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VOL. CIH No. 205. : ;
WILMINCrTONi N; C, SATtJED AY MORNING, JUL!24, 1920.
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' tAe OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. ' .
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mLnllii uulii iilu
I. S. IN EFFORT
niiiiPT dm cunmn
l UULUIILVIIVI
.1.-4 Asked To Give Moral
Soviet Forces.
OFFICIALS GIVE
Credits To rinance Aimy sup
plies Expected ioue rx- ,
tended To Republic. .''
Washington, July 23. Poland.; sorely
n t - 1 - - 11-1
by the nussian uuisueviKi arm
.. cillwl upon the United States to-
... (or moral supjion .in ner new
Operate battle with the soviet forces.
Through its legation here, the rnew
.public not only asked for an expres
ion from the state department, but
L from President Wilson, declaring
ilutsuch a pu'c statement -would go
lonf way toward strengthlng the
jorale of 'ts soldiers and people;. .
Poland's situation was given serious
jonsideration and it was expected" ' a
Msion would not be long delayed.
jeanVhile officials refrained from dis
cission Of it. : S
Opinion 1 mviarn.
rrnertswho have been studying the
ilraat-on flrre aiNiuoii in men upioiuas
fith?tand the Russian armies. ..The
Mm of Great Hntain ana;jt?Tance to
1 - -1 1 M
Inii troop? 'as regarueu ay a. lew as
.1 , rrl. 4n4 in Vi ! Of tVlA
(5fe man riiuupn. .m ...
Polish lesration agreed. It was argued
jjt Poland had an additional million
uJa'half men it could put Into the
.-a thot with sufficient arms and
aem, anu i it"
ijimtinitinn and backed by the moral
npport of the United States and the
illiw. it could stem the advance of
th Red armies.
Th. more conservative aeciarea an
dtfnfion of credits alone would en
able the Poles to hold their own. No
ingestion that the United States par
ticipate in the actual physical aid; of
Poland had heen received from either
France and Great Britain, but such a
request would not come as a surprise.
It was indicated that the present com
mittee of international affairs of the
United States, would make ottier than
an extension of credits improbable.
It wss believed that neither Great
Britain or France would make -a-4la
pitch of more than very small , forcesr
The sending of a division or even a
brteade apiece would stimulate -the
Poles. . '
Reports from Germany and - Italy
were, carefully considered. The fact
that "Germany is still, technically n
a state of war with Russia, and has
n a atand of neutrality, was .com-
aented on.
& Polish quarters the apprehension
ns expressed that the allies falling to
Mmmand. because of domestic compli
cations, sufficient forces to aid Poland,
might call upon Germany as a last
resort to help stem the bolshevik tide.
In such a case, it was said, Germany
might find the opportunity of demand
ing the session of the Upper Silesi.an,
minea .and other modifications of the
peace treaty in return for her assist
ance. Zurich, Switzerland july 23. Po
land has asked the soviet government
fnw. i-..J. 1.1 - M 1.1.4111
an iiiuiifuiaie cessation ot -inatiii-
i7 cetaenment to meet the Poles an
IB IrlAarin m 1 1 1t- J 1
ifftrffi-.. . -
w. i f t vii tup. narunov hhki sliiu. lug
London. July 23. The , British, pubHa
-""6 uiai me auies may oe com-
w enifr anorner H:tirnrieTi war
'Save Poland. Thia nncltinn -nra a rna'rla
1 v.. t
1 ine hM,. t . ..
uuuoe or commrri nnri tiia
j '"1"--3 aie speculating upon it.
Heretofore th Imnrenclnn Via ? Vi.sn
tun invasinn hv t a nl ihsvl v 1
ted t T aPp,ars to be faced, are lim-
i t . -
;watement that Great" Britain
POWer tO Save Pnlml an1 V.o Y
- every assiBiance in
null.
'"ATORIVM FOR SOLDIERS. ,
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71Qti 1 - .
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"to a . . ''"in- is to oe converted
iff ... Ji uiBcnareea soi
no- t T .
. "r inolmoiv t j:
"ar rsk insurance.
""oni-LAIN CHANGE ,
liN ATTITUDE ON IRELAND
rple Anything But Remiblic'.
ndon. t,,,.. . ' ' " ' '
-'".v &6. Another change in
feted tr ' toward Ireland is ex-
L. 10 Op ann,, j ....
!. but t, uu,; wnnin a iew
l to A. 6 cabinet has not yet been
The can, "e fully what wi be.
