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3LAINIIIiaSTER'S YIDOW GIVES
RECITAL OF DRAMATIC DETAILS
OF DODBLE KILLIM IIIOItAIIA
Coroner's Jury Returns Verdict That Rev. Mr. Christler and
Mrs. Carfeton Came to Their Deaths at Hands of Latter,
' Tragedy Being Brought About by Temporary Mental De-
rangement Physicfans and Others Say She Had Taken
Sleeping Powders.
HAVRE, Montana, Oct. 29.
Dramatic detail of event that led
to the deaths of Mm, Marfaret
Carleton and Rev. Leonard Jacob
Christler, paator of St. Mark'
Church of the Incarnation. were
recited to a coroner jury by tho
minister's widow previous to a ver
dict returned early today, that tho
tragedy wa brought about. by tem
porary mental derangement on, tho
nirt nf Uri. Carleton.
The widow. Mr- Anna W. Christ
ie r, in a calm modulated voice, de
scribed bow aho returned tocher
home about 1 o'clock last JfJ-iay
evening to find a light Calling
Mr. Haug. a neighbor, ah aia
she atatloned him on tho iron
1 porch while oho entered. Bhe teati
fled that she found Mr Carleton,
wife of former District Judg
Frank Carleton. destroying a pic
ture of Dr. Christler and admonish
ed her for tho act. The witness
3" added that Mrs. Carleton -"
anything but in ner raoi
Finally, tho widow said, sho per
suaded Mrs. Car'eton to Uav with
her. waiving toward, the J towns
business sH!on. where they wr
KRev. Mr. Christler. who was with
Rev. chr-oman. of Butte.
'- Mrs. Carleton was' left down
town. b continued, the others r
Urrnlnir homo. ; Bhrtly '"rard
tho witness said. Mrs. Csrleton re
turned to tho ChrtetW home. The
Witney hesitated in dewrtblng tho
.miimi after Mrs. Carleton re
joined them, but In rwv"
Vetion foiled th.t Mr Carieton
deolsred that i 'C"; "
Md no In Mr. Ch'fstle
said that while M". Carto.
made no threats, sho did most or
Wn the shooting after
partv returned V!la! Ms
Cnris'ler arose and started for his
sleVolnr room. Mrs. C-rieton stao
arose . K to
ler said sho tmened the front door
t,.- Hark to Mrs. Carleton,
who foiioed cr,2r-
Two Co-Ms Rhot. --
Then ram two nulck .revolver
reoorts. Mrs. Chris f"1
turned to seo JWrs.
, doorway of a h"" 1 5
Into the bathroom and Into Mr.
Christler' vm. she testified.
Mi ChriaMer sa she sow that
Mrs. Carleton ws '.,11
rlng over tho bod v.-tried t2
MiJchr'etUr, Jbut th "n 'XrZ
had fUa so to
th door. ISho then l'd the po
lice and Pbridclans. shs sted. .
Mr. Christler told of the a"4
of the doctors, the chief of police
and others, and telephone cnrr
satlon wlth-Blshop F-t':
ens, and with Mrs. J. H. Fjrto.- Of
Helena, motbor of Mr,
Mr. Haugo confirmed Mr, rnrtst
ler's story that ,,r1"S
' to stand on his porch tint! I she went
Into th house. - 2J
she afterwards stepped ont al2
and said. 'Everything Is all richt.-
He retired, and did not learn of
the shootln nUltba next morn-
lnMrHaugo said that lart Bunday
about 4 o'clock, h had Mm JJ
Carleton trying; to enter the Christ-
t7r nie-tit of tho ' shooting.
hnrtiv after 10 o'clock, ho said, he
had seen Mrs. Carleton turn out a
; light In the Christler borne.
Mrs. F. B. Martin, M
brarian, and a perwnal friend
u rarieton. described Mrs. Car
leton' condition Friday night Going
to hef hotel, where Mrs. Carleton
also roomed, she said she went to
vc.. rartatnn'a room in response
to a call and found her in bed, suf
fering from a sort or nystena.
"wj Overdose of Pmg.
Bt Mr. Chrlstler was there, try
,lng to quiet Mrs. Carleton, th wlt-
'aeas testllled.
' imnriiinr to Mrs. Martin, Mrs.
Carleton told her that ah had taken
nmninae of sleeolng powders and
had Juet awakened from a sleep of
to hours. Mrs. Martin said she had
' Judged Mrs. Carleton's condition as
r hd " Mr. Christler left
shortly after sho had prepared food
v inr Mn. Carleton. she said.
; 4 There was nothing improper in ins
relations of the rector and Mrs. Car
leton while sho was in ths room.
Mrs. Martin said.
. Mr. Martin said she Induced Mrs.
Carleton to go to the Martin room
to spend tho evening, Mr. Carleton
leaving for her room about 9 o'clock.
