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VOL. CVII. No. 176. WAR PREPARATIONS IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE ON AN ELABORATE SCALE Sheriffs of Counties in Distrct of Uncertainty Get Arms and Munitions PATROL ALL ROADS Lines of Defense Have Been Established as in Regula tion Field Warfare LOGAN. W. Va.. Aug:. 30. Extraordi nary preparations went forward today tnd onntinue.i tonight following re- t nf a gathering of armed men at jeffery. in t!ie adjacent county of Bone. Reported estimates of the num v,pr vary from hundreds to thousands, tack of telegraph communication with Jeffery precluded confirmation of figures. Fearing: that the men would cross the hills to the Logan county side, com panies of ex-service men were being rmeri rndav to reinforce detachments m deputy sheriffs and state police now ,-norriinfr the border. In this little tnn-n the county seat, a battalion .i rilled throughout the afternoon. Ad litinnal forces of former soldiers were reported to be coming from Welch and McDowell. Xo word has been received from Adjt. n. John H. Charnock, who left Charleston today on a special train for the ' district of uncertainty on the east slope of Spruce Fork ridge, separating Logan county from Boone. For the first time since the Logan and McDowell men took up arms to repel a possible invasion, a newspaper man today was permitted to view part of the defense works on the Logan county side. These defenses were those of McDowell men guarding the state highway leading from Logan to Jeffery. Sheriff "Bill" Hatfield, commanding the McDowell contingent. this morning made a tour of inspection. He trav eled by automobile and on his return to Logan expressed himself as being satisfied with the moral of his depu ties. ,i The road leads to about one of the wildest sections of the southern West Virginia mountains. On. the- tour, the. ffceriff frequently stopped in front of hillside homes. In most instances the occupants came to the door whereupon Sheriff "Bill" introduced himself and assured the dwellers that the McDowell men were their friends and that even more forces could be obtained from his county if necessary. Upon his return to Logan from Mill creek and Peck's creek, the first and second lines of defense, respectively, Sheriff Hatfield was informed that Gov ernor Morgan had requested him to call more McDowell deputies into Logan. He immediately made arrangements to have additional forces brought here. Other roads leading from Logan into Boone county are guarded by state troops under command of Cant. J. R. Brockus. summonded from Mingo, and by Loan deputies and volunteers commanded by Sheriff Don Chafin. While everything was reported quiet on the Loean side today advices in dicate much restlessness on the part of the armed band just across the ridee. A special train, one coach of which was loaded with arms and ammunition, arrived here at 7 o'clock tonight com ing from Charleston. The ammuni tions were guarded by deputies. After being unloaded the munitions cre taken to the courthouse where the men began cleaning the weapon, In the meantime armed guards were thrown around the building and no one but constituted authorities was permitted to enter. It was expected that during the night the guns and ammunition would be placed in auto mobile trucks and taken to the border to? over the same roads that today wcre traversed by similar vehicles aer rving supplies to the guardians on the Logan strip 0f the ridge. Scores of fountain men and others from the Rowlands, armed with rifles, pistols and Pawning guns, patrol the roads over "hich tho trucks passed. The arnrnnrh of nio-Vit folt v.n with t increased tenseness and addi- fional men were sent from here to the hill S to reinforcp thn hnrrt no ;n mmmand expressed the opin io .that if the men across the line r aware of the fact that injection - teral troops was a possibility :pt-mbpr 1. an attempt might be made t0 tr,nignt. the T" t,1e t0W!1 Were "doinS cnrV Preparing and serving food, ani1 "lhlr necessities to arriving renfr,rr.Prr!f,n)s allien h 'n 'rPf1 an(i seventv additlon .r cDrjweii men arrived on a special air. at -;sn. included in the detach- --ii! were Tlni two physicians and threeXpart of tne "administration to meet any U M V'Ph ' Mallory in automobiles. Ami!, a secial train awaited. Dc?. r ,ptaohment of 300 was ex--1 iafPr in the nisht. , cip.!g:hty oher went up as the oc- "oi v e special tram steppea " oars. "Pod RS W'ARXED TO LEAVE URMCI.AE" SEVERELY ALOXB ISHIN-GTON. Alio- 9ft HPftw-hn . rnM tonieht hv the infr-na 1 ucp Kaiii8t attempting: to rc- erta pc,l f-Styled "Incnmn fair tv- their tv