r^1 THE DUNN I
VOL 7_ . DUNN. N. CL. JUNE II. .
RAMINS CANDIDATE
PARTY'S DIu TASS
Convention Meets at 9 O’clock
For Continuous Session To
Nominate Candidate
AGREEMErTTOrT LEAGUE
PLANK RESCUES PARTY
Cninnai, fratMcal'i L«**»a Ccvi
Appro*#* Senate's tcjcdica
Aad Eadarm Principle «I Inter
national Poor# Cooaort in Her
moay With American Traditieoi.
Chicago, JBn 10.—"Rescuing the
party by eleventh hour compromise!
from a threatened split on the League
of Nations i**ue, the Republican Na-1
tionsl convention today adopted a
ptstform and then adjourned to tium-1
inate a candidate tomorrow.
Harmony on the League .muc ws»
rvnehad after many hour* of hmied
negotiation revolving about the sub
committee on resolutions, hut bidng
'■R into consultation first and last
virtually all tbe big men of the par
ly. In the end the 11 reconcilable* and
Mild Rcsrrvatinuirt* accepted a t>ea
ly pWak drafted by Elihu Hoot before
hi* dtpurturc for Europe several
waoks ago, but revised in aimt de
tails to meet thr rlca, of Its contend
ing e lament
. I* condemns President Wilton’s
• sarur covenant, uphold! I lie S--nstr
in it! rejection of the treaty, and en
Hto punriple of an Interna
tional peace concert In harmony with
American traditions.
A fur impatiently maiking lima all
day for the'resolution* committee to
complete its work, the.tired conven
witv cb«r,» the reading
#* th» pUtfurm by Senator Wateon,
of Indiana, the committee chairman
and adonted it with a great chorus of
cncort. It nenly drowned out i mi
nority repdrl presented by Edwin 1.
Gitim. the Wisconsin member of the
committee, and signed only by him
sslf. The substitute provided flat re
jection of the L>eague idea, advocated
government ownership of railroad*
and contained other proposals which
the convention booted as '‘socialistic.”
Dos; o'I Affect Candidates
The relative chance of the Prcri
dcntial candidates apparently was litr
tie affected by the platform agree
ment and on convention eve there was
in evidence po development which
fflnmrt J
niSVnt ol'hatmony 8ver the trouble
aome treaty plank had no reflex on
any of tbe candidate* Ltcru poeaibly
m the ca«e of Senator Johnrun He
will not now appear on the conven
tion floor and taat la a duappoint
ment to hie aupportere, who had be
lieved that the appearance of their
I'.-ader in a treaty nght would help hla
tight for the nomination
To Harry Nomination
In arrord with the plan to finiah
up the convention’! work on a akip
»top aehcdule, it waa agreed to con
vene at 9:01) a. m. nod to burry
through the nomination em-ion until
a candidate it nominated.
The plan teemed acceptable and it
Milted delegate*, been one they are
worn out and anxioua for the big
thow to end.
The convention held two lemiont
today. Meeting flrrt at 11 a. m., if
r,uiekly adjourned when word wan
brought that tbe work of the teaolu
tleui committee mill war uncomplet
ed. The eccond »ea»ion began at 4
o’clock p. ra., and then two hoari
were whirled away In muaic, apeechci
and cheering befoie Senator Wataor
brought in the platfoim.
Tbt- retolulion committee complet
^ A tka uinulr cam « I* m tilriftftniNh it 4:41
o'clock and started,for tht Coliseum,
where the convention hm* reconvened.
The treaty plank was adopted by the
resolutions committee with only one
vote against it.
Ob* Vote Aysiatl It
The vote against adoption of the
treaty plank was cast by E. J. Gross,
member from Wisconsin.
Prohibition was not mentioned in
the eommilloc draft. Instead the com
mittee retained the sub-committee's
plan of including a gsnsrul provtUon
declaring for enforcing ail laws.
