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- j" r ' ; 5 ... : , . ' i v Y : Y -Y-Y" 'Y Yf Y'" Y; " v": - 1 YY Y Y yy - 'c'i:1. YY Y The Weather Partly cloudy Wednesday; Thursday probably rain and cooler; moderate variable winds becoming easterly and increasing. - , . , f, Stage of water ait Fayetteville yea-, terday at 8 a. m 4.7 feet. YYYYYYY- Complete Service PYbfl:The:Y;vY Associated Press; ' 'i ' " y.-' VOL. CIILNo. 272. f Y - 1NGTON, N. C, WEPNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 29, 1920. OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE- FTP? " - fern ffWa-RR ifOTr"iBSfJA wirv7 --x . ' !.-v.-....,..iO.-;.-:1,.i' L867 ::m;-. - a TW 1 m-mmm mm - n. sss faYYY- ' . .1 , YY v . . V , - EXPECT BARGE LINE IP REVIVE TRUCKING IN NEW BERNSECTION Inland Waterway. Carrier Sys-t tern Later May Be Extended to Wilmington ARRANGEMENT IS MADE fOR ADEQUATE CARGOES Craft to Be Operated By War Department on Plan of Senator Simmons (Special to The Star.) ' WASHINGTON. Sept. 28 .North Car olinian who have been coming- to ahington say that there la wtde ,l).ead Interest and crratlllcatton, In f. intern North Carolina and Indeed, over ihe "hole state, because of the estab lishment of the government-owned and opernted barge line between Baltimore and New Bern by way of Norfolk and -Little' Washington. The project re ceived the final approval of Secretary Baker last week. . This line goes through , the Inland waterways of eastern North i Carolina and Virginia, and opens up1 possibili ties of development hard to estimate. The war department, through its in land waterways committee, , will: imme--jiately place in operation upon, this line three self-propelled steel barges, each of which can draw two other barges in tow. Besides furnishing real water competition in transportation, which will assist points in ' eastern North Carolina holding their prefer ential freight rates, this line is ex pected to revive the great trucking industry in that section in which, two decades ago, it was a great 'and prof table business. ;, ': ., Railroads Killed Trucking " The trucking industry, it is said, gradually died in that section upon the acquisition by the railroad companies of the boat lines which were formerly operated in those watersHn large num bers. By some sleight-of-hand or legerdemain, these boat lines one by one passed out of existence after hav ing been acquired by the railroad com panies and with them died ' the truck ing industry,' which had been one ;of the most practicable v and profitable businesses engaged in by the people of that section' 'up,- to;-; thattfiUme;-;;. j--. :. !' 4rrangemeTt.alreadyY.a,vo:Y'1' '' made, it is said, foFcargoesth&t. In sure the financial success ot the gov ernment operation of this line. "V For weeks, it was known here among those who were interested in the wel fare of the people of : North arolina that this enterprise .was being, care fully planned and ' Vigorously pushed by Senator Simmons, but publicity was not given the matter from Wash ington at the time, as it was thought such publicity would be premature and possibly ruinous to the project. J. Sen ator Simmons feared the effect of pre mature publicity on account of. the j many interests that have in the past pursued the policy of strong, consist ent opposition to all real water com petition in transportation. . Suggested by Senator Simmon , t The genesis of the story , runs back several months, when the operation of the inland waterways was placed under the war department instead of the railroad administration. Senator Simmons had a conference with : the officials of the transportation service of the war department and was the first to suggest the utilization of the Maryland, Virginia and eastern .North Carolina inland waterwavs by the establishment and operation by the government itself of a barge line be4 tween Baltimore, as a noTtherrt'tremi nus, connecting there with, points far ther north, and New Bern as the tem porary southern terminus, the purpose being eventually to extend the , line farther south. At this conference, which was held several ; months, ago, Senator Simmons was given encour agement" and was promised , the ' active assistance of the officers , then in charge. Fortunately for the project, the government usagre of these inland waterways had been placed, in the hands of war department officials, who really wished to establish water, com petition in transportation by the suc cessful operation of . inland water ways. -' ": V:-: ".'': Official Aided Plana Director General Frank HJnes was of (treat assistance in the matter, prior to his resignation as head of. the trans Potation service. His successor, and Colonel Conner. Colonel 1 Ashburn and. Colonel Anderson, of tne inland, watery wys department, approved and aided in the plan. Following the various Phases of development, when it seemod the project might be assured. Senator Simmons disclosed the dan 'to the pep P'e of New Bern and ; other points in that section of the state on inland wa terways. - ' . .