HIS NZWS ATtD'OZCZRVCL
Tuesday i,:orj;;r;s, may 27, 1:1 a
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Kid-Biennial Convention of
" General Federation of Wo
5 men in Asheville
EX ECUTI VEjiiiT! N GS OF
- OFFICERS AND Dl RECTORS
tieni-GoT. Max Gardner Will
Weleomt VUitori , To State
at Reception Tonlfht; lira.
Mm. W. J. Bryan and Other
Prominent Speakers On Pro
gram For Addresses
' Asaeville, VUj tfc The mid-biennial
eoaveatioa of ths Seaeral Federatioa ef
Women's Cloks apeae! today with tat
largest attendance la the hiatory of
tk ergaaiantiea, women being pretest
from, awry aactioa of the aatioa. The
eoaveatioa, Whiek will eoatiaue natil
Betnrday, promises to ba oaa of taa bait
(a tha history at tha ftdsration.
The presiding aflcar of tha eonvsa
tioa ia Mra. Josits Ivaaa Cowles, of
taa legatee, Calif, whoso husband, Or.
: Cowles, waa a former resident af
ttateeville.
- Taa eieentive oataloaa were held to
lay by tha geae-al fodaratioa offlrers
tal directors, wha art stopping at tha
; Itm Pirh laa. Two ethar baaiaata
, lOMiaaa will be 'held by thooa women
tomorrow morning.
. Cevaraa- 1'aable to JUteae. , -Tha
frat eoosien, at whkh all tht
ilah womaa will ba present, wilt ba tha
taeaptloa aad oflelal welcome tenor
row night at tha city endltorlom. May
. sr Gallatin Eobarti will addraaa taa
hdlee la behalf of tha eity, aad many
1 Bromines speakers will ba oa tha
aromas for that eveat, tt haa been an
f nounoev tha Governor Biekett will ba
aabia to attend, aad hla plaea aa tha
' program will ba Sited by lieutenant
Governor Mag Gardatr.
' Among tha prominent tpeakert who
will apeak tomorrow at a laacheoa to
be givea at Grove Park laa, arei Mrs.
Kogeae Beilley, Charlottoi Mra. W. 0.
i Rpoaeer, Wlastoa-balem j Mra. AUisoa
Hedges, Bithaoad, Va.j Miaa Oortrado
. Weill, Gold-bore; Mra. Folia Harvey,
Rlattoat Mra. J. t Cowles, Mra. WsJ.
tar B. Sharp, Mrs. Clarence A. John
toa, Ealeigh; Mrs. CharlM Malcolm
Piatt, Ashsvills, aad n-aay other. Most
of the speakers will respead to toasts,
aad Mra. Kugeae BeUly wUl bo the
. toastmistreas. j
Mra. Brraa To Speak.
Mrs. iruiiam Jennings Brysa, of
, Ashsvllle, will respond to a toast aa
"Our rriaad." The laacheoa at which
the touts will be aade, ia aae of the
' atoet elaborate affairs plaaaed by the
the local women for the entertainment
of tha vioitiag elnb members. The
chairman of the laaeheoa aemmitteo is
Mrs. Free I 8ee1y, danghter at E. w,
Oreve. owaar of Grove Park laa, aad
she la baiag assisted by a eonnittoe
beaded by Mrs. & 0. Lasts, of this
lt.
The efflelal welcome at the aaditoriuai
tomorrow night will be followed by a
reeeptioa at tha Battery Park Hotel,
tivea aomplimeatary to tea visitors by
tka Aaheville Board af Trade. This
treat will ba aae ef tha moat oajoyabla
af tha entire week, aa tha official rep
reseatativee of the eity are giviag the
reeeptioa, aad aothisg has boea spared
to make it a Motets.
Baaiaaas Sssslaae Dally.
Brief eeafereaees will f eater the
mtetiaga throaghoat the week, aad the
ladies are plaaaiag to keep their basW
aess aeosioas clear by holding chert
meettags aaeh day aad tr.ua hse all
baslaeea aottled at tha aad of tha eon
teatioBw , i ..
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PROGRESS OFTHE
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Plaintiff Has a Good Day With
Witnesses Who Refute .
One Charge
(By the Associated Press-K
Uoant Clam-ess, Uich4 May 2 Wit
bosom for Htiry-Pordrirho-it aviiif the
Chieago Dally Tribaae for 1100,000
damages oa a charge of libel, gaTC
gUmpeea of the routine of the big Ford
plaat today. Opealag testimoay wu
along the line of refutstioa of the as
sertioa ia ths Trlbane'i alleged .libelous
editorial, headed "Ford Is aa aaarchist,
that at ths time the astionsl guard was
sailed oat for certiea oa tha Meiicaa
border, Mr. Ford would not bold his
employees jobs open for them while ab
sent. .
