposed ot. At uie sami tims General Atterbury demanded im mediate abroaatioa ef ths national shin crafts arreementa which, he de clared, would further reduce the rail roads' labor bill by vhmjwjjw. The board however, took no action oa the demaads at that time aad it waa not until tha fotloaina month that fiiatinet wags cases cams te the board's attention. The Erie Railroad , and the New York Central Lues - then took stein toward a reduction by present ing the. matter to their employes. No agreement .wss reached, however, snd tbe disputes finally reached the labor board. ":. ; ; : '' - . I . V- ProvUions ef the Transportation act of WSO" require that before any dii pute is referred to the Labor board, both -gmployes ' and ' employer shall have mads a sincere.-effort ' to effect assttlsaaeat. Ia. ease a aaweemeat eaa be reached, the ease msy be referred to ths board by aae or both parties. Ths board then summons the aisput anta and holds a hearing at whieh both sides sra.givsa opportunity to present their argumeats. ' . ' ,. , -- Followias- their hearings, (ha Lrie whieh. had already put a reduction in force, was ordered by the. lioard to re store the former rates and. tbe New Tore Central waa denied permission to mnke aa. immediate reduction, pending a hearing of the merits of the dhputu Defeat at the efforta of bou roads to cut wages wss thea the signal fur a deluge of esses whieh began to pour into the .board a offices. Jteaiiring tito futility of attempting a separata bear ing on cash dispute, ths P-Mrd combined all the esses for . the hearing ' whieh resulted la ti-day's deeieiun. After, only one day's Ueliberatlos, ths board made public a resolution' oa May 17 atatiag that prsvailing condi tions justified a resdjastmsst downward sad that new wage order would 1 issued on or about June 1, to be tffaetivs July L, Ths decision, howsver, is aot ss eomprhrhslta aa that which fronted the WJOftk-OMO waga increase to railway workers ea July 20, U2U. Beauctions under today's decision will 1 effective only for Uie elasses of employes named by the . ruilresds .which filed disputes prior to April 18 snd which sppearcU in ths hsaring beginning rn t.iat date. Tfu increase laat year affeetcd all so-called Claaa I roads, including nearly 200 of ths larger rail systems ot ths eotutry. A 'aew hesriag will be begun June fl to inelude all 'disputes filed with the board between April IS and June fi and a speedy decision is anticipated in the Knew eaae, members of the board stating that todsy's decision would set, a pre cedent f or JuhaeqUent decisions. -Seven Factors Considered.. Undsr' ths'Tranaportation. Act, seres factors are prescribed for consideration la determining "just snd reasonable wages" of railway, employee. The board'a wage iaereaee decision declared all these factors bad been given eon sideratioa aad that the rates established were coasldered just aad reasonable. The decision st that tims said: -Ths board 'ass endeavored to fix such wsgea aa will provide a deeeat living and sscare for the children of the wsgs earners opportunity for education, -and yet ta remember thst as class ef Amer icana should receive preferred treat ment aad that the . great mass et ths .eai.r must ultimately pay a great part ef the increased cost of operatioa en tailed by the increase in wages. It is hoped thst the' present deeisios which adda substantial amounts to pres ent wages will bs felt to be just aad equitable under the circumstances snd railroad employee wilt accordingly ren der the l"t service of which they are eapable. If they wiU do this, it is be ure4 tbe American people will receive benefits 'for outweighing the cost of the Increases. " ' 4 Basing their argumeat upoa the board's deelaratioa that wages as estab lished by thia decision were just and reasonable in July, 1920, the railroads presented a volume ef testimony to show thst living costs hsd declined and that wages ia outside Industries had dropped. Thai railroad representatives declared wares should be cut in proportion. ( The employes, while giving figures combatting the railroads' argumeat of - (Continued from Page Thirteen) , GF REDUCTIONS BAIL WAT EXECUTIVES AKB DISAPPOINTED t DECLARE REDUCTION INADEQUATE Chlesgs, III. Msy IL Bailwsy esecatlvee ton I rat expressed dlsas pwlatment at what they declare ta he tha laadeqaate waga decreases an cmusod by tha United States Ball rwad Labor Board.' B. M. Jewell, preaideat ef the Ballread Depart men af