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invr F. as D ) THE WEATHER North ind South Carolina: Fsle and not quit to warm Tutsday; Wednesday fair; gentle wcit jnJ northwtat winds. DAVIE POPLAR HI U. M. C. SHADE FOR oStillS OF Famous Tree Witnesses Passing of Another Class From' Hill." GRADUATES GIVEN FULL DAY MONDAY Initiate Seven Members Into Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity. (SpnHI Campmin, TU 4t4ll CiHtm) CHAPEL HILL. N. C-. June 12. -This has been the seniors own day in the unlversltv' commence ment program. Slncv s-hortly after 9 o'clock thia mornins when members of the g-aduating class followed the lead of Prof. Horace Wlillams and marched down the avenue from iiemori.il to Gerrard hall, a va ried round of class exerciser and class events has been the order of the day. The seniors wore their caps and gowns at all the meet ings, and their attire lent dignity a -id .lmprcsstveness to a very in-tf-resting tlass day program. Professor Williams a d d r essed the clans in Gerrard hall on the "Passion for Truth Truth and Religion.' His message was a simple and beautiful plea, deliv ered In tht, pleasing and eloquent stylt for which the university philosophy professor is . noted. 'You are citizens In the kingdom t truth,'' he asserted, "truth .s a unity, a vital unity. No little things, no mean things, no foolish things, can have any place ir this kingdom," he added. He paid an unusual tribute to the class stating that the faculty had always cont:dcrod it as a decidedly 1-tvel headed group that it had distin guished itself for thinking deeply and Intelligently. After picturing I the opi-ortunites life offered for itho graduates, he closed his talk with the words, "There is a short age of mn. Who knows but what tie Lord has called you to this hih purpese." Ji. J. Plilpps Delivers Farewell Speech After r. bhort recess the g'ad uatirg claw again assambled In "rermrd hull with a large number of other students and visitors. L. J. Fhipps, a Chapel Hill boy, presi dent o; the class, delivered his farewell speech, in which he (traced tho growth of the organi sation, the hecHlo days of the S. A. T C-. and the mora recent days Whf r tl-ey became a unity aya'.n. " i ne university ana the statu are both becoming a. greater woik and a grener program. It is our duty anil our p rl.iege to take a t'hr: . both of theseV We have studied the needs of the state and the university for these, four years. We know the needs of the univer sity. Htr needs are the needs of the stat'.' Thus the senior presi dent appealed to his classmates for service after leaving Carolina. President Chase conducted the Wiley P. Mangum oratorical con test, briefly stating that winning t!ie Manrum medal is considered one of the highest academic hon ors Thia medal, he said, waa es tabllEhed by the Misses Manguir. In 1878 in memory of their father. Foui- orations, "The University nd the State," by Leonard Ep r'eln. cf Goldsboro: "The Old and Vhe New University," by Thomas arren of Concord; "A Struggle Sell Defense," by Bryant c. Bi own, of Jackson, and "Wood- row Wilson," by Felix A. Grlssette. of Concord, were delviered In con test for. the prize. The name af the wlnntr will not be learned un til Wedi.csday, when the medal will he presented with the other awards. The closing exercises of the se niors were held on the campus In t'ie shade of the Davie poplar late this afternoon. , ' Here for years the young graduates have gathefe.l in their last meeting as college students and paid their final re spect to their Carolina. The pro gram consisted of "class statis tics, ' bv J. I Apple, of Greens boro; "c!as history," by F. .i. Grlssette, of Concord: "class Cantinnrt on Pngt Tfcrta Says Election' Board Has No Right to .Declare. Ebbs Nominee. Mrs. Charles M. Piatt la seriously considering ' the question of de manding of the board of elections that a nrimary be ordered between herself and Plato Ebbs, for the nomination for the state senate from Buncombe county, according to a statement to The Citizen last night. A definite decision will be made during the day, it was de xlared. ' ' Mrs. Piatt asserted that, accord Ing to advice received from Ashe vllle attorneys, since the with drawal of Mr. Reynolds ,who re ceived the highest vote, from the ace, the board of elections has no cgal right to declare Mr. Ebbs the nominee, inasmuch as he did not receive a majority of the votes cast In the first primary. . She stated that some of her friends have advised her against insisting upon a second primary. and that she'would make her de cislon for or against taking action this morning. .