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PHD UP PUN FOR
SBLDtERS' RELIEF
FOUR ADDITIONAL PLANS ARi
PREPARED FOR SUBMISSION
TO THE CONCHIES*.
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m ALLOWED ON STSEil
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insurance Option Offered Is Said ti'
b? One of th? Most Attraotivo
4 1 the Sovorai Suggested.
Waahing ton. ? Republican n??1>Wl i
of tho house ways ud moan com*
mitt oo rirtually decided to inclbda it
their soldier relief program a pia& at
paid-up insurance, Its *alao to
crease annually by compounded iatar
est. and oa which loans could boot
talced tram ur pes toff Ice.
. .Ttt this addition os-oorrioo mm
might elect a ny one at tho Are fofc
lowing jlaas, incladed ia tho ropafr
Haas program.
A cash bonus sf $1J5 a day to*
each day of sonrico; aid in baying
fam land to bo reclaimed by tho
gorersMt; aid In buyh* city
homos; niftjB their education; or the
taauraoM. To poyo'ariaa tho last
foar pis as. tho republicans propose is
allow 11.75 a day far each day sorrtoe
inifnsd 'of ft Tit bona aa th?
AAd kottf
aid loans and tho gmoaat of
form at orifmrtlniiaT tralciniu'
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Hthk teM ?1mc ? lIMnile front
tat* tho Ukraine vu announced it
ooauaaslqno kf th? IWtok general
itaC. TM aorniMt, it to Mt forth,
bftrfti expalstoa of the "foreign
larMw** (lUutiaa boUherflti.)
Moon Eollpee Wat Observed from
Hydro-AJrplane Three Miles in Air.
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Now York.? The eclipse of the moon
w*s obsorred here by Heat. J. H. Til
tea and W. H. Cushlng of the Rock
aanay Beach naval air station at a
height of nearly three and one-hali
mllee. The two liootonanta aocended
in a naral hydro-airplane, 'remaining
in the air one and one-half noun. Th?
observations were made at the direc
tion of the nary department
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Failure of Government to Buy
Cuban Sugar Fault of Congress
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Washington ?Failure at the govern
meat to bujothe Cuban sugar crop last
year at alow price wm due to'the "Ig
noring" by congrtas of fteaideat WB
ton's raqasst for extension of th? war :
time legislation for emtrotling its dis
trlbntion. Attorney General Palmei
declared befwo the house sugar tars*
tigatlng commlUee. \
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IwpcsalMe to Create a National V
*r Merchant Marino Under teaman Aat
Pinehnrst, U. C.? "America moot not
be presented from taking her rightful
position sis a world tttfoa by itttla
Americans, Barrowrtal|Sfe< men ;et
peanut politicians," V^acii H. 8ipMS,
HfwJork banker declared at the aa*
nual meeting of -the council gf of the
American Bankers' aesociation.
Mr. Siwon asserted that, detpite
popular for a net*"?11 rjmn
chant marine, one was Impossible oi
creation under the present seaman's
act
Jewish Convention Announces a
Bit of Very Interesting News.
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Washington.*? A telegram from the
American and Canadian Union o t
orthodox Jewtsh Rabbis asking that
diplomatic influence be
used to "help restore Palestine to her
children* wa* made ps?ic it the
white house. It was addressed to
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? Seattle Wash.-? Vladivostok, in for
mer years one of the most important
shipping centers i# *he far east ** as
qoiei as a deserted Tillage, accordini
to advices received by the Paatftf
Steamship Company from its Vladi
vostok agent, steamship compa
nies hafe withdrawn their vessels, he
said, and only a line of Japanese
tramp eoasters sow stop here, j
These coadftioos are * result of the
reign of the Russian "reds." *
Up fa Arms Against Certain Movies
Charlotte.?1 That SO per ?rot of the
FEDERAL RESERVE
80 REPORTED IN
OF APRIL COWl
WaabtattoP ?Beporta from fed
reserve agents throughout the com
?fcowed ? marked tendency of price
rurat their upward movement,
federal reeerre hoard reported. In
summary of b twice ss conditions
AprO.
But the board noted pfcv.^op
airs, from the consumers yiewjx
of "anxiety miKXhiing the orerstr
ed situation retaking from axceasi^
high price# and wages" which it
liered forecast a slowing down in
skyrocketing of price*.
'While high pricee of naeMea
were obviiasly chargeable to in
c!?ncy and under production to
large degree, the board advanced
belief that the already high coei
production were aggravated by the
"Pimyfoot" insurance
; :?l a Fairly fleasor
?ufar In New
High Level Price of 82c a Pound.
