North Carolina Newspapers

US-.4 f 1L PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. ESTABLl 1821. GREENSBORO,. N. C. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1921. VOL. 100. NO. 84 V - i 0ORTS TO AVERT STRIKE RAILROADS 4 -BIGFIVE" CHIEFS TO-DAY 0 m CONFERENCE WITfl UBOR BOARD IN CHICAGO find Some Signs of Peace VAIXTEXA-VCE OP WAY HEAD ME X a w x STRIKE. chiCuO. Oct. 19. Preparation for lit? Valiuua ' - - " a which 1 IS IlUpcU LUC iuiii.6uiu ail strike will be averted were com- j pleted today npace effort: and tomorrow the '. will be in full swing. Cf the carriers were silently alert with figuratively speaking one eve on the conferences tomorrow and the other on meetings of offi-i rials ot eleven unions wnicu nave no: vpt loinea me uouuutiura, nm-i ginemen trainmen, nremen ana switchmen in a striKe oraer, ior TlOth sides were agreed that out of these conferences would come the final decision as to whether a gen eral walkout oi rail employes would materalize. In the conference with the labor "board rested the possibility of the -"Big Five'being persuaded' to cancel their order for a walkout in .tjie meeting of the eleven unions, which actually started today, was to be decided whether these organiza tions, holding the balance of man- poer through numbering . three- fourths of the nearly 2,000,000 rail workers in their mejnJberhrpi wpttTar. join the "Big Five" if they walked at out October 3 0 as planned. ' While the "Big Five" conference was looked on as the most import- ant of the peace moves, railroad OH men tonight professed to see signs house. W. O. A. Hammel announc of a peaceful settlement of the dif- ed that the drum corps would make Acuities in the attitude of B. M. its Jewell, head of the 456,000 mem- ters of the six railway shop craft organizations, and of J. C. Smock, vice president of the maintenance of way union, which number 300,- 000 men. The shop crafts erecutive council met today, but took no action other than to call in the conference committee of 100. The committee, hile having power to call a strike, also is expected to defer action by calling in the 1,000 general chair-v ffien for a meeting Friday, rwhen the final attitude of these groups prob aly will be made known. The maintenance of way execn toe council met only informally to day, the formal meeting COming lO- j morrow when all of the memJbers: are expected to be .present "I cannot speak for my entire or ganization now, but personally I "in say that, we do not want a strike j taat we would ever strike on the! age Question unless forced to, and hat we wr.i not go into any walk-0U- t'o brotherhoods unless 'e have "finite promises of co-op-t:'a':on. vvl( so far nave not been hcomina from them," .said J. C. '1Cc-'k. maintenance of wav vice ident. tonight. ,pThe labo' board will go into con- Jrence with assurance of full sup- rt from every interested govern mental ,i said depanTrient, its members ,ej,:t0niRht- following -an executive tasl'011 at Which the' went over the ne member intimated he galeVed lhe hoard had found a le W?Vh0d 0f enircing its ruling." H Z I ' the board haa maintain its a at-U hdd no Pwer to carry out lsions and unions and rail- each ii q r a i . .. .. . with , cnwrgea tae oiner gating the board.g ruling8. c marl to ' w 1 u had no announcement ht as to it nrnpednr orro w other than to say that' the ould be gone over thorr Tt eter .v as. understood," Bow- Posed bv S1nar to that.p.ro- in?ton U.le public group in Wash- the i p -j 1 1 : acceptance of the "8t vdRe Ut and cancellation! strike, as has been done in the ro ' e rder'by the men, with K York, but this action also will fre'!ght r immediately reducing, taken within a few ; days,--it . aes and tenrporartlr-dBt'iMc5 ' ? ARE PUSHED To Move Necessities In Spite of Strike. Chicago, .Oct. 19. In the event the threatened railroad strike 1$ -called the roads are prepared b "do our utmost to move necessities,' utilizing to the fullest possible extent all the manpower available," Oharle3 H. Markham, presi dent of the Illinois Central railroad, declared today in ad address before the American Mining