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CHANGE mmENCETHB
COURT FimMN HARRIS
TERRIFIC PRESSURE IS
TO BEAR, BUT
I If IS WITHOUT RESULT
!Man no oicw luumusu ai
Ridgecrest Goes to Death
Chair at 10:30 Today
DELUGED BY PLEAS
- - v
Letters, Messages and Delega
tions Swamp the Office of J
the Executive
Pj- BROCK BARKI.I5Y - .
RALEIGH. Oct. J. T. Harris will
die tomorrow morning:, liovernor aior
fsnn having announced late thiev
jTng in a written statement that his
decision not to interfere with the ju4g-
mnt cf the court, woutawna
The governor spent in aay in eon-
jiderat'on or in xian kmo.
looked over a batch of several hundred
!gram receivea from au parts ot tne
fta!e urgine commutation., tin taijseq
rrlth the son an oaug-nter 01 tw con-
smned man for two hours. He read
ind reread an open letter to him from'
Frank Carter, attorney - for iiarrjs,
da:ming he had found new evidence.
H received delegations which . sought
B have him commute the sentence.
After dark, he went alone Into his
private office and wrote out Ills state
sent. "I presume the courts eometo
at judgments and the burden is npoa
ios? who petition me to change them,
s satisfy me that I ougrht ' to,?' " lift ;
rote. "This has not been done to thei
arris case." . . - ' -f.4- t
To newspaper men who caltf on blm
tfer he had finish ed thee jitan.tM.
ai-i he had "tried to find' soBS?ray to
aTe his life," hut-the evtdeac Jttv' the
ese would not permit, It was , easy
to se he had been throngh a.day ,f
torture, facing: the son and daughter,
pving consideration to letters and" tel-
fpams which reached him and 'tceiv
delegations who " wished to plead
fsr Harris. Seme insuttd hlns- 'One
Ean. an evangelist, remarked aftef-tbe
fovernor told him he couW not inter
fere: 'Thank God, his blood will not be
05 my hans."
A woman wrote him that he ought to
lie impeached if he let Harris die. An-
thr man grew impatient., because the
overnor could not se hYnl-as early as
U thought. And so it went, througrh
Mt the day. ' .
Had one not known the real purpose
f the visits of the delegation and the
reason for the batch of telegrams' he
nuld have thought a campaign was
king carried on to get some one an
ppointment to an office. Only a hand
of teiegrams assigned any reason
fr wanting commutation. Most of the
People who callei expressed themselves
No particular reasons were eiven. fcut
' - W. A. A J V X-A X til Ai
The RaJeisrh News and Dbsenfer. car
another statement on the first page
!"5m Judjce Carter this morning. A
lenia! of the truth of the attorfteys
Previous charges, made by J. E. Swain,
as shelved on page 12. --'.
j'wee ( artr came out with another
? statement this afternoon declar
s? he had found new evidence and-.in-
.naated that Harris believed bis wife
m been criminally intimate with the
man he kiiiPrt, - . .
It devolo-Dd that a.n nrirantiM ram-
M'en was carried on to get telegrams
y Petitions, appeals having been sent
Jt ov.r the state from Raleiarh to ner-
them to telegraph the governor
Posing- the death sentence. ' Men high
. -c- liiu uttternai oruers worts
-sue v) 8ay ssometningrto the gov-
ertirif "
wa Harri and Miss Bess Harris,
iied shortly after- 11 Vcloefc-' They
J' ompanied by a minister. " The
hnBr falked with them for two
h m'h At ftl utset of the conference
Grim in Secretary of Sra.te J. Bryan
from iar"1 Representative Will Neal
sav Tunn' to hear what.he bad.o
infnr youn? woman mentioned the
. rmatior. contained in Judge, Car
Kee?en :etter- She and her rther
told ih "-mency. xne governor
hi that he was unable to in
'-r!erp
'hat the courts had tiasied
' t ap.c that n lu.t om '-.,.
" tr justify a rrhsinre nf ntii!.
'idrri' or,!-.. . . '.
"iin
fiiimii aavisor, a wapust
h
ster
rin?ir, -"u on governor Aiorriaon,
find
' " k WITH Vi I .
em .
a letter which the
"rnto n... .
had written. Harris
, ..KIT ne
was prepared to' go. He
taii. f'. rt VV1M anj has arranged-.
