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VOL CXIV. NO. 16.
TEN PAGES TODAY.
RALEIGH, N. C. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 16. 1921.
-TEN PAGES TODAY.
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THREATS TO FIGHT
MADE BY S
END
SENATE FLOOR
Missouri Solon Resents Attack
On His .Integrity By North
Dakota Senator
INVITED BY M'CUMBER
TO SETTLE IT OUTSIDE
Jim Beed Oivei Notice That At
tacks On His Integrity Mast
Cease; Two Senators Finally
Compose Their Differences;
''Monstrous" Tariff On Pot
ash For Farmers
The News and Observer Bureau,
803 District Xiition.il Bank Building.
By EDWARD E. BRITTON
(By Special Leased Win-)
Washington. July 15. The burial
services which the republicans were
performing this afternoon over the sol
diers compensation bill were rudely jn
tcrrupted by what at one time appeared
to threaten a personal encounter be 1
twcen Senator McCumber, of North
Dakota, and Senator Jim Reed, of Mis
souri. The Senate was in a high pitch
of excitement for a while, and in the
galleries the spectators pushed towards
the beat points of observation of what
wag going on amidst the solous on the
floor of the chamber.
Senator Reed was hammering away
on the subject of the injustice being
done the former aervicemen by the ac
tion of the Republican majority under
the lashings of the whip used by Prcsi
dent Harding, and in tho course of his
denouncement gave his personal testi
mony as to the excuse offered by Sec
retary of the Treasury Mellon that the
financial affairs of the United States
would be wrecked by the passage of
the soldier compensation bill, that thore
would be a delay of five years in the
settlement of our financial affairs. At
this juncture Senator McCumber broke
in with a statement about the Euro
pean countries and tho time that they
could be expected to repay the United
States what, they owed. His language
was taken by Senator Reed ns a direct
attack on his integrity, and in hot
language he went after the Senator from
North Dakota.
Reed Resents Statement
Stating that he resented the state
ment made by Seuator McCumber that
lie considered it a direct and personal
attack on his personal integrity, ho
said that he gave facts, thnt "I give
notice) that such attacks on my integ
rity mutt not occur again on this floor.
If they ars continued it will be found
that this has been done once too often."
This was taken as a challenge by Sena
tor McCumber, and in angry tones he
was hoard telling Senator Reed to.
''eomo outside and settle the matter."
There was one interruTIon" aTfer'laTI
othor by various Senators, and the two
Senators did not rush but into the outer
air and pummel each other, and the af
fair simmered for awhile.
Senator Beed soon had the floor again,
nnd in continuing his remarks soon
touched the soro spot and declared:
''Invitations to go outside and settle
matters are the refuge of the blackguard,"-
and then Senator McCumber,
--Senator. John JEu&rp . Williami ...Beadier.
Joe Robinson' and other Senators got
into the talk, while Senator Lodgo stood
at bis desk and looked as if he wanted
to talk, also. Oil was poured on the
troubled waters, and finally Senator
McCumber, having obtained a copy of
the stenographer s report of his re
marks, insisted that he had not intend
ed to reflect on the integrity of Senator
Beed, that his language could not be
so construed, while other Senators
agreed with Senator Reed. Finally Sen
ator Reed said that if he had misunder
stood that he regretted that he had
offended the sense of the Senate and
withdrew his remarks, but added:
"Yet, 1 say again, and to no Senator
in particular, that any other reflections
,pn my integrity will be made once too
often." And then he proceeded to lam-
bast President Harding and the Repub
licans for caring more for foreign debt
ors than they eared for the soldiers
who fought oil the battle line, and de
nied aid to them while caring for
others.
