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. THE WEATHER I fl ' mi lbs WATCULALZL eryer rouf papsr. Fn4 renews! kCA lnlralliH rivf in order to- avoid -tuijuiintf a slngl copy. - VOL. CXIIL No. J 72. : , - TWELVE PAGES TODAY. ' RALEIGH, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 21, 1921. - TWELVE PAGES TODAY. z V : v, PRICE: FIVE CENTS LiO'S FINDS L0GIZ1NG FOR CAMPAIGN LETTER Republican Sttte Chairman Remains Silent While They Do The Talking SOFT PEDALING LATEST ADMINISTRATION PLAN Brigadier General Sawyer Blossoms Forth With Wel fare Scheme To Make 'Super Race' of Americans; Con gressman Lyon On Commit tee To Help Cotton Farmer a The News aud Observer Bureau, 603 District National Bank Bldtf., By EDWARD Z. BKITTON (By "Special Leased Wire.) Washington, June 20. As the time for the lilnney hearing before the sub-, committee of the judiciary committee gets eloser there is beginning to be in quiry as to what is really going to le the attitude of Frank Linney. While he has elated at various times thai he was standing for the same policy for which he has stood for the past 20 r years he -disclaim in Jorge Utee the meaning given to his now famous letter to the women of North Carolina by not alone the negroes who protest his font". mi : i '- District Attorney for the Wot rn jv-:i; t of N'orth Carolina, but by w-l m...iln'is i,f the white peo ple. Thii was that his iuvitatlon to Democratic State Chairman Thoihas D. Warren was to eonnive to keep the negro .from roistering and voting. Mr, Lin ney now says that he did not mean thH, that he wm always ready to have the negro who wat qualified to vote to do so. But the fact remains that his words did not read that way when they were given out during the campaign. Begin Making Apologies It ia to be noticed that backing for Linney is beginning to male apologies to the negroes for the attitude of Lin ney, and to smooth out matters ao that the negro antagonism to Ldnncy ma? melt away as thie-anow in summer. That well known Republican writer "Justice,'1 otherwise former Lieut?nant Governor Charles Reynolds, of Winston-Salem, who appears in print regularly in the Inion Republican, of Winston-Salem, is on th ejob of explaining things away lor Linney, and doing this in an apk Setie kind of way Hers in Washington there is a aa tinning attempt' to have President Harding withdraw Linney s same from the Senate, and at the same -time if the nomination doe stand, then to ssv niatters connected with the hir ing as quiet as can be. The Republi cans of the Senate who nana negro con stituents to be reckoned with do not wish negro oratory concerning the a.U-t-jde of the Republicans in the' Linjioy ease aired too much, nd they are not at all pleased with the resolutions being adopted by Republicans over North Carolina openly antagonistic to the negroes and boosting Linney as a "lily white." And Democrats here are not pleased with the tone of these resolutions, for they ascribe to the Democratic party actions with regard to the electorate that ar efalse, the language in some of the resolutions of tho bitterest kind '.o wards the Democrats. They hold that Mr. Linney is now much "beholden" to the Democrats, for was it not Senator Overman, a Democratic Senator, who saved Linney when the Republicans of the Senate judiciary committee were for lynching him at once with an. unfavor able report on his nomination. Ia fssct they had already done so, and Senator Overman secured a rehearing for the North Carolina" Republican State chair man. These bold that gratitude at least should animate the friends of Linney when they do their resoluting to boost their man. Ta Throw Sep To JJefroe Wnile as I have written before the " TJarding administration appears on the point of seeking to build op a "lily white' Republican party in 'be South, with the idea also that It can kick and tuff the negre as much as it likes with out the fear that he will leave thcRe publican party, it is to be expected that it will throw a sop to him now and then, and there is one of the "sop" offerings now about due. It is being freely stated here that an agreement has been reached between President Harding with State and local Republican lead en in New York regarding the appoint ment of Charles W. Anderson, New York negro politician, to the post of Collector f Internal Revenue in a New Iwk diiaritItJfeL8tta there is to be created a