-''- ': . -;.:":, ' i,"..-' f: ' The people responded : promptly through their - chamber's of commerce, indicating a genuine eagerness to co operate in every way possible. -They w"re. at that time, considering the es tablishment of a private barge line to assist - in holding tne preferential height rates for that Section. The P'ans for operation of ' private lines, however, were at . once temporarily topped and New Bern,, .-"Little", Wash inston and other towns then gave their fuU and .active co-operation in the Promotion of the government plan. The matter went forward satlsfac t0Hly. but slowly, and eventually, when Mr. Williams, a Virginian familiar- with lhe erreat section, its needs and Its pos? sibiiities, was appointed assistant sec retary of war, - he indicated ? that he Was ready and anxious to co-operate 'n the matter. . Mr. Morris, of the. war Apartment, mad la ! favorable report 0n the line, following a careful inves 'f?ai ion, and then itwas that Senator s'mmons expressed - the view (that the ojct was no longer in-doubt, ;y Sr-fwiaT-w Raker Approved It 1 . ; Absolute victory did. riot, come, .iiow "tr. until a few days since,' wnen.oec Palmer Rejects ''Big Packers- issolution Plan Scheme Is Held -to Permit "Mo nopolistic Practices" in Vio lation of Sherman Law . WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Tli plan of the ''Big Five" Chicago meat packers fr disposition, of their stock-yard in terests was rejected by the government tccta y on the ground ' that ! 1 provided new means by which tne buying and selling of livestock could be restrained and. controlled. v. - v : s ;, 7 r Formal objection to the packer pro posal and to Frederick H. Erinee and company, Boston bankers, as a proposed purchaser of ! the interests, was filed by Attorney General Palmei1 in the District of Columbia supreme couf t. Refusal of the attorney general to agree to the plan opens the way for litigation when the case is heard in court October 7. . Sanction of the plan of the packers, the government's petition : declared, would mean approval of violation" of the anti-trust laws. It was held that holding corporations which the pack ers suggested be organized to take over the packers' interests would constitute, in itself, a, violation of the v Sherman law and that it would result in manip ulation of. sales and traffic so that pack ing plants. at the yards owned by the packers, would be given 'preference. The objectionsf the 'department of justice, as set. forth in the govern ment's petition followed the lines of a recent report by the federal trade ' commission, which held that the pro-'1' Dosed hoi dine- rnrnftrDiAn mn ' khlfl'ninvm.; ;rrY,r.:,"-!f;lofl. tices. - x s ' , t , '4 in submitting its petition, the ' en v- ' ernment put before the court no alter native plan and : officials declined . to predict the course that would be fol lowed should the court sustain the gov ernment. - . . 1 WORLD'S SERIES TO START OCT. 5 First Games Will; Be Played In Brooklyn CHICAGO, Sept. - 28. The National commission today reversed its decision yesterday and decided to - ppen the wotld's-series at Brooklyn-October '5, playing three gamei here. The change Pann.i presraerjivof1.e .Cleveland, club, who - asked, Vmor . time "to prepare the Cleveland grounds in . the event his team should win the American league pennant.,;, j". '. v;r-, '-,'.' . The National comTntssion ruled 'that the following memoers of the Brooklyn club were eligible to compete in the world series: 1 ' : . Leon Cadore, Harota B. - Elliott. Bur leigh ;H. Grimes, Thomas H. -Griffith, James H. Johnston, Peter J. Kilduff, Edward J. Konetcny, Ernest G. Kreu ger, William Kl Lamar William F. Mc Cabe. Albert "L. Mammaux. Richard W. Marquard,' John J. , Mlljus. "Otto Miller, Clarence E. Mitchell, George B. Mo hart, ; Harry H. VMyerss Bernie Neis, Ivan.M- Olson, Edward J. Pfeffer, Ray mond Schmandt, Sherwood M. Smith, James W. Taylor, Charles "W. Ward, Zack Wheat and Wilbert Robinson, manager.