W'hich wrestld with. the
within . V; J 18 navins aimcul-
Gf.r.. l.L!,e11- borne of Premier
?toBiv. T , irienfls say he is will-
public nci almst anything but
Blfasr t :
'quiei L ; Although compara
lootiAarl Prevailed in Belfast to-
aes waa resumed
and riot
"Mr
i wee oireei.
na grocery stores were ran-
0Uce marl a fltr
ked.
moni! oretd In the disturbed early
l0,ne in there was renewed
is.asrimler street area
arty Chances
West Gdody :
Cox Informed
No Attempt WiU Be Made To
Compete With G. O. P. In
Money, He Declares.
Columbus, Ohio, - July 23. Governor
Cox today, transferred his political war
councils to Daytfoh He motored there
late today tof remain until he has gn
Uhed i.draf tlnsh his . acceptance speeches
tor August 7.4 ' i-7
C.The ieaguejot nations and other cam
paign policies .were discussed today by
Governor COx with Senators Harrison,
Mississippi, and King, Utah, and E. H.
Moore, the governor's convention man
ager. ' ' '
."We went over general public mat
ters as they had -paraded themselves
through the senate," said the governor.
Senator King -declared that the gov
ernor's Btandon 'the league-and other
vital: tonics '"would ? "entirely : satisfy
every democrat." ' ' .
The western situation also was, gone
over by Governor Cox and Senator
King, The 'governor agreed to make
three' speeches in Utah,,' probably in
September. , ' " .
y. During hi last day, here the' demo
cratic nominee, also interested himself
further in working for ratification by
Tennessee of the, woman suffrage
amendment." : - '
: Announcement " came from Governor
Cox today that democrats would make
a special effort to have their cause pre-
In
much' snnnort should 'ha ufA .i...,9m..i :-ntrnJkf'
riven to r'.Htiuu i'vi, ue''s ., iub vuuniry. . , ,
forces to the point where they coula J ; "We are going to watch the chautau-
quas. yery closely'v saw the governor.
"We feel sure that a large army of re
publican speavers will be filtered in the
chautauquas.'
m "'Vt.P. resolutions adopted.
erhor's office a statement sayingt that
the republicans had 5,000. Chautauqua
speakers in the- fleltf. Th6 statement
further said that the democratic man
agement "would not attempt to com
pete in, money" with the republicans. :
Tomorrow at Trail's End, his home,
near Dayton, -Governor Cox will hold
his final conferences with party leaders
before heglnnlng work on his accept
ance address.
COAL SHORTAGE
LOOMS SERIOUS
Wilson May Use War
pwerstoiGu
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f Washington. July 23. Coal shortages
already' reported In existence in some
sections of the coontry claimed the at
tention of : a half doen government de
partments today.
" The interstate commerce com lission
was urged to order priority in the" tide
water . movement of coal to New Eng
land and Illinois operators renewed
their appeal to the , white iiouse for
governmental intervention in the mine
.laborers strike,-which is reported to
have closed down hair of, their mines.
Attorney;-General Palmer, after a
brief conference late in the day with
cOal men, announced hs had called an
informal meeting of, a score of mine
operators, coal exporters and repre
sentatives of manufacturing interests
to be held in New York Tuesday. Dis
cussion, of the coal ''situation at this
conference, Mr. Palmer said, would be
"thorough."
The president still may employ his
war powers in correcting the menacing
conditions and- it was indicated these
powers might be called into use in lay
ing. a -ban on export coal should the
priority order 'of the interstate com
merce commission fail to bring satis
factory -results. : This phase will be
taken. up at the New York .meeting,
along with discussion of prices,- trans
portation problems and production.
CARDINAL GIBBONS, 80 YEARS
OLD, atJIETLY. OBSERVES DAY
Westminster, Md., July 23.-Cardinal
Gibbons quietly observed the 86th an
niversary of his birth today with Bish
op Daniel O'Connell, of Richmond, Va..
and Bishop Corrigan, the cardinal's
auxiliary,. at' Baltimore, as the guests
of Robert T. Shrlver, at the old Shriver
homestead near Union Mills. ;
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MARINE CAPTAIN INJURED.
- New York, July 23. The American
steamship Eastern Coast, from Norfolk
July 21 for Rotterdam, put in here to
day to secure medical , aid for' Captain
Henriques, who had been injured by a
fail -from the boat ' deck. The vessel
will Droceed later for her destination
TWO KILLED, SCORE
INJURED IH STORM
Terrific Gale In North Dakota
Spreads Death And Heavy
: ; Damage.
