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- THE MORNING NEW BEKNIAN 1 8 pages today; ua ui u u is L ABEL Oa your, paper. Send renewal be fore piraUon and avoid missing your Morning New Bernian. THIS SECT LP N.' S L E A D ING N EWSP A PER -KEENLY ALIVE TO EVERY INTEREST, OF. IT'S CITIZENS Volume 8; NumberJ129. wrwi s.mc cm. .n iudi. pupd. NEW BERN, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1920. the news while rr is news ' PRICE FIVE CENTS x threatened- With Betrayal la , V lruieni speech, James ' F. Earrett, Labor Leader, Virtu ally .Warns Craven .Voters That Gardner's Nomination Will Mean the' Election of, Parker, Republican Nominee, in ;Novesnber Shelby Candi. date, Only Unpledged Man in the Race, is Bitterly Attack ed by Ash'eville Editor and Union Labor Orator Here Last Night.' Should the . democratic voters of North Carolina nominate O. , Max Gardner for the governorship on Sat urday, or later in the event a run-off race is necessary, his refusal to an swer labor's questionnaire will assure the election of Parker, the republi- ; can gubernatorial nominee in Novem ber. , . . ' - .. .. This is, in substance, the meaning of James". F; Barrett's closing admoni tion to a, court-house full of voters last night to support either Mom-'-son or .Page and eliminate the PuJ' by candidate, if, they would cement the friendship of organized labor, al leged to be 104,000.xvotes strong, with th enext executive of Tar Heelia. Mr. Barrett and Mr. J. P. McMa- -hon,, the! former editor of the Labor Advocate and orator1 extraordinary of the North Carolina federation of la tor, and the latter secretary of that tody, addressed - a highly-advertised i:-i&33. meeting last nightin the Crav en , county court; house,; with;' de-' f iwnat ed preponderance of : Morrison frier; J3 in the front" seats and the laia'nce of the house just sitting in and looking on. Mr. . McMahon was introduced by Capt, H.'.A." Tolson'and" II r. E rrett by Hon. R. Af.Nunn, who SaiJ XU political freoommendations ' vtire satisfactory. ' sinfce they. tpferd1 : 7sned by a Mr. Craig, Judge Long, iaid others, but, did not disclose the wording of the; messages containing the?ri.' " ' ' ' " "' ' "7- : Mr.. McMahon's remarks were pnn ci pally explanatory in nature of the main event ' of "the evening, the ad-' dress of Mr. Barrett, who brought' the message to the working man. Mr. JIcManon! defended his . political sta- Jl J 1 A AT L 1 1 J U i Lnl"LJ r.,1"0wrc;:"r;.cracy's greatest chief - executive, of these, - every time the democratic ticket, v He asserted that he never saw a republican until he came to North Carolina.' I ,; ' . . -"- ' Mr. ' Barrett prefaced his remarks I y answering the " New Bernian's q,;' -tionnaire, published in the edi toill columns . yesterday morning. Kach a,nswr fulfilled the expecta tions of the New Bernian and the voters distinctly understood him to say thati he always supported the man, not the party. In the course of his speech he accepted the honor of being responsible for the election of Weaver "in -.916 over Britt for the reason' that he converted 23 out of the . 24 voters in the shop where he worked from the republican ranks to democracy the same, ratio reversea having supported Britt ' two : , years previous.. Ha, admitted he was ap pointed; .legate to the xepxiblican rtate convention but declined the hon or uponlthe advice-of the ' executive committee of the state federation . 61 labor, with whom he- was then,- and ii now, affiliated. ' He admitted he was "nominated 5 commissioner of la bor and printing ' on the republican ticket, but likewise declined for the same reason -stated in the sentence above. ' He positively considered it an honor,' he told the audience, to have the liomination conferred upon him. Ho failed to say whether he was sup nortins' WsavAr': at Jenkins in the . 1 O ' - . Tenth district congressional fight but said, Jenkins did answer the question- mire, but a; little late. .