-ft Mrs. Piatt demands a sec ond primary it will present a most interesting situation. In the first contest she received 915 votes, Mr. Ebba 8,400 and Mr. Reynolds 671. Mr. Reynolds having with drawn, the question arises as to whether the board of elections can now lawfully give the. nomination to Mr. Ebbs, as the 'law provides th nn nna can he declared the. tmilneinless-thsyha v received a majority of the votes cast,' ex cept In cases where the second highest candidate can demand a second primary under certain con' MRS. PLATT W mm SECOND PRIMARY IN JULY ESTABLISHED 1868. REORGANIZE CUBAN CABINET WITHIN 48 HOURS TO COMPLY WITH AMERICAN SUGGESTIONS Cuban Congress and President Zayas Move Fast to Bring About "Moral Reformation" and Remove Cause for Possible Interveition by the U. S. HAVANA, June H. (By the forming the federal accounting sys Assoclated Press.) Congress and 'tern. the president moved fast today to : The senate was not in regular comply with the American govern-! session, but at an informal confer ment's suggestions for a "moral, ence anpointeel a commission to reiormauon oi tne cuDan admin istration and to remove any cause for possible foreign Intervention. Announcement was made this evening by Jose M. Cortina. secre- tary or tne presidency ana cnief or the cabinet, that the personnel of the reorganized cabinet would be announced within 48 hours, to gegther with a list of new adminis trative officials. The house of representatives late tonight named a commission to confer wtlh President Zayas on the situation growing out of the recom mendations made to the president by General Enoch H. Crowder, per sonal representative of President Harding. The representatives aleo named a commission to confer with a comcmlssion of the upper cham ber on the question of legislation relative to salaries of members of congress and approve the bill re- Expect Death Toll Of Sunday's Storm To Reach Eighty, While Search For Bodies Continues Eye Witnesses of Tragedy Believe Over Eighty . Were Killed. SAVE HUNDREDS BY QUICK RESCUE WORK Many Besiege Morgues in Search for Missing Loved Ones. XEW TORK. June 12. (By The Associated press.) Morgues ana undertaking shops of the Metro politan area tonight held the ! bodies of more than three-score tims of yesterday's brief cyclonic men, women and children vlc thunderstorm. , Marine police, who continued throughout the day their work of grappling in Pelham Bay and Long Island sound off City Island, where the greatest toll was taken among Sunday canoeists and fish ermen, predicted they would find at least a score more victims enough to push the death toll past 80. Eye witnesses of the swift t.-ag-. At least. 250 canoes, row boats edy placed the number even higher. and small motorboats were bob bing about off the island, witnesses said, when the storm came scream ing down on the resort,, at a ve locity of 80 miles an hour, or bet ter. Occupants of the little craft, sensing tneir danger, made a run for shelter. But scarcely had they got underway when they were en gulfed in a blinding storm of rain and hail. Storm Vanishes Quickly As quickly as it had come, the storm vanished. It had lasted less than five minutes. But scarcely a dozen of the 250 small craft had survived. Horror stricken, but help less to . aid, the crowds on the beach and about the casina pier saw scores of men and women clinging to wrecked and overturned craft In the choppy sound and bav. ife by one, they gave up the struggle, and dropped quietly off to be carried out toward the open sea by the tide. Some of the bodies, the police say, probably never will be re covered. The tide, turning, brought more than a score of them back today. Eye' witnesses estimated there were between 600 and 750 persons in the wrecked craft. He roic work by the United States life guards, members of nearbv yacht "Clubs and volunteers from the shore crowd saved hundreds. Among the first to nut out ware Jack Murray, J. C. Bower, Jack Malloy, and Frank Warllnger. Manning two small motorboats, they saved more than a dozen men and women whom ' they found clinging to overturned canoes and row boats. They were followed by others, and soon more than 50 craft of all sorts were out, dragging to safety the survivors of the dis aster. A score or more saved them selves by clinging to the sides of Cornelius Vanderbilt schooner yacht. The waters had been '"cleared" by night fall of all the living, but tht. search for the dead continued throughout the night. Guided bv the search light of the police boat .John F. Hylan, a score of boats cTulsed about, grappling for, and occasionally flndip- bodies. Chaos Reigned Amid Darkness. Meantime, chaos reigned on shore, where darkness descended unbroken by the usual glare of electric lights. The Island power plant had been put out of com mission by