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HIGH POINT, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 4, 1919.
FIVE CENTS.
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emiaite EOlls' !&jjf Bill.
GUE PLANS AL'
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loan
SAYS BAKER HAS HINDERED THE
WORK OF COMMITTEE QUIZZING
PROPAGANDA IN THIS COUNTRY
SENATOR OVERMAN
H MATTER
Secretary of War Refutes to Di
vulge Information Concerning
Official Inquiry Into the Sen
timents of Von Engelken,
the Columbia Banker.
BAKER "PUTTING VETO ON
AND HINDERING" NELSON
Senators Wax Wrathy When the
Refusal is Made Known to
Them by Senator Lee Over
manPropose Making a
Test Case of Matter.
Washington, Feb. 4. When the
senate judiciary sub committee
which has been investigating Ger.
man and brewers' propaganda met
today for what was expected to be
Its final open session a heated dis.
cussion was started by the an.
nouncement by Chairman Overman
that Secretary Baker had refused
to give the committee information
concerning an . investigation by the
war department of alleged pro.Ger.
man sentiments of F. J. H. von En.
gelken, former president of the fed.
eral (Arm loan sank at Columbia,
S. C.
Senator Overman said Secretary
Baker, in declining to furnish the
information, had written him that
the department conducted an in.
quiry and believed the charges had
not been sustained. It was dis.
closed that the chairman made the
request after Governor Manning
and former Senator Benet, of South
Carolina, had asked that the
charges be investigated by the com.
mittee.
Senator Wolcott, democrat, of
Delaware, protested against Secre.
tary Baker's action, saying that
while the committee had obtained
all Information from the, military
intelligence that would be vital to
the present inquiry lie would pro.
test against, setting a precedent for
future ' committee actions. He in.
sisted that the von Engelken mat.
ter be made a test case to ascertain
whether Secretary Baker's order
could be enforced.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota,
republican, declared that he wanted
the public to know the secretary of
war "is putting a veto on us and is
hindering this investigation."
Private Robert L. Blackwell, ; of
Hundley, One of Few Soldiers
to Receive the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
Washington, Feb. 4 Award
of congressional medals of '
honor, the highest American
military decorations, to two
officers and 19 enlisted men of
the army in France was an.
nounced today by the war 'de. '
partment. Only three of the
medals had been awarded pre.
vlously for service in the great
, war. , ' i
The Hat included Private
Robert L. Blackwell, (deceas.
ed) Hundley, N. C, company
K, 119th' Infantry (30th dlvie.
ion) who volunteered to carry
' a"messaghed"TiIfpIatoon"
was almost surrounded by the
enemy and who was killed in
t' r" ""ft,
WIN IS
GIVE
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WOMAN CANDIDATE FOR
MAYORSHIP OF CHIC.VM
Chicago, Feb .4Mrs. Ieo
nora Z. Meder, lawyer, club wo
man and former city commis
sioner of public works, today
announced her candidacy for
mayor. In making the declara
tion of her intention Mrs. Mod
rr said: .
"There is no reason why. a
woman cannot govern the sec
ond largest city in the United
States. Can you name one of
the candidates who has thrown
hla hat in the ring who is better
qualified than I?"
Mrs. Meder said sho would
run as a non-partisan.
Fl
ARE MNf HD
Funds Necessary for Working of
Chamber of Commerce Are
Rapidly Being Raised
Meet Tomorrow Night.
That the High Point chamber of
commerce is going to be a live wire
organization now seems assured.
The eight canvassing committees
are probably the busiest men in the
city these days and so far they have
obtained approximately half the
amount that will be required to run
the chamber of commerce in such a
manner that its capacity for adver
tising the city will in no wise be
handicapped by the lack of funds.
Several of the canvassers state
that as the canvassing committees
are rather small and it is very hard
for them to see all that i hey w )uld
like to and that they would like for
all those who have not been seen by
the committees, but who desire to
become a member of the chamber,
to get in touch with sonic member
of the board of directors and join
the organization.
Another meeting of the canvass
ing committees will be held tomor
row night at 7.30 in the Commer
cial club for the purpose of mak
ing plans for a more vigorous cam
paign and consider other things
connected with' the chamber. It is
said that the board of directors
are in hopes of completing the or
ganization at a very early date by
the election of the secretary, but
this all depends on how soon the
necessary funds are' forthcoming. It
was stated by one of the canvassers
that all the money secured thus far
has come from Individual member
ships, no corporations having : as
yet Joined the organization.
