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OURMAL Vf! : 23; Num":er'119. 7fi 110 Entire Peninsula of Yucatan Sticks to Provisional Govern r.-rr.t Governor and Mili trry Commander in ' Flight (lv Associated Press) :!l.GTOX, D. C, May 18. i of Yucatan to the provis veimnent in Mexico City was 1 today both in State De '. .1 advices and a cablegram to i)s lnre of the revolutionary ,vnt from a special eommis sfiit to Yucatan some time 'i I:e o.'Iii ial .said the- entire 'i was under control-' of the I pvermient and that the r mi 1 !j military eomman r (' e t'arranza government : t j -resumably to Oiba. A liiid t .'.aii over the local i lie said, pending in-ij-c-'i Mexico City. . i;!,ii'v agents attached c i vj'iirlanre to the report ! i I , i-e tliey Said it i I . reso I 1 ! I l t;.o principal port of t he List important ,e ( arr.'inza authori i iv 1 ! si surrendered 1 - -v n nnient. ; '1 before the dc s troops into the v ! of Jala pa, had southward into . .t i i May 16th, ac ' City newspa . ' - .v.- - ': . " i f i t.) t' . wm mm ::ive 'Messages' rats And ;:r.s ' :y 18. .Two re republicans con-tt-nt's entire war vara and charging 1 extravagance, locratic defend - i drtizan bias by r resented to-day a sub-committee ! i vestigation near T with its forty ...nations of the v the republican - Chairman Gra 1 Representative i, submitted re the future dis ;i Shoals proper ive Garrett of i atle i member, .; its province. I that he would ' r against the -1. Members -1 the way tor 1 f.ghtMn the war investigating U'd. ' v.': JuiiiiED iitl i . i VI mm r.y Parts of North Ia These Go To Hickory - ; ( T Associated Press.) "I , N. C. May 18. Dokies ' rci many points of west- i-nrnlina eathered . Here on for the spring cerenio- rl Ti r, 1 NT rt. ' O 1 S V). T'. ic:i will be held here to-; 'at seven o'clock this ev- : 1 by a banquent jD'l 1" "-1 will preceed the.ceremon'eB ! al armory. About four hun- ' -legates are expected-' - r.: . .1 j-i. . : 3YLVAT,IANS ARE SELECTING DELEGATES F IIILADELPHIA, May 18. Sev ?ix delegates to the republican nal convention and an equal '. r to the democratic national r tly are being elected in Penn- ivaina to-day at the state wide HE SALVATION AHMY TE SALVATION ARMY WASHINGTON, May 18. PreS1' dent - Wilson to-day" telegraP bed -vngeiine Booth, Commander of K:H-.-:. - ,. -wonting orHr-irHoa upon its' war ser- :r, v; s s ! ij ; i GREEK B TURKISH TROOPS III CLASH AT fill ill B SMYRNA Turks Take Offensive And Pre pare For Drive On Hellenic Forces CONSTANTINOPLE, May 17.' Greek and Turkish troops have about wentv five miles east of Smyrna where the Turks are taking- the of fensive and apparently massing rein- Eorcerueiits'preparatory to further ad vance against the. Greeks. , Fiehtirie' has occuired between Magnisa and Menamen. The Turkish commandant at A drainople. has sent a message here irom that city spying 40,000 Turks and Bulgarians are prepared to re sist the Greeks.." He declared tnej will - meet the Greeks .when the Greeks ' begin the occupation of Thrace. ' ' . i . ODD FELLOWS ARE NOW HOLDING MEET (By Associated Press.) .,. . f ASTONIA. N. C: May 18. With delegates from all parts of theState in attendance the North , Carolina Grand Lodge of the Odd Fellows will meet here tonight in seventy seventh annual convention, " the sessions to continue through Friday. t ( BUSINESS MEN OFF TO - . , SEE COLONY WORK - (By Associated Tress.) V FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, May 18. Fifty business men of Fayetteville left the wharves here at eight o'clock this morning on the steamer Hurt for a trip down the Cape Fear River to Wilmington with the main pur pose of viewing the locks and' dams in the canalization scheme. The par ty.! wiji reach Wilmington late today. wnwm umuiu .iORTSOFIIEl'FOST&iSTER Examination To Fill That Office !To Be Held In This ' ' '' - City At the request of the. Postmaster General the United States Civil Ser vice Commission has announced an examination to be held at New Bern, N. C, on June 16, 1920 for the po sition of - postmaster . at Beaufort, N. C, This office has an annual com pensation of 1800. , s To be eligible for this examina tion an, applicant must be1 a citizen of the United States, must actually reside