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life Jmt ptti Jwiw mi lEewlp The Weather Forecast for , North Carolina: Fain in inferior; linnet tied on the roast Tuesday unci Wed nesday. . :-: :: :-: :: :-: :-: ltKKAIJ TELEPHONES! Business Office ,N, US Editorial Rooms ......ft. 1911 .VOX TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR 28 PAGES TODAY DURHAM, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920. f AILY SEVEN CENTS. SUNDAY PRICE FIVE CE7 rh '. : - DEATH WAGON WAS SEEIU BY WITNESS BEFORE EXPLOSION One Man Saw Three Men Run From Scene Just Before The Blast SECOND WARNING Police Regard Warning That Cuctoms House Would Be Destroyed a Hdax t v FISCHER IS - OBSERVED He Is Said To Have Sent Wil ton Several Letters In 1916 Asking Him To Stop The War (By The Aanoc'itod Press) New York, Sept. 20. Statements by two men, one of whom claims to have fK'jJen the "death wagon" which carted the explosive standing near the assav . office at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, one and one-halt hours before the explosion oc curred, and the other who says he saw , three men running away from the scene just before the blast, furnished the most important developments' today in the pveral investigations of the disaster now under way. Other interesting developments of the day included: Announcement by the district at torney's office that Edwin P. Fischer, ' lawyer and former employee of the 'rench high commission, who sent post card warnings of the disaster from Toronto, had virtually eliminated him self from direct knowledge of complicity in the case after eight hours question ing. Receipt of a warning by William H. Edwards, collector of internal revenue, that an attempt would be made to de stroy the customs house at 2 p. m. to morrow. This is regarded by the police an a. hoax. Identification of the hitherto unidenti fled body, previously believed as prob Nbly that of the driver of the explosive laden wagon, as that of Elmer W, Kenrer, an unemployed chauffeur, and lack of any evidence connecting .him with the crime. Release of Alexander Brailovsky, Russian journalist, who was arrested on a technical charge of being an undesir able alien after he admitted having been seen in the vicinity of Broad and Wall streets shortly after the explosion took place. oeai-c-ii uy icaerai agents lor a re ported cache of explosives on Plumb -- Beach island, a government" reservation off Sheepshead bay, wiere.a quantity of trinitrotoluol was found In an abandoned vessel several months ago. Joseph Meade, an agent of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, is the man who claims to have seen the "death wagon" in Wall street at 10:30 -Thursday morning. He said he had been sent to Manhattan from a Brook lyn court to serve a summons and that while walking up Broad street noticed an old rd delivery wagon in front of the assay office around the corner. The horse appeared broken down, he said and he went over to make an examina tion of it, finding a bad sore under the collar. He looked at hip watch and noticed it ".as 10:30, he told the police, and waited beside the wagon until 11:30 with the intention of serving a summons on the driver,, when he was forced to leave ii order to serve his Brooklyn summons, which was for a morning session of the court. He did not examine closely the contents of the wagon, but described u as "an ordinary, dilapidated express wagon." Meade' also told the police the collar worn by the horse was of the "k" type and this is the kind of a collar that was found in the street after the explosion. He also noticed that all the ornamental knobs and other markings had been Gripped from the harness and in this, too, his description tallies with that of the material actually found. He also stated the horse had been but recent ly clipped and that the wagon was without a name but had some numerals on the side. Police attach considerable importance to Meade's statement and are using the material he furnished in their investi gation into the identity of the'' wagon and its driver. -. Information that three suspicious looking men were seen running from the scene was furnished by Samuel B. " Vellington, president of the West Indies Jj rading company. He declared he left lawyer's office in Wall street a few minutes before noon Thursday and as , he did he heard voices calling: "Hurry. Beat it. Get out of this!" He looked across the street and saw two middle-aged men who looked to him like "east side peddlers" beckoning and calling to a third man who was on the other side of the street nearer the assay office and across the street from the Morgan bank. The third man, be lieved to be about fiO years old and de scribed as "greasy" looking, was then peering into the ramshackle wagon at the curb. In response to the call of the others. the third man, Mr. 