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The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
GERMANY WANTS
TO Be MEMBER
Of The League of Nations and
Given an Equal
Vote.
FEATURES GERMAN REPLY

BERLIN, May 26,-(By the As
sociated Press. )-The question
whether Germany will sign the
peace treaty or not, it was believed
here tonight, depends altogether
on whether the allied and associa-
ted powers will agree to a plebis-
cite in all disputed territories and
the reception of Germany into the
league of nations as member with
an equal vote.
Both these issues are made the
cardinal features of the German re-
ply which has been approved by
dorff-Rantazau and his associates
and which is being put into shape
for presentation within the next
SO hours.
The reply in general will reaffirm
the adherence of Germany to the
principles laid down in the armistice
| conditions and will lay SPECIAL
weight on the right of self-determ.i
udL1Ou Wu1CA 10 W1AllA6 "
to grant in all contested sections of
her frontiers. The allies will also
be asked to abide by the decision
of a popular vote in Austria on the
question of union with Germany
Some of the more prominent &C.
| onomic and financial issues sugges-
ted in the allied, peace terms, Ger
| many is willing to have adjusted
| by the league of nations in which
! she expects to become member on
| a basis of equality.
| If the world league were based
on any other scheme Of membership
it was declared to the correspondent.
in authoritative quarters tonight
Germany would be forced to con
slider it as an alliance against her
The German reply to the allied
peace terms will agree that TIE
German army shall be 100000
men on a peace footing but viii
urge that this limit be not en-
forced until conditions are thorough
: 1y stabilized.
London, May 27-(By the Asso
ciated Press. 1.-THE allied and as
sociated powers have made ar
rangements to feed Petrograd ant
render assistance to the starvin,
population after the repulsion O
the Bolshevikf. Herbert c. Hoover
the head of the allied relief, ha
the details in hand, 1t is hoped tha
relief will be in the city within 8
, hours after the Bolsheviki with
III draw
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
ELECT PENROSE
AND WARREN TODAY

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Elec-
tion by the Senate tom orrow of
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
and Senator Warren, of Wyoming
as chairmen of the Finance and Ap-
propriations Committees, respecti-
vely, is regarded certain as a re-
suit of the open conference today
of Republican Senator's.
The Progressives3 led by Sena
tor Borah, of Idaho, were routed
by vote of "a to s in their effort
to supplant SENATOR Penrose. ant
in private statements agreed thai
their fight would not be- taken tt
the Senate floor.
Republican leader Lodge p1an
to present in the Senate tomorrow
the Republican I Committee as
| signments, with prospects of a sol
id vote of the Republican mai
fifty for their adoption.
The committee nominations ar
to be made en- mAsse, but the Repuh
lican plan of avoiding a separat
vote for chaifmanships require
by Senate rules was threatene
tonight by opposing the Democrat.
who, were said ito be prepared t
demand votes OH the chairmanshiI
so as to require the Progressive
to record themselves squarely O
Senators Penrofe and Warren.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
THE CANDIDACY
OF PRESIDENT
FOR A THIRD TERM WILL
DEPEND UPON CONGREd
SIONAL ACTION ON TIL
LEAGUE OF NATIONS. II
THAT is SUCCESSFU
THERE WILL BE N
PRESSURE, BUT IF Nd
HE WILL BE URGED Il
RUN.

Chicago, May 28.-
Wilson's candidacy for
erm will be determined la
he success of the League
ions is the opinion of He
Cummings, Chairman of thu
cratic National Committee vi
Chicago today to attend
days session of that body.
while / have no informSeg5n as
to President Wilson's future plans
and intentions regarding the presi-
dency, it is evident that third
term will largely depend on whether
Congress endorses the League Of
Nations as agreed to at Paris,'' said
Mr.. Cummings. 'If by chance the
League of Nations should be de-
feated, and Congress should fail to
endorse the League of Nations
should be defeated, and Congress
should fail to endorse the action OF
the Peace Congress, there would be
a universal and national demand for
the President to go to the country
not only for vindication, but in or
der to establish the League of Ma
tions, and bring about the future
peace of the world" Mgues4 M
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
REPEAL OF DAYLIGHT
SAVING LAW is RIDER
TO AGRICULTURAL HILL

