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iPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
MPOflTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER" NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
IKE NEWS JGFTHE SOUTH
What Is Taking Plape In The South
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Foreign
Lieut. R. M. Douglas of the Austra
lian flying corps, and Lieut J. S. L.
Ross, his navigator, who started from
Hounslow for a flight to Australia,
were killed shortly after they began
their journey. Their airplane crashed
near Surbiton, in Surrey, England.
r.ulgaria has decided to accept the
allies peace terms without alteration.
Bulgaria has demanded the extradi
tion of former King Ferdinand for
trial on the charge of forcing Bulga
ria into the war.
Delegates of the employers and
workers have signed definite agree
r.ient calling off the lockout which has
paralyzed industry ia Barcelona, Spain.
The Baltic states' conference at Dor
pat has been advised Jiat Finland has
iieciiied to aid General Yudenitch with
thirty thousand volunteers in a new
attempt to take Petrograd within the
next few weeks.
A delegate to the Baltic states' con
ference at Helsingfors intimates that
such great pressure had beea sudden
ly I r "aght upon the conference that it
would re impossible to .attempt to ne
gotiate a peace with the Russian Bol
sheviki. Former Emperor "William went to
Hoilan da year ago. Since that time
there has been no demand, officially
or unofficially, for his extradition or
celivery up to the allies, nor has Hol
land at all changed its viewpoint to
ward hira. The Associated- Press
learned this from unquestionable au
thority. Forces of the Italian government
have clashed with Gabriele d'Annun
zio's troops and casualties are report
ed by both sides. Reports from Fl
ume say that there is much dissatis
faction among d'Annunzio's soldiers.
Domestic
Public ownership of timber land,
national or state is advocated by the
Paper and Pulp association's commit
tee on forest conservation in a report
submitted by the ass ciation confer
ence at New York.
With a simplicity in keeping with
ideals of democracy, Edward, prince
of Wales, was welcomed to Washin..
ton. and became the guest of the na
tion. Owing partly to the illness of
the president, which prevented his. per
sonal paritcipation. the reception cer
emonies on the arrival of the priuce
were very informal.
Three former soldiers were killed
and a number injured by snipers, said
to have ben Industrial Workers cf
the World, who fired on an Armk'.ic-;
Day parade marching through the
streets of Centralia, Washington. The
shots poured from the roofs of the
buildings as the parade neared Tow
el avenue, Centralia's main street,
and Second avenue. Arthur E. McAI
fresh fell dead and WTarren O. Grimm,
attorney and former University of
Washington football star, and Beu
Casasgrande, real estate man, suffer
ed wounds of which they died lat
The three were residents of Centra
lia. Four others sustained wounds.
When a street car p the River ie
near Atlanta, crashed into the rear
cf a "tripper" at the corner -of
Simpson and Davis streas, twelve
people were seriously - injured and
sent to Atlanta hospitals for treat
ment. While a complete recheck of the of
ficial county returns may ake very
slight changes in the final resui-, -f
ther the wet nor the dry leaders ex
pect the final majority to vary very
much from the 641 -riven the wets
f-gainst tha federal prohibition amend
ment as indicated by the official .re
turns reported by counties.
As darkness fell over the national
capital, November 10, three huge illu
minated crosses shone out frcm the
high walls of the war risk insurance
bureau building, across - LaFayette
square from the white house, and the
celebration of Armistice Day, the first
anniversary, of fthe cessation of hostili
ties in the world war,- began. The
giant- symbols were formed .by light
pouring from "selected windows in th
otherwise dark facades of the great
structure and one of them looked di
rectly down on the square, where of
ficial Washington joined, November
31, in celebrating the new anniversa
ry. Mexico will pay no ransome for for
eigners kidnaped by Mexican bandits.
This position oi the Carranza govern
ment has been -announced in c note
fom flilario Medina, sub-secretary of
' stale for foreign affairs,-to the Amer
ican chnige at Mexico City.
High winds accompanied by snow
i'-i tome pars of Ncbruka interfered
wilts transcontinental wire commi-bi-ctt
on. The ieulting dro pir teiaper
turt found lup.ny communis ?s iarirg
fjf-1 f.hortagos, according to the state
r.i:lv.j,y commit sion.
Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee, Social
ist, was denied his seat in the house
by an overwhelming vote, the house
holding he was ineligible for mem
bership because of his open opposi
tion to war.
A health conference of governors of
ten Southern states is to be held in
Rattan ooga on November 29. .