new district, so it is understood, and the negro it to be msde collector of that district. It is said by New Tork Republican leader that it is la answer to th negro demand throughout th country that a negro be givea an appointment to a kigk post that Pretidsat Hnrding is going to mam Anderson in fcow York. Th negTO has for years been a member f th New Tork Republican State com mittee, and some yean ago h held th position of .Collector of Internal Reve nue for th lower Manhattan district, thi "irtalttiest in th entirt emstry, having boon- appointtd to that position ky Proaidant Tift. It ia th fooling that ' Uis appointment by President Harding Twill keep the ?ioi tfuiet ft! t.wMlo t leaat. Sawyer Plana "Sopor stae. Th Hardiag administration is going one better taaa tho Hardiag campaign orator and leaden. Ia tho day that th Republican part was ballyhooing for voters there wer all kinds, of promiee mad the poopl. Tax were to eaaae down, pr-asperity was to flourish a a green boytree. Job vert t bo pleatifaL we wer goiag to b "asso ciated" ia some mysterioas manner with th rest of th world and gvt all th benefit withont having to boar aay of - (Caatlaaod m Paso TwoJ Pfl rt OPPOSES, GOMPERS , FOR FEDERATION JOB an .Yl ,i.A Cm' John L. Lewis, who yesterday an nounced his candidacy io.r the presi doncy of the American federation of Labor in opposition to Samuel Oompern, the veteran labor leader, is president of tho Vnited Mine Workers of America. Veteran Labor Leader Remains In Race But Will Not Stoop To Politics Denver, Col., June 20. Supporters of Saniuel Gompers and John Lewis, prea idont of the United Mino Workers, who today announced his candidacy, tonight were marshalling their forces for the contest which will decide whether the veteran labor leader shall be returned to the presidency of the American Fed oration of Labor. Both Bides are mak ing canvass of the situation and already declare they have mastered sufficient votes to win. The Gompers forces went Into action immediately after tho announcement by Lewis, with a declaration that the veteran labor chief would be a eandi date and bad no intention of withdraw ing from the race. Mr. Gompers stated, linwver. that ''J consider the position of president f the American Federation of Labor so exalted and so dignified, I would not stoop to politics to attain it. Except for his brief announcement that he was a candidate, Mr. Lewis who heads the largest union in the Uni ted States, declined to make any state ment. His supporters, however, were active, and claimed, that they had pledged more than 20,000 of the 39 votes in the convention. Ijabor leaders pointed out tonight that the candidacy of Iwis would change the whole political complex ion" of the convention. They said that there probably would be candidates put into 'he field in opposition to the pres ent members of the executive council Up to tonight, however, there had been no indication of such a move. Mr. Lwis has established a campaign headquarters at one of the downtown hotels and is being aided in his cam paign by a large force of mine workers officials from all sections of the country. The machinists union, tho second largest, and the earpenters' and joiners' nnion, the third largest nnion in the Federation, already have swung their support to Lewis. Both Uonipnrs and Lewis supporters el.nm a majori'y of the delegates from railroad organizations. Th, candidacy of Lewis is the first serious opposition that President Gomp ers has had since 189-L.when. he was defeated for re-election by Jshn Mc Bride, a mine worker. Since that time he has been re elected year after year by almost unanimous vote. EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES AGAINST CHAR1 0TTE MEN Charlotte, June 20 F. M. Perkds president and F. 8. Westbrook, Vice president of the Southern Trading Com pany, will reteuurn to the city as soon as their bonds of So,000 have7 been ar ranged. A friend from Greensboro, representing Messrs. Perkins and West- brook is here trying to get the bond reduced and to arrange for tho bond fixed by the court following the pre sentment of the two named and others, tho specif ied aharg 4a tho priif ntrflnnt being embezzlement Colonel Kirkpot rick counsel for those alleging to hare lost through the company, ssid the total number of persons thus Involved wonld bo 12. Perkins and Westbrook are both North Carolina men, tho