Fargo,- N- ?D? July 23. Two are
known dea4, a" -dozen injured, 'three
probably fatallyl and extensive proper
ty damage was; .the toll of a ,terflc
storm which swept , over, parts of Mc
Henry and Ward counties, Ih North Da
kota, last night, v -
The dead ares Mrs. Emanuel J. Kandt,
living near Prake, ,and Mrs. Andrew
Botts, who lived near Mi not. v..
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, Steitzer, resid
ing on, a, farm near Drake, were,. in
jured seriously when the storm raised
every building on their farm. - " '
Mr. and Mrs. Botts and their seven
children were in their house when the
tornado broke, the parents were hurled
100 feet. Although the house was com
pletely wrecked, the children-escaped
with minor . injuries, ,-
Man Slain In Duel;
Child Killed When
Hit By Wild Bullet
Savannah, July 23. In a pitol
battle here tonight J. C. Curtis shot
and killed James F. Bailey v and a
wild bullet passed through the lung
.of Iris Broom. 8-year-old daughter
ofAllen Broom, in -whose restaurant
the fight took place. The little girl
died a short while after being shot.
There had been bad blood between
Curtis and Bailey for several
months. '
DR. RAMIN GIVES
INTERESTING FACTS
ON PUBLIC HEALTH
Secretary State Board Reviews
Conditions At Press Asso
ciation Meeting.
Asheville, July 23 J. F. Hurley,
publisher of the Salisbury Post, was
elected president of. the North Carolina
Press association at the thirty-eighth
annual convention in Waynesville to
day. Other officers elected were Mrs.
W. C. Hammer, Asheboro Courier, first
vice-presidentA. W. Burch. Charlotte,
second vice-president: H. B, Braxton.
iGastonia,
7VT2'- 1 JL..-. TeaiUBUl'J' .
' IJ 1 J
' weensooro.. secretary ana
Charlotte was selected as the meet
ing place for the . mid-winter session.
North Carolina-editors will fight for
the enforcement of prohibition and for
a state system of highways with feed
ers frnm AVAFV nnmmttttm onnn
Dr.. W. . S.. Rankin, secretary" of the
state board of health, discussing the
problem and progress of health work in
North Carolina, which he demonstrated'
by a chart, -among other things, said:
"Our ' clearest "conceptions ar visual
ones, for the reason' that the optic nerve
is the shortest and largest 'single track
from the world to the mind. The shart
before you is a simple but complete
visual conception of , the state health
problem. Each space on the base line
represents 35,000 : people;' the heavy
curved- line the social life line- di
rectly above, each space, indicates the
level of physical efficiency of the group
of 35,000. The social life line, -passing
through - the various levels of physical
efficiency; from ; 0 to about 96 per cent
and through; the tones of , death, sickness,-
litrpatf rmeo t,-heailtiLJtnii jpqr-ln
alcates - the physical classification of
the population of North Carolina. f.
35,000 Die Annually 4
The chart, applied to the Btate, indi
cates that 35,000 6f our people die an-
nually; that 70,000 are continually In
capacitated or' sick;-"that 1.050,000 ' are
In impaired health; ' that 875,000 are
healthy; and that 455, 0C0 are vigorous.
"The evidence that the level of the
social life line covering the first space
"on the left and representing that 35,-
000 persons die annually in this state is
convincing for the -reason- that he
names and addresses of 35.000 deced
ents among our people are annually
recorded in the office at Raleigh under
the state's vital statistics."
Birth Rate High
Continuing, he declared:
"Only those states witha younger
population than burs, where age dis
tribution of population is different I
refer to the more; recently settled
western states and states with a large
Immigrant v population have a lower
death rate than North Carolina. This
is all the more impressive when con
sidered' alongside the- related fact that
the birth rate in - North Carolina is
from three to five thousand higher than
that of any other state. A high birth
rate with a; large infant population, an
age group where death rates are ex
ceptionally high, predisposes to a high
general death . rate. Hth this high
birth rate,-with one-third of out popu
lation colored,' with ' those tropical dis
eases, malaria "and hookworm, preva
lent, we nevertheless maintain a death
rate considerably under that of any
other of the original' thirteen states.
