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WILMINGTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1920.
OLDEST iAILY IN THE STATE.
TiVfra? o water at Kayettevllle yes- 7T TM Si 85 fc A Nf AY H J1 0lie SeCtlOlT
jerdaaM - m., M feet., J L J j f ) - j' L lflffi til C-J j" L V ' V
COX RENEWS PLEA
FOR ENTRANCE OF
D. S. INTO LEAGUE
mmmm aaaBsannsaBS ' '
tn Event of Election Don't Want
Hands Tied With
Partisan Senate -
cAYS HARDING PARTY
INFAMOUS CONSPIRACY
Governor Submits Fairness of
Position to Electorate for
Final Decision
rrvcrvNATI, O., Oct. 56.Specla.l
for election of senatorial .candl
Sites favoring the League of Nations
- made by Governor Cox to4ay in a
sta"e tour touching West , Virginia
a Kentucky and closing tonight with
addrSs her. where he began his
JJreer v a newspaoer reporter 25
The Democratic presidential candi
date reiterated that he would construe
Si, election in which he expressed .ut
most confidence as a positive man
Ste for American entrance into the
'Doii't tie my hands v by electing a
hostile senator," he urged, reiterating
statements, made in his announcement
Sterday, that he believed he would
reach an agreement with the senate
egarding the league. .
"I find that America is not so much
concerned in the words we use in keep
ing the pledge,"" the governor stld, "as
it is that the meaning be clear and that
the only step now available be taken
to keep wars from being in the
future." ' 1 . '. ,
Governor Cox also continued attack
noon Senator Harding, his Republican
opponent as a "conspirator against the
league by virtue of the senator's signa
ture to the "round robin." '
"I think you . will agree," said the
governor, "that a conspiracy was
formed in the senate to strangle the
League of Nations to death, Now we
are asked to upset the conspiracy and
the senatorial crowd proposed, as the
nfflrial unsetter, a member of the. con
spirators himself. When a case is
tried in court, the man under ' charge,
never sits in the judge's chair and he
never sits In the jury box and the
American people, in their desire . .to
overturn this base conspjrayacaJ.
going to designate one of the con-J
spirators himself to carry out the job.
He Predicts Landslide
Predicting a "landslide for the cause
of peace" one week from today in the
election. Governor Cox' reiterated his
opinion that Senators Brandegee of
Connecticut, Smoot of Utah, ' Moses -of j
New Hampshire, Watson of Indiana
and other Republican senatorial can-i
didates signing the "round robin" J
would be defeated. The governor asked
Kentucky voters to send "back" Sen
ator Beckham, Democrat and his Ohio
audiences were urged by Governor Cox
to support W. A. Julien, the Demo
cratic senatorial candidate. . , -',
Senator Harding, the governor pre
dicted, "would spend the next four
years at Marion, Ohio." And referring
to Senator Moses, of New Hampshire,
the governor repeated that he was "one
Moses who might well have been left
in the bull rushes."
Seven addresses were made today by
the governor in the trl-'state tour.
Crowds at several places stood in ,a
downpour of rain under a sea of um
brellas. "Continued American prosperity,"
the governor declared, "is contingent
upon our becoming a member of the
league. If we stay out, I predict the
worst 'financial depression within three
generations."
ELECTION TO DETERMINE
NEW KING OF HELLENES
ATHENS, Oct. 26$ The question of
succession to the tjirone in the. place
of King Alexander will be - examined
"'n the light of thf elections Novem
ber 7," to use ari ex
expression of Premier
"enizelos.
Then the aew chamber of, deputies
will be called on to decide the ques
iion. it seems certain, however, that
whoever is chosen from the present
Synasty to succeed Alexander will have
give formal guarantees that , all
ds of intrigues cease in the future.
?ARPENTIER WILL FIGHT
DEMPSEY FOR
$500,000
Y yoRK' Oct. 26. Jack Dempsey
"id Georges Carpentier were matched
nwe. today for a fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world.
ne contract will be formally signed
ZT.0W'- Tt is said the urse will be
8but $500,000 - .
"UHON PXiAYS LEAGUE '
JnWTRIT' ct- 26. Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California, spoke in optoo,
twn i the Lea&ue of Nations before
clarir,trgt audien-es here tonight. De
1 Harm 1 ferLain friends of Senator
the p uacl irculated reports that
..republican nominee was in favor
America "that would not endanger
5"n said Eovereienty," Senator John-
Bent?1" Harrling never would con-
Wgue f1SvTJntry's "trance into' any
his conKAt f' ns- He never can-give
consent to such a step."