the storm as had the telephone and telegraph lines. Mothers, fathers and wives of the missing beselged the police station, where a temporary morgue had been set up gazing fearfully at the faces of the dead by the flickering light of candles and lanterns. Others crowded the wreck--strewen beach waiting for the rescue boats to; come in with more bodies. - Fresh crowds hurried to the is land today, when they had first news of the tragedy through the morning newspapers. Police di rected them to the Bronx morgue, where the 14 bodies so far re covered had been removed. The City Island calamity, while the greatest, was not .the only havoc wrought by the storm. Pending investigation a charge of homicide was lodged against Paul Simon, owner of the 76 foot ferrls wheel at Clason Point park, tti-in-wnav. wnionwaa-iow from Its base and hurled rits 60 occupants on the beach of Long Island sound In a tangle of steel wreckage. Seven were killed an.'. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN - "DEDICATED TO THE UP-BUILDING OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" visit President Zayas and assure him that the senate would co-operate In enacting needed legislation. HAVANA, June 12. (By the Associated Press.) Owing to the qllpne. nt Pi-ostrlpnt 7iunfl with rn. gard to the recommendations of! Major General Enoch H. Crov'dcr, I President Harding's personal rep-j resentative in Cuba, for the "mor-' al" reform of the Cuban adminin-j tration, Carlos M. de la Cruz, a member of congress, today present- : ed To the parliamentary committee J of the national league a motion, that the house of representatives! request from General Orowder a formal statement of the attitude, recommendations and intentions of the I'nited States government. Reports current in high legisla tive quarters today were to the ef- To Develop Basis of Future Action Over Reparations PARIS, June 12. (By the Associated rress.) That the committee on guarantee which is leaving for Berlin Thursday, or Friday will develop the ba sis for future action on the reparations Issues Is the Impres sion today In French official quarters. It was the opinion of h'gh official circles all along that In the loan question the reparations commission was put ting the cart before the horse that the solvency of Germany by a completely balanced budget and restricted paper circulation should have been accomplished first, thus forming the security which the Investor demanded. PIN TO DESIGNATE OF THOSE IN 01C. Local Association Gives Approval of Plan Be ing Considered. A movement has been launched !. reserve officers and is receiving consideration from the proper of licials in Washington for the pur pose or giving war department approve of a pin to be worn by -those In the Officers Reserve corps, it was learned at the meeting of the Uestrve Officers association o' Western North Carolina, held l;i (lie Chamber of Commerce rooms last night. Major Warren E. Hall announc ed that tentative plans would have the pin In the shape of a shield bearing the Insignia of the depart ment to which the officer belongs and under the Insignia a copy of the emblem designating- his rank. A resolution offered by Major Hall and seconded by Verne Rhodes, captain ORC, giving the approval of the cssociatlon to this plan and urging Its consummation was unanimously adopted. The pin would be worn In the coat lapel and a ribbon used on dress occa sions. Captain A. I. Ohlpmani upon In- Ctntinrd tn Pnot Snt. .. .,. . UNEASY ARE AD BANK i - ' . .J ASHEVILLE, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1922. CHIEFS OF LABOR F Gompers Says "We. Do Not Fool Ourselves Into - Fancied Security. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF LABOR REVIEWED Iglesias Says Reilly Is Fair "to Union Labor . In Porto Rico. CINCINNATI, June 12. (By The Associated Press.) Facing a fight that leaders of organized labor regard as one for the ex istence of unions, the American federation here today opened its forty-second annual convention, which was marked by the present ation of many Issues that are to be considered during the next two weeks and a speech byePresldent Samuel Gompers. declaring 'we do 'not fool ourselves into any fancied security. ' The Issues were brought before the delegates by the report of the federation's executive council. VIEW DURE I 1 W I www I FIGHT FOR ONIONS SCI "We are not in a mood," said I revise his specifications to come Mr. Gompers, "to have those rights within his original order." and privileges guaranteed to us by Near the conclusion of the ses our constitution taken from us by don, Mr, East said he could any suotie reasoning or assumption Mrrnu maucr wnence u in,- j . uruitiraiion oi me veteran , ... i