RACE BETWEEN COWPER
AND HAMILTON CLOSE
Kinston, June 10.—It may take
the o(trial canvsee by the board of
elections to determine if thsre win
be a second primary between Lather
Hamilton, of Morehoad City, and
Senator George V. Cowper, of Kin
ston, for the second place in tho State
Senate from the seventh district. It
la claar that Hamilton ha* a lead mer
Cowper, hut the Utter will not admit
that be has a majority. Th« situation
at Cowpet's headquarters, whs-r his
lew partners are'trylng to Verify un
oCetal returns and striving lo secure
the vary few returns outstanding, is
■Mil itnvC‘
Whether Kinston will rapport Cow
per If there ii a run-off la uncertain
The maehinn here which defeated him
la claimed to bo oiled and rowdy for
another run. The maehlno wae pow
erfal, and Its influence waa left In
the moet remote parts of the district.
Without its opposition, Cowper's
friends declare, he would hare led
the candidate*. The machine wa* built
upon losal issoes.
HUNDREDS OP SPARROWS t
KILLED BY EXPLOSION
Bluefkld. W. Va., Jana #—*• cor
al hundred English sparrows, roost
ing In the naves of tho Norfolk and
Western Pumping Station, were kill
ed when the (team pop valve lot go.
The birds were scalded to death. Tha
pumping station wae noted as s homo
for sparrows.
(big increase in
FUND FOR RURAL
SCHOOLS NEEDED
j Nearly Quarter of e Million
More Needed In
Wake
It will require ■ fund of nearly a
, quarter of a million dolls.* outaide
|of available appropriations to onw
ate the Wake County publ.c aS
"*■*» year and thiaETAOlN. N..N
n**1 Vrar according to the Raleigh
T.moa and thia fund mu* be pro
Vided by the levy of achool taxea b
the commissioner*.
The echovl fund for Un y,,r 197 »
21, «• cording to the bud—,; adopt i
Monday by Ue board ir ducat -
and approved Tueaday mo nine b I
the commissioner*, calls for f.Qn
898 for taachera' mlarU. I
?«w huildlnga and sites $35,967.
51 for fuel, janitor service. Insur
ance. etc. and 1130,609.18 for build
ing ami expenses of city school*. Th*
total amount* to 1477.361. 68.
Against thia fund the echool au
thorities anil got 1138.449 from the
“•■t* achool appropriation and $28.
■ 8.C7 for poll naans, finer, dog taxes
tnd the aalary and feo fund.
The cninmia*ioners must provide
>.v taxation a total of 8142.449 as a
peelal county tax to lake cate of
w inciraac in salariea and $101,.
■ 20.07 for the iceuUir expenses
rhich will be $244,076 67. ^ 2b ,
Th* Ka I A o*l ea>»**_f_ a I
$l74.9»i> in talarie* and a dJfratr
in building fond from $7G,9ll lau
T'mr tn 110,497 the rouing year. The
iVfrTZlC, “I*i» fund in 1919.10 «u
■ HOG,982.
Th« 1920-21 (alary fond ii divld
|rd a» folio ore rural achoola, 6161,
^38; county nop*riatendent, 68,000:
city echool*. 6101.200; Wake Fore*
cily !,»P«’lnindent,
IT j .f"’**1 "Pannundcnt.
ft jOO; adult illittiacy, $1,600: Fan
Life school*. $1,600.
OPPOSITION TO PRkTcHT
»ATE INCREASES WANING
I'eeeee Do.ailed Croaa-Ea
auiaadae of Canun at
C. C. Hearing
Waahmgtoo, June 7.—Oppoattlon
U the general freight rate increaaca
Mked by the railroad* of the rail
.of **•••■■**» weakened peh
reptibly at the reaumption of the
MMmM
WnaBo^oiOia itrthHwl Introduc
ed by tko carrier*.
Plana af tfa* shipper* originally
tilled for aa attack on tha exhibit*
p re Mr ted by the roods, by whteh the
estimated aggregate book eel Be of
over twenty billion dollar* waa placed
on tha properties This would form
l he basis for th* da Mr cent re tom,
which tha carriers claim will osceo
■itato an added Income of more than
one billion dollam annually.
C. E. Cottrell, of Atlanta, repre
senting the Southern Traffic League,
however, declared that K waa hi* In
tention to question witnesses for th*
road* on all th* phases of the evi
dence submitted. He conducted cross
examination today of M. P. Blauvalt.
vieo-president of th* Hlionls Central,
on the earnings and operating expen
ses of the carrier*.
