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no n ... r VOL. 14. NO. 88. SALISBURY, N. C THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1920 PRICE TWO CENTS Fotfgeinr Charged cretoy of the I fn DAPCc.TnnAv I i hi runrv iiiiiui v o - I; IV I IIULU IUUI II.. , - 1 : . ' : VJ ; SHOWERS AND COOLER j rJ MEMBER. ASSOCIATED PRESS Maw by Cablegram Read By Sims In Criticising the Navy Was Forged Sec Vy Daniels Says Dispatch That Made Sims "About to Jump Over board" Was Sent Through the British Embassy and the Name Signed Direction of the Chief Daniels Testifies, and Was Signed 'Daniels' (Ry Associated Press.) Washington, May 1:5. Charges that a cablegram produced before the senate naval investigating committee during the testimony of llear Admiral Sims bore a for ged signature were made by Sec retary Daniels today. He was re ferring to a message which Ad miral Sims had presented as part of his criticism of the navy de partment and purported to have been signed by Secretary Dan iels. "Somewhere, somebody is guil ty of signing my name to an offi cial dispatch which the original produced shows that T never sign- ed," Mr. Daniels told the commit tee "or of altering the dispatch by tracing the real signature and substituting 'Daniels'." The concluding paragraph of tha -cablegram read: . .. "In regard to convoys I consider i that the American vessels having armed guard are, safer when, sailing independently." Mr. Daniels testified upon reading the admirals testimony that he, knew he never sent the cablegram and started an investigation. "I knew if my name appeared on such ? a cablegram some one forged my name: to it." ' . ' . ' The secretary said he finally found the original dispatch in the British embassey through which it was sent and the' name signed to it A. F. Car ter, by direction of the chief of nav al operations. - "The statement that it is signed Daniels' is untrue," said the secre tary.' "No such telegram signed Daniels' was ever sent to Sim- I" his testimony he reiterated over and over that, this dispatch made him about ready to jump overboard' and that It was eigned with my name, conveying the impression that the civilian secretary of the navy had personally passed' upon the question and particular method of protecting shipping and resisted tne aaopiion 01 the convoy system. i r . "1 Knew i never enienaineu me opinion stated in the dispatch he dis played. Admiral Sims should pro ftiipe thfl neroon who altered the sig nature 'Daniels' declaring the ad miral owes an apology to me and to the country for the impression under taken to be made by his testimony, based on the false signature," said Mr. Daniels'. Much of the navy secretary's testi- mony today was devoted to the con troversy , over the convoying ; of ; troops. ..' NEWARK TENT CITY . , TO HOUSE EVICTED. 200 Homes of Army Canvas Will Be Fitted With Electricity and Other Comforts. ! ' New York, May 13. Within two days a tent city, in which a large number of ' evicted tenants of New ark, N. J., will live until they can ob tain rooms, will be completed in the VailsbUrgh Palyground, on South Orange Avenuei The Government furnished 200 army tents yesterday, , and men began laying water pipes and stringing wires, for each tent will be equipped with electric lights. The playground is 300x386 and is fenced off. The tent dwellers will en joy the privileges of mahy shower r' baths in a pavilion on the grounds. Their food will be cooked in a large community kitchen at a small charge. Streets, on the plan of military company streets have been laid out, and the tent colony will have constant ; police protection. Other features are . . to be a Red Cross tent and a welfare organisation tent, each 60x60. The " tents are of heavy waterproof canvas, . each big enough for three or four per sons, f ' - ; ' The work, for which the city has , appropriated 125,000, is being done by Board of Education employes and soldiers, under the direction of Thom as W. Reilly, former machine gun Captain, now a member of , the Board of Education. In the great number of eviction Cases heard in Newark District Court in the past few days, most of the landlords have won, and it is believed every tent in the playground will have been filled by the end of the , week. -",.'