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v. ,' if t WEATHER FORECAST '.X. I.'. 5 i NGTON L tonight and Tuesday. . Not Kin I, cliaiig-e in temperature. ! v0L XXII, NO. 366. WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, 1917. PRICEFIVECENTS.fr TOWS PUSH 111 ENORNOTTD IITHERN CITIES IEDLY NAME RED BY UL. It W JULMI Hi EDITION flitHK ' - H : - x FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE MBMMMaHMs-' Ti & IRMIRAL DEWEY IS1 HURR r i nun u niiiif.mn. s- VE Mackensen's Outposts In Sight of Galatz, at End of Sereth Line, v TOWN OF VADENI WAS CAPTURED YESTERDAY pew Modifications on Ruma nian Front Russians Main tain Their Advances in the Riaa District; Heavy At- r J taCKS i dLCU. i ii-.y Ass.. iatod Presfi.) I in i-inii " 7 . " mists ai'O 'i0W I,!illuy" viuy oia nines frnm Gahiiz. (Ho important Kumanian ' ' -r -v 1. J C XI - po: t nn t!i; uanuue enu on me se- rPth ini; . me it-uiumu pIes5&ure iiav-; announced today, inc resulted in another gain yesterday Teutonic attacks northeast of Fork-n-hoii tl' l()wn of adeni was taken, j shani were repuised by the Russians auem . rthP nwv the Soro.h u oi itbelf on the railway i : . . .i !'(io ill i 7 1 1 in cnii t n rT between i u..ui a.i.u wc. Elscwliore along t ie numanian iront tlie continuing battle, which is being j wanl under adverse weatner conai-1 in tiotis. has resulted recently in a few mnrli Heat lon ot tne line. PetioKrad's reports have indicated a virtually unchanged position, while Berlin's claims have been for th" most D?rt of isolated points of vantage won! aloi:? tho Molilavanian frontier moun tain chain. On the northern end of the Russian front in the Riga district the "s"1 ranees recently scored by the Rus sinns appear to have been maintained in thn face of heavy counter attacks by the Germans. Twice on successive days Petrosrad has announced the re pulse of heavy assaults by masses of troops. The operations on the Franco-Belgian front are confined for the most part to the artillery. Paris has only activities by this- arm of the service to report today. PRISONERS ARE TAKEN. Berlin (via Sayville), Jan. 15 'North of the Somme lively artillery lire continues," says today's army headquarters report on the Western front operations. While at several places advances by hostile patrols were repulsed. Our reconnoitering detachments in successful enterprises brought in prisoners and machine guns." Strong attacks were made yester day by Russian and Rumanian troops on the recently captured Teutonic po sitions north of the Suchitza valley cn the northern Rumanian front. The statement announces the cap ture o ft he town of Vadani, southwest of Calatz, reported in last night!&. sup plementary headquarters statement. The statement reads: Front of Archduke Joseph: North of ill Suchitza Valley, the positions recently cauptured, were attacked by stronger Russo-Rumanfan forces. The enemy was everywhere repulsed. "Army group of Field Marshal von Jlackensen Between the Buzeu and ilic- mouth of the Sereth, in spit of unfavorable neat her. Vadeni, the last, town rHd by' the Russians south of 'he Sereth was taken by storm and in hand-to-hand fighting! The statement, announces condi twns on the Racedonian front un changed. "The weather being cloudy, the :fKil ill acuvity was small," says to- "' s uerman army headquarters ite'iii'iu regarding operations along '!ip Russian front." Artiliery Is Active. 1 ilflS. .la it 1 r. .TVmvo was active i-rtiii 'iy licli! ing last nizht in the vi- j:niiy e ,u, Avre river and jn tne -"( 'or b- iween ihe Aisne and the Ar S"iin". Otherwise the night was un ,u'"!lul. 1 his afternoon's war office 'iinwinf-ement reports. . '' fommunication follows: "No W'Pjr!;;ni developments were report- Mvr,- anf1 A, ' Vf.. ih At'Sonnc " ,: I1 ,h" Macedonian theatre of hos Hi. -re j,HS he.en a" violent bom- r the Vardar positions, to- 1 v!ih various artillery activi ,.:, 0lllf,'ise bad weather has in- '"'I'M with operations. The war !inie;i:ion concerning the front follows: l'f'r h-i:s resulted in many violent snow storms are ll,Mls. an. '"ordei! J'oni the region of Lake li V . hcre