The witness said shs seemed much
improved. - ,
Mr. Carleton told her she was ex.
tremely tired and nervous as a re
Ault of her summer's work. Mrs. Mar.
tin said, adding that she also talked
about her daughter and her future
nlana - - " -
- - Dr. D. H. MacKenxie told of being
called to the Christler home, told of
taking a revolver from the hand of
Mrs, Carleton, He said he extri
cated the bullets and one shell from
the revolver and that one shell stuck
In the cylinder. The weapon was
introduced In evidence. The barrel
of the gun gave evidence of recent
une, but tho shells and bullets ap
peared to have been In the weapon
for some time.
Prescribed Sleeping Powders.
Dr. Carl Foes, the Christler family
physician, told of finding the bodies
and confirmed Dr. MacKenxle'a de
scription as to the position In which
they lay. It also developed that ho
was Mrs. Carleton's physician.
About six months ago, before Mrs.
Carleton departed for her work on
a Chautauqua circuit in the east, he
had prescribed sleeping powders for
: her, he testified. One of these pow-
ders was sufficient to produce sleep
for eight hours, he said Hs also
stated that he had operated on Mrs.
Carleton to correct nervous troubles.
He had thought shs waa better, he
aid. r
, Dr. Foss said that an overdose of
ths powder, such as Mrs.' Carleton
was said to have taken, would pro
duce a prolonged sleep, and that
awakening from It the victim would
be In a base and not responsible for
her actions. H expressed tho opin
ion that such a condition might last
almost Into ths next day. Both phy
sicians testified to tho opinion that
from tho evidence Mrs. Carleton waa
temporarily Insane when th tragedy
occurred.
Police Chief Moran said that
shortly before midnight Friday he
met Mrs. Carleton on the street Her
said Mrs. Carleton acted "very
queerly" a If to avoid discovery,
and that aha had told him sho was
waiting for some one.
Mr Moran also told of finding torn
part of message and letters In Mra.
Carleton's room after th tragedy.
He expressed .the opinion that it
would have been Impossible for a
third party to have been In. th little
ball In the Christler home at the
time of the shooting.
In the opinion of Chief Moran. the
bullet which killed Mr. Christler was
fired from a distance of between tw
oa rag Tw)
Fine
A
IT
I T
Five Thousand People Witness
Exercises at Morganton.
Judge Carlton, State Councilor,
J. 0. U. A. M Deliver. Ad
dress of the Occasion.
: BT W. B, 8TCAKT.
MORGANTON. Ocu 21s Th
churches, fraternal orders and th
educational institution are th
hop of th world." said Judge P,
B. Caritosx of Ballsbury. etato Coun
cilor of tho Junior Order United
American Mechanics, la an address
thla afternoon before 1.000 people
In attendance on the Bible and flag
presentation to th Morganton High
chool. which cost $50,000 and Is
th pride of Moraanton. held under
the auspices of Bnrkemont council
No. 44. of th order.
1bi(m Carlton took the motto of
the order. "Virtue, Liberty and Pa
triotism." and discussed m aetaii
th principles of the. order. He paid
a trtbut to th work of tho 60.000
junior In North Carolina, telling
his audience these are among th
staunch supporters of the educa
tional program and have made con
siderable proarea In, wiping out il
literacy In North Carolina.
Facing a hot afternoon sun. In th
open air, there being no building
that could possibly have seated the
Immense gathering. Judg Carlton
pleaded with the Juniors to carry
out the obliaatlons members of the
order have taken to uphold tho law
and see that others not member of
th organisation do likewise. He
urred his hearers to observe law
enforcement concluding with a
beautiful reference to the beneficial
feature of the fraternal order sys
tem. -
The sneaker closed his remark
with th poem. "Let me live in the
house by th aid of th road, and
be a friend to man."
Judg Carlton' address was well
received, and he was given an ovation.
Judre Carlton was Introduced by
T. I 81gman.
Goodwin Makes Address.
Superintendent EMcK. Goodwin,
of the North Carolina deaf Institu
tion at Morganton. presented the
flag In a patriotic address filled with
stron asentiment The flag wss
accepted on behalf of of tho board
of school trustees bv Professor K.
L. Patton, principal of th high
chool.
The Bible was presented by Juflre
I.-T. Avenr. or tne school ooara,
who spoke of the efforts to put over
the bond electlo nfnr the purpose
of erectln the building In whicn
the Juniors of the city of Morgan
ton took an actlv part.' their ef
forts maklnr It possible to secure
decision st tho polls. - Tho Bible
was aeceoted by 8uperintendnt
Wythe F. Wampler on behalf of the
school trustees.
Rev. W. K. Houk int rod wed W.
