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Winston-Bale CIRCULATION Leads AU DailiM 1 In Northwestern .V North Carolina , WEATHER. Fair and much cooler, i . i j Sunday; Monday fair continued cool. PUBLISHED DA ILY I N. - T H EC LA R C E S T C IT Y I N i NORTH C A R O L I N A , VOL. XXIII., NO. 129. TEN PAGES TOPAT WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 10, 1921. ' IQVERT MORNING PRICE FIVE CENTS VERDICTOEGUILTY FOUND BY JURY IN EXPRESS CONVICTION FOR OVARIOUS THEFTS i ' ' - ; Judgment Rendered in Federal i Court In Macon After 28 r 5j 1 Hours Deliberation l"WeLI-KNOWN RAILWAY MEN AMONG ACCUSED Stealing Conspiracy ' Had Wide J . Ramifications in States of Georgia and Alabama Macon. Ga.i April 9.After delib erating for twenty-eight "'hour a Jury In federal, court. 'ate; today returned verdtota of guilty on Alt five counts of the. Indictment against 36 persons accused ; of . conspiracy, to . rob the American Railway Express Company of property valued at fine million dol lars, t .. ' i - , ., . Four of the sixty-ifour persons in dicted were never arrested; nine were found not guilty by-the', Jury, - nine verdicts of not guilty were directed by Judge Beverely D. Evans; ' five pleaded guilty and one case was not pressed. -, t -.- " : f 1 The case baa ben on trial for four weeks, witnesses from all' parts of the United State being on .the wit tie stand to complete the chain of evidence in the various 'transactions. Systems of Signals During the government's prcaenta Hon of evidence it was shown that there was a system of signals used In the conspiracy. ' "Will he ride," was query to determine whother a per son alluded to was all right," the "all right" being an answering Signal. ' Judge Evans announced that he would sentence the convicted persons en Saturday. April 10. at 10 a. m. . " will aentence you as if it were all one count-" '-. The maximum) aentence Is two years In the pententlary or a fine of. 110, 000 or both.. Judge Evans told the Jurora that they were exempted from jury service iof four years. Immedi ately after the verdict, two express vans moved up to the federal building and began to carry awajr the great mass of 'videac.''.- ....;..--..: list of Defendant The list of defendants Included not only express messengers and agents (Continued on' Pw Twc IIORD MAYOR YET A THORNY PUZZLE ? .-.. -V., State and Labor Departments' Agllat t ed Decidedly Over Status of ' , I Mr. O'Callaghan (By The Atioclnud PreM.) Washington: April . Efforts were made today by the state and labor departments to define finally the status of Donal O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, who is In the United B tales without a passport. The case, with recommendations which under went several changes, were shuttled hunk u forth all dav between the two departments. , Close of. the of fice hours found them en route by messenger to the state department with the latejrt suggestions of Bee retary Davts. ' - ' ' O'Callaghan arrived In this coun try a stowsway and Is In this coun' try without a passport through a ruling of Former Secretary of Labor Wilson, who ne.rmltted him to re main as a seaman with orders to re strain frnn, unrnadlnar inv Irish prop aganda or delivering any speeches supporting the Irish cause.. HIRTY-SIX UNDEfl Mrs. Ellen G. Dowd of Charlotte Files Complaint Against Husband And the News Publishing Company (Bpecitl te Tht Joarul) 1 Charlotte, April . Two com plaints have been filed by Mrs. El len G. Dowd, with the clerk of tne Mecklenburg superior court, one against W. C. Dowd ' and the News Publishing Cempany. asking that the court make Inoperative a deed signed by M Dowd conveying the prop erty at the corner of Church ai.d Fourth streets to the News Publish ing Company, the other against W. C. Dowd. in which the plaintiff asks t court to make provision to secure her necessary subsistence. - '-' -iThe complaints Were signed by Tll lett and Guthrie. ' attorneys for the . plaintiff. In the? complaint against " Mr. Dowd and the jfewa Publishing Company, the plaintiff alleges: Plaintiff's Statement, ' "While the