Statu commissioner* and various
shippers questioned Thomas Hahns,
of Philadelphia, valuation expert of
the railroads, at length, on the prop
erty items of the carrier* which want
into thair book accounts. Shivers
generally, however, evidenced fkdr
intention of relying upon the eoW
mission's analysis of AguTea filed or
Che earners relative to th* property
Investment accounts
SENSATIONAL MURDER OF
MERCHANT IN HIGH POINT
High Point, June 1—One of the
no*t sensational murder* the people
of High Point have ever known was
committeed hero last night about 19
o’clock when Mr. J. E. Fletcher, ow
ner of a meat market in Negro Town,
wai shot and ataoet iriataatiy killed
while on hia way from his mark at to
hia residence. The murderers hare
not keen identified aa yet, although
two negroes, Kagan* and Roy Alford,
now in the city JaU, are rnapocted. II
is alleged that the purpose of the
murder was to rob Mr. Fletcher, it
being evident that he carried several
hundred dollars on his person. A
preliminary trial waa held this after
noon before the coroner. The Jury
held the alleged criminals for trial.
FOURTEEN KILLED IN
WRECK ON N. T. CENTRAL
Rehnoetedy, N. Y., June 9, Four
teen persona were dead tonight aa a
remit of a rear-end collision on the
New Yerfc Central Railroad, ’three
miles went of this city, early today
and hospital physic lass said one oth
er would die. All railroad equipment
was ivan« ww m
perfect condition, according to Mow
York Central official*, leering the In
ference that lfnrtia Doyle, engineer
new dead, bad driven hi* expreeo
train peat three cautionary and dan
ger clgnal* and into the rear of the
etallod pa monger train.
Of tba forty perton* taken to the
ho-ipital* hero, fifteen remained to
night. Score# of other! received at
tention at the wreck.
leteraatieael Mirim Profit*
Mew York, Jana 10 —Director* af
the International Mercantile Marine
compear today declared in addition
to the regular •emi-annaal dividend
•f three per cent, on preferred dock
an extra dividend of five per eeat, oa
preferred flock toward reducing an
accumulation of 47 per ft. ia back di
vidend*
MILS BOTTLE REAL
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTI
Show Lt Grand Cantral Paine*
~lu New York W*a Imprae
D Up lay
(New Tork Evening I'nl)
If there ie anything in the powor o]
euggretion N.w York will eooa take
to drinking milk in quantities thua
fur undreamed of. A visitor at the
milk .how Which lr being held in the
P“l*ec thl* can
•Mutely fall to come array with a
Mibconacioua ,,n« of thought running
•“"“•hat an follow.:
quart of milk a day,” "for
StJ f,rcn three glaeeee of milk daily”
old people milk ritiminea (apply
rtrer.fftli, ‘ “civilisation owe* its pro
grea. lo daily milk”—not to mention
rueh imp tea I on* aa eat more cheeee,’
chaise helped to win the war," and
England seta thirteen pounds par per
•on per rear, the United State, th.ee
pound*
Then there i* the gigantic milk bob
J« in the centre of the lwn confi
dently proclaiming its merit* aa a
fountain of youth." Thom m upper
nily no ease* to be alarmed, how
"«• bJ “* "jreure m tkr demand
oi milk. One of the mom interesting
ixhlbiw of the State Department of
fanaf and Markets is a chart which
“* york h“ • total uf 1,875,.
2iL <U*ry ?°V: ^ >-"«• leading
nth a total of 100.248 and Delaware
TI»U Mate diftp Lay j. conxidared the
»Oftt complete of thoae in thia year1!
*bow it* exhibit* of milk fed .-l-.l.
comparing them to animal* that are
Mk'pnppiaa, kitten*
and other animal* art ahown, two of
,ne aam* age and in aomt inataecaa
of the uni litter, one of them milk
fod being placed together. A dumbel
of pmratr competition* In weight
gn«aatng are being conducted in thia
comer of tho big oahibiUon floor, bat
it ir not noceaanry to be an expert
•t r collar the east difference made
by lbe milk diet- Children examined
by doctor* at the Milk Show have
been effected in the aame wny, and
.t baa boen found that the majority of
-ho*c aufit ring from malnutrition
hn*o had ton and coffee aubetitutad
for milking thair diet.