ARGUMENTS MARK 8K88ION
GREAT LABOR CONFERENCE
Berne, Fob. 4. A violent rheto
rical duel between tho French and
German socialists with many re
proaches and accusations marked
the second Bitting last night of the
international labor and social con
ference. 1 The French side of the
dobate was in the hands of Pierre
Remodel, Albert Thomas and M.
MlBtral.
Otto W.ells, the former military
commander of Berlin, defended the
German position, and said that the
German socialists already had set
tled the question of responsibility
for the war.
NINE MORE TROOP SHIPS
. - HAVE SAILED FOR U. S.
Washington, Feb. 4. Departure
from France of nine ' ships which
will dock at New Vork, Philadel.
phia or Newport "News in the next
three weeks with approximately 400
officers an d"7,t 0 ftmm -of t h-Amer;
lean expeditionary forces was an
nounced today by the war depart.
ment,
mum
SECRETARY LANSING
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. American secretary of state who
was on Monday chosen to head the
allied committee on responsibility
for the war. This body will 'study
the facts and will definitely asccr.
tain and announce, in an official ca.
paclty, just who is responsible for
the greatest war in the history of
the world.
Many Yanks Will Get
To Visit German
Capital City
Coblenz, Monday, Feb. 3.
(By Associated Press.) A lim
ited number of officers and en
listed men of the army of occu
pation will be given an oppor
tunity to visit Berlin by the in
auguration soon of a .daily cou
rier service between this city
and the capital.
Couriers were decided upon
owing to the uncertainty of
German mails and the slow
ness in transit of documents
of Importance. Each courier
will be accompanied by an of
ficer and the trip will be made
by express trains between Co
logne and Berlin, the running
time being about 12 hours. Co
blenz is about two hours ride
from Cologne. Various lieu
tenants and captains will be
assigned for trips from day to
day and the private will be se
lected from different units as
signed to Coblenz.
SUNDAY'S CROWD EVEN
BEATS POLICE ORDERS
Raleigh, Feb., 4. Six thousand
people jammed the big city audito
rium last night and probably 3,000
were turned away af tor vain efforts
to get a glimpse of Billy Sunday,
who came here from his Richmond
meeting for the afternono and
night. He gave the crowd a char
acteristic discourse on the Bible as
the one inspired and enduring Book.
Legislators were to have had rj-
served seats but the crowd broke !
Into the reservations and the law
makers had to take chances with
the crowd, comparatively few hear
ing the famous evangelist.
McADOO RETAINED IIY NEW
PICTURE CO. AS ATTORNEY
Los Angelete, Feb. 4. William
Gibbs McAdoo was retained today
as counsel by a recently organized
moving picture company. Mr. Mc.
Adoo is spending tho winter near
here.
Spartucans Still Arctive.
Copenhagen, Feb. 4. A majority
of the government buildingb ' at
Koenigsberg, East Prussiu, have
been seized by Spartacans , from
Berlin. The governor of East Prus
sia has declared a state of siege in
the Thorn district and instituted a
court martial.
, Pennsylvania Ratifies.
; Harrisburg,i , Pa:, j Feb. 4. The
Joint resolution ratifying the prohi
bition amendment to the federal
constitution was today adopted by
the lower branch of the Pennsylva
nia legislature.' The resolution now
goes to the senate for concurrence.
Commission to Silesia, -.Parts,
Feb. 4.- A commissi a t of
fcon trot will be sent immediately to
Teschen, Austrian-Si leia, to pre
I vent a conflict between the Czechs
'and the Poles in the region of Tea
,cben. ' ,
PROTESTS
Ml
mm colo es
Erzberger, Member of Armistice
Commission, Speaks in Berlin
on Fate of the German Colo
nial Possessions Is With
President Wilson.
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SETTLEMENT ON WILSON
IDEAS ALONE FAVORED
Depriving Germany of Her Colo
nies Would Contain Deadly
Germ for League of Nations
Even Before Organized,
He Asserts.
Basel, Switzerland, Monday, Feb.
3 . (By Associated Press. ) Speak
ing before the colonial society at
Berlin today, Mathlas Erzberger,
noe of the German armistice com.
missioners, protested against Ger
many's being deprived of her colo
nies, according to a dispatch receiv
ed here from the German capital.
He id reported to have said:
"If we no longer have troops or
arms we have our rights. The al
lies havo accepted President Wll.
son's 14 points as Germany has.
Wilson demands broad and impar
tial regulation of all colonial ques
tions, but the allies are seeking to
impose the will of, stronger nations
without taking into Jtccount the
rights of Germanya-ir .
