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CHARLOTTE. , N. CJ WEDNESDAY MORNI1SG, OCTOBER 8, 1919.
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Mrs. Daniels So Declares to
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V giaB V W WVIIIVIllivm .
MRS. N. D. BAKER SINGS
More Than 200 Women Attend-
Ing Annual Matting of Daugh
ters at High Point.
Special to Tho. Ohm wr.
4 High Point, Oct 7. Expressing th
' Arm belief that th war baa preeentod
- . y 10 tna u- u- v;. miprouw "yi'
Danlala, .wlfa of tha aaoretary ot tha
naw imii.ht AdrMaed.lba nuBdreoa
ot atata U. D. C. daleratas at thel
flrat nlsbt aaasion. mi
Jurt before preeentln Mra. Dan
lelar Mra, Falix Harvey, of Graham.
prealdent of tha auto U. D. Ca, lntro
' - dfjead Mra. Newton D. Bakar. wife ct
MVeecretMT of war; wno aana; "Whan
i. Uhlne-'e Men Oo Marohlnc Into
Plcar4r.R and than, upon request.
"Uncle Bam."
"Mv raAant trln to. EnrODO With Mr.
TnU!.M baaan Mra. Danlela, "tauht
me to love my oountry mora than
erer. It was surely an inspirln atsbt
to see Old Glory proudly flaunting In
tha midst of tha national ambloma of
so many other countries, and It .makes
ona'a bosom swell with pride to ba
prlvUerad to acknowledge llelanco
to our natT. . 4' . ,.
Thi War was Ilka a crellt dlvldi
ona-itream flowlns; In one direction
and one la tha other. America baa
'passed ever this dlride and la now en
tarlng upon a now aim. Naver In the
htatorv ot our a-reat country have tha
United Daughter of the Confederacy
had such-unparaiieiaa opporxumue
for real serrlce;, never before have
we had the virtual 'made-to-order
ehancea. Amartca'a taas now. is
help make this world leaner, spirit
ually and morally and In this task the
V.. D. C.'e-Sp ply n Important
Mra. DanleVsat down amidst hearty
and prolonged applause. It waa sev- ;
era! minutes before the next feature
on the program could be announced:
Tha freedom of the city waa ten
dered the delegates by Mayor D. A.
Stanton, who delivered the address of
welcome on behalf of the city. The
mayor was immensely pleased to have
more. than Ml-, repreaenUUve women
from every'sectlon ef the state spend
a while In .High Point He thought
the advertising posslbtlltiea resulting
therefrom would be too grt a
caloulated. . m
x. i. Gold, en behalf et the Com
tnerclal clnb, welcomed the women to
the city. He declared he considered
It a great privilege to extend a wel
come to daughters of the men who
wore the gray and who fought for an
Ideal
Other addresses of welcome were
4.iivrA hr J. J. Ferris, of the cham
ber of commerce; Mra. H. A. White,
of the Woman" club; Mra. J. B.
Harden, president of the, High Point
chapter Daughters of the Confeder
acy; end by Capt Charles D. Dowd,
6f the High Point chapter of veterana.
The response was delivered by Mm.
Walter Woodward. ,
Other speakers tonight Included
Mrs. Marshall Williams, representing
the North Carolina Daughters of the
olutlon, and Mra. w. u. npenoar.
la same organiaauoiii mm -e
Well, the North- Carolina Buf-
rage league; Mies Clara L cox. joortn
Carolina Vltderatlon of Women's
clubs; Gen. I. Metta, North Carolina
United Confederate Veterana; Mra.
Felix Harvey, of Klnston.
v Mrs. Baker and Mra Daniels came
here by automobile this afternoon
from Greensboro, where they address
ed students at the Greensboro Col
lege for Women today.
Following tonight's session the dele
gates were guests at a reception ten
dered by the Misses Alexander and
Mra Charles F. Long, at the home of
a n. Alexander.
The first businesa session ot the
4
nnvMition will be held tomorrow
morning at :I0 o'clock in Wesley
Memorial Methodist churcb. It will
e followed by a luncheon, at the
Elks club at 1 o'clock. VThe conven
tion will convene again ai z o ciock
and remain in session until 4 o'clock,
when the delegates will go for an au
tomobile tour ot the city, through the
courtesy of the chamber ot commerce.
Wednesday evening the delegates
will ba the guests of the Commercial
club at a reception to which ail mem
bers of the club and- their families
will be Invited.