High Tariff on Potash
The "monstrous items" of the Ford
ney tariff bill which the Republicans
re crowding on the country, so desig
Bated by Congressman Stcdman, find a
concrete example in the protective duty
which the Republicans propose to put
- on the termers of the country by the
duty to be placed on potash. Hnpre
sentative Bulwinklo spoke of that this
afternoon "One item of the Fordney
tariff bill, he said, "which will seri
oualy. affect the farmers of the South
Atlantic states in an amount takes
from them of approximately 12,000,000
each year is the proposal under the
Fordney measure to put a tariff of $oO
a ton on potash. Approximately 90 per
cent of the fertilizer used is by. the
farmers of Virginia,, North and South
Carolina, Florida and Alabama. The
proposed tariff is to be placed to give
a protective duty to the li'tlo potash
mines of Utah. The South Atlantic
states would never be able to use for
fertiliser this potash from Utah on ae
count ef the high cost of freight across
tha eountry. Ths Fordney proposal is
to sid these little mines at the expense
of Southern farmers to the tuns of
some twelve millions of dollars annu
ally, and is sn outrage." And in this
connection there earns today to Con
grettrman Ballet 8. Ward a letttr from
K. W. Barnes, secretary of ths North
Carolina Department of Agriculture
brief and to the point, ths entire letter
reading:
Fordney Defends Bill
v "I hope yoa will do all you can to pre
vent a duty being imposed on potash
: under the Fordney bill." And the far
men of the country will ssy "amen'
- to the request in this letter and echo
it to their Ropresentatives la Congress
Representative Fordney evidently
: has but little idea of the serious situs-
HIGHWAY ENGINEER UPHAM AND MEN
WHO WILL BUILD AND MAINTAIN ROADS
A -';
OS? 9
J- -J-r.1s.
The (Chief and his District engineers who laid ground work for keeping
p North Carolina's roads yesterday. From left to right they are: Seated
C. Gardner, First District; Stnte Highway r.ngineer Ipham: R. E. Nnowden,
eond District; W. F. Morson, Third District. Standing-!". E. Nehner.fe,
mirth District; John D, Waldrop, Fifth
S. Currier. Seventh District; H. E.
rict engineer was in Tennessee conferring with, engineers of that- Statu ever
onnections.
Road Maintenance Plans Will
Be Effective Immediately
State Highway Engineer and
District Engineers Plan To
Take Over Upkeep
ALL MAINTENANCE WORK
UNDER WAY AUGUST 15
District Engineers Attend Con
ference With Engineer Up
ham Here Friday
Flans for the maintenance of approx
imately 5,000 miles of State roads in
North Carolina were formulated at a
onference of district highway engineers
with State Engineer, Charles M. t'p
ham, here yesterday, and within the
ext 30 days every mile of road accept-
od on tha titnte road man will be under
constant supervision .V.oa;iaeers who
will be responsible for its upkeep.
In furtherance of the plan to main
tain the roads taken over by the State,
every truck and other road building
machinery let out to contractors on
lcaae will be ealfcd in and apportioned
among ine nine uisiricis iur u m
the upkeep of roads. More than .100
trucks and crews aro available for this
work, and Mr. Ufcham expects to double
that number witfc new allotments from
the war department.
Forms Maintenance District
Under the plans worked out yester
day . road maintenance will be carried
n under the district unit. County
liiu-s will be wiped out in so far na
maintenance goes, and maintenance dis
tricts that "wtir 'give Tho maxttnuTn tist
of men nnd equipment established.
One crew will be given charge of a
restricted mileage that will be main
tained constantly by that particular
crew. Maintenance uistticts win 00 so
erected as to provide for the minimum
idlo travel by crews.
Organization of road maintenance
forces provided for in the Doughton-
Connor Bowie road hill has been de
layed by the necessity of first organiz
ing the engineering staff of which Mr
Upham is the head, and the further
complication of not having all of the
county road maps of State roads finally
accepted nnd approved by county Com
misBioners. Several of the counties in
the State have, as yet not given final
approval to their maps, and mninten
nucc in these will tie lurtner delayed
until this is done.
The engineering organization is com
posed of the State Highway engineer
and nine district engineers, who have
direct charge of construction and main
tenance of all roads in the State. Un
der each district engineer is provided
maintenance engineer who will de
vote his entire attention to road up
keep, and the supervision of road main
tenance gangs. A careful system of
reports will be maintained that will
keep the Chief Engineer in close touch
with operations.
Mechanical Organisations
The center of the mechanical equip
ment will be inthe great '"truck patch"
operated by Charles G. Farmer, four
mites out on the Uary road where ap
proximately five million dollars worth
of rosd building machinery and trucks
has been assembled. Major repairs
will be done in the machine shop there.