;" be ,' nu"al. He wants his body
CI, "ed ,n Asheville. it Wa$ un-
s fo
on(M . ' Morrison's statement is
v hiF , 1 , Pointed and. Judging Jt
oum .-"".tyie ot writing, .one
"nde. , ,erl t0 believe that -h; wft
rit!n" strain at the time: rof the
int'mo,- bean with : a -.dentaiyf
arter 3,,ors and charges that Judge
Vf!,tfrdriv. ' n his assailing statement
"It
N'orth r'a , " that th "Baptist
?ain, rohTia have made 'any threats
'"nter," 'n the event. I. commute the
"It s. . ' "arris," he says. -
aW effnJ " rup that J. E.-Swain mad
lKJ innuenee me In the maV-
in an 1 hve a epntfngreirti
S-ai 1'1 , ult peJtns before
"In , r e'sewhere.
"tfactir,., se of tn Hardaway-Jon
uuk.v " 1 '-"npany. vs. one, of Mr
fullv wer companies. I was 'natd
n,1"l stare, .X did 'or.Mr: Hardawy.
tr-nr,,; open court aferdaya
BROUGHT
Jiieu on Pa;e.ITKQ
Three Harris Jurors
Join Pleas tor Life
- BT Associated Press)
RALEIGH, Oct. ,19 Apparently
unimpressed by last minute appeals
from-son. and daugnter, and by
Bfactcs f telegrams and letters urg
! commutation, - Gov. Cameron
Morrison again declined tonight to
Interfere with the Judgment of the
cor that decreed the death, of J. T.
Harrts, Ridgecrest merchant, in the
electric chair of the state prison
tomorrow morning: at 10:30.
,-Word from Rev. O. B. Mitchell,
-Baptist minister of TCameron, who
has been his spiritual advisor, to
night was that Harris,, slayer of F.
W. Mpn ssh, wealthy citizen of Aa
bama. in September.. 1920. is ready
to--die.
".While the governor in' a public
; statement tonight has declared em
phatically that his -dele rminatlonis
-fixed, attorneys and friends of Har
'je tonight were making supreme
fforts in his behalf. ' "sT
-'' In the stack of telegrams ln the
governor's office Is one from the
foreman of the . Jury - that convicted
..Harris, asking for .commutation,
Awhile- telegrams urging commuta
tion from two more Jurors went 'to
rteovernor tonight. v
.r.Prominent among the tnlegrans
kfng for commutation was cfcie
..froin' Dr. J. K.' Hall, alienist, . Of
lllcnmond, Va who recommended a
; reprieve and a final hearing for the
'condemned man.'. '
, "No one has consulted me about
Harris," wired Dr. Hall. "I am
afraid epileptic fits in childhood
have been replaced by .'Violent and
. uncontrollable . butSttrsts. know
: many, such cases.' I. appreciate your
responsibility and sense of". duty;
; but; reprieve and final hearing may
be granted 5,
IS CENTERED
TODAY IN THE CHICAGO
RAIL STRIKE PARLEYS
Official Washington Hoping Pro
gram for Compromise May
Be Constructed
URGE CUT IN RATE
1.
Farm Bureau Federation Serves
Notice it Will Move for
x ' Lower Freights
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19. Interest in
Washington in the strike situation was
pevS" ea toaay in me iui tutwimns w,.
ference of brotherhood leaders and the
railroad labor, board tomorrow in Ohi-
cago Hope that a; definite program
noon which a compromise could be con
structed to avert the strike would re
sult from that meeting, was general in
government circles.
With President naraing ana several
members ocf the .cabinet out of -the-city.
there was no -announcement or iurtner
initiative by the government. Tn in
terstate Commerce commission also
maintained silence regarding reports
that the tentative program of the Chi
cago conference would include provi
sion for a reduction in railroad freight
rates In proportion to the July cut in
railroad wages.
Attorney General Daugherty said the
department of Justice was giving "con
siderable attention to the matter ot
the threatened transportation tie-up
He- 'declined' jto elaborate on .this state
ments out there have been reports tha
agents of the. department have sub
mitted comprehensive reports based on
investigation of the activity . of : both
parties to the controversy.