the Ameri caa Federation ef ' Labor, ref aeed to . make any comment, - but de clared the decision waald be taken ap at a meeting af the eseeuttve committee, probably ta Chicago with in the past few days. , The redacttai in wages granted ta net, In my eplaienv' eaflcieat te snoot ths desnsnds of ho sttaattsn," said B. E. Bryaen, president at the Chicago, Milwaukee aad St. Paal. The ratlraada la geed faith ashed roc sad expected fhst the User heard weald make a redact tan ef wares eauivalent te the i advance which It granted am Jaly 29, 1IM. That sdvsaee prareid te ran at the rate ef almost 4,eM,SM a year whea the rnliwaya 'were haadllng a armal baskaees, awd averaged ahoat SS per seat. The redaction authorised by the labor beard ta be anade on Jaly 1 ta last ahoat one-half af thia ma." a U. Felson, preaideat af the Chtcaae. Grelt Westers Railroad declares the railways believed that the redactloBa la tha coat af living aad ta wagaa la other Industries waald Jastlfy sa even larger re dact tea af railway wages thea the advance granted last aummcr and that tha flaaacisl caaditiea af tho railroads aad the condition af gen eral hnaiaoaa demanded It." EVANGELISM AIM . OF STATEBAPTISTS New Department Of Board Of Missions Established . .Yesterday Establishing a department et Evan gelism with two whole-time evanselists snd two whole-time evaacelistis sinrera ths Baptist Board of Missions ia session hers yesterday, cleared the way for aa iatsnsivs vaagsistio.aTnpaigw. es ths pact or tae deaeminauon iw ths 'State heading ap la theEveryene Win One Month," September 10-Oetober 10. This campaign is a definite part of the 75-Million Campaiga ia whieh one at the principal objectives of, the Jive yesr period was ths salvation of two aad a half miUioa -eoale in tha South. During the I month. - when 'the move ment will reach ita . peak,- aH -the church ee of , thf. denominatlog ia the State are expected to hold evangelistic campaigns of a week's length. . ( Evangelists XleetML , Bsv. W. B.Bradshsw, pastor of ths First Baptiet Church, sf Hickory, snd Rev. J. T. Biddiek, pastor of the Psrk Avsaue Baptist Church of - Norfolk wars yesterday elected evangelists ef the board while A. E. Lynch, ef the Home Mission Board of Georgia and W. P. Betts, of Baleigh, were elected erangalistie singers. The Mission . Board meeting yestert Am MMita ..II -J um Dr.- Charles -E.; Maddry, waa attended also by hslf hundred psstors of Bap tiet churches ef; tha HI ate invited here at the- same time. . Ths seasioas were hsld ia the First Baptist Church and attended by seventy-five or a hundred board, membera- and ministers. Chapel Bill Church. . - The- board discussed ths already au thorized project , of a Baptist church (Continued on Psgs Twelve.) HEAVY CASUALTIES IN FIGHTING IN SILESIA ' i i i i ii l 5 Asnsborg, Silesia, May 31. (By -the Associated v Frees.) Fifty Poles snd fifteen Germsas wers killed and a to tal of. about 175 were wounded when Polish insurgents attempted- today te take Annaberg, after a brief shelling by. small 'field pieces. Salisbury ' Banker Kills Wife9 J ' Then With Gun Kills Himself -Salisbury, May $1. This city was shocked thia afternoon as it has not been shocked in years by ths discovery of. a double tragedy in the home of John Wright Davis, a local bank official. Mr. Davis and his wife ware found dead ia bed and a pistol atill gripped id Mr. Davit' hand together with tne orderly eoaditioa of the home made an inquest unnecessary. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been married about eight years during most of which time Mrs. Imvla has been in poor health, being an invalid in recent months. Mr. Davis' loving de votion to her has, been a thing of com mon , knowledge and comment - among hia neighbors snd friends. Just when and how ths tragedy occurred will prob ably never be knows. Mr. Davis went home from tbe Davis A Wiley Bank, where he wee employed ss bookkeeper, Monday about Boon. Bolieitor Hayden Clement who is a neighbor of tha Da vises sad who with ths eoroner, the sheriff and ths chief of police made a thorough investigation aad decided that ao inquest waa neces sary, Is of the opinion thst the tragedy took place between 1 - and " 3 . o'clock Monday. Friends failed to get response over the phone from the Davis horns during--the afternoon and evening. This morning ths cook prepared brcak- Wage Reductions Of Twelve Per Cent To Affect Members Of Thirty-one Labor Unions v On 104 Railroads ' RAILROAD LABOR BOARD- WILL HAND DOWN ORDER CUTTING WAGES TODAY, Attitnde . Of Bailway Unions , Toward Decreases Ordered BemainsTo Be determined; . Big Brotherhoods Ezpeeted -To Meet At Chicago JBy 1 To 'Consider Board's. De- " .cision, Which Is Effectiye On That Date; Percentage' Of Bednctiona i Tor Different ' Classes Of Workers; "i De crease In Cost Of Living and In Scale Of Wages Por, Similar Kinds Of Work la Other Industries Cited - By, The Board ?., L ; f ., ', , . ,x-yt . 