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GREENSBORO NEW WEATUER Rain. Colder Today ,v Fair Hog-day. , 64 Pages Today Five Sections VOL. XXIV. NO. 90 PRICE SEVEN CENTS WTCSEO AS SECOND CLAM MATTES at rosroi-fia-, immnss-m-o. a. e. GREENSBORO, N. C SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 17, 1921 mh.t (wet. ii.oo rn sa ' bar and roxPAf. m m ms DA LY J. E. TAYLOR, CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED BY J. W. PEACOCK II EH SHOT DOWN ON STREET Henry Shaver, Mechanic, Is Serl ously Wounded. . THOMASVILLE IS DAZED Four Bullets From German Au tomatic Luger Enter Breast and Head Of Taylor., BACKGROUND TO TRAGEDY Taylor Central Ffgnrn Of Im and Bit ter Factional Fight PhmuVi Ban Barnrd Sntsu-dny Morning Tay. lor I Accused Of Doing It. ' . Br 15. B. HUNTER, Thomasville, April 1$. John B. Tay- lor, chief of pollct of Thomasville, and and ex-servlc man, wil shot and al most Instanly killed, and Henry Shav- ' ef, a mechanlo In a local furniture fao tory, wil seriously wounded here this morning about : o'clock by Dr. J. W. Peacock, ef Thomasvlll. one of the most prominent physician In Davidson county, and until about two weeks ago a member of the oity council. Mr. Shiver, who was assisting; the chief, was shot accidentally. The Immediate nf the shooting Is said to be 111 feeling which has, existed between the phyeician and cblef for sometime. This morning- about, 2:0 o'clock Dr. Pea cock's barn -was burned and he la -said 1o have placed the blame , on Chief Tavlor. . ' .- ' '-.. ; The shooting : was one of the, most brutal and cold-blooded murders ever committed In Davidson county and has transformed the little town of Thom asvlll Into a complete dase. sr. rta- ' cock was arrested shortly - after the tragedy arid taken to Lexington, where he was lodg-ed In Jail. Mr. Shaver was taken to High Point, where he was placed In a hospital. , He was shot In the abdomen and the outcome Is yet In 'doubt. Hospital authorities stated last night that while his condition, was ' serious he had a righting chance. Policeman D. J. Lamb, who made the arrest, stated that Dr. Peacock while en route to Lexington expressed deep regret over the shooting of Mr. Shaver, but was satisfied with the killing of Chief Taylor, declaring thai ha had seen Taylor Friday , evening viewing the premises around the barn ana that he was satisfied he (the chief) was di rectly resoonslble for the conflagration, which resulted fHTTSSblf $,' datrts .ages. ... ; , - : Te Manner ef the Shooting. From h la office' on the second floor of a building on Salem street Dr. Pea cock fired two shots from a shotgun st Chief Taylor, who was- standing obliquely across the street, about 74 feet away. The first load struok the chief in the face and on the upper part of the chest. Eye witnesses stated that he threw up his hands and scream ed "Oh!" and turned. As he turned a seeond blast struck him on the right shoulder and back. These two -shots, according to physicians who performed the autopsy, would not necessarily have caused Immediate death. But Dr. Pea Cock rushed from his office down to the street. By this time the wounded policeman had entered T. A. Peace's grocery store in a dased condition. At this moment Mr. Shaver and R- C: Alex ander took hold of his Arms In an ef- . n 10 ooia mm to nis xeei. ur. ret , cock, with a new weapon, a German Luger automatic, entered and opened fire. It was the bullets from this vicious Teutonic pistol that caused death. An examination of the body disclosed the fact that two bullets entered the left breast, near the heart. Taylor crum pled up and fell to the floor on his face. Not content with what he had done, the doctor sent two more bullets into the head. One emerged above the right eye, while the second came out through , in nose, both burying themselves In the floor. After committing the terrible trag edy Dr. Peaoock. calm but pale, walk ed back across the street, with his smoking revolver. Into the Thomasville Drug store. A little while later he was accompanied home by A few frlenda ronceman Lamb, who made the arrest, stated that the physician offered no 'eslstance, but gave himself up de- lihera'ely. During the shooting everyone In close proximity was thrown Into a state of nyeterla, men were excited and pale, women were screaming and consequent ly no one seems to be able to give I Clear account of the tragedy. It Is be lieved that Mr. Shaver's wound was sue to someone In a state of excite ment striking Dr. Peacock's hand which held the pistol, throwing the aim Into Mr. Shaver. Some say that only three pistol shots ere fired, but this is hardly true, ae e autopsy disclosed four pistol wounda "bet As He Talked With Friend. Chief Taylor was shot while con Verging with Andrew Varner. Varner. distinguished service men of the world war, stated that Taylor, who served in tha navy during war. had ftaked him to. don his uniform and turn out Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral services of Hamlt Harris, the ret Thomasville man to make the Supreme sacrifice In France. Coroner H, F. Hullns. of Davidson eounty. arrived and summoned a Jury, composed of F. B. Harmon, R. O. Klrk "an. J. E !.imh.lh R t. Harvilla. T. Jl- Feeeor. A. C. Eskrldge. Drs. J. A. smith. Lexington and J E. Hobgood. of Thomasville. performed the autopey t 1 .r..frt Jsrra Vermel. Noted Tenor Caruso Nearly Well Again f r 4 4 The first picture made of Enrico Caruso, th noted tenor, sines his serl ous Illness. The photo was taken by Mrs. Caruso at their home in New York, where the famous musician fast recovering his health. His ohy slclans say he will soon be able to go outdoors, ana aireaay ,tne - tenor ana his family are . planning a trio to After Ik. . rf h..rlfi the testimony of four wltneeaes. the core eel's Jury returned a verdict declaring that Taylor "wee ehot from ambush with a shotgun twice by J. W Ta ck. neither or which caused Instant death. Later he, J. E. Taylor, wsa lOe-t four times with a pistol at the hand ut "id Peacock in the s'ore of A. T. Peace. The pistol shots caused instant death." The first witness examined wee J. A. aferria. who stated that he wae stand- Id front ef the building of the Bank of Thoraaavi:ie when the shooting eeeurred. He said he heard the gun ere and glanced down Sale-n e-reet and Chief Taylor turn toward Peace's store, throwing his hand te his chest nd hollowing "Oh "Did yon see Chief Taylor la the '' asked M. H Stone, attorney and enerwan. conducting the examination. Ye.- I "wbat poeitim- was he lying InT" (Coattnued ea face Twelve) HEAVY TOLL TAKEN AS STORM SWEEPS OVER STATESJ5ARE BEAD The Property Damage Will Run Into the Millions. ARKANSAS IS HIT WORST Fifty -.Persons Are Reported Killed In Hempstead and Miller Counties. ,w TEN KILLED IN ALABAMA Relict Parties Cmtlnne Their Search nd Complete List ef Dead Is Nat Yet Known Storm Started ' .-. In leertncast Tx. ., Memphis, Tenn., April 18. Seventy five persons dead, several hundred In Jured aad property damage roughly estimated In the millions made the toll of a series of tornadoes which broke late yesterday In northeast Texas and swspt sastward today over aections of five states into Georgia. . , Arkansas, with SO persons reported killed In Hempstead and Miller coun ties, suffered the heaviest - tolL . In Alabama the number of dead was esti mated at 10; seven were killed In Texas and six In Mississippi. IB Tennessee, the other state whloh felt the efteot of the storm, no fatalities were reported. Owing to Interrupted wire communi cation only fragmentary reports have been received thus far (rom the sec tions rsportsd to have suffered the greatest loss of life and property. Relief parties tonight still were searching the storm swept areas and until they report the oomplete death list will not be known. - . Ths storm apparently broke In Smith county, Texas, swept sections of Oood, Gregg, Casewan and Bowie counties and passed Into Miller and Hempetead counties, Arkansas, where the reported death liet tonight had reached i. Six of the seven persons killed in Texas were crushed to ' death when their homes In ths village 'of -Avlnger were wrecked. Another death' was reported at Atlanta, Texas. Crossing Into Arkansas, ths storm skirted the city of Texarkana ana cut a swath a half mile wide through a heavily wooded section of Miller and Hempstead counties. In the vicinity of Hope, Hempstead county, the list ef reported dead to night had reached 20. Fifteen others were said to havn lost their Urea In the vicinity of the town of Prescott, and a like number north of Texarkana. One fatality was reported " In Tell county. Five persons werereportea ainea si Steen. a small town near Columbua, In eastern Mississippi, and one at Sontag. It miles east of Brookhgven- Leavlng Mississippi the storm swooped dowa again In northern Ala bama. Is the Aycock community near Tuscumbia, seven persons were re ported to have been killed and three others lost their lives la the town of Ralph, in Tuscaloosa county. In Birmingham 10" pereone were In jured, and a hundred homes In the northern and eastern suburbs of that city were dsmagea. ine nr-i.T... damage there was estimated at 110. 000 In Memphis a torrential rainstorm tContinued on Pa'ga Four.) Ferreaet By State. Wsshlngton. April IS. Virginia and North Carolina: Rain ann comer .on- day: nun coiner o .., Monday fair and continued cold, free.li to .Irons souihweat shifting to north west snii norih wlnrts. Pnuth Csrollns: 8howere sno muru cooler Sunday: V..nday lair ana eon- tinned cool, freen to northwest winds Georgia Fhoweia snd much cooler Sunday, followed hy clearing Monday, fair snd continued cool, freer, couth we.t ehifting to northwest winds Tenneeaee: t;ne-sliy fair snd muh Sunday: Monday fair rielng tern-r-eratu-e In weet wn-tlon lv.u',siana rkneaa: Sunday fair. coMer. Monday fair, rising tempera- '"okiahome: Sunday far. net eo enle In vest portion. Moeday fair aad