The ' suggestion that certain provi
sions of -the " Adamson; act and of . the
Esch-Cummins railroad 'bill, were im
peding; "a prompt return to normalcy
in railway .rates and - service" .was
made to Chairman Cummins, of the sen
ate interstate commerce ;.committee by
the American Farm Bureau federation,
which srved notice that "we will move
two .measures, in whole . or In part."
The federation plans to file tomorrow
with the-Interstate Commerce commis
sion petition asking "immediate re
duction In rates on basic commodities
ot f roto 10 to 20 per cent," the letter
to Mr. ' Cum m irnV said, adding -that the
petition would be" accompanied by a re
quest for "reflection of all reductions
nrnirs.tinr expenses in lower rates
until the freight advance since .August,
1928, . f -elinnnatea.
Joseph U. Defrees, president of the
cbamber of: commerce of the .United
8 tatea,'. expressed confid ehce today , that,
in tfii-aven of the strtke commercial
organizations throughout . the- country
would take - the lead , "in maintaining
the national life.", y - . ' '
. i''S:-:V-V ' "...
BioTBLEItHOOD CHllBJrs MOVE
--O? CHICAGO FOB MEETING
T CW3VEXNI. Oct. lrour. of the
i' Vive" rallrpad : trasportMion
ihiffa left here
tftrmoYTOW,.'thy Will y. D
iotned by Lfc E. SheppardV; president of
fSrder f Railroad. Conductors and
cdnfer -with i tbe,ailroa lanori poara
S2 ailff or t tb end the Ration-wide rall
roeV trike set to begjn Octor.lO.
7 Mf r itntim - wdth -'toe
"HContlnuedn Pat Tw.) '
(iNltntdl
LABOR BOARD AND THE
SHOP CRAFTS MAY PUT
A QUIETUS ON STRIKE
Today to Tell Story Whether
thrive; Brbtherhoods Will
WaJk6ut?Ocldber 30
SHOPMEN GO SLOW
Maintenance of Way People
x Also Undecided as to What
Action They Will Take
CHICAGO, Oct. l9.(By Associated
Press). Preparation for the various
moves through which it is hoped the
threatened rail strike will be averted,
were eompleted today and tomorrow the
peace efforts will be in full swing.
Tonight heads of the unions and of
the carriers were silently alert with
figuratively speaking one ; eye on the
conferences tomorrow between the "Big
Five'; rail union leader and the rail
road labor board; and 'the other on
meetings of officials, of 11 unions which
have not yet Joined the conductors, en
ginemen, trainmen, firemen and switch
men in a strike- order, for both sides
were agreed that out of these confer
ences would ccme the final decision as
to whether, a general walkout of rail
employes, would materialize.
;In i the. conference with the labor
board rested the possibility of the "Big
Five" being persuaded to cancel their
order for a walkout, while in the meet
ings of the 11 unions, which actually
started ' today, was to be decided
whether, these . organizations, holdiag
the balance " of man-power through
numbering three-fourths of the neariy
2,0-00,000 rail , workers ln their member
ship, would' Join th "Big Five" if they,
walked out Octobei 30, as planned. ;
While the "Big ;F$ve"-conference was
looked on as the most important' of the
neace moves., railroad menWonisrht nrb-
4-f eased to", see - signs of' a peaceful set-
ttemt;.C..tna-.A1MicultlextK)ttu,
J00 members i.ot tA v 1 . "rsJlvfajr 9hop
craft organlaatipns, Arid, of J- -C. Smock.
Ice" president of the' maintenance of
way union." which -numbers 00,000- men.
; The . shop . crafts executive - council
met ' today, but . took -no, action, other
than to call in the conference commit
tee of iHjf eemmUte, while hav
ing 'pbwer. to - call . .strike, also -is ex
pected sto defer, action-by oaliing ln the
1,000 general chairmen for .a meeting
Friday w'hen" the final' attitude of these
groups probably- will be . made"kttown.
The. maintenance -of way . executive
council -met informally .today. ,the, for
mal, meeting coming tomorrow, .when
all of the members are expected to be
presnt. , - . ."
"I cannot speak for. my entire or
ganization now, but personally I will
say that we do not want a strike, that
we would "never strike on - the- wage
question unless forc.ed to. and that we
will not go into any walkout with the
brotherhoods ..unless we have definite
promises of co-operation, which so far
have not been forthcoming from
them,"- said J. C. Smock, maintenance
of way vice-president tonight. '
; The labor board will go Into confer
ence with assurance of full- support
from, every interested government de
partment, its members said tonight,
following an executive session at
which" they went over the case. One
member intimated he believed the
board had found a legal method of en
forcing its ruling. Heretofore the
board has maintained that it had no
power to carry out its decisions and
unions and -rail roads each have charg-.
board's . rulings.