Moving pictarea lilortrate the ben
efit* to b* derived from drinking
mitt torn, bine-ribbon Hojstoia cow*,
the teeting ad milk. milking bv n.
— mflk from
s corps of women from Prat* Insti
tute. Brooklyn. Another doily event
will he playlets by the nrieii schools
illustrative of the benefits derived
from drinking milk. A prise will be
awarded each day by th« president of
the boroaefa which Is competing. Tha
board of health awards prises each
day to babies brought up under ha
lUpsrvlsics One prise goes to a baby
under two ysers and one to a child
between the fears of two and six.
DURHAM MARINE FIRST
' GRADUATE OF INSTITUTE
P. C. Erwio. SOS Raasaenr Street,
Durham, Finish** Livestock
Course at Quantise, Va.
Washington. June 1.—To the na
tive state of tne secretary of tha na
vy, Josephus Daniels, goes the honor
of boasting the first graduate of the
Marina Corps Institute at Quantlcs,
Va
Corporal W. C. Erwin of 806 Ram
spur street Durham, Is tha North
Carolinian who will go down in the
history of the Marine Corps institute
Las ita first graduate. His choice of
course dhows that Erwin believes is
I he old slogan “hack to the farm.’1
I f..r Km ma>Imr*tnri tkm l(vg«»Aplf rnnrti
of the school of uricultar*. Hit mart)
on the fine) examination wot an aver
age of 99 per tent la the 21 separate
textbooks of the course. The vmrloat
grads* covering twine, sheep, hence,
ponies, mules and cattle ini the the
oretical study wet supplemented h>
practical work oa the flae stock
farms with which the Quantieo conn
try abounds.
Corporal Irwtn's military career
is typical of the marine corps. Ha
enlleted at Durham August 29, 1*16,
and served in Haiti and Cob* for a
period of six months before be was
thanaferred for daty with the fifth
marinas whoa that famous fighting
regiment was organised for duty lb
Franco. Re landed with the first Am
erican troops of St. Naaaira oa June
27, 1917, and deserved through the
Verdun, Etcllsuu Wood*, 8olaaona.
Marbache, 8t Mihlol. Champagne sad
Argons* actions. Following the armis
tice ho sure bed to the Rhine with the
second division and waa an German
territory until the ascend division wot
ordered home, arriving In New York
August I, 1919. Corporal Erwin
wear* the famous Indian head Insig
nia of the second dlvMea, four ser
vice stripes and a silver star on hli
victory medal for bis citation far "ex
ccvuvrau Hivvuvn w
duty.”
Aa a Toward far hi* rplmdlil work
la tb* Uvootoek tern* Corporal Er
win kaii bora made aa Inotnetor-ex
aminor tad added U tho tracking
rUff of tho Marino Com InrtituU.
Mid Nollia Erwin, hu aiatcr, live*
at t0« Kamaour atiect, Diilua, N. C.
WEEVIL MIGRATION HAS
REACHED SPARTANBURG
Spartanburg. S C., Jane S.—Aa
inmrt drelarod by export* to be a
bolt weovtl waa found atock within
tb« pajnl of tho wall of n houee bore
thla morning. It had ovidmtly arrived
within tho past day or *o. Thla In mid
to ho tho rerlicet migration of tho
crop pact yet known aad Spartanburg
la tb* highaot point, both a* to lati
tude aad alt it* dr, tho boll aracvfl hoe
yot roaebtd.
FIVE INDICTED FOR
ROBBERY AT OXFORD
| Ooo of Acoutf Convicted of
Similar Oloii at Dunn
!■ 1908
Five men wet* Wednesday indicted
by the (rand Jery in the United
States district court, charged with
having stolen portage stamps, Mr
savings and thrift stamp,, coin and
currency of . total value of more
than Md.000 trim the United flutes
postoAce at Oxford on March 9.