6KTT:S WRLD'S RECORD
HeweU -K? CITY. Oct. 26.-Adler
Tribun nnype Perator on The
what i; ,aSunday nlht established
friinotvn t0 be the world's record
in sivevf0mpC)s5tion' "tting 82,500
UH an Urs and thirty-five min
Hett f f 12,540 ems an hour,
bareii ri settine was entirely in non-
&ay'cornnr,cutttlng was in atraight
tl ? composition and not in competi-
que for t; , 1 ct- 2 Formal re
Luls p p"e, dismissal; from office of
labr, watl asRistant secrSfry of
fChfmi"ed to President Wil
can Legion committee of the Amer-
BRITISH FEAR IRr OUTBREAK;
50,000 GUARD M'S WINEY'S BODY
Sinn, Fein Followers Held In Check Awaiting
Final Obsequies For Cork Lord Mayor
Rioting In Ireland
LONDON, Oct; '2 6. The police guard
at Brixton prison was again increased
today to nearly 50,000. "Sinn, Feiners
who arrived from Cork and other parts
of Irleland for the obsequies went to
Brixton prison in little parties through
out the day to Bee where the lord
mayor had died. They were all wear
ing Sinn Fein colors draped with
mourning.
Enterprising street venders were
also selling Sinn Fein rosettes bordered
with mourning close to the prison en
trance, while the police looked on with
out comment. -
Deputy Lord Mayor O'Callaghan and
other members of the Cork corporation
visited the prison this afternoon .and
were granted permission to view Mac
Swiney's body. ,
Inquiries which have been made of
members of the family on behalf of the
government regarding arrangement for
the funeral of Lord Mayor MacSwiney
have been interpreted by. Father Dom
inic, the late lord 'mayor's private
chaplain, as indication tjiat there win
be no interference with the ' family's
plans and that the body will be turned
over to them immediately after the in
quest. This, the home office stated, win
be held Wednesday . morning.
The body is still In the Brixton
prison mortuary, clothed in "a coarse
brown Franciscan habit. - .
It, is reported from Dublin that all
the . members of the Dail Eireann, or
Irish republican parliament, intend to
come to London for the, obsequies here.
It is also- stated that a bodyguard ot
fifty Irish volunteers will attend to the
funeral party throughout the- journey.
f A deputation of twenty-one member's
of the corporation of Cork, headed by
Deputy Mayor CCailaghan, arrived
this morning to attend the London
services and accompany ' the funeral
party to Cork. ' '
PROMISES REVIVAL
OF ALL .INDUSTRY
Harding Pledges "Prompt Re
turn' of Normal Business in
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MARION, 0. Oct. .2.6.; On the; eve of
his departure for his final speaking
tripA a four-day circuit -of Ohio . citleB,
Senator Harding again directed the at
tention of the public today to" two of
the issues that have been in the fore of
his campaign, the protective tariff and
the League of Nations. :
A "prompt return" to a policy of pro
tecting ; American products was prom
ised"by the Republican nominee in a
telegram he sent to Paul A. Ewert, of
Joplin, Mo., and made public as a part
of his attack on the Democratio tariff
program. He declared that "disaster"
had. been brought to mining and indus
triaClnterests through failure to prop
erty protect American products, and
that now American agriculture was
sharing & similar fate.
His comment on the, league . was in
the course of an informal discussion of
a recent interview with. -Leon Bour
geois, president of .the league council.
The latter's views, he said, furnished
further evidence that the only safe
way for the United States was to "re
main outside" for the present.
The senator's final campaign trip
will be made by easy stages,, and un
less present plans are changed will in
clude but four speeches. Leaving here
after noon tomorrow he will speak at
night in Cleveland, and on the three
remaining nights of the week will ad
dress meetings in Akron, Cincinnati
and Columbus. Wednesday,. Thursday
and Friday nights will be spent at ho
tels and he will return to Marlon after
the Saturday night speeches in the
state capitol. '- '. ,
, Today Mn Harding took it easy, see
ing;, few, callers and clearing; away
many odds and ends of office -work., '
, During the afternoon" a- glee- club
from Troy, Ohio,-marched to the front
pOrch and serenaded the nominee and
Mrs. Harding with political songs.
RALEIGH POLICE CAN FIND '
v NO TRACE OF DURHAM MAN
RALEIGH, Oct. 26. The , Raleigh
police have' been unable to And any
trace of S. H. Gerrard, of Durham, who
came ere to the fair last Wednesday
and has pot-been heard from since then.
