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Kf i Weather Forecast' THE HOME PAPER -, . The. SUN-JOURNAL Is New Bern's only afternoon newspaper. Today's news today,' Is the lc gan 'of Craven county's home paper:-". : t ' ' : ' - , Thundsr showers Wednesday; Thursday probably fair. - i Volume 26; Number 7, SIX PAGES TODAY NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAYJULY 7, 1920. ONE SECTION TODAY . Single Copy: Five Cents mQIBIiAMME 'ALLE0 TO MEET AUGUST 1(0 SUFERAGE RATIFICATION WILL PRECIPITANE GREAT FIGHT IN SPECIAL SESSION: President .Wilson and National Leaders Are ligned With jThe A Vomen. G O V. BICKETT TO , UltGE ADOPTION Session Called Foi; Pur pose of Considering X a or Validation Re- '1 , .-oclated Press) "-'.. LEI GIL July 7. Governor ett -today issued a call for North Carolina general as :ly to meet in special ses ven August 10 for the pur 2 cf considering the report of ; revaluation of property to be fitted by the state tax com Icn, and at which time the tin of ratification of the :i B. Anthony woman's, suf -amendment is expected to .: e up.-. . : . ' ; ,f H.eNorth Carolina general ..'.Ay acts favorably , upon ? : IVraze amendment before i ether legislature takes ac , it would make the neces sary thirty-sixth state to have i tilled, thus completing ratifica t i and 'making the women have t':e riht to vote in the presi ' r.tial election in November. ; . Bring Pressure to Bear" V'The platform adopted by both the state and national - democratic con . r.t ions carried planks which urged i legislature of North Carolina to i ify the suffrage amendment,-and ernor Bickett, itt a telegram -to ident Wilson last week,, reiterat . . Us Intention of. recommending to ? : ppoiaL .session i that the amend i i i i ratified.-The legislature is cv( wtelmingly democratic, v f Although - Indications ' " are.' that ii .it pressure will be brought to t ear upon th legislature to ratify ii i amendment by state and national tarty leaders, It is believed the ques tion will precipitate a bitter fight if : comes up in the legislature: The ,I, ;rth Carolina branch of the rejec tion league' has been extremely ac-. tive for- the' past thirty days,' and thousands of citizens in cards sent out by the league have pledged their opposition to ratification." ' . : , Will Make strong. Fight '.' Representatives of the women's party have. been Ih Raleigh recently conferring with leaders1 of the sufr frage movement in this state, and.it Is understood they will make a strong fight for- ratification of the amendment. . , v t , President Wilson, in telegrams 4.0 . Governor Blckett and Senators .Sim mons and Overman recently, orged that they use their , Influence In hav ing the legislature ratify the amend ment. , ' Senator Simmons is at his home in New ' Bern,', and- it Is not known whether he will take a hand In the ' ratification ot .the amend ment. V;' ''l--,';.:' WILL INVITE COX TO : MAKE AN-ADDRESS pharLottE. July 7. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrlck, president of the Wll-miTurtAn-nhftrlotte , highway, , - hat wlrpd Hon. A. W. McLean, national committeeman, at San Francisco, that he invite Governor Cox to address a mass meeting In Raleigh the first day of the extra session of the legislature in th interest of gooa roaas. , ' Tho telnctionfor the issuance of $ 7 6,0 00 In school bonds was carried for bonds V by a majority oi zaa against a registration ot 1.452. - NEW REVOLUTION IN ! SOUTHERN REPUBLIC ; (By ioel"te Pre) 'EAGLE PASS. Tex., July 7. Re ports that twelve bridges had been ' burned In Mexico south of Monclover, gave rise here today to rumors that a new, revolution had broken out in thA nnnthfirti republic. Adolpho Gon- zales was said to be heading the new movement. Rain Prevents Forest Fire From Destroying St. , John's, N. F. " ST; JOHN'S, N. F., July 7 Forest fires, v. believed of incen diary origin, , haye caused wide spread damage In this" vicinity the destruction of ' the city of St. John's itself being barely averted last night by a heavy downpour of rain. ; ". ''' - - . . . ' : An .age4 woman was burned - to death when a heavy galevdrove the flames inta Tors .Cove settlement. New Chelsea, a fishing village, has been wiped out and scores tf per sons made homeless. Tuberculo sis patients at the Kensen. Camps were removed in cabs and ambu ,lance when.auotber fire.started a half mile away j t-., ' Much valuable standing timber has been, destroyed. Spciety Girl .Who . .: I- Of Divorce " t VIOLA. Miss Viola Kraus, former wife of ' '---:;:.