Inireau said, are advising trit that from 30 to 40 per cent fter.Rs nrnflt to TOO oan J-. a th use of "formulae," su-h - all earnings in excess th .. , ' 7. i i ''-e capital employed r.nd tV'is excess amount as good ndei returns are filed and is advised the matter is bureau explained, while as 'he misrepresentation harm brth to the governmeht and ers. v1- A- , el em lit r President Commands West Virginia Miners to Disband Issues Proclamation That All Persons Engaged in Insurrection ary Proceedings Be in Their Homes By Noon Thursday or Martial Law Will Be Declared and United States Soldiers Sent to Scene; To Be No Child's Play WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. President Harding, in a proclamation late today, commanded all persons engaged in "unlawful and insurrectionary proceed ings'' in the West Virginia coal fleids to disperse and retire peacefully to their homes before nobn of Thursday, September 1. Unless there is prompt compliance, the administration let it be known that martial-law would be declared and Governor Morgan's appeal for federal troops granted. Meanwhile, Brig.-Gen. H. H Band holtz, who made a preliminary inves tigation around the Mingo district last week, was ordered back to West Vir ginia ta watch the situation and ad vise the war department how the proc lamation was received. In a report made public yesterday at the white house. General Bandholtz expressed the opinion that the state authorities nau made "only feeble attempts" to restore order. The proclamation was issued by the President after a day of conferences with Secretary Weeks. General. Band holta and Major General Harbord, as sistant chief of staff. A West Virginia delegation headed by Senator Suther land, was also in conference with the President and Secretary Weeks and strongly urged the immediate dispatch of troops to the scene of trouble. The intimation was given by admin istration officials that if troops were sent there would be an adequate force and that "there would be no child's piay. The text of the proclamation follow-s: "Whereas, the governor of the state of West Virginia has represented that domestic violence exists in said state, which the authorities of said state are unable to suppress; and, "Whereas, it is provided in the leg islation of the United States that the United States shall protect each state in the union, on application of the leg islature, or of the executive when the legislature cannot be convened, against domestic violence; and, "Whereas, by the law of. the United States in pursuance of the above it Is provided that in all cases of insurrec tion in any state or of ogstruction to the laws thereof, it shall be lawful for the President of the United States, on nrtnUrn ttnn rf thA lcijsln re nf niVi islaMure carnioT er convened, to eaUt.'" - - - fi 11 forth the militia of any jother -StafS or states or to employ such part of the land and naval forces of the United States as shall be judged necessary for the purpose of suppressing such insur rection and causing the laws to be dulr executed; and, f "WTiereas, the legislature of the state of West Virginia Is not now in session J and cannot oe convenea in time to meet the present emergency, and the execu tive of said state, under Section 4 of Article 4 of the constitution of the United States and the laws passed in pursuance thereof, has made due ap plication to me in the premises for such part of the military forces of the United States as may be necessary and adequate to protect the state of West Virginia and the citizens thereof against domestic violence and to en force the due execution of the laws; and. "Whereas, it is required that when ever it may be necaesary in the judg ment of the President to use military forces of the United States for the pur pose aforesaid, he shall forthwith, by permission, command such Insurgents to disperse and retire peacefully to their respective homes within a limited time; and, "Now, therefore, I, Warren G. Hard ing, President of the United States, do hereby make proclamation and I do hereby command all persons engaged hn said unlawful and Insurrectory pro ceedings to disperse and retire peace fully to their respective abodes on or before 12 o'clock noon of the first day of September, 1921, and hereafter aban don said combinations and submit themselves to the laws and constitu ted authorities of said state; "And I invoke the aid and co-operation of all good citizens thereof to up hold ihe laws and preserve the public peace; "In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. "Done at the City of Washington, this thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, and