Tiie first affirmative step-toward
Salification of the peace treaty was
fcikeu by the senate after administra
t!otl leaders, with the backing of Pres
iJ'ut WiiSori( had reaffirmed their in
action 0 voting against ratification
u ltie reservations drawn by the sen
ate majority are adopted.
Thla'w leSisiation has struck a snag.
. e hw- has passed several bills
. iJIOiett the dye industry and other
industries likely to be ait by Euro
pean competition. These have bump
ed against. the 6tone wall of sen.
ate, and will g3 over mi next sees-sioa.
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Active preparations have been h-
gun to accommodate delegates to the
national eonvention of the labir party
i-which has been called to mpft in Phi-
j cago, November 22. for the purpose
01 nominating a candidate .for presi
dent of the United States.
A new organization of agriculturists
entering, the economic field of the
United States with the preliminary or
ganization of the American Farm Bu
reau federation has been formed with
headquarters in Chicago.
Japanese commission of railway
and civil engineers has arrived in
Mexico, according to advices received
at El Paso, Texas. " The commission
is making a study of 'the topography
of the isthmus ' of Tehauntepec, and
this has created the report that Jap
anese interests will build a .-ailroad
across the isthmus.
Information received at Laredo, Tex
as, from Vera Cruz is that Rafael
Nieto has sailed for England via an
American port. He bears letters tn
"the British government for solution
or tne diplomatic troubles between
Great Britain and Mexico, and also
will liquidate the Mexican financial
office in London.
Between twelve and fifteen thou
sand dollars was stolen from the Lib
erty County Bank (California) by an
unmasked bandit, after he had locked
the cashier in a vault. Taking the
money in a leather bag, the bandit,
said to be known in Weavervihe, Cal.,
and to be 60 years old, mounted .
horse and rode away, and posses
searching for him havj not yet ap
prehended him.
WnsMrfrton
Railroad workers scored a complete
victory in the house through incor
poration of their plan for voluntary
conciliation of labor disputes in the
Esch railroad bill. The house reject
ed a plan of compuh-ory arbitration.
No direct vote on the anti-strike prop
osition was taken.
The design for the "Victory Medal"
to be given every Americai who took
part in the world war, has been ap
proved" by Secretary Baiter. On one
side will be a figure- of "Victory,"
with the inscription "Te Great War
for Civilization " and ' 5n , the reverse
side the names of the allied and as
sociated powers.
. A resolution proposing an amend
ment to the constitution requiring rat
ification of constitutional amendments
by popular vote was introduced in the
United States senate by Senator Fre
lfnghuysen of New Jersey.
War-tim-? operation of the telehpone
and telegraph systems of the counrty
cost the federal government $14,418,
237. This sum represents the differ
ence between the net Earnings of the
companies taken over and the compen
sation guaranteed by the postoffice de
partment. Urging immediate pay increases as
the logical solution of the most dif-1
ficult problem now facing the navy
that of retaining present officers and
men. and obtaining new pnes the sec
retary of the navy recommends to the
house naval committee temporary in
creases aggregating ad,uuu,uuu a year i
for all officers and men.
The war department has received
forty thousand requests from relatives
for return of the bodies of soldiers
dead in France.
Piloted by Lieut. Com. Read, the na:
val seaplane NC-4, recently established
a new non-stop record for that type
of craft, carrying twelve passengers.
It flew from Pensacola to Memphis,
a distance of 535 nautical miles, it is
announced by the secretary of the
navy.
The plan of the national guard as
sociation of the United States for the
reorganization of the state militia of
the country, embodying a proposal
for a system of voluntary military
and physical training, functioning
through the schools and colleges, has
been submitted to the senate. The
measure provides for an armed force
of approximately 348,000 officers and
men, augmented by a reserve force of
former service men.
Large orders for arms and ammuni
tion placed by Mexico in Belgium and
Spain, in preparation fo rthe possibil
ity of American intervention, came to
light recently when the state depart
ment let it become known that the
government had taken steps to pre
vent their shipment.
The United States has been denying
shipments of arms and ammunition in
to Mexico for many months for the
reason that they generally fall into
the hands of bandits and often are
used against Americans.
, Squarely joining the issue with President-Wilson,
the senate adopted a res
ervation qualifying the obligations of
the .United States under Article X of
the league of nations covenant.
Believing that Mr. Wilson intends
to end war prohibition as soon as the
peace treaty is ratified, the aggres
sive dry element in the house, led
by Representative Randall of Califor
nia, have laid all their plans to check
mate him, it is stated. It is their in
tention to seek an extension of the
war time prohibition for six months,
which extension will be added to the
food and fuel control act.