! ''. - To it Was A. F. Carter, By of Naval Operations, "The Statement That it is Untrue. . MOST IMPORTANT BREAK IN STRIKE (By Associated Press.) Pittsburgh, Pa, May 13. Six hundred shopmen, train men and yardmen of the Pitta burgh & Lake Erie Railroad who have been on strike at the important terminal of Dickerson Run, Pa, returned to work to day, it is announced at the gen eral offices of the company. This is . the most important break in the strikers ranks since the strike was called a month ago. Many Reports Reached London Today ; Regarding Activities of Ireland.' (By Associated Press.) London, May 13 Reports of an vnusual number of activities by arm ed and masked men in various sec tions in Ireland were received in Lon don today. The reports began to trickle in early in the morning and by noon they had reached the propor tion of an avalanche. As at Easter time, many police barracks were at tacked. , . . TORNADO IN LOUISIANA. Some Property Damage Done But No .' Lives Lost in Severe Storm Near Tuscaloosa. (By Associated Press.) Tuscaloosa, Ala., May 13. A tor nado struck the vicinity of Lock 7 at Wedworth early today doing consider able damage on the government res ervation. Thirteen trees were blown down, a large coal house was destroy ed and chimneys from lock houses were blown down. No loss of life is reported. i i. 11 ,r -' . I To Abandon Honor System. (By Associated Press.) na Mrrinpa Ma v 13. Abolition of 'the honor system among students at the Northwestern university is an nounced by the faculty dean Roy C. I Flickinger of the college of liberal arts stated that the reason for sus- pending the system was that the'stu- denta faile dto live up to tne conn idence placed in them and that there was cheating during the exam'na . tions . under the honor . system. He ' said that some member of the facul , ty would be present in the future while examinations were being given. The honor system was instituted. five I years ago. v '.' TWO KINGS AND QUEENS AT LADY CURZON WEDDING Ceremony in English Royal Chapel Outrivaled in Splendor Anything in Recent Years. London, May ll.-r-Two kings, with their queens the sovereigns of Bel gium and Great Britain were among the distinguished personages who at tended today the wedding of Lady Cynthia Curzon, daughter of ; Earl Curzon, the foreign secretary, and Lieut. Oswald Ernald Mosley, M. P., in the Chapel Royal. -c v - The affair was one of great splen dor, outrivaling anything of a similar nature in London in recent years. Be sides the rayal personages, there was a host; Of diplomats ana other promi nent people present r -j An additional notable touch was lent to the occasion by the fact that the King and Queen, of the Belgians had come by airplane on Saturday from Brussels for the purpose of attending the wedding. ! , After the ceremony Lady Curzon gave a reception at Carlton houge terrace, to" which a hundred . guests were invited. Among the guests at the wedding were John W. Davis, the American ambassador, and Mrs. Davis, t Officer I D. H. Brown yesterday afternoon held up a five passenger Overland automobile on North Long street, secured a gallon of corn whis key and arrested the . driver, Jesse Craven, colored, also taking possession of the car. The defendant will be giv en a hearing in the county court to morrow. , CHARGES "SOMEbODY" WITH FORGING NAME HON- JOSEPHUS DANIELS ROBERT MITCHELL KI1.LS HIMSELF Train DispafiLTtiTe Yadkin Comitted Suicide. DIED IN VIRGINIA Mr. Robert Mitchell, train dispatch er on the Yadin road committed sui cide at the home of his sister.' at Crosette, Virginia, this morning. A message was received here about noon by Mr. W. P., Ayers, of the South ern's dispatch service.' Mr. Mitchell had been in ill health for some time and had spent several months in Vir ginia in the hopes of being restored. ' Mr. Mitchell was well and most favorably known in Salisbury where he had lived for a number of years. He had held the position of train dispatch er on the Yadkin road for some years and was regarded as a most excellent man and efficient employe of the road. He had been in bad health for some time; and a few years ago went west and spent a while seeking restoration to health. Mr. Mitchell left Salisbury in Jan uary and spent some time with his sister. He returned to Salisbury the first of May and remained some days, but suffered a collapse