plaintiff was In tha of fice of tha defendant. In the Char lotte News building, her husband in formed her he wanted her to sign a fiaper; that he informed her when she naked the nature of the paper that he would tell her later, that It waa not necessary for her to know then, urged her te sign the instru ment and go before w, M. Bell, no tary nubile In the adjoining office. and acknowledge tha Instrument; that without reading the Instrument . and without knowing Its contents, she did sign the instrument and went before Mr. Bell t- "Notary Inquired whether she sign , ed it freely and voluntarily and that the replied that she did not. hut at lljer husband s request. , r . i "That the name c"ay the defunJant Informed her that tha Instrument conveyed the real estate to tha News Publishing Company and aha express , ad surprise and dissatisfaction that j e had secured 'her signature. . '. j ''That the defendant waa tha own- '. r ef practically all of the stock ofl the News Publishing Company; thatfl h waa presiaeni ana general man ager and managed It exclusively -si ROBBERY iiiiiisl ILTY . IS JURY VEROIGT Charge of Murder of Negro to Hide Peonage Practices Up held in Federal Court OTHER INDICTMENTS MAY BE FORTHCOMING Wife and Daughter Break Into Sobs, and Prisoner Strug- ,. gles to Hide Emotion ; ' (By The Aseodatad Preea) Covington, Qa., April 9. John 8. Wllllama,. Jasper county farmer, waa taken to Atlanta and placed In Jail today to await -action on his motion for a new trial which was made here today immediately after he was con victed and sentenced to life impris onment on a charge of murder. He expressed confidence he would fin ally be cleared of the charges.-; The trial waa the' first one aria-' ing from accusations "that William caused the killing of 11 negro farm hands after t department of , Justice agents had started to Investigate al. leged peonage charges on his -farm, February It last, i Three of the ne. groes. Including Lindsay Peterson, whom, he wad specifically . charged with -killing, at the trial ending to day, were alleged to . have been brought into Newton . county and drowned.. :;.' Grand Jury Inquiry ' The other .eight negroea were de clared .by Manning, negro farm boss and . self-confessed accomplice, to have been killed ; In Jasper county and Inquiry by the grand Jury with a view to Indicting 'Williams and three of his sons Is to -open mere Mon day. ' ,. ... ' - '.-. Williams appeared to take his con viction calmly but when his wife and daughters broke Into sobs, their grief affected, him ano he, atruggled to hide hip. emotions as he sought to comfort them. He waa allowed to remain. 4n the court -room'' with them for.,10,,or IS nlta .before being takeW to.fAtlanta. - Manning's -Trial Date for trial of Williams on the other two Indictment's here haa not been set nor haa the pourt an- (Contlnued on Page' Ten) WORLDBUSINESS IS RATHER SLACK Financial and Economical Situation For March Showed Few bigna of Betterment ,t (3y.The. Aisoeiste Pies'. I Washington. April . Financially and economically . the ., situation throughout ' the world improved but little in March with few signs of better conditions 4o come, according to cabled summaries for the month received today by the bureau of for- elgn and omestic commerce from its trade com mission ere and commcr cial attaches. in foreign countries, i - v.tmnm tlaht money, unemploy ment and uhsatlsfgttory industrial I' j .hinnm i nndiUons were in evl- while some declines in prices and slight revivals of building actlvl tieis were noted. In the East the situation was described aa somewhat easier while In South America con ATtmn. were reported aa practically unchanged from the previous momn, cltais in the certificate ef tlte privy examination are erroneous and un true ' .i-4 .w- InAtni? Allegation IS tnaae mi - ment had no legal effect to convey her rights, but that it la a cloud up on her contingent ngm '-'" that the defendant are claiming that by reason of e signature ... Srument-sh. conveyed all her Inter est in the property. Rights Claimed. As aa sesult of 'these allegations, the plaintiff