Holding that the action of the gov
ernment injunction proceedings
against striking bituminous coal min
ers to be "so autocratic as to stagger
the human mind," the executive coun
cil of the American Federation of
Labor declared in a statement issued
after a four hour meeting that the
miners' walkout was justified, prom
ised for the strike the entire support
of Organized Labor and asked aid and
endorsement for it from the general
public.
Congress is preparing to adjourn
without enacting any big reconstruc
tion measures.
It has been definitely decided by
senate leaders that no more domestic
legislation of importance can be put
through at this session.
Army bills have been introduced in
the house, hearings held, but no bill
can be put through until after the
Christmas holidays.
By a vote of. 48 -to 40 the senate
approved, after all efforts to amend
it had failed, the committee preamble
to the reservation group, requiring
that to make the peac treaty bind
ing at least three of the four great
powers must accept the senate auali-fications.
The Chatham Record
OWNERS TO RESUME
CONTROL OF ROADS
THE GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
AMPLE REVENUE FOR FIRST
SIX MONTHS OPERATION.
HOUSE VOTED 203 TO 159
Representative Kitchin Attacked the
Labor Section as Leaving Settle
ment of Disputes to the Unions.
Washington. The railroad bill, pro
viding ;f pr private ownership and op
eration "of" rail carriers under broad
federal supervision, was passed by
the house, 203 to 159. The measure
goes to the senate but it will not be
taken up there until the regular ses
sion in December.
A majority of the democratic mem
bers opposed the bill, after their fail
ure to eliminate the provision for gov
ernment guarantee of revenues of the
carriers for the first six months of re
newed private operation.
Representative Simms, Tennessee,
ranking democratic member of the
house interstate commerce commit
tee that framed the measure, led the
fight on the guaranty, declaring it a
"subsidy." A motion to eliminate it
was defeated, 200 to 165, on substan
tially a political division.
The house re-affirmed, 253 to 112,
its stand on the labor sections, provid
ing only for the voluntary concilia
tion of labor disputes.
Representative Kitchen, North Car
olina, former democratic leader, at
tacked the labor section as leaving
the settlement of disputes largely
with the railway unions. He declar
ed "the brotherhoods could nullify the
provision 10 days after passage of the
bill by refusing to appoint represen
tatives" to the boards created to set
tle controversies.
Preceding the final "show-down" by
separate roll calls, the house spent
the day in considering numerous ex
tensions of the powers of the Inter
state commerce commission. Its last
Important act was to place the com
mission in control of all capital is
sues of the roads.
CHICAGO JURIST DECLARES
LIQUOR LAW CONSTITUTIONAL
Chicago. The liquor interests
were given another setback when
Judge George A. Carpenter handed
down a decision in the United States
district court which held that the
wartime prohibition act and the Vol
stead enforcement act were constitu
tional. Judge Carpenter announced
that Louis Fitzhenry, of Peora, 111.,
had concurred in the decision.
STATE OF KANSAS TAKES
OVER COAL PROPERTIES
Topeka, Kas. The large coal min
ing properties of Crawford and Chero
kee counties passed into the control
of the state of Kansas' when the state
supreme court issued orders and nam
ed receivers for the properties. The
action following the filing of quo war
ranto proceedings by Attorney Gen
eral Richard Hopkins to bring about
the receivership.
MANUFACTURING PLANTS MAY
BE FORCED TO CLOSE DOWN
Atlanta Orders limiting deliveries
of coal in the southern region of the
railroad admnistration to the first five
classes on the fuel priority list, which
does not include manufacturers, were
issued at headquarters here. The ac
tion on its face means the closing
down of cotton mills and manufactur
ing plants of almost all descriptions
as soon as their present supplies are
used up. These supplies generally
are understood to be scanty.
Curtailment of coal consumption
was made necessary, the statement
said, because "coal production is stili
below the absolute: requirements of
the first five classes of consumers."
SENATE ACTION DISCUS3ED
IN CONFERENCE CIRCLES
Paris. The news of the adoption
by the United States senate of ten
reservations to the German peace
treaty was received with great Interest
.in peace conference circles. The
point apparently being most discussed
by the delegates in general is as to
whether the senate will ultimately in
sist upon the reservations being form
ally approved by the other govern
ments. The French government is not
prepared to give its formal approval.
IN WEST VIRGINIA ONLY DO
ALL MINERS RETURN TO WORK
Chicago. While operators and
union leaders had predicted resump
tion of mining on a large scale in the
bituminous coal fields of the country
where more than 400.000 miners have
been on strike for sixteen days, only
in West Virginia were 'both sides con
fident that 'all the men" would be
back at work during the day.
In the other fields the men showed
a disposition to await further results
of the conference at Washington.
