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1HHI THE CHERAW CHRONICLE VOL. 22. 4 0^ ~ ~~ NO. 32 . . " - ? DEMOCRATS OPEN . " 1920 CAMPAIGN i I Aggressive Fight for Presidency ? . Promised by Leaders d - - t)f the Party. ? c SHOW SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE J . * t f Representative Women From All 8eo- Q tjons of tHe Country Present at ^ 'Meeting of the National Corn- j, mittees at Chicago. p n The formal opening guns for the t presidential campaign of 1020 were n fired at Chicago on May 28 and ft) at h a gathering of the Democratic Na- t tlon'al committee,'' the*- Associate Worn- I sn's National committee and many d rholrtttpn end Gaprofnrlpo nf Kfntp Pnin- I mlttees. Members of President Wll- s son's cabinet and other notable party d leaders were present, and while f sounding keynotes took occasion to p vigorously denounce the Republican li leadefs for the character of their Ht- f tacks, as well as to call attention to fc Democratic achievements during the a last eight years. c The participation of the women, for the first time, In the national councils of '.the -party brought representatives p from ail sections.of the country, and t on the occasion of the banquet they c divided the oratorical honors with s men of political note for many years. 1! - There was'ho lack of confidence on c the part of men or women. The lat- o ter. while hoping for universal suffrage In the election of 1020, pledged t the:Democrats those western suffrage f stages that played such an Important- t ~ part In- 1916. The general effect of r the meeting wps to sound the tocsin c for.an aggressive war from now on, v In whlfch a tour to. every debatable t r?&v-' et'ite west of the Mississippi Vlver, by 1 Homer S. Cummlngs, national chair* e man, will <oibi ait Important part, j / Them y?as not a Democratic leader g preset* who did not leave Chicago t ; * convinced that a vigorous counter ?; JttMk ****** h* m,d*-on th? * tbfct ebmplafns and moves backward," and the peace treaty and the 8 League of Nations covenant as the " "greatest document of. human liberty ever prepared,** Chairman Cum- 1 tilings on his arrival in Chicago start- 8 ?d things moving briskly. Striking " smartly at the Republican ' "Old 11 Guard," he said: "It Is manifest that the Republican party has again fallen under reactionary leadership. The J cholce?of the committee heads In the recently organized house of representatives Is very discouraging'to every ? progressive American, while the elec- f tion of Senator Penrose to head the * fiqance committee of that body Indl- n cates- the type of leadership to which 4-Y.a D??..k1lnnn I? I ?*?.! tt C uic x%r|iuuiiLau panj io vuiuiuinni. The banquet held on the evening of May 29 was the .-occasion of addresses s by Mr. Cummlngs, Attorney General A. x (..- Mitchell Pulraer, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretory of the * ' navy. 'th speajclng of Republican "slander" r Mr. Cummlngs was loudly applauded when he said thut "As I read the reports of these speeches of strict and ^ unrelenting partisanship I wonder whnt phrases of abuse, what language of vituperation, what Invective, what . recital of blunders and crimes would have agitated the political atmosphere ff the presidebt of the United States s had led the country to a disastrous conclusion of ah unsuccessful war! Every epithet of reproach already has n been exhausted In an attempt to diH- '! credit the leadership of America's ! president at a time when America's 1 prestige was never greater, America's r power ?ever sp vast, and Amerlch's 0 success never so trunseendent. The v campaign of slander, which Is the very '' spume of politics, has been reserved * aw aiijci ita i< Kreiut'si leaner in me ^ hour of America's greatest triumph. Ta listen to -the spokesmen of the He-. R publican organization is to gather the Impression that America lost the war and has been forced into a discredit- ( able peace, humiliating to all lovers ^ of constitutional government and freedom." ? Democratic Party's Record. 