warmer. EM Teiae- Sunday fair, co der In east portion. Monday fair, warmer. tieat Texas: Sunday and Monday fair, rielng teerperainre. I. IS BY THERUSSIAN REDS Churches Are Desecrated 'and Priests Persecuted. IS GOVERNMENTS ORDER Reds' Profession Of Faith, Tack ed On Church Doors, Says There Is No God. ; CLERGYMEN ARE SOUGHT They Are Either Imprleoard, gket Or Held An Hostngee and Sometimes They Are Tried On ( bargee , Of "Witchcraft,'" Imltl CaMa te Seiri Sen." By B. KOHPOTH. (Cowrtnlit, lJi, by rhllMWiiiiia ?ublU Ledcer.l Geneva, April 1(. A new "red cam' paign against religion has been start ed by the soviet government in acoord ance with Instructions Issued by the central committee of the communist party reminding its members that the communist program obliges them -to carry on an active propaganda against religion. The desecration of churches and per. secutlon of priests, which marked the beginning of the bolshevist regime but which had been more or less abandon ed in consequence of the Invincible passive resistance of the Russian peo ple, has set In again. In all towns and villages, so your correspondent Is reliably informed, posters have been affixed to church doors on which is printed In red letters the following bolshevist profession of faith: "There la no God. God no longer ex ists. God is an Invention of ths csars, priests and capitalists. There Is no life after death. Man has no soul. He differs In nothing from the animals, once dead nothing remains of him Man lives only on earth. He must oe eupy himself solely, with his material existence. His duty is to ameliorate and liberate himself from all exploit era." . . Not daring to close .the churches al together, the soviet authorities have devised new plans by which they hope to gradually undermine the Russian people's Inherent reverence for houses of worship. Rsd horsemen are order ed to ride about In the streets con splcuously attlrsd in silk shirts mads of precious altar cloths or priests' mass robes, ' embroidered with crosses and Other religious insignia. . . . , ' , : Clergymen Being Hnnled. In all parts of soviet Russia Ortho dox and Roman. Catholic bishop and priests as well as protectant pastors are once more being hunted. They are Imprisoned, shot or held as host ages. The favorite pretext la to ac cuse them of "speculation" for having in their possession Baptismal crosses. pictures of saints and rosarlss. Some times extraordinary commissions even try to convlot them of "wltohoraft." Strict orders havs been ttveti to con- fisnate and dentroy ail religion. bawV still remaining la public and- private libraries and particularly In schools.' In the oourse ot a search racently made by the local committee of publlo instruction in Alexandrova a Bible was found in- the city library. The com missary la charge of operation Imme diately ordered It to be confiscated Some of the "Intellectuals" who had been "mobilised" to assist him, plucked up courage to pretest, asserting the Bi ble should at least be regarded as a work of scientific value and interest. The sealoua commissary finally desisted and tha Bible was aaved, but it was placed In a section of the library re served for scientific research and clossd to the general publlo. , j '. v CHARGES ACAliVST AMERICA ' MADE BY FRENCH DEPUTIES WILL OF MISS MAGGIE ' BaMltl CaMt to Dtlty Htm. Paris, April Th tii.tnu-tion mad Uit nlffht In tht chamber of deputies conceminc ihortafei in th till unpald-for American army atocka old to Frano and also that Amsrlca shipped such largs supplies In order to wace a commercial a well as military campaign need not be taken too serl ously once the facts are known. Con earning ths "stolen Boods" that seem so greatly to agitate ths deputies, ft may be recalled that ever sines the sal th French themselves In various press campaigns havs attacked the government for th scandalous fash ion in which ths stocks were exploit-ad by profiteer and left unguarded In such a fashion that anyon might have elped hlmielf as many undoubtedly did. The Matin especially printed col mns describing how thousands of automobiles wars lft without protec tion either from theft or weather and were allowed to met and fall to pieces. It even printed photographs as proof. As to th charge that America in tended to wage a commercial cam paign it Is pointed out that these vast supplies were not at ail excessive for n army of a million men or more, They would have been consumed speed ily and more would have been ordered had th war not ended when It did. other words, America . was eon- ducting war on a real scale and not cutting down on anything to achieve victory. As to the charge that America was wasteful In making contracts, such a leasing land at ten times Its valus. It can b pointed out that tnasmura all such contracts wer made with he French It was the French who ave received the benefit all along. One result of the American stocks in ranre has been to educate the French to smoke good