within the delivery of the of fice and have so resided at the time the present vacancy occured. s Applicants ; must have reached their twenty-first but not their sixty- fifth birthday ' on the date of the examination. - . Application Form 2241 and full information .concerning ' the require ments of the examination may be se cured from the postmaster at the place ;of vacancy -or from the Civil Service . Commission, 3 Washineton. D. C. Applications should be pro perly executea - ana niea with the Commission at :Washington, p. c, in time to arrange for the examina' tion of the applicant. MISSIONARY FAMIL ; : ' S H ? II III A MF XfCiMrtTtrt. (By Associated Press) .' HANKOW, May 17. Chinese ban dits recently held up and robbed two missionary families' of the Church Mission Society . traveling by.house bbats. ( The victims - 'were Mr. and' Mrs Gaskill and...MratJd:..Mrs. ' Whiteside who-, were compelled to .'bring their craft t to land.-.by firing - from the shore. ' '- . - ; : - i ".' J , -i'. :! '" '; v v , GREETING VISITORS . ' . li'rn ;t(,,.,... , Acts As Host To Nearly One Hundred Southern Men (By; Associated Press.) V CLEVELAND, Ohio, JVlay 18. Cleveland today was the hoqt 0f nearly one hundred sixty business CLEVELAND H men of southern states . including1,v A'rP oFTTT PMFNT three governors: Dorsey of Georsia-I WAua OEil HjHiMHiIN 1 l Bickett of North Carolina and Cooper or boutn Carolina. - The party is on' a two weeks tour to strengthen existing commercial re- lations and develop export shipmeuU' from the middle west and west through ports at Wilmington, Chari; eston, bavannah Brunswick and Jack sonvine.-: . i. -. ,:.,' '. 'Today's program included visits to ittflustrial EJagja ai& a a;. THE SUN-JOURNAL, INITIAL VICTORY Elect Z. V. Peacock As Tempor ary Chairman Selecting .; Delegates ATLANTA, GA., -May 18. Sup porters of Senator Hoke Smith and Thomas E. Watson combined and scored their first victory in the Geor gia state democratic, convention: to day by electing Zebulon Vance. Pea cock of Huntersville -a Smith dele gate as temporary chairman over the candidate1 of Attorney General Pal mer s forces for office. The convention wfll N select' dele gates to tho San Francisco conven-J Uon. Attorney General Palmer re ceived a plurality of convention dele gates but not a majority in the re cent " fctato : primarv over. Senator Smith and Watson. - - TTTL . w uen me convention took a re cess at noon to hear the report of the .credentials committee cries for a speech from Watson brought the former populist nominee for president-to the stage amid a confusion of cheers and hisses. . : v i: You can hiss me all von want to now" Watson declared turning. to tne raimer delegation "but we have got you whipped and .we are' going 10 Keep you whipped. There will be plenty of time later for me to make a speech and I nromiae vmi T- am going to make one. f BODY OF MR. JOSEPH STALLINGS IS AT REST The funeral service-.over the hodv of Mr.- Joseph Stallines.1 who- died at a local hospital yesterdav morn ing following an attack of pneu monia, was this afternoon conducted from the home of Mr. Durham Stall- mgs, a. brother, on Metcalf street. and where the bodv; had been car ried'. , . i - RevJ J. C. Griffin, castor of the Free-Will Baptist Church, had charge of the service1 and, paid f a fitting tribute to the memory of the de ceased; The interment was made In Cedar Grove cemetery. ; - . ' - HUNGARY TO SIGN S ? 1 THE PEACE TREATY V v (By Associated Press) v BUDAPEST, May 18. Hungary will sign the peace treaty presented to her by the Allies, it was indicated here today. Count APPonyi who strongly opposed the acceptance of the treaty has resigned from' the peace delegation. - ' Outfight ;. Bolsheviki On Northern Front, It Is 'y.. ; i Reported The (By Associated Press.) . , . LONDON, May 18. Successes against the Bolsheviki in the fight ing on the northerly part of the front are. reported by the Russian soviet government in ah official message from Moscow dated Monday.. . The Poles were forced ; back over v the Beresina at one ponti it is claimed Fighting is still in progress in the Kiev region with the battle line drawn some 14 miles to the east of the city according to P the statement UTE AND