8 In refuting oldtime Republican claims that the Democratic party was sectional, lacked experience In leadership, was committed to free trade. In- e capable of providing revenue, tnsin- it cere in professions of friendship for li labor, inimical to the fanner, an enemy to legitimate business and In- n capable of carrying on a war, Attor- t< ney General Palmer paid tribute to * President Wilson by saying: II "They said the Democratic party 01 lacked the experience In training In statesmanship which mode for con- d atructlve leadership In solving the 'c complicated problems on the far-flung *e line of your governmental activities, a! " ' I HOW KEEP DEMOCRACY SAFE A All Classes Must Join In Fight to Re- b tain the Fruits of Recsnt t< Victorious War. ' ' s! > ??? 01 There will be skeptics of course: but w . I? U*em ask themselves whether the tl tltnes .are not out of joint and grave ci problems pressing; and whether, there- tl fog^40nHnunltj service may not help b togyjflj/fctlmea right and aid In solv- w WfAlMS problems by brtnging all 01 rlasasfl together In common sympathy m Ve produced Ihe acknowledged leader f the liberal thought of the world, inder whoee standard gather the tried tatesnieo of everj clTlllsed nation, loldlng up his hands, as with clear islon add Superb courage be leads be peoples of the world In their vie-, orlous charge against the arch-enemy f civilisation." Assistant Secretary Roasevelt, In liscusslng the victories of the Penrose nd Mann gtoups In the senate and louse, said that "the new Republican oqgresa has only commenced Its work, ut It Is already clear that on matters f Internal policy It has reverted to jrpe." and he vigorously assailed the lepubllcans for having In mind the ccessloQ to the presidency only, when le said: "ThlB, too. is the obvious obectlve In the foreign policy of the Reiubllcan party. I asked a prominent iiember of that party, who happens to >e an intimate personal friend of nine, what is the purpose or the polcy of Senator Lodge as chairman of he committee on foreign relations, le said. That changes from day to lay. When Mr. Lodge reads his mornr?r? nnnoo ?? ?|,a ? .1 oi iijc uiuamusk muie txuu ees what the president has paid or tone, his policy of the next twentyour houfs becomes the diametrical oplosite.' You could not get two ReptibIcan senators to agree on a definite orelgn policy along constructive lines, >ut you can*get a majority to oppose inything put forwnrd by the president >f the United States. Alms Well Defined. "So we are approaching the caminlgn of 1020?approaching It with the ir^nd principles settled In advance: onservatlsm^ special privilege, partluushlp, destruction on the one hand; Ibernllsm, common sense Idealism, ohstructlveness and progress on tlie ither," said. Mr. Roosevelt. Maintaining that the League of Naions will not be made a partisan atair unless the Republicans so elect, he Democratic National committee ecorded itself In favor of the covenant In brief terms, as follows: "we, th? Democratic National comalttee, recognising the splendid servers bet tig foddered by President W lion In bcftyrif of a Just and enduring eace, extend to him our heartfelt ;ood wiahet and congratulations, and *? It "Resolved, that ire do hereby .record ursel vp4pa\Ja vor of the prompt ratiication bjf the senate of thelreaty ot One address, made by a wpmgn, that ttracted much attention from- the Lewspapeni'^vas that Mrs. William R. 'attnngaH of Maine In predicting that he woineocould control the Pine Tree tate and tittat victory lay wltbln Democratic grasp if the proper appeal was nade to the women. ' Tribute to President Wilson. "But the woman vote cannot be >ought, It cannot be handled by ward teelers, nor can It be" carried off its eet by brass bands or spread-eagle irntory." said Rhe. "If we cannot vote or Woodrow Wilson In 1920 we want o vote for someone as nearly like him is possible*." At the request of the women the ommittee adopted this resolution: "Whereas, the Democratic party tnnds committed to the Just cause of voman suffrage, and "Whereas, It now seems certain that he federal amendment granting sufrage to women will within a few days >ass the United States sennte, and "Whereas, the Democratic party arnestly desires that women of all itntes may vote In the