"Depriving Germany of her colo
nies would contain a deadly germ
for the league of nations even be.
fore that league is born. We un
derstand it has been proposed to
internationalize the German colo-.
nies under the administration of
the league of nations. We ought to
categorically repel such ,a proposal
or claim the same" treatment for
the colonies of nil other powers.
President Wilson's program gives
Germany an inviolable right to her
colonial territories." .
Bishop Hermogen, of Tobolsk,
Tortured and Murdered by the
Inhuman Agents of Bolshe
vik! Government
Vladivostok, Fob. 4- Bishop
Hermogen, of Tobolsk, was tor
tured and murdered by Bolshevik!,
according to a private letter re
ceived here. Since the early days
of Bolshevism the bishop had fear
lessly denounced their work and
for this was forbidden to preach.
The aged churchman defied the
Bolsheviki, and in his preaching
displayed greater energy than ever
in condemning tho soviet authorl-
tijH. The Bolsheviki arrested him
and took him to Ekaterinburg.
Thereupon tho population of To
bolsk province, who greatly revered
their old bishop. s,enl a delegation
to demand his liberation.
Tho Czecho-Slovaks at that timo
began to occupy western Siberia
and the Bolsheviki feared to pro
vok ethe peasants of Tobolsk. They
released the bishop and started him
back to Tobolsk under escort of
Red Ouard troops. A steamer was
provided and the delegation, head
ed by the bishop, proceeded trium
phantly as far as Pakrovsk village.
Here they met a steamer carrying
the Czecho-Slovaks or white guard
Rather than have the bishdp liber
ated by them, the red guard de
cided .to kill him. .The' old man
was beaten and forced ; to ;; carry
heavy burdens of ammunition dur
ing the flight of the convoy. When
he could go no further; says the In
formant, his troturers tied a rock
to his feet and threw him into the
river. ;
The body was recovered1 later by
his people and given burial in To
polHk,
BOLSHEVIK
KILLED
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The United States, England, F.-v Pad Italy in conference at Pa
ris, are expected 10 decide the fate of tne world. The men pictured above
are the ranking members of 'the delegations from each of the four greatest
countries broadfc','i . it, - y-v-. J,,AiV:v''i
PEACE CONFERENCE IS MAKING
RECORD IN HANDLING BUSINESS
During the Next Two Weeks the Body, in Plenary
Session is Expected to Register League of
Nations Plan. Conference News.
Paris, Feb. 4. (By Associated
i'ress). President Wilson has sev.
iral appointments for today includ.
ng a call from representatives of the
aible society and visits from some
republican congressmen v, ho have j
arrived in Paris. He is determined, j
however, that nothing shall be per. j
.nitted to obntruc tthe progress of !
he commission of which he is chair, j
man and which is now engaged in !
lerfecting the scheme for a society i
f nations. j
While less than two weeks remain I
)elore tho date set for his roturn to
Washington it is still regarded as
within the range of possibility for
the great project not only to be re.
ported from the commission but also
from the peace conference in plen.
ary session, to ratify the plan
and
thus put it fairly in the way to be
registered in treaty form Within j late Morvin llendrix Stacy, chairJ!l being given by the house naval
the time limit. This would mak a ( man of the rniversity of North Car. j committee to another three-year-record
for international conferences : i;l facility. ,;,v,. .,,., adopted by ! :ollf,t ruction program. Tills . was
but th Paris gathering already has ; this body of colleagues: I d inclosed today by Chairman Padg-
dotio that in several Inslauo. ; "The faeuHv deeply reels I ho IossjH1- of Ule coin mil tee, when ihi.
The RitKHian soviet govornmotil I of its collc.au.! mid ollleial head. I""80 l,ngan consideratioii ot llio
will take "all measutTs" to bring ! Marvin Hendrix Stacy. As instruc. ! $750.000, 000 uimttal nuvul appro-
. - t ... It t. I lw .in tMl4 f
anout an ugreiueui "" tu""" -
according to n wireless message sent 0f tM. rjU:uH y. lie was recognized as
out from Moscow Sunday. U coin. , a muI, t,f gn.at ability, both as a
plains that the Bolshevist author!, j teacher and executive. His inllu.
ties had received no "formal invi. I Unce upon the university in Its tif.
tation" to the Prince's island con. j building and guidance lias been
ference, the only word received re. niost helpful and he will be greatly
garding it being a wireless message j missed in it s councils and in all
"containing press news." j matters that concern its welfare.
The wireless message from Mos.j" "Quiet in manner, utterly unself.
cow was addressed to "Berlin, Pari3 j sn iie was sir0ng and wise in ac.
and everywhere." 'tion. He had the love and respect
. President Wilson was given an 0f the students and the admiration
unusual. 'reception by the socialist anti affection of his colleagues.
members of the chamber oi aepu.
ties Monday afternoon.. They tried
to drown the applause from the
center and the right In an appar.
ent attempt to show Mr. Wilson
that his ideas were, .their own.