Two business sessions will be held
Thursday, with a luncheon In between
given by the Woman' club, and tea
. s o'clock in the aftetnoon at the
home of Mrs. W. M. Mcuain, given oy
ii.- iV.il nhanter of tha Daughters
aJtaan Rw?lutlon
American KeVOlUUOp. - . ...
Xa Thursday evening session will
v dA.timii m an eflflreaa nr uameroni
Unrriwin. of Charlotte
.
t Only one business session will be
held Friday morning, and the conven
tlon will adjourn Immediately after
luncheon at noon. : y
BURLESON WILL AGAIN '
U," RECOMMEND GOVERNMENT
. CONTROL OF WIRE UNES
'.f -Or.ii ' i s ."' .2-.
( Says Nothing Haa Transpiriad to
- NChanga Hla Fajth in Policy of
Government Ownership.
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1 r - v isy H. K. O. BRYANT. .
' t Washington, Oct 7. Postmaster
J,tteeral Burleson, in his forthcomins;
. m jreporfe will again recommend the gov,
' fcnmsnt control of the telegrapn and
Xii lephone gystema. -j
, fi."Nethlng that ' transpired during
government Operation ef the wire lines
, . during the war er slncef has shaken,
my faith in the policy bf government
ownership and absolute control of the
- v, 'telegraph and telephone syeteme,"
said Mr. Burleson today "I will re-
, new my recommendation for complete
. control v During the time we had, the
'l , wires we were not able to put into
v7 effect a single policy to demonstrate
14 f ' i in wisdom of arevernment control be
cause oi uii uuooriainir wi u i-
vreL. r-v. : it
cause of the uncertainty of the ten-1
CHABLTOII VflLL-LHO
OFF III -
AT 9 O'CLOCK TODAY
British Airmail First to Start on
.Transcontinental Flight From
Minepla, N. Y. .
.V , . .
Mlneola, Ni T.. Oot 7. Air Com -
modore, L. B. O. Charlton, air at
tache Off the uriuan em unsay i
Washington was selected tonigni as
the first aviator to t be . sent away
from here tomorrow morning in' the
great trans-cont!hental air race and
reliability test to Ban Francisco and
return. Commodore CharHon will fly
a Bristol machine.
At sundown tonight 50 machines.
representing eight different manes.
and resembling giant sgrassnoppers.
were lined I Up on Roosevelt fipld
awaiting the signal of Major General
Barry, commanding the department
of the east, which will send them 2,
700 miles across 11 states. Seven
teen other machines had either ar
rived and were being prepared by
mechanic or were on their way from
neighboring field. Sixteen machine
were, preparing to essay the east
bound trip from San Francisco. ' The
contest is limited to military aviators.
Commodore Charlton will be sent
away promptly at I o'clock and one
half ot the other machines are sched
uled to follow promptly at two min
utes intervale. The other half are
scheduled to leave In the early after
noon. ' Word was received here to
night ths,rthe first 6an Francisco en
trant would be sent away at o'clock
in the morning (Pacific time), which
allowing tor the different in time,
would make an almost simultaneous
getaway on both eastbound and west
bound fliers.'
ALBERT DRIVES
TRAIN
Belgian. King Takes Over Throt
tle From Grimy Engineer.
Royal Party En.Route to Chicago
Given Warm-Welcome at To
ledo Home of Brand Whitlock.
Chloago. Oct. 7. The king of the
Belrians today ran the engine of his
own train fpr 10 miles. The special
train on which the king and bis party
are traveling westward was stopped
at Wauseon, Ohio, while hla majesty
climbed into the cab of the engine and
took over the throttle from the grimy
pilot. The kiifg. who has a thorough
Knowledge of locomotive engineering,
ran the heavy train for 10 miles with
out a Jolt Then he stopped .the en
gine and returned to his car. '
The king, traveling "unofficially"
with his queen -and the duke of Bra
bant, nmaaed through Ohio and India
na today enroute to California. The
train was stopped for an hour at To
ledo, tha .home of Brand Whitlock,
American ambassador to Belgium,
where' the party received an enthus
iastic welcome. The stop was made by
the king as a personal friend of Mr.
Whitlock and not as an official visit. ,
At Toledo the royal narty was driv
en from the station to the Museum of!
ATI, wnere mere wo auunaon
welcome by Mayor Cornell Schreiber,
a brief response by Albert and a few
worda of greeting to his townsmen by
Mr. Whitlock,' The route from the
station to the museum was lined with
citizens and thousands were banked
around the building. Boy scouts, who
reinforced the city policemen, had a
hard time holding back, the throngs
but they struggled manfully and did
a good job of it
While their majesties were receiv
ing the committee appointed to wel
come them, three little girls, the old
est about 8, and the youngest not more
inan o, prwsnieu uif uwu niu
flowers. Her majesty received them
graciously, after Virginia Willis, the
oldest, had started bravely with a lit
tle speech but forgot the last of it.
