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DEMOCRATS OPEN
1920 CAMPAI6N
Aggressive Fight for Presidency
w .Promised by Leaders
of the Party.
SHOW SPIRIT OF CONFIDENCE
(Representative Women From All Sections
of the Country Present at
Meeting of the National Committees
at Chicago.
The formal opening guns for the
presidential campaign of 192U were
tired at Chicago on May 28 and 29 at
^gathering of the Democratic National
committee, the Associate Worneth's
National committee and many
chairmen and secretaries of state cotuynitteeA.
Members of President Wilson's
cabinet and other notable party
leaders were present, and while
sounding keynotes took occasion to
vigorously denounce the Republican
leaders for the character of their attacks,
as well as to call attention to
Democratic achievements during the
last eight years.
The participation of the women, for
the first time, in the national councils
of the party brought representatives
from all sections of the country, and
on the occasion of the banquet they
divided the oratorical honors with
men of political note for many years.
I Thdfe 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
that nlnvcd finch nn imnortant
part In 1916. The general effect of
the meeting was td sound the tocsin
tor an aggressive war from now on,
" In whlg^ a tour to every debatable
state west of the Mississippi river, by
Homer 8. Oummlngs, national chairIk.
, man, Kill form an important part.
^ WfcjSpiere' was not a Democratic leader
who did not leave Chlcngo
j^i, that * vigorous .couoterWLte
made ou the llepuh
and* moves1' backKL?',
Xeajgtte 'of Nations covenant as the
jptf "greatest document of human liberty
ever prepared," Chairman CumP'
firings on his arrival in Chicago start?L
?d things moylng briskly. Striking
smartly at1 the Republican "Old
Guard," he said: "It is manifest that
the Republican party has again fallen
tinder reactionary leadership. The
choice of the committee heads in the
recently organized house of represent'atlves
is very discouraging to every
progressive American, while the.election
of Senator Penrose to head the
finance committee of that body indicates
the type of leadership to which
the Republican party is committed."
The banquet held on the evening of
May 29 was-the occasion of addresses
by Mr. Cummlngs, Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer, and Franklin D.
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy.
In speaking of Republican "slander"
Mr. Cummings was loudly applauded
when he said that "As I rend the re
ports of these 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 president of the United States
had led the country to a disastrous
conclusion of an unsuccessful warH
Every epithet of reproach already has
been" exhausted in an attempt to discredit
the leadership of America's
president at a time when America's
prestige was never greater, America's
power never so vast, and America's
success never so transcendent. The
cumpalgn of slander, which Is the very
spume of politics, has been reserved
for America's greatest leader In the
hour of America's greatest triumph.
.To listen to the spokesmen of the Republican
organization is to gather the
> Impression that America lost the war
and hns been forced Into a discreditable
peace, humiliating to nil lovers
" of constitutional government and freedom."
Democratic Party's Record.
In refuting oldtlme Republican
dalms^thnt the Democratic parly was
sectional, lacked experience In leader
iino cuiiiiiiiuvu 10 rree irnae, incapable
of providing revenue. Insincere
In professions of friendship for
labor, Inimical to the fanner, an enemy
to legitimate business and Incapable
of carrying on a war, Attorney
General Palmer paid tribute to
President Wilson by saying:
t "They said the Democratic party
' lacked the experience In training In
' statesmanship which made for . con-atructlve
leadership in solving the
complicated problems on the far-flung
line of your governmental activities.
?
NOW KEEP DEMOCRACY SAFE
Ail Classes Must Join in Fight to Re\
thin the Fruits of Recent Victorious
War.
, "VThere will be skeptics of coarse: but
letSl^em ask themselves whether the
ttmesa^e not out of Joint and grave
problemS>resstng; and whether, tbere.
fore, commuKlMr service may not help
-to set the tlmeksdgbt and aid In solv-trig
these problems by bringing all
' Classes together In common sympathy
We produced the acknowledged leader
of the liberal, thought of the world,
under whose standard gather the tried
statesmen of every civilized nation,
holding up hla hands, as with clear
vision and superb courage he leads
the people* of the world In their victorious
charge against the arch-enemy
of civilization."
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, In
discussing the victories of the Penrose
and Mann groups In the senate and
house, said that "the new Republican
congress baa only commenced Its work,
but It Is already clear that on mntters
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: "Jills, too. Is the obvious objective
.In the foreign policy of the Republican
party. I asked a prominent
mcinner or roar pany, wno 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 foreign relations.
