and Observer i.lfie WATCH HELL en yoar rspr. S od rl fit 4ys fora irjirslioe la order to avoid sntaaina; a 4Ui copy. Pr'."F at? vita. k htaaaay aad Tm ey, little sauna taMm NTH CXIV, NO. 4. TEN PACES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. MONDAY MORNING. JULY 4. 192!. TEN PAGESTODAYt PRICE: FIVE CENTS Mews nniPonniirvT in- Ull00UllliLAI JIBEfllEEDEfflL PUCE niTnnumr iA KU IM S&retarv Of Reoublican State r.fvmmittp Hart Part In Writ. WWeo, I MM M Bj B ing Linney Letter hf awn nriir hoi tdn PUT IN SOFT SOAP Colonel Dee Meekini Credited With Putting In Teeth In Po litical Document; Qrissom Expected To Swallow Same PCI A Linney ; Big Land De relopment In N. C. . The News tad Observer Euresn, 603 District National Bask Bldg., Br EDWARD K. BRITTOM (Ey Special Leased "Wuff Washington, JuTy X Next to the bat from North ia an ' endeavor to wallop the patron its pill for a home- run ia expected to be Gilliam Unworn, Secretary of the North Carolina Re publican State committee Slated by the "hog combine" for the poaition of collector of internal revenue for the weatera distiret, hit call to the Fed eral pay roll b being impatiently waited by him-. Stat Chairman Morehcad, to report has it, hai turned ia the thrmt It Griesom, baa put hi r .''i . 1 u - upon the appoint ment, and Prciihsnt Harding ia ex pected to do the Test nt a Tery early date, the earlier the better is Gilliam Grissom's Tiew of the matter. The question comes bobbing up now aa to the gauntlet that Grissom's nomi nation will have to run. There have DEMPSEY PICKING UP CARPLNTIER AFTER THE KNOCKOUT if - - '"' 3 "; ,' .' , '".-si",-' ' i' . - u s . Ar -nrrn- ; i5: f ' ; w' fv' ;t : lt, , .roLI'. .L. Lilt RICHARD CLEANS UP HALF MILLION FROM FIST FIGHT sri Promoter's Expenses Of All Kinds For Bout Approxi mates Million Dollars UNCLE SAM COLLECTS $400,000 IN TAXES Dempsey Mutt Pay Govern ment $160,000 While Car-1 -pentier Mult Contribute $77,000; Greatest Event Of Its Kind In World from! News Standpoint 0 WOSDM Bl MOVXO -The foTlowlag notice waa found poetcd ca deeerted Boaeetead, tana aa exchange, la the arid region, f Kaniat; teca milea from a postoffice, twenty- nte milea from a railtoad, fourteen trhool houae, forty-oao urrh. 190 milrt to tim ber, milct to a Democrat, hlf a mile to Hell and the aame to a Hf puhlirjiB. Gone to NorthCarolina God't country to jpt a f rch tart." fAIIDEIW INTENTION OFWAR CHAIRMAN WHITE MAKES STATEMENT After knocking out Carpentier in the beginning jot the fourth round, Dompsoy jnrked the Frenchman up and carried him to the corner. Of course, the photographers were right there and here is a snapshot direct from the ringside. HOLDERS OF BONDS BID IN RAILWAYS Entire Holdings Of Cumberland Ratlway and Power Com ! pany Sold At Auction EDUCATORS GATHER FOR NATIONAL CONVENTION General Session Of National Education Association Opens Today Fayettcville, July 3. Tho entire hold ings of tho Cumberland Railway and been apectacnlar doingi with the Dwvii I Tower Company, including properties H. Blair nomination, nnd the Frank A. linney nomination and there ia expec tation that there will be an exhibition of tre-works when Gilliam Griaom's name rings the bell in the Senate, for the) secretary of the State Republican committee has a place in the picture of that farneua Linney lette that testi mony aajs waa not "writ'' by linney. J"hat production addressed to the wom en of North Carolina is credited with taring t, least three daddies, towitr Col. Ike Meekins, Gilliam Grissom, and Gene Holton, with Frank Linney stand ling br and daddying the production by the use of hia official signature for use in an effort in gold bricking the people of North Carolina into the be lief that the Republican party was no mora tha negro party. Machine tmt la Teeth , ' Gilliam Onsaeaa. d Gene Hortna are reported to kare been the authors of two soft sold ring paragraphs in tho linney letter, ana about the women of North Carolina not Baring to fear any shame if they voted the Repub lican ticket, So clean to be that party1! record with success and ' the other th paragrapk about the late Governor Ayeock'a Tiew as to suffrage. The rest of the latter that part with teeth in it about keeping the negro from register ing and voting and ceasing to be a factor in