ask that the court ad judge the ed.ed a, l"Ptiv t0 convey, or transfer any rights which the, plaintiff may have In the prop- rin" the complaint of Ellen G. Dowd against W, C.. Dowd. the plaintiff al leges that the defendant separated himself from hsr and failed to pro vide her any subsistence whatever, that the defendant is a man of lirge means and enjoye a Urge eome. e.nd that as his wife, she is enjitled to have aecured frbm hi- properxy n-v-eesary subsistence, according to hla mean and condition in life. ei. asks that the court take such steps aa are necessary to ssceruln what property he has and his Income and make the necessary provision for her subsistence. . ! Asked as to the chargea filed with Clerk of the Court. C C. Moore, by Mrs W. C. Dowd against W. C Dowd and the Newa Publishing Com pany. Mr. Dowd expressed the opin ion that the proceeding had not reached a stag which J.stlfted news- paper publication, except ir gratification Of gossips ana mMTSowd state Urther that while It -la embaraselng.and humllat ng to keep silent under Ihe publlcaUon or charges that he know to be abso lutely untrue, he said, he vnttnj .!. nm.ru at the preeent time and esks the public to withhold a ,..A.m.f,t until the tme facta are GEORGIA CASE brought out In open court. Soviet Gathers To Press Its All Nations (By The Aaaeeiated Prase Riga. April B. A nrw "Interna tional army," which la expected lo bo tlie basis of a huge force) to ho available ultimately to enforce the dictates of a third Internationale, is rapidly being organized In Una sut. replacing the old lied Army, according to rcporta received here. It Is already numbering,, several thousand, the message stated. , This force la said to be the only one which the bolshcvlkl leader can actually count for an effective action, as the demoralisation of the old army Is spreading rapidly. '.-"'' i. : Gorman Kpartaclsts. : ',',-, .' t It' la even declared that a num OVER ATHDUSAND Total of 1,056 Secured in Y. M. . C. A. Campaign GREAT INTEREST . SHOWN Many Others Expected to Join Later;. Secretary Thinks List Will Go to 1,500 The Winston-Salem Y. M. C. boasts of a membership of over A. -. l.- 000 now due to the most successful membership campaign In the history of the association which waa con cluded last night. ' The team mem bers met at the association building for final reports, and It was ascer tained that the association now has a membership of 1.066. ' ' ' t Great Interest The campaign Just ended marks a new era In the history' of the asso ciation. The feature of the "tarn ifclgn waa the increasing of cltl sens generally In the work of the as sociation. Many i Joined who have not previously been Identified with the work here. ' Nearly everyone ap proached expresed the deepest inter est In the fine work the association is doing for the young men of the city..... ?;...." .v -, Continue to Grow. 'Not all of the people ot the city who. will ultimately Identify them selves with the T. M. C. A. were seen by the committee. Mr. Latimer, gen era! secretary, la of the opinion that wan? attorn "win Join within the next few weeks. He anticipates a total membership of, at . least, 1,800 within few months. - . ' " - Reception Soon . -Mr. Ed Shepherd, chairman of the social committee, is planning , a big reception at the association ; building in honor ot the new members. The date haa not been fixed, but It will be held within the next ten days or two weeks. An unusually- enjoyable social event Is being planned, and It promises to be the most largely at tended event In the history of the association. 