He said, That changes from day to
duy. When Mr. Lodge reads his morning
paper at the brenkfust table and
sees what the president has said or
done, his policy of the next twentyfour
hours becomes the dlumetrlcn! opposite.'
You could not get two Republican
senators to agree on a definite
foreign policy along constructive lines,
but you can get a majority to oppose
anything put forward by the president
of the United States.
Aims Well Defined.
"So we are approaching the campaign
of 1020?approaching It with the
hroud principles settled in advance:
conservatism, special privilege, partisanship,
destruction on the one hund;
liberalism, common sense Idealism,
constructlvene8s and progress on the
other," said Mr. Roosevelt.
Maintaining that the League of Nations
will not be made a partisan affair
unless the Republicans so elect,
the Democratic National commUtee
recorded Itself In favor of the covenant
In -brief terms, as follows:
"We, thp Democratic National committee,
re^oftntzJog the splendid services
being tendered by President Wilson
In behalf of a just and enduring
peace, extend to him our heartfelt
good wlsftgaand congratulations, and
be It ;y
"Resolved; that we do hereby record
ouraeivejitPK favor of the prompt ratification
ftyjjrbe senate of the treaty at
peace, including the covonant of the
Tiajtiii". "
One address, made by a woman, that
attracttsdv.tnuch attention from the
newspapefrwas that Mrs. William R
Pattangafl 4?f Maine In predicting that
the wofnerf/Could control the Pine Tree
state and that victory lay within Democratic
grasp If the proper appeal was
made to the women.
Tribute to ^President Wilson.
"But the woman .vote cannot be
bought, It cannot be handled by ward
heelers, nor can It be carried off Its
feet by brass bands or spread-eagle
oratory,'.' said she. "If we cunnot vote
for Wood row Wilson In 1920 we wnnt
to vote for someone as nearly like blm
as 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 a few days
pass the United States senate, and
"Whereas, the Democratic party
earnestly desires that women of all
states may vote In the election of
1920; therefore be It
"Resolved, by the Democratic National
committee, that It urges the calling
of special sessions of state legislatures
wherever necessary, to ratify
said amendment."
Both W. W. Durbin. chairman of the
Ohio Democratic State Executive 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, as outclassing
Col. W. W. Dudley of Indiana,
who won fame In the presidential campaign
of 1888 by writing a letter In
structing workers to "arrange" for
votes in "blocks of five." Itoth Messrs.
Durbtn and Van Nuys praised pernmnent
organization methods, and del
seril?ed those in their states.
The Democratic National committee
called the attention of the nution to
the achievements of Woodrow Wilson
and the Democratic party in lengthy
resolutions that re'lted the legislative
attainments, the world war, women's
suffrage, etc.
Not to Be Had.
A colored bakery compor^y, while
en route to the other side, was being
inspected to see that each man had n
life belt.
Company Commander?Now, If any
man Is without a life preserver, I want
to know It.
Private Johnson?Wheah am dot
life reservnh, ah had -it heah right
on m? linnlr
Private Jackson?Listen heah, buddy.
you all betta fln' dot life reservah.
'cause when the time comes to use
'em do ain't nobody a-lendln' 'era at
J all.?Camp Merritt 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
thought and deed and service, members
of one. great family of freemen,
which canflcj|(be until they understand
one anotltt^nnd keep step In the
march of'pUfress.
MISS ALBERTA BfCKNELL
Miu Alberta Blcknell, daughter of
Mr. and Mre. Ernest Blcknell, has been
awarded the Order of Ellxabeth by
the queen of Belgium. 8he la twenty
years old and has been working In
Belgium for two years.
MEASURE FIRST DRAFTED. 1875
Before Becoming Law Ratification by
the Legislatures of the Various
States Is Necessary.
Washington.?Action by Congress
on equal suffrage?subject of a fight
of 44 years' duration?has ended In
adoption by the eenateby a vote of
56 to 25 of the historic Susan B. AnV
thony constitutional amendment resolution.
The proposed amendment, Jtidopted
by the house by a vote oT-Wlf tO. 89,
May 21, as the first act Of' the new
Congress, now goqfvtb ,?he states, rattfourths
of whJoJt. U required for ita
san B. Anthony In 1875 and introduced
by Senator Sargent, of Callfprnia, In j
1878. y|
Loud applause, unchecked by the
presiding officer, swept the senate
' chamber when the final vote waa an- j
nounced following two days' debate,!
and many Jubilation meetings were In
progress at headauarten* of varloh*
women's organizations which have
been active in support of the measure.