The board had do announcement to
make tonight as to its procedure to
morrow other than to say that the sit
uation "would be gone over thorough
ly." It was understood, however, that
a plan similar to that proposed by the
public group in Washington calling
for acceptances of the last wage cut
and cancellation of the strike, order by
the. men with the roads immediately
reducing freight rates and temporar
ily postponing further wage cuts--would
be the basis of discussion.
Board members admitted they re
alize the board, really is fighting for
its life and that much of its future
depends , on- its ability to handle the
present 'situation.
In-connection with the possibility of
this conference averting a strike, it
was pointed out; however, that many
railroads have announced positively
that the. public group proposal is im
possible, in their- opinion while few
labor leaders have .expressed very
warm approval of it.
In this connection Samuel O. Dunn,
editor of Railway Age, issued a state
ment - today - denouncing the .plan as
"involving: -a r complete surrender by
the ; roads to the, labor unions." The
statement said that' the "labor leaders
opposition to the plan was a bluff as it
was exactly what the unions want." ;
Possibillty,i.of.; immediate steps to
bring about a labor board hearing on
the proposed 10 per cent wage cut
which the roads recently announced
they 'would" seek was reported in rail
circles, but 'locally no action yet" has
been taken-to Jthis end. Informal meet
ings of presidents of railroads enter
ins Chicago are being, held, almost
dally, however, and it' was said 'that
definite, arinouncejnenti; would be made
shortly.. ',
'. Presidents of railroads centering"
here have! not -yet advertised for men
to man the trains in case of a strike,
as has-been done in New York, but this
action also will be taken within a few
days, it .was - said.
, Recall-of all men on pension, cppeals
to-the p ublic -: to help run .the trains,
ultimatums , tb " '.thVi unions -that men
who", do - not :' return ". 'to work . Vit hin a
specjlfied 'time after- the walkout will
bo -TlrtuaJlyi piaqisiisxeq ana eustriDUr
tlbn of circulars among: the men point-'
lng'out that- they- lose their seniority
rights vr 0UO-; tne steps contem-
Pted. railhead sa
aia.
ENGLAND
ARE BOUND
FOREVER,
Speaking ; Where Cornwallis
Surrendered, President An
nounces National Policy
WILL EXALT PEACE
English-Speaking .Nations "Ar
rayed Together' tas Civi- ;
lization's Trustees :
WILLIAMSBURG, V&l, - Oct. 19. -President
Harding was g;lven the.-honorary
degree ' of -fPQctor" of laws . by
the college of. .WiipBun .andary today
at exercises of instailaicin for Dr. J.
A. C. Chandler . as Vpres.lden.tof the
institution. ' , '
In cap and gown Mr. f larding; in an
address appealed "for Increased'' patri
otic attention : to the" tion'al educa--tional
system and .praised the . part
played in American history by the in
stitution, which 'is- thes'ecohd oldest
college of . the country an'd among
whose graduatrs .are-iiumbered three
Presidents of the ttnited. States. f '
Before cprriinj:, here, the President
delivered an address from' the spot in
Yorktown wheTf Lord.Cirrnwalils; sur
rendered the British5 :free'a K- of the
. . Re vol u ti on 1 to Ge heral';; Washington
In 1781 and .announced - t,o the world
a policy of Anglo-American ' friend
ship fer all :fulur .-'tlme' '
The ' United '..States ;a'nd' Great; Brit
ain; the President', asserted, had con
secrated a long-time friendship by as
sociation in . the commoaac sacrifice t of
the World war and : found . themselves
"arrayed together"' in a trusteeship for
the pr.eservath jqif . "civilization. V He
spoke also a word, of '-gratitude for. tlie
aid" given 'by -JfranCe'in- tHe Revblution.
and declared the., time "'Jtad 'come for
worJ3 Vyri4 eo-perationaficand ' amity
Won Kjai t&&ti&4&$S&
devoted to British-Americans ' relations
was iri the form of a- brief declaration
of polfcy on-whicU ; the' Pres.ident did
not elaborate;-. '.:''? '. - .