-;:--:f.-f :;ra.- 1 t " U 1 '? It4-' N t 1 t II I ' I f " it' l sister, Mrs. Walter Lewisohn, Mr. Lewishon and Octavio Flgueroa, was a' member' of the dinner party at which Joseph B. Elwell, wealthy clubman and international authority on whist.was present, a few hqlurs before he was murdered. , Miss Kraus in a statement denied her acauaintance with the murdered man had ever been anything more than friendship and ridi culed the published, statement that, the dinner was a "divorce party'Mn celebration of her divorce from Victor.'-von Schlegel. The slaying of El well is one of the most baffling crimes the police of New York have had to contend with in years. He was found shot through the head in the reception room of his New .York home the morning following the dinner in question. 'ine failure to find a weapon in the room has only deep ened the mystery. The police theory Is that! the shooting was one of re venge. District Attorney Swann, of New York is Baid to have dispatched detectives to Lexington, Ky., where they expect to arrest, Elwell's slay er. This photoeraDh of Miss Krana wan maflo rprpntl nt a fnmT Hrsm ball in New York; . ' , . GERMAN MAKES BIG MONEY BY GETTING FINED Decrease 1b Value of Mark Made His - Arraignment Profitable Rather j - i Than Otherwise . BERNE, July 7. It tayB big mon ey to be fined these 'days that Is, If you're a German and the Swiss fine you. '- .V ' . ' .- V -. -, -i, - ; . Here is what happened to one Ger man: jle. was arrested by Swiss aur thorities? f or alleged contravention -of the frontier customs laws. Admitted to ball in 5,000 francs, he paid over 7,500 marks then the proper - ex change rate. The trial dragged along with many postponements until at last, a convlc-i tlon was obtained by the prosecutor, and a fine of 3,0 6 0 francs .was as sessed, in addition to costs of 300 francs. :'.' '; --V,-' ' : '-."'' The " authorities'' handed the maa back the remainder or his bail, 1,700 rrancs, which, owing ta the decrease of value of the mark by that time, he was able "to exchange for 25.000 marks, thus making a clear profit of 17,500 marks out of the prosecution. KINSTON FIREMEN TO SEND TWO TEAMS TO FAYETTEVILLE Hepartment will send two teams of picked athletes to the state associa tion's tournament at Fayetteville next month. , For the first time in many years the firemen will fail to take their light racing wagons and famous horses, with which they pulled down prizes at nearly every tournament before the war. Every contest ; the Kihston volunteers will enter at Fayetteville will be with mo tor apparatus. Kinston, maintaining the smallest volunteer fire depart ment in the state, has one of the low est fire loss records in the United States. . - Irilibs MeAdoo today sent the follow- a Cox Speaks Right Out ' ing telegram to Franklin D. Roose i DAYTON, Ohio, July 7. Governor velt, assistant secretary of the navy, James M. Cox, the democratic candi- who has been named as the demo- date for the presidency, today ex pressed - his opinion that , is is - the duty of the Louisiana legislature to ratify the women's suffrage amend ment immediately, IN AUGUST Denies Story - , Dinner With Elvell KRAUS far Victor von Schleeel. wh6. with her DIMPLED KNEES BEAUTY 'SECRET FROM EUROPE But Piminine Beauty in Concealment Will Not Do Wearers Very '. ' , - Much Good ' , "NEW YORK, July. 7. Eleanor RnbenBtein, ; who has been 1 three months-in Europe making an effort to discover .the post war secrets of achieving beauty, said she found real complexions of the . peaches and cream sort still admired and desired in England, and French women eager to acquire the same rosy naturalness. The. women of Poland and of Vienna also, were changing artificially to brunettes by using a brown powder that gives them somewhat the aspect of. an Indian. Because of the brevity of bathing skirts, fat women