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[ Kateblished in 1891. 1 DEMOCRATS OPEN I f lilZU UAHPAIGW Aggressive Fight tor Presidency Promised by Leaders of the Party. SHOW SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE Stepresentatlve Women From All 8eotlona of the Country Present at Meeting of the National Committees at Chicago. The formal opening guns for the presidential campaign of 1920 were fired at Chicago on May 28 and 29 at a gniherlng of the Democratic National committee, the Associate Woman's National committee and many chairmen and secretaries of state committees. Members of President WI1aon's cabinet and other notable party leaders were present, and while aoundlng keynotes took occuslon to vigorously denounce the ,Republican leaders for the character of their attacks. as well as to coli attention to Democratic achievements during the last eight years. The participation of the women, for the first tlmfe. In the national councils of the party brought representatives from all sections of the counft-y. and on the occasion of the banquet they divided the oratorical honors with men of political note for many years. There was no lack of confidence on the part of men or women. ,-The latter, while Hoping for universal suffrage In the election of 1920, pledged the Democrats those western suffrage states that played such an Important part In 1910. The general effect of the meeting was to sobnd the tocsin for an aggphesslve wur from now on, In which n tour to every debatable etate west of the Mississippi river, by Homer S. Cummlngs, national chairman, will form an Important part. There was not a Democratic leader present who did not leave Chicago convinced that a vlgorpus counterattack would be made ou the Republicans. Republicans Reactionary. Terming the Republican party "one that complains and moves back ^ warn," and tne peace treuty and tne League of Nations covenant as the ''greatest document of human liberty over prepared," Chairman Camtnlngs on his arrival In Chicago start?d things moving brlBltly. Striking smartly at the Republican "Old Guurd," he said: ?JU Is manifest that the Republican party has again fallen under reactionary -leuderslilp. The choice of the committee heads in the recently organized house of representatives Is very discouraging to every progressive Atperlcnn, while the election of SenatOfr, Penrose to head the finance committee of that hotly Indicates the typo of leadership to which the Republican party Is committed." The banquet Wld on the evening of Mny 29 was the occasion of nddresses by-Mr. Cumiqlngs, Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy., f In speaking of Republican "slander" Mr. Cutmnlngs was loudly applauded when he sab!, that "As I read the reports of those'speeches of strict and unrelenting -. partisanship I wonder what phrases of abuse, what language of vituperation, what Invective, what recital of blunders and crimes would have agitated the political atmosphere If the prtesldeht of the United States had led,the country to a disastrous conclusion of an unsuccessful war! Every epithet of reproach already has been exhausted In an attempt' to discredit ther leadership of America's president at a time when America's prestlgtv'was never grenter, America's, power never so vast, and America's success, nover so transcendent. The campaign of slander, which Is the very spume of politics, has been \reserved #nt? A mnelon*r? (veAotuof I ,\oIn ?l.? ?v. n.uvi^w n ftiv-uicoi Iruuci til lilt? hour of America's greatest triumph. To llfttgh to the spokesmen of the Kepuhlfcutf organisation Is to gather the Impression that America lost the war and hag been forced Into u discreditable' ijeftce, humiliating to nil lovers of constitutional government and freedom.?" Democratic Party's Record. Ip "refuting oldtUne Republican cluiins that the Democratic party was secflbpnl, lacked experience In lendership," Svns committed to free tmde. Incrtpahle of providing revenbe, Insincere In professions of friendship for ttthor, inimical to the farmer, an enemy to legitimate business ami Incapable of carrying on a war, Attorney General l'aliner paid tribute to ^ President Wilson by saying: "They said the Democratic party lacked. ?he experience in training In statesmanship which' made for constructive leadership in giving the