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VOL. 26, No. 82.
FAILURE OF APPROPRIATION BILL TO
PASS MAY BRING ABOUT THE RETURN
OF RAILROADS TO OWNERS IN APRIL
L!
But Republicans Reckoned With
out the Mettle of Woodrow
When They Sought to Force
Him to Call Extra Session
of Congress Soon.
CALL SESSION WHEN HE
RETURNS FROM FRANCE
Filibuster Grew Out of Control, ;
Even the Republican Leaders
Being Unable to Stop It to j
Permit Passage of Favored j
Legislation.
Washington. March 4. (By
0 Associated Press.) Congress ad
journed, at noon today in the
midst of a Republican filibuster
f in the . senate that killed a long
list toF important measures.
Among the bills that failed was
one appropriating $750,000,000
for the railroad administration,
without which some administra
tion leaders say, the railroads j
. U. ,,,,1 K-i owners i
lltUOl aWfcS-V V j
before the middle of April.
There was no turning back oTT
clocks. Democratic leaders real
ized the situation was hopeless
and the gavels ending the long
great war session and the 65 th
Congress actually tapped at noon.
Just before adjournment Pres
ident Wilson in his capitol office
authorized final notice to the Re
publicans that their efforts to
force an immediate extra session
of Congress had failed; that he
was unshaken in his determination
not to call Congress until bis work
at the peace conference was done.
Adjournment marks the pass
ing of Democratic control at the
capitol. Tre Congress that pass
ed a tnoon began in April, 1 9 1 7,
with the war declaration against
Germany and its almost constant
session has been marked by un
precedented legislation and con
troversy '
Big bills that failed Include both
the army and navy appropriation
measures. Only two important meas-
" nres to run the gauntlet of the last
48 hours of the 'filibuster were" the
Victory Liberty loan and the billionn
dollar wheat guarantee bill., , .
. Congress went Into the final hours
of Its long war session today with
the Republican filibuster; against
, general legislation completely oul of
control and with leaders of both
sides conceding that the general de
ficiency bill with $70,000,000 for
the railroad administration would
fall In the face of unrelenting ob
struction by small -.H Republican
.' groups. Vv"V1 1''.'': S ' y
Some spokesmen of the adminis
tration said the failure of this meas
ure necessarily ; would mean almost
" Immediate return of the railroads to
their owners because the government
fmild not retain and finance them
without the appropriation. 4.
By the middle of April, it was
said, the railroad . administration's
' present funds would be exhausted
and only an extra : session before
them could make it possible to BolT-
" tinue" government "oporaUoiOf'rnrr
roadH pending remedial leglslal Ion
which nil IntoHwts have nrned.
There still was hope among the
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MANY NOMINATIONS ARW
HEM) VP BY SENATE
Washington, March 4, Ina
bility to secure an executive
Kcxtiion of the wnate Ikm-hum
of the Republican filibuster
cause failure of scores of nom
ination, including those of
A. Mitrhell Palmer to be at
torney general; t'ompt roller
of tlie Currency Williams,
Norman Hapgoiwl to he Ameri
can minister to Denmark,
'llrigariicr General Robert E.
Noble to be major general of
the army medical corps, and
of ninny federal Judge, at
torneys, postmasters and other
official. Recess nominations,
will be made.
Republicans that President Wilson
could be forced to call the new Con
gress soon, but after a conference
early today between the President
and Democratic Leader Martin 1t
was stated Mr. Wilson reiterated
his determination to have no extra
session before his return from
France.
While the white house conference
wns in progress, Senator Sherman,
of Illinois. Rllepublican, was on the
i floor of the senate announcing that
the speech he began at 7:30 this
morning woul ho continued until ad-
journment if necessary to
deficiency measure.
kill the
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, and others who
usually direct the movements on
the Republican side of the house,
were represented as desiring to sec
the railroad appropriation made but
were unable to check the filibuster
which originally started against the
big general appropriations bills
which have failed.
President Wilson arranged to go
to the capitol at 11 o'clock to sign
measures that might get through.
He was prepared to go direct from
his capitol office to the station to
take the train for New York on his
return to France.
Just before the President left
the white house the statement of
his final determination not to let
the failure of important bills to
change his decision against an early
extra session was officially con
firmed.
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New York, March - 4. The strike
Ot 16,000 boatmen of New York har
bor halted last January at the cabled
request-of President Wilson was re
sumed at 6 a. m. today and at that
hour shipping virtually was at ;
standstill according to statements by
onion officials. - .
The strike was ordered yesterday
by the executive council of the nis
rlne workers affiliation after a week
of negotiations over the terms ot the
award made by the umpire for the
war labor board. The strikers de
m and ware Increases averaging 30
per cent and an 8-hour day.
. Wants .Han Fleet Now.