Greensboro friend said he had nothing to do with any other case but that he cam fcr as a ms'ter of friendship. FOCI COASTING VESSELS VANISH OFF CAre HATTERAS " Washington, Jiae Xt-Vlaioas of Bohherlk pirate erew sailing Capo Hattaraa waters la trie, sweaa kackliag, Spaamh aula stU, are kwfUniag to baaat the miaaa of nur 7 folk IweHlng along tho amor. Secretary Boawoir ha beca' aokod t take a hand ia aoivtag tb mystery f - roar eaaatlat craft eaaiaaod mp lately la Sao weather. A abort tlaaa i a acboeaor raav asod tat the aaad bora at the cap with -all sail act aad her people mlaalag. K oxptaaaUoa of the dl apaoaraaco ban bo) foond. - Row, with three other craft atystertoaalr foae, Batiroo aloag the eooat hi at darkly at crow of piratical Rao olaao bovorlag at foot over tbo ekySno to eotae paacsfal aserckaal- pi? 1 if r x p- ' I K If ffi : f ii W t .in. i W.at4 ! LEWIS TO OPPOSE GOMPERS FOR JOB READY 0 FURNISH no GUILFORD CITIES W. S. Lee Says Southern Power Company Can Provide The Electricity ONLY WANT CHANCE TO OUST PRESENT CONCERN Watef Power Trust Attempts To Prove Greensboro Con- cern In Dire Financial Straits; Plaintiff In Federal Court Action Will Offer No Evidence -(Special to the News and Observer.) Greonsboro, June 20. The fourth day trf-thrj trial irf-thtr-sitit-in- eqatoy filed by the North Carolina Public Service Company and the cities of Greensboro and High Point g;Unt the Southern Power Company in an effort, to get Judge James E. Boyd to render a judg nicnt ordering that tho defendant com pnny continue furnishing power for distribution in the two cities, passed without incident of unusual or particu larly interesting moment today. Tho only evidence that seems to have counted for mnch with either side was the admission of W. 8. Lee that th Souther Power Company would serve the people of Greensboro and High Point If given the chance and were allowed to do ao without any batting I by the North Carolina Public Service Company, Perhaps the greatest thrill produced came at the closo of tho afternoon ses sion when Attorney W. S. 0"B. Robin son, who ha borttw a great part fff the defense, announced that he was about ready to rest his ease, as but little ad ditional evidence if any would be of fered by the Southern Power Company. Argument to Start Today It was learned from A. K Brooks general commanding the legal brigade lighting for the North Carolina Public Service Company, that the plaintiffs will probably introduce no evidence. If neither sido offers any evidence tomorrow, the arguments on the points of law involved in the suit will be started. Mr. Robinson, who seems to be tho pilot of the legal staff of the Southern Power Company, will probably make the opening speech for th defense, whilo A. L. Brooks will doubtless start the plaintiffs' side rolling. E. T. Canslcr, Judge W. P. Bynum and E, D. Broadhurst are all on hand to fire their guns loaded with legal lore at the rostrum, while B. B. King and O. L. Sapp are just as anxious and just as willing to tell the eourt that the South em Power Company should be com petled to continue furnishing power for distribution by the North Carolina Public Service Company in the cities of Greensboro and Hign Point. Basle Facts for Argument The ground on which the North Caro lina Public Service Company will make its legfll fight will probably be that its contention has been proven that the Southern Power Company Is a monop oly and, therefore, should be compelled to furnish all consumers who make calls upon it for sorvice. On the other hand, the Southern Tow er Company will probably rest its claim for victory on the facts that they have admitted. That they are willing snd anxious to serve the people of Greens boro and High Point, but that they are not willing to furnish it to any one man or company for distribution in any way that be or the company may see fit. Judge Boyd has heard long hours of testimony. Just what he will do is al together problematical. He has exhib ited great Interest In the ease through out and will probably give the matter ninth consideration before rendering a verdict. Both sides have announced that the case will be taken to the Su preme Court of the United States in the event that they lose, so that the matter is destined to be in the public eye for many months "even after Judge Boyd hss pronounced his judgment. Thisafternoon the Southern Power Company