'Wellington said, started to run after them toward Wil liam street. He took them for bond thieves, he added, and exported to see them chased by a policeman. When he reached the cornp of Nassau street he was knocked unconscious by the ex plosion. Mr. Wellington has been sum moned as. a witness before the Septem ber grand jury. At the conclusion of Fischer's ex amination tonight he was sent to psy chopathic ward of the Bollevuo hospital for observation. If adjudged insane, measures will be taken to have him committed to an insane asylum, it was announced by the district attorney's office. Secret service operatives declared Fischer had been investigated -four years ago and found "a harmless letter writer. He is alleged to have sent the President "several crank letters" in 131 6. posing as a religious pacifist and alling upon the President to stop the War and by so doing, put an end to the "slaughter of human beings." No ac tion was taken against Fischer at that time. Testimony tending to contradict that of Meade was later furnished by Oscar (Ctinued on Page Ten.) ! LEAGUE COUNCIL IS PEACE MAKER Difficulties of Four Nations Settled Amicably At Paris Meeting . (By The Associated Press) Pari.'i, Sept. 20. The ninth session of the council of the league of nations adjourned today after having smoothed out difllculties between four nations in controversies which at one time threat ened to result in war. Through its action in the Polish-Lithuanian crisis the council succeeded in getting the two countries to agree to an immediate sus pension of hostilities pending a settle ment of their dispute which -both sides agreed to accept. The Aland islands quest ionl ikewise is considered in a fair way for settle ment. A Finnish reservation, which at first appeared seriously to cloud the issue, was explained as not offering an insurmountable difllculty and as having been made largely for technical reason. League olticials explained that, al though neither Finland nor Sweden was legally bound to accept the league's de cision, they were morally bouna to ac cept it. It was further pointed out that a settlement, u naciteu u.v ijuiuh opinion, would virtually compel accept ance. Count Quinones De Leon, Spanish am bassador to France, and Baron Kaishiro Matsul, Japanese vice foreign minister. have been appointed to represent me league of nations in the settlement of the Polish-Lithuanian question and. it la exnocted that at least a tentative decision will be ready for the approval of the league council at its October session. Occupation Will End When United States' Purpose Is Attained (By The . Associated Press) Washington, Sept. 20. Announcing that the "benevolent purpose" of this country's occupation of tho island . of Haiti "was "nearing" attainment, Sec retary Colby declared in a statement tonight that the I'nited States "hopes" to withdraw and leave the island's ad ministration to the "unaided efforts of the Haitien people" when thav purpose has been fully achieved. The relations of the United States with Haiti, th secretary added, should not be mis represented even under the temptations that a political campaign presents to irresnonsible utterance and conscious unveracity. ' While not replying directly to recent rhiiisps hv Senator Harding, the lie- nublican nominee, that the administra tion was conducting "unconstitutional warfare" against Haiti and San Domin go. Secretary Colby recited at length the historv of American occupation of those countries and defended it as bo ing guided, by. "no thought except to help' 'their-peoples. Senator Harding's attack on the administration's record in Haiti was made in connection with a criticism of recent statements in. re gard to the islands by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Democratic vice-presiden tial nominee. Earlier in the day it was learned that the state department had informed Ba'ran. Haitien minister of foreign, af fairs, that the salaries of the president and other high officials of the Haitien government, which have been withheld since last June, would be so withheld until the native government ceased lo interpose obstacles to the carrying out of certain provisions of the treaty on tered into at the tune of this country s occupation of the island. The Ameri can government informed tne ttaition minister of foreign affairs that it cculd expect no relief from this action .until the Haitien government adopted rO less antagonistic attitude towards the Amer ican authorities. Protest against American (.interven tion in San Domingo was made in a simultaneous statement tonight by I. M. Castero, representing the Dominican junta in; the United States. Referring to tne recent declarations by benator Harding and Secretary of the Xay Danielf, Castero declared the citi.ens or the Dominican republic have never soug-ht the present American interven tion" and have never ceased to ask for restoration of their freedom and sovereignty." OUSTED