and had to give up his work. He returned to Virgin ia about a week ago. The news of his death will be received with sad dened hearts by many friends of the man. He has many friends here, being held in the highest regards by those who knew him. , ROBBED ON WAY TO WEDDING Man Says He Lost $1,000 Aided by Baltimore Brother. ' Richmond, Va., May 13. Assaulted and robbed near Union station, Wash ington, while en route to Cambridge, Mass., to be married, Robert Byron Whitman, war veteran, wandered pen niless about the nation's capital foi several days trying to borrow funds to return home. ' He made his way to Baltimore and secured from his broth er, Roy jW. Whitman, of that city guificieiic money for transportation back to Virginia. He returned to Rich mond today. " According to his story he was rob bed of $1,000, representing his sav ings since he was mustered out of ser vice. He said three footpads attacked him, knocking him almost senseless. Tha wedding wan set for last Wednes day. Whitman made his money at the Newport News shipyard. He says that he will return .'there in order to re. coup his finances before again consid ering matrimony. ; , ; . , ? Dempsey to Be Tried June 7. San Francisco, May 13. The date fo rthe trial of Jack Dempsey. heavy weight champion of the world, and his manager. Jack Reams. Wn, selective draft evasion charges, was set for Monday, June 7, in the United. States district court, here today. ' Dailies Out of Newsprint. ' Johnson City, Tcnn., May 13w Due to inability to get newsprint the Mor ristown Daily Mail is issuing its paper three times a week while the Green ville daily is issuing on book paper. .-x:...j:-."'.'V. y.-y y) j , ' ; MEXICAN OFFICIALS CROSS THE BORDER Others' Awaiting Transpor tation to This Side. SOME HARD FIGHTJNG Former Lieutenant of Carranza I Forces Shoots to Death Nephew of Caliaa and Takes Possession of , Town in Name of. Carranza. (By Associated Press.) Brownsville, Texas, May 13. Gov ernor Gustave Espimosa Mireles of the Mexican state of Coahuila cross ed the American aide at Rio Grande City, Texas, early today according to a report from United States army headquarters at Fort Brown. Mireles was quoted as saying Governor Ka fael Cardenas of Pamaulitas," Gover nor Jose Delos Santos, of Nuevo Leon, and Governor Severion Martinez of San Luis Potosi, are now across the Rio Grande opposite Fort Ringgold, Texas, awaiting transportation to the American side. Rebels Reoccupy Town. Brownsville, Texas, May 13. Mexi can rebel forces that had evacuate.' Reynosa, 60 miles west of Matamoras, when they were advised early today that a train load of federal troops were approaching from Monterey re occupied the town a few hourL later and sent a courier demanding the sur render of Matamoras. A large band of rebels were reported six miles west, of Matamoras at noon. , Nephew of Caliaa Shot. Yuma, Arizona, May 13. A former lieutenant of the Carranza forces aft er shooting to death Capt. Carter G. Calias, nephew of Gen. P. Elias Calias at San Luis, a small garrison town in Sonora, early today took possession of the town in the name of the Car- ranza regime, according to a telegram received here and' later corroborated. Furious Fighting Yesterday. Vera Cruz, May lSFurious fight ing between the rebel troops and the federal forces commanded by Carran za occurred yesterday at , Hacienda Tamariz on the Mexican National railroad north of San Marcos in the) state of Puebla, according, . to dis- j pa u: lies receivcu uere, - The area of the battle field is re ported to be approximately- five square miles. President Carranza, it was said in a wireless message to Mexico City, directed in person the operations of his troops for eight hours on Tuesday. Terrific storms have swept the mountains where the fighting is go ing on and telegraph communications are interrupted near their immediate vicinity of the scene of battle. '' It is known that rebel reinforce ments have been sent to San Marcos and it is reported that artillery is-being rushed, forward to force the sur render of the troops still loyal to the president. American destroyer 292 and the transport Maumee arrived here to day. - N.Y SALOONS ARE , RUN FULL BLAST So Declares Judge in Sentencing Man Chare-ed With Murder in the First Degree, , (By Associated Press.) New York, May 