B. Stuart, th. fraternal., editor of
The Char'otte Observer and state
pubtteltv director f ths Juniors In
N""th Carolina, who abo mpn.
The Moreranton concert bond plav
1 "A merles" and the students of
the North Csrollna Deaf Instate,
sttlred ' In dress uniform, stood n
attention wbile the flag was hoisted
to the masthead.
Th exedes nened wh an In
vocation by Pev. ti. r. Tvncnn. end
concluded with benediction' by Rev.
Jacob Harris.
- The exercises beran wlb a -rude
In which abnrorircate'v JJ00
school children took nxn. The oa
rortr wni estimated to have been a
ml' In lensrrh. .
It Is said thtt the entire board of
trustees of the Morgsnton schools
are members of the Jnnlor oeHer.
as ar the conntv and cftv snnr
Intendents and ma's fculv. Th's
event will go down In the fraternal
history as on of the most Inter
eln'ever to take p1c in western
North Carolina, as well as the
est assemhlv ever seen In th city
of Morjanton. There were thous
ands of Juniors tnw Burke. Ca-
(C Haws' so Face
VIRGINIA DEMOCRATS
SLEEP Ofi THEIR ARMS
WIS CHESTER, Va, Oct
Political chieftains nt the seventh
district were virtually sierprng on
their gaaa, with om ey open to
night, ready for tho last week of
the rwHgreoslnwl fight bitsmi
Repceorniatlre T. W. Harrison,
democrat, of ,WlBctiester, and his
rcpnbUoan opponent, John Faal,
of Harrisoabsux-
rnlted State ' Senator Carter
Glass will apeak In Harrloonbwrg
Novenaber S. and Caited States
Senator dsnde A. Swaaotw and
Beprrfslarlvo Andrew Jackson
Mont acne win apeak in Invar oa
November 1. '
TV0 HEN DEAD AND TV0 WOUNDED
IN FEUD OUTBREAK IN MOUNTAINS
Clash Precipitated When Mitchell County Officers Invade the
Stronghold of One Family at Instigation and Under Direc
tion of Member of Rival ClanDeputy Sheriff Lewis Blevins
One of the Killed- Sheriff Pritchard Escapes.
SAFETY EIHST
GU1D1U9 STAR
OF BOH Li
New Premier Blessed Relief
From Dizzy British Crises.
ASHEVILLE. Oct St. Out of
Bakersvill. Mitchell county, a sec
tion in th wilder part of th Blue
Ridge, cut off entirely from th out
side world through lack of tele
phone, telegraph or railroad con
nection, cornea a story of a moun
tain fued which, long amoldering,
reached a climax when county offi
cers, headed by Sheriff Clyde
Prttcbard. Invaded ths stronghold of
one family In search of blockade
tills, at th Instigation and under
th direction of a member of th
rival elan.
- A a result two are dead, and two
other seriously . wounded, while
four wanted on chargea ranging
from simple assault to murder, are
at large In th wild along the up
per reaches of Big Rock creek.
8hertrr Pritchard with a deputy,
Lewis Blevins, left Bakersville Fri
day morning for th Big Rock creek
section, wber Informant had told
tho sheriff several - stills war
In operation. . Arriving at th horn
of th Hughe, two brothers. Gar
Held and Arthur, told Sheriff
Pritchard they could bring him
three stills within an hour. The
sheriff, agreed to wait, and a few
minutes after th departure of the
two Hughes, ' he heard ahot from
th direction where Deputy Sheriff
CHAMPION OF TRANQUILITY
Lewis Blevins had been waiting on
bis horse for the return of the
sheriff. Hurrying to the scene.
Pritchard found Blevins dead, and
the two liumhmm with m h n-m-A
Henry Troutman. in an automobile.)
ti a -l , t . . .
uKinem align, according 10 me
sheriff, handed over hi pistol and
said he had killed Blevins. '
A the sheriff was In the act of
disarming the two other occupants
of the automobile Deputy 8herlff
Wheeler Melton, a relation of Blev
ins. in company with Will Byrd, rode
up on horse. Arthur Hughe, la
th act of handlins hla nlatot to tha
sheriff. Instead turned the gun on
-weuon, ana snot mm three times
through the right side before the
sheriff could Interfere.' Pritchard
said. Helton and Byrd fled, and la
the excitement Troutman escaped.
Garfield and Arthur Hughes were
taken to their home and placed un
der guard.
Ths sheriff then went In search of
Troutman. and in his absence Flem
Blevins, uncle of th slain deputy
sheriff, with th former' son, Her
bert Blevins, and 8am Barnett, hav
ing heard of the shooting, arrived
at th Hughes horns, where two
deputy sheriff! guarded th brothers.