-. ', Mr. Barrett , laid down a neat bar rage about, Mr. Gardner before open fire upon that candidate with all manner 'of ."evidence" that he was inconsistent in his-policv of n?m? i '( promises, the principal shell be ing -a letter 'written in answer to an ! ; interrogation irom - the president of ? the : Wholesale Grocers association of , Nortb; Carolina ' relative to Mr. f - Gardner's view- and position on the freight -rate fight,' now concluded very favorably, to Carolina shippers. Ac- cording to , this letter' of reply Mr. ': Gardner' promised, if elected, to, do '-fveryhting. in his power to alleviate f Via iivniiD4. ;;?rvn in favor Ox ' Virginia cities. -For this stand, now 1 ever, Mr. Barrett said both labor and capital approved heartily. Mr. Gardner's official record as a public official was gone into : slight ly, -especially: that portion relating to the legislation affecting , labor m the state, and the working day nour. For his stand on these matters, e was bitterly criticised. : . " Mn Barrett saSd either of the other . democratic candidates iot Cover?1! were suitable to organize labor, dui woe "be; unto , the state's democracy if Mr., Gardner got the nomination. To emphasize the extent of his demo rrpv M .-Rai-ofi- ooaprted'tnai ne had ten thnnssan1 times rather see Max Gardner d-wd than to see Parker eS. He ited valuable aid,: he rendered the -'adnuwaw HOW BARRETT ANSWERED THE , NEW BERNIAN'S QUESTIONS , Were you not a delegate to the Republican State Convention? ' -' Barrett's answer I was named a delegate, but did not attend, as I was out of the State. Continent by . Editor Why was he named as a' dele gate ? v Republicans do not usually name Democrats as -. delegates, and they rarely ever name Independents. ; . Democrats do not name Republicans as delegates. Were you not nominated as Comjmissioner of Labor and Printing, by the Republican State Convention at Greensboro? , . J v Answer Of es, I was . accorded that ' honor, but did not know of it until I saw it in the daily papers, as I; was in Florida at the time- I declined ;the nomination, be cause my labor councils ordered that I do so." . , - , ' Editors Comment Is this plain enough to satisfy any sane Democrat that he has no right to tell us who not to vote for, for the Democratic nominee for Governor. Did you' not state that you considered it quite an honor? '. ... ..: Answer Yes, an honor to me and to my children. ' , Editors Comment Democrats do not consider such bestowals 'much of an honor." 1 " ' ' 1 Are you at this time supporting Jenkins, the Repub- lican candidate in the 10th District ior Congress? ' , Answer This question he evaded, as labor had not , yet decided which one they would support' in the 10th District, ; s ' . . Editor's Comment Loyal Democrats have ' long since decided which party nominee they will. support -in K November. " . . ,: , " ,. ' i . , , ' j Did not Jenkins refuse to answer your question '...Paire?. ; t j . v No, but he got in a little after Athe date, May :6th, ' that labor folks had set ds the time ample for their be . .ing in. , , f A ' I ; ' : Editors Comment Just did save" his' neck "as the ' labor folks were about to mark him, too. r ' v The wabove answers . to Qur questions, suit us to a nicety, and bear out - the ' contention that thi s 'labon leader 'should be devoting his time to other pursuits than butt- ing in on the household fightof the Democratic Party. ? during the war and extrolled demo- Woodraw Wilson. The speaker was interruped at many intervals by applause ' and at the conclusion 'of Ms reference to "either , of the two Morrison or Page"' there was a veritable chorus of shouts for Morrison with an occa sional punctuation for "Gardner!" , -y. . : . ' 1 DELAWARE FALLS TO RATIFY, AMEDMENT , DOVER, Del., June 2. The Dela ware legislature adjourned this after noon without ratifying the Susan G. Anthony suffrage amendment and in Lspitp of a plea from President Wilson m favor -of the suffrage cause. . , The session was called by Governor Townsend on March 22 to ratify the amendment which action would have given the women in the nation the vote. Belaware would have been the 36th state to ratify. ' . ' 1 The President sent a telegram to three democratic members of the house today asking them to support the bill. ' ' The house early in the session de feated the Hart ratification resolu tion by a large majority:, -r On May 5 they adopted a similar resolution introduced by Senator Walker. This resolution was sent to the house a few days ago and referred 0 a committee. The test vote came to the house , shortly before adjournment-which was attempted forced through. The