9 Improvements! Made. Extenaive repairs to the - building have about been completed. Secre tary Latimer stated last night that the repairs to the swimming - pool have been completed and plans are being made for Its opening at an early date. Great interest is being shown In aquatic sports this season,, and the greatest ,year In the associa tion's history in this department la anticipated. Splendid Work. Mr. P. A. Gorrell. veeeral chair man of the campaign committees, stated last night at the meeting that the campaign Just closed is the most successful ever held here. He ex pressed appreciation to cltlsens) for their support and to the team mem bers for their tireless and unselfish work. ' CITIZEN KnJiED AND LIEUTENANT WOUNDED (By The Associated PrM.) Arcadia, Fla., April 9. Lieutenant B. G Toher, who was shot and seri ously wounded by Fred D. Pitt, a resident 6f Pu'nta Gorda and whom Toher shot and killed. Is In the mil itary hospital at Carlstom Field near here. Sergeant K. Bread vd -and Pri vate J. G. Toungbluts. hla compan ions at the time of the shooting, are under detention at the camp and Major Royce, commander, says a strict Inquiry into the affair, will be made. . . ' GERMANY QUITE WILLTNO (By The Auoclsted, Piw) i Berne, Ewltx.. April . The Oer 'T?".. J . ' 7. . r."'" . . ,, n. . . mons. neciarea nere xoaay tnai uer- minr rfntiM nika nrnvlainn for tha provlilon for the reparations due the Allies, adding that the .German government would soon take occasion to prove it good will. ... LAST RITES FOR CLYDE W. BOLLING Fnneral Serrleee at S This Afternoon; - All Ijegionalrea Asked to - -Be Present Funeral services for Clyde W. Boil ing, who wa killed In France in the great world war, and after whom the Legion post In Winston-Salem la named, will take place at t o'clock thla afternoon from th Greenwood Avenue Baptist ' church, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J, T. By rum. -assisted by the Rev. Dr. H. A. Brown and the Rev. C. M. Murphy. , Al! membere of the Legion are asked by the commander ot the local poet to attend and to wear their uni forms. Hurial will be In Balom cemetery The body of Clyde W. Boiling ar rived In the eity yesterday, having been sent her by way of Hoboken. In many places, In North Carolina in the past week or ten days, the bodies of heroes who died for their coun try In France, have been burled 'In their home communities with trib utes of loving memory- 'Today Winston-Salem . will remember Private Boiling, recalling bis youth, bl de voted service; and his supreme sac rifice. . MEMBERS GAINED Huge Force Dictates Oh ' of the World ber of German Kpartactsta who re cently reached Kossla Joined tit new army lo receive training tor 'future employment In Germany, There In no aunt of any Immedi ate offensive campaign, the ho vie apparently depending for the pre ent on Its propaganda directed to. : ward fomenting strikes and oncost. Stronger Politically. ' A Ijettlsh Investigator who haa J out returned from Rnasln report that the bolahevtkl are stronger : politically In the Interior aluce I lie Kronadadt aualr, but economically their position constantly la becom ing worse, and he looks for a food i crisis In June, ' : RAILWAY PUZZLE BEFORE HARDING President Finds Two Avenues Open For Consideration ; WARFIELD OFFERS ONE B. M Jewell, of Mechanical Unions, Offers Other; Con ' ference with'Sheppard (By The Associated Press.) ; -. v i Washington, f April ; i.Presldent Harding has before him two sepa rate and distinct proposals for set tlement of the: dispute between the railroads ad their employes. -' One prorVsltlon, that from 8. Dsvies Warflold and Darwm V. Klngsley. representing railroad aecurltles own ers, is tht he use his good offlcea to bring about' regional conferences between representatives of the car riers and their men. The other, sub mitted by B. M. Jewell on behalf of the five railroad mechanical unions, is that to bring about a general con ference. ; ' . i' ' Mr. Warfleld and Mr. Klngsley be lieve that one outcome of tha confer ences they have auggeated would be the formation of a regldnat railway board in each ot the four groups Into which the" carriers have been consti tuted by tha interstate commerce commission. i ' - j ' ' .