(Coattaaed ea rage Hevea)
NAVAL AIRPLANES
REACH WASHINGTON
WASHIXGTOX, Oct. SO. Tho
two naval airplanes which flew
from San Francisco to Kew Or
leans for tho American legion con
vention arrived at Boiling field
late today on their return flight
to the Pacific coast. .
The plane which are tho first
naval craft to make the cross con
tinent flight win remain ' here
several daya for overhauling be
fore resuming the trip to San
Francisco. They are piloted ' by
naval Lieutenants V. H. Wyatt
and G. T. Owen.. .J. W. Jackson,
past president of Golden Gate post
No. 4. of the American legion, and
Chelt Mechanic F. M. Iindre, of
the naval air service, also were
aboard. They left : Pensacola
Thunday and were di-taw
Brewton, A'a, by a forced landing;
En route hero Uivy fcUipix u i
Montgomery, Ala., Americas, Ga.,
Columbia, S. C, and Fayetteville,
N. C,
LAB 0 H ' S LI V i NG VJ A G E D EFkfl Af J OS
WGULD WRECK ALL THE HAILRDADS
III DPINION OF THE LABOR BOARD
Theory of the "Living Wage" as a Basis for Determining Com
pensation, Wpuld Not Only Bring Financial Disaster to Rails,
' but, If Extended to Other Industries, Would Result In Com
munistic Ruin, Says Dissenting Rejoinder to Labor Mem
bers Dissent
MARKETS FEEL
( Not Averse to Political Adu
lation, but is Disinclined to
Accept Responsibility.
LONDOS. Oct. 21. (By th As
sociated Press. Political ly Sunday
has been uneventful. Mr. uoya
Ueorg spent a quiet day at th se
cluded estate of hi host, tho earl of
Balfour, which provides ideal con
ditions either for rest or undisturb
ed political discission. Balfour"
beautiful Georgian reaioenee is
burisd in the heart of th country
many anile distant from either rail
way, telegraph or telephone; yet
even there th former premier was
pursued by cameramen.
If r. JLJoyd Ueorg attended church
in th morning in company with his
host and th other guests. '
LONDON. Oct. II (By th As
sociated Press). Not th least part
of the political campaign will be de
voted to an appraisal of th new
premier, Andrew Bonar Law, who
has been singled out by his partisans
no champion the causa - of tran
quility and safety flrst."
In high political quarter It 1 de
clared that if tranquility m what the
notion wa at -ft taunt bo conceded
that n bettor man could not be
chosen to - epitomise ' this desire.
The quarter assert that, however
much his friend and enmlea dis
agree oa Bonar Law's other persoaal
characteristics, they are united in
agreeing tha th represent stead
fastness, straightforwardness, sta
bility and sincerity that he has all
th attributes of tranquility.
Bonar Law friends, to as th
diction of the American campaigner,
point with pride to hi qualities a a
blessed relief from th disxy crises
through which David Lloyd George
has beea accused at frequent Inter
vala of taking a restless nation,
longing for repoee. .
There seems to be a considerable
element of tho population, however,
not confined to the opposing party,
which harbor th belief that under
Bonar Law's leadership the. pendu
lum may swing- too far in the other
direction, and which fears that this
may result not In stable tranquility,
but In unwholesome political
lethargy, or even positive reaction.
Lloyd George Xot Tranquil.
Ibis feeling was humorously
voiced the other day by Mr. Lloyd
Osorge himself, while attending an
oyster bak given in his honor. Hs
remarked. In effect, "I am very fond
of oysters, and all other mollusks
who are exponents of tranquility."
That oay partisans of Bonar Law,
was sn extreme way of emphaaixing
th premier quietness; but never
theless they admit that thla la oq
of hla outstanding characteristics.
They point ont his bent for quietly
studying out problems as illustrated
by the fact that he Is an ardent lover
of cbesa When he delivered the
opening address at th recent Inter
national chess tournament he paid
tribute to tho keen analytical minds
represented among the contestants.
Mr. Bonar Law. also plays an effi
cient golf gam, bat hi devotion to
this pastime Is measured principally
by tho physical benefits ho derives
from IC -
Born In Canada of Scotch parents,
(Csstlosid ea Ps Twu)
Mrs. Gibson Declares Mrs:
Hall Saw Husband Killed
MINERS VIEWS
ARE PRESENTED
United Mine Workers File Re
port With Coal Commission.
Lay Before Commission Union's
Idea of. How Investigation
Should be Conducted. :
JO JO SAYS
'" ' " linn i til' "T
Increasing cloudiness Tuesday;
little change In temperature. . .
They are typewriting-by radio now.
When perfected, ahe can stay homo
and still do her work at the office. .