Elizabeth bent and kissed all three of
them. ,
In his response to the address of
welcome,' the kin "aid he appreciated
the anlendld feeling 'tou I' in Toledo.
There exists between Tfdo and all
Belgians a tie, and a v' strong one,
he said, in the person of Mr. Whitlock.
"Every citizen of Belgium loves Mr.
Whitlock, as well as any citizen of To
ledo." he declared.
i Tne King praisea arnimiijr u
great dignity and splendid , courage
lut uik lnlo,n it nlnm.
The kinar nraisea earnesuy "ine
i with which the- American i diplomat
I thi war.
POSSES STILL SEARCHING
FOR SLAYER OF POLICEMEN
Greenville Citizens Determined
Negro Will Answer for His
CrimeNo Direct Clues.'
' Oreenvllle, ,Oct 7. -With grfm de
termination that if Joe Turner, the
negro who shot and killed Policemen
J. L, ictchin and A. M. Blair iiere
eaxly i Sunday morning, Is still in this
part of the; oountry' he must answer
for the crime, searching parties con
tinue to scour this and adjoining
counties tor the fugitive. Turner es
cabed after: killing the two Officers,
who went to raid a gambling gang
)n which he waa an alleged, partlcl
pant. 'T,r''t' '" '
Am one poeee wears lUelf out in the
man hunt another takes its place, and
there is no let-up In the search. Va
rious clues as to his whereabouts have
been investigated, but .no clear-cut
trail ef Turner has yet been found.
T A arty ot officers and citizens are
tonight investigating the truth of a
report that the negro was seen in the
southeastern part -of this countv,
drossed in "Women's' ofothea. ,
,..y
Jupct ha been releaeed. - )
The negro arrested at Columbia as a
L0IIB RIGHT
WN
PRESIDENT WILSON IS i -NOW,
IMPROVING DAILY
Appetite Shdwt Jwnjor Nor
mat but Rhysiciant Are Tak
ing No Chances Whatever.'
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Washington. Oct. 7. President
Wilson"! condition Improved again to
day ane his appetite, the failure of
which has been one of the seVious
drawbacks to hla recovery, showed a
decided change toward normal.
Rear Admiral Grayson, tha frrt
denfa personal physician, at 10 o clock
tonight issuea me iouowibk uui".
'The President has had a comfort
able day and is slightly improved."
Messages of solicitude and sym
pathy continued to pour into the
White House from all parts pf the
world. Xate- today the following
cablegram reached the White House
from President. Porras. of Panama:
"With the greatest pleasure we see
by today's Cable about the improve
ment in your health. We crave It will
be a turning for the best"
Opening Address Delivered by
. Cameron Morrison.
Veterans or" Three Wars Special
Guests Great Dinner Served
at Fair Ground.
Special to The Observer.
Lenoir, Oct. 7. A tremendous ,
crowd, a! great picnic -dinner served
at the fair grounds and an address
by Cameron Morrison, or. wiiariun.o,
featured the opening day of the Cald
well county fair, at which the coun
ty's veterans of three wars the civil
war, the Spanish-American war, and
the world war were special guests.
The opening day of the fair was
considered a huge success In point of
numbers and general interest. Large i
numbers of the Confederate veterans!
were present as well as great num
bers of the men of Caldwell county
who served In, the world war.
Mr. Morrison's address was dlrect
edinainly to the sdldlers of the three
wars, whose deeds of valor and Serv
ice to their country were lauded by
the speaker. A portion of the address,
however, was devoted to a review of
the great progress of the state of
North Carolina has made in the last
two decades and a vision for the fu
ture of the state.
Hfr Mnrrlann In the CoUrae Of his
address ' pictured"- the 1dw estate oT
North Carolina 20 years ago, saying
that among othr things, the percent
age of illiteracy among white people
was greater than that of any other
state In the union; that the value of
its agricultural crops waa one of the
lowest in the entire republic, and per
acre cultivated, the very lowest
He said that our death rate was not
only high, but much above the aver
age of our sister states, there being no
program of health protection worthy
of a name. Our dirt rdads were as
poor as any. In the United States. Our
schools were inadquate and inferior,
while illiterate negroes dominated the
politics In 85 counties or our state, in
every Important aspect of life, con
tinued Mr. Morrison, we were in a low
state of progress. ,
He then told of how. about 20
years ago, through processes and lead
erships he would not now mention,
the state aroused itself from its long
J sleep, and good people-almost univer
sally aeciaea to pui ineir iiiuum.ni iu
the wheel ana to mi me uia xvorm
Stat from the shacklesrof ignorance
and bid fogeylsm, which had so long
chained- it, and to start forward on a
march upward and onward.