an attack has been re--'k'ii' t'iP'J m''soners have been ' ! !l" vnlar positions have r.L'n" 'Ii,!y bombarded and in the Hapesh our nit j i n energy. A deDot of mu- ' .vd?. been destroyed at Futures, , norih orArmatus in h' !e !lH;s b"en-several encounters b!v'. , r0'1"1 of lak Ochrida, proba d'K'i in 'rna' wneer ne of our In AiKiib , df!'chments was engaged. slieh i W:hment has made advance in front of Zvezda, a $IO-000 DECREE FOR c r ., C. WlDOW UPHELD . I The document, which covers twen- Wai Asociated Press ) I ty-seven typewritten pages,, reviews lina ngton. Jan. 15. South Caro- the whole election campaign and se agai "refiS for $10,000 damages ries of court actions. Mr. Britt will favor of AT Atlantic Coast Line in file with the House of Representatives Columh- widow f W. E. Hulligan, as soon as the next Congress comes Hep. la' s- C., a locomotive engi- into existence after March 4, a final t.Kij'v ";u,ntaliy killed, were affirmed contest and attempt to prevent Weav- ' "J tile Sunromn ,, o haincr caarolt 6 hi 9 - SllCreSSnr . RUMANIANS THROW OPPONENT BACK Russians Repulse Germans, Then Withdraw to North of Vadeni. ; (By Associated pA Petroerad. Jan. 1FL (Via.i the course of a violent engagement .coicma near me Jvasmo river on the Northern Rumanian front, the Ru manians threw back their opponents one verst (66 miles! thp wpv nfcinn. wno miiiciea neavy losses on their opponents. Field Marshal von Mack- t. jt ensens army has made a further atl-tha vance toward Galatz, causing the Rus- ' sians to withdraw towards the nortb I the north the vicinity of Vadeni BATTLEFIELDS IBE COVERED UY S mi i point any men to positions until after jthe legislature unless the appo'mt-White-Covered Fields Make i mehts are those upon which the leg- Sunday Strangest Day Since ' Start of War. - (By Associated Tress.) With the British in France, This has been one i I Lionaon, Jan. 14 of the strongest days in the strangely qui teachxing law at wake Forest world war. It as been a wonderfully ; an(i jim Collie doesn't want to leave white day a day of snow, white fog, i Washington, these two choice places white fields, and strange white trees I in the State administration, secretary x . . . , 41 nt of the North Carolina Railroad and ri5l2f CiSlktotendent. ot the State prison wittj husl. r,, ping, ;-ntamten t muj of the Som tne muu iuai uvvu. the soft, fleecy flakes that came during ment of purity over the wretched, taryship and Jule Mann while a ro squalid and somber battle grounds of jtationist isn't ho crazy about it that Northern France ! Qe would object to helping Bickett out In most of the front line trenches I in a manifest extremity making a there was the mystic quiet that comes : choice among the forty who would like with snow. No man's land had been ; this juicy job. lifted for the moment out of its de- i Before Bickett has had time to take graded and abject state of melonchol-j the temperature of the Governors ic desolation and placed on a pictur-; chair, political talk has begun. Every esquely white equality with the un- body who is curious about such things trammeled lands that lie about the j wants to know who will be the Big fighting zones. The torturous rusted) Ike" of his administration, barriers of grim barbed wire in front j Folks who didn't especially care for f tv,Q cnomv rnsitinns harl heen Governor Craig had always been transformed into tangled and grace ful strands of crystalice and cling ing snow pk f tho linpe thf British eunsicome from the Governors omce. 10 that never seem to tire or sleep guns that winter cannot muzzle or frosts subdue spoke with a white, hot breath from hiding places screen ed and doubly secure beneath the white cover of the newly fallen snow. Uner the spell of the snow and the mists there was, what is not often the case out here, an almost tangible touch of Sunday in the air. Whether it was the white fog that enveloped so ;ey or Judge Winston to be saddled much of the front or whether it was! with the policy of the Craig adminis- just some such shadowy spirit of the j Sabbath, tne stringent voices of the guns seemed more muffled than