U. S. RADIO OPERATORS ASK
RAISE; EXPECT EARLY ACTION
. Washington, July 23. Demands of
wireless ' operators on shipping Iboard
vessels for increases in pay of 50 ,to
$75; a month and an. eight-hour day
were laid before the board today ty a
cc-mmittee of the radio telegraphers'
association. ' After conference of the,
board and the bureau of navigation
at which . a , wage agreement ofr the
year beginning August 1 was- discussed.
The operators Baid they expected an
answer from Chairman Benson of the
board. tomorrow. :
NEW TRAINS PUT " ON BETWEEN
CHARLOTTE, AND SALISBURY
(Special to The Star.)
Raleigh, July , 23. Southern , trains
Nos. 21 and "22 will continue to go
through Winston-Salem to Asheville,
and an additional train will .be put on
between Charlotte, Mooresville, Barber
Junction .-and Salisbury, according to
an order handed down by the corpora
tion commission today, as a result of
a; petition of the chambers of ;. com
merce j of Salisbury and other cities
on "the maih' line, between Salisbury
and Greensboro. . ; a j
i STEAMER GOES ASHORE.
U: Atlantic City, N. V J July ' 23. The
United States shipping board steamer
Cabrille, bound from Mexican ports to
Dayonne, N. J with a cargo of crude
oil went ashore in a heavy fog today
four miles" off Brigantine. -The vessel
is riding easily - and is apparently undamaged.-.:,'
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' U. S. STEAMER DISABLED
Falmouth, Eng., July 23. The; Amer
ican - steamer --MarsKn'e, ;. bound t .from
WArtleoool ' for Hampton Roads,, put
into Falmouth today with auxiliary In-
RESOLUTE TIES RACE SERIES
SHAMROCK OUTSAILED IN
FOURTH EVENT OF CLASSIC
American Yacht Leads Challenger by Three Min
" iites and Forty-one Seconds Deciding Race
' Scheduled Today Sir Thomas. Leads
In Cheering Rival's Victory
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Sar? - took, N. J., July 23. -Resolute tossed her six minute
and for.g 5 Sond handicap overboard today, and defeated the Brit
ish chsf it ,,pr, Shamrock TV, in the fourth race of the 1920 regatta
for th rica's cup.
X - iies now stands a tie. The deciding race will be sailed
tomor
Sham
Thursd,
."won
the first rac;.lasta&
lien an . accident to Reso-
lute's rlggtnf forced her out wfflieiar
in the lead. ., The second attempt last
Saturday ended in no race, the, -yachts
being unable to get sufficient breeze to
take them arounu the course in the
specified six, hours.
Shamrock scored the second victory
last Tuesday, Resolute came back on
Wednesday, running a dead heat with
the challenger and winning ( by her
handicap of seven minutes and one sec
ond. Resolute will enter tomorrow's
race a favorite in the wagering, her
two wins having been more convincing
than. Shamrock's. - -Fastest
of Series s
Today's race was the fastest of the
series so far. Resolute completing the
30-mile triangular course in three
hours, 37 minutes and 52 seconds.
Shamrock followed three minutes and
!,41 seconds later, but the actual differ
ence in sailing time was only three
minutes and 18 seconds, Resolute hav
ing led across the starting line by 28
seconds. r' .-.- . ..' " . , '-
Although It lacked the thrilling neck
and neck flnUh that put Resolute's vic
tory on Wednesday In a class byu itself,
today's encounter had a picturesque
ness all Its ,own.. A heavy ; blanket of
fog hung- over , the sea at Ambrose
Channel liRhtshlp until within a few.
minutes of the start. ; ;
Suddenly the breeze freshened and
the fog began sweeping out to sea. As
the pall lifted. Shamrock loomed
through and bore down on' the-mark.
Resolute followed hard On. her stern,
and after a bit of jockeying about the
lightship, they were off down the Jer -
eey coast. ,. . : -
Resolute At 014 Tricks "
Resolute was at her old tricks on
this, the windward leg. She pointed
high" Into the , breeze i while Shamrock
set off on a 'reach that took her rapidly,
shoreward. When they, swung for the
first mark, ,Re,"oiute'sworH Into weath-,
er had gained her anV advantage of
more "than a aartr ' miML ' t '
Againi Japtaln -Xdai ieJd" . JtesolWte
sultr that "he - was fable' Ho - make the J
mark without ' tack. Shamrock headed
off more and .was compelled; to tack,
which brought ' her around the mark
nearly two minutes behind Resolute.
