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SENATORS OF SOUTH FEBLINO
INDIGNANT OVER 8EVERAt
/ RECENT APPOINTMENT*
DOUBTS AO TO CONFIRMATION
Princeton Professor of Politics On*
Nominee to Serve on Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Washington. ? Wheu President' Wit
jon seat to the senate the nomination
ot Mark. V. Potter, of New York, to
be a member of the Interstate Com
merce Commission his action caused
much indignation on the part of
Southern senators who have begged
for some recognition to the South
eastern classification territory.
A few days ago the President ap
pointed a professor of politics from
Princeton and a granite cutter from
Massachusetts to the existing vacancy
and one of the new . berths on the
commission and his failure at that
time to show recognition of the claims
of the Southern ports and middle-west
cities brought many protests from
senators .representing these sections.
Vigorous protest against the ap
pointment oT the three will be made
in committee. Senator E. D. Smith,
ranking democrat on the interstate
'commerce committee, said.
"I expect to vote against them and
to make a fight against them,"- Sena
tor Lee F. Overman, of Nofrth Caro-*
Una said. "The three men appointed
ill come from the section that seems .
bent on delivering a bcidy blow to the
export trade of Southern ports and
middlewestern cities.
Price# of fcoa* Bread Have Be?n
Advanced by Chlcafo Wholesaler*.
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Chicago / ? An Increase in the price'
of braad from '10 to U ceaJtofe pound
toaf wholesale, wsT- aanoaneed - by
of condolence to the
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f kin* of Sweden on the .. .
daughter, the Croara Princess.
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Holland Not to Trade with RiMila
Until Action Is Taken by Loajirt.
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The Hague.? Holland will not re-r
some trade with soviet Russia until
the league of nations acts in regard to
resumption of relations with the bol
shevik!, the foreign minister announc
ed In parliament, in response to ques
tions relative ,to the sitution >.
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. Clothing Firm fir Topeka to Sell
.? All Suite for Men Without Profit
A Topeka, Has.? An old established
Topeka clothing store advertised "^h at
all men's suits (or 2i days would be
sold without profit to the store. E. T,
>, '.Haskcsy, State fair price commission
' or,. will audit the store's books to r
^stortain whether the auits i
Believe Hun Zeppelins Carrying
Military Instructions t? Russh
Pari*. ? Seven German Zeppelini
have been seen going east over War'
saw, according to newspaper reports
from the Polish, capital, and It is be
lieved they are going to Russia, from
Germany, with military instructions.
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American Destroyers Speeding en
Thefr Way ta Mexican Gulf Port!
Washington.? With Mexico City.
Van Cros and Tainplco in the hand;
of the revolutionists, American <Te
stroyers were enroute to MexjCan wa
tors to await eventualities and to af
ford proteotien to American lives 1a
the Mexican gulf ports.
Plan for Ono Par Cent Retail Tax
on Sales is Definitely Abandonee
Washington/? Republican mem ben
of the house ways and means com
mittee have definitely decided ti
abandon the proposed one per cen
retail sales tax for raising, part o>
the money for the proposed soldi?
relief legislation.
PEKElilOl
TO COME up uter
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MATTER OP ENDING WAR WITH
GERMANY NOT FORMALLY
BEFORE THE SENATB. f '
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lenator Knox Speaks For an Hour
to .Crowded Chamber in Advocacy
of Much Talked of Reaeftition.
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Washington. ? - Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania has evened tho r^rmbli
can fight to the senate for peioe. d
Urging adoption of his resolution
repealing tixe declaration ^
Ing .peaco with Germany alone, waaj
not formally brought o before the!
ieoate and after Knox'e ad
dress othear business was taken up.
With a veto of the peace resolu
tion by President Wilson ' predicted
by -both republican and democratic
rfMnitnrv ~?recedure iBlBb wi>l
measure is. in prospect.
The republicans do hot plan to call
up the resolution untfl late next week.