In each district there will be a sub
station where minor repairs necessary
to keep the forces in action will be
maintained.
Many of the roads taken over by the
State are in fairly good state of re
pair, but others will have to be prac
Hically rebuilt by the maintenance de-
nartment. Old roads that were built
and allowed to deteriorato will be
brought into condition, and kept in con
dition until the plans for hard sur
faeing the entire mileage have material
iced. Original construction will be die
tinet from maintenance.
District engineers were asked to pre
sent their needs for., equipment, and
what is needed in each district will
. (Contlnaed en Page Two.)
CHATHAM TWIN BABIES
WIN THE FIRST PRIZE
Slier City, Jnly UTU j riende
f Mrs. Marcos B. Blair, formerly of
Raleigh bat now, of Bear Crock, will
be leaood U kaow that In the baby
contest kold la Slice City, inly 4th,
her twin boys were honored with fret
District; G. B; I'riilgcn, Sixth District;
.Noel, Eighth District. The Ninth His-
HEROES RETURN TO
Many of Guardsmen at Camp
Glenn Have Distinguished
Themselves In Battle
By JONATHAN WORTH DANIELS.
(Staff Correspondent.)
Camp lilenn, July 15. Among th(
men here who wear the glorious but
common place olive uran, there arc
many who have lived the lives of heroes
and done acts of bravery and daring
that distinguish them from the ordinary
man. Of all ranks are these men whose
bravery has won for them the medal
and decorations of tho countries allied
in the lireat War.
That Guardsman who wears the great
est number of decern ions is a buck
private in Company E. of Concord
Zobulon B. Thornburg. Ho served as
first lieutenant in Coinpai.ies E and F
of the 118th Infantry in France. While
in the service he was wounded clever
times. lie wns shot through the mouth
on October 8th, 1918, but continued to
lead his company in the fighting nntil
ho was severely wounded on the 17th
of October. He received the Croix de
Guerre nnd the Ijcgion of Honor from
I ranee, tho Distinguished Service Or
der from Great Britain and the Distin
geMoLgmke Crest JienijUieJf nite-1
Hti'tes. Lieutenant Tin rnburg was re
oti mei'.ilcd for the Congressional Medal
of Honor.
Other Decorated Veterans.
Lieutenant Jolin B. Mayes, of tho
Headquarters Company, of the First
Battalion, wears the same number of
decorations ns Private Thornburg. For
extraordinary bravery lie was awarded
tho French Legion of Honor and Croix
de Guerre, the Britisa MiliUrv Cross
and the American Distinguished Service
Cross. Sergeant E. P. Walker, Head
quarters Company, of Beidsville, for
building the bridges across the Meuje
near Dunsurmcuscs on the fourth of
October, 1918, was awarded the D. 8. C.
and the Croix de Gnerrc with the order
of thu gold. atar. Captain JSprague. -8U
ver, of Kalcigh, has been twice deco
rated and wears tho Croix de Guerr
and the Distinguished Sorvice Cross
Sergeant L. B. Biddoe, Company B,
Warrentcn. served during the war with
the Canadian Army and was awarded
while in that service tho Military Medal.
There are in camp several wearers
of the Croix de Guerre. Among this
number aro Capt. W. F. Swift, Company
H, of Waynesville; capt. Kenneth E
Caldwell, Company E, of Concord, an
Lieut. Walter Simpson, Service Com
pany, of Raleigh.
Corporal Harry Thorpe, Company
Winston-Salem, although he is only 22
years old, has served for six years in
the British Army. He has served witli
tho English forces on many fronts.
Including the Belgium end Mesopota-
mis.il. While in the Btititih Army he
received the Military Medal.
On account of the rate yesterday drill
during the meriting was done away with
and lectures on military subjects were
made to the men assembled in the com
pany mess halls. In the afternoon
Companies A, B, C and E began work
On the rifle range, while tbe other eom
panies spent the sfternoon in recrea
tional athletics.
Baseball Series Progressing.
The baseball series is progressing and
of the two games played Thursday one
was for battalion championship honors.