Gerrard came here in an automobile
and stopped at one of the local garages
for gasoline and oil. Employes of the
garage remember selling him the sup
plies and say he had quite a roll of
money with him at the . time he. made
the purchases.
The police are making arrangements
to have Crabtree creek dragged to see
if Garrard met with foul play, and if
his ,body was thrown, into 'the millpond
on the road between fiaieign ana jjur
ham. . " v '
SYLVIA WRITES LENINE
ABOUT HUNGER STRIKE
j LONDON, Oct. 26. Sylvia Pankhufst,
the militant suffragist, in a letter to
Nicola sLenine, the Bolshevik premier,
which is now in the hands of the gov
ernment, is said to have made this in
teresting comment:.. - .
; "I eznect six months'. Imprisonment.
I have-considered the hunger strike ; but
I am afraid ,that weapon nas Deen ae
stroyed, since the government is let
ting the i hunger strikers die.v ?
Miss Panknurst was arrescea
week, charged with publishing sedi
tious literature. She was admitted .to
ball pending trial...
Several years ago Miss Pankhurst
was among the first of alleged offend
ers against British law .and order who
went on a hunger strike. ' V
- ' REVOLUTION IN BOLIVIA i
BUENOS. AIRES. Oct. 26.- A revolu
tion is under way in Bolivia,', according1
to reports received here today .?.. 1-V'y
-The members of the late lord may
or's family were continuing today their
vigilance over the body.
This noon the Irish Self-Determina-
tion league announced it had received
definite word that the inquest would
be held in Brixton at 11:30 Wednes
day. It : is expected the' body will be
placed In- state at St.s deorge's cathe
dral, South Wark, before 6 p. m.Wedr
nesday and will remain lying there Un
til Thursday morning.
Mass will be sung at George's
cathedral at 11 Thursday, the cele
brant being Father O'Mear. :.
The funeral party will proceed from
the cathedral to Eu&ton station at 2
p. m.,' with contingents from all the
Irish societies from London and repre
sentatives from Irish civilian commer
cial bodies marching iivthe procession.
DUBLIN, Oct. 26. Three men , were
shot and Ocilled by masked men who
were alleged to be wearing khaki uni
forms, here, today. The shooting took
place in the Thurles district, one of
the victims being the registrar of the
local arbitration courts- Michael, Ryan,
another one of the slain, was shot
while lying in bed, where he had beeit
suffering from pneumonia a week.
It was reported tonight that a politi
cal prisoner In, Mt. Joy prison was
dead. The identity of the man was not
announced.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. Memorial
exercises, including a funeral proces
sion", -with coffin . and hearse, are
planned by Irish societies for next
Sunday to commembrate the death of
Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork, it was
announced today. "The procession will
lead to. St. Mary's Roman Catholic
cathedral, where a solemn hig-h ' requiem
mass will be offered for the repose or
MacSwiney's soul, it was announced.
CHILE DEMANDING
PEACE..HE AVERS
Statesmen of Country Say Only
-FriendlRpIations With Peru '
arid Bolivia "Sought
SANTIAGO, Chile, Xct. 25. Chile de
sires ' pace and tranquility on the
South American continent and has ear
neatly tried to obtain a friendly solu
tion of her questions with Peru and
Bolivia, Senator Eliodoro Yanez, one
of the' nation's leading statesman, told
the Associated Press correspondent to
day. The dispute between Chile and
Peru over Tacna and Arlca and Boli
via's aspirations ' for an outlet to the
sea has been widely debated by. the
public and in the press heife since the
military revolt at La Paz,' BolLvia, in
July when a political party, said to be
hostile to Chile, assumed power. Speak
ing of the controversy with Peru, Sen
ator Yanez said:
"To push Lor policy of hostility and
repeal of international good faith,
.Peru has entered into a great program
or armaments and believes she can
count on the support of the United
States' and the league of nations.
; "Chile on several occasions has tried
to reach an agreement for holding the
rlh1Htp. flnrl with tine, innn n
the unratified agreement of 1912. Perut1163 th6 opposition is organizing qpid
has resisted an understanding,1 propos
Ing .. clauses of expressing exigencies
unaccepted or depressive, to Chile."
Referring to the Bolivian question.
Senator Yanez said: -:
"The relations between. Chile and
Bolivia are 'regulated by the treaty of.
1904 under which the latter" cedd defi
nitely to Chile the province of Anto
fagasta, lost by Bolivia in the Pacific.