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General Obregon Confirms Reported
JlfootesaJe Executions IM Mexleo.
?Mexico City.? General Obregon de
tailed thocapture of Mexico City, con
firmed . the report of a" wholesale
ecution of military prisoners at Mex
loo City, by General Francisco Mar
gula before the Carntnsa leader fled
the capital and told of further state*
to join the revolution and of the cap*
ture of Pnebla City, one of the laziest
In M?x*so. Among the victims ware
Generals Triana, Lechugjp^jrttgoe,
Roberto Cejudo aad others. ^ ^
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TWENTY-SIX LEADING RADIO/
AND I. W. W. HEADS FACE
BAR OFFENDED JUSTICE
Result May Determine ths Supremacy
of the 8tara and Stripe or tha
Red Flag of 8oviet Russia
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Chicago.? Commencement of a legal
battle to crush bolihevlam in
United Stater and land the loaders 01
the American, soviet movement be
hind prison bars waa launched her?;
when 26 heads of the Communist
Labor Party, were placed on trial
charged with conspiracy to overthrow
the United' States government. v?
This group is the first of three tc
be placed on trial on that charge. The
other two comprise more than IOC
national leaders of the Communis!
party of America and the I. W. W.
The outcome of the trial
Communist Labor group will
determine the decision to be 1
concerning the others. It "will
determine according to State's A^tor j
ney Maclay Hoyae, whether
country shall "remain a land of fr?
dom and democracy, astounded bj
our forefathers," or whether "open ad
vocacy of the overtiming of the gov
eminent by force of arms and th?
substitution of the red flag of Soviei
Russia for the Stars and Stripes shall
be legally countenanced. I
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Reduction of German Army Is to
Be Completed by May F!f
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T. M. C. A. and platas to
work for a year or more be?
ins to the Baptist ministry.
General Obregon xnd^Gonzalox
Make Entry into City of Mttito !
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Jaures. Mexico.? General Alvaro
Obregon and General Pablo Gonxales,
rival candidates tor the presidency of
Mexico, have entered Mexico City at
-the head of their armies, General Jose
Gonralo Escobar, cqmmander of thl
Jaurez military district, anounced.
Poor Transportation Faojltties
Are Responsible for High Flour
* Minneapolis,
f? wuunc.v?i?? Minn. ? r Inadequate
transportation facfiPiies more than an
actual grain shortage is held by^ocaJ
millers and grtfin men to be redpopai
bie for several recent increases hfethe
price of flour, which advanced ah'
other 25 cents to $16.25 a barrel here
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GREENSBORO
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-la ua eloquent and
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nat von prolonged ap
ios. W. Bickett made
2res3 of what hog bean
wsful program of the
tional conference.
? emphasized! the pre#
1 needs of the state,
nsid enable attention cf
meeting these obliga
e next few years.' He
ind conVlncing plea for
MMMlfcctWLB after
The #tate
I fireman on
ow earning 1
i superintend'
rilm/?ton? ?Resolutions urging
, tV special. session of the North
una Legislature, meeting in Ra
in July ratify the Susan B. An
r amendment, were adopted by
evr Hanover Ratification Commit
t the National Woman's Party in
sa meeting held here.
Artrett of Father and Son
jnaton-Salem,? Rowan Crerer and
hi on, . Millard, farmers, who reside
d< Clemmona,' were given a hearing
bo a magistrate and held for su<
p<' court on charge of dealing In
w ey.
riff Flynn ahd other officers !
fcJ several gallons burled in -a field
m he father's home and In addition
lie J a spot where an, llllct plant
by bop. In operation. The bond of
tffi man was fixed at |75C and tM?
8tjtt #00. whilch they fere.
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Four Young Women Are Expelled
From Seminary for U?i no Tobacco.