AT REQUEST OF PRESIDENT
GLASS ACCEPTS SENATORSHIP
Washington. At the request of
President Wilson, Secretary Glass will
accept the appointment as senator
from Virginia to succeed the late Sen
ator Thomas S. Martin.
Secretary Glass has consulted with
members of the senate who told him
that there was no particular need for
him to take the oath as senator for a
week or more., Meantime, he will con
tinue to serve as head of the treasury
department.
PITTSBORO, CHATHAM
TERS OF
MANY ARRESTS OF SUSPECTS
MADE IN SEVERAL CITIES
IN. THE NORTHWEST.
DEPORTATIONS MAY FOLLOW
Seattle Mayor Warns All Radicals, Af
ter Two Raids to Leave His City ,
Off Future Itineraries.
Centralia, Wlash. Cities of west
ern Washington joined Centralia in
arresting members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, and raiding
their headquarters following the fir
ing on an armistice day parade here.
Four former American soldiers' are
3ead, and a fifth is reported dying
as a result of the shooting and one
llleged I. W. W. has been lynched.
Twenty-two men and one woman,
reported to have radical beliefs, were
placed in Jail here, and later four of
the prisoners Including the woman,
were removed to the Lewis county
Jail at Chehalis by national guards
men, who patrolled Centralia. Raids
were conducted In Seattle, Tacoma and
Aberdeen on the Industrial Workers
ieadquarters.
Henry S. White, United States im
migration commlssoner, was reported
n route to Centralia to investigate
the records of all alien I. W. W.'s and
sndeavor to deport them if they are
ield in connection with the shooting.
Mayor C. B. Fitzgerald of Seattle,
ssued a statement warning all radi
cals to "leave Seattle off their future
itineraries." The statement was made
ifter two raids had been made by the
Seattle police.
DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY
NOW NUMBER 63,479 MEMBERS
Tampa, Fla According to the an
nual address of the president general,
Miss Mary B. Poppenheim, of Char
leston, made at the first business ses
sion of the annual convention of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
here, the organization now has a
membership of 63.479 in 34 states and
the District of Columbia. "Member
ship in a U. D. Cj chapter Is the most
3loquent tribute a woman can pay to
ier Confederate ancestry," said Miss
Poppenheim.
BROTHERHOOD CHIEFS IN
CONFERENCE WITH HINES
Washington. Railroad brotherhood
chiefs spent another day in confer
ence with Director General Hines on
he employes demands for changes in
working conditions without reaching
any agreement.
The brotherhood chiefs were said
to have worked out, in more detail,
the question as to which there is a
'isagreement and to have presented
ihis data to the railroad adminisra
tion officials during the session. But
ao conclusion was reached and none
was in immediate prospect when the
conference adjourned.
PERSHING CALLS RED
OUTBREAK AN OUTRAGE.
Washington. General Pershing is
sued a statement in which he said:
"It is a serious outrage that vet
erans of the world war, parading in
uniform in celebration of our nation
al victory, should be shot down in
cold blood as was done in Washing
ton. "Too drastic measures cannot be
taken to rid our country of the class
of criminal who inspires or commits
such crimes."
KEYS OF NEW RESIDENCE
ARE HANDED TO KAISER.
Berlin. The former German em
peror assumed formal possession of
the house of Doom, at Doom, Holland,
which he purchased some time ago,
when the keys were handed over to
him.
PLAN OdF AMERICANS IS TO
LEAVE PARIS IN DECEMBER.
Paris. The American delegation to
the peace conference has informed
the supreme council it will leave
France during the first days of De
cember, according to semi-official in
formation from the French foreign of
fice. The British peace delegation has
also expressed the same desire and
the general impression is that the
conference will conclude Its work by
the end of this month.
8ENATOR MARTIN. VIRGINIA,
DIES OF A LEAKING HEART.
Charlottesville, Va Senator Thom
as S. Martin, of Virginia, the demo
cratic leader of the senate, died here
after an illness of several months.
Senator Martin had been confined to
his bed since last July when he was
forced to give up active work in the
United States senate after a contin
uous service of 24 years. He was
brought to his home near here and
later taken to a hospital for treat
ment. He suffered from a leaking
heart valve.
PEOPLE OF PROVIDENCE, R. I.
BUYING FOUR PER CENT BEER
Providence, R. I. Judge Arthur L.
Brown, in the federal district court, is
sued . a temporary injunction against
Harvey A. Baker, United States at
torney, and George F. Shaunessy, col
lector of internal revenue, restrainin
them from enforcing the provisions o
the war-time prohibition act. Thev in
junction was issued upon petition o!