-, W ASHINOTONfOotr-A tfA
mltte representing tha United Vina
Workers of America has filed with
tho United States Coal commission
Investigating; the Industry a report
containing comment v and ' sugges
tions, The document, made public
today. Is signed by -ms n. Kariea.
editor of th anion' magaxine;
John Moor. Its lexlalatlve repre
sentative, and Thomas Kennedy, of
th organisation, and aeeks to lay
before tho commission the union's
Idea of how It should conduct Its
Investigation and the objectives to
be attained. - , ,
Absentee ownersnip or coat numra
areas, the intrusion or prom-urning
middlemen In marketing, regulation
of coal' production and the survey
of transportation and storage facili
ties available for coal distribution.
the report emphasizea. snouia ne
Investigated by the commission. On
n number of sub.'ects about which
Tn enmmiaslon antced view the
committee withheld comment ask
ing further time tor stuov. oui save
assurance that all available Infor
mation would be presented when
called for. '
"Th commission, through Its own
avenues, should Investigate the ex
tent to which absentee ownership
prevails In th rl Industry." .he
report said. "We be'lev this is
an event that has much to do with
th strained relations and nnfor
tunste conditions which exist In the
Industry. . .
"We believe that the commission
should ascertain why It la that the
Tortee of coal to the domestic con
sumer is always higher than the
orice to railroads and other lsrae
purchasers. We believe this line
ronld be developed If the commis
sion would Inonlre Into railroad cosl
contracts and the method- by which
uch contracts are made." -
In seeking nrodnet cost i flmires.
the repnr stiresd th rommlwlon
shnu'd' tab u? .the ovestlon of In
vestment to see whetb"" "'enlteM.
xatlnn-l water 'open which the eonl
consumer is r'ired to per in
terest and dividends." as wei as
wares. '
."The cofnmlwlon should ascer
tain the actual mine cnt of nro
produotlon.' it added, "and th-n
romper thst cot with the pric
nrle which the consumer pays and
find out who rt the monev repre
sented hv thse flrrures "
On the point o' larjrer oots. the
committee asked the eonomlerton to
consider the account of representa
tive mines In H section, of -the
eonntrv nd to refrain from "fr'v
ni pniciilve caneMeraMon to the
i pf f rc'no workers per
Mit oTM"Tb amount of
hi" annual- smtn''e " - - r-r--t .
- Trremtnrltv nf nrodnrtlnn, -
of cA-l n mini" operation and
trarsnortntloi mhods. It wee" de
clared, bit bwv'lv hnrr-s svalnst
ccal nroductlon and deerved at
tentMn. ' '
"We re'le-e thr should he a
mti"h grostee-enwlv of coal cere
In ttie ronntnr." th renort snld wlt
reference to tnsnortatlon. "srtd
tie jfflrnrnies!''' shnn'ifLjsertaln the
ctg and r"We ruch recnmmrids
tions as will, remedy this condi
tion. "W sneve thftt the wnrniWon
Ininlr- fili Into th practlcahlHtv
and advtsahllitv of reomrcendlnc
he, c-eatfon of somo sort of, system
fc ths storage of coil.' -
The comltte i'",-rd the r,m.
ter eornmtwlon hon1d ot he.
tnt to fake rarrenflottns sf
felnr the -Jin-MlcHon of th ln-
terstnfe, commerce commlfHon over
coal frelaht rates If found to be
necessary. -
Issues Challenge to Mrs. Hall
to Deny Assertion
WAS THE WOMAN IN GRAY
Saw Her Bend Over Body and
Arrange Clothes and Glasses.
-sjtnssJnsnan . .
SEARCHING FOR A NEGRO
Mystery v Surrounding1 Disap-
pearanfce of Dead Rector's
Watch Still Baffles.:
XMttrV BKUNSWICK, Oct. St.Um.
Wn Gibson. pi : raiser and self-
styled eye-witness of the murder of
Rev. Edwerd Wheeler Hall and Mra,
Kslnbardt Mills, tonight . mm .h.
wanted an -opportunity to confront
" ua cnuenge ner to oay
that she wa not present at th slay-
inr of her'hnehanit nt A
turn, later and arrange hi clothes
ana (lasses.
Mrs, Hall, through her attorney,
ha emphatically dented that .h w..
on th PhllUp farm on the night that
uer uu.us.na wa not tO 06111 With
his choir singer.
Mrs. Gibson' evnlalnaut h. I
mor than mere curiosity which
prviupiea ner 10 return to tne Phll
Up farm after she alleges she wit
nessed the murders.. Aha 1ol..a
that In her original tamn. .,-.
aumoriue an explained that shs lost
one ot ner moccasins, and that It was
while Waa huntlna- en. It th.i k
aaw.the double slaying and rode
away on ner mule at once. -
saw woman In Gray Cost. '-
Not until ahe reachari h. km.