congress. Mr. Markham said the pres ent transportation tangle was due to the fact that 99 public bodies have a hand in fixing the rules, income and ex penses of the roads and that In the expenditure of more than 97 per cent or their oper ating costs the "railroads have no voice. "The remedy," he said, "is to place once more in the hands of railway (manage ments under comlpetent and broad minded supervision the control of operating costs in such a way that responsi bility may properly be placed on the management for the qperation of their properties." GREAT REPORTS HEARD REGARDING SCOtTT WORK Exceneni reports -wBre" suDmittea f the monthly meeting of the exec- litive Iboard of the Greenshoro coun- cil, Boy Scouts of America, on Mon- day night at scout headquarters in the basement of the county court first public appearance on the following afternoon in the "hil- i dren's Week" play day exercises.) The young scout-musicians also will j parade with the American legion on Armistice day Novemiber 11. The report of Scout Executive Bob Den- ny showed that there are now in Greensboro and vicinity 20 troops with a membership of 378 scouts, 44 scoutmasters and assistants. On the troop committees are 53 men and there are 31 merit badge scouts in Greensboro. ' I poning further wage cuts would be the basis of discussion. Board members admitted they re-1 alize the board really is fighting for j v,0 mn((h r P its fntnrp its me auu buai. muv-u J ifc ohintv in handle the present situation. j all sections to hear him speak. The In connection with the possibility ambassador made a most interest of this conference averting a strike, ing talk. it was pointed out, however, that : many railroads have announced pos-' Pastor Called, itively that the public group propo- Reidsville, Oct. 18. At a coagre sal is impossible in their opinion ga,tional meeting at the First while few labor leaders have ex- Presbyterian church on Sunday TirAstspfl verv warm - approval of it. Tn this connection Samuel O. nnnn oAitnr nf Railway Age, issued - -.x-i njn,r HatiAiinfiti? the a b Lil L C III C 11 L. luuaj uvuw""-- r- plan as "involving a complete sur- render by the roads to the labor unions." The statement said that the. "ia'bor leaders' opposition to the plan was a bluff, as it was exactly what the unions want." Possibility of immediate steps to bring about a labor board hearing on the proposed .10 per cent wage cut which the roads recently an nounced they, would seek was re-, oorted In rail circles, But' locally no action yet has been taTten to this on yet has oeen wn . . Informal meetings o 1 rf railroad-entering "Chicago end aents oi i am - are beins held almost daily, now- ver an! it w .aid that dflnite gamiuncemenW... wouli- be rniie Hsbdrtly. Presidents of railroads centering Presiaenis oi - here have not yev - men to Mina in case or a, New be was S ! STATE. HEWS BRIE'FS 311st rial Ordered. Payetteville, Oct. 17. (Standing eleven ,to one against the insanity plea of the defense the jurymen in the case of J. Marshall Williams charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff A. J. iPate this morning re ported that they were unable 'to agree, after deliberating for forty five hours' on the question of Wil liams' sanity. A mistrial was or dered after the withdrawal of one juror. Pastor Resigns. Hamlet, Oct. 17. Rev. J. M. Page, for the past five years pastor od: ithe Hamlet Baptist church, . on Sunday morning tendered his resig nation to become effective on De cember 1. He did not announce where his next field of lubor would be, but he is considering a number of calls. Murder and Suicide. Lenoir, Oct. 17. Philip King was shot and .fatally wounded and Tom Winkler was shot and instant ly killed near here this morning by Harden 'Mabe, prominent farmer, who later committed suicide by blowing the top of his head off 'with a 12 gauge shot gun. This triple killing occurred seven miles west of here on the old (Lenoir-M organ ton roar... Mabe is believed to have been insane. Issue Ftoad Bonds. Tarboro, Oct. 17. -Edgecombe county board of commissioners met here totiay and unanimously agreed that the county