politics, with action to end tho "negro question,' has been boldly aeixed by Colonel Meekins, nominated as North Carolina's "hero" by former 8enator Marion Butler. Quite a nice play, ii yon will just consider the mat ter. Colonel Meekins having beea awarded hia piece . of Federal pie as and franchises in a dozen North Caro lina towns was bid in tor a committee o? bondholders by Horbert L. Jonca, csident of the company, at the pub lie sale here yesterday. The sale was in compliance with n court order is sued tome time ago and wti'cnii ducted bv N. A. Sinclair, of this city, and James H. l'ou, 'he tommissiouera appointca for the purpose. Mr. Sin clair declared today taat- the snle un doubtedly would be confirmed, as both the commissioners and the receiver will recommend it confirmation. The com missioners will report to Judge E. H Cranmor at Sanford on July 25. Mr. Sinclair also made the an councement today that tho bondhold ers plan to continue the system in PLANS TO REVISE POSTAL SAVINGS George White Congratulates Democrats Upon Forbearance Toward Old Guard 'Dos Moines, loway July 3. The gen eral session of tho fifty-ninth annual convention of the National Education Association will formally open in the Coliseum here tomorrow morning. At a general inspirational mooting tonight, Bishop Homer C. Stuntz, of Omaha, addressed the educators on the problem of educating the other half of the world. Bishop Stuntx described educational conditions in India, China, Malaysia and tho Philippines. Great Britain, declared Bishop Stunt, "has established five full- fledged universities ia India, which with their affiliated schools, are giving the beginnings of a modern education to onc fifth tho human race." Dr. StUAtz Characterized the educa tional system of the Philippines as the swiftest pedagogical triumph ever wit nessod outside of America. "There are now twice aa many Filipinos speaking English,' said Dr. Stuntz, 'as could ever speak Spanish, nnd the United States has had twenty years while Spain had 300 years for this task The program of the general sessions here tomorrow morning will be devoted Postmaster. General Will Hays To Bring Money Out Of The Old Stockings New York, July J.-Ttx Rirkard figured today that his net profit from the Dempsey CarpchTu'r fight yestcr day would be in the neighborhood of Ave hundred and fifty thousand doll.iM. Expert accountants were busy all day checking and balancing the books ascd in the promotion of the contest. Hick ard said be did not expect a finul account statement before Wednesday but th.il expenses of all kinds would approxi mate $950,000 and taxes on his share 100,000, while the gross gate receipts wejct expected to exceed S1.8U0.00O. I'ncle 8am Gels Big Toll It was also figured out that Dvmpsey earned in the neighborhood of i9,0W a minute for his ten minutes mil lu seconds of srrnai fighting. Carpen- ticr'a profits as the loser in the content were approximately 119,500, a minute. Tho United States government will re ceive in one form of taxation or anoth er, a considerable part of the thr-"c hundred thousand dollars paid Denip- ON UNITED STATES Auglo-Japanese Alliance Was ?, Never Intended As Instru ment Of Hostility ,; . . ' JAPANESE. AMBASSADOR MAKES A STATEMENT Negotiations Looking To Re. newal Of Agreement Be tween England and Japan Not Yet Begun; Baron Shi. dehara Deplores Campaign Of "Misrepresentation" , Washington, July ,l.Bsron Bhide- !latni :t!m Japanese-.- Ambassador, in ifr formal statement today ciscuasing tho I A-uglWttpftnese alliance, declares that j "by no stretch of the imagination can it be honestly stated that the al liance was ever designed or remotely intended as an instrument of hoetlH'y or even defense sgainst the Unite 1 States." .M'gouauoni looking to the ro neunl of the Anglo-Japanese alliance have not yet begun," said the state, ment. "In the meantime, a campaign atems to bo actively at work misrcp. rrseuting the possible effect of the aU lianco upon tho Units J States. By no r.trctch of the imagination can it bo The News end Observer Bureau - fio:i Il.ttU- Net. Hnnk litdg By EDWARD E. BRITTON. (By Special Leased "Wire.) Washington, July 3. Chairman tieorge White, cf the Democratic Na tional Committee, has issued vihut is Wrmed a "Fourth of July