put several men on the stand, R. L. Pickett, city msnaser of Hish Point, and D. M. Morris, city clerk of (iroensboro, in an effort to prove that the' plaintiff company is in sore straits financially. Both men testified that the company- owes their respective cities considerable sums of money. Superintendent Matthews of the local (Continued on Pag Four) Great Armada of Bomb German Langley Field, Vs., Jua 20. Th greatest armada s air fighter ever gathtred by th army ia tim ef peace is resting her tonight ready at a mo meat' notice to "hop"' from th field for practice with demonstration of air servie boast that th day of capital battleship ia past. Across Hampton Road at th naval be sevsral score of Uaelo Sam s boat are toned np to take first actio ia th bombing of tbo German subma rine TJ-117 which ia to take place to morrow, off tlit Vitftni Capes. Th vanguard of MfaiklBf planes will nack th, target fifty. mUr wat of Capo Char la at a a. m, no bat vj ma chine partlclruf la ft opaniaj at tack. Immediately behind th India scoot will fly aia plane of th 9 L ijp aea or waiea win carry roar bomb slasg la Ha earriags., A torpedo plane diriaioa of Ive Martia bombers will follow with aii bombe each to ro loaae. Four machine of th N. C type similar- to tkooe aader eosamaad of Lientoaaat Bead ta.tbe trat tran-At-laati flight will follow with cargo of foar bomb each aad th eoluma will bo dosed ky a mariao eorp dl visit f six Do Havilaad bombers arryiag two ' - be apieea. , POWER DIREC E STARTED TO ,' MEDICAL pilERICA Senate Racing With House In! Congress To Put Dry Meas ure Through COMMITTEE IN HOUSE . TO HAKE IT UNANIMOUS Senator Willis Introduces Bill In Senate Containing. Uncon troverted Sections of Pro posed Volstead Measure; No Friends For Medical Beer In Honse WaihingtoiL. June 20.Th Senate started a race with the House tpday to outlaw medical beer, Juat after the House rules commit tee had concluded a long hearing on a proposal to give tli Volstead anti beer and general prohibition lightening up measure right of way. Senator Willis, Republican, of Ohio, introdtced.a spec ml bill containing the brer and other uncontroverted sections of the V in stead 'bill with the hope "of having it passed before the prohibition commis sioner promulgated medical beer regu lations under the 'opinion handed down by former Attorney General Palmer. In view of the statements by prohibi tion leaders boforo the House commit tee that Jhcy were unwilling to redraft the Volstead supplement bill and their request that it be expedited as eincrg enoy legislation, there Was much specu lation as to whether the Volstead or Willis measure could be put through first. No friends have appeared on the House side in behalf of beer as a medi cine and Chairman Campbell, of the rules committee, expressed what was re garded as the general view on that qucs tion by declaring a bill to prevent its sale on a doctors prescription probably would le passed unanimously. The committee will decide later in the week whother the Volstead bill or any part of it shall be given top place on the House calendar. In introducing his bill, Renutor Wil lis said he. was actuated by "the dis euKsion and delay concerning the bill pending in the House." In addition to prohibiting the prescription of beer as medicine, the measure would provide that not more than the same amount of alcohol in wine may be prescribed within ten davs than is now authorized for spiritous liquors, which is one-half pint. Other provisions of the bill wovld prohibit tb issuance of moro than on hundred prescriptions within 90 days to any physician for the use of spirituous or vinous liquors as modicin unless an emergency existed; would prevent the further manufacture and imports tion of whiskey or spiritous liquors, but not alcohol, until the present supply is reduced to a point where it would meet the needs for non-beverage pur poses, and would give courts in Hawaii and the Virgin Islands jurisdiction to enforce the prohibition act. DOZEN PERSONS LEAP FROM BURNING STRUCTURE M. S. Wiggs Severely Burned In Blaze That Outs Board ing House Rinston, June 20. A dozen persons men, women and children leaped from the roof, second story and first story windows of a boarding house at 214 King street here early today beford firemen couuld be summoned to rescue them from 1 lame -wheV hsd spread through the house. The building, a frame