complicated, problems (in the far-flung line of your governmental activities. <*; ' " . NOW KEEP DEMOCRACY SAFE All Classes Must Join In Fight to Retain the Fruits of Rscent Victorious War. - There will be skeptics of course; but let them ask themselves whether the times arc not out of Joint and grave liV- . iAw * / J I HH. ' . We produced the acknowledged lender of the liberal thought of the world, under whose standard gather the tried statesmen of every civilised nation, holding up his hands, as with clear vision and superb courage be leads the peoples of the world In their victorious charge against the arch-enemy of civilization." * j Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, In discussing the victories of the Penrose and Mann groups In the Benate and house. Raid that "the new Republican congress has only commenced Its work, but it ! already, clear that on matters of Internal policy It has reverted to type." and he vigorously assailed the Republicans for having In mind the accession to the presidency only, when he said: "This, too. Is the obvious objective Id the foreign policy *of the Republican party. I asked a prominent member of thnt purty, who happens to be an intimate personal friend of mine, what Is the purpose or the policy of Senator Lodge as chairman of the committee on forelgfl relations. He said, 'That changes from duy to day. When Mr. Lodge reads his morning paper at the breakfast table and sees what the president has said or done, his policy of the next twentyfour hours becomes the diametrical opposite.' You could not get two Republican senators to agree on a dellnlte foreign policy along constructive lines, but you can get u majority to oppose anything put forward by the president of the United Stutes. Aims W-ll Defined. "So we are approaching the cam- I palgn of 1020?approaching It with the hrond principles settled In advance: conservatism, specini privilege, partisanship. destruction on the oue hand; llbernllsm, common sense Idealism, constructiveness and progress on the i other," said Mr. ltoosevelt. Maintaining that the League of Nations will not he made a partisan affair unless the Republicans so elect, the Democratic National committee recorded Itself In favor of the covenant In brief terms, as follows: "W-fc, the Democratic Natlonnl committee, recognizing the splendid services being rendered by President Wilson in behalf of a just and enduring pence, extend to him our heartfelt good wishes acd congratulations, and be It "Resolved, that we do hereby record ourselves In favor of the prompt ratification by the senate of the treaty ot peace, Including the coyennnt of the League of Nations." One address, made by a woman, that attracted much attention from the nPU'fsnflnAPQ tvna that Wc Willi..H Puttnngall of Maine in predicting that the women could control the Pine Tree state and that victory lay within Democratic grasp If the proper appeal was made to the wooTen. Tribute to President Wilson. "But the woman vote cannot be bought. It cannot be handled by ward heelers, nor can It he carried off Its feet by hrnss bands or spread-eagle oratory," said she. "If we cannot vote for Wood row Wilson In 11120 we want to vote for someone as nearly like him us possible." At the request of the women the committee adopted this resolution: "Whereas, the Democratic party stands committed to the Just cause of woman suffrage, and "Whereas, It now seems certain that the federal amendment granting suffrage to women will within n few days pass the United States senate, and "Whereas, the Democratic party eurnestly desires that women of all states may vote In the election of 1020; therefore be It "Resolved, by the Democratic National committee, that it urges the culling of special sessions of state legislatures wherever necessary, to ratify said amendment." Uotli W. W. Durbln. chnlrman of the Ohio Democratic State Kxecntlve committee, and Frederick Van Nuys. chairman of the Indiana State committee, denounced some of the methods used by Will II. Hayes, chairman of the Republican National committee, ns outclassing Col. W. W. Dudley of Indinnn. who won fume In the presidential campaign of 1888 by writing a letter instructing workers to "arrange" for votes In "blocks of five." Roth Messrs. Durbin and Van Nu.vs praised permanent organization methods, nnd de