Company U of Farkton, defeated Com
pany If of Charlotte, in a close game
tor tne xnira ittalio:i championship,
by the score ef 9 to 4. The batteries
were: for L Company, OV P.' Jordan
and W. T. Berdos, and for Company 1
T. P. Boyd and E. D. BpniiL Company
K, of Mount Uilend, romped all over
M Company, of Wilson, when the
Company' batsmen pounded - out nine
runs against the single run of their
opponents. - The bstteriea were: , for
Company K, W. G. Detxrry and B. B.
naithcoek, and for Company M, W. B.
Mesrs and J. C, Dempiey. On Baturdly
team picked from tite Third Battal
ion, with the victorious. L Company m
a nucleus, will meet th Marehesd City
team In Morehcnd City.
j . auiku n im Ai.anuo 5 xiotei )a
MILITARY DUTES
BONUS BILL GETS
BURIED IN SENATE
BY BIG MAJORITY
Administration Wins Its Battle
In Congress To Recommit
Soldiers Bonus
HOT CLASHES FEATURE
DEBATE ON MEASURE
Senators Seed and McCumber
Threaten To Fight But Later
"Delete" Their Remarks:
Party Lines Dirided In RolJ.
Call Vote; Simmons Vote:
For RecoiutuiUtv!
J Washington, July 15. The adminis
tration won its battle in Congress today
when the Senate, responding to Presi
dent Harding's recent requcuk'roeom
mitted the soldiros' bonus liill inde
finitely to the Finance Committee.
The vote for recommittal wars 4" tu
and was interpreted ly Democrats
to mean the "death" of the bill but bv
epublican leaders to mean postpone
ment for only twelve month, with no
ubstantial loss to war vetera-n bene
if ianes.
Both parites divided on the roll call,
nine fi-pMn-ans re-ting sgsinst wttiir-
lglit Democrats joined the bulk of
Republicans for recommittal. Uepub,
an losses on the vote were offset
xactly by Democratic accessions, as
no more Republicans nere paired
against recommittal and three more
Democrats for tho motion.
How Senaotrs Voted
For recomniittn-l: Republicans,
Borah, Bramlgee, Colder, Cam
eron, Cummins, Curtis, Dilling
ham. Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Pre
linghtiysen, Gooding, Halo, cKllogg,
Kenyun, Knox, lodge, McCor
mick, McKinley, McNary, Moses,
Nelson, New, Nicholson, Norbeck,
Oddie, Pen row, Foindeiter, Short
ridge, Smoot, Stanfield, Sterling,
Wsdsworth, Warren, Watson, Indi
ana; Weller. and Willis-.'19.
Democrats: Dial, Glass. King,
Myers, Simmons, Vnderwood and
Williams S.
Total for recommittal 17.
Against: Republicans: Enrsnm,
Capper, Elkins, Harreld, Jones,
(Washnl Lndd. IjiFollette, Norris,
and Sutherland 9.
Denioersts: Aehnrst, Broussard,,
Caraway, Culberson, Fletcher, Ger
ry, Harris, Harrison, Heflin, Hicht
coek, Jones, (N'. MJHendr Ick.Mc
Kellar, Pitman, Robinson, Sehpe
pard, Stanley., Walsh, (Mass)
Walsh, (MonO. and Datson, (Ga.)
-20.
It also was announced that Sena
tors Phipps, Republican, Colorado,
nod Townsend, Republican, Michi
gan, who were absent, were paired
in favor of recommittal and that
Senators. Reed, of Missouri, and
Trammel!, Florida, Democrats,
were paired against recommittal.
A motion of Senator Ki-nyon, Repub
can, Iowa, to have the bill brought
back at an earlv date was rejected, fi9
to 7. Senator Pittman, Democrat. Ne
xada lherj:iip.Qn.. aruioiincml he would
make a motion every week hereafter
to bring back the bill from committee
Strong clash) between Democratic
opponents and Republican advocates of
recommittal marked the closing debate
But they were mild as compared to the
scenes which followed the roll call
Among thoso incidents was a challenge
hy Menntor Mc umber, Republican
North Dakota, champion of the bill, to
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri, to
settle a question of veracity "outsi.
and shouts ef sit down, made to
Senator McCumber by Senator Watson
Democrat, Georgm.