BOTH GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN
TREATIES HANG IN BALANCE
Paris?This has been an anxious day
throughout peace conference circles,
with both the German and Austrian
treaties in the balance, and every effort
is being made toward early and
united action. ?
The council of four considered the
Austrian treaty in the morning to
complete the military and Reparation
terms, which were omitted when the
document was delivered Monday. Later.
the council turned to the German
counter proposals and called in experts.
Many private conferences were also
going on, Including one between Colonel
House, of the American delegation,
and A. J. Balfour, British foreign
secretary, all seeking to clarify the
situation and determine the course of
action.
x iie prevailing view or tnose taking
part was hopeful of early and satisfactory
results. They admitted that
the conditions were difficult and that
the differences were rather sharply
drawn, hut insisted that there was
nothing like an impasse or anything
threatening an agreement.
FIVE THOUSAND LIVES LOST
THROUGH VOLCANIC ERUPTION
The Hague.?The governor general
of the Kediri district of Java reports
that 5.100 persons were killed in the
recent eruption of the volcano of
Kulut
THE 8ENATE FIGHT OVER HUN
TREATY TAKES ON NEW ANGLE
Washington?The Senate fight over
the treaty with Germany branched out
into new channels with the introduction
of a resolution by Senator Hitchcock,
ranking Democrat of the foreign
relations committee, proposing that
, the committee investigate statements
by Chairman Lodge and Senator
Borah, Republican members, that
copies of the unpublished treaty are
in the hands of certain interests in
New rone.
CONGRESS WILL NOT REPEAL
BEER AND WINE POVISION
Washington.?Senator Capper, of
Kansas, in an address before the national
convention of the Anti-Saloon
League of America, predicted that
President Wilson's recommendation
that congress repeal the provision
against beer and light wines in the
war-time prohibition act would be overwhelmingly
defeated If brought to a
vote. The Kansas senator declared
he much regretted the president's attitude
en this matter.
SENATE OIBECTS"
AN INVESjiATION
HOW DID PEACE TRJ ATY COME
INTO HANDS OP OV rSIDER8
IN NEW YOi| C?
FULL TEXT IS NOWpUH
Resolutions Were AdMBp I Just After
Drsmatle Clash Battel*! l Senators
V.'ashington. ? AeSCflB Bia Asking
the state departmsst 9B fife text of
the treaty with OtRWDmill directing
the foreign I niglijjBBitelttee to
investigate lma |i||>ImM^Bjiii|i|i1i
lished document lMNB^H|tHP3?riTate
hands In Nonr Yoftg^HE^fipteft. by
the senats without jp|BB|lK'-'
Action on the mNBjati^; Same
unexpectedly: 'dni^flH^H^^SHjthe
stormy dsb&tt
scarcely a BCQk^rab^^Ej^SHfe'to
the chaihbe^i^^^^P^g^MS ote.
was no sutjttj|^^MH4^i|^^Sd
been conced<|HH^^^Kj^^MB|MgBk
a majority. aM '
Under ffi^atlfan.
introduced.';';!^
eign
I house." ^apublican memaergvof that
I military Stttmnlttae ms^tinx jlfth theft j
1 party's lestelathm atpfrffrffijpt"** f
headed, by Floor Leader MWjajj!. were
told to make all eiToripTo < uhfl army
expenses without robbing my activity
of necessary funds, had shaflaT Request
was . made of other appropriating
committeemen at the t formal conferences.
Chairman Kahn told the party
leaders that the army bill authorising
$1,100,000,000 when paagec _fh* honse
in the laat Congress wonlwbe reduced
by nearly $400,000,000 ahd later It
was learned that"the naval committee
expected to cat the n&va appropriation
bill to about $600,00* ,000, effecting
a saving of more than $100,000,000
over the amount carried when the
measure waa in fh'e laat '< !ongress.
APRIL RAILROAD DC F$JT !8
APPROXIMATELY $68^)00,000
Washington. -* Director ' General
Hines estimated that t is railroad
daministration incnrred i, u deficit of
approximately $58,000,000 , In April,
making a total deficit of $$80,000,000
for the first four months if the year
The director general rell stated, however,
his previously expressed Judgment
that present economic conditions
were too much unsettled to afford a
safe basis for decision a$-to the necessity
for increased rates "to offset
the difference between fnconle an.l
operating costs. For the present there
will be no raise, he adde<\ the administration
confining Itself m practicing
every possible economy. |
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BOLSHEVIK AGITATOR HAS
BEEN EXECUTED AT MUNICH
Munich, Bavaria.?Lerine Nissen,
the bolshevik agitator whcf was one of
the leaders of the Munichi communist
soviet regime. was executed at Stadelheim,
outside the capital. He was
convicted and the Bavafian cabinet
refused to commute hi* sentence.
maintalninR that he was the cause of
the civil war in Bavaria and deserved
no mercy.