The speaker described the great
progress made In the past 20 years,
telling how rowdyism had largely
ceased, how the dark stigma ot illit
eracy had been practically wiped from
our 'scutcheon, giving as a concrete ex
ample of the latter the fact that we
reduced Illiteracy last year by a great
er percentage than any other state in
the union.
From this he passed on to the progress-made
by the farmers, stating that
they were now on the very topmost
pinnacle, and that our own Tar Heel
farmers made more according to the
acreage planted than those of any
other state. In spite of any adverse
criticism, he further asserted, the
North Carolina farmer had few equals
and absolutely no superiors In the re
public. Here Mr. Morrison paused to paint
a picture of the North Carolina of to
day, Its miles and miles of good roads,
its large and ever Increasing number
of manufactories; Its. efficient health
department that had reduced sickness
and disease until we, now had one of
the lowest death rates; of the wonder
ful development of our Inland' water
courses With their more man &oo,ooo
horse power: the great work being
done to make navigable our large
rivers, and the wonderful results of
both, and summing up the great things
accomplished by the state from the
standDolnt of Its mining, manufactur
ing, commercial, farming and fishing
In conclusion. Mr. Morrison' told of
the vision he saw of North Carolina's
future greatness, stressing the mighty
spirit of co-operation mat naa existea
and must continue to exist in the
hearts of her people; and showlngTiow
n the past two decades she bad made
more progress, in every line ot Im
portance and human endeavor than
any otheotet of people on earth.
-n; It waa a pasionate piea tnat tne
speaker made tor the continued pros
perity of our peopled asking that all
men everywhere should Cease to thlnlk
as selfish merchants, manufacturers,
farmers, or' laborers, -or from ' the
standpoint of any class that they
might represent, but to think and act
as constructive statesmen and charit
able Christians, putting forth every ef
fort to do their share in the building
of the greatest democracy on earth,
laying aside all class hatred and strife,
which always tends ,to canker and
drive from 4he great heart of the state
that anlendld spirit of Christian, and
patriotic brotherhoodwfth which It
had been dominated' for the past 20
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NORWAY GOES DRT.
M "will alWCeaeaje) WM a; m 'ivihviia mr
hJbltion has been adopted lr Norway
by the vote at a general plebiscite
1 CIij. - . u
(held yesterday. 4 . j
THRONGS ATTEND
CALDWELL FAIR
118 EXTREMISTS
FORCED TO KISS
AMERICAN FLAG
Weirton, W. Ya., Crowd Then
Drives Them From the City.
SEVEN LEADERS ARE JAILED
Alleged I. W. W. Headquarters
Raided by Deputies and Red
Soviet Captured Intact.
Weirton, W. Va.. Oct. 7. One hun
dred and eighteen alleged member,
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, captured In a raid near here
today were marched Into the Pblto
f w.irinn. forced to kiss the
American flag and were then driven
out of town by polloe and PutJ
Seven others suspected .of being we
leaders, after kissing the flag, were
taken to the county Jail at New Cum
berland, where they will be held pend
ing investigation, by federal authori
ties. . The raid was carried out without
any serious disorders. Authorities of
Hancock county and Weirton had
been searching for the rendezvous of
the alleged I. W. W. since several
days ago when there appeared on the
sidewalks here written threats that
h i w w will ret vou." Last night
t the meeting place of the men wanted
was locatea in an oia om.ru -v
jncpc county road, south of here
It was surrounded by heavily armed
deputies and a few enterea tne earn.
The few men in the barn sought to
escape without success.
A search of the place resulted in
the finding of a large quantity of "red"
literature half a ton, It was said
in which the flag of anarchy was
extolled and the prediction made that
the extremists would rule tne worm.
deputies also found the names of
187 men. auDDOsed to be members of
the organization meeting In the barn.
Immediately deputies were sent out
and the men were rounded up in the
public square. There was one light af
ter another in bringing the men to
the square, and even after thfy were
coralled there waa resistance when
the deputies gave them the option
of kissing the flag or going to Jail.