Until recently, cordial relations had
been maintained between the two
countries. In July, a military revolu
tion' broke out in La Paz; President
Gutierrez Guerra was deposed and
banished and a Junto de Gobernio was
organized. This new order raised- as
a slogan the non-recognition of the
treaty of -1904 and the reclamation of
the territories which by this pact were
recognized as Chile's. They were an
nexed 40 years ago and a great Chil
ean population is in them.
"Chile has manifested more than
once her purpose, of adopting an eco
nomic policy in agreement with Bo
livia to meet that country's deBire for
a port. Peru's resistance to the plebi
scite and her support ot Bolivian as
pirations have hindered or retarded this
agreement and the Bolivian revolt has
made it impossible, for the moment."
The provinces of Tacna and Arica
are governed .... by Chile as territories
under, the direction of the foreign de
partment with- no representation . in
parliament.
: a SOUTH CAROLINA WOMEN VOTE
GREENVILLE, S. C, Oct. 26. For
the first time in theNshlstory of. the state
of South Carolina," women voted today
In a municipal election In West Green
ville, when -they went to the polls with
the men t6 elect a mayor and six alder
men. t No negroes qualified. v
COTTON PRICES REACTING
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Oct. 26. De
claring that the reaction in cotton
quotations over the last ten days had
saved the farmers of Alabama $16,
000,000, Miles - C. Algood, state ' com
missioner of agriculture and industries,
this w afternoon urged the cotton
planters to. "stfck to their guns" and
hold their crops for'; a -price that ' will
yield a fair margin of .profit. . .
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COTTON WORTH S7S.000 BURNS t
WARREN, , Ark., Oct. 26. Eight hun
dred and '. flfty'bales of -cotton, ' stored
by the Warren Cotton Warehouse oom
pany, ' were " destroyed ;by Are ; of -undetermined
origin, which -at an early.hour
today : destroyed the, company's ware
house here. .The - loss is estimated ' at
$76.0007- - . - '" , ' ,
Baby's Birth Calls i
Diver From ; Uridcf
Sea To Visit Girlie
NEW YORK, Oct. 26- Tiding
parenthood, sent by wireless from
Brooklyn and received -by Frederick
W. Whitehead In a diver's nit".T-"
eral fathoms under sea off Cape .
Henlopen broua-ht him from " the
deep to rush home today to see his
new-born -baby girl. - ,
Whitehead, who . was chief me
chanic's mate on the submarine 8-5,
which went to the bottom . In Sep
tember, was engaged In salvaging
, the hull of the ill-fated craft when
the message, picked up by the' S-5,
was relayed to him by a. telephone
attached to his diver's suit.
LEADER ASKS LABOR
TO AID INCOME -TAX
Major Moody Sends ' Amend
ments Appeal to Organizations
Throughout North Carolina
(Special to Tie Star
RALEIGH, Oct,r 26. Maor: W." F
Moody, president of the North Caro
una federation or tADor, n&s sent a
circular .leetter to all "central : labor
unions, building trade councils and al
lied unions,", asking their support for
the income tax amendment... .The la
boring man should vote for the income
tax amendment for these several rea
son, says the'.lippeaA;. 1 ' .f
1 He Im already liable far an in- '
come tauc, wlUle hi employer is
not. The engineer and the conduc
tor and all employe are liable for
the tax if their Incom li over $3,
000 but the railroad itself pay no
tax on Its income from their labor.
This applies to all other Corpora
tions. . .' iZ'"
a The amendments reduce the
poll tax down to 91 for the state,
91 for the county and $1 for cities.
In sqpne places the poll tax is as -
. hia-h as S nnder the piresn sys
tem. Vote for the tax amendment -and
t will never be more than93.
all told. The amendment also are-
moves the nectwHy . tor- fitmT- t
mentof 1H ta3T ks a preureonlsttfr "
; for voting. , " ? v
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8 Vote for the tax amendments
audi yon will never have to pay any '
tax on your property for the sup
port of the state .srovernment.
Place Burden On Wealth -
These amendments, the letter con
tinues, place ths burden of taxation ' on
wealth, removing it from , ther. shoul-.
ders of the poor." For this reason.
select class, from both political par
ties, is secretly Vorking for their de
feat. Therefore, every member of your
organization should be fully informed.
These amendments wer indorsed by
the State Federation of Labor at the
convention last August.
