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THE ASHEYILLE CITIZEN EES!? THE WEATHER: Local bowers Thursday and prob ably Friday. VOL. XXXV, NO. 221. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1919. PRICE FIVE CENTS AFTER FIGHT OF W YEARS ACTION IN CONGRESS ON EQUAL SUFFRAGE ENDS WHEN SENATE ADOPTS HISTORIC SUSAN B. ANTHONY AMENDMENT 56 TO 25 BE SENTTO STATES FOR MTplON Boll Call Shows Two Votes More Than Neces sary Two-Thirds DMENT ILL CHAMBER IS-6WEPT -BYLO.UD APPLAUSE Though Not Needed Will ' Go to White House for Wilson's Signature His Bath is Ready m By Billv Borne WASHINGTON, June 4. Action by congress on equal suffrage subject of a fight of forty yeara duration ended late today In adoption by the senate by a vote of SO to 25 of the historic Susan B. Anthony constitutional amendment resolution. The proposed amendment, adopted by the house by a vote of 304 to 89 May 21, as the first act of the new congress, now goes to the states, rati fication by legislatures of three- fourths of which is required for ita Incorporation in the federal constitu tion. The roll cull today showed two votes more than, the necessarytwo thirds for the resolution, which was drafted by Susan B. Anthony, In 1875 and Introduced -ty Senator Sargent of California In' 1878. Counting paired and absent members, the senate Actually stood 66 to 30 for the meas ure. Loud applause, unchecked by the presiding officer, swept the senate chamber when the final vote was an nounced following two day .debate and many Jubilation meetings were in progress tonight at headquarters of various-women's organizations which have been active in support of the measure. Immediately after the senate's action, the resolution was taken to Speaker Gillett's office and signed. It was rushed back to the senate for its presiding officer's signature, but ar rived after the senate had adjourned, I ana win Be approved tomorrow. President Wilson's signature, it. was stated, is not necessary, although the resolution win De sent to the whit house as usual and may be signed by the executive. Ifc will be certified to me states by the state department. Upon the senate's roll call today, the vote was as follows: The roll call follows: For adoption: Republicans Cap per, Cummins, Curtis, Edge, Elkins, fall, Fernald, France, Freilnghuysen. uronna Hale, Harding, Johnson, of California, Jones of Washington, Kel logg, .enyon, Keyes. LaFollette, Len root, McCormJck, . McCumber, Mc Nary, Nelson, New, Newberry, Norris Page, Phlpps. Poindexter, Sherman, Smoot Spencer Sterling, Sutherland, Warren and Watson. Total J6. Democrats Ashurst, Chamberlain, Culberson, Harris,- Henderson. Jones of New Mexico, Kendrick, Kirby. Mc Kellar, Myers, Nugent. Phelan, Pitt man, Ransdell, Sheppard, Smith ' of Arizona, Stanley,. Thomas, Walsh of Massachusetts and Walsh of Montana. Total, 20. Total for adoption 5. Against: Republicans Borah, Brandagee, Dillingham, Knox, Lodge, McLean, Moses and Wadsworth. To tal 8. . : - Democrats Bankhead, Beckham, Dial, Fletcher, Oay, Harrison, Hitch cock, Overman, Reed, Simmons, Smith of Maryland, Smith of South Carolina. Swanson, Tram mell. Underwood, Wil liams and Walcott. Total 17. Total against 25. Those paired were: ' ! Senators Ball and King for wllth i Shields against; Calder and Townsend I ror witn Penrose against; Gerry and Johnson of South Dakota for with Martin against; Gore and Colt for with Pomerene against." ' Senators Owens, Robinson Smith of Georgia were absent were not paired. ' J t IS 00 IDE PRESIDENT N. C. FEDERATION Three Day Session at Hen dersonville Comes to an End NEW PRESIDENT OF STATE UNIVERSITY SOON RE-ELECTED Trustees Meet in Raleigh Next Monday and May Name Man LIKELY TO PROBE STATEMENTS OF AND BORA MEET IN CHARLOTTE jD.-GiSTONIA 192o NEW GOLDSBOROTO GREENSBORO TRAINS Southern Will Put on Two Extra Trains on This Line June 22 Hundred and Fifty Women of State and Nation in Convention F RANK POLK WIL L RESIGN AS ACTING SECRETARY Strain of Over Work Has Broken Down His Health 01 WILD CATS F ASSOCIATION TO STATE CARE FOR MEIERS LOYAL FOLLOWER OF PRESIDENT WILSON Diplomats Say No Three Men Could Have Done Polk's Work AJni- ip lose the Capt. Cochran Sent Ahead by 81st Division to Open Offices OVERMAN THINKS NAT N OUG T TO RANG ANARCHISTS COLUMBIA IS CHOSEN FOR HEADQUARTERS First Annual Reunion Will Be Held September 1, 1920, Place Not Named and and BE-EMPLOY ANY STRIKERS ATLANTA, Ga.. June 4. Local em ployes of the Western Union Tele graph company, who went on strike today In support of telephone oper ators ners