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c1 g H0MEED1T10N MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS t Cloudy Tonight; Showers Friday ' . T . VOL. 14. NO. 122. SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1920 PRICE TWO CENTS Prohibition All Discussions Democatic Tammany Chief and Carter; Class Arrive Today BOTH SILENTLY BUSY Murphy Center of Specula tion on Anti-Dry Plank. Carter Class Is Thought By Many to Have the President's Draft of a Platform leaders Say There Will iBe No Fight on Any Plank on Con venton Floor. (By The Aociatil Press) San Francisco, June 24. Prelimi naries to the Democratic National convention e-ot into the inevitable period of hurry today with the ah-1 pearance of one after another of the men who are to play a leading part I in tho Klip riuarlrpnnifl ilramft. In the whispering it can be seen that the question of the party's pol icy on the bone dry question is to be the big theme of agitation with the prospect for a fight on the convention floor growing bigge rand bigger. Arrival of leaders and delegates nlso added some impetus to the dis cussion of presidential candidates, but that subject still remained well in the background. Glass and Murphy Arrive Two important leaders duly arriv ed on the scene of action today. One was Carter Glass, of Virginia, fresh from Washington and generally re ported us having brought President Wilson's own draft of a platform; lie other was Charles F. Murphy, New York leader of Tammany Hall, cominj? directly from the widely her alded conference of the old line party strategists at French Lick, Ind. Both of them were as busy as beav ers, but as silent and cagey as mice. Privately they took careful stock of the situation and conferred earnest ly with other leaders from far and wide. Publicily they refused to talk politics or outline what they hoped to accomplish, or predict what the convention would finally bring: forth. Mr. Murphy was the center of speculation on the subject of the plank on prohibition. The decision of the New York state conference for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the widely circulated report of the hatching of anti-bone dry plank at French Lick helped to bolster the impression of many delegates that the Tammany leader was busy in an effort to write such a plank into the platform. Not only the Tammany chief but all of his lieutenant refused to discuss the subject or say further whether the prohibition question was launched at the conference at French Lick. Thomas Taggart of Indiana, and other principles in the conference are ex pected late today but it is generally predicted the lines of division on the prohibition issue will not be clearly drawn until the conventio is well un der way. I One element which tends to keep the prohibition questoin in flux was the uncertainty of many here regard ing the position of President Wilson. The Virginia platform which was given the President's unqualified ap proval and which the national plat form is expected to be modelled after is silent on the subject. Some of Mr. Wilson's closest politi cal friends are known to have pre pared a liberalization plank for which they are ready to make a fight in the convention. This plank is said to have been drafted at a conference in Washington among- men high in the party's councils but does not mention beer or wine by name but makes a blanket declaration for a more liberal interpretation by congress of the pro hibition amendment. It is expected that strong efforts will be made to have the administration throw Its in fluence behind that proposall Many leaders, including- Homer S. Cummins, reiterated their confidence that no other plank in the platform will lead to a fight on the floor. The lineup of nations declaration as fram ed by the administration forces is de clared by these leaders to be certain of acceptance after only a nominal squabble m the platform committee. nwT J 7an- Yho 18 wpected to lead the attack on the treaty nlank ?LWerKaS JK?ght aain8t AibC tion liberalization declarations, is fitill missing from the costellation of leaders here. He will arrive late this week and no one pretends to know pfiinS campaign hc is ontem- PRESIDENT WONT ADDRESS DEMOCRATS (By Th Associated Prem) Wiashmgton, June 24. Reports from San Francisco that President Wilson would address the Democratic convention over the Hong distance were denied at the White House. EXPELLED FROM N. T. ' COTTON EXCHANGE (Br The Associated pre) New York, June 24, Allen Ryan, chairman of the Stuti Motor, has been expelled from the N. Y.. Ex change, according- to an announce ment of the Board of Governors. r Women factory workers in Japan outnumber the men . by , more - than 1,000,000. Still Leads At The Convention MAY CALL OFF MORRISON -GARDNER JOINT DEBATE (By The Assoriated Preas) Raleigh, June 24-J. Crawford Biggs, manager for O. Max Gard ner, of Shelby, and Herlot Clark son, manager for Cameron Morriscn, of