motion was lost 24 to 10. . ' - SAYS BRYAN TRIED TO BREAK INTO PICTURES " iNEW YORK, June 2. An effort by Wm. Jennings Bryan and some of h:s dry supporters to creak into the motion picture business with the Ne braska leader as the hero of a pro paganda film was described today by Stuart Blackton, the producer. The picture . was called The Moonshine Trail" and eventually was produced without l Bryan and without dry propaganda. ; ; . -. .. J. R. Daltbn came to me last No vember," said -Blacton, "with a let ter, from George K. Speer, of Chi cago. He made a proposition to pro duce a picture with Mr. Bryan to be produced as the star. A week later he brought Mr. Bryan with him ;and we discussed the whole proposition. 'l offered to finance the scheme mvself. but Mr. Bryan declined the offer, saviner he preferred to raise the money among his friends. After I had gone as far as I could with the nicture without Mr. Bryan learn ed that he and his friends could not get the money." Zinc roofs have -been used in Eu- i r0pe for centuries. - ; . California's area is 1 Stimes that oi mimK, . ;, IS -EGATES BEING THINNED OUT Credentials Committee's Activi ty Tends to Strengthen Low den and Johnson, Seems - CHICAGO, June . 2. Amid con siderable wrangling and repeated charges of fraud' the republican na tional committee today continued its i hearings , on the claims of contesting delegations, rejecting 26 of the Wood delegates and two of Lowden's. j Senator Johnson, won the two votes in ; the tenth. Minnesota district, the contest brought at the instance of the Wood managers being rejected, j Wood lost the 12 votes of Louisiana and 12" in Mississippi in addition to the two lost" in Minnesota. ' .,,: 'Lc wden gained ! no delegates.- and lost the two of the fifth Missouri dis trict, where both the Wood and Lowden delegations were thrown out on the grounds of gross fraud prac ticed in the primary nominating con vention. - This is the only district thus far to foe adjudged, by the com mittee not entitled to any representa tion in the convention. The Louisiana contest was brought iby the Wood managers against a delegation headed by i Walter Cohen, one of the old timers in the conven tions. It was generally conceeded that ' the contest was without legal support and Hitchcock himself so ad mitted in testimony given last week before the senate investigating com mittee in VvHashinffton. Hence the committee gave little at tention to the claims of the contest ants who were turned .down after a brief hearing:. The delegation seated is not committed to any candidate, Abut is strong anti-Wood. Some of them will go to Johnson and per hans a few to Lowden. 'l'he contest in Minnesota was also "framed" by the Wood forces headed by State Chairman Lindquist, who helped carry the state in the primary for Wood. The hearing showed so clearlv that , the Johnson delegate were entitled to the seats that the committee speeded up the hearing by voting. Palmer Excoriated Washington, June 2. Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer is excori ated in a report submitted today by a special sub-committee of the house judiciary committee appointed to in- vesigate the sugar situation. Mr. Palmer is accused of acting "wholly without authority of law" and "prostituting his omce to aid sugar profiteers" when he fixed the ugxr. proiiusers maximum selling price of the Louisi " WOOD'S DEL HIS CIWCY BY . THE USE OF LIQUOR Philadelphia Judge So Charges Before Committee; Palmer ' - Makes a Denial (By Richard Lee) WASHINGTON, June 2. Attor-ney-General A. Mitchell Palmer'i candidacy for' the democratic presi dential nomination was linked with an "officially-recognized liquor de bauch the nation over" on the sworn testimony of , Judge E. C. Bonniwel, .of Philadelphia (before the (Senate i committee .investigating campaign funds today, . ' j His charge that the Department of i Justice was failing utterly to prose- cute wSde-sptread violations cf the Volstead act while the Attorney . Gen I eral'S candidacy was profiting there by, brought , Mr. Palmer himself to jthe hearing room. He requested and I was given his -chance to make denial, i, Judge Bonniwell had specified pro hibition' enforcement agents whom he , pictured as members of the Palmer political machine m Pennsylvania. He said the