would raise five ! hundred thousand dollars, interest not to exceed 6 per cent, and pur- chase five hundred thousand dol ! lars North Carolina state bonds for the ipurpose of building hard sur face road from Rocky ZVlount thrniiffh Tarhrun and P.nnfltn tn Pitt Eflrd Buys Building. Raleigh, Oct. 18. A real estate deal by which one of the most val- j uable -pieces of property on Fay etteville street changed hands was i consummated yesterday when J. R. j Efird, head of the Bfird chain of j stores, closed with Mrs. E. E. 9win j dell for the building now occupied . by the Eflrd store. Many Jobs Found. Raleigh, Oct. 19. 'More thn three thousand men and women foundi employment through the state employment service during the three momths' period ending October 1. according to report made public by M. L. Shipman, director of the ser vice. Ambassador Speaks. Red Springs, Oct. 18. Sir Auck land Geddes, British amlbassador f rom the court of St. James to the united States was given a royal i i .i ., u v weiCOIl.cJ UCI c ILTUciy ujr tiic wiuis w - o .i ,.,v, oQ f morning the members voted unaui-i mously to extend a call to the Rsv. , Marion Huske to become pastor of j tiia church. He is a native of Fay- etteville and for two years served as a missionary in China, returning to the states on account of his health and for some time has had charge of the church at Black Mouu- tain. Gen. Metts Dead. Wilmington, Oct. 18-r-Gen. James I. Metts, 80, commander, of the North Carolina division,. United real estate on WhaTton street, own Oonfederate Veterans, who , wag in-j ed by Mrand Mrs. J. L. Armfield, iured when his automobile .was 8truck by a street car here Saturday . M at a local hospital here "6"t ... woa fV.a fath iouj. er of Adjutant General I. Van B. Mett. . n i?fi-. ' ' . ' Asheyllle, Oct. .18.-Judge Hard- trt r,ri Pn,,rt to- ins ... mi day referred tne jacason coiniy electron contest to a re eree. tis being the second time the mattei- riATlUmv ADDTflT it n irnmn APPROVAL OF LOAN PLAN SEEKING $100sOOO FOR OOUXTY SCHOOLS FURNITURE COX TRACT IS AWARDED. By unanimous vote of the county commissioners in mid-monthly ses sion here Tuesday the application of tfee county board of education for a loan of $160,000, to be obtained from the state's special " building fund, was approved. It is generally believed that the money will be secured; It is to be used in improving a number of schools in the county. The request for approval of the application was presented to the commissioners by Thomas -R. Foust, county superin tendent of public instruction. It -will be a long-term loan, It is expected. Many improvements in the physical facilities of county schools are greatly needed, it is pointed out, and these will ibe made possible if the money is obtained. The contract for furnishing the bedrooms at the new county home now being constructed was awarded by the coramis'sloners to the Harllee elborn Furniture company. of High Point. The contract is for ap- proximately $5,000, and 36 rooms Will be furnished. In each room will be two iron beds (single), bed V 1 clothing, a small table, a dresser, two chairs and a rug. Ultimately there will be 72 beds, but only 47 beds will be furnished with cloth ing at present. Yesterday the commissioners in spected a num'ber of road piojects in the vicinity of High Point, also the convict camp two miles from that citv. CONFERENCE MEETS Bishop Darlington Presid ing . Over Sessions at High Point. High Point, Oct. 20. With Bish op U. V. W. Darlington, of Hunting ton, W. Va., presiding, the annual sessions of the Western North Car olina conference jof the Methodist Rptiscopal church, south, are being expeditiously conducted here. Yes terday, the first day of the confer ence, was a busy one, many impor tant matters of business beinq transacted. Addresses were delivered yester day morning by Rev. Lurther E. Todd, D. D., secretary oi the board of finance of the Southern Metho dist church, and Dr. Henry N. Sny der, president of Wofford college. SpartanJburg, S. C. The opening re ligious services yesterday . morning were conducted by Bishop Darling ton, who apostrophized