Narrangansett Brewing company.
The sale of four per cent beer wai
Immediately resumed in Providence.
HQOAR
I. W. WS.
COUNTY, N. C. NOVEMBER
PASS
RESERVAIN
TO ARTICLE TEH
WITH AID OF FOUR DF.MOCRAT8
REPUBLICANS PUT ONE OVER
ON THE PRESIDENT.
THE VOTE WAS 33 TO 46
Vote on Question of Clamping Down a
Cloture on Debate Depends on the
Democrats, Republicans Say.
Washington. Squarely joining tho
Issue with President Wilson, the sen
ate adopted a reservation qualifying
the obligations of the United States
under article 10 of the league of na
tions covenant.
A solid republican lineup, reinforc
ed by four democratic votes, put the
reservation across exactly as it came
from the foreign relations committee
and in virtually the language which
the President declared on his western
tour would cut the heart out of the
covenant and mean the rejection of
the treaty. The vote by which the re
servation won was 46 to 33.
The fight for reservations having
thus been carried to a climax, the re
publicans presented for future action,
a cloture proposal designed to bring
final action on the question of ratifica
tion within a week.
A vote on the question of clamping
down a cloture on debate, republican
leaders say, will depend entirely on
the democrats whether the move ral
lies the necessary two-thirds to make
cloture effective.
POSTAL CHIEF DECLINES
TO SEND BURLESON CHECK.
New York. Clarence H. MacKayv
president of the Postal Telegraph-Cable
company, made public a letter he
had written Postmaster General Bur
leson declining to send a check for
$2,349,195.20, which MacKay asserted
would be "the difference between tha
J4.029.20 our company earned from
August 1, 1918, to August 1, 1919. and
$1,680,000 the award which you claim
to have made us."
"Apparently you are short of funds
to pay the Western Union," MacKay
wrote, "and you, therefore, demand
$2,349,195.20 of our profits in order
that you may pay them to the Western
Union This means that you wish to
use our profits to pay Western Union
losses." '
NOW EVERYBODY'LL WANT
A TICKET TO LOUISVILLE.
Louisville, Ky. For the first time
since July 1, when war-time prohibi
tion went into effect, whiskey openly
was sold in Louisville without inter
ference by the federal authorities.
The sales were made by two Louis
ville distilleries from their tax paid
floor under the protection of a tem
porary Injunction issued by Federal
Judge Walter Evans, but in the face
of a government warning that if the
supreme court finds war-time prohibi
tion constitutional, prosecutions wsre
possible.
74 SOUTHERN PORTERS
SUE DIRECTOR GENERAL
Knoxville. Fourteen suits were
filed in circuit court by negro por
ters working for the Southern Rail
way Company, against Walker D.
Hines, federal director general of
raflroads, operating the Southern
Railway Company. In all the cases
plaintiffs seek to compel the railway
company to pay back salary claimed
as due, the total amounting to $21,500.
GOMPERS REITERATES HIS
STATEMENTS ON LEVER A.CT
Washington. President Gompers of
the American Federation of Labor,
reiterated his assertion that former
Attorney General Gregory had "given
assurance" to the union leaders in
1917 that the Lever food and ful act,
under which the coal strike has been
enjoined, would not be used against
labor organizations.
TROUBLE APPEARS TO BE
BREWING IN MINE FIELDS
Washington. Activities of rad'f
cals threatens serious trouble in the
bituminous coal mine fields of West
Virginia, according to reports receiv
ed by the department of justice.
The situation in Monosala and Tay
lor counties, was described by depart
ment of justice officials as 'particu
larly nasty." Meetings directed and
attended largely by Russians have
precipitated some violence among the
coal miners, the reports said.
FORMATION FOREIGN FINANCE
CORPORATION ANNOUNCED
New York. Organization of the
foreign finance corporation to deal in
foreign securities with a capitaliza
tion of $10,000,000 was announced. Ar
thur M. Anderson of J. P. Morgan &
Co., will be preside.nt. Directors will
be J. P. Morgan. H. P. Davison, Jas
S. Alexander, George F. Baker, Jr.,
George W. Davison, Harvey D. Gibson,
Charles H. Sabin, Seward Prosser,
James Stillman, Albert H. Wiggin and
Mr. Anderson.