SOCIALISTS PRESENT AT OPENING (By The Associated Press) Albany, N. Y., Sept. 20. No action was taken tonight when the assembly convened in extraordinary session relative to the five Socialist members expelled last spring and reelected last Thursday, to fill their own vacancies. After the call to order! the special mes sage of Governor Smith on the. housing situation was read. All five of the Socialists were in their seats when the gavel fell. In anticipation of some drastic action, one of the largest crowds that ever at tended a session of the assembly was present. MORE MILITIA SENT TO COAL MINE DISTRICT (By The Associated Press) Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 20. Com pany L, Alabama national guard, of Alabama City, was ordered into service today wkfi instructions to the com manding officer to report for duty to Crf'iicral Robert K. Steiner, in charge of troops in the Alabama mine strike zone, Tuesday afternoon. It wa-s also announced at military headquarters that 500 steel helmets had been order ed shipped from the government arsenal at .Augusta. iia., to tne men on duty in ( the strike zone. NO CERTIFICATES OF i ELECTION ISSUED Xew York, Sept. 20. Officials of the board of elections declared tonight that) no certificate of election had been is sued to the five Socialist asscinblymi-n who were tuisted by the legislature last winter and were reported to have taken the oath of office in Albany today after having been re-elected 'in Thursday's special election. The election officials pointed out tint the board of canvassers will not meet until tomorrow. HAITI SUBJECT OF COLBY'S STATEMENT VETERANS OF CIVIL ' WAR ARE ADDRESSED BY G. 0. P. NOMINEE J He Told Them The League of Nations Full of ' Known Ambiguities'' THE WAR'S CAUSE Ambiguity In Federal Constitu tion Was Main Cause For War Between States HEART OF THE LEAGUE Hardimr Declared That No American Could Be Both For Article 10 and The Constitution (By The Associated Press) Marion. O., Sept. 20. Warning that the league .of nations is full, of '"known ambiguities." and that it was an imbiguity in our own constitution tha led to the Civil war. Senator Harding today asked a delegation of Civil war veterans and a, delegation of Kentucky and Tennessee Citizens "how we evei can consent to enter into a new world compact with a dozen ambiguities in it." J The senator asserted that article X of the league of nations is a "reciprocal pledge on our part to help preserve the independence and national integrity of 44 nations," and that the article and it correlaries "clearly contemplate war if need be to make this preservation pos sible." Asserting that President Wilson had placed the "purport of an obs olete Clay ton-Bulwurtaey" above our constitu tional rights, in roquinng tolls .from American .vessels passing through the Panama canal. Senator Harding ex claimed: "Who cares to say that this same sort of logic will not some day be used to plague an unwilling America into foreign war if we unreservedly subscribe to article X. the constitution to the contrary notwithstanding?" Owing to a misunderstanding, the Kentucky and Tennessee delegation came today instead of tomorrow and the presidential candidate found it con venient to address them along with the delegation of O". A. R. veterans who had stopped off on their way to attend the national encampment at ' In dianapolis. Senator Harding said in part: "I like to think of the blond of Kentucky and Tonner.see with the sons of the north who saved the nation. I like to think that in this year 1020 there are few wounds of the Civil war remaining, there are few evidences of sectionalism iii our national life; and there Is no one V.'ho regrets the winning of the war by the north and the preservation of this wonderful land of ours. "I like to recall that, after all, there were no very great differences between us. I only think it was a misdirected passion for country. You know there were two schools of American politics from the very beginning. One was th-3 national school and the other was the school of state's' rights. These two schools in American politics were in conflict from the very beginning of the rt public; they waged their warfare with never ending intensity until it finally culminated in the great Civil war and iii that conflict the' question was set tled and, the-United Slates committed everlastingly to nationality. Have you ever stopped to think that we one people with naturally one 'liter est were led into the Civil war by mere ambiguity in the federal constitu tion. in the beginning we were so divided in our. ideas that there was of necessity uncertainty left in the com pact that was made and it required th Civil war to wipe it out. And that was a very great price to pay. But remem boring that, my countrymen. I want t ask you, knowing the cost of wiping out the ambiguity in the constitution ot our own republic, how can we ever con sent to enter into a new world c.impac with a dozen ambiguities in it? "Let me call your particular atten tion to .one: There is much disputi about that which is known as 'the heart of the league.' X i America')! can be simultaneously for article X and foi tne constitution ot our republic- any more than an American in Lincoln s time could be simultaneously for email filiation and for slavery. Article X is a reciprocal pledge on our part to help preserve the iml pendenee and the territorial integrity of 44 nations, if all who are invited t' join the league do so, commanding 3.". 