inuur leaner was greeted witn ap plause as was also his statement that organized labor would "go on ward and forward more determ ined than ever that there shall not be imposed upon our brow, upon our packs, the type or tne man ! with the hoe. " . i The speech by Mr Gompers came after a program of welcoming ad I dresses by Mayor George V. Car irell, Secretary T. J. Donnelly, of ;the Ohio fedeation of labor, and (Others. The big armory of the Ohio 'national guard, was filled by dele ' gates and spectators, wh.'le above their heads were hung a thousand American flags. j Mr. Gompers declared that or ganized labor only asked employers to meet with the union leaders In 1 conferences for the settlement of any disputes, but he said that a genuine conference was impossible unless both sides stand on an equal footing. The "open shop," he added, is not the result of con ferences. Mr. Gompers concluded with a reference to disarmament conference,, asserUnx . lt roads 'S. beginning toward abolishing war, and that labor throughout the world made the "greatest contri bution toward that purpose. The convention session was also marked by presentation of a report by Santiago Iglesias. president of ihe'Free federation or workers of Porto Rico, indorsing the admlnls traton of E Mont Reilly, as gov ernor of Porto Rico. Iglesias de clared that governor Reilly had dealt fairly with organized labor in Porto Rico. While the executive council's re port centered around many ques tions that will come before the con vention, it also showed that the total membership of the federation is 3. 195. $35. Although this is a loss of 710.893 in the last year, mem bers of the commietee pointed out that it was a gain of more than 1,100.000 over 1918, which year was followed by big gains during the war. Further the report told of labor's accomplishments of the last year, which It was said was marked by "unusual strife and un usual Indus, rial depression." The record of organized labor's accomplishement In "a year of un usual strife and unusual industrial depression" was laid before the convention In the report of the federation's executive council. The report declared that Ameri can labor during the year not only sufferd from the widespread unem ployment that existed but was be set "by opponents more active and determined than ever." In addition to strictures on the conduct of employers In numerous cases, the report added explicit and pointed criticism of congress and THE HEADS THAT By BILLY BORNE REJECT BIDS FOR MIT IL Architect William J. East Ordered to Revise His Specifications. CITY SCHOOL HEAD FLAYED AT SESSION Conferred Only With Ar chitect About Class Rooms, States Brooker. Afier a lively session In which numbers of the school board claimed that William .1. East, lo cal architect, "had called for too much material in his plans for the new school building for South Asheville," n resolution was pass ed jesierday afternoon rejecting ail bids for general construction. on the grounds they were beyond tUe means of the-clty, and Instruel ing the architect to revise his specification. The motion, introduced by W. Vance Brown and seconded by II. H. McDuttte. read as follows; "lie solved that all bids for the gen eral construction be rejected be cause all are beyond our means and that Mr. East be reutiesteri to change his plans within the next I BUILDING em-,f,w iav, anrt BpecaI meeting win De neia inursday afternoon when the new specifications will be discussed. This afternoon at 3 o'clock a special meeting will be held at the city hall at which Urns a committee, consisting of C. (1. Worlc.w, Superintendent Johnson, 0f city school construction and vv. I.. Brooker, will confer with those who submitted heating bids. Architect Flays j City School Head. , Vesterday'a session was enliven ed by the remarks of Mr. East re garding his plans and his state-i ment with reference to W. h. i Brooker. The architect declared It had been his ambition to draw the plans for a school building for Asheville and that so many changes had been made "only a draftsman was needed." He con tinued that Mr. Brooker wanted his way, but there had not been the slightest disagreement person ally between them. He said wh-?n ha drew the plans, he wanted. to use his own Judgment. , Mr. East added that he would never build a school room with the auditorium on the second floor nor wittrta corridor 1Q4 feat, long with windows at both ends. He raid he wouldn't put his name on the plans "as his own." At this point, Mr. Brooker arose and said certain remarks had been made about the inside walls being too thick. The head of the I city schools asserted he had noth. Ing to do with the- Inside walls and had consulted Mr. East about the