election of 920; therefore be It "Resolved, by the Democratic Nn lonai committee, thnt it urges the callng of special sessions of state leglsatures wherever necessary, to ratify aid amendment." Roth W. W. Durhln. chairman of the >h!o Democratic State Executive comulttee, and Frederick Van Nuys, chalrnan of the Indiana State committee, enounced some of the methods used y Will H. Hayes, chairman of the Reluhlirnn National committee, as outlassing Col. W. W. Dudley of Indiana, rho won fame In the presidential cammlgn of 1888 by writing a letter Intruding workers to "arrange" for otes In "blocks of Ave." Both Messrs. )urbin and Vnn Nuys praised permnent organization methods, and de* cribed those In their stntes. The Democratic Nutional committee ailed* the attention of the nation to he achievements of Wbodrow Wilson ltd the ^Democratic pi\rty In lengthy esolutlons thnt re-'lted the legislative ttnlnments, the world war, women's uffrnge, etc. Not to Be Had. a colored hnkery company, while n route tor the other side, was being ispected to see that each man had a fe belt. Company Commander?Now, If any inn Is without a life preserver, I want > know lt?. Private Johnson?Wheah am dat fe reservah, oh had It henh right n ma bunk. Private Jackson?Listen heah, budy, you all bettn fin' dat life reservah, ause when the time comes to use m da ain't nobody o-lendln' 'em at II.?Camp Merrltt Dispatch. nd sense of responsibility. The .merlcan people, native and foreign orn, have fought together In the war > save democracy. They must fight Ide by side to keep the stronghold f democracy against enemies from dthout and within, and to vanquish lose enemies end prevail and be senre they,itts|t be truly democratic, In lought ti^iggleed and service, memera of)s||^R*at family of freemen, 'hich cinifWbe until they understand lit another and keep step In the arch of progress. MISS ALBERTA BICKNEU mim Aioerta Bicknell, daughter Mr. and Mrs. Erneat Bioknell, has b awarded the Order of Elisabeth the queen of Belgium. 8he Is twc years old and has been working Belgium for two years. MEASUREFIRSTDRARED.18 Before Becoming Law Ratification the Legislatures of the Varloui States Is Necessary. Washington.?Action by Congi on equal suffrage?subject of a 11 of 44 years' duration?has ended adoptlpn by the eenateby a vote 56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. thony constitutional amendment r lution. ' / The proposed amendment, ado] by the house by a vote of 304 to May 21, as the first act of the i Congress, now goes to the states, i flcation by legislatures of th fourths of which Is required for Incorporation in the federal pons) tioifc an B. Anthony In 1875 and introdu by Senator Sargent, of California 1878. * ' Loud applause, unchecked by presiding officer, swept the sei chamber when the final rote was nounced following two days' deb and many Jubilation meetings wen progress at headquarters of vari women's organizations which b been active in support of the meas i BOTH GERMAN AND AUSTRIAI TREATIES HANG IN BALAh Paris?This has been an anxious throughout peace conference circ with both the German and Austi treaties in the balance, and every fort is being made toward early united action. The council of four considered Austrian treaty in the morning complete the military and reparai terms, which were omitted when document was delivered Monday. ] er, the council turned to the Gen counter proposals and called in perts. Many private conferences were i going on, including one between C nel House, of the American del< tion, and A. J. Balfour, British fore secretary, all seeking to clarify situation and determine the course action. The prevailing view of those tali part was hopeful of early and se factory results. They admitted t the conditions were difficult and i the differences were rather shai drawn, but insisted that there ' nothing like An impasse or anyth threatening an agreement. FIVE THOU8AND LIVES LOST THROUGH VOLCANIC ERUPTI The Hague.?The governor gem of the Kediri district of Java vep< that 5,100 persons were killed in recent eruption or trie -volcano Kalut the 8enate fiqht over hu Treaty takes on new anc Washington?The