- " v The following Cleveland players were listed as eligible: James C- Bagby. George Bums, W. R. Clark, Ray D. Caldwell, Stanley Cove leskie, .G R. Ellison, Joseph Evans, W. L. ) Gardner, J. G. , Graney, Charles D. Jamieson, W. R." Johnston, Harry Lunte Walter Mails, Guy Morton, L. G. Nunamaker, Steve' F. O'Neill, Tris Speaker, Elmer J. Smith, C D. Thomas, George Uhle,. William WanVbsganss and Joe WoodY . - BABY'S BODY IN RIVER; Y IRON TIED, TO ITS NECK Mutilated Corpse, Is Found Floating. NearJBrooksville ,-: : . . - (Special to The Star) - , CONWAY Sept. 28. News was re ceived today from Brooksville, near Little River, this county, that W. I. Inman, while hunting a lost boat which had gone, adrift in . the Waccanmw river, last Thursday, found the body of a drowned baby floating in the river. .The baby was very young and its body had been so mutilated by fish and birds that it was impossible to tell whether it was white or colored, al thbugh'Magistrate J; I. Ward, who held the inquest, stated that, in his opinion. It was white. Two pieces of plow cast ing was tied around the, neck of the in fant..,' 'r : '.v: c '.'.,!: : ' : After a coroner's, Jury heard the tes timony of tinman and others, ' It ren- fdered ...; verdict that; tne infant was arownea Dyunitnown pany or pai vies 6y hanging two pieces of iron around Its neck and then tnrowing it into the river. No arrests have been made so far .but further investigation is being made by the authorities. . A ' V AIDING COX, -WILSON .TAKES FJRST PART.. IN CAMPAIGN WASHINGTON, Sept. - 28. President Wilsn took his first active part today in the presidential campaign. : He' had Secretary Tumulty , write" the first of a series J of 1 documents ; regarding the League of '? Nations; and Other public questions which it is proposed to issue from the white house. tot further, the candidacy' 6t Gvernor 'Coifp:1-:: ' The r document was in,! the'! form : of a letter ; to E.. M, JSwartz, -of Los An geles, 1 discussing the League of Na tions ? covenant in relation to, the Irish questlon.'':: H W?-- Y uI.t;-'' . ' MRS. BERGDOLL -GUILTY ' PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2 8. Mrs. Em ma Ci Bergdoll and her, four co-defendants were found guilty-tonight of 'con spiracy to aid two of her sons, Grover and Erwin, to evade the draft,; The verdict was returnea Deiore ( juuge Dickinson in ' the ' United States district ARMED DEPUTIES GUARDING DUNN'S CHIEF OF POLICE Mob Threatens Officer After Wealthy Farmer's Son Accuses Him of Assault. : (Special to The Star) .DUNN, SepU 28.-After a nectic night of ; threatened violence to - Chief ! of Police U. S. Page at the' .'hands of a mob lnifuriated over the alleged maltreatment-of Enoch Wilson, son of a wealthy Sampson county farmer, Dunn is quiet today, altnougn it . is apparent that the tnouble is not yet over. It is suspected that a mob is again forming to. enter town tonlgnt and repeat the demand that Page Toe discharged. Trouble began yesterday, when Page arrested young Wilson on a charge of carrying a weapon concealed in his car. According to tne toy, Page struck him without provocation. -Page denies this, alleging . that he struck Wilson oCl " " , p i. . says hie was attempting to get a' bonds- ! man when- Page strucK" him and car-1 he would allow him to see a bondsman. For several hours after the affray ! it was alleged' that Wilson was in a serious condition from tne Dlow mob 1 formed and visited city nail, apparently V M . . lmi T n.i . ir J Llo wZ anM with th I gives comfort to his wishes. The num- J J. Lloyd Wade arguedwith the crowd'? . ,, aa,r and finally succeeded in dispersing it when he assured the men thaj: the city morning that would ne satisfactory to them. ,Tv,u .mnmincr tv wu0T,'a i r tX .V.i.the task of the seeker for candor diffl- action 'was taken. They were not sat isfied when the beard went into execu tive session ana woum not aiiow us action to be made public". Mayor Wade made no announcement today and Page s i ..- ; , wearine the iefnadge f It thought 7h?tri:e governor to send troops to. Dunn to protect the city hall in the event, the mob returns Page is the" man who killed the ' u(?'. poesegBion Smith brothers at" Mount Olive about of candid facts and candid judgments two years ago. He bas been at the Possible Implies personal relations head of the local police department for wi,th leaders and -politicians which more than a year. In that time he has : raise questions delicacy In the reci been extremely diligent in the enforce- I tation of such facts and judgments. - - io.ro I Not Eair To Be Candid ment of laws. In consequence he nas become un popular with a large faction, among whom are many country people. His arrest of several Sampson county men : in former months Wjibt helped him any .in ,the,presentrouble. j yesterdayr Page: has nbt:ieftrDunn -'-ajw any time since the-' mob formed. : He was in the city hall last night wnen.