the love of Christ. Rev. W. L. Sherrill was re-elected secretary of the conference. Standing committees, nominated by Rev. A. W. Plyler, presiding elder of the Greensboro district and secre tary to the cabinet, were elected. Various vacancies on the church boards were filledr Yesterday af ternoon Rev." H. G. Hardin, pastor of Tryson Street church, Charlotte, preached in Wesley Memorial church, where the conference is be ing held. Last night the anniver sary meeting of the Sunday school board was held. The conference will probably ! come to a close next Monday with the reading of the appointments. LIEN AGAINST ARMFIELI) REAL ESTATE IS SOUGHT. In the office of Mason W. Gant. clerk of Guilford Superior court, a complaint was filed yesterday by the Crude Furniture company, of Wins- ton-tSa)em, asking that a lien against ; be grantea, tne nen to oe ior !, - I 060.75. In the complaint it is al- ' leged that the plaintiff provided fire . . . . ,i furnaces for a like number of reai- denceis erected oa e property, .&y the deCendant and ttjat the plaintiff j has not received pay ffcerefbr. Mr.i Armfield was president of the Bank of Thdmasville which was closed several weeks ago by order of the - - nrn)lT n nm rr I ce I - r Thn tu. w...w. nriintHfin this case is represented by. YRsijrh and Fxazier. of Greens- bbTo'.f'' ' HEWS OF THE NATION Miners Resume "Work. Pittsburg, Kan., Oct. 17 Fifteen , hundred coal miners of district No. 14, who have been Idle since Alex ander Howat and August Dorchy went to jail, returned to work to day, according to an announcement at the headquarters of Ithe opera tors' association. Delegates to Meet. Washington, Oct. 17. Secretary Hughes today issued a call for the second meeting of the American delegation to the conference on lim itation of armaments fixing the date as Friday, at 3 p. m., subject to the convenience of 'Senators Lodge and Underwoods Senator McKellar Hurt. Washington, Oct. 17. Senator McKellar, of Tennessee, was knock- ed down and run over by an auto mobile today while crossing Penn sylvania avenue in front of the White House. He received cuts about the face and 'bruises, none of which were serious. Bergdoll Papers Stolen. Washington, Oct 18. Nearly thousand copies of a house commit tee report on the escape of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the draft evad er, and. a big wooden box contain ing certain Bergdoll documents, to gether with many private letters and ip'apers were stolen last night from the office of Representative Ben Johnson, Democrat, Kentucky To Prevent Fight. Oklahoma City. Okla.. Oct. 1. Governor J. B. A. Robe: tson tod?.y ordered the sheriff of Tulsa county to take such steps as may be neces sary to prevent the Mi-Ice GiiWbons- Mike O'Dowd' middleweight boxing contest in Tulsa next Tuesday, warning the promoters it will not be permitted tn Oklahoma, lat World Iheory. Zion. 111.. Oct. IS. Zion schools, of which Wilbur Glenn Voliva, the overseer of the colony, is president, nave aaopteu nis new tneories oi a flat world and the absence of grav itation, and the 1,000 grade and high school pupils believe them im-J plicitly. according to their teachers. Road Work Report. Raleigh. Oct. 18. In response to a request from Herbert Hoover to the possibilities of the use of un employed' through the Increased ac tivities on highway construction in North Carolina, Governor iMorrison today telegraphed Mr. Hoover, sec- retary of commerce, that North Car olina can t once put'under contract $5,000,000 of road work in excess of what the state otherwise can do. Pass Tariff Bill. Washington, Oct. 18. A bill extend the life ot the emergency tarirr law to. r eoruary l was pass ed today by the hoiise 197 to 74. The measure now goes to the sen ate. If the extension is not author ized, the emergency law expires No vember 27. Treaties Ratified. Washington, Oct. 18. The ministration's peace treaties ad with Germany. Austria a-nd Hungary were ratinea- dv the senate tonignt, the vote on the first two .being 6 6 to 20, or eight more than the nec essary two-thirds, and in the case of Hungarian treaty, due-to the ab sence of three senators, ibeing 66 to 17. Held For Assault. Greenwood, S. C, Oct. 18. -Miss Alice Ootob is held In $500 bond on a charge of assault and battery with j intent to -kill James Patterson, whom she fired a), last sight in his dairy limchestablishment. Patter- ! ancotcu uu uuuc. a $1,000 bond several weeks ago on a warrant sworn out by Miss mu.Ni..