The mu are Older arrest at Brook
lyn. N. Y., and at bearing has been set
before lb. Unit* flutes coenm^LT
*r <a- Jmi>> lT>» *rVt>l time u writ
*ha «n to this Jertedlc
‘i<* T*11, '•amrtod. It to not ex
‘Had un
til the fall terra of court
0,Mf ®*Utc ntaa.audor arrest tot
penitentiary at ftlklU An*tk*r
John O'Brien. .1 » <Bostll. *3S?S
nor been eonrkt d of torero! eimtkr
crimes in Virgi. la a* Wort Vir
^nin. None of I is others hare bees
onrlcted belon ia this section of '
he country, bur two of thou. Xohn
duriay, alias “QaUfamia Bni’"have
reaordu The fifth. J.
C. l-atbrou, m unknown to nrern
nvm 9iscitM.
. £l?*"p* at
v>xf«rd Wti not,yet Wen recovered,
«rt the nee, %baa Minted, had la
hair poMMiea war Milan itaaipa
Shortly after lb* robbery, it wu
lueeicred the ajaa had —iT their
l” « a&whiu rt^en^t
■ranklmton. PoMeO* loaoactnm H
V «r«*wy and **W. Hodtfn/af th#
dorth Carolina ' * traced the
iHtomubile to v77*W™
t w«* el Deacrtption ch
ained at Li aad point*
*•»*• H** "*n forward
d to Now a dra, not aot
or the mo obtelnad
«“ '«t I. have
*cen identified r* mob in
-ynehbnr, and point* in Vtr
rinia.
’ALMEE^i ID ENT
HAS TIN IN WHICH
TO API - UGIATVUI
W -Id
•ted toTrVJjWlfilm. tCt“
-kief exMuUtcIfi tea days after the
idjouinmrnt of Ceafrta la which to
.tgn tills and resolntiea.
This rale may change the status of
■ number of Mis which the preal
Ivni killed by a'"pocket veto* ex.
ilaimng that he had had saAeleot
ime in which to consider them. These
a ensures include the water pownr
>111 and the resolution repealing most
>f the special war-time legislation.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
OF RAILROADS URGED
■Y LABOR FEDERATION
Montreal Jane 10.—Government
iwnerahip of railroads ie urged in a
oint resolution presented by seven
ntarnations) anions to the American
federation of Labor at its annual
:oeveotion today. The resolution de
:lares government ownership is nee
amry to provide mere adequate
tnd cheaper transportation and to
diminate the "slaiatar Influence rail
wad corporations from out national
Me."
Declaring that mUbon* af negroes
ire ignorant of the benefits of eol
eetive bargeialng, resolutions have
wen introduced in all states.
Bin (UIRldrlCT PATATTkfft
FROM PAMLICO COUNTY
New Bern. Jane 10.—Thirty car
o*ds of IitA potatoes peseed through
Vtw Bern yesterday n reate from
joint* in Pmmiieo County to the Not
hin market*. tM* being the largrat
•ingle shipment since the opining ef
be season. Prices of potatoes are said
to be falling with the increase hi the
•uppiy and grow* a or* doing every
king possible to get their crop* an
.he market at tb* earliest poeedM*
moment. Retail prleat are $1.75 par
peck or 917.6* for a banal ef ten
peck*. Ran of the field potatoes are
being sold as lew a%|6.M per barrel.
■RLVIN W. MAYNARD TO'
SPEAK AT KINSTON
Kinstoa, Jon. 10.—Roe. Behria W.
Maynard, mines hi* flying trappings
and paraphagimlia ef sear, I* expected
her* Friday far a leek around the
town and a talk to tb* folks. Maynard
will tell thorn ef "lb* motor rtouWet
of some person*,’ or something ad
the sort. He '» back at preaching sad
making good. A* Ltoatoasnt Maynard
he area the transcontinental air raci
and Intornattoa*] fame. Before Umi
he made another Mg rested leeplni
XIV iwp. Ml. Ml. W||| w WVIIVIlr I
■My flea* to heme km, for Maynard
know* DopUa, lampoon end Wayne i
rouatJeo aad M» reiaUroa rrolde down
that way.
UTTLI MOVOAMTOM OIRl
MEETS TRACIC DEATH
Morgan to*. Juno 0 — Mlaa Racket
Corptnlng. young daughter of Mr.
and Mr*. Homer .Corpaalng. of Mor
gnnten, BMt a Mot tragic death thli
morning at tka lake at Bridgewater.
The girt It rear* of ago, waa the
member of a netting party which loft
tarty in Urn aanralig for* an all-day
picnic and Baking party on the lake.