The challenger gained on the second
leg,- but - was f till i far behind when
Skipper Adamf straightened Resolute
out on the .lvme stretch.
Shamrock was closing vjp . the gap
that separated her from Resolute on
this leg, when, a freaky bit of weather
blew up that, fooled even the seasoned
Jersey skipper, Captain Burton, on the
challenger as an advisor, and robbed
Shamrock of whatever chance she had
of taking the lead and winning.
Prepare, for Squall
The sloops , were runnihg fast ' in' a"
15-knot breeze when signs of a terrific
squall became apparent. Shamrock
hastily took down her club topsadl and
her large jib topsail, and prepared for
rough weather. , Resolute plowed ahead
under full sail for a time, apparently
bent on getting, tn . all the fast sailing
she could before the squall struck." And
the squall. -didn't strike at least not
with the intensity Shamrock IVs skip
per obviously had expected. -
There was a brisk blow for a few
minutes and a short torrent of rain,
which Resolute weathered without
taking in any sail save her jib topsail.
When it was over, Shamrock -was Tin
able to reset her club topsail and was
forced to set a smaller topsail, while
Resolute had her original rig Intact.
A brief calm, Intervened, then the wind
picked up again. Shamrock caught it
first and crawledNslowly up until-she
was nearly, if not fully, abeam of Reso
lute. But when the defender caught
the wind, she forged quickly ahead
with her superior rig breaking out a
balloon jib topsall to aid her progress.
. . Unable to Cloe Gap V .. .
Shamrock., piled' canvas, then break
ing; out both' ballooner and spinnacer,
but the flni$h ' was 'dose at Hand, and
she was unable to' close the gap.
.The steam.yacht Victoria, carrying
Sir Thomas; iUpton,; 'led the chorus of
screaming whistles - that acclaimed the
victor. " """'"';""
A few minutes later a tiny tug was
under the' Jow of the Victoria, its
crowd of -yachting enthusiasts giving
three cheers and a "who's all right,
Llpton" iqr the British sportsman. An
excursion steamship ' and a fleet" of
smaller boats followed the tug's exam
ple and indlcatetj ;threer; cheers with
three sharp blasts of herthistle,.' '
i Sir Thomaa , could . be ,seen on, the
bridge waiving Ills-; cap, apparently un
moved by the fact that today's race had
not gone according -to his predictions
and his hopes., .
- Eachyacht was given until 9 o'clock
tonight to ask for a' proposition in the
event that it would hot get into condir
tion to race tomorrow; but at the. hour
no word, had i been, received from the
rival skippers. and:tJe committee went
ahead to run the race, as scheduled. ,
The Resolute's; handicap time U to
remain at ' six" minutes and 40 seconds,
the -regatta committee announced tonight.-..
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Llpton Not Discouraged. x
On Board Steam .Yacht Victoria, July
23.- The loss of two yacht races in suc
cession has not discouraged Sir Thomas
Llpton, owner of the . challenging
craft. . Neither, has. he lost-confldeace Jn
his boat, or the men who man her, and
the conclusion of today's race saw him
optimistic of the final, result. ,
Of the winner; Sir. Thomas said:
' ' "Resolute' Is a-wcOfiderf til boat-in all
jwints of sailing.? The crw is a very J
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good, class of men, very smart, efficient,
and certainly well trained."
Of his own boat and her men, he
said: ..
" "I am positive that my crew has done
the very best it could under the exact
ing circumstances. You' know ray boat
had but little training, we only sailed
three trials."
Of i the officials of the regatta com
mittee atyl of all who had in hand the
policing of the course and the manage
ment of r the race he had only praise.
He '.said he had raced many times, in
England, Germany, Scotland and else
where. "Never," he added, "have" I seen
the course kept as clear and free as at
Sandy; Hook. Nowhere in the world
could it be improved upon. In England
they might do as well, but not better. I
have always had fair treatment, and if
there has ever been mistakes they have
been in my favor."
NEGRO SAYS HE KILLED
' : SEVEN IN FEW YEARS
Sentenced To Die Confesses To
r Florida and Louisiana Crimes.
' Los Angeles, July 28. California au
thorities, tonight were communicating
with Florida and Louisiana officials in
an effort to assist in confirming the" con
fessioA of Mose Gibson, negro, that" be
had murder d' seven persons during the
last few years,, including Ta woman at
OrantTA Cltv Jiinrttinn TTIn. lrlllnrl in
iNovemher ' idi9 riihann t nnr n.
tence to hang for the murder of Roy
Trann. of Fulerton. Oat nnohtr
Gibson has confessed to having-killed
J.r R-. Reavls,. Baton Rouge, La., about
10 years ago, a watchman at a . sugar
mill at Gramercy, . La., In November.