scrmed tnos**, lu their states. Tlie Democratic National committee called the attention of the nation to the achievements of Wood row Wilson and the Democratic party In leugthy resolutions that rt- ited the legislative attainments, the world war, women's suffrage, etc. Not to Be Had. A colored bakery company, while en route to (he other side, was being Inspected to see that each man had a life belt. Company Commander?Now, If any mau Is without a life preserver, I want to know It. Private Johnson?Whenh am dat life reservah, ah had It henh right on tna hunk. Private Jackson?Listen heah, buddy, you nil hettn fin' dat life reservah, 'cause when the time comes to use "em da ain't nobody a-lendln' 'era at all.?Camp Merrttt Dispatch. and sense of responsibility. The American people, native and foreign born, have fought together In the war to save democracy. They must fight side by side to keep the stronghold of democracy against enemies from without and within, and to vanquish those enemies and prevail and be secure they must be truly democratic. In r-ibnught and deed and service, memof one great family of freemen. ttJHNfeh cannot beV.mll they understand gg^tinother and keep step In the y V ' ...^r 'V>3yf . f>i " . . >. . , .?; ' " . rq&Ti MISS ALBERTA BICKNELL t . i^ |i Miss Alberta Bicknell, daughter o Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bicknell, has beei awarded the Order of Elizabeth b; the queen of Belgium. 8he Is twent] years old and has been working it Belgium for two years. jjffllRF FIRST nRftFTFtl 1R7I Before Becoming Law Ratification b; the Legislatures of the Various* states Is Necessary. Washington.?Action by Congresi on equal suffrage?subject of a figh of 44 years' duration?has ended li adoption by the eenateby a vote o 56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. An thony constitutional amendment resc lution. The proposed amendment, adoptei by the house by a vote of 304 to 89 May 21, as the flrBt act of the ne\ Congress, now goes to the states, rat: flcation by legislatures of three fourths of which is required for It ir corporation in the federal constitu tion. The roll call showed two votes moll than the necessary two-thirds for th resolution, which was drafted by Si san B. Anthony in 1875 and introduce' by Senator Sargent, of California i: 1878. Loud applause, unchecked by th presiding officer, swept the senat chamber when the final vote was at nounced following two days'* debate and many Jubilation meetings were i: progress at headquarters of variou women's organizations which hav been active in support of the measure BOTH GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN TREATIES HANG IN BALANCI Paris?This has been an anzious'da throughout peace conference circles with both the German and Austria ireuues in me naiance, ana every e fort is being made toward eaxly an united action. The council of four considered th .Austrian treaty in tho morning t complete the military and reparatio terms, which were omitted when th document was delivered Monday. La er, the council turned to the Germa counter proposals and called in e: perts. Many private conferences were als going on, including one between Col< nel House, of the American deleg; tion, and A. J. Balfour, British foreig secretary, all seeking to clarify th situation and determine the course o action. The prevailing view of those takin part was hopeful of early and satii factory results. They admitted tha the conditions were difficult and tha the differences were rather sharp! drawn, hut insisted that there wa nothing like an impasse or anythin threatening an agreement. FIVE THOUSAND LIVES LOST THROUGH VOLCANIC ERUPTIOI The Hague.?The governor genert of tho Kediri district of Java report that 5,100 persons were killed in th recent eruption of the volcano t KaluL THE SENATE FIGHT OVER HUN TREATY TAKES ON NEW ANGL Washington?Tho Senate fight ov< tho trontv with Hormonv Kvo?/*> a? into new channels with the Introdu tlon of a resolution by Senator Hltcl ceek, ranking Democrat of the foreig relations committee, propostng ths the committee investigate state ments by Chairman Lodge and Sent tor Rorah, Republican members, tht copies of the unpublished treaty ai in the hands of certain interests i New York. CONGRESS WILL NOT REPEAL BEER AND WINE POViSIO Washington.?Senator Ca/ppier, < Kansas, in an address before the m tlonal convention of the Antl-Saloo League of America, predicted thi President Wilson's recommendatlo that congress repeal the provisic against beer and light wines in th war-time prohibition act would be ove whelmlngly defeated if brought to vote. The Kansas senator declare he much regretted ths president's ati ude on this matter. . . y . . . :'\ Ireskte FT T JL.