Copenhagen,. March 4. Marshal
Koch has demanded immediate de
livery of the German mercantile fleet
without retard as to Question of
rood i: supplies, according to a dia
patch from Weimar, where the Ger
man national assembly Is in session
Washington, March 4. Presl
dent Wilson today signed the wheat
tgUiTraiitecHinrurrytng&n' lippfo
priatlon of $1,000,000,000 to main
tain the guaranteed price of $2.26
a bushel.
HARBOR
ORKERS
HEWN Bllft SI I
HIGH POINT, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON,
ayd By
FEUS IT HIS DUTY
President Issues Formal Statement
to the "Group of Men in the
Senate Who Have Deliber
ately Chosen to Embarrass
Railroad Lines"
HOPES THEY WILL BEAR
RESPONSIBILITY OF IT
Passes Along the Suggestion That
Those Who Prevented the Pas
sage of Important Legislation
Will Take Blame for Im
paired Effciency.
Washington, March 4. Upon the
adjournment of Congress today with
mportant legislation killed by Re
publican semrtatrbusfef ,'' President
Wilson issued a statement declaring
that a group of men In the senate
iave deliberately chosen to embar-
ass the administration of the gov
ernment and to Imperil the finan
cial interest of the railroad systems
of the country."
The President's statement fol
lows:
"A group of men in the sen
ate have deliberately chosen to
embarrass tho ailmlniwtiiUiou
of the government; to imperil
the financial interests of tho
railroad systems of the country
and to make arbitrary use of
powers intended to be employ
ployed In the interest of the
people.
"It Is plainly my present
duty to attend the peace con
ference In Paris. It is also my
duty to be In close contact with1
the . public business during ft
MMfcion of Congress. I ' mustf
take my choice between these
two duties and I confidently
hope the people of the country
will think I am making y the
right choice. It is not itf the
Interest of the right conduct
of public affairs that ' I should
call the Congress In special ses
sion while it isipsible for
me to be in Washington, be
cause of the more pressing
duty elsewhere, 'fa cooperate
with the houses. ,
"I take It fq grunted that
the men who y4iave '.obsttructe
: and prevented the passage of
- necewsary Wulation. have k J
' en all ;.thtsln.toV-'wwi8lderatlon .i
an are willing to ' assume V the
reponIJdlity of the impaired
i efficiency- of the government'
and the embarrawwd finances
of the country during the time
of my enforced absence."
Republican Leader Lodge declined
to comment on the President's state
ment,' He declared, however, that
three fourths of the Republicans sin
cerely' deplored the failure of the
railroad appropriation. The tew Re
publicans who insisted upon filibus
tering to defeat the bill, it was said,
were "beyond control," telling the
leaders that their action was person
al and not a party affair.
Governors At It.
'Washington, March 4. A clash
between Governor Edge of New Jer
sey and Governor Cox of Ohio de
veloped today at the conference of
mayors and governors after an at
tack by Governor Edge on the gov-
rrrttnenfir Ttolicjrof ""trying te-do-tee-t'
much for the people." Governor
Cox snld the government'' was not
doing enough.
flEW CHAIRMAN OF
; DEM'S ORGAMZAilO'
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: v. to. -.v.. .f
LOMER 5. CUHMINGS.
This is a snapshot of the new
i
Democratic national chairman
taken Just after he was made com
finander cf his party's campatsn
.rgaciiatioa. It is bis latest pic
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Last Steps Towariit Lfttjnhiog
Chamber of Commerce on Its
Active Career Taken at Meet
ing Saturday Night
A quorum of the directors of the
lumber of commerce met in called
session on Saturday night at the
Commercial club; The meeting was
ailed to order by President Farriss,
after which Secretary Massey
brought various matters to the at
tention of the directors. He was
uithorlzed to proceed with the fit-
ing ot the office, employment of nec
ssary assistants, and other prelim
nary steps. - --
Having disposed of these impor
tant business matters, the meeting
resolved itself into one for discuss-
n g the general welfare of High
Point. No star-gazing or alr-castle-building
was Indulged In, but the
directors, having turned their atten
tion to the possibilities ' of High
Point, soon became enthusiastic over
its future. While many of the plans
discussed were adopted . tentatively,
it is believed that when they are
brought before the body as a whole
they will receive Its cordial endorse
ment.
It was-thought best by the direc
tors not to give too great publicity
f.o these plans at the present time;
but it is understood that Secretary
Massey urged action upon the roads,
and closer relations with the farm
ers, especially the tobacco growers.
These matters struck a responsive
chord, for it developed that every
man " presnet was ' Jnst waiting for
an oportunlty to talk on the subject.
While the city of High Point Is of
course a manufacturing city, with
tremendous nossibillties alone that
line, at the same time every com
munity is one-sided that does not
have cooperation of the agricultural
interests.