- - Roads and the Men. Such boards, it la explained, would be composed ot representatives in equal number of the railroads and the men. To them would be referred dispute -hlchtWiM ' not b ad justed by direct negotiations between the carriers' managers and the em ployee. Should' the regtotral-boarde fail to adjust the differences the dis puted points would go to the rail road labor board at Chicago. -- Railroad securities owners are re ported aa feeling that there should' be soms settlement speedily arrived at between the roads and their men; fhat th situation la too critical gen erally to have methoe. ot preceedure interrupt settlements. It waa In view of this, it la explained, that the executive committee of . the National Association of Railroad Security own ers asked the representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods to confer with It. , . In rlvlnsr further consideration to day to the general railroad situation, President Harding conferred, with L. B. Sheppard. president of the broth erhood of railway conductors.. Mr. Shepard, la understood to have ad vised against any general reduction of employes wages. - TRACES OF OIL DISCOVERED IN MAYODAN LANDS - . - - Interesting Keporta Heard ot Possible DevctopmenU In Rockingham -and Other Territory tn That Section , An interesting report was brought to WInston-Helem yesterasy to me effect that most encouraging traces of oil had been discovered in the Mayodan section ana tnrougnoui that part of the Slate, The person who brought the news aald that . he had heard that aeveral hole had been sunk and that In each Instance the fluid had been found. Ha seemed tr think that prospects tor success ful development were particularly nremlatnc along the Dan river. - Th .inurnal made Inquiry over long dlstsnce -telephone and ascer tained from responsible sources that some leases on lanas naa oeen laaen i. th. Mvndan vicinity and that an nil" im exoert. 'who haa had wide i nMimwm in ins inu mritim. eaya Tklt Wh. i.iiicaUons in the Mayodan tovorable than those area are raui" , ... kink Mr,. wre f anna in mai por tion of Tsxaa, where great oil welUi u.,- ih,n,irht Incalculable wealth and have attracted throngs from all parts of the country.. People of North Carolina natural ly will have no objection to an oil boom within Its confine. Having most everything else. It I but natural that oil should, b next on the pro gram. i i - ARMS TO BE rPPLrKI ,TO FOOT AL SERVICE MEN (By The Assealata Praia) ' : Waablngton. April t; Postal em- in l.Mfter be armed ana Mm- for aooreheneion of mall robber. Postmaster General Hay today sent out an oroer poa a standing reward of 11.000 for any portal employe or other person . i- . -,.11 ,hh,'' The wno prins order further provided for the arm in of essential men in the service and gave notice that "every man I expected to uphold the honor ot th service NEGROES SUB UNION (By The Asaoetslei Prast) nirmlaiham. Ala.. ' Ami! Offl cial of the United Mine Workers of Amarfea. were made derenflama in n.m.m suits filed today, by John Dawson and Arthur Whitfield., negro miners. who"were hot on March S nur Pratt City.? the complainant charging existence of a- conspiracy among .the defendant to. prevent ik.m atid others from mining coal. Th suits ana. for S100.000 i In each case. . . .' t;,' 'y -,; 'i,--,,-,v,.v" i IDE SETS FORTH stISipaign Insurance Commissioner ' Ex plains Fully His Attitude on International Company STRIVES TO PROTECT . PEOPLE OF CAROLINA Road Sentence For Violation of Sanitary Law; Fire Losses in State Increase - (By JViJS B. WAIUIFNV Tb iru,teail,iH Joorntl Rl,lfk Bui sUreUnta' Nttkisal k BsMlsg. i Raleigh, April . Insursnoe Cony mlssioner Btacey W. Wnde today de clared that hla sola detire in tasulmg a statement about the International Petroleum Company's , mall odr campaign for the aale ot stock in North Carolina 'was prompted pure ly by the' desire to prevent the peo ple ot the State from Investing In stock which did not bear the., ear marks .of a sound Investment; ; that the company Is making an Appeal te people of. North Carolina on the ground that Poland K. Bnnaley for mer commissioner ot publln welfare, ta now on its staff. - Mr.' Wade de clared that he has nothing but the warmest personal feelings for , Mr. Beasley,. but .wants to call attention to the dlsaatrnus remit of financial investments which may follow In vestments In this and other, oil com panies. -! . . - -: i : i The statement In full follows: To Protect People. "My