^4 ?JILm B 12, 1919 DOCTOR CUNO f y v s - ' -:V_/ - i ?>// " " i\- 3*1. v * - v*' . * iv.VT Ml DLL, S. 0., THURSDAY, JUKI SENATE DIRECTS ill luiicoTiniTinu I hh invcanuHiiun HOW DID PEACE TREATY COME INTO HAND8 OF OUT8IDER8 IN NEW YORK? FULL TEXT IS NOW DEMANDED Resolutions Were Adopted Just After Drsmstic Clssh Between Senators Hitchcock and Lodge. V.TashIngton. ? Resolutions asking the state department for the text of tJlA frPstv wlfh fjormanw *- * ? ?? UOI IHttU^ OUUL UH Ctl" ins the foreign relations committer to ' investigate how copies of the unpub' lished document have reached private ' hands in Now York were adopted by ' the senate without a roll call. 1 Action on the two proposals came unexpectedly during a lull in the . stormy debate ?^\ey had arouse 1, and i scarcely a score of senators were in " the chnmber, when in quick succession, the resolutions were put to a vote. Their passage itself, however, 1 was no surprise, as it generally had been conceded that each would have a majority. Under the Investigation resolution, introduced at the request of the 8 White House by Senator Hitchcock of t Nebraska, senior Democrat of the fora eign relations committee, it is exf pected that a far ncaching inquiry will begin within a few days. l* Adoption of the Hitchcock resoluh tlon came first, Just after the debate had reached a dramatic climax in a j clash between Mr. Hitchcock and , Chairman Lodge, of the foreign relations committee. After this clash a v request by Mr. Lodge that the senate I- substitute an investigation resolution )- was withdrawn. s 1 l- REDUCTION IS DEMANDED IN ARMY AND NAVY BILL * ~~ Washington.?reduction of governe ment expenses by a close scrutiny of l" all appropriation requests was ded manded by Republican leaders in the a house. Republican members of the military committee meeting with their party's legislative steering committee, e headed by Floor Leader Mondell, were e told to make all efforts to curtail army i- expenses without robbing any activity , of necessary funds, and similar request was made of other appropriatn ing committeemen at the Informal con " rerences. e Chairman Kahn told the party 5. leaders that the army bill authorizing $1,100,000,000 when passed the house in the last Congress would be reduced by nearly $400,000,000 and later it was learned that the naval committee expected to cut the naval appropriay tion bill to about $600,000,000, effecti, ing a saving of more than $100,000,000 n over the amount carried when the f measure was in the last Congress. d APRIL RAILROAD DEFICIT IS APPROXIMATELY $58,000,000 e o Washington. ? Director General n Hines estimated that the railroad e damlnistration incurred a deficit of t- approximately $58,000,000 in April, n making a total deficit of $250,000,000 i for the first four months of the year The director general reiterated, howQ ever, his previously expressed judgj. ment that present economic conditions t. were too much unsettled to afTord a n safe basis for decision as to the ne{, cesslty for Increased rates to offset the difference between income an.i operating costs. For the present there will be no raise, he added, the adminK istration confining itself to practicing every possible economy. lt BOLSHEVIK AGITATOR HAS BEEN EXECUTED AT MUNICH 8 sr _ . - Municn, Bavaria.?Levme Niasen. the bolshevik agitator who was one of the leaders of the Munich communist soviet regime, was executed at Stnd^ elhelm. outside the capital. He was convicted and the Bavarian cabinet refused to commute his sentence, 9 maintaining that he wns the cause of p the civil war in Bavaria and deserved no mercy. CARLTON SAVS STRIKER8 E WILL NOT BE TAKEN BACK Atlanta. Oa. ? Announcement by >r President Newcomb Carlton of the c- Western Union Telegraph and Cable Compahy, that Morse and multiplex 11 operators in the southeast who went on strike would not be reemployed a. anda statement from S. J. Konenkamp, ,t