bt the Independ ence of the United States the one hun dred and forty-sixth." (. While some disquieting reports reached here during the day from West Virginia officials, there was apparent a feeling among government officials that the people commanded by the President to return to their homes would do so, and that Thursday noon would see a restoration of order, which would make the presence of troops un necessary. At the same time, however, there was a firm determination on the serious situation tnat migui "We will cross the bridge when we get to it Thursday noon," was the way an official expressed It. "But we hope and believe that troops will not be needed." CAMP BIX SOLDIERS RECEIVE ORDERS TO BE IN READINESS CAMP DIX, N. J.. Aug. 30. Orders were received from Washington today by -the 26th regiment of the first divis ion in camp here to prepare immedi ately for field duty. While the orders contained no specific instructions, -of- S. A. L. SHOPMEN AT TAMPA' MAY STRIKE IN FEW DAYS TAMAPA, Fla., An. SO. Member, of the local- federation of b.opcrafts -.of the Seaboard Air Line system, after a lengthy session tonight, voted almost unanimously to reject the labor board's recent award and it IS understood will go on strike within the next few days. Other shop craft organisations are holding: similar meeting, It la said, ' '.': :'""'- : - 'V- ' - ' 'r V' C ','.-''',.'"" - " ; :!'f r.-;vVi .rife'. -f - -- V . v "f- '' ' V WILMINGTON, fleers at the camp expressed the belief me regiment would be held in readi ness for duty in; th mining ni, West Virginia. l TE,n MINE WORKERS TO a HELP EXECUTE THE ORD" CHARLESTON, W. Va., Aug V j.ne oinciais or the West Virginia V ed Mine Workers will do everytht their power to see that the ord- f President Harding as contained' .10 proclamation as issued by him af ternoon are carried out. This statkent was made by William Petry, vice prov ident of district 17, when informed of the president's action. Mr. Petry wa in charge of the mine workers' office in the absence of President Keeney who could not be located. FATHER OF 16 ENLISTS SYMPATHY OF HARDING President Writes Mother of a "Regiment" of Children, Congratulating Her WASHINGTON, Augr. 30. President Harding stepped to the front today in behalf of the father of 19 children 16 of them living who is working as a porter in a New York department store at $20 a week. In sending his congratulations to the mother, Mrs. Domenico Zaccahea, of New York city, whose family group Pictures recently was printed in a newspaper, the President went back to his own home to tell how his mother, who had borne eight "children, had ex pressed the wish that she might have been the mother of eight more. After Mrs. Zaccahea had replied to the. President, telling of the great bur den on the father in feeding and clothing his big family, Mr. Harding wrote John Wanaroaker, the merchant, asking if something could . not be done for him, and Mr. Wanamaker promised to help. The President's letter to the mother t,ear : Zaccaftea: I- ftdtjeea tint lfcA4t4M..a.aA. . ! t M ih. the photogravure section of one of the Sunday papers a picture of your self, your husband and your very re markable family of 16 children. I can not resist expressing my very cordial congratulations. Perhaps I am moved to do so because, , of little incident in my own life. My mother bore eight children arid raised six of them to ma turity: One afternoon, shortly before her death we were all at my home holding a family reunion and she spoke of having borne eight children, and said, with an affection most appealing to me, that she would have been happy to bear eight children, and if she had her life to live over she would have no desire to change it except to bear eight more. I thought it was a beau tiful thing for her to say and the rec ollection of it inspired me to. write my very cordial congratulations to you and add them to my very best wishes. "Very truly yours. "WARREN G. HARDING." HOLD DOCTOR ON CHARGE OP CAUSING GIRL'S DEATH CLEARWATER, Fla., Aug. 30! A verdict to the effect that Miss Virginia Turner died as the result of a criminal operation performed by Dr. I. J. Bel cher was returned by a coroner's jury here early tonight. Dr. Belcher was released on bond of $10,000 for prelimi nary hearing next Tuesday. A charge of manslaughter was placed against Dr. Belcher following the in quest. The coroner s jury came to tne con clusion that the operation was the di rect cause of the young woman's death and testimony introduced during the inquest was to th,e effect that Dr. Bel cher had been called in to perform the operation. Certain features of the