"The triumph' of -'freedom . In ; the
American cdldriies,' ?.he - said, "greatty
strengthened' liberal' views "in the old
world. Inevitablyrtnis -liberal public
opinion, deliberate-.' and grown, domi
nant. brought'-Greatf "Britain and Am
erica to a pblUy. of 'aeciommodatibn and
pacific adjustment': ton ail differences., ,
"There ha's.pet -honorable : and un-:
broken peace'.'; for: .more than a cen-
tUry; we came' b cohimbn- sacrifice arid
ensanguined association 'in the- World
war, and a f uture breacb.' of our" peace-i
ful .nd friendly relations is' unthink
able. In the;'(rustehlp 6presefvr
ing civilization we. were naturally ar
rayed together,'.nd'the convictions' -of
a civilisation worthy of that ; costly
preservation wll jcxalfc 'peace, and warn
against conflict for all time to come;'
In the general discussion 'of world
relations which', followed, the Presi
dent declared American participation
in world affairs "inevitable" and'voic-.
ed a hope" that - senerai co-operation
"to the common; good" would' usher in
a new day of international relation
ship. He sounded a warning; "how-u
ever, against , im.pairment" of J national
sovereignty in the:, name of Interna
tional unity. r . . --, '' ' 'r
Delegates vfsre- present- atJ the Wil
liam and Mary -exercises from- alj col
leges in ,Ue : country more than " 1Q0.
years old and honorary degrees also
were conferred on Judge Alton B. Par
ker, Democratic., candidate for , Presi
dent on 190, and on . Governor , West--moreland
DaVis,.uOf Virginia.
President. Harding in academic robes
headed the procession aroundr the-college
campus prior - to the ; exercises
which were held in the alcove -of -the
renn building, the oldest , cpiege - hall
in' the country" "stlil in daily use. - s- It
was built In-J694. ' , - '. j
Later, he ' went to " Jamestown, ''-'the
site of the, flrstBngliph settlement' in
America and! placed a- wreatjx on the
grave of Governor :,Ta-r"dley wh.o' in 169
caled the first", leisfative ."assembly to
be held on; this continent. . . - "V
The President, and Mrs. Harding, ac-?
companies. By a party of high 'gpvern
ment ofUcials, '. made -the trip ,. from
wasnington. to yorktown on the pres
idential" yacht -Mayflower. - Mh 'Hard
, Mr ' Hard-f
ing deliyered his .address immediately
at tne conclusion, or; the welcome ceie-
bration , that ''attended . ..his landing1
speaking at the . monument erected .in
1881 to mark' the..'100th anniversary of
Cornwallis' sufrendpr. , , A . guard. of
United States ' marines acted ' as' his
honor escort . ah d . , many ' Virginians
cheered him as 'he rode through . " the
streets at the head of a civle and mili
tary parade". ;:f 't.':"". . ' i r I "'
From York town :the party motored
to Lee -' hall,": where they boarded; a
special train' for the sbort run to Wil-
Mamsburg. r " 3Ifr"Hardirig was ' " iHe
guest of thet..day during v his visit to
the c6Uege,;'ta$nc auneh-'-lii ".the;; home
of Dr. Chandler" and . later making an
inspections of, 'the "college.' grounds. '
Late in th-ay-.the.5ebieffexecut4v9
visited various; historic scenes -in York
town,, inspecting ; landmarks ?of three
wars; He4htred; hlraelf n' many
details of tepart vYorkfewji . played
as the refuge of ..Cornlvailis; 1 battle
ground of .UiiJonS'and-'Confed.e'rate' ar-i
mies, and 'fijiaUy ashejudgua'rtera. t6j
the Atlantjceein. the ;,Wo-ld ;war,
of hi ihterestjpjf .jeyPerieuce.s ?w'ais'
visit'-to the.Tlsoh: .house, which " was
used by Cornwallis during, th siege. of
Yorktown. - ". TheTPresl'dent-- - was the
guest - at .teathereiv.lril' : f-J-:i t
In the Presidni'atpaVtyiwere f bUt
cabinet members,-- Secretaries ; Hughefa,
Mellon, Weeks and Hoover,' besidea'-va
rlous otner ."officials, and prince: 1- Ee
Bame charge- of ;the (- Fronch embassy
at Washlngton-V Xiaving- Yorktown
tonight'on' the-MayrTOweri the 'party Is
to reach, tbe vcapjtal . early UbmorrOw
.morning, i . ' ' " ' - r
TrtncTiicn
SAYS HARDING
Four RailwayExecutives In the ge Fight
1 5 ; ; xj I iff- --"e --k --a m wtrifc -;ai i
jf ' - n r V I'
m Wt -J via
, ..' Here are four; of the leading railroad executives w4o are; going ahead
with', preparations for- anotfier general reduction in wages; ignoring strike
warnings .of thefr ' (employes: Above
ton, . president orthe umcago ureal western, ana Aioeri- . uouniy, vice
presldent of Xth Pttsylvanlalipea iBelow -ar? Johii. RQdgeri.vice-presU
dent at the,'Penny"vaniaAnd'Miltofi H. lttr'rlcSitf6tit-f Mtha axuia
ville and Nashville, i- ' t'. .