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CMeaga?Sugar reached the high
est price on record la Chicago,, ac
cording to commission men, when a
1,000-pound lot sold for 82 cents a
pound wholaeale. Buyer* attempted,
to' ffbtain mare by offering 88 cents. ^
Lutheran Minister 8ays Divorces
Premote a HlflNf llaral Standard
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Brldfeport, Conn,-,*?.
tend to a higher standard pt BO^
and there Is really nb: needpte look
with horror on their increasing num
tTY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS
rERESTED WITNESSES TO
BRILLIANT CBRMONIAL
?I dent ? Mdrtw vfftt tn Analysts
I How * SUte Unto***
Aid In Upbuilding PNW SvaVi
ie offloUle, Df. MAtrj W?*d
? VM Inaugurated >1? lilt j
wTWttt/ w
t state usiversity Hi fee ??4t
l Aiscvg tin rfeften were
a 1W repreaeinUltaM ct wl
i learned
? S8 eollege pre?14f *?
sat A. Uwtmm Lew*!, of
President Jota G. Bibles of
i Dr. Cksrlee fL Mann, bead
r?r Department'# educational
.'resident Poteat Of Wekc For
'^Tsrn.N^
?ghatB> jfeffichlbald Hender
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? *. W. Btelwtt Chief Justice '
'lark of tbe supreBtSeonrt of '
the forward man
i to nilse Wi.0000
r? fceHere th**'wi
i rafcfef $86,000 h*
SlpssiM
wee hold here. The, main Jncl
^re the .greet chorue of chil
ora all part* of the oounty and
lifloent addreee by Dr. & <>.
State^perlntendent ;
?y tad mot expe?
because most ?*
in the past tea
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Georgia Fruit Exchange Has Mad*
Arrangements for Big Peaoh Cref
Atlanta.? A "bumper" peach crop
for Georgia, estimated at from nine
to ten thousand cars, was the fore
cast made at. a meeting of the mem
bers of- the George Fruit Exchange
and railroad representatives who
made arrangements for getting the
fruit to market
New York Qo|ng fnto Municipal
Operation of Street. Car Ltaea
New York.? New York City will try
Its hand at municipal operation of
street cars within a few weeks if the
board of estimates prorides fund* for
the 'carrying out an ordiaance adopt
ed by the board of aldermen. Tfie al
lermen voted 40 to 16 for municipal
operation of 'cars on the Williamsburg
bridge line. The city already owns
the tracks.
Want Officers as Clearing Houtoe* .
for Information on Foreign Trade
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Chapel Hill, N. C. ? Resolutions re
questing the bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce, to establish dis
trict offices in Atlanta and co operate
offices in North Carolina, South Caro
lina and Florida and preferably at the
state universities, all four offices to
serve as clearing houses for informa
tion on foreign trade for the four
states were adopted b/ the education
al committee of the South Atlantic
states association meeting. i
Entire World .Must Tlghien Belt
If There la to be Food for AH.
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New York.? The entire world most
tighten its belt if there is ; to be
enough for all, end that beft ;'ir 8
strict control of bank credit without
which the world will continue to gorge
itself vBT IhflWiC declared Pjijil M,
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Washington.? Another effort to gain
a hearing before the railroad Mm#
board was made by representatives
of the non-recognised association# of
railroad men who hare quit thejr Jobs.
In a letter to Chairman Bartqp, offi
cials of the new organisations . said
the recognized onions had misrepre
sented the strikers and they : asked
that the new associations o? yardmen
and engfnemen be permitted to pre
sent wage demands.
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British to Support Sultan In a
Move Again** Nationalist? Turks
Constantinople.? British troop?, it is
believed; plan-to support the sultan's
forces In Its movement against ?&*?
tah nationalists in Asia Minor and
svek Join in an aggressive offensive
sgslnStliuatapha Kemalr Lieutenant
??mmafd" 2
British forces here, has e^ne to Ismid
on antwetion tour and elaborate
preparations are being vaU* tqr M?a
Wtlsk ?tas tte inolollu ?mt of
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eUB8TITUTE * FOR RESOLUTION
RECENTLY PASSED BY LT?E i
LOWER HOUSE.
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TtBE WEEKS OF DISCUSSION
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Virtually Solid Democratic Oppositlsrj
to the Measure Is Predicttc* by
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Loaders of That Party.
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Washington.- A Joint resolution
proposing repeal o I. resolution* by
Congress declaring a state of war with
Germany and Austria-Hungary has
been reported out by the senate for
?igu relations committee by a strict
party rote*
Introduced by Senator Knox, re
publican, of Pennsyl/ania, as a sub
stitute Cor the republican resolution
recently passed by the heoso, the
measure was formally presented to
the senate late in the day by Senator
Lodge, the republican leader.
> Readers of both parties predicted
several weeks of diseussio? with lit*
tie prospect of action ua*H near the
time set for a recess for the national
, conreatless.
' Virtually solid democratic opposi
tion to the substitute, was predicted
by leaders of the party.
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Suspicion Aroused That Mexicans
Are Importing Hin W^r Matt
' y i iTr^|>-; fi3 4$ ' -j, J
Washington. ? A total of 76S deper
tat ion warrants hare been Issued
the department of labor as a result
of the so-called radical raids by the
d apart aaant -of /aettec, Assistant Sec
*etary rl^oet ?ld te a letter to Chair
man: Johnson of th* house y imnigr*
tlon oemmittee.
4X& total of 6,350 warrants of arreel
were laired, Mr. Post said, and ap>
proximately 3AM pf these executed*
The .lumber cancelled was 1 ,1W.
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. preparing fer Grand Opera
. AahevMe,? With the electte* ef ef1
fleers of. the AsberiUe Maeleal SW
ttral Asaociatloa here, the woWEec
hating beea-charter^ spuflimjiiwat
the ioUd ctbtatltli 'wb iM iM Btt
?*? here dufta*
the first KraaS opera w*efc wMoh will!