usual; that the other could master the moun and farther away. But the messen-jtain governor. Each believes that gers that the guns sent smashing j Governor Craig has "caught on to" the through the miles of glacial space j other. The better friends of Govern spoke to their foes in the same deter i0r Craig will not admit that anybody with such unrelenting regularity dur- ing an LiitJist; wiuuj unj. The war that sjxetcnes out. over me i vears is a war that necessarily re- i solves itself into a routine of much j the same trend over and over again. Today, however, m all its whiteness, it seemed just a-wee bit different. TO BEJMESTED Congressman Bnitt Will File With House as Soon As New Congress Comes In (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. Con W. Britt sent bv reg mirmirn'n r fpt nft i VVLrlfLn G LLLUMUI1 istered mail to his attorneys at Ashe-;et ville yesterday a formal notice for them to serve on Zebulon Weaver, the Democratic candidate who defeated Britt in November, notice that he will contest his election before the Hous6 -contest nis eieuuui of Representatives. OFFICE HOLDERS Petitions Are Piled High On His Gubernatorial Desk, Urging Appointments. ' APPOINTMENTS WILL FOLLOW LEGISLATURE VT Desire to Give My Attention To Matters I Wish Brought to Pass, Before Naming Anyone," He Says. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 15. Governor Bickett is to "keep the faithful wait ing. His appointments will be made with even more deliberation than that employed in his fetching speech. On his gubernatorial desk are peti tions piled high. Some of them want Jim Collie for the superintendency of the State prison; W. T. Woodley, VI. p. McCulloch and T. W. Fenner for l the chief clerkship; dozens for ward i en of the same institution and' a re- rhif ell 0f the ; , Sw Upeetable few for the secretaryship of the North Carolina Railroad, the juic iest fruit of the administration, j For a time it looked fair trough to ; say that Jim Collie will be Jule Mann's i successor; Bruce White Jim Cook's; K. F. McCulloehJhis own and Sam J. Busbee again the executioner. It is jnow known that Governor Bickett will not appoint men faster than he is obliged to do. I "You may say that T shall not ap- lsiature must act, iir. mcKeii saiu yesterday. "I desire above all things now to give my attention to things Jthat I wish brought to pass, some oi ! which are now pending before the gen jeral assembly. Some appointments must be made before the legislature via adjourns. I shall act upon those as soon as I can get to them." Tf Rrnna Whito finds it -.mnOSSiniC l5y noti,ga,,tor the Xuisburgers.. ...A .- d about his intentions. He is little work connected with the secre- Kitchenites or anti-Craig loved to see J. W. Bailey, Col. A. D. Watts, Char lev , Webb and Judge R. W. Winston jthem it was patent that Governor ! Craig relied intellectually upon Bailey, legally upon Judge Winston, political ly upon Watts and fraternally upon Webb. Tenth district Democrats who have been busy preventing Britt from "running over the Democrats", cannot say things too severe about the Webb domination of Governor Craig. And of course it doesn't offend Bail- tration. Nobody would get either Raleigh lawyer to admit his ' belief friendships hules the ex-Goveruor jrieuiy 01 uit; iui. auuui nttiuigu w uu heard in former years that secretary Daniels would take charge of his f riends when Governor Craig came down here, but everybody who heard this prophecy lived to see its negative But who will boss, cajole, or other wise manage Bickett? they are asking now. Not one of the so-called machine or ganizations was open and active for Bickett. Watts voted for him and had somebody not called him down it is more than probable that Jim Hartness i might have succeeded Bryan Grimes. Early in the primary campaign Jim Hartness looked up to the Bickett bandwagon and every where in North Carolina he just let the cat out of the bag. He toldUthem that Bickett would sweep the State. Hartness knew and he was riding the same conveyance. The Daughtridge men persuaded him that he might be mistaken. They told him