structure, was gutted. M. 8. Wiggs, a road construction fore man, wal severely bnrned in the hands. Wiggs clung to aa uppec story window sill, afraid to drop to the ground, until flames caused him to turn loose. . Ono other man is i reported to have been i e'nl in lesping through a window. All the others escaped Injury. Mrs. E. B. Whitehurst, wife of the owenr of the house, residing next door, said eight minutes were spent in try ing to get telephone connection, but the firemen said the call was prompt and the burning of a wire caused them to loose the telephoned alarm. The aereama of men on th roof who later jumped aroused other neighbors and a box alarm brought the firemen. Air Ships Will RAC U-Boat Early Today Flyers at Laagley field do not expect to hav a chance at th U 117. Exp , t opinion given unofficially at Langley field doe not expect even that the last planes ia the navy's formation will find it necessary, to release their bombs. But provisioa ia made for the Langley boiPoers to tlaish tho job if TJ-117 still remains afloat whea th navy finishes. If accessary th army aiiXfiifht will consist of twelv Martin bombers with sir, bomb s piece and eleven Do Havilaad carrying two bomb each. Plight commanders wiQ be- ao restriction a to either altrtnd or speed, fcaonld th Mill still remain a th tarfae guns of a iadron of oroTOwitJ naav Je.i.i Officers f both th army aad nary eoasider moot importaat, however, the seeoad phas of the bombing teat to take plae o Jan 28. At that tim th battleship Iowa radio eoatrolWd will be cruising aomw - between Cape Charles tad Cape Bealopea from fifty to open hundred mile off shore. Thj a iatora with a further-idea of tk ship' location, will take off at a give a tim nd search her mitIf tk Iwa ia located a shower f dummy bomb will be raised npoa ker aad the plaaoe wilt' rsta a. The Iowa ia aot to bo destroyed, a sh is tho oaly radio aoatrolUd vowel la, existence. Former Mail. Clerk On A. C. Z. Kills Himself and Three Children SamuekCranford, Who Formerly Worked On Railroad Run From Washington to Wilson, N. C Becomes Enraged With Wife, Forcing Her to Leave Home, and Then As phyxiates Himself and Three Little Ones. The News and Observer Bureau, 003 District National Bank Bldg., By EDWARD E. BRITTON. tBy Special Leased Wire.) Washington, June 20. Declared to bo ono of the most eold blooded crime .a the history of the District of Colum bia, Samuel Crnnford, a former railway mail clerk, whose run was between Washington and Wilson, N. C, and his three little girls, Caroline, age five, Charlotte, ige three, and Evelyn, ng! two, were found by a horrified youiij; woman dead in a little nom on the tup floor of tho house in whivh the famjjy had lived. The evidence ia that Crai ford, -during Saturday, after there ha I been a quarrel between him. and hii wife, liefore she went to her work ia one o the government dupartments, had frone to the small room and turnel on the gas. Tho gruesome find of the four bodies in the room was brought about by the smell f gai, aoiil when tin; door of the room was opened it was found that two jits of gas were wide open, tho three children with their heads on a pillniv, their faces peaceful, the father lying nearby with a look of pam on his fuC". The mother had gone to her work, und she says that the cause of threats made on her life hv h-r hue'iand that ehe had gone to Lnrton, Va., near here, where her mother resides. It was not until late Sunday that she heard of the teeth of her babies and Iut husband. She says that her husband was in a fearful mood when she left home, that ho had accused 1 er of undue familiarity with another man, a charge which she bitterly denies, and in proof shows ho'v she had lived in poverty and with li'tii- C. V. MITCHELL Prominent Agricultural and Business Leader Claimed By Death rfcw was received hero Inst night of the death at hit home in Aulander of Mr. C. W. Mitchell. He died at 8:30 o'clock last night. Tho funeral will take place tomorrow morning nt eleven o'clock. Mr." Mitchell was one of the best known and most trusted business men and agricultural leaders in the eastern part of the State. For eix years he was a member of tho State Board of Agriculture aud his fellow board mem bers regarded him not as only thor oughly devoted to tho State's best in terests, but as one peculiarly qualified to pass wisely on matters of agricul tural