erich
Communists-
Bomb iMmericanXMssy
'
Valet of .Ariibassadpr, Herrick 0 pens Innocent ;; Box and Is
Wounded ' as He Hurls' it Away and FleesFrinW Peo-,
pie Deeply Indignant;' and Officials Start l)ragnet
American Trial the Cause of Aitempt
PARIS, Oct. 19. (By the Associated
Press). A small oblong4acka;e wrap
ped' In' plain white -papr-and- jtle.d .'with
a strong and mal-ked "perfuhie" lay on
a .table In . the American; enSbassy all
this morn ins- ' It- was addressed 'per
sonally to the- American -ambassador.
Myron T. Herrick. and had been. deliv
ered by 'registered post." ' '
. T.h inking 'it wa's "a gift," the ambassa
dor's' Secretary ' Lawrence NdrtOn"- car
ried it, to the "ambassador's resfdence.
JparJy in .tlie , evening, the "ambassador's
va,let, , BlanChard, ' saw the ' package on
a .desk, and- fliowng custom, ( started'
to open it: Tlie - removal, of .the 'paper
revealed a" small . pasteboard, box, such
as misht be used for ' holding soap.
Almost immediately a . spring was re
leased and as Blanchard lifted the lid
he heard a, familiar, . noise- which
brought back the days when he was a
bomber in the British army. He hurl
ed the box through the open bathroom
door and ran ' from the rpb.m. The
bomb exploded in the doorway, two
fragments-, hitting the valet in , the
back. He was' not seriously -in-jured
The ambassador, his daughter-in-law,
Mrs. Parmley Herrick, and her seven-year-old
son were just a"t 'this tithe' as
cending th$ stairway, preparatory to
entering .Mr.j Herrick' s suite., Blanchr
ajd came running out as the ambassa
dor reached the -top.
A bomb has. exploded. and I am m.t,.
the .valet shouted. "Thank" God, you
weren't In. the room." 1 -
maniVh-rrt thn c.ollansed and was
'i.rt'Pripd downstairs. The, ambassador
motored immediately to the,: Hotel Cril
lon to ask General Pershing the best
thing to-do, and the' prefecVoT p6Vfce
was. summoned.. , .
' The bomb is believed. the jjpllce
to have been sent by French commun
ists as a protest against the conviction
of two communists .iu . tlie . United
States : charred with murder. It con
tained the deadliest of explosives, ac
cording to the prefect and his staff of
. , ..... ......
bomb experts. . -
Proof of the strength of the expros
lves is. shown -by the fact that the
bathroom was - wrecked, . that much
damage was done, in the oedroom anu
', that seven fragments '.went through a
thick steel wardrobe. : . while others
. made deep dents in the metal doors of a
cabinet. -'..; rv. ..- -. -
The ambassador's first thought? was
to ignore the matter but General Persn
ing and . others advised him '.to make
'the full details , public because" of" the
poaiibility of,' other bomb ; outrages.
The prefect accompanied by -the attor4.
ney-general of Frarioe, ;came .to .theho
te! and shortly; afterward went ;-with
: the ambasadorMo - .the i tatter's, home.
"The ; prNjfec't made" the v announcement
that 5,000 police and detectives would
begin at oiice a. searchlng.lnquiry; and
tha.t"; probably ; there iroUldv-be---uiijer-ous
arrests among 'known! communists.