The band, city park, Y. M. C. A..
Y. W. C. A., and public library each
received their share of favorable dis
cussion, It Is learned, the first two
being especially favored by the sen
retary who Is a great believer in a
band as a town booster.' He also
regards a park as the "lungs ot the
city," and hopes to" see band concerts
several afternoons a week, as the
weather becomes more settled. In
this connection he is anxious to get;
in touch with the members of the
band, especially the leader.
The meeting adjourned at a late
hour, each one present feeling that
a forward step had been taken on
tne pari or Hign row.; impressions
wore numerous
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ous that tne cuamDer na(jj en permitted to wed
bright man,", and that,.'
found the -."right
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MARCH 4, 1919:
JflINT V
TRY, AT ROAD BILL
Committee Composed of House
and Senate' Members of Gen
eral Assembly to Get Togeth
er Tonight in Effort to Get
Bill for Passage.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT TIME
FOR SUFFRAGE ARGUMENT
Some Little Argument Arises
During the Selection of About
40 Members of the Board of
Trustees of the University
Buncombe Wants Member.
( Ity V. T. HOST.)
Raleigh, March 4. llouse and
senate this morning busied them
selves with the passage of bills pro
vlidng for local bond Issues for
roads, schools and the like. The
house did not tackle the problem of
feeral aid again but left the Redwtne
bill, which for the time has displaced
the Stacy and Mu1l-McColn road bills
for tonight's special order. A joint
committee from house and senate
will attempt to. write a bill and com
pose the. fymsxfiwftty In viewpoint.
Municipal suffrage thus '"'deferred
by road legislation is set for Wed
nesday night with the women quite
hopeful of Its passage.
The commute eon university trus
tees reported to a Joint session which
elected members of the board to fill 0uncement was made at .the sol
some 40 vacancies. Coward, seia-Lii.r. h .nrtmi. .m.n .i M,.n.
or from Jackson, objected to the
loss ot one trustee by the tenth dis
trict and moved the substitution ot
an Asheville alumnus for a Gaston,
hut failed. Senator Connor, of Wil
son, did not fight the retirement
withqut notification of the. Wilson
county trustee, bu also failed to
make his point.
The Price cotton warehouse bill
which had passed the senate passed
in the house on second reading.
SWAP rtOLSHEVlK PRISONER
FOR lT. S. COXSt'L FREDWELL
Washington, March 4. -The Brit
ish government has asked the gov
ernment of India to release a Rus
sian Bolshevik prisoner now held
In Persia In exchange for United
States Consul Tredwell, who has
been held prisoner by the Bolshe
vik officials at Tashkend, Turkestan,
for several months.
Mrs. W. A. Woods, of Charlotte, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. C.
Massey on Ray street.
SAMUEL PUGH BENNER, LOCAL AGENT
OF EXPRESS COMPANY, CHARGED WITH,
BIGAMY-FORMER WIFE FILES CHARGE
Samuel Pugh Bonner, agent of the
Southern Express company here, is
today under bond of $1,500 to In
sure his appearance in municipal
court Wednesday morning to answer
to a charge of bigamy
The charge
ts preferred by Mrs. C. Banner, who
claims to be his wife, and her daugh-
ter, claiming him as her father, Mrs.
H. B. Buck, both of Philadelphia.
Mr. Benner was arrested late Mon
day by local police authorities who
named the bond, given by J. D. Tay
lor, father of the present Mrs. Ben
ner and the one who has been living
here with the express company's rep
resentatlve.,, ,
Mrs. Benner, an intelligent ap
pearing woman, and her daughter ar
rived in the city yesterday. The
agent Is said to have admitted that
he married her years ago but that he
his present wife.
Mrs. Denner came from Phlladd-
FesiKDieMii
SPARTACANS
L
General Strike Aimed at Over
throw of German Government
and Ascendancy of . Sparta
cides to Power Has Been
Ordered by Leaders.
STATE OF SEIGE IS NOW
DECLARED ABOUT BERLIN
Minister of War Noske Assumed
Executive Powers in Order to
Deal With the Uprising
Spartacans to Avoid Fight
ing in the Streets.
lierlin, Monday, March 3. (Byj
Associated Press). The national
Spartacus league of the greater Ber
lin communist organizations has is
sued an appeal for an immediate
genreal strike and the overthrow of
the national assembly and the pres
ent republic.
The organizations instructed their
followers to assemble at the facto
ries to prevent work and directs
them to avoid street demonstrations
in order that the government my
have no oportunity to crush the
movement by force.
Meetings were being held at 10:30
o'clock today at various factories for
the purpose of deciding whether to
respond to the appeals. . ,
, '-. . , rr-,W "
Iluvarilt in for Trouble.