president of the Commercial Tele e graphers' Union of America, that he n would issue a call for a nation-wide strike, were the latest developments. DANIELS MAY BE OFFERED N UNIVER8ITY PRESIDENCY rf Washington?North Carolinians here fc. think there is a serious movement on m in North Carolina to make Secretary it Daniels president of the state uniin versify. The name of Mr. Daniels m. was not suggested until within the last ie few days, t fter he made a short visit r- to his old home at Ooldsboro, upon a hts return from abroad. , >d It is believed here that Mr. Daniels d-1 would accept the position If It is offered by the board of trustee*. Doctor Cuno, privy councilor of the I German government, has succeeded A!.bert Ballln as director of the Hamburg-American steamshio line. _ _ % FRENCH FIRM IN OPPOSITION Hun Government Orders Arrest of Dr Dorten, President of the New Rheinish Republic. London.?There Ib a probability tha Germany may secure as a result o: her strong counter proposals som< lessening in the severity of the epac< terms of the allied and assoclatec powers. Germany's pleas that it wil be impossible to fulfill the flnancia requirements of the allies and her pro tests against certain territorial re linquishments have been held and ar? being discussed by the council of four Parte reports have it that in certaii quarters of the peace conference th< German viewpoint is receiving stronj support A full discussion of the Germai counter proposals especially concern ing reparations and other economic features of the peace treaty has beei held by President Wilson and thi staff of American experts of the Amer lean peace delegation. Great Britaii is said to favor a number of concee sions to Germany but France contin ues Arm in her stand not to wave frt>m the original terms. On the othe hand, the Americans are declared t< be not averse to minor concession! but are not in favor of going to tin extent that the British propose. The German government is in censed over the formation < f a Rhen ish repuhlic. It has ordered the ai rest of Dr. Dorten, the president o the republic, and also has protestei to the peace conference and the ai mlstice commission at Spa against th< behavior of the French authorities ii the occupied Rhineland. ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER CALLS FOR INVESTIGATE Washington.?Charges of Senato Freltnghuysen reflecting on Attorne; General Palmer's work as alien prop erty cu^dian were met with a state ment by Mr. Palmer asking for a pub lie hearing on the charges and ei pressing "greet pride in the splendh work" of the alien property custodian'; office. The charges were made by thi Now Jersey senator during considers tion by the senate judiciary commit tee of Mr. Palmer's nomination as at torney general. AVERAGE DAILY COST OF WAR MADE VERY RAPID INCREASE Washington.?The average cost o the war increased from $810,000 dail; ! for the first three months to $27,400 I 000 daily for the period of July 1, 1918 to April 30, 1919, according to figure prepared by tho statistics branch, gen eral staff, war department, and madi public here by the army recruiting ol flee. The statement showed the ai? hursements for the period of the wai minus the normal peace expenditures THE WITHHOLDING OF TREATY CAUSES SHARP SENATE DEBATI Washington?Senator Lodge, chaii man of the senate' foreign relation committee, told the senate he hai seen In the hands of business in^pi ests in New Tork a copy of th treaty with Germany given' out b; an American representative at Parlt but withheld from the senate. The statement caused a sharp d# bate upon the course, of Presfden Wilson and the state department rt garding publication of the treaty texl TO ATTEMPT NON-STOP TRANS-ATLANIC ' FLIGH1 London.?The British dirigible R-3t the iargest rigid airship in the world will attempl a flight across the A1 ' i lantic about the middle of Jufie. It i 1 planned to travel from Scotland t* i landing somewhere it the vicinity o Atlantic City where she will take oi petrol and then return. The dlrigi ble w'll have an American officer oi ' j board aa a passenger. The trip is ea peered to take aoout 48 hour*, carry 1 ins a crew of 30. -f . 1 * t ,? ^'ij '..' i *.. * , ;\j ', , 1 WIRE CONTROL IS PMLYJPSED POSTMA8TER GENERAL 8TEAL8 MARCH ON CONGRESS BY ANTICIPATING ACTION. BURLESON EXPLAINS REASONS I Duty Compelled Return of Operative Control of the Various Properties to Their Several Owners. 