HOUSE Deadlock bn The ; Army Re-Or ganization Bill Been Reached WASHINGTON, May 18. A dead lock on the army reorganization bill was reached to-day by senate and house conferees. Senate provisions to reorganize the force caused the breach and the Question will be brought before the house for a vote The " disagreement, Chairman Wadsworth - of the - senate .managers 'said.' came despite' an' 'offer from the seriate side' t6,!strikel oat the senate provisions -' for' ' ' vdluntary j j,miUtary training- of youth - between eignteen and twenty one years of age. Under the senate bill, the national guard would become a part of , the United States army as federal troops, not militia. - , The house conferees divided evenly on acceptance of the plan. EXPECTED SHORTLY ; 3 By Associated Press) ' WASHINGTON, D C, May 18. Settlement of 1 the controversy over increased wage demands of aathra- cite coal miners which has. extended (ii-t RRVnral veTfs is exnected ' bv the Department of Labor officials to- - - '4ay.or tomorrow ,J: FRIENDS OFDi AND WATSON SCORE RUSSIAN SOVIETS SECURE SUCCESS ONFERS HA NEW BERN, N. C, TUESDAY, PROFITEERS GIVEN Senator Walsh Asserts They ; Aire Responsible For Much , f Unrest WASHINGTON, - May 18. Profi teering was denounced to-dav' in the senate by 'Senalor , Walsh, democrat of Massachusetts, who asserted that extravagance and profiteers are the principal cause of wide spread un rest and that congress has been clubably inactive "in moving to re lieve the situation . ' Senator" Walsh cited' many large dividends including the stock -divi dends paid recently by big corporo tion and , declared the public out cries, against the high cost of living were an acute political problem ,' Republican leadership of majori tiesin congress, the Massachusetts senator, asserted, are responsible for failure to enact non-profiteering leg islation. ! The republicans, he added. cannot shift tke responsibility to the President or department heads. , . PLANNED SOVIET RULE HOLD SWAY IN FRANCE (By Associated Press.) , : - . PARIS, May 18. Soviet rule in France was to have been established if the revolutionary strikes inaugera ted May 1st bad succeeded according to the French police... who said today that they had obtained complete evi dence of this ffom documents they have secured,. . . y , BIG DEPARTMENT STORE - ANNOUNCES CUT , PRICE KNOXVILLE, TENN., May 18. A large department store has inau- erated a twenty per cent discount on its entire stock except a few, con tract prices. A shoe store announced a - similar reduction in its entire stock of shoes, 1 ' 1 , MINNESOTA MAN IS NAfuED AS BISHOP C. W. ' Burns, of ' Minneapolis, " Elected on Ballot At .Des Moines DES MOINES, IOWA May' 8.- C. W-" Burns of Minneapolis, Minne sota, was elected i a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church on the ballot taken here late yesterday at the general conference result of which was announced to-day. His vote was 552. m i v The number of votes necessary for election was-535. ' ,.-.. Adoption of the plan" of unification with the Methodist Church South by he general . conference is a remote possibility according to sentiment ex pressed by many delegates to-day. - SOLDIER LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED (Bv Associated Press) . WASHINGTON, D. C, May 18. House Republicans were notified to- lay by Representative . Towner of Iowa, Chairman 'of the party confer ence committee, that the soldier re lief legislation would be considered at a party caucus to be held here to morrow night. The "dry law" has been "liberally interpreted"- in Hartford. Conn., ti the extent of allowing each Jewish family. 