000,000 square miles of the earth's sur face. Article X and its eollel.arie, clearly contemplate war, if need be, t make this preservation possible.' In case of such war it is official testimony. in the words of the Presidenthimself, that ...America is under .. an .absolu tely compelling moral obligation' to go in. Johnson (iets Nice Job. Leavenworth. Kan., Sept. 20. Jack Johnson, former heavyweight chain pion, brought here yesterday to serve a sentence of a year -and a day for So lution of the Mann act, has been made orderly of the prison baseball park. His dutk'S are to keep- the athletic grounds in good condition. Later en. according to the wartlrn. he will be made director of athletics. I Two Men Killed Deland. Fa.. Sept. 20. Charlie Kd mund and Chares Faircloth, two young white men. were shot and instantly killed last night by J. liainer. a rail road man, at Seville. Rainer claims he killed the pair in self defense, and a coroner's jury which heard the evidence today found a verdict of justifiable homicide. "Babe" Makes Scoring Record St. Louis, Sept. 20. "Babe" Kuth. home run champion, shattered another record here this afternoon, scoring his 14Stb run of the season in the Uth inning, to give Xew York a 4 to 3 vic tory over St Louis. The previous mark of 14 was established by Ty Cobb, of Detroit, in 1!U1. Cotton Farmers Mold Meeting. Rajeigh. X. (".. Sept, 20. Cotton farmers held mass meetings in practi cally every county sent in Xmtn Caro lina today to consider the present prices for the Staple, which it is claim ed are below the cost of pr vlic -tvm. The meetings were held in compliance with a recent priclaniatini bv nor Rickett designating this a day." c'Vi r-"cof.on killed m exploding tirk. McAllcn, Tex., Sept. 20. Peter Roe was instantly killed today at San Jiihii, near here, when a motor iriicu lire exploded while lie was in flating it with air. The. top of his head was blown off and u nearby brick wall blown in by Hie explosion. CLEAN UP LOOSE Into Campaign Expenditures Inquiry To Be Resumed To morrow, Says Kenyon - WITNESSES CALLED Thompson and Barnes To Be Quizzed On Contributions and Campaign Book SESSIONS END SATURDAY The Committee Hasn't Decided Whether Primaries In Two Western States Will Be Investigated (By The Associated Press) ' Washington, Sept: 20. Objectives of the senate committee investigating cam paign expenditures in resuming Us hearings here Wednesday were said by Chairman Kenyon tonight te be the "oli aning up of loose ends" growing out of the earlier hearings and inquiry into illeged political activities of the liquor interests. The series' of hearings here. Senator Kenyon said, is expected to be con eluded Saturday after which the com mittee will adjourn l.intil after" the election except for possibly a two day conlcrence prior to the election to (lis cuss its plans. In cleaning up loose ends. Chairman Kenyon said the committee would hear William Boyce Thompson, chairman of the ways and means committee of the Republican national committee and W ilham d lames, ot Xew York. Both were to have been heard in Chicago the chairman said, but the committee decided to postpone their examinations temporarily. .Mr. Thompson is to be questioned, it was said, regarding con tributions and expenditures made by tho Republican national committee while Mr. Barnes is to be examined re garding the publication of the campaign book Republicanism in 1920." Preparatory to the inquiry as to al leged participation of liquor interests in the campaign a subpoena has been issued for George T. Carroll, of Eliza beth, N J.., president of the National Retail Liquor Dealers' association of America.' Other witnesses to be heard this week were said by Chairman Kenyon to in elude: Charles McDonald anil Kdwaud Stokes, chairman respectively of the Democratic and Republican state cen tral committees in Xew Jersey; James W. (ierard, of Xew York, eastern treasurer for the Democratic national committee, and Herbert S. Houston, treasurer of .the league to enforce peace. Senator Kenyon said that the calling of the two Xew Jersey state chairmen was in line with the committee's de cision to take that state as an example for the purpose of ascertaining what was being done by the state organiza tions 'in raising money in 'addition to