7 Washington.?Telegraph and telephone companies, whose lines the government has controlled since last August 1. were ordered tr? wwnmo (r.. diately operations for their own account, by Postmaster General' Burleson. The postofflce department, however, under terms of Mr. Burleson's , order, retains a measure of control of the services, pending final legislative , action by Congress. f Regulations prohibiting discrimina. tion against wire employes because of I union affiliations, maintaining existing rates and charges and instructing companies to keep special accounts to facilitate cost settlement between themselves and the government, are retained in effect under the order issued by the postmaster general. * Mr. Burleson accompanied the order with a statement giving the reat sons which impelled him to take the action. He asserted that the President having recommended the return 5 of the properties, the senate interstate i commerce committee having indicated 1 that immediate return was advisable j and the house committee t having through hearings manifested a desire for action toward that end, he felt it - his duty to returr\ operative control to the various owners. . CLEMENCEAU SHAKES FIST IN ! THE FACE OF LLOYD GEORGE 3 y Paris.?'Acrimonious debates at secret meetings of the big four regarding proposed modifications of the 1 financial clauses of the German treaty - are threatening to disrupt the whole u fabric of the new world order erected l with so much care during the last 3 five montha An tViiruro t,?..A Premier Lloyd George Is engaged in \ the bitterest fight of the whole peace i- conference, his principal antagonist - being M. Clemenceau. who. responsive r to France's appeals from the whole r burgeois and propertied classes of 9 France, maintained his firm stanu 8 against the proposed alterations. It 8 is reported on excellent authority that the Tiger went so far n's to shake his i- first in Lloyd George's face, declaring i- that he would never consent to the - impoverishment of France for the benf eflt of the Boehes. i . SHORT-LINE RAILROAD MEN B APPLAUD SPEECH OF SMITH l Washington.?Confidence that Congress wolud dispose expeditiously of legislation needed to stabilize condi1 tions and return the railroads to private ownership was expressed by Senr ator Smith, of South Carolina, forme. P chairman of the senate commerce h committee, in an address before the American short-line railroad convenh tion. Senator Smith said he believed the j settlement o fthe problem would fols low the teachings of American democB racy, "giving each man a fair chance in a free fight, rather than putting it all in one bag and pro-rating the earnings." His statement was applauded vigorously. AWFUL CATASTROPHE OCCURS IN WILKES BARRE TUNNEL f Wilkes Barre, Pa. ? Eighty-three V men dead and 50 others burned and manned, many or wnom will die, la ' the toll of a disaster In the Baltimore s tunnel of the Delaware & Hudson Coal Co., in the East End section of ^ .the city. Seven kegs of black powder, 3.000 pounds in all, were detonated '* and the dead and the maimed were literally roasted !> the super-heated '* Ras flames following the explosion. AUTHORITIES Of EIGHT CITIE8 E INTERCHANGE BOMB PROBER8. ?1?n New Yorlc.-r-The , eight cities in 8 which hopab outrages were perpetrat: ^ etT have arranged for ap interchange '7 of police officera ito facilitate co-opera e Hon of atl the agencies at work runy ning down the radicals responsible for ' the explosion. It was announced at police headquarters here. The state** ment came at the. close of a eonfer1 ence between federal Agents and nepH resentatlves of the municipal ^police departments of various cities. VON BROCKOORFF-RANTZAU r MAKES FORMAL PROTEST Paris.?Count von Rrockdorff-TVant|* sau. head of the German p?ace dolea Ration, has sent a formal letter oT proa ter.t to the peace conference ' Comf i plaining that the armies of occupation n in Germany are arbitrarily protecting '* and favoring the individuals who are n attempting to establish a Rheinish re E* public. 