ciaarettee st prices heaper than In Amertra So of course he French government tobacco monop- ly may have aome feeling in ths pres ent agitation. R. AD MR. D. I.. DO FIX EXTERTal AT OAK RIDGE fSlvrlRi W Dntltr awi I Oak Ridge. April 1 On Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Donnell gave a o clock dinner. The honor guettt was Mr. Brown, of Ohio, father of Mrs J Gilmer Korner. Jr Covers were laid for eianf. Thee Included Mr and Mrs. J Gilmer Korner. Sr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilmer Korner. Jr.. Mr. Brown, ot Ohio. , Miss Nolle Johr.eon. Again on Friday evening Mr. and Mm Ponnell entertained the faculty of Oak Ridge institute at their home. Lif-hftlmf. in compliment to Mr and : Mra. Wade 8 Puahar. Prof, and Mrs. Capp and the Misses Maury, of Dan ville. Aa St. I,. f4 R. P. Train. DJt-brs. Jorllii. Mo, April ! St Jxmis and Pan FranrUf pasnar trSia Nv S24. bound from Kimii t1ry to Joplln. wnl InT" a d:trn IC mi lea sort h wea nf her- lat- f"iir. according to word recel ve d tfiaht Dry ! Harfce. Kew Tork. April J -Totton good and yarns were firmer. Burlaps wer easy. Mfre ale ef 4rwear are be ing recorded at lower nrtces. Hosiery orders act increasing. Decides Against the Caveators On Every Issue, - GIVE NOTICE OF APPEAL Court Refuses To Grant Request Of Caveators To Set Aside the Verdict, DISPOSES OF BIG ESTATE Nameroaa Benaeats Mnde To Churches and Schoow Bnt Terms ot Will (Jive Larger Part of Kataie Tn Three Wfegroca. (RiierUl te llailr Neeat Monroe, April H At a quarter pasf twelve today the jury in the Ross will case called for the judge and returned a verdlci for the propounded on every Issue. The Jury was out only 44 mln utes. Attorneys for the caveatera lm mediately made a motion to set the verdict aside, which was denied, and they gave notice of appeal. Thus ends the hearing whloh commenced at noon on Thursday, March St, snd occupied 15 day time. By the terms of the will ot tha late Maggie Rosa, which a Union county Jury aaya should not be set aside, the residue of a large estata goes to three negroes. Th estate consists of 7, too acres of farming lands and about 136,000 In money, several thousand dol lara of which Is gold coin found about the premises after Maggie Ross's death last summer. . ' -; ? Specif lp bequests In the will are as follows: Presbyterian hospital, (Char lotte, 11,000; Piedmont Industrial school, . Charlotte, 11.600; Barium Springs orphanage, 11.000; Western North Carolina conference, M. B. church, for home missions, Jl.Ono North Carolina synod, Presbyterian church, for, home missions, 18.000 Bonds Grove Methodist church, near Waxhaw, : ttOO; Marvin Methodist church,- 900; Banks Presbyterian church, f 1,100. and '11,000 as a trust fund for maintenance of cemetery: Banks church also gets the house and a three-acre lot at Marvin tor a manss R. A. Hudson, 11,000; R. A. Hudson, Jr. 11.900; Mrs, R. A, Hudson, 1(00; Harry Hood, 1500; Dr. W. O. Nlsbet, Char' lotto, 11,000; Will Garrison, Mrs. Mag gie Moore, Mrs. Harriett Taylor and Margaret Jackson Crane, 1600 each. Two Tarborough boys, tenants en the place, get 1100 each; Mrs. Fannie Forbls, t!00, and small bequests total Ing (1,100 to sundry negro tenanta on (he Ross farms, The remainder of the estate, real and personal, goes to MIttie Belle Houston, Robert B. Ross, her father, and Florence Tucker Houston, her daughter.' The old home place of 100 acres la devleed to' Rob Rasa and MIttie Belle Houston Jointly and at their death to Florence Tucker Houston, and the other lands and property, either-' devised ' to . them or rvtaien- made, for, Its 'sale, and the proceeds-ts be paid .them. when- this will, which was made in lilTv: was filed for probate , ahortly after the death of Mile Maggie Ross In May of- last year a caveat was filed by a number of relatives, whloh num ber had Increased to I0 when tne case came to trial. Maggie Roas was unmarried and there were no surviving brothsrs and sisters or ohlldron of the same, and no first cousin, so the cave ators wera sscond ' and third ooualns. The case was ons . of - the hardest fought ever heard In this county, ths sntlre Monroe bar and E. T. Cansler and Waltsr Clark, Jr- of Charlotte, being retained by one side or the other. Tlir e e Tar Heels Urged For Pritchard Vacancy Indorsements In Behalf Of Judge Bynum, Judge Connor and J.' J. Britt Are Reaching the White House Stedman Will Suggest the Greensboro Jurist To President HardingDaniels Is Honored By Men Of Philadelphia Navy Yard. Dtlly Nwt sumti tne frlfript Ofn. Th. Iiim B.illJtni tlr 1m4 sin) By THKOUOHH 'lll.l.ion. . Washington, April It An energetic contest Is under way for the appoint ment of a circuit court judge to sue seed Judge Jeter C. .Prltchard, of the fourth circuit, and the line-up' today shows that at least three North Caro linians will have their claims consid ered. - Indorsements In behalf of Judge W V. Bynum, of Greensboro; J. J. Hritt, ot Ashevllle, and Judge W. G. Connor, of