policy. He was also a member of the board of trustees of Wake for est College and in this capacity also commanded the complete confidence and respect of his associates. He was a very successful farmer snd in addition directed large mercantile end manufacturing interests, conducr ing a large supply store and also be ing largely interested in the cotton seel oil mill at Aulander. He was a very public spirited man and" had been ag gressive in his efforts for the advance ment of Bertie county and that whole section of the State. NO NAVAL VESSEL WILL MEET SIMS, DENBY SAYS Washington, June 20. Secretary Denhy said today that Rear Admiral Sims, on resching New York W'ednes day aboard the steamer Olympic from hi trip to England, would land when the liner docked and that the navy had no intention, of sending. a vessel to tako him 3 at quarantine or at sea Referring to reports from New York that Irish sympathizers were planning demonstration for the naval officer as a result of his critirism during a Lon don speech f the activities of friends of Ireland in the United States, tho Secretary said he hoped no situation would develop to make it impossible for an admiral of the United States to land in the ordinary way or to be cm barrassed by any element when he landed. . . Admiral Sims is expected to proceed to Washington immediately after this landing to report personally to Secre tary Denby who so directed in bis or der cancelling the officer's leave of ab sence after the London speech. New York, June 20. When the Olympic, on which Rear Admiral Sims is returning to this country by order of Secretary Denby, docks Wednesday it Will be at a bare pier. Officials of the irie decided today, after a conference with port officials to exclude the public "to avoid discrimi nation." There hav bee a many reports tuat proponents aad opponents of the Ad miral's London speech, in which b dwlt with Irish-Americans wer plan ning demonstrations of opposite nature. The pier will bo heavily policed. rOUI MASKED MEN BOLD IP RUN SEE FOtt BASE JkUdlByT Jane J0lT X py iBMikf i saoa held np Frederick Myers, a runner for th. Mutual Trust Company, her today and Mixed a bag containing Jbe tweea S,000 and $ If, 000. Th runner fired after the fleeing bandit who es caped with the money ia an automobile. Hardiag Ketarw to Wwklagtoa Wsatngtn,.Jun 10 President Hard ing return d to Wsshlagtoa arly to day from a week-ead erai dow th Potoma. rivr oa the presidential yacht, Mayflower. Thi' President wat accompanied oa the erai so 'by Mrs. Hardinf aad a number ef fawU, H did aot las. , DltS AT AULANDER to eat, that ffhe mij(ht care fur her husband and the three little ones. She is prostrated and has not yet rctnrne.l to Washington, but word from her ia that slio had no feur that her husband would harm tho children", that ho loved '.hem, often goinc without food in order to. buy milk m r them. The family w.n in liro poverty for two months. Mrs. Cranford is just 'J5 years old, and has been married ever since she was 1,". It was, only two mouths ago 'hat she had gone back to live with her husband after ho had obtained a position us a reserve man with the Cap ital Traction tonip'any of Washington, and she is reported n broken in health through the alleged ill rn-ntmcnt from her husband. Cranford had been living here with tho children while his wife was away fruln him, and his rooms showed that there was extreme poverty, no furnishings of uny kind, just two bare rooms with a bath, and tho three children slept on the floor. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that death came to the four through ap4tyiiati, that the children died within tim e mill utes after first breathing the gas. There nirs candy fuuimd in the hands of one of the children, and it was at first thought that poison, had" been used alsu, but there were no evidences of poison. An autop'y is til be held Virer. The cor oner is of the opinion thnt th children had gono to sleep before their father turned on the gnu. When the war was at its height Cran ford quit the mail service anil engaged in the tuxi business between Alexandria, Va., and ('amp Humphrey, after 'which ho accepted service with tho Capital Traction Company as conductor, where he was employed up to -tho time he killed himself and children. EXTEND GOOD WILL No Unfriendly Agreement With Japan Will Be Made, Pre mier George Says London, June By the