were seeking . to reduce the size of the legs, slim legs being all the style now. Dimpled knees, even on slim legs, -were also fashionable, and it was considered the right thing to have dimples painted where natural ones do not exist. FINDS 100 MISSED BY CENSUS TAKERS GREENSBORO, July 7 Secretary C. W. Roberts, of the chamber of commerce, today announced that he had received a list containing a large number of names of Greensboro peo ple not included in the federal cen sus taken here recently and an nounced this week. The list would add about 100 to the city's popula tion as recorded by the census tak ers, he said, adding that this infor mation will be brought to the atten tion of the chamber directors next Friday night, for possible action. McADOO SENDS BEST WISHES TO ROOSEVELT (By Associated Press) NEW YORK, July 7. William cratic party's vice presidential can didate: ; "Please accept my warmest con gratulations and best wishes for sue- icess." - - LEADEDS ELATED AT HARMONYSPiRIT AMONG DEMOCRATS Convention - Adjourns at San Francisco in Last Roar of Enthusiasm OUTBOUND SLEEPERS FILLED TO CAPACITY Roosevelt and Cox ; Will Hold Conference at Latter's Home At Dayion By Associated Ptess) SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. Dele gates to the democratic national con vention, their work done and the big gathering adjourned in a last roar of enthusiasm for' the party standard bearers, Governor, James M. Cox, of Ohio,' and Franklin -D. Roosevelt, of New York, were - .-scrambling today for train accommodations homeward.! Delegates Hurrying Home. Every string, of outbound sleepers headed east, north or south was load ed to capacity, and men who will play important rales in the fight for the election of the ticket were hurry ing away to delayed Vacations and on sightseeing tours in . the west, pre paratory to the struggle ahead. v Mr. Roosevel was to: leave during the day for Dayton, Ohio, to consult with Governor 1 Cpx, where prelimi nary plans for the campaign will be mapped out, subject to amendment later when the iparty machinery is organized and the necessary officers selected. - The assistant ' secretary intends i to resign from the navy de partment as soon as he can clear up bis desk, 'and wilV spend ten days or so' in Washington for that purpose before shaping hi$ plans for the cam paign. . , , - ; Leaders Are Elated. Democratic leaders v were elated over the. spirit of harmony which marked the last - hours of the con vention. There had been good feel ing and. tolerancer shown throughout the long struggle - to reach a presi-J dential nomination, but in the nomi nation of Mr. Rooave!tby a.cclam-1 raation, following. theC withdrawal of r all the other candidates, these Iead ers saw evidence of differences buried in a determination to work hard for victory in the election, from which they drew great satisfaction. It was generally , agreed that tne convention had been a grat success. If noise and an unfailing display of enthusiasm 'were a party to that success there i'was ample ground for their view- Up to the last the dele gates were all ready to cheer or dem onstrate at every opportunity. FORSYTH RIOTERS ARE GIVEN THEIR PAROLES WINSTON-SALEM, July 7. Coun ty officers have , been advised tnat Governor Bickett has' signed paroles divine freedom to the eight men who were serving terms on the Forsyth county roads for participatin in the riot here in November; 1918. , Sev eral men convicted had already been' given conditional pardons by the gov ernor. Those paroled include ueorge Douthit, J. E. Savage, W. L. Carter, Chris Chapelle,: Ira Whitaker, A. R. Castevens and Carl Fields. . Frank Hester, one of the men whose terms were commuted in. March, escaped from the convict camp about a month after he was put to work and his whereabouts are -still unknown to the officers."