."President Mlllerah'cr'wa"s':among!the
fltsl..tocongratul.at.e,thvAmercajiam
He r'senf 'ais
4.'l" iS,
aJi'CbUM-
from., left to rlght,b;.are Samuel ,; L. Fel- -
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a
personal t representatives :" to convey
congratulations -.tin. the. ."name of the
people of Fracr:tht the: ambassador
had not been 1 hur and to assure Mr.
Herrick that the eitrage was deeply
resented by every Frenchman .worthy
of the name, and . that !, the greatest ef
forts would be made ;o .apprehend the
guilty. , ';"'.'- .'-J-r.
Premier " Briand, Leon Bourgeolse
andmany members: , of; the diplomatic
corps sent . similar -Vrnessages, and
throughout Pagl&ipe-nfat' intense in
dignaiotn is, expressed.ahe attack on
the ambassador. ''''
-Mr. 'Henlck-hWfisriilto -'take seriously-
scores "Of" ratters "he received
protesting" against, the' . conviction of
the twoalleged.; communists i In the
United States. : Sohie of; these-were po
litely, phrased, but. others made open
threats to "get the ambassador" and
blow up the embassy. - Most of these
letters were placed by. Mr, Herrick in
what he calls his f'crank' -box- '
As typical of th6..fcampalgn the com
munist press has' been conducting- for
the past fortnight ln':cO'hnectlbn with
the' co'nvIctionVeiK Sacep, and Vanzetti,
the following appears in the Journal
du Peuple: , Til . .
''A machine' so" powerful as America
cannot be fought" . with .wandering
iworde. an.d.,parfar'. manifestations we
need .something else.' What must be
done? Here W . atf ilea: , Let every
reader : write,' to.Ambassador-He"rrick:
'We protest against fthe - judicial error
whichfls about b kllli two innocents.
Pardon Saceo ahd "Vanzettl. Your let
ters will bring" unbearable' rhorse to
Amerieansr, the lives of SacCo J?nd Van
zetti are no fdnger in the tmds of
American' JUatrciT, btit" in yours?' --
M. Cachin, editor' of L'Huifnaiilte, the
communist official organ, concludes' his
editorial": Th 'reply' tio 'the' multiple res
olutions passed and. the letters and tel
egrams which the "French: workers'-or-ganizationsj
have ,se,nt to. it,. the Amer
ican embassy in Paris has up to the
present answered nothing. .Such si
lence implies that the official worjd of
the United ' States r is powerless' ; before
the Universal conscien-ce- to Jui'tEy the
execution of two innocent men'.lcf us,
therefore, raise -our -protest mt e and
more vigorously and- unanimousry in
favor of the men,, who have only a few
days to live, unless the-protetariats of
the whole world come to their help."
COMHVNISTS AT: BRtSSBLS ALSO
DEMOIfaTKATK;: LITTLE . BIT
BRUSSELS, Oct. 19 Protests against
the action, of .a. Massachusetts court
last-summer in' convicting "Nicblo Sacco
and": BartOlomeo Vanzetti, two Ital
ians, of first degree murder, were voic
ed at a. meeting "of Belgian communists
here today. After -the meeting 200 per
sons "Joined in a procession to the
American embassy, - where - they held a
demonstration s.-until itheyS were dis
persed by the,policev"y' , . -
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SYNOD HEARS REPORTS
SHOWING SCHOOLS ARE
CROWDED BY STUDENTS
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Presbyterian Institutions of
State Are Setting New Rec-
ords Tnis Year
LINCOLNTON IN 1922
Invitations From Capital of
Lincoln Accepted, for Next
Year's Meeting .
Br J. Di; POSTER
TARBORO,- Odt. 'iftThe first morri-i
Ing session of the North .Carolina Pres
byterian synod opened with devotional
exercises by';-2Beyy IjV. -B,. Mcllwaine, iof
Charlotte. After this Service the mln-.
utes of the' previous evening's session
were read and apprpyed and the mod-
erator announced standing committees.
The following overtures were read:
1. From the presbytery of Fayette
vllle asking for the erection of a new
Presbytery to ;lje composed of the
counties of Orange, Person and Dur
ham, from the - Presbytery of Orange:
of Granville, Vance,; Warren. Franklin
and Wake, from the Presbytery of Al
bemarle; and of Chatham and Lee, from.
the
fresbytery .Of Fayetteville; filso
asicing for the transfer of parts of
Sampson and '. Bladen counties frm
Wilmington toTFayettevIlle Presbytery.