proclamation to Iemoeruts." In it he states among other things that while two years ago world pcare was made at Versailles, partisan political reasons have not yet put the United States nt peace with the enemy nations of the war, holding that peace cannot be. made by Congressional resolution. His proclamation rends: "This, our Nation's birthday, our most patriotic holiday, seems an ap- honestly stated that the allianen waa propriate time for me to make ont- ever designed or reut..ttly intended1 - meni roncerning aanonni conditions an instrument of iiostil tv or even Sullivan, Ind., July 3. A billion dol lars which should be in circulation to assist the coming industrial revival, Ulsey and the two hundred thousand dol operation, taking aetw charge aa toon Jlr0Bl-oHrar5W tot tho a diiroesion of the American pro property as a whole and was made education aa it is related to after tha nronertr. divided into seven the various departments of educational portions, had been put up for separate work- This program will bo discussed bids. These tiida affsreeated IHB.'-W. reianou to uie won oi me scnooi The court order havint- provided that principal, of the class room teacher, tho bid most in the Interest of tho of tencher training institutions, of eol- stoekholdcrs was to ' le recommended leges and universities, of city school sys for aceeptatce, Mr. Jones' bid pre- tems and in its relation to the programs vailed and will be reported favorably 1 of various state departments of educa to Judge Crnnmer. Mr. Sinclair de- tion clared today the reMllt of the sale seemed to give entire satisfaction to everybody concerned. That the company will eontinus to be operated is certainly encourag tng news to this city, its principal property, tho street railway here, be ing of considerable importance in the development of Fayetteville Tho committee of security holders for whom Mr. Jones is acting include general counsel for the alien property I half a dozen of tho principal holders caatodiaa kaa ao aegro loving battery I of tho company's bonds. All of them of BeDoblieam Senators to face. Lin-1 are North. Carolinians with tha excep or kaa surrendered to them, tha no-1 tion of two Norfolk men. Among them roes who protested hia confirmation I aro tho Johnsons, wealthy Wako county Uhat on May 1, 19'Jl, twins woro born declare. 8o whea Griaaom gets his I planters. These men were present at by a Caesarine operation to Mr. and momiaatioa ho caa say it waa not he I the sale and appointed President Jones Mrs. G. M. Blae, of Deeksville, N. Y., who "killed cock robbin. just see Col- to represent them in the bidding. gn(i mi&a thefurther statement thst being hoarded in American stockings, Will II. Hays, Postmaster General, de clarffd today in announcing plans for revision of the postal savings system, to make it more attractive to potential depositors. Through his reorganization plans Mr Hays hopes to draw the hoarded wealth of the country out of its hiding places into useful channels. The present treat ment of depositors in the postal ssv ings bank, he said tonight after con ferences wjth Middle Western bankers,! to tho government amounts almost to fraud, while the government has profiteered nt the ex- penso of the depositors to the sum in the last year of $1,720,000 His genernl plan of reorganization which will be submitted to Congress, has bean approved by bankers of the East and, . Middle Wmt, al-oonf ereneei In Washington, Now York, Terra Haute and at hia homo here. Mr. Hays as sured too bankers that he had no In lars which was Oarpentier's share of the purse. Total government proceeds from the bout will total more than four hundred thousands dollars, revenue offi cials estimate. The income tax will tak about 1100,000 of the three hundred thousand dollars earned by Dempsey and about $77,000 of Carpentier's share. Tho Federal revenue from the sale of tickets will amount to about )16O,0OO. Tieket seller" who resold the paste boards at an increased price aro requird to give fifty per cent of their profits The State of New Jersey, under provisions of the boxing law, also collects ten per cent of the gato receipts. Profits of preliminary boxers and all ring officials slso will be taxed according to the government pro ceeds of the bout. and the