Seaatorlal Dignity Lost
Senatorial dignity and rules were lost
in the confusion. A half dozen Sena
tors were speaking st once,' clanmrfng-
for recognition bv tbe -Vice-President
The row broke when Senator McCumber
was recognized by the Vice President
to explain the effect of the bill's re
committal. Senators Robinson, Demo
crat, Arkansas, and Reed declared that
there being no other business before
the Senate, Mr. McCumber s speech wa
not in order, but the V ice Presiden
ruled in favor of Mr. McCumber.
For two hour tho parliamentary and
personal wrangling continued, Sennto
MCI unmer standing ry bis guns nnc
finally concluding his speech. The Sen
ate, by a virtual party vote of Sfi to
also sustained the Vice President's nil
ings.
there were many tense moments, es
pecially when Senators McCumber and
Beed walked toward each other on op
polite tides bf the Siile; Senator Rob
fContlnced en Page Two.)
State Will Defend Militia
1
Company
"The State of North Carolina JI
back up the Durham Machine Gun Com
pany to the limit," declared Governor
Cameron Morrison last night when he
confirmed the report that the State
would undertake the defense of the
members of the compsny who are being
sued by the .widow of the late James
Bay, of Graham, killed by member
of the company when a mob stormed
tbe Alamance County jail, which the or
ganization was guarding.
Attorney General Manning yesterday
gave the Governor an opinion on the
State's authority in the matter and
was instructed by the Governor to enter
a ppearaneo in th case. - oeraor
Morrison stated that he would associate
with the Attorney General other counsel
for the defense of the State militia
eomptwy. '
"I think the State ought to stand be
hind it militia,, declared the Go..
B
F
ELDRIDGE SAYS
Says Special Session Legisla
ture Too Late To Afford Ral
eigh ..elief This Year
HINSDALE MAKES PLEA
FOR RECONSIDERATION
Governor and Council of State
Are Firm In Their Position;
City of Raleigh Must Re
trerftfh With Vengeance Now,
Declares Mayor, Suggesting
Some of Ways of Economy
"We have asked fer bread n. have
11 guen a stone with a boquet t if 1
it,'" declared Mayer T. 11. El.lri.lge,
Raleigh, commenting on tlie decision
the Gotrrnor ami Council of State
call a special session of the legisla
lure on D.-rember too late to .meet
he needs of tbe cities of tW HLati:
r relief from their financial cm bar
rassinents 111 l'.i'Jl.
"So far us the promise of relief from
Raleigh's financial difhcultirs u con
erned, the special session might as
well lime been called fix month
later," Minor Eldridge 11. bled.
John Hinsdale, city attorney of R.i
leigh, representing this city and other
municipalities of the State made the
request un tlio Governor and Cuuuril
of State vesterdav to rcConsidct the
lnte set for the special fession of the
legislature. Hut stating that thore hu'l
been much opposition to the nimvimI
session at all, and that ail earlier dato
would react against legislators, iiliiii.v
of whom aro farmers or interested lu
farming, Uo-.ernor inol Council woubi
not rescind their action,
As .1 result, tho city ( oinmissioners,
.icoording to Mayor Ehlrolge, must at
tack the Imdgtt, already dchncd in the
hope of early legislative relief, with
tho einglo purpose iti view of maiting
the expenses of liJl come within the
limitation of the revenue of 191! plus
ten per cent. Probably the first ap
propriations to be lopped off will bo
those regarded as ''expressions of. lib
rality of publie spirit '-such as the
Chamber of Commerce, the Playground
Commission. Ktx Hospital, Kanev
Library, will have a close shave if they
maintain their appropriations, while all
street improvement will huvo to (top
the firo and police departments may
be curtailed, and street cleaning eau
not be maintained on the present scab-
No Way Oat Now
"Whatever may be the views of those
who havo authority to speak for other
North Carolina cities, there can be but
one opinion us to what has happened
to Raleigh in consequence of calling
the legislature to meet in December
said tho Mayor. ''Wo have asked for
bread and have been given a stone
with a boquet tied to it. So- far as
the promise of relief from Raleigh's
finam-tal difficulties is concerned, the
special session might as well have been
called six months later.