The party waa computed af Bo He (tor
and Mr* Boll and lilm Hop* BeB, of
Margnaton. Thor had been flaking a
abort Urea whan the girl either fell
or .lipped kite the water and wont
doom oof ora reman waa paatfbla
•
WIDE VARIETY OF SUGGESTIONS .
ARE MADE FOR PLATFORM PLANK2
TV«nty-Ei*M Sobjocto Rangimg from Prohibition _
Tb* Homo* For Hiplon lorilun Art Dioeuoood—iUcoo
nition of IroUod ood R-ot.l * lUflroodLoTu
Chicago. Juno 8.—Twenty-elghi
subject* ranging from enforccmrnl
of the prohibition net to fres homei
for baplma inventors, wore dtscumod
by «0 persons today before the rcao
latioae committee sitting to receive
«ugg»»tio«* on planltg for the plat
form. Everyone who wanted to talk
*“ *f*d *d «k» »vv mlnuto ml*,
adopted yosto-day. was subject to
’koral intorp.cu.tion and many r*.
-•rvationa. At tbc dose of the bcor
ttg the committee had enough test I
rnony to keep it occupied several I
WJT».
“W epou in the meeting included
> rigorous attack on the anti-strike
T*1*™ oflke Esch-Cummias railroad
»U1 and the Kaasaa Industrial courts
Gompera; a streng
by Senator Capper, of It*****
ind others for enforcement of Urn
• clash between members
the committee when Ben C. Marsh,
■eprvanting O farmers' organisation,
node what one committeeman called
‘ “soelallttie speech." and a demon
tratfon wfaaa Prank P. Walsh spoke i
n behalf of Irish freedom.
■beamed tonality For Nagraae 1
TUaaaai* sL.a ah- _ n a .. \ .
»«Kjr lake an "unKiuivccar rtand
ror enforcement of the 14th amend
against continuation of the
reiga -of the lynch law- wen mad.
hy a delegation headed by William I
“ negro, former immUot
Onltwl State, attorney gon.ral. Kej
•'25?* *. eon«re»*ooal ineectfeatien
•aoUng to a i ad action in the mdaB
" „r»>7»"tatooa in Congress when
itUI enfranchisement has bo* bee* *!•
2&tW«-P asgro,
^osMts an theSem—ds also, do
eland that bona of the claims mmA+
•ad coma “from — aaaayplieanU for,
ZnSU? “ r* bntkeT% *** W«rl
• Qacteaa* af taxation must ha
‘fawe^s
for* the national riw'ilalliiii oflmaal
isctarm. told tha cammtttao ia lay
og before h gerlmgiab elate far
aOahUaa. Tha at—hit—r acted
itet tha 00X00*0 mar debt te •—-*-■•
Prohibition crept into the hearing
when Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel for the anti-saloon league,
and four other "drys” urged the coea
rn itteo to fake a firm Hand for en
forcement of the “dry** lews under
the Volstead set. Wheeler mid that
the Democratic party would be com
pelled to take a similar stand.
When Wheeler finished, Conuatt
teeman Richards, ef Washington,
leaped to bis feet and Insisted that he
be beard in oppeshlen, bat be sat
dows again wbea be was advised that
he would be beard In executive see
lion. Joseph ObetgfeM, of Cincinnati,
urged a modification of the present
“dry” law*.
Others who spoke at the morning
saaalon included June Adams, for tbs
women’s international league -for per
man rat peace; Lucy Branham, Dr.
Robert Lovett and Hiss Grace Abbott
for e lifting of tho Russian trade em
bargo end Jobe Kelly and James Rada
How. for the enfranchisement of ite
nerant labor.
Prank P. Walsh pleaded for the i^
elusion of a plaak pledging the par .
to a “full, formal, complete ana o*d
cinl recognition” of Ireland’s ‘.elected
elarcd, the nation would bo vlndlcat-1
mg thr principle* for which tha eol
dlcss had died ia tha world war. I
Mr. Walsh charged tha government
with ilurking K» doty la dealing with
Irish freedom.