to line up with them on rota tion, Sandy McKinnon et cetera, most cetera. Hartness perhaps never did, but it srot out. But Hartness was ram pant for Bickett and must have done him good everywhere he went scatter ing thev seeds of Bickett's victory. Watts voted for him too. So did Chairman Tom Warren and others of the big league. Bailey joined in late but Bailey never wanted to do it and he knows that Bickett is not bound to anyone, it is no secret tnat 3icKeu has no senatorial aspirations and has time and again said that Senator Sim mons ought to follow himself without (Continued on Page Eight.) Practically Every Organ Ini His Body Affected By ! Arterial Schlerosis. GREAT AMERICAN , PASSING. :! h - ' A 4 (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. Admiral 4 Dewey, hero of Manila Bay, is dy- S'i v ing at his home here. Late this afternoon he was conscious and physicians said his chsinces for , 4 living another 36 hours were re- '4 j mote. A general breakdown with .arterial sclerosis is the cause. ! " 3 v 4 'i 4 4 (Bv Associated Press.) ' ' ' and sleet today covered .a large por Washington, Jan. 15. Admiral' tion of the South. North and Central Dewey, hero of Manila Bay, who ha Texas are under one of the heaviest been confined to his home here for! snow falls in their history, 7.1 inches the last five days by a general break-1 having fallen in Dallas since early down, was reported as "slowly sink-! yesterday. The storm extended over ing" by his doctors at 2 o'clock thisi Eastern Arkansas, Northern Missis afternoon, rsippi and Western ' Tennessee, West- His physicians issue the following' era North Carolina and Virginia, bulletin: j Street car service was interrupted "Admiral Dewey has been slowly , in- Memphis where snow to a depth of declining since earl ylhis morning.: -2 inches lay in the streets. In The primary condition is arterial! Nashville, three inches of sleet coat schlerosis which affects practically " rd the streets and interfered with every organi in tne body, especially; the kidneys and brain. Although he lias shown great rallying power at times, he is slowly sinking. So far his heart is strong and his lungs are clear, but these organ is may be sud denly and seriously affected at any time." THAW'S MOTHER WONT DISCUSS SON'S CASE (B.v Associated Press.) . Philadelphia, Jan. 15. Harry- K. Thaw's mother today refused to make any statement regarding the plans of the family in the matter of Thaw's extradition to New York to answer to j charges of assaulting Frederick i Gump, Jr., of Kansas City. Friends of the Thaw family, how ever, believe that the final decision in the matter of Thaw's removal to rsew York will be to resist extradi-iin tion. , Counsel for Oliver A. Brower, ar - charges, will make." an effort at hear ings late today to have Brower releas ed from custody, on the ground that he-l!sTH)t'&j&fer;3pW "wltli- tfir diTenserTthe coicrest-duriag the-nigit.- Sleet alleged against Thaw. Extradition papers for Browers' removal to New j York, wer ereceived heer toaay. Hardest Fight of Entire Con iv'ii T i ri T-1 i test Will 1 ake Place m 1 hird and Last Period Candi dates Air Reali: Growing Short. dates All Kealize lime IS -A" v." -X- TODAY'S LEADERS. -X- Ada Humphrey . . . . X- Frankic Enderson . . . . Elizabeth Sloan -X- Mrs. G. A. Bishop .. .. -X- Paulino Newsome . . . . -X- Maude Ivey -X- Mrs. Earnest. A. Taylor w Almeria Wolff .;8,7G0 -x- . 1)8,520 -X- .98,020 -X- .!)7,974 vr .97,673 -X- .97,433 .97,108 . . .96,810 -X--X- -X- X -X- -X- -X- -X- v- -X- X- -X- -X- There are two new occupants of high seats in The Dispatch contest as the result of the voting Saturday, and several others who attempted to reach the coveted positions fell only a few voles short of accomplishing their object. The list is headed by Miss Ada Humphrey, of Wilmington, who has not been among the leaders for sev eral days. Miss Frankie Anderson, one of the four fighting candidates from Fair Bluff, deposited 30,000 votes, which was enough to put her in second place ,and only 240 votes, behind Miss Humphrey. Miss Anderson had not been among the leaders since Jan