action In this matter " waa prompted- by an earnest desire to protect the people of North Caro lina against a repetition of the dis astrous financial results that followed the big Block exploitation campaigns of 11 and 1920. My attack was launched against the company Itself and not agatnat the two well-known North Carollnluns whose, name the company Is using so freely. - "In doing this I assumed no au thority not given me by law. Tha people of North Carolina are looking to the insurance department for pro tection and when any concern vio lates elther'the spirit or the letter of the law, the people ot rrortn Car olina may expect immediate action when the matter comes to the atten tion of the Insurance department. "I am aware of the fact that these mall4 order stock selling campaigns are supposed to be 'checked up and controlled by the federal t roxern ment I am also aware of; the tact that it usually- happens that many et 1 ham mm w u arlth Ihmiuniltf nfl.n trrillleiw tonjr. befav vhafedwtTlW."-nBy"Tnn f AWREVH.; ermneni steps in ana stops tnem. Usually when the. federal : govern ment lock the stable door It is found that the horse has already been toen. .... : - .,. - , Blue Sky Law, ' . "The Bute's blue sky law i was passed for-the purpose of requiring (Continued on Pag Ten)? V FAILS TO CLEAR Confession of Man in Buffalo ' By No Means a Solution ; POLICE SURJELY PU55ZLED Former Governor. Whitman to Examine,, Prisoner; Murder . Charge Is Withdrawn By' Tse Associated' Preel) Buffalo, N. T April . Police headquarters tonight received a mes sage from Acting Captain' Murphy, ot the ' New York dntectlvo bureau, instructing them to hold Roy Har ris on (his confession of murder." Harris, who confessed on Wednesday night that he and William Duncan were hired to murder Joseph 8. El well In New York, had -pNevlously been held in connection with a check transaction In St. Catherines, On tario. , Roy Harris, whose confession of complicity In the murder of Joseph B. Elwell, New York sportsman and card expert, haa pussled the Buffalo and New York police for two days, had a first degree murder charge placed against him for four hours tonlKbt. The charge was .placed op posite his name on the police blotter of the Niagara atatlon t o'clock. At 10 clock Police Chief Hlgglna ennounced the charge would he withdrawn and the man would be held on an open qhsrge.. - . . .. Charge a Mistake. Tb charge of murder against Her ri wa a mistake. It waa stated, due to the faulty transmission of a tele gram, which advpted Chief Higgles to "hold ' Harris. The - telegram. from Acting Chief Inspector Thomas Murphy, of New York, said: "Hold Roy Harris on nt confes sion ot th murder of Joseph B. El well here in June, 1110, pending fur- tner investigation. - Wfian. It wa transmitted over the telegraph to the police -at the sta tion house wher Harris I held. It waa construed to mean that a mur der charge wag lo be placed against the man. Visited By "Wife. , ? 1 Harris wife was- visitor st tha Niagara - Street police - station to night, She. waa taken there from another police station, wher she haa been' held as a material witness. Al though newspaper men were not al lowed In the room, the couple were In, plain sight through a window and It waa seen, that the woman waa pleading with Harria earnestly, while Harria. gesticulating, kept Insisting on soma point. , Th masting lasted an hour.' Then Detective Harry Oswald, of the New York txireau. . Joined them. Mrs. Harris . waa smiling when she em erged. She avoided newspaper men who aought to question her. 'It wa Just n little family party," Detective Oswald said. "Nothing nsw developed.".-- ;-. , Before leaving the' station, how ever, the New York detective issued orilers-that.no one should he at . tn-Vd to see Harria nntll -' Former Governor Charles 8.- Whitman ar rived here tormriiw to queatlon, the ortsoner, ..i.