STRICT LIMITATIONS PLACED
ON EXPORTATION OF SILVER
Mexico City. Strict limitations
upon silver exportation from Mexico
were placed upon producing compa
nies by an order from the treasury
department directing that 50 per cent
of all bullion be s1d to the govern
ment. In no case will the companies'
be allowed to export more than 50
per cent of their production. Tho
order resulted from the shortage of
silver coins, which are being hoarded
oecause of their high silver content
20, 1919
THREE PROPOSALS
FOR SETTLEMENT
PRESENT DEMANDS OF MINERS
DECLARED IMPOSSIBLE BY
SECRETARY WILSON.
PEOPLE ARE NOT SHYLOGKS
When Making Changes Existing Con
tracts It Must be Remembered the
People Will Have to Pay.
Washington. Demands of coal min
ers for a 30-hour week and a 60 per
cent . increase in wages, and an un
yielding position by he, operators were
declared "mpossible"-by Secretary
Wilson in opening the conference
called to bring peace to the bitumin
ous fields of the nation. To obtain
this peace the secretary proposed
three plans of procedure.
Declaring that the Washington wag
agreement still is legally in force, Mr.
Wilson told the operators and miners
that the people of the United States
were not "shylocks" and do not want
to exact ".the technical provisions of
a bond when the conditions under
which the bond was made have chang
ed." He added that "if any great
change is made in the contracts the
people of the United States are the
ones who will have to pay."
The three proposals expected to aid
the two factions in arranging the new
wage agreement were set forth by
the labor secretary as follows:
First, negotiations through joint
wage scale committees representing
all districts; second, negotiation
through concurrent sessions of com
mittee, from various districts, and,
third, negotiation first of an agree
ment in the central competitive fields
and then of agreements for other
fields with that of the central dis
trict as a basis.
MEMBERS OF LEGION ARE BEING
SWORN AS SPECIAL DEPUTIES
Spokane, Wash. Members of the
American legion here were being
sworn in as special policemen to meet
what was declared to be an invasion
of one thousand to two thousand
members of the Industrial Workers of
the World due to arrive here from
Montana and other parts of the north
west.
TO FILE MURDER CHARGES
AGAINST CENTRALIA REDS.
Centralia, Wash. Arrangements
were made to file murder charges
against 11 men, 10 of whom have been
arrested following the attack of al
leged members of the Industrial
Workers of the World on the armis
tice day parade which resulted in the
deaths of four former service men.
ADOPTION Oft REJECTION OF
CLOTURE IS STILL DOUBTFUL.
. Washington. Success for the move
ment to shut down the peace treaty
debate, by a cloture seemed likely to
remain in doubt until the clerks call
the roll call on the question in the
senate.
Thirty republicans signed the peti
tion for cloture, and party leaders de
clared that more would vote for it.
There was no doubt, leaders assert
ed, that the republican side of the
chamber would contribute more than
its share of the two-thirds majority
necessary to invoke the cloture rule.
VERY PROBABLE INCREASE IN
CHARGES FO R ADVERTISING.
New Orleans. A resolution favoring
an increase of 25 per cent In the rates
on both foreign and local advertising
in southern newspapers was adopted
here by the advertising committee of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers
naanmation which met here to plan a
smonn camDaien for exploiting the
south. The increase in advertising
rates was favored because of the
shortage of white paper.
THIRTY THOUSAND FINNS
TO FIGHT BOLSHEVIKS,
woiainirfors. The Baltic states con
ference at Dorpat has been advised
that Finland has decided to aid Gen
eral Yudenitch with 30,000 volunteers
in a new attempt to take Petrograa
within the next few weeks.
a rieieerate to the conferenc inti-
m atari tn the corresDondent that such
owa) nrpsanre had been suddenly
brought upon the conferees that it
would be impossible to attempt to ne
gotiate a peace with the DoisneviKi.
i nr.AL DISTILLERS SELLING
INTOXICANTS AT LOUISVILLE
Ti,;oiHn Kt. Two 'local distill
ers sold whiskey openly in Louisville
at $75 a case, regardless of the war
time prohibition law. Hundreds of or
ders, filed before July 1, when the
war-time law went into effect, it was
said, were being filled by these dis
tilleries, which resumed sales follow
ing the granting of an injunction to
them by Federal Judge Evans, re
straining the government from inter
fering with the sale.
TROTZKY ISSUES ORDERS TO
FIRE ON BACKWARD "REDS"
Washington. Because of the seri
ous lack of food in (bolshevfk con
trolled Russian government, not much
real enthusiasm is felt In Moscowver
the forward movemeut of the bolshe
vik forces.
The dispatches said that due to
the lack of morale in the soviet armies
Trotzky recently ordered forces fol
lowing np the bolshevik armie t
fire on any "red" wVo fell back.
baok.