15 gallons of wine a year for religious purposes. " FORGERS OF BANKNOTES IN GERMANY NABBED BERLIN, May 17. (Correspond ence of - The Associated Press. ) Fifty gangs of banknote forgers have been discovered and arrested in Ger many as a result of the labors of a recently instituted special depart ment of the Reichsbank dealing with counterfeit money. New types of German' bank notes are in course of preparation, which are claimed to be absolutely forger- proof... . . '' ASK FOR RELEASE Committee Calls Upon Secretary Baker For Such Purpose 1 i - WASHINGTON, May 18. A com mittee appointed by the socialist par ty called on Secretary Baker to pre sent a memorial asking for the re lease of conscientious objectors still held in prison. The delegation was headed by a woman. Citing President Wilson's message to congress in November 1918 saying confinement ot conscientious .objec torl'manifMv ,,nit v. tors is 'manifestly imjust-", The 'reasons for their confine ment; if any there, were, ceased one and a halt' years '.ago'i. it said. . vji- U DENUNCIATION CERTAIN PRISONERS MAY 18, 1920. .. UREf DIFICA1N MIGRATION LAWS OF UNITED STATES Senator Walter. E. Edge Thinks This Solution of The Labor v Shortage (By Associated Press)-,- ., NEW YORK, May 18 -r-Tempor- ary modification of the immigration laws to permit an influx of desirable immigrants to -meet the v American labor shortage was urged here today by United States Senator. Walter E. Edge of New Jersey, in an address before the National . Manufacturers Association.' He also advocated a process of Americanization to pre vent new immigrants . from falling under the spell of "world wide anar chism and bolshevism." Immigrants should be "saturated ..JLZ 1 wviiu-tvi JLltVlf-yKJ OU1M au4 OUUU1U be prevented from being "led through the mire of radicalism and morass of anarchy." , MURDER TRIAL HAS RATHER ABRUPT STOP , (By Associated P-fess.) GREENVILLE. S. C, May 18. A mistrial resulted in the case' of the state against Jake Gosnell .charged with the murder of Sheriff Hendrix Rector here July 4, 1919.: : .- . SON OF VON BUELOW , KILLED IN ROUMANIA (By Associated Press) VIENNA, "May 18. A son of Gen eral Von Buelow of the German army was uubu Kiueu wmie. irymg : 10 es cape from Roumania, where he was a prisoner of war. according, to a Budapest' dispatch. ; , SHOULD USE SPACE Noted Workers See Advantage Of Advertising "Work Being - Done CHARLOTTE, N. C.,' May 18. Why and how churches should ad- vertise will be discussed " at the church advertising convention to be held In connection with ;the annual meeting of the Associated Advertis ing Clubs of the World at Indiana polis, Ind., on June 7-8. The pro gram for this phase of the meeting has been designed with the idea of giving clergymen and laymen of the church the benefit of the experience of the best advertising men in the country in arranging plans to inten sify the work of their respective churches. ' ' ' . ' An .advertising exhibit will be the feature of the church departmental convention," while stereopticon views will be shown in a lecture depicting the merits and demerits of various kinds of church advertising. Reuben H. Donnelly, president of the Asso ciated Advertising ; Clubs of the World, will speak on "Dignity and church advertising' while many oth ert prominent T figures in the adver tising woria will deliver aaaresses on pertinent phases of the subject of church advertising.. . Among the speakers at the church advertising convention will be Dr. J. ,V- Aitchison, of the Baptist New World movement; Dr. William Foul kes, of the Presbyterian New Era movement; eorge M. Fowles, treas urer ot the Methodist centenary and the Interchurch World Movement; C. S. Clarke, director of the adver tising department of the Interchurch World Movement; Colonel E. P. Sel lers, of the Brooklyn "Eagle" and W. C. D'Arcy, former president of the associated clubs. COLLEGE CATAL6G IS JUST OFF THE PRESS WEST RALEIGH, May 18. The State College catalog for 1920 is just off the press. It is a well arranged complication of information about the State's technical institution. The first fifty-four of, the 251 pages are de voted tor a general discussion of the purposes of. he, College,, .brief descrip- tirns rf.,the.several .Qenartnifents with thquipment of cb., -outlines . therequirements for entrance, and a summary of the various 1 fees and charges for tuition, board, room rent, etc. The catalog proper takes up the various courses' of instruction offer ed, giving in detail the work from yea rt oyear. ' ' A tabulation of the names and ad dresses of students during the past year shows that 1094 young men were pursuing courses as ionows. Agricui ture 359; Chemical 38, Civil Engi neering 116, Mechanical Engineering 174, Electrical Engineering 171, Tex tile Engineering lb.3, KenaDUitation (Special) 22. ? A register or graauaies giving tne DECLARES CHURCHES - ; addresses and occupation of alumniitbe jewisn promem to uesoivea dj 1 a a1so included. - a future and better age, one which is also included. Copies of the catalog may De od- tained by addressing . E. B. Owen, Registrar iW&J SaMl&e lit TAKE STEP TOWARD J Interstate Commerce Commis sion Calls on State Commis sion to Help WASHINGTON, D. C, May 18. The Interstate ' Commerce' Commis sions took Its first step today toward breaking the freight blockade. Telegraphic appeals were sent to all state railway and public service commissions, urging them to join hands with the government in lifting the burden, while the commission force of inspectors was 'put: to work to help get accurate data respecting conditions. at critical points. . . , Practically all the several hundred in traffic conditions at im portant gateways where the flow of freight traffic has clogged. The com mission also expected to be fully in formed on the terminal situation at all cities by tomorrow night. ' jMembers of the. commission rec ognized that the present crisis would provide "a real test for the new trans portation act and likewise that the emergency clauses must measure up to the claims of their staunchest sup porters of freight Is again set to mov ing smoothly throughout the coun try. - ,' ' .With increasing complaints from shippers and requests for assistance from . the railroads themselves th.i Commission is understood to have determined to, go into the freight tie up with hammer and tongs.i Officials however, urged patience- on) the part of those watching for Immediate re sults since it may require days, and even weeks, to start anything like a resumption or normal transportation service, f In first attempts to freeing the maze of rail equipment, the Com mission probably will deal with local situations ion the various . cities through individual roads. This was expected to, last, however, only until a general scheme cap be worked out by which priorities and, embargoes can be removed , to restrain the on rushing stream of commodities wait ing : at every station. .1 ;' ,' i - y- :, Further suggestions of . the rail roads were given the Commission at conferences with-' representatives ,of the railroad and ' shippers organiza tion officials. .The fuel situation has slowly developed to the danger point, representatives added, and they pro posed that the-Commission establish a general, although temporary order, for the movement of grain cars west ward and ' a counter movement of coal cars eastward. , The Commission in a statement, said it was keeping in constant touch with every phase of the- situation through its own representatives in cooperation with the railroads. The American committee has turned over to the' Commission its figures on the car supply in order to develop " the actual condition ' in all localities. ' The G. A. 'R. had its inception as early as March 16, 1862, when the soldiers of the Third Army Corps or ganized to keep alive the fraternal spirit their army service had created. British Zionists Want Palestine Made National Home For ' The Jews r LEEDS ENG., May 18 !The Brit ish Zionists are demanding, now that Great Britain has received ya man date in Palestine, .' that the British government fulfill Its promise to re store that , country as a national home for. Jews. Some of them betray some apprehension that the claims of the Arabs to Palestine may prevent a full realization of the Zionist hope. a" We want to begin our great work," says, the Rev. J. E. Goller of Leeds. "We are ready to provide money 50,000 ' pounds or 100,000 pounds is nothing once we. are sure of our position and to arrange for the emigration of Jews not only from England, but .from Poland and elsewhere to Palestine. ' V "We must know definitely if the British government is going to stand by its promise, or betray the soul of the Jewish people? The promise was distinctly that of . a ' national home, which ; means, ultimately, a Jewish state in Palestine. - . .