attitude of our party who.e founders were the most conspicuous of the Nation's founders. "Throughout the Nation there Is much present uneasiness and mucn ap prehension for the future; the reasons are political, which is my reason for making this statement. ''More than two years ago n world peace wss made at Versailles, but for partisan political reasons this Nation is not yet at pence with the enemy nations of war, which admittedly can not be made by a Congressional reso lution. Business has reached such de pression that bitter complaints ore heard from the business world. Tor eign trade has declined almost to the vanishing point. Agriculture lies pros trate, taxation nnd governmental ex penditures am at he maximum in our history, the tremendous percentage of idleness in the ranks of labor is almost unprecedented. ''For more than two years the Re publican party hos been in charge, of the legislative branch of government, but it has not remedied nor alleviated Qeorges Carpentier must pny his ea tiro tax to the United States before I of any material accomplishment. The sailing for Prance. Dempsey may pay I people aro losing confidence in the his tax in four installments next year, I ability of present national administra tho Orst being due in March, lirs:. I tion to provide adequate remedies, for of defeuso against the United States. Alma To Preserve Peace. "The Anglo-Japanese alliance, in itl l.istory for nearly 20 years hav twie been renewed. In ea:h case, the fun. damental policy underlying it has re icauied unchanged. It uims permanent, ly to preserve and to consolidate tho general peace of the far East. Tho original agreement of 1902, In lino with that policy, was calculated to localize any war which might be forced upon cither conirocti ig party in do. fense of its defined interests or vital . security, it was mado when Chin was under mrnnTe of foreign nggrev . siou and the United atctcs showing tho utmost friendliness toward both par ties to the alliance, viewed the com. pact w it h sympathy I nd approve.!. "In l!ti"i, when the Lllianeo wasp re newed and revived to meet tho changed conditions that followed the Kusso Jupanese war, no thought occurred to the statesmen of Mther country th.if the United States might become a potential enemy to cither, and for-tksx these eowdttiomr, and so"fnrhas failed I ron and that alone, no provision was inserted taking co remote a con tingency into consider.it ion. The alliance was again revised ia CAESARINE TWIN BIRTHS REPORTED Statesville Claims-Laurels For Unusual Operation Statesville, July 3. Laurels for Cae sarino twin births have been transferred to Statesville, if the statement appear. ing in a recent issue of the New York Herald is correct. The New York contemporary states oael Ike about that, and let me pass for tho aegro is all hunkidory to sno. I Interpret the Linney letter of which I waa ono paragraph author just as Lin Bey interprets it," And there yon art. Big Load Develop anat It appears that tha report of sale of publie school swamp lands ia Pender aad Duplin counties bow under option by tho Bemiek interests was somewhat mixed, aad that tho 100,000 acres have not boon sold for two aad a halt mil lioa dollars, hot that conditions arc ia hotter snap oven than that for the improvement of lands, for their use and for placing thens on tho market in the lhapo of improved farms, with money pent for a larga aonamt of labor in 1 get my The bondholders did not bid on the these were tho first Caesarine twins born separate unita ofthe property, as they 0f American parentage. It was found did not wish to acquire control or however, that Eric E. Dixon, of Whip the eomrtanv except as a whole. I Mn, Si., .l.nn- wmi tn nvri. Those who maae tne mgnes viee, claims that he is the father of an th imiii tnlrt wMfh thft nrnnertv f n . , . , - , .... r--r- iv aesarme iwins mai were uorn in IjOU waa divided lor separate .;Dioaing were d ten months .iro Twins born by a Caesarine operation O. W. Holmes, on the Fayetteville oronertv: F. C. Prince, on tho John son eounty property; Mayor J. C. homnson. of Lillington.' on the Lil lington plnnt and franchise; O. W. Holmes, on the plants, transmission lines a1 tcntion of entering the postal savings Berenoe officials have pointed out