wno waiKea out Monday, were informed today that "the com pany will not again re-employ , any ono wno engages in ine sinus even IT it la necessary to entirely abandon telegraph service at Atlanta." The notice, signed by S. L. Rurt division traffic superintendent, follow- ea a telegram rrom Kewcomb Carlton, president of the company, saying the company had no "alternative but to cancel their employment and with it all benefits that have accrued to date." Both notices, it was said, were posted shortly before 11 a. m., the hour set for the strike. i The telephone employes went"out demanding reinstatement of about a doien unlorr members alleged to have been discharged for union activities. The company denied these charges and Postmaster-General Burleson through the company, gave the tele phone workers i until - o'clock . to night to return, asking for names of all those who did not come back. Shortly after that hour tonight it was aid at the telephone office that about eight had returned. Meanwhile by (Special to The Cltlxen) (Copyright, Sun Syndicate) WASHINGTON, June 4. The. ted States government is soon the services of Frank I. Polk, secretary of state and one of strongest men in the administration, who will resign. Mr. Polk has con fided to his friends that his health will not permit him to continue his present ' duties although he hopes to remain at least until Secretary Lans ing returns and until the president can complete plana for the future or ganisation of his department. But even this is' dependant upon Mr. Polk's being able to obtain much needed rest which his physician has ordered. . . When seen today Mr. Polk de clined to discuss his plans at this time for publication but did make a point of saying that he was staunchly with the president and the adminis tration on the present international policy and that any Intimation to the contrary was entirely without foun dation. Friends of Mr. Polk are par ticularly anxious that his plan not to remain through with the administra tion be not linked with the question of policy, as they say there is no more loyal supporter of the administra tion than Mr. Polk. It la realized now that the present strain of work Is more than he or anyone else can con tinuously stand and many marvel at the fact that he has stood it so long. With President Wilson and Becre-i tary of State Lansing in Europe, causing more work for the state de partment, it has been necessary for Mr. Polk to be acting secretary of state, counsellor of the state depart ment, supervisor of a score or more important lines of special work and representative of the administration's new international policy, all at the same time. Diplomat say that no three men could have done the work - , u ri 1 1. i . i ... l i.i uf.2! .w. ..i .w"f. Captain Cochran said, and have "r" TJ!J? l'kr.Kl nd relief work. The association will (By Brock Barkley) CHARLOTTE, June 4. The :nem- bers of the 81st division, now enroute home from France, have formed an organization known as "The Wild Cat Veterans association," the object of which Is to keep the soldiers together aa a "Lasting monument to those of us who will not return from over there" and to provide "Real substan tial relief to those of us who are visited by misfortune." This Infor mation was brought by Capt. Claude Cochran who reached here today from Newport Neks, Va., where he landed from Fiance. Capt. Cochran was sent back to the states in advance of the division for the purpose of establishing headquar ters for this novel association at Co lumbia, S. C. where a high salaried secretary will devote all of his time through future years to the welfare of the organization and the members which the organization proposes to serve. Lieut. Carlyle R. Elkins, of South Carolina, has been elected sec retary and treasurer. He will assume charge of the office as soon as he is demobilized. Major William C. Mc Gowan, Slst division, whoso home Is In Columbia, 8. C is president; Cap tain R. R. Williams, Asheville, is first vice president: Captain H. S. Ogden, Boston, Maes., is second vice president. Capt. Cochran said the as sociation had already sufficient funds on hand" to provide a large amount of assistance" to members of the di vision in need. In future years should any member be in unfortunate circumstances and need aid of any nature he will receive It by writing the secretary and treas urer at his office in Columbia. Prac tically every one of the 18.000 odd men in the division are members. Says' There Are Four Mil lion Spies in the United States KEEP UP INQUIRY OF WORK OF BOLSHEVIST Bomb Sent to His Home Yet Government Has Fail ed to Act - " " ' " .