Representative Mason. Illinois, also
spoke far the plank, saying that such
a pledge by the party would draw
thousands which bee* keen "inherent
ly Dsmsctatw.*'
Marsh Stir* Up Harmt's Mast
Ben C. Marsh, of the farmers’ na
tional council, stirred up a hornet's
nest whan he attacked tha Mach-Casa
mins railroad Mil aa tha "most un
American bio aver pawed." Frank
Hogan, committeeman from the Dis
trict of Colombia, spear g to hia feat
sad Insisted that Marsh was making
a "socialist speech" and urged that
he be curbed. Committeeman Grots*,
•f Wisconsin, hurried to Marsh's de
fense, and while tha crowd cheered
a woman spectator loudly demanded,
that Marsh M permitted to continue,!
aa he "was telling the truth." Even-'
lastly tha chair rostered quiet, and
Marsh urged the raters of railroads
to governmsnt control. He said that
three months of private control had
raealted la a loss almost aa groat aa
tha total two ysara deficit undar gov
iruB«D« control.
(Unator Capper filed a .bale af ree
dutions aching the convention to ie
loreo the "dry” anfaecoeacnt law and
ilea made a speech declaring that the
prohibition act. In fore# fa Kansas
ror 10 roars, was the greatest place
if JegleUtic.n ever enacted there. As
s raeslt of prohibition, ho explained,
tow Kansas cematlsa have any hew
ing problem among Jails and poor
hoaeea and semi lag men ta prison has
goat out of fashion In lata af pieces.
A separate national department of
edaceUon with a place In the Provi
dent# cabinet for Ita head wae urged
by Mrs. Josephine Forest, state sup
erintendent of pa bile I aatr action fa*
the state of WaahinytOM.
Maybe Dsecheael fell ant ad that
sleeping ear trytnc to gat away with
out tipping the porter.—Richmond
SAYS GOVERNMENT
budget BALANCED
Ltttfa Deleft
Washington. Jum- 9_SKiatorr
Houston, writing to tho bankersof
Ur ro^try ^l^ that th* tJZ
& !Z?%2Zlor£F57,or *•
®,tfc Mis month,
•honld *«wWds, If nay deficit.
DriSriStj* firrt 9«*nrtor mi th*
S-s^SrW.-.iss!
ns third there was a surplus of soar- .
y KOO.OOU.Oto. and tha fourth qaar- ,
>» •*• M»»Jd Mow n sural as. !
watering January 1, ltfl. Both aartf
■a w<U ba dated Jana 16th.
Discerning tha outlook far tha com
ing fiscal year, ths sen alary said
there would he a farther raoae o
of both the gram and floating debts
in ths first two q marts r> sad that aa
Isss addMteaal burdens should ba tm
poasd by future legislation, there
would be a eery important reduction
ia the last two quartan.
"Tha petted of upwards af twain
months sines ths flotation of the Vic
tory loan,** Mr. Houston continued,
"has witnessed grunt sxpaastea of
commercial credits, but steady liqui
dation of United States government
securities. The Federal Base tvs
hank's combined loans and discotuts
secured by government war mcuritiei
have been reduced mot* than 6400r
000.000. though they have increased
chair towns end investments by about
91,200,000,00a. All Other roporttafi
banks (about *00 baliavad to control
abort 40 per cent of the commercial
Matk deposit* af tha country | h*v<
deduced their holdings of and loam
upon United State* government wa)
I Mcuritie* by about 92,000,000, but
have increased with other loans ami
U.ml.s.1. akas.4 • A MAA AAA AAA
WANTS PEOPLE TO PASS
UPON THE VOLSTEAD ACT
Sr* Girt, N. J., June I.—Go earner
Edward 1. Edward*, a candidate for
in Democratic praaldantial anihn
Hon, has iaaucd a statement her* to
tight demanding liberalisation of the
Volstead Act, and calling apon "the
people ef the United States, lawfaRy
tad tha conatHatioaal method pro
<cr(bcd, to pass judgment upon tha
let"
‘The Supreme Court ha* declared
the 19th amendment to bo a pan of
the Centaltulion and the Volstead Act
to he 1U stetatory Intcrpretatien,”
read tha stetnmaat. "That act la open
to saeh ant rdment aa tha dale awe
led represents tiros of tha people may
inset.