national funds. "It may be we will call representa tives from other states before we get through with it," the chairman added. He said, however, that he did not be lieve a, arge number of witnesses would be heard by the committee at its ses sions here. The invosigation committee has not decided whether it will extend its in quiry to include the Democratic sana toria primaries in Oklahoma and Missouri or into the ejection of dele gates to the Republican national con vention. Two Richmond Women Regis ter 193 and 134 Voters, Respectively Richmond. Yal, Sept. 20. Women of the Equal Suffrage league of Richmond had their first experience as registrars today when two prominent workers in the. league ranks were sworn in as deputies to the central registrar, who also had as an assistant a mere -man. The two WOnien. Mrs .Frank L. Jobson, and Mrs. Carter W. Wormclcy, dis tinguished themselves by scoring each a higher record than the fastest worker of the men. Of the total of f7K feminine voters enrolled .Mrs. .lolisun accepted 1!13 as qualified for the ballot and Mrs. Wormeley 1.1-1. CMy Registrar Wood son enrolled 120, all negro women, Jand his assistant. La Mott Rlackey. 12.". There was separation of the races at the registration offices, only white women registering with the equal suff rage representatives. Negro -women protested clamorously against the reluial ot the registrar to swear in as deputies several of their number who tendered 'their services. More than 1 Oft negro women were in line waiting to register when the doors were closed for the day. .Mrs. Wonu- ey. registrar, discovered at th !)? of the day that she- bad been robbed of her silk purse. $1.1 in cash m l a pack age of important papci-A. T ie money ami valuables .were filched from tlie table at which the deputy was enroll ing women. The total of the city's registered fem inine vote rose t :,d;iM today, sulli u i.t to swing any municipal election icid i.i the last decade, if pulled solidlv. The total of the negro woman vote polled to this time is approximately 4.10. League 1.4-atlers Subpoenaed. Chicago. Sept. 20. The grand-jury in sligating cinrgcs of baseball gamb ling in the major leagues today issued siihimenas for President l. I!. Johnson, of the American league. President John Heydler, of the- National league. Jacob iRuhc! I'.etitun, a pitcher for the New York Oiauts. and i llieials of tly . tw.t Chicago major league clubs. COMMITTE IS 10 1 ENDS IH BIG 1MEN REGISTRARS MAKE GOOD RECORDS MM NWS mm MWWff& ARE NOT PRINTING ON DUIKiRKET H H I I HI HI! I II I I uAIWA Ii Mb Cox Charged Press With Being Biased Is Part of Repub licans' Plan 18TH AMENDMENT Nominee Reiterated That He Intended To Enforce Pro- hibition NEWBERRY WAS OBSTACLE The Governor Said The League of Nations Would Be Real Had It Not Been For Newberry (By The Associated Press) San Diego, Cal., Sept. Z9. Charges of a biased press were made by Governor Cox, of Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate, in addressing a large audi ence here today. A great many reactionary papers are not printing me news wi voe .imi- paign)" Governor Cox asserted. ; iney decline to have this case tried before the jury. Nine tenths ot tho newspa pers in Lalltornia uo not print, toe news." "One of the deliberate plans of the senatorial oligarchy,' " said Governor Cox, "Was to control as many newspa pers as possible. The general charge was supplement ed by the Governor with particular liticisni of newspapers of Pacific norm- west states which he visiteu recently. ami of California papers. Some ot the former, he said, did not carry his siteech of iiceeptanee. The governor presented wnat lie termed his "gospel of pr igress and pein e among nu n" te a large theatre audience. Hundreds were turned away. Governcr Cox reiterated that lie in tended to enf tiee prnhibitrm. Stating that Pacific northwest newspapers ivtd tried to divide progressivisni and the liquor question, he shout-l "the lSth amendment has been adopted, its going to lie enforced." stamping his tett while the audience applauded.- The governor also declared lor-a tariff on lemons to caver the deficit in labor and transportation costs to New York from Italy and California. He said that he advocated such a tarilt in congress in 1000 and would adhere to that position. He criticized "reaction ary newspapers wnien say inai might be right on the league out si inus for a tariff that would put the Califor nia lemon growers out oi ousineH. The leairue of nations was i leading topic of tho Democratic candidate s ad dress and he urged its non-p u tisan con sideration. Referring to the Republican fr porch camn.iign Governor Cox said th if he remained at home there might have been a suspicion that . he was afraid to face audiences. Featuring the league of nations. Gov ernor cox clanorateu lor in'' ms, tune on the reservations offered in the sen ate bv Senator