tha eastern district ot North t'aro Una. began today to reach the White Houaa and the department ot justice The names of the various Indorsers are not announoed, but It Is undsrstood that the friends of all three possible appointees are getting busy, and that North Carolina will compete strongly with Maryland and Virginia before ths appointment la made. An additional Maryland candidate also entered the open Held today. Al bert A. Doub, of Cumberland, one of the prominent lawyers of western Mary land, Is highly recommended - to , the President and Attorney General Daugherty. v Judge John C. Rose, of Baltimore, Is already In the running, and a delegation of Maryland lawyers has called upon Senators Welier and Franoe and lined them up for the Bal tlmor jurist. 1 Senator Swanson, ox Virginia, want to the White House and arranged for ball of a delegation from the Old Dominion In support of Judge Waddfll, of Richmond. The Virginians will oome up next week to tell the President about Judge Waddlil.. tedaaaa To Snggest Bynnm. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, was a White Houee caller today, but he said his visit had nothing to do With ths North Carolina candidates. Mr. Simmons saw Secretary George Chris tian and made an engagement to aee Presldsnt Harding on personal matters early next week. Representative Charles M. Stedman expects to go to the White House next week to suggest to the President the appointment of Judge Bynum, ot his district. Although Mr. 8tedman Is a Democrat and Judge Bynum a Republican, th Greensboro district representative will be glad to speak of the generally admitted capa bilities ef Judge Bynum to hold a place on the circuit bench. - i , ) Judge Connor Is a Democrat and Mr. Britt Is a Republican, The latter was formerly in- Congress and also at ons time second assistant postmaster gen eral.' ' ;--'. Enlisted men of th . Philadelphia navy yard today gave a surprise party to former Secretary Jeeephus Daniels, who passed through, Washington en rout to Raleigh after a apeaklug tour in several states In behalf of the edu cational "drive" of the Methodist Kpis copal church, south. Mr. Daniels was Invited to appear before the National Sunday School club,- of which he Is a member, and there he found assembled a large delegation of men from the Philadelphia yard, members of the North Carolina Celegallon in the houee and a number of naval offlcera. The delegation presented the bronss ship's belk clock which stood on ths desk of Secretary Daniels the eight ysars he was secretary of tha navy, Kdward E. Brliton. of North Cam Una, formerly secretary to Mr. Daniels, had arranged for the acquisition of the bell by the Philadelphia delegation The clock, which has been purchased from the navy department by the I'nu adelphla delegation, and which will be supplanted by a lighter cloak for tne use of Secretary Den by, was presented by Bert Crowley, spokesman for the delegation and presldsnt of ths Phila delphia Navy Yard Development asso ciation.. - : ' The Inst-rlptlcn on the olook reads; "The clock of the seoretaray of the navy, which marked the minutes of the great war. To Hon. Joaeuhue Dan tela, secretary of tha navy 191S-1921, In recognition of his accomplishments, which the American sailor will ever hold In gratrful memory. Presented by the men of Ih Philadelphia navy yard who served under him, April 10, Taken By SnrnrUe, Former Secretary Daniel was plainly taken by surprise, but his appitalation ot the gift was aptly expressed by him. Hs paid tribute to the great services rendered by the men of the Philadel phia yard during the war, aa well as the services rendered by all enusteu msn at home and abroad. Secretary Daniels will oarry th Clock to Ralslah with him and add It to his collection of mementoes of the eight years hs spent in Washington during a critical osrlod. ' . Former Representative D. a. Robin son passed through Washington today en route home from New Tork, where he went with Governor Morrison to see about th floating of th 160, 000,000 bond issu authorised by th North Carolina legislature for - good roads. Governor Morrison, hs said, would Issv Nsw York some tlrh this after noon tor Raleigh. - i Mr. Robinson told members or Tne Tar Heel delegation-that ths bsst In terest rats obtainable" on any loan on the North Carolina bond seemed to be t per oent, This Is above the t psr cent Interest csrried on the bonds, and, while the governor has authority to Issus Short lime certificates at the neat Interest possible to start roail build ing, it la thought her umens cheaper money Is offered th state will havs to amend its road sot. ' - - NEW MEMBERS OF THE LABOR BOARD NAMED ntnattoas Of W. 1 NrNmhus, Snmnel HUsglne aad Ei-Uarer- - ' maw Hewner Sent t Senate. . Washington. April 1. Nominations to fill the three vacancle on th rail road labor board, considered partlcu larly important because of tha con troversy between the roads and their employes, were sent to th