uary 4th, when she occupied the last position. Sinqe that date she' had been gradually dropping behind, and decided that it was time toilet her friends and competitors know that she was still in the race to win. In third place is Miss Elizabeth Sloan, Wilmington This is the first time Miss Sloan has been among the leaders, and the 35,600 'votes which she cast Saturday, was one of the largest deposited during the day. Mrs. G. A. Bishop, Winter Park, is fourth; Miss Pauline Newsome, Clin ton, is fifth;. Miss Maude Ivey, Clark ton, is sixth; Mrs. Earnest A. Taylor, Maysville, is seventh, and Miss Alme ria Wolff, Wilmington, is eighth. All have been on the honor roll before. In a voting way, the honors for the day go to Miss Annie Maye Butler, of Phoenix, who cast 50,000 votes. While this was not enough to get her, name among , the leaders, she is many rungs of the ladder nearer the top, than she has been for many days. The third and .. last period in the SIOvSUlNKETS Northern and Central' Texas Has to Dig Itself Cjtirt of . Element. .i-,-,r, MKLLl tAK ATMLJ K. K. SERVICE IS IMPEDED Lastern Arkansas, Northern Mississippi and Western Tennessee Are Also Hit. (By Associated Press.) Memphis. Tenn.. Jan. 15. Snow 11 'Ui,c Sleet was reported also from Char lotte, Greensboro, N. C, and several points in Virginia. Heaviest in , History. Dallas, Texas, Jan. 15. North and Central Texas today was literally dig ging itself out of one of the heaviest snowstorms in its history. The snow, wmch began early yes terday, continued until late last night, at times assuming the proportions of ji blizzard and reached a depth in the city of 7.1 inches. Although delayed somewhat last night, street car service was practi cally normal today. Incoming trains were running two hours late. Traffic Impeded. Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 15. All Nash ville was at work late this morning conseqyyence of three inches of j sleet on. the ground. Street car traf- ! fie all over the city was all but stop ped because of cars being unable to climb the hills. The thermometer registered 18 degrees . above w at . 7 o'clocfl, a rise of three degrees from was still falling. (Continued on Page Eight.) great race for the valuable prizes of- I fered by The Dispatch started off with a whirl today. Each of the act ive contestants seemed to be imbued third period work with the final sig nal to go and thus gain the -advantage of some few thousand votes while some were resting up and ac complishing nothing. The contestants showed by their ! efforts today that they realize the Miuw la giuvvuig, oiiui l in w-uiLu i- make themselves the winners of the valuable prizes offered by The Dis patch. Many o fthem were but yes terday busy among their friends and ! simnnr er.4 in start hntr Iheir nome stretch" campaigns that will land them among the elect on the last night of the contest. "New subscrib ers" is the slogan of the contestants as they are starting out on the work on the last lap. Every thought and every energy of the different contestants is devoted to winning one of the prizes, and then efforts are being furthered by a host. of loyal supporters and friends whoj have been quick to answer the battle cry and rally around the standard -of their favorites. Each contestant seems to be imbued with the spirit of her forefathers and is determined to fight the battle to the last ditch.' "No mercy" is the watchword of one, and "no quarter" the answering cry from the rest. The fierce intoxi cation of .contest seems to Tun riot in their veins, and no warrior of old ever fought with more evident relish for the honor and integrity of the crown. Each is determined to over whelm the others in a decisive man ner. Sorties and skirmishes . Jto test the mettle and strength of their op ponents and direct charges to rout, the former leaders from the positions of vantage they ' have gained, . it seems, are already prominent fea tures. Ordinary attention has been aug mented to the. highest pitch of enthii sism. As the various contestants ad vance or fall back before the repeated and well directed onslaught of