( it was reported that he had fled the city. ' .,.- , A warrant charging Page with as sault on Wilson was served this morn ing by Sheriff W. T. Turlington. He, was admitted to ball and will be heard here Thursday. Warrants also were is sued for several men who are charged with attempting to incite .last night's mob to violence. ) - . ' Sheriff Turlington has his entire force of deputies Hero. Each is armed with "a repeating hot gun and a-'big revolver. All are housed in the offices of the police department. Although there are many nere who have little sympathy for Page, the town is well organized to defeat any attempt that might be made to storm the city hall. LEGION TAKES , LABOR STAND Stands by Leader In His "Strict Neutrality" ' . . ! " CLEVELAND, Sept." 28. The second annual convention of the American Le gion, in session todays underwent a barrage of resolutions and committee reports and then, when adjournment was taken this evening.' after a nine- hour session., there were several com mittees to be heard, reports of which -i -i i . .v. . ..m Aimn,.nQf mnrnlnv organized labor was not mentioned in the report of the committee on resolu- tlons'. HoweveV, ajminority report was submitted, which recommended tie- the "American ., Legion reiterate its well known position, - that it has no participation in , controversies between capital and labor. The American Le gion is not opposed to organized labor when it conducts itself, as we believe it normally does, , in conformity with law and order." Y Y Heated discussions followed and the minority report was finally amended so that the last sentence was eliminated: stili the debate continued, some mem- !,bers taking the position that the Amer ican Legion need not maKe any state ment on tne subject, as the conduct of thev organization had ;been such that there was no question where it stood. Others contended that people censured the legion ' because they , did not know the exact- stand taken on this matter. However, a substitute for the minor ity report was presented-by (California and adopted by the . convention, stat ing "that this convention indorse the statement recently Jssued by ; the -na tional commander, Franklin , D'Olier, and accepts sithat statement .as the le gion's interpretation of - its position in regard to : organized - labor." ; ' ' The ; attitude of the national com mander ; has been that of "strict neu trality" in matters having to do) with organized labor. . This "strict neutral ity" is what, all" factions wanted, the bone of contention being as to whether or not It should be read. into the rec ords. v- s. The ); stand Jof ; the legion regarding politics was not- brought up today.. "7 f .-: .5. i Y : Y-f VreBEKAHS ELECT N. C. WOMAN "BOSTON, Sept. 28. MrB. Hattle Reed Whitaker,, of North - Narollna, i was elected.' president of the National .. As- sociatlon -of 'Rebekah Assemblies.', Mrs. Jess Johnson of Livingston, Mich.,' was elected v vice president; - Mrs. .Myrtle Tandy, of Illinois, secretary,; and, Mt4. Maria Shanks of Manitoba, ; treaaurer. The annual report showed an Increase last year In' the membership pf of367 i .( ' :. ,i.. '. .- . , . .-X'- '".i'-'-'-'-i'-P SULLIVAN TO MAKE CANDID SURVEY OF CAMPAIGN PUBLIC Now on Tour Checking Up Mass of Political IriformatibiiiCdnri ? cerning Both Parties : . , IS MAKING WIDE TOUR - OF ENTIRE COUNTRY Details of Facts in Hand Cover State Contests as Well as - National Campaigns ; - . By 9IARK SULLIVAN ' ; (Copyright, 1920, by The Star) WASHINGTON. Sept 28 The campaign has now reached a point where candor is a difficult quality either lto get from others or to achieve In oneself. Feel ings have'bien aroused, and the voters have quite : generally arrived - at - the state of -emotion or conviction where .L T they are going to. vote. Having arrived at that point, it is a j, hear the truth as to hear that which tinguish between, the facts and what they wish . were the , facts, between ZtS It l ALl htn nl.Whithey " """T' "' . , - at one and the same time tend to .make cult, and the purveyor of it unpopular "For a reporter, v candor has -always the painful consequence, arithmetically obvious . if you reflect on' it. of beine. unpalatable : to , roughly, one out of ! . . f everv two . reaaers.; even -wnen. as si sure to be the cse, candor sometimes Republicans -and .sometimes Democrats. But candor in a reporter is painful topractice for reasons more closely personal than that.. - The "ivery Not Eaiy To Be Candid Moreover.