Charlotte, candi date for the Democratic guberna torial nomination, will meet Governor Bickett in the execu tive office at 8 o'clock tonight to consider the advisability of call ing oft the joint debate scheduled for Monday night in Raleigh. Governor Bickett and other party leaders have urged the can celling of the debate in the inter est of party harmony. Morrison Leaves It to Clarkcson Aberdeen, June 24. .Before leaving here today for Jonesboro and Raeford Cameron Morrison, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, asked as to what effect the action of Gov ernor (Bickett and Robt N. Page urging against a joint discussion between himiself and his oppo nent, O. Max Gardner, would have on the situaton said: "I am ready to meet Mr. Gardner in debate. But in his Charlotte speech last night Mr. Gardner is quoted as saying it was not his intention to force the attack This being true I don't see what we are going to debate about because I never attacked Mr. Gardner and don't intend to. I welcome the opportunity to make a good Democratic speech to the big audience that would come out to see Mr. Gardner and myself in action. "Whatever course my man ager, Mr. Clarkson, pursues will be final with me," Mr. Morrison said, "and I am willing to leave the matter to his wisdom." WANT PARTY LEADERS G. O. P. REMOVED Meeting of -Missouri Republicans to Take Action Looking to the Unhar nessing of Several. (By The Associated Press.) Sedalia, Mo., June 24. (Missouri Republicans met here today to take action on a call issued by W. C. Pierce, J. F. Hull and others of northwest Missouri demanding a meeting of Re publicans from all sections of the state "to clean house in the party." In particular they are asked to take action in the cases of Jacob L. Babler, national committeeman from Mis souri, and W. L. Cole, state Republi can chairman, both of whom admitted before the Untied States seriate com mittee investigating preconventional campaign expenses of presidential candidates that they received money from Lowden managers. A resolution demanding the res ignation of Babler and Cole, or in the event of their declining to resign, their removal has been prepared for presentation to the meeting. Champion of the Drys W. J. Bryan is going to San Francisco with the intention of writing a dry plank in the Democratic platform, if possible. A number of dele gates are going to fight him. v. , v r' ? h I i J , f ,U -'--i' ; v . V ' s - 1 S ZLA (52 2r?i G. B: AND SESTS E Germans Are Allowed to Run the City.- SHORTAGE OF FOOD (Special to The Evening Pout) . Cologne, June 24. The traveler landing in this mighty city of the Rhenish province of Germany, goes to the big Excelsion hotel in the very shadow of the great Cathedral and .finds his way barred by Two British TommieB with businesslike bayonets. The hotel has been taken over for the use of the British army of the Rhine. He goes to three or four more leading hotels all in the same neigh borhood and likewise finds that bed rooms, restaurants and all have been taken over. In the midst of a vigorous and ex citing chase for a place to sleep and eat,, he is very ant to feel that British rule is severe rule. But it isn't. Germans Run Towns The Briton has been ruling con quered places and peoples for cen turies and the job "comes nat ural" to him. As a matter of fact, the British hand rests very lightly upon this city and the whole Britiish zone of occupation. The government of the town is entirely in the hands of the duly constituted and elected Ger man authorities. The chief signs of English occupa tion are helpful ones. Your hotel room has a placard in English, sign ed by an English army officer, telling how much the hotel can charge you. There are similar English signs in cars and taxis. British soldiers arenas common a sight here as Americans are in Cob lenz. They are all over the place, roaming at sweet will Englishmen, Welshmen and Scots in their kilts. But there is one noticeable thing in the day time. No Frauleins By Day In the American zone almost every Yank private and non-com you see has a German Fraulein on his arm. In the British zone, you don't see any such thing. . But at night, it's different. Many of the Britons are billeted in private homes. In the evening they take out the girls of the family. Anw many of them wil ltake German wives back home with them some day. Out army forbids marriages between Yanks and German girla: We are still techni cally .at, war, ,.wiOi43ruiahy, ,. But Eneland-and Germany are at peace. Result is there is nointedict against such marriages. On the contrary, an officer is assigned to attend them. But despite England's light rule Cologne is the most unhappy city I saw in the Rhine provinces. Added to her labor troubles are food troubles. White brend is unknown. Hard Hit For Food In happier days Cologne used to draw her meat supplies from other parts of Germany. Now those com munes hold on to their meat and all that Cologne has is