their aggressive competitors,-- interest reaches the fever stage of intensity. It is one of the fundamental traits of human nature to enjoy -a srimmage and interest in this particular scrim mage has resulted in campaign man agers wisely directing their ' candi dates to throw down the gauntlet- to their opponents and come out in the open. (Continued on Page S6veh.)' 1 SlilJ,B, : i WHITE POLITICAL GET DOTE Southern Women jwill argue That Power Will Be Clinch ed WitK Suffrage. MORE WHITE WOMEN v THAN ALL NEGROES. Bills For Presidential Suffrage Modelled After Illinois Stat utes Will Be Introduced This Winter. (By George H. Manning.) Washington, D. C, Jan. 15. The granting of suffrage to women in the Southern States will clinch the polit ical supremacy of the white race. This is the special argument which South ern women will advance in the legis- i i v i,-n . j - . . u m which bills for presidential suffrage, modelled after the Illinois equal suf - frage statutes, will be introduced this ' winter. , ' In four Southern States. Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas, the number of white vcmen exceeds the whole negro population. In six states, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia, woman suf frage would tremendously increase the preponderance of white Votes; in Miss f white rotes ; in Miss- negro population exceeds the white, equal suffrage would double the intel ligent electorate. These are the claims made by Na tional American Woman Suffrage As- sociation in behalf of suffrage for wo - men. Not only would suffrage give white control in these states a more perm anent footing now, but, it is pointed out by Southern women, that white sun "SUFFS" I supremacy will grow with the years ' Congressman whom he says told him because the increase of white popu- ,a cabinet officer, a senator and a lation is more rapid than the increase banker were partners in a stock of negro population. The official es- j gambling pool, the ' committee was timates for population in 1916, pub- prepared to question the Boston firtan lished by the Census Bureau, show cier again and compel him to answer that white population in 12 Southern j or suffer punishment. 'States has increased 10.8 per cent in j Lawson reached Washington short- the last seven years, while the negro population has increased only 5.6 per cent. Walter E. Clark, chief justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, has endorsed equal suffrage in the South as an essential to white supremacy, Thoroughly familiar with conditions in the South, he advocates equal suf - frage on precisely the same grounds that the bill for presidential suffrage will be urged. "It can be confidently relied upon that the more intelligent people will vote and that the less intelligent will not," said Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma, today. "The assertion that the weak and vicious women will vote while the intelligent women will liUh lo- ULLtiiiy laiiauiuua. j iiai vvao proved beyond doubt in the last elec tion. 'Equal suffrage in the South will strengthen white supremacy, because the white women of the South are in- telligent and educated and can be de - pended upon properly to exercise the ! a"Q iPrHs organaia -m right to vote if it is given to them. !ne United States gathered here to "The South has been the backbone day ,or a conference to consider prin of Democracy. It. should not forget cipally. the co-ordination of the coun that the national Democracy owes its try s pleas to advance the cause o last victory to the votes of the intel-1 preParedn,ess-. ligent women of the West. That fact The -following organizations wero should count in the South." j represented: ' -s Among the Southern women who' American Defense Society, Amerl will be active in urging the passage can National Red Cross, American So of the several presidential suffrage ;,ety' Army League of the United bills are: Miss Mary Henderson, Chap-states- National Association for Uni el Hill. N. C; Mrs. C. M. Flatt, , versal Military Training, Daughters of Asheville; Miss Pauline V. Orr. Col-jthe American Revolution, Descend