Charges of . the organization of an
"invisible empire" for the defeat of
the tax amendments, -coupled with the
intimation 'that-some member of the
state administration, or some man em
ployed by one of the departments, was
aiding in the - organization - of these
interests, created considerable com
ment here today. Generally, the mag
nitude of the organization and Its . se
riousness are discounted, but it is be
it will have paid workers at the polls
next Tuesday.
Th,e tax commission renewed its ef
forts to get the information, abo.ut . the
amendments before the people. The
governor is in the western part of the
state, where he . says he intends to do
some plain talking before "the "week
ends. Tax Commissioner Maxwell .- Is
likewise stumping in' the' mountains
Labor Commissioner 4 M. L. Shipman has
gone to the Tenth district, where ne
will aid Maxwell during the remainder
of the campaign
CAPE FEAR FAIR OPENS
Large Parade Precedes Speech By
Banker On Cotton and Tobacco
Situation
(Special te The Star) ,,
FA.YETTEVILLE. Oct. 26The fifty
eighth Cape Fear fair was opened here
today with a" promise! of the most sue
cessful in its history. The opening was
marked, by a parade through the prin
cipal streets of- the city to the' fair
grounds, headed by Chief Marshal Wil
liam .D. Holt and -a large corps of as
sistant marshals, followed by fair as
sociation officers, a large contingent of
motorized artillery from the Fifth field
artillery brigade, decorated automo
biles, advertising floats and a troop of
Boy Scouts, Dr. J.-V. McGougan, pres'
ident of the ; fair association, , was - es
corted by the1' Rotary club, of which he
also is president. . ,
The speech at the -.fair grounds was
made , by John R-Tolarv manufacturer
and banker,! who discussed ; the cotton
and tobacco , situation; The exhibits at
the fair this yearare, unusually good,
as are the midway and other attrac
tions, including' the famous Kilties
band. V The racing stables, contain the
largest rwimber. of horses that have
ever been here, including many' that
have never been brought south before.
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Minnesota Man Sends
Ticking Watch To Aid :
' ,Cox In League Race
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NEW, YORK,' Oct. 26 Edgar
Carlton Stina-er, 1 of .dear Lake,
Minn sent a ajold vratchand chain
' to the. Democratic national commit
tee as his contribution to the Demo
cratic campaign fund. '
i Still "running, the watchfras re
ceived at headquarters today with a
letter froni Stinger. ....v
MYSTERY SHROUDS '
FATE OF MAN WHEN
CAR HANGS ON DOCK
With $1,000 in His Pockets,
Tyrrell County Livestock
Dealer Vanishes
NO TRACE OF CORPSE IS
FOUND IN PAMLICO RIVER
Possession of Auto Was Un
known to Relatives Police
;r Probing Four Theories
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Washington, n. c'o26 h. w.
Brantley, a livestock dealer of Colum- lULeresi. HI 11 wnatever. , V
wa. Tyrreii county, and weii known The Republican nominee declined to make any other statement
S5SU .rSrS"t "mWIp atory or to comment specifically uin the-.
Pamlico river as the result of an acci- reported negotiations relating to possible American recognition of ;
4-Via
ornlnf ,fMn; is
nan r nir i riM niii m ti ri i n 1 1 1 inn wm.i h i i
somewhat mysterious circumstances I
surround the supposed tragedy. Brant-
ey was at : work repairing his automo-
Due on a aarK siae street, ne was De-
Ing assisted by a negro bellboy-from
me noiei Louise, urantisy suggesieu
that they take the car to Main street,
where more light would be available, j
While he drove down; to the dock to
turn, around, the -boy went to Main
street." Arriving there, he heard the
ensrine of the Automobile suddenly stop, t
according to his story .of the affair.
Thinking- that1 ''-Brantley probably had
stalled- the car,, the boy went to help
hi Wo. fminri h. cr- aT nna nt tvi
, i v vV j,
xiuiti. wuccio w". mo suu ui mo 1
neath, had prevented it from going
uvw snurwj. no slBn ui oranu.
COUia De IOUna. t - I
rau to rao boot
. Men sounded and dragged the river
witain a ramus pr so yaros rrom tne
scene, of the supposed drowning but up
to'this evening, no trace of the body
had been found. Relatives of the man
in Columbia, were immediately notified
and they arrived here this evening.
They stated that Brantley had leff
home about a week ago and since his t
departure had sold a .prize hog and
s. They estimate that
he received at least $1,400 from ths
the automobile . pfesents a mystery,, tis.
ha had. no car when he left home, It
was a well-worn Word touring car. It
is supposed that ; he bought It - after
leaving Columbia.' He probably paid
about' $400; for -it, which would mean
that he p had in the. neighborhood of
$1,000 in his pockets, when he ?disap-
peared. ; '
fT 1 i a . 1 ' . . .