stiite as other states, was flooded with'-nwhiskey released from bonded warehouses on "official certi-' hcates of delivery 'as common ; as passes to a public zoo." ' ,r v iSdnce 'the.'; Attorney Genferal' had started the campaign, he said, brew eries were turning out 'regular beer,' that if' was being sold over the bar and that the market had become , so free that 'whiskey had Iropped from $1,900 to $600 a barrel in price. He charged that deliveries were super vised by government agents. .' In reply the - Attorney General as sailed his accuser's . reputation for truth . and ' veracity, a He was halted by members of, the ; committee who reminded him ' that Judge Bonniwell had been:, warned against similar per sonal -tirades. Mr, Palmer then con tended himself with denying the charges, ( pointirig to the verdict re turned by the : Pennsylvania . voters in the recent primary. "The charges7 are based on animosi ty rather than on facts," said the At torney; General l,ec'ScingT some' politi cal history by which Judge. Bonni well, himself, was pictured as the liquor interests' candidate for. the democratic nomination for Governor. "I 'became convinced that these in terests in collussion with a republi can leader had brought about this man's nomination, so. I had the demo cratic organization repudiate him as a candidate and - he has never been able to forget'; said Mr. Palmer. Judge Bonn'iwell brandedathatlw.f a .laisenood. -tie" cited tne lact mat Senator' Penrose, the republican lea der -had exposed the falsity of that explanation of the e Palmer "treach ery f to 'his (Bonniwell s) candidacy at the time. He also cited the denial made by the liquor leader at the time. . : - V;- Aside, rrom the Palmer testimony which took up most of the day the only witnesses Were Harry F. Sin clair, the oil man, who denied con- tributine to v the Wood campaign fund; Norman Bridge, of the Doheny oil interests' who said $1,000 was his nlv contribution: M!iss Antoinette Funkof Illinois, Liberty Loan work er who denied contributing of any McAdoo organization, and John Ros- siter, of San Francisco, who told of the collection - of the. SI50.UW ior Senator . Hiram John's candidacy. Judge Bonniwell was called as a witness to , relate the circumstances of the democratic primary in Penn sylvania, where he backed W. MeAdoo as a presidential candidate against Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. 'He said that Mr. McAdoo's name was used without his consent. "I told Mr. McAdoo that he should permit the use of his name as a candidate as a means of protesting ae-ainst thA estoundinff misuse to which the powers of the Department cf Justice and the Internal Kevenue rnartment werp being put in the. interest of the Palmer candidacy," testified Judge Bonniwell. "He saidie(j to the nUrsery. The crib was emp he didn't regard his candidacy as necessary." "Who wasthe head of their cam paign?'? asked Senator Rjed, of Missouri. ' : , "Bruce Sterling was the' chairman, but there was a letter sent out by Robert SI. Breit soliciting campaign funds from federal office holders," he; answered, producing a copy of the letter. "Taken all in all, this Penn-j sylvania campaign resulted in the most ghastly and debasing degradua tion of the federal -government in all history." ' "Just what do you mean b ythat?" Senator Kenyon, of Iowa, asked. "Well, take Scranton, for instance," he explained. "I notice 'by this morning's newspapers that the mayor of the town is quoted as describing the community as the wettest district known outside the Atlantic ocean. Breweries are running and distilled goods are handled openly. This is all under the jurisdiction of JRoger iBarnett, district attorney and Pal mer's partner. Joseph O'Brien, the democratic boss tiherp, hails always been an attorney for the wet inter ests." "Are the brewers making beer and the distilleries' operating?" asked Senator Reed. "The brewers are making beer that boasts of nrore alcoholic con tent than one half of one per cent and the doors of the bonded ware houses containing distilled goods are very much open. It is so infamous E ', v War Indus- Former Chairman - tries Charged by Represen, tative From Illinois WsASHINGTON, June 2. Charg ing that Bernard M. Baruch, former chairman of the war industries (board, and his associates