used for the sick and the old. The bulk of the people live on very dark brown bread and potatoes. Even in the high class res taurants I was unable to get red meat. You could have eggs and "chicken" which came from very old fowls. Pastry and milk are almost unknown. The county meeting of the Patriotic Sons of America will be held with the Mill Bridge camp tonight and a large delegation will go up frfm Salisbury camp. ' U N E UROPE BIDS COAL PRICES SKY HIGH Cream of American Mines Products to Tidewater. U. S. FACES FAMINE While the Best Coal is Being Shipped to Ports to be Sent to Europe American Consumers Are Charged Extortionate Prices for Cheap Grades. EDITOR'S NOTKt The Kreninf Peet'i coal Inveetlcaten already have rtvraM the preepeetlve U.tvMM.Mt areflteerinf la teal, and the famine threatenin, aarticalarlr far the nerthwnt. Temerrew'a repert will teach anether vital apet, the rar cenfeitlan raaain It all). (Special to The Evcninc Poet) 16 A TON MORE. Coal jobbers aay consumers will pay at least $6 a ton more for their winter's coal, if pres- ent alarming conditions con- tinue. Coal operators, whose pro- dutcion cost by federal trade commission figures was $2.32 a ton in January, are now paying their miners 45 cents ' a ton more, making the cost 2.77. But some coal operators actually are charging two and three times 'his price, with bidders scrambling for the meager supply at any price. . There are 5000 operators, with about 7000 mines. Many of these are getting no cars, ' and making little or no profit. . Others, favored by the rail- roads, and getting some cars, are taking profits in a few weeks that reach, in extreme cases, as high as 75 to 100 per cent of their total capital invested. Hampton Roads, June 24. Prac tically the entire output of Pocahon tas, West Virginia Splint and Ken tucky Block coals is flowing east for export through Hampton Roads and other Atlantic ports. The movement is so great that these three, the highest grades of American domestic coals, have vir tually disappeared from the domes tic market and cannot be bought by Americans at a price within reason. No matter how big the American retailer bids, the exporter goes him a dollar better nd gets the coal. - The f sport -drain js- particularly strong' on the output f Pocahontas mines and the mines around rair mont and New River, W. Va. To get this cream of American coal .export ers are paying as high as $11.50 a net ton, with correspondingly higher prices for Pennsylvania anthracite. Coal jobbers say that if this price were cut in half, the operators would still be getting a fair price. The heavy export demand sets the price pace for the American who buys in the domestic market. Americans either pay the export price or don't get their orders filled at the mines, for the demand for coal at Tidewater is now unlimited. Ex porters are taking every ton they can get. No matter how scarce coal is, no matter how scarce coal cars are, the exporter's order is filled first. These export shipments, as they flow east, have clogged the railroads so that New England mills have run up an S. O. S. signal. They want some of this coal diverted from Hampton Roads and other ports and hauled into Mew &ngiana. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, is demanding embargo of some from on' coal exports. He points to England, which has recently clamped on the lid by limiting coal exports to 10 per cent of her total production, though in 1913-1914 England exported 84 out of every 100 tons o coal from her mines. Exports Donble. England, according to Walsh, is keeping her coal at home, then buy ing American coal and using it as a medium of exchange for acquiring Cuban sugar, Argentine beef and raw materials from Mediterranean coun tries. Walsh has compiled figures show ing that about 2,000,000 tons of coal were shipped out of the United States during April. His information from coal men is that by mid-summer the export shipments may be as high as 4,000,000 tons a month. This would be at a yearly rate of 48,000,000 tons. In other words, out of every 11 tons of coal mined in the United States, one would be exported. Americans who want this coal, but can't bid against the export price, point out that as the coal shortage gets more acute every ton taken from the domestic market and shipped abroad is an increasingly greater drain. Canada is a big factor in our coal-export market. Her mines sup ply only 41 per cent of her coal needs, and in about 22,000,000 tons of American coal. Canada has thousands of Amer ican coal cars, which she is holding as hostages until American railroads locate and send home other cars that belong in Canada but haven't been returned to her. Attentats to get these gondola and hopper coal cars back to the United States will apparently be ineffectual until our railroad congestion is un raveled and an exchange ean be made. : , Two Killed in Explosion. Springfield, Ohio, June 24, Two men were killed and four