13 Saloons in this city are run full blast providing law breakers with "abundance of liquor of the very worst kind" because of the law enforcement of the prohibition law. Judge Nott declared' today in the court of general sessions in passing sentence of from 7 to 14 . years on Frank Murray, who plead guilty to j first degree manslaughter. Attorneys made strong plea for cle mency on the ground that the pris oners mind was inflamed by "the vile stuff sold by saloon keepers nowa days." Murray was indicted for first degree murder. TAFT NOT IN RACE, HE SAYS. Laughs at Being Even Mentioned as a . Possible "Dark Horse." Chicago, May 13. William Howard Taft, asked here if he were personally interested in the coming Republican national convention, laughed and re plied: ' "No, not at all, not. a bit; no sir." "Are you going to attend the con vention?" 'i ' "I never attend conventions," he replied. "I haven't attended, a con vention since 1830 and I was a re porter like you at the time and cov ered it for the press." "You are not a dark horse, then, in any emergency I" 4 Mr. Taft was again stirred to laugh ter and announced "Not' ; Asked who was his favorite candi date he avoided a reply by entering a waiting automobile.- . Mr. George L. Letts, the .superin tendent of the Redpath Chautauqua arrived : in town yesterday. Mr. Letts is an experienced platform man and will, be glad to do anything to ttisVa thu vear'a nramm a comnlete H ronorta that the nroeram ! is the best ever given and that means much for the people. The first five presidents of th United States ended their terms of service each in the sixty-sixth year of Jus age. -:.';; GLAD V S. IS DRY! ,1 -x y) 4 j MJ3S JSOSJSRT' PBBZ NEW YORK Mrs. Robert Peel, wife of the son of 81r Robert Peel, and grandson of the late Robert reei, premier of England, is said to have remarked, "I'm glad ws are tn America and that there U prohibition here," when the steamship Finland docked recent ly. Her husband "waa tha nr. ni the ship" on the way over, a cordtnf .oOf wptatA. iNsBsssaessiMejsiwvW! BAPTIST WANT A PROHI CANDIDATE Call on Both Parties to Name a Dry Candidate. LETTER FROM-WI! AON j:. E. M. Potest Makes' a Plea for the Unity of the Northern and South- . era Churches Same in Fundamen tals. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 13. Resolutions calling upon both the dmocratic"v!3 republican party to admit planks for the strict enforcement of the prohi bition amendment and not to nominate any candidate 'for the presidency who was not known to be pledged to this position was adopted by a rising vote in the Southern Baptist convention here today. v. President " Wilson in a letter- an nounced to the meeting that the churches of America were sow facing the question of aiding church people in other parts of the world to realize our ideals of a just and orderly peace. A plea for unity of the northern and southern Baptist churches was made by E M- Poteat, of Boston, secretary o he conference of laymen of the northern Baptist church. He declar ed that both the northern and south ern churches were the one in funda mental issues and should get together. a Reports of the VMstness of the Bap tist seventy-five million campaign commission was taken up at the ses sion today of the Baptist seventy-fifth annual convention of Southern Bap tist. Foreign missiones, the education boa.rd- the Pf Southern Theo logical 'Seminary were also discussed. TO INVESTIGATE IRISH CASES British Government Decides to Look Into Cases of Irishmen Now Un der. Arrest Police Barracks . De- . .stroyed. London, May 13. The British gov ernment has decided to create a spec ial judicial body to examine the cases of Irishmen under arrest it Was an nounced in the House of Commons to day by Andrew Bonar Law, govern ment leader. '. Police Barracks Destroyed. Dublin, MaT 13. At least 19 po lice barracks in various parts of the Ireland were wiped out in the course of widespread destruction of property by active bands of armed men in va rious parts of Ireland last night. Five income tax and customs offices were raided and the papers burned. SLOVAK ENVOY MURDERED. Brabovsky Said to Have Been Jailed and Beaten by Hungarians. London, May 13. According to a Bucharest message to Reuter's agency, M. Krabovsky, who was reported to have disappeared while attending a meeting of the interallied commission at Bekes-Csaba, Hungary, was im prisoned by the Hungarians and so se verely beaten that he died on April 29. The murder was attributed to at tempts Krabovsky made to secure a union of Slovakia with Hungary; ac- cordinz to the correspondent. .Krabovsky was in Hungary under the protection of the interallied com mission and attended the peace con ference in London as a Slovak dele- jgate. ,v;.