Hitchcock. Democrat, ot Nebraska, administration leader, and at so read a portion of President Wilson letter to Senator Hitchcock, approving the Nebraskan's reservations. This, lovernor Cox said, refuted the charges that the President demanded ra tinea tion "without the crossing of a 't or tin dotting of an 'i.' " . The Monroe doctrine was protected. iovcrnor"fx said, ny tne nucncecK eservatinns, declaring it would "not be impaired." Another Hitchcock reservation, tne governor said, met oii.iectious or inose who declared the British .empire would have six votes to America's one. If Canada has a dispute, she cannot sit and onlv one Vote would lie accord- d to England and all her colonies, said the governor, explaining the reser ations operation. The governor reiterated that he would present Ireland's' cause to the league Hiding that he would answer .any quc.i tionK on the Irish or otnor sun.ieets. "That's whv I'm here' and not on my ent porch." the governor said. .V man asked about the Newberry lection case in Michigan, and Governor ox said that Senator .Newberry was nvioted "eif buying his s 'at in tlu senate by a Republican judge and jury. If Newberry had not sat in the sen ate," the governor added, "we would have had the league of nations. If he had not been put on the senate foreign relations committee by Henry Cabot Lodge, the senate would have ratilled the league with helpful and not emascu lating reservations." The governor Reiterated that he would accept reservations which would "hi'lp, clarify and reassure, but not those which emasculate or nullify. ' and cited reports " of submission by Poland of disputes to the league and by Sweden and Findland of the Aland isl ands controversy as evidence of the league's success. TENNESSEE SOLONS CONFER WITH COLBY (By The Washington, of members of representatives. Associated Press) Sept. 20. .V delegation the Tenness"e house of led by Speaker Sel h Walker, discussed today with Secretary of State Colby Tennessee's ratification of the suffrage amendment, Mr. Walker d'clitied to comment on the conference other than to say that delegation was cordially received and that he expected to see tho secretary again tomorrow. Members of the delegation in addition to Mr. Walker, who led the. light against ratification. included Itepresentative Frank Hall, of Nashville, leader of the legislature, who bolted to Alabama in order to break tho quorum and prevent linal action on the amendment. Repre sentatives Percy Sharp and Robert Hratton, and Frank Stahlman, of Nash ville. Chile Wants Coal. Washington, Sept. 20. Negotiations for the transportation in American gov ernment owned merchant ships uf 50,000 tons of coal for the use of the Chile-m navy were taken up today at a confer ence. between Chairman Benson, of the shipping board, and Ambassador Math ieu, of Chile. Agreements were not finally reached, the chairman said, as it was necessary to refer the question of rates to the board's experts. Members of The Tobacco Board of Trade Think Sea " son's Record Made GENERAL AVERAGE $28.86 Average Is Only $3.84 Less Than On Opening Day In 1919 Tobacco Growers Seemed Pleased With more than 1,000 farmers I joking on, the Durham tobacco market open ed yesterday with- prices a great deal higher than had been predicted, and a general average in easy striking - dis tance of the average nung up on the opening day last season, when all rec ords were smashed. There were SO.. 72'i pounds of tobacco sold at the four warehouses, and so far as i oi'ld be learned last night, the. farmers for the most part were highly pleased with the results. There was no suggestion throughout the day of general criticism among the tobacco growers of this scp- tion. although it was reported that Home of the smaller markets nearby opened and closed yesterday, the farmers re- -fl'sing to sell at prices offered. Although it could not be delinilely learned last night, Durham tob.aVeonists believe the local market yesterday made i new high record ter North Carolina openings. The last report received here was that the highest opening aver age was slightly mare than $21 per 100 pounds, Durham's average yesterday is $2S.8fi,per 100 pounds. The open ing day average in 1!' 1 ! was but J.1.S4 higher. Tobacco sold from two cents to $t a pound. In fact, J. Scott Bureh, secre tary ot the tobacco board ! trade, c )m- menting on yesterday s sales, declared that the average this season was better than thot of last season, ,he t ib.icco of fered yesterday being a much poorer grade in the aggregate than' that put on sale at the opening in 1 ! I :. The tobacco growers se lling yester day were paid a total of $23.:!10.10. Tlie sales yesterday move. I rapidly and with splendid success. Nearly all of the tobacco compmi-.s were repre sented by buyers and the bidding was as lively and competitive as in the past. Ihe first sale was win, by the Big Four warehouse. It mov d from there- to the Hanncr. next tj the Star and last to the Planters. Members of the tobacco board of trade asserted last night that- they are jubilant over the opening prices and the manner in which the season- was launched locally. There were many farmer.