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The
agricultural bill, carrying approp-
riations of$32,628,O and legis-
lative rider providing for the re-
peal of the day light saving act,
was before the house today. Pr:n-
cipal increases to the bill, which
originally totalled $31,673,0O0 were
appropriations of 100000 for
fighting animal tuberculosis, and
$260,000 for determination of the
corn borer, an insect which has caus.
ed much damage to crops in New
York and Massachusetts.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
STOCKS

New York, May 2S.-Shippings,
Oils, and the Food Shares were es-
pecially strong at the opening of the
stock market, and the recent favor
ties, especially the automobile di-
vision broke into new high 7round
during her first half hour. Marine
preferred, and Mexican Petroleum
and American sugar recorded gains
of from one to four points. United
States Steel made only moderate
progress.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Considering Daytime Saving Law

Washington, May 2S.-The re-
fusal of the House Rules Committee
to act on the request that the day
light saving bill be revoked was due
to the fact that the Attorney Cen
as to the legality of revoking the
law in the face of the contract made
with labor and industrial plants ov-
er the country that are now working
under the daylight saving schedule.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
HAwKERs BIPLANE
REPORTED RECOVERED.

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 27.-The
Sopwith bipla8e, in which Harry
Hawker and Mckenzie Grieve, at
tempted to fly across the Atlantic
was picked up in latitude 4s.40,
north, longitude, 2s.os; west, by
the American ship. Lake, Charlottes-
vile, according to radio message
received by he Fufness liner,
sachem and rela9 9ed here tonight
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
CREW OF n. c. four
WAS DECORATED
By Portuguese Government for
Making First Trans-Atlan-
tic Trip. May Have
STARTED FOR PLYMOUTH

LISBON, May 28.-The crew of
the Naval Seaplane NC-4 which ar
rived at Lisbon last night was
decorated with the grand cross of
the tower and the sword by the
Portuguese Foreign minister The
city is in gala attire, and the Amer
leans are receiving an ovation.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Bolsheviki Deny That They VIII
Evacuate PetrO0rad

London, May 28.-A dispatch de-
nies that explosions have occurred
in Petrograd and that the Bolshe-
Wiki government expects to evacuate
states that reinforcements have
been sent to the Gatchina 'front.'
South of Petrograd, and that thes
are driving the enemy back
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Allies Still have difficulty with Italy

BERLIN, (Tuesday,) May 81
(By the Associated Press. Ger
man counter proposals it is under
stood will compose a large part
of the answere to the Peace Treaty
of the allies. The Germans will
contend that they signed the armis-
tice and agreed to the negotiations
for Peace on the basis of President
Wilson's IA points, and that all other
international agreements were made
on, this basis, and that on this, and
on this only are they willing to
make permanent peace.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Hawker and Grieve.

London, Eng, May 28.-Messrs-
Hawker and Grieve who reached
here yesterday y from Thurso,
Scotland, were received by King
George at buckingham Palace today
He bestowed upon them the Insig-
mia cross of the Air Service.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Close to the Amount.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Ma
The official report from the
ary drive shows that
600 has been pledged wi
conferences which have alread
eeeded their quotas. The
North Carolina. st. Louis,
Rock, Ark. and Kentucky,
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

Washington, May 2S.-No word
has been received at the Navy De-
partment this morning from the N.
c. that it had left Lisbon for Ply
mouth as it intended to do had the
weather been favorable. The last
message received from Lieut.-Com-
mander Read was that he intended
to make the start.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Miss Law will Try transatlantic
Flight.