- "FOR HIRE" AUTO TAX ONLY $1. (By Associated PreHS.) Raleigh, May 13,-)no dollar tax, the amount fixed by State law, is all municipal authorities in North Carolina have a right to collect from operators "for hire" automobiles under the law, .according to a decision of the state supreme court handed down here late yesterday. The decision will probably mean the loss of thousands of dollars in tax to cities in the state as the license "for hire" automobile in some pieces is as high fcs $50 car. The decision ws rendered in the case of, Hallman Fink of Concord, who was convicted of opersting an automobileHfor hire" without having paid a $20 dty tax, the Supreme court holding that the city ordinance prescribing the tax was con trary to the provision of the genersl lsw and ordered the case dismissed. sssseasasejafsaasatalsssfcj FOUR CANDIDATES NEGRO BISHOPS Made Possible by Action M. E. Conference. R. E. JONES OF N. C. Election of Fourteen New Bishops Cslled For Largest Ever Balloted for In Any Conference. , (By Associated Press.) Des Moines, May 13. Four candi dates for negro bishoprics, were made1 possible by the action of the Methodist general conference and being urged for election today. All have been prominent, for, years in work among their race.,. Those mentioned included R. & Jones, of the North Carolina conference.' : . The election of .14 'hew bishops were called for in a report of the commit tee of Episcopacy which is ready to be presented today to the M. E. church conference in session here. In addition to this number three men who are at present missionary bishops will be raised to the full gen eral superintendency, making 17 in all, the largest number ever ballot ted upon at any former general con ference of the church. The commit tee reported through the sub com mittee on episcopal residences and rec ommend seven new residences. Indi ana is the only city in the United States which is added to the present list. In addition to the seven new residences there are also seven new bishops to be elected to fill existing vacancies, five by death and two by retirement. The seat of one Episcopal area is recommended to be changed in Africa. DEBS PICTURE SUBS AS HE'S IN PEN Federal Convict Nominated by Social ists for President Amid Wild Dem onstrationPicture Hoisted 'Platform. fBv Associated Press.) on New York, May 13. Eugene V. Debs federal convict No. 2,253, was nominated by acclamation for tne presidency of the United States at the Soc alist party national conven tion here today. Cheer upon cheer greeted the naming-of the socialist leader, now serving a ten year . sen tence in the. federal penitentiary at Atlanta for violation of the espion age act. The din was continuous as all who could crowd into the hall streamed forward, eyes bent on the platform where a life size potrait of Debs was exhibited draped in biack. Cotton Advances. New York, May 31 Reports of further rains in the Central and East ern belt sections led to further ad vances in the cotton market at the opening' today. Cables were disap pointing but attracted practically no attention and after opening 15 to 19 points higher, prices here sold 18 to 37 points above last night's closing figures. There was foreign and do mestic trading along with the buying while scattered coverings sdvanced which met rallied sales around 38.45 for July and 36.30 for October. Cotton futures .opened steady: May 40.60 July I 38.20 ' : October . . . .. ... .. 36.10 December ............ 35.20 ' January ...... . . ... . : 84.45 i Peace Resolution Changed. , (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 13. The provision in the Republican peace resolution re questing the president to open nego tiations with Germany for a separate treaty was stricken out today on mo tion of Senator Lodge of Massachu setts, Republican leader. . After the provision was stricken out an agreement was reached for a final vote on the resolution at 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.