The witaessee were John 3. Henkel,
head of. the employment department,
hirh ku Dower to hire aa dismiss aa
average of 10,000 persons employed ia
the factories Harry Soairuors, his as
sistant and Normaa M. Baker, a foremsa
la the plant,' who for seVfea years has
beea a member of tne Nienigaa aanonai
guard.
Rakat aaid ha served with the USr
duriag the copper strike ia upper Mich
Igaa la 1918; answered the eall for Mexl
eaa service ia 1916 aad had attended
the aaaoal guard encampmenta at Gray
ling, lilea. u tesuaea (nss auring am
mlliUry service he wss always reia
t.ta4 aad never dlscrimlaatod against
because af hit activity la the astionsl
guard.
The sub-Uses of ths testimoay of
il ItnaMM (hat for rears It lilt
btea tha Ferd policy to relnstats msa
who eeaeed employment for reasons be
yond their control, each ss sickness or
military service and that this policy
was ia fall Operation whoa tha astionsl
guard was called out la 1916.
U.k tha taatlmna revolved
arouad mtmoraadam slips made out by
foromea wbsa men quit taeir employ
ment aad little discs givea some of
them whea they left to go with the
fuard.
A maa who quits his employment st
the Ford plaat, it was said gets the
slip as clearance from his foremen
aad returns It.to too employment cuvis
loa whea he wishes to reenter ths ser
lea. flnina SO or 40 emnloves joined
the guard, It waa said. Those who
saaM personally to Henkel ar Sommers,
thsy lestiflsd, were givea the little
aiMta t-Ma tha fjrltnaaa-a 4larad aa.
cured them reinstatement when they re
turnee.
rod ctntTAXxacKNTa
Vdmkm aa4 anhaO. aawUal
rnr reHaia t44v.
Aa
Flan For The Allies To Assist
Anti-Bolshevik Strug
;' 4. . . . Qle In Russia
, (CawUaaed frees Page Owe.)
merely a beginning. Oaea the militia
is farmed la tha boroughs, thief towas
i aad districts, thsy will be grouped to
(eras previacial eerpa. Ia each regies
aemtral military commission will be
appointed to asaut tha local authori
ties an all enactions relating to or
gaaiaatioB of Us SJilitia-T
SOLUTION Of ACITKO
, . BCNGAKIAK FINANCBS
- Paria. May H-(By The Aaeeeiated
SkV a V al M
a9Latlkal 1 1 1 ll anUl aba ftkan Wavaaa.
vtrff arc)cj wtr 41 liwvrii.f
a . fLa a
woay. ezora taa reperaueaa eomaia
da to represent their objections to
tha proposed solstiea af the Aastro
Saagariaa laansial problem aader
which they weald bo held reeponeible
fet their ehara e ha nra-wa 4M
the war debt, the war tatae of ear
reacy aae reparations aaa would be re
sulred te eaaneaata Aaatrta aal Rna
aary aa they will be eoattituted in the
A i - - Atv - 1 . a ..
taiara ser taa vaiae at we psblli
balldiage aad property inaide their
limitst
Tha pretests agslast this groat har
den worn met si mrjatbatiaall h tka
counell ef four, which seat tha qucs-
iiea to ue reparauoaa ub-oomaucsioa
for a. rahaariB. Thia aaha.;!. tll
ba atrpplemeated by Pmncw-British
repreaentativca, who are aaderstood to
" ofp-wen to aay eaaaga. The
British reoreseatativea A-Uaatail aa
Oeaerai BmnU aad John M. Keynes,
an tat f rancs are captaia Aadra Tar
lien aad LoniS Lsaohonr.
Ths belief U held here that a aew
repors wiu DO BUdS ClCnpting the
ew eutea from aay paymonta oa ae
oant af reps ration at pablio property
akea Over. ,
The prime factor la the negotiations
therefore has beea the fact that about
Area billion francs af tha Anstrisa pro
ear debt la held in rranea, and the
rrcaeh governmeat haa promised a
wure repaymeat to ita nationals.
fTnre it haa been anxious to distribute
lbs Insnrial burden, in order te pre
vent the bankruptcy ef tha aew Austria
sol Easfsry,
To Drive Oat Malaria
Aad Balld Up The Bretem
Taiia tha ni.i Ht.a.i.ri fipnvrn
TASTXLE8S chill TONIC. Von know
what yon nre taking, as the formula is
printed oa every label, showing it is
QCmiXB aad IRON ia tyelees form.