'The protest adds that the * armies also are preventing loyal; Germans from manifesting counter feel v ? i c- \ * ' 2 c* * ' .. -1 r ? i SL25 Per Year. j TEAK PROBE" IS ON IV PFlf!P TRF1TV ii? i inuL 1111-n i i i' BILL TO END WIRE CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT, CHIEF MATTER OF INTERE6T. ro PARE DOWN ARMY BILL I Senate Will Decide Question of Immunity of Senators Lodge and Borah in Withholding Information. e Washington.?Congress enters the fourth week of the new Bession with broadening activities and increased speed urged by leaders. The so-called peace treaty "leak" investigation and the bill to end government control of the wires constitutes the senate's work of principal interest, while the house plans to engage in a clean-up of appropriation bills, starting with the paring down of the $S00,000,000 army bill. Investigations of army and shipping uffairs and also election of Victor Derger, socialist, of Wisconsin, ulso will bo started y committees. Leaders on both sides are anxious tor the investigation to start, however, and before the end of the week it may be well under way. One of the first difficulties to complicate the inquiry doubtless will be me question of senatorial immunity as it -applies. to Senators Lodge and Borah in connection with their statements of the eklstenco of treaty copies in New York. Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and other Democrats of the committee, will oppose this view, holding that no such immunity can be invoked to hold back facts of material importance to the Inquiry. They declare the churges made by the two senators are too Berious to be dropped now. The names of many men prrcninent in national politics and in financial circles have been mentioned about the capitol. DETROIT IS FACING COURT 1 ACTION IN ITS CAR STRIKE Detroit, Mich.?With the city completely without traction service and no promise of a settlement of the three cornered controversy between , the Detroit United Itailway Company, its striking carmen nnd the city coun- f'J cil, state officials threaten court ac--r tion to relieve the situation, fearing expansion of . the tie-up to include . a large part of southern Michigan. The siriKe oecame effective June 7. Attorney General Groesbeck Intimated that unless the three factions reach an agreement he will aak a court order compelling operation of the lines until an adjustment can b? effected. Not a car wheel turned within the city and there were no conferences of those interested. CONFEDERATE GRAVES IN ARLINGTON DECORATED Washington.?'Southerners in the nation's capital including many government officials paid tribute to the memory of the Confederate soldier and sailor dead buried in Arlington ^ National cemetery with commemora- I tlon services in the Confederate sec- f Hon of the cemetery. Representative t Clarence N. Stedman, of Greensboro, \ N. C., made the memorial address. The tomb of the unknown dead, the grtve of General Joe Wheeler and those of Confederate soldiers and. sailors which occupy the Virginia hills overlooking Washington were decorated with flowers in profusion and a floral southern cross was unvoiled. FIRST CUBAN IS GRADUATED FROM U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY Washington.?Ensign Carlos Aurelis Hevia, son of Colonel Aurelio Hevla, former secretary of the war and navy in the Cuban cabinet, is the first Cuban to graduate from U. S. Naval Academy. Htf was handed his diploma at the graduating exercises by his father, who was accorded this unusual privilege by Secretary Daniels RAILROADS SHOULD BE, MADE TO RETURN MONEY ADVANCED i > * . ' Washington.?Railroiids under federal control should t?fe reqplred to return tp the government i'rti rapidly a? practicable, $7754)00,000 advanced foi improvements and equipment, Direc ior uenerai rimes toifl the house appropriations committee at his "appear ance, according to the printed record of the hearings. "These improvements have J>een made for the benefit of the railroad j companies," the director general said. INCREASE IN NATIONAL ' BANKS 8HOWN IN REPORT Washington.-?The office of th? Comptroller of the currency Issued a statement today showing a great In crease in new national sank organisations s nee January and marked im provement In general business. Since January 1 there has been re eefved 5112 requests for new charter* and applications approved for permis- . sion tc Increase the capital of exlstlnt national hanks. Ten of these corns from North Carolina. ^