Mrs. Gibson said, did ahe realize that
in presence or her footwear on the
farm, near the scene of th murder,
misfit lea InvMtrntnM a .
her with the crime. She Immediately
ner rouie, ino Mia, and re-
lurnea to e a wotrwi in a grey
coat bendlna over tha hod nt th.
wain rector. -
Th authorities who were reported
to have found tha rector', witnh k..
fore Clifford Hayes waa arrested In
connection witn tne murder, only to
re i rase a wier, tonight reported
that they were seeking a negro who
offered for sale a watch rsemhllng
that taken from the rector's body.
He Is now believed to be In Philadel
phia.
The authorities aaU th.v h..
tiurauonea vnanes Anderson, negro.
wno naa naa tne watch in his pos
session for a time. He a Id he had
he'd f? aevernl rinw In m..mh
for a gambling debt, but that the
negro who had given it to him later
reclaimed it and diannna.n.4 An
derson Mid he did not know hla
name. .
DemitV Attorney ftanarat OTnk... n
Mott. who has been condnr-tin thJ
Investigation for one week, W3 non-
comnuiai (omgnt on tne evidence
uncovered to date:
THRONGS VISIT SCENE
- OF NEW JERSEY MYSTERY
INFLUENCE OF
" . T
CAII SHORTAGE CRIPPLE CENSUS
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. J." Oct. i.
The crab-apple tree. In the shad
of which, on th morning of Septem
ber II. last, th bodies of Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall, rector of th
Protestant Episcopal church of 8t.
John th Evangelist and Mrs. El
eanor. Relnhardt Milla. a singer in
ins cnurcn choir, were found mur
dered, is gone.
Leaves, sprigs and limbs, ft ' has
been carried away piece by piece by
th thousands of curio seekers from
allMrta.-oiLlhJLtQuntn
visited the Phillips farm sine th
double murder. . -
The carving of Initials on its
gnarled trunk was the first effect of
the fame which . came to this
dwarfed tree. For a time the count
less curious persons who visited th
farm seemed to be more attracted to
the vacant farm house which had
been called "the mystery" house.
Suddenly the owner of the house,
who does not live in th building,
(Ceathmed ea Pace Klerea)
Trend Toward Business Under
goes no Apparent Change.
" '--. -
TRAFFIC IS RESTRICTED
Steel Output i 70 Per Cent of
Capacity Farm Product
Movements Irregular.
NEW YORK. Oct II. By th
Associated Press.) Th trend to
ward better business in industrial
and commercial circles has under-
cone no apparent change during the
past week. Kanway car loaaings re
main elose to the Peak and plainly
would be greater If th roads could
furnish and move a large number of
cars. Thua the excess in the at
mand for freight cars compared wl,th
supply on October It was, according
to tbe American Kauway aaeopiauoo,
151,000 cars. - The affect naturally la
to- restrain the movement of certain
f -tralflfl.nrh as ancain, and
to restrict tha mining 01 coal.
. Nevertheless,' this situation Is hot
a yet extreme and is considered to
hay Its Compensation. Steel prod
uct are moving In an amount ap
proxlnutaly equal to current pro
duction and . all , essential needs of
consumer are reported as bqng
met. Soft coal production Is slightly
higher, Anally having risen above
the 10,000,000 tons a week level. The
slowing down In the grain movement
has had a supporting effect on
prices. Some well postsd quarters'
consider the transportation situation
scarcely more difficult than is usu
ally the' case when a hea.-y season
al movement of freight Is under
way. h
As for the steel industry,: output
Is continuing to run slightly abov
TO per cent of capacity, and. mills
appear to have accumulation of or
ders on their books sufficient for a
number of months ahead. Th
scarcity market created by th
strikes still shows no signs of dis
appearing. Coke and pig Iron prices
are lower and the premiums offered
for the prompt delivery of steel prod
ucts hav about disappeared. Rail
road buying la being maintained and
rail mills are already working on the
orders booked prior to the October
1 increase in prices.
Moving Farm Products.
With respect to farm products,
the movements of the ' week were
somewhat irregular. - Cotton pushed
ahead to new high records, the De
cember future selling - materially
above 24 cents a pound. Th strength
of this commodity Is attributed
partly to it impressive statistical
position and partly to the fact that
trade buying haa been strong1, due
both to the clearing up of the Near
Eastern situation and to better ac
tlvlty in -ths dry goods trade. Mean
while a speculative following has
been attracted by the spectacle of
rising prices. Grain on th whole
lost part of Its recent advance
through profit taking. Optimism
based on reports of foreign shortages
had been restrained by an apprecia
tion of the' restricted nature of for
elgn purchasing power.
Money . continues to display Its
firmer tone, as is consistent with ex
panded trade activity. It is con
sidered that the demands incidental
to th latter have caused the with
drawal of funds from securities and
that this haa been a leading factor
in the decline of bond prices. The
reaction in the new treasury 4 1-2
per cent bonds to 9 Is regarded as
having been due to the retreat of
speculators who applied for them
In the hope that ths latter would
sell Quickly at a premium. An
over-extended speculative position Is
mereiore inougnt to nave been a
factor in the .weeks, decline In
stocks.