-':-;-; ' r ,: " . PALMER IS ACCUSED OF ' ABUSING GREAT POWER (By Associated Press) CHICAGO, July 7, William Arm strong, Chicago lawyer, presented to the senate committee investigating campaign expenditures today a mass of documentary evidence which he said would "prove that Attorney Gen eral A. Mitchell Palmer has abused the power of his office in order to influence delegates to the democratic national convention." Before you leave for rural scenes Where chickens cluck and fat cows moo, Just phone and have the clerks arrange To have your paper follow you. Half of the fun of vaca tion is getting letters from home-folks. If your favorite newspa per, reaches you every day, that fills the bill. Just before the train leaves phone the circulation de partment of the stTX JOTJKNAL and give us your vacation address. PHONE No. 4 Primary Returns Show Morrison Is Nominee By a Substantial Majority Carried AH But Three Congressional Districts, Including Three in The East. Where His Refusal -ta '"Bow to the Inevitable" in Suffrage Played Part in Breaking the Gardner Hold (By Max 1). Abernethy) RALEIGH, July 7. Primary re turns reaching Raleigh last night from all but four of the One hundred counties established . for , a certainty that Cameron Morrison has been given a njajority in all but three of the congressional districts in the state. ' The Mecklenburg man led In five districts In the' first . primary thirty days ago. Saturday's returns give him the lead in three eastern districts, but he falls slightly behind in the ninth.1. He has led' Max Gard ner in the first, second, thirdr fourth, seventh, eighth and tenth, seven in all, while Gardner wins in the fifth, sixth and ninth.; ; 1 It is now only a matter of whether Morrison s lead will be eight or ; ten J thousand, as the, returns have made time both of the other candidates, it plain that he is the democratic ! Mr. Gardner and Mr. Page, had their nominee for governor. J. Crawford ! campaigns well under way. Taking Biggs, state manager for Gardner, i his claims on the governorship dl has already conceded the nomination I reet to the people of the state there for Morrison, and the primary is now ' was soon evidenceenough that the a matter of history. The st8f-rt;'Tr'? r 'r ; ready for de of elections will meet wi( p park Box 3" 3 1120-20 -t days or so to canvass the and formally certify Morrison as the nominee. . Cannot Change Result - ' Additional returns from the miss- ing counties and the official count from counties-which have not made complete reports cannot change the result, although the majority, may be increased or it (may be- decreased, AH indications are, : however, that' the former will be done. . . , The campaign made by Mr..;Mor- which in the first primary went al rison was a surprise to about every-: most -solidly for his opponent, and body. In ninety days time' he over- made his nomination certain. ' NEGRO IS LYNCHED NEGROES LYNCHED IN BURTON COUNTY BY MOB IN TEXAS FOR USUAL CRIME Was Identified By . Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Whom He Had Attacked : .. , . By 'Associated Press) i ROXBORO, July 7. Ed Roach, neero youth, about twen- : I tv four vmrs old. chareed with an attempted attack on a thir teen year old white girl, was re moved from the Burton County jail here early today by a mob of unidentified men and taken about two miles from Roxboro and lynched. After the negro' was hanged from the limb of a tree his body was filled with bul-. lets. -'it ;.' -''.;'' -:J'-."' .-ly-i':''X''', The negro was arrested late yesterday about eight miles from Roxboro near the scene of the al- leged attackv according to Sher iff Thompson'. He. was carried ' before the little girl, who Sheriff Thompson says identified him as the man who had attempted to attack her. The negro then was brought to Roxboro and lodged in the county jail. A mob col- , lee ted quite! y during the night, and about 3 o'clock this morn ing gained entrance to the jail, took possession of Roach and hanged him. An investigation is being con- ducted into the lynching, but no arrests have been made. Every thing was quiet at Roxboro this morning, with no indications of race feeling. SENATOR HI JOHNSON COMES TO BAT AGAIN (By Associated Press) SAN FRANCISCO, July 7. Sup port or the republican party with a candidate standing four square upon the platform is the only chance left before the people in safeguarding and preserving our Americanism, Senator Hiram W. Johnson, of Cali fornia, declared in a statement at hif home here today. The republican party