were serios- 1v tnfavwrf in an PTnlAumn and fire which partly destroyed the Western Cartridge Company's plant near here eariy toaay. CITIES NEED MORE REVENUE More T;hah Ten Per Cent In crease. Mayors Say. URGE SPECIAL RELIEF Law Limits Cities to Not More Than Ten Per Cent Increase on Funds Available for Preceding Year Which is Not Enough They Say Gas. Co. Ask Increased Rate. (By MAX ABERNETHY) Raleigh, June' 24. That quite a number of North Carolina cities will be seriously handicapped for revenue during the coming year unless the special session of the legislature af fords some measure of relief was the opinion expressed by a number of the mayors and finance oAVers of cities in cities in Raleigh this week for a conference on municipal finance and other matters. The ten per cent lim- !1Ai i-l-J i a! 1 nation proviuva in gpcuon mrrc ui the revaluation act prevents muni cipal authorities from getting more than ten per cent more revenue than was collected last year. The cost of municipal living, like the cost of individual living, has re fused to prespond to the onslaughts made against the high cost of exist ence in this country, and when the municipalities are prevented from collecting more than ten per cent over the revenue available last year, it leaves the finance officers of cities and towns up against one of the worst situations ever faced in North Carolina. The cost of labor, coal, and all kinds of materials, have increas ed many times ten per cent, and it is not only, impossible for the average city or town to make needed improve ments, but for the most part it will be impossible for them to pay their debts during the coming year. In the face of this situation there is a general demand of the teachers of the state for more pay, which has to be met or the teachers go to some other city or to some other state for work. The state of course, furnishes a part of the money with which teach era salaries are paid, but the city has to make up the difference by local as sessments. In view of this situation the may ors have appointed a committee to confer with the tax commission and with the members of the legislature for the purpose of providing some re lief. It is suggested that the revalua tion law be amended so as to allow municipalities to collect more than ten pecacejxt bxjXing- $Peclar taxes after the matter has been referred to the people. Another suggestion was that bonds be sold below par, but that met considerable opposition. In order to' help work out this and other problems, the old Municipal Associa tion was revised this week, and May or Gallitan Roberts of Asheville, was elected president of the organization. Want More For Gaa In line with the story carried ini this correspondence a few days ago to the effect that the gas companies of the state ,or at least a large num ber of them, were figuring on ask ing for increases in the- gas rates, several petitions were filed by com panies with the Corporation Commis sion today. The Henderson Gas Improvement Company, Henderson, was one of the petitioners. At the present time this sand cubic feet for the first 10,000 sand cubic feet fo rthe first 10,000 feet of gas consumed, with a sliding scale downward as the amount used (CONTINUED ON PACK EIGHT) Champion of the Wets. Edward I. Edwards has announced his intention to make an effort to put a wet plank in the Democratic platform. -A number of delegates sym pathize with him. . ,; III, f i'j I- - , V v?" OPPOSES ALLIES Plla HEM At. fSHA Greek Army Begins Offensive. Ry The AMoriatni Prnu) Amyma, Asor Minor, June 24. The Greek army has begun an offen sive against the foroes of Mustapha Pasha, the Turkish national leader, according to an official statement by the Greek army headquarters. R. R. LABOR BOARD DIVIDED 3 WAYS Labor to Seek What Termed Exhorbitant Award. BD. REPLIES TO WILSON President's Message to Board Made Public He Sees Difficulty in Transportation Problem and Wants Hurried Action. (By Th Amaciattfil Prm) Chicago, June 24. A well inform ed report in circulation in labor cir cles here today said the railway labor board waa divided tnree ways on the wage controversy, the labor group for an award which both thecompany and public representatives thought exhorbitant and the company refus ing to concede an award which the public held reasonable. Wilsoa Hears From Labor Uearo. Washington. J une . 24. President the ri ltoad-Iabor board at Chicago promising to expedite the award in the railroad wage controversy. The message was sent in reply to one sent by the President. The text of the President's tele gram to the board was made public today and is as follows: "Reports placed before me show that transportation hourly is more difficult. I wonder whether it would be possible for your board to an nounce a' decision with reference to the pending wage matter, at least wotila it not be possible for your board, if it has reached no final con clusion relative to this cital matter, tentatively to agree on a settlement or partial settlement." Herrera Government Recognized. (By Tm AMociated Pr.