- y.,. . . rv- ELWELLWIYSTERY LIVELY HOPE BORN IN ENGLAND THAT STRIKE IS ENDED After Funds I 1 ' Dr. Chalnv Waiiman bu com to Amarloa from Europe to raiaw funds for the erection of Jaw- ! lib nnlveraity In Palestine. M laJ , president of lbs World s ZlonHU i and discoverer of the txploslv SUrt Made on Problems With Harmony Ruling Branches . ', of Administration PRESIDENT STRIVES TO PLEASE ELECTORATE Pestered Day and Night by Pol iticians Who Must Be Kept 'A in Happy Moods ; flpMil Co-mrnont Wlnatos ft lets Jaaraal. OepyrifM. 19U. Washington, "April . -The first month of the administration of Pres ident Harding ha passed so rapidly that to most of the. cabinet otlloers It has seemed Ilk a week. ' ' Vlowing f the work ot v the new regime Ulspaaslbnstely s and with - a recognition of the fact that - Rome wasn't built In a day, even ih moat ardent partisan will admit that a swrt has-been jna4e on more prob lems In th last, tour weeks than m poiwlblo in the last year of the pro ceding administration. Decisions Ptwallilc. -1 This doesn't necessarily imply criticism of the officials tried hard to make progress Jil tiij face of Inevitable frlutlon between a , He publican congress and a Democratic executive.' But It prove that when all branches of the government are of one political' complexion, derisions run be nmde shd things accom plished President Harding was looked upon before his election ns man of ,mor or less leisurely .ways. , He hasn't proved so in office., lie has worked night and day. He has gone at .hi lob with a serious and earnest mind, knowing full well that he must satinly an Impatient electorate. ; Mr. Harding la pestered day and night by ih obligations of politics. It isn't that he owes anybody any thing but members of the senate and house must b kept happy and they in turn are bothered by hungry con- (Continued on P Ten) NO R IKK FOB CARUSO (Br The awoctate' firm) , New Yerk, April ' . Denial of reports that Knrlco Caruso had given bis voice a. trial .yesterday to find whether it had been affected by his recent illness, was made tonight , by Bruno Zlrato, ,hl secretary, Caruso Will not risk any strain on his vocal cords for some, time,' Zlrato added. ; - MA MP, OLD BUDGET . (By Tse AaMxialed Pw Washington, April 9-Th budget bill which Chairman flood of the house, appropriation committee ex pacts to Introduce Monday when con gress convenes will be tn same in essential aa the measure passed by the last enngreea and vetoed by for mer President Wilson. MONTH SLIPS BY -: LIKE A WEEK FOR HARDING REGIME s :v'.' i Republicans and Democrats Hold Caucuses To Perfect Program for Special Session; Honor for Kitchin (By The Aaaocistad Press) . Washington, April . -Republicans and Democrats, meeting separatsly. put things in shape today for the or - ganizatlon 'of the house of representa tives at noon Monday.' .Speaker Olllett, nominated by' the Republicans, will be oppisvd tor re election by Representative Claude Kltchln, Democrat, North Carolina. Mr. Oillett will be elected and Mr. Kltchln by reason of his nomination, will become Democratic leader. In the new house the Republicans have 301 member and the Democrats 111. Back after a long rest. Mr. Kltchln said he felt physically fit to carry on hi work aa minority leader but at hi request Repreeentstive Osrrett, Tenneesee. was named active leader. - -Th Final Oaucn At their final caucus. RepubUcana ratified the action of the committee on committee and adopted the report on standing committee assignments. The action of the general committee In giving representation to lab-rr end ii..; ..-.,... ,Y tr ' i";.:.U,4ii.,'-. i... NEGOTIATION TO iLQQMY STATE OF STRIFE Through Some Channel, Tel . Unknown, Owners and Ml . nem Agree to Confer . UNIONS TAKE STEPS TO I . KEEP THE MINES SAFE Unexpected Favorable Derelop ment Uada to Belief That Struggle la Over ' . ... a . T, , .' tHy Tb Aisoaatad PrM( " ' Lpndan,. Apr)l,-Th strike ot th eosl miners, whlrh threatened to carry .with It a general striks of th . railway .men and transport worker seems now. to he In a fulr way of aettlementt through negotiation. The . dispute . throughout haa been fruitful of surprises, and another was sprung tonight, when, after confer ences and Interview between . th parties concerned, lasting, all day long, and when It wa supposed that