Paris, March 3. -Bavarian troops
opposed to the radical government in
Munich are marching on that city ac-f
cordine to a disnatch from Enrich
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to the Petit Parislenne. This an-1
ten.
Strike Is On.
Copenhagen, March 4. The Prus-!
nian government has declared a
state of sefge in the police district
of Berlin, Spanday and other su
burbs of Berlin "to protect the bulk
of the working people from famine
and the terrors of the minority."
Minister of War Noske, a dispatch,
from Berlin says, has assumed exe-
cutive powers.
Crowds forced their way into the
various police stations of Berlin Mon
day night, disarming the police and
cutting the telephone wires, ac
cording to a telegram from Berlin.
The proposal of the Spartacans
to declare a general strike was adopt
ed by the workers councils of Ber
lin late Sunday night after a stormy
meeting by a fair majority says a
dispatch received here from the Ger
man capital. The independent so
cialists supported the Spartacans
while the majority soclelists and
democrats united in opposition.
, phia with her marriage certificate
an(1 oUle,. credeIlliais t0 RUp)0rt her
: claims. She positively
!
j(lenlles
i Benner as the mun she wed a num-
j er of years ago and as the man she
(has been tracing and
trailing for.
.some little time
Recently The Enterprise carried a
story concerning a request received '
by Mayor Stanton from Mrs. Buck!
for information concerning her fath-
er, Samuel Pugh Benner. Mayor,
Stanton passed the request on to Mr.
penner who Is said to have positive
ly denied any knowledge of Mrs.
Buck In fact had never heard of her.
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His admission yesterday, upon being i his claims to the satisfaction of th
confronted is said by the authorities court Wednesday morning. The
to have been different in that he had I agent ha Impressed observer as on
secured a divorce. .'" who minded bis own business and'
Mr. Benner is apparently about 45istuck close to his knitting since
second term of residence in HigbllHtics have added to the
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Point, It is claimed. - He lived here a
number of years ago, some citizens
FIVE CENTS.
r.
With a Final Tap of the Gavels
of Speaker Clark and Vice
President Marshall the Stu
pendous Session of Con
gress Adjourns.
ADDRESSES OF PRESIDENT
FEATURE OF THE SESSION
President Woodrow Wilson Dur
ing Past Session Many Times
Came Before the Legislative A
Body Urging That Certain
Actions Be Taken. ,
Washington, Mar. 4. The sixty
fifth or great war Congress passed
into history today with final taps of
the gavel by Vice-President Mar
shall and Speaker Clark at noon.
Failure of scores of Important bills
gave promise of convening tm medi
ately after the second return jf
President Wilson from France for
reconstruction legislation of the new
Congress in extraordinary session,
in which control passes from thei
democratic party to the republicans.
Unusual scenes of confusion ,in
the final rush to complete its work
accompanied the closing hours of
Congress, In which President Wil
son. Just back from France in his
room oft the senate chamber, hastlr
ly signed many .last-moment,, meas
ures. , .
Stunendons waa th rarnrA nf that
Congre8g whjc- carrJed the naUon
,nt0 and tnrough tne war nd whc.
... .
nau. oeen in almost conntinuous sea-,
sion since It was called by Presi-
dent Wilson into extraordinary ses
sion April 2, 1917, to declare war
against Germany. It appropriated
about 160,000,000,000, authorized
$25,000,000,000 in bonds, and en
acted countless measures for prose
cuting the war and of domestic im
port. The new Congress will take
up the limitless task of reconstruc-'
tion problems, ratification of the
peace treaty and other vital ques
tions, probably immediately after
the return of President Wilson
from his second visit to France.
Special features of the Sixty-fifth
Congress were many addresses by
President Wilson, including those
recommending war with Germany
and Austria, that of Jan. 8, 1917,
enunciating his famous fourteen
principles of peace, and those en
dorsing woman suffrage, announcing
the armistice terms imposed upon
Germany last November.
There were three sessions of the
Congress. The first, extra session
met April 2, 1917, following shart-
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state, and then was absent for sever
al years. He succeeded Mr. Yost as
i manager of the express compuuy'ii
I local omce. ,
I The two women, Mrs. Henner and
, Mrs Uuck are certaln that ,ey havi)
made no mistake In any detail of
their charges. That Benner is bus-
band and father the two women ore
firm In contending that they bar
been trailing him for some time but
only recently being successful Is an-
other contention that will be Intro-
duced as evidence. Bonner Is ret'-'
cient concerning the serious , charge
made against him and friends assert
that he will be able to substantiate
COHGRESSADJOURNS
AfTFR RECORD
TERM
cbanicttr-..
number of
liltr (Att,tdi mh4 Mil nAft aril in tr i
of trial.