- ...... v ..w.uv . stat department- with much needed! assistance at this time. By way of chief assistants. Mr. Polk haa had the loyal and sustained services of Breckinbridge Long, first assistant secretary, Alvee A. Adee and William Parlips, besides Mr. Fletcher, American ambassador to Mexico, who is here helping out on account of the rush of work. But each of these of ficials is himself so loaded down with work that they have little or no op portunity to take extra burdens. It is understood that after 'earing the department Mr. Polk, contemplates returning to his law practice in New York. The administration has sought on several occasions to reward Mr. Polk for his services and his nam haa been connected with various im portant posts including that of at torney general. It that Mr promote annual reunions. The date for the first reunion has been definite ly fixed far September 1, 120. The place haa not been selected. The Idea to form such an association, the only one of Its kind in existence In th opinion of CapU Cochran, was con ceived last, May 1, and Immediate steps taken to work out plans. (By S. R. Winters) WASHINGTON, June 4. "All the forces of the government should be utilized to run thes fellows down and hang them," was the vigorous lan guage employed by Senator Lee 8, Oerman today In advocating drastic punishment for anarchists and other revolutionists. Senator Overman was chairman of the sub-committee which investigated the Bolshevist propo- ganda at the last session of congress and called upon by hia North Caro. una friends he voiced an Utterance in which he estimated that there were 4,000,000 spies in the United States during the year. - ' He has called a meeting of the com mittee, and ways and means will be devised for maintaining a fine tooth como investigation. , ine secret service, army and tvavy intelligence services, as well srthe agents of the department of justice should be called upon," said Senator Overman. "If a few of these bomb throwers were hanged it would have a salutary effect. A bomb was sent to me at my home more than a month ago, yet the government agents haven't, apparently been able to do anything about it. Bomba were sent to many others at the time but the senders have not yet beep caught While my sub-committee was con ducting its investigation last session we had a letter threatening that aner mis war would com the revo lution. It looks as though they were making an attempt to start the re.o- lution. The government must act to protect Itself." SECRET SERVICE HOPEFUL IN ITS BOMB PLOT HUNT TO INCREASE MEMBERS. WASHINGTON, June 4. Unani mous approval was given by the, house today to a resolution increasing the war exepndituree committee to fifteen- members so that five separste Investigations of disposition of funds by the war department may be made. The vote cam after wo hours debate and after the respubllcan had refused levwlpne however , to permit th democrats to offer an Polk steadfastly declined to I amendment to the resolution under be a candidal. It was tmnoxalble for I which the committee mamberahtn using clerical workers and others the him to leave his present duties with- would have been divided, nine republi eompany maintains service, which it out embarrassing th government cans and six democrats instead of tsn describes as "about normal." while Secretary Lansing was abroad, republican and flv democrats. - WASHINGTON. June 4.' Secret service heads were uncommunicative but hopeful tonight as to prospects In ths nation-wide hunt for the perpe trators of the series of bomb out rages Monday night. William F. Flynn, appointed but not formally installed as head of the investigations bureau of th department of Justice was as sisting In the operations, and It was admitted that material had been gathered which had proven helpful, though nothing could be disclosed as to its nature. Members of a coroner's jury assem bled today to And a verdict as to the death of the bomb planter killed by the explosion of his own bomb at the home of Attorney-General Palmer, adjourned without attempting to com plete a verd-ty Officials said there (Bv Mrs. Gordon Finger.) HENDERSON V I LLE. June 4. With the election of officers and social session the North Carolina Fed eration of Women's clubs ended i three day session here. The c'onven tlon accepted the invitation of the Charlotte Woman's club and Gastonla Betterment, association to meet In those two cities In 1920. The officers elected are: Mrs. Charles C. Hook, Charlotte, president. Miss Clara I. Cox, High Point, first vice president. Mrs. S. P. Cooper, Henderson, sec ond vice-president. Miss Harriet Elliot, Greensboro, re cording secretary. Mrs. Hugh A. MurrlU, Charlotte, corresponding secretary. Mrs. James H. Brodle, Henderson- vine, treasurer. Mrs. James M. Gudger, Asheville, and Mrs. E. F. Reid, of Lenoir, the executive board of the new adminls tration which begins its deliberation today, As stated above the conven tion will meet In Charlotte next year while Gastonla gets the council of state officers and chairmen. - Miss Margaret Lovell Gibson, of Wilmington, was nominated to suc ceed th beloved Mrs. Sallle Southall Cotten. North Carolina' director for the General Federation, upon the ex piration of her term of office at the Biennial Convention in- Des Moines next June. ' A Joint tribute to her worth and ln- tereet of education was the voluntary contributions of many clubs of sums of money from 85 to 825 and 850 to the -Education Loan fund named for Mrs. Cotten at today's session. Mrs. Clarence Johnson -,the retiring president, was elected a trustee of the 85,000 endowment fund completed this year for 1919-1925. Reports of district presidents which Include Individual club activities feat ured this morning's session, depart mental interests were featured by ad dresses of Miss Georgia Bacon, vice president of O. F. W. C. on the Feder ation's share In the National Thrift campaign, and Mlm Donna Roberts of the treasury department; Miss Eliza beth Kelly, director of schools for Adult Illiterates of State Department of Education; Mrs. C. P. Blalock, of naieign, on Jturai economics. Resolutions which epitomize club Interest and direct effort covered such topics as thrift, conservation of nat ural resources and forestry at the uni versity. League of Nations, prepara tion af women, by study in civic edu cation for citizenship, financing dis trict work of state federation, modesty in dance dress, community recreation. raising standard of moral Influence of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) Citizen News Bureau: 402 Merchants Bank B)dg. (By JULE B. WARPtCN) RALEIGH. June 4 Commenting on the call for a meeting of the Unl vereltv trustees in Ralelrh-ort Monday Lweekf. cAcmo - ,J, -boara,-' investigate ffuanncaiions .or nvaimoiu men for the presidency of the Uni versity, express the opinion that some choice will be made for this position at the Raleigh meeting. This special They Claim Copies of Treaty in Hands of New York Interests JOHNSON WILL PUSH RESOLUTION TODAY Think8 -He Will Have . Sup port of All Opponents of World League WASHINGTON, Jun 4. TmVMfl ate fight over the treaty with Ger many branched out Into new channel lution by Senator .Hftchco?kKra.nklnf.. M,rTr.iii4 TorMgVrciijui mv mHtee, proposing that-the committee Investigate statemeits' by Chairman Lodge and Senator Borah, republican committee members,' that coptet of committee which has been InveMljrat- the .unpublished treaty ae ' in th ing the qualifications of various men mentioned for the place during the oast three months, are ready to make a report on the availability and the desirability of certain men, it la un derstood. There la no general understanding, of course, that the trustees will ac cept the recommendation of this committee, should there be a recom mendation. The probabilities are that the only recommendation will be a negative one. The committee la prepared to report on the availability and qualifications of various pepole who have been mentioned, but the positive side of it report will be a re port only -no recommendation it la believed. "W find," said one of the mem bers of the committee, who has spent a great deal of time on this proposi tion, "that the people away from North Carolina think a great deal more of the State University than the people here do. I mean by that we had to get away from the state to find that the University ranks mighty high In the mlndsvof the educational leaders of the country. One of the bigger men we consulted about certain probable candidates tor tne piace saia that we could not find a man In the east who could carry forward the work the North Carolina University started during the presidency of Dr. Graham. He suggested that th com mlttee look to the middle western educational Institution for the man whose ideas and personality would enable him to fill the bill." This trustee believed that the board would first of all have to make the decision of whether or not it would be teh policy to select an alumnus