A big American flag was strung
across the street, over .their heade
while another flag was used tor the
LTlBMinsr. mnai III LliO lliuil W w
LJSfnVKX
or remain u iimw -
from many, but they were In vain.
Some voluntarily took hold of the flag
and burled their faces in it The men
were then Informed that .they must
leave town. Again there was a protest
from many, but they were escorted to
the town limits, nevertheless, and or
dered to leave.
It Is claimed most of the men were
furnace workers and that they came
here from Woodlawn, Pa., near Pitts
burgh, a tew days ago. The record
of the men at Woodlawn Is being ln-
ivestlgated by state and federal au
Ithorltles. OUTBREAKS AT GARY. ARE
ATTRIBUTED TO RADICALS
rhiearo. Oct T Quiet prevailed to
day throughout the Indiana zone ot
the Chicago steel strike-district with
federal, and state troops inV control
of the situation.
At Qarv. Ind.. where Major Oen
eral Leonard ooWd, commanding l.00
federal troops, has estaniisnea -mil
itary control" government agents
seized a quantity of Radical literature
In several raids, and a number of per
sons were brought before the military
authorities and questioned. They
were released Utter.
An effort by severe hundred strike
sympathizers -to. hold a meeting in
one of the city, parks at Gary this af
ternoon was broken up by troops with
out violence or arrest The crowd scat
tered up being 4 warned by officers In
command of tne troops.
Several arrests were made during
the day on charges of carrying con
cealed weapons. .
General Wood' and Mayor Hodges
Issued statements at Gary attributing
recent disturbances there to "red
leaders." ' .
FIW JETTPHOID RECORD.
Salisbury, Oet- 7-Salisbury has
made a line typhoid fever record this
vear. According to the reports In Dr.
Armstrong's jofflee there have been
onlv two cases of typhoid .fever in
this city this year from January l to
October 1.- . - v,
JO-JO SAYS
Fair today and probably Thursday.
j,-. . ., , '.; . A
j i- Education Is not to bo sneered at
Many a man " who has pronounced
Udem mispronounce them. n - .
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CONDITIONS IN ARKANSAS
ARE RETURNING TO NORMAL
e
Mississippi Authorities Wire for
Information as to How Out
break Was Suppressed.
m
Helena, Ark.. Oct 7. Delegations
of county officials from Mississippi
and neighboring sections of Arkansas
visited the sheriff's office here today
and others wired seeking information
on the nature ot the methods used in
; suppressing the recent negro dlsor-
ders in Phillips county.
Declaring conditions are rapiaiy De
coming normal and every effort Is
being made to prevent further dis
turbance, authorities tonight Issued an
order forbblddlng temporarily the sale
of "all littoxicating liquors, beverages,
medicines and other liquids contain
ing alcohol In amounts which will
Intoxicate."
Most of the arms distributed among
the white residents last week as a
means of protection were turned In
today following a general request Is
sued by Sheriff F. F. Kitchens.
WINSTON VOTES
$800,000 for Schools Carried in
Tuesday's Elections..
Money Will Be Apportioned
Among Several Schools To
Erect New High School.
RnMl t The Observer.
W nston-Salem, Oct. 7 This city
voted to Issue f 800,000 in bonds for
the enlargement of the public school
facillt es and 185,000 for a new mu
nicipal building. '
The registration ror m s v"""
election on'y totaled Z6 ana oeiore
3 o'clock this arternoon more man a
majority had been secured for the
two proposlt ons. Only a few votes
were cast against the bonds. The
vote totaled over 800.
The proceeds of the isoo.uoo scnooi i
Hnnit luiia nreaented to tne voters
of Winston-8alem for ratification will
be divided as follows:
First East Winston $100,000
Second North W.nston and
Falrvlew 100.000
Third Salem and Granville 100.000
Fourth Colored. schools .. f. lou.uww
Fifth High school plant . . . 400,000
It Is proposed to use tne proceeas
of bonds as follows:
.East waieton.
In Blast Winston It Is proposed, to
- - - sassBSy
the old woua -wro-tray oenma
and replace it with
Prick building n
harmony with tne
present scnooi building. This will
add 11 large basement space for chil
dren in bed weather, wilt give class
rooms on .the first floor, and a lareg
Up-to-date auauorium on me secona
nor.
In addition, it Is proposed to ac
quire a piece of-ground, containing 20
acres, more or less, lying jusi Deyona
the City hospital, for playground pur
poses at once, and as future site of
a school when needed.
In North Winston, t le proposed to
add at once at least four rooms to the
present North school building on Pat
terson avenue, and to acquire the re
mainder of the block- on which the
school is situated. This will require
the purchase of nine houses, but
these houses will not be torn down.