( Washington, June 24.' The 'Herre ra government in Guatemala which succeeded Dr. Estrada Cabrera, has been recognized by the United States, it was announced at tne Mace ue partment today. SPECIAL SESSION PLANNED IN TENN Suffrage Folks. Rally When They Hear of Plan. PRESIDENTURGED IT No Referendum Needed Frierson Advised Roberts. Assistant Attorney General Give Opin ion Based Partly cn a Decision of the I'. S. Supreme Court in Ohio. (Hv Th AKucitil PrniK) Nashville, Tenn., June 24. Suf frage folks rallied today when they learned that Governor Roberts plan ned to call a special session of the legislature to act on the suffrage amendment, following (he receipt of a message from President Wilson urging such action in the interest of "real service to the party and the na tion." The governor, however, fail ed to comment on the constitutional ity nf legislative action should a fa vorable vote on the suffrage amend ment be reached, saying that matter was being discussed between State Attorney General Thompson nnd de partment of justice officials at Wash ington. The question of constitutionality, in the event of ratification, hinges on a clause in the State constitution which provides that any action on a federal amendment must be taken by a legislature, the members of which were elected after such amendment is submitted to the State. v . Legislature Can Ratify. Washington, June 24. Assistant Attorney Fierson advised Governor Roberts of Tennessee today that the legislature of that State could ratify the suffrage amendment without sub mitting the issue to the people. Mr. Frierson's opinion was given orally and in writing to Governor Roberts and the attorney general was based partly on the decision of the United States supreme court in the Ohio case. In that case the court held that ratification of the amendment can be had only by a state legisla ture or conventions and that the pro visions of the State constitution that ratification be referred to a vote of the people conflicted with the Federal constitution. ' " ' N. C To Take Up Question. Raleieh. June i4-TV -llxS 'Car- fMel.i ,e..ion between July 20th and ipecial session between July 20th and A .Ail 4 ; ll. . August xoui 10 receive tne revalua tion report of the tax commission at which session the question of ratifica tion of the Susan B. Anthony amend ment will come up, it was stated at the office of Governor Bickett today. The governor is not in the city "today. The Democratic State convention recently embodied a plank in its platform memoralizing the proposed special session to ratify the amend ment and Governor Bickett an nounced that he would recommend that this be done. ' GRAND JURY OF N. Y. INDICT MANY THERE (By The Auocintcd Prn) - New York, June 24. -Four ott, ten . brokerage houses and about fifty in dividuals have been indicted by the federal grand jury charging them with using the mails to defraud in- nut nf million of dollars, it Lwas learned today when seals on the indictments were ordered proKen. , R. L.WRIGHT FOR JUDGE Salisbury Attorney Will Seek Ap- ' potntment of Superior Court Bench If Long Is Chosen Supreme Court Judge - R. Lee Wright, Esq., of this city, is an aspirant for appointment by Governor Bickett as Superior court judge to succeed Judge B. F. Long, of Statesville, in the event the latter . is chosen for one of the Associate Justices of the Supreme court in the second primaries to be held Satur day, July 3. Mr. Wright has the, endorsement of the membership of the Rowan Bar Association as well as that of other members of the legal profession in other towns in this district. SPARKSTO RE-ENTER STATES. Shows Completing Tour of Section . of Canada and Will Next Invade Michigan. ' The Sparks circus is now complet- . ing a tour of sections of Canada, do ing a fairly good business and will next invade Michigan. The , shows -today are at Lindsay, Ontario, and its " dates in that province include Mid- . land 24th, Colhngwood 25th, New market 26th, Simcoe 27th and 28th, Listowel 29th, London 30th, Chat ham July 1st, Windsor;. 2nd, Ann , Harbor, Michigan, 3rd - and Albiony Mich., 5tn. ') i- i i a, f in-- 1 y '''-'''t,ii t Autos Down Street Cars. (By The AMociated Ptiw) ' Albany, Ga., June 24. rUnable tf cope with the fast growing list ot 1 , privately owned automobiles the Al ' bany Rapid Transit Company has de cided to go out of business and junk its system. - . 4 ' . . -- Street paving that Is now being done on sixteen city blocks was also . responsible for the company's decis ion to give up the losing fight. Offi cials of the company declared they were unable to meet their part of the paving cost Moose to Meet in Toledo 1921. v Aurora, I1L, Juna 24, The LoysJ Order of Moose in annual national convention at Moosehart, El., ' awarded the 1921 convention to Tol edo, Ohio. .
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