Chicago, May 28.-Miss Ruth
Law, the noted aviatress, announces
her intention of attempting a trans,
Atlantic flight. She will use new
Curtis bi-plane equipped with two
motors of 400 horsepower each, and
will be accompanied by her mechan-
ician. Miss Law made the firs~
great long distance flight from Chi
cago to New York.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
WEATHER

Local Showers tonight.
For North Carolina: Cloudy with
local showers tonight and Thursday;
gentle variable winds.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
Rapid Completion of naval Program

Rapid Completion of naval Program
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The
rapid completion of the naval pro-
gram of 1916 was uHged by the gen.
eral board in a letter to the House
Naval Committee today. This re-
quest is somewhat at variance with
secretary Daniels recommendation
before the committee yesterday. He,
urged that since the league of ma
tions had been formed there was
no necessity for continuing the,
naval building program as original
1y indicated by the secretary. The
| Naval Board recommended the ORR
| ginal program with slight midff
cautions in place of their compost
ship for battleships and cuiser
| They recommend the original battl
ships and cruisers with the excel#
tion of the improvements that haE
been made since 1916.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
GERMANY MAKES
COUNTER CLAIM

CHARGE ALLIES THIRTEEN
MILLION MARKS AS A
COUNTER CLAIM FOR
DAMAGES FOR THE AIR
RAIDS AND OCCUPATION
OF TERRITORY. COUN-
GIL OF FOUR HAVING
TROUBLE OVER AUS
TRAN BOUNDARY
QUESTION ON ACCOUNT
OF POSITION TAKEN
BY ITALIANS.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

Ponta Del Gados, May 27.-(By
the Associated Press. 1.-THE arrival
of the NC-4 at Lisbon marks the
completion of the first trans-At-
lantic airflight in history with the
coveted honor owing to a machine
designed, built and manned by
Americans.
Flotilla Commander Workman
at Ponta Del Gados has received a
radio message relayed from the
plane saying:
1--WE are safely On the other side
of the pond"
Engines worked Splendidly.
Later messages reported the
crew all we'll and gave brief details
of the arrival in Portugal The en-
gines worked splend:d1y and appar-
antely there was no untoward in
cident of any kind.
The NC, was greeted by the
cheer of great crowds on the
water front, shrieking of whistles
and the ringing o- bells. The plane
covered the distance at a speed
of more than 80 miles an hour.
| Whistles Blow Greetings
AS soon as the news was received
here, Admiral Jackson ordered al
| the war craft to blow their whistles
and sirens. This was kept up fol
five minutes, the sailors and officer.
meanwhile cheering the great Amer
ican triumph.
Off to Plymouth Wednesday.
Commander fsead, according t,
| information here, plans to remain
at Lisbon, overnight and cont:nu
| to Plymouth tomorrow, weathe
permitting.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
RESULT OF TEXAS
ELECTION IN DOUBT

DALLAS, Tex, May 25.-Latest
figures today from yesterdays gen
eral election in Texas left the pro-
hibition and woman suffrage issues
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

in doubt with both measures lead
ing by slight margins. A proposition
to increase the governors salary
appears to have been defeated.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

Council of Four are working on the
Austrian Peace Treaty which they
expect to deliver to the Austrian del
egates Friday morning, they are still
having trouble with the Italian del
egation, who are mixing the terri
torial boundaries on the Da1matian
coast, which also affects the Aus
trian territorial questions. The
Council of Four and the Council of
Ten hope to adjust this question
with Italy before Friday.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

VERSAILLES, May 2S.-The
German Peace delegates it is under
stood will present a counter claim
of 12,85O,OOO marks for damages
to the allies and their associate
nations during the blockade and
during air raids, and occupation
of their territory.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
King Albert win visit America.

PARIS, May 2S.-King Albert
expetcs to visit Washington when
the League of Nations meets in
America in October.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28
THE n. c. FOUR
ARR|VESL!SBON
Made Trip in Nine Hours and
Forty-F Minutes. Time
Across the Atlantic was
LESS THAN 27 HOURS

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The
American naval seaplane NC-4, ar
rived at Lisbon, Portugal, at 4:01
P. M, Washington time, compile
ting the first transatlantic flight.
Ponta Del Gados to Lisbon in nine
hours and A minutes, making her
actual flying time in crossing the
Atlantic from Newfoundland 26
hours and Al minutes.
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

Paris, May 28.-Although tt
The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-05-28

THE DAI- 7 TIMES, the
Advertising Medium
That Gets Direct Results
For Its Users
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02

and Court House in compliance
with the State law is one that
calls for new and modern build.
ings in New Iberia. A time is go.
ing to arrive when the Supreme
Court is apt to order prisoners
released until the Jail 8 sanitary re.
quirements are installed. The Act
Of 1918 even goes so far as to call
for shower bath appliances SO
that before the keys are turned
on prisoner he must be perfect
ly clean.
This means that we must take
steps to build these buildings in
the very near future. AS for the
construction of Jail the plans to-
day is to build a prison on : the
third or fourth floor Of a Court
building. Thousands Of dollars
would be saved the Parish were a
Court House and jail combined
into one building. This is the
way all new court houses and jails
are erected at the present time,
and it hides from view the OBJ
jectionable feature of prisons. It
is certainly not an ornament to a
community, no matter how fine a
Jail building is built. The Parish
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO Do
ABOUT IT..