They will be sold with the under
standing that they are to be moved to
other lota and fixed up for homes.
In addition, it Is proposed to ac
quire on iWorth Patterson avenue, a
piece of ground, containing 10 or
more acres for playground purposes
at once, and as the future site of a
school when needed.'
The central and souther parts of
Salem ward need a school site and
building. The site can be acquired
now cheaper than at any later date.
and the building must be had In the
very near future.
ANOTHER GEORGIA MOB
TAKES LAW IN ITS HANDS
Macon, Ga., Oct. 7. Eugene Ham
ilton. a nearo under 10 years sen
tence for an attempt upon the life
of Charles Tingle, Jasper county far'
mer, was taken frpm Sheriff Middle
brooks, of Jones county, here early
today and shot to death at daylight
near Monticello, in Jasper county. A
mob of about 60 men held up the
sherif of Jones county, who was try
ing to bring Hamilton to Macon for
safekeeping, having heard of plans
to take the negro from Gray, where
he had been sent by the Jasper
county sheriff.
Tingle' was not seriously wounded
but'frlands of his had made repeated
threats that they would "get" Hamil
ton, whose motion for a new trial was
recently denied and was appealed to
the Georgia court or appeals, a
coroner's jury Investigated the lynch
ing ef Hamilton and returned a ver
dict of "death from gunshot wounds
at the hands of parties unknown to
them."
GREAT AUDIENCE HEARS,
DR. TRUETT IN RALEIGH
Special to The Observer. ' n
Raleigh. Oct 7. Dr. George W.
Truett of Dallas. Texas, delivered a
maantficent address before an Im
mense audience In the city auditorium
here tonight The great auditorium
waa entirely filled. Dr. Truett Is
speaking in the Interest of the Bap
tist 175.000,000 campaign.
Dr. , Truett is much improved after
a severe cold contracted Sunday, and
will positively speak in the First Bap
tist' church of Charlotte Wednesday
night, according to official announce
tnent made here tonight, y, , . t ,; . ,'
MRS. VANDERBlLT GIVEN h X
i DIVORCE AWARDED CHILD
''T'-' v ' '" :-,c-;V'-t
Newport R OcC 7r-Mre. Cath
leen Nellson . Vanderbllt was' granted
a divorce from Reginald C. -Vanderbllt
after i a . hearing by , depositions
In the superior court today. She was
awarded custody of thelr. ll-year-old
daughter,' Cathleen. Mr. i YanderbUt
did not contest the ease, .although
i reprewentew. ur wmii.
. , t''','," '
rsDreeentea by counsel.
QIC BOND ISSUE
COUNSEL FOR
ST
SAYS LAWLESSNESS BY
POLICE MUST BE ENDED
Intimates That Greatest Strike
in History May Follow Labor
Chiefs Confer in Secret.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 7. Conditions
In the steel workers' 'strike In the
Pittsburgh district were without
marked change today. No additional
plants were reported to have started
up and the strikers did not announce
any material additions to their ranka
The works thitt resumed yesterday in
the Donora-Monessen field after an
idleness of two weeks, were reported
as having continued operations today,
while strike headquarters received
word from oreanlzers that some men
are In the various works but there Is
little if anv Droductlon
Ail the big plates of the Carnegie
Steel company In this district which
the strikers failed to shut down when
the walkout began are continuing to
operate. The company reports that
men are slowly but steadily reporting
for their old Jobs.
The executive council of the Pitta-
burgh Federation of Labor met be
hind closed doors tonight to discuss
the ateel strike situation, and the re
fusal of the authorities to permit th
holding of mass meetings In the open
and In some places in halls. Com
plaints against the state police and
deputy sheriffs were also under dis
cussion. It waa said.
The meeting gave rise to a report
that the council might consider the
question of a general strike. When
asked as to the possibility of the strike
spreading beyond the steel industry,
W. B. Reuhsn, counsel for the steel
workers, said that "unless the lawless-
nf tha mtatm nnllre and other au
thorities stops and the workers get
Justice. Pittsburgh will probably see
one of the greatest strikes in its nis
tory." .
FREE ZONE BILL
e
Hearings Will Begin ' Before
House Committee Friday.
Nolan Actopbses Tree , f Prt
fntry wltn Minimum of
Customs Control.