-it -is recognized that nartvi interests are concretely '-inj-ured by . ona reunion oi tne uia tiicKory asso candid statements of conditions. A ciation was begun officially in the audi- party Uaderay: admlt' to' you in con- fidence ;thatarty; is -going, to :loe. fJJm K vte but .the publio-aetting down of the fact tends; to accentuate the -very CUUUJUU" 1:ucombww 4 jiui(nva knows that - the paty morale, both 6f .workers and -voters, , is Injured by ' a. statement of conditions or a prediction of results'.unfriendly to the party, lo cally or nationally. " AH these i reasons, and more, tend to make candor .difficult. You may be personally fond of a party leader or, a candidate; and If you are, you hesitate to do what will -injure his. chances. Then, too, there is always a feeling that public interest in the result would be dampened, either locally or nation ally, by a too candid statement of con ditions as they exist early in the con test, when there is yet time for them to change.-' Nevertheless, candor is a duty to the public. Those of us who are making a business of following the campaign, of knowing the Issues and the relations of the candidates' to those issues, have the opportunity to acquire more .ac curate information and to form-closer judgments than others, v' Having . this opportunity, it becomes a duty to trans mit these facts and judgments candidly as they arise. Any attempt to achieve carefully balanced impartiality, detail by detail, would lead to self-onsclous suppress slon and sterile, barrenness, . and t f s short both' of ' the "interest and ' the candor which readers have a right to expect. . The nets result of complete candor In details is the ' best kind of impartiality. If Is true that r every , judgment Is to a degree influenced oy the personal equation; but that quail floation quickly .be.comes apparent tq the reader, and he is able ' to dis count it." ; No Outstanding Personalities " In the present campaign probably the disposition - to" be- -tolerant' -of . candor is less general than in most campaigns, for undoubtedly in. this campaign the public generally is- less ;het: up': than in ' any presidential campaign for the last twenty-flVeyearB in all" of which" campaigns the candidates " Involved-Included one or . more- of such "compelling personalities as Roosevelt, Wilson or Bryan. Hardly any one Is as excited over either Cox.ar' Harding' as nearly every one was over the more dynamic personalities of the other three. As a Minneapolis politician expressed' it in writing to me the cthjer day, "1 haven't heard of anybody up here getting ex cited and smashing . s,ome one , else's nose in -a political .argument this year yet." . v -r.. '. . : ' - However, in this campaig-n, such as (Continued on Page Two.) " .. Announcing Improved Service for The Patrons of The Y Tlje following Morning f withy announced : . s Y I Payne'sYDrug Store Y. tt 17th and Market YY "... Payne's . Drug . StoreYl.fthland Red. Cross. ; ; YEiall!siDrug Store .Y . . .YYY Fifth and Castle ; - -Y)v SinitK'r Drug-Store :;iY " -? They .are 'authorized' to receive business locals, classi- fied . advertising and subscriptions, to Te;.Morning Star.; (-;;- riAlf classified advertising for. insertion the. following -date mtist .be in our sub-station Tiot later than 780 p;;m. preceding the date of insertion. Yankees Owners Offer ' ; ' Comiskey Their Entire X Team In Pennant Race ; SEW YORK, Sen. 28 A -: tele- gram offering; to place the entire , New York American team - at the disposal of Chai'lew A. Comtakey, nk- today suspenaed' cerev of his jlaers Indicted In connection .with . alleged fixing" r srames. wu sent tonljcht to the White Sox club owner by Jacob Ruppert and T. L. Huston, owners of-' the .Yankee. .VV.';- ? Y ":-: THRONG APPLAUDS MADLY AS HEROES ; MARCH IN PARADE Governor Bickett Tells Smash ers of Hindenhurg Line They 'Have Mortgage on Him Y (Special to The Star) ards -and colors waving in the crisp J mountain Dreeze, norses prancing ana i the feet 6f hundreds of heroes tramp ing in rnytnmic unison to tne caaence of four army bands, veterans of the Thirtieth division marked through the principal streets of Asheville today, led by ' their foromer commander. Major General E. M. Lewis; the governors of two states