. ",Vl. va, ,la BC?
scciaeni state tnat tpe switcn-ln.-tne
for hln '
for help.
Either Brantley was '..thrown, ont "of
the side of the car when it started go
Ing over the dock, stepped'or vfell into
the water after he had stopped the en
gine, met with foul play and was
1 1 J S .
THIEVES MAKE BIG HAUL
itaieka-h Store Is Rohbed Of . SSOO In
Cash And Merchatadlse
Worth (20,000
rsnecial to The Start
RALEIGH, Oct. 26.-Thieves ' who
Ont AT.rl til. A . TTv4-aMM n - Ik .
..vdcu o uw c vn. uiauo, a. lain
mercantile establishment, '. sometime
j j f
on a 4 . , .-A Ann
of merchandise. - according to estimate
made by the manager of the store to
day.. The safe was opened and itsconi.
tT,t Hfl.rf Ail PhrirH t
the concern were left scattered about
- In addition the robbers made a clean
sweep of whole, racks of high-priced
gowns and other' wearing apparel. The
dresses"' were evidently pulled from the
racks In great armfuls and loaded into
a waiting automobile. The loot also
jnciuaeu some vtuuoie mt pieces ana
silk goods Of reat value. The Jlale gh
pouce wno nn-ve du: wiaioBvoa in.
case nave oeen unaoie to get anyroe
that would lead to the arrest of those
roouea wnne on tne aocK, or else ne gions, makes it proper tor me to state,
employed the plan for; making his dls- iby way of .warning,! that as the gov
appearance for some reason that is not eminent of the-Uhlted States has never
known. The police' are endeavoring to recognized the , 1B0I s-h e v ik regime,
decide which irf the true theory In the American business -men and . investors
case. . , should bear in. mind that any conces
guilty, of the crime. It is presumed 8Bl&n soet government for the de
that the robbers ran an automobile velopment oi the natural resources of
un to the back of the store, which is ,.-.. oii,io ri mMMM
behindj the supreme court bjiildlng,
vycucu vvr v. .
goods out the back way. The crime
was one tne most oaring roooenes tne
police have had to contend with in
many years. , . -
MINERS CONSIDER OFFER
Leaders Confer With Premier and Ei-
eeutive Committee Will Continue
Consideration Today
LONDON, Oct.- 26. Af ter renewed
c&nferences of the miners' leaders with
Preirtier L.loyd-George and other mem-
bers of the government today, also
proionged consideration of the govern-" nouB coal deposits have been discovered
ment's new offer by the executives of in this territory. The syndicate expects
the miners' federation. no definite de to take possession and commence oper
cislon had been taken tonight. , The atlons in the spring- of 1921., The same
executive committee will meet tomor- syndicate i is alsO acquiring ; a. lease,
row"; morning to - renew its consldera-. with th.'rieht to purchase,; of the Seat-
tinn of ths matter.' "
't?nth rMas continue secretive reeard -
ing the nature of the government's
proposal, which, however, is believed
uA .ainn? unmewhst nlmiinr
tn those i sua-trested bv William
Brace, president of the South Wales
foAAration. in the house of
commons mst week.-This was to the
affect that the two shillings demanded
hv ths miners should be granted "tem-
nnrariiv. wendinsf the creation of a per-
manent wae board, and the - whole
matter reviewed byv the end of i- the
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HARDING DENIES AGENT
IN R USS CONCESSION
WAS A CTING FOR HIM
G. 0. P. Nominee Says He
f ornian Mentioned In
patch as Having Made
To Soviet Government
Coal and Oil Fields.
MARION, 0.r Oct. 26. Direct
Harding today of reports reaching the state department that
Washington D. Vanderhp was acting1 as his agent m Russia. ' "I
have never heard of Mr. Vanderlip,'' said the senator. "He is not
my agent and I have no agent. I know absolutely nothing about
any such matter as is discussed
make his position entirely clear and td serve
- -
xiutice x everyone concernea mat
Vanderlip's activities.