Washington, Oct 7. Inquiry into
the advisability of permltUng estab
lishment of "free ports" by American
states and municipalities will be be
gun next Friday by the House ana
ways and means committee in opening
hearings on a bill introduced today by
Representative Nolan, California, at
the request of the National Free Zone
association, of which Arthur McOulrk,
of New Orleans, Is president
Southern ports on both the Atlantic
and the Gulf already have been pro
posed to Congress as the seats of the
"free porta"--ones at the ports of en
try within which the customs control
is not exercised except as a precaution
acalnst smuceilng. Representative
Overstreet Georgia, has Introduced a
measure proposing that savannan oe
designated as a "free port" and Rep
resentative Brlggs, Texas, has a simi
lar measure affecting Galveston. Both
these cRles. along with others of the
south. Including New Orleans, will
pressnt their, claims during the house
committee hearings.
While the supporters of the south
ern norts do not anticipate tnat com
mittee action will be" taken sblsly on
their measures, they point out that
with their bills being among the first
to be presented at the present con
gress, that attention will be attractell
to the claims of these cities.
Officers of the Savannah board of
trade and the Greater Savannah Com
merclal club are expected to be among
the witnesses during the committee
hearings, but Mr. Overstreet said to
day that he had not been advised who
will appear tor the elty though he had
completed arrangements for their
hearing. Likewise, it is noi Known
w,ho will appear for other southern
cities. 9
Officials of the treasury, the de
partment of commerce, the tariff com
mission, and the shipping board will
be among the witnesses first heard by
the committee. Mr. McGuirk and
Lucius Eastman, the latter of New
Tork city, will appear for the free
zone association, following by ship
pers, merchants and representatives of
municipal organizations urging the
claims of various cities.
Under the bill, Introduced by Rep
resentative Nolan for; the free zone
i isociation. the department of com
merce would be authorized to issue
permits ,to states or cities for the es
tablishment of the soiies at ports.
wKhln wMch Imports may be received
without any delay due Xo customs con
trol. No change of tariff policy la in
volved in the bill, it providing for the
levy of duties on removal from the
zones of merchandise or raw materials
r domestic use. Assortment of
goods for re-export or their manufac
tur within the "free one"weuld be
possible under the measure, cities
mtmtmm i-ecelvlna the permits would
be compelled to bear the expense of
facilities for tne zones.
To relieve the -proposed legislation
from implication of a change in fiscal
policy, the bill devotes the zones as
f nrelarn trade zones." Instead Of
"free , zones." Supporters of the
legislation urge that it would aid in
developing. Americas foreign iraae,
with numerous port cities being great
ly benefited in business,' .1
TWO BALLOONISTS HAVE
BEEN MISSING SIX 'DAYS j
.1 T r ? V;i a ..?;, c ; v--w
i St' tou:s'Mo, Oct. 7.-Alth6ugh
si day have elapsed since the na
tional championship balloon ,ace
started, no word had beonrecetved
tnrimy from, Cantain' Carl .W. Dam-
mann, pilot, and Lieutenant ; Edward
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CONSIDER
DIG COIIFEECE
GETS A DELATED
START ON ill
Appoints Committees on Resdu
Pn ''
tions .and Formulates Plans. ;;
LANE IS NAMED CHAIRMAN
Public Delegates Hold Night 8ey
sion and Discuss General Atti-i".-
tuae lowara unour riumwue.j.v.,
Washington. Oct. 7. After pert eet-, "4
Ing an organization today, the indue-',? v;
trial conference called oy s-reeiaenijr-
Wilson got tangled up In ittr . own , '
rules and adjourned Until tomorrow,
Secretary, Lane was .elected .perm-y, :
. ok.irman TV, hia aneatfh of -ae.
MDtance. he stirred the delegates.
representing capital, laDor ana . mj -
public, to great enthusiasm by declar- 3
Ing that the high purpose of the gath-t , ' t
ring made failure impossible In the ' -effort
to harmonize industrial '
tlons In this countryy. . 1 "t
pmciiiin tn the adoOrJon of rales.;
.v.. nn.f.t-ca .trunk iim first anas' - 5
In a protest by John Bpargo,. of New.; s
York, a representative of the. public ."; .
that the report of the rules commit- ;
lee maae no hiwvwuu vr iwumiif - v
. .... - In II. a ;.' fc
it - mInmii.'
expression ana was a . u-vwi . : t y ,
free deliberation. Hie eriuoism enns--..j-:: ;
ed early adjournment of the morning, j
session to permit amendment,. to,, be V, ;
iormuiaiea pjr. iw minvui. i,.
but on reconvening the- rule wero:,
adopted without material change., -They
, provide tor public session-and ,
unanimous vote by groups On nil con-
....... 4' . . i . IliA.'i...
elusions ana ukiusiui iwiu , -.
assent ot a group before any member J"
of It can Introduce a resolution. ,
A committee of II was namsd to-1 -recommend
for or against all reeohl- t
tions Introduced, as follows: - v
RepresenUng the pubUc: Thomas L. -Chadbourne,
A. A. Landon.H-vB. Iln ,r
dlcortT Charles sawara Jttuseeit.ano ,
Miss Lillian Wald. v , .;S,, v . .