senat to day bv President Harding. As labor's representative on the board the President named Walter U McMentmen, acting president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, and a nromlnent figure In' recent negotia tions between the railroad anion and managers: Samuel Higglns, of New York, a former general manager of the New York. New Haven and Hart ford railway, wae named to represent the management group, while former Governor Ben W. Hooper, of Tennes see, was glvsn the Vacant plac al lotted to a representative of th pub lic. All three of the nominations caused more or less surprise, none of the men named having figured prominently In gossip about tha vacancies which oc cupied yesterday at the expiration of the terms of three members who were one year appointments whea the board was organised. Another element of surprise waa the fact that Mr. Hooper's name had been known to be prom inently under conelderatton for the vacant eommlsslonershlp ot internal rsvsnus. Quick confirmation by the senate Is expected by administration officials so that the board may have Its member ship complete when It takee up the problem of wage Readjustments order ed several dsys ago. COMMANDING OFFICER AT OTEEN SUSPENDED Cannes Agalnat lleer Of a Pevnanal !anr BnlMIng At Aaaevtlle Hem I p. MYMEN'SACK UPSETSBRI1SH LABOR All Labor Quarters Excited Over Calling Off Of Transport , Workers' Strike. COUNTRY MORE HOPEFUL (geeettl le luur (ml Ashevllle. April IS Maj. J. D. Jong- man, commanding officer at Oteen. was suspended lodsy by Surgeon lienors! Cummings. head of the United States rublle health service, following rhsrgea against the commander by the former leconsfruction efftaer. Captain Uuc-klew. of Oteen. It la understood that a board will be convened at the hospital here neat WednesJay te hear the charges against the officer, which It ia learned, are of a personal nature, or at least regarding bla alleged personal conduct owing to ihe terrific etorm whlcn wept over western North Carolina last night and today all the streams are swollen, and .he French Broad and Swannaooa rivere are raging tonight, although It te believed that the peak of the high watere baa been reached. Many smaiter streams are out of their banks snd still rising, although little damage baa l-een don. The contractors of Ashevllle in meet -trig tonight th-ew dun the gauntlet to tne union vomer by declnrlng thst none of tt.e million dollars worth of work whicn la being beld np here will be andertsksn .until the union craftsmen lover their wsges tl per day. Home of the crafts asve done this hut nthers refuse to follow suit The onion wen expressed surprise that the ex-ntradete kave taken such aetMt- London, April "II. -By Associated Press). Although still confronted with th strlks In th coal mine, and the possibility that work in th pitta will not b resumed tor several day at least, England faced this week-end somewhat more hopefully than It did th laat, when It wa threatened with sympathetic strikes by th two other branohes at th triple ; alliance ths railway msn and transport Workers. All labor quartsrg tonight were still excitedly discussing yesterday's action by tha railwayman and transport work ers In calling off thslr strike and the effect of this move on Ihe future In terests of labor. The beet hope for an early solution of the crisis I held to He In the new attitude for an inde pendent Investigation ahown by a large section of the house of commons. It is even supposed in soma quarters thst it Is ths sympsthy which these mem bers displayed on Thursday while lis tening to Frank Hodges, ths miners' federation secretary, which led him to g further than hs originally Intend ed In the direction of a compromise and so brought him. Into conflict with ths miners. In view of the possibility of a pro tracted stnppsge of mining operations the hoard of trade. In line with the other precautions which have baen taken by government agencies, tonight Issued Injunctions far drsstle enforce ment of the regulations governing the us of coal, light and f power. Local authorities are empowered to cut the supplies if any signs of wasts appear and are asksd to urgs the public to exercise the utmost Individual econ omy. Ne further move by the-miner is expected before the conference In lin don next Friday, when representatives of miners throughout the country win discuss n-hst shall he done. FA TIC or THOHA 'I.TOSj MOW RKI'D WITH THJC Jt'HY h. MM I Faysttevllle. April U The case sgalnat Thomas R. Clayton for ths murder of Deputy Sheriff M. N. Blue, was given the Jury at 40 this even ing after a three-day trial. Judge Lane. In submitting to ths Jury ths former soldier's fete, delivered sn ex haustive and strictly impartial chargs that consumed an hour and 1 minutes. Most of the dsy wsa taken up hy the argument nf flv attorney preceded by the testimony of three witnesses. Ths defense scored with the evidence of W. H. Ysweer. traveling salesman, who swore