Associated Press.) The British prime minister, in opening the Imperia' Conference, at tended by tho premiers of tho over seas dominions, today referred to Anglo Japanese relations in terms generally regarded in American circles hero a assurance to the United States that any renewal ef the agreement with tho Japanese government would necessarily be of a nature unobjectionable to America. While Mr. Lloyd Oeorge avoided a declaration on tho direct issue of tho treaty, he alluded to tho war time friendship with Japun, an dsaid that (ireat Britain was anxious to apply this friendship with Japan, and said thit connected with tho Pacific Ocean and tho Kar Kast, among them the future of China. Cooperation Cardinal Principle. Great Britain desired to nvoid coin petition in armaments in the Pacific, the prime minister declared, mid he emphasized the wil'ingness of the gov eminent to discuss limitation of arma ments with the United States. Ho pointed out at the same time that the lifo of the United Kingdom, n also of Australia and New Zealand, wa built upon sea power '"the basis of tne whole empire's existence." Discussing the relation between Great Britain and theUnited States, the prime minister said: "Friendly cooperation with the United States is for us a cardinal principle, die tated by what seems to us the proper nature of things, by Instinct qiftte us much as by reason and common sense. "We are ready to discuss with Ameri can statesmen any proposal for the hrpitatjpn f .armnments which thy wish to set furth, and we can undertake that no such overtures will find lack of willingness on our psrt to meet them." Session Wlthoat Ceremoay. Tho first session of tho conference was without ceremony, the dominions of Indiu assembling at tho residence Of the premier, who spoko for an hour. Mr. Lloyd George welcomed the visit ing premiers and other delegates, who. ho said, met as "equal partners in the dignities and responsibi'ities of the British commonwealth." The prime minister summarised post war conditions and said that German disarmament was virtually accomplshed and the reparations problem was "in a fair way of being solved." The p44tms of Silesia and the Ne.tr East remained ; their solution lay 1n adherence to the treaties, snd he was hopeful with regard to both. ''There is prevalent a widening and docpening conviction," he added, ''that the world must have peace if it is aver to recover its health. After the Premier's speech the con ference njouraed until 11 o'clock to morrow morning, when the Premiers of the overseas dominions snd the repre sentative of India will make their opening statements. It is understood, that if th Anglo-Japanese agseement is renewed. Premier Hughe of Austra lia plans -te return to his own country by way of tho United States, w hers he will make a rie f speeebe and at tempt to explain th situation to the satisfaction of the, American people. rot' E M EN ELECTROCUTED IN PENNSYLVANIA PWSON ' Bi;efontine.. Pa.,' June M. PonH men wer electrocuted in the Western Penitent isry at Rockview todsy for the murder of Sxima Florifd'at trie. Pa., last September. They wer Miltoa Hudson, Robert Trammel, William Stragla, acgroes, tad Stev Be Mop, a foreigner. It was the first time ia many yean foar men have paid the death penalty ia Peansylvsai for the sam crime. t. ENGLAND READY TO RAILROADS OFFER PROPOSAL FOR BIG INCREASE IN RATES Corporation Commission Calls Traffic Experts Into Con ference Friday PROPOSED READJUSTMENT CONSIDERED STAGGERING If Railroads Press This Propo sal, Corporation Commission Believes Most Important Rate Controversy In History of State Will Develop Before Interstate Commission A proposed readjustment of freight ' rates in Southern ternh ry, involving a : staggering increase in Western freight rates to and from North Carolina, drew from the Corporation Commission ves- tenlay a hurry oil for a conference of ripti!MijaU n( shipper ergsfliea- - intlR til tm hnLl linr. VwAn- t U. w " in nun, nir IDf . consider?! inn of steps -of procedure to meet the situn'ion. ' , Tho announcement that the railroads have completed their proposal for a general revision of fr-ight rates affect ing Southern territory came to the Cor- rsnration Commission just at the timi when the Commission end the shippers of the State were tuned up to receive a favorable decision from the Inter state Commerce Commission on tho eases