RepresenUng capital; 8. eambertoB,' ,. -Hutchinson.
John W. OXeary, John J. y
Rmknh. Herbert W. Perkins and J. N.
Tlttemore. v J
Representlnt organized laborr JJam- ,
uet Goropers, Frank Morrison. Mat-(. , '
thew Woll, W. DMahOftvand-L, JV V
Sheppard., i
The employers group wag tne oniy
one readvundee the xulas.,wtthAfy,
DUsrness.nPrederlclc P. Flshof ios- ,
tan, offering a , resolution declaring
the -need of the industrial -situation .
waa anoreased production, adsqoete "
compensation for fservlees and Just
..Mn.l u.k Mm3m-'-.
murn on milium , t:
gate should be guided la bin netlene ,
by the good ot the country ea nwhel. '4 ;
rather than by the InteresU fhie.-. .; .
particular group. v.
Motion then was made to adjourn, -which
evoked quick- protest - from
delegatee who have been demanding
strenuous action from the conference. ,f
Gavin McNab. San Francisco, a rep-,
resentatlve of the pubhc, said he
would offer another resolution to give '
the conference something to do, but ' '
Mr. Hum mioi ggm m tiun
that the resolution ad hot been pre-,
sented to the group first and Mr. Me
Nab was ..forced to desist . ' It .then
waa suggested that the committee of.-; ?
IS hold a meeting; aqd the' group aK ;
so get together as a mean pt expedlt-
Ing business, but this was deemed n ,5
we a the committee member would s
be absent from their group meetings x
and besides, the' eommKtee had no.
business before it except the nerfune-..
tory election ot It chairman.-- After -much
discussion about the rules. It
was decided to adjourn anyway, te
meet tomorrow morning at
o'clock, when each group Is expected
to have something to offer for eon-'
deration. t ,
Disregarding the rules, th confer-'
ence paused In it work to adopt nnan- .
lmousiy.a resolution ot sympathy with,.
President Wilson in hie nine end,
hope for a speedy recoverry. j '"
Member ot the publie oeotfon of
the conference held, meeting tonight
at which it was said the general atti
tude tbey will take toward various
l.hnr -aueations was -diSCUfed. Al- . .
though 'no specific recommendations.,.
r ranlutlana were formulated. -it w,
learned that the general feeling; among -
the delegates or tnw ooay wae wiai;
the group should act somewhat 'as a-'
balance wheel between the other two '
faction. '' -'r'',i'. ,
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tlves. It was learned, that no resolu-3', :
tlons or suggestions be advanced byv
that group at the outset but to permit
the labbor group and the employer. .'
group to put fortholr their suggestions .,. v
and to throw their influence Tor thef 1
i... ,ki.K win BAnomellsh the sreat- "
est good for the nation. This rather , ;
general agreement however wa net t,. .. .
considered as precluding-the advene- 1
jng of suggestions later in the eon-.
ference. ' . '; ,Vf "i', V." '
The representatives of the employ
ers at a group meeting following the
general session decided to -.nam -a -.
number of expert In varjou tine t
industry as advisory members ot their , .
group. Th expert will be chose by 3 ,
ach ot the four interest forming the f
group the farmer, th bankers, tbe ,
chamber of commerce -ef -the "United
Di.to. .nd the national industrial eop-
ference board, warry a. -)
Chicago, acted ae chairman ot th era-,
ployers. ' 1 M ' '
v A resolution wa adopted endorsing ,
the policy of the ! -
open aesslon and admit lTtes. it -developed
thi connection' that It , ,
wm due largelytO th effort of th
employers tha th deliberations were ,
opened to the newspaper men.
'several delegatee made .Individual
resolutions which the group netruje'T1
them to- araw up auu.
nit reeolutiohz to be ' Introduced in
the eonferency by the group chairmen.
Alfred Tennyson, . the I world-fir
poet, would favor.thefeague of r .
tlons, Dr. George Truett noted 1
preacher; told n audience of j -
1 i. aa ' - I a. tab a 4vr irt1
than i,o pwP' '"
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