Senate fight < the treaty with Germany branched into new channels with the introt tion of a resolution by Senator Hi cock, ranking Democrat of the fon relations committee, proposing t the committee investigate sti ments by Chairman Dodge and S< tor Borah, Republican members, t copies of the unpublished treaty in the hands of certain interests New York. conore88 will not repeal beer *nd wine povi8i Washington.?Senator Capper, Kansas, in an address before the ttonal convention of the Anti-<Sa] League of America, predicted f President Wilson's recommends that congress repeal the provli against beer and light wines in war-time prohibition act would be o whelmingly defeated if brought t vote. The Kansas senator decli *ie much regretted the president's < tude on this matter. - SENATE If.GTS | m inAtion M HOW DID PEACE TREATY COME K INTO HAND8 OP HJT8IDER8 H IN NEW YdfcjC? ^ I FULL TEXT IS NOW 1EMAN0ED II Resolutions Were AdopAd Just After B Dramatic Clash BetwJKn Senators ? Hitchcock and, lidge. Y'ashington. ? rtesolviions asking B the state department fcLthe text of y the treaty with OemiuMmd directing the foreign relationsVommittee to of investigate how copies t>| the unpub*en lisbed document have rtfifhed private -* nanus in now York wflV adopted by inty the senate without a rot call. in Action on the two pfftposals came ___ unexpectedly during aJjiiU in the stormy debate ?.!iey had aroused, and "J n scarcely a score of seniors were in the chamber, .when in quick succession, the resolutions Were put to a vote. Their passage lm however, by was no surprise, as it wnerally had i been conceded that eacl would have a majority. Under the Investigate j resolution, introduced at the' req est of the ">eBB White House by Senator Hitchcock of ight Nebraska, senior Democf it of the forin eign relations committee, it Is exot pected that a far-neachinr inquiry will . begin within a few daysil Adoption of the Httmpock resolueso tion came first, just afttr the debate had reached a dramatle^cHmax in a >ted clash between MY. MiChcock and Rft Chairman Lodge, of the foreign rela* tions committee. After, khis clash a B?w request by Mr. Lodge tbkthe senate nH. ?a. A- ? - - DUUBWtUUS U 1UTQI lopHH resolution i military committee meej(f?S*with their party's legislative eteeringicommittee, "*e headed by Floor Leader Mjkdell. were late told to make all efforts tqM-tail army an- expenses without robbing any activity ate of necessary funds, and Similar re. ' quest was made of other appropriate 3 ing committeemen at the Informal conlous ferences. av? Chairman Kahn told' the party ure. 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 appropriaday tion bill to about $600,000,000, effeet:les, ing a saving of more than $100,000,000 rian over the amount carried when the f measure was in the last Congress. APRIL RAILROAD DEF4CIT 18 APPROXIMATELY $58,000,000 the j to Washington. ? Director General tion Hlnes estimated that jthe railroad the daminlstrh-tion incurred fa deficit cf Lat- approximately $58,000,OOi in April, nan making a total deficit of $250,000,000 ex- for the first four months of the year. The director general reiterated, howilso over- previously expressed Judgolo ment that present economic conditions aga- were to? much unsettled to afford a sign sa'e baB'8 f?r decision as to the nethe cesslty for increased ra les to offset j Gf the difference between income and operating costs. For the present thfre . will be no raise, he adde I, the adminitis" ,8trat,on confining Itself to practicing hat' everjr P0B8^e economy. BOLSHEVIK AGITATO|I.HA8 ?'y BEEN EXECUTED RT MUNICH was n ling Munich, Bavaria.?Lejpne Nissen, the bolshevik agitator wfc was one of the leaders of the MunlA communist soviet regime, was executed at StadON eihoim, outside the capital. He was convicted and the Bavarian cabinet reiilfeu IU uumuium MIB BCHicitkn, 31]t8 maintaining that he waa the cause of 1 * the civil war In Bavaria and deserved of no mercy. *, CARLTON SAYS 8TRI1 lERS iLE W,LL NOT Be T*KEN BACK Atlanta, Oa. ? Announcement toy iver otrt President Newcomb Canton of the due- Western Union Telegraph and Cahle tch- Company, that Mone and multiplex w*? operators