class rooms and had also spqken to him about the outside being built of stone. He remind ed the board members there are three buildings under construction now and that Ronald Greene and Smith and Carrier, local architects, had "given him all he desired" In the school buildings for which they drew the plans. Sarj Kstlmatr Was About $99,000. Mayor Roberts then reminded Mr. East that he had estimated the cost of the building would not be more than $69,000. Mr. East said he could draw the plans and the building could be erected for this amount, but no stone walls could be used. He said it was his opinion the contractors had bid too high. The mayor replied that quite a number of offers were re ceived and he believed the con tractors had submitted fair bids. The following offers were made: h. 1 Merchant, Asheville, Alter nate A-No. 1, 10,139; A-No. 2, $108,981; B-No. 1, $105,414; B-No. 2, $107,256. W. V. Henry and company. Alternate A-No. 1, $121. 209; A-No. 2, $128,150; B-No. 1, $122,250; B-No. 2, $128,840. Mc Dowell and Roberts, Alternate A No. 1, $123,900; A-No. 2, $120,400; B-No. 1, $123,000; B-No, 2, $125,- tet(ii m nit rwi REST THEREON State To Fight Proposal For Merger Nation 's Rail Systems; Said To Endanger Rates In N.C. TO SUBMIT SHIP SUBSID Y BILL TODAY AND WILL CALL SPECIAL SESSION IF VOTE IS NOT REACHED WASHINGTON". June 12. President Hiirding's demand for speed in the framing of the administration ship subsidy bill resulted tonght In an nouncement by the merchant marine committee that It would be submitted to the house tomorrow. Meanwhile, the reruih!lon steering committee, which di reoia the legislative program of the house was considering the President's urgent request that the hill he put to a vote as a party measure. If neces sary, prior to any adjournment of congress. At a conference Week To Be Record-Breaker In Enrollment Of New Members For Citizen's Big Campaign Harding Against Action at Present On Muscle Shoals WASHINGTON. June 12. (By the Associated Press.) President Harding is understood to have taken a determined stand today against action by congress at this time on pending bills for disposal of the government's nitrate plunt at Muscle Shoals-. Ala. The views' of the President, as outlined. It was slated, to Rep resentatlve Mor.dell, Wyoming, the republican leader, at tho White House, were conv.ed til the republican steering commit tee, charged with the task of framing the legislative program of the house.. Members of the committee declined to Indicate whether they would recommend action on the bills or let the whole question go over until the December session. Ti AIR RECORDS AT M'Cl FIELD Bomber Makes Altitude Record New Parachute ! Jumping Record. DAYTON, Ohio, June' 12. Cap tain A. W. Steven, aerial photog rapher, MeCook field, established a new parachute Jumping record to day when he descended 24.206 feet to safety, officials pf the field an nounced tonight! Another record was broken st the same time when Lieutenant lelgh Wade piloted a twin-motored Martin bomber, car rying three passengers, Ho an alti tude of 24.208 feet, It was an nounced. Captain Stevens ascend ed In the same plane with Lieuten ant Wade. The pilot, accompanied by Stev ens and Sergeant Langham, ob server, took off at 11 in. and reached the maximum altitude at 1:06 p. m., requiring two hours and Pve minutes to make the climb. Stevens, who has made aerial photographs here for several years, today made his first flight where oxygen was necessary. Reaching the maximum height, the party par ty partook of refreshments and Stevens made ready for his leap. When he left the plane, he did not permit his chute to be opened by the wind and then lift him off, hut leaped over the side and drop ped several thousand feet before It opened and checked his drop. The oxygen tank which he had ewn to his flying suit was torn off In the leap and lost. I Thlrtv minutes were required for the descent. He left the plane while over Springfield and landed at Jamestown, a small village 25 miles southeast of her ' Flying conditions wece ideal to dav. The temperature on the ground was 75 degrees, and zero was reached at the maximum alti tude. So strong was the wind at 24.206 feet that the motors, which were traveling at about 100 miles an hniir. on lv served to keep the ' ship upright and the wind forced it I -backwards at a speed of about 20 miles nn hour, wade said upon nn descent. KILLS NEGRO ATTEMPTING ... TO ASSAILT HER MONDAY HAMLET, N. C, June 12. Mrs. Branson Mllllken, shot and instant ly filled William McGee. negro, when he attempted to assault her at the Mllllken home four miles from here Sunday. The negro had previously threatened both Mrs. Mllllken and. her husband and iwhen he entered their home Sun day and continued to advance with a brick ,in ellher hand, Mrs. Mllll ken seized a gun and fired. The (negro was killed instantly. Mr. Mllllken was not at home at the time. i 8ENI NOMINATION OF IDA CALIIOI'N TO SENATE WASHINGTON, June 12. T'w President today withdrew the nomi nation, nt to the senate May $, of .lam.i R. Plrkett to he Dotmstjr i-um.n fiuT. Smith Carolina.. 