lVrainn rWai aAr w two states. Major General George W. Read, former commander of-the corps, and the general officers of their respec tive staffs. Thousands lined the streets along the course of march, applauding madly as the " heroes ' who broke the Hindenburg line passed in review. ' The last business session of the re union will .be . held tomorrow morning with addresses by ' Secretary Daniels and General Read as features. Secre- tary Daniels will arrive at noon and also 1 1 1 X II A-l A I " A. W1" mc cuumiyuse at uigm. Officers, will be elected, a meeting place chosen and. or business transacted at the morning session. All indications point to the selection of Nashville , as the next meeting place, although Knox vllle and Chattanooga are contenders. " Pryer For Soldier Dead f Opening with a silent prayer for the soldier dead, followed by the addresses-1 tized revenue: officer, was arrested md!d."!e Jarly this morning 'at the 'home of his and for the state of lorth Carolina by Governor Thomas W-. Bickett, the sec tn ?n?t? F an Wf ,?at-l .7' indS hSa?- eris was iniroaucea oy wionei ti. bush to-Hall'shDuse.. The! house was 9flWgsV president : of ther assdeiati-onv -ft' - -i. 19. said he, pastil ?hia eyes te1?8! atf . Governor fr.frrtnrT through the, (4wilin ; foUowed . the at Governor BiclCBtf , and' Governo'f Cooper, "if the governor of North Caro-" lina has . spoken to ": the governor' of South .Carolina, but It has indeed been 'a long time between the drinks' 'since prohibition had come between :the, two executives. . , " ' ' -'' "We ought nor to. be -criticized for that," was the retort ' of -North Caro lina's governor. "W nad nothing to talk about.. But we .may have some conversation before night, for 'my faitn in the hospitality of Asheville Is' Abra hamic in its proportions." City's Keys In River 'Continuing, Mayor Roberts declared that the keys of the city of Asheville had been thrown into the French Broad river and'that the city is open to thjs veterans.. During - the course of his welcome, the mayor- bespoke the pride the people of Asheville have " held In their Kearts for the men of North Caro-;. Una,' Tennessee and South Carolina, members of the Thirtieth division," who accomplished' a feat that preserved Democracy and saved civilization. Nothingk he declared, is too good fojr them.- ."'.' v-'--:-; '-... ', i When he arose to respond, General Lewis, who commanded the famous di vision overseas, was greeted -with a tremendous ovation, as the men stood In "respect 'tb him. After expressing, his appreciation of Asheville's hospitality, General r Lewis paid a high tribute to American woman hood. -V "In every war' he said,-"women play the -hardest part. They have the time to think, to brood and. to remember. But upon them has rested and always will rest the . future of our. govern ment." ' , He expressed' keen' pride in that he had commanded America's fioe,si-,-:the " rank and .file . of the Thir tieth division. It was, he commented, a national guard division. And in this connection -., he ; averred the", national guard'will always be, as it has always Kbeen,vthe strength of the armed forces. ' During his introduction of Governor Bickett, Col. Sidney. -W. , Min9r re marked:"": ;;:',' '" ' - J' ' .' : , Cheer; Wilson' Name ""There may be "divisions better than the .Thirtieth; there may be better sol diers than -those of vthe Thirtieth, and there may ' be braver men than you; but one, would have a hard , time prov ing it to me." -. Whenthe name of Wii sOnr the. War ' president, was mentioned, the reunion hall reverberated with a deafening' applause. : . u j "And North Carolina pVayed for a (Continued from Page One.) ' Morriihg Star Star, sub-stations are here-; f i , , . . COMISKEY SMASHES WHITE SOX MACHINE AS 8 ARE INDICTED Baseball's Old Roman" Suspects Seven Star When brand Jury Actsicotte Weeps and "Shoeless Joe" Jackson Also Confesses, yr'--1'': Say Court Attaches ; " 'vA CHICAGO. Sept 28.--Indictments were' voted against ;eighto v ; baseball stars today and alleged confessions obtained from two' of them, when the "Old Roman' Charles A., Comiskey, owner of the oft-time . champion Chicago White Sox, smashed his pen nant-chasing machine to clean up baseball, The confessions tolp how the Sox threw last year's world's championship to Cincinnati for money paid by gamblers. - , f ' v Y 1 , Seven Sox regulars and one former player comprise' the play--, ers against whom true bills were voted by the Cook county grand 1 jury and the seven present players were immediately suspended by! Mr. Comiskey. With his team only one game behind the league- leading Cleveland Indians, the White Sox owner served notice on is seven stars, that, , if they were found gmlty, he would drive Liieiii uut Oi uxgamz-eu uitaeuaii xui Federal Deputy Shot; Nab Dead Man 's Br othe r Hounds Trail Alleged Wfould-Be Assassin -Victim Drives His Auto to Farmhouse (Special to The Star) FAYETTEVILLE, YSept. 