in the southeast who went in At atew on strike would not b i reemployed I 9na. anda statement from 6. i. Konenkamp, that Pr?sident ot the Com nercial Teleare graph era" Union of Ami irlca. that he , jn would issue a call for n nation-wide strike, were the latest developments. DANIELS MAY SB OFFERED ION UNIVERSITY 'RESIDENCY ' of Washington?North-C? eolinlans here oa- think tbfcre Is a serion^lnoyement on oon in North Carolina to uafke Secretary that Daniels president of tte state unltlon versity. The name oi lb. Daniels sion was not suggested until frtthtn the last the few dsye, after he mhdd a short visit ver- to his old home at CKfldshoro, upon o a his return from a/bfpadi ired it Is believed he^thyi Jdr. Daniels DOCTOR CUNO Doctor Cuno, privy councilor of th< German government, has succeeded At bert Ballin as director of the Ham burg-American steamship line. FRENCH FIRM IN OPPQSITIOI Hun Government Orders Arrest of Di Dorten, President of the New Rheinlsh Republic. London.?There is a probability tha Germany may secure as a result c her strong counter proposals som lessening in the severity of the epac terms of the allied and associate powers. Germany's pleas that it wll be Impossible to fulfill the flnancis requirements of the allies and her pit tests against certain territorial r< Unquishmenta have been held and ar being discussed by the council of foui Paris reports have it that In certai quarters of- the .peace conference th fUU discussion of the Germa counter proposals especially conceit lag reparations and other ecouomi features of the peace treaty has bee neia Dy President Wilson and th staff of American experts of the Amei lean peace delegation. Great Britai is said to favor a number of conce slons to Germany but France contii ues firm in her stand not to wav? from 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 th extent that the British propose. The German government is ii censed over the formation of a Rhei ish republic. It has ordered the a rest of Dr. Dorten, the president < the republic, and also has proteste to the peace conference and the a mistice commission at Spa against th behavior of the French authorities i the occupied Rhineland. ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER CALLS FOR INVESTIGATIOI Washington.?Charges of Senate Frelinghuysen reflecting on Attorne General Palmer's work a? alien pro] erty custodian were met with a stat< ment by Mr. Palmer asking for a pul lie hearing on the charges and e: pressing "great pride in the splendi work" of the alien Dronertv cnstndlnn office. The charges were made by th New Jersey senator during consider) tion by the senate judiciary commi tee of Mr. Palmer's nomination as a torney general. AVERAGE DAILY COST OF WAR MADE VERY RAPID INCREAS Washington.?The average cost c the war increased from $810,000 dail for the first three months to $27,400 000 dnily for the period of July 1. 1911 to April 30, 1919, according to figure prepared by the statistics branch, gei feral staff, war department, nnd mad public here by the army recruiting o flee. The statement showed the di: bursements for the period of the wa minus the normal peace expenditure: THE WITHHOLDING OF TREATY CAU8ES SHARP SENATE DEBAT Washington?.Senator Lodge, chai man of the senate foreign relatiqr committee, told the senate "he ha seen in the hands of 'business inte ests in New York a copy of tli Treaty wun uermany given out c an American representative at Pari but withheld from the senate. The statement caused a sharp d bate upon the course of Presidei Wilson and the state department r sardine publication of the treaty tez TO ATTEMPT NONrSTOP TRANfeATLANIC FLIQH London.?The British dirigible R-3 the largest rigid airship in the worli will attempt a flight across the A lantic about the middle of June. It planned to travel from Scotland to landing somewhere ii. the vicinity < Atlantic ?ity where she will take c petrol and then return. The dlrii ble will have an American officer c I board as a passenger. The trip is e jpected to take about 48 hours, carr; I lake a crew of 80. ' X f \ ' WIRE CONTROL IS PARTLYJELEASEO POSTMASTER GENERAL 8TEAL8 MARCH ON CONGRE88 