-, who followed sales yesterday. who had no tobacco. on the floors. They were on hand merely to observe in order that they may decide upon future ac tion. .The results, Mr. Kurch said last night, were convincing, leaving littl douiit nut-thai ihe uarnani in.arnet is to be a pace-maker. Complaints among the growers weri negligible. Thereweiv a few instance: in which growers thought the price low. The big majority, however, ex pressed the belief that prices outdid ail expectations. It was predicted last night that by Wednesday tob.n-eo wil be literally pouring into the oily. THREE BLACKS WERE BESIEGED BY A MOB (By Tha Assonia'tixl Press) Chicago, Sept. L'O. Three negroes were besieged for more than an hour in St. (labricl's church on the south side tonight, by a mob of a 1,000 per- ons alter the negroes had killed a white man, ( harles Itarret, who is said to have gone to the rescue of a white girl insulted by the negroes. They were rescued and placed in jail whetisquads of policemen were sent to avert a pos sible race riot. Chief of Police Carrity ordered the entire police force mobilized and placed veral hundred extra ooliceoion roiind the scene of the trouble, which was at lb" southeast corner 01' the stockyards where several thousands of negroes are employed. Shortly at'K r Barret had been killed. three negroes were dragged from a street car two blocks away and severely bea ten. The south side "black belt" the scene of disastrous race riots a year age). was paced, under heavy guard, as was the stockyards quarter. INVESTORS ARE HOLDING WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Washington, Sept. 20. Apprcimate- y 7"i percent of all war savings stamps :o!d by the treasury since the outbreak the war are still retained by investors. iccnrding to ligures made public to night by the treasury. The treasury department shows that ince the government placed the small erurities on the market sales have mounted to $1 HiS.2Oa.00tl. Redemp tions to the middle ot September' In vc Aggregated slightly mori than $3u0,- iiiio.oon. Outstanding stamps and certificates were said to be distributed evenly and little exec ptatioii of further heavy re demptions until maturity was expected. ROOSEVELT SCORED THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES (lty The Af-sni-latfld Press) Troy, N. Y., Sept. 20. At ,1 luncheon mot-ting of Democrats here 'today rnnklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic vice president nominee, scored the Republi can candidates for Tailing to "stand on their -own feet." He charged that if elected they Would be "merely the fig ureheads through which the 'powers' of tlie party, would work in the actual government of the country." The attitude of Republican speak ers in many- parts of the country is one of lie's. he continued.- "In tlealing with the league of nations issue they make every attempt to mislead the public. - "In parts of the country where they is a so-called German vote. Republican cnniMtign speakers try to get votes by warning that the league is calculated to strengthen France and condemn Her nia ny to serve it. In districts such as northern New England they tell French-Amerii-ans. that the league, on the contrary, woud fortify Germany, make her a greater power than ever ami ruin 'France. "in the same way they trifle with the people on the tariff-question, telling in terests ) benefitted by te.xa.etly opposed tariff polioit s that a republican ad ministration offers them each the best chance of prosperity and increased profits." IREDElLL IGRO IS ELECTROGUTED FOR SHERIFF'S MURDER He Went To His Death Weep ing and Mumbling Preach ers' Teachings BICKETT IS FIRM Pharr Is Working For Commu tation of Death Sentence For Alexander WAKE INVESTED HEAVILY According To Winslow's Fig ures, $314,0Q0 In What Is Believed To Be Worth less Stocks lly .11 LE H. WARREN. HERALD NEWS BUREAU 401 Merchants National Bank Bid Raleigh, Sept. 20. Ralph Cotinor. chief offender of a a'ia ot nrothers who killed Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Cloninger, of Iredell county, more thin a year ago, went weepingly and helplessly to the electric chair this morning in the stan prison without his brother. Sinclair, whose respite of 30 days broke the Dili'' which the chair had drawn. The third brother had been killed 'by the officer. Connor's electrocution this morning was featureless save far tho weeping babv thaf mysterious death awaiting,, him. had made this great hulk of a Jack .Johns- in type of man. An hour with preachers' in which they sang an I played with him, bringing him as near exaitation as a wretch could get. failed