that the conditions described. olmes. on tne pints, On April SO, 1921, at the Carp. "" fn? VlTodwIn n.1 D h0'Pi"l by a Caesarine and Holly Springs; h. 1. .Godwin ana r p n tw. n mr.cnlltncr.us oronertv t,on Dr. James W. Davis, Mr.. having them put Into shape, iaforsaatioa direct from B, C. Bemiek, I Wendell, Bailey and Middlesex. of Wilmington, who explains tho situa tion thai: From the Stats hs baa aa option for ivo years on tho 100 )00 ores at ivo dollars aa aero with three aad a half years on tho option yot to m, Mr. Bemiek paying tha Bute four par cent interest for tho option at 1200,000. Ia connection with large fi nancial interests in New York he has Organ ixod oostpaay which it to pat aro exceedingly rare, but Statesville, ac cording to the date given for the birth Of the New York twins can take the laurels away from New York. On April 30, 1921, at the Carpenter opera , ,i . R. H. Dye, on miscellaneous property "J - " . . I:.' u-i .(., om. I Wellborn, of Statesville, under a locnl o,uu lumibu.. .,....... .-. ----- I .... . . , Bids were also made on mo "' p - Kt... " ' power properties, transmission lines. ana Mart . a wciiDorn iM h tle franchises and rights in and arounl S'rl are perfectly developed and latent royuris irum uuiu nioinor una Dnuiei are that they aro rottinir alone wcU. RAILWAY LABOR LEADER "V" ".ialk"actnJn TO PREPARE STATEMENT twins is that tho mother was in such physical condition that a general snes Chicago. Hit., July 3. A formal I th,ti. ,olllj nt h. ,,. .)lA . statement totting fortn 'lwy labor l uinal appijtio,, of , in,., anMthetie uuiuai rowsru luu iiiuim I for such cases. gatlon of .National waning sgreemems ?"i "1ST. "a"c,V:,n .p". tlt FRENCH ACKNOWLEDGE oomethiur liks a million dolUrs into '.r " vI.aa "i- nCMPCCY'C CIlPrRinRITV U.t.l.l.. .h.rJ.. no tha lands. "I" .",lcr.B """""". .,"t.."Tr" """" w" ' w -'., - - .-'iwno navo ocen in sernon nero sinco i work to bogta U ton Oaya or two woota Parl July 3(By tne AMoeJated wtta a roroo ot nom km to w orxa Tha-tUtemeut it was said tonight, Press.)-Tht superiority of Jack Carolina laborers pat to work on the win..4el4 chiefly with the working Dempsey world's heavyweight boxing andertaking. relet, which art reeogn;red as the pri- champion over Georget Carpentier, the Tht plam it to altar lp about 15,000 mtTJ ioe b, disposed ofT Indi- French idol, was accepted frsnkly by acres in me nsxi iweive taonwt, n no-1 cUont wera that the rail unlont woro the newspapers today. Press and pub ing necessary as a part of this wtrk to I prepMea Mcept the wage reduction lie, however, remain loyal to Carpen build ia aorne tevea tnilea or foadt Mwitk Httla snoTt than a formal protest, tier, who still is landed as a great . the lands. The lands will br ditched vs will seek assurance that working fighter who went against a "stone aad drained and pat in ahape for tho taaaitiont will remain satisfactory. I wall." - ' osUblishsatnt tf farms, aad where I, "i don't believe there will be a I The newspapers all adopt a lijlit gonad Booeeaary baildiaga will be arect I strike,'' said aa officer of ont of the hone and refuse to treat the French ad SO that barer earn at oaee enter I big . Four v brotherhoods tonight. I champion's defeat as a Nations) calam inte poattatioa and go at the business I There wUl be dittsnskm antQ the ity. Of farsnlag. this latter VraJoet depend-1 roads meet nt on working agreements. I Albeit there was marked depret ing oa tha condition ef snoney sosrketTht ssea wont yield. without a strugglo I slon in the editorial comment on tho na tha development ef bade proceeds. I what Ihey have -beea years ia gain-1 fight and soms traces of bitterness, Tha blc work la ditching tha brads is I ing." I the humoristie nott prodominsted, maty to be done by dynamite, aad Mr. Bem- 1 I of th writers apparently awakening iet deelarea that tha ttrtinty af ttctioa " , r " w the realisation thkt they had Been it inch that srreat orsma aaa be OxDeetodl rayettevllle, Jaly I. A ninety-gallon I ti.in. h fia-ht too -mtseh prominent when tha work he had la mind ia com-1 whiskey still was captured about .three I ,d ,,ditl desiring to get it off Dieted. With tho nronositioa olatl"U from MoNeilla brldgej la the tha first nan at toon at Dotsibl. thraark aim the liaa Sia an (rill ho I southern part of Cumberland county I The, B.nal rumor, which unfailingly dona the opening ap of Btatet awamp J1 thla morning byDeputy Sheriff! hat both in eltenlatlon bora after tach lands ia Peader tad Duplin will moan I Marshall A.