"No powar axilla which 1% para
mount to tho powar of c%a poop]*
czprcrscd at tho poll*. There atone
ia lovrreignty. Ersry candidate for
Congress, every State and legislative
oflckal aad tha tend Ida tea for the
Presidency itavlf will ho called non
this coming November to daelaT*
their positions unmistakably on tha
MM and reasoaaM* Interpretation of
the Conatltational a mas dm ante ia
l vi vvv pfnmviTt vw vs
wines and bears, each state ta deter
mine iU ro*ul*Uo*« under the liberal
limitation* of a general federal sta
tat*.
"I appeal ta tbe great sad final re
ferendum of the Americas people”
NKWSPAPUIS PREDICT^
V SUITS IN FRANCK
Paris. Juae 10.—Ilea’s suite at 41
franc* (la normal Umoa about $•)
iwfll b* possible In Pari* accord tag ta
newspaper*, If a campaign botag con
ducted by them is raeeemfoi. Tbe
pwcerrmest Is baldiag more tbaa I.
oon.ooo yard* of cloth suitable for
•totting, and I* being urged to m
lease sufficient for 700.000 suit*, un
der an agreement with manufaetur
era and onion by wMok onch soM
could be made at os law * aaat at
PflMflNHI n
JSIMMONS BOLMNC
I TO SUFFRAGE VIEW
AiT*
I on retifrta*"Um
■»«». and when the r'; , ':
• JaJjr. he will b. I
£ *• he did the day_
tflttogloft oi tka u
ssrsT ..“s."*
•n Mind. WwTg>rgjy?g*—*
^*S« *" bat MfiXHsX
publ.c and tbaar -t/JT
-uffctad alamya can tia»« thatr ak
fo-uinaa to eaaaat dcaear Sm m7
tng*. Hr. buiraMMU SS
^irdsisautkAa
* *» Um minority, or bat Abnatthr
• Um retired Met, ar rw.» •
L (Sodwin It an Aa aSSaSTbSS
aa^dSamad •
‘W tbr'w Wo^^SiftJJtiS?1*!!
•id today, "aad arkmt ( arnta dZt
**ar » fear day* bWara tha tirw
fan 1 knew that the tar^M al
•void pmuit woman
hlnk I would da ao. I
.hat they did not wai
now that they da. Wo i
S*ht to piovyat It*
•oath, bat It has ei
that are ahould ha
again* a ftonewaO.
do I think It f oolidh ta
anatgonUm now. U bp battbe owt
my brain* ajntaat that wot) I taaid
help next manta bott down tha tiring,
hat might bo differ**; bat tSw
to lire and am eajoytag ■fa.” ;
yarn* aa gingerly I e did It~elee
tiena ago. Ho bad rabid oa bia
fnendt and naked ton* tha primary.
A* u hla view* an rvfftage hip tabrad
with that parfoct candor wtdeb at*
way* baa markod bia public Mo,
The aaffragiota wilt toko boort
form hit oxpreaaioa today. Tboy baot
been a mb Moo. Tboy tow
ran lata math huMtooa IHpMIlh,
Tha Maryland and Oooroto aXoto
roraatly nat htra dropped pm t *
bit af polM*. But tbaaa i latitat ban
•avail raaulned taa loop: They aama
U rvatat ratification and --"n‘ -J
to maka tba an vialaao aaeaMa aa
national prabMtiaa, PriMdlPt flm.
aad tba lappa af aartaa*. Na apab
ha trad of Wllaaa baa baaa canted Ip
I bay baaaaa aoatb ad Capa Cad aa
tbaaa woman Waodbt ham. Aad that
I oaaaaK an tba fadarni aaaaadmaat
■ ptvtnp aattan-wlda prohibition, aaap
lad with ibatr fmraama attaahs af
Piaaidaat Wllaaa cat only pava itaa
to anrnaat aea rotation aa ha wba aaat
; tbaaa bar*. Wrt tba* anppart tba am
•ptvloo of Sana tor fhaaaaaa that thara
.ara paniraa patHJetaJ raaaaaa far
tbia vUH of tba Imparted aatl*.
! Tba aaaate lovnatiprtlaa ad tba
“*»» haa.aama to aa and. O. tblapa
na qairUap dawn after alt Va map
ha happy yat tHln Ohmrvar.