''The overnor's statement, which
have read very carefully- is an argument
for relief from the fiscal euibarrasinents
of the current year; but it offers no
relief,' 'it-ptuuiisfO Thu public
is informed through the statement of
the executive that the difficulties of th
cities are real and that municipal go-'
ernments are not responsible for exist
ing conditions: all of which is literally
and painfully true. In fact it is plai
that first for political reasons, and then
through 11 legislative fiasco, the udmini
stration of city government in North
Carolina has been mado n grievous
burden. The call for a special session
in December amounts to denial of the
relief tho cities have petitioned for
prayed for, and entreated for, whib
ostensibly the legislature is ciill'l t'
meet in extraordinary session ior'lln
purpose of affording relief to d'nt retrod
muTi'ic-ipol 'governments.
Chain of Reasons
'There ia a chain of reasons why
city circumstanced as Raleigh cannot
look to the legislature in December for
relief from the embarrassments of
tho current fiscal year.
"1. Tax levies aro made in the summer
and the tax books are placed in th
hands of the collector in the early
autumn.
''2. The expense of municipal nd
ministration must bo provided for in
a budget.
'M. The budget may not exceed the
estimated income.
"4. The income must be derived from
property and poll taxes, levied under
the limitations prescribed by the legis
lature, with such additional amounts as
may be obtained from license taxes and
(Contlnaed on Page Two.)
in Damage Suit
crnor. "Otherwise, there is no law an
authority."
The Durham machine gun company
was ordered to Urahaiu by Guverno
Bickett early last summer to guard the
Alamance County jail where three
negroes, charged with attacking
prominent -white woman were being
held, In an assault on the jail, Bay
was killed.
in investigation into the circum
stances by a comuilssion appointed by
Governor Bickett revealed, according
to tho report made, that the Machine
Gun Company, wns . acting entirely
within its prescribed duties when Ray
was killed. The company was given
clean bill of health.
- The -tni;fcar"tweir brought by the
widow of Bay against Captain Marion
B. iowier, lieutenant Luther Barbou
and former Lieutenants Victor
Bryant and George W. Tandy along
with a score or more of - non-eommis
turned officers end privates, ,
ASKED F
GLVFN
rot VXION LEADERS IN
MINGO COUNTY TO LEAVE
STATE BT MONDAY NIGHT
Cbsrlestosi, W. Va, J1y 1$ Da
vis Robs, international Saswtltl
agent of tk I nlte Mine Workers
f America, la the Mlag fsmty
strike country, and three ether lead
ers ef the anion will leave West Vlr.
tints before next Monday night, ac
cording te an easeaaeewieat hy ths
Stat government tonight. This
agreement was reached bet We
anion leaders and representatives af
the State late today, after the West
Virginia SanrernS court ef appeals
earlier in the dsy, had denied the re
lease of the mett from th eostndy
of the State militia en writs of ha
beas rot pus.
RUTLEOGE FEILD
SI!
Clifton Beckwith, of Raleigh,
Also In Boat When It
Capsizes
By JONATHAN WORTH r " IEI.S
(Staff Correspondent I
MurelicaJ City. July 1 Rutkdnc
rVihl, of Kl ' l. I'a., was drowned
here today when the cai: wholi held
him and Clifton Bcetwlrflr- RAiclglU
overturned off the . .lantie Ilrtel.
eild and l'.rkwith Ind come down the
Neii'- river on a li.shing trip and were
rossing the sound to can on the
banks when the canoe began shinning
ater. They turned the craft around
1 an attempt to teach sh ro 1 ' ty
oat tilled and sank. Hot h men wont
vet beard. Feild was drowned and at
late Iniur tonight his body had not.
ecu recovered, although every effort
was being maoo by toe lito guarls c
Fort Mio-en station 1. id others tu local
he b lv.