case, however, are not as ye t cleared up, ac cording to local officials. Dr. Belcher has steadfastly refused to make any comment beyond a denial of his guilt and did not testify at the inquest to day. Local officials continued their in vestigation tonight, and it was expected other arrests would be made shortly. PROHIBITION IN TENNESSEE IS NOT BACKED BY PUBLIC SEEMS NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Aus. 30. E. B. Craig, retiring collector of internal revenue for Tennessee, told members of a local club today at a luncheon that at least 65 percent of the officers of the law in this state are co-operating with moonshiners and bootleggers. Mr. Craig asserted that there were 25 illicit whiskey stills in the state to day In comparison with one in Decem ber, 1913, when he took office and that 90 per cent of the people opposed to the present enforcement of the prohi bition law. THINK STEAMER FOUNDERED. VANCOUVER, B. C, Aux 30. Hone for the safety of the government steamer Canadian Importer and nor crew was virtually given up today when the steamer Candian Winner, which has been searching for the miss- irtr hln since Saturday, wirelessed: ' "General opinion Importer foundered." As the weather has been heavy and seas high for the past three days, - it is believed the 33 members of the crew may have been unable to get the boats? away. GLASS WORKERS TAKE CUT. CLEVELAND, Aug. 30. An agree ment was reached here today between the National Window Glass Workers' association and the National Associa tion of Window Glass manufacturers, when the union, according to Joseph Neenan, president, accepted a 28 .er cent reduction In wages. Approximate ly, 15,000 men and 60 factories are In volved. - . - N. C, WEDNESDAY MOANING, MILLERS WANT TARIFF ON FLOUR TWICE THAT FIXED BY THE HOUSE - Assert Milling Industry: Now Is Making No Profit and Must Have Protection A8 ' i fFi 1 A TTCim tttcitt ntrmtr JTllX 0 1 TIOH JJU 1 X 'resident Housewives.' League Protests Proposed Tariff on Fish Imports WASHINGTON, August- &0.--rRenre-scntatives of industries oftwo coun tries presented arguments jbef ore the senate finance committee .today, strik ing at rates in the Fordney tariff bill J From England came a delegation !o urge revision downward " OfJiTates on high speed steel; higher rates on flour and mUl feeds were soughtbjr domes tic milling interests, and "representa tives of the fishing industry appeared both to defend and denounce Imp Vrt taxes on their products. ' Claims of the flour millers, submit ted by L. E. Moses, of Kansas City, Mo. i-resident of the Southwestern Millers' league, and A. L. Goetzmann, of Minneapolis, president b4 the Mill ers' National' federation, we for rit? which would be compensatory for the 25 cents a bushel duty on Wheat. Un less the flour duty was made pra-jci-cally double the house rate,3they Agreed the duty on wheat would bring no jjood effect. . Mr Moses asserted that fhe milling industry was making no pronts una that its position in the buBWs world would be mote perilous without the protective duty. "If you give us rates twhich will keep us running," he said, re can and will furnish the people of the United States flour at the cheapest price "''of any people on earth. If ypi:' force us to run only part of the time .your flour price will be higher and the'v?onsumer will pay and Ihe producer?' . mark3t will be disturbed and lowered and he will lose. I wont' predicV-iwhat. will happen to the mills themselves if we have to close our plants partS-xjf ' the time." " ' - .. On the question of dutieioii 3sh, a difference of opinion was vCeS'0y .he home producers and the imjjorfers, sl-; though some New Englandsti!ft;ir terests favored a low 4mpoitaxV-The Alaskan industry.. tot'otes6di11fti jujy, eluingeji f rom : t'i'tiipMSXeM ciaim Deing maae oy JLan tsutneriana, Alaskan delegate In the house, that the bill taxed everything the fishermen used in their business, but save them only moderate protection on the results of thei.r labors. His argument was srpported by A. W. Bomas, of Boston, head of a Prince William Sound com pany, who declared that the rate of l!i cents & pound on herring barely met the high transportation costs which he had to bear in delivering: fish in N'sw Tori- in competition with the Scandina vian. Without the duty, he said the industry, encouraged by the govern ment during the war, would o on die down grade. Atlantic coast fishing interests were represented by Georse E. WHley, .f Boston, who claimed that no jood rea son existed for duties as high as those fixed and argued that the tax wouid serve to increase the cost of living "to the poor folks." This phase