Pronounced weakness In French
and Belgian francs, - and in Italian
lire. In sympathy with renewed de
clines In the German mark, com
manded considerable . attention.
Francs sold below seven cents and
lire below four, prices which Indi
cate marked anxiety over ths Ger
man position. The reparations com
mission haa gone to Berlin to discuss
ment. but London observers point
out that quid: and definite results
will be necessary to save the situa
tion. Reactionary Bond Prices.
The reactionary trend of bond
prices had a deterrent effect on new
offerings, which totaled only a $48,
750,000, as compared with 195,325,
00 the week before. ,
- Heavy Institutional telling of listed
Ascertain Names of North Car
olina's Physically Disabled
Would Save These From- Scrap
Heap of Beggary and Help
in Their Rehabilitation.
, apedat to Th OWsrver.
RALEIGH, Oct 19. Crippl cen
sus week begins today. It will last
through Saturday, November 4. This
census haa been instituted by the
department of vocational rehabilita
tion of the state department of pub
lic Instruction and tha . bureau Of
child welfare of the state board of
chariUea and jrobllc "welfare. Its
purpose 1 tp: ascertain, tho names
of all physically disabled persons in
North Carolina la order that they
may be rehabilitated, or, If children,
receive the treatment that they
may need. t i "
In .this census the department of
vocational rehabilitation and the
bureau of child welfare ask th co
operation of all public-spirited cltl
sens who are Interested in this ef
fort to save from the screp heap of
beggary and incapacity and despair
and ualessness, persons who are phy
sically handicapped.
, Governor Morrison recently ap
pealed to the people of North Caro
lina in behalf of ths state' cripples.
In each county, the varioue social
agents, superintendents of schools,
superintendents of public welfare,
teachers, farm and home demonstra
tion agents. Red Cross workers, etc.,
will take the census, the names to
be forwarded to headquarters In Ra
leigh. . :
Those who know of cripples who
may be benefited by rehabilitation
or, If children, by treatment, are
requested to give th name of these
to some on of these agents. - '
Purpose of Census.
Ths purpose of cripple census
week is not charitable. In the usual
patronising sense of that word, de
partment officials say. . Th attitude
of the public mind which has con
sidered men and women with physi
cal deformity or weaknesses a ob
jects of charity and which has rele
gated them to a class apart, has been
one of the most serious handicaps
to their progress and contentment
Th Idea underlying rehabilitation
work is that it Is much wiser for the
Individual and for the community to
teach a disabled man to make hi
own living than it Is to provide that
living for him. His unhappiness is
more often caused by being placed
In the discard of the unproductive
than It is by the Infirmity which
originally put him there.
As for crippled children who are
hot yet of age to make their 'own
living, the bureau of child welfare
hopea to secure treatment for them
whenever possible, either In the stats
orthopaedic hospital at Gastonla. or
under the care of local physicians.
In many cases, much can be don
for the crippled child by timely
treatment, if not entire cure, at least
considerable improvement in . hla
condition. By such treatment the
bureau hopes that many cases of fu
ture incapacity and unhappiness may
be averted. The name of children
between 14 and 14 year are espe
cially desired, as there 1 no pro
vision for children over 14, at th
Gastonla hospital, and persons under
14 are not eligible ' for assistance
from the department of vocational
rehabilitation. The bureau of child
welfare will try to arrange for treat
ment for children between those
ages who, otherwise, would not be
provided for. "
Data for Future Service.
Names of crippled children taken
CHICAGO. Oct 2. (By the Associated Press.) Attacking the theory
of "the living wage" as a basis for determining wage of railroad' worker,
the public and railroad groups of the railway labor board. In an opinion
made publlo tonight declared such a course, "If carried to Its legitimate
conclusion would wreck every railroad in the United State, and if ex
tended to other Industrie would carry them into communistic ruin." .
The opinion, 'in the form of a rejoinder to a dissenting opinion filed
by A. O. Wharton, labor member. In the recent decision increasing th
pay of maintenance of way employe two cents an hour, declared If em
ploye wero granted a 72 to 75 cents minimum wag for common labor,
with corresponding differentials for other classes, an Increase of 125.7 perf
cent in in nauons rauroaa wag diu woum do necessary, lms, we
opinion said, would add f 3,122,952,2(7 to the annual payroll, bringing It
to 15,689,445,992,61!, which would mean, it added, an annual deficit to
the carrier of 12,241,(39.612. " . ?