Whe nCaptain Mantoux, the official
Interpreter who :h translated Presi
dent Wilson's address reached that
part of the Speech in which Mr.
Wilson spoke of the society of na
tlona the socialists rose, shouting,
"long live the society of nations,"
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some
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of them adding "down with
Say President Wilson Will Report.
Washington, Feb. 4. During de.
bate, in the senate today on the lea.
Kue of nations proposal before the i
peace conference Senator Hitchcock,
chairman of the foreign relations I
committee, said he felt sure that at j
the proper time and before commit, j
ling the American government i
President Wilson would advise the i
senate regarding tho agreement for
such :i .league.
RESOLUTION ADOPTED IN
HONOR DEAN M. H. STACY
Student IJody of l iiivcrsity Draws
lp llcmilution or Import for
Lute Marvin II. Stacy.
1 Chapel Hill, N. ('., Feb. 4. The
folowing resolutions in honor of the
- , c. , , . ... 1
i mi, iiioiessor, ip'aii, aim (mailman.
;a n ,
j Clear, convincing and eloquent as
. a speaker, he was 4 power lor good
in the university and the state, do.
ing in this way a large and jmpor.
tant work in bringing the unlver.
sity and its work t othe attention
of the people whom it serves,
; "Loyal, T t'rtrB, : eminently just,
sympathetic and considerate of oth.
ters. he was In the highest sense a
Christian gentleman. We " ..mourn
his death and extend our heartfelt
sympathy to hist family."
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BILL IS DEFEATED
I Senate of North Carolina Assem
bly Does the Unexpected and
Defeats the Measure to Re
duce Number of Capital
Dimes This Morning. ,
HOUSE PASSES RAY DOG
ACT BY BIG MAJORITY
Number of Orators Make Their
Appearance in Senate While
Punishment Measure is Debated-
Small Amount of :
Legislation Drifting In.
(By V. T, BOBT.)
Raleigh, Feb. 4. The house did
the expected thing this morning and
passed Frank .Ray's statewdle dog
law by an overwhelming majority;
but the senate, which had been cx
pectde to promptly enact' Into law .
the bill providing for a reduction in
number of offenses punishable y
the state with death, after a lengthy
discussion, defeated this v measure,
26 to 17.
The house liquor traftic commit
tee reported the bill for the crea
tion of a state prohibition mar
shalshtp favorably and Its advocates
are sanguine. 'Nonei however, have
been found who are cqmmitted to
Superintendent Davis, of the Antt
Saloon league, as a candidate tor
ihVjes piposltlonvo ha tlffest
sort is promised by those 'who con
tend that prohibition has' now (bo'
come a fideral matter. '
From the manner in which the
senate jumped to its feet to discuss
capiat! punishment, today it became,
clearly discernable that the ora
tors of that body have help them
sehes in as long as possible, There
will be speech in unlimited quanti
ties ever, unto the end of the ses
sion. New legislation comes In Blowly
and deals largely with such things
ns the abolition or the reinstatement
of the office of county treasurer in
various counties, according permis
sion for bond issues by school dis-
j tricts and the like
i
His Insistence Upon Continua
tion of Three-Year Building
Program Won Over House
Committee Report.
j '
j Washington, Feb. 4. insistenco
hy president Wilson upon the ad-
, ministration's policy of naval
j Pansion led to unanimous approv-.
prialion bill. :
Mr. Padgett told of a cablegram
rent by the President from Paris-,
to Secretary Duuiel saying nothliiK
has occurred over there to chang"
the recommendations he had made
in his annual message to ,Congror,:i
The message was brought to tho
attention of the committee by Mr.
Daniels. "Th ePresident was verv
earnest," Mr. Padgett . said, "and ,
very insistent that the three-year
program be carried out.",
1 EXPKD11T10.V TO EXI'LORK v
KIBKRLI IH OKG.lMZi:i
Vladivostok, Feb.- 4. .Amid th?
revolution ' in Siberia is sounded a
note of progress. The government
telegraph agency at Omsk, repot m;
"Organization of some sort of g"H
cy for exploring Siberia has b. en
found by the cabinet of fiilnl"ri
to be necessary and has failed a
j coufereucTTn'tcTuiklj ioui J-of ' i ,
Forty thousand rubles havt
assigned for th coiifrrf.'
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CAPITA
OFFENSES
WILSON WINS OUT
ON NAVAL PROGRAM