7 ni Chicago, May 31. By the' Associated Press.) An - esti- .. mated four hundred million dollars will be slashed from the nation's railway wage bill. when an order cutting wagea an average of twelve per cent.' to be handed down tomorrow, by the United States Railroad Labor Board, becomes effective July 1. The order affects members of 31 labor onranlza- tions employed on 104 rail roads. ' e 1 While the decrease T Is specifically applied only to tha roads whose cases have been' heard by the board, the de cision says it may later be ap plied 10 any otner road asking a hearing under the provisions -of the Esch-Cummins Trans portation AcL v - ,aw'1 ATsrega U PerCA(as,v4 Percentages of reductions somputecl by members et the board gave tha aves. ags of twslvs per cent, and ths same source estimated tha annus! ' redaction in- wages at approximately WdOjMO.OOO., The Bailroad Labor Board reosaily, rs-elsssifisd ths rarioas employes 'ia eoaaeetioa with railway opsrstioas, aae ' this, it was pointed out, msy have soma effect oa labor eosts.- -. i, , ' 'a ; Ths board also, a few' weeks ago, isrd. . ered -abrogatioa of tha national work . ing agreements, to become effeetiva July .: 1. At the hearing on-the petition for "' abrogation of ' these sgreements, .rail '' road witnesses estimated savings " ia labor cost as high as $300,000,000 an-" nunlly. This would bs in sddiMon to ths saving possibls through the current ' wage reduction deeiaioa. . V; ,-- , .- The deeiaioa grants reduction vary ing from 5 to 13 eeats aa hoar, er front 5 to 18 per cent, and ia the ease of sec tion laborers, completely -wipes oat the increase granted that, class of employes by tbe $600,000,000 wage award of July 11 20, 1020. For section men the reduetioa ' was approximately IS per cent. Switch men. and shop crafta were-given, a 9-per-cent reduction, while the traia cor- . viee mea were cut approximately 7, per cent, car repairers wore cut about 10 ' per -cent. - Common Labor Pay x Common labor -pay, over whieh the, railroads mads their hardest fight, is to be reduced to 811 cenU an hour,' cutting froight truckers average month ly wagea to $97.10 and track laborers to $77ai. This new schedule gives seetioa , mea an' average daily wags of $3.01 for an eight-hour day, although considers- ' ble testimony offered by the roads, -par- tieulsrly in ths South, showed eommow . lsbor wages ss low ss $1-0 for a tea hour day. i . fehop crafts employees and train and engine service - meu, -eicept those in . passenger service, are reduced 8 cents sir hour. Centtructlon and seetioa ' foremea are reduced 10 seats sn hoar. Passenger and freight engineers, who (Continued on Fags Twelve.! .- fast and left without seeing the Da vised Mr, Davis did not -go to the bank, rele . lives went this afternoon to see what the matter was. . Upoa entering ths bed room on' the second floor they found Mr." Da via and his wifs both oo ths bed. She hsd been unsbls to leave her tied for some days and wore esly s gown. Mr. Davis waa dressed except for a -coat. -. Positions of ths - body showed thst Mr. Davis hsd 'shot his wifs through the left temple, the bulle a thirty eight, having gone through, the head and waa found on ths bed.i Hs then, aeeording to the natural evideaee, put the weapon la hia left temple, shooting' with his left hand and holding ths barrel stt-sdy with his right hand, fired k ball entirely through hisowa head, falling back by the side of hia wife aa . ths bed. v Hia right hand showed powder barns. Bis left hsnd Still gripped" ths pistol with his thumb against ths trigger. ' ' Mr. Dsvis wss a member of one of -the City's prominent fsmilies, being a , soa of the late Bobert M. Davis. Mrs. -Davia waa formerly Miss Msy Bateliff. of Memphis, Tcnq., aad her people have been prominent in- that state. Her -grandfather, tha late Colonel Tats, was a well known railroad official. Funeral . arrangements await arrival of reltves. ". "' '-' -'-; "" " , .... i.... !"' -"V .-- -