2. From the Concord Presbytery; for
the elimination of many business de
tails in the . meetings , of , the syhod,
which have already been transacted ;by
the Presbyteries and fully reported;
and instead of "these to nave a, commit
tee arrange a" program" for considering
in 'a, popnlar.; -and -inspirational way
some of these masters. , .
An elaborate .report was presented
from Davidson college showing that the
86th session of -that-institutiom opened
with the largest enrollment for the
first day. There are- 512 students en'- '
rolled to date, of whom : 203 are fresh
men, and, the class is "said to be the
Uargost -and. best prepa red -' "in- college
Ijistory. There are' ; also two young
Iadie.s .There aremembers of nine dif
fereht denominations and there are .87
students for the ministry. Seventeen
states and three foreign .countries are
represented in the student body. There
have been added three new professors
and two assistant professors and it is
stated that others are still badly needed
and will be added as soon as possible.
There are 25 active professors besides
many assistant teachers. Four new
faculty homes have been erected and
the pressing need now Is for dormitory
laboratory and recitation buildings and
a heating plant. Approximately 150,
000 has been added to the endowment
It -Is, stated that; the college Is better ,
organized and belter equipped than eyer
before and the morale of - the student
body is exceptionally ; fine..
The report for 3the.Uri'lon Theological
seminary shows that there are 100 stu
dents enrolled with seven full profess
sors and one Instructor In public speak
ing. The students are doing ' mission
work at eight points besides street
preaching,- and 23 are volunteers for
the : foreign fields.' A modern Sunday
school building ,for. norm&l work,! a
handsome, and commodious structure" is
nearly completed. Gifts for Kthe year '
to the seminary for current expenses'
amount to 515,170 and to permanent
funds $25,194. The total endowment
amounts to 912,000 and the value of
the property is $437,)00.
The report from Montreat school
show the dormitory Is filled with stu
dents from 11 -states and when the new
auditorium is. completed 400scan be ac?
commodated.
The report of -the Mountain RetreaS
association shows - that eight splendid
religious conferene.es, were .held during
the summer, Montreat has become') a
great center for instruction and spiri
tual power for the whole -hurch.t
The attendance at these conferences
was nearly 15,000. There is pressing
need for "larger .-ah'bettdr equipment
and accommodation "for visitors and x
cottagers. Subscriptions for the Mon
treat funds-total.ii03t000. The new at
ditorium, which .will "cost $60,000, wllf
have, a seating capacity of $5,000. ;
The "report on schools -and colleges by
the "chairman; '"'ReV. ' W. M. Hunter,
shows there are one college for men,
Davidson, four. for women and the Union
Theological seminary ' and five Pres by -.
terian high schools employing KJfli
teachers with an. enrollment of l,84z
students, and all colleges are filled -to"
overflowing. ';
Memorials .of , the following ministers
who have died duj:ing the year were '
read: Dr. ""John R. Herndon, J. E. Ken
nedy, E. W Sougers"; F. L. Johnstdn,
and'. J. Mcl. Wicker.- -
A. M. Scales reported receipts on the
million-dollar . campaign at $630,391;
This was followed by a masterful "ad -
dress on Christian education ' by Dr7.
Eggleston, president. of Hampton Sid
ney college. " '" T "J .1-
The synod" adjourned for luncheon,
which was served. by the ladies in the
Sunday school rooms - and about 200
were served at 4tfte! tables. The after
noon session was taken up with re
ports of schools' ;and . colleges recom
mendations, ete and the report -Of
Rev. R. MuTphy Williams on the work"
In. the stete -educational.-, institutions.
After these the molleYator announced
that the selection, jf the; next place of
meeting was in. order, and Lincolnton '
invited the synod to Tneet in that place
the invitalton being unanimously- ac
cepted. ; " , v.-'-v.--.- V -'
iThe evening 'session was devoted to
the meeting of th,e "home mission board
of the synod. .Re'v.'.A.;W. C-'niwford of
Greensboro presided and presented ' the
report to the-synOd. -- He; stated that it
has been the best 'year the synod , Jias
ever had in its mission work. He re
ported that $139,225. has been spent ,ln .
all departments : of ; home mission work
in North CaroH as . compared . with
$117,768 last yea. nd $78,642 the year
before -..'"',': " ,
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