had "stolen two hundred dollars in copper alone," Representative William Mason, of Illinois, -in a letter to Mr. Baruch, stated today that he would move for a civil or criminal suit against the latter "after March 4, 1921." Representative Mason's letter to Mr. Baruch was in reply to one from the financier .demanding a retraction of Mason's remarks in the house, on May 27th, to the effect that "Barney Baruch, .closest man to the president of the United States, r Sttolie vfpfty million dollars in copper alone." In his letter Mr. Baruch sadi: "I demand that you submit at once to the congress and to the attorney general the . evidence which prompt ed you to . make this statement. A course short of this would make you particeps criminis.' In justice, there fore to yourslef, to the government and myself, I demand that you im mediately ; present your evidence." i Instead of showing a disposition to recallr his charges, Representative Mason amplified them in his reply which follows: v . . " i - was miormea . mai you nave been kind enough to write me a let ter and later in . the day your dis tinguished communication reached my hand. You quote from my state ment in the Congressional Record of May 27th, 1920, in which I say "you stole $50,000,000 jn .copper alone." Since looking over the record I will have to amend my statement. In my opinion you and your associates stole Kver $200,000,000 in copper alone." INFANT KIDNAPPED 13-Months-Old Child of Norris- town Parents Stolen From Crib by Unknown Couple NORRISTOWN, Pa., June 2. Shortly after ,2 o'clock this morning, a man and a woman softly in, the darkness placed a ladder against-the side of the house of Geo. H. Congh lin. tiresidfent tof the Brouker and suburb and one or both ascended to the second floor which they , entered through a window. The window was that of the nur sery. In a crib lay Blakely Cough lin," 13 months old son r of Mr. and Mrs. Coughlin.. The parents slept in the adjoining bed-room. Actoss a hall slept two other children, David 8 and McLean 5. ' The night visitors were kidnappers of the bady. The child was lifted from his crib with the tube of the nursing bottle in his. mouth. He did not awaken. He was cerried across the room out of the window and down the ladder. Such, in brief , is the story of the boldest and most amazing kidnapping on record. Other children have been kidnapped, babies as young as Blake ly Loughlin have been seized, but in no case as far as the records show, as a child in arms still devoid of the power of coherent speech been seized practically from is parent side and taken down a difficult ladder to be swallowed in the night. ; The parents knew of the kidnapp ing just before it had become com plete. Mrs. Coughlin was awakened by a sound she described as a soft step on the nursery floor. She list ened a moment. It was repeated. She awakened her husband. Coughlin quickly arose and walk ty. The fact struck him, nan awae as he was. as unsual but the idea of kidnapping did not occur to him. David and McLean slept and the baby was not there. He called his wife. Mrs. Coughlin looked at $he empty crib. "The boby's gone"- she scream ed. "He s been kidnapped. Investigate Bergdoll's escape Washington, June 2. Congression al investigation of the escape of Gro- vpr Cleveland Bergdoll. millionaire slacker while under guard at ' his Philadelphia home, is provided for in a resolution approved today by the hmise committee on rules. The reso lution will be voted on probably to morrow. Russell Banks, a colored fireman at the city water and light plant was raided yesterday morning when a boiler valve blew off. He was given medical attention and is reported as resting well. If the Mexicans would only unite to get rid 'of Villa we oculd contem- . . , J jV plate with equanimity . tne new in surrections. Ena-land is America's heaviest buyer of butter and cheese. that" te neople are coming to re gard the federal government with a wholesome disrespect." BARUCH D FEiiT INBIG DAMAGESUIT PENNSYLVANIA looks mm lie Influential John T King of Connecticut a Close Friend of Penrose, - Comes Into the Johnson Camp. Calif ornian Arrives in Chi.. - cago Today, andWill Assume Personal Management of Hia Own Campaign. (By James R. Nourse) ! CHICAGO, June 2. A slushing slump in Governor Lowden's