The announcement Issued by' the-
gt4t. AAhnrtmnr wa. fniixr-
"Regarding : the . published report
from London that Washington D. Van
derlip of California, had .concluded! an
arrangement with the" Russian Soviet
government for at large concession in
Northeastern Siberia, the only dispatch
bearing On the subject received by the
stateVdepartment was one received Oc
toDer z irom tne commissioner scr
th Baltic prpvlnee at Riga. lt Btates
Lenine had informed H. G. Wells that
Vanderlip, the American then at Mob-
cow, claimed to represent Senator
ti.j) j i t.U
oola vntrr r Ima rVtA -wm Art "r t.An t-f tha
. J.,w,.- .m(m,
frfhr HtntAH that Vandarlin is an
Tar-nil- nitnnrlnr tn nhtnln rmn.l
concessions In Kamohatka."
In.making public the statement, Sec-
retary Colby said:-- j
'"The Wells referred ; to in the dis-
patch is undoubtedly Mr. H. G. Wellss
the British writer,.: who : has lately re
turned to England from Russia, which
I understand he visited for the puVpose !
obtaining ; first-hand impressions ofjmittedto probate Is a blood relative of.
conditions in itussia. ane vanoerup
reierrea w, in in 'qwpww iy "uiT 1
aD1y Mr- -vvwington. v.; .vanMerwp, to ,
LSfffffi-Ma Los
firmiti6n;to the . object Uof Mr;; Vander
Utfl . fttiviti. as revealed" in . the de-
partment'S official dispatch; and speaR
at length" oft Important . and extensive
concessions r.which- he- claims" to have
received from the Soviet government.
' Dispatch Only Information
" "The ; department .-has ho" information
beyond that contained inthe dispatch.
It lVo-w an w VATirAVAl thBr ft nniYIAfl
t: ZI:l: 7;; a; Sl.Jths bulk of the Klnir fortune to found a
wnuui quain.6
and is charged with the duty of report-
ing to the department significant facts
that come to his. knowledge. . ine re
port that Mr. Vanderlip has made pro
posals looking, to the recognition 01 tne
Soviet government. and is apparently
bar training there for valuable conces
I v I . i A.
sions from the Bolshevik authorities
would have no oertalnty of recognition
by future Russian t governments. '
t rnrthermore would be most re-
grettable if any confusion should arise
in the minds or tne soviet auinnu
as to the attitude , of this ajovernment
on the question of ( political recognition-
ThU arttitudehas.;taeen stated in
nnmlstahahle terms. " v '
The receipt, howeyer, ot an omciai
I v ' ; , . , . 1, j - A
dispatch conveying , the inte"if,etni5
tv,- TiT-otvosals lookinn to ' recognition
huvA hien made, even if Irresponsible,
makes it important that an opportunity
snouia oe ttll"' "';."Tn;6l"
Lr of men r po rt ed f rom eles
to be associated with Mr. Vanderlip.
but 1 whose names are: not published,
to define their relation to him. If any
BOLSHEVIK COMMISSION
CONFIRMS CONCESSION
NEW YORK,' Oct. 26. A cable mes-
---- - A . -rlui. onnflrTriftd
rS'SVSTander-
rTalifornia. representing a syn-
, - pacific coast , capitalists, had
..r.m.nr with the
8isrned by Gebrge Tchltcherin,' commis-
, nT. for TOreisrn aitairs. at .mmuiw, v
addressed to. Ludwig C. A. K.AMartens,
anrrlf,flntative of the Soviet govern
L,..t in. America. It follows: -
"Qn October 22, there was announced
th. rtonsummation of the deal proposed
by the Vanderlip syndicate, comprising
i Vanderlip, uarnt, narry vnanoier, er-
trH Le Phillip. Fishburn. Edward U
Doheny. Gibbon. Jaine, Whittler, Stew
art and Braun, all pacific coast capi
talists.5 : The syndicate acquires a six
ty-year, lease Of territory east ot tne
160th. meridian, including Kamchatka,
an area . of 400,000 square miles, with
exciUSive rights to' exploit coal, oil and
nsheries. Vast oil strata and bitumi-
i tu water front property purchased by
I thA ? fTzar's e-overnment' Negotiations
tare proceeding 'successfully whereby
this syndicate . will become our fiscal
1 annti fn America. financing purchases
I un to- $500,000,000: all purchases to be
made through your office.
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LOS ANGELES PUBLISHER
I DENIES HARDING IS IN -TT
LOS ANGELES,' Ocft." '26. It was
j stated here today by Harry Chandler,
J publisher, of Ths Los Angeles Times, on
lKhni At th arrndlca-te reDrssented by
Knows Nothing of CaliV
State Department Dis-t
Recognition Overtures!