BY ANTICIPATING ACTION. BURLESON EXPLAINS REASONS Duty Compelled Return of Operative Control of the Various Properties to Their 8everal Owners. Washington.?Telegraph and telephone companies, whose lineB the government has controlled since last August 1, were ordered to resume immediately operations for their own account, by Postmaster General Burleson. The postoffice department, how ever, under terms of Mr. Burleson's j order, retains a measure of control of . the services, pending final legislative . action by Congress. Regulations prohibiting discrimina_ tion against wire employes because ol . union affiliations, maintaining existJ ing rates and charges and instructing c companies to keep special accounts to facilitate cost settlement between themselves and the government, ara "* 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 6 of the properties, the senate interstate e commerce committee having indicated d that immediate return was advisable U and the house committee having through hearings manifested a desire for aotion toward that end, he felt II >- his duty to return operative control > to the various owners. e r. CLEMENCEAU SHAKES FIST IN n THE FACE OF LLOYD QEORQI ^ _____ .( % g ^^^tds^^^^monlous^ Abates ^ it so n financial clauses of the German treats l- are threatening to disrupt the whole c fabric of the new world order erected n with so much care during the las) e five months. As things stand now r- Premier Lloyd George is engaged in n the bitterest fight of the whole peace s- conference, his principal antagonist l- being M. Clemenceau, who, responsive >r to France's appeals from tfie whole ir hurgeois and propertied classes ol o | France, maintained his firm stanc a against tne proposed alterations. II e is reported on excellent authority thai the Tiger went so far as to shake hit i- first in Lloyd George's face, declarinf i- that he would never consent to th? p. impoverishment of France for the bpn >f eflt of the Boches. d r~ SHORT-LINE RAILROAD MEN 6 APPLAUD SPEECH OF SMITH n Washington.?Confidence th&t' Con gress wolud dispose expeditiously ol legislation needed to stabilize condi M tions and return the railroads to pri vate ownership was expressed by Sen >r ator Smith, of South Carolina: form*?, chairman of the senate commert* ^ committee, in an address before, thi a American short-line railroad conven > tion. Senator Smith said he believed' th< j settlement o fthe problem would fol >8 low the teachings of American democ e racy, "giving each man a fair chanci lm in a free fight, rather than putting fc t_ all in one bag and .pro-rating th< earnings." His statement was applauded, vig orously. : - AWFUL CATASTROPHE OCCURS E IN WILKES BARRE TUNNEL )f Wilkes Barre, Ba. ? Eighty-thr** y men dead and 50 others burned ant ' * maimed, many of whom will die, li the toll of a disaster in the Baltimore (8 tunnel of the Delaware .& Hudsoi v Coal Co., In the East End section o: le the city. . Seven kegs of black powder 3.000 pounds In all, were detona.te< B" and the dead and the maihied Wert r> literally roasted by the super-heatec s- gas flames following the explosipn. . I AUTHORITIES OF EIGHT CITIES E INTERCHANGE BOMB PROBERS r* New York.?The eight cities ii 18 , whJeh bomb outrages were perpetrat l? ed have arranged for an interchange r* of police officers to facilitate co-opera 10 tion of all the agencies at work run ning down the radicals responsible fo; 8* the explosion, it was announced at po lice headquarters here. The state , ment came at the close of a confer it I ^ . A * -- Quue ootwt5?u ieuprai AKfniB ana e resentatlves of the municipal polici departments of various clUea. VON BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU T MAKES FORMAL PROTE81 Paris.?Count von BrockdorfT-Raul J* sau. head of the German peace dele is gation, has sent a formal letter of pro a test to the peace conference - com >f plaining that the armies of occupation ,n In Germany are arbitrarily proteotini fl- and favoring the individuals who an in attempting to establish a Rheinlah re * public. The protest adds that th< P armies also are preventing loyal Get mans from manifesting counter Heel r * "LEAK PROBE" IS ON IN PEACE TREATY ' BILL TO END WIRE CONTROL BY THE GOVERNMENT, CHIEF ' MATTER OF INTEREST. TO PARE DOWN ARMY BILL . % Senate Will Decide Question of Immunity of Senators Lodge and Borah in Withholding Information. -Washington.?Congress enters tha fourth week of the new session 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 Drincinal interest, while the house plans to engage in a clean-up of appropriation bills, starting with the paring down of the $800,000,000 army bill. Investigations of army and shipping affairs and also election of Victor Berger, socialist, of Wisconsin, also will be started i by committees. ' Leaders on both sides are anxious , 1 for the investigation to start, however, and before the end of the week it may be well under way. One of the first difficulties to com plicate the inqifiry doubtless will be > cue question of senatorial immunity - as it applies to Senators Lodge and t Borah in connection with their statei menta of the existence of treaty cop1 ies in New York. 1 Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and ' other Democrats of the committee, will | oppose this view, hoidihg that no snch ; Immunity can be.!nvoked to hold back ' facts of material importance to the Inquiry. They declare the charges made by the two senators are to<\ serious to be dropped now. The namee ; of many men prominent In national politics and in financial cities have been mentioned about the cspifoL ? ostroit y facing court ACTION fN ITS CAR ITMKt . : *> i | Detroit, Mich.?With the city completely without traction service and - , * i no promise of a settlement of the i* three cornered controversy between t (hu n,trAl? TTn(i?<? *>..11 ? ? /I ?w *^vvi*/iw waaavcu ivotiwajr vumyuiy, 1 Its striking carmen and the city com* | cil, state officials threaten court ao> k tion to relieve the. situation, fearing / ' expansion of the tie-up to include a large part of southern Michigan. The ' strike becanje effective June 7. ' "Attorney General droesbeck inti'{ jnated that unless the .three factions ' reach an agreement' he will ask a court order compelling operation of the lines until an adjustment can b? effected. Not a car wheel turned within ths I city, and -there were no conferences of those interested. t CONFEDERATE GRAVES IN ARLINGTON DECORATED Washington.?Southerners in the nation's capital including many gov, ernment officials paid tribute to the , memory of the Confederate soldier . and sailor dead buried in Arlington National cemetery with commemora- 1 > tion sbryices in the Confederate* . tion of the cemetery. Representithtq i .' Clarence N. Stedman,'of Greensboro. ' ) N. C.f made the memorial address.' The t tomb of the unknown dead, the grvrs s 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 unveiled. 1 FIRST CUBAN IS GRADUATED " FROM U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY t 1 I 3 Washingtom.?Ensign Carlos Aurelle ? Hpyia, son Colonel Aurelio Hevia, i former secretary of the war and navy f in' the Cuban cabiiiet, is the first ; Cuban ;o graduate from IT. S. Naval 1 Academy. He was handed his dti ploma at the graduating exercises bj 1 (^i8 father, who was accorded this un , usual privilege by Secretary Daniel* RAILROADS SHOULD BE MADE & TO RETURN MONEY ADVANCED i Washington.?Railroads under federal control should be required to re 5 turn to the government "as rapidly at practicable, $776,000,000 Idvanced foi improvements and equipment, Direo r tor Ceflferal Hines told the house afr ? propriations committee at his appear k slice, according to the printed record ? of the hearings. /. | h "These improvements have been ? made for the benefit of the railroad companies," the director general said. INCREASE IN NATIONAL r BANKS 8H0WN IN REPORT ; Washington.?The office of the comptroller of the currency issued a statement today showing a great increase in new national'bank organise tlons since January and marked fan prorement in general business. Since January 1 there has been re celred 312 requests for ne* 'ellfcrtsn ind applications approred for perrala slon tc Increase the capital of existlni national banks. Ten of these com from North Carolina. V ' i