- AKnr Cobh'sfather charging seduction. ,; .. . ... :ig!saiigr. Game Deadly, Baltimore,' Oct. 18. Two men were shot to death in an affray which it is said was the outcome of a "kissing game" at a party at the Vinm A. r f Inhn A 1 1 On at CnTt'9 Tin.' "u.v - a suburb, early today. The dad are John Alien, 57, and .Robert -ileed, 36. MR. CLEMENT IS AWARDED - DAMAGES.BY JURY HERE GETS $500 DAMAGES IX SUPERS. IOR COURT OTHER CASES ARE TRIED. Damages in the sum of $50(K were awarded to W. L. Clement Tuesday by the Superior court jury- in the case in which the plaintiff was suing the American-Southern' Motors 'corporation. - 'Mr. Clement alleged that an auto mobile which he had Durchased from the defendant company did not fill the requirements. He paid $1,-.. 717.33 for the car. In addition ca the $500 the plaintiff was given the car. 'Representatives of the defen dant company contended that they did not manufacture the machine, but only acted as agents in mafcingf the sale and could; not be held re sponsible for any dereliction npon the part of the manufacturers. Excellent progres-s is being made in court this week. Judge T. J. Shaw, of Oreensboro, is presiding and civil causes are being tried. On Tuesday a negro named George Evans was granted a divorce from his wife, Emma Evans. The plaintiff contended that in 1919 Krs wife left him. The rwoman said herr husband was so mean that she couldn't live with him. She declar ed that the Lord told her to leare him. In trie suit of Sands and company against the American .Railway Ex press company the jury returned a verdict awarding $75 damages to the plaintiff.' Yesterday the jury returned a ver dict in the case of Nataniel Brooks, administrator of 1 Leon McKinney, who was killed on July- 4, 1920, when he slipped and fell under a train at Pomona, against the South ern railway. The verdict was against the administrator. . v if' Two SUUs against 3tadiem toy the CoosiH Manufacturing com pany and Arthur B, Laubheim ter- j minated Unsuccessfully fof the plaintiffs. The former was asking for $60 damages, alleging that that amount was due the company on a bill of goods. Laubheim askprf fnr $65.30 damages alleged to be due on a bill of goods. Damages in -the sum of $60.86 were awarded to the Keystone Mer chandise company, ifi its suit against E. C. Hamilton. The plaintiff con tended that the defendant had fail- as- , . . . ;-ea to pay tor a bill of goods. No ' eviaence was presented by the de fendant. I MAKING PLANS FOR BIG KIWAXIS MEETING HERE. An unusually interesting program will be carried out at the annual convention of the Kiwanis clubs of the Carolina district to be held ia to 1 this city on October 26 and 27. , Among tne honor guegts wm be Governor iMorrison, Harry E. Karr, international president; Fred W. Parker, international secretary; R. A. Mansfield Hobbs, chairman of the international board of direc tors; Roe Fulkerson, editor of tlie Kiwanis magazine, and J. Thomas Arnold, governor of the Carolina district. Business sessions will toe held in the O. Henry hotel onrl th , Grand, tneater whHe a nnmber of social eventsalso are planned. Harris Electrocuted , For Slaying Monnish R3leigh, Oct. 20. At 10.30 this morning J. T. Harris, Ridgecrest merchant, paid the death penalty in the electric chair for the murder of F. W. Monnish, a wealthy ' Alabama ci ti ze n , in Septem b er, 19 20. , Governor Morrison ' dectined to commute the sentence, al though it was said that fee 're ceived atout ia thousand tele grams asking' for commuta tion. He declared Hhe ver dict of the Jury seems to me the only possible ope." He de nied that the Baptists of this state had made any.. . thjrats against him In the ,e?ea"t'k;or conrmutaffon. , . 1: - I. 4? 1 ; V -f its f;rr(: if i -v .A - - - 5-;. -.v