of th institution, and a native of the state for the presidency. If this decision was reached and there has been some talk of this kind ths proposi tion resolve Itself down to considera tion of the few men who have been mentioned. If the trustees take the other view that of getting the best without regard to where he was edu cated, or what part of the country he comes from, there will be available a still larger list from which to select. So far as this trustee Tias been able to observe the people of the state were not demanding that a native son be placed at the head of the University. He believed the folks were leaving the matter largely up to the trustees. He was firmly of the opinion, however, (CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR) hands of certain interests In New York. ' Senators Lodge and Borah prompt ly announced their approval- of such an Investigation, which under ths resolution would seek "the i names of the persons, corporations or Interests which have secured copies of . said treaty and from whom they were se cured and by what methods." , Th first prediction was that the measure would be adopted virtually without opposition and that an exhaustive in quiry, possibly involving testimony by members of th Paris peace delega tion, -would result. Senator Borah also announced that could he secure a copy of th treaty from New Tork, he would put It into the senate record and thus give it to th public. He said he had asked for a copy for that purpose and might receive it tomorrow. The presentation of Senator Hitch cock's resolution surprised many sena- Earlier In the day the Nebraska sena tor had conferred with Acting See retary Polk at the state department, but neither of them would discuss th conference. . Introduction of : ; th measure resulted in no diacusalpn on the. senate floor and under th rule It went over wlthout action. Th day . developments, .-..howsver, wr ; taken as forecasting;' another hitter debate tomorrow when the resolution of Senator Johnson,?;, republican, of California, asking th state depart ment for the treaty text,' again comes before ths senate. : :", -i . Senator Johnson hopes to press hit resolution to a vote during th day. He expects It to have ths support of 11 opponents or tne League or Na tions and of some of thoa who favor th league. The leaders on both sides however, conceded, that , th vot would b close.' ; j . - . V Whether th stat department will accede to the senate's request, should ths Johnson resolution pass, has not been revealed by department officials. They have Consistently declined to make any comment on developments in the senate. It was assumed, how ever, that the time of publication of th treaty either would be or had been referred for declaiCn . to Presi dent Wilson and Secretary Lansing at Paris. Senator Hitchcock hod not de- elded tonight whether he will call up his resolution tomorrow. - He way uo so during the first two hours of ths session, but at th end of that tint It automatically would ' b replaced by th Johnson resolution, IS CITIZENS ARE URGED TO RESPOND TO DRIVE FOR NORMAL AND COLLEGIATE (By the Associated Press. Like the German government, the Austrian government is said to be dis satisfied with the peace terms of the allied and associated powers, which are declared by one of the responsible newspapers oi Vienna to be unac ceptable. unlike tne German populace at large, however, the Austrian peoDle apparently are apatnetlc, navlng ex pected no easy terms, and are wllllncr. even anxious, to accept the conditions aa laid down and thus bring peace to me soreiy stricKen rormer empire, whtfh Is rendered by the treaty vir tually an island. state of small terri torial proportions. Nevertheless, the general opinion among the Austrlans seems to be that the terms are based on might, and not on President Wil son's fourteen points.' In Paris, the council of four con tinues to .discuss -points - brought out by the German counter-proposals to the German peace treaty, especially as concerns territorial questions and reparations. . , , Experts on both these questions have been called before the council for conferences, and the belief appar ently prevails in unofficial quarters in Paris that some modifications may be expected in the original terms of the treaty, particularly as regards the Same basin and Silesia. Discussion of the protest of Ger many that, being left without mef-1 rhant'Ship. she Is rendered impotent o resume ber trade and thereby un able to aid In paying the Jndemnltes a-ked also has been taken up by he