of the ar gument was supplemented by Mrs. Jen nie D. Heath, of New York, nresid jnt of the National Housewives league. She J said also that high duties probably wouli1 result in decreased consumption of fish. CUBAN PRODUCERS PROTEST FORDNEY TARIFF SCHEDULES WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 Tariffs pro posed in the Fordney bill "threaten the economic stability of the Cuban govr ernment," Minister de Cespedes, of Cu ba, declared today In a formal mem orandum presented to Secretary Hughes in behalf of the Cuban commrecial mis sion representing growers of tobacco. sugar and other island products. The economic and industrial futures of Cuba, the commercial relations be tween the two countries and American investments in Cuba will be seriously impaired by the proposed increased duty on sugar alone, the memorandum said, while the Fordney imports upon leaf tobacco was declared to be "detri mental to all concerned, including the American farmer." Specific objections also were filed to the proposed rates on imports of pineapples and honey, of which" Cuba is said to supply practical ly all purchased by the United States. "As an unavoidable resultant of these increased duties," Minister de Cespedes said, "Cuba's purchases in and exports from the United States and other mercantile relations growing therefrom would be seriously affected, thus causing a great loss in the foreign trade of the United States. The United States could not be expected to main tain under such conditions its com manding position in trade with Cuba." MAURICE LAY'S BODY IS RECOVERED FROM RIVER Greensboro Victim of the ZR-2 Disaster HULL, Eng., Aug. 30 ( By Associat ed Press). The body of still another American who was killed in the ZR-2 disaster was found today. It was that of Maurice Lay, of Greensboro, N. C, a rigger. At the inquest held today Flying Of ficer Miller testified that the body of Brigadier General lHaltland, which was recovered yesterday, was found on the airship near the water ballast controls which in emergencies are operated In an endeavor ta'insure the safety of an airship. In hearing this testimony the corojier commented on the fact th-tt General Maitland's tlast act was direct ed to doing what was possible to save the vessel and her crew. The proca-d-ings before the coroner today ware purely formal. '. It is said here that the body of Lieut. Commander Emery , Coll of Marietta, Ohio, will be buried 'at' sea in accord ance with a wish Coll often had ex pressed to his wjfa AUGUST 31, 1921. Republicans of New Hanover Name Rival Executive Bodies Meeting in Pursuance to a Call of Former State Chairman Lin ney, They Divide Into Two Groups, Each One Selecting a Committee; Session in County Courthouse Fea tured by Charges of Steam Roller Tactics The threatened party split, a near physical clash, the arrival and per formance of the famous political steam roller, a- pronounced division of the Republican" party rn ' New HDQver.-: county into two widely separated com mittees, one on the mass or general convention plan and the other on a ba sis of precinct representation in a coun ty gathering, with one delegate for each 25 votes cast for John J. Parker in the 1920 gubernatorial campaign those wre the outstanding features of one of the most torrid political gith erings Wilmington has known in years. All of which resulted from the calf issued August 15 by Frank A. Linney, at that time chairman of the state Re publican executive committee, for a gathering of New Hanover Republi cans to name an executive coramitteo. It. developed during last night's meet ing that the New Hanover Republican club, composed of those who got the short end of the vote in the test of strength with the "old guarders," was Instrumental in getting Chairman Lin ney to issue the call.. When the young er element lost out In the vote, the convention was bolted, and re-staged with the precinct representation i lea carried out. . The war IS not over in fact thevHe- jectjon of the executive committee-' his just been Started, as both the "stand patters" and th regulars last night, announced a determination to carry tVie differences of the evening to the high est powers extant. The split was not only -pronounce!; it was emphatic, and the old suard or what was declared to be the "de; facto" organization, scored a triumtmin ihe original meeting called, so much so that those who contended the precinct principle shpuid be followed in" nomi nating the executive committee, .ft the hall, rallied fri the downstairs cor ridor, and then returned to the courtroom- to hold a second, convention, wlijch resulted in the, naming of a sec ond