all effort to move the miners had proved Ineffective. It was - suddenly announced that", th mlnera . had yielded-and thai a conference with the coal owner had been convened for Monday to discuss the nueetloni involved, while polices were sent 'tn th) mining dlHtrict urging ahaten Hon front any action that would In terf ere wit h . ntiuesanry tneasursa tnf the safety of the mine. - . . , Th only )tplanatlen avallabte to what Inducement were offered I : th miner to remove Jhelr rooted objections to assenting tn step wiring the safety of the win own-" era' property Is ilha anmewhnt rryp. tie statement of Frank Hodges, nee. retsry of the miners' unlon"th conference, wa arranged uncondi tionally:" ' V, - , - Whether the rumors that th gov. ernment I willing that th wage question should be so lusted on a na tional basis may bs held to explain the; change In th situation Is un. known. - If,' a Mr. Hodge suaaestM, th governanentj. n4 -nilH"-nw nr -nave really- agreed 't nn-5 ufhennrtu Honal conference, that would h euf flclenl to induce the miner tn yiM the pumping point. -, In sev ease, th unexpected agreement gl'f-t the live Heat hopes that the struggle will b averted.. . . -' ,. ,. - DREAM OF PEACE IS NOT IN VAIN - r ' - ' Colby Hay the Ureal Idea I Today Morn lmprenmlvn Than It r .BnUdcr Hoped (By The Ateeelstsf PrM,) Ntw York, April I. Organised Keac and a league ef Justice will eal tha world's affllotlons, Bain bridge Colby, former secretary of slate, told more than 1.00 guest to night at the annual Jefferson Day dinner of the National Democrat! Club. -., .-- , "The great . Idea of an organised peace and of a league of Justice, Mr. Colby said, "la today even greater and more impressive than lis build era dreamed. Almost from hour t hour, th wisdom of event, which 1 often greater than that of men, de clares It to be th only solution of the world' perplexities, the only cure of its woe. Ope by one, ' th shrewd evasions, the ; artful substj. tutes, tha loud puffing and pom pong ' alternatives crumple' up under th test of actualities. , ' ' t " "The Democrat In party can afford r to watt in patience and confidence. -The dawn Is approaching. - The day I la st hand whsn America will apeak i to hr afflicted brethren throughout th world In the land of honor and : Justices of generosity and unselfish- f nees; of performance - snd fulfill ment." ; . ( i Other aneaker were Ooverner Al bert C. Ritchie, of Maryland; Alfred K, Smith,- former governor ( New York: 'Dr.- Henry Van Dyke and f'htr'ee B, Alexander, president 1 of the club. - . i Wood row Wilson Sent th follow-' Ing meeeage which was read after a tosat had been proposed to him: "It la Interest V nd stimulating . to reflect that when we celebrate the memory of one nf .' the. great founder of the republic,' we Under take. If we are sincere, a solemn' ob ligation to, perpetuate and set . for ward the work which he did." . OTRTKK Tit PERU ' Lime. Peru, April . Xlectrld Power nlant worker snd electrician generally are on strike. Street csr service' I paralysed. agriculture on the steering commit tee waa approved.' . Representative Nolan, California, who holda union ! card and Representative Anderetin, Minnesota, long active In urging legin- . SUCCEED E tat Ion designed to ' aid the farming industry, were added to the commit tee along with Representative Oreen, -Vermont, who succeeds Chairman Wlnslow of the Interstate commerce committee- Other member bold over. 1 '''.! . : i ,' , Democratic Fight The only fight In th Democratic -caucus was for a place on the ways, and mean committee which went to Representative Tague. Maasachuselts, who defeated Repreeentatlve . HsK den, Artsona, by five votes. Member aid Tague bad won because h had oppoeed the Fordney emergency tar iff which Hayden supported. -- Representative Mondel, tha Repub lican leaner, and. Kepreaentstiv Knutaon. Minnesota. Republican w hip. will serve again, both having bees, re-elected. hla Individual property;,, that the re- :'V7vFV:-:-;:
Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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