New iberia, La, Aug. l, 1919.
Editor Enterprise:
We are now at the beginning of
the quadrennial period Of the po-
litical life of our commonwealth
when the boob population Of the
same, including yours truly and
other farmers, is being addressed
as the "Deer Pee-pul, ''My Eel
low Cit-e-e-zen", "The Salt of the
Earth" and other endearing
terms by which means some sew
eral of our native sons hope to en-
tice a sufficient number Of farmer
votes to 60 with those furnished
by Martin to secure for the said
lucky son a four years job at
Baton Rouge. The above facts
being self evident, the writer, be-
ing engaged in the occupation Of
endeavoring to dig a living and
taxes out of certain number Of
acres of rich black Tcche mud,
takes this means Of outlining his
views on the subject and of asking,
the other "Fellow Ce.e-tezins'
what they individually or collec-
lively propose to do about it.
The Gubernatorial campaign is
now on. It started among the nut
trees at Jeanerette and in a man.
ner which will reduce the pecan
crop. if not entirely destroy it for
several acres in this SECTOR Of the
Front. The only thing that can
stand gas barrage of that kind
is the hard boiled politician
equipped with the regulation
campaign gas mask. The i'm
portant point in this connection
is that it in no wise differs, ex-
cept in the actors, from the shows
which have been put on every
four years as long as the writer
can remember. There was time
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02
THIRTY OWNERS OF CATTLE
GIVEN FINE.

Continued from title page.)
for over a year, he, like others
would not drive his cattle into it.
He went further and said that a
great proportion of the cattle
ewners in the Fifth Ward had
never dipped while he and most
Of the others involved in this trial
and been dipping constantly for
two years. For this reason they
had a grievance and they had re-
fused to dip until they knew that
everyone in the Parish was COM
plying with the law. Those who
paid their fine were Messrs. Oc-
tave Comeaux, F. j. Romero,
Olestie Romero Homer Jean Bap-
itste, Theo. David, Ozeme Miguez,
Jacques Gochassin, Olivier Via
Tor, Lucien Romero, Anatole Fre-
min, Arthur Landry, Prosper
Romero, jerome Leblanc, c. Le-
Blanc, Adonic Romero, Ozippe
Romero, Lyrice Romero, Parfait
Romero, Lastie j. Romero, Louis
Gasschosin. Felix Fireman, Nicaise
Huval and Lastie Huval.s
The question of a sanitary Jail
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02

the said Representative or candl-
date that much unhappiness will
result for the said encrmbent it
he fails to comply: Then and
then ouly it is believed, will the
majority Of the people Of Loulsl-
ana get what they want.
There is an idea resident in the
minds of a large number Of farm
ers that in order to secure fav-
orable laws that it is necessary to
elect farmer to the Legislature.
AS a result half of the laws on
the books conflict with the consti-
tuition and there is tendency on
the part Of shrewd leaders to con-
troll the General Assembly because
the greater part Of the Represen-
tatives therein are good farmers,
but poor lawyers. Personally |
prefer to vote for the best lawyer
in the bunch and then sit in with
the majority OF the voters IN the
Parish while we dope out just
what the said lawyer shall do for
us at Baton Rouge and in the
event Of his failure to assist in
making the date Of his nativity
one of lasting regret. Personally
I should prefer to see laws placed
on the books that would come
within the r equirements Of our
fearful and wonderful constitu-
ton Cor new constitution) even
at the expense of important ard
necessary legislation such as ordi-
nances regulating the harvest Of
wiskers or the sale of gasoline on
the Sabbath.
As stated before the writer is
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02