1910, and -storekeeper at Wagoner,
La., also m November, 1910
: Gibson, . since his sentence, J; has, been
under investigation in connection, with
tne Jijuraer or . air. and: Wrs. Jacob ' Ear
heart, an ; ageoL, couple;, vja;- their h.pme
" - 'X V - -. '-. '
Tampa, f July v. 23. The sheriff of
Volusia eoynty, in which Orange City
Junction is located, stated tonight over
the telephone that Mrs. Mary Clark, a
white woman, was . mysteriously mur
dered at her home one night last
November and on- the same night the
home of another woman at-Orange City
Junction was robbed. No trace has
ever been found of the murderer or
Mrs. Clark, who was middle aged and
a widow. A negro by the name of Mose
Gibson was known . there, according to
the sheriff, who also stated that he had
not heard from the Los r Angeles au
thoritles concerning the alleged con
fession, of. the, negrp.ln .JaU.thefe. .
TfO READJUST WAGE SCALE
OF NAVY YARD EMPLOYES
Washington, July 23. Appointment
of. a special- board to consider readjust
ment of the wages of "75.000- navy yard
employes ,&nd . to. submit recommenda
tion for a new schedule on or before
(August 20, was announced today by
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roose
velt. Practically all classes of em
ployes, including the supervisory and
clerical forces, it was said, would be
affected by the readjustment.
In t announcing the .forthcoming re
adjustment, Mr. Roosevelt said: Chair
man' Benson of the shipping board Has
decided that inasmuch as the govern
ment's shipbuilding program would be
completed within three .months, the
new wage, scale would .not be applied
to shipyards engaged on it.
Secretary op "league op
darker people" arrested
. New York, July. 23. Charged, with
homlpide as a result of alleged partici
pation in race riots in Chicago, June 20,
Rupert D. Jonas, 5"2,- who claims to be
a negro Welchman; was arrested here
tonight. . Two persons were killed in
the Chicago riots which followed the
burning of an American flag. Jonas
iwas known : here as "Rev.. R. D. Jonas,
secretary of the league of darker peo
pled He claimed to have come to New
York from Norfolk, Va., and when fed
eral, agents here seized the $5,000,000
liquor cargo of the Black JStar Line
steamer .Yarmouth last winter he
claimed to represent the, owners. -
WHITES AND BLACKS Q,fTARREL
: AT LUMBER CAMP, ONE DEAD
..-if.;-- - . s .
' Asheville, July 23. Reports of a
pitched battle between whites and
blacks at one of the lumber camps on
Mt. Mitchell, in which onev negro was
killed, three others seriously, and per
haps fatally injured, and .one white
man. shot through the leg, reached here
today; The flsrbt is said to have occur
red Thursday night and from the
meager information available, It was
understood a large number were par
ticipants. The negroes were brought
to Asheville today and placed In a hos
pitals; . , -,,
WOMEN OPEN DEMOCRATIC
..", ! . HEADQUARTERS IN CHICAGO
s
' i Chipago,. July 23. Mrs. George Bass,
Chicago, . chairman of the woman's bu
reau of the democratic national com
mittee, has been made chairman of the
woman's division of the party's national-campaign
committee.' she announced
today, Mrs. Bass will open-democratic
national "woman's
headquarters nere
in a few. day, h
FIND MUTILATED .
BODY OF YOUNG
10MAN IN TRUNK
Police Unable To Fix Identity
Of Remains Sent By Ex
. press From Detroit.".
"WORK OF BUTCHER" ,
Medical men aver
Organs That' Would Give Evi
dence Of Crime Or Method
Of Death Removed.
New York, July 23. Removal of
every vital organ save the brain from
the body of an unidentified young wom
an found here today unclothed and
mutilated rin a trunk shipped by ex
press from' Detroit, makes It virtually
Impossible to determine the cause of
death, medical examiner Schwartz an
nounced tonight. . ' '
"The cutting was, perhaps, the work
01 a Duicner, ne saw, "or some one
only slightly acquainted with surgery.!
A large bladed knife, similar to the
type used- by persons in performing an
autopsy and a saw were Used. The
cutting was not done by a pathalogical
student." -
The results of the analysis of the
brain will be known tomorrow, he said.