The two men had been fishing around
Hani'oi k crei k on the Ncuso river hut
the fishing was bail and on last Wed
lesditv they toek their canoe and droii
poil down the river, camping along tlie
. They reached Morehead City early
this morning and started across the
sound to camp on the binika. When
they ware about a third of the way
across the canoe bi-giin shipping water
inil they turned her nrmind in ait nt
tempt to gat ushore before she sank.
The canoe filled rapidly and sftnk. Beth
men went overboard.
Feild caught hold of the seat, which
came loose, and one of the blanket .rolls.
Beckwith got the other blanket roll and
eatlcdlo Telld to keep the baggugo to
gether nnd that the tide would cirry
the ai mhoro. Feild turned loose the
baggage, which was flouting, and wen
under at once. When he eniiio up lie
alba! for help, lieckwitli was some
little distance away and was unable to
render him any assistance.
Parties on shore heard the cries and
after half an hour or so came out and
picked up Hyekwith, but Feild was not
Ullil.
Feild is survived by his mother nnd
father, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Feild, of
New York. Feild hud many friends in
North Carolina and especially in R11I
eigh, where his lather was nt one tunc
secretary to Governor Kitchen.
Mr. Beckwith ond Feild worn boyhooi
friends, and the latter, a hortieultua
Met-ia--Florida by. I'a... joined. Mr. Heck
with last Sunday in New Horn for this
trip. The drowned man had just vis
ited his parents in New York fur
brief period. According to their plans
they should have returned to Raleigli
this afternoon.
TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS
SUNK BYJHELL FIRE
Four Vessels of Atlantic Fleet
Show Fine Record For
Marksmanship
On.Bosrd tbe Destroyer Sicard,
En route to Norfolk, Va., July 15
(By the Associated Frees) The
former German destroyers V-iS
, snd 8-1.12 were sunk this evening
by the combined shell fire of th
Destroyers l.esry and Herbert snd
battleships Florida snd Delswsre of
the Atlantic Fleet. They went down
at s point 75 miles off the Virginia
Capes selected as the grave-yard
for the once enemy vessels turned
over to the United States after the
world war.
The V-43, after being hit twice
by the Leary finally was sccounted
for by the Florids, which scored
time sfter time with shells from
her starboard battery of seven
5-Inch destroyer defense rifles,
esch of which spoke 20 times.
Twenty-nine minutes sfter the Flo
rids opened fire st s rang of
7,500 ysrds the former enemy crsft
went down stern if.
The 8-132 wss hit six times by
shells from the 4-Inch rifles of the
Ilerbert and was officially described
, Then ss in a sinking condition. She
wss finished off by the gunners of
the Delswsre, who gave a great
exhibition, of marksmsnshlp, regis
tering hit sfter hit with shells
from the battleship's Secondary bat
tery. The 8-132 remained sflost
however, for two hours and five
minutes sfter the Delswsre cesstd
firing, going down st 7:07 p. m.
ALLEGED I. W. W.'S ABE
DRIVEN OUT OF TOWN
Aberdeen, 8. D., Jnly 15. One
hundred and three alleged I. W. W.'s
were driven oat of Aberdeen and
vicinity tonight by citl sens' posses
siding Sheriff Elliott of Brown
county. Thy were herded In two
groups, one sent east sad the ether
north. Each group was driven abont
ten miles. Other towns In the
vicinity were notified to keep the
men .moving, - . -
DROWN
(SOUND
REQUEST JAPAN TO
RECONSIDER ITS
a
America Makes New Represent
tations To Tbkio On Disarm
ament Conference . -
OFFICIALS. CONFIDENT
OVER FINAL OUTCOME
To Get The Powers Together
Around Council Table Con
sidered Important Confer
ence ; No Intention To Dic
tate But Want All Nations
Umted-i
Washington, July 1,".- (fly (he Asso
rted Press 1 -Japan's reluctance to tske
part in an unrestricted discussion of
Far Kastern affairs at the daarmament
conftrence, led the I'nited States to set
forth anew today its idea of the prob.
uble scope of the proposed negotiations.
i ma iio aiiiki repre
sentations to the Tokio government
were not disclosed but they are held by
oftUnls here to be sufficiently definite.
0 permit of a comprehensive recon
sideration of tho whole subieet T
Japanese statesmen. American officials
look forward to 1he result with entire
otindence.