28. George Hall, who is said to have made, at the funeral of his brother, Joe Hall, killed in a 'blockade raid several weeks ago, threats against Ransom Pope, a depu- brother in Cedar sv Oreek township, charged with shooting .and seriously wounding Pope, last n:gh't. , , . The arrest was made -after blood hounds 'had followed a trail from the BPOt where Pope '' was Bhtot from am" bush to-Hall'a.-hDuse.; The! house .was Hall, .where GeoTgitaTf.as f dundlv-i -Officers who . made" - the. . arrest said that"the occupants t the house were up and dressed, and that a meal was being cooked, though- the hour was -2 a. m. Hall made no statement when placed 'under arrest. . Pope, as a special deputy, assisted federal and state officers in the raid on a still in Cedar CreeK township some weeks ago, the blockaders opened fire on the officers, wno returned it. : Federal Officer Robert Flowers .waa wounded and, several hours, after the engageemnt, Joe Hall was found in the underbrush, suffering 'from wounds from which he died tne same day. At his funeral George Hall, . who is six feet, five inches In height, is satid to have warned Pope - to leave , the neighoorltood, saying that, otherwise, something' might- happen to. him." Pope talked the: matter Mover with an- other of the JH.au nroiners, out reiusea to leave. Pope 'win I nred " on with a shots-gun at -a point about ". thirteen miles from Fayetteville while driving home in an automobile from his saw mm.- . ; ."-.rV; :' " . ' ,. .' GOX REBUKES ' SEK HARPING "Knows Not Where He . Is Going" YANKTON, S. D., Sept. 28. Governor Cox. Issued a statement here today re buking Senator .Harding for the Re publican .nominee's objection to ques tioning during .'the ' senator's speech in Baltimore last-night. . The governor .declared that the sen ator was asking the American people ttt follow him on the league issue when tie senator himself does not know his own' policy,. ,The statement , was," in part:-' ' :""'' ; . ',Vl-' : "The candidate should welcome in quiries. I can understand how a mem ber of a senatorial oligarchy, which throughout the years has defied public wishes. .and the public interest, would develop as a" habft the thought that the senatorial mind should .not be ques tioned.:. ' - ' ' T : ' '', - ' "In our campaign through the west, the purpose has ben to counsel with the .people and, in. this, experience, I have not only welcomed, but invited questions. I can understand how a candidate, whose,- cause. Is indefensible and whose attitude is vacillating would avoid what , the senator designates as discourtesy- - V- i-r . "Senator Harding would have the American, people follow him and ignore the Intensive . labOrs of eminent men. His message to America is: .T know not where I am going, but LI ask you to follow me! Never, before" in the history i or ..political campaigns has " there developed a situation more j deplorable 'and-pitiable. ." WILL WITHDRAW TROOPS WHEN DEPUTIES COMES IN .'CHARLESTON. West Va., Sept: '38. Troops on : guard duty :, in the strike zones 'of Use Mingo coal fields will be withdrawn as soon as Sheriff Blanken ship makes appointments of J00 deputy, sheriffs which meet with, the approval of Judge James Damron, of the Mingo county circuit court, it was announced in , a." statement .today r by v Governor cornweu, -.-r- K , .: , . ;; ,. tuts rest, 01 Liieir iivca. Officials Lift Certain Officials of Chief Justice McDonald' court, desirous of giving the national game, the benefit ;of publicity in its : purging, lifted the curtain on , i thY grand Jury proceeding sufficiently - to : show a great ; hitter,; Joe Jackson, de . daring that he deliberately Just tapped the ball; a picture of one of the world's most (famous pltcners, Cicotte, x In tears, and glimpses or alleged bribes' of. 15,000 or 110,000 discovered under pil-v lows or beds by famous athletes as they were abqut to retire. Around the court-room at one time. or another" were ' some of - baseball's greatest leaders,- among them John -J McGraw, manager- or the New . York ... Giants, awiting a call to testify tomor- ' row,, and .John Heyqter, president, of the National league, who. went-befor the grand Jury , this afternoon. , : " The. exact nature of the inforniatlon ' Mr., Oomisky put before the grand Jury was not disclosed. .The men whom the jury involved ) as a result of testimony uncovered by itheir ' owner were: -l Eight Players Indicted ' 1 Eddie Cicotte, star pitcher," who ' waived Immnnlty nnd ' confessed, ' ac- , cording- to conrt attaches, that he toOhS v a f 10.000 bribe. . . Arnold GandlV rormer' first' base man. :- -. .. ' -; 'tl , - "''' '' v "Shoeless 'Joe? Jackson, heavy) hitting ' left-neldev. ? . ,! - ..