executive committee. - . .The anticipated, rucus materialized, nqtonce, but numerously. E. H. Frea man, a' "war horse" and ; recognized Jeadijtg spirit, of. the "reactionaries, '; or j immediately after H. S. Troff, member of the "other side," arose and asked Fred T. Tucker to read the letter from Chairman Linney. There was a pause and it was evident to visitors and Re publicans alike that sparring for po sition was in progress. "Ladies and gentlemen," said Mr. Freeman, who proceeded1 to enumerate some of the blessings of Republican ism, "I deem it the wise thing to do to have the president and secretary S the Harding-Parker club made ; chair man and secretary of this meeting. '' it was a "shot" at the younger generation of Republicans, and some few minutes lapsed before there was a counter. He offered S. M. King for chairman of the meeting. George H. Cannon, who secured the center of the stage again later on. arose and offered H. S- Trott for chairman. Then came the vote and the split that showed New Hanover Republicans are SMOOT DRAFTS SIMPLE MEASURE FOR REVENUE Would Draw Federal Income from Six Sources Only, Get ting Near Four Billion WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. A basis of taxation to take the place of the house revenue measure and practically all present tax laws was prepared today by Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, who announced he was preparing a bill embodying the plan, which he esti mated would yield $3,895,000,000 this year. He added that he would take the question up with the senate com mittee when it begins consideration of revenue questions Thursday. The use of only six sources of tax ation, including a tax on manufactur ers' sales, instead of the more than 3 now on the statute books, was ad vocated by Senator Smoot. The six wells from which the Utah senator proposed to pump revenue and the amounts from which he estimated each would yield annually follows: Income taxes (maximum rate of 32 per cent), $830,000,000. Ten per cent tax on net corporation profits, $445,000,000. Tobacco taxes (present rates), $25, 000,000. Estate taxes, $150,000,000. Manufacturers sales tax (2 per cerit), $1,200,000. Import taxes (tariff), $400,000,000. While the six sources would pro duce only $3,280,000,000 Mr. Smoot esti mated that the other $65,000,000 would be obtained for collection of unpaid taxes, receipts from war salvage and the old tax on withdrawals of liquor from bonded warehouses. Unpaid taxes, he figured, should add $340,000,000 to this year's revenue, war salvage re ceipts should be around $200,000,000 and the liquor tax should produce another $75,000,000. The $3,895,000,000 anticipated as the law's vield will exceed the government commitments at present by $434,700,000, 1 according to Mr. Smoot. The' surplus, he said, would be used by the treas urv to meet other demands which might be made upon it One of the arguments,, which Mr. Smoot said could be made' in favor of his program, was its simplicity. "Any body can' make out his tax return," if congress adopts his suggestions, he said, adding that it would result in a saving of perhaps $25,000,000 in tax collections and would do away with about two-thirds of the employes in the revenue service. ; - ar aart as Dan' and Beersheba. A rising vote followed and the count ers announced it a,s King 25, Trott ?C. L From the' nomination, election and seating of Mr. King, the war was -m, and on In earnests . Cries of "steam roller' and the heated grasping of the chairman's arm when he asked for .he vote on whether , the meeting was to name the executive committee in miss formation or on the precinct principle were merely instances, showing the width of the breach existing between the two factions. There was a brief parley for time and wind, and Chairman King, aspirant f.or appointment as port collector, askJd for nominations. ; The battle grew heated. Mr. Trott arose from his seat in the ranks and. wanted to know if the rules of organization as promul gated by the state party were to be followed. It was the . Trott construc tion of the plan of. organization tnat each precinct should go to a corner of the courtroom; caucus, and then snd back one accredited delegate' for such 2f votes cast in that, precinct for John J. Parker, candidate , for 'governor c n the Republican ticket in the election of 1920. Louis Goodman, attorney, arose and announced that Mr. Linney's call, meant nothing else than recogni tion and carrying out of the' precinct plan, and asserted that it meant regu larity, something missing in previous Republican planning in the county. E. H. Freeman again dashed to the rescue and he did hot ivlsh to' be mis understood.. What 'Mr.' Trott had re ferred to and Mr. Goodman had stress ed, referred solely to- he selection f county conventions to' state gatherings it had nothing whatever to. do with the naming of an executive committee. This, meant the entry of what was rather jiear the free-for-all stage of tne gathering.