- McLean. Tha llqoor-mak-1 big championship fight, to, the effc-t big thlaga for all that aortic of tha I ,11,nt wnlt " no DB "a zor i that tht defeated lighter wsi aeaa Ett. w4 Mr. n.lrh nat east. I m time, wat discovered by a maal triread thronihout Paris this morn In ' ' i.. i i I living in the vicinity, who reported Pie 1 and The Associated Press, telephone (CoaUneed ta Page rear.) lad tt the deputy sheriff, . .. . waa kept busy denying tht rumor. bank In competition with private sav ings banks, but rather hories to make valuable feeder of established bank Ing institutions.' While asking Con.- gross to make the interest rate double tho average paid now, he potnted ont it would still he below the average paid by the majority of savings hanks. I rivato banks are not and .cannot hope to reach the vast hoarded wealth which offers a particular field for pos tal savings expansion, Mr. Jiays said Ho pointed out that 70 per cent of the present 508,000 depositors are of for eign extraction, and that they, as well ns others of their countrymen who are accustomed to postal savings systems abroad, will trust no one but the United States Government To reach this Held of potential de poaitors, Mr. Hays plana the following basic changes in the present posts I system : 1. Incrcsse the interest from 2 to 3 per cent. 2. Payment of interest on deposits held less than one year, 3. Removal of the restriction against depositors under ten years of age. 4. Provision for joint . and trust funds. 5. Establishment of postal savings in 50,000 postoflices instead of the present U00. 7. Redeposit of the funds in local banks with more liberal qualification rula for such depositories. 8. An enlnrgcd board of directors including a representative of the Fed eral Reserve Bank and possibly one or more civilians. "There is a lot of business In this couiury iiiul is rciriiyi siri . nun stag gering under the shell shock of war and the debauch of extravagance," Mr. Hays said, "but there isa good deal moro thct is merely mslignering. What we need more than anything else is the common sense of courage and confi dence. There is, of course, the great est era of expansion and prosperity ahead that the world hsi ever seen. Every one knows this nnd the only question discussed Is when It will start Well, it is time to go out nnd meet it. This we propose to help to do." ' The Postmaster General declared that the hundreds of thousands of Postal savings depositors are prsctie ally being defrauded because their cer tificates specifically state that two per cent interest Is paid,' on deposits and do not state that nothing is, paid ot deposits hold less than, one year. Be cause of this system, he said, the aver age ; interest paid on all money held wat only one and a half per cent YADKIN COUNTY. CITIZEN DIED IN SANFORD SUNDAY Sanford, July 3. J. H. Huff, a well known citizen of Yadkin county, died at the home of hit daughter Mrs.-M L.-Matthews here at 10 o'clock tonight He came to Sanford several weeks ago for medical treatment. The funeral and bnrial will take place at 'Macedonia Church, ia Yadkin eounty tome tlms Tuesday. Carpentier also is likely to face an I "During the period of the Republican . . - . . . . .1 . . : .... i other stringent income tax on arrival I pany s return to power the iH'iuocrntic I party conclude a in x ranee, snrinsing Sim more ine 1911, and article 4 of thst agreement, contains the following provision: "'Should either high contracting more earnings of the defeated boxer. Millloa Words A boat It. In msny respects the contest, from a news reporting standpoint, was T lie greatest of its kind in the world. Ac cording to actual count, there were 823 reporters and telegraphers In the two press sections of tho arena. More than 100 wires, including telegraph, cable and telephone, were used to carry the news to every point of the world. While accurate figures sre unavailable. it is estimated that the number of words Died about the fight either In Jersey City or New York during the Id hours between 