-' !. . v '.-; ! Oscar "Hapl Felsch. center-nelder. ' Charles "8 wede RlneberST. shortstop. Claude WUUas,ritcheteax:i'-, K j. T-y George 'Buck?' , Weavr,.-thtrd bmm; wan, j"iv i'c.v' -.:;-,!; i,v; rt''V"V "'C.'yi 1 iffred McMullln. utility player. , ; . While j the grand, juror's ; voted I, their )y true b.nis, the---"! jaomanjli-seated Jn the midst -Of his crumbling empire' out at Comiskey park issued the- telegram suspending those. involved, . paid off Weaver, . Cicotte . and Jackson on , the spot and announced tnat checks for pay due the others would be sent them at once. With his voice trembling, Mr. Comiskey, who has owned . the , White Sox since the inception of the Amen can league, tld this was the first scan dai that had eyer toucned his. "family" I and that: It distressed him too much to talk about it.' . ; . t'' , . Cicotte Tells of "Finding" S10.000 , The rush , of ' players to . bare .their part in the affair started today when cicotte. appeared .at. the criminal court. building; and asked permission to, tes . tify. Cicotte wept., court attaches sald: land oxclaimed . in anguish his sorrow! f0r his two small children -ar he toldJ how Trio At Vila utmnar tti lnA rutin i than win the 1919 , world iserles ifterj he had "found" $10,000 beneath his pil-i; low,, where It . had been placed by .pro- fessional gamblers, he said. ' He declared, he lobbed the ball to the plate so slowly "you , could' read the. trade mark on it' in the first game at Cincinnati, when he was taken - out of the box after thire and .two-third in nings had been played. , Last year's world series records show that, in the first inning of the first game,' he started by hitting Rath, the first Cincinnati batter, in the back..: Daubert followed wlth a single " over second base and sent Rath to third. He scored' when. Groh filed to. Jackson, -Rath beating .'Jackson's throw, to th plate. -'." , J :' .' .'"V. -: " ' '-' Chicago tied -this run In the next in . nlng, Kopf . putting;. Jackson - on see- ? ond with wild throw." Felsch sacri- ficed him to third and Gandil dropped a ' little fly safely in center, scoring Jack; son. '".". ' - ' i . Crash Canie With" Two Out." The end . of Clootie's pitching and '' the runs that, ultimately won . the game were scored by Cincinnati in the fourth " inning. All the damage was done with ' two out. With Kopr.on first, Neale and! Wingo' singled ' arid Kenther. the-hard-Y hitting. Cincinnati ' pitcher, drove ' , three-base .. hit - to the , center-field .:. bleachers. Rath doubled and Daubert sngledfthe combination resulting lnj five runs. .Wilkinson took Cicotte's place softer Daubert' s single and Groh ' filed' to Felsch. The final score ;of this game was 9 to l. . " ,; . t The' fourth game, played at Chicago. . also was deliberately thrown' away., ac cording to court officials who heard .Cicotte's statement, to. tne. grand jury. -The Reds won this gamelby a' score, of 2 ,to 0 Ring pitching fbr Cincinnati and holding ' thfe ' American : ; leaguo . champions ,'to three hits. ; " , " ' ' , The 'rest of the game was played sharply : anjd, , so far" as ' ' the . records show, cleanly.' Cicotte pitched through the ninei innings Cicotte Won Sixth Game -. i Cicotte's ' next appearance in the ser rles was In the sixth game, when Cin- : cinnatr, had four victories td its credit against one defeat, Richard Kerr, tho diminutive left-handed pitcher,5 having shut out the National league cham-v pions ,(n the third game. ; The veteran twirler;- who - today confessed the big gambling deal, , went through nine In nings and. held .his opponents to seven hits.' Chicago won the game 4 to 1, hit ting Sallee hard in . the ' first five in-' nings. .Jackson and Felsch each got two ; hits and . between them drove ln all of Chicago's runs' ; . s Billv ' Hahartr. Philadelphia prise- fighter, who last night: In Philadelphia , (Continued CP' Page Three.) 1 (Continued on Pge .two.
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