CARLTON SAYS STRIKERS
WILL NOT BE TAKEN BACK
Atlanta. Ga. ? Announcement hy
President Newcomb Carlton of the
Western Union Telegraph and Cable
Company, that Morse and multiplex
operators in the southeast who went
on strike would not be reemployed
anda statement from S. J. Konenkamp,
president of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America, that he
would Issue a call for a nation-wide
strike, were the latest developments.
DANIELS MAY BE OFFERED
UNIVERSITY PRESIDENCY
Washington?North Carolinians here
think there la a serious movement on
In North Carolina to mage Secretary j
Daniels president ot the state unl*,
verslty. The name of Mr. Daniels
was not suggested until within the last
few days, after he made i short visit
to his old home at GoUsboro, upon
his return from abroad.
It is believed here that Mr. Daniels ]
would accept the positloi if ft is offered
by the board of t usteee.
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DOCTOR CUNO I
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W mmmswpw
Doctor Cuno, privy councilor of the
Qerman government, has succeeded Albert
Ballin as director of ths Hamburg-American
steamshio line/
FRENCH FIRM IN OPPOSITION
lis
nun Government Orders Arrest of Dr.
^ Dorten, President of the New
Rhelnish Republic.
.%j?tu!on.?There is a probability that
Of^laQy may secure as a result of
laf' Stroaf counter proposals some
frisaanirtfr In the severity of the epace
terma of the allied and associated
Showers. Germany's pleas that it will
fe jlRpotaibls to fulfill the financial
Hnh^hanta Of the allies and her pro%akut
certain territorial retotiA|p|aeUi
have been hald and are
by the council of four.
tiwIblt 'W^^Oaals especially concernJim
igpuwtlons and other economic
fbatpree of the peace treaty has been
eld by President Wilson and the
staff of American experts of the Araertcah
peace delegation. Great Britain
U said to favor a number of conceeskms
to Germany but France continues
firm ih her Btand not to waver
itom the original terms. On the other
hand, the Americans are declared to
be not averse to minor concessions
but are not in favor of going to the
Miaui mat me umisa propose.
The German government is incensed
over the formation of a Rhenish
republic. It has ordered ihe arrest
of -Dr. Dorten, the president of
the republic, and' also has protested
to the peace conference and the armistice
confmission at Spa against the
behavior of the French authorities in
the occupied Rhlneland.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PALMER
CALL8 FOR INVESTIGATION
Washington.?Charges of Senator
Frelinghuysen reflecting on Attorney
General Palmer's work as alien property
custodian were met with a statement
by Mr. Palmer asking for a public
hearing on the charges and expressing
"great pride in the splendid
work" of the alien property custodian's
office. The charges were made by the
New Jersey senator during consideration
by the senate judiciary committee
of Mr. Palmer's nomination as attorney
general.
AVERAGE DAILY COST OF WAR
MADE VERY RAPID INCREASE
Washington.?The average cost of
the war increased from $810,000 dally
for the first three months to $27,400.000
daily for the period of July 1, 1918,
to April 30, 1919. according to figures
prepared by tho statistics branch, general
staff, war department, and made
public here by the armyprecruiting office.
The statement showed the disbursements
for the period of the war,
minus the normal peace expenditures.
THE WITHHOLDING OF TREATY
CAUSES SHARP SENATE DEBATE
Washington?Senator Lodge, chairman
of the senate foreign relations
committee, told the senate he had
seen in the hands of business interests
in New York a copy of the
treaty with Germany given out by
an American representative at Paris,
but withheld from the senate.
The statement caused a sharp debate
upon the course of President
Wilson and the state department regarding
publication of the treaty text.
TO ATTEMPT NON-STOP
TRAN8-?ATLANIC FLIGHT
T J rm,A D.UUV ^I.UIUU T? OA
jjUiiuuu.? iu? x>i 11ion uiriRium a-o*,
the largest rigid airship in the world,
will attempt a flight across the Atlantic
about the middle of June. It is
planned to travel from Scotland to a
landing somewhere it. the vicinity of
Atlantic City where she will take on
petrol and then return. The dirigible
will have an American officer on
board as a passenger. The trip Is expected
to take about 48 hours, carry*
ing a crew of 80.