boom and a marked, increase of sentiment in favor of Senator Johnson were the outstanding deveiopmenits today in pre-conventio gossip among the re publican leaders. ; a r ' There is no question that Johnson occupies the most important and con spicuous position of all. the candidates seeking the ; republican nomination. Most of the ' republican leaders ' who are still attempting to devise ways and means to eliminate him, realize this today more than at any previous hour of the campaign. Lowden's stock has fallen off as a result of the disclosure in Washing ton and because of the growing con viction among the national committee men, especially among those from the west, that Lowden, if nominated, could not be elected. ' ' , One of the most decided of the day's developments helpful "to John son was the, open activity of John T. King, of Connecticut, in support of Johnson's candidacy. King was a visitor at Johnson's headquarters and throughout the day; passed the word around among all the committeemen and delegates, he ' could meet, that Johnson was the only one of all the candidates' now . in the race who could be elected if givenvthe nomination. This activity, on King's part creat ed considerable consternation among some of .the old-line leaders who had not believed that King's falling, out with the Wood managers would make him an aggressive worker in the Johnsort ranks. - - That King favored Johnson .above all the other candidates in the field was not a piece of today's news. In these dispatches, " two nights ago, it was stated Gnat-. King : was for Johff son. At that time he was ? doing a little quiet work among the' Johnson boosters. ' And the party, leaders who are working over the credentials of elected adn ;. contested delegates ap parently were too busy to notice it. They . found it out today, however, when King circulated among "them and told them bluntly and frankly BURN BRITISH FLAG WASHINGTON, June 2. Irish sympathizers 1 today burned a British flag in front of the United States Treasury buiding. Led by Miss Mary Keana, of New York, they , soaked the Union Jack in oil and set a match to it. To the crowd that gatered, Miss Keana proclaimed: - "This is only another Boston tea party to remind the assassins not to go too far." . : Whether the incident will take on an international significance will de pend on the attitude of the White House and State Department. , Not long ago the picketing of the British embassy was stopped by vir tue bf an ancient statute under which this government is required to pro tect foreign embassies and legations from annoyance. , International law yers say, however, that this statute does not cover, except by very elastic inteference, the case of burn the flag of a nation by individuals, even near a government building. It is understaad that if the British foreign office should decide to ignore the affair, this government may take the initiative and express its regrets to Great Britain. The incident created a mild sensa tion. With Miss Keana were Mrs. Thomas Corless of New York, and four other nicketers. A crowd gathered while the flag was burning but there was no interference with the performace. After about three quarters of an hour of celebration by the women, a car containing detec tives arrived, but there was no one left to "detect." - Fined $55,000 Syracuse, N. Y., June 2. The John A. Roberts Company of Utica, owners of a department store was fined $55, 000 by Judge Hafiland B. Howe, in the Federal District Courts here to day. The ccifjiy was convicted of profiteering. In announcing sentence Judge Howe said: . "I believe that convicted profiteers should be sent to jail. That would do more than any thing eles to im press merchants that they mUst hold themselves to fair and reasonable profits. But the defendant is a cor poration and there can be no prison sentence." ' The fine was the maximum. A number of new indictments a gainst retailers in central New York were returned "here today. Washington, Julne 2 For North CkiloJinia: Local showers Thursday and probably Friday ; no change in temperature. ' . ; - IRISH SYMPATHIZERS t... i that unless they gave the nomination v to Johnson the party would not have a . chance in . November. Then . they sat up and began to take notice. The active support given