TRANSPORTATIOI
FOR UNDESIRABLES
QUEER PROPOSITION MADE BY
BOLSHEVIST "AMBASSADOR" -TO
GENFRAL PALMER.
CRUEL TREATMENT CHARGED
Thousands of Applications Are Said
to Have Been Made by Those who
Are Anxious to go Back Home.
New York. Lud wig C. A. Martins,
elf-styled "Ambassador of the Russian
soviet government to the United
States," has offered to provide trans
portation from the United States to
Russia for all Russian citizens who de
sire to leave America, or whose pres
ence in the United States is undesira
ble to the federal government. This
offer was made in a letter written by
Martins to Secretary of State Lansing.
in his letter, Martins protests
against the "unwarranted and cruel
treatment" to which many Russian
citizens in the United States are sub
jected by "federal and state officers,
as well as by mobs acting without au
thority." He proposes that the soviet
government be permitted to return
these citizens to soviet Russia and
declares that he has received thous
ands of applications from such citi
zens who are anxious to return to
their homes.
RACIAL CLAUSE IS CUT OUT
OF ESCH RAILROAD BILL.
Washington. The house voted 142
to 12 against injecting the raca ques
tion in the Esch railroad bill. An
amendment had been offered by Rep
resentative Madden, (republican. Illi
nois, providing that no discrimination
should be made in interstate passen
ger transportation against any native
born citizen. Southern and northern
congressmen spoke in opposition.
NEW WAGE SCALE SUBMITTED
TO THE FOUR BROTHERHOODS
Washington. Director General
Hines submitted to representatives of
the four railway brotherhoods an in
creased wage scale, amounting ap
proximately to three million dollars
a month.
The proposal, laid before represen
tatives of the brotherhoods' at the
closing session of the wage confer
ence, was taken under advisement.
CENTRALIA MURDERS WERE
PLANNED WEEKS AHEAD.
Centralia, Wash. Industrial Work-
rs of the World rlanned the Cen
tralia shooting three weeks before Ar
mistice day, according to an alleged
confession made by L. Roberts, con
fessed I. W. W., who surrendered him
elf to the officers ' following the
shooting,, in which bullets from the
puns of the radicals killed four for
mer American soldiers marching in
the holiday parade.
McCORMICK IS FAVORED
AS GLASS' SUCCESSOR
Washington. Secretary Glass will
accept the appointment to tne sen
ate by Governor Davis.
Tim host ff-iiess on Mr. Glass sue
C. Leffingwell. now one
of the assistant secretaries of the
treasury, Bernard M. Baruch or Vance
McCormlck.
CONSULAR AGENT WHO WAS
KIDNAPPED IS ARRESTED
Mexico City William O. Jenkins.
American consular agent at Puebla,
was placed under arrest ana neia on
A. ..irvoUiance in his home follow-
.),arg hv officials of Peubla
ma v. - n -
that Jenkins was not abducted by
Federico Cordova, the bandit leader,
in connivance with mm, ae
cording to information received here.
GLASS APPOINTED SENATOR
A3 SUCCESSOR TO MARTIN
ti -i AT a A nnolntment of
n.ii;iiium . .
Secretary Glass to tbe United States
senate to succeed tne iaie jduiu
Martin, and tne acceptance ui
Glass, were announced by Leroy
Hodges, aide to Governor Davis.
Senator Martin had just been re
elected and his term does not expire
until 1925. The election of senators
by popular vote, however, leaves the
governor full power to fill the vacan
cy uatn the electorate can do so.
INADEQUATE LAWS IS CAU
OF GROWTH OF RADICALISM
Washington.-The growth of radical
ism throughout the country was ic
be attributed , to inadequacy of fed
eral laws against jreaching vWent
overthrow of the government. Attor
ney General Palmer declared in re
plying to the senate's recent Inquiry.
Mr Palmer disclosed that the depart
ment ha more thai 60 000 person,
under surveillance as radicals with
whom it is unable to cope because ol
weakness of present stautes.
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT
OF CONGRESS PLANNED
Washington. Tentative plans foi
sine die adjournment of the presenl
aessioh of congress were made by sen;
ate and house Republican leaders. By
resolutions it is proposed that the
house shall be permitted to adjourn
upon passage of the pending railroad
bill and the senate upon disposition
of the peace treaty. The resolutions
would give each body authority to a
journ independently of the other b
twecn now and Decern) 1.
VOL. XLII. NO. 16.
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
$iio:vr NOTES OF INTEREST to
CAROLINIANS. 1 jf
Mooresville. Dr. G. W. Cocke, a
prominent Mooresville physician, died '
one of the Statesville hospitals. Dr.