In Deal for Siberian
denial was niade by Senator ;
in these dispatches and have no -,
. - i i i
ne was not a parry xo any on ,f
Washington'D. , Vanderlip, now in' Coh.
penhagen, that Mr. Vanderlip has pure-j
ly personal business Interests here and
elsewhere in ihe west. ' r
He said that Mr. Vanderlip and those,
he represents have no connection,
either, personally, or 'politically with.
Senator. Harding and that their inter-
est in the Siberian venture is purely
a commercial enterprise without po
litical significance. Mr. Chandler is on
of the syndicate. t'
ATTORNEY SAYS MEANS
IS KIN OP ROOSEVELTS
Man Acquitted in J Concord Con- ...:J 1 1
tests King Will V, -
CHICAGO, Oct. 26. Gaston B. MeanaV'i
who, with Mrs, Mary Melvln, is suing
to have, an alleered second will of John
n. Kintr. " millionaire lumber man. ad.
th late Theodore Roosevelt, Means
attorney asserted today In, court. .
Means. he said, is.: a greatgram
grandson
of RoTertiof Bullock. " of Geore-lS- wh
was the grandfather-: of -President''''" ' ji
It,oOs,eyelC' &..-)tW(S ..'''''' 'P"L T
.''.Me'aTV.wHo'-.-was .5 acquitted- at Con-
cord, Nr3 of the murder of Mrs.' King, ''
widow of ; the. lumber -i min,' and MrsJ ,
Melvin, ; sister of Mrs.; King, ' contends,.'
the alleged second: will, leaving the
King estate ; to Mrs.- King and through ',
her to her mother and sister, should be
probated. . ; " X' ;,' -' '.'.''.', ''A
A; will, filed several years ago, left
kV tvv4t. 'vk..-
suit. ,
CHimCH COUNCIL DEFINES
POSITION ON JAP QUESTION
Refused tot Be Stampeded by
- Vote Catching Propaganda
NEW ' YORK,! Oct. 26. A statement L
entitled "the Christian . attitude on ths
California-Japanese question" Issued "
today by , the executlvb council of the .
Churches of Christ in' America, urged .
all men of goodwill both in America
and Japan to "await the results of tha 1
conference of their responslbls repre
sentatives in Washington and TToklo ,
The commission also called upon all' (
such. Americans and Japanese: . -
"To refuse to be stampeded into pre- t
cipitate' action ty the vote catching '
propaganda of politicians who appeal to.
race prejudice and strive to arouse mob1
feeling. , - . '
"To urge, all the faotg to to taken. ,
into consideration. Partisan statements'
of any group are to be discounted.", '
. Part of the. commission's statement -was
directed to Americans, saylngt
"We should , all5; remember that - the
question has international aspects -of
the, gravest import in which the whole
nation ihas a right to be heard.' Call-
fornias legitimate ends can best be -secured!
through Washington. '.. Wa. ,
therefore urge California to work out
its locft.1 problem in the closest co- 1
operation . with " the : department of
state. ; Any i other . method is bound,
sooner or. later, to involve our countryv'
in international complications." .
To the Japanese the commission said',
that "the great body of citizens
throughout . the . United States stands
for Justice and fair play in the treat-
I ment of Japanese in America," . and
inm a - cvnueruie 1 gruup 111 ' viwiiur
nia earnestly, desires to have these
problems solved? in ways that are at
once honorable for Japan and safe for.
California. , To . set matters right,, not
only a new treaty but proper legisla
tion is needed both, In Tokio and Wash
ington.' --v'.' '',,"' i.j K
The statement is .signed by .the fol- '
lowing: ' - V ',;';:""lC'r' " . :'v'' ! ;"
Rev. William I. Haven, chairmanf F. ,
S. Brockman, Rev. 4 Sidney Im Gulick,
Rev.; Henry A. Atkinson, rHev, Arthur
J. Brown, Hamilton Holt, Charles D. '
Hurrey, Rev. Albert G. LawSon, Rev. .
Frederick Lynch, : Rev. Frank Mason
North, Rev. Doremus Scudder ' and F.
P. Turner. , '
COOLIDGE ASSERTS G. O. P. '" '
WALKS U. B. HIGH ROAD
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2. The Repub-
American government for Americans!;.'
and "the American , people - walk with -
that party,'! , Governor, Coolidge ; de- . "
clared in i final pre-election statement '.'
made public hers", tonight, i . ' 4 1
The '., Republican : : vice-presidential
candidate said' the . issues of ths cam- ' -paign,
"in the minds of mbst - Ameri
cans have been reduced to one; ths,
question whether our, government shall .
or shall not be a . constitutional gov-;
eminent, a government of laws and now
of men."' " " . ' '
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