The Quinine drive out the malaria, the
Iron builds np the svstsm. Price 60s.
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OF FEDERAL COUR
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MRS. BUSBEE LEADS IN
LOCAL MOVIE CONTEST
first Oonnt of Votes Made By
Strand Theatre Manajement;
13,740 Votes Oast
First count of the votes in ths Strand
Theatre's motion picture contest was
made to the theatre last night. Within
tha last fsw days a number of ballot
have found their way to the big Coca
Cola barrel in front of the theatre, aad
the asanagemeat was getting eurloaa.
Incidentally, the maaagemsnt had nt
monopoly on the curiosity nbout the
contest. The. votes orc eouated at
Manager Morcfield's desk ia the foyer,
nnd as tha crowds esms out from ths
show, The Political Boss," they ashsd
so many queettono as to make countisg
impossible.
Briefly, the count showed tha follow
lag facta: that there hsvo brearSS gtrls
aad IS boys aomiaated for tha leading
roles, aad a tot-i of 1S.T40 votes cast.
Mrs. Charles Bu.bte, Jr., ieadc tho girls'
list with 92J votes, aad Mr. J. W.
Uaeaster the men's list with 1,900
votes. - - .
One of ths girl ushsrs had put in a
number of votes, but by n ruling of ths
management ao employees of the
theatre msy entsr ths contest .
The tnal preparations for taking the
picture are aew andcr way, though the
date for the cloaiag of tho eoatest has
aot yet beea aaaouaeed. A complete
list of ths nominees appears elsewhere
la tha paper. j
Spring Term Will Convene In
Raleigh This Morning; Con
' tinues Two Weeks
- The Bpriag term of the United States
Circuit Court at Baleigh will soaveae
this morning with Judge Henry C. Cos
aor, of Wilsea, presiding. - .
With nearly 100 ease oa the docket,
it Is espocted thst Baleigh will have
about 600 court visitors during ths two
weeks of tho session. It is oaa of the
heaviest dockets ia aevsral years. . -
A feature of the term will ba District
Attorney Thomas Warrea's first appear
ance before the bar of tha court la this
city aa prose it log officer. It will also
be Marshal George Bellamy's flrst
court la Baleigh. Both of these dfstrkt
officers began their duties since the lest
session of court in the Capital City, but
both have been on duty at the sessions
of the Federal Court in other cities with
in the Esstern North Cnrolian district.
Tho docket is composed largely of
cases Involving tho Illicit maaufsetnrs
of whiskey originating 1, several coun
ties. Several eases, however, old eoa
ilderable local Interest. Ons of thess is
sgsiast two Gypsies, Millsr aad Steve
Joneoe, charged with violating tha Mana
"White Slave" act. George Joha aad
his dsughtsr, Boss, are the principal
government witnesses against ths two
defendants who, it is alleged, brought
Rosa from Virginia into North Carolina
for Immoral purposes.
Other eases of interest la Baleigh a )
those against Louise Price, BHache Me
Cede, Clara Lester, white, and Nancy
Cotton, colored, who are charged with
immoral conduct. The women were ar
rested in East Bslcigh during a raid by
agsnts of tho Department o'f Justice,
local police and military police of Camp
Polk.
BARLOW NO MATCH FOR
RAZOR; HENCE CUTTING
Mamie Boblnsoa's : barlow waa - no
match for Carrie Chappell's trusty razor
Isst night whsa tha two negro women
dashed on Wilmington street and as the
result of the hostilities Mamie was rush
lad te St. Agnes Hoepitsl with a severe
gash oa her left arm. Carrie spsat the
night ia jail. The fight occurred ia
front of Hamlin's cafe and drew a large
crowd of spectators.
.Ths weildlnc of the deadly weapons,
sccording to Carrie, followed a euddea
rage of Jealousy. It was all about a
sua, both claiming tha same follow for
a sweetheart. Carrie stated that Mamie
chased her aevsral blocks with the knife
before she succeeded in entangling her
razor from Its hiding place. She did aot
ay where she kept tho weapon. She had
it ready for action; however, in front of
the cafe oa Wilmington street aad there
the chase eaded.