Optimistic Over Outlook
Although holding to its firm belief
that Far Kastern and Pacific, problems
nuked closely with any effort to
reduce armnuients, tho position of this
;m eminent is undirntood to be that the
mportant object, after all. is to act
the powers together around 1 in;t
table where each is willing to speak and
t in entire frankness in the interest
of good understanding. The feeling
Hero is that once that object has been
ittained an agreement easily will be
reiiehed as to subjects of discussion,
I rovided none ef the powers ties its own
hnnds before the conference hruin.
There is reason tu believe that Amer
ican officials, who stand in the capacity
of hosts to the conference, have no idea
of dictating in advance just what aub
jeets shall be considered. At this mom
time there is manifest here a belief
when the moment of decision comes,
that no nation will care to take on its
shoulders the responsibility for refus
ing to discuss any question which seems
vitHl to tite peace of tits world.
All of these considerations, the offi
cials here believe, will feinke for full
Japanese participation in the confer
ence when the sentiments and intentions
ef the'Amo-ican government are fully
understood 11 Tokio.
To Proceed With Preparations
Those in charge of the negotiations
are so confident of all agreement that
the purpose proceed With tho issu.
unco of formal invitations wns reaf
firmed after tho whole question had
been reviewed at. today's cabinet meet
ing. Ho far ns the present plans of the
administration go those invitations will
bo extended only to the powers origi
nally approached on the subject, Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan, and
China. It was indiiated today that al
though there was no disposition to ex
.e.ludo any nation, wlikb. might f.e jt
self entitled to a seat, it was felt that
if the list were extended it might be
difficult to set a limit, with the result
that the negotiations would become so
complicated as to endanger he outcom
MRS. KaIeR'S FATE IN
HANDbS OF OHIO JURY
Cleveland, Ohio, July 15.-The jury
in the ease of Kva Catherine Kabet
charged with the murder of her hie,
band, I'aniel F. K.iber, had not reach;. '
a verdict at 1(1 o'clock tonight and das
taken to a hotel for the night. It will
resume deliberation .again at 8 o'dock
touiorrow morning.
Her trial on a charge of first degree
murder for plotting the killing of her
husband, Dnnj-l F. Kaber, by hired as
sassin in their I.akewood home two
years ago, which has been in prgress
since June L'S ended at 5:50 o'clock
tins evening. The jury was given the
case by Judge Maurice" Bernon, follow
ing his charge and arguments by coun
sel. DISASTROUS BLAZE AT
ROANOKE RAPIDS MILL'
Weldon, July IS. A very disastrous
firt occurred ht Roanoke Rapids yei
today when the handsome brick, stone
trimmed building, occupied and opera
ted as a pulp, or paper product mill,
waa burner, This mill belonged ,a,
John Armstrong Chalhorn, nnd was one
of the first buildings erected when
the town was first started about thirty
years ago. Tho loss will extend into
the hundred thousands tif dollars.-
CARDINAL ASKS PEOPLE TO
PRAY FOR RAIN IN iARIS
Taris, July 15. Cardinal Dubois,
Arch Bishop of Parts, today called
upon tho people to pray for rain be
cause of the prclonged drought which
has caused much danioge and suffering.
The Cardinal instructed the clergy to
say special prayers for rain during
masses for the next nine days.
TWO SEABOARD OFFICIALS
PICKED UP BY SEAPLANE
Norfolk, Va., July 13. Col. H. A.
Witstiiaeton. and R. A. Matthews. Raa
Doara Air .Lane omei.ns, missing since
vnaterd.iv in a fishintr bo. t. were -
located this afternoon by Naval Sen; J
plane F-S-L la lower Chesapeake Bayi -
The plane was searcmng lor mem.
n, . . . I I-1 1 , J rM. ll J
Biepiamer niuva vAiiervm - ! 1
Albany, Ga., July 15. Robert end
Isaiah Temple, little M.$f M?. Bennie
Hudson, were murdered by their atep-
4l.. St.. rA.t'. TTll,1M . fA th
bad severely beaten them early Tues-
uaj Hivi "
alleged to have been made In the jail
hee today by their mother. j
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