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Aurora, 111. w Cigarette, atnoiing
among girls of private ectipols is get
ting to be quite a fad,, or, maybe, it
lathe sensation of tlpe newfl-from
the disclosures. Anyway, ' ' <we r~^t
four girl* expelled from the -Jennings
Seminary, a Methodist deaconess
school for young women hefe, for in
dulging In the weed, habit, in being
the first to tell of theexpeHings, si; id
she wanted to seo '-'a snappy lteai"
written of the incident She got It
Family' Budget of HJnole Sam Ha# 'j
Exactly Doublid; 3<nce Yepr 1?ir
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' Washington ? The family food budg
et in February was exactly twice the
gum expended for the same articles
of food in February, 1*13. according In
department of labor statistics recent
ly issued. ,lx'' ' Jj,
During approximately the same
riofl in Great Britain; the -inwease was
only 130 per cenfwhile in Italy It was
187 per cent. Germany outranked]?
countries enumerated with an'lncpease
of '224 per- cent.
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the Drafting of j
rat Committee I
Washington.? Investigation o t the
navy department's conduct of the war
than four montfta ago trill enter its
j, jfe. Daniels has prepared an ex
tended statement which he will read
:o, the committee. It la expected he
will take two or three days to finish
thla'bnt If his cross examination does
aot take more time than is now con
sidered probable, cemmmittee mem
bers believe that hearings mky be con
cluded: and the work of drafting a re
port to the full , naval committee be
taken up next week. .
PJnal Twt pf Suffrage Amendment
Booked to Come Later in Delaware
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Dover, Del.? Despite the efforts of
anti-suffragists to force a vote in the
lower house of the Delaware legisla
ture. ok the jresolutioa to ratify the
federal "amepJment, adjournment was
taken until May }7 without any ac
tion oil the measure. Suffrage leaders
admitted tbey lack at least threa vote?
to pass the measure.
Suffragist leaden declared the?
would continue their fight during the
rcsess 'wtth renewed vigor, . (K- , 4
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AU8E8 THS
CONCERN. ,
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.To Be Given Authority te Order All
I Necessary Improvements Msde at
fex?ense at w Roads.
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which has nay extended to the mlu
ers aad "3SC1EWr end to the metal
li rimfru a <* iia^muMi i ii i ?t?i>
^K^?^?|^#strike,
has cauaedllnr -government to hasten
lta rp^i?W(tl*Br*t reorganisation
of the railroads a* forecast In the
chaaibar of deputies on February 14,
last , ;
It is considered that " this plan,
giving .control transportation sys
tems to a committee representing all
Interests, ' will famish the probable
basis for a settlement of (he strike
which is a ? continuation of Die May
Day demonstration with .nationalisa
tion the railroads as ita chief ob?
Ject. ,'y
forern
iTidei
posed
tech
'tfeisonnel
^tuiiU)iuB ,mc win*. cTS,J' ChaiS*
irs of coatiirfie,* karlfainenl and
goyernmeiit 'IJa<fer**he plan
this council would' ha'ta-aatbarity to
order imprtfrerdenta, ? neces
sary, hare; the work- dene at. the ex
pense of the, companies.
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Florida Cattle Tick taw Hu t?w 1
Doolared to to Unconstitutional
Washington. ? Invei
presidential campaign
republican and dempcr
. raffia
Senator Borah, repfelfylc
Hurl,, it T? #?,de
El Paso, Teias.?Belief that Car
rania soldiers - murdered his father
and two brothers near El Oro, who
were killed In the state o? Mexico
recently, was expressed here by Jo
ieph: Gresnlaw of Pla*staff, Arixona.
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Speedy Amendment to immigration"
Law* Now Reparded ? Neieaaary.
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Washington- ? Immediate amend
meat ' of the Immigration law* was
considered .at a special owetlnf of the
w?ate immlsration ^mmlttefl, called
M a result of thft wllaywygecretary
Wilson that membership In fee com
munist labor party is alone Insult
cent cause for deportation of all so s.
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