If Mamie recovers sufficiently, ths
trouble will be aired this morning in city
court. From reports of the woman's
condition It is-tspoeted their will be
soma delay. '
Bitter Speech Aiainst League
By Senator Reed
(Continued franc Psge One.)
nola, made a speech criticising it in taa
House and declaring the American peo
ple never could mingle on equal terms
with the peoples of Europe. No geaaral
debate developed, however, at that aad
of the capital.
Boblnoan to Speak Wedaaoaay.
Whea the Johnson resolution comet
up in ths 8enate Wedaeeday Bcaator
Robinson, Democrat, of Arkaasae, as
pects to opsa debate witk a speech sup
porting tho league. Hs hsd givea notice
that ha would speak today but adjourn
moat was token before he had the
opportunity.
M'ADOO EMPHASIZES
NECESSITY OF LEAGUE
New Tort, May 16. Europe and the
world nt large will be plunged agaia into
"incessant turmnil nail atlfa" is i.
United States Rensts fails to rstlfy the
iagno or nations covenant, William O.
McAdoo, former Secretary of the Treae
ary, predicted tonight in nn address at
a non-partitas TaagUtTbf nations din
ner.- ......
"If no league ia created and a aimnl.
treaty of neaea ia attamntail th. ...
be ao stability ia Europe," he declared.
tt A a ? a m . .
a rwnuauai lerment oi turbulent pop
ulation, already averburdanail h am
ana struggling in povertywill precipitate
aew ware in the near iture.'r
Some.Coflee Drinkers
continue to drink
coffee even though
- it does cause dis-
comfort.
Of course theyreunwlse!
T 7 There ishodlsm
. fort in POSTUM. It
has a delightftil aroma -and
a rich coffeeike
flavor. - . . '
IMbSTAkT
m7hcrcb n Reason!) :
KUPAYS
FIFTY DOLLAR FIKE
By Pleading Guilty To One
Charge. He Is Freed of The
Other Two
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' By special agreement nude between
attorneys out of conr Prank D. Cham
berlala was yesterday Ined 50. aad
costs la city court before Jadgi Harris,
aad the other charges againai - htm
ware droppsd. . A"
Thia brought to a conclusion the lit
tle ahootlag affair that attracted ao
much attention here nearly sin weeks
sgo. It waa oa tho night of April 10th
that Mr. Chamberlala shot Dr. E. B.
Howie on tho street in front of
Gl-rsek'k Cafe.-" . , .
The ease haa been on the docket ever
since. First it wai act for Wedaeadsy,
April "16. Several witaesses worn absent-that
morning, aad the case was
continued until April 21 When Z8th
esse, some more witnesses neglected
to chow ap, aad tha case waa agaia
continued, thia time iadennitery.
Last wsek Solicitor Willis Brlggi
started ia to clear np the eity court
docket before Federal court, which
opeas todsy, should intervene. There
were three major cases oa tha docket;
tkis ease, tka Johnson homicide eass
and the Fleming kotel law violation
ease. The Johnson eass wss tried this
mornings tho other Is still needing.
No testimony waa introduced by
either tho State or Chamber lain. It was
merely announced that Mr. Chamber
lain would plead, guilty to' tha charge
of carrying n concealed weapon, pay 656
Una and tha costs, and that the other
charges, of assault with a deadly
wcapoa aad assault with intsnt to kill,
would bo dropped.
Hnbltoal CMstiaatloa Cared
In 14 to 21 Dara
''LAX FOB WITH PEPSIN" Is
specially-prepared Syrup Toaie-inxa
tiva for Habitual Constipation. It re
lieves promptly but- should be takes
regularly for 14 to 81 days to induce
regular action. It Btbnulstes aad Begu
latss. Vary Pleasant to Take. 60c per
bottle. Adv.
HOPEWELL FIBEBUG
SUSPECT AREESTID.
Norfolk, Vs., May W.-George Mittos,
sliss George Spiro, charged by the
Hopewell police with starting the Ire
that resulted ia the death of three per
sons in that city early Sunday morn
ing, surrendered to detectives here to
dsy. Hs waa identified by the Hopewell
police ae the man wanted there and will
be taken to Hopewell tomorrow mora
lag.
According to the Hopewell police Mit
tos was la the eity two hours before
the 6 re waa discovered. ' v
DIES IN HOSPITAL,
RESULT Of f BOOTING
(Special to ths News snd Observer.)
Asheville, May 26. Robert Buraette,
colored, who was shot Sunday afternoon
in a gambling game near Black Moun
tain by Francia Btepp, died this even
ing at the Miseioa Hospital at 6 o'clock.
Stepp Is being held -in the Buncombe
county jail. '
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