8 a. m. and midnight of Jnly 2, ran close to the million mark. Messages were received by Bicksrd front many persons congratulating him upon the success of his enterprise, in cluding two from William A. Brady and Charles A. Cochran, who were joint promoters with Riokard when the eon tract for the bout was signed, but later withdrew. To Promote Other Boats Ricksrd tnniglit reiterated his in tention of nsing the Jersey City arena treaty of general party's attitude towards its opponent arbitration with a third power, it is has been constructive, not obstructive; agreed that nothing in this agreement helpful, not hurtful, nnd it hasjfiven Bhall entail upon surli contracting party the party in power a fair chance. Bn obligation to go to war with the i taxe tins pntrioiic. nrcasion to con- nonvr itli whom such treaty of arbl- gratulate and compliment the Demo cratic party upon its attitude toward the Republican administrations; on its forbearance towards the executive nnd its efforts of constructive helpfulness in legislation, placing il.o interests of the country above partisan interest, again proving its moral and political integrity, its true patrioltsm and its devotion to the interests of the nation and its people." tration is in force' War Never Considered. This provision in its relation to the United States, has often been mado the subject of conflicting interpretations. To a practical mind, however, the circumstances which led up to its in clusion should at once serve to remove all doubt regarding its significance! The idea of revising the alliance in 1911 was conceived primarily with the object of facilitating the negotiations which wcro known to be then in prog- TRIBUTE TO AM ERICA rest between London and Washington for the conclusion or arbitration treaty. MARSHAL F0CH PAYS French Commander Of Allied Forces Sends Message To Nation - Paris, - July 3;--(By the Associated Press) Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France, eommandcr-ln chief of the nlli- for one or more championship bouts e& aj-iBie, today sent through the Asso- riatcd Press, a mcssago to the Ameri- between'now snd Tie first of November He said he had no definite idea regard ing the contests which he would put on bnt was considering several bouts. The splendid showing msde by Car pentier against Dempsey already has resulted in talk of other bouts for the French pugilist, the most attractive of which is a proposed meeting between f rrrpentier and Tom (nbb. is, of St. Paul. Dempsey also Is likely to re-enter the arenn In Jersey Citv either Lnbor Day, September 5, or Columbus Day, October 12. While Rirkard refused to state definitely the chsmpton's Oppon ent, it Is believed that the choice lies between Bill Brennaa and Jess Wil Inrd. Charlotte Wesson Dies Ba'ddenly. Charlotte, July 3. Mfi. Chat. Thomp son.' of this city,' died' suddenly today, She was attending aervlces at the First A. B. PfChurch whea the waa ttrlekea with paralysis and dud a few uinut later in manse adjoining the church. Her husband died ben ivddenly a yesr ago. They came v. fniu Chester U years ego. Baa wat 3 yeart af age. GAS METERS EXPLODE AND CAUSE EXCITEMENT Considerable excitement was caused in the SOU block of .North mount street Saturday morning when gas meters la the homes of J. W. Bailey and Mrs. S. T. Gray exploded within a few minutes of eseh other, resulting in the summoning of the city's fire fighters aad damage to the basement of tbeJ Bailey home when it was filled with water. The two detonations were heard tev eral blocks around and besides causing the occupants of the houses to seek the open air in rather hasty fashion brought a flood of inquiries la a few hours to the offices of the Carolina Power and Light Company from anxious and ex eited gas users. The blaze started in the basement of the Bailey home was checked after the firemen used water liberally, but ao damage was canted in the Gray home. . F. A. Tillery. of the Power and Light Company, stated that the ex plosions apparently wera caused by high voltage electricity getting oa the tervle wires and coming into contact with tha gas pipes, and mty have been a result of the electrical storm oa Frl day. Mt. Tillery stated gat antra have ao fear ot farther trouble, and added that the explosions