Cocke went to Statesville for an dd.
oration, following which he developed
pneumonia. ... .
Raleigh. The P. H. Hanes Knittln
company, of Winston-Salem amends
its charter to increase the' capital
stock from $2,000,000 to . $12,000,000,
$6,000,000 each of prefetTedand com
mon stock, the common being In $10
hares and preferred $100 shares.
Asheville. James Sprenkle's, shot at
Andrews while resisting arrest by
Chief of Police A: D. Cannup. of that
placer died at the Mission hospital fol
lowing an unsuccessful operation to
remove the bullet which lodged in the
man's spine. ,
Chapel Hill. The budget for 191S-
1920 of the Student. Y M. C. A. at the
University of North Carolina, just
published by Secretary W. R. Wunsch,
shows an authorized expenditure of
$7,500, which is nearly Iwice as much
as the Y. M. C. A. has ever planned be
fore at the university. . .
Raleigh. It develops that while Pi
lot Mills is shut down on account of
the strike of 200 of the union em
ployes, President Williamson is keep
ing on the pay roll those employes
who remain loyal to the mill manage
ment, although they are rendering no
service just now in return for their
wages.
Fayetteville. Two co-operative to
bacco warehouses will be. built and
operated by the farmers of Cumber
land county.
Davidson. The faculty of Davidson
college voluntarily granted the stu
dents a half holiday after the student
body bad met and revoked the resolu
tion adopted in mass meeting express
ing their determination not to attend
classes on armistice day. ..The facul
ty declined to grant the students' pe-
ttMon for a holiday.
Laurlnburg. The recorder's court
has handled about 65 automobile .vio
lators here since the enf&rcement of
the laws In regard to numbers, lights,
tc.
Durham. Harvey Macfarland of
Durham sold a load of tobacco on the
local market for $1.35 . per pound,
which is believed to be, a record (or
the season.
Rockv Mount After having been in
ill health for some time. J. W. Taylor
died at his home on Cokey road. Sur
viving the dead mrtn, wh was approx
imately 60 years, old. a.a- his wife and
14 uunurou.
Chapel Hill. The campaign for the
Graham . memorial-. fund to erect a
building at the University of North
Carolina' in memory of the late pres
ident. Edward Kidde-i. 'Graham, will
come to a close November 26.
Burlington. Capt. J. A. Turrentine,
83, one of the oldest citizens of Bur
ilngton, died at the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. W. T. Stokes, in this city. He
had a severe fall and the shock and In
Jury was too much for his feeble con
stitution. Charlotte. The headquarters of the
first district of the Ppstal Telegraph
Cable company will1 be transferred to
Charlotte from Richmond, Va., tho
latter part of-thbi month, according
to official announcement made here.
Goldsboro. .W. A. Peacock, promi
nent citizen of Gpldshorp, died at his
home here aged 88 years.
He was a member' of the board of
trustees of the independent order of
Odd Fellows and it wa.8, through his In
fluence that Gold'sborai secured the
state orphanage of 'ft" order In that
he donated 25 acres of valuable land
as a site for this institution and a farm
for the children. "
, -
Morganton. In addition to his cita
tion for bravery in the American army.
Master Engineer Albr Lee Rust re
cently received- from General Rawlin
on, commander of the- Fourth British
army, notification- of JJls decoration
with the distinguished conduct medal.
Charlotte. The. "suits Instituted
against Edgar W. Ph'arr and J. Clyde
fltancill by Miss. Julia. Alexander for
holding two public offices at one time.
tiaarvi hofnra Justice F. B. Alexander,
were dismissed and the plaintiff was
taxed with the costs pf the action.
Marshvllle. After' taking a dose of
carbolic acid, 'supposedly through
mistake, Mrs. Henry... B. Marsh, 45.
well known woman of Marshville, died
without regaining consciousness.
Statesville. Mrs. - Tina B. Morrow,
widow of Otho Morrow, who was slain
when W. L. Poston'.ran amuck here
several weeks ago, ias filed suit
against Poston for $1,000 peremptory
damages.
Mrs. Morrow also brings suit against
Poston for shooting her little son, who
was with his father. '
Wadesboroi Rev. S. T. Barber, for
mer pastor of the .Morven Methodist
church, while loading "his furniture at
the depot at Morven- preparatory to
moving to Hickory, fell and broke his
arm and thigh.. .Thajnjury hile pain
ful is not necessarily -'serious.
Wllmington.-Owaershlp and man
agement of the Wllmlnrton Morning
Star will, undergo a change, Joseph E.
Thompson, who has been "connected
with the publication 21 years announc
ing the sale of his interest and his retirement
to