- . Chairman King called for nominations, a.ndC C. ' Chadbourn, occupying a" seat on" the beyant side or tne railing, offered: 10 names in nomi nation J W. Brooks, C O Knox, Wil- nam strutners, D. L. Gore, S. M. King, Fi B, Rice, H. S. Meredith,. Thomas Los sen, E. H. Freeman and .T. w wimir Before the chairma'ncuW- ask for a- eepomi, ecretarx- KrTttckn asni- aueniion to- tn precinct scheme' of holding a convention; to have each precinct in the county elect a delegate for each 25 votes cast for governor in the last election, the -delegates to vote on the candidates for the executive committee. Mr. Trott , then wanted to know how .those present could be identified as Republicans, "there might bo some Democrats in the house," he contended. The chair ruled against Mr. Trott as to the number in the gathering who voted for Parker for governor and then the question of whether the mass con vention or the precinct should prevail entered In earnest as well as heat. Chairman King was about to put the question after much debate, when George H. Cannon reached across the table and grabbed him, not at all gently, by th arm, demanding a stay in parliamentary proceedings. Cooler (Continued on Page Three) PROTESTS MOVING BIG GUNS OVER HIGHWAYS Commissioner Page Does Not Want Peavy Artillery to Move Thru Carolina (Special to The Star) WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. These communications, which are self-explanatory, passed today from Frank Page, North Carolina state highway com missioner, to Senator Simmons and Representatives Kitchin, Brinson and Stedman: "Am officially informed war depart ment contemplates moving 51st artil lery, Camp Jackson, South Carolina, through North Carolina to Camp Eus tus, Va. Believe the march through North Carolina with heavy artillery and tractors will do roads and bridges excessive ana irreparable damage. Cost of repairs to roads in this state alone will be more than rail transportation for the whole unit between Camp Jackson and Camp Eustus. Please en ter protest and prevent movement if possible." Senator Simmons replied: "Took up with Secretary of War Weeks today, subject matter of your telegram. Con gressman Brinson and I called up Sec retary Weeks personally and discussed the matter. Secretary Weeks says it is not expected that any tractors or heavv artillery will be moved over the roads, and that little damage will be done. Weeks will confer with General Persh ing today and 'further advise us with reference to our protest against the reported order." At the instance of Capt. Nathan O'Berry, Senator Simmons has invited Vice-President Coolidge to accept an invitation to make a speech at ' the opening of the Wayne eounty fair at Goldsboro in October. . The vice-president, who is out of the city at this time, has not yet indicated whether or not' he can accept. NEGRO "SPECIAL EXPERT" TO LOOK AFTER NEGRO SOLDIERS WASHINGTON. Aug. 30 . Appoint ment of Dr. J. R. A. Crossland, negro, of St. Joseph, Mo., as a "special ex pert" in the veterans' bureau, to look after the interests of negro soldiers and sailors entitled to benefits under the relief laws, was announced today. A force of negro clerks and stenogra phers will be employed, under the di rection of Dr. Crossland, it also was announced, to -receive claims for com pensation, war risk insurance; voca tional training and medical attention. divided into, two- camps, camps as OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE BAPTIST HOSTS CROWD INTO BURGAW FOR THE BIG RALLY AND PICNIC Plan for Association's Share in South - Wide "Every-One Win-One" Campaign B. Y. P. U. IN SESSION District Union Holds Meeting and Sunday School Spread Dinner for All By W. B. MUSE. BURGAW. Aug. 30. The baptist hosts of this section of the state liter al.' y took Burgaw by storm today. They were here by the thousands. They l- gan to pour into town early this morn ing. They came in horse-drawn con veyances, in motor vehicles, by rail, and many of them who had only a abort distance to travel, -came afoot. By 10 o'clock the streets and the courthouse square of the capital of Pender wre swarming with the visitors. There were three reasons for this outpouring of Baptists: ! The evange listic campaign rally of the Wilming ton Baptist association; the annual Sunday school