Dr. Schwartz expressed the opinion
that the solution, of the mystery must
come from Detroit; and added:
"We are in. possession of certain
things that will not ; be made public
until the police of Detroit have been
given time to work out a solution of
the murder."
Wortt of Maniac, Theory.
- The police, theory is that the, iroatila-
tion was the work of a maniao posses
sine: a crude knowledge of - medicinn.
Mbut-none of surgery.
"Whoever did tjie Job," said Chief
Medical . . Examiner Norris, "knew
enough to remove all organs which
would give evidence of a crime or
method of death." '
It 'was 'impossible to determine, Dr.
Schwartz said, whether several cuts on
the body, had been made before or af
ter death. : He was Inclined- to believe,
he said, that they had been made after
the woman died.
"I am almost certain that a criminal
operation was performed," he added.
"That can ; be determined by finding
traces of chloroform in the brain.".. T
. A-list ;.otclOth4ng found in the trunk
with the body. Included ,a top coat with
a. tar MUar Anmrans-e sweater, a. hlajilc
flannel shirt. - ' ' ' - r -- .r.
Find Clue tn Detroit.
Detroit," July 23. Aj young couple
giving the name of Mr. and Mrs. Elroy
occupied an apartment at 105 Harper
street, -the address found by a New
York expressman-on a runk contain
ing the body of a, young woman, according-to
a statement given to the
police by Mrs. Lottie Brooks, manager
of the apartment house and the apart
ment was rented,to them on June 7
They left about a week later without
giving notice. ' "
Mrs. Brooks said she . had seen only
the man leave, taking with him the two
heavy trunks, and said that his wife
had left the night before. When Elroy
left, Mrs. Brooks, he gave her a for
warding address near Snehoygan,
Mich.. Police tonight were investigat
ing the address left by Elroy.
Mrs. Brooks described the woman as
about nineteen years old, of medium
height and weight, and having dark
brown hair.
ONION RAIL HEADS
ORDERED TO COURT
' .
To Testify In Outlaw
Walkout In April
Chicago, July 28. Sixty railroad offi
cers and union leaders today were sub
poenaed to appear before the federal
grand Jury-next Wednesday in connec
tion with an Investigation ot the un
authorized walkout of railroad workers
here In April.
The subpoenas were Issued at the re
quest of Distriot Attorney Kline and
Major E.1 L. Roy, assistant attorney
general, who, since his arrival several
days ago,i had conferred with leaders
of the recognized railway brotherhoods.
Among j those for whom subpoenas
were issued were ; John Guneau, presi
dent of the Chicago; Yardmen's associa
tion, and H. E; Redding; head of the
United Ensinemen's association. These
two organizations were formed at the
time of the April walkout. -
General , chairman of the rail broth
erhoods and' other union, officers left
today, following the acceptance of the
railway labor board's wage award un
der protest by all but the telegraphers.
Eight of the' rail, labor organizations
will submit the award to a referendum,
the result of which is expected about
September 1.
SHD?PING BOARD MEMBERS TO
BE NAMED IN EARLY AUGUST
Washington. July 23. Appointment
of , the new shipping board as created
under the Jones merchant marine bill
will be made by President Wilson early
in August, it was said authoritatively
tonight. '
Under the Jones" bill the new. board
is to consist of seven' members, two of
whom are to be chosen from the Atlan
tic coast states, two from the Pacific
coast, and one each Trom the Gulf re
gion; from the states touching on the
Great Lakes and one from the interior.
Not more-than four of the commlssion
ers'may be of the same political party.
Chairman Benson.7 who was recently
appointed, and .Commissioner Donald
jare the only remaining members of the
fold board." Reappointment of both Is
I expected. r ; ; h": V
REVERENT AIR WAS
DF HARDING SPEECH
Notification Ceremony Set , In
Atmosphere Of Extreme Sol- -emnity,
Writer Says.
NOMINEE MANIFESTED
HUMILITY IN ADDRESS
Vast Throng Moved By Genuine
Frankness Of Senator Irv
Expressing Views,
(Special to The Star.)
(By MARK SULLIVAN.)
Marion, Ohio, July 23. The HanSrng
notification was an exalted and moving
ceremony. It may be that presidential
notifications always take that . turn.
Your correspondent has not happened
to attend v any - in the past, and waa
conscious of a distinct surprise when he
found himself acutely, sensitive to an
atmosphere .usually associated with
churches an dwith ceremonies that
have to do with eternity.