WIRE CONTROL IS "L
PARTLY RELEASED IN
? ?
PO8TMA8TER GENERAL 8TEAL8 81L
MARCH ON CONGRESS BY
ANTICIPATING ACTION.
BURLESON EXPLAINS REASONSro
Q g
Duty Compelled Return of Operative nj
Control of the Various Properties
to Their 8everal Owners.
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Washington.?Telegraph and tele- four
phone companies, whose lines the gov- broi
ernment has controlled since last Au- gpe<
gust 1, were ordered to resume imme- t
diately operations for their own ac- invt
count, by Postmaster General Burle- ern]
son. The postoffice department, however,
under terms of Mr. Burleson's
order, retains a measure of control of tot?
the services, pending final legislative gag1
action by Congress. bill,
Regulations prohibiting discrihiina- the
tion against wire employes because of tion
union affiliations, maintaining exist- also
ing rates and charges and instructing 1st,
companies to keep special accounts by <
to facilitate cost settlement between
themselves and the government, are for
retained "in effect under the order is- gto(j
sued by the postmaster general. be i
Mr. Burleson accompanied the or- O
der with a statement giving the rea- pile
sons which impelled him to take the cne
action. He asserted that the Presi- as I
dent having recommended the return Bor
of the properties, the senate interstate met
commerce committee having indicated ies
that immediate return was advisable g(
and the house committee having
through hearings manifested a dedire opp
for action toward that end, he felt it |mn
his duty to return operative control fac1
to the various owners. lnq,
I mat
CLEMENCEAU 8HAKE8 PI8T IN riot
I THE FACE OF LLOYD GEORGE of
j^JParts.?Acrimonious debates at SS- ***
r. wFwwvu ai\fu?nuoWV/UO Ui IUU 1#K
financial clauses of the German-treaty
are threatening to disrupt the whole
fabric of the new world order erected j.
with so much care during the last
fire months. As things stand now, ple
Premier Lloyd George ifc engaged in no
the bitterest flght of the whole peace thn
conference, his principal antagonist
being M. Clemenceau, who, responsive ita
to France's appeals from the whole clj
burgeois and propertied' classes of tj0',
France, maintained his firm stana exp
against the proposed alterations. It jarj
is reported on excellent authority that 8tr
the Tiger went so far as to shake his ^
first in Lloyd George's face, declaring
that he would never consent to the rea
impoverishment of France fpr the ben- cou
efit of the Roches. f 11 f
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SHORT-LINE RAILROAD MEN I
APPLAUD SPEECH OF SMITH ait}
tho
Washington.?Confidence that Congress
wolud dispose expeditiously of CO
legislation needed to stabilize conditions
and return the railroads to private
ownership was expressed by Sen- ^
ator Smith, of South Carolina, forme. nat
chairman of the senate commerce ern
committee, in an address: before the me
American short-line railroad conven- an*
tion. t ' . , ^a'
Senator Smith said he believ'ed the tloi
settlement o fthe problem wou'<i fol- ^01
low the teachings of American democracy,
"giving each man a fair chance N. 1
in a free fight, rather than putting it ton
all in one bag and pro-rating the of
earnings." k , > Coi
His statement was applauded vig- occ
orously. Wk
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AWFUL CATASTROPHE OCCURS cro
IN WILKES BARRE TUNNEL
Fll
Wilkes Barre, - Pa. ? Eighty-three
men dead and 50 others burned and
maimed, manv of whom will die. is ^
the toll of a disaster in the Baltimore He
tunnel of the Delaware & Hudson for
Coal Co., in the East End section of in
the city. Seven kegs of blaclt powder, Cu
3.000 pounds In all, were detonated Ac:
and the dead and the maimed were Plo
literally roasted by fche super-heated his
gas flames following the explosion. ust
AUTHORITIES OF EIGHT CITIES RA
INTERCHANGE BOMB f*ROBER8. 1
New York.?The eight cities In ^
which bomb outrages were perpetrwt- era
ed have arranged for an interchange tur
of police officers to facilitate co-opera- pw
tion of all the agencies at work nin- im]
nlng down the radicals responsible for tor
the explosion, it was announced at po- pre
lice headquarters here. The state- an<
ment came at the close of a confer- of
ence between federal agents and rep- "
resentatlvesr of the municipal police ma
departments of various cities. coi
VON BROCKDORFF-RANTZAU IN<
MAKE8 FORMAL PROTEST
Paris.,?Count von Brockdorff-Rant- ^
xau, head of the Oernaan peace dele- C01
Ration, has sent a formal letter of procrc
test to the peace conference com-.
plaining that the armies of occupation* pr<
in Germany are arbitrarily protecting '
and favoring the individuals .who are <*e'
attempting to establish a Rheiniah republic.