1 At the same time Ihe nomination was withdrawn ths President ."it to the senate the nomination of Ida A.' Calhoun to be postmaster al Clemson College. BROKEN MONDAY 14 PRICE FIVE CENTS. today with representative Mondel. Wyoming, the repub lican leader, the President reiterated belief that the measure was of vital Interest to the business welfare of the country an dihat It should not go over until the short session beginning In December. Reports were current at the capital that the President had informed members of the mer chant marine committee that congress would be called in special session, solely to con sider Ihe shipping hill, If It fal'ed tn reach the voting stage before adjournment. Every Town' Should be Represented by "Live Wire" Contenders. MANY MAGNIFICENT PRIZES TO BE WON Proverbial Pot of Gold Is Within Easy Reach Energetic People. ! . . j The big raee about to begin What are you going to do about It T Join In tho profit sharing compel! Hon, or, are you going to be neg ligent of the opportunity at hand? Tou are Invited to participate In the divtson of a $14,000 prize list which Is' made up of the most al luring, appropriate, and other worth , while things one - could I imagine, A little Investigation of the prizes offered n the bg drve will convince you of the sterling iworih Df each and every one, There is no ficticious value placed on any of the rewards in the .list and just because the prizes are larost and doubtless the most valuable as well as most plentiful of any that have ever been offered before In this vi cinity, is no reason why you should stand back and figure that they are "over your head" so to speak, and beyond your reach. Much time and thought was given the selection of the prizes and in offering such a magnificent list to Its friends and readers, The Asheyllle Citizen feels Justly proud of the offering.1 - How can it be done? Some ask if it can be possible that one may win such a valuable prize In Just eight weeks time. Well, this is ths case exactly and this isn't all of 'Jt either, in addition to any other prize, automobile or what not-the person who turns In the greatest amount of money for new sub scriptions wilt be awarded a cash prize of $500: Splendid isn't it? A glance at the prize list nearly stag gers one, but it is the truest thing you ever read. In a little better than eight weeks from the present time these beautiful touring cars as well as oher prizes will be re warded the Drive Members for the part they have taken In the Circu lation Drive. A round dozen enthusiastic Drive Members "climbed on the Circula tion Drive Booster Wagon" yester day. This Is not bad for one day, Is it T One thing that was very noticeable was the enthusiasm displayed by the new members. One young lady waa fairly overjoyed at the pros pects of winning the Liberty Special Six. " Here is my memDersnip cou pon and fifty votes which you will please place to my credit," she said. iSplendld encouragement is being received from all sections of the campaign territory. . , IllSSlANf Mi;ST BE ' KB TO POINT. SAYS I'OIN pakib, June ii. premier Pcwn care, in his note to the British gv ernrnenL, in reply to-the Fevent British memorandum, does not cede an inch from the position taki n in his u emorsndum of June 1, with nvpect to the Hague con ference. He Insists that If the powers come to an agreement in advance nnd present a united front to liie Kufslans at The Hague and n.it permit them to stray from the point, they can and will accept all re.fjired of them. As proof of this, M. Potncare Instances what they havt done for Italy In the treaty Just com inded. The French document, although !e tgthy aiid business like, I de void of niplotnatlc clrcumlocatlon and llteiary graces. The tone in sontewhnt add; disparaging refer ence to the Genoa conference are frequent end there is what appears to be an uncomplimentary allusion to the bankers commission. When speaking of the question of credits t.t Russia, the reply refers to tne uemanas . rormuiated Dy piospectly leader with regard to end economic future co, Id nor h".,T""t again to express my appre- doubled.' IJSSNER AND BENSON TO STAY ON SHIPPING BOARD WASHINGTON. June U Meyer LIssner and Rear Admiral Williams Benson, retlredt were nominated by President Harding today for reap pointment to the shipping board. 