now pending before that body involving North Carolina lates. In ad dition to the full details of the proposed readjustment, the Commission received from a' committee of traffic officials representing the associated railways of tho South an invitatin to attend, with representatives of the shippers, a con- -forenco with rnilroad officials in Wash ington June 28. "The plain purposo of this proposal," snys g statement issued yesterday by the Corporation Commission, "is to deny to North Carolina any of tho benefits of its proximity to trunk lino territory, with which it is now in close and unequal competition, snd to raise tho whole level of our rates to and from the West to thelevel of Georgia and other Southern States, four nnd five hundred miles removed from trunk line territory. If such a proposal ia seri- ouly preaaed. by th carriers, it will bring before the Interstntn Commerce Commission for determination the most important freight rate controversy wo have ever had.'' v. Commission' Statement. V? iUj The statement of th Ctmimlssloa fol lows : , .) Tho first part of the proposed re adjustment submitted covers rates in volved in freight rate ctses now pend ing before tne Interstato Commerce Commission, upon which a decision i( now expected daily. It has already beet decided, at a previous conference with shippers' orgnnizations, that no nego tiations would be undertaken with rep- , resentatives of tho carriers respecting these rates, but that reliance would bo had upon the determination of all questions with respect to these rates by the Interstate Commerce Commission, and further appeal was mado to that Commission for a speedy determination of the issues involved in those cases ''The proposal covering these rates il a reduction in first-class rates of 8 cents from Baltimore; 12 cents from Philadelphia; 1-2 rents from New York, and 2 12 cents from Boston, and a revision of rates from North Carolina points to South Carolina points to bo f5 cents under the rates from the Vir ginia cities; to Atlanta territory 11 . cents under those of Virginia cities, . and a relative adjustment extending to Birmingham, Alabama. Thtse proposed ' reductions are substantially "leso than found by the Interstate Commerce Com mission in it previous order and, a before stated, there will be no discus sion with the carriers of any modifica tion of the reductions previously or dered by the Interstate Commerce Com mission in these rates. The proposed reductions referred to do not apfV t water point! fn North- f arelina; but, the contrary, the carriers are proposinf . material increases in sll rates to these water points. Weateni Rate "Tho proposed readjustment of th whole scheme of western rates to md from North Carolina points rovers such radical increases in rates, and is con structed upon a basis so far out of lino with the factors on which th rates now in effect have been built up, that it should go without saying that the proposed (readjustment will not he ac cepted by amy North Carolina Interest until every resource- has been f hsusted to prevent it. The basic reason assigned for th proposed readjustment of westrn rate is to eliminste all violations of the Ion smd short hmil principle, as reguirej y th amendment to the Interstate Comaurc Act. The long and short . haul clause of the Interstate Commerce Act permitted the Interstate Commerce Commission to exempt railroads from its provisions, ander restsin condition. In the amended Art of Fsbrnary tt. 1020, the following addition to th Art ia made: 'and no such authorisation shall, be granted oa account of merely potential water competition not acta- ally in existence.' The carrier are pro ceeding oa Mhe assumption that this does not permit any lower rate from western points to any of tho south atera ports lb a to, .intermediate points, ani-i. th rcTiainni'ihey har already made ia the outheat and ar now proposinf for Caroliaa terrsterT, th rates from th West to all of the wafer point ar being raised to th full level' of interior polar, and the rates to interior point ar being raised to a extent that competing carrier gen- ' orally, over cirruitous rout, msy com pete at competitive point without hav- ing to redne rate t lntermediat point t meet the requirements f th long sad short kaal principle. A ro adjustmeat worked oat oa th gene rut principle ha already been pat into of- Catlaad oa rag Prjj t ---