were tha first ef their hindln tha city la a number af Neither Japan nor Great Britain hat ever contemplated under the alliance, any cause for prejudicial or inimteal to the interest of the United States; and anv ulan designed to remove tho pos- tlbltft?" "of ah" armed conflict between the I'nited States and Great Britain - wns of course agreeable to Japan. It waa in .pursuance of tins policy max the quoted provision of article 4 wis adopted. "Th same policy inspires Japan as. strongly today as ever before. It had not, in any degree been affected by the . fact that the Anglo American general arbitration treaty failed to accure the -approval of the Unitod States Senate., Nor is it practically necessary to carry on the legal analysis of the question as to whether tho peace commission treaty signed and ratified by the United States nil 11 rent ltritiin in 1U14. should ha riiimph to tho allied arms. construed as a eeneral arbitration It was Germany's intention says Ihe irM( within tha meaning- of srticle 4 Marshal, to settle the fato of tho 0f the Anglo Japanese agreement. Forjt entente before the United States could apart from that question, it was already get rucciivci.v mio me siruggie, nut well understood at the time of nego Amerira, "acting strongly snd quickly, tinting tho existing agreement that the rumen tne plans or our adversary." alliance should in no ease be directed Msrshal Foch goes fully into the against the United States." record and details the various stcos I " through which American holp was given WIRELESS REPORTS ON can nation on the occasion of the anni versary of the Declaration of Inde pendence. The message embodied a tribute to the American army, paid by the man who led to victory the allied forces with which that army fought and to the people of the I'nited States as a whole for their "unparelleled effort in every brn-nrh of . National activity'' which did so much to bring ultimate t tha forces arrayed against Germany in the great struggle.' lie, points out the needs of the allied fighting front in the early stages of the crucial 1918 rsm psign and how, Item by item, the American aid to meet those needs was given in man, ships and supplies as result of the concentrated national effort, and fina-lly the great and telling part played by, the American army organization on the battle fields and behind the lines In France. WEATHER HELPS SHIPS Washington, July 3. The practice of exchanging weather reports by wireless among vessels at sea from which deduc tions ran be made as to the location and movement of storm centers and the , tattipA a' tli wtth tn f.illnur la a.. - suming large proportien according to i reports reaching the United States woa- . ther bureau. '' An example of the benefits to be de- ,. DDDMIMCMT rUPIMCtD I rived was shown in a westner report rnUIWIIttrs I traWrtTtn recently received bv the bureau front DIES IN WASHINGTON h British tank stesmer Tuscaloosa eov. ' lerlng the entire voysge of the vessel , Washington, July J. John Findlev I from Hongkong to San Francisco and Wallace, of New York, widely known including wireless reports received from civil engineer, died suddenly at a hotel other ships along ths routa. The bureau here tonight. Mr. Wallace conducted suggested today that officers of other extensive surveys and rxc-nii-ations for ships could well collect and make use' : the Panama Canal and created the lni- of such Infoimation by wireless, -tms . tial organization of its construction. He supplementing tht weathtr reports and waa the first American chief engineer forecasts distributed by wirelrsa by 1 at the eanal, nerving ia thst capacity In various meterologlcat services.' ion J TT. .!!..!.. - w . . . I.. .1. . rp. .M. .K. mm1. Brl.iaa frani tha Isthmian Canal commissioner. Mr. Wal-1 growth cf tht practice, the weather bul lae's also carried out many Important I reau hat published a base map tmbrae- rallroad construction projects. I Ing the western part of the North At. IT - . r Ll . . . . ! I 1 1 : - k. . n..1 f lla.lu. .. Pa r ik- before tht Senate committee lavestigst- beta Sea designed for use In preparing , ing tht railroad situation,- Death was weather map on shipboard Xrom epira dui i to arterie-aeltreeit, ? , Uoaj received by wirelrsa, , k ",'.'- '-' j t