to furnish the ecstasy which migh-. take the mind of the fellow off himself. When Warden Busbee opened the door etui owlcied the attendants to bring out the murderer. Cinor emerged mum t dug Ihe 'M Psilm. the Lord's Pnyer. and "good-byes" as the slit of tho heavy leathers parted for him. And when the big black was un chained from the chair, men who had seen it plainly giving under the 2,200 volt:., examined it and found that it had bet n torn from its moorings. The frer.t legs had pulled through th tiu.'beis and the rear ones were weak Land wobbly, Wh it would have happen ed had th lirst application of the cur ia at torn the instrument free from trapping:', there is nobody to say. It took two of the heaviest currents t.i ;.hake the life from this powerful nigro. He had no rasistance when he took his seat and terrifledly muttered his prayers. But the dynamo which poured tire into his big body told what was going on. Even after a full min ute application of the fire. Connor's heirt was going and a fuH shock again was necessary. The death chamber was overcrowded, finite a few Ir?dell visitors being nerc. Be n Dixon MacNtill. News and Ob server reporter, met face to face I. A. Wagner, schoolboy whom MacNeill had taught in the Iredell county institu tions. Mr. Wagner had come down to see tin execiti m and Mr. MacNeill to give a picture ot.it to n is -readers. Mica was a little surprised to see the other. The t rime for which. Connor died to day was the murder of Deputy Clqnin- ger, wno nja gone to a cnurcn to quiet trouble brought on by -,.he Connors. The sheriff shot and killed one of tho brothers a moment before Ralph - Con nor killed him. Sinclair Connor has been absolved by his brother of the conspiracy to kill which the state al leged and on which conviction was mad" possible. Governor Bickett is b oking into that a.-pect of the case be fore taking final act in against Sinclair. Working for I nimitation. Representative Ktlgar W. Pharr, of Meeklenhuig county, who is a kinsman if IZ I Alexander, of Iredell, under con- tit mnatrnn of death for the muracr ot .lim R.ayle. has been here in lurtner- ir.ee of his efforts .to have the death rucriee changed to life imprisonment. G ivernor Bickett having reprieved Alexander until October 15. Mr. Pharr did not find Governor Liekt tt here today, his excellency oeing in the eastern part oi me state. inn governor's- incontinent eonuemnauou ot vlexander after a:i earlier indication ot his williugnuss to commute tne one- irnted wretch, has greatly upset the workers in behalf of Alexander. Govern. ir Bie-kett declares that at. tlie time he expressed his disposition to ward clemency he had read nothing in the record. Since a persual ot. the con- tern lie finds notmng mat wouia jusa tv him in settimr aside the verdict of the jurv and the Judgment of the court. Dr. .lames K. Hall, Richmond alienist, has given both on the trial and per si nally to the governor the benefit of a life time acquaintance with Alexander and a study of crim? as expert. But Governor Bickett thinks Dr. Hall holds to the tbereapeutic or medical causation of t'tiinu. which he says may be cor-, iL-et. but the laws of North arollna; are against Dr. Hall on that theory. The supremo court found no reversi ble error, but since it gave its opinion, members of the court have declared that in refusing to allow Dr. Hall to teifv to same of the answers given by Alexander to Dr. Hall in the mental tests. Judge Shaw did make an enror. So strongly do four of the justices on the .iuprtinc court bench feel that tha prisoner did not get the benefit of all cireuinstanet s in mitigation of his crime, they have written letters urging Governor Bickett u interfere. But the governor tines not take this as a part ot tin record justifying interference. Then Judge Shaw, who tried tha case, said after the jury found Alexan dt r guilty, that he had hoped for a ver dict in the second degree and that the jury would find that while Alexander knew right from wrong he Was in capable of pt-emeditating and deliberat- ieg. ingredients of murder in the first d'gree. With these circumstances to offere the governor the defense ia ap palled at his immovableness, when so often without judge, jury. County offi cer or substantially any request from anybody he has commuted sentences. The defense is not without" hope, though. It does not believe that th voluntary action of tha four highest taun t officers, the opinion of the great lawyer. K. T. Cansler. whj declined t defend Alexander on the belief that the murder was absolute, then after real- " ing the testimony urged commutation, and the appeals of many prominent Ire dell people, will fall dead. Tha prisoner was tried when sentiment was fearfully against him and owing to the Influent t epidemic few people attended the trial (Continued on page Four) I f-
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