The protest adds "that the
. armies also are preventing loyal Ger- na
mans from manifesting counter feel- tn
EAR PROBE" IS ON
PEACETREAH
L TO END WIRE CONTROL BY
THE GOVERNMENT, CHIEF
' MATTER OF INTERE8T.
PARE DOWN.ARMY BILL
at? Will Decide Question of Immuty
of Senators Lodge and Borah
in Withholding Information.
Fashington.?Congress enters the
th week of the new session with
idening activities and increased
3d urged by headers,
he so-called peace treaty "leak"
istigation and the bill to end garment
control of the wires const!s
the senate's work of principal
rest, while the house plans to en- .v
e in a clean-up' Of appropriation
i, starting with the paring down of
$300,000,000 army bill. Investigas
of army and shipping affairs and
> election of Victor Berger, socialof
Wisconsin, also will be started
lommittees.
eaders on both sides are anxious
the investigation to start, howeyer,
before the end of the week it may
well under way.
ne of the first difficulties to^ comate'the
Inquiry doubtless will be
question of senatorial immunity
it applies to Senators Lodge and
ah in connection- with their stateits
of the existence of treaty copin
New York.
enator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, and
?r Democrats of the committee, will
ose this view, holding that no such
mnity can be invoked to hold back
a of material importance to tha airy.
They declare the charges ; .V'?'
le by the two senators are too ^
ietroiL Mich ?With tt?? -
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tely without traction service and * ^
promise of a settlement fof the
Be cornered controversy net ween
Detroit United Railway C<fppany,
striking carmen and the city connstate
officials threaten court ac1
to relieve the situation, fearing
ansion of the tie-up to include a
ge part of southern Michigan. Th?
Ike became effective June 7.
Lttorney General Groesbeck Intlted
that unless the three factions
ch an agreement he will ask a
irt order compelling operation of
i lines until an adjustment can b?
scted.
lot a car wheel turned within ths
7 and there were no conferences of
se interested.
? V
NFEDERATE GRAVES IN
' ARLINGTON DECORATED
Washington.?Southerners in -the
ioh's capital including many goviment
officials paid tribute to ths
mory of the Confederate soldier
I sailor dead buried in Arlington ^
tio'nal cemetery with commemora- 1
a ?eervices in the Confederate seo '
l of the cemetery. Representative .
rence N. Stedman. of Greensboro, \
C., made the memorial address. The
ab of the unknown dead, the grivs
General Joe Wheeler and those of
afederate soldiers and sailors which
:upy the Virginia hills overlooking
islfington were decorated with flowin
profusion and a floral t outhern
>ss was unveiled.
*ST CUBAN IS GRADUATED
FROM U. S. NAVAL ACADEMY
Yashington.?Ensign Carlos Aurelle
via,' son of Colonel Aurelio Hevia,
<ner secretary of the war and navy
the Cuban cabinet, is the first
hah to graduate from U. S. Naval
fidemy. He was handed his diima
at the graduating exercises by
i father, who was accorded this unlal
privilege by Secretary Daniela 4
JLROADS SHOULD BE MADE
rO RETURN MONEY ADVANCED
Vashington.?Railroads under fedil
control shonld be required to r?
n to the government "as rapidly at
icticable, 775,000,000 advanced foi
provements and equipment, Direc
uenerai nines torn tne nouse ai>
>prlations committee at his appear
;e. according to the printed record
the hearings.
These improvements have been
ide for the benefit of the railroad
npanies," the director genetral said,
CREASE IN NATIONAL
BANKS 8HOWN IN REPORT
Washington.?The office of the
nptroller of the currency issued a
itement today showing a great intase
in new national bank organis*
ns since January and marked ho
>vement in general business. ^
Since January 1 there has been re ,
Ted 312 requests for new charten yr
d applications approved for permitS
?n tc increase the capital of exlspdg
tional banks. Ten of thesa^om * J
?n North Carolina. . /