standi aeainst the president's covenant as presented, denounces it as breeding war rather than promoting peace, and reaffirms the time honored, nation old policies of Washington, Jefferson and Monroe. GOVERNOR COX PLEASED WITH HIS RUNNING MATE (Dt Associated Press) DAYTON, Ohio, July 7. Governor James M. Cox, the democratic candi date for president, believes his run nine mate. Franklin D. Roosevelt, as sistant secretary of the navy, will be a eood running mate. "Cox and Roosevelt that's catchy isn't it" commented the governor, as he first learned from the Associated Press who his associate on the ticket would be. Southern Shipyard Sold WASHINGTON. July 7. Sale of the St. Johns shipyard at Jackson ville, Fla., to the Gibbs Gas Engine company, of that city, for $188,000, was announced today by the shipping board. . came the biggest lead any candidate had ever piled up in a similar cam paign, led in the first primary and triumphed thirty days later over Mr. Gardner, who had been considered the same as nominated for " more than twelve months. :. .When the state democratic con vention met in Raleigh": .'on April 8, there was . little hope for "the Char lotte man. His friends were begging him to come, down, - but after Mr. Morrison had done some work of his own ; among -the. delegates and visi tors he served notice that he , would fight, to the end. He had previously declared that he had not withdrawn. Shortly - afterward he began cam paigning with Herlot Clarkson as his state campaign manager. At this - n paflvvay WiTIie East When the first primary came Mr. Morrison's tide of strength ;was Just gaining good headway. Three weeks more of speech making, this time in the east rather than in the west, as before, Bwung thousands of votes to him and. away? from Mr. Gardner. His opposition to woman suffragd in the past, and his refusal to Vbow to the inevitable,'? played its part in breaking into the eastern counties. Extraordinary Precautions Were i Taken Today to Prevent Re- ,( currence of Trouble (By -Associated Press) - " PARIS, Texas, July 7. Extraordi nary precautions were being taken here today to prevent possible race trouble as a result of the action of a mob last night In burning at the stake Irving and Herman Arthur, ne groes, accused of having - killed J. H. Hodges and his son,, William, while at the latter's farm near here last Friday. , - Armed volunteers were patrolling the streets early today and there were reports that desultory . firing had taken place in the outskirts of the town; Sheriff Clarkson and his two, deputies were away in search of other negroes suspected of implica tion in the killing of the white men. The mayor of Paris, it Is said, was organizing squads of volunteers and sending them into the negro quarter as a safety measure. .The Arthurs were captured near Valiant, Oklahoma, Sunday night by a posse and brought to the jail here. Last night a crowd appeared sud denly, stormed the jail and took the prisoners to the fair grounds, where a stake and fuel had been prepared. According to officials the Hodges were killed during , a dispute over money alleged to be due them from negro tenants. . GOVERNOR COX MAKES FIRST PUBLIC ADDRESS MIDDLETOWN, July 7. Gover nor James M. Cox addressed two audiences of home folks here last night in his first public; utterance since becoming democratic national nominee for president. Speaking of unrest in the world the governor said: "Any attempt to exploit class hate is equally as dangerous as the Bol shevik! in Europe. Those In public authority must guard the freedom of the .many from the exploits of the few." - FORMER MAYOR LORD DIES AT SALISBURY SALISBURY, July 7 Stephen F. Lord, aged 70, died this afternoon He was a native of Salisbury and had lived here nearly all of his life, be ing one of the most prominent citi zens. He was mayor one term and alderman six years. Fort fifty years he was vestryman of St. Luke's Epis copal church and the funeral takes place from that church Thursday morning. THIRD PARTY LEADERS PERFECTING THEIR PLANS CHICAGO, July 7. Several mem bers of ' the executive board of the committee of forty-eight arrived to day to perfect plans for the conven-i the organization