that be saw one of tbe offi cers strike Clsyton In the head with the butt end of a pistol after the lat ter bad let hie hands drop to his sides. TV O XrXJRAK StaS ATTACK SAt.iatll MV WMITB MA i-ui te t-.ily Ifaa I Salisbury. April I Charlie Sells, a white rttan. waa attacked tonight two young negroes while passing down a railroad track on hie way hotnff The negroes ported as he approached them aad one knocked him down with a blow on tbe bead and lumped on him. H' rail foe-help frightened Ihe negroea off. A pbyalriaa dressed Sells' scalp wound. Miss Rena Herman, Of Danville, Writes Note To Parents Then Uses Pistol. WAS PROMINENT SOCIALLY (Special l Dilb Hewal ' Danvllls, Va April IS. Miss Rena Hsrman, second eldeet dsughter of Mr. Snd Mrs, 1,. Hsrman, committed sul old at. her bom on West Mala strset at 1!;U o'oloc-k this afternoon. Retiring to her room, she' wrote a note to ner tamer ana momor oiaaing them farewell, and then, taking small revolver, she sat on ths sdgs of hsr bed and fired one ball through her mouth. It lodged In her brain. Her mother In a room downstaira haaring ths report rushsd up to. her dsugh tar's room and found her lying across th bed with blood flowing from her mouth. She at once telephoned to Dr. Julian Robinson, family physician, who hastened to the bouse. Miss Herman breathed two or three times and thsn died. City Coroner J. B, Taylor wae called this afternoon to view the re main. ' Inqulrle at ih Hsrman horns this afternoon resulted In reporters being referred to the fsmily physician for Information. He wae found and slated that It was trus that Miss Herman had committed suicide at the hour named declaring that ahe was In bad health and that shs had taken the step dur ing a moment of despondency, . Hs said that tha letter 'which the young woman left to her parents contained a meesftgs of farswell to her mother and father and further expressed her self aa being unabls to suffer 111 health any longsr and that she considered that the beat courss was for hsr to kill herself.. .-' . - . - Dr. Robinson said that he had been attending Miss- Herman for nervous ness for the past several montha and that she had recently shown deep eon cern on -account of her health. Twice recently she had been away In the hope that a change ef surroundings would Improve her. ' She had so far as known never given any Indication of ending her life and her condition waa considered a a passing ailment which could have yielded to treatment The family is prostrated over the tragedy. Miss - Hsrman was socially prominent in this elty and frequently entertained. During the war ehe, with her other slaters, took deep Interest in home service work and Isbored In detntlgsbly with the local Red Croas. she was alee Interested in community welfare work. MM. SW4I.L-S UAIUHTKH AMI MAJ. M. '. M-'.HI.KTT T WKU Unofficial Reports Reaching Ral eigh Are Of Two Kinds. GOT NO MONEY. SAYS ONE Another Is They Received As surance Of All the Money ' tne State Needs. MUST DECIDE ON A RATE This la a Qneetle-a rev ths Stat Conn ' ell T Consider Monday Con - nor Has ftj Chance Of dot '. ting mtehnrd'a Plaen. Tbe orwinbore bell? Neve n)leas. . 4 tlerrbud Natleaal Sink gleg. V : r W,,T. BOST. . "..(,,' Raleigh. April 14 Unofficial advices from New York, wheretQovernor Mor rison, and Treasurer Lacy ar doing the town for money to put In North Caro lina institutions and on Its nsw roads have been two kinds; one report says they did not get a penny and the other that they will bring every assurancs of all ths money the state nseds. Clsrk In th stats departments any they havs had no message from the of ficials sines they left nearly two weeks ago. But th grapevine between the two great cities.,. Raleigh and . New York,, Isn't down, Visitors from New Tork say that money isn't to bs hud for lass tian seven and a half nsr cent. The question for the state council to consider at its Monday meeting Is whnt rat in state will stand. The leglsln. tlve dead lln ha put a hsrdahlp on North Carolina salesmen. They can not, make th New Yorker lend money at a lower rat than other atat bonds draw.' Bond dealara dn nnl thlnl. K'tih Carotins can do bstter than other states and these bind seller expe.-t all orts of trouble,' perhaps a special session -of; -the general assembly,' in order to make a rste hsrmonlous with the tight times, i The governor I op posed to th session and the counull Of state seems to be with him. There Is no possibility of holding one with the officials who would call It dead against It. . . When former Secretary of State laaao Stevenson, of Tennessee, wsa here yesterday he declared Tennessee's freedom of Wall street. That common wealth recently gold two millions of bonds at a premium and for I psr cent. Ths state did not hotfoot It to New York, but It appealed to the pride of the people and within five mlnnt.