council. The expectation is that the council A total of over 880,000 was reported to Chairman E. D. Anthony, of the Normal and Collegiate drive commit tee by the member of the working teams yesterday afternoon,; with- a to tal of over 82,100 coming from the various labor organ iiatlons of Ashe ville. with some of them to hear from yet.' ' V This report brought forth much cheering on the part of all present, and is a good index to the good that has been done by the splendid insti tution for which this drive Is made. Many of the men reported difficulty in finding th men they ought and at the same time reported the greatest Interest on the part of all solicited for the cause for which Asheville men are giving their time and money. The net amount of the day's drive is more than 87.000 and it is expected the results of yesterday's work will Increase the total hy a nice sum. ine men state the people seem to recog nize that the proposition of getting two dollars for one, or 8100,000 for 850,000, and then all of it given back in a splendid school building ror tne girlhood of Asheville and Western! N'ort h Carolina. Is Worthy of the great est effort and that the goal must be reached. Letters to the former students ef the school are being prepared and will so out today, and it la expected a generous response will come from the girls and the homes where the influ ence of the Normal and Collegiate has been felt to the good of the home and the community. A pleasing. feat ure of the campaign is tne cnecK. large and small, which ara accom panying the pledges. Although the Normal and Collegiate Institute has been in Asnevine lor over 80 years, this is the first time the school has ever called on the citi zens of Asheville for one penny, and It is only done now when the general board in New York City promises to HI haail rennrtfl nf the iirs-ant ne cesslty to render a quick decision on. give twice as much as the cltixens of the matters In controversy owing to Asheville are asked to rais. th. iiriiKtlon In Germany. On re-1 The members of the committee. WB finthfn In riAririfi. in nt Oitinnrl timm It that Herr Vneke. the fir. I consisting of leading Asheville bull. circumstances, and that th Jury man minister of defense, has Inspect- I neea and professional men believe would hm eallsd toevthar mla if ad ths coast defenses and ordered th I that the drlv will prove a success and ar facts beoams available garrison to b rsady for emergencies, and that when th worker start out this morning they will bs well . r ceiyed by th citizen generally. Yes terday it was Impossible to see every one, several of those who ar - ex pected to make nice contributions ar . out of th city, ' other war out of their places of business for th time being and In many ways th 'workers missed those they sought. In an effort to arouse the people to Importance of the drive, L. B. Rogers, president of the Board of Trad, last night issued the following appeal to the general public: "The campajgn for funds for th Normal and Collegiate Institute after the first day's canvass resulted in se curing pledges for about 821,000, . W must admit that this report is most discouraging when the city has been fairly well covered and then after i hard day's work, not half the require! amount Is subscribed. "With this showing th publio - of Asheville must not realise the serious ness of th situation confronting us. Before this, 'our people have respond ed most generously, to every appeal, and there have been many, all of which have been worthy of our help, but I consider the appeal which come to us now as one of the most worthy local campaigns that has ever been carried on in our midst, and one that deserves the most liberal support of -each and every citizen.- r "This school has been In our com munity for over thirty years and has never asked any aid from us. During this time there have been sent away from the school nearly five thousand women who have been- most . influ- ential factors in elevating' th moral life of our section of Western North Carolina. If w were without thl school today, or if w war forced to give it up, I am sure Asheville would be willing to put up two or three times th amount asked for now. Friends, think it over, and help thcra ' now when they need you. If w fall in this most worthy cans at this time, we are sure to regrt our failure in th future. The old saying. 'Bs Just' before you are generous,' should now read, 'Be generous to ths Normal for they have certain ba Jus . AshsvlU.' " .
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