-. i iici t uuo n& r a.j a mv ij. uianu . i I rriua iho rniirsfl rif Jewish natlnnnl fltUsm thef. red , herring of Pan-Arabic ambitions.' We declare that we are prepared in Palestine to deal justly fairly, and generously with the Arab problem, but for the Arabs to want Arabia, Mesopotamia, and Palestine as a triple Arab kingdom, ere they have proved their capability of gov erning a single autonomous unit, is tragically absurd. - -. ."If 'our. fears prove to be well gro'unded that what shall be flung to us will be but the . shadow of a home, then there is "a great section of us, of which I am the least earnest, that will arise , the cry: 'To your tents, O'lsrael!' and we shall leave the Jewish problem to be solved ii,- m Anoa nn BREAKING AM IN- HAULING FREIGHT DEMAND ENGUSH U P ME that the problem of the Jew in the equally distributed between Oover world is the acid test of civilization", nor Alnlen and Mr, Gompers. Single Copy: Five Cents fqstIs CHARGES Pennsylvania Republican Senar tor Originated Basic Charges -Against The Navy, Asserts ' ' N Secretary Daniels WASHINGTON,' May 18. Senator ctoies Penrose, republican of Penn-; sylvanfa and not Rear Admiral Sims originated the basic charges against the navy department contained in. Admiral Sims' letter of January '7th, Secretary Daniels asserted to-day be fore the senate enmmitte investigat ing the naval conduct of the war. Mr. Daniels recalled that the Senator in a' speech in the senate August 24. 1918 declared 'that- procrastination., on the "part of the secretary, of tho navy delayed the termination of the war at least three months and cost, fifteen billion dollars and many lives. The words used by Senator Pen rose were almost, laenucai wnn those used by Admiral Sime more than a year later, Mr. Daniels said. - "Either Admiral Sims is a plagiar-j ists and appropriated his views and charges frOm Senator Penrose or by the new science of mental telepathy the views of the senator were com municated to Admiral Sims" declar ed Mr. Daniels. ' - "Penrose comes from Pennsylvania and Sims "was appointed to the naval academy from that state. Did they collaborate or' exchange mental tele- gramsVi---V.;;: ;';:; : V'. '' '...: M i. G PEOPLE GATHER 1 f I Delegates From ! : Twenty-Fi a v States Meet at High, Point " V HIGH POINT, N. C, May 18. Delegates from more than twenty five states were arriving here to-day to attend the national Young People' convention of the Methodist Protest ant Church which convened here to night. To-night's session will be giv en over largely to addresses of wel-. come and organization. -.; An address "Our Young People and the Kingdom" will be delivered this evening by the Reverend J. W. Hawley of ' Steubenvllle, Ohio. The sessions will continue through' Thurs day. ' - 1 1 T" GIRL LONG LOOKED FOR BEEN LOCATED NEW YORK, May .18. Henrietta Bult. fifteen year old daughter of wealthy Cuban cigar manufacturer who disappeared from her home here April 11th ha been found in v Los Angeles, California, after a ."nation wide search according la information received tQ-day at police beadquart ers. . . " ' ': ':' . ' " ' '' The Central American humming bird, the size of, a bluebottle fly.-is the smallest bird in the world. Stage All Set For' Discussion Of Kansas Industrial Ilela- " i METHODIST VU GOVERNOR ALLENTO MEET . NEW : YORK, May 18. Arrange--, irients for the' proposed ' debate , in Carnegie Hall.4ere May 28, betweon Samuel ; Gomperk, president . of , th American' Federation: of Labor, and Gov, Harry J. Allen, of Kansas, wrre completed today. . The thesis for the debate has Wot yet been agreed upon but it wilV concern generally, thn Kansas industrial relations court an 1 he compulsory I settlement of labor dUrputesy,. . ;i , ' ' Mr. GomDers has selected the fol lowing ; persons to represent him , on the committee of forty citizens under whose auspices the debate will be i . staged: . "" Hugh Frayne, Mrs. Sarah Conroy. James Duncan, Matthew Woll, Frank Morrison, and Fetter J. Brady. The following have been selected by Governor Allen : R. J. Caldwell, Fulton Cutting, W. M. Chadbourne. Dr. Samuel M. Lindsay, Col. Theo dore Roosevelt, Ogden L. Mills.' Char les D. HHille3. George Gordon Bat-, tio G W WicVers"itH. Robert-Ely, P. M. Warburg, .neroert woover. by , Hammoir noii, ;. , m ... ( a p Hodennly A. G. Hottenpiy Ticlrets ior i.nei, oeoaie win no
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