of a third political 1 party, according to leaders in the, movement. .11 II Ml SUFFRAGISTS SEEKING TO ENJOIN BAINBRIDGE COLBY Are Taking Action Through the Courts in Advance to Prevent Ratification COMES AS A SURPRISE : IN SUFFRAGE QUARTERS Fight is Based on West Virginia and Possible Action In ' ' Tennessee (Br Associated Press) , WASHINGTON,July 7. Proceed ings asking that Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of Stata, be enjoined front r, issuing any - proclamation declaring the suffrage amendment passed, wer instituted in the District cf Coluai bla supreme court today by Charles S. Fairchlld, of New York, president of the American ; Constitutional Lea gue. ' ' 1 ..' . V -'; :, ; ; V ? 5 Mr. Fairchild also seeks to prevent Attorney General Palmer- from en forcing the amendment. Justice Bailey issued a rule on secretary Col by, and the attorney- general to show cause July 13 why the motion should be granted. - "r' The basis of the proceedings In the claim that ratification - of .the amendment . by the? West Virginia ' legislature was illegal because ac cepted by fraud, and that the pro . posed ratification by the Tennessee legislature alsa would be illegal on the ground that that legislature lack ed authority under the state's consti tution to act on the measure. . ' Only thirty five states have rati-' fled the amendment, and as ratifica tion by one other , is necessary,, the attack on' the amendment through the courts at this time came as a sur prise in suffrage quarters. An attack on ihe legality of the action of 1 the Tennessee legislature had . been ex pected, but not until the legislature actually had acted, ; v ' ' ' REVOLUTIONARY HIOVK-IN VARIOUS PARTS, MEXICO - (By Associate Press) ' ..WASHINGTON; i July 7. ReYOlu tionary movements In various parts of Mexico were reported in .advices received at the state - department -from American officials In that coun try. The movements apparently ar ot minor, importance, but are being; carefully studied by department offl-, clals. f '.... - , INTEREST AMERICA IN ' , BEST FRENCH LITERATURE PARIS, July f.-Ten newly pub lished French books are tP be brought to the attention of Ameri- V. cans each month, .by . the ".Comite France-Amerique'S;. an organization that concerns itself with betting re lations of France and the United States. " A commission of. ten prom- inent men has been named to make -up, the monthly list and these will be printed in French and English and be sent to. prominent persons, 11-'' brarles and other 'institutions in the United .States in an effort to Inter-' est the public. .. . " '- PRESIDENT PESSOAl, ASKS FOR LAWS TO ; DEFEAT RADICALS Attempt to . Promote Industrial : ' Strikes ' in BrazO for Their i: ,-'.'; -.: OWTl End ., : (By Associated Press) RIO DE JANEIRO. July 7. Pres- 5 ident Pessoa In a message to the na-'V tional congress has just denounced . alien radical agitators who during the past few months, "attempted ' to .. promote industrial strikes for their own. ends and to destroy the existing social order." Police investigations ' showed, he said, that the principal agents of these strikes 'were aliens and that they counselled - inhuman and barbarous means, such-, as tbe use of bombs, to gain their - ends, The president urged that congress should arm the government with'' laws of defense' against these , ele-" ments. , He recommended that th . project now before congress . regu lating the entry of aliens into nat ional territory, be promptly , passed Into law, also the bill relating to anarchist crimes. ; , "PANCHO" VILLA SIGNS ARMISTICE; WILL SURRENDER El Paso, July 7. "-An armistice has been signed by Francisco Vil la, and he has agreed to surrender under certain conditions, accord ing to dispatches from Torreon published today by the El Paso Times. Villa has agreed to. cease attacks on. towns, garrisons and trains, according to the dispatches. The armistice agreement was se cured by Elias L. Torres, represen tative of Provisional President De la Huerta, who left El Paso two weeks ago for Villa's camp in the mountains of Chihuahua. : Torreon is now en. route, to Mexico City with letters from Villa for the pro visional president. 1