1 iipnm twnn'sre an "tit plr st midnight tomorrow. The nomi nation of Mr. Llnner J credited to California and that of Admiral Ben son to Georgia. PAGES TODAY TRADE BODIES 0 eta- iii i i m niinn i.ie4 juipj buiviiviiu-aiura IN WAGING FICHTf To Appear at. Washington,!! and Aruge Against Three Proposals. . - MORRISON PLEDGES HIS FULL SUPPORT Aver Changes in Lines Would Be Detrimental To State's Interests. ITlf SSWfl StltBAV tAisnioros acyrai, ' tftOfg HKKLHYI RALEIGH. June 13. Opposition-, to proposals a fleeting North Caro lina In the tentative plana submit ted by the Interstate commerces! commission for the merger of the nations railway systems will v.iced by the state corporation commission, and chambers of com- : mere when the Interstate body, meets Thursday for a public hear-og Ing on Its suggestions. - jo Representatives from chambersOO of commerce, meeting today with the corporation commission andjo Attorney General Manning, arJ ranged for representation at the4 Washington hearing to enter oppo- sltion to three propositions affect-' Ing this state and to make reoom- , mendatlons regarding a fourth. ' ' The sale of the Norfolk and t Western's branches between Roan. ime ana winston-waiem ana LynctH burg and Durham, the assignment'1"'' of the Norfolk Southern to the At-" " " ' lantlc Coast IJne and the assign-" ment of 16. F. .and P. between Richmond and the Potomac yards to the Coast Line, suggested by the Interstate commerce commission, meets with opposition on ths part of those attending the conference here today, Was Constructed By - Aid of the People " The fourth plan, relating to the old C. F. and Y. V, railway,, front Mount Airy to Wlllmngton, pro vide for no specific disposal of thlst road. It was constructed originally largely with the aid cf the state counties and municipalities through which it runs, for ths distinct pur pose of forming a short line through the state reaching Into ths coal fields and forming a short Una from the great markets of the central west to the port of Wilmington. r ( This line was a strong competi tive influence In ths stats until It was thrown Into receivership and sold under order of court. It was bought by the Coast Line and di vided between that road and the Southern at Stanford. This, the corporation commission alleges, was In violation, of provisions of the court order;' Some of the persons representing municipalities having; a direct interest In this road are now proposing that In the proprwed icwhmhI m nn Tfl ' J E AGAINST SWAIfJ Calls on Party to Elect Democrats and Redeem Nineteenth District. Calling on his friends and sup porters to work tor the Interests' of the democratic part and elect .1. E. Swain as solicitor of ths Nineteenth Judicial district In the general election, Ellis C. Jones, yesterday announced that he will not enter a second primary against Mr. Swain for the nomination as solicitor. Mr. Swain received a total ot 2.938 votes In the first primary and Mr. Jones received 1,791. Other candidates for the sollcltorshlp, Marcus Erwln and'' Clinton K, Hughes, received 1,776 and 1,471, respectively. The following statement was given The Citizen by Mr. Jones last night: - "Since the primary June S I have had friends from all parts of this Judicial district to urge me to call a second primary, I have given the matter very careful con sideration, and I believe J. E. Swain Is the choice of the people. 1 Oura is a democracy, and when any ona seeking a public office; realises that the majority of the; people are for another, It la his or her duty to withdraw in favor of . the people's choice. , . . : "I tame to this county seven ; years ago, and without any pull, or family connections or the back ing any faction of the party, the people made me the second choice. . I am profoundly grateful for this i honor, and I want to assure my ; friend end supporters that if I j had an even chance to defeat Mr. j Swain I would call a second prlr ! mary and continue the fight to the end. 'But with his large plurality I feel that I owe it to him to ex- ' tend congratulations upon the plendid race which he made. - i "To' my friends who gave me !. loval and enthusiastic support I and it mav be that they will have the opportunity four 5 vears from date to give me the, ; nomination for the solicitor of thia .; district. . ' I "In the heart of a true democrat ; . . i a mtiMlFV rtsau I w " " r. Vm. Hia- WILL OT NTER PRIMARY teat. ..we mun - j trlrt. I am ready to work Just a hard for Mr. Swain's election as I , week) l daaat-hinw f J anlendld cltizsn and sn bl law. yer and l"onfid.ntly believe w S make th. next solicitor of thU J district.' . ,, ; - : . ,; at I t 1 i! ' f . ' U t . e A d K' is Of I 27 Injured. .