This atmosphere of reverence was
not created by any art nor by the sur
roundings. The building was a plain
barn-like skeleton structure of Wood-
one of those summer Chautauqua audi
toriums that consist Of little more than
a platform and a roof, set among the
trees of a rural park. The trappings,"
such as they were, the fife and dram ;
corpB, the brass ' bands and the '. sweaty
marching clubs were conducive . rather
to the opposite of reverence. But some
thing that was perhaps as much in the ., '
audience as - in the' speaker suddenly
made you realize what ; the -occasion-was
that more than 50,000,000 people,
through their representatives, ware
asking a modest and self-effacing citi
zen of Marion, Ohio, to be the' head of
the greatest nation n the world, to
accept an authority and responsibility
compared to which the power that the
Caesars had over a' few hundred thou
sand ignorant peasants was relatively
puny.
Harding Was Solemn
One . was quite sure that much of this
solemnity came from the audience, 'but
probably more of it came from Harding
himself. Not that he consciously cre
ated it. He has almost nothing of the
dramatic in him, but he was obviously
and deeply movedand moved in a way
that was perfectly in tune with the bc
casion. "
He was the picture of a different,, al
most a shy man. called upon to accept
a high responsibility, sincerely wishing
to .be sure, that the country understood
hlsJLlmltatina earnestly1 determined i
make cie.arfexaa2yVs
for the administration of the omFe .tov.
which he was being Invited. Rather
more concerned, you felt, with giving
people, reasons why they might proper
ly prefer another rather than soliciting
the office for himself. Except for a
stretch in the middle .. of his speech
When he dealt with rather dull econom
ics, this atmosphere - of emotion, close
to spiritual was present throughout,
and as Harding closed with a touch of
frank and genuine humility, even that
most matter' of face live wire of effici
ency. Will Hays, ' furtively got rid of
an embarrassing tear before he re
sumed the brusque, and business-like
management of the closing part of the
ceremony.' '.; '" .
That the audience had been deeply
touched on. its sentimental side was
shown by the spontaneity with which
they swung Into "My Country "Tls of
Thee" In almost the same Instant tha
Harding uttered his. closing words. In
this spirit of humility and diffidence
Senator Lodge, speaking for the repub
locan party, had no share whatever.
The dominant .note of Lodge's speech
and manner was one of Complete assur-
ance that the republican party Is about
to resume possession of the govern
ment of the United States, and of great
satisfaction. ' He had the air of an
nouncing the termination of an unfor
tunate period of our history. In which
certain decidedly unworthy person,
whose names it would be unbecoming
to specify, had unlawfully seized the
reigns of -power. He had the air of
announcing to the world that the gov- '
ernment is once more to be in the
hands of its legitimate heirs, and he
had no doubt whatever that every in
dividual in the country would feel the
same satisfaction that - he profoundly
felt. He was very-well satisfied with
the world and. all that It contains, by
no measure excluding himself.
Lodge Self-Centered
At the end of his part of the per
formance, he ' sat down and while he
reclined in his - chair, listening to the
rest of the ceremonies, he was a defi
nite ' and unforgettable picture, a. pic
ture to which his' manner, his mentai
attitude, the expression of his counte
nance, the shape of his features and his
individual variation of an old-fashioned -Vandyke
beard all contributed. It was
the. picture of a most contented cat,
returned to a most comfortable hearth
stone a cat of the male sex, dignified,
leonine, sure of his place in the world.
A cat not . merely enjoying the agree
able digestion of a. -recently consumed
canary, but contemplating, with almost
spiritual satisfaction a long procession
ofvmore canaries, specially provided for
his comfort.' Senator Hardiag, however,
had no such air of self-satisfaction. Ton
would almost have said that he was ill
at ease, except that his self-consciousness
so plainly arose from humility.
Senator Harding's' features, when
the light falls on them from above, .are
deeply lined and 'resemble the conven
tional mask , of tragedy, except that
their grimness -Is modified by benevo
lence, you felt sure i that his conception
of the presidency was not the popular
one of enJoyment-of power, ybut wts
the truer one o fan office. In which the
individual -dedicates MmseJX to contin
uous and unregretted-sacrifice of sen.
Harding's speech was. completely ade
quate to. the occasion.. The opening sen- -tences
were in perfect, tune with the
spirit' which had descended upon both
the' speaker and the audience and which ,
dominated the whole occasion. .. J
"It is a supreme task," he said, "to
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