by King to Johnson means infinitely mora " than would ' appear; on the surface. " It may mean that Penrose will at the ., proper time swing over to 'Johnson and give him the votes necessary to give him the nomination! King: is vfery close to Penrose. After he quit the Wood management in . disgust over the methods employed ' King went to Florida with . Penrose and spent a great deal of 'time with him. Just before that, he ,had an intimate -talk with Johnson and reviewed the , chances the latter, had in the ' fight; " -he indicated at that time that John son's candidacy appealed to him ;aS the nly likely candidate to bring success to the party in, the November election,; . : ' .. . ' ' ; . ' During Penrose's illness, King was with him almost constantly in Phila- delphia and it was stated he would have Penrose's proxy in the national committee hearings. This was chang- , ed at Kings request in order that a . Pennsylvania x man, one of Penrose's assistants, might begiven the honor. It is pretty generally understood that King and Penrose have an' un derstanding in the whole matter of the nomination and that . King will act in. accord with Penrose's wishes. Whether this will operate in reverse fashion to the. ;end that Penrose will follow King into the . Johnson cam o if he believes Johnson' alone can win . is the big question which is puzzling - "many bints that suchwill be the re sult of the King-Johnson alliance Everybody in Chicago is waiting for the big noise, which will be. turn-. ' ed loose . shortly, .after, noon . tomor- , . tow "when Senator Johnson, himself, will arrive in the city. A big. recep tion at the station and a par& 'e of boosters, to Johnson's hotel are plann ed.'.' 'v .... ;. 'r.:. ' ":': Immediately . upon V hia i arrival, ' Johnson will assume personal man agement of his campaign and will be actively in charge until the conven tion closes. , '' . . -, ; L VST CfflOL SATURDAY WASHINGTON, June 2. Presi- ' dent Wilson will spring, a surprise on congress by 'appearing at tha capitol Saturday, which is slated to be the . final day of the session. "i ,- This was a persistent report in of ficial circles today. . Friends of the president said that there was little reason why" he should not and less reason why he could not make' the trip to sign the last minute bills that came out of the hopper. - - ...!. ", One high official said frankly that neither the white house nor congress would permit anything to be "put over" on the other in;the dying hours of the session. It. is probably that the final batch of legislation will con tain many measures involving., larg expenditures, " some . may contain clauses of international significance and in others the festive joker may be lurking. It is said that the preslt dent has decided to-"take no chances' and will take his accustomed trip to the Hill. '. -.- There does not appear to be any warrant for the rumor that the presi-. dent purposes to recall congress June, 19, fourteen days after adjournment. URGES THE. REPEAL . OF WAR LEGISLATION WASHINGTON, June 2. Hepeal of all war legislation with the' ex- ception of the trading with thd enemy act, the Lever food control, act and the District of v. Columbia . rent profiteering law, is provided for) In, a resolution reported favorably , to the house today by Representative Volstead, chairman of the house com mittee oh the judiciary. . .' ,,,n " Representative Volstead said. that, he hoped-to secure a . vote on. 'the resolution tomorrow under suspension' of the rules. . At the republican ". steering committee had a large part in drafting the resolution, it is as sured of support from the republican . side. " - ' . "The resolution was bitterly fought in committee Representative Igoe, . democrat of Missouri, who urged that the repeal be extended to the Lever act. Igoe charged, that the republi can party, had been, ordered by big interests not td repeal, the Lever act: because it was the act under which labor organization - could be con- ; trolled ' by injunction. Democratic . leaders charged that the republicans . were attempting to jam through, the repeal legislation tinder suspension of the rules so as to prevent ad mendments and prevent a real test " on "tie Lever ' ajct on the floor. i. .
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