-a BaUf V S-eeee ml TilmisS SOW. ' Tke Siao S4IUW i UH mint Washington. April it. Hon. John H. Small and Mra Small announce the en gagement of their daughter. Mary Belle, te Maj. Herbert C. Neblett. ef ff iinah,r fn t, n , V V . n t nnw nf I h medical corps, I'nited Htatee army. The ! ' asaaaalnatlng th character ot their arter the hide were opened the state had dlxposed of its peper. The ef fort will be made In this ststs. If the bond will not , go on the northern markets they will sell here all rlitht It la argued by state denartmentnl- sts that North Carolina can eaaliv raise $10,000,000 for tha work cut out by th legislature and the bankers t the stats will tnke the entire lnue r,f $50,0(l.000 if the Installments are s,-n- ened over the designated period, it s believed her that the rood news which ths officials In New York will bring back is that state bsnks snd bankers will lend the money. loads Before Havi Gone Begging. Governor Morrison never indicated what he meant when he said unoffirlnl- y in his office one day that he believ es tne money was availahls. It Isn't hs ftrat time thst North Carolina bonds have gone begging. Kveryhody remem bers that In the Kltiihln administration, ons marked by as ssns huaincHa hroughout stats and country as hn- been known, ths American Tohacco company took a million of state bond. New York wasn't specially anxious to buy and ths tobacco company wos. The radicals kicked about th trust owning ne state Dut ths state had to get the money, boys. The old tobacco com pany la In ths state sgaln. Bruce Craven says It I down hare to dodx taxes, hut tho old company la much afraid that It'a here to pay them. Any way, It ia here. (Governor Morrison litis on his state hlghvay commission nien who can swing millions, lie has John Sprunt Hlllr or 'Durham, -who can i;. t his hands on a great deal of cnh nv day. He ha W. A. , Hart; ef ThiIjok, who says ths money ran be had and money is a commodity that hs hardlce. He knows its habits and is onto Uiem. The governor has J. Klwood Cox. of High Point, who never feared tho money. -There Is Frank Page whose brothers aren't strangers to coin, noi ls he. . And there is Word Wood, of Chsrlotte, no ennmy to Jnnies B. Duke, who Is no enemy of North Csrollnn Finally I th Grand 'old Man of Alleghany. Mf he can't get his ' ca pacious paw In th Wlnston-Kslem money vsults. nobody else can. If the governor and the treasurer come back emptyhanded ths only dle sppofntment nrccesarily to be felt Is that Wall aireet ia so poor. North t'sro lina has been lending ths wheexv m,l machine gold al; the year and may be am iu uraw ii in. janneaaeea suore with Its bonds In Its own household encouraged the remnanta of tha stele ft her during, the absence of eh ezecutlv snd :he chancellor of rhe . checjuer. And it Is by no means certain that Messrs. Morrison and I.acv come back without any money at all: indeed, there ' is eonelderahle and re spectable opinion here that the of ficials have found ths money. i ennee.ee a sist debt Is sharolv more than North Carolina's to e.i. and that commonwealth. In addition to owning no stork In railroads, harbors th greatest factional feuds. he Cfcaaew Far Conner. Republican wb are as fnniui'i.. Frdsra! Judg Henry O. Connor as Iiemoerste wer to Judas Jeter C Prltchard, cannot reciprocate nn thJ proposal to elevate Judge Connor to tne i-rucnsra vacsncy. The psrty never has recovered rvn. the Tatt appointment ef Judge Connor. xn lirmorracy treatment of a graa'. hsaried cltlscn's generous act hasn't been a strong talker for any Demo. crat from North Carolina. , Prealdent Taft did not appoint Judge Connor be. cause the President could find "no Re publican Ut ll the graceleasly par-lean ' press hae constantly published: Presi dent Taft thought a Democrat should be sppolnted bM-suse tbe benches were disproportionately , Republican. He followed that rule In the Supreme court appointments. In the Interstate commerce commission nomination, anil federal Judgeships. Hs wa helped to t.am a Democrat for the eaeteen Judgeebip by Republlcana who tnelsted edding will he celebrated in June at he borne of the bride' parent la Washington. D. C. g-je,eoe.e inense fhVied. New York. April I. The American committee for relief in Ireland tonight made pubiio a report of aa Investiga tion of conditions In Ireland by a unit of the society of Friends In which the Qua iters asset ted that material dsm sge Inflicted by the British forces bin the past II months amount to approximately $2a,oeq,soi.M asptrsnts. When Mr. Taft named Judg Connor, th lat Thomas Settle had a talk with th President who had Indicnted r-bts purpose. President Tsft was anxious to make' friends with the south and to wla North Carolina. Tom Settle told him tha hs would get no credit for purity ef purpose. Mr. Tsft named Judge Connor anyway. And North Carolina wae the Srt state to repudiate the President. Puk s state eon-font"n tr-st of III! sever IContlnued on l-ege Twelve! kavsj -m
Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, N.C.)
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