Mellflnous Phraseology. '
- Even if ths 48 cent minimum
wage requested by maintenance of
way men were granted and corr- .
iponding differentials were made for "
other classes of employes, th opinion
said, an increase of 50.45 per cent In
wagea would be necessary, adding
1.249.390,94 to the annual wage
bill of the roads, bringing it up to
(3,725,824,540, thus forcing the car- .'.
rlers to face an annual deficit of
IJ78.072.125. - ,
The phrase "living wage" waa
termed In th opinion as "a bit of
melifluous phraseology, well eancu
lated to deceive the unthinking. - ,
"If th contention were 'that : tha
board should establish - a 'living
wag' the majority would readily ac- '
cede to the (proposition the opinion '
aid, "and al a matter of fact the
board in this Instance, as in oajl
others, has granted a living wage.
But the abstract .elusive thing galled .
th llvtng wage,' confessedly baaed
upon a masesiuii ana -ucbo, u-v
not receive the sanction Of , this
board, bacaus It would be utterly f
impracticable and would net be J use
and responsible, aa th ; law de
mands." - - ' ' "ft- ' v
Mr. Wharton's dissenting o plnlonr
and the supporting opinion in reply -
are attached to th formal decision ;
increasing tha pay of maintenance '
of jvay employe two cent an hour, ' f
oaiaDiiaiuna a minimus , nanui ,
mini .tiumi . wui, i mm
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employes, railway shop laborers,
held a atrik order affecting 409,009
men in abeyance last July after tho'
request for an increase based on th
contention that th costs of living
had advanced and wagea in other
industries had been raised.
What Is Iivlne- Ware. '
"Whan th case cam up, - main- -tenance
. of way' official asked the
board to subscribe to the princpal ot
the "living wage" baaed on a budget
of what was required for an average r
family of five person to - liv in
health, and reasonable comfort A -majorlty
of the board refused to sub-
mftr-i Kan a rttlai wt4 tr4 rlaa , mmmmWint .
waaw stv aaasoj . ytiwviBr ii I i i i i - i sn
that the transportation act called for
establishing a Just and reasonable
wage, and that a Just and reasonable '
wage was In effect a living wage.
The maintenance of way organlxa
tlon asked the board to establish ,
minimum rates pf pay of 42 cents aa .
hour to replace rate then in effect
ranging from 23 to 25 cents. . After
a deadlock of several days, th board
made publlo it decision, formally '
handed down today. Increasing rates
of pay two cents an hour and adding,
about 120,000,000 to the railway pay
roll. -. - . -
The decision asserted that the In
crease was due mostly to th fact
that higher rates of wage wer
being paid for th tarns classes of '
work In other industries and that
there had been no annrsdabla in
crease in the cost of living. v
Mr. Wharton in his dissenting
opinion maintained that the "funda
mental error" of the decision rested
on failure to Inquire into "the ade- '
quacy of rates of pay established for
i.un ntcii ajiu uuaa.i4icu utiHirsrs.
Hs asserted that rate of pay In other
Industrie . of ; similar - character
should be made a secondary eonsid- '
ration and that th prim factor
to be considered was whether th '
rates fixed were Just and reasonable,,
which he said meant an adequate
and living wage under th trans por- .,
tatlon act. ;-r -, y
Supply and Demand.
He maintained that the law of
supply .and demand, which operated
In private Industries to fix the price
of labor, should not be taken as a
baala by the labor board. The board,
he continued, should . find what '
should be a Just and reasonable wag
by computing a family budget con
taining the expense of the average-
famllu
....... .j. ... - .
He maintained" that" the living
wage principle was practical, assert
ing that added labor costs would be
absorbed In large part by Increased
efficiency of the men and by man
agerial ability. -
Pointing out that Mr.. Wharton
would ignore th provision ot th
transportation act directing th la
bor board to consider wage paid in
other Industries of a similar nature
in fixing svages, th supporting opin
ion declared that those responsible
for th decision considered this ss
weu as other factors set forth in th
in tne census will also supply data
matters with the Qerman govern- or future aerjdfJiMn.lhaLtLehahlluJht
lauon aepartment. The . feeble
minded and the epileptic are not
eligible for rehabilitation or for
treatment. Neither are aged persons
requiring permanent custodial care.
But eligibility la not limited In re
gard to rac or sex. . -..l -
Rehabilitation of the disabled Is
economical, aay ofSclala of ths de
partment. It restores to th physi
cally handicapped his wag earning
(Ceatlaaed ea Page Twe.)
(CestmsMd e Pas Tea.)
AtUcking the budcet method nt
determining what should be a Irving
wage ths supporting opinion says:
"That It would be wise and prac
tical to undertake to establish an ar
bitrary standard of living for sev
eral million of persons is not apparent-
That th desir and re
quirements of all men ar equal and
alike la not correct, and that any
committee of experts could set ap
(Cestui
ea) Fbs T.)