- NEW AMENDMENT i! TO CONSTITUTIDN : TO BE ASKED FOR e Will Introduce Bill to Put Tax Amend, to Voters. TO REDUCE TAXES Is a Result of Agitation Fol lowing Revaluation. Insurance Men Invited to Raleigh New Textile Company Added to N. C Long List Ballots for the June Primary Being Printed. (By Max D. Abernethy.) Raleigh, May 13. Democratic lead ers interested in the completion of the tax reform measures in North Caro lina are making preparations to in troduce in the special session of the legislature in July a bill which will put a new constitutional amendment before the voters of the state in the November election with the view of re ducing the present constitutional lim it of taxation. The proposed bill providing for the reduction already has the endorse ment of Governor Bickett, who made it clear some time ago that he would urge the general assembly to enact the legislation, 'advocates of revalua tion and members of the stats tax commission. There is every reason to ' predict that the bil will be passed and . that it will be voted upon in the No vember election and will carry with out opposition. This step is taken as the result of agitation which followed the passage and operation of the revaluation act, it being pointed out that the property was being listed at true value and 1 'that consequently property owners we going -to suffer under the new system. The proposed bill is onsid . . ered a safeguard against subsequent legislature, which' might not be as con servative in the expenditure of money as the present body. The amendment to reduce the present constitutional limit of taxation, will, of course, be based en the increase in valuation of property under the revaluation act. Just what the reduction will be can- . not be determined at this time and is a matter which will have to be worked out by the tax commission's experts, subject to the approval of the general assembly. No opposition is anticipated by the advocates of the proposed bill since the reduction suggestion is downward . and not upward. In levying taxes un der the present system the levy can not be more than sixty-six and two thirds cents' on the $100 valuation. To square this with the true valuation under the revaluation act a constitu tional amendment is .necessary, In addition the endorsement of the gov ernor, advocates of revaluation and members of the state tax commission the amendment is provided for in the" platform of the Democratic party which was adopted at the state con-' vention here in April. Insurance Men Invited; An invitation has been extended to all insurance agents in North Caro lina to come to Raleigh Friday to at tend an informal meeting at which J, Stanley Edwards, of Denver, Col orado, president of the National As sociation of Underwriters, will be the principal speaker and guest of honor. -'. ' : ' Reservations are now being made for those who will attend at a big. barbecue which takes precedence over , all speech making. W. K. Upshaw, of Raleigh, is master of ceremonies and reservations are being made by him. It is expected that every dis trict in the State will send one or more representatives. A brief ljusi- ness session in addition t6 the social features will be held. R. F. Williams is acting secretary of the : Raleigh . district and has sent invitations through the press to all North Caro lina insurance men. ' ' New Textile Co. Another new textile manufactur ing company has been added to the long list in North Carolina, a char ter having been issued yesterday to the Belk Mills Company, of Charlotte, with an authorized capital stock of $250,000 and $4,000 has been sub scribed by W. H, Belk, E. F. White and J. G. Parks. Sample Ballot. Chairman Wilson G. Lamb, of the State Board of Elections, has receiv-. ed a sample of the eight : hundred thousand ballots now being printed for the primary on June 5. The Dem ocratic State ticket follows: ' For United States Senate: , Lee S. Overman ' Aubrey L. Brooks. For Governor: . Robert N. Page , : O. Max Gardner " , Cameron Morrison - For Lieutenant Governcr: i F. C Harding W. B. Cooper For State Auditor: Baxter Durham D. A. McDonald (CONTINUED ON PAGS IX)
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