picnic of the churches ' adjacent to Burgaw. and the district B. Y. P. U. rally. The first event of the day was 'he executive committee meeting of the -sociation. This meeting was presided over by the moderator, Rev. W. G.Htll of Wilmington. The object of the gathering was stated by Rev. J. H. Powers, who is superintendent of evan gelism of the Wilmington association.' and to whom a large" part of the suc cess of the rally is due. He said, In part, that they had met together for the purpose-of organizing the asK:. ition for an evangelistic campaign Avtr- ing the month ifrom Sentemher tober 10. This campaign- is ant C l. RS vne iuvery one Win On" cainpatgj each to the Kingdom n ci'nA ' It was decided to divida .the .aseT? and is southwide in Its -scope, :-Bap tists air over the southrturing this vc---riod will endeavor tSHwtn on a v,t-V': .nuii mi tne ioiiowine-.MAAtfnnr r,A . : the following. .chairmen' were nppdWf t 1 "'"" to ; have charge of f same: 7 tidn J. ; ' 7,7 ."iyeiy 5 J i,t, ;jGreenvv Jacfti kinson', -feectlon 4. Wilmine-ton ' uy.a New Hanoyer county,. Rev. R. J. Hill Wmter Park. W. R. Harrell, of Bur gaw, was elected secretary to the su perintendent. At 10:45 o'clock the young people, led by the Burgaw concert band, marched from th.e courthouse square to the Bap tist church for the B. Y. P. U. rally. This rally was held under the auspices of the northern district of the Wil mington assoclational B. Y P U or which Miss Berhta Hocutt. of Ashton. is vice-president. When the song ser vice was started by C. Y DeVaun. of Winter Park, the church was packed with young people and others interest ed in B. Y. P. U. work, there being about 300 present. L F. Gore of Wil mington, president of the association introduced the new vice-president Miss Hocutt, to the assemblage, after which there was a short devotional ser vice led by Mrs. R. H. Kimball of Wal lace. W. B. Muse, general secretary, then called for reports from the vari ous unions present and it was found that there were 19 represented. Speeches full of interest and inspira tion were delivered by L. F. Gore, pres ident of the state B. Y. P. U conven tion, on "What the B. Y. P. tr. Is and What It Is Not;" "The Junior Union." by Miss Effie Rose, Junior leader, of Wilmington; and "Training of Young Church Members," by Prof. Walter L. Beach, of Burgaw. From every point of view, this was one of the most successful and enthu siastic B. Y. P. IT. allies ever held in the association. At 1 o'clock, what "to most of the large crowd present was the crowning event of the whole day, was "pulled off'.' or rather "spread out." This was the much talked of picnic dinner in the grove adjacent to the courthouse. The square is nearly two blocks in size and when the signal was sounded for dinner it was literally packed with hungry humanity. One who is a good judge of crowds estimated that there were 2,200 people who partook of the good things. For some days past the housewives of Burgaw and vicinity have been pre paring for this great event and when the eatables were spread out on the two long- tables, each one block in length, it was evident that they had all put forth their best effots for this occa sion. The picnic dinner was given to the Burgaw Baptist Sunday school for their victory over the Wallace Sunday school in an attendance contest which has been waged for some time past, and was won by the former. To show that they are unselfish to the limit the victors invited the Sunday schools of the churches at Riley's Creek, Watha, Willard, Riverside and Long Creek to enjoy the festivities with them. The Sunday schools of the Presbyterian an Methodist church of Burgaw also participated. After an hour or so of social inter course, a large part of the crowd went to the Baptist church ere a meeting was held to discuss and lay before those present the plans of the evange listic campaign. This meeting was In charge of Rev. W. G- Hall, of Wilming ton. The first speaker was Rev. J. A. Sullivan, of Wilmington, who spoke on "The Methods of the Campaign." Mr. Sullivan Baid there are four ways of winning people to Christ: First, the personal touch method. This is the method whereby a Christian worker comes in perspnal touch with a sinner. The second is the prayer method, which means that one by earnest, per sistent intercession prays some one in whom he is interested into the King dom of God. The third is the indirect method. This means reaching the sin ner through some -one else. And the fourth method is the mail or corre spondence method. ' By this method on (Continued on Page Three) V Si- n J Si -t
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