umbus, Miss.; Mrs. B. B. Valentine, i ams of the Signers of the Declaration Richmond; Mrs; Pattie Ruffner Ja-,of Independence, Military Order of cobs, of Alabama; Mrs. John H. Lew- 6 Legion of-the United States, is T.vnehhiirsr- Mrs C. H Collier Naval and Military Order of the Span- Selma, Ala.; Mrs. Julian B. Selma. Ala.; and Mrs. A. B. tary, Baton Rouge, La. WAR ECONOMY BOARD CREATED IN PRUSSIA (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Jan. 15 (via London). The Berlin Vossiche Zeitung says that in order to safeguard the food: supply the Prussian ministry has cre-J nted a. war economv board in each province. The boards consist of government officials and farmers whose duty it is to encourage agricultural produc tion and supply labor", horses and ma- chinery. .The boards have no powers, I don, Jan. 15. x (Delayed) The Allies however, to requisition goods for .dis- occupied the Island of Certgo on,Wed- -tribution .or as aids to production. nesday. j - - - y :- : ' '.;-: . Clothed With Authority To Compel Him to Answer, Committee Is Prepared. IBOSTONIAN causes DELAY IN HEARING - Constitutional Amendment Is Proposed to Make Senators and Representatives Testify. vv X- X- -X- -X- X- -X- -X- -X- -x- -X- LAWSON IS GIVING NAMES. -X- ' Washington, Jan. 15. Lawson -X--X- testified late this afternoon that -X--X- Chairman Henry of the Rules w Committee, was the representa- -X-K- tive who told him that a cabinet -X- officer, a member of Congress -X--X- and a banker were said to have -X-x- profited in the stock market by r advance y information on Presi- -X- dent Wilson's recent peace note. -X- Lawson said that the banker- Mr who told him ho knew another -X X- banker who dominated a cabinet -X- officer in Washington was Ar- X- chibald S. White, of White & Co. X--x- The committee issued , a ubpoe- -Jfr -x- na for White. ; s v5- Lawson said he could not give -X- the names of any members of -ft JC- Congress who were engaged in -X I -x- buyine and selline stocks. Vt -x- aecreiary mcaooo, is nameu -tt the cainet mem'ber. Secre. . tary Tumulty was also named. -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- -X- "K- (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. As. an out come of the Lawson case, Represent tativo Marrison, Democrat, of the Fules Committee, today proposed a constitutional amendment by which Senators and . Representatives will tiot be privileged or immune in testi- m0nv before ..Conffressional commit cation for words" spoken in Congress, Hearing Resumed. With Thomas W. Lawson again. on' the witness stand the congressional 1 investigation into charges of a stock j market leak on President Wilson's j peace note was resumed late this af- ternoon. . Clothed with authority to compel . Lawson to disclose the name of the ly after 2 o'clock and was met by a deputy sergeant-at-arms. He inform ed the officer he would appear before the committee promptly at 3 o'clock. When called to the stand he faced a list of written questions whose ;an- i s wer was . demanded under threat if ! n refused he might be cited before 1 the bar of the House on contempt i charge and imprisoned . if declared '"Ruilty. Before the hearings began i ne committee met in secret session i to Dass on a Proposal to ignore a I writ o fhabeas corpus in case Lawson j should obtain it in a fight against j contempt proceedings. j , ' j , PREPAREDNESS BODIES MEET IN WASHINGTON (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. Delegates from more l5an a. score of patriotic Parks, 'SB-American war, iNavy League Single- tce United States, Order of Washing I ton, Society of American Wars, Sons j of the American Revolution, Sons of Veterans, United States, United Daughters of Confederacy, United Spanish War Veterans, United Daughters of 1812, Sons of the Rev olution, Washington Corral Military. Order of the Carabo, Maryland Lea gue of National Defense and National Security League. . rMTpMTr AI I ire lJ AF -" 1 1 H. rtL.L.ICJ n- V C TAKEN CERIGO ISLAND (By Associated Press.) Athens Fridav. .Tan ',12 .1 via Lnn ; I1 Mi 3 t
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