mere voter who experiences con
s Siderable relief in getting the
above out of his system and Tor
the publication of which ne IS
indebted to The Enterprise. ne
hopes that other farmer vo5eas 1.,ps
viii likewise express themselves
and would be especially glad 10
have an official expression run lron
the Ancient and Honorable Ordel
of the Sons of Rest who 1nha1l'. n ap
the Principle Front Door Oh 'n0
Court House.
Friend G. Quereau.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02
a modern Court House

needing a modern Court House
equally as much as a Jail build
ing it would he the proper thing
for the Police Jury to commence
looking into the feasibility of a
new building here. The grand
jury has already called the at
tention of the people to this neces-
sity. The truth Of the matter the
Court House as it stands is not
a safe place for the keeping
of records, and some day there is
no telling but what the books of
the Parish will either be badly
damaged or lost in their entirety.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02
LOST.

Two shares of stock of the
Smith. DeBlanc & Suberbielle 20.
$4,000 each in the name Of Miss
Alphonsine Decuir has been lost
or misplaced and the public are
warned against negotiating same
Smith DeBlanc Suberbielle, Ltd.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02
FOR SALE.
Two-drawer National Cash
REGISTER. Practically new.
Apply HOTEL FREDERIC.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE,
Two nice homes, on IBERIA
Street one on corner, store ad-~
joining. Apply,
VIM. BAUMAN,
Iberia Building Ass m
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer., 1919-08-02

WANTED.-Men or women 70 $1,000 zen nrof
IT made II in either full or spare time Fu
of mems, wom-n's and children .r;srce 9psus not
styles Large commissions; uGGSSHIEPY CO..
necessary. Darby, Pa
The evening world., 1919-01-10
Winter League Baseball Notes

Writer'S Association OF America will be
held in this city on Thursday, Jan. l6
the same day as the joint meeting OF
the two major leagues. Officers for the
year will be elected and other business
transacted.
All was quiet along baseball row IN
this city yesterday. Every body is saw
ing up for the activities next week when
more baseball men will be gathered to-
gether IN this city than ever before in
the history OF the sport.
Dick kinsclia. onc-timc scout OF the
New York Yankees. may be elected
President OF the new class Il baseball
league which Will be organized in Chi
cago next week The new circuit will be
made up OF clubs in the Three League
and the Central League.
Rubc Oldring. famous as an outnelder
with the Philadelphia Athletics. Is being
talked OF as Manager OF the Toronto
club In the New International League.
Word comes from Boston that Jack
Bentley who Is on the reserve list OF tn.
Red SoN, was cited for bravery in
France. just before the arms,.ce was
cigred
The evening world., 1919-01-10

Columbia regards rowing as the
one sport which sent greater per-
centagc OF men into the service OF the
Nation during the war than any other.
According to statistics compiled at
Columbia having TO do with the var
slty crews OF the seasons OF l9ii,
1915 and 1916 IL was shown that at
least S5 per cent. Of the oarsmcn m
these three combinations were with
the colors. and 1t may be that this
percentage Will go higher.
Preliminary plans have been mr.
ranged for the holding OF the Metro
politan A. a. U. l25-pound basketball
championship. The games will get
under way the first week in February
and the tournament viii be open to
teams representing clubs holding mem
bership In tho Metropolitan Associa-
tion.
Alfred Jordan. by defeating William
Waldron $50 10 l30 in their English
billiard match at Jack DUyle's last night
won the amateur English billiard cham
plonship of America. The total score
for two nights play was: Jordan. 500;
Waldron. 800. Jordan. by the way. ac-
cordng to Jack Doyle. holds tho EngliSh
chess championship.
The Erasmus Hall High School baS-
ketball team added Adclphi Academy
10 it's HIST OF victims by swamping the
latter yesterday by a score OF Is TO 10
on the flathush schools court Wen
guarded baskets 10y. Erasmus liail pre-
vented the visitors from scoring oftcner.
At half time the victors had lead OF
81 TO . over their opponents.
Columbia will play tho opening
game of It's basketball season to-
night, when II faces the Brooklyn
polytechnic Institute five on the
Morningside Heights floor. II Is prob
able that not more than one veteran
player viii be in the Columbia line